The Sun. — London, England, 1869-01-30 00:00:00

numbe red )Iying for be was cab 3, 791 ' fiber in t° d be n °11( Ere li g ' ,, mbor, bu t b e sho uld Le did a(- 4 having .o ask for issed an a he 001114 le loogiog with g`l'' about 11 Thame s ' a terli te " tended t°, ea s uccee the ti ler into the he lha ci. t d been ' 1:1 s, a nd AP' or a f°l4.. nt to her Tong ? broug ht Coa l fro ._, i nie boul e. 1 On 5; R i b erj r bit of ' it -e Ho no qr. r * g ° o d ran ° : y r , )ntho' sTA-- all A be ic v C. No. 9 ' , urea bi I h 6t ° the i p LinuleP trio , ot P 63 doooto tAtoci tb!../ 0 rc rlo r Y ablie if cBl2ll°"°' e t a r eJ L i iskY ", e tt to f r° ,o , or elP ° oo,, A o rAcl: ONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK. There was :but a limited demand to-day, and Consols were a shade lower than yesterday. Foreign stocks, however, maintained their prices, which in some instances advanced, but in railway shares there was no alteration of moment. The discount market was firm, but, notwithstanding that, money was abundant, and first-class paper was taken nearly 1 below the bank rate. Consols are 9:4 3 for money ; ditto, for Ac intuit, _ ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 931 1 ; l'e'sv Three per Cents, 931 1 ; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, 21 per Cent., 10. India Stock, 10/ per Cent., April, 1874, 213 ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1121 ; ditto 4 per per Cent., Oct., 1883, 102-1 ; ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent., —; ditto 51 per Cent., May, 1879,1401. In the Foreign Market Turkish, Moscow—Taro- Wavy, and Charkof-Azof, have advanced 1 to 1 per C ent, but Egyptian have relapsed 1. The prices are follows :—Brazilian of 1865, 80 to 1; Chilian of 1867, 921 to 91; Egyptian of 1864, 87 to 89 ; ditto of 1868, 721 to 73, ; Itolian of 1861, 51/ to i. ; ditto Tobacco Loan, 3 to + prem. ; Mexican, 154 to 16 ; Peruvian of 1865, 761 to 1; Russian of 1866, 91 to 92 ; ditto Nicolai, 661 to 67 ; ditto Orel, 804 to 81 ; ditto Moscow, 791 to i ; ditto Charkof-Azof, 79 to 801 ; Charcow-Kre- Inentschug, 79/ to 90 ; Spanish of 1867, 31 1-16 to 3-16 ; Turkish of 1858, 64 to 65 ; ditto of 1862, 63 to 1; and ditto of 1865, 381 to In the railway market Great Western is lower, 5 31 to i ; London and North Western, 117/ to 1181; Midland, 1171 to 1174 ; London and South Western, 89 to 91 ; Great Eastern, 42/ to a; Brighton, 521 to i ; South Eastern, 89 to 1 ; Me- Metropolitan, 109 to i ; Great Northern, 110 to i ; ditto A, 1101 to 111; Caledonian, 791 to 1; and London, Chatham and Dover, 171 to /. United States 5-20 Bonds hrve risen / per cent., viz., to 75Z- to 1. Erie Railway shares, 26/ to 1 ; Illinois Central, 92 to 1; Atlantic and Great Western Debentures, 414 to 421 ; and the Consoli dated Mortgage Bonds, 454 to 461. Banking and miscellaneous shares are inactive. The amount of gold withdrawn from the Bank Yesterday for the Continent was £52,000. The Nyanza, from Alexandria, has brought £36,329 in specie. Of the £220,000 by the Atrato, from the West Indies, £133,000 is silver and £70,000 gold. The Poonah takes out 170,000 in silver and £ 5 ,800 in gold for Bombay. Of the £868,000 in Australian gold in course of t ransmission to England, only about £130,000 is Yet due, but a c3nsiderable sum will possibly arrive from the United States next week, £210,000 being known to be on the way to Europe. The settlements have passed over in a very fa vourable manner, and the credit of the speculators has been remarkably well sustained. The call of £5 on the shares of Overeud, Gurney, and Co. (Limited), recently stated to be necessary to meet the promissory notes due the 15th of March, has been ordered to-day by Vice- Chancellor Malins. It is to be paid on the Ist of March. An interim dividend, at the rate of 5 per cent. Per annum, has been declared by the Merchant Shipping Company (Limited). At the meeting of the Scottish Australian Invest ment Company a dividend was declared at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum. Tho International Financial Society has de clared a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per 1 annum. The directers of the North Staffordshire Rail- Way have decided to recommend a dividend of 24 Per cent. At the meeting of the York City and County Bank yesterday, a dividend of 8 per cent. and a bonus of £1 10s. per share were declared. The National Bank of Liverpool has declared a divi lend of 10A., and the Adeiphi Bank G per c:fit. for the half-year. At a fleeting of the eroditord of Messrs. Piper and Co., builders, who recently failed, the liabili ties Were estimated at £51,458, an I the assets at £42,771. It was resolved that the estate shall be a' , signed to trustees, who are to employ builders to complete the contracts, and to sell the works, plant, irn plan en ts, &c. The Manchester Courier announces the failure of Messrs. Crffala Brothers, of that city and Zante, With liabilities to the amount of £lO,OOO. A remittance of £1,700 has been received on account of the dividends on the debt of the Equador. It is stated that the subscription opened at Paris for the shares of the Eastern Railway of Hungary has been very successful. The Mexican advices state that great efforts are b eing made to have the railway line from Mexico to Puebla inaugurated on the sth of May. The last accounts from Peru state that, owing to the excess of tonnage at the Chincha Islands wait ing to load, the Government had authorised cuttings to be made for supplying them from the islands of Quanape and Macabi. The Philadelphia advices mention that the muni cipality have appropriated £l,OOO for the purpose of having the names of streets affixed to the lamps at each corner. It seems that all large foreign t owns will accomplish this simple but indispensable d uty long before it i s likely to be undertake n i n t'ondon. The news from Brazil by the mail steamer Danube I ,' B again s a ti s f ac t or y, th e ra te o f exc h ange a t Ri o ha ving. experienced a further advance to 190. Attacks are announced against the last fortifica tions of the Paraguayans from the 21st to the 27th o f December, which are described to have been completely successful, the Allies capturing 46 c annon, 2,000 prisoners, and the baggage of Lopez, ' t ho is stated to have fled into the forest, where he 'Was closely surrounded. The Foreign and Colonial Government Trust have lodged with the Austrian Ambassador a pro teat against the forced conver s i on o f th e A us t r i an 'eht, which has now commenced. A copy of the Protest was also left with the Committee of the Loudon Stook Exchange ; the object apparently b e . ‘ eing to put a pressure hereafte r up on th e I m p er i a l ` -/ overnment, by shutting out new Austrian pro jects from this market till the claims of the credi tors shall have been satisfied. It is very lamentable !, 13 see Austria acting upon a policy which can only 'aye the effect of alienating the sympathies of the c apitalist public of this country. At the " Open Stock Exchange (Limited)" the Clare's of the Albert Life Assurance Company, £3 t a idl sold a t 8 3 . 3d. per s h are ; B e df or d H ote l ctil Pany (Limited), fully paid, 31 s . p er s h are ; Brighton 2 Hotel Company (Li m ited), f u lly p a id, ( 0* 6 ( 1 . per share ; City Discount Comp an y l l , lnl ited), £5 paid, 18s. per share ; Grosvenor an d e . st-end Railway Terminus Hotel Compa n y (Li mited), f u ll y pa id , £2 18 s. to £2 19 s. per share ; Guildhall ; Taverns Company (Limited), fully paid, paid per share ; Waterloo-bridge Company, fully per share; Westminster Pal a ce H o t e l °lnPany (Limited), fully paid, £4 2s. per share. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. COV ERNMEXT FUNDS. u Per Cent. Con so l s Ditto for Accou n t, } 7,„ Per Cent. Red uce d 93i A 2 levr 3 per C ent 53i " i per Cent. Jan. 1894 D - A °. 6 per Oen J an. 1873 -tanuities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 1881' — Ex De. for 30 yrs, ' expire sth April 1885 -- ° (Bed Sea Teleh.raph), Aug., 1908 " — 10 cquar Bills, .41,000, 2i'per Ct. be. .£soo e. £lOO k £2OO — ' B ank of E ngland Stock, 4 per Cent .... Do . accoun t (anada per Cent,. Bond s — !titer-Colonal On innun ~ , iRDIAN UO VERNMENT SECURITIES In ha Shock, Ing 0i per C en t. , A pr i l 11874... 213 9, 0 . Openi, for DoLi Account _— T ., 0 ". 4 5 per Cent. July, 188 0 . per Cent., Oct. 1888 DDo. Certificates o. En faced Pap:. 4 p er C ent — 5 per Cert., Jan. 1872 , — 7,?* 5 ,.1 - Per Cent. May 1879 lloi ''''' ° Per Cent Rup. Deb. 1872 •, • Do do, 1877 —. rbt n. 29. Leopold, by Miss grounds aise and )sborne. LEI o. D. 30. A Bus' Vienna, cuts for Greece Powers hes also o longer pted by : Cretan t should ad to A Powers that the to KV as at the reece to n. 29. treaty of morning .aples to ities the o Greek n. 29. port the amount ►er, and Sh i p - e none ; he Ist of 0 bales• Upland, n. 30. om New ay , w ith ie. Sb° era, O a well. market ;040 •-• .... _- 156 •`" 33 _ _.- yes. Do. do. 1882 D. Deb., 5 por Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO Do. under £l.OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent ... Do., Scrip £45 paid .. Auntian Bonds 5 per cent Do. 1859 6l Brazilian 5 per Cent Go. per Cent., 1852 r_— Do. do. 1858.... Do. do 1860 — Do. do., 1863 Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account BOl 1 B .enos Ayres 6 per Cent. Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Ctfm, 6 per Cent. C-than 6 per Cent 4 1 per Cent...,... ....... Do. 3 por Cent., I o. 6 per ee 1. 1867 9ll I o. 7 per Cent., 1866 C lo übi;tn, 6 per Cent. Dan sit ; 3 por Cent . , 1825 Dan tbiau Principalities, 7 pr Cent — D 8 per Cent., 1867 Equador New Uonsolidated, 1 per Cent — 66yptutu, 7 per Cent Do Set:owl Issue B2i Do. .£s'it Bonds Do. XlOO Bowls B5 1) 1864 Do. Account D,. .Csuo Bonds English Scrip,:lB6B De. 1.100 Bonds 73} Do do. .£l5 pd — Government It•tilway Debentures Greek 5 per Oval., 1824 5, ex Coups — Do. Account Do. Coupons Do. Account juatemala 5 per Cent .. — Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., all pd 871 Willful 4 per Cert., 1865 — Do. Account ~ — Do Maremmana Railway 55 laexicar. 3 per Cent Ditto for Account - 6 Do. 1864 7 Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French — dontevidvan 6 per Cent. .. — 11corish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada l5 Do 3 per Con — Do. Deferred Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 -:_ Do Account „ 761 Do 4} per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 41 per Cent.. 1862 -. Do Account Pert aguese 8 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7,'9,'60,'2,': 361 Do. do. 1867 36i Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St Do 4i per Cent , 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1861, .£loo,,Bonds., 92 Do. do. £B4 los. d 0..„ Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds 92 Do. do' £B4 15s do Do Nicolas Railway 67 Sar Tinian b per Cent Spanish 3 per Cen .. Do. Acchunt — Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Deferred Do. Account Do. Passive — Do. Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan Do Government, 1864 Do do, 1868. _ Do do, Scrip Turkish 6 per Cent. Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 ..._ Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 641 Do 5 per Cent. 1865 DJ Account _ ,_ Do 6 per Cent., 1860 6ll t Do 4 por Cent., Guaranteed Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) Venezuela 3 per Cent., Do. Acc.unt Do 6 per Cont. 1864 Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian a p3r Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 'if per Cent. Ex. 12 Gail Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... Do. Account French Routes, 3 por Cent • .. Ex 2sf. Italia:. 5 per Cent. 1831, Ex. Zsf. Do Account 541 CLOSING PRICES. WnFo!s, Money 93 1- Do. Account, Feb. 4 THE JV.•iP 1N PAILIGUAE LISBON, Jan. 29. The followint , later intellicence respecting the operations of the Allied armies in Paraguay has been received by the English mail steamer which left Rio de Janeiro on the Bth inst. !-- " Several contests have taken place in the last fortifications of Lopez, between the 21st and the 27th December, and the Allies have been completely triumphant. " They have captured everything within the Paraguayan lines, including 46 cannon and 2,000 prisoners, and also the personal effects of the Presi dent. " Lopez has fled to the forest, where, however, he is closely surrounded by the enemy. " Exchange at Rio, 193. d." LICHFIELD ELECTION PETITION. LICHFIELD, Saturday. The judge has determined that the sitting mem ber (Colonel llyott) was duly elected. THE MERCHANTS' COMPANY. Tho further investigation into the charge of fraud against Mr. Richard Stuart Lane, Mr. Horace Edward Chapman, and Mr. Fredk. John Holbert Holbert, three of the late directors of the Merchants' Company (Limited), was proceeded with this morning before the Lord Mayor at the Mansion-house. Mr. Cape, the official assignee, said he thought it right to state that since the last examination a bill of exchange for £9OO, accepted by the defendant, Mr. Childs, had been paid, and the amount had gone to the assets of the company in aid of the liquidation. The wit ness then read an entry from the books by which it appeared that at one of the meetings of the directors it was resolved bat the fees due to Mr. Holbert as a direc tor should not be paid on account of his being in arrear for calls. This resolution it appeared was subsequently rescinded. From further entries in the books it appears that Mr. Helbert and Mr. H. E. Chapman resigned their position as directors in the company on the 22d of June, 1866, and the resignation was accepted by the other directors, subject to the opinion of the solicitors as to whether the proceedings would be legal. Witness then proceeded to give further evidence for the purpose of show ing that out of the £43,000 received from the shareholders of the Merchants' Company, nearly £40,000 was applied to the purposes of Lane, Hamkey, and Company's busi ness, and a considerable portion of that amount was swal lowed up by bad debts in connection with the last-men tioned company. The case was again adjourned. 111ARKE7 S-71118 DAY. COVENT GARDEN. There was a largo supply of vegetables from the market gardeners, and heavy consignments of broccoli from Cornwall and the Channel Islands. Oranges are very plentiful. Potato trade is dull, except for best samples, of which there is a scanty supply in general. SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET. Prime clover, from 115 s to 1268 ; inferior do, 90s to 1008; prime hay, 107 s Gd to 115 s; inferior do, 908 to 1008; straw, 30s to 365. LIVERPOOL COTTON. January 30.—Sales probably 20,000 bales. Market firm, and advancing. COURSE OF EXCHANGE—Last Evening. Amsterdam Short ... 11 19i ... 12 0 Do 12 1 11 Rotterdam ... —' ... ... 12 Antwerp --... 25 35 ... 25 40 Brussels liamburgh — ... 13 10 ... 13 10} Paris Ditto Marseilles Frankfort-on-the-Main ... 119} ... 120} Vienna 12 25, ... Trieste Petersburg ~ 9 2U ... 9 24 Copenhagen. Berlin Madrid.. Cadiz 90 ... 27 0 ... 26 Leghorn Maim 26 90 Genoa .. 26 90 ... 27 0 ... 27 0 Naples Palermo — ... 26 90 Messina Lisbon Oporto — ... 52f Rio Janeiro — ... ... 27 0 ... 27 0 ... 27 0 ... 52 b 2 New York — ... ... --- Mr. Childers was expected to arrive at Portsmouth this morning on a personal visit of inspection of certain matters connected with the dockyard ad ministration. TFJE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 30, 1 69. SHARE LIST. ORDINARY SliAaitlb AND STOCKS. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Closing Business Share NAME. Paid. Price. done 10 Agra Limited, A all 111 12 .t 2 Do B lO 4 5 41 50 Albion 100 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo-Austrian . 7l 1 i 1 t 20 Anglo-Egyptian,llm all 1 19 1 8 1 20 Anglo-Hungarian 8 2 3 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 6 5 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 19 It 20 Do issued at 2 pm....., 5 ... 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lim. 25 Bank of South Australia all 31 81 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 39 10 Bank of New Zealand all 17 19 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Au stra ha, .nd China 25 Chartered Mere, of India, London, and China all 29 301 39 20 City 100 Colonial 25 40 4t 405 10 Consolidated, lim. 50 Delhi and London, lint 50 East London, 'hit 5 1 i 01 20 English and American, lim 10 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro. lim lO 20 English, t‘euttish, and Aus tralian Chartered '2B; / Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all ... ... 281 Do new 5l 1 I 100 Imperial, lint 2O 17 18 20 Imperial Ottoman lO 1 It 111 .5 lonianall 'l7 'l9 25 Do new 3 pr ip 0 Dad Mortgage of India lim 4 3 f 3 : 100 Du sp. c. Debs.lB6l, 30 all 76 75 75 30 London Bank of Mexico and South America, lint. 20 6 4 100 London aud Brazilian, Rm. 45 32 28 20 Do new 74 61 51 100 London &River Plate, Rm. 40 7 9 25 Do new 10 1/ 11 20 London Chart. of Australia all 221 234 23 50 London and C0unty.....,,,, 29 494 501 20 Do new iss at 20 p m,16 pd. 11 ... ••• 50 London Joint Stock ..„ 1 3t 33 31i 20 London and South African al 1 12 100 London & S.-Western, lim, 20 ... ... 50 London & Venezuela, Kin._ 121 ... 100 London and Westminster. '2O 61 63 59 1 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm......,, 2O 59 61 601 100 Merchant, lim 'ls 6 4 10 Metropolitan, lim all 61 74 100 Midland, lim.. 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, Rm l5 3 1 d 100 National Provine. of Eng'd 42 ... "' 10 Do . 42 ... ... 4$ I 0 National.. 3O 46 48 20 New South Wales all 42 43 20 North-Western 74 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 41 42 50 Provinc. Bank. Corpo., lim. 10 6 51 100 Provincial of Ireland 25 88 90 10 Do new.. all ••• ••• 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lint 25 15 11 100 Do issued at 6 pm. 10 ... ... 25 Union of Australia all 46 47 56 100 Union of Ireland, lira 50 Union of London ld pr 9. 161 11 CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, FRIDAY, January 29. The event of the day, notwithstanding that the perplexity prevailing on the Eastern question becomes more and more menacing, is undoubtedly the vote of Wednesday in the Corpg TAgislatif. There are many victories which are as bad or worse than a defeat, and this is decidedly one of them. M. Ilouher succeeded in rejecting the interpellation on tho administration of the Interior, but he gained an advantage which he would willingly have lost. The divi• Sion was nearly equal ; many customary supporters of the Government went over to the other side. The vote proves simply that many of the deputies belonging to the dynastic party esteem the wishes of their constituents above the security of an official candidature, purchased by infallible obedience to Imperial commands. Such a vote on the eve of a general election indicates that the great desire of the French people to exercise by the Chambers a greater control over the acts of the Government finds representatives even amongst the staunchest supporters of the Government. It must not be ovcrl,:olzed that, in in addition to the members of the Fight who voted with the Left, many, and notably M. I3chnoutet, were absent. The Emperor, I am told, is in great consternation at the issue of this affair. Rangabc was present the day before 3 esterilay at a great dinner given by the Marquis de Lavalette. The Greek Minister was, however, the object of so much attention that he left immediately on the removal of the cloth. lie was afterwards present at a soirJe given by one of the candidates at the English elections. No less obnoxious a personage than 11 I. llocher, the administrator of the property of the family of Orleans, has announced himse'f as the candidate for Caen. Need I say that M. Pother will meet with all the opposition that the resources of the Imperial Government can command? The Marquis de :Mustier has again relapeed. Queen Isabella went out alone yesterday, and paid a visit to the Tuileries. She spent half an hour with the Emperor and Empress. Miss Chasve is about to be married. This apparently insignificant fact is really one of the chief news items of the day. Miss Cbaree is an Englishwoman of distinction, who formerly officiated as the7.;overness of the Prince Imperial. She was charged with full power of securing obedience, and her just mixture of severity and mildness secured her the respect and affection of her young charge. The Prince christened her "Bobo," and as he grew up still retained the familiar title. It is related that on one occasion the Empress playfully asked him whom he liked best, Bobo or herself. " Bobo " was the decisive reply. The Empress commended the answer, simply because it was palpably the correct one. Miss Chawe is about to marry M. Thiciry, formerly captain of the Guard, and now the treasurer of the Emperor's charity fund. The Prince Imperial, it is said, will make Bobo a grand wedding present. A stockbroker named Maas recently committed suicide here by hanging himself. One of his partners, who acted as chief cashier, had misappropriated a large sum of money. The effect upon M. Bans's financial arrangements was such that, despairing of meeting his engagements, he put an end to his existence. He is universally regretted, and his rash determination is the more deplorable since it has transpired that, in spite of his partner's defalcations, his affairs could readily have been set right. In his despondency he exaggerated the extent of his losses. The singular strike of the cigar•makers at Marseilles still continues. Another version of the story is to the effect that the strike was brought about by a change in the mode of manufacturing the cigars. The reform, how ever much the workwomen may have disliked it, was decidedly necessary. The cigars lately Made were so bad that half of them could not be smoked. The people of Marseilles have been much astonished lately at seeing in the streets of their not very delectable city a number of ecclesiastics with moustaches and long beards, followed by little boys clad in the Arab costume. It appears that the Archbishop of Algiers, not having sufficient money for his orphan flock, has resolved upon a campaign abroad. He has sent one of the priests of his diocese into all Catholic countries, and has given him ono of these orphan Arabs as a companion. Their object is to plead the necessities of the orphan poor amongst the Catholic popu lation of Europe. An alarm of fire, a night or two back, at one of the Antwerp theatres was caused by a singular incident. A ballet had been introduced, with an unusually lively move ment, so lively indeed that a cloud of dust was raised, and this falling on the footlights caused a smell of burning. There was a tremendous rush, and several ladies were thrown down and severely injured. A Russian Councillor of State has just been condemned to degradation and exile in Siberia for a robbery of no less than £132,000. He was the governor of a great salt and iron magazine belonging to the State, and he contrived to apply the proceeds of an immense quantity of these p ()- ducts to his own uses. Tile frost has vnnished, the skating has come to an end, r.nd it is raining heavily. The change, which I believe is very general, has also been very sudden. In the Bois de Boulogne the ice gave way so suddenly that a considerable number of skaters was gratuitously bathed. They were all rescued. THE WEATHER TABLE.-THIS .DAE DEPUTATION TO THE HOME SECRETARY. A...large and influential deputation of . gentle Men desirous of establishing an improved form of government for the metropolis have had an interview with the Home Secretary, for the purpose of presenting him with a memorial to the following effect :—" That, not withstanding the great improvement which has been made in the general condition of the metropolis by the Act of 1855, there is urgent need for the development of - municipal institutions by the furthet concentration of the executive ; that a committee of the House of Com mons has reported in favour of great changes on the basis of enlarged administrative areas and the establishment of a municipal council for the whole of the metropolis, and has by the 31st resolution urged the Government to introduce a bill to effect the suggested changes. Your memorialists respectfully represent that the evils arising from the present divided authority demand immediate attention, and urge that bills may be submitted to Parlia meant the earliest possible time to correct admitted ills." After various members of the deputation bad spoken at some length in reference to the memorial, the Home Secretary, in reply, declared that he felt personally much interested' in the question, and that he would do his utmost to secure for it that legislative attention which he considered it deserved. DEAN STANLEY ON THE THREE CHURCHES OF IRELAND. The Dean of Westminster delivered a lecture on the above subject at Sion College, in the presence of a large assemblage, composed principally of clergymen. The Dean said he desired to approach the subject by what had been called the historical 'method. There were in the city of Armagh three main thoroughfares, which were called Irish-street, English-street, and Scotch-street, and these three streets represented the three nations and the three Churches of Ireland. They could not speak of the Protestant Episcopalian Church as if it were the only Irish Church with which the English State bad to deal ; they could not speak of the Roman Catholics as constitut ing the only nation which existed in Ireland ; they could not speak of either or both of them without refer ence to the powerful body of Presbyterians and cognate Churches which flourished by their side. To untwist the triple thread of Irish life into its constituents would be the object of his address on that occasion. The Dean then entered into a lengthened and interesting historical review of the establishment, progress, position, and influence of the Roman Catholic, Protestant, Episcopa: lien, and P"resbyterian Churches of Ireland. lie attri buted the greater influence the Roman Catholic clergy possess over their flocks in Ireland than the clergymen in any other country over theirs to the fact that they were intimately identified with them during the operation of the penal laws, and bore testimony to the great influence for good which the Protestant clergy exercised throughout Ireland, even over those who were not of their own com munion, by their blameless and edifying lives. To this fact ample and generous testimony was borne by a Roman Catholic bishop. No settlement of Ireland would be com plete that overlooked any of the elements presented by the three religions, or rather the Churches of the three nations in Ireland. England and Scotland each had a national Church : in Ireland there was not only different religious belief, but there were three Churches all national in the sense of representing three nations. The Dean went on to remark that nowhere had the English Church had such an opportunity as in Ireland of conciliating its two chief rivals. The attempt at conciliation which in England was as desirable was more difficult. In Ireland neutral ground had been found • in the general control of the Imperial Government, in the progress of national education, in the conciliating influence of a resident gentry, whether English or Irish. It was sometimes said the day of compromise had passed. It might be more truly said that nothing but compromise could be proposed or accepted. The advance of civilisation forbade the total destruction of institutions. The complexity of the three religious elements excluded of necessity the adoption of any measure which was not in some degree a com promise. It was a choice not between destruction and reform, but between various kinds of reform. Selec tion might be difficult, but discriminating selection, though it might be rendered difficult by the force of con tending parties or popular prejudice, was not beyond the reach of English statesmanship and English patriotism. Let them not say that the best remedy was too late ; let them rather say that the seriousness of the enterprise would be its best recommendation. They must not return to the course of former times of armed neutrality or mutual aggression. Not in these did the true mission of the Irish clergy consist. Whatever framework the State may give to the Church, the spirit must be infused into it Ly the clergy themselves. That spirit might be one of narrow proselytism or exclusive sectarianism, or it might be more of what, in spite of all her shortcomings, had in some measure been, at its worst or at its best, the mag nanimous imperial spirit of what had been for 700 years the United Church of England and Ireland. THE LORD-IJIEUTENA NT OF IRELAND ON A1:7: s At the annual distributi.'n of prizes to the more dis tinguished pupils of the art schools of the Royal Dublin Society, his Excellency, in the course of a long address, said : " I believe that in Great Britain, at this time, w have made very great strides towards the improvement of the fine arts, and I believe I may say that the part which this country has to play in promoting the fine arts of Great Britain is by no means a small one ; for I believe that it belongs to this people to be eminently artistic. I believe that there are qualities belonging to the Irish people which are singularly propitious to the development of high art. We have the poetic imagina tion which is so well known to exist among your people ; we have that warm-heartedness without which, I hold, true art cannot be maintained, for without it you have not proper sympathies with all the different relations of life. You have the love of the beautiful very strongly developed among your people. It is, then, a noble work, which I feel sure this society will nobly carry out—the development of the artistic feeling among the Irish people. I would allude to one other matter which I think of great importance to societies like this. If we consider the position of art, we shall find that the atmosphere which it breathes is very different from the atmosphere which art breathed in former days. The art of Rome and Greece was nurtured by the states. men of the country. The great monuments and the statues that have come down to us from Greece and Rome were almost all designed under the guidance of the wen of the best taste of the country, and were monuments of that country's greatness. In medieval times the religious feeling of the people encouraged art, and almost all the pictures of those days—l do not say quite all, but the majority of the pictures of the middle ages were devoted to the encouragement of religion and to the purposes of religious ceremony. Later on, the great nobles and men of riches, educated with all the taste and by all the experience which former art had brought together in galleries, guided the art of the country. But in the present day the art of the country has been-demo cratised, if I may so use the word. Painters have to go into the public market for those who patronise them. I confess that, though there may be some drawbacks in this change, I believe the artistic feeling of Great Britain will be very much improved by it." At the conclusion of his address the Lord-Liedtenant said : " While I wish to pro mote technical education, and to see technical schools established in the country, I think that before all it is necessary that the primary education of the people, whether rich or poor, should be extended more than tis at present. Unless there be that solid foundation iin good primary education throughout the country, I feel sure that the efforts to promote the technical and higher education in art will nut be of much avail. Ladies and gentlemen, I do think, in this country, as well as in the rest of the United Kingdom, that these objects to which I have alluded will be promoted ; and I feel sure that this society, which has for its object the promotion of so many useful arts, will continue to exert itself for the attainment of that excellent and important object ; and I am sure that as long as I remain here in the position of representative of her Gracious Majesty, I shall not fail in my endeavours, in whatever direction they may be, to pro mote the object of your society." THE DROWNING Or SEVEN SIIRIMPERS,-At the inquest on the bodies of the seven shrimpers who were drowned at Marshide, near Lytham, John Rimmer, brother-in-law of one of the deceased men, gave an account of the occurrence agreeing with the published details. During the proceedings it was stated that there had not been a similar occurrence in the neighbourhood for twenty or thirty years, and it was suggested that if a man were emp l o y e d to blow a born during a fog, when men were out, such a cala►nity would be Pre% ented in future. A verdict was returned to the effect that the deceased were found drowned, having been overtaken by the fog while returning from fishing. Th ATII OF A JAMAICA DISTRICT JUDGE.—TIIC Colonial Standard of Jamaica announces the death of Mr. Masheder, the Porte Antonio district judge of that island, two days before the sailing of the packet. Mr. Masbedel had taken on several occasions a very strong view of the conduct of the proprietors in St. Thomas-in-the -East (the parish where the late disturbances broke out), and bad in consequence been subjected to most unscrupulous attacks by the planter organs. The Secretary to th( Colonies will, doubtless, exercise the utmost care in filling up these positions, which are so important to the pros perity of the colony. More than one of the judges here tofore sent out from the bars of the three king494l4 Jaye uotibecta •KactlY prim/unto of their profeimicia' - TIE IRD EDITION NOTICh. The Third Edition of " The Seen " of last Evening WAS published in time for delivery in ten at 7.15 p.m. SUN OFFICE, 6 o'CLocic. PORTUGAL. LISBON, Jan. 29. The London, Belgian. Brazil, and River Plate Royal Mail Steamship Company's steamer City of Limerick, Captain Smyth, from Falmouth on tle Gth inst., arrived at St. Vincent on the 16th and sailed on the 17th inst. for Rio de Janeiro and the Rivar Plate. raid. Closing Bosnian, Aare Railways. PriOe. dans. at Bristol and Rzeter 100 77 79 st Caledonian ......... 100 791 791 791 8t Cambrian 2) Cornwall..... at Dublin do Belfast Juno lOO 79 81 st Dun„Perth,&A.b.Juno lOO 70 73 V Ran London. all 7 9 SO Do 15 2 t Do 10 at Glasgow St S. Western lOO 96 98 103 st Great Eastern .. at Do. E. Angl. No. 2 lOO 7 9 at Great North of Sootland lOO 15 16 st Great Northern lOO 1084 1094 111 at Do. A stock. "100 11) all 114 at Do. B attack 'lOO 125 1.7 at Gt.S. and W. 01 Ireland lOO 9a 103 at lit. Weatern—Orlg,inal lOO 52 53 04 et Do. South Wale. s • Du. W. Alid.—Uitlord lOO t 8 al Do. Newport iOU 1 at Lancashire & 1 orkaltira lOO )3J .301 at Lou., Brigh.,& S.(;oast lOO 52) 521 52i 3 Du Scrip at 1.0 n., Chat., and Dovet.. lu4 17 171 at Do. Alletrop. XX. A.... 100 --- 10 at Lou. & North Western.. luu 1174 1171 1171 131 at Lon. 9 South Western.. KV t 9 91 at Man., Shot., .9 Lincoln.. 100 171 181 17 at Metropolitan . lOO 1C1 , 4 11S1 1091 1 at Do Extensi 190 1-3 1 4 111 10 uo. Zolow rd 10 10 1 st Me. ropolltan District. all AS 60 10 1\1c.....r0p. at. J ulite 1 , 4 1 001 6 - at M ...at* st thrmin. Dam; st N at!' British at Do. 19d., Pth., & Dun... 109 st !Nor. 4aatern—lterwiet.. 10u 1; 3 105 25 Do. '4. N.E purchart...16,13.4 at Do Leeds ...... ....... 100 36 08 at Do York at Lo Card .1c . . lOO 125 130 at Do Stoc 4; Darling IGO izi) 131 st North Lou lon 10 Do Aew 1868. 2 11 2 p - at North Staffordshire lOO 55 57 at North and S.-W. Junction 100 103 105 10 Do New 1:10 Shares at Rhymney st Shropshire Union 1:0 57 5.4 st South Devon .. at South Eastern lOO 815 82 834 at Staines, WolCham,& \Vok all lz 13 at 'Vast a ale AM 145 Ise Do. C Wateriord & Kilkenny lOO -- Waterloo .k Whiteha.l 6 RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 80 88 st Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO ... st Do. Scot. N.E., 41 per cont lOO ... st Du. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO ... st Do. do. 7 per cent lOO ... st Do. do. Ordinary lOO 80 82 st Do. Midland - lOO ... st Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gua all ... at Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO 105 107 st Do. Ist Class preference lOO ... at Glas. & S.W. gas,. S por ct lOO ... st Gt. Eastern, E.G. Ex. No.l 100 99 102 at Do do N 0.2 100 9i 101 t Do do 6 per cent 100 105 108 at Do East Anglian Asp. c. 100 100 103 st Do do B 6 do. 100 st Do do C 7 do. 100 at Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 100 103 st Do E. Union 4p. c. gua. 100 69 71 at Do Norfolk 5 p.c. Ex. 1816 100 ... at Do do 5 p.c.Way.Val.l B47 100 ... at Great Northern, 5 per cent 10 at Do 5 p.c.; rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 st Du 4 1 do do do 100 ... st Do 5 do at sp. c. pin lOO ••• et Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO st Gt. Nrth of Scotland, tat pf 100 at, Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 96 97 at. t.West.—Orig.& Jnt.-Bent chg., per gua. 5 p.c lOO 104 105 at Do. Orig. (B. &H. Ex). 5 p.c lOO 95 100 at Do do 43 per cant. 1850 lOO 87 ..89 st Do do 4 do do at Do do 5 per cent. redem lOO 9i 97 st Do do Birmingham gua lOO 63 72 at Do do do pref lOO at Do do Chester gua lOO at Do do do 8 per cent lOO 150 100 at Do do do 6 do 100 95 100 at Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 st Do do 41 p.c 10) at Do do 41 1859 at Do do 5 at Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g 10) 107 109 t Do do 2d gua lOO 106 103 at Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c lOO 88 92 at Do do 2d do 100 100 101 at Do gua. 51 per cent. 1863 100 ... 100 Lancaster & Carlisle 44 p.c. all at Lancash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 0 135 at Do Barnsley, £5 3510 d p.c. 100 at Do °p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 13 . 0 135 at Do 41 (Blackburn purch). 100 93 102 at London & Brighton, sp. c. guaranteed, No. 1 lOO at Du S por cent. gua. No. Y lOO et Do 6 do do lOO at Du 5 do No. 4 lOO st Do 7 per cent......... at Do 6 do (W.E. & C.P.) 100 at Da 4 do 1859 lOO at London, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent ICO at Lyndon and N.W., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO 108 110 st Do Bedford &Cambridge lOO 8 91 at Do Shrewab'y & Welchp'l lOO 88 91 at Loudon and b.-W. 7 p,o late 3d shares, lOO 141 116 1. 60. Do (Portsm. perp ans. 256(1) all ... at Man., Sher., &Lineln. 6 p.c lOO 111 117 6 Du st Do 31 per cent lOO 6) 65 10 Do redeem. 6 per cent. 5 st Mid. Cousu'kilted., 6p. c lOO 130 145 st Du Bristol& Itirm., 6p. c lOO 1 2 1.)5 st Du 45 per cost. redeem lOO 97 Yi st Do 41 per cent. irredeem lOO 97 94 Bt. Du Leicester & &elm, 4p c lOO 89 91 St North British, 5 p.e. Nu. 1 l 0 • ••• st Do E. &G. 4p. e. S. & D lOO st Do N. 8.. N 0.2, 5 per cen.t lOO st Do Border Union, Si p.c lOO st N.-Eastern--eons. 4 p.c lOO 86 88 st Do 41 per cent. redeem._ 100 95 97 st Do lx N.E. 4 per cent., lOO 17 Do Berwick capital 8 13.4. ... 25 Du York, 11. &S. purchase lO 10 105 St Du Stckin & • A 5 p.c lOO 108 110 st Do W, liartlepuol 11. and R lOO 87 B.i 2() North Staffordshire 10s ..*". Devon Annuities, 1 s all 95 105 lOs Do Tavistock Anns., 10s all 910 108 Du Fixed 45 per cent all 8 9 10.6. S. Last. (Read. Anus., 1.0.6) all 22 23 st Do 45 percent lOO st Do Fixed 45 per cent lOO .. st Taff Vale No.l .30 BS Waterford & Kilk enny, 6 pc 100 41 43 RAILWAYS.-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. at Caledonian 41 p c gua. at Lio Scot. Con. mi n . 7 p c lOO ... ...„.. ... at Do 41 p irrecleem all st Do 4p c con. iss ue d at 80 65 ... ...... ... at Great Eastern 41 per cent lOO 77 81 at Do 5 do, 1862. IQO 87 90 st Do Now 5 do, 186:3 lOO LS 90 at Do do 5 do, 1864 lOO 84 88 at Great Northern, 5p c irred lOO ... ... st Do Permanent 5 per cent lOO ... ... at Do Boston &Sleafd, 44 pc 100 ... ..„ at Great West., W. 11411., 5p c 100 86 90 st Do Joint lerpe. 5 p c,1865 100 83 9t st Do do 6p c irred., 1866 100 104 106 20 Do Vale N oath perp. 5p c all 191 201 st Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B l9O 5 Lane. and York. New 41 per cent till July, 1871 2 at Lond., Brig., &c., 41 pc, 1858 100 st Do do 4 do, 1860 100 s t Do do 41 do, 1861 lOU st DJ do 41 do, 1863 100 ... ... st Do do do, 1865 100 ... ... at Do No. 65 5 do, 1866 100 .. st Do No. 7 sdo at Loud , Chat., &c., 2d, 6 p .c at Do Metrop. Ex., B 6 p. c Do du C 6 P.c *.. at London& N. Western, 5p c 100 10 •• .; lit; st London &S. Western, 41 p c 100 94 96 108 7.1 1J . .0 .._ 10 Mau. hef. & Lin., 5 pc, 1865 all 881 at Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO ... . et Midland, A 5 per cent prof lOO 104 110 at Do B 5 do 18 D o 5p c opt. to cony, to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1869 all 11 lb 13 Do Incouv. New Shares 16 i fp 22 Do 5p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1872.,,, 81 1 1413 st North British, E. and G No. 4, 5 per cent ... id Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 at Do B. P., & Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 ... Do st Do D D ll o o o EB N E , . . • N. 4 : & B G . G o. . 5 . . : , ( p N g e : o r a • . c 2 i3r y el n 5 5) t , p P 4 .4 • 1:8 13 . 6 . . • c 2 .• 1 1: 0 00 0 0 00 0 . s * . ~ * . i b. : . .; st t North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 97 yp at Do Stock. & Dart., D at North London, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) st North Staffordshire .5 p c lOO ... ... at South Eastern, 41 pc, 1859 100 ... ... at Do b do 1861 100 ._ 11 1 U°00 00 (Ch. Cross) m 1ic0,4 1 4 8 1, 63 e 100 .. . .. : B at t p D o o 5 5 d d o o , at Victoria St. RAIL WAYS. -LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS at Birkenhead WO e 3 et, IN 100 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer all 101 103 at Buckinghamshire st Chester and Holyhead lOO 51 56 st Do. 51 per cent. at Do. 5 do. at Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO ,„ ... at Colchester Stour Valley at East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lOO 133 135 20 Gloster and Dean Forest all ... ... a Gt. Easn., Newm., itc., 5 p.c 100 ~, ... a Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 62 72 at Do.do. Woodbrg.Ex., do. 100 69 72 at Gt. West ,W. Mid., Here! 100 95 97 50 Hull and Selby. .............. all 109 111 st Lancaster and Carlisle l.OO 211 213 st London and Blackwall lOO 93 9 5 st Do. 41 per cent lOO .„ ~. at London, Chat., btc., 41 p c lOO ... ... st Do. Com. Fund, sdo 100 ' ~, ... at London and Greenwich at Do. do. Preference lOO ... at London, Tilbury, & S outh 100 78 t 9 at Lowestoft, gnat 4 per cent lOO 79 t m st Do. do. 6 do. 51 Manch., Buxton, &Ma tik all 5 .1,1 at Midland, Bradford, Pro f lOO 93 9b 9%} 6 9%1 10 Mid _tient Cray Line) 50 Nortkornt East ,5 percent all 53 56 b 0 Do. do. 6 do. all ~. . at N. Eastern —Hartlepool at N. West. A perp. pret, op. c lOO 10., 1 . 10 st Do B minimum 11 p.c lOO st Notting. &Ursnth. R. & C lOO 9 . 2 9 . i 2:i Preston and VI yro ... Royston, Iliteh. ' and Shep lOO 133 134 at Shrewsbury and Hereford, 10U 133 I:ts 10 Do do 3 24 2 p at S. Yorksh. and River Dun 100 98 10e at Do 4 per cent gua lO, 73 81 at Do 5 do at Vict. Station and Pimlico lOO 175 180 at West Cornwall '2O West London, Class A all 14 14 20 Do do 13 all 20 Do do C all 61 4 st Weymouth and Portland lOO ... .. at Wilts and Somerset 100 bl. 83 DOCKS. et East and West India lOO 117 119 st London and St. Katherine 100 49 51 100 D oDeb. stock, 4 per cent all Itifillwall Freehold Land st Dock lOO 31 32 • _ _ at Southampton lOO 71 76 st Surrey GQlUMOrgial MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-American Tel., lim all 221 22; 22/ 10 Anglo-Mediter. Tel., lim 10 141 14f 141 i 4 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 151 161 et Atlantic Telegraph lO 37 39 et Do. 8 per cent. lOO 85 90 871 81 25 Australian Agricultural 25 Australian Mort. Land and _ 5 Id pr Finance, lin:L. - 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lim 9 7 .541 10 Berlin Water Works, lira all 131 14/ 14 10 Do. New 6 3 31 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lim. 5 Bombay Gas, lim 5 Do. New 4 14 Id 5) British American Land 44 16 18 at B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lim lOO 166 171 20 British Indian Tea, lim all 2 3 20 British Ship Owners 7l 29 Canada Company all 64 64 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lim 2l 25 11d 20 Ceylon Company, lint. lO 3d 61 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lim 5 41 31 25 City of London Real Pro perty, lim 8 41 31d 30 City of Milan Improv. lim all 5 10 2 3 50 25 C C i i t t y y O of fit M ce o s s , c l o im w Gas, Hal— all 25 231 22141 50 Colonial, lim. Do. 50 Commercial Union (Assur) 5 i p . 10 Company of African Mer chants, lim. lim l i d d 20 Continental Union Gas, 19 25 Copper Miners of England, prof. 71 per cent. 100 Corporation of London Bonds, 1877, 41 per cent. all 101 105 100 Do. 1879, 4/ per cent. all 1011 1051 100 Do. 1882, 44 per cent , all 1031 1041 10 Credit Fon. of England, lint. all 2 1 31 2 7-16 50 Credit Fon.of Mauritius lim lO 35 244 at Crystal Palace lOO 19 21 at Do. Preference lOO 91 99 at Do. 6p. c PexpetualDeb lO9 105 10s 20 Darjeeling, lim. 10 Eastern Assam, lim. GI ...d 60 East Indian Land Credit and Finance, lim. 90 East India Irriga. & Canal all 17 18 82 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lim. 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy Qua. by Egypt. Gov all 9/ 93 92 2 4 1 4 1 21 4 6 a s 2 t o E Eg l : c rp tr t i ia c n & C l o n m te . r & . T T e r l a e d g . r l a i p m h . 100 6 10 Do. New 8 10 12p 3 Eng, & Austral. Copper, lim 21 15 English and Foreign Credit 71 5 4(1 100 Eng. and Scot. Marine, lim 8 10 Fairbairn Engineering 5 11 113 20 Fore-street Warehonso,lim l2 pr 1p 100 For. & Col. Gov. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at £B5 all 86 88 50 aellivara, llm 15 10 GeneralG r C s r t a d , i n t & N D . v i g .. 1 7 1 1 9 1 i 1 2 1 . 1 , 51 50 Home & Col Marine In. lim. 5 44 311 10 Hong Kong and China Use all ... ••• 20 Hudson's Bay all 1 3 1 13 s 13 1 20 Imperial Land Co. of Mar seilles, lint. 25 Indo-European Tel., lint. 10 ••• ••• '2O Interna. Financial S oc. lint 3 1 4 1 4 20 Interna. Land Credit, lint. 6 6 4'l 50 Italian Land 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavonr) all 3 1 100 Do. 6p. c Bda., redeem 1870, issued :40 50 Land Securities, 34 213 21 '25 Loudon African Trading lO 7 5 ,1 25 Lou. & Caled. Marino, Jim 6 ••• •••" 10 Loudon County Land and Building, inn. 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent, all # IP BO Lond. Financial Asso., lim 30 23 221 10 4 Lond.Gen.Omnibus.Colim. all 14 2 50 Loud, and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, 20 Lond. & Provincial Marine 2 id P r at Madras Irriga. & Canl. Gus. sp.c. by India G0v..... 100 104 105 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and. Agency, 1im...... 10 Mediterra. Ext on. Tel., lim all 4 41 50 Merchant Shipping, lint. all 32 37 30 Millwall Iron Works, Jim 121 ••• ••• 10 Natal Land and Colonisa tion Co., lim. 25 National Discount Co. 'ins 5 111 25 National Prov. Marine, , lint. 4 4 3 3 10 National Steam Ship, lim. all 81 9 1 20 Nerbudda Coal& Iron, lim. 6 4 3d 10 New Consolidated Dis. lint. 3 11 1 „ d , 5 /sew Quebrada, 4.4.0 44 's 25 New Zealand Loan & Mar cantile Agency,lim 2l 1 111 ) 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, lim. .......... 5 11 1 1 10 Northern Assam. Tea, .lim. 5 7 10 Do. B ............ all 1 at North Brit. Austral,, 50 North Brit. & Mercan. 64 19 '2O 25 Ocean Marina (Insurance) 5 1 4 1 15 50 Oriental Finan c i a l , Jim ll ••• ~ 5 Oriental Gu s , 5 Do. New 10 Otago and Southland In vestment, lim 5 Ottoman Gas, lim 10 Panama, Now Zealand, and Australian R. Mail lint all 1 5 Do do. at Peel R. Land & Minerl, lim 100 34 ,4 s 50 Peninsu. & Oriental Stearn all 48 5 ) 50 Do. New 1867 25 Router's Telegram 50 Rhyrnney Iron 15 Do. New 25 Rio de Janeiro City Im 1' 11 17 18 . 20 Do. Gas, Um , a all 231 245 100 Royal Mail Steam at Scottish Aust. Invest., Jim, 100 75 85 at Do. 6p. c. Guar. Pref. 100 ••• 20 Societe Fin. d'Egypte, lint. 10 7 6d 20 Societe Gen.do l'Empiro Ot. 8 3 4p 50 S. African Mort. & Inv., lim 6 25 South Australian Land all 35/ 36 1 at Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all I- 1 1 20 Telegraph Con. &Main.,lim all 181 19 184 1 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lim 2 21 21 20 Trinidad Petroleum, Jim Bl 10 Trust & Agency of Aus.,lim 1 1 P 10 Do do. do. all 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. Canada 5 Id p 50 Union Marine L'pool, lim 5 4 44p 20 Union Steam Ship, Fun all 22 24 15 United Discount Corp., lim 6 ld p SU. Kingdom Tel. Co., lim all 51 64 5 34 f i l p p 20 I hl a p r e i r n 67; 1 1 ' ) ,Plri Prof emr: 10 Upper Assam Tea, lim a ll 21 34 30 Van Dieman's Land '2Bl 7 a 00 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. (Mortgage) Loan all 7g 79 78 50 Warrant Finance, lim. l2 12 103 50 West India and Pacific Steam, lim. 2O 21 11 20 WeatLondon Wharves and Warehouses lO coLosiAL GOVARNMICKT SICCURITIZb British Colombia, 6 per tient.,l 100 - - Do. 1895.. lOO _ - Oan.Gov.6p.o.Jan. o hJuly 1877-81 - Do. 6p. o. Feb. & Aug lOO 1(6 It 8 - Do. sp. 0. Mar. h Sept lOO jir4 le , - Do. sp. 0. Jan. h July lOO 93 91 95/ 5 1 - Do. sp. o. Insoribed ak lOO 90 siz - Capo (I.llope, 6 p. 0.1873 lOO 102 101 Do.Apl.&001 1590-1900 lOO 11l 113 - Do. do 1880-90.• 100 107 to , - Do. Jan.&July, 1891 ...• 100 108 li e - Do. 5 per oent. IS April and 15 0ct.,1900 . 100 100 1 02 - Ca lon , NOV 1871, 6 p., .. 100 198 118 - Do. 1872, do • 100 105 107 - Mauritius, 6p. 0, 1873,- - Jan. and July - Do. 1878 •.. 100 106 108 - Do. 1882, May and Nov... 100 106 108 - Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug.... 100 109 08 - Melbourne Corporate.,.. 1467-75, 6 per cent 100 - N.8.G0v.6 IGO 102 101 1081 - Natal 6 p ct, Apl h Oct... 100 - Do 6p c. .y & N0v..... 100 105 los - N. S. W. 5 re. ' '7l to '75.. 100 99 101 - Do. 5 p.o. 1888 to 1896.. 100 99 108 v9l 9 - Do. 5 p.c. rd.'67 to '75.. 100 89 101 - IN:Lealand, 6p. ot. 1891.. 100 Do. 5 percent.... ..... 100 974 984 - DoJan,Aprl, July, t... 100 97 4 954 934 -- Do 6p c. Mar & Sept '91..100 108 110 - Do June & Deo , 1 , 91 .... 100 509 a n ) Do Prov..l ALciild. 1 , - - - .crie , 1 h 2, 1596.. - Nova Soon& 6p. - and Jnly. 1875 Do 180.. - Queensind. 6p. c. 'B2-5 100 106 108 4 - Do 189 i . - Do. 6 p 0.1869.. 100 _ -- Do. go. A 2 ...... •••• 100 103 110 - Do rd. 10 93 ..... 100 107 108 • Y19t911 89 P.0.1 690, 1, u 190 11. 1 0 10? IVETEOItOLCCICAL EFTOLTP. Extreme Sea Saturday, ' jr, 0 Jan. 30, E. T. z W. to F. D. WR. I to a.m. PA l2 9 - Nairn Aberdeen Leith Shields .. - Scarborough 29'23r. 41 ; S.W. 4 5 S.W. c. o'os 2 Yarmouth 29'46r. 42 40 S.W. 4 7 S. c.m - 5 Helder - - - - - Cux haven - - Skud esnws 4 - - - - _ Ardr ossan Green castle 28'99r. 44 42 W.S;W. 6 9 W.S.W. r.c., 0 10:- Holyhead - Liver pool Valentfa ... • 29'27r. 45 42 W. 5 9S. S.W. t ;o'l9 ; 4 Cape Clear 29'27r. 46 43 W.S.W. 8 10 N.W. c 10'21 7 Roche's Pt 29•30r. 42 42 W .B.W. 3 8 S.W. 0. - 5 Penzance Plymouth Weymouth 29'52r. 47 45 W. 6 6 S.S.W. 0.c.,0'221 3 Portsmouth 29 56r. 43 42 W . S .W. 4 8 W.S.W. r.o. 0'41; Loudon 29'51r. 43 42 S.W. 4 9 S.S.W. o.cr i o r3l'-- CfpaGrielfez feT6Cr. 45 43 W. 8 8 W. r. 10'03 ; 5 Brest ...• .• 29 ler. 50 46 S.W. 7 9 S. W . o. 10'64; 5 L'Orient - - Hoch e fort - 4 Starr itz 30'27r. 46 44 S.W. 5 - c. - 7 Corunna - - Brussc Is _ - - - Paris Strasbourg - -•-• - Toulon - Vieart's Con- _ tent (9 a.m. local time) I - - - - - - XXPLANATION . Barometer corrected and reduced to 32 de, t sea levet The Barometer corrected and reduced to 32 deg. at sea level. The letter r. rising ; f, falling ; s, steady—lndicates direction of motion of the mercury within last 14 hours. Thermometer exposed in shade. Extreme Force with its Direction during last 24 hours. Z.—calm. Weather : b.—blue sky ; e.--clouds, detached ; 1.-- fog ; h.—hail ; I.—lightning ; hazy ; o.—overcast, dull ; r.— rain ; s.—snow ; t.—thunder. Bain-fall, snow or hail (melted) during last 24 hours. Bea disturbance. REMARKS. The alight recovery in pressure noticed at southern stations yester day afternoon has continued, and extended with considerable rapidity ; and readings in the south-west are from five to six-tenths higher than they were yesterday morning. The depression in the north became slightly greater, and at midnight the lower reading of 28 , 13 in. was noted at Nairn. Pressure is now recovering generally, but is lowest in the north ; and the reading at Nairn is 113 in. lower than that at Rochefort. Temperature has decreased a little, except in the extreme west and north. A hard south-westerly gale blew yesterday and last night on all our north and west coasts, and still continues in the north and north-wist from the same quarter, though with less violence. At Valencia the wind has died down, and veered to west; and fresh westerly winds are blowing up the English Channel. Strong south-westerly breezes are reported on the west coast of France, where great differences of pressure are observed. Rain has been general, but not very heavy, and thunder and hail have occurred at Valencia and Liverpool. The sky this morning is cloudy, but the weather extremely unsettled. The sea is high at Ardrosssn and Cape Clear. Warnings to E. coast yesterday after noon, and repeated to all coasts to-day. A Conservative banquet is to be held in the City of London as soon as it can conveniently bo arranged, at which several members of the late Government will attend. The Law Times understands that one of the first measures the Government intend to introduce when Parlia ment meets is a bill to amend the law of bankruptcy. The bill of last session, framed on the report of the committee which sat to consider the defects of the present system, will no doubt bo the basis of the intended legislation. The work of drawing the imprisoned miners—now necertained to be 286 in number—from the Aldwarke Main Colliery, near Rotherham, was not concluded until 5 o'clock on Thursday afternoon. It seems that there were five, and not throe, boilers at tho pit mouth, and that which exploded was next but ono to the engine -Louse. An auti-llitualist meeting . has been held at Exeter. Abut GOO persons were pres, , nt. In the abrence, through illues3, of the Dean of Exeter, Sir John Keunaway presided. The chajrtnan said ho heartily sup ported the association because the Ilituallts were hostile to the Reformation settlement of the Church of England. A resolution in support of the assoc:ation was carried unani mously. The Right lion. Sir Stafford Northcote presided at the annual meeting of the Exeter Chamber of Commerce on Thursday afternoon. lie, in the course of a review of the recent action of institutions of this kind, impressed upon the members the nec ssity of establishing them on as wide and extensive a base a poNAble, so as to make them a fair re presentation, nu: .); tli.4 sectional, but of the general, interest of the CODISII44 I Ef 1081 89 . 1 1 1101 AMERICA. QUEENSTOWN, Jan. 31, The Guion steamship Colorado, from New York, arrived licrc at 11 aan. to-day, with 37 pr.seengers. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE —This Pa y BENTINCK CLUB.—Tms DAY. LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL. 100 to 8 agst The Colonel (offered) 100 to 6 agst Fan (offered) 20 to 1 agst Sultan (taken) 100 to 3 agst Clansman (taken freely) 100 to 3 agst Lord Ronald (taken) CHESTER CUP. 100 to 8 agst Paul Jones (offered) 20 to 1 agst St. Mango (taken) 30 to 1 agst Knight of the Garter (taken) 33 to 1 agst rainier (taken) LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP. 12 to 1 agst Specie (offered) 20 to 1 agst George Osbaldiston (taken freely) 20 to 1 agst Typhoeus (offered) 20 to 1 agst Monarch of the Glen (offered) 20 to 1 agst Ancaster (offered, 25 to 1 wanted) VICTORIA. CLUB BETTING—THis DAT. LINCOLN HANDICAP. 100 to 8 agst Sycee (offered) 15 to 1 agst Monarch of the Glen (taken and off.) 15 to 1 agst Lady Coventry (taken and wanted) 33 to 1 agst Van Amburgh (offered) 400 to 10 agst George Osbal,l9ston (taken, after 20 to 1 had been taken) LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL. 100 to 9 agst Colonel (taken and offered) 1000 to 70 agst Fan (offered) 22 to 1 agst Tathwell (taken) 2000 to 50 agst Barbarian (taken) 40 to 1 Brick (offered) 40 to 1 agst Havelock (offered) 50 to 1 agst Onte (offered) 66 to 1 agst Philosopher (offered) CHESTER CUP. 100 to 8 agst Paul Jones (taken) 15 to 1 agst Palmer (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst St Mungo (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Robespierre (offered) 25 to 1 agst Birdsceker (offered) 25 to 1 agst Blacklock (taken) 80 to 1 agst Fairwind (taken) 30 to 1 aget Vagabond (taken and offered) 500 to 7} agst Vestminster (taken) DERBY. 11 to 2 agst Pero Gomez (offered—take 6to 1) 13 to 2 agst Belladrum (offered) 28 to 1 aget Ryshworth (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Br. General Peel (taken) WATERLOO CUP. 6to 1 agst Lord Lurgan's nomination (taken) RACING FIXTURES. ,UARY. FEBR Sudbury 2, 3 Lincoln l6, 17 Harrow lB, 19 Mansfield 18 Pontefract lB, 19 Nottingham Spring 23, 24 Chelmsford.... 25, 26 Derby Spring 25, 26 ac 11. MA Liverpool Spring 2,3, 4 Shrewsbury Spring 5, 6 Downpatrick 9 Warwick 9, 10, 11 Hendon l2, 13 %Vest Somerset 15, 16 Northampton 16, 17 West Drayton lB, 19 Baldoyle First Spring 18, 19 Margate 20 Beverley 20 Durham 29, 39 Epsom 30, 81 AP. Abergavenny l, 2 Bromley 1 2 Aldershot l, 9 Catterick Bridge... l, 2 Thi r s k ... 6. 7 Ilungerford 6, 7 Lichfield Cambridge 7 8 Croxton Park .. 8 Streatham 8, 9 Chester .. 4, 5,6, 7 Eglinton Hunt 6, 7 Winchester ll, 12 York 11, 12 Balcloyie 2nd Spring. 11, 12 St Albans 1 , 14 Salisbury l3, 11 Croydon 9 , 3, 4 Newton 2,3, 4 Ascot . —B, 9, 10, 11 Liverpool Summer —.15, 16 Windsor 15, 16 Hampton l7, 18 Uurragli 22, 23, 24 Jl.. Worcester l, 2 Newmarket July 6, &c. Carlisle Pontefract 9, 10 Hendon ..... l2, 13 Nottingham l3, 14 • AUG Brighton 3, 4 Brighton Club 5 Lewes 6, 7 Egham lO, 11 1 Wolverhazr pton lO, 11 1 Windsor 1 9 , 13 1 - St. Albans 17, 18 ' Stockton lB, 19, 20 I SEPT: Warwick... 7, 8 Curragh (Royal) 7,8, 9 Abingdon 9, 10 Doncaster 14, 15, 16, 17 Richmond 21, 22 Lichfield OCT , Bedford 5, 6 Edinburgh 6, 7, 8 Leicester 7, 8 Bromley 7, 8 Newmarket 2d 0ct...11, &e. Chelmsford l9, 20 Kelso 19, 20 STEEPLECHA! FEBR Wolverhampton 2 Carmarthen 3. 4 Edgeware .. 4, 5 Tenby 5 Birmingham x i 9 Chippenham 10, 11 Streatham 11, 12 Nawbridge 15 Lincoln l6, 17 Liverpool 3 Shrewsbury . 5, 6 Mahon Rugby (Grand WI.) 8, 9 Kingsbury l2, 13 Newmarket Craven...l2, &a. Knighton... l3, 14 Ludlow 16, 16 Eastbourne I! Lewes 20 21 Carragh ...20, 21, 22 Uroydou... 22, 23 .Newmarktt. Ist Spriug_ _ 76, &a AY. i Doncaqter 13, 14 West Drayton l7, 13 Bath 18, 19 Manchester IV, 20, 21 Croydon 19, it IHarpenden 2l Epsom Summer .....24, &a. N E. INewcastle 0 2, 23, 24 Oldham 22 Bibury Club 23 Stockbridge 24, 25, 26 Chelmsford Sutton Park ,....29, 34 Southampton 13, 14 Reading 15, 16 Huntingdon 2O, '2l. Stamford ... g2, 21 Goodwood 27, 21, 29, 31 Oxford York 24, 25, 26 Plymouth 26, 27 Scarborough ..30, 31 Dotty Summer —.31, Sep. 1 Weymouth 31, Sep. 1 Canterbury Sep. 1 EtIL. UST. MBER. Hampton 2l, 22 Western (Ayr) 22, 23 Hendon 23, 24 Monmouth... 23, 24 Newmarket Ist 0at....28, &c. Lanark 29, 30 BER. _ Cheltenham l9, 28 Curragh l9, 20, 21 West Drayton 2l, 22 Hereford 2l, 22 Monmouth 23, 24 Newmarkit H'ton ...2f, &a. iE FIXTURES. DART. Morton-in-Marsh lB Harrow lB, 19 Pontefract 18, 19 Boston Windsor 22, 23 St. Albans 23, 24 Derby .. 23 Baschnrch 26 UCH. West Somerset 15, 16 York 17 Cre wkerne 18, 19 Chepstow 29, 30 THEATRICAL AND MUSICAL HEMS. It is said that "Home" has proved such a great success at the Haymarket that Mr. So thorn has g iven up his Ame rican engagements. Mr. Watts Phillips' new piece, "Not Guilty," is ready for production at the Queen's ; and that in preparation at Holborn, entitled "Fettered," is in a very forward state. The drama "Saved," at tho closing of the St. George's Theatre, is to be produced at the Lyceum. The death of Mr. Tom Lyon, one of the old Adelphi corps, is announced. He was one of the four founders of the General Theatrical Fund. The mortal remains of Miss Nelly Moore will be interred on Monday next at the Brompton Cemetery. Mr. Henri Drayton has been performing in drama with great success at Manchester. Tho state of health of Miss Glyn has compelled h er t o retire from public performances. The "Royal" Christy's Minstrels commence their sea son at St. George's Hall on Tuesday, the 11th of February. The managers of the metropolitan theatres have pro tested against tho anomaly of closing the theatres on Ash-Wednesday, whilst music halls are allowed to remain open. Mr. G. Vining appears as Louis XVI. in the new drama entitled "Marie Antoinett-," about to be produced at the Princess's. Miss Amy Sheridan goes to Liverpool to pla; Robert the Devil, at the Prince of Wales's Theatre. (Front the Musical Standard.) Faure, the tenor, is seriously ill. Madame lludersdorff is singing at the Gevendhaus Con certs at Leipsig. The monopoly of the theatres and opera houses in Spain has been done away with. Gluck's " Iphigenia" has been reorchestrated for the stage in Munich by It Wagner. Alas, poor Gluck ! At the first appearance of Mdlle. Adelina Patti at St. Petersburg the seats fetched the enormous sum of £22 a. piece. A uevr prima donna (Mdlle. rhillihhiue d'Edelsberg) Lae made her debut at Brussels, and her fine voice sad gaud otyl9 kayo attracted maidorOle attoutiga. Day. I I I