The Sun.
London, England, 1868-01-25 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 25, 1868.

SHARE LlST.—This Day.

ORDINARY SHAKES AND STOCKS.

'Share, Railways. 1 Paid; Closing fluidness
Price. , dame.
at i Bristol lino Exeter .. 84 86
at ;Caledonian lOO 754 76 76 4
at luau, urian
- Cork and Bauden - -
20 !Cornwall all 3 4
at Dublin & Be;last June lOO 741 754
at ,llun„Pertli,& Ab.J uric OO 70 72
100 'E.London, scrip Cell, all -
VC. 100
at Glasgow &S. Western 100 95 07
at ,Great Eastern,Ord.sik. iOu 304 301 304 1
at 1 Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2 100 6
et GreatlGreatNortholScotiandl 100 13 6
at Great Northern lOO 1071 'OB3
at Do. A stock .... 100 109 Li/ 110
at Do. B stock lOO 1224 1:3
at Do. New, is. at 23 pu 100 - -
st (its, and W. 01 Ireland 100 96 98
at Gt. Western -Original leO 404 17 464 4
at Do. S. Val. Rail. gnu. 100 - -
at Do. South Wales -
at Do. W. Mid.-Oxforu WO 25 30
at Do. Newport
at Do. Hereford . 100 - -
at Lancashire & l'orkshitt, 100 1251 126 1251 1
at ILJudon and Blackwall' 100 - -
at L0u.,1 Brigh.,& S Coast'l 100 474 18 474 4 7
st !Lon., Chat., and Dover 100 15 19
at Do. Metro!). Ex. A.. 100 - -
at Lon. & North Western 100 1114 11711171 1 1
at Lon. & South ‘Versterra 100 17 19 j 79 Bu 3
at Man., Sher., & Lincoln( Nu 11 15 45 4}
st Metropolitan.-- ..... all 117 118 1161 171 113
at Do. New lO - -
et Do. Extension all 103 104
at S Metropolitan District all -
20 ( Do. do. do. 10 - -
10 Do. and St. John's W'd 6 - -
at Midland
- Do. £0 Share 7 - -
at Do, Birmin.. & Derby 100 73 75
- Aid Rent . - -
at North British
at Do. Ed., I'th., & Dun lOO - -
at Nth. Eastern--Berwick 100 IC3 105 1044
25 Do. G.l`.4•E purohaat 16.13.4 - -
at Do. Leeds ..... 100 61 63
at Do. York lOO 93 95 96
at Do. Carlisle ..... . - -
et Do. Stock. & Darling all 129 131 131
25 Do. do. 1860-61 lB - p
st North London
at Do. do. 1861 5 . . lO - -
- Do. do. 1806
10 North Staffordshire 100 58 60 58
at N. &S. W. Junction
at Scottish Central -
-
soot. N. E , Aber. strict 100 -
Do. Scot, Mid. stuck lOO -
Shropshire Union
st South Devon lOO 42 11
et South Eastern
20 Staines, Wok., & Wok all 81 91
et fall' Vale
10 Do. C 5 -
Vale of Neath - -
- Waterford & Kilkenny 100 - -
10 Waterloo & Whitelia t 6 - -
• ,Vest Cornwall , 100 - -
CULO;S'IA.L (JIG VEUNMENT SECUitiTIEiS.
- Columbia, 1.4 per
cent., Dec.3l, 1572 lOO
- 10an.Gov.6p.c.Ja..tJuly!
- 1877-84 1 100 98 ICO 09
- Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug , 1,0 IV) 102
- ,Do. 5 p.c. Mar. & Sept' 100 100 lUZ 1014 •
- Do. sp. c. Jan. & July. 100 86 88
- 'Do. sp. c. Inscribed sia 100 as 87
- '(Ja;ie (I.llope, 6 p.c. 1873, 100 102 104
- Do.Apl.&Oct. 1890-19001 100 14.6 108
- Do. do 1880-901 100 104 106
- Do. Jan.&July, 1890-9, 100 107 109
- Do. 5 per cent. 15 April
100 55 a
t.,
816980,06
p., 100 - -
--
Do. 1878, do lOO 11) 110/
- Mauritius, 6p. 0, 1873,
Jan. and July
- Do. 1378 . 100 116 105
- ,o. 188.2, Mayls, Nov ,r,l 100 105 107
- ; Do. 18"J5, Feb. & Aug..l 100 107 100
- 'Natal ,-;ov. 6 per cent-, 100 1(4 105 161
- ,N.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&Julyl 100 Ic3 105 1008
- N. S.W. Gov.s p•c., 186 i, "lOU -
- ' Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 187,: 100 08 90
- Do. 5 p.c. IbsB to 18051 100 974 9,4 91 54
- New Zealand, 6p. centl 100
Do. 5 per cent.... ...1 100 98 99 98
Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c
aterling, 1875 lOO j 112 101
- Do. 1878 & upwards 1)0 110 1:
- ict.uAccui6ro.ulisonvd.
6Gpo,v. 6p. c ,c.lBtis. 110000 I_oo
1037, 4
- Vie,Gov.6p.o.Ja &July 100 -
Do. do, A pri 1 & Oct lOO 1 110 112 1114

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—This ray.

EQUITY.

Tint TICHBORNE BARONETCY.--A summons from Cham-
bers on the disputed Tichborne baronetcy case was set
down for argument before Vice-Chancellor Wood. When
the case was called on for hearing, Mr. Giffard, Q.C.,
stated that the object of the summons was to enforce the
production of certain documents necessary for the further,
anco of the cause, but as all parties had not been served.
which was essential, he should ask that the matter might
be postpones till Thursday, the next motion-day. To this
course the Vice-Chancellor agreed.

OPENING OF I'IIE SIVEDISII DIET.

The King opened the Swedish Diet on the ISth
inst., with the following speech from the Throne :
" I warmly appreciate at this moment the pre-
scriptio❑ recently introduced into the fundamental
law, by which, without the delay that has hitherto
prevailed, I see you again assembled around me to
participate with me in the measures suitable to as-
sure the welfare of the country.
"My relations with all foreign Powers continue
to be ,satisfa3tory, and characterised by sincere
friendship. The general political situation', and the
eagerness displayed in almost all the countries of
Europe in the augmentation of their armed forces,
however, impose upon us equally the duty of or-
ganising our means of defence in conformity with
the requirements of the age.

"The constantly-increasing multiplicity of ad-
ministrative affairs gives rise to the want of a
more appropriate distribution of subjects to be re-
ferred to the Council, especially if it is intended to
arrive at a desirable simplification of the prepara-
tory labours in the subordinate branches of the ad-
ministration. I have consequently determined to
propose to you a change in the constitution, by
means of which a new Ministerial department for
agriculture, trade, and public works would be insti-
tuted, with other prescriptions relating thereto.
" The mixed commission for the revision of the
Act of Union between Sweden and Norway has
submitted its important labours to me, and the bill
it has drawn up now forms the subject of prepara-
tory deliberation.

4‘ A harvest of low average generally, and abso-
lutely insufficient in the northern province of the
kingdom, has produced considerable scarcity in the
means of prime necessity, threatening even the
existence of the poorer classes of the population.
I have sought to come to their assistance by employ-
ing the funds you had placed at my disposal, and
private benevolence, not only in the country itself
and among a neighbouring people, but also in
foreign lands, has generously hastened to succour
the distressed.

"Notwithstanding the difficulties which unfor-
seen expenses and the diminution of revenue, re-
sulting from the dearness of provisions, have not
failed to produce, the general position of the finances
nevertheless enables the abolition, after next year,
of the special tax which you voted at the last Diet
for the armament of our military forces, without
any increase of the other taxes becoming necessary
to meet the wants of the State. The decrease in
revenue, which, owing to the circumstances I have
pointed out, it has been impossible to avoid in the
current year, can be supplied in part from disposable
funds, and could have been made good altogether
if the surplusage of preceding years had not been
absorbed by our requiring for the construction of
railways sums exceeding the total of the loan con-
tracted for that purpose. . _

" I have not ceased to devote active solicitude to
the organisation of our means of defence, and I hope
to be able in the course of this session to lay before
you the plan upon which I thick they ought to be
based and established. Starting from the principle also
expressed by yourselves, that it is the duty of every
citizen to take part in the defence of his native land,
I have, in conformity with your advice, and with
the view of alleviating the sacrifices which result
from this general duty in time of peace, adopted
the preservation of permanent and well-drilled
cadres to form the nucleus of our army. As the re-
result of mature. deliberation, I have found that
cadres, in every respect satisfactory, with the least
sensible expense, and without hurtful injustice,
might be most suitably formed upon the basis of
the old national institutions special to our country
and adopted in our customs. Part of my plan,
therefore, consists in retaining them in their fun-
damental principles while proposing to introduce
into them useful reforms.

" With the object of furnishing our troops with
firearms of improved construction, I have adopted
measures which, although the supply of the orders
sent abroad has been subjected to unexpected delay,
have nevertheless given satisfactory assurance of
uninterrupted manufacture of these arms in the
country itself.

"The Lill for changes in important branches of
legislation, and for the more equitable distribution
of taxation, which have long bem under considera-
tion, are not yet sufficiently matured to enable them
to be laid before you. I have, however, resolved to
submit to you a proposal fur the abolition of impri-
sonment in the case of bona tide debtors.
" I shall ask of you supplies for public works,
especially with the object of coming immediately
to aid the provinces where the employment of
labour also offers the advantage of assisting a large
number of distressed persons, and I shall also ask
your support for the vote of the funds necessary to
an active continuance of the railway works re-
quired to connect the capitals of united kingdoms.
" Sweden has worthily maintained her rank by
by the side of the countries which march at the
head of the development of peaceful occupations at
the general industrial competition opened at Paris
in the course of the past year. So far as statistics
have been able to register the progress of our
trades, it has not ceased to acquire progressive ex-
tension, notwithstanding the difficulties against
which manufacturers have had to struggle in recent
years. Taking our stand upon this fact, and upon
the multiplied indications denoting that the Swe-
dish people continues to place itself upon the most
assured basis of economic independence—that,
namely, of proportioning wants to resources, and of
renouncing expenses neither indispensable nor jus-
tifiable—we are able to look forward to the fu-
ture with the full conviction that the vicissitudes
to which we have been exposed will have taught us
salutary lessons, and that they will thus become
the source, not of discouragement or prostration of
forces, but of their new development for solid pros-
perity.

" Convinced of your enlightened zeal for every-
thing that may secure the public welfare, I invoke
the blessings of Divine Providence upon your labours;
and while declaring, in conformity with the consti-
tution, the session to be now opened, I renew to
you, gentlemen, the assurance of our entire good-
will and royal affection."