The Sun.
London, England, 1868-12-25 00:00:00

SPAIN.

MADRID, Dec. 24.

Senor Figueroli has issued a decree for making
useful alterations in the law relating to buyers and
sellers, and abolishing the fees hitherto paid to the

State employes.
Another decree is promulgated modifying and
reducing the Poll tax.

HUNGARY.

PESTH, Dec. 24.

To-day the Minister of the Interior issued an
order to the Municipalities of the kingdom to
make the customary preliminary arrangements for
the elections to the Reichsrath within 20 days.
The Empress left here yesterd ty.

. FRANCE.
ST. NAZAIRE, Dec. 24.

The Transatlantic Company's steamer Nouveau
arrived here to-day with 48 passengers. Her
dates are—Colon, Dec. Ist ; St. Martha, 3d; and
Martinique, 9th.
BOURSE, Dec. 24.—Three o'clock.—The market
closed as follows :

per Cent.
End of month —
3 per Cent
End of month 69 87i
Credit Mobilier
End of month 287 50
Credit Foncier 1542 50S
End of month —

RAILWAYI

Orleans ,

N orthern

Bank Shares 3167
Ital'an Loan
End of month —
Mexican Loan 241
Do. Bonds
Spanish Threes 33
Home Debt ___ --
Deferred '
s. Cash.
... 915

7202

Lyons and Mediterranean
Southern-- 63lk
Western
Eastern .. • 55/
Sardinian
Austrian 647
Lombard 416
North of Spain 65
Saragossa
Roman so±

At a meeting of the United Railway Companies
Committee, on Thursday last, the following rose'
lution was voted in acknowledgment of the ser'
vices of Mr. George Leeman during the last session
of Parliament. lie was then member for York,
from the representation of which city he has just
retired, with the intention, however, it is under'
stood, of resuming Parliamentary life at an aril
opportunity : " That the hearty thanks of this cora'
'Mace be and hereby are given to Mr. Leeman Of
the valuable services he rendered to the committee
and to the railway interest generally during the
last session of Parliament, and the committee
further desire to express and to record their acknosli;
ledgments of his unwearied attention, and their log,
appreciation of the able manner in which he rept;
sented the interests of railway companies ill t,llO
many important matters under consideration in

past session."
Mr. Gladstone has appointed Mr. Algernon Wei°
to be one of his private secretaries.
GREAT FLOODS.—Yesterday the whole of the
North Riding rivers were in a state of high flood, and the
low lands along their course were converted into great lag
Along the Rye some of the villages have had the water
the Louses, and at Newsham-bridge the roads en eats
side were impassable. The marshes from Ayt
oa
Yedingham-bridge, and thence downwards, are a 0E411;
ficent sheet of water. Of course, all herbage is destroY.e
At Malton some of the mills and other works adjoining;
the river were stopped by flood. At three p.m. the vigtf
was three inches lower.
THE LIBERAL MEMBERS FOR THE BOROU.—
LEEDS.-The Liberal party in the borough of Leeds "'of
entered into a voluntary subscription to pay thew b°,
the expenses connected with the late election of gr',re
Baines and Mr. R. M. Carter for that borough. The e"1„4
expenses did not amount to more than between VOO
£BOO, and the subscriptions exceed that sum. At a sliAe°°r,
ing of the leaders of the party, held on Wednesday, ,4.1"0
man Tatham in the chair, it was unanimously resolved, "0
the motion of Alderman Luccock, seconded by Mr. Jgniii e•
Kitson, jun., that the election bill should be paid in suc'se
manner as to exonerate the two members from any @lei

whatever. At
CORNISH TICKETING.—TRURO, Dec. 24'-'1
Redruth this day 1,703 tons of copper ore rearzed Oro
19s. Gd.—an average of £5 2s. per ton; fine copper'ltcp,
tons 7 cwt.; produce, 8; standard, £9B 16s.—being an

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vance on last week's sale of 30s. 11th
DEATH OF SIR HERBERT EDWA.RDES.—It ;d A-1141
no.

sincere regret that we learn the death of Major-O°: I
Sir Herbert Edwardes, K.C.8., and Knight Cororani°,-;
the Star of India, at the early age of 49. This event
curred in London on the Morning of December 23. g
CONGRESS.—The rolls of the House at the c 0
session will bear the names of 223 Representatives, i0:010
ing the delegations from Georgia and Alabama. -r sro•
members of the present House have died, namely, ge44-0,
Finney and Stevens of Pennsylvania, Mann of Loainoi
and Hinds of Arkansas. The death of neither of,theseool
been announced officially in the House, and one a tho, the
features of the coming session will be the passag°
customary resolutions and the delivery of the tietia' .1, t.
dresses by the colleagues of the deceased members' 00
Finney was able to occupy his seat only about a vreelc"atie
is succeeded by. S. Newton Pettis. Mr. Stevens is ;oil
ceeded by C. J. Dickey, and either Jones or Mallard
TUa
succeed Mr. Mann, the election being contesteu• oija
latter is a coloured man. The Senate rolls will c°1303
the names of 66 members, including Messrs. gill 6; of
Miller of Georgia, and Messrs. Spencer and WL".1110'
Alabama, being an increase of 13 since the vote on
5.3
peachment. Of this number the terms of oftle°,:forP
will expire on the 4th of March next, namely--2AL„e (110(
Bayard of Delaware, Buckalew of Pennsylvania, 04'-ectitt
Frelinghuysen of New Jersey, of Michigan, Conness of California, Dixon of Conliec;it
Doolittle of Wisconsin, Edmunds of Vermont (re-ele-ntitil,
Hendricks of Indiana, Morgan of New York, gar: Ps
Maine, ;Patterson of Tennessee, Ramsey of lkii°l3:ol°'
Henderson of gissjii
Sprague of Rhode Island (re-elected), Steward of Pe 11011
Sumner of Massachusetts, Tipton of Nebrasks'vto
Winkle of West Virginia, Welch of Florida, Wijij.
Maryland, Wade of Ohio, Messrs. J. Hale SyPtier' frrt
Newsharn. and M. Vida, members of Congress pr"
Louisiana, arrived at Washington, Dec. 2.--ele
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