The Sun. — London, England, 1869-08-02 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. Consols are dull to-day at 93 1 for money ; ditto, for Account, —; Three per Cent. Re duced, 93 ; New Three per Cents, 93 1 ; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, 3 7 prem. ; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, —; Bank of England Stock, 4 par Cent., 245. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1111 s ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, ; ditto Bonds under £l,OOO, 27 prem. In the Foreign Market Spanish have fallen to 281 to 291. Egyptian (1864) have receded to 92 ; and the 1863 Bonds to 771 ; Egyptian Nine per Cents., 971 ; and Egyptian Seven per Cents., 812. Argentine, 801. Peruvians, 78. Turkish Five per Cents., 441 ; and the Ilondurs Loan, 83 to 84. In Railway Shares there has been a fall. The current prices are :—Caledonian, 801 to 81; Great Eastern, 391 to 391; Great Northern, 100 to 107 ; Great Northern (A), 103 to 1031 ; Great Western, to 51/ ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1271 to 12 8; London and Brighton, 441 to 451 ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 16} to 161 ; London and North Western, 118/ to 1191; Metropolitan, 100} to 101; Midland, 117/ to 1181; North Eastern Bet 'wick, 112 to 113 ; and South Eastern ; 761 to 761. American Five-Twenties have declined f to 831, and Erie have fallen to 191. The following are the quotations for telegraph shares :—Anglo-American, 211 to 21i ; Atlanaic Telegraph, 20 to 21 ; ditto Preference, 21 to 31; Anglo-Mediterranean, 161 to 17 ; British Indian, 2 to 11 dis. ; French Cable, 21 to 211 ; Falmouth Telegraph, 1 to f prem. ; Great Northern Tele graph, 1 to 2 prem. ; and Telegraph Construction, 2 8i to 284. In Miscellaneous Securities prices show no mate rial alteration. In Bank Shares prices are steady. Union of London is 10s. higher, at 342 to 351, and Imperial Ottoman 1, at 38 to 41 prem. ; but London and County is Hrs. lower, at 501 to 511 ; London and Westminster, 551 to 561 ex div. ; and Joint Stock, 29 to 30 ex div. There were no gold operations at the Bank on Saturday. The Biafra, from Africa, has brought £8,524. Advices from Paris appear to indicate that the report of an intended new Egyptian Loan, although incorrect, was not so entirely fanciful as might have be en supposed from the sensitiveness manifested With regard to it. The assertion is, that although the Viceroy, under the conditions of the last trans action, could not go at once into the market to con tract anything that would be openly termed a fo reign loan, he has lately negotiated at Paris a mil lion of Treasury Bonds at 13 per cent. interest. The American press appear to be almost unani mous in their welcome of the French Atlantic Cable, and some of the principal journals strongly condemn the step taken by Mr. Fish, the Secretary of State at Washington, to compel the company to subscribe to the terms of the bill introduced but not Passed iu the last Session of Congress, as a condi tion of their being allowed to land. The New York j ° l4l 'nul of Commerce observes that if there were a ny law forbidding the landing of the French Cable on the American soil without the consent oj the United States' Government, then Senator 1811 would only be doing his duty in warning it off. " But there is no such law, and it is not the business of the President or Secretary Fish any nl ore than o f an y p r ivate citizen to set up as the law s , making power, and all decrees emanating from them without the warrant of the Constitution or of Congress are null and void." The same journal ad mits that Mr. Fish was doubtless actuated by pro- Per motives, but thinks it " not impossible that his nand has been swayed unconsciously to himself by the rep resentat i ons and counsels of those who have been lobbying against the French line." At the same time, it is predicted that all opposition to the enterprise will fail. 6 , The people have made up their minds to have this second telegraph to Eu rope," and Congress, it is affirmed, will not dare to f ace popular indignation by countenancing the sehetnes of those who would seek in any way to thwart it. As regards the existing English com pany, there is reason to believe that the directors have been wise enough from the first to recognise the natural field that existed for an independent line from the Continent, and to be prepared to view it without the least hostility ; but it is plain from What is stated in New York that some parties there Who are understood to be connected with the coin- Pall have been pursuing a different course, and have exposed themselves, from the transparency of their mot i ves, to severe cr i t i c i sm. Th e new F renc h line Will open for business on the 15th of August. The report of the Oil Seed Crushing Company 3 1 1 4 inlited), to be presented on the 11th inst., recom ends a divid en d o f 28 s . p er sh a re, bei n g e q u a l to 8 Per cent. p er annum, w hi c h w ill a b sor b £4,607, gnel... l eave £1,074 to b a c arr i e d f o rward. It is anno unce d t h at t h e fi na l di v id en d o f 7 s. i n thel Pound (making with the previous dividend 17s. Lhe pound) i s in course o f paymen t t o t h e credi "°4 of th e Commercial Bank Corporation of India a nd 1 , , the East, at th e o ffi ces o f th e o ffi c i a l li qu id a t or , Gresham-street.so_ C om e liquidators of the Imperial Austrian Gas P a ny (Limited) have notified their readiness to ' th a e y e in full th e w h o l e o f t h e c l a i ms prove d aga i nst 9 th "'Puy. The payments will be made on the of August , at the offices of Messrs. James, Ed 'wars_ AnCash, and Stone. ssn sew e xtraord i nary general meeting of the Nova I v , la and New Brunswick (Intercolonial) Rail- A u g Company (Limited) is called for the 10th s,o v i n gu 't) " for the purpose of considering and ap or gon the part of the company a memorandum c ontract, bearing date the 7th day of July inst., " t a r ter ed into between the Government of New nns wick and Charles Henry Grant, the attorney or toi a gent of th e sa id com p an y, for the sale of the vie ll eanY's rail wa y i n the p rov ince of New Bruns /Ile,: on the tetras and conditions stated in such l°r andum or contract." jt Z e applications for the Preference Stock of the e'repolitin District Railway were very numerous tr Saturd ay, and a good deal of business was gusa eted at 1 to 11 prem., this being the closing cluotaaion. IIItITIIII FLUIDS-TWO O'OLOOK. 8 (4°vERNILENT FUNDS.; Pet eent • Consols I). • ... _ a kW) for Account, July 7 N pe r Uent. Reduced 93 * ew. 93 * N ei' 0 per Cent 1j, 2 1* Per Cont. Jan. 1891 4 w• 6 per Csn Jan. 1873 D4lattities, 30 rs,expire sth Jan., 1880. Do c) for 30 y Y r ,s ex e pire sth April 1885 — t (lted Sea Telehraph), Aug., 1908 — 3 pm tollecin.r Rills, .£l,OOO, 2f p. Ct. Marcli b c , Do. 3 do. June tt a ,„,. £lOO, £2OO & £5OO — 15: cif England Stock, 41 per Cent Qa, t L' Veiling -- 1 41 - "a 4 Per Cent. Bonds — ler-Oolonial Uranium lld' l'q3 lAN UOVED.NMENT SECURITIZB. d o 4. 4:)ek, 101 per Cent., April 1874 — br,•Pening, for Account b o "' 0 Per tient. July, 1880 ts ' 4 Per Cent Oct. 1888 0. , . .., 101 0 Certificates — I) ° ,' '''.. °faced Fap e . 4 por 0Ant....... 9 21 D r ; ° Per Cert., Jan. 1872 ~.....r. lO5l I I t,,' 9 Per Cent. May 1879 — " 0 pe- e t R Deb. 1872 A en ~ up. D o do 1877 1)0 1.),, 1 , ' do. 1882 — p._ Bo b•, 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 At. 0 g r °REIGN FUNDS— TWO O'CLOCK. I Q tltltie Republic t per Cent 14.1 an Bonds 5 p' er cent .. — ° 13 1 .,,,., Do. 1859 t i p ' lLi all 6 por C ent b I t Per Cent. 1852 1.10, u ' d 1858.... ............. -• bo cl u• 186 ' bo do., 1803 P 0 • 5 per Cent., 1865 — D Accou nt B-11 t° o B Ayres 6 per Cent. % I , '') 2 Per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cont — 0.i,1:' Per Cent Do 6 pe r C ent • . — 1 . ) • 41 per C ent.... <.— L ° ' 3 Per Cent., ...... 1) 'o • 6 per ceet. 1867 _ 0 I ° ' 7 Per Cent., 1866 two. olnan, 6 per Cent. _ . bit„Q1418,1I; 3 per C ent., 1825 ' , - '4444l)4Agipgities, 7 per' Cent,,,,,, 841 4 Do 8 per Cent., 1867 — Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent, Egyrtian, 7 per Cent — Do Secood Issue — Do. £SOC Bonds. — Do. £lOO Bonds • •••• -- Do. 1864 Do. Account Do. .£5OO Bonds Dc. MOO Bonds O4 34 Do. 7 per Cent., 1868 Government Rail way Debentures 984 Grecir 5 per Cont., 1824 5, ex Coups. — Do. Account Do. Coupons Do. Account laaretnala 5 per Cent . — Honduras Gov Rail. Los n., 10 p. Ct., all pd 834 lt.than 5 per Cert., 1865 — Do. Account . — Do Maremmana Railway "lexicon. 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account Do. 1864 — Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-Frerah — ,ciontevideau 6 per Cent. .. — go :rish 'lmperial 5 per Cent New Granada ... l7l Du 3 per Oen , — Do. Deferred Pe.-uvian 5 per Cont. 1865 Do Account 774 84 • Do 41 per Cent. (Ux:lairren) ••• Do 41 per Cent. : 1862 Do Account Por..sguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7, 33 Do. do. 1867 34 Do. do. Scrip, £2O pa,i 1— R issian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St Do 4k per Cent 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 18C0 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do :do, Scrip Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonds — Do. do. £B4 15s. do — Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds DJ. d 3 £B4 los. do — Do Nicolas Railway Sarlinian 5 per Cent Spanish 3 per Cen . Do. Acce...unt ..... Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Deferred Do. Account . Do. Passive • Do. Coma Cert. of Coup. not funded Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan Do Government, 1864 Do do, 1868 Turkish 6 par Cent. 29 81 Do Accoiint Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 674 Do Account Do .£IOC Bonds 684 Do 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1860 Do 4 per Cent., Guaranteed Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do. Acc. - ant 1/o 6 per Cent., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Dividends on the above payable in London Austrian 0 psr Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 24 per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil,. Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... — Do. Account French Routes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. lhlian 5 per Cent. 1831, Ex. 25i. Do Account ssi 7WO O'CLOOS. Oonsols Money Do. Account, August 5 PARIS CORRESPONDENCE. SUNDAY. The notable case of Taillefer and Pic came to a con clusion on Saturday, when both prisoners were found guilty, the verdict allowing to Taillefer extenuating cir cumstances. The court condemned him to seven years' imprisonment, and Pic, the ex-banker and newspaper proprieter, to twelve years of hard labour. The charges against the two were, it will be remembered, that Taillefer bad defrauded his em ployers, the insurance company, of some £60,000, and that Pic, the manager of the Etendard, had appropriated most of this sum to his own purposes. On the last day of the trial the court was thronged, and the addresses of the several counsel were listened to with marked attention. M. Lochard, who defended Taillefer, the cashier, produced a great effect. Pie's counsel, who followed, endeavoured to save his client at Taillefer's expense, and laid great stress on the fact that Taillefer, when first detected, did not accuse Pic of complicity. It will be seen from the verdict that the judge and the jury were not inclined to accept M. Pie's version of the story. The evidence, in fact, skews that he was fully aware that the sums he drew daily from Taillefer were stolen, and that the cashier's only hope in continuing his frauds was that the Etendard might enable its pro prietor, Pic, to pay back the stolen money out of the profits. The evidence respecting the semiofficial journal was not a little curious. Pic being short of money and pressed'for repayment by 7'aillefei, bethought him of starting a paper, and applying to two contractors of public works, to whom the State and the city were alike in debt, he told them that if they would help him in Ids project, the paper should assist them in getting their due. He promised that he would obtain the Legion of Honour for one of them, and actually introduced him to M. St. Paul, the secretary to the Minister of the Interior. But at this point the President interfered to cheek indiscreet revela tions, saying "You need not go into that," which, of course, piqued everybody's curiosity still further. It is plain that there was some official connivance in the starting of the Etendard, though the reticence observed on the trial leaves us in doubt how far it extended. Public meetings have been virtually tabooed since the elections ; but one was tolerated last Wednesday. An account of the proceedings appear in the Rappel. The sub ject of discussion was monopoly and privilege. After the assembly had elected its officers M. Mathorel opened the debate by remarking that since they had met monopoly had made fresh strides, and especially referred to the Ottoman Railway, complaining of the absorption of French capital for the Lenefit of speculators. M. Gerard, another speaker, cen sured the various financial monopolies of the Bank of France, the Credit Foncier, and similar institutions. M. Tolain referring to the recent terrible mining accident, pleaded warmly in favour of a new system of mining inspection, and, at the close of an eloquent speech, recommended the adoption of a uniform tariff for railways as for postage. These apparently simple remarks produced extraordinary effects. M. Mathorel, in commenting on it, said that it was part of the policy of monopoly to take work fsom Frenchmen and give it to foreigners, to give foreigners the benefit of the salaries, to draw the sugar from France to give it to the foreigner. These words aroused the ire of the Commissary of Police, who declared it to be illegal to say that France was sold to the foreigner, and dissolved the assembly. There was a universal outcry, the members declaring that the Com missary had misinterpreted the orator, who was referring to a purely financial matter. However, the Commissary was inexorable, and the assembly broke up in strict order, though a vigorous protest was immediately posted on the walls of the hall. M. Guyot-Montpayroux has just addressed a letter to his constituents. He protests against the prorogation, which he considers to have been most inopportune, since the deputies were dispersed at the very moment when they were supposed to take a more prominent part in the affairs of the country. He says that the Left had wished to make a protest concerning this matter, but found it inexpedient to do so, but he declares that the Left represents the real sentiments of France, and recog nises the wishes of the people. Its members agree as to the necessity of the country being governed by itself. He concludes by saying that the present Chamber ought to be dissolved, and the system of official candidature should be done away with. The Empress's schemes of travel are still talked of. According to some accounts they are tolerably ambitious. She is at first to proceed to Corsica, accompanied by the Prince Imperial, to keep the centenary of Napoleon I. From thence the Empress and her son are to journey to Arenenberg, when the young Prince will return to France, and his mother, after passing through the Tyrol to Venice, will embark for Constantinople, visiting subse quently the Holy Land and the Isthmus of Suez. Part of this programme depends on the relations between Turkey and Egypt. Mdme. Gant, the proprietress of a eaf6 in the Quartie Latin, was tried yesterday by the Correctional Police for permitting gambling in her establishment. She defended herself on the plea that her customers bad left her for those houses where play w as tolerated, although she had tried all sorts of attractions, such as substituting young women, dressed in Italian costume, for the ordinary waiters. She added that when she at last agreed to permit play to go on, she had refused to admit sharpers, and on one occasion had de clined an offer of £2.00 from a doubtful individual, who wished to be made director of the play. The tribunal was, however, obdurate, and condemned her tJ two months' imprisonment, and inflicted the usual penalty of seizing the stakes and cards and confiscating the furniture of the apartment. A Parisian lady has just accomplished an extraor dinary feat. The Countess de Bozier accompanied her husband in the ascent of Mont Blanc by the Bosse-du- Dromedaire, which is a very dangerous route. They passed a night and a day at tho Grands Mulcts, where there is magnificent scenery, They recommenced the ascent by torchlight, and were nine hours before they reached their destination, having to cut steps in the ice as they scaled the Bosse-du-Dromedaire. The Countess is the second Frenchwoman that has ever been up Mont Blanc,-and the only female excursionist that has passed over tilt . 4LIT: gust 1. ;1 lligl ice, drovo Princess L waiting, I,t Whip- "'NCB ily 31. pion dur- 1101. 1241. 1231. 1221. 114/. 1411. 281. 3310. 3210. orn, old uly 9. .oni the the men 13arata'S ;uayan s abortive DII Vil la 'hat the ;re con ato Lo• ig from e Para- iropOS: on, and Luar tell Duntaill d little osition i recov It upon a stool aced is Id wen - r0 and lerso oo, ng food I plent" ioLl to overil" le par which nan ieot ;Pao' ,d the IWO DpoSe a gist Of of til° forg es s have es 1 . 1114 1113 A t ; iou °' igner 3 33t 03 ) ast Of ), and ;ers of :e ; 0 has resell" Sc til° 130 0° I'l-11i SUN, LONDON, _MONDAY EVE_NNO, AUGUST 2, 1869. SHARE LIST. ORDINARY HRAIi.P.IB AND STOCKS. Closing Business pare Railway 5. Paid. p r i m dens. at 8r131.01 and Exeter 100 77 70 78 St Caledonian ember. • • IVO 81 82 st Uambrian. 20 Cornwall all 21 3 it Dublin & Belfast June lOO 77 79 it Dun„Perth,& Ab. June lOO 70 72 2 / East London all 7 8 Do 15 - Do 10 - - it Glasgow &S. Western lOO 103 105 it Great Eastern .. it Do. E. Angl. 2 lOO ... at Grzat North of Sootland lOO 15 15 at Great Northern lOO 106 107 st Do. A 5t0ck...... lOO 103 1031 1031 it Do. B stock lOO .. st GtS and Si'. of Ireland lOO 96 98 st t. Western -Original lOO 511 52 514 ,t, Do. South Wales lOO 91 56 56 ti‘ Do. W. Mid.-Oxtord lOO 25 27 it Do. Newport lOO 25 10 it Lancashire & lorkshlre lOO 127 128 it Lon., Brigh.,& S.Coast lOO 451 48 45 02 Do Scrip - - it ion., Chat., and Dover IOO 161 17 161 it Do. Metrup. Ex. A lOO 9 1 st Len. & North Western lOO 1104 1101 11 it Lou. at South Western lOO 90 9/ Men., 1511e1., A. Lincoln lOO b 6 57 Alk!tropolltan . lOO 1004 1004 1004 1 at Do Estousi,u 100 031 9+4 5 Dc. New rd all 44 44 st Metropolitan District. ail - 37 1 10 Metrup. s:t. John's 11 oof 6 - et 111,,aud at OD, alai ty st North Bri,ish st uu. 1111... it Dui , - 10. at or. fitstern-Ber wics lOO 1081 :001 1124 1 25 Do. G. Nal purchase-Mitt - st Do Leeds. ...... ... • st Du York 400 104 1 6 1c54 st Do Carliale lOO - st Do Stoec. & Darling l6O 119 t4l st North London 10 Du New 1808 st North Staffordshire . . 100 57 59 571 st North awl a.-W. Junction 100 10) 102 10 Do Now £lO shares 7 ... • • st Rl , ;ininey . lOO 53 55 st Shropshire Union lOO 561 54 at South Devon'.. at South Eastern lOO 761 77 77 s t Staines, Wok'hani,& Wok all 12 13 st 'tan Vale lift 152 155 -- Do. C - Waterford &li iikenny 110 - - 10 Waterloo & Whitelia,l - RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHAKES AND STOOKS. et Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 86 88 st Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO ... at Do. Scot. N.E., 4. per cent lOO ... st Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO at Do. do. 7 per cent lOO ... at D. do. Ordinary lOO 78 82 at Do. Midland st Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gua all st Dttudee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO 105 107 St Do. Ist Class preference lOO ..„ st Glas. & S.W. gua. 5 per ct lOO st (41. Eastern, E.G Ex. No.l 100 97 10 st Do do No. 2 100 97 100 st Do do 6 per cent 100 10; 110 sr Do East Anglian Asp. c. 100 st Do do B 6 do. 100 st Do do 0 7 do. 100 st Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 at Do E. Union 4 p.c. gua. 100 ea ;2 at Do Norfolk p.c..Ex.1.645 100 st Do do 5 p.e.Way.Val. 1847 100 ... st Great Northern, 5 per cent 10 st Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pin. 100 Du 4 1 do do do 100.......... st Do 5 do at sp. c. pin 100 st Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO at Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf 100 st Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 06 97 at t • West.—Orig.&Jut-ltent chg., per gua.s p.c lOO 105 1( 7 st Do. Orig. (B. & 13. Ex). 5 p.c 100 95 100 st Do do 41 per cent. 1850 100 8.3 90 st Do do 4 do do lOO 79 80 st Do do 5 per cent. redem 100 95 97 st Do do Birmingham gua 100 68 72 at Do do do pref... 100 at Do do Chester gua lOO bO 9 . 7 st Do do do 8 per cent. 100 at Do do do 5 do 100 9 . 5 100 at Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 ~, st Do do 44 p.c lOO ••• ••• st Do do 41 1650 100 st Do do 5 st Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g lO3 110 112 st Do do 2d g,tia lOO 7 111 at Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c lOO 90 92 st Do do 2d do 100 97 Rio at Do gua. 51 per cent. 1861 100 ••• 00 Lancaster & Carlisle 4 1 p.c. all st Lancash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 3 1 , r5 st Do Barnsley, £5 Os 100 p.c. 100 4at Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) IoJ 1 . 0 1..15 at Do 44 (Blackburn pureh). 100 96 100 at; London & Brighton, 5 , P.C. guaranteed, No 1 lOO sti Do 5 per cent. gnu. No. 2. 100 st Do 6 do do lOO '" st Do 5 do N.).4, 100 at Do 7 per cent l9O at Do 6 do (W.E. & C.P.) 100 at Da 4 do 18 59 lOO ••• •.. st London, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent lOO at London and C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO HO 11) 111 st Do Bedford & Cambridge lOO st Do Shrewsb'y & Welchp'l lO6 *** at London and S W. 7 p,e late 3d shares, lOO 140 150 s Do (Portant. perp alas 286 d) all s Man., Sher., &Linclu. 6 p.c. 100 ... Do .£6 all par 1 pin s Do 31 per cent lOO 60 65 1 Do redeem. 6 percent 5 st -.Slid. Consolidated., 6p. 100 130 135 • Do Bristol& Biriu., 6 p.c lOO 1;9 lot • Do 4 per cent. relee.ol lOO s7B lUJ • Do 4i per cent. irredoeui lOO :)S 100 a Do Leicester &li'enn,4 p.c lOO 8d ri at North British, 5 p.c. No.l lOO st E. & U. 4 p. e. S. & 100 at Do N. 8., Nu. 9, 5 per cen.t lOO st Do Border Union, 51 p.c lOO at N.-Eastern—Cons. 4 p.c._ 100 87 8., at Do 41 per cent. rodooni 10:1 9/ 99 st (1 .N.E. 4 per cent lOO 17 Do Berwick capital 8.13.4. ... Do York, 11.6 S. purchase lO 10 104 Do Stcktn Drliug. A. 5 p.c lOO 103 108 st Do W, Hartlepool H. awl It 100 81 We s " 20 North Staffordshire all 201 211 lOs S. Devon Annuities, I:5 all 9 10 10s Do Tavistock Anus., 10s all S 9 lOs Do Fixed 41 per cent all 8 81 1 0.6. S. Last. (Read. Anus., 1.0.6) all 22 23 st Do 41 percent lOO ... ... st Do Fixed 41 per cent lOO st Taff Vale No.l lOO 14 , 153 st Waterford & Kilkenny, 6pc 100 43 45 RAILWAYS.-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. bt Caledonian 41 p c gua. at Do Scot. Con. min. 7 p c lOO at Do 41 p irredeem all st Do 4p c con. issued at 80 65 ... st Great Eastern 41 per cent. 100 77 80 st Do 5 do, 1862 lOO 86 88 at Do Now 5 do, 1863 lOO 84 t 6 st Do do 5 do, 1864 lOO 84 86 at Great Northern, 5p c irred. 100 ... st Do Permanent 5 per cent. 100 ... at Do Boston & Sleafd, 44 pc 100 ... at Great West., W. ylidl., 5p o 100 . . st Do Joint prpe. 5 p c,1865 100 8 . 8 92 st Do do 6p c irred., 1866 100 106' 108 1051 20 Do Vale Neath perp. 5p c all 19 20 at Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B lOO ... 6 Lane. and York New 41 per cent till July, 1371 2 4 1p 4 16-16 at Load., Brig &c., 41 pc, 1858 100 st Do do 4 do, 1860 100 st Do do 41 do, 1861 100 ... st Do do 41 du, 1863 100 ... at Do do 5 do, 1865 100 st Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 st Do No. 7 sdo at Loud , Chat., &c., '2,1, 6 p.c st Du Iletrop. B 6 p.c Do do C 6 p.c at London& N. Western, 5p c 100 110 112 at London &S. Western, 41 p o 100 93 95 10 Man. bhcf. &Lin., 5 pc, 1865 all 84 84 st Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO luu 104 at Midland, A 5 per cent pref lOO 107 109 at Do B 5 do 100 107 109 18 Do 5p c opt. to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1869 all 201 214 18 Do Inconv. New Shares all 19 194 22 Do 5p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1872 Bl 11 24p st North British, E. and (1 No. 1, 5 per cent .—' st Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 ... Do E ,P., &Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 ... st Do E. &G , No. 2, 5 p.c st Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 100 at Do E. & G., N 0.3, 5 p.c 103 at Do E. & G., (Ordiry) 41 p c 100 st North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 97 as st Do Stock. & Danl., D st North London, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) st North Staffordshire 5p c lOO ... st South Eastern, 41 pc, 1859 100 st Do 5 do 1861 100 at Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 st Do 5 do, 1861 100 at Victoria St. & Pimlico, 41 pc 100 BAIL WAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED ItENTALSI st Birkenhead 100 at 94 100 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer... all luU 102 st Buckinghamshire st Chester and Holyhead lOO 5k 56 st Do. 51 per cent. st Do. 5 do. ..., lOO 11C 112 st Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO st Colchester Stour Valley st East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lOO 1,3 . 2 13i 20 Gloster and Dean Forest all s Gt. Easn., Newm., &c., 5 p.c 100 • *** s Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 ••• at Do. do. Woodbrg. Ex., do 100 •• • st Gt. West ,W. Mid., Hera 100 96 i t ; 50 Hull and Selby all 110 112 st Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 212 2 6 st London and Blackwall lOO 93 95 st Do. 4/ per cent lOO st London, Chat., &c., 41 p a lOO m F st Do. Com. und, 5 do 100 fit London and Greenwich st - Do. do Preference lOO st London, Tilbury, (t South 100 80 st Lowestoft, gua 4 per cent lOO 79 81 st Do. do. 6 _ do. Buxton, & MaAlk all st Midland, Bradford, Prof- 100 94 94 94 10 Mid Kent Cray Line) 60 Northern& East., percent all 53 56 50 Do. do. 6 do. all et N. Eastern—Hartlep00l et N. West. A perp. pret, 5p c lOO 107 109 et Do B minimum 11 p.c lOO et Notting. & Cfranth. li. & C lOO 91 93 25 Preston and %Vyro. all 44 4G Royston, flitch., and Shep. 100 132 134 st Shrewsbury and Hereford 100 132 134 10 Do d o 8 2 21p et S. Yorksh. and River Dun 100 97 99 st Dc 4 per cent gun lO ) 78 80 st Do 6 do st Viet. Station and Pimlico- lOO 175 It 9 st West Cornwall 20 West London, Class ...... 20 Do do B all 20 Do do C all st Weymouth and Portland lOO st Wilts and Somerset DOCKS. st East nnditnd s Westtl. n estherine lOO 1 a lOO 120 7 123 London 5., 401 100 D oDeb. stock, 4 per cent all Diiilwall Freehold Land st , Dock lOO 30 34 32 - st Southampton lOO tis - 70 st Surrey coninaercial ~,,,,,A 100 108 108 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Closing BuEiness 6hare; NAME. Paid. 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Financial Asso., lim 30 22 21 4 Lond.Gen.Omnibus.Co.lim: all 2 23 50 Lond. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, lim 25 21 16d 20 Lond. & Provincial Marine 2 0 pr st Madras Irriga. & Caul. Gua. sp.c. by India Gov. 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, lim .. . ll 11 Id 50 Merchant Shipping, lim all 32 37 60 Millwall Iron Works, lim l2l ••• ••• 10 Natal Land and Colonisa tion Co., Hui 25 National Discount Co., lint 5 11 111 25 National Prov. Marine, lint. 4 ••• • • 10 National Steam Ship, lint. all 91 101 20 Nerbudda Coal & Iron, lim. 6 31 3d 10 New Consolidated Dis. lim 3 13 13d 5 Dew Quebrada, lira 4.8.0 4 1 4 1 25 New Zealand Loan & Mer • candle Agency,liin 23 1 11 3 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, lim 10 Northern Assam Tea, llin. 5 7 5 10 Do. B ' all 9 8 st North Brit. Austral., lint— 100 48 53 50 North Brit. & Mercan. In 6/ 9 10 1 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 5 13 14 50 Oriental Financial, lim 11 - 5 Oriental Gas, lint. 5 Do. New 10 Otago and Southland In , vestment, lim id 1P 5 Ottoman Gas, lint l3 21 10 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian It. Mail lim 5 Do. do et Peel R. Land & Minerl, lim 100 3 1 31 50 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all 46 43 46 50 Do. New 1867 lO 3 2d 7 50 Rhyraney Irdn 1 Do. New 2 Rio de Janeiro City Im.,lim. all 18 19 Do. Gas, lim all 253 253 253 5 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 43 .6 Scottish Aust. Invest., lim lOO 78 81 Do. 6 p. c. Guar. Pref. 100 ••• ••• Societe Fin. d'Egypte, lim. 10 7 6d Societe Gen.de l'Empire Ot. 8 23 31 50 S. African Mort. & Inv., lim. 6 ... ... 25 South Australian Land 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lira 2 23 3 20 Trinidad Petroleum, lim Bl ... ... 10 Trust & Agency of Aus.,lim 1 .0 1p 10 Do do. do. all ... ... 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. 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JanAJnly. 1891 - Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 16 Oct.. 1000 .. 100 98 180 - Ceylon, Nov 187 8 4 P•Lt• 100 108 tic - Do. 1872, d 0.... 100 10 5 107 - Mauritius, 6 p. 0, 1873,- - Do. 1878... ........ .. 1)0 I, ,5 i , 6 - Jan. and July ........ 130 I^2 1.4 p.o.Ja./vJuly.. 100 1 03 11.4 --Do. 1882, Slay and NO. .• CO 106 lis - DO. 1895, Feb. & Aus:,... 10 106 103 IC O 100 100 7 - N M .1 e 11 1 6. b G7 0 .0 11 7v r 5 n .,6 e 6 C o perr tr e n r a t t . n . ..... .. - Natal 6 p ct, Apl.l - . Oct... 00 _ . - Do 6p c. II , y a Nov 1 0 1.6 10& - N. S. W. 5 p•c.,'7l to '75 lOO 99 1 , 1 - Do. 6 p.o. 1868 to 1800 • 10) 1.9 100- 9c4 - Do. 5 p.c. rd.' 67 to ' ;5 .... .. - N.Zealand, Bp. 0t.16411 ICO _ _ - Do. 5 percent.... DoJan,Aprl,July, o.t lOO CI. 92 t i l 1 - Do 6p c. Mar & Sept '9! lOO 10 8 110 - Do Jure dz Dec , 1.91 -• jDo Prov. (.1 Anckld. I li. 0 - -f, firiel 1 &2, 163 .. - - i,ova Scotia 69, C.Jat - and Jnly. 1876 - Do 1886.. ... ... 1.30 102 104 ty - Q,lenslnd. 6p. c.. 'Bl 5-. 100 107 I " - Do 1801 . .. - Tasmanian 6 pet a. 1805 .. 106 107 - Do 189,1'97...... •-• Victoria 6 per cent.lBVl lOO 115 it 6 :17 Dv, ApriloadOct i z....w 4 . 4 Q 111 jA 2 L 1212 _ _ . Or!JUT OF TELE PUBLIC JOURFAL3. The Times comments upon the extraordinary trial which, after occupying six days and producing a profound sen sation throughout all the neighbouring portion of Wales, has just been concluded at Cardiff, and looks upon the conduct of . the defendants, whether illegal or not, as morally most objectionable, and of a kind which, were it not fortunately confined to a comparatively small section in the community, would be most pernicious to the general interests of society. The admirably organised system of proselytising which the Cardiff story has brought to light is, to our thinking, the most dangerous, and, perhaps, the strangest, part of it. Not only is Esther Lyons moved about from place to place with perfect seeney and ease, her father not being able tc discover a trace of her, althongli he at once set the police and subsequently the courts in motion, but even her companion, Sarah Carver, is "spirited away" and comfortably provided with a place under a fictitious name, lest she should be tempted to betray her accomplices. One reads with amazement, scarcely knowing whether to be indignant or amused, the letters —of which it is said there were about 700—in which one pious proselytiser instructs the other, in the choicest Scriptural Jangeage, how, by avoiding signatures and surnames and the dangerous use of the Post Office, a safe and secret arrangement may Le made for keeping a daughter from her father. We rub our eyes, and ask if we are really awake in the nineteenth century, reading about the doings of respectable Wesleyan ladies. Imagine their consternation and holy horror if it were suddenly discovered that a similar system of prosely tising, equally well-organised, were carried on among Roman Catholics, or, to put the case still more fairly, among Jews ! Fortunately, the Jews are not given to prose lytising, but suppose, by way of retaliation, they took to spending their money in giving a trip to the Continent, or a comfortable situation, to all the young Christians who think themselves ill-used or unhappy at home. And what a picture would not the Rev. Mr. Thomas then draw of the heartrending misery produced by Jewish fraud and bribery in happy Christian homes ! The Thomases and their friends may conscientiously believe that they are doing God service, but if their example found many imitators, society would be sorely troubled. We can only find one excuse for them, and that is that they acted, seemingly, from conscientious motives ; and when we think how many improper and mischievous actions admit of the same defence, we cannot see that the concession greatly improves their case. We can only regret that the legal penalty to which they have rendered themselves liable is so inadequate to their moral and social offence. The Telegraph declares that there never was a majority which stood together better, which marched more hand somely, or fought more honestly, than the majority which has carried the Irish Church Bill into law. The Tory journals have complained bitterly of their straight hitting, which reminds the historical student of Pompey's patri cian followers, who didn't like Ctesar's soldiers "because they always struck at the face." When the Opposition found that temptations, entreaties, and assaults were all vain against the determined unanimity of the popular party, they naturally, and almost cx o f ficio, denounced such perfect allegiance as "servility." And undoubtedly their best hope now is that, as the question which held the Liberal side together is settled, this terrible organisation of fidelity will fall to pieces. In any such calculation they will be miserably disappointed; for it was not merely the Irish Church Bill, but Mr. Gladstone himself, that has been the cause of so remark able a solidity. The House bequeathed to us by Lord Palmerston was composed of "leaders who did not lead and followers who would not follow ;" but Mr. Bouverie's cynical epigram is quite out of date. Leaders now lead to grand historical achievements, and followers follow with ardour, with intelligence, and with a devotion at once personal and patriotic. The Liberal strength thus forti fied, the conquest which we have already gained, how ever signal and beneficent, must be only an encouragement to renewed efforts of progress. There is no great and happy change which ought to seem impossible, with such a Premier, and such a House. It is time to rest a MU* to-day, no doubt, while we taste the delights of a whole great region gained; but " to-morrow to fresh field and pastures new." The Standard says that a time-honoured custom, almost inseparably connected with parliamentary institutions, is this year to be violated. There is to be no Ministerial whitebait dinner. It has been whispered in the lobbies, and the clubs have taken up the dreadful rumour. Par liament will be allowed to expire without the annus' fishy ceremony. There will be no trip to Greenwich or to Blackwell. For once Ministers will forego their usual treat, and the young herrings, or such of them as survive will remain undisturbed. The most memorable of parlia mentary sessions, the first year of the Reformed House of Commons, is to be distinguished with this daring inno vation. The whitebait dinner is disestablished. The " Ship " or the " Trafalgar " will be shorn of a portion of its endowments. There have been several reasons assigned why this ancient and hallowed observance, almost as necessary to the close of a parliamentary session as a Queen's Speech to its opening, is this year to be omitted. The ostensible cause is Mr. G'ad stone's indisposition. The real one who steal fathom ? The First Minister is sick, and cannot dine. The ceremony, robbed of his presence, would have been a " maimed rite." On such an occasion, with the Irish Church disestablished and disendowed, the feast would have partaken of somewhat a funereal character. It would have been a meeting of mules—an undertakers' carouse. It was rightly judged, perhaps, that "to feed were best at home." Peradventure it was dreaded lest the ghost of the murdered Establishment might insist upon taking its place at the banquet, scaring the guests with its unbidden presence, dulling the festive wit of Goschen and the merry humour of Argyll. To dine on whitebait were a profanation with the corpse of the Irish Church still above ground, "unhouseled, disappointed, unannealed." Considering the former relations of Mr. Gladstone to his victim, it would have been a little too much to expect, even although he is member for Green wich, that he should preside at a dinner the object of which was to crown the slaughter of the very principle of which he had been the champion. A most judicious indigestion, therefore, occurs to rob the season of its custo mary celebration, and to keep Mr. Gladstone decorously at home. The Star thinks that, considering the high rank that he held in the late Government, the reserve shcwn by Lord Stanley during the session is somewhat remarkable. is replete with knowledge of every kind ; he can devour a tough blue-book with an enormous appetite, and digest it with incomparable facility ; and be is ever ready to deliver a well-considered address on a really hard subject. He is immensely strong in sociology, and on political questions he has for the most part decided, though care fully formed, opinions. It is strange, then, that on so great an occasion as the Irish Church debate he should have persisted in obstinate silence. His excuse, andit is one entitled at least to respect, is that he is the son of Lord Derby. But the indulgence of feeling has entailed considerable sacrifices. Political ambition is a jealous mistress, and whosoever chooses her must give and hazard all he bath. Lord Stanley might unquestionably have done more had he been permitted by circumstances to give full scope to his abilities. Those who choose the position of independent members—a class that we gene rally regard with a feeling approaching to distrust—forfeit their claim to power. Lord Stanley is at present, as nearly as possible, an independent member; but we trust that the time is not far distant when he will find his proper place. Lord Stanley,no doubt, will have his opportu y. The question is whether he will have the boldness to avail himself of it. He seems to be rather timid in action, but, on the other hand, he would always be looked upon as a safe Minister. He will never startle us like Mr. Disraeli, or carry a great measure like Mr. C lads tone. The Daily News says that among the many valuable qualities which, w Mist they scarcely serve to propel, or even to control, human fortunes, exercise a material influence over human affairs, what is called charms of manner holds a prominent place. It is one of those phe nomena—for it can scarcely be regarded as a substance— which baffle definition, and we arrive at a comprehension of it only by noting a number of instances in which v • arrive at a common agreement as to whether it is present or absent. And in nothing perhaps is there less difference of opinion. It belongs largely to the female sex to keep it alive, and it is another of the misfortunes of the present age that so many women devote their abilities to its extinction. No " fast " young lady, no young lady who talks " slang," or affects in any way to be masculine, can possibly have charm of manner, and it is equally impossible for a man who has it to perfection to maintain it long in their contagious company. How is it possible to be gracious and deferential with those who are gracious neithet: with you nor with themselves? F( r charm of manner always implies a touch of reticence and restraint, an instinctive habit of saying and doing what is most agreeable in preference to blurting out the sugges tion of the moment, or pursuing a course the most com fortable or convenient. Nor can it be ,pretended that there is in this any tinge of hypocrisy or affectation. Good manners are an affair of disposition and habit just as much as bad ones, and it would be as absurd to -accuse a man cf affectation for speaking grammatically among uneducated people as to accuse him of it for having acquired a demeanour which contrasts favourably with ruder fashions. To rule mankind, one must perhaps be something more than " charming ;" but if one is called upon only to consort with them, grace of manner must be extolled as a very high form of social charity. - 'The Hull and . Doncaqer Railway was opened on Vticl#YL THE BETTING-HOUSE PROSECU7ION. BOW-STREET-THIS DAY. To-day Mr. W. Wright attended with his legal advisers to meet the charge of having kept a bet ting-house at No. 16, York-street, Covent-garden, contrary to the statute. On the last occasion it will be recollected the other defendants, Messrs. Morris and Smith submitted to a conviction, when it was determined to take the contention raised on the part of Mr. Wright to the superior Courts at Westminster for argument, the magistrate, Sir Thomas Henry, having consented to sign a c:s3 for that purpose, the counsel on both undertaking to have the terms settled by to-day, awl ready for the signature of the chief magistrate. Mr. Sleigh, for Mr. Wright, informed the magis trate that Mr. Polan i, for the prosecution, and him self, had nearly settled all the points requisite, but they could not quite agree upon the laAt paragrao, that setting forth the finding of the magistrate. They were agreed as to the terms that would raise the matter on the correctness of the magisterial conviction, and the case world set out that it was contend,:d that the de fen lint d d a )t keep a betting house walling the meaning of th 3 act, that the documents (letters and r:.ceipt) with respct to the bets receive 1 by Wright from Inspector Clarke backing See Saw for £1) were not promises to pay, but merely vouchers for certain transactions from which the defendant deducted cmunissim for services rendered. His learned friend, Mr. Poland, could not quite agree to the case as he Mr. Sleigh had put it, but he did not think there would be any difficulty in agreeing, so that the case might be taken at once, and placed for trial in the Court of Exchequer. Sir T. Henry—Why not the Court of Queen's Bench ? • Mr. Sleigh—We shall got the matter settled quicker in the Exchequer, and we have the right to select either of the two Courts. Sir I'. Henry—Oh yes, you have that right. Mr. Sleigh—We want to have the whole of the documents produced embodied in the case. Sir T. Henry—Quite so, the evidence and docu ments can be put in, and then it will be for the court to say whether my con% iction is correct in law. Mr. Sleigh thought that it ought to be stated that Wright received the money as an agreement. His advertisement differed materially from those of the other defendants. Mr. Poland said Wright's advertisements guaran teed the market odds. Sir T. henry—l shall use the very words of the act of Parliament in . stating the case—viz., that the defendant did receive money, did make bets, and did undertake to pay. When the court had read the letter received by Clarke, acknowledging the receipt of the money backing See Saw, it could at once say whether it was an undertaking to pay or not—that was, in fact, the whole case. Mr. Poland—l shall onteud that Wright did keep an office, did receive money, did give assur ances to pay after deducting his commission, and also that the receipt of Post-office orders was a re ceipt of money within the term of the Act of Par liament. Mr. Sleigh—Yes, I ad►nit that ; but it wag for other persons. _ _ . Sir T. Henry—Bat yon dii not on the former occasion produce those " other persons" although challenged. You did not show that the bets had even been transferred. Mr. Sleigh—Mr. Wright is a person who takes commission for small sums, and then bets £l,OOO to £lOO in one sum with other persons. Sir I'. Henry—You want to make out that Wright is not a principal. Mr. Sleigh—Quite so. Sir T. Ifenry—Then, whois the principal—that's the iuforma:ion that's wanted. In mercantile transactions where a person sets himself out as an agent in any legal transaction he invariably gives the name of the principal. Mr. Poland—l have but one desire—that is, that the case should be fairly put. The terms of the case, after some further altera tions, were then finally agreed 0 . .1, and Sir T. Henry said, when a fair copy was made, he would sign the document. There must be a conviction, of course, and the fli.e must be the same as iu the other cases. Air. Sleigh—Well, perhaps the fine in the pre sent instance would be sA down at a trifling suin. Sir T. IL:nry co•.ilLl not consent to such a thing, as it wo ild give rather a trivial look to.the presJuL matter, which was not desirable. An application was then made on the part of Mr. Wright for the retlrn of s?me of his books, as he was experiencing great difficulty by not having ac cess to them. .Sir T. Henry said he could not order that, but every facility should be giveu to defendant fur re ference to thew. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—nis Day. WESTMINSTER. IMPUDENT ROBBERY.—Oaroline Holmes, Catherine Street, and Thomas Bracker were charged with stealing five large pictures, a looking-glass, and other articles. James Panton, of 21, Gloucester-grove, Bro:npton, sail he bad occupied the house, 17, Keppell-street, Chelsea, and Holmes was a lodger there. He was removing on Friday, and on going to the house found that the drawers in the parlour had been ransacked. He then removed the pictures and glass, the subject of the prosecution, into the room. Shortly afterwards they were taken. Detective W. Watts proved being directed to investi gate the matter. Holmes when spoken to denied all know ledge of the things. Street, who goes by the name of "Set Joy," was met by the officer, and asked what she had dono with the pictures, when she said they had been given to her by Holmes, and she had sold them to Bracker, who knew where they came from. They were found at Bracker's house. When all three prisoners were captured and put in the dock at the station they had a squabble amongst themselves as to what the property fetched mud what had been accounted for. Evidence was given showing Street had sold a stolen mattress. Holmes admitted taking the pictures. Street said she thought Holmes had a right to sail the things, and Bracker said he bought them under that belief. Holmes and Street wore committed for one month each. Bracker discharged. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ALLEGED MOCK MARRIAGE AND CHARGE OF ROBBERY. — Jules Michel Benedict, a young man, described as a tra veller, was charged before Mr. Tyrwh!tt with stealing the sum of £34 from a young German woman, named Mari© Bremer. Mr. Abrams appeared for the defence, and Superinten dent Thomson watched the case. The prosecutrix, a rather good-looking young woman, said that on the 25th June she met the prisoner on board a steamer coming from Dieppe. He formed an acquaint ance, and on reaching England they went to the New York Hotel, Leicester-square, and three days after they were married, and she signed a certificate. Two days after they were married the prisoner took her money, and she did not object, because she though he had a right to do so. She charged him with robbing her, because he had deceived her, telling her on Friday last that the marriage was not valid, and that with the assistance of two other men had deceived her. Mr. Tyrwhitt—Tho prosecutrix believed herself married to the prisoner when he took her money. Tho prosecutrix said she did, and still believed it. The interpreter at the hotel took her to the place to be-mar ried and signed the certificate. She did not know the place. When she asked for a copy of the certificate she was told she could not have it for two days, and although she gave the magistrate 20 francs to get it he did not do so. The prisoner, when ho told her that the marriage was not valid, sale that she could go home to her mother, but as she was a wife, how could she go ? In cross-examination the prosecutrix, through Mr. Albert, said her father was 40 years in the Imperial ser vice at Vienna. That when she first spoke to the prisoner he offered her 1,000 francs to live him. She was not in love with him then, but she was now. She lived with the prisoner four weeks, and ho bought her different articles, and gave her £lO c ne time, and £1 another time. Ile gave her money when she wanted it, and she made no objection to his taking her money. Detective Sergeant F-erley, of the F division, said that in taking prisoner into custody on Saturday night he said he was no thief, and that prosecutrix was not his wife, and he repeated that at the station. Mr. Abrams addressed the magistrate on the part of the accused, stating that the charge had been got up by a person who had been convicted, there being no grounds whatever for it. Mr. Tyrwhitt said that the whole case was very am - biguous, and ho could not but think that a inockraarriage had taken place. lie gibettki rotund tb,aprismaer 94 bail Or 14 Wag, TO THE EDITOR OF "7HE SUN." SlR,—Our attention has been directed to a para graph, under the heading " Metropolitan Gossip," in your paper of July 20, in which it is stated that a leading Manchester man of enormous wealth had arranged with Mr Agnew to fill a picture gallery with £25,000 worth of the finest pictures for a week, and for which Mr Agnew was to receive a handsome payment. So far as we are concerned there is not a word of truth in the paragraph in question, and we ask you to give publicity to this letter, for we have never been, nor do we ever in tend to be, " lenders" of pictures to private collec tors. We miy aid that we have never yet teen ap plied to for the loan of works of art to swell the possessions of rich or of.poor amateurs —We are, sir, your obedient, servants, THOS. AGNEW and SONS. [lt would be superfluous, of course, to add here, one word to the Messrs. Agnew and Sons' emphatic contradiction, iu evidence of the fact that our cor respondent was in this matter entirely misiuformed. We nuy be porinitted, however, to express our regret Oat there should have been, on the subject referred to, one moment's misapprehension.--Ed. of The Sun.] INDIA. AND (MINA. MAILS. MARSEILLES, Aug. 1. The Messa2;eries Imperiales steamer Peluso, with the above mails, arrived here at 10 o'clock last night. QUEENSTOWN, Aug. 2. The Cunard Royal Mail steamer Tarifa, from New York, arrived here at 3 40 a.m., with 152 passengers. She landed despatches and 40 pas senger; and proceeded for Liverpool at 4 a.m. All well. SPURTING MUTES. The Goodwood meeting turned out a great suc cess, but the principal feature was the defeat of Brigantine by Restitution, of which I foretold my readers on M.mday last. The Sassex racing will be resumed on Tuesday. The acceptances for the principal handicap (theßrighton Stakes) will not be declared till this evening. According to those who know all about Make Haste, 4 yrs, 7st. 71b, it is long odds on the son of Toni Bowline. For the Marine Plate, I fancy Chapel and Wanderer, though the latter ran so badly last week ; and with Vespasian and Blue Gown in the Champagne Stakes, I can look at nothing else, the prize being a " moral" for one of the pair named. The distance to be got over is a mile, and they meet at a difference of a pound, which ought just to turn the scales in favour of Vespasian. The Corporation Stakes for two year olds Burgundy ought to win, after the evidences of form he displayed at the late ducal meeting. With regard to the Nursery Stakes, which will be decided on the second day, I can only express a partiality for Countryman, and as 11,:sti tution is fresher than Blueskin, to whom he gave quit a 71b beating on Thursday last, the Brighton Cup reads promising for Baron Rothschild, who has the most to fear from Sir J. Hawley and Morna. The third day's sport, as usual, will be under the direction of the members of the club, and it is only possible to deAl with 'the Two and Three- Year-Old Biennials at present,: these being pro mising for Alarie and Midsummer respectively. The Brighton running will materially affect the races set to come off at Lewes on Friday and Satur day, and probably the Priory Stakes will have a different aspect to that it possesses now. Green Ribaud is entitled to a 51b allowance if he remains a " maiden " up to Friday, while Burgundy will have a 71b penalty if he wins on Tuesday. The latter cannot concede 121 b to Mr. Ray's colt; s:i.l I fancy he will prove second best, an 1 that the most prominent runners up of the others will be Pate and Captivator. Bonne:A way or Tibthorp ought to wiu the De Warretine Handicap, Burgundy the Sussex Stakes, and Young Fenton or Provider the Lewes Handicap. A FRESH. MAN. RACING ;FIXTURES. AUUUST. Deauville 1 - Oxford Ripon brigliton 3, 4 York 24, 2,), 26 . . 'Tiverton rton 4 Croy(lou Briglitou Ohm 5 P/.>tuouth 26,17 I Lewes 6, 7 Searbormigh -..3U, 31 E.4.,aua to, 11 13:td.m Barlett 3l Vciolverhau ptun lO, It tireat Yarmouth ifl 11' iu,ss , Jr 12, .13 Dert7 Summer .. 31, Sep. 1 Broalloy.. . 17, 18 ‘Voymouth 31, S e p. 1 I Stoektuo lB, 11), 2U Canterbury ..... ....31, Sev. Dowur IS 1 SEPTEIIBER. Margate ', I Richmond 21, 22 Ipswich 2 Lichfield West Drayton 3 Western (Ayr)........22, 23 Warwick...l 7, 8 Hendon 23 24 Curragh (Royal) 7,8, 9 I Monmouth. 23, 24 Abingdon 9, 10 Newmarket ;.st 0ct....28, &c,. Doncaster 14, 10, 16, 17 I Lanark 29 36 Hampton 21, 22 OCTOBER. Bedford 5, 6 Cheltenham l9. 2f I Edinburgh 6, 7, 8 Curragh l9, 2t., .1 Leicester 7, 8 1 West Drayton .........21, 22 Bromley 7 8 i Hereford 2l, 22 Newmarket 2d 0ct...11, &c. 1 Monmouth 23, 21 Chehnsford l9 20 I Newmark.t Wton ...25, &o. Kelso 19 20 i NOVEMBER. Harrow Eglinton llttut 6 t Worcester ". 2 3, 4 3 I Liverpool St. Albans 5, 6 i Shrewsbury ... , l5, 16 STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES, OCTOBER. Bromley 7 I West Drayton 2l, 22 NOVEMBER. Worcester 2,3, 4 I Shrewsbury 15, Harrow 2, 3 1 Leamington lima ....23 3ic Lverpool 9 10, 11, 12 I COURSING FIXTURES. AUGUST. St. Albans OCTOBER. Ancaster and Willoughby, Lincolnshire 5, 6. Ortnesby 19, h,•, Huntingdon Club.. 26, 2i'. 11EGAT1'AS AND MATCHES TO COALE. AUGUST 3 —Alexandra Rowing diulTi&nior Sculls, River Lea 3—Tewkesbury Regatta 4—Orion Rowing Club: Junior Pairs, River Lea —Kingston Town Rowing Club Regatta s—Ariel Rowing Club: Sculls, River Lea 5 —Worcester Regatta 6—Albion Rowing Club; Senior Sculls, River Loa 6—Sunderlaud Regatta 7—Barnes and Mortlake Amateur Regatta 7—Wakefield Regatta 9—Beceles Regatta 9 —Bala Lake Regatta 10, 11—Glenbrook Regatta : Cork Harbour 11—Vesper Rowing Club : Senior Sculls, River Loa 11—Hastings Regatta 12—Brighton Regatta 13—West London Rowing Club : Junior Sculls 13—London Rowing Club : Virtue Sculls 14—Oscillator's Rowing Club: Pair-oared Gigs 14—Lurline Boating Club: Mr. Whyman's Fours 14—Thames Rowing Club: Pair-oared Gigs without cox swains 14—Hope Rowing Club: Senior Sculls 18—Dover and Cinque Ports Regatta 19 —Alexandra Rowing Club : Senior Pairs, River Lea 21—Scottish National Regatta 2'3—Deal, Walmer, and Kiugsdown Royal Annual Regatta 25—Vesper Rowing Club : Senior Fours, River Lea 27 Albion Rowing Club: Senior Fours, River Lea 28—Oscillators Rowing Club: Senior Sculls 28—Lurline Boating Club : Senior Sculls 30—Thames Rowing Club: Four-oared Gigs 30—West London Rowing Club: Senior Sculls 30—Kingston Town Rowing Club : Junior Sculls SEPTEMBER. 4 —Hope Rowing Club: Eights 4 Oscillators Rowing Club: Junior Sculls B—Orion Rowing Club: Senior Pairs, River Lea 10— Manchester Nemesis Rowing Club : Four-oared Race 11—West London Rowing Club: Eights 11—Lurliuo Boating Club: Vice-President's Pairs 11 —London Rowing Club : Tub Fours 21—Alexandra Itowing Club: Scratch Fours, River Lea 25 —West London Rowing Club: Eights 25 —Vesper Rowing Club: Club Fours, River Lea 25 —London Rowing Club : Twelve-oared Race 25—Oscillators Rowing Club: Eights OCTOBER. 2 —MancheAer Nemesis Rowing Club : Eight-oared Race DIABOLICAL ATTEMPT TO DESTROY A WHOLE FrousEiroLD.— This morning, about 2 o'clock, the inmates of the Dolphin Tavern, Southwark, had a narrow escai e of being burned to death, for some evil disposed parson had wilfully sot it on fire in no fewer than fourteen sepa rate places. Several fire eng'nes wore soon on the spot, but by that time the flames were rushing out of the roof. Fortunately Mr. Cusack (the landlord), was insured. THE ODD FELLOWS' GREAT DAY AT THE CRYS TAL PALACE.—The great day of the Manchester Unity of Odd Fellows is being celohrted to-day, and, jaging from the appearance of the rods and the different railway sta tions, the demonstrati*prOmioON to nag any of its pro. OAS gatUtlingq. ) 90 5 ..-- r . ....- i _, 1 `" ..-