The Sun. — London, England, 1869-03-24 00:00:00

'SHOP OF nag recentlY I in St. Pain's On arriving stt d by the Veil the Venerabl e Canons Dale, iop Andersont endaries. The is the dean he Right Ref. n, and beg that stom, and that con of Canter. iocese." Ldate, the corn n behalf of Ole ou the burdell :eed according assented, th e Ashop, clergy , • House to the Mayor, wit h 1 in their robes ers, will awai t ance, and will e. As the pr°' n will be sung dean will lead im to sit down' y Longueville Ledral Church' :t, install, and -40 d, Jobn, hi [lto the bishop d preserve thy for evermor e ' ity, and ador n is powerful, embers of t he tails, and fa a dusion of the be given, and 'he bishop vra l dean, cano n ' s . declaration of mresPo ndent of meneera elit ge en place. ecto the Pr °s i te r o f the 13 , t 0 to cou le e : n o to the itiv.ll eneral oPOhilfo iessePsp w ill m cerned named. ead forfeit a boo• he let pe r, aloe, h e o l sever onlY• . it has o g u l t. probah l! a t )uiPam' h ' at the s hot lac es in the P ahe E the t3 to o we are Loa. ;nurse °f % o w has bee n t hat etti, 1111 ‘ .. bay n portion tern outh - w e by re D remov e o f sl gion oper upP l l le to 5 eat base o . lr • h 11' T hic mo re er. Ili ' o iled damag e of ateara— r ca n ' A power' t he i f re ; ) osen cell r ould b e t be 1 3 Will 11° con' engineers .iOO f ro m the s ci e cco. .e win ere b e io th. er, 9 ,„tob t of Peth b 3" r g ti ered to is the l cana l ions. alla c o it F erd° ' ' o ch ro to Pa ss e as 0 TiraSaP bare he ar the" s urrend e r he it v suo y. s near a t can ,' rep literrallean that t _ et i r n es co , nyeaje oc; The hop en Tiding Ica ng been con' hake° WIS tir e)* 40Wl ab the ri`" show n . A a3hate" har e ',,,,aettO ° their .., e, will not Po le Burns) t he :einark ° 011 „ iA ed h e r o lle n ee. aPP e . e r c i li thot ldiscov e i rer left erage• fits A a daY• e elar 6 parent s .", the 41l An dc i e sire dr' r . he r ow ertien fr erso to rw anY P Dir. a tinual l37 ,., e pt, her treat °ui fa c344 11- MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITT, Two o'CLocK. Only a limited amount of business was trans acted to-day, and even in that a dullness prevailed. The Government Securities maintain yesterday's prices, and many of the brokers are preparing for the fortnightly settlement and the Easter holidays. In Foreign securities there has been some trifling alterations, and the American 5-20's are not so good as yesterday, but Eries have improved slightly. The Railway market is very dull, Metropolitans have gone down, but the other alterations are un important. Money is still held for a ; in the house, loans can be had at 21. Consols are 92i 3k for money ; ditto, for Ac count, 93k ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 91i New T;;.ree per Cents, 91i ; ditto Red Sea Telegraph, 191 ; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, 21 per Cent., par ; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., 240. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 11214 ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 1001 1 ; ditto Debentures, 5 per Cent., 1041. In the Foreign Stock Market prices are as fol lows :—Brazililian of 1865, 801 to 1 ; Chilian of 1867, 94/ to 951 ; Egyptian of 1864, 891 to / ; ditto of 1868, 76 to 1; Italian of 1861, 55j to ; ditto of 1868, 84 to 85 ; Mexican, 14/ to 15 ; Peruvian of 1865, 79 to 791 ; Russian of 1866, 93/ to 941; Nicolai, 67 to j ; Orel, 82 to 1; Moscow, 791 to 80 ; ditto Charkof, 771 to 1 ; ditto Charcow, 771 to ; Turkish of 1858, 63 to 54 ; ditto of 1862, 661 to 67 ; and ditto of 1865, 411 to 1. The mortgage debentures of the Trouville Asso ciation are quoted 1 to 1 prem. In the Railway Market Manchester and Sheffield are in good demand, and there has been a rise of k to IT per cent. in Great Eastern, Metropolitan, and Caledonian ; the other lines are as quoted yes terday. American 5-20's have declined to 831 to but Erie Shares have improved 241 to 251. Illinois Central, 96/ to 971; Atlantic and Great Western Debentures, 321 to 3 ; and the Consolidated Mort gage Bonds, 311 to /. In the Miscellaneous market National discount are quoted 111 to / ; General Credit, 11 to 1 dis. ; International, 11 to 1 dis. ; Hudson's Bay 131 to 1 ; Telegraph Construction, 17 to 1; Atlantic Te legraph, Eight per Cent. Preference, 31 to 31 ; and Anglo-American 221 to 22/.. In Bank shares the quotations are unaltered from yesterday. The Stock Exchange will be closed on Good Friday, as well as on Monday next. As Tuesday, the 30th, and Wednesday, the 31st instant, are the account days, the preparatory arrangement will commence on Thursday morning next. Busi ness will be transacted at the Stock Exchange on Saturday. The Metropolitan Railway traffic shows this week an increase of £2,844 over last year. Formal notice is given by the Great Northern Railway Company that the Board of Trade have authorised the abandonment of certain important works. The report of the Merchant Banking Company of London (Limited), to be presented on the 25th inst., recommends a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, which will absorb £9,315, and leave £2,587 to be carried forward. The reserve fund has been increased £20,000 during the year, and now stands at £45,000. The report of the Home and Colonial Marine Insurance Company (Limited), to be presented on the 31st instant, recommends a dividend of 2s. 6d. per share, being at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum for the six months ended the 31st of December last. _ The shares of the Metropolitan Railway have been unfavourably influenced by the issue of a pamphlet by Mr. Salisbury to the shareholders of the line on the subject of the late injunction. The writer contends that after what has passed nothing will satisfy the proprietors and tha public but an independent investigation of the accounts of the undertaking. A circular signed by Mr. W. P. Andrew, as chairman, has been addressed to the shareholders of the Sein.le Railway, informing them that at the approaching extraordinary general meeting the question of amalgamating the several and separate undertakings of the company will be submitted for consideration. At a special meeting of the lonian Bank reso lutions were passed approving of the arrangement between the Bank and the Government at Athens, a.utherisiog further negotiations with the National Bank of Greece, and empowering the directors, should they see fit, to pay the 3 per cent. dividend without the bonus of 2 per cent. for the half-year. A call of £5 is ordered to be made on the new shares. At public sale at the Open Stock Exi.thange (Limited), yesterday, Brighton Hotel Company (Limited), £5 fully paid, sold at 21s. to 225. 6d. per share ; Cramer and Company (Limited), 110 fully paid, £5 19s. 6d. ex div. per share; Grosvenor and West-end Railway Terminus Hotel Company (Limited), £lO fully paid, 24 per share; Guild hall Taverns Company (Limited), £lO fully paid, per share, and Leasehold Investment Company (Limited), £4 paid, £3 19s. per share. An ordinary meeting of the South Austrian, Lombardo-Venetian, and Central Italian Railway Companies will be held on the 28th of April, "to receive the report of the committee, approve of the accounts for the year 1868, and to fix the dividend." An extraordinary meeting is also convened for the same day, " to ratify the agreement entered into with the Italian Government for the concession or leasi,ng of the different lines." The advices from Brazil by the present mail are to the 23d of February. The journals contain no fresh news of importance from Paraguay. The Bra zilian General had as yet made no movement in pursuit of Lopez, but an expedition of Argentine troops was reported to have returned with about a thousand Paraguayans of all ages, whom they had met with in the country they had passed through. Otherwise for a hundred miles inland they had found the villages deserted. BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cont. Consols Ditto for Account, 3 per Cent. Reduced 91- I Now 3 per Cent New 2} per Cent. Jan. 1894 De. 5 per Cen Jan. 1873 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 l9l Exchcqur.s.r Bills, £l,OOO, 2} per Ct. 1)2 £5OO De. £lOO & £2OO Bulk of Eughnd Stock,4} per Cent 240 account Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds Inter-Celonial Uranium INDIAN INDIAN CIOVERNMENT SECURITIES India Stock, 10f per Cent., April 1879 _ . Do. Opening, for Account -- Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates -- Do. Enfaced Pape. 4 per Cent..,.. — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 ........ — Do. 5i -per Cent, May . 1879 — DJ 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 — Do do 1877 Do. do. 1882 — D.;. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO Do. under £l,OOO FOREIGN FTTNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent ... . Do., Scrip 145 paid Auitrian Bonds 5 per cent .. — Do. 1859 — Br3.2.ilian 5 per Cent — Do. 4* per Cent,. 1852 — Do. do. 1858.... Do. do. 186 1 Do. do., 1863 — , Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do Account Bof 1 B .enos Ayres 6 per Cent. Da 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Cabe., 6 per Cent. o.Alian 6 per Cent — Do. 4i per Cent 95 Do. 3 per Cent., Po. 6 per cent 1867 Do. 7 per Cent. , 1866 coloaibian, 6 perCept. Danish, 3 per Cent., 1825 , — Dan. , biau Principalities, 7 lar Cent — Do 8 per Cent., 1867 BB vquador New Oonsolidated, 1 per Cent E,yi . ',,ian, 7 per Cent.... B2 'e Second Issue . •• Bll 2 90..E5w, _Bonds B2 f Do. £lOO Bonds ••••• 83i • Do. 1864 Do. Account - Do. £5OO Bonds Do. I.IOC Bonds English Scrip, 1868 76f k Do do. £45 pd — dis Government Railway Debentures Greek 5 per Cont., 1824 5, ax Coups — 1)o. Account - Do. Coupons - Do. Account alatemale. 5 per Cent . — liondurts Gov. Rail. Loan., lop. Ct., all pd -- lt ~iait 5 pet Ccr t., 1865 - . Do. Accounti . — Do Marentmana Railway qi3Xli.;:tiL 3 per Cent Ditto for AccouLt Do. 1864 — Do i per Cont. Anglo-Frouch — b , ontevidvan i'l per Cent. . — loorisit imporial 5 per Cent Sew Granada l6} Do 3 per Ceu 376 Do. Defer•od Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account.. Do 4i per Cont. (Ut:',arrou) Do 4f per Cent., 1862 -.. Do Account — PurtNguese 3 per Ct., 1853,'6, 7,'9,'6u,'2.'r 366 Do. do. 1P67 — Do. do. Sc ° , ip, £2O paid — - Rassian 5 per Cent., 18 . 2 z, .t: bl, Do 4i per Cent . 1850 Do 4f per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Auglo-Dutcb, 1864, £loo.Bondt — Do. d u . £B4 ISs. d 0..., Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds 9l Do. do £Bl 15s. do — Do Nicolas Railway 67 Sarlinian 5 pia Cent — Spanish 3 perCen .. -- Do. Account .... — Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Deferred — Do. Account • Do. Passive Do. Com. Cert. of Coup. not fuudod — Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan Do Government, 1864 Do do, 1868 Do do, Scrip pn Turaish 6 per Cent.; Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Do .£IOC Bonds 671 Do 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1860 64! Do 4 per Cent., Guaranteed Do Lana Warrants (Hectares) Venezuela 3 per Cent. D0....1.ce 4 ant Dividends on the above payable in London Austrian o psr Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 24 per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil Do. 4 per Ceut. Certificates ..... Do. Account French Relates, 3 per Cent.. 1:4. 25f. — Ih - fifth 5 per Omit. 1851, E. Zsi.l Do Account ss} CLOSINU PRICES. Jonsols, Money 93 } 3 Do. Account, April 8 SOUTHERN STATES. The following intelligence came from Memphis on the 25th Feb. :—" A horrible tragedy occurred on Friday night, three miles north-east of Raleigh Springs. A party of white men went to the house of Colonel Thomas Dickens, while he and two men named Wilson and Humphrey were eating supper, and knocked at the door, which was opened by Humphrey. Without saying a word the party shot Humphrey through the body, and with knives and pistols in their hands rushed into the room and put out the lights. They then commenced firing at Dickens and Wilson. Dickens received one ball in the body, and with Humphrey managed to crawl out of the room. Col. Dickens made his way to a neighbour's house and gave the alarm. On return ing with a party of neighbours a coloured woman, Col. Dickens's servant, was found dead near the front door. Wilson's body was found in the room with eight shots through it, and almost cut to pieces. Humphrey was also found badly wounded. The assassins plundered the house, taking everything of value, and rifled the pockets of Wilson and the negro woman, took two valuable horses from the stables, and made their escape." The Board of Directors of the Merchants' Exchange of St. Louis met on the 25th February for the purpose of considering the question of establishing a line of propellers between New Orleans and Liverpool, to connect by steamers with St. Louis. After a full discussion the committee appointed to ascertain from St. Louis importers the probable amount of business they would give such a line, whether it would he better to purchase a line of s.eamers or to charter vessels for the purpose, and to raise the funds to guarantee the line against loss by lack of freight or a cutting under process. The case of Georgia was under discussion by the Reconstruction Committee at their meeting on Feb. 25. The committee is considering a bill declaring the Representatives of that State to be ineligible, on the ground that both the State and Legislature have failed to comply with the reconstruction acts. If the bill is reported, as it probably will be, and passed, the Clerk will not put the names of the Representatives from Georgia on the roll-call for the XLlst Congress. It seems to be settled that the Clerk will not call the names of the Representatives from the States of Georgia and Louisiana on the assembling of the next Congress. Excluding these Stat es, and several contested seats, where neither party holds a certifi cate of election, the House will stand 137 Repub licans to 62 Democrats. ' The Arkansas Legis lature consists in the Senate of 21 Republicans and 1 Democrat, and in the House of 79 Republicans and 1 Democrat. Oa joint ballot there are 100 Re publicans and 2 Democrats. From Raleigh, N.C., Feb. 23, it is reported that the decision of the Supreme Court adverse to the Chatham Railroad Appropria tion has been published. This has the effect to re duce the State debt many millions of dollars. The Western North Carolina Railroad, and the Wll. mington, Charlotte and Rutherford Roads are un tainted. The Court also decides the stay law un constitutional. The Memphis Avalanche tells the following tragic story of an occurrence at Mariana, a village in Phillips County, 25 miles north-west of Helena :—" The actors in the bloody tragedy were all young men of good standing and excellent character, men of the very heyday of youthful man hood. While Mr. Tom Freeman was driving a wagon and team in the direction of Mariana he was accosted by Mr. Tom Slaughter of Mississippi, who, together with his cousin, Mr. Arthur Slaugh ter, was riding on horseback in the same direction. A remark made by the first Mr. Slaughter was something to the effect that " he was d--d glad they could afford at least one white driver in Ar kansas !" Mr. Freeman it is alleged, being rather deaf, interpreted this remark as an insult, and bitterly cursed the young man. Upon the arrival of the wagon at Mariana, Tom Slaughter ordered Freeman to dismount, drawing a pistol at the time, which, it is supposed, was accidentally discharged, wounding Freeman in the leg. Immediately upon this Freeman firei and instantly killed Tom Slaughter, the ball passing through his body in the region of the heart. Mr. Arthur Slaughter being present, levelled his pistol and fired upon Freeman, shooting him through the head, not, however, before Freeman had simultaneously fired, mortally wound ing Arthur Slaughter, whe died instantly. Thus in a few minutes three brave young fellows were sent to their long account without warning, and from a trifling cause." The militiamen who per petrated the outrages in Arkansas have been tried by court-martial and shot. They were made fast to their coffins and executed by a party of their coloured comrades, the affair being witnessed by the entire militia force. Four men were thus dealt with, two of them quite lads. The Baltimore Gazette publishes the following telegram from Florida : • " Bainbridge, Georgia, March 3, 1869. Hon. C. M. Hamilton, Washington, D. C. ; Major Putnam, State Senator, and Dr. Finlayson, clerk of the Court, were assassinated in the streets of Mariana , Jack son County ; Florida , o n the ni g ht of the 26th of February. The latter was killed outright, and the former mortally wounded. Horrible !—J. Q . Dickerson." The Frice of Gold. The quotation of gold at P aris is about a t par, and the short exchange on London is 251. 15c. p er £ 1 sterling , ton comparing these rates with the En g lish Mint price of l'es.lo4d. per ounce for standard. gold, it appe vs that gold at the above price is abut 1-10th p:r cent. dearer in Paris than in London. The course of exchange at New York on London for bilis at 60 days' sight was on the last date about 1 81 per coot. •At this rate there is no profit on the importation of gold from the Uni:cd Mates. The remains of the late Major-General Ormsby, R.A., Lieutenant-Governor of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, were interred on Monday morning in the Charlton Cemetery with military 4onours. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 24, 1869. SHARE LIST. AND STOCKS. Paid. Pric i er. , -*re ,i.aitwayb. Price ing Business . dne. st Bristol and ...... 100 79 at Caledonian Exet .... er 77 a.... IVO 7SI 7911 71 191 81 61 Ui.naorian 2) Cornwa11. . $t Dublin & Belfast J unc lO9 77 79 at Dun,,l'erthas Ab.Junc lOO 70 72 2i East London all 7 9 6 20 Do 15 2J Do 10 • $t Glasgow &S. Western lOO 97 99 st Great Eastern .. it Do. E. Augl. No. 2 IOU ... ... at bircat North o 1 Scotlaue lOO 16 6 st tireat Northern .. 100 1061 ;071 st Do. A stock lOO 106,, 107 1061 at Do. 8 stool.: st (HS, and W. of irelanu lOO as 7 so lit. Westeiu -original MO 4:1 191 191 1 t Do. bouth Matti lO bi 69 s'• Do. W. Altd.—Uxterc lOO .8 k 7 s( Do. Newport at Lancashire & I urasuir lOO .24 iSI 12 1 at Lou., lirigh.,4 S.Cuast lOO 4-1 4.1 47. , 1 O 1 Do berip - - sr 1 vu.. WAAL., anu Do Lc., 111 16.. 161 .1 Uu. Metrop. Ex.-A - it Lou. & :North 11 estLii lth; 1.41 15 1141 111 15 A. Lou. ot bouin 11 ester lOO S 7 /-9 :71 at Mao., 61101., ..tt 1.11100111: ItA) kr..l 441 1 it ADA t opolitan ~ . st Do Exteusi.m .. .• Ivo 1. 21 1 10 uu. ~.\ wr. rd .• st Mo.;ru t iontan District. all Id es 51 10 Metrop. nt. John's V , oo 1 6 11 at M.......•5i1d •0:1 01 :191 1161 at uu, ifirmin. & Da.l./j.. 1t..0 St tsii St N ...to British st Du. Wu., rth., & Dim.. iO. - st : or. ~: astern - LtrwiLi P.O 102 ,t 3 1021 , 1 23 Do. :. ..i . ii: putslnoi: -L./a:Le - - K t Do Lends ...... at Du York st Do Carli ...... st Do Stoe .. A; DArllag l.O 13 • 132 131 st North Lon tun 10 Do Am .clB . 2 14 11 1 ./ ' st North Staffordshire...—. 100 ha 5 7 st North and S.-W. Jnuction 100 Vs 100 10 Do Now £lO sharas 7 ... - at Rhymney st Shrupshira Union 1- 0 361 k7i st Soutu Devon st South Eastern lOO 751 76 731 at Staines, Wok'hara,& Wok all 14 18 at a c..“ r i.sl.: iv(' 115 100 -- Do. 1.; •• • Vi. I/Lc:nerd di liiikenny lOO 10 11 archon & Whiteha.l 6 RAILAV:-YS-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., 44 per cent lOO ... st Do. Aberdeen, gue, 6 p.c lOO ... st Do. do. 7 per cent lOO st Do. do. Ordinary lOO 40 82 st Do. Midland st Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gua all st, Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO 105 107 at Do. let Class preference lOO at Glas. & S.W. gua. 4 per ct lOO at Rt. Eastern, E.C. Ex. No.l 100 9 , to at Do do N 0.2 100 94 9s st Do do 6 per cent 100 100 112 st Do East Anglian Asp. c. 1 00 at Do do B 6 do. 100 at Do do 0 7 do. 100 st Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 et Do E. Union 4 p.c. gua. 100 70 74 at Do Norfolk 5 p.c.Ex.1846 100 st Do do 5 p.c.Way.Val. lB47 100 st Great Northern , 5 per cent 10 st Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 st Do 41 do do do 100 „. st Do 4 do at sp. c. pin lOO atj Do Leeds, radford, and Halifax, 6 B per cent lOO „. st] Gt. Nrth of Scotland, let pf 100 sti Great South. and W ceneston' 100 96 97 (Ireland) 4 per t at; G t.West.— Orig.& Jut: Bent chg., per gua. 5 p.c lOO 101 103 st Do. Orig. (B. &H. Ex). 5 p.c lOO 95 103 at Do do 41 per cent. 1860 lOO 86 94 at Do do 4 do do st 1.,0 do S per cent. redein lOO 1/4 e 7 951 st Do do Birmingham glut,. 100 63 79 st Do do do pref lOO st Do do Chester gua lOO 80 83 st Do do do per cent lOO at Do do do . 5 do 100 9 d 100 at Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 86 a t Do do 44 p.c lOO ••• ••• at Do do 43 1839 lOO at Do do ö st Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g. 100 11 116 a t Do do 2d gua. 100 110 114 at Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c. 100 90 9 i at Do do 2d do 100 100 10 ) at Do gua. 51 per cent. 1863 100 100 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. all st Lancash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 3 135 a t Do Barnsley, £5 3s 10d p.c. 100 at Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 145 at Do 44 (Blackburn parch). 100 93 IVO at London & Brighton, sp. c. guaranteed, No 1 lOO at Do 5 per cent. gua. No. 2. 100 st Do 0 du do lOO st Du 5 do NJ. 4 lOO st Do 7 per cent l9O at Do 6 do (W.E. & (IP.) 100 at Da 4 do 1859 lOO ••• at Loudon, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent lOO at; London and C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent.— 100 108 110 st Do Bedford &Cambridge lOO *** *** st Do Shrewsb'y & Welchp'l lOO a t London and 7 p,c late 3d shares, lOO 140 139 is 61. Do (Portsm. perp aus. 256 d) all .* • . a t Sian., Slid., & Liucla." 6 p.c. 100 115 117 6 Do .t 6 all par 1 pat st Do 31 per cent lOO 63 63 10 Do redeem. 6 percent. 5 st Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 130 134 at Do 13ristol& Bina., 6p. c lOO 1,2 134 st Do 41 per cent. redeem lOO i 8 103 st, Do 44 per cent. irredeem lOO 98 1 n st Do Leicester & pc. 100 80 91 ,t North Gritisli, 5 p.c. No.l lOO ... E. S a l D D I Do Bo rder j r & , * e t3l-N r .° l . 4 41 21 ;0 '4 , e 5 ' , Se s ; l 4e p e . i4n e . .. t 8 1 11 1 0! 4. st N.-Eaatern—Uous. 4 p.c lOO 87 * St . ) at Do 44 per cent. rededui at Do A.E. 4 per cent., lOO 17 Du Berwick capital Do York, 11. &S. ',arenas° lO 1 . 6 14 13 Do Stchtu & Drling. 5 p.c lOO 105 toe 'et Do W. ilartlepool Ji. ana it lOO 85 67 20 North Staffordshire lOs s. Devon Annuities, 1 s all 9 10 10s Do Tavistock Anna., 10s all 91 . 94 lOs Du Fixed 41 per cent all 8 51 10.6. S. i,ast. (Read. Anus., 1.0.6) all 22 24 at Do 41 percent lOO . st Do Fixed 41 per cent lOO st Tat! Vale No.l lOO 145 150 st Waterford & Kill:cony, 6pa 100 41 43 ' RAILWAYS.-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. st Caledonian 41 p c gua. at Do Scot. Cen. min. 7 p c lOO ... at Do 41 p irredeem all ... at Do 4p c con. issued at 83 65 at Great Eastern 41 per cent. 102 st Do 5 do, 1862 lOO 89 es at Do New 5 do, 1863 lOO 85 a 8 at Do •do 5 do, 1861 lOO b 2 86 at Great Northern, 5 p Cirred. 100 at Do Permanent 5 per cent. 100 st Do Boston &Sleald, 4} pc 10U st Great West., W. p e 100 ..„ st Do Juintimrpe. 5 p c,1865 100 88 at 89 at Do do 6p c irred., 1866 103 101 108 1071 7 23 Do Vale Neath perp. 5p c all 19 20 st Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B 10) 5 Lane. and York. New 41 per cent till July, 1871 2 st Loud., Brig., &c., 41 pc, 1858 100 ... st Do do 4 do, 1860 100 ••• st Do do 41 do, 1861 100 ... st. Da do 41 do, 1863 100 st Do do 5 do, 1865 100 ... st Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 103 ... at Do No. 7 5 do st Lond , Chat., &e., 2d, 6 p.c 103 at D o Metrop. Ex., B 6 p.c Do do C 6 p.c st London &N. Western, 5p e 100 106 110 at London &S. Western, 41 p c 100 2 91 10 Man. bhef. &Lin., 5 pc, 1865 all 3 84 st Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO at Midland, A 5 per cent pref lOO 106 10i st Du B 5 do 109 106 108 18 Do 5, c opt. to cony. to Ord. Stk. , Sept. 1, 1869 all, 201 204 18 • Do Ineonv. New Snares all 18, 19* 22 Do 5 p 0 coa. into Uld Stk.,Aug. 81, 1872 Bl If 21 p st North British, E. and l+ No. 1, 5 per cent st Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 ... tat Do E., P., & Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 ... . st Do E.&(.1, No. 2, 5 p.c st Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 100 st Do D. & G., N 0 . 3, 5 p.c st Do E. & (Ordiry) 41 p c 100 st 'North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 1 s ;7 st Do Stock. & Dart., D st North London, 44, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) tit North Staffordshire 5p c lOO st South Eastern, 41 pc, 1859 100 „, st Do 5 du 1861 100 st Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 „, st Do 5 do, 1864 ,„ st Victoria St.& Pimlico, 41 pc 100 ,„ JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Closing Business Share NAME. Paid. Price. done . 10 Agra Limited, A all 121 13 13/ 13 Do B lO 41 9 41 50, Albion 00" Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, Ulu alli 184 2 1 201 1 20 Anglo-Hungarian 8 It 21 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 51 41 41 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 11 13 20 Do issued at 2pm ~.. :5 5 4 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lint. 25 Bank of South Australia all 30 32 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 39 10 Bank of New Zealand all 17 18 171 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, and China all 25 Chartered Mere. of India, London, and China all 20 City 100 Colonial 25 10 Consolidated, lim. 50 Delhi and London, line 50 East London, lien 5 20 English and American, lint 10 20 English Bank of ltio do JA- 21 22 _ neiro. -hm lO 20 Englibh, zcuttibh, and Ana • tralian Chartered 281 Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all 2SI Do 100 Imperial, lim 20 Imperial Ottoman lO 25 lonian all 25 Do new 20 Lnd Mortgage of India, lint 4 100 Do sp. c. Debs.lB4 30 all 76 30 London Baukl of Mexico :01 $Ol 12 1: tl;i 4O 4 1 41 pr 1p ICf 17} 25 27 1 11 161 171 2 21 12j 25 27 1,3 p 31 5j 75 76 and South Znierica,Ki. 20 100 London and Brazilian, Rm. 41 20 Do new 7i 100 London & River Plate, lim. 40 25 - Do new 10 20 London Chart, of Australia all 20 London and County 2O 50 Do new, iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd ll London Joint Stock 1 London and South African al 00 London &S.-Western, lim, 2 0 150 London & Venezuela, Jim l2l 100 London and Westminster 2O 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm 2O 100 Merchant, lim 25 10. Metropolitan, lim all 100 Midland, lim 2O b National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lim. 15 100 National Provinc. of Ened 42 10 Do . 42 50 National. BO 20 New South Wales all 20 North-Western 74 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 50 I'rovinc. Bank. Corpo., lim. 10 100 Provincial of Ireland 25 10 Do new. all 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lim 25 100 Do issued at 6pm lO 25 Union of Australia all 100 Union of Ireland, lim 50 Union of London l5 5 4 $2 28 51 41 10 12 21 ap 21 26 24} 49 61 4)1 501 - 32 33 32 i I 10 11 9 63 641 (31 4 3 3 71 71 I 2 ld ip ... 146 41 43 43 44 431 s $ 84 90 13 13 8 6 461 471 47 is 37 1 1 7 i I C MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-American Tel., lint all] 221 221 221 10 Anglo-Mediter Tel., Um..., 10 121 13 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 16 17 st Atlantic Telegraph lO 23 28 261 51 st Do. 8 per cent. lOO 70 73 721 5 25 Australian Agricultural 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lint. 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lim 9 7 „ d 10 Berlin Water Works, lint , all 111 141 10 Do. New 6 5 4 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lint 5 Bombay Gas, lint. all 51 41 S Do. New 4 11 id 50 British American Land , 44 16 18 st B. and L Magnetic Tel., lint, 100 158 163 20 British Indian Tea , l int 20 British Ship Owners 29 Canada Company all 61 66 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lim 24 2 1d 20 Ceylon Company, lint. lO 31 3d 64 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lint 5 4; 81 25 City of London Real Pro perty, lint 9 41 34d 30 City of Milan Improy. lint, all 5 6 25 City of Moscow Gas, Um— all 50 City Offices, lint 25 261 251 d 50 Colonial, lim. Do. 50 Commercial Union (Assur) 6 1 11p 51 10 Company of African Mer chants, lint. 3 Id p 20 Continental Union Gas , lint all 20 201 201 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 71 per cent. 100 Corporation of London Bonds, 1877, 44 per cent. all 104 105 100 Do. 1879, 41 per cent. all 1041 1051 100 Do. 1882, 44 per cent. all 1031 1041 10 Credit Fon. of England, inn. all 24 24 50 Credit F9p.of Mauritius lim. 10 31 21d st Crystal Palace lOO l',/ 21 at Do. Preference lOO 95 100 st Do. 6p. c Perpetual Deb. 109 107 11 t 20 Darjeeling, lim JO Eastern Assam, lira 6l ... ... d 50 East Indian Land Credit and Finance, lint. 20 East India Irriga. & Canal all 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lim. 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy Gua. by Egypt. Gov all 941 951 95 41 20 Egyptian Com. & Trad. lint 6 44 4d st Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 230 210 235 11 71 10 Do. New 8 10 12p 3 Eng. & Austral. Copper , lint 21 9 2 . a 15 English and Foreign Credit 7 i 100 Eng. and Scot. M arine, lint 8 • ' l -; 10 Fairbairn Engineering 5 ••a 11 11d 20 Fore-streetWarehouse,lim , 12 1 ll p ISi 100 For. & Col. Gov. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at £B5 all 85 87 50 Gellivara, lint 10 General Credit & Dis., lint 7l i t 4 51 15 General Steam Navigation 14 27 29 21 50 Horns & Col Marine In. lint. 5 41 31d 2/ 10 Hong Kong and China Gas all . . ~1 20 Hudson's Bay all 13 131 JAI i i 20 Imperial Land Co. of Mar -25 Indo-European Tel., 1i m .... 1 ... • Bellies, Rua. 20 Interna. Financial Soc. lint 6 1 4 .1 gi .. , 20 Interna. Land Credit, lint 6 b ' 4d 50 Italian Land 5 1(1 p 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all 63 1 100 Do. 6 p. c. Ilds., redeem 1870, issued 90 all 61 6.3 s 1 lid 50 Land Securities, lim. . . - 5 1 25 London African Trading._ 10 7 ' 25 Lon. & Caled. Marine, lint 6 "• " A 10 London County Land and Building, lim 5 Lond. Provinci a l T e l. lin t all 31 i .. 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent. all . Si )' 50 Lond. Financial Asso., lint 30 —, ~ 4 Lond.Gen.Omnibus.Co.lim. all 2 28 xt 50 Lond. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, li m 25 21 16d 20 Loud. & Provincial M ar i n e 2 id pr st I.iadras Irriga. &Can'. a ua. 5 p. C. by India G OY . ..-. 100 102 103 10 Mauritius Land, C re di t, and Agency, lira 14 1 1d 10 Mediterra. Exten, Tel , Rm. all 4 41 50 Merchant Shippi ng, li r a , all 32 37 50 Millwall Iron Works, lint. 121 ... ••• 10 Natal Land and Colonisa tion Co., lint , 25 National Discount Co. lint lint s 11 / 111 111 25 National Prov. M ar i n e; lint. 4 4 3d 10 National Steam Ship, lint. all 8 1 9 1 20 Nerbudda Coal & Iron, lint. 6 t3ll id 10 New Consolidated Di s. lint. 3 '"t -- - 7 5 New Quebrada, lint 4.4.0 4 1 Is 25 New Zealand Loan & Mer• cantile Agency,lim 2l 1 19 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, lint s 11 11 10 Northern Assam Tea, lint 6 7 6 10 Do. B st' North Brit. Austral. , lint lOO 48 55 50 . North Brit. & M erca n. In 6l 20 21 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 5 121 13 17 50 Oriental Financial, lint ll ''' ''' d 5 Oriental Gas, lint 5 Do. New 1 4 19 . 10 Otago and Southland In vestment, lin t ' 2 id 11 3 S Ottoman Gas, li nt all 11 21 10 Panama, New Zealand, and ..... Australian R. Mail lint all ..... 5 Do d o . at Peel R. Land & Minerl, lira 100 82 3 i 50 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all 491 301 50 Do. New 1867 lO la pr 31 2.5 Reuters Telegram all 50 55 bOl 11 a ll 22 24 50 Ithymney Iron 15 Do. New 25 Rio de Janeiro City Im.,lim all 19 2i 191 20 Do. G as , lint all 231 241 100 Royal Mail Steam st Scottish Aust. 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(31ortgage) Loan.- all 794 601 7n 80 i 50 Warrant Finance, dm ...... 12 12 lu,l 50 West India and Pacific Steam, lim 20 West London Wharves and Warehouses to Ge• ••• uOLONIAL GOYEUNALKNT SECURITIIC6 British Columbia, 6 per 0ent.,1872..• • Do. 1895.• l3O - Can.Gov.6p.o.Jall.v&JUly 1877-84 ......... •••••• 100 1(41 iC6I 105 Do. 6 0 . Feb. &Aug l to 1 0 2 It 4 101 Do. sp. 0. Mar. & Sept .00 IL 2 l o t Do. sp. c. Jan. & July lOO 93 " 93 Do. sp. 0. lnecribcd sk WO 90 92 Cape (I.llOPc. 6 P' 0.1873 '• No 102 101 - Do.Apl.BzOot 189 0-1900 •• 100 m 113 Do. do 1880-99 lOO 197 to, Do. Jan.&Jnly, 18p 1 •••• 100 108 lit Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 100 102 Ceylon, Nov 18 78 , 6 P. O .- 100 108 110 Do. 1872, do lOO 105 107 Mauritius, 0 p. 0, 1873 ,•• Jan. and July Do. 1878 ........ 1 20 106 lOS Do. 1882, May and No. Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug lO 106 118 Melbourne Corp ~• 1667-75, 6 per cent.-.; 1(0 100 100 N.8.G0v.6 p.o.Ja.&July 100 103 It 4 Natal 6 p et, Apia Oct Du 6p o. & Nov 1 0 1(6 108 N . S. W. 5 p.c., '7l to '7) lOO 99 iv' Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 189 0 ... 1)) 984 99i 081 Do. 5 p.c. rd. 6. to', 5 N.Zealand, 6p. 0t.1891 lOO _ Do. 5 per cent..” DoJan,Aptl,July , 100 93 94 9 5 4 1 Do 6p o. Mar & dept '9l lOO 108 110 Do June & Dee ,1-91 100 109 itl - jDo rrov. Auctld. j ICO & 2, 1896... - Nova Scotia 6 p. c.Jan and Jnly. 1875 Do 1886...... IGO 101 1031 Queenalnd. 6p. c. '82.5 100 1061 1071 Do 1891 ...• •• •• • lOO 1054 1061 Do. 6 p 0.1869.. -- • • 100 - Do. e. 3. A 2 MO 1 8 110 Do 1593...."•••. 07 108 it% 6, p.t. 1.89/ pf 114 118) SHOOTING A LIEUTENANT. The Toronto Leader of March 3 reports as follows : "An officer of the 53rd Regiment was shot while skating at Quebec to-night. Just at dusk, when a number of our lady and gentlemen citizens were enjoying themselves in the art of skating in the fashionable skating rink in Lewis-street, a most horrible tragedy was committed in their presence—that of the shooting of one of her Majesty's officers of the 53rd Regiment, named Whittaker, by the son of a very respectable and highly esteemed citizen, Mr. H. J. Chaloner. Whittaker, in company with Dr. Hedley, of the same regiment, left the dressing-room, with their skates on, to skate on the rink. The distance is about three yards. As soon as Whittaker, who first reached the edge of the rink, was met Ily Chaloner, a young man, the latter drew a revolver from his pocket in a cool and determined manner, and shot Whittaker twice in the head. The first ball went clear past the bridge of his nose, Int the second entered t‘kull, causing Whittaker to fall. No hope is ontirtatted of his recovery. Chaloner has given himself up to the authorities. lle is a lad of about 17 years of age. ItAIL WAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS' 10:0: Birni:o:3:rpa:r cen d t. 0 1:refe.r...."111111:: 00:09 0 1 0 01011 1 111 i 1180 31 3 .7 : 61j i l i i t:lll 6 .i ! ji4:o st Buckinghamshire st Chester and Holyhead lOO . a t Do. fok per cent. st Clydesdale, guaranteed lO9 st Colchester Stour Valley st East Lincoln, gust. 6p. c lOO a: atii 20 Gloater and Dean Forest all _ 0 Gt. Easn., Newm., &c., 5 p.c 100 ...* **: a Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 62 7 . 2 st Do. do. Woodbrg. Ex., do. 100 09 72 st Gt. West, W. Rid., Herd 100 97 9.3 60 Hull and Selby all 110.112 et Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 210 2 5 st Loudon andlila.ckwall lOO 03 si at Do. 4i per cent lOO ... ... st Loudon, Chat., &c., 41 pC. 100 ... st Do. Com. Fund, 6do 100 ... *** at London and Greenwich ... 100 61 6 3 at Do. do Preference... 100 . st Lowestoft, gtw, 4 percent... 100 82 82 a t Do. do. 6 do. ... 100 ... 511 London,l Bancli . ,Bu Tilbury,:l , & 6 : :a o t l u k t . h e ... 1 , , 3hiiiiddredn,t d o ra r l y fu l t e P ) ref... 100 all 0! 9! 90 NortherntEast.,spereent all 43 i s 40 Do. do. 6 do. a ll ... at N. Eastern —Hartlepool ... 100 ... 7: sstt Nl) Woe'iArininciruipuiaPfeltr'ps.Pc.... 100 ... . . tit Notting. & Gra nth. !tat)... 100 92 94, 23 Preston and %i yre all 44 46 „. Royston, Hitch., and Shop lOO 133 135 at Sarewsbury and Hereford 100 133 13 , 10 Do do 8 21 2,p St S. yorhsh. and River Dun 100 93 100 at Dc 4 per cent oust IU , 79 31 at Do 9 do at Viet. Station and Pimlico lOO 174 180 at West Cornwall 20 West London, Class A all 11 14 z u Do do B all ••• ••• '2 Do do 0 all 61 71, st Weym outh and Portland lOO ... ... at Wilts and Somerset DOCKS. et East and West India lOO 122 125 st Loudon and St. erine lOO 48 40 100 D °Deb. stock, 4 per cent all .., ••• Ilillvrall Freehold Land 100 10 32 st Dock at Southampton lOO 71 74 at !Surrey ConinOrcia I, _ _4, PAINFUL _ROMANCE IV REAL LIFE. z csterday morning nu inquest wLs held in Windmill street, City-road, upon the Lody of Elizabeth Margaret Wilkins, aged two years and three months, who was alleged to have died from starvation. The facts connected with the case are of the most rainful description,:and were gathered from the evidence of Margaret Wilkins, the child's mother. Margaret Wilkins was the daughter of a wealthy farmer in Worcestershire, and seven years ago she was persuaded by a young medical man to elope with him. It was given out that they were married, and they lived in good style at Islington. They had four children. After some years the father of the young man, who is very wealthy, discovered that the couple were not married, and he insisted on their separation. This, after some demur was agreed to, and she was left with her youngest child and an allowance of 10s. a week. After a while the other children were sent back to her, upon her making a complaint that she was not allowed to see them, and further assistance was refused. She fell into great poverty, which she attempted to relieve by singing at music halls. When this resource failed, she applied to the parish for relief, and they allowed her 3s. a week and three loaves. From want of food her youngest child fell ill, and on Tuesday she got a medical order marked " urgent." On Friday the doctor came, and that morning her child , died. The jury found a 'erdict "That the deceased child died from mesenteric disease, accelerated by want of food and medical attendance." TEE ACTION BY DI?. GARRETT. An action arising out of the agitation for the closing of public-houses on the Sunday, has just been concluded at Manchester. The well-known Dr. Garrett, rector of Christ Church, Moss-side, Manchester, sued the Rev. T. Stowell, rector of Christ Church, Salford, and Mr. Robert Whitworth for £5,000 damages, on account of libel. Dr. Garrett, as an officer of the "Central Association for Stopping the Sale of Intoxicating Liquors on Sunday," did that on behalf of the society which the defendants alleged he had no right to do; and the latter (as secretaries of the association) published an explanation of the facts. This explanation Dr. Garrett took as reflecting upon his character, and brought his action at the last Winter Assizes at Man chester. The judge, however, as soon as had heard the bearings of the case, intimated his opinion that the ques tion was not ono to be investigated in a court of law. A verdict for the plaintiff for £5,000 was then taken by consent, subject to a reference. Mr. Robert Gladstone, of Manchester, was chosen arbitrator. He has now annulled the verdict, and ordered plaintiff to pay all costs. He publishes a letter, however, in which he says : "I am desirous of preventing any misconception which might arise as to the nature of my decision, and wish to state that the defendants upon the reference disclaimed all intention of imputing to the plaintiff any dishonesty in the appropriation of the moneys which came into his hands. I trust, therefore, that my award may not be construed prejudicially to the plaintiff with reference to any imputation of that character." The plaintiff inserts an advertisement paragraph in one of the Manchester papers, in which he says the decision is so obviously against evidence that he shall soon take an opportunity of laying the whole of the facts before the public. LAW AND lOLIOE, Tnn INcomE 17AX ASSOCIATION. —On March 22nd, John Whorlow, the secretary of the Petitions Association for the Repeal of the Income Tax, was brought up at the York Assizes to receive sentence. Mr. Justice Hayes taking into consderation the previous good character of the prisoner, and the length of time he had hu' in gaol, sentenced hiln to four months' imprisonment. THE DELGLLE ACCIDENT.—At the Ruthin Assizes, the stoker and driver of the unlucky goods train at Aber gele, which caused the fearful accident last autumn, Lave been tried for manslaughter. The judge summed up in favour of acquittal, and the jury, after ten minutes' deli_ beratiun, returned a verdict of Not Guilty. A PAINFUL CASE.-At the Narylebone Police court a very painful case was heard on Tuesday. Hannah Lee, a needlewoman, was charged with attempting to poison herself and her little boy with laudanum. It seems that she was the widow of a postman, and had supported her self and her child by needlework and charing, but had lately been unable to get employment. The child cried for food, and as she could not give it any she gave it the laudanum, and took some herself. She was committed for trial. A dinner is to be given to W. Foster White, Esq., the C% nscrvative candidate for lltastone at the last elec tion, on Wednesday, April sth. Lord Ilolmesdale, M.P., will preside ; and a very largo gathering is expected, Mr. Foster White being exceedingly popular amongst the Con servative party in the borough. There is against the south wall of Camberwell Church an inscription commemorative of Bartholomew Scott, Esq., justice of the peace in the county of Surrey, in which he is said to have married Margaret, the widow of the right reverend prelate and martyr, Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury. A B C Advertiser. LENTEN SCRUPLES.—The Darcntry Spectator con tains the following paragraph, which is commented upon by several of the papers :—" There was a marriage by license in the parish church in this town on Thursday last. While the parties were in the vestry signing the register, the Rev. J. M. Collyns, the rector, beard the bells send ing forth a merry peal, and he ordered them to be stopped immediately, as no marriage bells should be rung during Lent. After the ceremony the bridegroom was informed that during Lent the marriage fees are double. Thinking the charge illegal, he declined to pay the demand." THE PUBLIC HEALTH.—Last week the rate of mortality in the large towns of the United Kingdom was 29 per 1,000, while in London it was 25. Birmingham and Glasgow again exhibit two extremes, the former with a rate of 22, and the latter with one of 47. In the metro- polis 2,166 births and 1,549 deaths were registered. The latter were 58 less than the estimated number for the eleventh week in the year. The deaths of 582 children under five years of age were recorded. The mean temperature during the week was 35'9, or 5.1 below the averago. • A CONVENIENTLY SUGGrSTED ARRANGEMENT. — Mr. Greene got up in the House on Monday night, and made himself famous. His speech was far superior to any essay on the Irish Church : he soared high above that. He threatened that he would " move himself " a vote of no confidence in the Ministry ; and if the Tory leaders have not the courage to do so, why should not the valiant member for Bury St. Edmunds shame them by defying, single-banded, the armytof the foe—the Horatius Codes of his side? But, beyond this sublime "Greene defiance," the honourable member delivered himself of an opinion that ought to be written in letters of gold: "As to the quotations which had been made from what this or that man had said or written years ego, he very much objected to them, and thought it was necessary every year to wipe out what you said in the previous year." This is a great thought ; and Mr. Greene deserves immortal credit for uttering it. The question is not one of party ;it con cerns all sides alike ; and if Mr. Greene would only bring in a bill for the disestablishment cud disendowment of " Hansard," preservieg the vested rights of the short hand writers, he would carry the country 'with him. Why should the past utterances of political men be held to bind them down in the present or the future? Are lot the new debates long enough, and sometimes weari some enough, without being swollen by quotations from the practically dead language in which last • year, or ten years ago, or twenty years ago, states men encouraged their followers or fluttered their foes? Some time since a chemist cuggestcd that love letteis should be written in ink that would fade utterly after forty-eight hours, and then we should hear nothing f breach of promise cases ; if Mr. Greene had his way, there would be no enduring record to remind statesmen of what they were. The only doubt we have relates to the necessity of the reform. Does " Hansard," after all, 'errify men very much? Judging from what Las been mid and done by eminent men in all ages, we should imagine that the ghosts of past declarations did not much disturb their dreams or waking thoughts. But even this is an argument for Mr. greene; if "Hansard" is virtually an uuregarded record of forgotten pledges, "it is not ffigth the keokiftmktit PlegrapA, MADAME RACHEL AGAIN. JUDGES' CITAMBERS.—(THIS DAY). (Before Mr. Justice Blackburn.) This day, at twelve o'clock, an application was made by Mr. Lewis Heritage, solicitor for Madame Ra cbel, to put in fresh bail for her appearance— al% Benjamin Moss and Mr. Henry Smith Frost. •31r. George Lewis, jun. (Lewis and Lewis), on b e fi„lf of the Crown, instructed by the Treasury, opposed the application, and raised an objection to the want of notice of bail in error. The rule was four days' notice, as in special bail, and for one of the bail he only bad notice yesterday. In the other bail he bas..had the ustill notice. Mr. lierittoe stated that it was in consequence of Mr. Solonaao declining to be ohe without a pecu niary consideration. Ile wai, willing to deposit with the Master o . ; the Court security for £3,0 )O in the Landon and Coluty ifink, while, in aiLlitian to the bail, Mr. I‘..:^3s would (lei-o3it the inoeey in court. Whilst his lordship was waitiug for the Acts of Peadiament under which the application was made, Mr. Moss was called in ai.d exatnincl. lie said he was manager of the btpiness of Mr. John son, printer, and had 4:3,000 at the London acd County and Bank. lie was 1 ressed by Mr. L-2wis as to how he had obtained it, and said he had saved money, and came forward from sympathy to be come bail. Mr. Lewis him as to where he got the money, and he declined to answer the question. Mr: Justice Blackburn said he could not accept Mr. Heritage said Mr. Johnson was the well known printer and his client, and could be bail for £20,000. The question as to four days' notice was discussed and his lordship held that .four days' notice must be given. _ _ The application for bail on this occasion was accordingly refused, and Mr. Moss rejected as bail. TERRIFIC CONFLAGRATION—(This Day.) The most extensive conflagration that has oc curred in the district of Hampstead for some years past happened this (Wednesday) morning about a quarter before two o'clock, and which at the time this report was written, nearly noon, was far from being entirely extinguished. The property destroyed by such a disastrous event must amount to a serious sum, independently of throwing a large number of workmen out of employment. The premises in which the misfortune commenced, but unfortunately did not end there, belonged to Messrs. Harris and Co., the well-known brewers, situated in the Hampstead High-street. The dis covery was made by one of the neighbours seeing a huge sheet of flame to suddenly shoot through one of the upper loops of a brick and timber building, over 100 feet long, 60 feet wide, and three floors high. In this building were the stores, the malt vats, and bottling rooms, and adjoining was the dwelling-house contaiung 14 rooms. An immediate alarm having been given, the heads of the firm and numerous employes residing near, were called together to render assistance, but before any attempt could be made to save the plant, the whole of the first-named building was in flames from the ground floor to the roof, and the upper part of the dwelling was blazing away with full vigour, and the fire had likewise travelled into I the private residence of Mr. J. Phillips, also in the High-street. The scene then became one of fear ful grandeur, for the flames rose so high that it was apprehended the fearful element would lay in ruins most of the houses;on that side of the High street. The local and distant engines of the Metropoli tan Brigade, including some laud steamers by Shand, Mason and Co. having arrived, no time was lost in setting them to work, but for a long time, in spite of the immense streams of water scattered over the conflagration, it continued its carnage, and although there was no danger of any further extension of mischief, the engines were at work at noon, there remaining a vast body of fire under the ruins. The total loss is very considerable, and is thus officially returned by Captain Shaw—High street, Hampstead, Messrs. !lards an i Co., brewers. Cause of fire unknown. A brick and timber build ing of 3flaors, used as stores, malt house, vat rooms, and bottling warehonse3, about 100 feet by 60 feet, and contents destroyed ; th 3 stock in vaults under severely damaged by water and hest; the dwelling house, of 11 rooms, severely damaged, and most part of the roof burned off (all communicating). The plant and stock in trade insured in the Law ; the furniture in the Sun; and the buildings in the LAW Fire Offices. No. 8, High-street, Hampstead, Mr. J. Phillips (private), the third floor and con tents burned out and roof destroyed ; rest of house and contents severely damaged by fire, water, &c. Mr. Phillips was insured in the County Fire Office. No. 10, iu the 44h-street, Mr. It. Rice, licensed victualler, proprietor of the King of Bohemia tavern. Side walls and roof damaged by fire, and contents and ceiling injured by water. Insured in the Alliance Fire-office. The police rendered great assistance in protecting the property of the inhabitants ; and Mr. White, the assessor of losses to the County, attended on behalf of that office to ascertain the amount of their losses. There were eleven other fires during the night, one at 9, Church-street, Camberwell, belonging to Messrs. Herman and Co., tailors, which destroyed the valuable stock in trade, and slightly damaged the fancy bazaar next door. Insured in the North Briton Mercantile Fire-office. lAnother fire - happened which destroyed the skittle alley of Mr. E. G. Alford, at the Magpie and Stump, Cheyns-row, Chelsea. The building was 40 feet long, and the cause of the fire could not be ascertained. There were other fires of minor importance. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Mary Lyons was charged, before. Mr. Tyrwhitt with begging, with her three children, Edward, aged six, Mary Ann, aged five, and Hannah, aged two years and six months. The Marquis Townshend said that last night he saw the prisoner with her three children begging in Great Portland-street, in all directions, and in the most im portunate manner. The prisoner had been convicted several times, and was in the habit of dragging her child ren about, and he considered it one of the worst cases he had seen, as each time the prisoner had been convicted the poor children had been compelled to be taken to the infirmary in consequence of the wretched condition they were in through being dragged about the streets. He trusted, in the interest of the children, if his worship con sidered the case proved, that he would send the prisoner for a long time, so that the children might be taken care of. The prisoner, in a whining voice, said she had the " brownchitis." Mr. Tyrwhitt said as it was clear the prisoner had been convicted over and over again, she would now go for three months, and the next time to the sessions; the chil dren would be better off for it. lie quite concurred with the witness, that the children should not be dragged about as they had been. THAMES. EMBEZZLEMENT BY A CLERK.—John Cass, a clerk, was brought before Mr. Benson, charged with feloniously em bezzling upwards of £lO he had received for and on ac count of Mr. George Joyce, cap manufacturer, of 28, Le man-street, Whitechapel. The prisoner had been in the service of the prosecutor for a few months as clerk and traveller, at a salary of £2 per week, and it was his duty to solicit orders, and to receive money owing to his employer. Of the moneys he received he feloni ously appropriated £lO and more to his own use. One pay weut of £ll 17s. to the prisoner was proved by Mr. Thomas Clove, a tailor and outfitter, of No. 123, Leman street. The prisoner had never acclimated for it. The prisoner said ho had nothing t.) say. He was committed for trial on this charge, and will be brought up again for others to be preferred sgaiust him. TEALING WINE IN TIIE DOCK.—Thomas Vesey, a lighterruan, in the employ of Mr. Newcombe, was charged with broaching a cask of ging , -r wine, and stealing four gallons and a halt from it. Thomas Cook, a constable, said ha stopped the prisoner as he was leaving the West India Dock with a tin'can con taining a pint of ginger cordial in his possession. Before he opened it the prisoner said it was medicine, then a stomach cordial, thea gin, and, lastly, beer. It was ginger wine of British manufacture. The prisoner was in charge of a barge containing, among other cargo, a cask of ginger wine, which had been spiled and 4i gallons ab stracted. Mr. Bei !won committed him to oue month's imprisonment and WO labour. biu. 'MAW EDITION NOTICE. The Third Edition of " The Sun " of last Evening was published in dime for delivery in town at 7.15 p.m. SUN OFFICE, 7 O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day VICTORIA. CLUB BETTING-THIS DAY. CITY AND SUBURBAN. 5 to 1 agst Vagabond (taken and offered) 9 to 1 agst Poinsettia (offered —lO to 1 taken and wautt.d) 109 to 7 asst Birthday (taken and offered) 15 to 1 agst Sawyer (taken) 2U to 1 agst Panion (taken) 2,1 to 1 agst Cocoa Nut (offered) 20 to 1 agst Bound try (oiered-25 to 1 taken) 33 to I ag,A Consterration (offered) 500 to 10 asst 31h:ha .1 de Basco (taken) 1000 to - 20 agst King Coplietu4 (offered) 10u0 t.r It) a;st Head Centre (offaed) METROPOLITAN. 9to 2 ag,st Lane' t (offered sto 1 taken and w.) 6to 1 agst Vagabond (offered) 10 to 1 agst Vausittart (taken) 12 to 1 vg,t 11 Bast (offered) 100 to 8 ag.st Boundary (taken) CHESTER CUP. Bto 1 agst Paul Jones (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst Romping Girl (taken) 100 to 7 agst Vagabond (taken and offered) 15 to 1 agst Mandrake (taken) 20 to 1 agst Palmer (offered) 33 to 1 agst Good Hope (offered--40 to It. and w.) TWO THOUSAND. 6 to 4 agst Wild Oats (offered) 7to 1 agst Pretender (offered) 25 to 1 agst Ethus (offered) 1000 to 30 agst King Cophetua (offered) DERBY. 3to 1 agst Poro Gomoz (offered) 14 to 1 agst Ladas (offered) 14 to 1 agst Ryshworth (offered) 20 to 1 agst Ethus (offered) 40 to 1 agst Aunt Hannah colt (taken) 1000 to 20 agst Vagabond (off—take 1000 to 1E) 1000 to 20 agst Boulogne (offered) 1000 to 10 agst Perrydown (taken and offered) 1000 to 10 agst King Cophetua (offered-1000 to 5 laid once) RACING- FIXTURES. MARCH. Durham 29, 30 I Epsom 30, 31 APRIL. Abergavonuy l, 2 I Newmarket Craven...l2, &c. Bromley 1, 2 Knighton... l3, 14 Aldershot l, 2 I Ludlow 15, 16 Catterick Bridge... ...... 1,,2 Eastbourne l9 Thirsk ... 6, 7 1 Lewes 20 21 Hungerford 6, 7 Lichtiold 6, 7 Curragh .26, 21, 22 Croydon. 22, 23 Cambridge 7 8 .Newmarket let Spring Croxton Park Streatham 8, 9 I MAY. Chester 4, 5,6, 7 1 Doncaster 13, 14 Eglinton Hunt 6, 7 I West Drayton l7, 18 Winchester ll, 12 I Bath 18 19 York 11, 12 . Manchester 19, 20, 21 Baldoyle 2nd Spring 11;12 I St. Albans 13, 14 Salisbury l3, 14 Croydon • 19, 21. Harpenden 2l. Epsom Summer .. &o. JUNE. Croydon 2,3, 4 Newcastle 22, 23, 24 Newton 2,3, 4 1 Oldham 22 Ascot .B, 9, 10, 11 Bibury Club 23 Liverpool Summer ...15, 16 1 Stockbridge 24, 25, 26 Windsor 15, 16 Chelmsford Hampton l7, 18 Sutton Park Curragh 22, 23, 21 1 Jli LAr. Worcester l, 2 i Southampton 13, 14 Newmarket July 6, &c. I Reading 15, 16 Carlisle Pontefract 9, 10 I Stamford 'I! 23 Hendon . l2, 13 Goodwood 27, 28,29, 30 I Nottingham l 3, 14 AUGUST. Bright on 3, 4 1 Oxford Brighton Club 5 York 24, 25, 26 Lewes 6, 7 Plymouth e6, 27 Egnam lO, 1 1. 1 Scarborough 30, 31 Wolverharrpton lO, 11 I Derby Summer _3l, Sep. 1 Windsor 12, 13 1 Weymouth 31, Sep. 1 St. Albabs l7, 18 i Canterbury ..... —..31, Sep. 1 Stockton 18, 19, 20 I SEPTEMBER. Warwick... 7, 8 I Hampton 21, 22 Curragh (Royal) 7,8, 9 1 Western (Ayr)........22, 23 Abingdon 'l, 10 I Hendon '3, 24 Doncaster 1.4, 15, 16, 17 1 Monmouth— •, 23, 24 Richmond "1, 22 I Newmarket Ist 0ct....28, &c. Lichfield OCTOB ER. Bedford 5, 6 'Cheltenham l9, 20 Eliuburgh 6, 7, 8 i Curragh l9, 20, 21 Leier,ster 7, 8 1 West Drayton 2l, 22 , . . Brom!oy 7 8 1 llerefurd - 2 l, 2l, 22 Newmarket 2d 0ct...11, &c. 1 Monmouth 23, 24 Chelmsford l9 20 I NewmarL.t 11'tun —25, &o. Kelso 19 20 I STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES. APRIL. Aldershot 1, 2 I Streatham B, 9 Bromley 1, -, 1 Royal Artily., Woolwich...B Abergaveuny l, '2 I Knighton Li c hfield Southdown Hunt .7 Teubury. 2l Cambridge 7 , 8 Croydon l2, 23 Cheltenham 7, 8 Co. Louth & Ardeen 27, 28 BANK OF FRANCE. Ile following is the return of the Bank of Franco for the week ending to-day, together with the cor responding figures of the previous account : DEBTOR. March 11. fr. Capital of the Bank.... 182,500,000 Profits in addition to capital (Art. 8, Law, June 9, 1857) 7,011,776 02 Reserve of the Bank and its branches Reserve of lanced pro perty 4,000,000 4,000,000 Notes in circulation 1,314,213,600 1,317,109,750 Banknotes to order and receipts payable at sight 35,252,897 G 8 33,753,504 87 Treasury account cur rent creditor 151,668,&Y) 68 160,053,053 31 Current accounts, Paris 204,935,353 63 252,975,469 36 Do. branch banks 1 6 ;322,162 45,976,114 Dividends payable 1,270,221 1,190,559 Discounts and sundry interests Rediscounted the last six !eoliths Surplus of receipts not distributed Sundries March 18. 182,500,000 - 7,044,776 02 22,105,750 11 22,105,750 14 933,790 83 933,790 85 Total CREDITOR. March 11. March 18. Cash in hand and in fr. c. fr. c. I (Branch banks Commercial bills over- 992,251 31 193,138 73 due Commercial bills dis counted, not yet due 251,927,562 62 219,043,137 51 Do. branch banks 210,729,899 238,665,081 Advances on deposit of bullion Do. branch banks ;1,903,600 4,293,400 Do. on French Public Securities 13,455,700 13,601,600 Do. by branch banks 6,409,280 6,548,480 Do. on railway shares and debentures Do. branch banks Do. on Credit Fender 921,700 921,600 Bonds ............. Do. branches ................. 961 , 700 962 , 300 Do. to the S:ate (Con vention, June 10, 1857) - 60,000,000 Government Stock re serve 12,980,750 14 12,980,750 14 Do. disposable ftentes Immobalisees (Law, June 2, 1857) 10,0,000,000 100,000,000 Hotel and furniture of the Bank and landed propel ty branches Expenses of manage ment 731,626 21 739,134 77 Sundries 37 7 651,800 - 27,879,400 - 38,266,200 -- 27,937,300 - Total Certified by the Senator-Governor of the Bank of France. (Signed) RoULAND. TONIC SOL-FA ASSOCIATION.---This society an nouuces a performance of Haudel's " Messiah" in Exeter hall on Thursday evening next. The principal singers are Mad-tine Lemmens Sherrington, Miss Julia Elton, Mr. Nelsmi Varley, and Signor Poll. Trumpet, Mr. T. Har per; cmductor, Mr. Thomas Gardner; organist, Mr. Nicholas Heins. A newly arrived family were lately gazing at a slop window in .Rockford, Illinois. Little Gill—cc Oh, mamma !is that a 'en ?" Mamma—" No, my child, that is a howl." Father—" No, my wife and daughter, that is neither a 'en nor a howl, but it is a hcagle, the hemblern of this blarsted country ' The Hon. William IL .ward arrived at Astor House, New York, on the 6th inst., on his way to Auburn, accompanied by Judge Goodrich, of Minnesota Ho has resided twenty years continuously in Washington, and is perhaps the most generally known abroad of all Arne - Licari statesmen. He was closely questioned by his New York friends when they got hold of him about the new Cabinet, on which he expressed a favourable opinion. He intimated that . he would pass the coming summer either in Europe, mode°, or South America, and his son, if we de Rot err, has jaet MOO is gaglead, II