The Sun.
London, England, 1868-01-18 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 18, 1868.

NOTICE

C. F. HANCOCK SON, & CU.,
JEWELLERS. AND SILVERSMITHS TO THE QUEEN AND

PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES,

And by Special Appointment to the principal Sovereigns

and Courts of Europe,
Tog respectfully to state that their only Address is
33 & 39, BRUTON-STREET,

INDIA OFFICE, 16th JANUARY, 1868.
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR

INDIA IN COUNCIL.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that PACK-
AGES, stated to contain ARTICLES from the
Estates of DECEASED OFFICERS and SOLDIERS
of the late East India Company's Service, and of her
Majesty's Indian Military Forces, have from time to time
been received from the Governments of the respective Pre-
sidencies in India. _ .

Packages containing articles reserved from the following
Estates remained unclaimed, viz :-
1. Anderson, James, Assistant Surgeon, Ist Madras
Fusiliers.
11. Babington, W. R., Assistant Surgeon, Madras Medical
Department.
20. Coust, H. A. 0., Captain, 2d Madras Native Veteran
Battalion.
33. Doune, J. T., Assistant Surgeon, Madras Medical
Establishment.
42. Dillas, R., Lieutenant, 3d Madras European Regiment.
45. Elliott, R. J. M., Lieutenant, 6th Madras Light
Cavalry.
48. Edmonston W., Sergeant-Major, 28th Madras Na-
tive Infantry.
54. Forrest, F. C., Lieutenant, 41st Madras Native In-
fantry.
56. Fullarton, C., Captain, Ist Madras Native In-
fantry.
64. Geils, A. A., Captain, Ist Madras Fusiliers.
75. Halliday, J., Sergeant, Bengal Establishment.
79. Johnston, J. M'M., Captain, 4th Madras Native In-
fantry.
85. Kensington, H. 8., Ensign, 32d Madras Native In-
fantry.
86. Kerr, A. W. M., Captain, 39th Madras Native In-

. -
fantry.
92. Lindsay, R, Cornet, 6th Madras Light Cavalry.
93. Lloyd, Herbert, Captain, 21st Madras Native In-
fantry.
106. MacCarthy, H. P. T., Lieutenant, 20th Brigade Royal
Artillery.
115. Owen, R. R., Lieutenant, 2d Madras European Re-

glinent.
118. Ogilvie, J. C., Captain, 39th Madras Native In-
fantry.
126. Plowden, F. E., Lieutenant, 10th Madras Native

Infantry.
126 A. Pearse, J. J., Major, sth Regiment Native Infantry.
182. Redmond, J. J., Lieutenant, 7th Madras Native
Infantry.
134A,,Ryan, P., .Deputy_ Commissary Madras Sappers and
.:Miners.
152. Toms, J. R., Sergeant, Bombay Public Works Be-

partment.
154. Walker, A. Captain, Madras Establishment.
.165. Walter T„ Sergeant-Major„ 7th Madras Native
Infantry.
170. Wright, W., Sergeant, Madras Sappers and Miners.
Applications for such Packages should be made by the
next of kin of the deceased, or by the legal representa-
tives of such next of kin, to the Military Secretary, at this
office.

In the event of any of the packages in question re-
maining unclaimed for the further period of six months
from this date they will be opened, the contents disposed
of by sale, and the amount realised be credited to the
estate of the deceased.

T. T. PEARS,
Major-General, Military Secretary.

BANDA AND KIRWEE PRIZE MONEY.
SECOND DISTRIBUTION.
_

INDIA OFFICE, Bth January kB6B,

Notice is hereby given, that the distribution of a second instal-
ment of the Banda and Kirwee Prize Money, at the rate of Rs.
130, or £l3 per share, to the Officers and Men of the under-
mentioned Corps of Her Majesty's late Indian forces, whose
shares have not been paid in India, will be made at the Military
Department of this Office, daily (Saturdays excepted) between
the hours of Eleven and Two o'clock;—
Officers of the Staff of the Commander-in-Chief.
General Division and Brigade Staff.
2d Regiment Cavalry, Hyderabad Contingent.
" Engineer Department.
Officers and Men of the A. Troop, Hotse Brigade, Madras
Artillery.
A. Company, 4th Battalion, Madras
Artillery.
44 "
B. Company, 4th Battalion, Madras
Artillery.
46
3d Madras huropean Regiment.
Officers of the let Regiment, Madras Native Infantry.
" 19th " 46 •
T. T. PEARS, Major. General,
Military Secretary.

-1-,OG LICENCES.—The Commissioners of In-
land Revenue give notice that all DOG LICENCES
granted in the year 1867 expired on the 31st December
last, and that every person keeping a dog in the current
year is now required to take out a new Licence, the duty
payable for each dog kept being 58.
• The penalty for keeping a dog without a licence is £5.
Post-office orders payable at the chief money-order
office, Inland Revenue, receipt stamps or postage stamps,
may be remitted in payment of duty on dogs kept in Lon-
don and its vicinity, to the undermentioned collectors of
Inland Revenue :

Collector, London West, Somerset-House, W.C.
Collector, London Central, Winchester-buildings, Win-
chester-street, E.C.
Collector, London East, Tower-hill, E.C.
Collector, London South, Elephant-buildings, Newing-
ton-butts, S.
Collector, London North, 183, Great Portland-street, W.
Licences may be obtained on personal application at the
Collector's offices before mentioned, and also at the follow-
ing places until the 15th February pros., between the
hours of 10 and 4 each day.
Gresham-house, Old Broad-street, E.O. Supervisor's
Office.
Stepney, 31, Stepney-green. Supervisor's Office,
Dalston and Hackney, 229, Hackney-road. Supervisor's
Office.
Islington and Holloway, and Highgate, 6, Pullen's-row.
Supervisor's Office.
Paddington, 9, Porteous-road, Harrow-road. Super-
visor's Office.
Lambeth and Vauxhall, 67, Vauxhall-walk. Super-
visor's Office.
Hampstead and Camden-town, 40, Gloucester-street,
Camden-town. Supervisor's Office.
WM. CORBETT, Secretary.
Inland Revenue, Somerset House, Jan. 7, 1868.

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New Styles in Tweed Overcoats
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New Styles in Reefers
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straining them from paying off the bonds otherwise than
in currency. It was cleat the terms of the old bonds could
not be altered, so to overcome this difficulty the only
plan that could be devised was to offer to exchange the
ohl bends for new ones created under a general mortgage
of the entire property of the company (subject only to the
Conitruction Bonds then out), the new bonds to state on
the face of them that they were payable in London at the
rate of £2OB 6s. Bd., in lieu of $l,OOO. Several bondholders
availed themselves of this offer at the time, but the larger
proportion hold back, not clearly understanding the nature
of the proposal. The time has now arrived, when the
directors aro desirous to have this matter finally settled, and
as the plan proposed renders the payment in sterling, beyond
question, we advise our friends to effect the exchange
at once, as we are given to understand the option will
shortly be withdrawn. Wo shall gladly take care of the
exchange of Bonds for such of our friends as may entrust
them to us—free of any charge.
While upon the subject of the mortages of this com-
pany, we would draw attention to the Six per Cent.
Currency redemption, created under the same mortgage
as the Sterling Bonds. Some three ;years back, when the
directors called in three million dollars of the Seven per
Cent. Construction Boucle, to be paid off at 120 per cent.,
in conformity with the terms on the face of the bonds, they
offered either that rate in currency, or to give in exchange
for them Redemption Six per Cent. Bonds, at the rate of 105
per cent., and the remaining 15 per cent. in cash. Holders to
a large extent availed themselves of the latter alternative, so
that there are now outstanding $2,600,000 of these Bonds.
In any future investment we should suggest to our friends
the advisability of taking these instead of the ConArue-
tion Bonds, as they are relatively cheaper, and are not
liable to be called in before 1875, when they would have
to be paid
.at 110. After that period the directors are
bound to give one year's notice if they wish to redeem
them before maturiry in 1890, and the same premium, 10
per cent., would have to be paid.
The cost of $lO,OOO Seven, per Cent. Construction. Bonds
at 79, present priee, would be £177 10s. ; annual income,
say at 2s. 93. per dollar, £99 55.; cost of $12,000 Six per
Cent. Redemption Bonds at 64, £1,728 ; annual income,
say at 2a. 9d. per dollar, £99; so that the investor would
increase his holding by $2,000, and his income £2 15s. per
annum, and save £49 10s. in capital.
The above calculation is at the present high rate of ex-
change, but if it should return to anything like its nominal
state, the difference would be still more in favour of the
Redemption Bonds, which even now yield to the investor
5.73 per cent. per annum.
The business of the road seems to be in a very satisfac-
tory state, the land sales being large, and the traffic re-
ceipts increasing. We understand the earnings for De-
cember will show an increase over corresponding month in
1866 of about $70,000.
The London market for Americaa Government Secu-
rities has during the past week been influenced by con-
flicting causes, the premium on gold in New York having
gradually advanced more than 5 per cent-, while at the
per cent. The natural effect of these would have been to
depreciate the bonds about $2, but compared with last
week our latest quotation for 5-20's, 71 to I, shows a decline
same time United States Bonds have improved nearly 2
of only / per cent. The price hero is now relatively sto 3.
higher than in New York, while last week it was just so
much beneath plotations on the other side. The 1865 issue
maintain their usual proportion to the 1862'5, being just 1
per cent. lower.
Illinois Central Shares close 81k to 85 ex dividend
which is equivalent to a fall of about one half per cent.
Eries remain with but little alteration at 47i to 48i.
There has been a marked improvement in Atlantic
and Groat Western First Mortgage Bonds ; they have
advanced fully three per cent., and the Consolidated
Bonds, on more inquiry, participated in the upward move-
ment, having touched 23, but from the highest point
there has been some reaction, and they leave off 21 to 22.
Certificate of Debenture, after rising to 26, lose 21-, to
23k, showing but little alteration from the quotations of a
week ago.

(From Messrs. Belding, Keith, and Co.'s Circular.)
FRIDAY, Jan. 17.

The price of American Securities has fluctuated, during
the week with the rise and fall of gold in New York ;
while, at the same time, United States Bonds have ad-
vanced in New York with the riso in gold. The latest
quotation by cable is the closing price of yesterday :
Gold, 1391 ; 5-20 Bonds, 1882, 1091. 5-20 Bonds, 1882,
open here this morning at 711 72, a rise of three-quarters
per cent. during the week, touching the lowest point on
Saturday, 7011 ; 5-20's, 1885, have continued one per cent.
lower than those of 1882, opening at 7077 10-40's open
at 671 68, or a decline of one-half per cent. since last Thurs-
day. Illinois Shares aro quoted 841 8:7,1 ex div., or almost
the same as last week's. Erie Shares, 471 481, a fall of
ono per cent. Atlantic and Great Western Debentures
and Consolidated Mortgage Bonds open at 221 231 and 21
22 respectively, the former being au advance of one-half
per cent., and the latter three per cent. on last Friday's
quotations ; on Monday last they were quoted at 26 and 23
respectively. This rise has been attributed to the election
of a new board of American directors.

(From Messrs. Bowles, Brevet, and Co.'s Circular.)
PARIS, Jan. 17, 1868.
The general market still continues to present few features
of interest.

United States Bonds are lower. Tho continued advance
in gold is exercising an unfavourable influence.
We quote :
The issue of 1862
The issue of 1865
For the issue of 1864
Dates from Now York, by telegraph, are to the 14th
inst. :
Gold
United States Bonds, 1862 (currency) lo9f
The Rente closes at 6Bf 70c.
The Italian closes at
Exchange on London

SHIPMENT OF SALMON OVA TO NEW

ZEALAND.

(Front Land and Water.)
The shipment of ova, per Celestial Queen, hav-
ing been successfully completed, it may be interest-
ing to your readers to know the total quantity
shipped, the localities whence the ova were ob-
tained, and a few other particulars in connection
with this first experimental shipment of fish direct
to New Zealand. In my last letter I stated that
130 boxes had been deposited in the icehouse up to
the 4th instant ; since then we have shipped 204
additional, making in all 334 boxes, the particulars
of which are as follows :

Boxes. Estimated Quantity.
187 Severn ova •••
68 Irish
69 Scotch 56,000
1 Wye

315 Boxes salmon ova 220,000
9 „ sea trout from the Hodder...
„ Salmo umbla from Sehlierseo,Bavaria 9,000
3 „ River trout from Lord Eigex 1,500

234,500

I beg to call particular attention t' the seven
boxes of Salnao umbla from Bavaria, which have
been obtained through the personal exertion of your
correspondent, E. V. Lindon, Esq., under very
great difficulties, and I beg to return him my best
thanks on behalf of the Otago Government for his
assistance in procuring so valuable an addition to
our shipment. I feel satisfied the Salmo umbla will
be peculiarly well adapted for the extensive New
Zealand lakes, and I hope Mr. Lindon will take an
early opportunity of diffusing his information re-
specting this valuable fish, with a view to its suc-
cessful culture in our colony.

I must not forget to mention particularly four
boxes of salmon and trout ova, which have been
most handsomely presented free of all expense, viz.,
one box salmon ova from Frank Buckland, Esq.,
and three boxes brown trout ova from Lord Essex.
My best thanks are most heartily tendered to his
lordship and Mr. Buckland, on behalf of the Go-
vernment, for the warm interest they have ex-
hibited in the piscicultural prosperity of New
Zealand. Nor must I omit to mention the
very handsome way in which Boards of Conser-
vators and proprietors have responded to Mr.
Foul's appeal for assistance, which they have most
readily accorded, and without which it would have
been impossible to obtain a single ovum. Allow
me through your columns, to thank them for the
liberality and sympathy which they have exhibited
for colonial advancement. Of the 331 boxes, 174
lie on the grating fluor of the icehouse ; the re-
mainder are deposited on the top of the ice tightly
wedged against the ceiling. It may be said, why
not have a middle tier of boxes in the centre of the
ice ? Mr. Youl replies, and his theory is sound, that
the admission of air or a foreign substance between
the blocks of ice will facilitate its melting, an ope-
ration which we wi.,sh particularly to avoid. It is

PitICIC . 4d.
STAMPED M.

now, as explained iu my previous letter, a solid
block of ice, an I the waste will, it is confidently
expected, amount to a very small percentage off
arrival. There is yet ono more curious little box
to notice inside the icehouse—perched up in one
corner, like a swallow's nest, under over-
hanging eaves, it is securely protected,
and contains one dozea eggs of the pare
Dorking fowl, presented by A. D. Harrison, Esq.,
of Cuckfield. This is an idea of Mr. Yours for
" economic aviculture" in a colony, and why
should not the development of a bird's egg be ar-
rested by the application of cold, as has been sue-
cesifully accomplished with a fish's egg? If it is
successful, what a triumph in the work of acclima-
tisation How easily and cheaply may the trans-
portation of game be effected by the simple ap-
pliance of ice to the egg, when in many cases (black
game and grouse for instance), it is next to impos-
sible to transport :the. living bird. The result of
this experiment, chanticleer or no chanticleer, will
be of universal interest, second only to the success
of the salmon.

So much for the ova business. But I cannot
conclude this part of my report without special refe-
rence to the service of my friend and coadjutor,
Mr. Jas. A. Youl. When I first proposed to him
the undertaking, he in the most liberal manner
volunteered his gratuitous assistance to carry out
the views of the Otago Government, and I have no
hesitation in saying that without his personal
services, founded on the success of past,experienco,
I should not have ventured on the heavy pecuniary
risk involved in the undertaking. I cannot speak
in too high praise of the zeal and untiring energy,
which at very great personal inconvenience, he has
displayed throughout the whole business—in the
careful construction of the icehouse ; in the arrange-
ments made for preserving the ova, in packing al-
most every single box with his own hands ; and in
seeing the precious freight carefully and securely
deposited in the icehouse. What assistance I have
been able to render has been entirely under Mr.
Youl's direction. To him, and to him only, the
success of the experiment, as regards the safe arri-
val of living ova (which we devoutly wish) must be
ascribel ; and I doubt not the Government, which
I have the honour to represent, will award him the
merit which he has justly earned. Meanwhile, I
sincerely thank him for his invaluable services and
kindness to myself.

Through the kindness of Higford Burr, Esq., of
Aldermaston Park, and S. Ponder, Esq., of Hamp-
ton, I have been presented with live tench from the
former, and gudgeon from the latter, for the Accli-
matisation Society of Otago. The gudgeon will be
placed in a barrel swung up on deck, and the tench
(also some carp which I have procured) will swing
in glass globes. All these will be under charge of
Mr. Dawbin, who is supplied with a freezing ma-
chine to keep down the temperature of the water in
the tropics, and by this means, together with an
ample supply of water, I am sanguine enough to
hope, under Mr. Dawbin's judicious treatment, that
the Otago lakes, ponds, and slow-running rivers,
will te soon well stocked with these well-known and
useful English fish.
Aud now to conclude with the last, though not
least valuable item, which sums up the shipment of
the " Celestial Queen." I mean Mr. Frank Buck-
land's very handsome presentation (in addition to
the series of salmon ova previously sent out) of
casts to the Acclimatisation Society of Otago.
These comprise-1. A fresh-run salmon, 321 b ; 2.
A salmon, opened to exhibit ova ; 3. A kelt, or foul
salmon ; 4. A brace of tench ; 5. A brace of brown
trout ; 6. A Thames trout. I feel sure my fellow-
colonists will appreciate this unlooked-for presenta-
tion as much as I do myself, and I trust it will lead
to the full cultivation of the science of pisciculture,
by being made the basis of a museum, to which may
be added specimens of fish, and general subjects of
natural history in New Zealand. And why should
not a useful interchange of thought, through such
an illustrating medium, be established between the
mother country and her offspring ?