The Sun. — London, England, 1869-07-01 00:00:00

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DE, June 30. n reply to the the Regenelt le Regency to wish expressed that measures untry from re is latter, it is he daughter of gnated heir to ild die without expresses their .ars witness to ?,(1 in the mem- carried on tbo —The market s 2835 -' BS 56 26 ()nth oan 331 -' 45 3° trees 3l Cash. 925 1097; 0431 623 W 49} 512} 53 Day.) 3stimonial 0; L philanthrop e to-day, in th e ring asson ayor in t r i e au thoriti v . . , the c hairsO, o ; informed tP present o. the Ear' o b Keellent sr ° h one and l ie rright, for Ills lorcis h t ir o best knovvo i o sit prisons/ ¢ to l done more t, .n Mr. Wrigo the work ef,., d of the w ork worthy of Ld ,w-creature Pio rectitude saw Tbn t l e part of , tt , portrait lit he t tv anlOrigS h adorne d ere well ke ° o f r e forinati oa v i ad a name: of led as tbl i t o isen fro lo 4o , I purely 6 '. 01 0 mo tives a 11 ; 0 3 ;h respec t ver i n 3 f ` - ;bt" or Mr. Wri o cl forward, too )nour WI t o eserve half 09 d only don e aims. tl ig addressed Lted, all (1 ,0 Cheere d b o le I by the sv i i, is court -0 List. fglf )ton ..... f " ie ....... 1 J,111'; nl u ly k . ....... . ....... ▪ .... lens. • • m pton•• jo iy , ' ... .... . 19' •-•""' ••••••• ▪ •' Ju ly 0 ...... •. jou, • • tat. OA i ........ J a i l k ........ pa r 1'6 0511 ' $ . ▪ • •• ' .... jo o • i k d job ... • tie • • • " jail lf • •• • j aIY ...... .j 019 ..... ONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK Anglo-American Telegraph share are marked at 2O to 20i ; Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent., 34 to 31; Hudson's `Bay, 121- to 13 ; National Discount, 11 to 11. ; General Credit, to 1 dis. There were no gold operations at the Bank yes terday. The submarine cable between Peterhead, in Scot land, and Iggersund, in Norway, has been success fully laid by Mr. W. T. Henley, of North Wool wich, and forms one of the links of the Great Northern Telegraph Company, the prospectus of which was issued the day before yesterday by Messrs. llambro and Son. The length of the cable laid is 265 nautical miles. A bill introduced by Mr. Sheridan, M.P., called the Joint Stock Companies Arrangement Act, has passed the House of Commons, the purport of which is to enable creditors and shareholders representing; two-thirds in number and value to enter into coin promises iu cases of companies in liquidation, with the sanction of the Court. The sixth instalment of 2s. 6d. in the pound, making, together with previous payments, 15s. in the pound, has been paid to the creditors of the Im perial Mercantile Credit Association (Limited), by the liquidators,. The total amount of this instal ment is about £260,000. A ge►3eral meeting of the shareholders . of the City Bank is called for the 20th July. A general meeting of the shareholders of the Metropolitan Bank (Limited) is called for the 15th July, when a dividend is to be declared. The creditors of the ,Iladras Coffee Company (Limited) are required to send the particulars of their claims to the liquidators by the Ist November. The committee of Confederate Cotton Bond holders have issued their third report, iu anticipa tion of the meeting called for to-day. According to the notice published, this meeting is convened " for the purpose of protesting sg.tiust that portion of :Mr. Sumner's speech which refers to their inte rests, and likewise for the purpose of petitioning the House of Commons not to grant compensation for the satisfaction of claims ari.ing out of the.late war in the United States between the Northern and Southern States until all claims have been adjudi cated I,y an impartial tribunal according to the principles of equity and international law."_ Manchester advices announce the failure of Me srs. Samuel Brierly and Son, cotton spinners and manufacturers, of Rochdale, with liabilities to the amount of £15,000, and very moderate assets. Messrs. R. and W. Jackson, in the same way of business, have also stopped. At the annual meeting of the South Australian Company, the directors' report was adopted, and a dividend declared at the rate of 8 per cent. The ordinary meeting of shareholders in the Mexican Railway was held yesterday ; Mr. R. W. Crawford, M.P., in the chair. The chairman in moving the adoption of the report said that arrange ments were being made for the payment of A Mort gage Bonds, and, in order to procue the money for this purpose, it was proposed to issue B Mort gage Bonds. The traffic for the year was being kept up at its average rate, and was satisfactory, con sidering the unsettled state of the country. The report was adopted and Mr. Adams elected as auditor. BEITISU FUNDS-TWO O'CLOCK. GOTEIINMENT itiNDS. 8 per . Cent. Consols Ditto for Account, July 7 3 por Cent. Reduced 921 NOw 3 per Cent New 2} per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Gen J an. 1873 Annuities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 188 to Do. for SO yrs, expire sth April 1885 -- Do (Red Sea Televaph), Aug., 1908 — Exchofiu-:r Rills, £l,OOO, 23 P. ut. March Do. 3 do. June 1 pm Do £lOO, £2OO de £5OO Bank of England Stock, ‘lf per Cent Le. opening — Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds lO3 Inter-Colonial Omnium INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES India stock, 10k per Cent., April 1874 Shut Do. Opening, for Account 2osk Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 pot. Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enfaced Pape. 4 per Cent..,..„ 92} Do. 5 per Cert., Jan. 1872 -..r losf Do. 5k per o: , ut. May 1879 — D.l 5 per Cent., Rup. Dob. 1872 — Do do 1877 Do. do. 180' .1)::,. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO Do. under £l,OOO rozarsiN FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent Ili - Arian Bonds 5 per cent Do. 1859 — Br xzilian 5 por Cent — Do. 4/ per Cent. 1852 — Do. do 1858....• — Do. au. 1860 — Do. do., 1863 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do Account — B.l'onos Ayres 6 per Cont. Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Cab% 6 per Cent. Callian 6 per Cent — Do. 41 per Cent — Do. 3 per Cent., — Do. 6 per coot. 1867.. 94 Do. 7 per Cent., 1866 0 loltbian, 6 per Cent. Danish, 3 per Cent. 1825... ..... Danubian Prin c ipalitiek 7 pr Cent — Do 8 por Cent., 1867 BB Equador Now Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Egyptian, 7 por Cent — I'u 8 ecood issue — Do. £sfit. Bonds — DO. £lOO Bonds Do. 1864 •.••• Do. Account Do. .tsou Bonds Do. MUG Bonds Do. 7 per Cent., 1898 Government lttilwav Debentures GreeK 5 per Cont., 1824 5, ex Coups ..,.•„ Do. Account Do. Coupons ................................. . ........................ • Do. Account Clustemala 5 per Cent Honduras Gov ltuil. LOP n., 10 p. Ct., all pd 82i It .dan 5 per Cent., 1865 ............... Do. Account Do Maremtnana Railway ............ hl oxicar. 3 per Cent Ditto for Account .. Do. 1854 Consols are dull to-day at 921 4 j for money ; ditto, for Ac:ount, ; Three per Cent. Re duced, 924 ; New Three per Cents, 92; a ; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, 1 prem. ; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, —; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., 2411 1 ; Canadian 4 per Cent. Bonds, 1803, 103. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, shut ; ditto, for Account, 2051 ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 112 111 ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 1001 ; ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent., 92/ ; ditto 5 per Cent., 103:7 7 ; ditto Bonds £l,OOO, 10 prem . . ; ditto Bonds under £l,OOO, 5 prem. In the Foreign Stock Market business is improv ing. Egyptians (1864) are 881 to 891 ; ditto (1868), 79 to 791 ; Viceroy's Seven per Cents., 831 to 834 ; ditto Nine per Cents., 95 to 951 ; Italian, 53 to 531 ex div. ; Mexican, 12 to 121 ; Peruvian, 751 to 76 ex div. ; Russian (1822), 85 to 86 ; ditto (1866), 891 to 901 ; Orel, 80/ to 8011 ; Charkof, 781 to 79 ; Spanish, 28f to 28a. ex div. ; Turkish Five per Cents., 441 to 44-} ; and ; Honduras, 85 to 16. In the railway market there is a rise in London and South Western, in Great Northern, and in Brighton and South Easterns. Prices are now as follows :—Caledonian, 781 to 79; ; Great Eastern, 381 to 38f ; Great Northern, 107 to 109 ; Great Northern (A) 107 to 108 ; Great Western, 50/ to 51-1 ; Lancashire and York shire, 1251 to 126; ; London and Brighton, 444 to 45 ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 16,1 to 171; London and North Western, 1181 to 119 ; Lon don and South Western, 89 to 91 ; Metropolitan, 97 to 9TI; Midland, 177 to 1171; North Eastern (Berwick) 1051 to 106/ ; and South Eastern, 771 to 78. American 5-20 Bonds are 801 to 804 ; Erie, 194 to 194 ; and Illinois, 941 to 951. London and Westminster Bank shares are 61 to 62 ; London Joint Stock, 311 to 321 ; Union of London, 351 to 361 ; Imperial Ottoman, 1 to 11 prem., ex div. ; London and County, 491 to 501 ; Consolidated, 41 to 4i; Chartered Mercantile, 31 to 32 prem. ; Alliance, 131 to 141 ; and Agra (A), 101 to 10*. Madrid.. Cadiz — ... 49 ... Leghorn Milan — ... 26 60 ... Genoa — ... 26 60 ..,. Naples Palermo — ... 26 60 ... Messina .. 26 60 •.• Lisbon ... 51 .;.,. Oporto Rio Janeiro New York - ••, ••• Do 6 per Cent. A uglo-Fronch — riontevid , atu 6 per Cent. . —• Nlccrish Imperial 5 per Cent Now Granala — Do 3 per Con. — Do. Deferred us.sian 5 e ar Cent., 18.,e..0 , £ St Do 4I per Cent 50 Do 13- per C,7,nt., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 1)0 5 per Cent., 1862 Do do, Scrip — Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO liondk.„ Do. do. £B4 15s. d 0..., 7)0.. 18173, £lOO Bonds DJ. do £Bl 138 do t. , 0 Nicolas Railway 65,1 Sar 100 an io par Cent Spanish 2 per Con . — Do. A cc, , ,unt Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Dcferreo — Do. Account Do. Passive Do. Com. Cert. of Conj.. not funded Do. Account. Swedish Provincial . Mortgage Loan — Do Government, 1864 Do do, 1868 Turkish 6 pair Cent. Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 651 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 67 Do 5 per Cent. 1865 — Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 18Gb —.- Do 4 por Cont., Guaranteed Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) Venezuela 3 per Cont. — Do. Act:hunt Do 6 per Cont. 1862 Do 6 per Cent. Dividends on the above payable in Lk.ndoti. Austrian b par Cont. Ex 10 Florins - Belgian 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 4 per Cont. Ex. 12 Guil„ — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates — Do. Account — French lientes, 3 por Cent., Ex. 251. it : ghat, 5 per Cont. 1831, E. Si.Z Do Account - — TWO O'CLOCK Oonsots, Money 921 I ad Do. Account, July 7 .. ad 11JAR1?lAGE IN IIIGH LIFE. POLICEINTELLIGENCE.-7his Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. THE HAYMARKET AND ITS VISITORS. —Two young men named James Costello and William Shilling, wore charged before Mr. Knox with attempting to pick pockets in the Haymarket. Police-constable Walker, a plain clothes officer of the C division, said that shortly after one o'clock that morn. ing he was on duty in the Haymarket, when he saw a large crowd hustling the poliee about— Mr. Knox asked what was the meaning of it. Inspector Wade said it was only what occurred every morning after the refreshment houses turned out their customers. In a distance of 500 yards, he could positively state that he that morning saw 150 prostitutes, and about an equal number of well-dressed young men with them ; and although there was not such disorderly conduct as to call for the interference of the police, yet there was such conduct as he considered ought not to take place, caused by a mixture of young gentlemen, prostitutes, persons selling things, and persons like the prisoners. Fortu nately not many persons slept in the Haymarket, or ther was no doubt that the police would receive many more complaints. Mr. Knox remanded tho prisoners for inquiries. THAMES. USFOrNDED CHARGE,—EIiza Cooney, aged 31 years, pauper in the Stepney Union, was charged before Mr. Paget with stealing a metal teapot value 2s. Gd., the pro perty of Mary Murley, of No. 31, New Gravel-lane, Shad well. The prosecutrix, to the surprise of everynno in erirt, said that the prisoner was not tho person who stole the tea pot. Mr. Paget—And that is the reason you gave her into eust o‘ty. Prosccutrix —Yes, sir. (Laughter.) A polivernan named Barton, 40 K, aald lie had raid the fare from Shadw,ll to the Stepney Union louse at Browloy out of his own pocket. Mr. Paget—The woman who has misled you ought to repay you. I am surd you caunct afford to lose the money Stimpson, i p lice sergeant, No. 21 K, said tho woman who committed the robbery had just slipped out of court, and she it was who informed the prosecutrix that the pri soner was the person who stole the teapot. • Mr. Paget told the prisoner she was discharged, and that she might if she thought proper bring an action for false imprisonment. TILE COMIC PAPERS. (From Punch.) THE VICEROY OF EGYPT'S FAVOURITE GAME. Pyramids. QUITE OUT OF HER LlNE.—Perhaps the most furious talk against the Irish Church Bill and Mr. Gladstone has come from the Pomona Gardens, Manchester. Rather hard this upon Pomona, who has never before been accused of having anything to do with the apple of discord. QUITE RlGHT.—William Tite receives knighthood. it is not much of an honour, but Wren got no more, at least from Royalty. But as it is meant for an honour, Mr. Punch is glad, for Mr. Tite is a worthy gentleman and an eminent architect. Which of the Orders of Architecture is it to be? Surely that of the Royal Exchange. A SUPPLEMENTARY PARAGRAPH. - If there really be any discipleh of Rochefoucauld who "find in the misfortunes of others something not altogether unpleasing to them- selves," let them " Spend a happy day," as they say at Roslierville, by investing a shilling at the Supplementary Picture Exhibition, where they will see how Genius can be neglected, and Industry go unrewarded. The " Rejected" have done right in making an Exhibition of themselves, and the Royals ought to be pleased also that next year's Hanging Committee will insist, as a matter of fairness to their brother artists, that more time be allowed them for the consideration of works sent for approval, and so hang and not gibbet such meritorious productions as are to be found amongst others on the walls of the Supplementary Exhibition. ` THE NOBLE GAME OF GOOSE WAS THERE IN VIEW." Goldsmith. —ln a recent polies case the witnesses spoke of one " Lord Hamilton" who had been scrambling away his money, at a low public in Shadwell, with the sugges tive sign of the " Paddy's Goose." More than one noble young British sportsman has been frequenting very ques tionable publics lately for the same spirited pastime. But in these cases the goose is rather the sign of the customer than the public, and the nationality of the weakminded bird is not limited to one of the British islands. We have had " Johnny's goose " and `lSawney's goose" in the person of the Duke of Newcastie and the Duke of Hamil ton ; for if ever what the Scotch call " dukes" were geese, it is in the case of these two amazingly silly boys ; and in both instances, we fear, the goose may be said to have been cooked. done brown, and cut up, by this time. (From Judy.) - - A Letter of Dis-credit—Mr. Bright's last. NEVER !—From their recent behaviour, we should never think of taking a strawberry leaf out of the Peers' book ! WE HOPE THEY MAL—Although the Lords have passed the second reading of the Irish Church Bill, they may yet amend it in committee, and thus prove themselves to be a House of Correction. THE ROYAL AUTHORESS. — Everybody knows that her Majesty has rushed into print, of course ; end most people have read the book emanating from the pen of the First Lady in the Land. The Queen, however, is not, as has been asserted, going to start a serial under the title of the " The Windsor _Review." This morning, at St. George's, Hanover-square, Lord Eldon was married to Henrietta Minna, e ldc st daughter of Captain Henry and the Hon. Mrs. Turner. rlhe Dean of York, assisted by the Rev. Eldon Bank;, officiated. The presents were very numerous and costly. (From Fun.) EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY.—Unless the present style of summer changes very rapidly, "The Dog Days" will be suitable only for water•spaniels and Newfoundlands. OH, YES.—A number of refugee Japanese princes tre establishing a republic in the island of Yesso. They are evidently resigned to their fate, for their unanimous choice of Yesso must of course be regarded as acquiescence. I ANOTHER ABSCONDER.—It is rumoured that the Clerk of the Weather has followed the example of the clerk of a certain gas company, and levanted from his duties. We understand that he has left his accounts in a very con used state, and that large arrears of bad weather due last winter will have to be realised this summer. We shall be glad when the accounts—and the weather— Pn2,w9 nettled, THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY E VEINING, JUL Y 1, 1869 Closing Business Share NAME. Paid. Price. done 10 Agra Limited, A all 1(5 105 11 Do B lO 3a Si 60 Albion 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo Austrian 20 Anglo-Hungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 51 41 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 10 14 20 Do issued at 2pm ~.. 5 54" 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lint. 25 Bank of South Australia all 30 32 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 39 10 Bank of New Zealand all I+l 17 50 British North American 20 Chartered of Indi a , Austra lia, ~n d China all 25 Chartered Mere, of India London, and China all 20 City 1) 100 Colonial 25 10 Consolidated, lim. 50 Delhi and London, lint 50 East London, lint 5 20 English and American, lint 10 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro. lim 20 English, Scottish, and Aus • tralian Chartered 281 Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all 36 38 281 Do new 55 21 '2l 100 Imperial, lim 2O 15 16, 20 Imperial Ottointa lO 21 21 111 5 ~5 lonian. all i 9 v 2 25 Do new 5 6 3 Lnd Mortgage of India, lim 4 31 :1 10) Do 5 p. e. Deb:USW, 30 all 76 7G 80 10) London Bank of Mexico and South America, lint. 20 7 6 100 London and Brazilian, lint. 45 30 27 20 Do new 71 5 41 100 London &River Plate, lim. 40 6 8 25 Do new 10 11 2 p 111 20 London Chart. of Australia all 201 23; 23 20 London and County 2O 491 101 50 60 Do new, iss at 20 p.m,16 pd II ... ... London Joint Stock 1 311 321 London and South African al 8: 9,1 100 London & S.-Western, lint, 20 13 11 50 London & Venezuela, lint l2l ... ... 100 London and Westminster 2O 61 62 611 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 put. 2O ... ... 100 Merchant, lint 25 6 5 10 Metropolitan, lim all 71 71 75 00 Midland, lint 2O 11 1 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, Rm l5 30 a lp 00 National rrovinc. of Eng'd 42 ... .. 10 Do 50 National. 3O ... .. 20 New South Wales all 41 43 20 North-Western 7l 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 41 42 415 50 Provinc. Bank. Corpo., bin lO 6 i 51 30 Provincial of Ireland 25 Yu 92 10 Do new, all ... ... IOQ Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lint 25 11 11 100 Do issued at 6pm lO 8 6 25 Union of Australia all 47 43 LOO Union of Ireland, lint 50 Union of London l5 311 351 36 1 Is 19 Isi 32 33 11 12 3S 41 2 1 TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. 10 — Anklo-Anieilean 111., lim ill 3uj 304 2tof j r 10 Anglo Mediter Tel., 1im.... 10 13f 111 at Atlantic Telegraph lO 20 23 et Do. 8 per cent. - lOO Gi 73 at B. and I. Magnetic Tel., um lOO 168 173 at Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 258 255 10 Do. New 8 11 lap 25 Indo-European Tel., lim lO ... ... 5 Loud. Provincial Tel. lim all 31 31 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent all f fp 10 Mediterra. Eaten. Tel., lim all 4 41 25 Reuter'e Telegram all 63 71 20 Societe Transatlant., lim... All 181 191 1.1 et Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all 11 11 lf 20 Telegraph Con. & Maim,' im all 2t4 21 20 191 SU. Kingdom Tel. Co., lim all of Of CI 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref. all If 411) upon the altar. Magazine for July. PROTESTANT DEFENCE. The East London Protestant Defence Association held a meeting on Wednesday, presided over by the Earl of Bandon, and addressed by Lord George Hamilton. The Earl of 13ANDoN, in his opening speech, said : He was afraid that very few of those who voted at the last general election in favour of those who were pledged to support Mr. Gladstone knew the meaning of either disestablishment or of disendowment. What was put before the electors were statements with respect to some trifling difference in the social position of Irish Protestants whereas the question which ought to have been submitted t) them was whether the great religious victory achieved by the Reformation was to be cancelled by Act of Parliament. Church and State had ever been connected since the clays of the patriarchs down to the present moment, and if the nation would now give up the union between them it would amount to this—that the State took no cognisance of any religion whatever, and so the people.would drift into indifferentism, and from indif ferentism into atheism and blasphemy. Mr. Gladstone's bill was a most unjust one. He denied that. any of that property had ever belonged to the Church of Rome. He would ask the English people if the Protestants of . . Ireland, who had ever been peaceful citizens, who had been at all times distinguished for their love of law and order, and for their loyalty to the Crown, were to be betrayed to the machinations of the Church of Rome and of the Popish hierarchy. In all their calamities the Iri,li Protestants had this consolation—they were au united Church. In Ireland the Protestants had an open enemy to fight against, but in England the enemy, in the shape of Ritualism, was concealed, and preyed upon the very vitals of the Church. These Ritualists were all opposed to the Irish Church, and wished to destroy it, because it had been at all times true to the primitive faith. The Conservative member for Middlesex (Lord George HAMILTON), also denounced very fervently the bill and its author. A great deal (he remarked) had been said about the verdict of the country ; but he did not hesitate to say that the Irish Church Bill was as contrary to the opinions of the majority of the electors of England as it was hostile to the future prosperity of the country. It was an infringement of the solemn treaty entered into with the Protestants of Ireland at the time of the 'Union. Noncorformists made great efforts in support of the volun tary principle,but he believed that theybad been thoroughly deceived at the last election. They had been induced to vote for the supporters of Mr. Gladstone on the under standing that not a sixpence of the Irish Church revenues should be applied to the maintenance of Popery, and yet the very first thing this bill proposed to do was to provide a permanent endowment to Maynooth. Regarding Mr. Gladstone as a veteran defender of Church and State, many believed he was incapable of doingany injury to the Church, and, besides, they gave him credit for being a man of gene roue impulses, but in all that they had been most miserably mistaken. Instead of being a generous measure it was a severe and sweeping one, for it was all nonsense to talk about religious' equality in Ireland, where Popery was as much an estabishment as any Church could be. They had now to consider this question : Would it be an advantage or a disadvantage to the Church of Ireland to be disesta blished? If it were an advantage, then whynot apply the principle to the Church of England. If it were a disad. I vantage, then IV hat right had they to inflict such an injury on the Protestants of Ireland? NORWEGIAN CHURCHMAIVSIIIP We spent a Sunday at Odde, and were fortunate enougq to witness a service. It takes place once in three weeks. The rector is the brother of the Minister of War, and has several other churches to look after. This arrangement is in accordance with the principle adopted at the Reforma- tion, by which several parishes were amalgamated into one district, so as to provide a good income for one clergyman. This was thought better than maintaining each parish a separate cure as before, and having a poor clergy. The result of this arrangement is that the Church privileges of the laity are greatly restricted, but the clergy are the wealthiest class of the community. On the Norwegian Fjords the boat takes the place of the carriage in England. A whole fleet of small craft lay drawn up on the beach. Sometimes a large boat called the church-boat is used to convey a numerous party. The women handle the oar as well as the men, and will often pull five or six miles with out stopping. In Norway, as in most other countries, the women have contrived to monopolise costume. The men are hardly distinguishable from English peasants, but the married women are a gorgeous spectacle. Upon their heads they wear a large expanse of plaited white muslin, in shape like the bell of the calceolaria flower. Over their bosoms they display a bodice of the most elaborate beadwork. The maidens do not don the cap or the beaded bodice. The younger girls wear the hair in two long pigtails, others more advanced in years twist the hair with a scarlet snood. The latter mode is very becoming, and with the dark skirts, the scarlet and white bodices and snow-coloured aprons and collars, make lip a most charming costume. Inside the quaint and rudely decorated church the men sat upon the right side, the married a•otneu upon the left, and the girls stood or knelt in the aisle. Not a few of the sterner sex remained outside the church and took no part in the service, for t:,e Norwegians arc by no means a religious race. The priest wore a close fitting Mack robe and a whito ruff. There was no Communion, and so his surplice was Very Joie;.; psalms ♦sure sung to plaint Ivo chants much out of tune. The priest stood all the while before the altar with his back to the people ; the precentor leading the singing. At the close of it the priest mounted the pulpit, made an extempore prayer, followed by the Lord's Prayer, and then began his sermon. The celebration of Holy Communion is attended by a good th-al of ritual. Non-communicants remain and group themselves around the communicants as the elements are administered. Great care is taken that no one communicates who has not previously made his Contnz it nio n's -81 - r ft. This is the only form of confession required in the Norwegian Church. The utmost importance is attached to confirmation. The candi dates are prepared most carefully for six months by the parochial clergy, and each clergyman administers the rite to his own parishioners. A fatherly relationship is thus established between the two, such as can never exist between the candidates and the Bishop, whom they have never seen before and may never see again. Confirmation as a necessary qualification for all public offices and for most private engagements, implies not only a religious, but a secular, education, and the inference would be in the case of a young man or woman passing the usual age for confirmation without being confirmed, that they were in- tellectually deficient or morally unsound, and therefore were not capable of undertaking any duties.—From " Fjeld, Fjord, and Foss," in the Churchman's Shilling Sacramento papers give a long account of the funeral of John C. Heenan, the " Bcnecia Boy." It is said that the American gentleman whom the Reform Club blackballed, notwithstanding the recom• mendation of Messrs. Bright and Forster, is Mr. Smalley, of the New York Tribune. CRIME IN IRELAND.—The assize for the county of Leitrim has been opened at Carrick•on•Shannon. The Lord Chief Justice, in charging the grand jury, congratu lated them on the state of the county. The cases for trial only amounted to one-half of the number at the last assizes. His lordship remarked that the constabulary returns shewed that serious assaults were the offences most frequently committed in that county. Intoxication was the stimulating cause in most of these cases, and he expressed a hope that the gentry and clergy would exert themselves to put down this disgracvful vice—" the parent of crime." How TIIE COMMONS REJECTED A BILL. Th. 6 Speaker was examined at the last sitting of the Corn mittee on House of Commons' Witnesses, and gave evi dence in favour of a statutory power to examine witnesses at the bar. The right hon. gentleman, referring to the traditional jealousy of the two Houses, said that in 1772 Mr. Burke complained bitterly that he had been kept three hours waiting at the door of the Lords with a bill sent up from the Commons, and that the latter were so indignant that shortly afterwards, when a bill was brought down from the Lords to impose a bounty on corn, the House rejected it by a unanimous vote. The 4 peaker then tossed it across the table on the floor, and a number of members rushed forward and kicked it out of the House. Communications are now made through the officials of both Houses.-00. THE MEMBERS FOR SOUTHWARK AND THE TEETorALLEns.—In reference to the remarks made by Mr. Locke, M.P., in the House of Cuimbons, reflecting on a certain class of temperance advocates alleged to be in fluenced by mercenary moti i ves, and the promise of Mr. Layard to establish a restaurant in Victoria Park, a meeting of about 300 people (chiefly teetotallers) was held us the Borough road Congregational Church on Wednes day night, to protest against the conduct of their parlia mentary representatives, and to form a committee to take action in favour of securing members in future who would support the closing of public-houses. The meeting was addressed by the Rev. G. M. Murphy ( , :hairman), Mr. .Taber. West, and Mr. Otway. In addition to the avowed object of the meeting the advocates took an opportunity of pushing their favourite doctrine, in support of which they quoted numerous statistics. Mr. Layard and Mr. Locke, who had been invited to attend the meeting, sent letters—Mr. Layard, apologising for unavoidable absence, and Mr. Locke declaring that he had no explanation to give, nor did he know that his recent remarks differed from his previous declarations. This last statement was received with hisses. The protest and motion for forming §94 gcctißSO_ l 44 l ittcq PIM Piikti.lll2ll, l o APPNYOd. ORDINARY illiAdEti AND BTOCIES. ;hare Railways. et Bristol and Exeter ...... 100 77 79 et Caledonian lOO 79 791 781 at Cambrian lOO 18 a 20 Cornwall all 21 3 at Dublin & Belfast June lOO 77 79 st Dun„Perth,& Ab. June lOO 70 73 2 / East London all 6 7 30 Uo 15 2J Do 10 st Glasgow &S. Western lO2 101 103 it Great Eastern .. .0) 351 3sl 381 at Do. E. Angl. No. 2.... 100 it Great North of Scotland lOO 15 6 et Great Northern ... 100 108 109 at Do. A stock at Do. B ntocY lOO .. at OtS, and W. 01 Ireland lOO 95 7 sc Gt. Western —Original l4O 50 8.1 501 rt Do. South Wales luo 84 88 at Do. W. Mid.—Oittord llO 23 27 st Do. Newport lOO 18 30 at Lancashire& Yorkshire lOO 125 2M 123 at Lon., Brigh.,& &Coast ICO 411 41 44) 02 Do Scrip - st 1 on., Chat., and Doerr lOl 161 171 it Uo. Metrop. is:x. A IOU 9 11 at Lon. & North Western llO 11F1 11v I'Sl at Lon. & South Western llO 8) 91 at Man., Shet., A Lincoln l4O 5 I 351 :51 at M. trot itan . luo e 8 081 971 at Do Extensbn 100 93 96 01 10 Do. New rd 10 j Id st Me ,, molitan District. all to Metrop at. John's IN oo 1 6 st Maud st On, liirtuin. A Darby lOO 15 87 st North British at Do. 16d., Pth., & Dun lO9 st P or. Kastern—Berwics lOO 1051 .061 1931 25 Do. G. N.E purehast 16.13.1 st Do Leeds. ...... st Do York lOO :11; 1S at Do Carlide . llO st Do Stocr. &, Darling l6O 114 ;36 st North Lon ion 10 Do New 1818 .. 2 11 lip at North Staffordshire lOO 57 59 571 7 st North and S.-W. Junction 100 98 100 10 Do New £lO shares 7 ... st Rhymney st Shropshire Union 1(0 681 59i st South Devon' st South Eastern lOO 78 78i at Staines, Wok'hani, & Wok all 12 13 st 'l' Au Vale -- Do. 0 ... 6 - - Waterford & Kilkenny ILO - 10 Waterloo & Whitehall 6 st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent, 100 86 88 et Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO ... st Do. Scot. N.E., 41 per cent lOO ... st Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO ... at Do. do. 7 per cent lOO st Da. do. Ordinary lOO 73 82 st Do. Midland at Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 ~. 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gua all ... at Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO 105 107 at Do. Ist Class preference lOO ..„ at Glas. & S.W. gua. 5 per et lOO ... at cit. Eastern, ILO Ex. No.l 100 91 99 st Do do N 0.2 100 95 03 at Do do 6 per cent 100 100 111 at Do East Anglian Asp. c. 100 at Do do B 6 do. 100 st Do do C 7 do. 100 st Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 at Do E. Union 4 p.c. gua. 100 7 . 0 ;5 at Do Nozfolk 5 p.c.Ex.1816 100 st Do do 5 p.C.Way.Val.lB47 100 ... at Great Not them, 5 per cent 10 at Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. e. pm. 100 Do 4 1 do do do 100 st Do 5 do at sp. c. pm. 100 ... et Do Leeds, Bradford, and Ilalifax, 6 per cent st Gt. Nrth of Scotland, lat pf 100 ... st Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 96 97 st GLWest.—Orig.a.int.-Iteut chg., per gua.s st Do. Orig. (B. &H. Ex). 5 p.c 100 95 100 st Do do 4 1 per cent. 1850 100 87 89 st Do do 4 do do ... 100 77 79 at Do do 5 per cent. redem. 100 95 97 st Do do Birmingham gua 100 63 72 at Do do do pref... 100 st Do do Cheater gua lOO 85 9 at Do do do 8 per cent lOO ... at Do do do 5 do 100 05 10C at Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 at Do do 44 p.c lOO ..„ at Do do 41 1850— 100 at Do do 5 st Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g lOO 110 112 at Do do 2d gua lOO 107 111 at Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c lOO 90 92 at Do do 2d do 100 97 too st Do gust. 51 per cent. 1863 100 00 Lancaster & Carlisle 4) p.c. ail st Laucash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 3 135 st Do Barnsley, £5 Is 10d p.c. 100 at Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 135 at Do 4) (Blackburn purch). 100 98 100 at London & Brighton, 5 p.c guarantead, No 1 at: Do 5 per cent. gua. No. 2 lOO st Do 6 do do lOO at Do 5 do Na. 4 lOO at Do 7 per cent lOO at Do 6 do (W.E. & C.P.) 100 at Da 4 do 1859 lOO at London, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent lOO ••• at London and N.W., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO 114 11 t at Do Bedford &Cambridge lOO st Do Shrewsb'y & Welchp'l lO3 at London and o W. 7 p,c late 0d shares, lOO 110 150 s Do (Purism. perp aus 2s6d) all ... 8 Mau., Shef.,&Lineln. 6 p.c. 100 ... Do a Do 3) per cent 10) 60 65 1 Do redeem. 6 percent 5 st Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 100 105 a Do Bristol& Bina., 6 p.c DO 1,2 101 Do 4) per cent. redeem ltiu 100 a Do 41 per cont. irredeem lOO US 111 s Do Leicester &Wenn, k p,c 1o) st North British, 5 p.c. Nu. 1.„, too st Do E. &G.4p. c. S. D LOJ st Do N. 8., No. 2, 3 per cen.t IOJ at Do Border Union, 33 p.e at N.-Eastern--Cous. 4 p.c LUO 87 35 st lio 41 per cent. redeem ..... 100 0; v 9 at Du 0- N. E. 4 per cent., lOO 17 1h...130r .fick capital S 14.1. Do York, 11. et S. purea.,,,,o l., it; Du Stektu ti Drliug. a. ;O p.o loJ 106 lua at Do W, Uartlepool /I. aunt It 10J 8 t S 6 20 North Staffordshire all 205 21 10s 6. Devon Annuities, 1 3 all 9 It/ lOs Do Tavistock Anus., 10s all 8 9 10s Du Fixed 41 per cent all 8 10.6. S. a:ast. (acad. Anus., 1.0.6) all 22 23 - st Do 41 percent lOO at Do Fixed 41 per cent lOO ••• ••• st Taff Vale No.l ••• ••• 1043 14 • 153 at Waterford & Kilkenny, 6pc 100 43 4.1 RAILWAYS.—PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of oach separate year. - • at Caledonian 41 p c gua. at Do Scot. Ceti. min. 7 p c lOO st Do 41 p irredeena all st Do 4p c con. issued at 80 6. st Groat Eastern 41 par cent. 100 st Do 5 do, 1862 lOl at Do New 5 do, 1863 lOO at Do do 5 do, 1861 lOO at Great Northern, 5p c irrod lOO st Do Per-naueut 5 per cent lOO at Do Boston &Sleaf,l, 41 pc 103 at Great West., W. p c 100 st Do Jointixrpe. 5p c, 1865 too 83 94 at Do do 6p c irred., 1366 100 10) leB 20 Do Vale N oath perp. 5p c all IV 24.1 at Ii ent Coast, 6 per cent, R WO 5 Lane. and York Now 41 per cent till July, 1871 2 at Loud., Brig &c., 41 pc, 1854100 at Do do 4 do, IS6O 100 at Do do 41 do, 1861 100 at Da do 4i do, 1863 100 st Do do 5 do, 1365 100 at Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 103 a'. Do No. 7 5 do at Lond , Chat., &c., 2d, 6 p.c at Do Metrop. Ex., B 6 p.c 1043 Do do C 6 p.c at London& N. Western, 5p c 100 110 112 st London &S. Western, 41 p c 100 t 3 95 10 Man. she. & Lin., 5 pc, 1865 all 8 4 8 4 st Metropokitau a percent lOO 100 104 st Midland, A 5 per cent pref lOO 107 109 st Do B 5 do 100 107 109 18 Do 5 p c opt. to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1864 all 201 211 13 Do Inconv. New Shares all 111 191 12 Do 5 p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1872 Bl 14 21p st North British, E. and G No. 1, 5 per cent at Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 Do E ,P., & Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 at Do E. & , N 0.2, 5 p.c st Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 100 at Do E. & G., N 0.3, 5 p.c at Do E. & G., (Ordiry) 41 p c 100 .. st North Eastern,.4l per cent 100 v 5 (a st Do Stock. & Darl., D st North London, 41, per cent (Max. b per cent) st North Stallordahire 5p c lOO at South Eastern, 41 pc, 1859 100 st Do 5 do 1861 100 at Do 6 do (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 st Do 5 do, 1864 at Victoria St. & Pimlico, 41 pc 100 •.• d s j 85 88 83 / 3 8 b 2 85 3 1p BAIL WAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED BENTALSJ at Ml623fiead lticT 92 91 Yi 100 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer all 100 102 et Buckinghamshire at Chester and Holyhead lOO 51 56 at Do. 51 por cent, at Do. b do. ... at Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO st Colchester Stour Valley at East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lOO 132 131 20 Gloster and Dean Forest all „.. a Gt. Bass., Newm., &c., 5 p.c 100 a Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 .., st Do. do. Woodhrg.Ex., do 100 st Gt. West, W. Mid., Herof 100 96 93 50 Hull and Selby all 110 112 st Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 212 2 6 at London and Blackwall lOO 93 95 at Do. 41 per cent lOO at London, Chat., &c., 41 p c lOO at Do. Com. Fund, 5 do 100 at London and ereenwich at Da do Preference lOO at London, Tilbury, &t South 100 at Lowostoft, gun 4 percent lOO et Do. do. 6 do. lOO 51 Manch., Buxton, &Matlk.., all et Midland, 13ralford, Pref lOO 10 Mid Kent Cray Line) 60 Northernt East., 5 per cent all b 0 Do. do. 6 do. all at N. Eastern—Hartlep00l at N. West. A porp. prof, bp c lOO 107 109 at Do B minimum 11 p.c lOO ..„ at Notting. &Granth. R. & C 100 91 93 25 Preston and Wyre. all 44 46 ... Royston, Hitch., and She)). 100 132 134 st Shrewsbury and Hereford 100 132 J 34 io Do do 8 2 gip at S. Yorksh. and River Dun 100 97 99 at Dc 4 per cent gua 10; 78 80 t Do 5 do at Vict. Station andPimlico 100 175 IFp at West Cornwall 20 West London, Class A all 13 14 20 Do do B all 20 Do do C all at Weymouth and Portland.,, 100 st Wilts and Somerset 62 64 84 85 79 81 914 91 .5j DOOJi $. st East and West India, lOO 11) 121 st Loudon. and St. Katherine 100 i 3 4; 100 D oDeb. stock, 4 per cent all ~... .. Milwall Freehold Land rst Dock lOO 26 30 at Southampton lOO 7.) 72 at Surrey (Niziaaracial „„ „„„ ~. •• Paid. Closing Snsinse Price. dens. RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHARES A.ND STOCKS. ~ E LLAITtotrs. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 15 151 25 Australian Agricultural 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lim. 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lim 9 3 53 10 Berlin Water Works, lint all 14 111 10 Do. New 6 3 4 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lim. 30 9 10 5 Bombay Gas, lim. 5 Do. New 4 11 Id 50 British American Land 44 15 17 20 British Indian Tea, lim. all 24 31 20 British Ship Owners 7l 29 Canada Company 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lim 2l 20 Ceylon Company, lim. 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lim. 25 City of Loudon Real Pro perty, lim 9 30 City of Milan Improv. lira all 25 City of Moscow Gas, lint... all 50 City Offices, Jim. ............... 25 50 Colonial, lim. Do. 50 Commercial Union (Assur) 6 10 Company of African Mer chants, lim. 3 20 Continental Union Gas, lira. all 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 71 per cent. 100 Corporation of London Bonds, 1877, 41 per cent. all 100 Do. 1879, 44 per cent. all 100 Do. 1882, 44 per cent. all 10 Credit Fon. of England, lint. all 50 CreditFon.of Mauritiusiirn lO st Crystal Palace lOO et Do. Preference lOO at Do. 6 p. c Perpetual Deb lO9 20 Darjeeling, line. ICI Eastern Assam, lim. 6l 50 East Indian Land Credit and Finance, lim. 20 East India Irriga. & Canal all 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lira. 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy Gus. by Egypt. Gov all 20 Egyptian Com. & Trad. lira o al:Ouppe., Alm 21 15 English and Foreign Credit 74 100 Eng. and Scot. b! arine, lim 8 10 Fairbairn Engineering 5 20 Fore-street Warehouse,liin l2 100 Fur. & Col. Gov. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at £B5 all 50 Gollivara, lim 10 General Credit & Die., lint 7l 15 General Steam Navigation I 50 Hums &Out Marian 11. lin). 10 Hong Kong and China. li.ss all 20 Hudson's ii ty all 20 imperial Laud Co. of Mar seilles, lint. 20 Interns. Financial Soc. lim 6 20 Intern'. Land Credit, lint 6 50 Italian Land 6 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all 100 Do. 6p. c. Bds., redeem 1870, issued 90 al l 50 Land Securities, Jim 25 London African Trading l ,) 25 Lon. & Calod. Marine, lint 6 10 Loudon County Land and Building, lint. 50 Loud. Financial Asso., lim 30 2: l 0 11 4 Lond.Gen.Omnibus.Co.lim. all 2 21 50 Loud. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, lim 25 21 16,1 • 20 Lond. & Provincial Marine 2 1.1 pr et Madras Irriga. & Card. Gua. 5 10 c. Mauritius Lby and, India Credit, and Gov. lOO 104 106 103 Agency, 1im..... l4 id 50 Merchant Shippi ng, l i m all 32 37 60 Millwall Iron Works, lint. 121 10 Natal Land and Colonisa- • tion 2 5 National Discount C o . lint 5 111 25 National Pr ov . Marine,dim. 4 . 10 National St eam S h i p, lim. all .t7i 101 20 Nerbudda Coal & Iron, lira. 6 34 30 10 New Consolidated Dis. lim. 3 1i 10 51% ow Quebra.da, lim 44 0 41 4 25 New Z ea l and Loan & Mer • cautile Agency,lim 2l 1 IP 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, 10 Northern lim Assam Tea, lien 5" 7 11 1 5 10 Do. B sr North Brit. Austral., lim lOO 48 51 66 . North Brit. & Moreau. In 6l u 194 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 5 13 14 50 Oriental Financial, lim ll 5 Oriental Gas, lim. 5 Do. New 1 4 Ip 10 Otago and Southland In. vestment, s, lint 40 4p 5 Ottoman Ga 1 0 Panama, N ew Z ealand, and 1 1 24 Australian R. Mail lim 5 Do do. at Peel R. Land & Minerl, lim 100 31 31 60 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all 4 8 50 60 Do. New 1867 lO 11,1 01 50 Rhymney Iron Do. New 2 Rio de Janeiro City Im.,lint all 17 18 100 Royal M Do. ail Steamas G, lim 6 Ol 21 6 42 14 424 Scottish Aust. Invest., lim. 100 78 8 1 Do. 6 p. c. Guar. Pref. 100 Societe Fin. d'Egypte, Bin. 10 7 8,1 Societe Clen.de VEmpire Ot. 8 21 31 50 S. African Mort. & Inv., lira. 6 25 South Australian Land ..• all 34 36 20 Thames and Mersey Marino (Insurance), lim 2 21 3 5 20 Trinidad Petroleum, lim B4 JO Trust & Agency of Aus.,lim 1 11) I / 10 Do do. do. all 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. Canada 5 % 50 Union Marino L'pool, lim 6 41 5 p 20 Union Steam Ship, 1int,,,,,, all 22 24 15 United Discount Corp., lint. 6 IS 11 20 Universal Marine(ln.), lim. 5 11 2 p 10 Upper Assam Tea, Jim all 11 2 30 Van Dietaar's Land ....... 281 0 7 100 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. (Mortgage) Loan... all 22 821 824 60 Warrant Finance, lint l2 11 10d 50 West India and Pacific Steam, lint 2O 4 2 20 West London Wharves and Warehouses • lO 21d 3 2 d 51 414 b 6 2Z 26J 2d pr pr i p COLUZILtL UOVIGULIIdh;LIT iIECURITIZS British Colombia, e per 100 Do. 180.. l5O Can.Gov.6p.o.Jan.v&July 1877-84 Do. 6p. o . .7e13, &Aug.... 100 102 lus Do. sp. o. Mar. & Sept.. 100 102 104 Do. 6p. 0. Jan. Ze July.. 100 88 to 95 Do. b 2. 0. Inscribed ek.. 100 90 92 Cape Hope. 6 p.c.1873.. 100 102 lOi Do. Ap1.&0031 1890-1900.. 100 111 113 Do. do' 1880-90.. 100 107 109 Do. Jan.&July. 1891 .... 100 108 lle Do. 5 per oent. 16 April and 16 Oct., 1900 lOO 08 1(0 Ctylon, Nov 1878, 6 p.c lOO 198 tit Do. 1872, do lOO lus 10T Mauritius, 6 p. o, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 ... •.• DO 106 108 Do. 1882, May and No; Do. 1895, Feb. lz Aug lO 106 108 Melbourne Corporatn., 1667-75, 6 per cent. N.8.G0v.6 190 103 1(.4 Natal 6 p ct, Apl & Oct OO . Do 6p c. May & Nov 1 0 I( 6 105 N. S. W. 5 ire., '7l to '76.. 190 08 1 1 Do. 6 p.c. 1888 to 1890._ 1)3 f,84 901 Do. 5 p.c. rd.'67 to '75.. N.Zealand, 6p. 01.1811.. 100 Do.— _ D 0.6 percent. .... 1(0 DoJan,Aprl,Jay, 01t... 100 93 P 1 Hi Do 6p c. Mar & sept '91.. 100 IOS 110 Du Jove & Dec , 1 , 91 .... 100 109 .t 1 Do rrov. , lAuctld. 1,0 l( mini 1 &2, 1895... Nova Scotia 6 p. c.J an... and July. 1876 Do 1886.. ... 100 102 104 Quoenalnd. Cp. c. 'B2-5 100 1074 1084 11 Do 1891 . Tasmanian 6 per c. 1895 .. 084 1074 Do it 9J '97 .... . Victoria 6 ter con t. 1891 lOO 115 1:6 DO. April and Oct.ii...r e . 'l2 lit 113 49i 26 70 26 70 26 70 26 70 26 70 26 70 2 I d 20 21 5 7 1031 1011 10/1 1051 1031 1041 21 2; 2} 34 24d 22 24 2i 100 103 112 ... ...d 5 1 40 11i MI 04 95 0;4 I : 41 3,4 3 21 1 2 p 871 881 88f 27 2J . 21 jl 1'; izt 2 li 6 41 LI n 65 67 TAM CITY. duced : paper writings. By a Juroc--The children's clothes were lying in a heap on the top of the drawers, near the man's bed. The second bottle was_found on a chair near the satin bed. Loverage, of hosier-lane, opposite the house of the decca=ed rersens, said that she ku. w the family, and saw MA: children on S:ind•ty morn ing. will's:, the window w. s half open. They wear at brcaLfast, but she did not see Mr. or Mil. Dug gan. She spoke to her she believed Mee. The children appeared as if they were in a very roor state. She w,mt out and returned home at eleven o'clock at night, and at twelve o'clock she could see a light in the room. About ten minutes before four o'clock on Monday morning she saw a light as if a fire was burning. It was then broad day-light. She knew nothing of the family herself. She did not &It Duggan go out that morning. Wm. Vurvey, wholes,de chemise, of King-street, Snow-hill, said he did not know Duggan, and did nut remember having ever sold him anything. Witness produced a book having an entry in it of selling 2 ozs of prussic acid to a man named Fearon on the 14th of June. He did not think the two bottles produced were the same as he sold. Ile had seen the body of the man Dugan, and did not believe that be was the man he sold the acid to. On Tuesday morning the police and Mr. Brett came to him, and he told them that he had sold two bottles of prussic acid to a man who had been a customer for two years. He had not seen the dead body at that time. Prussic acid was used by silversmith's and clectro-platers in their trade. There was a great quantity used by them. He never sold prussic ; acid to any one without he knew the party well, and he then entered the sale in a book kept for that purpose. Mr. Stephenwright, a licensed victualler, said that he kept the Wheatsheaf, in Smithfield, and knew the children. Oue of the dead boys came to his house at 11 o'clock on Sunday night and took a stone bottle containing a pot of fourpenny ale away with him. Sergeant Goodeve proved finding the bottle in a cupboard in the house which smelt of ale, but not as if it had had any acid in it. Dr. \Villson, of Parringdon-street, said he was called on Monday last by the police, and repaired to the house. Ile saw the body of the eldest boy in bed dead, lie had been dead several hours. The Witness minutely described the positions be found the other bodies, which have already appeared in this journal. The man and the woman did not ap pear to have been dead so long as the children. The bodies of the man and woman were quite warm, and had probably died about the same time. There might be this inference, that the children might have been poisoned whilst asleep. Ile found acid on the lips of one of the children. His opinion was that the man died last, and he thought that the woman had either taken it herself or bad it administered to her after she was in bed. The reason he believed the man died last was, that ho died in one room and the female in the other, and he could not have walked from one room to the other after taking the poison. In answer to the cor oner, D r. Wilson said that he was of opinion that the woman was a conser Ong party to the poisoning of the children. Mr. G. Wm. Adams, silversmith, 15, 16, and 17, Hosier-lane, deposed that the deceased had given him notice to leave his employ on the 3d of April last. On that day he said that he was ill and unable to continue his situation, as his lungs were affected, and a homoeopathic doctor had told him that he must seek other employment. Witness wanted him to stop, and said, "Look at me, I have lived 21 years with only one lung. Con sider your wife and children." Since that time he drooped, and he lost all spirit. The jurhafter a shortdeliberation, returned a ver dict " That the six deceased children died from the effects of prussic acid, administered to them by IValter James Duggan, and Emma Char lotte Duggan, and we find that they are guilty of wilful murder in each case, and that they afterwards destroyed their own lives while in an unsound state of mind." THE AWFUL MURDER AND SUICIDE IN The following appeared in our Latest Edition of yesterday evening:— At half-past two o'clock this afternoon Mr. W. J. Payne, the deputy-coroner for London and .!::outhwark, opened an inquest in the board room of St. Bartholomew's Hospital on the respective bodies of Walter James Duggan, Engine Duggan, Alice, Jesse, Robert Thomas, Edda Frances, Emma Charlotte, and an infant named George some particulars of whose awful death have already appeared in this journal of Monday and yesterday. Notwithstanding the immense size - of the room, the same was densely crowded, and the greatest excite ment prevailed throughout the whole of the pro ceedings. The jury having been sworn and the foreman chosen, they proceeded to the residence of Mrs. Chawner in Hosier-lane, Smithfield, where the whole of the eight bodies were lying in the same state as when first discovered. The rooms showed unmistakable evidences of great poverty prevailing in the place. The jury, upon viewing the awful scenes, app(ared to be greatly moved. Upon their return to court tl.e following evidence was ad 2!r. Barba., of the firm of Wyld and BArber, here informed the Coroner that he appeared to watch the case for Mr. Adams, in consequence of certain remarks having been made in the news papers. The Coroner—Never mind what appeared in the newspapers ; we will hear what he has to say on oa h. Mr. Inspector Everett was called, and produced the letter written by Duggan on the morning of the fearful tragedy, which the Coroner perused, and then read carefully the one which he had sent to Lis brother. Daniel Evans, sergeant in the City Police, sta tioned at Smithfield, said that on Monday last he received a letter by post at 8 o'clock in the morn ing, bearing the date of that day. It did not bear the mark of where it was posted. One of the letters the mother had not seen. The Coroner—l will show it to her presently, for form's sake. The mother was called, and deposed that the letter received at the station was in her son's handwriting. The examination in chief resumed.—ln conse quence of that letter he went to the house about half-past eight, but could not get in. He, with other officers, went to the next house, and opened a back window on the first floor. A man named Jenkin Thomas went in and came down and opened the door, when he and Sergeant Goodeve went into the house, and on the first floor front room on a table be found this bottle (produced) and a Bible. The book was not opened, but the marriage certifi cate was pinned on the first leaf of the Bible There was a little fire in the room burning, and some pieces of partly burned paper. On the second floor back room on a bed he found a man lying un dressed, and dead. Ilis arms were under the clothes, and near the side of the bed he found this bottle and a spoon (produced.) The bottle was labelled Shields hydrocenic acid. He then went into the front room, and in a cot by the door he found the body of a boy also dead. He was rather inclined to be reclining on his left side. On the left of the bed he found in bed a woman undressed, and also dead. She was lying on her back undressed. On the right side of her was a boy apparently four years old,l dead ; and on the left side a child (a girl) also dead, and at the foot of the bed another child also dead. They were undressed. In another bed he found two other children undressed and dead. They did not appear to have struggled. Dr. Wilson was seat for and attended. He found another bottle in the same room. Witness did not communicate with Bristol. Police-constable 274 said that he went with Ser geant Evans to the house and assisted in searching the place. He could confirm all that the sergeant had stated, and added that he found the spoon (produced) on the bed at the woman's right si .e— -the woman's arms were under the bed-clothes—the spoon appeared to have been placed there, and not thrown there c trelessly. He found a desk, and in it 10z. and 4i postage, stamps, an I somz paper 1$ PORTING IN TELL/ GENGE-ThiS ' LIVERPOOL MEETING—THIS DAT. (Br ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH) NURSERY HANDICAP. Sunflower Punada Eekdale Rag ran. LIVERPOOL CUP. The Spy.. Fortunio... Sportsman Five ran. The Laird was serat:hed out of the Liverpool C 10.15 this morning. Fairwind was also scratches: Bm. this day. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. LIVERPOOL RACES--YESTERDAY. IVELTER STAKES. Portugal Mrs Power Messinger.. Tnre, rao. .• 000 00000 HANDICAP PLATE, 40 SOVS. La Charautoune Pa t rici a n ~ Kellogg... Eeveu ran. BENTINCK HANDICAP, Emerald Plenipotentiary SHORTS HANDICAP. Ptarmigan Saubrette ...... Lord Bothwell , ALL-AGED SELLING STAKES. Siege Train.. Flyaway o Miss Croft . MAIDEN PLATE. Emerald . Miss Banks . Recovery EARL SEFTON'S PLATE. Myosotis Lord Bothwell STANLEY NURSERY. Vintner Princess Louise Airs Croft HER MAJESTY'S PLATE. Kidderminster D.tlby Throe per Cent Four ran. STAND STARES. Void. CHELMSFORD RACES -YESTERDAY. NURSERY STAKES. Fusee Zacchaeus Transgressor—, Nine ran. lIYLANDS HANDICAP. Alice .., Warlike Bayleaf Five ran. TOWN HANDICAP. Casse Tote , Kingsley Violetta Four mu. WITHAM HANDICAP. Lincoln.. Juanita... Bayleaf E Eight ran. QUEEN'S PLATE. Wild Flower Epworth Mars Sarcolite ~ Five ran. MEMBERS' PLATE. Alico Maud .. Lady Clinton Six ran. AMERICA. NEW YORK, June 3 Accounts of the recent sailing hence of Cuban filibusters are conflicting, and it• is bet. that only a portion of the men un•ler Cu. Ryan's cow:nand sailed. The authorities making strenuous exertions to arrest the remai General Canby h:ts issu,.td an order stayiui forcil)le collec:Lin of debts in Virginia uary. ie Oregon luai ins arc arming and Je their rest!rv.-ttioti:. .A,lviees from Cuba Aate , that. comilete ban revails between G , zueral de RoJao and the Si , volunteers. IMPERIAL PARMA ffEl HOUSE OF COMMONS.—YESTERDAL The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. THE OVEREND AND GURNEY TRIAL. Mr. BRUCE, in reply to Mr. Eykyn, s tid the m of the prosecution in this case had been fully consid in the cabinet, and the result arrived at there was nothing in this case that should re: it from those of ordinary cases where the secution is left to those who had been sufferers. only precelent was that of the Royal. British Bank, the prosecution was carried on at the expense of the vcrnment, but that was a case to be avoided rather followed. The Government had been applied to to nish funds for the prosecution of the directors of the I. Bank, but that application had been refused, it was thought quite impossible to furnish f to carry on a prosecution, the conduct of would not rest in their hands. He was quite aware it would be said there was an inconsistency in the vernmeut prosecuting Madame Rachel and refusing so is the case of the directors in the case Overend, Gurney, and Company, but the que• iu the former was totally different from that in the Is In Madame Rachel's case the question was whether a ticlar judge had jurisdiction to try the case, and upon the previous conviction and sentence of five years} servitude depended, and so great public impor: attached to the determination of the que that the Government felt bound to take matter up. The Lord Chief Justice had decided tl prosecutor could not in that court conduct his case in son, and he thought it would b 3 admitted that he w competent authority on the point. The Governm having fully considered the whole of the matter, we opinion that the circumstances of the case of -Ove) Gurney and Co., (lid not afford sufficient reason for an any exception to the general rule. Mr. EYKYN gave notice that to-morrow he should the attention of the house to the subject. (Hear, hes Mr. FAWCETT asked if it was competent for a citor to conduct the prosecution ? Mr. BRUCE could not say, as he was not well-info on the subject they practice in law courts. AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS. The debate on the proposition for discontinuing collecting of agricultural statistics was resumed, but a short discussion the motion of Mr. PELL for thou • continuance was withdrawn. ANNUITY TAX (EDINBURGH) BILL. Mr. M'LAREN moved the second reading of this b After score discussion the house divided, when I appeared— For the second reading Against it Majority —9 The bill was read a second time. PARTY PROCESSIONS ACT. The adjourned debate on this bill was resumed, Mr. 0. FORTESOUE said he could not give his a to the second reading of the bill, more particularly al period, when it had become necessary for the Govern ,o send an immense military force to Ireland, to pr. - . . any disturbance arising from a collision taking pla( tween the two parties in the north of Ireland on tl. casiun now approaching. (Hear, hear.) The Goveri would put tho present law into force most effective] the purpose of maintaining the peace, and he could hope that, in the north of Ireland, peace would be served on the 12th of July. The debate had not coccluded at a quarter to s which hour it dozed in compliance with the sta orders. Tho County Courts (Admiralty Jurisdiction) Billr through committee. The committee on Marriage with a Deceased Sister Bill was postponed until to-morrow. The other orders having been disposed of, the adjourned. PRICE OF GOLD. The quotaliln of gold at Paris 'ls about at par, t le short exchange on London is 25f. 1811 per Li ate )n Comparing these rates with the English Mint pr, rls.loid. per ounce far rtanl4rrl gold, It appeArt , gold at the above price is slightly dearer in London in Paris.