The Sun. — London, England, 1869-09-15 00:00:00

te r, 0 4- be d Al t Ulf leA t ler bet uld 40. MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK. A sum of £16,000 in bar gold was withdrawn frcm the Bank yesterday for transmission to the Continent. The Deutschland, from New York, has brought £28,104. The Money Market to-day is easier now that the settlement is over. Spanish securities, however, have declined in consequence of the Cuban diffi culty. In the Railway Market the American lines maintain their advance of yesterday, but English are drooping. Consols are quiet at 92i to 92} for money ; di tto, for Account, 92} ; Three per Cent. Re duced, 91i 1; New Thee per Cents, 911 1 ; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, March, 6 prem. ; June, 10 prem. ; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and :£5OO, March, prem. ; June, prem. ; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., 9 45. I ndia Stock, 101 per Cent.,'April, 187 4 , —; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1141 ; ditto 4 Per (-ent., Oct., 1888, 1001 ; ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent., ; ditto 5 per Cent., 106 ; ditto Debentures, 101 ; ditto Bonds £l,OOO, 30 Prem. , The Foreign Market is flat, with the absence of e nsiness. Argentine Bonds arc 79i to 791 ; Egyp tian (1864), 904 to 911 ; ditto (1868), 751 to 764 ; Vittroy Seven per Cents., 79/ to 801 ; ditto e per Cents., 971 to 971 ; Italian, 52 t i r : 52 4 ; Mexican, 12 to 121; Peruvian, 79 to 791; Ru ssian (1866), 934 to 941 ; Orel, 841 to 85; Charkof, 80 4 to 801 ex div. ; Spanish, 264 to 26/ ; Turkish Five per Cents., 414 to 414; and ditto Slit per Cents 65 1 to 651 American Securities are firm. United States 5-20 Bonds are 4 better, at 83 to 834 ; Erie Shares show a further improvement of 4, at 28 to 29 ; Illinois are also 4 better, at 94 to 95 ; and Atlantic and Gr eat Western are firm. N otwithstanding the heavy decline in Railways last night, there is to-day a further downward mo vement in English railways. Lancashire and Yorkshi re, and Midland have declined 4, Metropo litan, South Eastern, Great Western, North West ern, each. The following are the prices : edon Cal ian, 821 to 834 ; Great Eastern, 361 to 37 ex ___ div. ; Great Northern 102 to 103 ex Gre Great No r th ern (A), 984 to 99 ex div. ; at Western, 514 to 534 ex div. ; Lancashire allti Yorkshire, 1244 to 1241 ex div. ; London kid Brighton, 441 to 44/ ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 161 to 161; London and North-We s t e rn, 116 4 to 116 ex div. ; Metropolitan, 844 to 851 ex ; Midland, 1154 to 1154 ex dir. ; North -dastern (Berwick), 1134 to 1144 ex dir. ; and so uth Eastern, 754 to 764 ex div. Bank Shares are dull and inactive, and the only movement in prices is a decline of lOs in Oriental, liteeh adiy, s quoted at 424 to 434. London Joint-Stock : 4 11 at 294 to 301 ; Union of London, 344 to „ 5 4 London and County, 49 to 50 ; Chartered -s . lere autile, 324 to 331 ; Alliance, 124 to 131 ; and Agra (A), 11 to 114. Miscellaneous Securities continue quiet, and prices are without change. Hudson's Bay is In ternati ona l at 121 t o 13 ; Genera l C red i t, 1 4 to 1 d i s. ; ....international Finance, 2 to 14 dis. ; and National Discount, 104 to 111. a a l\r °t much business is doing in Telegraph shares, no particular change is marked in prices. An raerican is inquired for at 204 to 201 ; French ~ahle s teady at 161 to 17 ; and Telegraph Con 4trnetion and Maintenance, 29 to 294. , ur ln Conti nental Railway Shares Great gig steady, at 111 to 12 ; and Lombardo-Vene 'lan, 194 to 204. li ght arrivals. The directors of the Agra Bank have declared ;‘ , l ad inte r i m di v id end for the s i x months end i ng he 30th of June last on the paid-up capital, at l e rate o f 7 per cent. per annum, payable on 4 4 0 d after th e Ist of October next, before which a te the us ua l warrants will be issued to the share holders. A statue of the great Wall-street operator, ` Co mmodore " Vanderbilt, who is still the leading a Pirit of American railway speculation, is to be uu l'ejled and inaugurated about the first of next month ° i n , a point close to the Hud son Ri ver ra il way depot. ie Cost, which was raised by subscription, is as serted to have been equal to £70,000 or £BO,OOO, t "" the work is described as " so colossal in its pro :,;rtiens, so magnificent in its execution, and so 111 irabl e in its design as to challenge the wonder s ad the admiration of the world." Charlest o n advices ment i on t h e i ntro d uct i on o f a time quality of cotton. It is stated that some fe back a small quantity of cotton seed was ri r i nre . d fro m C a li fornia, part of which was planted th„, l '" - ssippi and part n ear S e li na , Al a b ama , an d Ithe r esults have been very favou ra bl e . A mong other alleged advantages are its great productive a v e ° r W e e : , a s it yields two and a half to three bales per Ivbie , and the period of its coming to maturity, or `' is two or three weeks earlier than that of cotton. The fibre is of about medium strength and quality. 4484111 eeti ug of the sha re h o ld ers o f th e I mper i a l n Gas Company (Limited) was held yester- C: sh :" the offices of Messrs. James, Edwards, % jell and Stone. The report of the liquidators, Pre hes ., was adopted, showed that the whole of the t i ai v rna Ll had been realised, and the creditors' „ Pa Y abotatid in full, leaving a surplus sufficient to recu r £2 15 3. per share to the shareholders. 4 Bal a of £2 ss. per share was declared, leaving Sty :ro an t e i nig% ncies that t s of the liquidators agai n st may arise, and the share leZti r ex pressed th emse l ves sat i s fi e d w i th the d ueted e In which the liquidation had been con liortultyteow York papers received to-day contain N/ith 8 6 4 811 1430 d an impression that negotiations T he Lt.-it:is_ regarding Cuba have been broken off. " 1 of o s nt i n v e e r n e e t intelligence from Washington on the as follows by the New York Jour -BPateh Our special 'Washington de ll, es thi s me . enta ils • ruing contain authentic and mo- Pre information on Cuban affairs. A definite a. Po , the au naving been made by our Government, Iv f Ith °r th e i na sse ht of the chiefs of the insurrection, slaves, .2i,ePendence of Cuba, the liberation of the . 44,1 aea'ungottethe c ompensation of Spain for all real I f tnpe rtaut i Spanish losses, Spain proposes some Pe to accept, and on which our Government, after i th e S pania ll i : has decided that it is useless to treat. 11effe that Regent has accordingly been informed bolat Ei li b ata.. he Must accept or reject the proposi ,ne 110130 that as it was first offered. It is to I s ea ne ti`trittLat Marshal Serrano and his virtual col ueeiBion.,, may come promptly to the only wise Au ot , is said t!r American railway consolidation scheme b ti e th e be contemplated in some arran geme n ts taitl a l l a l r ,, t of the New York Central Company to :eeitwh_sralbgr.l.:atireeatnofethe Great Western of Canada line o f thrr, . lew to its being made a link of the system to the West, so as to enable the t ell rr es the ' a k-j v utral to meet on something like equal x red by t L a e autages lately said to have been se e pre ss Erie. The journals in the Dominion Will .nuignation at the • Perh a „ s idea, but as the proposal tithe. sharehltioloosetrpseornfizenct, best and found calculated to develope in the e r s t t e h r e n f interests ca na Canada, re rn at an l n N e r ail wa froo a IL'Jtil the c a pi ta l of whit h was supplied t hat bodubiand) it will probably be welcomed by with re Y rd ho alone are th e part i es to take action 1 ga rd it. 13}tvrisarubift—Trire o' cLocx. 3 NW 1(1 :).I.P.IINAIZNT 92 Z Consols NPer D itto for Account, Oct. 6. bey ,(3e4t. Reduced per Cent ........................... L c , Per Cant, Jan. 1891 44 "1;4". Per Celt J 1873 Ltn. --I" ' 8 0 Yrs, ezpiro sth Jan., 1880 — for 30 yrs expire sth April 1885 — D,%e°olted en. rL3le6raph), Aug., 1908 — quer bills, Xl,OOO, 2t p. lit. March T, Do. 3 do. Juno 454 4 t. ZlOO, £2OO & .C5OO Of LOglan.4 stock} per Cent ,ADY xration' York of the claim charge: a long h thd ngton,. tirn ate Is by libel, and is tter in Byron in her t have Lady anger jeeted Lnd it with a apart aspen irse of s werc ; ; itad kept rict)(l3 'ornier e vious took e bad a, his upon )arato De. opening Canada 4 per Gent. Bonds inter-Colonial Onununi INDIAN t3OI . I'.UNMENT SIiCVRITIEb. India `itock, 101 per Cent., April 1871 Do. Opening, for Account — Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates Do. Enfaced Palma 4 per CAnt.. iv . — Do. 5 per Cert., Jan. 1872 Do. 51 per Celt. May 1879 — D_) 6 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 — Do do 1877 — 1882 — 1 2 () ! _ do . Deb., 5 per Cont. ' Aug. 1873 ••.••• 104 Do. Bonds, &per Cont., £l,OOO Do. under .£l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS— TWO O'OLOOK• Argentine Republic, i per Cent %untrian Bonds 5 per cent Do. 1859 Brazilian 5 por Cent Do. 4} per Cent. 1852 Do. do 1858 _ _ •••• Do. at, . Do do _ ~ 1869 1863 Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account — Buenos Ayres 6 per Cont. DJ 2 per Cent. (Deferrtd 3 per Cent ) Cterit, 6 per Cont. 9alian 6 per Cent .... . 1 0. 4f per Cent..., — Do. 3 per Cent., Po. 7 per Cent., lblit; ... — Po. G per co t. 1867 3 lo ot.,“n, 6 per ('out. Da u:stt 3 p,u• Cent., 1825........ Dan , I inn Principalities, 7 ler Cent — Do 8 per Cent., 1867 — Equador Now Ouusolidatod, 1 per Cent Egyptian, 7 per Cent..., B2 Do Second issue •• — D0..£50t Ponds — Do. £lOO Bonds ..... 85 6 Do. 1864 Do. Account Do. 1500 Bonds Do. £196 Bonds 93 2} Do. 7 per Cent., 1868 .. Government Railway Debentures Greetc 5 per Cent., 1824 5, ex Coups -- Do. Account Do. Coupons Do. Account Gu Ltemala:s per Cent .. Honduras Gov Rail. Loan., 10 p.,Ct., all pd Eta liun 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do. Account ~. — Do Marommana Railway — itexicar. 3 per Cent — Ditto fcr Account Dn. 1864 — Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French — tiontevideau 6 per Cent. • — Meerish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada lB Do 3 per Con — _ Do. Deferred Perurian 5 per Cont. 1865 Do Account . .. 791 81 Do 4} per Cent. (I.ll:',arren) Do 44 per Cent.. 1862 . — Do Account Portuguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7,'9,'60,'2,'3 . . . . . . Do." do . - 1867 — Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid — Russian 5 par Cent., 1822, .£ St Do 4i per Cent . 1850 Do 44 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do 'do, Scrip — Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonds --. Do. do. £B4 15s. do — Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds Do. do £B4 15s. do Do Nicolas Railway 6B Sardinian 5 per Cent Spanish 3 per Con . — Do. Account Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Deferred Do. Account Do. Passive — Do. Cora. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan Do Government, 1864 — Do do, 1868 Turkish 6 per Cent.; ....,.. . — Do Account Do 6 por Cent. 1858 — Do Account . Do £lOO Bonds Po 6 por Cent., 1862 Do. Account 651 I Do £lOO Bonds 671 1 Do 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1860 651 Do 1 por Cent., Guaranteed Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do. Account Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Do Account Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian 0 per Cont. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 24 per Cent. Ex. 12 Gull.. Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates , French Hentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. — Winn 5 por Cont. 1861, Ex.2sf. Do Account 621 TKO O'CLOCK. Jonso!R, Money Do. Account, Oct. 6 .. 92& 3 HORSES STRUCK OUT OF THEIR ENGAGE MENTS. Sept. 9, at 3.15 p.m., Bluo Stocking and Waif, out of tho Champagne Stakes at Doncaster. Sept. 9, at 3.15 Miami col', out of tho Municipal Stakes, Doucaster. Sept. 9, at 3.15 p.m., Ny Gall, cut of the St. Leger and Park Hill Stakes, Doncaster. Sept. 9, after 6 p.m., Queen Esther, out of the Doncaster St. Leger. Sept. 10, at 2 p.m., Provost, out of the Doncaster St. Leger. Sept. 11, at 9 a.m., Malica (dead), out of all engagements. Sept. 11, at 9 a.m., Carine, Portsmouth, Hoplite, Colonel P., Tom Taylor, Blair Drummond, Sir Harry, Duchess of Athol, and f by Neptunue, out of Lady Louisa, out of the Doncaster St. Leger. Sept. 11, at 9 a.m., Skipjack, out of Badminton Handi cap, Doncaster. Sept. 11, at 9 a.m., Lockeridge, out of the Doncaster Stakes. _ Sept. 11, at 9 a.m., Heather Bell, out of the Don and Doncaster Stakes, Doncaster. Sept. 11, at 9 a.m., Blacklock, out of the Doncaster Plate. _ _ Sept. 11, at 9 a.m., Portugal, out of the Portland Plato, Doncaster. Sept. 11, at 0.35 p.m., Bonham Squire, out of the Cham pagne Stakes, Doncaster. Sept. 11, after 2 p.m., Etruscan, out of the Champagne Stakes, Doncaster. Sept. 11, after 2 p.m., Blacklock and Di Spanker, out of Doncaster and Newmarket engagements, 1869. Sept. 13, at 9 a.m., Robin Rover, out of the Portland Plate, Doncaster. Sept. 13, at 9 a.m., Ladas, Alathma, and Tasman, out of the Doncaster St. Leger. Sept. 13, at 9 a.m., Ethus, out of engagements at New market October Meetings, 1869. Sept. 13, at 9 a.m., all Mr. T. Golby's and Mr. Green's horse , , out of Staffordshire Stakes, Lichfield. Sept. 13, at 9 a.m., Cap-h- and Target, out of engage ments at Ayr. Sept. 13, at 9 a.m., Londesloorough, out of Champagne Stakes, Doncaster. Sopt. 13, at 9 aan., Arlington and Clifford, out of Don caster St. Leger. Sept. 13, at 9 a.m., all Count Lagrange's horses, out of Doncaster engagements, 1869. Sept. 13, at 9 a.m., Magdala, out of Corperntion Stakes, Doncaster. Sept. 13, at 9 a.m., Abstinence, out of Doncaster en gagements Sept. 13, at 9 e.m., Pladda, out of the Portland Plato at Doncaster. Sept. 13, et 2.30 p.m., tho Egean, out of the Portland Plato at Doncaster. Sept. 13, at 8.45 p.m., Quecn of tho Forest, out of all ell gagemf3nts. Sept. 14, at 9 a.m., Sareolito and Melody, out of the Doncaster St. Leger. &pt. 14, at 9 a.tn., Disraeli, out of Portland Plate, Don caster. Sept. 14, at 9 a.m., all Mr. Hodgman's horses, out of Cori oration Stakes, Doncaster. 'Sept. 14, ut 9 n.m., Brother to Vux, out of all engage ments, 1869. THE NEW Yon]: PRESS. —The New York Star has these personals on the Now York p ress: M r. Bennett is the tallest editor, Mr. Dana the fattest, Mr. Greel e y th e slouchiest, Mr. Erastus Brooks the solemnest, Mr. Tilton the Shanks marest, Mr. De Nyso the shortest, Mr. Van Buren the reddest, Mr. Rosevelt the politest, Mr. Oakey Hall the wittiest, Mr. Winter the touchiest, Mrs. Stanton the prettiest, Miss Anthony the prettiest, Mrs. Sh eppar d the prettiest, Elonora Kirk the prettiest, Nellie Hutchin son the prettiest. Mr. PEABODY.—A correspondent of a Richmond paper gives this interesting sketch of him as he was about leaving the springs : —" The scene in the large saloon the evening previous to the departure of Mr. Peabody was one not si cedily to be forgotten. Desiring to take leave of all those who had treated him with kindness and attention, he was after dinner supported to the saloon by Gen. Leo, Mr. Corcoran, and Dr. Sears. Seated upon a sofa, with Gen. Leo upon his right, and Mr. Aiken, of South Carolina, on the left, ho was the recipient, for more than hour, of a most flattering and gratifying ovation. The distinguished heroes, statesmen, lawyers, divines, planters, morchabts, bankers, members of the press, and the brillimt and lovely women, who are still hero in great numbers, flocked around to bid him adieu. In this attention there was no flunkevism, no venal tribute to vast wealth, but the heart felt respect of the representatives of every section of the Union to the great friend of the poor." The paddlewheel steamer Spiteful arrived.at Spithead on Saturday morning from the East Indies. She is expected to go to Woolwich to be paid off. rim SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 15, 1869. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. A 21'ICE BOY. Closing Basins Share NAME. Paid. Price. done 10 Agra Limited, A all 11 111 111 tl Do B lO 31' 41 3i 50 Albion... 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lim all 2111 221 p 2i 20 Anglo-Hungarian 8 1! 21 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 5 4 6 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 12 13 20 Du issued at 2pm ~.. 5 5 4 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lint. 25 Bank of South Australia all 30 32 50 Beak of Victoria, Australia 25 37 3U 10 Bank of New Zealand all 151 161 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, v ud China all 25 Chartered Mere. of India London, and China all 20 City 100 Colonial 25 10 Consolidated, lim. 10 Delhi and London, Bin 10 East London, lint i 20 English and American, limn 10 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro, lint lO 20 English, Scottish, and Aus • tralian Chartered . all 281 Hong Kong au.t Shanghai Bank Corporation all 281 Do new la 100 Imperial, lim 2o}0 } 20 Imperial Ottoman l9 45 lanian all 25 Do ne w 5 Ltd Mortgage of India, lint 4 100 Do sp. c. Delis.lB6l, 31 all 76 100 Lonaon Bank; of .blexico and South Arneria, Bin. 20 7 6 100 London and Brazilian, lim. 45 30 27 20 Do 11CW 71 5 .ii 100 London .1 River Plate, lim. 40 6 5 25 Do ne.v 19 11 2 p 20 London Chart.of Australia all 2.31 211 221 20 London and County 29 491 501 48i 50 Do new. iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd. 11 ... - London Joint 5t 00 k ......... all 3:1 30 29; London and South African al 8 1 100 London & S.-Western, lim 20 13 11 50 London & Venezuela, lint , l2l 100 Loudon and Westminster 2O 571 561 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm 2O 100 Merchant, lint 25 61 51 10 Metropolitan, lint all 71 7 1 00 Midland, Rm.— •• . 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lint l5 ild 1p 00 National Provinc. of Ens'd 42 lO Do ... ••• 50 National.. 20 New South Wales all 41 43 20 North-Western 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 41 42 43 60 l'rovinc. Bank. Corpo., lira lO 61 11 30 Provincial of Ireland 25 111 92 10 Do ' new.. all ... ... 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lint 25 11 1 t lOU Do issued at 6pm lO 8 4 25 Union of Australia all 46 48 100 Union of Ireland, lint 50 Union of London IS 19 32 34 10 11 36 37 37 6: i L i 41 24 14 Pr IP 36 38 4 5 15 16 Zi 12 i t I 19 22 6 4 3: 31 i 6 rn At the Westminster Police-court, on Tuesday; Frederick Dance, a boy of 12 years of age, was charged with stabbing his brother Henry, aged 15. The boys quarrelled on Tuesday morning because Frederick had put on Henry's collar, and the elder struck the younger a blow on the aide of the head. The younger boy then seized a knife, and chased his brother round the room, making stabs at him with it, and in defending himself the elder boy's fingers were cut. Their mother then interfered and took the knife away. The mother said that her husband had left her with five children, and she had to work as an ironer to a laundress to maintain them. The younger boy was a great trouble to her. He stayed out all night, and robbed her right and left. When she had obtained situations for him he had lost them by pilfering and other misconduct. Mr. Arnold said he would send the boy to Feltham, and remanded him. SITAR LIST. ORDINA.AY I:l.a.tiNS AND STOCKS. ibara Railways. Paid. Closing Business Price. thus. It B 1 Wel and Exeter ...... st Caledonian lOO °3 831 821 st Cambrian 20 Cornwall all 21 2 it Dublin & Delimit Juno lOO 74 76 at Dun„l'erth.A Ab. June ICO 7u 72 23 East London all 7 8 SO Do 15 Do 10 at Glasgow AS. Western lOO 104 106 at Great Eastern it Do. E. Angl. No. 2 lOO st limit North of Scotland lOO 15 11 et Great Northern lOO 1(2 103 102 et Do. A stock at Do. B stock lOO • • •.• et GtS, and W. of Ireland lOO h 4 . 6 et (it. Western -Original lOO 531 51 521 21 21 at Do. South %Vales st Do. W. Mid.—Oxford lOO 31 33 st Do. Newport lOO 34 32 et Lancashire & Yorkehir‘ lOO 1211 •25 1241 at L0n.,13righ.,2/ S.Coast ICO 4 45 441 1 00 Do Scrip at lon., Chat., and Dover lOO 1G 17 et Do. Metrop. Ex. A lOO 10 12 st Lon. et North Western lOO 1.6 161 1161 141 et Lon. .k South Western lOO 8s 90 1701 Sal Man., Shel., A Lincoln l.O 8:1 231 :20 1 et Metropolitan . lOO 871 870 sbi 51 at Do Extonsian 4 Do. New rd all at Metropolitan Diatrlet. al. 31 34 10 Metrop. at. John's NI 001 6 - at 51.uiaud at Do, titrinin. thirlq lOO t 0 07 tit NJC at po. l'th., it. Dun it 2 a s t o i r ) . o l . l: 4 7lt;r . l 4 — p li u e r r e w ii 1 . 0 8 1 (.7 1 1 6 t: 1 0 1.1 I_ll 11_3 111 at Do Leeds . 100 73 74 721 at Do York at Do Carliilc .... at Do Sloe & Darling ICO 144 146 at North Lou lou 100 11 • 121 10 Do New 180 at North Staffordshire l5O 4: b 7 at North au.i S.-W. Junction 100 101 103 10 Do New £lO shares 7 ... •• at Rl , : f mney at Shropshire Union lOO 681 501 at South Devon;.. at South Eastern lOO 76 7.;1 at Staines, Wok'hani,& Wok all. 12 13 at Tait V ale 101; Ib3 156 -- Do. C Watertord & Kilkenny lOO 10 Waterloo & Whitehall 6 RAILIVAYS--PREFERENCE SHAILES AND STOCKS. at Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 86 88 at 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 D. do. Ordinary lOO 78 82 at Do. Midland at Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 ... 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gua all atl Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO 105 107 st Do. Ist Class preference 10(1 .;; st Glas. & S.W. gua. 5 per et lOO at 01. Eastern, E.O Ex. No. I 100 C 7 10 st Do do N 0.2 100 96 so at Do du 6 per cent 100 107 110 at Do East Anglian Asp. c. 100 ••• ht Do do B 6 do. 100 at Do do C 7 do. 100 ••• at Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 at Do E. Union 4 p.c. gut. 100 65 72 at Do Norfolk 5 p.c.Ex.1846 100 at Do do 5 p.c.Wav•Val.lB 4 7 110 st Great Not thorn, 5 per cent 110 st Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pin. 100 ..• Do 43 do do do 100 ... 92 at Do 5 do at bp.c. pm 100 ,„ at Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 por cent lOO st Gt. Nrth of Scotland, let pf 100 at Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 97 99 all Gt•West.—Orig.&•lnt.-Rent chg., per gua. 5 p.c lOO 104 106 at Do. Orig. (B. &H. Ex). 5 p.c 100 95 100 at Do do 45 per cent. 1850— 100 87 80 at Do do 4 do do lOO 78 80 79 at Do do 5 per cent. rodein 100 S 4 96 at Do do Birmingham gua 100 66 70 • at Do do do prof... 100 at Do do Chester gua lOO 83 50 .. ; at Do do do 8 per cent lOO at Do do ( 1 0 5 do 100 1/5 1 . 4 at Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 at Do do 41 p.c lOO at Do do 41 185') lOO at Do do 5 ••• ..• at Du West Mid. Oxford Ist g. 100 110 112 at Do do 2d gua. 100 107 111 at Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c. 100 So 92 at Do do 2d du 100 97 LOG at Do gua. 51 per cent. 1863 100 00 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. atl at Laucash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 s 1.6 at Do Barnsley, £5 3s 10d p.c. 100 at Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 1.15 at Do 41 (Blackburn purch). 100 95 100 at; London & Brizliton. sp. c. guaranteed, No 1 lOO all Du 5 per cont. glt. No. 2. inu at Do 6 du do lOO at Do b do N,. 4 • 100 at Do 7 per cent lOO ••• ••, st Do 6 do (W.E. & C.P.) 100 ••' st Da 4 do ISO) lOO ••• ••• at Loudon, Chatham, & Dover 1 per cent 'CO at; London and 1 1. W., C. and ••• Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO 119 11 a t Do Bed!ord &Cambridge lOO st Do Shrewsb'y & Welchp'l loe ••• at London and a W. 7 p,c .•• ••• late 3d shares, lOO HO 140 a Do (Portsm.perp and 2s6d) all a Man., Shef., &Linclu. 6 p.c lOO *** Lo £5 all par 1 pat DO 60 63 I Da D t 5 at NIDDD aa Do o o u i d i. . 4 13.4 i , IIC. per e t)rneu s e:: c o l lc e °l : i n pe t nine t iz . :: :: : i ne r e6 , l e l r e:l l :l ll le;t6 e , rl : l )le. ; ";el)en.... 11 c. 1 1‘' 0 ') , • - 11 8 5 : 1 1 ;1 45 at North British, 4 p.c. No.l lOO at Do E. &G.4p.e. S. 3; D lOO at Do N. 8., N 0.2, 1 per cou.t lOO •• at Do Border Union, 31 p.c lOO at N.-E,l,tern—Coua. I p.c Jot) 87 Si at 41 per cent. releem OO 97 89 at Do CI N.E. 4 per cent., lOO ••• ••• 17 Do Berwick capital 3.10.4. Do York, U. &S. purchase lO 10 1.91 Do Stcktn & Drling. A 5 p.c lOO 1 0 7 l a , at Do W,Liztrtlepool ii. and It 100 8; 88 20 North Staffordshire all 20/ 211 108 S. Devon Annuities, La all 9 10 lOs Do Tavistock Anne., 10s all 81 91 10a Do Fixed 41 per cent all 8 84 10.6. S. Bast. (Read. Anna., 1.0.6) all 22 23 fit Do 41 percent lOO ••• ••• at Do Fixed 41 per cent lOO at Taff Vale No.l lOO 1,0 134 st Waterford &Kilkenny, 6pc 100 43 45 RAILWAYS.-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With DiTidends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. at 41 p c gua. at Scot.Cen. min. 7p c lOO ... St DJ m4l p irredee st Do 4p c con. issuedat 80 65 ... st Great Eastern. 41 per cent. 100 77 80 at Do 5 do, 1862 lOO so e 8 874 at Do New 5 do, 1813 lOO 81 80 at Do do 5 do, 1861 lOO el 86 at Great Northern, 5p c irred. 100 at Do Permanent 5 per cent. 100 at Do Boston &Sleald, 41 pc 100 ..„ at Great West., W. alidl., 5p c 100 ... at Do Joint / erpe.s p c,1865 100 88 1,2 st Do do 6p c irred., 1816 100 103 108 20 Do Vale Neath perp. 6p c all IU 20 at Kent Coast, G per cent, B lOO L 5 Lane. and York New 41 per cent till July, 1871 2 1p at Loud., Brig &c., 41 pc, 1808 100 ... at Du du 4 du, 1860 Imo st Do do 41 do, 1861 I‘,ol st Du do 41 do, 1863 100 st Do do 5 du, 1865 10t) at Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 st Do No. 7 sdo at Loud , Chat., &c., 21, 6 p.c 10C •. at Do Metrop. Ex., 136 p.c ••. . 100 .., Do du C 61,e 108 at London& N. Western, 5p e 100 110 112 at Loudon &S. Western, 41 p c 100 1.3 95 10 Mau. blicf. . &Liu., 5 pc, 1865 all 84 84 st Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO Dv 10 at Midland, it 5 per cent pret lOO 107 103 st Do 5 do 18 Do 5 plc opt. to cony. to 100 107 lot Ord. Stk., Sept. 1,156 d all 204 214 18 Do Incouy. New Shares all 19 114 22 Do 5p c con, into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1872 Bl 11 24F at North British, E. and 1.1 No. 1, 5 per cent Do E ,P., & Dun., 2d, 4pc 1u0... at Do E.& lx , No. 2, 5 p.e. 400 st Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 100 at Do E. & 0., N 0.3, 5 p.c lOU at Do E. & Cr., (Orliry) 41 p c 100 at North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 V 7 i 49 at Du Stuck. & Dart., D ••• 100 112 114 at North London, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) et North Ualnla 1., " too st South Eastern, 41 pe, 185 a 100 82 Kt Du 5 du 1861 100 at Do sdo (Oh. Cross) 1864 100 „ st Do 5 do, 1864 at Victoria St.& Pimlico, 41 pc 100 BAIL WAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS ( 8 )0 1111 1t. u :r t i L iC: i r cent. Prefer.., all 1:0 3 1/ st Buckinghinnshire at Chester and Holyhead lOO 5t 5d st Do. 51 per eeut. at Do. 5 do. •100 112 st Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO ••• ••. st Colchester Stour Valley 10 0 st East Lincoln, gee. 6p. c lOO 132 jAi 20 Gloster and Dean Forest all s Gt. Ea sic, Ne &c., 5 p.c 100 Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 :t Do. do. Wood brg. Ex., do 100 st Gt. West, W. Slid., Beret 100 yu .3 8 50 Hull and Selby all Ilu 112 110 st Lancaster awl Carlisle lOO 212 2.6 st ' Loudon and Biackwall lOO 94 93 at Do. 41, per cent lOO at Loudon, Chat., &c., 41 p c lOO at Do. Cont. Fund 5 do 100 st London and Greenwich st Do. do Preference lOO at London, Tilbury, & South 100 83 t 55 at .Lowestott,gua 4 percent lOO 79 81 at Do. do. 6 do. 41 blanch., Buxton, &blank— all ... at Midland, Bradford, Pref lOO 94 94 10 Mid Kent Cray Line) 5U Northernt East.,s percent all 53 66 lio. do. G do. all ..„ at N. EaEteru—Llartlep00l at N. W est. A perp. pret, .5p c lOO 107 109 st Do B minimum 1i p.c lOO at Notting. &Grauth. &C lOO 91 a l Preatou awl 1% . yro. Royston, Hitch., and Shep luv 112 134 at Shrewsbury and Hereford lUti 132 134 lv Do 8 2 21p at S. Yorkah. and River Dun 10U 97 99 t H e 4 per cent gua IQ ; 7d 39 at Do L do ••• all ys 100 at Viet. Station and Pimlico lutl st \Vest Cornwall 212 West London, Class A all 14 14 2u Do do B all 20 Do do at Weymouth and Portland lOO at Wilts and Somerset DOCKS. 43t East and «eat India lOO 113 121 Loudon and St. Katherine lOO 18 50 100 D °Deb. stock, 4 per cent all Mill wall Freehold Land • • st Dock lOO 27 32 st Southampton lOO 01 70 at Surrey G9mnllrcial TELEG RAP II CO 31 PAN 1 V.S. - Th - Ana=ilerican Tel., ling all 201 201 - 201 10 Anglo Meditcr Tel., lint.... 10 lel 17 at Atlantic Telegraph lO 17 13 st Do. S per cont. et B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lira lOO 163 164 st Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 25 .: 257 10 Do. Now 8 12 13p 25 Indo-European Tel., lint lO la pr 5 Loud. Provincial Tel. inn all 34 4 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent all 4 1p 10 Mediterra. Exten. Tel., lint all 81 71 25 Reuter's Telegram all 78 79 20 Societe Transatlant., lim all l 6; 17 IT 1% i et Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all 11 2 5 U. Kingdom Tel. Co., lint all 7 74 5 Do. 10 per cent. Prof all ii h p MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 11: 151 25 Australian Agricultural 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lim. 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, Jim 3 Ad 10 Berlin Water Works, lim all 141 14 10 Do. New all ill 15 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lint. 5 Bombay Gas, lint. 4 Do. New 4 1/ i 4 40 British American Land 44 15 17 20 British Indian Tea, Jim all 21 3/ 20 British Ship Owners 29 Canada Company all tjg ( 6 10 Canadian Loan and InTest ment, lint 2l , ... 20 Ceylon Company, lint. 20 Do. A shares g 2 1 d 10 City Discount, lim a _ 25 City of London Real Pro perty, lint s 51 444 30 City of Milan Improv. lint all 5 (/ 25 City of Moscow Gus, lint all 50 City Offices, lim 24 23 22 4 60 Colonial, lint. Do. ... 40 Commercial Union (Assur) 4 pr / p 10 Company of African Mer chants, lim. 20 Continental Union Gas, lint all 23 24 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 71 per cent. too Corporation of London Bonds, 1877, 41 per cent. all 1031 1011 100 Do. 1879, 4 1 per cent. all 1041 105/ 100 Do. 1882, 44 per cent. all 103 104 10 Credit Fon. of England, lint. all 21 2 1 50 Credit Fon.of Mauritius lim lO 31 21,1 st Crystal Palace lOO 20 22 at Do. Preference lOO 92 97 st Do. 6p. c Petpetual Deb lO9 105 110 20 Darjeeling, lint. 10 Eastern Assam, lint. 64 ... ...d 50 East Indian Land Credit and Finance, lint. 20 East India Irriga, S Canal all .. 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lint. 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy. by ggypt. tiny all 97 98 974 20 Egyptian Cox. & Jim 1l„ „. 3 Eng.& Aus t rat, Copper, Hirt 23 1 Eugliesh and Foreign Credit 7 41 ITO 100 Lug. and Scut. ilariue, lira, 8 ...1 10 lairliairn Enginooring b 3 2,1 20 Fere-streetlV,rehouse,liai l2 1 2 xi 100 For. ct Col. Goy. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at Zzis all 90 21 50 (lellivara.lilu 2O 10 General Credit & Dis., lint 71 11 11 15 General Steam Navigation 11 '27 29 50 Home & Cul Marine In. lint. 5 2i 24 10 Hung Kong and China Gas all ... 20 llutison's Bay all 12; 13 ; 20 Imperial Land Co. of Mar seilles, lint. 20 Interna.FinancialSoc. Btu 5 '2 3 20 Interns. Laud Credit, lint 6 6 4, 50 Italian Land 6 1,1 p 20 Dalian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all 3 31 3 1 4 100 Do. 6p. c. Bds., redeem 1870, issued 90 all 67 19 671 50 Land Securities, Ihn 2l 11,1 25 London African Trading lO 7 6 , 1 25 Lon. I Caled. Marine, lint 6 ..• ••• 4 10 Loudon County Land and Building, lint. 50 Loud. Financial Asso., lint 10 22 21 81 4 Lori.Gen.Ornnibus.Co.lim. all 2 2 1 50 Lond. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, lim 25 21 164 20 Loud. & Provincial Marine 2 14 pr et Madras Irriga. & Caul. Una. sp.c. by India Gov. 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, 1izn...... 50 Merchant Shipping, lim , all 32 37 50 Millwall Iron Works, lint l2l ••• 10 Natal Laud and Colonisa tion Co., lint. 25 National Disc ount C o., lint 5 10, 11 25 National Prov. Marine, lint. 4 • • 10 National Steam Ship, lint. all 91 101 20 Nerbudtla Coal& Iron, lint. 6 31 :k1 10 New Consolida.ted Dis. lint 3 It 1 1 1 5 New Quebrada, lint 1.5.0 41 41 25 New Zealand Loan & Met-. cantile Agency,lim 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, lint. 10 Northern Assam Tea, lim. 7 10 Do. B st North Brit. Austral., lint lOO 4s 6.1 50 North Brit. & Mercan. 1n.,, 61 lo 191 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 5 13 14 50 Oriental Financial, lint 5 Oriental Gas, lint 5 Do. New IP 10 Otago and Southland In vestment, lint ld 11/ 5 Ottoman Gas, lint ll 21 21 10 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian R. Mail lim -- 5 Do do. at Peel 1. Land & Miner', lint 100 41 34 50 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all 4 6 4 ' 50 Do. New 1867 50 Rhymney Iron 1 Do. New 2 Rio de Janeiro City Im.,lint. all 18 19 Do. Gas, lint 100 Royal Mail Steam Scottish Aust. Invest., litn l oa 6 ooll ' 2 3 11 1: 0 1 1 211 1 Do. 6 p. C. Guar. I'ref. 100 ••• Soci6t6 Fin. d'Egypte, lint. 10 7 Gil Soci6t6 Gen.de l'Empire Ot. 8 24 3 4 10 S. African Mort. Inv., Hui. 6 ••• 25 South Australian Laud all 33 34 20 Telegraph Con. & Main.,lim all 29 :4 1 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (lumareorv,e), Si ikl 2 24 3 20 Trinidad Petroleum, 84 10 Trust Agency of Aus.,lim. 1 i 1p 10 Do do. do. all 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. Canada 5 h p 50 Union Marine L'pool, lim b 41 F p 20 Union Steam Ship, lira all 22 21 15 United DiscountCorp.,lim , 6 11 4d 20 Universal Marine(ln.), lhn b 11 2 p 10 Upper Assam Tea, lim all ]i 2 30 Van Dieman's Land 2Bl 0 7 100 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. (Mortgage) Loan all 78 79 804 50 Warrant Finance, Jim. l2 11 Lod 50 West India and Pacific Steam, lizr 2O 5 3 20 West London Wharves and Warehouses lO „, COLOVIAL GOVI"`""CLIT britiwn Columbia, 6 per 0ent.,1972.... •... lon 10 5 IC4I 100 IC4I 1' Do. . 16v5 - Ca i n 8 . 7 0 7. 0 8 1 - 4 6 . p . ..c . .Jan. 11 . .tJ u1 y Do, 0 p.O 7eb , & Aug.... 100 if 2 104 1 Do. +5 p. a. Mar. .t Sept.. 100 102 104 1041 •-• Do. p. 0. Jan..t July.. 100 921 9:31 9:31 Do. sp. c. Inscribed at.. 100 90 92 Cape (*.Dope. 6 P. 0•1673•• 106 102 104 Do.,Apl.2tOot 1390-1900.. 100 111 113 Do. do 188040.. 100 107 109 Do. Jan.&July, 1891 .... 100 108 lit Do. 5 per oent. 16 April and 16 Oct., 19 00 ..... .. 100 98 100 - Ce,ylon, Nov 1878,8 p.c•- 100 108 11Q Do. 1872, d 0.... 100 105 107 Mauritius, 6 p. 0, 167 3 ,•• - Jan. and July ........ 100 102 104 Do. 1178 ... ....... .. 13 0 105 106 Do. 1882, May and • yet .• 00 108 108 Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug„.• • 10 106 176 Melbourne Corporate. , .. 1067.75, 6 per cent.. 100 100 100 N.11.G0v.6 p.o.Ja..tJuly.. 100 103 104 104 Natal 6 pet, Apia Oct .• 00 ...._ . Do 6p o. 31xy dr Nol •.. 1 0 If C 10 N. S. W. 5 re., '7l to 'N.. li - n) 9 , I , 1 Do. 5 p.o. 18Y8 to 1b913... 103 19 160 .00 Do. 5 p.c. rd.'67 to '75.. N.Zealand, 6p. ct. 1891.. ICO .... _ 140 percent.... "0 - Do Jon, Aptl,July, 0 t 100 91 92 92/ Da 6p c. Mar twpt '9l 100 10S 110 Do Joie tic Deo ,1 91 • • 10 0 109 al - Dorm. , 1 Aticktd. 1(0 - ( r•frieil tt 2, 1195 .• Nova Scotia 6n C.Jan••• - anti Jnly. 1976 ..... • 190 10 0 3 101 ..... .• 100 102 it 4 Qunnslnd. 6p. C. •• 100 107 tut iosi - Do 1021 . • • lOO 107 1( 8 Taiimantan 0 pet :,1895 .. 106 107 Du its 9; '97 .•••••• • • • 1 1151 )(1 —• Victoria G 1 or cent. 1591 1.60 115 t. 6 Do. Xprilaucl Pot L....a LU X 2 113 THE DONCASTER, ItAC.ES. The Doncaster race meeting—the last campaign of the years-commenced on Tuesday. With the exception of the Champagne Stakes the card looked a somewhat weak one, for though eight events were set for decision, the entries were rather poor. If the prospects of the meeting had depended on the first event—the time-honoured - they would have been far from cheering. The race was reduced to a match between White Slave and the three year old Castle Hill, who was beaten at Weymouth by Formosa. Sun , shine did not come out for the Filly Stakes, having a more valuable engagement at a later period of the day. The field consisted only of Ceatus, Agility, and Frivolity. The last-named was, es might have been anticipated, made a tremendous favourite, and won with the greatest ease by half a length. The Clumber Plate, which had eight coloured, promised to be an interesting race, but it ended in a match between the two year old Hester and old Honesty, of whom the latter could not for a considerable time be found on the course. Up to this point Vie pro ceedings had been tame in the extreme, but the appearance of the telegraph board before the next event, the Great Yorkshire Handicap, was much more promising. The card sheaved the names of fourteen animals, - all coloured with the exception of Romping Girl and Crowe Princess. When the flag fell Mr. Hodgman's ci-dcrant "steam engine" was quickest in beginning, and at once chewed with a slight lead of Wildbad, while The Laird, War, and Lady Zetland, all starting badly, shelved three or four lengths in the rear. At the Red House, Argyle and Giant des Batailles, who had been running prominently at the head of the second division, were seen creeping up to Dodona, and Myosotis, all of whom were nearly abreast. The last two were beaten before reaching the bend, where Giant des Batailles came up, with the favourite on his left next to the rails, and challenged Paul Jones, who was at once beaten. The race became a match between Giant des Batailles and Argyle, of whom the latter, when about 300 yards from home, seemed to be going so strong and well that for a moment it was thought the victory would be his. As soon, however, as his jockey called on him, at the commencement of the iuclosure, he began to flounder all over the course, and left Giant des Batailles to win by a length. Paul Jones pulled up very lame, but this was due to his having hit himself, and finished a bad third. The next event was one of the most interesting and important of the meeting, the Champagne Stakes. The appearance at the post of such fillies as Sunshine, Mantilla (the recently named Basquine filly), and the Madame Eglentine filly would have given renown to any meeting. The names of thirty-two animals figured on the card, tut of these only ten were coloured, and of this lot four, Agility—who had already a race "in her "—Swift, Bonny Swell, and Mr. Merry's "second string." Sunlight declined the contest. The three famous fillies came out the very perfection of the trainer's art. The parties attached to each had their con fidence sustained by the magnificent appearance and splendid condition of their respective champions. The moment the word was given Sunshine took a alight lead of Joseph's filly, close up with whom was Mantilla, the Three completely outpacing the rest of the competitors, who were never "in the hunt." After going two thirds of the journey, Mantilla headed the Madame Eglentine filly, and, owing to Sunshine running in her usual sluggish manner, Mr. Pryor's representative was enabled to get on almost equal terms with her. The moment, however, Fordham shook up the favourite, she answered in that grandly resolute style which has gained her such admiration, and, completely outstriding her opponent, won with the greatest ease by a length and a half, to the delight of her admirers, who cheered most vociferously. The Stand Stakes, after a good finish with Roxana, fell to Ismael, who was favourite at 5 to 4, and was afterwards bought in for 220 gs, an advance of 170 gs on the entered selling race. The Doncaster Pate, with eleven runners, fell to Xi, after a good race with Vespasian, the latter of whom was madh a hot favourite at 2 to 1, this being his favourite distance, 11Iorna, who was heavily supported at half a point more, also compounding at the bend. The Glasgow Plate brought out only two runners, and was won easily by Swift, on whom 3 to 1 was Lid. Steps are being taken to erect a monument to Robert Bruce, at Bannockburn, the scene of his famous victory. On the last day of August there was a storm on Afount Washington during which the thermometer fell to 28 deg. and ice two inches thick formed on the telegraph wires. The National Temperance Convention, called to organize a third political party on temperance principles, met at Chicago on the lstof September. About 200 del°. gates were present, and the llon. James Block, of Penn. sylvania, was chosen president. CLEVER CAPTURE OF PICKPOCKETS.-011 Tues day, at Newcastle, three men were charged with pocket picking. Evidence was given against them by a journey man tailor, named Bolton, who has previously been instrumental in bringing about twenty prisoners to justice. He watched them loitering about a chapel door, and saw them trying to pick pockets. Razors were found on them, with which they cut pockets open. They were sentenced to short terms of imprisonment. ELECTION or LORD MAYOR.—A meeting of the committee for promoting the election of Mr. Alderman BeSley was held at Guildhall on Tuesday, James Figgins, Esq., M.P., presiding. Resolutions were passed to the effect that Mr. Alderman Dakin had simply postponed his acceptance of office, owing to ill-health, and that, there fore, no vacancy had been created by him; Mr. Alderman Bosley standing next in rotation, and nothing having occurred during the year to warrant the re-election of the pre sent Lord Mayor, the committee pledged thomselves to use every effort to secure the election of Mr. Alderman Beaky. An uproarious meeting of Glaspw Spiraualists was held on Monday night in the Wellington Rooms. Mr. George Duncan was the operating medium, and aftet several forms were smashed and the operating table broken in pieces, a "seance" was entered upon. " A low sweet song" having been suggested to entice the spirits, "Ye banks and braes" and "Auld law syne" were sung by the audience, who then had the gratification of seeing the table—which had been mended by tape and string— rise and fall at the biddine of the medium. The audience unfortunately were still sceptical, and amid much uproar —in which a suggestion was made that the admission money should be "melted in spirits "—the proceedingp came to a close. THE ALBERT ASSURANCE COMPANY. -A meeting of share and policy-holders iu this company has been held at Shrewsbury. The Mayor, Thomas Groves, Esq., occupied the chair, and made some few preliminary observations, and, after some conversation, the following resolutions were agreed to nem. con.: " It is the opinion of this meeting that the board of directors and London managers of the office are not entitled to the confidence of the policy-holders, and should be deprived of all inter ference in the sett!ement of its affairs." " That the following gentlemen are hereby appointed a committee to represent the interests of the policY:holders of the Shrewsbury district, and to confer with the committee of policy-holders formed elsewhere, and to take such action for protecting the interests of policy-holders as they may think desirable." To this document five names were signed, the Mayor of Shrewsbury being one. A vote of thanks to the Mayor terminated the proceedings. THE POTATO CROP OF 1869.—The potato crop of 1869 will prove to be one of the best in the experiences of this generation. The season has been pretty equally favourable upon the whole and unfavourable in part, to all the occupants of our fields and garders. The potato has been subjected to severe trials, but has pretty well got through them all, and the aggregate crop is in quality excel leut,and in quality enormous. In the early part of the summer there were reports of the appearance of disease in many places. Vie believe there has been no case of disease seen anywhere as yet, but many times the haulm has beer scathed by frost and blotched by aphis, and superficial observers have been in haste to pronounce these instances proofs that " murrain was stalking through the land." The success of the plant of 1869 is in strict accordance with all our past experiences. The potato, more than any other pro duct of our fields, is, in a certain sense, an actinometer ; the bulk of the crop is a measure of the relative degree of the summer•heat. The crop has been many times in jeopardy through the prevalence of a low temperature, but the weather has recovered in time, and we are now safe ; all, indeed, that need be feared is second growth, which in many fields has commenced already.—The Gaa•diners SPIRIT OP THE PUBLIC 'JOURNALS. The Times thinks the practice of despatching the junior members of the Royal Family on roving embassies, with no instructions except to cultivate loyalty and kindliness through the vast circle of the British Dominions, is a happy discovery of the present reign. Its advantages are obvious, and the chances of failure of these missions ought not to be very numerous. All that is expected of such repre sentatives of the Queen and British nation is that they should fairly represent the rank of life in which they have moved—that they should act, that is, as the first of English gentlemen. No difficult diplomatic pro blems have to be solved by them, and if their lives appear to accord with their high fortunes, they have done all that is required of them. Whatever corner of the globe they visit, the one desire of the whole population is to treat them so that they may carry away with them pleasant recollections; and their part is to suffer them eelves to be amused. However, it is easy to undervalue the difficulties which are inherent in such a position It is a very different thing for a person to be left free to amuse himself, and to have—and with an untiring good grace and seeming thankfulness--to take his amusements ready picked at the hands of others. To be obliged to accept the services of others becomes itself a kind of slavery, and that not a light one. English Princes who will net or cannot accept this destiny, and live up to the c‘ndition to which they were born, with all its obligations, arc— so long, at least, as they do rot pass certain easily recognised Emits—entitled to indulgence ; but we are very glad to find that Nova Scotia does not appear to be of opinion that any such indulgence is needed by Prince Arthur. The Standard declares that Miss Burdett Coutts has rendered another public service. There cannot be the slightest doubt but that her remarks upon the humane treatment of animals are necessary. It is impossible to look upon clouds of birds in the sky, flocks and herds in the fields, creatures stored for purchase in the market or for exportation, and living victims in steamers, railway trains, and the holds of common merchant vessels, without acknowledg ing that a principle of cruelty is paramount which ought to be seriously denounced. Nobody can ever have crossed the Charnel in a commercial, as distinguished from a passenger beat, without perceiving painfully this fact. The cattle, the sheep, and the pigs are huddled and tortured all day and night together in unnecessary suffer ing ; they are doomed to die, of course, for they have been sold as food ; but why exasperate their misery? Why make of the brute a more wretched victim than is indis pensable for the purpose of common life ? Miss Coutts, speaking of live stock, says, reasonably enough, that there is a depravity in its treatment while carried across the Channal. The suppression of cruelty, however exhibited, must be a moral good, inestimably useful. And it is a remarkable fact that a duty apparently so simple should be in practice so difficult. From the torture of a calf in a slaughterhouse to the stoning of a linnet in a hedge ; from the worrying of a dog to the flaying of a cat—omitting all remembrance of bull and bear beating—how many vulgar pleasures have not been associated with cruelty? Yet animals are the friends of men. If it be requisite, as of course it is, to use them for our nourishment, given to us as they are for food, there can be no' justification for their callous maltreat meat as they travel on their way to the abbatoir. We may not go so far as Miss Coutts in recommending a particular course of ethical education for graziers, cattle dealers, and butchers, but we agree with her completely in thinking that gross inhumanities are practised throughout the home and foreign trade. It is not to the credit of an age priding itself upon special civilising characteristics that such a reproach should exist. While, therefore, not waiting for any Academy of Mercy to be established, we may fairly urge that the suggestions of Miss Burdett Coutts should be adopted in so far as they recommend a public opinion favouring pity to the poor creatures doomed to be our prey. Everybody, says the Star, knows how charming a thing is a good breakfast in France. Contrast the morning meal at the Hotel Royale of Dieppe, for instance—only to speak of watering-places—with the morning meal at Eamsgate, or even at the princely Brighton. Consider even the Americans, whose cooking is, perhaps, the very worst, and whose notions about meals are the very lowest and most detestable of any nation in the world. Yet even the American is alive to the importance of break fast, and pays rather more attention to it than to anything else in the day. Compare the superb variety of breads at a New York hotel with the monotonous muffin, and dreary dry toast, and leathern or flabby roll, of corresponding hostelries in London or Manchester. There is the same inferiority in every other item. The drinks of the English hotel breakfast arc as few and as un varied as tin y can he ; only tea and coffee, and not even to the brewing of these does the cook l•ring :my thought or pains. The meats are either cold, dreary, and untempting relies of the day or even week before, or else the everlasting, sole, clap, or rasher- a-n. sauce, $Oll3 dressing, :airs cri,pncsF, sung everything. Let nol (dy think, as ti,st solemnly foolish people do think, that 1.1,( se 11,ings are worthy of no con cern. For they Mina health and spirits, nail and spirits mean ever} thing. We take a great deal of pains that a doctor should Lin,w his Il(fissiou,roil should practice it with due same i•f respoi sibility. There is just as much reason why we should be careful about coiling as about doctoring, if people would only consider things rightly ; and it is simply pouring water through a sieve, if we are very careful to seek good doctoring while we are not at all careful to avoid poor and monotonous cooking, A considerable reform is going on in the provision of railway refreshments before the sti mutating example of an enter prising firm. Why should not hotel-keepers set a cor responding example in the matter of breakfasts? Nowhere is there so lunch room for wise innovation and cupeptie reform. The Telegraph reminds us that the St. Leger owed it origin, as an established race, to the sporting predilections of a nobleman who became, six years after its birth, the Prime Minster of England. On the 22nd of September in the year 1778, there was held, at the Red Lion Inn, in Doncaster, the customary racing ordinary or dinner—then the fashion of the period—with Lord Rockingham in the chair. It seemed good to the racing pundits then and there assembled, that the insignificant three-year-old race, which had crept into existence in 1776, should thencefortn become one of the historical equine contests of Great Britain ; and that, in compliment to a great patron of the Turf, who lived iu the immediate neighbour. hood, at Park-hill, it should take its name from Colonel St. Leger. From this small acorn, planted in the con genial soil of Yorkshire, has grown that mighty oak, "the Greitt St. Leger Stakes at Doncaster." It is characteristic of the the unpretending days «Lich saw the origin of our famous north-country race, that for many years it went by the unobtrusive name of "St. Leger's Stakes." If, during the nine decades which have since intervened, the fame of England's gi eat south-country race has somewhat paled the lustre of " the St. Leger," there ' will not be wanting men at Doncaster — some of them, it may be, grimy artisans fresh from the black forges at Sheffield, and others, ruddy farmers from the East Riding wolds—who have never "bowed the knee to Baal" by going to see the Derby run for. To them "t' Leger" is still the great race of England. There will be some there to recall how, in their boyhood, they staked a crown upon Jack Spigot, and saw Bill Scott steer to victory the first of his nine St. Leger winners. If his still surviving brother, John Scott, should be present this year, undimmed memory will perhaps be aroused by-recollec• tions of " Reveller with the mighty stride," or of Filho da Puta's victory in the glorious year of Waterloo. Nnr will he be. the only denizen of Yorkshire who still exclaims, in spite of railroads and their assimilating ten dencies, "It is better to be hanged on the wolds than to be feasted at Newmarket!" The Daily News strongly recommends the use of cool and temperate language to the venous corporate and other bodies iu Ireland who desire an amnesty for the Fenian prisoners. What they want will never be extorted from us by threats. Some of the prisoners who were released &hewed a shameful-disregard for common sense or decent feeling of any kind in roaring and ramping from platforms and dinner benches, twenty-four hours after the Bridwell doors had opened for them, the same sort of pestilent stuff which had led to their convictions. The national papers of Ireland should approach this subject with better judgment than they are in the habit of exhibiting on kindred topics—that is if they are really sincere in desiring to see the Fenians liberated. We believe that the matter is being taken up by a sensible majority of Irish people in a far different spirit from that which the Nation and the Irishman find, it so profitable to cultivate ; but, at the same time, we cannot deny that these organs possess an influence amongst enthusiasts and pseudo-enthusiasts, who may, by their rashness and heat, seriously embarrass the efforts of those who do not wish to know that the Fenians are at Woking or Millbank one hour longer than is necessary. It is downright cruel and stupid for such people and their press instigators to throw difficulties, which we Are afraid they are totally or wilfully incapable of understanding, in the way of the mild and clement policy to which the present. Government is enthely dis posed, and almost pledged. It might, indeed, be resolved upon to act altogether over the heads of the fanatics, and 0 listen only to the reasons and desires of the Irish people, as these reasons and desires might be represent d through the channels of petitions and other responsible media ; by this means a severe rebuke would be given to the treason-mongers, and perhaps the slight would be even understood by the dupes who put faith in the dismal trash offered for age by t 49 Abkeylitregi ydiga jit 1 SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day CITY BETTING.—Tms DAY. ST. LEGER. 6to 4 agst Pretender (offered-7 to 4 wanted) 2 to 1 agst Pero Gomez (taken and offered) Bto 1 agst Drummer (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst Martyrdoni (offered) 100 to 6 agst Duke of Beaufiirt (taken) 25 to 1 agst Typhon (taken and wanted) 500 to 10 agst George Osbaldoston (taken) 500 to 5 agst Royal Oak (offered) 1000 to 5 agst Conrad (offered) 1000 to 5 agst Good Hopi (offered) CES AREW ITCH. 100 to 7 agst Tramp (taken freely) 100 to 6 ag,t Royal (lead (taken) 1000 to 30 agst Lamlash (offered —take 40 to 1) 1000 to 30 agst Wild bad (offered) 40 to 1 agst Syceo (offered) 40 to 1 agst Fairwind (offered) 20 to 1 agst Baron Rothschild's lot (taken) 25 to 1 agst Mr Payne's lot (taken) CAMBRIDGESHIRE. 20 to 1 agst Cocoa Nut (taken and offered) 1000 to 25 agst Red Rice (taken) 1000 to 25 agst Royal Rake (takon) 1000 to 20 agst Typhoeus (taken) DERBY. 3000 to 90 ngst Madame Eglantine f (taken) DONCASTER RNCES-YESTERDAT. FITZ WILLIAM STAKES. White Slave Castle fill FILLY STAKES. Frivolity... • • Agility Cestus CLUMBER PLATE. Hester lioneet3 GREAT YORKSHIRE lIANDICAP Gennt des Bathilles Argyle Paul Jones .. 1 2 Eleven ran. CHAMPAGNE STAKES. Sunsqine Montilla Madame Eglabtine f S !'AN 1) STAKES. Ismael.. Eoquanna loon ... 3 1 Six ran. DONCASTER PLATE. Xi Vespasian . Choral 3 Eleven ran. GLASGOW STARES. Six ran. Swift Jarnac LATEST BETTING. ST. LEGER. sto 4 agst Pretender (taken) to 2 agst Pero Gomez (taken) 50 to 1 agst Starter (offered) Nothing else backed. CESARE WITCH. 40 to 1 agst \ r eflation g (taken) 40 to 1 agst Our Mary Ana (taken) 40 to 1 agst Storm King (taken) 40 to 1 agst Lady Evelyn f (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Tim Bobbin (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Toby (taken) SCRATCHINGS. All Baron Rothschild's horses out of Doncaster engage. moats, except Wildbad. St. Lager—Devore and Crocus. Portland Plate—Crocus. THE AUTUMN II ANDICAPS. ACCEPTANCES FOR TIIE CESAREWITCH STAKES. Ago kt 11) 1 Ago st lb Tho Palmer ... 5 9 3 Phantom ... 4 6 9 Set, Saw 4 8 13 Tramp 3 6 9 Cecil ... 4 8 9 1 Courado 3 6 9 ltosicruciau 4 8 9 , Ptouesso 4 6 8 Kiddermiubter ... 5 8 9 Our Mary Ann ... 4 6 7 Cock of the Walk... 4 8 8 Vauichka ... 3 6 7 Tarabau 5 8 7 Ladas ... 3 6 7 Paul Jones ... 4 8 4 Lopez 3 6 G Cap-a-pie ... 4 8 4' Stork ... ... 3 6 5 Goodwood... ... 5 8 4 Dodona 3 6ii Duke of Beaufort... 3 8 U lied Cap •.. a 6 -k Fair Wind ... 5 7 11 Peabody 3 6 3 G(Aelolier 4 7 11 Provider ... 3 6 2 Svcco ... 5 7 9 C.irdener a 6 . Mkt, plerre 3 7 0 A ton. meta 3 6 0 titar.er ... 3 7 6 lat 1..t.0n g ... 4 5 13 Alori.a 3 7 6 Red thee ... 3 5 12 6 7 6 Rival Head 3 5 12 b., Laird 4 7 8 Vladimir 3 5 12 S.dtiol;te 3 7 7 Crown Princess 3 5 12 nco ... 4 7 7 Storm king 3 5 I L Legislator .., 4 7 7 AssineLoine ... 5 5 10 Alai-qui,: of Carabas 4 7 6 Miss Peddie colt 3 5 9 The ;.-veci:.l ... a 7 6 Lady Evelyn filly 3 5 9 Etoile ... 6 7 2 ' Vacuum 8 Bit tliday ... 37(1 K. lfred's dam 35 7 Myosot:s ... 3 6 12 Cleric ▪ 3 . 7 Julio Davis ... a 6 12 Lainlasli 3 5 7 Adiastia 3 6 1/1 Toby ▪ 3 5 7 EoLin Lover ... 3 610 ' Aut.:id° 3 5 7 Tasman ... 3 t; 10! ACCEPTANCES FOR S T.. 4. ['LIE CAMBRIDGESHIRE KES. Age at lb Knight of Garter... 5 10 7 Vt spa slat" ... 6 10 6 Blue Gown ... 4 9 12 Friponnier ... 5 9 9 See Saw ... 4 9 7 The Palmer ... 5 9 6 Laneret ... 6 9 I Rosicrucian ... 4 9 Silonus • ... 5 9 0 King Alfred ... 4 9 0 Saladin ... a 8 12 Plaudit ... 5 8 12 Cecil ... ... 4 8 10 Xi ... 6 8 10 Uharnwood 4 8 8 Typhoeus ... 4 8 8 Nelusko 4 8 6 Duke of Beaufort... 3 8 5 Goodwood... ... 4 8 4 Cornet ... ... 4 8 4 Osbaldeston 3 8 4 Van Amburgh ... 5 8 3 Morna ... 3 8 3 Taraban ... 5 8 3 St Ronan ... 4 8 0 Vagabond... ... 3 8 0 Viscount ... ... 4 8 0 Bel Giorno ... 4 8 0 Historian ... ... a 8 0 Perry Down ... 3 7 13 Lady Zetland ... 4 7 12 Cardinal York ... 3 7 12 Starter ... 3 7 11 °lenience ... 4 7 11 Robespierre ... 3 7 10 Ladas ... 3 7 10 Islam ... ... 3 7 9 Dunbar ... ... 3 7 9 Epworth ... 4 7 9 Heather Bell ... 3 7 8 La Maladetta f 3 7 8 John Leech ... 4 7 8 Stork ... ... 3 7 7 Fair Wind... ... 5 7 7 Nancy ... 6 7 6 Benbow 3 7 6, Virgule ... ... 4 7 6 Border Knight 3 7 6 :thumb, idge 3 7 4 Skipjack 5 7 4 Etorie Filante ... 6 7 4 Michael de Bascue 4 7 2 Milne. do Fligny f 3 7 1 Adrastia ... 3 7 0 Age st lb Numa Pompilius 6 13 Prior ... ... 3 612 Phantom ... .. 46 12 Shndard Bearer ... 3 6 12 Robin Rover ... 3 6 12 'Poison d'Ur ... 8 6 12 Chanoinesso ... 3 6 10 Miss Darrell ... 3 610 Bosworth ... ... 3 6 9 Lopez ... ... 3 6 9 Pompeii ... 3 6 9 Macduff ... 4 6 9 Authee 4 6 8 Tramp ... ... 3 6 8 Defender 3 6 Curieuse ... 3 6 8 Cocoa Nut... ... 3 G Far Away ... 3 6 / Anlace ... 8 6 7 Royal Rake .. 3 6 7 Neuchatel 3 6 6 Chatelherault 3 6 6 Atonement ... 3 6 5 Bertha ... 3 6 5 Peabody ... ... 3 6 5 Teeswater... ... 3 6 5 Dodona ... 3 6 4 Jove ... ... 3 6 4 Provider ... 3 6 lierennianus ... 4 6 Vestminster ... 3 6 Winifred ... 3 6 3 Royal Head ... 3 6 2 Vacuum ... 6 1. Red Rice ... ... 3 6 0 Vladimir ... 3 6 0 Wanderer ... 3 6 0 Allbrook .. 3 6 0 Venation g 4 5 13 The Returned 4 5 12 Kaupai a 5 1 0 Juanita ... 3 510 Lady Evelyn f ... 3 5 10 Turret . ... 3 5 10 Assineboine 5 5 10 King Alfred's dam f. 3 5 9 Antietam ... 3 5 8 Lamlasb. ... 3 5 7 Di Spanker ... 3 5 7 Chem ... 3 5 7 Toby ... 3 5 7 A übado 3 5 7 Grasshopper f. 3 5 7 ;RACING 'I XTU RES. SEPT Doncaster ......14, 15, 16, 17 Hampton 21, 22 Richmond 22 Lichfield Western (Ayr) 22, 2Z: MBEr,. Hendon 23 24 Monmouth—. 23, 24 Newmarket Ist 0ct....28, eza. Lanark 29 80 OCT , Bedford 5, 6 Edinburgh 6, 7, 8 Leicester 7, 8 Bromley 7 8 Newmarket 2d 0ct...11, &c. Chelmsford l9 20 NOV] Harrow ...2, 3 Worcester 3, 4 St. Album 5, 6 Kelso... 19 20 Cheltenham l9, 20 Curragh l9, 20, it West Drayton ........`'2o, 21. Newmarkwt Wton ...25, ac. EMBER. Eglinton Hunt 6 Liverpool Shrewsbury ..... lb, ltl STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES, OCTOBER, Bromley 7 I West Drayton 2l, 2 NOVEMBER. Worcestor 2,3, 4 I Slirowsbury Darrow 2 , 3 Losmingtou liuut „ N Lverpool 9 10, 11, 12 I COURSING FIXTURES. OCTOBER. Ancaster and Willoughby, Lincolnshire 5 6 _ „ _ Ora:lobby Huntingdon Club. , 19, ero 26, 27 PRICE OF GOLD. The quotation of gold at Paris Is about at par, and the short exchange on London is 25f. 171 c. per LI sterlin„ On comparing these rates with the Euglish Mint price of lie. lOicL per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold at the above price is about the same in Paris and Lon don. The course of exchange at Now York on London for bills at 63 days' sight was 108 j per cent. on the 13th inst. At this rate there would be tt leop on the transminiou of golci from tho trattoci Stated, IBER. effect. llon. I 'was other, might s con• mnain ace of LadY fatter Ily to mesa, only 3stion sd her nono- int of ation itatt: este(' :leer tak e 164 ttio o eked [one' . . 6t of fi ttest 00 ova stecl no w tair :till bet (s 13 1