The Sun. — London, England, 1869-04-09 00:00:00

~p~.rM' ion, 0 )s and rs ape Irs an 4 annir effieg coach" lieu of ye big ►PanY l denlyl Toner its are lan be agent ed 11 5 , the I bun. it era' tice of rsciajo lersoo a thci, twat 'evitlf .edins MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two CC:LOCK. Consols are 93* 1 1 for money; ditto, for Ac count, 934 ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 914 2 ; New Three per Cents, 92 18 ; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, par; ditto £lOO, 1200, and £5OO, par; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., —. India Stock, 104 per Cent., April, 1874, ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1134 4; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 1004. In the Foreign Market there is a rise of * in Italian, and 1-16 in New Spanish Three per Cents. Prices are follows :—ltalian Five per Cents., 55 651 ; Mexican, 141 15 ; Greek, 114 12 ; New Spanish, 31 311 ; Turkish Five per Cents., 41 411 ; Peruvian Five per Cents., 79 791 ; Honduras Rail way Loan, 82 83 ex coupon. The Danubian Commission Guaranteed Loan is 4, 1 prem. In the Railway Market Caledonians are better, Great Eastern 4, Great Norther A I, Metropo litan 1, Midland 4, Brighton 1, South Eastern 4, all better. The quotations are as follow : Caledonian, 791 to 801 ; Great Western, 49 to 494 ; Great Eastern, 37 4 to 371 ; Great Northern, 107 to :4; ditto 109 to 4 ; Lanca shire, 123 to 1234 ; Metropolitan, 1021 to 102; ; do. Extension, 1004 to 1011 ; Midland, 1164 to 4 ; Sheffield, 56 to 564 ; Brighton, 481 to 4 ; North British, 35 to ; North Western, 1154 to 1154 ; North Eastern, 1024 to 103 ; South Eastern, 754 to 76 ; Chatham and Dover, 161 to 164. American Five-Twenties are 834 83/ ; the Bonds of 1885 are 82 821 ; and the Ten-Forty Bonds 73/ 74. Erie Railway shares are unchanged at 24 24j, and Illinois Central, 961 97. Atlantic Telegraph Original Stock is 26 27, the Eight per Cent. Preference shares, 34 31, and Anglo-American Telegraph shares, 224 22 4. The sum of £lOO,OOO in gold was withdrawn from the Bank yesterday, chiefly from Brazil. The Suffolk, from Melbourne, has brought £81,216; the Rhuddlan Castle, £42,600; the Ocean, from Geelong, £.16,904 ; and the Cambrian, from the Cape of Good Hope, £4,000 —making a total of £144,720. The Bank bullion is now reduced to a point lower than has been touched for nearly two years and a half. When it was last at its present amount the rate of discount was then also 4 per cent. At the meeting of the proprietors of the Delhi and London Bank, the report was received, and a friendly committee was appointed to examine the accounts and confer with the directors. It was also suggested that the board and the committee should consider the advisability of reducing the liability on the shares. A memorandum from the Varna Railway Com pany intimates that the direct postal service with Constantinople via Rustchuck commenced on the sth instant. Thp Stock Exchange Committee have ordered the first issue of 55,000 shares, being part of an ultimate total of 120,000 shares by the British Inndian Submarine Telegraph Company (Limited) to be quoted in the official list. It appears from a notice just issued by the Im perial Russian Sinking Fund that on the let Jan., 1869, there remained in circulation of the Russian Three per Cent. Loan of 1859 an amount equal to £6,458,900 sterling, besides 64,000 silver roubles. The number of the bonds redeemed in the year 1868 are at the same time published. The London, Chatham, and Dover Railway traffic return, including the Metropolitan Extension and branches, shows this week an increase of £2,046, compared with the corresponding period of last year ; the Metropolitan Extension, separately, an increase of £747 ; the North Eastern, an increase of £2,496 ; the Lancashire and Yorkshire, an in crease of £473 ; and the Manchester, Sheffield, an d Lincolnshire, an increase of £2,949. At a meeting of the Imperial Gas Light and Coke Company a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum was declared. At a meeting of the Surrey Consumers Gas Com pany, a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. per an num was declared. The return of paid clearing for the week ending April 7, issued from the Bankers' Clearing-house, is as follows :—Thursday, April 1, £13,745,000 ; Friday, 2d, £.10,9 16,000 ; Saturday, 31, £14,139,000; Monday, sth, £10,438,000; Tuesday, 6th April, £10,702,000; and Wednesday, 7th, £10,075,000 ; total, £70,045,000. The return from the Bank of England for the week ended the 7th of April gives the following results when compared with the previous week :-- Rest £3,113,358 ... Decrease £576,177 Palle deposits Other deposits 18,803,252 ... Increase 1 323,950 On the other side of the account : Government securi ties £14,970,798 ... Decrease ... 28,255 Other securities 18,480,653 ... Decrease ... 1,650,157 Notes unemployed 7,264,780 Decrease ... 597,515 The amount of notes in circulation is £23,975,030, being an increase of £362,505 ; and the stock of bullion in both departments is £17,225,105, showing a decrease of £347,918 when compared with the preceding return. Subjoined is a comparison of the present position of the Bank of England and the prices of Consols and French Rentes with the corresponding week of last year : At Present. Same Week last Year. Bullion Reserve Notes in circulation 23,974,030 ... 24,611,045 Rate of discount Consols French Rentes 7of. 30e. 691. 12c. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Ditto for Account, 8 per Cent. Reduced 9ll 2 New 3 per Cent New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Cen J all. 1873 Annuities, SO Trs, expire sth Jan., 1881. Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — Do (Red Sea Teleh,raph), Aug., 1908 — Exenequor Bills, £l,OOO, 2i per Ct. Do £5OO Do. £lOO & .£2OO Bank of England Stock, 4f per Cent I— D.. opening ... Canada 4 per Cer;.i.............d; 000000000000000000 00 Inter-Colonial Utnntura .. L ....7: OO INDIAN UOVIDINMENT O SzoD 0 000 0 00 0 0 0 OO India Stock, 101 per Cent., April ' 1874 Do. Opening, for Account ...... ... o. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 ........................... 1 - 13/ I Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 ............. 100 i - Do. Certificates ro. . 5 E n p f e a r c e o d er P t a „ p ja n 4. 1:1 1812 °° , 11 . t .....,: ----- - Do. 51 per Oent. May 1879 Da 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 18 8 7 7 7 2 ._... Do do 1882 Do. do. E t Bonds, Deb., 4r 5 7: per Cent., Cent.,nt. , Aug. 0 1 0 873 — Do. under Ll,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent Do, Scrip :£45 paid .. Anitrian Bonds 5 per cent — Do. 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent Do. 41 per C en t . 1862 — Do. d o. 1858. 75} Do. do. 186) - , Do. d o 1863 69 Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do Account BOl 1 B leno s A yres 6 per Cent. Do 2 p er Cent er Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Cuba, 6 . (Lilia n 6 per Cent no. 4i p er C ent •.• Do. 3 p er C ent., . .• Do. 6 per cent. 1867 .. 95 ' Do 7 per Cent., 1866 _ o nban, 6 per Cent lo2i C 1 1 i uan'sh- 3 Per C t - _ ~ ~ en ~ 1820 .. lian.hian Pr incipalities . 7 1 . 71 :' Cent 761 1) 0 8 Per Cent., 1867 ' BBi E7r4.3arn,N27erd'ousolidated, 1 per Cent E Datts,c,fild lea 1)0, fs iit 140ind8,1910 Do. £100) Bonds ... ; ........................................ . :::: 88131 Do. 18 64 ..... Accou t D 0 . 4 4 1 5 07 131300nngss ........ D English 5crip,d01.68....: - 6-/ Do _reGoverrnmeni Railwa;4l.)4esbeptidtures v ek o per Cent., 1824 5, ex Coups — T. per to. _eepen .............................. • . 0it0unat0kue:i5icaG10n,i)eitr.a..6:1:i.:i..................*:::::::::::......: -- ,„.„ . Loan., 10p. Ct., all pd 811 ` 4 1 . 1 Per Cont., 1865 ...... m Do. Account . Do Mxrommana Railway Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Do. 1864 _ Do 6 per Cent. Ang,lo-French itontevideau 6 per Cent. .. Moorish imperial 5 per Cent - Now Granada l7l 1 Do 3 per Cen, 374 Do. Deferred . Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1855 Do Account .. 791 Do 41 per Cont. (Ui:')arren) Do 41 per Cent.. 1862 -. — Do Account Portuguese 3 per Ct., 1853,'6, 7,'9,'6U,'2.': , 351 Do. do. 1867 854 Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid — Russian 5 per Cont., 1822, £ St Do 4} per Cent . 1850 .. B9 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent~ 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO Bondk._ 91 Do. do. £B4 los. do. .. -- Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds 9ll Do. do £B4 I.s. do — Do Nicolas Railway 651 Sar liniau 5 per Cent — Spanish 3 per Con . -- Do. Ace , ,unt ... Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Deferred — Do. Account Do. Passive Do. Com. Cert. of Coui. not funded Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan — Do Government, 1864 Do do, 1868 Do do, Scrip — Turkish 6 per Cent.: ., ~ . — Do Account .._ .. . 854 Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account Do .£lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Do .£IOC Bonds 69i 70 Do 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1860 651 Do 4 por Cent., Guaranteed Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do. Acetnnt Do 6 per Cont., 1862 Do 6 por Cont. 1864 Dividends on the above payable in London Austrian o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins ... Belgian. 44 per cent. Ex. 25f. Dutch 2i per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... — Do. Account French Rentes, 3 nor Cent., E. 25f. — I taint:, 5 per Cent. 1861, Ex. 25f. Da Account 55 CLOSING PRICES. Oonsols, Money 931 Do. Account, May 6 931- CENIRAL CRIMINAL COURT—(7 his Day. OLD COURT. THE ALLEGED ADMIRALTY FRAUD. Rumble, an engineer on half-pay, and Janes Gambier, a clerk in the Admiralty, wore indicted with conspiracy to defraud Mr. Maxwell, a timber merchant, of £3O; there were other counts varying the indictment. The facts of this case aro doubtless familiar to our readers from the full reports that appeared in The Sun dur ing the time the prisoners were under examination at Bow street Police Court before Sir Thomas Henry. It will be recollected that it was there stated that the particulars of a contract for a quantity of elm timber had been published, and after that it became known to Rumble that a person named Maxwell, a merchant residing in L , m bard-street had sent in a tender for 300 tons. After that Maxwell received a visit from Rumble, who stated that he could ensure the acceptance of his contract upon his giving a sum of money to the amount of £3O. Mr. Max well, after Rumble left went to the Admiralty, and from certain inquiries ho found that his ten der had been accepted, irrespective of Rumble, but he (Maxwell) was directed to appear to fall in with the proposal of Rumble. An appointment was made by Mr. Maxwell with Rumble, and a detective having been placed so that he could not see a visitor, on the arrival of Rumble at Mr. Maxwell's room he (Rumble) told the prosecutor he knew his contract had been accepted, and that information he had received through a friend in th e Admiralty with whom he had to share the money for ob taining the acceptance of the contract. The prisoner Rumble was afterwards seen in company with Gambier, and from what then transpired both parties we re ta k en into custody. A great many witnesses wore called, including Sir Spencer Robinson, Comptroller of the Navy, Admiral Dundas, Storekeeper-General, Mr. Buxton Financial Secretary to the Admiralty, all of whom declared Rumble was quite unknown to them, and that neither of them had the slightest influence in inducing them to ac cept any contract. A great many Admiralty clerks were also examined, but the description of the routine of the Admiralty contract department seemed quite to puzzle the lawyers. It appeared that after a contract was ac cepted ono clerk would then read it, one would have to write the intimation of its acceptance, one would then have the copy of it, one would got it delivered to fold, another ono would put it into an envelope, another ono would hayu to fasten it, another one would have to enter it, and after the letter had gone through the whole of the routine the messenger would have it delivered in time to post, and then would commence a further correspondence to carry the contract out. The chief point against the prisoner, who held an appointment in the Admiralty of over £5OO per annum, was that ho had been seen in fami liar conversation with Rumble outside Somerset-house, on frequent occasions, and that on his being taken into custody, a diary was found upou him containing an entry, "R from £10." The case is not expected to conclude to-day. POLICE lIVTELLIGENCE.-7his Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ROBBERY THROUGH ALLEGED POVERTY. —William Penis, porter in the employ of Mr. T D. T. Sparrow, brush maker, of 89, Piccadilly, was charged before Mr. Knox with stealing two sovereigns, the moneys of his master. The evidence showed that the prisoner, who has only been in the employ of the prosecutor a few days, was en trusted with two sovereigns to pay at a newspaper office for the insertion of an advertisement, but instead of doing so he kept the money and absented himself, and subse quently wrote a letter to the prosecutor stating that he was sorry for what he had done, but that poverty had led him to steal the money, and on Alfred Brook, 111 C taking him into custody, he said that if the constable went to his lodgings he would find one of the sovereigns, which he did. In answer to Mr. Knox, the constable said tbr4 he had ascertained that the prisoner had hitherto borne a good character. The prisoner pleaded guilty, and was committed for a month. THAMES. S G G LIN G. HEM PENALTY.—Abrabam S ollefleld, the steward of the Dutch steamship Batavier, was brought before Mr. Benson, charged with smuggling 151bs. of foreign manufactured tobacco and slbs. of cigars, found secreted on board the vessel by a Custom-house officer, named Bird. Mr. Beverley, from the Customs' Solicitors' Office, pro secuted on behalf of the Crown, and said there had been a great many cases of smuggling from the Batavier, which traded between London and Rotterdam. The prisoner at once pleaded guilty, and said the obacco and cigars were his property. Mr. Paget said all he had to do was to sentence the prisoner to pay £lOO to the Queen, and to be imprisoned until it was paid. He had no power of mitigation, and any appeal for mercy must be made to the Board of Customs. WETMINE. jni ar DANGEItOITS COMPANI S ONSHlp.—STWißniattl Groom was charges e g s ed S uwlli i i v h an a . n unprovoked and viol en t assau lt upon C omplainant, a respectable-looking man, bet wean 6 0 and 70 years of age, said that he met with the defendant last night, and, at his request, had some drink his eob With him. Fi nd i ng that he was losing riety, he refused to take any more, and telling the defendant so left the tavern at Chelsea where they had been enjoying themselves. He had not proceeded far when he suddenly received a violent blow in the face, which blackened his eye and knocked him down. The prisoner Was remanded. application PzTrrioN AGAINST Smith," made in tho JUDGES' CHAM B ERS . ------------------ TIIE WESTMINSIER ELECTION: T MIL W. H. SMITH.—An petition of H. Beal against AV. H. of the petitioner for the repayment ,;i 7 11 h the part deposit.—Mr. Justice Willes said he supposer Xl,OOO were £lO,OOO. Neither Mr. Ford nor Mr. Batten gav e t he Ceosts amount, but his lordship said be supposed they were .7 much,—Mr. Ford said rt man of moderate means Would -3 have been utterly ruined by such a petition., His lordship°il thought the costs were collateral and not interlocutor He would, however, write to Baron Marton on the subject. The matter stood over accordingly. Her Majesty's return to Windsor Castle to-day from London has been postponed, owing to the indisposi tion of Prince Leopold. THE No RIVICII MYSTERT.—Mr. Stanley, Sheward's solictor, left Norwich this morning, for the purpose of pre senting to the Home Secretary the memorial praying for a commutation of sentence. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, Prince and Princess Teck, and suite honoured the perfor mance of "Black and White" at the Theatre illoyal Adelphi last eyeuieg. ihare Railways. et Bristol and Exeter •---.. ••.. 103 77 79 at Caledonian .--..... 100 79: 801 801 79/ et Cambrian. 20 Cornwall all 24 34 et Dublin & Belfast Juno lO9 77 79 at Dun„Yerthok Ab.Junc WO 70 72 2) East London all 6 7 20 LAO lb 2) Do 10 3t Glasgow .t S. Western lOO 97 99 dt Great Eastern .. .00 37: 33 37/ i 1 at Do. E. Angl. No. 2 lOO ... ... st Great Northot Scotland lOO 16 .6 of Great Northern lOO 107 108 st Du. A stuck s , Do. B stock st Gt S. and W. of Ireland l OO 95 : 7 s: Gt. Western -Original lOO 4) 19: 491 A. Du. South Waled et Do. W. Mid.—Uxtord lOO 25 27 az. Do. Newport at Lancashire& Imq:shirt lOO . 23 .21 12'1 1 st Lon., Brigh..& S.Cuast lOO 48 481 48 pi Do Scrip .. . st I Chat., and Dover IOU 164 17 165 at Do. Metrop. Ex. A lou - - at Lon. A Norili Westeri lOO 115: 151 1151 4 _t Lou. 4 South Wetieru lOO 87 til 58.4.- eil Man., Slid., & Lincoln lco L6l 56: 56i it Metropolitan ... • lOO 104 1025 lint 1 st Do Exteusi in .. 10 Do. Net), r 1 .. st Me':ropolitan District. all 5o 12 10 Metrop. at. John's 15 00 1 - 100 6 1165 :17 1161 4 st Miuo.ull at Do, Bimini. A Litt by at N)rth British st Do. Ed., rtii., & Dun lOO st P. or. Eastern-1ler wicic 25 Do. .4. 1 , 1• E parch:ow-16.1 3,1 st Do Leeds 100 93 Di 9.if st Do York st Do Carli.le .... st Do Stoe :. & Darling 1...0 131 131 132 st North Lou ton .. lO9 11 21 10 Do New 18(8 et North Staffordshire lOO 51 16 at North and S.-W. Junction 100 VS 100 10 Do New .ClO shares 7 ... • • at Ithymney • WU 5i 63 at Shropshire Union llO 57 58 st South Devon',.. st South Eastern lOO 755 76 751 61 et Staines, Wok'ham, & Wok all 12 13 st 'ran vale lOO 148 153 -- Do. C ... Waterlord & Kilkenny IOU 10 Waterloo & Whitehall 6 RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 st 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 D 9. do. Ordinary lOO st Do. Midland st Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gua all sti Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO st Do. Ist Class preference lOO st Glas. & S.W. gua. 5 per et lOO st Cit. Eastern, E.C. Ex. No.l 100 st Du do N 0.2 100 st Do do 6 per cent 100 st Do East Anglian A 5 p. c. 100 st Do du B 6 do. 100 st Do do C 7 do. 100 st Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 st Do E. Union 4 p. c. gua. 100 at Do Nor folk 5 p.c. Ex. 1846 100 st Do do 5 p.c.Way.Val. 1847 100 st Great Northern, 5 per cent 10 at Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 st Do 41 do do do 100 st Do 5 do at sp. c. pm. 100 st Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO sti Gt. Nrth of Scotland, let pf 100 st Great South. and Western 88 88 80 82 9i 1 , 9 95 95 10J 112 70 75 96 97 (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO at; G t.West.—Orig.& Jnt.-Bent chg., per gua. 5 p.c lOO st Do. Orig. (B. &H. Ex). 5 p.c lOO at Do do 41 per cent. 1830 lOO st Do do 4 do do at Do do 5 per cent. redem lOO at Do do Birmingham gua lOO st Do do do pref lOO st Do do Chester gua lOO st Do do do 8 per cont lOO st Do do do 5 do 100 st Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 at Do do 41 p.c lOO at Do do 4 I 1859 lOO st Do do 5 at Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g. 10) at Do do 2d gua. 100 at Do Newport, lst g. 5 p.c. 100 st Do do '2d do 100 at Do gua. 51 per cent. 1863 100 100 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. all at Lancash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 at Du Barnsley, £5 38 10d p.c. 100 at Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 st Do 41 (Blackburn purch). 100 st London & Brighton, sp. c. guaranteed, No 1 lOO st Do 5 per cent. gua. No. 2. 100 at Do 6 do do lOO st Du 3 do No. 4 lOO at Do 7 per cent l9O st Do 6 do (W.E. & C.P.) 100 st Da 4 do 1859 lOO st London, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent lOO at London and 11. W., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO st Do Bedford &Cambridge lOO st Do Shrewsb'y & Welchp'l lOO at London and S W. 7 P,c• late 3d shares lOO 2s 6d. Do (Portsm. perp ans. 2s6d) all st Man., Shef., & Linclu. 6 p.c lOO 111 117 6 Do at Do 31 per cent lOO 60 63 10 Do redeem. 6 per cent. 5 at Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c... 100 130 135 st Do Bristol & Birm., 6p. c lOO 1,2 at Do 41 per cent. redeem lOO 18 10J st Du 41 per cent. irredecin lOO 98 lit) Stof at Du Leicester & pc. 100 8t) 91 at North kiritish, 5 p.c. No.l lOO at Do E. &U.4p.c. S. & D lOO at Do N. 8., N 0.2, 5 per con.t.. 100 at Du Border Union, 51 p.c IUU st N.-Eastern—Cons._4 p.c lOO 87 101 103 95 100 88 90 78 80 79 95 97 V5l 60 70 SO 85 vs 100 111 113 107 111 8 > 90 97 10J 1 3 135 130 135 08 100 110 41 per cent. redeem 10) 9 - 5 97 . st Do Cr Y.L. 4 per cent., lOO . 17 Do Berwick capital 6 14.1 ... . ... ... Do York, IL& S. purchase lO 10 10! Do Stcktu & Drling. A 5 p.c lOO 106 p st Do \V, 11 artlepool H. and lt. 100 s t sr, 20 North Staffordshire los :14. Devon Annuities, 1 s all Vlu lOs Do Tavistock Anus., 10s all Si ui lOs Do Fixed. 41 per cent all s tit 1 0.6. S. Last, (Read. Anus., 1.0,6) all 22 23 st Do 41 per cent lOO .., ~. st Do Fixed 43 per cent-- ... st Taff Vale No.l lOO 143 133 s t Waterford ttliilkenny, 6pc 100 41 43 RAILWAYS.-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. _----r-- --- at Uttletionuta 44 p e gua. st Do S c ot. Cen. min. 7p c lOO ••• •.• at Do 41 p irredeem all .., ... st Do 4p e eon. issued at 80 65 ... ... at Great Eastern 44 per cent. 100 .. . . St Do 5 do, 1562 lOO 86 8 . 8 et Do New 5 do, 1863 lOO 85 88 at Do do 5 do, 1861 lOO 82 Si) at Great Northern, 5p c irred. 100 ... .. at Do Permanent 5 per cent. 100 .., . ' st Du Boston & Sleafd, " st Great West ) \V. 11idl., 5p c 100 ~. 1: * st Do J Mut prpe. 5p c, 1865 100 88 v ; at 1)0 do 6p c irred., 1866 10J _lO3 Dm 1,, 7 i s 20 Do Vale Neath perp. p c all 19 20 st Kent Coast, 6 per cent, 8... all 19 ... 1.5 Lane. and York. New 41 per ce nt till July, 1871 2 i i n at Loud., Brig., &c., 41 pc, 1658 100 "^:. st Do do 4 do, 1860 100 ... ... at Do do 41 do, 1861 100 ... st D J do 4 1 do, 1863 100 ~. at Do do b do, 1565 100 .„ ." " st Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 ... at Do No. 7 s do 100 *** ••• •• at Lund , Chat., &c., 2d, 6 p.c ... at Do Metrop. Ex., B 6 p.c ... Do do C 6 p.c ... 100 ••• .... at London &N. Western, 5p e 100 108 110 st London &S. Western, 41 p c 100 a 2 vi 10 Man. chef. &Lin., 5 Pc, 1 865 all 884 st Metropolitan 5 per cent ...... 100 . st Midland, A 5 per cent pref. 100 106 1,;,; at Do B 5 do 100 106 105 18 Do 5p c opt• to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1860 all 201 20 1 201 18 Do Ineonv. New Shares all 18i 191 22 Do 5p c con. into Old 151 Stk., Aug. 31, 1872 ~ 81 11 21p at North British, E. and U., No. 1, 5 per cent ... ... 100 ... ... at Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 ... ... Do E., P., & Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 ... ... at Do E.& ti , No. 2, 5 p.c ... 100 ... ... st Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 100 ••,, ~. st Do E. & G., N 0 . 3, 5 p.c ... 100 ... ~. at Do E. & G., (Ordiry) 4 1 p c 100 .. . at North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 ! 5 s 7 at Do Stock. & Dart., D ... 100 110 112 at North London, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) at North Staffordshire 5p c lOO ... st South Eastern, 41 pc, 1859 100 st Do 5 do 1861 100 ..• ••• at Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 NO ... , St Do 5 do, 186 4 at Victoria St. & Pimlico, 44 pc 100 ... ... RAILWAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIRED RENTALSji et Birkenhead lOO 93 95 100 Do. 44 per cent. Prefer all 99 101 et Buckinghamshire st Do. 51 per cent. st Do. 5 do. et Chester and Holyhead l .l st Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO ... st Colchester Stour Valley at East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lOO 13 136 20 Gloster and Dean Forest all s Gt. Easu., Newm., &c., 5 p.o 100 ... ••• s Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 69 72 at Do. do. Woodbrg. Ex., do. 100 69 72 at t. West ,W. Slid., Heref 100 97 99 50 Hull and Selby all 110 112 st Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 210 2,5 st London and Blackwall lOO 93 95 st Do. 44 per cent lOO ... at London, Chat., &c., 44 pc. 100 at Do. Cum. Fund, 5 do 100 at Loudon and Greenwich ... 100 61 63 t Do. do Preference... 100 ••• ••• at London, Tilbury, & South 100 83 tb at Lowestoft, gua 4 per cent... 100 80 82 at Do. do. 6 do. 100 ... 54 Manch., Buxton, &Matlk , all b bj at Midland, Bradford, Pref , 100 92 94 10 Mid Rout Cray Lille) all 50 Nuttliernk East., 8 par cant all 63 06 50 Do. do. 6 do. all ... t N. Eastern—Hartlepool 100 st N.West. A perp. prel, ap c. 1110 107 109 st Do B minimum 14 p.c.... 100 At Notting. &Granth. 11. & 0... 100 VO 92 25 Preston and 1Ivyre ••• Royston, Hitch., aria Shep lOO 102 104 st Shrewsbury and Hereford 100 131 131 8 2 s a t to t w \ l V v e ecy : 10 Do 8 2 24p nwall st S. Yorksh. and River Dun 100 95 WI st Do do st let. Station and Pimlico lOO 175 ISO 20 Do do B all .. 20 Do do C all C at Wilts and Somerset *** 100 80 82 A a n d aot:l 1.50: 5.11. Weymouth Leo uo. London, Po Classeo nr gu a 10) 78 80 61 7; DOCKS. st East and West India. lOO 122 125 st Loudon and St, Icatherizie. 100 16 4d 100 D °Deb. stack, 4 per cent alb Aliilvrall Freehold L an d •-• at Dock lOO 23 ak Bt SOUthattlptoll lOO 74 74 st §III7OY V9UIDaeIVIII 4 . - TRE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 9, 1869. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Closing; Busmeen Share NAkr.E. Paid. Price. done 10 Agra Limited, A all 11 12 111 10 Do B lO 21 31 313 50 Albion 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lira alll 191 2 1 20 Anglo-Hungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 01 41 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 10 12 20 Do issued at 2 pm....., 5 5 4 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lint 25 Bank of South Australia all 30 32 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 33 10 Bank of New Zealand all 17 18 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, Ind China all 20 21 ! 25 Chartered Mere. of India. London, and China all 191 301 ' 20 City lO 12 121 100 Colonial '2s 59 40 10 Consolidated, lint. 50 Delhi and London, lint 50 East London, lints 2 1 20 English and American, lira 10 ••• ••• 20 English Bank of ltio de Ja neiro. lim lO pr 1 p 20 English, :- sottish, and Aus • tralian Chartered 281 Hung Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all 36 08 281 Do new 5/ 11 '24 lOU Imperial, Um 2O 16 17 20 Imperial Ottoman lO 2 • / 1 1 1.5 lonian all '2l '26 25 Do new 5 1t 4p 20 Lnd Mortgage of Indi a lint 4 3 / 3 1 100 Do sp. c. Debs.lB6l, 301 all 76 75 76 30 London Bank! of Mexico and South America, lim. 20 5 4 100 London aud Brazilian, lint. 45 30 27 17 20 Do new 71 5i 41 100 London &River Plate, lint. 40 9 11 2.5 Do new 10 21 2lp 12f 20 London Chart. of Australia all 2,1 '25 20 London and County 2O 61 03 50 Do new, iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd ll ••• ••• London Joint Stock 1 34 3:1 331 London and South African al 85 91 00 London & S.-Western, lint, 20 11 9 150 London &Venezuela Um_ 121 ••• ••• 100 London and Westminster. 20 6 1 65 . 6 1 1 3 4 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm 2O 100 Merchant, lint 25 6 4 10 Metropolitan, lim all 7 1 7 4 100 Midland, him.. 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lint l5 ld 1p 100 National rrovinc. of Eng'd 42 ... ... 10 Do 50 National. 20 New South Wales all 41 43 20 North-Western 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 43 41 43 50 Provinc. Bank. Corpo., lim. 10 6 5 4 4 00 Provincial of Ireland 25 88 90 10 Do new all ... ... 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lim 25 15 14 100 Do issued at 6 pm. 10 8 6 25 Union of Australia all 47 48 100 Union of Ireland, lint 50 Union of London TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. 10 Anglo-American Tel., lint all 221 24 24 10 Anglo Mediter Tel., lira.— 10 lit 121 114 et Atlantic Te1egraph............ 10 25 28 at Do. 8 per cent. ......... 100 71 74 et B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lira. 100 160 165 at Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 2,0 250 10 Do. New ...... . ........ 8 9 lip 25 Indo-European Tel., 10 5 Lond. Provincial Tel. lira all 3 31 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per c ent. all IP 10 Mediterra. Exten. Tel., inn. all 3 4 25 Reuter's Telegram .... . ....... all 50 65 20 Societe Transatlant., lim... 14 4 3 101 et Submarine Telegraph ...... 100 109 114 20 Telegraph Con. & M Scrip ain.,lim. all 161 174 161 SU. Kingdom Tel. Co., Um. all 5. 6 bf 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref. all 31 4 p MR. CHARLES DICKENS IN LIVE.RIVOAT4 On Wednesday afternoon a deputation; consisting of the president and several members of the Liverpool Literary and Philosophical Society, waited upon Mr. Dickens, at the Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool, and presented him with a congratulatory address. In reply, Mr. Dickens, after cordially thanking the deputation for their kindness, went on to say :—" In reference to the handsome tribute you have paid to the usefulness of whatever work I have done, I may at least claim that I have tried to do some little social service in my generation, and that I have en. deavoured not to squander away such opportunities as the public have generally afforded me in this respect. I really find it veryhard to express my sense of the spontaneousman• ner in which you have paid me this great compliment, and I assure you that I shall not easily, nay, I shall never, forget it. I may say, further, that to respect my vocation, and to cause my vocation to be respected, have been the two great aims of my life ; and that I could not possibly have forwarded those objects except I had been honest in intention, at least, in my labours. In such recognitions as yours I find my best and purest reward, and I prize it highly." PROFESSOR HUXLEY ON SCIENTIFIC TRAINING. Professor Huxley, at the annual dinner of the Liverpool Philomathic Society, on Wednesday night, spoke on the subject of the introduction of scientific training into the general education of the country. Upon no subject had the public mind been more educated, he was happy to say, than upon this particular topic of the introduction of science into education, and physical science was already recognised as a part of the curriculum at Harrow and Rugby and some of our great schools. It might be well for him to state what appeared to him to be the great justification and necessity for the introduction of physical science into education. They must not suppose because he happened to be devoted to abstract pur suits that he was in the least degree insensible to that which bad been said to be the English notion of paradise, namely, " Getting on." He looked upon "getting on" as a very important matter indeed, and for that purpose recognised the value of science, for in hardly any of our trades, except the huckstering ones, was not some knowledge of science absolutely profitable to that occupation. But apart from any general bearing of science in practical life, its direct influence upon the professions was enormous. He would ask any engineer present how much time he had lost because when he had left school he had had to take to pursuits which were absolutely strange to him. With regard to medical practitioners, the young man who gave himself up to the study of medicine had immediatelyto make an acquaintance with a greatnumber of studies, such as physics, chemistry, botany, and physiology, which were entirely strange to him. The clerical profession had to deal with the facts of nature and were brought into contact with the teaching of the man of science, and they knew very often what that contact was, and how little light came out. In the interests of mankind and of fair play, why would not the clergy get some little tincture of physical science and put themselves into a positi the understand the difficulties which were forced upon mind of every thoughtful and intelligent man? He addressed himself particularly to the Protestant clergy. The training of the Roman Catholic clergy differed as much from that given to Protestant clergymen as the volunteers who did not face the weather very violently the other day and the trained soldiers of Napoleon's Old Guard. What was wanted in the present day was men of the character of Butler of the " Analogy." If he was in the life he would make mincemeat of nine tenths of the heresy of the present day. The Professor, in concluding, said he hoped the time would come when it would not be regarded as a blasphemous proposition that there should be opened in every parish in this country Sunday schools for science, in which people should be taught for the purpose of rescuing themselves from misery and ignorance. That might be supplemented by a series of Sunday evening discourses upon secular matters, and upon topics which would enlighten them and enable them to bear better the toil of daily life. SHARE LIST. ORDINARY SHAitl45 AND STOCKS. Closing Busme n raid. Fr i oe. done. MISCELLANEOUS. /.9:n1'iyi11i1ta11:.......1:..i....m 21 454 631'1 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint......... all 15 16 25 Australian Agricultural ... 201 151 161 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lim. ............... 5 Id pr 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lim. 9 7 Id 10 Berlin Water Works, lim. all 111 141 10 Do. New ..................... 6 3 4 .00 Bolckow Vaughan, lim. ••• 30 9 1 4 5 Bombay Gas, lint ............ all 31 41 5 Do. New........... 1).. id 50 British American Land 44 16 18 20 British Indian Tea, film ••• all 21 31 20 British Ship Owners 1 ... ... 29 Canada Company ............ all 62 t 6 10 Canadian Loan and Invest -12054 24_ 3}d 20 20 Ce m yl e o u n t' C lim o . 20 Do. A shares 5 21 21d 10 City Disco m un .p. 25 City of London Real Pro of Moscow (las, lim... all 2305 City Ci p ty e r o t f y, , m i lira la ... ................... 50 City Offices, lira ................ 25 26 25d 50 Colonial, Rm. 2O 3 2 Do. ...... - 221 ... ... 50 CommereialiJ n ion (Assur) 5 i ip 10 Company of African Mer chants, lim. 3 Id p 20 Continental Union Gas, lira all 20 21 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 71 per cent all 5 7 100 Corporation of London Bonds, 1877, 41 per cent. all 104 105 100 Do. 1879, 4/ per cent. all 1041 1051 100 Do. 1882, 41 per cent. all 1031 1045 10 Credit Fon. of England, lim. all 21 21 21 11-16 50 Credit Fon. of Mauritius lim. 10 31 21d st Crystal Palace lOO I',/ 21 20 at Do. Preference 100 95 101 st Do. 6p. c Perpetual Deb 109 107 111 20 Darjeeling, lim. all ... ... 10 Eastern Assam, lim. 6l ... ...4 50 East Indian Laud Credit and Finance, lira. 20 East India Irri , •tt. & Canal all .. .. . 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lim. 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. \"roy. ulna. by Egypt. Gov all 951 9GI ral 4 20 Egyptian Com. & Traci. lim 6 • • • • 3 Eng.& Austral. Copper, lim 21 1 f 15 English and Foreign Credit 71 41 3 . ,1 100 Eng. and Scot. at arine, lint 8 ••• •••d 10 Fairbairn Engineering 5 2 Id 20 Fore-street Warehouse, lint 12 1 1 1P 100 For. & Col. Gov. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at £B5 all 86 87 50 0 ellivara, lim. 2O 10 General Credit & Dim., lim. 71 11 11 5 13-16 IS General Steam Navigation 11 2 0 7 2 , 9 „ 50 'lonia &Col Marino lu. lint 5 "s‘' 10 Hong Kong and China Gas all ••• ••• 20 Hudson's Bay a ll 1 . 2 1 1 12/ 121 ; 20 Imperial Laud Co. of Mar seilles, lint 20 Interna.Financial Soc. lint 5 11 -' 20 Interns. Land Credit, lint 6 6 4,1 50 Italian Laud g 1,1 p 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all 3 3,1 100 Do. 6 p. c. Bds., redeem 1870, issued 90 all 61 63 50 Land Securities,lhn 5 21 14d 25 London African Trading_ 10 7 5 1 25 Lou. & Caled. Marine, li m 6 ••• "'' 10 London County Land and Building, lint 50 Loud. Financial Asso , lira 30 211 ` l n 4 Lond.Gen.Omnibus.CO.lim. all '2 2/ 21 50 Loud. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, li t re 25 12 16d 20 Lond. & Provincial M ar i ne 2 id pr st Madras Irriga. &Canl.Gua,. Iron n,o u ‘ n V t o Works, 1i m lim. 1,25} ... ... sp.c. by India Gov. 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, lim.. ....... . ii I id 50 Merchant Shipping, HI . : .. all 33 38 25 National Prov. Marine, lint 4 10 Natal Land and Colonisa tion Co., lint. 5 2 0 5 N M a ili ti W o: ll l D 10 National Steam Ship, lint all 94 10 4 20 Nerbudda Coal & Iron, lint. 6 9ad 10 10 New Consolidated Dis. lim. 3 ; 4 , 7 - 6 laeW Quebrada, lira 4.4.0 •J • 2 $ Now Zealand Loan & Her. 11 4 ) 12 3 : i 10 Northern Assam Tea, 1un ... . 5 0 5 a Muffle Agency,lim 2l 1 7 /1 3 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, lim ......... .......... 5 11 11 10 Do, B lIIi .......... all " ''' et: North Brit. Atiatral„ lim" . ::: 100 48 51 50 North Brit. & Mercan. 1n... 64 19 20 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 6 12 1 174 50 Oriental Financial, urn ll ••• ••• • 6 Oriental Gas, lim 5 Do. New ......... - .... .. 1 I IP 10 Otago and Southland . In.. vestment, lint 2 Id 1p 5 Ottoman Gas, Dan all 1 1 2 4 10 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian R. Mail lint all ; 5 Do do. at Peel R. Land & Mbaerl, lim 100 31 34 50 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all 4 9 1 50 4 60 50 Do. New 1867 50 Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New 25 Rio de Janeiro City Itn Ji m . all 181 19 2 0 Do. Gas, lin; all 24 6 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 41 43 41 st Scottish Aust. Invest., Um lOO 81 90 st Do. 6P. c. Guar. Prof. 100 ••• ••• 20 Societe Fin. d'Egypte, Rm. 10 7 6d 20 Societe Gen.de l'Empire Ot. 8 25 34 N S. African Mort. & Inv., lint 6 ... ... (I n surance), lim 2 2 2 0 5 I So h u a t m h e A s a u n st d r xi ali e a r n se r y .a is n ia d rin .. e all 35} 361 20 Trinidad Petroleum, lim Bl .. ... 10 Trust & Agency of Aus.,lim 1 ' 4IP 10 Do do. do. a n 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. Canada a - 1; 'f p 50 Union Marine L'p ool, bin 5 44 5 p 20 Union Steam Ship , linl 15 United Discount Corp., lial 6 ie id 20 Universal Marineaq .), lilll * 6 1/ 2 p all It 2 281 Si 7 5 00 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 Per cent. (Mortgage) Loan All 12 814 82} 82} 3 1 0 0 Upper Van D i Assam em a;I 8 Tea, Land 50 Warrant Finance, 1101 ' 50 West India and Pacific Steam, litn. 20 WeNtLond on. Whams and Warehouses 2f 3 UOLONIAL GOYS ItN MSNT SECUILITIN6 - British Columbia, 6 per 0ent.,1672 100 1 . 0 - z. 11.74. - Do. 180.. llOOOO -.- - Can.Gov.6 p.c..4 10 . 16J WY' 1877-84 ... . ...... lOO 104, icoi - Do. po 6 5 p p .. c o. 'l,d-'cba.rd.titug 100 1 0 2 104 - - D c D p a ! p ... 1 5 5 pc i P p . i . jo .. 00 1 p j o n e a t s , n o 6l . r ap i ! l e .. i u v 05 8 7 1 03 1 1 1 1 : 0 0005 0 0 0 11 : 010 0 2 3 81 11 :1 1 1 01 : 430 - Do. do 1880-90" 100 107 100 - Do. Jan.&JulY. 1 60 lOO 108 lto - Do. 5 per cent. lb April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 100 102 - (Jo - Crtlo . n, Nov 1875, 6 p.c 1 872, do.. •• 100 105 107 - Mauritius, 6 p. 0, 1873,- - Jan. and July llO 104 106 - Do. 1878 ... ....... •' `• 1)0 106 in„, - Do. 1882, May and NO. • . 00 106 1 08 ` - Do. 1895, Feb. & Aue.,••• 10 106 pm - Melbourne Corporatn.,.. - 1667-75, 6 per cent.loo - N.8.G0v.6 p.c.Ja.&July.. 100 103 I t 4 - Natal 6 p et, Apl& Oct... 100 May 1 -0 1 0 6 108 - N. S.W. 5 ire., '7l to '76 100 99 1 , 1 - Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1890... 103 98 i 904 csi 4 - Do. 5 p.c. rd.'67 to '75.. - N.Zealaud, 6p. et. 1891.• 100 _ .... - Do. 5 per cent" •• - Do Jan, Aprl, July, 0:t.•• 100 93 94 964 - Do 6p c. Mar &Sept '91.• 100 108 110 - Do June & Dee., 1891 - fDo Prov. of Auckld. 1 _ 0 1 0 - - ( tcries 1& 2, 1896 •• ) - Nova Scotia 6P. o•Jan.• • ... and Jnly, 1875 ... Do 1866.. ••• lOO 102 104 --Queenslud. 6p. C. '8245- 100 1064 1074 1973 - Do 1891 ...• .. • • - Tasmanian 6 per 0. 1895 " 106 1071 - Do .it93-'97 .-• lOO 1064 107 .--. Victoria 6y or cent. 18111 ll, 0 tl3 114 :,_ D 9. APrilang 90..•••_.• 49. 109. 4 0 11 110 CONGREGATIONAL UNIONS. A conference of the ministers and delegates from the prin cipal Congregational churches of Lancashire has been held at Liverpool. The Rev. W. Conder, of Manchester, took the chair, arld delivered a long address on Church questions. Ho claimed 17,:r the Nonconformists that they had been the salvation of Engi,ind from Papal tyranny and kingly misrule. After enumerating tLe several Acts of religious liberty by the energy of Dissent, dr Couder said, in reference to the Irish Church Bill, that the p:inciple of the Establishment had received its death wound. From it a large portion of the more thoughtful incinters of the English Church Lad wisely begun to familiarise thenmelves with a possible future. The needless and bitter strife between Clan cloand Dissent had wasted much valuable energy, and he believed tLo dividing line would be soon removed. Many excellent men objected to what they called the un christianizing of the state. They held that the nation by its representatives should avow itself Christian. Mr. Conder professed Lis inability to see the matter from that point of view. A nation was Christian, so far as the individuals who composed it were Christian, and no further. Mr. Conder went on to say that the sharply defined doctrinal divisions have begun to melt away, and wl at is common to both sides is coming to be regarded as of greater importance tl.an the things that caused division. Why could not all agree to divide the home and foreign missionary work among them ? We had four evangelists, but one gospel ; so we might have a score of Christian bodies, but one Church, all the more one for not being organised into a visible oneness. Later in the conference the Rev. Thomas Green, M.A., of Ashton, read a paper on "The Relation of Independency to Modern Scepticism." He admitted that all scepticism did not spring from a hostile spirit, but much of it arose from an earnest seeking after truth; but went on to say that the State Church fostered scepticism in the form of Rationalism and was the nursing mother of heresy. The West Riding Congregational Union are also holding a conference at Halifax. The Rev. Enoch Mellor delivered the inaugural address, congratulating the (union upon the progress which their opinions had made, as shown in the measures taken with regard to the Irish Church. The thought was rapidly growing even in the Establishment itself that more freedom should be allowed for the sake of the prosperity of the Episcopal Church. As a denomination the Independents need not fear the readjustment which was ecclesiastically coming about, for they boasted in the elasticity of their policy. At a public meeting the Rev. D. Loxton, of Sheffield, spoke in the same strain. if religion could prosper in Ireland without an Established Church, as he believed it would, the people of this country would soon begin to ask why they should not disestablish the Church in England too. The Established Church, as it now existed, was one great cause of the present commercial immorality, from the fact that so many persons in the Church took the pay, and did little or no work. The only way in which he could ac bunt for the growth of Ritualism and Romanism in the Ch u rch was because of its connection with the State. THE COTTON TRADE. The cotton trade is in a most deplorable state. Through out East Lancashire great distress prevails. In Blackburn out of a total of seventy-two mills in the borough, nine, and these including some of the largest, are stopped alto- gether, and nine or ten others are running short time. By the stoppage of Messrs Dickinson and Son's mills, at Bank. top, owing to the failure of the firm, about 800 additional hands have been thrown out of employ. At the last meet ing of the board of guardians for the Blackburn union no fewer than 3,950 persons were relieved, and this number will be considerably augmented next Saturday. The duties of the relieving officers are so heavy that it is found im possible to visit properly the many cases of want and die ' tress brought to their knowledge, and it is expected that the guardians will at their next meeting appoint one or more assistants. The distress in Blackburn `pass ot been so great for thirty or forty years past. At ig, many of the mills have not been working for several months, and the majority of the remainder have been on short time. At the factories of Messrs. Taylor Brothers, the largest employers of cotton operatives in the town, full time has hitherto been worked, but notices have been issued of a reduction of 10 per cent. in wages, and this has been accepted by the hands. At other places where full time has been worked, reductions have been made and accepted. The business of the district is almost at a standstill. The relieving officers do not report any mate rial increase in the number of cases coming under their notice, for while many families must necessarily be suffer ing severely from the reduction of wages, in the majority of instances they are not left entirely destitute, but are in receipt of incomes sufficient to exist upon, though very small when compared with those received a short time ago. At Preston were the strike to end immediately, a large number of mills could not resume. The business is so very dull that neither a 5 or 10 per cent. reduction would justify the owners in starting their works. It should be mentioned, with regard to the strike, that the weavers seemed inclined to agree to a 5 per cent. reduoo- tion ; but the masters, at their meeting, insisted upon the alteration of the " wheel dividend" system, so that in effect the weavers were asked to submit to a Si per cent, reduction. The weavers asked that the question might be referred to exhitration. In default of this, the strike will takaplaisk , 108 110 140 150 TIMM EDI fION NOTICb. The Third Edition of " The Sun " of last Evening was published in time for delivery in town at 7.15 p.m. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day CHELTENHAM RACES—Tnis DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH) HEWLETT'S PLATE. Snowstorm ••••••• Chevy Chase Madame Wright • Six ran UNITED HUNTERS' STAKES. Shropshire Sea Pink Camomile Ten lan. GRAND ANNUAL STEEPLECIIA.SE. Bricl - Tribune Taw Va'e Four ran. VICTORIA CLUB MATING—Tins DAy. NEWMARKET HANDICAP. sto 2 agst Alpenstock (taken) 4to 1 agst Marquis of Carabas (taken and off.) Bto 1 agst Restitution (taken) 20 to 1 agst Cecil (taken) 20 to 1 agst Blueskin (taken) 20 to 1 agst Lancet (offered) 20 to 1 agst Vanichka (taken) 20 to 1 agst Curio (offered) 100 to 3 agst Kiugsland 100 to 2 agst See Saw (offered) CHESTER CUP. Bto 1 agst Romping Girl (off. —9 to 1 t. and w.) 9 to 1 agst Paul Jones (taken) 16 to 1 agst St. Mungo (taken) 100 to 40 agst Romping Girl 1,2, 3 (taken and w.) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 7 to 2 agst Belladrum (taken) 4to 1 agst Pretender (offered -5 to 1 taken) sto 1 agst Wild Oats (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst Drummer (offered) 12 to 1 agst Alpenstock (offered) 40 to 1 agst King Cophetua. (offered) DERBY. 3to 1 agst Pero Gomez (taken to £500) 100 to 8 agst Belladrum (taken and offered) 14 to 1 agst Pretender (taken) 15 to 1 agst Ryshworth (taken) 100 to 6 agst Wild Oats (taken and offered) 1000 to 40 agst Thorwaldsen (offered) 1000 to 20 agst Hermione colt (offered) 206 to 3 agst Vagabond (taken) RACING FIXTURES. APRIL. Knighton... l3, 14 Ludlow 15, 16 Eastbourne l9 Lewes 20 21 Curragh ...20, 21, 22 Croydon... 22, 23 Newmarket Ist Spring 26, & - c. AY. Chester 4, 5,6, 7 Eglinton Hunt 6, 7 Winchester ll, 12 York 11, 12 Baldoyle Ind Spring 11 12 St. Albans 13 14 Salisbury l3 1 4 Doncaster 13, 14 West Drayton l7, 18 Bath 18, 19 Manchester l9, 20, 21 Croydon 19, 21 Harpenden 2l Epsom. Summer .....23, &c. JUNE. Croydon 2,3, 4 i Newcastle 22, 23, 24 NP ton . ....2, 3, 4 I Oldham 22 - - A sco t ....8, 9, 10, X ll Liverpool Summer ...15, 16 Windsor 15, 16 Hampton l7, 18 Uurragh 22, 23, 24 liibury Club 23 Stockbridge 24, 25, 26 Chelmsford Sutton Park .....29, 30 Worcester l, 2 -- 1 Southampton 13, it Newmarket July 6, ctc. Reading 15, 16 Carlisle •• 6, 7 Huntingdon 2O, 21 Pontefract 9, 10 I Stamford ... '''', 23 'Tendon .. . 12, 13 I Goodwood 27, 28,29, 30 Nottingham 13, 14 AUGUST. Brighton 3, 4 Oxford Brighton Club 5 York 24, 25, 26 Lewes . 6, 7 Plymouth 26, 27 Egham lO, 11 Scarborough ... 30, 31 Wolverhairpton lO, 1 I 1 _Derby Summer ...31, Sep. 1 Windsor 12, 13 I Weyinouth 3l, Sep. 1 St. Albans l7, 1 8 1 Canterbury ..... ....31, Sep. 1 Stockton lB, 19, 20 I SEPTEMBER. _. .... Warwick... 7, 8 1 Hampton 21, 22 Curragh (Royal) 7 , 8 , 9 WestA:rn (Ayr),.......22, 23 Abingdou 9, 10 newton '' i, 2 I Doncaster ll, 15, 1 6 , 17 I Monmouth... - . "3 24 Richmond 21, 22 I Newmarket st 0ct....28, ,Scc. Liclitield OCTOBER. Bedford 5, 6 I Cheltenham l9. 20 Edinburgh 6, 7, 8 1 Carr3:4ll l9, 2i., "..1 Leicester 7, 8 1 West Drayton ......... 9 1., 9 ' Bromley 7 8 I Hereford 2l, 22 Newintaket 2,1 0ct...11, &c. I Alontuonth '3, 21 Chelmsford l9 20 I New,nall...t 11'tou ...25, &e. Kelso 19 20 NOVEM BEE.. arrow ', 3 E ; ;Iiioon Hunt r,, 7 3 I, 1 Livorpoor 'l, lii, 11 5, l; i 611rowsbury ..... W or cos.' or ...... St. Alintus STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES. APRIL. Croydon 22, 23 1 Co. Louth & Ardoen 27, 2E NAY. Limerick hunt 4 St. Albans Eglinton Hunt 7 1 w , st Drayton 1 JULY. Kingsbury OCTOBER. Broml©y 7 I West Drayton 2l, 22 NOVEMBER. Worcester 2,3, 4 I Sh rews bury 15, H arro w 2, 3 Leamingtou Hunt ....23 &c Lverpool 9,10, 11, 12 i COURSING FIXTURES. AUGUST. St. Albans 17 OCTOBER. Ancaster and Willoughby, Lincolnshire 5, 6. Ortnosby 19, &c. Huntingdon Club.. 26, 27. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT 110 USE OF LORDS—This EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY. It was announced to their lordships that at the meeting of the Hudson's Bay Company the proposition of the Go vernment had been accepted. The house than proceeded to consider the motion o Earl Russell, with respect to the right of Lord Wensley dale to sit and vo;e in Parliament. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—THIS EVENING. The SPEAXER took the chair at 4 o'clock. THE NEW LAW COURTS. Sir IL PALMER presented a petition from the members of the Temple and Lincoln's-inn against the alteration of the site of the courts front Carey-street to the Thames E nbankment Iit)VEMBER. Sundorno, Salop Cothan and Eaton •• 9, &c. BRECON ELECTION PETITION.—This Day. -- BRECON, Friday.—Baron Marton gave judgment to-day, declaring the election void, that corrupt practices had not extensively prevailed, and that Mr. Gwyn personally had nothing to do with the corrupt practices. ItIARKE7 5 7 2111 S DAY. CoßN.—The attendance at Mark-lane this morning was somewhat thin. Prices for wheat were unchanged from Wednesday. Barley was not active. Oats were firm. Maize, beans, and peas, hardly any dealing. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. April 9.—Sales probably 7,000 bales. Market quiet unchanged. SPAIN. (BY REUTERS TELEGRAMS.) MADRID, April 9. 'rue I:orrespondencia of to-day, commenting upon the rumour of the candidature of the Duke D'Aaosta for the Throne of Spain, says that since the Crown has been declined by Dorn Ferdinand of Portugal, the ques tion of another candidate is not entertained in official circles, and that the idea of forming a Directory, consisting of five members, is gaining ground. :NDIA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN MAILS SUEZ, April 9. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamers the Surat, from Calcutta March 17, and the Suma• tra, from Bombay March 27, arrived at 6 a.m. to. COURSE OF EXCHANGE. Amsterdam Short ... 12 11, Do R o tterdam Antwerp — 25 37 Brussels Hamburgh ... 132411 Paris Ditto Marseilles Frankfort-on-the-Main ... 120 1 Vienna — ... 12 70 Trieste — ... 12 70 Petersburg Copenhagen . ... ~ 9 2U Berlin Madrid.. Cadiv — Leghorn Milan — Genoa — Naples Palermo — Messina Lisbon — Oporto — Rio Janeiro 11017 X 904 1111ffitlituir ^ 414 "." „ 12 1t „ 12 3} ~, 12 3} ~ 25 45 25 45 13 11} 25 2 . 2} „ 25 40 ▪ 25 40 120 k ▪ 12 80 • 12 80 31} 9 '23 6 27} 401 491- 26 55 26 5 5 '7 26 55 11 26 5 5 • 26 5 5 • 26 55 ▪ 52; • 52± 49 •.• ... 26 47 26 47 26 26 47 26 47 ] 26: 7 : 52 low 1,111 TIIE POLICE. Mr. razucE said that the case of the persm; Mac donald, who was stopped by a police, officer named Coucher whilst delivering Treasury circulars to tteml:ers of the houso ar ! charged him with loitering, had been. inquired into, and had tho man answered the question put civilly to him by the constablo ho would haw aviided the short, (I , tention which he suffered. The polico had a vary difficult duty to perform, and it was but just that as much assistance should be given them as possible. NEUTRALITY LAWS. Mr. BRUCE, in reply to Mr. Harcourt, said he hoped to introduce a bill founded oa the Report of the Royal Com mission appointed to consider the laws of neutrality, na turalisation, and allegiance during the present session. THE REPEAL OF THE CORN TAX. Mr. GLADSTONE said with respect to the cessation of the payment of duty on foreign corn, it could not be given up until the approbation of tho house bad been given t the substantial principle of the bill which it would become necessary to pass before the duty could cease. Mr, AYRTON, in reply to Mr. Barnett, said the proper time to ask for further explanation on the subjects referred to by the Chancellor of the Exchequer last evening would be when the subject was resumed next Monday evening. INDIAN FINANCES. Mr. G. DUFF in reply to Mr. Mitchell, said the Secre tary of State would, on as early a day as possible recom mence drawing bills for India. CIVIL AND DIPLOMATIC SERVICES. Mr. FA.WCETT rose to move that, in the opinion of the house, all appointments to the civil and diplomatic services ought to be obtained by open competition. He contended that open competition for Government appoint ments would lead to the best results, and entirely abolish the demoralising effect of giving appointments for political services rendered. The system at present in practice was that a member of Parliament was waited ou by an influen tial member of his constituency, and this person solicited an appointment for his son;the member at once proceeded to the Patronage Secretary of the Treasury, and told him it was important for him to secure the support of such and such a person, and that if he was not obliged more than likely he would go over to the other side, and the seat would be imperilled at the next election. The Patronage Secre tary, who was always very obliging, on being appealed to in such terms, eventually said he shall be too happy to put the name down for the appointment, which, of course followed at no distant day. Now, when the less influential of the voters saw that Mr. So-and-so had got a good appointment for his son or nephew for his exertions at the last election, and they bad got nothing, how could it be expected that these poorer voters would refuse a .£5 note when it was offered them? (Hear, hear.) To such an extent had the nomination system been carried that it was on record that Sir William Hayter publicly Wasted at one of his electioneering campaigns that he had been a good working member for the borough he represented, and that he had succeeded in getting no less than 300 appointments for his constituents. (Loud laughter.) Another case which showed the advantaees of open com petition was that which had occurred at Cambridge, where a person of high connection had been publicly expelled from his college for falsely filling up an examination paper, and committing other disreput able acts. But that was the result of the nomination sys tem, and that person, on the strength of his famly con nection, had obtained a Government appointment, and now he was representing his country at a foreign court. Such a circumstance never could have occurred had opcn competition been the rule. (Hear, hear.) He thought the most beneficial results would follow the adoption of the system he advocated, and he concluded by moving the resolution. Tho CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the subject was one of great importance and difficulty, and he for ono could not be classed amongst those who were op- posed to open competition, but to say that all appointments for the future should be by open competition alone was an arrangement to which be could not consent. lie thought that great hardship would result from the passicg of such a resolution as that now submitted, and further he thought it would bo unja.ct to the Government, because they had not even had time to consider the subject. They had Leen overwhelmed with work since they bad been in office— (Lear, hear)—and knowing that there were some of the warmest advocates of open competition in the Govern ment, he did hope the honourable gentleman would feel satisfied the subject would not es.cap3 consideration, and that under the circumstances ho would withdraw his rosolut'on. If pressed to a divis'ou ho could not give his vole for the reasons h 3 had stated in favour of the motio•i. Lord STANLEY also urged the withdrawal of the motion, as the pressing it to a division on the present oc casion would place many of the warmest advocates of th e system is a false position. If a division was taeu ho should not oppose the lion. gentleman, but ho should not give his motion his support. The house divided. when there appeared — For the motion Against it Majority ~ 281 ~. -231 LONDON GAZETTE-THIS EVENING. WAR OFFICE, PALL-MALL, APRIL 9. 9th Regiment of Foot—Ensign H. Gardner to be Ensign. 10th Foot—Ensign Malcolm Wilson to be Ensign. 95th Foot—Ensign Arthur Bowles to be Ensign. Ist West India Regiment—Lieut. Francis Langford to be Lieutenant. Cape Riflemen—Ensign Morton Thrupp to be Ensign. Lieutenant Francis Lowther has been promoted to the rank of Commander in her Majesty's Fleet. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. tertralla and New Zealand, via Southampton April 2i Ditto, via it' useilles ......April 19 13ucnos Ayres, and Monte Video May 4 Ditto, by French packet Cape Vcrds, by Brazil packet ...... . May 4 Cfpe of Good I.lQpe. Ascension. and St. Helena April 27. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton April 10. ')ibraltar, via Southampton April 10 Indla,via Southampton ...... April 10 Ditto, via Marseilles liana, Egypt, dm April 10. Ditto, Marseilles April 7 Newfoundland...... ....... ....... April 7 Mauritius, Cape of Good Hope, and Natal. via Southann ton Ditto, Marseilles ~ April 7 Portugal .. nay 4. United States, l anada, California, &0., by British packet ....April 10 Ditto, by Canadian packet Ditto, by idled States packet April Ditto dill( (Baltimore) West Coast of Africa. Madeira, and Teneriffe iprill9 80,a:fans, via New York West ladies and Doi& (except Mexico and Baha- Aprii 13 mas) Cuba and Mexico April 23 Bermuda, via PRICE OF GOLD. The quotation of gold at Paris is about at par, and the short exchange on London is 251. 1610. per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of Os. 100. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold at the above price is of about the same value in Lon don and Paris. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at GO days' sight was on the last date about 1: 8 percent. At this rate there is no profit on the importation of gold fium the Uni!cd btaters. WRECK ON TILE CORNISH COAST.—Tbe American ship Nellie Harding, 1,500 tons register, from Antwerp, went ashore about a mile to the east of Porthile,nven, on Tuesday, and soon became a complete wreck. wore t cre . w were saved. The disaster is attributed to mis t' a n . nI;I3P aver ageB : 4 . d tons 0 n e lasts s ; aI o culent the ship weather was foggy. At the time o n hnu co pper ore realised £5,120 108. 6d., taking the light of a steamer for the f L th o e ng a ?!ps llght. The was going at the rate of ten knots a r. CORNISH TICKETING. —Tliursday.—At Redruth ooff.£3 14s. per ton. Fine copper, 81 tons standard, £lOB 18s., being an ad tbvl to-day ' ine d n:g n e SONORA PACIFIC RAlLROAD.—lnformation bas been received —says a Washington correspondent—that the Texas Convention has passed an ordinance giving the right of way to the Int , _ , ,rnatioual Pacific Railroad, from the eastern to the western border of that State, and a re servation of twenty miles on each side of the road, the road to be completed within six years. This road is one of the connecting links of the international line from Cairo to Altata, on the Gulf of California. The Wall-street Journal announces that Messrs. J. and W. Seligman and Co., bankers, of New York, have been appointed agents for the periodical transmission of funds to London, for the use of the State Department at Washington iu the Diplomatic and Consular service abroad. 1 I iro resent l urch. ;houla lordly Li less thing. eland. to the )es so . She r feel• rental , and usual from 131 the the Yeti on, 1 ion of tenor con* f the great )rgan w. o the adel'l the ND. ging° xcite• been ss of con• ensefi s the tiegill ,oun.d have the y or eived louse week 1 WS era r the/ wear >sized eievell Lmeii able three