The Sun. — London, England, 1869-04-05 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The Stock Market has been very inanimate to day, but prices have been maintained. The monthly settlement, which commences on Thursday next, no doubt contributes to the firmness of the Go vernment securities. There has been some activity in the Foreign Market, and prices in some instancss have improved. In the Discount market money is plentiful, and good three months' bills are taken below the official rate. In the house the rate for loans is 34. Consols are 924 3 for money; ditto, for Ac count, 93 ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 911 1 ; New Tkree per Cents, 91i / ; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, par ; ditto 1100, £2OO, and £5OO, par ; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., shut. India Stock, 103- per Cent., April, 1874, —; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1121 ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 100:1 4. In the foreign market Egyptian of 1868, Turkish of 1862 have risen 4, Egyptian of 1888, -I ; Italian of 1861 and Turkish of 1865, 4. The prices are as follows :—Bra-zilian of 1865, 80 to ; Chilian of 1867, 944 to 954 ; Egyptian of 1864, 86 to 87 ex div. ; ditto of 1868, 761 to 77 ; Italian of 1 864 , 55 to 554 ; ditto of 1868, 84 to 85 ; Mexican, 15 to 4 ; Peruvian of 1865, 781 to ; Russian of 1866, 91 to 4, ex div. ; 661 to 674 ; Orel, 814 to 814 ; Moscow, 794 to 4 ; ditto Charkof, 774 to 4 ; ditto Charcow, 77 to 4 ; Spanish of 1867, 31 to 4 ; Turkish of 1858, 63 to 64 ; ditto of 1862, 674 to 1 ; and ditto of 1865, 414 to 4. In the Railway Market prices are now quoted as follows : London and North Westvrn, 115 to 1151 ; Great Western, 491 to 49f, ex div. ; Midland, 1161 to 116; ; London and South Western, 87 to 89 ; Great Eastern, 37; to 38 ; Brighton, 481 to 4 ; South Eastern, 751 to ; Metropolitan, 101 l to 4 ; Great Northern, 107 to 108 ; ditto A, 109 to 1091; Caledonian, 79/ to 1; London, Chatham, and Dover, 16j to i; and Sheffield, 57 to 1. American Five-Twenty Bonds have risen to 831 to 1 ; Erie Railway Shares, 24 to ; Illinois Central, 961 to 97 ; Atlantic and Great Western Debentures, 32 to 331; and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds, 321 to 331. In miscellaneous shares, National discount are at 111 to 1 ; General Credit, 1; to 4 dis. ; Interna tional, 14 to 4 dis. ; Hudson's Bay, 121 to 4 ; Telegraph Construction, 161 to 171 ; Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Preference, 5/ to ; ; and Anglo-American, 221 to 1. Bank shares are firm. City, 12 1 ; 16; 171 ; London and County, 511 521 ; London Joint Stock, 32; 331; London and Westminster, 644. 1 ; Union of London, 361 1 ; Anglo-Aus trian, 151 161 prem. ; and Imperial Ottoman, 2 4. prem. The Mortgage Debentures of the Trouville Association are quoted k to 1 prem. The scrip of the Guatemala loan is quoted to 2 prem._ 'The Red Jacket has arrived from Melbourne with £41,000 in gold. At the Bank bullion office on Saturday no trans actions were reported. The steamerPoonah, on Saturday, took out £120,822 in specie, for the East. Annexed are the particulars, viz :—For Galle, gold £515 ; Madras, gold, £6,500; Calcutta, silver, £30,000; Shang hae, silver £15,515 ; Hong Kong, silver, £24,792 ; Bombay, gold, £13,500, and silver £30,000. In accordance with the resolutions passed at the extraordinary general meeting of the Great Nor thern Railway Company on the 20th of February, notice is given that the £450,000 of new ordinary stock then authorised to be created will be allotted rateably at par to the proprietors of the Original and "A" and "B" stocks on or before the 9th instant. The new stock is to rank in all respects as regards dividend upon the amount paid up with the Consolidated Original stock, and it is to "be incorporated with the Original stock of the com pany on the re-opening of the books after the half-yearly general meeting in February, 1871." The half yearly meeting of the Lake Huron Rail way Company, convened for the 29 th inst., will be made special, for the purpose of considering and confirming an agreement with the Grand Trunk Railway Company. The half-yearly meeting of the Demerara Rail way Company is coavened fur the 21st inst. With reference to the Russian Thr:e per Cent. Loan of 1859, Messrs. Thomson, Bonar, and Co., have notified that the new sheets of coupons for the ensuing ten years will be ready for issue on the Ist of May. Messrs. C. J. Hambro and Son have given notice that the excess dividend on Zealand Railway shares for the year 1868, of 2 per cent., or Bs. per share, over and above the interest of 4 per cent. guaran teed by the Danish Government, will be paid by them on the 9th inst. The numbers are published of 100 preference shares of the Tournay to Jurbise and Linden to Hasseh Railway Company, which were drawn for redemption on the 27th ult., and are now payable at par. It is stated that a new concession will be granted for the Sebastopol Harkow Railway, one section of which will be constructed by the State, on political grounds. A new issue of railway obliga tions is also likely to take place for the Grand Russian Railway Company for six millions sterling, in 5 per cent. bonds, repayable by drawings. Proposals have been issued by Messrs. Thomson, &mar, and Co., for a 6 per cent. Guatemala► loan of £500,000, at the price of 69/, reckoning allow ances, repayable at par within 19 years, from an annual accumulative sinking fund of 3 per cent., and specially secured by a lien on the Customs' dues. The objects are to pay off a home debt of about £200,000., and also to construct a road from the capital of the Republic to a port on the Atlantic to increase the development of the various resources of the country. A prospectus has been issued of the New Zealand Quartz Crushing and Gold Mining Company, with a capital of £50,000 in shares of £2, half to be first issued. A shareholder in the old Atlantic Telegraph Company writes a s f o ll ows :—" My attention has just been directed to th p e h sp c eech of the chairman of the Atlantic `Telegraph ea meet ing on the 18th instant., i o n mpa hi n y at is ch he says that the average receipts by the Atlantic cables have been £7OO per da y, but that, owing c to some special expenses for buildings, , pay about sz c" there 4 per will be merely enough profit to cent., or 6 per cent. to the 8 per cent, preference holders, leaving nothing for the original stock. I t e is, however, clear that the chairman w as , only sur mising the result, as 'he had not received the ac counts from the Anglo-American Company,' and the financial year will not close till April 30th. Seven hundred pounds per day net receipts gives £255,500 per annum, and if from this be deducted the expenses, about £30,000, and the Anglo-American Company's first charge upon the profits of £125,000, together £155,000, it follows that a balance of £100,500 is left for the Atlantic Company's shareholders. This £100,500, apportioned, would give the 8 per cent. preference stock about 10 per cent., and the original stock about 6 per cent. The chairman, however, says that the preference stock will only get about 6 per cent., or £36,000 ; therefore the expense of the buildings must be about £64,000, which is simply preposterous. Surely the cost of buildings should be capitalised. The unissued stock of the Atlantic Company would be more than ample to cover the expense. The shareholders should protest against their fair revenue earnings being applied to capital purposes. Let them do so, and doubtless both the preference and the original stock will receive a full dividend." ZIRIT IS U FUNDS-TWO U'ULOCK G OVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Ditto for Account, 3 per Gent.. .Reduced !ill i New 3 per Cent New 2i per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. o per Gen J 9.n.1873 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., MO — Do. far 30 yrs, empire sth April 1885 Do (Red Sea Teletraph), Aug., 1908 Es !iicqu',,r Bills. £l,OOO, 2i per Ut. Da £500 Do. £lOO St .C4OO par Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent shut Dqopening Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds — Inter-Colonial Uranium INDIAN i3OVERNMENT SECURITINI3. India Stock, 10f per Cent., April 1874 — Do. Opening, for Account -- Do. 5 par Cent..fuly 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 FOREIGN FUNDS—TWO O'CLUCt'. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent ... . Do., Scrip 145 paid .. An ;trial! Bonds 5 per cent .. De. 1859 — Bru.ilian 5 per Cent - ) 1. 4i per Cent. 1852 — Do. do. 13.18.... Do. d o . 186 Do. do., 1863 6Bl Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 00 Account BO i 8...n0s Ayres 6 per Cent. Do 2 per Cel.t. (Deforrtd 3 per Cent ' _ Culsi, 6 per Cent. Otail!hll 6 per Cent r , n. 4i per Cent i2i Do. 3 p.,r Cent., ...... 1 0. 6 per co .t. 1.867 Do. 7 p.n. Cent., 1866 C lo :a1.1: , 11. 6 p..r Cent Dxn sti 3 p-sr Cont., 1825........ Dan .oi,,e Principalities, 7 t er Cent 76 D , 1 per Cent., 1867 wqmslor New - Coniolidatwd, 1 per Cent, E 4) , 0:t11, 7 per Cent ••. 1 , ,, ~ : eteOilti iSSU , ... ••• .• .... Do. .£soi, Ponds — D0..£100 Bonds • •••• -- Do. 1864 Do. Account Do. £51.0 Bonds Do. 410 G Bonds B7 Englieh Scrip, 1868 Do do. £45 pd — Government Railway Debenture!. Greet 5 per Cont., 1824 5, ex Coups Lip. Acocunr U.. Coupons Do. Account Guatemala 5 per Cent .. t, Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 101). Ct., all pd Itiliau 5 per Cer t., 1865 -- Do. Account ... — Do Maremmana Railway 57 %lex car. 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account Do. 186} Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French — qouteviclvan 6 per Cent. .. — Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada — Do 3 per Cen — Do. Deferred Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account ., 78j 9} Do 4} per Cent. (UiNtrren) Do 44 per Cent.. 1862 - Do Account Portsguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7,'9,'1;0,'•2.': 35j Do. do. 1867 36} Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid — Russian 5 g er Cent., 182 Z, £ St Do 4i per Cent , 1850 Do 4} per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonds., Do. do. £B4 15s. do — Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds 9l } Do. do £B4 15s. do Do Nicolas Railway 67 Sardtuien 5 per Cent 74} Spanish 3 per Con . Do. Acci.,un t .... — Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Deferreu — Do. Account Do. Passive • Do. Com. Cert. of Coup. not fuuded Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan Do Government, 1864 Do do, 1868 Do do, Scrip — pit Turkish 6 per Cent.' ., ,_ Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1856 Do Account .. 64 Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Do .£IOC Bonds 694 70 Do 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1860 Divideucts on the above payable in L 00 0 ,), Austrian o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 4} per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 2i per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil „ — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... Do. Account French Routes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f..... • , Wilier, 5 per Cent. 1851, Ex. 25f. Do Account 5 5 ,1 1. TWO O'CLOCK. Oonsols, Money 921. 3 Do. Account, April 8 _RANK OF FRANCE. Yams, April 1. Die following is the return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day, together with the cor responding figures of the previous account : saismacc, oar —separating therd td Scotland—l am tentioned persons Because if they sntly surprised by ie repeal of the rn that is that we illy satisfying the the Protestants. tr, to what is is idle to cora -1 upon the prin• not in the vote a November last. ho, whether they on or not, do not urely imaginary. a at the best, and zed before we see , never mind the have conciliated 1, I wish I could I do not see how, ich the question you are to get a I and Protestant a Catholic bier- liens° power an disposed to he claims. There )1e antagonism, ;hing to smooth C it or not, you m have got in a. The Celtic ig which, I con• !! discovery that her man's land nd without any le possession of and perpetual me very much se in Glasgow, e lodgings for a cd a right for Ile, and never other words, :en employed ler of years, employment, his own con which is, per lo should have to be told one eived, punctu had got what th, and ought d itself, if he kind is one I.lt will ever Le for which i fi cati on It ) the Liberal ral party this le sight of all ,ation, and I my mind that successfully present only nduce me to h the inexpe- ND, whatever always been m into oppo• pirit of per• have she wn vbich, in nIY ch descent." kladstone for strenuously a fatal and a resistance to nking of any Half-a-dozen )t a national gree ti public It when suc . 1 d one cannot ) law will not one another, do so iustlY, taken, they t, with unli• ICI. Now, 1 f popularity "al pressure, a influence. probably is s so plainly much poll' they have lnyone elsd ddered pro. MAIV- stress the achester on irley, M.P• Hamilton, There were Jnion and A " sacri• ' and the Ile Vett. a of legis' Irish re• obliged to Lich most )issenterS, of the g the late from the the Este , - r religions pt. Tile d head of ley to WO Gal e villas ai uary man kder £4O O however, ,bits were Twicken• - ted about , st sump' 'n to the ver del farm• 1 modern .ses, and am wero sod. Ife a coach- 7, quiring tho sale blo style ianoforte tstes and diamond musical, 1 by the •e sump- special 3o large. ;a Hotel, Ars were beauty", tire prO''. Pls. On 80, with lrs. On , usly in fa at his io F roe v organ meot- promise ructbre, . Higgg• eighty >urse of cost of upleted, ion W 9 med on 3 world LI corn- 3 wifo'o :ment6. ifo and ig that ?halve. ration° If arcbt once to ier for storY behind norailt, f their; DEBTOR. March 25. April 1. fr. c. fr. c. Capital of the Bank 182,500,000 182,500,000 Profits in addition to capital (Art. 8, Law, June 9, 1857) 7,014,776 02 7,044,776 02 Reserve of the Bank and its branches 22,105,750 11 22,105,750 14 Reserve of landed pro perty 4,000,000 4,000,000 Notes in circulation Banknotes to order and receipts payable at sight 34,299,593 26 35,753,504 87 Treasury account cur rent creditir 164,796,291 03 160,053,058 31 Current accounts, Paris 261,692,7r4 68 '252,9'15,469 36 Do. branch banks 48,339,138 45,976,114 Dividends payable 1,090,453 1,190,559 Discounts and sundry interests Rediscounted the last six months 933,790 25 933,790 85 Surplus of receipts not • distributed Sundries Total CREDITOR. March 25. April 1. Cash in hand and in fr. c. fr. c. Branch banks Commercial bills over due Commercial bills dis counted, not yet due 239,926,067 93 219,043,137 51 Do. branch banks '240,299,791 238,665,081 Advances on deposit of bullion Do. branch banks 3,383,900 4,293,400 Do. on French Public Securities ---- 13,665,700 13,601,600 Do. by branch banks... 6,509,380 6,548,480 Do. on railway shares and debentures Do. branch banks Do. on Credit Foncier Bonds Do. branches Do. to the State (Con vention, Juno 10, 1857) 60,000,000 60,000,000 Government Stock re serve 12,980,750 14 12,980,750 14 Do. disposable Routes Immobalisees (Law, June 2, 1857) 100,000,000 100,000,000 Hotel and furniture of the Bank and landed property branches 8,995,312 8,991,501 Expenses of manage ment 1,115,786 06 739,134 77 Sundries Total Certified by the Senator-Governor of the Bank of France. (Signed) Ro ULAND. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—(I his Day). The April Session of the Central Criminal Court was opened at the Old Bailey this morning. The Rec or d er, i n hi s charge to the grand jury, said that O wing to th e l ong per i od that had elapsed since the adjournme n t : charge of wilful murder, and a good many cases would be brought s l aughter, l a u nc e l u s e before them several of but there was one case of many serious character some of those cases were of a very of theseof wounding with inept to commit as charged The calendar did not contain an with cases, a woman, named Ellen m c e u e r k d , e r w , intent to commit murder, wounding her husband with and the case was certainly character. It appeared one of an extraordina'nryet lived on very good question the husband to the b u e i d e , p rsio that the parties had terms, and on the day tf i e n a o°la':naludin a tuost allowed himself to be consider that he could not offer any r : r and soner then seemed to have woundBteadac_ atten tion to said there %vasserious and dangerous manner, ai r"! 10 a. able time his life was in dan3or. had obtained referred to the case of the Admiralty clerks, G idshiP then Rumble, who were charged with conspiring io together obtain money by falAt pretences, and called thei j t u h r e y d t t o ife t n h d e a f u ac te ts , . Rt ll ite e ble, a sum of £3O by the pretence that he was in a doubt of that t h e one grandof Position to obtain the acceptance of a contract for the supply of elm timber by the Admiralty. The other defendant, Gambier, was a person holding a high position in the Admiralty, and he was charged with being concerned with Rutubloin obtaining the money, and he thought that if the same facts should be laid before them tnat appeared in the depositions, they would feel that it was their duty to return a true bill. The grand jury then retired, and the Court proceeded W dispose of the business of the session. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 5, 1869. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Closing Business Share NAME. Paid. Prico. done 10 Agra Limited, A all 121 131 12 12 1') Do B lO 31 41 31 1 50 Albion 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lim al l; 121 2 1 20 Anglo-Hungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 51 41 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 11 13 20 Do issued"at 2pm ~.. 5 5 4 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lim. 25 Bank of South Australia all 30 32 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 3 1 1 10 Bank of New Zealand all 17 18 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, r nd China all 25 Chartered Mere. of India, London, and China all 20 City ll 100 Colonial 25 10 Consolidated, lint. 50 Delhi and London, lint 50 East Loudon, lim a 20 English and American, lint 10 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja- 20} 211 t9l 3O 12 121 12j 1 291 40k A I 2 1 neiro. lien lO 20 English, .-,cottlith, and Ails . valiant Chartered 28, Hong liong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all 281 Do now 6l pR) Imperial, lint 29 20 Imperial Ottoman lO 5 lonian all 25 Do new 20 Lnd Mortgage of India, lini 4 101 Do bp. c. Delts.lB6l, 31 all 76 30 London Bank) of Mexico ant South America, lien. 20 100 London and Brazilian, lim. 45 20 Do new 71 100 London River Plato, lien. 40 25 Do new 10 20 Landon Chart.of Australia all 20 London and County 2O so Do new. iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd lt Loudon Joint Stock 1 London and South African al 00 London & S.-Western, lim, 20 150 London & Vonezuela„ 121 100 London and Westininmor 2O 100 Do Scrip, ass at 10 pm 2O 100 Merchant, lint 25 10 Metropolitan, lim all 100 Midland, lint— 2O 6 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, line. 15 100 National I'rovinc. of Eug'd 42 10 Do . . 42 50 National. BO 20 New South Wales all 20 North-Western 26 Oriental Bank Corporation all 50 Provinc. Bank. Corpo., lint lO 00 Provincial of Ireland 25 10 Do new. all 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lien 25 100 Do issued at 6pm lO 25 Union of Australia all 100 Union of Ireland, lint 50 Union of London pr 1p 16; 171 S 6 :13 1.1 24- 71 16i 11 • 171 121 24 6 i6 1, ip 3; - 41 75 76 b 4 g 2 28 61 41 10 11 51 21- 21p 121 211 25 21 50 52 52. E SL • 33 ;;j t 8} n 11 9 61 6;4 61 I 5 3 7 7t '1 Id 1p ... ... 48# 41 43 43 41 6 5 43f 88 90 15 If i 6 461 47} 461 3 . 6 . ii S7i POLICE .11V 17 , ;LLIG ENCE.-7 his Day, THAMES. nOßßEßY.—Ambroso Martin, aged 21 years, and do scribed as a lal'ourer of No. 5, Thornton-terrace, Den mark-road, was brought before Mr. Benson, charged with feloniously breaking into the house of Mr. John Wilkins, of No. 43, Russel-street, Bow-common, coppersmith, and stealing two bundles containing 23 pieces of linen, hand kerchiefs, stockings, and other articles. The prisoner was remanded. SHARI? LIST. ' , Aka AND BTUCLoi, -itLare Closing 131kiness Psin. Price. daze. It Bristol and Exeter ...... 10 , ) 77 79 It Caledonian .............. IJO 791 79i 79} It C.lnUilh.ll .. 23 Corn 4'41 it Dublin & Belfast Juno lOO 77 79 *t Dun„rertb.& Ab. June ioo 70 7: 2J East London all 6 . 7 16 - g 0 1.40 2.) Do - it Gliagow &S. Western 109 97 99 at Great Eastern .00 361 37 37f S at 1.0. 16. Augl. No. 2 103 st lircatNortlivl Scotland 100 15 ,6 at Great Northern tOu le7 .08 at Do. A stock .... lot 109 110 103 a, 00. li stock:— et Ut:i, and W. 01 ireixo,: lug 7 a lit. We,tcrn IUo 41 491 4 1;1 at Vu. Wales V• 57 39 . ILA: . 45 Z 7 a 'L:o. ;Sew .0 4g i.4ooal3lllrt ut i 121 231 221 3 rt Lon., Brigh.,& b•Coast lOO 4ri- 4% 4. *f .1)0 Scrip - - 41 LULI., ',nat., and Duvet lu.i 16 161 161 Do. Iletrop. Ex. A lou at Lou. & North V% et , tert , lOO 114 151 1161 L Lou. 4 6001.0 ‘l . luo 37 t 9 a-1 Lauovill•• 11.0 331 sli tAt 7 At ~Nl,•irol.,, i ttsli st Do Exams' •n„„ 100 t. 1.4 144 10 00. :4,4. C.l irl st Metrouoiwan PiNtrict. ali 41 43 1) Metrop. 01111 ' F. Vioo 1 d - st 11 . at ,10, L;2.1 Di, lOU $i n 6 at N tio 35 413 st & VOL'... -- at P. or. ' , Astera - Der wa.s IGO 10Z 103 1091 25 Do. •1. B.K purehaa 10.13, - - at Do Leods at Do York . ICO 92 93 at Do Carli•te .... • ll.O 122 125 at Do Sloe A Darling'..• 1 . 0 13 ' 134 at North Lon ion 10 Do New • 2 11 liP at North Staffordshire lOO 55 57 at North and S.-W. Jnnetion 100 9) 100 JO Do New £lO shares 7 at Ithymney . ............ 49 52 st Shropshire Uni0n............ 140 57 53 st Soutu Devon 7 ............... 100 42 44 at South Eastern .................. 100 73 751 st Staines, Wok'haui, & Wok. all 12 13 at 411. F ....... lOO 145 150 - Do. C ..• 5 3 4 p Wa.terlord & lillkennt 3OO • 10 Waterloo A Whlteha,l 6 RAILIE::.XS-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. at Bristol and Exeter 4 p.ceut. 100 88 88 of Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO ... st Do. Scot. N.E., 4i per cent lOO ... s t Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO ... sit Do. do. 7 per cont lOO ... at do. Ordinary lOO 80 82 t Do. tllidlaud at Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 ... •.. 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gua all ••• 514 Dundee, l'erth, and Aber deen Junction lOO 105 107 at Do. Ist Class preference lOO ... ••• at Glas. & S.W. gua. 5 per ct lOO ••• at 'lt. Eastern, B.C. Ex. No. 1 100 9 • 90 at Do do N 0.2 100 95 94 st Do do 6 per cent 100 10J 112 at Du East Anglian Asp. c. 100 ... ••• at 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 70 75" st Do Norfolk 5 p.e.Ex.1846 100 ... at Do do 5 p.c.War.Val.lB47 100 ••• st Great Nut thern, sper cent 101 st Do 5 p.c., rd at Ito p. c. pni. 100 ... at Do 4 5 du do do 100 st Do 5 do at sp. c. pm. 100 ... st, Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO ... ati Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf 101/ sty Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 96 97 . stJ G t.West.—Orig.& J ut.-Rent chg., per gnu. 5 p.c lOO 101 103 at Do. Orig. (B. &H. Ex). 5 p.c IOU 95 100 at Du do 4, per cent. 1850 lOO 88 9i 19 at Do do 4 do do at no do 5 per cent. rodent lOO 93 97 96 1 at Do do Birmingham gua lOO 60 79 at Do do do prof lOO ••• ••• st Du do Chester gua. lOO 8U 85 at Do do do 8 per cent. 101) ... at Do do do 5 do 100 95 100 at Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 at Do do 41 p.c lOO st Do do 4 2 1859 lOO at Do do 5 at Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g lOO 111 113 at Do do 3d gua 11)0 107 11l at Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c IOU 8 90 at Do do 2d du 100 97 100 at Do gua. 51 per cent. 1863 100 ... 100 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. all ... at Lancash. & Yorkala. 6 p.c. 100 1 3 135 st Do Barnsley, £5 3a 10d p.c. 100 at Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 135 at Do 41 (Blackburn purch). 100 98 100 at London & Brighton, sp. c. guaranteed, No 1 lOO at Do 5 per cent. gua. No. 2. 100 ... at Do 6 do do lOO ... at Do 5 do NJ. 4 lOO st Do 7 per cent lOO st Do 6 do (W.E. & 0.1'4 100 ... at Do 4 do 1859 lOO at Loudon, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent lOO ... et. London and I;. W., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent—. 100 108 110 st Do Bedford &Cambridge lOO at Do Shrewsliy & Welchp'l lOO at London and 6 W. 7 P•e• late 3d shares lOO 140 150 2a 6d. Do (I'ortsm. perp ans.2s6d) all st Man., Shef., &Lincln. 6 p.c lOO 11, 117 6 Du at Do 31 per cent lOO 60 ti;) 10 Du redeem. 6 percent 5 ... at Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 130 134 at Do Bristol & Birin., 6p. c lOO li2 at Do 41 per cent. redeem lOl 18 10a at, Do 45 per cent. irredeem lOO 94 10 1 t Do Leicester e.; H chu, 4 p.c. 100 89 91 at North Itritish, 5 p.c. No. 1 lOO at Do E. &G.4p.c. S. & D lOO st Do N. 8., N 0.2, 5 per cen.t IOU a att t N D lo o ..4... l 4 l l oi e l e e rr r iie_c ul e t i o. o ur n se , ll s e4 l , ;pa p . . c .. 81 1 110( 0 ) :0 0 : at Do N.E. 4 per cent., lOO 17 Berwick capital 1. jat p .1) , : o o 1 W tiartlepuoi If. and It. 1 1, 0 , 0 0 . j 1 1. 8 0:6 , i s l ' o 7 l 6 20 North Staffordshire lOs Devon Annuities, 1 a all 9 10 10. Du Tariatock Anus., 10s all 81 91 lOs Du Fixed 41 per cent all 8 81 1 0.6. S. Last. (Read. Anna., 1.0.6) all 22 23 at Do 45 percent lOO st 1)o Fixed 45 per cent lOO at Taff Vale No.l lOO 145 150 at Waterford & Kilkenny, 6pc 100 41 43 RAILWAYS.—PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Protits of each separate year. st Caledonian 45 pc gua. lou at vo Scot. Con. min. 7p c 100 st Do 41 p all at Do 4p c con. issued at 80 65 *** st Great Eastern 41 per cent. 100 st 5 do, 1862 100 ' 3 ', ; at Do New 5 do, 1863 100 85 88 st Do do 5 do, 1864 100 82 8 ,, at Great Northern , 5 p c irred 100 " at Du Permanent 5 per cent 100 *** at Do Boston &Sleatd, 45 pc 100 at Great West., W. p c 100 •:* st Do Jointi.erpe. p c,1865 100 8 . 6 * at Du do 6p c irred., 186,3 WO 104 103 1071 20 Do Vale N eath perp. 5p c all ia 20 at Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B Ivo ••• L 5 Lane. and York. N ew 41 p er ••• cent till July, 1871 2 a Ip st Loud., Brig., te., 41 pc, 1855 100 at Du du 4 do, 1860 100 ••• *** st Do do 4 1 do , 1861 10,2 '" st Da do 4 5 do, 1863 100 '" *** st Do do 5 du, 1865 100 •" at Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 at Do No. 7 sdo at Loud . Chat., &c., 2d, 6 p.c 10 st Do Metrup. Lx., B 6 p.c Do do C 6 p.c ••• at Loudon& A. Western, 5p C 100 108 110 at London &S. Western, 41 p c 100 10 Man. chef. & Lin., 5 pc, 1865 all 3 at Metropolitan a per cent lOO at Midland, A 5 per cent pref l OO 106 108 at Do 135 d o 100 106 103 18 Do 5p c opt. to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1869 all 20 1 10/ 20/ 18 Du InconY. New Shares all 18k 1 25 19 22 Do 5p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31, L 187 G, 2 ll 21 p at North British, . and No. 1, 5 per cent at Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 Do E., P., it Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 st Do , No. 2, 5 p.c at Do N. 8.. 5 per cent , 1862 100 —* '" at Do E. & U., N 0 . 3, 5 1 ) .c ••• 100 at Do E. & G., (Ordiry) 41 p c 100 k . st North Eastern, 45 per cent 100 97 -- at Do Stock. & Dart. , 100 110 112 at North London, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) at North Staffordshire 5 p c lOO at South Eastern, 41 pc, 1859 100 *** st Du 5 do 1861 10 *** *** ••• st Do sdo (Oh. Cross) 1863 10 0 st Do 5 do, 18 64 at Victoria St. & Pimlico, 41 pc 100 RAILWAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS; a. • eulleatt 3 100 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer all 99 101 at Buckinghamshire lO9 92 91 st Chester and Holyhead 100 6 56 at Do. 51 per cent. lOO 117 113 at Do. b do. ..., 100 11G 112 at Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO ... at Colchester Stour Valley at East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lOO 13, 196 20 Gloater and Dean Forest.., all ... Gt. Easn., Newm., &c., 5 p.c 109 ... a Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 60 72 at Do. do. Woodbrg.E.x., do. 100 69 72 at Gt. West , W. Slid., Herd 100 97 90 50 Hull and Selby all 110 112 at Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 210 2 5 at Loudon and 13lackwall lOO 93 95 931 at Du. 41 per cent lOO ... at London, Chat., &c., 44 pc. 100 at Do. Com. Fund, 5 do 100 at Loudon and Greenwich at Do. do Preference lOO ... at London, Tilbury, & South 100 83 b 5 at Lowestoft, gua 4 per cent lOO 80 82 st Do. do. 6 do. 100 51 blanch., Buxton, kblatlk all 5 51 at Midland, Bradford, Pref lOO 92 94 10 Mid Kent Cray Line) 50 Nurtherut East.,s percent all 53 56 60 Do. do. 6 do. all at N. Eastern--Hartlep00l :A N. West. A perp. prof, 5p C. 100 107 1t . 9 at Du B minium:llll p.c Wo at Notting. iirauth. R.& C lOO SO 92 25 Preston and %1 yra. all 44 46 ... Royston, Hitch., and Snap. lOU 132 134 st Sarowsbury and Hereford 100 131 134 10 Lu do 8 2 21p at S. Yornsh. and Sliver Dun 100 95 13, st Dc 4 per cent gua lO 73 80 at Do 5 du at Viet. Station and Pimlico lOO 175 ISO st West, Cornwall 20 West Loudon, Claas A all 10 14 . ; 20 Do do B all 20 Du do C all 64 7; st Weymouth and Portland lOO at Wilts and Somerset DOCKS. et East and West ludia lOO 124 Its at London and St. orino lOO 47 49 478 IVO D oDeb. stock, 4 par cent alllllillwall ... Freehold Land at Dook lOO N 22 et Sono:La:uvula lOO 74 74 IL surrey commercial TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. 10 Anglo-American Tel., lim all 221 221 .2/ I 10 Anglo-3lediter Tel., 1im.... 10 121 121 et Atlantic Telegraph lO 2 . 28 et Do. 8 per cent. ., 100 70 73 st B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lim lOO 160 165 st Electric 6; Inter. Telegraph 100 2 0 250 10 Do. New .. . 25 Indo-European Tel., lim lO ... ... 5 Lond. Provincial Tel. li m all 21 3i 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent. all P IP 10 Mediterra. Exten. Tel., lim. all 4 41 25 Renter's Telegram .......••••• all 48 53 20 Societe Transatlant., lim l4 4 3 st Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all 1 11 20 Telegraph Con. & slain.,lim all 161 171 17 SU. Kingdom Tel. Co., lim all Di 6 4 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref all 3 Cp MISOELL 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint ••••••••• all 16 17 25 Australian Agricultural 2Ol 51 H i 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lim. 5 id pr 10 Baugarah Tea E states, lim 9 7 bd 10 Berlin Water Works, lim all 4{5 141 10 Do. New ......... . 6 3 4 100 Bolckow Vaughan, BM. 2O 8 13 5 Bombay Gas, lim. all 3I 45 5 Do. New 4 14 fd 50 British American Land 44 16 18 20 British Indian Tea, lint all 21 81 20 British Ship Owners 29 Canada Company all 62 66 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lim 20 Ceylon Company, 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lim ........••••• 25 City of London Real Pro perty, ................ 9 45 25 d 30 City of Milan ImproY. Jim all 5 6 25 City of Moscow Gas, lira.— all 50 City Offices, lim. 50 Colonial, lim. Do. 50 Commercial Union (Assur) 3 p 10 Company of African Mer chants, lim. 20 ContinentalUnionGas, lim all 20 21 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 71 per cent. 100 Corporation of London Bonds, 1877, 41 per cent. all 104 105 100 Do. 1879, 45 per cent, all 1011 1051 100 Do. 1882, 45 per cent. all 1031 1041 10 Credit Fon. of Englan d, lint. all 2 25 50 Credit Fon.of Mauriti us 10 31 21d it Crystal Palace st Do. Preference lOO 97 102 st Do. 6p. c Perpetual Deb lO9 107 il 20 Darjeeling, lim. 10 Eastern Assam, lim. 6l ...d 50 East Indian Land Credit and Finance, lim. 20 East India Irriga. ,t Canal all • • .• 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, litre. 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy. Ulla. by Egypt. Gov all 9; 951 941 I 20 Egyptian Cout. & Traci. lint 6 Eng. & just ral. Copper, lint 21 15 English and Foreign Credit 71 41 3;d 100 Eng. and Scot. Marine, lint. 8 ... 10 Fairbairn Engineering 5 2 id 20 Fore-stre,t Wtrchouse,lint l2 1 I; i) 13 100 For. a Col. Gov. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at .C 65 all se , 87 87 61 50 Gellivara, lint 2O 11 It 10 General Credit & Dis., 14 21 23 lint 7i 15 General Steam Navigation„ :A Home & Col Marine I n . lies 5 10 Hong Kong and China Gus all "• ••• 20 Hudson's Bay all 12J 121 12; 1 20 Imperial Land Co. of Mar seilles, lint. 20 Interns. Financial S oc . lim 6 14 4,1 20 Interns. Land Credit, li nt 50 Italian Land 5 Id p 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all 2 1 3 4 100 Do. 6p. c. Bds., redeem 1870, issued 90 Ol 61 63 62 50 Land Securities, Bin 5 21 114 31 25 London African T ra di ng lO 7 5 ,1 ,25 Lou. & Caled. Mari ne , li m . '" -- 10 Londuu County Land and Building, lint 50 Lend. Financial Asso., lim 30 211 .01 4 Lond.Gen.Omnibus.Co.lim. ail 2 24 50 Loud. and Glaeg. Engineer and Iron Ship, lint 25 12 161 20 Lond. & Provincial Marine 2 ,j ' d pr at Madras Irriga. & Canl. Gnat. sp.c. by India G0v....,., 100 1021 1033 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, lint 50 Merchant Shipping, lint.... all 33 3 8 50 Millwall Iron Works, lint. 124 • ••• ••• 10 Natal Land and Colonisa tion Co., lint• 25 National Discount Co., lint 5 11 )12 25 National Prov. M ar i ne, li nt . 4 4 3 d 10 National Steam Ship, lint. a ll 91 101 20 Nerbudda Coal & I ron, lint. 6 3 3 10 New Consolidated Dili. lint. 3 , ••'. , "4- 5 .New Qucbrada, lint 4.4.0 45 25 New Zealand Loan & Mer• cantile Agency,lisn 23 1 iP 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, lint 8 11 11 10 Northern Assam Tea, Jim. 5 7 4 10 Do. B et' North Brit. Austral., lint lOO 48 51 54 North Brit. & Mercan, In 6l 2 ' ) 21 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 0 12 1 SO Oriental Financial, lint ll ••• "• 1 5 Oriental Gas, lint, all 7 8 5 Do. New 1 3 1p 10 Otago and Southland In vestment, lint 2 id f p 5 Ottoman Gas, lint all 11 24 10 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian R. Mail lint all ; -- 5 Do do. at reel R. Land & Miner!, lint 100 3 1 34 50 Peninsu. & Orie n t a l Steam all 491 501 50 Do. New 1867 50 Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New 25 Rio de Janeiro City Im.,lim. all 19 191 20 Do. Gas, 100 Royal Mail Stea m 6O 40 2 41 1 at Scottish Aust. Invest., lint lOO 8 i 90 at Do. 6 p. c. Guar. Pref. 100 20 Societe Fin. d'Egypte, lim. 10 7 64 20 Societe Gen.de l'Ernpire Ot. 8 21 31 50 S. African Mort. & Inv., lint. 6 ••• ••• 25 South Australian Land 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lint 2 20 Trinidad Petroleum, lint... 81• 10 Trust & Agency of Aus.,lint. 1 1 1p 10 Do do. do. all .- 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. Canada 5 I IP 50 Union Marine L'pool, lint 5 41 5 p 20 Union Steam Ship, lint ...... all 22 24 15 United Discountkorp., lint, 6 11 id 20 Universal Marine(lu.), lint i If 2 p 10 Upper Assam Tea, 1int.,,,,,. all 11 2 30 Van Dieman's Land ......... 281 61 74 00 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. (Mortgage) Loan... all 80 81 814 1 50 Warrant Finance, lint ~ 12 12 104 50 West India and Pacific Steam, lint• 2O 21 11 20 West London Wharves and Warehouses lO 21 8 tirOViliktkihlNNT SJA:CLIRITIkS - Mitten Columbia, 6 per 0ent.,1872..•• •••••••••• 100 C5k 0 n 0 .( . 109 1 . 8 6 9 p 5 .0.Jan.',9Ju1y 100 1877.114 ................ 100 1C44 1(64 1)0, 6 p.. 70). Aug..... 100 102 104 Do. sp. o. & Sept.. 100 102 1(4 Do. bp. c. Jan. ,9 July.. 100 93 91 934 21 Do. sp. c. Inscribed 8 9.. 100 90 92 Cape 61.1-10pe, 6 P• 0 • 1873 .. 100 102 10e Do.Ap1.&001 1890-1900.. 100 111 113 Do. do 1880-90.. 100 107 109 Do. Jan.Bo6ly , IE/91 .... 100 108 lie Do. b per cent. 15 April and II Oct.. 1900 .. 100 100 102 - Caylon, Nov 18 78 , 6 P.c.. 100 108 116 Do. 1872. d 0.... 100 103 107 51xuritlua, 6p. a, 1 873 ,.. Jan. and July Do. 1878 .. • .. 110 106 0.3 Do. 1882, Maylind No' .. Ou 106 108 - 1)o.1805, v e t,. ,t Aug ... 10 106 196 111,1bourn, Corporate.,.. 1607-70, 6 per (.01; . .. 1(0 100 100 N.B.Guv.6 p.0.Ja...t.1u1y.. 100 103 114 1034 Natal 6 p c1,.A.p1 , t Oct... 10) —109 i Do 6 pc. 511 & Nov. ... 1 0 lt6 108 N. 6. W. 5 p.c., '7l to '7l 1.+ , ) 09 1 , 1 -- Do. 5 p.c. 188% to 1600... % ,ti 994 Do. 5 p.c. rd.'67 to '7s_ - N.Zealaud, 6p. at. 1801.. 1(0 - Do. 5 percent.-- ..... 1(0 DoJan, Aprl,July, 1(.0 93 94 964 6 - Da 6p a. Mar oept 'Ol.. 100 108 110 - Do June & Deo , I '9 l •••. 100 109 11 •j Do Prov..l Atac cid. 1(0 - , rie tAz 2, 1,116 .. - ~ , ,va Scotia 6p. anu July, 1875 - Do 16;6. ... lOO 102 104 queonsind. 6p. o. '824 lop 1044 104 - Do 189= Tasmanian 6 per o. 1893 — 1064 1074 Do ..•9:;-'97 - • .00 1064 107 --Victoria • rer mai. 2891 llO 133 214 mvf . DO, April &Ad 00 4 •m u ip9 109 * MARLBOROUGH-STREET. EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE AGAINST A SELF-CALLED AFRICAN PRINCE.—James Manna, a man of colour, do scribing himself as au African Prince, and the son of the King of Dahomey, was charged before Mr. Tyrwbitt with being found in the house of .Mr. Thomas Johnson, hosier, No. 3, Marylebone-street, for an unlawful purpose. Mr. Johnson that, ou ;Saturday last, the prisoner came to his house and said ho was a prince acid the son of King Dahomey, and after looking at some apartments the pri soner took them at £3 a► week, bo trd and lo lgings. Ile said he had freight d a ship from Sierra Leone, laden with gold dust value .£17,000, palm oil v.dae 1:6,000, and ivory and other produce. Ile also said that he was in the re ceipt of .£lO,OOO a year from the Government of Sierra L. , one, and that money was nothing to him, and that he had paid a cheque for £2OO oat of £ iOO to a Mr. Cutler of Lincoln's-inn, to teach him English law, so that he might succeed his father when Le died. He made in quiries respecting the prisoner, and found from the Consul of Liberia that the prisoner's statement was titrus. The prisoner was about to dine at six o'clock, and went upstairs to wash his bands, and took a fancy to a second floor, and offered ten guineas a week for it, and with the view of inducing his (Mr. Johnson's) wife to sign an agrenuent for the floor, offered 12 guineas a week. He (Mr. Johnson) did not know what the pri soner came for, but could now . well guess his object. When ho found out the prisoner's character he went for the police and the officer took him into custody. Sergeant Dowdell, F division, said that he was instructed to make inquiries respecting the prisoner, and found him at the Holborn Casino dressed as an admiral, with cocked hat and feathers, and a good looking girl with him, and ho followed him to a house near Fitzroy-square, where he passed the night with her. He also ascertained that the uniform had been obtained from a tailor in Holborn, but had been given up, and that the prisoner had been a servant. A gentleman said that the prisoner had been4o the Crystal Palace attired as an admiral. Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoner, who said that he could pay all be owed. WESTMINSTER. ANoTITEIt COMPLAINT AGAINST A BURIAL SOCIETY. — A respectable looking woman, besought the magistrate to give her some assistance under the following circum stances: Applicant said her son, just deceased, had been a mem ber of a burial society. At his death his friends were en titled to £l2, and applicant went for it, but all she could obtain was £B. Mr. Selfe—Why did they not give yon the £l2? Applicant—They said we had paid the last subscription four days too late. Perhaps you'll be kind enough to tell me whether I can take out a summons against the society. Mr. Selfe—Yes, you can. I find by the articles disputes may be referred to justices. MARKE7 S-7 IDS D.l Y. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. April s.—Sales probably 8,000 bales, possibly 10,000 bales. Market quint ; unchanged. MARK LANE. There was an increased supply of English wheat on sale here to-day, and the trade was very slow both for red and white produce. The whole of the supply had not been disposed of at the close of bus'ness, millers having been buyers only at a decline of is to 2s per qr. METROPOLITAN. We have rather a larger supply both of English and foreign beasts. Trade is very active and choice qualities are quickly disposed of at late rates. Sheep are more plentiful, an I trade is scarcely as brisk as last week. There is, however, very little difference in prices, and a fair clear ance is effected. THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE. The London correspondent of the Leeds Mercury reters in somewhat circuitous language to the Duke of Cambridge's "cursory" remarks at the Volunteer Review. The writer says: " Not long ago his Royal Highness was made the subject of an attack of brutal virulence in a paper which seems to have been established for the purpose of blackening the character of those in high places. No one could justify or even excuse that attack ; ar.d yet the Commander in• Chief seemed resolved on Monday to shew to the world that one of the charges which were made against him in it was not exaggerated. There is a strong and growing feeling in influential circles that the time has come when, for the interests of the country, of the array, and of the Royal Family, it is well that a new Commsnder.in•Chief should be appointed. Most assuredly the Duke of Cambridge is not likely to do anything to weaken that feeling by pub. Hely 'using towards officers of high rank, advanced age, and great services, such language as beggars reject in their cuns." LORD IV HARNCLIFFE ON THE IRISH CHURCH BILL. The inaugural dinner of the Barnsley Working M en ' s Conservative Association was held on Friday. In respond ing to the toast of the House of Lords, Lord WharuclifTo said that as there was much speculation about the policy of the House of Lords on the Irish Church Bill, he would ob serve that it was impossible for anybody to say what that policy would, be. The Suspensory Bill of last session was a dodge to turn Mr. Disraeli out of office, and a very dis honourable dodge, and he was glad that it did not do. The bill was thrown out in the Houso of Lords, and the whole thing was shut up like a wind bag. The Lish Church Bill had now been carried in the House of Commons by a very largo majority, and if it was altered much in committee it was possible that it might be so amended that the House of Lords might think themselves justified in passing it very nearly in the state in which it was sent up. But supposing tho Con servative party in the Commons did not feel strong enough to make many alterations, the country would look to the Conservatives in the House of Lords to amend the noxious provisions of the bill. The House of Lords, however, was not a house to initiate legisla tion, but to amend bad legislation, and to see that time was given the country for reflection. To go deliberately against the well-ascertained opinion of the people of England would be foolish and impolitic on the part of the House of Lords, and the result of such a course would be to bring about a state of things like that which preceded the passage of tho Reform Act of 1832, when property was not safe and bloodshed was imminent in every town. In that case the House of Lords pro longed its resistance too far. That house must not be ex- Eected to go against the well-ascertained opinion of the country, but it might be expected to protest against provi sions which were unfair and destructive of the rights of property, and to make amendments in the clauses. This was the probable course of the house. He hoped counsels of moderation would prevail, and that the amendments made by the House of Lords might be acceptable to the House of Commons. But if the bill should pass in a form which Conservatives could not Approve, it must not be con sidered that the House of Lords had neglected its duty, but it must be understood that it bad preferred rather to sacrifice its opinion than to imperil the peace of the country. The Leeds Town Council have abandoned their claim upon the Committee of the recent Fine Art Exhibition for £750, in respect of police services. THE DERBY of 1870. Guy Darrell, who was so freely backed for the Althorp Park Stakes at Northampton, in which race ho so much disappointed his owner, was backed for next year's Derby pre cious to starting for the New Two Year Old Stakes at Ep som, Mr. Morris laying his owner the large sum of 20,000 to 500 against him, but afterwards 10,000 to GOO wis the highest offer. The only other animal that has been backed for this event is Mr. Merry's Sunlight, who has been made tho sub ject of one bet of 10,000 to 200.—Sportsman. PARRICIDE AT BOLTON. A young man named Samuel Bennett, residing at Poole's-fold, near Bolton, has been taken into custody on a charge of having killed his father, Thomas Bennett, a labourer, aged 49 years. It seems that on Wednesday evening Ben nett and his father were returning home from Bolton in the cart of a greengrocer named Holt all being the worse for liquor, when they had some words tcg, , ther. In a fit of exasperation Bennett pitched Ida father out of the cait into the road, and it is said the wheels passed over him. lie then jumped out of the cart and brutally kicked his fa h• r about the body. On being picked up, the old man was found to have sustained a fracture of the spine, for he died on Thursday evening. He leaves a widow, who is in Chester Asylum, and the prisoner, who is also of weak m:nd, is the only son, and is 17 years of age. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT GARDEN.—III 3 Royal Highness Prince Arthur, attended by Col. Elphin stone and Lieut. Pickard, and accompanied by General F. Seymour and Col. Du Plat, honoured the Royal Italian Opera with his presence on Saturday evening. SACRED HARMONIC SOClETY.—flaydn's " Crea tion" is to be given by this society at Exeter Hall on Friday evening next, the 9th instant, conducted by Mr. Costa. The principal vocalists are Madame Lemmens Sherrington, Mr. Yorun Rigby, and Mx. §eztley. THE ALABAMA CLAIMS. (From the Anglo-American Times.) Another long article appeared in the 7 ribune of the 20th March about the, Alabama Claims, written in a One of dignity and moderation. These papers have been attributed to the pen of Senator SUMNER, and great interest is excited towards the speech he is shortly, expected to deliver on the subject. One of the points urged in the Tribune was the cession of Canada, and curiosity is raise I to see if he will deal with it as in the extract from the Tribune lately transferred to our pages. The points discussed in the last article are, that the premature recognition was in disregard of the understanding, between Mr. DALLAS and Lord RUSSELL that the arrival of Mr. ADAMS should be awaited ; the other is that in the case of the rebels the usual conditions to the exer cise of belligerent rights were altogether wanting. -The first assertion is based on the letters from Mr. DALLAS, Mr. ADAMS, Lord ItussELL, and the second on the remarks of the English Ministers, members of I the House of Commons, and the Press; the article I closes with these words :—" Let the English press and the English people rec,lll the past, not with a petulant spirit, but with an honest desire to dis cover the truth, and to make fitting reparation if , they find they have really done us wrong, and the i • world will see two great nations setting a noble example in settling, by peaceful negotiations and voluntary reparation, wrongs that in the olden time men would have held could be wiped out only by involving in war nations which should be one in sympathy and interest, as they are in language, literature, and law." The Nation replies to the , English charge that Americans are taking a senti mental view of their wrongs in an article in its issue of the 18th March, which commences by condemn ing sentiment in legislation, including treaty making, asserting that those nations are the happiest and greatest who are least influenced by it, while those are the most backward and miserable which allow pride, prejudice, and passion to mould foreign and domestic policy. When the opportunity offers ; to retaliate on England the measure she meted to the United States during the rebellion, the Nation feels assured that American action will be regulated by the national honour and interest solely, and not by the strength or weakness of the popular desire for revenge. While saying this, that journal retorts the charge, asserting that sentiment has been at the bottom of the whole affair in England from first to last. What gave the recognition of the Southerners as belligerents such importance was the sentiment that dictated it—extreme dislike to American government and society. The Nation glances back on a record which it is a pity the Eng lish now so persistently forget. If they would but recall it, the reason would come forcibly home why Americans regard the premature recognition of belligerency as an act arising from the unfriendly character of the English ruling class. It was the sentiment.of a profound dislike which then dictated • England's course, not the intensely practical view it now desires Americans to take. While we grant this, it should not be forgotten in the United States that the English aversion was generated by the ceaseless abuse and the imaginary hatred of Eng land expressed by Americans. It was the fashion in the Republic to make political capital out of the British lion ; and if the Nation wants to learn why England took the senseless course it so well de scribes, let it glance back through the debates in Congress for years, and remember that the most vicious and unfriendly speeches were always those most fully reported in England. The fact is, that a false estimate of the national feeling in America dictated her conduct, and Englishmen replied to 1 what they believed to be a bitter hatred cultivated towards them in America by a dislike really intense. I The singular part is that America professed to care nothing for the feeling entertained in Europe, and took no pains to set England right or disseminate any information, while the South made the greatest exertion to represent the Confederate cause as that of liberty and justice. An American, at the time resident in London, told us the other day thtt he called on Mr. ADAMS after his arrival as Minis- , ter. There was a well-known American editor with him in the room, who rerlied to a remark made to Mr.ADAMS, "That it would be a lvisable to circulate information in England as to Vie causes and ob jects of the war." At that time, s:li I this gentle men, '' Englishmen hungered for such knowledge, for they were igivirant of the subjects in dispute, an I had not then formed any opinions." The E litor's answer was, " We do not, care a d-- I what they think." Eight years lt,re elapsed, an 1 w hat English man did think and say furnishes asubject of such bitter recrimination, that it may even tually lead to a war. Shortly after, most of the leading papers were committed to opinions hostile to the North, and millions of Englishmen were in their ignorance led by what they taught, who, had they known what they do now, would have held very differentopinions. The Nation says that no such abuse had ever been directed by England through four weary years against any foreign people, but the Nation forgets that no foreign nation has ever so abused England as did the United States. That the sentiment of America towards England was not what the English believed it to be is now better known ; yet the general impression in England is that any war involving Great Britain would in clude America as an enemy. That the nations should continue to keep up so senseless a feeling of enmity is one of those things which " no feller can understand" when it comes before him in all its naked absurdity; but they do so, and may continue to do so for many a long year, and sentiment will be at the bottom of it all. America gets into a habit of abusing England, and indulging in out rageous attacks on her in Congress—England be lieving she is kited, hates in return ; and showed it so unreservedly in the day of America's trial that what had been mere buncombe in America has taken the colouring of the real feeling of dislike entertained in England.. But the fact ought never to be over looked, that those who are generating this enmity are but a small class of the inhabitants of either country —the old Tories in England, and the Irish and their descendants in America. It is a pity that the good sense of both countries cannot separate the Tory detraction and abuse on the one side, and the Irish declamation against England in Congress and in the press on the other, from the genuine sentiment of the people. They should not permit themselves to be made the cat's-paWs of, for hot chesnuts, which might have ended in the case of America iu gratifying Tory spiteduring the civil war, or yetdrag the United States into a great and disastrous con , filet to redress the injuries, which the same Puritans who founded New England inflicted on Ireland, by Old England's humiliation. ART.—Powers's statue of Washington, which was removed by General Butler from the State House at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has bean taken from the Patent office and shipped by express to Governor Warmouth, to be replaced in its old position.—Miss Hosmer at Rome, has received an order from the ex-Queen of Naples for a statue of heroic size of herself standing in the uniform she wore on the ramparts of the fortress, boots, spurs, and cloak, with a pile of cannon balls at her feet. "The lives of great men remind us" that they may leave cash to their posterity in the shape of budgets of interesting letters and signatures. At an auction sale of autographS at New York on the 16th March, among others the following prices were realized : Baron Humbo7dt—letter, $5 25 ; Albert von Haller, died 1777, $2 50 ;A. G. Oehlenschlager, poet, died 1850, $1 50; Jean Paul Frederick Richter—characteristic letter, $5; Anne of Austria—address and seal, $2 50; Louis XVI.— royal signature, July, 1792, $3 25; Marshal H. Turonne, $3 ; Napoleon I,—signature, "Bonaparte," $1; Marshal L. N. Davoust, $5 25e ; Charles Maurice Tally rand, $2; Alexander Dumas, $1 13c; 3i. Guizot, $1 10; Marquis do La Place, groat tnatherantician, $5 25 ; Chas. Linuteus, the botanist, $6 ; Jean I .. a.ques liosseau, interesting and characteristic letter, $9 50; Mad•tme do Steel, $1 63; H. A. Voltaire, $3 50; Gen. Henry Knox , first United States Secretary of War, historical letter on public affairs, $3 • President George Washiugton, $8 ; President Jas. Madison, $2 25 ; President James Monroe, letter, $3 25 ; President John Quincy Adams, $350 ; Pre sident Andrew Jackson, interesting letter, $6 ; President William Henry Harrison, $3 25 ; President James K Polk, political letter, $3 63 ; President Zachary Taylor, $1 13 ; President Millard Fillmore, $2 25; l'resident Abra ham Lincoln, official, $7 ; President U. S. Grant, $2; Henry Clay, $3 25 ; Daniel 'Webster, $2 50 ; John C. Calhoun John , $2 50 ; Jefferson Davis, signature on frank, $1 13 ; C. Breckiuridge, $l5O. Captain Townley, while accompauyiug Lord Poulett on a visit to Capt. W. H. Cooper at Cobham on Monday last, was " eased" at the railway station of his dressing-case, containing his jewellery, all attempts to recover which Imo kitliorto proyod Lruitlem. SPORTING NOTES. The result of the City and Suburban Handicap has in troduced two new candidates for the Two Thousand and Derby. Alpenstock, the winner of the former race, will perform better in the Two Thousand than the Derby, as he will not bo able to stay the long and severe course at Epsom ; but The Drummer, who won the "Metrop " in a common canter, will stay every inch of the journey, and it is just on the cards that he may emu late the great victory of Caractacus, when he snatched the Blue Ribbon from John Scott's favourite, The Marquis, who had previously won the Two Thou sand in a common canter. Knight of the Garter is become lug a great favourite for Cestrian honours, and deservedly so; and with all his weight he must bi with the leaders at the finish, if not the actual winner. Birthday and Bird seeker are loth worth investing on for places. The former has escaped the s:b penalty he would have in carrel if he had been place I second for the City and Suburban Handicap. The Thirsk Meeting commences to-morrow. The Mowbray Stakes looks a good thing for Caliipce c r Siege Train, and the bowerby for Clarion.- tte. King's Crus,4, who is engaged in the principal rr.co, viz., the Thirsk Handicap, will iu all probability be reserved for the Chester Cup, and in his absence I shall look to Vis cJunt or Pretty John to supply the winner. Tho Crox ton Pack Meeting cc:mimetic s on Wednesday, and is generally well patronised. The Granby Handicap will no doubt produce a good race. The best of those left '.n are Knight of the Garter, 5 yrs, 13st (including 71b esti()) ; Alpenstock, 3 yrs, lOst 31b (including 11►tb extra); the gelding by-Romulus out of Attack, 5 yrs, lOst 21b (taciud lug 71b extra); the gelding by Vedette out of Vixen, 5 yrs, 9st 121 b (including 41b extra); Make Haste, 4 yrs, 9st 131 b; and _Lancet, 3 yrs, Sat 10Ib. Knight of the Garter, with his welter weight of 13st, will represent me. The Park. Plate looks a good thing for Acaster or Astra can, and Miss Gratwicke or the Vedette g should win the Cup. There are two or three other small meetings this week, but they had better be left alone till their numbers are hoisted, as several have more,important engagements next week. A FRESH RAN. RACING FIXTURES. APRIL. Ludlow 15, 16 Eastbourne l9 Lewes 20 21 Curragh ...20, 21, 22 Croydon... 22, 28 New•uuirket Ist Spring 26, &c. T hirsk '6, 7 I liungerford 6, 7 Lichfield 6, 7 Cambridge Croxton Park .. ' 8 8 Streatham 8, 9 No ermarket Craveu...l2, ere. I Kuighton... l3, 14 i MAY. Chester l, 5,6, 7 Egliuton Hunt 6, 7 I, W i uchester ll, 12 York _ 11, 12 I Doncaster 13, 14 \Yost Drayton. l7, 1.8 Bath 18, 19 Aiancheater l9, 9 0, 11 Baldoyle 2nd Spring 11, 12 Croydon 19, '2l St. Albans 13,14 Harpenden 2l I Salisbury l3, 14 Epsom Summer .. &a. JIrNE. Croydon 2, 3, 4 Newcastle 22, 28, 24 Newton 2,3, 4 Oldbam 22 Ascot .....8, 9, 10, 11 Bibury Club 23 Liverpool Summer ...15, 16 1 Stockbridge 24, 25, 26 Windsor 15, 16 Chelmsford Hampton l7, 18 Sutton Park .....29, 80 Ourragh ~ 22, 23, 24 I Jl.l I,Y. Worcester l, 2 Southampton 13, t 4 Newmarket July 6, &c. Reading 15, 16 Carlisle 6, 7 Huntingdon 2O, 21 Pontefract 9, 10 1 Stamford ... l2 23 Hendon . ... l2 I , 13 Goodwood 27, 28, 29 , 30 Nottingham l3, 14 AUGUST. Brighton 3, 4 Brighton Club 5 Lewes 6 7 Oxford York 24, 25, 26 Plymouth 26, 27 Egtiam lO, 11 I Scarborough .30, 31 Wolverhampton lO, 11 1 Derby Summer ...31, Sep. 1 Windsor 12, 13 I Weymouth 31, Sep. 1 St. Albans 17, 18 1 Canterbury ..... ....31, Sep. / Stockton lB, 19, 20 I SEPTESIBER. Warwick... 7, 8 I Hampton 2l, 22 Burragli (Royal) 7,8, 9 1 Western (Ayr)........22, 23 Abingdon 9, 10 I Hendon 23, 21 Doncaster 14, 15, 16, 17 1 liontnouth....... ......... 23, 24 Richmond 21, 22 1 Newmarket Ist 0ct....28, &c. Lichfield OCTOBER. Bedford 5, 6 1 Cheltenham l9, 20 Edinburgh 6, 7, 8 1 Curragh l9, 20, 21 Leicester t 8 I West Drayton 2l, 22 . . Bromley 7 8 I llereford Newmarket 2d 0ct...11, &c. 1 Monmouth 23, 24 Chelmsford Li 20 Newmarkwt H'ton ...25, &c. I Kelso 19 20 NOVEMBER, Harrow Worcester .. 2' 3 I 4;Huron Mint 6, 7 3, Liverpool St. Albaus 5, 6 , Shrevisbury ..... . 15, 16 STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES. APRJL. Croydon 22, 23 I Go. Louth & drdeen 27, 28 Di 4Y. Limerick Hunt 4 I St. ..11bans . 13 Egnuton Hunt 7 1 1 . 4 ' 'at Drayton...—. 1. JULY. Kin gbbury oOrolErt. Bromlvy 7 I Wend Drayton. "1, 2. . N jvEmBEIL Woroesti,r 2,3, 4 Shrow.bury 15, Harrow 2 3 1 Lc: tniugtuu Gaut ...,23 cite Lverpoot '/, 10, It, 12 COURSING FIX PORES. AUGUST. St. Albans.. OCTOBER. Anc,aster and Willoughby, Lincolnshire 5, 6. Ornio,by l9, &a. Huntingdon Club.. 26, 27. OVEMBER. Sundorne, Salop Cothau and Eston 2, 3. foreign la it PacKet List. MAILS DUE. anstraits and New Zealand, via Southampton.... April 19 Ditto, via useilles April 10 Brazil, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video April O. Ditto, by French packet Cape Verde. by Brazil paotct . _ April 6. Cape of Good 11.,pe. Ascension, and St. Helena April 27. China, Penang, and Singapore. via Southampton April 10. bibraltar, via Southampton • India, via Southampton April •;. !Atte, via Ilaraeil es Malta, Egypt, Szo. April 3. Ditto, Marseilles April Newfoundla Lc .... y Mat.rittus, Cape of Good hope, and Natal. via Southants ton Ditto, Marseilles _ April 7 Portugal .... • United States,' anach, California, &c., by British April 3 packet Ditto, by Canadian packet Ditto, by l cited States packet April Ditto ditto (Baltimore) West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe pi it 19 11).11a.nas, via New York West Indies and Paalic (except Mexico and Baha mas) April 13 Cuba and Mexico Bermuda, via The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris Is about at par, and the short exchange on London is 251. 15c. per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of lis. lOid. per ounce for standard gold, it appe crs that gold at the above price is ab .ut 1-10th per cent. dearer in I'.•ris then lo London. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' r'i bt was on the last date about ICBI percent. At this rate there is no profit on the importation of gold from the United States. COURSE OF EXCHANGE. Amsterdam Short ... 12 1 .... 12 2 Do Rotterdam — ... 12 2 ... 12 31- Autwerp — ... 25 30 ... 25 421 Brussels Hamburg n — ... 13 10; ... 13 11} Paris Ditto 3 Ms. ... 2 i 35 25 40 25 351 25 391 1201 ... 1261 12 70 12 80 ... 12 70 ... 12 80 ... 311 ... 31- . 9 20 ... 9 23 ... 6 264 ... 6 271 ... 4bf 481 481 ... ... 49* ... 26 471 26 55 ... 26 471 'l6 55 ... 26 471 26 55 . 26 471 ... 26 55 26 471 26 55 .. 26 474 26 55 ... ... 52 52f Marseilles Frankfort-on-the-Main V ienna Trieste Petersburg Copenhagen • .• Berlin .. Madrid.. Cadiz Leghorn 1 an Genoa Naples Palertho Messina Lisbon Oporto Rio Janeiro New York .... HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. —The con tract between the Earl of Dudley and Messrs. Troll , ” a was signed May 9 8, 1868, and the further contracts for the decoratio n s and the stage were entered into at the beginning of the present year. Messrs. Trollore were bound under heavy pervades to complete the whole by the end of last month, ~n t kient predictions were made that the and ye: y p e keis would not be accomplished, and that Messrs. lope would would be probably ruined by the penalties that would he enforced against them; but in in the unpreoedented short time of ten months everything has been completed, and the building in a condition to be hanee 1 over to the lessees, with whom it now rests to take measures for open ing the theatre. THE ROYAL HUNT BANQUET.—The banquet given to the farmers in the neighbourhood of Windsor I the noblemen and gentlemen who ride with the Queen's buckhounds will take place next Wednesday, at the Town-hall, Windsor. Lord Cork, the master of the Queen's hounds, will preside, and there will be about 140 1