The Sun. — London, England, 1869-02-08 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The transactions on the Stock Exchange to-day Were by no means extensive, yet prices were main tained for Consols, and, generally speaking, they improved in the foreign market. The rate of dis count remains unaltered, but loans for short periods can be had at 21 per cent. Consols are 93 s for money; ditto, for Ac count, 931 ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 931 a ; New Three per Cents, 931 ; Exchequer Bills £ l ,OOO, 21 per Cent., —; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., 244 3. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, —; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1121- 1; ditto 4 per Per Cent., Oct., 1883, ; ditto Debentures, 5 Per Cent., Aug., 1873, 1041. In the Foreign Market Peruvian Stock has gone up per cent., A rgen ti ne ;1, Italian, Orel yitebsk, and Turkish 1. Prices are now as fol -I"i's:—Argentine, 77 to 1 ; Brazi:ian of 1865, 82 ,,/ to ; Chilian of 1867, 931 to 941 ; Egyptian of 1 864, 87 to 88 ; ditto of 1868, 731 to 0 ; Italian of 1861, 551 to 1 ; ditto Tobacco Loan, 44 to 51 P r em. ; Mexican, 151 to ; Peruvian of 1865, 77 1 to ; Russian of 1866, 92 to ; ditto Nicolai, 67 to ; ditto Orel, 811 to s ; ditto koscow, 794 to 801 ; ditto Charkof-Azof, 801 to 4 ; Cbareow-Krementschug, 801 to 4 ; Spanish of 1867 , 304 to 31 ; Turkish of 1858, 651 to 66/ ; ditto of 1852, 641 to 65 ; and ditto of 1865, 394 to 40. In railway stocks London and North Western Brighton, South Eastern, and Caledonian have im proved Bto 4 per cent, 1 ut Metropolitan have gone down 8• Prices are quoted as follows :—London and North Western, 1191 to ; Great jWestern, 53 1 to ; Midland, 1191 to 8 ; Great Western, 53 1 to ; Midland, 1181 to 1191 ; London and South Western, 90 92 ; Great Eastern, 421 to 41 i ; Brighton, 54 to 521 ; South Eastern, 821 to 83 ; Metropolitan, 1091 to ink ; Great North ern, 112 to 1 ; ditto A, 111 to 1; Caledonian, 80k to 81 8 ; and Loudon, Chatham, and Dover, 171 to 18. American 5-20 Bonds are at 762- to 1, being per cent, better; Erie Railway shares, 25 to 1, showing a decline oft ; Illinois Central, 931 to 94 ; Atlan tic. and G reat Western Debentures, 37 to 39 ; and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds, 39/ to 401, a rise of i In Bank shares Imperial Ottomans have risen - we., the present price being 21 to 1 prem. Anglo- Aus trian, 14 to 121 prem. ; London and County, 5.301 to 1 ; London Joint Stock, 311 to 321 ; Lon ,rucm and W estminster, 611 to 1 ; and Union of L ondon, 341 to 351. In Miscellaneous Shares Anglo-American and Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Preference are quoted 221 to a and 4 to 1 ; National Discount, 1 1 to /, ex div. ; General Credit, 1 13-16 to 11-16 Inter national, 11 to 11 dis. ; Hudson's Bay, 13f to ; and Telegraph Construction, 171 to 4. The sum of £40,000 in gold was taken from the B ank on Saturday. „ The Hamm on i a, f rom N ew Y or k , h as b roug h t ' 81 •300. The dividend of the London and North Western ailway has b een announce d a t th e ra t e o f 61 per is ee _nt• per annum, as aga i ns t 51 i n the p r e v i ous ?ail year, and 61 for the corresponding half of 1867. It appears that the public are again to be annoyed b y Proceedings in Chancery against the Metropoli tan Railway Company, which will; of course, lead to fl uctuations in pri ces , an d pro b a bl y terminate a s the other suit did. Fresh dissensions will also, it is stated, be endeavoured to be provoked at the Caledonian meeting ; it is hoped it will not be suc cessful. It is time all these depreciatory move -Ilents should be stopped if the value of railway share property is ever to be re-established. The Mexican Railway Company (Limited) have invited applications for the unsubscribed portion of their Class A Mortgage Bonds, being 8 per cent., and be to issued at the price of 85. The works have been resumed upon the Puebla Branch, for the completion of which, by the end of June next, Means have been provided. Advises from Paris state that M. Magne, the kinister of Finance, has announced to holders of Itexican Bonds that they will receive an instal ment of sf. 82c. in Rentes, and 3f. 82c. in cash upon each bond ; and upon each debenture issued by the Mexican Government, and bearing 6 per cent, interest, an instalment of 3f. 88c. in Rentes, kid 2f. 40c. in cash. The date for these payments has not yet b een fi xe d . I le National Bank of Greece announces the vaYment from the 6th February of 69} drachmas as dividend of the second half of 1868. The sum is nearly 14 per cent. on the capital, and the ba n• k, it i s said, augmented last year its reserve by drachmas, making the total 6,689,731, wthe total being 15,000,000. The dividend is to be Paid at Paris by Messrs. de Rothschild. A ccording t o a c i rcular of Mr. F. M. Page, the aPecle shipments to the East, via Alexandria, amo unted l ast year to £10,189,904, against only 3 ) 65 9, m 154 in 1867, w hi c h was the smallest shipment known for many years past. Th e hi g h es t t o t a l ever c tat tled was i n 18 64, when in consequence of the Zp 2 t ion of th e A merican cotton supply it reached 1 1 ' 318,18 9. For th e l as t n i ne years t h e average been £13,933,000. Of the increase of 6 millions W "in in 1868 over 1867 the excess to Alexandria z u ,? abo ut 3 i- millions_a circumstance attributable th — e °lily to th e E gyptian cotton crop, but partly to large loan advanced to that country. a A.!thou g h part of the present heavy drain of l r c le la to th e East for cotton and other produce, Oc a p el uefcaus e h as been the large recent importation foreign securities. Within the past fortnight it is have been that £400,000 of E g yptian bonds alone ve been sold from Paris on the London market, Whi le at th e same time heavy sales have been made o S panish and o th er descriptions. The payments • 11 e late R ussian Railway loans have likewise 'uiltribu ted to the outflow. Under these • sta nces the country is in a better con bar than would be the case if the drain C be en created b y an over-active expenditure. as i Otto n and silk and f ore i gn b onds are just as good If gold in their power of influencing the exchanges. co t he rate of discount were to advance to an in , tlvenient point, they would be sent away to bring u • aelc the gold the withdrawal of which had occa :raed the upward movement. Although we occa :lCY take foreign securities ia wholesale amounts ell , as no other nation would venture upon, there t , almost invariably an investment demand from to" Continent by which they are gradually ab __the.d. at prices that leave us a good profit. The Zaditi ons now operating on the money market are, i o eref °ret not such as need create any expecta u of .a disturbance of its steady state. The ten dency 1 8 upward, but only to a healthy extent. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. a QOVERNMENT FUNDS. 93 Per Cent. Consols 3 Ditto for Account, 931 New Per Oellt. Reduced 931 New 3 per Cent I : Z 2 / per Cent. Jan. 1894 - - 4 • per Oen J91:1.1873 tinuities, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — E 1) „,e. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — Do (Red Sea Tele raph), Aug., 1908 — Pm xcoThr Bills, .£1 6 ,000, 21 Per at. Do, . rs Do. .£5OO 4a,nl, £ lOO & £2OO 244 3 pm ''''' ef England Stock, 4 por Cent v Do. account f alla le 4 per Cent. Bonds nter-Colonial Oniniurn -,. .INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. 4rlda tock, 101 per Cent April 11874 — Do, n ~ _ _ , 'Pettinr , for Account D o 5 t,i 112 j i 0 • per Cent. July, 1880 rs e• 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 uo. Certificates 0 _ rse. Enfaced Pape, 4 per Cent " n O . 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 a r l ° ' 5 .4 Per OUit. May 1879 _ " 43 5 per Cent., Dup, Deb. 1872 — D Do do, 1877 _ Do. do. 1882 _ i. Deb 5 , Aug. 18 - 3 ~ per Cent., i pm Do. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO 1)0. under £l.OOO FOREIGN FUNDS —CLOSING PRICES. ArKentine Re blic, 6 per C en t . .£ pu o° , Scri p. .... I, ' Aust rian Bo p nd 4 s s 5 percent . t Do. 18 59 ~. —, --- Brazilian 5 per Cent — Do. li per Cent., 1852 — Do. do. 1858.... Do. do., 1860 — Do. do., 1863 7ll Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do Account B2i 13:lenos Ayres 6 per Cent. Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Caba, 6 per Cont. aillian 6 per Cent — Do. 4} per Cent — Do. 3 p4r Cent., I'o. 6 per co st. 1867... 94 4 Do. 7 per Cent., 1866 C lo übian, 6 per Cent. Dan:sta, 3 per Cent., 1825...... . Danubian Principalities, 7 per Cent 77 Do 8 per Cent., 1867 — Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent Wgyptian, 7 per Cent — Du Second Issue , 00..45w, Bonds Do. £lOO Bonds Do. ' 1864 Do. Account Do. £5OO Bonds Do. 4106 Bonds 9O English Scrip, 1868 Do do. .£45 pd — dis Government Illilway Debentures Greer: 5 per Cult., 1824 5, ex Coups Do. Account .. . Do. Coupons - Do. Account 3 uttetnala 5 per Cent .. Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., all pd 87 It .dan 5 per Cert., 1865 .. -- )o. Account ... B3l Do Maxenunana Railway vlexican. 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Do. 1864 Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French — qoutevideau 6 per Cont. Ac orish Imperial 5 per Cent ow granada Do 3 per Con Do. Deferred Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1665 Do Account .. 76/ 7 Do 44 per Cent. (Uribarron) Do 44 per Cent.. 1862 -. — Do Account Portuguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7,'9,'60,'2.'; 364 Do. do. 1867 — Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid — Russian 5 per Cent., 182 z, £ St Do 44 per Cent . 1850 Do 44 per Cent., 1860 Do 8 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO Bonds., Do. du. £B4 15s. do. ~ Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds 921 Do. do £B4 15s. do Do Nicolas Railway 674 Sarlinian 5 per Cent Spanish 3 per Cen . Do. Account Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Deferruct Do. Account Do. Passive — ..... 84 Do. Coro. Cert. of Coup. not funded ..: Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan — Do Government, 1864 Do do, 1868 Do do, Scrip — Turkish 6 per Cent. Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account Do .£lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 66 Do 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 186 a Do 4 per Cent., Guaranteed Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Venezuela 3 per Cent.: Do. Account Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Do 6 per Cont., 1862 Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian a per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 4* per cent., Ex. 2sf. Dutch 2} per Cont. Ex. 12 Guil Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates Do. Account _ French Rentes, 3 por Cent., Ex. `23f lhlian 5 per Cont. 1831, Ex. 251. Do Account CLOSING PRICES. Consols, Money 93 93} i Do. Account, March 4 POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day, MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A TRADESMAN CHARGED WITH RECEIVING STOLEN PRO PERTY.—Georga crrrying on business as a plumber and glazier, in Ryder's-court, Leicester-square, was charged before Mr. Mansfield with receiving a quantity of ladders, ropes, &c., the property of Mr. Bywater, builder, of King-street, Regent -street. Mr. Froggatt appeared for the defence. Police-constable Butcher, 157 C, said that on Saturday afternoon, accempanied by Mr. By water, he went to the prisoner's shop in Ryder's-court and asked him if he had purchased anything of a lad. The prisoner said he had not, and that ho was quite willing to have his placo searched, and on searching the place he (Butcher) found some pails, ladders, blocks, and layers, &c., fresh painted, and on rubbing off the paint the name of Mr Bywater was found partly erased. The prisoner told him that he had purchased the things of a person in Carnaby street, but that he did not know the name of the m ►n, nor the number of the house. A lad was charged at that court last week with a robbery, and discharged, and he (Butcher) had heard that the lad had sold the prisoner the articles, the lad being employed in the yard where Mr. Bywater's workshops were situated. In cross-examination —Butcher said that the prisoner was quite willing to have his premiss examined, and he believ3d ho had been in business three or four years. Mr. Bywater identified the property produced as belong ing to him, and said that although there bad been an attempt to erase his name ho still could trace it, Mr. Froggatt said that the prisoner bad carried on busi • ness for ton years, and had persons present to speak to his character. Mr. Mansfield remanded the prisoner, and consented to take two sureties in .£5O each. WESTMINSTER. OUTRAGE IN A LICENSED REFRESHMENT 11011 SE.—Geo Evans, a young man, was charged with the following outrage : Mr. Charles Miller, of 16, Neale-row, Knightsbridge, refreshment-house keeper, said that at a little after eleven on Saturday night the defendant and three companions came to his house and went to the up stairs room. They had not been there long when complainant's daughter came down and said he was striking a customer in the room. Complainant went up and remonstrated, when de fendant said he would serve him the same, and seizing him by the log tried to throw him down stairs, and, fail ing in that, caught hold of him by the beard, and held him in that way for some minutes. 31r. Solfo.--fn what position wore things when you first wont up stairs ? Complainant—He was standing in front of a man whom he had struck three times. Mr. James klay, of No. 8, Park-road, said he was sup ping at the refreshment rooms when on a sudden he went to another man who was sitting in the room and violently struck him twice. Defendant had been drinking, but was perfectly cool and collected. The police said the defendant resisted, and was very violent. Defendant said he was insulted first by the other per son, and became excited in consequence of drink. Mr. Selfe said that a licensed refreshment house-keeper was bound to be protected or ho could not preserve order. Defendant was committed to bard labour for 14 days. MARKET S-2 HIS DAY. MARK-LANE. A short supply of English wheat was on sale here to day. The condition of the produce was somewhat unsatisfactory. The trade for all qualities was very slow, and prices had a drooping tendency, but no actual change took pingo. With foreign wheat the market was fairly supplied. Millers purchased with extreme caution, and a very mo derate amount of business was transacted. Prices were unaltered. METRO °OLITAN CATTLE. Tho supply of beasts is very short indeed, and conse quently choice descriptions are readily disposed of at higher rates. Trade was dull towards the close of the market. There are more sheep than last week, however the demand is good, and that day's prices are well main _ tained. LIVERPOOL COTTON. February B.—Sales probably 12,000 bales. Market quiet and unchanged. REMARKABLE CROP.—On Wednesday a Mr. Angwin, of Mousehole, Cornwall, gathered above fifty good apples from a tree in his garden ; this was a second crop. In the same garden there is a pear tree in full bloom. MR. TItEVELTAN'S ITAWICK SPEECH.--'We (Army and Nary Gazette) understand that Mr. Trevelyan, after his speech at Haviick, voluntarily tendered his resignation of his office to Mr. Gladstone, and though it was not ac cepted, Mr. Trevelyan expressed to his Royal highness the C o mmander-in-Chief his regret in a manner which was at once accepted by his Royal Highness. DUNVILLE and Co., Belfast, are the largest holders of Whisky in the world. Their Old Irish Whisky is re commended by the medical profession in preference to French Brandy. Supplied in casks and cases for home use or exporta tion. Quotations on application to Messrs. Danville and Co., Belfast; cr 4, at B ou r r buu dings, Strand, Loudon W.Q.—EAd yortioopplat.l THE SUN, _LONVON, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 8, 1169. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Closing Business Share NAIIZ. Paid. Price. done 10 Agra Limited, A all 11 111 Ilk I 0 Do B lO 4 41 4i af 50 Albion 100 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lim all 1, 19 20 Anglo-Hungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 6 5 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 10 11 20 Do issued at 2 pm....., 5 ... -- 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lint 25 Bank of South Australia all 31 3 1 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 39 10 Bank of New Zealand__ all 17 19 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, i. nd China all 201 211 25 Chartered Mere. of India, London, and China all 29 301 20 City lO 113 121 111 I 100 Colonial 25 39 41 10 Consolidated, lim. 50 Delhi and London, lim 50 East London, lim 5 11 01 20 English and American, Hai 10 ... ... 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro. lim lO id pr 20 English, .7. ei,ttish, and Aus tralian Chartered 281 Hong Hong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all ... ... 281 Do n ew .si 4 f 100 Imperial, lira 2O. 17 ls 20 Imperial Ottoman lO 1 11 121 1 1 .5 lonian all 25 17 25 Do new 20 Lnd Mortgage of India, lira4s pr 1 3 1; 100 Do .5 p. e. Debs.lB6l, 30 all 76 75 74 30 London Bank of Mexico and South America, lim. 20 100 London and Brazilian, lim. 45 20 Bo • new 71 100 London & River Plate, lim. 40 25 Do new 10 20 London Chart. of Australia all 50 London and County 2O 20 Do new. iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd ll 50 London Joint Stock 1 20 London and South African al 100 London & S.-Western, lira, 20 50 London & Venezuela, lim l2l 100 London and Westminster. 20 100 Do Scrip, ass at 10 pm 2O 100 Merchant, Um 2.5 10 Metropolitan, lim all 100 Midland, lim 2O 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lim l5 100 National I'rovinc. of Eng'd 42 10 Do . 42 50 National. 3O 20 New South Wales all 20 North-Western 7l 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 50 Provinc. Bank. Corpo., lim. 10 100 Provincial of Ireland ...... 10 Do new all 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lira 25 100 Do issued at 6 pm. 10 ... ... 25 Union of Australia all 45 47 45/ 61 100 Union of Ireland, lim 50 Union of London 6 4 32 28 61 51 6 8 11 1:1 1l 12 221 231 491 501 51 401 32 33 321 1J 12 ci. - 63 62/ 2 0 61 6 4 6} 7/ id pr 2 3 3 1 d ... - 13 ti MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-American Tel., lira all 224 224 10 Anglo-Mediter. Tel., lim 10 13 134 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 164 174 at Atlantic Telegraph lO 34 36 at Do. 8 per cent. lOO 80 8 I 25 Australian Agricultural 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lim. 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lim g 7 od 10 Berlin Water Works, lim all 134 144 10 Do. New 6 3 34 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lim. 5 Bombay Gas, lim. - 6 5 Do. New 4 11 ld 3 50 British American Land 44 16 18 st B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lim lOO 166 17 t 20 British Indian Tea, Jim— all 2 3 20 British Ship Owners 74 ... ;.. 29 Canada Company all 64 gs 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lim 2l 24 14d 20 Ceylon Company, lim. 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lim 5 44 31 25 City of London Real Pro perty, lim 8 41 31d 30 City of Milan Improv. lim all 5 10 25 City of Moscow Gas, lim all 2 3 50 City Offices, lim 25 234 2243 50 Colonial, lim. Do. 50 Commercial Union (Assur) 4 1 1p 10 Company of African Mer chants, lim. 20 Continental Union Gas, lim all 18 is 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 71 per cent. 100 Corporation of London Bonds, 1877, 41 per cent, all 104 105 100 Do. 1879, 4/ per cent, all 1041 1054 100 Do. 1882, 44 per cent, all 1034 1041 10 Credit Fon. of England, lim. all 24 24 24 50 Credit Fon.of Mauritius lira lO 35 2#d at Crystal Palace lOO 10 21 204 at Do. Preference lOO 34 39 at Do. 6p. c Pet petual Deb lO9 105 101 20 Darjeeling, lim. I 0 Eastern Assam, lint. 64 „. ...a 50 East Indian Land Credit and Finance, lim 20 East India Irnga. & Canal all 17 18 32 Ebbw'Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lim. 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy Gus. by Egypt. Gov all 924 934 I'3 141 20 Egyptian Com. & Trad. lim 6 44 44 st Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 255 265 10 Do. New 8 10 12p 3 Eng. & Austral. Copper, lira 24 f i 15 English and Foreign Credit 74 5 44 34 100 Eng. and Scot. Marine, lira. 8 .. ...d 10 Fairbairn Engineering 5 1 lid 20 Fore-streetWarehouse,liin l2 pr 1p 13 100 For. & Col. Gov. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at £B5 all 86 88 83 50 Gallivant, lim. 2O ... ... 10 General Credit & Dis., lim 71 1f 11 51 15 General Steam Navigation 14 28 29 29 old 10 Moms & Col. Marine In. lim 0,. 5 41 d 10 Hong Kong and China Gas all ... ... 20 Hudson's Bay all 131 141 20 Imperial Land Co. of Mar seilles, lim. 25 Indo-European Tel., lira._ 10 ... ... 20 Interna. Financial Soe. lim. 5 11 1 A 20 Interns. Land Credit, lim 6 6 4€l 50 Italian Land 5 11 1(1 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Ca your) all 31 4 100 Do. 6p. c. Bds., redeem 1870, issued 20 all 63 115 50 Land Securities, Bin 0 n 21d 3 25 London African Trading lO 7 5d 25 Lon. & Caled. Marine, Jim 6 ••• • -el Laud and 10 London ßui County lding,lini. 5 Lond. Provincial Tel. lim all 3+ 3 + 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent. all I f.l) 50 Lond. Financial Asso , lim 30 22 20 81 9 4 Lond.Glen.Ornnibus.6.lim. all 11 2 2 j 50 Loud, and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, lim 25 22 17d 20 Lond. & Provincial Marine 2 ld pr st Madras Irriga. & Caul. Gus. sp.c. by India Gov. lOO 104 105 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, 1im.... 10 Mediterra. Exteu. Tel., lim all 4 4 1 50 Merchant Shipping lim all 32 37 80 Miliwall Iron Works, lim l2l ..• ••• 10 Natal Land and Colonisa tion2s National Discount C 0 . ,, lim 5 111 12/ 111 Co., lim. ... 25 National Prov. Marine , lint 4 4 3 d 10 National Steam Ship, lint all 8 1 9 1 20 Nerbudda Coal & Iron, lim 6 4 3 d 10 New Consolidated Dis. lim 3 1 1 Id 5 IN ew Quebrad a, lim 4.4.0 41 3k 25 New Zealand Loan & Mar cantile Agency,lim 2l I IP 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, 1im..,....... 10 Northern Assam Tea, - lim -. 5 7 6 10 Do. B ........ all 1 2 at North Brit. Austral,,, Jim lOO 47 52 50 North Brit. & ktercan. In 6l 19 20 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 5 141 15 • SO Oriental Financial, lim ll ... -A .5 Oriental Gas, Jim. 5 Do. New ........ .. 1 11 3 10 Otago and So ut h land In vestment, lim 5 Ottoman Gas, lim all 11 21 10 Panama, New Z ealand, and Australian IL Mail lim all 1/ 1 5 Do do. st Peel R. Land & Minerl, lim 100 34 3 i 50 Peainsu. & Oriental Steam all 47 49 50 Do. New 1867 25 Reuter's Telegram 50 ithymney Iron 15 Do. New ... Im.. 25 Rio de Janeiro City ,lim all 17 18 20 Do. G as, lim all 231 241 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 40 41 411 st Scottish Aust. Invest., lim lOO 8 3 88 at Do. 6p. c. Guar. Pref lOO ••• ••• 20 Soci6t6 Fin. d'Egypte, lim lO 7 6.1 20 Soci6te Gen.de l'Empire Ot 8 3 4p 50 S. African Mort. & Inv. lim 6 ••• -• 25 South Australian Land st Submarine Telegraph llOO 100 110 1 Do. Scrip all 11 20 Telegraph Con. & M a i n., li m a ll 171 1 181 18j 1 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lim 2 21 21 20 Trinidad Petroleum, lim Bl 10 Trust & Agency of Aus.,lim 1 10 Do do. do. all . I ... 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. Canada 5 d P 50 Union Marine L'pool, lim 5 4 41p 20 Union Steam Ship, lim all 22 24 15 United Discount Corp., lint 6 1d p SU. Kingdom Tel. Co., lint all 51 64. 6 . a Do. 10 per cent. Pref all gt 3 1 p 20 Universal Marine (In.), Him 5 1 11p 71 10 Upper Assam Tea, lim all 21 31 30 Van Dieman's Land 2Bl 7 a 00 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. (Mortgage) Loan— all 771 781 78 50 Warrant Finance, lim. l2 12 10(1 50 West India and Pacific • Steam, lim 2O 21 11 20 West London Wharves and Warehouses lO I 1p COLONIAL OOVERNMENT SECURITIES - British Columbia, 6 per - Uan.Gov.6 100 - -- Do. 1895.. ll op 1877-bt ......... lOO 1051 1061 1 05 1 - Do. 6P. 0. Feb. & Ang.• lOO It 4 106 - Do. sp. 0. Mar. & Sept 100 104 11,6 - Do. sp. 0. Jan. & July 100 95 96 951 f .o.Jan. , &July - Do. sp. o. Inscribed sk 100 90 92 - Cape G.Hope, 6 p.c.1873 100 102 104 ••• Do.Ap1.&001 1890-19 00 100 111 113 - Do. do 1880-90 100 107 109 - Do. Jan.&Jnly, 1891 lOO 108 Ile - Do. IS per cent. 15 April and 16 Oct., 1 900 lOO 100 102 - Ceylon, Nov 1878, 6 p.c lOO 108 110 - Do. 1872, do lOO 105 107 - Mauritina, 6p. o, 1873, - Jan. and July - Do. 1878 .. • 1)0 106 108 - Do. 1882, May and Nov... 100 106 108 - Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug.... 10 106 108 - MElbourne Corporatn.,.. 1667-75, 6 per 0tnt...... 1.0 100 100 - N.8.G0v.6 p.o.Ja.&July .. 100 104 Its 1041 - Natal 6 p ot, Apl & Oct... 10) - - Do 6p 0. 81,4 y & Nov 1( 0 106 108 - N. S. W. b p.c., '7l to '76 lOO 99 1 1 - Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1896 lOO 99 108 991 9 - Do. 5 p.c. rd.'67 to '75 - N.Zealand, 6p. 0.1891 IGO -- - - Do. 6 per cent..... - DoJan,Aprl,July, 100 931 £4l 931 Do 6 p Mar & Sept '9l lOO 108 110 - Do June .t Deo , 1?,91 Do Prov. of Auctld. 1 - tt striei 1& 2, 189 6 .. L-0 - - Nova Scotia 6p. a.Jan... - and July. 1875 Do 1b513.. - Qneenslnd. 6p. a 'B2 5 lOO 106 107 1061 - Do 1891 - ••• lOO 1051 1061 - Do. 6 p 0.1869.. - - -- Do. do. A 2 . .. 100 103 110 - Do rd. 1193...... • • .71 499 111 211 SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS; The Times observes that the Irish bishops meet and make public complaint that they have no authority to negotiate in behalf of their Church, and announce to the world that they must and will protest against the charges in prospect, and resist them to the utmost. They do not observe upon the fact that they have had to ask for the liberty of meeting in Convocation, and that they have only been refused what they did not possess. Of course they do not allude to the historical fact that the Irish Convocation has not met for a very long time indeed, and that it never did meet with out disgracing itself in some way or other, as, for example, when it protested energetically against any toleration of Papists, in the reign of Charles I. Neither could they be expected to notice that the English Convo cation has hitherto deli berated to no purpose whatever, not having been allowed to go beyond deliberations and in operative resolutions, and having only betrayed the weak points of the Anglican position. Theyare quite aware that a Convocation represents on7y the clergy,and is a most clumsy and inadequate representation even of the clergy, represent ing them in their least clerical and least independent aspect. No such body as is here indicated could work at all till it had Leen many years in harneFs, and had acquired the habits and usages of deliberation. Of course it would be as easy to collect so many prelates, dignitaries, and so called proctors within four walls as it would be to herd together so many head of black cattle, but in neither case would anything follow but some gregarious impulses, apt to begin and end in nothing. Even the alleged decisions and judgments of such a body would, probably, not be decisions or judgments in any true sense. The only thing probable is, that the most violent, the most unreasonable, the most infatuated, and the most impracticable would carry the day, dragging in their train a number of others weakened and paralysed by internal conflicts of reason and passion, and compelled to do others' bidding, because unable to decide themselves. Nobody here wants to drag that unhappy Church in the mud, even if it must submit to the loss of ill-gotten wealth, reflected lustre, and borrowed plumes. But if it should be pitted in " Convoca tion," and prepared, as it were, for a stand-up fight—at least for a noisy altercation—no doubt its best friends would have most reason to deplore the inevitable results. Neither in negotiation, nor demonstration, nor argument, nor abuse would it be a match for the antagonist Church. In one thing it can possibly triumph, and that is in a dis play of common sense, resignation, and modesty. The Telegraph, in discussing the constitution of an Irish ecclesiastical and deliberative council, observes that one important question with reference to the constitution of these assemblies affects the presence of the laity. There seems abundant evidence that in ancient times laymen were regularly invited. The citation to a provincial synod at Drogheda, A.D. 1411, is addressed to the abbots, priors, clergy, and people (agates, priores, clerum, et populum) " whom it concerned or might concern to be present at that council." Precisely the same form is followed in the summons to a synod of 1427. From these authorities it is ;leer that laics as well as clerics might be present, if they had a legitimate interest in the matters to be discussed. There is considerable evidence that the English Convoca tion has occasionally summoned learned laymen to assist in its deliberations. The mode of constituting the assemblies which the Irish prelates now propose to hold is a matter for grave consideration. The bishops one and all recognise the importance of conferring with the laity ; but, unless the representation of laics is ade• quate, the resolutions adopted can have little weight. If. to speak plainly, the assembly should be " packed," it wil, merely reiterate old protests and party cries with which we are familiar, and will not be recognisable as a consulta tive assembly. If, on the other hand, the Irish Church will speak out by an impartially constituted Parliament, her deliberations will demand and receive the most. profound respect and attention from English statesmen. The Daily News considers that the archbishops anc; bishops of the United Church of England and Ireland have justified the conduct of the Government in refusing to advise her Majesty to summon a Convocation of the Irish provinces. The bishops and all other persons friendly to the Protestant Establishment in Ireland are entitled to use every honourable expedient to procure th. rejection or modification of Mr. Gladstone's proposal, in either House of Parliament. But there is nc nee in going to Mr. Gladstone, or in supposing that he can be more committed by a definite bill in 1869 than he is by the definite resolutions passed 0 his instance in 1868, and by the issues which he placed before the country in the, general election. In the Bishop of Down's protest an acho is audible of the voices whicl are beginning to be beard, now from veteran politicians, now from dignitaries of the Broad Church, now in this magazine and now in that newspaper, suggesting that Mr. Gladstone and the Government are pledged to nothing definite. A NIVALIe hope seems to be entertained that his feelings as a Churchman may, if judiciously worked upon, prove stronget than his consistency, firmness, and honour as a statesman. Mr. Gladstone cannot feel flattered by the supposition that he is made of such soft and ductile stuff as to admit of his being beaten into this shape or into that, as political exigency or ecclesiastical sentiment is brought to bear upon him. He and the Government of which he is the chief are pledged to the disestablishment and disendow ment of the churches established or endowed in Ireland. This accomplished, the only thing which the State will have to do with them will be to leave them alone. The Morning Post makes some remarks upon the modes in which the law relating to imprisonment for debt is habitually administered. The law of arrest is in itself a bad law, indefensible upon principle, and not to be justi- fied even on the lower ground of expediency or policy, and it has, in addition, been long condemned by public opinion. It might have been supposed that a law so circumstanced would be administered with at least ordinary care and consideration. It appears, how. ever, that such is not the case. The administration of the condemned law is as objectionable ane improper as it is possible to make it. The hie sheriff of the county, or the sheriff of the municipality, according to circumstances, is esteemed to be the authority empowered to make the arrest of the debtor against whose person execution has been issued. It is so provided by the Act, and he is responsible legally for all acts done in consequence, and for all measures adopted for securely detaining the arrested individual. Practically, it turns out that the sheriff neither discharges nor attempts te. discharge his allotted functions. Practically, he a myth, and has no more to do with the matter . than the Tycoon of Japan. He delegates his authority and power to other parties, and washes his hand ui not as the Roman Governor did, b e f ore th e people.; but privately behind the back of the public. After referring to the cases of Captain Lane and Si) Gerald Fitzgerald, which have recently engaged public attention, it says that it is evident from the disclosures which have been made through the trials to which we have alluded that the existent state of things cannot be per mitted to continue. It is a scandal to a civilised country. and a discredit to every succeeding Government that neglects to deal with it. Either imprisonment for debt must be peremptorily abolished, or the system under which the law that places that mode of recovery or punishment in the hands of the creditor must be at once subjected to a thorough sifting and reform. At present the law ia defeated and discredited, and creditor and debtor are alike injured and despoiled by the uses to which it is put. The Standard considers that the volunteers have been most unfortunate in the time chosen for bringing forward their petition, inasmuch as the Government is so tied ancj bound by the rash promises of its leaders to reduce the military expenditure of the country, that it is really not in a position to entertain proposals for an addition of any considerable sum no matter how strong may be the claim put forward, or how just the demand. The War Minister is pledged to make a sensible reduction in the army estimates, the entire framing of which is in his own hands ; and he has got ha.ads full with the work, which, according to the Liberal programme, must be carried out, no matter whether the result, in a military point of view, be good or evil. And so, when the leaders of the volunteer movement come forward with a demand for so many scores of thousands of pounds to be added annually to the estimates, forming a permanent in. crease of charge, the answer simply is that the money will not be given, irrespective of the question of whether i would be good or bad for the country in the lon run. This hits the volunteers very hard ; for they h looked forward to the advent to power of tine party whiej, is professedly opposed to the standing army, and had con• sidered that it was almost certain to meet their demands. The superiority of the volunteer force formed pa r t o f th e election programme with more than one Liberal candidate, for there is a weight of political power and influence in their ranks ; but the Government is now firmly seated in the saddle, and it may afford to cast aside those who helped it up into its place. The Star, in considering Mr. Redgrave's report on the Factory Acts, thinks that some clauses greatly need revision. It would be well for Mr. Bruce to consider and revise the whole of the clauses which refer to certifying surgeons. Those which bear upon the reporting of acci dents entail much unnecessary trouble on the employer, but the expense is borne by the Treasury. The necessity imposed upon occupiers of factories to obtain certificates of age from the young, persons in their employment causes them, however, both great inconvenience and much expense. This is just another of those require ments insisted upon under the old Factory Acts for which there is no longer the slightest necessity. The compulsory registration of births has now been so long enforced throughout the United Kingdom that there can be no difficulty whatever in ,btaining an extract from the Register of Births for any child or young person about whose age en inspector or sub-inspector might feel a doubt. It would be quite im possible to estimate the amount which the employers of labour in the manufacturing districts of Lancashire, York shire, and Cheshire have to pay for certificates of age , which could be had in a much more satisfactory way and at a much cheaper rate from the district registrars. With the advanced rate of wages, an increasing foreign com petition, and heavy imperial local taxation, manufacturers have now sufficient difficulties to contend with without being called upon to submit to one =lv _Oligatiou - twessitvimunik4 • • SHARE LIST. ORDINARY SIIALOIS AND STOCKS. share itailways. p aid. Closing Business Prim dens. at Bristol and Exeter ...... 100 77 82 at Osledonian ....... 100 801 801 811 801 1 t Cambrian. 2) ........ all 21 31 et Dublin & Belfast June 100 79 81 et Dun„Perth,& Ab. June "tOO 70 72 2' East London. all 7 9 20 Do 15 2 ) Do 10 • Glasgow &S. Western 100 100 102 et Great Eastern .. .00 421 43 et Do. E. Angl. No. 2 100 7 9 et tireat North of Scotland 100 16 36 at Great Northern lOO 112 113 et Do. A stock lOO 3111 112 111 et Do. B stook lOO 125 127 at (RS, and W. of Ireland lOO 98 100 s t. Western —Original 2OO 5 4 5 1 63 1 et Do. South Wales lOO 07 83 • Do. W. Mid.—Oxforc' lOO 23 29 at Do. Newport 'OO 28 31 et Lancashire, Yorkshire , — 100 130 0101 1291 et bon., Brigh.,& S.Coast ICO 521 84 0) Do Scrip at Loll., Chat., and Dover luu 171 181 et Do. Aletrop. Ex. A lOO et Lon. & North IS - eaten," 100 1:3 11F1 1191 I at Lon. & South Western lOO 9, 52 at Man., Shut., 4; Lincoln ICO 471 471 81 at M.-trooolitan st Do 1: - .:tonsi )1i 1 0} 1 (I 10 19 10 1 st Mo.roooll tan Di6tritt. all 54 07 10 Metrop. 00 1 fi - st 01 aotud at 1)0, Dci lou F 5 c 8 st N British ...... lOU :5 48 at Do. Ed., rth., tiz Dun 100 at Nor. h;aetern—Berwick.. Ito 103 ICfi I f 6 25 L Do. (1. N.E purchase 1638.4 at Do Leeds. ...... ....... .( 0 9 61 at Do Yor' - 1 0 I'sl Del $6 1 at Do Carlisle .... at Do Stoe c. & 110 1( 3 122 at North Lon Lou .. lOO 123 125 10 Do New 18'8. 2 11 2 p at North Staffordshire lOO 03 60 at North and S.-W. Junction 100 103 105 10 Do New £lO shares 7 ... st Rhymney at Shropshire Union lOO 09 .60 at South Devon .. at South Eastern lOO 82.4 83 821 I at Staines, Wolehamot Wok all 12 13 at 'cats v ale lOO 145 150 -- Do. C Waterford & Kilkenny lOO —.— 10 Waterloo & Whiteha,l 6 RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. at Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 86 88 st Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO ... at Do. Scot. N.E., 41 per cent lOO at Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO ... ..• at Do. do. 7 per cent lOO ... . at Do. do. Ordinary lOO 80 82 st Do. Midland at Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gua all at, Dundee; Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO 105 107 at Do. Ist Class preference lOO ... st Glas. & S.W. gua. 5 per et lOO at (It. Eastern, E.C. Ex. No.l 100 99 102 1011 st Do do N 0.2 100 99 102 at Do do 6 per cent 100 106 108 st Do East Anglian Asp. c. 100 100 103 st Do do B 6 do. 100 st Do do C 7 do. 100 st Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 100 103 a; Do E. Union 4p. c. gua. 100 69 71 s t Do Norfolk 5 p.c.Ex.1846 100 at Do do 5 p.c.Way.Val.lB47 100 at Great Northern, 5 per cent 10 st Do .5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 ... st Do 41 do do do 100 at Do 5 do at sp.c. pm 100 st Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO stl Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf 100 sti Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 por cent lOO 96 97 atj t.West.—Orig.& Jut.-Rent 'chg., per gua. 5 p.c lOO 103 105 at DO. Orig. (B. &H. Ex). 5 p.c. 100 95 100 at Do do 41 per cent. 1850. 100 87 89 st Do do 4 do do lOO 78 80 at Do do 5 per cent. redem. 100 Di 97 at Do do Birmingham gm.. 100 66 70 at Do do do pref... 100 at Do do Chester gua lOO 72 76 st Do do do 8 per cent lOO ••• ••• st Do do do 5 do 100 95 100 st 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 Mid. Oxford Ist g IOJ 119 116 at Do do 2d gua lOO 110 112 at Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c lOO 92 9 at Do do 2d do 100 100 LOS at Do gua. 51 per cent. 1863 100 „. 100 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. ail at Lancash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 0 135 st Do Barnsley, £5 Is 10d p.c. 100 at Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 135 at Do 41 (Blackburn purch). 100 98 102 at London & Brighton, sp. c. guaranteed, No. 1 lOO st Do 5 per cent. gua. No. 2 lOO st Do 6 do do lOO st Do 5 do No. 4 lOO ... at Do 7 per cent ••• ..• st Do 6 do (W.E. & C.P.)v.1110009000° . at Do 4 do 1859 ••• ••• st London, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent at London and C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO 10) 11l at Do Bedford &Cambridge lOO at Do Shrewsb'y & Welchp'l lOO at London and S.-W. 7 p,c late 3d shares, lOO 145 1.50 2a 60. Do (Purism. perp ans. 256 d) all at Man., Shef., & Linda. 6 p.c lOO 111 H 7 6 Do £6 all par Ipm st Do 31 per cent lOO 60 65 10 Do redeem. 6 per cent 5 st Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 13 . 5 140 st Do Bristol & Birm., 6p. c lOO 1.3 130 at Do 41 per cent. redeem lOO 10) 103 st. Do 41 per cent. irredeem lOO 10) 102 et Do Leicester & Irchu,4lp.c lOO 90 92 at North British, 5 p.c. No.l lOO at Do E. & Gr. 4p.c.S. & D lOO st Do N. 8., No. 2, 5 per cen.t lOO st Do Border Union, 51 p.c lOO at N.-Eastern—Cons. 4 p.c lOO 86 8; at Do 41 per cent. redeem-- 100 95 97 st Do G N.E. 4 per cent., lOO 17 Do Berwick ca pit a l 8.13.4. ... ••• 25 Du York, H.& S. purchase. 10 10 io) at Do Stcktn & Drliag. A. 5 p.c. 100 108 110 st Do W, llartlepoolll. and R lOO 87 8) 20 North Staffordshiro lOs S. Devon Annuities, 1 s all 91 101 lOs Do Tavistock Anus., 10s all 910 108 Do Fixed 41 per cent all 8 9 S. t.ast. (Read. Anne., 1.0.6) all 22 23 at Do 41 per cent lOO at Do Fixed 41 per cent lOO ••• ••• st Taff Vale No.l 100 145 150 st Waterford & Kilkenny, 6pc 100 41 43 102 i RAILWAYS.-PREFERENCE SIIARES AND STOCKS. -- - With Dividends contingent ou the Profits of each separate year. at Caledonian 41 p c gua. at Do Scot. Ceti. nun. 7p c lOO st Do 41 p irredeena all st Do 4p c con. issued at 80 65 st Great Eastern 41 per cent. 100 st Do 5 do, 1862 lOO st Do New 5 do, 1863 lOO at Do do 5 do, 1864 lOO at Great Northern, 5p c irred lOO st Do Permanent 5 per cent lOO st Do Boston & Sleafd, 41 pc 100 st Great West., W. Midi., 5p e 100 st Do Joint perpe. 5 p e,1865 100 st Do do 6p c irred., 1866 100 2J Do Vale Neath perp. 5p c all st Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B lOO 5 Lane. and York. New 41 per cent till July, 1871 2 st Lond., Brig., &c., 41 pc, 1858 100 st Do do 4 do, 1860 100 st Do do 41 do, 1861 100 at DJ do 41 do, 1863 100 st Do do 5 do, 1865 100 at Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 st Do No. 7 sdo et Lond , Chat., &e., 2d, 6 p.c at Do Metrop. Ex., B 6 p.c Do du C 6 p.c at London &N. Western, 5p e 100 at London &S. Western, 41 p c 100 10 Man. chef. & Lin., 5 pc, 1865 all st Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO st Midland, A 5 per cent pref lOO at Do B 5 do 100 is Do 5p e opt. to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1869 all 18 Do Incouv. New Shares Is 22 Do 5p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1872 at North British, E. and G 77 81 87 90 8 i 90 84 83 86 80 105 107 1061 14 20} No. 1, 5 per cent ... lOO st Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 at Do E., P., & Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 st Do E. &G, No. 2, 5 p.c 100 at Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 100 at Do E. & G., No. 3, 5 p.c lOO a s North tt D oE. G., l r 4 di 7;e )r4Pe 100 cent 100 st Do Stock. & Darl., 190 at North London, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) at North Staffordshire 5p c lOO at 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 1 1 ... ... 40i 106 11 - 9 04 96 8 b 104 110 1091 108 110 10.4 11 lip t tP 1 liP 65 57 5.7 it 9 111 113 102 104 ... ... figi RAIL WAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS! st Birkenhead lOO 93 95 100 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer all 101 103 st Buckinghamshire st Chester and Holyhead lOO 54 56 st Do. 51 per cent. st Do. 5 do. at Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO et Colchester Stour Valley 100 at East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lOO 133 135 20 Gloster and Dean Forest all s Gt. Easn., Newm., &c., 5 p.c 100 ... s Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 6J 72 st Do. do. Woodbrg. Ex., do. 100 69 72 st Gt. West , W. Mid., Herd 100 95 97 50 Hull and Selby all 109 111 st Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 215 223 st London and Blackwall lOO 98 93 in 7 st Do. 41 per cent lOO ... st London, Chat., &c., 41 p c lOO st Do. Com. Fund, 5 do 100 ... st London and Greenwich st Do. do. Preference lOO ... st London, Tilbury, & South 100 78 b 0 st Lowestoft, gua 4 per cent lOO 79 83 st Do. do. 6 do. 51 Manch., Buxton ; & Matlk all 5 51 st Midland, Bradford, Pref lOO 93 95 10 Mid Kent Cray Line) 50 Northern& East., 5 per cent all 53 56 SO Do. do. 6 do. all st N. Eastern—Hartlepool st N.'West. A perp. pre!, bp. c lOO 103 1 . 10 st Do B minimum 14 p.c lOO st Notting. &Granth. U.& C lOO 92 94 25 Preston and IN' yre. all 44 48 ... Royston, Hitch., and Shep. 100 133 135 st Shrewsbury and Hereford 100 133 135 10 Do do 8 2 i 24p at S. Yorksh. and River Dun 100 98 100 st Dc 4 per cent gua lO 79 81 St Do 5 do st Vict. Station and Pimlico lOO 175 180 st West Cornwall 20 West London, Class A all 12 14 20 Do do B all 20 Do do C all st Weymouth and Portland lOO at Wilts and Somerset 61 - - i.; DOCKS. st East and West India lOO 116 120 at London and St. Katherine lOO 43 60 100 D oDob. stock, 4 per cent all Millwall Freehold Land at Dock, 100 82 84 t Southampton lOO 71 76 el Surrey Qcwayarpial AO .. 46 48 42 43 41i 421 6 L 4 88 90 15 1.1 HER MAJESTY. OsBoRNE, Feb. 7. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise and Prince Leopold, drove out yesterday after noon. Her Majesty, accompanied by Prince Leopold, Princess Louise, Prince Arthur, Princess Beatrice, and the ladies and gentlemen of their suite, at tended Divine service at Whippingham Church this morning. LATEST INTELL IGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) OUTWARD BOMBAY MAILS. ALEXANDRIA, FEB, 8. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Ceylon left at 11 a.m. yesterday, and the Syria at 6.30 a.m. to-day. The former may be expected at Marseilles on the 13th, and the latter at Southamp ton about the 20th inst. MARSEILLES, Feb. 6. The Messageries Imperiales steamer Mceris, with the India and China mails, arrived here at 10 p.m. to-day. PRUSSIA. BERLIN, Feb. 8. The Prince of Montenegro arrived here this morning at an early hour and alighted at the Hotel de Rome. His Royal Highness is expected to re main about six days. FRANCE. BourtsE, Feb. 6.—Three o'clock.—The market closed as follows : per Cent. End of month — 3 per Cent End of month 7O 83 Credit Mobilier End of month 292 50 Credit Fonder 1567 50 End of month — Bank Shares 3030 ItaFan Loan — End of month — ' Mexican Loan Do. Bonds Spanish Threes Home Debt Deferred Cash Orleans ... 945 Northern ... / 184 Lyons and Mediterranean Southern..... 616; Western Eastern . 575 Sardinian Austrian 670 Lombard 4?21 North of Spain Saragossa Roman 47} R.LILWA' THE ROYAL ORIGINAL CHRISTY'S MINSTRELS. The opening night of the London season of this celebrated troupe of minstrels at the St. George's Hall, Regent-street, is fixed for Thursday next. An entertainment of more than ordinary excellence is anticipated from the announcement that the melodies and ballads, to be sung by the celebrated artists, will differ very much from those hitherto submitted to the pub lic. They willl have the honour of introduc ing new songs composed exclusively for them by Benedict, Balfe, Claribel, and J. L. Hatton ; some very finely harmonised quartettes, and a burlesque extravaganza mounted in a manner altogether new and original. The company is a very large one, amounting to nearly 100 performers, and in order that everything may be done for the comfort of the visitors the:active:management " in front" has been confided to Mr. A. Nimmo, a sure guarantee that everything will be fully up to the highest standard of excellence. LA IV INTELLIGENCE—Mis Day. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. SAUIIIN V. STAIIR. The hearing of this extraordinary case was proceeded with this morning. The re-examination of the plaintiff having ccncluded, the next witness taken was Mrs. Saurin, the mother of the plaintiff. She spoke to having visited her daughter at Clifford, when she saw her brought out of a cell as though she were a prisoner. Her daughter looked very ill and cast down. tier clothing on ono ccasion of her visit was altogether unfit for the season. It was very cold, yet she was very thinly clad. Her daughter made complaints to her of the altered conduct of Mrs. Starr, but said she was totally unabla to account for it. The witness was cross-examined by Mr. Mellish, but the answers elicited corroborated in every particular the evidence of the plaintiff. The case will yet last over a number of days. DREADFUL MURDER I POPLAR. A horrible murder was perpetrated in Russell-place, Poplar, last night. The supposed murderer, James Wm. Cooper, has absconded, and the police of the K division are in active seat ch for him. The following description of the murderer may lead to his discovery. He is an en gineer, 26 years of age, five foot six inches in height, com plexion florid, hair and whiskers brown, and he has lost the thumb of his left hand. He was dressed in a black cloth frock coat, blue cap with French peak. The police believe he has committed suicide, but the only ground for this belief is the horrible nature of the crime itself, and there is no reason to suppose that Cooper ever betrayed any symptoms of a disordered intel lect. The house, No. 2, Russell-court, where the murder was committed, was inhabited by five persons—namely, Peter Peason, ag ed 86 years, his daughter, Eliza Taff, th e mother of Sarah Ann Cooper, George Taff, husband of Eliza Taff, and John William Cooper, the supposed murderer, and Sarah Ann Cooper, his wife. Between 8 mad 9 o'clock the dead bodies of Peter Peason and his granddaughter, Mrs. Sarah Ann Cooper, were discovered in the kitchen with their throats cut in a dreadful manner. Peason was lying on his back across the legs of his grand daughter. There was a large quantity of blood on the floor, and the appearance of the room denoted that there had been a violent struggle. There was a large spring backed clasp knife on the floor covered with blood, and with this weapon it is believed the horrible deed was committed. There were marks of blood in dif ferent parts of the room. The murderer appears to have washed his hands in a bowl of water after com mitting the sanguinary and remorselesss deed. There was water mixed with blood in the bowl. " Cooper is a man of indifferent character, and was very jealous of his wife, and it is feared that under the influence of this feeling he cut his wife's throat, and on her grandfather coming to her assistance attacked him also. Inspector Smith of the K diviSion anclabody of police are in charge of the house where the murder was com mitted. The excitement in the neighbourhood is ins tense, and has not been exceeded since the awful murder of the Marrs family in Ratcliff-highway in the year 1811. INQUEST. --(THIS DAY.) The Coroner for Middlesex opened the inquest this afternoon, when, after some formal evidence had been given to identify the bodies, the inquiry was adjourned to enable the police to capture the murderer. The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about at par, and the short exchange on London is 25f. Mx per .£1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of V Zia. lOid. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that At this rate there is no profit on the importation of gold from the Untied States. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 0 days' sight was on the last date about IC9f percept gold at the above price is abut 1-10111 per cent. dearer In Paris than in London. ACTION AGAINST A MAGISTRATE. —An action for false imprisonment against Mr. French, a stipendiary magistrate, was tried on Friday in the Court of Queen's Bench, Dublin. Mr. Maloney, an assistant in an apothe cary's establishment, and a friend named M'lntyre, were arrested at the last Punchestown races on the charge of stealing a watch from a gentleman named Irvine. They were brought before Mr. French, who, without taking a sworn information, ordered them to be sent to Naas gaol. There they were confined from Thursday until Monday, when a bench of magistrates discharged thorn, Mr. French dissenting. Mr. Irvine, the person who had made the charge, had discovered his mistake, and apologised to the young men whom he had wrongfully accused. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiffs--£2OO damages. WALLINGFOIID ELECTION PETITION. —The trial of the petition against the return of Mr. Vickers was L concluded at Wallingford on Saturday. Mr. Justice Blackburn decided that no cases of bribery were proved, and, after reviewing the evidence of treating, said he had come to the conclusion that there had been no corrupt practice; and tha Mr. Vickerkwftfi duly cloctt4. ~~~~ THIRD EDITION, SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day BIRMINGHAM RACES-THIS DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) HUNT CUP. Salamanca 1 Brighton Lady Wellington • 3 Seven ran. MAIDEN HUNT PLATE. Teesdale.. Freemln.., .. 1 2 Three ran. ERDINGTON PLATE. Prima Donna ..: Travels r Guy of Warwick- 1 2 Six ran. .SUTTON HANDICAP. Colours I , ly:ng Scud Christmas Fare_ -0- TATTERSALL' S.—This Evening. LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP. t') 1 agst Sycee (offered) 9 to 1 agst Monarch of the Glen (taken) 10 to 1 agst Silenus (taken and offered) 100 to 7 agst George Osbaldeston (taken) 20 to 1 agst Drummer (taken) LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL. 11 to 1 agst The Colonel (offered) 14 to 1 agst Harcourt (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Alcibiade (taken) 33 to 1 agst Pearl Diver (taken) 33 to 1 agst Bishoptown(taken and offered) 33 to 1 agst Fortunatus (offered) 40 to 1 agst Dick Turpin (offered) 50 to 1 agst Astrolabe (offered) 50 to 1 agst Pensioner (offered) DERBY. sto 1 agst Pero Gomez 15 to 2 agst Belladrum (offered) 25 to 1 agst Ladas (taken) 40 to 1 agst Brother t• General Peel (taken) 40 to 1 agst Strathnairn (taken) WATERLOO CUP. 6to 1 agst Lord Lurgan's nomination (taken) BENTINCK CLUB.—Trus DAY. BIRMINGHA3I STEEPLECHASES. SUTTON PLATE. sto 2 agst Colours (taken) HUNT CUP. 3to 1 agst Fairy Land (taken) 3to 1 agst Lady Wellington (offered) 5 to 1 agst others (offered) ERDINGTON PLATE. sto 1 agst Wal&grave (taken) 6to 1 agst others (off , red) LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL. 100 to 3 agst Lamb (taken) RACING FIXTURES. FEBRUARY. Lincoln ....1G, 17 11Arrow lB, 19 Mansfield 18 Pontefract lB, 19 MA Liverpool Spring 2,3, 4 Shrewsbury Spring 5, 6 Downpatriek 9 Warwick 9, 10, 11 Hendon l2, 13 West Somerset 15, 16 Northampton 16, 17 Abergavenny 1 :; -,- Bromley 1. 2 Aldershot l, 2 Catteriek Bridge... l, 2 Thirsk .. 6 7 Hungerford 6, 7 Lichtield 6, 7 Cambridge 7 8 Croxton Park .. 8 Streatham 8 9 M Chester 4, 5, 6, 7 Eglinton Hunt 6, 7 Winchester ll, 12 York 11, 12 Baldoyle 2ud Spring 11, 12 St. Albans 13, 14 Salisbury l3, 14 RCH. 1 Doncaster 13, 14 I \\roast Drayton l7, 18 1 Bath 18, 19 Manchester l9, 20, 21 Croydon 19, 21 121 Epsom Summer ... ..25, &o.Harpenden NE. Croydon 2,3, 4 Newton 2,3, 4 Ascot ....8, 9, 10, 11 Liverpool Summer ...15, 16 Windsor 15, 16 Hampton l7, 18 Curragh 22, 23, 24 Newcastle 22, 23, 24 Oldham 22 Bibury Club 23 Stockbridge 24, 25, 26 Chelmsford Sutton Park .....29, 30 Worcester l, 2 Newmarket July 6, &c. Carlisle 6, 7 Pontefract Hendon ..... l2, 13 Nottingham 13, 14 AUG . Brighton 3, 4 Brighton Club 5 Lewes • 6, 7 Eg ham lO, 11 Wolverhair ptou lO, 11 Windsor I`3 13 St. Albans l7, 18 Stockton lB, 19, 20 SEPT: Warwick... 7, 8 Curragh (Royal) 7,8, 9 Abingdon 9, 10 Doncaster 14, 15, 16, 17 Richmond 21, 22 Lichfield OCTI Bedford 5, 6 I Edi n b urg h 6, 7, 8 Leicester 7, 8 Bromley 7 8 Newmarket 2d 0ct...11, tzc. Chelmsford l9 20 Kelso 19 20 NOVE Worcester 2,3, 4 '2, 3 harrow Liverpool 9, 10, 11, 12 STEEPLECHA: FEBR Southampton 13, 14 Reading 15, 16 Huntingdon 2O, 21 Stamford ... 2, 23 Goodwood 27, 28, 29, 80 Oxford York 24, 25, 26 Plymouth 26, 27 Scarborough 30, 31 Derby Summer ....31, Sep. 1 Weymouth 31, Sep. 1 Canterbury 3l, Sep. 1 AMBER. Hampton ....21, 22 W es t e rn (Ayr)........22, 23 Hendon 23, 24 Monmouth 23, 24 Newmarket Ist 0ct....28, ece. Lanark... 29, 80 )BER. Cheltenham l9. 20 Curragh l9, 20, 21 West Drayton 2l, 22 Hereford 2l, 22 Monmouth 23, 24 Newmarket n'tou ...25, &c. 1 3 VICTORIA CLUB—THIS DAY. LINCOLN HANDICAP. 15 to 2 agst Sycee (offered) Bto 1 agst Monarch of the Glen (offered) 10 to 1 agst Silenus (taken) 100 to 7 agst Typhoeus (offered) 100 to 6 agst George Osbaldeston (taken) 100 to 6 agst Friday (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Anlace (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Choral (offered) 22 to 1 agst Islam (taken) 25 to 1 agst Hatchmeut (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Uncas (offered) 33 to 1 agst Van Amburgh (taken) 50 to 1 agst Lady Coventry (taken) 60 to 40 on George Osbaldeston running (taken) I LIVERPOOL, GRAND NATIONAL. 11 to 1 agst The Colonel (taken and offered) 100 to 8 agst Harcourt (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Despatch (offered) 1000 to 35 agst Q.C. (taken) 30 to 1 agst Alcibiade (taken and offered) 33 to 1 agat Barbarian (taken) 33 to 1 agat Bishopton (offered) 33 to 1 agst Dick Turpin (offered) 33 to 1 agst Fortuuatus (offered) 40 to 1 agst Surney (offered) 50 to 1 agst Pensioner (taken) CHESTER CUP. 1000 to 60 Palmer (offered) TWO THOUSAND. 9to 4 agst Wild Oats (taken) 1000 to 30 agst Belladrum (offered) 10 t t o o agst Ehs (offered) agst Pretender (offered)Eßil . T a D 10 1100 to 200 agst Pero Gomez (wanted) 15 to 2 agst Belladrum ((offered) 1000 to 20 agst Crocus (taken) Nottingham Spring 23, 24 Chelmsford.... 2O, 26 Derby Spriug 25, 26 West Drayton lB, 19 Baldoylo First Spring 18, 19 Margate 20 Beverley 20 Durham 29, 30 Epsom 30, 31 Newmarket Craven...l2, &o. Knighton... l3, 14 Ludlow 15, 16 Eastbourne l9 Lewes 20 21 Curragh ...20, 21, 22 Croydon . 22, 23 Newmarket Ist Spring 26, &c. LY. ST. ;AMER. Shrewsbury 15, &c. Leamington Hunt • 23, acce SE FIXTURES. VARY Oh 10, 11. Pontefract 18, 19 Streathampenbam 11, 12 Boston .......... 19 Newbridge 15 Windsor .................. 22 23 Lincoln 13, 17 St. Alb a n s ...............23,, 24 Morton-in-Marsh lB Derby............ Harrow 18, 19 13aschurch ................... 26 MARCH. Liverpool 3 West Somerset ......... 15, 16 Shrewsbury . .. 5, 6 York ........................... 17 Melton Rugby (Grand Mil.) 8, 9 I Chepstow 2 9, 30 Kingsbury 12, 13 AP Aldershot 1, 2 Bromleyl, 2 Abergavenny l, 2 Lichfield .. .............. 6, Southdown Hunt ..7 Cambridge . 7, 8 Cheltenham 7, 8 11L. Streatham B, 9 Royal Artily., Woolwich...B Knighton Ludlow l5, 16 Tenbury... 2l Croydon 22, 23 Co. Louth & Ardeen 27, 28 _ . M AY. Limerick Hunt ........... ... 4 I St. Albans . 13 Eglinton Hunt ~,,,,,,,,. .6. 7 West l7 JULY. Kingsbury - _ _ . 9 AUGUST. St. Albans - --- 17 OCTOBER. Bromley 7 I West Drayton 2l, 22 NOVEMBER. Harrow 2, 3 I Eglinton Hunt 6, 7 Worcester 3, 4 1 Liverpool St. Alban 5, 6 i Shrewebury mit 15 , 19