The Sun. — London, England, 1869-06-07 00:00:00

MI TO BEJ.a I If BILL. rae held on Saturao )orougb, St. Jamest' what course s lmul° sh Church Bill whe y the House of Lora l ' 'corn, Earl of Aber r, Bishop of Bane; arquis of Bath, PP of Beaufort, Lori 1, Earl of Bradford, stol, Earl Brownloff ;ham, Earl Cadogap; I Castlemaine, La' 7,lancarty, Lord Earl Coventry, )arnley, Earl DP. igh, Lord DenteO Saurnarez, \risen's° arquis of D ow nsbirt, re, Lord Dunboyve, gremont, EarlEkluo,h' , Viscount Ex mout , Lord Galway, Gough, IriFcetir , Viscount ifardiuge' Earl of Harring t°ll ' y, Lord Henniker:l y, Earl Horne', . 54 9. " ,rd Kesteven, arl Leitrim, of Limerick, Ea rl Lucan, Lord Lyttoro ►.falmesbury, , Duke of t int liddleton, 1-17,1 Ormathwaite, Penrbyn, Bishop Lord Raglan, I~,IP t of Richmond, 14°71 f Rosse, Duke krquis of Salisb ari. ,rd Scarsdale, E url4 Sinclair , Lord SO. 5, Earl of Stradlauo' le, Viscount Tells' ;•ar, Earl Verlto Duke of Wellil4; Vilton, Marquis c:.; hop of Dublin, 9 i P of Derry, Pr!' one , and the 1004 lication of the co? r th e le s s we re 01 ' 16 a xntially what 03] ty in the VP', considerable le ngn our of the pass age, DUSIY urged thsOV: nd the bill reject, laid, did not 1(/511 ;hat the judgisesl tij ttered ; but entry bad stilt all itself, and 0 to lecidedly oppo sed most con sisten t I be that th eirlo' At the sam e tir o tion for the r e j ectl °' : the front Oppositi it the Earl a lierf ather than hinioel' second reading. 'elY upon the ale`: which Lord Caifr. ed Lord Calais . .e which Lord es;0171 ion which 01,41' dl would be 93) in the end do notbilltl ;er (he declared) tlOl Ind modify it io 00; dl the ill-feeling Ar Riled to such a Irg. e same sense, thole F against Win. 11, circumstances leas ?) rcb, while i t ig at warmth, and ,411 Y of those presevt,fr s, contending tbstil -m from doing 00 r. if3l3efere should folio° lisburl:, fel Cath S. it in °lir eeelsl"e ot this niatteribio hear any betf the proposed by P° of 0 :e in favour ': ,er° Plea t speakers , t h row out the 01'4 11 resolution shoo' 'aders bad otfil)0 and had found Wit e Earl of flarre'fl'ibCf, e amendmento4 he Apposition I'M' " najority against t" 'AGE. kel"e Position °f til . , a t eien that the 7, laerated into artSl oy given prececleOcv median has stie merely state fsetg, i upon the firit 1 nage,rs, or upon 011., liri" ; the nlansge`e lonf a return ; th pre- the spectstairi de of high l'_, 01', he taight 4; ace starving illbef, ino. against sill/ 1, ,nd' 4but pieces filil,c,. Anpartial ail ceases, notoriety i n re o ses, they are er':, b must driftivitiliPr they cannot ofte,; b appears siid I,ite,l r of public apPOl:4O ,rY strong coolicVs the speedy 000 of the English ot4l )lie. [al, i t will 13° 30 a. by the canal e presentationoiro 0 dinner at the 8 ' —The y/Doie °I Kipp le has been ai mess, od 00 Oille; iven on 13°1%111' ted the task of lopil eiss, and coraoe°,cds 1 Yin!) , Cab le d Bombay, And ill., ch Atlantic CAI)/vA de by the saint firm ntenance CorcpseP clitATlos._—A teo award in Glouceotet !a since the reotoe: h of it has now veee height, re the t o ted. Since t he er °4 o , h Ltitewash h'vve b e l t from par ; Portion a tbe 0 x Louave been foto , th e t . tracery a ir "de hag been 01:0 -. has been beguo ; t 139 ,stored. 0; e,terio: 'enc, completed. 1349 ''t• raid have Dee: nner, at the eicPell: Parma' County Oleg' Ellenhorongb. ' 1 DAt works of Art 01 Iraated cost of 06 .‘,t_ll3(lB Are eee(l6l to ;he Lady Cbepel Alia n ations and subscrir 3an and th e vc orlt 3. When the apPea ,edthat te a k, arnee; rer five V Atoll i...r_e,„;w0...9,g-00.4 MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK. Consols remain dull to-day at 92 I I for money; ditto, for Account, 92k ; Three per Cent. Re duced, 92 ; New Tkree per Cents, 92 ; ditto 21 per Cent., 74 ; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, —; ditto £lOO, 1200, and £5OO, 3 dis. ; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., 243. India Stook, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, --; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 212 ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 100/ ; ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent., ; ditto 51 per Cent., 1094 ; ditto Debentures, 1021 ; ditto Bonds under £l,OOO, 2 pin. - At Mark-lane there is a very quiet market, with a downward tendency. In the foreign market Turkish Six per Cents. and New Spanish Three per Cents. have improved nearly 4 1 to 44i 441, and 29/ 29/ respectively. Ita lian Five per Cents. are k better, at 561 56i, and Mexican Bonds remain at 12i 13. The Honduras Loan is steady, at 86 87. In the railway market Caledonian are 1 better, Lancashire 1, Metropolitan I, Midland 1, and North Western 1. The quotations are :—Cale donian, 761 7 ; Great Western, 491 ; Great Eastern, 371 I ; Great Northern, 107 8 ; ditto (A), 1071 ; ; Lancashire, 1231 ; Metropolitan, 971 ; Midland, 115+ ; Sheffield, 541 1 ; Brighton, 45 1; North British, 331 ; North-Western, 1171 18 ; North-Eastern, 106 7 ; Chatham, and Dover, 161 171 ; South-Eastern, 751 1. American Five-Twenties remain at 801 80+, the 1885 Bonds at 78 781, and the Ten-Forty Bonds are f better, at 71+ 721. Eries have risen 1, to 181 19, and Illinois Central are unaltered at 941 9,1:1. The sum of £148,000 in gold was taken to the Bank on Sturday. The City of Manchester, from Port Phillip, has brought £41,500, and the Poonah, from Alexandria, £lO,OOO. 'I he demand for money at the Bank during last week was limited. There was scarcely any inquiry in the open market, the payments of the 4th having passed. The supply of capital having increased, a disposition was manifested to work at rather lower rates, 4f to 4f per cent. being the terms current. In every direction complaints are made respecting the scarcity of paper. The private and joint-stock banks have larger resources than ever, and cannot employ them at 4f and 4f per cent. For the present it is not thought that the Bank directors will reduce the official minimum, at least until the reserve exhibits a greater increase, but the continuous influx of gold at that establishment will of course greatly tend to improve its position. The failure has been announced of Mr. John Manners, tin plate manufacturer, of Rugeley, Staf fordshire, but the liabilities are small. According to New York advices an additional Import duty of 20 per cent. has been imposed on Venezuela. On the 2d just. direct steam communication was to be started from New York to St. Domingo and the Bay of Samana. The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Company, ono of the most useful and efficient of our com mercial corporations, has issued its 57th half-yearly report, ending March 31, 1869. It announces in creased business, a satisfactory flotilla in excellent condition, a whole year of exemption from casual ties, and a dividend of 3 per cent. upon the hal year. No doubt such a report will be very gratify ing to the shareholders. At a general meeting of the shareholders of the Ceara Gas Company (Limited), the accounts for the past year were presented, the interim dividend to the 30th June at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum confirmed, and a further dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum declared for the half year ending 31st December, 1868. An extraordinary general meeting of the Duna burg and Witepsk liailway Company (Limited) has b.en convened for the 21st inst., when a re solut:on will be submitted empowering the directors to borrow sums not exceeding £500,000 in all for the purposes of the company. Advices from Toronto, Canada, dated the 23d ult., state that the excitement attending the failure of Royal Canadia❑ Bank is subsiding. Its bills are selling at a discount of about 13 per cent. The directors have issued a circular urging billholders and depositors not to be alarmed, as there is not the !slightest danger of loss to them. The statement of the affairs of the bank for the month ending the 15th of May is :—Total liabilities, $1,930,401; total asset s , $3,300,331. There is no run on any of the Other banks. BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. a Ditto Cont. Consols -Ditto for Account, July 7 0 per Cent. Reduced 92 ..,Nsw 3 per Cent - i IN 3vr 2} per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. b per Cen 1 an. 1873 A. , inuitios, 30 yrs, expire sth Jun., 1881 , — Do. for 30 yrs, dxpiro sth April 1885 -- Do (lied Sell Telobraph), Aug., 1908 , Xxclicqux Bills, .£l,OOO, 21 k 3 per Ct Da £10(, £201.1 & .4.. w., — Bunk of Englund Stock, 4f per Cent Dca. opening — eftuala 4 per Cent. Bonds — I:LW-Colonial Oninittui , INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Lalitt Stock 104 per Cent., April 1879 213 Do. Opening, for Account - Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 DO.l per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enlaced Paten 4 per Cent... Do. 5 per Cert., Jan. 1872 ......... — De. 51 por Cent. May 1879 lo9f D) 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 — Do do 1877 — Do. do. 1882 ___, _ IL. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds, 4 por Cent., £l,000 no. undo:. £l.OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING 3 1 111 CES. Argentine Ropublic, R per Cent in itrian Bonds b per cent — Do. 1 . 859 — Brazilian 5 per Cent — Do. 4} per Cent. 1852 — Do. do. 1858 — Do. do. 186.) Do. do., 1863 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 — 0o Account Bl B ancurAyres 6 per Cent. Do 2 par Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) ClO%, 6 pol,,Cent. CuMan 6 per Cent — Do. 4} per Cent — Do. 3 per Cent~ ko. 6 per cert. 1867 97 De. 7 per Cent., 1866 C lombian, 6 per Cent. Danish, 3 per Cent., 1825 . Deno bian Principalities, 7 per Cent Do 8 per Cent., 1867 Bltualor New Consolidated, 1 per Cent ''')CYptian, 7 per Cent... ••• I 'c Secoad Issue Do. .4501, Bonds — Da. 4100 Bonds ••••• Do. 1864 — Do. Account Do. £5OO Bonds — Do. 410 C Bonds B9 90 Do. 7 per Cent., 1868 Government 11ailway Debentures Greek 5 p©r Cont., 1824 5, ex Coups — Do. Account Do. Coupons Do. Account , C i'latemala 5 per Cent .. — i londurasGov Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., all pd 86 ltiiian 5 per Cent., 1865 — .30. Account ... D 0 Maremmana Railway — hlexicaL 3 per Cent Ditto for Account ..., Do. 1864 " 0 6 per Cont. Anglo-French — al ontevidean 6 per Cent. . _• Me c.rish Imperial 5 por Cent I C OI 7 Granada l7 Do 3 per Con — -tit.. Leteryed Per u i lan b per Cent. IES — Lo Account .. 791 Do 4} per Cont. (Ut2.arren) Do 44 per Cent., 1862 • — P o D 0 Account — ` L'.,:t.'gfieso 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7,'9,'30,'2,'3 35 100. do. 1F67 — D. do. Scrip, £2O pail — It .vitlima 5 t , er Cent., 1822, £ St Do 4} p er C en t . 1850 R. 4} per Cent., 1860 „ 0 8 per Cent., 1859 ' - ',., 0 5 per Cent., 1862 , -u o do, Scrip — "0. Anglo-Dutcb, 1864, £lOO Bonds B9l 90 Du. ch.,. £B4 158. do — D o., 1866, £ l OO Bonds „o . la i,‘l: D o. 1),),:, :,..5. do away £B4 13s. do — 64} 1 " qr % 41 411 5 pt..-r Cont.— Spanish 3 per Con . Do. Accifunt, Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Deferred . Do. Account Do. Passive Do. Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded... Do. Account ..wedish Provincial Mortgage Loan Do Government, 1864 Do do, 1868 Turkish 6 per Cont. Do Acoount Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 694 Do 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 186 a Do 1 per Cent., Guarantee,' Do Land Warrants (hectare +) Venezuela 3 per Cent. lO Do. Account - Do 6 per Cont., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Dividends on the fool-a payable in Loiadou. Austrian o p3r Cent. Ex 10 Florins -- Belgian, 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 24 per Cent. Ex. 12 Gni% . Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... - Do. Account French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. Italia?, 5 per dent. 1851, Ex. 25f. Do Account s6i CLOSING PRICES. Jonsols, Money :12 17 xd Do. Account, July 7 POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-71tis Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. CA'ITION TO CAB OWNERS AND DRIVERS.— George Downie, a cab proprietor, of Buckingham Cottage, West minster, and William Martin, a driver in his employ, ap peared before Mr.Tyrwhitt to answer the complaint of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ani mals for cruelty to a horse, the former for sending it out, and the latter for working it. Mr. Octavius Knox, of Limerick, but at present re siding at Waterloo-crescent, Dover, said that on the 24th of last month ho hired a cab driven by the defen dant Martin, from the Haymarket Theatre. Oa getting to Picca !illy, he found that the horse was very lame, and he stopped the man, and asked him for his number, and the man gave him one which did not correspond with the number on the cab; and on his telling him that it did not, he said that there was some mistake about it; and in re ply to his question why ho drove such a horse, he said ho was obliged to drive whatever horse he could get. Ho consequently reported the case to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Joseph Dobie, officer of the society, said that in con sequence of the complaint lodged at the Secretary's office , he saw Downie, and told him that there had been a complaint made against him, and he admitted that his driver had spoken to him about the horse having been complained of, and said that if the horse was lame it had been in the same state for some months. Mr. Cherry, the Government veterinary surgeon, said the horse was very lame, and tuffered great pain. The defendant Downie said that if he had boon aware ;he horse was lame he would not have worked it. Mr. Tyrwhitt fined Downie 20s. and Martin ss. THAMES. A FORGIVING IVO:KAN.—Patrick Sullivan, an Irish shoemaker, a drunken, dirty, dissipated fellowlaged 50 was brought before Mr. Paget, charged by his wife Julia, with beating and kicking her in a savage manner. Her face was covered with bruises, her eyes swollen and blackened, and she was in a weakly condition from loss of blood. Although she had been so cruelly beaten by het husband, who did nut deny his brutality, she wished to forgive him, and would not give any evidence against him. Mr. Paget would not relieve her from giving her testi mony for some time, and when he did so he told the pri soner that ho hal illused his wife in a very scandalous manner, and that if ho dared to lay his hands upon his wife again except in the way of kindness ho would not allow her to withdraw from the case, but would punish the prisoner with the utmost rigour of the law, and sen tence hint to six months' imprisonment and hard labour. Ile passed a severe censure on the prisoner for kicking and beating his wife. It was cowardly and unmanly, and if it was ever repeated it was his (Ur. Paget's) firm de termination to punisu him to the utmost extent of his power. He ordered the prisoner to leave the dock directly, to take his wife home and treat her kindly. MARKE7 SLI - 2 11l S DAY. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. June 7.—Sales probably 15,000 bales. The market firm, and advancing. THE ENGLISH JOINT-STOCK BANK. DECISION THIS DAY. To-day was fixed by the Lord Mayor for giving hie decision in this care, and a good deal of excitement @tented to prevail. The defendants, Captain Charles Edward Mangles; Mr. James Abbisa, and Mr. Thomas Bradshaw, three of the late dirt ctors of the bank, and Mr. Samuel Groenway Finney, the manager, took their seats as usual in front of the bar. It will bo remembered that the charge against them is that of conspiring to issue a false report and balance-sheet, and to make improper en tries in the books of the company, with intent to cheat and defraud the shareholders. Mr. George Lewis, jun., solicitor, appeared for the pro secution ; and Mr. Metcalfe, Mr. Poland, Mr. Ormerod, and Mr. ‘Villiams for the defendants. The Lord Mayor said, after going through the whole of this evidence more than once, and examining it with the greatest possible care, I have come to the conclusion that, with reg,►rd to Mr. Bradshaw espe cially, there is not sufficient evidence forme to put him upon his trial with regard to any of the matters alleged against him. With regard to Captain Mangles and Mr. Abbiss, I have also come to the oonclusion that the evidence is not sufti cieut—(loud applause, which was immediately sup pressed)—to place either of these gentlemen upon their trial in respect of these matters. With regard to Mr Pinney, I think he has clearly brought himself under the 82d section, which speaks of a manager receiving or possessing himself of any of the property of a public company otherwise than in payment of a just debt or demand. Therefore, with regard to Mr. Pinney, I must commit Lim for trial under that section o: the Act. BANK OF FRANCE. PARIS, JUDO 3. Die 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. June 3. May 27. c. fr. c. 182,500,000 Capital of the Dank 132,500,000 Profits in addition to capital (Art. 8, Law, June 9, 1857) 7,014,776 02 7,044,776 02 Reserve of the Bank and its branches 12,105,7.. A 22 Reserve of landed pro perty 4,000,000 4,000,000 Notes in circulation 1,312,150,000 1,321,323,700 Banknotes to orderand receipts payable at sight Treasury account cur rent creditor 176,441,536 99 184,052,963 76 Current accounts, Paris 375,134,374 15 403,830,08 49 Do. branch banks 51,053,676 55,861,519 Dividends payable 677 , -219 696,988 Discounts and sundry interests Rediscounted the last six months 790 85 Surplus of receipts not distributed Sundries 22,105,750 14 22,105,750 14 38,160,027 56 37,519,672 69 8,278,655 09 7,933,957 95 933,790 85 933,790 85 Total CREDITOR. Juno 3. f r. iXay 27. f r. Cash in hand and in Branch ipallis Commercial bills over- due Commercial bills dis counted, not yet due 3)5,228,959 50 360,290,101 80 Do. branch banks 269,591,003 265,215,896 Advances on deposit of bullion Do. branch banks b,812,880 Do. on French Public 278,699 68 160,361 89 11,263,000 - 4,838;880 - Securities 15,227,300 Do. by branch banks 6,701,380 Do. on railway shares and debentures 40,372,200 Do. branch banks Do. on Credit Fancier 15,753,500 6,9d1,880 40,695,000 - 00,165,300 - 1,064,900 - 1,085,600 - 1,035,100 - 1,051. 300 - Bonds Do. branches Do. to the State (Con vention, June 10, 1857) 60,000,000 Government Stock re s 12,980,750 14 12,980,750 14 serve Do. disposable Routes Immobalisees (Law, June 2, 1857) 100,000,000 100,000,000 Rotel and furniture of the Bbnk and landed propel ty branches Expenses of manage- 60,000,000 - 9,000,198 - 9,036,786 - wont Sundries 2,048,742 85 1,873,121 21 8,677,890 30 10,237,858 1 Total Certified by the Senator-Governor of the Bank of France. (Signed) RoULAND. STOPPAGE TO-DAT IN TIM CITY.—The dock of St. Paul's Cathedral stopped the performance of its func tions to-d0, , ,e - at 11.15. The Winding Act, of oourse, will Do called into operation. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JUN L 7,186 U JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Closing Business Share NAME. Paid. Price. done 10 Agra Limited, A all 19 101 10 Do B lO 21 3 3 50 Albion 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lint all 20 21 20 Anglo-Hungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 51 41 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 10 12 20 Do issued at 2 pm....., 5 5 4 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lim. 25 Bank of South Australia all 29 31 60 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 3V 10 Bank of New Zealand all 1;i1 161 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, and China all 18 19 25 Chartered Mere. of India, London, and China all 31 32 20 City l4 111 121 100 Colonial 26 3/ 3 1 0 . 10 Consolidated, lint. 50 Delhi and London, lim 50 East London, lim 5 21 11 20 English and American, limn 10 ... ••• 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro Urn 20 English, z..cottish, and Aus • tralian Chartered , all 16 17 281 Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all 36 35 281 Do new 54 21 21 100 Imperial, lim 2O 151 161 20 Imperial Ottoman lO 21 4 121 1 is lonian. all 37 20 25 1)o new 6 7 4 20 Lnd Mortgage of India, lint 4 3 1 : . 1 100 Do 5 p.c.Debs.lB64, 30 all 76 76 SO 30 London Bank] of Mexico and South America, limn. 23 7 6 100 London and Brazilian, lint. 45 70 27 20 Do new 71 5 1 4 1 100 London &River Plato, 11m. 40 9 11 25 Do new 10 21 2f p 20 London Chart. of Australia all 211 25 121 20 London and County B) 60 51 50 Do new, iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd. 11 ... ••• London Joi nt S toc k 1 'lll 3il London and South African al 81 9; 00 London & S.-Western, lint, 20 13 11 71 $ 150 London & Venezuela, lira l2l ... ••• 100 London and Westminster. 20 621 631 6:1 f 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm. 2O 100 Merchant, lint 25 51 41 10 Metropolitan, lira all 71 71 71 100 Midland, l im..... .......... — 2 O 11 i 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lim l5 Id y ip 100 National Provinc. of Ens'd 42 ... ... 10 Do • . 42 ... ... 43 t 0 National. 3O .., .. 20 New South Wales all 41 43 42 20 North-Western 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 4 i 42 50 Provinc. Bank. Corpo., lim. 10 6 5 00 Provincial of Ireland 25 83 90 10 Do new, all ... ... WO Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lint 25 14 I s 100 Do issued at 6 pm. 10 8 6 2.5 Union of Au5tra1ia......,,,,,. all 47 48 i 7 f 100 Union of Ireland, lint .... 22 .. ... 50 Union of London ____ Tk:LEGRAPII CO3IPAN I ES. 0g1,74 - 7 - 3-nerican lel., lira all 1221 IT 23 10 Anglo Mediter Tel., Una.— 10 121 13 at Atlantic Telegraph lO 2 t 23 at Do. 8 per cent lOO 61 63 at B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lim lOO 168 163 at Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 249 245 21 '1 10 Do. New 8 a lip 25 Indo-European Tel., lim lO 5 Lond. Provincial Tel. lim all 21 3 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent all pr 10 Mediterra. Exteu. Tel., Hui. all 31 31 25 Reuter's Telegram ..... 20 Societe Transatlant., lim... all 17* 17* 17 I at Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip 20 Telegraph Con. & Maiu.,lim all 171 181 18 SU. Kingdom Tel. Co., lira all 5 f• 1 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref. all 3 3;p AM' AND LITERARY GOSSIP, The library of the Rev. Alexander Dyce, invaluable 'or its editions of Shakepere, has been bequeathed to the South Kensington Museum, on condition that a proper room be erected to receive it.—At the last meeting of the Council of the Society of Arts the award of the Albert Medal was unanimously conferred on Baron Liebig !or.his scientific labours of international importance. — At the meeting of Oxford Convocation, on Thursday, the effer of the trustees of the late Mr. Felix Slade to found a Professorship of the Fine Arts with a sum of £12,000 was accepted. It is understood that the Univer sities of Cambridge and London are intended to be en dowed in the same manner by the liberal bequests of Mr. Slade.—ln the churchyard of the old parish church of Kensington, which is shortly to be pulled down for the construction of a new edifice, are a few noteworthy monu ments, amongst others those d James Mill, the historian of British India, the two Colmans, and Mrs. Inch bald, the author of " A Simple Story." A Russian order of nobility has just been conferred by the Czar on Dr. Constantine Ti.chendorf, the eminent biblical critic. This honour is hereditary, like that of an English baronet.—M. Francisque Michel is printing his French prose translation of Tennyson's " Idylls of the King," to accompany the French edition of Dore's illustrations to the Idylls." M. Michel has also in the press a volume of the " Chanson de Roland." and other songs relating to Charlemagne. SNARL LIST. otEDINAUT stiAttlati A.ND STOCKS. ;hare Railways. Closing Business raid. nice. dine. at Bristol and Exeter 100 77 7; st Caledonian lOO 761 77 77 a. Cambrian 20 Cornwall all 21 et Dublin & Belfast J 100 1•7 79 at Dun„rerth.& Ab.Junc ioo 70 72 2 / East London all 6 7 10 Do 15 Do 10 at Glasgow &S. Western lOO 97 94 st Great Eastern .. at Do. E. Angl.lo. Z lOO ... at Oust North of Sootland lOO 16 6 at Great Northern ... 100 IC7 S 1071 at Do. A 5t0ck...... lOO it/J1 1(81 107 st Do. B stock lOO .. et (itS, and W. of Ireland lOO 95 c 7 at Gt. Western —.Original lOO 4 1 51 49 1 At Do. South Wales lOO 64 5:5 at Do. W. Mld.—Oxford lOO 26 27 st Do. Newport lOO 25 To st Lancashires Yorkshiro lOO 23 *. 4 1 :31 at Lon., Brigh.,& S.Coast lOO 45 41j 1;1 0.1 Do Scrip . at lon., Chat., and Dover lOO 161 1 71 161 at Do. Metrop. 10x. A lOO Ii 11 at Lon. & North 11 esters lOO 1171 181 1171 #j 1 st Lon. & South WeSterti l/U 80 91 s 89 3 et Man., Shia., & Lincoln 1 0 141 44 611 at Metronolitan at Do Extonsi .rn .. 100 95 :•7 931 10 Do. New rd at Motrupolitan Midst. all 40 10 Metrop St. John's NN oo 1 6 st Mtuiaud st Do, ilirmin. & Durby lOO b 3 8 at North British 100 3:31 41 at Do. 16d., & Dun lO9 st 6 or. klastern—Berwick lOO 1061 1061 1031 6 25 Do. G. N.E purchase-16.13.4 at Do Leods. ...... at Do York lOO 96 ;97 st Do °tunas . ICO 122 123 at Do Stoc & 140 1:.3 at North Lon lon 10 Du Now 15(8 . 2 11 ltp at North Staffordshire." NO 55 47 53 st North and S.-W. Junction 10 9.1 100 10 Do New £lO shares 7 ".•_• st Ithyniney . lOO 51 63 st Shropshire Union lOO 58 .5) st South Devon;.. st South Eastern lOO 7:f 75f 75} I f st Staines, Woklizini, & Wok all 13 13 st Tait V ale lOO lid 153 • Do. e - - Waterlord -& Kilkenny lto 10 Waterloo & Whitehall 6 RAILV:A.YS-PREFERICNCE SHARES AND IiTOCKS. st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 80 88 at Caledonian Qrs., Nu. 2 lOO ... st Do. Scot. N.E., 4S per cent lOO ... st Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO ... st Do. do. 7 per cent lOO at Do. do. Ordinary lOO 76 82 st Do. Midland st Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gua all at Dundee, I'erth, and Aber deen Junction lOO 105 107 at Do. Ist Class preference lOO ... at Glas. & S.W. gua. 5 per et lOO ... at tit. Eastern, E.O Ex. No.l 100 9 i 99 st Do do N 0.2 100 93 94 at Do du 6 per cent 100 10V 112 at Du East Anglian A 5 p. c. 100 at Do do B 6 do. 100 ... et Do do C 7 du. 100 st Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 ... et Do E. Union 4p. e. gua. 100 7u 75 et Do Norfolk 5 p.c.Ex.1846 100 ... et Du do 5 p.c.Way.Val.lB47 lOU st Great Northern, 5 per cent 10 at Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 st Du 4 1 du do do 100 at Do 5 do at sp.c. pm 100 st Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO ... at Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf 100 ... at Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 96 97 et GI t.Wcst.—Orig.a.Jnt.-Rent chg., per gua.s p.c lOO 101 103 st Do. Uri; (B. aH. Lx). 5 p.c lOO 05 100 at Do do 43 per cent. 1850— 101 87 89 at Do do 4 do do st Do do 5 per cent. rede:n lOO 95 97 at Do do Birmingham gua lOO 68 72 st Do do do pref lOO . . at Do do Chester gua lOO 130 11 at Do do do 8 per cent lOO ... st Do do do 5 do 100 95 100 at Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 ... at Do do 43 p.c lOO at Do do 43 11359 lOO at Do do 5 st Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g 10.) 110 112 110 at Do do 2d gua lOO 107 111 at Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c lOO 90 92 at Do do 2d do 100 07 103 st Do gua. 51 per cent. 1863 100 ... 00 Lancaster & Carlisle 11 p.c. all st Laneash. G, Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 3 135 at Du Barnsley, £5 3s 10d p.c. 100 . . st Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 lio 135 st Do 41 (Blackburn parch). 100 08 100 st, London & Brighton, sp. e. . _ . guaranteed, No 1 lOO ... ... st Do 5 per cent. gua. No. 2 lOO ... ... st Do 6 do do lOO ... ... 110 st Do 5 do No. 4 lOO ... ... at Do 7 por cent lOO ... ... st Do 6 do (\V.E. & C.P.) 100 ... ... st Da 4 do 1859 lOO ... ... at Loudon, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent lOO ... ... at London and 11. W., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO 103 110 st Do Bedford & Cambridge lOO ... ... st Do Shrewsb'y & Welelapl lOO ... ... at London and S W. 7 p,c late 3d shares, lOO 110 150 4a Do (Portsm.perp ans 2s6d) all ... ... a Man., Shef., & Lmeln. 6 p.c lOO 11► 117 Do it all par Ipm a Do 31 per cent lOO 60 65 1 Do redeem. 6 percent 5 ... ... _ st Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c... 100 130 135 8 Do Bristol& Birrn., 6p. c 100 112 1:14 a Du 41 per cent. redeem 100 vs 100 s Do 43 per cent. irredeem 100 93 1,)0 s Do Leicester& li'chn, 1 p.c. 100 8) PI st North British, 5 p.c. No.l 100 st Do E. &G.4p.c. S. & D 100 ... st Do Nil., N 0.2, 5 per cen.t 100 at Do Border Union, 51 p.c 100 st N.-Eastern—Cons. 4 p.c 100 87 11 st Do 41 per cent. redeem-- 100 95 97 st Do N.E. 4 per cent., lOO 17 Do Berwick capital 8.13.4. ... Do York, li. &S. purchase lO 10 101 Do Stektu & Drling. A 5 p.c lOO 106 108 st Do W, Hartlepool H. ani 11 100 8 86 20 North Staffordshire lUs Devon Annuities, 1 s all 9 10 los Du 'ravistock Anna., 10s all 8 9 lOs Do Fixed 41 per cent all 8 81 Lim. S. Nast. (Read. Anus., 1.0.6) all 22 23 at Do 41 percent lOO ... st Do Fixed 41 per cent lOO St Taff Vale No.l lOO 14, 153 at Waterford & liilkenuy, 6 pc, lOU 41 43 RAILWAYS.-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOOKS. With Dividends coatingent on the Profits of each separate year. 100 at Cal edoni a s u te 4 r : i p r4r c ie g p u cee a r n . . e.n. .t :0101 8.. st Scot. Cen. min. 7 p C 100 D as: (treat ea o , 14, 4 i p d st Do 4p c con st Do 5 do, 1862 100 85 33 at Do New 5 do, 1863 100 81 37 at Do do 5 do, 1864 100 63 80 at Great Northern, 5p c irred. 100 at Do Permanent 5 per cent. 100 at Du Boston & 41 pc 100 at Great West., W. 5p c 100 ..• st Do Joint i.erpe. 5p c, 1865 100 8.3* st Do do 6p c irred., 1866 100 103 leB 2J Du Vale N eath perp. 5p c all 13 20 st Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B 100 Lanc.and York New 41 per cent till July, 1871 st Lond., Brig &c., 41 pc, 1858 100 2 !: 1P a t Do do 4 do, 1860 100 ••• st Do do 41 do, 1361 100 at lb do 4 1 do, 1863 100 *** at Do do 5 do, 1865 100 *** et Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 *** st Do No. 7 sdo 100 1 1 0 0 0 0 st Do Metrup. Ex., B 6 p.c 100 at Loud , C at ht s tt.., l4 & r c e .., t 2 e d rn , 4 1 3 :c p .. : Do do C 6 p.c 100 st London &N. Western, 5p c 100 110 112 lo t L DITn d . ° b n h f .6:Lin., 5 pc, 1865 all 8 8i at Metropolitan 5 per cent WO 100 102 at Midland, A 5 per cent pref IOU 106 103 st Do B 5 do 100 106 103 42 18 Do 5p c opt. to cony, to 9 90 " ii ll 201 1 2 8 2 D Doo° I r s u d c * p o S n t e v k • Sept. o N n e . w n S t l o , h l a o B r 6 e: d s a a l 181 1s Stk., Aug. 31 , 1872 Bl _ll 21p 1 at North British, E. and (1 No. 1, 5 per cent ... st Do £l O gua ranteed, 1861 100 * .. Do E ,P., & Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 st Do .k..& , No. 2, 5 P•c 100 at Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 100 at Do E. & G., No. 3, 5 p.c at Do E. & G., (Ordiry) centc 100 ~st North Eastern, 41 per lOO 95 97 at Do Stock. & Darl., D at North London, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) at North Staffordshire 5 p st South Eastern, 41 pc, 1859 100 at 5 do 1861 100 at Do sdo (Oh. Cross) 1863 100 st Do 5 do, 1864 at Victoria St.& Pimlico, 41 pc 100 RAILIVAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENT'ALS2 P 1,1111Art144...m• at Chester and Holyhead lOO 51 56 100 117 1W l a o t o Bu D ek o. in 4 g l h p a e ni r s c h e i u r t o . Prefer 1 11 ) 1 9 99 4 12 931 st Do. 51 per cent. at Do. b do. ... aa st aoeth Clydesdale,Colchester Stour Lincoln,gua. guaranteed 6 il p l 100 100 • 100 131 20 Gloster and Dean Forest all ... • Gt. Ease., Newm., ke., 5 p.c 100 • Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 at Do. do. Woodbrg. Ex., do 100 .. at Gt. West , W. Mid., Herat 100 96 98 50 Hull and Selby all 110 112 st Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 210 215 at London and Blackwall lOO •93 95 91 at Do. 41 per cent lOO ... at London, Chat, &c., 41 p c lOO ... at Do. Com. Fund, 5 do 100 at London and Greenwich at • Do. do Preference lOO at London, Tilbury, & South 100 83 85 at Lowestoft, gua 4 per cont lOO 80 82 at Do. do. 6 do. 100 7,1 Manch., Buxton, & Matlk all 5 51 at Midland, Bradford, Pref lOO 92 91 10 Mitt Kent Cray Lino) 50 Northertit East., 5 per cent all .53 36 1.) Do. :ie. n do. all st N. Eastor4—Hartiepool at N.Wcst.A perp. prof, Op c lOO 107 109 st Do B minimum It p.c lOO ... st Notting. a: tslrantn. h. a O luJ si 93 25 Preston and %Tyre. ... Royston, hitch., and Shep lOO 132 LA st Shrewsbury ami Hereford 100 131 in 10 Do do 8 2 21p at S. Yorksh. and River Dun 100 96 I/4 st Dc 4 per cent gua lO 78 80 at Do 5 do at Viet. Station and Pimlico lOO 175 Ife at West Cornwall Di West London, Class A all 14 20 De do B all 20 Do do C all ... at Weymouth and Portland lOO at Wilts and Somerset DOCKS. st East and West India lOO 113 121 st Lc , idon and St. Katherine lOO 43 45 74 100 D oDeb. stock, 4 par cent all ... .. Minivan Freehold Land st Doct lOO 26 30 at Southaoaptun lOO TJ 72 st ',Surrey Conulaliviaa 44 d - k - LT, 10 Angloa 2 l o l l . RI 16416 -51aenxi_cAnguricultur Mint....,,.,,'* Australian Mort. Land and 5 Id pr 2 2 5 5 Au , s i t n r a li c e , lira. 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lint 9 7 5d 10 Berlin Water Works, lim. a ll I'l 1k 111 10 Do. New 6 a 4 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lim. „, 30 911 34 5 Bombay Gas, lim. 4 bJ British American Land....,, 44 15 11 17 1 d 20 British Indian Tea, lim all 21 31 5 Do. New 20 British Ship Owners ... ... 29 Canada Company 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lira 2l 2 1 d 20 Ceylon Company, bin. 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lim fi _ _ 25 City of London Real Pro perty, lim 9 41 33(1 30 City of Milau Improv. lira all 5 6 25 City of Moscow Gas, lim all 50 City Offices, lim 25 26 254 111 50 Colonial, lim. Do. 50 Commercial Union (Assur) 6 i 1 p 10 Company of African Mer chants, lim. 20 Continental Union Gas, lint all 191 201 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 71 per cent. 100 Corporation of London Boo k 's, 1877, 41 per cent, all 1081 1011 100 Do. 1879, 41 per cent, all 1041 1051 100 Do. 1882, 44 per cent. all 1031 1041 10 Credit Fon. of England, lim. all 2f 3 50 Credit Fon.of Mauritius lira, 10 13 218 at Crystal Palace lOO 20 24 at Do. Preference l OO 95 10.1 st Do. 6 p. c Perpetual Deb lO9 108 112 20 Darjeeling, lim. ... ...d 50 East Indian Land Credit and Finance, Jim. ........ 8 5 34 20 East India Irriga. & Canal all .. .. 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lim. 100 kgyptian 9 per cent. V'roy Gua. by Egypt. Gov all 94 95 911 1 20 Egyptian Cont.& Traci. Jim 6 .. 3 Eng. & Austral. Copper, lint 24 I 1 15 English and F ore i gn Credit 74 41 3, 100 Eng. and Scot. 11 arine, lim. 8 —(1 , 10 Fairbairn E ng i neering 5 • 2 bl 20 Fore-str eetWarehouse,lin. 12 1 11p 100 For. & Col. Gov. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at 2;85 all 87 88 87 50 Gellivara, lira. 10 General Credit & Dis , bin. 71 1 4 li 6 1 15 General Steam Navigation 14 23 ;10 50 Horns &Col Marne In. lint. 5 2 'i d 10 Hong Kong and China Gas all ••• 20 Hudson's Bay 20 in s te e i ß ti le a s, F l i i n u a t '2O Imperial L and Co. of Mar ncialSoc. lim. 1 5 21 Tl : 1.4 a l 20 Interns. L and Credit, lim 6 e4d 50 Italian La n d 5 ld p 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all 3 3 1 100 Do. 6 P. c. Bds., redeem 1870, issu e d 90 all 65 117 50 Land Securities, lira 5 21 11(1 31 25 London African Trading_ 10 7 5 1 25 Lon. & Caled. Marine, Jim 6 ••• •••' 10 London Co unty Land and Building, lim 60 Lond. Financial Asso , lim 30 22 21 4 Lond.Gen.Otanibus.Co . .lim. all 2 21 50 Lorl. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, lira 25 21 16 d 20 Lond. & Provincial Marine 2 ld pr at Madras Irriga. & Canl. Gus. 5 P.c. by India Gov. lOO 105 107 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, lint.,,, ll i 1 4 50 Merchant Shipping, Jim. • all 3 3 38 SO Millwali Iron Works, lim, 121 -• ••• 10 Natal Land and Colonisa tion Co., lint • 25 National Discount Co., lim 5 311 11 1 25 National Pro,, Marine, lim. 4 4 3d 10 National Steam Ship, Jim. all 93 1 1 20 Nerbudda. Coal & Iron, ~ lim. 6 3, lid i 3 10 New Cons o lid ated Dis. lim. 3 ''" "' - 5 few Qu e b rada, Jim 4.4.0 41 4 25 New Zealand Loan & Mel*. candle Agency,lhn 2l 1 IP 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, lira.... 5 11 11 .... 10 Northern Assara Tea, lim 5 7 5 10 Do. B all 9 8 at North Brit. A ustral., lim lOO 48 51 SO North Brit. & Moreau. In 64 9 194 2.5 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 5 12 1 50 Oriental Financial, lim ll 5 Oriental Gas, lim. 5 Do. New ......... . ..... 1 4 IP 10 Otago and Southland . In. vestment, lim l,l 11) 5 Ottoman Gas, lim lf 21 10 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian R. Mail lira I 5 Do do et Peel R. Land & Minerl, Jim 100 31 31 SO Peniusu. & Oriental Steam all 48 50 50 Do. Now 186 7 50 Rhymney Iron 15 Do. Ne w .. :. : 25 Rio de Janeiro City .. all 17 18 20 Do. Gas, lim all 21 6 100 Royal Mail Steam at Scottish Aust. Invest.. lim lOO 83 81 a t Societ4 Fin. Do. 6 p. d'E c. Guar. Prof. 100 .7 6d . 0 gypte, lin t . 10 20 Societe Gen.de l'Erapire Ot. 8 23 34 50 S. African Mort. & Inv., lim. 6 .—• 25 South Australian Land all 34 36 20 Thames and Mersey Marine. (Insurance), lim 20 Trinidad Petroleum, Jim Bl ... 10 Trust & Agency of Aus.,llin, 1 * 1 • ip 10 Do do. d o. all 50 Union Marine L'pool Jim 5 41 f p 20 Trust &Loan Co., U. Canad a 6 20 Union Steam Ship, Jim all 22 21 15 United Discount Corp ., lim, 6 , ,_ 20 Universal Marine(ln.), lim, 5 i : 1 1 all 14 2 P 30 Van Dieman's Land 00 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per 10 Upper Assam Tea, 1im......... cent. (31ortgage) Loan all 79 80 81i 2/ 50 Warrant Finance,_lim p . .. , Steam, lim 2O 2 ; 20 West London Wharves and 50 West India and Patine Warehouses lO _ coLOIIIAL GOVXFANALNLIT BXCURITIX6 British Columbia, 6 per 100 Do. WO.* • lOO ... p.o.Jan.t& J uly - Van.GOT. 6 1677-84 ....... Do. 6 p . O 7 eb. Aug lOO 102 Ic4 1 Do. ,p. c. Mar. & Sept lOO 102 104 - Do. 6p. o. Jan. July lOO Os 10 9 1 - Do. 6p. 0, Inscribed sk 100 90 92 e x p o l} hope, 6 P• 0 •18 73 lOll 102 101 Do•Apl.&00 1 . 1890-1900 lOO 111 112 Do. do 1860-90 loo 107 to, Do. Jan.&Jnly, 16)91 •••• 100 108 I 1 Do. 6 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 93 10 3 Cc; ion, Nov 1878 , o p, c lOO los tie Do. 1872, do.. 10 0 105 107 Mauritius, BP. 0, 1871 , Jan. and July . 130 101 106 Do. 1878 130 100 108 Do. 1832, May and NCI .. 00 106 108 - 1695, icb. lu 106 100 Melbourne Corporatn 1887-75, 6 per cent...—. ICO 100 100 N.11.G0v.6 p.o.JadzJuly 100 103 it 4 Natal 6 p ot, Apl & Oct... Do 6 p o.lllay & Nov l.O 11 6 103 N. s . w, 6 p 'a ., '7l to '76— 100 99 1, Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1890... 103 VBl 091 100 1 Do. 5 p.o. rd.'67 to 1 71 - ItZealand, 6p. ot. 1891 ICO Do. 6 per cent.... Do Jan, Apr I, J uly, O. t lOO 93 94 95 Do 6p 0. Mar & dept 100 108 110 Do Jane & Dec., 1 , 91 ail —j Do frost'. of Auokld. 1(0 - ( safe , 1& 2, 1896... - Nova Scotia 6p. o.Jan and July. 1875 - Do 1886.. - Queenslnd. 6P. o. ' 824 10 0 1071 1181 109 1 - Do 1891 .• I, si Tasmanian 6 per o. 1.395 ., 1)81 1079 Do b 93 *O7 . ..... 100 LOCI 107 - Vidori3. 6r er cent. 1891 l6O 115 IA - DO. APrill l 4l4 QQt..•.1140 1 v) WORK AND WAGES. The wages dispute at Oldham has assumed a new character. While the general body of minders expressed their willingness to abide by the terms of the court of arbitration, the piecers were demonstrative against the proposed reduction that was about to be im posed upon them. Thursday evening being " making up" day at several of the factories, a number of piecers left their work, and consequently stopped the minders. Upon finding this state of matters, a conference of minders and piecers was held at noon on Friday to devise some arrangement, but the piecers were deaf to all reasoning on the part of the minders, and declared that thry would persist in the action they had taken. Failing to come to any terms, the minders held a meeting among themselves to consider what course they should pursue under the circumstances, and it was unanimously agreed that they should attend at their respective mills and be prepared for work in the event of piecers being at hand. It is reported that some of the employers intend bringing the turn-outs before the magistrates for leaving work without notice. Messrs. Barnes (late M.P. for Bolton) and Co., cotton spinners, Farnworth, have posted a notice in their mills of their intention to reduce the wages of their hands at the rate of 5 per cent. They add that the intended reduction is rendered absolutely necessary in consequence of the depressed state of trade, and that they only resort to this step with deep regret. It is anticipated that other firma in the neighbourhood will adopt a similar policy. TRADE AND FINANCE. The return of the Bank of England having been less favourable than was anticipated, the stock markets have shewn a general tendency to give way, and prices closed weaker. Considering the great ease which has prevailed in the money market throughout the week, a reduction in the Bank rate was looked upon as not improbable, and con- siderable surprise was expressed at the nature of the Bank's accounts. The probable course of the money market involves some very interesting points, and it is a matter cf great difficulty to predict- what it may be. The turn of the screw at the Bank of England has had the effect of causing a favourable movement in the Exchanges, and there is an evident flow of gold to this centre. This capital coming into a market that is already well supplied, must have the effect of lowering the rates. On the other hand, the course of trade has recently been such as to justify the belief that we have at length arrived at the conclusion of the protracted period of discredit and distrust which has characterised . the interval that has elapsed since the closing of the notorious " Corner House." The Board of Trade returns just pub. lished compare very favourably with former years ; and although it is true that the effect of the transactions represented by these figures has already passed away from the money market, it is evident, from the accounts received from the manufacturing districts, that a full average business is being carried on in most descriptions of goods. From this, however, we may except the Manchester market, where great inactivity still pre vails. But even here, so far as our considerations with the money market are concerned, there is very little differ ence as compared with last year, as the rise in the quotations for these goods has brought up the declared value of the articles exported to the level of that of last year, notwith standing the falling off in the quantities shipped. A larger amount of capital is therefore required to carry on the trade of the country, and much of the money that has been diverted from its ordinary employment into Lombard street will now return into its ordinary channels, and be applied to commercial operations. With thi9 extension of legitimate trade we may anticipate a return of specula. tion, which— though we should be eorry to see it carried to the excess which it obtained in 1865-6—is a healthy sign, as shcwing a steadiness in demand. Some movement, too, must take place before long in the cotton market, and we incline to the belief that the improvement will come through Manchester and not through Liverpool. Therefore, notwithstanding the heavy influx of gold and the fact that money is very cheap throughout the Centinent, we do not see any pro bability of a decline in the rates. At the same time, the influences at work will probably prevent any upward movement in the quotations for the present. The prospects of the wheat crop have decidedly changed for the better since we last wrote, but the plant mad. very little progress during May, and must now he considered backward for the time of year. Whatever may be the course of the weather, it is very evident that we cannot expect so early a crop as last year's. It is too early to predict either the quality or the quantity of the yield, but appearances are not very encouraging. The last few days, however, have brought the plant rapidly forward, and should the weather continue brilliant, all damage that has been done by the heavy rains that have fallen will be obviated. At the same time there is quite sufficient in the present position of the trade to justify farmers in resisting concession. The unfavourable weather that has lately prevailed here appears to have extended throughout the north of Europe. Great excite. ment has prevailed in the wheat trade at the Russian ports, and an advance of 2s. to 3s. per quarter has been established there, while at Stettin, which is a large exporting town, prices have risen is. to 2s. per quarter. The rye crop appears to have suffered greatly, to judge by the extravagant prices paid for available produce. This being the case, it is evident that our imports from the Continent will be much restricted, and that the influence of the weather upon the home crop will be more narrowly watched. The markets, therefore, are likely to be more than usually affected by the course of the weather, and prices will pro bably fluctuate in immediate sympathy with the prospects and condition of the growing plant. An incontestable fact, and one too generally lost sight of, has a most important bearing upon the present value of wheat. Low prices invariably induce an increased con samption, and the demands upon our resources have latterly been more than usually heavy. Stocks, therefore, have been much reduced, and when we come to consider that we are already one month ahead in consumption, from the fact of last year's harvest having fallen fully that period earlier than usual, it is scarcely necessary for us to repeat our opinion that farmers should be cautious in disk posing of their produce. The Earl of Derby, K.G., will receive a deputa- tion from the National Union Conservative and Constitu tional Association, on the subject of the Irish Church Bill to-day. The Manchester Courier (Conservative paper) says that the proposed demonstration of Conservatives at the Fomona Gardens in that city next Saturday prciNses to bo a gigantic affair. One Conservative association alone has made arrangements for the conveyance of 5,000 persons. The Royal yacht Vivid, which arrived at Oban on Wednesday, has gone north for the purpose of enabling Prince Arthur to enjoy a cruise among tho Western Islands. His Royal Highness, accompanied by a select party, will embark to-day, and it is expected that most of present week will be occupied in visiting the points of interest among the islands. Wo have not heard the last 01 snelneict rattening. On Friday the Spar Grinding Wheel, in Endcliffo Wood, in this town, was broken into, and the main driving band, which is 47 feet long, and worth about. £ll, was taken away. The result, of course, is to compel the men who are employed at the wheel to remain in compulsory idleness till the band is returned or a new one found in its place. The reason of the band being taken does not appear to be known with any degree of certainty. DEATH OF NOMINATORS AND BETS. -To meet similar difficialties to that anticipated in Pretender's case, Admhal Rous intends at the next meeting of the Jockey Club to move that in the event of a horse winning a race, and it being subsequently discovered that the nominator was dead when the horse started, it shall in to way affect the validity of the bets, unless the nominator's decease was officially notified previous to the race taking place. ST. ALBANS.—Edna, the winner of the Scurry Selling Plate, having been removed from the course before she could be put up for sale, was put up at Epsom on Wed nesday, May 26, and oold to Capt. Reeve for 30 guinear. THIRD EDITION, SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLowc. St' (LUTING INTELLII42IIIOE—Itus Da, TATTERALL' dThis Evening. ASCOT STAKES. 7 to 2 agst Beta Noir (offered) 7to 1 agst Furious (taken and offered) Bto 1 agst Rune (offered) Bto 1 agst Choral (offered) 10 to 1 agst Boundary (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agAt King Alfred (offered) 100 to 8 apt Sycee (taken and wanted) 100 to 7 agst Cecil (taken) ROYAL HUNT CUP. 6 to 1 agst See Saw (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst Red Rice (taken freely) 13 to 1 agst Anlace (taken) 103 to 6 agst Cock of the Walk 20 to 1 agst Rosicrucian (taken) 20 to 1 agst Boundary (offered) 20 to 1 agst La Belle Helene (offered) 40 to 1 agst Hatchment (taken) 10t0 to 20 agst Plaudtt (taken) NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE. 7 to 1 agst Tabiuret (taken) 7 to 1 agst Bra ken (taken) ST. LEGER. 210 1 asst Pretender (taken and offered) 10;) to 8 agst Duke of Beaufort (taken) ARRIVALS AT ASCOT. Mahona, Verd&ra, Wildbad, King Alfred, Suffolk, Restitution, Moonstone, Furious, Typhoeus, Typhon, Pandore, Countryman, Martyrdom, Humdrum, Hermit, Border Knight, Brother to Chatanooga, Douglas, Perfume, Purveyor, Sycee, Neuchatel, Blueskin, Brother to Ravioli Lancet, Miss Gratwicke, Sister to Ryshworth, Atalantis, Gertrude, Flyaway, Jack, Mont Blanc, Kingscraft, Sea Breeze, Wildbred, Strathnairn, Cardinal York, Tenedos, Frivolity, Hester, Runic, See Saw, Hind, Bete Noir, Ho nesty, Nobleman, Clipper, Kaupai, White Slave, Lictor, Pew Gomez, King Cophetua, Waif, Morns, Vagabond, Ambition, Dentelle, Red Rice, Yule Cake, Demidoff, Stan hope, Scottish Queen, Rainbow, Walmer, Hatchment Talavera, Tom-Tom, Valentino, Lumley, Westley, Craco veinge, An lace, Vacuum, Cornet, Our Mary Ann, Rosa mond, Ir.gantine, Rosicrucian, and Siderolite. LONDON BETIING.—THIS DAT. ASCOT STASES. 6 to 1 agst Bete Noir (taken and wanted) Bto 1 agat Furious (taken and offered) Bto 1 agst Choral (taken and offered) 9to 1 agst Ruric (taken) 100 to 8 agst Boundary (taken) 100 to 8 agst King Alfred ROYAL HUNT CUP. sto 1 agst See Saw (taken) 100 to 9 agst Red Rice (taken) 100 to 8 agst Argyle (taken) 100 to 7 agst Aulace (taken) 100 to 6 agst Disguise (offered) 100 to 6 agst Islam (taken freely) 20 to 1 agst Border Knight (taken) 20 to 1 agst Boundary (taken) 33 to 1 apt Hermit (taken and offered) 50 to 1 agst Stork (offered) NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE. 7 to 1 agst Tabouret (taken) 7 to 1 agat Spy (taken) Bto 1 agst Bracken (taken) DERBY. 25 to 1 agst Le Prince (taken) ISPORTING INTELLIGENCE. GRAND PRIZE OF PARIS. M.A.Lupin's Glaneur, by Buckthorn—Al ma (l a t e Ber . .. _... thine), Bst 91b Mr. W. Graham's The Drummer, Bst 91b (Fordham) 2 Mr. Simile's Ryshwortb, Bst 91b (lfai d moat) 3 Count F. de Lagrange's Consul, Bst 91b (Wizen) 4 Twelve ran. Won by a head—a neck separating the second and third, and a length the third and fourth. Tim Bobbin was fifth. ASCOT HEATH MEETING. TUESDAY, JUNE 8. The Aecot Stakes of 25 SOTS each, 15 ft, and only 5 if de clared to Messrs. Weatherby, in London, by Saturday, June 5, at 6 p.m., with 200 added ; winners of a handi cap, after May 31, at 10 a.m., 71b extra. Two miles and a half. 40 subs., 22 of whom declared. Age st lb Romping Girl ... 5 9 6 King Alfred ... 4 8 8 Hermit ... ... 5 8 4 Cecil ... ... 4 8 4 Sycee ... ... 5 7 12 Phisbus ... ... 4 7 10 The Dean ... ... 5 7 6 Make Baste ... 4 7 2 Ruric ... ... 4 7 2 Are at lb Our Mary Ann ... 4 7 0 Furious ... 4 613 Ambitious... ... 5 6 10 Choral ... ...4 6 5 Crown Princess ... 3 6 4 Humdrum... ...3 5 9 Buundary 3 6 7 La Bone Helena ... 3 5 7 Bete Noir ... ... 3 5 7 Race Glasses, by Veigtliinder, aro now no longer the ex clusive luxury of the rich. Since the great demand for photographic lenses has diminished, all opportunity has been afforded for applying mechanical power with the greatest success, whereby the cost of those beautiful and most perfect instruments is reduced in price in su:n, instances to as much as 20 per cent. Iu fact they are now no ch arer than those of the best French or English nilk,rs. At the depot Callaghan, 23A, New Bond-street, corner of Cenduit-street, the patrons of the Derby arty indulge their taste in the possession of a veritable Voigtla•vier at comparatively trilling cost. It is supertluns to sty the quality is as ever matchless. SPORTING NO7 IS. The royal meeting at Ascot this year will, no doubt, command a brilliant attendance of the aris tocracy. The opening event, the Trial Stakes, for all ages, obtained sixteen subscribers, and as the entries were not made until Saturday even ing, the present intention of each must be to run. Little is known of the two year olds beyond Performer and Fancy Boy, for only the Brother to Vex, and the remaining five have been out; and he was in such good con pany that it is nothing against him, for such a race as this, that he was unplaced. The Strawberry filly belongs to Mr. Graham, who has also put her in the Maiden Plate for two year old;, where she may be more at home. This is a hard mile for the yOungsters to get over, unless they are carrying the feather weights—and the two in at sst. 101 b. shorld be held safe by Vagabond, if this is to be the rogue's journey instead of the Queen's Stand Plate. The Dean is the only one that has accepted of T. Dawson's lot. The merits of the Young Melbourne horse had been pretty well shown up, and the public had a great fancy for another Middle ham light-weighted young one Argyle but both have been struck out. By the acceptance of Romping Girl the weights remain as originally apportioned. Mr. Chaplin expressed his determi nation, after his match with Julius, not to run Her mit over a distance of ground again. The stable will be represented by Humdrum. He is very nicely handicapped at sst. 91b., and will run welt. On Saturday Cecil, Bst. 41b., was backed, but not for much money. His chance is an undeniable one after the front he made in the Newmarket Handi cap, but the winner will probably be found in an other. With a little shorter course Sycee, 7st. 121 b., would hare a chance. The reverse is the case with Phoebus, who will represent Mr. Merry—St. Mungo being among the non-contents. The horse has shown fair form this season and last, and with the impost of 7st 10th is bound to be close to the winner. The Queen's Stand Plate is an all-aged race, over only the last three-quarters of the new mile. Cap tivator was not nearly ripe when Lavandiere ran home before him at Harrow, for Wedding Chimes was close up with the pair, and the French-bred filly must retire before Gertrude and Mahonia, two splendid animals we have yet to see the best of. Neither, however, may be quite up to the calibre of Normanby, who has performed well enough to stand as the first favourite for the Derby of 1870, and runs unpenalised. The Queen's Gold Vase, a two mile race, has only four subscribers, to the relief of the Northumberland Plate backers of St. Mungo, for if he should win there will be no penalty incurred, as the prize can only be reckoned ' as worth £6O. Morna did not run like staying in the Oaks, and the Derby performance of Thorwald sen was very indifferent. The Four-year-old Trien nial will open Formosa's pipes for the Cup race, and she will not be allowed a walk over exactly. Resti tution runs her at even weights, Bst 51b, and he likes the two miles quite as well as she does. The 21 ince of Wales's Stakes for three-year-olds, one mile and five furlongs, is quite a second Derby, and it is remarkable ho ,v nice'y the first flight in the great race of the yeer are handicapped by their penalties. Pretends: has 9st 51b; Pero Gomez and the Duke of Beaufort, 9st llb ; The Drummer, 83t 131 b ; and Martyrd om, . Bst 101 b ; and as a set o ff to the apparent chsad vantage the Duke de Beaufort h as in the weights there is the fact that he was seriously disappointed at Tattenhaia Corner, and then finished within a length of the Drummer, who has, too, only come off second best in the Grand Prix de Paris. But Pero Gomez also lost a lot of ground a n d not. withstanding the vast improvement Martyrdom dis played in the Six Mile Hill Handicap on kis Derby form, I shall look forward to the triumph of the Cherry jacket. The Royal Hunt Cup might be won by one of the favourites if the owners of See Saw, Cock of the Walk, Argyle, and La Belle Helene, have not been forestalled ; and there may be nothing twalter the present complexion of the Gold Cup, for which Brigantine looks like running down the crack four year olds. Restitution will win the Alexandra Plate. A FRESHMAN. IMPERIAL _PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS—'ruts EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on th• woolsack at five o'clock. METROPOLITAN RAILWAY BILL. Oa the motion for the Fe and reading of this bill, The Duke of RUTLAND moved the insertion of a elauso calling up n the company to provide smoking e3rriages. Lord EIMBERLEY thought the requirement of smok ing carriages had been very much exaggerated, but he did not think it woul I be advisable to compel the com pany to provide titcm. After sumo discussion, in which Lord Redosdale and tho Earl of Devon took part, their lordships divided, when tho clause was n jr:cted by 75 to 36. [LEFT SITTING. HOUSE OF COMMONS—This EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock. THE RIOTS AT MOLD. Mr. BRUCE, in reply to Mr. 0. Morgan, said he had received a statement from the justices with respect to the riot at Mold. It states that in consequence of a riot being apprehended at Mold, a number of soldiers, about 50, were telegraphed for, and sent from Chester, with about 38 police-constables. The reason for such a proceed ing was that eight colliers were about to unergo an examination before the local justices for an assault upon one of the managers in that district. The result of the examination was that two out of the eight were sentenced to a term of imprisonment. It became necessary, in order to carry out the sentence, to convey the prisoners from the police court to the railway station ; and here the soldiers and police encountered a mob of over 1,000 persona ranged on either side of the road. The mob unfortunately had as unlimited command of the supply of stones, as the roadway in that particular place had but just been newly made. Notwithstanding most violent attack, during which the police and soldiers were very severely hurt by the atones, they were enabled to carry their prisoners into the railway station. After that, however, the riot assumed a more serious and deter mined aspect, and solely on account of the violent conduct of the mob one of the magistrates gave directions to Captsin Blake, on receiving which he gave the word to fire, which was obeyed, but the soldiers fired high, so that only one person was shot. The result of this was to call forth still more violent conduct, and mat ters having taken a very serious turn the order was given to the soldiers again to fire, and unfortunately four per sons were killed. The riot still continuing, the soldiers kept up their fire until the mob began to retreat . . The effect of the attack of the mob was that the soldiers and police had teen most seriously hurt, twenty of the former and twelve of the latter receiving severe injury. The Riot Act was not read. Such a proceeding was not necessary to justify the soldiery firing. The effect of reading the Riot Act was solely to make that, which was at the first a serious offence still more serious, subjecting those taken after such a proceeding to a long term of penal servitude. The soldiery were justified in firing by the serious personal attack that was made upon them, it being such an attack that fully war ranted them, as it would by private indictment, in having recourse to any defensive weapon that might be ready to hand. That was the opinion of the jury. OVATION TO MR. GLADSTONE. At this moment Mr. Gladstone entered the house by the door opposite the Speaker's chair, and as he walked up to his seat he was received with the most vociferous cheer ing by the members on the Ministerial benches, cheering which was renewed again and again. The Premier seemed to feel the compliment, and on his returning a smile to his supporters for their applause, the cheering again burst forth and continued for several seconds. The reception was, altogether, one of the most extraordinary ovations ever paid to a member of the House of Commons. On silence being restored, Mr. BRUCE continued his remarks. He said the jury bad been fully of opinion that the serious aspect of the riot justified the firing of the soldiery, and ho could only regret that matters had proceeded to such an extreme length as to make it necessary for the soldiery to take steps to protect their personal safety. (Hear, hear.) THE CAPITATION GRANT. Mr. CARDWELL, in reply to Mr. Simonclit, said tho capitation grant was now in course of payment, and all corps applying would receive it. The cause of the non-delivery of the new ammunition was that it had not yet been manufactured to such an extent as to having a stock on hand, but it was being made up with the utmost despatch, and would be delivered as speedily as it was possible. THE TELEGRAPHS BILL. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, in repl3 to Mr. Hun; that very great progress had been made in the arbitration with the telegraph companies and the railway companies, but until the nego tiations were completed it would be premature for him to make any announcement as to the intentions of the Go vernment on the subject._ _ . _ ASSLSED BATES BILL. Mr. GOSCIIE.N moved the second reading of this hill, the object of which was to rovive the system of compound ing between landlord and tenant fur the payment of rates, and to Saliclioll owners of property en • tering into an arrangernzut with the overseers for the payment of the rates. The bill further set out that the owner might be allowed not only to pay the rates but to make himself personally liable for the same, so that the rate collector could go to him direct in the first instance. The right honourable gentleman said he did not think it was just to make weekly tenants liable for rates longer than term of occupancy, and that he hoped the house would assent to the bill, and thus protect the newly-enfranchised voter in the exercise of the privilege conferred upon him by the Reform BPI. Mr. CORRINGE moved, as an amendment, that the bill be read a second time that day six months, but the hon. gentleman did not get a seconder for his motion. Mr. HIBBERT suppor•ed the bill. [ LEFT SITTING. STAFFORD NOMINATION— 7 his Day. (BY TELEGRAPH.) . , The nomination took place this morning. Megan. Whitworth and Evans obtained a show of hands. A poll was demanded, and will take place to. morrow. IBA IRISH CHURCH BILL. To-day there was intense excitement at the West End clubs, occasioned by the determination of the meeting of the Peers at the Duke of Marlborough's on Saturday. It is fully anticipated that if the bill is thrown out in the Lords Parliament will be proroguel Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS D UE. (Wraith and New Zcsiand, via Southampton June *. Ditto, via Y Arsenics Brasil, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video June 4. Ditto, by French packet Cape Verde. by Brazil paotet Cape of Good 11.,pe. Ascension, and St. Helena... June 12. China, Penang, and Singapore. via Southampton.. June 5. txtbraltar. via South amp t on Jane 4 ladle, via Southampton LIM, Till Mareell.es Malta., Egypt, Le, Juno S DI t to, IlArscilles June 1 Newfoundland ..... 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