The Sun.
London, England, 1868-12-15 00:00:00

TIIA SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 15, 1868.

BANKS

Closing Business
Share NAME. Paid. Price. done
10 Agra Limited, A all 111 121 12
13 Do B lO 51 61
50 Albion
100 Alliance, Limited
20 Anglo-Austrian
20 Anglo-Egyptian, lim alli 1: 19
20 Anglo-Hungarian
20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 6 4
40 Australasian
20 Bank of British Columbia all 11 13
20 Do issued at 2 pm....., 3
25 Bank of Egypt
20 Bank of Otago, lim.
25 Bank of South Australia._ all
50- Bank of Victoria, Australia 25
10 Bank of New Zealand all
58 British North American
20 Chartered of India, Austra-
lia, snd China all
25 Chartered Mere. of India,
London, and China all
20 City lO
100 Colonial 25
10 Consolidated, lim.
50 Delhi arid London, lim
50 Last London, hum 5
20 English and American, lira 19
20 English Bank of Rio de Ja,-

87 39
6 4
81 33
37 33
17 19
61 63

20 21

80 31
11 12
40 42 111
::1 1

11 0)

neiro, lira
20 English, : cottish, and Aus
tralian Chartered
281 Hong Kong and Shanghai
Bank Corporation all
281 Do new 5l
100 Imperial, lim 2O
20 Imperial Ottumwa lO
k 5 lonian all
2.5 Do new b
50 Lud Mortgage of India., lim 4
100 Do sp. g. Debs.lB6l, 30 all 76
30 London Bank of Mexico
and South America, lim. 20 9 7
100 London and Brazilian, lim. 45 32 27
20 Do new 71 5 41
100 London &River Plato, lim. .40 2 4
25 Do new 10 11 14
20 London Chart. of Australia all 231 241
50 London and County 2O 50 61 501 1
20 Do new,issat 20 p.m,16 pd ll
50 London Joint 5t0ck..,,,,,,, 1 851 861
20 London and South Arican al 1 12
100 London & S.-Western, Jim, 20 ... ...
30 London & Venezuela, Jim_ 121 ... ...
100 London and Westminster 2O 66 68
100 Do Scrip, ism at 10 pm 2O 631 681 641 4
100 Merchant, lim 25 7 i
10 Metropolitan, lim all 6 7
100 Midland, Jim...... 2O ld pr
5 National of Australia
25 National of Liverpool, lim l5 ... ...
100 National Provinc. of Eng'd 42 ... ...
10 Do
LO National. BO 51 SG
20 New South Wales ~ all 42 44
20 North-Western
25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 421 481 43
50 Provinc. Bank. Corpo., lim lO 6 51
100 Provincial of Ireland 25 69 81
10 Do new. all . . . •
100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, Mai 25 13 11
100 Do' issued at 6 pm. 10 ... ...
25 Union of Australia all 47 49
100 Union of Ireland, lim
50 Union of London l5 884 3 i 89 4

1,1 pr

14 1T 17 141

17 13
1 1/
27 I 9
pr 1p
31 3,1
78 L 2

MISCELLANEOUS.

10 Anglo-American Tel., lim all ... 211
10 Anglo-Mediter. Tel., lim 10 prp 101
10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 15 1i
st Atlantic Telegraph le 27 29
st Do. 8 per cent. lOO 73 76
25 Australian Agricultural
26 Australian Mort. Land and
Finance, lim.
10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lim 9 7 ad
10 Berlin Water Works, lira all 13/ 141
10 Do. New 6 3 Si
100 Bolckow Vaughan, lieu.
5 Bombay Gas, lieu, all 31 4 31
Do. New 4 lf 01
50 British American Land 44 17 21)
st B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lira lOO 165 170
20 British Indian Tea, lim all 21 81
20 British Ship Owners 7l
29 Canada Company all 67 72
10 Canadian Loan and Invest-
ment, lieu 24 fti lid
20 Coylon Company, lieu. lO 3 2d
20 Do. A shares
10 City Discount, lim 5 41 34
25 City of London Real Pro-
perty, lieu 8 41 81d
80 City of Milan Improv. lieu, all 5 10
25 City of Moscow Gas, all 2
60 City Offices, lieu 25 24, 231 d 101
50 Colonial, Um.
Do.
50 Commercial Anion (Assn* 6 p ip
10 Company of African Mer-
chants, lieu. td
20 Continental Union Gas, lim. all 171 184
25 Copper Miners of England,
pref. 71 per cent.
100 Corporation of London
Bonds, 1877, 44 per cent. all 1031 1041
100 Do. 1879, 41 per cent, all 104 106
100 Do. 1882, 4a per cont. all 1034 1011
10 Credit Fon. of England, lim, all lf 2* 2 1
50 Credit Fon.of Mauritius lira lO 3 2 d
st Crystal Palaee lOO 23 25
ilat Do. Preference lOO 97 102
st Do. 6p. c Perpetual Deb lO9 107 ill
20 Darjeeling, lieu.
10 Eastern Assam, lieu. 64
50 East Indian Land Credit
and Finance, lien.
20 East India Irriga, & Canal all 17 18
32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and
Coal, lim
100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy
Glut by Egypt. Gov all 901 911 8)4
20 Egyptian Cora. & Trad. lim 6 4* 4,1 d
st Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 235 240
10 Do. New 8 5 llp
3 Eng.& Austral. Copper, lint 21
15 English and Foreign Credit 71 b 4d
100 Eng. and Scot. Marine, lieu. 8 ... ...d
10 Fairbairn Engineering 5 11 lid
20 Fore-streetWarehouse,lim l2 pr 1p 13 121
100 For. & Col. Gov. Trust and
Loan Scrip, issued at £B5 all 831 811
50 Gellivara, lieu. 2O
10 General Credit & Dis., lieu. 71 2' If 54
15 General Steam Navigation 14 28 25
50 Horns &Col Marine In. lim. 5 41 81(1
10 Hong Kong and China GUS all ...
20 Hudson's Bay tali 15 151 131
20 Imperial Land Co. of Mar-
seilles, lira.
25 Indo-European Tel., lim lO ...
20 Interna. Financial Soc. lint 5 11 11
20 Interns,. Land Credit, lim 6 6 4d
50 Italian Land i 11 id
20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all,/ 2 21
100 Do. 6p. c. Bds,, redeem
1870, issued 20 all 60 62 61
50 Land Securities, lim i 31 21,1
25 London African Trading., lO 7 &I
25 Lou. & Caled. Marine, lira 6 ...d
10 London County Land and
Building, lira. ...... . .. .
5 Lond. Provincial Tel. nut all 34 31
1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent. all 1 IP
50 Lond. Financial Aeso., Urn 30 23 221
4 Lond.Gen.Omnibus.Colim. all 14 2 11'0-16
60 Loud, and Glaag. Engineer
and Iron Ship, lieu 25 22 17d
20 Loud. & Provincial Marine 2 Id pr
at Madras Irriga. & Cant Gua.
sp.c. by India Gov, lOO 1041 1051 100
10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and
Agency,
10 Mediterra. Eaten. 'fa, lim, all 4 41
50 Merchant Shipping, lim
all 36 41 36
50 3lillwall Iron Works, lim. 121
10 Natal Land and Colonisa-
tion Co., lieu, .
25 National Discount , ..... 6 12 121
25 National Prov. Marine, 4 4 3d
10 National Steam Ship, lieu. all 81 DI
20 Nerbudda Coal & Iron, lim. 6 3 2(.1
10 New Consolidated Dis. lim 3 11 ld
6 New Quebrada, lien 4.4.0 411 34
25 New Zealand Loan & Mer.
cantile Agencyaim 2l 1 IP
25 New Zealand Trust and
Loan, 1im.........,, .......i S la 11
10 Northern Assam Tea, lin 5 7 6
10 Do. B. . ... .. .. ... .
at North Brit. Austral.., lim lOO 33 42
50 North Brit. & bierea,n. In 6l 11 21
25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) i 141 15
50 Oriental Financial, lim ll ...d
6 Oriental Gas, lien,
5 Do. New ... ..... 1 4 1p 1 11-16
....... . .. . ..
10 Otago and Southland In
vestment, lie all 1;,1
fp
5 Ottoman Gas, lint all 11 21
10 Panama, New Zealand, and
Australian R. Mail 'lieu all 2 21 11
:5 Do do.
at Peel R. Land & Miner!, lieu 100 32 84
50 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all 85 86
50 Do. New 1867 lO id pr 91
25 Reuter's Telegram 24 30 35p
50 lthymney Iron
15 Do. New
25 Rio de Janeiro City Im.,lim all 131 191
20 Do. Gas,
100 Royal Mail Steam 6l) 48 50 471
at Scottish Aust. Invest, lim lOO 110 114
at Do. Sp c. Guar. Pref lOO ...
20 Societe Fin. d'Egypto, lieu lO 7 6(1
20 Societe Gen.de l'Empire Ot S 3 4p
50 S. African Mort. &Inv., lim 6
25 South Australian Land all 35 36.
st Submarine Telegraph
1 Do. Scrip all ill
20 Telegraph Con. &Main.,lim all 151 16 154 16
20 Thames and Mersey Marine
(Insurance), lien 2 21 2:
20 Trinidad Petroleum, lieu Bl
10 Trust &Agency of Aus.,lim 1 4 11)
10 Do do. do. all ..
20 Trust & Loan Co., U. Canada 6 Id p
50 Union Marine L'pool, lim. 5 4 41p
20 Union Steam Ship, lim all 22 24
15 United Discount Corp., lim 6 11 Old
SU. Kingdom Tel. Co., lint all 44 bf
6 Do. 10 per cent. Pref. all 3/ 81p
20 Universal Marine(ln.), Um. S 1 lip 6/
10 Upper Assam Tea, lieu all a 4
30 Van Dieman's Land
00 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per
cent. (llortgage) Loan... all 74 764 764
50 Warrant Finance, lim. l2 12 104
50 West India and Pacific
Steam, lieu 2ll 4 aa
20 West London Wharves and
Warehouses lO

... ...d

COLO2IIAL UOVERNIIENT SECURITIES.

- British Columbia, 6 per
0ent.,1872....
- Uo. *895 lOO
- Can.Ciov.6p.c.juiVl&July
1877-84
- Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug l,O 105 10
- Do. sp. 0. Mar. & Sept lOO 105 10
- Do. bp. c. Jan. & July lOO 93 94
- Do. sp. c. inscribed sli HO 90 92
- Cape (1.110pe,61Le•1873 lOO 102 101
- 1o.Ap1.&001 1090-1900 lOO 111 113
- Do. do 1880-91 lOO 107 100
- Do. Jan.&July, 1891
- Do. 5 per cent. 15 April
and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 100 102
- Ceylon, Nov. 1878, 6 p.c lOO 108 119
- Do. 1872, do lOO 105 107
- Mauritius, 6p. 0, 1873,
- Jan. and July
100100 11 G 064 1101
- Do. 1878 .• •
- Do. 1882, May and Nov... 100 108 108
- Do. 1895, Feb. & Aue-- 100 106 08
- Melbourne Corporate.,..
1867-75, 43 per cent-- 103 _
- N.8.G0v.6 p.c.Ja.&July - 100 102 104
- Natal 6 p et, Apl& Oct- 100 _ _
- Do 6p 0, miy & Nov lOO 196 108
- N. S. W. 6 p.c., '7l to '73 lOO 99 101 1011
- Do. 5 p.c. 1548 to 1890 lOO 99 108 100 i
- Do. 5 p.c. rd. '67 tol7i lOO D'd 101
- .14:Zealand, 6p. et. 15111 lOO _ _
- Do. 5 per cent....
- DoJan,Ap I,July, o,t lOO 974 94
-- D,.) 6p a. Mar giL 6ept 'VI .• 100 108 110
- Do .111.. e & Dee , 1.,91
-
- fDo Pruv. ,•1 AAA:mid. i
Ito - _
( ttriei 1& 2, 1690...
- is o 711 Scotia 6p. c.Jan...
- and July, 1875
- Do 180.. ...
- Queenslnd. Op. c. 'B2 5 lOO it 8 lt 109
- Do 180/ .. ••• •
- B. Austral. 6 p 0.1869 77 lOO - _
Do 1878.92 ' 100 103 110
Do 1193 1908. 10) 107 108
- Tasmanian e, pO, la 5•• - 100 106 107
- Do rd. 1693 to 139/
- Victoria 6p.c. Ja.&July lOO - _
. Do. 1801 lOO 1:2 113
.-- . Do. do, April& 001 lOO 109 110 10/i t

CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

PARIS, MONDAY, December 14,

M. Granier de Cassagnac has published an account of
the coup d'etat in the Constitutionnel and the Pays. This is not
zi new narrative, but one which was drawn up from official
documents, and appeared directly after the events of
December took place. This new edition is published in
the hope of counteracting the assaults of the Opposition
journals. It is not very likely to have this good effect,
and, like all such steps on the part of a Government, it
can only benefit those whom it was intended to injure.
Continued pimphlet•publishing by a Government is as
bad as letter-writing by statesmen.
Of all the numerous Variations of the art of misrepresen-
tation, that of making use of a small portion of what has
been written or said and leaving the rest unnoticed, is one
of the most effective and at the same tine most discreditable.
I see that some of the London journals—the Standard in
particular—have been mak.- g much capital out of an
" attack " by M. Louis Blanc on the constitution of the pre-
sent Libcral Covernment. M. Louis Wane is represented as
condemning Mr: Gladstone's Cabinet in the most
unmeasured terms, because Mr. Lowe and Mr. Bright
both find a place in it. He is reported to have said:
" The man whom Mr. Bright thus denounced to the
indignation of the people, whom. he accused of calumni-
ating the working classes before an audience of working
men, the man whom lie trusted might be punished by
having his speech posted up in every workshop of the
kingdom, is no other than his dear colleague of
the present day--the person in conjunction with
whom he undertakes to provh'e for the welfare
of the people—in a word, it is Mr. Lowe hixsef."
A more gross case of misrepresent7.tion never found its
way into print. What M. Louis Blanc thinks about
England and its Government is not a matter of the first
importance, but if his opinions are to be corded they
should at least be given correctly. The reconciliation
between Mr. Lowe and Mr. Bright, or at least that
extent of reconciliation which is necessary to enable
the members of a Cabinet to work together, is,
to say the least of it, remarkable ; but it is
neither unaccountable nor without precedent, and M;
Louis Blanc, so far from unreservedly condemning it,
endeavours to furnish an explanation. The sentence
which I have just quoted from the Standard dues not
appear at all in the copy of M. Llanc's letter which is
before me. The following is in the letter :—" Mr. Lowe is
not an advocate of Parliamentary Reform, it is true, but then
Reform has been settled; it has been put into, force, and is no
longer one of the questions of the day. What matters it
what Mr. Lowe thinks or does not think•of Reform ? The
problem now to be resolved is the abolition of the Irish
Church. Mr. Lowe desires this abolition, .and has
been amongst the first and most energetic of its
advocates. It is certain that he is capable of
giving assistance to the Ministry on this point,
and what more is wanted ?" M. Blanc is surprised
at the reconciliation, and cannot wholly approve of it,
thinking that we sacrifice principles to expediency. But
he honestly gives what he deems to be the explanation of
the conduct of Messrs. Lowe and Bright in accepting office
together ; and this the Standard did not honestly
reproduce. If past differences were to prevent
Ministers war-king together, government both in Eng-
land and Fraiice would speedily come to an end.
Is Mr. Lowe to refiain for ever from becoming a Cabinet
Minister ? As the Tories and the Liberals each in turn
took up Reform, this is really the result of the Standard's
logic. M. de Girardin gives an unqualified approval of
this act of reconciliation :—" M. Blanc calls this
English ;' we wish it was French.' When a fact has
keen accomplished, when a law has been definitively voted,
and there remains another equally important to be dis-
posed of, are the English, who have pressing objects in
view, wrong because they do not lose time in looking
behind them, and in recriminating one another? To
advance only to fall back again is French ; to advance
never to retreat is English." The Standard should not
claim the alliance of French Liberals before it has been
accorded.

M. Joseph Perier, Regent of the Bank of France, has
just undergone an amputation of the leg for an incurable
tumour. He is 82 years of age, and yet it is thought that
he will safely recover.

The recent storms have done great damage in various
parts of Europe. One of the largest steam chimneys in
Belgium was blown down. Fortunately the mass broke
into three pieces, which were carried forward at wide
intervals, and thus the buildings adjoining escaped.
. It is interesting to be informed that the Crown Prince
of Prussia has the highest opinion of the British infantry,
which he considers the most formidable in the world. He
also praises the British field artillery very highly.
One of the Marseilles prisoners, Gabriel, the youngest
woman, is reported to be dead.

Tuesday,
Dec. 15,
8 a.m.

Nairn
Aberdeen
Leith
Shields
Scarborough
Yarmouth
Helder
Cuxhaven
Skudesmes
Ardrossan
Green castle
Holyhead
Liverpool . •
Valentia
Cape Clear '
Roches Pt
Penzance
Plymouth
Weymou th
Portsmouth
Loudon
CrpcGris Nee
Brest
L'Orient
Roch e fort
Biarritz
Corunna
Brussels
Paris
Strasbourg
Lyons .. . • •
Toulon
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