The Sun. — London, England, 1869-07-28 00:00:00

TALE lelegrO mind 1 4 the tele' a throug h Mere post. a no o ther )r price a " expect to paella° pleted too 7 hich thi s and inch!' e futur e ' ;ed by t he s subiee" , ould v ernrce l3 dge it h° is of leis question sue. Tho ; g e to the 5 , and 1 ;be public ,ost lucrA• a dviar t in open hampereduniforol --- age to b° door for by being Moreover' ly or n° t ' [y. ;nals, an o B, and lie [tagee the ty etc ° 45- 1 ' vo, ;rite 1 izoi MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK. Consols are quiet to-day at 93 `.l 3,1 for naone3 ; ditto, for Account, 93k ; Three per Cent. Re duced, 931 32} ; New Three per Cents, 93 ; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, 10 pretr. ; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, ; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., 243 5. India Stock, 10} per Cent., April, 1874, 208} 9 ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 112 11i ; ditto 4 p r Cent., Oct., 1888, 101 ; ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent., . In 11 e the Foreign Market Viceroy Seven per Cent. Bonds are 81 to 811 ; the 1864 Loan, 92 ; aid th, 1868 Loar, 77/. Brazilian are quoted, 811 to 84.1 ; Italian, 541 to 55; Mexican, 124 to 12i ; Peruvian, 77 to 771 ; Portuguese, 334 to 34+ Sl anish, 288 to 291 ; 'Turkish Five per Cents., 441 to 444 ; ditto Six per Cents., 664 to 67 ; Oiel- Vitebsk, 83 to 831 ; Nicholas, 671 to 674 ; Mcscow, 81 to 811 ; Charkof, 814 to 82/ ; and the llonduras Loan„ 83 to 84. In the Railway market prices have given way in some instances. Caledonians are now 81/ to . 814 ; Great Eastern, 381 to 381; Great Northern, 1061 to 1071; Great Northern (A), 1031 to 1041; Great Western, 504 to 51/ ; Lancashire and York shire, 1264 to 127/ ; London and Brighton, 45/ to 454 ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 161 to 16} ; London and North Western, 1184 to 119; London and South Western, 89 to 91 ; Metropolitan, 100 to 1014 ; Midland, 117/ to 1174 ; North Eastern (Berwick), 1081 to 109; and South Eastern, 76/ to 764. American Five-Twenties are 821 to 824 ; and Erie Shares are 131 to 19/. In Bank Shares Consolidated are 4/ to 41; London and County, 501 to 515 ; London and Westminster, 58 to 59 ; London Joint Stock, 30 to 31; Union of London, 34 to 35 ex div. ; and Alliance, 13 to 14.1 In Mislaneous Securities business is very dull. Anglo-American Telegraph are 214 to 214 ; Gene ral Credit, 1/ to 1 dis. ; and Hudson's Bay, 124 to 12+ ex div. In the foreign exchanges there was no material variations from last post. The sum of £BO,OOO in gold was taken to the Bank yesterday, and further large totals are ex pected to be sent in. It is likewise anticipated that the arrivals from New York during the next few weeks will be considerable. The Hipparchus,•at Liverpool from the River Plate and Brazil, has brought 2.56,600 ; and the Celteno, from New Zealand, £57,668. The Manchester markets have opened with few transactions, but the better tone established a few days back is maiutained. It was rumoured yesterday afternoon, on a tele gram from Lisbon, that the Portuguese Finance Minister had resigned. The receipts of the Metropolitan Railway show an increase of £2,618. The returnd the Metropo litan and St. John's Wood Railway exhibits au in crease of £B5. The receipts of the Metropolitan D:striet Railway repr(smts a total of £791. IV 46 It is not the general opinion that the Bank direc tors will reduce the rate of interest on Thursday. At present the feeling is adverse to a reduction, because it will be neither advantageous to the Bank nor the operators in the open market, the existing state of things scarcely encouraging a variation. At the ordinary meeting of the National Bank the directors declared a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent, per annum free of income tax. The chairman, in his address,' expressed regret that the bank was unable to pay a dividend of 10 per cent. instead of 5, and said that they would have been able to do so but for the sums they hal had to write off. At the ordinary meeting of the English and Foreign Credit Company a dividend at the rate of £6 13 3 . 4d. per cent. per annum' was adopted. At the ordinary general meeting of the proprie tors of the Westminster Palace Hotel Company a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum was agreed to. The discussion raised by Mr. Graves in the liou-.e of (2o.nuions regarding the Board of Trade r.,turns last evening seemed to demoubtrate their worthlessness for any practical business purposes , although th e i r cost is stated to be not less than £50,000 a year. An opinion was expressed that the annul tables are less unreliable than the monthly ones ; but, as it is said that some inquiries recently instituted by parties interested in the cotton trade have resulted in showing that the ag gregate value of the cotton manufactures exported d uring the past year was in the official account fully 20 millions sterling in excess of the correct 841 13, it is evident that in neither case can any con fidence be placed in them. The Board of Trade have hitherto had the discredit of the matter, but it appears that the returns mainly proceed from the Statistical Department of the Customs, in rela tion to whom they have not had power of adopting a ny corrective measures. It may be hoped that the inquiry now ordered by the Treasury will lead to the establishment of an efficient organisation, and t hat t oward that end some exper i ence d official of he Board of Trade will be associated with the in vestigation. BRITISX FUNDS-TWO O'OLOOK. . UOVERNMENT • Per Cent. Consols FUNDS.; 93 i 2 31 „ D itto for Account, July 7 ";,, Pe: Cent . . Red uce d 931 3 21 Hoar 3 per Ce n t (3 1 .,W 2 i per Cent. Jan. 1894 '" °. 5 per Cen , an. 1873 & elmities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan. , 188(1. _ E .. (,r 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — Wed Sea Tolevaph), Aug 1908 — - euequzr Bills, £l,OOO, 2f p i n t March 7 pm Do Do. 3 do. June 10 Ba i. ZlOO, £2OO & £5OO — 31 ' of England Stock, 41 per Cent 1 5 be a • openin g ila da 4 per Cent. Bonds — nter-Colonial Uranium i 441 . INDIA N dOVEUNMINT SECURITIES 4 . i. cock, 10i per Cent., April 1874 2OBl 9 11) .„ 0 . Opening., for Account — * 41(• 1 . 5 Per fen. July, 1880 Dn• per Cent., Oct. 1888 1,-. n wortificates — - 0 . Enfo.ced rape,. 4 per Cent...« -- "°. 5 per Cent ., Jan. 1872 ..... — D.: 5 ,4 Per Cent. May , 1879 — ' per Cent Rup. Deb. 1872 — :Do .1 do 1877 — .. Do. d o . 1882 — ."„:.;. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 ' - ' O . Bonds, 4 per Cont., £l,OOO " 0 . under £l,OOO POIZIGIN FUNDS- TWO O'CLOCK• -mi4tr, gentine Republic, 6 per Cent ...... 79 ..... ltrian Bonds 5 per cent _... t r .. Do. 1859 _. azihan 5 per Cent r ,o• q per Cent. 1852 r.o. do 1858.... „`-'°. uo. 186 1 ,1";°. do 1863 •, 841 r ) . 5 per Cent., 1865 13 ',Jo per —• LOOB Ayres 6 p er C en t. 04 2 per 611 C t. e(D ferrod 3 per Cent ) Crib 6 per Cent. ° tha 6 per Cent ' 10 .41 per Cent... — , 0. 0 per Cent., 4 -,...' 0 . 6 per coot. 1867 — J 0 0 1 • per C ent., 1866 121 crubian, 6 per Cent. b a llisti 3 per Cent., 1825 annbian Principalities, 7 ler Cent --- n 1)0 8 per Cent 1867 —., ual.or New Consolidated, 1 per Cent `',4 7 per Cent — 11° Second sane — 1)0..£50L Bonds — 1 : 10 . XlOO P.onds . • ••• Do. 1864 , Do. V0..t.Z.00 Bond s Account ‘le• A 100 Bonds 94 po. 7 per Cent. 1868 Government Ittlilwav Debent tire, ' r° „et 5 per Cent., 1824 5, ex Coups uo• Account 1)0 . Coupon c • „ po• Ac count -vaatettiala 5 per C ent .. — lionduras Got , Rail. Loan, .. 10D• Ot •, all pd 4 ' 4 ° l 5 per Cert., 1865 — -.),,50. Ac count _ k.uo /l ikreruinana Railway ale xicar. 3 per Cent D itto for Account Dn. 1864 D o 6 per Ct. Anglo-French — Meoutovideau C per Cent. • • _ crish imperial 5 per Cent — ti'ea• Granala l7-1 Do 3 per Cen f)o. Deferred L Cent. 1865 .. 771 7 Do Account .. Do 41 per Cont. (th:lparren) Do 41 per Cent., ISG2 Do Account Por ...iguose 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7,'9,'60,'2.': Do. do. 1867 Do. do. Scrip, £2O pail — R ;ssian 5 e ar Cent., 1822, St Do 4i per Cent . 1850 Do 4i per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do ;do, Scrip Do. Anglo-Dutch, Mil, £lOO Bolick.. 93i Do. do. £B4 15s. do — Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds D do £B4 15s. do — Do Nicolas Railway 671 Stir Tinian 3 per C0at.......... Spanish 3 per Con . Do. Acc'luut Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Deferr,,,t Ito. A.reouut Do. Passive Do. Cone. Cert. of Coui . nut funds i ... Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan Do Government, 1864 Do dc, 1868 Turkish 6 per Cent. Di Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Do .£10( Bonds 6B Dividends on the above payable iu Loudon Austnsn o psr Cont. Ex 10 Florins - Belgian, 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 24 per CAnt. Ex. 12 Gull., Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... — Do. Account French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 2M. !Whin 5 per CAnt. 1851, 25i... Da Account ~ 691 } 76 5 TWO O'CLOCI. Joymls, Money Do. Account, August 5 CA f , - - 4111,v 7--- zi - r ft, ---e--- til/yeraviry z l - T '`i....,...-tr -- JO 1 (6;v. 5-% --- -- --. .i. 1 HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, July 27. The Queen, accompanied by their Royal High nesses Princess Louise and Princess Christian, drove out yesterday afternoon. Her Majesty, accompanied by Princess Louise, walked in the grounds this morning. The other members of the Royal Family also went out. ROWING. THE ANGLO-AMERICAN U A.VERSITY MATCH. The Harvard crew made their first appearance on the Thames yesterday morning, and, as might be expected, the aquatic touts mustered in considerable force on the taw-path at Putney to w:tuess the performance, which, however, was limited to a quiet paddle up the ft ach and back. Iu the evening, shortly before half-past five, they again got afloat from the London hard, and ro wedLisurely up to Barnes, whence, after a britf rest, they returned to Putney with the ebb. It would be, of course, unfair to assume that this, their preliminary spin, offered any ade quate miteriJn of their real form, inasmuch as at present they must necessarily be, to a certain extent, stale after their voyage across the Atlantic ; but, judging from what we saw of them yesterday, we cannot help thinking they have yet a good deal to learn if our English notions on the subject of "style" aro well founded. They are unquestionably an extremely powerful crew - ket-p good time, and sit their boat very steadily, but they all exhibit a marked tendency to do their work with their arms rather than with the body and legs, and, with the exception of their stroke, Mr. Simmons, who is decidedly the most finished oarsman of the lot, seem novel to get fairly hold of the water until the oars are nearly at right angles with the boat. They are also some what " dead" on the chest, and consequently slow in the recovery. As we have before remarked, however, it would be unfair to judge of their pretensions from a first performance; indeed it is by no means unlikely that the slx,rtcomings to which we have called attention may arise in a great measure from the fact that they are unaccustomed to row on tidal water, and we have no doubt that a little more- practice, under the care of Harry Kelley, who, we understand, has been engaged in the capacity of "coach," will see them in much better form. To all appearance they will rtquire very little training, all four being thus early in very fair condition. The Oxford four paid a vi,it to Putney yes terday, and bad an interview with the Harvard m3a for the purpose of making arrangements as to the time and place of the match, and we understand it was definitely settled for it to come off over the Thames Championship Course, some time between the 23d and 26th of August, the precise date to be fixed hereafter. The Harvard crew left the Star and Garter Hotel on Monday, and took up their quarters at a private Louse, just above Situmonds's yard, where they will rt main until the day of the race. PARIS CORRESPONDENCE:. TUESDAY. Cabinet councils are held almost daily at the Ministry of the Interior. It is said that the bases of the reform scheme to be submitted to the Senate are settled, and are very liberal. The text of the decree will be submitted to the Cabinet to-day. The President and Vice• Presidents are to be elected by the deputies at the opening of each session, the election of the President being submitted to the Emperor's approbation. Ministers may be deputies, as may also magistrates of a high order. The right of moving amendments is fully allowed. On this and other points the old usages of the constitutional monarchy will be resumed. No change is contemplated at present in the division of France into elect2r4l eircum- scriptions. The case of the cashier Taillefer, and of Pic, the manager of the L'Etendard who profited by Taillefer's gains and fell with him, is now on at the Paris Assizes. A summary of the Act of Accusation against this French Higgs may be interesting. Taillefer has been since 1832 the principal cashier of the Union Life and Fire Insurance Company. His salary was £2OO per annum, with a share in the profits. Taillefer had sole charge of the money, and unlimited confidence was placed in him. Last April two of the directors asked him for the company's account with the Credit Fonder. Suspicion was excited by certain discrepancies in these accounts, which Taillefer tried to adjust, but in vain. He then confessed that he had misapplied a certain amount, but declared it was his first offence. How ever, the directors refused to conceal it, and Taillefer, seeing that his case was hopeless, and that further inquiries were inevitable, admitted that he had embezzled more than £40,000, adding that the author of his trouble was M. Pic, formerly banker, proprietor of the journal Etendard. Taillefer was arrested, and his defal cations were found to amount to nearly £60,000, extending over a period of twenty years. Inquiries were made as to the manner in which he had disposed of this sum, and it proved that ho had invested a large amount in his brother's business, which had failed, and that he had remitted to Pic, in his double capacity of banker and director of the Etendard, about £44,000. Pic, who admits he received the money, declares that be was ignorant of the misappropriation, but his correspondence with Taillefer shews his complicity. Taillefer at first hesitated to accuse Pic, but, incensed at his professions of innocence, he has since given ample details of their transactions. Of late there has been a spirit of insubordination in the Paris National Guard. The National Guard of Berig, one of the suburbs, was indignant at not being allowed to mount guard at the polling-places during the election, but their remonstrances were met with orders to disband and disarm. Some other battalions protested, and they were also disbanded and disarmed. The 45th battalion have followed their example, and will most likely share their fate. A well-organised band of robbers, having their leader and their second and third in command, have for some time been preying on the inhabitants of the Parisian suburbs, more particularly in the neighbourhood of Corbeil. Lataly the chief of these depredators has for tunately been apprehended, with two of his men. They were captured at a farm near Longjumean, which they were busily engaged in stripping, and made a stout resist ance. It is hoped that the whole band will shortly fall into the hands of the police. An individual named Gasserant has just died at Charonne, after an remarkable career of adventure. I n early life he became possessed of a considerable sum of money in a suspicious manner, and ever after lived by his wits. He underwent five years' imprisonment for a fraud he practised at Nancy in 1833. He pretended to be the Prince of Morocco, aide•de-camp of the Emperor Napoleon,and rode into the town, declaring that the Em perorhad changed his route, and would s hortly pass through Nancy. He stated to the Pr6fect that iu his haste he had not had time to take sufficient money. On this the authorities advanced him EIGO. The pretended prince was arrested on the following day, as he was playing off the same trick at Strasbourg. A marriage is announced between Lady Hamilton, sister of the Duke of Hamilton and Chatellerault, and granddaughter of the late Grand Duke of Baden, and the Duke of Valeutinois, only son of the reigning Prince of Monaco. 2'J THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 28, 1.69. JOINT-STOCK 11 ANKS. Closing Business Share _ NAME. Paid. Price. done 10 Agra Limited, A all 10-.1 111 19 Dj B lO 31 4/ 50 Albion 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, dim all 201 211 21k t 20 Anglo-Uungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 5 4 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columhia all 101 11 20 Do issued at 2 pin ~.. 5 b 4 • 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, dim. 25 Bank of South Australia all 30 32 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 39 10 Bank of :\ ew Zealand all Ii 17 ' 6 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, nd China all 13 19 25 Chartered Mere. of India. London, and China all 32 33 20 City lO 11. 12 100 Colonial 25 36 4) 10 Consolidated, lint. 50 Delhi and London, lint „, 25 ... ... 50 East London, lint 5 2j 11 20 English and American, liin 10 ... ... 20 English Baia: of lila do .1 a m:3lr°, lint 20 English, . coltish, and Aus- traliau Chartered 28; Hung Kong aril Shanghai Bank Corporation all 36 33 281 Do new 5l 21 21 100 Imperial, lim 2O 15 16 161 20 Imperial Ottoman lO 21 21 134 I ‘5 lonian 25 Do new 5 6 3 Lnd Mortgage of India, Ihu 4 31 31 100 Do 5 p. c. Debs.lB64, 30 all 76 76 SO 100 London Banki of Mexico and South America, lira. 20 7 6 100 Londonand Brazilian, lim. 45 30 27 20 Do new 71 5 41 100 London & River Plate, lira. 40 6 8 25 Do new 10 11 2 p 12 20 London Chart. of Australia all 233 211 221 20 London and County 2O 491 501 50 Do new. iss at 20 p.m,16 pd ll ... .. London Joint Stock 1 3 l! 3 21 London and South African al 13: 9 100 London & S.-Western, line, 20 13 11 50 London & Venezuela, kin l2l . ... 100 London and Westmi ns t e r 2O 61 62 531 71 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm 2O 100 Merchant, km 25 6j 5 10 Metropolitan, lim all 71 71 00 Midland, 1am...... 2O 11 i 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lien l5 30 1p 00 National Provinc. of Eng'd 42 ... ... 10 Do 50 National. 3O ... .. 20 New South Wales all 41 43 20 North-Western 7l 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 41 42 50 Provinc.l3ank.Corpo., km lO 61 51 30 Provincial of Ireland 25 9a 92 10 Do new.. all ... ... 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, Jim 25 11 11 100 Do issued at 6 pm. 10 6.. 6 25 Union of Australia all - 46 100 Union of Ireland, Um 50 Union of London all GI 17 15 24 - :15 TELEG NAP II COMPANIES. 10 :Anglo-American Tel : , lun all ill '2 - 1 21.1 10 Anglo Mediter Te1.,1ita.... i 0 151 16 51 I st Atlantic Telegraph lO 20 25 st Do. 8 per cent. st B. and I. Magnetic Tel., Rm lOO 172 177 st Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 262 2 7 10 Do. Now 8 12 14p 25 Indo-European Tel., lim lO 5 Loud. Provincial Tel. lint all 31 4 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent all A 1p 10 Mediterra. Exten. Tel., lint all 6 7 51 25 Reuter's Telegram all 72 71. 74 31 20 Societe Transatlant, lira all 24 2 sl 211 '2 st Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all 11 1f 20 Telegraph Con. & Main.,hut all 26 •-1 251, 6 5 U. Kingdom Tel. Co., hm all 64 7 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref all 4 p MISCELLANEOUS, u-3 Agriculturallexiu-lli 201 191 171 22 10 55 AAug Australian tisti Finance, lint. 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lint 3 5.1 10 Berlin Water Works, lint all 141 11 } ralian Mort. Laud and 10 Do. New all 1:11 141 100 Bolchow Vaughan, lint. 5 Bombay Gas, lim. 5 Do. New ' 4 11 Id 5 t British American Laud 4l 15 17 20 British Indian Tea, lint a ll 21 31 20 British Ship Owners 7 ' 29 Canada Company , all 66 70 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lim 2l .. ... 20 Ceylon Compaq, has lO :1 2 4d 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, has 6 25 City of London Real Pro -9 51 41,1 25 City of Moscow Gas , l i nt all 30 Cite-rotry'Mlii'llian Improv. Ihn all 6 6 50 City Offices, Um 25 21 23 si 121 50 Colonial, lint. Do. 50 Commercial `inion (Assai) 5 pr i p 10 Company of African Mer chants, lint. 20 Continental Union Gas, lim all 23 24 25 Copper Miners*of England, prof 71 per cent. 100 Corporation of London Bonds, 1877, 4) per cent. all 1031 1041 100 Do. 1579, 4 i per cent. all 104; 1051 100 Do. 1882, 4; per cent. all 103 104 10 Credit Fou. of England, Rm. all 21 21 2 9-11 50 Credit Fon.of Mauritius lint. 10 31 24 t at Crystal Palace lOO '22 94 at Do. Preference lOO 92 97 at Do. 6p. c Petpetual Deb. 109 IoS 110 20 Darjeeling, lint. I 0 Eastern Assam, hut. 64 ... ..., 1 50 East Indian Laud Credit and Finance, lint. ...... 2U East India Irriga. & Cams' all .. .. 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lim. 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy. Gua. by Egypt. Gov all 97 98 20 Egyptian Coin. & Trad. lint. 9 .. .. 3 Eug. & Aust rat. Copper, Lim 23 4 t 15 English and Foreign Credit 73 4,1 3,1 100 Eng. and Seat. .t. arine, lint. 8 ... ...d 10 I"airhairu Engineering 5 3 2.1 20 Fore-street WAroliouse,lim l2 1 2 p lOU For. a:, Col. Gov. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at I:85 all SS 8, 50 Gellivara, lint 2O 10 General Credit & Dis., lint 7l 11 1 4 15 General Steam Navigation 14 27 20 50 Horns &Col Marine In. Btu. 5 21 24 10 Hong Kong and China Gas all ... ... 20 Hudson's Bay all 121 121 20 Imperial Land Co. of Mar seilles, li:n. 20 Interna.FinaucialSoe. lim 5 2 14 20 Interns,. Land Credit, lint 6 6 44 50 Italian Land 5 11 p 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all 3 31 100 Do. 6p. c. Bds., redeem 1870, issued 90 all 65 117 50 Land Securities, lint 5 '2l 114 25 London African Trading lO 7 51 25 Lon. & Caled. Marine, lint. 6 ... ...d 10 London County Land and Building, lint. 50 Lond. Financial Asso., lira 30 22 21 81 4 Lond.Gen.Omnibus.Co.lim. all 2 21 60 Lond. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, lint 25 21 16,1 20 Loud. & Provincial Marine 2 11 pr at Madras Irriga. &Canl.Gua. sp.c. by India Gov. lOO 103 104 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency,lim .... ll 11 11 50 Merchant Shipping, lim. 60 Millwall Iron Works, lint l2l ... ... 10 Natal Laud and Colonisa tion Co., lint 25 National Discount Co., lint 5 11 111 25 National Prov. Marin, lint. 4 ... .. 10 National Steam Ship, lim. all 91 101 20 Nerbudda Coal& Iron, lira. 6 31 3d 10 New Consolidated Dis. lint 3 11 lad 5 New Quebrada, lint 4.8.0 41 41 25 New Zealand Loan & Her. cantile Agency,lim 2l 25 New Zealand T rust and I IP Loan, lint 5 11 11 10 Northern Assa m Tea, lint. 5 7 - 5 10 Do. Ball 9 8 at North Brit. Austral., lim lOO 48 53 60 North Brit. & Mercan. In 64 9 191 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 5 13 14 50 Oriental Financial, lint ll 5 Oriental Gas, lint, all 7 8 5 Do. New 1 I 1 1 3 10 Otago and Southland In vestment, lint tld ip 5 Ottoman Gas, Bin l4 23 10 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian R. Mall um 5 Do. do. at Peel R. Land & Minerl, lint 100 31 34 50 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all 46 48 50 Do. New 1867 lO 3 24 74 50 Rhymney Iron 1 Do. New. 2 Rio de Janeiro City Im.,lim. all 18 19 Do. Gas, lint all 24 '25 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 42 14 Scottish Aust. Invest., lint lOO ;8 81 Do. 6p. c. Guar. I'ref lOO ... ... Societe Fin. d'Egypte, lint lO 7 64 Societe Gen.de l'Empire Ot 8 2: at 50 S. African Mort. & Inv., lim 6 ... ... 25 South Australian Land 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lira 2 24 3 20 Trinidad Petroleum, Ihn Bl . ... 10 Trust & Agency of Aus.,lim 1 1 1p 10 Do do. do. all 20 Trust & Loan Co., IL Canada ~ k 0 50 Union Marino L'pool, lint 5 41 5 p 20 Union Steam Ship, lira all 22 21 15 United Discount C or p ., lim 6 , , . , _ l 20 Universal Marineau.), lim 5 1? p all 11 '2 30 10 Ir 281 0 7 100 Viceroy of Egyp t, 7 per cent. ( M o rtgage) Loan all 211 821 61i 50 Warrant Finance, lim. 50 West India and Pacific Steam, lim 2O 5 3 U a p u pe p r i Assam Tea, 00 11m 20 WestLond on - Whams and Warehouses lO ... ... COLONIAL (10V.bat1VAIN British Columbia, 0 per ient.,187 2 ...• .......... 100 B :eb. &Aug.... 100 1 1 ( t! M 0%. .0 -i. - - .... 1)0. ...:11877-8i 1 00 00 CDDua0,0u....56°Pp:...v°00.6.. P J lll:a n j r . a . :::;:t i Y .. 1 1 1 , 0 9 0 0 0 1: 3 2 1 9 0 4 4 93 100 108 1 c : 6i : bp i : b . soc e : 1 ,8 1 . 1( 03. : ..: 110080 11001201 190:231 1)0 104 136 1880-9 u. , 100 107 109 . 15 April -_-_ : I:: Capec]ap D veoo o oa Do. . . .3:Alobsjci. pup : ine .. . ru:u c i td . ooojoe l poo n uet t o : 106 108 • 100 08 100 010„10.7001).c.. 100 108 tic tb72 d 0.... 100 105 187 I 's tcc 00 106 108 .3 1)1 1 )00J ;t ...t u i r .88 1 .98 t 1 i i a258 5 u 7n: a s O mdr o , c e.j 6 t by.u . . ni l xi ty l le: A ,: iu. 1: ec. 7 ,_. 1 1 ... , ~ ..... 1301 - Melbourne Corporate.,.. - 1867-75, 6 per cent.. .. 1(0 100 ICO - N.1.1.G0v p ..6::;:t. ti u 8v 1 .....1 1 0 0 03 19093 100 1(4 09j - Natal 6 p et, API & Oct... 00 -- . - Do 6pc. M I .I , t• N o v o - N., s. vir. 5 p•c. 71 to '73 loco go I, 1 17 7 N D . 0 1) D 1 Z ) j 0 0 0 c a la . 115 1 55 a, p i a P ; . c li c 6 r ie : i n p . : t .1 1 6 . c :. ; y t . .7 0 18 7 9 .t 1 . .... ; 10 0, 00, 02 ... 93 9n - Do 6p o. Mar& Bept '9l lOO 108 110 - Do June ,Sz Dec , 11/1 .. - 100 109 .il - IDo l'rs.w. , !AL.:3k ld. .... .... 1 • 0 - ( ktrie •1& 2, 1e,95 .. - Nova Scotia 6 0 C.Jatl -. ani July. 1375 - Lo 18c6.. .. . - Qty.enalnd. fp. e.'824,•. 100 107 1(3 104 - Do 1881 . - Tasmanian 6 per c. 1895 .. 106 107 - Do ,r 9 , '9 7 .. •.. - Victoria 61 er cent 1&41 l.O 115 116 Do. April and Oct ..... . ~, ) , 1 111 112 113 TO THE EDITOR OF "7IIE SUN." Sin,—Relying upon the oft repeated advertise ments that the Christy Minstrels. of St. James's Hall never perform elsewhere, I was induced on Monday last, with some fri:nds from the country at great expense to pay them a visit, when we were exceedingly disappointed at finding the principal attraction, Mr. Moore (alias Bones), absent, to gether with the gentleman who so ably touches the tambourine, others being substituted, no announed went or apology thing wale for the same. Again, I. cannot but complain that the pro gr.amine and books differ ; three ballads in the former for that evening could not be found in the latter. On asking for an explanation of one of the attendants, the only redrcss I could obtain was his supposition that 1 could read. Now, Sir, I think this, coupled with tl:e information that Mr. Moore was at Brighton, perhaps Goodwood, or elsewhere, is not quite in accordance with their profession. — I am, Sir, your obedient servant, FAIR PLAT. July 28, 1869. REPORT OF THE POSTMASTER•GENERAL The annual report of the Postmaster-General, published yesterday morning, shows that the num ber of letters delivered in the United Kingdom in 1868 was in round numbers 808,118,000, an increase of 4.29 per cent. over the number in 1867. This gives an average of 26 letters to each person, 149 to each house ; in England 30 letters to each person, in Scotland 24, in Ireland 10. The number of book packets, newspapers, and and pattern packets delivered by post in the United Kingdom in 1868 advanced to 105,845,000, an increase of 3.49 per cent. over the number in the previous year. The depositors in Post-office savings banks at the end of the year 1868 were 935,154, an increase of 12.$ per cent. over the pre ceding year, 13.3 per cent. in England, 3.6 percent. iu Scotland, 8.7 percent. in Ireland. The balance due to depositors, £11,666,655 . showed an in crease of 19.6 per cent., 19.2 percent. in England, 19.2 per cent. in Scotland, 33 per cent. in Ireland. The total number of depositors in Post-office sav ings banks and the old savings banks 2,336,654, or one to every thirteen person?, showed an increase of £97,307. The number of policies effected with the Government through the Post office increased from 1,485 at the close of 1867 to 1.789 at the close of 1868; the amount insured from £111,437 to £134,824. The number of imme diate annuities from 551 to 874 ; the amount from £12,393 a year to £18,789. The number of de ferred annuities from 137 to 160 ; and the amount from £2,574 to £2,971. Oa the other hand, the amount for which money orders were issued fell from £19,282,103 in 1867 to £19,079,162 in 1868, a therease of abort one per due to the distribution of the Parliament:iry grant for education by the Privy Council office being no longer made by means of money orders. Only .£11.5,527 of this grant was thus distributed in 1868, as against £502,060 in 1867. In 1865 letters coming from France by the night mails were for the first time delivered in London at half-past seven instead of at nine. During the four busiest hours of the day half-hourly collections began to be ma le from sixty adlitioual receiving-houses and pillar-boxes in the City. Paddington was placed on the same footing as other parts of the metropolis in regard to the frequency of its collections and deliveries. Direct communi cation was established between some of the district post-offices and others, instead of the letters being massed at one central point and thence distributed ; thus stilt further extending the advantages of the district postal system. No fewer than 13,833 letters were posted during theyear without any a ldress, and of these letters 281 were found to contain money to the amount of £6,375. In the last annual report it was stated that the Post-office, which had already un dertaken the distribution forms of applications for long licenses, was about to undertake the distribu tion of the licenses themse:ves. This it has cow done for some months, and the arrangement has worked admirably. During the first quarter of the pre ent year 381,476 liccnscs were issued by the Post-office; 310,613 in England and Wales, and 40,863 in Scotland. As regards a redaction of postage upon newspapers and other printe I matter, "It will he my duty (the Marquis of ll.trtington says) carefully to consider tho question before the next meeting of ParliantenF." DECIZEASE 1N 711 E NUMBER OP FIRES. ___,B, During the 24 hours ending at six o'clock this (Wednesday) morning only four fires occurred throughout the Metropolitan district, and out of that number only one was of sufficient importance to be publicly announced ; that fire took place in the premises occupied conjointly by Mr. J. Free man, a cabinetmaker, and Messrs. Steel and Hem mings, stone merchants, situated 30, Forfield-road, Hackney. The fire originated from some unknown cause in the cabinet factory, a building two floors high, and 30 feet long. Owing to the inflammable nature of the stock in trade the flames spread with great fury, and they rushed through the roof and every window in the place. The engines of the Metropolitan Brigade and the London Sal vage Corps quickly attended, and two of the land steamers by Shand, Mason, and Co. were set to work, but before the fire could be mastered the pre mises of Mr. Freeman were burned out and the roof off. That part of the building in the tenure of Messrs. Steel and Co. were also seriously damaged. Unfortunately the contents were uninsured, but the building was insured in the Phoenix Office. POLICE INTELLWENCE.-71d8 Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. RO➢BERY OF JEWELLERY, &C., BY A BOY—James White, an errand boy, was charged before Mr. Tyrvv hitt with being concerned with another boy not in custody in steal ing two watches and other articles of the value of £lO, the property of Mr. Alfred Fowler, barman to Mr Gill, of the White Rose, Castle-street, Leicester-square. The prosecutor said that on the 12th of July he missed from his room some wearing apparel and other articles, and a few days after found that a box in his room had been opened and a watch, pin, and other jewellery taken away. He communicated with the police, and the prisoner, who lived with his father in the same house, was taken into custody. Sergeant Gould (divisional detective) said that on taking the prisoner into custody he at first said ha knew nothing of the robbery, but afterwards said that Tom Hunter, his cousin, and himself, got a key and opened Fowler's box and took tho things, and afterwards sold the watch and chain and coins—the coins for 2s. at a pawnbrokers in the Westminster-road, and a pin and gold ring for 7s. in the Borough-road. He wished for a remand, as he believed he should bo able to find the other lad. 'I ho prosecutor said that he set considerable store on some of the articles of jewellery, the watch having been his father's, and the pin containing some of his mother's hair. Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoner. THAMES. IMPUDENT ROBBERY IN A UNION HOUgE.—Benjamin Stroud, a pauper, was charged with stealing four pairs of trousers, three shirts, two cloth jackets, and two pairs of shoes, and other property from a store-room in the City of London Union, Bow-road. On the 7th of May last tho prisoner and another man applied for admission to the union, with an order, and were put into the receiving ward. They slept in the ward that night. In the morn ing they were missing, and the clothes and shoes, worth in all £3, were missing too. The thieves could not be traced until yesterday, when the prisoner was met with, and taken into custody. He said, iu his defence, that the witnesses were all mistaken. Four men swore to his identity most positiv..ly. " I slept between the two thieves," said one man ; " this fel low was on my right hand, and the other on my left hand. I should kncw both from a thousand. I cannot be mistaken." The prisoner was convicted under the Vagrant Act, and sentenced to two months' imprisonmeut cud bald labour. HEAVY DAMAGES IN A DIVORCE CASE.—TIIIB morning, in the Divoi ce Court, the case of Moore v. Moore v. Lees was heard. The petitioner, Charles Alfred Moore, was en officer in the 2d Bombay Irregular Cavalry, the respondent, Harriet Ellen Constance Howard, being the daughter of a solicitor living at 3, Westbourne-crescent. The jury gave .£1.,500 dimagos. The Judge-Ordinary granted a decree nisi with costs. SIMIM LIST. :;13.DINARY dilAti - 118 AND STOCKS. ~A Closing Business F "'"' Price. done. nare Railways, st Bristol and Exeter...... 100 77 70 st Caledonian -. .. IVO 81 82 St u tinurlstt 23 Cornwall all 21 3 -‘t Dublin A Behest Jun.: ICO 77 79 st Dun„ Per th, & A b•J unz lOO 70 72 2, East London all 61 71 40 Do 15 - 2) Do 19 - - et Glasgow A S. Western lO3 , 101 101 st Great Eastern .. ,t Do. E. Angi. 240. 2 lOO ... ... at Great North 01 Scotland lOO 16 1i st Great Northern lOO 106 107 st Do. A stook . lOO 1031 1041 104 St et Do. B steel:. lOO .• ••• st IRS, and W. 01 Ireland .. 1 00 96 r 6 SE Gt. Western -Original.. 100 5ll 51 ,t, Do. South W a l es lOO 51 56 81 Do. W. .111d.-Oslord lOO k 5 27 it Do. :Newport lOO `zs 30 ,t Lancashire a 1 on:antra lOO 123 1%7 st Lon., !high., k. S.Coast lOO 41 45 1 03 DJ Scrip .... - - at 1.0 u., Chat-, and lAlsol.l At Do. aletrup. k.:X. A l4O 0 1 at tor, A North Westeri, IVO 1:1 IV) 11 I 31 Lon. A South Wl:Stall l4O Vo 92 91 Mau., stmt., .9 Linouin.• lio 56 51 56,1 4 ivl,tropo,ltan .... lOO 1001 1001 1001 1 st Do Extensi.m .. 5 Do. New rd .. st Isfo:ropolitan District all - - 10 Aletrop. at. Jollll'B 11 oo 1 st ALutand st Do, Birniin. A Darby IGO t. 5 87 st North British . ..... st Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun lOl7 - - st 1 , - or. Eastern- Ler w ick tot/ 103 100; 25 Do. li. N.lf. purolisat 1613,5 - - st Do Leeds ...... st Do York lOO DJ 1(1 9n st Do Carli.le .... . - - et Do Stoc :. & Darling lOO 136 138 st North Lon lon 10 Do tily 18(8 . st North Staffordshire lOO 57 59 st North ancl '6.-W. Junction 100 1/ti 100 10 Do New £lO shares 7 ... • • st 11,1 , :onney st :ihropshire Union lOO 581 5. 1 st South Devon' st South Eastern lOO 761 77 76/ at Staines, Wolehain, A Wok all 12 13 st Tail V ale loo' 152 155 -- Do. C - - - Waterlord & liiikenn llO -- - 10 Waterloo iir. Whiteha,l 6 - - RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOOKS. at Bristol and Exeter 4 p.ceut. 100 86 8831:ti8 at Caledonian Qrs., Nu. 2 lOO at Do. Scot. N.E., 4) per cent lOO ... st Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO st Do. do. 7 per cent lOO st D 9. do. Ordinary lOO 73 82 st Do. Midland st Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent ,gua all ... ' at Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen J unction lOO 105 107 at Do. Ist Class preference lOO st Glas. & S.W. gee. S per et lOO st (4t. Eastern, E.O Ex. No.l 100 97,1 10 at Do do N 0.2 100 97 10) st Do do 6 per cent 100 107 110 at Do East Anglian Asp. c. 100 at Do do B s du. 100 st Do do 7 do. 100 at Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100• st Do E. Union 4 p.c. gua. 100 65 72 at Do Noifolk 5 p.c.Ex.1.31.6 109 at Do do 5 p.c. Way. Val. 1817 100 at Great Nui there, 5 per cent 10 st Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 Do 4.3 du do du 100 st Do 5 do at sp. c.p.n lOO at Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO st Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf 100 st Crest South. aul IVe.steru (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 99 97 st Gt.West.—'3rig.&Jut.-Itent chg., per gua. S p.c lOO 105 117 1061 st Do. Orig. (B.& H. Ex). 5 p.c lOO 9; L 0 st Do do 4, per coat. ISSJ lOO 67 MI at Do do 4 do do at 1 , 0 do 5 per cent. redem lOO 95 in st Do du Birmingham gm) loo 63 72 at Du do du prof st Do do Chester gua lOO b 5 9 st Do do du' 8 per cent lOO „. at Do do (10 5 do 100 95 10e st Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 .„ st Do du 4 4 p.c lOO st Do do 4 1 1850 lOO at Do do 5 st Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g. 10J 110 112 st Do do 2.l gua. 100 407 st Do Newport, lstg. 5 p.c. 100 90 92 st Do do 2.1 do 100 97 iv , st Do gno,. 51 per cent. 180 100 . 00 Lancaster & Carlisle 4 1 p.c. ail 7 . at Lancash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 10) 1 3 13 . 5 st Do Barnsley, k 5 3s 10.1 p.c. 100 Fit Du 6 p.c. (Last Lancashire) 100 130 1.35 at Do 41 (illackburu porch). 100 95 100 at, London & Brighton. 5 P.C. .gua.rautead, 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 1)0 st Do 6 do (W.E. & C.P.) 100 ••• at DJ 4 do 1859 lOO at Loudon, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent too at Loudon and a W., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO 110 112 at Do Bedford & Cambridge lOO at Do Shrewab'y & W e i c hp.i ••• ••• at London and n W. 7 p,c ••• -• late 3d shares, lOO 140 1:,0 a Do (Portsm. peril ens 2s6d) all ." a Man., Slicf., & Linda. 6 p.c lOO • •• • • Do a Do 131 per cent lOO 60 60 • 1 Do redeem. 6 percent. 5 st Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 130 1.35 a Do Briatul&Birm., ti p. c lOO 112 Lit a Do 41 per cent. reilecin lOO VS 10 a Do 41 per cent. irredecni lOO 96 to; a Du Leicester & ifclin, 1 p.c. 100 80 I'l st North 13ritiea, 5 p.c. No.l lOO st Do E. (0. 4p. e. D lOO st Do N. 8., No.), .5 per eeu.t lOO st Do Border ltaiou, 51 p.e lOO st N.-Eaeteru—Cous. 4 p.c lOO 67 8.) st Do 41 per cent. redeeol 10:.) 07 0:1 at Do V.E. 4 per cent., lOO 17 Du Berwick capital 8.13.4. Do York, IL &a. purchase lO 10 101 Du Stekta & Drliug. A 5 p.c lOO 106 106 at Do W, Llartiepool IL 0..1.4. It 100 84 86 20 North Staffordshire all 201 211 10s S. Devon Annuities, I.s all 9 10 10s Do Tavistock Aims., 10s all 8 9 10s Do Fixed 41 per cent all 8 8i 1 0.6. S. East. (Read. Anna., 1.0.6) all 22 23 at Do 41 percent lOO at Do Fixed 41 per wilt lOO st Taff Vale No.l lOO 14, 153 at Waterford&liilkeney, 6pc 100 43 45 RAILWAYS. —PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. at Caledonian 41 p c gua. st Do Scot. Cen. min. 7p c at Do 41 p irredeem all st Do 4p c con. issued at 80 65 st Great Eastern 41 per cent. 100 77 S i at Do 5 do, 1862 lOO 86 z at Do New 5 do, 1863 lOO 84 86 at Do do 5 do, 1864 lOO 84 86 st Great Northern, 5p c irred. 100 .., st Do Permanent 5 per cent. 100 ... st Do Boston & Sleafd, 41 pc 100 ... at Great West., W. Midi., 5p c 100 st Do Joint lerpe. 5 p c,1865 100 83 vt st Du do 6p c irred., 1836 100 103 108 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 I 1p st Loud., Brig &c., 41 pc, 1858 100 at Do do 4 do, 1860 100 ••• at Do do 41 do, 1861 100 st Da do 41 do, 1863 100 at Do do b do, 1865 100 at Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 st Do No. 7 5 do st Loud , Chat., &c., 2d, 6 p.c at Do Metrop. Ex., B 6 p.c Do do C 6 p.c at London& N. Western, 5p c 100 110 1 . 12 at London &S. Western, 41 p o 100 93 95 10 Man. chef. & Lin., Li pc, 1865 all 84 84 st Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO 100 104 at Midland, A 5 per cent pref lOO 107 100 st Do B 5 do 100 107 109 18 Do 5p c opt. to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1869 all 201 211 18 Do Lawny. New Shares all 19 194 22 Do 5p e con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31,1872 Bl 14 21p at North British, E. and G No. 1, 5 per cent lOO *** st Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 . - Do E & Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 et Do E.& sa , N 0.2, 5 p.c lOO ... st Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 100 ... st Do E. & G., No. 3, 5 p.c lOO st Do E. & G., (Onliry) 41 p c 100 .. st North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 97 99 st Do Stock. & Darl., D lOO 111 st North London, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) st North Staffordshire 5p c lOO at South Eastern, 41 pc, 1859 100 st Do 5 do 1861 100 st Do sto (eh, Cross) 1863 100 si Do 5 do, 1861 , .. ... 100 ... . at Victoria St. & Pimlico, 41 pc 100 ~, ... RAILWAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS' st Birkenhead BA/ 92 yt 100 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer all 100 102 st Buckinghamshire at Chester and Holyhead lOO 51 56 st Do. 51 per cent. st Do. 5 do. ... st Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO s t Colchester Stour Valley st East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lOO 13 . 2 13i N Bluster and Dean Forest all s Gt. Ease., Newm. t &c., 5 p.e 100 a Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 at Do.do.Woodbrg.Ex., do 100 st 4211. West, W. Mid., Heref 100 96 fk i 60 Hull and Selby all 110 112 at Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 212 2.6 st London and Blaekwall lOO 93 95 st Do. 41 per cent lOO st London, Chat., &c., 41 p C lOO st Do. Corn. Fund, 5 do 100 „. st London and Greenwich at Do. do Preference lOO st London, Tilbury, & South 190 80 bL St Lowestoft, gua 4 per cent lOO 79 81 st Do. do. 6 do. 51 Manch., Buxton, &Matlk all st Midland, Bradford, Pref lOO 92 D 4 10 Slid Kent Cray Line) 50 Northerut East., 5 percent all 53 66 60 Do. d o . 6 do. all st N. Eastern— Hartlep00l st N. West. A perp. prof, 5p c. 100 107 109 st Do B minimum 11 p.c 4,)0 st Notting. &Uranth. U lOO DI t)3 25 Preston and %% yro ... Royston, Hitch., and Shep lOO 132 131 st Shrewsbury and Hereford 100 132 131 10 Do do 8 2 21 p st S. Yorksh. and River Dun 100 97 VD at De 4 per cent gua lO 78 80 st Do 5 do St Viet. Station and Pimlico lO9 175 UP at West Cornwall 20 West London, Class A all 13 14 20 Du du 13 all „.. 20 Do do st Weymouth and Portland 100 " st Wilts and Somerset 100 si sz DOCKS. et East and Westlndia lOO 120 123 London and St. Katherine 100 9f. 48 100 D cDeb. stock, 4 par cent all Millwall Freehold Land ••• •• • st Dock lOO 30 34 st Southampton lOO lii 70 st Surrey Uominercial 11:11.')EitIAL TA) TT HOUSE OF COMMONS.—Tins DAY. The SPEAKER took the chair at tho usual hour. OUTRAGE 1N IRELAND. Mr.• FOIITESCITE, in reply to Sir F. EIErGLITE, said that the Governmnet wen., doing all in their power to put down agrarian clime in Ireland. The sui , ject was ono of the utmost diflicully, but still he hoped, with the assist ance of the loyal and peaceably disposed portion of her Majesty's sulejcts, they would be successful. All the pro tection in the power of the Government would, of cJurse, be given to life and property. ABoLirioN OF CAPITAL PUNISHIIENT BILL. Mr. GILPIN moved the second reading of this bill. In so doing he expressed a hope that the time had now arrived for Parliament giving its assent to a measure for the abolition of capital punishm, nt, more so because it had been shown that the carrying oat the extreme sen tence of the law did not deter crime or stop the hand of the murderer. He could not understand the persis tency with which the measure had in former sessions Leen opposed by the archbishop and bishops; but ho they would now be induced to give their sanction to the present bill, and thus put au end to the immorality arising from the system of capital punishment, which had been successfully abolished in many party of the world with success. Mr. FOWLER sail he thought that if any further argument were wanted in favour of the bill of the bon, member for Northampton they could be found in the blue-book published since the law of capital punish ment was abolished in all cases except murder. In every case crime had decreased, and that had in consequence of juries not having the fear of capital punishment before their eyes for such crimes as forgery, arson, and the like offences. He thought a step in the right direction bad been made is abolishing public execu tions, because it had been clearly shown that public executions did not deter, the hand of the murderer. Another good that would result from the abolition of capital offences was making the punishment a cer tainty, instead of as now allowing it to depend upon the the determination of the Home Secretary. At present there was no certainty that the verdict would be carried out, because the Home Secretary had a power which he did not think it was right should he possessed by any one. Ho knew that the Home Secretary was per secuted b memorials being presented for a commutation of the sentence of death, and no more :memorable case had occurred than that of William Palmer, the Rugby poisoner, a greater scroudrel than which never existed in the history of crime. No sooner had sentence been passed than the Home Secretary was persecuted by memorials in favour of a commutation of the sentence, on the ground that some doubt still existed as to the bringing home clearly the crime to Palmer. Now this state of things ought not to exist, and the only way to put au end to them was to abolish capital punishment, and to make the verdict of a jury and the sentence of a judge certain of being carried out. He seconded the motion for the second roading. Mr. J. D. LEWIS opposed the motion, and moved that the bill be read a second time that day three months. He contended that there was no in disposition of a jury to convict where the evidence was clear that wilful murder had been committed. He thought the house ought to pay some attention to the cpiuioa of the judges on the subject of the abolition of capitol, and that opinion was in nearly every case adverse to such a proceeding. (LEFT SITTING. I ST.iTE Ol' TRADE. MANcliEsTEit, Tu slay, July 27.—Yarns suitable fur shipping are very strung as regards price, but the amount of business doing is Hot very large in consequence of the high rate d..itua,nded by spinners. Cope yarns for the home trade are steady in value, but only a moderate business is transacting. This state of inactivity prevails in all classes and all counts of yarn for twine consumption. For cloth a considerable demand sprung up last week, and two or three large shipping houses wore buyers to a fair extent, principally i n goods suitable for the markets of India, includ ing shirti►tgs and other fabrics. As a con sequence considerable quantities of goods twin stuck were cleared out, and produ.:e.rs have ad vanced their quotations. At these higher prices, however, buyers do not appear inclined to operate, and practicilly to-day sales could not be effected at any sufficient advance on the terms of last week. The demand we have. mentioned has not extended to the trade generally, and to-day we fin . ' less in quiry even for India goid.i. At the close prices were exceedingly firm, and iu all cases were rather higher. CARDIFF, 2Gt1.1.-Ih3 steam coal trade is reco vering but slowly from the depression which has prevailed for so many mouths past, and although there has been a slight improvement in the de mand during the past week complaints are general throughout the district as to the orders coming in being insufficient to keep the hands engaged at the various collieries more than half time. Although the out-put has had to be considerably reduced, hopes are now entertained of a better state of things being experienced before long, se veral vessels of heavy tonnage being now in the docks, and the demand from the mailpacket sta tions and several of the foreign in Lrkets has slightly increased. The house coal trade shows some im provement, the shipments coastwise being rather above the average. The iron trade is considered to be in a satisfactory position, and. the clearances of rails to Russia and the United States are consi derable. Tin plates are selling slowly, and the make has been reduced. LEEDS, 27th.—There has been about as large an attendance of buyers in the cloth halls today as on this day se'nuight, and there was a fair disposition shown to purchase goods suitable for the autumn and winter trade. Dark coloured tweeds, both thin and thick, were in moderate demand, and the same may be said of meltons and coatings. There was only a small amount of business done in superfine goods, but a late average amount of beavers, witneys, and other heavy fabrics was sold. The manufacturers generally may be reported as being tolerably well employed. Prices keep steady, and are rather firmer than they were a short time ago, when it was thought they would decline in consequence of the lowering tone of the wool market. ROCHDALE, 26th.—There was a very quiet flannel market to-day. There was a limited attendance of buyers, and their operations were chiefly confined to small selections of white and dyed goods. Prices are firm, and the manufacturers are tolerably well employed. The demand for Yorkshire goods was also of a quiet order, and only a small amount changing hands. Pries steady. The manufac turers are not buying the raw material very actively, but prices are quite as high as last week. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. A.ustralia and New Zealand, via Southampton Aug 4 Ditto, via Yuseilles Aug 9 Bucnos Ayres, and Monte Video Aug 4. Ditto, by Prenoh packet Aug 21 . Cape Verde, by Brazil packet ...... .... Aug. 4. Cape of Good Hype. Ascension. and St. Helena July 28. China, Penang, and Singapore. via Sou thampton July 31. ibralta , r. via Southampton India,via Southampton _ _ _ ------.-• - ----- ,--- ------ --- - uitto, via Marseilles Malta, Egypt, &o. Ditto, Marseilles July 21 Newfoundland July 28 Mauritius, Cape of Good Hope, and Natal, via Eictithareitoo ••• Ditto, Marseilles., Aug 1 Portugal .... United States, ( anada, California, &0., by British pack e t „July 24 Ditto dill( (Baltimore) .. Ditto, by L sited States packet Ditto, by Inman packet July 28 West Indies and Pazitic (except Mexico anti Balia- mas) 1 July, 23 Mat Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe July Cuba and Mexico ....July 29 Bermuda, via 1l a1ifax .......... ....., 13aba:nas, via New York Aug. 11 THE LEIGH lIUNT MEHORIAL.—A meeting of the Executive Committ ee o f t hi s fund was held last evenintr, at 25, Norfolk-street, Strand. Mr. S. C. Hull, F.S.A , presided, and there were present—Messrs. John Watson Dalt , y, C. L. Gruneisen, P.R.G.S., Charles Kent, and G. R. Townshend Mayer, F R.S.I. Mr. Walter Leigh Runt attended on behalf of the family. Letters of apology fur non-attendance wore read from Sir John Bow ring, Mr. Alexander Ireland, Mr. W. C. Macready, Mr. Bryan Waller Procter (Barry Cornwall), and Colonel Charles Ratcliffe. Mr. Durham having reported that ho had com plett,,d the bust and pedestal, and that they were in pro cess of erection at liensal-green Cemetery, it was resolved that the ceremony of inauguration should be held on the 85th anniversary of Leigh Hunt's birthd•ty, the 19th of October next. 'SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. Bluo Gown Vespasian Lamlash L kVAN r STAKES. Sunshine BaEquine fill)' Madame Eglentine filly Fivo ran. GILITIVICKE STAKES. Midsummer Kentish Fire.., S l'E WARDS' CUP. rich u Salliat Bolphegor Twenty-niue ran. ANNESLEY STAKES. St. RJaan Blues!du Three ran. PLITE OF 50 SOVS. ILJsI STAKES. OCTOBER. - GOOD WOOD RICES-YESTERDAT. CRXVEN TAKES. Venice Kingerdt Sunlight 2 SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOVS. Rodomonte 1 1 Victress 2 Venice Six ran. RO US STAKES. Rupert .. 1 Cracovienne 2 LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. GOODWOOD STAKES. 3 to 1 agst Starter (taken freely) 11 to 2 agst War (taken) 6to 1 agst Robespierre (taken) 8 to 1 agst Adolphus (taken) Bto 1 agst Alpenstock (taken) 11 to 1 agst Miss Gratwicke (taken) 100 to 6 agst Choral (taken) 100 to 7 agst Storm King (taken) 25 to 1 agst Cecil (taken) RACING FIXTURES. AUGUST. Deauville 1 1 Oxford Ripon 2 Hungerford 24 Brighton 3, 4 York 24, 25, 26 Tiverton 4 j Croydon Brighton Club 5 I Plymouth 46, 27 Lewes 6, 7 1 Searbor)ugh ...30, 31 Eguam lO, 11 1 Baden Badea 3l Wolverhairpton lO, 11 Great Yarmouth 31 Windsor 12, 13 Derby Summer _3l, Sep 1 Bromley 17, 18 Weymouth 31, Sep. 1 I Stockton lB, 19, 20 Canterbury ..... ....31, Sop. 1 Dover 18 I SEPTEMBER. Margate 2 I Richmond 21, 22 Ipswich 2 Lichfield West Drayton 3 I Western (Ayr)........22, 23 Warwick... 7, 8 1 Hendon 23 2-1 Gurragh (Royal) 7,8, 9 Monmouth... • 23, 24 I Abingdon 9, 10 Newmarket ist 0et....28, &r. Doncaster 14, 15, 16, 17 Lanark... 2'3 30 I Hampton 21, 22 OCTOBER. Bjdford 5, 6 Cheltenham l9. 2E Ediutiurg,ll 6, 7,8, Curragn l9, 2t., .1 Leicester i, 8 I West Drayton .........'_'l, 22 Bromley 7 8 llerefurt.l 2l, 22 Newmarket 2d 0et...11, Ste. I Monmouth ' , J, 21 Chelmsford l9 2U i Newel:Ark.-4 Ilium ...25, Sre. Kelso 19 20 1 NOVEMBER. Barrow ,..2, 3 I Egßaton Hunt G 1 Worcester 3, 4 Liverpool St. Albans 5, 6 , Shrewsbury ... . STEEVLECIIASE FIXTURES. OCTOBEI - C. Bromley 7 %Vest Dr.tytoo OVEABELL \Vorcester ' 4 , 3, 4 Stirowsbury Harrow "), 3 I Lejaliastua dka Lverpoul 'J 10, IE, 12 COURSING FIXTURES. AUG U6T. 17 St. Albans.. Anatster and Willoughby, Lincolnshire 5, G. Ornaosby lJ .to Huntingdon Ulun.. 2j, 27 GOODWOOD ME. Weights for the Goodwood Calculates :EMU —JULY 29. Cup ; two miles and a half. )d to date.] Age st lb Kt. of tho Garter... 5 9 7 Trocad6co ... 5 9 7 Fortumu 5 '9 7 litiukhoolio 5 9 7 The !take ... 5 9 7 See-Saw ... 4 9 0 Itosicruciaa ... 4 9 0 Tabouret 4 9 0 Itthititutioa ... 4 9 0 13Iuoskin ... 4 8 10 Brigautiue... ... 3 7 10 Age st Lo) d Hawthorn ... 3 7 7 St Muugo ... 3 7 7 The Drummer ... 3 7 7 Provider ... 3 7 7 1:s playa 7_ 7_ .11 - a - rtyrdom Ku beside fro T bur waisden Uulmt t Laucet ... 3 7 7 ... 3 7 7 ... 3 7 ... 3 7 7 ... 3 7 7 YACII G FIXTURES. JULY. 30 —Royal Welsh Yacht Club limgatta AUGUST. . _ 1, 2 —Havre Regatta • 2—Doggot's Coat and Badge : Thames 2 —Temple Yacht Club: Second Match 3—Victoria Model Yacht Club : First Class Match 3,4, 5, G—Royal Yacht Squadron Regatta s—Norfolk and Suffolk Yacht Club: Regatta at Galion 7—Cheshire Yacht Club : Third Match 9-14—Royal Victoria Yacht Club Regatta 10—Great Yarmouth Regatta 13 —Shoreham Regatta 21—Clyde Yacht Club: Corinthian Match `2l—Cheshire Yacht Club : Fourth Match 24, 25 —Dartmouth Regatta 28—Clyde Yacht Club : Closing Cruise 27 Torbay Royal Regatta SEPTEMBER. 4—Prince Alfred Yacht Club : Closing Cruise 7—Victoria Model Yacht Club: Second Class Match REGATTAS AND MATCHES TO COME. JULY. 29—North East London Roudon Club v. Orion Club . Fours 29—Wingfield Sculls: Challenger's heat 30—Phcenix Rowing Club : Senior and_;Junior Pairs, River Lea 30—London Rowing Club : Eights 31—Wingfield Sculls: Final Heat 31—Staines Amateur Regatta AUGUST 3 —Alexandra Rowing Club : Senior Sculls, River Leal 3—Tewkesbury Regatta 4—Orion Rowing Club: Junior Pairs, River Lea —Kingston Town Rowing Cl u b Regatta s—Ariel Rowing Club: Sculls, River Lea 5 —Worcester Regatta 6—Albion Rowing Club; Senior Sculls, River Lea 6—Sunderland Regatta 7—Barnes and Mortlake Amateur Regatta 7—Wakefield Regatta 9 Beccles Regatta 9 —Bala Lake Regatta 10, 11—Glenbrook Regatta : Cork Harbour 11—Vesper Rowing Club : Senior Sculls, River Lea 11—Hastings Regatta 12—Brighton Regatta 13—West London Rowing Club: Junior Sculls 13—London Rowing Club: Virtue Sculls 14—Oscillator's Rowing Club: Pair-oared Gigs 14—Lurline Boating Club : Mr. Whyman's Fours 14—Thames Rowing Club: Pair-oared Gigs without oox swains 14—Hope Rowing Club: Senior Sculls 18—Dover and Cinque Ports Regatta 19—Alexandra Rowing Club Senior Pairs, River Lea LONDON GAZETTE—Last Evening. The Queen has been pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood on Peter Coats, Esq., of Paisley, N. 8., and to confer the decoration of " The Albert Medal of the Second Class" on Captain James Beautine Willoughby, R.N., the Principal Transport Officer in Egypt. The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders for the appointment of Antony Panizzi, Esq., late Prin cipal Librarian and Secretary to the British Museum, and Lieutenant -General Edward Sabine, to be Ordinary Mem bers of the Civil Division of the Second Class, or Knights Commanders of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath. COURSE OF .EXCHANGE. Amsterdam.— Short ... 11 191 ... 12 11 Do Rotterdam — ... 12 lf ... 12 2 Antwerp — ... 25 40 ... 25 45 Brussels — ... 25 40 ... 25 45 liamburgh — ... 13 11 ... 13 111 Paris Short ... 25 15 ... 25 25 Ditto . 3 Ms. ... 25 32} ... 25 37} Marseilles ' ... 25 12 3 1 5, ... 25 40 Frankfort-on-the-Main; —.- ... ... 1211 Vienna — ... 12 721 ... 12 81} Trieste — ... 12 72i ... 12 80 Petersburg Copenhagen.. ....... . Berlin Madrid.. Cadiz Leghorn Milan ... 26 35 ... 26 40 Genoa — ... 26 35 .... 26 40 Naples Palermo ... 26 33 ... 26 40 .. 26 35 ... 26 40 511 ..... 52 51 ... 521 Messina Lisbon Oporto Rio Janeiro New York LITERARY ITEMS.—Henry Ward Beecher an nounces that ho will not lecture during the coming se:. sin. —Macmillan and Co., the London publishers, are about to open a branch establishmentin New York.—Gold win Smith has written another ldtter to the Daily News, iu which he advises England to set aside furtLor discussion on the Alabama question, auclfrankly offer tl pay for the datnav done by that ship.