The Sun. — London, England, 1869-03-15 00:00:00

161 )p”, ‘- 444 bit %ME, March 14. r Princess Louise, ladies and gentle" service this more' 4L IGENCE FORK, March 14. mer City o f Bald- PTON, March 15. earner Main, from coals. She bringo , and 3,300 pac k a the 14th, off the er Paroqueta TY. MAILS. 'TON, March 15. :3ornpany's steare Is, 48 passengers, ales of silk, value 'ere. During h er :nglish ships EP 3 ' que Flying Sod/ Arius, the steame r it ships standing urAn, March 9• Wear, from Sall' r foremast spraa 49!. On Pal* TON, March 15. • steamer Briton/ put into Vigo Oa sail on tha WOW cted to land the Dr., March 15. iver Plate COY lie Hanby, 00 the River Plate/ is the total loeo Santiago, froal traits of Alagel' e Alhambra 105 Lnd reports that "s steamer Sala- th ultimo. k, AND ATJS• lA, March 15. rnpany's steamer Poonah at OA ‘larseilles on the n about the 27th tE, March 15. atner Louisians passen gers an d dates are Vera 1, 22 ; an d st. k.—The Inarl;et 'MS ......2860 80 YT5....... 55 11,0a 11 .. 0 25 ' ,OZLII ••• „ 6 ds ...... 33 laces .•• 29 lebt ...... 1......... Cash 9521 '• • . 11 62 1 ..... 984 ...... 6181 """ :** L 95 ..... .... 671 i .... 4781 ...... 81 ...... 491 _This PIP ET. Georg ° Mr. 'tt Tyricb , ~1 re lux. rt o f on the part e 3 bore, St' j else t that ge nt 9 ors re on s a the PP n d erg/ • •ed inal application w igndso l ; andering ,o,o° ? ,cer , • o .lo fully cherg° 2lat' and rth e u ly t oper bough t P JO' la do before nt norllkr, Iful an d e t, lA l ' 130W-Str oig tha t court.t bet to PreTell reporterS We:l:ilia h e cou ld of t he had seen a horsa-keePeorf e Preve u " °° p f it , u ars e in an F r(3 ' e ty for the orso ;Ewing the 11 Ul3eest I broke n toa d, I scarcell 6 )rse was select'ea a the was no; d e fenda o e t . 0 right to dov . 1 a r O3ll v ote t the horse Car"'" Call744 whO be f t 3 b vr" is charged e ~0 with attell3Pl th e ; ht he fot o a Osea. She w, d and efuse ° that acyl-a till d to was attract°. ras inforraea.,'"? commit salcevx ; down , bla s t h •°. ti e d g htly go o &fter sop's " come, 3n- tha thae . e would is 1 for your g°°cl preCation s, cifj a . if oy hal*" O the W . %f: AlorS64ll-' A 315.) Bast, and Anna Solomcns, aged 26, the wife of Joseph Solomone, the landlord of the Duke of Sussex public house in Rosemary-lane, Whitechapel, were charged with assaulting their husbands. Both women are incorrigible drunkards, and their laces gave indications of their propensity for strong drinks. Mrs. Lee was very drunk, and her husband com plained in strong language of the offensive nature of her br, ath, on which she took up a frying pan and struck him a violent blow on the head with it, inflicting a severe wound. He fell, but was soon on his feet again, and knocked her down. She was preparing to strike him a second time with the frying-pan, and ho knocked her down ng Lin, and gave her into custody. Tho woman, who was in a maudlin state, said her husband had often neaten her, and called a neighbour, who said she bad seen bruises on Mrs. Lee's person often. The magistrate discharged the prisoner. Mrs. Solomon's case was a very painful one. She had been at the Court four times fur drunkenness and ill-using her husband, who is a most respectable and quiet man, a good husband, and a worthy member of society. He had often forgiven a very bad wife, and after a separation took her home again 18 months ago, and she behaved very well for some time. Latterly she has relapsed into her old habits, and injured his business and his prospects in life. Last night, while drunk, she took up a glass and struck him on the head. Roche, the gaoler of the court, who knows both parties well, gave Mr. Solotnons the highest character. Mr. Paget lectured the defendant severely on her drunken habits, and said her husband was an excellent man, and now disposed to forgive her. After some discussion, Mr. Solomons agreed to allow 18s. per week on her promise to keep away from him, paid her the first week's allowance at once, and Mr. Paget held the prisoner in her own recognizance of £2O to appear again this day fortnight to receive judgment. MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. Prices are steady to-day, but business is not over active. In the Foreign market Peruvian have ex perienced a fall, but other continental securities re main at the closing price of Saturday. In Railways prices have in no instance materially altered from the closing quotations. The charge for dis. in the house is 2i, but in the " or en" it is not to be had under 3. According to Reuter's telegram this morning the French Rentes were 71f 02c. Consols are 928 for money ; ditto, for Ac count, —; Three per Cent. Reduced, 914 4; New Tree per Cents, 914 4 ; Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 24 per Cent., —; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, 4 prem. ; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., —. India Stock, 10f per Cent., April, 1874, —; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 112 i ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 100 f ; ditto Educed raper 5f per Cent., 110. In the Foreign Market Peruvian has fallen, the present quotation is now 784 to 784 ; Italian is 554 to 551 ; Turkitl Five per Cents., 408 to 401 ; Spanish_ Three per Cents., 314 to 311 ; Mexican, 15 to 154 ; Egyptian of 1868, 754 to 764 ; Argen tine, 791 to 731 ; Chilian, 944 to 954 ; Portuguese Three per Cent., 361 to 37 ; and Russian Orel and Vitebsk, 811 to 811. In the railway market Caledonian, 79 to 791; Great Eastern, 371 to 374 ; Great Northern, 107 to 1084 ; Ditto A Stock, 1054 to 1061 ; Great West ern, 481 to 484 ; Great Truuk of Canada, 151 to 151 ; Ditto Fourth Preference, 171 to 18 ; Great Western of Canada, 141 to 15 ; Loudon and Brighton, 494 to 494; London and North Western, 1134 to 114; London, Chatham, and Ihver, 164 to 17 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1231 to 124 ; Metropolitan, 1024 to 102/ ; Midland, 1161 0 117 ; North Eastern (Berwick), 1004 to 1011 ; ditto York, 904 to 914 ; Sheffield, 25 to 521; and South Eastern, 76 to 764. American Five-Twenty Binds, 834 to 81 ; ditto 1e,65, 821 to 821; ditto Ten-Fortiei, 731 to 731 ; Erie, 251 to 254 ; Illinois, 97 to 971 ; Atlantic and Great Western Eight per Cents., 33 to 34 ; ditto Seven per Cents., 32 to 33. The prices for Banking shares are as follows : Chartered Mercantile, 31 to 32 ; Consolidated, to 1; London and County, 501 51f ; London Joint Stock, 32 33 ; London and Westminster, 641 651 ; National, 42 43 ; do. Australasia, 6f 7 ; Oriental, 44 45 ; Ot:oman, .2f 21 ; Union of London, 36i 3 7f ; Victoria, 39 41. A sum of £53,000 in bar gold has been taken from the Bank for shipment to the Continent. The steamer Delhi left for the East, with £104,100 in silver, and £2,200 in gold, for Bomb iy. A general meeting of the Brighton Hotel Com pany (Limied) is convened for the 25th inst., to receive the directors' report and balance-sheet. The City Offices Company (Limited), in antici pation of the arrival at maturity ou the Ist July next of £300,000 of mortgage debentures, have, as appears from a circular just issued to the share holders, decided to pay off £lOO,OOOO of the pre sent mortgage debt, and to issue new mortgage debentures for £200,000, for a period of five years, bearing 5 per cent. interest. The first option of subscribing is offered to the present debenture holders and shareholders. According to the Paris advices a strong combi nation of Messrs. Fould and other bankers has been effected for the introduction of the Italian Loan to be secured by the ecclesiastical properties. It is stated that the claims of the English bond and share holders of the South-Eastern Railway Company of Portugal were valued at £1,000,000 by the engineers of the Government itself, and that a decree has now been issued to seize the line for X 500,000. The act seems almost incredible, but it is only about 12 years since the Portuguse Govern ment, by an equally arbitrary announcement, con fiscated two-thirds of the property of the English holders of their public debt. Should the news be Confirmed, its effect as regards the London money market will be salutary, since it is understood that Portugal requires a large loan, and the possi bility of the operation being introduced here will be nt an end. It is stated that the Bristol Marine Insurance Company, started in 1864, has amalgamated with the United Ports and General Insurance Company of Cornhill, and that the latter has opened a branch in Bristol for the conduct of its business in the West of England. Advices from the Continent respecting the new Spanish Loan vary a good deal. It is, however, generally believed that the amount will be for about £10,000,000, and will be brought out in a Seven per cent. stock. Renter's Telegram Company (Limited) have liaued the half yearly report in anticipation of the general meeting. It appears that the net profi t earned during the six months ending the 31st December last amounts to £31,939 2s. Bd. Out of this sum an interim dividend of 2i per cent. has already been paid ; and the directors now declare afurther dividend of 7 per cent., making a total distribution for the year of 10 per cent., free of in come tax. The Bradford and Manchester papers mention the failure of Messrs. Dalby and Chapman, manu facturers, of Bradford, with liabilities estimated at 20,000. Glasgow advices also report the sus- Pension of a firm of wincey manufacturers, but the liabilities are considered to be very small in amount. The Manchester Courier of Saturday contradicts a report which it had previously inserted of the suspension of Messrs. J. Macdonald and Co., of Glasgow. The failure of a firm nearly similar in designation was announced on Saturday, and as it Is understood that the rumour in both cases referred to the same firm, we give publicity to the contra diction as an act of justice to a house which is stated to be perfectly solvent. BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. UOVERNMENT itiNDS. Per Ceut. Consols llitto.fur Account, 3 pe r cent. lieducnd 914 I e m :3 per Cent N 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do• i') per Con J an. 187 3 Aunuitie., SO yrs, crpiro sth Jan., 186 t — Do. tot ~! yr., expiro 5111 Apia 1885 — Do (lied Sen. Tele6raph), A i:g., IVO._ I .clitqt.t:r Bill., £l,OOO, 2i per Ct. .0 0 £5OO „ Do. £lOO k .£2OO — zauk of England Stock, 4 per Cent La. account Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds • litter-Colonial ()mutual • INDIAN JOVEANMBNT SECURITIIO. In lia Vtock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 Do. Opening, for Accouct - Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Gortitieetes Do. Enfaced l'apto 4 per Out — Do. 5 per Cert., Jan. 1872 Do. 5} per 0 - nt. May 1879 llO DJ 5 per Cent., Itup. Dub. 1872 — Do do 1877 — DI do. 1882 — D.,. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 ~ — Do. Bonds, 4 per Cont., £l,OOO De. under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING :PRICES. Areutine Republic, 6 per Uent ... Do., Scrip £45 paid AtntriAn Bonds ö per cent Do. 1859 — Br tzilian 5 per Cent — 00. if per Cent. 1852 — Do. do. 1858.... ............. Do. de. 186 ' . . Do. do., 1863 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account 8(1 B .enos Ayres 6 per Cent. DJ 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) On'ia, 6 per Cent. (Lilian 6 per Cent no. 4f per Cent 72f Do. 3 per Cent., 1 a. 6 per co t. 1867 Po. 7 per Cent., 1866 C lo ebian, 6 per Cent. Dan'en, 3 p.)r Cent., 1825.... . .. Dan thian Principalities, 7 per Cent - DJ 8 per Cent., 1867 — vquaior Now Consolidated, 1 per Cent Egntian, 7 per Cent...,. — Do Second Issue Do. £s'it. Bonds B2f Do. .£lOO Bonds ••••• Do. 1864 • Do. Account Do. 1;5;i0 Bonds Do. AM Bonds 9l English Scrip, 1868 76} 5i Do do. £45 pd — dis Government Railway Debentures ....• 97 6k Greer. 5 per Cont., 1824 . 5, ex Coups Do. Account ... Do. Coup ow. Do. Account jaateinala, 5 per Cent .. — Honduras Goy. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., all pd 85 lt,ittu 6 per Cent, 1865 — :.)o. Accounti. — Do ALtreromana Railway — - ;:lettL 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account Dn. 1864 — Do R per Cont. A rigio-Freneh ootovitlfeat ti per Cent. lic,,rish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada Do 3 per Gen Do. Deferred PeruTian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account .. 79 bi Do 4i per Cent. (Ul: l ,arren) Do 41 per Cont., 1562 Do Account T• • Ports guese 3 per Ct., 1833,'6, 7, Do. do. 167 Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid — Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, 61, Do 41 per Cent , 1850 ••. Do 4, per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cont., 1859 Do 5 per Cont.,. 1862 Do..Anglu-Dutch, 1861, £lool3ondt. 86i Do. du. £ B4 los. d 0.... 24i. Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds.. Do. £Bl 1,55. do., 991 Do Nicolas Railway Sardinian 5 pf,r Cori Spanish 3 per Con ... Do. Ace, , ,,unt Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Deferred Do. A,count Do. Pnsive Do. Com. Cert. of Cuti ; .• uot funded, — Do. Account. Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan Do Government, 1864 Do do, 1868 Do do, Scrip Pc- Turkish 6 per Gent.l DJ Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account Do £lOO Deeds Jo 6 lux Cent., 1.862 ... Do Account Do £lOl Bon& Do 5 per `Jest. 186 a DJ Account Do 6 per Cent., 186 a . 631 * Do I por Cent., Guaranteed Do Laud Warnitt , (ilecture-) Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do. Ace. ant Do 6 per Cont. 1864 Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Dividends on the above iniyaple in i•ouri-,:. Austrian c par Cont. Lx 10 Florins It , iiian 5 per Cent. 1331, F. zsi. Do Account 551 CLOSING PRICES. Jonco's, Money 921 Do. Account, April 3 MA KEY S-71115 D.Y. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. March 15.—Sa1es probably 10,000 bales. Market very firm. MARK-LANE. Wheat.—Thera was a good supply of English wheat on sale at Mark-lane this morning in improved condition. The attendance of millers was limited, and the transactions were quite of a hand to-mouth character, sales being only eluded at a reduction of from 3s. to 48. per quarter on the prices of Monday last. With foreign wheat the market was well supplied. The demand was heavy, at Is. to 2s. per quarter less money. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. There was a full average show of foreign beasts on sale to-day, for which the demand was heavy, at 2d per 81b less money ; whilst, owing to extensive arrivals, foreign sheep could not be disposed of at a redaction of 4d per Blb ELECTION PETITIONS.-7HIS DAY. (BY TELEGRAPH) BLACKBURN. BLACKBU RN, March 15. This morning witnesses were called for the respondents. Several managers of mills and overlookers denied that they had turned out men for voting for the Liberals at the municipal elections. HEREFORD. HEREFORD, March 15. Additional evidence having been given of agency, Mr. Justice Blackburn called on the respondent's counsel to address him on Harrison and W. Russell's acts. Mr Serjeant Parry and Mr. Powell then addressed the court. •JUDICIAL COMMITTEE OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL. —Tux GREAT INDIAN SUCCESSION CASE.—Lord Chelms ford gave judgment i n thi s case . Th e a ppellant claimed the Raj of Tipperah on the Hills with the vast estates, amounting to between .£60,000 and £70,000. The re spondent was the older brother, and claimed to bo the rajah. He dismissed the appeal with costs. THE HEREFORD ELECTION PETITION.—The trial of the Hereford petition was continued on Saturday, and before the Court rose the respondent's case was con cluded. Mr. Justice Blackburn will give judgment to-day. LOSS OF THE STEAMSHIP SANTIAGO.—.The Pacific Steam Navigation Company have received a telegram from Lisbon, stating that the steamer Santia3o, from Valparaiso for Liverpool, has struck on a rock in the Straits of Magel lan, and has been totally lost. All lives were saved ex cepting one sailor, a steward, and a child. MURDER OF A LAND BAILIFF IN IRELAND.—A land bailiff in the service of •Lord Leitrim was shot dead yesterday morning at about three o'clock, within a short distance of a police barrack iu the county Donegal. THE MERSEY TUNNEL.—The Birkenhead Com missioners have adopted petitions against the Birkenhead and Liverpool Railways Bill and the Cattle Plague Rate Bill. By the former it is proposed to communicate with the Birkenhead side of the river by a tunnel beneath the Mersey, and as the commissioners hold very lucrative ferry interests they are anxious to secure certain protec tive clauses. With regard to the Cattle Plague Bill they consider that the rato should be spread over the whole country. RECOVERY OF A STOLEN CORPSE.—The coffin and corpse disinterred a few days since in Westmeath have been found at the bottom of a lake. Stones had been placed in the coffin to sink it. On the 26th of February the suit brought by Mr. bade against the Round Table for some severe critiques on his novel, Griffith Gaunt, was commenced in the supreme Court of New York before Mr. Justice Clarke. Mr. Read° claims damages at $23,000. The absurd part of the case was that the unfortunate Court had to listen to Griffith Gaunt from beginning to end, the well- known elocutionist, Goo. Vandeb huff, being engaged to read it. It is somet hung now for a jury to have wh a t th e Round Table calls a " prurient" novel read to thein, w hil e the judge, counsel, witnesses, and spectators settl e d own to the business in haul. Mr. Vaneenhoff began at 11 a.m., and rested for a short time at half-past one p.tn. After getting through ten chapters out of the thirty seven, he asked, at 20 minutes past two, that the read ing might be deferred till next day. The defendants desired that each juryman should get a copy that they might investigate the love scenes for themselves, and learn how in spite of all dilliculties "the lips of the lovers met and grow together in a long and tton:ler embrace." This the plaintiff declined, seemingly ad mitting, that it was a dangerous book in the hands of the jurymen. The Court made Mr. Charles Rondo elect which of the twl pleas he would sue on—as having suffered by the libels personally, or, us an author. As he chose the latter, it became essential to prove that he was the author of the book, which the defendants de nied. They int,thied to show plagiarism; they deny malice, and aver the honesty of the criticism in their three articles, in one of which, in reply to the threatened suit at law, they hoped it would bring to light seine re deeming feature in Mr. Beaded behalf. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 15, 1869. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Closing Business Share NAME. Paid. Price. done 10 Agra Limited, A all 12 1 1 12 10 Do B lO 4 41 44 50 Albion 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lint all 191 201 204 20 Anglo-Hungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 6 5 40 Australasian ....... 20 Bank of British Columbia all 1) 12 20 Do issued at 2pm ~.. • 5 ... .. 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lint. 25 Bank of South Australia all 30 32 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia '25 37 3) 10 Bank of New Zealand all 17 18 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, and China all 211 221 211 25 Chartered Mere, of India London, and China all 31 32 20 City 100 C010nia1..... '25 39 41 10 Consolidated, li nt. 1 ►.4 :1 1 50 Delhi and London, lint 50 East London, lint 5 1 ~, 01 20 English and American, lint 10 ... ... 20 English Bank of ltio de Ja neiro. lim 20 English, Scottish, and Aus tralian Chartered ~ - . 31 Hong Bong and Shanghai Bank Corporati on all .. ... 281 Do new bi 4 100 Imperial, lim 20 Imperial 0tt0man.,,.,,,,,,,, 10 21 4 124 z 5 lonian. 25 Do new.... 5 pr 1p 20 Did Mortgage of India, litre 4 3i 3s i 100 Do sp. c. Debs.lB64 30 all 76 75 7S 30 London Banki of Mexico and South America, lint. 20 5 4 100 London and Brazilian, lint. 45 32 28 20 Do new 71 61 Si 100 Loudon &River Plate, lint. 40 10 12 25 Do now 10 21 3p 20 London Chart. of Australia all 231 231 211 20 London and County 2O 51 52 1511: 50 Do new. iss at 20 p. n 1,16 pd ll .. ... Loudon Joint 5t0ck....„., 1 32 33 London and South African al 91 1 4 00 London & S. - Western, lint, 20 l5O Loudon it Venezuela, lint_ ... ... 121 .. ... 100 London and We s t m i nster. 20 64. 65 641 61 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm '2o 59 61 100 Merchant, Hill 10 Metropolitan, lint all 61 71 100 Midland, 1int...... . 6 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lira l5 3 1 d 100 National Pro vinc. of Eng'd 42 ... ... 10 Do ... 42 50 National., lO 46 48 20 New South Wales all 42 43 20 North-Western 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 43 45 431 50 Pro vine. Bank. Corpo., Um lO 6 4 100 Provincial of Ireland 25 87 69 10 Do new. all ... ... 100 Stand, of Brit. S. Africa, lint 25 15 11 100 Do issued at 6 pm. 10 ... ... 2.5 Union of Australia all 47 48 100 Union of Ireland, lint 50 Haien of London l5 361 371 37 64 I'OSI'AL REFORM. The following petitlnn to the House of Commons was presented on Friday evening by Mr. Stapleton :—"That your petitioner has heretofore taken an active interest it the repeal of all taxes on knowledge which existed on paper, newspapers, and duty on advertisements, all of which have now been repealed. Your petitioner prays that a liberal reduction may be made in the postal rates for the conveyance of books and printed matter, not only to places in Great Britain, but to the British colonies and to India. Your petitioner is desirous to hav , . established—Firstly. A postal rate of one half penry perletter for all letters under half-an-ounce posted and delivered within the metropolis, and within the Linits of all cities, boroughs, and towns of Great Britain and Irelab.d. Secondly. A postal rate of one halfpenny zor all printed Matter under 2ozs. in lieu of the pre - sent minimum rate of one p enn y f or 4ozs. Thirdly. A revisal of the present anomalous rate of charges for letters, printed matter, and newspapers to foreign countries, to the British colonies, and to India. Fourthly. Your petitioner complains that the postal authorities have of late years increased the rates of postage from tiO to 100 per cent. in respect of letters to India, China, Cape of Good Hope, Natal, West Indies, &c., without any correspOnding advantages, excepting a weekly mail to India, which is also subject to the enhanced rate of postage. That the British Post Office has lately inflicted an arbitrary system of fines on foreign and colonial letters which may be insufficiently stamped by the senders, involving to the recipient a fine equal to a full rate of postage, adding thereto the amount of deficient postage, all of which is set forth in the British Postal Guide, issued by authority. Your petitioner also states that the local postal system on the Contin en t an d i n some of the British colonies is based on a more liberal tariff than that of Great Britain, and humbly prays that an inquiry may be instituted into the general postal c1,...-ges of this country as compared with those of the Continent and the British colonies. And your petitioner will, as it duty bound, humbly pray.—" FREDERIC ALGAR... N11.41W LIST. API[) STUCii. , Etre Closing anilines' Paid. Closing dens. ,8t artatoi. suu Exeter ... .. 10 77 79 at ~ ..:alttaoak.o .. . :vu 78, 79, 79: f) 81. 1 8- 1..t...1 Of 1:44 ... . lOO is 13 2J Corn ty 411 . .; • i Duo;in j .I.4eltzust Jana 10" 77 79 tit 1:un„ l'ert:t. Ott A. b.J uue .JO 70 72 2.) East I..taldou .... . 40 ~0 i 6 - ; Do 10 st Glasgow & Western 10, 9i 99 st Great Eastern . at Do. Augl. AO. 4 lOO st cireat North et Scotland lOO ID at Great Nortnern lOO 1074 IN 1031 71 at Do. A stock a , . Do. fixloes: lOO 123 125 81; Gls, and 15. 01 Ireland lts, 9.1 7 a . UL. Western -Original lo; 481 19 48; f st Do. South Wales at Do. V . t 7 51 Do. Newport lOO t 9 al Lanoashire a oft:hairy lOO 23 .14 so Lon., Brign.,a lee 4.4 4)4 494 0i Do Scrip any Dov Li Do. Aletrup. Ex. A lc:, - et Lou. .t ;North Weetcri, lOO 1)34 1134 1144 :A Lou. s south 11 re•teru B7 19 874 si Mau., 6114.1., at Lulea:in l., 52 5 1 62 44 metropolitan at Du Extensi .. 100 F.l k. l 10 140. Aid rd 10 10 1. at Metropolitan Distr:et. 4111 44 46 10 Metrop. John 's 11 oo 1 5 - at M.., &Laid 'OO 1154 :154 1164 st 1)0, tsiruun. k Ds: 0; .. 100 83 85 at N Britian st tlo. I:a., POE, & Duo . — 10.,9 at or...lastern--Berwice.. 110 103 102 25 Do. N. 11; purohaac..l6.l3.l at Do Leeds. ..... 100 57 59 at Do York at Do earn:it, ....• . lco la 2 +25 at Do Stoc t. .k Darling 1(0 1:9 131 at North Lon ion .. loo 12., 10 Do New 1668 et North Staffordshire . . ICO 57 09 at North and S.-W. Junction 100 101 103 10 Do Now £lO shares 7 at Ithymney at Shropshire Union l. 0 58 54 st Suutu Devon: at South Eastern lOO 751 7.1 761 at Staines, Wok'huin, & Wok all 12 13 at '1 . 44/1 1 aiu.. lOO 115 WO • - /)0. ...6 3 4 Waterford & Kilkenny.. 100 10 Waterloo & Whiteha.l.. 6 RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. at Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 86 88 at Caledonian qrs., No. ', lOO ... ..' at Do. Scot. N.E., 4i per cent 100 ... ... ... ... 7 per cent. 100 st Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c 100 at Do. do. ... .., at Do. do. Ordinary 100 80 82 at Do. Midland at Du. Dundee and Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent , : , ,, ua all ac; Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO st Do. Ist Class preference lOO st Was. & S.W. gua. 5 per et lOO at tit. Eastern, E.C. Ex. No.l 100 97 WO at Du do N 0.2 100 23 99 at Do do 6 per cent 100 109 112 at Do East Anglian Asp. C. 100 ... ~, at Do du B 6 do. 100 .., ~, at Du do C 7 du. 100 ... ~, at Do do No. 1, 3 p.c. 100 ... ~, st Do E. Union 4p. c. gua. 100 7u 75 at Do Notfulk 5 p.e.Ex.1846 100 ... ~, at Do do 5 p.c.Way.Va1.13 47 100 ... ~, at Great Nut thern, 5 per cent 10 ... ~, at Do 5 p.c., rd at lup. c. put. 100 ... ~, at Do 4 1 du do do 100 ... ... st Du I du at sp. c. pall. 100 ... ,„ at Du Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent sti Ut. N nit of Scotland, Ist pf 100 .., „, ati Crest South. and Western (ireiaud) 4 per cent lOO 96 97 st.) 0 t.NV eat.— Orig.& J nt.-ILent chg.:per gua.s p.c lOO 101 163 at Do. Ong. (Be. 11.1 x). 5 p.c 100 25 10) at Do do 4, per cent. 1350 10) 38 94 at Do do 4 do do at so du I per eent. redein 100 9.5 27 at Do do Biriniugham gua lOO ad 7 t ) at Do du du pref lOO ... at Du du Chester gua lOO au sa at Do do du 3 per cent lOO .., . at Do do du 5 do 100 95 100 at Do South \Vales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 ,„ ... at Du do 4, p.e lOO ... ... st Do do 4 1 1659 lOO ,„ .., at Du do 5 at Du Wet:it-Illd. Oxford Ist g lO, 1l tit; st Do do Id gua lOO 110 112 at Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c lOO iI, U 4 at Do do 2,1 do 100 100 IV3 at Do Euti. 51 per cent. 1863 100 ... ... 100 Lancaster a, Carlisle 43 p.c all , ... at Laneash. & Yorksn. 6 p.c. 100 1 0 131 at Do Barnsley, 45 :is MI p.c. 10) ... . .. at Do 6 p.c. (East Laue ashire) 100 130 1.15 at Do 4i (Blackburn parch). 100 98 400 at London & Brighton, 5 p.c. guaranteed, Nu. 1 lOO ... ... at Du 5 per cent. gua. No. 2 lOO ... at Do 6 do ,do lOO at Do 5 do NJ. 4 too .. . ... ... ... at Do 7 per con' l,O ... ... at Do 6 du (W.E. & 0.1'.) 1:0 „, ... at DJ 4 do 1859 IOJ at Loudon, Chatham, & Dour 5 per cent lOO ... ... at, London and 1:.W., C. and :Nuneaton 5 per cent....., 100 10) 102 at Do Bedford & Cambridge 11) ... ••• at Do Surewsb'y & 0/etc:lift WO ... ... at London and .:.-W. 7 p,c. late ~t 1 shares, lOO 145 150 Za 60. Do (rurtsui. peril aus. 256,1) all at Mau., Suel., &Llnelu. 6 p.c lOO 111 117 6 Do x 6 all par 1 pin at Do 31 per cent lOO 6.1 65 10 Do releent. 6 per cent 5 at Consolidated., ap. 100 135 140 at Do BristohO Biros., Gp. e lO,l 114 1•; at Du 41 per coat. redeem lOO 104 102 st Du 4i per cent. irredeeni 10J 98 lea 991 et Du Leicester& 100 841 140 st North 13rdish, 5 p.c. Nu. 1 IUO st Do E. & li. 4p.e.S. t D 10u st Do N. 8., N 0.2, 5 per con.t 100 et Do Border Union, 5 1 - p.c 100 st N.-Ezthterit--Cous. 4p e 100 86 8i st Du 41 per cent. 100 85 97 et Do U N.E. 4 per eeut., lOO 17 Do Berwick capital 813.4. 2 Du Yurk,ll. &S. pureuase lO 10 14)1 s Du Stektu Drling. A 5 p.c lOO 106 103 st Do W, liartlepoulli. and Lt lOO 81 87 2U North Staffordshire lUs Z.-. Devon Annuities, 1 all 91 101 lOs Do Tavistock Anus., 10s all 9 10 lOs Du Fixed 41 per cent all 8 9 40.6. S. east. (head. Anus., 1.0.6) all 22 23 st Do 41 percent lOO ... st Du Fixed 44 per cent lOO at Taff Vule No.l lOO 141 110 at Waterford & liilleeuuy, 6pc 100 41 43 RAILAVAYS.-PREFERENCE SIIARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent ou the Profits of each separate year. bt Ualedeuian 41 p c gun. at DO Scot. Ceo. win. 7 p c lO9 at Do 41 p irroncem all at Do 4p c eon. issued at SU 65 at Greet Eastern 41 per cent. 10J , 791 st Do 5 do, 1862 IOU 83 .0 st Do New 5 do, 1863 'lOO 87 d st Do du 5 do, 1861 IOJ b 2 66 at Greet Northern, 5p c irred. ,„ st Du Permanent 5 per cent. 100 at Do Boston & Sioiaid, 4; pc 10J „, at Great West., W. p c 100 ... at Do Jointperpe. 5 p c,1865 100 83 1.2. St Do do 6p c irrod., 1866 10) 105 103 2J Do Vale N eath perp. 5p c all 19 20 at Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B lOO 5 Lane. and York. New 41 per cent till July, 1871 2 1 at Loud., Brig., &c., 41 pc, 1856 100 at Do do 4 do, 1860 100 —• at Do do 41 do, 1861 100 ... at DJ do 41 do, 1863 100 st Do do 5 do, 1865 10U st Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 109 st Do No. 7 5 do st Loud , Chat., &c., 2d, 6 p.c 100 at Do Aletrop. Ex., B 6 p.c Do do C 6 p.c 100 at Loudon & ti. Western,s p c 100 107 10J at Loudon &S. Western, 41 p c 100 92 94 1)3 10 Mau. .8 hef. 5 pc, 1665 all 881 st Metrupostau a per cent lOO st Midland, A 5 per cent pref lOll 106 103 at Do 135 do 100 106 103 18 Do 5 c cpt,to cony. to . . Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1888 all 21 211 is Do Incouv. New Shama all 131 191 19 22 Do 5 p c con. into 01c1 Stk., Aug. 31, 1 872...... 81 1# 21p et North British, E. and (1 No. 1, 5 per cent 100 st Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 *** s t Do E., P., & Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 s t Do 1..&11, No. 2, 5 p.c .„ 1 00 st D o /1.8.. 5 per cent, 1802 100 *** *** st Do E. 6; G., No. 3, 3 p.c lOO *** Et Do E. 6; 11., (Ordiry) 44 p c 100 st North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 y 7 ;); , t Do Stock. & Dan., D 100 111 113 at North Loudon, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) tit North Staffordshire 5p c IOU st South Eastern, 41 pc, 1859 100 ••• ••• st DO b do 1861 100 ••• ..• st Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 186.9 100 s t Do 5 do, 186-1 •• ••• st Victoria St. & Pimlico, 41 pc 100 BAIL wAys._LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALSA efe .. r . .._ 7 6"----r a oo ll 1 1 0 1 1 , 1 10 1 3 4 2 int st Birkenuead 100t0 BuDeL. }1 per s c=. Pr 100 9, , 6 st Chester and Holyhead IOU 63 55 at Do, 51 per cent. at t t Clydesdale,i?o. 5 guaranteed lOO at Colchester Stour Valley .., WI at East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lOO 1:37 1 . 36 20 Gloster and Dean Forest 100 a ll ... "' a Gt. Easu., evrinotc., p.e a Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 64 7•.; at Do.do. Woodbrtg. Ex., do. 100 0 72 at Gt. West ,W. Mid., Hera lOU VS DO 50 Hull and Selby all 111 113 at Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 210 2 5 at Loudon and Blac l iwa ll l OO 1 , 4 96 at Do. 41 per cent lOO ••• at London, Coat. , &c., 4) p c lOO ... 4.11 at Do. Cont. Fund, 5 do 100 a at t Loudon d a o n d Li p r r e e e i n: r y e i c . h e 0 ... . at London, Tilbury, & South 100 gi t ,; at Lowestoft, gult 4 per cent lOO gj 8 , at Do. du. 6 do. ' 5) Manch., Buxton, &M atlk all 6 (:,* at Midland, Brallord, Pref lOO pz 94 1U Mid lient Cray Line) ... 53 Northern& Eaat , 5 per cent all 51 66 50 Do. do, 6 do. all .. , at IS . Eastern —Hartlepool st N. West. A pulp. prcl, 5p c lOO 103 110 at Do B iniannuin 11 p.c lOO ,„ ... at 7. , , otting. a; ti rant U. 1t...3. G luU 92 94 25 Preston and w yre. • all 41 46 ... Royston, Ditch., and Shep lOO 133 135 st Surewsbary and Hereford 100 133 136 10 Do do 8 21 2, p St S. Yorksh. and River Dun 100 93 IGO at Pc 4 per cent gnat— 1U . 79 81 St Do 5 do at Viet. Station and Pimlico lOO 176 180 at West Cornwall 20 West London, Class A all 13 14 20 Do du B all 20 Do du C all 61 7:: st Weymouth and Portland lOO ,„ ... st Wilts and Somerset DOCKS. st East and West India lOO 12: 1:5 st London and St. Katherine 100 49 50 100 D oDeb. stock, 4 par cent all Mill wall Freehold Land st Dock lOO 30 32 at Southauiptou lOO 74 713 at Surrey commercial MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-American Tel., lim all 221 221 221 10 Auglo-Mediter Tel., 1im.... 10 121 13 13 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 16 17 at Atlantic Telegraph lO 32 34 st Do. 8 per cent. 25 Australian Agricultural 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lira. 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lim 9 7 ~ 10 Berlin Water Works, lint all 1 1 141 14 10 Do. New 6 3 4 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lira. ••• 30 10 12 5 Bombay Gas, lim. 5 Do. New 4 14 Icl 5 / British American Land st B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lint lOO 16 170 20 British Indian Tea, lira all '2l 31 20 British Ship Owners ... ... 29 Canada Company all 61 t 6 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lint 24 2 1 d 20 Ceylon Company, lira lu 3 31 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lint 5 41 3 1 25 City of London Real Pro perty, lint 0 44 Old 30 City of Milan Improv. lint, a ll 5 10 25 City of Moscow Gas, lim all 1 50 City Offices, lint 25 24 231 5i 6 50 Colonial, lint. Do. ... 50 Commercia;. 'Talon (Assur) 5 1 lip 51 10 Company of African Mer chants, lint. 2 0 p 20 Continental Union Gas, lint. all 19/ 20 25 Copper Miners of England, pref r -1 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,'1f per cent. all 1031 1041 10 Credit Fon. of England, lim. all 21 24 2 13.16 50 Credit Fon.of Mauritiuslim lO 34 2}d st Crystal Palace lOO 20 21 et Do. Preference lOO 91 9 9 st Do. 6p. , Perpetual Deb lO9 107 11, 20 Darjeeling, lim. •• IO Eastern Assam, lim. 64 ...• ... ••• d 50 East Indian Land Credit and Finance, lim. 20 East India Irriga. & Canal all 17 18 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and. Coal, lira. 271 114 lola 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy. Gua. by E g ypt. Gov all 94 95 9/4 5 20 Egyptian Com. & Trad. lint 6 44 4d st Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 215 255 10 Do. New 8 12 14p • s 5 4,1 3 Eng. & Aust ral.Copeerielaimit 7 2 , 1 i 15 English and Fo reign 100 Eng. and Scot. Marine, lim. 8 ... ... d 10 Fairbairn Engineering 5 11 lfd 20 Fore-street Warehouse,lnn l2 pr ip 100 For. & Col. Gov. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at .EB5 all 8 5 8 S 50 Geilivara, lim. 2O 10 General Credit & Dis., lint. 71 1/ 14 54 15 General Steam Navi o vation 14 2s 20 50 Hums & Col Marino In. lint. 5 41 335 10 Hong Kong and China Gas all 14. ... '2O Hudson's Bay all IJ4 20 imperial Land Co. of Mar ' seille6, lint. 25 Indo-European Tel., lint lO -- ••• 20 Interns,. Financial Soc. Lim 6 11 11 20 Interna. Laud Credit, lim 6 6 41 50 Italian Laud 5 15 p 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all 334 100 Do. 6p. c. Bds. redeem 1870, issued 20 all 62 14 50 Land Securities, lim 5 34 214 5d 25 London Africa n T rading lO 4 25 Lon. & Caled. Marine, lint 6 ••• •-“, 10 London County Land and Building, lint. 5 Loud. Provincial Tel. lim all •34 3 1 1 Do. Prefer. Is per cent, all 1 IP 50 Loud. Financial Asso , lim 30 7 7 1 4 Lond.Gen.Omnibus.6.lim. all 4 ‘ 4 50 Loud. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, lim 25 2 1 165 20 Loud. & Provincial Marine 2 ld pr 11 et Madras Irriga. &Caul. Gua. sp.c. by India. Gov. 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, lim... 10 Mediterra. Eaten. Tel, lim all 4 4 1 50 Merchant Shipping, lim till 3 2 37 50 Millwall Iron Works, Hirt kl2l ••• '" 10 Natal Land and Colonisa tion Co., lint. ...... 9 34 245 25 National Disc ount Co. : 25 National Pr ov . Marine, lint 4 4 3d 10 National Steam Ship, lint all 81 9 1 20 Nerbudda Coal & Iron, lim 6 I l 3 a d 10 New Consolid ated Dis. lim 3 5 ACW Quebrada, lim 4.4.0 4 1 3 4i 25 New Zealand Loan & Mer cautile Agency,li m .. . 21 i 1P 25 New Zeala n d Trust .. ;Id Loan, lim .......... . 5 14 11 10 Northern Assam Tea, . lim ▪ 5 7 5 10 Do. B ......... . ... all 1 2 at North Brit. Austral.: . 'WV lOO 48 53 50 North Brit. & Mercan. 1n.., 61 '2O 21 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 5 121 13 50 Oriental Financial, 1im....., 11 ••"''id 5 Oriental Gas, lint. all 71 7 1 5 Do. New............. ........: I i 1p 115 16 10 Otago and Southland Ins vestment, lint., .... 2, 14 fp 5 Ottoman Gas, lint, . 10 Panama, New Zealand,. Australian R. Mail lint all ::: 5 Do do. st Peel It. Land & Miner', Um 100 32 35 50 Peniusu. & Oriental Steam all 49 51 401 50 Do. New 1867 lO Id pr 25 Reuter's Telegram 60 50 lthymney Iron 15 Do. New .. 11 5 ......... 25 Rio de Janeiro City Im.,lim all 191 21 64 20 Do. G as, hi m a ll 231 241 100 Royal Mail Stea m 6O 44. 44 at Scottish Aust. Invest , lint lOO 85 90 8 5 at Do. 6p. c. Guar; Pref lOO "" 20 Societe Fin. d'Egypte, lira lO 7 65 20 Societd Gen.de l'Empire Ot 8 21 31 111 50 S. African Mort. & Inv., lim 6 ,',',', '''.. 25 South Australian Land at Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all 1 11 20 Telegraph Con. &Main.,lim all 181 191 174 1 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lim 2 21 3 20 Trinidad Petroleum, lim.- 84 ••• ... 10 Trust & Agency of Aus.,liut 1 i Ip 10 Do do. do. all ... ... 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. Canada 5 i ip 50 Union Marine L'pool, Urn 5 44 5 p 20 Union Steam Ship, lint all 22 24 15 United Discount Corp., Rm. 6 14 id 4/ SU. Kingdom Tel. Co., lint. all 54 61 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref. all 31 41p 20 Universal Marine(lnJ• lint. 5 1/ 2 p 7 all 1 4 2 3 1 0 0 IT Upper A Diems sli p % Tz s a n , d lint . 284 6 4 74 7 per 00 Vi c c e e n ro t. y (3l o o f rt E g g ag y e l, Loan all 781 79 79 i 50 Warrant Finance, lien. _ 12 12 10(1 50 West India and..... .... Pacific Steam, am, m ... 20 West London Wharves and 20 2 1 1 i 10 Warehouses ... ___ O•JIavIVIAL I UVNUAIANN I firitiib Columbia, 6 per 100 110. tBO.. _ _ Can.Gov.6 p.o.Jan!S J uly 1877-84 Do. 6p. c. Fel). & A l,O R 3 IL6 Do. 5 p. 0. Mar. 12 Sept..... 103 102 IA - sp. 0. Jail' 16 July lOO 93 94- Do. sp. c. inscribed sk , .• 100 90 in - Cape G. Dope. 6 P-c- 11373 •• 100 102 104 - D0.Ap1.&0431 1890-1900 lOO 111 113 - Do. do 1880-20 lOO 107 109 - Do. Jan.&July, IStII - Do. 5 per uent. 15 Apra and 15 Oct., 1900 .. 100 103 . 02 Ceylon, Nov 1 678 • 6 P. , 100 108 116 - Do. 1872, d 0.... 100 105 107 - Nlauritina, 6p. a, 1573,- -- Jan. and July - Do. / 8 78 • . 1 106 105 - Do. 1682, Slay and Nc 105 „ is - 110. 1845, Feb. & AUU - M .bourne, CJrporatn., - 1 , 567-75, 6 pc.* tn•.• • 1' 0 ice 100 - N.8.G0v.6 p.o.Ja.&July lOO 103 1t.4 - tat 6 p et, Apl & Oat 10) ___ Du opo. 31. y ttt NOI :z •• • 1 0 1( 6 108 - v 1.5 p•c., 71 to 7i Lou 06 1 1 1001 - Do. 5 p.c. 181.8 to !Mir... 13) 1 , 8 1. 99 i 11 , -- Do. 5 p.c. rd.' ll : to '7l„ - N.Zealand, 6p. et. 1891 1:0 - Do. 5 percent.... DoJan,AP:l•July, 0t RU 93 9 4 541 - Do 6p c. Mar & zept '9l ItO 108 110 - Do June & Dec , 1-91 •••• 100 109 ul - Do rroy. 1 Auctld. - ric- 1 , 124 1 '40 6 •• j 0 - - 'Nova Scotia 6p. a.Jau... and July, 1875 Do 180 lOO 101 103 - Qucenelnd. 6p. C. '824- 100 lut4 1071 107 61 - Do 18) . - Do. 6 p 6.1863.. -- go. A 2 •••• 10 0 103 110 Do rd. 1193 ..... IC.) 107 IcB --Victoria 6.1).0.1b5,1,..... 11.:0211 112 ;13 ALLEGED STARVING OF FENIAN PRISONERS. The Manchester Guardian observes that the "national" Irish press is once more raising the cry that the Fenian tonvicts are being starved. The Nation is "in pofte . session of some startling facts" bearing upon thij subject, but judiciously abstains from descending to particulars. In a general way, however, we are told that the convicts have not `• enough to eat," and that. "the applications of our patriotic young fellow-country. men, enduring the agonies of hunger and consequent exhaustion, and entreating simply sufficiency of food, have been met with indignity and insult." The Irishman is, of course, still more fierce. The prison fare is de scribed as "horrible." Woking prison is painted as one of " England's foul dungeons ;" and to crown all the iniquities of tb►is savage land, Mr. Kick ham and his two fellow-prisoners were supplied with the munificent sum of £2 -each to defray their expenses to Dublin, along with a printed form of discharge, which they were enjoined carefully to preserve." We are not in a position to state in detail how the Fenian convicts havo been dealt with in prison; but on more than one occasion it las been declared by members of the Government that their treatment has differed in no way from that of the other pri s oners. Lord Mayo and Mr. Chichester Fcrtescue may reasonably be supposed to have spoken on information as reliable as that of the Nation and the Irishman ; and, if that he so, we can only account for the complaints which reach us from Dublin on the theory that the Fenians have more powerful apcetites than the lusty fellows who are generally con signed to penal servitude, or that, having all along been treated with so much forbearance by the Govern ment, they expected to have been supplied at Portland and elsewhere with spring chicken and Chateau Morgeaux. THE WRECK OF THE GOSSAMER. At the Devon Assizes, on Friday, Andrew Grant, the pilot of the wrecked vessel the Gossamer, was indicted before Mr. Justice Smith for the manslaughter of eight persons, including the captain and his wife, who we+o washed by the waves from the remains of the wreck. The Gossamer was one of the clipper built ships that recently made an extraordinarily quick passage from Shanghai. She left London for Adelaide, via Plymouth, on December 2. '1 he crew included four certificated officers (with the captain). All went well till December 10th, when the vessel was driven ashore off Pawle Point, thirteen lives in all being lost. Tiie prisoner, who was a pilot of the Trinity board, was out of his prescribed limits, and the question wised was whether be was guilty of culpable negligence in the management of the vessel. The captain, during the greater part of the time that the vessel was in danger, was in the cabin, leaving all the responsibility to the pilot. Tho prisoner, who was prosecuted by Lloyd's underwriters, was acquitted. Her Dlajesty has signalised Ler accession to the list of royal and noble authors by becoming patroness of the Booksellers' Provident Institution, and testified her sym pathy with its objects by a substantial donation to ilir funds. The " mixed commission," said to havi, been pro posed for the settlement of the Belgian difficulty is the sub ject of some controversy. Some say it is positively not true. The Paris correspondent of the Express, however, be lieves that England has trade the propesitioa), and that the Emperor's Government is annoyed at the interference. The Spring Assizcs for the North and East Ridings will commence on Tuesday, at York. There are two cases for trial in the city, the most interesting being an indictment against a man named Court, who is charged with threatening a man in order to induce him to vote at the re cent election for Mr. Lowther, the Conservative candidate. • Pawnbrokers, as a body, will be interested in a case tried at Liverpool on Friday. A man pawned a num ber of watches with which he had been entrusted to repair, and then made off to America. The pawnbroker refused to give up the watches, as the man who pledged them had not been convicted. The magistrate held that the proof of felony was strong enough, and ordered the watches to bo given up. Notice of appeal was given. NORWICH MUSICAL FESTIVAL.—The precise date of the next triennial musical festival at Norwich (which will take place this year) has not yet been fixed, but the festival will probably commence about the 20th of September. Mr. Benedict, who will probably prepare some composition expressly for the festival, will again act as conductor. Some progress has been made will the guarantee fund, which has reached a total of nearly £4,000. The curates of the dioceses of Dublin and Kildaro have mot, and passed a resolution complaining that in the scheme of compensation for their vested interests included in the Church Bill the conditions guaranteed by law, on which they entered the ministry, are violated. The number of cures to which they might be promoted will, they say, be greatly diminished, and no power of removal fs given to them until they shall have "commuted," which they cannot do without the consent of the rectors. "This consent they cannot g ive, since they would thereby he entailing on them selves and their parishioners the expense of providing stipend for our successors." The Archbishop of Dublin has declared his sympathy with the curates' grievance. The Daily Telegraph has some funny remarks on an incident revealed at the late Taunton election inquiry, apropos of the question, What is " treating ?" Our con temporary, however, has fallen into an error in imagining that Mrs. Bray was kissed by " two serjeants of the law." One of them, Sergeant Shephard, being, not a serjeant at law, but a sergeant of militia. This mistake is the converse of one related by a learned judge as having occurred to himself before his elevation to the Bench. Arriving with his family at a popular watering•place the hotelkeeper begged to be furnished with the name of the new-corner, for insertion in the local list of fashionable arrivals, and on receiving the name of Serjeant So-and- So, thoughtfully and delicately erased " Serjeant" and substituted " Lieutenant," observing the young ensigns who came there were always styled " Captain," and the alteration would look better for the house. —Solicitors' Journal. WASTED MONEY.—A practice of sharp dealing is common in South London, and it deserves to be exposed. A certain clique of adventurers, who profess to be reporters to the daily papers— but who have no actual connection with the journals—attend the Newington Sessions for the trial: of cases respecting the use of unjust weights and measures, and levy black mail upon sundry convicted tradesmen, ostensibly to withhold their names from publi cation. No respectable journal lends itself to such a shame ful fraud, and the money paid to these persons is absolutely thrown away.— South London .I';Tss. Tttc CONDEMNED MunDEREa IN WARWICIC GAOL.—Mr. Anderson, the governor of Warwick Gaol, has received a letter from the Home Secretary, to the effect that the sentence of the prisoner, Michael Atkins, who was condemned to death by Mr. Justice Hayes at the last Warwick Assizes, for the murder of his wife at Bad desley Ensor, would be respited until her Majesty's plea.- sure was further known. It is understood that the respite is granted on the ground that the explosion of the gun, which caused the death of his wife, was accidental. Since his sentence the prisoner has been most attentive to the ministrations of the chaplain, and on the fact of the respite being communicated to him on Sunday, he was j Quite overcome. 105 107 6rORTING INT EL (41411N0 3. VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—This DAY. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 4to 1 agst Cap a Pie (taken and Offered) 4to 1 agst Buckenham dam's f (offered freely) sto 1 agst Marquis of Carrabas (offered-6 to taken and wanted) Bto 1 agst Ploughboy (taken and offered) 100 to 9 agst Gipsy King (aken) 100 to 6 agst Birthday (taken) 100 to 3 agst Blucskin (taken) PLACE BETTING. 5 to 4 agst Cap-a-pie (1, 2, 3—taken and wanted) sto 4 agst Buckenham's dam f (taken and wanted) sto 4 eget Marquis of Carabas (taken) EARL SPENCER'S PLATE. 7to 1 agst Aunt Hannah colt (taken) 8 to 1 agst Lady Beaconfield (taken) 10 to 1 agst Morning Star (taken and offered) 100 to 8 agst Leonia (taken) 100 to 8 agst Dryad (taken and offered) 15 to 1 apt Malcolm (taken) 100 to 6 agst Belphegor (taken and wanted) CITY AND SUBURBAN. 10 to 1 agst Robespierre (taken) 1000 to 70 agst Cocoa Nut (taken) 100 to 6 agst Birthday (taken and offered) 100 to 3 agst Parson (taken) CHESTER CUP. 20 to 1 agst King's Cross (taken) OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE BOAT RACE. 90 to 40 on Oxford (taken) SPOR 7/NG NOTES. The Northampton and Pitchley Hunt Meeting will take place to-morrow (Tuesday) and Wednesday, the 17th inst. Fifteen races are in the list, seven of which hare closed for to-morrow, amongst them the Great Northamp tonshire Stakes, run for over the two mile course, and in which 44 horses have accepted. Romping Girl, 9st, fills the post of honour, and she has a better chance in this race than for the Chester Cup, as she stays well, and the soft ground wilt suit her action. Still neither Romping Girl nor Friday, Bst 101 b, read so formidable as Blueskin, Bst 2b. The latter, it is reported, won a good trial with John Davis, Miss Havejock, and others, on Thursday ; and if he is superior to the Buckenham's dam filly, sst 71b, at their respective weights, then the horse that beats Blueskin, who belongs to the game, staying school, will win this handicap. Cap-a- pie, Bst, is dangerous, and between this horse and Blueskin it must be a close race, judging by their positions in the Great Yorkshire Stakes, at the York August Meeting, where Cap-a-pie defeated Blueskin a neck at level weights. Kingsland, 7st 111 b, is not fit, and, moreover, cannot stay the course. The Special, 7st 10Ib, in my opinion, is inferior to Mr. Bray ley's three-year-old, The Duke of Beaufort, Est 81b, who is the best handicapped horse in the race ; and if the Duke has improved as ho ought to have done since last autumn, he may prove a second Mariner to his owner. Ecarte, 7st 71b, I thought well in when the weights were first issued —but, after his defeat by Midwife and King of the Fairies at Shrewsbury, I am compelled to discard this son of Chevalier d'lndustrie. Mr. Pair has another representa tive—Cattie, Est 61b—but her antecedents are bad, though she is bred like a stayer. Catilino, 7st 11b; Itedivivus, 7st; Planet, Est 131 b; Ackworth, Est 121 b; and Ben Nevis, Est 111 b, are inferior to Our Mary Ann, 7st, who is the pick of the middle weights, although in addition to those named I find Glangarnock, Est 121 h; Belfast, Est 10:b ; Ploughboy, fist 9lb ; and Redcap, Gat 81b, included in that division. Clovis, Gipsy King, Marquis of Carabas, and Izaak Walton, each handicapped at Cat 71b, are very moderate ; but if ether horse possesses a winning chance it is Marquis of Carabas, who is thoroughly fit, and is reported to be considerably improved since last year. The most noteworthy horses among the three-year-olds, after the Duke of Beaufort, are Robespierre, list 121 b; Cocoa Nut, Gst 21b; The Provost, sst 1211); Vansittart, sst 181 b; Birthday, sst 71b; Arbeces, Sat 71b; and the Beckeuham'a dam filly, sst 71b. Looking at the market movements in connection with the City and Suburban, however, it seems probable that neither Rebespierre nor Cocoa Nut will appear in public till that handicap comes on for decision, Vausittart, Birthday, and the Buckenham's dam filly may, however, be sent to Northampton; and of this trio we decidedly prefer Vansittart, who is a good colt, and sure to win an important handicap this year. The best of the horses likely to run for tho Northamptonshire Stakes we take to be Blueskin, Our Mary Ann, The Duke of Beaufort, the Buckenham's dam filly, and Van sittart. But I think either BUCKENHAM f. or CAP- A-PIE will be registered the winner. In the Stand Plate (ono mile) 31 horses have been handicapped, and Xi, 9st 21b, has been honoured with the top weight. Over a half-mile course he would be dangerous, and so would Salliet, Bst 41b, and Bounceaway, 7st 81b. Neither of this trio, however, will in this race beat Pirate Chief, 7st 121 b; Citron, Est 121 b; Veda, Est 41b; and Pompeii, sst 121 b. Of the latter division I most esteem the chances of Pirate Chief and Veds, both of whom will like the dis tance. To the Northamptonshire Cup States (2 miles) certain selling conditions attach, and Mr Buckley may not be disposed to part with success fur 500 soya. Otherwise the old horse would will ; but, presuming on his absence, I can select nothing capable of beating Acaster and Miss Gratwicke. There are fifty-two nominations for the Delapre Free Handicap (about four furldts). As the weights now stand, the most favourably treated candi dates are Benevolence, 7st 10lb ; Morning Star, 7st 616; Quality, 7st 21t) , Deesie Dixon, 75 , :, Ilb ; Glen Stuart, fist 81b; and Kicksey Wicksey, 41b. The winner of this race is liable to be claimed for 100 soya, sea i L is therefore difficult to conjecture whit horses m accept and run. Should Quality or Kicksey Wicksey, however, put in a n appe a rance, the better of the pair may win, as both are quick fillies over short courses. For the Wakefield Lawn Stakes (about 4 furlongs) thirty-six two-yr-olds have been named, amongst them Sister to Veda, Master Walter, Pate, Mimue, Kennington, Tit-bit, the filly by Claret out of Fly, and the colt by Ely out of Theodora. penalised, the conte s t w ill b e re - Though both fillies are duced to a match between Sister to Veda and Pate, and Mr. Pryor's representative may just beat Pate, who, how ever, looked likely to improve at Lincoln. In the Whittle bury Stakes (about 6 furlongs) eight two year olds bare been engaged against nine threes. Revenge, Stephanotis and the colt by Kettledrum out of Prelude are the best of the juveniles, and the three year olds are strongly repre sented by Lumley, Cocoa Nut, Amadou, Miss Dayrell, and Carita. Seldom has a two year old been successful over the severe six furlongs course at Northampton, and there is little hope for them this anniversary, when opposed by such a great horse as Lumley, for whom we shall plump. The completed races for Wednesday are the St. Liz Handicap, Earl Spencer's Plate, the Sulby Han dicap, the Althorpe Park Stakes, and a Sweepstakes of 20 sovs each. The St. Liz Handicap (11- miles) will furnish an interesting contest, as amongst the forty-three horses left in are Blue Gown, 9st 41b ; Vespasian, 9st 41b ; See Saw, Bst 121 b ; Grimston, Bst 616 ; Cap-a-pie, 7st 71b; Eastley, 7st ; the gelding by Vedette out of Vixen, Est 716 ; Lady Beaconsfield (the filly by New minster out of Lady Melbourne), 6st 41b; Ventnor ' 6st 21b ; and Compromise, s st 121 b. Vespa s i an will, we believe, throw down the gauntlet to Blue Goivie but the latter could have beaten the form er a t even weights ' in the Fitzwilliam Stakes at Doncaster September Meet ing, over the mile course, which is Vespasian's favourite distance. See-Saw will meet Blue Gown on 616 worse terms than he did in the Cambridgeshire, which should cause theirpositions to:be reversed, and insure the victory of Blue Gown, who has little to fear from the three-year olds in this handicap. For Earl Spencer's Plate (about 5 furlongs)thirty-nine horses have accepted, and the weights range from Leonie, 9st 21b, toWellington, sst 71b. Cleverly as the imposts have been apportioned, we select the fol lowing as the most leniently treated :—Bouncea wa y 7st 12Ib ; Lictor, Tat 41b; D r y a d, E s t 1 01 b ; Lady Beacons field, Est 91b; Morning Star, 6st 61b ; Islam. 6st 41b ; Bessie Dixon, fist llb ; Nanny Thormanby, sst 121 b ; and Wel lington, sst 71b. In scrambles such as races of this de scription generally are th e b es t h orse rarely wins. How ever, in lots against the field, I should retain Dryad, Bounceaway, Nanny Thormanby, Lictor,and Bessie Dixon. Bounceaway, if in her three-year -old form, could not be defeated; but, th oug h P r i nce Soltykoff's filly looks very tempting, I shall rely on Dryad and Nanny Thormanby. In the Sulby Handicap (4 furlongs), which is the first Nursery of the season, 15 juveniles have been entered,and the highest weight-Bst 10lb—has been awarded to Coun tryman. This half brother to Rustic, however, does not ap pear so well in as Mimus and the Colt by Kettledrum out of Nelly Hill, and to this pairkl look for the winner. To the Althorp Park Stakes (about 4 furlongs) there are 54 no minations, and, luckily for the owners of second• class two year olds, Sister to Veda has not been engage d. In fact, M r P ryor h as no thi ng e ntered—a singular omis sion on his part, seeing that he generally possesses g ood two year olds. Amongst those named for the Alth orp Par k this year are Pate, Stephanotis, Hollandaise, M imus, St. Leonard's, Tit-bit, Florian, Cherubim, Roquefort, the filly by Kettledrum out of Ellermire, the colt by Asteroid out of Miami, and the col t b y Blair Athol out of Lady Louisa. The latter horse, it will be remembered, was made a strong favourite for the B rocklesb y Stakes at Lin coln, but ran nowhere in the race. He is a common lookiug colt, and, notwithstanding the high trial this son of Blair Athol was said t o h ave won with hefty, 1 believe the issue of this race will rest with Fate, Hollandaise, and St. Leonarda. The Sweepstakes of 20 soya each will be won by Master Walter, if his owner sends him to North ampton. A FRESH MAN. ASSISTANT CLERKSHIPS FOR THE ROYAL NAVY.- The examinations for four assistant clerkships for the Royal Navy were concluded on Friday last, when Messrs. Malcolm Cameron Murdoch, William W. H. Markham, R. B. Savile, and Ambrose Wall were the successful can didates. The first passed from Bell's Academy, Portsea ; the second and fourth from Eastman's Academy, South sea; and the third from Vickery's Hope House A cadetnn Bootlace. TATTERSALL'S—This Evening. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STARES. 3 to 1 agst Cap-a-Pie (offered-100 to 30 'taken) . to 2 agst Buokenham's dam filly (t liken) ; 5 to 1 agst Marquis of Carabas (taken) Bto 1 agst Ploughboy (taken) 10 to 1 agst Gipsy King (taken) 100 to 8 agst Catiline (taken) 550 to 400 on Cap-a-pie, Buckenham's data filly, and Marquis of Carabas, mixed (taken) EARL SPENCER'S PLATE. 15 to 2 agst Bounceaway (taken) 15 to 2 agst Aunt Hannah c (taken and offered) Bto 1 agst Lady Beaconsfield (taken and offered) 100 to 8 agst Leonia (taken) 100 to 8 agst Morning Star (taken and offered) 100 to 6 agst Orion (offered) 1000 to 30 agst Perfume (taken) CHESTER CUP. 14 to 1 agst Mandrak (taken) 100 to 7 agst Palmer (offered—take 100 to 6) 20 to 1 agst St. Mudgo (offered) 25 to 1 agst Knight of the Garter (offered) TWO THOUSAND. J 0 to 40 agst Wild Oats (taken) OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE BOAT RACE. 5 to 2on Oxford (taken) • DERBY. 3to 1 agst Pero Gomez (off—take 7to 2) 11 to 1 agst Belladrum (off—take 100 to 8) 100 to 8 agst Pretender (taken) 15 to 1 agst Ryshworth (taken) 18 to 1 agst Ladas (taken) ARRIVALS AT NORTHAMPTON. Marshal Ney, Acton, Bob, Dulcet, Wild Flower, Aunt Hannah c, Marquis of Carabas, Backenham's dam f, Rein deer, Thor, Aintree, Clovis, Cataliue, Ploughboy, Miss Gladiateur, Badajos, Violetta, Masquerade, Miss Grat wicke, Bounceaway, Miss Dayr e ll, I s l am , L a d y Dew hurst, Clemency, Kavarna, Benevolence, Providence, Lady Kew, Morning Star, Perfume, John Davis, Little Marchioness, Leonie, Sedition, Stephanotis, Atala n ti s , Birthday, Waxwork, Antias, Hilda, Jenny Hawthorn, Sister to Veda 3 yrs, Professor Anderson, Ventn or, Islam, Acaster, Nelly Hill colt, Quality, Mrs O'Rourke filly, St. Leonards filly, Macaroni filly, Eine, Workman, Elferon, Friday, Pirate Chief, Belphegor, Amadon, Roque fort, Florian, Junka, Pate, Wedding Chimes, Nanny Thormanby, Gipsy King, Warlike, Agate, Lictor, Nell Gwynne, Lambton filly, Romping Girl, Grey Dayrell, Rodomonte, Pompeii, Xi, Warrington, Fal-lal, Fugitive, Lady Middleton, Orion, Hyacinth, Haloween. Hollandaise, Honfleur, Cap-a-pie, Lady Beaconsfield, Mr. Pitt, Sun troke, Manpeas colt, Miss Frances, Sea Breeze, Lurline, Orpheline, Sister to Cherie, andßiondilia f. OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE BO 47 RACE: PUTNEY, 1.30 p.m. Although the absence of Mr. Mellor from the Cambridge boat has been generally looked upon as detrimental to theii chance of success, we have a contrary opinion. Mr. Still, his successor, brings with him the experience of three years' good form, and if he b 3 not in thorough con d tion, he is better a little too fleshy thin too finely trained. The Cantabs went out in pairs this morning, Mr. Geo. Morrison stearing. They will take to thu eight at 3.30. The Oxonians went out at 12, accompanied by Mr. R. W. Risley, their coach ; he took them on the head of low water as far as the top of the horseshoe Bight, opposite Craven, and en their coming down against the flood the crew rowed as high as 41 strokes per minute beautifully. They eased 200 yards above the boathouses and then paddled home. The rowing was splendid, and, if we may particularise, that of Messrs. Benson, Fume, and Willan was very near perfection. The crew show great pace when asked to do so, and with it they combine elegance of rowing to prfection of swing, and all catch hold of the water at the right part of the stroke. SCULLERS' RACE FOR £2OO. THIS DAY. This afternoon Mark Addy, of Manchester, and Winktn Sailer, of Putney, rowed their scullers' race from Putney to Mortlake for £lOO aside in outriggers. Both have up pea-ed to great advantage on previous occasions, and a very large number of peasons witnessed the contest• Addy was the favouriie at 6 to 4 ; Mr. H. Szlter, the boat-builder, was referee. Addy won the toss, and went away to the load at great pace. He was never headed, and wou by several lengths. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT - - HOUSE OF LORDS.-THIS EVENING. The Lonn egANCELLOa took his scat on the woolsack at rive o'clock. Their lordships this evening appointed a committee to consider the matter of improving the despatch of business between their Lordships House and the House of com mons-, and then went int) committee on the Habitual Cri minals bill, GREY objecting to the bill without some provision in the bill to prevent undue power being given to the police. it 0 EDITION S NOTICh. I'he Third Elitioa of " Ss:" of I:x4t Evening was publiatied in `lin for delivery in town at 7.15 p.m. SUN OFFICE, 7 O'CLOCK. [LEFT SITTING. I HOUSE OF COMMONS.—THIS EVENING. Er ti The SPEAraat took the chair at 4 o'clock.. SIR S. WATERLOW. Mr. T. CHAMBERS brought up the report of the select committee to inquire whether StrS.Waterlow was dis qualified from sitting and voting in that house. The cora 'Bitten reportud that Sir S. Waterlow was disqualified for sitting fcr DUMlries, NEW no w ag a G overnmen t contractor. I/LEMBnre. Mr. Mum, took the oath and his seat for .8mur.....1 GALWAY ELEOTION. The SPEAKER announced that the judge had re ported that Sir Blennerhassett and Viscount St. Lawrence were duly elected. FENIANISM. Mr. C. FORTESCUE, in reply to Lord John Hay, said he very much regretted the lauguage that had been attri buted to the Rev. Mr. Shauahau, who had been reported to have expressed his sympathy for the Fenian prisoners. There were, however, other portions of the speech which very much mitigated, the force of the portion referred to. Ile might term the lauguage heedless rhetoric. (Laughter) Cardinal Cullen, had, however, warned the clergy not to receive or authorise collections for the Fenian prisoners being made in the Roman Catholic chapels on St. Patrick's Day. BURLINGTON HO USE. Mr. HUGESSON, in reply to Lord Ronald Gower, said the structure connecting Burlington House with Picca dilly was merely temporary. With respect to the colon nade, its ultimate destruction had not yet been de cided on. THE IRISH CHURCH. Mr. GLADSTONE, in reply to Mr. Bentinck, said he had no means of obtaining a return of the sum of money which would be required to purchase the sites of the ecclesiastical residences under the provisions of the 27th clause of the Irish Church Bill. With respect to the value of the private endowments, it was also impossible to make a return, as the matter was so purely conjectural. THE POLICE FORCE. Mr. HUGGESON, in reply to Viscount Enfield, said it had been decided to appoint four district departments, which would obviate the necessity of officers from all parts of the metropolis coming to Scotland-yard for in structions. He thought that great public convenience would result from the appointments. AGRICULTURAL LABOURERS. _ Mr. HUGGESON, in reply to Mr. 6;rt;ight, said it was proposed to extend to Scotland the inquiry now going on as to the expediency of applying the principles of the Factory Act to the regulation of the employment of chil dren and young persons and women in agriculture. BANKRUPTCY (IRELAND). The ATTORNEY-GENERAL for IRELAND, in an swer to Mr. F. Dlcx, said he did not mean immediately to introduce a bill to amend the law of bankruptcy in Ire land, but in the event of the bill for England about to be introduced by his learned friend theAttor i n t e s e y- x le ns neril en for to i England beiug agreed to he should move Ireland. (Hear, hear.) BEVERLEY ELECTION. The short hand writer's notes of the hearing of the petition presented against th ethtaebtestorf the house . for Beverley was or dered to be laid upo n CONSOLIDATED FUND BILL. The F Consolidate se d and £(8,406,27) Bill was read a third time and pa ENDOWED ENDOWED SCHOOLS BILL. Mr FORSTER moved thesecond readingof this bill,the object of which was to improve and remodel the endowed schools throughout the country. The right hon. gentle man said it was absolutely necessary some active means should be taken to carry out the intention of the founders, and no longer allow them to go on in the state to which they had fallen. The right hon. gentleman read extracts from the report of the assistant commissioner who examined into the state of the endowed schools at present in exist ence. In most cases it appeared that most of the masters were in the receipt of salaries from £2OO to £3OO per annum, and that the number of pupils averaged from one to six. In some cases the master was absent but for a very few minutes during the day, and in one a portion of the school was turned into a coach-house, and the large dormitory of the building was used as a billiard-room. (Laughter.) In one part of the country the masters in six of the schools were totally in capacitated by bodily infirmity of conducting the schools properly. Of course nearly all the masters were opposed to any new system - (laughter) - but he had to say that it was only those who bad failed, or who did not now carry on the duties of a schoolmaster in a proper way, that need have any fear of the p r o v i s i ons o f t h e bill . ( H ear, h ear. ) Those who carried on good schools would find their position strengtheced by it. (Hear, hear.) Ile thought the best way to make schoolmasters efficient was to give them a small salary, but to make the ultimate amount of the income depend upon the success, the efficiency, ; and the number of scholars who attended. (Hear, hear.) He believed it was only the way that the funds left by bene v.lent persons for educational purposes wale at present administered that prevent persons now abstaining from devoting a portion of their wealth to purposes of educa tion. if a good and efficient system was organised he believed lorge sums would again flow in. He thought it very desirable to encourage day schools—(hear) —and also to give girls theia proper share of educational teaching. It was also, in his opinion, that the rich should not be allowed to go and receive all the benefits, but to obviate that he proposed that free admission to those endowed schools should be by merit, not by payment. He thought it quite possilile so as to arrange matters that the clever, but poor boy, might mount to the highest point of educa tion. (Hear, hear.) furr smaxixo.l