The Sun. — London, England, 1869-01-15 00:00:00

ONEY MARKET CITY, Two O'CLOCK The prices of Bank and Miscellaneous Shares re main unaltered. At the half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of the United Discount Corporation, held this day at the London Tavern, the report and accounts were adopted, and a dividend of 3s. 7d. per ehare, free of income tax, was declared payable on and after the 19th inst. At the third ordinary general meeting of the Metropolitan Bank, held to-day at the London Tavern, the report, after a short discussion, waz agreed to unanimously, and a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent per annum, free of income tax, was declared. There were no gold operations at the Bank yes-1 terday. The steameriPanama, from Liverpool for Rio, has taken £20,000 in specie. The return of paid clearing for the week ending 13 th January, issued from the Bankers' Clearing house, is as follows :—Thursday, January 7th, £ 9 ,830,000 ; Friday, Bth, £11,533,000 ; Saturday, 9 th, £12,337,000; Monday, 11th, £10,973,000; Tuesday, 12th, £10,761,000; and Wednesday, 13th, £9 , B s7,ooo—tutal, £65,291,000. It was announced yesterday afternoon that the Project for a new railway to Brighton had been a bandoned—at least for the present. Advices from Manchester report that the New York firm referred to as having failed for a large Burn, owing to unsuccessful transactions in cotton, is Messrs. Neilson and Neilson. The liabilities are stated to exceed £BOO,OOO. It is asserted that the partners were large operators for a fall in cot ton, which has experienced a considerable rise of late. A petition for the winding-up of the Penryn Granite Quarries Company, Limited, is to be heard before Vice - Chancellor Malins on the 22d inst. The report of the Alliance Bank, Limited, to be presented on the 21st inst., shows an available total of £14,992, and recommends a dividend of 7 8. 61. per share, being at the rate of 3 per cent. Per annum. The directors of the London Joint-Stock Bank have resolved to declare, at the meeting on the 21st lust., the usual dividend at the rate of 121 per cent. per annum. The directors of the City Bank have decided to declare a dividend at the meeting on the 19th inst. at the rate of 7 per cent. per annum. The report of the directors of the Victoria Station and Pimlico Railway Company, to be presented at the half -yearly meeting on the 18th inst., states t hat the revenue shows a balance available fir the nenal dividend of 9 per cent. per annum. The directors of the Universal Marine Insurance 'ne 3 pany (Limited) have resolved to recommend a Payment of ss. per share, making with the 2s. Gd. Paid in July last, 7s. Gd. per share, or 7i per cent. g~se paid- u p ca pit a l o f t h e C ompany f or t h e year The report of the National Discount Company to be presented on the 20th inst. recommends a divi dend at the rate of 15 per cent. per annum. At the meeting of the Westminster Brewery ec "Pany (Limited) th e ne t p ro fit d ur i ng th e past twelve mouths was stated at £6,056, and a dividend of 2 per cent, was d ec l are d f or t h e l as t h a lf- year, p 4k ing a total distribution of 5 per cen t. f or th e ar 1868 . The directo r s o f th e L on d on an d St . K at h ar i ne tic 'elks Company will reco mmen d at th e a pp roac hi ng St et ing a dividend on the company's Ordinary ,: ; ° , e k of £1 ss. per cent. for the h a lf-y ear , ma ki ng , tat the dividend declared in July last, 24 per cent. for the year. At the meeting of the Nerbudda Coal Comp an y PeMerday, Mr. H. Haymen in the chair, the pro oaal of th e b oar d to di v i de the cap i tal into shares of £1 each, with C s p a id, was no t a d op t e d, atia „, i n consequence the chairma n i mme di a t e ly re -elle& With reference to the Mexican Three per Cent. 04 cis of 1864 , M essrs. B ar i ng Brothers and Co. 4Vllonnee that, pursuant to the recent decree of the Ar le e - Cha nce ll or, t h ey w ill b eprepared on and after 25th inst., to pay a divide n d o f 1 p er cen t. on ~eBn t ation of the coupons due the Ist July. 1866. j;aeirtifieates will be issued representi n g th e un p a id Th e of th ose coupons. t o 1:1 e numbers are publi s hed o f b on d s amount i ng 1 12 )300 of the Swedish Government Four-and vdl4. f , Per Cent. Loan of 1864, for £2,223,000, to l ch were drawn by lot on the 2d instant, at I ?,_ ki l° ll n, and are to be paid off at par. 0 4 return from the Bank of England for the 00. _ N il " ended the 13th of January gives the following 4, 4 ' 4 When compared with the previous week : c deposits........ £3 3 2 6 6 3 5 8 8 0 g Increase 2 f 3. 7A : 0 42 1F 3 O ja i !, dePosits ......... 21,117,897 ... lucreass .. 1,622,092 govel, other side of the account ti,l4lilent securi ,."th .... '4 . .... ••• .£l5 884 710 ... Increase ... 1,900,000 ......c uritiee 17 , 707,005 ' ... Decrease ... 2939491 11 1 ,, o reploy e d . .. 840,8750 ... Decrease ... 3805 gaiamount of notes in circul a ti on i s £24 ,125,360, 1)4 an increase of £100,865 ; and th e s t oc k o f . °ll in both departments is £18,608,324, showing Pre e l e ner ease of £88,963 w he n c om p are d w i t h the din g r sub eturn. O f the Joined is a comparison of the present position lank of England and the prices of Consols lakt y en ch R enter w i t h t h e correspon di ng wee k o f ear Pre zoh iz 11,.. entee At Present. Same Week last Year. 68f. 77c. Q.stei3lleirorne ....... ..... .............. .. .. 4 17875* ° 4)8 '0( ;2:44 ** * X 92,086,213 12,761,413 teel'i(3in ................. J,4,.9t ... 24,321,. /0 . it in circulation . 24,12,),3u0 ... 4te of count .. 3 mu- cent. ... 2 p ( e j t: l cent C ite ....... ... ............ 1921 13r, ci LRITISII FUNDS —TWO O'CLOCK, a ovtiozlip - Per C en c e -NT fruNDs.: 7 8 ~liitt_o fo r Aellosuoilist, ........................... 9 9 21 t I 14.ctivp"r3Uetit. Iteduccid ..... 93 2K o. .21 Pe r cent ......................... 92; 3} 1) 0. Per Cent. Jan. .... ................ 0 Per Corti,. Jan. 1873 .............................. -- AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Business was by no means brisk to-day. Consols, however, have maintained their prices ; and the same may be said generally of foreign securities. There has been a trifling business stirring in rail ways, and the Metrof olitau Extensioa Stock has advanced 1 per cent. Consols are 921- J 4 for money; ditto, for Ac c3unt, 92i ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 93 2,f; New Tkree per Cents, 92i ; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., 242 4. India Stock, 10i per Cent., April, 1874, ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1121 12 ; ditto Debentures, 5 per Cent., Aug., 1873, 1044. In the foreign Market Turkish Five per Cents. have risen 1,37 a 37k ex div., and Italian Five per Cents. are f, better, at 53 531; Mexican Bonds remain at 15 154, Greek at 11i 12, and the New Spanish at 301 30a. Italian Scrip is at 1 prem., and the last Russian Railway Loan is 1 dis., por. • Egyptian Seven per Cent. Loan of 1868 is now now 701 701 ex div. The Honduras Loan remains at 85 87 ex coupon. In the railway market there has been a trifling improvement, and quotations are as follow :—Caledo nian, 771 8 ; Great Westerns, 49 4 ; Great Eastern 421 4; Great Northern, 107 8 ; ditto A, 1081 4 ; Lancashire, 1291 30 ; Metropolitan, 1091 4 ; do. Extension, 1041 51 ; Midland, 1141 115 ; Shef field, 47+ 4 ; Brighton, 511 1 ; North British, 331 4 ; North Western, 1141 15 ; North Eastern, (Ber wick), 1031 4 ; South Eastern, 79:1, 4 ; Chatham and Dover, 17 4. Great Indian Peninsular Railway New Four per Cent. Debenture Stock is 90 91 ex div. American Five-Twenties have improved to 74i ; the Bonds of 1885 remain at 731 731 ; and the Ten-Forty Bonds at 72 724. Atlantic and Gre - at Western Railway Deben tures are firm, at 411 421-, and the Consoli dated Mortgage Bonds at 46 461, showing a rise of 4in the former. Eries are 4 better, at 261 261, and Illinois Central stock is unchanged at 921 934 ex div. Au tuiiies, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880. —/ Do. for 3J yre, expire sth April 1885 Do (Led Sea Tclehraph), Aug., 1908 , Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ct Do. £5OO Do. £lOO & £2OO — pm B ink of England Stock, 4 per Cent Do. account Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds — Inter-Colonial Cranium INDIAN GOVERNMENT iSECURITIE6 India s'tock, 10} per Cent., April 1874 — 1)o. Opening, for Account - Do. 5 per Cent..luly, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent.., Oct. 1868 Do. Certificates i.io. Enlaced l'apei 4 per Cent — Do. 3 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 5L- per Ca:-.it. May 14 7 9 — D i 5 per Cent., Rap. Deb. 1872 — Do. do. 1877 — Do. do. 1882 — P.,. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 bo. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO ~o . under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—TWO o'cLootc. Argentine ilepub:ic, ti per Cent ... -1k 1 Do., Scrip £45 paid .. . Au ttrian Bonds 5 per cent Do. 1859 621 Brazilian 5 per Cent — 00. 4i per Cent., 1852 Do. do. 1858..... — Do. do., 1800 Do. do., 1863 69 Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account 78,- 1 B .:enos Ayres 6 per Cent. Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Cu'ia, 6 per Cent. Cailian 6 per Cent _ r ) 0 . 41 per Cent Do. 3 per Cent., L'o. 6 per cent. 1867 931 ro. 7 per Cent., 1866 C lo übian, 6 per Cent Dan:sit, 3 per Cent. 1825 Danubian Principalities, 7 per Cent — Do 8 per Cent., 1867 Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent Egyptian, 7 per Cent — Do Second Issue Do. .£SOL Bonds B2} Do. £101) Bonds Do. 1864 Do. Account Do. £5OO Bonds Do. 4106 Bonds 9O 891 English Scrip, ;1868: 7l Do do. £45 pd — dig Government Railway Debentures Greek 5 por Cent., 1824 5, ex Coups — Do. Account Do. Coupons Do. Account - 3aareinata 5 per Cent .. — Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., all pd 11,,iat, o pdi cer t., 1865 — )o. Account . — Do Maremtnana Railway 55 -:,-, - &ican 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Do. 1864 Do 0 per Cont. Anglo-French — .•ontevideau 6 per Cent. . — oorish Imperial 5 per Cent N'ew Granada — Do 3 per Cen 3s} Do. Deferred Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) I — Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account • .. 761 7 Do 41 per Cent. (Uribarren) ••• Do 4 1 per Cent.. 1862 ~ . Do Account . - P.,rtiiguese 3 per Ct., 1853,'6, 7,'9,'d'',' - 2.' 36 Do. do. 1567„ Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid _ it issian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St Do 41 pet- Cent , 1850 Do -1 i per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO Bond& 91 Do. dO. £Bl 158. do. „ Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds._ . Do.' do l'o Nicolas Railway Sar I tri tan a pot Cent Spanish 3 per Con . Do. Acc'..unt Do. 1867 Do. Account ..., Do. Now Deferreu Do. Account Do. Passive Do. Corn. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan Do Government, 1864 Do do, 1868 Do do, Scrip Tuncish 6 per Cent. Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1856 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds £B4 ns. do. 301 1 Do 6 per Cent., 1862 -- Do Account Do .£IOC Bonds 63i 3 Do 5 per Cent. 1865 -- DJ Account Do 6 per Cent., 1860 . 6O 59.1 Do 1 por Cent., Guaranteed ....... Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do. Account ._.. Do 6 per Cent. 18(il Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Dividends on the above payable in Loudon. Austrian o par Cent. Ex 10 Florins — 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch i 4 per Cent. Ex. 12 GO .. Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates Do. Account French Routes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. ltqlian 5 per Cent. 1831, Ex. 25f. Do Account 531 3 TI TO •'CLOCK. CQnsuls,lNloney Do._,Account, Feb. 4.... BANK OF FRANCE. EPARIS, Jan. 14. The following is the return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day, together with the cor responding figures of the previous account : DEBTOR. Jan. 14. Jan. 7. 182,500,000 Capital of the Bank-. 182,500,000 Profits in addition to capital (Art. 8, Law, June 9, 1857) 7,014,776 02 7,044,776 02 Reserve of the Bank and its branches 22,105,750 14 22,105,750 14 Reserve of landed pro perty 4,000,000 4,000,000 Notes in circulation ... 1,376,344,0 A 1,371,732,239 Banknotes to orderand receipts payable at sight Treasury account cur rent creditor 152,566,468 39 151,393,196 14 Current accounts, Paris 252,235,127 17 270,9 A,508 91 Do. branch banks 42332,096 45,016,196 Dividends payable 4,132 ,402 6,411,11 2 Discounts and sundry interests - Rediscounted the last 34,760,967 22 33,737,411 82 1,238,363 27 933,790 85 933,790 85 six months Surplus of receipts not distributed Sundries Total CREDITOR. Jau. 14. Jan. 7. Cash in hand and in fr. c. fr. 0 Branch banks Commercial bills over duo Commercial bills dis counted, not yet due 326,688,351 03 326,675,327 09 Do. branch banks 292,898,012 301,365,105 - Advances on deposit of bullion Do. branch banks 3,955,700 Do. on French Public Securities 13,354,000 Do. by branch banks 6,851,300 Do. on railway shares and debentures Do. branch banks Do. on Credit Foncier Bonds Do. branches Do. to the State (Con vention, June 10, 1857) 60,000,000 Government Stock re- 161,887 81 292,948 47 40,826,100 - 4;038,100 - 13,261,900 - 6,873;700 - 37,1b6,400 - 28,920,700 942,500 - 886,200 - 962,200 - 883,700 - 60,000,000 - 12,980,750 14 12,980,750 14 80,633,437 21 80,633,437 21 serve Do. disposable Rentes Immobalisees (Law, June 2, 1857) 100,000,000 100,000,000 Hotel and furniture of the Bank and landed property branches Expenses of manage ment 23,086 32 722,115 Sundries 8,956,414 - 8,956,249 - Total Certified by the Senator-Governor of the Bank of France. (Signed) ROULAND. 111ARKE7 8-2111 S DAY. LIVERPOOL COTTON. January 15.—Sales probably 15,000 or 20,000 bales. Market strong. 3/lABK LANE. In Mark-lane to-day the market is very fiat. The prices are as yet without quotable change, but less would have to be taken to effect sales. SMITHFIELD AND LEADESIIALL. The dead moat trade is rather heavy, and prices aro slightly lower. tinder the imtnediate patronage of Col. Gallway, director of the Royal Engineer establishment, the first of a series of theatrical entertainments, con certs, readings, &c., was given in the lecture theatre, 4mpton barracks, last evening. This place was crowded. DUNVILLE and Co., Belfast, are the largest holders of Whisky in the world. Their Old Irish Whisky is re commended by the medical profession in preference to French Brandy. Supplied iu casks and cases for home use or exports. tion. Quotations on application to Messrs. Danville and Co., Belfast; or 4, Beaufort-buildings, Strand,.London W.Q.—[Ad. vertisenient T E SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 15, 1869. T 1 T i• ORDINARY sIiAAES AND STOCKS. Share Railways. t Bristol and Exeter ...... 100 ; 5 ;7 at Caledonian lOO ;71 78 771 8 8, UititUrlAll 2l RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 86 88 st Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO st Do. Scot. N.E., 43 per cent lOO st Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO st Do. do. 7 per cent lOO St D 9. do. Ordinary lOO 73 80 st Do. Midland st Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 ... 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gua all fit. Dundee, Berth, and Aber deen Junction lOO 105 107 St Do. Ist Class preference lOO st (lies. & S.W. gua. 5 per et lOO ... st Gt. Eastern, E.C. Ex. No.l 100 95 101 st Do do N 0.2 100 97 100 st Do do C per cent 100 100 108 st Du East Anglian Asp. c. 100 lAA 103 st Do do B 6 do. 100 ... st Do do C 7 do. 100 ... st Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 100 IU3 st Do E. Union 4p. c. gua,. 100 69 71 st Do Norfolk 5 p.c. Ex. 1846 100 st Do do 5 p.c.Way.Val. 1847 100 ... st Great Northern, 5 per cent 10 st Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pun. 100 st Du 4, do du do 100 ... st Do 5 do at sp. c. pin. 100 ... st Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO ... stj Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf 100 ... st; Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 96 97 St_ Gt. West.— Orig.& Jut.-ltent chg., per gua.s p.c lOO 102 104 st Do. Orig. (B. s; IL Ex). 5 p.c lOO 05 10.) st Do do 4_ per cent. 10)0 lOO 81 83 st Do do 4 do du st A_ odo 5 per cent. rAeln luo 03 15 st Do do Birmingham gua 100 65 72 st Du do do pref... 100 st Do do Chester gua lOO st Do do do S per cent lOO 100 100 Et Do do du 5 do 100 95 100 st Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 st Do do 41 p.c lOO st Do do 41 1850 lOO st Do du 5 st Du West Mid. Oxford lst g 10) 107 1, 9 st 1)o do 20 gua lOO 106 108 Et Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c lOO 83 12 st Do du 2(1 do 100 IA) to) st 1)0 gua. 51 per cent. 1363 100 100 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. all ... st Laucash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 0 135 st Du Barnsley, .t.:5 Os led p.c. 100 ... at Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 135 st Do 41 (Blackburn purch). 100 08 102 St London & Brighton, 5 p.c. guaranteed, No. 1 lOO ... st Do 5 per cent. gua. No. 2 lOO ... st Do 6 do do lOO st Do 5 do No. 4 lOO ... st Do 7 per cent 1 0 St Do 6 do (W.E. d C.P.) 100 st Do 4 du 1850 lOO tit Loudon, Chatham, ti Dover .5 per cent llO tit London and 1: - . W., C. and Nuucaton 5 per cent 100 108 110 st Do Bedford &Cambridge 10J 8 91 \ \ V V . el 7 ell p p :e l DO 88 91 100 141 146 at t t L ij o o l n2 S t c o l i n 3 r :a y s u 6 h d b a ' r Y e z & s . - 2s 61. Do (Purism. perp aus. 2563) a 11... st Man., Shef., &Litwin. 6 p.c lOO 111 117 6 Do £6 all par pm at Do Al per cent lOO 60 65 10 Do redeem. 6 percent 5 at Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c 100 130 135 at Do Bristol& .Birin., 6p. c lOO 1 u 143 st Du 41 per cent. redeem lOO 97 99 st Do 4/ per cent. irredeeui lOO 97 99 st Do Leicester & ll'chu, 4 p.c lOO 89 91 st North tiritiah, 5 p.c. N 100 at Do E.& 4p.c. S. & 100 st Do N. 8., N 0.2, 5 per cen.t lOO at Do Border Union, 51 p.c lOO st N.-Easteru—Cous. 4 p.c lOO 86 88 st Do 41 per cent. redeem luU 95 97 st Do U.N.E. 4 per cent., lOO 17 Do Berwick capital 8.13.4. ... 25 Do York, D. it S. purchase lO 10 101 at Du Stektu & Drling. A. 5 p.c lOO 108 11U rth ll s ll 1 081, 1 12 : tto o 6 °ot DwsD N D '' 000000 Last.fv e So o d e i a(santrafttad'o4:.ecillokeplip: Annuities,Pl A i ° Arr s i ee l lurinnes.n. cent a . y 1 :1 1 4 , 0 : :as 100 a. 6) aaa 81l 2 2 9 2 7 1 l : 1 8 2 1 1 2 0 3 0: 1 st Do 41 per ceut . 100 c at 'fail Vale No.l ............... 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 : 1 5 : 15043 93 RAILWAYS.—PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. st Caledouia la. ...... 10(.) at Do Scot. Ceu. min. 7p c. 100 ... at Do 41 irredeem ..... all .. st Do 4p c consissued at 80 65 "'... ... at Great East ern 41 per cent. 100 77 81 st Do 5 do, 1 862... 100 87 ~t) st Do New 5 do, 1863_ 100 86 90 st Do do 5 do, 1 864... 100 84 83 st Great Northern, 5p c irred. 100 at Do Permatients per ce n t . 100 . ... ..... ... at Do Boston & Sl eald, 44 pc 100 ... st Great West., W. Midi., 5p c 100 86 90 st Do Joint i.erpe. 5 p c,1865 100 85 90 st Do do 6P c irred., 1866 100 103 105 1031 20 Do Vale N eath perp. 5p c all 19/ 201 st Kent Coast, 6 per cent, 8... 190 --- i r. s Lane. and York. New 41 per cent till July, 1871..,•, 2 st Loud., Brig., &c., 41 PC, 1858 100 ... st Do du 4 do, 1860 100 ... St Do do 41 d o, 1861 100 . ... at Do do 41 d o, 1863 100 . at Do do 5 do, 1865 100 st Do No. 6 5 do, . 186 6 100 .. ... ... ... at Do No. 7 sdo ... ... 100 St Lond , Chat., &c., 20 , 6 p.c ... ..• st Do Metrop. Ex., B osot 6 onu p ya . O.r e elt . dso .. 1 1 0 6 0 * i 11) Do du C 6 p.c ... 100 st Loudon& N. Western, .5 p c 100 10., 110 st Loudon &S. Western, 41 p c 100 94 96 10 Man. chef. & Lin., 5 pc, 1865 all 881 st Metropolitan 3 per cent. ..... 100 ... .., midland, A 5 per cent pref. 100 100 103 B 5 oN . S n t e e. o p wi t d n e . 1, 1869 all 11 11p 201 st st Do 100 1013 103 13 Do o s r a.p Stk., t o k p ,e t 1 11p : 1 : 8 C I ) r oo t S h t i . e,British,A 'cT Aug.. E. anti G . 81 No 1, 5 per cent ...... 100 Do .f,lO guaranteed, 18 61 100 •.. ... a. a t Do E ,•"p., & Dun., 20 ,4 pc 100 *** * &(1 No .'l , 5p c 100 *** *** Do E. —— , ' ' • at N 8 .. 5 per cent, 1862 100 et Do N. Do &G. No. 3, 5 p.c ... 100 ••• ••• t E. ' d' )4 1 , ••• ••• a ~„, ~, 6 , o r . (or try ) c ...00 5,5 57 ... b. : st N Do ' i ro ' t I a—E' Stock. as t e i ll , P 4 a 4 r peri.centD ... . 100 111 1 1 3 a t North Loudon, 44, cent). ..er cent -- ( m". 5 per lOO 102 104 'tor Du at Ch. Cross) 1863 100 ... St Do s do ( 100 Do 5 do, 186 4 , s at t North Sou South L S , taast:gn(.l,s 43 ho pa b co, p l C. BB6s . ,l . 11000000 ......... .. ..... :t t Victoria St. 3, - Pimlico, 4, pe 100 1 1 RAIL WAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED REZITALS, at Birkenhead 1007,3 Uf 100 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer all 101 103 at Buckinghamshire at Chester and Holyhead lOO 54 56 at Do. 51 per cent. at Do. 5 do. at Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO st Colchester Stour Valley at East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lOO 133 135 20 Gloster and Dean Forest all •,. a Gt. Easu., Newm., Sc., 5 p.c 100 „.. a Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 tel 72 at Do. do. Woodbrg. Ex., do. 100 69 72 at Gt. West, W. Mid., Herd 100 95 97 50 Hull and Selby all 109 111 at Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 211 213 at London and 13lackwall lOO 93 95 Hi st Do. 41 per cent lOO at London, Chat., &c., 41 p c lOO st Do. Com. Fluid, 5 do lOO at London and Greenwich st Do. do. Preference lOO at London, Tilbury, 6; South 100 78 b() st Lowestoft, gun 4 percent lOO 79 83 st Do. do. 6 do. 51 Munch., Buxton, J.; MaLlk all 6 61 at M idland, Bradford, Pref lOO 92 9.1 JO Mid Kent Cray Line) 50 Northernt East , spercent all 53 56 bU Do. do. 6 do. all at N. Eastern—Hartlep00l at N. West. A perp. prof, sp. c lOO 103 110 at Do B mininiumll p.c lOO at Notting. 6; Urbna. lt. 6; C lOO 92 94 25 Preston and tit yre.. all 4-1 46 ... Royston, Hitch., and Shep. 10u 133 135 at Shrewsbury and Hereford 100 133 lay 10 Do do 8 21 3, p at S. Yorksh. and River Dan 100 98 100 at Do 4 per cent gua lOl 79 81 at Do 5 du at Vict. Station and Pimlico lOlO 175 180 at West Cornwall 20 West London, Class A all 1J 14 '4O Do do B all 20 Do do C all at Weymouth and Portland.— 100 at Wilts and Somerset 100 tl 83 GI -7-4 DOCKS. st East and West India lOO 117 113 st Loudon and St. Katherine 100 53 55 100 oDeb. stock, 4 per cent alDlillwall ~ Freehold Land st Dock lOO 31 32 st Southampton IVO 7i 73 Fit Surrey CivLumercial Paid . Closing Business Prioe. done. 1J Corn wail . all 3 31 “. DutLiu & Belfast June-. 100 79 81 st Dun„Verth,& Ab.Junc... 1,00 70 72 2 / East LJntion. all 7 9 40 i.o i 5 - - 2 i Do 10 - - -.,1 Glasgow tS. Western.. 100 93 05 et Great Eastern .. t Do. E. Aug'. No. J. iOO 7 8 't Urcat Nt:rthoitheuth”.... 100 15 0 st Great Northern ... 100 107 ItB 1071 tit DJ. A 8 toeic s' Do. B stock IVO 124 IAI 123 it Ci t 6, aud W. of Ireland ltio Vii 97 s. Gt. Weetern -Original lull 40 491 49 g 1t Du. South Wales a Do. W. Mid.-04aorc lOO ;:4 26 s , vo. Newport Oh 1:8 21 et Leamtshire a 1 urkshirt lOO i2Ol 30 1201 *1 Lou., Srigh., 6.Cuast lOO Si sti 511 A 0) 1)o Scrip - -- st Lon., Chat., anti 10:Act - 100 17 17, . st Do. Metrop. Ex. A lOO - - st Lon. & North Western lOO I 3: :41 1144 1 5 st Lon. 4 South %Western lOO to 10 81 81 at Man., Simi., & Linooln.. 10,.. -71 4:1 ,7, g at Metropolitan ..... lOO I(91 109: Mg 1 I at Do Extension .. .. 100 le4 1 5 10 Do. New rd .. - 10 10 Li st Metropolitan Distriet. all 6J 61 10 Metrop. St. John's Wool 6 - - st Maitaud st Do, Birmin. & Derby lOO 82 14 st North British ...... st Do. Ed., Yth., & Dun lOO - - at I' or. );astern-Berwick lOO IC3 105 25 Do. G. N.E purohuse 16.13.4 - - st Do Leeds . ....... 100 58 18 st Do York st Do Carliiie .... . lOO 125 t:;0 st Do Stoct & Darling llO 129 131 st North Lon lon .. 10 Do New 1868 . 2 11 2 p st North Staffordshire...-. 100 55 57 st North and S.-W. Junction too 103 105 10 Do New £lO shares 7 ... .. it Rhyinney st Shropshire Union lOO 55 53 it South Devon . st South Eastern l6O 791 /91 791 20 Staines, Wuk'haan,lo Wok all 11 13 at 'tau vale lOO 145 150 i 0 Do. C .. it Waterford .t Kilkenny.. 100 - - t 0 Waterloo & Whiteha.l.. 6 - - THIS DAY. way shares turned out well the parties who ad vanced the capital got back their money, if not they lost it. (Laughter.) Mr. Cook said he believed that instead of being a debtor to Messrs. Overend, ho should be a creditor to a very ltirge amount, and that he should have to hand over to them some valuable securities after his guarantees had b2en realized. Mr. Lewis, clerk in the Joint Stock Registry Office, produced the articles of assoc i a ti on o f t h e . . Atlantic Royal Mail Steam Shipping Company, which was registered on the Bth of October, 1859, and wound up July 18, 1864, and also the articles of association of the East India Loudon Shipping Camrany Company, which was registered Decem ber 19, 1860, and wouni up by order of the Court of Chancery, August 3, 1864. Mr. Ernest Robins, a clerk in the Bankruptcy Court, was called to prove the dates of the bank- ruptcy of various persons whose liabilities had been handed over to the new company as "good," He read over a number of names, one of whom had presented no less than four petitions to the court. Mr. Lewis said he presumed there was some limit to the number of petitions one man might present to the Bankruptcy Court. (Laughter.) The wit- ness caused a renewal of the laughter by replying that he was not aware of any such limit. At the rising of the Court the case was again adjourned. TILE ME7ROPOLUAN POLICE. A general meeting of the delegates appointed by the several metropolitan vestries and disttiot boards to consider the present condition of the police force and its inefficiency, was held at the Court-house, Marylebone, yesterday. Professor Marks presided. After some discussion, a memorial to the Home Secretary was adopted. This memorial states at considerable length the opinions of the delegates as to the present condition of the police force, and contains many statistics in support of those views. It sets forth the changes in the num bers and cost of the force, and supports a charge of inefficiency by showing the increase i❑ the number of criminals and in certain classes of offences. The memorialists " recommend that the law which obtains with respect to the police force in the City of Loudon, and in all the borough towns of England and Wales, should be made to apply to the metropolitan police, and that the control and the finances of the latter should be also under the supervision of a representative board. That by such a change the several parishes contributing to the police rate would be represented, and many evils which are now acutely felt would cease or be mate rially alleviated." The following quotation contains the other suggestions made :—" With respect to juvenile criminals, your memorialists in vite consideration whether the abolition of impri sonment is not desirable for those who are under 14 years of age, and whether the child criminal should not be at once removed to an educational and industrial reformatory. Your memorialists strongly urge that no appreciable diminution of crime is to be looked for until more strin gent measures are taken to bring to jus tice, the receivers of stolen goods, through whom, and by whom, the thief lives and prospers. They, therefore, venture to suggest that all keepers of marine stores, refiners, and other s who might afford facilities to the thief to dispose of his plunder, should be obliged to take out licenses, to be renewed from year to year, and that their places of business should be subject to the supervi sion of the police; that, whilst pointing the law against criminal capitalists, it should be strength ened against the operative criminals, and that landlords should be able to eject tenants known to the police as criminals, and not having any legitimate occupation, by an easy and inexpensive process ; that all persons knowingly letting their houses to thieves and receivers should be indictable ; that, in case a house be proved to be a nest for criminals, the magistrate should be able to authorise the police to take pos session pending an inquiry ; that the names, &c., of all offending persons should be made public ; and that the law shall be so amended that when the overt act or intention to carry out a crime be fully proved, a conviction should take place, al though the offence had not been completed. That with the view of effectually repressing crime, your memorialists urge that the ticket ; of leave sys tem be abolished. That, whilst calling atten tion to the punishment meted out to criminals, your memorialists venture to think that, if corporal chastisement were inflicted for all outrages accompanied by violence, crimes of that class would diminish in the same proportion as the crime of garotting has diminished since it has been visited by the lash." It was resolved to ask for an interview with the Secretary of State, and to request the co-operation of all the parlia mentary members for the districts couccreed. Votes of thanks to Professor Marks for his talented ser vice✓s, to the Marylebone Vestry for facilities afforded, and to Mr. Greenwell, the vestry clerk, for the able and laborious services he had rendered the conference, terminated the proceedings. THE NORWICH MUADER.—It is stated that the destruction of the flesh in the remains disinterred this week in connection with the investigation now proceed ing at Norwich into the mysterious murder committed in that city in June, 1851, is due to the action of lime. It does not at present appear how it has happened that re mains which were supposed to have area preserved in spirits of wine have suffered from the presence of lime. The circumstance seems to increase the difficulties of au already complicated case. THE PROSECUTION OF 711 E DIRECTORS OF 0 VEREND, GURNEY, AND COMPANY (LIIIII7 ED). . The further heating of this case was pro• ceeded this morning before the Lord Mayor and Alderman Gabriel, in the Court of Queen's Bench, Guildhall. A considerable time was occupied in reading over the evidence of Mri Howell, the accountant, given on the last examination. Mr. Thomas Howard was the first wirness He said he was a gentleman, and did nothing for a living. (Laughter.) They made him a bankrupt in 1866, and he obtained his discharge. In July, 1865, a debt of £331,000 was transferred to the new company as a debt of his owing to the old firm, but' in reality only owed them a small sum, nothing like that amount. He shout say it was about £200,000. Messrs. Overend and Gurney had dischargul him from all liability previous to the transaction referred to. Ile was not able to pay Gurney and Co. £331,000 on the 31st July, 1865. He attributed all his difficul ties through being security for Mr. Lever, of Gal way. lie did a deal for Mr. Liver, over £300,000, but he handed all his property and securities over to Messrs. Gurney and Co., and they released him. Mr. Cock, whose name stood amongst the secu rities of the old firm for a very large sum, was examined as eo the transactions he had had with thh old and new companies. Mr. Lewis, asked the witness whether he could give any explanation as to the large sum that appeared to have been paid to him by the new company after the transfer. He said he could not; he certainly had not received anything like the amout represented. Mr. Sergeant Parry said the name of his witness was merely a representative one he had conducted and arranged business for the firm, and the pay ments set down to his name did not imply that he had received the money. He acted for Mr. Gor don amongst others. Mr. Lewis, in reply, said Gordon had failed in 1862, and yet the debt of Mr. Cock increased £90,000. Mr. Sergeant Parry remarked that was very unfair to put it in 'that manner the letters " P. D. and 0," placed under Cock's name showed that it was placed on behalf of a certain railway in Ireland. Mr. Cook said when Gordon stopped the Messrs. Overend held certain shares in some unfinished railways, and the Gurneys' advanced certain money to complete those railways. In that matter he (Mr. Cook) acted as their agent. The firm always held shares nominally of a larger amount than the sum advanced. Mr. Lewis—You mean that if the ra 4 15-16 MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-American Tel., lim allj 211 211 10 Auglo-Mediter. Tel., lim 10 = In 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 15 16 st Atlantic Telegraph lO 29 31 et Do. 8 per cent. 25 Australian Agricultural ..• 201 161 171 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lim. 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lira 9 7 5d 10 Berlin Water Works, lim all 131 14 10 Do. New 6 3 31 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lint. 5 Bombay Gas, lim. 5 Do. New 4 11 Id Si British Arwrican Land 4l 1G Is at B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lint lOO 167 172 '2O British India,. Tea, 1im..., all 2 3 20 British Ship Owners 29 Canada Company all 61 63 10 Canadian Luau and Invest ment, lint 2l 23 11d 20 Ceylon Company, lim. 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lim 5 41 3f 25 City of London Real Pro perty, lint 8 41 333 30 City of Milan Improv. ball all 510 25 City of Moscow (las, lim... all 2 3 50 City Offices, Um 2.5 21 23 50 Colonial, lint. Do. 50 Commorcia "Juioa (Assur) 5 1p 10 Company of Atr;ean Mer chants, lint. 20 Continental Union Gas, lim all 13 19 25 Copper Miners of England, pref 74 per cent. 100 Corporation of London Bands, 1877, 43 per cent, all 101 105 100 Do. 1879, 4 per cent. all 101 1053 100 Do. 1882, 44 per cent, all 1031 1011 10 Credit Fon. of England, lint. all 24 24 2 0-16 50 Credit Fon.of Mauritius lint lO 33 23d st Crystal Palace lOO 14 21 st Do. Preference lOO 93 93 st Do. 6p. c Perpetual Deb lO9 102 107 20 Darjeeling, lim. It) Eastern Assam, lim. 6l ...d 50 East Indian Land Credit and Finance, lim. 20 East India Irriga,. & Canal all 17 18 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lim. 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy Gus. by Egypt. Gov all 91 92 20 Egyptian Cont. & Trad. lim 6 41 43 st Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 2:38 241 10 Do. New 8 10 12p 3 Eng. &Austral. Copper, lira 21 1 1 15 English an-1 Foreign Credit 71 5 4d 100 Eng. and Scot. A , urine, lim 8 10 Fairbairu Engineering 5 14 140 20 Fore-stra et Warehouse,lim l2 pr 1p 100 For. & Col. Gov. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at XB5 all 831 841 50 Gellivara, lim 10 General Credit & Dis., lim. 71 2 If f 4 15 General Steam Navigation 14 28 29 50 1101113 & Col Marine in. lint. 5 41 310 10 Hong Kong and China Gas a 1 1... 20 Hudson's Bay all 131 134 20 Imperial Land Co. of Mar seilles, lim. 25 Indu-European Tel., lim. 10 .„ 20 luterna. Financial Soc. lint 5 11 11 20 Interns. Land Credit, lim. 6 6 40 50 Italian Land 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all 74 4 100 Do. 6p. c. Bds., redeem 1870, issued 20 50 Land Securities, lint 5 31 210 25 London African Trading.., 10 7 sad 25 Lon. & Gated. Marine, Um. 6 ...d 10 Loudon County Land and Building, lim, 5 Loud. Provincial Tel lim all 34 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent. all 41) 50 Loud. Financial A sso., lim 30 23 1 221 7 4 Lond.Geu.Omnibus•Co.lim. all 14 2 2116 60 Loud, and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, Jim, 20 Lond. & Provincial Marine 2 id pr st Madras Irriga. &Canl.Gua. sp.c. by India Gov lOO 105 107 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, 1; I 10 Mcditerra. Ex ten. Tel,,Jim. all 4 41 d 5 5 0 ° Mil l w Merchantal I I rShippingon \ Vlint,. 10 Natal Land and Colonisa tion Co., lint. ............... 9 3 1 21 3 25 National Discount Co., lint 5 11 f 121 114 25 National Prov. Marine, lint. 4 4 30 10 National Steam Ship, lim. all 81 91 20 Nerbutida Coal & Iron, Jim, 6 3 23 10 New Consolidated Dia. lim. 3 11 10 5 ew Quebrada, lim .......... 1.4.0 4; 31 25 New Zealand Loan & Met'. cantile Agency,lim ..... 21 1 IP 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, Ihn ...................... 5 13 1 4 10 Northern Assa.m Tea, litn. 5 7 5 10 Do. B .................... all 1 2 st North Brit. Austral., Jim... 100 48 53 50 North Brit. & Mercan. 1n... 6; 19 191 DI a l2 ll l ! 8 . 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 5 14f 15i 204 23 50 Oriental Financial, 1im,,,,,, 11 . ...d 5 Oriental Gas, Um. ............ all . i 1 74 5 Do. New. ................... 1 iP 2 10 Otago and Southland In , vestment, Jim ............... 2 ld i 5 Ottoman Gas, lim ........... all If 21 p 10 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian R. Mail lim all 11 ' A 5 Do do. ............ all 1 1 . / st Peel R. Land & Miner', lim 100 30 32 so Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all 48 50 49 181 Do. New 1867 ......... 10 2 lid 25 Reuter's Telegram ............ 24 27 30p 50 Rhymney Iron ............... all 181 193 20 15 Do. New ............... all 5 4 6 25 Rio de Janeiro City Im.,lim. all 17 18 20 Do. Gas, 1im...... all 231 241 24; 100 Royal Mail Steam .......... 60 44 46 et Scottish Aust. Invest., lim. 100 107 112 at Do. 6 p. c. Guar. Pref. 100 •• 20 Societe Fin. d'Egypt e, li m. 10 7• 6d 20 Societe Gen.de l'Empire Ot. 8 3 4p 50 S. African Mort. & Inv., Jim. 6 25 South Australian Land ... all 351 • 361 at Submarine Telegraph ...... 100 92 97 Do. 5crip.,,,,,,.,,, all 1 1 4 20 Telegraph Con. &Main.,li m. all 161 17 16; 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), 1im............ 2 23 24 44 20 Trinidad Petroleum, lim... 81 10 Trust &Agency of Aus.,li m . 1 •f 1p 10 Do do. do. all 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. Canada 5 id P 50 Union Marine L'pool, lim 5 4 41p 20 Union Steam Ship, lim all 22 24 15 United Discount Corp., lim 6 11 Oid SU. Kingdom Tel. Co., lim all 51 6 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref all 31 34p 20 Universal Marine(ln.), lim 5 1 lip 61 10 Upper Assam. Tea, Hut all 21 31 30 Van Dieman's Laud 284 7 8 00 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. (Mortgage) Loan all 74 75 743 I 50 Warrant Finance, lim. l2 12 100 50 West India and Pacific Steam, lim 2O 4 3a 20 WestLouoon Wharves and Warehouses lO Oli i I COLONIAL CiOVNIZNMICNT SECURITIES British Columbia►, 6 per 0ent.,1872.... 00. -------- - Cau.Gov.6p.o.Jan..&July 1877-84 • Do. 6p. 0. Feb. & Aug lOO 105 107 • Do. sp. o. Mar. & Sept lOO 104 116; • Do. sp. c. Jan. & July lOO 93 94 93i I • Do. sp. c. Inscribed sk lOO 90 92 • Cape o.llope, 6 p. 0.1873 lOO 102 101 • Do.Ap1.&001 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 lOO 100 102 Ca) ton, Nov 1878, 6 p.c lOO 108 110 Do. 1872, do lOO 103 107 Mauritius, 6 p. 0, 1873, Jan. and July ....... Do. 1878 ... Do. 1882, May and Nov lOO 106 108 Do. 1895. Feb. & Aug•••• 100 106 198 Me:bourne Corporate.,.. 1857-75, 6 per .. cent. .. 101 N. 8.G0v.6 p. c. Ja.&July ,t 1 al 6 p cs*, Apia Oct... 100 Do 6 p c.111:y .st Nov lOO 106 1( 8 N. S. W. 5 ire. ' '7l to 'N lOO 99 101 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1890. • 100 99 toe 95 Do. 5 p.c. rd.'67 to '75 lOO 59 101 N.Zcaland, 6p. et. 1891 lOO Do. 5 per cent—. DoJan, A p 1,1 aly, 0 t 100 97i 984 911 Do 6p c. Mar &z.ept '9l :00 108 110 Du J u & Dee , 1.91 Do l'ruv. 1 At.° Id. / 1 0 ( *criei 1 &2, It9o Nova Sootla 613. al). • • an) Jnly, 1875 100 101 103 Queenslnd. 6p. c. 'B2 5 lOO 1 5 106 Do 1891 Do. 1891 6) 0.186) lOO Do. do. A ...... •••• 100 101 110 Do rd. 1(93 ...... VlotorO9p.o. .. 100 106 107 Share NA Closiug Busineas ME. Paid. Price. done 10 Agra Limited, A all 114 121 1') Do B lO 41 51 50 Albion 100 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, Hui all 17 13 18 20 Anglo-Hungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 6 5 40 Australasian . ..... 20 Bank of British ColunOia all 11 13 20 Do issued at 2pm ~.. 5 ... ... 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, Hut 25 Bank of South Australia all 31 33 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 17 34 10 Bank of Aew Zealaul all 17 19 50 British North American , all 18 51 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, nd China all 201 211 25 Chartered Mere. of ludia, London, and China all 29 301 20 City ... 100 Colonial 10 Consolidated, lint. 50 Delhi and Lo n d ou, lint 50 East London, lint.. 5 11 0 1 20 English and American, lint 10 ... ... 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro. lint 20 English, , cottish, and Aus traliau Charterei 28„ How; Kong and Shanghai Bank C0rp0rati0n,.,,,.,,, all ... ... 281 Do new si 4 /64 I 100 Imperial, lint 20 Imperial 0tt0man....... ..... 10 11 11 ksloniau ............................. all 21 29 25 Do new 20 Lnd Mortgage of India, lint 4 3: 3/ 100 Do sp. c. Debs.lB6l, 30 all .76 75 72 77 30 London Bank of Mexico and South America, lint. 20 9 7 100 Londonaud Brazilian, lim. 45 31 82 20 Do new 71 61 51 100 London &River Plate, lint. 40 7 9 25 Do new 10 11 14 111 1 20 London Chart. of Australia all 221 231 50 London and County 2O 491 50/ 20 Do new iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd ll ... ... 41/ 50 London Joint Stock 1 35 36 341 5 20 London and South African al 1 12 100 London 0: S.-Western, lint, '2O .. 50 London & Vene zue l a, lim l2l ... ... ... 100 London and s Vestminster 2O 63 65 611 4 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm.,.., 2O 61 63 624 100 Merchant, lim 10 Metropolitan, li m 100 Midland, lint.. 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool lint l5 3 1 d 100 National I'rovine. of Eng'd 42 ... ••• 10 Do ...... .. ....... . 42 ••• "' 80 National...-. ................. r 30 46 48 20 New South Wale s all 42 43 20 North-Western 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 424 434 50 Provinc. Bank. Corpo., lim lO 6 51 100 Provincial of Ireland 2.5 89 91 10 Do new.. all ... ... 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lim 25 15 1 i 100 Do issued at 6 pm. 10 ... ... 25 Union of Australia all 48i 491 47/ 100 Union of Ireland, lint 50 Uuiou of London RUIVOURED RETIREMENr OF MB. TREVELYA.A. It is mentioned that there is a report current in official circles that Mr. Trevelyan is to be forced to retire on account of his use of the following expression in his recent speech :—" Those who were at the head of the War Department had a terrible task before them. They had opposed to them two tremendous influences—the influence of the aristocracy and the influence of the Court. Ile would not speak against any member of the Royal Family, whom they all affectionately esteemed, but he maintained that it was not right that a royal duke should be placed permanently in such a position as that of Com mauder-in-Chief." A Liberal contemporary declares that "to Mr. Trevelyan such martyrdom would be in every sense a gain, but a fatal error on the part of Mr. Glad• stone. Probably our early reference to the report will cause the subject of his dismissal to be recoil. sidereal, and we venture to warn the Government against the extreme unpopularity 'which would follow such an unjustifiable act. In our opinion, Mr. Trevelyan, by his imprudent speech, has done more to promote army reform than Sir John Pakington accomplished in two •cars at the 'War Office." LORD HALIFAX ON MIDDLE-CLASS PARLIAMENTS. A banquet was given to Lord Halifax in the Town Hall at Halifax on Wednesday. The noble lord, in acknowledging the compliment, alluded to public affairs in genera], and de clared it to be for the advantage of the country that those of independent position should take part in its Government. The middle:class Parliaments had ceased to exist, but their name would always be found, for they had secured civil and religious liberty and destroyed class legislation. They had put a stop to the reign of protection, and this conferred great benefits on the people. One thing they bad failed to do— to deal with the question of the Irish Church. Lord Russell bad long ego recognised the claims of the working men to the franchise, and he and Lord Halifax had been very active in proposing a franchise which would have satisfied the Liberal party, but the Government of that year (1852) were not strong enough to curry the measure. The reform bills of those days failed more on account of the lukewarmness of the Liberals than from the efforts of their opponents. Referring to the measure of 1867, Lord Palifax declared that ho was glad the bill had passed, but he was sorry for the manner in w'u:ch it had beon passed. He had never feared the consequences of that "Democratic measure," but ho thought the mode in which it had been carried had changed the character of public men. The reputation of these men was public property, and it was a matter of painful regret to him when they ceased to command the respect of the country, whether they entertained the same political opi nions as ha did, or were opposed, to him. The Conservatives had not realised the advantages which they had expected from the Reform Bill, but he thought that Mr. Disraeli had acted wisely iu withdrawing from office without testing the vote of an adverse ma jority. By such a course the late Premier and his colleagues had prevented all angry ani acrimonious feeling, and left themselves free to act with the Govern ment that had succeedel them. He believed that the result of the political change made would be to increase the power of the people to govern themselves, but he thought the task of legislation had been more difficult since the passing of the first Reform Bill. Much difference of opinion now existed upon public qu. stions, even among those who were most Lieedly. ELECTION PETITIONS. WINDSOR.—The inquiry into this petition was resumed on Thursday. The petitioner's case was brought to a close sooner than had been anticipated, and Mr. James asked for a delay till Friday for his rtply on behalf of Air. Eykyn, but his lordship could not consent, being pressed for time, and Mr. James accordingly replied to the evidence which had been given in support of the petition. He appeared to succeed so far in spewing the unsatis factory character of the evidence which had been given, and his lordship was of the same opinion in some of the cases. At the conclusion of Mr. James's address the court adjourned. Noawrcn.—Mr. Baron Martin opened the commission on Thursday. His lordship was received by the sheriff (Mr. W. J. Robinson), and will sit in the County Shire Hall instead of the Guildhall, which would afford very inadequate accommodation. The petitioner is Mr. J. H. Tillett, the unsuccessful Liberal candidate at the late election, and the respondent is Sir H. J. Stracey, who was returned for the constituency in the Conservative interest. the Court of Common Pleas, Mr. Collins, M.P. for Boston, moved in person to set aside the petition against his own return, on ground that it was a joint petition against himself and Mr. Malcolm, and security for £l,OOO only had been given. Rule nisi granted. GLOCCESTER.—In the Court of Common Pleas, Mr. J. 0. Griffits, or behalf of one of the sitting members for Gloucester, also moved to set aside the petition on a similar ground, and also on the ground that the petitioner had entered into the security for part of the £l,OOO. Rule nisi granted. A STRANGE STORY- A contemporary tells a rather queer story, which must be taken, however, for what it is worth, as it really came to nothing in the end. It is an account of "an extraordi- nary case " of firing a revolver at a social party assembled in a tavern at Holborn. Shortly after eleven o'clock, a night or two hack, four or five friends were sitting in the bar parlour of the Robin Hood Tavern, Holborn. They were chatting over their pipes and beer, when a tall, powerful looking man, something over 40 years of age, well-dressed, gentlemanly appearance, and perfectly sober entered the room, and almost immediately invited the company to join him in a game of draughts. The invitation was declined, which the staanger attributed to nervousness. Some chaff followed, and, in the midst of it, the man drew from his breast pocket a five-barrelled revolver, and, resting the muzzel on the table, pointed towards the others, asked, " How would you like a taste of that ?" He was asked in return whether he usually played with such toys as that, and he replied, " I deal with them in earnest sometimes, and I know how to set them in the right direction when wanted." He was then told that a man who would shew a weapon so unceremo niously would not have the moral courage to do so if it were loaded. Perfectly cool and collected, he rose from the table and went into the yard, and returned in •, minute or so, flourishing a bowie -knife in his hand, and asked those before him if they preferred that sort of thing to the other. Having threatened to hide the knife in the body of one of the company, he was told that they were not at all alarmed. Up to this time those in the room had no suspicion that the man meant any harm, but here, for the first time, he became slightly excited, and rapidly replacing the bowie -knife in his pocket, drew out the revolver, and saying that he could, if he wished, put the contents of one barrel through the centre of the clock, fired in the direction of the four or five men. A good deal of confusion naturally ensued, the landlord rushed in to ascertain the cause of the report, and, favoured by the smoke and the confusion, the stranger slipped out of the room and gained the street. No bullet was found, but it is believed the man went into the yard to load the , revolver. No pursuit was given. The favourite conjec tures are that the man was either a crack-brained Fenian, or an escaped lunatic. Mr. Antonio Brady has had an interview with th© Right Hon. the Vice-President of the Council at the Privy Council Office, on the subject of the East London Museum of Science and Art. DECEIVING A BEGGAR.—The other night a pro fessional beggar solicited the privilege of warming himself at the Worksop police-office. The officers complied with the request, and also gave him supper. In addition to this they locked him up, and next morning took him before a magistrate, who committed him for seven days as a rogue and vagabond.—Sheffield Telegraph. A BREECHES LAW.—A communication from Mexico says :—" The Mexicans of the provinces are not so attentive to their dress as might be, and they are fond of walking abroad in warm weather without their trousers, wearing only their shirt, and a pair of calzoncillas, which are white cotton drawers of a very primitive fashion. The Legislature of Zacatecas has taken this matter in hand, and has enacted the following law `in the interests of civilisation and decency:'—` Art. 1. The use of cal concillas externally is hereby prohibited throughout the State. Pantaloons or closed breeches must be substituted therefore. Art. 2. If after two months from the publica tion of this decree its provisions are not complied with, ofiendeis shall pay a monthly fine of 25z. s. to be applied for the benefit of the public Treasury.'" THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF A LARY IN LlNER t•oor..—An inquest has been held at Liverpool on the body of a widow lady named Clara .Jane Linde, who was found dead in a claypit in a brickfield at Kensington, Liverpool, on Saturday, It appeared from the evidence that about ten o'clock on Saturday morning the body of the deceased was found, with her face immersed in some mud, and quite dead. Investigation did not shew that she had been in any way subjected to violence of any kind, the medical testimony establishing clearly that she had d:ed from suffocation in the mud, a considerable portion of which was found in her stomach. After hearing and carefully considering the evidence, the jury returned an open verdict to the elect that the deceased was "Found dead." THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) LIVERPOOL, Jan. 14. The mail steamer Athenian, from the West Coast of Africa, arrived here to d ty. her dates are Fernando I'o, Dec. 13 ; Bonny, 17, Benin, 18 ; Lagos, 19 ; Accra, 21 ; Cape Palmas, 24 ; Sierra . Leone, 28 ; Teneriffe, Januuary 5 ; and Madeira, 8. She brings 781 ounces of gold, dust, and some specie. The health of all the ports was good. Trade was good at Buenos Ayres and Sierra Leone, and very dull at all other ports. The news from the coast is unimportant. A slight earthquake was felt at Accra on the 21st of De cember. The Athenian brings no news of the crew of the Hibernia. Batik of England returns. An Account, pursuant to cap. 32, for the week ending the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 1868. PkRTMENT. ISSUE DE Notes issued .....£32,534,110 Governint. Debt £11,015,100 Other Securities 3,984,900 Gold Coin and Bullion Silver Bullion X 32,534,110 JuNE. X 32,534,110 Proprietors' Capi tal 114,553,000 Rest 8,265,846 Public Deposits (including Ex chequer, Sav ings' Banks, Commissioners of National Debt, and Div. Accounts 3,638,067 Other Deposits.. 21,117,897 Sevon Days and othor Bills 499,869 X 43,074,4379 I GEORG SPORTING INTELLIGENCE *Ace of Trump, Ada, Bannockburn, Barbarian (h. b.), *Captain Crosstree, Chevy Chase, Fortunatus,Flatcatcher, Funny Man, *Globule, Greenland, Ilelice, Ilippolyte, L.S.D., The Lamb, The Lion, Meanwood, The Nrn(ll b), Nelly, *Planet, Reporter, *Rtdcap, Surney, Snowstorm, Tennyson, Tally-ho, Wings of the Wind, Zingyni, Little Bon, Juryman. Those horses marked thus (*) having been entered without the knowledge of their owners will be struck out at the time prescribed, unless specially ordered to remain RACING FIXT RES FOR 1869. FEBR Streatham 11, 12 I Lincoln l6, 17 JARY. Nottingham Spring 23, 24 Chelmsford.... 2i, 2ti Derby Spriug 25, 26 Harrow 18; 19 Mansfield 18 MA Liverpool Spring 2,3, 4 Shrewsbury Spring 5, 6 War wick 9, 10, 11 Kingsbury ll, 13 Northampton. l6, 17 RCII. West Drayton lB, 19 \Vest Somers e t 18, 19 Margate am 29 Durh ", 30 Epsom 3u, 31 Lti 1.. AP Bromley 1 2 Aldershot l, 2 Catterielc l, 2 Thirsk 6 7 S:reatham 8, 9 Ne wmarket Craven...l2, dm Eastbourne l9 Le wes `'U 21 Croydon._ 22, 23 Newinarkt , t Ist Spring_ _ 26, &c MA Chester 4, 5,6, 7 i Winchester ll, 12 1 York 11, 12 I St Albans Salisbury l3, 14 Doncaster 13, 14 Y. 11 7 4 at Drayton l7, 18 Bath 18, 19 Manchester l9, 20, 21 Croydon 9 0, 21 Harpenden 9 1 Epsom Summer .....25, Jco. Croydon 2, 3,4 Newcastle 22, 23, 24 Newton 2,3, 4 I Oldham 22 Ascot ...8, 9, 10, 11 Bibury Club 23 Liverpool Summer ...15, 16 Stockbridge 24, 25, 26 Windsor 15, 16 Chelmsford Hampton l7, 18 Sutton Park .....29, 88 Jl. , LY. Worcester l, 2 1 Reading 15, 16 Newmarket July 6, &c. I Huntingdon 2O, 21 Kingsbury . 9, 10 I Southampton 22 23 Pontefract 12, 13 Stamford ... Pte, 23 I Nottingham l3, 14 Goodwood 27, 28, 29, 80 AUG UST. Brighton 3, 4 i Oxford Brighton Club 5 Canterbury ...... ...... 24, 25 Lewes 6, 7 York 24, 25, 26 Egli:lm lO, 11 I Plymouth .26 Wolverhairpton lO, 11 Windsor August l2, 13 Windsor 12, 13 Derby Summer ...31, S ep. 1 I St. Albans Stockton lB, 19, 20 1 SEPTEMBER. Warwick... 7, 8 Western (Ayr)........22, 23 I Abingdon 9, 10 Kingsbury. 23, 24 Doncaster 14, 15, 16, 17 1 Monmouth . , 23, 24 Richmond 21, 22 I Newmarket Ist 0ct....28, &c. Lichfield OCTOBER Bedford 5, 6 Cheltenham l9, 20 I Edinburgh 6, 7, 8 West Drayton 2l, 22 Leicester I Newmarket 2d 0ct...11, & c . Monmouth 23, 24 Chelmsford l9, 20 I Newmarket li'ton ...25, dro. NOVEMBER. Worcester 2,3, 4 I Sbrewsbury 15, duo Liverpool 9, 10, 11.12 f Lo3taington Hunt ....23, coo WATERLOO ME: (Over A ETING—PEB.I7. Wear.) Patron-Right lion, The Waterloo Cup, value £l, of £25 each ; 64 subs; the the second £2OO. 1. Mr C. F. Allison 33. Mr J. Ingleby 2. Mr J. F. Armistead 34. Mr R. Jardine 3. Mr J. Bake 35. Mr F. Johnston 4. Mr \V. J. Barden 36. Mr J. Johnston 5. Mr F. Bartholomew 37. Mr H. B. Jones 6. Lord Binning 38. Mr W. J. Legh 7. Mr J. Blackstock 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. !dr S. Mallabey 11. Mr T. Brocklebank 43. Mr C. E. Marideet 46. xfon. C. C. Molyneux 14. Mr C. J. Chesshyre 1 1 3 ! 3.1 M o r • 47. Mr T. Neville . 15. Mr W.ll. Clark J. 48. Mr R. Paterson B. Bruudrit Carruthers ' 4 4 5 4. . Sir r C. .M ll O . l3, M m a e s u s z ey 16. Mr E. Croft 49. Mr T. L. Reed 51. Mr J. Savage 19. Mr James Dunlop 52. Mr N. Saxton 18. 17. M M rr J. .D CunninghamD e ight on 20. Mr J. Evans 53. Lord Sefton 21. Lord Gullies 50. Dr Richardson_ 54. Mr T. Smith 22. Mr J. Gibson 23. Mr W. M. Gilmour 55. LMr J. 24. Mr A. Graham . Col. Goodlake SG. Lard Stairinks 23 57. Mr E. W. Stocker 23. Mr T. Green 58. 58. Alr S. Swinb urne 27. Mr C. A. 59. Mr G. A. Thompson M GO. Mr R. Todd 2S. Capt. Mahon) 61. Mr B. W. Trinder 29. Mr J. Haywood 30. Mr J. Hodson 62. Mr It. C. Vyuer 31. Mr J. Hole 63. Mr R. H. Williams 32. Mr J. Hyslop C 4. Capt. Wyndham The Waterloo Purse, value £260, in specie, taken from the Cup Stake, for the 32 beaten dugs in t4e first round for the Cup; the winner to receive £lOO. The Waterlog 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, 64 subscribers, at £25 each the money £1,600 - to be divided as under:- 1. Witmer to 1. &Tout! ditto 2. Dotrs to roo,ive each... 4. Ditto ditto 30 8. Ditto 2U ditto._ 16. Ditto 0 ditto.., the Earl of Sefton. GOO in specie, by subscription winner to receive £5OO, and ... £5OO ... 200 10L) ... 120 ... 160 ... 160 1,240 The Waterloo Purse auil Waterloo Plata SW X 1,600 The jury at the Old Bailey this morning, in the alleged libel on the Ottouumlway Company, had not arrived at a verdict when we went to press. CRYSTAL PALACE.—One Shilling Day, Thurs day, Jar. 11.—Adtuissions by ecasou tickets ; 2,151; ditto on payment, 4,582; total visitors, 6,753. • BANKING D2PARTMEN"r. Governmt. Seen ,rities(including Dead Weight Annuity) .... £15,884,710 Other Securities 17,707,002 Notes 8,408,750 Gold and Silver Coin £43,074,679 , E FORBES, Chief Cashier. LINCOLN SPRING MEETING. TUESDAY, FEB. 16. Nominations for the Lincolnshire Handicap of 100 soya added to a sweepstakes of 15 sovs each; certains winners extra. One mile. Ajsx, Atonement, Anlace, Arbaces, Acaster, Amity, 13,1 Giorno, Bordor Knight, Benefactor, Brunehat, Ben Nevis, Brother to Chattanooga, Blacklocg, Bessie Dixon, *Bonnie Katie, Carita, Cocoa Nut, Honesty, Chel tenham, Choral, Ceres, Conjuror, Cock of the Walk, Dryad, The Drummer, Eztstley, Buckenham's dam filly, Fairfax, Fitz. Adam, Friday, Fairwind, Falstaff, Formosa, *Flora, George Osbaldeston, Vallation g, St. Agnes g, Glen Rosa, Hatchment, Historian, Head Cents; Harvester, Hammerton, Islam, Jenny, John Leech, Kaupai, King Richard, Knight Errant, Lady 7,3tland, Lady Coventry, Lady Rosehill, Last Rose of Summer, Make Haste, Mount Palatine, Mr. Pitt, Midwife, Monarch of the Glen, Mocco letto, Mexico, Our Mary Ann, Provider, Perfume, Redcap, The R-turned, * Sagittarius, Sister to Vedette, Seleucus, Sycee, Silenus, The Sawyer, Slownian, 'Typhoeus, Troy, Uncas, Vottigern, Vcrity, Vaniclika, Veda, Vacuum, Van Atuburch, Viridts, Weather Star, Wrestler, Wa WA ingtm, Yarmatk, and Queen of York. Mr. 11. Rennie!: is a su'oscriher, hut did not name. Tho e horses marked thus * having been entered with out the knowledge of their owners, will be struck out at the time prescribed unless specially ordered to remain in. Nominations for the Grand Steeplechase (handicap) of 10 sovs ( - itch, with 100 added ; certain winners extra. About four miles.