The Sun. — London, England, 1869-09-02 00:00:00

s - • --- ~~~ Lugust 30. lorning, at- ncess Chris opolci, drove Queen. ;-ENC.-9 g, Sept. 1. etary of the nited States The coin in he currency Sept. 1. here the In- .edations in ip America, otation dur 3i. .... 1091. .... 123 i. • 1221; ▪ 1211. .... 1121. • 138.1. ▪ 34g. • 35c. •••• 32e. Corn, old c, Sept. 1. on strike 10 :ous condu ct 1 out to pre- N, Sept. 2. eppo arrived ~ w ith 15 7 with her cle ool at 6.30• 1, Sept. 2. Akyab With struck on the I foundered• SCOTIA. .-, Sept. 1. r attended eniog. Th e iiasm at the 2. S,Pt• Prince Consultool, to had been he Empeo r ' mpire b° ed uis entire ae-ci Imperial, ai redly Jibes l e which b as'- , s of the 6°' Blinister 0 f ;he establish" .The 111A"Lt ...... 287" 95 ...... ...... ..... 'S ". 320 __.. U ... 44 ..- ...... 27i OS ... ...• ..... .... , ...... ..... Cash 96 • GO5 •• 1 100 ▪ 60 0 98 7 i 6 1 7 1 52i DS. 81 5 :* sgBll ~~vlEs• publiciti to A ti g i f st l ;lo L abSe ° ' Conan' tl) Col o ° y al o der' lich ( lea ly for' s ' Ar eel !gist belt the 0 0 t e° lll , ° (3 1j0 0 bei c n i g ar e e ' tr fec ; their 113eefi:0 ei 4 L t the °, Ad' ie Yi E° : - yO l/ cation l4l eC rstood al to natte r 0 a l COlO/Ijsl ~gthe 1869; in e, ledg 10 0 w hicil soieti i h u, E . - a to resen — e el axist betvi f t he e niber 0 joe I t resr ° ' 3s ii rD° al tles 3el3 . o 3o t as chal ble b 'cosignll .i g ovil' °. ; tie ° coilt ° nu e ur,derg :c a bso ce ocl c , rece de ' 10 4 '3' which jot, be forc tiale• io ar , h ty tarp or Joking the m g a Ler yeseout (I da ; 'er acted, fill lc, lob wee MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK. The Bank directors to-thy at their weekly meet ing made no alteration in the rate of discount, but a change was not generally looked for. The price of Government Securities has not given way to any extent, and although there is abundance of money little demand for it exists. Consols arts flit at 93,1, 2k to 3/ for money ; ditto, for Ac.!ount, 93 ; Three per Cent. Re duced, 911 ; New Thee per Cents, 911 2 11 ; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, March, 7 prem. ; June, 6 prem. ; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, March, prem. ; June, prem. ; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., 244. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, 211 10 ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 111; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 9911; ditto Enfaced Paper, 5 per Cent., 1872, 1051. In the Foreign Market business is quiet, but prices are maintained. Argentine are quoted 791. to 79:1 ; Eruption (186 J), 901 to 911 ; do. (1868), 764 to 761 ; Viceroy Seven per Cents., 81 to 811 ; ditto Nine per Cents., 97; to 9S; ; Italian, 541 to 541; Mexican, 114. to 12 ; Peruvian, 79 to 79/ ; Orel Vitebsk, 841 to 85} ; Charkof, 81 to 82 ; Spanish, 28/ to 281 ; Turkish Five per Cents, 43i to 43k; and Six per Cents., 66 to 661. In the Railway Market Great Northern A Stock is 1 and Great Eastern lower. Midland, London and London and North Western, and Great Western have receded 4.. The prices are now as follows :—Caledonian, 81 to 811 ; Great Eastern, 371 to 38 ex div. ; Great Northern, 1044 to 104.1 ; Great Northern A, 1021 to 103 ; Great Western, 541 to 54; ; Lancashire and York shire, 1251 to 1251 ; London and Brighton, 45 to 454. ; Chatham and Dover, 161 to 16; ; Lon uf don and North-Western, 1161 to 117; ex dio ; London and South Western, 89/ to 90/ ex div. ; Metropolitan, 914 to 92 ; Midland, 117/ to 118 ex div. ; North Eastern (Berwick), 1141 to 115; ex div. ; and South-Eastern, 764 to 76; ex div. In Bank Shares, London and Westminster are marked 55 to 56 ; London Joint-Stock, 30 to 31 ; - Union of London, 35 to 3G ; Oriental, 43 to 44 ; London and County, 49 to 50 ; Imperial Ottoman, 21 to 2/ prem. ; Consolidated, 44. to 4i ; Chartered Mercantile, 321 to 331; Alliance, 12k to 131 ; and Agra (A), 11. to 11/. The sum of £25,000 in sovereigns from Brazil was taken to the Bank yesterday, and £48,000 in bar gold was withdrawn for the Continent. The operations of the week since the date of the last return have resulted on balance in an influx of £78,000. The Lagos, from the West coast of Africa, has brought £9,604. Telegrams from Vienna mention that the Wiener Bank had published a statement for the past year, a llowing a net profit of about 2,000,000 florins, and that the Bourse had become firm. e lle disposition of the public to pay attention to telegraph enterprise is attended by the usual re sult of a multiplicity of projects being hurried out, but the events of 1866 are not yet sufficiently re mote to admit of the prospect of danger. The ooh Atlantic Cable being only a few weeks old, a new one from Ireland to Nova Scotia of a light description, to cost £470,000, is now talked of, which is to do the work of the existing cables at half price. If the capital could be found and the hue successfully laid, the shareholders would pro bably be informed within a month that a fresh one of still lighter constructiod would be proposed, which, at a further reduction of 50 per cent. in the tariff, would still be expected to prove highly re munerative. That the progress of electrical science Will ultimately cause the cables of the present day to appear cumbrous can hardly be doubted, but much further experience will be necessary be fore any very costly experiments in that of erec tion can be ventured upon. It is affirmed on good authority that during the last 18 years there have been 8,000 miles of light cable laid, some covered With light wire, two consisting of indiarubber core alone, and others protected with hemp and other s ubstances, but that no line of this description has been found to last longer than one year, while in some cases the period has been a few weeks Only. All the cables now in working order are of the strong and heavy form, and there seems no example of any kind that can be cited to justify the adoption of the light principle. The tenders for £325,000 in bills on India were allotted yesterd ty at the Bank of England—to Calcutta £282,000, and Madras £43,000. The minimum price was fixed at ls. lid., being 1 per Cent, higher than on the last occasion, and tenders on both Presidencies at Is. llkd. will receive about 30 per cent. These results show an increase in the demand for means of remittance to the East. With regard to the Alabama and Chattanooga 4 1 A al lway advices f rom N ew Y or k announce t h at v ° Miles of th e li ne h ave b een accepted b y the State of Alabama as a first-class road, fully equipped and completed, and that 25 miles additional are fi nished and will be immediately delivered. It ap pears that 5 , 00 0 workmen are engaged, that the construction is progressing at the r a te of a m il e a day, and that confidence is entertained in the esti mates of traffic. i s understood th a t th e tra ffi c of the French atlantico(-1_ Cable during the fi rs t wee k it was open . 'lced a net sum f or t h e company of £357, and rl ag the second week £746. The number of mes ga was 227 and 321 respectively. The submarine ando4s Subt erranean cables at Brest were j o i ne d up a.turda last, and the whole line is now certified to be in excellent working order. The account g; ra 7 he Sun o f th e grea t b oa t race was tele lie,P,ued at f u ll l ength by the cable, and appeared Morning in New York. to „ a e Midland Railway traffic shows an increase of ret7' t4)3 , but the other returns are not so favourable. C oto cr ease on the London and North-Western any is only £236. The London and South qra!,er_ll return exhibits an increase of £3,544. The Grea t Northern Railway shows a decrease of £2,924. of Isx,reat 'Western Railway exhibits an increase It aiiv ; 9 . The d ecrease o f the Great Eastern ch ath a Y i £1,974. Th e i ncrease i n t h e L on d on, a m, and Dover return is £1,138. The traffic O f the let ehatha ropolitan Extension of the London, O f and Dover Railway presents a n i ncrease 4 608. A ghee h o l d t etwelfth half-yearly meeting of the share kite, the Mutual Tontine Association (Li u) . ear at the dividend was declared for the past half rate of 3i per cent. per annum. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. pertiovEß'sAlzxT Iruans.; eellt. Consols D't,„ , 93} 21.3} i I—w4or Account, Sept 8 ad lft Cont. Reduced 9lf li: r a , Per Cent V 1 per Cont. Jan. 1894 4, 44 Q h *. ; per Gen J 1 , 11.1873 Do - f t4lB l ao Yrs, expire stti Jan., 1880 — /),:;;; 1 * 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — 14„-,, knedQes. T elevaph),l9oB — "oqlt:s.r Bills, £I,OOU, 2f p. Ct. March -- Ba tik Do. 3 do. Juno m £lOO, £2OO 3; £5OO — P I°k r, lik 0f Bwrland Stock, 41 per Cent Q 4 . 6, , p at n a 'Peoing . .... I4# - a 4 Per Cent. Bonds ,er..e olonial Ornniuna 14,4i1N.?:441x GOVERNMENT SECURIT I Es. b?l' ' c't°C k - - , 0i per Cont., April 1879 _2ll 10 : °Pettin, for Aczount. . b o v• on. lieut. July, 1880 br,,n).4(,,leriti‘Ceeantet; Oct. 1888 V9i i "-• r..au r f• dI. 4 • Cent bo & ace Jan. 187 1 '''... lO5l p o ' - Por Cent., Jan. 1872 .... . L • 501 Per Oc-it. May 1879 — '') " Per Cent., Itup. Deb. 1872 'D o , do 1877 — o J.) b do. 1882 — D - •• h ° do. 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 130ndEt, 4.per Ct £l,000 0 . under £ 1.000 O-n', 25 L ... 0 . 51NG PRICES. 79 4-I.ll:l2,Bfaarifel3sllltopEile:pciGrrip:lsincE,:rplepr S Cent e __. 11, . . to. 18 p 5 e 9 r cent 6 •li per Cent. 1852 ..... i. do 1858.... _ 186') . ;.;°' do _ ..., 0. 6 •,., 1863 — BD o per Cent., 1865 e. n ,., 4 e•o'D. Ullt ....... ..... ,--cifikyroty per Vent. woutt/11/111110 I T f Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cont.) 55 Cuba, 6 per Cent. Cot/than 6 per Cent — `)o 4i per Cent..„ • I Do. 3 - per Cent , — to. 7 per Cent., 1866 Do. 6 per co• At. 1867 : lo utnnu, 6 per Cant. 1 Danish, 3 per Cent., 18 25 Dan ,, bian Principalities, 7 par Cent — Do 8 per Cent., 1867 92 1/. Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent. Egyptian, 7 per Cent.... ••• Do Secood Issue Do. .i&it, Bonds B3l DD. .£lOO Bonds • • 11611 86 Do. 1864 Do. Account Do. ILO() Bonds .• — Do. 4:197, Bonds 931 Do. 7 per Cent., 1868 . ~ Uoverunicnt litilwas Debentures Greea 5 per Cent., 1824 5, ex Coups -- Do. Account Do. Coupone , . Do. Account atenntla 5 per Cent .. — Honduras Gov Fail. Loon., 10 p.iCt., all pd Ltitiittu 5 per Cert., 1865 " Do. .. kceount . — Do Maremmana Railway — Ilexicar. 3 per Cent Ditto for Account D.. 1864 — Do 1 per Cent. Anglo-French — dontevidcau 6 per Cent. . . — 410 crish Imperial 5 per Cent New Tirana la — Do 3 per Gen — Do. Deferred Pe:urian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account .. 79i 84 Do 44 per Cent. (lii:liarron) Do 44 per Cent., 1862 • — Do Account PortNguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7,'9,'60,'?,': 34 1 Do. do. 1867 — Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid — Russian 5 ear Cent., 1822, £ St Do 44 per Cent . 1850 Do 44 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do :do, Scril — Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO liondF.„ Do. do. £B4 15s. do — Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds 94} 4 Do. do £B4 15s. do — Do Nicolas Railway 6Bl 9 Sardinian 5 per Cent — Spanish 3 per lien . — Do. Account BO Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Deferrea — Do. Account Do. Passive Do. Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded ... Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan Do Government, 1864 Do do, 1868 Turkish 6 per Cent.; Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do 9 - ecount Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do. Account Do £lOO Bonds 671 1 Do 5 per Cent. 1865 — Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1860 66 Do 4 per Cent., Guaranteed Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) Venezuela 3 per Cent. — Do. Aecaunt Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Do Account Dividends on the above paxtible in London. Austrian 0 per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 24 per Cont. Ex. 12 Guil Do 6 per Cent 1862 Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... French Rentes, 3 per Cent.. Ex. 25f. — lt%lian 5 per Cent. 1851, Ex. 25f. Do Account 5ll 1 CLOSJNG PRICES ()winds, Money' ... 921 3 Do. Account, Sept. 8 DEST.RUC7IVE FIRE. The greatest possible excitement was created this morning amongst the numerous wharfingers having property along Bankside, owing to a fire breaking out at Winchester Wharf, one of the most difficult places to get at from the land side, but where pro perty valued at many thousand pounds are de posited. The premises in which the fire began were situated in Clink-street, Southwark. The first in dication that any one had that the place was on fire was by a policeman, who noticed the third floors of the 1) warehouse. In this warehouse was the keln used for drying grain, and at the time of the accident there were GO quarters of oats drying, but owing to the overheating of the kelp the oats be camd ignited, and then the fire rolled through the windows and roof with the greatest fury, threaten ing destruction to every building near. Fortunately a steam-engine was stationed a distance of the wharf, and it was at once taken along side the wharf. Numerous other engines, both laud-steam and manual power, arrived in rapid succession. The chief officers of the district, Mr. Superinten dent Swanson, had also a large number of the Beloage Corps present. All hands having set to work, immense streams of water were thrown into the warehouse, which had the effect of preventing the flames extending to warehouses A and E, and eventually a most effectual " atop " was obtained, the damage done being thus returned in the official report :—" Winchester-wharf, Clink-street, Bankside, Southwark, Mr.. E. Gripper, corn factor and wharfinger. 1) Warehouse—kiln on third floor, containing about 80 quarters of oats, burnt out and roof off, contents under damaged by water; and roofs of A and E warehouses damaged by breakage, &c., and the contents by water. In surance unknown. No. 21 ditto, Messrs. William and Bradnock, egg importers ; ditto, second floor, J. R. 'Theobald—the contents damaged by water. Both these persons were insured in the West of England Fire-office. LIST FOR THE USE OF VISITORS TO TilE METROPOLIS. DILTSICIJNIS. Antiquarian—Somerset House. Admission by application to the secretary Botanic— Royal Botanic Society of London, Regent's park. Admission daily by orders from fellows. Royal Gardens, Kew. Open daily. 1 till 6, free. British—Great Russell-street. Open free on Monde, s, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 10 to 4 ; summer months 10 till 7. Closed Ist till 7th January, Ist till 7th May, and Ist till 7th September; also on all thanksgiving days. City— Guildhall. A collection of antiquities, et o. Daily, 10 till b. Geological—Jermyn-street. Open daily (except Fridays) free. India—lndia Office, Charles-street. Asiatic natural his tory, antiquities, &c. Open free on Mondays, Wednes days, and Fridays, and on Thursdays by orders. King's College—Strand. Anatomy and curiosities. Daily, 10 till 4. Patents—South Kensington. Open free daily. Royal Institution-21, Albemarle-street. Various objeots. Daily, 10 till 5. Royal Military Repository—Woolwich. Models of fortifi- Models and inTentions. Cations, cannon, and warlike appliances. Daily, 10 till 4. Loyal Polytechnic Institution-309, Regent-street. Soien tific, with lectures. Open daily, till 10 p.m. ls. Soane's-13, Lincoln's-Inn-fields. Antiquities, curiosities, and pictures. Open Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fri days in April, 114 y, and June; and Wednesdays from February to August. Admission on application to tho Curator. Society of Arts—John street, Adelphi. Inventions, pic tures, curiosities, ecc. Daily: admission by member's order. South Kensington—Cromwell-road. Open on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Saturdays, 10 till 10, free; on other days, 10 till 4,5, or 6. 6d. Tower cf London—Ancient amour, &c. Open daily, 10 till 4. is. Trinity House—Trinity-square, Tower-hill. Models of lighthouses, ecc. Daily, 10 till 4. Tussaud's Waxwork-58, Baker -street. Open daily till 10 p.m. is. We have to record the death of one of the few officers left of those who served in the army in the 153 t century. Col. Robert Terry, who died yester day at Winchester, in his 87th year, entered the 25th Regiment as an Ensign in 1799, and served in the campaign in Holland in that year, and was present at the battle of Egmont-op-Zee. Re was also with the expedition to Egypt, and served at the taking of Alexandria in 1801; also at the capture of _Madeira in 1807, and at the capture of Guadaloupe in 1810. He afterwards served as civil and military commandant of the Island of St. Martins—after its capture from the French. At Gibraltar, where he was stationed with his regiment, he was officer of the guard when the mutiny first broke out, and there rendered such good service, as to receive the thanks of the Duke of Kent. In 1826 Colonel Terry was appointed aide-de-camp to the Marquis of Hastings when Governor of Malta. He then left 25th, and served for some years as town adjutant of Malta. He retired from the service in 1842 on since in tll o resided ar my, ful leaves pa two al d sotshaseahretsaitenrin Ithiee in oneWai Winchester. 9th Foot, who served in the Crimea, the other is a captain the 20 - th Regiment,leuriDg iu India. THE SUN, LONDON, TiIEIRSDAY EVENING, SEPITAIBER, 2, 1869. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Closing Business NAAIE, Paid. Price. done 10 Agra Limited, A all 11 111 19 Do B lO 81 43 50 Albion 5 9 7 00 Alliance, Limited ' 2 51 121 135 20 Anglo Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lint all 221 23p 221 20 Anglo-Hungarian 8 11 21 9 20 Anglo-Italian 1366, limited 10 5 4 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 11 23 20 Do issued at 2pm ~.. 4 5 4 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, ling 25 Bank of South Australia all 30 32 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 87 39 10 Bank of New Zealand all 131 161 50 British North American .., all .505 311 20 Chartered of India, Austra. ha, sod China 25 Chartered Mere. of India London, and China all 82 34 20 City lO 11 12 100 Colonial 'ls 38 40 10 Consolidated, lint. 40 Delhi and London, him 40 East London, him .. 20 English and American, !lin 19 ... ••• 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro. lint 20 English, r.cottish, and Aus • tralian Chartered ...... , all 63 161 1 281 Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all 36 38 281 Do new ll5 4 5 100 Imperial, lim 20 Imperial Ottoman 25 lonian 25 Do new Lud Mortgage of Inilia lit 4 2/ 100 Du 51i. e. De b 5.136 4, 30 all 76 76 b 0 300 London Bank', of Mexico and South America, litn. 20 7 6 100 London and Brazilian, lint. 45 30 27 20 Do new 73 5 41 100 London & River Plate, Ilm. 40 6 6 25 Do new 10 11 2 p 20 London Chart. of Australia all 233 241 20 London and County 2O 491 101 491 50 Do new iss at 20 p.in,l6 pd. 11 .. •• London Joint 5t 0e k ......... . • 811 321 301 Loudon and SJath African al 3 9 100 London & S.-Western, lint, '2O 13 11 50 Loudon & Venezuela, lint l2l ... ... 100 London and Westminster 20 571 .5q 100 Do Scrip, its at 1 0 pin......, '2o ... ... 100 Merchant, lint 10 Metropolitan, lint. 00 Midland, 1itn...... 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverp oo l , Inn l5 ad 1p 00 National Provine. of Hued 42 "'"'10 Do 50 National.. 3O ... .. 20 New South Wales ......... 20 North-Western ......... 25 Oriental Bank Corporati o n all 4 L 42 433 50 l'rovinc. Bank. Corpo., Km. 10 61 51 30 Provincial of Ireland 25 9J 92 10 Do new, all ..• ••• 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, im '26 14 11 100 Do issued at G pm. 10 8 6 25 Union of Australia all 46 4 i 100 Union of Ireland, Ihn 60 Union of London A DUPE THBOUGH IGNORANCE. A clever dodge on the part of a London loan advertiser 'las succeeded in duping a Manchester tradesman, whereat the good people of Manchester, judging from their local press, are powerfully irate, The dodge was an old one with difference. The Spider advertised loans onpersonalsecu- Tity. The fly asked for £lOO. The spider consented, but wanted £3 3s. for the travelling expenses of his agent to ?ay the money in propria persona'. The dupe demurred, whereupon his enemy sent down "a half cheque" (!) 'or the amount of £lOO as security. The tradesman was "green" enough to conceive that this fragment )f a document was worth having, doubtless ignorant of the fact that bankers never pay a mutilated order. It is needless to say that the money was not raid. The confi iential messenger, who was to band it to the tradesman, met with an accident on the road, and has not yet sutii. ciently recovered to appear at Manchester. SHARE LIST. ORDINARY 811A..cili1ki AND STOCKS. iluire ItailwAy b. raid. Closing Business Price. dens. at Bristol and Exeter ...... 10) - - et Caledonian lOO 891 814 801 j 1 st Cambrian.. 20 Cornwall all 2} 3 st Dublin & Belfast June lOO 74 76 st Dtin.,Yerth,&A.b.June lOO 70 73 20 East London all 7 8 71 1 Do 15 - - 2) Do 10 - - st Glasgow &S. Western lOO 102 104 at Great Eastern .. .00 374 38 71 at Do. E. Angl. No. 2 lOO ... at Great North of Scotland lOO 16 15 at Great Northern lOO 1031 1041 104} et Do. A. stock st Do. 11 stock lOO •• ••• at GtS, and W. of Ireland lOO 14 50 at Gt. Western -Original lOO 61} 5 341 31 st Do. South Wales lOO 66 63 60 et Do. W. Mid.-Oalord lOO 31 73 st Do. Newport lOO 3) 32 at Laneashire & Yorkshire lOO :251 ,26} et Lon., Brigh.,& S,Coast lOO 46 46} 414 00 Do Scrip - - at 1.0 n., Chat., and Dover lOO 16 17 at Do. Metrop. Ex. A lOO 10 12 at bun. North Western lOO 117 117} 1:61 at Lou. South Western IVO 88 r 0 Man., Shet., & Liucoin lOO 64 51} 51 at Metropolitan st Do Exteusi,n 100 e► 93 • Do. New rd all 41 4} at MeLl upolitan District. all 31 ;i 3 10 Metrop. st. John's 11 oo I 6 - - at Mtu,aud at Do, dirntin. & Derby St :Linn British st Do . Ed., 106 - - at Nor.lt;astern-Berwick.. Ito 115 tl4 1144 15} 25 Do. N. b; purehasc..l6,l3.4 - - st Do Leeds ...... ....... 100 71 73 74} 31 at Du York . 100 100 11 , 110 at Do Carlisle .... - - st Do Stoce. & Darling lOO 141 143 at North Loudon 10 Do Now 1808 . 4 11 24p at North Staffordshire lOO 55 57 at North and :6.-W. Junction 100 101 103 10 Do New £lO shares 7 •• at Ithyntney st 151iropshire - Union lOO 554 6 .1 st South Devon: st South Eastern lOO 77 711 76 st Staines, Wok'ham, & Wok al l; 12 DI st Tail axle • - Do. C . 6 - & - Waterford Kilkenny IEO 10 Waterloo & VirlAteha,l 6 - RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 st Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO at Do. Scot. N.E., 44 per cent lOO at Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO at Do. do. 7 per cent lOO it Do. do. Ordinary lOO at Do. Midland st Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gua all stl Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO at Do. Ist Class preference lOO at Glas. & S.W. gua,. 5 per et lOO at (41. Eastern, E.O Ex. No. 1 100 st Do do N 0.2 100 t Do do 6 per cent 100 Et Do East Anglian A 5 p. c. 100 st Do do B 6 do. 100 st Do do C 7 do. 100 at Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 st Do E. Union 4 p. c. gua. 100 at Do Norfolk 5 p.e.Ex.1846 100 at Do do I p.e.Way.Val.lB47 100 at Great Northern, 5 per cent 10) st Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pin. 100 Do 44 do do do 100 at Do 5 do at sp. c. pin. 100 st Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO at Gt. Nrth of Scotland, let pf 100 at Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO et; 0 t.West.—Orig.& Jnt.-Ilent chg., per gua.s p.c lOO at Do. Orig. (B. &H. Ex). 5 p.c. 100 at Do do 41 per cent. 1850... 100 at Do do 4 do do ... 100 st 1)o do 5 per cent. redein. 100 st Do do Birmingham gua.. 100 it Do do do pref... 100 st Do do Chester gua lOO it Do do do 8 per cent lOO st Do do do 5 do 100 at Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 at Do do 44 p.c lOO st Do do 41 1859 lOO st Do do 5 at Do West 3lid. Oxford lst g lOO st Do do 2d gua. 100 at Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c. 100 at Do do 2d do 100 st Do gua. 51 per cent. 1863 100 00 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. all at Lancash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 st Do Barnsley, £5 3s 10d p.c. 100 at Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 at Do 41 (Blackburn porch), 100 IN London & Brighton, 5 p.c guaranteed, No 1 lOO at' Do 5 per cent. gua. No. 2 lOO at Do 6 do do lOO st Do 5 do No. 4 lOO at Do 7 per cent lOO at D o 6 do (W.E. & 0.P.) 100 st Do 4 do 1859 lOO st London, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent lOO atj London and N.W., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO 110 114 at Do Bedford & Cambridge IOU st Du Shrewsb'y & Welchp'l lod ..• at London and 6 W. 7 p,c late 3d shares, lOO 140 100 a Do (Portsui.porp aus 256(1) all a Man., Sher., &Linclu. 6 p.c lOO Do a Do 34 per cent - IUU 60 66 1 Do redeem. 6 percent 5 at Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 13u 1;35 Do Bristol & Bina., 6p. c lO4 1.:2 134 a Do 41 per cent. redeem lOO VS) 101 s Do 43 per cent. irredeem lot) Is Lel it Du Leicester & Wain, 4 p.c lOO 89 91 at North British, 6 p.c. Nu.l leo at Do E. & (.1. 4p.c.S. 6: D too _ at Do N. 8., N 0.2, 5 per cen.t lOO at Do Border Union, 51 p.c lOO st N.-Eastern---Cons. 4 p.c lOO st Do 41 per cent. redeem-- 100 97 99 at Do ti N.E. 4 per cent., DO 17 Do Berwick capital Do York, 11. &S. purchase lO 10 14 Do Stcktu & _Oiling. A. 5 p.c lOO 107 109 at Do W, Hartlepool H. and .11 100 87 89 20 North Staffordshire 10a S. Devon Annuities, Ls all 8 10 108 Do Tavistock Anus., 100 all 81 91 108 Du Fixed 41 per cent all 8 8 1 1p.6. S. East. (Read. Anus., 1.0.6) all 22 23 . et Do 41 per cent lOO at Do Fixed 41 per cent lOO at Taff Vale No. I IOU 150 l 5 at Waterford & liilkenny, 6pc 100 44 44 80 88 73 S 2 97 99 104 106 25 100 87 8J 78 80 94 V 6 66 70 86 9.1 9Z. fOi, 110 llt 107 111 90 92 97 WO 1 3 135 1,4 98 IGO RAILWAYS.--PREFERENCE SILUtES AND STOOKS. With Dividends Contingent on the Profits of each separate year. bt Caledonian 41 p c gua. at Do Scot. Con. min. 7p c lOO at Do 41 p irredeeni all at Do 4la c con., issued at 80 65 at Great Eastern 41 per cent. 100 at Do 5 do, 1862 lOO et Do New 5 do, 1863 lOO at Do do 5 do, 1861— 100 at Great Northern, 5p c irred. 100 at Do Permanout 5 per cent. 100 at Du Boston & Sleafd, 41 pc 100 at Groat West., W. 31id1 ., 5p c 100 . . at Do Joint porpo. 5 p c,1805 100 83 92 st Do do 6p c irred., 1860 100 108 108 'lO Du Vale Neath peril. 5p c all 19 211 at Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B lOO ... 15 Lane. and York New 41 per cent till July, 1871 2 1 Ip st Lond., Brig &c., 41 pc, 1858 100 at Do du 4 do, 1860 100 et Do au 41 do, 1861 100 ... st Do do 41 do, 1863 100 ..„ at Do do 5 do, 1865 100 at Do No. 6 5 do, 1366 100 at Do No. 7 sd o st Loud, Chat., &c., 20, 6 p.c at Do Metrop. E x . , 136 p.c 100 ... Do do C 6 p.O at London& N. Western, 5p c 100 110 112 st London &S. Western, 41 p c 100 03 95 10 Man. Shef. & Lin., 5 pc, 1865 all 81 81 st Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO lou 102 st Midland, A 5 par cent pref lOO 107 104 at Do B 5 do lB Do 5p e opt. to cony. to 100 107 102 Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1869 all 20Z 211 18 Do Incony. New Snares all 12 191 22 Do 5p c eon. into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1872 Bl 11 21p at North British, E. and (1 No. 1, 5 per cent et Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 Do E ,P., &Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 st Do E. & 11, N 0.2, 5 p.c 100 at Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 100 ... st Do E. & G., No. 3, 5 p.c 100 at Do E.& G., (Ordiry) 41 p c 100 ... st North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 97 99 st Do Stock. & Daa, D at North London, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) at North Staffordshire 5p c lOO „. st South Eastern, 41 pc, 1859 100 at Do 5 do 1861 100 at Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 st Do 5 do, 1864 at Victoria St.& Pimlico, 41 pc 100 , ••• •.. 77 8u 86 88 88 86 88 86 RAILWAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS st Birkeu end IW 111 ys 100 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer.., all yet 100 at Buckinghamshire at Chester and Holyhead lOO s L a at Do. 51 per cent. ....• lOO 117 lid st Do. 6 do. st Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO st Colchester Stour Valley 100 at East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c... 100 1:5 131 20 Gloster and Dean Forest.. an a Gt. Easti., Newm., &c., 5 p.c 100 • s Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 ••••• st DO. do. Woodbrg.Ex., do 100 st Gt. West ,W. Mid., Herd 100 96 98 50 Hull and Selby all 110 112 st Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 212 2t6 at London and Blackwall lOO 93 96 at Do. 41 per cent lOO at London, Chat., &c., 41 p c lOO at Do. Com. Fund, 5 do 100 at London and Greenwich at Do. do Preference lOO at London, Tilbury, 6; South 100 83 at Loweatoft,gua 4 per cent lOO 79 81 at Do. do. 6 do. Si Manch., Buxton, JcMatlk all at Midland, Bradford, Prof 100 10 Mid Kent Cray Line) 60 Northerni East., 5 per eont all 80 Do. do. 6 do. all st N. Eastern—ilartlopool st N.We,t. A perp. pr`, 5p c lOO 107 109 st Do B minitrunn 11 p.c lOO ... ..„ at Notting. &Li-ninth. R. 6:, C lOO 91 93 25 Premtou and Wyro. all 44 48 ... Royston, Hitch., and Shep. 100 132 134 at Shrewsbury and Hereford 100 132 134 19 Do d o 8 2 21p at S. Yurlish. and ltiver Dun 100 97 99 t De 4 per cent gua 10; 78 80 st Do 5 do st Viet. Station and Pimlico lOO . at West Cornwall 20 West London, Class A all 18 14 20 Do do B all 20 Do do C all ... ... at Weymouth and Portland lOO ... ... st Wilts and Somerset 82 97 L 3 Li; DOCKS. et East and Wes:,lndia lOO 118 121 London and St. Katherine lOO is 450 100 D °Deb. stock, 4 per cent all Millwall Freehold Land et Dock lOO 27 32 et Southaaripton lOO 63 70 Si IS c_QMPION434 W , 40 _l O6 l 104 TELEGRAPH COMPANI ES. ArfEAmerican Te1.,1101 tot Jilt 10 Anglo Mediter Tel., lira.... 10 161 17 14 et Atlantic Telegraph lO 17 19 18 17 at Do. S per cent. et B. and I. Magnetic Tel., Urn lOO 161 163 et Electric .1; Inter. Telegraph 100 25 257 10 Do. New 8 12 13p 25 Indo-European Tel., lim lO ld pr Lond. Provincial Tel. Um all 31 4 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent all 1 1 p 10 Mediterra. Exten. Tel., lim all 61 7j 61 25 Reuter's Telegram all 78 75 20 Societe Transatlaut., lint.., all 161 161 171 1 161 I at Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all 11 lt 6 U. Kingdom Tel. Co., lim all 7 71. 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref all 91 5 p ktISCELLA. 10 Auglo-Mexican Mint all 25 Australian Agricultural 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finauce, lim. 10 Baugarali Tea Estates, lim 10 Berlin Water Works, Jim all 10 Do. New all _. 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lim. 3O b Bombay Gas, lim. 5 Do. New 4 59 British American Land 44 20 British Indian Tea, lim all 20 British Ship Owners 74 29 Canada Company all 10 Canadian Luau and Invest- ment, lira 2l 20 Ceylon Company, lira. lO 20 Do. A shareß 10 City Discount, lim 6 25 City of London Real Pro perty, lim 9 30 City of Milan ImproT. lira all 25 City of Moscow Gas, lim all N City Offices, lim 25 .... AO Colonial, line. Do. SO Commercial Union (Assn* 5 10 Company of African Mer chants, lira 20 Continental Union Gas, lint all 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 74 per cent. 100 Corporation of London Bonds, 1877, 41 per cent. all 100 Do. 1879, 4.1 per cent. all 100 Do. 1882, 41 per cent. all 10 Credit Fun. of England, lint. all 50 Credit Fon.of Mauritius lim lO at Crystal Palace lOO at Do. Preference lOO at Do. a p. c Perpetual Deb lO9 20 Darjeeling, lint. 10 Eastern Assam, lint. 6l 40 East ludian Laud Crodit and Finance, Um. 20 East India trriga. & Canal all 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lien. 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy. Glut. by Egypt. Gov all 20 Egyptian Coin. & Trad. lim , 6 3 Eng. & Aust rat. Copper, lira . 21 15 English and Foreign Credit 71 100 Eng. and Scot. .10 urine, lira 10 Fairbairn Engineering 6 20 Fore-streetWarehouse,lim l2 100 For. & Col. Gov. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at £B5 all 60 Gellivara lim. 2O 10 General Credit & Dis., lint 71 15 General Steam Navigation 14 50 Home & Col. Marino In. lint 45 10 Hong Kong and China Gas all 20 Hudson's Bay all 20 Imperial Laud Co. of Mar seilles, lint. 20 Interua.FinancialSoc. lint 6 20 Interns,. Land Unlit, lint 6 50 Italian Land a 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all 100 Do. 6p. c. Bds., redeem 1870, issued 80 all 50 Land Securities, lint 25 London African Trading_ 10 25 Lon. & Caled. Marine, lint. 6 10 London County Land and Building, lint. 50 Lond. Financial Asso., lint 30 4 Lond.Uen.Onanibus.Co.lim. all 50 Loud. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, lint 25 20 Lond. & Provincial Marine 2 st Madras Irriga. & Caul. Gua. 5 p. c. by India Gov. 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, lint ll 50 Merchant Shipping, lint. all 50 Millwall Iron Works, lint. 121 10 Natal Land and Colonisa tion Co., lint. 25 National Discount Co., lint 5 25 National Prov. Marine, lint. 4 10 National Steam Ship, lint, all 20 Nerbudda Coal & Iron, lint. 6 10 New Consolidated Dis, lint 8 5 New Quebrada, lim 4.8.0 25 New Zealand Loan & Mer cantile Agency,lim 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, lint 5 10 Northern Assam Tea, lhn. 5 10 Do. B st North Brit. Austral., lint,,, 100 50 North Brit. & Mercan. In 6/ 25 Ocean Marino (Insurance) tr 60 Oriental Financial, lion ll 6 Oriental Gas, inn. 10 Otago 5 Do. an Newd Southland In. vestment, lim 5 Ottoman Gas, Um 10 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian R. Mail lim 5 Do do. st Peel R. Land & Minerl, Um 100 50 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all 50 Do. New 1867 lO 50 Rhymney Iron 1 Do. New 2 Rio de Janeiro City Im.,lim all Do. Gas, lim all 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O Scottish Aust. Invest., lim lOO Do. 8 p. c. Guar. Pref lOO Societe Fin. d'Egypte, lira lO Societe Gen.do "Empire Ot 8 50 S. African Mort. & Inv., lim 6 25 South Australian Land 20 Telegraph Con. & Main.,lim all 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lim 2 20 Trinidad PeGoleum, limn ii 10 Trust & Agency of Aus.,lim 1 10 Do do. do. all 20 Trust it Loan Co., U. Canada 6 60 Union Marine L'pool, lira 6 20 Union Steam Ship, limn all 15 United Discount Corp., limn 8 20 Universal Marine(ln.), lira 6 10 Upper Assam Tea, limn all 80 Van Diemap's Land 2B} 100 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. (Mortgage) Loan all 50 Warrant Finance, limn. l2 60 West India and Pacific ..... Steam, line 20 West London Wharves and Warehouses 111 151 16 17 1 jcl 4518 8 ed 14} 15 14 11i 15 9 10 3j 4j 15 1 17 fd 4f ; 21 31 a 46 31 2 - 0 8 2 d -- -- At G ad 6 23 22 d 2d pr 161 pr p 2 1 d 23 24 6 7 1031 1041 1011 1054 103 101 21 21 81 20 21 20 22 211 92 97 105 110 IMPORTANT BANKRUPTCY DECISION. The judge of the Dublin Court of Bankrupty, has de cided a case of great general importance as affecting com mercial classes in England and Ireland. A bankrupt, named Joseph Andrew Horner, came before the Court with a schedule of debts, amounting to £16,217 4s. 3d., all of which, with the exception of one debt of £lOO Gs. Bd. (about which there were some slight grounds for raying it was contracted in Ireland) were incurred in England, and with creditors residing here. Notwithstanding this fact, and the additional one, that the bankrupt had not a shil ling of assets available for administration in Ireland, it was sought to have all his debts dealt with in that country. The petition for adjudication was presented by a creditor residing in England, and Judge Miller, having heard the arguments, said that he bad no difficulty in deciding that the bankrupt, who had resided in Dublin for five months, had not carried on any such trading in Ireland as would support the adjudication. Such a course as was suggested, if it could be effected under any code of bankruptcy law, would, he said, preclude com mercial men for the future looking to the court for pro. tection, and would cause them to regard it as devised for screening debtors, and enabling them to escape from a local, and necessarily more proper, investigation of their affairs and liabilities. ARMS. It is stated by a contemporary that the Indian Field Equipment Committee have recommended the adoption of the modified French rifling in place of the Woolwich rifling originally proposed. It will be recollected that two riflings were in competition—the first being a modification of the French groove suggested by Col. H. Maxwell, Royal Artillery, superintendent of the gun factory at Cossipore ; the other that form of groove known as the " Woolwich." The French groove gave slightly better accuracy and a somewhat lower trajectory, but it was thought that the wear of the guns after continued firing was somewhat greater with the French rifling. And as the question of wear is one of importance, the committee, in their preliminary report, recommended the Woolwich system ; but when the two guns came to be exactly measured to the thousandth of an inch, it was found that the modified French groove had really worn less than the Woolwich groove, and the guns will therefore be rifled in accordance with this experience. The question of ammu nition is still in abeyance, awaiting the report of the Dart moor Shrapnel versus Segment Committee, but as that report was, we believe, signed on Saturday, the uncer tainty on this point cannot be of much longer duration. THE FLYING SQUADRON. A. correspondent of the Standard gives an interesting account of the voyage of the flying squadron, which left Plymouth on Saturday, the 19th of June, for a journey round the world. The squadron was to have left England on the 10th of June, but an accident to the Cadmus occasioned some delay, the Barrossa being commissioned in her place. Curiously enough, prepare,- tions were no sooner made for the start, than an excentric broke at the first revolution of the Barrossa's engines. This time her companions lost patience, and decided to proceed without her, leaving orders for her to join at Madeira. The fleet consists of four frigates—the Liverpool, 2,656 tons, being the flag ship—and two corvettes. The Barrosa having been repaired rejoined the rest of the fleet on July 2nd, in Funchal Bay, and on the 6th the whole fleet were put through evolutions under sail, there being a good breeze. The Scylla, a corvette 1,467 tons, 400 horse power and 17 guns, is much the fastest ship, and is sometimes compelled to shorten sail to keep her station astern of the Endymion. The latter is described as a drag on the whole fleet, and the Admiral at last ordered her to change stations with the Scylla. The Barrosa, the other corvette, is also obliged to exercise some caution, lest she should outstrip the Liffey. One day during the voyage from Madeira southwards the relative speed of the vessels was tested. The Barrosa, proved to be thefastest, the Liverpool and Endymion being miles astern. Each ship carried full canvas, the force of the wind being registered at 8, and its direction E.N.E. The run the clay of the race was 229 miles. A splendid meteor was visible on the 28th of July; it was six inches in diameter, and gave a brilliant light of a pale blue colour, and took a course from the S.S.E. to the .N.N.AV., describing an arc of 50 degrees. The narra tive breaks off as the vessels drop their anchors off Bahia, but it is satisfactory to know that up to that date all was going on well and prosperously. " H. P. L.'s " (Mr. H. P. Liddon's) memoir of the Bishop of Salisbury, published in the Guardian, is to be re printed, by Messrs. Rivington, If all the world's a stage, and men and women merely players, where are the audience and orchestra to come from? A new cathedral was opened at Inverness on Wednesday, the Bishop of Oxford and the Bishop of Rochester taking part in the ceremony. A learned lady, the other evening, astonished the company by asking for the " loan of a diminutive argentine truncative cone, convex on its summit, and semiperforated with symmetrical indentations." She wanted a thimble. A recent book of historical reminiscences of the [louse of Commons narrates the laughable failure of one member who rose fully primed for a first attempt. He said : "Mr. Speaker, I am astonished -sir, I am asto nished—sir, I am astonished ;" and then his astonishment overcame him, and he sat down, never to rise in Parlia ment again. Some delay has taken place in affixing " the great seal" to the letters patent of conge d'elire empowering the Dean and Chapter of Salisbury to elect Dr. Muberley as the Bishop of that diocese, so that the Chapter cannot proceed to election until about the 15th inst. The consecration, which it was hoped would take place on St. Matthew's Day (Tues day, the 21st inst.), is therefore likely to be deferred until Wednesday, the 29th inst., being the festival of St. Michael. The Guardian of Wednesday says: "In consequence of the announcement by the Bishop of Winchester that he proposes to resign his bishopric in October, an opportunity has been afforded to the manufacturers of ecclesiastical gossip for disposing promptly of that important see ; of as suming, perhaps not unnaturally, that it will be filled by translation, and of further providing a successor to the bishop whose translation is anticipated. A very little re flection will suffice to satisfy the most cautious that all these and such like rumours must be untrustwor thy" DEATHS FROM SUNSTROKE. Several cases of sunstroke have occurred in Essex, principally in the harvest field. 11 enry Smith, of North Weald, near Epping, was struck in the field, and died the same night. Four men at Bobbingworth were similarly affected, and died the following morn ing. A boy named Williamson, at Earl's Colne, was taken ill in the field, and died in a few hours. Several other cases occurred which did not prove fatal. At Barnstaple two labourers and n lad working in a harvest field were attacked with sunstroke. One of them, named Tossil, died in half an hour. The others are likely to recover. SIIoCKING SUICIDE AT ST. PAUL'S.—Mr. W. J. Payne, the deputy coroner, has held an inquest at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, touching the death of James Kemp, aged 52 years. Mrs. Frances Sewell said she was in St. Paul's Cathedral, near the south door, last Thurs day fortnight, when a lady called her attention to the deceased, who had his hands to his forehead, as be was leaning against a railing. Blood was flowing 'corn his mouth and throat. She called one of the vergers to, him.— Thomas Singleton, verger, said that when he was called to the deceased he found he had pressed the top of the spikes into his throat. The spikes were six inches long, and were notmuch stouter thnnkb,ick rails.—Mr. Lloyd, house-surgeon, said the spikes had penetrated through the windpipe to the spine. When luestioned why he did it, the deceased replied, "Excite. Tient." He died on Monday.—Mrs. Sarah Kemp, of manning Town, Essex, said the deceased was a plumber and painter. For some time past he bad been in great iespondency through losses in business.--Henry Kemp, ;on of the deceased, said his father had been twenty-one years parish clerk, and was religiously inclined. He had 'ately been in great distress about money matters. hen je saw his father in St. Bartholomew's Hospital, he said, `Did you bear of the accident? I met with it in St. Paul's."—Police-constable 429 said he found a return ticket from Fenchurch-street to Barking-road in the pocket of . deceased. After hearing some further evidpoo to Jury: d_w_4ll_l_mLaigAtaatgfill)slik, 105 107 97 10.1 96 99 107 110 63 72 C9l Li 444 13 12 d 9O ni 971 Si 43 83d S 2d 1 2 p 90 91 If Id 27 29 2i zd iz is 121 2 11 6 4d ld p 3 31 GI fig ;1 add ... ...d 22 21 2 2i 21 16d id pr 1: 104 108 1061 id S 2 37 61 41d 11 11; 11 91 161 31 3d n lid 41 4i * IP 11 11 7 5 9 8 48 61 9 19# 13 14 7 3 IP id it , 1 21 31 84 49 48 481 3 2tl 27 2) 84 7 18 19 25: 284 211 43 45 73 81 2} 3} 21 3 i 1p i . 11) 44 4 p 22 24 14 li i 2 d li 2 p 6 7 803 813 81 3 11 10(1 5 3 COLOZIIAL UOVJOHNAINKT SXCURITIX6 British Columbia, 6 per 100 , 110. 1895 l2O ..... - Canam6p.o.Jan. , &July 1877-84 Do. 6p. 0 7eb, & Aug lOO 105 107 Do. sp. c. Mar.. Sept lOO 102 101 Do. p. o. Jan. & July lOO 921 031 Do. sp. c. inscribed ek lOO 00 92 Cape G.Hope, 6 p.c.1873 lOO 102 101 Do.Apl.&Oot 11190-1900 lOO 111 113 Do. do 1880-90 100 107 109 Do. Jan.&July, 1891 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 0 8 100 Ceylon, Nov 1878, 6 p.c lOO 108 lie Do. 1872, do lOO 105 ior Mauritius, 6p. c, 1875, Jan. and July Do. 1878 .. .. 10 0 105 toe 1882, May an d Nt a ~ 00 106 108 Do. 1895, Feb. Aug •• 1 0 106 os Melbourne Corporate., Ml 7-75, i per ..•• ICa 100 100 N.8.G0v.6 p.o.Ja.&July lOO 103 104 Natal 6 p ct, Apl & Oct OO Do 6p c. 11Ay Nov l.ll lt 6 105 N. S. kV. 5 p •c., '7l to '73.. 100 99 I, Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to MC. 100 99 100 HO Do. 5 p.c. rd.'67 to '75 N.Zebland, 6p. 0t.1891 1(0 Do. b per cent... DoJan,Aprl,July, OA lOO 91 92 93 Do 6p o. Mar & Sept '91.• 1 00 108 110 Do June & Dec , 1'.91 - Do rtov. , 1 Auckld. I ICO - ( Eerie. 1& 2, 1895 - boys, Soutia 6 p c.Jau... and July. 1875 - Do 1856.. .......,. 100 102 104 Quaenalnd. 6p. c... 'B2-0•. 100 107 108 -- Do 1891 Tasmanian 6 pet a. 1895.. .. 106 107; Do ts 93 '97 .. 1 1)61 1078 •-• Victoria, 6 per cent.lB9l.. 100 115 it 6 Prie O.Pril ;WI QV te nts , 1112 118. 23 34 271 '4Bl 281 19} $ PARIS CORRESPONDENCE. WEDNESDAY. The Emperor presided in person at the Council of Ministers held this morning, and tonic, I am told, a prominent part in the important discussions which were held. To-day the grand debate opens, and the Constitu tionnel itself is forced to express a hope that some really liberal and energetic speakers will restore to the Senatus- Consultum the vitality and spirit of which that very lukewarm and half-hearted reformer, M. Devienne, has succeeded in depriving it. It is no secret that M. Rouher's intention of abandoning the presidential chair to take part in the debate c: - !uses considerable uneasiness to the Ministers. M. Rouher is regarded with uncomfort able misgivings by the Cabinet, since it is believed that he knows snore than he chooses to tell of the Imperial intentions, and possibly his speech may be after the fashion of Mark Antony's oration. Pub lic conjecture may be doing M. Rouher injustice, but the recent revelation of a circular addressed by the Minister of the Interior to the prefects, charging them to discourage all political demonstrations during the sessions of the Conseils G6msraux, has act tended to give con fidence to the ardent constitutional Reformers. The Minister of the Interior continues to support the retention of the obnoxious Article 75 (which M. Eouher himself condemned), and refuses to sanction the election, instead of the nomination, of mayors. These two symptoms indicate a desire to retain the system of official candidates. The Minister of the Interior is also credited with the desire to postpone cs far as possible the opening of the parliamentary session. M. Magne, on the other hand, is believed to hold much more liberal opinions, and very wisely seeks to strengthen the Government by enlightened financial measures rather than by a useless effort to retain as bi trary privileges. I learn that the commission of the Senate yesterday rejected the amendment submitted to it, so that many very important points will have to be intro duced during the debate. The state of the Emperor's health is now so satisfactory that he is expected to visit the camp of Chalons, and it is said that the necessary preparations for this step are being taken. The Empress has been well informed of the con dition of the Emperor, for as many as eight telegraphic messages have been exchanged between them every day since her departure. Besides this, she has written to him repeatedly, and the Prince Imperial has added some lines to each epistle. As to her Majesty's visit to the East, that is still talked of, and the preparations for it are made ; but it seems that the doctors will give a decided opinion before long as to whether the Empress can with prudence absent herself for two months from France. Don Carlos is expected to arrive at the llotel of the Rue Chateau Lagarde, on Saturday. This return of the Pretender to Parls enlightens us as to the meaning of the Madrid telegraph which left it uncertain whether Don Carlos would cross the Pyreenean frontier to enter France or Spain. It is said that Silvela, a Spanish Minister of State will shortly follow Marshal Prim to Vichy. M. Emilio Castelar, the Republican orator, who has just attained such a brilliant reputation in Spain,-has been staying in Paris, but left last night. The Princess Mary of the Low Countries, cousin of the King of Holland, is to marry Prince William of Wied. The Princess is 28, her fiance four years younger, She is the second daughter of Prince Frederick of the Low Countries and the Princess Louisa of Prussia, sister of King William. Her elder sister made a more brillant marriage, becoming Queen of Sweden. Princess Mary's marriage is, however, notice able from its being a marriage of affection, the Princess having, hitherto, steadily refused the offers made to her, and thus setting a good example to other royal ladies. Count Bismarck does not wish the vacancy caused here ny the death of Count Goltz, to be filled up before the winter. Nabur Pasha has just sent an invitation to the directors of the French journals for the inauguration of the Suez Canal in November. He writes in the name of the Khedive, and says that the occasion will be one of note. It is said that every guest will cost the Viceroy £240. The witnesses of the duel between M. Flourens and M. Paul de Cassagnac have been summoned before the Juge d'lnstruction at Versailles. M. Flourens is not yet recovered, and it is believed that his condition will be made the pretext for taking the affair from the Correc tional Tribunal and transferring it to the Court of Assizes. A sad affair took place at Valencia the other day. The establishment of cold baths, known by the name of La Rosa de Faria suddenly sunk at a moment when the bathers were numerous. Great efforts were made by the boatmen in the neighbourhood. but six children were drowned. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-7his Day. MARLBOROUGH STREET. Edward Wright, a drover, and who is said to be the terror of Newport Market, was charged before Mr. Knox with violently assaulting his son Edward, a boy about Ii years of ago. The case was first before the magistrates a few (lays ago when the complainant said that his father struck him on the head with a stick, and inflicted a severe wound. The prisoner, who was very excited, said that ho did strike his boy, who hld no mother living, b3cause ho did not got up to get hint his breakfast. The boy said his father got drunk every afternoon, and frequently Mused hint. Barns, the gaoler, said that when at the court on the first occasion the boy besides having a very bad wound on the head had some large wales about his body. Mc. Knox said the prisoner was a brutal man, and when brought before him on the first occasion appeared likala maniac. From what ho had seen of the prisoner he was clearly a very violent man. . _ The prisoner said he was out of temper at the time because a, drove of sheep he had taken to a place were sent back. Mr. Knox said ho had no right to vent his spito on his son, and committed the prisoner for six months with hard labour. THAMES. TOBACCO SMUGGLING ON THE RlVER.—Edward Salis bury, a seaman, was brought before Mr. Benson, charged with smuggling. Mr. Beverley, from the Customs' solicitor's office, ap peared for the Crown. Yesterday a revenue officer, :named M'Nulty, wont on board the ship Florence, which arrives the previous night, and asked the prisoner, a seaman on board, if ho had any steres. The prisoner at once produced some, and said that was all he had. The officer searched his berth, in which a coat was hanging up, and rolled up in one of the pockets were some tobacco and cigars. Mr. Benson fined the prisoner £1 2s. 6d. ANOTHER ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.—Mary Briant, one of the frail sisterhood, aged 26, who has often been in custody, was brought before Mr. Benson charged with attempting to commit suicide at the Old Gravel-lane swivel bridge over the London Dock, where so many of her class and others have committed suicide. The prisoner was intoxicated and in that state was getting over the rails of the bridge, for the purpose of plunging into the water and ending her wretched life, when she was seen by a police-constable, named John Chappell, 105 K, who dragged her away and after some resistance con veyed her to the station house. Mr. Benson said there was a mania among the unfortu nate women of the district to rush to that dangerous place the swivel bridge, and throw themselves into the water. Ho was sure the prisoner was not in a state to face death, She must have time for penitence in solitude and away from the world. He remanded her for a week to Clerken well Prison, where she would be attended by the chaplain of the gaol. Carlisle Castle, hired troopship, Captain Austin Cooper R.N.R. (Messrs. Green, owners), arrived at Spithead on Tuesday evening with military in valids and time-expired men in military charge of Captain G. C. Slade, 3d battalion Rifle Brigade, and in medical charge of Assistant-Surgeon Robert Lover, R.H.A. She also brought the following passengers :—Mrs. Dickson and two children ; Mr. and Mrs. Owen Snow and child ; Mr. Allen Brawn and four children ; Mr. and Mrs. Veild and two children ; Captain and Mrs. Mat son and three children; Colonel and Mrs. Hennessy and two children ; Mrs. Harris and five children ; Miss Frith ; Surgeon and Mrs. Parr and two chil dren ; Mrs. Soady and three children ; Dr. and Mrs. Guthrie, Major and Mrs. Sheffield, Mr. Grant, Mr. C. 11. Oldfield, Mr. C. Thompson, Mr. E. Gordon, Mr. Benzley, and two children, and two children ; and two insane officers. The Carlisle Castle sailed from Calcutta as long as the 27th of March, but a succession of calms and light airs in crossing the Atlantic accounts for the delay which has occurred. At one time no less than 80 sails were counted from the deck, and at another 150 were seen from aloft, these being all becalmed. Mrs Pullen, an Indian tea planter, died on the passage, and was buried at St. Helena ; and the other deaths con sisted of three men and one child. The Carlisle Castle embarked an elephant, which Lord Mayo, the Governor-General of India, intended as a pre sent to the Dublin Zoological Gardens, but as soon as the mahout or attendant left the ship the animal began to pine, and, refusing its food, soon died. Invalids were taken on shore yesterday afternoon in the Grinder paddle tug, and sent from Ports mouth by train to the Royal Victoria Military Hos pital, after which the Carlisle Castle left for the Thames to discharge her 1;4)001 cargo. THIRD EDITION. Tile Third Edition of " The Sun " of last Evening wag publiohed in time for delivery in town at 7.13 p.m. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day CITY BET'T'ING.—Turs DAY. ST. LEGER. 7 to 4 agst Pretender (taken and offered) sto 1 agst Drummer (offered) 6 to 1 agat Pero Gomez (taken) 7 to 1 agst Martyrdom (offered) 100 to 8 agst Ryshworth (offered) 16 to 1 agst Royal Oak (taken) 23 to 1 agst Thorwaldsen (taken) 33 to 1 agst George Osbaldeston (offered) 40 to 1 agst Typhon (taken and offered) 40 to 1 agst Lord Hawthorn (offered) 1000 to 20 agst Duke of Beaufort (wanted) 1000 to 8 agst Crocus (offered) CESAREWITCH. 50 to 1 apt any one of Baron Rothschild's lot 50 to 1 agst Argyle (taken) CAMBRIDGESHIRE. CG to 1 agst Blucklock (taken) DERBY. 25 to 1 agst Sunlight (taken) 1000 to 4U agst Macgregor (taken) HORSES STEUCK OUT OF` THEIR ENGAGE- MLNTS. Aug. 24, at 2.15 p.m., Tabouret, out of Groat Ebor Han dicap, York. Aug. 25, at 2.40 p.m., Consternation, out of all engage ments for 1869. Aug. 27, at 1.27 p.m., Mars out of Weltor Cup, West Drayton. Aug. 27, at 3 p.m., Ironmaster and all Mr. G. Hodg man's horses, out of Derby engagements. Aug. 28, after 2 p.m., Jove, out of Canterbury and Tun bridge engagements. Aug. 30, at 9 n.m., Formosa, out of Warwick engvice ments. Aug. 30, at 9 a.m., Vansittart, out of Doncaster St. Leger. Aug. 30, at 2.20 p.m., David Copper&ld, out of Welt er Cup, Canterbury. Aug. 30, at 2.20 p.m., Raunds, out of Canterbury engage. meats. Aug. 31, at 9 a.m., Antietam, out of West Drayton en gagements. Aug. 31, at 9 a.m., Gipsy, out of Derby handicaps. Aug. 31, at 9 a.m., Reveller, out of Weymouth engage• mente. Aug. 31, at 9 a.m., April Morn, out of buffolk Stakes, Ipswich, and Weymouth engagements. Aug. 31, at 1.45 p.m., Actress, out of the Leamington Stakes, and Welter Cup, Warwick. Aug. 31, at 4.15 p.m., Bonnie Katie and Cranbury, out of West Drayton engagements. Sept. 1, at 11.10 a.m., Inheritor, out of Flying Stakes at 'West Drayton. Sept. 2, at 9 a.m., Miss Sheppard, out of the Abingdon Stakes. RACING qXTURES. :MBER. SEPT. 2 Margate 3 West Drayton 3 Warwick... 7, 8 Curragh (Royal) 7,8, 9 Abingdon 9, 10 Doncaster 14, 15, 16, 17 Hampton 9 1, 22 Richmond ...„.21, 22 Lichfield Western. (Ayr) 22, 28 liendon 23 24 Monmouth... , 23, 24 Newmarket Ist Uct 28, ,to Lanark... 2J aft OCY Bedford 5, 6 Edinburgh 6, 7, 8 Leicester 7, 8 Bromley 7 8 Newmarket 2d 0ct...11, &c. Chelmsford W 20 NOTE. Harrow ...2, 3 1 Worcostor 3, 4 1 Bt. Albans 5, 3 , Kelso 19 20 Cheltenham l9, 2t) Curragh 19,,20, 4k West Drayton .....20 21 Newmarkwt Il'ton ...25, Ac. IBER. :MBER. tigHawn Iluut 6 / Liverpool Shrewsbury ..... STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES, OCTOBEit. Bromley 7 j West Drayton 2l, 22 NOVEMBER. Worcester 2,3, 4 Shrewsbury liarrow 3 I Loamiugtou Haat ....23 ti Lverpool 9 10, 11, 12 I COURSING FIXTURES. OCTOBER. Ancaster and Willoughby, Lincolnshire 5, 6 Orinesby 19, he Huntingdon Club.. 26, 2? REGATTAS AND MATCHES TO CO 11 AUGUST 31—King,,ton Town Rowing Club: Junior Seull3 SEPTEMBER. 4 Hop° Rowing Club: Eights 4—Oscillators Rowing Club: Junior Sculls B—Orion Rowing Club: Senior Pairs, River Lea 10— M.:nchestr2r Nemesis It'iwibg Club: Four-oared Rae* 11—Weet London It swing Club: Eights 11—Lurhue Loating Club: Vice-President Pairs 11—London Rowing Club : Tub Fours 21—Alexaudra Rowing Club: Scratch Fours, River Lea 25 —West London Rowing Club: Eights 25 —Vesper Rowing Club : Club Fours, River Lea 25—London Rowing Club : Twelvo-oared Race 25—Oscillators Rowing Club: Eights OCTOBER. 3—Mansheater Nemesis Rowing - 6111 U : Eight-oared Rao. YACHTING FIXTURES. SEI?TEJIBEIt. Prince Alfred Yacht Club: Closiii; Cruise MARKE7 S-2 MS DAY• LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. Sept. 2.—Sales probably 10,000 bales. The rc /Ad firm. Bank of England Returns. An Account, lursuant to t] cap. 32, for the week ending ISSUE DEF lo Act 7th aid Bth Victoria, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 1861 P AILTMENT. Notes issued .....C34,932,080 Governmt. Debt..£11,015,100 Other Securities.. 3,981,900 Gold Coin and Bullion Silver Bullion .C 34,932,080 BANKING D. £4932,080 Proprietors' Capi tal .C14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (including-Ex chequer, Sav ings' Banks, Commissioners of National Debt, and Div. Accounts 3,5+09,825 Other Deposits.. 18,412,679 Seven Days and other Bills 519,222 :PARTMENT. GOVerllint. Semi rities(including Dead Wf±ight Auuuity) £14,339.928 Other Securities 14,355,U09 Notes 11,731,540 Gold and Silver Coin £41,073,v83 GEOR, .L 41,073,9338 Is FORBES, Chief Cashier. CU URS E al.' EXCL lAN (lE. Amsterdam Do Rotterdam — ... 12 1 ... 12 2} Antwerp ... 25 42 . 25 47} Brussels _ __ Ilainburgh - ". 13 11i ." 13 111 PLuis Ditto . 3 /as. ... 2) 321 _. 25 37j Marseilles - -. 25 321 „. 25 31 Frankfort-on-the-Alain -- ." 121 _. 1211 Vieuua - „. 12 421 ". 12 41 Trieste - l2 40 ... 12 47i Petersburg - ". 19 1 291 Copenhagen - ~ 9 24 ... 9 27. Berlin - „. 6 28, „. 6 24 lawhid- - ". 481 ... 484 Cadiz - ... 49 -. 49i Leghorn Milan - ." 26 . 35 ... 26 40 Genoa - ." 126 34 ... 26 40 Naples - .„ 26. 33 ... 26 40 Palermo - -. 26 ". 26 40 Messina - , 26 -. 26 40 . Lisbon - -. 511 .:-.. 52 i Oporto — ••• 51: ... 5 :4 Rio Janeiro - -.— c" -- New York - ". The Rev. J. E. Sabine, principal chaplain to the troops at Aldershot, bas been granted leave absence on private affairs, from the Ist to the lith iustau t. The next examination for admission of candi. dates for Royal Artilltry and Engineers to the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, under rev, lations dated Horse Guards, May 1, 1868, will taloa place in January, 1870. The next examinations for direct commissions, under regulations dated January, 1867, will commence at Chelsea Hospita on the Ist November. EXCLUSIVE, VERY IMPORTANT, RARE, AND VALUABLE are the properties of Lexciplougli's Pyretic Saline, curing the worst headaches, sickness, akin, or biliary affections. Plematiti palatable, and invigorating. Sold by all Chemists.—[Advt,) DuNviLLE and Co., Belfast, are the largest holders of Whisky in the aorta. Their Old Irish Whisky is re conuneaded by the medical profession in preference to Frsnoh Brandy. Supplied in casks and cases for home use or exporta tion Quotations on application to Messrs. Dtuiville and , Belfast; er 3, BlAilitgirDniliinge,Stal24 11'5405, WA—VA Teitiseaontd