The Sun. — London, England, 1869-05-17 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. The Stock Exchange was closed to-day. The demand, however, for money has been mo derately active at 4i per cent. The corn market has been dull at last Monday's currencies. There were no gold operations at the Bank on Saturday. The Republic of Ecuador seems now about to join the dishonest fraternity of which Mexico and Venezuela stand at the bead. The President of that State intimates that, in order to meet the ex penses consequent upon indulgence in perpetual borne conflicts, he finds it expedient to rob the foreign bondholders of the slight payments hitherto guaranteed to them by a lien on the customs. At the same time he informs them that a contract for debt ceases to be binding when there is a impossi bility of fulfiling it, the debtor himself being the party by whom the question of possibility is to be decided. Considering that the Custom dues are actually collected by the Government, and that the bondholders claim only 23 per cent. of the amount thus tangibly obtained, it might be hard, if it were not for the President's dictum, to understand in this case how there can be any difficulty. Th e President points out as an additional reason for default the " onerous" conditions of the stipula tions enjoyed by the bondholders. These stipula tions were made 14 years ago, and practically con sist of an engagement to accept one per cent. per annum for bonds which were issued to carry 6 per cent.—even this poor composition of 1 per cent. baying been allowed to some extent to fall into arrear. A meeting of bondholders is to be called after the next mail, and whatever course may be adopted, it is to be h ope d t h e committee will ab staine from addressing the Government with fine phrases about confidence in its honour, and simply confine themselves to such communications as may be absolutely necessary. The class of offenders among whom they have fallen would simply derive additional zest from hypocrisy on the part of their victims. The Neva sailed to-day with £40,800 in silver, and £lOO in gold for the West Indies. A further amount of silver is expected to be shipped. Messrs. Harrison and Fripp, oil and seed brokers, of Leadenhall-street, have stopped payment, in consequence of losses in oil and tallow, but chiefly in the former article. Their liabilities, however, do not exceed about £B,OOO, and a dividend of 10s. in the pound appears to be expected. With refe rence to the recent heavy speculations in tallow, it is rumoured that the losses of one well-known ope rator reach something like £30,000. The failure is also announced of Messrs. G. Eil beck and Co., warehousemen, of Milk-street, with liabilities computed at £15,000, of which a con siderable portion is due to Manchester houses. A favourable liquidation is looked for. The committee of Venezula bondholders have ad dressed, through Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co., a memorial to the Government of Venezuela, re questing the payment on account, or deposit with third parties, of the 10 per cent. of customs as signed to the British debt, pending the proposed arrangement. Thereupon the Government of Venezula have given an answer to the effect that they have seen with satisfaction that the committee do them justice by acknowledging their honest intentions ; that it will be gratifying to them to welcome the commissioner announced, charged with instructions to settle definitely the claims ; that they regret that the law does not enable them to pay on account or deposit the 10 per cent. pending an arrangement ; but in order to give an earnest of their rectitude and good faith they have given express orders to the collectors of customs to remit the 10 per cent. to the capital, to be deposited with the Board of Public Credit, until an arrangement shall have been entered into. The commissioner alluded to, it is stated, is likely to leave England for Venezuela in the month of July next. Advises from Paris announce the issue of the Honduras supplementary loan for £2,000,000, the proceeds of which are to be employed under trus tees in completing the Inter-Oceanic Railway con tracted for by Messrs. Waring Brothers and APCandlish from sea to sea. The loan is issued in 207,509 obligations of 300 f. (.£l2), at the price of 225 f. (en bearing 20f. (165.) interest, and to be redeemed at par within 17 years by half-) early drawiE„. The subscription-list will be opon in all the ; Pr.ncipal cities of the Continent from the 19th to the 25th inst. A syndicate of foreign bankers has taken absolutely 62,000 out of the 207,509 obligationss and thus far the success of the opera tion is insured. According to a statement of Messrs. Richard Symonds and Son there seems likely to be a con siderable increase in the manufacture of imitation "champagnes," " sparkling hocks," and " sparkling moselles." From a circular issued by some Belgian chemists it appears that they have patented a ma chine for the manufacture of such imitations. The produce can, it is stated, be sold at a franc a bottle, or less than 10s. per dozen, and yield a profit of more than £3O upon 1,000 bottles. with the addi tional advantage that the " residuum " can be " I nstantaneously made into vinegar." A list is given of 93 houses to whom, among others, the right to use the patent has been conceded, and as this list is described as the third, probably the con cession has also been extensively made in Germany and elsewhere. No doubt, considerable quantities of these imitation wines will find their way from France and Germany to this country, and be sold as the genuine products of Champagne, the Rhine, and the Moselle. NRITISU FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. SATURDAY. --- 3 UO VERNMENT FUNDS. - - - Per Cent. Console Ditto for Account, 8 per Cent. Reduced 9l} New ew 3 per Ce n t Do, 521 per Cent. Ja n . 1894 per Cen J an. 187 3 Annuities, 80 yrs, expire bth Jan., 1880 — Do. for 30 yre, expire sth April 1885 ll 15-16 Do (Red Sea Televaph), Aug., 1908 — Exelicquzr Bills, £l,OOO, 21 21 per Ct — Do £6OO Do. £lOO Je £2OO lO dis Bank of England Stock, 41 per Cent D. opening Canada 4 per Cont. Bonds Inter-Colonial Uninium INDIAN (10VERNDIENT SECURITIES India Mock, 101 per Cent., April 18 74 — Do. Opening, for Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enlaced Pape. 4 per C5nt....... —. Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 51 per Cent. May 1879 Da $ pet Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 — Do do 1877 — Do. do. 1882 — D.. Deb., 6 per Cent., Aug. 1878 Do. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £1,00 0 Do. under £l.OOO Argentl ir n O e ß ß E ep l u G b i lic F , 8 17 p N er i) C a — 7 oatOLOSING 7 TES. Do., Scrip 445 p a id D luttrian Bonds 6 per cent .. — o. Brazilian 5 per Cent 18 59 _ Co. q per Cent. 1852 Do. do. 1858.... Do. de. 186 ) — 1)o. do., 1863 — Do. 6 per Cent., 1865 Ijo Account 79 81 it :'enos Ayres 6 per Cent. _, u 2 per Ceut. (D e f erre d 3 per C ent ) ctoia, 6 per Cent. U..iiian 6 per Cent — Do. g per Cent - - Do. 3 ps): Cent., 1 0. 6 per ce , it. 1867 — Lc). 7 per Cent 1866 - 0 lornbian, 6 per Cent. Danish, 3 per C en t., 1825 Dan. Lian Principalities, 7 ler Cent 76 Do 8 per Ceut., 18::7 — Equalor New Consolidated, 1 per Cent. Ecyptiee, 7 per Cent.... — Du Sticoad issue - Do. £10) Bonds ••••• Du. 1864 Do. Account Do. £5OO Bonds D o. £loc Bonds B6} 7 English Scrip,:l868 d frib pd — die Government Railway Debentures Greet 5 per Cent., 1.824 5, ex Coups. — Do. Accou nt De. Coupons Do. A • • Account '3.tatemala 5 per Cent .. 7O Honduras Gov Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., all pd 82i tt..iian 5 pet Cert., 1865 o. Account Do bltrominana Railway — , texicai... 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Do. 1864 Do g per Cont. Anglo-French lontevidean 6 per Cent. — •• dc'rish imperial 5 per Cent !iew Granola Do 3 per Con 37 Do. Deferred Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account .. 761 7 Do 41 per Cont. (U i :' barron ) ••• Do 41 per C un t.. 1862 -. — Do Account Po-taguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7, '9,'60,'2,'b 34i Do. do. 1 867 — Do. do. Scrip,.. .£2O paid — Russian 5 eor Cent. 182 z, £ St Do 41 per C en t . 1850 ' Do 41 per Cent, 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Du 5 por Cent., 1862 Do do, Scrir — P l - Do. Anglo‘Dutcb, 1861, .£lOO Bonds., 89 Do. do. Do., 1866, £l OO B on d s 881 Do. d o £B4 15s. do — £B4 15s. do — Do Nicolas Railway — Sar boleti 6 por Cent — Spanish 3 per Con Do. Aetv,unt ... Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Deferrou Do. Account Do. Passive — Do. Cum. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do. Account. Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan — Do Government, 1864 Du do, 1868 Turkish 6 pi:r Cent. ....,.. Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account Do ££loo Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Do XIOC Bonds 67i Do 5 per Cent. 1865 — Do Account Do 6 per Cont., 1863 65 I Du 4 per Cent., Guaranteed Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) Venezuela 3 per Cent. — Do. Account Do 6 per Cont. 1862 Do 6 per Cent . Dividends on the above payable in Lositot. Attains," o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 4} per cent., Lx. 25f. DuiCh 2} fee. Cont. Ex. 12 Guil., Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... . Do. Account French Rentes, 3 per Cont.. Ex. 25f. — I Whit, 5 per Cent. 1851, Ex. 25f. Do Account 56 CLOSING PRICES. Oonsols, Money 521 I- Do. Account, June 1 921 1 LATEST INTELL LGENCE (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) AMERICA. SOUTHAMPTON, May 17. The North German Lloyd steamer Donau, from New York, arrived here this morning. She brings 264 passengers for this port, Havre and Bremen, 39 sacks of mails for London, and $1,200 in specie and a large cargo for Bremen. On the 13th the Donau spoke the English barques Salicia, bound east ; Sarah Douglas, bound for Liverpool ; the ship Lady Milton, bound west ; and the North German barque Anne, bound east. whora n ation tirast' :ertain o f the o f the awed )1d no e , of 0 to naning in d on Vet g ot it she hter ill land' or 0 ricb , for the e their , eg for i n the ed 1)1 ipP- adisc v d au e poi ,er, i" use e ll ; 3t sA" Ca re ; 030 11 ' I tb °9 ,!, i thei r ~ 11°. ! ae P " ; atl.' ~ tile legal been t• ° 1113f°r. t o ac ed to 65)'m SPAIN. MADRID, May 15. To-day being the feast of Saint Patronella awl a holiday, the Exchange was closed and the Cortes did not sit. Notwithstanding the contrary assertions of the newspapers, the regency question has not yet been definitely settled, but its realisation is considered probable. lIE BRAZ [LS. RIO DE JAIMIRO, April 23. A supplementary credit to the amount of 6,300 contos of rein has been opened for the Ministry of Maine. The Commander-in-Chief, Count d'Eu, joined ,he forces on the Bth. News from Paraguay to the 10th inst announces that the army had left for the interior. The first division was despatched on the sth and the second on the Bth. An expeditionary force of 2,000 Brazilians dis embarked at Rosario, to the north of Assumption, and surprised the garrison, who were all either killed or taken prisoners. PLYMOUTH, May 17. The Orient, from Melbourne, arrived off here this morning, and lanied eight passengers. FRANCE. Bo URSE, May 15.—Three o'clock—The market closed as follows :- 4i t per Cent. End of month... Ital'an Fives 56 95 3 per Cent End of month 7l 67j Mexican Loan ... 25 Credit Mobilier End of month... 255 Spanish Threes Credit Foncier ...1635 Home Debt — End of month... Deferred — RAILWAYS. Cash. Orleans Northern ••• lO7O Lyons and Mediterranean Southern.... EIlf Western Eastern • • — Sardinian Austrian 725 Lombard 467} North of Spain Saragossa • 72 Roman 54 (WEIL!? IC PERFORMANCE A grand concert and operatic performance was given by a very distinguished party of ladies and gentlemen, forming the Winslow Corps of Ama teurs, at the Town-hall, Buckingham, on Tuesday, which, owing to its extreme excellence, deserves a record amongst the musical events of the present season. The first part of the entertainment was the concert, and the local journals speak in the highest terms of the singing of Mr and Mrs. C. G. Boisragon, Mrs. C. F. Varley, and Mr. M. S. Lowndea. Mr. Boisragon is specially singled out for his admirable rendering of Ros sini's celebrated buffo aria, " Largo al Fac totum," which, it is said, was given with a spirit and effect rarely equalled. Mrs. Varley and Mrs. Boisragon also took high honours for the purity and finish with which they gave the beautiful duet, "1 know a bank," and Mr. S. Lowndes sang Dib den'a celebrated song, " Tom Bowling," with the utmost taste and feeling. We cannot devote con siderable space to the proceedings, but we must find room to mention the spirit with which the favourite operetta "No Song no Sup per" was performed. Mr. Morecraft's Urop was, capitally done, and so was the part of Endless, by Mr. Midgeley. Robin and Dorothy were repre sented by Mr. and Mrs. Boisragon, and, in addition to the vivacity they each i n f used into their respec tive parts, sang a new duet, composed by Mrs. Boisragon, entitled " Man's best without a wife," wbish was introduced into the operetta, and called forth the most enthusiastic applause. Apart from the evening's performance the duet deserves the highest commendation as a musical composition, and such is the excellence of it that it will most certainly find its way to the metropolis, where it will be sure to elicit as much applause as it did wh en i ts talented composer and her huaband sang it for the first time at the Town-hall, Buckingham. FURTHER EXAMINATION OF TIIE DIRECTORS OF THE ENGLISH JOINT- STOCK BANK THIS DAY —At the Mansion-house, Mr. Samuel Groenway Finney, the ma nager of the Englah Joint-stock Bank, Mr. James Abbiss, Mr. Thomas Bradshaw, and Mr. E. E. Mangles, were fur •ther examined before the Lord Mayor, but, after some further evidence, it was again adjourned. Si% beautiful cars, built by Wason, ventilated by Carroll, and furnished with Page's patent spring-back seats, left Springfield on Monday, April 26, via the Bos ton and Albany Railroad, en route for the Central Pacific) road. This is the first instalment of the 52 specified in the contract. They are palaces to look at and ride in, but cost $5,000 each. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 17, 1869. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. _ CI - oiling - Business Share NAME. Paid. Price. done 10 Agra Limited, A all 104 104 11 Do B lO 21 .4 DO Albion 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo-Austrian 2 0 Anglo-Egyptian, lim all 191 201 2)1 i 20 Anglo-Hungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 51 41 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 11 12 20 Do issued at 2 pm....., 5 5 4 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lint 26 Bank of South Australia all 30 32 30 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 87 30 10 Bank of New Zealand all 151 181 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, ,nd China all 18 19 25 Chartered Mere. of India, London, and China all 301 31 20 City lO 111 121 100 Colonial 25 38 40 10 Consolidated, lim. 50 Delhi and London, lim 50 East London, lim 5 ..2 1 20 English and American, lim 10 ... ..• 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro, lim lO pr 1p 20 English, ......cottish, and Aust. tralian Chartered ; all 161 171 28i Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all 36 88 281 Do new Bl 'lf 24 100 Imperial, lim 2O 16 17 20 Imperial Ottoman lO 2 21 121 55 lonian all 24 '26 25 Do new 5 1,1 4P 20 Lnd Mortgage of India, lim 4 ii 31 4 100 Du 3p. e.Deba.lB64, 80 all 76 73 7S 30 London 13.inki of Mexico and South America, lint 20 61 51 100 London and Brazilian, lint. 45 30 27 20 Do . new 71 hi 41 100 London &River Plate, lim. 40 9 IL 491 1 25 Do now 10 21 21p 121 1 20 London Chart. of Australia all 244 2b 20 London and County 2O 50 51 505 30 Do new. iss at 20 p.m 16 pd ll ... ••• London Joint Stock 1 315 34 4 London and South African al 81 55 00 London & S. - Western, lim, 20 13 It 150 London 2 Venezuela, lim l2l ... ••• 100 London and Westminster 2O 611 623 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm 2O 100 Merchant, lint 25 51 45 191 10 Metropolitan, lim all 74 74 100 Midland, 1im..,. 2O 11 1 5 National of Australia 25 National of Li verpool, lim l5 Id 1p 100 National Provine. of Eng'd 42 ... ... 10 Do ... • 50 National„ DI ... • • 20 New South Wales all 41 43 20 North-Western 24 Oriental Bank Corporation all 424 431 411 50 Prov inc. Bank. Corpo., lien. 10 6 5 00 Provincial of Ireland 25 88 90 10 Do new: all ... ... 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lim 25 14 1 t 100 Do issued at 6pm I() 8 6 25 Union of Australia all 47 48 473 100 Union of Ireland, Inn 50 Union of London TELEGRAPH COMPANIKO. t. lOO 6 . 7U pe e nh Tel., lira 100 168 13 /M — nglo-American fei., inn — aTi 22 23 - 1 10 Anglo Mediter Te1.,1im... 10 125 13 10 22 :i4 g s :t t tt E AR. l t e al g i apn t d r to i ii c e.. 6t :Se L pgee t ng e rer r atc . I Telegraph 10 Do, New 8 9 Ilp 25 Indo-European Tel., lim lO ... ... 6 Lond. Provincial Tel. lint all 21 3 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent all pr 5p 10 Mediterra. Eaten. Tel., lim all 31 it 26 Reuter'd Telegram all 46 60 20 Societe Transatlant., lint.., 14 21 11 13 at Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all 1 11 20 Telograph Con. & Main.,lim all 17 171 17f aU. Kingdom Tel. Co., lint, all 6ti 4 Do. 10 per cent. Pref. all a 8:P SHARE LIST. 3DINAILI dilAtt.ti:6 AND !STOCKS. a ere liall wale. Paid. Closing B usinne.ess Price. do st Bristol and Exeter ...... 103 77 79 st Caledonian ..... ............. 100 78 781 st Camprian . lOO 18 L 3 20 Cornwall.-- ....... ... all 24 3 4 it Dublin & Belfast Junc... 100 77 79 at Dun,.rerthot Ab.Juna.. 100 79 72 2) East London all 61 71 tO Do 15 - - 2.1 Do 10 - - it Glasgow &S. Western lOO 107 94 at Great Eastern .. *OO 374 371 371 4 at Do. E. Angl. No. 2 lOO ... ... at tircatNorthoi SCotland lOO 15 6 st Great Northern lOO 105 104 1051 at Do. A 5t00k.... lOO 1061 107 at Do. Betook lOO .. ... st Gt S. and W. of Ireland lOO 75 .7 SE GL Western -Original lOO 47} El at Do. South Wales lOO 53 54 et Do. W. .511d.-Oxford l O 000 25 27 at Do. Newport lOO 25 10 et Lancashire& Yorkshire lOO IV, .23 122 1 at Lon., Brigh.,is S.Coast lOO 46 44 441 41 03 Do Scrip - - at Fon.. Chat., and Dover lOO 16 17 st Do. Metrop. Ex. A lOO 9 11 101 it Lyn. & North Western lOO 1141 1164 11*1 1 .t Lon. at South Western lOO 87 89 381 et Man., 5he1...% Lincoln le o 321 6 31 6 :4 it Metro: °Man :... • lOO 1001 101 91 at Do Extension .. 10 Do. Dieu rd .• at 11,y, r00 0litan District. all 44 50 10 Metrop at. John's V% oo 1 6 - - J.,aua at M. et 00, dirium. & Derby lOO 7s 81 st N.arth British at Ito. Ea., /Ili., & Dun - - at Is or.Kastern-Berwicii lOO 103 104:. 10.34 / 25 Do. G. N.E purchase-16.11.1 - - at Do Leeds ... .. 100 51 594 at Do York lOO 91 va at Do Carli.le .... at Do Stoc;. & Darling lO 151 131 * st North Lou lou ... .. 100 11) 1:1 10 Do \ew ISE'S . 2 14 lip at North Staffordshire....... 100 36 57 nt North and S.-W. Jnuction 100 Vri 100 10 Do New 1:10 shares 7 ... .. at Rhymney . ito 6. 53 at Shropshire Union lOO 57 68 at South Devon'.. at South Eastern lOO 78 764 at Staines, Wok'hom,& Wok all It 13 st i...... Vale -- Do. C ... - - - Waterford & Kilkenny l6O - - lo Waterloo & Whitehall 6 - - LLAILVT.IYS-PREFERENCE AND WI X%KMi• at Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 86 88 at Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO ... at Do. Scot. N.E., 4. per cont lOO ... et Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c WU st Do. do. 7 per cent lOO at Do. do. Ordinary IOU 73 82 at Do. Midland at Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gua all ... st Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Janction lOO 105 107 st Do. Ist Class preference lOO ... st Glas. & S.W. gua. b per et lOO ... st 'it. Eastern, E.O Ex. No.l 100 9 • 99 at Do do N 0.2 100 95 92 st Do do 6 per cent 100 102 112 at Do East Anglian Asp. c. 100 ... st Do do B 6 do. 100 ... at Do do C 7 d o. 100 ... et Do do No. 1, 5 p .c. 100 ... at Do E. - Union 4p. c. gua. 100 70 75 at at Do a DoN o o s r p fo .e lk .w s a p v.v .c.E atiB lB , 4a 1 1 0 0 0 0 et Great Not thorn, 5 per cent 10 1 11 1 at Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 ... st Do 4s do do do 100 at Do 5 do at 3p. c. pm. 100 ... at Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO ... et Gt. birth of Scotland, Ist pf 100 et Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 96 07 at G Jut.-Rent chg., st Do. Orig. (13.& 11. Ex). 5 p.c. 100 95 DO at Do do 41 por cont. 1850 100 87 t. 9 571 st Do do 4 do do 100 77 79 st Do do 5 per cent. redem. 100 95 97 lit Do do Birmingham gum 100 60 70 et Do do do pref 100 ... at Do do Chester gun. lOO 80 85 at Do do do 8 por cent. 100 ... at Do do do 5 do 100 95 100 st Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 ... at Do do 41 p.c lOO ... st Do do 41 1859 lOO ... at Do do 5 et Do West Mid. Oxford lst g IOJ 111 113 at Do • do 2d gua lOO 107 111 at Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c lOO DO 93 at Do do 2d do 100 97 WO at Do gun,. 51 per cent. 1863 100 ... 00 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. all ... at Laucash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 LE 135 at Do Barnsley, £5 Is 10d p.c. 100 ... st Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 135 at Do 41 (Blackburn parch). 100 98 100 at, London & Brighton, 5 p.c. guars.ute&l, No 1 lOO ... st Du 5 per cent. gua. No. 2 lOO ... at Do 6 do do lOO ••• ••• at Do 5 do No. 4 lOO at Do 7 per cent lOO at Do 6 do (W.E. & C.P.) 100 st Da 4 do 1859 lOO st London, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent lOO at London and N.W., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO 108 118 at Do Bedford &Cambridge lOO st Du Shrewsb'y & Wolchp'l lOO at London and W. 7 p,c late 3d shares lOO 140 150 2a 6d. Do (Tortoni. porp ens 3s6d) all ... at Man., Shef., &Litwin. 6 p.c loo 111 117 6 Do at Do 31 per coot lOO 60 65 10 Do redeem. 6 per cont at Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 130 135 st Do Bristol& Birni., 6p. c lOO 1.2 131 at Do 41 per coat. redcoat lOO toB tin st Do 45 per cent. irredecin lOO 93 1)) at Do Leicester & I.l'clin, 4 p.c lOO 83 91 at North British, 5 p.c. No.l lOO at Du E. &G.4p.c. S. & D lOO st Do N. 8., N 0.2, 5 per cen.t lO3 „. at Do Border Union, 51 p.c lOO at N.-Eastern—Cons. 4 p.c lOO 87 83 at Du 41 per cent. redeotn 1.)0 95 07 st Du U N.E. 4 per cont., lOO 17 Du Berwick capital 8 13.4. Du York, H.& S. purchaae lO is ios Do Stcktn & Drling. A 5 p.c lOO 106 TM st Do W, Hartlepool IL audit 100 81 86 20 North Staffordshire 108 Devon Annuities, 1 e all 9 10 108 Du Tavistuck Anus., 10A all 8 SO lOs Do Fixed 41 per cent all 8 81 1 0.6. S. r.ast. (Read. Arms., 1.0.6) all 22 23 at Do 41 percent lOO st Do Fixed 41 por cent lOO at Taff Vale No.l lOO 14, 153 at Waterford & Kilkenny, 6pc 100 41 43 AILWAYS.—PREFERENOE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. bt Caledonian 41 p c gua. a t too Scot. Ceu. win. 7p c lOO at DJ 41 p irredoem...., a ll at Do 4p c con. issued at 8U 65 at Great Eastern 41 per cent. 100 77 8, 731 at Do 5 do, 1862._ 100 85 a .s at Do New 5 do, 1863 lOO 84 37 st Do do 5 do, 1364 lOO b 4 so a t Great Northern, 5p c irred lOO at Do Perm *** " Permanent 5 per cent. 100 ••• • 7 108 *** a t Do Boston & Sleafd , 4 / pc 100 at Great West., W. Midi.,s p o 100 —. st Do Joint porpe. 5p c, 1865 100 38 1,4 at Do do 6p c irred., 1866 100 10 i 105 2J Do Vale Neath perp. 5p c all 19 20 at Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B lOO 5 Lane. and York. New 41 per ••• ••• cent till July, 1871 2 I 1p at Loud., Brig &c., 41 pc, 1853 100 ,„ at Do do 4 do, 1860 100 ••• at Do do 41 do, 1361 100 „• a t Do do 4 4 du, 1363 100 *** *** *** ••• G.. at Do do 5 du, 1865 100 a t Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 a t Do No. 7 s do at Loud , Chat., ttc., 2d, 6 p.c 100 • " at . Do bletrop. Ex., 136 p.c 10U , D o do C 6 p•c 100 at London& N. Western, 5p c 100 10; 11* st London &S. Western, 41 p c 100 b 2 10 Mau. shot. & Lin., 5 pc ; 1865 all Bai at Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO 100 104 at Midland, A 5 per cent pref lOO 106 103 at Do B 5 do 100 106 103 18 Do 5p c opt. to cow/. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1860 all 201 20a Is Do Inconv. New Shares all 181 'l2 Do 5p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1672 B4 1i 24p at North British, E. and G No. 1, 5 per cent at Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 ,„ Do E ,P., Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 at Do L. &G , No. 2, 5 p.c at Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 100 at Do E. & G., N 0.3, 5 p.c 4100 st Du E. it (Ordiry) 41 p c 100 st North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 v A 9 7 at Do Stock. per Dent at North Loudon, 4 1 , (Max. 5 per cent) at North Staitordahire bp c „, at South Eastern, 41 pc, 1859 100 at Do 5 do 1861 100 st Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 st Do 5 do, 18 64 at Victoria St- &Pimlico, 41 pc 106 RAILWAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RRNTALS 110 a S 9 - 5 Tit iliifean 100 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer all 90 101 at Buckinghamshire at Chester and Holyhead lOO 51 56 at Do. 51 per cent. at Do. 6 do. ... st Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO at Colchester Stour Valley at East Lincoln, gua. 6p. e lOO 131 13i 20 Gloster and Dean Forest all ... a Gt. Eaan., Newm., &c., 5 p.c 100 a Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 ... at Do. do. Woodbrg. Ex., do 100 .. at Gt. West, W. Mid., Here( 100 96 95 b 0 Hull and Selby all 110 112 at Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 210 2.6 at London and Blaekwall lOO 93 95 at Do. 41 per cent lOO ... st London, Chat., &c., 41 p c lOO ... at Do. Com. Fund, 5 do 100 ... at London and Greenwich at Do. do Preference lOO ... ••• at London, Tilbury, & South 100 83 85 at Lowestoft, gua 4 percent lOO 80 82 at Do. do. 6 do. 41 auch., Buxton, & Matlk all 6 51 at Midland. Bradford, Pref lOO 92 94 10 Mid Kent Cray Line) 50 Nortkernt East.,s percent all b 3 b 6 So Do. 20. 6 do. all N. l at Notting. & Grautti. R. a 0 lOO 91 . 4:V a 2688 L I: 1 re ßo )VoBBewtatogeStutnAa4 minimum Hitch.,nr y anPd—ne t % mat ic e :l4 : P e os f Po. o S h; d : 1 11110 0 00:0 0 0:01 1 : : 304: 3 27 ; 1 4.1 : 36 3 4 49 10 p. S 116atS. York ah.anedr g 0 River n . 1 1 0 0 t 0 ,. 8 s it P 1 a 53 7 1 51 00 ? Dc po 8 4 p at Viet. Station and Pi m li co :: du : 1 00 175 a S t t Wes " : o Curu b wall . ocol I 57 20 West London, Class A all 13 14 20 Do do B 20 Do do C all ••• ••• at Weymouth and Portland lOO at Wilts and Somerset DOCKS. at East and West India lOO 122 124 et London and St. Katherine lOO 44 46 100 D oDeb. stock, 4 per cent all ... ... Millwall Freehold Land •at Dock lOO 28 20 et Southampton lOO 74 76 at Surrey Ccqurcorcial A. BLLA: _______ i l i k e im a g n r . i M cu j i n tur t— ai *** ** ** Vl 4 1 1 :1 1 1 4 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lint. 9 7 6d 10 Be rlin tor Works, lim. all I 1 1 4 10 Do. New 2510 A n als g . i l na M l vc e e 10 2 5 0 6 an Mort. Land and all 31 41 41 5 D o . NCR' CanadianCß a r v i n t e a i r s d t h y, S C l ho i Li: Ow ners fnayß Real d a i l n Ype: 4 /fd SU British American Land 44 15 17 BombayßoA letkr A u stralia nao Australian Gas, Vaughan, lint. , lint. in . .. . 3506 i d::, 14 pr 20 British Indian Tea, Jim all 21 SI all 66 70 22 10 90 lim. 21 2 1 A Invest ment, lim 20 20 oa D y o lo . 5 21 2,d Discount, Ji m 10 City T lim li . m 26 6 25 City of Lo n do n all a 6 9 41 3101 26 25d 20 3 2 22 1 ._ ... 60 Commercial Vnion (Amour) 6 ip n A e s o h m a p ie l s ny, 10 Company of African Mer chants, lim 65 2 3 00 5 0 CC C C ol i i pt tl y y y oono o o . i f f m 3 l o j ims i s a , c n i o .im w im ja r s ° , 100 Corporation of London 2 20 6 C C o o pp n rp t e i af n .r e 7 n m t i a U i per earr Union atilt England, prof. ,„ 1 . !. :1, all all Bonds, 1877, 41 per cent. all 1031 1011 10000 Do D l o, 1 1 8 6 8 7 2 9 , , 4 41 p p a e r r, a co aa n t t : all 1 1 0 02 4 4 1 1 10 054 10 Credit Fon. of England, Lim. all 21. 3 10 0 9; 101 hi st Do. Gp. c Perpetual Deb. 109 103 112 us 6 tt O C C i" r D e . s d ota i . t I F j pp o Ar n , el . a o fee. e f r M e n a l e t o r it i u a 1 iln . 10 1 ( ? , 2 2 1 1 d 20 Darjeeling, lint. .. 10 Eastern Assam, lim. 50 East Indian Land Credit and Finance, Jim 8 5 3,1 20 East India. Irriga. & Canal all .; .. 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lim. 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy Gus. by Egypt. Gov all 941 931 5 - 1 20 Egyptian Corn.. Traci. lint 6 — 3 Eng. & Austral. Copp er, li m 21 '4 • I 14 English and Foroign Credit 71 41 3;d 100 Eng. and Scot. al arise, lim. 8 ... ...d 10 Fairbairn En g i neering a 2 td 20 Fore-street Warehouse,lim. 12 1 1 1P 13 100 For. & Cul. Guy. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at £35 all 87 88 50 Gallivant, lim 10 General Credit & Dis., lim 7l 11 ~1 1 m . 15 General Stea Navigation 14 28 '5O Horns & C o l Marine In. lint. 5 2 I(' 10 Hong Kong and China Gus all ... ••• 20 Hudson's Bay all 14 121 20 imperial Land Co. of Mar seilles, lint. 20 Interna .FinancialSoc. lint 6 I4a I 11 20 Interna. L and Credit, lim. 6 " - 50 Italian Land 20 - Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all 3 3 1 100 Do. 6p. c. Bds d ~ re eem 1870, issued 20 all 66 ag 50 Land Securitie s li m 5 21 I} d 26 London African Trading l9 7 s'i 25 Lon. & Caled. Marine, lint 6 '''' 10 Loudon C ounty Laud and Building, lint. . 4 ... *** 4 50 Lond. Financial .. - 2t; .... ~ . lint 30 22 al 4 Lond.(le n.Olunibus.C o - dim. all 2 21 21 50 Loud. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, lim 25 21 ma 20 Loud. & Provincial Marino 2 Id pr st Elaaras Irriga. & Caul. Gus. sp.c. by India Gov. lOO 102 103 10 Mauritius Land., Credit, and Agency, Init.__ . 60 Merchant Shipptnii, . fa xi -. .... all 8 3 38 so DI illwall Iron \Yorks, lim. 121 10 Natal Land and Colonisa tion Co., lint. .. 9 5 1 i ti' l Co,, 25 National Discount .. lim 5 1 1 1 . 3 . 71 25 National Prov. Marine, lint. 4 4 ..,-,- 10 National Steam Ship, lint. all 98 101 20 Nerbudda Coal & Iron, lim. 6 3 ., 1 1 3 ad 10 Now Consolidated Dis. lim. 3 t - i 5 New Quebrada, lint. .. . . 4.4.0 4 3 -25 New Zealand Loan & . Mer• cautile Agency,lim 2l 1 1P 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, lint ........ - _ 10 Northern A.ssam . Tea, lint. 5 7 10 Do. B a ; ... a ll 9 - ................. st North Brit. Austral.. , Jim lOO 48 51 50 North Brit. & Mercan. In 6l 9 191 25 Ocean Mari ne (Insurance) 5 12 1 40 Oriental Financial, lim 11 5 Oriental Gas, lim. all 7 8 5 Do. New 10 Otago and Southland In. vestment, lint„.. . . .. isIP Ottoman Gas, lirn 10 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian R. Mail lim all ; 5 Do do. ........ all Li st Peel R. Land & Miner!, 11 50 Poninsu. & Oriental Steam all 48 50 50 Do. Now 1867 .... 10 lld 6 1 50 Rhymnney Iron 15 Do. New ...........▪ .. all 61 7 25 Rio de Janeiro City I ..... ........ all 1 8 1 19 a la. 2O Do. Gas, li ra all 24 6 100 Royal Mail Stearn et Scottish Aust. Invest.... . lint lOO 83 31 st Do. 6p. c. Guar: Pref lOO 20 S S n e te t6 GFeinn..dclo'El'EgYmppteir eliOnt. 10 8 4 3 6 1 50 S. African Mort. & Inv , lim. 6 .• 25 South Australian Lan a 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lint... 2 21 3 20 Trinidad Petroleum, lint, ,, 81 10 Trust & Agency of Aus.,lim. 1 #IP 10 Do do. do. all ••• ••• 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. Canada 6 i ip 50 Uuion Marine L'pool, lim 5 44 6 p 20 Union Steam Ship, lim 15 United Discount Corp., lint 6 1i Ad 20 Universal Mari:loan.), lira, 6 1 i I p 301000 VanvUpr iye Assam m orgy La nd Tea, p t I i m . 7. i a 2 51 14 I 0 4 2 7 . cent. (Mortgage) Loan all 778 781 791 12 104 , a lim pa .. c . in o l2 20 2 London Wharves and . Warehouses 20 West 10 ._ 2 NWVsaatrrsetaamnit:iFidijimnaatitane i:ULUPIIAL UOVICILNAINNT Sk;CURITIKa Britiab Columbia, 6 per 100 1.)0. 1895.. l2O , • Can.Gov.6 p.O.J1111. 1 & July 1677.81 Do, 6 p. 0 7eb. & Aug lOO 19 2 1 , 4 Do. 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept lOO 102 104 Do. 6 p. 0. Jan. & Jul y l OO e 8 Do. 5 p. 0. Inscribed sk HO 90 9 0 Cape G.Hope. 6 p. 0.1873 lOO 102 101 Do.Ap1.&001 1890-19 00 lOO 111 113 108 f Do. do 1880-90 lOO 109 toy Do. Jan.&July. lip' •••• 100 108 lit Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 ..... c o i on . Nov 1878, 6 p.c lOO luB lie Do. 1872, do lOO 105 ler Mauritius. 6 P. 0, 1872 ••• Jan. and July 0 104 106 106 Do. 1678 •• ••••• 1.10 1 0 6 10S ---Do. 1882, May and NCI Do. 1895, Feb. & Aun lO 1 06 s.lclbourne Corporate., 1667-75, 6 per cent.... • • 1(0 100 100 N.8.G0v.6 p.O.Ja•&J uI Y " 00 103 Ic4 Natal 6 p or, Apl& Oct O3 __ Do 6 p c. 31•3 , 2 Nov 1 0 116 109 N. S. W. 5 p•c., '7l to '73 lOO 09 lit Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1896 • 1)0 yei o ; i 94 4 Do. 5 p.c. rd.'67 to '75 N.Zealand, 6 p. at. 1891.• 100 Do. 6 per cent.... Do Jan, A pH, July, Oet• • • I C O 93 94 944 5 4i Do 6 p c. Mar & sept '9l• • 1(.4 10 8 110 Do June & Dec , 141 _ 1, 1 oan D iv o (adr l is ' je r cu o io v lity . it ; 12186,A7P11T90.k6j1d.al 103 190 1( 1 011 Do 1866 lOO 182 1( 4 Queenelnd. 6 p. c. 824 lOO 1074 ICB4 10844 Do 1891 . • • • - Tasmanian 6 pdr 1 . 993 .• , • • 10 64 1074 1074 8/ Do ,r 93 '97 ..... •••• 100 Iqo4 107 Victoria 6 t er cent. 1891 ILO 113 114 1)9„ ai 100 19i? 110 110 pi aky..\,,'::4,fe, Iv ' \t„..*L-v c „ , CUP TA, MARLBoRouGn liousE, May 17. The Prince and Princess of Wales attended Di vine service yesterday morning in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. Foreign Mail Pacxet List. MAILS DUE. &ustralia and New Zealand, via I. 4 .outhamptox.....May 22. Ditto, via Areeilles May 17 Brazil. Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video Ditto, by French packet Cape Verde, by Brazil paetot Cape of Good iltipe. Asoension, and St. May 29. China, Penang, and Singapore, via 'Southampton. May 15. - btbraltar, via Southampton India, via Southampton unto, via Maybell es Malta, Egypt, &o. May 15 Ditto, Marseilles.. .May Newfoundlanc . ...... ....May 19 Mat rains, Cape of Good Hope, and Natal, via Southampton Dittn, Marseilles , Tune 16 Portugal United States. anada, C ilifornia, .lEn., by Briti-' , packet Ditto (Hitt (Baltimore) Ditto, by L 1 ited tates packet Ditto, by Inman packet May 11 West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe May 17 Ilshanfas, via New I ork West Indies and Pa.:;lfic (except Mexico and Baha mas) Cuba and Mexico Bermuda, via Halifax_ • June 2 ART AND LITERARY GOSSIP. The death is announced of Herr Molique, the composer and eminent violin player, who retired from the musical world some two years ago. The oratorio of "Abraham," one of his last work s, wa s br o ught out at the Norwich Festival in 1860.—Mr. George G. Adams, scu l p t or , of Sloane - street, has been selected t o execute the marble statue of Dr. Thigh 111'Nelle 1 Dean o f Ripon, for the town of Live r p oo l.-- Sir Roderick Impey Murchison, Bart., is again recom• mended by the Council of the Royal Geographical Society for election as president. Admiral Sir George Back, Francis Galton, Esq., Major-General Sir henry Rawlin son, and Major-General Sir A. Scott Waugh are nomi nated vice-presidents. The Founder's Medal will this year be presented to Professor A. E. Nordenskiold, of Stockholm, for the leading part helms taken in the recent Swedish expe ditions in the North Polar regions, and particularly for the preparation, with his colleagues, of the new map of the Spitsbergen Islands. The Victoria Medal will be given to Mrs. Somerville. The annual Geographical Medals offered by the society to the chief public schools will also be awarded. —The earliest novelty at the Holborn Theatre, under Mr. Barry Sullivan's management, will be a new tragic play by the author of " London Poems." Mr. Robert Buchanan is already known to playg era by hi s tragedy of the "Witch-Finder," produced some years ago at Sadler's Wells.—Mr. Thomas Wright is now editing, for the Master of the Rolls, a collection, in one volume, of the Anglo-Latin satirical poets of the twelfth century— Nigellus, John de Hauteville, &c., which will throw great light on the social history of the age, as well as its political history. Mr. Wright is also preparing for press a revised and greatly-enlarged edition of " History of Women in the Early Ages."— A magnificent collection of etchings, by Albert Durer, has been made in the rooms of the Burlington Clnb.—A new popular national anthem is wanted for Prussia ; and it is stated that the Princess Royal has asked Sir M. Costa to undertake the task.—Tickets to the amount of upwards of £1,200 were sold in two days for Mdlle. Christine Nilsson's concert on the 7th of next month. THE CRUISE ON THE NAVAL RESERVE. On Wednesday night the Donegal and the Royal George joined the other ships of the Reserve Fleet gathering in Portland Roads for their fortnight's cruise. The Agin court arrived from the Great Nore on Tuesday afternoon, and immediately hoisted the flag of the Admiral Com manding-in-Chief, Rear-Admiral A. C. Key. On Friday morning, at eleven o'clock, the First Lord of the Admi ralty, accompanied by Vice-Admiral Sir Sydney Dacres, and the Senior Sea Lord, Captain Willes, who is specially connected with the Coast-guard, left London for Wey mouth, where they embarked on board the Agnicourt. It is said that Earl de Grey and Ripon and Mr. Glyn, ➢i.P., have accepted Mr. Childers's invitation to join the cruise. It is likely to be a stormy trip, since a stong breeze has been bowing in the Chan nel, and a heavy sea running. The Agincourt, though over 6,000 tons, will, therefore, give the landsmen some specimens of her rolling powers. The Lords of the Admi ralty will not, it is said, remain atsea more than three orfout days, their object being to judge for themselves of tha value of the "Reserve " men. 'The fleet is composed of ten ships, having a total tonnage of 33,577 tons, with a nominal engine power of 8,250 horses, and carrying 513 gnns. The Agincourt, as we have said, is the flagship, and the others vary in power and tonnage from the Black Prince, armoured iron-screw frigate, 6,109 tons -and 1,250 horse power and 41 guns, to the unarmoured wooden screw Trafalgar, 2,90( tons and 500 horse power. The ships are intended tc represent such a fleet as we should, under present circumstances, send to sea as a second line of naval defence, in the event of our best ships being required at a distance. It is satisfactory tc know that, as far as matters have yet gone, the officer' and crews of the various ships and of the Reserve hart acted cordially together. In the Roads then are also several yacht schooners which intend to join the fleet in the cruise, which is tc last a fortnight, Admiral Key intending to anchor his fleet again in the roads on Saturday the 29th instant. At the beginning of the subsequent week the fleet will be officially inspected by the Admiral, who will then receive from the captain of each ship his report on the abilities and conduct of the men under his command. EXTRAORDINARY FRAUD ON A BAIL. WAY COMPANY. At the County Police-court, Derby, on Friday, Johr A . they, a barman a t Bi rm i ng h am, was c h arge d w ith a tt e mpt. mg to defraud the Midland Railway Company. Early in March last a letter was received- by the Secretary of the London and North Western Railway, signed "Joan Ash bury," and dated from 2, Bull-ring, Birmingham, stating that the writer was a passenger between Birmingham and Derby a few days previously, and that in a collision near the latter place he was very much shaken, his elbow was hurt, his hat wan smashed, and he lost a stone from his ring. He enclosed a certificate purporting to be that of a surgeon, though he did not wish to put the company to any expense if they would "compensate him for tho damage done to the hat.' "At all events," he said, "I will leave it with you." The Midland Railway Company being concerned in the alleged collision the letter was fot warded on. In another letter, Mr " Asbury," after an allusion to his attorney, wrote, "If yor will replace the hat, and the stone I hilt out of my ring which I will leave the amount to you, I will throw off the injury I received to my elbow." An agent of the Midland Company at Birmingham visited the address given, to whict the Sompanies' letters of acknowledgment bad been ad dressed, and he there raw the prisoner. Prisoner said he knew no John Ashburn excepting a carrier, who called there twice a week; and in reply to the agent's observation that let ters had been there taken in for Ablibury, said, Yes, but they have not been called for, and you had bett, r take them back.' Tho agent replied, " I had better not; pedlars they will be called for." Prisoner said, .‘ lam sure they will not, ante the Midland Railway Company will hear no more about it." Ile added, "If you write to the Great Western Com. parry in London, in a case like this, th"y make no bother about it, but send the money down at once." The other said, " The Midland Company don't do in that way, but make in. qniries, and, if they find it ril;ht, they pay." The letters, which had apparently not been opened, were taken away by the agent, and by a little stratagem the company led the prisoner into giving 101110 specimens of his writing, which were now handed in in evidence. The surgeon's certificate was proved to be a forgery. The prisoner was committed for trial. It was resolved at Dublin recently to send a depu. tation to London to ask the Lords to reject the Irish Churck 13111, but at a full meeting on Friday a resolution was carried by a majority of one, to the effect that Lord Cairns, who it ❑ow iu Dublin, shcithl first be consulted. The Stowell Memorial Church at Salford was con. secrated on Friday, the Manchester Courier says, by the Lore Bishop of Manchester. There was a large attendance of clergy and laity upon the occasion, and Canon Richson, preached, paid a high tribute to the memory .of the late Canon Stowell, who laboured so long iu the district. Alr. T. W. Evans, a Liberal, formerly member foi South Derbyshire, and Mr. T. Salt, jun., of Stafford, a Con. servative, who formerly sat for Stafford, a:e definitively announced as candidates for Stafford. Captain llayter, Mr 11. Foley, who represented South Staffordshire before the last election, and Mr. Charles Lampot t, who contested Soutt Suffolk, are talked of as second Liberal candidates, witt others. Mr. George Odger addressed a favourable meeting of workingmen on Friday., and a r,solution was passed ap• proving his claims. It itagtig a second ConseTvative wil be brought fo - rwigcl i but as yet Mete is no dtfinlitligitettioii : ELECTION RIOTS IN PARIS. (mom OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, SUNDAY, May 16. " Have respect for liberty, hut have respect also for order," is said to have heenthe instruction sent to the Prdect of Police from the Tuileries on Thursday night during the great riot in the neighbourhood of the Cirque Napol6on. Such a message was certainly needed on that fatal evening, but happily it has not been required since. Up to this day Paris has been visibly calmer. Disturbances there have been, and those of some gravity, but there has been no repetition of the fatal outbreak which so alarmed Paris on Thursday. The riots, in fact, have diminished to disturbances. On Friday night there was a good deal of uproar and agitation in various quarters of the city. There was, as usual, a great number of public meetings, most of which were densely crowded, and the mob outside, as well as the audience, when the proceedings were over, indulged in demonstrations of various kinds. At the Hall of Vieux-Chene there was a large crowd, composed principally, says the Patric', of men in blouses and lads. Here the " Marseillaise" was sung, and cheers given for Rochefort, the most uncompromising and revolutionary of all the Paris candidates. In the Rue de Lyon a large mob accummulated outsitle the entrance of the hall in which M. Jules Simon was addressing a meeting. A band of about 600 individuals slated from this point, and moved towards the 9 Ui;:tre de Cluny, r, fre:-liing themselves on the way with " Vive La Lantcv, e "Viva Ia llepublique!" A solitary commissioner of police, accompanied by two sergents-de vale, had the courage to confront this comiderable mob, and two of the ringleaders were arrested. The police were straightway assailed with stones, but with the assistance of fresh sergents the two prisbners were carried off. About eleven o'clock the same band attempted to cross the Pont St. Michel, with shouts of "Viva la Republique!" but were prevented by the police. There was likewise an immense crowd round the Salle Moli: re. About nine o'clock the street in this quarter became quite impassable. The sergents-de rifle endeavoured to clear a way, but as fast as the surging multitude was pressed back it came on again, and at length, getting irritated, opened a fire of stones upon the police. About eleven o'clock the mob dispersed in various directions, bands of several hundreds going up the Rue Rivoli and to the Place Bastille. At the Place Royale a small mob knocked down the railings surrounding the garden, but the approach of the police was the signal for a sauce qui peat. The accounts of these little affairs on Friday night differ considerably in papers of different politics, especi ally as to the size of the crowds, but it is generally agreed that in no case did the mob offer any serious resistance to the authorities. It is noteworthy that the Government journals snake far more of these distur bances than do the Liberal papers. Not only do the latter unanimously agree in exhorting the public not to give way to violence, but they are very chary of reporting the disturbances. In the semi-official papers every detail is to be found. These facts give some colour to the very prevalent belief that the Government is not displeased at these disturbances. Knowing full well that the order-loving public will grow frightened at these manifestations of violence, and will vote for the official candidates, or at least not vote at all, the authorities, it is affirmed, are anxious to get up just so much riot as may prove alarming without being trouble. some. At the Veux-Chene it was remarked that a battalion of Paris Guards was marched out and arranged on the pavement, arms in hand, and that the appearance of this force caused immense excitement amongst the populace. This, and many other signs, point to the conclusion that the Government would rather like a riot than other wise. The Liberal journals are very earnest in their entreaties to their party to refrain from playing into the hands of the Imperialists. The Liberte, the Siecle, the Temps, the Opinion Nationale, the Dlbats, and even the Constitutionncl are agreed on this point. Much anxiety was felt yesterday, but very little occurred to justify it. The morning commenced inauspi ciously. The Journal Officiel contained a proclamation stating that in consequence of the disturbances which have taken place in the streets in the neighbour. hood of the various theatres or rooms where meetings were being held, the public is not to be allowed to station In the streets after the meetings have commenced, that the police are to make them move on, and that, in the event of resistance, the loi des attroupements is to be carried out, or, in other words, the assemblage is to be dispersed by force. This parade has greatly annoyed the susceptible Parisians, the general belief being that it was unnecessary. Indeed, it is thought that, had the populace been let alone, the riot which commenced at the ChaVlet on Wednesday would have spread no further. However, yesterday passed off with a few absurdities of no great moment. In one street a band of young fellows thought to promote the cause of liberty by stopping various vehicles, snaking the passengers descend, and then getting in their places. Several meetings were held, and some of them proved tumultuous, but the disturbances out of doors were of very little moment. TRADE AND FINANCE. The Bank return th:s week was sufficiently favourable to justify the course pursued by the directors in not raising the rate. The reserve of notes and coin in the banking department chews a slight increase, and the propor tion to the . liabilities is still sufficient for the requirements of trade. Nevertheless, the amount at which the reserve stands is very low, and leads to the belief that the value of money has still an upward tendency. The great difference of the continental rates 1 for discount and those current here had the effect of attracting a considerable quantity of capital to this side. Latterly, however, the course of the foreign► ex changes has been less favourable. On Friday there was an active demand for short bills on Paris and Frankfort, and it would almost appear that the money which has lately been sent over here is now finding its way back to the Continent. There is no prospect of any immediate change in the money market. Discounts having been greatly anticipated, there is likely to be a restricted demand for some time, while, in the present state of the exchanges, there is no demand for gold for export. Should a crisis occur in America, as appears not improbable, the market here would he affected, but probably not to any serious extent. A curious dispute has arisen in the Mincing-lanemarkets. A few of the leading dealers here combined to resist the payment of the half per cent. brokerage for buying teas. Now that the clause forbidding the brokers to operate on their own account has bee' struck out of the rules by the Court of Aldermen, they are enabled to charge the brokerage of half per cent. on the sale of their own produce, and it is this fact that has led to the combination amongst the dealers. There is, however, a greater evil than this, and one in which the dealers themselves are principally concerned. To understand this, we take an actual transaction in tea, as given in the circular of Messrs. J. C. Sillar and Co., who have been chiefly instrumental in bringing this question to public notice. 190 half-chests of tea are sold, weighing, by Imperial measure, 10,226 pounds, on which quantity duty has to be paid. In the account sales rendered to the importers, however, the weight of the 190 half-chests is returned at 9,846 pounds, owing to deductions made fur draught and tare, losses which have no real existence, but which have become a customary charge of the trade. It is contended that the difference goes into the pockets of the dealers and retailers to the loss of the merchant, and thus the former are enabled to secure an unfairly large profit, while it is well known that the import of tea on the average of years has resulted in a loss to the latter. The whole system adopted in Mincing-lane requires thorough reform, espe cially as regards the trade, which is notoriously the hotbed of abuse. We can see little advantage in having " sworn brokers," except that the system brings in a small revenue to the City of London, which may be anything but an advantage after all. It is satisfactory to know, however, that the whole question will be brought before the Tea Brokers' Association. The American railroad companies seem to experience great difficulties in placing their bonds, and latterly the Paris market has been chosen for their attempts. The Memphis Pacific Trans-Continental Railroad Company are endeavouring to dispose of 38,900 mortgage bonds in Paris and Lyons, but apparently without any great success. We recently had occasion to draw attention to a similar proceedings on the part of the Union Pacific Railroad. The great liking of our continental neighbours for lot teries is well exhibited in the success of the City of Paris Loan, the F. übscriptions for which have many times ex ceeded the amount— £10,000,000 —required. It is scarcely likely that these investments have been made on account of the interest offered, which is only 3 per cent., but rather from the inducement offered by the prizes attached to the drawings, which, in many case", are for considerable amounts. A London corresFondent says it is generally ru moured that out of the many candidates for dm vac:mt Under-Secretaryship for Ireland Mr. Wil:iam Mousell is the most likely person to be chosen. He Las represented the county of Limerick in sever.l Parliaments, and has filled successively the offices of Clerk of the Ordnance, Vice- President of the Board of Trade, un.l Under -Secretary for the Colonies. His rivals object to him chi( fly on the ground that having been a Protestant ho became some•years ago a Convert to .h Church of Rome. It is also stated that Mr. Chichester rortescce is desirous, on account of health, to vacatl his office of C-hief Secretary fur Ireland, which, in tlinso times, is certainly co?, of Pl9.lPrat itgre mix 44 Oat DV 'it ktio, THIRD EDITIOiV SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day WEST DRAYTON RACES—Tins DAY.) Nannie.. Poleaxe Goodfellow., (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH) HURDLE RACE PLATE Five ran. SELLING HA NDIC AP HURDLE PLATE. La Sorrentina Basquine....... Lord Craven.., SofEnka..., Inheritor.. Primula.... Flash.. Seven ran. SELLING STAKES. Spitfire Claymore Five ran. FLI'ING STAKES. T vv. Ivo ran. WELTER CUP. Contempt ..... Plunger Vabalathus 3 Five ran. WM V- MONDAY HANDICAP. Slowmta. Fitz Ivan. Plunger .. .• TATFERSALL'S—This EVENING. SOMERSETSHIRE STAKES. sto 2 agst Ligurian (taken and offered) 4to 1 agst Judge (taken) DERBY. 9 to 4 agst Pretender (taken and offered) 100 to 30 agst Pero Gomez (taken and offered) 5 to 2 agst Belladrum (taken and offered) 100 to 6 agst Ryshworth (taken and offered) 20 to l agst Perry Down (taken) 20 to 1 asst Ladas (offered) 1000 to 8 agst Border Knight (offered) 1000 to 7 agst Tenedos (offered) 1000 to 5 agst Strathnairn (ofiered) 1000 to 5 agst Royal Oak (offered) 30 to 1 agst Thorwaldsen (offered) 1000 to 20 agst Drummer (taken) 1000 to 20 agst Duke of Beaufort (offered) 1000 to 20 agst Bosworth (offered) 1000 to 15 agst Rupert (offered —lOOO to 10 taken) 1000 to 15 agst Lord Hawthorn (offered) 1000 to 10 agst Brennus (offered) OAKS. 4to 1 agst Mona (taken and offered) sto 1 agst Martinique (taken) sto 1 agst Brigantine (taken and offered) Amara was scratched for Somersetshire Stakes and Oaks at 9 a.m., Nay 17. LONDON BETTING—Tres DAY. SOMERSETSHIRE STAKES. 2to 1 agst Ligurian (offered-5 to 2 taken) 4to 1 agst Judge (taken freely) 6 to 1 agst Aftermath (taken) 10 to 1 agst Clifford (taken) 12 to 1 agst Black Diamond (taken) 12 to 1 agst Amara (offered) DERBY. 9 to 4 agst Pretender (taken and offered) 100 to 30 agst Pero Uomez (taken) 4 to 1 r.gst Bolladrum (offered—take 9 to 2) 1000 to 60 agst Ryshworth (taken and offored) 20 to 1 agst Ladas (offered) 25 to 1 ugst Perry Down (taken freely) 1000 to 35 agst Thorwaldsen (offered-30 to 1 taken) 1000 to 30 agst Martyrdom (offered) 1000 to 30 agst Ethus (offered) 40 to 1 agst Drummer (offored-50 to 1 taken and wanted) 66 to 1 agst Vagabond (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Lord Hawthorn (offered-1000 to 10 taken and wanted) 1000 to 10 agst Breanus (offered) 1000 to 5 agst Strathnairn (taken and offered) 1000 to 5 agst Tenedos (wanted) THE OAKS. 4to 1 agst 31orna (taken and offered) sto 1 agst Martinique (offered-6 to 1 wanted) sto 1 agst Scottish Queen (offered—take 6to 1) sto 1 agst Brigatttine (offrre(l) SPURTING MUTES. The success of Plougnt;oy in the Great. Northern and Doncaster Handicaps was a great relief to the bookmakers. Scarcely any of them ever wrote his name for either event. Paul Jones, after being backed for no end of money in the former race re mained in her stable, the cry of being forestalled in the market being the excuse, although he was on the spot. Bat his 1 arty put the prices down for the latter race, as if it was all over but shouting, but. they Lit their fingers, and it served them right. In any other stable but the dangerous I)awson's Lord Hawthorn would be at 20 to 1 for the Derby ; and if it were not known that " his lordship" had no chance whatever with Pretender, speculators whoa:: calculations are based upon public running would be justified in accepting the abovenamed odds about his lordship, who, it should be remembered, beat Pretender in the Hardwicke Stakes at Stockton. Visitors to Winchester and Salisbury were favoured with fine weather, except on the last day (Friday). A majority of the principal bookmakers patronised the home circuit, where the sport was good, but, like the northern gathering, nothing particular was gathered to effect the all-absorbing topic, the Derby. The bookmakers lost on the meetings at Winches ter and Salisbury. Pretender is wonderfully firm, and despite the backing of Pero Gomez, at a shade over 3 to J., the Two Thotisand winiaer held his own at 2 tot, odds *accepted in sums amount ing la the aggregate to £l,OOO one day at York. Sir Charles Legard, at the finish of the week's racing in the north, took 2,000 to 1,000 in a bet from Whittaker, about Pretender. At York and Don caster there was a disposition to lay against Pero Gomez. Hostility against Ladas, Ethus, and Thor waldsen, at so short a period before the race, is ominously bad, and signs are given that neither Martyrdom nor Rupert will become the favourite their warm supporters anticipated. The "getting out" by those who have taken liberties with Bella• drum accounts for the lessening prices taken about the son of Stockwell, who, if nothing happens to him at Bath,will even see shorter prices. Mr. Savile has a great fancy for Ryshwortb, who has improved wonderfully since his Biennial defeat. The Bath and Manchester meetings will be the principal attractions of the week, and at the for mer a great revolution in the Derby betting will no doubt take p!ace. The Beaufort Cup looks a cer tainty for Mr. Savile, with either Lancet or Blue skin, whichever he trusts. Rhysworth, if be has any chance for the Derby, should win the Seven teenth Biennial Stakes, his most dangerous oppo nent being De Vere. Idferon or Captivator are the two most trustworthy in the Eighteenth Bien nial Stakes. The Bath ani Sotaeraetshire Handi cap, in the absence of Romping Girl, should be car ried off by Ligurian or Judge. A FRESH MAN. POLICE I.NTELLIGENCE.-7his Day. T lIIMES. AN OBSTINATE WIFE RATElL—ilenry Baker, a pig jober, was brought upon a warrant charged with deserting his wife, and leaving her chargeable to the Poplar Union. Mr Gourtenay, prosecuting officer of the union, said the prisoner deserted his wife 4ncl c hild three weeks ago, and they had ever since been maintained at the expense of the union. The prisoner was convicted and sentenced to three months' Lard labour for the abandonment of his wife and children in 1866, and one month in 1868. Wa'tun, a,n officer of the court, said the prisoner preferred hi; pipe and his pot, and spending the greater part of his time in public-houses to the perform ance of his moral and legal obligations, He brought him from Hackney-reach, where he was attending a pony race and b?tting there. The prisoner said he would not rnt.intuila Lis wife, Lo did not like her ; she was a beast, a wretcb. Mr. Paget sentenced the prisoner to one months im prisonment and bard labcur. WESTMINSTER. A PROPESSIONAL BEGGAR—Fanny Cain, & dirty-looking woman, with three young children, was charged with im portuning passengers at Brompton by soliciting alms. William Donald, 32 B, said he was in Onslow-square, Brompton, and saw the prisoner go up to people and beg of them. Ske spoke to several, and be heard her say to two gentlemen, "Give me a copper or two." lie did tic , t dee her receive anything. DoLeadaut renaudod.