The Sun. — London, England, 1869-07-14 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocir. Consols are firm to-day at 933 3 for money ; ditto, for Account, 933 ; Three per Cent. Re duced, 93h. 3 ; New Tkree per Cents, 93 23 ; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, ; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, 8 10 prem. ; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., 2431. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, 208 61 ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 112 114 ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 101 ; ditto Bonds £l,OOO, 19 prem. The Foreign Market is improving. Turkish are 47i ; ditto Sixper Cents. Loan, 67 ex div. ; Rus sian Four-and-a•Ilalf per Cent. Bonds, BSI ; Orel, 82 ; Charkof, 801 ; Moscow, 80 , 1 ; Nicolas, 67 to 671 ; Argentine, 80/ to 811 ; Brazilian, 841 to 85; Honduras, 83 to 84 ; Italian, 54t- to 54i ; Mexican, 121 to 121. In Railway Shares, Caledonians are 81 to 81/ ; Great Eastern, 381 to 381 ; Great Western, 514 to 511 ; London and Brighton, 45i to 45:1 ; Lon don, Chatham, and Dover, 161 to 17 ; London ai.d South Western, 89 to 91 ; Metropolitan, 99e to 991 ; Midland, 1171 to 1181 ; and South Eastern, 774 to 78. American Five-Twenty Bonds are 814 ; Erie Shares, 184. In Bank Shares there is some activity. London and Westminster are 591 to 601 ; Oriental, 411 to 421; London Joint Stock, 311 to 321; Union of London, 361 to 371; Imperial Ottoman, 21 to 21 prem.; Anglo-American, 19 to 21. In Miscellaneous Securities prices remain un altered. The sum of £109,000 in gold was taken to the Bank yesterday, including 25,000 sovereigns from Brazil. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Delhi will bring £482,000 in gold from Australia. The company having made a reduction in their terms, the chief remittances in future are likely to come through their bands. The Manchester markets this week have opened without improvement. The advices from Frankfort state that the Bourse is without inherent buoyancy, but continues to be stimulated by the course of business at Vienna, where prices are still rising, large nominal profits being daily realised on the issue of new shares, the mania for which has experienced but little abate ment. A loan of five million roubles of the Rus sian Boden Credit, brought out by Rothschilds at 78i for 5 per cent. bonds, has been instantly filled up, and commands a premium of 1} per cent. The Kowno-Libau Railway has been contracted for by a Russian company, who offered much lower terms than their foreign competitors. The principal Prussian rail way companies are about to raise a loan on joint ac count of 100 million thalers for the construction of new lines. The low terms at which Austrian and Russian preference shares continue to be issued have prevented the Prussian companies from disposing as heretofore of their preference shares at a rate of interest of 4i to 5 per cent., and the Government have, therefore, exceptionally allowed them to bring out their new loans in lottery form, carrying 4 per cent. interest and premiums by drawings. As a powerful combination of bankers, headed by Rothschild and the Berlin Discount Bank, will be the contractors, and the security is unquestionable, its success is stated to be certain. The term for the Option of the new shares of the Elizabeth Railway expires on the 20th inst., and holders of old shares must present them before that date if they want to avail themselves of their privileges. The report of the Consolidated Bank (Limited), to be presented at Manchester on the 16th inst., recommends a dividend of 2s. per share, or at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum. The report of the United Discount Corporation (Limited) recommends a dividend of 3s. 7d. per share, or at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum. The directors of the City Bank have decided to declare a dividend at the rate of 7 per cent. per annum. The directors of the Australian Agricultural Company will recommend a dividend of 7s. 6d. per share at the meeting on the 27th instant, making, with the 10s. paid in February, 17s. 6d. for the year The directors of the London and St. Katharine Docks Company will recommend at the meeti❑g on the 27th inst. _a dividend of per cent. for the past half year, carrying forward £26,263. BRITIIIE FUNDS-TWO O'CLOCK. OYERNMENT FUNDS. Peg' Cent. Consols col 3 _ _ .uitto for Account, July 7 8 per Cent. Reduced 93k 3 New 3 per Cent Now 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 per Cen J au. 187 3 Annuities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — E xchequer Rills, £l,OOO, 2f p. Ct. March pm Do. 3 do. June 8 12 Do £lOO, £2OO ~tz £5OO — B ank of En g l an d Stock, 41 per Cent , De. openi ng vaUada 4 per Cent. Bonds Int er - Colonial (Minium I NDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. I ndia Frock, 10} per Cent., April 1874 206 61 Do• Opening, for Account — O. 3 'per Uent..fuly, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do.o Enfaced rap e , 4 p er Co .. ut..... - . 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 .......,. — uo. 51 per Cent. May 1879 — 1)3 5 per Cent Rup. Deb. 1872 ~ Do do 1877 — Do. do. 188' , • 0 •... Deb., 5 per Cent. Aug. 1873 ~ — Do , Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,000 De. under £l,OOO rOREIGN FUNDS- TWO O'CLOCK. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent 441 Arian Bonds 5 per cent Do. Brazilia n 5 per Cent — 9,,,.. q per Cent. 1852 ' ' - ' O . do 1858.-.• — ClO, QV. 1869 — Uo •. f . do., 1863 7O 4 ;°. 5 per Cent., 1865 ',O Account B5 ; li'.lenos'Ayree 6 per Cent. 1.1 b% , Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) ' 6 per Cent. 041 1a.n 6 per Cent _ Do .4} per Cent... _ DO. 3 per Ce n t., 0 0. 6 cont. 67 9l r, 1)0 . 7 per per Cent. lB 1866 si ) loinbian, 6 per ' Cent. 1) 44184 , 3 per Cent., 1825........ artullbfan Principalities, 7 ker Cent B2 t ' - ' 0 8 per Cent., 1867 quador New. Consolidated, 1 per Cent. 4. iptian, 7 per Cent — A) a Second 'sane 4 2 0 . 4500 Bonds. — vo• £lOO Bonds Do. 1864 — , Do. Account ~s-uO. 4500 Bonds ~,uo 4100 Bonds — " u „°- 7 per Cent. "1868 ~, ,tovernnicnt Railway Debentures — Dotx.treer 5 per Cent., 1824 5, ex Coups. — DO.• Account Coupons , o. Account — t aternala 5 per Cent . — It 'Auras Gov Rail. Loon., 10 p. Ct., all pd 831 ' .. - 14 ° 5 per Cent., 1865 — .., 0* Account lii--)0 M itrenarnana Railway I cat. 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account „ On, 1864 — 430 ° 6 Per Cont. Anglo-French ..untevideau C per Cent. 73; .. M crisp imperial 5 per Cent — is "r'y k.ranada --!--;° 3 per C en 1 , 0 , -) . 0. Deferred , ‘ "laz 5 per Cent 1865 ,-, Account . 77 D 4 D o } per Cent. (IJO - )arren) ° 4 } per Cent., 1862 -. D o . A .ce ” P ount ........................ i.."RgUese:3 per Ct ,1853 '6 7 '9 '6O '2 '3 D0,,c% (10. • '., ~ , , . . 1867 it 18i . do. Scrip, £2O p a id — _ In 5 ear Cent., 1822, £St )? •Il t per C ent 1850 ," `. l } per C ent., 1860 ic! d per Cent., 1859 ti t ! 6 per Cent., 1862 1)0 :do, Scrip 0..A.ng10-Dutch, 1861, £lOO Donde.. LODo. 1 n du. £B4 15s. do — 11 0 ' '•° 6 6 4100 Bonds Do Nicolas R £B4 15s do Sac . 'colas Railway 671 184413 an Pere Cent. P a uish 3 on D3O 1,0. Account -.Jo. 1 867 l° : ,4 0 ec w oint 28 i Do. .1:4 I) o %4 forro u 29 f 44(4 tutiokm.ucentelottuutitim ------ Do. Passive Do. Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan --, Do Government, 1864 Do do, 1868 Turkish 6 per Cent.: Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 69 Do Account 75 i Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 671 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 6Bi Do 5 per Cent. 1865 45 Do Account .. 4si i Do 6 per Cent., 1865 664 -,1 DJ 4 por Cent., Guaranteed Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) Venezuela 3 per Cent. — Do. Account . Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins - Belgian, 4} per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 24 per CRut. Ex. 12 Gull" — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... — .._ Do. Account French lieutes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. Italian 5 per Cont. 1831, E. 25i. Do Account 5.1;1 TWO O'CLOCK. Couso!s, Money ` 4 3 Do. Account, August 5 93 CRLTIEVAL CUURT-(1111S DAY.) EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF BIGAMY AND FRAUD. A gentlemanly-1, eking man, 40 years of age, who de scribed himself as Major-General Haines, of the Madras army, pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court, to-day, to an indictment which charged him with feloniously marrying Ann Lee, his wife, Ann Elizabeth, being alive. Sentence was postponed. Lewis Midson, 52, victualler, was charged with the wilful murder of his wife, Bertha Midson, by shooting her, at Harrow. The jury found the prisoner guilty of manslaughter, committed under excessive provocation. Sentence was deferred for the present. THE IPIASIi Cittißuir BILL IN THE LORDS. The finishing stroke of the Peers to the Irish Church Bill was given on Monday, when the bill was read a third time and passed without a division. On the motion of the Earl of Devon, the ori ginal clause disabling the Irish bishops from sitting in the House of Lords was reinserted. The proposal was opposed by the Archbishop of Canterbury; the Dukes of Abercorn, Buckingham, and Marlborough ; Earls Derby and Malmesbury ; the Bishops of Ely, Gloucester and Bristol, Lichfield, Peterborough, and Rochester ; and Lords Cairns, Chelmsford, Redesdale, and Strathnairn. The Irish bishops abstained from voting. The majority included the Dukes of Cleveland, Devonshire, St. Albans, Sutherland, and Wellington; the Marquises of Bath, Lansdowne, and Normanby ; Earls Carnarvon, Cla rendon, Cowley, Denbigh, Devon (teller), Granville, Grey, Russell, Spencer, and Stanhope ; Viscounts Eversley, Halifax, and Sidmouth ; and Lords Dufferin, Lawrence, Penzance, Romilly, Somerhill (Marquis of Clanricarde), Stanley of Alderley, and Westbury. The Marquis of Salisbury did not vote. The next division was taken on Earl Stanhope's proposal providing for concurrent endowment. The majority (121) was composed of many Liberals, among whom were the Dukes of Cleveland, Devonshire, Grafton, and Somerset ; Earls Cowley, Cowper, Fitzwilliam, Fortescue, Grey (teller), Lichfield, Radnor, and Russell; Viscounts Halifax and Leinster (the Duke of Leinster) ; and Lords Belper, Calthorpe, Ebury, Houghton, Lawrence, Lyttelton, Lyveden, Meredyth (Lord Athlumley), Alonteagle, Overstone, Poltimore, Romilly, Rossie (Lord Kinnaird), Seymour, Sower bill, Stanley of Alderley, Stratheden, and West bury. The following also voted in favour of concur rent endowment :—Tge Duke of Cambridge, the Arch bishops of CanterburyitndYork, the Marquis of Salisbury, Earls Carnarvon and Devon, and the Bishops of Ely, Gloucester and Bristol, Lichfield, Peterborough, and Rochester. The minority (114) included the Dukes of Buck ingham, Marlborough, St. Albans, and Sutherland; the Mar quises of Exeter, Lansdowne, and .Normanby ; the Earls of Bandon, Cadogan, Derby, Harrowby, Hillsborough (Marquis of Downshirc), Kellie, and Shaftesbury ; Vis counts Ciancarty and Gough ; the Bishops of Norwich and Tuam ; and Lords Cairns, Chelmsford, Colville of Culross, Fitzwalter, Londesborough, Raglan, Redesdale, Silchester (Earl of Longford), Stewart of Garlies, and Willoughby de Broke. THE WIMBLEDON MEETING. Yesterday was at once the most pleasant and important day of the meeting. Rain fell copiously earlyin the morning, and rendered the atmosphere, as compared with Monday, deliciously cool. The attractions of the Public Schools' Contest and the close of the shooting for the Queen's Prize brought clown a large number of visitors. To appreciate the results of the day's proceedings we must indulge in a, retro spection. The gold medal and badge of the association, which go along with the £230 given by her Majesty, were won iu 1860 by Private Edward Ross, 7th North York, with 24 out of 60 points, and in 1861 by Private Jopling, 2nd Middlesex, who made 18 out of 42 points. In 1862 Sergeant Pixley, of the Victorias, secured 44 marks out of a possible score of 84 ; in 1863 Sergeant Roberts, 12th Shropshire, 65 ; in I,Sq4 Private Wyatt, London Rifle Brigade, 60 ; in 1865 private Sharman, 4th West York, 64 ; in 1866 Private Cameron, 6th Inverness, 69 ; in 1867 Sergeant Lane,lst Gloucester, 57 ; and last year, Corporal Peake being declared disqualified, Lieutenant Carslake, Fth Somerset, carried off the honours with 65 marks. Corporal Cameron, of the 6th Inverness, is the hero of the hour, and of the volunteer world generally. He has just won the Queen's Prize for the second time—a feat unprecedented, and hitherto thought to be impossible, and has, moreover, made the two largest scores on record. The Ashburton Challenge Shield has been won by Eton once, viz., in 1861 ; by Marlborough twice, in 1862 and 1864 ; by Winchester once, in 1867 ; by Cheltenham twice, in 1863 and 1865 ; by Rugby once, in 1866; and by Rossall last year, being the first time that school competed. An addition is made to the elevens this year by a team from Derby. Captain Hislop, of the 39th Middlesex, has hit a blot in the course adopted by the Council in connection with dis qualifications. In a letter addressed to Lord Elcho, he complains that the names of those whose scores are disallowed through a light pull of trigger, the result of accident merely, are posted with those who are stated by report to have tampered with the rifles used by them to obtain a fraudulent advantage. Captain Hislop speaks feelingly, for he has been himself disqualified under circumstances which are best set forth in his own words :—" The rifle which I used for the Martin's Prize is one that I have had for some years. It was tested repeatedly on the previous day at different points on the Common, and after the officerin charge at the Martin's trize firing-point had manipulated it, I took it, unaltered in any way, to the north ranges, where it was again tested and found over the mark considerably. I have since shot stith it in the Queen's first stage, and it has again been repeatedly tested and found sound." The fact that two competitors, Private Doe, Victorias, and Mr. Farquharson, Blairgowrie, should each have made the highest possible score, viz., 28 points, at the Albert 600 yards range, speaks well for the shooting this year. Major Mulliner, Ist Lancashire Engineers, Ensign Edmonds, 17th Devon, and four others were only one point behind. The shooting for the " Any Rifle " Association Cup and the "Any Rifle" Wimbledon Cup, was continued throughout the day. The Rifle Oaks competition was concluded, and the second stage of the Army Prize commenced. The tie for the Tomahawk Prize resulted in the victory of Private Adams, Ist Newcastle. The prizes on Saturday will be presented by Princess Christian. The review which will follow will be attended by a " flying column " of regular troops of all arms, about 3,000 strong. This will march from Aldershot, arriving here on Friday. The Public Schools Elevens were paraded in front of the Council's tent at three o'clock, and marched off in a body to the ranges. When the success of Harrow was rumoured, and the capital figure cut by Rugby and Eton mentioned in the same breath, the news went speedily round. The latest news from Belfast is to the effect that the city continues quiet, and there is n information of dis turbances from the country districts. Twenty-six prisoners were brought up at the Belfast Police-court on Tuesday for stone throwing, waylaying, and breaking windows, and were fined in various amounts. This was in connection with the disturbance on Sunday night, which was only a street row. The question of Order is to be brought under ' consideration in the Ifouso of Lords on Thursday, when Lord Stratheden will call attention to that part of the report of the select committee on the construction of the House, in which it is recommended that larger powers of interference should be given to the Speaker and the chair man of committees for the maintenance of order. The noble lord intends to move a standing order that when two or more peers rise to address the house at the same time, the chairman of committees, subject to the decision of the house, shall call on one of them to do so. HER MAJESTY'S SHIP THALIA.—This vessel, the attempts to launch whi c h a t W oo l w i c h Dockyard yester day were ineffectual, was safely got off at four o'clOcktlo4 Ul9llling. THE SUN, _LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 14 L 69. SHARE' LIST. )11,DINAItY dlidiGES AND STOCKS. Paid. Closing Business ibex° Railways. Frio3e. done. st Bristol and Exeter 100 77 79 st Caledonian ... 100 801 811 811 is • et Cambrian 20 Cornwall all 21 3 at Dublin & Belfast June lOO 77 79 st D un„ Perth, & Ab.Junc ioo 70 72 2 East Loudon 20 Do 15 22 Do 10 et Glasgow S. Western lOO 102 104 st Great Eastern ...... fOJ 381 0,1 381 I at Do. E. Angl. No. 2 lOO st Great Northof Scotland lOO 15 13 st Great Northern lOO 107 los at Do. A stock. st Do. B stock lOO st GtS, and W. of Ireland lOO 95 V 7 at ot. Western —Original lOO 501 51 st Do. South Wales lOO 54 56 at Do. W. Mid.—Oxford llO 25 27 st Do. Newport et Lisnoashire & Yorkshire lOO 125 26 st Lon., Brigh.,& S.Coast lOO 45 411 451 00 Do Scrip .... at I on., Chat., and Dover lOO 161 17 at Do. Metrop. Ex. A lOO 9 11 at Lon. & North Western lOO 1181 119 et Lon. 42 South Western lOO 82 91 891 at Man., Slief., & Lincoln lOO 56 561 st Metropolitan ... at Do Exteusiin .. 100 114 06 991 - 1 5 Do. New rd st Metropolitan District. all 10 Metrop. at. John's oo 1 6 st i\Lautud st thr.mn. Diirt •.; st N st Do. Ed., ['tit., .s Dup... 109 st Nor. kiastern—lierwicit.. 100 107 108 20 Do. G. N.E purchase st Do Leeds ...... ....... 100 0:1 65 st Do York lOO VS 99 st Du Cara ile st Do Stoc c. & Darling lOO 1111 138 st North Lon ion 10 Do New 1808 . st North Staffordshire . . 100 57 59 st North and S.-W. Junction 100 98 100 10 Do New £lO shares 7 .•• • • at Rhymney at Shropshire Union ICO .581 5 . £41 st South Devon' .. st South Eastern lOO 771 771 at Staines, Wok'ham, & Wok all 12 Li st all tale - Do. C - -- Waterford & Kilkenny ICO 10 Waterloo & Whitehail e RAILWAYS-PREFER ENCE SHAKES AND STOCKS. st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 86 88 st Caledonian Qrs., Nu. st Do. Scot. N.E., , 4 per cent lOO ... st Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO ... st Do. do. 7 per cent lOO ... st Do. do. Ordinary lOO 78 82 st Do. Midland st Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, a per cent gua all ... st Dundee, Perth, and Aber- deep Junction lOO st Do. Ist Class preference lOO st Glas. & S.W. gua. 5 per ct lOO st It. Eastern, E.G Ex. No.l 100 st Do do No. 2 100 st Do du 6 per cent 100 st Do East Anglian A 5 p. c. 100 st Do do B 6 do. 100 Et Do do C 7 do. 100 st Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 st Do E. Union 4 p. c. gua. 100 st Do Norfolk 5 p.c. Ex. 1846 100 st Do do 5 p.c.Way.Val.ll47 100 st Great Northern, 5 per cent 10 st Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pin. 100 Do 4 1 (10 do do lOU st Do 5 do at sp. c. phi 100 st Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO ... st Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf 100 „. st Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 96 97 st Gt.West.—Orig.&Jnt.-lient chg., per gua. 5 p.c lOO 102 104 st Do. Orig. (B.& H. Ex). 5 p.c lOO 95 100 st Do du 41 per cent. 1850 lOO 87 89 st Do do 4 do do st Do do 5 per cent. redem 100 95 97 st Do do Birmingham gua lOO 68 72 st Do do do prof... 100 st Do do Chester ,gua lOO b 5 91 st Do do do 8 per cent. 100 „. st Do do do 5 do 10 0 95 100 st Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 _ st Do do 44 p.c lOO st Do do 43 1859 lOO st Do do 5 st Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g. 10) 110 112 st Do do 2d gait. 100 107 111 st Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c. 100 90 92 st Do do 22 do 100 la leo st Do gua. 51 per cent. 1863 100 .„. 00 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. ail st Lancash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 3 135 st Do Barnsley, £5 Is 10,1 p.c. 100 st Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 110 115 st Do 41 (Blackburn pureh). 100 93 100 stl London & Brighton, sp. c. guaranteed, No 1 lOO ..„ sti Do 5 per cent. gua. No. 2. 100 st Do 6 do do lOO ... • st Do 5 do NJ. 4. 100 st Do 7 per cent lOO st Do 6 do (W.E. & C.P.) 100 st Us 4 do 1859 lOO at Loudon, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent st London and /I.‘Ar., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO 110 112 st Do Bedford &Cambridze lOO st Do Shrewsliy & st London and 6 W. 7 p,c late 3d shares, lOO 140 150 s Do (Portsin.perp 2sod) s Mau., Sher., & Lincln. 6 p.c. 1.00 Du s Do 31 per cent lOO 60 60 1 Do redeem. 6 percent 5 at Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 130 . 1.:35 s Do Bristol& Birm., 6p. c lOO 1 2 134 s Do 41 per cent. redeem lOO Sib 10J S Do 41 per cent. irredeeni lOO 93 10J s Do Leicester & kfchn, I p.c lOO 89 81 st North British, 5 p.c. No.l IOJ st Do E. ct. - , G. 4p.c.S. & D lOO st Do N. 8., Nu. 2, 5 per cen.t lOO st Do Border Union, 51 p.c lOO st N.-Eastern—Cons. 4 p.c lOO 87 st Du 41 per cent. reclean__ 11J j 7 99 st Du U N.E. 4 per cent., lOO 17 Do Berwick capital 8.13.4. Do Yurk,.ll.& S. purchase lO 10 104 Do Stektn 'Ming. A 3 P.C lOO 106 10 ' 8 st Du W, tiartlepool li. and it 100 II 86 20 North Staffordshire all 201 211 10s S. Devon Annuities, Lit_ all 9 lit 105 107 94 101 97 I'lo 10) 11 l 7tl 75 lOs Do Tavistock Anus:, 105... all 8 - -9- lOs Do Fixed 4 per cent all 8 81 1;0.6. S. Last. (dead. Anne., 1.0.6) all 22 23 st Do 41 percent lOO st Do Fixed 41 per cent lOO ... ... st Taff Vale No.l lOO 141 153 st Waterford& Kilkenny, 6pc 100 43 45 RAILWAYS.-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of oach separate year. st Caledonian 41 p c gua. st Do Scot. Ceu. min. 7 p c lOO m at Do p irredeem all „. st Do 4p c con. issued at 80 65 st Great Eastern 41 per cent. 100 77 80 st Do 5 do, 1862 lOO 87 89 st Do New 5 do, 1803 lOO 85 67 st Do do 5 do, 1861 lOO 81 86 st Great Northern, 5p c irred. 100 st Du Permanent 5 per cent. 100 st Do Boston & Slea fd, 44 pc 100 ... st Great West., W. p c 100 st Do Joint perpe. 5p c, 1865 100 88 s st Do do 6p c irred., 1886 100 101 108 20 Do Vale N each peril. 5p c all 19 20 st Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B lOO 5 Lanc. and York New 41 per cent till July, 1871 2 / 1p st Land., Brig &c., 41 pc, 1858 100 st Do do 4 do, 1860 100 ••• st Do do 41 do, 1861 100 st Da do 41 do, 1863 100 st Do do 5 do, 1865 100 st Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 st Do No. 7 sdo st Loud , Chat., &c., 2d, 6 p.c st Do etrop. Ex., B 6 p.c Do do C 6 at Loudon &N. Western, 5p c 100 110 112 st Loudon &S. Western, 41 p c 100 13 05 10 Man. Shef. & Lin., 5 pc, 1865 all 8/ 81 st Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO luu 102 st Midland, A 5 per cent pref lOO 107 109 at Do B 5 do 18 Do spc opt. to cony. to 100 107 109 Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1869 all 201 211 18 Do Inconv. New Shares all 19 191 22 Do 5p c con, into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1872 Bl 11 21p st North British, E. and (al No. 1, 5 per cent 100 st Do £lO guarant ee d , 1 861 100 ...... Do E ,P., &Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 st Do E. &G , No. 2, 5 p. c st Do N. 8.. 5 per c en t, 186 2 ... • 100 ... st Do E. & G., No. 3, 5 p. c ... st Do E.& G., (Ordiry) 41 p c 100 st North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 95 97 981 9 at Do Stock. & Darl., D at North London, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) st North Staffordshire 5p c lOO at South Eastern, 41 pc, 185 0 100 m st Do m 5 do 1861 100 ... st Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 • at Do 5 do, 1864 st Victoria St. & Pimlico, 41 pc 100 ... RAILWAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS) st Birkenhead lOO at 91 100 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer.., all 100 102 st Buckinghamahire st Chester and Holyhead lOO bk 00 at Do. 51 per cent, st Do. 5 do. ... 10 0 116 1/2 st Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO st Colchester Steer Valley at East Lincoln, 6p. c lOO 1 3 . 2 131 20 Gloster and "Lan Forest all s Gt. Eash., Newin., .14c., 5 p.c 100 a Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 at Do. clo. Wood brg. Ex., do 100 „ at Gt. West, W. Mid., Herei 100 96 98 50 Hull and Selby all 110 112 at Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 212 2. 6 at London and Blackwall at Do. 4 per cent lOO at London, Chat., &c., 4p c lOO „. st Do. Corn. Fund, 5 do 100 at London and Greenwich st Do. do Preference lOO ••• ••• at London, Tilbury, & South 100 SO 85 st Lowestoft, gua 4 per cent lOO 79 al Bt Do. do. 6 do. 51 Alanch., Buxton, & 3latlk all st 3lidland, Bradford, Pref lOO 92 . 91 10 Mid Kent Cray Line) 50 Northern& East.,s per cent all 53 56 60 Do. do. 6 do. all .„ at N. Eastern—Hartlep00l st N.West.A perp. prof, op c lOO 107 109 at Do B minimum 11 p.c lOO at Notting. &Grranth. It. & C lOO 91 93 25 Preston and IVyre ... Royston, hitch., and Shop IOU 132 134 st Shrewsbury and Hereford 100 132 Mt lu Do do 8 2 21p at S. Yorksh. and River Dun 100 97 1 , 9 st Do 4 per cent gua lO, 78 80 st Do 5 do st Vict. Station and Phnlico lOO 175 IN at West Cornwall '2O West London, Cl ass A all lo 14 zo 110 do 8.., all ... 20 Do do 0 all st Weymouth and Portland lOO st Wilts and Somerset DOCKS. et East and West India lOO 119 121 st Loudon and St. Katherine lOO 42 41 43 100 D oDeb. stock, 4 par cent all ,„ 15Iillwall Freehold Land st Dock lOO 25 30 26 5 at Southampton lOO 6S 70 si Surrey Commercial - JOINT-STOCK B ANKS. Business Share; NAME. Paid. Closin Price. done 10 Agra Limited, A all 101 114 ItO Do B lO 31 31 50 Albion l5 8 7 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lim all 201 211 20 Anglo-Hungarian 8 I 1 2 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 51 41 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 10 15 20 Do issued at 2pm ~.. 5 5 4 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lim. 25 Bank of South Australia all 30 32 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 39 10 Bank of New Zealand all 16 17 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, i•nd China all 18 19 25 Chartered Mere. of India, London, and China all 32 33 20 City lO 11 12 100 Colonial 25 38 4) 10 Consolidated, litn. 50 Delhi and London, lint 50 East London, lim 5 21 11 20 English and American, lint 10 ... ... 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro. lim lO pr 1p 20 English, Scottish, and Aus tralian Chartered 281 Hong liong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all 36 38 281 Do new 6l '2l 21 100 Imperial, lim 2O 15 16 20 Imperial Ottoman lO 24 2,1 12} z 5 lonian all 19 22 25 Do new 5 6 3 Lad Mortgage or India, lint 4 100 Do sp. c. Dobs.lB6l, 30 al 1 72 76 .0 100 London Banki of Mexico and South America, lim. 20 7 3 100 London and Bra7,iliau, inn. 45 30 27 20 Do new 74 .5 41 100 London &River Plate, lint. 40 6 8 25 Do new 10 11 2 p 20 Loudon Chart. of Australia all 231 211 20 Loudon and County 2O 40.504 51 501 50 Do new, iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd. 11 ... . • London Joint Stock 1 311 321 London and South African al 8: 9 1 100 London & S.-Western, lim, 20 13 11 50 London & Venezuela, lint l2l . ••• 100 London and West m i nster. 20 61 62 591 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm 2O 100 Merchant, lim 2.5 6 5 10 Metropolitan, lim all 71 71 00 Midland, lim 2O 51 i 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lim l5 Id IP 00 National Provinc. of Eng'd 42 ... ... 10 Do . 42 ... ... 41 50 National...... 3O ... .. 20 New South Wales all 41 43 20 North-Western 7l 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 4 t 42 41f 50 Provinc, Bank. Corpo., lint lO 61 51 30 Provincial of Ireland 25 9U 94 10 Do new. all ... ... 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lim 25 14 13 100 Do issued at 6pm lO 8 6 25 Union of Australia all 47 48 471 4 100 Union of Ireland, lint 50 Union of London ,A/LvAlItL (*UV it. I Brit's!) Columbia, 6 per cent., lOO 1895.. l9O p.c.Jan. , & July 1877-84 Do. 6p. a 7eb. & Aug lOO 102 205 Do. sp. o. Mar. & Sept lOO 102 104 D 0.3 p. C. Jan. & July lOO 68 %0 931 Do. sp. c. Inscribed dk lOO 90 92 Cape G.. Hope, 6 P• 0• 1 873 lOB 102 101 Do.Ap1.&001 1390-1900 lOO 111 113 Do. do 1830-90 lOO 107 109 Do. Jan.&July, 1891 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 98 100 Ceylon, Nov 1878, 6 p.c lOO 108 116 Do. 1872, do lOO 105 IJT Mauritius, 6p. a, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 .• .. '.... 100 106 log Do. 1882 , May and Nd Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug, lO 106 108 Melbourne Corporatn., 1867-75, 6 per cent...... 100 100 100 N.8.G0v.6 p.o.Ja.&July 100 103 104 Natal 6 p ot, Apl& Oct OO —_ Do 6p o. May & Nov lOO it 6 105 1071 N. S. VP. 5 Ire., '7l to '74 lOO 99 lt 1 Do. 6 p.c. 1888 to 1890 lOO 981 991 981 Do. 5 p.c. rd.'o7 to '75 N.Zealand, 6p. 0t.1891 lOO Do. 5 percent.... Do Jan, Aprl,July, Oct lOO 93 94 94 Do 6p c. Mar & Sept '9l lOO 108 110 Do June & Deo., 1' , 91 •••• 100 109 t Do rrov. of Auckld. 1 !:0 - scrie3l & 2, 1895 ) Nova Scotia 6p. c.Jan and Jnly, 1876 ..... l9O 10 1 03 .1)0 1686.. .... Qunenalnd. ep. c.. '82.6 -. 100 1071 1081 1071 Do 1891 .. .• .• • Tasmanian 6 per c. 1895 .. 061 1071 Do oi9J '97 . .•• 100 1 )51 107 Victoria 6 ter cent. 1821.. 1%,0 t 6 I . _ Do. April and Oct "i' 111 1c 2 112 TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. U A glo-American Tel., lim all 2el 21 211 10 Anglo Mediter Tel., lira.— 10 16 181 st Atlantic Telegraph lO 18 ~0 st Do. 8 per cent. st B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lim lOO 172 177 st Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 262 2,17 10 Do. New 8 12 112 25 Indo-European Tel., lim lO ... ... 5 Lond. Provincial Tel. lien all 3f 41 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent all 1 1p 10 Mediterra. Exten. Tel., lim all 4 41 41 25 Reuters Telegram all 70 74 20 Societe Transatlant., lim all 211 22 211 i st Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all 11 li 20 Telagraph Con. & Main., lim all 26 101 21; 51 Gi 1 5 IL Kingdom Tel. Co., lien all t 7 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref all 4f 4'p MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 15 151 25 Australian Agricultural 25 Australian Mort. Laud and Finance, lira. 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lim : 3 5(1 10 Berlin Water Works, lint all 14 111 111 10 Do. New aril 1,41 li t 100 Bolekow Vaughan, lira. 5 Bombay Cia.s, lim. 5 Do. New 4 5J British American Laud 4l 15 17 20 British Indian Tea, liar— all 21 31 20 British Ship Owners 29 Canada Compauy all 66 7J 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lim 2l .• ••• 20 Ceylon Company, lim. 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lim — 25 City of London Real Pro perty, Bin 9 51 41d 30 City of Milan Improv. lira, all 5 6 25 City of Moscow Oas, lim all 50 City Offices, lim 2 5 241 251 d 50 Colonial, lim. Do. ' 221 ... 50 Commercio,llJuion (Assur) 5 pr i p 54 10 Company of African Mer chants, lim. 20 Continental Union 0-as, lira all 20 21 211 2 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 71 per cent. 100 Corporation of London Bonds, 1877, 41 per cent. all 1031 1041 100 Do. 1879, 44 per cent. all 1011 1051 100 Do. 1882, 44 per cent. all 1034 1041 10 Credit Fon. of England, lira. all 2 4 2 4 50 Credit Fon.of Mauritius lim lO 31 21d st Crystal Palace lOO 23 25 st Do. Preference lOO 92 97 st Do. 6p. c Perpetual Deb lO9 102 110 20 Darjeeling, lim. I 0 Eastern Assam, lint 50 East Indian Land Credit and Finauce, lim. 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 95 951 97 i 20 Egyptian Com. & Trad. lint 6 .. •• , 3 Eug, & Austral. Copper, lim 21 1 4 15 English and Foreign Credit 71 41 34d 100 Eng. and Scot. Marine, lim. 8 •••il 10 Fairbairn Engineering 5 3 2d 20 Fore-streetWarehouse,lim l2 12 p 100 For. & Col. Gov. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at LB5 all 871 881 50 Gellivara, lim. 10 General Credit & Dis., lint. 71 11 11 6 4 15 General Steam Navigation 14 27 29 50 Home & Col. Marine In. lim. 5 24 21d 10 Hong Kong and China Gas all ... 20 Hudson's Bay all 121 124 20 Imperial Land Co. of Mar seilles, lim. 20 Interna.Financial Soc. lim 5 2 11 20 Interna. Land Credit, lim 6 6 4d 50 Italian Land 5 Id p 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all 3 34 100 Do. 6p. c. Bds., redeem 1870, issued 90 all 65 117 50 Land Securities, lim 5 21 lid 25 London African Trading lO 7 5d 25 Lon. & Caled. Marine, lim 6 ... ...d 10 London County Land and Building, lim. $0 Lend. Financial As so., lim 30 2 2 21 9 4 Lond.Gen,Omnibus.Co.lim. all 2 21 50 Loud. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, lint 25 21 16d 20 Lond. & Provincial Marine 2 id pr st Madras Irriga. & Caul. Gus. sp.c. by India Gov. lOO 103 104 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, 1im...... 50 Merchant Shipping, Rm all 32 37 SO Mill Wall Iron Works, lim l2l ... ... 10 Natal Land and Colonisa tion Co., lint. 25 National Discount Co., lint 5 11 i - 25 National Prov. Marine, lint. 4 ... .. 10 National Steam Ship, lint. all pi 101 20 Nerbudda Coal& Iron, lim. 6 34 , a 10 New Consolidate d Dis. Um. 3 11 Ild 5 New Quebrada, lira 4.8.0 41 4/ 25 New Zealand Loan & Mer. cantile Agency,lim 2l i ip 1 2 0 5 N N o ew r t h Loan,eZr e nl a i m l A a s n s d a in Tr T u e s a t , andlint in 55 14 II 10 Do. B st ' North Brit. Austral., lint lOO 48 53 W . North Brit. & Moreau. Tn 6l 19 1 " 25 Ocean Marine (In surance) 5 13 le 50 Oriental Financial, lira ll •- ..• 5 Oriental Gas, lint . 5 Do. New 1 I 1p 10 Otago and Southland In vestment, lim ld ip 5 Ottoman Gas, lint ll 21 10 Panama a , New Zalan, an Australian B. Mail 1 im d _ 5 Do. do. st Peel R. Land & Minerl, lim 100 31 94 50 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all 46 E 484 464 . 50 Do. New 1867 lO 14d 01 50 Rhymney Iron 1 Do. New 2 Rio de Janeiro City Im.,lira all 17 is Do. Gas, lint all 21 6 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 42 14 Scottish Aust. Invest., lim lOO ;8 8 1 Do. 6p. c. Guar. Pref lOO . . Societe Fin. d'Egypte, lint lO - 7 - 8,4 Societe Gen.de l'Empiro Ot 8 21 33 50 S. African Mort. & Inv.,dloh.n all 6 •34ii, 25 South Australian Land 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (I ns urance), lint 2 24 3 20 Trinidad Petroleum, lim Bl " 10 Trust & Agency of Aus.,lim 1 . 10 Do do. 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. Canada 5 4 i '1 50 Union Marine L'pool, bin 5 44 20 Union Steam Ship, lira all 22 21 p 15 United Discount Corp., lim 6 14 4 4 20 Universal Marine(ln.), lint 5 11 2 p 10 Upper Assam Tea, lim all 11 2 30 Van Diemar's Land 2Bl 0 7 100 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. (Mortgage) Loan all 51 4 811 824 3 50 Warrant Finance, lim. l2 11 10d 50 West India and Pacific Steam, lint 2O 5 3 20 West London Wharves and YIT6/91191117011inumoin t 1 0 m THE TELEGRAPHS BILL. The bill brought in by the Postmaster-General for the transference of the telegraphs to the Government was printed on Tuesday. The preamble recites that by the Tele graph Act of 1868 the Postmaster-General is empowered to purchase the whole or any part Of any ' telegraph or other company authorised to transmit tele graphic messages in the United Kingdom, except the undertakings of the Atlantic Telegraph Company and the Anglo-American Telegraph Company; that he is required to make one uniforin charge for the transmission of messages throughout the - United Idrigtion ; that a monopoly should be granted to the Government; and thztt agreements havebeen entered into with the several telegraphiccoszTanies for the attainment of these objects. The biil gives power to the Postmaster-General to have the exclusive privilege of transmitting telegrams within the United Kingdom, with the following exceptions :---Messages in respect of which no charge is made transmitted by a telegraph maintained or used solely for private use ; and messaf,-es sent by a railway or canal company in conformity with the provisions of the Tel.-graph Act 1 '6B. Any per son transmitting nny telegrams in contravention of the exclusive privilege of the Postmaster-General will be liable to a penalty not exceeding £5. The Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury may raise for the purposes of the Telegraphs Act, 1868-69, any sum not exceeding in the whole seven millions sterling, by the creation of termi nable annuities for any period of years not exceeding thirty, or by the creation of Exchequer bills or Exchequer bonds, or of £3 per cent, per annum capital stocks of annuities. The amount so raised shall be placed to an account in the Bank of England in the names of the Commissioners of the National Debt, and shall be at the disposal of the Postmaster-General. The gross revenue received for the transmission of messages shall be paid into the Exchequer to the account of the Cmsolidated Fund, and the expenses in curred in working, maintaining, or extending telegraphs shall be paid out of moneys to be voted by Parliament. There shall be laid before both Houses of Parliament on or before March 31 in each year an account chewing the grosi amount received during the previous year ending December 31, the amount of expenses, and the balance remaining. Every written cr printed message delivered at a post-office for the purpose of being transmitted by a postal telegraph shall be a post letter within the meaning of the Act passed in the first year of the reign of her present Majesty, chapter 36. PARLIAMENTARY AND MUNICIPAL _ELECTIONS. The select committee of the House of Commons in quiring into the conduct of parliamentary and municipal elections resumed its sittings on Tuesday. The Marquis of Hartington presided, and there were present Mr. Ward Hunt, Mr. Gathorne Hardy, Mr. Leathern, Mr. Raikes, Mr. Henry James, Mr. Brand, Mr. C. P. Villiers, Mr. E. Egerton, Mr. E. Howes, Sir Michael Hicks Beach, and Sir F. Heygate. Mr. Francis Taylor, of Manchester, was examined, and sated that he had taken part in elections both in Manchester and Salford since the year 1832. He was the chairman of the committee which took the "test ballot" in Manchester at the last election, with regard to the can didature_of the late Mr. Ernest Jones. That ballot was taken with the greatest order, although there was considerable excitement as to the result. There was no time to get a water mark on the voting cards, and they were, therefore, stamped with a die. New circulars were issued to the voters describing the plan of voting proposed to be adopted, together with a paper giving the number of the voter on the register, and the place where he ought to vote. This paper the voter gave to the relieving officer to enable him to refer easily to the register. The voter having received a card, retired to a recess provided for that purpose, and having struck off the card the names of the candidates for whom he did net wish to vote, he enclosed the card in an envelope and returned it. The card bore the names of all the candidates; and the marking was done in private, while the envelope prevented any bystander from seeing how the matt voted. At this test" election 11,475 - persons voted of the whole number of 18,589 entitled to vote. This ,was a fair pro portion of the number who would have voted at an ordinary election. The higher class did not abstain from voting. It was found that 200 votes could be taken at one booth in an hour. 'There were 104 polling-booths at the last general election in Manchester ; and had the Ballot been in use the whole of the constituencies could have been polled in twenty five booths. Witness believed that under the system Of ballot adopted on this occasion every precaution was taken against personation. The Victoria plan was the one used in Manchester. He did not think that a scrutiny was necessary where the Ballot was used. By Mr. Paikes : Where there was any intimidation exercised it was more amongst the class of small shop keepers than amongst the working classes After some further evidence the committee adjourned. IMPERIAL £ARLI,4IIIEN T 3'o & HOUSE OF COMMONS.-THIS DAY. The SrBAKEn took the chair at twenty minutes past twelve o'clock. SUSPENSION OF THE MASTER OF ST. PANCRAS WORKHOUSE. In reply to Dr. BREWER, Mr. GOSCIIN said he had received official informa tion of the suspension of the official named. The reasons given were that he had made certain allegations to the effect that some patients had been discharged from the in firmary before they were cured. [LEFT SITTING. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-7his Day. THAMES. INGENIOUS TOBACCO SMUGGLING.-Three seamen named Thomas Fiddler, aged 62 years, Samuel Brown, 3S, and James Beavis, 28, were charged with smuggling about 8 lbs. of tobacco on board the tobacco ship Chief Metro politan, at Brown-wharf, Blackwall. A Customhouse officer, named Michael M'Nulty searchsd the prisoner's berths and their persons soon after the arrival of the ship yesterday with her living freight, and found tobacco con cealed, some in their bed places, and the remainder in their boots. Brown only had 15 ounces, the largest quan tity was found upon Beavis. The officer seized about 8 lbs. in all. There wore about 4 lbs. of tobacco concealed on Beavis, and in his berth. lle was fined 205., Fiddler 16s. 83., and Br.wa Ss. 6d., being the treble value and duty. The prisoners paid the penalties, and asked for the re storation of the tobacco. The Magistrate—Certainly not. The forfeiture of the tobacco is part of the punishment. The tobacco is for feited to her Majesty. You have been very ingenious in your smuggling. The tobacco was concealed in your boots, and formed into cakes to fit the shape of your bodies. The Prisoners—Does the Queen smoke ? I f so, she is welcome to tho tobacco. The Magistrate—The tobacco will be sold for the benefit of the Crown. WESTMINSTER. STEALING A CHILD.—A young woman applied to the magistrate to know how she was to recover her child which had been stolen. Applicant said that sho left the child last night at the house of her parents during a short absence, and it was put to bed. On her return home she found it was gone: Applicant said that her parents, not fearing any harm, had left the infant in its bed, and to their wonder found it bad been carried off. Mr. Arnold inquired how any one could obtain access to the house. Applicant replied—Either by the rear of the premises or the street door, which had incautiously been left open. Mr. Arnold asked whether she suspected any one. Applicant said that there was only one person whom she could suspect, and that was the child's father, to whom she was about to swear the child next Friday. She had no doubt he had taken the child to prevent her succeeding - in that course. Mr. Smyth, solicitor, said that he had been instructed in the case of bastardy, which was against a Mr. Brown in Berwick-street, Charing-cross, and he now applied for a summons against Mr. Brown, to compel his attendance as a witness. The summons was granted. Mr. Arnold recommended the young woman to apply to the police respecting her child.' PRESENTATION OF 7'Hk. HUN? TESTIMONIAL. The hilarity and pleasure prevalent in the Camp at Wimbledon yesterday evening, caused by the winning of the Queen's Prize and the Spencer Cup, was greatly heightened in the "Queen's" camp by the presentation of a beautiful silver claret jug to Sergeant E. H. Hunt, of the 13th company, the champion shotof the regiment. The mess tent was elegantly decorated for the occasion with exotics and flowering plants, flags, &c., Captain and Adjutant Tyler presided, supported by a camp crowded with friends and visitors. The pleasing duty of makingOe presentation was performed by Ensign Bocking, of the 11th company. He said it was an unexpected pleasure that he had to pre sent to their respected comrade the elegant piece of plate which then adorned the table. It had been subscribed for in order that the loss Sergeant Hunt bad sustained some time ago might be in some degree replaced, and also as a testimonial of the esteem in which Sergeant Hunt was held by the regiment. Although the loss of so many hard won prizes must be vary sorrowful, yet he hoped their gallant sergeant would, whilst contemplating the gifts of his friends, at least feel a throb of pleasure and delight, and although the medals accompanying the gift were but copies of the original, yet the way in which they had been pro duced must be a source of pride and gratification. Ensign Bocking then handed the testimonial to Sergeant Hunt, and expressed a hope that he would locg live to look upon the cup as a gift from old friends. (Cheers.) Sergeant Hunt, in reply, said he could but faintly express the plea sure he felt at th:►t moment, but it made amends for the poignant sorrow he experienced at being robbed of all those honours ho so greatly valued. The Angel Cup merely recorded the fact of a prize xrun, but that which he bad received that evening ut.t only represented that, but also tho kind sympathy and regard of his friends and com rades. He could only simply thank them for the elegant present just handed him. The health of Ensign Henry Backing of the 11th Company was proposed by Mr. Hooper, who, ho said, was always readytb do a good ac tion or serve a friend. (Cheers.) Ensign;Bbbking thanked the company very sincerely for the very flattering com pliment paid him. His greatest pride was the success of the regiment and the friendships he had the happiness to possess. The Queen's during the evening kept "open . house," and a very brilliant company participated in the pleasures of the evening, the mess tent being open, and the hospitality extended to " all comers." THE BRAZILIAN MAIL. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) RIO DE JANEIRO, June 14. The announcement of the arrival of General M'Mahon, United States Minister in Paraguay, at Buenos Ayres is false. Adviccs from Paraguay to the 4th state that active operations have commenced ; the Allies had taken possession of the railway and 36 cars. Ceno Leon had been taken, and the Allied troops were making a reconnaissance on Ascurra. Combats had taken place at Sargento Lomas, north of the river Jcjuy, and at Lapucaia, near the river Tebiquary. The Paraguayans were defeated, and lost 500 killed, 300 prisoners, 10 guns, and much cattle. Many Paraguayan families who have been released have returned to Assumption. Lopez has written to Count d'Eu, complaining of the Paraguayan flag flying is the ranks of the Allied forces. General M'Mahon has offered his services as mediator in this question. The Allied Powers have agreed on the establish ment of a Provisional Government at Assumption. The revolution at Monte Video continues, and the Northern Departments have declared in favour of the movement. THE ABYSSIA lAN INQUIRY. The select committee of the House of Commons appointed to inquire into the causes of the large expendi ture in connection with the Abyssinian War continued its sittings on Tuesday, Mr. Candlish in the chair. The other members present were Sir Stafford Northcote, Sir John ITay, Mr. Seely, Major Anson, Mr. White, Mr. Baxter, Sir James Elphinstone, Colonel Barttelott, Captain Beau mont, and Sir Patrick O'Brien. Mr. Turner, who was formerly a second-class clerk in the Admiralty, stated that in Ncvember 1867 he was sent out to Bombay to co-operate with the officers of the Indian Government in arranging the accounts of the Abyssinian expedition. The witness produced pertain accounts, spewing the rates of payment of the transpoit ships and the price of coals. He stated that the coal sent to Aden cost from £3 to £5 per ton, but in one instance coal bought in Annesley Bay cost £l2. Before he returned from Bombay in April last he had passed accounts of a grcss charge of £7,460,006. The news of the taking of Magdala reached Bombay about 12 days after that event. No more stores were purchased subsequently. Witness had no special instructions to prepare estimates, but he (lid prepare some voluntarily. The first estimate he pre pared was on the 14th of July, 1868, and that was for the amount of £5,350,531 up to the end of April. This estimate was qualified by a footnote to the effect that the transports were not being discharged so rapidly as he had anticipated. There were at that time 150 transports in the service of the Government, for which they were paying per month 2200,000. He sent home some estimates because he believed that the Treasury would require some information to guide them ; but he could not call to mind now if he communicated this officially, or in any other way, to the home Government. Early in January 1868 he was convinced that the cost of the expedition, so far as India alone was concerned, would exceed five millions. He mentioned this opinion in ordinary conver sation with the officials at Bombay, but made no official or private communication with the view of influencing the Government. The Chairman : How do you account for the costs of the expedition in India alone being as much as one milieu and a half in excess of the 'estimate which you made in July ? The witness replied that the cost was much increased by the transports being kept longer than was anticipated, Still he considered that everything was done that could he done to facilitate the discharge of the stores from the transports at Bombay, but the south-west monsoon some times prevented boats being sent out for three days at a time. The transports lying at that time at Bombay contained stores of all sorts. He could not say that it would have been wiser and cheaper to have abandoned the stores in Annesley Bay ; for the transports were bound by charter to return to Calcutta or Bombay to discharge. Many of the stores had never been discharged at An nesley Bay. When £l2 per ton was given for coals it was absolutely necessary to buy them. The reporting of cases of extravagance formed no part of his duty. Ills duty was really to scrutinise the accounts, and some of them were very unsatis factory. The officers of the transport train seemed to have no idea of accounts. The actual sum paid for the hire of transports in India was R 2,701,097. There were also charges for pilotage and other matters in addition. The committee again adjourned. EX-PRESIDENT JOHNSON'S OPINION OF PRESI DENT GRANT.—The correspondent of the New York Herald lately had an interview with ex-President Johnson, who expressed himself thus with regard to President Grant :—" I know Grant thoroughly," said Mr. Johnson ; " I had ample opportunity to study him when was President, and I am convinced he is the greatest farce that was ever thrust on a people. Why the little fellow—excuse me for using the expression, but I can't help pitying him—the little fellow has nothing in him. He is mendacious, cunning, and treacherous. He hasn't a single idea. He has no policy, no conception of what the country requires. He lied to me flagrantly. He is nothing more than a bundle of petty spites, jealousies, and resent ments ; an upstart, a mere accident of the war, a creature without the ability to comprehend the philosophy of a single great question. Physically and mentally and morally he is a nonentity. His soul is so small that you could put it into the periphery of a hazel nutshell, and it might float about a thousand years without knocking against the walls of the shell. That's the size of his soul. He is a mean, avaricious, cunning, spiteful man, a complete bundle of petty jealousies, spites, and lies. He has no courage"— and so on through a column and a half of the Herald, which informs us that the ex-President said a great many other things spicy and intmOing, which me not =Had. - LONDON GAZETTE—Last Evening. WINDSOR CASTLE, JULY 9. The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood on William Tite, Esq., M.P., F.R.S. The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood on Thomas .11uffus Hardy, Esq., Deputy Keeper of the Public Records. The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood on James Meek, Esq., some time Lord Mayor of York. FOREIGN OFFICE, JULY 5. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Robert Thomas Charier,Middleton, Esq., n now Secretary to her Majesty's Legatiou at Rio de Jaeiro, to be her Majesty's Chargé d'Affaireg and Consul-General to the United States of Venezuela. JULY 9. Tho Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Albert D. Shaw as Consul at Toronto, and of Mr. Johns S. Run nels as Consul at Tunstall, for the United States of Ame rica. ADMIRALTY, JULY 12. In pursuance of her Majesty's pleasure Admiral Sir George Rose Sartorius, K. 0.8., has this day been pro moted to be an Admiral of tho Fleet, vice Sir William Bowles, K.C.13., deceased, to date from the 2d inst. And the following promotions consequent thereon have also been made from the same date : ACTIVE LIST. Vice-Admiral the Hon. Sir Henry Keppel, K.C.8., to be Admiral. Rear-Admiral George Henry Seymour, C. 8., to be Vice- Admiral. Captain William Edmonstone, C. 8., to be Rear-Admiral. RESERVED LIST. Vico-Admiral William Sydney Smith to bo Admiral. Rear-Admiral Edwhrd J..seph Bird to be Vice-Admiral. Rear• Admiral William Smyth to be Vice-Admiral. Rear-Admiral George Dobson to be Vice-Admiral. RETIRED LIST. Vice-Admiral Henry Omma,ney Love to be Admiral. Rear-Admiral William Kelly to be Vice-Admiral. Captain Nicholas Lefebore to be Rear-Admiral. DEATH OF LORD TAUNTON.— It is with much re regret we announce the sudden death of Lord Taunton. He died between two and three o'clock yesterday after noon, after an illness of only a few hours. On Tuesday ho spoke in the debate upon the Irish Church with even more than his accustomed impressiveness and authority; he spoke again shortly on Friday. Although he sat ten years in the House of Lords Lord T t itunton will be best known as Mr. Labouchere, under whA name the longer as well as the more active portion of his political life was spent, but in both Houses of Parliament he was generally and highly respected. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day NOTTINGHAM MEETING-THIS. DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH) PORTLAND PLATE. Benevolence • 1 Flying Jib Nine ran. SPORTING INTELLIGBNOB. NOTTINGHAM RACES—Yorna)Ar. ROBIN HOOD STAKES. Cymbal 1 Bourgogne •• 2 SHORTS HANDICAP. Vibration Clarionette • . 2 Cheerful BR ADGACE PLATE. Stork Boston ... 2 Scottish Queen 1 Five ran. STAND PLATE. Lady of Croome Miss Thackeray Four ran. NOITINGLiAM HANDICAP. Fidelia Adrastia King's Cross 3 Six ran. SELLING STAKES. Veda Cupbbearer Buxton RUFFORD ABBEY STAKES. 1 Queen of Hearts LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. GOODWOOD STAKES. 100 to 15 agst Adolphus (taken) 8 to 1 agst War (taken) Bto 1 agst Robespierre (taken) 10 to 1 agst Alpenstock (taken) ' SO UTHAMPTON MEETINn—_ YEsTERDAr. TRIAL STAKES. Ventnor .. ... 1 Achilles Feodor 3 Five ran. CRANBURY PARK STAKES. Gnome King 1 Figleaf Cousin Joe Five ran. SOUTH WESTERN STAKES. Kingsley 1 Dutch Admiral 2 Choice Six ran. SOUTH HAMPSHIRE STAKES. Maze Judge Viscount St. Albans .. MAIDEN PLATE. Alice , Miss Caudle.. Southill Nine ran. WELTER STAKES. La Sortentina Eruption Glenfalloch Six ran. NURSERY STAKES. Detective.. Grillado c Touch and Go GOODWOOD ME Weights for the Goodwood 10aloulate( Age st lb Kt. of the Garter... 5 9 7 Trocadero ... 5 9 7 Fortunio ... 5 9 7 Blinkhoolie ... 5 9 7 The Rake 5 9 7 See-Saw ... 4 9 0 Rosicrucian ... 4 9 0 I Tabouret ... 4 9 0 1 Restitution ... 4 9 0 1 Blueskin ... 4 8 10 Brigantine... 3 7 10 The Goodwood Stakes (Hai and only 5 if declared, wi subs, 26 of whom declared, ,ETI.NG—JULY 29. Cup ; two miles and , d to date.] Age st Load Hawthorn ... 3 7 7 St Mungo ... 3 7 7 The Drummer ... 3 7 7 Provider ... ... 3 7 7 Typhon ... ... 3 7 7 Martyrdom ... 3 7 7 Robespierre ... 3 7 7 Thor walsden ... 3 7 7 Rupert ... ... 3 7 7 Lancet ... ... 3 7 7 Idioap) of 25 sore each, 15 ft, th 100 added. 2j miles. 51 .Age st lb Blinkhoolie ... 5 9 0 The Rake ... 5 8 9 Cecil ... 4 8 7 Taraban 8 5 Ithcebus ... 4 8 2 Alpenstock 3 7 12 Islam ... 3 7 9 Bracken ... 5 7 7 Robespierre ... 3 7 2 War 6 7 0 Assineboioe ... 5 7 0 Our Mary Ann ... 4 6 12 BeteNoire... ... 3 6 12 Make Haste ... 4 6 12 Acaeter ... 3 6 101 Age et lb Miss Gratwick• ... 4 6 10 Provider ... ... 3 6 10 Vallation g 4 6 6 Choral ... 4 6 6 Y. Fenton.— ... 3 6 6 Adolphus ... ... 3 6 2 Storm King 3 6 0 Hobart 3 5 12 Queen of theFerest, by Atherstone ... 3 5 10 Starter ... ... 3 510 Vacuum ... ... 3 5 9 Aubade ... 3 5 7 Judge ... 3 5 7 RACING 'I XTURES. J Li Stamford 22, 23 Goodwood 27, 28, 29, 30 IST. AUG . Deauville 1 Ripon 2 Brighton 3, 4 Tiverton 4 Brighton Club 5 Lewes 6, 7 Egttain lO, 11 Wol vc than' p ton lO, 11 Windsor 12, 13 Bromley 17, 18 Stockton lB, 19, 20 Dover SEPT] Margate 2 Ipswich 2 West Drayton 3 Warwick... 7, 8 Curragh (Royal) 7,8, 9 Abingdon 9, 10 Doncaster 14, 15, 16, 17 Hampton `)1, 22 Oxford Hungerford 91 York 24, 25, 26 Croydon ...... 26 Plymouth 26, 27 Scarbor.mgh 30, 31. Radon Baden 3l Great Yarmouth 3l Derby Summer ...31, Sep. 1 Weymouth 31, Sep. 1 Canterbury 3l, Sep. 1 EMBER. Richmond 21, 22 Lichtiold Western (Ayr) 22, 23 Hendon 93 24 Monmouth._ - 9 3, 24 Newmarket Ist 0ct....28 , Lto. Lanark 29 SO OCT' Bedford 5, 6 Edinburgh 6, 7, 8 Leicester 7, 8 Bromley 7 8 Newmarket 2d 0ct...11, &c. Chelmsford l9 20 Kelso 19 20 NO YE Harrow 3 I Worcester 3, 4 St. Albans b, 6 Cheltenham in. 2€ Curragh l9, 2G, it West Drayton .........21, 22 Hereford 2l, 22 Monmouth 9 3, 21 Newmarkwt H'ton ...25, &e. BElt. ;MBER. Eglinton bunt 6, 7 Liverpool 61irewsbury ..... l5, 16 STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES. OCTOBER. Bromley 7 j West Drayton .. 21, 22 _ . NOVEMBER. Worcester 2,3, 4 I Shrewsbury 15, Harrow 2, 3 Leamington Hunt ....23 &e Lverpool 9 10, 11, 12 I COURSING FIXTURES. AUGUST. St. Albans 17 OCTOBER. Ancaster and Willoughby, Lincolnshire 5, G. Ormesby 19, &c. Huntingdon Club.. 26, 2 YACHTING FIXTURES. JULY. 15—International Regatta at Havre 15—Royal Southern Yacht Club Regatta 17—Ulster Yacht Club Regatta at Bangor 17—Prince of Wales Yacht Club: Match from Gravesend to Ramsgate 19—Prince Alfred Yacht Club: Channel Match, Bangor (Belfast) to Kingston 19, 20 —Goole Regatta 20—Sailing Barge Regatta 20—Royal Dee Yacht Club Sailing Match 21, 22—Dublin Bay Regatta 21—Prince Alfred Yacht Club: First Class Match 23 (?)—Kingstown Regatta 27, '2B - Royal Western Yacht Club and Plymouth Royal Regatta 3o—Royal Welsh Yacht Club Regatta AUGUST. 1, 2 —Havre Regatta 2—Tempi° Yacht Club: Second Match 3—Victoria Model Yacht Club : First Class Match 3,4, 5, 6—Royal Yacht Squadron Regatta s—Norfolk and Suffolk "Yacht Club: Regatta at Oulton 7—Cheshire Yacht Club: Third Match 9-14—Royal Victoria Yacht Club Regatta 10—Great Yarmouth Regatta 13 —Shoreham Regatta 21—Clyde Yacht Club: Corinthian Match 21—Cheshire Yacht Club: Fourth Match 24, 25 —Dartmouth Regatta 28—Clyde Yacht Club : Closing Cruise 27 Torbay Royal Regatta REGATTAS AND MATCHES TO COME. JULY. -Tunbridge Regatta •Ilartlepool Regatta Bedford Amateur Regatta :Vesper Rowing Club : Junior Pairs, River Lea .Albion Rowing Club : Senior Pairs, Junior Fours and Sculls, liver Lea MARRIAGE OF THE MARQUESS OF HUNTLY.--• This morning the marriage of Charles, eleventh Marquess of Huntly (premier marquess iu the peerage of Scotland) and Amy, elder daughter of Mr. William Cunliffe Brooks, of Barlow Hall:Lancashire, was solemnised at Westmin ster Abbey. In addition to the members of the Royal family, the relatives and friends, and v. great number of the nubility AVM;loch