The Sun.
London, England, 1867-12-06 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON. 14111I0AY E EN)NG, DECEMBER 6, 1-q.7,

MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGZNCB,

------s----

TWELVE O'CLOCK.

In the general discount market there continues to
be a fair inquiry for accommodation, and the rates
current for the negociation of first-class short-dated
paper are only slightly under the Bank minimum,
rangin g
from 1- to 17-, per cent.
A loan of £225,000 in 6 per Cent. Bonds was
issued yesterday for the province of Nova Scotia, re-
deemable on the Ist January, 1886. The amount
was immediately subscribed at par, on the notice
being issued. The money is required for the Truro
and Picton Railroad.
The Bavaria from New York has brought
•e,
-,z1,000 in specie.
Annexed are the latest quotations of bullion :
Bar gold,
77s 91d per oz. standard ; do., Parting,
,786; doubloons, Spanish, 753 Gd to Ids ; do.,
Mexican and South American, 73s 9d ; United
States eagles, 7Gs 3id ; bar silver, 5s Oil to 5s Oid
do., containing gold (5 grains and upwards), 5s ld ;
dollars, Mexican, 4s lid
;
cake silver, 5s sid.
The committee of consultation of the London
Financial Association (Limited), appointed by re-
solution adopted at the meeting held on the 7th
October last, have issued a very elaborate report on
the
'affairs of the institution, which, taken as a
whole, is favourable.
Messrs. Baring, Brothers, and Co. have received
remittance of £257 on account of the New
Granada Debt, from the Custom House at Car-
thagena.
•
The Lincoln Gold Company have announced
to-day that applications for shares can only be
received up to Tuesday, the 10th inst., for town
aPplications and till the next morning for country.
isnbscribers. It is satisfactory to see that there
some diminution in the distrust evinced by the
investing public, but we feel assured that it is
,"111 Well investigated, and working enterprises
like the one to which we refer will meet
171
support. A large number of shares has
t en already subscribed for, and immediate re-
-211t8) on an extended scale, may be confidently
expected.
re The following official letter has been published
respecting the consolidation of the New Zealand
L'llwie debt :
" °llice of the New Zealand Government Agency,
3) Adelaide-place, King William-street,

Dec. 5, 1867.
mail (1
Sirt—l beg to inform you that I have by this
I\l. received information from the Government of
Loew Zealand, to the effect that two Acts, the
aMlle Debts Act, 1867,' and the Consolidated
of ,n Act, 1867,' have been passed by both houses
toe Legislature.
eoni toe
object of these Acts is the conversion and
to elation of the provincial loans into one loan,
all,,ee called ' The Now Zealand Consolidation Loan,'
eh' all moneys borrowed thereunder are to form a
efair,T.ge upon the consolidated revenue of the colony
From
Zealand.
Ac rointhe date of the passing of these Acts, no
?r ordinance which may be passed by any l!r_o-
raiseilai Council of any province in New Zealand for
tliong any provincial loan, or for the
lid. o
PaYment of any interest or subsidy, will be va T
sir, your obedient servant,
" JOHN MoenisoN.
Per pro Alexander Morrison,
" Joseph Sawyer."
0 A.t the meeting held to-day of the Peninsular and
thriental Steam Navigation Company the report of
: directors was p
firesented. It stated that the total
a °nnt of capital paid at the end of the financial
v.„—
Was £2,579,835, and the amount borrowed on
13ebentnres was £726,600. Since that date the
Oelanee of the debentures, namely £73,400, had
el). issued. The operations of the past financial
itieoat olri lilyave unfortunately produced a result which
precludes the directors from recommend-
g any dividend, but shows a considerable loss.
°t his loss, however, arises mainly on the business
the first six months of theyear, and this fact, apart
front the altered prospects of the company under the
I,:ely contract, is so far satisfactory. In the half-
yearly report the directors announced that there
eas an excess of expenditure over receipts to the
f,),,tent of £36,000, without making any provision
1' 'flagrance or depreciation. At the meeting it
f„aF/ stated by the chairman that the usual charges
riflaurance and depreciation for the six months
;heldh have brought this loss up to about £153,000.
417 total lose for the year, after charging insurance
add depreciation, is £177,047 2s. 4d., so that the
rated
movement has been to a great degree ar-
aCed Binm the last meeting. Au appendix was
°read at the meeting respecting the new contract.
thAt an
extraordinary general meeting of the
eea C 1 reholders of the China Steamship and Labuan
of:,emPany (Limited), held yesterday at their
Ethelburgh House, Bishopsgate-street, it
tce° resolved that no steps should be taken to get
4 c agreement of November, 1866, sanctioned, and
i 0 eintnittee was appointed for the purpose of buy-
ect er otherwise acquiring the property of the
of til3l anY, Which will be brought to auction by order
eye e Court of Chancery, on -the basis of giving
shareholder the option of taking any further
interest therein.
dln.i° the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets,
eR the last few days, there has been very little
hay.13444.,,tien, and, in most instances, rather lower rates
been current. Sugar has been a shade cheaper,
tamednnlY superior qualities of coffee have main-
bareC fermer values. Rice has sold slowly at
Ivitj Previous quotations, and tallow remains
Ares-„Ilit any quotable change as regards value for
and forward delivery. •
the ge tram, returns of the Ottoman Railway for
to jeek ending 17th November, 1867, amounted
ce.;1152 18s. 10d. against £1,017 9s. sd. at the
Of 48P°nding period last year, showing an increase
Th3"B* sd.
weeke return from the Bank of England for the
lowin ending the 4th of December gives the fol-
Rook! results when compared with the previous
Ik
12,111,11,"; ..• £3,039,135 Docrease £31,553
other ,u Oa th"Posite 5,330,734 ... Increase 286,252
ePosit
s ••• 18,507,007 Decrease 725,763
(4„, e other side of the account
th4prillnent securities £12,319,203 No change.
so,'r 80eurities 16,786,002 .., Increase 158,088
,04 •.•
The "wrlployed 11,760,715 „. Decrease 627,900
bitlegina
ittlanzthtof notes in circulation is £23,842,570,
15'14" increase of £291,210 ; and the stock of
departments is £21,717,442, show-
preee !.I.serease of £341,126 when compared with the
stibu.lng return.
of thAited is a comparison of the present position
with tlle c ank of England and the price of Console
orresponding week of last year :

Same Week
11111110„ At Present. last Year.
Ilea - ••• ... ... x 21,717,442 ... £18,237,04'91
l`ct7:l„ ... ... 12,874,872 ... 10,523,865
Alt: ',' circulation ... 23,842,570 ... 22,713,17
pies °tliccount
es of ~.01)8 1
... 2 per cent. ... 4 per cent.
Th e to
" the• 93 "•
el:l%n- Urn of the Bank of France for the week
pared t?-,day shows the following changes as cora-
isere, /vita the previous accounts :—There is an
account
in the cash in hand of £740,000, in private
a.tici-,ltti 420,000, in the Treasury balance £20,000,
take-11 the advances £40,000; while a decrease has
hiNtidPlace in the notes of £506,000, and in the
-Lsecnnted of £264,000.

Two o'CLock.
b,lll the Afarket for English Securities there
fhaws
tra" a continuance of dulness and apathy, _ ece.
Consols of importance having taken pla
being have declined i per cent., the latest prices
tied1149,,218,93f0r money, and 93 i for the account.
';,2'-Nt.:\T Threes are 92i i 3 ; Reduced Annui-
Lill '' i Ts ; New 5 per Cents., 102 ; Exchequer.ser
rents.,
31s, prem ; Bank Stock, 243 • India P ~, 1121 113 ; ditto 4 per Cents.,'
1001 10°03 ;
ITit'tti(a)ce,d ditto, 881 ; ditto 5 per Cents., 105,isi
to ;,-,4 .)1 Per Cents., 1091 ; and ditto Bonds,
--8. prern.
anille Foreign Stock Market has been depressed,
Itali„Pr,ice3 ill most instances have given way:
i,.
s"11 uave declined ,l, to 451 i ; Mexican 1, to 10,
t)(,Parlisti Pas6ive , to 251 ; the 3 per Cent.
1, t04,,1-16th, to 351- i ; and Turkish 5 per Cents.
331 i i Greek Buda, however, hate advanced

1, to 131. The New Egyptian 9 per Cent. Loan
has advanced to 1 2 prem.

The New Honduras Loan is steady at 1 11 prem.
Renewed depression is apparent in the Railway
Market, and the dealings have only been to a mode-
rate extent. Caledonian, Great Eastern, and Lon-
don, Chatham, and Dover, have each declined 4- ;
and Great Western, Metropolitan, and Midland,
each 1 ; while Great Northern have advanced 1.
The folico.ving are the latk at current quotations of
some of the principal lined :—Great Western, 44i
45 ; Leeds, 123 1234 ; Londons, 1131 114 ;
1121 1121 ; Brighton, 524 521; Caledonians,
75 751 ; Chathams, 181 19 ; Great Northern, 1071
1081 ;"ditto A Stuck, 1101 111 ; Metropolitan,
1161 117 ; South Eastern, 671 68 ; Sheffield, 474
471 ; North Eastern (lierwick), 99h 1001 ; ditto
(York), 94 95 ; North British, 33 31 ; Great Eas-
tern, 301 301.

The Foreign and Colonial lines show little varia-
tion. San Paulo are marked IGtf ; South
Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian, 1.1; Great
Western of Canadl, 161 ; East Indian have re-
ceded 111:1 ; and Great Indian Peninsula improved
to 1101 111.

American Securities have been more in request.
Illinois Shares have advanced to 90 91 ; and
Erie Shares 3, to 47i 48i ; but United States 5-20
Bonds are lower, at 704 71.

Atlantic and Great Western Railway Deben-
tures have -risen 4, to 21k 22 ; but the Consolidated
Mortgage Bonds have receded f, to 19 19k.

Bank shares are in moderate demand. Alliance
have improved to 144 ; British North American
remain steady, at 491 50 ; London Chartered of
Australia, at 241 ; London and Westminster, at
701 ; and Union of London, at 364 37.
Miicellaneous and Finance shares are very quiet.
Oriental Steam have declined to 584 ; Hudson's
Bay Company are steady, at 151 ; General Credit
and Discount at 51 ; East India Irrigation and
Canal, at 171 ; and Viceroy of Egypt's Mortgage
Loan, at 721 73.

MINING MARKET.

FRIDAY, Two P.M.

In the market to-day there has been a fair amount
of animation. The shares chiefly in demand are
Chiverton Moor, Prince of Wales, Seton, West
Caradon, Great Laxey, and North Crofty. An-
nexed are the latest quotations :
earn Brea, ——; Chivertou Moor, 5 6 ; Cliontales
Gold, 31 3 ; Clifford Amalgamated, 51 6 ; East Basset, 11
13 ; East Caradon, 51 51 ; East Lovell, 8 81 ; East Russell,
—; Frontino and Bolivia Gold, 18s Od 20s Od ; Great
Laxey, 17k 181 ; Great Retallick, 2f 3 ; Great Wh al Vor,
17± 171; Marko Valley, 6-1 61 ; North Crofty, 21 ; North
Treskerby, 31s 335; Prince of Wales, 50s 52s 6d; South
Basset ——; South Caradon, —; South Frances,
; Tincroft, 13 14 ; West Camden, 10 11; West Chi-
Torten, 65 671; West Soton, 200 210; Wheal Basset, —;
Wheal Grenville, 23s Od 255; Wheal Mary Ann, ——.
Wheal Seton, 93 100 ; Great South 'feigns, 20s 22s 6d.

BRITISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
3 pqr °enc. Consols
Do. Account, Dec. 5
:3 per Cent. Reduced 921 /
Sow 3 per Cent 921 1 3 21 I
Now 31 per Cent. Jan. 1894 —
Do. 5 per Coin. can. 1873 lO2
iunuities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 —
Do (Rod Sea Telovaph), Auo., 1908 —
March. June
E cchoquor Bills, £l,OOO, 2 & 21 per Ct 3l 28 pin
Do £5OO — pin
Do. £lOO & £2OO — pin
Bank of England Stock, 44 per Cent 213

Do. Account
INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
Indian .7 tock, 10/ per Cent., AprillB74 —
Do. Account
Do. 5 per Cont. July, 1880
Do. 4 per Cont., Oct. 1885
Do. Certificates —
Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent. BBl
Do. 5 per Cent., Jau. 1872
Do. 51 per Cent., Slay 1879 lO9l.
Do. 5 per Cent., Rut). Deb., 1872 —
Do. do. 1877 —
Do. do. 188',
Do Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873
Do. Bonds, 5 per Cent., .£l,000
Do. under £I,OOO
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Argentine Republic, t per Cent —
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1850
Austrisn o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins
Belgian, 4/ per cent., Ex. 25f.
Brizilian 5 per Cent —
--). I/ per Cent., 1832-58-00
Do. 1863
DJ. 5 per Cent., 1665
Do Account 751 41
Do. £lOO Bonds 751 41
Buenos Ayres 6 per Coat. —
DJ 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.)
Caba, 6 per Cent. —
°Alan 6 per Cent —
Do. 41 per Cent —
Do. 6 per Cent., B .
Do., 1867
Do., 7 per Cent., 1866
Do., Scrip, £32 paid
C.ii• mbian, 6 per Cent.
Danisn 3 oe,r Cent., 1825 ,
D inubian Principalities, 7 per Cent
Do 8 per Cent., 1867
Dutch 24 per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil —
Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates
Eluador Now Consolidated, 1 per Cent 124
eigyptiar, 7 per Gent B5
Do. Second Issue .. 86
D .. .1510 Bonds
Do. £IOC Bonds B9 7
Do. 1864 . 854 1
D0.15.)0 Bonds —

Do. .£lOO Bonds ~... 88} 7f
Government Railway Debentures ..., 93i 21 31
French Rentcs, 3 per Cont., Ex. 25f. —
Greek, 5 per Cent., 1821-5, ex Coups —
Do. Account
Du. Coupons
Do. Account
G iatemala, 5 per Cent
Do, Account . —
Do. Mitremmana Railway 5Ol
141,xicar. 3 per Cent —
Ditto for Account

Do. 1864 —
Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French —
Aontevidvau 6 per Cent. .. —
Hoorish imperial 5 per Cent
Now Granada —
Do 3 per Con 3l
Peruvian 5 per Cont. 1865 —
Do Account 7ll 2} 2
Do 44 per Cent. (Uribarren)
Do 41 per Cent., 1862

Do Account
Portuguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,'3 401 1 4.01,- 11
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St B6l
Do 4} per Cent. 1850
Do 4} per Cent., 1860
Do 3 per Cent., 1859
Do 5 per Cent., 1862
Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO Bonds BB} 71.
Do. do. £B4 15s. do —
Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds B7l fr
Do. • do. £B4 15s. do —
SA 'diuitin, 5 por Cent —
Spanish 3 per Con
Do Acc,Junt
Do New Deforroc
Do Account
Du Passive —
Do Ace. ant
Do Ccin. Cert. of Con:. nut fuzlded
Do Account
iurkish 6 per Cent., 1854

Do Account
Do 6 per Cont. 1838

Do Account ..•
Bo £lOO Bonds
Do 6 per Cent., 1862
Do Account
Do xioe Bonds 631 4}
Do. 1863
Do 5 per Cent., 1865
D 3 Account
Do 6 per Cont., 1865 5ll 21
Do 4 per Cont.' Guaranteed
Venezuela, 3 per Cont.
Do Account
Do 6 per Coot., 1862
Do 6 per Cent. 1864
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Italia', 5 per Cent. 1831, Ex. 25i.
Do. Account 451 1 1 1
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money 921 3
Do. Account

LATEST CITY INTELLIGENCE
CITY, 4.30 r.m.

Since two o'clock there has been no change in
the value of Consols, the closing prices being 92i
93 for money, and 93i for the account.
Bar gold, amounting 'to £30,000, has been taken
from the Bank, together with £6,000 sovereigns for
South America.

The following were the closing quotations this
afternoon of some of the principal railway com-
panies' shares :—Caledonian 741 to 751, Great
Eastern 301 to 31, Great Northern 108 to 110,
Great Western 44 to 411, Lancashire and York-
shire 123 to 1231, Brighton 52 to 53, Metropolitan
1161 to 1164, Midland 112 to 1121, North Eastern
(Berwick) 99 to 101, and South Eastern 671 to 63.
Business in the• Foreign Market has exhibited
great inactivity. Italian lines declined k, to 451 1 ;
Turkish 5 per Cents. 1, to 331 8 ; and Spanish
New 3 per Cent. Stock k, to 351 8 ; but the Pas-
sive Bonds are unaltered, at 25 4 ; Greek, at 124
131 ; and Mexican, at 151 1.

The following i 4 Ziegrg. Alex, Collie and Co.'o

Manchester telegram of this day, December 6 :
" The market has quite recoverd from its depression,
and a rather large business is doing at an advance
of 3d. per piece on shirtings on the low quotations
of Tuesday. Jacconets and madarollauas, and T
cloths participate ia the improvement but the de-
mand for these is not so extensive as for shirtings.
Yarns are in fair request at firmer rates.'

ihlre

SNARE LDiT.—This Day.

ORDINA iti SU:kat:s AND STOCKS,

Kai: ways,

,11iftii L-a,ifriFtet Ji -. :-4.
t'
'aledon inn ~....
'in) brlan
ork and Bandon-- . •

I' J d.'

Closing
Trio• .

1i 63
75 7
25 35

20
at
at
100

• 'orn wall
n Win & Bellaet .1 un,: 1
)un„ rert Is, kt:. A b..) linc,,
f el. Lon don, ;,crib UN: c:.
100.
Glaagow & S. Weatem,
(._;rent Eastern, Ord. at L
i Do. E. A ngl. st. No.
(rent Northol Scotian 4

2 4
74 7d
70 72

91 9,
;it;; 11
6 7
1•; t
103 no
1(iO 110,
125 125

100
100
100
100
100

reat Northern
Do. A stock
Do. B 5t0ck........

Do. New, Is. at 25 ptai
Ot 8, and W. of Irelann
(it. Western -Original
Do. S. V4l. Rail. gna.
Do. South NVales
Do. W. Mid.—(Oxford
Do. Newport
Do. Hereford
Lane:)6itire & Yorkahlrti
L.Loudon and Blackwail

P 6 9S
441 15

25 30
29 31

- I
123 124

.on., Brigh., & S Coas
.on., Chat., and Dove
Do. Metrop. Jx. A..

52 63
I 6 19

.t on. dz North Wester
on. do South Wester]
an., SlieJ., A; Lincoli
Itetropolitan
Do. New
Do. Extension
A.Lttropolitan District
Do. do. do.

11l 114;
77 79
l6i 174
117 1171

,Do. and St. JOhlf SW '
I,llidiand
Do. £9 Share

Do, Birmin.. & Derby
aid bent
North British ......
' Do. Ed., letlx., & Dun.
N th. Eastern—Berwick
Do. (3-.N•E puratise
Do. Leads .....
Do. York
D,5. Carlisle .....

Do. Stock. S& Darting'.
Do. do- 1860-61
North London
Do. do. 1803 5 . .
Do. do. 1806
42;ortli Stallordshirc
& S. W. Junction
cott ish Central
cot. N. E , Aber. stoctl
Do. Scot, Mid. a t ook
Shropshire Union
iouth Devon

EaPtern

itaines, Wok., & Wok
ran' Vale
Do.o
Vale of Meath
W4tertord & Kilkenny
Waterloo & Whit,elta
,Vetct Cornwall

5 6
5 7
4'o 935
I
15 17
5 6
3 3,
2 3
4
8 9
11 2j
4 5
17 18

17 111
35 37
2}
6 b
41 51
21 11
40 60
3 5

BUSITICM.
drone.

t 2)
ibs
t.

96
301
Os

1091 9

141 I 4

1231 3
521
18A I 19
1141 1

1171 i 18/ )7

1071

'll2iiiiii

2 3
2 2i
29 31
380 400
37i 42i
6
13 14

331
100} 99,
94i 4

8 10
71 73
110 Iz.o
674 74
25 27
16 18
1024 104
it 7

• BRITISH. POSSESSIONS.
loti A tlantio St. Lawrence all 53 65
et Bom.,B:troda, Cen.ln. 100 1 104 1(5 104 1 1
u. 6, percent...
10 Do. F shares lO p 11,
?Oi Buffalo & Lake Huron all 31 4
10 1)o. Preference
100
Bud Brant &Goderich
I n p.c. iB/2-3-4 lOO 68 71
st Calc.atia ‘.16 S. E., lim lOO
st ~;a1 ,c Town ct Dock, gu lOO 18 52 491
100 :)cmcrara, 7 p.c. per. p; all 99 1(2
st e:ast. Bengal, gu., sdo 100 .03 104 lO5 41
st East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. 100 110 1101 1121
ZO Do. J Extension
st Grand Trunkof Canada 100 17 18
/00 Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds
1 charge 6 p.c all 63 85 80
100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 50 52
100 Do. do deferred
100 De. 2d Pref. Bouati all 40 15
100 Du. do. deterred -
100 Do. 3d Pref.stock all 32 34
100 Do. do. deferred
100 Do. 4th Fret. stook
100 Do. do. deterred
st Gt. India I'en. gua. sp.e lOO 107 108 111 104
Gua. 5 per cent lB 2 p
/0 Do. New gua. sp. c 6 2 r
st Ut. South of India
gua. 5 per cent
st Do. 4,1 per oent loo 92 94
et Do 2
/011 .:reat Wcs. of Canada all 151 151 164 1
201 Do. New .. all --
100 !)o. 6p. D Bf.s. pay. 1873 all 95 17
100 Do. 51 do. pay. 1877-8.. all 85 87
10 Indian Branch, limited 3 I 111
st Iladran, gua. 5 p.o 100 100 102 1(51 5
st Do. 41 do lOO 93 95 931
et Do. 41 do lOO 89 91
2') Do. Filth Extension 5
st Afelb. Cor. 6p. c. linds. 100
50 LAIeI..IL Hobson's Bay all
et
Zl.lll.C'da,6pc Istpl. ha 100 83 85
st Scinde 100 100 101
st Do. Delhi
20 Do. do lll 15 p
st Do. Puttiatib.„. =O, 100 90 100
et Do.lndus St.Flot bc 100 85 87
COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
British Columbia, 6 'Jeri
cent., Deo. 31, 1872.... 100
Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July
1877-84
Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug , Iv° 101 101
Do. sp. c. Mar. & Sept; 100 101 103
Do. sp. o. Jan. & July 100 90 92 91 901 1
Do. sp. c. Inscribed sk! 100 89 91
Cape G. Hope, 6 p. 0.1873 100 104 106
Do.Apl,sLocl, 1890-1900 100 106 108
Do. do 1880-9 e 100 104 106
Do. Jan.&July, 1890-91 100 107 109
Do. 5 per cent. 15 April
and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 95 87
Ceylon, N0v.1868, 6 p.c 100 -
- Do. 1878, do lOO 108 109 110 21
M.auritius, 6p. 0, 1873,
Jan. and July
Do. 1878 ..
Do. 1882, Mayls, Nov. :5 100 105 107
Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug.. 100 107 102
Natal ,;ov. 6 per cent.. 100 1(4 106
N. ov.ti p.c.Ja..&.1u1) 100 103 105
S.W. Gov.s pv.,186t, 100 931
Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 187.; 100 98 so
Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1805 100 061 971 98 71 8
New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 -
- Do. 5 per cent.... ... 100 97 98 98
—' Nova Sc,,tia Gov. 6p. c •
sterling, 1875 l2O 98 03
4ueenstand Gov. 6p. c lOO 88 100 103
5. A us. Gov. 6 p.c. 1808-0' 100
Do. 1878 & upwards llO 106 105
Vto,fiov. 6 p.c. J &J uly 100 -
- Do. do, April it Oct lOO 110 112 110/ 11

YILEFERENCE 311AB/Cti.
Great Eastern, E. Counties Ex.. No. 1, 744
North Eastern, York, 11. and Selby purchase, 101
LINES LEASED AT FIXED BENTALL
London and Blackwall,:B7

k'OREIGN RAIL WAYr.
Antwerp and Rotterdam, 8 3-!6
ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin),
Royal Swedish,
San Paulo, lim., g ua. 6 per cent.,'l62 i
South Austrtau and Lombardo Venetian, 11

FOItEIGN MINIM
Don Pedro, North Del Rey, 2 3-16 pin
DOCKS.
East and West India, 1271
L)r.tion and jt. Katharine, 50i
13AN5.13.

Alliance, lirn.,
liritimb North American, 60
Imperial Ottoman, lino., 93
London Chartered Bans 01 Australia, 24i
London Joint Stock,
Ditto, ne a', 21i
London and v% eatminster,
National Provincial of
Ditto, d and :id tasty:, 39
Oriental flank Corpor,iiion,:l3
Union of London, 7 6i

bIISCICLLANICOUB.
All intic Telegraph, 35 A]
PIL o, 8 pm ....cut., 81k
C.jwsnereial Union, Insurance. 4k
Credit r'oncier of England. lint.. 2 15-16
East India Irrigation and Canal, 17k
Electric and International Telegraph, I
Ditto, new, 7i
Gen. Credit and Discount, Urn., 5 a
Hudson's hay,
London Financial Association, lint., 8
London Genera i Omnibus Company, Um, 1 13-16.
Oriental Gas, lint., 6
Peninsula and Oriental W,teain, 55h
Ditto, new, 1867,6 i
Viceroy of Egypt (Mortgage) Loan, 73i 2

COLLINRIDGE'S " CITY DIARY AND ALMANACK"
has again made its appearance, and will be found a com-
plete guide to the various business offices of the Corpo-
ration and City generally.

We are requeAed to state that there arc no per-
sons actually iu prison for offences committed against the
Party Processions Act in the North of Ireland, they hay-
ing Ivoia all achnitted to bail.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—This Day

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.
ACTION AGAINST TIIE PROPRIETOR OF " FUN"-

BERGER AND 31'CLEANE.

This was an action to recover the whole of the
purchase money of stock and library of the Fun
newspaper, and also compensation for the non-
delivery of certain volumes, reams, electrotype
plates, stereotype plates, and wood blocks.
Mr. Eyre Lloyd appeared for the plaintiff ; and
Mr. Digby Seymour, Q.C., and Mr. Sharpe for the
defendant.

It appeared that in the month of August last the
whole of the library, consisting of 590 volumes
bound, 87 volumes in paper, and 1,700 reams,
together with 590 stereotype plates, electrotype
plates, and wood blocks belonging to the Fun news-
paper, were bought by Mr. Berger at a sale at
Southgate's, the well-known auctioneers, for the
sum of £6OO. Mr. Berger gave Mr. Southgate two
cheques for £2OO, a bill for £2OO, and another bill
for £4OO. This amount had been all paid. After the
delivery of the propertY at Mr. Berger's office he
made an examination of it ; he found a great nunibox
of every description missing; and, what was more
important, the stereotype plates and blocks were
deficient, so that, in case of the volumes and reams
being missing, it was impossible to replace them.
Mr. Berger considered that he had lost a great deal
by them. He anticipated that he should have
50,000 vols. in, and, only selling them at Is. a vol.,
he should make a profit of £3OO or 1400, or
£5OO. In cross-examination plaintiff said that he
did not know of any solid reason why his bills
should not be accepted. They had been paid. He
had been a bankrupt in 1858. He had not been
bankrupt in 1865. He had compromised with his
creditors. All theirdebts were secured. He paid 40s.
in the £l. (Laughter.) It was because the pro-
perty was so ample and valuable. He might have
made an assignment in 1861. There might have
been County Court judgments against him,
but not to his knowledge. He did not see what
this had to do with the case. lie had rebought his
property by paying 20s. in. the pound, and every
creditor he had then he had now.

At this stage of the proceeding the learned Judge
interposed, and said he considered there was no de-
fence. He proposed that the parties should compro-
mise it. This suggestion, however, was not
accepted, and the case proceeded, but after a short
discussion it was referred to arbitration.

COURT OF DIVORCE.

YEATMAN V. YEATMAN, DEMPSEY, AND BLACKBURN.

The Judge Ordinary this morning summed up
the evidence in this case, after which the jury re-
turned a verdict, stating that the respondent had
not committed adultery with either of the co-
respondents. _ _

The petition was therefore dismissed, with costs.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

TEMPTED TO CRIME THROUGII ILLNESS AND DIS-
TRESS.—John O'Brien, tailor, who appeared to be
ill and in great distress, was charged with stealing a
leather bag, the property of Mr. J. B. Key, Albe-
marie-street.

David Bonce, coachman to Mr. Key, said that
on the previous afternoon he was standing with his
master's carriage at 9, New Bond-street, when he
felt a jerk, and, on looking round, saw the prisoner
leaving the carriage. lie called the attention of his
master and the shoprnan at 9, New Bond-street,
and they went after the prisoner, who dropped a
leather bag which he had taken from the carriage.
Police constable Holding said that when he was
Galled to 9, New Bond-.street, to take the prisoner
into custody, the prisoner said, " I am guilty of it.
I took the bag, and lam sorry for what I have done.
Want has driven me to it." The prisoner appeared
to be ill, and on searching him only a farthing was
found in his possession.

In answer to Mr. Knox, the prisoner said that
he bad lodged for two nights at a common lodging-
house in Westminster, paying 41. a night.
Mr. Knox asked the prisoner whether he wished
to say anything.

The prisoner said that he was passing the car-
riage, and seeing the bag iu it, and being in great
distress, in an evil moment he took the bag. He
could have got away with the bag had he thought
proper, but he bad no wish to do so. He was
guilty.

Mr. Knox said he could not pass over such an
offence, and committed the prisoner for a month
with hard labour.

OLYMPIC THE.A7RE:

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A new three-act comedy, entitled " From Grave
to Gay," has been produced at this theatre. Al-
though an adaptation from the French piece by
Scribe entitled " Le Feu Lionel," it is doubly wel-
come, as it furnishes our great light comedian, Mr.
Charles Mathews, with a new part, and also re-
stores Mrs. Stirling once more to the metropolitan
stage. The author or adapter of the pieta is Mr.
Benjamin Webster, jun., and the skill he has dis-
played on this occasion leads to hope one day or or
I other we may have the pleasure of witnessing a really
original work from Lim; because in this, his latest
work, we live strong evidence that he has ability,
wit, and imagination quite equal to the production
of an entirely new play of his own. The plot of
the new piece briefly relate" is as follows : --Edward
Armitage, a romAntic young gentleman, hes
quitted col,ge with the best prospects in life
before him, and plenty of money at command.
Ms fortune is soon dissipated in extravagamx., a,:d
at the moment when he is left altno.,t penniless
he meets with a rich widow, Lady Diver Kidd,
and makes proposals of marriage to her, which
she, believing him to be a man of large property,
accepts. That he may be what he seems ill the
eyes of his betrothed he speculates extensively, loses
everything, and resolves to commit suicide. He
writes to all his friends declaring his intention to
that effect, and is on his way to the river to drown
himself, when he s tves the life of Mr. Colburn, an
old attorney, who takes his preserver home with
him and inducts him into his domicile. Here he
meets an old schoolfellow, Richard Wise, the attor-
ney's managing clerk. He falls in love with the
attorney's daughter Constance, although he is aware
that Richard Wise has a strong attachment towards
her. Things are in this state in Old Colburn's
house when Lady Diver Kidd pays a professional
visit to the attorney touching the purchase of
Betchley Manor, of which he has the sale. Edward
Armitage, who passes under the name of. John Smith,
dreads his discovery by his old affi•snced ; but as his
father has died and he is the heir to Betchley Manor,
it is necessary he should put in an appearance.
The awkwardness of having to explain the circum-
stances of his supi osed suicide to Lady Kidd, the
embarrassment of revealing his right name to the
attorney's daughter, and the predicament in which
he is placed by the death of Sir Peter Armitage
leaving him the heir to an estate for which another
claimant arises, who stoutly maintains the death of
Edward Armitage may be easily imagined. Ile is
extricated, however, eventually from all the humi-
liating difficulties of his position by the friendly
intervention of the ever-ready and sagacious Richard
Wise. Lady Kidd, who regrets the return to life
of her admirer, chiefly because she loses the bargain
of Betchley Manor, on which she had set her heart,
reconciles herself with a husband in the person of
the unsuccessful claimant. Edward Armitage
marries Constance Colburn, and the good-tempered
Richard Wise is left to console himself with the
happiness he has secured for his friend.
The acting of the piece was perfect in every respect.
Mrs. Stirling, as the fast go-a-head widow, ever
anxious to turn her capital and increase her per-
centage, a lady familiar with the " Course of the
Exchange" and the " Racing Calendar," although
not a loveable personage, yet withal a very inte-
resting one, was one of the great supporters of the
play. She went through the piece with a spirit and
exhilaration only equalled by that of the inimitable
Charles Mathews, who, by the way, seems to grow
younger every day. As Richard Wise he was as
lively and effervescent as champagne, and good
temper and self-abnegation personified. Mr.
Addison, as the hearty Old Attorney, was another
prefect representation ; and Mr. 11. Wigan, as the
Irish claimant to the Betchley property, came out re-
markably well in a new line of business. Mr. Neville
we have seen better fitted with a part than Edward
Armitage alias Smith, but he did his best with it,
and if it was not as interesting as those which
usually fall to his lot, the fault was not his own. Miss
Louisa Moore, as Constance Colburn, completed a
cast which it would be very difficult to improve.
The piece has been very carefully put upon the
stage, and from the favour with which it was re-
ceived it wilt hold its place and prove an attraction
to the 01inpic. •

PROVISIONS.-PRICE OF CURRANTS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SlR,—The public press has recently done right good
service to all hungry and thirsty souls by agitating
the question of retail prices, and calling enterprise
into the recesses of all snug holes and corners.
All sorts of classical people entered the lists, and
combated with quill under the standards of Beef
and Fish ; and all sorts of literary tradesmen found
vent for their latter-day schooling.
And as prices were brought down to reason so
everybody gained in the end.

There is yet an important staple which 1 think
you will agree with me to be worth considering.
Years ago it used to be a sort of season luxury—but
as it was found to be the most wholesome substitute
for butter in the dietary of the poor, it grew to be
an important provision.
I mean Currants.

The present market price I find to be about 17s.
to 255. per cwt., even under a Customs duty of 7s.
upon a first cost, of 9s. at port of shipment or 77 per
cent. ad valorem.

I am assured that the freight and charges in all
amount to about ss. the cwt. ;and thus, taking the
average of first cost to be 95., and the duty here 75.,
we get a mean value here of 215., or, in other
words, 21d. per lb. for good medium quality.
The prevailing prices at the grocers' are, how-
ever, still 4d. and 6d. per lb. upon such qualities ; a
few shops exhibiting inferior kinds (dressed up so as
considerably to add to the weight, in giving also
a bright appearance) at 3d.

It is plain that upon articles such as these, which
are not subject to deterioration under ordinary care,
and of which the sale at low prices is rapid, the
rates above referred to are disproportionate.
I have no hesitation in affirming that if a fair
price of about 3d. per pound prevailed for medium
qualities, the consumption would be enormous,
especially as butter becomes a sort of caviare to the
million, and that it would be a great boon to all
classes, especially to the poor.

It will follow as a corollary that we may inquire
why in this Free-;radc country such a staple as this
should he subjected to an exorbitant duty, and
whether we cannot induce som, of our reformed
representatives to have " all this altered" more con-
siAently ? I am, sir, yours, &c.,
London, December 5.

SALMON SPAWNING WITHOUT GOING TO THE SEA.
—ln February, 1?63, I presented to the Zoological-gardens
a few salmon eggs received from Efuninque. Some four o
five fish of those that were hatched out at that time bawr
been living in one of the aquaria at the Gardens ever since
that date, thus proving that salmon can at least live for the
period of four years without going to the sea. I regret to
say that on Saturday morning last I received from .Ir.
Bartlett ono of the largest of these fish that had been found
dead in the aquarium. It was a female, weighing four
ounces, and measuring eight ittcbes and a half in length.
I at once perceived that there were ova present,
so I made is most careful post-mortem, resulting in the dis-
covery of a mass of yellow coloured eggs, perfectly loose
in the abdominal cavity. I counted these ova, and found
that they were one hundred and seventeen in number. I
have no hesitation in stating that had this fish lived
another fortnight or three weeks these ova would be quite
fit to be depsited in a nest, of er the fashion of an ordi-
nary full-grown salmon that had made its two or three jour-
neys from the fresh water to the sea. I had hoped,by means
of this fish, to have reversed my experiment of last year. It
may bo recollected that ou that occasion I crossed an adult
common trout with a young male salmon three years old,
this fish having never viAtod the sea. This year I had in-
tended to have created a hybrid, from the ova of a four-
year-old salmon that had never been to the sea, and an
adult river non-migratory species. I fear I shall be now
disappointed, unless some of my three-year-old smelts at
the Horticultural haplTn to contain ova. The history of
the " Salmonidro" is really so full of difficulties, that at all
events it is interesting to know that a salmon confined for
four years in freshwater will carry ova to a state of develop-
ment, and will, at the same time, ' retain the parr
marks, as is the case in the specimen now before me. I
am not at all sure but that ova had in this specimen been
present last winter, as 1 found in the abdominal cavity
several loose eg4 cases, as though the contents had been
absorbed, and the horn-like coats remained. Ido not
think this salmon died because it had no opportunity of
depositing the ova. The cause of death was disease of the
stomach, of old standing. This organ, instead of having
11.311-like and firm coats, was distended to the size of a
large hazel nut, and contained a gelatinous fluid, not un-
like pure albumen. The cause of this disease I am, of
course, quite unable to state. —Frank Buckland, ira " Land
and Water."

SUN OFFICE, 7 o'ClocK.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LARDS—Tars EVENING.

The LORD CHANCELLOR took his sett on the woolsack at
five o'clock.

THE EAST LONDON MUSEUM SITES BILL.
Lord REDESDALE said that, with regard to this bill,
it had passed through various stages in a very rapid
manner, and he hardly thought that too inhabitants of
Bethird-green km anything about it. Ho olis.tted to
the arrangemonts of the bill. If an amendment ever should
be made he should support it, although he hail gre it con-
fidence in the. present Government. He did not think
th-re was any necessity for the bill being hurried on.
The Duke of MARLBOROUGH sail that he was not
aware that tho noble lord intend ;.1 to bring up the goes-
doll as to Ibis bill to-night, or he should havo been
more prepared. lii was sure that the noble lord would
not obstruct the, bil: unless he hail goof masons
for ()Oleg imt the whole matter had
originally been settlod, and it was only in conso inence of
he death of two trustees, who ha I prev.artA tho convey-
ance of the hod, that this bill was brought in. Bat as his
lordship hal on his own responsibility interfered, of course
a delay till next session must take Oleo, which was much
to be regrett.ed.

Lord REDESDALE said that the noble duke hal not
alluded to the fact that no notice at all had been given to
the parties interested. He thought that it was a matter
of policy as to whether Bethnal Green should have a gar-
den as well as a museum. He could understand
a national museum, but if Bethnal-green had a special bur-
den he thought every other taxpaying and crowded town
in England might demand it.
The subject then dropped.
SALES OF REVERSIONS BILL.

This bill was read a third timo and passed.
DRAINAGE AND IMPROVEMENT OF LANDS
(IRELAND) BILL.
This bill was read a third time and passed.
METROPOLITAN STREET ACTS (AMENDMENT)

BILL.

This bill was read a third time and passed.
THE INCOME TAX BILL.

This bill was read a third timo and passed.
CONSOLIDATED FUND (.£2,000,000) BILL.
This bill was road a third tims and passed.
THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE.

Lord DERBY announced that a Royal Commission
weuld sit to-morrow at 12 o'clock for tho purpose of de-
claring the Royal assent to certain bills, and also to adjourn
the house until Friday, the 13th February next.
The house then adjourned.

ROUSE OF COMMONS (THIS EVENINCt.)
The SPEIXER took the chair at four o'clock.
THE VESSEL QUEEN VICTORIA.

➢lr. D. GRIFFITH asked the Secretary OlState for
Foreign Affairs whether it was the case that no redress had
yet been afforded to the owners of the Queen Victoria,
and that they had neither received their ship, which is
still in the harbour of Cadiz, nor any compensation from
the Spanish Government ?
Lord STANLEY said the state of the case of the owner
of the vessel Queen Victoria was, that the Spanish Go-
vernment had expressed their willingness to give com-
pensation to the owners of; the vessel; the
only question remaining was the amount. The
Spanish Government thought the demand of the
owners excessive, and had demurred to its pay-
ment, and it was therefore still under consideration. He
had caused a communication to be transmitted to the
Spanish Government, urging a speedy settlement, and he
had received an answer that no uanecessary delay would
take place.
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