The Sun. — London, England, 1869-01-14 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, Two o'CLOCK. Business this morning was very dull, the news from Paris with regard to the progress of the Con ference on the nreek question not being looked upon as favourable. Consols gave way slightly, but whether it was i,o be attributed to arrange went of the settlement or the foreign intelligence is not very clear. The weekly meeting in the bank Parlour has not resulted in any alteration being made in the rate of discount. Consols are 921 f for money; ditto, for Ac count, 921 ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 93 1 ; New Three per Cents, 93 1 ; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., 242. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, —; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1121 1I ; ditto Bonds £l,OOO, 20 prem. In the foreign Market Turkish Five per Cents. gave way 1 ; Italian Five per Cents., Greek Bonds, and Mexican 4 ; and the New Spanish Three per Cents. are i f lower. The prices are :—ltalian, 53 53. ex div. ; Mexican, 15 151 ; Greek, 111 111 ; New Spanish, 30 301 ex div. ; Turkish Five per Cents., 371 374. Italian Scrip is now 1 1 prem. ex div., and the last Russian Railway Loan is 101 dis. The Hon duras Loan is 85 87 ex coupon, and the Egyptian Seven per Cent. Loan of 1868 is steady, at 74 741. In the railway market Great Westerns have Improved 1, Great Northern 1, ditto A 1, Metro politan 1, Extension 1, North Eastern 1, and South Eastern 1. Great Eastern are 3-16 lower, Sheffield 1, and Brighton 1. The quotations are— Caledonian, 771 8 ; Great Western, 481 491 ; Great Eastern, 421 421 ; Great Northern, 107 8 ; ditto A, 108 / ; Lancashire, 129 30 ; Metropolitan, 1091 a ; do. Extension, 104/ 51 ; Midland, 1144 115 ; Sheffield, 471 ; Brighton, 491 494 ; North British, 331 4 ; North Western, 1144 15; ; North Eastern, 104 5- ; South Eastern, 704 80 ; Chatham and Dover, 17 1. United States Five-Twenty Bonds, 744 74; ; the Bonds of 1885, 721 721 ; and the Ten-Forty Bonds 72 721. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Deben tures are firm, at 42 42k, and the Consoli dated Mortgage Bonds at 46 46k, showing a rise of fin the former. Eries are dull, at 251 261, and Illinois Central stock is / lower, at 954 961. Great Indian Peninsular Railway New Four per Cent. Debenture Stock is 90 91 ex div. In Bank and Miscellaneous Shares prices are as last quoted. At the half-yearly meeting of proprietors of the Consolidated Bank, held this day at the City Ter !Maus Hotel, Cannon-street, the directors report authorising the payment of a dividend of 2s. 6d. P r share, being at the rate of 61 per cent. per annum, was adopted. The annual general meeting of the shareholders of the London and Brazilian Bank was held this day at the London Tavern ; Mr. J. W. Cater in the chair. The report of the directors was adopted. An extraordinary general meeting of the East London Bank was held to-day at the London Tavern for the purpose of confirming or otherwise the special resolutions passed at the meeting of the 2 4th of December. The confirming of the minutes of the previous meeting, and the various resolutions were put seriatim from the chair, and approved. The sum of £15,000 in gold was taken to the Bank yesterday, making a total of £130,000 during the week since the date of the last return. The Douro, from the West Indies, has brough £122,600. Transactions are limited on the Stock Exchange, and are likely to remain so until the Paris Confe rence shall terminate, although little doubt seems to be entertained of its result. The operations of commerce are also considerably checked by the same cause. On the settlement of the affair an active revival of general business is expected, which will probably make great further progress so soon na the prospect of an adjustment of the Spanish question shall have been arrived at. At a meeting of the directors of the Thames and Mersey M rine Insurance Company (Limited) in Manchester yesterday, it was resolved to recom- Inend a payment of 4s. per share for the past half- Year, being 2s. per share dividend, or at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, and 2s. per share bonus, taking, with the 2s. paid in July last, 6s. per share, or 15 per cent. on the paid-up capital for the Year. The report of the Metropolitan Bank (Limited), 151 be p resented on the 15th inst., recommends a di vidend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum. , The report o f th e U n i te d Di scount C orpora ti on (thnited), to be presented ou the 15th inst., recom mends a dividend of 3s. 7d. per share, being at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum. of th e ordina r y genera l mee ti ng o f th e propr i etors (4 the North Western Bank (Limited) will be held °li the 20th inst. at Liverpool. :rile Man c h es t er E xam i ner says :—" Th e f a il ure °4 ' a New York house, largely en gage d i n co tt on ~ erations, was rumoured on 'Change yesterday. ;the ge liabilities of the firm were spoken of as very 4ar., The London and North Western Railway traffic last shows this w ee k an i ncrease o f £4,392 over th e Year, the Metropolitan an increase of £3,129, c Midland an increase of £5,573, the Great Northern an increase of £353, the Great Western call i ncrease of £4,436, the Great Eastern an in thease of £1,428 (wholly in passenger traffic), an d ',567 z L ondon and South Western an increase of To-d ay i s th e usua l one f or the payment of Par t faro-day deposits upon Railway Bills. The re olltu of the deposit moneys by the new standing er of the House of Lords is no longer a matter ~ course, but is made contingent, in the case of o f new projects, on the line being opened for as 14 , or o n one -h a lf o f t h e cap i ta l b e i ng su b scr ib e d b expended. Oth erw i se , it appears , t h ey are t o : a pplied as far as they will go t o p rov id e f or a 13 t 4a ltY of £5O a day for non-completion, or else t he satisfaction of the claims of landowners or others. d 4 , Protest has been published by Mr. Henry Gue ,4`l4 against the Mexican Government for the non- Th t ` a / a lat of the last five half-yearly dividends on 1 1 , 1 , e bonds of the loans issued in 1851 and 1864. e arrears for the last two and a half years' inte rest amount to upwards of £1,250,000. teAccounts from Peru calculated to cause uneasi rt the minds of the bondholders having been Ptibr t u3 "ed as received by this mail, it may be use ad .° Mention that, according to the mercantile tiat v . ic es) affairs in that country were proceeding 18factorily, and the position of the Government atPPears be firm. A few disturbances, attempted th i °4 Point, had been promptly suppressed. Some °ghas been sa id a b out t h e fi nances o f t h e Peru i.(-Irovernn3ent being in a straitened condition ; this there is n o thi ng new, t h e G overnment ar e l u sually willing to borrow as much as lenders of t VPosed to offer. The st reng th o f t h e pos i t i on sift u e Peruvia n b on dh o ld ers i n t hi s country coa ct): in their h o ld upon th e guano revenues, re aljueitirlig the prouctiveness of wich not the Ite st ground fo r ms igiving is obsehrvable. BILITISII FUNDS—MO O'CLOCK. tiOVEItNNIEXT FUNDS., 921 1 a P er Cent. Consols 92i . Ditto for Account, ......... 93 1 t.per Cent. Reduced 93 1 tuw - 3 per Cent _ 'AeW 21 per Cont. Jan. 1894 A 1)0 ' 5 per Cent..) an. 1873 -,44uities, 80 yrs expire sth Jun., 1880 —l 1) 0. for 30 yrs, a s pire sth April 1885 — Do (Rod Sea Teixe6raph), Aug., 1908. Pm D o Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per et — Do, .C5OO Pm Do. ZlOO 242 11, of England Stock. 4 per Cent C uo. account Cent. Buds IA ads 4 per Cent. Bonds An :crOolonial Omnitun ......... — 1„ LIAA UOVERNMENT bECLItiTIEt4. '4l toeli-, 101 per Cent., April 1874... Do. Opening, for Account , b o• per Cent. July, 1880 Do 1 pe- Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates Do. E'nfaced Pape. 4 per Cent — 1) 0. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 , — 1)0 . 5 1- per Chat. flay 1879 —• D.) 5 por Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 ..... — Do. do. 1877 — Do. do. 1882 — P.. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 ~ • Do. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO Do. under £l.OOO - FOREIGN FUNDS—TWO O'CLOOIC. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent ... Do., Scrip £45 paid ... .. — 1 Au ;trim' Bonds 5 per cent Do. 1859 624 ' BrAidlian . per Cent — /o. 44 per Cent., 1852 714 Do. do. 1858.... ......... Do. do., 1860 — Do. do., 1863 - Do. 5 per Cent., 1'465 !o Account •••. 13;etios Ayres 6 per Cent. Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) -- Cn'-a, 6 per Cent. o..ilian 6 per Cent — 1)o. 41 per Cent..., „... ......... .. — Do. 3 per Cent., 1 - o. 6 per co t. 1867 Po. 7 per Cent., 1866 ... lOO 1 C lo nbian, 6 per Cent. Danish, 3 per Cent., 1825 Danubian Principalities, 7 per Cent 744 Do 8 per Cent., 1867 Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent Egyptian, 7 per Cent Do Second Issue •. •. Do. £sot, Bonds B6l Do. £lOO Bonds ...... 821 Do. 1864 Do. Account - Do. £5OO Bonds Do. 1106 Bonds BB- 90 English Scrip,:lB6B: 74 4 Do do. £45 pd — dis Government Railway Debentures Greeir 5 per Cent., 1824 5, ex Coups — Do. Acccunt . Do. Coupons Do. Account `74datemala 5 per Cent .. — Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., all pd 844 Italian 5 per Cent., 1865 — .)o. Account . B2 Do Ilsremmana Railway lexica;. 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Do. 1864 74 Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — •iontevideau 6 per Cent. .. — 400rish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada l5 Do 3 per Cen — Do. Deferred Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) i — Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account .. 77 64 Do 41 per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 41 per Cent.. 1862 . — Do Account Pertsguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7,'9,'60,'2.' 354 6 Do. do. 1867... 36 Do. do. Scrip, £2O pail — Russian 5 per Cent., 1.822, £ St Do 4} per Cent , 1850 Dn 44 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonds. Do. do. £B4 15s. d 0...,, Do, 1866, £lOO Bonds Do. do £B4 15s. do — Do Nicolas Railway 664 4 Sardinian 5 per Cent — Spanish 3 per Cen .: -- Do. Account Do. 1867 - Do. Account Do. New Deferred — Do. Account Do. Passive — Do. Coin. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan — Do Government, 1864 - Do do, 1868 Do do, Scrip — Turriisli 6 per Cent. 'J., Account Do Account Do .£lOl Bonds Do 5 per went. 1865 - Di Account Do 6 per Cont., 186 a . 6O Do I por Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela 3 per Cent. — Do. ACCeallt Du 6 per Cent. 1864 — Do G per Cont., 1862 f — 78f 63i 41 Dividends on the above payable in Londe% Austrian a par Cent. Ex 10 Florins — Belgian, 11 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 24 per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil , Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates Do. Account Italian 5 per Cent. 1851, Ex. 25f. D., Account 53 I TWO O'CLOCK. Consuls, Money 92: Do._Account, Feb. 4 92} CRMILVAL COURT—(This day). OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Keating.) MANSLAUGHTER. George Campbell, 23, upholsterer, who was last night found guilty of the manslaughter of John Moir, at Arthur-street, Barnsbury, was this morn ing sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment. Timothy Howard was sentenced to 14 days' im prisonment for the manslaughter of James Hart. Felix Victor, a black man, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment for the manslaughter of John Buckley. THE FIRE AT SAVILLE HOUSE. The trial of Maurice, who surrendered to an in dictment charging him with attempting to obtain a sum of money from a gas company by means of fraud, was proceeded with, but broke down on a point of law, and the defendant was discharged. NEW COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Lush.) THE CHARGE OF BIGAMY AGAINST A LADY. Mrs. Eliza Lumley surrendered to an indictment charging her with feloniously intermarrying with Major Lumley, her former husband, M. Alexandre Victor, being then alive. The case, it will be recollected, was originally heard at Marlborough-street Police-court, and ex cited considerable attention. The first marriage, it was alleged, took place over 30 years ago in the island of St. Heliers, in Jersey, and the cohabita tion extended over two years, after which a separa tion took place, and the defendant had lived as a single woman until her marriage with Major Lumley. To prove the marriage of the defendant with M. Alexandre Victor at St. Heliers in Jersey, the pro secuting counsel called Mr. Mathews, who stated that he was the Registrar at St. Heliers, who ten dered a copy of thb registry of a marriage celebrated between the defendant and M. Alexandre Victor. He was not allowed to bring the original book with him. Mr. Justice Lush thought the copy was inadmissible, but he would consult his brother Keat ing. After having done so, his lordship said if asked to give his decision now be should say the copy was inadmissible. Mr. Giffard, the coun sel for the prosecution, said he should be able to prove the marriage by other evidence, and then pro ceeded. The sister of the defendant, now Mrs. Harriet Brewer, was then called, but her evidence did not help on the prosecution, as she said she was only about 10 years of age at the time, and her recollection of matters that happened 32 years ago was imperfect. She did not recognize the signa ture to the marriage celebrated in London as that of her sister. Mrs. Grey, another acquaintance of the defendant's, said she, when very young, lived in St. Heliers, and knew the defendant. She re collected the defendant leaving and returning to the island, when defendant told her that her marriage with Victor was void, and that he was a French convict. The case was proceeding when we went to press. THIRD COURT. The case of M. Adolphe Ellison, who surren dered to an indictment, charging him with pub. lirhing a libel concerning the Ottoman Railway Company (Smyrna to Aida) was further proceeded with this morning. No decision had been arrived at when we went to press. FOURTH COURT. Three men, named Myers (receiver), Stevens, and Jefferys, were indicted for stealing 24 bales of cochineal, valued £5OO, the property of Walter Hartley. The jury found all the prisoners guilty. Myers was sentenced to 10 years' penal servitude, Stevens to 12 months, and Jeffery to 18 months' imprison ment. TOTAL DES7RUC7ION OF A THEATRE BY FIRE. GLASGOW, Wednesday, Midnight.—Shortly after the closing of the Prince of Wales Theatre, this evening it was found to be on fire. The flames spread with great rapidity, and terminated in the total destruction of the building. The theatre is situated on the north-western (in Cowcaddens) side of Glasgow, and has been built within the last 18 months. THE SUN, LONDON, TiII7RSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 14, 1,69. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Closing, Share NAME. Paid. Price. 10 Agra Limited, A all 114 124 12 a') Du B lO 41 .54 50 Albion 100 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lint all 17 18 20 Anglo-Hungarian 20 Auglo-lialian 1366, limited 10 6 5 40 Australasian ......... 20 Bank of British Columbia all 11 13 20 Do issued at 2pm ~.. 5 25 Bauk of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lim. 25 Bank of South Austreia all 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 10 Bauk of •ow Zealand all 5U British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, nd China all 25 Chartered Mere. of India, London, and China all 20 City 100 Colonial 25 10 Consolidated, lint. 50 Delhi and London, lint 50 East London, lint 20 English and American, him 10 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro. lim 20 English, ..., cuttish, and Arts tralian Chartered 281 Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all 281 Do new 5l 100 Imperial, 1im...... 20 Imperial 0tt0man............ 10 25 lonianall 25 Do new 20 Lnd Mortgage of India, Inn 4 100 Do sp. c. Debs.lB64, 30 all 76 30 London Bank of Mexico - and South America, lint. 20 100 London and Brazilian, him. 45 20 Do new 71 100 London & River Plate, lint. 40 25 Do new 10 20 London Chart. of Australia all 50 London and C0unty.,,,,,,,. 20 20 Do new. issat 20 p.m,16 pd. 11 50 Loudon Joint 5t0ck......... 1 20 London and South African al 100 London & S.-Western, lint, 20 50 Loudon & Venezuela, lint... 121 ... ... 100 London and Westminster. 20 63 65 644 4 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm..,,,,_.. 20 61 63 611 100 Merchant, Um .................. 25 7 5 10 Metropolitan, lint ............. all 61 71 100 Midland, 1im...... ............. 20 14 pr 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lint l5 3 1 d 100 National Proviuc. of Eng'd 42 ... 10 Do . 42 ... .. 394 80 National, 3O 46 48 20 New South Wales all 42 43 20 North-Western 73 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 421 431 43 50 Provinc. Bank. Corpo., lint lO 6 51 100 Provincial of Ireland 25 83 91 10 Do new., all 100 Stand, of Brit. S. Africa, lint 25 15 1i 100 Do issued at 6 pm. 10 ... ... 25 Union of Australia all 48, 491 100 Union of Ireland, liin 80 Union of Loadoa Btisinens done 38 40 3.51 5 4 31 33 37 3'J 17 19 19 31 201 214 20 301 30 11, 121 40 42 1 lA 01 13 pr 161 171 17 17 18 11 11 11 10/ 27 29 pr 1p 3-1 31 1 78 82 9 7 3F 32 61 51 7 3 11 224 231 491 504 35 36 35 1 12 20. RD HALIFAX ON COMFULSOBY SHARE LIST. :R,DINABY EIAIGIgs AND STOCIth. :rare iiallways, Paid. Closing Bcts l neas Frit*. none. et Bristol and Exeter...... 10. E 75 77 et Caledonian ...lou ,771 7s 8 °nate • Cornwall all 3 31 Bellaat Juno lOO 77 ;9 at Dun„rerth,4 Ab.J unc ,OO 78 72 2 East 1... - . , ndon :A/ -‘) .5 2' Do 10 614,eg0w ,z S. Western to: 1 , 2 94 Great Eastern .. Do. E. Angi. Rio 7 s Groat North ol Scotian,. 10v lo 6 at Great Northern lei: 107 .t 8 st Do. A stock . Do . B 3toCIE lOO 124 1:6 126 8t litS, and W. of lii V 7 • Gt. Western -Urigittiti lOO 47/ 181 48/ / et Do. South Wales l,O 5.t set a'. Do. W. Mid.—Oktort iov 24 it Do. Newport IOU 28 31 st Lancashire & T orkshir lOO 1261 .291 at Lon., Brigh.,4 S.ooast lOO 491 30 50 0) Do Scrip .... at lon., Chat., and Dover too 17 171 at Do. Metrop. Ex. A lOO -- st Lun. 4 North IVestero lOO 1121 13/ 114/ 15, st Lon. 4; South Western lOO ble 80 at Man., Sleet., 4 Lincoln lOO sit 4:i at Metropolitan ...... lOO 1081 109, 1091 ; at Do Extension .. 100 1031 1041 .01/ 10 Do. New rd st Metropolitan District. all 60 61 10 Metrop. St. John's Wool 6 - at M.u.aud at Do, Ltirinin. 4 Derby lOO 81 83 st tali British at Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun... 109 st Nor. Eastern--Berwick.. 100 103 105 1041 / 25 Do. G. N.E parohase..l6.l3.l st Do Leeds . . .... 100 54 35 37/ at Do York lOO b 7 83 1441 st Do Carlisle at Do Stoc. tti Darling lOO 127 129 at North Lou tun 10 Do New 1868 . 2 11 2 p st North Staffordshire lOO 55 37 at North and S.-W. Junction 100 103 105 10 Do New .£lO shares 7 at Rhyniney , .O 4' 52 at Shropshire Union llO 55 54 at South Devon st South Eastern lOO 70/ 801 20 Staines, Wok'hani, a Wok: all 12 13 st .0 Do. C st Watertord & Kilkeuu) lUu .0 Waterloo & Whiteha I 6 RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 80 88 st Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO ... st Do. Scot. N.E., 4) per cent lOO ... at Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO ... st Do. do. 7 per cent lOO at D 9. do. Ordinary lOO 78 80 at Do. Midland at Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gua all at, Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO 105 147 at Do. Ist Class preference lOO ... at Glas. & S.W. gua. 5 per ct lOO st (It. Eastern, E.G. Ex. No.l 100 98 101 at Do do No. 2 100 97 100 at Do do 6 per cent 100 106 103 at Do East Anglian Asp. c. 100 luo 103 at Do do B 6 do. 100 ... at Do do 0 7 do. 100 ... st DJ do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 100 103 st Do E. Union 4p. c. gua. 100 69 71 at Do Norfolk 5 p.c. Ex. 1646 100 ... at Do do 5 p.c. Way. Val. 1847 100 ... st Groat Northern, 5 per cent 10 st Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 ... st Do 4 4 do do do 100 ... st Do 5 do at sp.c. pm lOO st Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO ... stl Gt. Nrth of Scotland, let pf 100 ... 84 Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 96 97 st, t. West.— Orig.& Jnt.-Rent chg., per gua. 5 p.c lOO 102 104 at Do. Orig. (B. &H. Ex). 5 p.c 100 95 100 st Do do 4, per cent. 1800 lOO 8.; 68 st Du do 4 do do st L.o do 5 per cent. rodeos 100 93 95 at Do do Birmingham gua 100 68 72 st Do do du pref... 100 st Do du Chester gua lOO st Do do do 6 per cent lOO 150 1011 st Do do do 5 du 100 'JO 100 st Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 ... at Do do 4 1 p.c 10) st Do do 4 1659 lOO ... st Do do 5 at Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g 10•) 107 Iv 9 at 1)o do 20 gua lOO 106 108 et Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c lOO 88 92 st Du do 20 do 100 lot/ 101 at Do gua,. Si per cent. 1863 100 ... 100 Lancaster Carlisle 41 p.c. all ... st Laucash. & Yorksh. U p.c 100 1 0 135 at Du Barnsley, X.; 3s 10d p.c 100 ... at Do U p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 1.35 st Do 41 (Blackburn purch). 100 93 102 st London & Brighton, sp. c. guaranteed, No. 1 lOO ... st Du 5 per cent. gua. No. 2 lOO st Do 6 do do lOO st Do 5 do No. 4 lOO ... at Do 7 per cent l. O... St Do 6 do (W.E. dt 0.1'.) 100 St DJ 4 do IS5d lOO st Loudon, Chaduau, &Dover 5 per cent at Loudon and :LW., C. and & S u p . % te r n ia t ge lO OlOO 10: 11 0 0 1 100 141 146 at Do Shrewsb'y & Welchp'l lOO 83 ol late 3d shares, 25.6 I. Do (Portsm. perp ans. 2s6d) all B a t t Lpooonne Bedfordaat o n n d zr.-W. 7 p,c. it Man., Shef., &Liuclu. 6 p.c. 100 111. 117 6 Do at Do 31 per cent lOO 60 65 10 Do redeem. 6 percent 5 ... at Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c, IOU 130 135 at Do Bristol & Bina., 6p. c lOO 1 u 133 bt Do 41 per cent. redeem lOO 97 a 4 at Do 41 per cent. irredeem lOO 97 tPJ at Do Leicester & Irchn, 4 p.c lOO 89 91 at North British, 5 p.c. No.l lOO ..„ et Do E. &G.4p.e. S. & D 101) at Du N. 8., No. 2, 5 per cen.t lOO at Do Border Union, 51 p.c lOO . . at N.-Eastern—Cons. 4 p.c lOO 86 88 at Do 41 per cent. redeem-- 100 05 07 at Do G.N.E. 4 per cent., lOO 17 Do Berwick capital 6 13.4. ... 25 Do York, IL& S. purchase lO 10 101 at Do Stcktu & Drliug. A 5 p.e lOO 103 110 et Do W, Hartlepool II and It lOO 87 8) s 1 1 00 0 8: DD S ,ra DevonFixedvist 04 A r t t p u eA u r i n t c i ne e a : , . 20 North Stafford s hi re all 20 21. l a a a l i l 9 8 1 1 1 0 0 8 1 10.6. S. Last. (Read. Anna., 1.0.6) all 22 23 at Do 41 per cent ...... 100 FixedeV r a ( ol Vale d N4 & t. ipc per .... ... as s tt t TwDaoffa RAILWAYS.-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. st Do 4p c con. issuedat 8u 65 Ba:a at l G le Caledonian t):11 : :(1:8}11 ic ails nNt Eastern e l : 1:r. 5 54:1 d ed gdool, min, ar 1 n. 887. e ... cent.. 111:0)°00:001 s a at t t Great p p oo PermanentNorth a e o rn, d 0 , 55 p per cent, 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B stt G r D e a o t Bunton west N,Pew ; , St. each xr l e p a r i eed i t : 1).. , : .4; 8 p 6 tic 100100 st Do Joint i.erpe. 5p c, s 2 B tt3 Keppeneoot.CtVdtooaialllste;tj,.6lype, 1r8c7e::::1:1 Bass tttt s L a DDDD ia 0000 e . and iN.Nddoo O Y O.. York . k . N 5654 e w dda 0.0 4 1 : 88 P . P ..60 e : e 0 s r c : . I I : la : 00000 1 at t t t L 0 p., : oo d . , B r ad i g oo . , dtc . , 44 4; ddi do,) 00 c , , 1 1 1 8 888 5 666 8 :1 1 11 0 000 0 000 st Lond po , Chat., B;c., &c., 2cd,66:.:::: 1 1 0 0 0 0 at Do Metrop , Ex., B 6 p.c Do at London& N. Western, 5p c 100 at London &S. Western, ft p c 100 10 Mau. chef. & Lin., 5 pc, 1865 all st Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO st Midland, A 5 per cent pref. 100 st Do 13 5 do 100 18 Do 5p c opt. to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1869 all 18 Do Laconv. New Shares la 22 Do 5p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1872 .... . . 8} St North British, E. and ct, No. 1, 5 per cent log st Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 s t Do E., P., & Duu., 2d, 4pc 100 s t Do E. &U , No. 2 , 5 p.c lOO st Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 lOU st Do E. & G., No. 3 , 5 p.c lOO ... . at D o E. & (1., (Ordiry) 41 p o 100 55 ;; :at North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 v 5 a i at Do Stock. & Danl., D lOO in 113 at North London, ft, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) at North Staffordshire 6p c lOO ... . . at South Eastern, ft pc, 1859 . 100 ... .:. s t Do 5 do 1861 100 ... ... st Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 ... ... at Do 5 do, 1 864 ••• •.... at Victoria St. & Pimlico, 4} pe 100 ... ... 77 81 87 86 90 84 83 86 90 85 90 103 105 18{ 20i t 1 10.; 110 94 96 8 bi Is 6 1(1 . 4 10d led 11 U 1 lip RAIL WAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FLX.ED RENTALS, at Birkenhead lOO aL 9} 100 Do. 44 per cent. Prefer all 101 103 at Buckinguamshire at Chester and Holyhead lOO 64 56 at Do. 54 per cent. at Do. 5 do. at Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO at Colchester Stour Valley at East Lincoln, guy.. 6p. C lOO 133 135 20 Gloster and Dean Forest all a Gt. Ea an., Newm., itc., 5 p.c 100 a Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 60 72 at Do. do. Woodbrg. EL, do. 100 69 72 st Gt. West, W. Mid., Heref 100 95 97 SO Hull and Selby all 109 111 at Lancaster and Carliale lOO 21. 213 st London and Blackwall lOO 93 95 at Do. 44 per cent lOO at London, Chat., &c., 4} p c lOO at Do. Coin. Fund, b do lOO at Loudon and Greenwich at Do. do. Preference lOO „.. at London, Tilbury, & South 100 78 t 0 at Lowestoft, gua 4 per cent lOO 79 83 at Do. do. 6 do. 51 Munch., Buxton, & Matlk all b 54 at Midland, tira•lford, Pref lOO 92 94 10 Dlid Kent Cray Line) 50 Nurtherut East., 5 per cent all 53 56 SO Do. do. 6 do. all at N. Easter-Hartlep00l at N.West. A peril. pref, sp. c IOU 103 110 at Do B minimum 14 p.c lOO at Notting. & kirranta. R. a; C lOO 92 04 25 Preston and b% yre.. all 44 46 ... Royston, Hitch., and Shep. 100 133 135 st Shrewsbury and Hereford 100 133 115 10 Do do 8 24 2. p at S. Yurksh. and River Dun 100 98 100 at Du 4 per cent gua IU 79 81 at Do 5 do at Viet. Station and Pimlico lOO 175 180 st West Cornwall 20 West London, Class A all 11 14 20 Do du B all 20 Do do C all at Weymouth and Portland lOO at Wilts and Somerset DOCKS. al it et East and West India lOO 117 11J et Lovdou and St. litunerino lOO 63 55 100 :poDeb : stock, 4 par cent al - 11illwall Freehold Land at Dock lOO 31 32 at Southampton lOO 7i 7d et Surrey conunercial , , MI ii. MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-American Tel., lint allj 211 213 211 f 10 Anglo-Mediter. Tel., lint 10 pr 4p 101 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 15 16 st Atlantic Telegraph lO 29 31 st Do. 8 per cent. lOO 73 77 25 Australian Agricultural 25 Australian Mom Land and Finance, lint. 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, Ihn 9 7 5d 10 Berlin Water Works, lint all 131 14 10 Do. New 6 3 34 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lint. 5 Bombay Gas, lint. 5 Do. New 4 11 Id 51 British American Land.-- 44 16 18 st B. arid I. Magnetic Tel., lim. 100 167 172 20 British Indian Tea, lint all 2 3 20 British Ship Owners 7l 29 Canada Company all 64 63 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lint 2l 21 11d 20 Ceylon Company, lint. lO 31 23d 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, Hui 5 44 34 25 City of London Real Pro perty, lint 8 41 34d 30 City of Milan Improv. lien all 5 10 25 City of Moscow (las, lint... all 2 3 50 City Offices, lint 25 21, 2333 50 Colonial, lint. Do. 50 Commercia, Union (Assur) 5 i /p 10 Company of African Mer chants, lint. 3 t Id 20 Continental Union Gas, lim. all 17 18 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 74 per cent. 100 Corporation of Loudon Bonds, 1877, 44 per cent. all 101 105 100 Do. 1879, 4 i per cont. all 104 1051 100 Do. 1882, 4i per cent. all 1031 1041 10 Credit Fon. of England, lint. all 11 23 50 Credit Fon.of Mauritiuslim. 10 3 2 d 2 9-14 et Crystal Palace lOO 1 I 21 et Do. Preference lOO 93 98 st Do. 6p. c Perpetual Deb lO9 102 107 20 Darjeeling, lira. I 0 Eastern Assam, lint. 64 ... ...d 50 East Indian Land Credit and Finance, aim. 20 East India Irriga. Canal all 17 18 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lint. 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy Uua. by Egypt. Gov all 91 92 911 1 20 Egyptian Com. & Trad. lint 6 41 45 st Electric 8; Inter. Telegraph 10J 238 241 10 Do. New 8 10 12p 3 Eng. & Austral. Copper, lint 21 1 15 English and Foreign Credit 71 5 4d 100 Eng. and Scot. s, urine, lint. 8 ...d 10 Fairhairn Engincerin , 20 Fore-street Warehouse,lim l2 pr 1p 100 Fur. & Col. Gov. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at .CB5 all 831 841 50 Gallivant, aim. 2O 10 General Credit & Die., lint. 74 2 14 I 4 15 General Steam Navigation 14 23 20 50 Home &Col Marine In. lint. 5 41 315 10 Hong Kong and China Gus all ... 20 Hudson's Bay .................. all 134 131 20 Imperial Land. Co. of Mar seilles, lieu l2l ... 25 Indo-European Tel., lint. 10 ... 20 Interim. Financial Soc. lint 5 11 1 20 interim. Land Credit, lint 6 6 45 50 Italian Land 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all 31 4 100 Do. 6p. c. Bds., redeem 1870, issued 90..,,,,,,..- all 63 65 50 Land Securities, aim 5 31 244 25 London African Trading lO 7 s i t 25 Lon. & Caled. Marine, lint. 6 ...d 10 London County Land and Building, ............... 4 ... ...d 5 Lund. Provincial Tel. lint all 3/ 34 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent, all 4p 50 Lond. Financial Asso., Bin 30 23 221 4 Lond.Gen.Omnibus.Co.lim. all 1/ 2 21-16 80 Lund. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, 1int.....,,,,, 25 22 175 20 Lond. & Provincial Marine 2 15 pr a t Madras Irriga. & Canl. Gua. sp.c. by India GOT. .... 100 105 107 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and 10 M eAgency, . l E lnt . ..T . a .lira, all 4 4 4 1 5 50 Merchant Shipping, Inn__ a ll 33 38 50 Millwall Iron Works, lira. 121 10 Natal Land and Colonisa tion Co., aim. .............. 9 31 215 25 National Discount Co., lint 5 111 121 11/ 25 National Prov. Marine, lira. 4 4 35 10 National Steam Ship, lint. all 81 91 20 Nerbudda Coal & Iron, lira. 6 3 2d 10 New Consolidated Die. lira. 3 11 15 S IN ow Quebrada, lim .......... 4.4.0 41 34 25 New Zealand Loan & Met*, candle Agency,lim ....... 21 4 IP 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, Bin ...................... 5 11 14 10 Northern Assam Tea, aim. 5 7 5 10 Do. B ..................... all 1 2 st North Brit. Austral., lim... 100 47 5: 50 North Brit. & Mercan. 61 19 191 191 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 5 144 154 204 so Oriental Financial, aim,,,,,, 11 ... ...d 5 Oriental Gas, Jim............. all 71 74 SDo. New ..................... 1 IP 10 Otago and Sou.thland vestment, aim ............... 245#p 5 Ottoman Gas, aim...... all 14 21 10 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian R. Mail list all 14 :4 Do do. ............ all 1 11 at Peel IL Land & Min er l , aim 100 30 32 50 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all 49 81 49 60 Do. New 1867......,,. 10 Id d 25 Reuter's Te1egram............ 24 27 30p 60 Ithymney Iron ............ all 184 191 15 Do. New ............... all 51 6 Do. Gas, 1i1ac ,,,,,, all 231 241 100 Royal Mail Steam ............ 60 44 46 Rio de Janeiro City Ira.,li n2. st Scottish Aust. Invest., lira. 100 197 112 Do. 6p. c. Guar. P re f . stall 17 18 2025 100 ... 20 Societe Fin. d'Egypte, aim. 10 7 gcl 20 Societe Gen.de l'Empire Ot. 8 3 4p 50 S. African Mort. & Inv., Zhu, 6 25 South Australian Land all 351 361 at Submarine Telegraph ...... 100 92 97 1 Do. 5crip............ all 1 4 20 Telegraph Con. & Main.,lim all 161 17 16; 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lint 2 24 24 44 20 Trinidad Petroleum, aim Bl 10 Trust it Agency of Aus.,lim 1 I ip 10 Do do. do. all 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. Canada 5 id p 50 Union Marine L'pool, Jim 5 4 41p 20 Union Steam Ship, lint all 22 24 15 United Discount Corp., lint 6 14 015 SU. Kingdom Tel. Co., aim all 51 6 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref all 34 34 p 20 Universal Marine(lu.), lint 5 1 1113 10 Upper Assam Tea, aim. all 21 3/ 30 Van Dieman's Land 2Bl 7 s 00 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. (Mortgage) Loan all 74 75 74; ; 50 Warrant Finance, aim. l2 12 10d 50 West India and Pacific Steam, lim 2s 4 3d 20 West London Wharves and Warehouses lO ... COLONIAL GOVEttkildßblT SECURITIES i.e. British Columbia, 6 per 100 m. Uo. 1895.. lOO Can.Gov.lsp.o.Jan..66J uly 1877-84 Do. 6p. 0. Feb, & Aug..— 100 105 107 Do. sp. o. Mar. .1; Sept lOO 104 11.6 Do. bp, c. Jan. .t July l OO 93 91 9:1 Do. sp. c. lneeribed et ICO go 92 Cape GA:lope, 6 p. 0.1873 lOO 102 104 Do.Apl.ttOot 1890-1900 lOO 111 113 Do. do 1880-90 lOO 107 109 Do. Jan.&July, 1891 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 . 100 100 102 Ceylon, Nov 1875, 6 100 108 110 Do. 1872, d 0.... 100 105 107 Mauritius, 6 p. 0, 1 873 ,.. Jan. and July ........ 100 104 106 Do. 1878 .. Do. 1882, May and Nov... 100 log 108 Do. 1895, Feb. & Aue.... 100 106 196 Melbourne Corporate.,.. 1967-75, 6 per eenc ... 100 _ N.8.G0v.6 p.o.Ja.&July.. 100 102 1,4 NaLal 6 p ot, Api & Oct... 100 Do 6p c. 31y az Nov lOO 106 108 -- N. S. W. 5 ire., '7l to '74 lOO 99 101 Do. 5 p.o. 1888 to 1806 IOU 99 108 98 Do. 5 p.c. rd.'67 to 1 7% lOO 99 101 IN.Zealand, 6p. ot. 1891 lOO Do. 5 percent.... _ 974 984 - DoJan,Ap I,Ju;y, 0 t lOO 976 984 911 - Do 6p c. liar .£ -ept '9l lOO 108 110 Do Ju. e & Dee ,1 9! •••• ito 109 1 1 —j Do l'rov. 1 0 t Et rie dt 1696.. Sootia 6 p. an.i Jnly, 1875 • 190 101 103 loe6 lOO 101 103 - ueentand. 6p. a '8..! 5 Do 189 . )o. 18$1 6? 0.1869 • 100 Do. do. p 2....,. 103 103 110 Do rd. 1E93 10) 107 108 - Ylotorla9p.o. 100 106 107 EDUCATION At the annual meeting of the Halifax Mechanics' Insti tute on Tuesday evening, Lord Halifax took the chair, and delivered an interesting address on compulsory education. He said that he believed that mechanics' institutes were of the greatest benefit to the people of this country, and that they were free from those difficulties which beset many educational establishments. Coming to the question of education on a larger scale, Lord Halifax admitted that the subject was beset with difficulties. It was not, he thought, more than thirty years since any effort was made on the part of the public even to aid national education. For many years after that very little was done, and it was not much more than twenty years since the first pupil-teachers were aided by the State. Within the last year or two, however, those who had made most exertions in behalf of thevoluntary system had admitted that it was inadequate to the demands of the country. Lord Halifax was quite ready to admit that a great deal had been done, but there were two classes that had not yet been reached—the lower classes in the towns, and the agricultural population scattered over the thinly inhabited districts. The questions of compulsory rating and com pulsory attendance must soon be decided. He bad been much struck by Mr. Leatham's recent speech at Marsden against both of these principles, but he was not prepared to admit that his arguments were conclusive. The objection to the unequal incidence of the rating upon property, subject to the rates, had weight, no doubt ; but Mr. Leatham and those who agreed with him did not consider the fact that local rates were only a portion of the general taxes, and it was impossible to con sider the question of local taxation without at the same time devoting attention to the general taxation of the country. Lord Halifax said that many years ago, when Chancellor of the Exchequer, he had a conversation with Sir James Kay-Shuttleworth, then Secretary of the Educational Board, on the subject of national educational grants. The sums then voted in aid of voluntary contributions had never been spent, and it was suggested to Sir James that the grants should be diminished, but he refused to adopt that course, saying that the time was not far distant when more would be demanded than had ever been voted. He increased the votes, therefore, year by year, not because the money was wanted, but because he believed it would be wanted. Lord Halifax remembered that Sir J.Kay Shuttleworth said, by the time the votes amounted to a couple of hundred thousand, the people of this country would be so well convinced of the benefits of education that they would gladly pay rates for its advancement, and the national exchequer would be relieved from any charge beyond that amount. Lord Halifax, in conclusion, said he was entirely in favour of a universal system of education, based upon rates and aided by grants from the Treasury. He was doubtful whether the whole country would submit to a compulsory rate, but with all those children who depended upon State support—criminal, pauper, and vagrant children—we had a right to enforce it. Whatever sum was expended in conferring education would be amply repaid by the improvement that would follow in the morals and intelligence of the population. ANOTHER MEETING OF RITUALISTS. On Wednesday another meeting of Ritualists was held at Freemasons' Hall, confined almost exclusively to clergy men who are in favour of continuing the altar-lights and other practices condemned by the recent judgment of the Judicial Committee of Privy Council. A long and very earnest conversation took place, in which the Rev. C. F. Lowden, the Rev. J. C. Chambers, the Rev. W. J. Ben nett, the Rev. Orly Shipley, and other gentlemen joined. It was generally admitted that it would be unwise to bind the clergy, as a body, to any particular course, inasmuch as circumstances differed in various parishes, and some clergymen might feel it to be their duty implicitly to obey the law of the Church on those points where it differed from the law of the land as recently expounded by the High Court of Appeal. It was stated that several clergymen had resolved upon continuing the lights under any circumstances, or, at all events, until they received a monition from some compe tent spiritual authority. A conversation arose inreference to the course which must be taken to compel obedience to the decree of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, and it was held to be a mistake that the bishop of the diocese must necessarily proceed by monition, or otherwise, against a clergyman who used the practice and ceremonial complained of. Any person, it was said, might proceed by indictment against an offending clergyman, and it was not likely that the Church Association, who had been the real promoters of the suit of Martin v. Mackonochie would let such an opportunity slip. The question of the prosecution of the Rev. W. J. E. Bennett, M. A., vicar of Frome, on doctrinal matters was alluded to, and there seemed to be no doubt on the minds of any persons present that in the event of the Judicial Committee of Privy Council finally deciding that the doctrine of the Real Presence in the Eucharist is antagonistic to the doctrines of the Church of England, the High Church party must as a body secede from the Establishment. There also seemed to be a decided impres sion that if driven out of the Establishment they would not be justified in joining the Church of Rome. The Church News says : " Notwithstanding Dr. Miller's letter, in which he undertook to abide by the judgment, Mr. Ryle and other notorious Puritans have openly expressed their intention to do nothing of the sort. The Church Association evidently intends that the law as administered shall be partial and one-sided. The ques tion of the legality of vestments is at once to be tested. On this our readers may rely. Through Lord Cairns's instrumentality, the Church Association has triumphed. Mr. Bennett's case, undefended, will soon come on. With Eucharistic accessories condemned, Eucharistic truth will fall too. This issue is plain, and cannot be shirked. A ' crisis is therefore upon us, weighty, momentous, and more than important." A new postal treaty, signed between the Duke of Montrose, late her Majesty's Postmaster-General, and the Swiss representative in London, Mr. John Rapp, has just come into operation, conferring largely increased facilities on correspondence, &c., between England and the Swiss Confederation. Letters can now be transmitted between the two countries, via Belgium, at the rate of 3d. the half-ounce, and newspapers, &c., for 2d. the four ounces. A system of money orders has also been esta blished, at very low rates, viz.:—On sums not exceeding £2, 3d.; above £2 and not exceeding £5, 6d.; above £5 and not exceeding £7, 9d.; above £7 and not exceeding £lO, ls.; and an elaborate table prepared, showing the amounts payable in Switzerland for an equivalent is British money. FIELD ARTILLERY FOR INDIA.—It has beex determined to provide India with a new field artillery, and the question is whether India should manufacture her own ordnance or whether she should be supplied from home. India, however, can only manufacture bronze or brass ordnance, which is in many respects inferior to wrought iron or steel, and becomes useless ; while an iron or a steel gun is still serviceable. If iron guns are preferred it would be necessary to provide India with resources and machinery for their manufacture, which would involve expense and delay. India in mrny parts is ill adapted for the trans port of heavy field artillery, and a light gun of large calibre is best. Ammunition can be divided between waggons, camels, and elephants ; while the dead weight of a heavy gun is constant. A comparison of the two different methods of rifling, the Woolwich and the Whit worth, shows many advantages on the side of the lat ter, such as accuracy of aim at long ranges, much less expense in the projectiles, and the ready use of either shot or shell. CHURCHES OF THE CITY OF LONDON.—A corre spondent of the Times has been visiting several City churches for the last few months. Here is the result of his visits :—" Between St. Paul's Cathedral and St. Dunstan's-in-the-East (he remarks) there are some thirty five churches. I have attended the morning services in each. In two the congregation consisted of 5 persons each, in three others the attendance was under 10 each, in six others from 10 to 20, in ten others I found from 20 to 40, and in the remainder the worshippers were from 40 to 90 ; in only one church did I find 100, but in that case the church was well filled. In the above numbers I have not included the charity children, a few of whom are marched to most City churches, but I have included the poor women who come for the bread which perishes. Thus, in 10 churches the united congregations did not exceed 100 persons, and in 30, employing 30 or more clergymen, as many organists, Ste., the gross total of the congregations would not exceed that of one of our West•end churches." " CnowNEß's QUEST LAW."—An unfortunate military officer recently shot himself. The jury, upon the inquest, returned a verdict that the deceased had killed himself in a state of temporary insanity. The lethal weapon was a revolver, value four guineas, and the de ceased, who was in pecuniary difficulties, left a widow. The coroner (Mr. W. .T. Payne) ordered the revolver to be sold, and the proceeds to be given to the poor-box of Bow street Police-court One would like to know under what law or for what cause the unhappy widow is to be mulcted of the sum arising from this sale. The law of deodands has long been abrogated, and a verdict of temporary insanity does not establish any right on the part of the Crown to the effects of the subject of an inquest. Possibly, if the representative of the deceased were to summon the coroner for the value of the revolver, a county court judge might enlighten Mr. Payne as to the law in this respect. The logic and equity of such a direction will not bear considera tion ; since suicide may be as readily committed with a yard of rope or a pennyworth of poison, as with a thirty gui,ne& _revolver or a diamond-hilted sabre.,-Echoes. ECCLESIASTICAL ITEMS It is thought probable that the canonry of Worcester, vacant by the death of Canon Fortescue, will be bestowed apon Dr. Irons, vicar of Brompton. who has always sup ported Mr. Gladstone at Oxford. Lord Shaftesbury has prepared a bill for the amendment of the Ecclesiastical Courts, and would have already laid t . on the table of the House of Lords were it not that (10 business is allowed until the Queen's Speech has been !elivered. It is intended to form a new bishopric in Australia, to be called the diocese of Bathurst. It will comprise the 'extern portion of the sees of Sydney and Newcastle. The Archbishop of Canterbury has removed the inhibi :•ion against Father Ignatius preaching in the diocese of I_,or.don. Father Ignatius, we hear, will not return to St. Edmund's Church, but will select some other City church o preach in on Fridays, and a West-end church on S'undays. Mr. G. J. Murray, a leading supporter of the English Church Union, has seceded from that body because its politics are too Radical. The Bishop of Sydney has forbidden the erection of a reredos in Christ Church, Sydney, which was being erected by a son in memory of his father. The bishop's objection to the memorial was that it contained a Greek cross. THE TVINDSOR ELECTION PETITION. -0- The trial of the petition against the return of Mr. fykyn was resumed at ten o' c l oc k y es t er d ay morn i ng . The Rev. Mr. Carter, in whose hands the sovereign Intended for the witness Smith was placed by Mr. Eykyn, stated that Mr. Eykyn left the sovereign with him Instead of giving it to Smith himself, in order that it might not lead to a petition. Mr. Eykyn shewed witness . letter, stating that Smith was in very distressed circum stances, and the sovereign was intended for him purely to consequence of that letter. Witness undertook to rive the sovereign to Smith ; but, finding afterwards that the story contained in the letter was untrue, he retained possession of the money, which he still had. Mr. Eykyn had often given him alms to distribute. Witness was a Conservative, and supporter of Colonel Gardner.—Mr. Justice Willes said the act proved in evidence was a dangerous one, but it was donktful whether it came within the definition of bribery.—John Eldridge, painter, said Mr. Herbert gave him some work to do and pro mised him other work on the understanding that he would vote right. As witness promised his vote to Colonel Gardner he got no more work from Herbert. INCONVENIENCE OF INSURRECTIO.N: The insurrection in Cuba appears to have been the means A getting two of our fellow-countrymen in that island Into trouble. Mr. William Kynoch has addressed us from talanzanilla, in a letter which we have received by a vessel lust arrived, stating that he had been working Is administra tor and engineer on a sugar estate in a district held by the Insurgents, and that ho was put in prison forhavingbrought to some Spanish officers, under a pass from the in •urgents, and when visiting his own relations, news A their wives who were detained in the in +orlon Mr. Kynoch, after being kept in prison a 'ortnight, was released at the intervention of 'riends, but a fellow-countsyman of his, an elderly ran, named Macneil, was still detained in a dungeon at Manzanilla, being falsely charged, on the evidence )t a negro thief, with having been concerned in making arms and ammunition for the insurgents. It is not for the first time that the Cuban authorities have thus acted towards British residents, a young English artist laving been imprisoned at Santiago some years ago on 'auspicion, for which there was not the slightest foun lation, of having taken sketches of a fortress. It is o be hoped that the British representatives in Cuba are on :he alert to prevent such outrages being carried to excess, and that they do all they can to obtain remedy for the victims of Cuban officialism.—Yorkshire Post. BOYS IN TRAINING SHIPS. _,,.- Mr. Hall has again written to the Times on the subject of establishing training-ships for the cm' ',yment of homeless tad destitute boys. Many persons connected with the poor tow are anxious to find an outlet for boys with seafaring macs, and in many places a desire is expressed for a corn 'heed movement on the subject. Mr. Pall proposes bat a National Training-ship Institution should be ►stablished in London on the principle of the National Life >oat Institution. The effect of this would be to encourage end promote the establishment of such institutions at eur numerous outports. Thera is room round the :oast of England and Scotland for 15 training ships, tad each of these could turn out annually 100 mys, or together 1,500 well trained boys for he Royal and mercantile marines. The yearly cost of each )oy on an average will not be more than £4O in education Ind training, and we must remember the value of their uture services to the ration and the advantage to ho country of their pursuing an honest and indus rious calling instead of drifting into the criminal ranks. the question of education is clearly connected with hat of crime, and the benefits that will accrue from he careful tra'niug of these boys will bo very great. point worthy of notice is that steamers require men who lave a knowledge of their duties and carry few or no boys, tad hence the value of these institutions is greatly enhanced. Kr. Hall concludes by expressing the hope that if Govern neat cannot provide the training-ships, rigged and fitted tp, private benevolence will undertake the task, and if the astitution be once established, advantage can be taken of he Industrial Schools Act. THE COMIC PAPERS. (From Punch.) A. YOUNG PHILISTINE. - Sunday School Teacher :examining the children from the Old Testament) : " And who was the strongest man ?"—Pupil (addicted to light iterature) : " Jack the Giant-Killer, teacher !!" ALL BUT ONE.—Good, kind Victor Hugo has been ►gain feasting the young in Guernsey. Love of the little pnes is such a passion with him that we may fully expect lira one of these days to forgive somebody simply because he poet called him Le Petit. OUR "WAG'S LAST."—It is said that there were dis turbances at Ceuta, owing to the delight of the people ►t the idea of becoming English. But this was premature. ['hey must not be too ambitious. Are Ceuta ultra crepidam. MUSICAL AND MELANCHOLY.—IIas the singular fact .yen remarked that all operas have exactly the same tumber of pieces, for they all have—a score ? A thought !ul observer is also puzzled by finding that for a burlesoue o be completely successful, it must have a breakdown. PRECOCIOUS PRINCES. The Tuileries. Prince of Asturia : lam so fond of you, my dear Louis, rou can't think. I like you better than all my sisters put together. prince imperial : I have neither brother nor sister, but fam sure if I had, I should prefer you to them. Do you Ike my papa? Prince of Asturia : Much better than the King, I can :ell you. Prince Imperial : I don't see—never mind. I hope you will live in Paris a long time, Alfonso. _ . Prince of Asturia (laughing) : Thank you. It seems ikely, I believe. But if you were all to move, I think that my mamma would follow you. Prince Imperial : She is a dear, but we don't mean to nove. My papa's dynasty is secure. Prince of Asturia : How do you know that, my dear Louis? Prince Imperial: Whisper. He knows all about it. Re gives the Marshals all they desire, and keeps them in the best temper with us. Prince of Asturia : You are a year older than I am, Louis, and therefore I must not teach you. But I will only say that my mamma did exactly the same, and here we are. Prince Imperial : Ah ! Prince of Asturia : Yes, indeed. [They meditate a little, poor children, and then luckily recollect the riding lesson.] (From Judy.) MODERN COMEDY.—Mrs. Teazle : " I'm sure i married you for the purest of motives."—Mr. Peter Teazle : "For the purest of metals, ma'am, you mean." WHAT WE MAY EXPECT.—Mistress: "And why do you wish to leave, Sarah ?"—Sarah : " Well, mum, you never told me as master were a banker, which I engaged for a respectable family." EVERY BULLET HAS ITS BILLET.—Lord Truro is reported to have said, at a recent meeting, that if the volunteers had to face the enemy with the Enfield rifle, " they would be, first, the victims of the enemy's bullets, and then a mark for its contempt." Query—What sort of a mark is a fellow for contempt after he has been hit by a bullet? A. Z. A. D.—During the examination into the Overend, Gurney, and Co. failure, a curious transaction was fished out, which caused considerable difficulty. An entry in a ledger stood as follows :—"Peto and Betts azad £14,000." What did azad mean? Mr. Howell, the accountant, could not tell; nobody could tell. Judy, of course, knew, and finding that the mystery has not yet been cleared up, she now boldly states that the word in question is only a slight mis-spelling, and that the entry should run—" Peto a” ,l Betts has had £14,000." That is all ! Tile Rev. J. L. Randall denies in the o.xtrdian the statemeht of the Church News that he is shooktp be read" Naw Zealand. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE RACING FIXTURES FOR 1869. FEBRUARY. Streathatu 11, 12 I Nottiughan Spriu,s...23, 24 Lineulu l6, 17 eltelatsford 23, 26 atrrow l`?, 19 Derby Spring 25, 25 I Mtinsfield 18 MARCH. Liverpool Spring 2,3, 4 \Vest Drayton .. 1.8, 19 Shrewsbury Spring 5, 6 West Somerset 13, 19 Warwick ' h, 10, 11 ''.largate 29 Kingsbury.. Northampton ' lO, 17 Epsom 30 , 31 APRIL. Bromley 1 2 1 Newmarket Craven...l2, &c. Aldershot l, 2 1 Eastl , ourao l9 Catterick 13ridge... ...... 1, 2 I Lewes ` - )0 21 Thirsk ... 6 7 1 Croydon... 22, 23 Streatham B. 9 1 Ne.wmark-A Ist Spring 26, Lte, MAY. Chester 1,5, C, 7 W i iuchester ll, 12 1 Vork St. Albans 13 Salisbury 14, 14 Doncaster 13, 14 1 W4.st Drayton l7, 18 Rath 18, 19 Manchester l9, 20, 21 Croydon 20, 21 Harpenden - 01 Epsom Summer .. ...20, eto. JirNE. Croydon 9 , 3, 4 Newcastle 22, 23, 24 Newton 9 3 7 4 Oldham 22 A sco t .... 8 , 9 , fO,ll liibury Club 23 Liverpool Sumner ...15, 16 Stockbridge 24, 2,5, 20 Windsor 15, 16 Chelmsford Hampton l7, 18 Sutton Park .....29, 30 JI_,LY. Worcester l, 2 Reading 15, 16 Newmarket July 6, S:c. Huntingdon 2O, 21 Kingsbury . 9, 10 Southampton 22 23 Pontefract 12, 13 Stamford ... 22, 23 Nottingham fl, 14 I Goodwood 27, 28, 29, 3(1 AUGUST. Brighton 3, 4 Oxford Brighton Club 5 Canterbury ...... ...... 24, 25 Lewes 6, 7 York 24, 25, 26 . ._. , . Egnam lO, I i I Wolverhau - pton lO, II Windsor 12, 13 St. Albans Stockton lB, IJ, 20 Pl 3 mouth ...Zti Windsor August l2, 13 Derby Summer _3l, Sep. 1 Weymouth 31, Sep. 1 SEPTEMBER. Warwick... 7, 8 I Western (Ayr)......„22, 23 Abingdon 9, 10 Kingsbury... "3, 24 Doncaster 11, 15, IG, 17 I Monmouth.,, •, 23, 24 Richmond 'l, 22 Newmarket :st 0ct.,..28, de. I Lichfield OCTOBER. Bedford 5, 6 Cheltenham l9, 20 I Edinburgh 6, 7, 8 West Drayton 2l, 22 Leicester 7, 8 I Hereford 2l, 22 Newmarket 2d 0ct...11, 3tc. Monmouth ... 23, 24 Chelmsford l9, 20 I Newmarket H'ton ...25, &u. NOVEMBER. Worcester 2,3, 4 I Shrewsbury 15, /to Liverpool 9, 10, 11. 12 Leamington Hunt ....23, dto IRISH. MARCH. Baldoyle First Spring 18, 19 MAY. Baldoyle Second Spring ll, 12 OCTOBER. Ancaster and Willoughby, Lincolnshire 5, 6. Orinesby 19, /cc. Huntingdon Club.. 26, 27. NOVEMBER. Sundorno, Salop Cothan and Eston STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES. FEBRUARY. Birmingham , 9 Harrow lB, 19 Lincoln. 16,17 I Darby P• 25 APR' L. Aldersho , . 1, 2 Cr0yd0n...... 22, 23 Brumley 1, I MAI:C ET. Liverpool 3 . Ca , ubrikig , shire 31.... 18 Rugby (Grand Mil.) B, I/ 1 West Drayton lB, 19 Kingsbury 12, 13 I Grewkerne lB, L.? 3,1 .1 Y. St. Albans .. l3 1 West Drayton....—.. ....... 17 JULY. Kingsbury 9 AUGUST. St. Albans OCTOBER, West Drayton 21,22 COURSING FIXTURES. JANUARY. Baldock Club, Hells 20, 21. Spelthorne Club (Ashdown Park) ...21 ex. Barton-on-Humber, .Lincolnshire 25. Ridgway Club (Lytham), Lancashire 27, eze. Creagh Open, Ireland 27. FEBRUARY. Powderham Everleigh Club, Wilts 2, 3 Bufford Open, Lancashire Cardiugton, Beds . Wenvoe Castle Ludham, Norfolk 11, 12 Brampton, Cumberland ll, 12 Waterloo (Alicar), Lancashire li, /to .111111:Cll. Ashdown Park, Herts Fourth S. Lancashire, (Champion) , County Louth (Champion), Ireland Scottish National Open, Lanark , 2,&. 8, Sze. 18, au r••• p••• 3U, kt CO WATERLOO MEETING —FEB.I7. (Over Altear.) Patron —Eight lion, the Earl of Sefton. The Waterloo Cup, value £;,600 in specie, by subscription of £25 each ; 64 subs; the winner to receive £5OO, and the second £2OO. 1. Mr C. P. Allison 33. Mr J. lugleby 2. Mr J. P. Armistead 31. Mr It. Jardine 3. Mr J. Bake 35. Mr F. Johnston 4. Mr W. J. Barden G. Mr J. Johnston 5. Mr F. Bartholomew 37. Mr H. B. Jones 6. Lord Binning 38. Mr W. J. Legit 7. Mr J. Blackstock 39. Mr S. C. Lister 8. Mr J. S. Bland 40. Mr J. Lonsdale • 9. Mr G. Blaushard 41. Lord Lurgan 10. Mr W. G. Borron 42. Ur S. Mullaney 11. Mr T. Brocklebank 43. Mr C. E. Marfieet 12. Mr J. Brundrit 44. Mr W. H. Massey 13. Mr R. B. Carruthers 45. Sir C. Molyneux 14. Mr C. J. Chesshyre 46. Hon. C. C. Molyneux 15. Mr W. 11. 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 Gullies 53. Lord Sefton 22. Mr J. Gibson .51. 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. IV. Stocker 26. Mr T. Green 58. Mr S. Swinburne 27. Me C. A. Hailey 59. Mr G. A. Thompson 28. Capt. Hathorn 60. Mr R. Todd 29. Mr J. Haywood 61. Mr B. \V. Trinder 30. Mr J. Hodson 62. Mr R. C. Vvner 31. Mr J. Hole 63. Mr R. H. Williams 32. Mr J. Hyslop 64. Capt. Wyndham The Waterloo Purse, value £260, in specie, taken from the Cup Stake, for the 32 beaten dugs in the first round for the Cup; the winner to receive £lOO. The Waterloo Plate, value £lOO in specie, taken from the Cup Stakes, for the 16 beaten dogs in the first ties for the Waterloo Cup. The Great Waterloo Cup, G 4 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 20 ditto... 16. Ditto 10 ditto.,. ... ... £5OO ~. ... 200 ... 100 ... 120 ... 160 ... 160 1,240 The Waterloo Purse and Waterloo Plate 360 £1,600 The Waterloo Purse, for the 32 dogs beaten in the first course for the Waterloo Cup, amounting to £260, to bit 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 ••• ••• 16 £260 The Waterloo Plate fur the 1G dogs beaten in the second ties fur the Cup, amounting to £lOO, to be divided as under : 1. Winner o receive 1 cond ditto .g. ••• 2. Dogs to receive £7 lOs each 4. Ditto ditto 5 ditto ... ... 15 ... 20 £lOO MARKE7 S -71118 DAY. LIVERPOOL COTTON. January 14.—Sales probably 15,000 bales. Market firm, and advancing. METRO?OLITAN CATTLE. The supply of live stock to-day was up to an average of a Thursday's mark et. Of beasts there were 1,290 head, including 436 foreign. The beef trade was extremely slow, and prices barely supported. NEW SMITHFIELD AND LEADENHALL. The dead meat trade continues firm at yesterday's rates. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. The inquiry is not luite so active, but no change has taken place in quotations. THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY.—The en thronization of the Primate is fixed, as already announced, for the 4th of February, in Canterbury Cathedral, and admissi9u on that occasion will only be possible by tickets, to be procured from the Doan upuu application nut later than the 20th inst. THE COURT-MARTIAL ON CAPT. WILMSIIURST.--- , PORTSNIOUTII, Wednesday.—The court-martial ou Cvtain Wilmshurst, R.N., has terminated. The Court found neither of the diarges proved, and honourably acquitted rCaptaiu Wilms:hurst. On being re turned ou Tuesday for county Kil dare, Lord Otho Fitzgerald expressed his belief, though h could not say it with authority, that the surplus of Church evenues would be lin oposed by Air. Gladstone to be applil o relieve the poor-9 ttes.