The Sun.
London, England, 1867-11-30 00:00:00

Do 4i por Cent., 1860
Do 3 per Cent., 1859
Do 5 per Cent., 1862
Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO Bonds BB
Du. de. £B4 los. do.
Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds B7f I
Do. do. £Bl 15s. do —
Sa,dinian, 5 por Cent —
iipan'sh 3 per Cen —
Do AcciAint
Do New Deforron —
Do Account
Do Passive —
Do Acc►ant
Do Corn. Cert. of Coll:. not fu ,ded
Do Account
?urkish 6 per Cent., 1854
Do Account
Do 6 per Cent. 1858 —
Do Account
Do £lOO Bonds —
Do 6 per Cent., 1862 .. ----
Do Account,

Do £lOO Bonds x-31 4f
Do. 1863 53
Du 5 per Cent., 1865
D., Account
Do 6 per Cent., 1865 —
D , 4 per Cent., Guaranteed -
Venezuela, 3 per Cent. —
Dividenus on the auovo payit hie in Lou•iiik
A.ustris.u. o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins ...
Belgian. 44 per cent., Ex. 25f.
Dutch 2i per Cent. Ex. 12 Gull, —
Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... —
French lientes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 2M. —

•Do Account • -
Do 6 per Cent., 1862
Do 6 per Cant. 1864
ItaliaL 5 per Cent. 1831, Ex. 25f.
Do. Account 47i i
TWO d'Ol.OOlC.
Consols, Money 941 I
De. Account
Do. January . 930 i

[Th. following appoorod in sir Ls'oen *Anion of yootor-
day *rani's.]

CITY, 4.30 P.m.

The market for the English Funds has exhibited
no material alteration as regards values. Consols
for money closed at 941 95; for the sth proximo,
934 934 ex dividend; and for the January settle-
ment, 93} 934.
Foreign Stocks continue buoyant. Mexican left
off at 161 to 164 ; Greek Bonds, at 13i to 134 ;
Spanish Passive, at 24i to 25 ; the New 3 per
Cents., 35{ to 354 ; and Turkish 5 per Cents., at
334 to 34. The Egyptian Loan closed steady at
par to 1 prem. ; and the Honduras Loan, at 11 to
prem.

The following were the closing quotations this
afternoon of some of the principal railway com-
panies' shares :—Caledonian, 73 to 76 ; Great
Eastern, 30/ to 311 ; Great Northern, 106 to 107 ;
Great Western, 45/ to 46 ; Lancashire and York-
shire, 1231 1241 ; Brighton, 52 to 53 ; Metropoli-
tan, 119 to 120 ; Midland, 113 to 1131 ; North-
Eastern (Berwick), 99 to 101; and South-Eastern,
681 to 69.
In the Railway Share Market the buoyant tone
previously current has somewhat abated, owing to
a preponderance of sales, but the variations have
not been of a very important character.
The Bullion operations at the Bank of England
to-day comprised an efflux of £40,000 in gold.
Subjoined is Messrs. Alexander Collie and Co.'s
report, dated Manchester, Nov. 29 :—" Only a
limited business has been transacted, and the market
closes dull. There has been some little inquiry to-
day for good makes of China shirtings, but, the
offers being low, no business has resulted."
The following business was transacted to-day in
the open Stock Exchange (Limited) :—Hercules In-
surance, 12s; Hop and Malt Exchange and Ware-
house Company, £8; New Esmeralda Mining, 3d to
6d ; New Devon Consols, 3d ; London, Chatham,
and Dover Debentures, 551; Hodge's Distillery
Company, 21; Oriental Hotels, 2s 6d ; Thames Iron
Works, £3l ; Cramer and Co., £4 103 to £4 128
6d.

The Price of Gold.

the quotation et gold at laris is about at par, and
the short exchange on London is 2il. lbe. per .61 sterling.
kill 6 ,rnparinz these rates with the English hint pries f f
Li tie. luid. per onto* for standard gold, it appe,-s that
gold ie near:y 1-.oth per Dent. dearer in Paris than in Lon-
don.

the nOUCte of exchange at New York on Louden for bills
at 6* days' sight is about 1091 per cent. At this rats there
Is no profit on the importation of golf from the United
States.

CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE THAMES.

Yesterday (Friday) Sadler and his principal backers
attended at the office of the stakeholder, and entered a for-
mal protest against his handing over the stakes to Kelley,
but we have reason to believe that they will be awarded in
accordance with the decision of the referee. With refe-
rence to the latter, Mr. Biffen has sent a letter to the stake-
holder, of which the following is a copy :
Dear Sir,—ln reply to your inquiries—firstly, fox my
written decision ; secondly, for my answer whether I
ordered Kelley to row over—l have to say:—My decision
is that Kelley is entitled to the stakes, and that I did order
him to row over.

By way of explanation, and to give the public my rea-
sons for coming to the above decision, I beg to add that
after the accidental foul on the first day, I ordered the race
to be rowed again at 3 o'clock the next day, and I chose
that hour, because there would then bo a good tide and
plenty of daylight. Accordingly, within a few minutes
of the appointed time, both Kelley and Sadler were at
their stations, and their cutters took up their proper posi-
tions, Kelley alsa taking his proper position ; not so, how-
ever, Sadler, for he deliberately left the side of his cutter
and drew close on to Kelley, not leaving sufficient room
for a free working of tho sculls of both boats without
their coming into contact ; indeed, so near that had they
started so there can be no doubt that a foul would have taken
place almost immediately afterwards. Matters remained
thus for a long time, and then Sadler partly dressed himself,
and thereby showed an unwillingness to start; indeed,
conveying to my mind that he did not intend to start unless
allowed to do so from the position just mentioned. Kelley
then rowed to tho umpires' boat, and appealed to me for
instructions, and, as I considered it Sadler's fault that the
time had been so long wasted and the start delayed, that
the tido was fast reaching its highest point, and that dusk
would shortly—perhaps suddenly—set in, when if a foul
took place I might not be able to distinguish who was in
the wrong, I told him, if Sadler still refused to start, to
row over without him, and this he did.

I have only to add that I have performed my unpleasant
office to the best of my ability and judgment, and in strict
conformity with the dictates of my conscience.—l am,
dear Sir, your obedient servant,

WILLIAM BIFFEN.

Hammersmith, November 29.
The following is from Sadler, and will speak for itself :

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SPORTING LIFE.

Sir,—As erroneous reports of the attempted race be-
tween Kelley and myself have been published, I hope you
will allow me to say a few words on the matter. I beg to
deny that I was in any way unwilling to start. Twice at
least I started, the course being quite clear, and Kelley and
I both well placed for a fair start. Kelley, however, would
not go. I was always ready and willing to get away on
1111.15 lilt Lortuo.

When Kelley started to row over it was entirely with-
out my knowledge, and I had received no caution what-
ever from the referee.

My backers, I am authorised to say, are perfectly satisfied
wit h my conduct, and have to-day lodged protests with the
stakeholder, and intend to carry the matter to a conclu-

sion.—l remain, yours, &c.,
Putney, S.W., Nov. 29.

J. H. SADLER.

REMARKABLE FEROCITY OF A RAT.—A little
child two years of age now lies at the Middlesex Hospital
in mortal danger, by reason of having been bitten in all
parts of its body by a rat. A day or two since the mother
of the infant left her baby alone for two hours in a room
of the house in Windmill-street, where she resides. On
her return she found the child marked with blood from
head to foot ; its flesh Lad been everywhere gnawed, but
the deepest wounds were on the little boy's arms and
hands. Suspecting the cause, the mother remained
quiet, watching in the room for some time after, and
saw a very large rat appaar from a hole in the wall.
There seems to bo no doubt that this creature, incited to
ferocity by hunger probably, had attacked the helpless
baby and inflicted all the injuries from which he is now
suffering.
MORNING PERFORMANCE AT DRURY LANE.—A
grand morning performance is to be given on Wednesday
next for the benefit of Mr. Fitzjames, who is totally inca-
pacitated from following his profession by a severe attack
of.paralysis in May last. An unusual number of the leading
actors and actresses will take part in the performance,
which will consist of selections from " Caste," " The
Wreck Ashore," "The First Night," "David Garrick,'
Virginias," " The Hunchback," " Kind to a Fault,"
"Black Eyed Susan," 'The Long Strike," and "Mary
T urn er."

LADY HERBERT AND LORD PEMBROICE.—Since
the receipt of the first intelligence respecting the hurricane
in the West Indies considerable anxiety has been felt as
to the safety of Lady Herbert and the Earl of Pembroke,
who went out in the Douro, which was known to be due
at St. Thomas about the time the storm occurred. We are
happy to be able to announce that both arrived safely at
St. Thomas, where, it is understood, they will remain for
a short time. Lady Herbert will then return home, but the
Earl will go to Australia.—Devizes Gazette.