The Sun. — London, England, 1869-03-16 00:00:00

[IC JOITRNALS. Endowed Schools and been remitted to o Led that its principle is ;serves approval, but we to bill are more open to A the means proposed example, very easy t ° hod for discovering an a uccessive generation by xaminations. The ill' at such different age s ' development of foa l• such appearances of realised, that under eventually to be the teglected, and boyswile cork of routine will be ion applies as much to ,ual endowments as te , simply stated, 1b thou'gh the bill, when prove the character (3 11 leave it imperfect 1.3 . more substantial cre 'oe found in the clang er Lion in developing No impartial pe rson ny that this danger is ed in those countries n best promoted. 1 11 e most nearly akin to ed popular education level of character ca n of a similar result are Prussia. The greater cd, go far to check the among ourselves, 03 iary schools will long f one type of education. sensible enough to be value of the reforms Bill, and we hope t he nittee to which it bas feebleci by its naaniP3' stion with which the nse a party question, , no one takes u p the rage in the manage' e one asserts that the L can be defended or lands that the abuse; t report constitute and promptly dealt etween the author of ht are those affecting remedy evils the Ole' bored in all quarters, end. The question tiler we approve IIL4 •ith him in applyieg he bill on the Oppo' the right hon gentle' ein a " dead earth Ind, he can hardli visions of a m easure so trenchantly with. are jealously scrste it will be the duty of er the powers v ested missioners are cr sre of enable the Educa. school trust in the power of a lisioes Thurch character of or a Dixon to OP teach i ng ? It rous t warmest su pporte re ,nters, and should it ' have such special Lave hinted at, 0 iesitate to take ,d was lifted off til e honourable gentle. explained what he lowed Schools Bille up by the first brief sty—a very hastr ' is temporary. 1311 Year or two hence i must be framed, A reform with sec. wait until schools imperial or local. the pupils —a tasl‘ 7 of twelve gentle and the remainder id ge , and Lon donr in of middle-class force, 11Ir. Forster intentions of th e Fo rste r by a ttending to t ;he letter. Thinge he new England a ie served on g ondl in the House, thej bill which seeks to ents from the gra s p be he money m l yd justly ne" rgunient in favour 1 is supplie d by the nded to remove are in which we live. 'fly ordinary Xon• Ae for the highest in the Legisla,ture, i ns ist on a naan'e ires to take a higher that both 00ord the Senate men they are unable to the Estabdeny lishe d )oth should hed of their ena• ely.to the trara iniog Propriety insist 011 qualification for n operation. Pit ;ive of their creed s bound to adopt [a lity in respect to he apportionnaent a much greater vh i c h that college a Tray, burrowing a the traces of in be reCOgniSeS WIIO appearS ma de a speech At n [lay, be Willi 'enian inoveroent, c tll I do not exa for means love that Irisbroeu I Fen isu n ni !st in Ireland.' with cheers for id Pigott. In this le d to know What Cbicbestet point: ICothing. ban, who, as the 'ciselY what he ig h Sir Jobn gay'S e r. Nex t to the excited meeting, tnientary inquid n and b ot-beaded to have been the osecuted, or even Fenian • a n con • t with regret tibtao. ;race as one a e. r x ' does no t By e r ; the rent, A . sta te' ,ded. T he o rn wo uld be dr e° _ had be who ders the ring le3 , But w hat - ,, r e he vain). is'ito dy seVe re )r that the pr.f ,ee.a lost sigh t os .doned tliree,tbo: conel to dell itel Y e ' rnlYit ba t rrs ? Why, 0 penalty I a Pen' OA • that V a prison er 1, 13 re; uld have tulted aideda e the lib ` v bleb he tru st • t his 'le‘cvte lreland; favour, ose n for i ,„lct lishwe nt id confseoss: I' ll Tv oes yori t,„pie MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The Government Securities are firm in prices to-day, but the business transacted was by n means extensive, purchases being made only to meet pressing demands. In the foreign shares the tone of the market was upward, a sight• improve ment in the prices having to be noted. American 5-20 s fell slightly. Consols are 92 s for money ; ditto, for Ac count, 93 ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 91i a ; New Tkree per Cents, 911 ; Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2i per Cent., —; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, 1 prem. ; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., 2421. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, —; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1121 ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 100-i ; ditto Bonds £l,OOO, 12 14 prem. According to Reuter's telegram this morning the French Rentes were 701 07c ex. In the Foreign Market Charcow-Krernentschung have risen I, and Charkof -Azof, Egyptian of 1868, Turkish of 1862, 4 ; and Mexican and Peruvian of 1865, I. Italian of 1861 have declined 4. The prices are :—Brazilian of 1865, 794 to ; Chilian of 1867, 941 to 954 ; Egyptian of 1864, 884 to 891 ; ditto of 1868, 75/ to 76 ; Italian of 1861, 551 to 4 ; do. of 1868, 84 85 ; Mexican, 15 4 ; Peruvian of 1865, 79 4 ; Russian of 1866, 934 94 ; Nicolai, 66/ 674 ; Orel, 814 ; Moscow, 794 4 ; do. Charkof, 774 78 ; do. Charcow, 774 78 ; Spanish of 1867, 314 4 ; Turkish of 1858, 624 63 ; do. of 1862, 654 664 ; and do. of 1865, 404 5. In the railway market Metropolitan stock has improved 4 ; Great Northern A, 4 ; and South Eastern, Great Western has declined 4. The prices are as follows:—London and North Western, 1134 to 4 ; Great Western, 481 to 4 ; Midland, 1164 to 4 ; Loudon and South Western, 87 to 89 ; Great Eastern, 374 to 4 ; Brighton, 494 to 4 ; South Eastern, 764 to 4 ; Metropolitan, 1031 to a ex. div. ; Great Northern, 1075 to 1081 ; ditto A, 106 to 4 ; Caledonian, 794 to 5 ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 164 to 4. American Five-Twenty Bonds are quoted 834 to 4, being 4 per cent. lower; Erie Railway shares, 244 to 25, showing a decline of 4 ; Illinois Central, 97 to 974 ; Atlantic and Great Western Deben tures, 33 to 4 ; and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds, 311 to 325. Miscellaneous shares are not much inquired for. General 14 to 4 dis. ; International, 11 to 4 dis. ; National Discount, 114 to 4 ; Hudson's Bay, 14f to ; Telegraph Construction, 174 to 4 ; Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Preference, 4 to 1; and Anglo-American, 22i to /. In Bank Shares prices are as follows :—London and Westminster, 644 651 ; London and County, 504 511 ; London Joint Stock, 324 to 4 ; Union of London, 364 to 371 ; Anglo-Austrian, 15 to 16 prem. ; and Imperial Ottoman, 21 l prem. There was no gold operations at the Bank yes terday. The Clanronald, from Port Philip, has brought £48,000. The Bank of Australasia have declared a half yearly dividend and bonus at the rate together of 10 per cent. per annum on the capital stock of the corporation, £1,200,000. Messrs. J. Thompson, T. Bonar and Co., an nounce for payment on the Ist of April next the bonds of the Consolidated Peruvian Five per Cent. Loan, 1865, drawn on the Ist of January last, amounting to £297,250. The bills have been returned of Messrs. Heatley, Great St. Helen's. Their liabilities are estimated Gowan, and Co., South American merchants, of at upwards of £lOO,OOO, and it is thought that the realisation of the assets will prove unfavourable. The house is old-established, but has been gradually declining for some years past. It has been con nected with firms which have recently failed at Glasgow and Manchester. The Pacific Steam Navigation Company's vessel Santiago, reported as having been totally lost iu the Straits of Magellan, is valued, with her cargo, at £70,000. Insurances to a large amount had been effected here, and as much as fifty guineas ireniiuin was paid last week upon her. We regret to announce the death of Mr. Robert Slater, so well known and respected in the City as a member of the late firm of Morrison, Dillon, and Co., a❑d subsequently a director of the Fore-street Warehouse Company. The ordinary general meeting of the proprietors of the National Bank of India (Limited) will be held on the 22d inst., when a dividend will be de clared. A special general meeting of the East Norfolk Railway Company is called for the 27th inst., to consider and approve a bill extending the time for the completion of the railway. IVith reference to the Estates Investment Com pany (Limited), it is announced that the official liquidator has given notice of appeal to the Lords Justices against the decision of the Master of the Rolls, made on the 20th ult. The South Eastern Railway traffic return shows this week an increase of £1,042 over last year ; and the Brighton an increase of £GG. The traffic return of the Great 'Western Railway of Canada for the week ending the 11th inst. shows an increase of £866 over last year ; and that of the Grand Trunk of Canada, for the week ending the 20th ult., an increase of £BO9. It is satisfactory to notice that a meeting of the holders of Erie Railway shares is convened for the 18th inst. at the London Tavern, with a view to the formation of a committee to protect the inte rests of the shareholders. The following pertinent remarks have reference to the issue of Turkish Treasury Bonds, which has lately been attempted in this market through the Societe Generale of Paris and its agents : " With reference to the criticism which has ap peared in the English journals on the recent issue, by the Societe Generale of Paris, of Turkish Go vernment Treasury Bonds, it would be well that the subscribers, if any, thereto were made fully aware of the fact that the issue of these bonds as a public loan is unauthorised by the Turkish Government, and has not received their sanction ; and that the coupons for interest can only be simple engage ments of the Societe Generale, not of the Turkish Government. The public, therefore, in the event of any necessity, have no direct claim on the Tur kish Government for the interest, but must simply substantiate their claim as against the Societe Gene rale fur this as for any other claim upon that finan cial association. The present advance made to the Turkish Government upon those Treasury Bonds appears to have been simply a prolongation and augmentation of a previous advance by the Societe Generale to the Turkish Treasury. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Ditto for Account, 3 per Cent. Reduced 9ll i 1 L'ievy 3 per Cent New 2i per Cent. Jau. 1891 Do. o per Con J ma. 187 3 Aualuities, SU yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — Do (Red Sea Televaph), Aug., 1908 — ExcLequzr Bills, £l,OOO, 2i per Ct. Do £5OO Do. £lOO & £2OO — Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent I '( , . account Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds I nter-Colonial Ommum , INDIAN U o vERN I'd ENT SEcuiciTtEr. - "Ilia ,Vtock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 Do. Opening, for Account Do. 5 per rent.. July, 12280 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1868 Do. Certificates — Do. Enhiced Pape' 4 per Cent — U;,. 5 per Cert., Jan. is 72 , — 1 -- ) o. 51 per C:ut. May 1..74 — Bo 5 pe; Cent., Hop. Deb. 1872 — Do do 1877 — Do. do. 1882 — 11.. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 ~ , Do. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,000 Do. under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 4 r4entine Republic, 6 per Cem ... Du. Scrip 445 paid .. .. Aultr , nui tion.d6 5 per cent . Do. 1.50 65 Br uilian 5 per Cent — D °• 4 * per Cent. 1852 -- Do. do. 1858.... Do. do. 186 ) Do. do., 1863 — Do. 5 por Cent., 1865 Do Account 791 Bitenos Ayres 6 per Cent. Du 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Citha,, 6 per Cent. (Lilian 6 per Cent — no. 4i per Cent..,..... Do. 3 per Cent., 1 o. 6 per co t. 1867 941 l 'o. 7 per Cent., 1866 C 10 II Nan, 6 per Cent. Dan'sn 3 per Cent., 1825 Dan o , ittn Principalities, 7 per Cent 76 Du 8 per Cent., 1867 — 'qualm. New Consolidated, 1 per Cent EA - s , c.ittio, 7 per Cent...,. — Do So,:ood issue — Jo. £s)t. Bowls . 824 Do. £lOO Bonds ..... 834 Do. 1864 Do. Account D. 17i" , .•(? Roads :)o. £lOO Ponds 9Ol Eugliah Scrip, 1868 I'o do. £l5 pd — dis Governinrnt !tail way Dehoutures Gr.2ek 5 per Ccat., 1824 5, ex Coups — Do. .Acccunt . 1):o. Coupon:: • --- Do. Ace:snot 3- t,toniat:, 5 per Cent. .. Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., all pi 85 1 tt, 'Aso o poi ('el-,., 1565 ... Do. Account g . . B4 tl Do MArommana lt:oiway oxicai_ 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Do. 186 i — Do g per Cent. Anglo-French — -toutevidvan 6 per Cent. Mc...rish imperial 5 per Cent sew Granada l6l Do 3 per Con — Do. Deferred Pertiviat. 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account .. 781 94 {t,, 41 per Cont. (Ui,harron) Do 41 per Cent.. 1862 . Do Account — Portsguese 'l per Ct., 1853, '6, 7,'9,'6(+,'2.': 361 Do. do. 1867 361 Do. do. Scrip, £2O pal,' 1.1 Issian 5 per Cent., 1.82 - z, X St Do 4i per Cent , 1850 Dit 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £looBoodt.. Do. d o . £B4 15s. d 0... Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds 9l Do. do £B4 15s. do — Do Nicolas Railway 671 Sardinian 5 per Cent Spanish 3 per Cen ... Do. Account Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Doforred Do. Account Do. Passive Do. Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan — Do Government, 1864 Do do, 186 8 Do do, S trip — pr L Turkish 6 per Cent.; ... . Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 - Do Account Do £lOO Bonds — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 _ Do Account Do £IOC Bonds 684 Do 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1860 634 Do 4 per Cent., Guaranteed Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) Venezuela 3 per Cent. _ Do. Ace. ant Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Do 6 per Cont., 1862 Dividends on the above payable in Lona , . Austnan o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins ~. Belgian. 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 'i . lt per °Ant. Ex. 12 Guil,, 571 1)o. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... Do. Account .-... French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 2M — 'Wien 5 per Cent. 1831, 11::..Z5f. Do Account 551 4 CLOSING PRICES. Jonsols, Money 921 4 Do. Account, April 8,; ..• 92i 3 POLICE INTELLIGE.NCE—This Day. THAMES. DRUNKEN CABBY. —James Flack, aged 52 years, a cab driver, was brought before Mr. Benson charged with being drunk and incapable of taking care of himself and his horse and cab. Hubert Bagwell, 77 R reserve, said that the prisoner was intoxicated, and could not see his way clear of the toll-bar in Commercial-road last night, for he run his horse and cab against the White Horse turnpike-gate and was thrown from his seat. lie picked up the prisoner, took him to the station.-hone, and conveyed the horse and cab to the stables of the owner in Bedford-street, Russell-square. The prisoner, iu defence, said a gentleman ho was driving gave him some liquor, and it got the better of him. He had been a driver 30 years, and only two summons:B iu all that limo against him. Mr. Benson said that nearly all the cab cases that had come before him and his colleague were the result of per sons giving strong drinks to cabmen. They had better give them money to take home to their families. The prisoner had had six masters In as many months, and had driven for his present employer three days only. The Prisoner -I can't help it-the masters charge us 16s. per day for horse and cab. Mr. Benson—That don't justify you in getting drunk and endangering the lives of the public. You are fined 10s. SUCKING THE MONKEY.—Conrad Schmidt, a German labourer, was charged with extracting wine from a cask in he London Dock with a wooden tube. Peter Neilson, a watchman, stated that ho saw the prisoner leaning over the bunghole of a cask of Tarra gona wine, with a tube in his mouth, and drinking the wino. There wero others near him waiting their turn for a draught of wino, and they all ran away. The prisoner said he had only just begun.to drink when the watchman seized him. Mr. Benson—You are fined 20s. The prisoner—l did not drink any wino. Mr. Benson—l believe you did. The tube smells very strongly of Tarragona wine. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. CRUELTY TO 'lonsEs.—John Syme, a carman, in the employ of Mr. Tyler, of Great Earl-street, Seven-dials, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with working a horse in an unfit state. A constable proved seeing the defendant driving a horse attached to a cart laden with sand, in Coventry-street, and seeing that the horse was in an unfit condition for work, took the defendant into custody. George Young, officer of the Royal Society for the Pre vention of Cruelty to Animals described the horde as having several sores about it, and being so lame of the near fore-leg that it was scarcely able to drag it along. The defendant said ho had brought a load of sand from Brompton. Young said that the owner of the horse had been pro ceeded against by the society, and several times con- victed. Mr. Tyrwhitt said that the only thing he could say for the defendant was that he was poor, and did not care what he did so long us he got something. There were men who did not care more for horses than a piece of wood, so long as they could get them to go. The defendant would have to pay a fine of 10s., and for his consolation he would inform him that his master would be summoned by the society for sending out the horse. ANGLO-BELGI.4N PRIZE FUND. His Grace the Duke of Wellington, K.G., has kindly arranged to preside at the second annual meeting of the Anglo-Belgian Prize Fund, which is to be held to-morrow (Wednesday), at 4.30 p.m., in Mr. C. Mercier's studio, 21, Albert-gate, Hyde -park. In addition to the ordinary business the engraving from the picture of the King of the Belgians (painted by Mr. C. iMercier) will be submitted for inspection, it being now quite finished. It is also intended to pass a special address of condolence to his Majesty on his late bereavement. The - progress of the Anglo - Belgian Prize Fund, as shown by the report of the committee, is most satisfactory, and it is confidently anticipated that its success will continue. The position occupied by the Prince of Wales on the committee guaran tees this. But we must not lose sight of the fact that it is by the sale of the engravings of the King's picture that the funds are to be realised. A word or two, therefore, with respect to these engravings and the picture will not be out of place. The picture has been spoken of most highly by our English and foreign contemporaries. The engrav ing is said to reproduce its best qualities. The special distinction, however, which will attach to the engraving is the unprecedented fact that the superior proofs, appropriately designated " Royal proofs," will each bear the King's written autograph. Miss EMILY FAITHFULL'S LECEURE ON THE CLAIMS OF WOMEN. —Owing to the great success that has attended the delivery of the lectures in different parts of the country and the metropolis, Miss E. Faithfull will re appear on Thursday next at the Hanover-square Rooms, when a distinguished audience [may confidently be an ticipated. Dare daliwayb st Bristol and Exeter ...... 10 77 79 at Caledonian tOr 80 81 791 1 801 st Csiuurlau 20 Cornwall ail 21 31 it Dublin tik Belfast June Wu 7 79 at Dun„l'erth,& Ab.Juue lOO ,70 72 2) East London all 7 9 40 uo 15 ) Do 10 t Glasgow St S. Western lO4 97 99 .4 Great Eastern .. t Do. E. Augl. \o. 4 ..• it lir,at North el 104 15 6 at Great Northern lOO 1071 1081 1081 8 at Do. A stock at Do, list.ock • lOO 12.) 125 st CRS. and W. 01 lretund lov 95 1-7 8 , Gt. ‘Vebtern 10.1 481 19 44 1 , t Do. South Wales at Do. tta; o 7 2V 8t Iro. Newl.ort •u, 1•9 71 at Lanoroihire 101 s.shirt lOO 123 o 4 1231 1 1 si Lon., Lrigh.,:a. It.. 4r 44 191 ur Do Scrtp - 1 .ou., Lliad., and Dover iv. 104 17 it Do. Aletrup.k...X. A lOll - t Lou. & .Nurtu Wester,— lel 1131 11 11n1 11 1 t Lon. A 6ouitt Western lt, 87 :9 B.'t 81 Man., Snex., 52 5 1 521 4 metropolitan st Extensi lOU 1...2 1 3 10.4 3 10 D.~ r st Metro,:olitan Dieu:cf. ali 48 32 3r 1.) Metrop. , l. Jonn's 00 1 6 st •00 ,161 164 1161 at Si 86 st Nl.th I.3.ltisu st uo. Ed., I.' lu. st or. : , :astern-- BerwiLi.. 1.0 10J 11 . 2 25 Do. i 4. N.E pun:haat... at Do Leeds. too 57 AD st Do York . 11.0 91 02 st Do Curti oe 1.2 25 st Lo Stun . It° 5.9 .31 at North Lou ,on - 10 Do Aew 618 st North Staffordshire...— 1 ,,/ 57 59 at North and S.-W. Junction tOO 9, 101 10 Do New .010 shares 7 ... st Rhyinney _„. • 49 5. st Saropshiro Uuion it 0 56 57 st Soutu Devon' tat South Easterh lee 76 7 , ,3 76i st Staines, WoiChani, x Wok __all 12 13 st I. ..:a V “1, —1/ O. (..; .. . . - st,riuru & 11:11;r110„. Wt.: 10 vV.,tel -- tuc & Whiteha.l.. 0 RAILWAYS—PREFERks;NCE SHARk.S AND STOCKS. at Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 86 88 at Caledonian Qrs., Nu. 2 lOO ... .., st Do. Scot. N.E., 41 per cent lOO ... ... st Du. Aberdeen, guy. 6 p.c lOO „. ... st Do. do. 7 per cent IOU ... „. at Do. do. Ordinary lOO 80 S 2 st Do. Midland at Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 ... ... 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gua all ... ... at Dundee, Perth, and Aber deep junction lOO 105 107 st Du. Ist Class preference lOO ~. ... at Wes. 11 S.W. gua. 5 per et lOO ... ... at (It. Eastern, E.C. Ex. No.l IUU 97 100 97 8 st Do do :N0.2 109 90 99 st Do du 6 per cent 100 10J 112 St Do East Anglian A 5 p. c. 100 ... „. at Do do 13 6 do. 100 ... ... st Do do C 7 du. 109 „. ... at Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 ... „. st Do E. Union 4p. c. gua. 100 70 75 at Do Norfolk 5 p.c.Ex.1846 100 ... ... at Do du 5 p.c.Way.Val.l B47 100 ... ... st Great Northern, 5 per cent 10 „. ... at Du 5 p.c., rd at 1U p. c. pin. 100 ... ... at Du 4 3 do du do 100 ... „. at Do 5 do at sp. c. pm. 100 ... ... at; Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO „. „. sti Ut. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf 100 ... ... sti Great South. anti Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 96 97 stj 0 t.West.—Orig.&Jut. - Itent chg., per gua. 5 p.c lOO • 101 103 1011 st Do. Orig. (13. at Li. Ex). 5 p.c 100 95 100 at Do do 4 3 per cent. 1650 lOO 83 9J 8; at Do du 4 do do lO3 73 8,3 at Do do 5 per cent. redem 10J 95 97 961 at Du do Birmingham gua 100 66 70 st Do do do pref... 100 ... ... at Do do Chester gua lOO bo 83 82 3 st Du do du 6 per cent lOO ... ... Lt Du do do 5 do 100 95 100 st Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 ... ... at Do do 44 p.c lOO ... ... at Do do 43 1859 lOO ... ... at Do do 5 at Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g IOJ 11t 116 at Do do 2d gua lOO 110 112 at Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c lOO 90 91 st Do do 2d du 100 luo 101 st Do gua. 51 per cent. 1833 100 ••• ••• lOU Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. alt .. at Lancash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 6 itis at Do Barnsley, £5 Is 10d p.c. 100 „. st Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 1.3.3 st Do 41 (Blackburn parch). 100 0 8 100 at London & Brighton, sp. c. guaranteed, No. 1 lOO at Do 5 per cent. gua. No. 2 lOO st Do 6 do do lOO at Do 5 do Nu. 4 iOU at Do 7 per cent l ,O Stitt DoDo 4 d 6 dW.E. et C.P.) 1 0 0 o u ( 1859 lOO at London, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent lOO sti London and 1:.W., C. an d Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO 101 109 st Do Bedford & Cambridge lOO ..• st Do Shrewsb'y ,t; weteui,,, wo ::: .. • st London and W. 7 p,c late 3d shares, 110000 11114 115179 a 65. Du (Portsm. perp aus. 2560) all . . . at Mau., Shel., a; Linclu. 6 p.c. ... r.. 6Du - all par 1 pin at Do 31 per cent lOO 60 65 10 Do redeem. 6 percent 5 st Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 135 140 et Do Bristol & Bina., 6p. c lOO 113 136 st Du 41 per cent. redeem lOO 100 102 st Do 41 per cent. irredeem lOO 08 100 981 st Du Leicester & Ifchu, 4 . p.c too 83 to at North British, 5 p.c. Nu. 1 lOO at Du E. &G.4p.c. S. & D lOO st Do N. 8., N 0.2, 5 per ceu.t lOO at Do Border Union, 51 p.c lOO st N.-Eastern—Cons. 4p.c lOO 86 as at Do 41 per cent. redeem__ 100 05 97 at Du lk N.E. 4 per cent., lOO 17 Du Berwick capital 8 13.4. 2 Do York, IL& S. purchase IU 10 105 a Du Stektu it Drling. d o p.c lOO IU6 1.03 at Du W, liartiepuui 11. and R lO3 65 67 20 North Staffordshire 10$ Devon Annuities, 1 a all 01 1()1 lOs 110 Tavistock Anus., 10s all 010 10s Do Fixed 41 per cent all 8 9 1 0.6. S. Last. (Read. Anus., 1.0.6) all 22 23 st Do 41 per cent lOO st Do Fixed 41 per cent lOO st Taff Vale No.l lOO 145 150 st Waterford & liilkenuy, 6pc 10 41 43 RAILWAYS.-PREFERENCE SIIARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. st Caledonian 41 p c gua. at Do Scot. Con. min. 7 p c lOO st Do 41 p irredeem all ~, st Do 4p e con. issued at 80 65 ~, at Great Eastern 41 per cent. 100 st Do 5 do, 1862 lOO 88 ue 87 at Do New 5 do, 1863 lOO 87 89 83 st Do do 5 do, 1861 lOO 62 88 at Great Northern, 5p c irred. 100 ... at Do Permanent 5 per cent. 100 at Do Boston & Sleald, 41 pc 100 at Great West., W. 11idl., 5p c 100 ... at Do Joint I..orpe. 5 p c,1865 100 88 52 st Do do 6p c irred., 1866 100 100 103 1061 20 Do Vale N eath peril. 5p c all 19 20 st Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B lOO 5 Lane. and York. New 41 per cent till July, 1871 2 1 1 st Lund., Brig., &c., 41 pc, 1858 100 ... st Do do 4 do, 1860 100 t Do du 41 do, 1861 100 ... st D 0 do 41 do, 1863 100 at Do do 5 do, 1865 100 st Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 ... at Do No. 7 sdo at Lond , Chat., &c., 2d, 6 p.c st Do Metrop. Ex., B p.c 100 Do du C 6 p.c st London &N. Western, 5p c 100 107 10J at Loudon& S. Western, 41 p c 100 92 94 931 10 Man. 61101. &Liu * , 5 pe, 1665 all 8 131 at Metropolitan 0 per cent lOO st Midland, A 5 per cent pref lOO 106 10i 1071 at B 5 do 18 Do spc opt. to cony. to 100 IU6 108 Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1869 all 21 211 is Do Inconv. Now Shares all 18,m 19i 19 22, Do 5p c con. into Uld. Stk., Aug. 31, 1872 st North British, E. and G No. 1, 5 per cent st Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 at Do E., P., & Dun., 2d, 4pc 11.10 at Do E. & , No. 2, 5 p.c at Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 100 at Do E. & 13., N 0 . 3, sp.c at Do D.& G., (Ordiry) 41 p c 100 at North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 y 7 5 . 9 • ,t Du Stuck. St Dart., D 100 i n In st North London, 41, per cent .. (Max. 5 per ceri _ 100 103 105 st North Staffordshire 5p c 100 st South Eastern, 4i pc, 1859 10J st Du 5 do la]. 100 ••• ••• bt Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 18(13 100 ... ..„ s t Do 5 do, 186 - 1 st Victoria St.& Pimlico, 4i pc 100 ... .. RAILWAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALSA st Bake:mead. iuu i 3 1)0 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer.., all 101 103 -4 tit Buckinghamshire at Chester and Holyhead lOO 53 55 i t Do. 51 per cent, • 100 117 1,, st Do. 5 do. ... s t Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO a s t t li C a ul b e t h L e i s n t e e o r l S n t , o g u u. Stour Valley c lOO 13% 19 — t; 100 20 Gloster and Dean Forest all „ a Gt. Easn., Newm. , 5 p.c 100 : s Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.e 100 62 Fl at Do.do. Woodbrg. Ex., do. 100 69 72 at Gt. West, W. Mid., Heref 100 98 1 00 so Hull and Selby all 111 113 at Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 21e 2 5 at London and I3lackwall WO 94 96 at Do. 41 per cent lOO at London, Chat, &c., 41 p c lOO at Do. Com. Fund, s do 10 0 • st London and Greenwich at Do. do Preference lOO at London, Tilbury, 6; South 100 81 IA st Lowestoft, gua 4 percent lOO 8J 82 t Do. do. 6 do. 51 Manch., Buxton, 8; 3.latlk all a At at Midland, Bradford, Prof lOO 22 94 921 10 Mid Kent Cray Line) 50 Northern& East., 5 percent all 54 56 60 Do. do. 6 do. all st N. Eastern—Hartlep00l st N.West.A perp. pret, 5p c lOO 103 110 st llu B imuimu:n 11 p.c lOO at hotting. 6; (iranth. It. & 0 lOO 92 lit 23 Preston and %i yro. all 44 46 ... Royston, Hitch., and Imp 100 133 135 at Shrewsbury and Hereford 100 133 Ely 10 Do do 8 21 2,p st S. Yorksh. and River Dun 100 98 100 st, De 4 per cent gua 10; 79 si at Do 5 do all 97 99 st Vict. Station and Pimlico 100 175 180 st West Cornwall 20 West London, Class A all 13 14 20 Do do B all ... ... 20 Do do C all 61 7: at Weymouth and Portland lOO st Wilts and Somerset DOCKS. et East and West India lOO 124 125 124 st London and St. Katherine lOO 49 50 48i LOO D oDeb. stock, 4 par cent all jj ... Millman Freehold Land st Dock lOO 30 32 at Southampton lOO 74 76 at urrey eimuriercial THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY U,VENING, MARCH 16, 1869. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Closing Busineaa Share NAME. Paid. Price. done 10 Agra Limited, A all 12 111 121 10 Do B lO 4 41 50 Albion 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lint all. 191 21 20/ 20 Anglo-Hungarian - 2 3 20 Anglo-Italian 1566, limited 10 6 5 40 Australasian ......... 20 Bank of British Columbia all 10 IL 20 Do issued at 2pm ~.. :5 ... 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lim. 25 Bank of South Australia all 30 32 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 32 10 Bank of New Zealand all 17 13 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, and China all 211 221 25 Chartered Merc. of India, London, and China all 31 32 20 City 100 Colonial 25 39 41 10 Consolidated, lint. 50 Delhi and Loudon, lint 50 East London, Inn 4 1i 01 20 English and American, lint 10 ... ••• 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro. lint lO pr 1p 20 English, Bcottish, and Aus tralian Chartered 231 Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all .. . 284 Do new 54 i 100 Imperial, li •ri 20 Imperial Ottoman lO 24 21 121 4 5 lonian 25 Do news pr Ip 20 Lnd Mortgage of India, 100 Do Ip.c. De b 5.1861 30 , all 76 75 78 lint 4 31 ;I: 30 London Bankl of Mexico and South America, lint. 20 5 4 100 London and Brazilian, lim. 41 32 23 151 20 Do new 71 6 4 5 4 100 London &River Plate, lint. 40 10 12 25 Do ne w 10 21 3 1' 20 London Chart. of Australia all 231 234 20 London and County 2O II 12; 50 Do new. iss at 20 p In, 16 pd ll ..• ••• London Joint Stock 1 31 33 London and South African al 91 1 1 00 London & S.-Western, lint, 20 ... 150 London & Venezuela, lim l2l • 100 London and W estminster. 20 61 68 6 1 1 5 100 Do Scrip, ism at 10 pm 2O 59 61 100 Merchant, lim 25 6 4 10 Metropolitan, lint all 6 1 7 ,1 100 Midland, lin t . 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lint l5 3 1 d 100 National Pro vine. of Ened 42 ... ... 10 Do 50 National__ 3O 46 48 20 New South Wales all 42 43 20 North-Western 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 43 45 50 I'rovinc. Bank. Corpo., lint lO 6 6 100 Provincial of Ireland 25 87 89 10 Do new, all ... ... 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lint 25 15 I s 100 Do issued at 6 pm. 10 ... ... 25 Union of Australia, all 47 48 100 Union of Ireland, lint 50 Union of London MISCELLANEOUS. SHARE LIST. litinNARY dlikkitt;b AND STOCK:), raid. Closlug Blaine*. 1 rice, acne. 10 Anglo-American Tel., lint all 2 3 221 10 Anglo-Mediter Tel., Rm.._ 10 124 13 13 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint , all 16 17 at Atlantic Telegraph , 10 32 34 st Do. 8 per cent lOO 73 81 25 Australian Agricultural 2Ol 16 17 25 Australian Mort. Laud and Finance, lim. 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lint 9 7 5d 10 Berlin Water Works, lim all 1 I 141 14 10 Do. New 6 3 4 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lira. 5 Bombay Gas, lim 5 Do. New 4 14 Id 51 British American Land , 4 4 16 13 d st B. and I. Magnetic Tel. , lint lOO 16 170 20 British Indian Tea, Jim..., all 21 31 20 British Ship Owners 29 Canada Company all 61 t 6 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lim 2l 2 1 d 20 Ceylon Company, 1im......, 10 4 3d 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lint 6 4; 31 25 City of London Real Pro perty, lim 9 41 245 30 City of Milan Improv. lint all 510 25 City of Moscow Gas, lim all 50 City Offices, lim 25 24 231 41 50 Colonial, lim Do. 50 Commercia; Union (Assur) 5 1. • 11p 5f 10 Company of African Mer chants, lim. 20 Continental Union Gas, lim all 191 20 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 74 per cent 100 Corporation of London B on ds, 1877, 41 per cent. all 104 105 100 Do. 1879, 4/ per cent. all 1044 1054 100 Do. 1832, 41 per cent, all 1031 1041 10 Credit Fon. of England, Um. all 2i 21 21 50 Credit Fon.of Mauritius lim lO 31 24d st Crystal Palace lOO 20 21 p i l l' : f e P r e e t i Ve e tual Deb lO 9l 107 9 1, 9 . 9 st Do. all ••• ... 1 26 0 0 Eastern Dapre. e6li n A g es Jai m• m , lim 6l .. . .. . d 50 East Indian Laud Credit and Finance, lim 20 East India Irriga. & Canal all 17 18 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lim. 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy Cala. by Egypt. Gov all 91 95 9 44 5 20 Egyptian Cont.& Traci. limo 6 44 41 st Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 2t5 25.5 243 50 10 Do. New 8 11 13p 3 Eng. & Austral Copper, lint 21 i 15 English and Foreign Credit 74 a 4 i 100 Eng. and Scot. 51 arine, lim. 8 ... ... d 10 Fairbairu Engineering 5 If Ild 20 Fore-streetWarehouse,lim l2 pr 1p 131 100 For. & Col. Gov. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at £B5 all - 85 8 3 50 Gellivara, lim. 2O ... .. 10 General Credit & Die., lim. 7 1 1 1 la 5 i 15 General Steam Navigation 14 25 29 50 Horns & Col Marine In. lint. 5 41 31,1 10 long Kong and China Gas all f 5 .1 ii . 1 ii 20 Hudson's Bay all 20 Imperial Laud Co. of Mar seilles, lint. - 25 Indo-European Tel., lim lO ••• ---.. 20 Interna.Finaneial Soc. lint 5 1/ 1 / 20 Interns. Land Credit, lint 6 6 41 50 Italian Laud 5 11 p 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all 33 1 100 Do. 6p. c Bds., redeem 1870, issued 90 all 62 r 4 6 2 5 50 Land Securities, lim 5 34 21d 25 London African Trading., lO 7 3 1 25 Lou. & Calod. Marine, Inn - •••d 10 London County Land and Building, lint. 5 Lond. Provinci a l T el. lim all • 31 , I 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent. all I ''''' 50 Lond. Financial Asso., lim 30 7 4 Loncl.Ge n.Omnibus.Co.lint. all 2 . "' l. 50 Loud. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, lim 25 21 165 20 Lond. & Provincial Marine 2 15 pr 2 st Madras Irriga. & Canl. Gua. 5 p. c. by I n di a . Gm 10 Mauritius Land , Credit, and 100 4 103 104 Agency, lint... . ll f 44d 10 Mediterra. Eat en. Tel., Rm. all 4, 37 60 Merchant Shipping, lint..., a ll 32 60 Millwall Iron Works, lim ILI2I :•'' ••• •" 10 Natal Land an d Colonisa tion Co., lien. 25 National Discount Co. lint lim 6 111 124 111 25 National Pro v. Marine. , lint. 4 t , 3 ,,1 10 National Steam Ship, lint. all ~1 a 20 Nerbudda Coal & Iron, lint. 6 .11 id -10 New Consolidated Dis. lim. 3- "' - a/ 5 clew Quebrada, lim 4.4.0 41 -* 25 New Zealand Loan & Men • cantile Agencv,lim 2l 1 IP 25 Ne L w oao Z , o il l a al.l . .. 'trust and s 14 11 10 Northern Assam Tea lira. lint. 6 7 b 10 Do. B st North Brit. Austral., lint lOO 48 51 50 North Brit. & Mercan. In 6l 20 21 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 5 121 13 50 Oriental Financial, lint ll ••• ... 5 5 Oriental Gas, li m. 5 Do. New 1 f id) 10 Otago and Southland In vestment, Km 2 1 5 11) 5 Ottoman Gas, lim all lf 25 10 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian It. Mail lint all :. 5 Do do. st Pool R. Land & Mincri lim 100 32 35 50 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all 49 51 491 50 Do. New 1867 lO ld pr 25 Reuter's Telegram all 55 6) as 50 Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New 25 Rio de Janeiro City Im.,lim an 19 2.) 20 Do. Gas, lint all 231 241 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 4: 44 st Scottish Au.st. Invest. lint lim lOO 85 90 85 st Do. 6p. C. G uar ; Pref lOO ... ••• 20 Societe Fin. d'E g ypt e, lim lO 7 6d 20 Societe Gen.de 'Empire Ot 8 2 1 3 1 50 S. African Mort. & Inv., lint 6 . i " 25 South Australian Land st Submarine Telegraph 4 Do. Scrip all 1 1 1 20 Telegraph Con. &Main.,lim all 17 171 171 20 Thames and Mersey blarine (Insurance), lint 2 21 3 20 Trinidad Petroleum, lint Bl .. .. I 0 Trust &Agency of Aus.,lim. 1 I 1p 10 Do do. do. ' all . • 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. Canada 6 & • 4 p 50 Union Marine L'Puul, lim 5 41 5 p 20 Union Steam Ship, lint all 22 24 15 United Discount Corp., l• 6 11 141 44 6 SU. Kingdom Tel. Co., lim. all 51. 64. 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref. all 3 1 4 1 p 91 20 Universal Marine(ln.), Jim. 5 11 2, p all :1 2 Loan.., all 794 801 I 794 4 281 0 4 7 4 3 1 0 0 Upper Van p i Assam em r Tea, is a tun 7 per 1 2 12 10d 00 Viceroy of Egypt, 5050 Warrant W c e e s n t t cent . (Fl India r tn agna in eess) l i ni P a . c i flc Steam, lim 2O 21 14 20 West London Wharves and Warehouses lO LuNIALL IkiENT SECUICITIE6 British Columbia, 6 per 0ent.,1872...• 100 Ca l) n . ov l . B 6 9 p s .o.Jan. • &July 1877-84 DO. 6 p. 0. Feb. & Aug lOO 1(3 110 Do. sp. o. Mar. & Sept lOO 102 1(4 _ Do. s p. o . Jan. & J uty• • too 03 • Do. sp. c. !Described sk /00 ,76 , 9 1 v 6, Cape (..4.1.10pe, 6 P• 0 •187 3.• 10 0 102 104 Do.Ap1.&001 1890-1900 lOO 111 113 Do. do 1830-90 lOO 107 10 9 Do. Jan.&July, 1891 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct.. 1900 ..... Ceylon, Nov 1878, 6 p.c lOO 108 116 Do. 1872, do lOO 105 107 Mauritius, 6p. 0 , 1872 , Jan. and July Do. 1878 .• Do. 1882, May gnil " • " 106 108 Do. 1895, Feb. & Auz 10 106 108 Ali:Mourne Corporate.,.. 1867-75, 6 per 1( 0 100 100 N.1,'.G0y.6 p.o.Ja.,fauly.. 100 103 11 , 4 Natal 6 pct, Apl& Oct... 103 _ i on Do 6p c. M,,y & N0v..... 1 0 106 108 N. 5.W.5 p'c., '7l to '75.. 100 99 1 , 1 Do. 5 p.o. 1888 to 180 t... 193 984 99 1 991 Do. 5 p.c. rd.'67 to '75.. N.Zealand, 6p. ot. 1891.. 100 Do. 5 percent.... ..... 1(0 - DoJan,Aprl,July, 100 93 94 911 Do 6p c. Mar & bept '91.. 100 108 11 0 Do June & Dee , 1 , 91 .... 100 109 IDo Prov. 1 At.crld. 1 0 ( rules 1& 2, 14116 - DIOVA Scotia 6p. o•Jan... ••• and July, 1875 - Do 1806 l OO 101 103 Queenslnd. 6p. 0 '825 lOO 104 1074 107 f I Do 189, Do. 6 p la A,2 .... 100 108 110; - Do rd. 1193 ..... IC3 107 10.8 Victoria 6,p.0. 11291„.... M11,1112_113 THE REPAIR OF A LONDON CHURCH. The case of tne rector and parishioners of St. Mary-le- Strand was before Sir Travers Twiss in the Consistory Court on Monday. In this case a faculty had been applied for by the Rev. Dr. A. B. Evans, the rector of St. Mary le-Strand, to enable him to alter the interior of the church, which has at present high and ugly pews, the removal of which it is generally admitted, except by the parishioners who do not attend the church, would be a great aid to the decent celebration of divine service. There are some other alterations proposed, which the faculty applied for would authorise. The objec tions urged by those of the parishioners who oppose the rector were that the proposed alte rations were desired in order that Ritualist practices might be more fully carried out. That allegation was denied by the rector, who urged that his sole object was the comfort and convenience of his congregation. Dr. Deane, on behalf of Dr. Evans, stated the circumstances of the case, and said that the expenses were to be incurred solely by thegentlemen applying for the faculty, which was to resent and repair the church. There had been differences of re!igious opinion, but the only question the court would have to decide was whether the proposed change would be for the good of the parish. If it was for the good of the parish, the court would be bound to grant it, even though only one person applied for it and all the other persons in the parish objected to it. HORRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT. A shocking railway accident is reported from Llechyrd, a small ktation on the Central Wales - Railway. From the evi dence adduced at the inquest it appears that a party of four men, having missed the last train from Llechyrd for Llandrindod, started to walk home, and got on the railway, as being the most direct road. They were all more or less intoxicated, but proceeded safely till they reached a narrow cutting. At this point the deceased, Mr. John Jones, a retired farmer, and Mr. Joseph Bound, innkeeper, were walking together first, their companions, William Samuel and Rees Evans, bringing up the rear. The night was very dark and they could not see far ahead, but Evans, having his attention roused by hearing what he thought to be an approaching train, kept a sharp look-out, and he suddenly perceived the lights of an engine bearing down upon them. He shouted out that the train was coming, and be and Samuel, clinging to the wall of the cutting, escaped without injury, but Mr. Jones and Mr. Bound were knocked down, the whole train passing over them, and killing them on the spot. The two survivors, groping about in the dark, came upon one of the bodies, but were so horrified that they ran off without finding the other. In the meanwhile, the driver of the train, " fancying" he had passed over some thing, examined the engine upon arriving at the next sta tion, and finding the wheels all splashed with blood, an engine was sent back down the line, and the bodies were discovered. They were in a frightfully mutilated state, havir g been dragged under the wheels for a distance of thirty or forty yards. The jury returned a verdict of acci dentally killed. WIFE MURDER. At an early hour on Sunday morning a wife murder of the most brutal and revolting nature occurred in South Shields. The murderer is an Irishman named Peter Tracy, a labourer in the employment of the Tyne Chemical Company. He is a married man, about 38 years of age, and resided with his wife, Jane Tracy, a young woman 25 years of age, at 11, East Adelaide-street, South Shields. On Saturday night, at an early hour, Tracy, after being absent for some time, returned to the house considerably the worse for drink, laid himself down on the floor, and fell asleep. His wife was in the house, and it is stated that she was also under the influence of liquor. Tracy awoke about ten o'clock, and about that time some of his friends—countrymen of his own—came into the house, whereupon he ordered his wife to go to a beerhouse adjoining for half-a-gallon of beer. Tracy, with his friends, sat waiting the return of his wife for about two hours, at the end of which time he rose and said he was going out to look for her, evidently getting irritated at her long absence. After waiting outside for some time, his wife made her appearance in the yard where he was standing. He immediately on her return rushed upon her and knocked her to the ground. She by some means or other managed to get out of his hands and ran into the house, which, it may be here stated, is a sort of cellar or low hovel. He followed her in an angry passion. After he got into the house he again made an attack upon her, knocked her down on the floor, and kicked her in a most brutal and violent manner. Mrs. Tracy was found lying on the floor in a pool of blood. Tracy was asked if be knew what be had done, He replied, " She shall not make a fool of me. lam not finished with her yet," and made a rush again as if to kick her, but was prevented renewing his brutal treatment. On examining the woman she was found to be pulseless, and, indeed, died about a quarter of an hour after the occ - arence. On being informed that his wife ivas dead prisoner burst into a fit of crying. He has been brought before the naagistrates. COUNTY FINANCE BILL, -W© understand that, owing to the large number of Government measures now before the House, the County Finance Bill cannot be introduced for some days, probably not till after Easter. —Chamber of Agriculture Journal. TIIE LATE SIR CHARLES SLINGSBY.—A proposal has been started to hold a county meeting, probably at York, to devise measures for the erection of a memorial to the late baronet, who was the last of the Slingsbies, and which should also mark the scene of the late calamity on the Ure, near Newby Ferry. A pyramid on Scotton Bank is suggested. DEATH OF A WATERLOO VETERAN.—The death is announced of Captain Somerville Waldemar Burges, son of the late Sir James Bland Burgs, Bart., of Beauport, Sussex, and brother of the late Sir Charles Lamb, Bart. Captain Burges was born in 1796, entered the Grenadier Guards in 1812, served in the Peninsula, France, and Flanders, receiving the war medal with two clasps for Nivelle and Nive. He was severely wounded at Waterloo, losing his right leg by a cannon shot. He had resided for many years abroad, and died at Geneva on the 7th inst. The operative plasterers in Sheffield have been on strike for about a fortnight. The joint which they seek to obtain is that they shall come an hour later in the morning to their woak. This would make a difference of about 3s. a week, and would entail a difference i❑ the work of the labourers dependant on them. The master plasterers would thus lose about os. for each of their men. They refused to concede the point, as their trade is depressed and they com plain that the men refused to submit the matter to arbitra tion. The rule is that any matter i❑ dispute shall be refer red to an umpire, whose decision shall be final, and who shall be elected annually by a mixed committee of masters and workmen. The masters have obtained assistance from the Free Labour Society. THE RENOVATION- OF A. RACE. —The theory of the Malay descent of the South Sea Islanders has been adopted by King Kamebameha of Hawaii in a rather practical manner. That monarch has come to the con clusion that his native subjects have become effete by in termarriage and too close relationship, and that the spirit of the race must be revived by a fresh infusion of the blood of their northern ancestors. His Majesty has accordingly resolved to import into his dominions a crowd of Malays from the Straits Settlements and Archipelago, who are to amalgate with his subjects and, renovate the race. An American agent has been appointed, and will, as soon as he has transacted some negotiations on behalf of the king at Washington, take up his duties at Singapore. We shall watch the result of this experiment with interest. Beyond the, traditional connec tion, which is liable to grave doubts, the Hawaiians and the Malays have nothing in common, and the barrier of religion will prevent the former from raising themselves to a level with the followers of Mahomet. ENGLISH TOURISTS ON THE NlLE.—Letters from Cairo announce the completion of Mr. Cook's Nile trip. The party was necessarily divided into two sections, for the convenience of two steamers belonging to the Govern. ment, each of which was provided for sixteen passengers, but as four were added to the number at Cairo, there were' seventeen in each vessel. They sailed on the 10th of February, and reached Assouan, at the foot of the first cataract, on the 23rd. They had not the honour of saluting the Prince of Wales and his party on the Nile. At Luxor they arrived on the day of the Prince's departure, and again at Assouan they were a day behind the royal party. The very low state of the river caused frequent deten tions, both in going and returning, and the navi gation of steamers, though of very light draft, is repre sented as extremely difficult. The Duke of Sutherland in returning is said to have been detained for ten hours on a sand bank between Asiout and Alineah. The temperature all the way up was very high, frequently exceeding 100 degrees ; but on returning there was a sudden and extreme change, a strong wall wind meeting the vessels, and one or two days being disagreeably cold, resembling more a bleak day in the Scottish Highlands than the general weather of Upper Egypt. In their ascent of the river all the usual stoppages were made for the purpose of visiting the ruins of temples, toxlbs, and other antiquities adjacent to the Nile. The dark places were illuminated by a large supply of magnesium torches, and a sensation was created at Edion by the - burning of !Several torches on the summit of the lofty pylon towers of silitztatenuile_of that place. 4.1 THIRD Flt .z NOTICE. The Third Edition of " The Suit " of last Evening wa published in time for delivery in town at 7.15 p.m. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS.—Tits EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his scat on the woolsack at five o'clock. Their lordships sat for a flort time this evet.ing. The Common Law Courts Bill passed through committee after an amendment had been inserted, on the motion of Lurd Wesbury, to the effect that the patronage should b.) left in the hands of the Judges of the Court, and not in those of the Lords-Lieutenant. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS—THIS EVENING. The SrEAK.ER took the chair at 4 o clock. t NEW MEMBER.. Sir Harcourt Johnstone took the oath and his seat for Scarborough, and Mr. Devereaux for Wexford. FETITIOY FROII DUBLIN. The Lord Mayor of DUBLIN presented a petition from the Corporation of Dublin, praying for perfect religious equality with all her Majesty's subjects iu Leland, for an amnest to political offenders in prison for political offences, now suffering punishment for the cousclidatiou of the Irish railways and for a reduction of the tariff fur goods and passengers. THE IRISH CHURCH. Mr. GLADSTONE, in reply. to Mr MELLOR, said he did not think it was a fact that Archbishop Bramhall was.--?;1- strumental in purchasing tithes from lay impropriators in Ireland amounting to £30,000, neither did he think that there was positive proof that the purchase money was raised by public subscription ; by the clauses of the bill the tithes would not bs retained. EXTRADITION. Mr. OT WAY, in reply to Mr. Torrens, said it was the intention of the Government to introduce a bill with re spect to extradition. BANDA PRIZE MONEY. Mr. G. DUFF, in reply to Col. North, said the money had all been paid, and the papers relative to it he thought bad lost their interest, however, he would have great plersure in affording ho hon. member every iuformation on the subject possible. COMMUNICATION WITH AMERICA. The Marquis of HARTINGTON said ho had not thought it necessary to make any provision on the suppo sition that the contract now under consideration would not be carried out, as the contract with the North Ger man Lloyd's would provide for a weekly despatch of letters to America. PATRIOTIC FUND. Mr. CARDWELL, in reply to Mr. iocke King, said the last audit of the Patriotic Fun I took place in 1867, but the accounts were all ready, down to the present period for examination. HAMMERSMITH BRIDGE. Viscount BURY asked whether the Secretary for the Home Department had taken any steps with a view of as certaining the condition of Hammersmith Bridge. Mr. BRITE said he had had an examination as to the condition of the bridge, and the report he had received was to the effect that although the bridge in the first instance was not a very strong erection, yet it appeared to be as strong as it ever had been, and therefore he had not thought it proper to prohibit its use on the occasion of the great boat race to-morrow. Notices would be affixed and police constables posted to confine the pedestrians entirely to the; footway, and thus the carriage way would be left open for vehicles. There doubtless would be a very large attendance of the public, but be believed that, with the re gulations that were to be carried out, the bridge would be quite able to bear all those who might go upon it to morrow. KHANS]. PRIZE MONEY. Mr. DUFF, in answer to Mr. Chamber, said that nearly the whole of this money had been paid, and that a second distribution would be very trifling. It included all the treasure captured by the troops under Sir Hugh Rose. THE BALLOT. Mr. LEATHAM then rose to call the attention of the house to the expediency of taking votes by ballot at Par liamentary elections. tie said the necessity for the ballot was now more apparent than ever, and Lo thought that no set of gentlemen would sit on the Governtuent benches for the next twelvemonths that did not adopt the ballot as a Government question. The ballot was neither an experiment nor innovation, and it had been adopted by all free nations, the exception being that it was still objected to by Prussia, Turkey, and Eugland, and the time had nosy come that it became actually urgent that the ballot should be adopted in that country. He should be met, doubtless, with the objection that the ballot was un-English, but he had turned up a case in which in times gone by a m 'tuber had boon retu rued by the ballot. The right hon. gentleman then read the ex tract in question, and contended that ho could not under stand t e great ol , j .ction that was made to the ballot That corruption existed was unfortunately too true, and they were continually trying, up stairs, to wash their hands clean, yet that they never succeeded in doing, and never would as long as they set their faces against the adopt'on of the ballot. In one of the committees that had sat, one of the witnesses, a most important one, said that in places where the ballot was ad pted elections had be come as quiet as funerals. (Laughter.) The hon. gentle man concluded by moving, " That it be an instruction to the select committee appointed to inquire into the pre sent mode of conducting elections, to take into considera tion the various methods of taking votes by ballot, which are at present in use in portions of the British empire, and in other countries, together with any modification thereof which might bo suggested, and to report upon the most efficient and convenient system of balloting." (LEFT SITTING. LUNDON GAZETTE-THIS EVENING WAR-OFFICE, PALL MALL, MARcil 16. R oya l Regiment of Horse Guards —General the Right Hon. Hugh Lord Strathnairn to be Colonel. IA Regiment of Dragoons—Major-General Charles Ain slie to be Colonel. 60th Regiment of Foot—Field Marshal his Royal High ness George William Frederick Charles, Duko of Cam bridge, K.G., G.C.8., K.P., G.C.M.G., to be Colonel-iu- Chief. 3d Dragoon Guards—Cornet Arthur Coats, has been per mitted to retire from the service. Ist Dragoons—Cornet Shireburn Weld has been permitted to retire from the service. Bth Hussars—Captain Thomas Bowen, from the 6th Foot, to be Captain. 18th Hussars -Lieutenant Henry Howard to be Captain, Cornet Edward Nolan to bo Lieutenant, Quartermaster- Sergeant Geore Rumsey to be Cornet. 20th Hussars -Ensign William Irwin, from the 104th Foot to be Cornet. , Royal Regiment of Artillery—Lieutenant-Colonel Wm. Hatch to be Colonel; Captain George Brown to beiLieu teuant-Colonel; Second Captain William Cumberland to be Captain; Lieutenant Ross Lewis to be Second Captain ; Lieutenant John Alexander to be Second Captain. Royal Engineers—Lieut.-Colonel Henry Freeling, Super numerary List s to be Lieut.-Colonel; Captain John Wilson to be Lieut.-Colonel; Captain Joshua Smith to be Lieut.-Colonel, Second Captain Walter Campbell to be Captain ; Lieut. George Collings to ba Second Cap tain ; Lieut. Richard Buckle to be Seconded on appoint ment as Assistant Survey or-General at Hong Kong. The undermentioned Lieutenants employed in the Public Works Department in India to be placed on the Seconded List: George Robert Walker; 'William Robert Purchas. Grenadier Guards—Lieut. Henry Legh to be Adjutant. Gth Foot—Captain Frederick Helyar to be Captain ; Lieut. James Fitz Gerald to be Captain ; Ensign Richard Mere dith to be Lieutenant ; Ensign Andrew MacPherson to be Ensign. A • 7th Foot—Lieut. Geoffry Barton to be Adjutant. 9th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon Isaac Hoysted to be Assis tant-Surgeon. 11th Foot—Major Thomas Peebles to be Lieutenant- Colonel, Captain Richard Maunsell to be Major, Lieu= tenant John Trotter to be Captain, Ensign Charles Many Bergh to be Lieutenant, Ensign Thomas Lewis to be, Lieutenant, Charles Frederick Morgan to be Ensign, Lieutenant Edward Baskerville to be Instructor of Musketry. 14th Foot—Lieutenant Herbert Woodland to bo Adjutant. 17th Foot—Ensign Lawrence Hussey to be Lieutenant, Henry Morris to be Ensign, William Clarke to bo Ensign. 20th Foot—Lieutenant Charles Webster t c o h b ar eCaptain, Ensign Robert Woolley to be Lieutenant, le to be Ensign, Robert Dennis to beEnsi g n. 27th Foot—Ensign Philip Stainf ort i to be Lieutenant, Ensign Bromley to be Ensign. '34th Foot—Lieut. Edward Vanrenen to be Lieutenant, Thurlow Dowling to be Ensign. Ensign. 41st Foot—Ensign Foster Wadetobe to bei l ieutenant ; I 42d Foot—Ensign Nicholas, Brophy . A n d rew Stevenson to be g Fenn n io be Captain ; Ensign 49th Foot -Lieut. Edwin 1.. Fe Edward Thornton to be Lieutenant; Ensign Edward Dickson to be Ensig n. 52d Foot—Lieut. William Blakeney to be Captain ; En sign Gilbert l3iddulpli to be Lieutenant ; Walter Cun chub to be Ensign. 54th Foot —Ensign Harris Brown to be Lieutenant; James Wedderburn to be Ensign. 59th Foot —Ensign Shirley Apthorp to be Ensign. 64th Foot —Ensign Gerald Paterson to be Lieutenant; Alexander Morison to be Ensign. 75th F oo t—Lieutenant Donald Macqueen to be Instructor - of Musketry. 83d Foot—Ensign James Bell to be Ensign ;Ensign Chas. Hinds to be Ensign. 94th Foot—Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick R. Mein to be Lieutenant-Colonel. let West India Regiment—Lieutenant Joseph Smith to be Adjutant. ADMIRALTY, MARcH 12. The undermentioned officers have this day been pro moted to the rank of Engineer in her Majesty's Fleet, with seniority of 6th March, 1.861.):—Mr. John William Owen, and Mr. Thomas Hunter. John Ellis Knight, Esq., has - been promoted to the rank of Staff commando); in her Majesty's Fleet. PORTING- INTELLIGENCE —This DaT NORTHAMPTON MEETING —Tars DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) DELAPRE HANDICAP. 2E.3lus SO ••••• 1 Benevolence • 2 Fal-lal 3 Nine,ran. NORTHAMPTON CUP. Friday Pompeii Miss Gratwicke Fiv© ran. WHITTLEBURY STAKES. Stephanotis Miss Dayrell Provider Six ran. GREAT NOR.TIIA.AIPTONSHIRE STAKES. Marquis of Carabas Cap-a p!o Lancet Tan ran. STAND PLATE. Pirate Chief.. Islam Sea Breeze 2 Eight rah. PYTCHLEY STAKES. Professor Anderson Juanita Marshal Nei• 1 Six ran. WAKEFIELD LAWN STAKES. • Tit-Bit 1 Pate Hyacinth Five ran. EARL SPENCER'S PLATE. Dryad scratched at 12.50. RACING ;FIXTURES. MARCH. Durham 29, 30 1 Epsom 80, 31 • - APRIL. Abergavenny l, 2 1 Newmarket Craven...l2, & c . Bromley 1 . 2 1 Knighton... l3, 14 Aldershot l, 2 Ludlow Li, 16 Catterick Bridge... ...... 1, 2 I Eastbourne l9 Thirsk . 6. 7 Lewes 20 21 Hungerford 6, 7 Curragh ...20, 21, 22 Lichfield 6, 7 Croydon... 22, 23 Cambridge 7 8 I Newmarket Ist Spring Croxtou Park .. 8 1 26, &c. Streatham . 8 9 I MAY. Chester 4,5, 6, 7 1 Doncaster 13, 14 Eglinton Hunt 6, 7 I West Drayton l7, 18 Winchester ll, 12 1 Bath 18, 19 York 11, 12 Manchester 19, 20, 21 Baldoyle 2nd Spring 11, 12 Croydon 19, 21 St. Albans 13, 14 Harpenden 2l I Salisbury l3, 14 Epsom Summer .....25, &a. j I rNE. Croydon 2,3, 4 Newcastle 22, 23, 24 Newton 2 3 4 i Oldham 22 Ascot ....8, 9, 10, 11 Liverpool Summer ...15, 16 Windsor 15, 16 Hampton l7, 18 C urragh 22, 23, 2-1 13ibury Club 23 Stockbridge 24, 25, 26 Chelmsford Sutton Park .....29, 30 J Li Worcester l, 2 Newmarket July 6, &c. Carlisle Poutefract 9, 10 Hendon .... 12, 13 Nottingham 13, 14 LY. AUG Brighton 3, 4 Brighton Club 5 Lewes • 6, 7 Eguam lO, l 1 Wolverhairpton lO, 11 I Windsor 12, 13 St. Albans 17,18 Stockton lB, 19, 20 SEPT. Warwick... 7, 8 Curragh (Royal) 7,8, 9 Abingdon 9, 10 Doncaster 14, 15, 16, 17 Richmond 21, 22 Lichfield OOTI Bedford 5, 6 Edinburgh 6, 7, 8 1 Leicester 7, 8 Bromley 7 8 Newmarket 2d 0ct...11, &c. Chelmsford l9 20 Kelso 19 20 NO VI Harrow ...... ..2, 3 Worcester '3, 4 St. Albans 5, 6 STEEPLECHA MA. Southampton 13, 14 Reading 15, 16 Huntingdon 2O, 21 Stamford ... `;;;, 23 Goodwood 27, 28,29, 30 Oxford York 24, 25, 26 Plymouth 26, 27 Scarborough ......... 3O, 31 Derby Sum mer .. 31, Sep. 1 Weymouth 31, Sep. 1 Canterbury gl, Sep. 1 UST. 318 ER., Hampton .. ...21, 22 Western (Ayr)........ 22, 23 Honclon 23, 24 Monmouth 23, 24 Newmarket Ist 0ct....28, &a. Lanark... 9 9, 30 IBER. Cheltenham l9. 20 Curragh l9, 20, 21 West Drayton 2l, '22 Hereford 2l, 22 Monmouth 23, 24 Newmavki.t H'ten —.25, Sro. 11BER. Eglinton Hunt I 6 , 7 Liverpool i Shrewsbury .. l5, 16 E FIXTURES. CII. Kingsbury 12, 13 Crowkerne lB, 19 West Somerset 15, 16 Chopstovr '" 4 , 30 York 17 APWL. Aldershot 1, 2 I Streatham B, 9 Bromley 1, 2 Royal Artily., Woolwica...B Abergavenny . 1, 2 Knighton I Lichfield Southdown Hunt 7 Tenhury... 2l Cambridge 7, 8 Croydon... '2 1 , 23 Cheltenham 7, 8 Co. Loath S.: Ardeen. 2i, 28 MAY. - - - - Limerick Hunt 4 Eglinton Hunt 6, 7 I St. Albans . 13 %Vest Drayton l7 BANK OF FRANCE. PARIS, March 11. the following is the return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day, together with the cor responding figures of the previous account : DEBTOR. March 11. March 4. Capital of the Bank... . 182,569,000 Profits in addition to capital (Art. 8, Law, • June 9, 1857) 7,044,776 02 7,044,776 02 Reserve of the Bank 182,500,000 - 22,105,750 14 22,105,750 14 and its branches Reserve of landed pro perty 4,000,000 4,000,000 Notes in circulation Banknotes to order and receipts payable at sight Treasury account cur rent creditor 151,668,695 68 156,001,580 13 Current accounts, Paris 2a4,935,353 63 241,075,439 89 Do. branch banks 46,322,162 47,325,561 Dividends payable 1,270,221 1,882,806 -- Discounts and sundry interests Rediscounted the last 85,252,897 68 35,108,971 68 six months Surplus of receipts not distributed Sundries 933,790 85 933,790 85 6,832,180 10 6,628,668 51 Total CREDITOR. March 11. fr. March 4. fr. Clash in hand and in f !Branch banks Commercial bills over due Commercial bills dis counted, not yet due 254,927,562 62 266,616,330 43 Do. branch banks 240,729,899 250,910,953 Advances on deposit of bullion O Do. branch banks Do. on French Public Securities Do. by branch banks Do. on railway shares and debentures - Do. branch banks Do. on Credit Foncier Bonds Do. branches Do. to the State (Con vention, Juno 10, 1857) 60,000,000 Government Stock re- 992,251 81 298,177 88 26,146,900 - 4,903,600 - 28,698,200 - 4,988,600 - 13,455,700 - 6,409,280 - 13,755,500 - 6,606,780 - 37,497,800 27,878,500 - 924,700 - 961,70 0 ) - 926,400 - 955,100 - 60,000,000 -. 12.980,750 14 12,980,750 14 80,633,437 21 80,633,437 21 serve Do. disposable Rentes Immobalisees (Law, June 2, 1857) 100,000,000 100,000,000 Hotel and furniture of the Bank and landed Propel ty branches Expenses of manage went 734,626 21 701 , 9 95 14 Sundries 8,982,201 - 8 ,982,201 -. Total Certified by the Senator-Governor of the Bank of France. (Signed) BLACKBURN ELECTION. - The inquiry has to-day terminated in the unseating of both the sitting members. MARKE7 S-7 HIS DAY. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. March IG.—Sales probably 8,000 bales. xarket quiet, and unchanged. SMITHFIELD HAY I,:reilliaT Mr Charles James Easton reporejrade firm at last day's prices. Prime meadow hay, zOOs to 112 s 6d ; inferior do, 80s to 90s; prime cloven from 115 s to 1265; inferior do., 90s to 105 s; straw, 30s to 365. TALLOW. The market is steady. Town tallow, 44s 9d net; Peters-. burg Y.O. on the spot, 47s 6d; March, 47s 6d to 47s 9d; April to June, 478; June, 475; and October to De.. comber, 465. An explosion occurred yesterday at Kynocks percussion cap manufactory, Birmingham. Two thou sand cartridges exploded whilst "five girls were standing round, and all the girls were seriously injured. This is the sixth explosion in Ave years at this place.