The Sun.
London, England, 1869-12-17 00:00:00

<)KDINAKY SHAI3IIB AND STOCKS.

Paid. Closing ;Banns, s
Railways. 111110). done.
at Bristol and Exeter ...... 100 73 75
at Caledonian ••••••~0 •• • • 100 78i 754
et Cambrian
20 ....... all 2 3
at Dublin & Belfast Juno lOO - -
st Dun„rertli,&Ab.Junc lOO 70 72
2) East London all li 7
10 Do 15 -
2) Do 10 - -
et Glasgow &S. Western lOO 108 107
rt Great Eastern ..' .00 al 33 38 71
at Do. E. Aug]. No. 2.. 100 Si 71 61
et Great North of Scotianol lOO la 1a
at Great Northern lOO la 109
at Du. A stock
Do. .B stuck lOO 122 12
at (itb. and W. oi Ireland lOO ;8 4
si Cit. Western. -Original lOO B;.# 66 624
5t Do. South WZieti III 67 "
Si Do. W. A1141.-Oxlord lOO 3i 06
at Do. Newport lOO 32 31
at Lancashire& Yerkahtre lOO I2cl 2;4 1274
at Lon., Brigh.,st S.Coast lOO 47i 18 074
- DO ben', ....
st Lon., Chat., and Dover ltis 16 lal 181
,t Do. Aletrop. lox. A LOU 11 14
Lan. & North Western lot 1411 22 121. f
51 Lou. S. bunch Western lOO 92 v 4 a 1 •24-
Man, 811e1., .1 Lincoln l6u 63 1.31
at Actrovoiltau ....r lOO bZi 141 841 11 04
tit Do ExteueL,h 104) 82 54
5 Dn. Nev. rd -
at Metruvolitau District. at; 30 32
10 Metrop..m. oo i o- -
st
at L 0 Jirtniu. A D.su.) toO b 7 8w Sii
at Nor.ti Briusti
at D . & Dot, lOO - -
at Nor Easteru-Berwiek lOO 1211 1221 122 4 1
25 1) G. N.IC purch.ae t - -
et 1)7, Leeds
at D u York lOO 1181 111'1 1181
et D oCarlisle - -
st D oStoeg.& Darling lOO 158 160
et North Luulou
10 Do New 1808 .. 4 14 2 p
st North Staffordshire . 100 01 03
st North awl Juuetiou 100 92 101
10 Du NOW Xlu shares 7

at 111.:-/mIleY • ----
IUO 53 50
st iliropsiiiro Union lOO VA 601
et South Devon:
st South Eastern lOO 7;} 771
et Staines, Wuk'hain, & Wok all 13 11
st Tail Yale
-- Do. C ...•.. -
- Waterford & Kilkenny ICU
10 Waterloo & Whitehall 6

JOINT-STOCK BANKS.

Closing Buenos
Shares Nlliz. Paid. Price dons
10 Agra Limited, A all 101 11
AO Do B lO 43 5} 41 151
50 Albion l5 10 6
00 Alliance, Limited
20 Anglo Austrian
20 Anglo-Egyptian, lim all 22 221 p 221
20 Anglo-Hungarian 8 13 21 71
20 Anglo-Italian 1566, limited 10 5 4
40 Australasian
20 Bank of British Columbia all 12 13
20 Do issued at 2 pm.— , 6 6 4
20 Bank of Egypt
20 Bank of Otago, Rm.
25 Bank of South Australia all 30 52
50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 67 39
10 Bank of New Zealand all 141 151
50 British North American
20 Chartered of India, Austra-
lia, 4.11 d China all 17 18
25 Chartered Mere, of India.
London, and China all 31 82
20 City
100 Colonial 25 i 43
10 Consolidated, lim.
50 Delhi and London, lim
50 East London, lim 6 21 11
20 English and American, Hui 10 ... ...
20 English Bank of Rio do Ja,-
neiro. lim
20 English, :,cottish, and Aus-
tralian Chartered .4., all lel 161
281 Hong Kong and Shanghai
Bank Corporation all 36 38
281 Do sew III 4s
100 Imperial, lim 2O 15 16
20 Imperial Ottoman lO 24 21 121
•.:5 loniau all l 9 'l2
25 Do new 5 0 3
Did Mortgage of India, li:n 4 33 31 I
100 Do sp. c. Deba.lB64, 30 all 76 76 9
400 London Bank, of al Lexica
and South America, lien. 20 8 4
100 London and Brazilian, lim. 45 1,•4 30
20 Do new 71 041
100 London& River Plate, Rm. 40 I 1 13
25 Do new 10 11 •2 p
20 London Chart. of Australia all 231 244
20 London and County 23 491 501 471 Si 0
50 Do new. iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd. 1 l ... . .
London Joint Stock 3ll 321 311 2
London and South African al 8 9
100 London &S.-Western, lim, 20 13 11
50 London 4C: Venezuela, Rm l2l ... ~.
100 Loudon and Westminster 2O 571 681 5!1
100 Do Scrip, iss atlo pm.
100 Merchant, lim 'ls 61 54
10 Metropolitan, lira all 71 73 83
00 Midland, lim. 2O lj 1
5 National of Australia
25 National of Liverpool, lim l5 3 d 1p
00 National Provinc. of Eng'd 42 ... ...
10 Do
50 National. 3O
20 New South Wales all 41 43
20 North-Western 7l
so orieuiai Dank Corporation an 41 4a
50 Provinc. Bank.Corpo., lim lO 61 61
30 Provincial of Ireland 25 9.1 92 ..,
10 Do new. all ... ..
100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lim 25 11 1 t
100 Do issued at 6pm lO 8 6
25 Union of Australia all 46 4i
100 Union of Ireland, lira
50 Union of London l5 37 38

LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.)

VICE-CHANCERY.

Vice-Chancellor James delivered judgment to-
day in the case of Artis v. Hodgkinson, which
turned upon the construction of a will of a gentle-
man who died possessed of freehold and other pro-
perty. The testator appointed his wife and his
brother Lis executors. He directed that two sums o
£5OO should be invested for the maintenance of his
two children until they attained their majority.
The children attained their majority during the
lifetime of the wife, and it was contended that
they were not entitled to the benefits specified in
the will, on the ground that the will by its terms
stated " attain majority after the wife's dmase."
If that construction were admitted his honour
considered it would lead to the inference that a
party intended to die intestate, except under
a particular condition, which was a theory to his
mind totally inadmissible. His interpretation of
the instrument was, that it was the intention of the
testator to give his children the rights mentioned
iu his will on their attaining their majority, whether
that occurred anterior or subsequent to the decease
of their mother, and he rule,' accordingly.

THE MEMBERS OF THE UMVERSITIES

ON TESTS.

The Pall 2fall Gazette says that co far as it can learn,the
statistics of the numbers who have signed the Cambridge
memorial for the abolition of university tests are as follows:
—The numbers on the electoral roll are 292. This includes all
resident members of the Senate, the university examiners
for the year, the chancellor and high steward, the mem-
bers for the university, and the chancellor's assessor.
Of these at least 53 do not come under the
head of resident fellows, or ex-fellows, or of
university or college officers, who alone signed
the memorial. Of the remaining 239, at least 106 have
signed, and others who sent in their names were disquali-
fied by the restriction which had been laid down. If the
educational element in the university were alone con-
sidered, the proportion of those in favour of the abolition
of tests would be much greater.

AN INTERVIEW WITH TROPPMANN.

Since Troppmann has been removed to the Conciergerie
numerous applications to visit him (says Galignani) have
been addressed to the Prefecture of Police by persons of
all ranks. No permissions have, however, been gratited,
and the brother of the prisoner, a private in the marine
infantry, has been alone permitted to communicate
with him. The interview was most painful; the brother,
after throwing himself into the arms of the murderer
and reproaching him with his horrible crime, suppli-
rated him to reveal the names of his accomplices, in
prder to endeavour, by a sincere confession, to escape
the scaffold. The young soldier continually repeated
that the other could not have been alone in committing
those eight murders. " Your execution," he said, " would
be the death of our poor mother, to whomyou have already
caused so much grief." Troppmann remained silent, as he
rould not reveal accomplices who do not exist. After
this visit the prisoner returned, much cast down, to his
cell, which he paced, muttering to himself some incoherent
words ; he then throw himself on his bed and shed
tears abundantly. In the evening he refused his food,
and be has not since recovered the almost gay indif-
ference which bad not previously abandoned him, either
at Maras or at the Conciergerie. He is now more
calm, but his new attitude, and the gleams of rage and
ferocity which shine every moment in his eyes, have
rendered necessary an increased vigilance, as he is be-
lieved to contemplate more than ever putting an end to
his days.

Lord Normanby will succeed Lord Foley as Cap-
tain of the Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms.

Her Majesty, it is expected, will leave Windsor on
Saturday, for Osborne, where sho will spend the Christmas.
The Duchess of Argyll is in a very critical condi-
tion. Ste remains, however, in a slate of consciousness, and
hopes are entertained of her ultimate recovery.