The Sun. — London, England, 1869-02-02 00:00:00

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Thes e pect, and are ere is solve e land an d ['hese poi" t ' .4 ti if the , •ations. qbe for the exil e• n the waY Sutherland the reign Of me aniusi°g y which have of fishwornen th spades in ng t h e y had e by baskets -s been Most )1 intervals. of the gold• tit all night RS." tes : `: The I Kilkenni of persever• Parliament . ed in Pl3in iem. the faith of 1 that they ,brough the failed, their e their 10 0 Reduction proper e a Less on 08 the extent e Court of The late her of Pel l : Dk, ordere d Lard o'o o ' ed that the id, and e%' Gladstone, ice to this on to this :t that the do justice trging, th e adopted it, )ers to gibe ,lerosse and D re -agitat e who was Lin redress. he did not peal to the WOO he m urder Tune 185 1 ' before the bes. cbara, and In 1851 I knout ;. George 4 bad sow' ifurnishea dsunirne r ' 0 g on S t * mas 18 51 P furniture lbout 81% ca t came evening It W' )use then' to quit. in Kling• et A fc° ;een. her night t female e Woman . ce to qu it Le second mmenc eci Shewar a iven 0 ,0 1 he WO la Ln rather ge of th e of Feb• living in k wo re ' to be 39r ClericA )ernacle• B a tson :now the living in I wo V moth et oure• • h. , o urs ~....._ , During agdalett• in M r ' It to rail was 030 Cottia' ustine's bewai l a light' saw 1 0 bough t after he sing the ed Up° slaYill% Mart n' vidences e? "V°l/ I do al ;video . my wit' r, sai d: Dfence._ nade uP lipic It )bservit• will b e on 016 raofe ONE Y MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK. There has been an active busines3 to-day ; foreign stock,*, howe, er, claimed the most atten tion, owing to the pacific intelligence from abroad. Consols have improved 1, but Egyptian Bonds have gone down 1. The rate of discount is still 21 to 1. cou C n o t, Consols -4- li ; are 921 for money ; ditto, for Ac- Three per Cent. Reduced, 931 I 1; N ew Three per Cents, 93 ; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, 21 per Cent., 15 ; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., 24 9 /. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, 213 ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1121 12 ; ditto 4 per per Cent., Oct., 1883, 102 ; ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent., 92 ; ditto Debentures, 5 per Cent., Aug., 1873, 104.1. In the Foreign Market Italian Bonds of 1868 have improved 1- per cent. ; ditto of 1861, ; Orel-Vitebsk, ; Russian of 1866, 1 ; Turkish of 1862, 1 ; ditto of 1858 and 1865, I ; Charcow lirementschug, ; and Peruvian of 1865, • Subjoined are the quotations :—Brazilian of 1865, at 804 to 811; Chilian of 1867, at 93 1 to 941 ; Egyptian of 1864, 87 to 89 ; ditto of 1868, at 73} to ; Italian of 1861, 55j t ° 1; ditto the Tobacco Loan, sto prem. ; Mexican, 154 to 16 ; Peruvian of 1865, 761 to 764 ; Russian of 1866, 911 to 921 ; ditto Nicolai, 67 to 1 ; ditto Orel, 814 to 82 ; ditto Moscow 79/ to 80; ditto Charkof-Azof, 80i- to 81 ; Charcow liretnentschug, 80+ to 4 ; Spanish of 1867, 31 to ; Turkish of 1858, 65 to I- ; ditto 1862, 64 to 1 ; and ditto of 1865, 398 to 40. In the railway market a decline of f per cent. has taken place in Great Western, South Eastern, and Metropolitan, and a rise of in Midland and Brighton. London and North Western, 118; to 8 ; Great Western, 53a ; Midland, 118 to 4—; London and South Western, 89 to 91 ; Great Eastern, 421 to Brighton, 52 to i; South Eastern, 84 to 4 ; Metropolitan, 1091 to , 8 3 - ; Great Northern, 112 to 113 ; ditto A, 1121 to , 1 ; Caledonian, 791 to a ; and London, Chatham and Dover, 17i to 18. American 5-20 Bonds are quoted 744 to 76, Showing a rise of I ; Erie Railway shares, 26/ to b eing 4 better ; Atlantic and Great Western De bentures, 1:40/ to 4 ; and the Consolidated Mort gage Bonds, 431 to 44. At the Rink yesterday about £41,000 in bar gold was withdrawn for abroad. The Star of Peace has arrived from Geelong with £ 3 4,500 in gold, and the Virginia, from New York, with £8,500. The Douro, for the West Indies, takes £lO,OOO In silver and £6,000 in gold. At the meeting of the proprietors of the Bank of Egypt the dividend declared for the half year was a t the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, in addition to a bonus of £1 10s. per share. At the meeting of the Ocean Marine Insurance Company it was decided to pay ss. per share inte rest and £1 per share bonus, in addition to the distribution of 53. in July. At the meeting of the shareholders of the Eng lish, Scottish, and Australian Chartered Bank a dividend for the half-year at the rate of 7 per cent. per annum was declared. At the meeting of the Anglo American Telegraph Company a dividend of 5 per cent., or 103. per share for the quarter ending the 31st ult., was de clared. The directors of the British Land Company (Limited) have declared a further dividend of 5 per Cent., and a bonus of 10 per cent. A meeting of the Italian Irrigation Septennial b ondholders is called for the sth instant, " for the consideration of questions affecting the future interests of the bondholders and the value of their securities." The half-yearly meeting of the General Steam Navigation Company will be held on the 23d Instant The Brighton Railway traffic return shows this week an increase of £1,651 over last year. The traffic return of the Great Western Railway of Canada for the week ending the 29th ult. shows an increase of £3,546 over last year. It is stated that the Duke of Richmond, as arbi trator, has given an award of £200,000 against the London, Brighton, and South Coast Company, in the case of the dispute between this company and the Surrey and Sussex line. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures h ave fallen considerably, a dispute having, it is stat ed, arisen between the managers of this line and the Erie Company, with reference to the nego tiations lately commenced for a lease of the under taking. With reference to the proposed new laws to be I ntrod uced for th e comp l et i on o f th e A us t r i a n net- Work of railway s , th e p l ans h ave b een d e fi n itively settled and laid before the Minist r y. The chief ab ject is to g i ve mater i al help to promote the con struction of those lines that, both from a political and industrial point of view, are of greater national Importance than the local ones. The former are t 0 be assisted by a subvention or guarantee of divi _e.") &C., from th e G overnmen t, w hil e th e l a t ter, : ab out havin g thi s p r i v il ege conce d e d t o th em , are t o be a ll owed a very considerable reduction of su ch burdens as income, stamp, and other similar taxes. It i 8 understood that the adverse turn in the Fren ch rate of exchange which has led to the re cent withdrawals of gold from the Bank was mainly cause d by heavy sales on account of one of the "social e s t a bli s h ments o f E gypt i an an d ot h er fore ign Stocks la s t wee k in our market, where th e ' ri ces were higher than at Paris. T he following notification respecting the Go "erlaillent dividends, &c., has been issued : her 15411 k of E ng l an d, F e b ruary 1, 1869.—N o t ice is e bY given, that, i n or d er t o p r epa r e the dila o dfeilde due on the sth April, 1869, the balances 1 _ the several accounts in the following funds will 1 8 3 6 9, v i z. —New 43 'v stru c k on the night of Monday, the Ist March, per Cent. Annuities, Reduced 1. Per Cent, Annuities, A nnu iti es f or Thi r ty a eara, Annuities for Terms of Y ears , I n di a £4 per b : e t• Sto c k . On Tuesday, the 2d of March, the th e - named funds will be tran s f era bl e w ith ou t g , e dividend due on the sth April next. Bank i °e k Shut, Wednesday, 17th Ma rc h, 1869 ; open , 4ersc laY, 6th April, 1869." BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. a uOVERNMENT rTJNE.3. Per Cent. C onsols O4 4 93} $ Ditto for Account, 931 i i liter Cent. Reduced 93f k v e r 3 per Cent e r, W 2 4 per Cont. Jan. 1894 4 —°. a per Cen Jan. 1873 D °• tie, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — C , for 80 yrs, expire sth April ." 1 ° (Red Sea Teletraph), Aug., 1908 — Pul D° o (Red I3ills, £l,OOO, 2ilper Ct. De. Do. £5OO . ..s itt „ £lOO k £2OO — Do, 'Qf gEn land Stock, 4per Cent ~,‘ accouitt ~i tua ci a •* per Cent. Bonds "ler-Colonial Cranium Irti•lntAil GOVERNMENT 6ECURITIBS 213 1) 1 0 4 ' kec, 104 per Cont., April 11874 0 • pening, for Account h e'• 5 Per Cent. July, 1880 V. I pe.: Cent., Oct. 1888 -0. Cortiticates 1..-? o. 1• rtes Pape& 4 per Cent 924 Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 D° °: Si Per Cent. May 1879 , — 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 18,2 — DV D e 1877 — do. do. O. 1882 — Do. ,i ) ob., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 ~.... 1011 Pm ;`-'• tsonds, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO "0. under 41.000 _ _ . FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. ....rgo,, t • 76 '-' . !le Republic 6 per Cent Lk . _ 7 4. _ ~ Qcrip .t4o paid .. . tntrian bonds 5 per cent — 1ir4,1. Do. 1859 634 :_,. ;1 ,-. per Coat )3 . I i per Cour 1852 — hip°' do. "' 18 .:8.... ............. -°• do 180 Do. do:7 It ~,•, per t2ent., 1 1 8 8 6 13 5 3 — ,e,._73ccount ........ ... ........................ . 811 i b u .' A -Yre t ti 6 per k,"ent. e t e 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) 0 11 %, 6 Per Cent. 1 ) 144 6 per Cent 'P.._ ~,), 41 percent... ..... .............. : 1-;o' 3 o,ir Cent., uo.• 6 per ce-it. 1867 ........... 7 -, ........ C 1 . .per Cent., 1866 ................... 1004 °llbla nr G per C .. 884 , Cent. Danish, 3 per Cent., 182i ,<..,.,, Dan Ihian Principaties, 7 per Cent — DJ 8 per Cent., 1867 .. 83 Equador New Ucnsolidated, 1 per Cent. Eg•yptittn, 7 per Ct nt — 00 Snood Issue •• .• 1i0..E5n. I'.onits B3 Do. .£lOO Bonds , .... 81:1- Do. print Do. Account D, , . £ - 500 BOD,IB 80. .410 C Bonds Bl English Scrip, 1868 . 73 1 •i• Do do. £l5 pd — dis Government lt•iil way iThbeutures Greet 5 per Ccut., 1821 5, ex Coups — Do. AL:et:mit . - Do. Coupons -- Do. Account a tatetiatla 5 per (lent .. — Honduras Gov. Pail. Loan., 10p. Ct., all pd Italian 5 per Cent., 1865 — )o. Account . — Do alaremmana Railway — .-,xicail 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Do. 1864 — Do f.'. per Cont. Anglo-French ..._ biontevitkan ..3 per Cont. . — iic orish Imperial 5 per Cent New Until:id:l — •Do 3 per Cen — Do. Deferred Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account .. 76Z I Do 41 per Cent. (Uribarren) Do •If per Cent., 1862 -. — Du Account 9,;rt , iguose 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7,'9,'60,'2.';, 36i Do. do. 1867 — Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid — lt•issia.n 5 per Cont., 182 z, £ St Do 4 per Cent . 1850 Do -1,; per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO BondE„ 92 I Do. du. £B4 15s. d 0..., Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds — Do. do £B4 15s. do — Do Nicolas Railway — Sardinian 5 per Cent — Spanish 3 per Cen .... Do. Acc , Junt Do. 1867 .__ Do. Account Do. New Deferred Do. Account Do. Passive Do. Cora. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan Do Government, 1864 Do do, 1868 Do do, Scrip — Pr- Turkish 6 per Cent. Du Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account .. 631 Do .ClOO Bonds 66;-, Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Do .CIOC Bonds 65 Do 5 per Cent. 1865 DJ Account Do 6 per Cent., 1860 621 Do 1 per Cent., Guaranteed Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do. Account Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Do 6 per Cont., 1862 Dividends on the above payable in Loudon. Austrian 3 par Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 21 per Cent. Ex. 12 Gail Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates Do. Account French .Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex 2sf. Italian 5 per Cent. 1831, Ex. zsf. Di Account 551 CLOSING PRICES. CJiiso's, Money 931. Do. Account, Feb. 4 ... ROT AL HOLBORN AMPHITHEATRE. The lessees of this very attractive place of amuse ment last evening submitted au almost entirely new programme to their patrons, notwithstanding that the old one continued to call forth the highest admiration. The change was rendered necessary in consequence of the vast number of novelties they have undertaken to produce within a given time, and not because any fresh inducement was necessary to keep the house well filled. The energetic proprietors have already introduced entertainments to the public that far outrival anything ever produced in the palmy days of horsemanship, and have com pletely revived a taste that was fast disappearing from " scenes in the circle." The engagement of the talented Carre troupe has been an immense success, because the perfection to which they have trained their splendid animals has called forth unbounded admiration and delight. One of the great novelties last night was the introduction of six splendid highly trained, thorough-bred bloods that pranced and played around Herr Oscar Carre like so many kittens. The exquisite symmetry and silken coats of the horses called forth the highest admiration, and when they were put through their performances, untouched by whip, and perfectly free of leading rein, their intelligence was really surprising. Marching, waltzing, galloping alter nately, merely at the word of command, seemed a thing quite natural to them, and, finally, their concluding performance was a perfect wonder. The performances of Messrs. A. Bradbury, Carre, and A. Salamonsky, as the three Olympians, is a mar vel of horsemanship ; and Mdlles. Montero and Salamonsky are two of the most accomplished artistes that have ever appeared. The clowning of Mr. Burgess was highly humorous, without being vul gar; and altogether a more attractive entertain ment, both for old and young, we know not of than at the itoyal Amphitheatre. MARKE7 S-1 111 S DAY. LIVERPOOL COTTON. February 2.—Sales probably 12,000 or 15,000 bales. Market very firm. BRADFORD ELECTION PETITION. (BY TELEGRAPH.) BRADFORD, Tuesday. Mr. Baron Martin has declared Mr. Forster, M.P., not guilty by himself or agents of corrupt practices, and will report that he was duly elected and returned. Costs to follow decision. LAW INTELLIGENCE—Ihis Day. COURT OF EXCHERUER. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. BRADLAUGH. Tnis was a prosecution against Charles Bradlaugh, at the instanco of the Commissioners of Inland Revenue. The matter resolved itself into a question of law, viz., whether the National Reformer was a newspaper within the mean ing of the statute. Mr. Bradlaugh contended that as the main object of the publication was not to give general news of recent events, it was not a newspaper within the meaning of the act. Baron Bramwell held that the publication was a news paper, but said, as the question was one involving some doubt, he would give the defendant leave to move the court above. A verdict was then entered for the Crown, with two penalties of £5O each on the first and fourth counts, two penalties of £2O each on the third and sixth counts, and a verdict for the defendant on th• second and fifth counts. CRIMINAL COUR7—(This day). EXTENSIVE EMBEZZLEMENT. John Henry Payne, 35, a gentlemanly-looking young man, pleaded guilty to a charge of embezzling divers sums of money, amounting in the aggregate to more than £2OO. _ . The Recorder sentenced him to be imprisoded and kept ,o hard labour for eighteen months. NOVEL CHARGE OF FORGING A lIALL MARII. Charles Itedgrave, 31, chaser, a respectably-dressed man, was indicted for feloniously forging and uttering th. hall mark of the Goldsmiths' Company to some silver plated mugs. The jury found the prisoner guilty, but sentence was postponed as there are other charges of a similar nature to be disposed of. EXTRAIRDINARY CASE OF BURGLARY. Lrenry Grady, alias Lamson, 22, and William Hardcastle, alias Neale, 18, pleaded guilty an indictment which charged them with a burglary iu the dwelling-house of the Rev. Mr. Abdy, and stealing a quantity of silver plate and other articles, his property. Evidence was subsequently adduced to show that both prisoners had been previously convicted of felony, and they were called up for judgment, and Grady was sen tenced to ten years' and Hardcastle to seven years' penal servitude. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge and suite honoured the performance at the Theatre Royal Adelphi, last evening. PAUPERISM AND EMIGRATION.—At the last meet ing of the Medway guardians, a petition, signed by about 40 inmates of the workhouse, was read, asking to be sent to Canada, the petitioners stating that they saw no means of improving their condition in this country. It was statei, in the course of conversation, that the guardians bad, at different times, sent away from this country up wards of 350 paupers, and that if some of the present in mates were not soon sent out of the house a new wing would be wanted. The subject was eventually referred to a committee. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 2, 1F69. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Closing Business Share NAME. Paid. Price. done 10 Agra Limited, A all 111 12 111 19 Do B lO 4 5 50 Albion 100 Alliance. Limited 20 Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lint all 14 19 181 20 Anglo-Hungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1566, limited 10 6 5 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 1 , 1: 20 Do issued at 2 pm....., 5 ... 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lira. 25 Bank of South Australia all 31 3 1 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 32 10 Bank of :yew Zealand all 17 19 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, nd China all 201 211 25 Chartered Mere, of India, London, and China all 29 301 20 City 100 Colonial 25 40 4.: 10 Consolidated, lint, 50 Delhi and London, lira 25 ... ... 50 East London, li nt 5 11 Os 20 English and American, lim 10 ... ... 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro, lim lO ld pr 20 English, ;cottish, and Aus traliau Chartered 28,i Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all ... ... 281 Do new 5l i 1 100 Imperial, lint 20 Imperial Ottoman lO 1 11 111 1 z 5 lonian 25 Do new....... 5 pr 1p 20 Lnd Mortgage of India, lint 4 31 31 100 Do sp. c. Debs.lB6 4, 30' all 76 75 74 ao London Bank of Mexico and South America, lint. 20 6 4 N o L on ion and Brazilian, Rm. 45 32 28 20 Do new 74 6 4 5 1 100 Lend= & River Plate, lim. 40 7 9 25 Du new 10 11 11 20 London Chart. of Australia all 291 231 50 London and County 2O 491 50/ 20 Do new, iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd ll ... 50 London Joint Stock 1 32 3 3 31 1 20 London and South African al 1 , 19 100 London & S.-Western, lim, 20 ... ... 50 London & Vene zue l a, lim.., 121 ... 100 London and Westminster. 20 61 63 6 7 1 100 Do Scrip, ise at 10 pm. 2O 69 61 100 Merchant, lint 25 6 4 10 Metropolitan, lint all 61 74 74 100 Midland, lim. . b National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lim l5 3 1 d 100 National Provinc. of Eng'd 42 ... "' 10 Do . 42 ... ••• 40 50 National. 3O 40• 48 20 New South Wales all 42 43 20 North-Western 7l 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 41 42 60 Provinc. Bank. Corpo., lim. 10 3 41 100 Provincial of Ireland 25 88 90 10 Do new. all ... ... 100 Stand, of Brit. S. Africa, lim 25 15 11 100 Do issued at 6 pm. 10 ... ... 25 Union of Australia all 45 47 100 Union of Ireland, lint 50 Union of London CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, MONDAY, February 1. Ine interpellation respecting the right of public meeting oomrnences to-day. Whether the debate be of real import ance, or whether it be strangled at its birth, like that on the Rdunion affair, I can safely predict that the subject, and others arising out of it, will occupy the attention of France for some time to come. This law respecting public meetings has revived the old Communist theories. The law has been clearly overreached, for the license shewn at these gatherings, the extravagance of language, and the violence of denuncia tion are wholly new under the Second Empire, and were never contemplated when the measure now producing such ill effects was introduced. A night or two ago one of these meetings was held at Belleville. The rights of property were first assailed ; then the person of the Emperor was made the subject of con siderable abuse, and finally the leader, warming to his work, brought forward a singular proposition. He urged that the two secretaries of the Commissary of Police, wb,) were engaged in taking shorthand notes of the speeches, should be expelled. He founded his reasoning on the provision in the law which declared that a place should be reserved for the adminis trative authority, stenographers being no representatives of such authority. Of course the reporters stayed ; but the speakers did not seem much embarrassed by their presence. They continued their diatribes as if their words, instead of being taken down, were uttered to the winds. As I have before mentioned, the law of public meetings was a concession in the interests of liberty which cannot be too highly valued, but this species of meeting is decidedly a deplorable abuse of it. The Minister of State, during the recent memorable contest in the Corps Ldgislatif, expressed his opinion that an interpellation should be clear, explicit, and fully defined. The Temps undertakes to furnish him with an interpellation of this character. It notes that twice in the Chamber of Deputies has Count Bismarck announced that Europe was on the verge of a war which was prevented only by unforeseen circum stances, and it wonders why no member of the Corps Legislatif puts forward a demand of interpellation in the following form :—" What were the circumstances which gave rise to this danger of war last year ?" This, adds the Temps, will be explicit enough. There is every reason to fear that the question would be burked, as most unplea sant questions are ; but there can be no doubt than an answer would be both interesting and valuable. It would shew what is the real value of the rumours which periodically agitate France and re-act upon Europe, and especially the amount of identity between the report and the fact. The French press is noticing your raid upon the inde cency of theatrical representations. Amongst other things they comment upon the extreme moderation and courtesy exhibited in the Lord Chamberlain's circular. "What authority," exclaims one of the papers, "this dis cretion and moderation give to the acts of the Government! When will our officials learn to adopt a similar style ?" The the Parisians, however, are not a little annoyed to find that indecency of costume now common on the English boards is attributed by the press to the invasion of French customs and tastes. But they do not assert that the charge is unfounded. One London theatre, it reells, has inserted the following as part of its programme : " The Cancan, French National Dance." This has given infinite displeasure to the French journals. The Tonp3 gets into a state of enthusiastic diatribe about the ssing!itate elo quence of these five words. Is it likely, then, that this national indignation will be followed by practical resu is ? Unfortunately not. England might perhaps wake up and I indulge in one of its periodical fits of virtue if it was found that E glish theatrical representations we:•e taken as a model of indecency all over the world, but the French Government is not likely to meddle with the morali'y of its subjects. The respectable public are disgusted at " the French National Dance," and so may be the Government, but it will not interfere. It has enough to do to take charge of its subjects' politics, with out troubling itself about their morals. It is too glad to permit the French to please themselves in all affairs of life, provided that it retains for itself the control of the political domain. Saturday was the 259th anniversary of the day on which , Henry IV. commenced planting the Tuileries gardens. Amongst the chesnut trees still existing, three or four are believed to date from that period. A singular accident has just occurred at Riom, in the Puy-de-IMme department. An elderly woman went to bed leaving a brasier alight. While she was asleep rote coals fell on the floor and burnt it to such an extent that the deceased fell through into the cellar, where she was found almost completely carbonised. THE WEATHER TAIILL'.-TIIIS DAY. AIETEOIIOI.OU I C'A L BET Ca: TF. OP THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. The Times is not without hope that we may after all yet solve the problem how to gratify the general public by ! finding more money for metropolitan improvements, and at the same time pacify the ratepayers by falling in with their theory as to the urgent necessity of paying less. The difference in results between such a yearly sum as £3,000,000 spent well and spent ill would effect this solution. As the worst feature of the present system is its confusion, so the best, perhaps, of the system suggested would be its simplicity. We assume that the seven or nine municipalities inter which it is proposed to divide London would b. on the whole, of uniform pattern, with similar powers, privileges, and forms of procedure, and separated on some simple principle, such as that suggested by one of the deputation. It is further proposed to establish, as soon as the various municipalities had got into good working order, a " General Municipal Council, composed of one representative for each of the separate municipalities, and formed something after the pattern exhibited in the United States." This plan, if it succeeds, will add something of the unity and comprehensiveness belonging to centralisation to the vastly-increased flexibility and energy which we may hope to get from a judicious system of localisation. If any proof were necessary of the want of flexibility in our present cumbrous and overgrown system, we need only consider the difficulty which the Metropolitan Board of Works has found in giving London a proper supply of gas, and, we may add, of water. There has been no want of will, but the mere magnitude of the task has made it too much for them. And as London grows the evils we have been discussing grow with it. More land more money is wanted, while, owing to waste and confusion, less is forthcoming. The prospect is not a pleasant one for Londoners, but, happily, this condition of things does not seem likely to last much longer. The Home Secretary has declared himself in general accord ance with the views put forward by the deputation, and has promised that Government shall take them under its ! consideration without further delay. The Standard thinks that the New Zealand colonists would be no more anxious to have another European army in their midst than we should be to send one. In other ways it is possible to give them material assistance. What the colonists may fairly ask for—what we believe that they have a right to ask for and to expect without any derogation from their independence, or any injury to their sense of self-reliance—is simply one or two. disciplined regiments to meet the present emergency, to serve as the nucleus of a colonial system of defence. If only to garrison the larger centres of population, such as Auckland, Taranaki, and Wanganui, while the colonial levies are acting in the field against the insurgents, the presence of one regi ment skilled in Maori warfare—say, for instance, the old 58th, or the 14th, now distributed, for no purpose what ever, through the Australian capitals—would be a most material help to the colony. It would undoubtedly tend to save many valuable and innocent lives of those who have settled in the island upon the faith of the gua rantee of the Crown, as implied in the 13ritish supre macy. It is idle to remind us that the English settlers capable of bearing arms in the Northern Island are as numerous as the Maories. Ultimately there can be no doubt that they will be able to overpower the Han-hau savages. In the meantime, it is certain that they are not their " superiors in military power," and that the attempt t) meet the insurgents in the field and at the same time to garrison the towns will be attended with much disaster and loss of life. For reasons which will be obvious to all those who know what life in a colonial settlement is, the mass of the colonists have neither the inclination nor the capacity for bush-fighting. There is, besides, a financial as well as a military aspect of the case Although it is not right that the colonists should be left entirely without military protection, and although they have a clear right to help, even in the shape of a regiment or two of English soldiers, it is unquestion ably true that the best permanent help we can give them is in the shape of money - that is, in helping them to raise money. While the credit of the mother country stands so much higher than that of the colony, there is no good reason why we should not make use, of it to relieve the necessities of the New Zealand Government and to relieve ourselves as well of our imperial obligation. Let the home country guarantee a New Zealand loan, to be raised in England, at the ordinary rate of Imperial secu rities. This would be, perhaps, the most effective, as well • as the cheapest way of helping the colonists in their present troubles; and that it is a legitimate way no one can deey. The Daily News supposes that very few English member of Parliament have any traceable resemblance to Curio lanus, but we may presume, that most of them have at least one sentiment in common with the noble Roman. He had a rooted objection to canvassing, and he certain.y made a very lame hand at it. Canvassing has always been disagreeable, and is now becoming dangerous. But one of the most remarkable phenomena which the late trials have brought to light is the pure and w•si7pecting character of the gentlemen who aspire to seats in the House of Commons. The white robe in which the Roman candidate solicited the most sweet voices of his fellow-citizens is but a poor symbol of the spotless innocency in which English politicians are clad as with a garment. These gentlemen care very little for their money—they give it with a profuse and unity. (inking generosity which makes no conditions and asks for no information ; but they are jealous of their reputations, They are ready to cry out that he who takes their purs e takes trash ; but the man who filches from them their good name commits a robbery at which they raise the shout of " Stop thief." Honest lago was, if we recollect aright, the author of the virtuous comparison to which we have alluded. But it is strikingly suitable in the mouths of those candidates who have spent their 27,000 or £lO,OOO in contesting elections on purity prin ciples. They declared over and over again that they would not countenance corrupt or illegal pro ceedings ; and what more could they do? If their agents did not believe them, whose fault was that? They protested that if they heard of anything unlawful they would retire from the contest, and they did not hear of anything unlawful until petitions were presented against them. Since the time of King Herod there has been no such massacre of the innocents as that which is taking place under the ruthless eyes of Mr. Justice Blackburn, Mr. Justice Wiles, and Mr. Baron Martin. But the victims have one consolation, that of conscious virtue ; and they may gain something by their disasters, namely, ex perience. The Herald refers to the charges of conspiracy against the Overend and Gurney directors, which came before the grand jury at the Central Criminal Court on Monday, and were commented upon by the learned Recorder of London. The facts which his lordship sketched in outline were of course identical with those of which the public have heard so much already, nor was any single adverse feature in the sad and sorrowful story withdrawn from the consideration of the assembled jurymen. But for the first time since the inquiry began the public have been informed, on high judicial authority, what the charge against the ex directors really is, and what the substantiation of that charge involves. The enormous business the old firm did, the high reputation it bore, and the unlimited public confidence which it enjoyed, were told in a few well-chosen words, as was also its unhappy entrance upon business of a new and dangerous character, with the consequent lock-up of four millions and its ever-augmenting embarrassments. 'That the introduction of new capital had become an absolute necessity was stated without reserve or qualification, and that to this feeling the formation of the limited company was due is an obvious inference. Again, the jury were told that whether it was a fraudulent act to appropriate half a million for the goodwill of a concern involved it such unfortunate circumstances was of itself an important point for consideration. In short, the leading features of the case for the prosecution were brought forward as prominently as its conductors could have desired. But what the learned Recorder particularly impressed upon the grand jury was precisely that of which the applauding crowd at Guildhall were probably unaware, and which not a few among our contemporaries have been but too ready to ignore. It is that the charge is one in which intent is everything. The defendants may have been over-sanguine ; may have believed too implicitly in the power of a great name, and the recuperative energy of a discount business which had no superior. But this is not enough. The charge is not of erroneous judgment, of carelessness, or even of recklessness. The defendants are accussed of crime, and hence the grand jury were told that before they could find a bill, " they must be satisfied affirmatively that the directors had been actuated by a fraudulent intention." The Star makes nome remarks upon the discussion that took place the other day at Sion College on the Irish Church question, and declares that the speakers addressed themselves to the subject as if it had not been submitted to the people and determined upon by them. Any departure from the programme with which the party went to the country would not be moderation. It would be rank treason and cowardice. Mr. Gladstone would never commit it to bolster up a weak Administration, and is not likely to be guilty of it with a great majority at his back. 'We had a memorable example of the effect of a policy of moderation in 1136'3, on the Reform question. Did the studied parsimony the measure then offered abate opposition ? On the contrary, it seemed to dissolve the House into chaos. The interest and enthusiasm of the public were repelled by the smallness of the benefit to be ccnferred, while faction throve upon that could not nourish opinion out of doors. The Conservatives, inflamed with eagerness for office, imitated successfully the attitudes and actions of patriots fearful of change, and the Liberal lead-eer,sbholeuosntd t same hesitate co ntrol of a majority which could onlyhave ) i been gether the ties of principle and progress. result would follow if the Minister were now to for a moment at the threshold of the new policy. IfAr Gladstone were to deliver on the first night of th e sess i on . such a speech on the propriety of continued endowment as Sir Charles Trevelyan is reported to have made at Sion College, the heart of Mr. Disraeli would rejoice. He would at once see his opening for sowing tares among thelwheat. With a less skilful pilot we might have felt some fears, as the participators of unjust privileges are sleepless in their efforts to thwart justice, while the resume with greater people confide their cause to their chosen champions, and zest the work of every-day life. SHARE LIST. .` ntoI,ARY .11i.L::./1.5 AND STOCKS. tiallwAyb. raid. Closing Business Prioe. dime. at lirtslol and Exeter 10.) 77 79 81 100 791 80 791 • at 21 Corn a ail all 3 Zi It. Dublin & Relined June lOO 79 81 at Dun„l'erth,tt Ab.J nue.— 100 70 73 East I,2udou 20 110 15 21 Do 10 51 GlaB,4oW &S. Western lou 96 98 it Great Easteru at Do. E. Angl. No. 2 lO5 7 9 st. Great North of Scotland lOO 16 16 et Great Northern lOO 112 14 1121 at Du. A stock lOO 111/ 11 1 1121 13 lit Do. II stock lOO 125 la et OtS, and W. of Ireland lOO 95 100 et bit. %Vet:4cm —Original lOO 52 53 334 I it Do. South Wailes a. Do. W. Alid.—Uxtore lOO 28 29 at Do. Newport iuo '26 31 et Lanoashire & oresnirt, lOO 135 301 1301 1 at Lon., Brigh.,4 S.Coasl lOO 521 52 3 624 s I Ui Do scrip . at Fon., Chat., and DOVVI 109 17 171 13 st Do. illetrop. Ex. A.... 100 - it Lou. 23 North Western.. lot) 118 11F1 113 1171 it Lou. at South Western.. 100 t 9 91 9 at Man.. .2 Lincoln.. ICO 161 47 4el at illetropolitaa . loo 1191 1, 91 1151 9 st DO Extousi IVO 1.5 1 6 1. , 51 10 00. New rd .. 10 10 1 at Metropolitan District. all b 3 10 Metrop. St. John's 11 oo 1 6 - at Dl:alaud at Do, dirmin. & Durby at N3rtl 13riush at Do. Ed., l'th., St Dun... 100 at Nor. .astern--Berwick.. 100 103 105 25 Do. O. N.E purclimie..l6.l3.4 at Do Leeds. . 56 38 st Do York at Do Curti Ile . lOO 125 150 at Do Stoc;. & Darling l3O 129 131 st North Lon lon 10 Do New 181.8 . ..... 2 11 2 p at North Staffordshire.— 100 55 07 at North and S.-W. Junction iOO 103 105 10 Do New £lO shares 7 ... at Rhymney at Shropshire Union l, 0 57 55 st South Devon st South Eastern lOO 811 82 84; st Staines, Wok'hani, it Wok all 12 14 st Tali Vale - - Do. C Watcrlord & Kilkenny.. lOu - lo Waterloo & Whiteha,l.. 6 RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. at Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 86 88 at Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO ... st Do. Scot. N.E., 41 per cent lOO ... st Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO ... ..„ st Do. do. 7 per cent lOO at Do. do. Ordinary lOO 80 82 st Do. Midland at Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gull st Dundee, l'erth, and Aber deen Junction lOO 105 107 st Do. Ist Class preference lOO ... at Olas. & S.W. gua. 5 per et lOO st Gt. Eastern, E.C. Ex. No. 1 100 911 102 at Do do Nu. 2 100 99 102 1011 at Do do 6 per cent 100 106 108 at Do East Anglian Asp. c. 100 100 103 at Do do B 6 do. 100 ... at Do do C 7 do. 100 at Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 100 104 st Do E. Union 4p. c. gua. 100 69 71 at Do Norfolk 5 p.c. Ex. 1846 100 at Do do 5 p.c.Way.Val.l B47 100 ... at Great Nor thorn, 5 per cent 10 st Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 at Do 4 1 do do do 100 at Do 5 do at sp.c. pm 100 at Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO ... st; Gt. Nrth of Scotland, let pf 100 at; Ureat South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 96 97 st, t.West.—C)rig.&Jnt. -11 unt chg., per gua. S p.c lOO 102 104 103 st Do. Urig. (B. &IL Es). 5 P.C. 100 95 NU st Do du 4, per cent. 1850... 100 87 ,89 at Do do 4 do do lOO 78 80 st Lo du 5 per cent. relein. 100 94 97 at Do do Birmingham gua.. 100 68 71 at Do do do pref... 100 ~„ st Do do Chester gua 11)0 at Do do du 8 per cent lOO 150 160 st Do do do 5 do 100 95 lt)0 st Do South Wales, gua.l p.c. 100 ~„ at Do do 43 p.c lOO at Do do 4 4 1859 100 „, at Do do 5 -0 st Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g 10) 107 It fl at Do do 25 gua lOO 106 108 at Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c lOO 88 92 st Do do 25 du 100 1)0 1.U3 at D . o . a g s i .r & 51 Carlisle cent. isi e 4 1. 4 18 , 6 (3 3 .1 100 1 w L st Lancash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 U 136 at Do Barnsley, £5 3s 105 p.c. 100 ..„ „, at Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 135 at Do 41 (Blackburn pureh). 100 98 102 st London & Brighton, sp. c. guaranteed, No. 1 lOO at Do 5 per cent. gua. No. 2 lOO at Do 6 do do lOO ,„ at Do 5 do No. 4 lOO „, at Do 7 per cent l.O at Do 6 do (W.E. & C.P.) 100 ,„ at Do 4 do 1859 lOO •.. ••• at London, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent at London and 2:. W., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO 108 110 at Do Bedford & Cambridge lOO 8 • 91 st Do Shrewsb'y & 100 88 91 at London and .-"NV. 7 p,c late 3d shares lOO 143 146 2s 65. Do (Portsm. perp ans. 2s6d) all at Man., Shef., & Linda. 6 p.c IOU 111 117 6 Do at Do 31 per cent lOO 60 65 10 Do redeem. 6 percent 5 st Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 130 135 st Do Bristol& Birm., 6p. c lOO 1 136 at Do 41 per cent. redeem lOO 97 94 at Do 41 per cent. irredeem lOO 97 92 at Du Leicester & chn, 4 p.c lOO 89 91 at North British, 5 p.c. No. 1 at Do E. &U.4p.c. S. & D lOO st Do N. 8., N 0.2, 5 per cen.t lOO at Do Border Union, 51 p.c lOO st N.-Eastern—Cons. 4 p.c lOO 86 88 at Do 41 per cent. redeem.— 100 95 97 at Do U N.E. 4 per cent., lOO 17 Do Berwick capital 813.4, 25 Do York, U. &S. purchase lO 10 101 at Do Stektu & Drling. A 5 p.c lOO 108 11U st Du \V, Hartlepool 11. and It lOO 87 80 20 North Staffordshire 10s S. Devon Annuities, 1 a all 91 10/ 10s Do Tavistock Anns., 103 all 910 103 Do Fixed 41 per cent all 8 9 40.9. S. East. (Read. Aims., 10 6) all 22 23 st 41 per cent * st Do Fixed 41 per cent lOO •.• ••• st Taff Vale No. I 100 145 150 at Waterford & Kilkenny, 6pc 100 41 43 RAILWAYS.-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOOKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. at Caledonian 41 p c gua. at Do Scot. Ceu. min. 7p c lOO at Do 41 p irredeem all at Do 4p c con., issued at SO 65 at Great Eastern 41 per cent. 100 st Do 5 do, 1862 lOO at Do New 5 do, 1863 lOO st Do do 5 do, 1864 lOO at Great Northern, 5p c irred lOO at Do Permanent 5 per cent lOO at Do Boston &Sleafd, 41 pc 100 st Great West., W. 5p c 100 at Do Joint I.erpe. 5 p c,1865 100 at Do do 6p c irred., 1866 100 20 Do Vale N eath perp. 5p c all at 'Kent Coast, 6 per cent, )3 lOO b Lane. and York. New 41 per cent till July, 1871 2 st Lond., Brig., &c., 41 pc, 1858 100 at Do do 4 do, 1860 100 at 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 at Do No. 7 sdo st Loud , Chat., &c., 2d, 6 p.c at Do Metrop. Ex., B 6 p.c Do do C 6 p.c 100 at Loudon& N. Western, 5p c 100 at London& S. Western, 41 p c 1 00 10 Dian. chef. & Lin., 5 pc, 1865 all st Metropolitan 5 per cent ,t Midland, A 5 per cent pref lOO at Do 13 5 do 100 18 Do 5 p c opt. to cony, to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1869 all 18 Do Inconv. New Shares 16 A 88 2 1 tt t 2 Nort h pup ' oo : N S t ixo : B . tB 1 0 1: ci t g. ei : Su s : h a p e p . N ; e 3 a r o n r iE n. cent et l e i en a d t n t 02 p,: d. . 1. lc.' Old. ( 88 1 .. 6.6 .21 1. 1 11 0 10000 0080 st Do E., P., &Dun., 28, 4pc 100 N. r D cent . 1 0 0 0 0 at Do E. &(4 No. 3, 5 p.c 100 st st Do E. &G., ordiry) 41 p c 100 at r cent 5 per cent) st North Staffordshire 5p c lOO at Do Northst 1C )(rmot North S xL , o a c:ll; o r & u n D 4 4 l a t , r p t Oh Cross) 1863 100 st Do sdo ( . 100 st Do 5 do, 1804 st Victoria St. &Pimlico, 41 pc 100 s o t South Eastern, 5 41 p d c o , 1 8 8 6 59 1 Log 77 81 87 YO 83 YO 84 83 86 90 88 n 104 106 101 201 I I 105 111) 94 96 S tit 10i 110 108 110 11 lip IP 1 lip 55 g ;'; 97 p 9 111 11S 102 104 ItAILWAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED BENTALSJ t,3 yg at Birkenhead lOO 100 Do. 44 per cent. P refer all 101 103 at Buckinghamshire lOO 92 at Chester and Holyhead lOO 54 at Do. s' i per cent. et Do. 5 do. at Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO at Colchester Stour Valley at East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lOO 133 135 1 95 20 Gloster and Dean Forest all Gt. Easn., Newm., &c., 5 p.-e lOO a Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 6) 72 at Do.do.Woodbrg.Ex., do. 100 69' 72 at Gt. West, W. Mid., Here! 10U 95 97 50 Hull and Selby ............... all 109 111 st Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 214 22J at London and Blackivall lOO 9c) 98 97i 7 st Do. 41 per ce nt lOO at Loudon, Gnat., &c., 41 p c lOO m at Do. Coin. Fund, sdo 100 „. at Loudon and Greenwich at Do. do. Preference lOO at London, Tilbury, & South 100 78 t 6 at Lowestoft, gua 4 per cent lOO 70 9 , at Do. do. 6 do. 51 Manch., Buxton, & Matlk all 5 54 at idland, Bradford, Pref lOO 93 9 , 5 * " 10 Mid Kent Cray L ine) 50 Nurtherut East , 5 per cent all 58 68 su Do. do. 6 do. all st N. Eastern _Hartlepool at N.West. A perp. prof, sp. c lOO 10.. 110 at Do B miuirnum 1-4. p.c lth) it ottin,g. & Uranth. lt. & C lOO 92 25 Preston and 1.1 yro ... Royston, Hitch., and Shep lOO 133 1 44 at Shrewsbury and Hereford 100 133 135 10 Do do 3 2 4 2 p at S. Yorksh. and R iver Dun 100 98 199 st Do 4 per cent gua lO . 79 81 at Do 5 do st Viet. Station and Pimlico lOO 175 180 at West Cornwall 20 West Loudon, Class A all 14 H 20 Do do B all 20 do C all st Weymouth and Portland lOO .„- at Wilts and Somerset 61 71 DOCKS. st East and West India lOO 117 119 Et London and St. Katherine 100 49 5t 100 VoLeb. stock, 4 per cent all ... ... Millwall Freehold Land st Dock lOO 31 32 321 st Southampton lOO 71 7d st S urrey Commercial MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-American Tel., lim all 221 221 221 1 10 Anglo-Mediter. Tel., Rm.— 10 144 141 in 1- 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 151 164 st Atlantic Telegraph lO 37 39 st Do. 8 per cent. lOO 85 93 25 Australian Agricultural 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finaace, lim. 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lim V 7 6d 10 Berlin Water Works, lim all 131 14f 10 Do. New 6 3 54 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lim. 5 Bombay Gas, lira. 5 Do. New 4 1/ ld 53 British American Land 44 16 18 st B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lim lOO 166 171 1771 20 British Indian Tea, lim all 2 3 20 British Ship Owners 7l 29 Canada Company all 64 66 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lim 2l 21 11d 20 Ceylon Company, lira. 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lim 5 41 31 25 City of London Real Pro perty, litn 8 41 ald 30 City of Milan Improv. lim all s 10 25 City of Moscow Gas, lim all 2 3 60 City Offices, lim 25 231 21,1 50 Colonial, lim. Do. ... 60 Commercial Union (Assur) 6 I ip 10 Company of African Mer chants, lim 20 Continental Union Gas, lim all 13 19 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 71 per cent. 100 Corporation of London Bonds, 1877, 41 per cent. all 104 105 100 Do. 1879, 41 per cent. all 1041 1051 100 Do. 1882, 4t per cent. all 1031 1011 10 Credit Fon. of England, lim. all 21 21 50 Credit Fon.of Mauritius lim lO 31 24d st Crystal Palace lOO 19 21 2. / st Do. Preference lOO 944 99 96 st Do. 6p. c Peipetual Deb lO9 105 10, 20 Darjeeling, lim. ••• • I 0 Eastern Assam, lim. 6l ... ...d 50 East Indian Land Credit .. and Finance , line. 20 East India Irriga, & Canal all 17 18 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lira 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy Guts. by Egypt. Gov . all 92 93 L s 20 Egyptian Com. & Traci. lim. 6 41 4d at Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 241 246 10 Do. New 8 10 12p 3 Eng. & Austral. Copper, Hui 21 15 English and Foreign Credit 71 6 4 1 100 Eng. and Scot. Marine, lint 8 10 Fairbairn Engineering 5 11 lid 20 Fore-streetWarehouse,lim l2 pr 1p 121 100 For. & Col. Goy. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at £B5 all 86 88 50 Gellivara, lim 2O 10 General Credit & Die., lim. 71 li 1; 15 General Steam Navigation 14 28 29 50 Hoot & Col Marino In. Una 5 41 31d 10 Hong Kong and China Gas all ... 20 Hudson's Bay all 131 131 134 20 Imperial Laud Co. of lim. 25 Indo-European Tel., Rm. 10 ••• 20 Intorna. Financial Soc. lim. 5 1 1 ! 1 , 20 Interns. Land Credit, lim. 6 6 1; , 50 Italian Land....... 5 11 ; " 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all 3 4 4 100 Do. 6p. c. Bds., redeem 1870, issued 20 all 63 63 50 Land Securities, li m 5 31 ga 25 London African Trading._ 10 7 5,1 25 Lon. & Caled. Marine, lim. 6 ••• 10 London County Land and Building, lim. 5 Loud. Provinci a l Tel. • lint all 31 3 4; 4 1 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent. all . 11 3 , 50 Lond. Financial A sso., lim 30 23 221 9 t 4 Lo nd.Gen.Omnibus.Ce.lim. all 14 2 60 Lond. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, lima 20 Lond. & Provincial Marine : 2 ld pr at Madras Irriga. & Canl. Gua. bp.c. by India Gov, lOO 104 105 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, 1im...... . 10 Mediterra. Ext en. Tel.,. lim all 4 4/ 50 Merchant Shipping lim. all 32 37 60 Millwall Iron Works, lim. 121 ••• "' 10 Natal Land and Colonisa tion Co., lim. .. 9 3 5 215 25 National Discount ... lint 5 111 lit 25 National Pro v . Marine,: Rm. 4 4 3(i i 10 National St eam Ship, lint, all 81 ,•' „1 20 Nerbudda Co a l & Iron, lira. 6 4 "" 10 New Consolidated Die. lint. 3 11 Id ew Quebrada, Urn .. . .... 4.4.0 4 1 3 4 25 New Zealand L oan & . Mer cantile Agency,lim 2l 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, lim. ......... . 10 Northern Assam Tea, lim 5 7 . 5 10 Do. B 1 1 .......... . - at North Brit. Austral, lOO 47 52 50 North Brit. & Merca:n. In 6l 19 20 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 5 144 15 50 Oriental Financial, lim 5 Oriental Gas, Rm. 5 Do. New •.... 1 iP 10 Otago and Southland 111 vestment, Jim............ 2 11) 5 Ottoman Ga s, lim ........ 10 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian R. Mail lint all 1 1 1 5 Do do. st Peel R. Land & Minerl lint 100 34 3 50 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all 48 5J 481 50 Do. New 1867 lO 21 11d 25 Reuter's Telegram 50 Rhymney Iron lb Do. New 11 5 1 6 City Ira_ a 25 Rio de Janeiro City Im.,lina. all 17 18 20 Do. Gas, lim all 231 241 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 43 45 40 1 st Scottish Aust. Invest., Um lOO 75 85 at Do. 6p. c. Guar. Pref. 100 ••• 20 Socidtd Fin. d'Egypte, lim. 10 20 Societ6 Gen.de l'Empire Ot. 8 3 •4 P 50 S. African Mort. & Inv. lint. lim 6 ••• '" 25 South Australian Land : all 35 1 36 1 at Submarine Telegraph Do. Scrip all 11 20 Telegraph Con. & M a i n.,l i m a ll 181 19 18 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lim 2 21 24 20 Trinidad Petroleum, lim B4 ••• ••• 10 Trust & Agency of A us., li m 1 1P 10 Do do. do. all 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. Canada 6 id p 50 Union Marine L'pool, Um 5 4 41p 20 Union Steam Ship, lim all 22 24 16 United Discount Corp., lint 6 nd p SU. Kingdom Tel. Co., lint all 5-E 64 Do. 10 per cent. Pref all al 34 20 Universal Marine (In.), Jim 5 1 lip 10 Upper Assam Tea, lim all 2 1 31 30 Van Dieman's Land 2Bl 7 a 00 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. (Mortgage) Loan all 76 79 781 50 Warrant Finance, lint. l2 12 105 50 West India and Pacific Steam, lim 2O 21 11 20 West London Wharves and 10 Warehouses COLONIAL GOVELINMSNT BILCURITII66 British Columbia, 6 per 100 Do. 1895.. lOO _ Can.Gov.6p.c..lBl)..**July 1877-84 Do. 6p. a. Feb. & Aug lOO It 6 14,8 Do. sp. 0. Mar. & Sept lOO It 4 1 , 6 Do. sp, a. Jan. .8 July lOO 93 94 96} 9 Do. sp. C. Inscribed at lOO 90 92 Cape (*.Hope, 6 p.c.1873 lO6 102 104 D0.Ap1.&061 1800-1900 lOO 111 113 Do. do 1810-90 lOO 107 tog Do. Jan.&Jnly, 1191 ...• 100 108 lie Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1000 ...... . 100 100 102 Ceylon, Nov 1878, 6 p.v lOO 108 no Do. 1872, do lOO 103 107 S Mauritius, 6 p. o, 1873, Jan. and July Do. Ib7B Do. 18/12, 3lay sod Nov... 1 0 106 furl 1) 0.1895, Feb. lz Aue.... to igo Ik3 M....bourn C.)rporatn 6 per (ant...... 1 0 100 100 N.11.G0v.6 p.o.Ja.&July.. 100 102 194 Natal 6 p Apl & Oct... 10) _ ^ Do 6p c. 11.1 & N0v..... 1 0 1 6 109 107 N. S. W. a ire. '7l to '73.. luu gg - Do. 5 p.c. 1 888 to 1b96.. 1)0 19 1.8 Do. 5 p.c. rd.'67 to '71.. N.Zealand, 6p. ct. 1891.. ICO Do. 5 per cent.... ..... ICO DoJan,Apq,July, 0 t... 100 974 98j Do 6p c. Mar & Sept '91.. 100 108 110 - Do June .8 Dec , 1 , 91 .... ICO 108 113 •—• Do fruit. l At.celd. - !co —t bcrie. 1& 2, 1596 ) Nova Scotia 6p. and Jnly, 1875 - 1:0 Queensind. p. C. 'B:4 lOO 1f.5; 106 103 isit „.... --Do. 6 p --- Do. co. 2 .. 100 108 110 Do rd. 1191 ...• 103 107 108 - Victoria 9 p.c. 100 211 _11) Extretuo W E. Loc N.N.W. c. o. N.W. o. W.S.W.' r.o N.N.W. c ro S. S. W. r. N. E. N. N. E W.B. W. N. W. S.W. W. S.W. SAY. W. S. W. S. W. S.IV. s.w. s. W. IV. s. W. , o.cb c f.lO 39, 0.c.'0•07i r.c. o'4ll o.rc 0'27 r.c.•o'ol 0.f.;0'02 c. 0 c. I'ol m. 20'60r. 29'62r. 2,ir6lr. 29'58r. 29'49r. 29'35r. 2.9'62r. 29'63r. 29'56r. 29'5,9r. 29'65r. 29'64r. 29 . 67 r. 29'69r. 29 67r. 22134 r. 29'53r. 29'53r. 2918 r. 29'79r. 29'34r. 30'06r. N. N. N. E. W .B.IY. E. ' N. N. NV. E. N. E. N. N . W. W. N. NV. j SI.W. W. I W. N. W. W. N W. I W. W. N. W. W. N. W. W. S. W. W. S. W. Tuesday, Feb. 2, 8 a.m. Nairn Aberdeen Leith Shields .. Scarborough Yarmouth.. Helder Cux haven :And macs A ril r Oxman .. Crcen castle Holyhead • Liver pool Valentia : : Cape Clear.. Roches Pt. Penzance . Plymouth .. Weymouth Portsm euth London CpeCiris NeX Brest L'Orie nt Roch e fort Blarr its Corunna Brussels,,, Paris Strasbourg. ' Toulon lon . •:: I 29 7 96 f. Heart's Con tent (9 km . local time) EXPLANATION Barometer corrected and reduced to 32 deg. at sea level. The letter r, rising ; f, falling ; s, steady—indicates direction of motion of the mercury within last 14 hours. Thermometer exposed in shade. /Extreme Foree with its Direction during last 24 hours. Z.—calm. Weather : b.—blue sky ; e.—clouds, detached ; f.- fog ; h.—hall ; I.—lightning ; in.—misty. hazy ; O.—overcast, dull ; r.— rain ; B.—snow ; I.—thunder. Rain-fall, snow or hail (melted) during last 24 hours. Sea disturbance. REMARKS. During the past twenty-four hours pressure has increased generally, and to a remarkable amount in the north and west of our islands. The readings in the north of Scotland are almost an inch higher than they were yesterday, but the rise is only about three-tenths at Yarmouth. Pressure is generally uniform, but higher in the S. W. of France than elsewhere. Thrs increase of pressure has been•accom, panied by a general fall in temperature ; also greatest in the north (11 deg. at Nairn). The gales of the past few days have now dis appeared from our own coasts, and moderate north-easterly wind exist at all northern stations. In the southern part of the kingdom light W.N.W. winds are reported, but strong S.W. winds continuesin the Bay of Biscay. Rain has again been general, but not very heavy. The sky continues overcast, with fog and mist in places ; and the sea is moderate. The sudden oscillations of pressure and temperature seem to indicate that the weather is very unsettled. The funeral of Miss Nell) , Moore took place at Brompton Cemetery on Monday morning. The Irish Times says it has been definitely arranged that the Princo and Princess of Wales will visit Ireland during the ensuing spring. The statement made by some of the papers that it is settled that the Easter volunteer review is not to be held at Portsmouth this year is premature, as the sub-committee have not yet made their report to the general committee of commanding officers. A gang of thieves broke into a silver plate manu factory at Sheffield on Saturday, and stole 150 ounces of silver. The burglars distinguished the silver from the plated goods with great accuracy, in no case removing any of the latter. Two young men, named Doyle, buyers for a com mercial house in an Iri•h country town, have been sent for trial by the Dublin magistrates for uttering seditious language in the canteen of the constabulary depot of the Phoenix Park. They were admitted to bail in their own recogn!z ances of £lOO each, with two suretLe in £3O. Mr. Muir, formerly merchant iu Glasgow, has left £15,000 for the poor of the town. This money is divided into four funds; but Mr. Muir makes an eminently Presby terian reservaticn. Ile provides that no Papist, no Puseyito, noTractarian, no Socinian, no Arian, nor any man who is known to defend or to propagate the principles of these sects, shall be allowed to be a director or trustee. Four men received severe injuries on Saturday by the giving way of the foundations of a building in the unslut-road, Leeds. he heavy rain ~f the last few days is suppos(A to have weak, n d the foundath.n, and the building full, l toying in the ruins the nu.n who were en gaged working at the time. On Saturday a green flag, with a harp and with ou:, a crown, the Fenian flag in fact, was hoibtod at Kings town above a new building. The police inteifered, and ordered the flag to be taken down, but the workmen de clined to lower it. The foreman of the works was compelled to remove it himself. The Bishop of Salisbury still remains very ill. On Saturday last the right rev. prelate was removed to his brother's residence in Grosvenor-street. Yesterday the fol lowing bulletin was made public to his friends:—" Tht Bishop of Salisbury is going on well, but the doctors do not wish him to see anybody for the next two or three clam" THE BANKRUPTCY AMENDMENT ACT, 1863.—NoncE Is HEREBY GIVEN, That JOHN SAMUEL BEALE, of 19, Porteous-road, Paddington, in the County of Middlesex, Surgeon, has left in the Office of the Chief Registrar of the Court of Bankruptcy, Quality Court, Chancery-lane, Lon don, a list of his Debts and Liabilities and statement of his property and credits as required by the Bankruptcy Amendment Act, 1863. Dated this 2d day of February, 1869. J. ABLETT, 65, Cambridge-terrace, Hyde-park, W., Solicitor for the person registering the Deed. D EDITION, NOTICE,. The Third Edito❑ of " The Sun" of last Evening was published in tuna for delivery in town at 7.15 p.m. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLoci. THE CASE OF OVEREND, GURNEY, AND CO. The Grand Jury this afternoon, at the Old Bailey, entered on the consideration of the indict ment against the defendants in this case. Mr. Lewis stated the case, and the witnesses having been examined, the grand jury found a true bill against the whole of the defendants. The trial will therefore take place at the Court of Queen's Bench at Westminster before a special jury. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE —This Day SUDBURY RACES—THis DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) TRIAL STAKES. Colonel P Sweet Boy Four ran. SUDBURY HANDICAP. Nannie.. Poleaxe Vision Seven ran. Winner objected to. TWO -YR-OLD STAKES. Mousetrap _ Ilyn d h ope Candour Four ran. VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—Tins DAY. LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP. 100 to 8 agst Typhoeus (taken and offered) 100 to 6 agst Lady Coventry (taken;and offered) 20 to 1 agst Sileans (taken and offered) 33 to 1 agst Bessie Dixon (taken) LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL. 12 to 1 agst The Colonel (taken) 1000 to 70 agst Fan (offered) 20 to 1 Harcourt (offered, take 25 to 1) 25 to 1 agst Huntsman's Daughter (taken) 25 to 1 agst Tathwell (offered) 30 to 1 agst Juryman (taken) 1000 to 30 agst Lamb (offered) 40 to 1 agst Nun (taken) 40 to 1 agst Guy of Warwick (taken) 40 to . 1 agst Alcibiade (taken) 1000 to 20 agst Dick Turpiu (taken and offered) 1000 to 15 agst Pensioner (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Brick (offered) 1000 to 10 agst Bristles (taken) 100 Y to 20 agst Planet (Offered) CHESTER, CUP. 10 to 1 agst Paul Jones (taken and offered) 1000 to 80 agst Palmer (offered—take 14 to 1) DERBY. sto 1 agst Pero Gomez (offered—take 11 to 2) 7to 1 agst Belladruin (offered) BENTINCK CLUB.—Tins DAY. SUDBURY TRIAL STAKES. 3 to 1 agst Little Coates (taken) 3to 1 agst Sweet Boy (taken) SUDBURY HANDICAP. 3 to 1 agst Poleaxe (taken) LINCOLN HANDICAP. 15 to 1 agst Typho3us (offered) 100 to 7 agst Syeee (taken) CHESTER CUP. 100 to 5 agst St Mungo (taken) LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL. 22 to 1 agst Sultan (taken and offered) 50 to 1 agst Guy of Warwick (taken) LuNDON GAZETTE-THIS EVENING, --o FOREIGN-OFFICE. FEB. 2. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. C. Ferro to be Consul at Valetta, Malta, for the North Ger man Confederation. The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Doctor .Alejandro F. Wallet' to be Consul at Demerara for the United States of Venezuela. WHITEHALL, JAN. 30. The Queen has been pleased to order a conga d'elire to the Dean and Chapter of the Cathedral Church of Lincoln, empowering them to elect a Bishop of that See, the same being void by the translation of the Bight Rev. Father in God Doctor John Jackeon, late Bishop thereof, to the See of Loudon; and her Majesty has also been pleased to re commend to the said Dean and C hapter Christopher Words worth, D.D., to be by them elected Bishop of the said See of Lincoln. WHITEHALL, FEB. 1. The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Right Hon. Henry Austin Bruce, being one of her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, an Ecclesiastical Commissioner for England. The Queen has beon pleased to appoint Thomas Dyke Acland, Esq , t 3 be Second Church Estate Commissioner, in the room of the Right Hon. John Robert Mowbray, re signed. rho Queen has been pleased, on the recommendation of the Speaker, to appoint, by Warrant under her Royal Sign Manual, Reginald Francis Douce Palgrave, Esq., to be Second Clerk Assistant of the House of Commons, in the room of Henry Ley, Esq., resigned. WAR-OFFICE, PALL MALL, FEB. 2. 7th Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Cornet Croxton Scutt Johnson to be Lieutenant, Gentleman Cadet William W. Weston to be Cornet. 2d Dragoons —Major Andrew Nugent to be Lieutenant.. Colonel, Captain Lenox Prendergast to be Major, Lieutenant Thomas Hunt to be Captain, Cornet Edward George Moore Donnithorne to be Lieutenant, the lion. Walter P. Alexander to be Cornet. 21st Hussars—Gentleman 'Cadet Frederick Hutchinson Haynes, from the Royal Military College, to be Cornet ; Gentleman Cadel John F. D. Fordyce to be Cornet. Royal Regiment of Artillery—Second Captain Thos. Carr Fletcher, to be Adjutant. Corps of Royal Engineers—Lieut.-Col. Edward J. Lake, C. 5.1., to be Colonel ; Second Captain .liapier G. Stud to be Second Captain. 2d Foot—Lieutenant Edward St. John to be Captain; Ensign Arthur Thomas Fisher to be Lieutenant ; En sign Edwards Werge to be Ensign ; Gentleman Cadet John Dickson to be Ensign. sth Foot—Ensigns Josiah William Pearse-Hobbs, Fre derick Talbot Goodridge, and Thomas Arthur Campion to be Lieutenants. 11th Foot—Lieutenant John R. Kelsall to be Captain ; Ensigns John William O'Callaghan, Martin Nepean Gubbins, Edward William Scott, and Charles William Richard Mansergh to be Lieutenants. 12th Foot—Lieutenant Simon Bagge Triphook to be Adjutant. 18th Foot—Quartermaster-Sergeant Thomas O'Hora to be Quartermaster. 19th Foot—Gentleman Cadet George Henry Ashiogton Christopher to be Ensign. 28th Foot—Ensign John Henry F. Jacson to be Ensign. 44th Foot Gentleman Cadet Seton Churchill to be Ensign. 52d Foot—Ensign Evelyn Broomfield Poclslington to be Lieutenant; Alfred William Maitland Fitzßoy, Gent., to be Ensign. 60th Foot— Captain Edward Bowles to be Major; Lieut. George Hewitt Trottman to be Captain ; Ensign J ames Nugent Blackwood Price to be Lieutenant; Ensign Charles Holled Smith to be Lieutenant; Ensign Walter Henry Holbech to be Ensign; Gentleman Cadet Wtn. Sturrock Anderson to bo Ensign. 97th Foot--Gentleman Cadet Reginald Robert Lousada, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign. COURSE OF EXCHANGE-1 his Evening. Amsterdam Short ... 12 1}: ... 12 0 Do Rotterdam ... -• ... 12 1 ... 12 ii Antwerp - ••• 25 3o ... 25 40 Brussels Harnburgh — ... 13 10 ... 13 101 Paris Ditto ... Marseilles ... 25 32} ... 25 37} Frankfort-on-the-Main ... 1191 ... 120} Vienna ... 12 • 25 ... 12 32i Trieste ... 12 25 ... 12 32 Petersburg ... :Ai ... 311- Copenhagen.. ....... 9 20 ... 9 24 Berlin Madrid.. Cadiz ... 47i ... 48 Leghorn .. 4S f ... 48 M ... 26 72,- ... 27 0 ilan . - ... 2i; 90 ... 27 0 Genoa Naples ... Palermo 26 90 ... 27 0 ... 26 90 ... /7 0 Messina Lisbon 3. Oporto 54 -9 521 521- Rio Janeiro ••• ••• New York INTERNATIONAL POSTAGE STAMPS.—It is stated that a proposition has been made which, in all probability, will be accepted, that all the European Governments who have signed the International Currency Convention shall also adopt international postage stamps. I 0 T.L. to 9 ;0'27 4 u*l3 3 1019- 'o'44, 5 ,61'071 3 !0. 0 31 0 48' 0'09! o'sol ;o'l2,