The Sun. — London, England, 1869-01-09 00:00:00

riEtribt BORNE, Jan. 8, ince Leopold and r Lady Churchill, in the grounds ncess Beatrice. 'endon arrived at honour of dining araly. and Mrs. Tait, Lnd tile Dean of lay. NEIL ps, a son of the [tor to the 7 lines, he Victoria Hall, entertainer. Mr. , oth in Australia have gone before ion of a London rogramme is well hoicest composi id from what we v reader, a most icipated. ÜBERNIA. GERS SAVED. Am.) [ in the Mersey, istmas-day, the , which signalled e passengers and She would pro- —This Day. tEET. DK E RS. —Thomas Rathbone-place, Porter-street, Mr. Knox, on a wo sums of 455. m. Morgan, as )n, pawnbroker, sh-square. ndance. e Pawnbroker's !cl on the part of ty to prosecute Lining money by ying on one of bbery he might , that had been The prisoners ber of tankards serted the Hall tide on the rim n pledged them )uld go into one remand. r2hos. A. Robin •street, said that :ame to his em ledge the tan- ►n it. He re as not silver, Hall mark, say ; weighed Boz.--- a advanced the that it was base en let in, being er. On the 4th p with another L to lend 455. on lver, and he said L at first, Little it weighed 9oz He told Little in before, and was my partner at his name w as )u, said it cost ,kards. lie bad also of spurious o the prisoners , and had theta proved taking e was surprised' on him, as fol eh and English Lnd platers, &e.' work whitened G, said that oil said it was n° the mugs were lm Birmingham. evidence he in• Mr. Knox re" that the systeul going on to a tides, including luced by pawn' 1 that about 4 0 he prisoners at ME NOTORIO I7S 117 years, Thos• were brought being suspected treet and Rose" ?urpose of corn' r charge agains t .th violence, St. George' s first heard. 1, could not vas the person bed him of his le thief. There sell's statement , less to commi t and discharged )bbery. It wa B and Foster, de olice, that the taring gang ° I many daring of them had penal servitude , lord of despern" 3 committed for assaulting Airs. 'ellclose-square , Macarthy had on one occasil iprisonment an ere watched 171 Ly night. The l, dlors, and wool': Cowley had 0; wo. The Or' tie fellow, Nv b° until assistance talon with th e )n, and said the persons, sa ilor o ad lawless coo' Ind thieves. 0° and vagabon dO, soned for three structive fire 031 emises of 31ess0; implettle ° ' )11 of the al was destroj° 0. ire the larg e° Irish Whisky is r„') •eforeueo to Fre e >me use or export,' Dunville and 9d -.Oudou W.( M ONEY-MARKET AND COM3IERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLoc/c. We had a very dull business to-day, but unfor tunately that has been the case for a considerable period of time. At one time an improvement begins to show itself, and then something invariably occurs to impede' the favourable movement, and prices go down to their old level. Consols this morning are slightiy better than yester day, but notwithstanding the general aspectof affairs seems of a downward tendency. Sales, of course, at this particular period are preponderating as the fortnightly settlement commences on Tuesday next. The demand for money is moderate, and it can be obtained at a rate slightly below the Bank minimum. Consols are 924 4 for money ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 924 3 ; New T'..:ree per Cents, 924 3. India Stock, 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1121 ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 1024 1. In the Foreign Market we have to note a rise of 4 per cent. in Orel Vitebsk and Turkish of 1865, and a reduction of 1 in Brazilian of 1865 and Egyptian of 1868. The quotations are as follows :—Brazilian of 1865, 784 to 761 ; Chilian of 1867, 93 to 94, ex div. ; Egyptian of 1864, 85 to 86 ; ditto of 1868, 734 to 744 ; Italian of 1861, 534 to 4, ex div. ; ditto Tobacco Loan, 4 to 14 prem., ex div. ; Mexi can, 151 to 1 ; Peruvian of 1865, 751 to 4, ex all ; Russian of 1866, 891 to 901 ; ditto Nicolai, 66 to 1 ; ditto Orel, 80 to 1 ; ditto Moscow, 764 to 4 ; ditto Charkof-Azof, 704 to 4 ; ditto Charcow-Krementschug, 14 to 04 dis. ; Spanish of 1867, 304 to / ex div. ; Turkish of 1858, 624 to 631 ; ditto of 1862, 614 to 621 ; ditto of 1865, 394 to 404. In the railway market there is very little doing. The quotations are as follows :—London and North Western, 1124 to 113 ; Great Western, 471 to 48; Midland, 1134 to 1131 ; London and South Western, 174 to 881 ; Great Eastern, 414 to ; Brighton, 494 to 1 ; South Eastern, 794 to ; Metropolitan, 1071 to 8 ; Great Northern, 1061 to 1074 ; ditto A, 1071 to 108 ; Caledonian, 764 to 77 ; and London, Chatham, and Dover, 17 to 174. United States 5-20 Bonds and Erie Railway l i Shares are 4 to 4 per cent. higher, at 744 to 754 and 264 to 4, respectively. Illinois Central, 951 to 96 ; Atlantic and Great Western Debentures, 414 to 4 ; and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds, 44 to 4. In Banking and Miscellaneous Shares we have no alteration to make in yesterday's quotations. A sum of £6,000 in bar gold was sent into the Bullion Office of the Bank yesterday. Tha Ceylon, from Alexandria, has brought £2,575. The Pera has left Southampton to day with the mails for the East and specie to the amount of £100,096, of which £5,095 is in gold, and £68,000 in silver for Bombay; £823 in gold for Madras; £24,688 in silver for Hong Kong ; and £1,500 in silver for Poo-chow. In their annual bullion circular Messrs. Pixley, Abell, and Langley give the following statement of the imports of gold from Australia and America last year and during the nine years preceding. The total for 1868 amounte d to £15,507,577 against £10,585,685 in 1867 ; £15,609,211 in 1866, £9,130,580 in 1865, £9,891,503 in 1864, £13,038,931 in 1863, £16,176,110 in 1862, £6,557,901 in 1861, £15,336,894 in 1860, and £4391,006 in 1859. Bar silver was offered to-day at ss. Old. per ounce, without finding buyers. A large supply of dollars, estimated at £500,000 is expected at St. Nazaire by the packet about the middle of the month. There is at present no demand for gold for export purposes. The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of the Colonial Bank was held yesterday, when the report of the directors was adopted, and a dividend at the rate of 14 per cent per annum declared. At a special general meeting of the shareholders in the London and Provincial Telegraph Company (Limited), the board were empowered to make terms with the Postmaster -General for the sale of the un dertaking of the company :within the authority of Telegraph Act, 1868. The directors of the British and Foreign Marine Insurance Company (Limited) have decided to re commend at the annual meeting of the shareholders to be held ou the 27th instant a divided of 2s. per sh are, making, with the interim dividend paid the I st of July, 4s. per share, or 10 per cent. per an num, and i n a ddi t i on t o a b onus o f 4 s . p er s h are , in all a Payment of 20 per cent. for the year on the c apital of th e company, leaving to the r eserve fund. Z 60,000 to be added The report of the Peel River Company, to be presented on the 15th instant, shows an avail able total of £8,421, and recommends a distribu on ncf 11 pe r cent., making a total 2:1- for the year. 1 his payment will absorb £7,500. English tin has advanced £2 per ton, and blocks are now 112 s. The joint traffic return of the Caledonian and North British Railways shows this week an in crease of £3,958 over last year. Mr. Paul Margetson has been elected to the seat at the board of the City Offices Company (Limited) rendered vacant by the retirement of Mr. Edward Warner. Italian stock went down yesterday owing to the continued opposition in Italy to the " Grist" tax. The French Minister of Finance has prolonged until the 28th February the time allowed for the exchange of the silver coins lately demonetised. It is expectel that Belgium will also extend the time to the same date. The Brazilian advices mention that a reduction in the receipts of the San Paulo Railway during November, as compared with the corresponding month of last year, was owing to the lateness of the eoffee crop, coupled with an unusual period of wet weather. The total shipment of wines from Oporto for the past year was 36,725, of which 27,683 were taken by Great Britain and the colonies. The correspond.. ing totals for the year 1867 were 34,679 pipes and 25,553 pipes. The principal shippers were—San deman and Co., 3,537 ; Cockburn and Co., 2,786 ; Martinez and Co., 2,120 ; Offiey and Co., 1,570 ; R. J. T. de Carvalho, 1,522 ; W. and J. Graham and Co., 1,445 ; A . F. Meneres, 1,366 ; Clode and Baker, 1,356 ; Hooper Brothers, 1,123 ; T. G. Sandeman and Sons, 1,072; and D. Dl. Feuer heerd and Co., 1,101. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS.: 3 per Cent. Consols Ditto for Account, ......... 3 per Cont. R e d uce d 921 3 New 3 p er C ent 921 New I i per Cont. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Cent. ti an . 1873 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —3 De. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908„, Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, 2 pe r Ct 3 Do. £5OO Do. £lOO & £2OO — Bulk of England Stock, 4 par Cent Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds ................... 1041 Inter-Colonial Onnanun INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Ingia Mock, 104 per Cent., April 1874 — Do. Opening, for Account Do. 5 per Cent..fuly, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates Do. Eufaced Pala. 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 5i per Cmt. May 1e79 — D.) 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 11:7'2 Do. do. 1877 — Do. do. 1881 — D.., Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 ~.... Do. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO ...... Do. under .£l.OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING :PRICES. Arl;entine Repnbitc, 6 per Cent ... . Au Do., Scrip £45 paid ... ;trial] londs 5 per cent Do. Brizilian per Cent — Do. 44 per Cent., 1852 -• Do. Do. do. 181 , 8. ............ do., 1.86 t, 1)0 . do., 1863 Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent. ctia,2) 6peerrCecennett.n(tDeferred 3 p er C en t : 521 o4illp u 6 per :Pm nt,. 4 per Cent. 7l Do. 3 per Cent., 10. G per co •t. 1867 — 10. 7 per Cent., 1866 - C lo .ibian, 6 per Cent. Dan iti 3 per Cent., 1825......... — Dan ihian Principalities, 7 ior Cent 73i D i 8 per Cent., 1867 ~...... Sol- Equador New Consolidated, I per Cent Eigyptian, 7 per Cent ••• -- Do Second Issue ... Do, .£s!n. Bonds — Do. £lOO Bonds ...., 83 i no. 1861 Do. Account D ~ £5!10 Bonds Do. 4.10 e, Bonds B7 i English Scrip, - 1868 — Do do. £1.5 p 1 — dis Govermrent Railway Debentures Gram 5 per Cent., 1821 5, ex Coups — Do. Account Du. Coupons Do. Account 3 tareinala 6 per Cent .. — Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., all pd 86 It 'lien 5 per Cert., 1863 — Jo. Account . — Do MAremmana Railway 35 I.l.xicar. 3 per Cent - Ditto for Account Do. 1861 —. Do 6 per Cent. Angle-French dontevid9an 6 per Cent. .. — 400rish Imperial 5 per Cent Yew Granada l5 Do 3 per Con — Do. Deferred Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) I — Peruvian 5 por Cont. 1865 Do Account .. 764 54 Do 41 per Cent. (Uriharren) Do 41 per Cent., 1862 • — Do Account — P.,rt,,guese , 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7, '9,'60,'2,'S Do. do. 1867 — Do. do. scrip, £2O pail — It issian 5 per Cont. ' 1822, £ St - Do 41 per Coot , 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonds., 90 Do. do. £B4 los. de..,, 89 Do., 1866, £lOO Ponds 904. Do. do £B4 15s do — Do Nicolas Railway 66 4 Sardinian 5 per Cent — Spanish 3 per Con .: — Do. Acc , funt Do. 1867 Do. Account 3O Do. New Deferred — Do. Account Do. Passive — Do. Corn. Cert. of Coup. nut funded Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan Do Government, 1864 - Do do, 1868 Do do, Scrip — pm, 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 631 Do 5 per Cent. 1865 D) Account Do 6 per Cent., 1860 6O 591 Do 4 por Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela 3 per Cent.: Do. Acc.nut Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Dividends on the above payable in Loudon. Austrian 0 par Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. - Dutch '2,1 per Cent. Ex. 12 Gail, Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates Do. Account — French lientes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. Italitui 5 per Cent. 1831, E::.. 25f. Du Account CLOSING PRICES. Consuls, Money 9 2 ,1- De. Account, Feb. 4 p*z UoußsE, Jan. B.—Thr closed as follows : !e o'clock.—The marke' 4- per Cont. End of month — 3 per Cent End of month 7O 40 Credit Mobilier '282 50 End of month 283 75 Credit Foncier 1550 End of month — Bank Shares 3105 It&Fan Loan End of month — Mexican Loan 24 25 Do. Bonds Spanish Three . s Home Debt — Deferred — RAILWAY Orleans Northern S. Cash 9221 J 180 Lyons and Mediterranean Southern..... 573,1 Western Eastern . 567, Sardinian Austrian Lombard 446 North of Spain Saragossa, Roman 5l 111A1?KE7 S-7 ILIS DAY. LIVERPOOL COTTON. January 9.—Salos probably 20,000 bales. Market ;COVENT GARDEN. buoyant. Wo are still very quiet here, no changes having taken place that would commadd attention. The only article rather more in request is dent cobs, which realiso 95s Per 1001 b. Fruit and vegetables are abundantly supplied, and prices barely kept up. SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET. Mr. Charles James Easton reports trade at the following prices :—Prime clover, £6 to £6 lOs ; inferior ditto, £4 Ss to £5 ; prime hay, £5 lOs to £6 Os ; inferior ditto, £4 5s to .£1 15s ; and strals, £1 6s to £1 18s. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and New Zealand, via Sonthampton Jan. 33 Ditto, via YArseilles Jaa 25 Ditto, via Pia.ama Jan 28 Brasil, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video Feb. 3. Ditto, by French packet • • ~O J[ n. 22. Cape Verde, by Brazil pacitet ... Cape of Good IlJpe, Ascension, anti St. Helen-::*... . * ...... 3 ... 12 . . China, Penang, anti Singapore, via Southampton Jan. 16. Gibraltar, via Southampton India, via Southampton ...... .......... • • ••••• ••• J am 9 vitt°, via Marseilles Malta, Egypt, So. Jan. 9. Ditto, Marseilles - Jan. 8 Mauritius, Cape of Good Hope, and Natal, via Scuthamiton Jan. 13 Ditto. Marseilles ~ Newfoundland• Portug al United States, anada, California, * St .. ; . 1:1; * 31.3 packet • ......Jan --• Ditto, by Canadian packet ...... • ..... •• • • Jan 15 Ditto, by L. sited States packet Ditto dittt (Baltimore) West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe Jan. 17 West Indies and Paoific (except Mexico and Baha mas) Falkland Islands FOREIGN CATTLE.—In the four months ending on the 26th of Deecml-er last 1,818 head of cattle, chiefly from Spain, were landed in Cornwall. STRIKE OF CONTINENTAL WORKMEN.—A strike has just taken place at a large cotton mill at Hodiment, near Verviers, in Belgium, belonging to MM. Garet Brothers. The cause of the suspension is a dispute between the trade society and the masters of that firm respecting some matters of detail. Order is maintained in the streets by gendarmes. The working dyers of Bale have also struck Tho swiss employers are seeking fresh workmen at Lyons. THE PLYMOUTH PANTOMIME. —The lessee of the Plymouth Theatre Royal owes a debt of gratitude to Col. Pearson. Since the advertisement of that establishment contained in the orders of the day of the Royal Marine Barracks the audiences have nightly increased, and on Monday evening the house was one of the most crowded and brilliant that has been seen for several seasons.— estern 3lorniny News. THE SATURDAY HALF-HOLIDAY IN MILLINERY AND DRESSMAKING ESTABLISHMENTS.—It is reported that Mr. Tyrwhitt, when imposing a penalty a few days ago on a theatrical dressmaker, for employing women after half-past four on Saturday, stated that after the Ist of January, 1869, employment must cease at two o'clock on Saturday. The magistrate, it correctly reported, has overlooked one of the prominent exceptions under the Workshops Regulation Act,which legalises the employment of milliners and dressmakers till 4 o'clock on Saturdays,pro vided they do not begin work before 8 o'clock in the morning. If work is begun at six on Saturday mornings, then it must cease at two ; if at seven, then at three ; if at eight, then at four. No work is permitted after four o'clock on Saturdays, "except in cases where not more than five persons aro employed in the same establishment, and where such employment consists in making articles to be sold by retail on the premises, or in repairing articles of a liko nature to those sold by retail on the premises ;" and also "where the occupier of any workshop is a perso❑ of the Jewish religion, and it is his custom to keep such workshop closed on Saturday until sunset, it shall be law ful for him to employ young persons or women on that day from after sunset uutil nine o'clock at night." THE MANUFACTURE OF WATCHES AND CLOCKS.— A most interesting and instructive little work, describing briefly but with great clearness, the rise and progress of watch and clock making*, has just been published by Mr J. W. Benson, of 25, Old Bond-street, 09, Westbourne-grove, and the City Steam Factory, 58 and GO, Ludgate-hill. The book, which is profusely illustrated, gives a full description of the various kinds of watches and clocks, with their prices, and no one should make a purchase without visiting the above establishments or consulting this truly valuable work. By its aid persons residing in any part of the United Kingdom, India, or the Colonies, are enabled to select for themselves the watch best adapted for their use, and have it sent to them with perfect safety. Mr. Benson, who holds the appoint ment to the Prince ol.Wales, sends this pamphlet to any address on receipt of two postage stamps, and we cannot too strongly recommend it to the notice of tho intenciingeurelia„r THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENINC4, JANUARY 9, 1869. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Closing liasitusa Share 27.111 r. Paid. Price. done 10 Agra Limited, A all 114 121 1/ be B lO 41 51 60 Albion 100 4lliance, Limited 20 Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lim all 17 li 20 Anglo-Hungarian 8 1 2 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 7 5 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Colum hia all 11 13 20 lio issued at 2pm , _ 5 ... ... 25 Bank of Egypt 2() Bank of Otago, lint. 25 Bank of South Australa all 3 b 32 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 32 10 Bank of New Zealand all 17 19 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, 4( nd China 25 Chartered Merc. of India London, and China ' all 29 30 30 20 City 190 Colonial 25 40 4: 10 Consolidated, lim. 50 Delhi and Londos, lint 50 East London, Jim 5 11 01 20 English and American, lint 10 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro. lint 20 English, :cottish, and Aus tralian Chartered £Bl Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all ... ... 281 Do new si 4 4 100 Imperial, lim 2O 17 18 174 20 Imperial Ottoman l9 11 11 111 a 5 lonian all 21 29 25 Do new 5 pr 1p k 0 Lnd Mortgage of India, lint 4 Sil 3 4 100 Do sp, c. Debs.lB64, SO all 7G 78 62 30 London Bank of Mexico - and South America, Bin. 20 9 7 100 London and Brazilian, lim. 45 31 32 20 Do new 71 61 51 100 London & River Plate, lim. 40 7 9 25 Do new 10 14 li 20 London Chart. of Australia all 221 231 221 50 London and County 2O 50 31 3,4 20 Do new, iss at 20 p.m, 1G pd ll ... - • 50 London Joint 5t0ck........, 1 85 36 20 London and South African al 1 . 12 100 London & S.-Western, lim, 20 ... ••• 50 London & Venezuela, him._ 121 ... 100 London and Westminster 2O 65 67 654 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm 2O 621 611 100 Merchant, Jim 25 7 5 10 Metropolitan, Jim all 63 7 4 100 Midland, dim.,,.,, 2O id pr 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lim l5 3 1 d 100 National Provinc, of Eng'd 42 ... "' 10 Do 50 National. B9 b 4 54 20 New South Wales all 42 48 20 North-Western 7l 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 421 431 50 Provlnc, Bank. Corpo., lim. 16 6 51 100 Provincial of Ireland..; 10 Do new....-. . 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lint 25 14 12 100 Do issued at 6 pm. 10 ... ... 25 Union of Australia all 48 49 100 Union of Ireland, lina 50 Union of London 1(3 all 20 21 le ld pr TA E HO Y, C. I . WOOD O.V TII E CII UT CIT. Tho }Ton. C. L. Wood presided on Thursday over a meet ing of the English Church Union at Leeds. He delivered an address which expressed his conviction that the Union might be of great service to the English Church, its obj,ct being to maintain unimpaired the discipline of the Church. After reviewing the position of the Church abroad, Mr. Wood proceeded to discuss matters at home, and freely admitted that all was not so satisfactory as might be. One of the most painful features of the English Church just now was the presence .cf those who slued formularies, but misconceived her character, and therefore they, as de fenders of the faith, had to contend against op.'u enemies and the desertions of friends. The President complained of the neglect shown in too many churches of the prescription of the rubric, and plhukel to th heretical doctrines maintained by some wLo professed to be Churchmen, urging upon his hearers tho importance of unity emong all true believers. He did not put reliance in any Folitical party or statesman, but counselled patience and trust in Providence. He concluded by impressing upon the meeting the importance of being prepared for great changes, and of steadfastly upholding the principles of the English Church. THE ,BISHOP OF GLOUCESTER ON THE CHURCH CRISIS. The consecration of Emmanuel Church, in College-road, Clifton, took place on Thursday, after which there was a luncheon, and among those present were the bishop of the diocese (Dr. Ellicott) and Bishop Anderson. In respond ing to the toast of " The Bishop and Clergy," Bishop Elli cott spoke of the effects of the late judgment on the Church. " The law," he said, " has now spoken. There will be much anxiety, I suspect, about that law ; but, whatever may be our private ways of thinking, as Englishmen we all respect the law, so that when we have a clear knowledge of what the law is, I believe all sides will agree, and that there will not be any in the Church of England who will not loyally bend to the majesty of the law. All of us, in a friendly way, must bear and forbear, remembering that a certain degree of laxity has prevailed, and we must allow our brethren who have gone to a certain degree to return to the central position. We must welcome them, not with notes of triumph, but as men who have erred and strayed, but who have not done so with any bad intent ; we must clasp hands with them and claim their hearty brotherhood. There may be others who have fallen short of the required standard, but they may plead, and rightly plea,d, that things were left in an uncertain state ; but now that things are settled and brought home to them, they will join the great and grand army, and we shall go forward, in a hearty, united, tranquil, and rejoicing spirit, and I believe in the future the Church of England—and this is not merely an after•luncheon utterance—this temporary cloud having passed away, will appear before her Master more tranquilly lustrous than perhaps she over did before. They tell us there are questions in the far-beyond—that there may be separation of the Church of England from the State—but Ido not now accept these auguries. I believe we are simply passing through a time of transition and anxiety, testing our courage, faith, and moderation ; but that time will pass over. We shall see the Church of England not only in her present position, but even in a better position—clearer unto the hearts of all—Noncon formity drawn, perhaps, a little more in. MR. E. A. L EATHAM, M.P., ON EDUCATION At a soiree given at the Marsden Mechanics' Institute, Mr. E. A. Leatham delivered an interesting speech on education. He observed that nearly ten years had elapsed since he had last presided at a similar meeting, and he congratulated them on the great strides which had been made since then towards solving the problem of national education. If mechanics' insti tutes had answered one good end, it had been to keep before the people an interest in their own education, for no national scheme of education could be successful with out the co-operation of the people. He thought no one could doubt that the denominational system, how ever excellent it might be, was inadequate for the completion of this stupendous task. At the present rate, and with the present system, fifty years must elapse before education could be diffused throughout the nation. But they must remember that upon the existing system a great amount of labour and of capital had been expended. He thought it would be hardly honourable for the State to draw back from her promised assistance ‘.,0 schools so long as the managers performed their contract, but where the work had failed the State ought surely to step in. But how were they to pay for this? He hoped that they would ILA adopt the system of local rating. In the very districts where schools were most wanted the ratepayers were least fit to manage and control them. The roads in such districts were a shining example . of rural local management. Were the schools to resemble the roads? And how were these schools to be upheld? They had in Germany a compulsory law, but that would not do in England. No doubt we should have less crime, less pauperism, and a great deal more propriety if we would surrender ourselves, bound hand and foot, to the inspec tion and interference of a paternal Government ; but the price to be paid would be too high. Mr. Leatham thought it would be far better to make education gratuitous, and let the school-doors stand open like the church-doors. The people would pay for their education through the taxation of the country, and they would feel that the schools were theirs, and not the squire's nor the parson's. He wanted the people to have an honest pride in their schools, as they bad in America. Education was free and universal there, and so it should be in this country. The change would no doubt demand a vast popu• lar effort, like those which had resulted in free trade and in household suffrage, but when the effort and the sacrifice had been made they would be amply repaid by the exults. LAW AND POLICE. - DANGERS OF RAILWAY TRAVELLING.-At Worship. -treet, Alexander Smith, an engineer, was charged with a robbery in a railway carriage. It seems that the prose cutor was travelling on the North London Railway, from Broad -street to Homerton, between eleven and twelve at night, in a second-class carriage, when he was suddenly attacked by all the other men in the compart ment. He was afraid they would throw him out, but they contented themselves with robbing him of some silver. Two of them got out while the train was in motion, but the prosecutor succeeded in detaining one of his assailants. The prisoner was remanded for a week. ACTION AGAINST MR. SIMS REEVES.— A case which cull excite some interest came on for hearing in the Chel tenham County Court lately. The action was brought by Mr. George Hodson, lessee of the Cheltenham Theatre, against Mr. Harrison, the agent to Mr. Sims Reeves. It was said that Mr. Hodson arranged that a concert should be given at the Royal Old Wells Theatre, Cheltenham, on the night of the 17th December, at which the chief singers were to be Mr. Sims Reeves, Miss Bankes, Madame Patey-Whytock, and Mr. Patey. Mr. Reeves came to Cheltenham, and, as was alleged, stayed at the Plough Hotel. But when a large and fashionable audience had assembled, and all were on the tiptoe of expectation, Mr. Harrison, the agent, had to come forward and announce that the great tenor was suffering from bronchitis, and was too ill to sing. Next night, it was said, Mr. Reeves sang at Worcester, and it was contended, therefore, that he was not ill. Hence the action. It was now stated that the bailiff of the court had been unable to serve Mr. Reeves with a subpoena, in consequence of his uncertain movements. The case was adjourned that a special bailiff might be em ployed. EXCISE PROSECUTIONS.—TWO prosecutions against the keepers of refreshment-houses in Panton-street, Hay market, have been undertaken by the Excise, for selling wines, spirits, and tobacco without a license. In both cases the offence was fully proved by constables who had visited the houses in plain clothes, and had been supplied with all they asked for. Mr. Knox said he believed this sort of thing had been going on for a long while, and he should inflict the full penalty on both offenders—Xso for spirits, £5O for tobacco, £2O for wine, and £2O for refreshments. AN IMPOSTOR,-At Tunbridge Wells Police-court, a man was charged with feigning to be deaf and dumb. It was shewn that he called at several houses and wrote on a slate that he could cast nativities. He was sentenced to three months' hard labour. THE BOARD OF WORKS.—At the Bow -street Police court Edward Hughes, the chief accountant of the Metro politad Board of Works, was charged on remand with em bezzling -22,005. The evidence was chiefly gathered from the prisoner's own private pass-book. The prisoner was again remanded. TLe Manchester Guardian notes that while the Reform League as a body has decided to memorialise Parlia ment in favour of secret voting, one of its members', Mr. Ilolyoako, Las proposed on independent and highly origi nal course. Mr. Holyoake justly enough afibins that many quiet people are often scar, d from the polling booths by the scenes of violence which consttattly disgrace our contested elections. This he calls '• enervating decency" and " deplorable propriety," and he desires to see a law passed which shall compel every elector to record his vote, thus "enforcing among electors recklessness of personal sacrifices and a manly spirit of fighting and fearlessness." Our informant thinks if Mr. Holyoake bad had a little ex perience of an election mob, say in Ireland or Blackburn, he would alter his opinion about " the manly spirit of fight ing and fearlessness." • THE FUTURE OF TEE 17::1817 CHURCH The pamphlet which Archdeacon Stopford has psi issued has not been hastily concerted, but is the result of diligent observation. Its publication was suspended until after the elections, but it was completed by May last. The archdeacon considers that the decision of the elections may be looked upon as final, and regards it as useless fox anyone to ignore the fact. The archdeacon is a stcdfast friend of the Establishment, and a zealous advocate for internal reforms, and his views are therefore well worthy of attention. He is opposed to the sudden capitalization of all life-incomes, but as regards those who hold tempo rary positions in the Church the main question is whether or not they shall have compensation. He advises the friends of the Church to look at the question like men, and meet it with dignity and earnestness. "Is is desirable," he says, " that Mr. stadstone should intro duce a bill so carefully and liberally drawn that we might accept it in this session with such amendments as we can reasonably claim ; Or is it desirable that his measures should be so ill drawn as to give grounds for a party light, not on principles, but on details, extending perhaps far beyond this Scission? In my opinion it would be wise for us to do all that may be in our power to obtain the former alterna tive." The Archdeacon thinks it a,matter of gr eat importance that they should be allowed to make their own future arrangements unfettered by the State, and he therefore abstains from any discussion of what should "afterwards be settled by ourselves alone." Above all things, he would avoid the danger of subjecting the Church to the tyranny of a majority of the House of Commons, in place of its present constitutional relation to the Crown. He considers that a disestablished Church will need a system of administration similar to that established in colonial Churches. The archdeacon emphatically declares that to remain unpre pared for the worst would be the greatest danger that could befall the Irish Church, and he appeals to the laity to act promptly in the matter. If revolution is to proceed by hasty steps " we have still left the force of superior intelligence, of energy and of resolution, and we will use it as we may." SHARE LIST. ORDINARY dIIAKICS AND STOCKS. Closing Business Paid. Price. dens. ;taw e t Ilwaye at Bristol and Exeter ICO : 5 :7 4 7, t at Caledonian 0 7(1 77 8, Cambrian 2) Cornwall all 3 11 st Dubiin Bellast June lOO 77 ; at Dart„l'crtti, Ab.J unc 7s 72 2 East London .. ,;) 15 2 i Do 11 10 st Glasgow lc S. Western IOJ 90 el id Great Eastern .. at Do. E. Aug I. No. 2. 100 7 8 at lire at Northoi Scotlari•, lOO 15 6 at Great Northern lOO 106 107 1171 at Du. A stock lOO 107 103 10$ s ... 100 124 L 6 st GtS, and W. of Ireland.. 100 9 , 1 97 s Gt. Weatern -Original.. ILO 431 49 4 Do. South \Vales a Do. W. Alid.—Oxiore lOO k 4 26 st Do. Newport luo tS 11 at Lancashire& iorkehirc lOO 128 i2rl st Lon., Brigh., S.Coast lOO 491 be 491 101 Do Scrip . all st I on., Chat., and Dover lou 17 171 17 nt Do. Aletrop. 11x. A lOO st Lou, North Weston,— 100 1121 11'11 111 121 • Lon. A South We,derii lOO 87 b 9 IS st Man., Shet., A Lincoln lOO 47 471 at Aietrooolitan . ,lOO 10t1 107 1971 8i at Do Extensi 100 141 1 2 10 Do. New rd 19 10 1 ct Mo nipolitan District. all 10 Metrup. at. John's IN ou I 6 - st ALuiand at Do, 11.inuin. 4z, Darby lOO SI 83 at N rtlr British st Oa. Ed., I'th., & Dun lOO st N or. !.:aster n--Berwick lOO 21 Do. G. N.E purohuse 16.13.4 st Do Leeds ...... Iv 4 1011 st Do York - 100 17 S 3 110 I at Do Carti tle .. St Do Stoc t. , 1 1z Darliug lOO Iz7 .29 128 at North Lou ton 10 Do New 18C8 . 2 1 2 p at North Staffordshire lOO 45 07 53 at North and S.-W. Junction too 103 115 10 Du New £lO shares 7 ... at Rhymuey t Shropshire Uuiuu lOO 55 5 st SJutn Devou st South Eastern I4J 79.1- wit 20 Staines, Wuk'ham, Sc Wok all 12 13 st 'Curl Vale lOO 145 150 .0 Do. C. st 5 ater:ord At Kilkenny lOu 10 Waterloo & Whitehaa 8 RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS, st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 80 SS st Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 l5O st Do. Scot. N.E., 45 per coat lOO st Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOl st Do. do. 7 per cent lOO st Do. do. Ordinary lOO 73 80 st Do. Midland st Do. Dundee and Arbroatk 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent all ... st, Dundee, Pertk, and Aber deen J unction lOO 105 107 st Do. Ist Class preferanco lOO ~. st Glee. & S.W. gua. 5 per ct lOO St GI. Eastern, E.C. Ex. No. 1 100 91 10 st Do do N 0.2 100 97 100 st Do do 6 per cent 190 106 103 et Do East Anglian Abp. c. 100 100 103 st Do do B 6 do. 100 ct Do do C 7 du. 100 ... st Du do No. 1, 5 p.c. IU3 100 103 ct Do E. Union 4p. c. gua. 100 69 71 et Do Nor folk 5 p.c. Ex. 1346 100 st Do do 5 p.c.Way.Val.lB 47 100 st Great Northern, A per coat 10 st Du b p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 ct Do 4 3 do do do 100 et Do b do at sp. c. pm. 1.00 st Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO st, Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf 100 st Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 96 97 st G t.West.—Orig.& Jut.-lient chg., per gua. S p.c lOO 102 104 st Do. Orig. (B. S: IL Ex). 5 p.c. 100 85 10J st Do do 4, per cent. 1350 101 5 i 88 st du 4 do do ... 100 76 73 st 1. odo b per cent. rodent. 100 93 95 st Do do Birmingham gal 100 65 72 st Do do do pref... 100 „, st Do do Chester gua lOO st Do do do 6 per cent lOO 100 160 et Do do do 5 do 100 95 100 ct Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. lOU „ st Do do 41 p.c lOO ct Do do 45 1351 100 st Do do 5 st Du West Mid. Oxford Ist g lO7 1. 9 st 1)o do 20 gua lOO 106 103 et Du Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c lOO 83 92 st Do du 2:1 do 100 IJO 103 st Do gua. 5 per cent. 1863 100 ... 100 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. all st Lancash. Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 0 135 st Du Barnsley, .C 5 Its lUd p.c. 100 st Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 105 st Do 41 (Blackburn pureh). 100 93 152 kit London & Brighton, 5 P.C. guaranteed, No.l lOO st Du 5 per cent. gua. No. 2 lOO at Do 6 do do lOO _ ... ... Doe ... ... 107 st Do 5 do NU. 4. 100 „, et Do 7 per cent st Do 6 du (W.E. & C.P ) 1,0 st Da 4 do 1859 lOO ... st London, Chatham, & Dover i per cent lOO st London and E.W., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO IJB 110 st Do Bedford &Cambridge lOO 8 91 st Do Shrcwsb'y & Welchp' l lOO 88 91 et London and n.-W. 7 p,c late 3d shares lOO 143 146 2s.Gd. Do (Portsm. perp ans. 286 d) all st Man., Shef., &Liuclu. 6 p.c lOO 111 117 6 Du st Do 31 per cent lOO 60 65 10 Do redeem. 6 percent 5 st Slid. Consolidated., 6p. st Du Bristol& Birm., 6p. c lOO 1 u 103 et Du 41 per cent, redeem lOO 97 sti Do 41 per cent, irredeem lOO 97 UJ et Do Leicester & ll'ehu, 4 p.c lOO 80 91 et North British, 5 p.c. No. 1 lOO ... st Du E. &G.4p.c. S. & D lOO et Do N. 8., N 0.2, b per cen.t lOO st Do Border Union, A p.c lOO st N.-Eastern—Cons. 4 p.c lOO 86 88 st Du 41 per cent. redeem__ DO 95 97 st Do G.N.E. 4 per cent., lOO ... 17 Do Berwick capital 13.4. 25 Do York, It& S. purchase. 10 10 101 et Do Stektu & Drliug. A 5 p.c. 100 108 11U o e c l st Du W. Hartlepool IL and it lOO 87 8) 20 North Sta ff ord s hi re lOs S. Devon Ann u iti es, 1 s all 9' 101 I.°B Do . k A ad Ananasa. , 10 . s . . 6 .. all a ll 22 2 1.06 910 lOs Du Fixed 41 per cent all $ 9 3 st Do 41 per cent " 0 100 ) et Do Fixed 41 ,-,- per cent lOO st Taff Vale No.l lOO 145 150 et - Waterford & Kilk enny, 6pc 100 41 43 RAILW AYS. -PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCJIS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. et Caletl . , ot) et Do Scot. Cen. min. 7p c. 100 et Do 41 p co irredeem st Do 4p c n., issued. at 80 65 et Great Eastern 41 per cent. 100 et Do 5 do, 1862 100 st Do New 5 do, 1863 100 st Do do 5 do, 1864 100 et Great Northern, 5p c irred 100 at Do Permanent 5 per cent too st Do Boston & Sleafd, 41 pc 100 st Great West., W. liidl., bp c 100 at Do Joint perpe. 5 p c,1865 100 st Do do 6p c irred., 1866 100 23 Do Vale N eath perp. 5p e all st Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B 110 1 . 5 Lane. and York. New 41 per cent till July, 187 1 2 at Loud., Brig., & c., 41 pc,lBss 100 et DO do 4 do, 1860 100 at Do do 41 do, 1861 100 at Do do 41 do, 1863 100 st Do do b do, 1865 lOU at Do No. 6 do, 1866 100 st Do No. 7 sdo st Lend , Chat., &c., 2d, 6 p.c 100 st Do Metrop, Ex., B 6 p.c 100 Do do C 6 p.c a London& N. Western, 5p e 100 st Loudon &S. Western, 41 p c 100 10 Man. chef. & Lin., 5 pc, 1865 all st Metropolitan 5 per cent st Midland, A 6 per cent pref lOO st Do B 5 do 100 15 Do 6p a opt. to Cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1369 all 13 Do Incona. New Shares 19 22 Doi p a con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1672..., . . 81 s t North British, E. and G.,1 No. 1, 5 per cent 100 st D 0 0 0 £2,opg,uaapraonnt.e,e2dd,,l4Bp6,ll 1190: 131 Dom N. per N°. cent, n a t, P °B6. 110"0° b' st D o E. & G., No.), 5 P.e 100 s t Do E . & (1, (Ordi ry ) 41 p e 100 North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 :st Do block. & Dart., D 100 st st North London, 41, per cent 5 per cent) (plus. t North t 34 lre ur p1i,;359 1 1(41: ( ) ) tS outh r itTe°rr,ll iin, s st 1 ' pdo 1861 100 Do 5 do (Oh. Cross) 1863 100 st 110 5 d o 1864 100 st s t Victoria bt. & Pimlico, 41 pa 190 77 81 87 ,• iv 80 84 8S 92 4 88 90 86 90 103 105 1011 194 20} i 1 los 110 94 96 $ 8* 116 103 106 leB 11 Ifp i ilb 1 lfp Sts 97 111 111 102 104 RALLSVAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED AENTALS " il.keld loo Do. 41 per cen t. Prefer 1 1 a 0 0 0 110 , 1 2 1 9 0 1 v, 2st Buckinghams hire st Chester and Holy head lOO 54 56 , 4 st Do. 51 per cent. at Do. 5 do. at Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO at Colchester Stour Valley st East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lOO 133 4 : 35 20 Gloster and Dean Forest all a Gt. Easn., Newm., &c., 5 p.c 100 „,. a Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 6.) 72 st Do. do. Woodbrg. Ex., do. 100 69 72 st Gt. West ,W. Mid., Here' 100 95 97 50 Hull and Selby ............... all 109 111 at Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 21 213 st London and Blackwall lOO 93 95 st Do. 41 per cent at London, Chat., &c., 41 p c lOO at Do. Coin. Fund, sdo lOO • st London. and Greenwich st Do. do. Preference lOO st London, Tilbury, & South 100 7S r 0 st Lowestoft, gua 4 percent lOO 79 83 st Do. do. 6 do. 51 Manch., Buxton, &Matlk all b 51 at Midland, Bradford, Pref lOO 92 94 10 Mid Kent Cray Line) 50 N orthern X: East , 5 per cent all 53 56 50 Do. do. 6 do. all „ st N. Easta'a —Hartlep00l at N.West. A perp. prct, sp. c lOO 103 110 at DO Ii minimum 11 p.c lOO et offing. & Grantb. & C lOO 92 14 25 Preston and yre. all 44 46 ... Royston, Hitch., and Shep. 100 133 135 et :Shrewsbury and IR3refurd 100 133 135 10 Do do S 23 1 p at S. Yorksh. and lliyer Dun 100 98 100 st Do 4 per cent gua lO 79 61 at Do b du t Viet. Station and Pimlico lOO 173 180 at West Cornwall 20 West London, Class A all 14 14 20 Do do B all 20 Do do C all at Weymouth and Portland lOO at W 100 Wilts and Somerset t 1 83 61 DOCKS. st East and West India lO6 117 119 119 19 st London and St. Katherine 100 63 65 100 :I) oDeb. stock, 4 par cent al., ... ... Illiliwall Freehold Land at Dock lOO Al 32 at Southampton lOO 7 t 76 St Surrey Commercial .. ... MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-American Tel., lint all 211 211 211 10 Anglo-Mediter. Tel.,llm 10 1 ip 14 i 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 15 16 st Atlantic Telegraph lO —26 2A st Do. 8 per cent. 25 Australian Agricultural 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lint. 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lint 9 7 bd 10 Berlin Water Works, lint all 1': ' 1 14 10 Do. New 6 ssi 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lim. 5 Bombay the, lint. 5 Do. New 4 11 el 5) British American Land 44 16 18 st B. and L Magnetic Tel., liin lOO 167 172 20 British .1 ndian Tea, lint all 21 31 20 British Ship Owners 73 29 Canada Company all 67 72 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lint 2l 21 11d 20 Ceylon Company, lim. 20 Do. A shares I 0 City Discount, lim 5 41 31 1 25 City of London Real Pro perty, lint 8 41 31 , 1 30 City of Milan Improv. lint all -6 10 25 City of Moscow Gas, lint.., all 2 8 50 City Offices, lint 23 21 ) 233 d 50 Colonial, lim. Do. 50 Commercia; Union (Assur) 6 i •. g p 5 10 Company of African Mer chants, lim. 3 2 1d 20 Continental Union Gas, lint. all 17 18 18 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 71 per cent. 100 Corporation of London .. _ Bonds, 1877, 41 per cent. all 101 105 100 Do. 1879, 4 i per cent. all 104 1051 100 Do. 1882, 41 per cent. all 1031 1041 10 Credit FOIL of England, lien. all 21 2} 50 Credit Fon.of Mauritius liui lO 8 2 d et Crystal Palace lOO 10 21 23 et Do. Preference lOO 93 98 of Do. 6p. c PetpetualDeb lO9 102 107 20 Darjeeling, lim. I 0 Eastern Assam, lim. ...d 50 East Indian Land Credit and Finance, limo 20 East India Irriga. & Canal all 17 18 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lira 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy Ulla. by Egypt. Gov all 88 89 901 1 20 Egyptian Com. & Traci. lim 6 41 4d st Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 238 243 10 Do. New 8 10 12p 3 Eng. & Austral. Copper, lim 21 I 15 English and Foreign Credit 71 5 4(1 100 Eng. and Scot. Marine, lim. 8 ...d 10 Fairbairn Engineering 5 11 20 Fore-streetW3rehouse,lim l2 pr 1p ;SI 100 For. & Col. Gov. Trust and I.,)WiaSciiP,lssued at L 35 all 831 841 50 Gellivara, lim A , 10 General Credit & Dis., lim. I 2 11 15 General Steam Navigation 14 i 28 29 29 60 Horns &Col Marine In. lim. 5 41 31d 10 Hong Kong and China Gas all ... ... 20 Hudson's Bay all 131 131 131 20 Imperial Land Co. of Mar seilles, lim. 25 Indo-European Tel., lim lO ... ... 20 Interna. Financi a l S oc. li m 5 11 11 31 20 Interim. Land Credit, lim 6 6 4 c l 50 Italian Laud 5 11 11 20 Italian Irri (Canal Cavour) all 31 4 100 Do. 6p. c. Bds., redeem 1870, issued 90 all 6 3 05 50 Land Securities, lim 6 31 2 4 8 25 London African Trading lO 7 6d 25 Lon. & Caled. Marine, lim 6 ••• ...d 10 London County Land and Building, Jim. 5 Lond. Provincial Tel. lim all 31 3 4 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent. all 1 4P 60 Lond. Financial Asso. , lim 30 23 2 2 1 4 Lond.Gen.Om n ib u s.Co.lim. all 1/ 2 2I 16 30 Lond. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, lim 25 22 17d 20 Lond. & Provincial Marine 2 Id pr at Madras Irriga. & Canl. Gua. sp.c. by India Gov. lOO 105 107 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, 1im..11 ' Act 10 Mediterra , Exton. Tel., Jim. all 4 4 „ 3S ' 50 Merchant Shipping, Jim_ all 33 50 Millwall Iron Works, Jim. 121 ••• ••• 10 Natal Laud and Colonise,- don Co., lim. 25 National Discount Co. , lim 5 12 12/ 121 25 National Pro v . Marin e, lim. 4 4 8d 10 National Steam Ship, lim. all 81 91 20 Nerbudda Coal & Iron, lim. 6 3 2d 10 New Consolidated Dis. lim 3 11 ld 5 New Quebra,da, lim 4.4.0 44 al 25 New Zealand Loan & Mer , cantile Agency,lim ' 21 I IP 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, lim 5 11 11 10 Northern Assam Tea, Jim 5 7 5 10 Do. B st North Brit. Austral., lim lOO 47 62 60 North Brit, & Mercan. Ia 64 19 20 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 5 14; 15 50 Oriental. Financial, lim ll ... ...d 5 Oriental Gas, lim. 5 Do. New 1 I i P le Otago and Southland In vestment, lim ' 2 Id IP 5 Ottoman Gas, lim all 11 2 1 10 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian 11. Mail lin all f2l S Do do. it Peel R. Land & Minerl, lim 100 3 8 32 50 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all 49 bl 50/ 50 Do. New 1867 l5 Id d 25 Reuter's Telegram 24 27 30p 50 Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New 25 Rio de Janeiro City Im.,lim all 1 7 18 20 Do. Gas, lim all 231 241 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 44 46 st Scottish Aust. Invest., lim lOO 107 112 st Do. 6p. c. Guar. Pref lOO • • 20 Societe Fin. d'E g ypt e, Ji m lO 1 6d 20 Societe Gen.de l'Empire Ot 6 3 4 P 50 S. African Mort. & Inv., lim 8 25 South Australia n L an d at Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all 1 1 4 20 Telegraph Con. & Main.,lim all 161 17 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lim 2 21 21 20 Trinidad Petroleum, lim Bl ... -. 10 Trust &Agency of A us .,li m 1 4 11) 10 Do do. do. all .. ... 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. Canada 5 Id p 50 Union Marine L'pool, lim 5 4 41p 20 Union Steam Ship, lim all 22 24 15 United Discount Corp., lim 6 11 •4d SU. Kingdom Tel. Co., lim all 51 6 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref all 3/ 31p 20 Universal Marine(ln.), lim 5 1 11A 10 Upper Assam Tea, lim. all 21 3 30 Van Dieman's Land 2Bl 7 a 00 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. (Mortgage) Loan all 751 761 781 50 Warrant Finance, lim. l2 12 10d 50 West India and Pacific Steam, lim. 2O 4 3d 20 West London Wharves and Warehouses lO ... ._ COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES British Columbia, 6 per 0ent.,1872.... lOO .... Do. 1895.. l9O Can.Gov.6p.c.Jan.vez.luly . 1877-84 lOO 107 108 Do. 6p. 0. Feb. & Aug lOO 105 1(7 Do. sp. o. Mar. & Sept lOO 11.4 - " 106 Do. sp. o. Jan. & July lOO os 84 Do. sp. c. Inscribed Ek lOO 90 92 Cape (}.Hope, 6 p.c.1873 lOB 102 101 - Do.Apl.drOot 1890-1900 lOO 11/ 113 Do. do 1880-90 lOO 107 109 Do. Jan.&July, 1891 Do. 5 per oeut. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 100 102 Ceylon, Nov 1878, 6 p.c lOO 108 no Do. 1872, do lOO 105 107 Mauritius, 6p. o, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 .. Do. 1882, Slay and Nov lOO 106 108 Ito. 1315, Feb. & Atm lOO 186 t')3 - 1 1. ,, bournn Corporatn., 1 67-73, 6 per cent. - - N.1.1.G0v.0 p.c.Ja.&July Natal 6 p at, Apia Oct ll - - Do tip c. .y & Nov IGO 106 11'8 -N.S. W. 5 p•e., '7l to '74 lOO 89 101 p, Do. 5 p.c. lt4-8 to 1896 lOO v 9 100 90 Do. 5 p.c. rd.'67 to 'is lOO 99 101 N.Zealand, 6p. et. 1891 lOO • Do. 5 percent.... DoJan, Ap• 1, .Iffly, 0 t lOO 974 9:14 9:1 -- Do 6p c. Mar & tept '9! ICO Ins no --- Do Jule & Deo 191 fDo Prov. 1 .M.o* Id. 1i 0 - terie, 1 2. 1090 .. /Nova Scotia 6p. o.Jan... and Jnly. 1875 - Do 18,6 lOO 101 103 Queenalnd. 6p. o. 'B2 5 lOO 1(8: 109 10.1 5 Do 1891 Do. 1891 cr. 186) lOO ▪ Dn. do. A 2...... 100 108 116 Do rd. 183 to 9u3.:.. 10) 107 108 Ictorla clp.o• 1195 100 106 107 MI?. GLADSTONE ON AMERICA. A Mr. Lester, of Third Avenue, New York, has had a correspondence with Mr. Gladstone as to his opinions on the American war. He seems to have forwarded to him for his perusal a work entitled " The Gloxy and Shame of England." Mr. Gladstone's reply as follows is published in the Kew York Times : " 11, Carlton-house-terrace, August 8, 1867. " Sir,—Your letter of November 30, 1866, arrived in London while I was on the continent of Europe. I did not receive it till the time when the session of Parliament began, and I then postponed replying to it in the hope that by a careful perusal of the work you were so good as to send me, on " The Glory and Shame of England,' I might qualify myself to shew, that if not worthy, I was at least sensible, of your kindness. I have not yet completed that perusal, in consequence of the heavy pressure of public duties on my time. But I have read a good portion of the work, and with great interest. I am quite satisfied of the justice of its intention toward my country. lam not so satisfied of the uniform justice of its execution: But I am aware that arrogance and self.confidenze are among our national faults ; that we require to he taken down—so to speak— by the estimates that others form of us ; that the more - plain-spoken those estimates are, the better for us ; and that even if they occasionally err on the side of severity, *e shall not seriously suffer by the error, while we may and ought greatly to gain by the criticism in general. All such criticisms should help every English man individually who is called upon to discharge public duties in forming a strong and earnest resolution to discharge them with the aid of the Almighty to the best of his feeble powers. • For this help, I, on my own part, sincerely thank you. I must also thank you for the favourable and friendly tone of all such notices as I have met in the work. They are much beyond my desert. With respect to the opinion I pub licly expressed at a period during the war, that the South had virtually succeeded in achieving its independence, I could not be surprised or offended if the expression - of such an opinion at such a time had been treated in your work much less kindly than the notices I find at pages 529-533. I must confess that I was wrong, that I took too much upon myself in expressing such an opinion. Yet the motive was not bad. My ' sympathies' were then where they had long before been, where they are now--with the whole American people. I, probably like many Europeans, did not understand the nature and working of the American Union. I had imbibed, conscientiously if erroneously, an opinion that twenty or twenty-four millions of the North would be happier, and would be stronger (of course assuming that they would hold together) without the South than with it, and also that the negroes would be much nearer to emancipation under a Southern govern ment than under the old system of the Union, which had not at that date (August 1862) been abandoned, and which always appeared to me to place the whole power of the North at the command of the slaveholding interest of the South. As far as regards the special or separate interest of England in the matter, I, differing from many others, bad always contended that it was best for our interest that the Union should be left entire. Forgive these details on a matter which has now lost its interest. I have only to conclude by renewing my thanks, and by expressing my most earnest desire that your country, already so great, may grow, prosper, and flourish more and more, for its own benefit, and for the benefit of the world.—Believe me, sir, yours, &c., " W. E. GLADSTONE." At Glasgow, a house proprietor has been con victed of giving in false statements to the city assessors as to the yearly value of certain houses belonging to him. He was fined by the sheriff in the penalty of £5O, or, failing payment, imprisonment for three months. THE NEW YEAR.—If Europe could be but thoroughly satisfied that peace rests upon a firm basis, and that capital might securely lend itself to great undertakings, spring would probably usher in a revival in the commercial as well as the natural world. Most of the potentialities of a properous time remain with us. The generel impression seems to be that we have passed the worst stage of stagna tion. To go forward with courage born ofe faith is our highest wisdom. In this spirit we may welcome with hearty and hopeful greetings the new-born Eighteen Hundred and Sixty-nine.—lllustrated News. A threatened strike amongst the colliers of South Yorkshire has happily been averted. The Council of the Trade Association against, it is said, the general feeling of the men, have come to the conclusion that in view of the de pressed state of trade throughout the country it cannot re commend the members of the association to take any further action to obtain the advance. It directs, therefore, that the question shall be allowed to rest for the present, in the con fidence that when trade revives the coal owners will return the 5 per cent. in the same spirit in which it was conceded by the men in May last. This resolution the secretaries have communicated to the masters. • HEIRS WANTED. —The Scotsman mentions the death of one David Patullo, a native of Scotland, who emigrated to New York many years since, and died a few weeks ago, leaving a fortune of three-quarters of a million dollars. Mr. Patullo made his fortune by selling whisky at a place called Cobweb Hall, at six cents a glass. He is not known to have any relatives, and the public adminis trator is about to take steps to appropriate his estate to the commonwealth. One of the peculiarities of the deceased was a superstitious reverence for cobwebs, with which his premises were literally festooned, and none of which he would suffer to be removed. SONG AND SERMON. —lt is noted that the obser vations by Dr. Vaughan respecting the Established Church, a few days since, had a curious peroration. The occasion on which they were delivered was an annual congregational tea for all classes of the parishioners, of St. George's, Donc%ster, at which ecclesiastical parish matters are enlivened between the speeches by solos and madrigals from the choirs. Dr. Vaughan, according to his usual custom, made the speech of the evening, reviewing in detail the parochial events of the past year, and diverging towards the end into the remarks which have been so much quoted respecting the possible decease of Church Establishments. At the close of the proceedings the local journal relates with unconscious gravity, " The choir then sang Who killed Cock Robin ?' after which Dr. Vaughan closed the meeting by a few seasonable observations on the uncertainty of human life." THE LATE SIR HERBELT EDWARDES.—The fol lowing resolution was passed by the Secretary of State for India in Council on Thursday last :--" 12e:iolved by the I Secretary of State in Council (nc n eine contrachccnb) that the death of Major-General Sir Herbert Edwardes, K.C.8., K.C.S.T., has closed a career of great usefulness and of great distinction. His earliest achievements twenty years ago, secured the special recognition of tl;e Court of Directors of the East India Company and of her Majesty's Government. His last services deserve no less signal an acknowledgment. The Secretary of State for India in Council, in deploring the loss of so devoted and valued a public servant, feels it a duty to signify his sense of the ability, daring, and resource which Sir Herbert Edwardes displayed in times of great difficulty and of great peril. He desires further, by the creation of a monument to the memory of this most distinguished officer, to attest his high appreciation of the example which Sir Herbert Edwardes has left to all the servants of the Crewn in India." - • 'Mini) EDITION, SUN OFFICE, 6 O'CLOCK. NOTICE. 'The Third Edition of " The Sup. " of last Evening was published in tima for delivery in town at, 7.15 p.m. LPORTI.NG INTELLIGENCE. LONDON BELTING. A very scant attendance at the Clubs to-day. No attempt was made to break the ice upon the Chester Cup, and we can only refer our readers to the following quotations in connection with the I.4vcrprol Grand National and the Waterlo.) Cup:— WATERLOO CUP. 100 to G agst Mr. Blansbard's nomination (taken) 20 to 1 agst Mr. Pattersou's nomination (taken) LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL. 22 to 1 agst Fan (taken) 22 to 1 ag.st Fortuuatus (taken) 200 to 7 agst Tennyson (taken) 200 to 7 agst Juryman (taken) 33 to 1 agst The Lamb (taken) 33 to 1 asst Captain Crosstroe (taken) MANCHESTER BETTING. With the few members who have visited the Room Lord Lurgan's nomination remains in demand for the Waterloo Cup at 12 to 1, while 100 to 7 is taken about Mr. Blau shard's, and 20 to 1 easily obtainable about Mr. Patter son's. RACING FIXTL FEBR JR,ES FOR 1869. UM. Streatham ll, 12 Lincoln l6, 17 Ittrrow lB, 19 Mansfield 18 MA Liverpool Spring 2, 3, 4 Shrewsbury Spring 5, 6 Warwick 9, 10, 11 Kingsbury l2, 13 Northampton l6, 17 4cottingliam Spring 23, 24 Chelmsford.... 25, 26 Derby Spring 2 54 26 AP. Bromley 1, 2 Aldershot l, 2 Catteriek Bridge 1, 2 Thirsk 6 7 Streatham 8 9 Chester 1 ; 5 , 6 2 7 Winchester ll, 12 York 11, 12 St. Albans Salisbury l3, 14 Doncaster 13, 14 West Drayton lB, 19 West Somerset 18, 19 Margate 29 Durham 29, 80 Epsom 80, 81. UL. Newmarket Oraven...l2, &c. Eastbourne l9 Lewes 20 21 Croydon 22, 23 Newmarket Ist Spring _ it; &C West Dray ton l7, 18 Bath 18, 19 Manchester l9, 20, 21 Croydon 20, 21 Harpon den 2l Epsom Bummer .....25, &o. RCH. JUNE. Croydon 2,3, 4 Newton 2,3, 4 Ascot .....8, 9, 10, 11 Liverpool Summer ...15, 16 Windsor 15, 16 Hampton l7, 18 Worcester l, i Newmarket July 6, &c. Kingsbury .. 9, 10 Pontefract 1, 13 .. Nottingham l3, 14 AUG Brighton 3, 4 Brighton Club 5 Lewes 6, 7 1 Eguarn lO, 11 Wolverhampton lO, 11 i Windsor 1 9 , 13 St. Albans Stockton lB, 19, 2U SEPT War wic k . 7, 8 Abingdon 9, 10 Doncaster l.l, 15, 16, 17 Richmon , l 21, 22 Lichfield OCT , Bedford 5, 6 Edinburgh 6, 7, 8 Leicester 7, 8 Newmarket 2d 0ct...11, &c. Chelmsford l9, 20 NOVI Worcester 2,3, 4 Liverpool.. 9, 10, 11. 12 IR] MA. Baldoyle First Spring 111 Baldoyle Second STEEPLECII A! FEB LI Birmingham sc, 9 Lincoln l6, 17 AP. Aldersho' l, 2 Bromley 1, 2 MA ICII. I Newcastle 22, 23, 24 Oldham 22 Bibury Club 23 Stockbridge 24, 25, 26 Chelmsford Sutton Park Ll'. Reading 15, 16 Huntingdon 2O, 21 ._. Southampton 21 23 S t•uuford 22, 23 Goodwood 27, 28, 29, 80 UST. lOxford Canterbury ...... 24, 25 York 24, 25, 26 Plymouth ...60 I Windsor August l2, 13 Derby Summer ...31, Sep. 1 Weymouth 31, Sep. 1 31 BEI?. Western (Ayr) 22, 23 Kiugsbury 23, 24 Monmouth. 23, 21 Newmarket Ist 0ct....28, &c. B ER. Cheltenham l9, 20 West Drayton 2l, 22 Hereford 2l, 22 Monmouth 9 3, 24 Newmarket H'ton ...25, Spa. IMBER. Shrewsbury 15, Pia Leamington liuut 23, .SH. RCII. 18, 19 Y. 11, 12 SE FIXTURES. VARY. Harrow 18, 19 Derby 25 Croydon '2,23 Liverpool 3 1 Cambridgeshire 11 18 Rugby (Grand Mil.) 8, 9 West Drayton lB, 19 Kingsbury 12, 13 Ore wkerne lB, 19 311 Y. St. Albans . 13 I West Drayton ~ 17 JULY. Kingsbury 9 St. Albans.. AUGUST. 17 OCTOBER. West Drayton 21, 22 WATERLOO MEETING-FEB. 17. (Over Aileen) Patron-Right Hon. the Earl of Sefton. The Waterloo Cup, value £1 of £25 each ; 64 subs; the the second £2OO. 1. Mr C. F. Allison 33. Mr J. Ingleby 2. Mr J. F. Armistead 34. Mr R. Jardine 3. Mr J. Bake 35. Mr F. Johnston 4. Mr W. J. Barden 36. Mr J. Johnston 5. Mr F. Bartholomew 37. Mr H. B. Jones 6. Lord Binning 38. Mr W. J. Legh 7. Mr J. Blackstock 89. Mr S. C. Lister 8. Mr J. S. Bland 40. Mr J. Lonedale 9. Mr G. Blanshard 4L Lord Lurgan 10. Mr W. G. Borron 42. Mr S. Mallabey 11. Mr T. Brocklebank 43. Mr C. E. Marfleet 12. Mr J. Brundrit 44. Mr W. H. Massey 13. Mr R. B. Carruthers 45. Sir C. Molyneux 14. Mr C. J. Chessilyre 46. Joh. C. C. Molyneux 15. Mr W. H. Clark 47. Mr T. Neville 16. Mr E. Croft 48. Mr R. Paterson 17. Mr J. Cunningham 49. Mr T. L. Reed 18. Mr W. D. Deighton 50. Dr Richardson 19. Mr James Dunlop 51. Mr J. Savage 20. Mr J. Evans 52. Mr N. Saxton 21. Lord Garlies 53. Lord Sefton 22. Mr J. Gibson 54. Mr T. Smith 23. Mr W. M. Gilmour 55. Mr J. Spinks 24. Col. Goodlake 56. Lord Stair 25. Mr A. Graham 57. Mr E. W. Stocker 26. Mr T. Green 58. Mr S. Swinburne 27. Mr C. A. Hailey 59. Mr G. A. Thompson 28. Capt. Hathorn 60. Mr R. Todd 29. Mr J. Haywood 61. Mr B. W. Trinder 30. Mr J. Hodson 62. Mr R. 0. Vyner 81. Mr J. Hole 63. Mr R. H. Williams 32. Mr J. Hyslop C 4. Capt. Wyndham The Waterloo Purse, value £260, in specie, taken from the Cup Stake, for the 32 beaten dogs in the first round for the Cup; the winner to receive £lOO. The Waterlos Plate, value £lOO in specie, taken from th• Cup Stakes, for the 16 beaten dogs in tho first ties for the Waterloo Cup. The Great Waterloo Cup, 64 subscribers, at £25 each-. the money £1,600 -to be divided as under:- 1. Winner to receive ... 1. Second ditto 2. Dogs to receive £5O each... 4. Ditto ditto 30 ditto... 8. Ditto ditto 20 ditto... 16. Ditto ditto 10 ditto... ,600 in specie, by subscription winner to receive £5OO, and ... ... £5OO ... ... 200 100 120 ••• ••• ••• •.. 160 1,240 The Waterloo Purse and Waterloo Plato 360 £1,600 The Waterloo Purse, for the 32 dogs beaten in the first course for the Waterloo Cup, amounting to £260, to be divided as under:- 1. Winner to receive 1. Second ditto •• 2. Dogs to receive £l5 each... 4. Ditto ditto 10 ditto... 8. Ditto ditto 5 ditto... ~. £lOO ... 30 ... 40 ... 40 16 £260 The Waterloo Plate for the 16 dogs beaten in the second ties for the Cup, amounting to £lOO, to be divided as under: - 1. Winner o receive 1 cond ditto 2. Dogs to receive £7 lOs each 4. Ditto ditto 5 ditto ... £4O ... 20 COURSING FIXTURES. JAMJARY. Wigtownshire Club Third. South Lancashire Ahem. Club, Laucabhire Mere Down, Wilts Baldock Club, Hems Spelthorue Club (Ashdown Park) ) Barton-ou-llumber, Lincolu6hiro •, 27, Ridgway Club (Lytham), Laucatthire Creagli Opeu, Ireland 12, &c. 1• 3, &e. • &e. • &c. —2O, 21. _2l, dm PEBRUAIZ Powderhain Everleigh Club, Wilts ltuttord Open, Lancashire Ca 3, 4. IVonvue Castle Ludham, No.-folk ll, 12 Brampton, C um b er l an d ll, 12 Waterloo (Mimi), Lancashire l7, &c MARCH. . 2, 3. Ashdown Park, Ilerts Fourth S. Laucashiro (Champion) 18, o County Louth (Champion), lrelauci 30, ate. Scottish National Open, Lanark .._ 4100