The Sun.
London, England, 1868-12-17 00:00:00

TH SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 17, 1868.

Closing Business
Share NADIR. Paid. Price. done
10 Agra Limited, A all 111 121
a') Do B lO 54 64
50 Albion
100 Alliance, Limited
20 Anglo-Austrian
20 Anglo-Egyptian, lim allj 15 19
20 Anglo-Hungarian 8 2 3
20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 6 4
40 Australasian
20 Bank of British Columbia all 11 13
20 Do issued at 2 pm....., 6 ... ...
26 Bank of Egypt
20 Bank of Otago, Um.
25 Bank of South Australia._ all 31 38
50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 87 39
10 Bank of new Zealand all 17 19
50 British North American
20 Chartered of India, Austra-
lia, •nd China all 20 21
25 Chartered Mere. of India,
London, and China all 20 21
20 City 1 i 11 12
100 Colonial 23 40 42 41
10 Consolidated, lim
50 Delhi and London, lira 25 ... ...
50 East London, lim 5 1,0;
20 English and American, lim 10 ...
20 English Bank of Rio de Ja-
neiro. lim lO ld pr
20 English, :coltish, and Aus
tralian Chartered
2£41 Hong Kong and Shanghai all 164 171
Bank Corporation all . ..
231 Do new 54 . 1 .-I .
100 Imperial, lim
20 Imperial Ottoman lO 1 11 114
..5 lonian all 27 29
25 Do new .... .
20 Lnd Mortgage of India lira 4 3i 33
100 Do sp.e. De b 5.1861, 301 all 76 78 t 2
30 London Bank of Mexico
and South America, lim. 20 9 7
100 London and Brazilian, lira. 45 3 32
20 Do new 74 61 5/
100 London & River Plate, lint. 40 7 9
25 Do new 10 14 14
20 London Chart. of Australia all 2:31 244
50 London and County 2O 50 11 50420 Do new iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd ll ... ..•
50 London Joint Stock...,, 1 354 364 354 6
20 London and South Ariean al 1 12
100 London & S.-Western, lira, 20
50 London & Venezuela, lim l2l ... -
100 London and Westminster. 20 66 63. 66
100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm 2. 634 64
100 Merchant, lint
10 Metropolitan, lim
100 Midland, 1im...... .. .
5 National of Australia
25 National of Liverpool lim l5 ... ...
100 National Provine. of Eng'd 42 ... ...
10 Do
t 0 National.. 3O 54 56
20 New South Wales all 42 44
20 North-Western 74
25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 421 481 421
50 Provine. Bank. Corpo., lim lO 6 61
100 Provincial of Ireland 25 89 91
10 •Do new.
10Q Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lira 25 13 11
100 Do issued at 6 pm. 10 ... ...
25 Union of Australia all 48 49 49
100 Union of Ireland, lim
50 Union of London l5 384 3 4 39

MISCELLANEOUS.

10 Anglo-American Tel., lim all ... ... 214
10 Anglo-Mediter. Tel., lira 10 pr 1p 104
10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 15 16
et Atlantic Telegraph lO 27 29 281 9
et Do. 8 per cent. lOO 73 76 731
25 Australian Agricultural
25 Australian Mort. Land and
Finance, lira.
10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lim 9 7 5d
10 Berlin Water Works, lim all 131 141
10 Do. New 6 8 34
100 Bolckow Vaughan, lim.
5 Bombay Gas, lira
5 Do. New 4 1-1 oz
s') British American Laud 44 17 20
st B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lint lOO iss 170
20 British Indian Tea, lira all 21 31
20 British Ship Owners
29 Canada Company all 67 72
10 Canadian Loan and Invest-
ment, lim 94 24 11d
20 Ceylon Company, lim
20 Do. A shares
10 City Discount, lim 5 41 31
26 City of London Beal Pro-
perty, lim 8 4,1 33d
30 City of Milan Improv. lira all 5 19
25 City of Moscow Gas, lim all 2 3
50 City Offices, lim 25 213 231 d
50 Colonial, lira.
Do.
50 Commercia; Union (Assur) 6 p tp
10 Company of African Mer-
chants, lim.
20 Continental Union Gas, lira all 174 184
25 Copper Miners of England,
pref. 74 per cent.
100 Corporation of London

BOnds, 1877, 4/ per cent. all 103/ 1041
100 Do. 1879, 41 per cent, all 104 105
100 Do. 1882, 4 i per cent. all 1031 1041
10 Credit Fon. of England, lira. all 1/ 21 21 1
50 CreditFon.of Mauritiuslim lO 3 2 d
st Crystal Palace lOO 20 22
st Do. Preference lOO 96 101
st Do. 6p. c Petpetual Deb lO9 105 110
20 Darjeeling, lim
10 Eastern Assam, lim. 6l ...d
50 East Indian Land Credit

and Finance, lim.
20 East India Irriga. & Canal all 17 18
32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and
Coal, lien.
100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy
Gua. by Egypt. Gov all 894 891
20 Egyptian Com. & Traci. lint 6 44 4,;d
st Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 233 240
10 Do. New 8 9 llp
3 Eng. & Austral. Copper, lim 24 41 1
15 English and Foreign Credit 74 5 4,1
100 Eng. and Scot. Marine, lim. 8 ... ...d
10 Fairbairn Engineering 5 14 11,1
20 Fore-street Warehouse,lim l2 pr 1p ,
100 For. & Col. Gov. Trust and
Loan Scrip, issued at .£B5 all 831 841
50 Gellivara, lim. 2O
10 General Credit & Dis., lim. 71 2 14
15 General Steam Navigation 14 28 29
50 Home & Col Marine In. lim 5 44 31d
10 Hong Kong and China Gas all
20 Hudson's flay allj 13 14k
20 Imperial Land Co. of Mar-
seilles, lim.
25 Indo-European Tel., lim lO ...
20 Interna. Financial Soc. lim 5 If 11
20 Interns. Land Credit, Um 6 6 44
50 Italian Laud 5 11 1(.1
20 Italian Irri. (Canal Ca,vour) allj 2 .21
100 Do. 6p. c. Bds., redeem
1870, issued 90 all
50 Land Securities, lim 5
23 London African Trading lO
25 Lon. & Caled. Marine, lien 6
10 Loudon County Land and
Building, lim.
5 Loud, Provincial Tel.. lim all
1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent, all
60 Lond. Financial A.sso., Um 30
4 Lond.Gen.Oranibus.Colim. all
SO Lond. and Glasg. Engineer
and Iron Ship, lira 25
20 Lond. & Provincial Marine 2
st Madras Irriga. & Canl. Gua.
5 p. c. by India Gov. lOO
10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and
Agency, . ...... 11
10 Mediterra. Exten, Tel., LG all
50 Merchant Shipping, all
50 Millwall Iron Works, line. 121
10 Natal Land and Colonisa-
tion Co., lim. .. .
25 National Discount C 0.,, 5
25 National Prov. Marin, Jim. 4
10 National Steam Ship, line. all
20 Nerbudda Coal & Iron, Jim. 6
10 New Consolidated Die. lim. 3
5 Is.ew Quebrada,
..... . .. .4.4.0
25 New Zealand Loan & Mer •
cantile Agency,lim
25 New Zealand Trust and
Loan, lim. ......... .
10 Northern Assam Tea, hm 5 7
10 Do. B ..... all 1 2
at North Brit. Austral Rm lOO 38 42
50 North Brit. & Mercan In 6l 11 21
25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 5 141 15
50 Oriental Financial, lim ll ... ...d
5 Oriental Gas, Una. . all 7 71
5 Do. New.. .
10 Otago and Southland In
vestment, line 2 -1 (1 IP
5 Ottoman Gas, lim ........ all 11 21
10 Panama, New Zealand, and
Australian R. Mail all 2 21 11
5 Do do.
st Peel R. Land & Miner', lim 100 32 34
50 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all 54 66
SO Do. New 1867 lO Id pr
15 Do New
25 Reuter's Telegram,. 24 30 35p
50 lihymney Iron.
all 54 6
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.
2$ Rio de Janeiro City Irn.,lim all 131 191
20 Do. Gas, lim all 23 24
100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 48 50
at Scottish Aust. Invest., line lOO 110 114
at Do. 6P. C. Guar. Pref lOO ..
20 Societe Fin. d'Egypte, lim lO 7 6d.
20 Societe Gen.de l'Empire Ot 8 3 4p
50 S. African Mort. & Ins., Jim 6
25 South Australian T.andall 35 36
at Submarine Telegraph
1 Do. Scrip all flf
20 Telegraph Con. & Main.,lim all 154 16 161
20 Thames and Mersey Marine
(Insurance), Jim 2 21 24
20 Trinidad Petroleum, Rm., Bl ...
10 Trust &Agency of Aus.,lim 1 •lp
10 Do do. do. all
20 Trust & Loan Co., U. Canada 5 Id p
50 Union Marine L'pool, lim 5 4 41p
20 Union Steam Ship, lim all 22 24
13 United Discount Corp., lim 6 11 01d
U. Kingdom Tel. Co., all 4a 51
5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref. all .14 3fp
20 Universal Marine(ln.), lien 5 1 11p 64
all 3 4
3100
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tant
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281 7 3
00 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per
cent. (Mortgage) Loan.., all 73 764 764
50 Warrant Finance,
50 West India and Pacific
Steam, lim 2O 4 ad
20 West London Wharves and
Warehouses lO

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31 91
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COLONIAL CIOyEII,NAISNT SECUEITI.IO.
Britivb Columbia, 6 per
• • 100 _
*— Do. 1895
Can Lit.ov.6 p.e.Jan.•&J uly 100
1877-84
Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug lOO 105 10
Do. sp. o. Alar. & Sept lOO 195 10
Do. f. p. c. Jan. & July lOO 93 94
Do. sp. c. Inscribed sk lOO 90 92
Cape (.I.llope. 6 p.c. 1873 lOO 102 104
Do.Ap1.&001 1890-1900 lOO 111 113
Do. do 1880-99 lOO 107 109
Do. Jan.&July, 1691 •••• 100 108 110
Do. 5 per cent. lb April
and 16 Oct., 1900 lOO 10) 102
Ceylon, Nov 1878, 6 p.c lOO 108 no
Do. 1872, do lOO 105 107
Mauritius, 6p. o, 1873,
. Jan. and July
Do. 1878 .. • lOO 106 108
Do. 1882, May and Nov lOO 106 los
Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug lOO 106 I')d
Melbourne Corporatn
1867.75, 6 per ccw.
N.8.G1.v.6 p.e.Ja.,001)•• 100 102 101
Natal 6 p et, Apl & Oct lOO _
Do Gp c. 31,.y & Nov . 100 100 ICB
N. S. W. 5 p.c. '7l to '73.. luu I'9 101
Do. 5 p.c. 18(8 to 1890.. 100 99 to,
Do. 5 p.c. rd.'3; 10 '?5. • 100 99 101
N.Zealand, 6p. at. 18)1.. 100
- Do. 5 per cent.... .. 100 974 984
DoJan,Ap I„ltCy, 0 t.... 100 973 984 c 96
Da 6p c. Mar & aryt '91.. ILO 198 llu
-- Do J wie & Dec , 1.91 ILO 109 111 107
jDo Prov. 1 At.c'.,ld.)
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0
( .c.rie3l &2, 1::96
Nova Scotia 6p. o.Jau
and July. 1875
Do 16 100 101lu3 1051
Queenslnd. Op. c. 'B2-5 100 Its 1(9 1081
Do 1891 . 100 1054 1061
S. Aue tral. 6 p 6.1869 77.. 100 _ _
Do 10.78.9% lOO 108 110
Do ;693 1905. 10) 107 ICB
Tasmanian .p e, 100 106 107
Do rd. t 893 to 189/ lOO It 7 1(3
Victoria Op.°. Ja.&July lOO _
Do. 1891
i)o.do,,kprildit)ot lO9 109 110 104 f
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NATION4LITY IN VOICES-,

At the ordinary meeting of the Anthropological Modety
of London, held on the 15th December, Dr. James Hunt,
president, in the chair, Sir Duncan Gibb, Bart., vice-
president, read a paper on "The Character of the Voice
in the Nations of Asia and Africa, contrasted with that in
the Nations of Europe," of which the following is an
abstract :—The subject was quite new, and difficult to
handle from the comparatively few facts bearing upon it ;
the author, however, trusted to these and to his general
experience in its elucidation. The voice of the Chinese
and Japanese was of low power, feeble compass, and
whining in its tone, possessing at times a sort of metallic
twang. Among the natives of Tartary, Thibet, and Mon-
golia, the voice was stronger, louder, more powerful, yet
still partaking of the metallic twang; the female voice
was not inferior in power to that of the male sex ; the
metallic and deafening tones of the voice in those
peoples were a well-marked and distinctive peculiarity.
In India and Birmah the voice was generally soft and
very feminine, not so powerful as shrill; the natives of the
hills had a more robust voice than those in the plains.
the former possessing a somewhat metallic twang, and the
latter a plaintive and whining tone. In Africa the negro
was taken as the type, whose larynx was of intermediate
proportions between the Chinese and TartarA, but differed
from all other races of mankind in certain peculiarities,
which the author described. The negro wanted vocal
power in whatever part of the world he was placed,
but possessed the elements of a bellowing or roaring voice
a deafening noisy sound, without harmony or distinctness.
In speaking, the' voice was smooth and harmonious, or
rough and husky. Considered generally, the various
nations of Europe possessed strong, powerful, sonorous, and
clear voices ; variations as to character and tone might
and did exist, but, as a rule, they all agreed in power, full
compass, range, clearness, and loneness of sound. The
German had the most powerful voice in Europe, for
reasons which the author gave ; but in strength of voice
he must yield to the Tartar, who, without exception, has
the most powerful voice in the world. The condition of
the larynx, with length of the vocal chords, and other cir-
cumstances bearing on the subject in the various nations
of the three great continents, were considered, and the
reasons given for the general conclusions arrived at. The
following gentlemen took part in the discussion : Mr. L.
Owen Pike, Dr. Carter Blake, Dr. Roden, Mr. Mackenzie,
Dr. Charnock, Mr. Allan, Rev. Dunbar Heath, Dr.
Campbell, and Dr. King.

THE REFORM LEAGUE.

On Wednesday night a meeting of the council of the
lieform League was held at the offices, Adelphi-terrace ;
Mr. E. Beales in the chair.

The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, said the
finance committee had not quite finished their investiga-
tion of the accounts, which were accordingly held over
till the next meeting of the council. He repeated that
those accounts could bear the utmost possible scrutiny, and
there was not the slightest ground whatever for certain
insinuations that had been very ungraciously thrown out
in certain quarters as to mysterious funds being used by
the League. Everything was as clear as day, as it always
had been. In the course of the week an unjustifiable
attack had been made on them by a journal professing to
be friendly to them, with regard to the proposed banquet
to Mr. Reverdy Johnson. He begged to say that that
attack was wholly unfounded. The League had
nothing whatever to do with the invitation given
to the American minister. They were never consulted
about it; in fact, they never interfered in the matter at
all, until those who had given him an invitation asked per-
mission to use that room, that they might arrange their
further proceedings, and requested that a deputation
from' the League, as, with others, representing the feel-
ings and opinions of working men of the metropolis, would
meet them at a conferenee to be held for that purpose.
A deputation from the League met them, and felt it their
duty to state what was their entire conviction, namely,
that they thought there was some difficulty in the matter,
and that they were not convinced that the proposed ban-
quet would have the cordial support of the working men
of London, their impression being that the working men
preferred some other mode of renewing their expression of
deep sympathy for their American brethren—renewing
those expressions of sympathy to which they had so
warmly and opportunely given utterance, in con-
tradiction to other classes in this country, at the time
of the civil war. If, in consequence of thC expression
of that opinion on the part of the deputation,
those who had originated the banquet thought it advisable
to give up the idea of carrying it out, the shame, if there
be any, did not rest with the Reform League. There was
one point upon which there could be no difference of
opinion whatever, and that was in their cordially con-
curring with the sentiments so repeatedly, so ably, and so
warmly expressed by Mr. Johnson for the speedy and
amicable settlement of all questions in dispute between
Great Britain and America.

The PRESIDENT then called attention to a petition to
her Majesty, praying for the release of the Fenian con-
victs. Its concluding passages ran thus :—" That after
the late terrible civil war in America, in which so many
lives were sacrificed, the United States Government did
not resort to the principle of severe and now almost
obsolete punishments on those who had been the cause
of so much national disaster, but, on the contrary,
sought, by the exercise of clemency, to induce thenceforth
obedience to the laws and Constitution ; may it therefore
please your Most Gracious Majesty to exercise your royal
prerogative of mercy during this holy Christmas season,
by restoring to their sorrowing relatives the political
prisoners ; and your petitioners shall, as in duty bound,
ever pray."

Mr. Beales, and most of those present, signed ths
petition.

The meeting shortly after adjournect.

MUNIFICENT BEQUEST.—The late Mr. Bairstow,
of Preston, has bequeathed the sum of £5,000, free of
duty, to the ,Albert Idiot Asylum for the Northern
Counties.

THE MAILS IN THE DESERT.—A newspaper
Despatch of the 2Sth November from San Francisco com-
plains of the mishaps of the overland mails :—" The mails
from the Ist of October to the 2nd of November, with a few
exceptions, are scattered along the route, and will pro-
bably be ruined by exposure to the weather. Arizona
advices to the 12th of November state that the Indians
attacked a mail rider and escort near Wickenburg, and
killed the rider and captured the bags, containing two
weeks' Eastern and California mails."

THE REPRESENTATION OF BRADFORD. —The Right
Ton. W. E. Forster has issued his address seeking re-elec-
tion. Referring to the petition presented against his
return, the right hon. gentleman says : " You are doubt-
less aware that my re-election would in no way affect the
inquiry consequent on the petition which has been pre-
sented against my return at the late election, but as in
that petition it has been thought fit to charge me with
resorting to corrupt practices, I think it due to you and to
myself to say that could I not repudiate the charge as
absolutely void of foundation I should feel that it was an
insult to the constituency to present myself again before it
as a candidate."

EXPLOSION ON THE RAIL.— An inquest has been
held at Brighton on the body of one of the guards of the
goods train in which an explosion of inflammable oil took
place on Sunday morning. Neither the surviving guard,
the night foreman, the engine-driver, nor the pointsman,
knew anything of the contents of the truck containing the
oil, nor bad any special instructions been received re-
specting its dangerous character. The truck belonged to
the London and North-Western Railway Company, and
had been loaded at the Canada Dock, Liverpool. The in-
quest has been adjourned to Monday next, on the under-
standing that evidence will then be forthcoming on the
part of those who despatched the oil, and of the railway
company.

THE QUEEN'S CHRISTMAS CATTLE.—Previous to
shis year it had been the rule to have an annual sale by
auction at this season of her Majesty's fat stock of oxen
at the Windsor Great Park. This year, however, Messrs.
Buckland and Son have sold many of the Scotch, Welsh,
and cross-bred at the fortnightly Slough sales, the re-
mainder being disposed of at the Southall markets, the
prices averaging about twenty guineas each, which is
rather under those of last year. On Tuesday last Messrs.
Buckland and Son disposed of, by auction, the prize cattle
fed on the Prince Consort's model farm exhibited at the
Smithfield Club Cattle Show. The finest beast was bought
by Mr. Webb, butcher, Windsor, for forty guineas, the
others averaging £2B each.

INAUGURATION OF THE JUNIOR ATIIENAXIII.
On Wednesday night about 120 gentlemen, members of
the Junior A thenwum Club, sat down to inaugurate the
beautiful house in Piccadilly, which they have lately
acquired by purchase from Mrs. Hope, the widow of Mr.
Henry T. Hope, of Dcepdene. It was built about twenty
years ago, by Professor Donaldson, aided by a French
architect, who decorated the interior, and it is always re-
garded as one of the happiest specimens of the architect's
skill. The house as undergone but very little altera-
tion, it having been so constructed as to meet the
requirements at once of a residence, a gallery, and a
club. It will be remembered that the house was for
some years used by Mr. Hope for his Gallery of Dutch
Paintings. Three or four of the rooms in the two upper
stories have been thrown into one large room as a smoking
room, and in this respect, perhaps, as well as in others,
the new club is not to be surpassed in London. It already
reckons about 500 members, although it has keen only
aboOk* yeir4 in exidpm

POLICE Ll' TELLIGENCE— This Day.

ARLBOROUGH-S MEET.

SENDING THREATENING LETTERS TO A DOCTOR.—
James Henry Knowles, formerly a servant to Dr.
Henry Parfitt, of Pall-mall, was brought before
Mr. Knox by Herring, one of the warrant officers,
charged with using threats and sending threatening
letters to Dr. Parfett.

Dr. Parfitt said--The prisoner was formerly my
servant, and discharged on the 31st of October for
general inattention and dirty habits. \\riffle in my
service he threatened to burn my house down ; and
since he left he has sent me threatening letters,
which I well know to be in his handwriting.
Dr. Parfitt handed the 'utters to Mr. Knox, one
of which he read as follows:

" Dr. Parfi t,—l suppose you got my letter
on Sanday. I followed you froln Warwick chapel
home. There's no mistake if I was a single man
I would have been in .Newgate. I have not
been in bed for three nights ; my wife 13 fast hurry•
ing to her grave through your cruel treatment, and
you and Mrs. Parfitt are the ones, with all your
dupes, that still makes revenge rankle in my heart.
. . . I have been offered many a situation without
your recommendation, but something tells me you
ought to be punished first You may thank
God my wife was with me in o.dord-street when I
met you, or I would Make a public show
of you. I will linger till every stitch is off
my back till I :_ee you. You are a perfect
coward. I have composed a bit of poetry,
and you shall have it for a Christmas box if you
live so long. May God soon take my wife from
me, for she would sooner die than speak of you or
yours. But come what may, kindness or unkindness,
I will have my revenge, so help me God.--I am a
madman, "J. H. KNOWLES.",
The second letter was in similar terms.

Dr. Parfitt—l saw him yesterday in Pall-mall,
evidently waiting for me. He was hanging behind
a cart and looking through the wheels towards me.

Mr. Knox—Was he in the habit of getting drunk?
Dr. Parfitt —I never saw him drunk, but he
could not take a good deal before he would get
drunk. He gave way to passion.
The Prisoner—Although I wrote the letters I
never had any bad intention towards you. I have
acted in a strange way, but it was through vexa-
tion.

Ann Leonard and Emily how, two servants of
Dr. Parfitt, spoke to hearing the prisoner threaten
to tear down Dr. Parfitt's house.

Anthony Herring, 60 C, said—Last night, about
nine o'clock, I went to No. 10, Monmouth-street,
and told the prisoner I had a warrant for his ap-
prehension, and he sail lie would go quietly. He
said that Dr. Parfitt bad discharged him without
a character, and he was determined to know the
reason why. He said he had never assaulted Dr.
Parfitt, but would have done so had not his wife
been with him, and that he was touching Dr. Par-
fitt's private history, and meant to expose him, and
that he would cover six sheets of foolscap. He also
said that he was starving and could not get a situa-
tion, and that he would sooner be in prison than
starve.

The Prisoner—l have done wrong. lam very
hasty, and at times don't know what I do. I have
been in the army and a good deal abroad, and what
vexed me was that the doctor would not give me the
reason for discharging me. I hAve lived with other
gentlemen, and was never complained of before.
Mr. Knox —Before determining what I shall do
in the matter, I would like to have inquiries made
into the prisoner's antecedents, and I will therefore
remand him.