The Sun. — London, England, 1869-05-18 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Consols are 92i for money; ditto, for Ac count, 92/ ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 91 ; New Tkree per Cents, 91 * ; ditto 2i per Cent., Jan., 1894, 95k; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, 5 2 did.; ditto 1100, £2OO, and £5OO, 2 dis. ; Bank of Eng land Stock, 4 per Cent., —. India Stock, 10k- per Cent., April, 1874, —; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 114 i ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 100/ ; ditto. Enfaced Paper, 5 per Cent., 103/ ; ditto Bonds £l,OOO, par 5 dis ; ditto under £l,OOO, —. In the Foreign Market stocke are flat. Turkish and Italian Five per Cents. have given way per cent., and are now marked 41?-, and 55/ respectively. Mexican Bonds have alto receded /, to 12k. In the Railway Market Great Easterns are f better ; Midland, ; North Western, ; Chatha►n and Dover, -1. Great Northern are f lower ; Metro politan, ; Sheffield, I. The quotations are : Caledonian, 77} to 8; Great Western, 471 to ; Great Eastern, 371 to a ; Great Northern, 105 to f ditto A, 105 f 61 ; Lancashire, 122 to f. American Five-Twenties mark a falling off of a, at 78 781 ; the 1885 Bonds I, at 75; 76 ; and the Ten-Forties are lower, at 71 74. Erie Railway shares have ,given way 14 per cent., to 191 191 ; and Illinois Centrals are f lower, at 95f 96. The Honduras Loan is quoted at 82 84 ex coupon. Atlantic Telegraph Orignal Stock is 22 24, the Eight per Cent. Preference Shares remain at 3131, and Anglo-American Telegraph Shares at 221 22k. Hudson's Bay Shares are weak, at 121. The\Mincing-lane markets are still almost en tirely closed, owing to the Whitsuntide holidays. There were no bullion operations at the Bank yesterday. _ Advices from Sydney announce the sailing for London of the Queen of Nations, with 45,000 sovereigns and 7,803 ounces of gold ; the Dunbar Castle, with 25,000 sovereigns and 3,082 ounces ; the Canaan, wick 25,000 sovereigns ; and the Ruahine (s.), with 25,000 sovereigns. The total is £163,500. The sum of £803,500 from Mel bourne, previously reported, is also at sea. In addi tion, the steamer Tanjore, which is expected to arrive at Southampton about the end of the week from Alexandria, with the heavy portion of the Australian mail, will bring £106,000. The aggre gate is £1,073,000. Messrs. Pasquali and Co., merchants, of Rood lane, have stopped payment, " owing to the non arrival of remittances from Smyrna. Their liabi lities are understood to be li►nited. The Brighton Railway traffic return shows this week an increase of £1,669 over the corresponding week of last year ; and the South Eastern an in crease of £3,135. The half-hearly meeting of the Bombay, Baroda, and Central India Railway Company will be held on the 18th of June, when " a resolution will be submitted to the meeting for the consolidation into capital stock of the company of all shares which may have been fully paid up." The ordinary general meeting of the Malta and Mediterranean Gas Company (Limited) is called for the 2d of June, when a dividend will be re commended. A general meeting of the British India Steam Navigation Company is called for the 26th instant, When a dividend is to be declared. Petitions for the winding up of the " General Company for the Promotion of Land Credit (Limited)," and the Lizard Serpentine Company (Limited), are to be heard before Vice-Chancellor Malins on the 28th instant. The tables of the importations into New York for the past mouth show a total nearly twice as large as for the corresponding month of last year, and even 10 per cent. in excess of the extraordi. nary amount reached in April, 1866, after the close of the war. The report of the Anglo-Italian Mining Com pany, to be presented on the 28,h instant, describes the progress effected in the development of the property purchased, and the satisfactory character of the az-says thus far made. The Government of Honduras are bringing out a supplemental loan in Paris, to complete the rail way. It is 13( t pr esented in a very attractive form, although its success, through a " syndicate," is said to be assured. The ship Blue Jacket, from Lyttelton, New Zealand, with a cargo of wool, &c., of the value of £ 1 30,000, bound to London, has been totally lost by fire. She had on board £63,000 of gold; her passengers and portion of her crew were picked up seven days after by a vessel which arrived yester day afternoon off Queenstown. The occurrence took place on the 9th of March. The ship, with cargo and specie, were partly insured at Lloyd's, the remainder among the marine insurance offices. The mail from South Australia brings dates to the 30th of March. The new Governor, besides making himself acquainted with the agricultural !apacities of the colony, has turned his attention to its financial condition, exposing the results of pas t . l avish expenditure, as highly detrimental to its iuture prospect s , un les s remedial measures be ap plied. These opinions indicate a probability that the prudential views argued from this side may before long be adopted. The Northern Territory Company had notified to the Government that it Would be held liable for the return, with 10 per cent. interest of the purchase-money paid for land orders held by the company. The area in the colony under crop fcr wheat during 1868 was 63 3,000 acre; against 550,000 acres in 1867. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. OVERNMENT FUNDS: 3 per Cent. Consols Ditto for Account, 3 per Cent. Reduced 9l New 3 per Cent New 2} per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Cen J 9.n. 187 3 .. Annuities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880. Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 -- Do (lied Sea Televaph), Aug., 1908 — Exchoquor Bills, £l,OOO, 2} 2f per Ct 5 2 dis Do .£5OO Do. £lOO & £2OO Bank of England Stock, 41. per Cen t 244 De. opening ... ............ Canada 4 per C en t. B on d s .................. .. Inter-Colonial Otnniutn ..................... INDIAN (1 O VERNMENT SECURIT IES .. India stock, 1O per Cent., April 1879... Do. Opening, for Account .................. - Do. 5 For Cent. July, 1880 ............... 114/ Do. 4 per. Cent., Oct. 1888 Mt I Do. Certificates Do. Enfaced Pape, 4 per Cent....... — Do. 5 per Cert., Jan. 1872 Do. 51 per Oct.n May 1879. — DJ 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 11172 — Do do 1877 — Do. do. 1882 — D;,. Deb., pa 5 per Cont., Aug. 1873 ~ — Do. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,000 Do. under ..£l,OOO FOREIGN FIINDE—CLOSING PLICES. Argentine Republic, 6 por Cout ..._ Do., Scrip 145 paid ... .• luitrian Bonds 5 per cent Do. 1859 66 Br Azili an 5 per C ent 75 03. 41 per Cent. 1852 — Do. do. 1858 — Do. do. Is 6 . Do. do., 1863 761 Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 Uo Account 79 B:enos Ayres 6 per Cent. Po 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Cu . ", 6 per Cent. o.alian 6 per Cent — I )o. 44- per Cent - - Do. 3 per Cent , 1 u. 6 per ee-t. 1867 961- Do. 7 per Cent. 1866 0 le übian, 6 per ' Cont. Danish. 3 pie Cent., 1825. ..... .. Dan , , • pal-• t inn 1 rine‘itics, 7 pa- Cent 76 Do 8 per Cent., 1867 — l'qual.or New Consolidated, 1 per Cent. _ Ilsyp . lian, 7 per Cent. — I , 4.1 :',(,eoild laille Do. IBA Bonris Do. .ClOO Bonds • •••• Do. 1664. Do. Account Do. 1:5U0 Bonds i)o. 411% I;et.d C EnglishSerip,;lBb'S 75 1 Do do. £l5 pd — dis gOVe - - 4 ? ; - .: WI rla . ..,‘,, MIN tic Or Li 1 uro.; Greet( 5 per Ccat., 1624 5 , ox Coups .. 0. ,:\ cc•T qui Do. ilicc:Jus. " ..x,i,t,-, • • - • . .11,1... o i,ci• Cour , .. IlonduraBGwr littil.L oPo ) I.oy It.t.iu:.: 5 pet rer t., 1....'65 . 'Ct • ,all pd .06;dotier, as a , s tice t ii ( y ) t 4' Tb a rCE ti°rl ' 1 3 the 4 foe, 1 of f e byr e : i d e ieo,,l co n 113 1, T t 61,re Pj. ;so/ 1. 's 11 1113r' .4 it lo . , , e too p o. e cou r e te l hut Or' Do. Account ~ — Do Mlrommana Railway — Aexican 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account Dn. 1864 — Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French ,iontevidean 6 por Cent. .. — 0 o crish Imperial 5 per Cent — Stew Granada lB Do 3 per Oen. — Do. Deferred Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 — Do Account 761 f Do 41 per Cent. (111:harren) Do 41 per Cent.. 1862 Do Account Portuguese 3 per Ct., 1853 '6, 7,'9,'60,'2,'3 341 Do. do. 1867 — Do. do. Scrip, .£2O paid — 11,ussia,n 5 r iar Cent., 1822', £ Sc Do 41 per Cent , 850 Da 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cont., 1862 Do do, Scrip — Pn- Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1861, .£lOO Boudt.., 881 Do. du. .ZB4 Iss. do. Do., 1866, £lOO Bends BBl Do. (In .£B4 Lis do — Co Nicolas Railway 64 Sar (Man 0 per Cent 751 Spanish 3 per Con . — Do. Acc , Junt Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. Now Deferruu Do. Account Do. Passive — Do. Com. Cert. of Coup. not fuudod Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan Do Government, 1864 Do do, 1868 Turkish 6 per Cent.: ....... . — • Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 69 Do 6 per Cent., 1862 — Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 67 i Do 5 per Cent. 1865 -4, Do Account Do G per Cont., 1860 ...••. 65} Do 1 per Cent., Guaranteed Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Venezuela 3 por Cent. — Do. Acc. ant Do 6 per Cont., 1862 Do 6 per Cont. 1864 Dividends on the above payable in Londe'. Austrian o par Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian 4i per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 24 por Cent. Ex. 12 GO., — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... B6l Do. Account French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. — Italia', 5 per Cent. 1831, Ex. :fa. D,) Account s6} CLOSING PRICES. Jonsols, Money s2i I Do. Account, June 1 92f f :cc o'clock—The market BOURSE, 11Iay 17.—Th closed as follows :- 4i per Cent. End of month... ItaP.an Fives 57 40 3 per Cent End of month 72 05 Mexican Loan ... 25 Credit Mobilier End of month... 255 Spanish Threes Credit Foncier —.1610 Home Debt — End of month... Deferred — ' RAILWAYS. Cash. Orleans , ... 915 orthern 1074 Lyons and Mediterranean Southern..... 6l3k Western Eastern • • Sardinian Austrian Lombard North of Spain Saragossa Roman. 50} 718} 4G7i POLICE INIELLIGENCE.-7his Day. THAMES. A SHORT SPREE AND A MERRY ONE.—John Anderson was charged with stealing a coat, the property of a coun tryman, named Samuelson. The parties lived in a foreign ludg;ng -house, No. 12, Rateliff-highway, and in the ab sence of the prosecutor the prisoner stole a coat, pawned it, got drunk with the money, and then returned home and gave the duplicate to Henry Elmhurst, his landlord. The prisoner said he took the coat to have a spree with it, and that the prosecutor said he might have it for that purpose. The prosecutor flatly denied this, and said he only had one coat, and it was not likely he would part with it to enable the prisoner to get drunk with the money ho could raise upon it. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. GENTLEMEN AND TiIE POLlCE.—Robert Fitzgerald, of New Club Chambers, St. James's-street, gentleman ; Fred. Johnstone, of Scansdale-villas, Notting-hill, gen tleman ; James Dobson, of the Langhara Hotel, ltegent street, clerk; William Smith, of Featherstone-buildings, Holborn, gentleman ; Thomas Glover, of the West minster Palace Hotel, gentleman ; and Edwi.rd smith, of No. 10, Kensington Park Gardens, gentleman were charged before Mi. Tyrwhitt with being drunk and behaving in a disorderly manner in Tichborne-street. Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborou,;h-street, ap peared for the prisoners. From the evidence of Sergeant Conner, 22 0, and Police constables Godwin, 47 C lt, French, 13 C It, and Cobh's, 43 0, it appeared that the prisoners were at the corner of Tichborne-street that morning about half-past one hallowing and shouting at the top of their voices, and pushing one another and every one passing against the shop shutters. The prisoners on being requested to go away at first refused, but afterwards went along Tich borne-street to force their way into a cigar shop, but were prevented doing so; and as they were all drunk and very disorderly, they were at last taken to the police station. Mr. Lewis addressed the magistrate on behalf of the prisoners, saying that he was instructed by them that they were all sober, that there was no foundation for the statement of the police, and that the whole affair arose through some persons having pushed against the prisoners. Mr. Tyrwhitt said it was quito possible the affair be gan by some one pushing against the prisoners, but then they had continued it. There must be order in the streetc, and that was all that was wanted. The prisoners would be fined 10s. each. WESTMINSTER. DIsOItACEFUL CONDUCT.—There were many charges of drunkenness and assault resulting from holiday making at Whitsuntide, but none of a serious character except the follo wing : Donald M•Donald, a pensioner who gave the false name of Joseph Jones, was charged with being drunk and dis orderly and assaulting a constable in the execution of his duty. Oliver Huggins, 355 B, said he' was on duty in plain clothes, and was fetched to the corner of Eaton square, where he found the prisoner on the ground with his trousers down over his boots; he remonstrated with pri soner on his conduct, and with assistance of the bystanders put his dress in decent order ; prisoner got up, used abusive language, and witness told him to go away; he said he would not for six - policemen ; witness went to remove him, when he struck him on the head, knocked him down and kicked him, and was very violent on the way to the station. Prisoner said he was too drunk to know what had oc curred. Mr. Arnold said his conduct was disgraceful and per fectly inexcusable, even on the score of drunkenness; he sentenced him to seven days' imprisonment without the option of a fine. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. kus t i r p a it l:s. ), a b n y cl i N er e o t u v ol : p ea a l c a k n e d t , via Southampton..... m M a tt y y 1 2 7 2. Ditto, via 5' Arsenics e ll a r p s. : ll. v : i r u ci r . o b a y A ll y r r a e r s i , l and Monte Video June 4. May 16. Cape of Goodp a• paoitet Jima 4. China, Penang'', P3O Singapore. via Southampton May 1 5 . bibraltar. via Southampton A.soension. and St. May 28. India, via Southampton May 15 uitto, via M arseilles May 17 Malta, Egypt, eco. ......... May 15 •••• Ditto, 51areeillos.. May Newfoundland ...... ....... .. ...... „May 19 Mauritius, Cape of G ood _ rfop e, and riaLt . l . .. via Bouthana; ton ............................... Ditto, Marseilles . , June 16 Portugal .... ......................... ....• •• • • Ul2° 4. United States, anada, California, Sto., by British packet Ditto ditto (Baltimore) . • ....May 15 .... ....• .. Ditto, by L sited States packet......,,.. Ditto, by Inman packet ....... . ............. ..May 12 West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe ..... May 17. Bsha.nas, via New Y ork . West Indies and Pacific (except Mexico and Baha- mas) ➢dap 14 The editors of Illinois, one hundred and twenty in number, have recently boon making an excursion through the South, and have gone as far as Mobile, Ala bama. Despatches from that city state that the members of the excursion party have expressed their decided ap proval of the South as suitable for manufacturing, com mercial, and industrial enterprises. CALIFORNIA NUTMEGS. —Perhaps it is not gene rally known that the native nutmeg tree grows in the Sierra Nevada range of mountains in California, but such is the fact. We have with our own hands picked them from the tree in the upper portion of Placer county, and about the head waters of Feather River, and after properly drying them, found them fully equal, in point of strength and flavour, to those imported from the East Indies. Some 19 years or more have elapsed since that time, and of course we are unable to describe with accuracy the nutmeg tree of Calift:ilia, more than to ray that it resembles some of the species of pine ; and, in fact, most people would pass it by, as we did at first, without suspecting it to be any thing else but a pine tree.—San Mateo Gazette, March 13. Paid. Closing Business ,hare hallways. Pete. dens. st Bristol and Exeter ...... 103 77 79 st Caledonian ......• •• • 100 774 77{ 78 74 I I s ; Cambrian 23 Cornwall ..... ... all 24 31 it Dublin & Lelfset June... 100 77 79 et Dun„rertli,&Ab.Jun.i... IGO 70 72 2 i East London all 64 74 40 Do 15 2 J Do 10 et Glasgow &S. Western lO3 97 93 97 it Great pastern .. ADo. E. Augl. No. 2 IGO ... ... st bircat North of Scotland lOO 15 6 st Great Northern lOO 105 103 101 4 et Do. A stock at Do. B stook lOO .. ... at G LS. and W. of Ireland lOO 95 v 7 sc Gt. Western —original lOO 474 474 471 •t Do. South Wales lOO 53 55 sc Do. W. Mid.—UalOrcl IGO 25 27 s Do. Newport lOO :s5 10 ~.t Lancashire a ins Kniiir4 lOO 22 :3 122 1 et Lon., tsrigh.,4; S.Coast IGO 95 451 45f / 1 0 i Do Scrip 81 lon., Chat., and Dovt.r lOO 36 17 it Do. Metrop. kik. A lOO 9 11. at Lou. A North Western lOO 1l4; 151 115 !44 i 4 Lou. a South IVefiteru tvo 83 1 v 83 at Man., Shcl., A Lincoln lOO 52/ st} L•zi k st metrogmiitsm 1.... st Do Exteusi,n .. 10 Do. Ncw, rd .. st Metropolitan District, all 45 50 10 Metrop St. Johu'e N 1 oo 1 6 - at Miulaud at Do, Birmin. A Derby lOO 78 8 79 st North British st Do. Ed., rth., A Dun... 109 at N or. Eastern—Berwick 25 Do. G. N.E. purohase 16.13.1 st Do Leeds. lOO 53 591 594 st 130 York lOO 94 9.1 st Do Carlisle .... . lOO 112 125 st Do StoUc. & Darling llO 131 131 1394 st North Lon lon 10 Do New 1808 .. 2 14 lip at North Staffordshire lOO 55 57 55; st North and S.-W. Junction 100 93 100 10 Do New £lO shares 7 ... .. at Rhymney . lOO 53 63 st Shropshire Union lOO 57 58 at South Devon_,.. st South Eastern lOO 741 754 711 I_s at Staines, Wok'ham, & Wok all 12 13 st 'tan Vale lOO 118 153 • 1.30. C ... - - \iaterlord & Eilkenny llO -- 10 Waterloo & Whitehall 6 I THE stiiN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 18, 1869. SHARE LIST. )RDINARY dHAitEa AND 3TOCIEB. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. aiiiing Tsu - sinec a Share NTAALE. Paid. Price. done 10 Agra Limited, A all 104 104 13 Do B lO 2/ 21 21 50 Albion l5 8 6 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lim all 194 204 20 Anglo-Hungarian 8 14 14 20 Anglo-Italian 1366, limited 10 54 44 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 11 13 20 Do issued at 2pm ~.. 5 54 1 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lim. 25 Bank of South Australia_ all 30 32 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 17 3:1 10 Bank of New Zealand all 151 16 , 1 50 British North A mer i can 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, rnd China all 13 19 25 Chartered Mere. of India London, and China all 301 31 20 City li 114 121 100 Colonial 25 38 40 10 Consolidated, lim. 50 Delhi and London, thin 50 East London, lima 5 2 1 20 English and American, lim 10 ... ... 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro lim 20 English, z>eattish, and Atte tralian Chartered 28; Bong Kong and Shanghai tank Corporation all 36 38 281 Do new 54 24 24 100 Imperial, lim 2O 16 17 20 Imperial Ottoman lO 2 24 121 5 lonian. all 21 26 25 Do new 5 14 11 2 20 Lnd Mortgage of hlls, lien 4 3 1 4 4 100 Do sp. c. Debs.lB6l, 30 all 76 75 73 30 London Bank] of Mexico and South America, lim. 20 64 54 100 London and Brazilian, lim. 45 30 27 20 Do new 74 51 41 100 London &River Plate, lim. 40 9 11 25 Do new 10 24 2IP 20 London Chart. o f A us t ra li a all 241 2b 20 London and County 2O 60 51 50 Do new, les at 20 p.m, 16pd. 11 ... - London Joint Stock 1 31 1 3t4 London and South African al 84 94 00 London &S.-Western, lien, 20 13 11 150 London & Venezuela, lim 124 ... ... 100 London and Westminster 2O 611 621 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm. 2O 100 Merchant, lim 25 51 41 10 Metropolitan, lien all 71 74 100 Midland, 1im...... 2O 14 4 5 National of Australia 25 National of Li verpoo l , li m l5 ld alp 100 National Provinc. of Eug'd 42 ... ... 10 Do ... • . 42 ... ... 41 50 National. BO ... 20 New South Wales all 41 13 20 North-Western 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 424 431 50 Provinc. Bank. Corpo., lim. 10 6 6 00 Provincial of Ireland 25 83 90 10 Do new. all ... ... 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lim 25 15 14 100 Do issued at 6pm lO 8 6 25 Union of Australia all 47 48 100 Union of Ireland, lim 50 Union of London TELEGRAPLI COMPANIES. /0 - - Anglo-American Tel., all 22 221 221 10 Anglo Mediter Tel., Km.— 10 121 13 st Atlantic Te1egraph........,, 10 22 24 201 st Do. 8 per cent. . ... .. 100 64 70 st B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lim. 100 153 163 st Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 230 240 10 Do. New 8 9 Ilp 25 Indo-European Tel., lira— lO 5 Lond. Provincial Tel. lim all „ 21 3 21 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent all pr IP 10 Mediterra. Exten. Tel., Kin, all si 31 25 Iteuter's Telegram all 45 LO 'A Societe Transatlant., Um— all 171 IS 18 at Submariuo Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all 111 20 Telegraph Con. & Main.,lim all 17 171 6U. Kingdom Tel. Co., lin2 all 6:1 6 D o . 10 per cent. Pref all 8 3)P MISOELI Mort. Land and 25 Australian . G , l Finance, lira h Tea Estates, lien, 9 7 51 10 10 Do. New . 3rexi A ca g n ri li cu in iti t tral G 3 4 100 Boichow Vaughan, lien, 3O 9 i I 10 Berlin Water Works, lint. all 11 I i 5 Bombay Gas, lint. 5 Do. New 4 11 id British Ara . trican Land....,, 44 15 17 2510 A n Australianl o - 5) 20 20 British Ship Owners ... ... 23 Canada Company all 66 7j British Indian Tea, lint..., all 21 31 Invest ment, lint . 21 2 1 4 20 • om any, 1int....... 10 4 3)d Ceylon C • P 20 Do. A shares 5 24 2,d 10 City Discount, lim 6 ..._ _ 25 City of London Real Pro perty, lint 9 41 311 10 Canadian Loan and 30 City of Milan Improv. lint, all 6 6 25 City of Moscow Gas, lint., a ll 50 City Offices, lint 25 26 25 1 50 Colonial, lint Do. , , . , 221 ~ ~ 50 Comatcreta , `lmmo (.4.ssur) a a ip 51 10 Company of African AL;:- chants, lint. 3 id 20 Continental Union Gas, lint. a ll 3 p 25 Copper Miners of England, 91 201 pref. 75 per cent 100 Corporation of London Bonds, 1877, 41 per cent all 1031 1011 100 Do. 1879, If per cent. all 100 D, 1882, 43 per Cent all 1041 1055314) 10 10 Credit Fon. of England, lint, all 10 21 3 21 4 50 Credit Fon.of Mauritius lim. 10 31 214 lint st Crystal Palace st Do. Preference..........,, 103 95 10 st Do. 6p. c Pexpetual Deb. 109 108 112 EpaasrtieerennuAlsisatn, lint , 61 .. ...1 2 10 0 50 East Indian Land. Credit and. Finance, lint, 20 East India Irrlga. & Canal all 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, I ron, and Coal, 1int...,. 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V•ro 27) 11/ 1011 . .. Gua.. by Egypt. G O f ...... y all 941 011 21 3 20 Egyptian C ont. & T rad. lint 6 3 Eng. & Aust re l . Copper,lim . 25 5 i is English and Foreign Credit 7 41 3 ) ,1 100 Eug. and Scot. Ai urine, lint. S ... -•' l 10 Fairbairn Engineering 5 2 Id 20 Fore-str eetWarehoaso,lim l2 4 1 1P 100 Fur. & Col, Gov. Trust and Loan Scrip, issaed at £B3 all 87 83 50 Gollivara, lint 2O 10 General Credit & Dis., lint 71 1) 11 15 General S team Naviation 14 28 3) 174 8 50 Horns & Col Marine In. lint. 5 2 l a 10 Hong Kong and China Gas all ... ••• 20 Hudson's Ray all 121 121 121 20 Imperial Land Co. of Mar seilles, lint 20 Interna.Fi nancial Soc. lint A .1) • I,ii 20 Interns, L and Credit, lien 6 u ''' 50 Italian L aud g ld p 20 'ltalian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all 3 3 1 100 Do. 6 P. c. Bds , redeem 1 870, issued 2 . 0 all 86 88 50 Land Securities, lint 5 21 11d 25 London African Trading._ 10 7 5 ‘ 1 ,, 25 Lou. & Caled, Marino, Rm 6 *** "*" 10 London County Land and Building, lint •50 Lond. Financial Asso., lint 30 22 21 4 Lond.Gen. Omnibus.Co.lim. all 2 2/ 50 Lond. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, lint 25 21 161 20 Loud. & Provincial Marine 2 li pr et Madras Irriga. & Caul. Gua. 5p.C. by India Gov. lOO 102 103 1021 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, lina ll I id 6 0 Merchant Shipping, lint.... all. 33 88 50 Millwall Iron Wor ks, lint. 122 ••• 10 Natal Land and Colonisa tion Co., lint. 25 National Discount Co., lint 5 11 4 11 5 25 National P rov. Marine, lint. 4 4 3 •1 10 National S team Ship, lint. all 01 101 20 Nerbudda Coal & Iron, lint, 6 31 31 i 10 New Con so li dated Dis. lint. 3 it 14-' 5 New Quebrada, lim. 44 0 41 4 25 New Zealand Loan & Met'. cantile Agency,lim 2l 4 iP 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, line 5 11 11 10 Northern Assam Tea, lien 5 7 5 10 Do. B st North Brit. Austral lim lOO 48 51 50 North Brit. & slercan. Tn 64 9 19 4 25 Ocean M ar i ne (Insurance) 5 12 1 50 Oriental Fi nancial, lint ll ••• 5 Oriental Gas, lint 10 Otago and 5 Do. New .. 1 2 1 P , Southland In, all 9 8 vestment, lint 2 id 41 3 5 Ottoman Gas, lintall 1i 21 10 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian R. Mail lint a l l 17 5 Do. do. Mi it Peel R. Land & nerl, lint 100 31 34 50 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all 48 80 50 Do. Now 1867 lO 10 0 1 50 Rhy D mn o. ey N l e ro w g . . _ . . 15 Fain.p.oc:EGgyuaptre.l;rinLef. 1 1 0 0 0 .. 7 . •61 • 25 Rio de Janeiro City . I 20 Do, lint.... ' all 24 6 24 100 Royal Mail Steams, 6O 42 45 i 3 l at Scottish Aust. Invest,, litre, 100 83 81 SSo°ceijeD6ttoeiGen.de l'Empire Ot. 8 2/ 14 22 5t 00 50 S. African Mort. & Inv lint 6 . - • • 25 South Australi an Land 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lina ...... .... 20 Trinidad Petroleum, lint Bl ~ 10 Trust &Agency of Aus.,lint 1 ,• I , IP 10 Do do. do. .. ... 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. Canada all . 6 i ip 50 Union Marine L'pool, lim 6 41 5 p 20 Union Steam Ship, lint 15 United Discount Corp., lint 6 11 11 20 Universal Marinean.), lim, s 11 2 p 10 Upper Assam Tea, lint 30 Van Diemar's Laud , cent. (Ilortgg)lLoan all 771 785 50 Warrant Finance, im. India and Pacific 50 West Steam, lint 2O 2 West London Wharves and 20 00 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per Warehouses lO COLVAIAL UOVifiltNAl:l4:bels SECUItITIE6 1 1 1 0 :00 0 ! 9(i ; 0 : i i i, F : jo2i i - Britiab Columbia, 6 per -------------_ 0ent.,1872.. . - 1)o. 1895.. lOO .._ -- Oln.UoNr. 6 p.o.Jan. ° &July 1877-84 - Do. sp. o. Mar. & Sept lOO 102 104 - Do. 6p. o. Jan. & July lOO 6a 10 601 I - Do. 6 p p . . ° C. . Ins c ri bed A u g t:; p (,} .hope, 0 P• 1 3 .187 3.• 10 0 102 101 do 1880-90 lOO 107 109 1 . : - . (3 .o Dl.ll s p (k l.BrOct 1890-1900 lOO Hi 113 - Do. 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'B2- - Do 1891 - Tasmanian 6 per c. 1805 .. 1061 1071 1074 8] - Do I , 9i 'O7 ...... - Victoria 6i er cent. 191 U.O 113 114 - Vo. Apriland Oct ...... .04 10J 110 110 14 LITERATURE. The Life of Rossini. By H. Sutherland Edwards. One Vol. Pp. 344. Hurst and Biackett. Rapidly sketched though this .biography of the greatest of all Italian Composers has obviously been, it has still, quite as obviously, been produced with all the conscientious care in any way possible, bearing in mind'the remarkable rapidity of its pro duction. Mr. Sutherland Edwards, as a musical critic of undoubted ability, has, in that respect, one good qualification at least, for becoming the bio grapher of the great maestro. Beyond that, however, he has other hardly less recognizable qualifications. He was already " up" in his theme before its treat ment, thus, was by him fortunately undertaken. lie is a skilled man-of-letters. lie has the journalist's rea diness of pen. lii has a wide acquaintance with the Lyrical Drama. Hi has an exquisite appre ciation of the divine art—more particularly of music of a dramatic or operatic character. The present work is one almost confessedly of no par ticular elaboration. It iu no way affects to be ex haustive. It is a rapidly produced portraiture of the dead musician—a portraiture as rapidly produced as that pencilled by Gustave Dore. With this wel come difference, however, that Sutherland Edwards' sketch is one of Rossini as he was in life, not— es with Dore's almost painful deline ition—a limning of Rossini as he lay in death. The Frenchman's tribute partakes of the indecorous, partakes of the irreverent. Not so our author's. Here, there is no thought of irreverence pr of indecorum. The Italian Composer par excellence is revealed to us successively in the three great phases of his genius, or rather in the three great stages of its manifestation. Naturally enough, therefore, his "Life" is sketched in three divisions. Part One—relates to " Rossini and his Early Works." Part Two—to "Rossini at Naples." Part Three—to "Rossiui's French Career." By an astounding misprint on the first page of the first chapter it is ludicrously set forth that " when in 1709 (sic) Paer's Camilla' was brought out at Bologna, Rossini, then little more than an infant, took the part of the child." So that, according to this lapses, supposing Rossini then to have been literally an infant, he would, at the period of his re cent demise, h been about 160 years of age. Born, as Rossini was, and as Mr. Edwards correctly states upon the very next page, on the 29th of Feb., 1792 just two mouths after the death of Mozart—he had at the period of hie demise reached the age of 76, or was, in other words, four years less than an octoge narian. D uring the first half of his life he waswonder f ully industrious. During the second he Was compara tively the reverse—reposing upon his laurels, as the phrase is, or enjoying his reputation. When he was thirty-seven, for example, he had composed thirty seven operas. ;Buts then, if afterwards he produced, in quantity, comparatively little, in the quality of his compositions, in their ripened and perfected beauty as masterpieces, he surpassed himself, or at any rate the mass of his earli .:r achievements. Beginning th 3 long and radiant list of his operas iu 1810 with La Cambiale di Matrimonio, an opera in one act, for which the composer (then eighteen) received £8 Ro:zsini in 1829 (when thirty seven years of age) ended his career as a composer for the lyrical stage with Guillaume Tell. After that he wrote in 1832 (when forty) the Stabat Mater, and, later on, (when upwards of seventy) the Messe Sollenelle. Restrict ins 11 one's attention, however, exclusively to the list of his operas—what operas that list of seven and thirty comprises! His first grand success in that way in 1813—Tancredi ! his opera of operas, three years afterwards, namely, in 1816 —the most intensely characteristic of all the productions of his genius-11 Barbiere di Siviglia ! Another master piece, produced in that same year, 1816—Otello ! Two famous operas in the following twelvemonth, 1817—to wit, t'enerentola and La Gazza Ladra ! In the next, 1818— Mose in Egitto ! In the next, 1819—La Donna del Lago! In 1823--Semirantide In 1829—Guillaume Tell! Then—the Stubut dater! Then—the Messe Solennelle! To say nothing of all the intermediate operas, the sym phenies, the quartettes, the cantatas, the choruses I Here, indeed, was musical fecundity. Here, in truth, and in the fullest degree, was the blending together of originality and creativeuev. The astouisSiog rapidity of moms among Rossini'e most remarkable improvisations has been vividly in stanced by his English biographer. Due mention is made, as a mater of course, for example of the famous aria di rizi, the immortal "Di Tanti Pal piti," which was composed by him while a dish of rice was being fried for his dinner, as the "Venetian substitute for macaroni. The amusing inci dent of the maestro being threatened with assas sination by an infuriated drum-hater by reason of the duet for drums opening the overture to La Gazza Ladra, is duly notified. Mention is also made laughably of Sigismondi's whimsical indignation at the introduction, into the score of Otello, of horns and trombones—Sigismondi, that foe of brass in struments, exclaiming, with a shudder, " Four horns I are we a hunting party ?" And actually mistaking the mention in the score of the let, 2nd, and 3rd trombones (so the ludicrous story runs) for 123 trombones! As to the marvellous effect produced by Rossini's performance of his own music on the piano nothing can well be finer than Auber's cele bration of it in his record of their first interview. Rossini had gone to the piano at Auber's request after dinner, and there sang to his own accompaniment Figaro's cavatina Largo al factotum della alit. " I shall never forget," said M. Auber, " the effect pro duced by his lightning-like execution. Rossini had a very beautiful baritone voice, and he sang his music with a spirit and verve which neither Pellegrini, nor Galli, nor .La.blache approached in the same part. As for his art as an accompanyist, it was marvellous. It was not on a keyboard, but on an orchestra that the vertiginous hands of the pianist seemed to gallop. When he had finished I looked mechanically at the ivory keys—l fancied I could see them smoking On arriving home I felt much inclined to throw my scores into the fire. It will warm them, perhaps,' I. said to myself ; ' besides, what is the use of composing music, if one cannot compose like Rossini." Throughout the whole volume Mr. Sutherland Edwards sustains the interest of hie theme. As a biographical sketch of Rossini the work is clever and vivacious, and—not the least of its merits—delightfully anecdotal. THE MURDEROUS ATTACK O,V THE POLICE AT LEA BRIDGE. The cowardly ruffian who committed the brutal assault upon Ward, a constable of the N division, at Lea bridge, on Sunday night last, and which it is problible may terminate fatally, was apprehended last night. His name is David alias Thomas White, a " brickie," or labourer in brick yards, and his past career affords abun dant evidence of his brutal nature. Hs was examined to-day at Worship-street, and remanded. The magis trate refused to take bail, as it was not improbable tho man might die. AN UNFOI?7UNA 7 E WRITS UN EXCURSION. A number of Gravesend excursionists attended at Bow street Police-court, before Mr. Flowers, this morning, to make application for assistance under the following extra ordinary circumstances:— One of the holiday-makers, named Higgins, said they were told when they took their tickets at Charing-cross that there would be a return train at 12 at night, but at 11 there was no means of returning from Gravesend to Lon don. About 300 were left behind, and had to remain there till this morning. Mr. Flower advised the spokesman of tho unfortunate holiday-makers to write to the directors or else proceed against them in the County Court. LATV LAITELLIGENCE.—phas Day.) _.~ ROLLS' CIL9.IIBERS. (Before Mr. Church, Chief Clork.) THE GREAT CONTENT CASE.-SAURIN V. STARR. in this casa au application was made to the vaca • tion Chief Clerk on the part of the defendant for further time to answer the bill of complaint. —The Chief Clerk inquired whether the plaintiff would give further time. On the part of the plaintiff it was stated that whatever time the chief clerk thought proper would be granted. The Chief Clerk allowed fourteen days further time for the defendant to answer the plain tiff's bill of complaint, on payment of Gs. Bd. costs. Order accordingly. The Flora Theatre at Cologne has been totally destroyed by a fire which broke out just after the per formance had been concluded. The catastrophe is sup posed to have been the work of an incendiary. aAILIVA.YS—PREFERENCE SHARES AND BTOOKS. st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 86 S 8 st Caledonian Qra., No. '2 lOO ... st Do. Scot. N.E., 4) per cent lOO ... at Do. 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It. a; C lOO 91 '.;;.; 25 Prinitou and 1V yre. all 44 46 ... Royston, Hitch., and Seep. 100 132 104 at Shrowbbury and Hereford 100 131 134 10 Do do 8 2 at S. Yorksh. an d Ri ver Dun 100 96 I 'p at Do 4 per cent gua lO, 7B 80 3 st Do do st Vict. Station and Pimlico lOO 175 Ifo 20 West London, Cla ss A st West Cornwall 14 13 i 20 Du do lU Do do C all at Weymouth and Portland lOO ** st Wilts and Somerset DOCKS. st East and Nest India lOO 12: 124 st Lyndon and St. Katherine lOO 94 46 lOU 1) oDeb. stock, 4 per cent all , aliitnuu Freilluild Laud st Doc& lOO 26 00 st Southampton lOO 74 70 st Surrey counnorei,i ~. J. , t` I N 7 4: 1 ;) A , 444 bit HER iILUESTY. BALMORAL, May . 15. The Queen, accompanied by their Royal High nerses Princess Louise, Prince Leopold, and Princess Beatrice, a ith their suite, arrived at the Castle at half-past two this afternoon. The Prince of Wales rode out yesterday. The Princess of Wales drove to Kew. IVIIITSUNTIDE AMUSEMENTS. The various excursions by rail announced for Whit-Monday were extensively patronised; those by steamboat and van were, perhaps, less so than on former occasions, owing to the uncertain aspect of the weather. The afternoon, however, fully re paid those who ventured forth despite the somewhat threatening clouds and wind of the earlier part of the forenoon—the wind, jest after midday, veering round to the S.W., the slight raiu it brought up soon exhausting itself. This was a cheering cir cumstance to thousands, both. young and old, and the change was immensely enjoyed. GLOBE THEATRE. —The attraction provided at this elegant little theatre for the holiday folk was a new burlesque, by Mr. Byron, entitled " The Corsican Bothers, or the Troublesome Twins." The melodrama has been very closely followed, and altogether one of the most entertaining and splen did pieces ever presented to the public is the result. The text of the burlesquo displays the same origi nality, the same inventive and creative resources, and the same copiousness and peculiarity of thought and expression as aro apparent in his numerous other productions. Mr. E. Mars hal, as Madame dei Flunki, kept the audience in almost incessant laughter by her clumsy and exaggerated solicitude for her son. Mr. J. Clarke was capital as Fabien ; and Mr. H. Andrews as Orlando, Mr. Tindale as Collona, two ragged, murderous-looking Corsicans, who had been at feud, but were induced by Fabien to give up their 'Vendetta, were also extremely good. Mr. Hurlestone has a very good little part, into which he throws an immense amount of fun, and he also makes every one of the puns committed to Lis ,:are tell with remarkable effect. Of the scenery it is impossible to speak too highly. The Jardin Ma bille, and the closing tableaux, the Birth of Beauty, are both worthy to rank with the most magnificent productions for which the late Madame Veatris was once so celebrated. The piece is destined for a long run. GAIETY.—" Columbus ; or, the Original Pitch in a Merry Key," is the title of a new opera bouffe, from the pen of Mr. Alfred Thompson, which the proprietor of this elegant and commodious theatre has placed on the stage for the entertainment of those who expect novelties during the Whitsuntide holidays. The piece was pro luced last night before a thoroughly well-tilled house. The story of Colum bus and his important discovery is the basis of this very amusing extravaganza, and with the narrative the author takes the usual privileges and makes the voyage of discovery much in .re agreeable to a Lon doe audience who accompany him and the mutinous, but sometimes jovial crew, from the Court of ler divaed and Isabella of Spain to the Nu wfouudland of Kokatouka than it could possibly have been to the great navigator himself. There are five very fine scenes by Messrs. Gordon, Telbin, and Son, and Matt Morgan, all well worthy of this highly and artistically decorated theatre. This ballet is in its way so exquisite that it will probably prove the chief attraction of a piece which, for the splendour with which it has been got up and the liveliness of its general effect, has had few equals on the Lon don stage. SURREY THEATRE.—A new piece, described in the as a great American drama, entitled "The Fire-fly," was produced at the Surrey Theatre last night. We shall not follow the story further than to say that in the three acts of the drama Leonard Grantley (Mr. Shepherd), the hero, has to contend between love and gratitude in the shape of the Duchess di Rhona, an English lady loved from boyhood, and the Fire fly, a lady with a wonderful horse and a perfect mastery, not only over her stead, but over the anny itself, which makes her the grand central character of the story. Miss Edith Sandford, a young and handsome lady, made her debut in this, the principal character, and the energy, grace, and spirit thrown into a very arduous performance richly merited the recall at the close of each act, and the shower of flowers which had to be, carried off the stage. ASTLEY'S THEATRE.—Commemorations of the great " Battle of Waterloo" in " sham fights" and stage spectacles of " mimic war" having long since eeased, the revival of the dramatic representation of " the battle of giants"—as the great captain of his age, the Duke of Wellington, designated it— , was last night a source of attraction at Astley's Theatre. "The Field of the Cloth of Gold" foi -1 lowed, and elicited the admiration of a crowded and fashionably-attended house. ST. JAMES'S BALL.—The St. James's Hall Christy 1 Minstrels give several extra performances this week. The programme has undergone a great change. What with new songs, new coruicalities, and the new talent which the management have provided for the holiday season, there is a good likelihood that St. James's Hall will prove one of the must attractive of the great centres of attrac tion during the Whitsun Holidays. ST. GEORGE'S HALL—The " Royal Christy's Min strels" entertain their patrons at St. George's Hall immensely. Last night they performed the ope retta "Twice Married," and a burlesque adaptation of Offenbach's " Barbe Bleu," and in each of those pieces the weight of the business fell upon Mr. E. Kelly and The Only Leon, but the sex of The Only Leon was a rare puzzle to all who wit nessed the acting. The small hands and feet and the delicate arms and legs were called into court by some to prove that The Only Leon must be a lady ; while others as rigorously maintained that the mas culine manner, and, to some extent, the voice also, as clearly indicated, one of the rougher sex. This debate was no small part of the enjoyment of the evening, but as this is a mattes On whioli *Tory ouc ought to judge for himself, or for herself, as the case may be, and as neither he nor she can do so without seeing The Only Leon first as Carlotta, the Spanish danseuse, next as Victorine Lepage, the French prima donna, and lastly as Bullyette, the' bride of Barbe Bleu, we say to both see her, and you will be both gratified and puzzled. Mr. B. Kelly acquits himself as an excellent actor and singer. ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, HOLBORN.--A series of highly -attractive promenade concerts has com menced here, and will be continued nightly for some time to come. The artists engaged include Madame Lenamens-Sherrington, Miss Sofia Vinta, Madame Emmeline Cole, Mdlle. Liebhart, Ur. Ver non Rigby, Mr. Maybrick, Mdlle. Constance Skiwa and Herr E. Paure (pianists), and Mons. H. Vieux temps (violinist). Theres is besides a band of 60 performers. The concerts bid fair to be a great success. MADAME TUSSAUD'S.—The old-established wax work exhibition in Baker-street is always a great centre of attraction at holiday times. Judging by yesterday's attendance of visitors the present Whit suntide will be no exception to the rule that has prevailed so long. The exhibition keeps open twelve hours every day, from 10 a.m. to 10 P.M. A portrait model of the notorious William Sheward has ren dered the Chamber of llorrors more repulsively attractive than ever. POLYTECIINIC.--It speaks well for the manage ment here, and the good taste of the public, that, although the Royal Polytechnic Institution is one of the oldest established places of amusement, it continues to be still one of the most attractive and best patronised, notwithstanding the n umer toti counter magnets that have of late sprung into exis tence. ROYAL MUSIC HALL (WESTO es t a bli s hment gives notice of an Fred. Ns) ' n — r il e 'he ch H an o g lb e or o n f company.entire and the Martens Adams, Kate Bella, llr\ uskard Harry Itickard.s, Coyne, Annie a Family are among the eng..^:;‹inen ' ts a . n There is also full baud of twenty instruments , under the g eneral musical direction of Pat. Corn. NOTICE. The Third Edition of " The Sun" of last Evening was published in dime for delivery in town at 7.15 p.m. E -I)trit) SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLecK SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day BATH AND SOMERSET RICES—This D. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH) LANSDOWN TRIAL STAKES': Formoi - a Crown Princess Needle Uuu BATH HANDICAP. Lily Eulora Pirate ULi-1 Fcur SEVEN TEENTII BIENNIAL. De Vere 1 Ryshworth 04 2 Miss Foote Six ran. SELLING STAKES. Thulus.. Lady Williams Regula Five ran. BE A.UFORT CUP. 1 St. Mungo Romping Girl 2 Robespierre Six ran. EIGHTEENTH BIENNIAL. Captivator Golden Horn nutty filly COUNTY MEMBERS' PLATE. Needle Gun Lily April Morn Five ran. LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. DERBY. 5 to 2 agst Pretender (taken) 3to 1 aget Pero Gomez (offered) S to 2 aget Belladrum (taken to £300) 1000 to 55 agst Perry Down (taken) 1000 to 45 agst Lades (offered) 1000 to 45 agst Martyrdom (taken) 40 to 1 agst Thorwaldsen (taken) 40 to 1 agst Drummer (taken) 1000 to 20 agst Duke of Beaufort (taken) 1000 to 15 agst De Vero (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Rupert (offered) 1000 to 3 agst Tenedos (offered) 1)000 to 50 aget Border Knight (taken) LONDON BETIING—Tnis DAY. SOMERSETSHIRE STAKES. 3to 1 agst Judge (taken and offered) 3 to 1 agst Ligurian (offered) 4to 1 agst Rom. ing Girl (taken and offered) 6 to 1 ag6t Aftermath (offered) DERBY". 9 to 4 agst Pretender (uffered—takes to 2) 100 to 30 azst Pero Gomez (taken) 9 to 2 r.gst l'elladru►u (taken and offered) 100 to 6 agst Ilyshw•orth (offered—take 20 to 1) 20 t.) 1 cost Perry Down (offered) 30 to 1 agst Martyrdom (taken) 100 to 1 agst Vagabond (taken) 1000 to l agst liermione c. (taken and offered) 1000 to 8 agst Border Knight (wanted) 1000 to 7 agst Alrenstock (taken) 1000 to 7 agst Tenedos (taken and offered) 1000 to 3 agst Walmer (taken) • TliE OAKS. 7 to 2 agst Morns (offered—take 4to 1) 5 to 1 agst Scottish Qieen (taken), 'two Glasses, by Voigtlind, are now no longer tha ex clusive luxury of the rich. Since the great demand fur photographic lenses has diminished, all opportunity loss been afforded for applying mechanical power with the greatest success, whereby the cost of these beautiful and most perfect instruments is reduced in price in some instances to as much as 20 per cent. In fact they are now no dearer than those of the best French or English makers. At the depot Aallsghan, 23A, New Bond-street, oorner of Conduit-street, the patrons of the Derby may inclul,;(s their taste in the possession of a veritable Voigt:aAder at comparatively trifling cost. It is superfluous to say tits quality is as ever matchless. RACLN G IXTURES. Croydon 2,3, 4 Newton 2,3, 4 Newark 3 Ascot ....8, 9, 10, 11 Windsor 15, lti Hampton l7, 18 Curragh 22, 23, 21 Nowcastle 22, 23, 24 Odiham 22 liibury Club 23 1 Stockbridge 24, 25, 2& Choluisford Liverpool Sutututer 29, 30 Sutton Park .....29, SO LY Worcester l, 2 Newtuarket July 6, cte. Carlisle 6, 7 Pontefract 9, 10 Hondo l2, 13 Nottingham l3, 14 Southampton 13,13 lt,adiug 13, 18 lluntiugdon 2O, 21 Stamford ... ....... :Zj. 23 Goodwood "7, 28, 2J, 30 AUG Brighton 3, 4 Brighton Club 5 Lewes Egnam lO, 11 Wolverhairpton lO, 11 Withlsor 1 4 , 13 St. Albans 17, 18 Stockton lB, 19, 20 UST. Oxford 19, 20 York 24, 25, 26 Plymouth £6, 2 Scarborough .50, SI I Derby Summer .. 31, Sep I I Weymouth Si, Sep 1 1 Canterbury 3l, Sep. I. SEPTE Warwick... 7, 8 Curragh (Royal) 7,8, 9 Abi❑gdon 9, 10 Doncaster 14, 15, 16, 17 Richmond `)1, 22 Lichfield 11BER- --- Hampton 2l, 2 Western (Ay r) 22, 23 Hendon "1, 21 Monmouth._ 23, 24 Newmarket Ist 0et....28, Lanark... 29 SU L0.D01 , 1 UAZET.CB-TILL3 ZVENNG. WAR-OFFICE, MAY 18. 3d Regiment of Dragoons - Captain F. John Murray to be Captain; Surgeon-Major William Watt to be Surgeon. 9th Lancers —Major and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. lvo De Vesci T. W. Fiennes to be Lieutenant- Colonel ; Captain John Hardy to be Major ; Lieutenant Frank De la Garde Grissell to be Captain ; Cornet Philip Green to be Lieutenant ; Uoruct William Percy to be Adjutant. 15th Hussars—Surgeon-Major Neil Stewart, M.D., to be Cornet. 18th Hussars—Captain Francis Mannock to be Captain ; Benson Harrison, Gent., to be Cornet. Grenadier Guards —Charles Rowley, Gent., to be Ensign and Lieutenant. 15th Foot—Ensign William Locke to be Lieutenant; Jas. Browne, Gent., to be Ensign. 25th Foot - Lieutenant Gerald Menteath Shirley to be Instructor of Musketry. 49th Foot—Lieutenant Charles Filcher Temple to be Adjutant. 59th Foot—Ensign Montague James to bo Ensign. 60th Foot—Lieutenant Herbert Fitz Roy Eatoa has been permitted to retire from the service by the sale of his Commission. 70th Foot—Staff Assistant Surgeon Maurice Knox to be . . Assistant-Surgeon. _ 96th Foot—Lieutenant Louis P. Gould to be Captain ; Ensign Edward P. Phillipps to be Lieutenant; Ensign Henry A. Vincent to be Ensign. 2d West India Regiment—Captain Pousonhy Sheppard to by Cazyt.tu. 3d West India Regiment—Major Richard E. D. Ness to be Major. Ceylon Rifle Regiment—Ensign J. Macansh to be Ensign. Royal Military College—Paymaster and Honorary Major Oliver Nicolls to be Paymaster. Medical Department -Assistant-Surgeon Thomas Hession to ba Staff Assistant-Surgeon. Half-pay -Captain and Brevet-Major Charles W. Grange to be Major, Captain William F. Lutmau to be Major. COURSE OF EXCHANGE. Amsterdam Short ... 12 21 ... 12 21 Do Rotterdam Antwerp Brussels ... 25 47± ... 25 52 1 . ilamburgia — ... 13 121 ... 13 13f Paris Ditto Marseilles Frankfort-on-the-Main ... 121 i ... 1 22 Vienna — ... 12 6,1... 12 72f Trieste — ... 12 674 ... ] 2 i2t Petersburg - ••• 30f Copenhagen... — 925 ... 92 9 •,• Berlin - ••• 6 29 ... 6 291. Madrid.. - ••• 49 48f Cadiz 4Bi ••• ••• Leghorn Milan — ••• 26 70 .•. 26 77 * G e noa Naples .......... . 26 70 ... 26 77i. 26 70 ... 2 6 77 4 Palermo .................... Messina .................. .. 26 70 ... 26 77 j - Lisbon ..................... ... 511 —. 51i Oporto ..................... ... 51# ••• 51i R io Janeiro .............. .^ ... ... .. New Yolk ............... ... .... 31n. ItEvEnDr JOHNSON.—The mayor of South ampton has received a let'er from the lion. Revordy Johnson declining acceptance of a banquet on the occasion of his departure from this part next Saturday, in the stcamshii , Ohio, for Baltimore. METIMPOLITAN Ft ItEs.—This morning (Tuesday) Captain Shaw reported to the Board of Works that during last night and this morning five fires had taken place in the metropolitan district, but out of that number only one was sufficiently important to deserve being publicly re - corded, and that broke out in the premises belonging to Mr. J. Barry, a grocer and tea merchant, carrying en busi ness at No. 30, Winchester-street, Bothnal-green. The whole of the stock in trade was nearly destroyed. The origin of tho fire is unknown. ... 1 .... 3 Au ina mch xna ice, lass •ent iord less erior y, to a to dons k nitp► clown nd o f pa per :hard es of a loud and Cora- to big :. of r 0 34 4 . 5 , of se ller, _ s soya