The Sun. — London, England, 1869-05-12 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocKi Consols are 92 8 _a for money; ditto, for Ac count, 92 ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 901 ; New Thee per Cents, 91 1 901 ; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, —; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, 5 dis.; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., —• India Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, 212 ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1141 ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 1001 ; ditto Enfaced Paper, 5 per Cent., 104 ; ditto Debentures, 1021. The Foreign Stock Market is somewhat heavy. Portuguese, Russian, Turkish, and one or two others are fractionally lower. The quotations are : 77 to 78 ; Egyptian (1864), 841 to 851 ; ditto (1868), 74 to 741 ; Viceroy Seven per Cei.ts 771 to 78 ; ditto Nine ler Cen's., 95 to 96 Italian, 55' 4 '- to 56 ; Tobacco Loan, 851 to 861 Peruvian, 751 to 75i Portuguese, 33 to 34 ; Rus sian (1862), 83 to 834 ; Orel Vitebsk, 761 to 77 .N 'colas, 63 to 631 ; Moscow, 78 to 79 ; Charkof, 741 to 751 ; Honduras, 82 to 84 ; Spanish, 271 to 27; ; Turkish Five per Cents. 411 to 4g ; ditto Six per Cents., 65 to 631. Railway Shares are rather stronger, but the actual changes iu prices are comparatively unimportant. Caledonian, London and Brighton, and Metropolitan are each 8 better, being quoted at 771 to 78, 454 to 46, and 100 to 1001 respectively ; but London, Chatham, and Dover is 8 lower, at 161 to 161. Great Eastern is steady, at 37 to 371 ; Great Nor thern, 1051 to 106 ; ditto (A), 106 to 107 ; Great Western, 471 to 47:1 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1221 to 1223 ; London and North Western, 1141 to 114 1 4 1 ; Metropolitan Extension, 951 to 961 ; Midland, 1111 to 1114 ; and South - Eastern, 741 to 741. American Securities are flat. The Five-Twenty Bonds are 1 lower, at 78. Erie Shares are quiet, at 191 to 181 ; Illinois, 951 to 96 ; and Atlantic and Great Western Bonds, 24 to 25. In Canadian Railways, Grand Trunk is 4 better, at 13:1 to 141 ; while Great Western of Canada is lower, at 131 to 134. Continental Railway Shares are steady. Great Luxemburg is unaltered at 10 to 101 ; and Lom bardo-Venetian at 191 to 191. Very little business continues to be done in Bank Shares, and prices generally are steady, the only change being a decline of 1 in Imperial Ottoman, the quotation being 11 to 21 prem. Mi.,cellaneous securities show no particular change. Anglo-American Telegraph is inquired for at 22 to 221 ; Hudson's Bay is quiet at 121 to 12i ; National discount, 111 ; General Credit, 11 to 1i dis. ; International Finance, 24 to 11 dis. The Corn trade is quiet, but prices are firm upon short supplies. The sum of £31,000 in gold was taken to the Bank yesterday. Owing to the turn iu the ex changes, occasioned by the extent to which holders of foreign securities have lightened themselves dur ing the past few days by sales to Continental buyers, it is thought probable a portion of the £165,000 brought by the Somersetshire may also be sent in. The report of the English Bank of Rio de Janeiro, to be presented on the 24th instant, recommends a dividend of 3s. per share, making, with the pre vious distribution of like amount, 8 per cent. for the year. The Metropolitan Railway traffic return shows this week an increase of £2,708 over last year. An extraordinary meeting of the Great Northern Railway Company will be held on the 25th instant, " when an agreement between the Company and the Metropolitan Railway Company for the use. of the Metropolitan Railway between King's-cross and Moorgate-street, and the stations thereon, will be sustained for approval." The annual meeting of the Trust and Loan Com pany of Upper Canada is convened for the 31st inst., when a dividend is to be declared. The half-yearly meeting of the Anglo-Egyptian Banking Company, (Limited) is called for the 19th inst., when an interim dividend will be declared. It transpired yesterday that a clerk of old stand ing in a leading banking-house has absconded, but the reports as to the amount of his defalcations were greatly exaggerated. The passages of the Somersetshire, which has just arrived from Melbourne, were 60 days out and 60 days house. She was coated for the first time with Messrs. Lamont and M'lnnes's compo sitions, and the results were awaited with some interest. The state of panic which has existed the last few days has almost passed away. A little anxiety is manifested with regard to the future value of money and the progress of diplomatic relations between England and America. For the present the fluctuations in all classes of securities have re ceived a check, and some short period will have to elapse before prices will recover their former buoy ancy. The repression of speculation will be satis factory, because the introduction of the numerous large loans and the extensive operations in Ameri can securities had placed affairs in a rather fictitious position. After next week it is believed, if Conti nental finance should remain in the same quiescent state, there will, at least in several directions, be a favourable change. At yesterday's sale at the " Open Stock Ex change [(Limited)" :—Agricultural Hall and Far mers' Club Company (Limited), tally paid, sold at 298 - per share ; Bryn Gwiog Mine, Cost Book, all calls paid, 6d.; Confederate States • Cotton Loan (Schroder's), 4 per cent.; Consolidated Land Company of France (Limited), Bonds £ l O each, 6 per cent. interest, redeem able 1873, 31 per bond ; Credit Foncier of England (Limited), fully paid, 2i per share; East Bottle hill Mine, Cost Book, all call paid, 6d. per share ; Imperial Land Company of Alarseilles, Bonds £2O each, 6 per cent. interest, redeemable 1873, 51 51 per bond ; London Taverns Company (Limited), £5 paid, £2 4s. 6d. per share; o atlands Park Hotel Company (Limited), full paid, 228. 6d. BRITISH FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK. OVER.NMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Ditto for Account, 3 per Cent. Reduced 9oi New 3 per Cent 91 90} ew 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 6 per Cen inn. 1873 e. Annuitios„Bo yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880. . . Do. for SO yrs, expire sth April 1885 Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 _ Exeliewn Bills, £l,OOO, 2i 21 per Ct Do £500 De. £lOO lz £2OO Bank of England Stock, 41 per Cent — De. opening Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds — lnter-Colonial Ommum — INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITI,ES In lia tock, 10k per Cent., April 18. 4 Do. Opening, for Account 4 ..................... 114 i Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1 880 ........... Do. 4pe r Cent., Oct. 1888 ............... _looi Do. Certificates Do. Enlaced Pape. 4 per Clint T . " Do. 5 per Cent Jan. 1872 ~...... ~ -- Do. 5f per Cent. May 1879 -- - "s ) 5 Per Cent., Rup, Deb. 1872 D o DJ. Deb., spr do 1877 — ___ Do. do. 1882 Do. Bond 554 8, 4 per Cent., .£1,00(1 e Cent., Aug. 1873 vo. under £l,OOO Argentin!' ° Re ll p E u i b G l:,76 5/ 6FpUeNr CentDS— .T .. WO O'CLOCK ittlirlti3cliriepnt4Bs spapiedr..cent .. — Br :izilian 5 0. AD303.. 4i par . Cent. 1 1 8 8 5 _ ,8 — 2 D e i n B t s9 — Do. do. 1 86 , — Do de.. 18613 — Do. 5 per Cent., 186 5 110 Account ;io B .enoB Ayres 6 p r Cant. Do per Cent. k.Deferred 3 p er C en t — Cuba 2 6 per ent. U,ate..ll 6 per C Cent ,‘• 4l per Cent...—... ......... - - Do. 3 o‘r Ccht• i— ...i o. 6 p er co . t. 1867 . 9oi 'o. , per Pent., L - ;c 6 C lo 4 ,, ,-.!., 6 per Cent. Dan z 1 3pr c- t 1 4, 5 `n , ia, Pri ncipalities, 7 per Cent 751- Do 8 per Cent., 1867 EquaJor Nt.v., ConAolidtue,i. 1 per Cent -• . •• 100 '...4.00ini ISSW, Do. .4100 Bonds •••.. 82J TALE. 2ork has ry unwCl• curious of fol es, if not resigned d created re can be le subject though it .be oppor• Bill are so ) a speedy )osing the lave been 3 measure Exposed to r indeed, adopted. 7ovide an Lilco of a ratter of suppose re direct )ossible to limits• n subject ire seeps ut by Mr. msidered. of taking 4rise, and A the laW nce of the rded, and )cedure in ndicating d by the cry much to that of t the ex :onfidence which he not as the , ought to npleasant Disability ed now As e m ayors the hands es no less, fair. We Sullivan's a pledge gain seek this to be ; happen' mself had Ispending w h o talk h e pledge lotion, et xhich the law and lieve that re at any the Cork to empty r to their ishing to al agaiu3t Cork 10 Mondar Janounced as strot4s, le croW l6 es, an d of ; galleries would he .sters uv a form the druula a habit of i i ng froo ally, W l ' discharg e m a sit 'isoners iri , cot rid at have very im as 1° noon th e mp sqt111). proalinen as an 01) d none 5 ° t at tsco civic anti bodY e l " is, during what W lll ount c° ll : ger that I ,o ' l Ln exciting ss, -so ti d Le Atla i n 0 wpiete' Do. - IJ , C4 Do. Account Do. £5OO Bonds Do. 41 OG Bonds B6 ' English Serip,:lB6B 741 -,1- - Do do. £45 pd — die Government Railway Debentures Graeii 5 per Ccitt., 1824 5, cx Coups — 1)c. Account D.. Coui.one Do. Aceount ... '3 .ett. Ica!, 5 per Cow. . Honduras Gov Rai I. 1.. t. in, 10p. C t., all pd It. , .itau 5 per Cert., 1865 — Do. Account , Do MAreintottna. Railway — Slexio.i.t. 3 p:-. - Cent Ditto for Account Dn. 1864 — Do g per Cent. Anglo-French — iontevickan ~', per Coot vie - risli imperial 5 per Cent -• e 1 / 4 . to ..„ Do 3 per Con — Do. Deferred ?eruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account. Do 4i per Cont. ( (II :' , D.rreu) •••••••••••• 73 i i Do 44 per Cent.. 1862 D. Account P.,,.. , • goes, 3 per Ct., 1853,'6, 7, '9,'iio,'2.': Do. do. li-67 — Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid — Rissian 5 e el. Cent., 1822, £ 6t Jo 41 per Cent, 850 Do .11 per Cent., 186(0 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do do, Scrip — Pr.:. Do. Anglo-Dutcb, 1864, £lOO lionth., 88 Do. do. £B4 15s. do — Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds B7 81 8 Do. el) £B4 15s. do — Do Nicolas Railway 631 1 Sar.iiniau a per Cent — Spanish 3 per Con ... Do. Acc , fun, ... Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Deferreu , Do. Account Do. Passive Do. Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded — Do. Account Sweetish Provincial Mortgage Loan — Do Government, 1864 Do do, 1868 Turkish 6 per Cent.; .. „„„, Do Account Do 0 pcx Gmt. 1858 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account -- Do .£lOO Bonds 67 Do 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 186 a Do 1 por Cent., Guaranteed Do Laud Warrants (fleetates) Venezuela 3 per Cont. Do. Ace. ant Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Dividends on the above payable in Lwow. Austrian o par Cent. Ex 10 Florins ... Belgian, 4 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 24 per Out. Ex. 12 Gull., — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates Do. Accoun t — French Routes, 3 per Cent.. Ex. 25f. ltqliali 5 per Cent. 1831, E. zsf. Do Account — TWO O'CLOCK. Jonsols, Money Do. Account, June 1 92.; i = 47;) • "L iill7llYl4 11ER .11,1JES7'1. WINDSOR CASTLE, May 11. Her Majesty, accompanied by Princess Louise and Princess Beatrice, drove out yesterday after noon, attended by the Marchioness of Ely. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise, Prince Arthur, and Princess Beatrice, and the adies and gentlemm in waiting, left Windsor Castle this morning, at 20 minutes past ten, and arrived at Bucltinghain Palace, at hill-past eleven o'clock. PRICE OF GOLD. Ihe quotation of gold at Paris is about at par, and tie short exchange on London is 251. 22;c. per XI sterling uncimparing these rates with the English Mint price 01 .E 3 •is. 100. per ounce for standard gold, it appe.&rs that gold at the above price is of higher value in London than in Paris. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at GO days' sight was on the 10th inst. about lo9lper cent. At this rate there is no profit on the importation of gold from the United States. PARLIAMENTARY SKETCHES. HOUSE OF COMMONS, TUESDAY AFTERNOON. Mr. O'Sullivan may be congratulated on bringing together a larger number of members at the unusual hour of two in the afternoon since Parliament was opened in February. By half-past one the major part of the seats were occupied by members, who discussed the coming proceedings with evident zest. The doubt and uncertainty existing as to whether the Mayor of Cork would really put in an appearance still continued, although it was known that the lion of the day was within the precincts of the House. As it was aptly termed by an Irish member, in answer to a question whether the erratic mayor would present himself at the bar, " O'Sullivanwas such a strange man, that it was impossible for him to know his own mind for two minutes' together." Such was the state of affairs when the Speaker walked up the floor of the House at two o'clock, by which time not a single seat was unoccupied in the body of the build lug. The Peers', Speakers', and Strangers' Galleries were all crowded ; and the side galleries devoted to members also presented a very creditable appearance. Among the peers present were the Earl of Carnarvon, the Earl of Harrowby, and the Bishop of Peterborough. Prayers having been read, an exodus of members took place, the usual formality of presenting petitions and the regular baiting of Ministers having to be gone through before the real proceedings of the day commenced. The notice of motion given by Mr. Candlish—that after the Whitsuntide holidays he should call attention to the enormous expense of the Abyssinian Expedition—was received with favour below the gangway ; and Mr. Morley was at last- able to get from the Attorney-General a definite answer as to when the Bank ruptcy Bill would be taken in committee. It was half-past two when the first order of the day was read—that the O'Sullivan Disability Bill should be read a second time—when Mr. Maguire rose to move that the order be discharged. He was greeted with loud cries of "Order," and the hon. member for Cork had to give way 1 1 until the Attorney-General had informed the House that he had carried out the Speaker's order as to the summoning of witnesses and engaging counsel, and he concluded by moving that counsel should be at once heard at the bar of the House. The question having been put by the Speaker, Mr. Maguire again rose, and commenced reading a letter from Mr. O'Sullivan. When he commenced with "My dear Mr. Maguire," the House roared with laughter, which pre vented the speaker from proceeding rok covoro seconds. As you will learn from the parliamentary report, the letter stated that he had placed his resignation in the hands of Mr. Maguire and The O'Donoghue, and that he never en tertained the idea which his words had been supposed to convey. When Mr. Maguire sat down The O'Donoghue rose from the front seat below the gangway, and in a few sentences—which were delivered under great emotion—he pledged the House that the Mayor of Cork would send his resignation to the Town Council of Cork this evening. Mr. Gladstone stated that he had not been previously made acquainted with the contents of the letter which had just been read, and expressed his opi n i on th a t it wou ld be better for the House not to proceed with the further prosecution of the bill, which was greeted with loud cheers from the Liberal party. In order to provide against Mr. O'Sullivan's re-election, the right honourable gentleman sug gested that the debate should be adjourned for four weeks, a proposition which appeared to be generally agreeable to the majority of members. Of course, it was exceedingly unlikely that the question would be dropped without Mr. Ncwdegate contributing his quota to the debate, but his remarks— although received with respect—were treated with contemptuous silence. Colonel Wilson-Patten having inquired whether it was a special or general bill, Mr. Gladstone replied that the bill only related to Mr. O'Sullivan, and that it did not refer to mayors in general. Mr. Liddell wanted to go into the whole question of treasonable language, but he was interrupted by the Speaker, who reminded him that he was wandering from the real point under discussion. The lion. member for South Northumberland thereupon dropped into his seat, and then Mr. Bo the testified his approval the courseadopted of Ir. bij such a difficult matter. iatzoire G o a y s e s r i n ir m ed ent u i i n e Government that Mr. O'Sullivan (lid not intend to seek re-election as mayor ; and Mr. Hadfiel d havin g addressed the House in his quaint m anner, which convulsed the members with laughter, the Attorney - General moved that the order of the Speaker summoning the witnesses be discharged. This was carried without opposition, as was also Mr. Gladstone's motion that the second reading of the Disability Bill be adjourned until this day four weeks. By ten minutes past three the " scene" was over, and the House once more presented the stereotyped appearance usually witnessed at &morning sitting. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 12, 1869. • JOINT-STOCK BANKS. lilosing Bus Mesa • • Share NAME. Paid. Price. done 10 Agra Limited, A all 103 103 10 Do B lO 23 23 2 7-18 50 Albion . 15 is cl 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Auglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lim all lill 201 20f 4 20 Anglo-Hungarian 20 Auglo-Italian ISGG, limited 10 53 41 40 Australa,dau ......... 2U Bank of British ColunOia all 11 13 20 Do issued at 2pm ~.. 5 5 4 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lim. 25 Bank of South Australia all 20 32 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia, 25 37 3:1 10 Bank of l\ ew Ze a l an d all 151 1 3 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, ? nd China all 25 Chartered Mere. of India. London, and China all 20 City 100 Colonial 25 1U Consolidated, hal. 50 Delhi and Loudon, lim 50 East London, tins 5 20 English and American, lint 10 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja- IS 19 11 121 11 38 40 1 ueiro lim 20 English, ;,cuttish, and Aus tralian Chartered 28; Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all 281 Do new 5/ 100 Imperial, lint 2O 20 Imperial Ottoman lO .5 lonian all 25 - Do now 5 10 Lnd Mortgage of India, Inn 4 100 Do sp. c. Debs.lBBl, 30 all 76 30 Londop Bank! of Mexico and South America, lim. 20 100 Loudon and Brazilian, lim. 45 20 Do new if 100 London & River Plate, Bin. 40 25 Do new 10 20 Laudon Chart. of Australia all 20 Loudon auil County 2O 50 Do new, iss at 20 p.m, 10 pd ll Loudon Joint Sto3it 1 Loudon and South African al 00 Loudon & S. - Western, lint, 20 130 London & Venezuela, Btu._ 12f 100 London and Westminster. 2J 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm,,,,,, '2o 100 Merchant, lint 25 10 Metropolitan, lint all 100 Midland, 1am.... 5 National of Australia. 25 National of Liverpool, lint. 15 100 National Provinc. of Eng'd 42 10 Do ..... i 0 National. 3O 20 New South Wales all 20 North-Western 7I 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 50 I'rovinc. Bank. Corpo., lim. 10 00 Provincial of Ireland '2s 10 Du new.. all 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lint 25 100 Do issued at (; put lO 25 Union of Australia all 100 Union of Ireland, Inn 50 Union of London 10 pr 1p all 161 171 36 38 21 2:1- 16 17 2 2 11 21 16 3! 3/ 75 78 61 51 30 27 5 41 9 11 21 211) 2.1 25 0 41 311 321 81 91 13 11 61. Gzi 51 41 ti Li 1p ... ... 119 41 43 421 431 411 6 5 86 90 15 1i 8 6 47 43 33! ads 351 TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. 10 Anglo-Anierican Tel., ii i in i -- in. : 100 1 00 1 2 1 ; ;s : 2 1 ; 3 '421 1U Anglo Mediter Te1.,1iin..., 10 12 121 et Atlantic Telegraph lO 23 1..5 23 St S Bt t Electric ß alipdoi 6 c3lB.lapngetnererte. Magnetic e Tt l e e l g ” r ap h 100 235 240 10 Do. New 8 9 lip 25 Indo-European Tel., lint__ 1 0 ... . 5 Loud. Provincial Tel. lint all '2l 3 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent all pr ip 10 Mediterra. Exten. Tel., lint all 31 31 25 Reuter's Telegram all 45 Z.O 1:0 Societo TrAnsAtitat., lint ll 21 1} et Submarine Telegral , h 1 Do. Scrip all 1 11 20 Telegraph Con, 6; Maill,lial. all 17 171 171 SU. Kingdom Tel. Co., Jim. all 5: 1 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref. a ll , 3 p RiseEL g n ri M cu in ti t u a 2Ol 151 1 , 1 all 1.1 161 I - 1 Fivauce, lint. . 5 1,1 pr s Tea Estates, lint. 5 7 5.1 10 Baugarad .. , . .., ii i , 10 Berlin Wrer NV oric. ,1 i . all 14 I , 22 10 55 ,A A uug Australiantl o i l , e t ii s i 3 1 1 .3 10 Do. New • 121 Mort. Laud and 5 Bombay Gas, him 5 Do. N ., "s' , d . 4 II id 5 , British Am .rican Laud...,•• 41 1 5 17 20 British indium d'ca, life. „, all 21 3, 100 Bolekow N'ttigia. ,,, i' • ••• : 1 0 6 1 3 3 ; 1 4 4 it 20 British Ship Owners ... ..! 29 Canada Company all 66 7) 21 2 1 0 20 Ceylon Company, bat. .... •1J 4 34d 20 Do. A sitares . City Discouut, lint 4 __ __ 10 . Real Pro -25 City of Loudon perty, Ban 9 41 311 lint all ' ' 30 City of Milan linpim'ovi, , ~ 6 10 Canadian Loan awl Invest -25 City of Moscow Ga.., lift.., all 50 City Omens, lint 25 26 2M 2 50 Colonial, lint. Do. 221 ... _, Assur 50 Commercia: Union ( _ er ) 6 i . lip • 20 Continental Union Gas, hut. all 191 201 20 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. ,1 - per cent. 10 4 4 0 4 10 ° 5 i 10 Company of f 1.0t1 , 1011 100 Corporation o . Bands, 1877, 44 per cent. all 1034 1041 all lo 3 2 4 4 21 4 d 100 100 Do. 1662, , 4i pet cent. all 1031 WI/ c D h o in t s , lilt i s t 7.: st Crystal Palace f 4 r :p i e a r cent, 3l. a 3 li 100 I.J 21 st Do. Preference lOO 9, 10.) I Deb, 109 108 112 20 Darjeeling, lint. ••• •• It) Eastern Assam. 1in0........,, 61 ... ~1 5 1 0 0 e Credit e (i t I F o o 1. ° o f f m E. a t: l i t t n i t ‘ i l s , lira. h l . .50 East Indian Laud Credit and Finance, lint. , 20 East India It r ,„. ,' ' • 101, & Canal all .. .. 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal-, lint. st Do. 6 p. c Pet petua 271 111 1040 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. Vroy. Gnu. by Egypt Gov all 944 9.51 l 6 20 Egyptian Cont.& Trad. lint, 6 . 3 E.g.& Austral. Copper, lint 24 . i 15 English and Foreign Credit 71 .11 3. ; (1 100 Eng. and Scot. 1. urine, lint. 8 ... ...d 10 Fairbairu Engineering 5 2 Id 20 Fore-street Warehouse,lint l2 1 11P 100 For. & (Jul. Coy. Trust and Loan Scrip, issuedut .185 all 87 38 50 Gellivara, lint. 10 General Credit & Dis lint. 71 Li lii General St eam Navigation 14 28 30 50 limns & Col Marino in. lint. 5 2 .3d 20 Interna..Finaneial Soc. 10 Hong liou,; and China Gus all ... ••• 20 Hudson's Bay . 20 Imperial Land Co, of Mar seilles, lint. 2 2 0 0 50 Italian Land,,,,,.. . . ..... 5 la p lintatieiran:rLrn(Cdanearie..cd.id.t,.,ol.iunri). aa516111 1 : 63 1 1 1 1 2 43 1 d 1 100 Do. 6p.c. - 11 ds., redeem 1870, issued 10 all 66 c 8 50 Land Securities, lint 5 21 110 25 London African Trading lO 7 M 25 Lou. & Caled. Marine, lint 6 ••• '" d 10 London County Laud and Building, lint. 50 Loud. Financial Asso., lint 30 22 :GI 4 Lond.Gen.O umibus.Co.lim. all 2 21 50 Loud. and Glug. Engineer and Iron Ship, lint 25 21 161 20 Loud. & Provincial Marine 2 10 pr at Madras Irriga. & Caul. Ga. sp.c. by I nd i a Gov lOO 102 103 10 3.1 turititts Laud, Credit, and Agency, 1im....., 50 Merchant Shipping, lint.,,, all 33 38 60 Millwall Iron Works lint 121 lO Natal Land a nd Col d nisa- ••• tion Co., lint. 25 National Discount Co., lint 5 Ili 114 10 National Steam 2.5 National Prov. Marine lint. 4 4 :Rt 94 Di 20 Nerbudda Coal & Iro lint. 6 3i 3d 20 10 New Consolidated Dirs'. lint. 3 14 7' - sl\ ew Quebratta, Inn 4.4.0 4 1 . 25 New Zealand Loan & Mar. cantileAgency,lirn 2l 1 IP 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, lint.,.. 5 11 li 10 Northern As sa . m ..... icja ... lint. 5 7 e 10 Do. B ..... ' - it North Brit. Au; ......... ii i ' i ' l ' „ 100 48 51 50 10 OortagienotalanFdinasno: Ship,' lint, all 50 North Brit. & Merean. ln 6l 9 191 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 5 12 1 5 Oriental Gas, ai m ,' . all 7 S 5 Do. New , 1 i 1 P ..... _ • enumuie..srdNodtove.:oiln.i a g yi&thv l y , 6eflplia l s.nt i m.,it n io.v.d:.. .. lhiiii.il7m . nii. ..... 1 1 1:1 1 01001 1 . 8 . 13 . 83701 . 18096:d vestment, Hu i 2 id IP 5 Ottoman Gas, lint a ll 11 21 10 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian 11r. Mail lint all .7 "- 5 Do. do. et Peel R. Land it Minerl, lint 100 31 31 50 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all 48 50 50 Do. 50 Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New Do. Gas, u m all 24 6 2 222600 5 :00 ossoo. Rio Ace i Scottishi d eef e rtt6ie c j a alA i e l : 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 44 45 st Do. 6p. c. Guar.. Pref. 100 ••• 'EUlpire h O in t i .. S 6 24 31 25 South Australian Lan . d. 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lint •,,, 2 24 3 20 Trinidad Petroleum, lint,,. 8 4 10 . 10 Trust & Agency o.of Aus.,li na. 1 ** 4 'ip Do d Cana . .. 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. Cadn all ada 5 1 . 1/3 50 Union Marine L'pool, litn 5 41 5 20 Union Steam Ship, lint,,, , all 22 p 24 15 United Discount Corp., lint 6 11 id 20 Universal Marineau.), li, 10 Upper Assam Tea, lim ...nt 5 1 4 2 p 30 Van Diemao's It 2 Laud 00 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. (itortg!ge).!-,0a11.•• all 774 784 744 aB4 SO Warrant Finance, Inn. 12 100 50 West India and Pacific Steam, lim 2O 20 WestLoudon Wharves and Warehouses lO coLomia UOVICUNIJINNT - British Columbia, 6 per -------------_ Cent.,1872.... - Do. 18 95 lOO Aug ...• . Can.govi6 p.O.Jan. q &July ..., lO 1( - Do. 6p. 0 7eb• a •• •• 10 0 0 1020 IC2 1001 1 / 4 . )(4 . - - Do. sp. c. Mar. 92 wept lOO It 2 104 - Do. 6 p.c. Jain a July lOO 68 i 0 .... cape u. li ope. 6 p.c .1973 lOO 102 10, - Do. sp. c. Ins cribed bk ICO yo 92 100 ~ ••1 113 do 1880-90 lOO 107 109 - Do. Jan.&JU I Y , Ispi - Do. 5 per cent. 15 A p ri l and 16 Oct. , 1000 ..... - Cejlon, Nov 1870, 6 P .e lOO kat 11t : Do, do 181) 0- 1920 - Do. 1872, do.— 100 1 0 4 iv - Maurltiuß, I p. 0, 11573,- and Nc%. - Jan. and July . l,O 104 106 - Do. 1878 . . - Do. 1882, Slay - Do. 1895, Feb, t A OE, ~, 1,8 - Wittman(' - it 67-7, 6 pc " nr- ", *•• l ' 0 100 100 c )r verdAli ,•• - N. 8.00v.6 p.0../a.a. , .Y•• 11.1 i 101 1 , 4 -- Natal 6 p ct. AO a °et •• 0) --- - Do 6po. 31 5' s, Nov 1 0 1(e 108 - N. S. W. 5 p• o „ '7l to '74 lO9 9 9 1 , 1 -- Do. 5 p.c. 1811 to 1 8_06... 1")0 981 991 9'l - Do. 5 p.c. rd.' 67 to ' l5 • • - N Zealand, 6p. at. 1891 !CO _ ._ - Do. 5 per cent.••• - DoJan,Ap I,Jny. 0 t lOO 03 64 9: 41 - DJ (I I, e. 3lar 25 , 1 4 'Ol .OO 108 110 - Do Ju , e 92 Dec , 1-91 •• • • 100 109 ~1 IDo frov. 1 At.c , .ld. 1 1 - t tole •1a 2, 1:96.• j 0 - - - Nova Scotia. t p. o.J an - and Jnly, 1875 - 1)0 15 6.. .... - (; neensind. 6p. c. '6':-5 - lOO 1071 11 81 1081 Do 199 -• • • •••• 100 (.74 1( 8 1 - Tasmanian 0 per c 189 i .. 1..61 1071 - Do .t• 9 :-'O7 ..•••• • • • • -00 1001 te7 - Victoria 6 ter cent. 1891 lt 0 113 114 -••• Do. April and Oct •••, 4_99 109 no 10.•1 SPII?ITUAL PHOTOGR4P7M. A trial of a very remarkable character etas been going on for some days in the police-court in New York, in which the knavery and delusion of modern spiritualism have been manifested in an extraordinary light. One Mumler, a New York photographer, has been driving a very lucrative business for some time past in taking spiritual likenesses. The humbug had been pushed so far that the authorites deemed it worthy of notice, and Mumler was accordingly arrested and charged with obtaining money by trick and fraud. Large numbers of persons have crowded the court•rcom where the trial is in progress. The device of the charlatan consisted in his executing photographs of living sitters, who paid an extra price for the portrait of some lost relative or friend which should appear plainly recog nisable, though in ghostly presence, on the same picture. Many 'specimens were produced in court. Sorrowing widows, in decorous mourning garb, were taken with the simulacra of their lamented husband's rising over them. Mothers, with the apparitions of departed children in their laps, looked at the court from caries de visite of the customary pattern. Mumler's defence is bold enough. He insists upon the super natural character of his photographs. He asserts that the disembodied spirit takes its place by the side of the sitter of flesh and blood, or hovers in dim angelic outline over head, as represented by his mysterious art. Very many witnesses were examined whose testimony was favourable to the photographer. It was of no importance that believers in spiritualism, like Judge Edmonds, deposed that they believed in the deception, and found in the phantom features the exact linea ments of their lost ones. But it was startling enough when experts in photography, who had no faith whatever in spiritualism, swore that they bad themselves prepared the plates and adjusted the camera when Mrumler took the living likeness, and that, never theless, the spectre came out from the negative, vague and yet palpable to vision. The question was, indeed, puzzling how the attenuated shadow of a shade, invisible to mortal eye, should chemieally affect the collodion on the plate of glass. But at last the delightful mystery was cleared up, to the satisfaction of all but confirmed spiritualists, by the production, on the part of the prosecution, of other photographers, who ehewed that Mumler's ghosts could be evoked in many ways, by a lens introduced into the camera, by the impo sition gf a positive plate upon the negative and the trans mission of light through it in the bath, &c. Pictures were exhibited in court in all respects as curious as Mumler's which had been produced by these methods. The decision has not as yet been rendered in the trial, but whether the police commissioner will succeed in putting a stop to this miserable mode of swindling or not, he deserves the thanks of the community for the exposure he has made of it, and the rational explanation he has given of a trick well calcu fated to unsettle weak minds. SHARE LIST. ORDINARY tiAlim:b AND SPOCKb. Fad. Closing Business Frioe. done. st Bristol and Exeter ...... 103 77 79 at Caledonian ........... 100 771 271 at Cambrian 20 Cornwall .. all 21 31 st Dublin & Belfast J one... 110 77 79 et Dun„ Vert'', A Ab.J nue... "t.OO 70 72 2 ) East London all 61 71 20 Do 15 - - 2 ) Do 10 - - st Glasgow AS. Western lO2 i'7l 9i st Great Eastern .. st Do. F. Angl. No. 2 lOO ~. ... st lir,at North ol Scotland lOO ih 6 at Great Northern lOO 1( 5 103 105 at Do. A stock. at Do. li stock st (ItS, and W. 01 Ireland lOO 95 7 sf Gt. Western -original lco 4 1 111 471 1 st Do. booth Wales lOO 53 55 so Do. W. 3,1id.-Uxtord lOO 25 27 s 1 Do. Newport lOO s 5 30 ,t Lancashire a 1 or kshirs lOO 121 13 1221 2 st Lou., 111'10., is S.Coast lOO 4 1 461 413 1 0.) Do scrip .... - - at Lon., Chat., sue Dover lOO 16 17 .t Do. Metrop. Fx. A lOO - • st Lou. & North Weeders lOO 1141 15 111 a -1 Lou. 4 South 1i ester's lOO 87 1 9 st Man., Shei., a Lincoln l l ,O 521 121 524 4t Metros,oiltan ;... • lOO 1014 101 l 104) 101 at Do Extension .. 10 Do. New rd .. st Metropolitan District. all '5 50 10 Metrop. St. John's Wool 100 6 - - 1111 112 1111 st Alltl MU(' st Do, Birmin. & Darby llO 79 51 8u st North British st Do. Ed., Yth.,..11. Dun... 103 - - st N or. Fastern-Berwica lOO 103 104; 1031 25 Do. G. N.E purchase 16.13.4 - - st Do Leeds. at Do York Oa 01 95 4941 st Do Carli•le .... . . lOO 122 :23 st Do Stoe c... 1; Darling 1(0 131 131 st North Lou lou 100 11) 121 10 Do New (tics at North Staffordshire . . 100 85 57 st North and S.-W. Junction 100 93 100 10 Do New £11) shares 7 ... .. at Rhymney . ILO 5 I 63 st Shropshire Union lOO 57 58 at South Devon . st South Eastern lOO 75 751 at Staines, Wok'ham, & Wok all 12 13 st - tad Vale lOO 148 1.,3 - - De. C.. - Waterford A liillunity - - 10 Waterloo A Whitelia.l 6 - - Share Railways. RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE•SLIAKES AN D STOCKS. st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.ceut. 100 86 88 st Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO ... .., st Do. Scot. N.E., 41 per cent lOO ... st Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO ... st Do. do. 7 per cent lOO ... ••• st D'). do. Ordinary lOO 78 82 st Do. Midland st Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gee.., all at, Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO 105 107 at Do. Ist Class preference lOO at (lies. & S.W. gua. 5 per et lOO ... ••• st '4l. Eastern, E.C. Ex. No.l 100 9 i at Do do N 0.2 lOU 90 93 93 at Do du 6 per cent 100 100 112 at Do East Anglian A 5 p. c. 100 ... st Do du B 6 du. 100 at Do do C 7 do. 100 ... ... st Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 ... st Do E. Union 4p. c. gua. 100 70 75 at Do Nur folk 5 p.c. Ex. 1616 100 ... st Do do 5 p.e.Way.Val. 1847 100 ... st Great Not there, 5 per cent 1U at Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 ... at Do 4, do do do 100 ... at Do 5 do at sp. c. pm. 100 ... 103 st . Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO at, Cl t. N rib of Scotland, Ist pt 100 ... at Great Soutu. cc,! Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 06 97 st (lt.West.—arig.,Unt.-lteut chg., per gna.s p.c lOO 101 L 3 1011 st Do. ()rig. (B. & 11. Ex). 5 p.c lOO 95 100 st Du do 4 ; per cent. 1350 100 87 e 9 St Do do 4 do do at Lo do 5 per cent. relent lOO 05 97 st Do do Birmingham gua lOO 6.1 70 st Do do do prei 100 at Do do Chester gut, 11') st Do do do 8 per con IOJ st Du do do 5 do 100 85 100 st Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 ... at Do do 4,1 p.c 1)1) at Do do 4 ; 1850— 100 st Do do 5 st Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g. 100 111 113 st 1)o do 2.1 gua. 100 lei 111 st Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c. 100 00 92 st Do do 25 ito 100 97 IV) at Do gua. 51 per cent. 1863 100 00 Lancaster & Carlisle 45 p.c. all at Lancash. & Yorksh. p.c. 100 st Do Barnsley, £0 3s 100 p.c. 10J at Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 at Do 41 (Blackburn pureu). 100 et. London & Brighton, 5 p.c guaranteal, No 1 lOO at Do 5 per cent. gua. No. 2 lOO at Do 6 do do lOO at Do 5 do NJ. 4 lOO st Do 7 per cent l,O at Do 6 do (W.E. & 0.1-'.) at Do 4 do 1859 lOO at Loudon, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent ICO at London and 11.`.V., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO st Do Bedford &Cambridge lOO at Do Shrewsb'y & Welchp'l lOO at Loudon and s \V. 7 p,c late 3d shares, lOO 2s 60. Do (Portion. perp aus 2560) all at Mau., Shef. o .3: Litwin. 6 p.e lvo 11 i 117 6 Do at Do 31 per cent lOO 60 65 10 Do redeem. 3 per cent. 5 at Mid. Consolidated., 6p. C lOO 130 135 at Du Bristol& Birin., 6p. c lOO 1.2 LA st Do 45 per cent. redeem lOO b 8 10J at, Do 45 per cent. irredcein lOO 93 10,1 at Do Leicester &If chti,l p.c. 100 8•.1 91 st North I.3ritish, 5 p.c. N 0.1 lOO at Do E.& 4p. S. & D lOO st Do N. 8., N 0.2, 5 per cen.t lOO at Do Border Union, 55 p.c lOO st N.-Eastern—Cous. 4 p.c lOO 87 8.3 st Do 45 per cent. redetnn ion v.; 37 st Do ti N.E. 4 per cent., lOO ..„ 17 Do Berwick capital 3 13.4. Do York, IL& S. purchase lO 10 tot Do Stcktn & Drliug. A 5 p.c lOO 106 leB at Do W, liartlepoul 11. and It 100 81 86 20 North Staffordshire 108 S. Devon Annuities, I.s all 9 lu 10a Do Tavistock all 85 95 lOs Du Flied 41 per cent all 8 81 p. 6. S. .ast. (Read. Anus., 1.0.6) all 22 23 at Do 45 percent lOO ... at Do Fixed 45 per cent lOO at Tall Vale No.l lOO 14, 153 at Waterford & Kilkenny, 6pc 100 41 43 bl) 85 1 J 135 130 135 :P3 100 103 110 140 15) BAILWAYS.-PREFERENCE S lIARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. st Caledonian 41 p c gua. st Do Scot. Cen. min. 7p c lOO s t Do p irredeem all ..* st Do 4p c con. issued at 80 65 st Great Eastern 4 r cent. s t Do 5 riperB62.. 100 87 b t Do New 5 do, 1863 lOO 86 8 8 st DO do 5 do, 1661._ 100 84 8,; at Great Northern, 5p c irred. 100 I.** 106 A a t Do Permanent 5 p er cent. 100 ••• a t Do Boston &Slea fd, 4 ; p c 100 .** *** st Great West., W. JlidL, 5p c 100 .. 8 , s t Do J °int !..erpe. p c,1865 100 8 . V . 2 st Do do 6p c irred., 1866 100 104 108 24 Do Vale N eath perp. 5p c all 19 20 st Kent Coast, 6 per cent, M lOO 5 Lane. and York. Ne NV 41 per cent till July, 1871 2 I i p at Loud., Brig ,&c., 41 pc, 1858 100 at Do do 4 do, 1860 100 ••••• '" s t Do do 41 do, 1861 100 '** a t Do do 41 do, 1863 100 st Do do 5 do, 1865 100 "* s t Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 *** a t Do No. 7 sdo lOO a t Loud , Chat., &c. , 2d, 6 p .c Do o ** s. s t Do Metro!). Ex., B 6 6 p. p.c 100 *** '" do Cc 100 at London& N. )ITestern, 5p c 100 at London &S. Western, 41 p c 100 42 190 10 Man. Shef.& Lin., 5 pc, 1865 all 881 at Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO luB 1 0 7 2 at Midland, A 5 per cent pref lOO 106 108 at Do B 5 do 100 106 108 18 Do 5p c opt.. to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1869 all 204 201 191 18 Do Incony. New Shares all Hi in 22 Do 5p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31,187'' Bl it 2fp et Nort's British, E. and G No. 1, 5 per cent at Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 Do E P., & Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 at Do E. & , N 0.2, 5 p.c ... 100 at Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 100 at Do E. & G., No. 3, 5 p.c 100 ~, at Do E. G., (Ordiry) 41 p c 100 et North Eastern, 44 per cent 100 to 97 St Do Stock. & Darl., D at North London , 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) st North Stalfordshir c e p c... st South Eastern, 41 p , 1859 100 ~, st Do 3 do 1861 108 ••• st Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 „ st Do 5 do, 1864 at Victoria St. & Pimlico, 41 pc 100 ,„ BAILWAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALSS str'eulleut) Y 3 '.. 100 Do. 4-t, per cent. Prefer all 99 101 at Buckinghamshire lOO 94 91 of Chester and Holyhead 100 51 56 et Do. 54 per cent. st Do. b do. at Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO ... at Colchester Stour Valley at East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lOO 131 131 20 Gloster and Dean Forest all ... a Gt. EaSlt., NeWlll., &c., 5 p.c 100 ... a Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 at Do.do.Woodbrg.i;x., - clo 100 .. at Gt. West, W. Mid., Heref 100 96 93 50 Hull and Selby all 110 112 at Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 210 2 5 at London and Blackwall lOO 93 96 93 at Do. 41 per cent lOO ... st London, Chat., &c., 4) pc. 100 ... st Do. Com. Fund, 5 do 100 ... at Loudon and Greenwich st Do. do Preference lOO ... at London, Tilbury, & South 100 83 55 st Lowestoft,gua 4 per cent lOO 80 82 tit Du. do. 6 du. 5) Manch., Buxton, &Matlk all st llidlaud, Bradford, Pref lOO 10 Mid Kent Cray Line) 50 Northerut East., 5 per ceut all .53 59 50 Do. do. 6 do. all ... st N. Easters—Hartlepool at N.West. A peep. prel, 5p c. lUU 107 100 at Du B minimum 11 p.c , lOU at Nutting. &Urauth. R.& C lOO 91 ;P:i . 2J, Preston and 11 yre.. ......... all 44 46 hoystou, Hitch., and Snep. Wu 1:12 134 at Surewsbury and Hereford lOU 141 Jai 10 Du do 8 2 2ip at S. Vurksh. and River Dun lOU 96 Vs at De 4 per cent gua lO f 7S 30 st Du 5 do at Vict. Station and Pimlico lOO 175 IS at West Cornwall 20 West 1,91.1011, Class A all 13 14 20 Do do B all 30 Do du C all 6., at Weymouth and Portland lOO st Wilts and S.,nerset 5 51 92 94 DOCKS. st East and West India lOO 124 1:4 st London and St. Katherine lOO 94 46 100 D oDeb. stock, 4 per cent all Mithrall Freehold Land st Dock lOO 26 20 st Southampton lOO 74 76 st Surrey Commercial THE MAY MEETINGS. mum/ OF MGLAND SUNDAY-SCHOOL INSTITUTE. The Archbishop of York presided, on Tuesday evening, in Exeter Hall, at the meeting of the above institute. The report of the society, read at the meeting, gave the publications issued under its auspices as the Sunday school Teachers' ?Magazine and the Sunday Scholars' Com panion; The financial statement shews that there is a slight increase of income this year upon that of the previous one, the sums being £2,448 this year, while that of last year was £2,436. 22 new annual subscribers and 28 subscribing schools have been added to the list since the last report, while at the same time some old ones bare fallen off. In moving the adoption of the report, the most rev. chairman gave his idea of how a Sunday school teacher should wvik. Everything should be done with simplicity, not in a childish way, but in a simple way. It had been said that it was useless to teach children dry dogmas. He was willing to accept the state ment that merely teaching children dry dogmas was of very little service ; at the same time children could in their measure receive truths. The words of the blessed Master in the parables were never forgotten by children and such ' should be the way of teaching. The Sunday-school Institution had been a great blessing to the whole realm. Some good had been done to the wretched hovels in this cold and cruel world ; the poor had received help, and a light had been taken where before there was little but darkness. IRISH cnacil MISSIONS. The twentieth anniversary of the establishment of these missions was celebrated at St. James's Hall, Piccadilly. The meeting was presided over by Mr. J. C. Colgulioun. The report sheaved that in connection with the missions there were 31 missionary clergy, 108 lay agents and Scrip ture readers, 51 schoolmasters, 57 schoolmistresses, and 162 text teachers. The income during the past year amounted to £24,445, and the expenditure to £22,761 9s. 3(1. The Bishop of Tuain, the Rev. J. DlTartie, the Bishop of Ripon, Sir Arthur Cotton, the Rev. H. C. Cozy, and the Rev. Dr. Collis addressed the meeting. lIOSIS 31I3SIONARY SOCIETY. The annual meeting of this association was held in Fins- bury Chapel, where there was a numerous attendance. Mr. S. Morley, M.P., presided, supported by Mr. H. Richard, M.P., Rev. Dr. Halley, Mr. J. Alexander, Rev. J. H. Wilson, &c. From the report it appeared that the operations of the society had greatly increased during the past year, the finances being in a more flourishing con- dition than they had ever been. The income for the year was £9,254 13s. Bd., and the expenditure £8,504 ills. sd. SEAMEN'S CHRISTIAN FRIEND SOCIETY. The twenty-third annual public meeting of this society was held at the Institution in St., George-street, E., on Tuesday evening, and was well attended. The chair was occupied by Lieutenant-Colonel U. J. Brockman, V.P. The Secretary read a very interesting report, from which it appeared the society was prospering. During the past year its agents had held 975 Bethel meetings on shore and afloat, attended by about 22,000 sailors; paid 5,401 visits to sailors' homes, ships, &c., and distri buted 228,170 books, bibles, periodicals, tracts, &c., in eighteen languages. Income for the year, £1,017 Bs. 10d, ; expenses, £999 Bs. 10d., leaving a balance of £lB. CONGREGATIONAL UNION. The annual session of the ministers and delegates of the Churches composing this Union was held in Finsbury Chapel, under the presidency of the Rev. R. W. Dale, Birmingham, chairman for the year. After devotional exercises, Mr. Dale delivered an address upon the leading questions of the day, and pointed out that the living personal Christ, and not dogmatic teachings and theories, was the answer to every one of them. From the report, read by the Rev. Dr. G. Smith, it appeared that the income of the union had been £5,570 3s. 7d., and that their various publications had had a large circulation. Amongst those present were Mr. S. Morley, M.P., 2 Si r ‘ Francis Crossley, M.P., Mr. Richard, M4'., Rev. . Binney, &c. MISCELLANEOUS. The Trinitarian Bible Society, an opponini to the "broad" principles of the British and Foreign Bible Society, also held a meeting at Exeter Hall, the Earl of Cavan presiding. Very warmly the policy of the last named society was condemned.—The Young Men's Christian Association held a breakfast at Aldersgate street. Mr. Easton, one of the passengers injured iu the collision near the Thirsk Railway Station early on Sunday morning, has succumbed from the effects of the Shock to the system. He died at York, whether he had been re moved at his own request. Tho other injured passengers are going on favourably. TURNPIKE TRUSTS.—The following statement chews the comparative condition of the trusts in England and North Wales in the year 1837, when the highest amount of revenue from the tolls was received, and 1867 respectively : —Tolls, in 1837, £1,509,985; in 1867, £889,922 ; money borrowed, in 1837, £134,044 ; in 1867, £4,755 ; total receipts, in 1837, £ 1 , 699 , 428 ; in 1867, £997,587. The total expenditure in 1837 was 21,742,2371867, 27,011,989 and in 1867, £1,032,282 ; bonded debt in 1837, £3,291,594 ; unpaid interest in 1837, £1,019,568; and in 1867, £325,487. THE DRINK or PLAriTs.—The use of manure. water is a matter of profoundest importance, and every point connected therewith should be canvassed freely and without prejudice. It is customary to say, " Give a strong dose at such a time, then pure water only, then another strong dose," and so on, and so on. It is quite true that some of our favourites endure such treatment without visible injury, but we feel persuaded that the results would be far more satisfactory were the plants needing extra nourishment supplied with weak manure water constantly instead of with strong doses at intervals. A little calm consideration of the manner in which plants take up and assimilate their food must surely tend to the conclusion that strong. doses of liquid I manure approximate very nearly to strong doses of poison ; at all events, accidents resulting from such prac tice are by no means uncommon, and there are probably many more accidents of the kind than are heard of beyond the gardens in which they occur. We have never seen more satisfactory growth than in cases where the only water obtainable was constantly charged with manurial matters ; yet the liquid was so far from being what we call " strong " that there was no indication to the senses of the peculiar properties of the fluid. We must not be understood as advocating what are sarcastically termed homceopathic" doses. We simply urge that liquid manure may be so weak that seedling plants and newly potted plants may be watered with it safely, yet so far strong enough that by its constant use the plants sub jected to its influence will attain in the end a far higher degree of perfection than can be ensured by any other method of stimulus.—The Gardener's Magazine. lIIPER.IAL TAUT A .Y 1 EN HOUSE OF COMMONS.—THIS DAY. The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. THE PERMISSIVE BILL. A great number of petitions were presented from all , arts of the country in favour of this bill. Mr. Locyu and Mr. G Itt,VE S presented petitions from icy used victuallers in London and Liverpool against the Sir W. LAWSON, in moving the second reading of this bill, saM he was not going to s!..ow that drinking way on the decrease, hut he thought th..t many would agree with him that it was still the great source of pauperism and crime, and that alone would form a. good basis to proceed upon. What was wanted by a great many persons was a trial of the per missive system, because where it had been volun tarily hied it had invariably given the greatest satisfaction. There was a large number of per sons engaged in the trade of selling drink, and whose direct interest it was to sell the greatest amount possible, but it was not with those persons that he fuuud fault, but the law under which they carried on their trade. The bill he had tha honour to move the second reading was not for the improving of the licensing laws, because he did not believe in these laws ; but the great object of his measure was to allow the ma jority of the inhabitant; of any particular place to put a veto on the licensing of the magistrates. The principle of the bill was not new, becauss they had already tried it with respect to public libraries, in which it had given the greatest satisfaction, and he merely asked that the system might be tried with respect to the sale of drink. (Hear, hear.) It had been clearly demonstrated that where there were no public-houses in a place there was an entire absence of drunkenness ; and Saltaire, in Bess borough, showed how well the system worked. He hoped the house would permit his bill to receive a second read ing, because its object was a good and benevolent one, and one that had the improvement of the people as its great object. POLICE lIVTELLIGENCE.- 7 7his Day THAMES. IMPUDENT ROBBERY.—John Connor, a labourer, was brought before Mr. Benson charged with-stealing fead from the Island Leadworks, Limehouse, the property of Messrs Pitchford and Co. Mr. Charles Young stated the case for the prosecution. The prosecutors had lost a large quantity of ing As of lead from their premises in the course of the last moth. The property disappeared almost daily in a very mysterious manner, and exceeded in value £3O. The police were con sulted, and on Monday, the 3d inst., Police-sergeant Briden, 4 K, was concealed on the premises, and after watching some time saw a man enter the premises through a hole near the banks of the canal called the Lea-cut, and proceed in the direction of a pile of pigs of lead from which he removed one, and returned with it on his shoulder to the hole in the side of the premises. Briden then dis covered himself and pursued the thief, who threw down the pig of lead, and being about thirty yards in advance of the officer he reached the hole first and got his legs through. Briden seized the villain by the shoulders and attempted to pull him back, but a c3n federate of the prisoner, who was in a barge outside the lead works, pulled the thief the other way, and liberated bin. The thief escaped, leaving his jacket in Brid,m's hands. The prisoner was met with yesterday by the Lacer and taken into custody. Mr. Charles loung then called witnesses in support of his statement. Janis Stratton, of No. 7, EU:int-place, Stepney, car man, said that ou Monday week 110 saw three meu on a barge en the canal. The prisoner was on% They all left le barge, pulled a mau through the whole of tho lead ictory, and ran away. He was sure the prisoner was a-, and he ran past him within a foot of him. Dani:•l Leak, foreman to the prosecutors, said the pig of lead removed" from a pile was worth 155., and was the property of Messrs. Pitchford and Co. It was on a pile at six o'clock in the evening of Monday, the 3d of May. Mr. Benson remanded the prisoner for a wee'.:. MARKE7 S-7111.5 D.I Y. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. May 12.—Sales probably 8,000 bales. The market very dull. LISKEARD ELECT lON.--(T DAY.) Lycett ... ... Horsman ... ... 12 O'CLOCK. .. 174 .. 149 COURSE OF EXCHANGE. Amsterdam Short ... 12 3 ... 12 3 Do Rotterdam — ... 12 4 ... 12 41 Autwerp — ... 25 4 -21- ... 23 471 13russels — 'l5 4. 2A- 25 4:4- Hamburg n — 13 12 ... 13 13 - 1 Parie . _ Ditto - ... 25 42i Marseilles Frankfurt-on-the-Main _l2l{ ... Vienna — ... 12 6,; ... 12 75 Trieste — ... 12 65 ... 12 10 Petersburg Copenhagen . ... ~ 9 23 ... 9 26 Berlin Madrid.. Cadiz — ... 4J ... 49,t- Leghorn Milan — ... 26 60 ... 26 65 Genoa — ... 26 60 .., 26 65 Naples Palermo — ... 26 60 ... 26 63 Messina Lisbon — ... 52 .... 524 I Oporto — ... 52 . ... 524 Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and Ncw Zealand, via Southampton May 22 Ditto, via 3' Insetlles May 17 Brazil. BuenoS Ayres, and Monte Video Ditto, by French packet May 16 eape Verds. by Brazil packet espe of Good Clupe;Asoension. and St. Helena... May 13. Latina. Penang, and Singapore. via Southampton. May 15. '.)ibraltar. via Southampton India, via Sou tb amnton 1. id*, via Handles .... May ld Malta, &opt, &o. • May 15 Ditto, Marseilles May , ewioundla na ...... ....... .......... May 19 Mauritius, Cape of Good Hope. and Natal. via mutbann ton Ditto, Mar:seinen • May 9 Portugal Juno 4. United States. - anada, California, dfc., by Britiau packet Ditto dittt (Baltimore) Ditto. by L nited States packet Ditto, by Inman packet West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Tenerife May 17 Bahamas, via New York West Indies and Ps.3lLic (except Mexico and Baha mas) Cuba and $1 exioo Bermuda. via Halifax.. POPE, REE, AND M'LEAN'S TELEGRAM (Br ATLANTIC CABLE.) NEW YORK, May 11. The completion of the Pacific Railway, connect ing the Atlantic with the Pacific, was celebrated yesterday at Trinity Church by a sole - Mn Te Deunt CHINA AND AUSTRALIAN MAILS. MASSINA, May 12. The Peninsular and Oriental Company'sateamer Ceylon passed Alessiva at seven this morning en route for Marseilles. THE NORTH OF SCOTLAND.—WICK, Saturday.— We have had a week of exceedingly cold weather, wi►h in tense frosts in the mornings. The distant hills of Suther land on the one side, and of Orkney on the other, are covered with snow, and yesterday morning snow fell to the depth of three inches on the Ord. Grass and oat briards are suffering greatly in consequence. CRYSTAL PALACE.—One Shilling Day.—Mon day, May 10.—Admissions by season tickets, 1,763 ; ditto on payment, 1,642; total visitors, 3,405. THE TEA TRADE. —May 10.—The deliveries in London estimated for the week were 1, ,, 32,362 lb, which is an increase of 109,344 lb., compared with the previous statement. The 2d Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers,. con sisting of 52 officers, 544 men, seven horses, 79 soldiers' wives, and 103 children, is under orders to proceed from Newport and Brecon to Aldershot, and is expected to reach the camp about mid-day on Friday. Major. Gen. Lord George Paget, C. 8., Inspector- Gen. of Cavalry, made the usual spring inspection of the rides and interior economy of the Ist Life Guards, stationed at Regent's Park Barracks, on the Bth inst., and of the Cavalry Depot at Canterbury on the 10th. The Union Pacific Railroad sold 10,000 passen ger tickets from Chicago to White Pine, Nevada, during the month of March. Everything indicates a great rush to the silver regions from the East this spring. A most extraordinary and rapid increase in the emigration front Liverpool has just commenced, and from the number of applicants for berths there is ovary likeli hood of the exodus continuing for ✓some mouths. SP6RTING INTELLIGENCE—This 1141, LONDON BITTING—TiIIs DSY. DERBY. 2 to I:agst Pretender (offered) 4to 1 agst Pero Gomez (taken and offered) 9 to 2 agst Belladrum (taken) 13 to 1 east Ladas (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Ethui: (taken) 25 to 1 agst Martyrdom (offered) 25 to 1 ngst Ryshworth (offered—take 1000 to 30) 33 to 1 agst Rupert (offered) 40 to 1 agst Duke of Beaufort (offered) 40 to 1 agst Drummer (offered) 50 to 1 east Perry Down (tbkeu) 50 to 1 agst Vagabond (offered—take 1000 to 15) PLACE BETTING. 60 to 40 on Pretender (offered —take 7 to 4) 6to 4 agst Belladrum (offered —take 2 to 1) 4 to 1 agst Maas (taken) sto 1 agst Martyrdom (taken and offered) sto 1 agst Thorwaldsen (offered) 100 to 15 agst Ryshworth (taken freely) 300 to 15 agst Perry Down (taken and offered) 7to 1 agst Drumm (offered) 100 to 12 agst Rupert (taken) 100 to 7 agst Hermoine colt (taken) 100 to 7 agst Vagabond (taken) SPORTING iNTELLIGtINCE. YORK RACES -YESTERDAY. CRAVEN STAKES. Vespasian „. , , . Guined „.. Woodman Five ran. Z ETLIN D STAKES. Lady Mary Hawthorndalo Eight ran. STAND STAKES. ... Y Kellogg Ettrick be Clarionett e . Ten ran. KNAVESMIRE PLATE. Perfume Prologue fill• Dunean3 - ••• Nine ran. GIASGOW PLNTE. Geant des Battailes Lady Lavender..... Clipper Fourteen ran. GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP. Plougliboy ... 0 1 Lord Hawthorn Vansittart . a 0 Five ran. THE UNION HUNT PLATE. Scanington Langar Four ran. "An; 11. Slap Bang Charlie 2 WING iIESTER RACES-YESTERDAY. lIIREE-YR-OLD BIENNIAL Miss Foote Young FeLtou Standard Beare• Nero Six ran. I:IISERY PLATE. Halloween., ConservAt ivo Ten ran. TOWN ]LITE. Vallation colt 111ag Flag Sting 'almer.. Six ran. HAMPSHIRE STAKES. Sileuus Vortigern. Ten ran. T W -YR-OLD BIENNIAL. Captivator Malaria Maid of Athol Eight ran. mE CITIZENS' PLATE. Sour Grapes Wanderer Glencoe... . WELTER HANDICAP. Workman Storm King black Diamond Sereu ran. RACING FIXTURES. MAY. Doncaster 13, 14 Salisbury 16 Wort Drayton.... ...... 15, 13 St. Albans 17 It 3 ath IF, 1:+ Croydon 2,3, -I Newton 9 1 3 , 4 Newark 3 Ascot .....B,'J, 10, 11 Windsor 15, 16 Hampton l7, 13 Ourragli 22, 23, 21 Manchester l9, 20, 21 Croydon - 13, 20 Wye Ilarpentice Ei.h.41111 Summer &u E. Newcastle 22, 21, 24 Odiliam 22 iiibury Clu'o Stockbridge 24, 25, 26 Chelmsford Liverpool Summer —29, :30 Sutton Park 29, all JI.. Worcester l, 2 New inarket J uly 6, &c. Carlisle 6, 7 Poutefract 9, 10 Hendon l2, 13 Nottingham l3, 14 AIM Brighton . 3, 4 Brighton Club 5 Lewes 6, 7 E,,, ,, tiam lO, 11 Wolverharpton lO, 11 i Windsor 12, 13 1 St. Albans l7, 18 1 Stockton lB, 19, 20 1 SEPT. Warwick... 7, 8 Cnrragh (Royal) 7,8, 9 Abingdon 9, 10 Doncaster 14, 15, 16, 17 Richmond 21, 22 Lichfield OCT Bedford 5, 6 Ediuburgh 6, 7, 8 Leicester 7, 8 Bromley 7 8 Newmarket 2d 0ct...11, &c. Chelmsford l9 20 Kelso 19 20 Southampton 13,13 itkutding 15, ld Huntingdon 2O, 21 Stamford ... ":1, 23 Goodwood 27, 28, 29, SO Oxford York 24, 25, 26 Plymouth 26, 27 Scarborough 30, 81 Derby Summer —3l, Sep. 1 Weymouth 31, Sep. 1 Canterbury 31, Sty. 1 NONE Harrow 2, 3 Worcester 3, 4 St. Albans 5, 6. ST. :AMER. Hampton 21, 2 Western (Ayr) 22,1 3 Hendon 23, 24 Monmouth... ~. 2B, 24 Newmarket Ist Oct 28, &c. Lanark... 29 30 ,BER. Cheltenham 1 ,1 21 Curragh l9, 2L, NI. West Drayton .........2), 22 lieroford 2l, 22 Monmouth 23, 21 Newmarket li'ton ...25, ko. iIiBER. I Eglinton Hunt a s 7 Liverpool 9, 10, 11 Shrewsbury ... l5, 11 STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES. JULY. Kingsbury 9 OCTOBEtt. Bromley 7 West Drayton 2l, 22 N OVEMBER. Worcester .2, 3, 4 Shrowabury....— ....... 1.5. Harrow 2, 3 I Loamingtor 1iuut....23 he Lverpool 9,10,11, 12 I COURSING FIXTURES. AUGUST. SL Albans 17 OCTOBER. _ _ Ancaster and Willoughby, Lincolnshire 5, 6. Ortaobby 19, ko Huntingdon Club.. 26, 27. LONDON GAZETIE-LAST EVENING. \VAR-OFFICE, PALIi-MALL, MAY 11. Royal Regiment of Horse Guards—Cornet J. Moore to be Lieutenant. 3d Dragoon Guards—Lieutenant W. Peters to be Lieu- tenant. 7th Dragoon Guards—Lieutenant Samuel Dakin to be Captain, Cornet Francis Clark to be Lieutenant. 18th Hussars—Cornet Harry Parker to be Lieutenant. Royal Artillery—Captain Peter Marett to be Lieutenan Colonel, Second Captain Philip Harcourt to be Captain; Lieutenant Mark Chaldecott to bo Second Captain. Royal Engineers—Lieut -Colonel Francis Randall to be Colonel Captain Arthur Moberly to be Lieut.-CoLi e l; Second Captain Joseph Beatty to be Captain; t. Philip Mariudin to be Second Captain. Coldstream Guards—Reginald Pole-Carew to be Ensign, James Gordon Montgomery to be Ensign. 2d Foot - Ensign Thomas Harman to be Lieutenant, En sign Alexander Morison to be Ensign. 12th Foot-Captain Samue l Fairtlough to be Maj or En , sign Alexander Gordon to be Lieutenant, Ensiv u John Grant to be Ensign. 24th Foot —Ensign Levett Bennett to be Lieutenant; Charles Bishop Culpeper to be Ensign. 18t11 Foot --Statt-Surg,eou Wm. Burizttt to be Surgeon. gn M.ldiey Smith to be Ensign : Ro'iert 50tu Font--Walter D e : a main to be Ensign. 6Gth Foot—Eusig n Frederick Dillon to bo Lieutenant , ti4 j th oh l . ." Ensign Henry S mall p iece to be Lieutenant; loot—Las toLubesiEnsign. Dlward . Foabery to be Ensign ; William Callaghan to be Ensign. 80th Foot—Lieuteuau t William Al`Kuly to be LieuteLau t. BREVET. Colonel Henry White Hutchins to be Major-General ; Lieut.-Colonel David Kinlozk to be Colonel ; Captaiu Alfred Knight to have the honorary rank of Colouel; Paymaster Charles Skriue to have the honorary rank of C a ptain ; Quartermaster William Armstrong to have the honorary rank of' Captain. On the 14th April a meeting of laciie3 took place at 923, Walnut street, Philadelphia, to form a branch of the Pennsylvanian Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Mts. Mary Earle acting as temporary pre sident, and Miss S. L. Paldwiu as secretary.