The Sun. — London, England, 1869-04-15 00:00:00

--~ ~ .d..r....~-* v y ~~~~~~l~~' CASTLE, April 14, . . Y Princess_ Beatricel I) attended by 0 le grounds, attecdd ounds this morning' its afternoon. at the Castle, 311 " r's presence by tba vel the honour '9' •IL [GEO AMS.) NA, AND .0" LS. SSINA, April 14. Company's stead is morning en rout° MUTH, April 15., Donskoi, fronoll° ived here. rowx, April 15. ner City of N S here at 7 a.U I I and passenge rOf ;rpool. All well' ;TON, April 14. Lothrop t Britain and gr . lister to Austri a 3 . Mr. Freenia li post of Co oll -,.k—The market rag 9850 [yes 56 2° mouth — Loan • ids 'hreos )&jbt Cash. 9231-, 1095 9931 6731 484 60 —This Day. torn t on, a youn g 'stealing a pupa pocket of a 101 vhile in Oxford' himself bey into a 8 11° P r ho watched hand in the lady to ren lo r, who ran dolt ° Pe to the station, tt, but Rfebar d g at the statio n Jy, the prisoner ler a van in the 3 of Correctio n ' tho prisoner• ,ho sessions. tvina identifid° rtNG was brougb t two chemises iio Robertsom I, Stepney% 1 times, and , trix, dwallirt; lad lost ina o 9 from her bed' iscovered 1 01° , Mrs. Robert' kept by 'gall tae-fields, 1 1 °1 )" keeper sal t ' Y, and that b 0 Atli them fc't id the "leaf' nets of Liter 'hey were re ater nuisance nigh. Ile how the se exist. The! e law. Th e tropolis, par earning, Roo! I to give 1111 irt, said the . l other place ° was charged crime whil e e prisoner to 1 16 yoriro of week for bl° in conse" fined by b 1 nal festiva l 2 advertised med to the 5 gracieuelf of Genoa [ at Harrn° nily of I.IP The young but he will Lolic serVin° sideratio o he sanctio n on the Go, relieve that nial alters," on their House of ty of 52 0 Liverpo° l uebec. at Chat' It any ° I Kyard, 0 ° reduction ' service/ be sent eminent . r, are of uinirour h Alreadi s e harged throug h out to ; Alder -Colonel a t the lou. Sir Lug the 19rg eS sky I S re ' 0 Frenc h ex ports , and 0 " ,U .....lAd. %a t ION E Y MAR K E T AND COILIIERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two oCLocK. Government Securities gave way to-day in con sequence of the rumoured issue of another Spanish l oan. Foreign Securities also felt the depression. Notwithstanding that the settlement occupies the principal part of the attention of the brokers. There has been a better business done in Railway shares at improved prices. In the house the charge for loans is 21 per cent. Co nsols are 931 f or money; di tto, f or Ac count, —; Three per Cent. Reduced, 91/ 2 14 ; New Three per Cents, 918 2 12 ; Annuities, April, 1 88 5, 11 15- 16 ; Exchequer Bills£l,ooo, 2 prem. ; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, 2 prem. ; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., India St ock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, 210 12 ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1131 ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 1001 ; ditto Bonds under £ l ,OOO, 10 prem. In the Foreign Market Spanish of 1867 bas gone down 1 per cent., but Italian of 1861, and Egyptian of 1868 have improved 1, and Orel -Vitebsk and Turkish of 1865, i. Prices are now as follow :—Brazilian of 1865, 80 to ; Chillian of 1867, 95,i to 961 ; Egyptian of 1864, 8 61 to ex div. ; ditto of 1868, of 71 Bto Italian of 1861, 55/ t o 56 1 ; d i tto 186, 831 t o 841 ; Mexican, 141 t o * ; P eruv i an 91 of 18 65, 781 to 791; Russian of 1866, 90/ t o 829 ex di v. ; Nicolai, 65 to / ; Orel, 82 to / ; Moscow, 784 to 79 ; di tto C harkof, 7q to 771. In the Railway Market a rise has occurred in Midland) South N Eastern, M e t ropo lit an , G reat and Northern A, C aledonian, and London, Chath am , Dover stocks. London and North-Western, on the contrary, fell 1. Prices are :—London and North Western, 1151 to ; Great Western, 491. to i ; Midland, 116.1. to 1 ; London and South- Western, 87 to 89 ; Gre a t E as t ern , 374 t o 38 ; Metro Brighton, 471 to ; South Eastern, 751 to ; politan, 1031 to it ; Great Northern, 107 to 7 108 ; di tto A, 109 to 1 ; Caledonian, 781 to 17 1 to 9i ex div.. ; and London, Ch a th am , an d D over , 18i American 5-20 Bonds have declined to 83/ to ; Erie Railway shares are 231 to 24 ; Illinois Central, t 961 to 97 ; Atla ntic and G rea t W es t ern Deben ures, 31 to 32 ; and the C onso lid a t e d M ortgage Bonds, 30 to 1. - In Bank Shares, London an d W es t m i ns t er, are 63i to 641 ; London London J o i nt and County, 504 to 501 ; don Stock, 32i to 331 ; U n i on o f Lon , 36i to 361 ; Anglo-Austrian, 17 to 18 prem. ; and Imperial Ottoman, 2/ to prem. In Miscellaneous Shares Hudson's Bay are ss. better, at 13 General Ito I ; N at i onal Discount, 111 to ; Credit, 14 to 1 dis. ; International, 11 to 1 la dis. ; Telegraph C onstruction, 161 to 17/ ; At ntic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Preference, 34 tc4 ; and Anglo-American, 221 to I. There were no gold operations at the Bank yes terday. The result of the transactions during the week since the date of the last return has been upon balance a withdrawal of £69,000. Telegrams from Paris announce that a Spanish loan for a net sum of ten millions sterling has been contracted with Messrs. Oppenheim, of Paris, and Messrs. Sulzbach, of Frankfort. Subscriptions for cue -fourth of the amount will, it is said, be opened almost immediately in London and in all the prin cipal markets of the Continent, and the remaining three-fourths will be brought out at later periods. The operation has the support of a large combina tion of the Paris bankers. The telegram from Madrid stating that " Senor Figuerola, the Minister of Finance, proposes to Unify the public debt by allowing the next half- Yearly interest due in June to accumulate and be added to the capital" seems incomprehensible. It would appear to be simply a declaration that the next half-yearly interest will not be paid, and it would be difficult to conjecture what influence this default could have in " unifying" the public debt. All necessity, however, for speculation on the matter is apparently removed by the announcement of the new loan, which, it may be presumed, has for one of its immediate objects the payment of the dividend in question. At a meeting of the London Gaslight Company dividends upon all classes of preference shares and stocks were declared. At the annual meeting of shareholders of the Agra Bank (Limited) the report was adopted. The meeting of the creditors of Mr. John Cross ley, woolstapler and warp maker, of Halifax, whose liabilities are estimated at £38,000, has been adjourned to the 21st inst., to consider a pro posal made of a composition of Bs. iu the pound. The failure is announced of Messrs. P. Kean and Co., fancy dress manufacturers, of Glasgow. The liabilities are stated to be inconsiderable. At an adjourned meeting of the creditors of Messrs. R. Watson and Co., spiniers and manufac turers, of Church, Somersetshire, to consider an offer by the firm of a composition of ss. in tho pound, the proposal was declined. Proceedings in bankruptcy will be continued. The report of the Demerara Railway Company has been issued. It states that there has been a net profit for the six months ending the 31st De cember last of £6,685 lls. ; and, after payment of the preference dividend, the customary dividend of 2} per cent, per annum on the original stock is re commended, leaving a balance of £993 9s. 9d. to be carried forward. At the meeting of the Credit Foncier of Mauri tius (Limited) the special resolutions passed on the 25th ult, were confirmed. The annual meeting of the proprietors of the Na tional Provincial Bank of England will be held on the 13th of May. With reference to the East and West Junction Railway Company notice is given that a petition praying the confirmation of a scheme of arrange ment between the company and their creditors is to be heard before Vice-Chancellor James on the Ist of May. BRITISH PIINDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols ....... 93i Ditto for Account .................... NewB per Cent. Reduced.,,,............. — 9ll 2li 3 per Cent .................................. I 91 2 If Now 2i per Cent. Jan. 1894 •••""""'• •• Do. 5 per Con J an. 1873 -- Annuities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., WM/ Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885.., 11 15-46 Do (Red Seal eleraph), Aug., 1908 ..._ Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2i per Ct. 2 Do. Do .f5OO 2 .£2OO B ank of England Stock,;4 1 per Cent Do. opening Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds In ter -Colonial Ommunt INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIEII India r,cick 10} per Cent., Ap r il 1874., 2lO 12 Do. Opening, for Account Do. 5 pur Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 p er C ent., Oct. 1888 ..... Do. Certificates Do. Enfaced Pape* 4 per Cent.... — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 ~....... — Do. 51 per Cent. May 1879 _ Da 5 per Cent Rup. Deb, 1872 ~ P. Do,_ Do do 1877 _ do. 1882 IL. Deb., 5 per Cont., Aug. 1873 •""' Do, Bonds, 4 per Cont., £l,OOO Do. under £l,000 IrOREIGNVENDS—CLOSING PRICES. Argentine Republic 6 per Cent 1) 0 , ... . . , , bu•lp 44a paid .. .... _ An itriau Bonds 5 per cent r i t Lillan 5 per Cent — D o , 1 11 r , •'s Per Cent 1852 i%-o• do. " 1858 — .„`"°. do 1861 is ' - '°. do . 1863 — *Jo. r ~ lee jit.err Cent., 1865 8 4r OyUrtlest . .6.1.).e.; . 6 .. z _... B o (jet), 261pverreceennt.t.(Deferred 3 per Cent.) ~i i m n 6 Per „_on ......................... _ 12On 4 t per ;entt... ~.. ~,eO. 3 per Cent., .... ............. • 6 per cent. 1867 ................................ c o ` l - 11 ' 7 bi p , er Cent., 1866 ............. ....... Dan. st 3 11, per Cent. :, Per Cent. 1825 hian Pr incipalities, 7 per Cent — r Do 8 per Cent., 1867 .............. c., d 11 - , -4 ?'" Nevf Consolidated, 1 per Cent Zr t 'an, 7 per C0nt..... ................... . 0 Secood Issue L 0 Xout B onds 4100 Bonds -- ........................ STY. I Gl3l 52 Do. 1864 Do. Account Do. £5OO Bonds Do. £lOO Bonds B7; English Scrip, 1868 Do do. :.£45 pd — Government Railway Debentures 1)0. Account Do. Cyuponri Do. Account Uktatetnala 5 per C ent .. — Honduras Gov Rail. Loan., lUp. Ct., all pd 81k It9iian 5 pet Cent., 1865 — •)o. Account . - Do Maremmana Railway — N l oxican 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account Do. 1864 — Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — ciontex idcau 6 per Cent. . II ccrish I mper i a l 5 per Cent .•••••• • — -- New Gran a d a Do 3 per Cen Do. Deferred Peruvian .5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account .. 79 Bi, Do 4} per Cent. (1717)ari en) Do 4} per Cent.. 1862 - Do Account Porto guese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7,'9,'60 , '2,' : 34 do. 1867 — Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid — Russian 5 i ,er Cent., 1822, £ St Do 4} per Cent , 1850 Do 4} per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bondr , Do. do. £B4 15s. do — Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds — Do. do £B4 15s. do — Do Nicolas Railway 651 } Sardinian 6 per Cent — Spanish 3 per Cen .* — Do. Account 32 Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Deferred — Do. Account Do. Passive — Do. Corn. Cert. of Coup. nut funded Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan — Do Government, 1864 Do do, 1868 Do do, Scrip — P Turkish 6 pe r C en t.' Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do Account Do £lOO Boucle — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 — Do Account Do .£IOC Bonds , 7O I Do 5 per Cent. 1865 — Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1860 66± 6 Do 4 per Cent., Guaranteed Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Venezuela 3 per Cent. - — Do. Ace.unt Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do 6 per Cont. 1864 Dividends on the above payable iu London. Austrian 0 par Cent. Ex 10 Florins — Belgian, 4i per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch '1 per Cent. Ex. 12 Gail.- — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... Do. Account French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex 2.3 f. Italia/. 5 per Cent. 1831, Ex. 25i. Do Account 56 51 CLOSING PRICES. Oonsols, Money l/31 Do. Account, May 6 .. 931 CO.ILIIENCEMEN7 OF TElLll—This Day, Easter Term commenced to-day, on which occasion her Majesty's Judges breakfasted with the Lord Chancellor, and afterwards proceeded in procession to their respective courts at 'Westminster, &c. On the arrival of the Judges at Westminster a large nunibar of persons assembled to witness the ceremony of the Judges opening the respective courts. The applica tions made to their lordships to-day consisted of 'notions of no great importance. MADAME RACHEL AND HER, BAIL, (THIS DAY.) To-day, the application to admit Madame Rachel to bail, came before the Judge at Chambers. It will be recollected that Mr Lewis, on the part of the prosecution, objected to one of the parties tendered, Mr. West, optician, of Coventry_ street, and an adjournment was directed in order that certain inquiries might bo made. His Lordship, after hearing the parties, refused to ac cept the bail tendered. Thu result of the present applica tion will doubtless prevent an, further steps being taken to procure the release of Aldme. Rachel, who will thus remain at Nowgate until the result of the application for a writ of error is known. THE CASE OF SHE WARD. (THIS DAY.) At the close of the arguments last night the Attorney- General postponed giving his decision on the application for his fiat for a writ of error iu this case until to-day. At one o'clock it was announced to Mr. Poland, who appeared last night for the prisoner, that the Attorney-General re fused to give his fiat. The result of which is that, with out other steps are taken to obtain a remission of the sentence, Sheward will be executed on the day already fixed. NORWICH, Thursday. —It is reported this morning, on good authority, that Sheward has made some statement since his conviction, the precise nature of which has not been divulged. Another anonymous letter has been re ceived by the magistrates' clerk. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. (By T ELEGRAPH UT PLYOH, Thursday. His Imperial R uss i an Majesty's s M crew steam frigate Dimtry Douskoy, Capt. Drescher, from the Brazil; arrived in the Sound this morning. Arrived.— GR AVESEND, Th urs d ay M orn i ng. A.ngelia, from Algoa Bay ; William and Jane, from Rouen ; Caledonia., from Nykjobing ; Triumph, from Civita Vecchia. ste Aramrived, April 15.—T r i al from Guernsey; Nostor, er, from Valentia ; Eider, steamer, from Dieppe ; Aurora, steamer, from Rotterdam ; Baron Osy, steamer, from Antwerp ; Concordia, steamer, from Boulogne. Sailed-110)e, steamer, for Antwerp; Velocity, steamer, for Calais ; Vigilant, steamer for Rouen. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Passed, April 14—Mermaid, of London, from the north, for the west ; Louisa, of Southampton, from the west, for the north ; Ell en, of Carnarvon, from the north for the west. STATE OF 7RADE. MANCHESTER, Aprlll.7. amount of business done to-day h as b een very moderate, neverthless prices remain extremely steady. India shirt ings and the yarns of which they are composed are firm, although buyers py any advance on last we e k' s full rates with great a reluct ance. Although producers adhere very firmly to their quotations, and decline to make concessions, the market is without animation, and most of the transactions which have occurred have been only for small quantities. BLACKBURN, Wednesday. —Sellers of yarn re quired the full prices of yesterday, but the market was hardly so strong in tone, and only a small business has been transacted. In comparison with Wednesday last, the prices for coarse numbers may be quoted from id. to id. per lb. dearer, but in the finer counts there is little or no change in value. Foreign Mail Packet List. Australia and New ZeMabuty.:SviaDsUouEt.hanip toa.....April 21 ._Ditto, via Di Arseilles ....•.. ..... April ISO Ma:llßuenos A -. Ditto, Ayres , and Monte Video May 4. tto, by French Packet Cape Verde by BApril 22, • rani Packet Cape of Good [lupe. A • ..." ******* May 4 China, Penang, and siseeneion. anti St. Helena April 27. la tbraltar. via Southa ui ngapore, via Southampton April 21. India, via SouthatnutoaPton April 17 Ditto, via Marseil les ...... •••••••.......... Ap r il 1 7 Malta, Egypt, &a .. ........................ ..... April 12. Ditto, Marseilles.. ... • . • •••• • • Newfoundland April 12 Mauritius, Cape of Good llope,••;.;1.• ....... • • •• May 4 n Natal, via Southami ton .............. Ditto, Marseilles ~ ....................... . Portugal Map 9 .............. . •••••• California,d r • . 111" 4. United States, t anada, • c., by B r i tish packet - - . Ditto, by Canadian packet .... ..... .. .• •• .April 14 ....... Ditto, by L iited tates packet April Ditto dill( (Baltimore) ........ .. West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Tenerifte ...... tpril 12 Bthamas, via New York West Indies and Pazgio (except Mexico and Baha mas) CONFLICT WITH A MADMAN.—A Pole, 23 years of ago, who had been confined at Charenton for mental alienation, contrived three days back to escape. By some means he obtained possession of a loaded six-chamber re volver, and taking refuge in the shop of his brother-in law, a bookseller in the Rue de Tournon, threatened to shoot anyone that approached him. All at once he dashed out into the street, just as three sergeant de villa, who had been sent for, were approaching. One of Him sprang boldly forward and threw his 'arms around the madman, who, however, in his struggle, managed to fire the six shots, wounding one of the officers in the hand and his captor in the thigh. The latter, however, did not loose his hold, but with the assistance of his companions conveyed the pri mer to the station. SHARE LIST. ORDINARY aulkii..eis AND STOCKS. Share Railways. Paid. Glutting Snaffles Price. deue. st Bristol and Exeter ...... 100 77 79 tit Caledonian .. 100 701 79 781 281 sG c‘trilorme lOO 16 43 23 Cornwall all 21 st Dublin & .Bellast June.— 10u i 7 71) et Dun„l'erth,Al Ab. June lOO 70 72 2) East London all 0 7 30 tio i 5 Do 10 st Glaegow .S. Western lOO 97 99 at Great Eastern .. .00 371 381 38 1 8 at Do. E. Augl. No. 2 lOO ... at lircatNortholSeotlane:— 100 10 d it West Nortneru lOO 1(7 XOB 1071 st Du. A 5t0at...... lOO its) 10 I 104/ of Do. it stuck lOO • • ••• et Gt 6, and W. of Ireland lOO 1.5 .7 st (it. Western -Original lOO 414 191 491 j at Do. South Wales lOO 54 10 st Du. W. .1111d.--Oatord lOO 25 27 st Du. Newport lOO !:d 10 est Lancashire& Yorlshire lOO 123 )2i 1231 st Lon., Brigh., s. S.Coast lOO 47j 45 471 1 0.) Do Scrip rt 1 on., Chat., and Duet) 100 171 171 17/ 18 17; at Do. Metrop. Ex. A lOO - et Lou. Aorth Western lOO 1151 .151 1151 ,t Lon. & donut Western lOO 87 1.1) at Man., StieL, do Lincoln lOO 57 57j 571 at Metropolitan ... . lOO 103 1001 1031 1 1 at Do Exteusian 100 100 lit 2 101 10 00. Aew rd .. 10 ad jp st Metropolitan District. all 45 5u 10 Metrop. St. John's II 001 6 - at st 1)o, Birmin. Dian," 1(0 B.i 65 st N.,1111 British st uo. iLd., Yth., 24t Dun lOl at A or. nkistern—Berwiek lOO 1021 101 10S 1 f 25 Do. L 4. N. 5l purohabe 16.13.6 at Do Leeds. . 100 58 59 St Do York lOO 03 94 st Do Carli de .. . . MO 122 125 st Do Stoc & ICO 131 131 st North Lou Lou .. IOU 112 ,21 10 Do Jew !Ifß st North Staffordshire lOO 51 56 st North and S.-W. Junction 100 V 4 100 10 Do Now £lO shares 7 st Rhymney St Shropshire Union lf 0 57 58 st South Devon; st South Eastern lOO 71;1 77 st Staines, Wok'ham,& Wuk all 12 13 at Tau vale loo 148 Is 3 Do. C . ‘Vatcrierd & 1(0 EP Waterloo & Whitehcl 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., 41 per cent lOO ... ••• st Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO ... ••• st Do. do. 7 per cent lOO ... ... st D. do. Ordinary lOO 81 84 st Do. Midland 20 Cornwall, 5 p er cent gua all ... ••• ... ... stj Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO 105 107 st Do. Ist Class preference lOO ... st Ulas. & S.W . gua. 5 per et lOO ••• ... ••• st (it. Easter n , E . C . Ex. No.l 100 95 1,9 St Do do No. 2 100 9.5 93 st Do do 6 per cent 100 10.4 112 st Do East Anglian Asp. c. 100 • st Do d o B 6 du. 100 ...... ••• •• st Do d o 0 7 do. 100 ... ••• Et Do d o N o. 1, 5 p.c. 100 ... ••• Si Do E. U n i on 4p. c. gua. 100 70 75 st Do Norfolk 5 p.c.Ex.1846 100 st Do do 5 p. e .W ay.Val. 134 ... ...7 100 . St Great Noith ern, Spur cent 10 • ... ..... ... st Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 ... ... st Do 4 4 do du do 100 ... ... st Do 5 do at sp. c. pin. 100 ... —. st Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO ... ... st, Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf lOU ... ... st. Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 96 97 st; Gt.West.—Orig.&Jut.-Ileut chg., per gua. 5 p.c lOO 101 103 st Do. orw. (B.& H. Ex). 5 p.c 10) 95 100 st Do du ' 4 4 per coat. 1830... 100 17 a 9 884 1 st Do do 4 do du ... 100 77 79 st Do do 5 per cent. nidem. 100 35 97 961 st Do do Birmingham gua.. 100 61 70 st Do do do pref... 10) ... ... st Do do Chester gua lOO eu 85 st Do do do 8 per cent lOO ... ... st Du du du 5 do - 100 95 100 st Du South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 at Du do 4 1 p.c lOO ... ... st Do do 4, 1 619 lOO ... ... st Do do 5 ... ... st Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g lO4 111 113 at Du do 21 gua lOO 107 111 st Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c lOO 89 91 st Do do 21 du IUJ la IVJ st Do gua. 51 per cent. 1863 lOU ... 100 Lancaster & Carli s l e 41 p.c. nil ...... ... st Lancash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 3 135 st Du Barnsley, £5 Is 10d p.c. 100 ... ... st Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) lOU 130 1.15 st Du 41 (Blackburn porch). 100 96 100 St London & Brighton, sp. e guaranteed, No 1 lOO ... ... St Do 5 per cent. gua. No. 2 lOO ... ... st Do 6 do d o lOO ... ... st Do 5 do No. 4 lOO ... ... st Do 7 per cent luo ... ... st Du 6 du (W.E. & C.Y.) 100 ... ... st Do 4 do 1839 lOO ... ... st London, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent lOO ... ... st London and 11. W., C. and st. Do Bedford ,t s u p a e in rc b e r n id t ge 1 10 00 0 I! 1 . ! st Do Shrewsb'y & Welchp'l 100 ... ... st Loudon and 6 W. 7 p,c. late 3d shares, lOO 140 150 2s Gd. Do (Portsm. peril ans. 2s6d) all ... ... st Mau., Shef., &.Linclu. 6 p.c. lOU 11 i 117 6 Do £5 all par 1 pin st Do 31 per cent lOO 60 60 10 Do redeem. 6 percent 5 ... ... st Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 130 135 st Do Bristol& Birm., 6p. e... 100 1.2 134 st Do 41 per cent. redeem... 100 tsB 100 et Du 41 per cent. irredeem... 100 98 100 st Do Leicester &If cliu,4 p.c. 100 82 01 st North British, 5 p.c. No. 1 100 ... ... st Do E. & Cr. 4p.c. S. & D... 100 ... ••• st Do N. 8., N 0.2, 5 per cen.t.. 100 st Do Border Union, 51 p.c... 100 ... ~,... ... st N.-Eastern--Cons. 4 p.c.... 100 87 8:1 st Du 41 per cent. redeem__ 100 95 97 st Do C 4 N.E. 4 per cent.,...... 100 ... ... 17 Do Berwick capital Do Yurk, Lt.& S. purchase 5.13.4. Do 2 1 . 0 6 4 2 1 . 0: 4 1 Du Stcktn & Drliug. AI P.C. 1 00 106 103 at Do W, Hartlepool IL and It lOO 84 SC 20 North Staffordshire Ds S. Devon Annuities, 1 s all , 10 lUs Do Tavistock Anus., 10s all 81 91 • 108 Do Fixed 41 per cent all 8 84 i 0.6. S. East. (Read. Anus., 1.0.6) all 22 23 221 .:st Do 44 percent lOO . ... at Do Fixed 41 per cent lOO ... ••• _ st Taff Vale No.l lOO 14i 153 . et Waterford &Kilkenny, 6pc 100 41 43 closing Business Share NAME. Paid. Price. done 10 Agra Limited, A all 11 12 10 Do 13 lO 21 31 50 Albion ............ 00 Alliance, Li m it ed 25 14 15 20 Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lien all '2O '2l 2C14 20 Anglo-11 align. ria n 20 Anglo-Italian 1368, innite,l 10 5i 11 41 40 Australasian ......... 20 Bank of British Columbia all 11 13 20 Do issued at 2pm ..... , 5 ft 4 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Ot ago, li tre. '25 Bank of South Austral i a all 30 32 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 33 10 Bank of New Zealand all 17 18 50 British North American , all 50 52 20 Chartered of India, A ustra ha, ,nd China 25 Chartered Mere, of India Loudon, and China all 291 301 20 City 100 C010nia1....., 25 39 40 10 Consolidated, li nt 4 A 1 SO Delhi and London, lint - 50 East London, lilt A 20 English and merican, lint 1J '2O English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro. lint 20 English, Scottish, and Ala tralian Chartered 281 Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all 36 38 281 Do new 54 14 21 1110 Imperial, 1int..... •,........., 2O 16 17 20 Imperial Ottoman... ......... 1U 2 21 121 Ii 1 t 5 lonian ............................. all '2l 26 25 Do new .5 11 11 ) 20 Lud Mortga,ge of India lint 4 4 1 - 31 100 Du 3p. c. Dehs.lB64, 30 all 76 75 76 30 London Bankl of Mexico and South America, lint. 20 64 51 100 London and Brazilian, lint. 45 iIU 27 20 Do new a 51 41 100 London & River Plate, lint. 40 9 11 25 Do newlo 21 2 11) 20 London Chart. of Australia all 2 4 3 25 20 London and County 2O :0 51 501 60 Do new. iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd ll ••• _ London Joint Stock 1 321 33 1 3 2 4 8 London and South African al 61 Ui 00 London & S. - Wester n , lint , 20 1 1 9 150 London & Venezuela U— m 12 1 100 London anti Westminster 2O 63 64 631 431 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pin 100 Merchant, lint 10 Metropolitan, lim all 71 7 4 100 Midland, lint.... 5 National of Australia 25 National of Li verpool, lint l5 Id .. Ip 100 National Pro vine. of Eng'd 42 10 Do ... ... .... 50 National.. 3O ... .. 20 .New South Wales all 41 43 20 North- Western 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 421 431 50 Provine. Bank. Corpo., lint. 10 6 5 00 Provincial of 1re1and.....,,, 25 83 90 10 Do new. all ... ... 100 Stand, of Brit. S. Africa, lint 25 13 13 100 Do issued at 6pm lO 8 6 25 Union of Australia all 47 48 47 1 100 Union of Ireland, lint 30 Union of London l5 354 301 HI 54 64 TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. 10 Anglo-American Tel., but all 2:4 24 24 10 Anglo 31editer Tel., lint.... 10 1l 114 141 st Atlantic Telegraph lO 21 28 st Do. 8 per cent........., 100 71 74 at B. and!. Magnetic Tel., lint. 100 160 165 st Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 2.0 2,0 10 Do. New 8 9 lip 25 Indo-European Tel., lint lO 5 Loud. Provincial Tel. lint all 3 X3l 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent, a ll 10 Mediterra. Eaten. Tel., hut. all a l 4 P 25 Reuters Telegram all 50 55 :0 Societe Transatlant., Rm l4 4 3 st Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all 1 11 20 Telagrapit Con. & Main.,lim all Li 1;* 17i SU. Kingdom Tel. Co., lint all 51 6 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref all 31 4 p MISCELLANEOU. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all I'l 161 061 4 25 Australian Agricultural .., 201 151 161 25 Australian Mort. Laud and Finance, lint. 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lice 9 7 45a 10 Berlin Water Works, Inn all 111 14} 10 Do. New 6 1 4 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lint. ••• 10 9 14 5 Bombay 67.t5, Bin. all 31 4k 5 Do. Now 4 it 2 t i 5/ British American Laud 44 It; IA 20 British Indian Tea, Bin all 21 ;,;1 20 British Ship Owners 7l 'l9 Canada Company all 10 Canadian Luau and Invest ment, lint 2 i 2 1 d 20 Ceylon Company, 1ine......, 10 4 34d 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lim 6 25 City of London Real Pro perty, lim • 3 30 City of Milan Improv. line, all 41 1d 5 6 25 City of Moscow Llas, lien... all 50 City Offices, Bin 25 2G 25d 50 Colonial, lint. Do. 50 Commercia: Union (Assur) . 5 10 Company of African Mer chants, limn. 20 Continental Union Gas, nal a ll '25 Copper Miners of England, 19i 20i 201 64 ~s i i P all 5 7 100 Co l r ; p o o f r. BJuds, 1877, 41 per cent, all 104 105 a 7 t l io p n er ce of ut, Loudon 100 Do. 1879, 41 per cent. all 1041 1051 100 Do. 1832, 4% per cent. all 1031 1041 10 Credit Fon. of England, lim. all 21 24 24 50 Credit Fou.of Mauritius lint lO 31 21,1 at Crystal Palace lOO id 21 at Do. Preference lOO 9 i 101 at Do. 6p. c Perpetual Deb lO9 107 11 20 Darjeeling, lim. I 0 Eastern Assam, lim. 50 East Indian Land Credit and Finance, lim. 20 East India Irriga, & Canal all 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lim. 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy Gua. by Egypt. Gov all 961 971 931 7 20 Egyptian Com. & Trad. lim 6 .. 3 Eng. & Austral. Copper, lim 21 1 15 English and Foreign Credit 71 41 31 100 Eng. and Scot. 31 arise, Bin 8 '7, ' 10 Fairbairu Enginee r i ng - 5 1d 20 Fore-streetWarehouse,lim l2 1 1 1P 100 For. & Col. Gov. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at 485 all 86 87 87 50 Gellivara, lint 2O ••• 10 General Credit & Di s., 71 1 1 14 9 15 General Steam N av i gation 11 27 . ` 50 Horn a & Col. Marine In. lim. 5 3 116 10 Hong Kong and China Gas all ••• 20 Hudson's Bay .............. . ... all 134 131 11 1 20 Imperial Laud Co. of Mar seilles, lint. .................. 121 ••• ••• 20 Interna. Financial Soc. lint. 6 1 4 14 20 Interns. Lan Credit, lim. 6 6 4d 50 Italian Land............ b Id p 100 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all 3 3 1 Do. 6 p. c. Bds., redeem 1870, issued 90. • ,, all 61 (13 50 Land Securiti es, lim ........... 5 21 11 , 25 London African Trading . ... 10 7 6cl 25 Lon. & Caled. Marine, lint. 6 ••• "' d 10 London County Land and Building, lint. .... 4 ••• 6 50 Lond. Financial As so , lint 30 211 :.01 4 Lond.Gen.Onin ibus.Co . .lin t . all 2 21 ngineer 60 Lond. and Glasg. E and Iron Ship, lin t 2.5 12 166 20 Lond. & Provincial .4;;r1 ...... 2 Id pr st Madras Irriga. & Caul. Ulla. sp.c. by India Goy. ..... 100 102 104 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, 1im.... • . .......... la eg i d 50 Merchant Shipping, lint" all 33 "' SO Millwall Iron Works, Hut. 121 ••• "' 10 Natal Land and Coloniaa tion Co., lim. ... g 51 4 1 6 25 National Discount Cos h ..... 6 111 11/ 114 25 National Prov. Marine, lint. 4 4 3d 10 National Steam Ship, Um. all 91 101 20 Nerbudda Coal & Iron, Jim. 6 34 3 , d i , 10 New Consolidated Dis. lim, 3 1 , 4 , j a 4' 5 New Quebrada, 1int,,,,.. . ~ ,4.4.0 25 New Zealand Loan & candle Agency,lint . 21 I . IP 25 New Zealand Trust . and Loan, lirn ............e. . 5 11 10 10 Northern Assam Ta " : ...... 6 7 Do. B ............... ... all 9 - st" North Brit. Austral., lint... 100 48 53 50 54 North Brit. & Mercan. 1n... 6/ y2O 25 Ocean Marin e (Insurance) 5 12 1 174 60 Oriental Financial, lim ..... 11 ••• 5 Oriental Gas, lint. .. all 7 8 5 Do. New.....,......... ............... 1 1p 10 Otago and Southland In. vestment, lint ........... 2 Id IP 5 Ottoman Gas, ...... ....... all 1 4 21 10 Panama, Now Zealand, . and Australian R. Mail lint all ". 5 Do do. ........ at Peel R. Land & ....lint 100 31 34 50 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all 491 5 01 50 Do. New 1867 ......... 114 01 50 Rhymney Iron ............... a ll 22 24 15 Do. New .............. all 6 1 7 25 Rio de Janeiro City Int,lirrL all 181 19 20 Do. Gas, lint ...... all 24 6 100 Royal Mail Steam .......... 60 41 53 at Scottish Aust. Invest., 100 35 90 st Do. 6 P. c. Guar. Prof. 100 ••• '" 20 Societe Fin. d'Egypte, Lin. 10 7 6d 20 Societe Gen.de l'Empire Ot. 8 24 34 11 50 S. African Mort. & Inv., 0 25 South Australian Land all 351 • 361 20 Thames and Mersey M ari n e (Insurance), lim ........... 21 3 20 Trinidad Petroleum, lint._ 84 10 Trust & Agency of Aus.ilim. 1 f • lp 10 Do do. do. all 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. Canada 5 'I 50 Union Marino L'pool, lim 5 t i ri 20 Union Steam Ship, lim all 22 24 p 15 United Discount Corp., lim 6 1 , A. . 20 Universal Marine(ln.), lire 5 10 Upper Assam Tea, lim. all 1 1 230 Van Dieman's Land 2Bl 6 7 00 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. (Mortgage) Loan all 8 11 82 50 Warrant Finance, lim. l2 12 106 50 West India a n d Pacific ... ...a _- - -- Steam, lim — 20 4 2 20 West London Wharves and Warehouses lO __ UoLONIAL UOYSICDIAL-S;NT SECUILITIN6 Britian Columbia, 6 per ------------- 0ent.,1872 100 ~.., Do. 1895 lOO _ --- - Can.Gov.6 p.o.Jan.y& July -- 1877-81 Do. 6p. 0 .7ieb, & Aug lOO 1° D.,. sp. o. Mar. & Sept lOO 102 i-. 1 103 Do. sp. o . J an . .t July lOO 93 '',: Do. sp. c. i nscr ibed sit lOO 90 92 Cape (1.1.10pe, 6 p. 0.1873 lOO 102 104 Do.Apl.&Oot 1890-1900 lOO 111 113 Do. do 1880-90 lOO 107 109 Do. Jan.&July, Dipi Do. 5 per oent. 15 April p.: lOO 108 and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 100 102 Ceylon, Nov 1878,43110 Do. 1372, d 0.... 100 105 107 Mauritius, Bp. o, 187 3 ,- Jan. and July ........ 120 104 pm —. Do. 1378 ... ........ ... 110 106 108 Do. 1582, May and NO. .. OO 108 tos Do. 1895, Feb. & Aue.,..• 10 106 198 Melbourne Car porattl••• • 1807-73, 6 per cent- •-•• 1( 0 100 100 N.13.G0v.0 p.o.Ja.,tJuly .. 100 10 3 ~,, Natal 6 p ot, Apl& Oct... 0) ' : Do 6p c. All.y & Nov lO 1 ' C 108 N. S. W. 5 p•c., '7l to Il• • 100 99 14 1 Do. 5 p.o. 1881 to ine. . 193 I.q ! , 91 181 9 Do. 5 p.c. rd.'67 to '75 N.Zealand, 6p. ct. 1891 ICO —.. __ Do. 5 1 er cent.... 951 - Do Jan, Ap• 1, July, 93 4 P5l Do 6p c. Diar & nep 10 t '9l .OO 108 1 -- Do June & Dec., 1-91 •••• 100 109 i a - fDo erov. 1 Alio - od. i 110 ( t t rie ,1& 2, 1.1.96 .• \ova Scotia 6p. c.Jan... - and July, 1875 Do 18. A.. .. Queenslnd. 6p. c. 'B2-5 100 no! 104 Do 1891 . ... •-• Tasmanian 6 per c. 1896 • • 1061 107. , 4 1074 Do q 9:-'97 . ..... .• • • :°° 11)6 4 107 Victoria 6 t er cent. Mot l.O 1)3 lit - Do, April and Oct THE SUN, LONDON, THU I RSDAY EVENING, APRIL 1869, RAILWAYS.-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. et Caledonian 41 p c gua. st Do Scot. Cen. min. 7 p c lOO st Do 41 p irredeem all st Do 4p c con. issued at 80 6.; st Great Eastern 41 per cent. 100 78 i; Bt Do .5 do, 1862 lOO 86 88 at Do New 5 do, 1863 lOO 85 a 8 st Do do 5 do, 1864 lOO 82 us st Great Northern, 5p c irred lOO at Do Permanent 5 per cent lOO at Do Boston & Sleafd, 44 pc 100 at Great West., W. Midl., 5p c 100 at Do Joint perpe. 5p c, 1865 100 88 v kit Do do 6p c irred., 1866 100 105 108 1074 2 20 Do Vale Neath perp. 5p c all 19 20 st Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B lOO k 5 Lane. and York. New 41 per cent till July, 1871 2 ip st Lond., Brig ; &c., 41 pc, 1858 100 st Do do 4 do, 1860 100 st Do do 41 do, 1861 100 St Da do 41 do, 1863 100 st Do do 5 do, 1865 100 m fit Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 st Do No. 7 5 do st Loud , Chat., &c., 2d, 6 p.c St Do Metrop. Ex., B 6 p.c Do do C 6 p.c :fit London &N. Western, 5p c 100 108 110 111 k 11 st London &S. Western, 41 p c 100 t,2 84 10 Man. Shef. & Lin., 5 PC, 1 865 all 8 8f st Metropolitan 5 percent lOO 100 104 at Midland, A 5 per cent pref lOO 106 108 at Do B 5 do 100 106 108 18 Do 5p c opt. to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1869 all 204 201 18 Do Inconv. New Shares all 18i 194 22 Do 5p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1872 B 4l 2ip at North British, E. and G No. 1, 5 per cent at Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 Do E., P., it Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 st Do E. & , No. 2, 5 p.c at Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 100 st Do E. & G., No. 3, 5 p.c st Do E. & G., (Ordiry) 41 p c 100 st North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 4.5 ;7 st Do Stock. & Dart., D at North London, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) et North Staffordshire 5p c lOO at South Eastern, 41 pc, 1859 100 ••• ••• at Do 5 do 1861 100 ••• •• st Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 • at Do 5 do, 1864 at Victoria St. & 41 pc 100 ... RAILWAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS 100 v 3 95 st Blikenhead 100 8: t C h s o t e 4 r f ap Buckinghamshire and Holyhead p e e e r n cent. Prefer 0 : 0 1 : 1 1., 91 1 5: 0 6: 1 11C 112 st Do. 5 do. st Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO ... ... et Colchester Sto u r V a ll ey ... ... st East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lOO 131 134 20 Gloster and Dean Forest all s Gt. Easn., N ewm., &c., 6 p.c 100 ... ... ... ... a Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 ... st Do. do. Woodb rg. E x., do. 100 .... • .. st Gt. West, W. Mid ., Herof 100 96 08 50 Hull and Selby ............... all 110 112 ate Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 210 2.5 at , London and Blackwell lOO 93 95 94 at' Do. 41 per cent at Loudon, Cnat., &c., 41 p. c lOO ... ... st Do. Corn. Fund, 6do 100 ... ... at Loudon and Greenwich st Do. do Preference lOO ... ... at London, Tilbury, & South 100 83 s 5 st Lowestoft, gua 4 percent lOO 80 82 at Do. do. 6 do. 5 51 at Itlidlami, Bradford, P re f 9ll 100 92 94 10 Mid limit C ray Li ne) .... all ... 50 Northern& East., 5 per cent all 63 56 Su Do. do. 6 do. all ... at N. Easter n —H artlepool ... ... at N. We s t. A perp. prof, 5p c lOO 107 109 4.8 t D.A , 11 minimum 11 p.c lOO .. . •. i tit /s otting. &Grauth. It. & C 1 00 VO 92 .n 25 Preston and Wyre.. ••• ltoyaton, flitch., and She p luu 132 I:J4 st Shrewsbury and Hereford 100 131 1;14 10 Do do 2 Yip at S. Yorksh. and River Dun 100 96 vs 2 a : o t tt Viet. l.v o, , D 1) t Station a o t n i odno n p a:n r c d l c a l de ) :i n : nt Algua... 110 9.0 1 0 1' 1 l . 1 1 7 7 ° 4 5 88 1 1 8 1 ° 4 8 °1 0 st West Cornwall ..... - ..... 100 57 5i 20 Do do 13 ...... all 20 Do do C ..l st Weymouth and Portland... 10... alo st Witts and Somerset ........ PM t/ 8; 61 -;ii DOCKS, st Last and West 100 12t st Loudon a n d St. Kathe . rine 100 45 47 124 125 100 D oDeb. sto c k , 4 per cent.. all ... Millsvall Freehold Land et Dock ............................ 100 20 st Southampton .................. 100 74 31 70 Bt Surrey CoLuwuciat ........ STEEPLECHASE ACCIDENTS There were some very serious accidents at tne Exeter Steeplechases on Tuesday afternoon. Major Ness, who rode his own horse, Pat►ick, was thrown while taking a fence ; the horse fell on him, and another horse also fell. The major was taken up insensible with a cut on Lis tr►nple, and it is feared serious internal injuries, as when brought to con sciousness, he expectorated blood. Another terrible acci dent was caused by a horse which bad refused to take a water-jump bolting amongst a crowd, knocking some into the water, and it is feared fatally injuring a woman, who had her skull fractured ; at the hospital it was doubtel whether she would live through the night. Two other women were also injured at the same time—one having the bones of her face broken. There were other minor accidents. Ii IPERIAL PAR LI A MENI ROUSE OF LORDS—THIS EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. ER. Lord LAwitExat took NEW the oath aid his seat on being created a per. The noble lord WaS introduced by the Duke of Argyll and Lord Chelmsford. ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS. The Earl SHAFTESBURY mov,,d the second reading of this bill, the object of which was to cheapen and ex pedite the mode of procedure in the Ecclesiastical Court. [LEFT SPEAI:ING. I HOUSE OF COMNIONS.—THis EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock. THE IRISH CHURCH FUNDS. Mr. WHALLEY gave notice of his intention to move that any surplus that might remain of the revenue of the Irish Church after compensation had been made should be ap plied to the reduction of the national debt. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) The Marquis of HARTINGTON said it was the desire to protect as far as possible the health of the persons en gaged in the transinissi,,u of mails, and with that vi.iv it was about to try the experiment of sorting the mails be tween Plymouth and Bristol iustea 1 of as was now done at sea. He did not say that the arrangement for sorting the letters was completed. THE CONTEST AT BRECON. Lord Hyde, the eldest son of the Earl of Clarendon, has issued his address to the electors of Brecon. He promises to give his unflinching support to the Government upon the Irish Church question ; to sup port a broad system of education ; Mr. Coleridge's system for opening universities, and other Liberal measures. At a public meeting his lordship explained his views on the various questions of the day, which were considered satisfactory, and a resolution was adopted pledging the meeting to support Lord lIWe to the utmost of its power. The noble lord has since prosecuted an energetic and vigorous canvass of the constituency. Lord Claude John Hamilton, the former member for Londonderry, who has come forward in the Conservative interest, addressed a meeting of his party on Tuesday. He believed our institutions required reforming as education increased in the country, and the people became more enlightened. It was neces sary not to overthrow, but to improve our institutions according to the necessities of the times, and he was opposed to violent changes. Alluding to the Irish Church question, he charged Mr. Gladstone with break ing faith with the country for giving £360,000 to the Maynooth College, when he now said that more of the revenues of the Irish Church should be applied to other religions. He avowed himself in favour of opening the universities to Dissenters, hut thought, for the present, the governing body should be confined to Churchmen. He also stated he was op posed to the Ballot as un-English, and then proceeded to endeavour to show that the Conservatives were the work ing man's friends by referring to measures affecting them which bad been introduced by the Conservatives, and opposed by the Liberals. Mr. Noel has given notice that he will move for the new writ on Friday evening. THE IRISH CHUI?CII BILL. Mr. Gladstone's amendments to the bill for the disesta blishment and disendowment of the Irish Church were printed on Wednesday, and occupy over two pages. Clauses 3,4, and 6, which refer to the appointment and duties of the proposed commissioners, are to be postponed. The most important of the alterations deal with the clauses - relating to Maynooth and the Regium Donum. - Clause 3G will run as follows :—" When the annual parliamentary grant for the expenses of the Nonconformity, seceding, and Protestant dissent ing ministers in Ireland, commonly called the Regium Donum . . • is discontinued, the commissioners shall, AS soon as may be after such discontinuance, ascertain and declare by order the amount of the yearly sum there. tofore received thereout by each minister of any Protestant Nonconforming congregation in Ireland, or which he would have been, entitled to receive if such grant had not been dis continued ; and shall pay to each such minister, so long as he lives and continues to perform the duties of his ministry tin annuity equal to the yearly amount so ascertained as aforesaid." The words in italics are the alterations proposed by Mr. Gladstone. The con dition that "for the purposes of this section the yearly sum received shall be the amount actually received by such minister during the financial year ending the 31st of March, 1569," is to be loft out. In the same clause, after the proviso that " the commissioners shall also on such discontinuance as afore said ascertain and declare by order the amount of any yearly sum to which any assistant successor to a minister in such congregation may be prospectively entitled, and shall secure to such successor a deferred life annuity of the same value, and payable in the same events as the yearly suns for which it is substituted," the fol lowing addition is proposed :—" The commissioners shall also ascertain and declare by order what Protestant Nonconforming congregations were, on the Ist of March, 1869, fulfilling the conditions necessary for eventually obtaining out of the Regium Donum the payment of yearly sums for their respective ministers, and what would have been in each case the amount of such yearly payment, and the time at which the same would have begun to be payable, and shall as from that time PRY to the minister of each such congregation a life annuity yearly payment which he would have been entitled to receive on the fulfilment of the necessary conditions if the grant of the Regium Donum had not been discontinued; provided always, that no minister placed in a congregation, or becoming assistant successor for the first time after the passing of this Act, shall be entitled to any annual sum by way of compensation. Clause 37, relating to the compensation in respect of salaries of professors and college buildings at Belfast, is to be omitted. The repeal of the Maynooth Acts of George 111, is to take place on the Ist of March, 1870, instead of the Ist of January, 1871. The Acts relating to the same subject, passed in the eighth and ninth years, and in the twenty. third and twenty-fourth'years of her Majesty, are to be repealed, " save in respect of any pecuniary and in dividual interests at present existing." The other amend mtsf the ents rye president,tno ' u e n re i l t v e f i o n c r e d n :s p a t r l o e . Mr. d o e v n e t s t , h ao officers, only cer s the n d l i f ep pro n o f t e e s r s e o sts of the College of Maynooth shall be respected. THE IRISH cll-ußcii CONFERENCE, The conference of the archbishops, bishops, clergy, and laity of the " Irish branch of the United Church of England and Ireland" was held on Tuesday, in the Antient Concert Rooms, Great Brunswick -street, Dublin. The same " No-Surrender " cry was raised which has been so continually shouted out any time these eighteen Months past. The Archbishop of ARMAGH struck the key note. His Grace told the meeting to be moderate in their language and actions, and then, as reported in the Mail, went on to say," One thing the meeting must understand, and that was that the conference had no reference in the remotest degree to Mr. Gladstone's Church body. They studiously avoided giving it the slightest countenance. This was an assembly met together for the simple purpose of considering the bill, and protesting against its injustice. That done, they should dissolve, and leave no nucleus for the purpose of aiding in the Min isterial idea. They were not met there for the purpose of considering any compromise. They threw out no sugges tion on the subject—they protested against it. They looked upon it as confiscation —as assailing the prerogative of the Crown—as unjustly dealing with the property of the subject ; and for, he believed, the first time in the history of the country, destroying that which was the best of all titles—prescription. He recollected a magnificent and apposite illustration of Mr. Plunket's. In some cases where the title was defective he pleaded pre scription, and his words were to the effect that Time was armed with an hour-glass as well as with a scythe—with a scythe he mowed down the muniments of their pro perty, but with the hour-glass he gave stability to their title. Mr. Gladstone's bill prevented them from using the hour-glass, and treated them to the severity of the scythe." This was received, we are told, with tremendous applause. The Archbishop of DUBLIN said very little, but the Earl Of LONGFORD followed the suit of the Lord Primate. There had been no approach to a compromise, the noble earl declared. One side maintained that by the violation of oaths, promises, and sacred engagements, by tearing up Acts ofiParliament and crushing religious action, a new era of peace could be inaugurated; but the other side persistently refused their assent to this arrangement. When it was said that the Government was induced to bring forward this contemplated change in the Church of Ireland as tending to the mutual improvement of all classes, their rejoinder should be—We do not surrender ;we do not accept your inevitable; we protest against your bill; we reject your proposal for the dissolution of the union of the Church of England and Ireland ; we object to your bill for its insulting title to put an end to the Establishment of the Church of Ireland; we object to your sham compensation ; we believe that if your bill should pass Church and State, property, and all social and political interests would suffer. Our case is that our Church has been legally established, loyally maintained in connection with the State, acknowledging the supremacy of the Crown, served by faithful ministers and with no excessive endowments, those which it has being, moreover, its own property, which ought not to be touched by the State. The Bishop of Ossory, Sir Frederick Shaw, Sir Joseph Napier, and others followed in the same strain. Mr. Isaac Butt, Q.C., is mentioned as a Liberal- Conservative candidate for Youghal. The masters and men in the building trade at Liverpool are in dispute about the code of trade rules. A strike is feared. RESTORATION OF COMPOUNDING. Mr. GOSCHEN, in reply to Lord Henley, said it was the intention of the Government to proceed with the Assessment Bill, but ho might say that it was his inten tion to move the introduction of clauses to enable the owners of small properties to make arrangements for the payment of thexates levied thereon. He would lay upon the table the clauses he proposed to introduce as soon as possible; care would also have to be taken that the rights conferred by the Reform Act of last session were not interfered with. (Hear, boar.) WOOLWICH DOCKYARD. Mr. CHILDERS informed the house, in reply to a question from Mr. Mills, that Mr. Barnes was not exalt': d to a pension for his 25 years' duties as Admiralty pilot, as he had received full pilotage, which was considered quite sufficient for the services rendered. No eligible offer had yet been made for the premises at Woolwich, and at the present moment he could not say what would be done with it. BATHING —BATTERSEA PARK. Mr. LAYARD, in reply to Mr. Peek, said it would be inconvenient to allow persons to bathe in the concreted water in Battersea-park until a bathing house was erected. The water was very shallow, and he doubted whether, if the use of the water was allowed, the bathers would de rive any great benefit from the privilege. LANDLORDS' TAXES. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in reply to Mr. Greville, said -tonants called upon in January next to pay their landlords' assessed taxes would be entitled to deduct them from the rent due in March. The tenant, he did not think, would suppose it any great hardship in being called upon to pay the charges before the ordinary time. THE CORN DUTIES. The CHANCELLOR o f the EXCHEQUER said it was intended to collect the corn duties until the 4th June. after which, if the house sanctioned the proposals he had sub mitted to it, it would altogether cease. He could not altor the answer he had given the other day, that it was pro posed to allow any drawback. COAL MINES Mr. BBI7CE said he intended that . evening to move for leave to introduce a bill to consolidate the law with regard to coal mines. THE TELEGRAPHS BILL. The Marquis of HAR PING TON, in reply to Mr. Baines, said lie was afraid he could not give any further information on the subject than that he communicated the other evening. The arbitration of the sums to be p tid to some of the companies if the Govern men t took the lines had been completed, but the greater part yet remained to be ar ranged. When the arbitration had further advanced, so as to give an idea of the gross sum required he would at once state the course proposed by the Government. He might, however, say that he should in a few days move, in accordance with notice given in the Gazette, fur leave to bring in a bill, while the bill of last session was carried into operation, to give the Government the monopoly of tianstnitting telegraphic messages. MEXICO. Mr. SHEItIDAN gave notice of his intention to make a motion on as early a day as possible for the re-opening of diplomatic relations with Mexico. IIir.S.IIICRCII BILL. On the motion for going into committee, Mr. NEW LEGATE rose t o move that the house would, on that day six months, resolve itself into the s tid com mittee. He said ho was quite aware of the desire to press forward the proposals of the Government, but he felt he had also a duty to perform, and that was to give the bill the most uncompromising opposition. He objected to go into committee on the bill of the right hon. gentleman, because it would effect a state of things that would be most lamentable for time to come. He objected to the bill, because he believed it would impair the supremacy of the Crown and the supremacy of the law in Ireland. (Loud cheers from the Opposition.) in fact he looked upon it as a direct invasion of the royal prero gative. (Hear, hear, and cheers from the Opposition.) (LEFT SPEAKING.) Bank of England Returns. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria cap. 32, for the week ending Wednesday, April 14, 1869. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued ....X30,890,005 Governiut. Debt.£l.l,ols,lC Other Socuritios.. 3,981,90 , Gold Coin and Bullion Silver Bullion £3u, ` 99,005 BANKING D. Proprietors' Capi tal .EI-1,553,000 RC6t Public Deposits (includitig Ex chequer, Sav ings' Banks, Commissioners of National Debt, and Div. X 50,820,005 e.PARTMENT. Governnat. Secu rities(including Dead Weight Annuity) t' , 14,020,798 Other Securities 17,369,894 Notes 7,102,020 Gold and Silver Coin „„. 1,078,717 Accounts 1,306,229 Other Deposits 18,111,564 Seven Days and othor Bills 481,375 £40,571,429 GEOID .£40,571,429 E FORBES, Chief Cashier. WREcK.—The schooner Remedy, Bonchar mas ter, from Cardiff, ran ashore near Mullion, coast of Corn wall, on Monday. Crew saved. Yesterday the 2d battalion, 7th Fusiliers, under the command of Col. Cooper, arrivid at Aldershott from Bury and Ashton. Colonel Farren, C. 8., late 4th depot battalion, has assumed the command of the Eastern district, vice Major-Gen. Tidy. Lieut. Birch, second batta lion 20th, is under orders to proceed from the depot to the service companies in charge of a draught of the corps. A good-conduct medal and £lO have been pre sented to Sergeant-Major George Ray, 4th depot battalion. Her Majesty's unarmoured paddlewheel sloop Basilisk, 6, 400-horse power (nominal), Capt. Wm. N. W. Hewett, V.C., was yesterday paid off in the steam basin, Chatham, into the fourth division of the Steam Reserve in the Medway, under the super intendence of Capt. the Hon. A. A. Cochrane, C. 8., superintending the dockyard and Steam Reserve. David Williams, boatswain's mate, and Joseph Hammond, ship's cook, were awarded by the Admi ralty each a silver medal, with gratuity, for long service and conduct. During the time the Basilisk was in commission—a period of three years and seven months—she was attached to the China squadron, and was employed in cruising in the China seas and adjoining waters. Most of the officers, including Capt. Hewett, who left England in the Basilisk, return with her. By order of the Admiralty she has been completely stripped, and most of her internal fitments and bulkheads re moved, as it is not intended to again place her in commission, but either to break her up or sell her out of the Royal Navy. On being paid off yester day the continuous service men among the crew were granted the usual period of absence for their run ashore. The following notice for the information of the workmen connected with Chatham dockyard, who are about proceeding to Canada, at the expense of the Government, was yesterday posted at the dockyard gates :—" The dockyard artisans who accept the offer of passage in her Majesty's troop ships proceeding to Canada must distinctly under stand that on their arrival at Quebec they will be exactly in the same position as ordinary emi- grants, and that the Government is not in any way responsible for providing them with employment. There is, however, a large demand for labour by private employers, but for their own sakes the eini- grants should not refuse any reasonable offer on their first arrival. The following candidates are to be included for emigration Labourers of upwards of three years' service in the dockyards, recently discharged. 2. Estabiished men. 3. Hired men about to be discharged may not be included, unless of three years' service in the dockyard. 4. Men who have not been discharged within the last 12 j months may- not be included as candidates for pas- sage to Quebec." Her Majesty's iron troopship Dromedary, Staff- Commander James - Kiddie, arrived in the. Thames yesterday morning, off the loyal Arsenal, Wool wich, from the West Coast of Africa, and will com mence discharging her powder and other warlike stores, and afterwards proceed up the river to her Majesty's dockyard at Woolwich, to await further instructions froin the Admiralty. The 2d Battalion of the 23:1 Royal Welsh Fusi liers now stationed at Newport and Brecon is under orders to leave for Aldershot at the end of the month, or early iu May. 1 x s ' 11P- D I 7- TION NOTICE. The Foural Edition of " The Suii " of laist Evening was published in +ime for delivery in town at 7.30 p.m. SUN OFFICE, 6 O'CLOCK. SPORTING 11 TELLIGENCE—This Day NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING. (BT ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH) CLARET STAKES. Typbcous.. La Sarazzin TENTH NEWMARKE r BIENNIAL, Blue G:nrn Blueskiu Plicebus Four ran. HANDICAP PLATE. Cornet Saggitarius Topsy .•••..• 2 3 Fifteen ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 100 SOVS. Rowsham.. SUBSCRIPTION PLATE. Spider.. Clinker Pladda.. 1 ,• Six ran. ASKE PRODUCE STAKES. Bertha , . . 1 Martyr 2 SWEEPSTAKES OF 100 SOVS. Eto wsham - W.O. HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES. Vladimir... .. Bratubridge.. Saggitarius.. 1 2 Four ran. ABINGDON STAKES. Stephanotis 1 ' Blooming Heather 2 SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOVS. Lincoln Thunderclap 1 2 Five ran LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. TWO THOUSAND. Bto 1 agst Duke of Beaufort (taken): 4 to 1 agst Pretender (taken) 8 to 1 zigst Drummer (taken) Bto 1 agst Belladrum (taken) 10 to 1 agst Wild Oats (offered) 1000 to 80 agst Tasman (taken) CHESTER CUP. 12 to 1 agst Fairwind (taken) DERBY. 15 to 1 agst Wild Oats (offered) 1000 L.) 80 agst Bulladrum (taken) FOURTH EDITION'. SUN OFFICE, 7.30 r.m. NEWMARKET RACES—Tins DAY. LATEST BETTING. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 100 to 30 agst Duke of Beaufort (off—take 4to 1) 4to 1 agst Pretender (taken) 25 to 1 agst Wild Oats (offered) 5 to 1 agst Belladruni (with a stagy t, taken) CHESTER CUP. 100 to 15 agst ZEgean (taken) Bto 1 Romping Girl (taken) 8 to 1 agst Paul Jones (offered) 10 to 1 agst Fairwind (offered) 100 to 6 agst Palmer (taken) 20 to 1 agst Birdseeker (taken) 40 to 1 agst Robespierre (taken) DERBY. 100 to 7 agst Duke of Beaufort (taken) 15 to 1 agst Pretender (taken) 2000 to 120 agst Ethus (taken) 1000 to 50 agst Drummer (taken) 1000 to 15 agst .Egean (taken) SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. LICHFIELD RACES-YESTERDAY. WELTER CUP. St. Valentine_ Cianyinedo Ada Penelope S Fuur ran. IVIIIT PING rON STAKES. Scarringtoa Tadpolo Pluweake Eleven ran. LICHFIELD STEEPLECHASE. Tumult . .. Lord Waldegrave 2 3 Sir William Four ran. GOPSALL PLATE. Sister of Mercy Prees 2 Peg Woftlugton 8 Nine ran. HANDICAP PLATE. 1 2 S Lady R 050... Gordian Knot.. Harrogato .... Eleven ran. WELTER HANDICAP. Kicksey Wicksey 1 Charlotte .. Sorceress ..... , 3 Four ran. HUNT CUP. Whalebone... , 1 Starlight Throe ran. HORSES STRUCK OUT OF THEIR ENGAGE- MENTS. April 8, after 6 p.m, Alabama, out of Eleventh Sale Stakes, Newmarket, and all engagements in Mr. Heene's name ; after 6 p.m., Typhoon, Duuoon, and Bassoon, out of second year of the Tenth Biennial, Newmarket. 9th, at 5.30 p.m., Lute, out of Knighton engagements. 10th, at 9 a.m., Wynnstay, out of Anglesey Plate, Lichfield; at 9 a.m., Beautiful Bird, out of the Sale Stakes, Newmarket; after 2 p.m., Belfast, out of Newmarket Handicap; after 2 p.m., all Mr. Heene's horses, out Lichfield engage ments ; after 5 p.m., Clifton, out of Grand ' Prize, Paris ; after 2 p.m., Royal Rake, out Bretby Plate, Newmarket. 11th, at 5.30 p.m., c by Birdhill. out of Lurley, 3 yrs, and c by Macaroni, out of Glengowrie, 2 yrs, out of all en gagements, 1969 ; at 7.10 p.m., Marquis of Carabas, out of Newmarket Handicap. 12, at 9 a.m., Lute and Narino out of Cardiff engagements ; at 9 a.m., Duchess of Athol, out of Sweepstakes of 100 soya each, h ft, D.M., on Tuesday at Newmarket Craven Meeting ; at 9 a.m., Nutbreaker, out of Sale Stakes, Newmarket ; at 9 a.m., The Nun, out of all engagements at Hambledon Hunt for which weights have been published to April 10, and out of Lichfield engagements ; at 9 a.m., Knave of Trumps, out of all engagements at Hambledon Hunt for which the weights have appeared to April 10th, and out of Lichfield engagements; at 9 n.m., Stradbroke, and Rivets, out of Lichfield engagements ; at noon, Tim Bobbin, out of Newmarket engagements; at 0.54 r.m., Chaddington, out of Hurdle Race, Lichfield; at 0.54 p.m., The Guide, out of Hambledon Hunt and Isle of Wight engagements; at 3.7 p.m., all Bromsgrove's horses, out of Grand Prize, Paris ; at 5.40 p.m., Rosedew, out of all engagements in Mr. Fulke's name ; at 5.20 p.m., Arbaces, out of Newmarket Handicap. 13th, at 9 a.m., by Leopld, out of Lichfield Handicap, and South Hamp shire Grand National, at Hambledon Hunt; at 9 a.m., Fairminster, out of Column Stakes, Newmarket; at 11.35 a.m., Pearl Diver and Fortunatus, out of Croydon and Hambledon Hunt engagements ; at 0.10 p.m., Little Treasu re , ou t o f Newmarket Handicap ; d t! ... t 4.56 p.m., Punishment, out of the Newmarkett Handi cap; Handi cap ; at 5.50 p.m., Ladoga, out of the Newmar t k u e andica d p i; cap ; at 6.35 p.m., Flying Scud, out of New i Tar d k i e cap at 6.50 p.m., Provost out of Newmarket Handicap; a c f p t e. p.m., Perop.ni . , Gomez, Miucein outeat 0 ( d f e t h a d e ) N , out ew m o of r a k l l e e t nla n g cl e icap a ; t a l t o B . l s l 3 p.m., engagements. April 14, at Summertime, out of Croydon N e a n crilket Handicap; at 9 10 a.m., Nyanza, out Craven out he of 10 3 0 iee S t o in v g ..Stakes, D.M., on la:htuu.,rstychaets. NewmarketDuchess fA tllof RAGING FIXTURES. APRIL. I Newmarket Ist Sp r i ng 26, &c. MAY. C l' rU s y v,c d s ,;;;. '''' '''''''''''' —72 2 " , . 2 2 (3 Chester •1, 5, 6, 7 Egliutou ilttut ........6, 7 1 Wiueherster _ll, 12 York l2 Bt. Albans 17 18 WQst Drayton l7 18 Rath.... le ~ 19 nauchoster l9, 20 2' 20, Croydon ..,, 19, 21 21 llarpend,n 2l Epsom Summer .....2b, &c. JUNE. Croydon .......2, 3, 4 Newcastle 22, 23, 24 Newton _...2, 3, 4 1 Oldham 22 Ascot ...8, '4l, 10, 11 tiibury Club 23 Liverpool Summer ...15, 16 S coc k oridge 94, 25, 26 Wiudsor ......15, 16 Chelmsford Halllpto IL Curragh ' .V, 23, 21 1 13aldoyle 2utl Spriug; 1.1 . 12 I Salisbury Doncaster I .13, 14 IV -