The Sun. — London, England, 1869-05-11 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. Consols are 92i Y for money; ditto, for Ac count, 923. f 4 ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 91 90i; New Three per Cents, 90i 1 ; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, —; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, —; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., 242. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 114 1 ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 1001 1 ; ditto Enfaced Paper, 5 per Cent., 105 ; ditto Debentures, 102 f. In the foreign market the quotations are as fol lows :—Brazilian. 771 to 781 ; Chilian, 951 to 961 ; Egyptian (1864), 85 to 86 ; ditto (1868), 744 to 744 ; Viceroy Seven per Cents, 774 to 781 ; do. Nine per Cents., 95 to 96. In the Railway market there has been a rise of in Metropolitan, but other lines arc as last quoted. The half- monthly settlement in shares and hr,ign stocks will begin to-morrow (" continua tion day"), and end on Friday. There were no bullion operations at the Bank yesterday, but a moderate amount, now in the mar ket, is expected to be taken there during the next few days, in addition to £165,500 by the steamer Somersetshire, which has just arrived from Mel bourne. A considerable sum is now due from Aus tralia, and remittances are also expected from abroad, owing to the upward tendency of the Con tinental exchanges, arising from recent large pur chases of foreign stocks here, including, it is stated, about one million sterling of United States 5-20 Bonds. The advices from Lisbon state that the bill authorising the loan concluded with Messrs. Fruh ling and Goschen has been approved by the com mittee of the Cortes. According to Havannah advices via New York, a committee of supervisors has been appointed in Cuba to take charge of all the property confiscated in consequence of the owners having participated in the insurrection. At the annual general meeting of the proprietors of the Trust and Agency Company of Australasia (Limited), a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, with a bonus of 2s. per share, was declared. The annual meeting of the Kingholm Tweed Company was held yesterday at the City 'Termi nus hotel, Cannon-street. The recommendation of the directors, which was adopted, was to wind up the company voluntarily, and with as little ex pense as possible. The South Eastern Railway traffic return shows this week an increase of £685, compared with the corresponding period of last year ; and the Brighton a decrease of £6BO. The traffic return of the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada, for the week ending the 17th ult., shows an increase of £2,891 over last year; and that of the Great Western of Canada for the week ending the 7th inst. an increase of £231. The annual meeting of the English shareholders in the Royal Swedish Railway Company is called for the 2d of June at the London Tavern. We have received from the Mexican Bondholders Committee an extract from the report on the budget of the Republic for the financial year 1 869-70, sent up by the majority of the committee on the estimates to the Mexican Congress. In this report the claims of the creditors of the Republic are fully recognised, and a forcible appeal is made to the Legislature to uphold the national credit by taking steps to secure the application of a specific appropriation to the payment of the interest due to creditors. The annual report of the Dunaburg and Witepsk Railway Company has been issued. It appears that the net receipts for 1868 amounted to Rs. 341,077 09 as compared with Rs. 271,060 41 for 1867. Mr. F. F. Buffen has been appointed by Vice- Chancellor Sir Richard Malius provisional official liquidator of the Clerks' Supply Association (Limited). BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Ditto for Account, 3 per Ucut. liedueod 9l ':',ol New 3 ler Cent ew 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Cen ism 1873 .. — ..amities, SU yrs, expire sth Jan., lbbli. Do. for 3u yrs, expire sth April 1885 — Do (Red Sea Televaph), A 'T., 1908._ El - 04 equ - 3r Bills, £1,001), 21 24 per Ct — Do £5OO Do. £lOO A. £2OO — Bunk of England Stock, 4.1 per Cent D 4 opening Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds — In ter -Colonial Cranium INDIAN UOVERNMENT SECUIUTLM India Mock, 104 per Cent., April 1874 Do. Opening, for Account - Jo. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 pec Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enlaced Pape' 4 per Cent...., — Do. 6 per Cert., Jan. 1872 .... ... — Do. 54 per Vont. May 1879 — D..) 5 per Cent., Rap. Deb. 1872 — Do do 1877 — Do. do. 1882 — 04. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 ~ lo2i Do. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO 'r;. under .£l.OOO S. FOREIGN FUN DS—CLOSIN C. PRICE A.r:4e ntine Republic, 0 "61 ; per Cent ........... , . . Do. Scrip .C 45 paid .. tuttrian Bonds 5 per cent .. Do. 1859 — 13razilian 5 per Cent — D o. 4k per Cent. 185'2 — D o. do. 1858.... ............. Do. do. 186 , • • - DO. d o, 1863 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 1 Do Acco unt ...... .. - Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent. C aba Do 2 6 per Cent. (Defsrrsd 3 per Cent. , per Cent Ounian 6 per Cent , be. 41 per Cent .. to. 6 per cent. 1867 Do. i per Cent., 1868 C lo nbi an , 6 per Cent. Damian, 3 per Cent., 1825........ Dan.,idan Principalities, 7 par Cent 751 Do 8 per Cent., 1867 Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent. Esyrtian, 7 per C0nt...,.. Da second issue Do. £sot,, Bonds 791 Do. £3 90 Bonds ..... 82k Do. D. 46-4 Do. Account Do. £5OO Bonds Do. £IOC Bonds B6k 5 English Scrip:J/368 , 74.1 i Do do. £4O pd dis Government Railway debentures _ s Greek 5 por Cent., 1824 5, e c x . _ Do. Acccunt . Do. Coupons Do. Account Guatemala 5 p e r Cent .. — Honduras Gov Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., all pd Itl,ia,u 5 per Cent., 1865 Do. Account . Do M aremmana R a il way Idexictir. 3 per Cent Ditto for Account 13 121 , r , Do. 186 4 — I.3i a "o R per Cont. Anglo-French — turid9a, C per Cent. . a Irish imperil 5 New Granadaa per Lent 171 Do 3 per Con PeDruov.inanefesZdr Cent. — Per C (I,llj'arr") Do 4 A i e catent. i Per Cent.. 1862 .. _ Do 4 . Do Account ~ POrtligueBf,3p erCt 185'4 '6 7 '9 '60,'2.% DoD° do . """ ' ' . do 1867 Scrip, £2O pail — Do ß ' lB ' l4l l 5 eel-. Cent. 182 z, St 41 por Cent , 1 , 850 DoDo a b l er '4 . Cent..,' 186 u 1859► D o 5 per Cent., 1862 .. do, Scrip _ pn. Do Anglo-D u t c h , 186 i, £lOO 800. 87 Booth. du. £B4 15 s. d 0... Do. Do., 1866, £lOO Bon& 88! Do Nicolas I;l3iilway £S4 los. do — Sar A 63 2-T, nnan o pc:, c.-ut — Spanish 3 per Ceti . - Do. 1867 Do. Account 271 Do. New lieierre,, Do. Account _— Do. Passive ................ Do. Corn. Cert. o f Coup.. not funded — Do. A ccount Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan — Do G overnment, 1864 „, Do do, 1868 1' Lir Ki 8b 6 p...r (lent. .. •.... ..• Jo AC,,,, (I.;t ..• - CLOSING PRICES. eionsols., Mone y 921 k 4 Do. "QUllti 'AM Ittotioltrttittuttilt 921 I SHARE LIST. ,RDINARY SLIAJIMI AND STOCK.S. Share Railways. r aid. Closing Business Yrloe, dsne. et Bristol ant:. Exeter 10:, 77 79 at Caledonian lOO 771 171 781 871 Cambrian 2.1 Cornwall .. all 21 31 -4 Dublin Belfast June... 160 77 79 at Dun„Pertholit Ab.Junc... 100 70 79 2 East London all 61 71 40 LO i 5 - - l 1 Do 10 - - st Glasgow &S. Western IOU 971 93 at Great Eastern .. st Do. E. Angi. No. 2. 100 1 2, it Great North of Scotland lOO lb 6 at Great Northern lOO 105 10 3 1051 8 at Do. A stock ai Do. /Smock lOO st (itS, and W. of Ireland lOO 33 7 sr fit. Western -Original lOO 471 17: 48 71 ,t Do. South IVales st Do. W. 311d.-Oxford lOO .5 27 st Do. Newport lOO 50 st Lancashire & Yorkshire lOO 124 .13 it Lon., Brigh.,ts S.Costat lOO 4 1 46. 161 0: Do Scrip ... - - it I on., Chat., and Dover Wu 16 17 A lci I it Do. Ikletrop. Ex. A lOO - Lyn. a. _North Western lO, 1141 14 1111 15 t Lou. 45 South Western lOO Si ,11 bat , t Man., bhel., 2s Lincoln llO 421 431 531 / st Metro, 0 ti a n at Do Extension 100 s' o 9, 97 1 10 Do. New rd 10 4 1 , 1 P st Metropolitan Distri c t. a ll 3 5u 10 Metrop. at. Jotiu'ell oo 1 6 - at Muitaud at Do, llinnlu. & 79 b 1 bU at North British at Do. Ed., Pth., St Dun lO4 - - at Nor. l4l aatern-lierwica lOO 1 0 3 1 0 4: 103 4 25 Do. G. E purehaee 16.111.1 - - at Do Leeds . lOO 5s 591 st Do York lOO 91 95 944 4 st Do Carli.ie at Do Stoc,t. /it LO 131 131 at North Lou 101 l 10 Do New 1808 at North Staffordshiro lOO 55 57 at North and S.-W. Junction 100 Vi 100 10 Do New £lO shares 7 ... at Rhyinney st Shropshire Union lOO 57 58 at South Devon' at South Eastern lOO 75 751 75 at Staines, Wok'ham, & Wok all 12 13 at '& a.. r .le leo 148 1, 3 -- Do. C - 11 aterford t Kilkenny lt 0 - 10 Waterloo & Whiteha.l 6 - - _""~~ RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 86 88 st Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO ••' st Do. Scot. N.E., ••• per cent. 100 st Do. Aberdeen, gua p.c lOO •• st Do. do. 7 Per cent lOO st Do. do. Ordinary lOO 78 82 st Do. Midland st Do. Dundee and Arbroath 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gua all st 4 Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen J unction lOO 105 107 st Do. Ist Class preference lOO ~. ••• st Glas. •t.. S.W. gua. 5 per et lOO ••• st Gt. Eastern, E.C. Lx. No.l 100 9 99 st Do do N 0.2 100 93 93 st Do do 6 per cent 100 109 112 et Do East Anglian Asp. c. 100 ... •.. st Do do B 6 do. 100 ... •.• st Du du C 7 do. 10 ..• •.. st Da do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 •.. st Do E. Union 4p. e. gua. 103 70 75 st Du Norfolk 5 p.c.Ex.1816 100 •.. st Do do 5 p.e.Way.Val.lBl7 100 ••• ••• st Great Not thorn, 5 per coat 10 . ... 113 tit Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 ... st Do 4 do do do 100 st Do 5 do at sp. c. pm. 100 ... st Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO •.. st Git. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf 100 st Ureal. South. au.l Western (Ireland) 4 per cent st Gt. West.— Orig.& Jnt.-ltent chg., per gua. 5 p.c lOO 10 / 103 101 tit Do. Orig. (B.& U. Ex). 5 p.c lOO 95 100 st Do do 4, per cont. 1850 lO3 87 89 st Do do 4 do do st J‘o do 5 per cent. raioni lO3 95 97 at Du do Birmingham gua lOO 64 70 st Do do do prof— lOO st Do do Chester gal lOO a° 85 st Do do do 8 pe rc ent.c 100 st Do do do 5 lOO 95 100 st Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 st Do do 4 1 p lOO st Do do 4, 1653 lOO st Do do 5 st Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g. 101 111 113 st Du do 23 gua. 100 107 111 st Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c. 100 - 90 92 st Do do 25 do 103 97 100 st Do gua. 51 per cent. 1863 100 00 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. all st Laucash. a Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 3 135 st Do Barnsley, .C 5 3s 105 p.c. 10) st Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 100 1./5 st Do 41 (Blackburn parch). 100 93 100 st, London & Brighton, 5 p.c. guaranteed, No 1 lOO st Do 5 per cent. gua. No. 2. 100 st Do 6 du do lOO st Do 5 d 3 N.,.4. 100 st Do 7 per centW.E. C.P 100 100 st Do 6 do ( ) ••• st Da 4 do 1859 lOO st Loudon, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent ICO st London and C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO 108 110 st Do Bedford &Cambridge lOO st Do Shrewsb'y & Welchp . / lOO at London and s W. 7 p,c . _ . _ late 3d shares, lOO 110 113 2s 6d. Do (Portsm. perp ans 2a60) all st Shot., Linelu. 6 p.c lOO 11 t 117 6 £4 all par 1 pin 61 1 1 ) 1 : n" et Do 11 per cent lOO 60 65 10 Do redeem. 6 per cent. 5 st Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 130 135 st Do Bristol &Birm., 6p. c lOO 1 2 131 st Do 41 per cent. redeem._ 10 tl 10) 9)1 st. Do 41 per cent. irredeem lOO 93 10,1 it Do Leicester & Irciiu, 4 p.c. 100 Si 91 it North British, 5 p.c. No.l , 100 ... ••• st Do E. &G.4p.c. S. & I) lOO ... ..• at Do N. 8., N 0.2, 5 per cen.L. 100 ... ••• st Do Border Union, 51 p.c lOO ... st N.-Eastern--Cons. 4 p.c lOO 87 8) st Du 41 per cent. redeem__ 100 95 97 at Du t 4 N.E. 4 per cent., lOO 17 Do Berwick capital 5 13.4. Do York, 11. AS. purchase. 10 10 101 Do Stcktu & Drling. A 5 p.c. 100 106 108 it Du W, tiartlepoul li. aud. It 100 81 86 20 North Staffordshire 10a Devon Annuities, 1 a all 9 10 los Do Tavistock Anne., Ws.— all 81 yi 10s Do Fixed 41 per cent all 8 81 40.6. S. Last. (Read. Anus., 1.0.6) all 22 23 it Do 41 percent IOU st Do Fixed 11 per cent lOO at Tall Vale No.l lOO 14, 153 at Waterford (tit Kilkenny, 6pc 100 41 43 RAILWAYS.-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Protits of each separate year. et Caledonian 41 p c gua. st 1)0 Scot. Ceti. Inin. 7p c lOO st Du 41 p )rredeent all st Du 4p c con, issued at 80 65 st Great Eastern 41 per cent. 10J 78 8 , st Du 5 do, 1862 lOO 87 aJ at Do New 5 do, 1863 lOO 81; 83 st Do a 5 do, 1864.., 100 e 4 86 st Great Northern, 5p c irred. 100 it Du Permanent, 5 per cent. 100 st Do Boston & Sleald, 41 pc 100 st Great West., NV. Slid!., 5p c 100 st Do Joint i.crpe. 5p c, 1865 1110 66 st Do du 6p c irred. , 1860 too 155 10. i 107 2) Du Vale N Bath perp. 5p e all 19 20 st Kent Coast, 6 per cent, 14 lOO 5 Lane. and York. New 41 per cent till July, 1.871 2 1p at Lund., Brig &c., 41 pc, 1858 100 st Do do 4 do, 1860 100 ••• st Do do 41 do, 1861 100 st Do du 41 do, 1861 100 it Do do 5 do, 1865 100 1.0 st Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 it Do No. 7 5 do st Loud . Chat., &c., 20, 6 p.c 100 at Dv Dletrop. Ex., B 6 p.c 100 Do do C 6 p.e st London& N. Western, 5p C 100 103 11) st Loudon.":. S. Western, 41 pc WO 12 91 10 Man. z, , hel.& Lin., 5 pc, 1865 all S st Metropolitan a per cent lOO Liu 104 st Midland, A 5 per cent pref lOO 106 los it Do B 5 do 100 106 103 13 Do 5p c opt. to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1869 all 204 10t 18 Do InconY. New Suaros all 161 191 12 Do 5p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 01, 1872 Bl 14 24 p it North Britisu, E. and 61- No. 1, 5 per cent ... at Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 Do E , P., & Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 st Do h. N 0.2, 5 p.c ... 100 at Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 100 ... st Do E. & G., N 0.3, 5 p.c ... 100 ... st Do E. & G., (Ordiry) 41 p 100 st North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 t & dT st Do Stock. & Darl., D 100 111 113 st North Loudon, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) st North Staffordshire 5p c lOO . it South Eastern, 41 p c , 1859 100 ••• • it Do 5 d u 1861 1 00 •• st Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 •• at Do 5 do, 1864 st Victoria St.& Pimlico, 41 DC 100 ' RAIL wAys.—LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS; 18: t o t -- 1 ' e u n e l'A D d o e, . ci 4 a l hi p a: e , L nir per i c ui: ? i, u rr . taut. cent,er e t: d i e . . r . .. :1 b b t t Chester ßk hand Holyhead ***** * * ** ** .. Valley 10 0 a11 ... ....: st Do. 5 do. 1 1 1 1 1 :0 0: 00 0 0 1 01 11 . i : 3 : :, 1 1 : 53 ,1 1 1 : st Cly 11C 114 st Colchester Stour ."... ° ". . st 2 0 GlosterEast u tt a n . " . t o o l o l 2 11 u 112 s Gt. Easo., Newm., &c., 5 u h Du. E. U. Harwich, 4 ..c 100 P.e 100 • '''' st Do.do. Woodbrg.Ex., do 100 ... —* st Gt. West ,W. 3lid., Herof 100 4 8 ' c; 50 Hull and Selby st Lancaster and Carlisle st London and Blackwall lOO 10 2 5 93 9e st Du. 41 per cent lOO s t Loudon, Coat., &c., 4 1 pc. 100 •.-•. B C Do. Coto.t 'mid, .5 do 100 7 *** Bt London and Greenwich st Du. do Preference lOO it London, Tilbury, 6; South 100 ;37; t 1) st Lowestoft, guit 4 percent lOO So 82 it Do. do. 6 do. 51 Munch., Bu xton ; & Matlk all 5 :ii st Midland, Bradford, Pref lOO uz 84 2 10 Mid lient Cray Line) 5) Northerut East.,s per mat all 53 z; 80 Do. to. 6 du. all ... ... st N. liastara —Hartlepool ... st N. West. A perp. pref, spc. DM 107 109 st Do B minimum 11 p.c.... 100 ... ... st Nutting. 6; Urautu. It. oi. C lOO 91 93 23 Preston and II yr e . all 44 46 ... Royston, Hitch., and Ship. 100 132 134 st SUrovsbary and Hereford 100 1::il 134 10 Do du 8 2 21p it 6. Yorksh. and River Dun 100 93 u,, st Dc '4 per cent guy... 1U :8 30 st Do 5 du ... all 9810 J st Viet. Station and Pimlico— 100 175 la it West CUrilWall 20 w est ' Luuduu, Class A all 1:.; 11 ,:', Lk, du B all ... ... I'J DJ do C all 61 74 st Weymouth and Portland lOO ... ... st Wilts and Somerset DOCKS. st East and West India lOO 121, 124 st London and St. Katherine 100 14 46 44} 100 D oDeS. stock, 4 per cent all ... Freehold Land St Dock lOO 26 30 st Southampton lOO 74 76 St . ttrrey (.4)=1=41 AI THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 11, 1869. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Closing Business Share NArin. Paid. Price. done 10 Agra Limited, A all 101 101 105 10 Do B lO 21 15 21 50 Albion 00 Alliance. Limited 20 Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lint all 14 201 20 Auglo-liungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1806, limited 10 55 41 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 11 13 20 Do issued at 2 put ~.. 5 • 5 4 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Outgo, lint. 25 Bank of South Austra!ia all 30 32 50 Bank of Victoria, Ausual la 25 37 33 10 Bank of .N ew Zealand all 151 1 , 5 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, .ml China all 18 19 25 Chartered Mere. of India London, and China 20 City 100 Colonial 2:5 38 40 10 Consolidated, lint. 50 Delhi and Loudon, lint 50 East London, lint 5 2 1 20 English and American, lim 10 ... 20 English Bank of :Ili° ale Ja neiro. lint lO pr 1p 20 English, .t , cottialt, and Aus tralian Chartered 'IS, Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all 36 38 285 Do new 5l 25 21 ion Imperial, lint 2O 16 17 20 Imperial Oaoman lO 2 25 1 . 5 .5 lonian all 21 16 25 Do new 5 11 1p 20 Lud Mortgage of India, lint 4 35 31 100 Do Sp. c. Debs.lB6l, 30 all 76 75 76 30 Londe 0 Bank) of Mexico and South America, lim. 20 65 51 100 Loudon and Brazilian, lint. 45 30 27 20 Do new 75 55 45 100 Loudon &River Plate, lint. 40 9 11 25 Do new 10 21 21p 20 London Chart. of Australia all 211 25 245 1 20 Loudon and County 2O 50 51 5:5 50 Do new. iss at 20 p.m, 10 pd. 11 ... London Joint Stock 1 315 321 331 London and South African al 81 95 00 Loudon 3; S.-Western, lint, 20 13 11 150 London Venezuela, lint l2l 100 London and Westminster 2O 611 625 615 100 Du Scrip, iss at 10 pm 2O 100 Merchant, lint 25 51 41 10 Metropolitan, lint all 71 71 100 Midland, lint. 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lint. 15 ld 1 p 100 National Provinc. of Eng'cl 42 ... 11) 10 Do . 42 ... 44 10 National.. 3O 20 New South Wales all 41 43 20 North-Western 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 425 431 415 50 Previte. Bank. Corpo., lint lO 6 5 00 Provincial of 25 88 90 10 Do new, all 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lint 25 15 11 100 Do issued at 6pm lO 8 6 25 Union of Austra,lia all 47 43 100 Union of Ireland, lint ..... 22 50 Union of Loudon 351 36; 3.4 TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. 1U Anglo-American Tel., lien all 21i 22: 22 1 10 Anglo 11.1editer Tel., lint.... 10 12 121 12! st Atlantic Telegraph lO 23 •.5 st Do. 8 per cent. st B. and I. Mlgnetic Tel., lint lOO 158 161 st Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 23; 240 10 Do. New 8 9 lip 25 Indo-European Tel., lint lO ... ••• 5 Loud. Provincial Tel. lint all 21 3 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent all pr „1i 10 Mediterra. Este e . T e l ., li m all 34 34 25 Reuter's 'Pelegram a l i l l •.:0 Societe Trau s atl ant., li nt st Submarine Tel egrap h 1 Do. Sc r i p 42 . 1 5 l' i 471 all 1 1: 20 T e l ographCon.&Main.,lim. all 17 171 1 71 SU. Kingdom Tel. Co., lint. all 5 : 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref. all 3 3 P OoLvAils.L UUVlfll►lVtil _ h;Lvl' firiti , ib Columbia, IS per 0ent.,1572.... - - Uo . 1895 llO Can.Gov.6p.o.Jan.'&July 1877-81 Do. 6p. O 7eb. & Aug lOO 102 104 Do. sp. c. Mar. & Sept lOO 1(2 104 Do. sp. C. In/scribed sir 1(10 90 92 p. c. Jan. & July lOO t 8 10 89 81 8 Do. 6 Cape (*.Hope, 6 p. 0.1873 lOB 102 101 Do.Apl.&Oot 1890-1900 lOO 111 113 Do. do 1880-90 lOO 107 109 Do. Jan.&July, 189 t Do. 5 per neut. 15 April and 15 OCt., 1900 lO9 100 102 - Ce 3 1011. Nov 1878, 6 p lOO 108 116 Do. 1872, do lOO 105 10T MaurltiuB, 6 p. 0, 1873, - Jan. and July UO . 1878 .. Do. 1882, May and /sic' , . 00 106 108 Do. 1895, Feu. &, Aug lO 108 108 Melbourne Corporatn., 1607-75, 6 per cent N.11.L10v.8 10U 101 1.4 tal p et, Api & Oet 0 -Do 6pc. 31 .y &No .1 0 !t6 108 W. 5 wc., '7l to '7l . . 100 1 /o. 5 p.o. 1888 to 1896... 1)0 981 994 924 U. 5 p.c. rd.'6: to •;.Zealand, p. ct. 1601 U.O i)o. 5 percent.... . 1( 0 - DoJan,Ap 1,.1u.y, U t (64.) 93 04 911 5 4 DJ 6p c. Mar & Sept '9l :CO 108 110 DoJune& Dec , 1-91 JDo rrov. At.c-.ld. 1(0 btrie3l&?, 11'96 .. .ova Scotia 6p. c.Jan and July, 1076 Do 1.•0 ie.:wont!. 6p. 'B2-5 lOO 1074 it 81 1074 84 100 074 1181 - Tasmanian 6 per c. 1835 .. 1084 1074 Do .9• 2 97 •.• .. Victoria 6r or cont. 1891 ll.O 113 /11 up, AprilandQo ...id, Log igv. llv ion THE MAY MEETINGS. EARL RUSSELL ON EDUCATION. Earl Russell has for a long series of years taken the chair at the annual meeting held at the Borough-road Schools of the British and Foreign Bible Society. He did so on Monday last, and was attended on the platform by Lord Lyveden The report of the society sheaved pro sperity. It appeared that seventy-six students had left the training colleges to take schools in various parts of the country, and ninety-eight candidates had been admitted; that the number in residence up to Christmas had been 169, and since, 101; that the college of Stockwell is quite full ; while at the Borough-road there are only eleven vacancies. Of 169 students presented for examination not one failed. In the schools under the direct control of the committee 1,300 children receive instruction from seven teachers and nineteen pupil teachers. Permanent teachers have been provided for 134 schools. Thirty colonial and other schools abroad, have received grants of books and school materials, and teachers have been provided in several cases. From the financial statement, it arpcared that the money received from all sources, without including the balance in hand at the beginning of the year, amounted to £13,46 12s. 11d.; the payments, inclusive of legacies in vested, being £13,635 Gs. sd. Earl I? ussun, in speaking to the meeting after the reading of the reports, referred to the high patronage which the society had obtained. His Majesty George 111.. the Duke of Kent, father of her present Majesty; Mr. Wilberforce, the advocate of freedom ; Dr. Maltby, Bishop of Chichester ; Dr. Stanley, Bishop of Norwich, and father of the present Dean of Westminster ; and Dr. Burnet, the Non conformist, had all been friends of the society. All creeds might come under the shadow of the society. " This society has never contended for Episcopacy or against it. We stand here for the support of Christianity, leaving to the churches and chapels of the land to dissemi nate those views of Christian doctrine which they believe to be conformable to truth. It has happened to me, and lately, to consult the various formularies of our various Churches—those of the Church of England, of the Pres byterian Church, and of the Roman Catholic Church—but I find in none of them so good a sermon as the Sermon on the Mount. It is that doctrine that we have given in our British Schools. The children read the Bible, and there they obtain the lessons that Christ gave to the multi tude in general, and the command's and direc tions which be gave to his disciples." His lordship went on to say that he was grieved that the Church of England had thought it right to commence her educational course on a separate principle to that acknowledged by this society. Passing to the great want of this country, the earl lamented that England did not stand preeminent among the nations of the world in an educational sense. The strength of the people of the United States was in their educational system. The German declared that the security of his county against foreign invasion was that every soldier was educated. "If this (the noble lord continued) is the security for international institutions--if this is the security against external dangers —as men the most able end intelligent assert that it is—l say let us have in this country that security for our internal freedom, and that security for our independence of all foreign control. We have it not at present, but fortunately we have a prospect that, although not in the present year, but in the next, it may be obtained. Fcr my part, I am not disposed to depart from the prin ciples which have ever animated the British and Foreign School Society. I think every information ought to be given in our schools on subjects of general know ledge. I think every encouragement should be given to the exercise and play of the understanding ; but I think all the instruction should be accom panied with religious knowledge ; and that that part of man which every philosopher acknowledges is the most essential part of him—his soul—is not to be neglected in the education we provide. Ido not say that the State—if there is a provision for rates or contributions by the State iu one shape or another—might not think it fit, and wisely think it fit, to allow of secular schools; but secular schools are not entirely deprived of religious information, because they are usually connected with some religious com munion or other, the members of which and the pastors of which take care the children taught in them shall not be altogether deprived of religious instruction. I trust that the denominational instruction which has hitherto been given in a large measure by the parochial clergy of the Established Church —the denominational instruction which has been given in a large measure by the religious teachers of the various Dissenting com munions, I trust that this religious instruction will not be lost sight of in any plan of education which the Govern ment may think fit to introduce to Parliament, and that w hil e systematic education shall pervade the land, and that while schools shall be established throughout it, we shall be Permitted to teach in them, not denominational instruction, but shall be permitted to give that instruc tion in the Bible which has always been the mask and distinction of this society. Schools must then be given to every district alike ; there must be no uneducated town ship. I believe that this will be so before long."--Lord Lyveden, who foll owe d Lord Russe ll, d e p re cated the com pulsory plan, on th e ground that i t wou ld i n terfere with the voluntary sy s t em, which bad hitherto worked w e ll and effected much go o d. 1" PROPAGATIO N OF THE GOSPEL AM ONG THE JEWS. The annual meeting of the British Society for Propa gating the Gospel among the Jews was presided over by the Earl of Cav an . T he repor t s p ewe d that in Lon don, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Adrianople, Algiers, Konigsber g , G a i ass, H e id e lberg, Russia, Italy, Germany and Hu ngary, a considera bl e nu mber of Jews and Jewesses have been baptised and received into the Chris tian Church. Efforts were now being made to establish a home, asylum, orphanag e , and school in London f o r converted Jews a n d their children, an d also a home for missionaries, and a sum of £1, 920 b a d already been sub scribed for that p urpose. The gene ral income of the society bad been £4,000. The Rev. Mr. Pennefather, Dr. Herschel], the Rev. T. Jackson, the Rev. Mr. Fleming, and others addressed the meeting. COLONIAL AND CONTINENTAL CHURCH SOCIETY. The report of this society, read at St. James's Hall (the Earl of Harrowby chairman), stated that the home income for the year had amounted to .£18,466 16s. 9d., and the colonial and continental income to £14,801 3s. Bd., being a total income of £33,268 Os. 5d.; making with the balance of last yea r (42,187 3s. bd.) a total of receipts of £35,455 3s. 10d. The expenditure had been £32,797 9s. 10d., leaving a balance of £2,657 14s. The agents em ployed consisted of 107 clergymen, 69 catechists and teachers, and 49 female teachers. Mr. Charley, M.P., and others addressed the meeting. T 11 . 1 001 D sCLOOL uMON.he Earl of Sh aftesbury aga i n cccupied the chair at Exeter Hall, the m eet i ng being t h a t o f hi s own institution —the Ragged S c h ool Union. F rom the report, it appeared that d ur i ng the past year there was 267 Sunday 182 day schools, w ith 24,000 children atten di ng ; an d 207 schools, havingvg schools, an averag e a ttendance of 3 2 , 000 scholars ; with nearly 10,000 children present. These figures chewed an increase in the average attendance as compared with last year's report of 777 in the Sunday schools, and more than 1,900 in the day schools. MISCELLANEOUS. The Irish Evangelical Society, the National Home for Ladies, and the Prutcritant neruiwatoor Society held their meetings also on Monday. The London Missionary Society hold meetings throughout the week. The Poet Laureate has been unanimously elected an honorary Fellow of Trinity College, Cam- bridge. CHEAP HONOURS.—We notice from time to time in our European exchanges that the " degree of LL.D. has been conferred upon" some obscure person or other "by the Tusculum College, U.S. America." We have never serious aff ray took place at the village n, some ugly blows were exchanged . Fro m fists th e com b a t an t s bad the pleasure of hearing of this A mer i can C o ll ege which distributes honours so freely abroad, an d we h ave no idea of the price at whi ch it sells the m .—N ew Y or k Times. S TABBING WHEN DRUNK AGAIN.—At a l ate h our maddened with drink, on Saturday o o t c ur f m d n a me y de commenced i night cn ed t gto no . a fight, A numberand in in of them e contest resorted to weapons , and durin g the struggle two men named Thomas Lynn a nd Tho mas Moore were s e verely stabbed with a sharp i nstrument resembling a knife. One of the unfortunate men was conveyed home, suffering severely from great loss of blood, and on Monday n ight was reported to be very dangerously all. A man named James Flemming is in custody at Bedlbgton on the charge of having inflicted the wounds. A GIGANTIC MUSICAL FESTIVAL.—There issued from the Foreign Office on Saturday a volume of com mercial reports received from ;ler Majesty's consuls in 1869. This volume, which forms one of a series, con• tains reports from towns in F :ance, Italy, the North German Confederation, Turkey, and the United States. Mr. Consul Lousada finishes hi 3 report from Boston with the following paragraph :—" I snrcely know if a notice of this is in place, but it is so singular, and on such a stupendous scale, that I will risk mentioning it. A ' project has been put on foot to celebrate the restoration of the Union by a ' Peace Festiva;,' to be held next July, in a building which is to be erecter expressly for the purpose on the ' Common ' or Palk, apable of holding with eats 120,000 spectators. Besides fiese, the principal voices are to number 10,000, the chortses are to be 20,000, and the instruments 12,000, gatlered from all the chief cities of the Union. It is b last three or four days, and the subscriptions already promised are more than 1 sufficient tg__Mia ticiSOratiastaLthis aigaliqc niusior„, POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-7his Day T HAMES. IMPORTANT DECISION.-Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, who was accompanied by Lieutenant Sheppy, the Super intendent of the East and West India Dock Company's Police, applied for summonses against the owner of barges for leaving them in the West India Dock basin without any person on board. Mr. Young said the accumulation of empty barges and craft at tho several entrances of the dock, in the dock basin, and other portions of the dock, had been found SO inconvenient and embarrassing to the dock company, the dock masters, and other servants of the company, that it was determined to proceed against the owners for penalties to stop an increasing evil. Accidents had been caused, the commission of robberies facilitated, and other dangers had been caused by the practice. Some times empty barges had been left without any one in charge for 10 and 11 days, and a largo amount of room occupied which ought to have been devoted to ships and barges engaged in delivering and receiving goods and cargoes. Mr. Charles Young then read a portion of the 104th clause of the West India Dock Company's Act of Parliament as follows :—"lf any ship, lighter, craft, or vessel shall be left in the said dock or docks, basin or basins, lock or locks, cut or cuts, with out any person or persons on board, the master or other person having the command of every such vessel, or the owner or owners thereof shall for every ouch offence for feit and pay any sum not exceeding £5; and the owner or owners of such ship or vessel, shall be answerable for all the injury that may be sustained by any other ships or vessels, or by the said company through n .glect thereof." Mr. Lieut. Sheppy confirmed th; statomeut of Mr. Young, and the summonses were issued. WESTMINSI ER. RECKLESS DRIVING.—John Knight, the driver of a light cart, was charged with imperilling the public in the fol lowing manner:— Mr. lleginold York, 37, Princes-gardens, said that yester day evening he hired a hansom cab at Knightsbridge, and had proceeded a little distance towards Kensington, when the defendant drove his cart right into the cab, which, with the horse, aas much injured. Complainant was t brown forward with great violence, and his hat was broken to pieces. Fortunately he was but little hurt, although placed in imminent peril. Mr. Arnold inquired the rate at which the defendant was going. The gentleman replied that ho was going at the rate of ten miles an hour although the road was in a very crowded state at the time. Ile was drunk. Defendant said he had settled for the damages done to the cab with the proprietor of it. In answer to the magistrate's inquiry, Mr. York said that his hat cost a guinea. Defendant denied the drunkenness, but it was clearly proved by two or three witnesses. Mr. Arnold convicted him in the penalty of 40p, a gui nea for the hat, and 40s for the damage done to the cab, or one month in default. AtISCELLAACWS. 10 Australian llau g a rah 'fAeaglE.icsutaltturesa, l l in . t 2:1 151 1... 5 1 ,1 lu Anglo-Mexican Mint 25a1l 1 , '), , 161 25 Australian Mort. Land and . Finance, lint 10 Berlin Water • Works, lint, all 11 11 3, 10 D o . New r 3 4 11 100 Bolekow Vaughan, Bin. .• . 30 9 11 5 Bombay Gas, bin. 5 Do. New 4 11 id 5) British American Land 4l 15 17 20 British Indian Tea, lint all 21 31 21 British Ship Owners 7l 2 - 5 Canada Company all 66 7) 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lint 2l 2 1 d 20 Ceylon Company, lint. 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lint 4 25 City of London Real Pro perty, lint 9 41 31d 30 City of Milan Improv. lint all 5 6 25 City of Moscow Gas, lint all 50 City Offices, lim 25 26 258 9 10 Colonial, lint. Do 50 Commercia; Union (Assur) b 1 1 P 10 Company of African 31er chants, lint. 20 Continental Union Gas, lint, all 191 201 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 71 per cent. 100 Corporation of London Bonds, 1877 41 per cent. all 1031 1011 100 Do. 1879 , 11 per cent. all 1011 1051 100 Do. 1882, 41 per cent. all 1031 1011 10 Credit Fon. of England, lint. all 21 3 2 13-16 50 Credit Fon.of Mauritius lint. 10 31 218 st Crystal Palace lOO lit 21 201 st Do. Preference lOO 95 10 ) at Do. 6p. c Perpetual Deb. 109 108 112 10) 20 Darjeeling, lint, 10 Eastern Assam, lint. MI E,:tta Inclin n T.n rni (:rod!, and Finance, lint. 20 East India Irriga. & Canal all .. .. 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lint. ,.... 271 111 1018 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy. Gus. by Egypt. Gov all 041 951 OS 1 I 20 Egyptian Coot. & Trad. lint 6 .. _ 3 Eng.& Austral. 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(Mortgage) Loan all 771 781 73 4 7 1 50 Warrant Finance, lint. 50 West India and Pacific Steam, lim 2O 2 20 West London Wharves and Warehouses lO ... ... 1 il) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. CAUTION TO CABMEN.-Wm. Council, a driver, in the employ of Mr. Card, omnibus proprietor, of Westminster, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals with working a horse in an unfit state. Mr. Henry Audrewes, the chief officer of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, saw the prisoner with a horse attached to a cab in Bond-street. The horse was sweating and trembling, and resting on the tip of one foot, and seemed in great pain ; and on speaking to the prisoner he said he was going to drive a faro fur ther on. George Young, an officer of the society, gave similar evidence. Mr. Arthur Cherry, the Government veterinary sur geon, said tho horse appeared to be suffering great pain in the off fore-kg, and it was as much as it could do to walk. Mr. Tyrwhitt fined the prisoner 10s., or seven days, at the same time cautioning tha owner against again work ing the horse. The owner of the horse said tbere was nothing the matter with the horse, and he certainly should work it again, and the society's officers could do what they liked. WRECK ON THE IRISH COAST. WEXFORD, May 8. A vessel which had been riding in the South Bay was seen to part from her anchors and go ashore this morning during a mrth-easterly gale (says Mr. Caghlan, the collector of her Majesty's customs). The Civil Service lifeboat of the National Lifeboat Institution promptly proceeded to the spot under the oca rnnutu t ; tc.i.tutly WO on her beam. On nearing the scene of the wreez, some men were seen on board. The lifeboat•'s anchor was then let go, she veered down, and was fortunately the means of saving the four men. After several attempts in the heavy surf to row off the lifeboat, by the vio lence of the sea, was driven ashore, and was imme diately hauled up by those en the beach, all on board escaping unhurt. Two of the vessel's crew, befure the arrival of the lifeboat, took to their boat, which on being put over the side was dashed asl,ore, and they were with difficulty saved. The vessel was the schooner Handy, of Wexford, bound to that port from Dublin, with a cargo of wheat. The lifeboat men report that they have additional confidence in their noble boar, after her performances on this occasion. This valuable life-boat, which was presented to the Institution by the gentlemen in the Civil Service, through the indefatigable exertions of Jas. A. Dow, Esq., and others, has already been the means of saving 44 lives from different wrecks. THE NAVAL RESERVE. Yesterday about 250 men of this force were gathered together in the Minories previous to marching down to London-bridge to embark on board a river steamer, and proceeded by water to Sheerness, there to join her Majesty's ship Agin court for a fortnight's cruise and training in the Channel Squadron. These, however, were not the only body of men which assembled yester lay for the same purpose, for one may say that at all the great stations of the Naval Reserve throughout the United Kingdom a similar muster went on, and the men were all volunteers, who had come forward in answer to an invitation to train for two weeks on board the regular ships of war. Though this is the very busiest time of a sailor's year, when the spring opens up all the coasting trade and the traffic of the North Sea, and the men can get engagements at almost any terms, no less than 1,900 responded voluntarily to the call, and were yesterday embarked from various ports for service on board her Majesty's ships Duncan, Agincourt, Hector, St. George, Mersey, Done gal, Black Prince, Trafalgar, Royal George, and Valiant. The object of this movement is to give both the officers and men of the Naval Reserve a good acquaintance with the real routine of the discipline of the Royal Navy. In mere seamanship they have noshing to learn, for the men of the Naval Reserve are the very pick of the Mercantile Marine, and their lieu tenants and commanderslare the most skilled offi cers of our finest lines of steam and sailing vessels. The Naval Reserve now numbers about 16,000 men. There was great cheering as the men, headed by their band and colours, marched down to Lon don-bridge, where they were to embark on board the Saloon steamer the Princess Alice, to take them to the Agincourt at Sheerness. With the men went Mr. J. J. Mayo, the Registrar-General of Seamen, Captain Allen Young, Captain Brown, Capt. Gardiner, &c. The crews of the vessels in the Pool, the crews of the Fisgard and the training ship Worcester, turned out and cheered the steamer as it passed, and the men of the Naval Reserve roared themselves hoarse in response, and then be took to hornpipes to wile away the shining hours. Air. Guest has been elected for Youghal after a very close contest. The numbers at the close of the poll were :—Guest, 125 ; Gr3en, 123. A petition is already spoken of. RAGGED SCHOOL UNION.--The twenty-fifth annual meeting of the Ragged School Union was held last evening at Exeter Hall, under the Presidency of the Right Hon. the Earl of Shaftesbury, K.G. The meeting was opened with singing and prayers, after which the report of the past year was read by the secretary, J. G. Gent., Esq., which was of a highly satisfactory nature, and most encouraging. The noble chairman highly commended the same, and spoke tp its having been in successful ope ration for a quarter of a century. The meeting was after wards addressed by the Rev. W. Curling, the Rev. J. P. Cher; of Bradford, R. Johnson, Esq., Secretary of tho Manchester Ragged School Union, the Rev. 11. S. Brown, the Rev. Pr. Landells, the Rev. Newman Hall, and J. Payne, Esq., to the several resolutions which were all unanimously carried. BRITISH MUSEUM.—Yesterday his Highness the Nizam of Bengal, accompanied by two of the Princes of his family, and attended Ly Colonel Layard and suite, visited the British Museum. The distinguished party were received by Mr. Winter Jones, the principal librarian, and conducted through the various • galleries of the rut ting collection by the Wads 91 departlnsuts• ( VHIRD E rioN NOTICE. 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. 111FERIAL PARLIAMENT ...- HOUSE OF LORDS.—Tits EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. LODGERS' PROPERTY PROTECTION BILL. The Marquis of TOWNSHEND moved th 3 second reading of this bill, the object of which was to protect the property of lodgers from being taken for any de fault in payment of rent or taxes by the landlord. The noble marquis said it was a great hardship upon the lodger that his goods should ever be seized for non-pay ment by a superior landlord. One t f the proposals of the bill was that on the lodger procuring a certificate from a magistrate that the goods represented were his property, and that they should thereupon be secure against the claims of the superior landlord. The LORD CHANCELLOR said the bill dealt with a power that had been experienced by the landlord from re motest time. The subject was one that ought not to be lightly treated, and he was sure present bill was not at all calculated to effect the object in view. The noble lord, finding the measure opposed by the Lord Chancellor, at onco withdrew it. Lord ROSSIE moved for a report of the proceedings taken with respect to the death of Mr. Lisle on the North British Railway. The report was ordered, and their lordships shortly afterwards adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TiIts D AT. The proceedings relative to the Mayor of Cork being fixed for to-say a large number of persons assembled in Westminster Hall to witness the arrival of the members at the House of Commons. Within the house the strangers' gallery was fully occupied, as was also the ladies' gallery. '1 ho SPEAKER took the chair at two o'clock, at which hour there was a very full attendance of members, and the utmost interest prevailed. THE PERMISSIVE BILL. A great number of petitions were presented from all parts of the country in favour of the Permissive Prohibi tory Sale of Liquors Bill, against which was one by Mr. Baines, from Leed, bearing 11,800 signatures. THE ABYSSINIAN WAR. Mr. CANDLISH gave notice that early in June ho should call the attention of the house to the excess of expenditure over the estimated cost of tho Abyssinian war. THE BANKRUPTCY BILL The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, in reply to Mr. Morley, said he hoped to be able to go into committee on the bill immediately after the holidays. BRIGADE FIELD DAY. Lord ELCHO gave notice of his intention of calling attention to the facilities for holding brigade field days for volunteers in Hyde Park. REMOVAL OF MAYORS. • Mr. BRUCE, in reply to Mr. Eastwick, said it would require very great consideration before a general measure was introduced to deal with mayors who might be guilty of conduct calculated to bring the administration of the law into disrepute. PROCESSIONS IN CORK. Mr. C. FORTESCUE, in reply to Col. Forde, said ho had not received the report he had sent for from Ireland with respect to the reports of party procession with banners having taken place in Cork. O'SULLIVAN'S DISABILITY BILL. On the order of the day being road for the second read ing of this bill. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said, iu accordance with the directions received, he had taken care to provide wit nesses to support the preamble of the bill, and that they were row in attendance to be called in. Ho had also ap pointed the Solicitor-General for Ireland, Mr. Sergeant Ballantine, and Mr. Barry to represent the crown, and he begged to move that the witnesses be called in. Mr. MAGUIRE rose to meet the motion with a direct negative, but before doing so he would read a letter from the person most deeply interested in the proceedings. The hon. member then read a letter he had received from Mr.' O'Sullivan in which he stated that the language he had used did not represent correctly what he meant to convoy, that ho would be the first to aid the saving of human life, that under the peculiar circumstance he would retira from and resign the office of mayor of Cork, and he had taken the necessary steps to carry out that intention. Under such circumstances he hoped it would not be thought necessary to go on with the bill. The O'DONOGHUE said Mr. O'Sullivan had under taken that night to write to the proper officers at Cork placing his rsignation of the office of mayor in their hands, and he felt quite sure that Government might rest certain that the purpose of Mr. O'Sullivan, guaranteed as it would be by himself, and the hon. member for Cork (Mr. Maguire) would be fully and honourably carried oat. (Hear, hoar.) Mr. GLADSTONE said he felt it right to say that until that moment he was totally unacquainted with the contents of the letter just read, but as he understood it was to be clearly taken that Mr. O'Sullivan had absolutely, though not technically, resigned the office of Mayo: of Cork. He could not distrust the statements of Mr. O'Sul- livan, even had it not been supported by the unimpeach able guarantee of the two hen. gentlemen who had just spoken; and under such circumstances he did not think it would be desirable to proscute the measure against the gentleman who had volun arily divested himself of the office of Mayor of Cork. But it would be wise to consider the bill with respect to future Mayors of Cork, and, if on the resignation of Mr. O'Sullivan he should again be re elected, they would then be again in the position in which they then stood. Under such circumstances he should pro pose to postpone any further consideratiod of the bill until a successor to Mr. O'Sullivan as Mayor of Cork had been elected. (Hear, hear.) The object of the Government had been fully attained, and as that was so, he would move the postponement of the consideration of the bill. ((lota, hear.) Mr. NEWDEGATE said had the bill he had submitted to the house some time ago been passed, the state of things that then existed would have been fully provided for. Under the present circumstances it seems to him highly advisible that some general measure should now be passed, in order that in the event of motions like the present were arising there might be a means of ade quately meeting them without bringing out the full ma jesty of the State and giving importance to motions that ought to be treated in a very different way. In answer to a question from Colonel WrtsoN PATTON, Mr. GLADSTONE said he meant to have said that on Mr. O'Sullivan ceabing to be the Mayor of Cork the Go voinment would abandon the bill of pain and penalties. The measure was not introduced against Mr. O'Sullivan as a private individual, but as a public functionary, and in order to secure a propez administration of justice. Mr. MAGUIRE said he could assure the house that the resignation that had been tendered Mr. O'Sul- livan was a full and entire one ; and he felt quite certain that the gentlemen had no intention of again coming forward to seek a re-election ; he might further say that in the event of his being re-elected he would most positively refuse to fulfil the office. Mr. DOWNING said there neod be no fear that Mr. O'Sullivan would ever again be Mayor of Cork after the course he bad pursued that day. (Loud Laughter.) Sir P. BURRELL wished to know who was to pay the expenses that had been incurred in providing counsel, and for the attendance of witnesses. Mr. GLADSTONE, amidst some laughter, said the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who had the means to pay with. The bill was then ordered to be read that day four weeks. REVENUE BILL. This bill was then read a second time. SUPPLY. The report on supply was brought up and received. The sitting of the house was then suspended until nine o'clock. 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MUM, r , 644 Ungappre, ElouttampsontjAtay SPORTING INTELLIGE NCE—This Da; YORK MEETING—Tins DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH) CRAVEN STAKES. Vespasian..... Guinee Woodmall Five ran. ZETLAND STAKES. Lady Mary Haw thorn dale Eight ran. STAND STAKES. Kellogg Ettrick Clarionet e... Ten ran. KNAVESA.IIRE PLATE. Perfume. Prologue filly Dunesin. , Nine ran. GLASGOW PLATE Geant des Battailes Lady Lavender..... Ciipper Fourteen ran. GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP. Ploughboy Lord Hawthorn Vansittart •••• 0 t 0 f WINCHESTER RACES— ms DAT.) THREE-YR-OLD BIENNIAL. Miss Foote Young Fenton Standard Bearer Six ran. NURSERY PLATE. Nero ..••• Halloween Conservative Ten ran. TOWN PLATE. Vallation colt Blag Flag Sting Six ran. HAMPSHIRE STAKES. Walmer Silenus Vortigorn T, n ran. FOURTH EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 8.0 P. 31. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. YORK RACES -THIS DAT. GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP. DECIDING HEAT. Ploughboy Lord Hawthorn Vansittart ~ 3 0 Fire ran. THE UNION HUNT PLATE. Scarrington Langar .. Four ran. MATCH. Slap Bang .. Charlie WINCHESTER RACES—This DAY. TWO-YR-OLD BIENNIAL. Captivator Malaria Maid of Athol Eight ran. THE CITIZENS' PLATE. Sour Grapes Wanderer Glencoe. WELTER lIANDICAP. Workman Storm King , 2 Black Diamond .. 3 Seven ran. LONDON BETTING—Tuts DAY. DERBY. 9 to 4 agst Pretender (taken) 4 to 1 agst Pero Gomez (offered) 9 to 2 agst Belladrum (taken) 25 to 1 apt Dims (taken) •25 to 1 ngst Martyrdom (offered) 33 to 1 ngst Ityshvrorth (offered-40 to 1 taken) 1000 to 20 agst Perry Down (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Ilermione c offered) 1000 to 15 agst Fairminster (offered) LONDON GAZETTE-THIS EVENING. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, MAY_II. Royal Regiment of Horse Guards—Cornet J. Moore to be Lieutenant. 3d Dragoon Guards— Lieutenant W. Petsrs to be Lieu- tenant. 7th Dragoon Guards—Lieutenant Samuel Dakin to be Captain, Cornet Francis Clark to be Lieutenant. 18th Hussars—Cornet Harry Parker to be Lieutenant. Royal Artillery—Captain Peter Marett to be Lieutenant- Colonel, Second Captain Philip Harcourt to be Captain ; Lieutenant Mark Chaldecott to be Second Captain. Royal Engineers—Lieut.-Colonel Francis Rnndalf to be Colonel ; Captain Arthur Moberly to be Lieut.-Colonel; Second Captain Joseph Beatty to be Captain; Lieut. Philip Marindin to be Second Captain. Coldstream Guards—Reginald Pole-Carew to be Ensign, James Gordon Montgomery to be Ensign. 2d Foot—Ensign Thomas Harman to be Lieutenant, En sign Alexander Morison to be Ensign. 12th Foot—Captain Samuel Fairtlough to be Major, En sign Alexander Gordon to be Lieuten ant, Ensign John Grant to be Ensign. 24th Foot—Ensign Levett Bennett to be Lieutenant ; Charles Bishop Culpeper to be Ensign. 48th Foot —Staff-Surgeon Wm. Burkitt to be Surgeon. 50th Foot—Walter D. Delamain to be Ensign. 64th Foot—Ensign Dudley Smith to b 3 Ensign: Robert Johnson to be Ensign, 66th Foot—Ensign Frederick Dillon to be Lieutenant ; Ensign Henry Smallpiece to be Lieutenant; Edward Fosbery to be Ensign ; William Callaghan to be Ensign. 80th Foot—Lieutenant William M.‘liay to be Lieutenant. BREVET Colonel Henry White Hutchins to be Major-General ; Lieut.-Colonel David Kinlozk to be Colonel ; Captain Alfred Knight to havo the honorary rank of Colonel ; Paymaster Charles Skrine to have the honorary rank of Captain ; Quartermaster William Armstrong to have th e honorary rank of Captain. POPE, REE, AND 111 , LEAN'S TELEGRAM. (BY ATLANTIC CABLE.) NEW YORK, May 11. The completion of the Pacific Railway, connect ing the Atlantic with the Pacific, was celebrated yesterday at Trinity Church by a solemn 7'e Deum LATEST INTELL LGENCE (REU"'ER'S TELEGRAMS.) AUSTRIA. VIENNA, May 11. The Official Gazette of this morning publishes the International Telegraph Treaty ; also the Sup plementary Treaty, signed by France and Austria on the 12th of February, 1869, relative to the ex tradition of criminals. LAW IN7 ELLIGENCE.—( 7hls Day.) QUEEN'S BENCH. THE CASE OF MADAME RACHEL. Their lordships gave judgment this motning again Ft Madame Rachel. The sentence will be carried out. MARKET S-2 MS DAY. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. May 11.—Sales probably 6 , 000 bales. The ram ket sry dull. Yesterday all the available military forces in the western district were reviewed by Sir Charl ip es Staveley, K.C.13., at Devonport. They were two brigades. The first was composed of the 57th Regiment, the 2d Devon Battalion of Rifle Volun teers, and the Ist Devon Militia, under Brigadier Lieut.-Col. Logan, C. 8., 57th Regiment, and Bri gadier -Major Capt. Shanks, Royal Marine Light Infantry. '1 he 2(1 Brigade was formed by the 2(1 Battalion Rifle Brigade, the 2.1 'Devon (South Devon) Militia, a detachment of the 3a Buffs, an d the Royal Marines in garrison, under Brigadier- Colonel Glop), C. 8., of the Rifle Brigade, and 13rigadier-Major Capt. Lascelles, also of the Rifle Brigade. The Ist Devon Militia arrived by train from Exeter in the morning. The troops numbered upwatds of 4,000. The Volunteers were conunanded by Col. the Earl of Mount Edgcombe, who came over specially from France to be present with his battalion. The weather was fine and the review was quite a success. 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