The Sun. — London, England, 1869-02-23 00:00:00

NEONEy MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. Business was firm to-day in Government Securi 9es) but some considerable excitement took place In the Railway Market in consequence of a sudden fell in Metropoiitan Railway shares. The cause of tile depression is that a rumour is current that another injunction is about to be applied for to restrain the payment of the dividend. Consols a re 923- for money ; ditto, for Ac count, 938 ; Three per: Cent. Reduced, 938 1 ; New Three per Cents, 938 ; ditto Annuities, April, 1885, 128 ; Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2} per Cent., 244. 3 dis. ; B an k of England Stock, 4 per Cent., India s dia. Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, 111 13 ; ditto per Cent., July, 1880, 1121 ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 1021 1 ; ditto Enfaced Paper, 5 Per Cent., 1001 ; ditto 51 per Cent., 1101 ; ditto Bonds £l,OOO, 15 18 prem. in the Foreign Market prices of Turkish of 1865 have improved 7-16ths, and Spanish New Three Per Cents. 1, the Italian of 1861, 1-16, Egyp tian of 1868, 1, Peruvian of 1865, 1. Ni colai Bonds are quoted 661 to 67 ; Orel Vitepsk Bond s , 821 to 821 ; Moscow jaroslaw Loan, 801 to 801 ; Portuguese, 361 to 361 ; Honduras Railway Bonds, 85 to 87 ex coupon ; Cbilian Six per Cents. of 1867, 941 to 95 ; Egyptian Seven per Cents. of 1864, 87 to 88 ; ditto the Seven per Cents, of 1868, 751 to 751 ; Greek Bonds, 111 to 121 ; Italian Five per Cents., 57 5-16 to 57 7-16 ; Mexican, 151 to 151. In the Railway Market Metropolitan shares opened at 1061 to to 107, but they fell again on large provincial sales to 105 sellers, but are now 1 better, yet 11 lower for the day. Brighton are 511 to 511 ; Caledonian, 771 to 771; Great Eastern, 381 to 381 ; Great Western, 511 to 531 ; Great Northern, " .et," 1121 to 1121 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, ;129 to 1291; London and North Western, 118/ to 1191; Lon don) Chatham, and Dover, 17 to 171 ; Metropo litan, 105 to 1051;; Midland 1221 to 1221; North British, 351 to 35i ; Sheffield, 541 to 55 ; and South Eastern, 821 to 821. American Five-Twenty Bonds remain at 781 to 78 .1 ; ditto 1865 issue, at 771 to 771 ; the Ten- Forty Bonds at 721 to 721 ; Illinois Central Rail way Shares, at 961 to 97 ; Atlantic and Great Western Debentures, 35 to 36 ; ditto Consoli dated Mortgage Bonds receded 1, 351 to 361. Bank shares quote as under :—Chartered Mer cantile, 30 to 31; Consolidated, Ito prem. ; London and County 51 to 52 ; London and West minster, 65 to 66 ; Oriental, 431 to 441 ; Union of London, 361 to 371; National 42 to 43. Miscellaneous Shares are almost neglected : ...,.3glo-Atnrican Telegraph, 221 to 221 ; Atlantic I.:l4,atlp3eitol per Cent. Preferential, 41 to 41 ; Hudson's 33 At the ordinary half-yearly meeting of the Metropolitan and St. John's-wood Railway Cona -1:321Y held t o -d ay, t h e report an d accoun t s we re adopted, and the p ro p ose d di v id en d agreed to. At t the ordinary half-yearly meeting of the Lon donalid North-Western Railway held this morn gi at the Euston-station, a dividend at the same r a:te as th at o f t h e previous year, name l y , 61 p er cent. Per annum, was agree d t o . __ t here were no opera ti ons a t th e B a nk bullion °lolaCe yesterday. The ship Jason sailed from Sydney for this coun try on the 11th Dec. last with 8,104 oz. of gold, value in sterlin g £ 32,416 . , I . l e_ . arrivals of specie from abroad included £2.-1 °52 by the steamer Syria from Alexandria, and ,‘ ' 4OO by the Donau from New York, the last "all:led vessel bringing also £14,600 for France. The gold shipments from British Columbia dur ing the past year amounted to i 200,000, being a decrease of about 8 per cent. from those of 1867 . The falling off is attributed to the excessive drought which prevailed in the northern mining districts cutting off the usual water supplies. The Ma nc h ester papers announce that Messrs. v , S. Sawyer and Co., commission agents, have auspended payment, with liabiii iies of about £20,000: the assets are not considered altogether favourable. The mail from South Australia brings dates to the 6t h of January. The harvest bad nearly been com- Pleted. The average yield was 12 bushels to the acre, which, giving a total of 6,000,000 bushels, Prices had further declined, and wheat was now 48, per bushel and flour £l2 per ton. The at tachment of the Government funds at the suit of the Northern Territory Company had excited much public notice. The Land Bill has been car ried through the Assembly—its cardinal principles of credit, auction sales, free selection, and agricul tural areas having been affirmed. Bills are still in troduced for further loans—one for a railway from Adelaide to Glenelg, and another for general road purposes. T he agreement enterel into between the East of Prance and Great Luxembourg Railway Boards, ~1 7hi ch has just be en the cause of excitement and ulecitssion both in France and Belgium, is under stood to have originated simply in the desire of the _two companies to avoid competition.. Whatever " - taY be the result of the controversy, it is hoped that the Great Luxembourg line, having been con structed in a great degree by means of English capital, the interests of the proprietors will not be sacrificed to political considerations. According to the view of the parties interested, the only course rtbr of the Belgian Government, if they cannot consent to the agreement, would be to take the rail way into their own hands on terms equally ad vantageous to its p ro p r i e tors. Any other result A i cnikl give rise, on their part, to serious corn- T _The follo w i ng ra i lway traf fi cs s h ow an i n crease : p4 Li°ll den, Bright on , an d S o uth Coast of £869 ; t astern of £9OB ; and Great Western of -E astern £57. Th e be report of the Estate Company (Limited), to t ot Pre sented on the 27th inst., shows an available aum al ° f £1,358, which the dir e ctors do not deem thuewient for th e d ec l arat i on o f a di v id en d. Since e l ast yearly meeting there has been a net im- Zeeinent in the rentals of £1,485 per annum, and are prospects of steady progress. ith reference to the Dunaburg and Witepsk :ft:Ili:ft:0a: Company, " Limited and Reduced," it is sa,"fied that the petition for confirming a re reducing the company's capital from fi 6°°,ooo to £276,160, is to be hoard before ,7-Uhancellor Stuartt on the sth of March. (L. 11 , report of the British Land Company an rted) recommends a dividend of 5 per cent., A a bonus of 10 per cent. 11 : 1 1 general meeting of the Italian Tobacco Mono ? Co mpany is convened for the 15th of March at Florence. • at ;Lhe fifth ordinary meeting of the Telegraph Con . U and Maintenance Company (Limited) will u e T hel ur d ea the 2d March. ih r ,.. he annual meeting of the proprietors of the of Australasia will be held on the 22d of sr c h . I ta A li t t he meeting of the proprietors of the Anglo. a Bank (Li m i te d) t h e di rec t ors ' re p or t was --greea 1:1 d to. At th e b eck e meeting of the Dagenham (Thames) ° a l Pany the directors' report was adopted. 11111 :0811 FUNDS—TM! O'CLOCK. tiOVEItNMENT 111;NDs. Per Cent. Consols 93:i to . o for Account, 93i i ~?,, Per Cent. Reduced 931 i i, l l .:_w_ 3 P e r Cent _ 1 7 2 1 per Cent. Jan. 1894 4:' - ' () . per Con _I au. 1873 tinuities, SO yrs expire sth Jan., lzibt' 7 to. for 3n yrg, e i xpire sth April 1885 • 12 i t__(,o (Red Sea Tolovaph), Aug., 1908 7 Ijoh.cquzr Bills, £1,009, 2 1 per Ct. £5OO auk Do. £lOO & £2OO — 244 110130.sOlfteEconugulrd Stock, 4 per Cent jific,ercl_c:izaf3oerlßmotunds INni ' I„,. AN uOVERNMENT SRL:UM:IIES. _ _ "1.1'1,,a. tock,. 101 per Cent., April 1674... 211 13 --,v O pening for Account - u o 5 , 112 i , • per Vent, July, 'AM `,. 0 • 4 pet. Cent., Oct. 1888 ‘,... _ 1,0. Ciertificaes Do. Enfaced Pape, 4 per Cent rbr. b. 22. Louis e by the eynaull r ' ute, at' Church aetor>>Y' ~~~ b. 23. power° Ire Pre' a gents 6, 1 600 be 1300 e le reali' rational ). 22. Corteg , a long should i siono 1 vith the a De vi ted tb ° journeci 3 take° of Car• e 1111' ). 23. Cork , [ler° 3° havilig In3o3°' pe r°3 i Lir o to the eve iu 39c ' to the t tiO t clec' r St 31)‘'A crew s Is bet w itb o a ,teloP! 1.1, 3 .1 .0 d or ,tbi , g utiog, bilf ° • th eta as 17°. the dig' .Falb, Do. 5 per Cert., Jan. 1872 Do. 5i per Cimt. May 1679 — Da 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 lO5l Do do, 1877 — Do, do. 1882 — D.... fob., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 ~ — Do. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £I,OOO Do. under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK. Argentine Republic, 6 per Uent Do., Scrip £45 paid Au =an Bonds 5 per cent Do. 1859 — Brazilian 5 per Cent lOl4 Do. 41 per Cent. 1852 — Do. do. 1858.... Do. de. 186 ' -- Do. do., 1863 7ll Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do Account B4l 4 B,enos Ayres 6 per Cent. Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Cu')a, 6 per Cent. o.,llian 6 per Cent — f )o. 4i per Cent..„.... ......... ;,. 721 Do. 3 per Cent., 1 o. 6 per ce t. 1867 95 o. i per Cent., 1866 C lo tibial), 6 per Cent. Dan . sn 3 per Cent., 1825... Daunt ian Principalities, 7 i.er Cent 7° 81 Do 8 por Cont., 1867 ,...••..... ---- Equalor Now Consolidated, 1 par Cent. Egyptian, 7 per Cent..... ~ , zpeoud Issue B4l Do. £SOC Bonds D0..£100 Bonds ..... 861 6 Do. 1864 . Do. Account D. .£5OO Bonds Do. 4.106 Bonds 9O English Scrip, 1868 75-i 6} Do do. £45 pd — dis Government Railway Debentures Green 5 per Cont., 1824 5, ex Coups Do. Account Do. Coupons Do. Account lualetuala 5 per Cent . — Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., all pd ltliiau 5 per Cent., 1865 — 0. Account R ~. - Do 11Aremmana Railway — , I exican 3 per Cent — Dittcfor Account • Do. 1864 Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French ontevido.an 6 per Cent. .. — I.lc Drish imperial 5 per Cent New Granada lsi Do 3 per Cen ll Do. Deferred Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account ~ .. 781 Do 44 per Cent. (Uribarren) DOl4 per Cent.. 1862 - Do Account - -- -- Portsguese 3 per Ct., 1853,'6, 7,'9,'60,'2.'3 36 s 2 I Do. do. V-67 — Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid — It.ssian 5 per Cent., 18::2, £ St Do 44 per Cent . 1850 Do 44 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 ... 87-1 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bond E.— Do. do. £B4 15s. d 0.... Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds 93, 17 Do. do £B4 15s. do — Do Nicolas Railway — Sar tinian a per Cent Spanish 3 per Cen Do. Account -- Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Deferred Do. Account Do. Passive Do. Com. Cert. of Conl. not funded Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan — Du Government, 1864 Do do, 1868 Do do, Scrip Turkish 6 per Cent.! ., ~.., Do Account ~ 85 7-- Do t) per Cent. 1858 — Do Account Do £lOO Bonds — Do 6 per Cent., 1562 — Do Account Do £IOC Bonds 6B 1 Do 5 per Oent. 1865 D.) Account - 1. Do 6 per Cont., 1860 651 i Du 1 per Cent., Guaranteed Do Laud Warrants (He ;tares) Venezuela 3 per Cent. — Do. Piceinut Do 6 per Cent. 1804 Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch ii per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil,. Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... Do. Account French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. Italian. 5 per Cent. 1851, Ex. 25f. Do Account 571 i TWO O'CLOCK. Oonsols, Money Do. Account, March 4 .. 931 .ee o'clock.—The market BOURSE, Feb. 22.—Th closed as follows :- 41 per Cent. bud of mouth... Italian Fiveq 57 85 d per Cent End of month 7l 471 Mexican Loan 24 50 Credit Islobilier 298 7f Do. Bonds End of month... 295 Credit Foncior ...1622 50 End of month... Spanish Threes 33 Borne Debt — Deferred ...... Cash Orleans Northern 3187f Lyons and Mediterranean Southern.... 622} Western Eastern • . 585 Sardinian Austrian Lombard 47Bi North of Spain — Saragossa Roman 47 RALLWAYS. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. The convent case has terminated as far as the hearing of evidence is concerned. A number of children were exa mined this morning who bad been in the plaintiff's school, all of whom said she was always very kind to them, and never took away their dinners. Mr. Mellish then proceeded to address the jury on the case. The verdict may be expected about Thursday night. POLICE INTELLIGENCE —This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREE T. FURIOUS DRlVlNG.—Richard Charles Eva, cab-driver badge 10,411, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with being drunk and furious driving. Police-constable Morgan, 55 C, saw the prisoner the previous afternoon driving a four-wheel cab along Compton-street at a rapid rate, a gentleman named Dewspay being in the cab at the time. On the pri soner turning into Princes-street he came in collision with a light spring cart, and went on at a furious rate some distance further, until he ran into a waggon, and the cab was smashed up, but the fare, although much frightened, fortunately escaped unhurt. As the prisoner was drunk, and totally incapable of driving, he was taken to the station, where the prisoner said that he had been to a wedding, and had drink given to him the previous day, and that he had not got sober. The prisoner hoped the magistrate would be lenient. Mr. Tyrwhitt said he should be nothing of the kind. The prisoner would have to pay 465. or a month, and he wished he could inflict a higher fine, as he considered that such mischievous persons ought to be made to pay for their folly. THAMES. Tynxxxors Smvocamta.—William Back, aged 32 years, a Ereman on board the General Steam Navigation Com pany's steamer Orion, trading between Antwerp and Lon don, was brought up on remand hefore Mr. Benson charged with smuggling 151 b of foreign manufactured cigars and tobacco. Mr. Beverley, from the Customs Solicitors' office, ap peared for the Crown. A Custom-house officer, named Morgan, overhauled the ship on her arrival at the St. Katharine's wharf from Antwerp last week, and in the lining of the fore part of the vessel discovered 401bs. of tobacco :and cigars. The prisoner admitted that 121bs. of it belonged to him, the remainder to three other passengers, who have ab sconded. It was also stated that all the offen ders would have been dismissed by the respect able company to which the Orion belongs, and that it was the practice of the General Steam Navi gation Company to dismiss any servant detected in smug gling. The prisoner, in defence, said the men who absconded were as bad as he. Mr. Benson said the Customs' authorities would be very glad to reach the other smugglers, and convicted the prisoner in the full penalty of £lOO, and in default six months' imprisonment. 111A1?KE7 S-1 MS DAY. LIVERPOOL COTTON. Fobruary 23.—Sales probably 10,000 bales. Market firni and advancing. lIAY AND STRAW MARKETS SMITILFIELD.—Meadow hay, £4 lOs to .£5 lOs; clover £4 lOs to £6 6s ; straw, £1 lOs to £1 16s per load. A slow trade. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £4 lOs to £6; clover, £4 lOs to £6 lOs ; straw, £1 lOs to £1 16s per load. A moderato supply. 1 1 11 E CITY ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL.—The anni versary festival of this society will be held at the London Tavern to- morrow evening. Baron Ferdinand;de Roths child will prosido. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 23, 1869. SHARE, LIST. oliAli,A6 AND STOCK 6 j iißPs ttaalwayb. Paid. Closing Busmen Prioe. done. pan:: Exeter 10.: 79 S 1 at CattedoniBn 77; 78} 77i UA•uuri. 20 Cornwall all 2 41 et DuWin & Belfast June... 10 0 79 81 St Dati„rertil, ii.b.JUUZ... :n0 7 0 72 2 ; Last Lundon 20 u 0 15 - - 2i Do 10 - - st Glasgow AS. Western 11.1.., 98 100 st Great Eastern .. at Do. E. Ansi. No. 2 i .o 7 9 St Great North oi Scotland lou 15 6 st Great Northern lOO 1121 rl3l st Do. A stock tt Do. B nitwit lOO 125 la fit GtS, and W. 01 Ireland lOO 57 t Gt. Western -Original lOO 51/ 5)4 52 11 e.t Do. south Wales s. Do. W. .31141.-Wliord lOO 27 29 s 1)0. Newport lOO 19 52 fit Lancashire &Yor k shirt' et Lon., Brigh.,2l 10 51 511 51,1 0.) Do Scrip .. al. - --- st Lon., Chat., and Doves.. 100 104 171 st Do. Metrop. Ex. A.... 100 - dt Lon. A North Western.. lUu OS/ 101 11.1 11 et Lon. A South Western.. 100 9i 93 02 et Man., Shot., A Lincoln.. 100 531 511 51 at Aletropolitan ... • lOO 107 1071 106 5: st Do Extensi..in 10 .)o, New rd. •• 10 10 1 1 st Metropolitan District. all 49 51 49 10 Metrop. St. John's 15 col 6 - st M.uasud st Do, birsuin. & Derby luU 8J 91 st NJrtai British ...... 100 55 46 35/ st Do. Ed., rth., A Dun lO9 - - st Nor. shistern-Berwic.X.. 100 106 107 25 Do. N.E purchase 16.13.4 - - st Do Leeds. ...... st Do York st Do Carlisle . st Do Stoc s. A ICO 133 135 at North Lon sou 10 Do New 1803 st North Staffordshire lOO 56 60 st North and S.-W. Junction too 103 105 10 Do New £lO shares . ; ... • . st Rhyinuey at Shropshire Union lOO 59 60 st South Devon at South kla,stern lOO b 2 S.l st Staines, Wok'hain,& Wok all 12 1:3 at 'tad r ale itiO 148 152 - Do. C - Vt'uteriortl & iiilkeuuy lOO - 10 Watelioo & Whiteha,L - RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 86 88 st Caledonian Qrs., No. st Do. Scot. N.E., 4. per cent lOll st Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO st Do. do. 7 per cent lOO ... st Do. do. Ordinary lOO 80 82 at Do. Midland st Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent Aber- all st, Dundee, Perth, and deen Junction lOO 105 107 st Do. Ist Class preference lOO st Glas. Si, S.W. gua. 5 per ct lOO st Gt. Eastern, E.C. Ex. No. 1 100 99 102 st Do do No. 2 100 98 luo st Do do 6 per cent 100 10.) 112 st .Do East Anglian Asp. c. 100 st Do do 13 6 do. 100 at Du do C 7 du. 100 st Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 st Do E. Union 1 p.c. ,gua. 100 71 73 st De Norfolk 5 p.c. Ex. 1846 100 •st Do do 5 p.c.Way.Val.lB47 100 ... st Great Not thorn, 5 per cent 10 ..„ st Du 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. C. pm. 100 st Du 4 1 du do do 100 st Do 5 do at sp. c. pm. 100 ... st Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO ... sti Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf 100 ••• st, Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 96 97 st. Ut.West.—Orig.&Jut. - ltent chg., per gua. p.c lOO 103 10 - 3 st Do. Orig. (B.& H. Lx). 5 p.c lOO 95 100 at Do do 4, per cont. 1850 lOO 88 91 st Do do 4 do do st Do do 5 per cent. roioui lOO 9i :17 at Du du Birmingham gua lOO 60 70 st Do do do pref lOO - st Do do Chester gua lOO 72 70 st Do do do 8 per cent lOO at Do do do 5 do 100 95 100 st Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 at Du do 4,1 p.c lOO .., st Do do 4,165 J lOO st Do do 5 st Du West Mid. Oxford Ist g. 101 11 116 st Do du 21 gua. 100 110 112 at Du Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c. 100 94 9 st Do do 23 do 100 1)0 101 st Do gua. 51 per cent. 1853 100 100 Lancaster & Carlisle 4) p.c. .„„ at Lancash. & Yorksh. 6 p.e. 100 1 U 135 st Do Barnsley, X 5 Is 103 p.C. 100 st Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 140 145 st Do 41 (Blackburn parch). 100 98 102 st Loudon Ot Brighton, 5 P.C. guaranteed, No. 1 lOO st Do 5 per cent. gua. No. 2. 100 ~„ tit Do 6 do do lOO st Do 5 do Ni. 4 lOO st Do 7 per cent st Du 6 do (W.E. & 0.1'.) t Di 4 do 1359 lOO st London, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent lOO ... st London and /L W., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO 10 t 111 st Do Bedford &Cambridge lOO at Do Shrowsliy & Welchp'l lOO st Loudon and u.-W. 7 p,c late 3d shares, lOO 145 15) 2s 63. Do (Portsm. perp aus. 2s6d) st Mau., Shef., &Linda. 6 p.c lOO 111 111 6 Do X 6 all par tpm st Do 31 per cent lOO 60 65 10 Do redeem. 6 percent. 5 ... et Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 135 140 st Do Bristol& Birm., 6p. C lOO 1 , 3 136 st Do 41 per cent. redeem 1(10 101 102 st; Do 41 per cent. irredeem lOO 100 112 at Do Leieester& Irchu,4, p.c. 100 90 92 st North British, 5 p.e. No.l • 100 t t 2, .t s s 'Sa N .D I )D l oc o - Eastern—Co o s. N ft d e: u e r G n . — 91 4 4 T. i s u . nc s , : 55 . 4 11i t 'e p . P : 1 : 11c . 1 • 1 ▪ 1 1:1 0 0 0' ()) 0 0 0 00 21 s 7 t Db li o o i c k. e ,te n: sp . .ri capital redeem renase lO It) 1 . 0 . 1 ru f 0 2 . 06. :ot.rathstS. (Read. 88 E) S : L is: ) . 81 a ula : ' 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 1. 10..5. .110 I . os t D D D ' l r ‘ la , iv u e i : a t r o 4 t I.: p P Er. .1 n u e s u , a t s 1 : 0 11 82 2 i: 8 2 1 310 0 1 3 ) I tt ) s 1:: 0 Dwo o „, Fixed percent Kilkenny, per Cent 6pc 1 1: 41 43 ••• ••• st Taff Vale No.l lOO 100 145 150 RAILWAYS.—PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. at Caledonian 44 p c gua. at Do Scot. Cen. win. 7p c lOO **.* at Do 41 p irredeem au st Du 4p c con. issued at 80 65 st Great Eastern 41 per cent. 100 *** t Do 5 do, 1862 lOO 9 ‘ ) v 3 88 at Do New 5 do, 1863 lOO 89 92 88 at Do do 5 do, 1861 lOO 84 83 st Great Northern, 5p c irred. 100 st Do Permanent 5 per cent. 100 at Do Boston & Sleatd, 41- pc 100 at Great West., W. lfidl., 5p c 100 ..„ st Do John i.erpe. 5 p c,1865 100 86 all st Du du 6p e irred., 1866 100 105 107 107/ 20 Do Vale Neath peril. 5p c all 19 20 at Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B lOO 5 Lane. and York. New 41 per cent till July, 1871 2 I 1 st Loud.; Brig., &c., 41 pc, 1858 100 at Do do 4 do, 1860 100 ••• at Do do 41 do, 1861 100 at Da do 4i do, 1863 100 ••• at Do do 5 do, 1865 100 at Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 at Do No. 7 sdo at Loud , Chat., &c., 2d, 6 p.c st Do Metrop. Ex., B 6 p.c *** Do do C 6 p.c 100 '" at London &N. Western, 5p c 100 10.; 1 . 1 . 6 at London &S. Western, 41 p c 100 94 96 10 Mau. chef. & Lin., 5 pc, 1865 all Bbi st, Metropolitan o percent lOO st Midland, A 5 per cent pref lOO 107; 114 * j3Do B 5 do Do 5p c opt. to cony. to I°o 108 110 Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1869 all 214 21f 18 Do 'newly. New Shares 16 22 Do 5 p c con. into Old 5 41 ) Stk., Aug. 31, 1872 Bl 2/ 2/p at North British, E. and G, No. 1, 5 per cent • lOO s t Do £ lO guaranteed , 1861 1 00 •"' at Do E., P., & Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 a t Do E.& ( 1 , N 0 . 2, 5 P.c 100 "' a t Do N. 8.. 5 pe r cent, 1862 100 " a t Do E. & No. 3 , p.c ••• 100 *— '" at Do E. & G., (Ordiry) 41 p c 100 55 67 at North Eastern, 4/ per cent 100 t. 7 98 st Do Stock. & Danl., D st North London, 44, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) at North Staffordshire 5 p c••• 100 5 do 1861 100 et Do do (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 st 100 Do 5 do, 1864 at South Eastern, 44 pc, 1859 100 • Batt Victoria St. &Pimlico, 41 pc 100 ••• J.LWAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.] 10( — / - 1. 100 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer all 101 203 at Buckinghamshire at Chester and Holyhead lOO 63 55 , guaranteed lOO a Birkenhead '----------t at Do. 51 per cent. st Do. 5 do. ... Clydesdale, Stour Valley at t t CECiast Lincoln, gua. 6p.c NO 13, 18 •• 20 Gloster and Lean Forest all . a Gt. Lasn., NeW m., . &c., spo 100 .. *" a Do. L. U. Harwich, loo a t Do. do. Wooclbrg. Ex., do. 100 69 72 at Gt. West, W. Mid., Herd 100 95 97 60 Hull and Selby at Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 215 220 at London and Blackwall lOO 100 99 9s a vo. 4 t per cent ..• .„ st London, Cnat., &c., 41 p c lOO ... at Do. Cont. Fund, 5 do 100 ... "" st London and Greenwich 62 'a at Do. do Preference lOO ... . Tilbury, a t Loudon, bury, & South 100 78 j, at Lowestoft gua 4 per cont lOO 79 83 at Do. d, o. 6 do. . 61 blanch., Buxt on, & Matlk all 5 51 st Midland, Bradford, Prof lOO 93 95' 10 Mid Kent Cray Line) 50 Northern& East., 5 per cent all 53 66 SO Do. do. 6 du. all ... .. at N. Lastera—Hartlepool at N. West. A perp. pref, 6p. c. 100 102 110 at Do B ininiumin 11 p.o lOO ... . . st N otting. & Grauth. R. & C lOO . 92 91 25 Preston and Wyre.. ......... all 44 46 . Royston, Hitch., and Shop. 100 133 135 132! st Shrewsbury and Hereford 100 133 j 35 10 Do do 8 21 2 • P 1 at S. Yorksh. an d ltiver Dun 100 98 100 s t De 4 per cent gua,... 0 • 79 81 at Do 5 do ... all 97 99 st Viet. Station and Pimlico... 100 Ns 180 st West Cornwall ............... 10U 55 L 7 20 West Loudon, Class A•••••• all 1.3 14 20 Do do B all ..• ... 20 Do do C all 61 7,„: at Weymouth and Portland lOO ... ... at Wilts and Som erset DOCKS. et East and West India 100 120 123 st London and St. Katherine. 100 49 51 100 D oDeb. stock, 4 per cent all „, Millwall Freehold Land st Dock lOO 31 23 st Southampton 100 76 78 at Surrey Couwiercitd JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Closing Busineee Share NAME. Paid. Price. done 10 Agra Limited, A all 111 121 121 1 9 Do 13 lO 4/ 5 4 1 k 50 Albion 100 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lint all 1 19 19 20 Anglo-Hungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 6 5 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all is 1: 11 20 Do issued at 2 pm....., 5 .•• -•• 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lint. 25 Bank of South Australia— all 31 3 I 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 35 10 Bank of New Zealand all 17 19 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, :nd China all 21 22 25 Chartered Mere. of India. London, and China 20 City lO 111 121 111 100 Colonial 25 39 41 10 Consolidated, Inn. 50 Delhi and London, lint 50 East London, lim 5 20 English and American, lim 10 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro. lira lO 20 English, , cottish, and Aus. tralian Chartered 261 Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all 281 Do new 5l 100 Imperial, Ihn 2O 20 Imperial Ottoman lO 25 lonian all 25 Do new 5 20 Lnd Mortgage of India, lim 4 100 Do sp. c. Debs.lB64, 30 all 76 30 London Bank of Mexico and South America, lim. 20 100 London and Brazilian, lim. 45 20 Do new 71 100 London & River Plate, lint. 40 25 Do new 10 20 London Chart. of Australia all 50 London and County 2t) 20 Do new. iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd ll 50 London Joint Stock 1 20 London and South African al 100 London &S.-Western, lim, 20 50 London & Venezuela, Rm l2l 100 London and Westminster 2O 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm 2O 100 Merchant, lim 25 10 Metropolitan, lim. 100 Midland, 1im....... 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lim. 15 100 National Provinc. of Eng'd 42 10 Do • •...... ...... 10 National.. 3O 20 New South Wales all 20 North-Western 7l 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 50 Provine. Bank. Corpo., lim. 10 100 Provincial of Ireland 2.5 10 Do new.. all 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lint '25 100 Do issued at 6 pm. 10 25 Union of Australia all 100 Union of Ireland, lim 50 Union of London ........... 11 Uj id pr 16 1 4 17 18 2 21 121 25 27 pr ip 3: 3i 75 7s 6 4 32 28 61 51 6 8 11 11 221 234 491 501 51# 1 82 33 1' 12 ... .. G 1 63 . 65 I .59 61 6 4 6,1 7 ld 1 2 a 3 1 d ... ... 1371 46 47 COLONIAL GOVERNAINNT SECURITIES British Columbia, 6 per 0ent.,1872•••• ••••••••••••• 100 ... Do. 1895 lOO - Can.Gov.6p.e.Jan. i &July 1877-84 - Do. 6p. o. Feb, & Aug•••• 100 IC4 106 Do. sp. o. Mar. & Sept lOO 104 106 Do. 6p. 0. Jan. & July lOO 95 96 931 Do. sp. c. Inscribed sk ICO 90 92 Cape (x.llope, 6 p.C.1 873 .• 10 0 102 104 Do.Apl.&Oct 1890-19 00 " 100 111 113 Do. do 1880-90 lOO )07 109 Do. Jan.&July, 18111 •••• 100 108 lle Do. 5 per oent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900.... C. lon, Nov 1878, 6 P. 100 108 i ll Do. 1872, d 0...• 100 105 107 - Maurltitia, 6p. 0, 1 873 ••• Jan. and July Do. 1878 .. ••••• 110 106 10 8 Do. 1882, play and Nov.• • 00 106 108 - Do. 1895, Feb. & AuZ•••• 1 0 106 108 31•Abourne Corporate., 1867-75, 6 percent 1(0 100 100 N.8.G0v.6 p.c.Ja.&July lOO 101 It 5 Natal 6 p cl, Apl& Oct 10) Do 6p c. Itz Nov 1 0 106 108 N. S. W. 5 p.c., '7l to 'N lOO 90 11 1 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1896_ 03 ti 90 0 Do. 5 p.c. rd.'6: to - N.Zealand, 6p. Ct. It9l ICO Do. 5 per cent.... - DoJan,Ap•l,Ju:y, 0 t lOO 93 04 94 Do 6p c. Mar & aept '91•• ICO 108 110 -- Do June & Deo , 1-91 •••• HO 1 09 - Do Prov. , 1 Auctld. 1 0 jj 1 2, 1690.. _ Nova Scotia 6FL o.Jau•• • and July, 1875 Do 1w_.6.. Queenslnd. Cp. c. 'B2 . 5 lOO 106 107 Do 189/ .. •.• Do. 6 p ...•• 100 _ Pe. Cu.e2 .. 100 108 110 Do rd. 1f93 ..... ...• 103 107 108 Victoria 6p.0. 1821....••• 10 0 112 313 THE CONVENT CASE. .- - The sixteenth clay of the trial, cold and wet, slime , that the people do not mind the chances of catching col. if they can hear "revelations of convent life." Th trial commenced on the third of February ; so the jury have had the case under consideration nearly three weeks including an "off" day and three Sundays. The Solicitor General was again hard at work yesterday, being assiste( by Mr. Digby Seymour and Mr. Willes ; Mr. Ilawkiry appearing with Mr. Mellish and Mr. Chas. Russell for th. defendants. The court was crowded, but not inconveniently and the mob, which bad on previous occasions surroundec the door in Westminster Hall, was no longer there. Indeed, the weather would hardly have allowed anyone who felt the cold and had regard for his health to_ kite] about in the draughty Hall. Sleet fell in the morning, and. rain fell pitilessly till nearly noon. Inside, however, an equable temperature was preserved. Canon Walker wa.r. the first witness. He said my first connection with the convent was getting the bishop's letter appoint ing me the president. I never heard Father Matthews object to Father Porter's presence, or ask to see Mrs. Starr's letter postulating that he might be a commissioner. The plaintiff might have been stopped to secure order, because her remarks were desul tory, but not to embarrass her. I never heard Father Matthews say that the order of the proceeding was a vio lation of what had passed between him and the Bishop. The Lord Chief Justice: Was any application made by Father Matthews to examine any witnesses ? Witness : I don't remember his doing so. Towards the end he may have complained of the hardship of his niece's position in the witness not being called who made the depo sitions. He may have complained of not being able to call witnesses for his niece ; but that, if it happened at all, it must have occurred before we finally deliberated. There was a mainus opuni till the charges had been substantially proved, and above that, there were circum stances, if the plaintiff was to be believed, that would extenuate the complaints that had been made against her. We discussed the counter-charges, and considered what weight should he given to them. The Lord Chief Justice : Was she examined about them? Witness : Oh, quite so, to our satisfaction. There was the cruelty about the thimble, for instance, if the circum stances were Lrae. The Lord Chief Justice: The "if" makes all the dif- ference. Witness : She was not questioned more about the counter charges than when she made her other statement. Cross-examined by the Solicitor-General : I am rather deaf. I had a good opportunity of hearing what Miss Saurin said before the commission. I think I heard it substantially. I can't say I heard every word. I examined her to my satisfaction. I thought she had satisfied herself, and that satisfied me. We allowed her perfect liberty to make her own statement, if consistent and not varied. I don't think three or four commissioners interfered at a time. She was never interrupted when she was prepared to make a statement. My interference was from good nature. Father Porter used more urgency and persistency on one occasion in bringing her to order than the other. Dr. O'Hanlon was was quite as much so, but in a more gentle manner, than the occasion I refer to. Father Porter was eager to ascertain the truth of the case. You may call it, he was a little warm with her. The Solicitor-General : I was not there. Was he warm with her? Witness : Well, he was. I don't remember him contra dicting her. I have no distinct recollection of why he was so persistent. He did not bring his knowledge of the convent to bear against her statements. I did not know then, nor had I reason to believe he was connected with the convent. The secretary on the second day ob jected to the reception of statements, because they were wrong in points of form, but I overruled him, and said she ought to be allowed to give the explanations. The question of twelve to one witness was not discussed. They were not impeached because they were the con sciencious, deliberate, and truthful statements of eye witnesses of the facts. The Solicitor-General : Then you, I suppose, subtracted one from twelve, and there remained eleven unanswered. Witness : That is so, as a mathematical operation. (Laughter.) Re examined : The reason why the sisters were not called, in answer to the counter-charges, was that it would have been a violation of the order of procedure to have called them. They were not informed of the charges that Sister Scholastica had made. Canon Walker's report was put in and read, and was to this effect :—" I am of opinion that the charges against the accused have been abundantly proved ; but she made some important explanations which, if true, may be justly deemed to have modified some of the complaints made against her. I find it, however, impossible to resist the concurrent testimony of such deponents, and I place much reliance on the hesitating, varying, and indecisive replies of the accused," &c. Father Porter, examined by Mr. Charles Russell : I am a member of the order of Jesus. I conducted the retreat at Hull in 1861. A retreat is a period of seclusion in which people, religious or others, withdraw from the world snore or less completely, and devote themselves to prayer, self-examination, and to reading of ascetical works. The time is spent more or less in silence. The director of the retreat meets the nuns in the chapel, and he each day gives them an instruction in some virtue or some duty of religious life. He received ordinarily the confessions of those in the retreat, and should be accessible to them for advice out of the confes sional if desired. This retreat lasted eight days. I directed the retreat of December 1861, which lasted three days, and again in August 1862, which lasted eight days. I did not go to Hull again until 1866. I had occasionally corresponded in the meantime with Mrs. Starr and Mrs. Kennedy. In December 1865 Mrs. Starr, who had accompanied a sister to Liverpool for examination, called upon me, and I then learnt in fuller detail what I knew in general of the course of events in the convent from 1862 up to that time. " Precognose" does not describe the violence of our conversation. The Solicitor -General : I said at the time it was a Scotch term of which I did not precisely know the meaning. Witness : The nature of the conversation was to tell me what I knew in outline—the series of events which had occurred from August 1862 to December 1865. Mrs. Starr never shewed the slightest ill-feeling or bitterness to Miss Saurin, but she expressed a wish for her removal. Up to the morning of the sitting of the commission I had not the slightest idea of the form the inquiry would make. The day before the commission met I went to the convent but nothing passed upon the subject. When the commis sion met I did not hear Father Matthews object to my being a member. Miss Saurin was not interrupted in an embarrassing or troublesome manner. She spoke with ease throughout, and even at the worst charges she betrayed no emotion. Father Matthews assisted her throughout the inquiry. The commissioners expressed themselves satisfied that the charges were substantially proved. Dr. O'Hanlan was next examined, He declared that de did not agree with the report of the commission. He enumerated several cases in which he thought the plaintiff was ill-treated. The case for the defence closed with the re-examination of Mrs. Starr. The Sulicitor•General then intimated that he intended to produce rebutting evidence, and called Miss Saurin. She said: I never spoke unkindly or harshly of the sisters at Baggot-street. They always behaved most kindly towards me. I never told my family what duties I had to perform there. There might have been sixteen sisters at Baggot-street. The Lord Chief Justice : We are at the close of the sixteenth day, and I must ask you to confine yourself to contradictions. I hope I have shewn no impatience. Plaintiff : I never received a letter from my brother containing reflections on the superior. I never read my Carmelite sisters' letters to the sisters. Mrs. Starr read some edifying letters from them and my Jesuit brother to the sisters. I never complained of having been employed in the laundry in Baggot-street. I only kept the accounts and received messages. I did not cut the ham. I was not found with my mouth full and my face smothered with grease. I first heard it in this court. I was never found eating raspberries or strawberries and cream. Mrs. Grimston's servant occasionally brought a few for Mrs. Starr, but I never had any. Mr. Mellish : If we are again to go into countercharges, we shall never finish the case. Plaintiff : I never saw cream in the house. It was in 1860 when Mrs. Starr and Mrs. Kennedy withdrew from recreation on Mrs. Norris's visit to Mrs. Starr. Mrs. Norris was not there after 1859. There are no docu ments that can be referred to. (The book " Devotion to Jesus" was produced.) This is the book I gave to Airs. Starr. I was always on good terms with Mrs. Delaney. I did not murmur at my first reproof in 1861. I did not request Mrs. Al`Owne to send for Father Arnold, the extraordinary confessor of the convent. He came about once a quarter. This was his regular time of corning to the convent. It was a considerahle time after that I wrote to my uncle, and not the same night, as sworn to by the defence. The letter having been found, I wrote another in pencil, and gave it to one of the children to post. They were, in fact, both posted at the same time. I never admitted to Mrs. Al`Owne the writing of this letter before going to Hull. I avoided confessing to her that I had written the letter. She asked me if I bad sent it by a little girl, and I said, "No." I had not done so then. (The plaintiff was further examined on the points of direct conflict of testimony between her state ments and those of the witnesses for the defendants.) I never took a child's dinner or cake in my life. I never took a particle of their food. I did not neglect Sister Mary Catherine. I did not take the medal nor the sleeves from her dead body. The first time I heard of it was in this court. In answer to questions from the Lord Chief Justice, it was stated that the rebutting evidence would finish to-day (Tuesday) by lunch time. In that case Mr. Mellish said he might be able to finish by Wednet , daY The Solicitor-General said he should require a full clay (Thursday), and the Lord Chief Justice, in that case, wil' sum up on Friday. Tio further hearing of the me was then adjourned. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS-LAST EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. THE ADDRESS. Earl GRANVILLE informed their lordships that her Majesty was unfortunately precluded from receiving the Address of their lordships in person owing to the illness of his Royal Highness Prince Leopold, and therefore he pro posed that the Address of their lordships in answer to the Speech from the Throne be transmitted to her Majesty in the usual manuer.—Agreed to. On the motion of Earl RUSSELL certain educational re turns were ordered. The Duke of ARGYLL gave notice that on Monday he should introduce the Education Bill (Scotland). Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-LAST EVENING. Tho SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. ENGLAND AND AMERICA. Colonel GREVILLE, an tho part of Sir H. BULWER, gave notice that so soon as official intelligence of the termq of the rejection of the Convention regarding the Alabama claims shall become known he should call the attention of the hoUse to the relations between tho United States of America and England, and move for papers on the sub ject. RIGHT OF ROAD AT SEA. Lord J. HAY gave notice that on the 26th inst., he should call attention to the subject of the right of road at sea, and ask a question of the President of the Board of Trade. _ _ MERCANTILE MARINE. In reply to Mr. CANDLISH, Mr. BRIGHT said it was the intention of the Govern ment to introduce a. bill to consolidate the laws relating to the mercantile marine, but he was not at all sanguine that the measure, owing to the extreme difficulty sur rounding the matter, would pass during the present ses sion. 46 48 42 43 41 4 . )1 441 6: 5?-, 4j 8S 90 15 lc 861 371 MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-American Tel., lim all 221 221 221 10 Anglo-Mediter. Tel., lim 10 121 13 12} 10 Auglo-Mexican Mint all 16 17 st Atlantic Telegraph 10 33 35 st Do. 6 per cent 100 81 84 821 I 25 Australian Agricultural 2Ol 16 17 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance. lim 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lint 9 7 5d . 10 Berlin Water Works, lim. all 141 141 141 10 Do. New 6 31 41 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lim. 5 Bombay Gas, lim. 5 Do. New 4 11 Id 315 16 5i British American Laud 44 16 18 st B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lint 100 165 170 20 British Indian Tea, lint 20 British Ship Owners 73 29 Canada Company 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lho , 2 4 21 lid 20 Ceylon Company, lint. 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lim 5 41 31 25 City of London Real Pro perty, lim 8 41 31d 30 City of Milan Improv. lim all 5 10 25 City of Moscow Gas, lint all 2 3 50 City Offices, lint 25 231 221 d 50 Colonial, lint Do. ... .. i 50 Commercia; 'luiou (Assur) 5 I v 10 Company of African 3ler chants, lint 20 Continental Union Gas, lint all 18 19 19 j 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 71 per cent. 100 Corporation of London Bends, 1677, 41 per cent. all 101 105 100 Do. 1879, 41 per cent. all 1041 1051 100 Do. 1682, 4i per cent. all 1031 1041 1 :11 10 Credit Fon. of England, lint. all 21 2i 2: 50 Credit Fon.of Mauritius lim. 10 3 1 2i d st Crystal Palace l OO 13 21 st Do. Preference lOO 94 " st Do. Gp. c Perpetual Deb lO9 106 110 20 Darjeeling, lim. ... . IO Eastern Assam, lint. ... .. ..d 50 East Indian Land Credit and Finance, inn. 20 East India Irriga. & Canal all 17 13 • 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lint. 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy. Crila. by Egypt. Gov all 94 95 g 4/ I 20 Egyptian Com. & Traci. lim 6 4 4 - 4,1 st Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 245 254 10 Do. New 3 Eng. & Austral. Copper, lint 21 i , 15 English and Foreign Credit 74 6 ff 4ti 100 Eng. and Scot. AI urine, lim 8 10 Fairbairn Engineering 6 1-: lid 20 Fore-streetWarehouse,lim l2 pr 1p 100 For. & Col. Gov. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at £B5 all 2o 88 89 50 Gellivara, lim ••• ••• 10 General Credit & Dis., lint, 71 11 11 661 is 15 General Steam Navigation 14 28 29 50 Homu 6:Col Marine In. lim 5 41 313 10 Hong Kong and China Gas all 20 iy 20 Hudson's Bay all 20 Imperial Laud Co. of Mar seilles, li.n. 25 In 10-Europeau Tel., lirn lO • 1 •• •1 - .5 1 3 , 4 46 20 Interns. Financial Soc. Jim 5 20 Interns. Laud Credit, li m 6 6 6 4.1 50 Italian Laud 5 11 20 Italian Irri. (Canal C avour) a ll 3 i 4 100 Do. 6p. c Bds., redeem 1870, issued 90 all 63 115 50 Land Securities, lim 25 Loudon African Trading lO 7 25 Lon. & Caled. Marine., Um 6 ••• 10 London County Land and Building, lirn. 5 Loud. Provincial Tel. lim all •3 1 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent, all # ' 4 1 3 50 Loud. Financial As so., lim 30 22 20 4 Lond.Geu.Omnibus.Coli m . all 11 2 2 1 50 Lond. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, Jim , 25 22 . 17d 20 Lond. & Provincial Marine 2 ld Pr at Madras Irriga. & Caul. Gua. sp.c. by India G0v.....,. 100 1104 105 10 Mauritius Laud, Credit, and 10 Mediterra Agency,. lExim.te..n.. • . Te 1....... Jim. all 'k ~ 50 Merchant Shipping, Jim. all 32 50 Millwall Iron Works, hill. 121 •••• "' 10 Natal Land an d Colonisa tion Co., lint. ..... 31 21d 25 National Di scount 5 111 121 114 1 25 National Prov. Marine, lim. 4 4 3dl 101 10 National St eam Ship, lint, all 81 9 20 Nerbudda Coal & Iron, Jim, 6 31 3d 10 New Consolidated Dis. lim. 3 11ld 51\ ew Quebrada, 1int,,,,,,, 4.4.0 4 4 3 i 25 New Zealand Loan & Mer cantile Agency,lim ... . 21 IP 25 New Zealand Trust d Loan, 1im........... 5 10 Northern Assam Tea7li:m ... . 5 10 Do. B ..................... all 1 6 - st North Brit. Austral., Jim_ 100 4 1 7 9 ' 2 - 0 50 North Brit. & Moreau. 1n,,, 61 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 5 121 1 3 1 50 Oriental Financial, lin k ,• 11 ••"'' d 5 Oriental Gas, li m. .. all 71 • 7 i 5 Do. New ......................... 1 iP 10 Otago and Southland In. vestment, 1int „ .......... 2 A d A P 5 Ottoman Gas, lim ............ all 10 Panama, New Zealand, and 5 Australian R. Mail lim all it 1 Do do. all 1 11 ........... st Peel R. Land& Minerl., lim 100 33 3d 50 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all 48 49 50 494 50 Do. New 1867 25 Reuter's Te1egram,,,,,,,.... all 0 6$ 50 Rhymney Iron. ............... al l 19 21 15 D o• New ..... all 5 1 6 25 Rio de Janeiro City Ink.,llm. all 17 18 191 20 Do. Gas, 1int...... all 231 241 100 Royal Mail Steam ............ 60 t 7., 4 2 49 8 at Scottish Aust. In vest., lim, 100 " at Do. 6p. c. Guar, Prof. 100 ••• ••• 20 Societe Fin. d'Egy pte, lim. 10 7 • 6d 20 Societe Gen.de l'Empire Ot. 8 3 4 P 50 S. African Mort. & Inv., lim 6 " • 25 South Australian Land all 3 5 1 36 1 at Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip 20 Telegraph Con. &Main.,lim all 171 ln 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lim 2 21 21 20 Trinidad Petroleum, lim Bl ••• ••• 10 Trust & Agency of Aus.,lim 1 # 1p 10 Do do. do. all •• ••• 20 Trust & Loan CO., TT. eanettia 5 11 k• 50 Union Marine L'pool, lim 5 4 4 1P 20 'Union Steam Ship, Jim all 22 24 15 United Discount Corp., lim 6 Id p SU. Kingdom Tel. Co., lim all 5 1 61 6 1-16 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref all 34 31p 20 Universal Marine(ln.), lim 6 1 lip 10 Upper Assam Tea, lim all 21 31 30 Van Dieman's Land 00 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 Per cent. (Mortgage) Loan.. , all 78 781 '' s 50 Warrant Finance, lim l2 12 103 50 Wsetsetaml,nidiima. and Pacific 20 21 11 20 West London Wharves and 10 Warehouses THE EASTER RECESS. In reply to Mr. HARDCASTLE, Mr. GLADSTONE said he could not at present inform the house with respect to the adjournment for the Easter recess. They had in the present year a very late meeting of Parliament, and an early Easter, and having regard to the progress of public business, he thought that it would be advisable, under such circumstances, to shorten the Easter holidays, and lengthen those taken at Whit suntide. Unless there was any objection to such a course, in a week or ten days he would state the proposals of the Government on the subject. THE REFORM ACT. In reply Mr. E. SMITH, Mr. GLADSTONE said with respect as to what con stituted "a house" as set out in the Reform Act, there had been great differences of opinion during the last re. vision, which, owing to certain circumstances, was of a hurried description. He thought it would ba advisable to wait until there had been another revision before the sub ject was taken into consideration with a view to legislation. lf, however, it was thought advisable to have other mat ters connected with the Reform Act reconsidered he should have no objection to the one the hon. gentleman referred being included therein. YEOMANRY CAVALRY. Mr. CARDWELL, in reply to Mr. Neville Grenville, said it was intended to dispense with the servico of the yeomanry cavalry, and in the estimaLs the vote would be taken as usual. THE FENIAN PRISONERS. • The O'CONOI DON asked tho Chief Secretary for Ireland whether it was the intention of her Majosty's Government to advise hor Majesty that the Royal clemency should be extended to persons suffering im prisonment or papal servitude for offences of a political character in connection with Irelan,l? Mr. C. FORTESCUE said the attention of the Govern ment had been given to the subject, and in order to arrive at a conclusion in the matter, lists had been gathered of all persons at present under sentence of penal ser vitude, and having done that an examination of them had taken place, and the general result was that some might, without danger to the public peace, be par doned for the share that they had taken in the Fenian re volutionary attempt. The persons to whom he then referred appeared to be hot-headed-going men, who had been Fled to the commission of treason or treason felony on the spur of the moment, or else were the fools and the dupes of others. There were in all 81 per sons under sentence of penal servitude for various terms, of which 42 were in Australia and 39 in Great Britain, out of which, it was thought, there were 49 who might, with a due regard to the public safety, be unconditionally discharged. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) There were 3t of these persons in Australia, and 15 in Great Britain, but the remaining 32 persons con:prized the organizers and leaders of tin Fenian insurrection, which it was not thought safe to discharge, or who could be allowed their freedom compatible with the public safety. If liberty were given to these persons there was no guarantee they would not again resort to agitation, and use their unhappy influence to create fresh disturbance. That being so it was not thought expedient to recommend the Crown to extend its prerogative to those persons. (Hear, hear.) Mr. HARDY inquired whether those prisoners at pre sent in Australia ware to be brought back at the expense of Government or to be discharged in the colony. Mr. FORTESCUE said he would answer the question to-morrow. REPRESSION OF CRIME. Mr. BRUCE said he had to inform the house that it hal been determined to introduce the bill of which ho had given notice in that house in the House of Lords, therefore he begged to withdraw the notice that appeared in his name on the paper that evening. THE ADDRESS. Mr. GLADSTONE informed the house that in conse quence of the alarming illness of Prince Leopold her Ma - jesty was precluded from receiving the addresses of both houses in person, and as there was unhappily no means of fixing when the members of the two houses might approach her Majesty, he moved that the order standing in his name be discharged, and that the Ad dress be forwarded to her Majesty in the ordinary manner. The motion was agreed to. SALE OF INTOXICATING LIQUORS. Sir W. LAWSON obtained leave to bring in a bill to enable owners and occupiers of property in certain dis tricts to prevent the common sale of intoxicating liquors within such districts. POLITICAL PENSIONS. On the motion of Mr. GLADSTONE leave was given to bring in a bill with reference to political pensions. RATEABLE PROPERTY. Mr. GOSCHEN obtained leave to bring in a bill to pro vide for a common basis of value tor the purposes of Go vernment and local taxation, and to promote uniformity in the assessment of rateable property in England. A motion by Mr. M'EVOY for leave to introduce a bill to rQpeal the Ecclesiastical Titles Act was granted, after a pass i n g protest from Mr. Newdegate, and a promise of opposition to its progress at every future stage. Oa the motion of Mr. T. CHAMBERS, and after a dis cussion, in ' w hich Sir J. Elphinstone, Mr.W a tki nWilliams, Mr. Walpole, the Lord Advocate, Mr. Ward Hunt, and Sir J. Hay took part, a resolution was agreed to for the ap pointment of a committee of seven members to consider whether Sir S. H. Waterlow is disqualified from sitting and voting as a member of Parliament under the 22d George 111, c. 45, and to report thereon. The House then adjourned. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia had New Zealand, via Southampton Feb. 27. Ditto, via V useillos .. . . . Feb. 22 Ditto, via PaLama Feb —. Brasil, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video Mar. 7. Ditto, by French packet Cape Verde, by Brazil packet . • •... Cape of Good Hupe. Ascension, and St. Helena. leb. 27. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton Feb. 27. la ibraltar, via Southampton Feb.. india,via Southampton vitt°, via Marseil; es Malta. Egypt, &o. Feb. 20. Ditto, Marseilles Feb. 17 Mauritius, Cape of Good Hope, and Natal, via Bcuthamiton • • • Ditto, Marseilles ~ Feb. 15. Newfoundland ..• • • ... ..... . Feb 24 Portugal .... ••• • • ....Mar. 7. United States, Canada, California, &0., by British _ __ packet Ditto, by Canadian packet Feb 17 Ditto, by 1_ sited States packet _ Ditto dittc (Baltimore) West Coast of Africa. Madeira, and Teneriffe Feb. 16 West Indies and Pazilic (except Mexico and Baha mas) Mar 1 Cuba and Mexico Bermuda, via Halifax... ....... .. Mar. 10. Bahamas, via New York ........................Feb. The outward Cape mail steamer Briton, with Mr. Macrorie, the new Bishop dsignate for Natal, had not reached Table Bay when the Norseman left. Bishop NVelby, from St. Helena, was expected by the Briton to take part in Mr. Maciorie's consecra tion. Bishop Coterill, of Graha's Town, had already arrived in Cape Tow m n, and Bishop Twells, of the Free State, was on his journey there overland for that purpose. The Gape A rgus says In our columns will be found a protest from the laity of the English Church in South Africa against the proposed consecration of Mr. Macrorie as bishop over the faithful at Natal. We sincerely trust that it will be numerously signed." Miss Kf?llogg received a perfect ovation , at Chicago, on the Ist inst. ;the opera house was, crowe ed f ro m pit to dome. The unprecedented su Kellogg has inducel the management to su; e r e en bs de o r f o l L s , s r engagements and to remain there the week. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day NOTTINGHAM RACES—Tuts Day. TRIAL STAKES.- Fairfax 1 Honesty Falstaff STAND PLATE. Spbynx Problem 2 Astracan Six ran. VICTORIA CLUB--THis DAY. GRAND NATIONAL. 100 to 12 agst Despatch (offered - 9 to 1 t. and w.) 9to 1 agst Colonel (taken and offered) 100 to 8 agst Alcibiade (offered) 13 to 1 agst Guy of Warwick (taken) 14 to 1 agst Tathwell (taken) 100 to 7 agst Fan (taken) 1000 to 60 agst Q. C. (offered) 25 to 1 agst Harcourt (taken) 50 to 1 agst Endsleigh (taken) 1000 to 15 agst The Robber (taken) 50 to 1 agst Barbarian (offered) CHESTER CUP. Bto 1 agst Paul Jones (offered) 100 to 8 agst Romping Girl (offered) 20 to 1 agst The Palmer (wanted) 25 to 1 agst Mandrake (taken and wanted) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 4to 1 agst Belladram (offered) DERBY. 4to 1 agst Pero Gomez (offered) 650 to ICO agst Wild Oats (taken) SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. WINDSOR RACES-YESTERDA.T. GUARDS' CUP. Tinderbox 1 Kennett.. . Nine ran. MILITARY SWEEPSTAKES . Protectress Violet Tommy Dodd $ Four ran. TOWN PLATE. Under the Cloud 1 Helice... Four ran. SELLING STEEPLECHASE. Owen Swift Wade Hawkshaw ........ 3 Six ran. CASTLE STEEPLECHASE PLATE. Under the Cloud.. Susan Panther . 2 TATTERSALL'S-LAST EVENING. GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE. 9 to 1 agst Colonel (offered-950 to 100 (taken) 10 to 1 agst Despatch (taken) 100 to 8 aget Fan (taken and offered) 100 to 8 agst Tathwell (taken and offered) 100 to 8 agst A leibiade (taken and offered) 15 to 1 agst Guy of Warwick (taken) 100 to 6 agA Q.C. (offered) 20 to 1 agst Fortunatne (offered) 1000 to 45 agst The Nun (taken and offered) 1000 to 45 agst Harcourt (offered) 1000 to 45 agst Dick Turpin (offered) 25 to 1 agst Brick (offered) 25 to 1 agst Huntsman's Daughter (offered) 35 to 1 agst Bishopton (taken) 50 to 1 agst Endsleigh (offered) 1000 to 15 agst Billy Gladstone (offered) 1000 to 10 agst Juryman (offered) NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 100 to 6 aget Blueskin (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 2to 1 agst Wild Cats (taken) DERBY. 4 to 1 agst Pero Gomez (offered) 7to 1 agst Belladrum (offered—take 9to 1) 100 to 8 agst Pretender (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Ryshworth (taken) 25 to 1 agst Thorwahison (taken) 40 to 1 agst Boulogne (taken) THE OBJECTION TO LAVANDIEBE.—A notice was posted at Tattersall's Subscription Rooms yesterday, signed by Admiral Rous, to the effect that as the certificate of La vandiere's age had not been signed by a duly qualified veterinary surgeon, she was not legally en itled to the stake for the Two-yr-old Race at Harrow ; and that Oup ivator, who came in second, is the winner. RACING F qXTURES. MA Liverpool Spring 2,3, 4 Shrewsbury spring 5, 6 Downpatrick 9 Warwick 9, 10, 11 Hendon l2, 13 West Somerset 15, 16 Northampton 16, 17 RC IL AP Abergavenny l, 2 Bromley 1, 2 Aldershot l, 2 Catterick Bridge... l, 2 T hirsk . 6, 7 Ilungerford 6, 7 Lichfield ...6, 7 Cambridge 7 8 Croxton Park .. 8 Streatham B, 9 West Drayton lB, 19 Baldoyle First Spring 18, 19 Margate 00 Beverley 2O Durham 29, 30 Epsom 30, 31 Chester 4, 5,6, 7 Eglinton Hunt 6, 7 Winchester ll, 12 York 11, 12 Baldoyle 2nd Spring 11, 12 St. Albans 13, 14 Salisbury l3, 14 JI I Croydon 2,3, 4 Newton 2,3, 4 Ascot ....8, 9, 10, 11 Liverpool Summer ...15, 16 Windsor 15, 16 Hamptoli l7, 18 Curragh 22, 23, 24 Newmarket Craven...l2, &c. Knighton... l3, 14 Ludlow 15, 16 Eastbourne l9 Lewes 20 21 Curragh ...20, 21, 22 Croydon... 22, 23 Newmarket Ist Spring 26, &o. Worcester l, '2 Newmarket July 6, &c. Carlisle Pontefract 9, 10 Hendon ... 12, 13 Nottingham ............13, 14 Doncaster 13, 14 West Drayton l7, 18 Bath 18, 19 Manchester l9, 20, 21 Croydo❑ 19, 21 Harpenden 2l Epsom Summer .....25, dm. .I . E. Newcastle 22, 23, 24 Oldham 22 Bibury Club 23 S cockbridge 24, 25, 26 Chelmsford Sutton Park ...,.29, 80 AUG Brighton 3, 4 Brighton Club 5 Lewes 6, 7 Egnam lO, 11 Wolverhampton lO, I 1 Windsor 1 9 13 17 18 St. Albans , Stockton lB, 19, 20 SEPT: Warwick... 7, 8 Curragh (Royal) 7,8, 9 Abingdon 9, 10 Doncaster 14, 15, 16, 17 Richmond 21, 22 Lichfield OCT Bedford 5, 6 Edinburgh 6, 7, 8 Leicester 7, 8 Bromley 7 8 Newmarket 2d 0ct...11, &C. Chelmsford l9 20 Kelso 19 20 NOV] Worcester ...............2, 3, 4 Harrow ..................... 2, Liverpool ......... 9, 10, 11, 12 STEEPLECTIA Liverpool ...................... Shrewsbury ..............5, 6 Malton ........................ 9 Rugby (Grand Mil.) ......8, 9 Kingsbury ...............12, 13 j AP' Aldershot l, 2 Bromley l, 2 Abergavenny l, 2 Lichfield ..6, 7 Southdown Hunt ..7 Cambridge 7, 8 Cheltenham 7, 8 LY. S o uthampton 13, .14 Reading 15, 16 Huntingdon 2O, 21 Stamford ... l2, 23 I Goodwood 27, 28, 29, 3U Oxford York 24, 25, 26 Plymouth 26, 27 Scarborough _3o, 31 Derby Summer ..,31, Sep. 1 Weymouth 31, Sep. 1 Canterbury 31, Sep. 1 UST. :MBER. Hampton 2l, 22 Western (Ayr) 22, 23 Hendon 23, 24 Monmouth . 23, 24 Newmarket Ist Oct 28, Sze. Lanark... 29, 80 IBER. Cheltenham l9. 20 Curragh l9, 20, 21 West Drayton ......... 21, 22 Hereford 2l, 22 Monmouth 23, 24 Newmark‘it 11'ton ... 25 , eco. IMBER. Shrewsbury lb', &c. Leamington bunt 23, &c. S FIXTURES. tC IL West Somerset 15, 16 York 17 Crowkeme lB, 19 Chops tow 29, 30 Streatham B, 9 Royal Artily., 'Woolwich.' .8 Knighton Ludlow l5, 16 Tenbury. . 2l Croydon 22, 23 Co. Louth 87, Ardeenl27, 28 31©Y. Limerick Hunt 4 I St. Albans Eglinton Hunt 6, 7 WeEt Drayt0n...,.,...„ 17 Jl3 LY. Kingsbury 9 AUGUST. St. Albans 17 OCTOBER. Bromley 7 I West Drayton 2l, 22 NOVEMBER. Harrow Worcester 9 , 3 I Eglinton Hunt 6 , 7 St. Albans 9, 4 Liverpool a, 6 i Shrewsbury ..... ...... 15, 19 COURSING FIXTURES. MARCH. Ashdown Park, Herts Fourth S. Lancashire (Champion) County Louth (Champion), Ireland lB, 3re Scottish National Open, Lanark BO, ico. OCTOBER. Ancaster and Willoughb., co us y Lin I biro 5, 6- m Orsby 19, Stu. Huntingdon Club. • 26, 27. NOVEMBER. Sundorno, Salop .............................................. 2, 3. Cothan and Eaton .. ....... 5 ......................... 9, &a. ter d the rl 11 0 ,1 co 4 11 Cl , 00P ,nr 8 0 1 terelfr cb° 4 Da° .5 P et A° 1110 er 0 P . " ad ern taga id t° 00 1 1 the 1. c tio o $0 Of the o re" l a te dile) as sox, DUO tha t pre' 1100 itOV ;WO 111 0 th° I ) I I