The Sun.
London, England, 1869-01-01 00:00:00

AND

CO IhIRROIAL .N 1'

To-morrow (Saturday) will be a holiday on the
Stock Exchange.

The sum of £llO,OOO in gold was taken to the
Bank yesterday, and £6,000 was withdrawn for
Alexandria.

Telegraphic ad vices report the shipment for Eng-
land of £259,500 from Melbourne since the depar-
ture of the last mail.
The Bavaria, from New York, has arrived with
£5,529 for London, £3OO for France, and £384
for Hamburg.
The steamer Laplace, from Liverpool, took
£25,000 in gold for Rio Janeiro. The steamer
Saladin has arrived at Liverpool, with two days'
later dates from Pernambuco, when the rate of ex-
change at that port was 18d.
The Bank of France return this week shows a
further reduction of £1,260,000 in the stock of
bullion, and an increase of .0,920,000 in the bills
under discount.
The directors of the Ebbw Vale Company have
declared an interim dividend of 7s. 6d. per share.
The St. James's Hotel Company have paid the
usual interim dividend of 5 per cent.
The directors of the National Steamship Com-
pany, Limited (Liverpool), have declared a dividend
of 10s. per share on the original shares, and 6d. per
share on the preferential shares.
The Great Indian Peninsular Railway Company
paid £1,070,136 into the Bank, to the credit of the
Secretary of State for India on account of the
£2,000,000 stock just issued upon tender.
The directors of the Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and
Coal Company (Limited) have declared an interim
dividend of 7s. 6d. per share.
At the meeting of the Canada Company the di-
rectors' report was adopted, and a dividend declared
of £1 per share, free of income tax, for the half
year ending the 10th of January next.
The directors of the Fourth City Mutual Building
and Investment Society have announced their in-
tention to issue an additional 500 shares, bearing 5
per cent. per annum, until the 30th of September,
1870, afterwards at 6 per cent., until the 30th of
September, 1871, and then at the same rate as the
original investing shares. Entrance fee, 10s. per
share. At the last annual meeting interest was de-
clared on the original investing shares at the rate of
8 per cent. per annum.
Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co. have received a
telegram from New York, notifying that the funds
for the dividend on Virginia bonds were forwarded
on the 23d ult.
The instalment of £lO per cent. upon the New
South Wales Government Loan for one million falls
due and is payable at the Bank of New South Wales
on Monday, the 4th inst.
Mr. Thomas Southey has retired from the firm of
Thomas Southey and Son, wool brokers, the busi-
ness of which will henceforth be conducted by his
son-in-law, Mr. Ernest Alers Hankey, in conjunc-
tion with Messrs. Charles Balme and Co., under the
style of Southey, Balme, and Co.
Mr. J. Figgins, M.P., has retired from the busi-
ness of the extensive type foundry which has been
carrried on by his family for 75 years, and which
will henceforth be conducted by his son, Mr. James
Figgins, jun.
The business of Trueman and Rouse, colonial
brokers, will henceforth be carried on under th e
style of R. J. Rouse and Co., owing to the retire-
ment of Mr. Joseph Trueman,
The North China Insurance Company (Marine)
whose head office is in China, and for which Messrs
Ashton and Co. have been acting as agents, will to-
day open a branch office in London, under the care
of Mr. John S. Mackintosh, who has hitherto had
the management of the company in China,
The Board of Trade returns for the month and
eleven months ending 30th November, issued yes-
terday, scarc,!ly confirm the favourable anticipa-
tion suggested by the previous returns. There is
a decrease in the exports for last mouth, the total
being £14,143,493 against £14,879,73fl in Nov.,
1867, and £15,080,430 in November, 1866. The
total exports for the eleven months have been
£173,913,222, £167,931,378, and £164,824,654 in
1866, 1867, and 1868 respectively.
The total number of passengers using the Metro-
politan, Metropolitan District, St. John's-wood,
and Hammersmith and City lines on the 26th
December, 1868, on Boxing-day, was 153,281.
The return from the Bank of England for the
week ended the 30th December gives the following
Rresults when compared with the previous week :--
est ..................... X 3,090,956 ... Increase .£l2 905
PuLlic deposits.. 7 7,301,894 ... Increase 402'189
Other dep05it5,,,...... 19,488,961 ... Increase •• 1,638:199
On the other side of the account :
Glovernment securi-
ties ............. ...... £14,124,874 . No change.
Other securities.,,,,, 20,780,849 Increase ... 2,441 454
Notes unemployed... 8,754,905 ... Increase 496,845
The amount of notes in circulation is £23,514,570,
being an increase of £574,385 ; and the stock of
bullion in both departments is £18,445,858, showing
an increase of £154,237, when compared with the
preceding return.
Subjoined is a comparison of the present position
of the Bank of England and the prices of Consols
and French Rentes with the corresponding week of
last year :--

At Present. Same Week
last Year.
RBullion ............... ....f18,445,858 ... £22,061,728
eserve .................. 9,931,288 ... 12,819,673
Notes in circulation... 23,514,570 ... 24,242,055
Rate of discount ...... 3 per cent. ... 2 per cent.
Coasols ......... ... ...... 92f 921
Freneh Relates ......... 70f. J Oc. 68f. -25 c.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Y
UOVERNMENT FUNDSESTERDAY..
aper Cent. Consols ........................... 921 } xd
per Cent. Reduced
Ditto for Account, ........................ 92 xd
New J per Cent 1
........................... 921
............. ........... ...... 921 i I
New 2} per Cent. Jan. 1894 ...............
De. i per Cent. d an. 1873 ............. 104}
A.unitie, SO vrs, expire sth Jan., 188 n.
Do. for 30 yra, expire sth April 1885...
Do (Red Sea Telegraph), aug., 1908...
De.hequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ct .......... Pat
£5OO ......................
Do.
£llO & £2OO ........ Pm
Bank of England Stock. 4per Cent.......... 242
Do. acceuat ... ................................
Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds ...................
later-Colonial Oraninna ................... --
ENLIAN dovEaNMENT SECUItITI.kb.
Indian sck, 10} per Cent., April 1874... Shut
Do. Opening, for Account ..............
DoDo. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 ......
D. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 ............... 1021 -} 1
o. Certificates ............. . .................
DDo. Enlaced Pape., •4 per 0.. n. ..
............
o. 5 per Cam, Jan. 1872 ......................
Do. 51 per On-at. May 1879 ............. 1091
Di 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 .........
Do. do. 1877 .........
Do. do. 1882..., .....
D:... Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 ~.... --
......
DDo. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO ......... pm
o. under £l.OOO .......................... . 20
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Argentine Republic 6 per Cent ... ...... 76}
Do., Scrip 4.:45 paid .. ....................
Au itriau Bonds 5 per cent .. .............
Do. 1.59 ........................
Brazilian 5 per Cent ...........................
-)5. 4i per Cent., 185'2 .....................
DoDo. do. 1858.... ............. ...
. do., 18!;(' ....................
DoDo. do.. 186:3 .....................
Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 .....................
Account , ........
13 .en
os Ayres 6 per Cent. .
.......................
C..........
Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.)
üba, 6 per Cent. .............................. C.,nian 6 per Cent ................ , .............
D"o. 4i per Cont.,. ........... . ............ 711
Leo. 3 ner Cent.,
o' 6 per ce,t. 1867 I.°. 7 per Cent., 1866 ..................... —...........—
DClo tibial], 6 per Cent. .....................
an's'', 3 p.u• Cent. 1825 ...... , ............
Danubian Principalities, 7 par Cent......
Do 8 per Qeut., 1867, ..... e ......... H,,,,,,, --

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.
The Stock Exchange is closed to-day, and it is
likewise a close holiday on the Paris and most of
the Continental Bourses.

There is rather less demand for money to-day, but
rates continue very firm, and only the very finest
paper can be done under the Bank rate.
The joint traffic return of the Caledonian and
North British Railway Companies shows an in-
crease of £2,354.

The corn market is firm at Monday's prices.
The directors of the Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and
Coal Company (Limited) have declared an interim
dividend of 7s. 6d. per share. The transfer books
will be closed from 4th to Sth inst. inclusive.

Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent
tii;;-yptian, 7 per Cent —
)o Second Issue
`Jo. .£s9t, Bonds —
Do. £lOO Bonds
Do. -
1864
Do. Account
Do. £590 Bonds
Do. 410 G Bonds B5l 1.
English Scrip,-1868 73i i
Do do. £45 pd — dis
'Government Railway debentures
Gl7aetc 5 per Cent., 1824 5, ox Coups —
Do. Account
,
Do. Coupons
•
Do. AceJuut
--
'3-ntretuttla 5 per Cent .. —
Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., lop. Ct., all pd
It4,iat, o psi Cert., 1865
,)o. Account • —'
Do Ahremtnana Railway —
,:exicar, ' per Cent
Do. 1861
:ontevith,eol per
per Cent.
tloorish imperial 5 per Cent
ve,Ar Cratta.lp
i4l i
Do 6 per Con
_a
Do. Deferred
Do Land Warrants (ifeetares) 1 — Peruriar. 5 per Cent. 1865
Do Account
..
P ,rt,guese 3 per Ct., 1853, 't;, 7,'`i, 6,','..','•
Do. do. 1867
Do. do. Scrip, £2O pail _
_
11 tssian 5 per Cent., 181:7-,
Do 41 per Cent 1850
Dfl -Hi per Cent., 1860
Do 3 per Cent., 1859
Do 5 per Cent., 1862
Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonds...
Do. dO. £B4 15s. do. .._
Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds
Do. do £B4 15s. do„ —
Do Nicolas Railway 64}
Sar linian a per Cent
Do 41 per Cent. (Uri barren)
per Cent., 1862 ~. —
Do Account ...•
Spanish 3 per C.: ---
,

pL.
Do. Account
Do. 1867
Do. Account
Do. ,New Deferred
Do. Account
Do. Passive
Do. Com. Cert. of Cou' . not funded
Do. Account
Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan —
Do Government, 1864
Do do, 1868
Do do, scrip —
Turkish 6 per Cent. ._
Do Account .
Do 6 per Cent. 1858 —
Do Account
Do .t:100 Bonds
)o 6 per Cent., 1862 —
Do Account
Flo £10( Bonds 6sk
Do 5 per !Dent. 1865
Do Account
Do 6 per Cent., 1860 621 i
Do 4 por Cent., Guaranteed
Venezuela 3 per Cent —
Do. Ace•aut
•••

,en

Dividends on the above payable in Low:,
Austrian 0 per Cent. Ex 10 Florins
Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f.
Dutch 4 per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil „ _
Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... —
French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. .._
D., Account
Italial, 5 per Cent. 1831, E. Zsi.
Do. Account 56 i. .1.
CLOSING PRICES Consuls, Money 921 i. xd
Do. Account, Jan. 5 921 i xd

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Da,

MARLBORO UGH.- S FREET.
A DISORDERLY GENTLEMAN. —Mr. Joseph David-
son Tysack, of No. 66, Richmond road, Bayswater,
was charged before Mr. Knox with being drunk
and behaving in a disorderly manner in Piccadilly.
Robert Beales, 134 C, said that about 20 minutes
past one o'clock that morning he saw the prisoner,
who had a female on his arm, in Piccadilly, push-
ing persons about, and on going up to remon-
strate with the prisoner, who was very drunk,
pushed him off the pavement, and in an autborita
tive tone told him to " Move on." He persuaded
the prisoner to go away and not make a dis-
turbance, and as he refused to do so he took him
into custody.
The prisoner said he considered he had been
harshly treated in being locked up.
The constable said the prisoner had once before
been charged with disorderly conduct at the
Alhambra.
Mr. Knox fined the prisoner 20s. or fourteen
days.

TH A NI I.S.
FIRING IN THE NEW YEAR.--A well-dressed,
portly young man, named John Salter, was brought
before Mr. Paget, charged with firing a loaded gun
in a public street, and fined 10s.

PEAL ON BEHALF OF DESTITUTE
oRPHA

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SlR,—Will you kindly allow me a small space in
your valuable paper to plead the cause of the
orphan children in the Royal Albert Orphan Asylum, poor
Bagshot ?
It may not be generally, indeed I fear it is not
sufficiently, known that the children admitted to
the benefits of this asylum- are not those who have
already sunk into vagrancy, but orphans ; whose
parents—poor, yet of comparative respectability—
have left them destitute and unprotected, and who
would, but for such an agency, inevitably sink
into the channel of idleness and crime, and thus
swell the ranks of those waifs and strays, who,
unhappily, beset our crowded thoroughfares.
To maintain the 170 orphan children now in
the asylum, and to extend its benefits, funds are
very urgently needed.--I have the honour to be,
sir, your most obedient servant,

WM. MORLEY, Chairman,
98, Cheapside, Dec. 30, 1868.

SPORTING INTELLIGE,NOB—fhis Da

MANCHESTER RACES.
MANCHESTER, Friday.
The races fixed for to-day are postponed until
Monday, with the exception of the flat races, which
will be run off to-morrow with the other Saturday
fixtures.

MILI7ARY AND NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Letters received at Chatham by the Pacific mail
report the arrival of her Majesty's screw steamer
II Nassau, 5,150 horse power, Captain R. C. Mayne,
C. 8., at Sota, on the sth ultimo, whence she pro-
ceeded, on the 7th ultimo, after fitting up with
coals, for the Straits of Magellan, to resume her sur-
I veying duties. Her Majesty's screw ship Reindeer,
i 7, 200 horse power, Commander E. Nares, left Val-
paraiso for Sota Bay on the 31st of October, arriving
there ou the sth ultimo, and proceeding, on the
7th of November, to Talcahuano, which place she
was ordered to leave on the 17th ult. for Valparaiso.
No intelligence had been received of the departure
of the mail from the other vessels attached to the
South Pacific Squadron.
The Admiralty have cancelled the charges framed
some ten days ago for the trial of Capt. A. Wilms-
burst, R.N., recently commanding her Majesty's
ship Flora, and Governor of the Island of Ascen-
sion, appointed to commence on Monday next on
board her Majesty's ship Victory in • Portsmouth
Harbour, and have substituted others which have
been drawn up in a somewhat milder form in the
first charge. Admiral Sir Thomas Pasley will be
president of the court, and Rear-Admiral Superin-
tendent G. G. Wellesley, C. 8., vice-president. The
other members of the court will be composed of
captains commanding her Majesty's ships in com-
mission at the port, and senior to Captain Wilms_
hurst. Captain George F. Blake, Royal Marine
Light Infantry, will officiate as judge-advocate on
the occasion, and Mr. George P. Martin, Paymas-
ter cf her Majesty's yacht Victoria and Albert, has
been appointed by the Admiralty to act as the pro-
secutor. Mr. Vernon Harcourt will appear in the
court as Capt. Wi:mshurst's "friend," and conduct
his defence, assisted by Mr. H. Ford, solicitor, of
Portsmouth.

A party of invalids and time-expired men—
about 59—have arrived at Colchester from the ser-
vice companies of the 49th Regiment. The party
is under the charge of Captain Taylor and Lieu-
tenant Bogue. Lieutenant Fenn and Lieutenant
Pope, and 25 rank and file of the 49th Regiment,
are held in readiness to proceed on the 4th of
January to Portsmouth, where they will embark on
board one of her Majesty's troopships for convey-
ance to India, to join the service companies of the
regiment.