The Sun. — London, England, 1869-08-31 00:00:00

TIE OVAL. mrneneect on t il ; n tinued aga in npleted n strong 01 ' cisi Y part of M 0 in the eornn le , „a f spectators' at Lianas' schools' i eir juvenile Otijaa rts. ry fr ' r c d r eset me sva eo nber of silver iountr y cup :e. winner of the ti r o ver cut `'clue races. t.e rt in severaloil 0 le cricl:ct 6 incheg• ) UPC A ,eric° seven • tola in a ours 15 /lari'e irday r rio,; l ct a some e rrA liic i i an d 11" ve magaz i°6 , c ria uto the sel , le , the in— fig 500 0, 3 too bee rou l d haVe l on I) ° nru h whie quirt, o bjec t ) g for its f ter d the whol e° c did I ' o re ; il opt ill lictinga ", seem n irons, 3 n u _..oe For this P.ll-0, Wit ° ro cilr 6 or der to 1) the at once wi a, i 0 t peen refuel sea ; a nci „tclie 3 e seve n sl 'lsti ce human * ( 111 1 )11- -I ,llo lr >f cond ign a the to be I)BhiP le." cal' )rtly v'3l, arri, troops in g no in -- ° as iitto :h silo is Sb ef ' d by t-° c solo ter, t sDareinouci rot n aee o to the joie th of Pr' Via. ;titioncr in tt he tba SaY sp orA 3ern39131 their Dee d frog' loo r. now 13° we irt) 0 Ira so n e ' bu t it „ u ffeii o L: cie o f am this ki _An A lll- 1 1 De ° thatae of thsteel:i: 6: tho 1113,y; 'ss in ifficult to E3o3:‘ t or P °t e .net p i e c- it . ~ u a see o ° „ l ei" r naa of t n y ' rer tu b w ie , n 1313 li o 0 en in e xp oot Same V .. ° 0 111 i t e. Du. , g pc f the 91 . ter c ke, or 1 9 r ld s° 0 it l en 3aker 0 r nner —Th e o ifuts ide 0_ ted , v er . thept tl ;0 s be.' r vir oc 31 ' 11 ad' 1 , left L,l bilo 3, a o fee p a ti tie c°rPse i l lt t iss"cfau ‘i'`) iadY 11e in 1 ob i, lie V ° o l llo ef i,e j s ea. s or ' o f ; eat Jeot esi 3 t r th ° 4 19 ° til he o. id 01 31 ' t he W I ; e iviog f o r t ile s v '' ) :to t ` g o t I MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. To-day we had a slight decline in prices, but the chief business was the concluding arrangements for the settlement. The advices from Paris give a further fall of the funds. Con sols ant dull to-day at 93 for money ; ditto, for Account, —; Three per Cent. Re duced, 931 , 1 ,-; New Three per Cents, 931 1 ; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, March, 8 prem. ; June, 6 P r em. ; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, March, Prem. ; June, prem. ; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., 246. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, 211 ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, —; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 1011 ; ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent., 1879, 92; ditto Bonds £l,OOO, 30 prem. T he Foreig n Stocks keep firm. Argentine are 791 to 79 :1 ; Egyptian (1864), 91 to 92 ; do., (1868) , 7G to 761 ; Ita!i In. 511 111 to 511 ; Mexican, to 12 ; Peruvian, 781 to 791 ; Orel-Vitebsk, 83 1 to 81; Charkof, 831 to 84 ; Spinish, 281 to 28 1 ; Turkish Five per Cents., 431 to 451; and the Six per Cents. 6:74 to 662. Ilse Railway Market is steady. The following ,aetehm, Prices ;—Caledoni a n, 802 to 811 ; Gre a t to 38 ex div. ; Great Northern, 1041 to 1 042 ; Great N or th ern A, 103 t o 1031 ; Great IVestern, 53} to 54 ; Lancashire and York ithire, • 124 f to 1251 ; L on d on an d B r i g ht on , 45 A tu ci ; Chath am an d D over, 161 t o 161 ; Lon don and North-Western, 1161 to 1171 ex div ; Londonand South Western, 891 to 901 cx div. ; _ Alet ropolitan, 921 to 921; Midland, 1161 to 1171 ; North E astern (Berwick), 113 to 114 ex div. ; :avnd So uth-Eastern, 76t0 761 e x di v . T elegraph Sh ares, although quiet, are tolerably t ell supported. Anglo-Amarican is inquired for 20 / to 20 • French Cable, 171 to 18 1 1 ; and 4 Construction and Maintenance is 1 better, 291 to 29i. BAnierican Five-Twenty Bonds are better, at t° SI. - Erie Shar es are i n re quest at 22-1 to st eady at 91 to 941. In Batik Shares very little business is doing and p ric es are w i t h out material alteration. Ih ere was n o go ld operations at the Ban k yes terday. T he Shannon, from the West Indies, has brought t 41,5 91 in gold, and £ 61,230 in silver, and the Union, from New York, £27,680. Auth ority has be en rece i ve d to contra di ct a state tent which appeared in the Railway News of Satur !lay to the effect that Mr. Varley, the electrician, ha s proceeded to Brest to attempt to repair a fault in the French cable. The report of the existence of a fault i s said to have arisen from the fact that withi n a very recent period the progress of electri cal scienc e h as led to the invention of new instru ments cviapitahble of testing the condition of submarine much greater minuteness than was practicable when the original Atlantic lines were erved hY which means a peculiarity has been ob at one point that is declared to be incom patible with complete perfection, although in a com cll:ersetiiaols i sense there is no fault w h a te v er. At th e same time, it is affirmed that the peculiarity in more or less common to all submarine cables hitherto submerged. Mr. Varley, it appears, V ent to B rest solely for the purpose of connecting taeßrest w i th the Minou station. According to lat est accounts th e li ne was i n a ll respects work ing satisfactorily. In the discount transactions, either at the Bank zrtiii:tolin.e open market, there was no important The inquiry was altogether limited, the amount of paper offering being very restricted. The private and the joint-stock banks make their advances at:2i per cent. Notwithstanding:the ar rangement of the half-monthly account and the near approach of the payment of two of the leading railway dividends, money was excessively abundant at the Stock Exchange. The traffic of the Loudon, Brighton, and South- Coast Railway exhibits au increase of £496. The So uth -Eastern traffic presents a decrease of £478. The traffic of the Great Western. Railway of Canada shows a decrease of £1,067 ; that of the Detroit and Milwaukie Railway a decrease of £1,457. The Stock Exchange Committee have appointed Thursday, Sept. 2, a special settling day in the "tip and bonds of the Guaranteed Loan of the National Pisco to Yea, Railway Company. In the Mincing-lane markets the principal feau ture has been the quarterly sales of cinnamon, wh ichhave resulted in an advance of 3d. to 61. per on the rates current at the previous quarterly series. In other produce only a moderate business ha s been concluded, but pries generally are firm, he o nly important exceptio n b e i ng i n co tto n , w hich has declined jd,, and for floating parcels is now :id. Under the late highest points. The Turkish Loan for £12,00),000 will, it is telPected, be placel through the Imperial o,t)man 441 ') whose combinations at home and abroad will be quite sufficient to gi ve th e o p era ti on v it a lity. As mone y is n ow at a low value, wh i le the pro spect exists of its even being officially quoted at least per cent. c h eaper, t h e present per i o d wou ld tr P P e ar be auspi c i ous to t h e i ntro d uct i on o f t h e ti n 4llBae tion. Th e tranqu i ll i ty of affa i rs on t h e Con 're" should asist to expedite the arrangement. t t` Conti nuous decline in the p r i ce of w h e at leads all ~I .e conclusi on t h at the harvest is turning out t!aat could be desired. The fall, which has been w P: e c k l ally v y during the last fortnight or three b„,2 , has shown the effect of the late fine weather an v ,".the Crops thoughout the United Kingdom, day hough tahough the change in the temperature yester nd to-a l Pr o " e . y Was less satisfactory, it will not T h ',Pr judicial unless followed by increased cold. bene late d,. ...Y . weather and the heat have been most ip t ,'n lal to the corn in the north of England and cotland. lIIIITISII FUNDS—TWO tycLOOK• tie per raItX X ExT FuND3., Cent. Consols 93 } I Di tto for Account, Sept 8 9 - 31 I it I„Nr ()out. Reduced 931 ;:, °ll, 3 per Cent _ . n il i r 2 1 per Cent. Jan. 1891 °' 4) per Cern -1%11.1873 for.Cleitie so yrs, expire sth Jan., 1881. —._ li,e. 30 yrs, expire sth April 18$? ~ ue (fled ettTelei.,,raph), Aug., 1_80%; 4.2thequzr kills 41,000, 21 p. Ct. mar% Do, 3 do. Jull Pm Do -Bam_ £lOO, £2OO & 1," ef England Stock, 41 per Cent • .. _ 'AL, - , 6; °Pehing ..... .. ........................ _ / '4oa per Cent. Bonds tate-olonial °mantra IN - la., • LIAN ~.101,03.N24ENT Sxclplxt7z4b 211 '7la took, 10} per Cont., April 8 40. Opening, for Account _ 'C. 5 per Uent. July, 1880 1011 h n• 4 per Cent•, Oct. 1888 ' te.'lo' (jertifi catea . . .. - Enlaced Pape.... Cant. •=. _11.4 D o, Per Cent., Jan. 1872 ..... ••• _ "' '1 Per Celt. May 1879 1) 51 c. ! Cent., Rup Deb. 187`' 'Jo do 1877 Do. do. 1882 — --".a. Deb., 5 per Cent , Aug. 1873 *" —3o Pm 1))0- Bonds, I.per Corsi., .61,000 0. under £l,OOO Ar e z ,s, FOREIGN FUNDS- TWO 0'010C1C• 4 - "line Republic, 6 per Cent n itrian Donde 5 per cent -- r % i l . e. 1859 _ .l 4 lan 5 per Cent ................... 'i I 4)° ' li Per 0 C . i :, 0°- do ent. 45t3 • 15 (") 18G ........ ...., Do 4 1•63 1 ) Y Per Cent., 1865 k.?__Account ................................. .!..L4 I-41 Ayres 6 T.er Cent. ....... ;. .. . ...._ c, i per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent '113%1 G Per Celli. 0 , k p D0.,,1 G per Cent ....... ... ......... .. I'°•°' 4 1 Per Cent . .. . ........... • 11)0.3 pot Cent " '". ........ ......... . 7 par Cont.., iiti DkolG per cent. 1867 Dane,,6l`,;o, 6 per Cent. ~,q,; 0 pm. Lieut., 1825....... ..... lerj) elan Principalities, 7 ler Cent ,„°,, 8 Per Cent., 1867 ..... ....••• 14',{..;rT,.1,,?•31,rrConlisolida.ie-d. .. . .1 . per Cent. ri ;'l ; 3 - -, e ue t . . . .............. ....: 45tf. 80n d5...., . —_ D. RlOO 80nd,.. ...., 89) ; D e .......... • • 1864.. .......... .. Do *. Pe Aqcount ................ 1)0.414) 13ends _7 Bons 18 3 68 , 1 . - Pet 004 t d ~ 1168 11,,,,,,,,,,,....m0 19 i i Government Railway Debentures ---- Greek 5 per Cont., 1821 5, ex Coups I. Acccrn; - . Do. Coupons Do. Account atemala 5 per Cent .. — Honduras Gov Rail.Loan.,lop.:Ct.,allpd 82} i Italian 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do. Account ... — Do Marommana Railway — ItexicaL 3 per Cent — Ditto fcr Account Do. 1864 — Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French — , lontevideau 6 por Cent. .. — )Liccrish Imperial 5 per Cent eiNv Granada — Do 3 per Con — Do. Deferred Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account _.. Do 4i per Cent. (lll•harren) Do 41 per Cent., 1862 - Do Account — Portaguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7,'9,' , i0,'2,'3 Do. do. 1867 34i Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid — Russian 5 par Cent., 1822, X St Do 4} per Cent . 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1562 Do :do, Sail — Do. Anglo-Dutch, 186.1, £lOO Bond .. 911 : Do. d.. £B4 15s. d 0... Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds — Do. d £B4 15s. do.-- Do Nicolas Railway — :.3ar linian 5 p«•r Cent — Spanish 3 per Ceu ... Do. AccfJunt ... 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, 1844 Do do, 1868 Turkish 6 per Cent.: ,,„ . — Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do. Account 661 Do 5 per Cent. 1865 — Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 186 a 66 sf, Do 4 por Cent., Guaranteed Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Venezuela 3 per Cent. — Do. Account Do 6 per Cent. 1661 — Do Account - Dividends on the above paynDlo in London. &ustrian a per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 4} per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 21 per Cont. Ex. 12 Gail. — Do £lOO Bonds — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... French Rentes, 3 per Cent.. Ex. 25f. Italian 5 per Cent. 1831, Ex. 251. — Do Account 541 TWO O'CLOCK. tlonsols, Money' 931 Do. Account, Sept. 8 POLICE IiVTELLIGENCE.-7his Day. THAMES. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—EIIen Terryman, a wretched looking woman, aged 26 years, was brought before Mr. Benson charged with attempting to drown herself by jumping off the Tower Wharf into the river. She was described as living with a man and not married in Ellen court, Back-church-lane, St. George-in-the-East. Robert Hill, a police-constable, No. 208 H, saw the pri saner run from Tower-hill ou to the wharf. He was about to ask her business there when she jumped off the wharf, five feet deep. A waterman in a boat picked her up and brought her on shore, and when she was given into custody of Hill she said that it was no use to save her, she was determined to end her life by drowning some time or other. A woman, who stepped into the witness-box, said the prisoner was ber sister, and a widow. She had a good home and a man to live with her. Mr. Benson said that last fact ought not to be a matter or boasting. The prisoner was living in a state of adul ;ery with a man to whom she was not married. The Sister— The man treats her well. Mr. Benson—That don't palliate her sin at all. The sister hopod the magistrate would allow her to take her sister home and look after hor. Mr. Benson said he would not part with the prisoner at rrosent. Sho had committed a very serious offence, attempted to commit self-murder, and when she was saved declared her determination to repeat the crime the first opportunity. A little solitude and quietude for a week, and an opportunity for reflection, would do the prisoner some good. He remanded the prisoner to the House of Detention for a week. AliZllolio U G s T RT;IET_ ONLY THREE BOTTLES OF CHAMPAGNE, &C.—Francis Dowd and Freckrick Dowley, two young mon, were charged before Mr. Knox with stealing a purse contain ing 30s. in gold from a young unfortunate named Kate Wallace. The prosocutrix said she mgt the prisoners iu the Hay market last night, and on their asking her to treat them she consented to do so. She then missed her purse, containing 30s. in gold. Subsequently £1 2s. Gd. was re- turned to her by a man in court, who was with the pri soners when rho lost her purse. Mr. Knox ordered the man, who gave the name of Henry Sumner, to be placed in the (lock. Prosecutrix, in continuation, Eaid sin then gave Dowd and Dowley into custody. . . In answer to the prisoner Dowd, the prosecutrix sail she was quite sober, as she had only h.td three bottles of champagne, and did not think that would hurt any one. She had some port also and some ginger beer, but show as not "screwed." She was not in the habit of " lushing" gentlemen. She was not such a fool as she looked. The purse was taken from her while one of the prisoners placed his hand on her, and said sbe was "a fine figure." Mr. Knox said that after hearing from the prosecutrix that she could not say she had not given the money to Sumner, and that it was not till a quarter of an hour after she was touched by the prisoners, ho could not think any jury would convict, and discharged the prisoners. APPREHENSION OF VIE ABSCONDING GOVERNOR OF PEXTONVILLE PRISON: EXAMINATION THIS DAY. It will be recollected that about two years ago much excitement was caused by the absconding of Capt. Craig, late Governor of Pentonville Prison, who was charged with embezzling a large amount of Government money. A warrant was issued by the chief magistrate sitting at Bow-street Police court, and Manners, the warrant officer, left London for the purpose of securing the prisoner, who was then at Cardiff. He, however, managed to elude the vigilance of the officer, and from that time until the present he has remained at large. Inspector Shore, however, succeeded in capturing the prisoner last night at Liverpool, and he was to day placed before Sir Thomas Henry charged wit h embezzlement. On being asked his name the prisoner replied Ninian Craig. The following evidence was then given : William Crickman said I am an accountant of the ]);rector of Convict Prisons, at 44, Parlia ment-street. In November, 1864, the prisoner was the Governor of Pentonville Prison. Money from time to time had been entrusted to him, and he also received money for the manu facturing of things at the prison. lle is charged with embezzling the sum of £690 lls. lid. A warrant was issued for his apprehension, and he absconded ; the embezzlement took place in Octo ber, 1864. Inspector Shore, of the detective police, said in consequence of instructions received from the super intendent of the detective d, partrnent, I went to Liverpool, where I apprehended the prisoner at Everton-road at about half-past ten o'clock on the Light of the 29th of August. I told him I was an inspector of police, and that he was charged with embezzling or stealing a large sum of money belonging to the Government. He asked me if I had a warrant. I said I had not with me, but that one bad been granted, and that I did not think it was necessary as it was a charge of felony. lie made no answer to that, and seemed almost dumbfounded. I brought him to London yesterday. This being all the evidence offered to-day, the prisoner was remanded. - - DES7RUCTIVE FiieE. The Clerkenwell Steam Veneer Mills were totally destroyed by fire this morning. Whilst the water was falling in torrents upon the fire inside, one of the heavy walls gave way and fell upon two fire men named Mydletou and Garnett. They were soon extricated, but were found so much hurt that they were removed to the hospital. PRICE OF GOLD. The quotation of gold at Paris is about at par, and the short exchange on London is 251. 1711 per £1 sterling On Comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 lie. 101 d. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold at the above price b the auto iu London and Parts. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST' 31, i GO. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Sharo 'N -4 3 1 E. Paid. Closing Business Price. done to Agra Limited, A all 11 1:1 10 ai B lO 31 41 50 Albion 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lim all 221 23-1 p 231 20 Anglo-lluugarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 5 4 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 11 13 20 Du issued at 2pm ~.. 5 5 4 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lim. 25 Bank of South Australia_ all 30 32 50 Balik of Victoria, Australia 25 37 39 10 Bank of New Zealand all 1 5 1 16 1 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, •nd China all 18 19 25 Chartered Mere. of India, London, and China all 32 34 20 City lO 11 12 101 100 Colonial 25 38 40 10 Consolidated, lim. 50 Delhi and London, lim 50 East London, Inn 5 21 11 20 English and American, lint 10 ... ••• 20 English Bank of Rio &Ja neiro, lim lO pr 1p 20 English, Scottish, and Aus • tralian Chartered 281 Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all 36 38 28/ Do new lll 4 II 100 Imperial, lim 20 Imperial Ottumau lO 21 'll 121 1 25 lonian 25 Do it,.w 5 6 3 Lnd Mort,ogt of India.. lin 1 31 100 Du sp. c. n0!),4.1661, 4... i all 76 76 :0 100 Loudon Bank of Mexico and South Anierlea, lint. 20 7 6 100 Loudon:v.ld Brazilian, lint. 45 00 27 20 Do ne,v 71 5 41 100 Lonlou S:, Ri sot* Plate, lint. 40 6 8 25 Do new 10 11 2 p 20 Loudon Chart. of Australia all 231 241 20 London and County 2O 401 501 50 Do new ins at 20 p.m,l6d. 11 ..• • • London Joint 5t 0c k........- 1 31 1 32 1 London and South African al 8 9 100 Loudon & S.-Western, lint, 20 13 11 50 London & Venezuela, lint_ 121 ... ... 100 London and Westmiu3ter. 20 .571 5!1 56 100 Do Scrip, US at 10 pm 2O 100 Merchant, lim 2l 61 ti i 10 Metropolitan, lim all 71 71 00 Midland, 1int...,.. 2O 11 1 5 National of Anstraha 25 National of Liverpool, lim l5 ad Ip 00 National I'roviue. of End'd 42 ... ... 10 Do 50 National.. 3O ... .. 20 New South Wales all 41 43 20 North-Western 7l ... ... 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 41 42 50 Provine. Bank. Corpo., lim. 10 61 51 30 Provincial of Ireland ...... 10 Do new, all ' ••• ..• 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, line 25 11 11 100 Do issued at 6 pin lO 8 6 25 Union of Australia all 45 4 ; 100 Union of Ireland, lint 50 Union of London IVO .ROCar IN THE TIMIZI: THE HARVEST. The Magnet says :—" A week of fine weather, accom panied by almoat tropical heat, has enabled farmers to make rapid progress with harvest work, end, as there lms been an enthe a:let:nee of rain, the produce has been car ried and stacked in excellent condition. In Cernwall, har vest op. , rations are al out brought to a close, and the crops are stated to have turnec; en t better than was anticipated. From the Midland counties, ant., indeed, from most other parts, more favourable accounts ht.: , been received. That the wheat crop will prove mue inferior to last year, both in respect to quality and quanti.:: is an undoubted fact, and that it will bandy resell 1 " , average of seasons is also generally admitted ; but at the same time it is very evident that a considerable im provement has resulted from the splendid weather we have lately enjoyed, especially in the more northern coun ties, and also that a corresponding enhancement-has taken place in the quality of the produce. Nevertheless, notwithstanding that there is a large acreage of land under wheat, we shall be compelled to import heavily in order to meet our wants. The reports from the Con tinent notice no change of importance. In France the crop has proved deficient ; but Prussia has secured an average yield ; whilst in Galicia the crop has proved very remunerative. Thoroughly satisfactory accounts have also come to hand from Turkey and the southern parts of Russia. The barley crop is turning out well as regards quantity, but the quality is stated to be very coarse in some instances. A deterioration is also apparent in the oat crop in Scotland, particularly on light sandy soils. Beans and peas are yielding rather poorly, the ravages of insects having proved to have been more extensive than was supposed. The conjunction of favourable circum stances which has proved to have been of such great benefit to the cereals has had quite a contrary effect on the root crop. Previously suffering from want of moisture, the continuance of very dry weather has effectually retarded the progress to maturity of the turnip and other root crops. and have greatly reduced the expectations lately enter, tained of a good yield. As regards potatoes, we learn that the quality is good, and that there is an absence of disease, but that, from the dryness of the season, the tubers have not attained any great size." Wheat has fallen one shilling to two shillings per quarter. TELEG RAP 11 COMPANIES. 10 AttigiV:American Tel., lint all 20 201 10 Anglo Mediter Tel., 1im.... 10 it 161 at Atlantic Telegraph lO 18 20 st Do. 8 per cent. at B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lim lOO 163 163 at Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 263 263 10 Do. New 8 12 Hp 25 Indo-European Tel., lirn lO ld pr 5 Loud. Provincial Tel. lira all 31 4 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent all 1 1p 10 Mediterra. Exten. Tel., inn all 61 7i 25 Reuter's Telegram all 77 80 20 Societe Transatlant., lim all 171 1.1 at Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all 11 11. 6 U. Kingdom Tel. Co., lim all Of 71 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref all q 5 p There was a Conserwtive pie-eie at 'Fatten Park on Saturany. Lord Egerton gave the visitors a lcarty per sonal welcome. The new Press Association has chosen for its first manager Mr. Lovell, formerly of Sheffield, more recently of Birmingham, and now editorially- connected with one of the largest and most influential publishing cs:ablishments in London. Mr. Edward Stracey, sou of Sir Henry Stracey, was called by the Norwich Ele , tion Commissioners to give evidence on Monday, but he did not answer. Mr. Stracey was a canvasser for his father. Mr. George Peabody is equally entitled with Mr. 'floury Grinnell, of New Ycrk, to the credit of having fitted out the Arctic expedition. Several journals have recently claimed the honour for Mr. Grinnell alone. In consequence of the stagnation in trade, the flax spinners of Belfast have resolved to put tho mills on two-thirds time for ten weeks. The resolution has only reference to spinning mills, and does not apply to weaving factories. It is understood that the Post-office authorities are considering the project of laying a submarine telegraph between the Scotch island cf Islay and the mainland. The London Scotsman adds that "Drobablv this undertaking will is suits ci the trans.,, _ _ „ 61 . 51 em into Government hr.nd:F." 16 was generally nelieved that we had seen the inn of the Senate Commission on the Senatus-Consultum, but a notice in the Journal Oficiel convokes it for tomorrow. The object of this meeting is, I under stand, to hear M. Goulbot do Saint Germain on a new amendment which ho has proposed, and in which he objects to the intervention of the Council of State in case the Corps Legislatif should use the right of initiative. 'This amendment was not altogether unex pected, as M. Goulhot signified his intention of raising a discussion on the point before he left Paris. The debate, which is to commence the day after to-morrow, will not, it is thought, terminate before the end of next week. It is yet uncertain whether Prince Napoleon will speak ; if he does, his speech will most probably be in favour of some modification in the constitution of the Senate; in short, a resuscitation of M. Boujean's amend ment,to the sth Article. It has been said that the Prince had something to do with this amendment, and that if he does not speak himself we may look for the exposition of his vicws in the address of M. Boileau. With regard to the constitutional prero gatives of the Senate, .the Constitutionnct suggests that France should profit by the example of Austria. The recent difficulties respecting the War Budget have been surmounted by a conference be tween the two - opposing delegations. Would it not be better, asks the Constitutionnel, to adopt some such method in case of a difference between the two French Legislative Assemblies, rather than to give one Chamber the right to annul the decisions of the other? As I have already told you, the Liberals arc much displeased at the tameness and lack of public spirit dis played by the majority of the Conseils-Gen&aux. The Temps laconically remarks that nothing more could be expected from assemblies which are composed, for the most part, of official candidates. Happily, says the Temps, it is the last time in which the Prefects will find in the Presidents of the Councils such complaisant auxiliaries. In some cases, indeed, the independent members of the Councils introduced important topics—the abrogation of Article 75, "De la Constitution de Pan VIII.," the nomi nation of mayors by the communes themselves, the extension of the powers of the provincial assemblies, and the settlement by law of the electoral circumscriptions. Under the influence of the Prefects the motions on these subjects were for the most part summarily disposed of, but they were, nevertheless, faithful indications of the popular feeling. Another case of embezzlement on a large scale will come before the Assizes of the Seine next week. Louis Brochon, formerly cashier of the Comfiagnie Inamobiliere, is accused of misappropriating 800,000 f. M. Lachaud is to be his counsel. Some mischievous Goths are busy destroying our works of art. The other day M. Carpeaux's sculpture at the New Opera House was found covered with ink, which had soaked into the soft stone past hope of remedy, M. ottin now announces that the group of Adis and Galatea, at the Luxemburg, was a fortnight back the object of a similar attack. The Emperor's health continues to improve, and all anxiety on the subject seems to be at an end. The Public furnishes some details, and says that the crisis of the malady was past at the very time when the panic on tile Bourse took place, and that there was no danger at any time, although the Emperor suffered great pain. It adds that the Emperor's state would not have Pro- duced so much consternation if his attack had not come on at a period when his services were so much required in the condUct of public affairs. The Emperor was informed on Friday evening of the anxiety that prevailed, and it was by his orders that the Journal Officicl made its state ment. The Figaro vindicates the course it has pursued in the affair, and declares that the Chief of the State belongs to France, not France to the Chief of the State, and hence everyone has the right to demand information concerning the health of one so precious, and on whose safety depend so many interests. - - The Empress and the Prince Imperial seem to be making a most successful journey, and all accounts agree as to the enthusiasm with which they are received. The greater part of the population of the island seem to have come to A;accio to welcome the Imperial visitors, and the cele bration of the centenary will long be a memorable day in the annals of Corsica. The Emperor is said to have sent an autograph letter to Theophilue Gautier, thanking him fur the verses he has written on the Princess Mathilde, and to have accom panied the letter with the present of two magnificent Sevres vases. An exciting scene took place yesterday, at the Northern liailway Station, when the hunters took their departure with dogs and guns for the scenes of their future sports. Some of the dogs were unwilling to go without their masters, but the carriages in which a mixed company of men and dogs was permitted were few in number, and consequently some distracting scenes took place. The whole affair has been compared to Noah's Ark let loose in the Tower of Babel. v,J4 4; 5 TS. In the Dolton County Court, Mr. Corbritige, waste I J 4, dealer, of Blackburn, has sued the Lancashire and /;..)7 1,- - t' 'DP 11 fir ld , rl7 , shire Railway Company for 251. Gd. expenses incarren through the company not carrying him from Bolton to Blackburn. In April last the plaintiff was the holder of a second-class contract ticket to carry him from Blackburn to Manchester and back. On the Gth of that month he was in Bolton, and went to the station for the purpose of going to Blackburn. All the second-class carriages, however, were full, and on mentioning this to one of the company's servants, he was told to get into a third-class carriage. This he refused to do, and the train went without him. lie then took a cab to Blackburn, for which he paid 155., and he claimed 10s. Gd. for inconve nience caused through not being at his place of business. The judge gave a verdict for the plaintiff for CI. Notice was givenof a now trial. lIER MAJESTY. BALMORAL, August 28. The Queen drove out in the morning with Princess Louise and Prince Leopold. Her Majesty, accompanied by Princess Louise, drove to Loch Callater in the afternoon. LATEST INTELLIGENCE (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) AMERICA. NEW YonK, August 30. The steamer Britannia (of the Anchor line) ar rived out yesterday. The National Steamship Company's steamer Franca arrived out to-day. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CLOSNIG PRICES. Gold closed at 133 a ; the highest quotation dur ing the cloy was 131,1; the lowest, 133 Sterling Exc!iange on London lO3. 5.20 U. S. Bonds, 183 .) 1885 122. cc " 1867 l2lk. 10-40 115 i. Illinois l3B. Eric 321. Cotton—Mid., upland Fetroleu►u—Standard White 32c. Flour, extra state, $6.45e. to $7.5c. Corn, old mixed, $1.17c. QUEBEC, August 30. The Allan steamship Ottawa arrived out to day. GREENCASTLE, Aug. 31. The Allan (Glasgow) steamship Moravian, from Quebec, arrived in Lough Foyle at G. 55 a.m. to day, with 31 cabin and 41 steerage passengers. She landed the London mails. prox. SHARE LIST. ORDINAIir StiatitlB AND STOCKS. ;hare nailwxya. raid. Closing Business Prise. dsi.e. st Bristol and Exeter ....... 100 at Caledonian ............ 100 801 81 811 1 1 at Cambrian 20 Cornwall-- .. all 21 3 at Dublin & Belfast Jun lu6 17 79 st Dun„Perth,& Ab.Junc .. 100 70 72 20 East L0nd0n..... 00 DO 15 21 Do 10 st Glasgow &S. Western lOO 102 104 st Great Eastern .. st Do. E. An„ 1. No. 2.... 100 ... st (trust North ot Scotland.. 100 15 1 , 1 st Great Northern ... 100 106 :07 st Ik. A . lOO 10;1 1041 st Do. B stock lOO .. at GAS, and W. of Ireland lOO I+6 rK st (it. Western —Original lOO 534 51 541 at Do. South Wales luo 10 08 at Do. W. Mid.—Oxford lOO 30 12 311 at Do. Newport lOO 30 82 301 et Lancashire .St Yorkshire lOO 1271 'lBl 125 st Lon., Brigb.,4t S.Coast lOO 45 452 451 00 Do Scrip .... et Lou., Chat., and Dover lOO 16 17 at Do. Metrop. Ex. A lOO 10 12 at Lon. Zs North Western lOO 1:9 tl9l 116: 171 at Lon. as South Western lOO 88 00 10) Man., Stmt., & Lincoln leo 14 511 at Metropolitan . . lOO 9:1 0 at Du Extonsi. n 100 0. 93 Do. Aria rd at DiGtrit t. all 31 ;; 3 10 Metrop. t,t. John's 11 co 1 0 at M,u.....“ 1 at on, aali. x Diet i/j • • 100 t;/ st N .011.5611 at Do. ho., l'th., .1 Dun l(9 st or. l:astern—lierwick 1(0 115 315 113/ 11 25 Do. ii. N.E puroltuat [0.13.1 at Do Leeds. lOO 71 73 at Do York i(o 119 II) 108 k st Do Carlisle .... u st Do Stook. at Dartizn. - ... 1(0 141 143 st North Lonlou 10 Do New 1858 st North Staffordshire . . 100 hZ 57 at North,ao Jnuetion 100 101 103 10 Do New £lO shares 7 ... • • st Rl , :yinney at Wiropshire 'Union 1(0 58! 5 at South Devou'i. st South Eastern lOO 77 771 761 at Staines, Wokliant,eoVOli ell 12 13 st Tail Vale lut; 153 156 -- Do. C - - Waterford 04 Kilkenny 1(0 IVaterloo dt Whiteha,l 6 IiAILWAYS--PREFERE;NCE SHAKES AND STOOKS. at Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 86 88 at Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO ... at Do. Scot. N.E., 41 per cent lOO ... at Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO ... at Do. do. 7 per cent lOO ... st Do. do. Ordinary lOO 78 82 st Do. Midland at Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gua all stj Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO at Do. Ist Class preference lOO at Was. & S.W. ,gua. 5 per et lOO at tit. Eastern, E.O Lx. No.l 100 at Do do N 0.2 100 st Do , do 6 per cent 100 at Do East Anglian A 5 p. c. 100 st Do do B 6 do. 100 st Do do C 7 do. 100 at Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. lOU st Do E. Union 4 p.c. gua. 100 st Do Not folk 5 p.c. Ex. 1816 100 at Do do 5 p.c.Way.Val.lB47 100 st Great Not thorn, 5 per cent 101 at Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. put. 100 Do 42 do do do 100 st Do 5 do at sp.c. pm 100 at Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO st Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf 100 at Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO stj G CV/est.—Orig.& int.-Rent chg., per gua.s p.c lOO st Do. Orig. (B. &H. Ex). 5 p.c. 100 st Do du 41 per cent. 1850... 100 at 1)o do 4 do do ... 100 at Do do 5 per cent. rodent. 100 st Do do Birmingham gua.. 100 at Du do do pref... 100 at Do do Chester gua, lOO at Do do do 13 per cent lOO at Do do do 9 do 100 at Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 st Do do 4i p.c lOO at Do do 41 1850 lOO at Do do 5 '` lOO at Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g IOU st Do do 2d gua. 100 at Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c. 100 st Do do 24 do 10 at Do gua. 51 per cent. 1863 100 00 Lancaster .kz Carlisle 41 p.c. all at Laucash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 at Do Barnsley, £5 Os 101 p.e. le o at Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) ioj st Do 41 (Blackburn purch). loco atj London & Brighton. 5 P.C. guarante.!l, No 1 lOO atj Do 5 per cent. gun. No. 2. too at Do 6 do do lOO at Do 5 do No. 4 lOO at Do 7 per cent lOO at Do 6 do (W.E. & Cr.). 100 st Da 4 do 1850 lOO at London, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent lOO atj London and 11. W., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent.— 100 110 111 st Do Bedford &Cambridge lOO at Do Shrewsb'y & Weichl lOB ••• p' ••• at Loudon and S W. 7 p,c late 3d shares, lOO 140 159 a Do (Portsm. peril ans 2560) a Man., Sher., & Litwin. 6 p.c lOO Du ••• •• all par 1 pin a Do 31 per cent IOU 60 65 i st Slid. ConsOlMted. ' ,67.e lOO 130 1:35 a Do Bristol& thrum., 6p. c lOO 142 138 a Do 41 per cent. redeem lon 441 101 a Do 41 per cent. irredecin lOO so 1.:1 s Do Leicesterctirclui,4 P.C lOO 80 I'l at North Uritish, b p.c. No. 1 10(1 st Du E. & (.1. 4p.e.S. 6; D lOO ..„ st Du N. 11., Nu. 2, 5 per ecti.t lOO st Du Border Union, .51 p.c luU st N.-Eastern—Cuus. 4 p.c lOO 87 85 st Do 41 per ccut. redcoat— 1../0 57 I) at Do (1 N.E. 4 per cent., lOO ..„ 17 Du Berwick capital Du York, H.& S. purchase lO 10 11)1 Do Stektu & Drling. A 5 p.c lOO 107 10) at Do NV, Hartlepool IL and It 100 81 80 20 North Staffordshire 10s S. Devon Annuities, 1 all o 10 97 99 104 106 115 li.o 87 78 80 91 yG 66 70 4 - 1 J 5 166 110 112 107 111 110 92 97 104 1 3 135 130 1.15 JS 100 . , lOs Do Taristock Anus., 10s all 8; 1 , 1 10s Do Fixed 4; per cent all 8 81 100.6. S. Last. (Read. Anus., 1.0.6) all 22 23 dt Do 41 percent lOO ~, ••• St Do Fixed 41 per cent lOO ... ... Et Taff Vale No.l lOO 130 155 Et Waterford &Kilkenny, 6pc 100 43 43 RAILWAYS.--PREFERENCE S UARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. et Caledonian 41 p c gua. st Do Scot. Cen. min. 7p c lOO ... et Do 41 p irredeem all ... at Do 4p c con. issued at 80 65 at Great Eastern 41 per cent. 140 77 80 at Do 5 do, 1862 lOO 86 t 8 et Do New 5 do, 1863 lOO 81 85 st Do do 5 do, 1864 lOO 81 St at Great Northern, 5p c irred. 100 ... at Do Permanent 5 per cent. 100 ... st Do Boston & Sleafd, 41 pc 100 ... at Great West., W. Midi, 5p c 100 ... st Do Joiutlerpe. 5 p 0,1865 100 88 t. at Do do 6p c irred., 1566 103 106 108 2U Do Vale N ettth peril. 5p c all it/ 20 st Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B lOO ... k 5 Lane. and York New 41 per cent till July, 1871 2 .1 Ip et Loud., Brig &c., 41 pc, 1858 100 ... at Do do 4 do, 1860 100 ••• et Do do 41 do, 1861 100 st Do do 41 do, 1863 100 ... st Do do b do, 1865 100 ... st Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 ... st Do No. 7 sdo et Lond , Chat., &c., 2d, 6 p.o at Dv Metrop. Ex., B 6 p.c Do do C 6 p.c at London& N. Western, 5p c 100 110 112 1021 st London &S. Western, 41 p c 100 v 3 95 10 Man. chef. & Lin., 5 pc, 1865 all 84 81 at Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO 100 104 at Midland, A 5 per cent pref lOO 107 10U at Do B 5 do 100 107 1011 18 Do 5p c opt. to cons. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1860 all 204 211 18 Do Inconv. Now Snares all 19 191 22 Do 5p c eon. into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 187 4 et North British, E. and No. 1, 5 per cent at Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 ... Do E ,P., & Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 at Do E. &G , N 0.2 ... , 5 p.c et Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 100 st Do E. & (1., No. 3, 5 p.c at Do E. & (Ordiry) 41 p c 100 "' st North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 I#7 99 at Do Stock. & Darl., D ~, 100 112 114 at North London, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) at. North Staffordshire 5p c lOO st South Eastern, 41 pc, 1359 100 st Do 5 do 1861 100 at Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 ... at Do 5 do, 1864 et Victoria St.& Pimlico, 41 p c 100 „ RAIL WAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS st Birkenhead IUO sl 94 100 Do. 44 per cent. Prefer.., all 93 100 at Buckinghamshire at Chester and Holyhead l9O 51 od st Do. 5/ per cent. st Do. 5 do. 100 11C 112 at Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO st Colchester Stour Valley at East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lOO 132 14 20 Gloster and Dean Forest all s Gt. Easn., Newm.,&c., 5 p.e 100 • a Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 at Du. do. Woodbrg. Ex., do 100 at Gt. West ,W. Mid., Ueref 100 96 93 40 Hull and Selby all 110 112 et Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 212 2.0 st London and Blackwall lOO 93 9 5 at Do. 41 per cent lOO at London, Chat., B:e., 41 p c lOO ..• st Do. Corn. Fund, 5 do 100 • st London and Greenwich st Do. do Preference lOO at London, Tilbury, ez South 100 83 Si st Lowestoft, gua 4 percent lOO 79 81 at Do. du. 6 do. ___ __ - •.• ••• 51 Mauch., Buxton, &Matlk all ... „. st Midland, Bradford, Prof 100 92 94 10 mid Kent Cray Line) 50 Northern& East., 5 percent all 53 513 &O Do. do. 6 do. all at N. Eastara —Hartlep00l ••• ...••• st N.West. A perp. pret, 5p c lOO 107 109 st Do B minimum 11 p.c lOO ... ... at Notting. &Ciranth. R. & C lOO 91 93 25 Preston and 1V yro. all 44 46 ... Royston, Hitch., and Shep. 100 132 134 st Shrewsbury and Hereford 106 122 134 10 Do do 8 2 2ip at S. Torksh. and Ri ver D un 100 97 VD t Do 4 per cent gua 10) 78 SO at Do 5 do at Vict. Station and Pimlico lOO • st West Cornwall 20 West London, Class A....., all 13 14 20 Do do B all .•• ••• 20 Do do C all ..• ••• st Weymouth and Portland lOO ... ... at Wilts and Somerset DOCKS. st East and West:lndia lOO 118 121 119 i Loudon and St. Katherine lOO 49 61 100 D oDeb. stock, 4 per cent all Freehold Land et Dock lOO 27 82 st Southampton lOO 68 70 at ;Surrey OulgarciA _ MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 14 15; 15 23 Australian Agricultural 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lint. 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lint 3 .5a 10 Berlin Water Works, lint all 141 15 10 Do. New all 111 15 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lint. 5 Bombay Gas, lint. 5 Do. New 4 11 id 50 British American Land 4l 15 17 20 British Indian Tea, lint all 21 31 20 British Ship Owners 7l 29 Canada Company all 63 IA 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lint 21.. 20 Ceylon Company, lint. 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lint 6 _ 25 City of Loudon 'teal Pro perty, lim 9 51 41,1 30 City of Milan Improv. lint all 5 6 5205 City Cit O City of m M ec o s s , c i o im w Gas, lim a2s 23 22 dll 50 Colonial, lint. Do. 50 Commercial 'Jnion (Assur) 5 pr i p 10 Company of African Mer chants, lint. 20 Continental Union Gas, lint all 23 24 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 71 per cent. 100 Corporation of London Bonds, 1577, 41 per cent. all 1031 1011 100 Do. 1579, 4/ per cent. all 1011 1051 100 Do. 1882, 44 per cent. all 103 101 10 Credit Fon. of England, lint. all 21 21 2j 60 Credit Pon.of Mauritius lint lO 31 2DI et Crystal Palace lOO n 23 et D, Proforc”ce.•• lOO 92 97 Et Do. 6p. c Petpetual Deb lO5 105 110 20 Darjeeling, lint. 10 Eastern Assam, Um 50 East _ Indian Land Credit and Finance, Hill, 20 East India Irriga. & Canal all .. .- 22 Ebbw Vale Sta.!, f rel". ntld • • Coali . 100 .Lgyillto l .ll J per cent. V'roy. . 271 13 12 d Una. by Egypt. Gov all 961 971 94 20 Egyptian Coin. & Trad. lint 6 .. .. 3 Eng.& Aust mil. Copper, lint 21 4 : a 15 EngliNtianciForeign Credit 71 41 33(1 100 Et, P * and Scot. Si arias, lim. 8 ... A 10 Fairbaira Engineering a 3 2.i 20 Foro-straet Wareatuusaann l2 1 2 p 100 Fur. & Col. Goy. Trust and Luau Scrip, issued s.t .635 all 90 81 50 Gallivant, lint. 10 General Credit & Div., lint 71 14 11 15 General Steam Navigation 11 27 2) 50 HOlll3 & COI Marina In. lint. 5 2 4 2 ' l 10 Bung Kong and China Gas all ... ••• 20 Hudson's Bay all I.•i 11 20 Imperial Land Co. of Mar seilles, lint. 20 Interim. linaneialSoc. lint 5 2 11 20 Interns. Land C re di t, li nt 6 6 1. 50 Italian Land a ld p 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all 3 8 1 100 Do. 6p. c. 13ds., redeem 1670, issued 90 all 61 58 50 Land Securities, lint 2l lid 25 London African Trading._ 10 7 5 1 25 Lon. & Galati. Marine, lint. 6 ••• "'''' 10 London County Land and Building, lint. 50 Loud. Financial Asso., lint 30 22 21 4 Lo nd.Gen.Ornnibus.Co.lim. all 2 21 50 Lond. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, lint 25 21 161 20 Loud. & Provincial Marine 2 la pr et Madras Irriga. & Canl. Gua. sp.c. by India Gov. 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, 1 itn. .... 50 Merchant Shipping, lint all 32 37 60 Millwall Iron Works, lint. 121 ••• -• 10 Natal Laud and Colonisa tion Co., lint. 25 National Discount Co., lint 5 11 11 1 11 1 2.5 National Prov. Mari ne , lint. 4 -• • • 10 National Steam Ship, lint. all al 101 20 Nerbudda Coal & Iron lint. 6 31 B ,t t i 10 New Consolid a t e d Dis. lint. 3 1 1 'i ~ "' 5 la ew Quebrada, lint 4.8.0 1 1 1 1 25 New Zealand Loau & Mcr candle Ageney,lim 1 1 IP 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, lint 5 1 1 1 1 10 Northern Assam Tea, lim. 5 7 ! 10 Do, B et North Brit. Austral., lim a lOO 4S 5 t 50 North Brit. & Mamma In, 6l 9 191 161 21 25 Ocean. Marine (Insurance) 5 13 11 50 Oriental Financial, lint ll ••• ••a 5 Oriental Gas, lint, all 5 Do. New i 1 IP 10 Otago and Southland In, vestment, lint l ,l IP 5 Ottoman Gas, lint ll 21 10 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian It. Mail lint 5 Do do. et reel R. Land S; Mined, lint 100 31 34 50 Poulusu. & Oriental St ea m all 40 13 50 Do. Now 1867 50 Rhymuey Iron 1 Do. New 2 Rio de Janeiro City Irn a lint. all 18 1 ? Do. Gas, lienall 25 : 2 4 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 43 15 Scottish Aust. Invest., lint lOO ; 8 83 Do. 6 . p. c : Guar. ['ref. 100 ... ••• Societe Fiji. d'Egipie - 15 7 ed Societe Ucti.do I'Empiro Ot. 8 21 3 4 50 S. African Mort. & by. ihn. 6 •• • ••• 25 South Australian Land all 33 34 20 Telograph COn. & Main.,lim all 271 28/ 29i 1 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (InAurf.nce), lira 2 21 3 20 Trinidad Petroleum, Mu Bl 10 Trust dt Agency of Aus.,lim 1 1p 10 Do do. do. all 20 Trust &Loan Co., U. Curds 6 p 50 Union Marine L'pool, Um 5 41 5 p 20 Union Steam Ship, inn . 15 United Discount Corp., 'pi 6 11 4,1 20 Universal Marine(ln.), ll m 5 1/ 2 p 10 Upper Assam Tea, inn all l 2 30 Van Dieman's Laud 2Bl 6 7 100 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 por cent. (31ortgage) Loan all Eof si t 50 Warrant Finance, lim 50 West India and Pacillo 20 5 3 10 20 WwSetseaatLrnillu oin:uosWharYes and COLONIAL tiOYEICIMNNT kINCUILITINt• 100 ri J 13.1a. a 16 : u r Iy , ILLS lOO a 100 1(31 ic 4l Do. 6p. Yet , . & Aug lOO Its 107 . ole8;71311, Do. sp. 0. Mar. it Sept lOO 102 101 Do. p. o. Jan. .t July— 100 921 931 Do. sp. a. Inscribed ek ICO 90 9 2 cave u.uope, 6 p. 0.1373.• 100 102 101 Do.Apl.&oot 1190-19 00 lOO 111 113 Do. do 188040 lOO 107 109 Do. Jan.danly, 1891 Do. 5 per ocut. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 . 100 93 100 - ety lon, Nov 1878, 6 p.c.. 100 108 110 Do. 1872, d 0.... 100 106 107 - Alattrlttu.s, 6p. a, 1873,.. Jan. and July Do. 1878 ........ 140 1(5 1 06 Do. 1882, play and NO. Do. 1895, Feb. & Auk, lO 106 108 Melbourne. Corporate., 1887-75, 6 per cent l(0 100 ICO N.11.00v.6 p.o.Ja.&July lOO 103 104 Natal 6 p at, Al l 2; Oct Do 6p c. ty & Nov 1 0 It 6 10f. N. S. W. 5 p•c., '7l to '7.1 lOO 90 it Do. 5 p.c. ltqB to 1896... 100 99 100 100 Do. 5 p.c. rd. 6, to 1 75 N.Zealand, 6p. at. 1391 1(0 Do. 5 per cent.... - DoJan,Aprl,July, 0 t lOO 91 92 931 Do 0p 0. Mar & brpt '9l lOO 108 110 Do June & llco , 1191 100 109 111 tDo Pr0v. , .1 Aucitld.4 1.(0 - ( *tric3l At 2, Nova Sootia 6 p. c.Jau and July. 1875 - Do 180.. •.130 102 lel Qulcnslnd. sp• C. 1 851-C••• 100 107 108 - Do 1891 . • lOO 107 I(.S Tasmanian 6 pet c. 1893 lO6 107 •—• Do at 91 '97 • .•• •• Dat 1 07 Victoria 6y or cent. 1891 lOO 115 116 19, 41.4):1140, Oct ?U 1112 118 AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Aug. 31. The formal closing of the Austrian and Hunga rian Delegations took place last evening. The former was informed by Count Beust that the Emperor had sanctioned the joint resolutions of the two Delegations, and that his Majesty thanked them for the readiness they had shown in providing for the wants of the whole Empire. At the conclusion of his speech the Chancellor expressed his conviction that the results of the de liberations of the session were sure not to pass un noticed abroad, and would moreover serve to in crease the security for peace, which was unani mously desired. INDIA. EOMBAY, Aug. 28. The Commodore Perry, of Shields, with a cargo of coals, arrived here to-day. A fire broke out in the vessel six days ago, and had been burning ever since. On entering the harbour she was run ashor and scuttled. BOMBAY (HEAVY) MAIL. GIBRALTAR, Aug. 30. The Massilia leaves for Southampton at 9 a.m., and may be expected on Friday night, the 3d FRANCE. Tl:e Paris paperF assert that Mr. Burlinghame has received a despatch from the Chinese Govern ment, expressing its cordial recognition of the treaties concluded by him on behalf of China with European Governments and the United States. The official journal of this morning says:— The Empress and the Prince Imperial ►►• ill prolong their stay at Ajaccio one day, and return to Paris on the 3d prox. 11cr Majesty and his Zmpeuial highness met with an enthusiastic reception at Ajaccio. BOURSE, Aug. closed as follows : if per Cent. End of month 3 per Cent End of month 7 l 23 Credit Mobilier Transatlantic 2BC Credit Fancier _1730 Paris Gas 1632 50 ,ree o'clock—The markrt Bank Shares 2875 ItaPan Fives 55 15 Austrian Fives Ottoman Loan Do. Debt 4l 20 Spanish Threes Home Debt — Deferred — Cash RAILWAYS. Orleans Western Northern •.• llO4 Strasburg • • 595 Lyons and Mediterranean Southern..... 615 Sardinian Austrian Lombard North of Spain Saragossa Lonian 8171 5471 521 511 TOTAL ULTIMATE REFRIGERATION OF THE EARTH. The following is part of an article in the Yale Courant by Professor Alexander Winchell, of the University of Michigan :--" Our earth is approach ing a state of total refrigeration. Buffon asserted that this event would render its surface uninhabi table. Laplace, on the contrary, by proving that the sidereal day has not diminished perceptibly within twenty-five centuries, was thought to have proven that the earth has not undergone that shrinkage which the doctrine of gradual refrigera tion requires. Poisson, while he demonstrated that heat is escaping from the earth, showed that the amount lost at Paris is only enough to elevate the temperature of a column of water 18 inches high one degree and a half. Vogt asserts that the exist ing temperature of the surface is but one-twelfth of a degree higher than it would be if the earth were cooled to the core. Pouillet states that the heat transmitted from the earth's molten interior is but one-fortieth of the amount recived from the sun ; while Fourier calculated that the same heat "a only sufficient to melt a layer of ice ten feet thick in one hundred years. It may alsO be stated that Sir David Brewster, Sir \Valiant Thompson, Evan Hopkins, and William Hopkins have strenuously opposed tha doctrine of internal heat, and these sentiments have been echoed in America, in one form or another, by Messrs. Hunt, Slimier, and Hall. It is scientific to accept the admissions of such authorities as Pouillet, Poisson, Vogt, Herschel, Dana, and Guyot, and argue from the assumption that the earth is gradually cooling. Now are we wholly ignorant now of the means of explaining the anomaly presented by theconstancy of the side real day; since the tide wave, actuated by the power of the moon, rolling around the earth in opposition to her diurnal motion, by friction against the shores and the standing waters opposes that motion. This retardation, it has been estimated, very precisely counterbalances, for the present the acceleration which would be duo to shrinkage, and thus pre serves the uniformity in the length of the day. . . . Whatever may be the effect upon organic beings, of the ultimate cooling of the earth, the final exhaustion of the sun will dry up, irreme diably, all sources of vegetable and animal activity. However vast the time consumed in his cooling, the event is approaching with all the celerity and cer tainty which his power of radiation can effect. Planets and satellites which have sprung from his bosom have completed a history which, in the sun, we witness in actual progress. Our moon may be frozen to the core—our earth is a rigid shell eeclos ing the embers of an ancient fire—our sun is the residuum of a parent mass whose offspring populate the spaces of the solar system. His fires are still aglow, because his mass is immensely greater than theirs. They are waning, however, according to the same law. While yet his store of light is inexhausted, and the lambent flames of turning hydrogen still leap' from his disk, the lifetime of planets and satellites is passing. From age to age, the source of light and heat grows dimmer and feebler. There are intelligences who will gaze upon our orb a cold and blackened mass. It may be after the lapse of millions of years, but it will yet be in the Morning of eternity. What though a meteoric hail pelt the sun from every quarter, and excite his heat to renewed activity for a few thou sands of years ! Whence this shower of cosmical matter ? It is rot an infinite resource. It can only serve to postpone the reign of darkness and of universal winter—as fricticn may perpetuate for a few brief moments the vital warmth of a dying man. . . . There was a time w h en th e wor ld was suited to nothing higher than molluscan and crustacean life. At another stage ichthyic orga nization and consciousness was summoned into being ; then reptilian life ; then mammalian ; later, the life of an intelligence pcsiessed of a moral con sciousness and immortal hope. When we shall have utilized the passing phase of matter, progress will still rush onward in the same direction. The freezing globe will roll cold and lifeless about a frozen, blackened sun ; and while, in some region of the universe, intelligences will still reside, our system will become au ancient wreck." SPORTING 111 TELLIGENCE—This Day CIEY BEITING.—Tins DAY. ST. LEGER. 7 to 4 agst Pretender (taken and offered) 5 to 1 agst Drununer (offered) to 1 ngst Peru Gomez (taken) 7 to 1 agst Martyrdom (offered) 100 to S agst Ryshworth (offered) 23 to 1 agst Thorwuldsen (taken) 33 to 1 agst George Ustm!deston (().Mere 1) 30 to 1 agst Royal Oak (taken) 40 to 1 agst Typhon (taken and offered) 40 to 1 agst Lord Hawthorn (offered) 1090 to 20 agst Duke of Beaufort (wanted) 1000 to 8 agst Crocus (offered) CES A E 1T C 50 to 1 agst any one of Baron Rotbschild's lot 50 to 1 agst Argyle (taken) CAMBRIDGESHIRE. 66 to 1 agst Blacklock (taken) DERBY. 25 to 1 agst Sunlight (taken) 1000 to 40 agst Macgregor (taken) TAT TERSALL'S —Last Evening. ST. LEGER. 75 to 40 agst Pretender (taken) sto 1 agst Drummer (taken and offered) 11 to 2 agst Pero Gomez (taken and offered) 10U to 8 agst Ryshworth (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Thorwaldsen (taken) 1000 to 30 agst Royal Oek (taken) 40 to 1 agst Lord Hawthorn (taken) PLICE BITTING. sto 4 on Drummer (taken) 3to 1 agst Ryshworth (taken) 6to 1 agst Typhon (taken) CESAREWITCII. 40 to 1 agst Purveyor (taken) DERBY. 9to lon tho field (offered) SCARBOROUGH RACES-YESTERDAY. TRIAL STAKES. Better Half Hanesty Crown Princess PRINCE OF WALES'S SLAKES. Master Walter Swift Bendigo Four ran. LONDESBOR 0 UGH CUP. Bile!". the Fair c01t... Islam Queen of York , 1 o S Eight ran. 105 107 97 I , IJ 96 99 Di 110 63 72 Fivo ran. INNKEEPERS' PLATE. Flying Jib Fiction f Mavola 1 2 a GINTON HANDICAP. Viscount.. Islam Dervoutio .• VISITORS' PLATE. .. 1 Braemar.. Ellen tho Fair c Frying Jib 3 RACING FIXTURES. ALTUUST. Balm - Baden 3l 1 Dorby Summer ...31, Sep. 1 Great Yarmouth 31 1 Weymouth 31, Sep. 1 4 1 03111,/1 '•--- ' ittettmond ..,...21,'22 M I argate 3 Lichfield West Drayton 3 1 Western (Ayr)........22, 2 Warwick... 7, 8 i Ileudurt Curragh (1toyal) 7, is, 9 I Monmouth.... 23, 24 Abiugdou 0, DI Newmarket .st. Uet.....28, .te lioueaster ll, 15, PI, 17 1 Lanark... '2ll 31. Hampton 'l, 22 i OCTOBEI. Bedford 5, t; Ueciceuttarn I Ediaburgli 6, 7, 8 Cuerag, 'wit:ester 7, IYost . --- Bromley 7 8 1 Ilea?lord, - 21,1 .Newo...liet. 2,1 0, - 1...11, 6:.e. i torlinouth 2i3, 1. (...11,,10,f0r , 1 l9 2.1 1 I\ r owznarkbt Il'tou ...2,) tte, Kelso 19 2V 1 NOVEMBER. narrow ,..2, 3 1 Eglinion Hunt 6 1 Worcester 3, 4 I Liverpool St. Albans 5, il i 6hrowsbury ..... l3, 1U STEEPLECIIASE FIXTURES, OCT() isEu. Bromley 7 West Draytou 21, 22 -,- NOVEMBEII. Worcester 9 , 3, 4 Slauwsbury 1 3, I Harrow 2, 5 Loamington limit ....23 kto Lverpool 'J 10, 11, 12 I COURSING FIXTUI? OCTOBER. Ancaster and Willoughby, Linculushiro 5, 6 Ormosby 19, loc. Huntingdon Club.. . 26, 27 REGATTAS AND MATCHES TO CO .E. ' AUGUST 31—Kingston Town Rowing Club : Junior Sculls SEPTEMBER. Hope Rowing Club: Eights Oscillators Rowing Club : Junior Sculls .Orion Rowing Club: Senior Pairs, River Lea Mauchester Nemesis Rowing Club : Four-oared it443b -West London Rowing Club: Eights -Lurline Bolting Club : Vice-President's Pairs •London Rowing Club : Tub Fours -Alexandra Rowing Club: Scratch Fours, River Lea -West Loudon Rowing Club: Eights Nesper Rowing Club : Club Fours, Paver Lea -London Rowing Club: - Twelvo-or.red Race -Oscillators Rowing Club : Ei6hts OCTOB:::R. 10- 11- J—Mauchester Nemesis Rowing elub : Eight-oared Race YACHTING FIXTURES. SEPTEMBER. Prince Alfred Yacht Club: Closing enlist AlifililfEl S-1111S 1.1.41'• LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. Aug. 31.—Sales probably 4,000 bales. The market very dull. COURSE OF EXCHANGE. Amsterdam ... Short ... 11 191 ... 12 Do Rotterdam — ... 12 2 ... 12 2f Antwerp — ... 25 40 ... 25 45 Brussels — ... 25 40 ... 25 45 liamburgh — ... 13 111 ... 13 Ilf Paris ... 25 22/ Ditto Marseilles Frankfort-on-the-Maiu, ... 1211 ... 12If V ienna ... 12 6., ... 12 70 Trieste ... 12 6.') ... 12 '4O Petersburg ... Of ... 29/ Oupenbageu.• ....... . Berlin ... 6 2,*1 ~., 6 28; Madrid.. -. 481 ... 481 Cadi7 Leghorn ... 26 40 .., 26 45 Milan ... 26 40 ... 26 45 Genoa' Naples Palermo — . . 26 40 ... 26 4 5 Messina ... 26 40 ... 26 45 Lisbon — ... 511 ...- 52 Oporto bi t .. 52 ••• Bank of Engla.•d Returns. An Account, lurauant to cap. 32, for the week ending issrE Notzr issued .....£3 ;,9'J9,790 the Act ith and Bth Victoria Wedncsday, Aug. 25, 1869. RTMEN T. 034,999,790 Governmt. Debt.Xl.l,ols,lCo Other Securities.. 3,984,90(1 Gold Coin and BANKING Proprietors' Capi tal £14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (includiugLx chequer, Sav ings' Banks, Commissioners of National Debt, and Div. Accounts Other Deposits 18,763,156 Seven Days and other Bills Bullion Silver Bullion £34,995,790 485,632 £40,905,888 GEOBA tPARTMEIVT. Governint. Seca rities(including Dead AVt;ight Annuity) 114,339,928 Other Socurities 15,801,523 Notes 11,731,550 (lola and Silver Coin .C 40,905,888 tz Fula; WO ctlphier.