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London, England, 1866-12-06 00:00:00

ti;achequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 & 4 per Cent.
Do £5OO n pm
Do £lOO & £2OO pm
Bank of England Stock, 51 per 'aent .„ 230
Ditto for Account —
INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
Indian Otock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 —
Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870
Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
Do. Certificates —
Do. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent —
Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
Do. 5} per Cent., May 1879 —
Do. Deb., 5 per Cent. Aug. 1873
Do. Bonds,4 per Cent., £l,ooo'
Do. under £1,000
FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent. —
Austrian bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859
3razilian 3 per Cent —
Do. 11 per Cent., 1852-58-60
Do. 1863
Do. 1865 —
Do Account . —
Do. £lOO Bonds —
B :epos Ayres 6 per Cent —
Do. A ccount
Do ..r.:100 Bonds —
DJ 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.)
a:luau 6 per Cent —
Do. 3 per Cent.
Do. 6 per Cent A 991
Do. „ B 96i
Colombian, 6 per Cent.
Juba, 6 per Cent.
Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 —
Do. 5 per Cent., 1861 .
Danubian Principalities

ijo. Account - 651
ttlquador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent
Do., Provisional Land Warrant —
Do Deforied
,:gyptian 7 per Celli; —
Do., Second Issue —
Do £lOO Bonds —
Do. 1864 —
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Do £lOO Bonds
Do. Government Railway Debentures B4l
Greek 3 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons
Do. Coupons
Do. clecount

G iatemala 5 per Cent.
It 4ian 5 per Cent 1865
Do, Account
Do. Marcum:ma, Railway —
\lexical-. 3 per Cent
Do. Account
1),,. 1861
Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French —
llontevidean 6 per Cent. .. —
Nloorish Imperial 5 per Cent
New Granada —
Do 2 per Cent —
Do. Deferred
Do Land Warrants (Hectares)
ee,-uvian 5 per Cent., 1865
no Account —
Do 44 per Cent. (Uribarren)
Do 41 per Cent., 1862
Do Account

Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, 43}
Do. Account
Russian 5 por Cent., 1822, £ St B6/
Do 4/ per Cont. 1850
Da 4/ per Cent., 1860
Do 3 per Cent. 1859
Do 5 per Cent. 1862
Do 5 per Cent. 1864 BBl
Sardinian 5 per Cent
Do. Account
'Spanish 3 per Cent
Do Account
Do New Deferred
Do Account
Do Passive
Do Account
Sp.tnish Cort. of Coup not funded

Do Account
S wedish 4 per Cent.
Do. 41 per Cent. 1864 ..
Do. Scrip, £6O paid
rurkish 6 per Cent. 1854
Do. Account
Do 6 per Cent. 1858
D. Account
Do £lOO Bonds
Do 6 per Cent. 1862
Do Account 571 8 72.
Do £lOO Bonds
Do 6 per Cent., 1863
Do 5 per Cent., 1865
Do. 4 per Cent. Guaranteed 99
Venezuela 3 per Cent.
Do Account
Do 6 per Cent., 1869
Do Account
Do. 6 per Cent, 1864 261 74
Ditto 11 per Cent.
Dividends on the above payable in Loudon.
Austrian, 5 p>r Cent., Ex. 10 Florins
44 per cent., Ex. 23f.
Dutch 21 per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil,
Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ....
French lientes, 3 per Cont., Ex. 251.
Willa). 3 per (lout. 1851, Ex. 25f.
Do. 5 per Cent. Account 551
TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money
8811

Do. Account, Jan.

COTTON FACTORIES IN PARAGUAY.

Paraguay is likely ere long to become an impor-
tant commercial and finanei 11 customer of the
United Kingdom, owing to her successful resistance
under Marshal Lopez-of the attempt to conquer her
by the Brazils, Buenos Ayres, and the Argentine
Confederation generally. Paraguay is essentially
an industrial country, and one of her most impor-
tant productions is cotton ; she has always pro-
duced cotton in sufficient quality for home pur-
poses; but trade of importance has been done
for exportation; as the manufactured cotton
goods of England and the United States with
common fibre at 6d. per lb. would not encourage
the Paraguayan farmer, yet the staple is of a very
superior quality. Venezuela, the Brazils, Egypt,
North Africa, Queensland, and several other coun-
tries tried their utmost to produce cotton when
the American supply ceased ; and Paraguay, to
prove the resources of the country and its cotton-
growing facilities, sent some handsome samples to
the most available markets ; but in the middle of
this new speculation there came the war with
the allies. The River La Plata was bloc-
kaded, all communication with Europe and
America was cut off, and in the two years' war it
may be easily understood that all the cotton,
woollen, and linen manufacturer have been vested
for manufacturing purposes. President Lopez,
nevertheless, has clothed his men, supported his
people, and now, occording to the last advices, is
comparatively at rest and confident of the result.
Paraguay is determined to carry on the war to the
very last. When the result of the interview between
General Lopez and General Mitre was communi-
cated to the Paraguayan army by its young cem-
mander, the soldiers brok out in one shout of deri-
sion against their enemies, and repeated hurrahs for
their country, its independence, and her Govern-
ment, and that they were wtlling to fight
for " ten years," if needed, and to the very
last man ; their success at Curupaity of
course animated them still more, as only 200 men
were lost there, when neaoly 10,000 of the allies
were put hors de combat. The Paraguay army is
well provided with ammunition, and has plenty to
eat, as the crops of rice, maise, mandroca, papas,
and sugar hade been very plentiful, and the coun-
try is full with cattle ; the only article they very
probably might, if the war should last much longer,
would be clothing ; the Government, therefore, has
ardered to work up all the cotton in hand to cloth,
paying fair prices for the goods. The Government
has also opened factories for the manufacture of
hem„ which abound in Paraguay. Several years
ago machinery for all kinds of spinning purposes
had been imported from England, but Paraguay
did not then reckon that she herself would be her
first customer for cotton raised for the European
market, although she is not the first country where
war and blockade have created branches of industry
they did not possess before.

Rumoured Arrival of Stephens in London.

A circumstance has been communicated to the
police authorities at Scotland-yard which leads to
the belief that the notorious Head Centre, Stephens,
is at this moment in London. The head organiser
of the Fenian conspiracy is suspected to have
arrived in the metropolis last Monday evening per
rail, and as the presumed recognition was made by
a gentleman of position, the police are now actively
prosecuting their inquiries with the greatest
activity.

1 [EXTENSIVE DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY.—The
following fires were officially reported this morning :
One of a very serious character took place in the immense
range of premises belonging to Messrs. Paton and Charles
fancy soap apd candle manufacturers, situate oa Bowl
common. Several hours elapsed before the fire could bo
extiLguished, and not before property valued at several
thousands pounds sterling was destroyed. The origin of
fire was unknown. A fire also took place in the premises
of a crinoline and staymakor, situate No. 3, Queen's-ter-
race, Commercial-road, Limohouse. The fire was confined
to the first floor. Another fire took place in the premises,
of Mr. Singer, oilman, 1, Garibaldi-terrace, Bermondsey
which partly destroyed the shop on the ground floor.
A young woman was sentenced to death, at the
Stafford assizes yesterday for child murder, but as the jury
recommended her to mercy, it is not improbable that the
sentence may bo commuted.