The Sun. — London, England, 1869-05-13 00:00:00

- r. Chit. ay 12. Leopold gentle ce at a trifling 3 ho attri- t" when .I.ayor of tal man- itteu 7 simple manner ksirc,:; to on my :st if laugh ye mad() ; matter .—I am, uUIRE. mail-cart -2 , mploy of eral Post- o a horse, iau Leslie 'at on the 1, No. 23, ;rent pain; Jon-nation ninials. Preven the stablo mail carts aDd art ou the Er. Cherry horse w 221 legs. d, a half" rliyucoUrt moport y of to to Lord ing he WO which wee iman, 30 3° to the pfi" dous i ng to lad been n after the that he had 3 took the Tool, Car' yesterdq• )ur months g.— A bop, dauiag" stable gil l ' b e preseilt him 2s• 6,1 Drscol;r o ad 24 yo rs iters, were oiniug an ements an ti he houFt of Step Len ice-court. • • stet.' rs, e its and tea, tired police 3 Treasury .sciibed Old r o f phl , t er ; had begin Ther , plaster of brush°3] 4 , g ets a. ;, and var i : tso moo) . rho Wag 3n to be terrl aso agaio 3 base tnea 4 ith 1 1, g; t ° , os ed to the 0 &LW trO-Pl3ti°s tban-l-P l l l i t last, t t until use, TeSl' close b 5• t BITIOY• bition. o Cambriclel rt l/ :en d marks. the v% rli the o° 4 F. MeY r ' ;nOr b. s av „, irate WV' b o , ke late jec :o , by the 01 . eir reclil e° electioo o f s her rig ht to t expec t 0 th the C b :e it sted in iers in Go°. t pper pa St frp tho - n• his D i"e ie the rive : se ,0 sq uall, tie d t near res° e° • bodies be 00. last.vielt Day. nded, XON E Y - MARK ET. AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CnocK. Consols are 9.2 i 1 Y for money; ditto, for Ac count, 941 3 ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 91i k ; New Three per Cents, 91 ; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, —; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, —; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., Indi a St oc k , 10i per C en t., Ap r il, 1874, —; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1141 k ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 100 i ; ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Ccut., 91 ; ditto Bonds £l,OOO, 3 prem. The weekly meeting of the Bank directors has passed off and ll'J altetatiou in the official rate of discount made. In the Foreign Maiket stocks are dull, with the exception of :Mexican Bonds, which are -I higher, 124 13. Ira Han Five p:•r Cents. and Turkish Five per Cent. Bonds have receded 1, to 56 56 and 421 421 respectively. New Spanish Turee per Cents. have declined 3-16, to 28i 28t, and Greek Bonds are 4 lower, at IV The Honduras Loan is steady at 82 to 84 ex coupon. In the Railway market Great Western are Great Eastern, Great Northern 4, ditto AI, Lancashire Metropolitan 4, Midland /, and North British lowcr ; but Brightous and North Westerns are higher. 'The prices are as follows :—Caledonian, 774 to 8 ; Great Western, 47i ; Great Eastern, 371 . ; Great Northern, 10.54 to 106 ; ditto (A), 106 to 7 ; Lancashire, 122 to ; Metropolitan, 101 f to : ditto Extension, 97 to 9 ; Midland, 111 to 4 ; Sheffield, 53 to ; Brighton, 46 to 4 ; North Bri tish, 334 to 4 ; Noah Western, 115 to 4 ; North Eastern, 103 to 4 ; South Eastern, 75 to 4; Chatham and Dover, 165 to 4. American Ten-Forty Bonds have improved 4, to 71- 72. The Five-Twenties and Bonds of 1865 have declined about I, to 78i 79, and 76i 76i respectively. Eries are in demand, at a rise Of 2-1 per cent., the quotation now being 21 214. Illinois Centrals have declined t 3 954 951. Atlantic Telegraph Original Stock is 23 24, the Eight per Cent. Preference Shares arc 3i 3i, and Anglo-American Telegraph Shares, 22i 224. In Miscellaneous and Banking Shares prices are as quoted yesterday. The annual general meeting of the shareholders in the National Provincial Bank was held to-day. A dividend was declared for the half-year, which, including bonus, was at the rate of 21 per cent. per annum. The sum of £121,000 in gold was taken to the Bank yesterday, and 10,000 sovereigns were with drawn for India. The transactions of the week since the last return have resulted on balance in an influx of £53,000. The Copernicus, from the River Plate, has brought £6,5b0. The Bank of Holland has yesterday raised its rate of discount from 3 to 3{ per cent. It appears that owing to the extraordinary infla tion of the American import trade the Customs' re ceipts for the fiscal year, ending the 30th of June, are expected to be the largest on reccrd. It is thought they may reach £40,000,000, or about four millions in excess of the estimates. At the same time the internal revenue receipts are likely to reach £30,000,000, or £32,000,000, which will be fully up to the most sanguine anticipations. Rumours having been circulated that large em bezzlements have been committed by a clerk ia London private bank, it may be as well to mention that the firm referred to is that of Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smiths, and that the amount is be lieved to be about £15,000. It is said that the de falcations have been going on for three years. Advices from Manchester announces the failure oftri A d l g r , C. B e nnington, manufacturer, of Audley with liabilities estimated at about £9,000. Au extraordivary general meeting of the Gale 11°Dian Railway C o mpany is called for the 21st 4141- '1 at Glasgow, " fur the purpose, if thought expedient, of appointing . , a committee of share holders to aid the directors in endeavouring to "tile difftreaces with the North Bridsh Railway Company," The annual meeting of proprietors of the Loudon iktnk is convened for the 31st inst. The French Atlantic cal.le is now completed with t he exception of about 170 wiles, and the whole wil l he ready in the course of next week. it iz arra nged, therefore, that the Great EAsteru with the attendant vessels shall leave Saeeruess on the 10 th of June, calling to coal at Portland, whence s he will proceed to Brest, where she is expected to arrive on the 20th. From Brest she will im utediately start for St. Pierre off Newfoundland, while two other shii s will sail for St. Pierre direct to lay the portion of the line between Sc. Pierre and Duxbury, Massachu,etts. The laud line from s u xbury to N ew Y or k i s a l rea d y i n cours e o f con ruction. Railway traffic returns show an increase in Mid land of £5 2 369 ; and in London and North-Wes tern o f £4,016. The traffic of the Great Western shows an increase of £370. The traffic of the London and South Western exhibits an increase of £lO3. The return of the Great Northern Rail way exhibits a decrease of £1,549. In the case of the G reat Eastern the increase is £1,075. The re turn of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway exhibits e. decrease of £24. The receipts of the Metropolitan Extension of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway show an increase of £54. Messrs. J. Morgan and Co. notify that the Scrip Certificates for the Bonds of the New Spanish Loan will be delivered on and after the 18th inst., in - ex- Change for the receipts held by the allottees. At the meeting of Liebig's Extract of Meat Corn 13"Y a dividend was declared of 6 per cent., together with a bonus of ss. 6d. per share, both free of income-tax. A meeting of the crelitors of Mr. Charles Ben ington, manufacturer, of Audley Bridge, near -Blackburn, has been held. The liabilities were stated to amount to £9,200, and the assets to £7,246. A proposal to pay 10s. in the pound in two instalm_nts was made, but declined. The report of the Land Mortgage Bank of India (Limited), to be presented on the 21st instant, states that, although on this occasion the profit and loss account shows a balance of only £l,lOB, the position of the bank has materially improved, and that its progress towards a more sound condition, although gradual, has been decided and substantial. They state also that no call will be necessary during the present or ensuing year. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT i UNDE. i I 8 pe r C ent. C onso l s Ditto fur Account, $ per C en t. R e d uce d 9ll ± New 3 per Cent D ere 21 p er C ent. J au. 1 8 9 4 8 7 3 A.tviiiities, 30 Trs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Do. for 3u yrs expire sth April 1885 — Do (Red Sea Televaph), Aug., 11108 — Exchequr4 Bills, .£l,OOO, 2i 21 per Ct — Do £5OO Bank of E n Do. 4100 & .C.:00 — gland Stock, 4f per Cent Do. opening — Ca nada 4 per Cont. Bonds — Inter -Colonial Cinnium INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India Stock, 10i per Cent., April 1874.,. Do. Op en i ng, for Account - • Do. 5 per cent. July, 1880 - Do. I pet- Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates Do. Enfaced Pape, 4 por Cent....„ 9l Do. 5 per Cert., Jan. 1872 , ..... D. 5} Per Cz n t. M ay 1879 — D. 5 per Cent., Rup. Dob. 1872 — Do do 1877 — Do. do. 1882 — D.. Deb., 5 per Cent Aug. 1873 Do .1 Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO Do. under £l.OOO FOREIGN FUNDS —CLOSING PRICES. Argentine Republic, t; per Cent ... . lour,Do- Scrip £45 paid .. ian Bonds 5 per cent Do. 1859 ' Brazilian 5 ter Cent — V 2 3. 4 ; Per Cent. 1852 0. do. 1858 e, d o. 186' D °. do., 18';3 Do. 5 ~ per Cent. , 1865 ,Do Ac count ........ . .......................... .or,ellos Ayres 6 per Cent. . -7 C 6 Per Cent. ........ t.? 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.).--. .-- - - I") -. OaMan 6 per Cent — Flo. 44 per Cent. - - Do. 3 p'ir Cent:, - o. 6 per cert. 18'67 ;o. 7 per Cent., 1666 lo :ibuot, 6 per Cent. Dan `3n. 3 por Cent., 1825........ Dan scian Principalities, 7 per Cent — Do 8 per Cent., 1867 — Equador Now Consolidated, 1 per Cent. E;yitian, 7 per Cent — Du Secoed Issue — Do. £sot. Bonds Do. £lOO Bonds Do. 1864 • •••• -- Do. -Account Do. 1500 Bonds Do. fltle Bonds English Serip,ZlB6B 7 si i Do do. £l3 pd — dis Government liAilway Debentures Greex 5 per Ctnt., 1824 5, ex Coups — Do. Acco unt Do. Coupons Do. Acc rant - ... 3.oaietteda 6 p er C ent .—.— Honduras CI ov Rail. Loan. 10 p. Ct., all fed 81 tt 'jai, 5 pet rt r t., l' 65 Do. Account .. — Do Axronitnatia Ilaiiway — o,exicar. 3 per Cent. Ditto for A c c ount Do. 1864 — Do g per Cont. Anglo-French onte . vidvai..; per Cent. -- ea. Ci ranada lsk 1i Do 3 per Con.. 3Si Do. Deferred .?er4 vita. 5 per Cent. 1865 •• Do Acco un t .. • .. 76 1 Do 4/ p er Cent. ( 171 : i .arren) "" — •••• Do 11 per Cent.. 1862 •• Do Account . PO ,- t.:guese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7,14;6( ,iy.' 341 Do. d o . 1P67 — Do. . do. Sc, ip, £2O paLl — ltissian 3 e ar Cent., 182 z, X St Do 11 per Cent, 18;0 Do 1/ per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do de, Scrip — pr. Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1e64, £lOO liondi.. ‘ 871 81 Do. du. £B4 15s. d 0... Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds BBl Do. do £B4 15s. do — Do Nicolas Railway — Sardinian 6 pir Cent — Spanish 3 per Con . ;01. Do. Account_ Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Deferred Do. Account. Do. Passive Do. Corn. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan Do Govedrno,ment, 1868 186 4 Do Turkish 6 pvr Cent. Do Accouut Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do Account Do .£lOO Bonds — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 65 6 Do Account Do 4101 1 Bonds 6B 61 Do 5 per Cent. 1865 42 i Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1860 — Do 1 por Cent., Guaranteed - Do Ladd Warrants (Hectares) Venezuela 3 per Cent. — Do. Acc.unt Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Dividends on the above payable in Loadon Austnan o per Cont. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 44 por cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 24 por Cent. Ex. 12 Gull, — Do. 4 per Cont. Certificates ..... B4. Do. Account tallith 5 per Oent. 1851, Es. 25f. Do Account s6} CLOSING PRICES. Oonso:s, Money 1)21 Do. Account, Juno 1 .. 928 3 MAIIKEI 8-2 /1/8 D.I Y. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. May 14.—Sales probably 8,000 hales.. The market very bteady. NATIONAL CHORAL SOCIETY. Last evening the members of this society, under the direction of Mr. G. W. Martin, gave a splen did performance of Handers magnificent oratorio " Israel iu ligppt." Mr. J. G. Boardman presided at the organ, and ,Miss Arabella Smyth, Miss Palmer, Madame Raby Barrett, and Mr. R Mason under took the chief vocal parts. The orchestra was full and efficient, and the choir consisted of 700 voices. " The Hailstone Chorus" and " The Lord is a man of war," which was sung by the gentlemen of the choir, were both warmly encored. All Mr. Mason's recitatives, especi.Xy " For the horse of Phataoh," were very effectively endered ; but in the air, " T,ie enemy said," he seemed t.) get nervous, and to this nervousness mast be attributed the fact that his rendering of this air was not in all respects satisfactory. Madame Barrett had very little to do, but that lit tle she did well. The chief weight of the performance therefore fed upon Miss Palmer and Miss Arabella Smyth, and they acquitted themselves of their task in an admirable manner. STATE OF IRA DE. MANCHESTER, Tuesday, May IL—The quiet state which has characterised this market for the last few days has continued to-day, but without any increase of depression, and, although lower prices have been taken than those which would have been accepted in the middle of last week, the facili ties for selling have been rather better than they were on Friday. In consequence of recent move ments in the money market last week, which gave rise to some anticipations that a further immediate advance in the Bank rate of interest might take place, this market assumed rather an irregular and uncertain appearance on Friday last, and very little business was the result. Yesterday, the feeling of uneasiness had somewhat abated, as the Bank directors met and separated without making any further advance. There was, however, no improve ment in the demand for either yarn or cloth worthy of being recorded. To-day the market has remained dull, and, although in some cases lower prices have been submitted to, a slightly more cheerful tone has prevailed. Buyers have made a few more in quirks, but they have not led to any important trans actions. Last week a moderate business was done in yarns suitable for China, which has con tributed to the steadiness of those yarns to-day, although spinners are more willing sellers tt•au they were last week. HUDDERSFIELD, Tueslay.—There has been an unusually small attendance of buyers in our mar ket to-day, and a very limited amount of business has been transacted in all departments. The de mand for light goods for the country trade has been much restricted of late by the continuance of cold weather. During the week business has been quiet in the merchants' warehouses here, few buyers from some whole ale houses having been in attend. 0 ante. The export trade also continues very quiet, and the demand for low woollens and unions is still very slow. Manufacturers of fira-class fancy trouseting s and coatings keep for the most part well only y lo b y e e e d n with v tl e i ry o 0 • orders f or w i nter goods. There has limited business doing in the local wool trade. In view of the current sales in Lindon, manufacturers operate with great caution. LEEDS, Tuesday. Busine.ss has been very quiet i m n m every a tdee wants.partuie n n o f thetrade, Colouredbuy e rs ii r il l only there m e wa e ti ng s only a moderate attendance of merchants. The articles principally looked up were meltons in the new styles and a few tweeds. Plain cloths of good quality were very slow of sale, as was also black unions and fancycoatings. In the white market there was a little business done in hair-lists. Donegals were also less in demand than has recently been the case. Rates were very irregular, and though stocks are not heavy, the tendency of prices are in favour of the purchaser. There are but few buyers in the town, and these evidently buy only from hand to mouth, or to supply themselves with samples of the articles likely to be in demand for the forthcoming seasons. A few meltons and tweeds in dark shades, changed hands. Fancy coatings and plain cloths of n t t h i r n o c u i d g e h n o t u . all t y t h e i n d t s t c r o i l c ) t s u ;t o t good tion. qu T al b i e ty n o lo n t ly hie w rs e of the mills o ini du e c . tion, and many a t i r u e u r e u t u o u r i e n s g t r s i h c o t r tprt We hear that the Prussian Government proposes to found at Yokohama, it Japan, a German hospital to re ceive invalids from European vessels. The project has been authorised by the local authorities in that country. DuriviLLE and, Co., Belfast, are the largest holders of Whisky in the world. Their Old Irish Whisky is re commended by the medical profession in preference to French Brandy. Supplied in casks and cases for home use or exports. tion. Quotations on application to •Dlessrs. Dunville•and Co.. Belfast; or 4, Beaufort-buiMings, Strand, L9udon, W.Q.--[4 4 1 - YertiSomont THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY 111 AV 13, 18 .9. SHARE LIST. )ILI)I`7,AILI dliaur,ts AND STOCKS. raid. Closing Ilualnest •nare itallwxya. .1710 e. aerie. et Bristol and Exeter ...... 103 77 79 81 Caledonian .......... 100 78 781 st Cumbrian... 20 Corn wall ..... st Dublin t Bellast June l OO 7/ 71) st Dun„l'ertholt Ab.Junc "400 70 72 2 , East London.... 40 Do 45 23 Do 10 at Glasgow &S. Western lOO e O7 9i it Great Eastern .. st Do. E. Aug]. No. 4 lOO ... ... at Great North o 1 Scotland lOO 15 6 at Great /Northern lOO 100 10 i 1051 St l)u. A 5101.5 ... 'CU :1:64 107 10, st Do. LI athei:... . ... et Gas. and W. 01 trelano.. Iv, 95 7 s 14 t. Western -Original.. It.o 41 I:i 474 • t Do. south Wales 84 Do. W. .11141.-0,40r0 lOO 25 27 at Do. Newport st LauessLint a, 1' orksnirk lOO 22 13 st Lou., iirigli...o S.Coast lOO 4G 4(1 48; 0. , 1)o Scrip .... .. at 1 ou., Chat., anu Dover lou 10 17 :01 it Do. Al etrOp. ./.x. A ltit. 0.. 11 /t 1.. u. 4. .wrIL A estero lOO 1144 181 .t Lon. 44 south Westei,• itt, 87 t.O 31 Mali., o 00., a Lincoln lit 521 .sil t .41.1 r , /, otl lOO 10 , 4 I'. st Du Extcusim .. .. 100 , 7 29 10 00. ../. ,-. t..t .. st lie (it:wit - an District. at , -Di 50 10 Metrop .t. John's 1, oo I 0 10 114 .11f 1111 st .Jo, dun - ob.& 1/a , v.- st N is iil British at 1.) , .. Ea., L'414.. & Dui,— it, st ' or. ?:astern-- Lk:mit:v... 100 U 3 It 4 25 Do. q. It puivi, ~. 16.1;. 1 st Do Leeds at Do York st Do Cara to .... st Do Sloe . A Varltu;. st North Loa ton . IOU 11) 121 10 Do mi.,' ,s/ 8 st North Staffordshire . . lOU 05 57 at North aud S.-W. Junction ;00 V.i 100 10 Do New £lO shares 7 ... .. at Rhymney . .io 5 , 53 at Shropshire Union ICO 57 58 st South Deron' st South Eastern lOO 75 701 at Statues, Wuk'hani,& Wok all 12 li at 1...“ s ale Vo. C .. • - - 14 atertord & liiiktuuy lto 1u IN aterloo & W hitehael 0 RAILWAYS-PREFEItENCE SliAltE3 AND STOCKS. J /INT-STOCK BANKS. Share NAM E . Paid. Closi Price ng Business . done 10 Agra Limited, A all VI 101 1 1 19 1)o it lO 24 .1 25 50 Albion 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo-Au;triaa 20 Anglo-Egyptian, Jim all lid 204 211 i 20 Anglo-Hungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 61 41 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 11 13 20 Do issued at 2pm ~.. 6 64j 25 Bank of Egyptall 38 40 20 Bank of Otago, lint. 25 Bank of South Australia all 30 32 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 33 10 Bank of New Zealand all 111 1 1 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, nd China all 16 19 25 Chartered Mere. of India London, and China all 301 11 20 City lO 111 121 100 Colonial 25 38 40 58} 2 1 6:0 E De g l litiiti and i Consolidated jc,t lilll l : d l e ' o . liti t, , il. l lieu a _ 25 ... ... 4 1 1 2ig'': E lla n s g t lista:n: l ( d: u l t Al i t l i r l i b l e n i; a ic n a d n A , liar u l 5O 2 . 1. .. neiru. lim ........... .. 2 8 0 ,, 1-l El u :rg u al g iisl li ahli, ong and Shanghai all 165 171 Bank Corporation all 36 38 281 Do new 5/ 21 21 100 Imperial, lini 2O 16 17 20 Imper;alOtioni iu lO 2 4 12 1 'I lo'llsn. ..... , ..... ... 25 Do new 5 I IP 20 .I.nd Mortgage of lutlia, Nut 4 4: ;;s1 too Do sp. c. Deus. l 36l, 30 all • 76 75 75 30 London tanki of .ilexico and South Am irica, lini. 20 61 5 1 100 Loudon and Brazilian, lira. 45 30 27 20 Du new 71 51 41 100 Lonluo .t::, River Visit, lint. 40 9 11 25 Du I.l' .1 ,v 10 2- '2i p 124 20 London Chart.of Australia all 2.1 25 20 Loudon and County ti 50 51 50 Do new iss at 20 p.m , i t ; pa, 11 ... ... Loud in Joint Sto,:k„„.„.„ I 311 32 1 Loudon and South African al SI 95 00 London & S.-Western, rim, 20 1 3 11 150 London et Venezuela, Jim_ 124 ... •• 100 London and W estminster 2O 611 621 81 i 3 l 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm 20 100 Merchant, lint 10 Metropolitan, line all 71 7 4 100 Midland, rim...... 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lint l5 Id 1p 100 National Pro vine. of Eng'd 42 ... ... 10 Do ...... • ...... 50 National. 3O ... .. 20 New South Wales all 41 43 20 North-Western 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 421 141 50 I'l - ovine. Bank. Corpo,, tins lO 6 5 00 Provincial of Ireland 25 88 90 10 Do nevi% all ... ... 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, rim 25 15 I t 100 Du issued at 6pm lO 8 6 25 Union of Australia all 47 48 100 Union of Ireland, bin 50 Union of London TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. T 8 per g r ra c P en li t. lu Anglo-American Tel., Inn all y 2 221 :a 10 Anglo Mediter Tel., 1im.... 10 1 2 1 13 S e t t Atlatt o ic . el st B. and I. 3lagnetic Tel., Rm lOO 158 lg., st Electric 6: Inter. Telegraph 100 235 240 10 Do. New 8 1 9 ! 2.5 lndo-Europeanp n ro vlci Ti Te Tel., . , Ljm a i i n i. .. 5 Loud. . 21 l i 1) 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent all pr 1p 10 Mediterra. Exten. Tel., lim, all 3} 31 25 Reuter's Telegram all 45 60 Y 0 Societe Transstlant., lim... 14 21 11 15 st Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all 1 11 20 Telegraph Con. & Main., lim all 17 171 171 5 U. Kingdom Tel. Co., lim all 5 1 .4 6 Do. 10 per.cent. Pref all g 4 -...,.....- --,--.....--.T.-.....—_ MISCELLAh 10 A u -31 e xican Mint., all , 151 iGi A 25 Australian Agricultural • 20f 15i 14 25 Australian Mort. Laud and 1 2: 22011 09005:000I c e BBBBBI 3 °I l a rrroea n i ppliuji ii lluttt' claialociligint' ilthh:itrLanylaASlN New . 7 I VI InhiGr American Loan 3 'Fivtl lint. ole:el'r it 1°: P: a gile:s n a y ii4haET:Vall laYne.na p L i l e astk'le r i-iinsira: is . I t ndil. I Invest ment, cent,i Inn:. . .. t . . .:-• 2.11 1 . aaa a 3 4 4 5281601 12:6:41 all 1: 1 464 11 1411 3.. : , i . 4 161 . .534. .4 42 .2_ 3( . 2:6 1 5411 i f ; .3.12., 3 4 7 8. 1 3. : . (.43. 4_1 2 4 . 503 . p: 8: i I I ai d . ; 1d : l 7 1 !2?) Ce6l:•nACB°ltniaPreitniY;lllperoaly.Plirnior all 6 6 5512 3 2 000 0 5 5 cetc C C , 00ii i i D l i t a,l33 r ::::: 10 ° 0 1 : l ai l i f : lium ' i : L y, li elo ii : I s li :1 : 0. j u i: 1 : : :: 1 i 3 : 0 . . r . - a 1 1222502 4 2 . 6 3. 2 . 5 .2 :1 10 City Discount, 50 c oc anacreii,.. 'lsion (Assur) 6 4 • i • P chants, lint. 3 id p 20 Continental Union Gas, lim. all l9} 204 25 Copper Miners of England, 1001 6: 0 0 0 Crystal 100 1 ; ) t n . ; '1 1 .1 'lB7. Preference per taut. : co 4 f u e t p p . L e e ir° cent,uL I Et u 11 00 a a 0011 allll 1 1 1 ,1,0 ° ) j 2 134 5 1, 1 to 21 1 1 1100 70 :4 1 4 4 4 2 4 5610: CreditC r l: 'i o. t !p °° . nn e : °°l P f 31 e au p ugr e i t ai u tni a td 1 8' D il li e 'lla b t o o 103 20 Darjeeling, lint. Credit OD SO 2 2 51 2 0 t(i' EstE:at: 11:11::li':inliaell:1181:;:eltreleitg' lint. Laud :dui."... Iron, Canaland all Coal, lieu. 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V • roy GILL by Egypt. Gov all 941 953 961 20 Egyptian Coot. & Trail. lira 6 .. .. 3 E.g.& Aust rat. Copper, Wu 21 1 k 14 English all 1 Foreign Credit 71 44 a ~ 1 100 Eug. and Scot. It urine, lint 8 ..• "• 1 10 lairhaira Engineering 5 2 Id 20 Fore-street\Vsreauusu Lim l2 1 1 1P LOU Fur. & Col. Uov. Trust and t 10 General Credit & B)s., lint. 71 2 .11) ( '0(5'5)) ) ) 111 Generallin'°°lBllie:nlit;i'Lisgivrillea Strip, l . , '''S'7. i l' L i i i :l , . el et ia u lly . '11:1'111rt.:5;\ TC.: . '1). . t .. i o :E . :.1 ; 1a . .1. :1(1.:; :: : : : : : r t31:. - 1. aaa : 11 2 110illi i .. . .. . 20 'Memo.. Financial Sue. lint . 5 I ,# t i t 10 litterua. Laud Credit, lint. 6 " '- 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 litatuADlliorti.l.:ll6l.l;rFc.4( Ladd,,, 20 ....................) aft li a 4 1570, issued 20 50 Laud Securities, lint ..... : ... 5 ,7 2 A T, 25 Lou. & Caled. Marine, Bin. 6 "' -- 10 Loudon County Land and 50 Loud. Financial At; .... . ~litu 30 22 ', t 4 Lond.Gen.ol nnibus.Colim. all 2 21 50 Lotted and Glasg. Engineer et Iladras Irriga. & Caul, Gus. 5 P. c. by India Gov. lOO Agency, 1int.,,..... 11 I id ll 2.5 National Discount Co., lint 5 11 , 1 T, 2 5 : 2622: 0: °01500 1 N N N NNLL33I3 II lo e e :atia l uni w ittturu°lla l i tdeicri‘n:l e l u john' I a 'C Co.,ii Building,Poi Mauritius Africa ntinSit 1 0 'r Land C Srdrtl° l B°i i e: ll u vu ( ilha i Ta i iii l lii: . 1 1 . Marine. l otV Credit,ii ' a llS'.l Iron li' eirgilint Dra°kiiislunuMarine 1 lint . ll.. lint. g i al.la. •• .d :: alll 2 6 : . 3. i ll' 9. ,1 41 13. -4( )1( •••d 10 l l 5 New Quebrada, lint 4.4.0 25 New Zealand Loan & Mer, cautile Agency,lin t 2l 1 IP 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, 1ine......... ......... .. . 10 Northern Assam 'l'e.a,. . lint 5 7 5 10 1)0 . B ....... - at North Brit. Austral., lint,,, 100 48 61 . , 50 North Brit. & I lercan. In 6l , 1/ .. '., ri ~ 24 Ocean Mari ne (Insurance) 5 ." 50 Oriental Financial, him 11 5 Oriental Gas, lint. a ll 7 8 6 Do. New 10 Otago and Southland In vestment, lien 2 1(1 3P 5 Ottoman 4.4" , iiin all 14 23 10 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian R. Mail lim all • 7 5 Do do. all ti st Peel R. Land & Mirierl . , lint . 100 31 31 50 Pertinent. it Oriental Steam all 48 50 50 Do. New 1867 lO lia oi 50 Rhymney iron 15 Do. New 25 Rio deJaneiro City Ira - '2O Do. Gas, lin; a ll 24 6 100 Royal Mail Steam '.,,m 60 4C 15 bt Scottish Aust. Invest., Hui. 100 83 81 at Do. 6 . p. C. Guar. Pref. 100 ••• ••• 20 Societe Fin. d'Egypte Bin. 10 7 64 20 societe Gen.de l'Empire Ot. 8 21 31 50 S. African Slort. 3; Inv., lint, 6 ...• 25 South Australian Laud . all 34 38 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insuri.nce), him 20 Trinidad Petroleum, lint Bl ,„, 10 Trust& Agency of Aus.,litn 1 IP 10 De do. do. ail 2 5 1 0 .4 T u r il st n &Lf tr a i n ne Co L . :p U o . o o L an ii a tn cia 65 ~t .siiPp 29 Union Steam Ship, lint 30 2: 000 0 5 .\,\ U L iv ' T ai m n i : up ! e v t e e r e pro dr iy ` Ae D : a: l i . oi s s: :: l : au t r u P t e eC ti, oi d l ur L i p n ( li a . 1int.,,.., lint,ii. n :3 : 6 , 11 7 3 , 11 4 4 1 7 2 8 1 : p 7 9 6 I I 8 4 1 E .ypt, i per p'a .„, l,an _ 231 6 7 cent. s finance, lint. l2 12 10a 50 Warrant rtgage) 50 West India and Pacific) ~,, S 1 SS 11 '1 30 1,1 14 12/ 21 16d ld pr Steam, luzu 20 WeAtLowion Wharves G.nd Warehouses THE BISHOP OF OXFORD ON THE AMERICAN QUESTION. On Tuesday the Bishop of OxforJ, addressing's public meeting at Norwich, referred to the relations of Great Britain and the United States, and said :—"I can hardly conceive a more miserable circumstance for the whole civilised world and for the who's Christian Church than that, through the evil passions of men, these twogreat countries should be driven into war. We ought to be at peace. Our interests aro ono. We are both the great witnesses for liberty ; we are both the great witnesses for national freedom. If wo should be diverted from advancing those blessings throughout the world by a mutual hostility ono to the other, it would be ono of those deep judgments of which wo read in the blackest pages of past history as having been allowed to overshadow humanily; and yet we see how the single utterance of one man, whose temper is not under perfect control, has been permitted to electrify a great continent, and endanger the peaceful relations of two mighty empires. What do I read when I look at such things ? I read the mission of a mighty people not thoroughly performed on Gel's earth, and therefore these things are permitted to wake England up to a sense of what is really her duty, and recall her before the day of grace be spent to a discharge of that duty with new alacrity. , 111 rt , • at Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cont. 100 86 8S st Caledonian qrs., No. 2 lOO ... st Do. Scot. N.E., 4; per cent lOO at Du. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO st Do. do. 7 per cent lOO st Do. do. Ordinary lOO 76 82 at Do. Midland st Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 2,) Cornwall, 5 per cent gum._ all st, Dundee, I'erth, and Aber deen Junction lOO at Do. Ist Class preference lOO at Glatt. & S.W. gnat. 5 per ct lOO st cit. Eastern, E.O Ex. No.l 100 st Du do Nu. 2 100 at Do du 6 per cent 100 81 Du East Anglian Asp. c. 100 at Do do B 6 do. 100 st Do do C 7 du. 103 at Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 at Do E. Union 4p. c. gua. 100 at Do Not folk 5 p.c. Ex. 1846 100 at Du du 5 p.c.WitT.Val.lB47 100 st Great Not thorn, 5 per cent 10 po 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 at Do 4 1 do do do 100 st Do 4 do at sp. c. pin. 100 at . Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO st Gt. Nrth of Scotland, tat pf 100 at Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO at Gt. W est.— Orig.& J nt.-ltent chg., per gua. 5 p.c lOO at Do. Orig. (B. &IL Lx). 5 p.c. 100 at Do du 4 per cent. 1850... 100 at Do do 4 do do ... 103 at Lo do 5 per cent. rodent. 100 at Do do Birmingham gua 100 at Do do do prof... 100 at 1)o do Chester gua lOO at Do do do 8 per cent lOO at Do du do 5 do 100 at Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 at Do do 4) p.c lOO at Do do 4 1 1859 lOO at Do do 5 at Du West Mid. Oxford tat g 10) 111 113 at Do do 2d gua lOO 107 111 at Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c lOO 90 92 st Do do 20 do 100 97 10 at Du gua. 51 per cent. 1863 100 ... 00 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. all at Laucash. & Yurksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 3 135 at . 110 Barnsley, £0 its 100 p.c. 100 at Du 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 133 st Do 41 (Blackburn pureh). 100 98 100 at Loudon S. Brighton, a p.c 105 107 v 9 9a J 3 100 112 7u 75 ... 112 111 ... 1Q 96 97 101 103 95 100 87 89 77 74 95 5 7 65 70 bt) 85 ua 100 guarautecl, No I lOO ... ••• st Du 5 per cent. gua. Nu. 2 IOU ... at Do 6 do do 101) at Do 5 do N.). 4 IUU at Du 7 per cent at Do 6 do (W.E. C.F.) 100 at DJ 4 du 1151 IOU at London, Chatnaui, & Dover 5 per cent at London and 1"..W., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO 108 110 at Do I3edfor3 &Cambridge.- 100 at Du Shrcwsb'y ••• ;•• at London and 3 W. 7 p,c late 3d shares lOO 140 150 2s 60. Do (Portsua.perp aus 2563) all at Man., Shel., A:Litwin. 6 p.c. 100 11. 117 6 Du „cc at Do 31 per cent lOO 60 6..; 10 Do redeem. 6 per cent 6 at Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 130 145 at Du Bristol& Bina., 6p. 100 1 2 134 at Do 4 per cent. redeem lOO %8 10 ) at Do 4i per cent. irredocm lOO 18 10) at Du Leicester& ll'enu, 4 p.c Ii:) Si 11 St ;Sena oiritisn, p.e. at Du L. &G.4p. e. S. ‘%; 100 at Du .N. 13., Nu. S, S per ceu.t lOO ••• ••• i.t Do Border Union, 51 p.c lot) at N.-Ea.,tera—Cons. 4Re lOO Si S at Du 4,1 per cent. redcoat__ 100 9.) 17 07} at Du U V.E. 4 per cent., 10) li Du Berwick. capital 8 1:3.4. Do York, H. &S. purchase IU 1;1 10 llu Stektu & Drliug. t 5 p.c 10) 106 Los at Du W, tlartlepool A,. and It 100 SI 86 20 North Statfordshire 101 :7. Devon Annuities, 1 a all 9 lo 10s Do Taviatock Anus., 10s all ltao Du Fixed 41 per cent all 8 Si 1,0,6. S. “ast. (Read. Anus., 1.0.6) all 22 24 421 st Do 41 percent lOO at Do Fixed 41 per cent., lOO „.. s t Taff Vale No. 1 lOO 14 , 153 st Waterford liiikenny, 6pc lOU 41 4:3 RAILWAYS.-PREFERI:NOE SILARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent ou tho Profits of each separate year. bt 1..) e, 1 in u4l p gua. lit Uo Scot. CCU. thin. 7p c lOO "• st Du 4 1 p aredtatut ail '•• s t Do 4p c con. issued at 80 6.5 7.: st Great Eastern 41 per cent. 100 7 7 8 ; stDJ 5 do, 1862 100 35 88 st Do New 5 do, 1863 lOO 84 87 st Do do 5 do, 1864 lO9 83 88 st Great Northern, 5p c irred lOO "' s t Do Permanent 5 per cent lOO st llu Boston a: Sleald, 41 pc 10U • . s t Great West., W. Midi., p c 100 .. .. st Do Joint I..crpe. 5 p c,1865 100 Sd 9 .; st Du do 5p c irred., 1863 10) 10 i 103 2J Do Vale N eath peril. .5 p c all 19 20 st Kent Coast, 6 per cent, 100 5 Lane. and York. Ne w4l per cent till July, 1871 2 I 1p st Loud., Brig tCc., 41 pc, MS 100 at Do du 4 do, 1860 100 ••• st Do do 41 do, 1861 100 *** st DJ do 4 1 do, 1863 100 •" st Do do 5 do, 1865 100 st Do Nu. 6 5 do, 1866 100 st Du No. 7 sdo st Load , Chat., &c., 21, 6 p.e st Do Metrop. Ex., 6 p.c 100 Do do C 6 p.c 100 st Loudon &N. Western, 5p c 100 10; 110 st London& S. Western, 41 p c 100 291 10 Blatt. alit:La:Liu., 5 pc, 1865 all B h i st Metropolitan 0 per cent lOO 100 102 st Midland, A 5 per cent pref lOO 108 los st 8.5 du 100 106 103 18 Do 5p c opt. to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1869 all 201 20t 18 Do lawny. New Snares all 18i DA . 22 Do 5p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 187 2 Bl I 21p st North British, E. and U No. 1, 5 per cent st Do 1:10 guaranteed, 1561 100 Do E , P., I Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 st Do E. a; U , N 0.2, 5 p.c et Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1662 100 st Do E. & U., N 0.3, 5 p.c 100 st Du 10.1 G., (Ordiry) 11 p at North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 55' 91 94 st Do Stuck. I Dart., D st North London, .11, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) st North Staffordshire 5 p c lOO st South Eastern, 41 pc, 1159 100 st Do 5 do 1861 100 at Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1860 100 st Du 5 du, 1561 st Victoria St. a; Pimlico, 41 pc 100 RAIL WAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED ICENTALSi tra st Maeda - eat' all 99 101 100 5, 56 at Chester and Holyhead 117 11 100 2 id at Do. 01 per cent. 1 :t 0 13upckoli41 4 1 u p a e a r is c h e i t r it e . Prefer too ast Colchester Stour Valley at . East Lincoln, gua. 6 p. c lOO 131 14 Clydesdale, dalees 6 , guaranteed d. •• K ( ) ) 1 . 1 . C. 1 .1 at . 4 . lt 20 Uloster and wean Forest all ... a Gt. EaBll., Newm.,.te., 5 p.c 100 ... a Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 ... at Do.do. Wuudbrg.Lx., do 100 at Gt. 'West ,W. Mid., Hera 100 96 103 60 Hull and Selby all 110 112 at Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 210 2,5 at London and Blackwall lOO 91 95 st Do. 41 per cent lOO at Loudon, Chat., &c., 41 p c lOO ... at Do. Com. Fu n d, sdo 100 ... at London and Greenwich at Do- do Preference lOO at Loudon, Tilbury, S; South 100 84 80 at .Lowcatoft,gua 4 percent lOO 80 82 at Do. do. 6 du. 01 Munch., BuxtAm, & Slatlk all 5 51 at Ai idland, Bradford, Pref lOO 92 94 10 Hid lieut. Cray Line) 00 N ortheruS; Eaat , 5 per cent all 03 66 544 50 Du. do. 6 do. all at N. East. ra—Hartlep00l at N. \Vest. A perp. prat, 5p c lOO 107 109 at Du L 111i/1111th 14 p.c lo oat Nott,ug. &LI math. C lOl 1;1 94 .. 20 Preston and t$ yre.. lloyatun, Hitch., and Shep lOO 132 114 at Shrewsbury amt Hereford 100 131 131. 10 Do do 2 21p st S. Yorksh. an d [ Liver Dun 100 96 V*o at De 4 p er cent gua lO • 78 8 at Do 5 du all os lob at Viet. Station and Pimlico lOO 175 14 at \Vest Cornw a ll 57 5i 20 West London, Class A all 13 14 2u Do d u 1 1 20 do C all ••• ••• at Wepuouth and Portland lOO st Wilts and Somerset DOCKS. et East and West India 100 12t 124 st London and St. Katherine 100 14 46 45 100 D oDeb. stock, 4 par cent all Diillwall Freehold Land st Dock. lOO 26 30 st Southauipton st Aurrey c9auzvadal uuVidiktaLkN'l k - _ _-- -- Britigb Columbia, 6 per oent„1872.••• ....rm ton .... ..... 00. 1 895 - Can.Gov.6 p.o.Jan.,dz July ._ 1877-s4 ..... • .. lOO 110 IC 2 102 Do. 6 p.O 7eb, &Aug.—. 100 102 114 D.. 5 p.o. laar• a Sep t lOO 102 14 .4 Do. 8 2 .C. Jan. ,t lOO 1 ,8 , 0 89 . , lyi DO. sp. 0. lnacribcd ali lco vu vz i _ e apt , c,,Hope, 6 P- 0 - 1873 .• 100 102 tOt Do.Apl,&001 1690-1900 1 .00 ill n 3 10 8 . Do. do 1880- 90 .• 100 197 109 Do. JAii.&JulY• Do. 6 per ocut. 15 April anti 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 98 1 (0 c.yion, Nov 1878, 6 P."- 100 108 li t Do. 1872. do lOO 106 107 Maui-10 110, 6p. 6 . 1871 ' -- Jan. and July •• ••••• 130 104 ~,, ~,r Do. 1878 ... ........ Do. Iss?, May and Nr. .• 0 0 106 108 Do. 1815, Feb. et Ault .• •• 10 106 um M e lbourne Corporatn., 1, 48 7.7.5, 0 per cent •.• • ICO 100 ICO -- N..1100r.6 p.o.Ja.ez.luly Nikiiii 6 pet, APIA; Oct 0) -- Do 84,c. M 4 de 501 ..••• 1 0 1 ( 6 los N s. '7l . 1 - - Do. 6 p.o. r 18&8 to 1810... 10u 99 130 i i *i l 994 981 i Do. 8 p.c. rd.'6; to '75 kl.ZeiLiand, 6P. et. leill l6O __ 1)0.5 percent.... - Do.lon,Airl,Ju!y, 0 t lOO 03 94 911 54/ Do 6p 0. Mar& bept '91.• ICO 108 110 Do Jiii,e & lice , 1.9 1 •••• 100 10 9 iil i Dol'rov. I Auciild. 1 iv. ( ,rie.ldt 2 , 1090.. ) . ..... Nowa Scotia 6P. o•J 0 0 — • -- and J0 1 Y• 1875 .120 18;.6.. ... •—Quecuslod. 6 p. c . '624 100 Do 1841 .. , . Vriftestu6:l6ant6erPecren°llll7llsl 1:0. 106 i 107 i 107 81 2. - Do ,?9,:-'97 . ..... 1 : 3 74 1181 10fil IN, April autl22lolfl4 NV 100 - in - lie 9f - 102 103 THE AFFAIRS AT NI TAL. The Guardian publishes a long series of letters between Ur. Macrorin sad other clergymen in the diocese of Natal. In the first of these letters Mr. Macrorio states ho does not consider himself a bishop of the Church of England but a bishop of the Church of Christ, in communion with the Church of England. He does not think that it is wrong to take up that position, seeing that there is no church established in Natal. He as much as others regrets that it should have been necessary do what has been done, but as there is no constitutional means for deciding the questions in dispute, the steps taken could not bo avoided. "W. 0. Newnham," of Landiernith, points out in another correspondence that there is already a bishop in the district in communion with the Church of England. He censures Mr. Macrorie for having excommu nicated him, because—while ho would have allowed Mr. Macrorie to confirm at Landismith Church— he still acknowledged Dr. Colenco as his metropolitan. He tells Mr. Macrorio that while the clergy are equally divided as to his coming there the laity aro opposed to it. In reply to Mr. Macrorie, says he dons not excommunicate him, only that ho does not recognise him. In a second letter, however, the Bishop of Maritzburg says that as Mr. Newn ham is preaching without a license he has excommunicated himself. OUR FOI?TIFICATIONS. -~----- In April 1868 a committee was appointed by the then Jecretary of State for War, Sir John Pakington, in order to inquire into the state of the new fortifications erected under Lord Palmerston's Fortification Act. The com mittee consisted of Admiral the Hon. F. W. Grey (who presided), Major-General Dickson, RA., Major-General Simmons, 1t..., Colonel Harness, R.E., Colonel Elwyn, RA., and Mr. Hawkshaw, C.E. The report is dated April 28, 1869, and has just been presented to Parlia ment. It is a document of about 125 pages. The committee commence their report by detailing the circumstances under which the fortifications were begun. The original estimate was £11,850,000, but this was reduced, by knocking off various contemplated works, to X 6,570,000. The commissioners at that time said that their estimate was only approximate, but they had every reason to believe that it would be found suf ficient. "This expectation," say the committee, "has not been realised, and the cost of the works has eery greatly exceeded their estimate." In fact, it was found almost immediately that the land would cost £300,000 and the works £380,000 more than was esti mated—an increase at once of over ten per cent. It is now calculated that the total cost will be 27,951,437. This increase is ascribed to various causes. Ist. The construction of several of the works on a much larger scale, and adapted for a greater number of guns than those recommended by the commissioners. 2nd. The necessity for having recourse to iron structures. 3rd. A conside rable rise in the price of both labour and materials. 4th. Jnforeseen difficulties in obtaining foundations. sth. A :sager demand for the site than was at first expected. I Unfortunately, the increase of cost in the works Actually is not the only addition to the expen liture which, according to the committtee, will nave to be incurred. They say, " there can be no doubt of the great value of the works that have been constructed, and the formidable obstacle which they would oppose to the enemy ; but to give to those vital points that com plete protection contemplated by the royal commission, it would be necessary, whenever the danger of attack might arise, to take immediate measures for securing the weak points left in the lines by the omissions alluded t'." After stating that the rumours of the unsound and insecure condition of the works are "greatly exaggerated," they go on to consider the strength of the works necessary to resist naval artillery, and they come to the conclusion that walls of granite and masonry 14ft. bin. thick will be found sufficient, but that it will be necessary to substitute concrete or some other bard material for earth in the parapets. They attach great importance to the Moncrieff system. The wages question in the cotton trade of Black burn and East Lancashire Is now, to all appearance, settled. The notices of reduction, with a kw exceptions, have ex pire4and the hands continue to work as formerly. THE EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE BY GUNPOWDER. --The inquest on Maria Epsley, aged 48, whose death through an explosion of gunpowder has recently been reported, was held on Tuesday at Knutton. 'lie jury found a verdict of " Temporary insanity," coupled with an expression of opinion that such large quantities of gunpowder should only be left in magazines. The build ing in which the explosion occurred is a perfect ruin, scarcely a vestige remaining standing except a little of the walls. Dr. Vaughan, Vicar of Doncaster, the well-known religious writer, has tried the offertory in his church. The report brought up at the annual meeting of the church on Tuesday stated that hitherto a church-rate had been levied, and had realised at 2d. in the pound about £l4O or £l5O a year, but at the commencement of the late financial year the vicar instituted offertories. This change has been a com plete success. Although the system has yet only extended over eight months, the offertories had already realised £l5B 2s. 6d., or £lO more on an average than the old rate. A motion to have free seats was rejected. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF WATCHES.—A robbery of watches and jewellery, amounting in value to between £2,000 and £3,000, took place within a quarter of a mile of the Mansion House during Monday night, under cir cumstances which disclose an absence of protective police arrangements that will appear scarcely credible. Mr. Toser, watchmaker and jeweller, possesses a shop built, as it were, in mid-air, between the crown of the arches over Joiner-street and the line of Charing-cross Railway. Ascer taining that the dutiesof the Metropolitan police ceased at " Findlater's-corner," 200 yards distance from his shop, Mr. Toser from the first arranged that one of his shopmen should always sleep upon the premises, as a security against robbery. Mr. Toser paid his police rates like his neighbours in Tooley-street ; but the protection he ob tained was confined to the 'doubtful services of a private watchman of the old school in the service of the South- Eastern Railway Company. On Monday evening Mr. Toser's brother closed the shop at 8.30 and left Alfred Gilbey in charge. On going to business on Tuesday morning Mr. Poser's brother found that the premises b ad been entered during the night through a hole cut in the brick party wall between his brother's and the adjoining shop, belonging to Mt. Brigden, seedsman, &c., and almost everything of a valuable nature had been carried off. The shopman, Gilbey, had neglected his duty, and been absent from the premises during the night. Among other valuable property stolen may be enumerated 240 gold and silver watches, 100 gold guard-chains, 500 ladies' and gentlemen's rings, 300 brooches, and a great number of lockets, earrings, &c. On information being given to the police, the first exclamation to Mr. Toser was, "Ah you don't pay police rates." The officer was soon en lightened on'this point, and the circumstances having been reported to Colonel Henderson, at Scotland-yard, under that officer's advice a reward of £2OO has been offered for the detection of the thieves. CAST-IRON STovEs.—Some experiments, which will have great practical utility, have just been made in Paris on those pestiferous, fever-generating engines, cast iron stoves. From all these numerous and varied experi• ments it appears, first, that besides the in.m!diate and 'erious danger inherent to all metal stoves from their so easily attaining a red heat, cast-iron stoves offer the parti ular drawback of evolving a considerable but variable quantity of oxide of carbon, a highly-Poisonons gas ; secondly, that under the same circumstances sheet-iron has the same defect, though in a lower degree ; thirdly, that in rooms heated by such stoves the carbonic acid of the atmosphere and that emanating from persons are apt to be decomposed, and set oxide of carbon at liberty ; fourthly, that this gas may proceed from different sources, viz., from a cast-iron stove, since it will penetrate through the metal, from the direct action of the oxygen of the air on the carbon of the cast-iron at a red heat, from the decom position of carbonic acid, or, lastly, from the organic dust suspended in the air ; fifthly, that want of ventilation may greatly increase the danger ; and, sixthly, that iron stoves not internally lined with nonconducting clay to prevent -& jassaji IMPERIAL PAR► LIA EN! HOUSE OF COMMONS—!'ms EVENING The SPEAKER took Ilia chair at four o'clock. METROPOLITAN STREET TRAMWAYS BILL. On the c, 11,4dt-ration of the bid its nin-ndod. Mr. PEASE moved the insertion of a elau:to allowing all vehicles to run on the tramways other than the company promoting the bill. The amemlment also empowered par ;ies running vehicles for hire also to use the rails, pro vided they had the iittot.se float the Board of Trade. Copt tin GROSVENOR opposed the clause. lie thought the resolution cf the committee ought to be sup: , ott.el by the house, the more especially as th y had h. ant the whole of the evidence that could to procured against the pro moters of the b:11. Mr. SCLATEII-BOOTET, as chai. man of the committee to whi• h the bill was r ferred, de..ird that there was an, monopoly of the road, tut oaly a monopoly as f as re garded the n•qt of the ra:l3. They had Lilly considered the qu , sfion of monopoly, and the resolutions the corn mirtee had come to tu'ly slowed that. They had also taken precaution agaiu-t the rails bt,coming a nu:sauce, because in such case provision was made for ilia removal of the rails. It was desirable that an experiment should be made to try the merits of a eery iwportaut arrauge mut. He thought tho committae had taken every pre caution with respect to the public convenience, and there fore he hoped the hon. member would not divide the house. Mr. BRIGHT said the carrying of these clAses would be tautamoutt to overthrowiug the bill. He thought the Chairman of the committee had quite settled the matter with respect to the consideration of the iuterests cf the omnibus proprietors. Mr. PEASE could assure the house he had not the slightest desire to push the o►nnibus interest forward ; all he wished to do was to promote the public convenience as far as was in his power. After the olservations of the right hon. gentleman, the President of the Bo:u•d of Trade, he would withdraw his amendments. Tho bill was further considered and ordered to lie on the table. THE PATENT LAWS. Mr. MACFIE gave notice th3t, on the house assembling after the holidays, he should move for leave to introduce a bill to abolish the patent laws. SALE OF LIQUORS ON SUNDAY. Mr. RYLAND gay., notice that when any bill was in troduced for the improvement of the licensing of public houses, he should move the insert:on of a clause prohibiting the sale of liquors on Sundays. .NOT!^B. Tho Third Edition of " The Sun" of last Evening was published in *hue for delivery in town at 7.13 p.m. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. FINSBURY PARK. Mr. LAYARD, in reply to Mr. Torrens, said be bad re ceived a very large deputation with respect to the sale of twenty acres of land which had original►y been purchased for the laying out a park in Finsbury. Ho was sorry to say be had no power to prevent the Metropolitan Board of Works from selling the land, although it would be detrimental to the park. The hon. member for Bath had done all it was possible for him to do, but ho bad un fortunately failed. The right to sell of the Board of Works was, however, ver3 questionable, and Le was afraid the parties protesting again/it the sale would be compelled to enter into legal controversy with the Board. He had no power in the matter, and if they proceeded the length of going into a court of law the memorialists would have his best wishes and sympathy for their success. Mr. TITS said be had done all in his power to prevet.t the sale, but he had been defeated in the board on a divi sion by 24 to 16. The supporters of the proposed sale were the representatives of large parishes, baying parks of their own, so he supposed they thought nobody wanted parks but themselves. The greatest portion of the money with which the land was in the first instance purchased, was taken out of the rating money, and not the coal duties. THE TORNADO. Mr. OTWAY, in reply to Mr. C. Bentinek, said it was quite true that the Spanish Government had dt-elined to reopen the case of the Tornado before a superior tribu nal. They had given their reasons, and those reasons had been submitted to the law officers of the Crown. Ile had also laid papers relating to the matter on the table. INCREASE OF PROTECTION IN lIIELAND Mr. C. FORTESCUE said some additional cougtables had been appointed in tl:e south-west districts, and those districts would be charged with the additional cost. TUE CRYPT. Mr. LAYARD said the cost of embellishing and fitting the Crypt amounted to .£1,951 - . Tie bvtistry was quite ready when required —(loud laughtcr)—but he could not say to what us-, the Crypt was to be devoted ; the archi tect, he heliev , d, intended it as a place of worship for tLo resident in that house VICTORIA PARK. Mr. COWPER tisk,d whet h•-r it was true that a public house for the stile of ",pirithal" (,ou.l laughter) - liquors was to be erected in this park ? .111 r. L A Y.A.IM said he wra glad to answer the qu Wion The working classcs resorted to the park in great nun.- s, aid he thougLt it would Le an advantage if they could got s. rutth:ng la tier tl.an the sour ginger beer and stale butts which were now the only things they could obtain. He had therefore thought it desiahte to have a house in the park at which th-y could gct some sub stantial refreshment without going to the low pot-houses which abounded in the neighbourhood. He had taken precautions that would effectually prevent tl,e sale of " spiritual"- (laughter)—liquots. IRISH CHURCH BILL. The house then proceeded to consider the new clauses proposed to be inserted in the till. ri.LFT fITTING. I ITALY. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) FLORENCE, May 13. Signor Minghetti was summoned by the King to the Palace at midnight yesterday. The Nazione states that in consequence of this interview Signor Minghetti consented to enter the Cabinet as Minister of Agricul ture and Commerce, and that the Ministry is now definitively constituted es follows : Signor Menabrea, President of the Council and Minister of Foreign Affairs; Signor Fenraris, Mi nister of the Interior ; Signor A. Mordani, Minister of Public Works; Signor Rirgoni, Minister of Public Instruction; Signor Minghetti, Minister of Commerce and Agriculture. The Ministries of Finance, War, and Marine remain unaltered. Bank of Zuglaud IteturuS. An Account, pursuant to t cap. 32, for the week ending ho Act 7th and Bth Victoria, Wednesday, May 12, 1869. ISSUE DEP kILTMENT. Notes issued .....C30,394,745 Governmt. Dobt £11,015,10 Other Securities 3,984,9011 Gold Coin and Bullion Silver Bullion L 30,801,745, BANKING DEPARTMENT. Goverurat. Secu rities(iucluding Dead Weight Auuuity) £14,070,798 Other Securities 19,303,811 Notes 6,774,774 bold and Silver Lulu £30,391,745 Proprietors'Capi tal .C14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (includiugEx chequer, Sav ings' 1 aliks, Commissioners of National Debt, and Div. Accounts 5,680,831 Other Deposits 17,465,098 Seven Days and other Bills 467,187 £41,318,038 GEOR £41,318,058 M FORBES, Chief Cashier. The Marchioness de Cat= has taken up her residence for the season in Cumber!and-terrace, Regent's park, and Mademoiselle Adelina Patti has likewise arrived in tuwn. The latter lady is in magnificent vuice, and will make her first appearance most positively on Saterd.ty ❑ext, at the Royal Italian Opera, as Amina, in "La Sonnambula." MADAME TUSSAUD'S.—The approaching Whit suntide holidays will, unquestionably ttract hosts of our country friends to the great wax-work gallery, in Baker street, where innumerable life-size portrait models of many distinguished statesmen at divines have, since last year, beep added; and, although not least, we woull say, that, in the Chamber of Horrors, is a most correct likeness of the notorious murderer Showard, who recently suffered the extreme peuutly of the law within the wal;s of Nor- wiet gaol. AN OFFICER KILLED BY LIGHTING.—A ter rible storm devastated the camp of Chalons in the night of Friday; several tents were b!owu clown, r:lles nattered in all directions, and much damage do c. The next morn ing esptaiu Lacroix was fouLd lifcless in his b d, having been struck dead by the electric fluid whit- t ep. DEATII OF MIL FEENF.Y.—TO-titly we have to announce the death of Mr. Feeney, a gentleman lea; con nected with journalism, and ono of the,proprietors of the Birmingham Daily 'Post. The health of 11 . 1 r. Feeney had fora lung period given the greatest uneasiness to his fa mily and friends, and on Tuesday last death peacefully terminated his 'areer. Dlr. Feeney was a gentleman of brilliant intellect,' of indomitable energy, and possessed of one of the kindest hearts that ever best in the human Five, Ifto. CITY BO WL. Lady Kew Sulphur Lonedale Historian The Shrew Distaff.. , Six ran. OLD CASTLE STAKES. 2 Five ran. LONDON BET PlNG—Tills DAY. DERBY. 2to 1 agst Pretender (offered) 4to 1 apt Pero Gomez (offered—take 9to 2) 9 to 2 agst Belladrum (taken) 1000 to 70 agst Lades (offered) 1000 to 45 egst Ryshworth (offered-25 to 1 taken) 25 to 1 agst Ethus (taken) 25 to 1 agst Thorwaldsen (taken and offered) 33 to 1 agst Rupert (offered) 40 to 1 agst Drummer (offered—take 50 to 1) 40 to 1 agst Perry Down (offered) 1000 to 20 agst Hermoine 003 ((ffired) 50 to 1 agst Duke of Beaufort (offered) 1000 to 51 agat Brennus (offered) THE OAKS. 4 to 1 agst Morna (offered) sto 1 agst Scottish Queen (taken) 8 to 1 agst Martinique (taken) HORSES sTnuca OUT OF THEIR ENGAGE MENTS. May 6, at 1.45 p.m., Cicely, out of all engagements. May 7, at 1.30 p.m., Eudora, Huntsman, and Conrad, out of all engagements, at York Spring n etlng. May 8, lifter 2 p.m., Punchinella and High Church, out of the Fifth B.ounial Stakes, Winchester. May 8, after 2 p.m., Monk's Hood, out of tLe Epsom Derby and the Prince of Wales's Stakes at Ascot. May 10, at 9 a.tu., Belfast, out of the Great Northern Handicap at York. May 10, at 1► a.m., Winifred, out of the Crawley Plate, Winehest4r. May 19, at 9 a ru., Veda, out of West Drayton engage- Alts, May 10, at 9 u.m., Curio, out of the Do Trafford Cup, M:tnehester. May to, at 9 a.m., c. ley Ilaude ,, moJa.,:k, cut of Geology out - of the Epsom Dtu by. May 10, at 3.20 p.m., Fugitive and Mids!lipatan, out of the Iloatliz:ote Plate at Epsom. Mty 10, at 3.10 p.m., Jeattio Deana, out of Winchester and West Drayton eogagenteuta. May 10, at 3.10 p.m., Mara, out of West Drtyton engage ments. May 10, after 6 p.m., Laneret out of Epsom engage - ments. May 11, at 9 a.m., Molly Dawn, out of Wineheaer Nur sery Stakes. May 11, at 9 a.m., Red White, and Blue, cut of Citizen's nue, WiocLestur. • May 11, at 9 eau., Phantom, out of the Great Norther Handley, York. May 11, at 9 a.m., Brasonose, out of West Drayton en gagements. May 11, at 2.25 p.m., Alicia, out of Manchester engage- ments. May 11, at 3.40 p.m., Honesty, out of the Great Northern Handicap, York. May 12, at 7.5 p.m., f by Skirmisher, out of Mary, out of Doncaster Spring engagements. May 12, at 7.5 p.m., April Morn, out of Salisbury en gagements. Nay 12, at 11.20 a.m., George 01.baldeston, out of Th Flying Dutchman's Handicap, York. RACING FIXTURES. MAY. Doncaster 13, 14 i Manchester l9, 20, 21 Salisbury 16 I Croydon 19 20 Wsst Drayton—. ...... 15, 13 Wye :.. l 9 St. Albans 17 18 Harpend e n • ,l Bath 18, 19 Epsom Summer .....25, /cc JUNE. Croydon 2,3, 4 Newcastle 22, 23, 24 Newton 2, :3, 4 I Wiliam 22 Newark 3 liibury Club 28 Ascot ....8, 9, 10, 1.1 i Stockbridge 21, 25, 26 Windsor 15, 16 Chelmsford Hampton l7, 18 I Liverpool Sumner ...29, 30 Curragli 22, 23, 24 Sutton Park .....29, 30 Jl. LY Worcester l, 2 , Southampton - 13,13 Newruarket July 6, &c. I Reading 13, 16 Carlisle 6, 7 I Huntingdon 2O, 21 Pontefract 9, 10 1 Stamford ... `2 ' 23 lloncion .... 12, 13 I Goodwood 27, 28,29, 30 Nottingham Pl, 14 AUGUST. Brighton 3, 4 Brighton Club 5 Lewes 6 7 0 :ford York 24, 25, 26 Plymouth , . . Egoam lO, 11 1 Scarborough_ 3O 31 Wotrerhatr pton lO, 11 I Derby Summer ...31, Sep 1 Wiudsor 12, 13 IVeymoutb 31, Sep 1 St. Alb:4,us l7, 13 I Canterbury ..... ....31, Sep. 1 Stockton ... t ..13, 19, 2U I SEPTEMBER. Warwick... 7, 8 Hampton .....21, 2 Curragh (Royal) 7,8, 9 Western (Ay r).......,22, 23 Abingdon 9, 111 Hendon 23, 24 Doncaster 14, 15, 16, 17 Monmouth— • 23, 24 Richmond 21, 22 Newmarket +st ect....28, etc. Lichfield OCTOBER. Bedford 5, 6 i Cheltenham 1Q • 24 Edinburgh Leicester 7, 8 1 West Drayton .........21, 22 Bromley 7 8 1 Hereford 2 l, 22 Newmarket 2d Uct...11, &c. 1 Monmouth 23, 24 Chelmsford l9 20 I Newmark...4 Wton ...25, &o. Kelso 19 20 1 NOVEMBER. Harrow...... ~.—. ...2, 3 I Eglinton Hunt 6, Worcester ...... ...... 3, 4 Liverpool 9, 10, 11 15, le St. Albans 6, 6 I Shrewsbury. .. STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES. JULY. 9 Kingsbury OCTOBEtt. Bromley 7 1 West Drayton2l, 22 NOVEMBat. Worcester.. ............. 2,3, 4 i S:irow.ibury 1.3, Harrow ............... . ..... 2, 31 Lo.tmingtor. Fivat ~23 A, Lverpool ......... 0,10, 11, 12 1 - • COURSING FIXTURES. AUG UST. St. Albans OCTOBER. ADCASter and Willoughby, Lincoluabira , G. O ri fte&by ......... . l ,O Huntingdon Club.. 26, Race Glasses, by Volgthind, are now 110 longer the ex clusive luxury of the rich. Since the great demand for photographic lenses has diminished, au opportunity has been afforded for applying mechanical power with the greatest success, whereby the cost of these beautiful and most perfect instruments is reduced in price in some instances to as much ate 20 per cent. In fact they are now no dearer than those of the best French or English makers. At the depot Aidlaghan; 23,k, New Bori&street, cbrapr"of t)onduit-street, the patrons of the Derby may indtilge their taste in the possession of a veritable VoigtlaudiF ut oziiii_trativelY trifling cost. Ulu eivertkotos to eirtho quality ie oA oTor =Whim SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day DONCASTER. itiiCES—Tnjs DAY.) (lIY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH) TRIAL STAKES. Efonesty Bird of Din HOPEFUL STAKES. Roma.. Kennington Green Ri band Four ran. DONCASTER SPRING HANDICAP. Ploughboy Spy Pau: Jun;•s Seven ran. NUNICIPAL STAKES. F Sing Jib Stir artfl Gairtk r Ott ESSI.. Eight J':S'. TIIE LONDESBOROUGI-1 PLATE. Do Were Lady Lavender, Cr:on Firt• 11UN TERS' STAKES', p Bang 7arlow lie 1.), la u are I aVO 1211.1 LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. DERBY. 450 to 100 agst Beßadfum (taken) SALISBURY MEETING—'.Cass DAY. CRAVEN PLATE. Sour Grapes Minna Troil . Minnie Warren.. Eight ran. SALISBURY STAKES. Cestus Calypso Miss Caudle Ten ran. STONEHENGE PLATE. Vibration.. S Henna Crossfire.. Five ran. WILTSHIRE STAKES. Citron .. Judge Vacuum 3 1 2 S 1 9 3