The Sun. — London, England, 1858-08-19 00:00:00

_ . . „.. . . ~_ THE SUN, . LONDON, . 11 10N.EY MARKET 6 - CITY INTELLIC;ENCE . STOCK LISTS.-This Day. 2.:1111 , ai aaai a al aIfARES -(Contmees.# • • _.-....---___... _ , ,__ _ _ - 7NGLISII FUNDS. Aztst;c• S CITY, 2 O'CLOCK Bank Stock, 2231 ', - 1. Vre.,£o, I.IET - 9.71, Fall Celia g Friae a aani. tl The exportat'on of silver to the East is still con- llama per (amt. Reduced Annuities, 97 1. sl Three per Ceat Conan'. Annidtica 96 e•,...,.c..x.,,,,,..,..---m,......-:-..,,,--., ...--..-- ..e.,61_. .e.- Kwa5..... , - r. ir.T.,:, d ducted on the mart lim'ted scale, and judging from New Three. For Cent. Annuities, 97 17. Et 'fi-alttlx/1:_;u:11 n.',l, I_ , E ';;" pre:. ail ..,„c ... the tendency of the exchanges, there is no imm,,diate Long Annuities, 30 years, expire April 5, 1385, 19 9 16. tila,k 'kat, N. E, Debouture .„.. 111 - ".” F Stack ~DC. .S 1 p. a, prat. ~ ;.-c,e,k,,, 109 71 76 Prospect of increased remittances. A very im or- L i nc a l a a i L ) c eberttures,_9 . 3. 971 . 11 . P 2,l‘sk Dodo. Al; a*. v. 6p. c lOl - - , tant change in the specie movement has thus been CAisols fO u r ' A u e r c ' ou , Account, 061. issu e , Stock -'I Do, 7 p. c. pref. stock 103 125 118 a produced by the rebellion and the depression of ExchNuer Bills, 1,0001., 2 , ad., March, 33 pin-June, 20 pm. 100. South Daaaa.a.".„,„ ~, all 101 11 81 axeheouer Bills, Srnall, 21d., March, 0g June, 20 4 pm. 10 Tired 41 par c6III. ... „,. Sli ,-. a trade. The steamers now convey comparatively Exchequer Bonds, 31 per Cent., 1001. ' 10 6 %Basta. (Bead . „kr .12 . as id all 21 2il si little silver, and the result is t hat the p rice FOREIGN FUNDS. Stock Do. 41 prireeat....a.„. , ..,, 100 lot 114 Stock , '..ao. rxed it r''.cer_t.lstiss 100 102 101 a of that metal is heavy, with s c arc e l y any Evader New Consolidated , 11, . Stock I Do. New 4) p. cent. 2d is. 100 - a- b demand. Dollars are quoted 59 1 ,d. per oz. and 2 1 per Cent. Grenada New Active, 201. ~t k f South Wales guar. 4p. et. a in :: a- 1 lar silver tis Gold. per oz. standard _ The 2 r 4 h 4 Cent. Grenada, Deferred, 55 6. 214. , ao. do. 41 per coat 44 a steamer Vera, which will leave Southampton to- per eeper Cent. Mexican Bonds, Three per Cent. Mexican, Acct., Aug, 31, 211 1. . 30 Slarorkahlre, 4 p. et. gar:. oil 17 19 (25 liteckton tz Darling. sp. c 111 244 x9t 11 • 23 - • a pm 22 10TTow, will take out £45,300, as follows, viz. :- 41 per Cent. Peruvian, 20. Three per Cent. Portuguese Bonds, 185 a, 451. ''' t, S 5 Da, do. 5 per cent stock , tVaaer.a. , TH-aenny 6p. ca lOO 40 45 £9,000 for Alexandria, £2,000 for Ceylon ; Five p er Cent. Russian, 1822 1131 144 131. - - - ' t £615 for India, and £41,785 for China. If the Four-and-a-Half per Cent. Russian, 100# 100. COLONIAL AND FOREIGN. c Five per Cent. Sardaniaa, Acct., 901. I remittances are continued at about this poi nt T hree p er Cent. Spanisa, Acct., Aug. 31, 44. --- Paid. Cl6lltia Frieda:. Bll D i r c the necessity of buying silver on the Con- 3 per Cent. Spanish, New Deferred, Acct., Aug. 31, 281 8. ,aara Railways. Six per Cent. Turkish, Acct., 951 61. a c tillerlt will be obviated, as the West India Four per Cent. ditto, Guaranteed, Acct., Aug. 31, 1041. 100 aalantic be :it. Law - renal:a al; - - Steamers will bring ample supplies. Indeed, for Five per CentaVenezuela, 39. E • Two Ditto Acct., Aug. 31, 294 4 1 -,I 4f. 18 ,- )x Barods, 1 Cen,lndla 9 par ipm several months past the influx from France and 13 iD0...„, .....„....- ..,... . all - -. per Cent, ditto, Deferred, 15. Belgium has been almost suspended, and this has as- , is ; Do. Additional Capi Lai A. 411 p;r Ipm , I 18 lii la 41 par 1 pin 41 I sisted in increasing the stock of bullion in the Bank .2. OR DON NITARR NARK - BT.-This Day. 284 Buffalo & Lake Huron .... all 7 8 s of England. __-.....-- 201 Do. New A small quantity of gold, viz., £4,000, was received ORDINARY SCARES AND STOCKS. Biaffalo,Brant, & Godcrich 100 i 83 88 I 199 'a P. c. b.is. 1 Aug., 1872- at that establishment yesterday, and the return -- - -- , --- 1 • 1 Business Do. do. 1 July, 1873... 100 74 82 in Friday's Gazette will probably show a mo- Share.! Earl; ay4. Pala i Closing Price ( ;Do. do. 1 June, 1874... 100 75 80 r Done. 20 Calcutta &S. Eastern . So. - -. pm t ) . p. •,....... ~....e ,". AY.... ..•. , -. w.- i..... 1 ...........n. .410.201110 /INA/ .- , derate increase in the metallic reserves. Su ' - ; t ' -' -1--1-• -- - 20 ,Cape Town & Dock Scrip 2s. 4... 1 0111 f i plies of Australian gold are now almost hourly ~ so Central; Oude (Limited)... Si. 6d. -.--- 3 10 .S.Tnherg., Nottint., V.,.3 , .., u 2 1 11 pm • expected, as one or two of the vessels en route have and iinsfekrri Junclic L.. 10 61 64 61 1 20 ',Ceylon 171 !Demerara all ~.., - 9 been about the average period at sea. Upwards of 45 3°65 " and 1 " 11 "'" - 1 1 l - - 20 Eastern Bengal 1314 Blr., Wel., & Stour Valley all 71 81 three-quarters of a million sterling are known to be hock 'Pak., Lan., & cites. June. Stock East Indian $ lO Do. e shares ...... all - - r Coming forward. Of this a small proportion will, no +ion - 6 2 1 pm 51 a 15 Blackburn doubt, be sent to the Continent, but it is thought 20 Do, Jubbulpore 5 - -a 35 Blyth la Tyne original 251. all 271 281 _... that the bulk will be retained in this country. 100 , Do. 4 2 4. , p. c.l3onds,pay.'s9 l all - 10 'Geelong and Melbourne, all - - 15 e L The applications for discount accommodation are Steck Bristol and Exeter .„. lOO 94 a 6 94 Stock Geelong Corporation 6p. 1 increasing, and a larger business is reported at the Stock 3aledonlan - N Stock Grand Trunk of Canada , 100 37 38 39 8 1 Bank as well as in Lombard-street. No material Stock Cheater mil Holyhead..... 100 34 36 35 100 Do. G per o. Debentures._ all 74 76 74 t 50 Oork as a Bandon. _.. . . an - - 60 10 5 dis 53 variation in the terms, however, has yet occurred, 20 {Cornwalloork,llllekrreocc:,,: Pr o s: . g v e . 1 ., 11 , - -... 100 Do. 6 p.c. Prof. Ln i t and good bills can be negotiated at least per cent. so - all 21 211 214 1 4 par I pm I 10 Do, New 5 pal cent r under the official minimum, in consequence of the 10 DO.A 20 Do. do 2 t Ipm B un tilt p.c.perann "` a ,,' ... continued abundance of capital. Trade is absorbing 10 D°. - a.a. ueen ;paid toB. '" .a , •-• 20 Great South of India 2s. ai a . Pm Pm 1 104 tire.t Western of Canada all 171 171 t a larger amount, operations being extensively pushed 50 Dublin and B June all -- a.. 101 Do,ne - v la 31 31 dis 91 I D in most departments of business, and the influence of 15 Dan.,Peran, s a b ot r. Jun. all 71 81 100 Do.bonds payable '76 all 107 tl2 1 this movement will, no doubt, be felt much more mei East Ar.silian .... a....,... 10a 151 16 100 Do. do. '73, do. '6O 100 Do. do. '73, withe - opt all 105 107 i f sensibly in the space of a few months than it is at Stock Eastern Counties ...... ....... 100 604 611 604 11 1 :Stck Eastern Union Stock ..., ISO 46 48 100 Do. 51 p.c. do. 77, do all 99 100 ^9 l 1 present. Stock Do. Do. 11. Stock lOO 81 28 10 Itattras all 181 121 1 1 0 Do. new, do. 5 percent all 204 204 Accounts from France report a continued 1111- 15 Do. New A. (late E.U. . Sh.) 81 - •••• 29 Do. if p. a Eaten lB lOf dis 15 East Kent a ll 13 15 provement in trade, and a much better feeling Stock ERA Lancashire loo 51 12 211 3 zd 20 Do. third Eaten 5c 5 4it pm f appears to prevail on the Bourse. 20 East Suffolk all -.-- 20 Do. fourth do ' g. P. C. 5 4 IPm 5 1 t The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday closed n lO Do. all - - Idinburgh and Glasgo . w . 100 66 tar so f New Brunswick, Sec. (lina) Do. do. B Capital lO 2 la dis 10 4 8 die 'boa Edin a Perth, and Dandai 100 26 4 261 261 10 Scinde, guar. sp. c l5 1 /pm With rather more animation, and prices were well 10 Do. New 5 par apm maintained. The sales were estimated at from 10 Punjaub 10 Forth and Clyde Runner all - - 5 * 1 pit 51 8 , 0 00 to 10,000 bales. In Railway Shares there was Stock Furness lOO - - 20 Do. Indus Steam Flotilla 5 1 4pm 51 im. Stock Glasgow & South Weston. 100 92 91 10 Trinidad, Limited, Scrip.. 1 par I k r . - more activity exhibited, and quotations slightly 10 Great North of SoOtland... 111 10 104 10 Antwerp and Rotterdam. all 54 6 - proved. Great Northern 5 Belg ian Eastern Junction all To-day the half-yearly general meeting of the F, , Do. Do. A. Stock. .... ~.,. 100 79 81 79 1 e Victoria Dock Company was held-Mr. Morrison in 2 ) Do. Do. B. Block - - 6 Cerro Mita &Toulouse all 24 at Stock 3reat Bonn. & Wn.lrelar .' 100 104 116 20 Dutch Rhenish. l5 44 4 dis t the chair. From tae report it appeared that the Stock Great Western lOO 50 501 491 1 504 1 1 10 Eastern of France...". all 17 /71 271 ... 1. 5 , 000 new shares had been issued, subject to a de- sock Do. Stour Val. Rail. Gu.iik 100 66 58 20 Euphrates Valley .... 2e. ....- .... p m 11 Irish South Eastern. all - 19 groat Central of France... all .- 11l posit of £2 per share. It was intended to erect new 50 Lancaster and Ca rlisle .... , •-• all 81 f 2 SO Gt. Luxembourg, con, she all 71 Pi 8 'Warehouses for the tobacco trade, at a cost of £ 46 , 000 . 161 Do. Thirds 144 12 13 pas p m 10 Italian Junctio n .6 -- ..11 The business of the docks had much increased. 16184 Do. New Thirds l6 12 13 pr.. 10 Lake Constance and Basle all - - ✓ P stook Lancashire andYorkshir 100 921 9 1 931 3 x d Prom the accounts it appeared the balance at bankers' 16 Do. do. F. £l6 6 11 Of dis 20 Lierre end Turnhout.-- all .. - 1 ' 20 Lembardo Venetian ......6 31 31 pm 94 i. e and on deposit was £10,829. 9 Do. do. £9 shares 7 i 4 Oil . 5 Lucca &Pistoja,by4.prei. all - .. s Do. West Riding Dnity.i., x - - e A half-yearly meeting of the Berlin Waterworks 25 Liverp., Crosby, & South - ,.. Ali' - - " LO Lions and Geneva all all 231 241 If Company has taken place to-day. It appeared from 11 d 2 London and Blackwell- all 661 " 1121 Merin Antonia " 20 tftmur &Liege. all 94 51 91 the report that system adopted had not quite an- s tt o : 3 Do. Now 4l - a. to Dc. do. 6 per coat pref.. all 211 ',II kLon., Brighton, &S. Coast 100 109 110 051 10 9x n 16 •terthcrn 02 Franae ..... .... a 374 331 371 * B Wered, and that a number of the pipes had burst in Stock London & North-Western 100 90 93 021 1 1 12 - - n consequence of the frost in the spring, involving an arc! Do. Eighths London & Bonth-Weoterr, 1 7 01 1 i 931 6 1 41 db 93f 431 x d 20 Do. do.new 10 Norwegian Trank Pro or aa 61 91 expenditure of £15,000 for their being re laid at a 25 London and Coleraine ell .4. - 10 Ottoman r depth of Mt. from the surface. The extended c on- 1 115 m... all .- - Stock atanches..Bnef., &Lincoln- 1 06 35 35 4 10 Paris and Orleans S5l 20 Cs:-:a 6u3 Lyons . sll 321 321 la 52 54 321 4 15 London andEnniski - - dis 10 Recife & San Fran., g. 7 p.c 9 P Stockar 1 Dia Xln cession from the Government had not y et been ac- 1 10 Metropolitan s Corded. From the accounts there appeared to be a 1 &naiad. and Frascati all& Dunaburg 4 - - t. . 4 1, Do. Birrniugham & Derby 100 e 6 C S SO OM balance in hand on capital account o f X 16,955. The u n - slid.Gt.West. (Ireland)... all •-•,-. - royal Danish ........ ..., - - kl. report was adopted. 25 De. 1 Shares .. an , a. aa. 5 Royal Swedish all - - d Very little alteration has taken place in the File-- 100 lawcastle and Carllele.„. all .... -. 10 dembre and Meuse all 71 81 8 10 Do. 51 per cent. pref all 9 f't lisp Stock . 4 6 25 ewport, Aberg., ' were; a ll -, - El _. Market to-day, but upon the whole there to :awry and Armagh WC. 9 20 nuthern of Franco 1 20 Nawry,Warrenpt.ts Rostr. l a o ll o . 6 7 67 31 Walt Flanders all 54 51 II s a firmer tone, in spite of the contraction of business. e Hoek Norfolk lO Do.slpor cont. Pref all 51 Of is The speculators refrain from buying or Stook Northern Counties Unica' g 31 5 dis 10 West. & Northn.of France all 25 2 5 SO Western of Austria Belling, except in small amounts, which are Stock North British .. . 100 53 54 53 1 1 Stk. North Devon Ball.ezDk S 1 100 - ... 40 Western of Switaeriand„. all .. ..... t 130 unimportant to influence values. Consols Stk. Do.A Stk.-A recv. no div. x . - ___S Can. D e g o b c. COLONIAL S4 O e v. n 66pp..ec..::r.. s:s ue 1 py.all i ... OM n h ave been 964 i for money and account. until 6 p.c.hraboenpd 1 100 a. .... The New Threes and the Reduced Annuities im- St k . Do. B Stock lOO - a.GOVERNMENT 11 8 11 E 434 CUR 111 : 45 TIES. Stock North Eastern-Berwic) , 100 92 53 931 521 proved to 97 to 97,- 1 ,-; Bank Stock to 228-3-, and 15 Do. do. G.N.E. Purchas, (6.18.4 14 IMt dis 1- -India Loan Debentures to 981 ditto ;2d issue, 97i :1-. Stock DO. Leeds .... lOO 45 46 1131 Stock DO. York - Do. 6 p.c. Feb.&Aug. 100 112 114 100 163‘ 104 A The March Exchequer Bills, 335. prem. ; and June itock North London lOO 19 100 u - N.B.Gov. 6 7e ditto, 20s. to 245. prem.; and the Bonds were firm 10 N.&S.Vestn.,Eampstead, - Do. 6 p.c. Apr. & Oct. 100 - - 1081 9 1 and City Junction SI. Is. l- at 100 i. Long Annuities are marked 18-a. 10 Northatafordshire l7l 54 5 1 dis .....- 3 D A e u b s e . n G t i. r 6 ed p e c e . m ja ab n l . e sa l . B7 ly s 1 10 00 0 1 10 0 8 3 1 - N.S.W.Gov. sp. c.Debenta 100 100 101 - Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p.c. sal 1004:4 1 A rather large amount of business has been trans- 20 North Weide:al all 8 9 e to iar.l.4c Bon. West. Jane all 8 9 acted in the Foreign Stock Market, at about previous 1 11 09 1 4 )f Prices. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 96 i ; Brazilian atlx o )k 0 0 x , tord, Woro., &Wolverr 100 27 28 P nblea all - - - Viet. Gov. 6 p.c. Jan.&July, 100 - - 1101 ia Scrip, 4- dis., 4- pm. ; Equador New Consolidated, so ?crtsmouth l9 8 6 dis 121 144 ; Grenada New Active, 203- ; ditto Deferred, r i• 10 Ilhyraney lO -•-• MINES. •e, .-) , nock Boottish Central - • Mexican 3 per Cents., 21-1-1; Peruvian 43- per Cents., Stock Scottish N.E., Aber. Stk lOO 374 ts - 1 is 90; Venezuela 5 per Cents., 391 i-; ditto Deferred, Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock lOO - - ;hare. I Woes. • I I Pal,. 4010thi f q r r i on. ausdnei Dons. .......- .if.,,,,, ~....................r..__ ~ -. ............ 1- 15 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 45.1 ; Russian 5 per titc lO ck B a hr itt7n P g shir beA U S ui h u e u erness ~ all 3 2 MO 1 lr Cents., 11313- 114;1; ditto 4, 1 2 - per Cents., 1004.; Sar- Stock South Devon . • 100 35 to SO laustralian ll 1. a dinian 5 per Cents., 90"1 • Spanish 3 per Cents ,44 ; Stock South-Eastern lta 70 71 701 1 Bon Accord Copper, limd. 10s. 1 Ipm 1 1r Stook South Wales lO6 78 80 55 , BrKkilinn imp. tis. at. !. , t.p.) 27 1 la and ditto Deferred, 28 ;. 10 South Yorks. & River Duo all 14 15 20 Do. St. John del Bey l5 11 12 d 20 Do. Do lB 6 4 dis 5 Do. Land & Mining ll 11 24 The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up C 0.. ,, d to this day, are, in round figures, as under :- 20 Staines, Wokin. & Wokin4 all 9 11 25 Stockton and Darling4cn all 25 26 351 1 Cobre Copper 40 Dun a ti 40 42 It 111 124 n Great Western lB5B. 1857. 15 Do. do. 1851..„... 20 4... 321 - Dun Copper Mining C 0... all 1 1 ie 35,448 33,653 15 Do. do, 1855 ... 7 .... ... Stockton and Eartlepoo' 161 ..... 11 F,.rtuaa . to 'General al: 11 21 Nert 6-Western Stock Pal Tale lOO .a. - 1 Llama all 91 94 . e ' South-Western - - 5 • Lusittanian if 1 4 1 ea Brighto n n - 1 IMariquita all 1 1 Midland South-Eastern - - 1 New Granada all * 1 :0 25,430 24,234 Stock Waterford and Ktlkmar.3 100 - - 10 'Pontgibaud Sliver, .ko all 5 7 d Great Northean 23,708 25,077 50 Waterford and Limeriok all aa - so West Cornwall 5 (Port Philip., so ,Ilantia.go do Cuba 1 4 1 164 1 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire '-' -- ese all - .- to 261 , United Mexican all s al a Bri s tol and Exeter - Alfred Consols (Pbillack) 2.11.11 8 9 6,990 7,071 5 ( • till 7 pr. ct. has} h it 3 St 20 British Iron P.c. jaulaulyllooo 14 4* S* Chester and Holyhead 6 r)° • B been paid to 8... 1 • 11 et 6 t 61 t S 7,516 ,-- . Devon (Camborna)... so 50 60 East Lancashire 8,174 SO Wast London ill -NM to Illevon Great Consols 1 455 465 Y Lancaster and Carlisle •................ 8,181 6,546 6,251 10 Do. lot Class . all 0, - - •East Bassett (Mogan) ... 30 95 103 North British - ... ..- Great South Tolgus ... 170. 15 16 te ... 38,574 40,161 - Par Consols (St. Blaxley) 11 19 171 North-Eastern 4,790 - ;Sortridge Consols Muk.Uo. 85. 4 I n Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton. 4,799 LINES LEASED AT FLIED RENTAL'S. 5 :Tamar Silver and Lead . le _.. West Hartlepool ..................... 3,62.0 3,511 7,519 - Edinburgh and Glasgow • .. • ........... 6,6.)a , d Glasgow and South-Western Railways Pai d ' . 0 ni (31(111110ri ' 6 1 DOllO. 11. West Basest (IllOgan) ,„ 11 121 224 2 d Scottish North-Eastern 4,420 4,369 { ompa 61. I I• 5,822 6 , 967 rwerm,y.....................- --„...., • .vomm....m.wwv. ••ers.aauvr....• ' ..avillaiiiair , ......__ Great Western of Canada d Grand Trunk of Canada 7,452 8,708 'lfift'd & Eletehlay...,. all Lon. & N.Wii. - ... JOINT STOOL EANIS. Northern of France 44,419 38,152 An2kiniliamishire ....,... 100 Lon. hN. W. lot 103 ___, ✓ 01ydeadide Junction...... 100 Caledonian,. 10 4 1 06 vastnur h Prom these figures it will be seen that the traffic Oolchester, Stour Va 1.... all E. tan. &E. C. 16 18 ILLincolnohlre, g. 6p. o. 100 Gt , Northern 141 146 there. Joint Stock Banks. ram 1 Closing Prices. Done. I upon some of the lines is improving, which, being a. Union, Harwich Barg all B. Counties. 4 5 ........ .................................... .sars•vn.• 1118.1641111111 , 2:8Miliia. maiiiMlCW 100 Agra &United Service Bk 50 - - 3, attributable to increased commercial transactions, Do. Woodbridge .........100 *" 40 &ustrutaste all 88 90 834 .d must be regarded as a satisfactory symptom. alaa.Barr,SENetis.Diract. 100 Caledonian... - a. Do. New lOO Do. ....... 4.4 .. 25 Barik of Egypt 100 Bank ! of London all 244 25 ... 50 46 49 244 x d :e Business in the Railway Share Market, this morn- 31onoes. & Dean Forest all Grt. Westerr, -. .. a d 40 'Brit. 001. Bank & Leen VO. 511 sss •••• A . ing, has not been active. A few of the aartiepooinGoa. a Ball. all rk. N. a, Bar. - - principal Bull and Selby,. ...... all Th.& N. 2.1.1 d. 111 118 50 British Nortls American... ail 57 59 20 Clii:xtd.Bank of India, kc 10 3 s; dis d lines have been at a slight advance, owing to the more Da.; shares all Do - - 100 City 6O 62 64 3t favourable character of the traffic returns, more par- Do. t Sharm all Do tatnaon and Greenwich all ith. Easton, 1 - 3 .. 100 It titularly Great Westerns, which have improved £1 DO.Preference. ........ ~.. all D 0.. .........,.. , 251 1 2 4 0 20.11 Commer . Bank of Canada all ..... ..... 100 Commercial of London,- 20 20 22 to Xl. 108. Lancashire and Yorkshire have risen tion.,mby.,asoutaana too Pete & C 0..., 93 95 20 English, Scottish, Is Ala. all 161 171 Barking Shares all Do. - -. 20 Gen. Bk of Switzerland ... all ... - 49 ss. ; Brighton, ss. to 10s. ; and Midland, 5s North Do • ilowestoft, gua. 4 per ot. 100 Norfolk l.Olll ili. to Lon.Char.Bankof Austral. all 201 21 a Eastern (Berwick) and South Eastern have de- Do. Do. 6 por cent lOO Do --. 50 London and County 2O 28 so I- dined 10s, In the Foreign and Colonial tiseches., Btu., & Motl. a ll tatN.W.IIM. 11 11 liddlesbro' & Iludoar... all Stook.&DarL 4.. a. 60 London Joint Stock lO 32 83 321 100 London & Westminster._ 10 45 47 46/ d Markets scarcely any business has been re- (idland Bradford lOO Midland.... .98 100 100 National Prov. of England 25 ..• .... ported. Northern of Franc e have declined lewkt.By. Ex, gn. 5 p.e 51.b5.0 En. Colinas 14pm pm 20 Do. new lO .44. 4.4. P ierthern and Easterc a ll "q) 5B 60 55., and Paris and Lyons ss. Lombardo-Venetian 3 .., 56 Nattheal Bank l5 .44 aa Y improved ss. Grand Trunk of Canada declined 108. per dent ,,... .••• ~ all Do ;0.11:ad 5 per cent.... all Do .... - 26 'Sew South Wales all 47 49 n •••••••• ...... • .... I." 15 Orient. Bank Corporatioc all 38 41 and Great Indian Peninsula realised previous rates. Creston and WYra. all Las N. Wt.... - ..., 30 Ottoman Bp-Lk . ell 161 171 171 n Do.* Shares A. all D 0........, ... -. ..... Joint Stock Bank Shares have been at steady (lepton. Flitchin, rule 100 Provincial of Ireland 25 62 61 1r 10 Do. uew *ll - .., rates. Bank of Australasia improved 55., London Shepreth Stock . 150 gt. Northern 140 142 15 South Australia all .. ,r). 1- Met Roth., and Cools 18.11.6' Lan. & York - and Westminster 109., and Union of Australia 10i. 25 Do. new [s Shrewsbury & Hereford. all ;Mr.T.Brassos 91 31 S 5 Union of Australia. ... ;.. , all 58 60 581 1 9 Iu the Miscellaneous Market Canada Land brought South Btaffordshire,..... all IMr. M'Cleaa 10 10; 1 A gear Valley all Stook. & Dar. - - I 25 Do. New 2O 50 62 116, A Alantic Telegraph 832, and Peninsular anu Do do an Do 6O Union of London lO 15 26 25 G L. A .. sat 341 34 100 Unity Mutual t 5 a. -• Oriental team 82. Red Sea Telegraph are , 4 filltstnd Somerset a:- 100 Grt. Wester-a 90 92 I. Et A + IntilbleliOn 6 Creadou all Lon. & Brigh 8 9 lOO Western Bank of London 50 18 17 dls . e Consols for money 96 ,. :1 1, ditto for account 9G, -1. .. , r p r em. FILEVEHENOI SHALES. ---........ • . An%lac' s 11.111a - s.y"., Fall Cost g Priz , o ' Ihnli. To,-...72.1,..0,YR-'..., •,, - ar... ..,6 - s— .:,...7.rm wag* ..,- re irmr,- S. Delroutnra ,- , 101 - ...., p... prof. `lock, 109 71 70 kl; ix. It. 6p. C lOl - - p. c. pref. stoek 100 125 118 civon.-.,,.„.„ „:. all 101 11 1 per cent. •...::, all - *-- .(lload.A.r.)2os enl all 21 2il )ercer.t.,,,,-. lOO lot lt-4 14; p.cer_t.lstiss 100 102 101 a' 41 p. cent. 2d is lOO - •" Vales guar. 4 p.ct lin ... .- 41 par coat .l - (shire, 4p. Ct. gni, tli 17 19 rn &Darling.s p. c 111 244 19t 5 percent 23 - -pm k r.F.ceany 6P.at , 100 01 4 5 _ COLONIAL AND FOREIGN. ___ Buena% Railways. ln.id. ClGeolPrlo44. D ;„, c & St. lawrono, ali - - ands, & Cen.lndia 9 par Ipm all -.-. dill:mai Capital A 411 lar Ipm , R. 41 par Ipm 41 & Lake Huron .... all 7 8 ,w ,Brant, & Gadcrlch 10 0 i 83 88 )ds. 1 Aug., 1872 ). 1 July, 1873 lOO 74 82 ). 1 June, 1871 lOO 75 80 :a &S. Eastern . 2s. - -- pm own & Dock Scrip 2s. - - pm 1 Oude (Limited) Ss. 641. .... -- 2 1 11 pm a Bengal ulLan. e sharos .....,, all - - E shares Eaten... 5 2 1 pm 57 bbulpore 5 - -- 0. c.l3onds,pay.'s9 l. " - g and Melbourne, all - - 15 g Corporation 6 p. . Bonds - Trunk of °Eustis lOO 37 38 39 8 er 0. Debentures._ all 74 76 74 .c. Prof. Ln 6O 10 5 dis 53 :radian Peninrala all 21 214 211 1 few 5 pea cent 4 par Ipm do 2 * Ipm South of India 2s. 4 Ipm pm Western of Canada all 171 17 3 1 r l3 31 1 diS 91 ids payable '76 an 107 112 '73, do. '6O ,'73, wither • opt all 105 107 p.c. do. 77, do all 99 100 ^9 l 1 s all 184 ISt w, do. 5 percent all 201 204 p. 1. Eaten l5 1 Of die ird Exton, g. sp. c 5 4 it pm irth do 5 1 4Um 5 1 rnnswick, lac. (rim ) 10 2 1 f die o. 13 Capital lO 4 3 ells , guar. 5 p. c l5 4 i pm w 5 par fpm 'ls 5 * 1 1”. 5 i 'dm Steam Flotilla 5 1 ;pm 5 1 ad, Limited, Scrip 1 par fi. rp and Rotterdam all 51 6 & San Francisco S i 1 an 3 * 1 a Eastern Junction all 1 12 Bto Graissessac...,,, all - - rAlli &Toulouse all 2f 21 Rhenish. . 15 44 4 as uof France...." . all 17 £74 271 'ates Valley :..... 2s. ... ' - p m Central of France... all ,- ..... aefabourg, con. shs all 71 Pi 8 1 Junction . . 6 - .... lonstance and Basle all - - and Turnhout....... all ... - ardo Venetian ..,... 6 31 34 91 4 &Pistoja, 5 y.tl.prei. all - ... and Genera all 231 241 Antonia r & Doge. .. - q 91 ). 6 per cont. pref all 214 'ell crn of Frarie ..... ).new l2 - - sear, Trunk Pra ar ail 61 9} lan and Lyons sil 521 321 321 1 and Orleans lli 52 54 ) & San Fran., g. 7 p.c 9 par 4PA X 1: t Dunaburg 4 - - and Frascati all .- .- Danish ........ „.„,, all - - Swedish , ail .... - re and Meuse all 71 64 8 51 per cent. prof- all 9 '1 ern of Franco Flanders all 51 61 f 4 per cont.Pret all it- 0 4 & Northn.of France all 14 15 ;rn of Austria 6 - ....: ;rn of Switaeriand„. all - -. Men all i OM OM D In most departments ()I !Justness, anu use unities.= os 1 this movement will, no doubt, be felt much more mei Last AraniaL . .............• Its 151 16 we LO. uO. ia, Liu i 100 D. a0.'73, witho - opt ell 105 107 logs f sensibly in the space of a few months than it is at Stock 'astern Countes ..... ....... 100 60 8 611 601 lt 1 Stock Eastern Union nstoci„„, 100 46 48 100 Do. 5 p.c. do. 77, do all 99 100 " 9 1 1 present. Stock Do. Do. 11. Stock lOO 31 28 20 Madras all 181 ISt 1,20 Do. new, do. 5 per ceet a ll 201 201 Accounts from France report a continued im- 15 Do. New A. (late EX. Ste) 81 -•-• 19 Do. if p. a Exton l5 lOf die • 15 Neat Kent an 13 15 20 Do. third ' Exten, g. sp. c. 5 provement in trade, and a much better feeling Stock ERA Lancashire loo 01 53 911 2 z d iit pm f appears to prevail on the Bourse. 20 East Suffolk all -.- C O Do. fourth do l5 I lem 5 1 10 Do. - - 20 f New Branswick, Sec. (lima 10 2 1; die t The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday closed Stook ildiriburgh and Glasgow 100 66 47 ( Do. do. B Capital lO 4 8 die • 15 1 fpm 1 - 1 With rather more animation, and prices were well Stack (Odin., Perth, and Dandre 100 261 261 261 20 Scinde, guar. sp. c 10 Do. New 5 par tpm who Maintained. The sales were estimated at from 10 Punjaub 10 Forth and Clyde Jauntier all - - 5 1 1 wit 51 him 8 , 0 00 to 10,000 bales. In Railway Shares there was Stock Furness lOO -ea 20 Do. Indus Steam Flotilla 5 * Ipm 51 im. Stock Glasgow & South Wader'. 100 92 93 10 Trinidad, Limited, Scrip... 1 par tea £lO - more activity exhibited, and quotations slightly 10 Great North of fic,otland... all 10 101 10 Antwerp and Rotterdam. all 51 6 plae proved. Gre a t Northern To-day the half-yearly general meeting of the .%) - ; Do. Do. A. Stock. .... ~., a. 100 79 81 79 Do. Do. B. Stock 5 Belgian Eastern Junction all 1 it 10 sexless to Graissessace n . all - - lion Victoria Dock Company was held-Mr. Morrison in 1m ) 100 131 133 133 6 Cann Wale &Toulouse then t Stock 3reat Stmts.& Wn.lrela “ e.' 100 1 0 4 1 1 6 the chair. From tae report it appeared that the !kook Great Western lOO 60 501 49; 1 5 01 11 20 Dutch Rhenish. l5 41 4 dis iron I. 5,000 new shares had been issued, subject to a de- dock Do. Stour Val. Bail. Ga.lik 100 56 58 10 Eastern of France...". all 17 i.7t 13 Euphrates Valley ea, Sc. a. ' .... pm 271 was had IS Irish South Eastern. . all - - a posit of £2 per share. It was intended to erect new 50 Lancaster and Carlisle.... all 84 62 SO groat Central of France... all ,- .. his act at. Luxembourg, con. she all 71 P 1 8 lie s varehouses for the tobacco trade, at a cost of £ 46,000 . 161 Do. Thirds 141 12 13 pm pm 10 Italian Junction . 6 -- .... offs: The business of the docks had much increased. 16 184 Do. New Thirds l6 12 13 pre 20 Lake Constance and Basle ell - 11 Stock L D a o n . 6adth.doe. =di . 0 2 r 1 k 6 Shir 10 6 0 921 1 : 2 1 ,112 931 3 i a 10 Lierre an d Turnhout...-. - - all 7 Prom the accounts it appeared the balance at bankers ' .. - favc e and on deposit was £10,829. 9 Do. do. £9 shares 71 1 ( 311 "20 Lombardo Venetian ...... 63131 p 9i I. ran e, 5 Lon&Pietoja,lsy.e.pret. ell - ... don $ Do. West Biding Unioa. a - - e A. half-yearly meeting of the Berlin Waterworks to Liverp., Crosby, & South ] an ' - - " LO Lions and Geneva all 231 241 to • Company 11 d a London and Blackwell- all 661 "SI 1 Marin Antonis all - ordi If has taken place to-day. It appeared from " 10 vannur & Liege. all 91 s 1 91 the report that the system adopted had not quite an- Stocktl 6 8 Do. Now 4l - ee Lon e Brighton, &S. Coast 100 109 110 041 10 9x n 10 De. do. 6 per cent. pref... all el t ',lei exc sigt B Wered, and that a number of the pipes had burst in Stock London & North-Weetern 100 90 93 521 f 1 16 northern el Franee ..... .... e" 37$ 33e 371 1 n lit Do. Eighths - - reds consequence of the frost in the spring involving an , i Stock London & flouth-Weatere lOs 931 94t 93/ 431 a d 10 Norwegian Trunk Pre et. ;13 , 1 F e l 8 i . vim e xpenditure of £15,000 for their being relaid at a 25 London aria Coleraine all ea a- 10 Ottoman an 121 82e 821 1 of a ✓ d epth of sft. from the surface. The extended con- 125 London andEnniskellen... all e- - 20 enne sod Lyons . Block MancheseSeet, &Lincoln- lee SS 351 354 20 Paris and Orleans ati 5 54 I cession from the Government had not yet been ac- Ito 10 Recife & San Fran., g. 7 p.c 9 Bar lam ain Metropolitan s - dis 7 corded. From the accounts there appeared to be a 1 Stock &Misled. - - t Stock Do. Birmingham & Derby 100 e 6 CS 10 Rome and Frascati all .- -- ens' balance in hand on capital account of .£16,955. The 50' slid.Gt.West. (Ireland)... allEt P.oyel D anish ........ ..., all - - edu ee - 11 report was adopted. 55 Do. t Shares .. all ae ea 5 Royal Swedish all - - not d Very little alteration has taken place in the -Eng- 100 Newcast t le A and Carinlo.„. all ea -. 25 3fewpor , g., ' inerei all -.- 10 e.ambre and Meuse all 71 RI 10 Do. 5t per cent. prof all 9 fat 8 the for li lisp Stock Market to-day, but upon the whole there to rfawry and Armagh Oaf. 9 --' 20 emthern of Franco st Wast Flanders all 51 61 61 is a firmer tone, in spite of the contraction of business. so sovrry,Warronpt.ts Rost?. en - - O S took Norfolk lOO 63 65 10 Do. 51 per cont. Pref all i 1 of as is T he speculators refrain from buying or 50 Northern Counties taint ' st, 31 sMs i 0 ;Test. & Northn.of France all 21 , 3 5 1 Stock North British selling, except in small amounts, which arc .... .... bre Stk. North Devon IlaiLezDk.Ea 100 ae ta CO(10 Western of Switeenand„. all a. -* __ c a Dn .. G.066pp.. COLONIAL ce..ea bn G . . 8, 04 uu E i g R y. of too -unimportant to influence values. Consols 6 Wiesbaden Stk. Do.A Sta.-A recv. no div. all r .. .. n have been 96t- * for money and account. until 6 p.c.has beenpd 1 100 e• (a - 7 The New Threes and the Reduced Annuities itll- I n. Do. B Stock lOO - aN;11 00 E 00 NT 11 8 11 E 341 CUR 111 : 44 TIES. are and Stock North Eastern-Berwice 10 0 92 eS 931 :2i B a proved to 97 to 97, 1 ,-; Bank Stock to 228*, l5 Do. do. G.N.E. Purchea. 16.18.4 11 1 Ms die i . - Do. 6 p.c. Man&Sep. 100 114 115 the , - India Loan Debentures to 981 ditto ;2d issue, 97i fi. Block DO. Leeds .. lOO 45 46 u - N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. Jan.&July 1131 ho' )f The March Exchequer Bills, 335. prem. ; and June dp s e. e p e .. inj c aa . D bn l. e l b jl e us n 7l t ys e l 11 1 00 0 00 0 100 164 104 wi I S i toc l" k k N po o . rt r h ° Lo rk ndon lOO 19 100 7e ditto, 20s. to 245. prem.; and the Bonds were firm 10 N.&S.Vestn.,Hampsteed, - N s D. : eu . b l s V e. n . G G t o i . r y e? . 100 1 89 00 i 101 - Do. 6 p.c. Apr. & Oct. 100 - - 1081 9 4 is 1 ] and City Junction Si. Is. - e• l- at 100 i. Long Annuities are marked 18-a. 10 North 3tanorashire l7l 5; 5 1 Ma - Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p.c. see 1004:4 Ith A rather large amount of business has been trans- 10 North Weetcrn ell 8 9 vet e MC acted in the Foreign Stock Market, at about previous 10 ner , h & Son. West. Jane all 8 9 1 11 09 1 1 11 . prices. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 96 i ; Brazilian Rook Oxiord.Woro. &Wolverr 100 27 28 10 Poeblea I - - - Viet. Gov. 6 p.c. Jan.&July, 100 - - 1104 Tb je Scrip, i dis., i- pm. ; Equador New Consolidated, so Portsmouth l9 8 6 ale 121 144 ; Grenada New Active, 20 1 • ditto Deferred, ii; to shymney lO - MINEI3 pr( •e, , , ttock !Wettish Central - Mexican 3 per Cents., 21* i ; Peruvian 4* per Cents., Stock [Wettish N.E., Aber. Stk lOO 171 23 - 1 , his 13 ;ben. Bilaes. ! Pale. tonain t e ?Tem his , 90 ; Venezuela 5 per Cents., 391 •i ; ditto Deferred, Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock lOO - - • I Done. re( 5 Stock BleropshireUnion. lOO 44 46 nee.' enefeee...e............ sea_ .... 1- 15 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 45-1 , •Russian per 10 Sittingbe. & Sheerness „ all 3 2 die 1 the lr Cents., 113* 114* ; ditto 4* per Cents., 1004.; Sar- Stock South Devon .. . 100 35 to SO lanstralian lee I k dinian 5 per Cents., 90"1 • Spanish 3 per Cents ,44 ; Stook Banta-Eastern lee 70 71 70e I Bon Accord Copper, limd. 10s. 1 Ipm 1 1r Stook South Wales loe 78 80 15 , Breeilinn hap. oast et.p..) 27 1 it and ditto Deferred, 28 -'. 10 South Yorks. &River Ihte all 14 15 20 Do. St. John del Bey li 11 12 d 20 Do. Do The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up I 18 6 4 die 5 Do. Land & Mining ll If St C 0,.,, . d to this day, are, in round figures, as under :- ,20 Staines, Wokin. & Wokinc all 911 I 25 Stockton and Derlingten all 85 86 351 1 Cobre Copper 40 ()opine et, 40 42 It 114 12; T 1858. 1857. 1 25 Do. do. 1851-,.., 20 ea 321 - Dun Copper Mining Co all 1 1 tie re Great Western 35,448 33,653 1 15 Do. do. 1855 ... 7 a. .. 5 lertune . .. al: 11 21 • - Stockton and Eartlepoo' 181 as 4a SO 'General all le 20 ne .e . South-Western 19,985 17,541 Stock ran Vale lOO ea ea Stock 30. Preference, No. 1 lOO ee ea 1 14,1111.64 all 91 91 lip Brighton n - 1 IMariquita all I 1 Midland 34,524 32,747 Stock Vele of 'Breath - - 1 New Granada all * * Ye 0 South-Eastern - - 10 'Pontgibaud Elver, ,ko all 5 7 I tic e:1 Great Northern 23,708 25,077 50 Waterford and Limerick ill ee - 5 Inert Philip.. 20 West Cornwall by Lancashire and Yorkshire - - 20 ,Ilentie.go de Cuba l6f i• i a Bristol and Exeter Chester and Holyhead 6,990 7,071 5 ( n a l • A { li.i t a vi p r i l f e n t ° .ll - 1 hll 3 S t - Alfred Consols (Phillack) 2.11.21 8 9 20 British Iron l4 It th, a 7,516 6 r)° • B been paid to 8... 11l 61 61 e t I ~= Oonclurrow (Carnborne) 2O 50 60 de East Lancashire ...................... 7,529 8,174 SO WeitLondOn an ..... OM 1 0 ,Devon Great Consols 1 451 465 th, Y Lancaster and Carlisle •................ 8,181 10 Do. let class - .. East Bassett (Megan) ... 30 95 103 North British le 38,574 40,161 North-Eastern - Par Consols (St. Blaxley)' la- lq 171 n Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton 4,799 4,790 LINEA LEASED AT FLIED RENTAL!). - ;SortridgeCoitholslm.Uo. 611. 1 1 West Hartlepool ..................... 3,625 3,511 5 ,'Tamar Silver and Lead to 7,519 - Edinburgh and Glasgow .. ........... 6,6.)5 fo d Glasgow and South-Western Railway% 7614 ' I Companies. P Gllia la rit 'l Done. 111 Nottish North-Eastern 4,420 4,369 ... West Basset (Mogan) ,„ 11 121 224 a d )- 5,822 6 , 967 T.I=MM. riciassamistalwr -, ~,,....., • ...vommev. ••er5.a...vr...• '.eavoleximia ,, Great Western of Canada fr d Grand Trunk of Canada 7,452 B , 7nk SOQ01 . (1 et ElEtthlay...,. all Lon lawn, .. .. JOINT WWI BANNS. 44,419 38,152-- aa.:..kinittarashire ........ 100 Lon. hN. P. 101 108 , hi Northern of FranceOly dead - ale Junctions.- 100 Caledonian.. 104 106 e Easiness al h From these figures it will be seen that the traffic Oolchester, Stour Val..- all E. ten. & E.G. 16 18 ILLincolnshire, g. 6p. o. 100 Gt. Northern 141 146 Share. Joint Stock Banks. Veld. Closing Prices. Done. tl upon some of the lines is improving, which, being a. Union, Harwich Shrg ell B. Counties. 4 5 ....e. .e.e....................a..... ...a- apanaassea....a.a. alsassomm w 3, 100 2,,gra &United Service Bk 50 - - ts attributable to increased commercial transactions, Do. Woodbridge . .... .... 100 • •" "s an 40 austrulatia all 88 90 851 fc kl must be regarded as a satisfactory symptom. dlaa.BarrekNeus.Direct. 100 Caledonian... - ... 25 Bank of Egypt all 241 25 241 a d h ' . Do. New lOO D 0. ...„. .,.,..., a. - toe Bank' of London ... 50 46 43 :e Business m the Railway Share Market, this morn- nlonoes. & Dean Forest all Grt. eston .. .. xd 40 'Brit. Col. Bank & Loan 00. all ....... •••• V: )f ing, has not been active. A few of the principal elartlepoolDeck. &Bail. all Yk. N. & Bea a. .. Bull and 5e1by,........ all Th.& N. Mid. 111 113 50 British Neves American... ail 57 59 d lines have been at a slight advance, owing to the more Do. i Shares all Do ..• - 20 Cliertd.Bank of 'nail, at 10 SSt dis 100 City 6O 62 64 ri It favourable character of the traffic returns, more par- ao.t Shares Do - ... 100 Colonial 25 29 51 tl tatnaon and Greenwich all ith. Easton, 13 14 20.11 Comnier. Bank of Canada all -.. .... It titularly Great Westerns, which have improved £1 DO. Preference. ........ ~.. all D 0...... ......... 131 244 100 Commercial of London,- 10 20 35 v to £1 10s. Lancashire and Yorkshire have risen lon., Tilby.,B4Bouthand 100 Peto & C 0..., 93 95 20 English, Scottish, & Luse all 161 171 at. ; Brighton, ss. to 10s. ; and Midland, 5s North Do • Barking Shares all Do. - 19 aowestoft, gua. 4 per ca. 100 Norfolk l.Olll lO Lon.Cher.BankofAuetral. all 201 21 12 Eastern (Berwick) and South Eastern have de- Do. Do. 6 per cent lOO Do - - 50 London and County lO 28 SO . I- dined 10s, In the Foreign and Colonial isachea, Buz., & Matl. all lAA N.W.8411. 11 11 liddleobro' & Iledoer... all Stook.&DarL ... e. 60 Landon Joint Stock lO 32 83 321 d Markets scarcely any business has been re- (Miami Bradford lOO Midland... .98 100 100 London & Westminster.... 20 45 47 100 •National Prov. of England 35 ... .... 46/ ported. Northern of France have declined lewkt.By. Ex, gn. 5 p.e.' 51.b5.0 En. Canal 44pm pm SO Do. new lO ea .. P ierthern and Eastern all eo 5B 60 56 Malaise' Bank 25 .44 a. 2 Y as., and Paris and Lyons ss. Lombardo-Venetian Do. 6 per cent ....... .... ~ all Do - - SC 'Sew South Wales all 47 49 improved ss. Grand Trunk of Canada declined 10s. ;0.11:ad 5 per cent.... all Do n .....• ...... • .... 1 ... 15 Orient. Bank Corporatiou all 38 41 and Great Indian Peninsula realised previous rates. 71- ""n and WYrae all Las N. Wt.... - .as n Do.* Shares A. lO Ottoman Beek all 164 174 17/ 2 Joint Stock Bank Shares have been at steady Wyoton. Ilitchin, one all D 0.......,...• ee ea 100 Provincial of Ireland 25 62 65 ir 10 Do. uew all -. ee ( rates. Bank of Australasia improved 55., London Shepreth Stock . 150 et. Northern 740 142 1- etr.T.Bresses 91 31 that Roth., and Goole 18.11.6 1 Lan, & Yoek - - fare wsbury & Hereford. all 15 tenth Austra li a all - ea [S and Westminster 109., and Union of Australia 10i. 25 Do. new In the Miscellaneous Market Canada Land brought tenth Btaffordshire,..... an iMr. 3i'Cleae 10 10; 15 Union of Anstralia. ... ;.. /lOU Valley 25 Do. New 2O 50 52 all Stook. is Dar. - - ersetn... 10 all 0 G p rt o . Westei; 9 13 0 t 9 9 2 41 34 0 1 16, A.tlantie Telegraph 832, and Peninsular an d D o , do 6O Union of London lO 55 26 25 • 3 Oriental Steam 82. Red Sea Telegraph are 1 4 fi - guts end Flom 102 Unity Mutual l5 "o -. . a , Wimbledon k Ormalou all Lon. & Brigh 8 9 lOO Western Batic of London 50 18 17 die . e Consols for money 96 ,. :1 1, ditto for account 9G, t. .. 1 - prem. FILWERENCE SHADES. O MiIICELLtNEOI/8. 1 SUICIDES; B Y POISON AT HAMPSTEAD. mat . Rhilways. Paid. Closing ele m. Business Done. I Ntudnois 5, d ......... .. - ~,...,,........., . ., ,. ....sau4 ,. s, - ...,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,„„,... . chars , lellscollancoue. Enna. i Closing Pram. Due. .. ...11.1NOW 4 , ....6110 ........ww-: , - , t•-•,.. - ...,,,,,.... -,- •- ..... - -sx• --oesr.:-- - --,A. muryteicni Yesterday afternoon Mr. Wakley, the coroner for ;West &5 l' l ,?r Ah ei t'a i n :jlr .. c. , all 49 51 10 Angle-Mexican Mint l aL 13 15 I n :Ntitldlesex, held inquests at Hampstead Workhouse, on the ;Sta. ens. A Exet.4 eact.lstc o • 100 94 96 1000 atlantic inlege. nireited) all 840 960 851 Y bodlas of two gentlemen, who died by poison, administered 1 Do, do. do Shares .......... 9 ..... 5 tuttrallen Agricultursd.• 19 301 81t 10 tuetraltau Royal Mall all 1 1* by themselves, on Hampstead-heath. Both cases were of 12.10 Do. 1 shares, No. 2 7.10 e- as hock esoledorian 101., 44 P. C lOO 104 106 10 Berlin water Works all 3 4 t. a Very distressing character. The first case was that of I Stk )caster &Ifolyhead, dip c 100 a. - 10 Do. New 3 .... .... - 1011 50 lain an American Leen_ 4* - - Mr. Edward Prior, who has for some years past carried 1 ' Do. do. 5 per cent ... .. 100 ... e - , on the business of a hosier, in Finsbury-place North. -en ',era and Bandon, 61 p. c. all a. ae 50 Bri. & Irish Mag. Tel. A all 142 44 '5 Dun.,Porth, &At er. Jae - c• all 51 6 Stock 20 Do. B. 7p. c. tilllBs. ° Miners of England all 25 30 all ' 19 21 Mr. Edward Prior, the father of the deceased, said he last 5 saw his son alive at his own residence No. 22, Manchester- S to ck 3 a Anglian Chess A Shure' 100 ... sunk do. Clam B 6 yer cent.. 100 110 115 100 ueneels Land .. ax{ 112 117 116 - terrace, Liverpool-road, Islington. He was then poorly, and Sloth Do. Cleat; 0 7 per cent . . ..1 100 103 100 -• , witness sent for a medical man. On the Friday previously, E. Coon. Ex. Ip. et No. : 100 117 119 25 no.Pre erence7t per cern. all 25 17 -. pee mother of the deceased went to his house In Finsbury- Stk Do No.' 100 115 117 11'71 5 Oryetallealace 10 ' 54 * 10 4 : 1 - a - a 1 I 11 1 f ,ln laps iind offered to mind his business, as was her cu. tom 13, New 6 Der cent.Stocl 100 132 134 5 Do. preference 11 1 0 9 4 k il 'e" (ec 4t t e r r i n c 1 8 ' t ei b le a gr m aph........-1 1 l ala o l o ll 14 14 Pet. .., at I d !tool tat) . Union, 4 p.ct. ..... 100 80 es e l e al. A .:snn t t s : s e, ai t : l 7 . n o i : o La p itm p i o e n a l u ll , _1 1: _ 2 ll on a FPiday, when the deceased usually went out. He x d l i 9 11 5 BG En ean g r European ll oe .r a st a h Al a sm : t. declined to ivail himself of his mother's services, and after- Stock t ta.n., 6 per coat-. . too - - a S. ift.York. June. fifth all a. .. 4. 0 11 . - Wards wrote her a letter stating that he knew his tamil Junc. y stock Odin. & Glas. 5 p.c. share , la 0 ea as Telegraph intended to betray him, and that he had at last discovered a I,,cca &lin., Perth, and Dead°. 100 - - ~, 10e. a- .... - safe way of putting an end to his miserable life. He men- knelt Furneaa 5 per cent.,. ...... 100 ea ea to Ganeral Iron Screw Collier• an - - tinned the name of a young lady, which the coroner very ;zeta ilas.aa.West.gutas p.el 100 - ... - properly refused to make public'. Stock lreet Northern, 5 p.cent 100 122 124 10 Landon Discount . 5 0 AckDe 5 , c.B.e,leemable 10p.c. l eo 114 116 Policeman 413 S deposed that he found the deceased •-••° •'' ' 107 log 4 1 I 11 dis Lon. Gen. Oinninue Co all 21 2 1 II Jame Do. 41 per cent. do. ..... .. 100 - hying on the heath about two o'clock on Monday 1 0 0 e n e le Meaiteru.l;:loc. Teleeraph all ee .44. 11 to D - morning, near the Spaniards public-house, in a state of p.c. Scrip, rcent 5 p.• 60 65 670. Eaten. (Limited) 1 all 71 ai O inseesibility. At first he thought lie was intoxicated, 10 GaNh.o' Scotlandast pre all 11 114 25 Nationel Discount Co ' 6 10 1: : N: North of and nr , Europel 10 Netherlands Laud N.Seo Steam,,, arn a a rid.l allBo -- 2 ii - s• 6 1 * 0/ dis _ ee - but roc; immediately afterwards found that he was en 10 Gt. fin.&Wn. (Ireland) 4 , . iOO ... ••• ~ all 1 2 the poini of death. He removed him to the workhouse, per cent. 0 etatoe's..) 5 Do. Bp. C. prat. is. oil dis. all 11 11 60 Gt. West. (Barks A Rant. - but he was dead before he arrived there. He took from Ex. 15 per cent) 6 - - 1 N. B. iugtralaslan Ohs person of the deceased three balf-sovereigns, Bs. Stock ao. Con.S.ltedm.4l par et. 100 91 93 911 all .6 80, in silver, 130. in coppers, a small bottle full of tincture flock Do, do. 4 per cent. 100 81 84 83 1 Oriente l Gag , all 1 It of myrrh, and a Testament, the ribands of which pointed to Stock Do. Irteacemeble 4 per et. 100 03 t 5 1 Do. "New Shares" 1 15s. St. Mails and the 9th chapter of St. Stock Do. t. per enredeem.uref the 6th chapter of lOO 96 98 5 Peel Bever Leud &Mineral' all 21 di l l * * pm John. 8 Do. Limning. pref. sl area all sk 10 50 Penin.and Oriental Steen, all 79 81 - The jury returned as their verdict that the deceased de- 10 Do Chester 8c er shares all lea 17 10 Do. * do 5 per P. .k. - * 50 Do. rely 110 74 gv. 801 Gut. do-- all 91 lo= SO •thyreney Iron I all 21$ 224 2 strayed himselfby . poison while in an unsound state of Stock Do . Binning. guar, stock. 100 72 74 15 Do. Near 1 all et 7 mind, and passed a euloolum upon the chemist's assistant, 261 Do . * Chester guar.salocs.. all 18 19 e h had exercised in refusing to serve the 110 'loyal Mail Steam 160 60 62 tior the discretion e 131 Do. do. do.. . .... . deceased with the large amount of laudanum applied for. 20 Do. do. do all 131 141 25 death Amtralian Land...a all 37 S 8 ~ neck Lan. & Yorkshire 6 per c 100 138 140 38 The secoael case was that of Mr. W illiam Aslicembe Sur - , Stock aond.& Bri h 1 nabmerinc Telog. Scrip... a(1 g . Bits b. p. P.C. 100 - - • I It 1 Dc.doaceistered all e geon, of No. 5, Bing street, Cheapside. 'cock tea Pref. sp. et. Stock , 100 ee .... 1 It Woodbine Cottage, Vale of to Treat a Loan Co., Canada 5 .... Mr. Frederick MountforJ, of . stock Do. New pier. 6 et? ceat. 100 - - 0 D Health, Hampstead, said he was a w h , wine-merchant, and en Stock Jo. do. 4 per cent lOO -ae / AO Ven Diemen's Land l4 01 llt him at about itock beta& N W Cov dEN , intimate friend of the deceased, who called upon . . ~ . “noa. half-past seven o'clock on Tuesday night, and purposed ton, 5 per cent Stock :,en d er end %West. 7.c lOO a. es. which left Hemp- 1 ., P 100 158 163 168 x d r returning by the last ointi anis for London, zt L ondondy. & Cole, 4 share all -ea TEE JUDGE AND THE BILLIARD PLAYER. The 'an at half-past nine. Witness offered to accompany ass Londonderry & Ennis,l sh. all -a. Ogdensburg Journal tells a story of Mr. Jonathan Flack, s and had noCk Man., 811., &Lin , him as far as the starting place of the omnibus, 100 117 120 who is well known as one of the best, if not the - when he fund that 6 DO. fil t. very 4 4 i Ipm 5 e best, billiard players in that section of the country, proceeded as fr,r as his garden gate , e it 1 24 eo 31 per cent I'ent back and a. • ---- - 100 es 70 1 41 friend was not fellpsairg him. lie a il k aaryport and Carl. 4p. e. A ee a and when a distinguished stranger arrives Mr. Flack I found him sitting in a dying elate in the easy-chair. s , r Do. do. 11 per cent ... , all .. - is always sought for to match him. The other evening, Mr. ftiehard Gossett Brown, the medical pen lemon who 3 1 3 I Do. do , 104 .. ..„, while a party were engaged in Goodrich's billiard- Was sent for, said he found that the deceased had taken a Stock ella.Con. 6 per i cent. Stook ' 100 ... ~.. room, a person, apparently from " over the water," large dose of prussic ads', and this was confirmed by tile fact Stock Do.oon. Brio. Bine p, et. 100 IBS 140 entered, a'id in a few minutes managed to commence Stack 10. 41 p. c. Pre. Stoek lOO 104 . 116 105 that, the po li cema n on seatebin; the place found an empty •th opt 6 Do. u 1 , n , ten tint see s a game with Judge Gwin. A very short time served 1 iPM bottle, labelled " Acidum hydrecyanurn." Stock Do. Lein. iina laLt. preesta 100 94 96 to show the judge, as well as all present, that his opponent i It appeared from subsequent evidence that the deceased 10 ,:owport, Aber. Slc. prea... all , e .... 95 1 was a most skilful player. After losing three games the judge l 110 had an execution put in his house for £3l, and that this to Do. Paget. sp. c all 111 11; 114 f called for Jonathan Flack, saying that he had found a match ) 1 prebebly preyed upon his mind. At Mr. Mountford hou '' --se , 10 ,a,rolk DebentueekSlaarz 100aa 84 92 for him. Jonathan's place of business and residence was ran tbeweven be was merry, and appeared to be very happy. - Stock na 5 per e., Ex. e ~1 _ „.. gia, 1847 100 a. -... sacked, but all to no purpose, he was nowhere to be found. • The jury returned as their verdict that the deceased de- Stack 5. P i c. Pr e" IF sk 100 tp c a er.. `at. Ex „ Meanwhile the stranger continued to win game after game, •• troyed himself by taking poison, but that there was not .t s c no r . as ck No th , British r evidence to lead them to a tioncluSion as to the state of his 't 7 1)n. 71. Pre si -- - him, he became excited ; removing his travelling coat, 3 mind. Stock nh. Eesterri-Ber, 4 p.c. i. • 100 981 991 threw his dilapidated old " soldier " upon the table, and 1 itcak no. do. en Is 13 4 {eta par e s brgan to tear out Isis silvery locks by the roots in the most i 17 ao. Loeis 6 per et Wo. lt ... .. frantic manner, to the utter consternation of those i The Countess of Antrim and Lady Helen Mac- 10 - ,0. ca Quarters. tits . 9 ... .4 around 15* Is tan It EL &S. Aral 10 4 dis per him. But when they saw him wrench from his upper lip a donnell have left town on a tour of visits. 23 24 36 tor tb biafforaen . re ...... all 1 28 1 huge moustache, and a goatee from his chin, and the iden- The Lord Chancellor left town on Tuesday, to 29 arleVes.,&aVoL,6 p.c.l e 100 118 119 tical Jonathan Flack stood before them, the scene that fol r nook Do. do. 6p.c. 2d 10. 190 - - lowed was beyond description. The judge treated all re , loin Lady Chelmsford and family at Malvern. II . 4 9 01 6 Do, 44 p. 0 DebeLinre 2k 100 96 100 orouusl. COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Can. Gov. 6 p.c. Jan.&July 100 1134 114 1134 Do. 6 p.c. Feb.&Aug. 100 11L 114 Do. 6 p.c. Diar.&Sep. 100 114 115 N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. Jan.&July 100 16 4 104 108 i 9 t Do. 6 p.c. Apr. & Oct. 100 N.S.W.Gov. sp. c. Debent.: 100 100 101 WOE/ 1 Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p.c. St.l Debent. redeemable 15751 100 1084 1094 S.Aus. Gt. 6 p.c. Jan.&Julyi 100 109 111 Viet. Gov. 6 p.c. Jan.&Julyi 100 1104 THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 19, . 1858 EASTERN COUNTIES_RAILWAy. The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in this company was held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate street, to-day, for the purpose of receiving the report of the directors of the progress of the undertaking. The chair was taken Pt one o'clock by EIORATIO LOVE, Esq. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, which has already appeared in The Sun, said it was a matter of congratulation that although a general depression in trade had exercised a con siderable influence upon all railway property, the receipts upon this railway have in a lesser degree been affected by it than most of the other larger companies. The receipts of the half-year ending June 30,1858, amounted to £645,516, which, when ow - neared with the corresponding half-years of 1854-55-56-57, showed an increase of £85,022 with those of 1854. The working expenses, compared with those of the same period, showed an increase of £32,280 over those of 1854, amounting in the past half-year to £295,639, or about £45 185. 6,1. per cent. One of the causes which had operated to diminish the company's revenue was the competition which had existed betwe , rt the several railway e nipanies having termini in the metropolis, and some of them having junctions with the line to peterburough, the effect of which had been a reduction of the rates of traffic generally. Up al the whole the reduction, however, had been smile-, when compared with the receipts for the same period in 1857, than might have been anticipated; and the shareholders would find, upon comparing the respective pe riods, that the decrease, as regarded the Eastern Counties line, amounted only to the small sum of £6,519. (Hear, hear.) It was much to be regretted, from the causes enu merated, as well as from local causes, that the traffic on the East Anglian Company's lines had suf fered to some extent, although the same means had been used by this company to develop their traffic as had been adopted on the Eastern Counties. To meet the decrease of the receipts, the directors had been enabled to reduce the working expenses of the half-year by nearly an equal sum, namely, £4,458; leaving a result, as regarded net revenue, as if no diminution had occurred, and this had been done without in the least diminishing the efficiency of the working of the line. The stability of railway property was affected by the manner in which the capital of a company is dealt with, and if additions be made to it, except for the pur poses of increasing the revenue, future years have to bear the burden in the shape of increased interest, which dimi nished the sum applicable for dividend. He concluded by moving the adoption of the report. The motion, after some discussion was agreed to, as MS a resolution authorising the payment of the dividend men tioned therein, viz., the sum of £1 3s. 9d. per cent. for the half-year. A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the proceed hags. CRIMINAL COURT-(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Williams.) FORGERY BY A GENTLEMAN. harry Banbury, 38, son of the late General Bunbury, who yesterday pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with uttering a forged bill of exchange for the sum of £100,; with intent, to defraud a tailor named Hobson, was placed before the learned judge to receive sentence. Mr. Justice Williams said—l have read over the deposi tions, and I think the evidence is clear and conclusive, and therefore I think the prisoner has received proper advice from his counsel to plead guilty to the offence with which he was charged. It has been urged that, as the prisoner had had pecuniary transactions with a gentleman named Parkin, his solicitor, in putting that person's name to the bill, lie stood in a different light to those convicted of a similar offence, as he might have thought there was a balance in his favour; but he had no moral right to affix that gentleman's name to any document without his sanction, and having done so, I can see no difference between the forgery to which he has pleaded guilty and that of an ordinary commercial document. I cannot see any excuse for such an offence, and it was a melancholy sight to see one who, at one time, had such bright prospects, reduced to a position so low. The station in which you pre viously moved aggravates the offence, for there cannot be a doubt that the education bestowed upon you has been of a superior description to that received by many others. Prisoner—l had no intention of defrauding Mr. Parkin. The learned Judge—l cannot make any difference in your case from that of those committed by others not so highly educated ; turd I feel I should be deserting my duty if I did not pass upon you a severe punishment. Tne sentence of the Court, therefore, is, that you be kept to penal servitude for the period of four years. The prisoner, on bearing the sentence, seemed perfectly forged Bank a astonished, and with difficulty left the dock. rfec A gentlemanly-looking man , n a med Thompson, was then brought Engla u n p d to receive sen tence for uttering a The learned Judge said—l am inclined to think that you are not one of these who make a trade of passing forged Bank notes. You appear to have lost your situation, and then to have become acquainted with bad charact ers . I canno t, however, lose sight of the fact:that the offence was committed with great premeditation and art. The sentence of the Court is that you be kept at penal servitude for three years. EMBEZZLEMENT.—John Jervis, late in the employ of the banking firm of Sir Claude Scott, Bart., and Co., Ca vendish-square, was charged with embezzling a large sum of money, the property of his employers. Mr. Bodkin and Mr. Sleigh appeared for the prosecution. The prisoner was defended by Mr. Metcalfe. From the statement of Mr. Bodkin it appeared that the prisoner was the City collecting clerk, and that in course of his duties he had, it was alleged, appropriated the monies received on the part of his employers to his own private use. The evidence was of the usual technical description, and ',herefore uninteresting to the general reader. The case was proceeding when our report left. NEW COURT. (Before Mr. Justice 'Wines.) TIIE EXPLOSION OF FIREWORKS AT MADAM COTON'S. This morning William Bowyer Bennett, the husband of the unfortunate Madame Coten, was indicted, on the coro ner's inquisition, with the manslauuhter of Sarah Ann on the evening of the 12th ofJuly last. The prisoner was defended by Air. Giffard. - ' The evidence offered was precisely similar to that given yesterday, when the prisoner was acquitted, with the excep tion of a man named Harrison, who stated that he was paid by the prisoner, and not by Madame Coton, and that there were four half cwt. tubs of composition carried up stairs from the shop a few days previous to the explosion. The jury returned a verdict of guilty; but sentence was deferred until several points of law raised by Mr. Gifford on the part of the prisoner were decided by the judges. THIRD COURT. (Before the Common Sergeant.) George Martin and John Hathaway were indicted for stealing , a woman's dress, the property of a person named Davis, residing at Deptford. From the evidence it appeared that the dress was stolen from a small garden adjoining the houses in the neighbour hood, and on morning of the robbery the prisoners, it was alleged, met a person named Sims, who said he purchased the dress of the two prisoners for 3s. 6d., and that on his wife attempting to pawn the article at Woolwich, she was taken into custody, and then, on her husband being sent for, he gave,such information as led to the prisoners' appre hension. Sims, it turned out, had been previously con victed for receiving stolen goods. Both prisoners denied the robbery. The Common Sergeant said the case against the prisoners rested entirely on the evidence of Sims, aad if the jury thought he was to be depended upon they would return a verdict of guilty. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty. THIS DAYS MARKETS. MARK-LANE. Imperial Weekly Averages—Wheat, 45s 2d; barley, tie 3d ; oats, 28s 3d; rye, 35s 4d; beaus, 46s 7d; peas, 43s Ild. The Six Weeks' Averages—Wheat, 45s ld ; barley, 30s Cd ; oats, 275 6d ; rye, 32s 2d ; beans, 44s 6d ; peas, 44s 2d. English Grain Sold Last Week—Wheat, 95,664 ; barley, 1,683 oats, 5,190 ; rye, 230 ; beans, 2,131, ; peas, 811 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. To-day's market was but moderately supplied with beasts, which sold steadily, at fully Monday's improvement in the quotations. The show of sheep was seasonably good. Prime old Downs were in steady request, at an a4vance of rd per Bibs. All other breeds moved off freely, at extreme rates. There was rather an active in quiry for lambs, the supply of which was only moderate, at 4d to Gd per 81ns more money. We were fairly supplied w.th calves, which met a dull inquiry, at a decline of 2d per rlbs. Pigs and mulch cows were steady, but not dearer. Per Sibs, to link the offals. Warier beasts 33 21 Se 6d B'down wethers 4e 61 46 Bocond Be > d 4a OS Lge coarse calve' Ss 6d 4s Od Prime large oxen 45 24 45 44 Prime small ditto 4a 24 4a 8a Prime Scots Inferior sheep... 34 2.1 Is 41 &mall porkers 4a 21 4e 4 he. quality d 0,.. 35 61 3a 84 Buckling calves...lB Cd 43, Od Doarse wool d 0... Ss 10d Cs 24 Quarter-old pigs 184 Od 23a tal Lamb, 58 Ocl•to Gs Od. TOTAL SUPPLY. POREIGN SUPPLY. Beam Sheep and lambs Calves Pigs ... 3OO Beasts.. l5O Sham) and lambs 430 Calves 341 Pigs MEAT MARKETS. NEV7GATE IND L'ADE.HALL.—Iicer, from Ss 10d to 4s 21.; mutton, Ss Od to is 41; veal, 3S 63 to is 4d; pork, Ss 01 to is 2d; lamb, ta 03 to 5s Od per 81b8 by the carcase. SournALL—Beef, from 38 4d to Is 61; mutton, 3s 61 to is 83 ; real, Ss 6d to 4s 6d; pork, 3s Gd to is 21; lamb, 4.3 8d to 5s 61 per albs to sink the offal. R OMFO RD.—Beef, from Ss Od to i s 83 ; mutton, Ss Od to is 63 ; veal, 49 Od to !s 0.1; pork, 5s 4 d to 49 Od; lamb, ts 01 to 5 8 Sd ; 2 p 2 er se S a lbs. Mitch cows, 10/. —s to 17?, —s ; suckling calves, Is to ch. HAY AND STRAW. Sin; new do., 60s to 843 • old clover, now do., 65s to 95 5; and straw, 3 6s to 34 8 per load. A fair deman d. Onni berland —Old meadow hay. 60 s to .58; new do., 60 8 t o Vs' ithfi eI F d oT t 0;d 1 0; meadow hay, 608 to 8_ 5 8 old clover, $O3 to 100 ; new do., Fos to 1.5 s ; and straw, 31s to 36; per load. Supply moderate, and trade firm. Whitechapel—Old meadow hay, 608 to 35s ; new ditto, COs to 345; old clover, so: , to 1054; new d o., 40s to 100 s ; +nd straw, 30s to 358 per lead. A full average supply, and a sluggish demand. Haden,Morgan, hop mer- BOROUGH HOP MARKET.--A parcel of ripe new Kent hops, grown by Mr. Henham, of East Peckham, reached market yesterday, and sold for six gui ne a s pe r a W nd hit H e idei a brewers, Southamp ton. Mr. J. D. Sto nham, of Beckle y , Sussex, has for warded the first pocke t of ho p s of thi s year's growth from c c h w a t. t sn, to for Messrs. Messrs. Baker,cole this county. It has been purchased by Messrs. Wolton and Co., Hibernia Chambers, Borough, at £5 12s. per cwt. on account of Messrs. Wolton and Co., Norwich. The contest for first delivery was won by Kent by a few hours. Sussex quality superior. TIIE UNITED STATES MAILS. The Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia Steamship Company's screw steamer City of Baltimore sailed from the Mersey, yester day afternoon, for New York, with the United States mails, 112 cabin passengers, and a full cargo of g oo d s . IMPROVEMENT or THE THAMES. —The Conservancy Commissioners of the Thames have issued a notice, to the effect that the work of removing the middle grounds at Blackwall-reach has been commenced. The masters and pilots of all vessels are therefore required t o g i ve as w id e a berth as possible to t he dredging machines, and mas t ers o f s t eam - v essels are required in all cases to reduce the speed whilst passing. Viscount and Viscountess Stratford de Redcliffe are expected in town in a few days from Montreal, the seat of the Earl and Countess Amherst, near Sevenoaks. Lord and Lady Holland are gi v i ng di nners a t Holland House to a select circle yet remaining i n L on d o n. The following have bee n entertained during the past week :-- The Earl and Countess Fortescue, Lord Bro ug h am , L a dy William Russell, Lady Georgiana Grey, Hon. F. Cadogan, Mrs. Lane Fox, Mr. Charles Greville, Dr. Quin, Mr. Fleming, &c, PHIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. YORK RACES.—(This Day.) (By Electric Telegraph.) LOTTERY PLATE. Tiney Fabious 1 2 RAWCLIFFE STAKES. Rainbow Raspberry Joyeuse .. Eight ran. EBOR HANDICAP. 1 .. ... 2 Vedette Tunstall Maid Fisherman The Courier Thirteen ran. Won by half a length; two lengths between the sccond and third. BIENNIAL STAKES. Indifference Phantom Lord of the Manor EBOR ST. LEGER. Hepatica beat Whitewall in a canter. PRINCE OF WALES STAKES. Volcano Six ran. LATEST BETTING. EBOR HANDICAP. 5 to 2 on the Field S to 1 agst Pretty Boy 9to 1 agst any other All Mr. T. Dawson's horses have gone home except Tunstall Maid. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. YORK AUGUST MEETING. SUBSCRIPTION Room, Tuesday Night. The room was well attended. For The Ebor Handicap 5 to 2 was taken about Vedette, and 6i to 1 about Gemma di Vergy ; Bto 1 was offered against any other. For The St. Leger, Toxophilite was in some force, and at one time as little as 7 to 2 was taken about him. WEDNESDAY. TuE ZETLAYD STAKES of 50 sovs, added to a Handicap Sweepstakes of 5 soya each. One mile and a quarter. S subs. Mr. Wentworth's The Cheery Chap, by Chanticleer. 3 yrs, 63t 121 b (Bray) 1 Mr. Eastwood's Proud Preston Peg, 3 yrs, 7st 51b (Cha!loner) 2 Mr. Beesley's Charlotte, 2 yrs, 4st 71b (car 4st 101 b) (A. Edwards) 3 Mr. Alexander's Ruination 5 yrs, Bst 71b....(R. Cotton) 4 The following horses also ran : Mr. J. Thompson's Sans Culotte, 4 yrs, Bst Olb (Aldcroft). Mr. Capel's Welbam, aged, Bst 71b (J. Mann). Mr. C. Peck's Admiral of the White, 4 vrs, Bst (J.Wood). Mr Deacon's Madeline, 3 yrs, 6st (H. Bradley). Betting-2 to 1 agst Proud Preston Peg, 3to 1 agst The Cheery Chap, 6to 1 agst any other. Won by a length ; a length and a half between the second and third; two lengths between the third and fourth; the others were tailed away. Sans Culotte did not pass the post. THE SECOND NORTH OF ENGLAND BIENNIAL STARES of 10 says each, h ft, with 100 added, for three-year-olds; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 21b. Certain penalties and allowances. The second to receive a sum equal to 10 per cent., and the third a sum equal to 5 per cent. on the whole stake. Two miles over the Old Course. 50 subs. Admiral Harcourt's Gildermire, by the Flying Dutch man, Bst ... .(Alderoft) 1 Mr. Bowes's Go-a-head, Bat 21b (Pearl) 2 Mr. Copperthwaite's Julia, Bst 21b (French) 3 Mr. Robinson's Montague, Bst 21b - - Belting-5 to 4on Gildermire ;sto 2 agst Go-a-bead ; 3to 1 agst Julia. Won easily by a neck; bad third; Mon tague did not pass the post. After the race 15 to 1 was offered against Gildermire for the St. Leger. THE CHESTERFIELD HANDICAP of 10 Boys each, with 60 added. Winners extra. One mile. 29 subs. Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Babylon by Belshazzar, dam by Trustee (bred in America), 4 yrs, Gst llb ....(Bray) 1 Capt. Gray's Duneanc, 3 yrs, 6st 1olb Lord Derby's Antiquary, 3 yrs, 6st 91b (Egerton 3 Mr. J. Osborne's Augury, 4 yrs, 7st 101b....(Challoner 4 The following also ran : Barker's Lord Nelson, 4 yrs, 7st (Dales). J. Thompson's Terrific, 3 yrs, 6st 21b (Grimshaw). J. Singleton's Hegira, 4 yrs, 6st llb (Pritchard). C. Peck's Ronconi, 3 yrs, sst 10Ib (carried sst 121 b) (Wood). Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Betting-5 to 2 agst Duneany ;sto 1 each agst Babylon and Augury ; 6to 1 agst any other. Won by a length aid a half ; half a length between the second and third. BURGUNDY STALES of 100 soya each, h ft, for four-year olds ; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 41b. Two miles. 4 subs. Lord Fitzwilliam's Ignoramus by the Flying Dutchman Bst 71b (J. Osborne) walked over (By Electric Telegraph.) YORKSHIRE OAKS. The Argosy 1 Hepatica Tunstall Maid 3 Seven ran ; a fine race with the first three HER MAJESTY'S PLATE. Fisherman . Ignoramus Two ran. CONVIVIAL STAKES. Cavendish Rainbow King-at-Arms Colt by Cotherstone, out of Black Bess Ten ran. The Roman Candle was struck eut of the Ebor Handicap ou Tuesday at 5.55 p.m. SELLING STAKES. Sans Culotte 1 LATEST BETTING. EBOR HANDICAP. 5 to 2 agst. Vedette. 6to 1 Gemma di Vergy. 10 to 1 Borderer. 10 to 1 Cornborongh. 12 to 1 Underhand. 20 to 1 Fisherman. The following are scratched :—Stratbnaver, Perfection, Herne, and Brother to Bird on the Wing. GROUSE STATISTICS. The following is an account of the number of coveys, the average amount of the coveys, the number of barren pairs, and aggregate amount of grouse on a moor in Aberdeen shire, of 30,000 acres in extent, from July 24, 1855, to July 24, 1838, inclusive, the moor being divided into three beats, bnd four brace of good dogs employed on each occa sion to go over the same. FIRST BEAT. 1855, July 24—On the south beat found 35 coveys, averaging 31 young birds; 12 brace of barren birds—total, 211 grouse. 1856, July—Same beat found 19 coveys, averaging young birds, and 25 brace of barren birds—total, 150 grouse. 1857, July.-21 coveys (same beat), averaging 31 young birds; 16 brace of barren birds—total, 146 grouse. 1859, July.-30 coveys (same beat), averaging 5 young birds; 16 brace of barren birds—total, 239 grouse. SECOND BEAT. 1855, July 27.-30 coveys, averaging 4 young birds ; 27 brace of barren birds—total, 234 grouse. 1856, July.-2d beat, 20 coveys, averaging 31 young birds; 27 brace of barren birds—total, 164 grouse. 1857, July-2d beat, 28 coveys, averaging 5 young birds; 22 brace of barren birds—total, 242 grouse. 1858, July.-2d beat, 27 coveys, averaging 6 young birds ; 10 brace of barren birds—total, 233 grouse. THIRD BEAT. 1855, July 31.-18 coveys, averaging 3/ young birds ; 44 brace of barren birds—total, 189 grouse. 1856, July.—Same beat, 15 coveys, averaging 31 young birds; 171 brace of barren birds—total, 108 grouse. 1857, July.—Same beat, 15 coveys, averaging 5 young birds ; 71 brace of barren birds—total, 120 grouse. 1858, July.—Same beat, 43 coveys, averaging 6k young birds; 71 brace of barren birds—total, 379 grouse. From the foregoing account, says the Glasgow Bulletin it will be readily perceived that the present season is the best in every respect since since the year 1854 on the moor alluded to, there being more coveys, the number of young birds being greater, and pairs of barren birds fewer. We should be but too happy to learn that every large moor could send in a return of an equally favourable nature ; and although we do net expect that this can be done, still we believe that where moors have been properly treated and carefully preserved that there will he a fair amount of sport during the ensuing season ; and, if moderation be the order of the day rather than " large bags," a very large number of moors, if no disease reappear, will have a good chance of recovering their former excellence. The laird and the sportsman have each of them, in consequence of this good breeding season, a favourable opportunity of con sulting their future sport and interests, and we hope they will not neglect it. THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Aug. 19.—Wind this day at noon, W.S.W.; light breeze and fine. FALOUTU, Aug. 18.—Arrived—Matriona, from Porto M Rico. ABERDEEN, Aug. 17.—Wind S. —A rr ived —Eldon Castle, from Kooria Mooria. CHATHAM, Aug. 18.—Wind S.—Arrived —Nymph, from Sierra Leone. S OUT H A MPTON, Aug. 18.—Sailed—Borussia (s), for New York. BRISTOL, Aug. 18.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrived—Melina, from Demerara. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Wind nearly calm. Arrived—Alliance and North Star, steamers, from Havre. Sailed—L'Etoile, and Georges, for Carentan ; Havre, steamer, for Havre. LIVERPOOL, Thursday Morning. Wind S.E.; fog. Arrived, Aug. 18—William Wilheelee, from New Or leans. Sailed, Aug. 18—City of Baltimore, screw steamer, for New York. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAM.) GRAVESEND, Thursd Wind S.W.; tide first hour's; fresh and fine.ay Morning DEAL : Thursday Morning Wind S.W., moderate, THE NAVY Her Majesty's ship CtEsar, 91, Capt. Frederick, arrived in Portland harbour on Sunday alteraoon, and left for the westward on the following evening. Notwithstanding very heavy rain at Devonport on Tues day the Lords of the Admiralty managed to get through a considerable portion of their official duties. The weather detained them on board the Diadem until half-past 11, when Ley pro a to inspect the ships under repair at Keyham steam-yard, and the imputaut works now in progress there. In Dock No. 1 is the steamship Himalaya, fitting for the conveyance of troops • this vessel was about two years since taken into the same dock, her rudder was then obliged to be put hard over, and it touched the bilge of the caisson placed in the outer stop, and when the vessel was grounded the front of her stem was only three - quarters of an inch from the rock at the fore part of the dock. The dock has since been lengthened, and will now allow a vessel about 14 feet 6 inches longer than the Himalaya to be docked—viz., 365 feet 6 inches, just about the load line. The Himalaya is to be undocked in the course of the week to receive her boilers, and the Orlando, h av i ng her boilers in place, will he taken halo the same d o ck i n order to remove her launching gear and to c,pper her bottom, &c. When ready for undi,cking she will he replaced br the Himalaya, to have her propeller shipped, which cannot be done otherwise, as she has no well communicating with the upper deck. Tire Himalaya is being fitted for the rec- ption of 1,200 hoops, me-s accommodatian for 850 of whom will be on the main deck, and 350 on the lower deck. A separate berth for 40 women is fitting en the lower deck forward. Instead of the military hospital being below, it is now pre pared on the main deck forward, in a better ventilated posi tion on the starboard side. The navy hospital is opposite. Her engines are undergoing a thorough repair. While lying at Calcutta some large native rats went on board, and iner,asing on the passage swarmed the ship on arrival. They infested the wood casings round the iron beams, cut through the soil-pipes of the water closets, and stole the officers' light clothing from their dressing tables. The stench from these vermin is almost insupportable in some parts of the ship, and measures are to be attempted for their external nation. In Dock No. 2, is the Turkish ship of the line Fethia, re ceiving machinery and fitting for a screw. The foremost sternpost of this ship has been found very rotten and must be shifted, also many of the after timbers. These defects will keep her much longer at Keyham than was at first considered necessary. In Dock No. 3, or the Queen's dock, is the steam frigate Encounter, 14, receiving a large repair, preparatory to her joining the second-class steam reserve. In the South Basin are the paddle-wheel steam sloop Virago, 6, Commander Dunn, and screw steamship Hawke, 60, Captain James Willcox, making good defects; screw steamship Doris, 3d, complete; screw steam sloop Brisk, 16, complete; and the steam sloop Geyser, 6, waiting to be repaired. In the North Basin is the new screw steam frigate Or lando, 50 (recently launched at Pembroke), under large crane, taking in her eight large boilers, and other machinery suitable for her engines of 1,000 horse power. Much less, comparatively, has been done to Keyham works during the current year, in consequence of the re duction by the present Ministry of the amount of the pro posed grant for extending the new works as originally in tended. Excepting the north-western portion of the great storehouse now in hand the whole of the great quadrangle and adjoining buildings is nearly seven acres in extent. The quadrangle with the fitting and erecting shop, large boiler shop, the various blacksrniths'shops in the quadrangle, large foundry, storehouses, &c., are now occupied by the workmen under the chief engineer, Mr. Trickett, and his staff ; and, from the splendid collection of new machinery, constructed by the first manufacturers in the world, Key ham may in a few years be superior to any similar esta blishment at home or abroad. In consequence of the abandonment of the committee's vote of £20,000 the connexion of the Keyham works with the Cornwall Railway is for the present suspended, as well as the extension of the yard northward. A short specimen line of light rails, with a 7-foot gauge, has been laid along the east wall of the north basin to the boiler shop, and has proved highly beneficial for the transmission of Huge steam boilers, some of which weigh 3 0 to 35 tons. On tire river front of the old powder works borings, varying from 5 feet to 70 feet deep, have been taken, with a view to the extension of the north basin (yet in an unfinished state), and of pro ceeding with the works northward. The north basin is now only 500 feet long; when extended it will be 1,060 feet, or thereabouts, and will include a long dock of 500 or 600 feet, with suitable entrances. On the south of Keyham-yard Moon Cove is to be im proved by deepening the water, so as to enable merchant vessels to discharge coal or other merchandise into the Government vaults at the mouth of the Keyham-tunnel. On this inspection Sir John Packington was accompanied by a full Board. They inquired into every detail, and ex pressed their unqualified admiration of the works and machinery completed and in progress. Their lordships gave an hour's interview in the Superintendent's office, and granted the men the usual half holiday. The guardship in ordinary, the Royal William, 120, Captain Woodward J. Williams, was then visited, and the men of the ordinary mustered. After spending half an hour on board the Dia dem, Sir John Pakington proceeded, at 4 o'clock, to the flagship Impregnable, 104, Captain William H. Stewart. His lordship, who was accompanied by Admiral Milne and Mr. Corrie, was received with a salute of 19 guns and yards manned. The ship's company was first mustered, the ship was then inspected, and the naval apprentices exercised at general, quarters. Their discipline excited the admiration of their noble visitors, especially Captain Jerningham, of the g unnery ship Cambridge. While on board the flagship Mr. Riddle's new " cone" code of signals was exhibited. Their lordships dined on Tuesday with Major-General Eden on Mount Wise. Before leaving the port of Plymouth it is their intention to inspect the Great Western Commercial Docks, which were examined above four years since by the Board if Admiralty, who considered that as a coaling depot they would become a valuable adjunct to the other Government establishments, to which they are contiguous. The screw steamship Royal Albert, 121, Captain the Hon. Francis Egerton, will be put out of commission in Devonport to-morrow. The steam frigate Terrible, Capt. Frederick 11. H. Glasse, C. 8., &c., and the steam-frigate Valorous, Capt. William C. Aldam, arrived at the Nore at 6.30 p.m. on Tuesday—the former having the Queen, 116, in tow, from Plymouth; the latter in attendance in case of need. Yesterday, at 8 a.m., both frigates lashed alongside the Queen, and brought her into harbour, where she remains moore The Locust steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander John B. Field, has arrived at Sheerness with volunteers from the Northern ports. The Locust will be refitted and leave again for the protection of the fisheries on the east coast of Eng land and of Scotland. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty : Lieutenant Edward White, to the Victor Emmanuel; Lieutenant E. A. luchraft to the Hawke, vice White; F. L. Kelly, master, to the Hannibal, for service in the Falcon; Samuel W. Brown, second master, to the Oberon; J. T. C. Webb, second master, to the Hannibal ; and George Pat terson, second master, to the Orion. THE ARMY. Yesterday Major-General Peel, the Secretary of State for War, accompanied by Sir H. Storks and by Colonel W. F. Forster, K.H., the Deputy Adjutaxt- General, resumed his inspection of the troops at Chatham, and the barracks, hospitals, and other military establishments at that garrison. At 10 o'clock the whole of the recruits belonging to the three battalions of infantry, consisting of the depots of the 7th Fusiliers, 9th, 10th, 19th, 20th, 23d Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 24 th, 29th, 3.211 Light Infantry, 35th, 43d Light Infantry, 52d Light Infan try, 53d, Gist, 74 h, 81st, 84th, and 04th Regiments ,were drawn up on the parade ground at Chatham-barracks, under the command of their respective commanding officers, when Gen. Peel made a minute inspection of the men, passing up and down the ranks of each depot. The General also visited the extensive barracks which are occupied by the East India Company's depots, and inspected the ablution-rooms, bake houses, cooking-houses, libraries, schoocroorns, &e., and d or int.,: his inspection made frequent inquiries of the troops whether their kits were good, receiving, without a single exception, an answer in the affirmative. Gen. Peel, who was accompanied by Col. Eyre, the commandant of the gar rison, during his tour of inspection, th n visited the mili tary hospitals, and afterwards proceeded to Fort Pitt, where he was received by Dr. J. R. Taylor, C. 8., the principal medical officer, who, with the medical staff at the hospital, conducted him over that extensive establishment, where lie remained some time. On quitting Fort Pitt Gen. Peel pro ceeded to the military prison at Fort Clarence, over which he was shown by Capt. Manners, the governor, the inspec tion of the several departments belonging to the prison oc cupying him until late in the afternoon. Yesterday tenders were received at the East India-house for the conveyance of nearly 3,000 additional reinforements to India, the War authorities having decided on despatching that number of cavalry and infantry troops to India imme diately. The reinforcements are to be apportioned to the three presidencies as follows—viz., 1,350 men for Calcutta, to embark at Gravesend on the 2d mud 3d of September; 470 to Bombay, to embark on the Ist of September ; 240 to Ma dras, to embark on the 7th of September; and 190 to Kurra chee, to embark on the Ist of September. The last trial for the purpose of testing the superiority of the Lancaster rifle musket over the Enfield rifle, in prac tised hands. took place at Chatham a few da y s since, when a number of non-commissioned officers belonging to the Royal Engineers were selected to try their skill against an equal number of non-commissionedofficers.selecte f t dfrom he 3d battalion of the Line, the Royal Engineers, as be ore, using the Lancaster rifle, and the Infantry non-commis sioned officers the Enfield rifle. Tie experiments took place under the direction of Capt. G. R. Lempriere, the instructor a num of musketry to the Royal Eng ineers Each man was lied with be 2 r o f officers rounds of being present. supplied ball cartridge, the targets being fixed at distances varying from 350 to fide yards. After a few rounds had been fired it was soon evident that the palm of superiority would be again awarded to the Lancaster rifle, in the hands of the non-commissioned officers of the Royal Engineers, whose practice was excellent, ball after ball being sent into the target at six hundred yards distance. At the close of the trial it was found that out of 20 rounds the average number of " points" made by the Royal Engi neers was 15.88, the non-commissioned officers of the Line only averaging 8.00. The finest practice of the day w as that by Sergeant Cann, R.E., who ma d e the ' un precedented number of 23 " points." The result of the ex periments is that out of three trials the average number of tt points" made by the Royal Engineers was 15 . 88, and that by the troops of the Line, w ith the Enfield rifle, only 12.62. Major-General Sir William Fenwick Williams, K.C.8., M.l'., Commandant of Woolwich garrison, having been granted 14 days' leave of absence to proceed to the Conti nent, has solicited a u extension of leave of absence,for the purpose of visiting N ova Scotia, the place ofhis birth, which the Commander-in-Chief has been pleased to sanction. On his arrival in Nova Scotia it is the intention of the proprie tors of the Acadian Iron Compan y there to present the gal lant General with an exqu i s i tely w rought sword, manufac tured from die produce of the mines of their colony, the scheme having been projected and prepared soon after the sufferings of the hero and his companions and the evacuation of Kars had become known to them in that distant country. Staff-Sergeant Collins, for many years drum-major to the Royal Artillery Regiment at head-quarters, Woolwich, has been permitted to retire from the service on a pension of 2s. 6d. per day, having been 24 years as non-commissioned officer and private in that corps. On receiving his discharge from the Royal Artillery be will take up the duties of Band master in the Royal Antrim Rifles, in command of Colonel the Marquis of Donegal!, G.C.H. In addition to his retir ing pension of 2s. Gd. per day he will receive 1150 per annum by virtue of his new appointment. The committee appointed to conduct the affairs of the late Mr. Francis Pellatt, principal military storekeeper of Wool wich Arsenal, have received a reply from the Lords Com missioners of the Treasury, stating their regret that they have no funds at their disposal to meet the request of the committee, soliciting a pension for the widow of the de ceased, the salary having been paid up to the day of his death, beyond which there is no legal or established claim. Lieut.-Colonel Maude and the head-quarters staff of the Royal Horse Artillery, with the mounted portion of the A and K troops, in command of Brevet-Major Le Mesurier Tupper and Brevet-Major Arbuthnot, marched into Wool wich on Tuesday evening, anti took up theirfor - ler quarters in the west range of the Royal Artillery barracks. INSTITUE. Mr. Moffatt addressed his constituents at Ashburton oa Friday, giving a general review of the topics of the day. He referred in the opening to the commercial panic of last au tumn, the events in India, and the meeting of Parliament in December, 1837, and proceeded to the great measure of last session—the India bill. The hon. gentleman said— " Immediately after Parliament met a bill was brought in for the better government of India. That bill embraced one main principle—the dissolvieg of the double government. The session opened with a prospect that the India bill was to be the great battle-field of conflict between the Tory and Liberal parties; but here, again, we may see how uncertain are all political calculations. Notice was given that that bill would be opposed, the ground of opposition being that it was inexpedient in the present state of affair= in India to legislate for that country, and therefore delay was desirable. Mr. Baring, a very eminent person in commerce, and one held in high estimatio❑ in the House of Commons, led the attack. It was su,taired by almost ece y member of the present Government, except one. That one gentleman—l mention it to his credit—was Lord Stanley. ( Hear.) Every one of the leaders of the then Opposition— the present Ministers—were adverse to the bill. Mr. Disraeli, seeing probably the mantle of the Chancellor of the Ex chequer 'looming in the distance'—(laughter) — declared that the House of Commons did not view the matter rightly —they had lost sight of the financial part of the question•-- (laughter) ;—now there was a deficiency of L 2,000,000, next year it might be doubled, and the third quad rupled. He further said it would not be a question simply of losing India, but also of ruining England, unless some fundamental change was made in the local government of that country. Another member of the present Cabinet de clared the bill to be audacious, ill conceived, and entirely unnecessary ; but when we came to a division on the 18th of February the bill passed by a majority of 140 members out of a house of 480 members. That was considered as almost settling the question of the political hostilities of the session. But while this subject of India was being discussed, another event was occurring in a neighbouring country which excited the greatest interest there and here. It was no less than an organised plan for the assassi nation of the Emperor of the French. A despatch was ad dressed to our Government by the Minister of the French Emperor, urging it to repress the preaching of assassi nation by political refugees. It was laid before the House of Commons, and a bill was framed with the title of The Conspiracy to Murder Bill,' and this despatch was practi catty the preamble of that bill. (Hear, hear.) Now I, for one, as a member of Parliament, decline to pass any bill at the dictation of the Emperor of the French, or any other foreign potentate. (Cheers.) The bill was brought in simultaneously with the despatch. There was a slight op position made; and having read the despatch, I voted against the introduction of the bill. (Cheers.) When the bill came to the second reading—the night after the triumph on the India Bill—the bill was thrown out, not because it was a particularly offensive bill, but simply because it was a bill in troduced at the dictation of the Court of France. (Cheers.) I felt—and many with whom I acted felt—after the triumphs of this country over Napoleon 1., that we who had struck the lion down need not pay homage to the wolf.' (Cheers.) Gentlemen, I rejoice to tell you that that bill was thrown out, and I further rejoice to you that we ' have heard no more of the bill and its preamble. (Cheers.) We have received no more such despatches from Count Walewski—and the best answer that we could give to the gentleman who occupies the throne of the Tuileries was that the bill was thrown out. (Applause.) The further conse- quence was the resignation of Ministers. It was kaown from the circumstances under which that Mini,try was called to office and the general pledge of support it had received that it would be exceedingly difficult to form another Ministry, but the Tories cheerfully took the task in hand. Lord Derby, whose political courage no one can doubt—and notwithstand ing all the prognostications and prophecies to the contrary —did form a Government, and, after some delay had occurred in proceeding to business, commenced the un dertaking of conducting the af f airs of the country, and has worked his way through the business of the session with, I must confess, a measure of success. (Hear.) It is neces sary that I should dwell somewhat on the earlier period of the session, because I was returned by you as a supporter of Lord Palmerston, and I have now came before you to ask yeu whether I have done right, acting on my own re sponsibility as your representative, in not endorsing that bill of Lard Palmerston's. (Cheers.) Amid all the prophecies that Lord Derby's Administration would not last more than a few weeks a slight event occurred sshich seemed likely to fulfil these prophecies. The gentlemen with whom I have acted were not reluctant to come back to office, nor was I unwilling that they should return ; but I confess that my business in the House of Commons is not to give indiscriminate support to any sec- tion in order that they may get into office, but rather to support those measures—no matter by whom they are brought forward—which are for the benefit of the country at large— (cheers)—and consequently you must not expect, if the men with whom I have differed throughout the whole of my poli tical life are in office and are carrying out sound measures, that I should lift up my voice against them. (Applause.) I say nothing for their political consistency—(laugbter)— I am not here to endorse the whole of their proceed ings, or to be sponsor for them—(hear, hear)—but we will see what they they have done." The hon. member then gave a succinct history of the proceedings in con nection with the new India Bill, and explained certain of his own motions in committee en the bill. He denounced the bill (No. 3) as merely " Lord Palmerston's measure with a job superadded." That job was the great objection to the bill. The hon. member next expressed his gratification at the passing of the Jew Bill, denouncing the conduct of the Lords as most undignified. After adverting to the ques tions of the abolition of the church rates, the property quali fication, and the county franchise (on all of which the hon. member takes the Liberal side), the hon. gentleman pro- Retied : " Upon the question of the finances of the country I have not the gift of speech of Mr. Disraeli, nor do I approve that gentleman's new way of paying old debts by reducing taxation and avoiding payments. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) I am not pre pared to tell you that I viewed the late financial state ment with satisfaction. (Hear, hear.) We were under contract to pay a large portion of Government debt ; but we have now made arrangements to postpone those pay ments; and the Minister who made that proposition also did the popular thing of reducing the income tax. Our finances, therefore, are left in a barren state. (Hear, hear.) With respect to the expenditure of the country I have nothing very satisfactory to report to yos. It is heavy— very heavy—(hear, hear)—and will be exceedingly bur densome whenever a time of pressure shall come. It is not so much felt when bread is cheap, and all the staple articles of food are to be obtained on easy terms ; but still the taxation of the country is, doubt less, exceedingly heavy. (Hear, hear.) As your repre sentative, I have not been prepared to advocate any large or sweeping reduction either in the expenditure of the army or navy. When the present Ministers came into office they paid their predecessors the compliment of expressing their surprise at the efficiency of our military force. No one will deny that our navy ought also to be in an equal state of efficiency, and I can only say I hope it is so. (Hear, hear.) Thus we have gone through the session—a varied session, and a session marked by minor incidents." After ridiculing the rhapsody of Mr. Disraeli at Slough, and re ferring to the " intentions" of the present .Ministry, the hon. member declared his own opinions on reform. He said —" I may say that I am for the extension of the franchise, and shall support a measure of that kind from whatever point of the political compass it may come. (Cheers.) I am quite sure that the franchise may be extended, and safely and hcnefically extended in this country. lam quite willing— aye, I am desirous, that we should make our constituencies larger than they are at present; and I think these points ought to have the attention of any Government in broaching this great and difficult question. I believe, also, that 'arge bodies of men at present unrepresented ought to be repre sented—(cheers)—and that small bodies having two repre sentatives ought to be well content with one, and perhaps amalgamated with some other constituency for that one. (Cheers.) I should be glad to see an equalisation, to a mode rate extent, of the constituencies of the country—(hear, hear) —but I tell you unreservedly that I am not prepared to vote for a measure that shall make the franchise of no avail by bring ing it down to manhood sulfrage—(hear, hear)—or that shall cut the country as it were into parallelograms and squares, in order to send members to Parliament. This country has maintained its character of representation simply by the varied elements sent to Parliament. Century after century it has sent them there, unbought, unpaid, and at a great sacrifice to themselves of time and health, in order that they might have the high honour and privilege of serving their country. (Hear, hear.) That is a high honour and privilege, and it has been maintained in that almost sacred state by the mixture of the various elements you send there. (Hear.) You send a given number from large constituencies representing abstract popular opinions ; you send some from the counties repre senting the agricultural interest; and you send others from the less important towns representing the opinion of the middle classes. (Hear.) lam willing that small boroughs should be made larger, although, perhaps, if you watch not only the present Parliament, but any Parliament, you will see where the really independent body of men come from. It has been. from small independent boroughs which would not be overridden by great landowners—(cheers)--end the consraueneies of which have exercised their own freedom in the choice of their own representatives. (Cheers.) I assure von that there is not a more free body to act in this country than those who represent small independent boroughs, wh er e e nowo havef my Lord scarcely to apologiseot h n i e s or w word ro i d r r sh a oa n mv r i a enb n go i d s (yi not etealisn r e e e. t d u r (y n co e iti el l e e a s (r t : the .l)on dictation gl h rklv more to say." That one word more related to foreign politics, after a brief allusion to which, Mr. Moffatt sat down. A vote of confidence in the hon. member was then moves and 9rried by acclamation. 111 R. M 0 FFA T