The Sun. — London, England, 1869-08-14 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two oICLocK. Busine,ss to-day was very dull, the only change being in Turkish, which is affected by the announce- Meat of a new loah being more than likely. Consols are quiet to-day at 924 1 4 for money; for Account, —; Three per Cent. Re duced, 931 24 ; New Tkree per Cents, 93/ 21 ; Exchequer Bilk £l,OOO, March, 4 prem. ; June, p re m. ; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, March, em. pr 4 ; June, 6 prem. ; Bank of England Stock, per Cent. 9 1G, dittocln 5 India Stock, 101 p er C en t., Ap r il, 1874, ; per C en t ., J u l y, 1880 , 1111 ; di t t o 4 per ea., Oct., 1888, ditto Eufaced l'aper, 4 per Cent., 92 1. ; In the Foreign Market Turkish Six per Cents. have fallen 1 per cent. The 1862 are 661 to 67 ; 1865 , G6l to 671. The Five per Cents. are 441 to 441. Egyptian (1864) have improved and are quoted 91 1 to 921 ; Railway Debentures, 98 to 9c c 9 ; ys litto Nine per Cents., 97 to 97i ; ditto Viro Loan (1865) 81 to 811 ; ditto (1868), 55/ t 055 ; Brazilian (1865), 841 to 851 ; Peruvian (1865 )119i to 791 ; Portuguese, 34 to 341 ; Spanish New Three per Cents., 281 to 291. In the Engiish Railway Market the prices are as fOP .ow n ; —Caledonian, 81 to 811 ; Great Eastern, 38 4 to 384 ; Great Northern, 106 to 107 ; Great Northern (A), 105 to 106 ; Great Western, 521 to 534 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1261 to 1271 ; Lon don and Brighton, 45/ to 451 ; Loudon, Chatham, and Dover, 161 to 161 ; London and North West ern, 11 8:i to 1191 ; Loudon and South Western, , 8 8 to 90 ; Metropolitan, 96 to 961 ; Midland, 1181 to 1 181; North Eastern (Berwick), 1141 to 115 ; and South Eastern, 761 to 771. American Five-Twenty Bonds are 831 to 831 ; E ric Shares,: 191 to 191 ; and Illinois, 94 to 944. In Miscellaneous Securities ",General- Credit are 1/ to 11 dis. ; International Finance, 2 to 11 dis. ; National Discount, 101 to 11 ; and Iludzon's Bay, 121 to 124. Anglo-American Telegraph Shares aie rising, the price being 201 to 204 ; Atlantic Telegraph is unaltered, at 2i to 3 ; French Cable, 201 to 21 ; Anglo-American, 134 to 17 ; and Telegraph Con struction, 30a to 30i. In Bank Shares Imperial Ottoman are 3i to 4 prem. ; London and County is steady at 501 to 511 ; London and Westminster, 561 to 571 ; Ori ental, 43i to 411 ; London Joint Stock, 301 to 3 11 ; and Alliance, 121 to 131. The sum of £22,000 in gold from South America was taken to the Bank yesterday. The Tasmanian, from the West Indies, has brought £ 1 41,022, and the Poonah, from AlexandCa, £535,220. The French Government have authorised the French Atlantic Telegraph Company to lay a sub marine cable between Brest and England. It has also authorised direct communication between Eng land and America by means of the French tele grao. Until the laying of the special cable be tween Brest and England the French company have the use of an extensive wire to Brest, via Newhaven and Dieppe. The annual general meeting of the Eagle Insur ance Company was held on Friday last at the com pany's office in Pall Mall. The income of the year tvas shown to be £540,499 18s., and the realised assets upwards of £3,000,000. Mr. De La Rue, the chairman, entered into a full explanation of the S tate and progress of the company, and his observa tions appeared to give great satisfaction. Great annoyance is expressed at the delay of the directors of the Metropolitan Company in announc ing the dividend. The audit, although placed in first-rate hands, may be long and protracted, but e very endeavour should be made to get out some proximate estimate as soon as possible. A variety o f reports are circulated, which damage the value of the property, and until an official intimation is afforded these fluctuations in prices will continue to take place. A serious event in connection with life assurance interests has occurred in the circumstance of an application Laving been made to the Vacation Judge in Cha ncer y for the appoi n t men t o f a p rov . - B ional liquidator of the Albert Life Office, whose outstanding policies amount to between £3,000,000 and £4,000,000. It is understood that in order to avoid the consequences that would inevitably result fro m a sudden and unqualified liquidation, bad in all cases, but absolutely ruinous in assurance mat ters, a scheme will be submitted to the policy holders, through which, by their consmitiug to sacrifice some moderate proportion of their poli cies, be reconstructed on a basis c .. the company m that will leave no do a u y bt thenceforth of its stability. Vice-Chancellor Sir Richard Malins has ap- Pointed Mr. Frederick Maynard liquidator of the Valparaiso Waterworks Company, and also of the karine Investment Company. The directors of the London and North-Western itt a al t i h w e en aYh su a i v il e_ issued their report for presentation g meeting of shareholders. The ac eonnts f or the past half-year show a di s p osa bl e balance of £1,058,714, which enables the board to rfora dividend at the rate of 5i per cent. r r annum. on the ordinary shares, and to carry b 'arward a balance of £30,662 to the credit of next half -Year. The directors, considering that the b etwee n has arrived for the construction of the line ladDundalk and Greenore, report that the a ad has been obtained and the contract for the that let on favourable terms. The directors state P at t hey have entered into an agreement with the po st - office authorities as to the telegraphs of the y~ °llll / a nY) the sub s t ance of wh i ch is, that in lieu of Pa Y M ents heretofore made, the wires and posts will be maintained by the company, for which they re ceive a mi n i mum rent, an annual sum for t alutela auce, and ha ve a comp l ete sys t em o f tele arYll4 for railway purposes. he report of the directors of the North London St,, L wa Y r ecommends a di v id en d on th e P re f erenc e ott s' t ' ll 4 . at the rate of 4k per cent. per annum, and e Ordinary St oc k at the rate of 6i per cen t . cer ann um. Th e t e c late str rage for the p urc h ase o f Telegraph tveuction Shares has at last experienced a check. t o ti T h ing favo ura bl e was reported with regar d of a b e undertaking yesterday, and the declaration of nus ; but a ft er the price reached 321 a ser i es acti'ates follow e d , and the result was a sudden re who°l,3's e f 2 per c ent. The operations of the dealers t oo 'aye gone in for the rise have, no doubt, been cceL ltee sive, and h ence sa l es f or rea li sa ti on h ave wh o "ed a rel a p se. At the same t i me h o ld ers qiii tc ‘ c k these s h ares at deprec i ate d pr i ces are ris e , w arranted in securing the profits of the late In th e colonial produce markets this week there b eeia ur quali ties a slight increase of steadiness. For colo y af East and Plantation Ceylonthe coffee and k editi ": . ! i s active at extreme rates, while small d cli o ul Sorts are also taken readily at a little e e. ht a "ve Ceyl on h as attracted mere a tt en t ion . afon 8 b een quiet, sever a l ki n d s showing a fall -- ria— for Per cwt. A specul a tive demand has rice Dat ing on account of the unsettled weather, up on arg oes igber terms. Rangoon, &c., having been sold -med unless s. Other sorts cannot be ob supportn,. at some advance. The tea market * e quiet, it s recently improved position, but is still sho ws ° coa is less readily saleable. Saltpetre We e k s .. I . t e gradual advance within the last few of bout 10s. per ton, and the stock is decreasing Go RITISII FUN DS — CLOSING PRICES. Perl,tuxltxxr rIJSDS.' ee nt. ,-,_ • d Pi Ditto '"48°18 - 1017 Account, S t pt 8 NewileWuPer Cent. Reduced 3 per Cent . ... ...... 2 1 per Cent. • lairt ... . ..... ..... & 4 4 '°. 6 per een J 9.0.1873 „„nouities, 80 Yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — ;7! • for U yre, expire Lth April 1885 — 'Jo (Red Sea Tetevaph), Aug., 1908 — DoX(:11(111-.1.31DA0ii.18, £l,OOO, 2i p. Ct.Marelt 4 3 do. June Pin 6 L k 4 100, £2OO & £5OO D e ~ g u " o fEn la d Stock, 4f per Cent (2 u ,' •,Pening 1 a hal o 4 Per Cent. Bonds _ nter-Colonial Ornnium 14,1.:hbIAN UOVIZRNT BECUHITI2B* 1a kock, 10i per MEN Cent., April 1874 — Do. Opening, for Account — Do. 3 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enfacod Pape, 4 per Cant...-. 925 Do. 5 per Cant., Jan. 1872 Do. 51 per Cent. May 1879 — DJ 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 — Do do 1877 — Do. do. 1882 — ii... Deb., 5 per Cont., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds, 4 per Cent., .£1,(100 Do. under Xl.000 FOREIGN 11 - INDS—CLOSING :PRICES. Ar . ;entino Republic, 6 per Cent ... i uitrian Bonds 5 per cent Do. 1855 —. B - azilian 5 per Cent 00. 44 per Cent. 1852 — Do. do 1858 — Do. au 186 1 — Do. do., 1863 735 Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account B5l Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent. DJ 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Cu'ia, 6 per Cent. P .than 6 per Cent — Do. 4i per Cent... — Do. 3 per Cent., l'o. 6 per ce-t. 1867... 9ll Po. 7 per Cent., 1866 3,.lombitin, C per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent. , 1825........ Dann bian Principalities, 7 ter Cent Bl4 Do 8 per Cent., 1867 — I , :qualor New Consolidated, 1 per Cent Egyptian, 7 per Cent... De Second issue ••• Do. 4501, Bonds — Do. £lOO Bonds ..... 894 Do. 1864. Do. Account Do. 4500 Bonds Do. Al 06 Bonds 93 5 Do. 7 per Cent., 1868 tioyeruni,nt Railway Debentures Green 5 por Cont., 1824 5, ox Coups -- Do. Acccunt - Do. Coupons Do. Account 3uateniala 5 per Cent . — Honduras Goy Rail. Loan., lo p. Ct., all pd 821 Italian 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do. Account . Do Marenatnana Railway — IlexicaL 3 per Cent Ditto fcr Account Do. 1864 — Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — dontevidean 6 per Cent U " ccrish imperial 5 per Cent Now Granada — Do 3 per Cen, Do. Deferred Pe..o elan 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account .. 794 4 Do 4} per Cont. (h:barren) Do 4i per Cont. ; 1862 Do Account Portuguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7,'9,'60,'2.':1 Do. do. 1867 — Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid — Russian 5 par Cent., 1822, X St Do 4} per Cent , 1850 Do 44 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do :do, Scrip — Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonds.„ Do. du. £B4 15s. do — Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds — DJ. do £B4 los. do.. Do Nicolas Railway 7l Sar Tinian 5 pt3r Cent — Spanish 3 per Cell . — Do. Ace , ,tint Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. Now Deforrou 1)o. Account Do. l'a.:ive — lie. Corn. Cert. of Coup. nut f netted 1)o. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan — Do Government, 1864 Do dc, 1868 Turkish 6 pc.r Cent.: ..,,.. . — DJ Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 .. Do Account Do £IOC Bonds 764 Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do. Accoun t 67; Do 5 per Cont. 1865.. — Du Account Do 6 per Cent., 186 e 66; 7 61 Da 4 por Cent., Guaranteed Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) Venezuela 3 per Cent.. — Do. Acc. ant Do 6 per Cont. 1864 Do Account Dividends on the above payable in Leaden. Austrian b per Cent. Ex 10 Florins ... 44 per cent. Ex. 25f. Dutch z 4 per Cent. .kx. 12 Gail., Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... . — French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. itoian 5 per Cent. 1851, Ex. Zsf. — Do Account 54 CLOSING PRICES Cionso!s, Money' Do. Account, St , pt 8 POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-71,is Day. WES rmiNSTER. THE TALLYMIN. —A female attended before Mr. Selfe, and said—Please, your worship, what am Itodo ? My husband threatened my life, and turned me and the chil dren out of doors last night. Mr. Selfe—Why did he do that ? Applicant—There's a gentleman comes to our house, and the landlady opened the door and told him to walk up stairs. My husband had had some things of him, and he wanted a pair of boots. When my husband came home he asked me if ho had been up stairs, and said he would not havo any - tallymm there, and then he turned Mt) out into the streets. M. Selfe—What ! Had he got a little green iu his eye ? You must have a summons. A MODEL LODGING HOUSE.—E. Druller was charged with being drunk and incapable, upon the testimony of Police-constable 77 B. Prisoner—Please, your worship, I went to Croydon, and coming back I had two glasses of whisky and water, which lam not accustomed to. I have been very much punished by being locked up all night; I hope your worship will not tine nio. Mr. Selfe—Oh, you must pay for lodgings at this estab lishment. You axe lined ss. THAMES. ROBBERY AT A RAILWAY BTATION.—CAUTTON TO TRADESMEN.—Georgo Bales, aged 47 years, and John Lewis, 15, were brought before Mr. Paget, charged with stealing a truss and a half of straw, and two cheeses, the property of the Great Eastern Railway Company. The elder prisoner was a carman, in the service of the railway company, and the younger prisoner was his helper. In consequence of information that the prisoners were iu the practice of rubbing the company of goods entrusted to them to deliver to tradesmen, Inspector Russell, of the railway police, watched them on Friday evening and saw them drive a van to the premises of a cow keeper, named Pettitt, in Shoreditch, to whom they handed a truss and a half of straw, which Pettitt put under his cows. Some money passed from Pettitt to Bales, and the :prisoners were about to leave when Russell, who was accompanied by a police sergeant named Walter Fisher, rushed from his hiding place ,and the prisoners 'were captured. Bales said he had received the straw from the housekeeper at the Lon don Dock station, and what he had dono was a bad job, and he must put up with it. He should not have sold the straw to the cow-keeper if he had not been persuaded by the bo3 to do so. On searching the van the officers found two large cheeses covered with straw. They were part of a load of upwards of 1,000 which the prisoners had to de liver to three tradesmen in the course of the day for the railway company. On inquiry it turned out that there was a deficiency of seven cheeses. Bales said he made two over after the delivery of the right number, which was not true. The boy said the carman told me to do this; we only received 6s. for the straw, we asked Bs. for it, but the cowkeeper would only give us 6s. Mr. Paget said it appeared the company had been plun dered of their straw, and three tradesmen of their cheeses; He remanded the prisoners for a week. IN7'ERNATION AL BOAT RACE. PUTNEY, This Day. The Oxonians took a breathing this morning early across the common. There was a good sprinkling of com pany here as early as 11 o'clock. At a little after that hour the Harvard gentlemen went out for practice in pair oared gigs. They have hitherto been using oars by Ralph, but a new set were being coached for this morning from Ayling. At 12 o'clock Mr George Morrison came down to the boat-house with the Oxford crow to go for practice in tub pairs. The Harvard gentlemen are ex pected to row up up the entire course at four this after noon on the flood, the Oxford gentlemen to follow their example at six this evening. There is a heavy scud blow ing hero from S.W., which will be very unfavourable for tiials, and there is at present every appearance of a com ing storm. We hear Mr. Chitty was down hero this morning, and visited the American gentlemen. Th e American time for the whole course last night was 23 min. —very fast. Egham Races, 1870, will take place in the same week as this year; and Windsor August will be held on the Thursday and Friday following. The stewards elect for Egham are—Admiral bous, Count Batthyany, G. Payne, Esq., and F. Pryor, Esq. TUNBRIDGE RACES.—The Tunbridge Handicap has closed 11 WI 16 subscribers ; Ladies' Plate, 14 ; Welter Handicap, 12 ; Two Year Old Stakes, 5 ; Nursery Plate, 13 ; Mid Kent Stakes, 17 ; and South Eastern Plate, 17. GREAT YARMOUTH. - The Norfolk and Suffolk Handicap not having filled, another race will be substituted, the con ditions of which will b e p u bli s hed in next week's Calendar. The Nursery has closed with 22 subscribers ; and the two handicaps (the Tradesmen's and Innkeepers' Plates) close on Tuesday next. RAILW.AYS.-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. 1P vs.% 02. ..".1 11 ,, n , August 13. 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JOINT-STOCK BANKS. • Closing asinese Share NAME. Paid. Price. done 10 Agra Limited, A all 10: 111 11 Do B lO 31 4 50 Albion 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lint all 221 231 p 241 20 Anglo-llungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 5 4 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 11 13 11 '0 Do issued at 2pm ~.. 5 5 4 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lint. 25 Bank of South Australia all 30 32 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 39 10 Bank of New Zealand all 151 101 50 British North American , all 501 511 20 Chartered of India, A ustra lia, .nd China all 13 10 25 Chartered Mere. of India. London, and China all 32 1 :;f1 21 301 20 City l3 11y 12 100 Colonial 25 38 43 •10 Consolidated, lim. 50 Delhi and London, lint 50 East Loudon, lint 5 21 11 2U English and American, Hai 10 ... ..• 20 English Bank of Ri o de Ja neiro . lint lO pr in 20 English, :cottish, and Aus • tralian Chartered 2S; Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all 36 38 281 Do new II f 4 4 WU Imperial, lint 20 Imperial Ottoman lO 2/ 2/ 1 3 .1 25 lonian all 19 '22 25 Do new 5 6 3 Lnd Mortgage Of India, lint 4 31 3 1 100 Do sp. c. Debs.lBo4, 30 all 76 76 b 0 100 London Bank! of Alexico and South America, lint. 20 7 6 100 London and Brazilian, lint. 45 30 27 20 Do new 71 5 41 100 London &River Plate, Bin. 40 6 8 25 Do new 10 11 2 p 20 London Chart. of Australia all '23s '2ll 20 London and County 2* in 50 1 49 1 50 Do new. iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd ll ... ... Loudon Joint Stock 1 Vll 32 1 London and South African al S 9 100 London & S.-Western, lint, '2O 13 11 50 London & Venezuela, lira l2l ... ... 100 London and W es t m i nster 23 571 5,1 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pin 2O 100 Merchant, lint '2s 61 5 $ 10 Metropolitan, lint all 74 7 1 00 Midland, 1int...... '2o 11 i 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lint l5 3d a lp 00 National Pro vine. of Eng'd 42 ... ... 10 Do 50 National.. 3O ... .. 20 New South Wales all 41 43 20 North-Western 25 Oriental Bauk Corporation all 41 42 50 Provinc. Bank.Corpo., hut lO 61 51 30 Provincial of Ireland 25 9J 92 10 Do new. all ... ... 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, hut 25 14 I S 100 Do issued at 6 pin lO 8 6 '25 Union of Australia all 46 43 46 1 100 Union of lraland, lint 50 Union of London COMIESPONDLIiCE FLOM PARIS, (FROII OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PA is. FRIDAY, August 13. The only result of yesterday's deliberations in the Com mission is the nomination of M. Devienne as reporter. M. Devienne, who was the Liberal candidate, was elected by eight votes against three, and among those eight, strange to say, was to be found the name of M. Rouher himself, who thus deserted his candidate, M. Bdhic. The pro ceedings of the day were, however, full of interest. M. Rouland's amendment, objecting to the responsibility of Ministers, M. do Saitiges's scheme fur a general delibera tion of the two Clambers in case of difference, and M. Brcnnier's propoSal to submit the election of the President of the Corin L6gislatif to the Emperor, have been succes. sively disposed of. M. Bougeau's amendment for the election of part of the Senators by means of the Cornelis C6n6raux still stands over, waiting for the presence of Ministers. It has, as I have told you, no chance of suc cess, but I understand it is thought possibl e that considerable modifications may take place in Article 5, defining the constitution of the Senate. An animated discussion took place at yesterday's sitting upon a proposal wade by one of the members to restrain the right of amendment. Each of the commis sioners spoke in turn, and the liberal principle was only triumphant through the support of—M. Rouher ! Pre parations are being made in the Senate itself for the admission of the public. There will be in all two hundred seats provided. The painful story of the sudden mental aberration of a newly-elected deputy is confirmed. The sufferer is a deputy of Vosges. Another press prosecution. The principal editor of the Libert! Electorate, M. Felix Fraiche, has been sentenced to a fine of 50f., and the printer of the offending journal to 25f. Certainly this is very mild compared to two months' sojourn at Mazas, and we must hope it is indica tive of greater leniency for the future, M. Beust's speech has not been favourably received here. The Austrian Minister is accused of speaking as though a foreign Power had instigated his hostility to Prussia. A letter from Hungary states that the same dis pleasure is felt in Pesth, and that efforts are being made to open communications between the two sovereigns, inde pendently of the Chancellor of the Empire. A story was current a day or two since to the effect that M. Haussmann, who is bitterly opposed to the new reforms, had asked the Emperor whether the new street to the OpZra should be called the "Rue du Senatus Consulte " or the " Rue de la Liberte." The Emperor quietly replied to the satire that it should be called the " Rue du Dix Decembre," the day on which he was elected President, in 1848. It seems that there is, after all, some truth in the anecdote, since the new part of the Rue Rtlaumur is actually to bear the name of the Rue du Dix Decembre. The Dowager Countess of Montesquieu has just died at her chateau of Fresne. The Countess was the daughter of the wealthy M. Perron, whose life was as eventful as a romance. M. Perron ran away from his father's house at the age of 14, and secreted himself in a vessel, sailing for the Indies. He was not discovered until the ship was on the high seas. Arrived in India, M. Perron was the hero of numerous adventures, and finally became head of the armies of the great Mogul and master of a nabob's fortune. He married a Portuguese lady and lived in India until bur death in all the pomp of an Oriental prince. Ile then returned to France, where be died greatly esteeme(l, his children having formed &linnets with some of the n01..1e families. Two of his granddaughters I lye married the two brothers Be Cessac, sons of the War Minister of Napoleon I. The con inued postponement of the Emperor's visit to Chtdons is supposed to he owing to indiposition. To the same cause is attributed the non•reception of the senators at St. Cloul. Some doubts are entertained as to the Imperial visit to Chillous taking place at all just now, for the health of the Emperor is most uncertain ; at any rate, his Majesty will have to return by the 21st, to take leave of the Empress, previous to her departure for the East, Prince Napoleon Las not yet returned to Villers•sur lier. Ile comes every day to Paris. lie has seen not only the Emperor but the Empress also, with whom he was said to be, on bad terms, but this difficulty seems to have been got ovtr. Among the extraordinary rumours which have gained ground of late has been the intimation that a secret treaty had been made between Austria and Bavaria, which had given great cause of offence to Prussia. A little investi gation will, doubtless, prove the falsity of this report, which has obtained some little credence. The Communal Council of Vienna has settled the ques tion of the convent; and rejected by 32 votes to 24 the proposition tending to solicit from the Government the absolute suppression of those houses. On the other hand, a motion to exempt from the suppression only those whose members devote themselves to attendance on the sick was approved of by 31 to 30. 'As many as 10,238 persons in Austria have devoted themselves to a religious life ; it is, therefore, most impor tant that there should be some mcw,ures adopted to ,•hard their interests and to secure their liberty, so far as may be consistent with the vows they have taken. The advocates for women's rights will rejoice to hear that a young lady of Lyons, Siebert, has just pre sented herself for examination to take the degree of bachelor of letters, and passed with great ethit. SHARE LIST. ORDINARY lIIIARES AND STOCKS. lbare Railways. Paid. Closing Basiness ' Price. done. st Bristol and Exeter ...... 100 75 77 at Ualedomatt ... 100 80 82 at U 4 in Udall lOO 15 /0 :43 6oria;,; 11. .. .. all 21 3 at Dublin & liellast June... lciu 77 79 at Dun„rerth,& Ab.Junc... 100 70 72 24 East London all 7 8 40 Do 15 2J Do 10 at Glasgow &S. Western lOO 101 104 et Great Eastern .. et Do. E. Augi. No. .1 at tircat North ut Scotland lOO 13 1 i et Great Noll:twin .. 100 lei; 'O7 1051 et Do. A stock lOO 104 105 Et Do. 11 stuck IEO at GtS, and W. of lreiand lou leo , 8 st Gt. Western —Original lOO 011 511 511 21 st Do. South Wales lOO 0. 57 57 at Do. W. Nfld.-03:10rd— 100 28 10 301 st Do. Newport lOO '4lO 31 dt Lancashire .¢ 1 oil..slitrQ IOU 12 4 ,27 at Lon., Brigh.,& f..4.Coast lOO 441 444 90 Do Scrip at lon., Chat., and Dover lOO 161 17 at Do. Metrop. Ex. A lOO 9 11 at Len. .0 North Westein lOO 1174 1181 1191 lei at Lon. & South Western lOO vu 94 Man., Shel., di Lincoln lOO L 4. 551 55 41 at Metropoiitan .. st Do Ex.teusi..o .. 5 Do. New rd .. at Metropolitan District. all 2 34 10 Metrop. St. John's W 001 6 st MidlSud at Do, 131rinin. & Derby lOO 15 87 st North British st Do. Ed., VOL, &r. Dun lOO at Nor.lCastern—Berwick lOO 1111 112 1141 1 25 Do. G. N.E purohase 16.13,1 at Do Leeds ....... ...•• st Do York. lOO 104 1 6 1 07 4 st Do Carlisle .... • i at Do Stock. da Darling ICO 140 142 st North Loudon 10 Do New 18e8 at North Staffordshire...." 100 57 69 5 ° et North au" . .3.-W. Junction 100 100 102 10 Do New £lO shares 7 ... •• at Rl,-jinney et 13hropshire Union 1( 601 521 st South Devon;.. at South Eastern lOO 76 764 77 at Staines, Wok'hain, & Wok all 12 13 at 'Calf Vale lOO 152 155 -- Do. C.. Waterford & liicktnny lO 10 Waterloo & Whiteha.l 6 RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 8 6 88 st Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO ... st Do. Scut. N.E., 4i per cent lOO st Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO ... st Do. do. 7 per cent lOO ... St D 9. do. Ordinary lOO 76 82 St Do. Midland st Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, <5 per cent gua all st, Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO 105 107 st Do. Ist Class preference lOO st & S.W. gua. 5 per et 10() at Gt. Eastern, EIC Ea. No.l lot) ::ii 1,6 st Do do No. - 2 100 96 99 at Do do G per cent 100 to 110 at Do East Anglian Asp. c. 100 ... „ at Do do 1 3 6 do 100 ... at Do do 07 do 10 0 ... ..• .. at Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 10 0 „. „. at Do E. Union 4 p.c. gua. 100 63 72 at Do Norfolk 5 p.c.Ex.1846 100 ... .. . at Do do .5 p.c.Way.Val. 1847 100 m ... st Great Northern, 5 per cent 19) ... ... at Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 ... ... Do 42 du do do 100 ... ... at Do 5 do at sp. c. pm. 100 ..,, ... at Du Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO ..,, ... at Gt. Nrth of Scotland, let pi 100 ... .„ at. Crest South. au.l Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 96 97 at ot. West. —Orig.& J ut.-ltent clip., per gua. 5 p.e lOO 103 1(4 at Du. Orig. (13. tB. Ex). 5 p.c too 05 110 at Du do 4 1 per cent. 1650 lOO 17 si at Do do 4 du do at Du do 5 per cent. redeni lOO 04 1 ,6 at Do do Birminguain gas iii 66 70 at Do do do pr,i lOO ... ... st Do do Chester gua lOO sf„ .„,, , st Do do do 6 per cent lOO ... ... at DU do do 5 do Wu 95 We at Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. WO at Do do 4a p.c WU ... ... at Do do 4 1 1559 lOO ... ... at Do do 5 st Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g lOO 110 112 at Do du gd gua. 100 107 111 at Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.e. 100 lit) 92 st Do do 21 do WO 97 10) at Do gua. 51 per ceut. 1863 100 00 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. ail at Laucash. ,S; Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 173 13 . 5 at Do Barnsley, .65 3s 105 p.c. 100 ... at Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 13 . 5 at Do 41 (Blackburn purch). 100 93 100 84 London 64 Brighton, 4p. c. guaranteed, No 1 lOO ... .. sty Du — 5 per cent. gua. Nu. 2 lOO at Do 6 do do lOO st Do 5 do Na. 4 lOO st Do 7 per cent lOO st Do U du (W.& & C.P.) 1,0 at Da 4 do 1852 lOO st London, Chatham, & Dover 5 per emit ICO at London and /;.W., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO 110 11 t st Do Bedford & Cambridge no st D 0 Shrewsb'Y 10$ at London and W. 7 p,c late 3d shares, lOO 140 150 a Du (Portsm.perpaus 2s6d) a Man., Shef., & Linda. U P.C lOO Do a Du 31 per cent IOJ 60 us 1 Do releent. 6 per cent 5 st Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 130 135 a Du Bristol& thrum., Up. c lOO I'2 144 a Do 41 per cent. redeem lOO v 8 100 a Do P ; per cent. irredeeui lOO OS IJJ a Du Leicester & Wehn, 4 p.c lOO 80 1;1 st North British, 5 p.c. N 0.1.., 100 st Do E. & CI. 4p.c.S. a D lOO st Du N. 13., No. '2, 5 per cen.t lOO st Du Border Union, 51 p.c lOO st N.-Eastern—Cons. 4 p.c NU 87 Et st Do 41 per cent. rodoont l,sl 87 00 st Do U N.E. 4 per cent., lOO 17 Do Berwick capital Du York, U. str S. purchase lO 10 101 Du Stektu & Drliug. A. I; p.c lOO 107 los. st Do W, liartlepoul H. aua It 100 Si 83 20 North Staffordshire lUs S. Devon Annuities, 1 all J 10 los Do Tavistuek Anus., 10s all 81 ill 10s Do Fixed 43 par cent all 8 84 1;0.6. S. Last. (Read. Anus., 1.0.6) all '22 21 at Do 43 percent at Do Fixed. 43 per cent lOO at Tall Vale No.l lOO 150 155 st Waterford& Kilkenny, 6pc 100 43 45 at Caledonian 41 p c gua. at Do Scot. Ceu. ruin. 7p c lOO _ „, at Do 41 p irredeem all _ ,„ at Do 4p e euu. issued at SO 65 at Great Eastern 4 por cent. 100 77 80 at Do 5 do, 1562 lOO 86 ra at Do New 5 do, 1863 lOO 81 86 st Do do 5 do, 1561 100 81 86 at Great Northern, 5p c irred. 100 .., at Du Permanent 5 per cent. 100 ~. .., st Du Boston &Sleald, 41 pc 100 ... st Great West., W. p e 100 at Do Joint I,erpe. 5 p c,1865 100 86 at Do do 6p c Wed., 1836 100 105 108 20 Do Vale N eath pup. 5p c a►l 19 20 at Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B lOO 5 Lauc. and York New 41 per cent till July, 1871 2 Ip at Loud., Brig &c., 41 pc, 1858 100 „,. ~„ st Do do 4 do, 1860 100 ~, st Do do 41 do, 1861 190 ,„ at Do do 41 do, 1863 100 „, st Do do 5 do, 1865 100 _ „, at Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 „, at Do No. 7 5 do st Lond , Chat., &c., Id, u p.c at Do Metrop. Ex., B 6 p.c 100 _ „,. Do du C G p.e st London &N. Western, 5p c 100 110 112 at Loudon &S. Western, 41 p c 100 91 95 10 Man. bhef.& Lin., 5 pc, 1865 all 81 84 at Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO luu 102 st Midland, A 5 per cent pref lOO 107 109 at Do B 5 do 100 107 109 13 Do 5p c opt. to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1,1861 J all 201 211 18 Do Inconv. New Shares all 19 19f 22 Do 5 p c con. into Old Stk.,'Aug. 31, 1872 BI 11 2fp at North British, E. and (.1 No. 1, 5 per cent lOO ... st Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 Do E ,P., & Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 at Do E. &G , N 0.2, 5 p.c lOO ... st Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 100 st Do E. & U., N 0.3, 5 p.c lOO st Do E.& G., (Ordiry) 43 p c 10 0 st North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 97 99 at Do Stock. & Dart., D lOO 112 114 st North London, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) at North Staffordshire 5p c lOO st South Eastern, 41 pc, 1559 100 st Do 5 do 1861 100 ~, ~, at Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 IN at Do 5 do, 1864 at Victoria St.& Pimlico, 41 pc 100 RAILWAYS:-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS s Holyheadl 1 i rd. ... , . . 1 1 0 :0 ! 195:: 11295: ; 93 et Birkenhead 100 91 94 100 Do. 4/ per cent. Prefer... all 95 100 at Do. 51 per cent. 100 117 119 at Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO ••• ... at Colchester Stour Valley at Chester C B h U p e e kin o st . er gh an s in d at East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lOO 132 134 20 Gloster and Dean Forest all ... . a Gt. Erin., Newm., &c., 5 p.c 100 .•• a Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 1 00 ... ... st Do.do.Woodbrg.Ex., do 100 „. : at Gt. West, W. Mid. , Herat 100 96 t; 50 Hull and Selby all HO 112 st Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 212 2.6 at London and Blackwall lOO 0 3 95 at Do. 41 per cent lOO at London, Chat., Sc., 41 p. c lOO ... ... at Do. Cora. Fund, ti do 100 ••• ••• at Loudon and Greenwich at . Do. do Preference lOO ••• ••• at Loudon, Tilbury, it South 100 80 85 at Lowestoft, gnat 4 per cent lOO 79 8 1 at Do. do. 6 do. ... 51 Manch., Buxton, & Matlk all ... ... at Midland, Bradford, Pref lOO 02 94 10 Mid Kent Cray Line) 50 Northern& East., 5 percent all 53 5 . 8 so Do. do. 6 do. all ... ... at N. Eastern— Hartlepool st N. West. A perp. pref, 5p c. 100 107 109 st Do B minimum 11 p.c lOO ... ... at Notting. & Granth. B.& C lOO 91 93 25 Preston and Wyro. all 41 46 ... Royston, Hitch., and Shcp. 100 132 134 at Shrewabury and Hereford 100 132 134 10 Do do 8 2 gyp at S. Yorksh. and River Dun 100 57 99 st De 4 per cent gua lOl 73 80 at Do 5 do at Vict. Station and Pimlico lOO st West Cornwall 20 West London, Class A all 13 14 20 Do do B all 20 Do do C all ... ... at 'Weymouth and Portland lOO st Wilts and Somerset DOCKS. et East and Neat India lOO 118 121 London and St. Katherine lOO 92 61 49 100 D oDeb. stock, 4 per cent all BBthrall Freehold Land st Dock lOO 27 32 at Southampton lOO 08 70 et Pliny collll9l9rcial TELEGRAPH COMPANI ES. 1()"26-17,,TOTArican Tel., lint all 20} 204 20f 10 Anglo Mediter Tel., lint.... 10 185 17 lua at Atlantic Telegraph lO 18 at Do. 8 per cent. at B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lint lOO 172 177 at Electric & inter. Telegraph 100 265 270 10 Do. New 8 12 140 25 Indo-European Tel., lint lO ld pr 5 Lond. Provincial Tel. lint all 31 4 1 Du. Prefer. 10 per cent all j ip 10 Mediterra. Exten. Tel., lint. all 5 6 gi 25 Reuter's Telegram all 78 80 20 Societe Transatlant., lint all 20 205 201 f at Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all If 1 SU. Kingdom Tel. Co. , lint all t if 74 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pre f all 1 s*p MISCELLANEOUS. ____ 10 Anglo-Xlexican Mint all lli 15; 15 25 Australian Agricultural 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lim. 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lim 3 51 10 Berlin Water Works, lint all 141 15 10 Do. New 100 Buick() w Vaughan, lint. ..• 30 0 10 5 Bombay tAas, lint. 5 Do. New 4 11 :0 5 , British Aut.,ricait Laud 4l 15 1 7 20 Brit ist. Indian Tea, lint all 21 31 20 British Ship Owners 7l 29 Canada Company all G 3 L t . ; 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lint 2l .. .. 20 Ceylon Company, lim. 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, Hun 4 ._... 25 City of Loudon Beal Pro perty, Hun 9 51 411 30 City of Milan Improv. lint all h 6 24 City of Moscow Gas, lim all 50 City Offices, lim '2s 2:1 22 d 50 Colonial, lim. Do. 50 Commercial. Union (Assur) 5 pr t p 10 Company of African Mer chants, lim. 20 Continental Union Gas, lint. all 23 '24 24 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 71 per cent. 100 Corporation of Loudon Bonds, 1577, 41 per cent, all 1031 101 100 Do. 1879, 4 1 per cent. all 1011 1051 100 Do. 1862, 44 per cent. all 103 101 10 Credit Fon. of England, lint. all '2l 21 2z 50 Credit F o u.of Mauritius lim. 10 ai 2i d • st Crystal Palace lOO 22 24 22 st Do. Preference lOO 92 97 st Do. Gp. c Perpetual Deb. 109 105 110 20 Darjeeling, lint. 10 Eastern Assam, lim. 6l ... ..d 5U East Indian Land Credit and Finance, lim. 20 East India Irriga. Canal all 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lim. 100 Egyptian per cent. V'roy utia. by Egypt. Guy all 0,',1 071 87i 20 Egyptian Coin. S;Trad. lint 6 3 Eng. & dust rs.l. Copper, Hun 21 4 I 15 English and Foreign Credit 71 • 41 3pl 100 Eng. and Scot. urine, liza. s ... ...d 10 Fairbairu Engineering 5 3 21 20 Fore-street Warelniusejim l2 1 2 p 13; 100 Fur. ti Cul. Coy. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at .CSS all 90 11 50 Gallivant, litre 2O 10 General Credit & Di.., Una 73 If 1 1 6 15 General Steam Navigation 14 27 2:0 50 lion, tt Col Marine In. lint 5 2i zd 10 Hung Kong and China Gas all 20 Hudson's Bay all hi 15 121 20 Imperial Laud Cu. of Mar seilles, lisp. 20 Interua. Fivaucial Soc. lim 5 2 1: 20 Interna. Laud Credit, Mu 6 6 44 SO Italian Laud 5 1,1 p 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all 3 3 i 100 Do. 6p. c. Bds., redeem 1870, issued 00 all GI 1 . 3 50 Land Securities, lint , 21 111 25 London African Trading lO 7 5 , 1 25 Lon. & Caled. Marine, lim 6 ...d 10 London County Land and Building, lira. 50 Lond. Financial Asso., . lint 30 22 21 8 4 Lond.Geu.Otnuibus.Colim. all 2 23 50 Lond. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, lint 25 21 IGLI 20 Lond. & Provincial Marine 2 1 , 1 Pr at Madras Irriga. &Canl.Gua. sp.c. by India Gov lOO 1031 1041 10 Mauritius Land, Credit,an d Agency, 50 Merchant Shipping, lint—. all 32 37 60 3lillwall Iron Works, lint. 121 ••• 10 Natal Land and Colonisa tion Cu., lilu. 25 National Discount Co., lint 5 11 111 103 25 National Prov. Marine, lint. 4 ••, 10 National Steam Shi p, lint, all 91 10 ) '2O Nerbudda Coal & I ron, lim. 6 31 3 d 10 New Consolidated Dis. Inn. 3 13 1 1' 5 New Quebrada, lint 4.8.0 42 43 25 New Zealand Loan & Mer . cautile Agency,lim 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, lim 10 Northern Assam Tea, lim. 5 7 5 ., 10 Do. B st North Brit. Austral., lim lOO 48 ' l ' 50 North Brit. & Mercan. 61 V 191 25 Ocean Marine (In surance) 5 13 14 50 Oriental Financial, 1ien..,,,, 11 .•• ••• 5 Oriental Gas, 5 Do. New. 10 Otago and Southland In. vestment, lim 5 Ottoman Gas, lim 10 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian R. Mail lint •-• Do do. at Peel R. Land & Min cr l , lim 100 31 34 50 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all 46 48 461 50 Do. New 1867 50 Rhymney Iron 1 Do. New .........., lim. all 6 1 7 2 Rio de Janeiro City Im. all 18 19 Do. Gas, lint all 25: 2 5 1 100 Royal Mail Steam ............ 60 43 5 Scottish Aust. Invest., 11m, 100 78 83 Do. 6p. a. Guar. Pref. 100 ••• ••• _ - „ Societe Fin. d'Egypte,-lim. " 10 7 Societe Gen.de l'Empire Ot. 8 21 3 * 50 S. African Mort. & Inv ., lim. 6 ••• .25 South Australian Land all 33 34 33 20 Telegraph Con. & Main.,lim. all 27i 28* 301 20 Thames and Mersey Marine - (Insurance), lira - 2 2f 3 20 Trinidad Petroleum, 81 10 Trust & Agency of Aus.,lim. 1 # Ip 10 Do do. do. all 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. Canada 6 f f p 50 Uuion Marine L'pool, lira 5 44 5 p 20 Union Steam Ship, lira all 22 24 15 United Discount Corp., lien 6 Li 20 Universal Marine(lu.), lim 6 14 2 p 74 10 Upper Assam Tea, lira all 1 i 2 30 Van Diemar's Land 2Bf 6 7 100 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. (Mortgage) Loan all EOl 811 81L 60 Warrant Finance, lim. l2 11 lud • 60 West India and Pacific Steam, lim 20 West London Wharves and Warehouses lO ••• COLONIAL OOVICHNMICNT SECUILITIICS Brit-----71--------1 Columbia, 6 per 0ent.,1872.............. 100 - - Do. 1895.. . .. 19 0 .. . ... Can.Liov.6p.o.JanN‘July 1877-84 .......... . lOO I(3i t'4 „,„, „ 100 10 : 4 '0 1 2 .) re: iv" t ...: D DD 0 00 ... 5 6 p pp ... 0 00 .. .9 la ' c a b al , ir. . Bc , tit A js u g ue iy . t ... ... 100 92i , 3i 92 , Do. sp. c. Insc ribed st.. 100 90 92 3* Cape G}. Hope. 6 p. 0.1873.. 100 102 104 Do.Apl.&001 1890-19 00 .. 100 ii 1 iv Do. do 1890-90.. 100 107 10 ; Do. JandiJuly. 180 1 •••• 10 0 0 Do. IS per oeut. lb April 100 108 1 1( 1 )0 11 and IS Oct., 1900 .. 100 98 100 Ceylon, Nov 1878, 6 p.c.. 100 108 110 Do. 1872, d 0.... 100 106 107 Mauritius, 6 p. 0, 187 3 .- Jan. and July ........ 100 102 103 Do. 1878 ... ........ .• 100 1 06 if , Do. 1882 , May and NON •• 00 10 6 V", D 0.1885, Feb. ii; Aug •• 10 10 6 6 4 7 .... Melbourne l37-756 Corporate.,.. . N.11.G0v.6 p.o.Ja.,tJuly.. 100 103 104 N atal 6 p ot, Apl& Oct... 00 _ . Do. 6 p.o. 1888 to 1896... 103 99 100 -- N. S 6. W i" ..s jl p il l "71 5 t7' .7. ti :: 1 1 00 0 1 9 ( 9 c 1,1 Do. rd.' &Zealand, 6p. ct. 1891.. 100 _ ..... 0°,5 percent.... ..... ICO Do Jan, Api I,July, o^t... 100 91 02 91i Do 6p c. Mar tt Oept '91.. ;GO 108 110 Do June .1.; Dco , Is 9 I .••• ICO 109 11 iDo I'rov. I Aue..ld. 1 ICO ( Eerie. ISc 2, 11 23 ... .... -- Nova Scotia 6p. c.Jau... and Jnly. 187 6 . 190 10 103 Do 1886.. .. ..... .... 100 102 104 Qtmnsind. 6p. 0. 'B24 100 107 it 8 Do 1891 . .... . Tasmanian IS pet .".1895 .. 108 107 Do ,89.; '97 ..•..• Victoria 61 er cent.lB9l lt.o Lis it 6 --. Do. April and Oct ......... 1 .94. 1 1 2 118 INDIAN RAIL WA Y. A report to the Secretary of State for India in Council on railways in India, for the year 1868-69, by Mr. Juland Danvers, Government Director of the Indian Railway Companies, has been issued, lie states that the length of line now open is 4,GfiG miles, of which 175 were completed during the past year. About 1,830 miles of the system already determined on remain to be constructed ; but a new scheme for additional railway communication throughout India is about to be com menced, and to he executed, for the most part, through the direct instrumentality of Government. It is expected that the great trans-peninsula line, which will connect Calcutta with Bombay, will be completed and open for traffic in the autumn of next year. It has not been a prosperous year for traffic; trade has been almost stagnant ; certain districts have been threatened with famine, and there has been a general de pression in all descriptions of business. This has, of course, told upon the internal communication of the country, and the railway receipts hare suffered accordingly. The falling off, however, is confined to goods traffic. The passenger traffic shews an increase both in numbers and receipts. The number of passengers last year was 15,066,530, of whom 14,401,000 were third-class. In 1866-67 the total number was 13,746,35'4. While the steady advance which has hitherto been made in the revenue receipts has not been sustained during the past year, and while cause has been given for disappointment at the failure of some of the works and at the delay in completing others, the general results are not unsatisfactory, and there is much to inspire hope for the future. The immense im portance of these great works, as affecting the prosperity, security, and social improvement of the country, is dail, becoming more and more manifest, and their success as commercial undertakings is clearly shewn to be attainab:e by those to which care, economy, and skilful management are applied. BRITISH NATIONALITY. A curious proceeding of Earl Russell's when at the head of the Foreign Office, in a matter of great importance and delicacy, is brought into relief in Sir A. Cockburn's new, volume on Nationality. It is our well-known law that the son of a native British subject born abroad is a British sub. ject, entitled to all proper protection as such. This has been over and over again proclaimed and acted on by the Foreign Office. But in July 1862 Earl Russell, " acting, no doubt," says the Chief Justice, "on advice," wrote to our Minister at Madrid that pro tection could not be given to certain parties born in Spain of British fathers, unless it were shewn that the fathers were domiciled under British dominion when their sons were born in Spanish territory. It is hardly possible that such advice could have been given by the Queen's Advocate. There is no counter claim in these cases of Spanish allegiance, for by the law of Spain children of aliens born in Spain are aliens. It has been suggested that there might be some peculiarity in Spanish law making a Spanish subj ec t o f the child of a foreigner domiciled in Spain at the time of his child's birth in that country ; but the Chief Justice rays that there is no such peculiarity of Spanish law. The cla'm for protection on the Foreign Office was made in consequence of attempts of ths Spanish authorities to force sons of British subjects born in Spain to mil:tary service. Had they been Spanish citizens, by Spanish law the Foreign Office would have refused them protection against the Spanish Governmene; though protecting them as British subjects against any other Government. This is its usual practice?, and of this practice Chief Justice Cockburn says significantly, " It seems very difficult to • reconcile it with the express terms of a statute which positively enacts that children born abroad of British parents shall be taken to be natural born subjects of the Crown of Great Britain, to all intents, construction:, and purposes whatsoerer."— Pall Mall Ga:ette. On Thurs lay an inquc•st was Lehi at Henley on the bodies of William Emest Shaw, aged tbreo years, son of Mr. James Shaw, of Lower Henley, and Jos. Win. Riley, eight years of age, eon of Mr. Benjamin Riley, of Middle Henley, who were found buried in a nandholo at Lower Healey, near chdale, and quo dead. Tho children were seen in the neighbourhood of the Eandh ol o on Tuesday, and it is supposed that they were playing undertho breastwork when the sand full and mothered thcm. THE TVEA 271 L'll. The report of the Meteorological Committee of the Royal Society for last year says, with regard to Telegraphic Weather Intelligence, that no very material change has been made in the home reporting stations during tho year, but the French naval authorities have added three to the number of foreign stratious reporting to the office in London, thus rendering the intelligence seet every day more complete and satisfactory. The system of issue of telegrams conveying the fact of an atmos pherical disturbance to the coast has Leen set it activity during the year, and intelligence is seat to 101 stations on our own shores and to the adjacent coast:• of the Continent. A systematic study of British weather, and especially of storms, has been commenced, which has begun to lead to satisfactory results. The materials for this have been the daily telegraphic weather repents, and returns from the coast-guard stations ;for these latter will in future be substituted the continuous records from the self registering instruments at the observatories. The issue of ashery barometers on loan to small ports and harbours has been continued, and a new edition of the " Fishery baro meter Mauual" has been pubilshed. WILLS AND BEQUESTS. Irish probate of the will of the Right llon. Arthur James Plunkett, Earl of Fingall, K.P., P.C., was sealed in the Court of Probate on the 14th ult., the personalty being sworn under £70,000. The will of the Right Hon. Sir John Cam Hobbouse, Baron Broughton, G.C.8., P.C., F.R.S., was proved on the 28th ult., and the personalty sworn under £250,000. His lordship has directed that his diaries, manuscripts, cor respondence, and other papers, both official and private, may be delivered to the trustees of the British Museum, to be kept without examination until the year 1900, when, if desirable, they may be published ; and, by a codicil, he desires that such as relate to the business of the State, and more particularly to the sovereign under whose orders they were written, shall not be made public with out the sanction of the reigning sovereign. The will of Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke, Bart., late M.P., J.P., was proved on the 20th ult., and the personalty sworn under £35,000, the executors and trustees appointed being his eldest son, Sir C. W. Dilke, Bart., and his cousins H. and J. Snooke, Esqs. To the two latter he leaves each a legacy of .C5OO. The presents he received from Queen Victoria and the late Prince Consort, and from the junior members of the Royal Family, and also the presents from foreign Sovereigns, are to be held by his son and successor, and to descend as heirlooms. The testator has made a liberal provision for his son Ashton, and bequests to his mother-in-law, to others forming part of his esta blishment, and to his servants; appointing his son, now Sir Charles, residuary legatee. The late Admiral Sir Charles Bowe Fremantle, G.C.8., died intestate. Ilia personal estate was administered to under £25,000. TRAINING REPORTS. MIDDLEITAM.—On Tuesday, Dawson sent Outfit, Tom Bowline colt, Departure, Pretender, Lord Hawthorn Good Hope, and Derventio a good gallop of a mile and a half. Hymen led the two year old fillies, and Stanley the colts, a good gallop the same distance. Brother to Straf - ford will win the Town Plato if sent, and La Charantonno will run well for the Harry Fowler Stakes. The filly by Lacy-des out of Fiction will win the Garbutt Nursery, Lady May the Cleveland Stakes, and Eskadale will be our bust for the Elton Juvs , nile. Tfardwicke Stakes Stanley will win if sent, but he only did walking exercise to-day, and may not go. He is a great, good looking colt and it tpleudid mover, and wortii a shot for the Derhy La Mlle is very well, but Torreador will beat her, and in the absence of Stanley will win. Friday Vansittart was only doing wailing exorcise, having gone amiss. Stinley was also walking. Pr, tender and Lord Hawthorn took a goo ,1 gallop together, both go'ng first ettis. KINGSCLEi-E.-1310e Gown and Waif were again walk ing, going to the Litchfield downs. llosi,n7ucian, Pero Gomez, and The Palmer galloped a nub and a half at three-parts speed, all going well, but more especially Pero Gomm z. Lictor schooled Masterstroke, Madame Eglentiuo filly, Girasol, and Salamis in a mile and a quarter gallop, at a slow pace. Blue Gown has only done walking exer cise since Brighton, and looks none the worse for his short rest. I of opinion now he will nut go to Baden Baden. The Palmer, by his present work, don't look like being sent to York. NEWMARKET.- Friday set in a very wet morning, and up to the time of writing there has not been any work done. At Bromley, in the Nursery Stakes, Maiden Plate, and Stand Plate, we have Octavia, who is well, and has done a good amount of work. I hear she will run, but know nothing more of her. We have Veda in the Handicap Plate. This mare has done well, and will about win. In the Welter Handicap and the Summer Handicap Mars is engaged; the one he goes for he will win. At Stockton wo have Dryad, Robespierre, and Elec tricity engaged. These are well, but 1 know not whether any of them will be sent. If Drlad goes she will be worth standinz. LAmnounsE.—Wo Lava nothing in the Oxfordshire Stakes, but the fZussley stable look to me as if they were getting some ready for the York Meeting. The following are re:.dy to fulfil their engagements any day they are wanted :—North Briton, filly by Defender out of Amazo nian, and the fitly by Costa out of Morgan La Faye. Bel ladrum is engaged in the Three Year Old Produce Stakes; he will not run, as ho has not been seen out of his box for some time. FIFIELD.—At Stockton, in th 3 Great Northern St. Leger, we have Kato Coventry engaged, but she has no chance. Bosworth is doing good mile work, led by Skip jack. He goes well, and most likely might be wanted fur something at Doncaster. Heather Bell is doing some nice work of about a mile, but she don't appear to be wanted yet. Punishment, Victress, Carine, and the two year olds are doing well; but I think the young ones are a very moderate lot, with the exception of the Bribery colt, who is going on all right. Make Haste is doing nothing, and appears to have done for this season. RicumoND.—Since my last Geant des Batailles has led Brennus ono mile and a quarter at a good pace. 2Eothon has been leading Falkland and King Cole one mile at steady paces. Number Nip has had rattling mile and three quarter gallops. At Radcliffe, on Saturday, Number Nip is in the Grey do Wilton Cup. Ho is fit and well; the same may be said of Knutsford for the Craven Stakes. The Chesterfield Cup—Evolina will win. At Stockton, in the Cleveland Stakes, Knutsford is our best, but cannot win. Town Plate—Little Bell is our best. Stockton Handicap—Auchinleck will win. 12th Zetland Biennial —Number Nip will take a deal of beating, and is well worth backing. Harry Fowler Stakes—East Coast will win. CIIILTON.—i have not seen any programme of Bromley Meeting, but Stevens is sure to have a few horses there ; very likely Chateau Margaux and Black Boy will go, and if the latter is not overweighted, I think he will win a race there. 'We have a couple engaged in the Oxfordshire Stakes, viz., Virginia Creeper and Cameroon. I like Cameroon best, but he does not look to be doing enough work for such a race; however, I shall be able to say more about him in my next. The following have been doing well :—Chivalry, Mr. Pitt, Black Boy, Mimus, Ida, Cheer ful, Barcelona, Repose, Big Ben filly, and a horse by Knight of Kars. STANTON.—On Tuesday, Royal Head, Lady Highthorn, Ben Block,' and Ampleforth galloped a mile and a half. St. George, See-Saw, Mont Blanc, C3lontia,, Whist filly, Marquis filly, and Jacqueliuo colt went a mile. Wednes day.—Very little was done. Thursday.—Royal Head, Lord of the Valley, Ampleforth, Cape Flyaway filly, and Oracle galloped a mile and a mile and a half. Lady Highthorn, Palmitino, St. George, Chamade colt, Mont Blanc, Marquis filly, See-Saw, Whist filly, Carnival colt, and Jeannie Deans wont a steady gallop of one mile Dunbar Is only trotting and walking about. ILSLEY.—Cap-a-pie is doing good work for his Stockton engagements, and he looks and goes well. Winifred, Sea Robber, Amour Propre, Lincoln, La Sorrentina, Trifle, and Triana are well for their Bromley engagements. Vam pire, also engaged at this meeting, is not up to the mark, being short of work. The following are well and in work: —Target, Ligurian, Ladas, Athena, Lady Beaconsfield, Satellite, colt by Newmiuster, Little Drum, Daylight, the Heuham Lass filly, and a lot of others. STOCKBRIDGE. —I cannot find that we have anything engaged except at Stockton,whero Demidoff and Magdala are in the liardwicke Stakes, but neither will go, as they are not fit to run yet, but are getting fact on. Wo have had some nice rain, and they will send along those engaged at York and Doncaster, of which I will let you know in due time. DIALTos.—Wo have the following horses engaged at Stockton :—Goorge Osbaldeston, Glenlivat, Silver Band, Nutbush colt, Lady Zotland, Viscount, and Atreus. Some of these aro engaged more than once, but 1 like the fol lowing for their respective races : Middlesborough Handi cap, George Osbaldoston ; Stewards' Cup, Lady Zotland ; Town Plate, Little 800-Peep ; Match, Trumpeter colt. Blucklock is doing work for the Ebor Handicap, and your readers must keep an eye upon him. Wilmslow Races are fixed for Sept. 1 and 2. • FORFEIT LlST.—Deceit's forfeit has been paid. STEEPLECHASE FORFEIT LIST.— Licymnia's forfeits have boon paid. WILD OATS.—This splendid cripple has been struck out of all engagements this year. The colt by Master Bagot out of Grillade was sold to Mr Miles at Windsor for 53 guineas. Miss Caudle, after winning the Magna Charts Stakes at ligliam on Thursday, was sold for 260 guineas to Mr Weaver. Colonel Astley purchased Contempt for 130 guineas after she had won the Borough Members' Plate at Windsor. SPORTSMAN.—This horse, who broke down badly iu his near fore leg while running iu the Wolverhampton stakes had to be "poleaxed" the same evening. POR,TING I NT.EL LIG ENCIE i Lis Pay CITY BETTING.—Tars DAY. EBOR HANDICAP. 7to 1 agst Lord Hawthorn (offered) 10 to 1 agst War (taken freely) 10 to 1 ngst Vansittart (taken) 10 to 1 agst Goant des Battailles (offered) 10 to 1 agst Blacklock (taken and offorel) 100 to 8 agst Viscount (taken and wanted) 100 to 8 apt Winifred (taken) 100 to 8 agst The Laird (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Kidderminster (offered) 20 to 1 agst King's Cross (offered) ST. LEGER. G to 4 agst Pretender (offered —take 7 to 4) 9 to 2 agst Drummer (taken) 11 to 2 agst Pero Gomez (offered) 100 to 10 agst Martyrdom (taken) 66 to 1 agst Arlington (taken) CESAREWITCH. 40 to 1 apt Paul Jones (taken) 40 to 1 apt Ploughboy (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Crocus (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Tramp (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Miss Peddle colt (taken) CAMBRIDGESHIRE. 50 to 1 agst, Stork (taken) 50 to 1 agst See Saw (taken) 66 to 1 agst Uncas (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Lumley (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Crocus (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Typhccus (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Charnwood (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Curieuse (taken) WINDSOR RACES--•YES FERDAY. WELTER CUP. Witchcraft Provider Brambridge Five ran. NURSERY HANDICAP. Holy well i Bon-ton Sophie . .. LI Eight ran. BE RKS II IRE CUP. Queen of Hearts Cymbal Pats 1 2 3 Ton ran. WINDSOR HANDICAP. Lily . 1 VeDtnor... Choral.. 8 Seven ran. OSTERLEY PARK PLATE. Retty Mimus 2 Coup d'Eelat 8 Ton ran. WELTER STAKES. Eounceaway Madrid Traveller ..... 1 2 SFE W ARDS' NURSERY. C) rnbal.. 8 oucor ... Pilou Fou: ran. MEMBERS' PLATE. Contempt Acid Chickaluary Cove 1 2 3 6cv,ii ran. RAVING FIXTUR ES. AUUUST. Stockton lB Cauterbury... 3O I Oxford l9 ScarborJugh Jug. 24 Baden 13aden . . . SO, SI ,31 titiuget !tot d urk 24, 20, 26 Ureat Yarmouth 3/ UruyLtuu IA.)1'1011/11 G6,I; Weymouth 31, StP. 1 . _ SE PTEM BEn. Ipswich - 2 Richmond ~3 . ..22 22 I Alargato 3 Lichfield West Drayton 3 Western (Ayr)........22 , 25 I Warwick... 7, 8 lleudon Curragh (Royal) 7,8, 9 Monmouth.... 2'l, 24 I Abingdon 9, 10 Newmarket tat 0ct....28, etc. Doncaster 14, 15, 16, 17 I Lanark... 29 86 Hampton 21, 22 OCTOBER. Bedford 5, 6 Cheltenhatu l9. 21 bdiuburgli 6, 7, 8 I Curragh l9 A. ill Leicester 7 , 8 I W est Drayton .. ...... 21 , 22 Bromley 7 8 Hereford 2l, 22 Newmarket 2d 0 c t...11, &c. I Monmouth 23, 24 Chelmsford l9 20 i Newmarket tl'ton ...25, &a Kelso 19 201 NOVEMBER. Harrow ..... .2 I ,3- Egliuton lluut 6 7 Worcester B, 4 Liverpool St. Albans 5, 6 i Shrewsbury S'CEEPLECIIASE FIXTURES, OC TOBEtL Bromley 7 I \ Vest Drayton 2l, 22 U VEMBE IL Worcostur 2,3, 4 Shrowsbury 16, llarru •), 3 I LoAmingtur, liuut ke i.vorpool J 10, 11, 12 COURSING FIXTUVES. AUG UST. St. Albans_ 17 OCTOBER. Aucaster and Willoughby, Lincolushiro 5, 6. °mushy 19, ecc. Iluutiugdou Club.. ' , 6, 27 YACHTING FIXTURES. AUGUST. 21—Clydo Yacht Club: Corinthian Match 21—Cheshiro Yacht Club: Fourth Match 24, 25 -.Dartmouth ltogatta 27 Torbay Royal Regatta 28—Clyde Yacht Club: Closing Cruise SEPTEMI3EII. 4—Prince Alfred Yacht Club: Closing Cruise 7—Victoria Model Yacht Club: Second Class Match REGATTAS AND MATCHES TO COME. AUGUST 18—Dover and Cinque Ports Regatta 19—Alexandra Rowing Club : Senior Pairs, River Loa 21—Scottish National Regatta 23—Deal, Wahnor, and Kingsdown Royal Annual Regatta 25—Vesper Rowing Club : Senior Fours, River Lea 27 Albion Rowing Club: Senior Fours, River Lea 28—Oscillators Rowing Club: Senior Sculls 28—Lurline Boating Club : Senior Sculls 30—Thames Rowing Club : Four-oared Gigs 30—West London Rowing Club: Senior Sculls 31—KingstouTown Rowing Club: Junior Sculls SEPTEMBER. -- 4 —Hope Rowing Club: Eights 4—Oscillators Rowing Club : Junior Sculls B—Orion Rowing Club : Senior Pairs, River Lea 10--Manchester Nemesis Rowing Club : Four -oared Rao• 11—West London Rowing Club: Eights 11—Lurline Boating Club : Vice-President's Pairs 11—London Rowing Club : Tub Fours 21—Alexandra Rowing Club : Scratch Fours, River LA 25 —West London Rowing Club: Eights 25 —Vesper Rowing Club : Club Fours, River Lea 25—London kowiug Club: T welve-oared Race 25—Oscillators Rowing Club : Eights OCTOBER. 2—Manchester Nemesis Rowing Club: Eight-oared Rao* PEDESTRIANISM—A.:LATCHES TO COME. AUG UST. 21—Mr H. Platt's 135 Yards Handicap, £lO, New Bellevue Grounds, Basford 21—Alkin and Suffield: 140 yards, £lO a side, Victoria Race Grounds, Leeds 21—Messrs. Wager and Coeper's 125 Yards Handicap, final heats, Aston Cross Grounds, Birmingham 23—Mr Parnel►'s Two Miles Handicap Sweepstakes, .f,5, Hacknoy Wick 21, 23—Various handicaps for the benefit of W. Weardon, manager of Bow Grounds 23—Messrs F. Hewitt and Peat's 505 Yards Handicap for Novices, £lO, Queen's Ground, Sheffield 23—Childs and Jones : 120 yards, £5 aside, Bow 2d —Coley and Lang: BSO yards, £lO a side, the former with 40 yards start, City Grounds, Manchester. LONDON GAZETTE —Last Evening. Tho Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood on William Wright, Esq., of Sigglesthorne Hall, Chairman of the Directors of the Dock Company at ADMIRALTY, Axo. 11. Henry Bedingileld Goodwin, Esq., has this day boon appointed Naval Instructor in her Majesty's Fleet. COURSE OF EXCHANGE. Amsterdam ... 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