The Sun. — London, England, 1869-04-22 00:00:00

ego April 21.... Prince Lec id Princess ,t half -past SS )ruing• the Metro- Le Arundel Ldoption of occupied .re on tl l ° )1. French? ipbell, Mr• burn) Mr. Legislat ive Bontemgr Alan/ the chai r ' ed to pre- that the ant of his all there a great , ge d their s. It was round that h, though advancing membered gal career be 00" just, be' justice refore be with him , ecause he food in Eie was al In. Cath.) - ;t to treat )00 of his ,000 wh o erg.) He ;thought enabling !ntiouslp• h e corn to Fee 3 of Cora religious he hoped r the fa' :Cheers) have oh: tson had had been asses had , coming : his seat h e book iven no s ballot, it down Cheers ) l ey, w ho e to this loing so, tter en- the Go ,he and in 3hecrs.) OUSO Of ;ainst a cet it , use ho n otice effect should ►odes of peg on vered s Tactical 13 many can i because E. to in- ,ion by modes if \lr. alWOr) general ver, h° ouse of 'ere not More he aw his lamely, übject. his re- ) ques 43veru- House 1 cora' een so 10t re. might But a •tunity 1 frcon er line to the course its re- they lesired report effect jeers.) o hold t keep c hap a they ) This s ever in this I great ,tulate made• bough beer enera LEI the event e per- Dive d the often t was a un- o the more Dallob ,n the alvver bject. f the n the sured aried p ro - -111, O . NEY MARKET AND COMAIERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The prices to-day were firm, but business was on a very limited scale. Consols maintained the im provement of yesterday, but in foreign and miscel laneous shares business was quite at a stand still. Consols are 931 3 for money; ditto, for Ac count, 938 4 ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 91 ; New Three per Cents, 914 4 ; Annuities, Argil, 1 885, 11 15-16 ; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, 2 prem. ; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, 2 prem. ; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., 241 40. India Stock, 104 per Cent., April, 1874, ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1133 8 4 ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 1003 ; ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent., 924 2 ; ditto Debentures, 103/. In the Foreign Market, the Turkish of 1865 have improved 1 per cent., while Nicolai and Oriel Vitebsk have declined I. Brazilian of 1 865, 801 to 4 ; Chilian of 1867, 195/ to 96/ ; Egyptian of 1664, 86 to 8 ; ditto of 1868, 76 t° 4 ; Italian of 1861, 553 to / ; of 1868, 84 to 1; Mexican, 141 to ; Peruvian of 1865, 781 to ; Russian of 1866, 891 to 901 ; Nicolai, 65 to 4 ; Orel, 784 to ; ex div. ; Moscow, 781 to 79 ; ditto Charkof, 764 to 77; ; ditto Charcow, 764 to 77 4 ; Spanish of 1867, 304 to 4 ; Turkish of 1 858, 634 to 64 ; ditto of 1862, 67; to 88; ; ditto of 1865, 413 to 42. In the Railway Market prices are now :—Lon don and North Western, 1154 to 4 ; Great Western, 483 to 491; Midland, 1151 to 4 ; London and South Western, 87 to 89 ; Great Eastern, 37 4 to 4 ; Brighton, 471 to 3 ; South Eastern, 76 1 to 761 ; Metropolitan, 1023 to 1031 ; Great Northern, 1064 to 107 ; ditto A, 1081 to 1094 Caledonian, 784 to 1 ; and London, Chatham, and Dover, 174 to 173. American 5-20 Bonds are now 804 to 1 ; Erie Railway shares, 223 to 234 ; and Illinois Central, 9 8 to I. In Bank shares prices are as follows :—City, 114 to 124 ; Imperial, 164 to 174; London and County, 504 to 4. In Miscellaneous Shares Hudson's Bay are 131 to 4 ; Telegraph Construction, 171 to I ; Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Preference, 34 to 4 and Anglo-American, 221 to The sum of £21,000 in gold was taken to the Bank yesterday, making a total of £58,000 since the date of the last weekly return. The William Davey, from Sydney, has brought £25,000. Messrs. J. S. Morgan and Co. have issued the prospectus of the Spanish Government Three per Cent. Loan. Subscriptions are invited fur £ 8 ,000,000 nominal, part of a loan of 50 millions of dollars effective, in bonds of the consolidated debt. The price in London is 291, payable 5 per cent on. application, 5 per cent, on allotment, and the remainder by three instalments, the last of which is on the 2d August next. Interest dates from 31st December last, and, taking accrued interest and other advantages into consideration, the return to , subscribers is estimated to be equal to 10:1 per cent. The particula rs it is thought are favourable, espe cially as the interest is equal to 104 per cent. The usual discount is allowed for payments in advance, and every endeavour will be made to give vitality to the operation. At a meeting of the proprietors of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China a dividend was declared at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum. The directors of the Australian Mortgage, Land, and Finance Company have issued their report. A dividend is recommended, for the half-year end lug the 31st December last, at the rate of 10 per cent. The directors of the Varna (Rustchuk) Railway have commenced negotiations with the Turkish Government for the sale of the line. The capital of the company is £900,000, in 45,000 shares of £2O each, which it is proposed to exchange for Turkish Five per Cents. The obligations br debentures are also to be provided for. The line would then be handed over to the South Austrian Railway Com pany, which lately obtained a concession for the Whole of the intended system of Routnelian rail- Ways. Alternative proposals have been made to the Government, but it is considered that the plan above stated is the one most likely, with certain modifications, to be adopte I. The advices from Buenos Ayres by the present mail quote the Internal Argentine Bondi at 54f. The Manchester papers state that Mr. William Blarnires, spinner, of Bradford, has stopped pay ment. His liabilities are estimated at £ 12,000 or £15,000. An extraordinary general meeting of the Don Pedro Company is convened for the 27th of May, to authorise the directors to pay an interim dividend. The Government of the Argentine Republic have ar ranged for a national exhibition to be held in the city of Cordoba in 1870, and have invited the co operation of manufacturers of machinery in general, a nd especially of agricultural implements, &c. Don Belisario Roldan, chief partner in the house of ltoldan Hermanos y Amaral, merchants, of Buenos A i r es) has been nominated representative in Europe 431. the Commission intrusted with the management of the exhibiti on , and is now in London arranging for the purchase and forwarding out to the River 'late of such machinery, &c., as may be suitable to the wants of the country and of sufficient interest for exhibition. At a meeting of creditors o f M essrs . IVilli a m Dickinson and Sons, cotton spinners, manufacturers, and machinists of Blackburn, the statement of a ffairs submitted showed liabilities of £73,604, of w hich about £lO,OOO is secured. The assets show 1 0s. 6d. in the pound. A telegram from Athens states that the Prince andi Princess o f w a l es passe d over th e Ath ens a nd Piraeus Railway, which has been constructed by an English company in six months (after 13 years' previous discussion of the subject), and is the first railway opened in the country. BRITISH FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS . 3 per Cent. Consols • 93i Ditto for Account, 8 per Cent. R e d uced 9ll f New 3 per Cent 91 New ** New 2 per Cent. Jan. 18 • 94 *************** 91 i Do. per Cen Ja.n.1873 *************** Annuities, 60 yrs, expire sth ******** * il•t•Wi Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth Ap r il 1885 • — ll 15- 16 Do (Red Sea Tele6raph), Aug., 1908., , Excholuor Bills, £l,OOO, 2i per Ct. ****** 2 Do £5OO pm Do. £lOO & £2OO 2 Bank of England Stock, 4i per Cent De. opening Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds Inter -Colonial Omni= INDIAN UOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India Mock, 104 per Cent., April 1874 Do. Opening, for Account 1 1 Do. 5 p e r C en t. J u ly, 1880 Do.l pe r C en t., O c t. 1888 Do. Certifi ca t es 9 " Do. Enfaced Pape,. 4 per Cent.... 92} 2 Do. 5 per Cert., Jan. 1872 ....... — Do. 51 per Gent. May 1879 — Da 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 — De do 1877 — Do. do. 1882 D. Deb., per sCent. , Aug . Au 1873 Do. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO Do. under £l.OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent Do. Scrip £45 aid Aultri an Bonds S per cent .. o. 1859 — iirazili an D 5 per Cent — 03 . 41 per Cent. 1852 — Do.do. 1858.. . . do. 186 ,'-' O . do., 1863 63 - " 0 . 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account BOl 791 B .enos Ayres 6 per Cent. Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 persCent ) C uba, 6 per Cent ( Lilian 6 per Cent Do. 4i per Cent — Do. 3 per Cent., Lo. 6 per ce-t. 1867 — D o. 7 per Cent., 1866 C loiibian, 6 per Cent. Danish, 3 per Cent., 1825... D an" 'than Principalities, 7 I.er Cent -Do 8 per Cent., 1867 BB4 Yqualor New Consolidated, 1 per Cent E gyptian, 7 per Cent De SecOild Issue Do. £SU(. Bonds Do. £lOO Bonds Do. 1106 Bonds B7 64 - English Scrip; 1868 - 1 6 Do do. £is pd — dis Government Railway Debentures 9Bl Gre,eK 5 por Cont., 1824 5, ox Coups — l)o. Account Do. Coupons - Do. Account '.l.tateinala 5 per Cent .. — Honduras Gov RaiL 1,05 n., 10 p. Ct., all pd 811 I lt iiian 5 per Ct rt., 1865 — Do. Account . B3 Do Maremmana Railway — 11 +xicar. 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Do. 1861 — Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — .; outer idc‘an 6 per Gent ••• • . -- 110 :wish imperial 5 per Cent - N'ew Granada l7l Do 3 per Con 374 Do. Deferred Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account - . 781 Do 41 per Cent. (iJi:tlarren) ••• Do 41 per Cent., 1862 - Do Account. — Portsguose 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7, '9,'60,'2.': 351 Do. d o. 1867 — Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid — R..issian 5 ear Cent., 182 z, £ St Do 41 per Cent . 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cont., 1859 Do 5 por Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonds — Do. do. £B4 15s. do — Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds 9O 89 Do. do £B4 158. do Do Nicolas Railway — Sar 'Mien ö per Cent — Spanish 3 per Gen .. — Do. Account — Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Deferred Do. Account Do. Passive — Do. Coro. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan Do Government, 1864 Do do, 1868 Do do, Scrip — Pn- Turkish 6 per Cent. —. Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do Account Do £lOO Bowls Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 7 oi i i Do 5 per Cent. 1865 — Do Account Do 6 per Cont., 1860 664 4 Do 4 por Cent., Guaranteed Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) Venezuela 3 per Cent. — Do. Ace. ant Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Dividends on the above payable in London Austnan o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belo- - -t., Ex. 25f ..• Jel gia 12, 41 per cent., Dutch 2i per Cant. Ex. 12 Guil Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... Do. Account French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. !Wiwi 5 per Cent. 1831, E. 25f. Do Account 551 TWO O'CLOCK. Jonso!s,Woney 93} Do. Account, May 6 93i CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS. WEDNESDAY, April 21. The Corps Legislatif is now at work upon the Ways and Means Budget, and is rushing along with the same feverish haste with which it disposed of the Budget of Expenses. All amendments are " not taken into consideration." The details of yesterday's proceedings contain nothing really noticeable. M. Glais - Bizoin brought forward a formidable amendment, proposing to abolish the octrois in all the towns of France, each commune to have the pro duce within its own limits of the taxes on dogs, doors, and windows, licenses to trade and for shooting, and taxes on moveables. M. Glais-Bizoin went to work very hotly, characterising the octroi duties as a source of fraud, and demanding another Finance Minister and a Government which " better understood the interests of the country." But undoubtedly the worthy deputy did break down alto. gether in one particular—he did not shew how the taxes which were to be handed over to the communes could be replaced in the Imperial Treasury. Yesterday the Emperor was 62 years of age, and a grand dinner was given at the Tuileries in honour of the occasion. His Majesty is rapidly advan,ing in life, and may well begin to be peacefully disposed and anxious to make all preparations for leaving a quiet inheritance to his son. Every year that passes over France in its present condition is of the greatest moment to the whole of Europe. But people here seem to be very little troubled with philosophic reflections on the rapid flight of time, the sullen, discon tented humour of France, and the hesitation of the Em peror to satisfy the demands of his country. In fact, a great event took place on Monday evening, and has completely thrown the Emperor and his birthday into the shade. The topic of the day is not the destinies of France, but a new style of head-dress. At the Em press's ball, given the night before last, a complete revolu tion was visible in the style of coiffure which has been worn for some time past by the leaders of the beau-monde. In place of the lofty arrange ment rising to a great height above the head, flowers and feathers were abandoned, and the hair worn without mr- - ment. The Empress, in accordance with the new mode, had merely two thick plaits wound round the head, and held in place by four diamond pins ; and on the forehead a circlet of brilliants, in the centre of which beamed forth the famous " Regent." This is an important event indeed. The general conglomeration which has lately been heaped on the back of the head will come down with a run, and beauty unadorned will once more be adorned the most. The change is so striking that the Chinese Ambassadors will hardly be able to believe their eyes. The Figaro states that the Empress will go to Jeru• salem by way of Tyre, Acre, and Nazareth. The Public says that her Majesty may go to open the Suez Canal in October, but nothing is known as to her intention of going further. At length the Duc d'Aumale's "History of the House of Cond6" appears. For years the publication of this work has been kept back by the authorities, but public opinion has triumphed at last. The Duc de Persigny thought to stop the book by seizing all the copies which had been printed. He now finds that his labour has been in vain. The ignorance and superstition prevalent amongst the rural population of France has once more been testified to by a case tried at Bordeaux. The marriage of a farmer's daughter, named Darriet, had been put off for some reason or other, and the anxious mother went to consult an oracle in the shape of a Spanish gypsy, named Soler. The oracle laid down a plan of action which, as usual, consisted solely in demanding different sums of money for charms. The woman Darriet was compelled to borrow right and left to satisfy the rapacity of Soler, until, being at the end of her resources, she disclosed the imposition to her husband, who had the prisoner arrested. Among the articles produced in court, and with which the prisoner pretended to work her miracles, were cards with caba listic figures, filters containing powder of cantharides, bones, pulverized glass, and a book of necromantic rub bish. Altogether she had received for her valuable services in charming the daughter's sweetheart into matrimony the sum of £56. It appears that the father of the eligible young man refused his consent, and his death by magical art was declared to be the only resource. The impostor was sentenced to fifteen months' imprisonment. Two marine velocipedes have lately been manoeuvring in the old port of Marseilles. They progress with the speed of a boat rowed by two men. THE LOADON, CHATHAM, AAD DOVER RAILWAY COMPANY. The committee of the House of Commons, of which Mr. Dent is chairman, on Wednesday declared the preamble of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Bill to be proved. This bill, with the alterations made by the com mittee, relegates all questions in dispute between the company aid its creditors, and all agreements between the company and other companies, to the adjudication of Lord Cairns and Lord Salisbury. THE SOUTHAMPTON ELECTION PETITION. The trial of this petition was resumed before Mr. Just' ce Willes yesterday morn in g . Mr. Ser g ean t 13allantine opening the petition er's env, said he should rely principally on the allegations of bribery and undue iufluonce. 'rho trial was really a battle between Messrs. Moffatt and Hoare, and he was instructed to sa y that Mr. Moffatt was exceed ingly sorry that the coalition between Messrs. Gurney an d Hoare rendered it necessary for him to couple Dlr. Gurney's acme with the inquiry. The petitioners called as their first wituess , 2s Henry Harrison and his son. Their evidence proved the employment as a messenger by the Conservatives of the boy first for three days, and then for a week at 3s. a day. George Sillence said he sent his son to tho Liberal rooms, and as the Liberal party would not pay what they had agreed, he sent him to the Conservative rooms. There he got 3s. a day fora fortnight. The judge said this man's vote would come off on a scrutiny. Several other witnesses gave evidence to a similar effect. In one instance the son of a commercial traveller got sa. a day for about Woo week& THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 22, 1869. SH,4RIS LIST. OIiDINARY dliAL..a.z AND STOCKS. JOINT-STOCK- BANKS. NAME. - - Closing Share IN Paid. Price. dole ßusn.ess . 10 Ara Limited, -A - all 11 12 104 io Do B IU '2l 11 21 50 Albion 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Auglu-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lim all 20 21 201 2U Anglo-liungarian 20 Auglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 51 41 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 11 13 20 Do issued at 2 pm....., 5 5 4 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lira. 25 Bank of South Australia all 30 32 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 33 10 Bank of New Zealand all 17 13 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra ha, ,nd China, all 20 21 25 Chartered Mere. of India. Loudon, and China all 194 301 20 City 1 ) 12 121 111 100 Colonial 25 39 40 10 Consolidated, lim. 50 Delhi and London, lim 50 East London, lim 5 2 1 20 English and American, lint 10 ... ... 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro. lini lO pr 1p 20 English, .., , cottish, and Aus • tralian Chartered 181 Hong Hung and Shanghai Bank Corporation all 36 38 281 Do new 5l ‘ 11 24 100 Imperial, lim 2O 16 17 20 Imperial Ottoman lO 2 '4l 124 1 ..5 lonian all 24 26 25 Do n ew 5 11 11) 20 Lnd Mortgage of India, lira 4 31 3 1 i 100 Do sp.c. De b 5.1864, 30 all 76 75 73 30 London Bank' of Mexico and South America, lim. 20 61 84 100 London and Brazilian, lim. 46 30 27 20 Do new 74 51 41 100 London &River Plate, lira. 40 3 H 25 Do new 10 '24 2 1P 20 London Chart. of Australia all 241 '25 20 London and County 2O 50 61 50 Do new, iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd ll ... ... 50 London Joint Stock 1 321 331 3 i Loudon and South African al 81 91 9 4 00 London & S.-Western, Hui, '2O 1 1 9 150 London & Venezuela, lim.,. 121 ... ••• 100 London and Westminster '2o 63 64 631 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm 2O 100 Merchant, !nu 25 6 4 10 Metropolitan, lira all 71 7 4 100 Midland, 1im.... 2O 11 1 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, Bin l5 id 1p 100 National Provinc. of Ellett 42 ... ..• 10 Do ..... 50 National. 20 Now South Wales all 41. 43 20 North-IVestern 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 421 431 50 Provinc. Bank. Corpo., lim lO 6 b 00 Provincial of Ireland 25 88 90 ' 10 Do new.. all ... ... 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lira 25 15 11 100 Do issued at 6pm lO 8 6 2b Union of Australia all 47 48 100 Union of Ireland, lim 50 Union of London _ l5 351 3nl 34 6 FOUNDERING OF A' SLOOP IN TILE • ' CHANNEL. One of the most distressing cases of shipwreck which has occurred in the Irish Channel for a long time was repdrted at Greenock on Monday afternoon. Captain Watson, the master and owner of the ill-fated' vessel—a sloop, called the Nelly, of Belfast—sailed from Ayr for Belfast on Tuesday last week, and on Friday his vessel foundered during a gale, a few miles from the entrance to Belfast Lough, his wife and four children going down, with her, whils a fifth, a boy, who was got into the small boat belonging to the sloop, died in a state of delirium, in the arms of his father, on the afternoon of the succeeding day. When the father and son got into the boat, it was found that they had no oars, and the fragile craft drifted all night at the mercy of the waves. At daybreak, on Saturday morning, the poor lad began to sink, andthen became delirious. At the intervals of cessa tion from baling out the water, which was always more orless necessary, to keep the boat afloat, the father would take the boy in his arms and nestle him in his breast, in the hope of infusing some heat into him, but again a wave would break and fill the tiny craft, and, in consequence, he had again to lay him down till he baled out a portion of the water. The poor boy continued in a state of deli rium till about two o'clock on Saturday, when death put an end to his sufferings. By this time the father was himself becoming very weak ; and he reports that be felt conscious of his own mind beginning to give way. He laid the body of the boy out in the bottom of the boat, reluctant to commit it to the deep. During the day a Norwegian brig hove in sight, and took Watson on board. The poor fellow, besides losing his wife and family, has lost every shilling's worthof property which he possessed. When asked why he did not consign the body of his son to the sea after he died, Watson answered, with tears in his eyes, " The body of the boy was the last vestige of all that was dear to me in the world; if I saved myself, I thought I would like to have the body of one of my family laid beneaththe turf, so that I might visit the spot again." in Closing Businessure Railways. Paid. Prise. done. at Bristol and Excter ...... 100 77 79 et Caledonian lvt) 78 7.1 st U. iuriAn lt.o 18 23 2) Cornwall all 2; 4 et Dublin & Belfast June lOO ;7 70 st Duu„l'ertli,2ll Ab. June lOO 70 72 2/ East I,ondon all 6 7 20 21 DO 10 - - et Glasgow &S. Western We 06 93 at Great Eastern .. at Do. E. Aug]. No. 2.. 100 at tirait North ol Sootlitusl- 100 15 0 st Great Northern . 100 Ic6 108 107 st Du. A stook at Do. 13 stout lOO .. ••• et (RS. and W. of ireiand lOO 93 . 7 tit tit. Western -Original lOO 41 ,91 st Do. South wales ice 54 16 at Do. W. Mid.-Oxlord ItO '27 251 et Do. Newport lOO 28 00 at Lancashire & Y orkshlra lOO 123 i2l 12.1 et Lon., Brigh.,& S.Coast IOU 471 4,1 484 7/ 0) Do scrip - - at 1.0n.,Chai.., and Deus lOO 171 171 174 et Do. Metrop. Ex. A lOO - - et Lon. & North Western iOU 1151 151 1151 st Lon. Jr South Western IOU 87 19 at Man., Shot., & Lincoln llO 16 161 16 st Metro' Witan 100 103 lust 1031 at Do Exteusi•in 100 10J 1.1 11/ Da New rd 10 /ki OP st Metropolitan District. all 43 30 10 Metrop. St. John's lV oo 1 6 - - at Iltuland st Do, dirmin..ii Darby lOO 82 84 at N/rtll Britian . ..... 100 15 46 st Do. ltd., rtli., & Dun lO./ - - st Nor.Kastern -Berwick lOO 1021 1(31 103 25 Do. G. LE puronast 16.13. 4 - - et Do Leeds at Do York lOO 001 4.41 84 at Do Carli,le ....• loo 122 125 st Do Stoc & Darling l.O 131 131 at North Lon ton 10 Do New )518. 2 1/ lip at North Staffordshire . . 100 31 56 at North and S.-W. Junction 100 93 100 11) Do New £lO shares 7 • st Rhymney st Shropshire Union l, 0 57 53 at South Devon:.. lit South Eastern lOO 701 761 st Staines, Wolehain, & Wok all 12 13 at 'Van Vale lOO 198 153 • - Do. C - Waterlord & Kilkenny 1(0 - 10 Waterloo & Whiteha.l 6 - - RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 86 88 st Caledonian Qrs., Nu. 2 lOO ... st Do. Scot. N.E., 41 per cent lOO ... st Do. Aberdeen, gua, 6 p.c lOO at Do. do. 7 per cent lOO ... st Do, do. Ordinary lOO 61 83 st Do. Midland st Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 ... 20 Cornwall, ()per cent gua all sti Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction • lOO 105 107 st Do. Ist Class preference lOO ... st Alas. & S.W. gua.s per et lOO ... st Gt. Eastern, E.C. Ex. No.l 100 96 99 st Do do N 0.2 100 95 93 st Do do 6 per cent 100 109 112 s t Do East Anglian Asp. c. 100 ... st Do do B 6 do. 100 ... at Do do 0 7 do. IN ... st Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 ... st Do E. Union 4 p.c. gua. 100 70 75 st Do Not folk 5 p.c. Ex. 1846 100 ... st Do do 5 p.c.Way.Val.lBl7 100 st Great Not thorn, 5 per cent 10 • 1111 st Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 ... st Do 4 1 do do do 100 98 st Do 5 do at sp. c. pm. 100 ... st Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO ... st; Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf 100 ... st. Great South. and \Vesteru (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 96 97 std G t.West.— Orig.& J ut.-Itent chg., per gua.s p.c lOO 101 108 st Do. Orig. (B. &H. Ex). 5 p.c lOO 95 100 at Do do 4 1 per cent. 1830 lOO 57 59 fit Do du 4 do do 100 77 79 st Lo do 5 per cent. rodeos. 100 05 97 st Do du Birmingham gill lOO 6.1 70 st Du do do pref lOO ... at Du do Chester gni, lOO so 85 at Do do do 5 per cent PJJ et Do du du 5 do 100 85 100 st Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 st Do do 44 p.c lOO st Do do 4, 1850— 100 st Do do 5 st Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g. 10.) 11l 113 st Do do 2d gua. 100 107 111 st Do Newport, Ist g. 3 p.c. 100 90 92 st Do du 25 do 100 97 10 st Do gua. 51 per cent. 1863 100 100 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. ail st Lancash. & Yurksh. 6 p.c. 10) 1 3 135 st Du Barnsley, .65 Os 105 p.c. 100 st Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 135 st Do 41 (Blackburn purely). 100 98 100 st, London & Brighton, sp. c. guaranteed, No 1 lOO st Du 5 per cent. gua. Nu. 2. 100 st Do 6 do du lOO st Do 5 do NJ. 4 lOO st Do 7 per cent st Do 6 do (W.E. & C.V.) 1 at Do 4 au 1839 lOO st Loudon, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent lOO at. Loudon and /LW., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO 108 110 st Do Bedford &Cambridge IOJ ... st Do Strrewsb'y & Welchp'l lOO st London and o W. 7 p,c late 3d shares, lOO 140 150 2s Gd. Do (Portent. perp ans. 2565) all st Mau., Slid., &Litwin. 6 p.c lOO 11 117 6 Do xs all par 1 pin st Do 31 per cent lOO 60 65 10 Do redeem. 6 per cent. 5 st Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 130 135 st Do Bristol & Birm., 6p. c lOO 1 2 134 st Du 44 per cent. rddeein lOO 18 11)) st Do 41 per cent. irrede,ein lOO 93 1)J st Du Leicester & ll'ehu, 4 p.c. 100 8) 91 st North liritish, 5 p.c. N 0.1 lOO st Du E. &G.4P.e. S. & at Do N. 8., N 0.2, 5 per cen.t lOO st Do Border Union, 54 p.c l4O st N.-Eastern—Cons. 4 p.c lOO 87 89 st Do 44 per cent. redeem lOO 95 97 st Do G N.E. 4 per cent., lOO 17 Do Berwick capital 8 13.4. ... Do York, H. &S. purchase lO 10 101 Do Stcktn & Drling. A 5 p.c lOO 106 108 st Do W, Liartlepuol H. and R lOO 84 86 20 North Staffordshire all 20i 211 lOs Devon Annuities, 1 s all 9 10 lUs Du Tavistock Anus., los_ all 84 94 105 Do Fixed 41 per cent all 8 81 S. t,a.st. (Read. Anus., 1.0.6) all 22 23 st Du 41 percent st Do Fixed 41 per cent lOO at Taff Vale No.l lOO 141 153 t Waterford & Kilkenny, 6pc 100 41 43 RAILWAYS.-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. st Ca 44 p C gus.. St Do Scot. Oen. min. 7p c luu st Do 41 p irredeem all st Do 4p c con. issued at 80 co st Great Eastern 41 per cent. 100 st Do 5 do, 1862 lOO 86 b g st Do New 5 do, 1863 lOO 85 r 8 85 71 st Do do 5 do , 1864 lO6 82 86 53 st Great Northern, 5p c irred. 100 st Do Permanent 5 per cent. 100 st Do Boston & Sleald , 41 p c 100 '" st GrcatWest., W. Midi., 5 p c 100 st JointperPe. 5p c, 1865 100 is ';* e. st Do do 6 p c irred., 1866 100 103 103 26 Do Vale N eath perp. Ip c all 19 2u st Keut Coast, 6 per cent, B lOO 5 Lane. and York. New 41 per cent till July, 1871 2 I 1p st Loud., Brig ,&c., 41 pc, 1858 100 st Do do 4 do , 1860 100 ••• • ••• st Do do 41 do, 1861 100 '" st Da do 4 1 d o, 1863 100 st Do do 5 do, 1865 100 at Do No. G 5 do, 1866 100 st Do No. 7 sdo • •• st Loud , Chat., &c., 2d, 6 p.c lOO •• st Do Metrop. Ex., B 6 p.c D o do C 6 p.c st Loudon& N. Western, 5p c 100 108 11 . 0 1,04 st London &S. Western, 41 p c 100 10 Man. Shef. & Liner 5 pc,1865 all Bgi kit Metropolitan 5 pcent lOO 140 102 st Midland, A 5 per cent prof lOO 106 103 st Do B 5 do 100 106 108 18 Do 5p c opt. to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1669 all 201 201 18 Do Inconv. New Shares all 18i 12; 22 Do 5p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1872 Bl 11 21p st North British, E. and (1 No. 1, 5 per cent st Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 Do E., P., & Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 st Do E. & , No. 2, 8 p.c ... 100 a Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 100 at Do E. & G., N 0.3, 5 p.c ... 100 .„ st Do E. & G., (Ordiry) 41 p 100 st North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 45 47 st Do Stock. & Dart., D 100 111 118 st North London, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) st North Staffordshire 5 c lOO st South Eastern, 41 pC. 1859 100 st Do 5 do 1861 100 st Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 ••• ••• st Do 5 do, 1864 st Victoria St. & Yinilieo, 41 pc 100 RAILWAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS 100 r 3 :RI V .0 1.... .. at Chester and Holyhead lOO 51 5 6 l a oo t Bu D ckin o. 4 g l h p a e u r is c h e st Do. 51 per cent. i h r t e . Pref er I LI I 9..99 1,011 at Do. 5 do. at Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO ... ... at Colchester Stour Valley 2 s o t E G a lo s s t w L r in a c n o a ln i„ , g e u g a u . l 6 , ' o p re . s e t a Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 ... ... at Do. do. Woodbrg.Ex., do. 100 .. .. a Gt. Easn., Newm., &c., at Gt. West , W. Mid., Hera 100 96 98 50 Hull and Selby all 110 112 at Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 210 2 1 at London and Blackwall lOO 93 95 st Do. 41 per cent lOO st Loudon, Chat., &c., 41 p c lOO ... ... st Do. Com. Fund, 5 du 100 ... ... at London and Greenwich st Do. do Preference lOO ... ... at London, Tilbury, & South 100 S 3 e 5 st Lowestof t, gua 4 percent lOO 8U 82 at Do. du. 6 do. 51 Manch., Buxton, &Matlk all 5 51 20 at Weymouth e y D iu d t h Somerset at Midland, Bradford, Prof lOO 92 94 10 Slid Kent Cray Line) 50 Northern& East.,s per cent all 53 56 50 Do. do. 6 do. all ... ... st N. Eastern— Hartlepool a ". t. t tt. N NI t .DouWtyot Royston, A , ,ti ii iiu p lz e tri n r cai aliih,..)l; Hitch., and ihiaii. prof, iinividie,. ri s :ii Dei i p o. oceu... l e n:. , . 11 1 1:00 0 000 ! 1 1:9 0 :7,3. :0 7 :: 8 1 11.u: 0 .3:1 9 o. p Hereford 100 10 0 0 a 0 ll 1: 4 3 8 1 1 4 s : 1 i 25 Preston and ia : ne v r : cil r e e ne , st Shrewsbury lo du all 98 100 at S V . i Y e t i j . °l)roks Station h .5 5 . .,1. '' .2 ' U \\VVecbatt Leo'nrado%",llCida: 513. c 10101°1 I 1.....1 1.....4 n11)o r t st . 34 if' 1::: • ; . 0 . ii . : . , Wiltel)°a DOCKS. st East and West,lnd st Londou and St. Katherine 100 45 47 100 D oDeb. stock, 4 par cent., all Freehold Land etDock ............................ 100 24 21 st Southampton ................. 100 74 70 St Surrey commercial ......... 40 TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. 10 Anglo-American Tel., lint all 2.4 22; 10 Anglo Mediter Tel., lira.— 10 11 f 12i st Atlantic Telegraph lO 21 26 st Do. 8 per cent. st B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lint lOO 160 165 st Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 2 0 245 10 Do. New 8 9 lip 25 ludo-European Tel., lint lO , ... 5 Lond. Provincial Tel. lint all :; s i 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent. all I ZP 10 Mediterra. Exteu. Tel., lint all g 4 25 lleuter's Telegram all 50 56 10 Societe Transatlaut., lint ll 4 3 15 st Submarine Telegraph 1. Do. Scrip all 1 11 20 Telegraph Con. S:Main.,lim all hit 171 is 5 U. Kingdom Tel. Co., lint all 51 6 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref all 34 4p , MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all Itl 161 25 Australian Agricultural 25 Australian Mort. Land and l'ina,tee. lint. 10 Baug,arali Tea Estates, Inn 9 7 riti 10 Berlin Water Works, lint all Itj 141 10 Do. New 6 3 4 100 Bolekow Vaughan, lint. 5 Bombay Gas, lint. 5 Do. New 4 It id 1) British American Laud 44 16 i s 20 British Indian 'lea, hill all 21 31 '2O British Ship Owners - 29 Canada Company all 6. - , u s 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lint 2l 2 1 d d 2 20 20 CeDyloo. A Ceylon Company, 5 2-1 lint. 10 City Discount, lint g ... ...... 25 City of London Real Pro perty, lint 9 41 31d 30 City of Milan Improv : lint, all 5 6 25 City of Moscow Gas, Inn all 50 City Offices, has 23 2G '2sd 50 Colonial, lint. Do. .. 50 Commercia;.'Jnion (Astor) 5 i & •p 10 Company of African Mer chants, lint. 20 Continental Union Gas, lint all 191 201 25 Copper Miners of England, pref 71 per cent. 100 Corporation of Loudon Beads, 1877, 4 1 per cent , all lot 105 100 Do. 1879, 41 per cent. all 1041 1051 100 Do. 1852, 4y pet cent. all 1031 1041 10 Credit Fon. of England, lint. all ~ , .), ...i -1 21 50 Credit Fon.of Mauritius lint lO 31 24 , 1 at Crystal Palace lOO Id 21 st Do. Preference lOO 91 101 st Do. 6p. c Perpetual Deb. 109 107 111 20 Darjeeling, lint. . ... 10 Eastern Assam, lint. ...d 50 East Indian Land Credit and Finance, lint. 97.1 8 5 31 20 East India Irriga. & Canal all .. .. 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, liar. 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. Troy. Gala. by Egypt. Gov all 93 ) 97 1 1 20 Egyptian Com. & Triad. liar. 6 . , 3 Eng. & Austral. Copper, liar 21 ; 15 English and Foreign Credit 71 41 3,a 100Eug, and scot. siarine, lint. s ... _A 10 Fairbairu Engineering .5 2 t(I 20 Fore-street Warehouse, inn l2 1 1 1p 100 For. & Col. Gov. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at £35 all 80 87 86 50 Gallivant, lint. 2O ••• ••• 10 General Credit & Dis., lint. 71 1) 1 1 15 General Steam N av i gat i on 14 27 2J 50 Home & Col Marine In. lint 5 3 20 10 Doug Kong and China Gas all ••• ••• 3 20 Hudson's :day all 131 13; 13 4' 20 Imperial Laud Co. of Mar seilles, lint. 20 Inter:tit:Financial Soc. lint 5 la, 1,.1 1 20 Interna. La u d Credit, lint. 6 ' -- 50 Italian Lands Id p 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all 3 31 3 1 a 100 Do. 6p. c. Bds., redeem 187 U, issued 90 all 6 1 63 50 Land Securities, lint 5 21 11d 25 Loudon African Trading ,10 7 5 „ ,' 1 25 Lou. & Cadetl. Marine, Hit 6 ••• •-- 10 Loudon County Land and Building, lint. 50 Loud. Financial Asso , lint 30 211 ,01 4 Lond.Geu.Oin n ibus.o;.lint. all 2 21 50 Loud. and Gla.sg. Engineer and Iron Ship, lint 25 12 16d 20 Loud. & Provincial Marine '2 11 pr at Madras Irriga. & Canl. Gus. sp.c. by India Gov. 10 Mauritius Laud, Credit, and Agency, lint. . ll i 1(1 50 Merchant Shipping, lint..,, all 33 ~,,, 50 Millwall Iron Works, lint. 1 2 1 •• "' 10 Natal Laud and Colonisa tion Co., lint. 25 National Discount Co. lint lint 5 11) I l i t 25 National Prov. Marine, lint 4 '± "- 10 National Steam Ship lint all 91 101 20 Nerbudda Coal & Iron', lint 6 3 .3 3 1 i d d 10 New Consolidated Dis. Hun 3 11 11d -1 5 New Quebrada, lint 44 0 41 " 25 New Zealand Loan & Mer • cantile Agencyjim 2l 1 IP 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, Km ......... . 10 Northern A ssam . T . e . a .. , bin. 5 7 5 1U Do. B 8 all 9 3 , at North Brit. Austral., '' lint lOO 48 ' 50 North Brit. & Moreau. In 6l 920 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 5 12 1 17/ 1 50 Oriental Financial, lint ll ••• •• 5 Oriental Gas, lint, . all 7 8 7 4 5 Do, New,,,... 10 Otago and Southland •In vestment, lint.,, 2 Id IP 5 Ottoman Ga 5........ , lint all 14 2 1 10 Panama, New Zealand and Au stralian R. Mail ' lint all ~.7 -"' 5 Do do, et Peel R. Land & Minerl, Inn 100 31 31 50 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all 49 10 50 Do. New 1867 lO lid ok 50 Rhymney Iron. 15 Do. New 25 Rio de Janeiro City I lint, all 181 19 in., 20 Do, Gas, lint all ' 24 6 100 Royal Mail St earn 6O 41 :13 D 6 st Scottish Aust. Invest,, lint. 100 85 90 st 20 Societ o. e Fin. d'Egypte Guar • , lint. 10 7 G I P. c• l'ref. 100 •• ••• 20 Societe Gen.de l'Erupire Ot. 8 21 a 50 S. African Mort. & Inv., Um. 6 ••• ••• 25 South Australian Laud 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), 1int.,,,, 2 24 3 20 Trinidad Petrol eum, lim 8) • ••• jo Trust & Agency of Aus.dian. 1 .•4 1 P 2 10 Do do. do. all •• •• 20 Trust &Loan Co., U. Canada. 5 • 1 SP 50 Union Marine L'pool, lint 5 41 5p 91 20 Union Steam Ship, lint , all 22 24 15 United Discount Corp., liin. 6 1} id 20 Universal Marinean.), lim. 5 1; 2 p 10 Upper Assam Tea, lint 30 Van Diemar's Laud 00 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. (.11 or tgage) Loan , all 811 82 801 50 Warrant Finance, 1int.....,, 11 1 2 iod 50 West India and Pacific Steam, lint 2O 4 2 20 West London Wharves and Warehouses lO .._ uoLosiAL bitilitLELlTlho 11::::244 111:6441 10J - Li r ou i e t on i . s t b . ,1 C 188 0 7v 1 25 u .. m .: b . ia , 6 per - C a 1 n 8 .4 . 7 4 .8 D D DD 0 0,0, .... 5 6 : p pip) ..: 0 000... .J l : ji v I. ' ii . e:b sa . : 0 . r .r & a 1. 1 1 a5: A .. .:1 g ue l l . u yt . 1 Y ... 1 1 : - - - ----- 0 300 0 0 0 0 0 93 91 93 rcl sk.. 1 0 0 90 92 - Cape (1.110pe. 6 1 ) .°• 1873 .• 10 8 102 NI - Do.Api.&ool, 1890-19 00 .. 100 lit 11 , - Do. do 1880.90 .. 100 107 1„9" - Do. Jan.&July, 14/1 .... 100 108 11e - Do. 5 per cent. 15 April anti 15 Oct., 1900 . 100 100 102 - Ceylon, Nov 1878, 6 1 ) - , .. 100 108 flu - Do. 1872, do.. •• 100 105 1 0 7 - Mauritius, Bp. 0, 1 873 ,•• - Jan. and July - Do. 1878 ... ....... :t 1 JO 16 6 io ' s 10 10 6 6 1, 1 ) :6 - Do. 1882, 1 1842 5: M r : b y . azd A N ug c 1 0 0 0 - IL:bourne Corporate., - • 1897_73, 0 per city. -•• 1(0 160 ick , - N.8.G0v.6 p.o.Ja. 2 tJ ill) •• ItO 103 It 4 ct ........- v ls o ata o l p 6 c p u ct, y llii i i o D ., 11c 0 00 1 1._(.. 1:8 - N. S. VV. 5 p•e., '7l to 7 3 tau 69 , 1 - Do. 5 p.o. 18 8 8 to 1894. . 10., 1 ,1 " i 06 -- N D Zealand, o .5 P 'e - Do. 5 per cer.t.••• - DoJan, Ap I,Juiy, 0t 1( 0 93 t 4 961 i - DJ 6p c. Mart Sept ' 9 i :CO 108 (10 -- Do J ii , e & Dec ,1 91 •-• • 10 109 , 1 6rdp.:6:Ltol X..: - IDo i'rov. i Ai.cld. 1 1t 0 - - - ( i•rio 1 4i2, 1:96 .. - Nova Scotia 6p. o.J ad - and Jnly, 1875 - Do 1,6 lOO P. 2 114 - Queensind. fp. c. 'B2-5 lOO 1( 61 i0:1 - Do 189, ......... - Tasmanian 6 per c. 1803 .. Vail 1074 108 - Do . 9 :07 . ..... - Victoria 6 I el* cola 1891 1 0 ..8 114 -- Do. AprilaudUct _ 7.00 109 111,1 1.01 1 CLEVER ESCAPE FROM PRISON, The Dundee peepers give particulars of the clever escape from Dundee prison already noticed. The chief actors are David Jenkins and John Milton, who were tried at the last circuit court, and sentenced to 10 and 8 years' penal servi tude respectively, the one for assault and robbery, and the other for theft. About half-past 1 o'clock in the morning, as the night watchman was looking mound him he observed that there was something wrong with a flower-pot near ono of thewalls of tbe court buildings. Suspecting that all was not right an examination of the prison was made, and cell No.ll where Jenkins and Milton bad been confined, was found empty. Milton--who had twice attempted to commit sui cide while he had been confined in gaol, was kept handcuffed as a precaution against his being able to do anything to in jure himself, but Jenkins was allowed the free use of his hands. On an examination of the floor being made (the cell being next the ground) it was discovered that one of the flags had been raised. This stone was of im mense size, being 5 feet by 2f feet, and three inches thick. This stone lay immediately above pelt of a tunnel which was constructed some years age for the purpose of supply ing the ceps with fresh air, and from this tunnel the air was conducted to other cells by a series of branches. The mouth of the tunnel was situated in the courtyard. The tunnel was searched, and in it was found a poker about three feet long, and its broken and twisted condition suffi ciently testified tl had been the instrument the prisoners had used as a sort of lever to rais Oho stone. The prisoners had gone into the tunnel and c. awled t hrough it to the end, and, clearing away the earth which stopped the opening with their bands or the poker, Lad gained r ecess to the courtyard of the prison. It cannot be conceived how Milton, hand cuffed as he was, could have gone through the tunnel, unless Jenkins had dragged him. They bad next proceeded to the back of the Court-house Buildings, and by means of the stanchioned windows which immediately adjoin the prisou gate wall it is supposed that they gained its top. To enable them to reach the ground in safety, the rope attached to the flagstaff on the top of the wall had been brought into requisition; but, as it had broken from the strain to which it was subjected by one or the other, it is evident that ono of the prisoners must have been in jured. The spot on which the prisoners alighted was covered with small stones, and those were found, after the escape had been discovered, to be smeared with blood. Drops of blood were traced in a continuous stream along the whole length of Bell-street, Panmurc-street, eowgate, King-street, and a portion of Priecu'e-street. The pol er with which the prisoners bad raised the stone in the floor of their cell belonged to the prison, and was used in con nection with one of the stoves that stood in the corri'or. The handcuffs which Milton wore were found within a pond enclosure in Douglas-street, lying on a bank. The handcuffs had Leen filed off 'Milton's wrists, and it is t up posed that he or sonic ene else on his behalf had thrown them over the wall, intending to consign them to the bottom of the pond, 1 ut they had aligtted on the lank at the side of the pond instead. THE 'VAR IN NEW ZEALAND. The accounts of the war in New Zealand by the Times correspondent are not so satisfactory as those received from other sources. The rebellion still continues, and though confidence is expressed iu its ultimate sup pression by the colonists, the waste of life and treasure and the hindrance to the progress of the colony are severely felt. The capture of Ngatapa, indeed, has produced good effects on the east coast, and there are hopes that confidence may shortly be restored in that part. It was reported that Te Kooti, for whose apprehension £I,COO was offered, had died of his wounds ; but little credence is given to the rumour. It is thought more likely that he has succeeded in eluding his pursuers. On the west coast a success, though not a very brilliant one, has been achieved. The colonial forces, under the command of Colonel Whitmore, attacked Tito Kowaru in a pah at Nukumaru. The pah was shelled for twenty-fours hours, and at the first favour. able opportunity the walls were scaled. Great things were expected from this victory, but the hopes of the con querors were speedily overthrown. The same mortifying results attended the capture which have followed so many New Zealand triumihs. The pah was empty. Tito Kowaru and his followers had made their escape. The colonists generally were much disappointed at this news, but no blame is attached to Colonel Whitmore, who has to contend against great difficulties in the want of disciplined troops. The men under his command are well qualified for good and efficient soldiers, but they have had very slight training, and their commander has no time to train them. The pah at Nukumaru, which occasioned so much disappointment, was, unlike that at Ngatapa, very strongly constructed, though occupying a weak position. The account of its construction affords evidence of the ingenuity of the Maories. It covered between one or two acres, with an outside palisading fifteen feet high, formed of the trunks of trees, so close as only to admit a rifle from the men in the ditch behind it. This ditch was deep and wide, and the rebels stationed in it could fire at the advancing troops with impunity. On its inner edge was a second palisading, and beyond it another ditch, with underground chambers capable of holding hundreds of men. These chambers communicated with each other by corrugated iron-covered ways of great strength. The iron, as may be supposed, had been part of the plunder of abandoned homesteads. Besides these biding places, the defenders of the pah could fire at their assailants from two-storied erections at the angles. "No troops in the world," said Colonel Whitmore, " could have hewn their way through a double row of strong palisades, backed by rifle pits and flanked by two-story erections, such as were constructed in this fortification, and defended by excellent shots and desperate men." The whole of the west coast rebels were massed in this pah, and it is therefore the more to be regretted that the old mistake of leaving one side of the position unoccupied by the assailants was repeated. A fern ridge at the back was left unguarded, and the troops were stationed on the other three sides of the pab. As has often happened before, the rebels made their escape at the rear, while the European forces were advancing in front. A pursuit was attempted, but in vain, and all trace of the rebels has been lost. The colonial troops a r e n omin al l y in occupation o f the famous Waitotara block which now presents in its blackened homesteads and desolate aspect a painful con trast to its former thriving condition. A Cabinet Council will be held at the official residence of the First Lord of tho Treasury, Downing -street on Saturday. Mr. Knatehbull-Huges.sen's bill for the establish ment of county financial boards has been postponed until the 11th of May. The .return of metropolitan paurerism shows another increase this we Lk as compared with 1868—namely, 2,400. The dispute in the building trade comes nearer a strike each day. The masters wish to have arbitration. The men refuse. Two little boys, named Cowans, sons of a poor widow residing at Cam!noble, were acedentally drowned in the Clyde a day or two lack, while attempting to wade across the river at a ford near "Harvey's Dyke." The editor of the Nouvelle Tribune du Peuple has been arrested in his house at Brussels for having sent to one of the men on strike s . teleg . rarn I:Swage, sargalf, LAW INI ELL I GP,NCE%—(7hts Day.) -COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. MADAME RACHEL'S CASE -LErtHSON V. THE QUEEN. The Solicitor-Geueral •asked the court to fix an early day for the hearing of this case, on the ground that if taken according to priority it would not, probably ,be reached this t, The Lord Chief Justice said the reasons given by the Solicitor Geneial fully justified a depar:ure fro:n the ordi nary rule of priority, and the Solicitor-General, having consulted Mr. Mellish (who appeared on the oth?r &de) as to what day would be convenient, it was arranged that the case should be fixed for Saturday week. VICE-C lIANCELLORS' COUR r. THE CASE OF MISS SAURIN. Mr. Glasse moved tho Court this morning on behalf of Miss Saurin, in certain procJedings against Mr. James Me'drum, the publisher of the Weekly Register, a Roman Catholic newspaper, for having published, ou the 3d and 10th of this month, e.qlktia articles of st libel lous nature, imputing to Miss Saurin, among other things, that she was instigated i❑ her conduct by the enemies of Catholicism, and that her suit was a determined scheme to injure that religious body. . . Mr. Bury expressed his regret that the articles had been published. They were published in ignor ance of the rules of the Court, and he promised that the offence should not be repeated. Mr. Meldrum was willing to pay all the costs. . These torms wore accepted by Mr. Glasse, and that ter minated the case against the IVeekly Register. POLICE IIVTELLIGEIVCE.-7his Day. MARLBOROUGfI-STREET. PERFORMING GOATS.—A KIND COMPLAINT. --Antony Luke, of Hatton-yard, Hatton- garden, the proprietor of some performing goats, was charged before Mr. Knox with assaulting a boy about 10 years of age named Charles Dunn, living in Archer-street, St. James's, by striking him on the neck with a whip. Police-constable Wm. Moore, 187 C, said that about half past five yesterday afternoon he saw a great crowd of per sons assembled in Broad-street, Golden-square, and on going up to ascertain the cause he found four goats and a barrel, on which they performed. Ho desired the pri soner to go away, and he did 140, and then set to lashing some of the boys with his whip, and struck one little boy on the neck so severely as to cause a large mark. He then took the prisoner into custody. In answer to Mr. Knox, the constable said the goats were taken away by a woman who was with the prisoner. Charles Dunn said that he was in Broad-street yester day witnessing the performance of some goats belonging to the prisoner, when the prisoner gave him a severe cut on the neck witkout any provocation. The prisoner said that about a thousand boys had col lected, and some of them threw cabbage stumps, small stones, and other th!ngs at him, and he struck in return with his whip, and might have struck a wrong one. Walter Walsh, a boy, proved seeing the prisoner strike Dunn, and also that boys threw things at the prisoner. The prisoner said ho had been in England 17 years, and never brought to a police court before. Mr. Knox said if the father of the boy wished to take some compensation for him from the prisoner he would permit him to do so. Subsequently Barns, tho gaoler, said the boy's father declined to take any more compensation than ls., which it had cost him for a doctor. Mr. Knox said the father had taken a very merciful view of the matter, and that it was only because he believed the prisoner had Leen annoyed that he allowed such a course to be taken. Thu prisoner was Ilnu diichargod. THAMES. AN INCORRIGIBLE Y TIMES IN CUSTODY. —John Toouey, a notorious river thief, was brought be fore Mr. Paget, charged with stealing 121 b. of bones, the property of James Attains and others, from a barge called the Caroline, on the river Thames. Mr. Pelham, solicitor, scat .d that the prosecutors were large dealers in bones and manure, and that on the 13th inst. the Caroline, laden with a cargo of bones, was in the Victoria Duck, and was actualiy taken out into the river for the purpose of plundering the cargo. On the same day William Anderson, a Thames police constable, saw the prisoner and other lads on board the Caroline, off the Brunswick pier. They lifted up a tarpaulin cover ing the cargo, and two of the boys took away several handsfull of bones front the hold of the barge, and handed them to the prisoner, who carried them to the shore. The prisoner was about to return for another lot, and the officer took him into custody, and seized the bones. An derson confirmed the statement of Mr. Pelham, and said the prisoner had been in custody 30 times, and had often been convicted of unlawful possession of property, and other offences. On the last occasion, when the prisoner was at that court, he was sentenced to three months' imprisonm3ut and hard libour, and to receive 20 stripes on his back with a birch rod. The prisoner, in defence, sail I did not take the bones out of the barge; I know tho boy that did. The bones were taken out of the barge before he went dorru to the Mr. Pa3.et said ho should not again summarily convict the prisouor, mid that h.; had too long been preying on the floating property on the Thames. The prisoner's career must end. The property in Vas caso was identified, and ho should commit the prisoner fir trial. ANGLO-A_TflilllCAN UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE. (BY TELEGRAPH.) OXFORD, Thursday. Mr. Tinn6, President of the University Boat Club, has received the challenge from America to row a four-oar race in August from Mortlake to Putney, and has accepted it in accordance with the decision of a captain's meeting held yesterday. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. On Tuesday evening the members of the Navy Club dined together at Willis's Rooms, King-street, St. James's. The president of the evening was Vice- Admiral Sir A. Milne, K.C.8., and General Trollope was the visitor. The following appointments have been made at the Admiralty :—Lieutenant Reginald H. Thorn ton, to the Excellent; Lieutenant Hugo L. Pearson, to the Scylla ; Dr. John Cotton, staff-surgeon, additional, to the Royal Adelaide, for the Revenge ; Dr. Belgrave Ninuis, assistant-surgeon, additional, to the Royal Adelaide, for the Revenge ; Dr. Al fred G. Delmege, scting assist.-surg., additional, to the Royal Adelaide, for the Revenge; Henry S. Clarke and John D'Oyley Harris, midshipman to the Royal Oak, as supernumerary ; Cornelius W. M'Dermott, paymaster, to the Hibernia ; A. R. Mends, naval cadet, to the Royal Adelaide, for the Revenge ; and Frederick Tower Hamilton, nomi nated a naval cadet. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton April 2/. Ditto, via bg Arssilles . . May 17 Brasil. Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video May 4 Ditto, by Preach packet April 22, Cape Verde. by Brazil packet Cape of Good Elope. Ascension, and. St. Helena.... April 27. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton.. April 21. tlibraltar, via Southampton Indla,via Southampton ...... ......... ..... April 21 unto, via Maracil!es Malta, Egypt, &o. April 24 Ditto, Marseilles April 22 Newfoundland ...... —May 5 Mauritius, Cape of Good Hope, and Natal. via Southamj ton Ditto, Marseilles ~ May 9 Portugal ,. .... Ray 4. United States, C anada, California, &c., by British packet . •• .•• April 21 Ditto, by Canadian packet .... • ...... •• • Ditto, by 1. sited States packet April Ditto ditto (Baltimore) West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe iprill9. Bahamas, via New York . West Indies and Pacific (except Mexico and Baha mas) April 28 Cuba and Mexico .... .......... April 28 Bermuda, via Ha1ifax........... 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TWO THOUSAND. • 7 to .2 agst Pretender (taken and offered) 4to 1 agrt Duke of Beaufort (taken and offered) 9 to 2 agst Drummer (taken) 5 to 1 r.gst Belladruni (taken and offered) 100 to 6 agst Hermione c (offered) 25 to 1 agst Alpenstock (taken) 20 to 1 ag.t King Cophetua (offered—take 25 tn,l) 200 to 1 aBst Wild Oats (offered) CHESTER CUP. 100 to 30 agst ./Egean (taken) sto 1 agst raul Jones (offered—take 11. to 2) 10 to 1 agst Knight of the Garter (taken and w.) 100 to 5 agst Alan trake (wanted) DERBY. 13 to 1 agst Pretender (taken and wanted) 14 to 1 rg.t. Drummer (taken freely) 18 to 1 agst Ethus (taken) 20 to 1 agst Belladrunt (offered) 1000 to 40 agt,t Alpenstock (offered) 400 to 10 agst /Egean (taken) SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. LEWES AI EETING —YESTERDAY. INNKEEPERS' PLATE. Lady Lavender Wanderer Kicksey Wicksey Eleven ran. HANDICAP SELLING STAKES. Saturnalia. Miss Frances 2 Miss Emily. Nine ran. JUVENILE STAKES. Venture f Braemar CaudJur Six ran. LEWES HANDICAP. Target Epworth Miss The 0..... .... 3 Eighteen ran. PLATE OF 40 SOVS. Touch and Go Miss Emily Redbreast Eight ran. HELTER-SKELTER HANDICAP. First Emperor .Wanderer Black Diamond Five ran. LATEST BET TING ON THE COURSE. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 4to 1 agst Bells.drum (offered) 4to 1 agst Duke of Beaufort (offered) 4to 1 ^gst Pretender (offered) sto 1 agst Drummer (taken to £500) 20 to 1 agst Rupert (taken) CHESTER CUP. sto 1 agst AEgean (taken) 5 to 1 agst Paul Jones (t tken) 100 to 8 agst. Knight of the Gaiter (taken) 25 to 1 agst Robespierre (taken) DERBY. 13 to 1 agst Pretondor (taken) 30 to 1 agst Rupert (tak,n) RACING FIXTURES. MAY. Chester 4, 5, G, 7 Egliuton Huut 6, 7 W in chester - 11, 12 York 11, 12 Elaldoyle 2nd Spring 11 12 Salisbury l3 11 Doncaster 13, 14 I St. Albans 17 11 Wiest Drayton l7, 1 i Bath 18, 13 Manchester 19, 20, 2 L Croydon 19, 21. llarpend,n 2l. Epsom Summer .....25, 4 tc. JITNE. Croydon 2,3, .4 Newcastle 22, 23, 21 Newton 2,3, 4 Oldham 23 Ascot ....ti, 9, 10, 11 Bibury Club 23 Liverpool Summer ...15, 16 Stockbridge 24, 25, 2.; Windsor 15, 16 Ch e l ms f or d . 29, 30 Ila.tupton l7, 18 Sutto n Park ...39, 3tl Curragh 22, 23, 24 1 .11.. LY Worcester l, 2 i Southampton 13,13 Newmarket July t, &c. ltoading. .. 15,1 d I Carlisle Pontefract 9, 10 I Stamford ... Hendon ... . l2, 13 1 Goodwood 27, 28,29 , 3u Nottingham l3, 14 I AUGUST. Brighton 3, 4 1 Oxford Brighton Club 5 York 94, 23, 2 Lev. es 6, 7 1 1 1 .. iuouth 26, 97 Uguam lO, 11 Scarborough 30, 3t W I olverhairptun lO, 11 Derby Summer —.31, Sep 1. Wiudsur 12, 13 Weymouth 31, Sep 1 St. Allmus l7, 18 I Cuuterbury .....,...31, Sep. t Stucktou lB, 10, 20 1 • SEPTEMBER. Warwick... 7, 8 iW Hampton 21,, 2 Curragh (Royal) 7,8, 9 estern (Ayr)„......22, 2; Abingdon 9, 10 I Hendon 23, 21 Doncaster l4, 15, Di, 17 1 Monmouth... •,. 23. 2-1 Richmond ''t, 22 1 Newmarket : st 0ct....28, &c. Lichfield OCTOBER. Bedford 5, 6 I Edinburgh 6, 7, 8 Leicester Cheltenham IP. 29 Curragli l9, 2G, West Drayton 2 Bromley 7 8 Hereford 2l, 22 Newmarket 2d Uet...11, Sze. I Monmouth 23, 24 Chelmsford l9 20 I Newmark.t dre. Kelso 19 20 I NOVEMBER. Harrow.. 3, 4 I Liverpool 2, 3 Egliut on Hunt 6, 7 W0rce5ter............ St. Albans o, 6 ; Shresisbury ..... . 15; 16 STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES. NAY. Limerick Hunt 4 I St. Albans 11 Eglinton Hunt ......6, 7 "." , st Drayton 1 JULY. Kingsbury. OCTOBEu. Bromley 7 West Drayton 2l, 21 NOVEMBER. Worcester 2,3, 4 Shrewsbury 13, I Harrow 2, 3 Leamington Hunt ...,23 &a Lverpool 9, 10, 11, 12 I COURSING FIXTURES. AUGUST. St. Albans 17 OCTOBER. Ancastor and Willoughby, Lincolnshire 5, G. Orinosby 19, arc Huntingdon Club.. 26, 27. IMPERIAL PARLIA RENT --- ROUSE OF COMMONS—YEsTERDAT. The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. There was a very small attendance at the meeting of the House, there being only just the number present requisite to form a " House." Some petitions were presented for and against the Mar. riage with a Deceased Wife's Sister Bill. MARRIAGE WITH A DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER. Mr. J. CHAMBERS moved the second reading of this bill. Ho stated that thirty-three divisions in the house had already condemned the law, and five times the house had sanctioned a bill fur the removal of the present re striction, and on four occasions the house bad sent to the HOUSJ of Lords a measure to do away with the re striction. No Divine laws prohibited a man marrying the sister of his deceased wife, but there was a prohibition against a man taking the sister of his wife during the life time of his wife to vex her. In all ages among the Jews such a marriage was honourable, and was now permitted by the Jews. With the exception of some of the Baptists and Wesleyans, marriage with a deceased wife's sister took place at the present time, and was acknowledged. Taking the English laws, too, in the days of Henry VIII., it was there stated that marriages are to be considered legal if not prohibited by God's law. In Ireland and Scotland in 1588 a similar Jaw was agreed to, and prevails to the present time. God's laws were au authoritative appeal, and no ideas of men could make a marriage unholy and illegal, if it were according to God's word, holy and legal. The learned gentleman quoted a portion of the words used in the marriage cere mony, and contended that he was backed by the laws and by the doctrines and principles of the Divine Word. Mr. M. W. P. O'REILLY spoke on the position of Roman Catholics in such imarriages, and contended that the house could not make the bill lawful or unlawful among the Roman Catholics. Visc,unt BURY said this - was a question of religious liberty. If the law wore forbidden or allowed by God's Word, so ought the command to be made legal in the country. Sir G. GREY said ho was perfectly satisfied there was s s a u i c d h h a e b f i e l l l t i n th t i h s e w D a i s v a i n ci e u N e V st o i r o d n . of gtaiti of argument. He considered that the law n " e 3 a l tr prohibitional. 31 : e l t l h l a l n i o as it at present stood was very unjust. The right hon. gentleman appealed to the house to pass this bill by a decided majority. The motion that the bill be read a second time . was then put, and there appeared— For the socond reading Against it Majority —9O There was loud cheering and clapping of hands, and the ladies in their cage tapped their delight on the bars of their don with their parasols and fans. The house went into C.:mutilate° of Supply, and tho house adjourned at five o'cil.eck. ....._ Or , and ruing• toe of Mat Loa bills cent gold