The Sun. — London, England, 1862-07-15 00:00:00

~r MONEY MARKET. CITY NEWS-YESTERDAY. The following gold ships are now on the way from Australia to this country, viz. :—The Swift sure, with 4'191,000 ; the Orwell, with £124,000 ; the Sussex, with. £112,000; the Formosa, with £52,000 ; and the Marco Polo, with £43,500. The total is £522,500, of which about £207,000 is now due. It appears that there is a probability of the South Australian Government abandoniug the branch mail service,between Adelaide and King George's Sound. At the same time, however, the idea is revived of extending a line of telegraph from Adelaide to Albany, which, it is mentioned, would bring the whole of the Australian colonies six days nearer to .England. An extraordinary meeting of the Pernambuco Railway Company is called. for the 14th of August, "for the purpose of taking the sense of the share holders as to the expedienQy of suspending the pay merit of the half-year's interest falling due on the 31si; inst." The annual meeting of the Australian Agricul tural Company is convened for the 29th inst. CITY NEWS-THIS DAY. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Decreased easiness is perceptible in the discount market to-day—first-class bills, of which there is a very limited supply, being now negotiated at 28 per cent. The Jura, from Quebec, has brought £13,700 in specie. To-day a call of 30s, per share became d the South-E astern Railway 5 per cent. shares.ue on The traffic receipts of the Dutch Rhenish Rail way for the fortnight finding 30th of June, 1862, amounted to £9,038 3s. at2d ., and for the correspond ing period of last year to 19,993 3s. lid., showing a decrease of £955 Os . 61d. against the present year. The operations in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets during the last few days have not been very extensive, and for most of the principal staples previous prices have not exhibited any material variation. Sugars have been dealt in to a fair extent, but tea, coffee, tnd cocoa have remained inactive. Rice was in ate ady request, and at the conclusion of public sales of indigo prices were in some instances a shade fir mer, good and fine quali ties closing at an advance of about 3d. per lb. on the previous sales' rates. The tallow market has been dull but steady, and prices were without chang e of importance for both present and forward delivery. Two o'CLoCK. The first ordinary 'meeting of the Metropolitan and Provincial Bank was held to-day, when the following report was presented :—" The direc tors would not have thought it necessary to call the gether at so early a period after the commencement of business, had not the constitution of the bank required it ; but although the statement of accounts to be laid before the meeting embraces Et period of ten weeks only, the directors are able to report that very satisfactory progress has been ade, and a large number of valuable accounts secured. The sh areholders will perceive that the amount due by the bank, on current and other ac counts, is ;266,5061 55. 3d., and the total liabilities, £337,228 1 4s. sd. The balance of profit and leas, aftera paying all exp enses to the 30th of June, is ,282 15s. Od. Th e di rectors do not propose at present to deal w i t h this amount, but have carried it for ward to the credit of the next half-year. The articles of association provide that the directors Tshould continue in office till the ordinary meeting. hey have a ccor di ngly to submit their re-appoint tto th e shareholders. " Lord Fermoy, who occupied the chair, congratulated the meeting upon the sucatess of the undertaking, and said that he believed a very good divid en d m i ght be expected at t heir next half yearly meeting. The report was adopted, and the directors re-elected. . No change of importance has taken place to-day in the market for Public Securities, and the trans actions have not been numerous. Consols are 9218 for transfer, and 921 1 for the 7th proximo. The general condition of the market appears satisfac tor *y, T he New Thre es an d th e R e d uced are na at 911 i; Exchequer Bills at 16s. to 18s. prem. ; India rive per Cents L oan i s fl at at 1071. oftn. the poreig Turkish 6 per a Market the dealings have been a Moderate character, but prices continue firm. 61tto, " 191 Cents. are maintained at 84; 85 ; —5B , at 71i 3 ; ditto, Paid-up Scrip, at Egyptian 7 per 81 69 ; Italian per Cents. have improved to 71; ; Cent. Scrip, to 71, 1 ; Moorish are 96 1 ; Russian Scrip 9 2 1 ; and Venezuel, ` an ' 23 dos ; ; Spanish Certificates, Inben th very ex tensive, b ut prices generally have in Lancashir e and Yorkbushire o yancy. Eastern Counties, Wick), have improv e d S s. ; and South-Westerns , 10 8. alined 10 s. ; C aledonians, however, de . Business in the Foreign and Colonial lines con- Venetian inactive. Soutk Austrian and Lombardo -81 improved to 221 ; Sambre and Meuse, to 8- 4 9 ; East Indian remained steady, at 1031 104; and Madras 5 per Cents. at 1 00 1 4,. On the Great Western traffic r e t urns for Railway o f C ana d a t h e ck th e week e n di ng the 4th inst., am ounted to £8 356 , against £6,061 l ast year. Joint -S t o Ba nk and Mi scellaneous Shares haveeeu been insb good demand, and enhanced rates have bshed. pool h ave i Alliance o f London and Liver • mproved to 11* 121; Lo ndon and Bra zilian, to 61; London and So uth Afric an , t o 121; London and Westminster, 82 2 71 ; National Discount 1; O ttoman Bank, to Company, t o 63- ; an d P eninsular an d Oriental Steam, to 70. ...._.-. BUITISII FUNDS —ONE O'CLOCK. 2 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 924 1 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities ******* --.. 92a 5 Iti pe r 3 per Cent. Annuities ********** 92 4 i ndia stuck ... **************** 4 _ Ditto 5 per emit: .................... Ditto 1781 71 Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per . Cent, ....... 4 Debentures Cons o l s for Account 4 per C ent., Oct., 1863 100 i , Aug. 7 .. . Excheq uer Bills Xl,OOO, 3 per Cent .......... 1 92 6 1 i Ditto £5OO 4 18 .............. 16 18 Ditto Small ........................ 16 18 FOREIGN FUNDS —ONE O'CLOCK, Milian 6 per Cent ............... 1021 Ditto 45 per C en t ... ...... .......... Egyptian, 7 Far C ent., Scrip .... ... ... 8 35 ......... 7/ Ditto, Paid up Scrip ......... . ...... 891 5 Italian li per Cent. (Maremmana R:ailway) 71± MDitto Scrip... , .................. • • par ipm exican, 3 per Cent ................ 28 Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent ............ 961 New Grenada, 2 per Cent 25 .tiissian 6 tier Cent 182? XSt ~. . Ditto 6 per Cent., 1832, Scrip .......... Lill& Ditto Paid-up Scrip ` a rdinian 5 per Cent. Spanish 3 Der C ent Ditto Pa;.sive.. 9 5 I p itnish C er t . o f C oup. not fun d e d _ Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 841 Ditto Account .. 711 Lotto 6 per Cent. 1858 711 Ditto Account 'Ditto, 4100 Boild Ditto, Paid up 6 Bonds .. 681 9 Vnezuela, 3 Per Centcri ...... 23 Italian, 8 1)1 Id n'te en the above payable in London. Per Cent., 1 861, Ex, 25f. TWO O'CLOCK Con4ols, mote 92A a Ditt o A .ccol l .t .. ................... 92 2 4 • • • •... ...... --!..!....,......._ ._ THE IN- -- ,iTE RNAT of visitors Yesterday was4___, payment, 57,940; tctal, 6,6313 Season tickets, 6,413, THE DIVINING R0b.......T., x.ven at the present day, persons are to be foutd who believe in the efficacy of the divining rod in the flndi , ' 3 b of hidden veins of metals. A number of these " minral witches " or " ore smelters" have been in Washoe, touting th e ,4 little joker," and have been the cause of the , of dollars being spent in places grossly unpromising. In several instances long tunnels have been run and deep shafts stank, involving a large out lay of timfe baintdofmfaorna satillekono:hwezirebngth of. out actions enosnotaining a solution of variozs the livelT riaiiieenrealawatiutheka l on end.—Californian paper. A recent discovery of silver lodes bas been made in the district of Capiapo, at a distance of about twenty four miles from Pabellon, in the upper part of that river, which has roused the lvves . of large. returns, and given fresh impulse to the languishing spirits of the miners, and ndustry.-- to all business connected with that branch of i Xanama litralci. 6tiARE MARKET---THIS DAY ORDINARY SHARES AND STOcKS. Share( Railways. i Paid. Closing Business { Price. done. Cl_ thl Caledonian r ises . tr , td.o l ,os i i n - c eima l a . ndi . , andStr. Eanxdelt ieira : Va1... 0 1 i la a 603 1 01 1 ) Cork and Bandon all Cornwall , all Do Af A zets no divi) all Do. B ti ll 6p c.p an.h as ben paid to B. j all I Dublin & e ßelfast Juno. all I Dun.,Perth& Ab. Juno all East Angliala 100 Eastern Counties 100 Eastern Union, A stock 100 Do Bdo do 100 !East Suffolk lEdinburgh & Glasgow lOO 'Edin., Perth, & Dundee i 10 0 Glasg. and S. Western. , 100 GreatNrthn.of Scotland 100 Great Northern lOO Do A stock lOO Do B do Gt. S. an W. of Ireland , 100 Great Western 1 100 Do Str Val gua. stock 100 Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 London and Blackwall 100 Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast 100 1.0 n., Chat., and Dover 100 I Lon. & North Western I 100 Lon. & South Western 10 0 IL 'derry & Enniskillen. 100 Man., Shef., & Lincoln. 100 31Daryo t po s rt ha r es d Carlisle all :Metropolitan all Midland Do New Do Birming. & Derby 100 'Sid. Gt. W. of Ireland all Do. i shares 'Mid Kent Do Cray Line Newcastle and Carlisle all Norfolk lOO North British Nor.Dev.Rail&Dk.stock 100 Do A stk ; A rens no d till 6 pc. has been pclß 100 Do B stock I 100 Nth. Eastern—Berwick i 100 Do, G.N.E. purchase'l6.l3.4 Do Leeds lOO Do York North London I 8 8} 1 6 7 I 91 91 1 106 106 64 7 1 2 5 6 41 43 10 11 2(.1 21i 56 37 53 60 38 40 1 1 864 81 294 304 101 103 140 145 117 111 1141 115 133 135 105 106 714 72 55 57 1051 1064 59 61 122 124 45 47 914 05 100 101 40 45 374 384 81 127/ 12 1* 14p 97 99 Do new North Staffordshire IC. and S. IV. Junction Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid, stock Shrews. and Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon S. Durham & Lane. Un 1 South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok., an d VVok. I Stockton & Darlington Do Do New, 1860 Taff Vale.. Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall NV. Hartlepool Har.&R 1 I West Midland Oxtord Do Newport Do Hereford 72 74 62 63 Mi 1 OW 54i 54/ 83 102 104 pm 5 41 d 10/ 11} 114 116 45 47 103 105 45 47 35 37 82t 83; (6 68 98 100 8 7 39 40 9 10 p 64 7 p [47 151 r) 24 2 p 55i 584 26 34 d ip 87 00 [35 140 6 71. 44 46 1 39 41 1 87 89 1 PREFERENCE SHARES. 25 Blythe and Tyne i 0 p.c. pref. issued at £5 .... all st !iris. & Exet. 4p. c. st.. 100 94 96 20 Do. shares st 'aledon. qr. shrs, No. 2 100 f; ()t)rk & Bandon, 51 p. c. all 20 CornvTall. 5 per coat— . all 201 211 61 Dun. Perth, &Abc7,Jun. all 6 61 10 Do. Ist Class Pref. et E. Angn. Class A Pref.. c lOO 104 106 at E. Conn. Ex. 5 p.c. No. 1 100 111 113 st Do No. , 100 110 112 et Do. new 6p.C. at lOO 128 130 at Eastern Union, 4p. c— 100 82 84 st Do. sp. c. guar lOO st Edin.&Glas.s p.c. shares 100 110 112 st Do. 4p. c. guar. S. & D lOO 90 92 at Glas.& S.Weat. gu. 5 p.c lOO at Great Northern, sp. c lOO 117 119 at D 0.5 p.c.Redm.lop.c.pm lOO 113 115 at Do. 41 p. c. do lOO 105 107 st Do.sp.c.Redtr.atsp.c.pm 100 109 111 10 ;t. Nh. of Scot. fat pref. all st 1 4 1- . Sn. &W. (Ireland 4 per cent lOO 97 99 50 Great West. (Berks and Hants Ext) 5 per cent 6 et Do. redeem. 41 p. ct lOO 99 101 at Do. redeem. 4p. ct lOO 89 91 at Do. irredeem. 4p. et._ 100 90 92 xi at Do. sp. c. redeem. pref 100 101 103 st Do. Birm. guar. stock lOO 7? 79 at Do. Birm. pref. stock at Do. Chester guar. shares 100 77 79 at Do. Chester 8 p.c. pf. shs 100 170 175 st Do. Chester 5 p.c. pf. ahs 100 104 106 100 Lan. & Carl. 41 p.c. pr el all et Lan. & York. 6 p.c. stoci, 100 138 140 at Do.Barnsl.st£s 3810dre 100 at Do. 6p. c. (East Lan.) lOO st Do. 41 p. c. (Blackb. pur lOO 102 101 at Londairig.sp.c.gu. No.l 100 117 119 at Do. 5 per cent. do. No 2 100 117 119 st Da 5 per cent. do._ ,_ 100 140 145 at Do. 5 per cent. do. No. 4 100 117 119 at Do. 7 per cent pref. atk 100 153 157 st Do. 6 p.c. do(W.E.&C.P.' 100 130 135 at Do. 4p c. st. (div. def. lir 6. , 100 78 80 st Lon.Cha.t. &Di - vv. sp.c.pf. 100 100 102 100 st Lon. &N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton, 5 per cent. 100 at Lon. & ~.West. 7p. cent. at., late 3d shares - 2s. 6d. Do. (Portsm'th perpetl anus. of 2s. 6d.) all 24 2; at t,ontiony. a Ennis. 4 sh , k t Sian. Sh. & Lin. 5 per ct. 100 126 127 6 Do. £6 St Do. 31 per cent, .... 10 Do. redeem. 6 per cent 121 llaryport & Carl. 4 pr. c all .. .. 121 Do. 41 per cent at Midland Con. 6p. c. stk lOO .. .. at Do.Con.Bris.& Bir. 6 p.c 100 139 141 at Do. 41 p.c. pref. st. rdem 100 103 105 at Do. 41 p.c. irredeemable 100 .. .. 6 Do. 41 per cent..... . . all .. .. at Do. Leic. and Hit4per ct 100 94 96 at Nnrflk. sp. c. Ex. at. 184( 100 .. .. st Do. 51 p. c. Pref. st. 1847 100 .. .. at D 0.5 Way.ValEx.stlBl7 100 .. .. at Nort British. 5 per cent. 100 111 113 at Do. New gua. 5 per cent 100 109 111 10 Do. Bor. Un. g. prf. shs all 1 16pm st Nth.Dvn.RaiL&Dbk.Co. 100 .. .. at N-East. Cons. pref. 4 p.c. 100 93 95 934 at Do. 41pr. ct redeemable 100 101 103 at Do. G. N. E. 4p. ct. pref 100 96 98 17 Do. Berwick 4p. c. pref. 8. 13.4 11 04 d 20 Do. Leeds 6p. c. No. 1 13 .. .. 121 Do. do. Quarters, 1848 9 .. .. 25 Do. York, El. &S. Porch lO par 4 20 North Staffordshire all 23 24 st Scottish North-Eastern 31 p. c. pref. stock lOO .. .. at Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p.c 100 .. _ at Do. 7p. c. pret. stock 100 140 145 10s. South Devon, Ann, 10s. all 10 11 10 Do. Fixed 41 per cent all .. .. 1 0 . 6 South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6) st Do. 41 per cent at Do, Fixed 41 per cent 100 102 104 at South Wales, gua. 4p. c. 100 .. .. at Do. 41 per cent at Do. do. 1859 lOO .. .. st Do. 5 per cent. lOO .. .. at S. Yorkshire, 4p. c. gua. 100 86 90 20 Do. sp. c. gua. all 201 211 25 Stock. & Dar. Asp. C all 284 293 25 Do. B6p. c all 334 346 25 Do. C6p. c all 331 341 at Taff Vale No. 1 Pref 1 0 . .. at Watrfd & Kilkny, 6 p. c lOO 42 45 at W. Mid.-Oxf Ist gua stk 100 128 130 st Do. 2d do lOO 120 125 st I o.Newport 5 p.c. pf.red. 104 103 105 at Do. Perpet.6 p. c. pf. 1866 100 122 124 st Do. till 1869 100 119 121 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Leasing Closing Business Railways. Paid. 1 Co. s Price. Done. --- Bedford and Bletchley all Ln.&I , I•W .......... Birkenhead Buckinoll mshire lOO Do. Chesteiez Holyhead.. 100 Do. 55 56 Do. 5/ per cent 100 Do. Do. 5 , 100 Do. Clydesdale Junction 100 Cledon.. Colchester, Stour Val. 10 0 E.13.& 1 • 1 .0 65 67 E. Lincolnsh. gBpr c. 100 Gt. North. 136 138 E.Union,HarwichShs all E.Counts. 41 41 Do. Woodbridge.... 100 .. • • • • Gls.Barr.&Neils;Drct. 100 Cledon Gloster & Dean Forest all Gt. West .. .. Fluil and Selby all Yk.N. Mid 110 112 Lancaster & Carlisle 100 Ln.&N.W 210 ?OS 2011 1 Lon. and Chat. Ext. B 6 per cent Do. Bromley, 6 per c all D 0....... .. .. 133. New ShlB6l, 46p.c all Do ..... ... 21 23 Do.W•• . Ext. A, 44 p c all D 0........ 81 9 London & Greenwic , 100 S. Eastern 63 65 Do. Preferen s Lon.,Tilb.& S. -"lend 100 Peto &Co B6 58xd 87 7 •lnc.,Bxtn.,d t Matlock L Nne o idw Ai m e i s lra to ark f d t ti g: oßrdu a. r.py i rEe p fx. c er . _. lOO Norfolk Do 6 per cent lO Oll D i, N o . w & m 3; 4; A o e :r t c h e . n s . •• •• —goa• 5 per cent... 1 stock 100 Midland 96 98 N. La 6er cent Not. Gran. Itf. e p.c all Do. pm Preston and Wyrs 1 5. a 5 1 . 1 6. E Do C . ounts. p 1 p 66 58 . Eas ter —Hartle North Ni r , Pool lio N. E. Ber. .. •• es.ern ...... all Midland 16/ 17 L&N.W 1 & Cl. 100 Gt. North. 941 951 93 Do. i shares . all A t „ &L. Yk. 3 44 46 oystn. flitch . d z " -- ""• au Do •• • - Shrew She • • • .. • . slay & R em P• 100 Gt. North. 136 137 Do. Do. ford 100 T Brassey 130 135 South Stafford 'WestLondon, Ci e A . 100 Ln.IN.TC 2 24p Do do it l all W.Ln Ex ..Do do C all Ln&N.w. —__. Wilts and Somer se t.. it ‘ l6 uct•Wst. Wimbledn & Croydon' all G est•9l t. W r 93 JOI all 100 t all W.Ln Ex Ln&N.W. aLlit.Wet Gt. West . a z u • Antwerp & Rotterdam. Ardennes... . iah.BsS.Fran..Lim.7 p.c. I Raglan East. Junction 'earmeaux Mine & Rail Aipiapo ............... Ditto Extension .... Dutch Rhenish Do. • • • . • ! , :astern of France ;rand Rue Guar. 8 p. c. ;t. Luxem., Con. shs... Italian Junction Namur do Liege Do. 8 p. c. Pref......... Northern of France.... Do. New Shares ..... Norwegian Trunk Pref. Ot'mn(Smyrna to Aidn) earis,Lyons, Medi ter. Paris ct Orleans.... Recife & S. Fran. (Peru.) rua. 7 p. et. 1im...... Riga k Dunaburg...... Royal Danish.- . Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... -iambr e & Meuse ...... Do. 5i P per cent. Pref..... 'an aulo, lira, g. 7p. c. S.Aust. ILomb Venetin *4. East Portugal 7 p ct. Turin and Savona .... Southern of France.... West Fiandera Do. 51 p c. Preference.. W. & N.W. of France .. 6 7 14. 2 p 1 li loi Ili 44 4 li 14 13. 20i 21i 14i 141 - - 81 8i 196 206 39 40 8 10 8 7d 424 (3i 49 61 14 15 15 16 n i l lot 94 10 ' 4 lep 31a 323 7k 70 10 34 21 22 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separatu Year. (*Caledon. £lO Gua. Stk 100 I Cornwall 4i p.c. ga. p erp all *E. Anglian, Clsß, 6 p.c. 100 * Do. C I BC, 7 p.c. 100 'Eclin,Prth,&D'dee,4p.c. 100 Lond'n, &c., 4/ per cent. lBlB 100 Do. do. 4 per ct 1860, 100 Do. do. 4; per ct 1861' 100 Do. do. 4 per ct 1861 31 Chat'nl, Metrop. Ext. B, 6 p.O Lou. &S.Wcstern 4 21p.c. North British £lO ua.l Shares, 1861 *ScottishCentral44 p.c irred. pref S.-Eastern 4} p.c. 1859 Do. 5 p.c. June s 861 (rd.) Do. 5 p.c. Auz. 1861 (rd.) Vale of Neath • • ... 'ai 103 105 120 123 130 133 81 83 103 105 92 95 103 105 10k 10} 103 105 3} all any, any * Fl made lure of full dividends in good out of the profits o: pr ipm pr ipm zot 21} given halt.: subsequent !ear not to be half year. BRITISH MINES. '.- ki:reci Consols (Philack 3.9.3 Clifford nil 25 27 !)evon G. Cor ..,. (Tavist 1 430 440 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd ss. par 4p r,ss i . , Bassett (11logan) 3O 42 t* -- East Caradon ....... East Carn Brea.... ... E. WI Russel (Tavistk ) 7.12 6 4 44 Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen ) 561 16 18 Great South Tolgus l7s 44 5 G.Wheal Alfa. (Philack ) - - G. Wheal Vor (Helston) 40 51 65 Grenville Herod's-Foot 8.12 37 39 /I ingston Downs 4.14 24 34 Lady Bertha 4 1 Slargaret (Guy Lelant 07 42 44 Marke Valley. 4 I%lyndy Iron Oro (Lim ) 25 t 4 4.- North Downs 2l 44 44 North Frances (Illogau 12.3 - - N. WWI 8a55,4(1110.4 . an) 9 0 4 44 North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (St. Blazey 14 5 6 20 Providence(Uny Le1nt., 1 10.6.7 40 42 s'prtridge Cons. Min. Co. 1 4 1 South Caradon(St.Cleer 14 330 340 S. Carn Brea (Illogan) .5.11.6 3 34 '..Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.1'•.1. 1174 1104 Stray Park 5 Tamar Silv.& Lead Rim 41 15 1 10 Tin Croft 9 11 115 West Basset (Illogan) l5 12 13 W Caradon (Liskeard) 5 33 35 West Seto Wheal Bassc . t . (Illogan) 55 875 921 Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 35 45 .- 1 . Wheal Edward (Cals.) 74 14 15 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 1.7.2 104 115 Wheal Mary Ann (Men.) 8 11 13 Wheal Treiawney (Lis.) 7 12 14 FOREIGN MINES. 20 Australian 1 BonAccord Copper,Llna all 4 5 5 hraziULand & Min.Co all 4 1 40 Cobre Copper all 21 2 S 20 Copiapo 36 7 8 2 Capula Silver los. pr 4pm 1 DunMoun.Cep.Ming.Co ail 1 ssp 3 East D.. 1 Rey (Limited) 1 pr i 2 Fortuna. ~ '4 x d 20 General all 20 22 2 Gt N. Cop. of S. Austr l5 4 4 d 14 Kapunda (Limited) i 1 5 p $ Linares all 61 74 5 Lueitanian 2 5 d par 1 Mariquita all 4 4 1 N.RhineCopotS.Aus.L 4 4 Ids 20 Pontgibaud Silver,Lead Mining and Smelt... aII 2 4 5 I Port Philip , 1 Santaßarbara GldMine 4 1 4pm 1 Scottish Austrin. (L.) Ns. 15 11pm 20 St. John del Rey (L.) l5 59 61xd 995 28.2.81 United Mexican 1 Worthing (Limited) all 1 1 1 YudanamutanaS.A.Ld. all 25 3 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. ,July 1877-S2 Do 6p. cent.lBB3-4 100 - - Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 105 107 Do. dp. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 105 107 Do. 5 per cent lOO 955 954xd 955 45 xd Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 95 96xd xd Cape G.H ope, 6 p c. 1873 100 1061 1074 Do.Ap & Oct. 1880 100 111 113 Do. 1890 100 111 113 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 lOO 110 112xd xd Ceylon, N0v.1861, 6p c 100 -- N.B.Gov. 6 p.c..) a.&July 100 103 ICsxd xd Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - - N. S.W. Gov. sp. c.,1866 100 981 90/ Do. sp. c.,1871 to 1876 100 93 99xd xd Do. d0.,1888 & upwds 100 974 98xd SB4 xd New Zealand 6p. cent. 100 109 111 !Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. sterling, 1875 lOO 107 109 ad I 5.Au5,G6p.c.1878..k up lOO 103 110 108 i Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 108 110 I do. A ma. Ap.&flet. . 100 1065 107 1074 DOCKS. stock 'Commercial ; 100 stock Do. 4 per Cent.Pret.Min 1 100 stock East and West India l2O 131 134 stock London lOO 56 58 stock 'St. Katharine 1 100 58 58 stock Southanapt.7in I ' 100 stick : Vietori a ..., ..... 20 'Do' New .-- ....a , 2 i3d par 100 j 96 98x dl 2 ld par MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anal o-Xleicican Mint all 1 171 'FI 10 atlantic H. MI. Stm (Id) all 2 3 25 Australian Agricultural 19 23 25 10 Bahia Steam (Limited). I 10 Rerlin Water (Limited) all 41 51 5 Bombay Gas Limited. 1 1 dis 1p 50 British American Land 40 -- 50 8.&1.151ag. Tel. A. (Lim.) all 50 55 20 Do. 8,7n.e.t1111852 (Lim.) all 1S 20 20 Do. C. (Limited) all 32i Canada Land all 102 107 a d 10 China & Japan Coast & River Steam Naviga. 5 st. Cop.Min.ofEng&Srnltg,. all 25 Do. Pref. 71 per cent. st. Crystal Palace st. Do. Preferene. st. Do. 6 p et. Perpet. Deb. 100 104 !CS 10 E.lndia & Lon. Ship A. all -- 20 E.lndia Irrign. & C ana l 11, Do. B. all I par ipm st. Electric Telegraph 25 Do. New all 5 English & Aus. Copper, all 2 21 15 Gen. Steam Navigati m 14 26 27 1 Great Ship Limited).., all 1 1 1 Do 174 pet Preference all f 1 2 Indian Carrying (Lim.) 1 5 Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) 41 31 at d 4 L.G. Omnibus co. (Lim.) all 11 11 10 Lon. & S.lrel.Dt.Tel.L. 2 20 Yladras Irr. and Canal 1 21 2/ 10 bled. Exten. Tel. (Lim' all 3 4 10 Do. 8 per cent. pr of all ..._ 25 National Dis. Co. ( -dm ) 5 14 11 p 20 Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim ) 5 2 3 10 Netherlands Land,Bp C. all 4 1 100 N. BrANovr,ScotiaLan d 81 12 14 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all / 1 1 {Oriental Gas (Limited). all 11 11 10 , orintl. in. Steam (Lim.) all 61 61 Xin st.l ~. i Peelß.Lnd.&Min.(Lim) 100 55 57 I Pen. & Oriental Steam all 68 70 701 W Red Sea&ln.Tel.g 4 il 3 •°• 6 0 , Do. New 3O 9 11 scot.AMail Steam 50 R . 16 hymney Iron all all 1 1 9 7 19 94 25 Do. New . . all 44 65 IttoJaneir Cit I ts all 28 t 2 9 a d 62 D 0 Y IBP • 2 11p 21 . 100 R oya l °. do. Scot 1 Submari ne , Australian Land all 60 53 65 25 south ustln. Inv.(Lim.) 100 1 , 1 130 :2 14 ,: 0 r 1 Do, do Tel. Scrip alp 10 • Registered I fi D °. d •• • • • 4 6 Au strs all 2 Telegra ph to I o•• • 1 d 10 Trust and A gency nd,a, (L) 1 / . 20 Tr.& Ln.Co.ot u 5 U. K' dom Tel Co. Pr.Can. 5 /14 100 VAD Ditmen's L. (lim.) 3 2 1 “nd 284 11 13 a(i ) l Rt jos T. a l 19.16.41 13.14 10 at st 50 20 6.4.0 t 2.10 91 93 14 9i T-sTOCK HANKS IpTat United Ser - . 7 - i cc Alliance B.Ln.&L'pool Sus tratasia of Egypt Ratak of London ..... , Iritish North Ameriesr Ch. Bk. of B. Columbia of lu , lia, '711.31er. of In. Lon.& Ch. City . ............. Colonial ...,... ....... • Corn. Bank of Canada 1 , 1ng,.. Scot., t Aug. Ch Gen. Bk .of Switzerland Imperial Bank Limited London and Brazilian . Lon. Char.Bkof Austral London and County .• London Joint Stock .• London and S.Airican London .5.5 Westminster Yfetrop. & Provinl. Bnk. Nat. Prov. of England , Do. new National 139. n k New South Wales..... Orient. B. Corporation 1 ,, Otto-r.an Bank . 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New Do. 6 p.c. '73 wlth't opt. Do. 5i p. c. do. '77 d 0... Do. 1878. Indian Branch Limited Madras guar., 5 p. c. .. Do. 4t p. c. Extension. Do. 4# d 0........ Melb.Corp. 6 p. 0. Buds Newßrunswiek a Cands i Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6p(l Class A Capital Share ... Do. do. Land d 0........ 20 Do. do. B Capital do. .. .. Do. do. Land do. .... `N.Rl.C'da6 pc let pf bds stock Seinde .......... 20 Do. Punjaub ... Fi „,= £0 Do. Do. .. ....... :t1 C.. stock Do. Indus. St. Flo. g„; 100 sta 20i 204 10 100 100 100 i7i stock stock stock 100 TOO 100 100 100 100 stock stock 20i 20i 100 100 100 stock stock stock stock all 100 {lOO 15 all 100 Closing paid. illiminesfß don, 60 — 64 100 101 41. 5I d 71 81 80 85 75 so 75 FO 100 102 107 108 102 k 103 103& 104 IP 21 22 p 62 65 61 54 33 36 10 44 30 33 30 33 101 102 IV p iP 100 101 114 111 9 8f 97 100 88 92 88 92 dis par 100 101 91 95 90 00 xd 104 31. 5 7 1001 x d 913 4 e 85 88 1(2 103 pr } p 20 20 97 98 IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS-THIS DAY. The SIEAKER took the chair shortly after twelve o'clock. PAROCHIAL ASSESSMENT BILL. The hotse went into committee on this bill, resuming at clause 26, which, with some verbal amendments, was agreed to. Clause 27 was agreed to. On clause 28, which relates to the valuation of Govern ment property, an amendment was agreed to by which boards of guardians were empowered to make the property of the Government contribute to the common fund. _ . On clause 32, which provides for the payment of expenses incurred for returns ordered by the overseers, and for com pensation, Mr. AYRTON moved an amendment to the effect that such payments should have the sanction of the board of guardians. Another amendment was also proposed, but both were negatived, and the clause was agreed to. The remaining clauses with some amendments were agreed to. The bill, as amended, Was then read a second time. LEFT SITTING. HOUSE. OF LORDS—YESTERDAY. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at the usual hour. THIRD READINGS. The following bills were read a third time and passed :- Glasgow Barony Parochial Boards, - Breton Ferry Dock and Railway, North British, (fee., Railways, Brecon and Merthyr Tydvil Junction Railway, and Cowbridge Rail way. MALICIOUS INJURIES, &c. (IRELAND). The Earl of LEITRIM brought in a bill for further strengthening the law with respect to murders and malicious injuries in Ireland. The measure proposed that where a person was murdered in Ireland a jury should be summoned with the view of assessing the compensation to be paid to his survivors by tha inhabitants of the locality in which the crime was committed. The bill was read a first time. THE DEBT OF JAMAICA. The Earl of DERBY rose to call the attention of the house to the correspondence which had taken place relative to the debt due by the Island of Jamaica. The noble earl said that some time ago their lordships were amused, or rather scandalised, by a correspondence which had been brought under their notice, and which had taken place between two departments of the Govern ment, viz., the Admiralty and the Treasury. Th e correspondence had been brought under their attention by a noble friend of his (the Earl of Hardwicke), with the true spirit of a seaman, for certainly had it not been for him a number of brave men would have been kept out of that which was their right. In the corre spondence which he was about to bring under their notice it would be seen that in this case also two depart ments of the Government were concerned, but in this instance it was between the 1 reasury and the Colonial office. He could not refrain from saying that the correspondence should not have taken place, or at all events that it should not have been submitted to Par liament. In the year 1831, in consequence of the financial distress in the island of Jamaica, a loan of £200,000 at a certain rate of interest, was granted, the understanding being that the whole sum should be paid off in the year 1859. Up to the year 1847, the interest was punctually paid, and the debt was reduced to about £160,000. From that year, in consequence of the act equalising the duties upon slave grown and free labour sugar, difficulties arose, and payment of instalments from that period ceased altogether. The noble earl then proceeded to point out the various steps that had taken place relative to the debt, and the correspondence which had taken place with respect to it. Lord GRANVILLE said that, as the correspondence extended over several years, inconsistencies had probably occurred in it. As to the Treasury, it always started from a different point of view than other departments, as its ob ject was, of course, to check expenditure. A bill was about to be introduced to remedy the evils caused, as both the Treasury and the Colonial-office had agreed to a compro mise. _ Lord TAUNTON was sorry to find the question had not been long ago settled, and considered that the publica tion of the correspondence was indiscreet. He condemned the system of the Government lending money to the co lonies. Lord GREY thought that the Queen's Government should act as a whole, and that heads of departments should not seek to throw off responsibility from themselves on others. The Government ought not to be divided against itself, and show such a want of firmness and consistency. If differences arose, they ought to be referred first to the Prime Minister, and then to the Cabinet. Lord CARNARVON made a few remarks. The Duke of NEWCASTLE denied any wish to evade responsibility on his part, and said there had been no diffe rence of opinion as to the practical measures to be adopted. The charge of delay must be shared by every Treasury for the last seven years, and consequently, in part, by the Ad ministration of Lord Derby, _ _ _ Lord DERBY, having 'briefly replied, withdrew his mo tion. The other orders of the day were then disposed of. The house adjourned at 5 minutes before 9 o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS-YESTERDAY. The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock. The Great Western Railway (Oswestry, Shrewsbury, and Ellesmere Lines) Bill was read a third time and passed. THE PULTENEY HARBOUR BILL. On the motion for the consideration of the Lords' amend ments to this bill, Mr. HODGSON moved the omission of the clauses pro viding for compulsory pilotage. Mr. MASSEY (chairman of committees) took technical exception to this amendment, and contended that the proper course to be pursued in regard to a private bill was that it should be recommitted. After a short discusssion the amendment was negatived, and :he bill was considered and ordered for third reading. DISTRESS IN THE MANUFACTURING DISTRICTS. Mr. HIBBERT asked the President of the Poor-law Board whether, in the present and prospective state of dis tress in the manufacturing districts, he was prepared to bring in a bill for the purpose of enabling Boards of Guardians to borrow money, with the consent of the Poor-law Board, for the purposes of relief ; such loans to be borrowed on the security of the rates, and to be repaid by instalments extending over a period of not more than seven years. ..... • Mr. VILLIERS thanked the hon. member (Mr. Rib - bert) for having postponed the question until the present day, as it had afforded him an opportunity of ascertaining whether adequate p eans existed for meeting any distress that might arise in the manufacturing districts by giving the poor law administrators power to raise money if necessary for any special emergency. He had communicated with the very intelligent gentleman who had been sent by Government into the manufacturing districts to i ns titute inquiries into the circumstances of the locality, and he regretted to say that within the last week or tan days the tone of this gentleman's letter was not so hopeful as previously in respect to the distress of the district. It appeared, however, that in Lancashire only 17 per cent, of the population were receiving parochial relief, while in other parts of the kingdom the percentage was as much as 19. At the same time there was no security that in that locality those who were at present ratepayers would not shortly be the re cipients of parochial relief Under theee, circumstances he considered it was desirable that these districts should be carefully watched, i, order that relief should be provided during the recess, if it were found thr‘t the poor rate was not adequat3 He could assure the hon. member and the house that every attention would be paid to this important sub ject by the Government and the department under which he (Mr. Villiers) presided during the recess. In reply to Colonel WILSON PATTEN and Mr. COBDEN, Mr. VILLIERS said that the report of the Government Commissioner could be inspected at the office of the Poor law Board. As regarded the act of Elizabeth, he believed it would be found . to be applicable to the existing circum stances, by giving to the local authorities a power of making a rate in order to meet special emergencies. DISTRESS IN THE WEST OF IRELAND. In reply to Mr. SCULLY, Sir G. GREY said that a careful inquiry had been made into the alleged distress in the West of Ireland, but the result was not considered sufficient to justify the making of a rate in aid on the counties adjoining the districts where the distress was stated to prevail. BLEACHING AND DYEING WORKS BILL. In reply to Lord J. MANNERS, Mr. M. GIBSON said that at this stage of the session he did not think this bill could be carried, and therefore he did not propose to proceed with it at present. FORTIFICATION (PROVISION FOR EXPENSE) BILL. 1 The house went into committee on this bill. In reply to Mr. OSBORNE, Sir F. SMITH, and other hon. members, Sir G. LEWIS said that in order to afferu' hon. mem , members an ample opportunity of discussing the question involved in the present bill, he proposed that it should be recommitted. Government was anxious that the subject should receive full discussion, and when the bill had been recommitt - d he would give the house all information in his power. In order to carry out that object, if it were neces easy, Government would not object to protract the session. After some discussion the house di vined on the m o ti on o f Sir H. WILLOUtiRBY,—That the chairman should report progress. Ayes Noes ................ 105 Majority ........................ —27 i The motion was accordingly negatived. On the vote of £llO,OOO for Portsdown forts, Mr. MONSELL moved that the vote should be reduced by £70,000. He quoted the author ity of Admiral Den man and other distinguished naval officers to show that the defence of this country could be best provided for by iron-clad vessels, and that the house ought not to be required to lay out large sums on the construction of forts, the utility of which was doubtful. lie ridiculed the idea of any successful invasion of this country taking place with the power of concentrating troops on a given point which existed, provided also that there was an adequate floating battery maintained. He contended that the construction of the forts on Portsdown Hill was a matter that did not require any technical military knowledge at the pre sent day to understand it, but could be decided by men of common sense, and he contended that the forts were shown to be a lavish expenditure. The amendment was supported by Sir F. SMITH. Sir G. LEWIS, in replying to Mr. MONSELL, observed that, assuming that Portsmouth would be attacked only by sea, the forts would be superfluous; but the question was whether Portsmouth was not liable to an attack by land, and it'. as to defend it from a land attack that the forts were intended. Upon a division, the amendment was negatived by 132 to 50. The schedule was then added to th e bill, which was ordered to be reported, after an emphatic protest by Mr. Osborne against the lavish waste of public money upon these forts. The Thames Embankment Bill was read a third time and passed, after a conversation upon somewhat extrane ous topics. JAMAICA LOAN (SETTLEMENT) BILL. Mr. C. FORTESCUE, in moving the second reading of the Jamaica Loan (Settlement) Bill, stated that it was for the purpose of settling by compromise a very old debt due by the colony,, of the history of which he gave a short sketch, explaining the terms upon which it was proposed to remit the arrears of the debt. Mr. W. WILLIAMS opposed the bill, cons id er ing that ~. the people of Jamaica were perfectly capable of paying the amount due, and moved to defer the second reading for three months. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER reminded the house of the effects of imperial legislation, which had placed the colony in peculiar difficulties; but while he felt strongly that Jamaica had a claim to consideration, he should have thought it his duty, he said, to stand out for more favourable terms for this country, but for the circum stance that the Governor of Jamaica, as the representative of the Crown, had made a proposal for the remission of the loan, which had been adopted by the Assembly in a bill Ho therefore recommended the house to accept a compro mise that would insure the disappearance of the Governor's salary from the estimates. Sir H. WILLOUGHBY hoped the house would take warning from this transaction, and be cautious in futurein lending money to colonies. Mr. CAVE explained the circumstances under which the payments in discharge of the loan fell into arrear, and the difficulties encountered by the colony, observing that there was no chance of the present proceeding being drawn into a precedent. The discussion was continued by Mr. Hadfield, Mr. Scully, Sir M. Farquhar, and Alderman Sidney. The amendment was negatived, and the bill was read a second time, The Divo'rce Court Bill and the Public Office Extension Bill passed the committee. The Charity Commissioners' Jurisdiction bill was read a second time, after a short explanation of its objects by Sir G. Grey. LUNACY REGISTRATION BILL. the house then went into committee upon the Lunacy Regulation Bill. Mr. M. SMITH moved amendments of the 3d clause, with the view of excluding two restrictions, one limiting the inquiry in lunacy cases to two years from its date; the other declaring that the opinion of any medical practi tioner shall not be admissible as evidence of the insanity of the party. Atter much discussion the former amendment was nega tived upon a division by 86 to 50; the latter was carried by 72 to 53. The 7th clause, as to the employment of shorthand writers, was negatived. The remaining clauses and certain new clauses were agreed to, Other bills were forwarded a stage, and the house ad journed at a quarter to 3 o'clock, ' SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALLS'—YESTERDAY. LIVERPOOL CUP. 9 to 4 agst Carisbrook (taken and offered) sto 1 agst Lady Ripon (taken) 6to 1 agst Fairwater‘(taken) Bto 1 agst Seville (taken) 100 to 6 agst Ophelia (taken) GOODWOOD STAKES. 11 to 1 agst Canary (offered, take 12 to 1) 100 to 7 agst Myrtle (taken) 14 to 1 agst Dalesman (taken) 100 to 6 agst Umpire (taken) 20 to 1 agst Magnum Bonum (taken) 000DWOOD CUP. 3to 1 agst Wizard 9to 2 agst Zetland ST. LEGER. 9to 1 agst Carisbrook (taken) 10 to 1 agst Buckstone (taken) 20 to 1 agst Argonaut (taken) MOO to 8 agst Tore Sayers AQUATICS. AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE THAMES. Last season, on the death of Mr. Casamajor, Mr. E. D. Brickwood, of the London Rowing Club, won the Cham pionship of the Thames. This year Mr. W. B. Woodgate, of Brazenose College, Oxford, and Mr. G. R. Cox, of the London Rowing Club, resolved to contest the distinction with him. These two gentlemen, in compliance with the conditions of the match, contended yesterday to ascertain which should row against Mr. Brickwood on a future day for the championship. The distance was from Putney to Mortlake. Fewer persons were at the former place than might have been expected. Mr. Woodgate seemed to be the favourite. Mr. John Walmisley, winner of the seul's in 1847, having been appointed umpire, the competitors and the various gentlemen connected with the match rowed to their station at a quarter-past 4. Mr. Stephen Salter, the boatbuilder of Oxford, " coached" Mr. Woodgate, and was rowed by an eight composed of Oxford University men. Mr. H. Playford, in the London Rowing Club 12-oared boat, did the same duty for Mr. Cox. A distinct eight of the London Club men conveyed the umpire. The compe titors started very evenly, but at the second stroke Mr. Cox began to gain on his opponent. Such was his speed that he clear himself in 50 yards. At Finch's there were two, and at Point three clear lengths between him and his opponent. Perhaps at Craven Mr. Cox had added still more to his lead, but his exertions were evidently having their effect upon him. The long, dragging stroke of Mr. Woodgate began to tell—so much so that he had neared his opponent very considerably soon after Craven, and before they had reached the Crabtree had challenged and passed him. From this point the race was virtually over; Mr. Woodgate coutinued to increase his lead all the way and won easily by over 100 yards. METROPOLITAN ROWING CLUB. The first four-oared race of the season of this club for silver prizes was rowed yesterday, with the following re sults : The Blue Crew 1 1. Mr. W. Easton I 3. Mr. J. Gage 2. Mr. R. Birtles 4. Mr. Benny (stroke) Mr. H. Tammadge, coxswain. The White Crew 1. Mr. W. Smith J 3. Mr. H. Smith 2. Mr. J. Prior I 4. Mr. J. Kilsilby (stroke) Mr. R. Green, coxswain. The Red Crew 0 1. Mr. C. Rutherford I 3. Mr. W. Cock 2. Mr. T. Fountain 4. Mr. F. Cock (stroke) Mr. E. Anson, coxswain. Distance, Putney to Barnes. The race was very fine, consisting of a succession of changes, Red being left astern At length, when they had rowed more than half the distance and when Blue seemed winning, White collared them again, and there was a succession of spurts right away to home, where Blue succeeded in winning by a length. CHELSEA REGATTA. Competitors, landsmen and watermen, for monoy prizes : First Heat. C. Eagers told J. Hewitt 1 I C. Blake and W. Johnson 0 Second Heat. G.SheppardandG.Drewitt 1 I W. Blake and G. Poynter 0 Third Heat. C. Blake and IV. Johnson 1 I D. White and T. Brown.. 0 Grand Heat. G.SheppardandG.Drewitt 1 1 E. Eagers and J. Hewitt 2 C. Blake and W. Johnson.. 3 GOLD IN AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND. (From the New Zealander, May 7.) From Coromandel we have information which places the existence of a gold field beyond doubt, even in the minds of those who were mostscept i ca l on that point. Specimens of the precious metal continue to come into town from time to time; we speak only of what we have ourselvea seen, the 14-ounce nugget sent to the governor, that of 32 ounces to be seen at the Bank of New Zealand, a very handsome saucer-full of water-worn quartz specimens, in the possession of Mr. Keven, taken from the bed of the Waiau creek, and which may contain in all some 3 ounces, 75 per cent. pure gold ; some equally fine specimens brought down within the last week , which ar e on ly a p or ti on o f so me 111 b. weight obtained by the same party. Again speaking of the Tici creek, Coromandel, Mr. Von Temsky writes that 41b. weight has been got by one party—heavy specimens, waterworn, and unalloyed; also that a 14-ounce specimen (the same as mentioned above as sent to the governor),mostly all gold ; 6 ounce, l•ounce, and -1-ounce pieces have been got at the same creek by men who are not above dirting their hands or wetting their feet. Mr. Murphy and party have, during the present week, succeeded in striking the reef at a consider able depth, and from the specimen of quartz which they have already extracted, there is little doubt of its proving an exceedingly profitable under taking; 21 ounces to the ton is the estimated yield. Great praise is due to the perseverance and in dustry of this party. There are about 180 miners at present at Coro mandel ; of these about 60 are said to be at work,. the other two-thirds idly waiting in expectation of a ready-made gold field to commence upon. By far the greater part of those engaged at work are either satisfied with the results of their work, or are coini fident of their future success. The great d.iffieui under which Coromandel labours is the impossi bility bility of moving freely about the country;s of a diggings extend over forest land, more than ordinarily dense and the Gold has, however, been discovered along the there is lead ing range for a distance of 60 miles, field would have little doubt but that a payable gold taanndglefclorenatu re. the surface of the, long since been discovered which have existed in the Australian country presented no greatehraddiffilcivalntiecsoltohnainesthaons,de in Otago." THE HENDON MIIEDER.—A respite was received I t who was that the yesterday at Newgate for James Lawrence deadly injuries, convicted on Wednesday last, at the Central C r i • - murder rmnal , the Court, before Mr. Justice Cromp a t l o m to te f o his sweetheart. It will be remembered signed committed. Th .e mig ht that of 1 the case was one of a very distressing character, a n d effect. in unfortunate prisoner inflicted upon himself at the time the act was jury, at the trial, spontaneously the Home Secretary, that the capital be remitted, and this no doubt had consideraablpeeteilfi Punishment obtaining for the prisoner the c l e mency of the Crown should b r ecommendation that the con dition, in all probability, e extended to him. Th e penal servitude for life, W il l be that he shall t m liergo FOREIGN RAILWAYS Share/ Railwaye. Paid.l Closing Business , • 1 rice. Done. CITY BANK.-MEETING THIS DAY. A meeting took place to-day of the City Bank pro prietors, When the Directors' report, which was adopted, stated that the whole of the instalments upon the 2,000 new shares referred to in their last report, have been paid---that the other requirements of the bank's charter in respect of this issue have been fully complied with; and that, as soon as the certificate of the Board of Trade has been obtained, the directors will be able to announce that the subscribed capital of the bank has been increased to 8,000 shares of £lOO each, upon which £5O per share has been paid. The accounts showed that the profit realised by the bank during the six months ending the 30th June last, together with the sum brought forward from the previous half-year, enabled the directors to transfer XlO,OOO to the reserved fund, thereby increasing that fund to £70,000, and to declare the usual dividend at the rate of £6 per cent. per annum with a bonus of £1 per share, together equal to £lO per cent, for the year (free of income tax), also to carry forward the sum of £2,172 13s. 10d. to the new profit and loss account. The CHAIRMAN, in submitting the report for the ap proval of the meeting, said that the certificate of the bank charter for the increase of capital had been received that morning. The bank had made very satisfactory and mate rial progress since its establishment. Every year the divi dend had been increased, such an increase as no other kindred establishment had been able to accomplish. From the first year, when the proprietors received 5 per cent., it had now been augmented to 10 per cent. The report was then unanimously adopted, and the direc tors and auditors re-elected. THE FIRE IN THE WESTMINSTER-ROAD. Yesterday morning Mr — . T. Hodson, the surveyor of various fire insurance companies; Mr. C. White, of the County Fire-office ; Mr, Hayes, of the Mer cantile ; Mr. Roberts, of the Royal ; Mr. Rose, of the Globe; and Mr. Woollett, with Mr. Blake, vestryman, of Lambeth, met upon the ruins of the premises destroyed by fire, belonging to Messrs. Goatley and Charley, the extensive floor-cloth makers of the Westminster-bridge-road, Lambeth, for the purpose of inquiring into the cause of the catastrophe and the amount of loss the various fire offices are interested in. As far as the first part of the inquiry was con cerned, nothing definite could be learned beyond the mere fact that the flames originated in the skittle-alley belonging to the Sun Tavern, in Mason-street. With respect to the actual amount of loss sustained by the various sufferers it is almost impossible to tell at present, but it must amount to a considerable sum, seeing that there are not fewer than 33 houses and large establishments either to tally destroyed or considerably damaged. Many of , the inmates of the smaller houses have lost their 1 1 all, and so have the workmen their tools, and they have been plunged into such a state of destitution that Mr. C. White, of the County Fire-office, Mr. Hill, printer, of the Westminster-road, with Mr. Watkins, of the parish of Lambeth, are forming a committee to collect subscriptions to alleviate the distress of the burnt out persons. From the calculations made yesterday it appears that the ground laid bare of the factory, and the backs of other houses in the intermediate streets, independent of those in the Westminster-bridge road, is not less than 12,500 yards. At the King's Head Tavern, belonging to Mr. Midgley, it was found that the western wall had been built upon an ancient sewer, the covering or flab of which had in different places given way owing to the intense heat, and several parcels of oil-cloth had fallen into the water, and those portions upon which the tavern rested had also given way, and in order to prevent the building coming down a number of men were yes terday employed in shoring up the walls. Mr. Beckerson, the superintendent of the L divi sion of police, had a powerful body of men kept on the spot to keep persons from venturing upon the still burning ruins, and it was exceedingly fortunate that that officer carried out the work in such an ad mirable manner, for all of a sudden one of Chubb's improved iron fire-proof safes fell red hot from the first floor, and owing to its great weight, had any one been under the wall from which it toppled he must have been killed instantaneously. One very gratifying circumstance, as far as Messrs. Goatley and Chorley are concerned, is, that upon opening the safe every book and voucher were found per fectly secure. A great many persons connected with the aristo cracy came in their carriages yesterday for the pur pose of inspecting the ruins, but owing to the dan gerous state of the few remaining wails the police and firemen very properly refused them to enter the barrier put up in the Westminster-road, but a great many availed themselves of the facilities afforded by passing through the Sun Tavern into the back pre mises. The engines were still obliged to be kept on the spot for fear of a fresh outbreak. A YEAR'S WORK OF THE CITY POLICE. During the year, of which the full particulars are before us, filling thirty-one large sheets, there were 4,209 persons taken into custody within the boundaries of the City. Of these, 3,012 were males, and 1,197 females. The largest number of these charged with the same species of offence occurs under the head of " larceny from the person without violence," 469 ; and the greatest propor tion of offenders in this class were of the male sex, that is to say 379 males and 90 females. The next largest number was, for common assaults, 417; of which 365 were males and 52 females. We may say, then, that every day throughout the year one of the masculine sex, and once a-week throughout the year one of the feminine sex is charged before the police with some species of attack with no distinct object, beyond the gratification of enmity, resent ment of wrong, and to appease the passions engen dered in quarrel. The months of January, July, and August, furnish the greatest :umber of casts; but generally speaking, the summer months are slack times with the City police, the " rough" population being then mostly out of town. The next largest entry is that of charges of larceny com mitted in dwelling houses, 372 ; of which 265 were males and 107 females. Following the figures in the same descending order, we have 331 charged with drunkenness, of which 227 were males and 104 females; 311 disorderly conduct, comprising 117 males and 194 females. Here, for once, the gentler sex make the grandest figure ; generally speaking, they show the smallest numbers under the several heads, We have next, 302 offences against the City Police Act, 287 vagrants, 273 common larceny, 230 suspicious characters, and 164 assaults on the police. The reader will observe that the relation of certain of these totals to each other requires a different grouping theof I figures to furnish a correct picture of the , a P es and colours of offences. The assaults, numbered in the whole 591 ; of whi ch 24 bur- an indecent character. There w ere, in all, 110 we re of , wi then, thout glories, 1,585 offences against property violence, which includes 5 2 cases of embezzlement, or one a week the whole year round -; 44 of fraud by obtaining goods under f a l se Preten ces; 16 of s t o len goods; 97 illegally pawning; 20 ds receivingand the cases of lar ceny unlaw cited bove.ful possession I‘lotaii gi°o°us offences against apro perty comprised 158ofc w ilful damage, and none of Off e nces against the currency arson or trespas!in p i ng counterfeit coins, 3 of coining, 102 utter and private credit ;o'B7 d l9 n o o f te f s o . rge ri r la y e , a m nd i miscellaneous of an eous forg ing Bank of Eng . o ffences numbered in all 1, 680 , of which the prin cruelty to animals, 23 deserters, 17 cipal were- 35 ers, • families, 311 disorderly deserting conduct, 331 drunkenness, 32 prostitutes, 34 unlawful assem j Wing, and others already enumerated.—City Press. RAILWAY AND PUBLIC COMPANIES IN PARLIAMENT. Yesferday eight committees met for the despatch of business in the Lords. -- The first one, on the bills of the Eastern Counties and Eastern Union, Nor folk, East Anglian, and - other railways, was com posed of the following peers :—Lord Portman (chairman), Viscount Dungannon, Earl of Carnar von, Eari Pomfret, and Marquis of Bath, assisted by Lord Redesdale, the chairman of committees. The first case considered was that of the Eastern Union -Railway Company, for adjusting and de fraying their liabilities by raising a snm of £250,000 in new shares, with a five per cent pre ferential dividend. The committee decided that the company should have a bill giving them power to pay their existing debts, that they should be com pelled to pay off by instalments some portion of their existing liabilities out of their receipts appli cable to dividend on their ordinary shares, and ie.. eeivable under the proposed amalgamation arrange ments, but the committee would not allow any larger claim to be made on the amalgamating com panies than the sum specified in the bill. The further consideration of the bill was then adjourned until the committee shall have dealt with the amal gamation measure upon which it has a collateral connection. The next case taken was that of the Eastern Counties Company for their Epping lines, which the committee passed, declining, however, to accede to an application on the part of the promoters to withdraw the money deposited as a guarantee for making the lines with the accountant of the Court of Chancery. The committee then proceeded with the consido ration of the main measure before them, the amalga mation bill of the Eastern Counties and other com panies. The bill, since it came from the committee in the Commons, has been considerably altered and enlarged, and is a legislative curiosity in its way. It consists of 173 folio-foolscap printed pages, 21 of which are occupied merely in recital abstracts of the acts of parliament, forming the preamble_ Some 115 pages are filled with the sections and clauses, of which there are 304 alto gether, and 25 are devoted to schedules. Com mencing with the 6 and 7 of William IV., the pre amble recites that the Eastern Counties Railway Company have obtained 24 acts of parliament, the Norfolk 7, the East Suffolk, 7, the Eastern Union, 6, and the East Anglian 5 ; their present respective capitals being, Eastern Counties, £8,415,832; East Anglian, £1,600,000 ; Eastern Union, £1,748,341; Norfolk, £1,458,860; East Suffolk, £604,348; New market Railway, .£142,425 ; exclusive of each com pany's borrowing powers. Mr. Merewether, Q.C., with whom was Mr. Burke, and Mr. Round, in a long and able speech stated the case for the Eastern Counties, and stated that the objects sought to be obtained by the bill, that of a consolidation of the undertakings under the title of " The Great Eastern Railway," and an equitable fusion of the stocks, might have been arrived at loni since, but for thu reticence of the Eastern Union Company, and their refusal, until yesterday, I o render an account of their liabilities, until the present committee met and elicited from Mr. Ayres, the secretary of that com pany, the required account of their liabilities, with out which the committee of the Commons were totally unable to adjudicate on the questions in dis pute, which it would now be their lordships' duty to determine. After some general observations on. the various provisions of the bill, the learned counsel concluded by calling the first witness, Mr. Crowder, firm of Crowder and Maynard, solicitors to the Eastern Counties Company, whose evidence occu pied the committee until their adjournment to this day. A committee consisting of the Earl of Romney, chairman; Viscount Strathallan, Lord Saye and Seale, Lords Sondes and Truro, passed the bill of the Great Western, Hereford, Ross, and Gloucester, and Ely Valley Railways, the opposition having been withdrawn ; and also that of the London and North Western Railway, for additional powers, with the exception of that part of the bill which relates to the making an embankment along and otherwise improving the old harbour of Holyhead, and con- cerning which the promoters propose to appeal to the Lords of the Admiralty. The bills of the Andover and Redbridge, Totten ham and Hampstead Junction, and North Eastern (Hull and Doncaster branch), having been referred for consideration to a committee consisting of the Lord Steward, chairman, Earl of Desart, Viscount Clancarty, Lord Somerhill, and Lord Raglan, they passed the two first bills, and Mr.:Denison, Q.C., opened the case of the North Eastern, and called evidence for the promoters. The Salford Improvement Bill was under the con sideration of a committee—formed of Earl Powis, chairman, Earl of Yarborough, Lord Fortescue, Lord Wynford, Lord Wenlock—all day, the case being conducted pro, and con. by Mr. Cripps and Mr. Coates. A committee, consisting of the Duke of Montrcse, and Lords Harewood, Vane, Conyers, and Rivers, inquired into the merits of the Kent Coast Railway, and after hearing the evidence of Mr. Holroyd, the secretary, agreed to pass it. The opposition speech of Sir W. Alex ander for the Edinburglj and Dunferm line, against the Edinburgh and Glasgow Bill, occu pied three hours in Lord Donoughmore's committee. Further evidence for the promoters was taken by Lord Wodehouse's committee on the case of the West Riding, Hull, and Grimsby Railway, the par tits having come to an understanding in the case of the Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway, the bill was passed by the Duke of Richmond's committee, and the provisions with respect to the Middle Level. i Drainage and Navigation wer e finally settled n that committee. THE OFFICIALS OF THE LATE INSOL VENT DEBIoRs COURT. fcoeun i . Yesterday morning was issued the report of the select committee who were appointed to inquire into the case of the clerks and officers of the Insolvent Debtors Court with reference to the New Bankruptcy Act. In the opinion the committee, those salaried officers, for wh om - abolition of the court no employmen n t ee h a a a s a f b e e r en S provision ought to should zeceive superannuation vaellowa fooffirctehse. ve T r h io e u y e tl e li ffi n e k e t r l a la w t h s e omhaeibnemade abolished lost the advantage of tha receipt of fees, their present positionbeing taken into account. Partly in accordance with this view, the committee have ar• the persona named i r r e iv fe ed ren a c t e th to e following salariesthat their h c e o d n u c i l e u conclusions o(na (annexed), n : — e x ': ti) : With vr e among other a th re eir of re o c p e i i n v i i o n n g provisional sala p ri e e r s m ; claims will be fully satisfied by in schedule 2 nen a a n t d . n e ex f W e e r d i at tho rate of their old and present a on the understanding that such pay ments shall be named I t With reference evic e areo receivingfto opiniont t h h e e fo personsutohwathat provision i ought to be m ( viz., sums, so long as they shall contiue to lze employed, ,:'„ Mr . W. H. Lamb, old salary, £3OO ; to be added, £ s so —total, £B5O. Mr. W. Ingpen, old salary, £lOO ; to be added, £2so—total, £350. Mr. W. Notson, old salar y , £130; to be added, £6o—total, £l9O. Mr• E. R. Sturgis, old salary, £l5O ; to be added, £3oo—total, £450. Mr. J. R. Warren, old salary, £100; to be added, £24o—total, £340. On the employment of any of these officers coming to an end, we recommend that they should receive conk pensation or allowances, as for abolished offices, based upon the average of their receipts for salaries and fees, as shown in the return of 22d of March, 1661. The persons named in schedule 3 (annexed) it appears to us will be sufficiently remunerated by continuing to receive their former salaries, on the condition on which such salaries were received by t h em whilst employed in the Insolvent Debtors Court." As regards persons in the 4 th schedule, the compaitt-ea re port generally that the cases should be treated as if by the Bankruptcy Act of 1861 the various offices or appointments had been put an end to, and that compensation be given on the footing of the Superannuatio n Acts now in force relat ing to abolished offices. T he committee think that the various payments which they have recommended,, ought to be made as from the 11th of October last. And that the amount of `fees' since that time received, or to be received, in connec tion with insolvency biuDnseinureacsrest,adsdhisocmuhladrebeeodfivsidueedh in paymentsf or mer a proportion s, nd taio wsri 0 e s o n: l i f i ° I. taking their shares down to t tthoeperiods and Mr. E reti i r n an gP e e n n t only. Any further payment these gentlemen, in respect of the periods between the 11th October last and the dates of their retirement, they recommend to be computed at the rate of a gross annual salary, or allowance, to Mr. Dance, o f £l,OOO, and to Mr. Ingpen of Dam, COUNTY OF MONTGOMERY ELECTION.MONT -- GILMERY, Monday.--The High Sheriff declared the state of the poll, for a representative for this county, to-day. , ill front of the Town-hall, at Montgomery. Thep roceedin.ig3s. were quite of a formal character. The numbers wear,eraacy dared as follows (Conservative), 1 1 269 ' (14boral), 959—majority for Wynn, 310. SHIPPING---THIS DAY. SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday Morning. Arrived—Saxonia, steamer, from Hamburg; Creta, from Galatz ; Charlotte, from Folkestone, Sailed—La Mesange, for Carentan. (BY 'MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH). Arrived, July GRAVESEND Tuesday Morning. Guernsey. 14—Dart, from Boulo ' gne; Mermaid, from Arrived, July 15—Tulo, from the Aland Isles; Presto, from D ram ; S antago, from Gefle ; Elsiena Gertrude, from St. Petersburg; Colonist, from Moulmein; Hi ja, from Christianstadt - Hamlet, from. Akyab ; Teaser, from higa ; Pallas, from Odessa; Valid, from Demerara. Sailed —Annie Archbell, for Sydney. DEAL, Tuesday Morning, Passed—Dominica, from. Falmouth, for London. Anchored—Pladda, fre,m Moulmein, for London ; Vice roy, from the westward. f or the northward ; A lt je Brongers , frc, m London, for Catriz; Reliance, from London, for St. Helena. THE MILITIA. 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