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burial= Park , day afternoon , ierable al pre . been secured, car Aylesbury' noon from the cl passed a little oing westward, , and telescope s general opinion there were tel n and Winchen - Hogshaw, ana road Station, 011 ilway, to a farin sh of Botolp h he Winchend ort and for four or apped along th e a proceeded on e elm trees on Harry Verney', •ge Lranches , it or sixty rustics, d, and atteroPti .ope round the lone. Sir Hard earliest arrivalSo taken to preven t placing fiftee n ch he is colonel, , P guard over it t in the m orning liburnbani Park Vylesbury, tele' in the course of .he balloon, and in the evening. the 5.2.0 P.o l ' • to take charge ;sued at th e during the P3st ate of edUea 4 stated that 0 14 nest last Weelc' EY AT 10 514' camber of C° ll3. ,tley an addle s It is expected ranging fro ° g those portiono the so uth-e° co the wages 4).( ie cottoL rean'y ane next. nts statisties at city (so sags to I,7o:o°r a ildren; 400, 1 .7 live on thea onal. 100, 0°° [table institly etail trade rii rs. There A re , nanufacture These "fa ncy n wome n, 25,4"'" Lrrangertie nt6 Philip Page t ' Mr. Edivn_A r to he an officii` i sm i ss al of g: the retiremeo.l; ass ignee: )usiness of DIP nd to pro atic6 ow receive the to a pe n ty ll he BankruP7 o n of the OWe • sessing. The • far, or in what 7ovides, instead, sets the board, the court. It vast machinery Public and cale, follow, as perly" incurred we may suggest rly grateful to is not properly d, or, the rate the embarrass e, the Board of )us of boundary. ted amounts of employment if of 1569 evialeg for the contest): "Five shillings , rant to buy your bby gives in. ived at Perth at party break' How exb =ate(' without their Or is this nor usts his fortune , up a tree. pee is a thing of same of another ystem—the welt intelli• " Gladstone W 5 :essrs. Cross and -headed fellow& Lllt quoted is not illy adds, " bad Please, sir, the )ort of the Don• Ler, we presume, is perfect WA; of "the House, . that this noble' ullivan a "dreg' hat it is to take I of the c hurch last year or two, ;(-) materially, he )ON. MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK. The directory of the I3Ank of England have sepa rated Without m a ki ng an y alteration in the official minimum. According to Reuter's telegram from Paris to (Ls, the French Reutes were 71f. 826. U ndecided. Consols have improved 1-16 to-day, to 934 i for money; ditto, for Ace ;tint, 934 4 ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 91 4 ; New T l ..ree per Cents, 92 1 a ; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, par; ditto £lOO, 1:200 , and £5OO, ; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., —. Indiat Stock' C7nt., Oct., 105 per Cent., April, 187 4 , 211 5 13 ; dit o 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1141 13 ; ditto 4 per 1888, 1004 ; ditto Eufaced Paper, 4 per C ent., In the Foreign market stock are firm. Italian of 180 1 have improved 5-16, Turkish of 1865 5-16, S Panish New Three per Cents. 1-16, Egypti an of 1868 Argentine 4, P er uvian 4. The Bonds o f t he Honduras Railway Loan we quote 83 to 85 ex coupon ; the Orel Vitebsk Bonds, 785 to 79 ; Nicolai Bonds, 635 to 61 ex div. ; A rgentine Six per Cents., 79 to 794 ; Egyptian Sev en per Cents. Viceroy, 795 to 80; ditto Nine Per Cents., 92f to 834 ; ditto Seven per Cents., 1 868 , 764 to 764 ; Italian Five per Cents., 564 to 57 i ; Mexic an , 121 to 13 ; Peruvian Five per Cents.,,O 781 to 784 ; Spanish New Three per Ce nts., h °l to 284. In the R a il wa y M ar ket the prices are as fol lows :—Brighton, 454 to 454 ; Caledonian, 764 to ' 7 ; Great Eastern, 374 374 ; Great Western, 48 4. 1 ,, to 424; Great Northern, A, 107 4 to ' 7 4 ; Letneashire and Yorkshire, 1224 to 123 ; London and North Western, 1161 17 ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 164 ; Metropolitan, 974 98 ; Midland, 1134 144 ; Sheffield, 544 4 ; South Eastern, 754 6 ; but since Metroplita n have ueeome in favour, and show a rise of 4, being 98 Colonial Government Securities are steady. Bank and Mi .c ? llaneous Shares are mostly un changed. Atn:r:can Securities are rather strouLer_ Th e Sum of £4,000 in gold was ta ken to the Ba ck yesterday, making a total of £129,000 during th e week since the date of the last return. Th e City of Brussels, from Buenos Ayres, has brought £ll,OOO. Although the intro motion of new foreign loans appears for the present to have been checked, it may be as well nut to overlook the prospect th at a St supply of stock, representing in great part ` l° crQations, will come forward as prices rise. Comb inations lo of bankers on the Continent take loangJor instane Russian—at prices consider ", °I below th ose current h ere ; an d then, as oppor tunity o ff ers, they feed the EngliJi market. It may th us be fairly inferred that any return of buoyancy . n t he foreign stock market would exercise a pre judicial eff ec t upon t h e b u lli on mov ement, and tend to turn the exc h anges , w hich at present are in /avour of this country. It is understood that with the view of putting an enl to the long-continued gambling operations in M etropolitan Railway stock the directors of that c ompany last week resolved to request the auditors t° call iu any professional accountant of high stand !rig' whom they might think fit to select to enter into a thorough examination of the accounts, an I to report before the next half-yearly meeting. It is also stated that the Board have resolved, with re gard to the declaration of a dividend, to get the pre vious concurrence of Sir Roundell Palmer as to the amount that should be fixed, so as to remove as far as possible all grounds for cavil. It appears that Chief Justice Chase has ruled that the United States' Government cannot collect laconie-tax from foreigners mho hold its bonds, and that the sums already conectel must be refunded. It is stated that the foreign ho ages in Paris, Frank fort, Berlin, and Vienna are very c Ireful in the Paper they select for negotiation. They will take in bills at low rates, even at 4 and 44 per c,!ut. ; but the character must be very hgh class. 'the acceptances of several of the first firms will move thr ough at a quar t er. per cant. below others, beelus.t through the repeated investigations at the Maus:on Ile nse and elsewhere, confidence is destroyed, dud the question of credit is more than ever e il auva ssed. First-rate bankers' bills— Rothschild's , ri ng's, and others—art readily taken, but some of the :second and third-rate descriptions are frc cl"ntlY rejected in consequence of the prevailing distrust. An extr aor di nary genera l mee ti n g of the Bahia St earn Navi gat i on C ompany (Li m i t ed) is called for the 7th of J j u n :: : to confirm the resolutions p assed on the 21st T he annual mee ti ng o f the African Steam Ship Company is fixed for the 9th of June. -1 - . . 1 e first ordinary general meeting of the Anglo e T it erranean Telegraph Company (Limited) is sl ea for the Bth of June, when a dividend is to be declared. C ° kt the meet i ng o f t h e Cit y T e rminus Hotel w lll P a nY (Limited) the directors' report, w hich „ ad Olated, showed au increase of n earl y £lp ' 4 ° in the business as compared with the Previous year. 1 , he half-yearly meeting of the Canada Corn ; -n Yi3 fixed for the 21th of June, when a dividend 4 to be declared. lie s B rs• W. J. White and Charles Greenwoo d, t he ( Alicial liquidators of the Hercules Insurance t o se (Limited), have appointed the 3 d of June settle the list of contributories. Creditors of the South-Esstern of Portugal Rail pay C ompany (Limited) are required to send the ' olll ars of their claims by the 15 th of July , the 0:1Of July having been appointed by Vice-Chan 'or Malins for adjudicating upon them. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES' 8 UOVERNMENT FUNDS. Per Ceut. Consols . Ditto for Account, 1 ,, Per Cont. Reduced 92-1 I iir , 3 per Cent 1 per Cent. Ja n . 1894 A . _ 0 . per Cen .1%11.1873 ' , Unities l 80 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — 9,0. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 - 'Jo (Red Se a Televaph), Aug., 1908 — t '' ll ° , l l l:tr Bills, £l,OOO, 21 2f per Ct par Do ClOO, £2oc, & £504 l'Ank ef England Stock. 4} per Cent e 4 * opening l 'u r) pe ada 4 per Bonds i 'Utor-Coloniatl Cranium. t INDIAN dOVERNMENT SECURITIES 4.1-lizt 'hock, 101 per Cent., April 1874... 2111 13 1) ,o. Opening, for Account - 1 -,"' ,°. 5 per Cent. July , 1880 `-'„ 0 . 4 per Cent.. Oct. 1888 - uo. Certificates - 0 • Refac e d P ape , 4 per Cent.. ..« — V, O . 5 per Cert., Jan. 1872 ....... — ~'''). 5i per C;int. May 1879 "-) rper Cent Ru . Deb. 18 72 ~ p 'Do do 1877 — ~ Do. do. 1882 4 "••• Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 pm 110. Bonds, 4 per Cont., £l,OOO 0• under £l.OOO ........................... FOREIGN FUNDS—OLOSING PRI C E S . •ktkintine Republic, F per Cent _ u ,°•, Scrip A.:45 paid .. n . trian Bonds 5 per cent $r Do. 1859 — ~ziliitii 5 per Cent — 6 3 . 41 i per Cont. 1852 — „°. do 1858 — " o • do . 186 , Do. do . 1863 — DO' 5 •, ~per Cent., 1865 11 ,-,0 Account BOl 80 i luos Ayres 6 p er C en t. e11`,2). 1, 2 6 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per lieut ; • per Cent. •-••,0 , tt , 4a P „ i, . p er er Cent..., k.ent — , ~, , • i Du. - - t;,u. 3 p.m- Cent. , o• 6 per ce .,t. 1867 961 n ; 0 . 7 per C ent ., 1866 •-iSztle übian, 6 per Cent. b:1 1 ' 84 . 3 per Cent., 1825... ban., Principalities, 7or Cent — lo p ' ) 8 P©r Cent., 1867 B9 4,3;tittioarnN7ew Consolidated, 1 per Cent. ii,_e ~ t'ocoud Issue • Do. 450 t. Bonds — D D. £lOO Bonds ••••• D o , 1864 Do. Account Do. £5OO Bonds 11 0. 410 C Bonds English Scrip, 1868 76 1 Do die do. £45 pd — Uovern u 49 eni Railway Debentures U reek 5 D o. Ac per Ccat., 1824 5, ex Coups ec uut no. Conrrnr... Do. Account iliteniala. 0 per Celt Honduras Gov Rail. Lod D., 10p. Ct., all pd lt,iian 5 per Cent., 1865 lO9l Do. Account .. Do NlNremrnana ltaii , ay — kl ezicar. 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Dn. 1864 — Do 4 per Cent. Anglo-Freueli — .0 ontevidotr , G per Cent. ~ — 'ilc :Ilan Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada lB 171 Do 3 per Con. — _ _ n Do. Deferred - Pirucian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do AccouTit .. 73 i Do 4i per Cont. (lii•lalrren) Do 4i OCT Co n t.. 1862 .... , - Do Account Port. , .g.lese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7, '9,'60,'2.' 314 Do. do. 1867 DS. do. Scrip, ..C2O pail _.-. ltussian 5 t or Cent., 1822, X St Do 4} per Cent . 1850 Do 44 per Ccnt:, 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do do, Scrip — pn. Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO Booth.. Do. du. £B4 15s. d 0.., Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds B9 Do. d...) J.:84 13s. do — Po Nicolas Bail way 6l} Sar imian a per Cent — Spanish 3 per Con ..• Do. Account Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Deferred — Do. Account Do. Passive Do. Coro. Cert. of Coui. nut funded Do. Account. Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan — Do Government, 1864 Do dc, 1868 Turkish 6 wr Cent. - Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 .•. -- Do Account Do £lOO Bonds — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 — Do Account Do .£IOC Bonds 69 Do 5 per C l ient. 1865 D:.) Account Do 6 per Cent., 1860 Do 1 por Cent., Guaranteed ••• i)o Laud Warrants (Hectares) Venezuela 3 per Cent. — Do. Acc•ant Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Dividends on the abovo payable iu .Loudon Austrisu o psr Cent. Ex 10 Florins - • Belgian, 44 per cent. Ex. 2 i• sf. Dutch per Cont. Ex. 12 GO, 5 Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... — Do. Account. — French Rentes, 3 per Cent.. Ex. 2M. — Italian 5 per Cont. 1831, E. 25f. Do Account 57 CLOSING PRICES. inFols, Money 9 31 Do. Account, June 1 ., 931 POLICE INTELLIGENCE.— Vas Day. 110 W-STREET. SLLLING SPIRITS "WITHOUT A LICENSE.—A. person named Stubbs, the keep: , r of a refreshment-house, No. 4, Little Queen-street, was charged with selling spirits with out a lie, nse. An Excise officer said he went into the shop and order,-d soma ale, oysters, and a glass of brandy, will which he was supplied by a female attendant. Ile had a pint of ale, a small glass of brandy, some oysters, and a little bread and butter, for which he was cha - ged 55 had previously to entering thi slop left another officer outside the house. He was not asked for the maaey before he was supplied with the articles. Another officer sail he was watching the house on tha night o the 23d of February he saw a man leave Mr. Stubbs' shop after the officer went in, and go to the public house opposite, from which he returne , l carrying a Tian measure of ale. He (dui officer) then went in and in quired whether any spirits had boen sold to the man who had just left, and was informad that none had been sup. plied. He was 15 pals from the house. The &fondant, on being questioned relative to the trans action by the supervisor of the district, said that he had not trangressed the law, and that whatever he had served he bad obtained from the licensed victualler's opposite. Some witnesses were called for the defendant, who stated that the defendant was in the habit of seLding to their houses for spirits, malt liquor, and wine. A lad stated that ho was in the habit of fetching small quantities of liquor and spirits for the defendant, but he could not say that on the particular night in question he went for the brandy ordered by the officer. Sir T. Henry said it had not been conelu ively proved to manner irciiul ini iititn i ls tl , it the offence had been committe,l. Under those circumstances exciselt a doubt,oin officer occasioned had got up by thethe eareless evidence, thefe and therefore he dismissed the summons. MARLBOROUGII-STIt".::ET. ROBBING A SCBGEON.—Jamos Bu;li, a French polisher, living iu Union-street, Mirillesex wai charged before Mr. D'Eyncourt with ste ding the %sr:ate:a ,f Mr. John Simpson, surgeon at the Maryleboue infirmary. The prosecutor was passing from Foley-place into Ox ford-street about one o'clock that morning, when the pri soner seized his watch sod made off. The prosecutor pursued the prisoner into Upper flathbJne-placo, and seized him, when he dropped the watch down au area, and broke away from the prosecutor, and made off again, but was subsequently found concealed in a water closet by Police-constable Essex 133 E. In answer to Mr. D'Eyncourt the constable said the pri soner had been drinking. The prisoner said the prosecutor was very drunk, and accused another man of stealing his watch. - The prosecutor said he knew what ho was about, and was sure the prisoner was tho man who took his watch. The prisoner said the prosecutor had a fight with the man. The prosecutor said the man ran against him, and through that he ha l a skirmish with him. Mr. D'Eyncourt committed the prisoner for trial. CAUTION TO CAB PROPRIETORS. —George liettinson, cab proprietor, of Chichester-place, Harrow-road, appeared to answer the complaint of the Royal Society for the Pre vention of Cruelty to Animals, of torturing a hem by working it in an unfit state. The evidence of Sinclair, an officer of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and Sergesnt Hurn, 4 C, showed that the defendant had sent out a horse to work with broken knees from which tho blood was running, and having several sores about it and quite unfit for work. The defendant was fined 40s. and costs. WESTMINSTER. DERBY NIGHT AT UREMORNE.—George French, well dressed, who gate the address No. 14, Drury-court, Bow street, was charged on suspicion with stealing a watch, value £B, the property of Mr. Henry Scobel, a medical student, residing at 4, Cecil-street, Strand. Mr. W. D. Smyth, of Rochester-row, defended. Mr. Scobel said he was coming out of the wine room at Cremorne at half-past 12 this morning, and there was a great crush. The prisoner got close to him and remained there some time, and at length be missed his watch. He culled out that his watch had been stolen, and prisoner then hurried towards the door, but was detained and taken to the station. John Neal, 144 T, proved searching the prisoner at Cremorne and finding a brass watchchain and old broken metal Geneva watch, but not that of the prosecutor. dr. Smyth contended that there was a groat crowd, and it could only amount to a case of suspicion, in which no conviction could be obtained. Mr. Arnold said it was a case for inquiry, and remanded prisoner till Tuesday, requiring bail in £25 for his reap pearance. _ The bail was not forthcoming. There was no other chirge from Cremorns. THAMES. TILE DISPUTED SURPLICE.-William Dolan was brought before Mr. Paget charged with being in the unlawful pos session of a white surplice, the property of some clergy- man unknown. The prisoner was seen by Harris, a police-constable, with a surplice under his arm, and treating it in a very irreverent manner, and if it had been au Ad coat, said the constable, he could not have used it more roughly. He was asked where he obtained it, to which he replied that a gentleman in Brighton gave him the surplice, and he intended to sell it to a High or Low clergyman of the Church of England, or a Roman Catholic priest, when he could obtain a customer. Mr. Paget asked the prisoner if he could give any other explanation of his possession of the surplice. Prisoner said he could not. It was given to him at Brighton a gentleman whose name and address he did not know. Mr. Paget—And you expnt mo to believe that ? Prisoner— Yes, sir ; I do. (A laugh.) An officer thought the surplice had been worn by a Church of Ettgla.ld clergyman. A no ther officer theuz,ht the surplice was a Ritualistic one. Roche, the gaoler of the court, was strongly of opinion that the surplice belonged to a Roman Catholic priest. Mr. NO was of the same opinion as }Oche, and that it was very likely the surplice bad been stolen from the vestry or sacristy of a Roman Catholic church. It was not likely a priest of that communion would part with his sur plice to any onc. He remanded the prisoner for a week• MIRKE7 S-7 MS DAY. LIVERPOOL COTTON MAIMET. 27.—Silos probably 10 , 000 bales. The market quiet, and unchanged ME SUN, LONDOX, PIMISDAY_ JOINT-STOCK ZhOsing Bustucad . Share NAME. Paid. Price. done 10 Agra Limited, - A , - - -, elk If .1 10i- iO3 10 Do B lO 2; . = - ,1 50 Albion 00 Alliance, Limited - 23 131 141 20 Anglo-Austri:in 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lint 20 Anglo-Hungaria n 20 Anglo-Italian IS6G, iimited 10 5.1 41 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British t. 7 olunt.iia all 11 1;1 20 Do issued at 2 pat....., 5 5 4 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lim. 25 Bank of South Australia all 80 32 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 23 37 3J 10 Bank of New Zealand all 151 1' 1 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, - nd China all '25 Chartered Mere. of India. London, and China all 20 City lOU Colonial 25 10 Consolidated, Bin. 50 Delhi and London, litre 50 East London, 'lin 5 20 English and American. lien 10 20 English Bank. of itio de Ja neiro. lim ...... - 20 English, .- cottish, and A ir y • tralian Chartere,l :8, Hong, Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all 2SI Do new 5l 100 Imperial, lim 2O 20 Imperial Ottonum lO :5 lonian 15 Do new 4 20 Lnd Mortgage of India, lint 4 100 Do sp. c. Debs.ls64, 30 all 76 30 London Bank! of Mexico and South America, lim. 20 100 London and Brazilian, hat. 45 20 Do new 71 100 London &River Plate, Bin. 40 25 Do • new 10 20 London Chart. of Australia all 20 Loudon and County 2O 50 Do new iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd ll Loudote Joint Stock 1 London and South African al 00 London& S. - Western, lint, 20 15U London & Venezuela, lint l2l 100 Loudon and Westminster 2O 100 Do Scrip, iss at Po pm 2O 100 Merchant, lint 25 10 Metropolitan, Ban all 100 Midland, Bin.. 5 National of Australia 25 National 61 Liverpool, lim. 15 100 National I'rovinc. of Eng'd 42 10 Do ...... . 50 National. 3O 20 New South Wales all 20 North-Western 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 421 401 411 50 Provinc. Bank. Corpo., inn. 10 6 5 00 Provincial of Ireland 25 86 to 10 Do new. all . ... ... 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lim 25 15 I 100 Do issued at 6 pin. lu 8 6 • 25 Union of Australia. all 47 43 100 Union of Ireland, lint 50 Union of London 13 13 301 31 11} 121 11f ; :;S 40 A 1 2 1 pr 1p IGI 171 36 38 w 4 6 17 2 zi I 21 16 1 t 75 73 G# 27 1;1 41 9 11 21 2 IP 2 25 Go 51 32k 81 91 13 IL t n bj 41 7i 7i ld 1p 41 13 TELEGRAPII COMPANIES. 10 Anglo-American Tel., Inn all 22 22 i 10 Anglo Mediter Tel., Lim._ 10 121 13 st Atlautic Telegraph lO 21 :1 23 st Do. S per cent. lOO 61 6 3 at B. and 1. Mlgnetic Tel., Inn. 100 158 163 st Electric & Inter. Telegraph. 100 235 240 21.$ 10 Do. New 8 9 11p 25 Indo-European Tel., lim lO ... 5 Lond. Provincial Tel. inn all 21 3 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent all pr 10 M e dit e rra. Exton. Tel., lim. all .11 31 17 - 23 ➢ Reuter's Telegram all :41 61 ..0 Societe TransAtla , nt., lhu all 11 13 171 st SalmiarMe TelcgraiM 1 Do. Scrip all 1 it 20 Telegraph Con. Sc Main.,lim all 17 171 SU. Kingdom Tel. Co., lim all 6 ; i 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref all 3 i 1.. .) I. SHAMS LIST. IrtiJI:NTAZI 3ti,,Li, - t:s AND STOCKB. A Closing St shies. Paid. r rice. done. ihare tialiwsys. at Bristol and Exeter .• NO 77 79 at Caledonian PA 731 77 761 a at I:ittloflail 2J Corn at Dublin of 13eliast J tau Sun 77 79 at Dult,,l'crth,& A.b.J .00 :0 72 2. ELVA LtadOn.... iU all 61 71 "t 3 15 2 1 10 it Glasgow S. Western IOJ 97 93 it Great Eaatvrn 1 Do. Aug!. N0..1 lOO st Urs...ti North 01 Seotlauai lOO 10 6 at Great Northern. tit U.J. A stock fit Do. 13stous lOO .• ••• st GtS. and W. of 1 reniuti lOO 8a 7 e Westetu ItO 43 1 ,91 451 it Do. South 1 V 41 t 5 8, Do. W. Alld.—\.)::/010 lOO 45 27 a, Do. Newport ...........100 t:1 20 at Lancashire a orkabira lOO ::.3 st Lon., litigh..4 S.cOtlbt lOO 41 1 1 0.1 Do Scrip at I oh., Ghat., and let, 161 17 161 at Do. Sletrop. Ex. A Wu V 11 st Lou. a A orth %V eaten, lOO 11' 1:1 111 111 it Lou. .t South W ester ltc Ss tv S it Sian., a Lincoln II :4; 541 :.,11 at k-tro; o itail - t. 71 at Do Exteusi , u 10 1/0. rd 10 id Poi st 1107,:u0olitan District. all 45 50 10 Stetrop St. Johu'a col 6 at at Do, itirmin. Ji Dart,) lOO is Si 12 at Nut:3 British st 00. Dun lOl at I\or.Eastern-13erwics lOO 1001 )C4l 1011 1 20 Do. oi. N.E purchase-16.13.1 at Do Leeds ...... ..• 100 5:1 551 at Do York at Do Carli •1e .•.• • 1(0 1.2 .25 at Do Stoc . Darling P.O 131 :3: zl at North Lon 10 Do .sow 18::8• 2 11 lip Ft North Staffordshiro ..... • 100 45 57 at North and S.-W. Junction 100 100 10 Do Now £lO snares 7 • • 53 a t Illyniney 3 a t Shropshiro Union ,ro 57 53 a t Souta Devon'. a t South Eastorn lOO 741 75 7 5 1 at Staines, Wok'ham, t Wok all Pi 1;1 at 'tau ale ito iis 153 .-Do. .. • — Waterford hSilscnllC.. ity 15 Waterloo . Watch* 1.. ii RAILWIYS-PREFERE;NCE SIIMI.ES AND STOCKS. ---- st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 86 88 at Caledonian Qre., No. 2 lOO ... ••, st Do. Scut. N.E., per cent lOO ••• at Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO ... at Du. du. 7 per cent lOO et Do. do. Ordinary lOO 75 82 at Do. Midland at Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent al Dundee, Perth, ktuf Aber deen Junction lOO 105 107 at Do. Ist Class preference lOO at Was. 6: S.W. gua. 5 per et lOO ..• at qt. Eastern, E.O Ex. No.l 100 9 i 19 at Du do Nu. 2 100 95 93 st Do do 6 per cent 100 100 112 at Du East Anglian A 5 p. c. 100 at 1)o do B 6 du. 100 st Do do C 7 do. 100 ... at Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 10) ... at Do E. Union 4p. e. gus. 100 7o 75 at Do Nut folk 5 p.c. Ex. 1546 100 ... at Du do 5 p.c.Way.Val.lB47 100 at Great Not thorn, 5 per cent 10 at Du 5 p.c., rd at lo p. c. pru. 100 at Do 4, do du tto 100 at Do 5 do at sp. C. pin. 100 - at Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO ... st Gt. N rat of Scut:mil, let pi 100 at Great South. au.l Western (IrelauA) 4 per cent st G t•West.— J nt.-Itent chg., per gua.3 p.c lOO 10 103 at Do. Orig. (13. &IL Ex). 5 v.e lOO 95 100 at Do do 4, per cent. 145 J lOO 87 c• 11 at Du do 1 do do st Lu du 5 per cent. rodeo lOO 05 111 at Do do Biraiinguant gas lOO 65 70 st Do do do prof,— 10J ... st 1)o .to Chester gua lOO 5u 6.5 at Do do do 6 per cent 1)) ... ••• at Do do do S do 1.)0 'At! st Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 ... at Do (10 41 p.c. at Do do 4 14.50 lOO ••• et Do do 5 1 0 at Du West Mid. Oxford Ist g 1:t) t 1 L 11.1 at 1)o du 20 gas lOO 107 111 at Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c lO9 90 92 at Di do IA do • 10) 07 1 0 at Do gua. 51 per cent. 1863 100 00 Lancaster £ Carlisle 41 p.c ail... ••• at Laucasit. ,1 Yurksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 3 135 st Du Barnaiey,xs 10.1 p.c. 109 ••• at Du 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 1.3.5 • at Do 41 (Blackburn porch). lot) 9a 100 st London & Bri,,uton. 3 p.c. guarantee.l, No 1 lOO ... •.. at Du 5 per cent. gua. Nu. 2. 100 ••• at Do 6 do du lOO at Do 5 do NJ. 4 lOO ••• at Do 7 per cent........ st Do 6 du (W.E. & 1 , 0 ••• at Do 4 do 1159 lOO at Landon, Chatilant, & Dover 5 per cent leo at London and 1:.W., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO 103 110 st Do Bedford &Cambridge lOO ••• at Do Shre•,vsliy & Weleap'l l9O ••• at Loudon and o W. 7 p,c late Od shares lOO 140 153 2s Du (Portant. por t s unit 2s6d) all ••• a Mau., Shef., & I.:nein. 6 p.c lu(/ 11 t 117 Du s Do 3) per cent lOO 63 65 1 Do redeent. 6 per cent. 5 ••• t Mid. Consolidated., 6 p. 100 130 135 a Do Bristol& Bir.n., 6p. 1././ 1:2 131 8 Do 4; per cent. redeem lOO 18 10) a Do 41 per cent. irrede out lOO 93 1 t•t a Do Leicester& ll'ohn, 1 p.c. 1110 80 91. at Nurtii 13ritish, p.e. N ••. at Du E. &U.4p.e. S. & D wo ••• at Du N 1.13., Nu. 2, 5 per con.t lOO ••• at NI Do .-E, ls l ' :; ` ,e le r r ii---e lju ti n ;. 5 4 1 p P . c ° 'at . 1 10 ° 087 st Du 4) per cent. rodeo.-- 10.1 95 97 at Do U N.E. 4 per cent., lOO ... 17 Du Berwick capital a 10.4. Do York, 11. 1' S. purchase lu 1.) 101 Du Stektn Drling. (15 p.c lOO 106 led St Do W, llartlepoolll. and It 10J a t as 20 North StaiTurdabire -Os ,•:•• Devon Annuities, 1 a all 910 10a Do Tavistock er cent los all 8 81 all 8 108 Du Fixed 41 p 10 6 S. Last. percent(Lt ead. 1.0.6) 100 22 ... *t! Doat at Do Fixed 4) per cent lOO st 'DOT Vale No. l lOO 14 , 153 at . A.Vaterford &liilkenuy, 6 pc__loo 41_43 RAILWAYS. —PREFERENCE SIIARZS AND STOCKS. With Divicienis contingent on the Profits of each separate year. -------:-- __ at Caledon ian 41 p e gua. a t Do Scot.C en. min. 7 p C lO3 — a t Do 4 1 p irre.leem all ... a t Do 4p c c on. issued at sU 65 . s t Great E aa tern 41 per coat. 10 J 77 8; at Do 5 du, 1562 IOJ Si as at Do New 5 do, H 63 lOO 64 87 rib a t Do do 5 do, 1501 lO3 5 3 so at G r eat Northern, 5p c irred. IVO a t Du Perma nent 5 p er cont. LIU ." st Do Boston , :t Sleald, 41 pc 16J ** at Great West., W. Midi., 5p c 100 *** .; at Do Jointi,erpe. 5 p (3,1665 100 6 . 71 */, st, Do du fi p c irre,d., 1666 IUJ 100 108 2j Do Vale Neath peril. 5p c all 19 20 st Kent Coast, 6 per cent, Id— 100 5 Lane. and York New 41 por cent till July, 1571 2 f: I p a Loud., Brig &c., 41 pc, 1555 lOU et Do do 4 do, 1500 luo ..... :: at Do do 41 do, 1861 100 *" a t Da do 41 do, DWI 100 *;* at Do do 5 do, 1565 100 ,• s t Do No. 6 5 do, 1506 100 at Do No. 7 sdo at Loud , Chat., &c., 2d, 6 p.c at Do Metrop. Ex., B 6 p.e ... "" Do do C 6 p.c st Loudon& N. Western, 5p e 100 10; 110 at Landon 5:, S. Western, p4l cWO t 2 91 10 Mau. bhef. & L in., 5 pe, 1665 all g s i at Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO 11)0 ioz at Midland, A 5 per cent prof lOO 106 108 106 lu i at Do B 5 do 100 18 Do 5p c opt. to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1669 all 201 204 20} 18 Do Incouv. New Shares all 13: t 19 1 22 Do 5p c e no. in 1672 to Old 81 11 21P Stk., Aug. 31, Old 81 at North British, E. and G No. 1, 5 per cent ... ... ... a t Do £ lO guaranteed, 1561 100 .., ... Do E ,P., & Dun., 2d, 4pc NO .., ... a t Do 1,.&14 , No. 2, 5 p.c ... 100 ,„ . s t Do N. 8.. 5 p er cent, 1862 ... stDo E. & G., No. 3, 5 p.c ... 100 ,„ ... st Do E. tt. 0., (Ordiry) 41 p c 100 . .. at North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 t . 5 a st Do Stock. & Darl., D ... 100 112 114 at North London, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) ......... C... 100 100 102 101 st North Staffordshire 5 p ... ... s t South Eastern, 41 pc, 1659 10U ... •., at Do sdo 1561 lOU ,„ ... at Do sdo (Ch. C ross) 1663 100 ~ ..„ st Do 5 do, 1 664 ............... 100 . , ... at Victoria St 5: Pimlico 41 pc 100 RAILWAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALSi 100 Do. 41 per cent. Prete ; st Buckinghamshire at lO OO V A, 16 Chester and Holyhead...., 10 st birkenuead .................. l ao t l ol s 9 3 v 1 9 0 5 1 st Do. 51 per cent. .... 100 117 11J st Colchester Stour Vall e y lOO .•• n ° 116 111 S El t t ClyPd o e • sdale l , guaranteed.. ...... : at East Lincoln, gua. 6 P. C 100 131 131 20 Gloster and Dean Forest all ... s Gt. Essa., Newm., &c., 5 p.c 100 ... 15 Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 ... st Do.do. Woodbrg.Ex., do 100 .. st Gt. West, W. Mid., Herd 100 96 98 50 Hull and Selby all 110 112 st Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 210 2.5 et London and Blackwall lOO 93 95 st Do. 41 per cent lOO ... st London, Cuat., &c., 41 p c lOO ... st Do. Cont. Fund, 5 do 100 ... st London and Greenwich 100 61 63 st Do. do Preference lOO st London, Tilbury, & South 100 83 r. 5 at Lowestoft, gua 4 per cent lOO 8J 82 St Do. do. 6 do. 51 Manch., liux tun, &Matlk all 5 51 st Midland, 13cadford, Pref lOO 92 91 1J Mid Kent Cray Line) Northerut East:, 5 percent all 53 66 bu Do. do. 6 do. all st N. Eastern—Hartlepool .. st N.West. A perp. pref, 5p c. 100 107 109 st Du B minimum 11 p.c.... 100 st Nutting. &GrantAi. B.& C lOO 91 t; 25 Preston and N yre ... Royston, Hitch., and Shep lOO 132 131 st Shrewsbury and Hereford 100 1:11 13k 10 Do do 8 2 Zip lit S. Yorksh. and River Dun 100 96 96 st Dc 4 per cent gua lO. 73 30 st Do I do all 98 103 st Viet. Station and Pimlico.- 100 175 I€ 9 st West Cornwall 20 West London, Class A all 13 11 GU Do du 13 all 20 Do do C all st Weymouth and Portland lOO ••• ••• st Wilts itad Somerset DJCK3. et East and West India lOO 118 123 at London and St. Katherina 100 44 46 44 100 D oDeb. stock, 4 par cent all Millwall Freehold Land at Dock at Southa.npton lOO 14 76 et Surtey Counnorcial ML SELL IV -- LU 10 A tea. mint all . 151 161 uglo-Mex 25 Australian Australia. Agricultural M o rt. Laud and 2Ol 151 L-. 1 2',, Finance, lint..., 5 id pr 10 Bg ~ a Estates, lint. 9 7 5 , 1 10 Berlin au o .NVh ~ 9 r l a , at .r v e r Works, liar all 11 It 10 D 00 - rom ,„ valighwi, lint. ••• 3 0 9 II 5 Bombay G...F, lint. 5 Do. New 4 i 1 1,1 4 3 i British Ant rricau.Latt,l 4l 15 17 2 2 0 ° Blirriittiissht s it h i, i l i i i a o n sv T a o c t lint. c 2 61 31 2 1 2 1 a 2 10 9 C Canada aiunaednitu: n l e h :L:o n a P n an a 3 nd Invest ' n )410Y, lint lO 4 ': ii 20 Ceylon Coi 1 , . 4 d 20 Do. A shares . . 21 2,d City Discount, hrn 4 ___. _ 10 Road 25 City of London Pro perty, lint . v 1. 9 41 310 all 5 6 3 2 0 3 50 City 011 ice s, ion 24 26 23,1 50 Colonial, lint. City City o o of 'MoscowMilani 1 Gas, illn° 1int.., 1111 , T a iou (As s eiur) 53 1.1 ~ 20 Continental Union Gas, lint, '2O 3 2 1 Do. of African er -5100 C e. o o e m , 1,..1, ii .. .t tu r sy c , ii, .lint, all 91 , 20 1 23 23 Copper Miners of Eng,lanil, .. prel 71 per cum. 100 C o rporation of Loudon 13 , 15 „ , 1877, 4/ per ecut. all 1031 1041 100 Do. 1879, 4, per cent. all 1011 1051 WO Do. 1682, 4 1 pet cent. all 10:3i 1041 10 Credit Fon. of England, lint. all 21 3 21 50 r edit F on.of Mauritius lim lO 3i 240 E t Crystal * 50 Palace • 100 1 ) 21 St Do. Preference lOO 9, 1 0 j et Do. 6P. c PelPetnal -Deli too 1 08 112 20 Darjeeling, lint. ... .. I 0 Eastern Assam, lint ... ...d 0 East Indian Land Credit 5 and Finance. lint. 320 East lu.lia Erriga, d Usual a ll .. .7 . ' 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, Lim. . 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V' # (duo .by Egypt. 00V 20 Egyptian Cont. &'T Fad. lint, ti .. .. 1 F 3 E.g.& Aust. ral. Copper, ti nt 21 i “ i 15 Engli3hatt orcipa Cred t t 7.A , 3.. d. 100 Eng. and SCot. At arise, lin t. 6 ..., ...„ 10 Fairbairn Eugiueering ...... 5 2 Id 20 Fore-street Warehouse, lint 12 I 11p 100 For. & Col. Gov. Trust and Loan Scrip; is6ucti at 1:85 all 87 89 87 so G °Rivard, lint. ................. 20 .. ••• 10 General Credit & Dis., li nt. 75 .14 1 5 15 General Steat Navigation 14 28 3) 50 Horn! & Col Marian lu. lint. .5 2 •id 10 Hong Kong and China Gas all ..• ••• 20 Hudson's flay .................. all 1.1 1 2 1 20 Int s i e te ii r ie itt s l , k r t . . e .. 0. .... .. ........• r .. - 114 ... ... . 20 Interua.Financial Soc. lint. 6 14 : 111 u 2O interim. Laud Credit, lint. 6 6 40 50 Italia. Laud„...... 5 10 p i. (C u a d uzl Cavour) all 3 3 i redeem 10020 Itaplirolprr. 1870, issued 20 ............ ell 6254 40 825 1767 50 Laud Securities, 1int.....,,,,, 5 25 Loudon Africa. Trading... 10 7 511 ,, 25 Lou. & Caled, Marino, lint. 6 ••• •••`-' 10 London County Land and Building, lint. ............. 4 ... ...d 50 Loyd. Financi a l ASSO., Bail 30 '22 'a t St 4 Lon d.Geu .Ontuibus.Co.li t u. all 2 24 50 Loud. and Glass. Engineer and Iron Ship, lint .......... 25 21 16 1 20 Loud. & Provincial Marine '2 10 P r st Madras Irriga. & Canl. Una. sp.c. by India 0 cv. ...... 100 105 107 106 5 6 10 Mauritius Laud, Credit, and Agency, lim„„ ~ 1 i 10 50 Merchant Shipping. Ihn. ,„ all 33 38 60 Millwall Iron %Torii 8, Hut. 125 ••• ••• 10 Natal Laud and Colonisa tion Co., lint, ........... 9 5 1 41 ' 1 2:5 National Disc ount Co., lint 5 111 115 iii "4 25 National Prov, Marine, lint. 4 4 30 10 National Steam Ship, lint all 9 1 1 „ 0 . 1 20 Nerbudila. Coal& Iron, litre," . 6 34 10 New Consolidat e d Die, Inn. 3 11 li4 „ 5 New Quebrada, litre.,,., ..... 4.4.0 41 1 25 New Zealand Loan &Mer • cantileAgencyann ....... 24 i IP 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, lint.,,, ............ 5 1 4 1 5 10 Northern Assam Tea, .liar. 5 7 5 . 10 Do. B ............. all 9 ' et' North Brit. Austral., lint.., 100 48 51 50 North Brit & Mercan. Tn... 61 9 194 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 5 12 1 50 55 Oriental Orientalpo. N G a se,v. a : u . i. i c . 01.i.a...1. ~..1 . i . m . ..... ..............• a l ll l l • i • ' t ; 2 1p 10 Otago and Southland In. vestment, lint ~,,,•, Id IP 5 Ottoman lr G aen avvs,li.l.e Dial in ta .. .. n . ' a T i ........... 1 7. 1_1 . 2_l .......... 10 Pa A n u a rtr a a 5 Do do. ............ at Peel R. Land & Mi ner!, lim 100 31 14 50 Peniusu. & Oriental Steam all 48 50 465 50 Do. New 1867......... 10 150 05 so Rhymney Iron. ........ all 22 24 15 Do. New 25 Rio de Janeiro City Im.,lins. all 17 18 IT 20 Do. G as, -1 ;:n .... ........1 .. .... a a l l l l 24 64 7 6 100 Royal Mail Stearn ............ 60 4: ;5 st Scottish Aust. Invest., lint. 100 83 81 st Do. 6p. c. Guar. Pref. 109 • ... 20 Societe Fin. d'E gypte, litre. 10 .7 60 20 Societe Gen.de l'Empire Ot. 8 21 3 5 50 S. African Mort. & Inv., lint. 6 25 South Australian Lana ... all 34 . 36 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lint.,,. ....... 2f 8 44 20 Trinidad Petroleum, lint_ oi .. 10 Trust &AgeneY of Aaia.,litu. 1 .1 1/4 10 Do do. d o. all ••• ••• 20 Trust &Loan Co., U. Canada 5 i, ip 2 24 so Union Marine L'pool, inn 5 .......... a2lBll 3 4 ,1 5 2 7 4 12 5 1 - 5 4 : 20 Union Steam Ship, 1iar,,,,,, all i i t v e e d n ll a Discount s m c o a u r n i n t 0 C ( o i r a p .) . : hi/ in n : : 11 2 p 21310500 United jAemBsaarm• 3 l' L el d lin .. l 00 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 p er cent. (Mortgage) Loan... all 70 80 79 1 50 Warrant Finance , 1int... , . , l2 12 104 60 West India and Pacify 20 2 20 , • Warehouses lO ___ Wes Wharves cud P 5; ati 6 7 ;ULvillAL tiOVEUNIXINNT bECUILITUCS British Columbia, 6 per ----------___ 0ent.,11172•• • . ••••••••••• 100 .... Do. 18 05 .• lOO ..... -- Can.Gov.6p.c.Jan.'&July .... 1877-84 . lOO 1(0 102 Do. 6 p.O leb. & Aug l ,O 14, 32 1 , 4 - Do. sp. o. Mar. & :...el.l lOO 102 Li Do. 6 c. Jan. & July lOO r 8 .0 90 Do. sp. c. Inscribed sic l 5O ~0 92 _ Cape G. c o pe. 6 p.c.1873 ice ' 102 104 b o .Api.&ool 1590-1900.• 100 111 113 Do. do 1880-90 lOO ioy 10 9 .... Do. jan.,tJuly. 16p 1 •••• no 108 He Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oot., 1900 • 100 98 1(0 Colton, Nov 1878, 0 p.c.. 100 lob llt Do. 1872, d 0.... 100 105 10? .trlauritius• 6 P. 0, 1873 ••• __ Jan. and July Do. 1878 Do. 1882, Hay and Nc' , .. 00 106 108 ..... vo.lBo, F e b. & A1M..." 10 log 198 M.lbourni: Corporate.,.. 1837-7;s, 6 per ant..... 1(0 100 100 N.13.G0v.6 p.o.Ja..t.luly .. 100 103 1(.1 - Natal 6 p or, Apt .5 Oct... 00 __ .. ._ D o 5p c. 314 & Nor•• ••• 1 0 1/ 5 103 _ N. s. W. 5 p .c. , '7l to '73.. too 9 9 i. 1 Do. 5 p.c. 11'88 to 1808... 1)) y t i 911 091 i _ Do. 5 p.c. rd. ' 6 ; to ', s.. - N.Zealand, 6p. ct. 18i/1.. ItO Do. b percent.... ..... I( 0 • DoJan, AP 1 , .1 lily, 0 t... 100 93 94 oil Do 6p c. Mar & .7.ept 'Ol.. 100 10 8 110 Do J wie & Dec ' l ' ol -• •• 100 109 .±1 - SDo Prov. , 1 Auckld. Id. i _ t ( ric •1 & '2, 11 96 .. 1 - 0 —..- - Nova 800tia 6p• 0•J an... an) Jnly, 1875 DO 18t0.• •••c•'B 1 - 0 Queenelnd. Op. • --5 • 00 102 it* 1 0 107 i l( 81 1081 Do 1891 ...• ... 11 81 Taamanian 0 per c. 1805 • • 1064 1076 --. Do a 0.1)7 .••• • • Victoria G 1 er cent. Mt lt,o It. 2 • .4 Do. April and Oct ••••-• 140 1 0.) 110 1101 MAY 27, I 69. t TIIE G:ENEILLt ELECTIO,7S IN FRANCE. (FROM 01.311 OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, WEDICESDAT. The result of all the elections throughout France is now definitely ascertained. The two seats iu Corsica will not be disposed of until next Sunday ; but the contest in all Vie 290 circumscriptions of France has been fought out, and the gains and losses may to a certain extent be calculated. Two hundred and three candidates who are avowed supporters of the Government, or who were not combatted by the authorities, have obtained seats. It does not . follow, however, that the Government has secured 203 supporters. Several of this number, beyond doubt, held moderately Liberal views, and are disposed to think that the Empire woull prosper better if the liberty of the subject were more completely provided for, and might, perhaps, turn against the Government on various questions in which arbitrary authority was pushed too far. But considering that a terribly Red Opposition has been elected, it would be hazardous to hope too much from the Independents, whom the Government did not care to oppose. They might have voted with moderate men, such as ravre and 'niers, but they cannot be relied on to make common cause with such "sanguinary'' Democrats asßancel, Easpail, and Gambat.ta. Hence the number 9 03, though far in excess of the strength represented by the thick- and thin Imperialists, may, perhaps, be counted on in a serious time of danger to the Empire. The Opposition has returned up to the present time twenty-eight depu ties. This is five in excess of the number mustered by all shades in the last Parliament, and thus the Liberals have secured a clear gain of ten on a division. • This, however, does not represent the whole progress made. The Liberals are mostly of one hue, that of the deepest red ; and thus the policy of the Opposition, be it good or bad, will be carried on with order and unanimity. Mere than this, a great many seats yet undecided must fall to the Left. The Liberals have already gained five on their former strength, and yet the unprecedented number of fifty-nine seats have to be fought for again. Never before has there been such a large proportion of constituencies in which no candidate could obtain the requisite half of all the votes polled plus one. The Left must win many of these seats on Sunday week. Some, indeed, are so sanguine as to expect that they will gain, them all. But four indecisive elections are to be decided in Paris, and three in the Marseilles district. The Radicals must surely carry these. In every circumscription only one official candidate appears, whereas there are in all these fifty-nine cases, several of the various Opposition shades. With several of the Liberals with a smaller number of votes, the fight in nearly all cases will be carried by the single representa tive of the Left. Of course much depends on the self sacrifice of the unsuccessful Liberals in giving way to their more fortunate brethren. This sacrifice has, however, been made in many cases. M. Clanzel, a Liberal, who was behind M, Lavertinjin, Another Liberal, at Bordeaux, retires, and thus one repre sentative of the Opposition is left. In Paris, Alton Shde gives way to Thiers, Cantagrel to Rochefort, Gueroult to Ferry, and, further detail apart, this example has been followed in other cases. Thus the Left must gain several more seats ; it is highly probable that its present strength will be doubled ; it may be trebled. The general agreement of the English and French press, that the days of personal Government are numbered, is not without foundation. _ . The good order which prevailed in Paris throughout the two days of polling was reported in most of the electoral circninscriptlons, but, unfortunately, not from all. There have been a few disturbances to mar the general quiet of an election which, as a whole, reflects the highest credit on the people of France. From Saint Etienne, especially, some grave occurrences are announced. llerr Dorian, a Republican, was elected, and the enthusiastic Liberals resolved to appropriately celebrate their triumph. "A bas les Jesuites! " and " Five Dorian !" intermingled with frequent doses of the " Marseillaise 1" resounded the whole night. The Jesuits were the special object of Republican aversion. The mob attacked the college of the Order, set fire to the porter's lodge, smashed the windows, and broke the bars of the ground-floor windows. The Prefect called out the whole of the troops, but was not able to disperse the rioters until daybreak. Some arrests were made. At Amiens some 1,800 workmen assailed the manufactory of M. Cosserat, the late deputy who has been re-elected, and inflicted some damage. The gendarmes were obliged to interfere to restore order. At Angers crowds gathered before the Mairie and the Prefecture, singing the " Mar seillaise." Seventeen arrests, says an official journal, had to be made here. At Lille several arrests were made, one man being taken with a gun in his hand. A mob, angry with the defeat of the Liberal candidates at this city, had gathered together and adventurously broken some of the windows of the central police-station. At Toulouse pi crowd gathered on the Place du Capitole, and advanced against a barrack which had been established near the Palace of Justice. Stones were thrown, and one officer and a soldier slightly bit. These details, I may add, are given by the semi-official papers. The Liberal journals say very little about the disturbances, remarking that in no case was there any out ,br eek of gravity. It will not, therefore, be prema ture to conclude that the character of these riots has been purposely exaggerated by the Patrie, which gives a most lengthy account of them. The semi-official journal was found guilty of this offence but a few days ago, and its readers, therefore, may be pardoned for not on this occasion accepting its statements in full. No doubt the riot at St. Etienne has been of rather formidable pro. portions ; but at the other places it is clear that nothing very alarming has occurred. A somewhat singular fact, much commented on just now, confirms this impression. The Indlpendance Beige has been seized by the authorities five days in succession. The Patrie, as I have before mentioned, told a dismal tale of revolutionary preparations in Belgium; how a band of political exiles, including, of course, Rochefort, were assembled at Brussels, and d e g p e n d arevolutionaryenneceaddressed B e i g e thesaedtilerzeiauti letter l in 'he la /n i d n e we o re e l w a c u t p i v t e i l i y e E e n in g r a i g r e e, paper has hi s e story t i o n rs n o o f m t a e s ß u r r e u d s s e t l e s r i m )a s p , to all the Liberal editors in Paris, stating why his paper was seized, recounting the st or y o f th e Patrie, andinforming the public that the statements made by that and another semi-official paper are "completely false." The Liberal papers reproduce this letter, and thus the design of the authorities in s e i z i ng th e Inclipendance is frustrated. The system of schooling pauper children is being taken up in Liverpool. Apropos of the subject it was stated at the meeting of the vestry on Tuesday that the vestry clerk, acting on a recent recommendation, bad communicated with the managers of various schools in the town to ascertain whether they would be trilling to receive the children of paupers in receipt of outdoor parochial relief on the terms which the select vestry had offered. Replies had been re ceived, some of which were unfavourable to the terms pro posed by the vestry, but it is expected that in about a fort night the vestry clerk will be informed as to the number of schools in 'which pauper children way be received, and the arrangements for carrying out the new system will then soon be completed, and probably a large number of children taken off the streets. Yesterday morning a collision of a very serious character occurred on the Mersey, near Monk's Ferry. The new ferry boat, Richmond, which plies in the summer months between Liverpool and Easthaven, left the latter place et nine o'clock with a large number of passengers, en route for Liverpool. The limning was thick and hazy, a heavy fog hanging over the river, end when nearly opposite Monk's Ferry the Richmond came into sudden collision with a large brigantine, lying at anchor off the Ferry. The shock was such as to cause the Richmond to heel over, causing the wildest consternation amongst the passengers. As soon as the vessels got clear of each other it was found that the Richmond's funnel bad been carried away, together with her sponson. Fortunately, no one on board was seri ously injured ; and after a blight delay the Richmond pro ceeded to Liverpool. - - - - Another case of herb poisoning is reported. It took place at Fozdnle, Isle of Man. A miner, named Thomas Christian, lost his life by it. Ho and three other men seated themselves to rest in a field, when their attention WAS di rected to what was apparently a carrot growing close by. The root was pulled up, and the deceased eat a considerable portion, two of his companions also partaking of it, but not so freely as Christian. In a few minutes the latter was reized with all the symptoms of poisoning from some power ful herbal poison ; and, at the Mlle time, the others who had eaten of is also began to f, el a Fick faintness. The latter two succeeded at once in obtaining remedies which enabled them to overcome the effects of the deadly root, but the unfortu nate man Christian expired in great agony kfore any aid could arrive. The rout is : up' csed to I aye Leen Lelladonna or deadly aightshutde. 'I he deLeas«l was. an aged turn, being upwards of 70 years old. At the She (field C Lurch Conference on Tuesday the Archbishop of Yolk made an in - ro taut speech on Church, extension. His gr: ce referred to the difficulties inter posed in the erection of new churches by the powers and privileges given to differ( nt parties interested, and said that he would not allow any individual to have the power of a veto from which there could bo no appeal. Ile admitted the rights of the clergy and of patrons but he thought that in every case there should be an appeal, and he proposed iu the bill be had introduced into Parlia ment to make the Mat attempt to estahlirh anything like compulsion in dealing with patrons and their rights. Hie proposition was to take rower to compensate a patron whether he would or not. ramp EnlvioN, NOTICE. The Third Edition of 't The Sun " of last Eveaing was published in time for delivery in town at 7.15 p.m. SUN OFFICE, 7 O'CLOCK. SPORTING IN TEL LIGENCE —This Da EPSOM SUMMER MEETING-THIS DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH) RESERVED L.'WN STAKES.- Fugitive Curio MyEotis Nine ran. TAD WOR rh STAKES. Fancy Boy ..... Spider.. . • Kellozg Six ran. SIX-MILE HILL HANDICAP. Nine Elms Martyrdom Nine!een ran. EBBISIIAII STAKES. Thunderclap Miss Edie Steward ... . Six ran. TWO-YR-OLD STAKES. Pate. ~ •• Frivolity Guy Dayroll 11ER MAJESTY'S PLATE. Romping Girl Expansion • Tbroo ran. EPSOM FOUR-YR-OLD - STAKES. Spy walked over. LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. THE OAKS. n to 1 agst Marna (taken) 100 to 30 agst Brigantine (taken) 5 t,) agst Scottish (4 teen (taken) Bto 1 agst Martinique (taken) Bto 1 agst Dryad (taken) ACCEPTANCES FOR T 1 PL2 IE NORTIIIIJIBEPLIND iT E. Age st lb Tabouret 4 8 12 Honestish 5 8 9 Three per Cent 6 8 9 King's Cross 5 8 4 Fair Wind... 5 8 3 The Spy 4 8 3 Lades 3 7 13 Bracken .. 5 7 11 The Drummer 3 7 11 St. Mungo • 3 7 11 Minster Bell 5 7 9 Mexico Flora Russian Bear 4 7 4 Tramp (It Agrippa) 3 6 13 Number Nip 3 6 12 The Mad Vansittart Crocus ... Pomfret Jove Miss Chapman ... 3 6 6 Emeral i ... ... 3 6 6 Itiyosotis ... ... 3 6 6 HORSES STRUCK OUT OF THEIR ENGAGE- MENTS. May 21, at 3.35 p.m., E4partero, out of the Epson 1).-r +‘y. May 21, at 9 a.m., Kistor Thmnas (dead) out of all en gage:petits. _ _ . May 24, at 9 a.m., Bretbv, out of the Epsom Derby. May 2i, at 9 a.ni, King Victor, out of the Walton Manor Stakes, Evzorn. fd ►y 21, at 9 a.ru., Tlnakful, out of all engagaments, to date. May 24, at 9 a.m., Strathnairn, out of the Darhy and Walton Manor Stakes at Epson. May l 1, at 9 a.m., Bobina, out of a!! ergagements. AlB3. 21, at 9 a.m., All Count Lagrang;'s horses out of Epsom Derby. Mai• 21, at 9 a.m., All Count Lagraa,gc's fillies, except Curieuse, out of Epsom Oaks. May 24, at 2 a.m., Yellow Rosa, out of all engagements up to dat a. May 24, at 9 a.m., Lady Blanche, out of Seaton Delaval Stakes, li..weastile. May 24, at 9 a.m., Apathy, out of all engagements, 1869. May 24, at 10.13 ttou Typhon and Little Lord, out of the Epsom Derby. May 24, at 10.15 a.m., Halnaby and Marchioness, out of the Woodcote Stakes, Epsom. May '2l, at 11 a.m., Verdure, out of the Heuthccte Plate, Eie oat. May 24, at 11 a.m., Restitution and Rowsham, out of the Walton Manor Stakes 4 Epsom. May 24, at 11 a.m., all Baron Rothschild's horses, ex cept c. by Tint Whitll,r, out of Ilertaione, out of the Epsom Derby. May 24, at 11 a.m., bosh Baron lbthschild's fillies, out of the Oaks. May 24, at 11 a.m., King Alfad and Verona, out of Epsom engagements. May 21, at 11.20 a.m., Antara.and Nutgirl, out of nit engagements in Lord Exeter's or Adiariil liotts's mune. May 21, at 11.90 a.m., Amara, out of the Yorkshire Oaks. _ May 24, at 4.30 p.m., Vagabond, out of Epsom Derby. slay 25, at 9 a.m., Melody, out of Oaks at Epsom. May 25, at 2.50 p.m., Brennu4, out of F.'4.so . n Derby. May 25, after 6 p.m., Blacklock, out of the Not thumber laud Plate. Major Stapylton's Meliora, by Optimist, out of Queen Christina, 4 yrs, is dead. MARGATE.—Tho objection to Bandana for the Welter Handicap Plate has been withdrawn. race Glasses, by Voigtlind, are now xo longer the ex clusive luxury of the rich. Since the great demand fur photographic lenses has dimicished, an opportunity has been afforded for applying mechanical power with the greatest success, whereby the cost of these beautiful and most perfect instruments is reduced in price in some instances to as much as 2U per cent. In fact they are now no dearer than those of the best French or English makers. At the depot Aallaghan, 23a, New Bond-street, corner of Conduit-street, the patrons of the Derby may indulge their taste in the possession of a veritable Voigtlander at comparatively trifling cost. It is superffuoas to say the quality is as ever matchless. 'IXTURES. • Newcastle 0 2, 23, 24 Odibam• - 22 ISibury Club 23 Stockbridge 24, 25, 26 New Forest Hunt (Lyndhurst) 28 Chelmsford Liverpool Summer 29, 30 Sutton Park .....29, 30 LY 1.. Down Royal Corpo. l4 Airdrie 15 _ _ _ I Reading 15, 16 1 Knutsford 16 Huntingdon '2o, 21 Stamford 22 23 Goodwood 27, 28, 2 9, 30 UST. Oxford . Hungerford.. York 24, 25, 26 Oroydon Plymouth £6, IT Scarborough 80, 81 Baden Baden 3l Great Yarmouth 31 Derby Summer _3l, Sep. 1 Weymouth 31, S e p. 1 I Canterbury.„, 31, Sep. 1 , 1 EMBER. ~.19, 20 Richmond 21, 22 LichtiPld Western, (Ayr) 22, 28 Hendon 23 24 Monmouth... . •. 23, 24 Newmarket Ist Oct 28, &e. Lanark... 29 BO IBER. Cheltenham 19.2€ parragh l9, 24 4 11 West Drayton 22 Hereford 2l, 22 Monmouth —.lB, 24 Newmark4t R'ton ...2b, kc. ,MBER. Egllnion Hunt 6 , 7 I Liverpool i Shrewsbury . 15, 16 STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES. JULY. Kingsbury r - 9 OCTOBEtt. 13romley 7 I West Drayton .. 21, 22 NOVEMBER. Worcester 2,3, 4 I Shr e wsbury 15, Barrow 2 8 Leamington limit 23 &c bverpool 9,10, it, 12 I _ COURSING FIXTURES. AUGUST. St. Albans 17 OCTOBER. Ancaster and Willoughby, Lincolu3hiro 5, G. Orriehby 19, .qtc. huntingdon Club.. 26, 27 PRICE OF GOLD. The quotation of gold at Purls is about at par. and tue short exchange on London is 25f. 2710. per .E 1 sterling On comparing these rates with the English fiat price of 3 tea . 105 d. per ounce for standard gold. it appears that gold at the above price is of hither TS.lne in London than iu Paris. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 6 o 3 days' sight was ou the 17111 i ns t. about iO9; per cent. At this Tat there is no profit on the importation of gold from the United States. RACING } Croydon 2,3, Newton 2,3, Newark Barnstaple 3 Ascot ....8, 9, 10, 11 Beveley 9 Windsor 15, 16 Hampton l7, 18 Curragh 22, 23, 21 Worcester l, 2 Newmarket July 6, &c. Carlisle 6 7 _ I._ .tendon .... 9, 10 Pcutefract l2, 13 Nottingham l3, 14 Southampton 13, 14 AUG Deauville Ripon Brighton ~..3, Tiverton I Brighton Club 5 Lewes 6, 7 Eguam lO, 11 Wolverhair pton lO, It Windsor 12, 13 Bromley 17, 18 Stockton lB, 19, 20 DoTer 18 SEPT Margate Ipswich West Drayton Warwick... 7, • Curragh (Royal) 7,8, 9 Abingdon 9, 10 Doncaster 14, 15, 16, 17 Hampton 21, 22 OCT( Bedford 5, 6 Edinburgh ... 6,7, 8 I Leicester 7, 8 Bromley 7 8 Newmarket 2d 0ct...11, &c. Chelmsford l9 20 Kelso 19 20 NOVI Harrow 3 Worcester 3, 4 St. Albans 5, 6 IMPERI .PARLI A b . EN 110 USE OF COMMONS—Tins EVENING. The SPEAKER l ook the chair at four o'clock. CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUEIt sai i he could not adopt th stiggestion of the right lion. gentl,- man opposite (lir. Hiatt) for abolishing the examinatimi o f ite;n.; •f thee'-t; f criminal pro3ecutions indicta')ln offences, an 1 subs ituta fir:the fine a fixed p ,yin.tut, to thr) local treasurer. The costs of such prosecutions diff .2%,1 very materially, tv, for instance, the cost of a prosecut:eu in E3s'x was £3. in BerksYre Lt, in Cli,:hire £ll, iu Llnc-ishire".£23; and he was quit , unabe to strike a average on those tig - ures withlut doing injustice t) se:ne per . tular p'an. The cost of emarninatioa to the eountry was obly £3,400, awl as the work was cloud well ha did. not think it would be advisable to alter the present ar rangement. PUNISHMENT OF CITILDII7.N. Mr. BOWRING gave notice that on au early day he should ask what truth thffe was in the statement that had appeared of two children, about five gars of ago, being fined 2s. enc!l fur breaking down and stooling a po tion of an o _ CUSTOMS AND INLAND R7,..'VOUE. nu the_mosion for going into c.r.:irait ea on tlll-; 1):11 Mr. 11 trNT comp! atue,l reat !hero had bee ne die cu sem 01 the s:coed reading of this 1.,:11, an I there fore he proposed to call the attention 01 the right hoe. gentleman to some of th 3 peculiarities of the proposition ha had male with a view of meeting the deficiencies that had occurred in the revenue of the country. lie thought the arrangement with respect t the• payment of certain taxes most objectionable, more especially the hie umet tax. The deficieney, ae believed, hal been set down by the right honeur able gentleman at £3,403,0 0, and suppesiug the bill now metier consideration to receive thl assent of Parliament, thel sum of £2,940,000 would fall into the hands of the right hon. gentleman. Ho thought it most objectionable that the pressure should be put upon . the taxpayer just at the particular time when the greatest strain wa3 always made upon his resources at the beginuing of every new year. It was also said that £lOO,OOO would be saved in the collection of the income tax under the new arrange ment ; such au arrangement was a good one supposing it could be conveniently done, but he thought the incon venience and oppression that would be occasioned by the payment of the whole of the assessed taxes at the com mencement of the year would very far outweigh any ad -'vantage to be reaped by the change. Another effect of the arrangement of the right hon. gentleman would be that the Exchequer balances would be seriously interfered with, and, indeed, to such an extent that it would prove a great inconvenience to future Chancellors of the Exchequer. The more convenient course he thought would have been to have made the income tax payable in the January qeertee and the lani, horse, an 1 assessed taxes in the July qua rtes, which would have avoided the great inconvenienee which was now the principal objection to the proposals he bed made to the house. The payment of taxes at one perticutar period wag in itself a good one, but the cumu biting tLe payment of all the taxes into the same gear eta of the year was the great inconvenience of which he com plained. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said before be replied to the observations of the right hon. gentleman he might say that owing to representations that had been made to him front various quarters it was the iutentien to allow the exemption of brood mares from duty. (Hear, hear.) He did not see that the income-tax payer was hardly dealt with by the proposition he had submitted to the house, and with respect to one of the hardships mentioned by the right hon. gentleman, viz., the ccmpalsory payment of five quarters income tax in one year, that was always done if 12 months were taken instead of the financial year. There was, in fact, no great hardship, as the disadvantage was fully compensated for by the advantage given in October, when they did not ask for any tax at all. With respect to the Excleept I alances, he did not think there need be any misgivings, because although it was said be should have to go to the Batik of England for a loan, he di 1 not think there was any particular objection to that, without it was with respect to the amoant they would have t pty foe an. ac commodation. But tat t paricalae (Yuji) eion it was his inteetium tier ly to meet by propoing to the house a bill giving the Governm tut the power of net new ing f rom theCommissionersfor the red uct is of rlieNa ioeal Debt. (Hear, It ar.) He did Pal . ol with c rr an str:etnres that had been made wnli re poet to the ditty the (limn - 4.aeler of the Exeleqeer owed to the England. (Hear, hear.) Ile di,l lea sea th t the Chancellor of the Exchequer a to by everylh'og for the benefit of the (Hear, hoer.) It ryas the Chanc , llor's thit; t a t-,ka care of the taxi aver and not his ditty to f lit a . a , go amotn.t of capital int the core 4rn, adm:r. h!" n.a.-:ve I,s it was, in o' der tha• the moment' which the mercha•o• La I set up might more effectually control the market tha a it did at present. Mr. CRA WFORD said it was most ferninate fu r the richt hon. gentlemen that he had not t nedergo an eNnmi natien before the Civil Service Commiseioners prev'ous to taking office, if so he would have found it, difficult to make • those gentlemen underetand that a men 'li I not pay more money in five quarter.; income tax than be did in four. (Hear, hoar.) According - to the calculation of the right hon. gentleman in three years, if that arrangement was to last for that period, tne tax payer would ire called upon for tilteea quarters taxes. He thought the right hon. gentleman had scarcely done till Bank of England jastic,e It was not the duty of the Bank of England to find funds for the commercial community. (Hear, hear.) Its duty WAS to take care of the funds of its proprietors, t put teem t the best purposes, and not to create a resource to he made useful on cases of emergenev. Wit h respect to the Bank hoist , ing storm signals, when it did so it was only tea induce that degree of caution being used which he regretted to say in many cases was entirely disregarded. Mr. BAHNEVP said he was another of those who was mystified by the Chancellor of the Exchequ nes calcula tion with respect to the payment a f five quarters of income-tax ha 12 months. The propo:ition he t't would ultimately turn ont to h, a mode of gettieg two years' taxes in one, which he tiht not thick wield be very highly approved of by the tax pay r. RIFT SPEAKING. FUL COLLIERY EXPLOSION NEAII PON7TPOOL. SEVEN MEN KILLED. About a quarter to 9 o'clock on Tuesday night a shock ing explosion of fire damp took place iu the Sinking Pit at Cwmnantddu, about two miles from Pontypool, Mon mouthshire. The pit belongs to the Ebbw Vale Company. At the tima named about ten men were down in the pit makiJg roads in what is called " the deep," some 700 or 800 yards from the bottom of the shaft. Seven of these wen were together when the explosion took place, and in an instant all seven of them were swept into eternity, frightfully burned. LAW INTELLIGENCE.—( 7/us Day) LORD MAYOR'S COURT. THE GREAT HIGGS' FRAUDS. This was a case raising a point of considerable impor tance, in which the plaintiff, who is a builder, sought to at tach moneys allege I to be in the hands of the defendant, an auctioneer, arising out of the sale of the furniture of Ben jamin Higgs, whose notorious frauds and forgeries upon the Great Central Gas Consumers' Company caused such great excitement some time since. Mr. Poole said he sold the furniture at Teddington upon the instru,tion of the Guarantee Society. lie had no money in hand. Mr. Gibson stated that he had done certain work. He knew Higgs' house at Tide-end, Teddington, and had seen the furniture in it. He believed the furniture be onged to Higgs. Verdict for the garnishee. Bank of England Returns. An Account, pursuant to t ' cap. 32, for the week ending he Act ith and Bth Victoria Wednesday, May 26, 1869. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued .....£31,175,900 Govornmt. Debt £11,015,1C0 Other Securities 3,981,90.1 Gold Coin and Bullion Silver f. 31,175,900 £31,175,900 BANKING DZPARTMENT. Governmt. Secu rities(including Dead Weight Annuity) .... 1;14,070,798 Other Securities , 17,965,9 W Notes 8,126,720 Proprietors Capi- - tai £14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (including Ex chequer, Sav ings' Banks, Commissiouera of National Debt, and Div. Accounts 5,674,148 Other Deposits 17,593,820 Seven Days and other Bills 40,901 *Gold and Silver Coin ... 1,205,331 £41,371,809 GEOD. £41,371,809 rs FORBES, Chief Cashier. COURSE OF EXCHANGE. Amsterdam Short ... 12 2} ... 12 3 3Ms ... 12 41 ... 12 5 Rotte o ... rdam — l2 4} ... 12 5 Antwerp — ... 25 471 ... 23 53 Brussels — ... 25 471 ... 25 55 Hatuburgn — ... 13 121 ~. 13 13 Paris Short ... 25 25 •.. . 25 35 Ditto . Marseilles --- ••• Frankfort-on -the-Main . 1211- ... 122 Vienna — ..... 12 75 ... 12 80 Trieste — ... 12 75 ... 12 80 Petersburg - ... Cope n hag , ..n .. Berlin Madrid.. ............... Cadiz Leghorn Milan Genoa .. Naples .......... . ...... Palermo Messina .................. .. 26 74 ... 26 7..) ... • 51i ._. ; 2 511 ... 52 Listron Oporto RioJancirc New York rcreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. '.Atisiralia and New Zealand, via Bouthsnopton.....June 9 Ditto, via :. "Irseille. -•uno i 4 Brs:11, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video June 4. Ditto, by French packet, espz \rads, by Brazil pa:Act ...... Jane 4 e I