The Sun.
London, England, 1868-11-18 00:00:00

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11 ontevidcau 6 per Cont. • • —
1/41 oorisb Imperial 5 per Cent
New Granada —
Do 3 per Cent. —
Do. Deferred
Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) -
Peruvian 3 per Cent. 1865
Do Account .. 811 I
Do 41 per Cent. (Uribarrun)
Do 41 per Cont., 1862 -
Do Account - -
Portdguese 3 per Ct., 1853,'6, 7,'9,'610,'2.': P,91
Do. do. 1867 4O ;;91-
Do. do. 4.lrip, £2O paid —
Russian 5 per Cont., 1822, £ 51. ......
Do 41 per Cent. 1850
Do 41 per Cent., 1860
Do 3 per. Cent., 1859
Do 5 per Cent., 1862
Do. Anglo-Dutcb, 1864, £lOO Bondt ,
Do. do. £Bl 15s. de —

Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds
Do. do £B4 15e. do —
Do Nicolas Railway
Sardinian 5 por Cent
Spanish 3 per Con .
Do. Account
Do. 1867
Do. Account
Do. New Deferren
Do. Account
Do. Passive
Du. Com. Ccrt. of Coup. not funded
Do. Account
Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan
Do Go/An-nu:lna, 1364-
D. do 1868
Do d., ficrip
Turkish 6 per Cent. .
Do Account
Do 6 per Cent. 1858
Do Account
Do £lOO Bolds
Do 6 per Cent., 1862
Do Account

Do LIOC Bonds 69

Do 5 per Cent.. 1865
DJ Account
Do 6 per Cent., 1865 651
Do 4 por Cent., Guaranteed
Venezuela 3 per Cont. —
Do 6 per Cent. 1864
Do. 5 per Cent. o an. 1873
Do. Account
Do 6 per Cent., 1862 1 —
Dividends on the above payaolo in Lonch.n.
Austrian 0 psr Cent. Ex 10 Florins
Belgian, 44 per cent., Ex. 25f.
Dutch i 4 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil ' —
Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates —
French ltentos, 3 per Cent., Ex. 2sf.

Do Account -
ltctliat4 5 per Cent. 1851, E. 25f.
Do. Account 56 5!
TAU O'OLOOK.

Consuls,ploney 93/ 4
Do. Account, Dec. 1 93i 4

BOURSE, Nov. 17.—Thl
closed as follows :

41 per Cent.
End of mouth —
3 per Cent
End of month 7l 324
Credit Mobilier
End of month 302 50
Credit Foncier _1535
End of month —

Lree o'clock.—The market

Bank Shares 3200
ItaXan Loan —
End of month —
Mexican Loan 23 75
Do. Bonds
Spanish Threes
Rome Debt 32 21
Deferred —

RAILWA'

Cash
Orleans
Northern J2Olt
Lyons and Mediterranean
Southern..... 175
Western
Eastern • • 570
Sardinian • 48
Austrian
... _

Lombard 402
North of Spaiu

7HE CHAMPIONSHIP OF 7HE THAMES.

GREAT SCULLERS RACE BETWEEN HENRY
KELLEY AND JAMES RENFORTH FOR £4OO.

The following appeared In our Latest Edition of yeatertay
craning:—

The contest for the championship of the Thames
is, under any circumstances, a feature of great in-
terest and speculation in the sporting world, and
its interest was materially enhanced on this occa-
sion by the peculiar circumstances attending it.
The last champion from the Tyne was the de-
ceased Bob Chambers ; the present aspirant to the
proud distinction is James Renforth of Gateshead,
of the same calling as Chambers, viz., a puddler in
an iron-foundry, but otherwise there is nothing to
make 'them assimilate, on the contrary, there is
this marked distinction : Robert Chambers had,
by a series of brilliant victories, climbel the ladder
.of aquatic fame before he was backed for the cham-
pionship, while Renforth has literally suddenly
rushed into notoriety. The former gained his posi-
tion by degrees, and by many a hard-earned
victory. The latter, should he win, may fairly
be said to have acquired it in one race,
for two years ago the name of Renforth
was unknown in aquatic circles, neither north nor
south. Until the Thames Regatta of this year he
was an obscure iulividual ; the, Chronicle tells us of
two or three wagers in his native place for insigni-
ficant sums ; but it was destined that in the Thames
Rtgatta he should emerge from obscurity and be-
come the leading star of the Northern division.
the sporting men of that part of the world are pretty
good judges of what to back, and his amazing speed
in his triumph at the regatta aforesaid stamped him
as a man whose pretensions fairly entitled him to
the appellation which had been in some quarters
bestowed upon him as " the coming man."
Of Henry Kelley, the resident champion,
Renforth's opponent of to-day, it certainly
is not necessary to say much ; he gained the
much coveted honour of champion from James
Messenger in 1857, lost it in 1859 to Robert Cham-
bers, of Newcastle, and some years after regained
it from the same oarsman, and has since been en-
gaged in a physical and legal contest against Joe
Sadler, of Putney, to maintain it; and when the
Northerners expressed their desire to put up Ren-
forth for the seat of honour, the Southerners were
not wanting, and willingly backed Kelley to get in
before him.

Both trained hard, and inspired full confidence
in their friends and admirers.

The course was from the Star and Garter at Put-
ney to Mortlake, and the stake £2OO a-side. _

The weather was as fine as could be expected
for this bleak time of year ; there were eight
steamers besides tugs and rather less than usual of
the small fry. Mr. John Ireland, of the Loudon
Rowing Club, was sole umpire and starter, and the
stringent orders issued from Scotland-yard under
a recent act of Parliament, kept the steamboat
captains in order, and gave both men a fair
chance.

On shore and on the boats the betting fluctuated
considerably, but at the start Kelley was slightly
the favourite, and as they rowed at three o'clock
from their boat yards the burst of applause that
greeted them must have seemed ill-timed to some
of the denizens of Putney, who are generally so
quiet at this time of the year.
The toss for choice of sides was won by Ren-
forth, who took the inside or Middlesex berth.
Both stripped to their buff, and after one false start
they got away together, Kelley having a momen-
tary lead. Of this he was dispossessed at the
Duke's Head, and then Renforth, amid the
plaudits of his countrymen, rushed to the
front at a tremendous pace. At the Point
he was a length in front, and shortly after crossed
his man ; towards the Soap-works Kelley drew up
slightly and again after they passed Hammersmith
Bridge ; but it was evident thus early that the
North-countryman had the race in hand ; he con-
tinued to get away, and although Kelley drew up
at Barnes, Renforth ultimately won by three lengths
clear. Time, 23 min. 15 secs.

MARKE7 S-2 HIS DAY.