The Sun. — London, England, 1869-07-29 00:00:00

~~~~~. ly 28. Ll High -1165601 leatrice, a nd en' r of th e is the ,neatest uch visitors ;ry Cui 3 ry rich yet, are of 1131- Ts w ere ion, 011 tions of Tb l3 Our and i m port' nSolVe B ; siOn Lila be 'eful to grit" o f the idi rich of real such ii° such t° ,e qu ite Le s kirt, of sac' taffeta line, of ,d very , r yes t° °iv th e brow° of th e ?rproof plaids its at' of the P capes' 3 cape' e niog• _black e d 1 in 31 i p ares man" witl i pc of t )I)be la are nique' 1110 b 0 WS' l&1104 Ed /3" ; ro ll° ' ballell s ide , bes °f o ple d de- .00 thr ee forol o th° Tb e bot h ore( DIONEYMARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. Consols no change to-day, at 931 for money ; ditto, for Aeount, 93a ; Three per Cent. Re duced, 934 ; New Three per Cents, 93 4 ; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, 11 prem. ; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, 11 prem. ; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Ceps., India Stock, 104 per Cent., April, 1874, ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 112 ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 101 ; ditto Enfaced Paper, 5 Per Cent., 1051. The Foreign Stock Market is generally dull, the O nly improvement being a recovery of 1 to 1 per cent. in the Viceroy of Egypt's loans. Otherwise the leading stocks are a point lower. Argentine are quoted 78/ to 791 ; Brazilian, 841 to 84/ ; Egyp tian ,(1864), 91 to 921 ; Egyptian (1868), 77 to 774; Viceroy Seven per Cents., 811 to 81/ ; ditto Nine Per Cents., 971 to 97/ ; Orel-Vitebsk, 83 to 831 ; Charkof, 82 to 821 ; Moscow, 81 to 811; Nicholas, 67 / to 67:1 Spanish, 291 to 294 ; Italian, 544 to 55 8 ; Peru v i an , 77 t o 771 ; P or t ugu ese, 33/ to 341 ; liarkish Five per Cents., 441 to 444; ditto Six Per Cents., 66/ to 67/. The changes in railways to-day include a fall of 'n Great Northern A, 1 in Metropolitan and 4 in Great E astern, and Chatham an d B erw i c k ar e 4 better ; and B r i g hton, South Eastern, and Midland adv anced 4. The present prices are the following— Caled on i an, 811 to 82 ; Great Eastern, 381 to 38/ ; Great Northern, 1061 to 1071; Great Northern ( A), 1031 to 1044; Great Western, 51 to 511; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1271 to 127/ ; London a nd Bri g ht on, 45 1 to 46 ; L on d on , Ch a tham, and Dov er, 1 64 to 164 ; London and North Western, 11 9 to 1194; Metropolitan, 1001 to'lol ; Midland, 11 1 to 1181; North Eastern (Berwick), 1084 to 109; and South Eastern ; 764 to 77. American Securities are stronger, a good de mand being occasioned by better prices from the Continent. The Five-Twenty Bonds e better, at . c , 83 4 ; and th e T en- F orty ' s h ave a d v ancedi, at 741. Erie have advanced /to 194. Illinois, on the other ha nd, have fallen 4, to 93/ to 94. Atlantic and Great Western Bonds have risen 1, to 234. Mislaneous Securities are quiet. Anglo-American Telegraph is a shade firmer, at 211 to 21/ ; 'lnd non's Bay is steady, at 12/ to 13; General Credit, apdto 1 dis. ; I n t ernat i ona l Fi nan ce, 2 to 1/ dis. ; National Discount, 111 to 11/. The sum of £13,000 in gold was taken to the B . ! r ilt yesterday, making on balance a total of ' O ,OOO in the week since the last return. T• he City of Boston, from New York, has brought ▪ ; the Lady of Egidia, from New Zealand, " 4 ,000 ; and the Warrior Queen, £19,536. The introduction of a Portuguese loan, which was ex pected immedi a t e ly, seems lik e ly to be delayed by the resignation of the Finance Minister, and the consequent prorogation of the Cortes till the 15th of Augu s t . T he report o f th e C re dit F onc i e r of England (limited) to be presented on the 3d of August states that during the past half year there has bein no ma terial chan ge i n th e pos i t i on o f the company. A liability of £300,000 on the guarantee of the City °f4 es Company's debentures has been extineuished w ithout loss, and with regard to the general assets the statemenis are to the following effect :—I. Lz the Millwall.Dock Cotniany, although the progress h as not be en equal to an ticipations, the revenue is steadily increasing. 2. In the Irrigation Company of France considerable progress is believed to have be en made i n extr i ca ti ng the undertaking from its uiffi culties. 3. In the Consolidated Land Company of France affairs have become critical, and an ad vance of £lO,OOO has been necessary to prevent sacrifices. 4. In the London, Chatham, and Dover L eo mpany the prospects of a satisfactory settlement 'lave been greatly improved by the Act autho r„isiog the arbitration by Lord Cairns and Lord S alisbury. 5. In the Varna and Rustchuk Railway the investment remains as heretofore, but hopes are entertained that it may be shortly r ealised on sat i s f actory terms. 6. In respect to the City o f Mil an Improvements Company the di rectors are negotiating for the sale of their entire interest to the agents of a foreign bank. 7. In the Belgian Public Wo ks Company the proceed ings asset P have go ne on f avourably, and the ro i Mises well in a ll mater i al respects. Finally, an agreement h as b een made with a majority of the former directors of the Credit Foncier, by which th • eybind themselves t o pay a certain sum, and th i s n o o ving been sanct i oned by the Court of Chancery A A w Only awaits th e approval of the shareholders. lust six o f th e ex-d i rectors who refuse to offer 4ou arrangement it has been resolved to take rigour s Proceedings. and Co., of South war k- stree t, L on d on , an d a l so o f pare and L ee d s, an approx i mate sta t emen t pre - Steed by Messrs. James, Edwards, Cash, and 1: 3 ; Sh owed a total of liabilities amounting to vaic:ooo beyond those covered by securities, or T he abould be provided for by other parties. resei as s . ets were represented to be £202,000. A estate Was carried unanimously to wind up the ix , : under inspection. itßair e last accounts from Canada with regard to the the Grank Trunk Railway appear satis difateiters;.f It is said that the track is in better con on tha n engines at any previous time, that the 25 new geher I are all at work, and that the rolling stock mhos atlY improved both in quantity and quality. rally t he eLopment in company are now better prepared gene der,, take advantage of the various elements of and at the progress throughout the Dominion, e same time their relations with the Ameri _• Iles are good. i„-'4eventh 11a. dividend of Is. 6d. in the pound (mak ilay _ ad• in the po un d p a id) was payable yester e::_nd tO.d a y rieutal to the creditors of the O tr'nercial Bank a t the o ffi ces of Messrs. Cooper oth ers 4 t th and Co and a° e half -yearly meeting of the United Club Vas d ec tei Company a dividend for the half year The far ed at the rate of 10 per cent. Isie following vessels are announced from Otago, -fine en, . 11- Zeala nd with gold, viz. :—The ship Warrior wit wit h 4 ,884 ounces ; and the Lady Egidia, of 16 ,000 gold, ounces, being together 20,884 ounces value in sterling about £83,536. O'CL- OCK.O'CLOCK. Inu arct r UriDe—TW „ w a (•;OVXILIIAIENT UNDS., 93 Pet Cent. Consols 8 bitto for Account, July 7 93i ~,,Per (lent. Reduced 93 i N e w 3 per Cent _ is.:o2i Per Cent. Jan. 1894 ...... A„_ '. 5 . per Cen J 911.1873 skeuittes, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880. = Et , . for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — D tx: (Ited Sea Tele6raph), Aug., 1908 t 7 4 pin uequ-:4• kills, .£1,600, 2i p. Ct. March 11 Do. 3 do. June - 3 h o •us to ,. 4100 £2OO ie £5OO . 1 j," of England Sto , ek, 4f per Cent es.;;4,* oPetting Int;"' 4 Pet Cent. Bonds r-Colonial Unumun t,11...k/311N UOVERNMENT 6 ECURITIES ds'• s'tock, 101 per Cent., April 18r 4 _ !Jo' ()jetting, for A.ccount 1.. 1 112 b % 0 Petting , Cent. July, 1880 101 Do, Pet' Cent., Oct. 1888 0. Certifl t s b 0 , Ca CR • tan faced Pape, 4 per Cent....... — 105 i ',?. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 ... •,... ir• sleer (lent. May 1879 11. j 5 Cent, Itup. Deb. 1872 '),3 do 1877 — Do. do. 188 9 — ;••• 5 Per Cent., Aug. 1873 ~ — ll°. Bonds, 4 per Cent £l,ooo ~ pm 0. under Xl,OOO 1 Cit. Ai rzet :lit:utile:tt:a I:usib4llsNc, 6F p U er l ren S t — .. a . 'l . VO Cr .: (d 7 - 87 per cent Ilr • • DO. 1859 -- %hart per Cent 11* 4 1 Per Cent. 1852 — L",,°* do 1858 — "°• (tu, 186"' — I°. do., 1863 81- ± 1, 0 t , • . per Cent 1865 811 d o 4 . _ , *, t, ecount ...._ ie_4ooB Ayres 6 per CuCent. e. , 0 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent, ..... .h, 6 per Cent. ....... ~,Lliatt per Cent .... “0. 41 per Cent.... 1)0 3 per Cent ., ...... 1 -0 . 6 per co”t. 1867 _ _ C , 0 . 7 per Cent., 1866 _ .`,-.', 10 i ian, 6 Per Cent. .oanish, 3 Per Cent., 1825..,....,, Danubian Principalities, 7 ler Cent B4l Do 8 per Cent., 1867 %qtiador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent. E,.;:c Ohm, 7 per Cent... B3l 4 , 0 mecoad issue • Do. £sot, Bonds Do. £lOO Bonds Do. 1864 Do. Account -- Do. £5OO Bonds D0..1.13C Bonds Do. 7 per Cent., 1868 Government Railw.tv Debenture, G:eet 5 per Cont., 1824 5, ex Coups Do. Account Do. Coupons Do. Account "luatemala 5 per Cent .. flondurasGov Rail. Loan., p. Ct., all pd lt4iian 5 per Cont., 1865 Do. Account . Do Maremmana Railway 55 doxican 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Dn. 1864 -- Do g per Cont. Anglo-French donteNidvan 6 per Cent. .. Vic crish imperial 5 per Ceut Now Granada Do 3 per Con.. Do. DeNrred Peruvian b per Cent. 1865 Do Account — Do 41 per Cent. (Ui:' , arron) . .. Do 41 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Por:ziguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7,'9,'60,' - -2.'- Do. do. 1867 34} Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid — R issian 5 t ier Cent., 1822, .£ St Do 4i per Cent . 1850 Do 4i per Cent., 1860 Do aPer Cent.; 1859 Do 5 per cent., 1862 Do :do, Scrip — Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bond€.. 931 Do. dO. £B4 15s. do — Do.. 1866, £lOO Bonds — Do. do £B4 15s. do — Do Nicolas Railway 671 I Sarlinian 5 per Cent — Spanish 3 per Con ... • 301 Do. Acc%unt .... 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 Turkish 6 per Cent. Da Account - Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Do .£IOC Bonds Do 5 per gent. 1865 Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1860 Do 1 per Cent., Guaranteed Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do. Acc.ant Do 6 per Cont., 186 - 2 Do 6 per Cent. 1861 Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 41 per cent.,Ex. 25f. Dutch 2i per Cent. eix. 12 Gull. Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... Do. Account French Rentes, 3 per Cent.. Ex. 25f. — Italian 5 per Cent. 1831, F... zsf. Do Account TWO •'CL•CK. Jonsols, Money 93i r I Do. Account, August 5 PARIS CORRESPONDENCE. WEDNESDAY. A Privy Connell was held yesterday at St. Cloud, where the Ministers also held a Council. M. Schneider and M. Rouher were present, with the object, if I am rightly reasontlley infor m ed, t tetor, toiifi ntheol osi aetn finally altiblies .1. ca determining sl u counsels itumt Therev spirit, irt k pirise, prevailed oi n lme o de t during these discussions. Another Council is to be held at the end of the week, most probably on Saturday, when the text of the decree is to be decided, so that it may be submitted to the Senate on Monday. ‘ s e t x.r i b .p j de e ce c t t i‘e , id u and tuop taa t s h kn e e n ir, a at m rh tee inp s o ui E tc t ad h re e epe principal s s hc e uo n sa a sr t ee o d r e. s who are take a prominent part, have as yet given any ind x i p ca Ne t ce i t o iet n dh o te: f the course they intend to pursue. Prince Napoleon, it is said, will only support the Senatus Consultum so far as it fulfils not only the wishes of the C o nstitutional party, but the aspirations of the Democrats. M. Michel Chevalier will support the decree, while ho disapproves of the Emperor's resignation of his exclusive privilege of making commercial treaties. As for the Cardinals they are so taken up with thoughts of the (E cu menical Council that they are . not likely to interfere in the debate. M. Tillers, whose departure for Baden was spoken of som e time since, is detained in Paris by the illness of his mother-in-law, Madame Doane. A singular incident occurred yesterday in the law courts. A young man was so much incensed at the manner in which the opposing counsel had conducted his case that he followed him out into the galleries :And gave him a blow on the face. Great excitement prevailed among the gentlemen of the long robe, and the culprit was arrested. Another trapeze accident has just occurred. Yesterday evening an acrobat, who was performing in a cafe at Choisy, missed his hold and fell on the head of a young workman, who was seriously hurt. The acrobat himself was slightly injured. Two more deaths Are recorded from the thunderstorm of Saturday last. A man who took refuge under a tree at Besancon, and a young shepherd at Chaux Neuve, were both killed by lightning. M. Maximo Ducamp has just published a couple of articles in the Revue des deux Mondes, on the thieves and police of Paris. He has divided the offenders into classes, beginning with the " tramp " and ending with the desperate burglar. The faiseurs are the most numerous of all the thieving classes, and they are everywhere met with. No one can be too much on his guard against th em; they are in the street, at the cafe, at watering places, and in all directions. The faiseur has in most cases an office in the busy part of the town, and be generally succeeds in catching a number of gulls, who bewail their folly in having listened to his counsels. At convenient seasons the faiseur's office is to let, and he has forgotten to leave his address. The faiseur fraternity arc adepts in deceit, and leave little or nothing untried that may swell their for tunes and carry out their schemes. They manufacture bil ls of exchange, and carry on the business in the most audacious fashion. Some of these aspiring individuals end their days as millionaires, while others lament their bad luck at Cayenne or the galleys. At ono time these worthies cost the public three millions ;sterling through the extensive plunder they carried on. The shabby gen teel beggars come next in the category of crime. They pretend to have seen better days as ruined clergymen , broken-down lawyers, and so on. They walk off with anything valuable in a most surprising manner. Shop lifting approaches perfection in Paris, and one of the most successful professors in this line stole during one afternoon's walk a cigar case, a watch case, a cane, a'ring, a pocketbook, and a pair of shoes. Burglary and murder are not pursued as professions, but there are instances on record of Parisian bandi tti. Many-of the once-famous haunts where the thieves amused themselves have been swept away, but some account is given of those which remain. One apparently respectable place looks like a cafe outside, but the interior is crowded every night by thieves and their mistresses. The number of arrests that take place in Paris has increased of late ; but then it must be remembered that the police arrest on very slight grounds. M. Ducamp thinks highly of the effi ciency of the police, and admires their zeal and activity. The present police system was' organised in 1854, the most important branch being the detectives. M. Ducamp gives no account of the political police or their system of espionage. If ho had, his article would speedily have cot him into trouble. EXCLUSIVE, VERY IMPORTANT, RARE, AND 'VALUABLE are the properties of Lamplougu's Pyretic Saline, curing the worst headaches, sickness, skin, or biliary affections. Pleasant palatable, and invigorating. I Sold by all Chemists.—[Advt.] SCIENCE AND ART.—A striking instance of the immense value a small piece of steel may acquire by the great power of killed mechanical labour is the balance-spring of a watch. From its extreme fineness and delicacy 4,000 weigh not more than one ounce, and exceed in value 1 I,oo ro 0. A most interesting little work, describing the rise and pgress of watehmakin -, been published by J. W. Benson, 25, Old Bond-street, and tho City Steam Factory, 53 and 0, Ludgate-hill. The book, which is profusely illustrated, gives a full description of the various kinds of watches and clocks, with their prices Mr. Benson (who holds the appointment to the Prince of Wales) has also published a pamphlet on Artistic Gold Jewellery, illustrated with the most beautiful designs of Bracelets, Brooches, Earrings, Lockets, Sc., Ite., suitable for Wedding, Birthday, and other presents. These pamphlets are sent post free for two stamps each, and they can not be too sttongly recommended to those contemplating a pur chase, especially to residents in the country or abroad, who are thus enabled to select any article they may require and have it forwarded with perfect safety. ALLISON and Co., Regent-House, 238 , 210, and 212, Regent-street, W. (near the Laugh= Hotel). —Irish Pop lins, Spitalfields Silks, Lyons Silks, and Velvets, Evening and Ball Dresses in Tulle and Tarlatan, Broche, Grena dines, and Muslin do Soie. P.S.—All the above are first class and specialities of the above establishment. ENGLISH and FOREIGN GOVERNESSES ave SCHOLASTIC AGENCY, 17, Hanover street, flanovcr-square —Heads of families • and schools have superior Gover nesses (Resident or Daily), Cumparions, &c., Introduced on application to the Lady Superintendent. Schools re commended and transferred. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 29, 1_69. SHARP; LIST. ORDINARY dliA;a:h AND STOCKS. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Closing Basinese Share NAME. Paid. Price. done 10 Agra Limited, A all 10.1 11.1 al Do B lO 31 41 50 Albion 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo Austrian 20 Auglo-Egyptian, lint all 2-21 21.1 20 Anglo-liungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1863, limited 10 5 4 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 101 11 20 Do issued at 2 pin....., 5 5 4 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lint. 23 Bank of So u th A us t ra li a a ll 30 32 $ 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia '25 37 39'' 10 Bank of New Zealand all 14 17 50 British North American • 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, nd China all 13 19 25 Chartered Mere. of India, London, and China all 32 33 201 20 City 100 Colonial 25 38 40 10 Consolidated, lint. 50 Delhi and London, limn 50 East London, lint. 5 21 11 20 English and American, lint 10 ... ... 20 English Bank of Rio de, Ja neiro. lim 20 English, :cottisii, and Aus. tralian Chartered 281 Hong Kong and Sha,ughui Bank Corporation all 36 33 • 281 Do new 3l 21 21 . 100 Imperial, lint 2O 15 16, 20 Imperial Ottoman lO 21 21 131 I .:5 lonian all i 9 22 25 Do new 5 6 3 Lnd Mortgage of India, lint 4 Si 5 1 100 Do 51). c. De 1)8.1861, 30 all 76 76 80 100 London Bank; of Mexico and South America, lint. 20 7 6 100 London and Brazilian, lint. 45 30 27 20 Do new 74 5 41 100 London &River Plate, lint. 40 6 8 25 Do new 10 11 2 p 20 London Chart.of Australia all 231 211 20 London and County 2O 4111 501 60 Do new, issat2op.m,l6pd ll ... • • London Joint Stock 1 311 321 30 1 1 London and South African al 8; 9 100 London & S.-Western, lint, 20 11 11 50 London &Venezuela, lint l2l . ... 100 London and Westmin s t e r 2O 61 62 57! 3 100 Do Scrip, his at 10 pm 100 Merchant, lint 25 64 5 10 Metropolitan, lint all 71 71 00 Midland, lim. . 2O 11 i 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lim l5 8.1 a lp 00 National I'rovinc.of Inild 42 ... ... 10 Do . 42 ••• ••• Ml National.:- - 3O ... .. 20 New South Wales all 4l Is 20 North-Western 7l 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 4 t 44 50 Provinc.Bank.Corpo., lim lO 61 51 31 30 Provincial of lroland 25 90 92 10 Do new. all ... ... 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lint 23 1 t Es 100 Do issued at 6 put lO 8 6 24 Union of Australia all 11 44 451 100 Union of Ireland, line 50 Union of London PO OR-LAW MEDICAL OFFICERS' A SSO- CIATION. The annual meeting of the above association was held yesterday afternoon, at the Freemasons' Tavern ; Dr. Rogers, the President; in the chair. The first annu d report of the council, which was real, stated that if the asso iation could not boast of any great practical achievement, their 1 bours had not been altogether in vain, while the mare union of medical 'nee for the attainment of a com mon object had been openly recognised as an impoitant event in the current history c f the profession. The law requiring the council to meet once a month at least, and on a spe cified day, had been faithfully carried out. They had held, in all, 16 meetings during the year. The association had likewise held four meetings, as di rected in the laws. The number of members at the first general meeting, in July last, was less than 400, Lut the list at present comptised nearly double that number. Thu council had unceasingly advo cated the necessity of an adequate and, as far as practicable, a uniform payment in proportion to work of the medical officers generally, and the vital importance of permanence of appointment in all cas2s. They had reason to believe that some boards of guardians were reconsidering the salaries of their officers, but no general improvement, however, could be hoped, for in this respect till the House of Com- LIOUS accorded to the medical officers thestatus of civil servants of the Crown, and directed the Poor-law Board to fix the salaries, which should be paid alto gether, instead of half only, out of the Consolidated Fund. But this could not be done until the poor rates were equalised, a policy to which the present head of the Poor-law Board was fully committed. The report further stated, " With regard to per manent appointments your council have the satisfac tion of knowing, from Mr. Goseben's own lips, that he is opposed to the difference in the terms of ap pointment which now exist; and they do not doubt he will use his best endeavours to place all medical officers on . the same footing in this reepJet. - "lhis gratifying statement of the President was made at a recent interview when Dr. Lyon Playfair; M.P., Dr. Brady, M.P., Sir John Gray, M.P., Sir George Jeukinson, M.P., and Dr. Lush, M.P., kindly joined in presenting the memorial of 122 workhouse medi cal officers on the subject of the new duties impo_ed upon them by the general order of the board, dated April 4, 1868; and with respect to the " memorial" itself your council have to congratulate the work house officers upon the complete success which has followed its presentation. Mr. Gotehen hrs given them all they wishe], and more th in they hal ventured to ask, having rescinded Article 5 of the general order in question, and thus re lieved them from the discharge of duty , which placed them in a false po ition, and was calculated to involve them with the Poor-law Board on the one hand, and with the guardians ou the other. Poor-law questions arc, at the pretent time, excit ing considerable attention, more particularly as they affect the metropolis. And well they may, teeing that the pauperism of the metropolis—Mr Goscheu himself being witness— has increased nearly 50 per cent. iu three years. The measure now befure Parliament to extend Mr. Ilardy's Me trapoli-au Poor Act, 1867, will, no doubt, become law this session, and ere long your council hope to see the dispensary system fairly on its trial. They rej Ace to know that the President of the Poor-law Beard is in favour of the system. After cordially congratulating theirlrish colleagues upon the success which has attended their exertions, the council go on to express their great obligations to those provincial members who had undertaken the duties of hon. secretaries, and conclude e—" The ass.ociacion, moreover, is a staeding 1 r itcst against the wrongs of the service. Its lower is not inconsiderable even now ; how gi eatly it we uld be increased were its lumbers doubled—trebled ; or if it in cluded in its raid:B the entire serii.e of 3,300 bllieJts, none can tell. Such unanimity is beyond hope ; but if every member would, at this tine, do his utmost to obt..in recruits, 50a1.3 approzuti to it might be s.ion attainel." The receipts during the year ha 1 been £271, and, notwithstanding Lae expenditure had .been exceptionally heavy, a bal ance of i:5B remained iu hand. The report was unanimously adopted. The Cifal:tNlAN afterwards addressed the meeting at great length, in the course of which he said they had given consi terabit: impetus by their unatiiini'y and critical investigat:ou to the settlem.:lit of the moot question of cubic and fluor space ; tit tt they pressed E tr3.:esiruily upon the i'o )r-law Board through the Lunacy Commissioners the issue of an insti uctioual letter which laid down a more humane and decent mode of dealing with pauper lunatics when requiring certificates previous to removal to asylums, and that after great trouble they had succeeded in showing the Poor-law Board the advisability of establishing a uniform dietry suited fur the diffe rent classes of workhouse inmates. Ile referred in eulogistic terms to the important services of the " veteran reformer, Richard Griffin," and passed on to ask when would the medical bodies in this country see the justice and advisability of doing as the Irish corporations had done, remind ing them of the good they would du by extending to them the right hand of sympathy. Ile argued that wherever in a union or parish the ins:heal service had been starved, there had alway+lieen continuous rise in the amount of rates collected for the relief of the poor, a faCt that could not bs won dered at when it was remembered that 72 per cent. of pauperism originated from sickness of the working classes, and that the efficient performance of medical officers du ties had been possible only at the cost of their time and resources; and if therefore guardians desired to secure efficiency, and with it diminished sickness and pauperism dependent on it, they must properly remunerate those who had the medical charge of the sick poor. During the last 17 years the amount of annual outlay had been continuously on the in crease, and at the present time it exceeded the total imperial expenditure of many continental states. The expenditure for the poor for the year just ended amounted in round numbers to £7,500,000, being an advance of upwards of half a million over that of 1867, whilst in Ireland (the same national causes being in operation there which led to the increase of pauperism here) the total expenditure for the year 1868 amounted to no more than £829,521, being an increase of £30,627 only over that of 1867. Dr. Colborne, of Chippenham, Dr. Dixon, and others, also addressed the meeting, and a vote of thanks to the retiring council and the president closed the proceedings. ing Share Hallways. Paid. priClce. Business thine. st Bristol and Exeter ...... 100 77 7 et liilleilol.ll4ll ..... ... 100 81 82 81/ at eamortan . lOO /8 a 23 Corn w.. 11 all 2/ 3 st Duthin & liellast June lOO 27 79 at Oun • J'erth • & Ab.J nue WO I 0 72 2 ( East isuudon all 7 8; 20 on is - - 21 Do 10 - - st Glasgow &S. Western lOO 103 105 at Great Eastern .. et Do. E. Augl. No. 2 lOO ... ... at (swat North of Scotland lOO i 5 16 at Great Northern lOO 1061 1071 st Do. A stook ..... 100 131 101 at Do. Saila lOO .. ... st UtS and W. of Ireland lOO 9fi v 8 8( Gt. Western -Original lOO bl 511 st Do. South Wales 1t:0 54 66 56 st Do. W. slid.-Oxford 100 25 z 7 st Do. Newport lOO 25 30 st Lancashire as Yoricsiurss lOO 121 127 127 / st Don., ilrigh.,& S.Coast ICO 45 4;4 dt Lon., UttAt., p and Dover lOO 161 17 101 st Do. Metrop. Ex. A lOO Is 1 . st bon. & North Western IOU 1 A 115 11J / st Lou. ez South Western .lOO 90 114 Man., b Itel ~ at Lincoln 1 100 0 57 4 bletror(olitan ... • OO 100} 1001 101 8t Do ExtensiJu .. 44 41 0 Uo. ACK rd st Me .. °polite() Diatrict. all - - It/ Metrop. at. John's 11 00.1 - - 1006 1171 118 1171 st M.a,aud st 00, diriusn. & Derby ICO tb /37 at NJfzu lirturti st Do. Ed., rth., & Dun... 109 - - et I%or.loastern-lierwiek lOO 103 109 25 Do. I;. N.E puroosee •• 100 16.11,1 - CO - at Do Leeds . ••••• 04 st Do York .............. 100 91 It.l st Do Carlisle .... • " - - st Do Stoc :. & Darling l6O 133 140 at North Lon lon 10 Do New 18.8 57 69 at North Staffordshire ..... . 1 ; 0 st North anti a.-W. Junction 100 100 102 10 Do New £lO shares 7 ... • • st Ith:onney . ............... .00 b 3 55 st Shropshire Uni0n............ 100 LBl • 4 et South Devon' at SoutlrEistern lOO 703 77 at Staines, WolChtsui,SL W.,k all lz 13 st Tall Vale fe l l 162 155 - - Do. C•• • 6 - - ‘Vateriord & liiikcnuy.• ItO - - lir Waterloo & Wllitelia(l 6 - - RAILWAYS--PIIEFERENCE SHARES A 2 U STOCKS. et Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 86 88 st Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 100 ..• ••• st Do. Scot. N.E., 44 per cent 100 ... .• • et Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c 100 ... •.. st Do. do. 7 per cent 100 ... ••• st Do. do. Ordinary 100 73 52 st Do. Midland st Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent ‘ , I3J all *** ••• ... ... st Dundee, remit, and 'Aber deen Junction lOO 105 107 st Do. ISt Class preference lOO ,„. *- st Glas. & S.W. gas. 5 per ct lOO •,, , st 14t. Eastern, E.G Ex. No.l 100 97. 1;1) st Do do N 0.2 100 97 101 st Do do 6 per cent 100 107 ILO st Do East Anglian Asp. c. 100 „,, *** st Do do .B 6 do. 100 ,„ st Do do 0 7 do. 104 ~, .- st Do do No. 1, 5 p .c. 100 .., ..: st Do E. Union 4 p .c. g um. 101) e, 72 st Do Norfolk 5 p.c.Ex.18 46 100 „, ~. st Do do 5 p.c. Way. Val. 1817 100 , „ ... st Great Northern, 5 per cent 10 „, ... st Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 ~„ ... Do 4, do do do 100 „, .. . st Do 5 do at sp. c. pin. 100 „, ... st Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO .., ... st Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf 100 „, .. ' s t Great South. and Western ( l re l a ud) 4 per cent lOO 96 97 st G t•West.—OrigAJnt.-lieut chg., per gua. 5 ii.c IJO 105 107 st Do. Orig. (13. a. H. Ex). :-.) p.c lOO 95 100 st Do do 4, per cent. 1850 lOO 84 90 st Do do 4 do do st Do do 5 per cent. reborn lOO 95 97 et Do do Birmingham gua lOO 6 3 72 st Do do do pref lOO ~„ .. et Do do Chester gue...r ...... IJO b 5 9 • r st Do do do 8 per cent. 100 ~, ... st Do do de 5 do 100 95 106 st Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 ... ... st Do do 41 p.c lOO ••• ••• at Do do 4, 165.) lOO ... ... st Do do 5 st Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g IOJ HO 112 at Do do 2d gua lOO 107 ill Ne st Do wi,ort, Ist g. 5 p.c. 1 0 0 90 92 st Do do 2 1 do 100 97 10) fts,ot LaDoncLiguta,e.r sal Carlislepe u i t... 4 1 p 8 . 6 e '4 . ' 100 .1j ... I A Laucasli. & Yorksti. 6 p.c. 100 1 ~, ri, st Do Barnsley, .0 3s 103 p.c. 104 , . s t Du 6 p.e . (East Lancashire) 10) 1.;:) 1;4 ~t Do 41 (Blackburn purch). 100 98 100 sti Loudon tb Brighton. 5 p. e , guarautead, No 1 - lOO sti Do 5 per cent. gas,. N o , 2. Do ••• ''' ... st Do 6 du - do i t io ••• Do 5 do NJ. 1. lOU st••• ••• D O 7 per cent......... ....... .. 100 ••• ••• s t Do 6 du (W.E. & kj.e.) 100 • s t st Da 4 do 1859 lOO •• • • - st London, Chatham, t Dover ••• •• . 5 per cent lOO • st London and 11. W., C. and ••• •• Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO 11) 11l at Do Bedford &Cainbridge lOO - - st London L°l) D ol o nadSt ( e P olln o 3r e r d : a l b' at . ' Yi P en e;p \\ V :: I s e711 2 11 : ) 6 : ci d ) 11: a : 11 14.° :1:5: 0 Mau., Shof.,&.Liuclu. 6 p.c lOO • - ••• Do A:e ... .. s Do 31 per cent all par 1 pin 100 60 65 1 Do redeem. 6 percent. 5 _ _••• ••• st Mid. Consolidated., up. c 100 130 s Du Bristol& Biriu., 6p. c 10J 1i 3 131 Do 41 per ceut. redeem M.) OS lUJ s Du 41 per coot. irredeein lOU 95 10 I s Du Leicester & p.e. 100 8.1 I`l st North l'ritisa, 5 p.c. No. 1 , 100 ... • et Do E. 6; U. 4p.e. S. & 100 .:: st Do N. 13., Nu. 2, 5 per eeu.t lOU t Du Border truiuu, 54 p.c Ivo st N.-Eastern—Coils. 4 p.c 100 S 7 B', St Do 41 per cent. redeem 100 el II) st Du Li .E. 4 per cent., loo 17 Do Berwick capital 8.13.4. ... Do York,ll.& S. purcuase lO lu lot Du Stclou & Drliug. A. 5 p.c lOO 106 106 St Do V. Llartlepoul ii. autl It 100 81 86 20 North Staffordshire all 20i 211 105 5. Devon Annuities, 1 all ylu • 10s Do Tavistock Anus., 10s all 8 10e Du Fixed 41 per cent all 8 81 10.6. S. Last. (Read. Aims., 1.0.6) all 22 23 s t Do 41 percent lOO ..• st Do Fixed 41 per cent lOO ••• ••• st Tuff Vale No.l lOO 14. 153 st W a terford & Kilkenny, 6pc 100 43 45 RAILWAYS.-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. - - _ With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. at Caledonian 41 p c gua. lOO at Do Scot. Ceu. min. 7p C 100 at Do 41 p irredeem all ..„ at Do 4p c con. issued at 80 65 at Great Eastern 11 per cent. 103 7; 8, st Do 5 do, 1862 100 86 t 8 at Do New 5 do, 1863 100 81 b 6 at Do do 5 do, 1864 100 84 86 at Great Northern, 5p c irred 100 at Do Permanent 5 per cent 100 at Do Boston & Sleald, 44 pc 100 at Great West., W. Midi., 5p c 100 at Do Joint I.erpe. 5 p c,1865 100 88 VC at Do do 6p c irred., 1836 103 103 108 23 Do Vale N eath perp. 5p c all 19 20 at Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B 100 S Lanc. and York New 11 per cent till July, 1571 2 et Loud., B rig &c.,44 pc, 18.55 100 at Do do do, 1860 100 •••• at Do do 41 do, 1861 100 at Do do 41 do, 1863 100 st Do do 5 do, 1865 100 at Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 103 at Do No. 7 sdo st Lond , Chat., &c., 2d, 6 p.c at Do Metrop. Ex., B 6 p.c 100 Do do C 6 p.c 100 .. at London& N. Western, 5p c 100 lio 112 at London &S. Western, 41 p e 100 93 95 10 Man. sheL& Liu., 5 pc, 1865 all 81 tit st Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO 10u 103 at Midland, A 5 per cent pref lOO 107 10) st Do B 5 do 100 107 109 18 Do 5 p c opt. to cony. to . Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1569 all 201 211 18 Do Inconv. New Snares all 19 194 22 Do 5p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1872 Bl 11 2fp at North British, E. and G . No. 1, 5 per cent at Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 ." Do E ,P., & Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 at Do E. & , N 0.2, 5 p.c 100 a t Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 100 *** a t Do E. & G., No. 3 , 5 p.c 100 at Po E. & G., (Ordiry) 11 p c 100 st North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 97 119 a t Do Stock. & Darl., 1) at North London, 4/, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) et North Staffordshire 5p c lOO at South Eastern, 41 pc, 1859 100 at 5 do 1861 100 Do at Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 ". a t Do 5 do, 1864 at Victoria St. &Pimlico, 41 pc 100 RAM WAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS! et Birkenhead .10) VZ 91 10U Do. 41 per cent. Prefe e r all 110 102 st Buckinghamshire -st Chester and Holyhead lOO 51 56 st De. 51 per cent. st Do. 5 do. ... s o tt Celyudicehsedsatleer, Sgtuoaurra Valleyute e d ::: ... at East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lOO 132 13} 20 Cluster and Dean Forest._ all ... .. • s Ct. Ease., Newm., sc., 5 p.c 100 ... s Do. E. U. Harw ich, 4 p .c 100 ... •• ... st Do.do. Woodbrg.Ex., st Gt. West ,W. Mid., Herd 100 98 1,8 50 Hull and Selby all 110 112 at Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 212 2 6 st London and Blackwall lOO 9j 95 st Do. 41 per cent lOO st London, Clint., Sc., 41 p c lOO ... ... st Do. Coin. Fund, 5 do 100 ... ... st Loudon and Greenwich at ' Do. do Preference lOO ... ... at London, Tilbury, & South 100 89 85 at Ltf.veatoft,guo 4 percent lou 79 81 st Do. du. 6 do. ... 51 Mauch., Buxton, & Matlk.„ all ••• ••• st Midland, Bragurd, Pref lOO 92 9 1 10 Mid Kent `tray Line) ... 50 NurtlieriA:East.,s percent all 54 56 bu Do. do. 6 do. all .. . . st N. Eastern— Hartlepool ..•. St N.West.A perp. vref, 5 p c. too 107 lti2 lit Do lt minimum 1) p.c 10) „ . . st N offing. ..v..Uranth. lt.S; C lOO th .. 93 23 Preston and %%• yr°. ... Royston, Hitch., and Sliep. 100 132 134 st Shrewsbury and Hereford 100 132 Lit 10 Du do 8 2 21p at S. Yorksh. and laver Dun 100 07 8.9 st Do 4 per cent gua lO , 78 80 st Do b do st Vict. Station and Pimlico lO. 175 110 st West Cornwall 20 West London, Class A all 13 14 20 Du do B all 20 Do do C all ..., st Weymouth and Portland lOO ... . . at Wilts and Somerset DOCKS. st East and West India lOO 120 123 London and St. Katherine lOO if 48 100 D cDeb. stock, 4 pJr cent all 31illwall Freehold Land et Dock lOO 30 E 4 st Southampton oo 64 70 st Surrey cvinuiucia t TELEG RAP 1I COM PA N I ES. lii Al'Rio-American To., Jim ail il; ii; 10 Anglo Mediter Te1.,1hn.... JO 15; 15; at Atlantic Telegraph lO 1 , ki St Do. 8 per cent. lOO 57 61 at B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lira. 100 172 177 st Electric it Inter. Telegraph 100 262 2..7 10 Do. New 8 12 Hp 25 Indo-European Tel., lira lO Id pr 5 Loud. Provincial Tel. lira all 3i 4 1 . Do. Prefer. 10 per cent all 4 ip 10 Id e diterra. Exten. Tel., lira all 5l 20 Reater's Telegram all 73 70 75 20 Societe Trausatlant., lira all 22 2:1 at Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all 1; 11 20 - Telegraph Con. & Maiu.dim all 26 .a.l SU. Kingdom Tel. Co., lira all ti 7 5 Do. 1./ per cont. Pref all 4 4 p MISCELLANEOUS. all lr, 161 7210:i'A4lugsti°21liaenliAca g u ric l u i l n tu t ral 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance. lira. 10 Baugarah Tca Estates, lim 3 54 10 Berlin Water Works, liar all 141 lit 10 Do. New all 13i 141 100 Bolckow Vaughan, has. 5 Bombay Gas, Um. 5 Do. New 4 I!. 41 1 5i British AmJrican Laud 4l 15 17 20 Britist I 'Alan Tea, lilts , all 21 31 20 British Ship Owners 29 Canada Company all 66 71 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lira 2l •,. ••• 20 Ceylon Company, Hat .... 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, Ihn 5 _ _ 25 City of London Real Pro perty, lira 9 51 40 30 City of Milan linprov. lira all 6 6 25 City of Moscow (las, lien all 50 City Offices, tiro 25 2 1 t'2l 1 50 Colonial, lint. Do. ... 50 Commercia. 'Talon (Assur) 6 pr I • p 10 Company of African Mer chants, lull. 20 Continental Union uias, iiin all 23 24 25 Copper Miners of Euziand, prof 71 per cent. 100 Corporation of London Bends, 1877, 41 per cent. all 1031 1041 100 Do. 1879, 4i per cent. all 1011 1051 100 Do. 1882, 4f per cent. all 104 101 10 Credit Fon. of England, lim. all 21 2.1 2 1:-13 50 - Credit Fon.of Mauritiuslim. 10 3.; 21,1 at Crystal Palace lOO 22 24 at Do. Preference lOO 02 97 at Do. 6p. c Perpetual Dob. 109 lc.", 110 20 Darjeeling, lira. I 0 Eastern Assam, lint. 50 East Indian Laud Credit and Finance, Inn. 20 East India Irriga, & Canal 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, Inn. 1.00 Egyptian J per Cent. V'roy. Ilia. by Egypt. Goc - all 97 98 974 17 20 Egyptian Corn. Trad. 3 Eng.& Austral. Copper, lira 21 I 15 English au.l Foreign Credit 74 43 3,„,1 100 Eng. and Scat. ci u.r:no, Ifni 8 10 Fairbairu Engineering 5 . 2.1 20 Fure-stroet WArohouse,lizii l2 1 2 I , IVO For. & Cul. Guy. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at L:65 all 83 8 50 Gellivara, lim. 2O 10 General Credit & Dis., liin. 71 11 1 15 General Steam Navigation 14 27 20 50 ilolll2 COi Marine In. litn. 5 21 d 10 lloug Kong an•l China Gas - all ... 20 Hudson's Bay all le 13 20 Imperial Land Co. of Mar seilles, Hui. 20 Interim Financial Soc. lim 5 2 If 20 Interns. Land Credit, lim 6 6 4d 50 Italian Land 5 1,1 p 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Caron* all 3 31 100 Do. 6 p. c. Bds., redeem 1870, issued SO all 61 r. 3 50 Land Securities, 'din 5 21 lid 25 London African Trading lO 7 Ld 25 Lon. & Calcd. liarine, lim 6 ... 10 London County Land and lira. 50 Lond. Financial Asso., lint 30 21 21 4 Lond.Gion.Omnibus.Co.lim. all 2 21 50 Loud. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, I lin 25 21 lad 20 Loud. & Provincial Marine 2 la Pr at Madras Irriga. & Cant. Gus. sp.c. by India Gcv. lOO 1031 1041 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, lim ll 11 fd 50 Merchant Shipping, lien all 32 37 60 Millwall Iron Works, lint 121 ... ••• 10 Natal Land and Colonisa tion Co., lim. 25 National Discount Co., lim 5 11 111 25 National Prey. Marine, lint. 4 ••• • • 10 National Steam Ship, lim. all 84 10 1 20 Nerbudda, Coal & Iron, lim. 6 3 1 3 d • 10 New Consolidated Dis. lim 3 If I} a 5 Aew Quebrada, lira 4.5.0 41 41 25 New Zealand Loan & Mer • canine Agency,lim 24 i ip 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, litn 5 11 11 10 Northern Assam Tea, Ilan. 5 7 5 10 Do. B at North Brit. Austral. lim lOO 43 51 50 North Brit. & Mercan. 61 9 19 5 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 5 1 3 14 50 Oriental Financial, Jim ll 5 Oriental Gas, lien, all 7 8 5 Do. New 1 10 Otago and Southland In. vestment, lira 11) 5 Ottoman Gas, lim l5 25 10 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian R. Mail lim 5 Do. do. st Peel It. Land & Miner!, lint 100 31 31 50 Peniusu. & Oriental Steam all 46 48 465 50 Do. New 1867 lO 3 2d 50 Rhymney Iron 1 Do. New 2 Rio de Janeiro City all 18 19 Do. . Gas, lim all 25; 25; 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 43 45 441 Scottish Aust. Invest., lint lOO :8 81 Do. 6p c. Guar. ['ref. 100 ... Societe Fit. d'Egypte, lim. 10 7 6d Societe Uen.de l'Empire 01. 8 21 3# 50"'S. African Mort: & Inv., lira. 6 25 South Australian Land all 33 34 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lam 2 21 3 20 Trinidad Petroleum, lim 10 Trust & Agency of Aus.,lim 1 1p 10 Do do. do. all 20 Trust & Loan Co. , U . Canada 6 k •• 2 , 50 Union Marine L'poo.l, Lim 5 41 s v p 20 Union Steam Ship, inn ull 22 21 15 United Discount Corp., l!m 6 1 , e 20 Universal Marineau.), lam 5 11 10 Upper Assam Te a, inn all 1 2 p 1 3 00 0 Vicero ylla e n e a D t a o f P r t 'Es g " a l : P e n (' L o 7 a n p •. e . r all e i ; 8 10 17 ,1 1 81} 20 5 3 20 WestLowion harves and Warehouses lO 50 W s e t s ea t Warrant m l , n F i d i i i m n a an a . e n e d h un iaci tic 28112 bud 14k GO , LIGUL4 IaNNT Britill) Columbia, 6 per 0 ent.,1872.... Do. 1895.. lOO —.. •••• - (I.tn.G 0v.5 p.o.Jan.'&July 18774 4 Do. 6p. 0 7eb. &Aug lOO 1(6 14,7 D, sp. a. Mar. le Sept lOO 102 104 _ 00. p. 0„ Jan. ..t J uly 100 in ., _94 92; ••• Do. sp. c. inscribed sic_ 100 ; 0 . 92 - Cape t}. bops, 6 P.c. 1 b 73 .• Ice 102 101 Do.Apl.&001 1090-1900 lOO 111 113 Do. do 18 80-9 v•• 100 107 to Do. Jan.&July, DWI •••• 100 108 114 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 ..... Ceylon, Nov 1878, 6 p.c lOO 10 8 Ile Do. 1872, do lOO 106 10 ? Maurltiur., 6 p. 0, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 , Do. 1882, May and NC' . • 00 10 6 1 ,.., - Do. 1895, Feb. .t Au - Mkibourne Corporate., - 1807-75, 0 percent_ . N.11.G05.6 p.c.Ja.a.Jul) NAtal 6 p or, Apl& Oct Do 6pc. M ,y le Nov 1 0 1 6 IA -- N• 1 1 8 0 0 . .. W 55 . p p s .. c e P ...:l d i: t 2 i 1 4 ° 1 . 1( 7 , y 4 1: . 1 1 0 0 . 9 9 1) 9 1 1 ' 00 1 - N.Zealand, 6p. ct. 18)1 lto _ _. i: j o t, . s ne p: c 0 e:t , .. i ... 0 . 1 1 0 ' 0 0 111000793 1110(.)817 107 • DoJan, Ap , 1,.1 u'y, 0 t ILO 92 93 911 Do 6p c. Mar & wept '9l ICO 108 110 iDo Prov. 1 At.c , ld. t 1 _ —( ki rie .Ile 2, lni .. ) u ——. - NOVA Scotia 6p. c•J al _ and Jnly, 1875 _ Po 15t6.. ..• . 100 1(.2 104 .... I Q, ,a u s . n e:fi n l i n an d. o s p p e . r c e .: 1 8 8 2: 5. ... 10 . 0 . Do 1891 .... - • ....... 190 107 1 , 8 _ Do It)) '97 .. ... .... l . 1).',) 107 Victoria 6/ er cent. ISYI.. ILO 115 i `.6 - Do. April and Oct ....... 9. 1 111 112 COMMUNICATIOS WITH 711 E EAST. We have received from Lord Clarendon an ex tract from the Official Gazette of Florence, announc ing the establishment of extra service on the Brin disi and Suez Railway. In order to ensure the coincidence of the journeys between Susa and Brindisi with those on the other side of the Alps, and with the Italian steamers for the East, there will be, after the first of August next, a special train every sunday from Suez to Brindisi, which, leaving Turin about midnight, will convey passengers to Brindisi so that they may start by the steamer at one o'clock for Alexandria in Egypt, in case, owing to a delay in the arrival of the inter national train at Suss, the passage cannot be made by the ordinary train from Turin at 9.40. On the return voyage, if the steamer from Alexandria does not arrive at Brindisi on Wednesday before the de parture of the 10 p.m. train for Sum, there Ivill be a special train about 4 a.m., which will convey pas eengets to Turin and Susa, iu time to leave by the international train from Susa to Saint-Michel. MAIIKE2 5-21118 D.4l'. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. July 29.—Saks prcbably 10,000 bales. The market firm. Race Glasses, byVoigtliinder, are now no longer the ex clusive luxury of the rich. Since the great demand for photographic lenses has diminished, un opportunity has been afforded for applying mechanical power with the greatest success, whereby the cost of these beautiful and most perfect instruments is red ucod in price in some instances to us much as 20 per cent. In fact they are now no dearer than those of the best French or English makers. At the depot Callaghan, 23A, New Bond-street, corner of Conduit-street, the patrons of the Derby may indulg44 their taste in the possession of a veritable Voigtlauder at comparatively trilling cost. It is superfluous to say the quality is as ever matchless. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—nis Day. T (TAMES. A PROMISING DAITGIITEIL—Martha Haslatt, a young woman, was charged with robbing her father, Edward Ilaslett, of No 7, Alfred-street, White Horse-lane, Step ney, who said ha was a labourer. Mr. Paga—Do you really mean to prosecute your own daughter—if you proceed the Itw must take its course. The prosecutor said I have no alternative. She is a• very bad girl, and has robbed me often. She has been away now about four months. I have forgiven her often. It appeared that the prieoner had bean away four months, and she took with 11. , r on leaving home three quart bottles of ihk. She left two bottles of ink at a house in Keate-street, Spitaltields, and sold the ether. Mr. Paget—You seem to blacken the character of your daughter all you possibly can. The depositions were taken by Mr. Pyer, the chief clerk, and the prisoner was remanded for a week. WESTMINSTER. DISGRACEFUL CONDUCT OF A WIFE AND MOTILE:R.— Catherine Philips, a woman with an infant in her arms, was charged with wilfully threatening and assaulting Ehzabetli Cumming. Complainant is placed by a benevolent lady named M'Kenzie in Blackland-street, Chelsea, in an establishment to take care of children while their mothers are out at work. Dt fendunt, who appears to bo a person commonly add:cted to drink, and has been before charged at this court, lodged in a spare room in the establishment, but conducted herself so badly that she had notice to quit, by direction of Mrs. WlCenzie. She then used most violent threats to complainant, who obtained a summons against her at this court, after which defendant seized her by the head, pulled her bonnet off, and tried to strangle her. In the course of the inquiry it was stated that the defendant had been out for 10 days upon the drink, and sho admitted that she had h:en before convicted of drunkenness. She denied the threat, tut partly admitted the assault. Mr. &lie called the defendant': husband, and told him ho would not part with her until Eat idfiad that she should not return to the establishment. Subsequently on his giving this undertaking and en tering bail for his wife, sho w4s ordered to be discharged on payment cf 10s. or suffering seven day's imprisonment. SPORTING INTEL LIGENCE. GOOD WOOD lUCES-YESTERDAT. GOOD WOOD DERBY. Chatelherault . W.O. FINDON STAKES. Burgundy... .. Alaric Guy Dayrell Six ran. lIANDICAP PLATE. 100 SOVS. Vanichka Islam GOODWOOD STAKES. Starter.. . Mi.-s Gratwicko Adolphus Ten ran. DRAWING-ROOM S rAKES. Rupert Ac.ster Barher to Ravioli . • . . . HANDICAP PLATE. Historian , 1 2 3 Bounceaw:iy Agnes Niue ra... 50 SON'S. SWEEPSTAKES OF 300 SOVS. Orphan Misadventure Cracovienne COWI)RAY STAKES .Rodornonte Zerlii.a Kiug Cc p'autua • • Four ran. SWEEPSTAKES, 300 SOVS, COLTS. Rysh worth Sagitarius ChAAhorault Four ran. GOODWOOD Cup. -See Saw seratchld at 3.57 this thy. RACING FIXTURES. _ .. A CaiUs . r. Deauville 1 Oxford upon Brighton 3, 1 York 24, 25, 26 Tivertou -1 Cruy.lou Brighton Chub 5 I 11) mous li Zii, 27 Lewes ti, 7 I Siittrour.mgti 'lignatu lO, IL B td4u llicleu ii I ‘Volverhairptuit LU, II 4 :r rOitt Yarmouth 3. Wiu.istor l2, 13 1 ieroy Summer ...31, Sep 1 Broolley... 17, ItS 1 Weymouth 3l, Sep. ] Stocktuil _ . • • - Dover .... 18 i SBVTIDIBER. Margate 4 i 111cIlizi .1.).1 21, 22 Ipswich 4 1 Liehtl,-.1,1 .. . ... liiest Draytou 3 i Westeru (Ayr)........ 22, 23 W arwick._ , 7, 8 Hendon 23 21 Curragb (lloyal) 7, 3, V I Muumouth... • 23, 24 A biugduu ... 1), 1i) 1 Newmarket . st 0ct....28, ,Ice. Duaeaster l-1, 15, 16, 17 1 Lanark... 2j SU Hampton 21, 22 1 uuroBER. Bedford 5, 6 Cheltenham l9. 2E I Ediuburgli 6, 7, 8 Curragh. l9, 2‘., kl Leicester ', 8 I West. Drayton .........21, 22 Bromley 7 8 I Hereford 2l, 22 Newmarket 2d 0ct...11, &c.l Mouiuouth 23, 24 Chelmsford l9 2U 1 Ne,wwark.t fl'tou ...25, &c. Kelso 19 20 f NOVEMBER. Harrow ...2, 3 I Lgliuton: limit 6 1 Worcester 3, 4 Liverpool St. Albans 5, 0 i Shrewsbury .. STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES, OCTOBEIL Bromley 7 I West Drayton 2l, 22 NOVEMBER. Worcester 2,3, 4 I Slaewsbary 15, Harrow 9, 3 Leamiugtoa Hunt Ito Lverpool 9 10, It, 12 I COURSING FIXTUIU AUGUST. St. Albans 17 OCTOBER. Ancaster and Willoughby, Lincolnshire 5, 6. Onue,by 19, .to iluutingLion ()tub.. 26, 27 YACHTING FIXTURES. JULY. 30—Royal Welsh Yacht Club Regatta AUGUST. 1, 2 —Havre Regatta 2 —Dogget's Coat and Badge : Thames 2—Temple Yacht Club : Second Match 3—Victoria Model Yacht Club : First Class Match 3,4, 5, 6—Royal Yacht Squadron Regatta s —Norfolk and Suffolk 'Yacht Club: Regatta at Oußon 7—Cheshire Yacht Club: Third Match 9-14 —Royal Victoria YLcht Club Regatta 10—Great Yarmouth Regatta 13 —Shoreham Regatta `2l—Clyde Yacht Club: Corinthian Match 21—Cheshire Yacht Club: Fourth Match 24, 25 —Dartmouth Regatta 28—Clyde Yacht Club: Closing Cruise 27 Torbay Royal Regatta SEPTEMBER. 4—Prince Alfred Yacht Club: Closing Cruise 7—Victoria Model Yacht Club: Second Class Match REGATTAS AND MATCHES TO CO IE. JULY. 30—Phoenix Rowing Club : Senior and Junior Pairs, River Lea 30—London Rowing Club : Eights 31—Wingfield Sculls : Final Heat 31—Staines Amateur Regatta AUGUST 3 —Alexandra Rowing Club: Senior Sculls, River Lea 3—Tewkesbury Regatta 4—Orion Rowing Club: Junior Pairs, River Lea 1 —Kingston Town Rowing Club Regatta s—Ariel Rowing Club: Sculls, River Lea 5 —Worcester Regatta 6—Albion Rowing Club ; Senior Sculls, River Lea 6—Sunderlaud Regatta 7—Barnes and Mortlake Amateur Regatta 7—Wakefield Regatta 9 Bcccles Regatta 9 —Bala Lake'Regatta 10, 11—Glenbrook Regatta : Cork Harbour 11—Vesper Rowing Club: Senior Sculls, River Lea 11—Hastings Regatta 12 —Brighton Regatta 13—West London Rowing Club: Junior Sculls 13—London Rowing Club: Virtue Sculls 14—Oscillator's Rowing Club: Pair -oared Gigs 14—Lurline Boating Club: Mr. Whyman's Fours 14—Thames Rowing Club: Pair -oared Gigs without cox swains 14— Hope Rowing Club: Senior Sculls 18—Dover and Cinque Ports Reg atta 19 —Alexandra Row ing Ol u b : S enior Pairs, River Lea 21—Scottish National Regatta 2;—Dal, Widmer, and liine,sdown Royal Annual Regatta 25—Vesper Rowing Club: Senior Fours, River Lea 27 - Albion Rowing Club: Sehior Pours, River Lea `lB—Oscillators Rowing Club: Senior Sculls 28—Lurline Boating Club: Senior Sculls 30—Thames Rowing Club: Four-oared Gigs 30—West London Rowing Club: Senior Sculls 30—Kingston Tvwu Rowing Club : Junior t3culls SEPTEMBER. i‘.l Rowing Club : Pairs, River Lea 4 —Rope Rowing Club: Eights 4 Oscillators Rowing Club: Junior Sculls B—Orion Rowiug Club: Senior Pairs, River Lea 10— Mtinchester Nemesis RovAng Club : Four-oared Race 11—West Loudon It ,wing Club: Eights 11—Lurliuu Ijoatic.g, Club : Vice-President's Pairs 11—London Rostriug Club: Tub Fours 21— Alexau:dra Rowing Club: Scratch Fours, River Lea 25 —West fionda Rowing Club: Eights 25 —Vesperli swing Club: Club Fours, River Loa 25 —London. bowing Club : Twolve-oared Race 23 —oscillators Roving Club : Eights • l‘TEAtil AND BRECON RAILWAY CONI -LI PANY (AMALGAMATION AN - 4 AMEND MENT) ACT, 1869. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That an EXTRA ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Share holders of the Neath and Brecon Railway Company will be held at their 0111 .es, 1, Westminster On.imbers, Victoria street, Westminster, on FRIDAY, the 15th day of August next, at 10.30 a.m., fur the following purpose, viz.:— To adopt and put in force the several powers conferred by the ".Neath and Brecon Railway (Amalgamation and Arrangement) Act, 1869." D. HOWELL MORGAN, Secretary. 1, Westminster Chambers, Westminster, Victoria-st:eet, S. W., July 2J, 1869. O V ERCR 0 IVDING RIVER STEAMERS. - BOW-STREET-THIS DAY. Edward Mills, captain attic river steamer Elfin, attended before Sir Thomas Henry .to answer a. summons taken out against him, at the instance of the Commissioners of Police, for an infringement of the Merchant Shipping Act. The charge made was that the defendant, as captai❑ of the vessel, had, on the sth of July, a greater number of passengers on board his vessel then she was authorised to carry by the certificate granted by the Board of Trade. Tho registered number of passengers was 475. The facts of the case were as follows :—On the sth of July, the police having been directed to put the provisions of the Act in force, the Elfin was seen going to Gravesend, and the police being of opinion that she had a greater number of passengers were on board than she was authorised to carry. Her return was looked for, and when she arrived at Blackwall-pier the officers went on board, and, previous to the passengers leaving the vessel at Temple-pier, counted no less than 713 passengers, being 238 more than she was allowLd to carry. The officers counted two children as one adul', but children in arms were not counted at ath The learned gentleman who appeared for the Board of Trade said a dill - is:Ally had been imported into the case by another steamer discharging her passenger 4 across the Elfin whilst the passengers were being counted, but it was contended that there c3uldnot by any possibility have been more than 30. ➢lr. Fly, who attended on the part of the Wool- M•ich Company, said the manner in which the officers had counted the passengers was highlj objectionable, altogether unreliable. It could not be said for certain how many crossed from the other steamer. Mr. Orton, for the Board of Trade, said he was in a position to prove that it could not be over 30. The penalty on conviction is /20, and £5 for each passenger, over and above the licensed number. Sir T. Henry said it was most important that the provisions of the Act should be put in force, an .1 it was only to be regretted that the counting had not been carried out in a more satisfactory manner. Ile thought it would be impossible to_ convict crt the vague evidence, but he hoped thatlbe effect of the proceedings would be to caution captains of river steamers. The summons was therefore dismissed. IMPERIAL PAILLIA J ENT HOUSE OF OF COMMONS..—YE . STERDAY. The SPEAKER took th 3 chair at the usual hour. OUTRAGE IN IRELAND. Mr. FORTESUUE, in reply to Sir F. lIEYtMTE, saA that the Government were doing all in their power to put down agrarian clime in Ireland. The subject was one of the utmost difficulty, but still he hoped, with the assist aLte of the loyal and peaceably disposed portion of her Majesty's subjects, they would be successful. All the pro tection in the power of the Gove: . n:nent would, of coursn, be given to life and property. ABOLITION OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT BILL. Mr. GILPIN moved the second reading of this bill. In so doing he expressed a hope that the time had nee, arrived for Parliament giving its assent to a measure for the abolition of capital punishm. ut, more so because it had been shown that the carrying out the extreme sen tence of the law did not deter crime or stop the hand of the murderer. He . coald not unierstand the persis tency with which the m'asuro had in former sesions been opposed by the ureLbiihopi and bishops; but hop .tt they would now be induced to Live their sanction to the present bill, and thus put an end ti the immoral ty arising from the system of capital punishment, which had bee successfully abolished is many p trts of the world with success. Mr. FOWLER suit he thought that if any further argument were wanted in favour of the bill of t':e boa member for Northampton they cuul I be found i n ti, blue-book pub!ished sine° the law of capital punts men& was abolished it, all cases except in urd••,.. In every case crime had decreased, and that bad in consequence of jades n,t having the fear of cap:t • I ptinishrnent before their eyes for sucu crimes as forgery, arson, cud the like offences. He thought a step in the right direction had been made is abolishing public execu tions, because it bad been clearly shown that public executions did• not deter the band of the murderer. Another good that would result from the abolition of capital offences was making the punishment a cer tainty, instead of as now allowing it to depend upon the determination of the Home Secretary. At present there was no certainty that the verdict would be carried out, because the Home Secretary had a power which he did not think it was right should he possessed by any ono. He knew that the Home Secretary was per secuted by memorials being presented for a commutation of the sentence of death, and no more :memth-able case had occurred than that of William Palmer, the Rugby poisoner, a greater scroudrel than which never existed in the history of crime. Ns sooner had sentence been passed than the Homo Secretary was persecuted by memorials in favour of a commutation of the sentence, on the ground that some doubt still existed as to the bringing home clearly the crime to Palmer. Now this state of things ought not to exist, and the only way to put an end to them was to abolish capital punishment, and to make the verdict of a jury and the sentence of a judge certain of being carried out. He seconded the motion for the second reading. Mr. J. D. LEWIS opposed the motion, and moved that the bill be read a second time that day three months. Ho contended that there was no in disposition of a jury to convict where the evidence was clear that wilful murder had been committed. lie thought the house ought to pay •some attention to the cpiniou of the judges on the;subject of the abolition of capital punish ment, and that opinion was in nearly every case adverse to such a proceeding. Atter several hon. members had addessed the house for and against the bill, Mr. BRUCE said he could not give his vote in favour of the second reading of this bill. He thought the present law was necessary to protect human life, and he did not deny that . some minor altera tions might be necessary. The mode in which the , sentence of death was carried out had entirely put a stop to those scenes of immorality which heretofore were the accompaniments of a public execution, and therefore he could not advise the house to give its sanction to the bill now under consideration. The house divided, when there appeared— For the second reading Against it Majority —GO The bill was consequently lost. GAME LAWS (SCOTLAND) BILL. Lord ELCHO moved the second reading of this bill, the object of which was to define more clearly the conditions under which all persons might kill game in Scotland. Sir D. WEDDERBURN opposed the motion, as be considered no case had been made out for the interfering with existing arrangements. The LORD ADVOCATE opposed the bill on the ground that sufficient information was nut at present be fore the house to justify legislation. The subject was under debate at a quarter to six, at which hour the discussion closed. SUNDAY TRADING BILL. The order of tho day for the committee of this bill MS discharged as the bill had been withdrawn. SEEDS ADULTERATION BILL. This bill passed through committee. The Parochial Schoolmasters (Scotland) Bill was with drawn. The other orders having been disposed of the house adjourned. Bank of Bug. ISSUE nEI ;land Returns, r ARTMENT. Notes issued 1, I', 5,805 Govoruent. DAL/211,015,00 Other Securities.. Z.;,'JB-1,90 , 1 URAL( Cuiu awl - Bullion Silver Bullion £4175,805 BANKING D £34,17.5,803 Proprietors' Capi tal X11,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (iueludiug Es thequer, Sav ings' Bunks, Commissioners of National Debt. and Div. Aceot.uts 4,172,711 Other Deposits 19,933,351 seven Days Kud other Bills 482,431 ARTMENT. Goverunit. Secu rities(iucludiug Dead w .. ight Auunity) £l5 722,821 Other Securities 15,411,bti3 Notes 10,323,61:k Bold and Coin £42,M t,807 #;42,314,b07 [ling• os ist o peOf DO WS, 11 _. _ 6 3 111 rd or oh i li a altle7 de ' cis or ow g:li ° !b i n e, a re w ith t the 3iclt le wit h b 0 end' sal° ! h i, Otib' g o tB' oCi t 0 141' CO 1