The Sun. — London, England, 1869-08-23 00:00:00

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CITY, Two O'CLOCK. According eo Reuter's telegram . from Paris to day, the French Rentes were 73f. 63c. Firm. There was an improvement in business to-day, and although the supply of money was abundant foreign stocks and other securities could not be had without a trifling advance. Consols are firm to-day at 931 1 s for money ; ditto, for Ac!ount, 93 ; Three per Cent. Re. ( laved, 931 ; New 'Demo per Cents, 931 1 ; xchequer Bills £l,OOO, March, 2 prem. ; June, 4 P r em. ; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, March, prem. ; June, prem. ; Bank of England Stock, Per Cent., 244. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, 210 ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1121 13 ; ditto 4 Per Cent., Oct., 1888, 101 k 4 ; ditto Enfaced Pape r , 4 per Cent., —; ditto 5 per Cent., 1051. In the Foreign market, Turkish are 1 to 1 better, rive per Cents. being 441 to 44?-, ; and the (1862), 66 1 to 661. Spanish are also 1- better, at 281 to 281 ; and the Argentine 1, at 79 to 791. Egyptian (1864) is steady, at 91 to 92 ; and ditto (1868), 7 71 to 78. Iu the Railway Market the following are the quotations :—Caledonian, 79 to 791; Great Eastern, 38 i to 381 ; Great Northern, 106 to 107 ; Great Northern (A),1051 to 106 ; Great Western, 511 to 5 4; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1261 to 1271 ; London and Brighton, 44 to 441 ; London, Chat -11.,..arn, and Dover, 161 to 161 ; London and North- Western, 1181 to 1181 ; London and South West ern, 88 to 89 ; Metropolitan, 911 to 92 Midland, 117 1 to 118 ; North Eastern (Berwick), 1141 to 115 4; and South Eastern, 761 to 77. American Five-Twenty Bonds are 841 to 841; Erie Shares, 191 to 20 ; and Illinois 94 to 95. In Telegraph Shares Anglo-American is quiet, at 201 to 201 ex div. ; French Cable, 191 to 20 ; and Construction and Maintenance is lower, at 28 8 to 298. The discount demand remains extremely quiet, even at the reduced rates. There were no gold operations at the Bank on Saturday. The City of Rio, from Brazil, has brought £19 ,000. The report of the Submarine Telegraph Company (between Great Britain and the Continent), to be Presented on Tuesday, furnishes testimony in fa \r„atir of low rates. Notwithstanding the large re unction of last year in the company's tariff, the re . e ei pts for the t w elve months ending the 30th of ne last, the period during which the reductions h ave been i n operat i on , h ave excee ded those of the tw elve L months ending the 30th of June, 1868, by £3,664,_ while the ordinary working expenses have h ot increased more than £399, a dividend is recom mended at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum. railway According to the American journals a novelty in management is to be introduced by the Er le Company, who propose to illuminate the whole line o f th a t roa d a t n i g ht by electric lights at fer ries, in th e t unne ls, on all dangerous curves, and `!u every engine. 'There will be a light at each end °1 the ferry, which it is believed will make a colli 4f_len practically impossible on the darkest and :ggiest ni g ht. Even with the diminution of light 'ansed by th e j arr i ng o f the locomotive, it is esti • tn ated that the head-lights will show the track to th e e ngineer on a straight line for three miles. T he 11 „. suspension has been announced of Messrs. el eh and Hibbard, cotton waste dealers and ~,,P inn ers, of Oldham. The liabilities are said to "e small . Th e committee of Australian bondholders , in concert with the council of foreign bondholders , an :linen that th e y have prepared the requisite forms of certificate and the notarial protes t f or the bond o4tere against the forced conversion of the foreign ebt. It is stated that the arrangement between the Fren ch_ Cable Company and the Telegraph CoCon struction Company in relation to the fault which a et su ,PP°sed to exist in the line, but which is not fullll3r,: p rn a e n u y ta , l to its working, is that the Construction who were entitled to receive £90,000 in p ie . , Paid shares 30 days after the landing at St. l audin g and a further £20,000 six months after the ga ds at Duxbury, shall leave £20,000 in the 4 of the French company for two years, and ;:arantee to pick up and repair the fault, if neces 7, during that period. "e directo r s of the Kent Coast Railway repor t 5 0 : t he bill promoted by the London, Chat h a m, tle 'over C om p a ny, having for its object the set eo In eut by ar bi tra ti on o f a ll questions affecting that th ni t a nY, has received the Royal assent, and that aril4arquis of Salistory and Lord Cairns are the 4 il_trators named in the Act. A special provision t hia utt roduced into the Act providing for the line of 11eenaPany being worked by the London, Chat ham and Dover Railway. The necessary steps Q at _ alr eady been taken for bringing the company's si l t uS before th e ar bi trators. the Great th e half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of di r Northern Railway, the report of the "° ra declared 01 £2 2 was adopted, and dividends were s a . , 6 , cl n . per cent. on the original Three per divi de ' u Ct 41 ss. per cent. on the A stock. The I\i o 'ld declared on Saturday by the London and rth.w“ Of 61 vuern Railway Company was at the rate 2 Per ce n t , per annum. h. lt a PPears that the Austrian Lloyd's Company ueve co _ ke et lu lneted the negotiation with our Govern hatert, c 'r a naval s t a ti on a t B om bay. The company kid wlll to erect wor k s h ops an d a p r incipal station, S all ; the"tabhsh agencies at Aden, Suez, and Port th e arrangement arrangement will come into operation on Is t January, 1870. mwo o'OLO OK ' lIIITIIII PITIUDL"-- 4 40VE itivritsT FUNDS.; 934 1 Per Cent. Consols 93 - 1 4' a b itto for Account, Sept 8 t Ntir Cent. Reduced 934 4 1 , Iv 3 per Cent ` , e r lt 2i Per Cent. Jan. 1894 4'" ° • 6 Per Cen J 9.n.1873 tluities, 80 rs expire sth Ja!l,lBss — 13 0. for 30 yr Y s, expire sth A.1113_11.: DO. t (Rd Qoo •Televaph), A g A (;t March tchegnor Bills, £1,009, 2413. • June Do. 3 do. Pin . t . s t o & £5OO — /3 k ‘ ' £lOO, £2OO 1908 — Cent tifc of Bngland Stock, 44 per t o , . o ._ petting Itak 4 per Cent. Bonds 'er-Colonial °minium( 1 inni...- '' 210 .4414 ~ _ ---, vrovEltzilderrr A 13,11 . osoLo ek,lgo,f f o p r e r it. C e co o n u t 12. SECURITIES. Pri I 187 1121 13 Do. 5 Pert Lent. July, 1880 101 10" 4 . 5 e • .!sPer Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. ••• `-'ertincates .Lio. t nfaced Pa. 4 per Cent...» 1)(7 '. 5 per Cent Jan. 1872 Do. & D 3 ' z p e pr Cet;t. May 1879 ur Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 . losi b o do 1871 Do, do. 1882 •• F ~••/• n eb., 5 er Cent , Aug. 1873 "" ~13* ends, 4Pper Ceni., £l,OOO lio. under 1...000 rtc,, rOUrox ruNDII— TWO O'CLOCK. .9„,,,...--."46 itepubhc, 6 per Cent 1 11 470 Z 5 per cent )4 • b 1859 13i:et:Cent _ • 15 u . ' l l per Cent. 1852 °• do 1858.... _ 1..)0°.. ( c :' ,: : 1860 _ Do 5 *, 1863 L h • per Cent 1865 1100e-0 Account ..... ..1 - 11 Ayres 6 per Cent. Ccilbao 2per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) ad -.' ' Per Cer. helBl 6 per Cent .......... — bo' 4 1 Per Cent ...... . ..... 0. 3 •••••• __ . ~, Per Cent, ................... ,0 i Per Cent., 1866 o ' l • P ©r ee.A. 1867 ........... 1 4 4,1,-,,,, b, 6 per Cent. D sh, 3 per Cent 1825.. ...... 11 i antl'hi44 Principalities, 7 ler Cent 8 •,., 0 __ P o , , Per Cent., 1867 Ecuador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent D°•1,1`1„411, 7 per Cent.... .................••.•. 1- - coca Issue h tout. Bonds 4-'O. tlOO Bonds .................... ...- b o. ..... ~ ............ 1801 1) 0 D 0 z- O . Account _ I) ' -.000 Bonds ........................ • , 31 u N O ' 100 Ponds 77 , 1_3 si Cu, yer Cent. 1868 . , _ Q - rp,,, k ' e'jnal,rit Railway Debeuttucb . . - _ ii,..,i'el.c'erCL•nt., 1824 5, ex Coups.., o, u 0 , 0 ; 01 r_ ................................. , . _ _ ~..,1)0_ Aectraritit lt31Vat11181:/ov Rai 1. Loan., 10 p• 11:.... " 2 - 1 -H i4tellial'' Pe s r P Q 6 e r ia ..6 t l e : ll. l l l B .. 6 .:. s ..... Ct.,all pd —1 .)o. Account ~. Do Asrennuana Railway 561 Port iguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7, '9,'60 1 ,'2 'b - Do. do. 1867 — Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid 34 Russian 5 :e ar Cont., 1522, £ St Do 44- per Cent . 1850 Do 41- per Cent., 1860 Do 3'Per Cent.; 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 .. 87k 7 Do :do, Scril, Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864,.£100 Bonde.,„, Do. do. i'B4 15s. do. — Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds 94 I Do. do £B4 15s. do — Do Nicolas Railway 6Bl Sar linian 5 per Cent 72 Spanish 3 per Cen Do. Accr,unt Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Deferred Do. Account Do. Passive Do. Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan Do Government, 1864 Do do, 1868 Turkish 6 par Cent.. Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 . Do. Account 671 61 Do 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1860 t7 Do I per Cent., Guaranteed Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do. Account Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Do Account Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian a psr Cont. Ex 10 Florins ... Belgian, 4/ per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 24 per Cent. Ex. 12 GO Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 " Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. Wien 5 per Cent. 1851, Ex. zsf. Do Account -- 5G TWO O'CLOCK. 28k Oonsols, Aloney Do. Account, Sept. 8 I.NTLRIV AIIUNAL BOAT RACE. PUTNEY, This day. The Harvard crew this morning launched their new boat, built by Mr. Elliott, their American builder, who came to England with them. She is a fine craft and reflects the highest credit upon him. She is about 44 feet long and about 19 inches in width, much resembling that built by Clasper. They were afloat in her by 12 o'clock, and went down the river through Putney-bridge to Wands worth. They sat the boat very well, but whether they will eventually row in her remains to be seen. The Oxonians returned this morning to Putney, after an excursion to Brighton, since Saturday, and &so went out for a row before the commencement of the Thames Nation d Regatta. Mr. Brett, superintendent of the B division, and Mr. Lord, the Thames Conservancy officer, were present, making arrangements for the convenience of the public and the rowers. No horses will be allowed on the towing-path, and 700 constables will be ranged throughout the course to preserve order. All small boats will be allowed to pass up the course and take up stations to view the race until half-past four. Stationary steamers will be moored with visitors in convenient places. PARIS CORRESPONDENCE. SUNDAY. ate report of M. Devienne, as I anticipated, was read yesterday, at the twelfth sitting of the Commission. The lucid manner in which the reporter summed up the debates on Ministerial responsibility was much admired. The only amendment accepted by the Com• mission was that of M. Brinvilliers, which gives the Senate the right of opposing the introduction of a law Toted by the Corps Le.gislatif without giving a reason. In the last article the Commissionhave, as nave already told you, introduced an important change, and have substituted a Senatus-Consultum for an imperial decree as the authority which shall regulate the relations between the Emperor and the great bodies of the State. Under this head will comp the question of re-establishing the address. The report will probably be deposited about the 30th of the current month, thus giving the senators time to take part in the debates of the Conseils G6n6raux, which open to-morrow throughout France. The Libert6 of this morning publishes a communiqué, received from the Minister of the Interior, contradicting a statement which it published yesterday. The para• graph thus formally denied asserted that eighty-nine of the conseils d'arrondissement, in spite of the opposition of their prefects and sub-prefects, ex• pressed a wish for the abrogation of the 75th Article of the Constitution, and for the nomination of the mayors and their assistants by the municipal councils. According to the Ministerial statement, none of the 370 con:ells d'arronelissement demanded the abrogation of th e 75th Article, and only on• asked for the municipal nomination of the mayors. Nevertheless, it is evident that this same Article 75 " de la Constitution de l'an VIII.," is manifestly very un popular, and with reason, for it guarantees the Government agents from any action on the part of French subjects, who are arrested on suspicion or by mistake. It is evident that this infallibility of the officials is a serious obstacle to civil liberty, and a number of electors of the fifth circumscription of the Seine have addressed a letter to their deputy, M. Garnier Pages, asking him to bring the subject before the Corps Ldgislatif at the very earliest opportunity. The letter, which is strongly worded, declares that the number of arbitrary arrests has increased, and that the suppression of the obnoxious article ranks in importance before the decree of November 24, the letter of January 19, or the new Senatus-Consultum. The Rappel publishes a declaration from Victor Hugo, dated from Guernsey, August 18, in which he briefly and emphatically refuses to give a moment's attention to " the thing called an amnesty." In the present situation of France he holds it his duty to make an absolute, inflexible, and eternal protest. He will never re-enter France until liberty re-enters. The great novelist and poet undoubtedly belongs to the class of the treconcilables. The Rappel publishes along with this letter of August 1869 a series of letters dated just ten years back, embodying the protests of Louis Blanc, Pyat, Quinet, and Charras against the previous amnesty. Of Ledru Rollin, who was said to have returned to nonce, and to intend becoming a candidate for Paris, nothing is definitely known, and the Liberte comments upon his silence as something remarkable. L'Orient, the Angers journal, which pub. lished an account of M. Jules Favre's speech on the Senatus-Consultum, now objects to the interpretation put on the speech, and declares that M. Favre was altogether incredulous as to the possible alliance between the empire and constitutional liberty. The Empress.and the Prince Imperial leave on Monday for Ajaccio. Tier Majesty will shortly return to Paris, and set out for Fontainebleau at the beginning of Septem ber. The widow of Marshal Niel is to receive a pension of eight hundred francs. The appointment of General Lebceuf seems to have given general satisfaction, and he is considered a worthy successor of Marshal Niel. The Emperor has acted wisely in fixing on one who was popular with the army, and whose long service entitles him to consideration. The harvest is pretty well gathered in by this time, and for the last few days the weather has been most favour. able. Every day some fete takes place in honour of the occasion. A. ridiculous story is told of the Mayor of Laffitte. The municipal council had met in its ordinary sitting, and it was necessary that some important communications should be made to the assembly, but the mayor, whose duty it was to read from the printed documents, could not make them out. The council waited for some hours, and at last separated without coming to any decision, because the chief magistrate could not read. The health of the Emperor appears to be quite restored by this time. He was able to go on foot to meet the Prince Imperial, on his return from the Camp at Chftlons. La France, La Liberte, and some other journals have followed the example of the Constitutionnel in asserting their claims to the privilege of selling their papers in the public streets, and agree in the sentiments which M. Emile de Girardin expressed on the subject. A funeral service of great solemnity has taken place at Pesaro in honour of Rossini. The Minister of the Interior and other public functionaries took part in the affair, a n d a large crowd assembled to witness the ceremony. The conseil d'arrondissement of Lille has just expressed its opinion that the example of the United States should be followed with respect to foreigners. According to this all who have resided for three years in France, and have not contravened the laws of their own country, will enjoy all the rights of citizens on condition that they bear the contingent expenses. A painful impression has just been created by the suicide of the rich old Baron Dehorne. He suffered for some years past from cancer, and of late his affliction be. came so great that he resolved to put an end to his life. He spent the night in making his will, and at an early hour in the morning his valet was alarmed at the report of a pistol. The Baron was dead when he entered the apartment, and the pistol was still in his Land. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, AuGusr 23, 1869. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Closing Business Share NAME. Paid. Price. done 10 Agra Limited, A a ll 11 114 In 10 Do B lO 31 41 50 Albion 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo Austrian 20 Auglo-Egyptian, lim all 221 231 p 231 20 Anglo-Hungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 5 4 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 11 13 20 Do issued at 2pm ~.. 5 5 4 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lim. 25 Bank of South Australia all 30 32 32 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 39 10 Bank of New Zealand all 151 164 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, ' , lid-China all 18 19 25 Chartered Mere. of India, London, and China all 321 3 CI 33 20 City lO 11 12 100 Colonial '2s 38 40 10 Consolidated, lim. 50 Delhi and London, lim 25 • 50 East London, lim 5 : ii Yi 20 English and American, lim 10 ... -• 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro, lim lO pr 1p 20 English, Scottish, and Aus tralian Chartered 281 Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all 36 38 284 Do new ll4 4. . 3 100 Imperial, lim 2O 15 16A 20 Imperial Ottoman lO 24 21 25 lonian all 19 22 25 Do new 5 6 3 Lnd Mortgage of India, lira 4 34 3 1 100 Do sp. c. Debs.lB64, 30 all 76 76 80 100 London Bankj of Mexico and South America, lim. 20 7 6 100 London and Brazilian, Urn. 45 30 27 20 Do new 74 541 100 London & River Plato, lim. 40 6 8 25 Do now 10 11 2 p 20 London Chart. of Australia all 23 t '241 20 London and County 2O 491 501 494 50 Do new, iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd ll ... ... Loudon Joint Stock 1 311 321 304 London and South African al 8 9 100 Loudon & S.-Westeru, lim, 20 13 11 50 London & Venezuela, lint_ 121 ... ... 100 London and Westminster 2O 571 581 864 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm 2O ... ... 100 Merchant, lim 25 61 5 3 10 Metropolitan, lim all 71 7 1 00 Midland, Urn 2O 11 i 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lim l5 lid a lp 00 National Provinc. of Eng'd 42 ... ... 10 Do . 42 ... ... 50 National. 3O ... .. 20 New South Wales all 41 43 20 North-Western 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 41 42 50 Provinc. Bank. Co rpo., lim. 10 61 51 30 Provincial of Ireland.. 10 Do new. all ... ..., 100 p Stand. of Brit. S. issued Afarit 6 Africa, lim pm 1 2 0 8 8 5 14 11 100 25 Union of Australia all 46 43 461 100 Union of Ireland, Um 50 Union of London l5 35 36 TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. lb --Mfro-Athericau Tel., lim) all luk 20k 20k 20 10 Anglo Mediter Te1.,1im.... 10 1,1 168 16k st Atlantic Telegraph lO 18 20 st Do. 8 per cent. st B. midi. Magnetic Tel., lira lOO 165 175 st Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 265 270 265 10 Do. New 8 12 14p 25 Indo-European Tel., lim lO Id pr 5 Loud. Provincial Tel. lim all 31 4 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent all i 1p 10 Mediterra. Exten. Tel., lim all 5 6 25 Reuter's Telegram all 79 81 20 Societe Transatlant., Jim all 19; 201 198 i st Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all 18 lk 5 17. Kingdom Tel. Go., lim all 6i 71 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref all i t 5 p SPIRIT OF TILE PUBLIC JOURNALS. Let the world take notice, says the Times, that if any event of general importance —say a revolution in Paris, a rebellion in China, or an Irish outbreak—is on the eve of occurrence, it should be, if possible, postponed beyondthis week, but on no account, at any rate, be allowed to occur next Friday; otherwise a by no means small or uninfluen• tial section of the world's inhabitants—the Anglo-Saxon race—will have neither time nor inclination to attend to it. On• that day all English-speaking men will have a much more important matter of their own to settle. The momentous question has to be decided whether an American or an English University can turn out the best oars men. It fortunately so happens that in each country a leading university simultaneously boasts the posses. sion of an excellent crew. Good rowing, like good boxing, must in reality be the same all the world over, however accidental circumstances may diversify its external characteristics. The Harvard crew have not been accustomed to pull on water like that of the Thames at Putney, and they have, therefore, very wisely modified their pulling to suit the change. If the Oxford crew went to the Charles River, they would have to do the same thing. But the essential qualities of skill, pluck, and strength, which have won both crews their many laurels, require no change, and will on Friday be put, with perfect fairness, to the test. Whichever crew wins, they must be recognised as the better oarsmen. In saying this we do not wish in the slightest degree to detract from the very high praise deservedly due to the Harvard men for the truly chivalrous spirit in which, throwing all obstacles and prejudices to the winds, they have come all this distance to encounter Oxford on its own water, in its own way, and also for the prompt versatility so characteristic of their nation, with which they have adapted themselves to their novel position. They have done all they can to deserve success, and, if they gain it, no true Englishman, however much he may naturally wish his own side to win, will grudge it to them. We are not without expectations of seeing a really good race, notwith standing the confidence with which each party has been predicting an easy victory for its own side. We can only hope that the day may be fine, that both crews may come to the start in prime condition, that they may have equal luck, and that the best men may win. The Post refers to the Duke of St. Albans having in vited the parishioners of Redbourne to assist him in the appointment of their vicar. His grace, we scarcely need say, is the patron of the living of Redbourne, and the parishioners are his tenants. This invitation, however, which, in passing, it must be observed, does not amount to a renunciation of the Duke's right of patronage, appears to have been suggested by the thought that " if the laity generally had more voice in the selection of their ministers, it would immensely strengthen the hands and materially increase the useful. ness of the clergy." The Duke's letter should therefore be considered rather with reference to the principle which his Grace has so well expressed in these words, than by the obvious explanation that is to be found in the relations subsisting between a good landlord and an attached tenantry. It is a question whether the existing system might not be maintained upon a footing more consistent with the requirements of the epoch if patrcns were to consult the wishes of the parishioners, whose interests are involved in the appointments they have to make, as the Duke has done, and also whether that would not give, on the whole, a more accurate fulfil. ment of the obligations of patronage ? It is clearly desirable that the government of a National Church should be national— that is, that the Church, as delned by Arnold, should govern itself. But, what is equally evident and more pressing, the security of the Church, as an Established Church, con sists in, and depends upon, the laity having that voice in the selection of their ministers which the Duke of St. Albans has most considerately and wisely accorded to the parishioners of Redbourne. It vindicates the ancient Protestant right of the people to a substantive authority in the government of their Church, and may therefore help to disperse apprehensions which, however exagge rated, are reluctantly entertained. The Standard hopes that the Duke of St. Alban's example will find many imitators among the holders of Church patronage. Nothing can be snore fatal to both clergymen and congregations than the practice, conse crated by long usage, of pitchforking clergymen into livings without the smallest regard for the susceptibilities of the parishioners. It is the source of the great bulk of the scandals and heartburnings which exercise such a disastrous influence upon the welfare of the Church. To it must be attributed the spectacle so often wit nessed of a pastor and his flock ranged against each other in irreconcileable antagonism. We see no reason to complain of the way in which the good things in the gift of the Crown arc apportioned, but we cannot say as much for the bishcps, the colleges, and the deans and chapters, from whom we have a right to expect the utmost care, fairness, and dis crimination. But what is the real truth of the matter? How many instances can be recalled in a year of a bishop promoting a curate to a living, and is it not notorious that the richest prizes are usually given —not to the clergy who have toiled all their lives in the diocese, but to personal friends, college chums, and strangers from a distance? These are simple facts, and we have the evi dence of them before our eyes. It is not, as a rule, the clergy of the diocese who receive the best things in the bishop's gift, and it is something like a scandal that it should be possible to say so. As to the deans and chapters, and the colleges, they regard their patronage as a trust created fur their own exclusive benefit, and they exercise it scrupulously in that sense, and they divide it amongst themselves as a matter of course. There is no affectation of selecting the best man for a vacant living. "It is So-and-so's turn," and he presents either himself or a friend as he may feel disposed. It is an utterly wrong and pernicious system, and we trust that the blow levelled at it by the Dnke of St. Alban's will be followed up else where. To ecclesiastical patrons, at any rate, his Grace has thrown down a challenge which should not remai unanswered. The Herald thinks that it is always pleasant to see a rich man choosing to work hard and spend little, but doubts whether, after all, it would be desirable that all men of property should accept Lord Stanley's lesson, and rigor. ously abjure "the fashions and fooleries of the day." Fashions and fooleries, in fact, must be vices in order to be unmitigated evils. When landed proprietors, or pro prietors of anything, muddle away their substance in dis sipation of a degrading kind, in keeping up the roguery of the turf and debasing the taste of their admirers, they are doing something much worse than spending their money unproductively, but the costly luxuries of modern civili sation, unproductive though they may be, are not neces sarily evils. Human society may be something better than a hive of bees, in spits of the undeserved eulogiume passed on that unprogressive, though industrious, race of insects. Too great a devotion to utilitarianism leads people sometimes into forgetting the importance of that progress which is marked by the development of individual man. It is a grand thing to raise the masses of a people up to a humble level of comfort, so that there are the necessaries of life for all ; but in an age which is truly progressive, the highest peaks of society must be growing too, and luxury does not stifle individual progress, but, on the contrary, is the hotbed in which alone such growth is possible. Art and literature and refinement of all kinds can only live in an atmosphere of luxury. Art is only possible in an age of luxury, and only in such a period can influence be brought to bear on men of genius, which may fructify for the benefit of the world. The Telegraph remarks there is an uncomfortable idea abroad that Dr. Livingstone, for whose safe return we have all been looking so anxiously, is a prisoner in the heart of Africa. It would be difficult to tell how this idea has become current among geographers. Sifted to the bottom, there would perhaps be nothing in it beyond con jecture, rumour, or the repetiti on o f so m e phrase in a letter from Zanzibar or Khartoum. The space of time during which we have vainly awaited the return of the illustrious traveller begins to be so pro longed, that it must make uneasy surmises only too natural. There is no doubt that if all had gone well with him, and if he had pursued the plan of travel which his latest communications indicated, we ought by this date to have heard something of Livingstone's appearance upon the borders of civilisation. Everybody wants to get news of the bold missionary, and to hear what wonderful discoveries he has made since he dived out of sight into that vast dark sea of geography, Central Africa. The contingencies which may have befallen him are many, but those which most readily , suggest themselves are : first, that he has turned aside to follow a strange and long route, suggested by the interest of new disco veries, in which case it may be very long indeed before we have any reassuring news ; secondly, that he has been forcibly detained in some village of the equatorial region ; and thirdly, that either from sickness, want of resources, or a desire to make explora tions on this or that side of his path, he has lost the season, and has not been pushing forward, as we had fondly hoped. We leave out of sight the saddest among the possible solutions of his long absence ; for th e D oc t or is as hard as oak, and fever-proof ; his life is precious to Heaven and men ; and we cannot believe that he will die till his work is done. The truth seems to lie between the theory that lie is the captive of some African chief or that he has turned away westwards from the Lake Tan ganyika—havin,g, perhaps, found a clue to the origin and watersheds of the Congo river. The Daily Hews learns that some of the Irish Church. men decline to pray for the Queen, because she gave her assent to the Irish Church Bill. One of them when he has occasion to use a postage stamp, places the Queen's head upside down. When we first read of this pretty little Fenian trick, we charitably hoped that there were few people so foolish as to resent the constitutional action of the Crown in a grave crisis ; but since then it has ap peared that a number of clergymen have addressed the Bishop of Meath, askirg him for advice, as members of their congregation have demanded that the prayers for the Queen should he dis continued, and the Bishop has actually had to explain to them that the duty of loyalty survives disestablishment and disendowment. It is impossible not to ask whether these people have hitherto been taught that their religion rested on the New Testament or was founded npon Acts of Parliament. A notorious old libeller once said of an upright man, "Doth he fear God for nought ? His substance is increased on every side ' but put forth Thy han d now and to uch that which he bath, and he will curse Thee to Thy face." Virtue and religion survived that notable test and so we hope they will do in the case of these oCended Orangemen • only if they are going to live like decent Christians in the end, it is worth P9Y04 1 11. 1 . 1 " 134 lawruacil iu thv Mom!. 311 ARE LIST. ORDINARY riIIAR.IO3 AND STOCKS. Paid. C r los rice ing . Business dens. share Railways. at Bristol and Exeter ...... 100 at Caledonian -- ... luO Of 81 80 791 at Uaworlan. 20 Cornwall. st Dublin Si Belfast June IOU 77 79 st Dun„Perth,&e.b.Junc lOO 70 72 2.) East L.ondon all 7 8 _ .. —__ .._ 20 bo 15 - - 20 Do 10 - - at Glasgow 4S. Western 100 103 105 at Great Eastern .. ...... :00 381 39 385 et Do. E. Angl. No. 2 100 ... ... St Great North of Scotland 100 15 lb st Great Northern lOO 1061 1071 107 St Do. A stock.... lOO 1051 1061 1051 1 at Do, B stock... lOO .. ... st Gt. S, and W. of Ireland lOO CO v 8 st Ut. Western -Original lOO 51 511 511 i 1 at Do. South %Vales st Do. W. Mid.-Oxford lOO 30 32 st Do. Newport lOO 3J 32 st Lancashire 4 Yorkshire lOO 12it .27} 1261 st Lon., Brigh.,4 S.Coast lOO 444 444 44 01 Do Scrip .... - - at 1.0 n., Chat., and Dover lOO 161 17 161 at Do. Metrop. Ex. A lOO 10 12 et Len. 4 North Western lOO liB 119 1181 at Lon. 4 South Western lOO 138 50 Hs; Man., Shel., 4 Lincoln lOO 64 514 bat 1 st Metropolitan ... . lOO 925 9.4 91; 2 et Do Exteusimi .. 5 Do. New rd .. st Metropolitan District. all 3 1 ss 10 Metrop. St. John's 11 00l 6 ^ - at Mithand at Do, Birmiu. 4 Derby at North British at Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun ILO - - st 1N: or.Eastern-Berwick lOO 114 115 1155 25 Do. G. N.E purehase 16.13.1 - - at Do Leeds lOO 701 714 711 at Do York lOO 1064 1t74 1074 8 at Do Carlisle ... - -' st Do Stoc2. & Darling.... ICO 141 143 142 st North Lon don 10 Do New 1868 st North Staffordshire ..... at North a& '6.-W. Junction 100 101 103 10 Do New .ClO shares 7• • -• .. at st Rl' coney . 166 53 65 st :ihropshire Union lvo 581 59i at South Devon; st South Eastern lOO 764 71 70 st Staines, Wok'hani, & Wok all 12 13 st Taff Vale -- Do. 0 - - . - Waterlord & Kilkenny lOO - - 10 Waterloo & Whitehall 6 - - RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS, st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 86 88 st Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO ... ... it Do. Scot. N.E., 4i per cent lOO ... ... st Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO ... ... st Do. do. 7 per cent lOO ... ... st Do. do. Ordinary lOO 78 82 st Do. Midland st Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gua all ... st i Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO 105 107 at Do. Ist Class preference lOO at Glas. Sr. S.W. gua. 5 per ct lOO _ at Gt. Eastern, E.G Ex. No.l 100 97 100 at do N 0.2 100 96 99 at Do do 6 per cent 100 107 110 at Do East Anglian Asp. c. 100 st Do do B 6 do. 100 st Do do C 7 do. 100 at Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 _ at Do E. Union 4 p.c. gua. 100 6S 72 st Do Notfulk 5 p.c.Ex.1846 100 st Do do 5 p.e.Way.Val. lB47 100 at Great Northern, 5 per cent 10.) at Do p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pin. 100 Do 4 5 4 do do do 100 „„ st Do 5 do at sp. c. pin lOO at Do Leeds, Bradford, and H a lifax, 6 per cent lOO at Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf 100 at Great South. and Weateru (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 97 99 . sti G i.Weat.—Orig.&J ut.-ltent chg., per gua. .5 p.c lOO 104 1( G st Do. Orig. (B. &IL Ex). 5 p.c lOO 95 100 st Do do 4 j per cont. 1850 lOO b 7 89 1131 at Do do 4 du du st Do do 5 per cent. redem lOO 94 96 st Do do Birmingham gua lOO GU 70 at Du do do pref lOO ... ... at Do do Chester gua lOO b 5 04 at Do do du 8 per cent. DU ... ... at Do do do 5 do 100 55 10b at Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 ... ... at Do do 4 4 P.O lOO ••• ••• at Do do 41 1859 lOO ... ... st Do do 5 st Do West 31id. Oxford Ist g. 10U 110 112 at Do do 21 gua. 100 107 111 at Do Newpor t, Ist g. 5 p.c. 100 90 92 at Do du 25 do 100 97 100 at Do gua. 51 per cent. 1863 100 ••• ••• 00 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. all ... ... it Lancash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 3 135 at Do Barnsley, £5 3s 10d p.c. 100 ... . at Do 6 P.C. (East Lancashire) 100 130 1 . 3 . 5 at Du 41 (Black burn p unch ). 100 98 Ivo . sti London & 13ri:.:Litun, 5 p.c. guarante.o, No 1 lOO ... ... at! Do 5 per cent. gua. No. 2 . 100 ... at Do 6 do do lOO ... ... ... at Do S do No. 4 . 100 ... at Do 7 per cent 14)0 ... .. at Do 6 do (W.E. & C.P.) 100 ... at Da 4 do 1859 lOO ... ••• ••• at Loudon, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent NO at; London and I'.W., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO 110 114 at Do Bedford & Cambridge lOO st Do Shrewsb'y & Welchp'l lOB ... ..• ... at London and s W. 7 p,c late 3d shares, lOO 110 150 0 Do (Portsm. perp ans 2s6cl) all ... ... a Man., Slid., &Lineln. 6 p.c. 100 .. . .. Do £6 all par 1 pin a Do 31 per cent lOO 60 65 1 Do redeem. 6 per cent. 5 ... . . at Mid. Consolidated., 6P. C lOO 130 115 a Do Bristol& Birm., 6p. c lOO 1.12 134 132 s Du 41 per cent. redeem lOO WO 101 a Du 41 per cent. irredeem lOll 99 lul a Du .Leicester & Irchn,4 p.c. 100 89 91 st North British, b p.c. No.l IOU ... •.. at Do E. &G.4p.e. S. & D l OO ... ... st Do N. 8., N 0.2, 5 per cen.t.. 100 ... ... at Do Border Union, 51 p.c lOO .-E . • . st Nastern—Cons. 4 p.c lOO S ' 7 85 at 1)0 41 per cent. redeem lOO 07 99 st Do G N.E. 4 per cent 17 Do Berwick capital 8.13.4. ... ... Do York, 11.& S. purchase lO 10 101 Do Stektu & Drliug. A. 5 p.c. 100 107 109 st Do W. liartlepoolll. and B lOO 87 89 20 North Staffordshire all 201 211 lOs S. Devon Annuities, 1)a all 0 10 10s Do Tavistock Anns., 10s all SI 91 10s Do Fixed 41 per cent all 8 81 1.0.6. 5. East. (Read. Anns., 1.0.6) all 22 23 A Do 41 percent lOO ... ... at Do Fixed 41 per cent lOO ... ... at Taff Vale Nu. I IOU 150 155 et Waterford& Kilkenny, 6pc 100 43 45 _ RAILWAYS.-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. st Caledonian 41 p c gua. st Do Scot. Ceu. min. 7p c lOO st Do 41 p irredeem st Do 4p c con., issued at 80 65 st Great Eastern 41 per cent. 100 77 80 st Do 5 do, 1562 lOO 86 88 st Do New 5 do, 1863 lOO 8t 86 st Do do 5 do, 1864 lOO 84 86 at Great Northern, 5p c irred. 100 ... st Do Permanent 5 per cent. 100 ... at Do Boston Sleaid, 41 pc 100 ... at GreatWest.,W. liidl., 5p c 100 ... st Do Joint pup°. 5p c, 1865 100 88 9.! at Do do 6p c irred., 1566 100 106 108 20 Do Vale Neath perp. 5p c all 19 20 st Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B lOO L 5 Lane. and York New 41 per cent till July, 1871 2 I 1p at Loud., Brig &c., 41 pc, 1858 100 st Do do 4 do, 1860 100 ••• st Do do 41 do, 1861 100 at Do do 41 do, 1863 100 at Do do 5 do, 1865 100 at Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 st Do No. 7 5 do st Lond , Chat., &c., 2d, 6 p.c at Do Metrop. Ex., B 6 p.c Do do C 614. c at London &N. Western, 5p c 100 110 112 at Loudon &S. Western, 41 p c 100 93 95 10 Man. Shef. & Lin., 5 pc, 1865 all 81 8/ st Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO 10U 102 at Midland, A 5 per cent pref lOO 107 109 at Do B 5 do 100 107 109 18 Do 5p c opt. to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1869 all 201 21} 18 Do Incony. New Shares all 19 19/ 22 Do 5p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1872 Bl 1/ 21p at North British, E. and GE No. 1, 5 per cent at Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 ... Do E ,P., &Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 ... at Do E. &G , N 0.2, 5 p.c . 100 st Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 100 ... st Do E. & G., No. 3, 5 p.c at Do E. & G., (Ordiry) 41 p c 100 .- st North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 97 99 at Do Stock. & Darl., D at North London, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) at North Staffordshire 5p c lOO st South Eastern, 41 pc, 1859 100 at Do 5 do 1861 100 et Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 et Do 5 do, 1864 st Victoria St.& Pimlico, 41 pc 100 RAILWAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS st Birkenhead WO 91 93 100 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer all 98 100 et Buckinghamshire at Chester and Holyhead lOO 51 56 st Do, 51 per cent. a Do. b do. ~ 100.. 110 112 at Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO ..• st Colchester Stour Valley ~, 10 0 ••• st East Lincoln, gua. 6p. C lOO 132 131 20 Gloster and Dean Forest all ... ." s Gt U. H . Easkt., Newm. rwi &c., p p.c s Do. E. ach, 4.c 100 ," ... st Do.do.Woodbrg.Ex., a at. West, W. Mid., Herat 100 96 ig 50 Hull and Selby all 110 112 at Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 212 216 a London and Blackwall lOO 93 95 st Do. 41 per cent lOO ..• ... st Loudon, Chat., ac., 41 pc. 100 ... ... at Do. Corn. Fund, 5 do 100 •.. ••• e t London and Greenwich at Do. do Preference lOO .., . at London, Tilbury, & South 100 83 t yL at Lowestoft, gua 4 percent lOO 79 81 St Do. do. 6 do. „.. 51 Manch., Buxton, &Moak_ all .. .. at Midland, Bradford, Pref lOO 92 91 10 Mid Kent Cray Line) 50 Northorn& East., 5 percent all 53 66 bU Do. do. 6 do. all .., ... st N. Eastern —Hartlep00l st N.West.A perp. prof, 5p c lOO 107 109 st Do B minimum 11 p.c lOO .., ~, st Notting. &Urauth. R.& C lOO 91 93 25 Preston and Wyre. all 44 46 ... Royston, Hitch., and Shep. 100 132 134 st Shrewsbury an Hereford 100 132 134 10 Do do 8 2 9ip st S. Yorksh. and River Dun 100 97 99 t Do 4 per cont gua 10) 78 80 st Do 5 do st Viet. Station and Pimlico lOO Bt West Cornwall 100 57 5S 20 West London, Class A all Li 14 20 Do do B all ... „, 20 Do do C all st Weymouth and Portland lOO *** st Wilts and Somerset 8.;. si DOCKS. et Vitst and Wegandia lOO 118 121 London and St. Katherine lOO 99 51 100 :D oDeb. stock, 4 per cent all Freehold Land ot Dock lOO 27 32 st S ou thampton lOO 68 70 9t7 Surrey Commercial lOO 1081 1091 ISIISCELLANEOUS. a1 a 1 555611 1 1 8 -1 3111:5445 1 : k B i 2l24lldip 881 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint 25 Australian Agricultural 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lim 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lim 3 5d 10 Berlin Water Works, lim all 141 15 10 Do. 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Engineer and Iron Ship, lim 25 21 16d 20 Lond. & Provincial Marine 2 4d Pr at Madras Irriga. & Canl. Una. sp.c. by India Gov. lOO 1031 1044 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, lim... ll 11 43 50 Merchant Shipping, Km all 32 37 , SO Millwall Iron Works, lira l2l ... ••• 10 Natal Land and Colonisa tion Co., lint. 25 National Discount Co., lint 5 11 1 1 4 25 National Prov. Marine, lim. 4 ••• • • 1 10 5 New C on solidated Quebra e 4.8.0 45 4 5 0 25 New Zealand Loan & Met', 25 1 1P lint 6 35 33 Loan, lim 2 10 5 N N 10 Do. B at North Brit. Austral., lim lOO 48 53 50 North Brit. & Moreau. In 6l :9 191 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 5 13 14 191 59 Oriental Financial, lint ll 5 Oriental Gas, Jim. 5 Do. New 1 i JP 10 Otago and Southland In. vestment, lim id fp 5 Ottoman Gas, lim ll 25 10 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian R. Mail lint .... 5 Do. do. et Peel R. Land & Minerl, lira 100 31 34 • 50 Peninsu. & Oriental Ste a m a ll 46 48 451 50 Do. New 1867 lO 3 2d 50 Rhymney Iron 1 Do. 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Canada 5 I • fp 50 Union Marine L'pool, lim 5 41 5 p 20 Union Steam Ship, lint all 22 24 285 6 7 21130500 vuUniversalapUnitednpeDriAeDmsi s sam c ap o ma: u or n TiL, t ieae o idi r ni p m. ) . : 1 1 i m 1 m 100 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per 11 103 20 5 3 ries and 20 Wes tLond on Wha 1 0 Warehouses ... 6500 Warrant West c e Steam,n t .( I M nidoi lint Finance, i r t a . g . a. and Pacific . 0 . all l 2 iteailrl Northern aSlAagt Land y Co, o . o f COLONIAL GOVISANNENT SECURITIES - British Columbia , 6 Per . . . . o p e o n , • , 1 1 8 89 72 s .. . . . . ... . • . . . . . 111: 0 00000 0 00000 1911%1 - . 08095 11:0_700100: On - Uan.C4ov.6 p.0.Jan. ,6 ; July 1877-84 ....... -- lOO 1(31 104/: 104 a - Do. 6p. o 7eb. & Aug 100 106 007 • i -. Do. sp. o. Mar. it Sept 100 1 92} 1 93. - Do. p. o. Jan. it July 100 92/ 931 931 - Do. sp. 0. Inaorlbed 8k 100 96 94 - Cape (I .Hope, 61).0 3873 " 100 102 101 - Do.Apl.drOot 1890-19 00 100 11/ 113 - Do. do 1880-90 100 107 109 - Do. JandtJuly• 1 891 **** 100 108 lie - Do. 5 per cent. lb April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO _ ...: C a Db.60 1 08 0 .7 n . 1. (nylon. 1 e. 8 : 7 .c 8 .e • . 1 1 . t. P . ••• c . ••• - 102, do lOO 105 10? - Maurus, 6 p. 0, 1871, ...._ 00.1.ain8.8a2n, play aJyuly and NO. 9910 1(07018 101 - 1) o. 1895, Feb. & Aud.,••• 10 108 101 Melbourne Co r po rate., 100 1 10 - 1 - 1" : ° ,61 j p 1 1 . 41t Oct uiY 00 --__ N. B.(; o 6 v i, 6 c p t -Do 6 p_o. May it Nov 1(0 1(6 10E, z N.D 5 0. 7 5. g.e 1 . 4 ' 8 71 t0 t0 1 ' 8 7 9 6 8 ..... 10 1 0 00 - Do Jan, A prl, July, Oct lOO 91 92 924 2 Do 6p c. Mar &Sept '9l lOO 108 110 -__ v . D l o oea .. 15appne.dar..06rednp.t.'6.0.7t:t.0 100 - Do June it Deo • 1,91 -•- 100 109 11 - IDo Prov. i Aucld. 1(0 - ( Ecrie3l 4;2, 1d95... - - -- Nova Scoti a 6p, c.J an - and Jnly, 18 75 . 190 10 103 - Do 1886.. ........... 100 102 104 1 ,- , - Qa.cnalnd. 6 p. c. 0.-5.. 100 107 108 1 0 7/ 1 - Do 1891 ••• - •-• Tasmanian 6 peic.lB9s .. 106 107 - Do a93'K . ••••• - Victoria 6 rer cent.lB2l lOO 115 11 6 - Do. April and 001 .......• LOO 112 113 1134 ,SPORT' NG NOTES. The York Meeting this year is more than ordi narily attractive, the best horses of the season are under engagements to appear, and the sport is so arranged that there will be unquestionably good racing on each of the three days. The Convivial Stakes is the chief attraction for the first day, and the most important competitors appear to be Torreador, La Calonne, _Nobleman, Falkland, and Kingcraft. As Falkland's racing at Stockton was by no means encouraging, he, it is presumed, will not occasion much trouble in the Convivial contest, and among the four enumerated it seems that King craft is as good, if not better, than either of the other three. At all events, he is the repre sentative of the talent, and that fact has led to inquiries in reliable quarters, and the result is that either Kingcraft or Torreador stand the best for the race, although opinion is divided with re spect to the latter, some contending that La Ca lonne is better than Torreador. However, we give the preference to the first two, and think we have the race in hand. The Yorkshire Oaks has,a very good entry, but they aro all of moderate pre tensions ; nothing absolutely first rate is to be found amongst the fifty-five, but taking them as they stand, Toison d'Or and Scottish Queen seem the best of the lot. For the Thirteenth North of England Biennial there is some doubt about Pre tender's starting, as another such victory as was achieved at Stockton would make the St. Leger chance of the redoubted animal rather shaky in the market, and numbers now who shave booked him for the double event would be :glad to hedge off as favourably as possible. Presuming, therefore, that for certain weighty reasons he will be kept in lavender for the great struggle, Rysh worth is the moat likely animal to carry off the prize. Islam and the Drummer will be the other two placed horses. In the Chesterfield Handicap, Sou brette is the most to be trusted, and for the Juvenile Stakes, My Lady. For the great handicap of the meeting, the Ebor Handicap, the following is the list of most probable competitors : Horse. Yrs. st lb Jockey. Fortunio Tabouret G6ant des Batailles Im, Snowden.S King's Cross War • . 6 7 8 ... Hudson. Bracken ~ Aneroid The Laird 4 7 3 ... Butler. Weatherstar Stork Provider Winifred Crown Princess 3 6 2 ... Hunt. Of these the two top weights are most certainly the best in the list, and why one of them should not win we can see no reason. Many contend that Geant des Battailcs, at Bst 81b is better than either, but that is not my opinion. Both are quite up to the Bst 121 b, and if called upon to name a third the redoubtable Geant would not be the horse, neither would it be The Laird, but War would be the selection. The support accorded the Laird has placed him at the head of the list in the money market, but that it will be conceded is not always a circumstance that must make him the first horse placed by the judge. That he stands a greater favourite in the betting than Tabouret is quite clear, but a few minutes after the falling of the flag on the eventful day it will be to me most unaccountable if Tabouret don't give him a splendid view of his tail. Of course, as the old proverb has it, " the race is not always to the swift ;" but, taking quality into con sideration, the three that ought, and most probably will, fill the leading places are TABOURET, FOR TUNIO, and WAR. The Fourteenth Biennial, of course, will go to Sunshine; the Ebor St. Leger, to Vanichka ; the Hopeful, to Good llope ; and for the Yorkshire Stakes the running in the Thirteenth Biennial will afford the surest guide to the winner. A FRESH MAN. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-7 his Day. MARLBOROUGH. STREET. CAUSING A DISTURBANCE AT THE "OXFORD" MUSIC HALL.—David Avery and William. Marshall, two respect able-looking men, were charged before Mr. Knox with being drunk aad causing a crowd of persons to assemble in Oxford-street. Neal Jackson, 17 E R, said that between nine and ten o'clock on Saturday night he was called to the Oxford Music Hall to remove the prisoner Avery, who had been turned out. He requested Avery to go away, but he re fused, and he was obliged to take him into custody, and as soon as he did so Marshall came up and said he would see Avery righted, and made a disturbance. He also was taken into custody. In answer to Mr. Knox, the constable said both pri soners were drunk, and a crowd of persons assembled in consequence of their conduct. Inspector Hubbard, of the E division, said that Avery was turned out of the Oxford for being drunk, and Mar shall interfered, and on being requested by him to leave, said he would see him - first, and as he would not leave, and caused a crowd to collect, he was obliged to order him to be removed. Mr. Fred. Kingwell, superintendent at the Oxford, said that on Saturday night the check-taker came to him with Avery, who was drunk, and asked if he was to be ad- mitted, and he said he was not, and as he would not leave he was put out. Marshall, who had been drinking, was not put out, but walked out. A gentleman, on the part of Messrs. Syers and Taf ton, proprietors of the Oxford, said he had to thank the police for the assistance they had rendered them, and at the same time to state that as it was their determination to keep the place respectable—the place having been freed from betting men and others who had got the place into disrepute— they would be always happy if the police would assist them. Avery said he was refused admission and put outside, and as soon as he was put out he was taken away, and called a witness, who said he (Avery) was sober at eight o'clock. Mr. Knox said there was- abundant evidence to show that he was drunk when taken into custody, and he thought Marshall's conduct very bad in making use of bad language to the inspector. He should fine Avery 20s. or 14 days, and Marshall 10e. or 7 days. THAMES. --- BRUTAL ASSAULT ON A. WlFE.—Matthew Cossington, aged 28 years, was charged with violently assaulting his wife, Mary Ann, in their dwelling, No. 8, Five Bell-row, Old Ford, Bow. It appeared that on Thursday last the prisoner came home to dinner at half-past 3 o'clock. His dinner was not to his liking, and he began to abuse his wife and ill-use her. She called out "murder," and he struck her violently on the nose and broke it. She had since been under me dical treatment, and a certificate was put in stating that her nose was broken. She is a young woman of good character, and the mother of two children. The prisoner was remanded for a week, with liberty to put in bail, himself in £5O and two sureties of £25 each. STEALING LEAD.—Thomas Scotchmore, a wretched looking man, was charged with stealing 631bs. of lead. He was met by John Dilson, a police-constable, 206 K, carry ing a bag. He was asked what it contained, to which he replied, "Zinc." The bag was opened, and found to con tain new lead. The prisoner then said, " I was dragged into this." The prisoner now said, in his defence, that he had been out of work a long time, and that he was dragged into this robbery by two other men. The policeman in charge of the case said there had been a large quantity of lead stolen from the houses in Burdett road, and some other men were implicated in it. The prisoner was remanded for a week. MR. DICKENS AND THE DANCING BEARS.— A few days since a party of excursionists from Chatham had been spending the day in the vicinity of Mr. Dickens's residence, Gad's-hill, near Rochester, when on their return in the evening they fell in with a couple of dancing bears which were going through their performances in the road in front of Mr. Dickens's house. The enjoyments of the day having had their customary effects on the excursion ists, ono of the mon, more elated than his companions, in sisted on joining the bears in theirperformances, and danc ing with them, the keepers in vain attempting to prevent him. At length, with the intention of causing him to de sist, the keeper removed the muzzle of one of the bears, but this failed to stop the dance. By this time a great crowd had assembled, when Mr. Dickens, seeing the seri ous turn matters were assuming, appeared ou the scene, and himself assisted in remuzzling the boar, at the same time good lumouredly addressing the crowd and restor ing peace between the enraged keepers of the boars and the author of the too serious frolic.—lt may be worth while adding to what is above stated, that this same bear adventure began in some beery Britons ill-treating a Frenchman. The members of the Midland Institute will be glad to learn that Mr. Charles Dickens has so far recovered from his recent illness that he is expected to deliver his inaugural address as president at the opening of the autumn. term.—Birmingham Post. S PORTING IL C I'EL LIGENOE —This Day CITY BETTING.—THIS DAY. EBOR HANDICAP. 4to 1 agst The Laird (offered—take 4; to 1) 6 to 1 agst War (taken) 100 to 15 agst Stork (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst Tabouret (taken) 10 to 1 agst Crown Princess (taken) 7 to 1 agst Fortunio (offered) 12 to 1 agst Geant des Battailles (taken) 20 to 1 agst Lord Hawthorn (taken) 20 to 1 agst Prince (taken) 20 to 1 agst Kidderminster (offered) 25 to 1 agst King's Cross (offered) ST. LEGER. 7 to 4 agst Pretender (offered) 9 to 2 agst Drummer (offered) 9 to 1 agst Martyrdom (taken) 20 to 1 agst Ryshworth (offered) 25 to 1 agst George Osbaldeston (offered) CESAREWITCII. 33 to 1 apt Paid Jones (offered) 40 to 1 agst Provost (wanted) 40 to 1 agst Cecil (offered) 40 to 1 agst Wildbad (taken and offered) 50 to 1 agst Miss Peddle c (offered) 50 to 1 agst Tramp (offered) 66 to 1 agst benbow (taken and offered) INTERNATIONAL BOAT RACE. 2to lon Oxford (taken) Mr. R. Mills, the auctioneer, of Blako-street, York, will hold his annual sale of blood stock, hunters, dc., on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, during the York Meeting. . . _ THE DRUMMER.—We hear that Custance is specially retained to rido this colt in the Leger. Mr. Stevens claimed Lady Lavender, 3 yrs, at Oxford, and she has joined his string at Chilton. Queen of Hearts was struck cut of the Ipswich Nursery on the 20th inst., at 1 p.m. _ _ _ Northallerton Races have been fixed for Thursday and Friday, October 13 and 14, with prospects of success. Saratoga, 2 yrs, was sold to Mr. Robinson for 66gs. after winning the Grand Stand Selling StAkes at Stockton on Friday. Nightmare, 3 yre, was put up for auction at Oxford on Thursday, and knocked down to Mr. Henry for 14gs, and the same gentleman afterwards purchased a two year old filly by Gemma Junior out of Datum for 16gs. STEEPLECHASE FORFEIT LIST. —The forfeits of Taw Vale and Harrington have been paid. Glo'ster's forfeit at Leamington Hunt, 1868, ought not to have been published having been paid to Mr. S. Merry. DERBY SUMMER MEETING (TUSDAY, AVG. 24).—The Chatsworth Stakes (Handicap) of 5 sous each, with 50 added, close on Tuesday next. Topsy, by Norman out of Varna, 3 yrs, was sold on Wednesday, after the Railway Stakes at Bromley, to Mr. W. Burbidge, for 35gs. _ V. Reeves, of Epsont, has sold Mortlake, 2 yrs, and be has joined Martin's team on Clay Hill. Mr. J. Radcliffe colours have been altered to white, black cross belts, scarlet cap, with good tassel. The objection to Cotton, the winner of the County Purse at the late Worcester Meeting, has been overruled. Valtz, 3 yrs, has been turned out of training. Lord Zetlund's Carbiueer, aged, has changed hands for 40 0g s. THAMES G R AND NA.7 lONAL REGA 7 T.l. -0-- The Grand National Regatta was resumed this morning from Saturday, and was more largely attended than on the previous day, the north coun trymen mustering largely, with American visitors; nevertheless, the attendance was not so large as at the Thames Regatta of old. There was the enormous fleet of small boats from beluw bridge principally—and competition ran high among the various steamers which were pretty well patronized. The iron boat River Queen accom panied the races, which were of the best descrip tion, and the fine weather tended not a little to the enjoyment of the . visitors. The racing began at 2 with the APPRENTICE'S RACE. For a coat, badge, freedom, and £2 ; second, £4 ; third, £2. TIIUtD HEAT (left from Saturday). W. Messenger (Teddington) A. Conlay (Deptford) J. 'Westbrook (Tower) 0 Won pretty easily after half a mile. The Champion Sculls follow ; beting 6 to 4 on Renforth, the North Country Champion. The following appeared in our Latest Edition of Saturday evening:— The continued renewal of this—the regatta of the world—which, but for the spirited exertions of a few leading men, would have fallen through, has been received with the greatest satisfaction by the racing community and the public in general. The fine entries on this occasion bring back the palmy days of a quarter of a century ago, when the Claspers, of Newcastle, brought with them the first outrigger ever seen at Putney. CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE THAMES. First prize, .£BO ; second, £2O; third do., £5. FIRST iIIIAT. J. Sadler, Surbiton J. Boyd, Gateshead. 2 0. Iles, Kew Won easily after half a mile. SECOND HEAT. H. Kelley, Fulham i W. Sadler, Putney C. Cobb, Greenwich Kelley won easily from Sadler after they had cleared the point. CHAMPION FOURS. Open to the World. First Prize, .£lOO ; Second Prize £lO. FIRST HEAT. Gourock (Clyde), I—T. Smellie, J. Calderhead, W. Ca derhead, J. Moodie, R. Darrock (cox.) Durham, 2—B. Marshall, C. Marshall, R. D. Marshall, G. D. Newby, J. Reece (cox.) Putney, 3—G. Parr, C. King, T. Robinson, F. Phelps, E. Phelps (cox.) Won easily after half a mile. EXTRAORDINARY NUMBER OE FIRES: Twelve-fires. matured in different parts of the metropolitan district from 6 a.m. on Saturday up to 6 o'clock this (Monday) morning. Out of that number the following were only deserving of being publicly recorded. One fire took place in the pre mises belonging Mr. T. R. Eyill, a carpenter and undertaker, No. 3, Alma-road, Blue Anchor-road, Bermondsey. The flames began in the stores and workshops, covering in one direction nearly 50 feet in ground, and the other about 20 feet, and rose two floors high. This fire spread with great fury, and in spite of an abundant supply of the Southwark Company's water, and the early arrival of the Lon don Salvage Corps, and the land steam-engine by Shand, Mason, and Co., the fire could not be ex tinguished until the whole of the premises, together with the stock-in-trade, men's working tools, &c., were totally consumed. The origin of the fire is unknown. The loss will fall upon the Law Fire office. A fire that caused great alarm took place in the immense range of premises belonging to the Lon don Wharfing and warehousing company, situate in Fenchurch-street, City. It began in the fourth floor, stored with jute, and in a very short period 11 bales of that article were in flames. The fire men and Salvage Corps, however, by dint of great perseverance, managed to confine the flames to that part of the premises in which they began, and thereby prevented a terrible conflagration. Another fire happened on the estate of Mrs. E. Nicholls, cowkeeper, Biackstock-lane, Highbury. Some children, who were playing with lucifer matches, set fire to a rick of hay containing 60 loads, and before the fire could be got under at least one-third of the material was destroyed, and the remainder severely damaged by fire and water. Fortunately Mrs. Nicholls was insured in the Royal Exchange Fire-office. WALKER'S NEEDLES (by authority), the "Queen's Own," treble-pointed, with large eyes, easy to thread, and Patent Ridges to op n the e Cloth, are the bee Needles. Packets is . ; post freo of any dealer.—H.t WALKEa is Patentee of the Penelope Crochets, and Maker of Improved Sewing Machine Needles, Fish Hooks, Sea Reels, Hooks and Eyes, &c.—Alcester, and 47, Ureshaui street, London. - _ . 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