The Sun. — London, England, 1869-04-17 00:00:00

&IONS: me reason to belle° can clergymen have ouncil in Deceraber fore the assembled h. The 000 united with the scruples which the/ rercome them , An d er of them—will b. id true Catholici, for they are going, )irit of prayer allo vith whom we bote Anglican priests' :ir orders to be true , ilege, as would alb ns, and reverting 01 all these Wog, ed to see clear l y being wade foe into the validity collect such do& sed the Catholic s to regard qye a ll ng non-valid. mne will, no doubt, of the best ant, amongst the lag OBK. nen to De misunaer irk, is among the At a recent WO the men are braf° fight Reverence was page indeed with rish Church Bill, of commen t in t he en indignantly cle' en used ; and the charge. Who is ta , 'en they conflict. 3wn the words is actly w h a t it wse hem represents A may be taken ee tion is remarkable o their good taste sties. What the .r talk of bills ADJ the - w ith 10 1 "did not e l l reports, did 11 " very Properly o°' f these admirable iblic here, who, in titles, filled u p the Ile if the speaU he e f coalheaver. to the rnajesu ►Ything wha t e ver . was meant by the le ? It might b s : e is character , o r It reading o f a u o' ror instance, tlial a quarrel bt wees "I'll see 9° nfully euggesti:ie wage. Nve 01:1, the be n t he consigned tlle ° imething verY f t , rse, short of • Gladstone, lit°, 3wer bad for h iev i ecordingly. h° Anybody that the 1° 1: of the Ch or 'l .wful ecclesiastic, h given to ape; closeness tO the at gave rise ' t 0,, , fly the wore. ?HET. v a contern.o rAri) )ther mercies , 10 C. Eardler remember, 1 0 f bigamy, 1 : 0 1 went ; a sent e 'd 3se who fe ll° el those who belie not tried f °r ee r tl 3 said to have ,, which rendere ,21 tncholy clino te lf hern EuroPe• ; n imposed oP ° d th o ers ; who, f Sir Eardlelo for the con vie l p the young 01 0 change Of rt e ' se, at anY th and a c he o g abroad s ee . r gn to be a bi ,l eresting crr a ry departure 07IARTEfle re Gazette.) tio j ndia, Chin 13 ,1 27 a, tons, and t tons. merica are sl,c1111‘: he Tyne t° to )le, and 245 'j0 'esh orders 111 {o f rtes, and 65% Yr -esent inac° ( in coal fr e i ° go of the ports disposals 00, gapore At t oli t 435. 4 45 " 'lO from A- 1111 ,, 1 79 ;ncl the ing' 4 1 3 0 5 e le same. fot the rate op e 'anted, 1 13° 5 homas ancir r ei 7s. Gd. is o l ' e Canadaaa r r 0 doing in iSc 11 freights °" - e ti ere is, hosc e , 11.4 tinople 11 slack, 311 A jef seed from 00 4 ssels. , YA from Tricot' !nies the 0 1 .ti e s baVo log hits occiliiip >f the CO big o° l . l have ur - Inch high r , e r Chad, If t; 1 11 will be 0 0 e [era will il e ; ) , I" party'. duc t ' 'shop wi ll rt eJ were in tc , o rf , I, near 6 51i ii ;til iT e aded 0011" Or col se i its from O L. were the Folkesle e r Dx . Bouverie) t. h 0 h o paris - „P 1 1 1 will gic o e ft g re adds-- rao of St• Jae o , now as eOr ot it of 00 a Ye ar ' ipe th e r outg o nces 0 -15 ! 4 , 10 . o death : I v a t ve ,comolon tte De th t n e t r , ar:d al° °4 fc C oe4" XONEY- MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLooK. There was very little business doing to-day, and a feeling of dullness prevailed. Consols, however, Maintained their yesterday's quotations, but foreign stocks in some instances had to give way. In Rail- Ways there was a fall in the Midland. The rate of discount in the market is about 34. count on , C sols are 93 * f or money; ditto, for Ac -938 ; New Three per Cent. Reduced, 911 ; Tlaree per Cents, 914 ; Exchequer Bills £ l ,OOO, 3 6 prem. ; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, 7 prem. ; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., 241, I ndia Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, ; ditto 5 per C en t ., July, 1880, 1141 14 ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 100 1 ; ditto Enfaced Paper, 5 Per Cent., J an., 1872 5 106 ; ditto Bonds £l,OOO, 11 10 prem. In the railway market there has b: en a decline of in Midland, v i z., to 1141 to Metropolitan is + lo wer, at 1021 to 1031. London and North Westerr, 115+ Loth ; Great W es t ern , 49a t o -V, London and So Western, 88+ to 89 ; Great Eastern, 8 71 to 1 ; Brighton, 474 to 48 ; South Eastern, 761 t 0,771 . Great N or th ern, 107 to 1 08 ; di tto A , 1 0 9 ; Caledonian, 78/ to 79, ex div. ; and London, Chatham and Dover, 17 to f. In the F ore i gn Market there has been a de cline of of 1867 in Egyptian of 1868 and Spanish namely, to 76+ t o and 30+ to re pectively. B raz ili an of 1865, 80 to ; Chillian of 1867, 95f to 96+ ; Egyptian of 1864, 86 to toex div. ; I talian of 1861, 55 to ; 1868, 84 ; Mexican, 154 to 1 ; Peruvian of 1865, 781 to 1; Russian of 1866, 90 to 91, ex div. ; Nicolai, 65 to i; Orel, 811 to 82 ; Moscow 781 to 79. American 5-20 Bo n d s are a t 81+ t o ; Erie Itailway 2 3 4 244-; Illinois Central, 96+ 97 ; At lantic and Great W es t ern D e b entures , 30 to 31 ; and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds, 28 to 29+. The sum of £lO,OOO in gold was taken to the Bank yesterday. The Ascalon, from Sydney, has brought £29,000, and the Pera, from Alexandria, £2,295. Although the reserve of notes at the Bank of England is only about 31 per cent. of the liabilities, t he aggregate reserve of notes and coin is about 35 per cent. This is not actually below a normal amount, but it is a point whence a reduction could not prudently be permitted. It is said that Daoud Pasha, the Turkish Minis ter of Public Works, who is engaged on a Financial Mission to Europe with regard to projected Turkish rail ways and t o th e claims of those already in ex istence, proposes to complete in this capital the ne gotiations he has hitherto carried on in Vienna and Paris. Advices from Bradford report two or three addi tional failures for moderate amounts in the wool trade. It is understood that in the cases of Messrs. Hall d Webster, wool brokers, of Coleman-street, and °I Mr. M. Benjamin, Cape mercha n t, of Jewry street, a composition o f 10 3 . i n th e poun d on b ot h e states has been accepted by the creditors. Negotiati ons are still proceeding between the North British and Caledonian Railway Companies , for the amicabl e se ttl ement o f t h e diff erences w hi c h 'nave arisen between these companies as to the in terpretation of the joint purse agreement. The Caledonian Company have, as a matter of form, lodged answers in the interdict case, but as the dividends have now been paid it is not probable that the North British Company will proceed with their note of suspension and interdict. If both Companies do not agree to leave the question to be settled by the arbiter under the joint puree agree went, the North British Company will probably re quire to raise it in another form, by making a claim of debt against the Caledonian Company. At the Open Stock Exchange (Limited), yester day, Alhambra Company (Limitei), fully paid, sold at £9 7s. per share ; Guildhall Taverns Com pany (Limited), fully paid, £2 to £2 3s. 9J. per share ; New City Club Company (Limited), fully paid, 50s. per share ; and Star and Garter 'Hotel Company (Limited), fully paid, 7s. per share. Including the Russian Loan just intrcduced, it may be estimated that the demands contemplated by foreign borrowers during the spring and sum mer amount to not lets than fifty millions ster ling, irrespective of any additional influx of United States Bonds or other American securi ties. Spain, Portugal, Italy, and Turkey have r espectively completed or initiated negotiations fur the purpose, and Brazil would doubtless be glad to do so, although, owing to the circumstance that her home credit is better than that of most other coun tries, she is not actually compelled to seek assist ance regardless of terms. The Italian Loan will be based on the ecclesiastical properties, and the wants of Turkey are professedly for railways. This list, it may be inferred, will be considered sufficiently serious to check the hopes of any other nation that rea y'entertain desires not yet signified, and also to beget a spirit of prudence among our mercantile and investing classes. At the same time there are fea tures of the matter to mitigate positive uneasiness. The loans in question will not be confined to Lon don, but will be spread over the European markets. great portion of the •money required is to pay debts maturing here and at Paris, and another large portion will find its way back to us for the execution of orders that will leave a profit. Gradually also the stocks negotiated in the principal centres are c:o co nsiderable extent drawn from those centre s DY small native investors. Under these circum stances there is no ground for alarm, provided we have an ordinary course of peace and prosperity, and the leading firms of the country see fit to re cognise the fact that the moment for ceasing to com pete for the privilege of bringing fresh proposals has AOw arrived, BRITISH FUNDS -CLOSING PRICES. UOVERNMENT FUNDS. g per Cent. Consols ........................... 93 Ditto for Account . B Ne p w er 3 Ce p n e t r . uent Reduced .................................................. New 21 per Cent. Jan. ................. 911 Do. 5 per Con an. 1873 ............... Annuities, 80 expire sth . -- Do. for 80 yrs,S ea s, e e i tpire sth April 1885... Do (Red Exchequer Bills, Zl 6 ,u r 2 h e Au g. , 1 908... ___ Do £5OO per Ct. ...... 6 3 Do. £lOO . ZOii . p ............... 2 7 Pin Bank of England Sto c k, i 4 t e ..... at . .. 2 7 r D. opening ............... . ........... Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds 241 Inter-Colonial Uranium ..................... INDIAN UOTERNMENT SECURITIE S . India Stock, 10i per Cent., April 1874 Do. Opening, for Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates Do. Enfaced Pape. 4 per Do. 5 p er Cent., Jan. 1872. ~„,„ lO6 Do. 5i per Cent. May 1879 Da 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 — rOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Ar zentine Republic, 6 per Cent • D 0.£45 paid .. lititrian Bonds 5 per cent 66 Brazilian 50. 1859 per Cent Du. D4i per Cent. 1852 — Do. do. 1858.... . bo bo. do. 186 ) 71 do e D 186 ~ o. 5 per Cent., 1865 3 _o D Account 8 Do. 1864 — Do. BGi i A.ccount EigiFic,ll(ll)°°S3l7lln:di, : 1868 — 671 Governircal 761 (Rs Greek 5 per Ceslit.4lil72 do. z,z-15 pd — 4 fty s, D o e m bu o t t i l i p re s s . __ Do. Account ' 000000000000000 I • ... jO. 0011rOne ********************* • . . D o. Account ..................... Guatemala b " 70 1 per ...,ent. .. Honduras Gov Rail. Loan , 10p. 4, all pd 82 lt3lian 5 per relit , 1865 . .30. Account • , ................. Do Mareniniaria Railway Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Dn. 1864 MooslDo 6 Per Cent. Anglo-Froucb... onterau 6 . per Cent. ......... .. ...... Newrish Imperial 5 per Cent DoGranada 3 per Coni, ........ . ................... Do. Deferred Peruvia n 5 per dent....... 1865 ...... • D o Account- ' - Do 4 per Cent. (111: 1 )arron) .— — Do 41 per Cent.,,1862 ... — 110 Account — Portuguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7,'9,'60,'2,'3 351 Do. do. . 1867 — , - :,-Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid — Russian 5 ,frer Cent., 1822, £ St Do 41 per Cent . 1850 Do 44 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do .S per Cont., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bomb 9ok Do. do. £B4 15s. do — Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds Do. d 3 £B4 15s. do — Do Nicolas Railway 65:1 Sardinian 5 per Cent — Spanish 3 per Cell .: — Do. Account — Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Deferred. — Do. Account Do. Passive — Do. Cora. Cert. of Coup. nut fuuded Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan — Do Government, 1864 Do do, 1868 Do do, Scrip — Pn• Turkish 6 per Cent.. ,,, ....... ti,, Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do Account Do £lOO Bonds — Do 6 per Cent., 1.862 .— Do Account Do -C' Bonds 7O Do 5 per Oent. 1865 — D 3 Account Do 6 per Cent., 186 a 66 4 Dividends on the above payable in Loudot.. Austnan 0 par Cont. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 24 per (lent. Ex. 12 Guil „ 55 Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... — Do. Account.. — French Rentes, 3 per Cent.. Ex. 25f. — Italian, 5 per Cent. 1831, E. 25f. — Do Account • ..• 55 4 ii CLOSING PRICES. Jansols, Money 93 1 Do. Account, May 6 931 1 LATEST INTELL LGRN OE (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) AMERICA. QUEENSTOWN, April 17. The Guion steamship Nevada, from New York, arrived here at 8 a.m. to-day, with 99 passengers, some of whom she landed, and proceeded imme diately for Liverpool. SOUTHAMPTON, April 17. The Hamburg and American Company's steamer Saxonia, from New York, has arrived here with 92 passengers, 50 sacks of mails, and $12,003 for Eng land. On the 13th she spoke the steamer Holsatia. The Saxonia experienced strong westerly winds throughout the passage. THE BRAZILS. RIO DE JANEIRO, March 23. Exchange on London, 184. Coffee, good first, 7,300 rdis. Sales since the departure of the last mail 104,000 bags, export 104,000, of which 13,000 were for the Channel, 14,000 for the North of Europe, 19,000 for the Mediterranean, 58,000 for the United States, and 1,000 for other ports. Flour, 30. Wood, 44. Coals, Cardiff and New castle, 10k. Salt, 160. PORTUGAL. LISBON, April IG. The Messageries Imperiales steamer Estramadure, with the Brazil and River Plate mails, arrived here this morning. The health of tho passengers and crew is good. INDIA, CHINA, JAPAN, AND AUSTRALIAN MAILS. MARSEILLES, April 17. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Syria arrived at 8 a.m. to-day (one hour early). The mails leave for London at 11.30 a.m. They will be delivered on Monday ,morning. FRANCE. BOURSE, April N.—Three o'clock—The market closed as follows :- 11 per Cent. End of month._ Ittd!an Fives 56 15 3 per Cent 11.3:of mouth- - 71 021 hfuxican Loau 251 Credit Mobilier 25* 50 Do. Bends End of month... 257 50 Spanish Threo3 33 LO Credit Foncier ...1525 Home Debt — End of month... Deferred — RAILWAYS. Cash Orleans Northern .„ 10931 Lyons and Mediterranean Southern..... 615 Western Eastern . • — Sardinian Austrian 6; 21 Lombard 474 North of Spain 59 Saragossa Roman 52 1 --.. . POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—? his Day. MARLBOROUGH -STREET. SOLDIERS CHARGED 'WITH ROBBING A RETIRED OM CEIL—James Forth, Josephus Betterson, and William Williams, privates of the Scots Fusiliers % and George Cox, a private of the Coldstream Guards, were charged before Mr. Knox with stealing a breast-pin of the value of £2l the property of Mr. Henry Watson, a retired officer stay ing at Gregory's Hotel, Rupert-street, Haymarket. The prosecutor said that about ono o'clock that morning as he was on his way home up the Haymarket the four prisoners came up and passed in front of him, and Forth snatched the pin out of his scarf. The pin produced is of the value of .£2l. He seized Forth by the collar, and asked him to give up the pin. The other prisoners said Forth had not taken it, and the pin must be down an area. The prisoners also jostled hifn, and Forth ran away. He broke away from the prisoners, and ran after Forth and caught him and bronght:hina back. He told the prisoners that if they would give him back his pin be would not charge them, being an officer hinaself.lThe prisoners then looked about as if to find the pin, and again said it was down the area, and he then gave Forth into custody. The pin was afterwards found a few yards out of the Hay market, over which ground Forth had ran. The prisoners were committed for trial. WESTMINSTER. A RAILWAY THlEF.—George Osborn, 22, decently attired, described as a grocer's assistant, late of 35, Kentish-town-road, was charged with stealing a port manteau and its contents from the cloak-room of the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway at the Vic toria Station. John Parish, 140 B, said the prisoner was about the station from five o'clock to half-past seven last night. On searching him two plated spoons were found, supposed to have been stolen from Purcell's, in Cornhill. Mr. Selfe remanded him fora week. THAMES. MARINE STORE DEALER IN TROUBLE.—IienTy White, aged 42 years, of Pennyfields, Poplar, was brought before Mr. Paget charged with being in the unlawful possession of 241 b. of new copper, 561 b. of brass, and 631 b. of white instal, which had been stolen or unlawfully procured. Thomas Norman, a police constable, saw the prisoner loading a cart with metal opposite his door on Friday afternoon, and took the prisoner into custody. Among the metal w ere several pieces of new copper beaten up, new brass, i ncluding the bearings of a steam engine, new screws, and a quantity of flat pieces of white metal which the officer said had been run down in a frying-pan, and were detection the pr o d uce of pewter pots melted to prevent . The prisoner, in defence, said he bought the new metal of a traveller, and the pewter of various persons. Mr. Paget—l will re mand you for a week to give you an opportunity of bringin g th e traveller here. MARKE7 D.I Y. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. April 17.—SSles 'probably 8,000 bales. The marlcot quiet, and unchanged. ABOLITION OF TIIE DUTY ON INSURANCES. --The Directors of the Royal Insurance Company have matured a plan of issuing short time Policies to Midsummer next, and thence annually Duty free. This is, of course, a n immense advantage to insurers, who would otherwise have to pay at least a year's duty. Iu this manner insurers in the "Royal" will derive the speediest possible advantage from the Chancellor of the Exchequer's propositions, and may proceed at once to avail themselves of it. WEST SUSSEX ELECTION.—Lord March was this morning returned withont opposition for West Sussex. The building occupied by the Beneficial Saving Fund Society of Philadelphia has been entered by robbers, and money, bonds, &e., carried off by the burglars to the amount of $1,300,000. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 17, [BG9 SHARE LIST. ORDINARY SRAASS AND STOCKS. raid. Closing Business Share Railways. Prioe. dens. st .Bristol and Exeter ...... 100 77 79 78 at Caledonian .............. 100 781 79 781 st Cambrian. . lOO 18 a 20 Cornwall all 2f 11 at Dublin & Belfast Juno lO9 77 79 st Dun„rerth, & Ab•Junc lOO 70 72 2) East London ' all 6 7 20 Do 15 - -- 21 Do 10 - - st. Glasgow &B. Western lOO 97 99 at Great Eastern .. 'OO 37/ 3 8 i 37; st Do. E. Angl. No. 2 lOO ... ... at Great North of Scotland lOO 15 6 st Great Northern lOO 107 108 1071 st Do. A. 5t0ck...... lOO 109 10 1 at Do. B stoot lOO • • ••• st GtS, and W. 01 Ireland lOO 95 .7 s , Gt. Western -Original lOO 491 Of 491 1 t t Do. South Wales ltm 54 56 al, Do. W. Mid.-uxiorti lOO 25 27 at Do. Newpoit lOO t 8 20 at Lancashire & 1 orkshinr lOO 23 .21 8t Lon., iirigh., tt S. Coast lO O. 471 43 03 Do Scrip .... - - al lon., Chat., and Dover lOO 1;1 171 at Do. ,11 etrop. Ex. A lOO - at Lon. Sc worth Weetcri, lOO 115 i 151 114: 151 ~t Lou. & South Western lOO 87 ra ts at Man., Site)., a Lincoln lOO 17 171 - at 1114-tropolltan ..... at Do Extousi)n .. 10 Du. New rd .. at Me;rooolitan Diatr.ct. all 45 .5) 10 Motrop. at. John's Vi oc. 1 6 - - 21 st . lll.a,aud st Do, Bum.), t. D.:0; -it 0 81 85 821 at N.. to Bri Lusa . ..... at Do. Ed., I' th., & Dull - 104 - - st t' or. Kastern-Berwics.. 100 1021 1131 103 2:5 Do. G. N .1i; purchase 16.12.1 - - at Do Leeds st Do York . ............ at Do Carli,le .... • llO 1:.9 i 25 st Do Stoe :. & Darling l.O 131 131 st North Lon ton 10 Do Aew 18C8 st North Staffordshire lOO 51 56 at North and S.-W. Junetiou 100 W 4 100 10 Do New £lO shares 7 ... at Rhymney .., WO 5. 63 st Shropshiro Union l. 0 57 58 st South Devon' st South Easteril lOO 701 ,7/ 761 st Staines, Wok'ham, & Wok all 12 13 1:1 at 'tau a ale lOO 148 1:,3 • - Do. 0•-. • .. ... 5 3 4 p - 11 . aterlord &..lkenn .. 110 - lu Waterloo I Whiteha.l.. 6 - - RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE MARES AND STOCKS. st Brrstol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 86 88 at Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 10A at Do. Scot. N.E., 4 j per cent. 100 st Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c.... 100 ... st Do. do. 7 'per cent. 100 st Do. do. Ordinary... 100 81 83 st Do. Midland st Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 ... 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gut— all ... et, Dundee, rerth, and Aber _ _ deen juuctioU lOO 105 107 st Do. Ist Class preference lOO ... st Glas. & S.W. gua. 5 per et lOO .. st 'it. Eastern, E.O. Ex. N o .l 100 9i st Do do N 0.2 100 95 93 st Do do 6 per cent 100 10) 112 st Do East Anglian Asp. c. 100 ... st Do do B 6 do. 100 st Do do C 7 do. 103 st Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 ••• at Do E. Union 4 p.c. gua. 100 7u 75 at Do Norfolk 5 p.c. Ex. 1846 100 ... st Do do 5 p.e.WaT.Val.lB47 100 ... st Great Not thorn, 5 per cent 10 st Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 st Do 4 3 do do do 100 ... st Do 5 do at sp. c. pm. 100 ... st Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO ... st; Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf 100 ... at. Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 96 97 at G t.West.—Orig.&Jut.-Rent chg., per gu2Ll5 p.c lOO 101 IU3 et Do. Orig. (B. &H. Ex). 5 p.c lOO 95 10) st Do do 4) per cent. 1850 lOO 87 99 st Do do 4 do do st Do do 5 per cent. redem lOO 95 97 st Do do Birmingham gun lOO 63 70 st Do do do pref lOO st Do do Chester gua lOO 80 85 et Do do do 6 per cent lOO ... st Do do do 5 do 100 95 100 et Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 ... st Do do 44 p.c lOO st Do do 41 1839 lOO 87 et Do do 5 St Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g. 100 111 113 st Do do 2d gum. 100 107 111 st Do Newport, let g. 5 p.c. 100 89 91 st Do do 24 do 100 97 100 st Do gua. 51 per cent. 1863 100 ... 100 Lancaster & Carlisle 4$ p.c. all st Lancash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 3 135 et Do Barnsley, £5 3s 10d p.c. 100 st Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 135 st Do 44 (Blackburn purch). 100 98 100 st London & Brighton, 5 p.c. guaranteed, No 1 lOO ... st Do 5 per cent. gun. No. 2. 100 ... st Do 6 do do lOO st Do 5 do Na. 4 lOO st Do 7 per cent lOO st Do 6 do (W.E. & 0.P.) 1)0 st Do 4 do 1859 lOO ... et London, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent lOO st . Loudon and C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent—. 100 108 110 et Do Bedford &Cambridge.- 100 ... et Do Shrewsb'y & Welchp'l lOO at London and S W. 7 p,c late 3d shares, lOO 140 153 le 6d. Do (Portsin. perp ans. 2s6d) all ... St Man. Shef.,&Linclu. 6 p.c 101) 111 117 6 Do et Do 31 per cent lOO 60 65 10 Do redeem. 6 per cent 5 ... et Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 130 135 st Do Bristol& Bina., 6p. c lOO 1 2 114 st Do 4i per cent. redeem lOO 18 100 et Do 44 pi:y cent. irredeein lOO 98 113 st Du Leic,cster&ii'clm,4 p.c. 103 83 91 st North British, 5 P.C. Nu. 1— st Do E. & (.1. 4p. S. Sc. D lOO st Do N 0.2, 5 per cen.t st 110•Ourder;Uulim, 51 p.c lOO . . et N,-Eastern=—Cous. - 4 'p.c: No 4;7 ej st Do 41 per cent. redeoin lu) 95 97 st Do 4 per cent., lOO „. 17 Do BerWiek capital 8 13.4. ... Do York, IL &S. purchase lO 10 104 Do Stektu & Drliug. A 5 P.C lOO 106 108 st Do W, Hartlepool IL and It to 81 86 20 North Staffordshire all 201 211 lOs S. Devon Annuities, 1 8 all 10 10e Do Tavistock Anne., lOs all 8$ 91 lOs Do Fixed 44 per cent all 8 8i 110.6. S. Last. (Read. Anus., 1.0.6) all 22 23 ~,st Do 44 per cent lOO st Do Fixed 44 per cent lOO at Taff Vale No.l lOO 14, 133 at Waterford & Kilkenny, 6pc 100 41 43 RAILWAYS.—PBEFERENOE SEIARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. at Caledonian. 4i pe gua. st Do Scot. Ceti. min. 7p c lOO "' ••• st Do 41 p irredeem.... , all st Do 4p c con. issued at 80 65 71 st Great Eastern 41 per cent. 100 78 st Do 5 do, 1862 11)0 Bti b 8 st Do New 5 do, 1863 lOO 85 b 8 st Do do 5 do, 1861 lOO 82 8 6 at Great Northern, 5p c irred. 100 „. •st Do Permanent 5 per cent. 100 1041 st Do Boston & Stead, 41 pc 100 st Great West., W. 5p c 100 • st Do Joint lerpC. 5 I) c,1865 100 88 y•i st Do do 6p c =ed., 1866 10) 103 103 2J Do Vale N eath peril. 5p c all 19 20 at Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B lOO L 5 Lane. and York. New 41 per cent till July, 1871 2 1p st Lond., Brig ,&c.,41 pc, 1358 100 st Do do 4 do, 1860 100 st Do do 41 do, 1861 100 st Da do 41 do, 1363 100 • ••• st Do do 5 do , 1865 100 st Do No. 6 5 do, 1861 100 ••• ••• st Do No. 7 sdo st Load , Chat., &c., 23, 6 p.c st Do M e t ro p. Ex., B 6 p.c Do do C 6 p.e st London& N. Western, 5p c 100 108 11.; st London& S. Western, 41 p e 100 a 2 91 9k 10 Man. chef. & Lin., 5 pc, 1855 all 881 st Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO Liu 104 at Midland, A 5 per cent pref lOO 106 103 st Do B 5 do 100 106 108 18 Do 5p c opt. to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1869 all 201 20 ton 13 Do lnconv. New Shares all 18, 191 22 Do 5p e con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1872 Bl n st North British, E. and G , No. 1, 5 per cent 100 • at Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 Do E. P. & Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 st Do E. &G , N 0.2, 5 p.c •• st Do N. 8.. 5 per cen t, 1862 100 .•• st Do E. & G., No. 3, 5 p .c at Do E. & G., (Ordiry) 41 p c 100 st North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 y 5 st Do Stock. & Dart., D 100 111 113 st North Loudon, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) st North Staffordshire p c lOO ~, st South Eastern, 4 1 pc, 1859 100 ••• st• Do 5 do 1861 100 • st Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 st Do 5 do, 1861 at Victoria St. & Pimlico, 41 pc 100 RAI L WAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FixED RENTALS st Blizenttead lOO 1)0 95 100 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer.., all 99 101 st Buckinghamshire at Chester and Holyhead lOO 51 58 St Do. 51 per cent. st Do. 5 do. st Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO ... at Colchester Stour Valley 100 ... st East Lincoln, gun. 6p. c lOO 131 134 20 Gloater and Dean Forest all ... s Gt. Easn., Newm., &c„ 5 p.e 100 ... Do. E. IT. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 ... st Do.do.Woodbrg.Ex., do. 100 .. st Gt. West ,W. Mid., lieref 100 96 98 50 Hull and Selby all 110 112 st: Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 210 2 5 st London andl3la,ckwall lOO 93 95 st Do. 41 per cent lOO ... st London, Chat., dc., pc. 100 ... at Do. Com. Fund, 5 do 100 ... at London and Greenwich st Do. do Preference lOO st London, Tilbury, & South 100 88 t et Lowestoft, gua 4 percent lOO 80 82 st Do. do. 6 do. 51 Manch., Buxton, &Matlk all 6 51 st Midland, Bradford, Pref lOO 92 94 10 Mid Kent Cray Line) 50 Northern& East., 5 per cent all Si 56 So Do. do. 6 do. all ... St N. Eastern--Hartlepool st N.West. A perp. prof, 5p c. 100 107 109 et Do 11 imuninan 14 p.c.... 100 ... at Notting. &Urauth. 11. & O lOO 90 94 92 25 Preston and IVyre, all 44 46 ... Royston, Hitch., and Shep lOO 132 134 st Shrewsbury and Ileroford 100 131 134 10 Do do 8 2 21p st S. lorlish. and River Dun 100 90 SOCI s a i toat ceect:l):: Weymouth S oo L °Co t a toi t utri!liiya, per and t ie d r c i Pimlico d a e os on a t tA4 gu ci al l : aO O OO Ol O l 1 79 7 : 8 . 5 8 7. 18 2 5. 0 . 8 ) 3 0 . 57 all 13 14 20 Do do B all ... 2 st o Wiltspaond Some d i o 'set C DOCKS. st East and West India lOO 12t 125 at London a n d S t. Katherine lOO 45 47 100 D oDeb. stock, 4 per cent all • • Millwall Freehold Land st Dock. ... . st Southampton st rrey cqUlDlrcial JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Closing Busineee Share NAME. Paid. Price. done F k , 10 Agra Limited, A all 11 12 J 0: i 0 Do B lO 21 3i Zi I 50 Albion 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lim all 20 21 20'1 20 Anglo-Hungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 51 4i 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 11 18 '2O Do issued at 2pm ~.. 5 5 4 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lim. 25 Bank of South Australia all 30 32 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 341 10 Bank of New Zealand all 17 18 1 6 1 5U British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, end China all 25 Chartered Mere. of India London, and China all 20 City l. -1 • 100 Colonial '2s 10 Consolidated, lim. 50 Delhi and London, lim 50 East London, din 5 20 English and American, lim 10 20 Enxtish Bank of Rio de Ja- __ noir°. Sin lO 20 English, :cottish, and Aus tralian Chartered 28 Ilong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all 281 Do new 5l 100 Imperial, lim 2O 20 Imperial Ottunian lO <5 lonian. all 25 Do new 5 20 Lnd Mortgage of India, lim 4 100 Do sp. c. Debs.lB6l, 30 all 76 30 London Bank of Mexico and South America, lim. 20 100 London and Brazilian, line. 45 20 Do new 71 100 London & River Plate, lim. 40 25 •Do new 10 20 London Chart. of Australia all 20 London and County 2O 50 Do new iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd ll Loudon Joint 5t0ck........, 1 London and South African al 00 London & S.-Western, lim, 20 150 London & Venezuela, Bin_ 121 100 London and Westminster 2O 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pin 2O 100 Merchant, lim 25 10 Metropolitan, lim all 100 Midland, Lim— -5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lim l5 100 National Pro vine. of Ened 42 10 Do .. ..... .. 42 f.O National.. so 20 Now South Wales all 20 North-Western 7l 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 50 Provinc. Bank. Corpo., lim lO 00 Frovinciil of Ireland 25 10 - -Do new. all 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lino 25 100 Do issued at 6pm lO 25 Union of Australia all 100 Union of Irolaud, lim 40 Union of London l5 20 21 '9l 301 12 121 39 40 .1 1 2 1 pr Ip 101 161 17 36 38 3 11 2k 16 17 2 tk 21 26 31 73 76 GI Si ttO 27 41 41 9. It 2jp 21* 5 tO U. 3 33i 11 9 a tii 6i 4 1 n lil is 41 43 421 431 6 b 88 90 15 13 8 6 47 48 abi 30 TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. 10 Anglo-American Tel., lira all 94 22} 10 Anglo Mediter Tel., lira.... 10 11i 121 et Atlantic Telegraph 10 21 26 st Do. 8 per cent 100 71 74 7 i st B. and I. M %ileac Tel., bin 100 160 166 st Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 2 0 250 10 Do. New ... ... . 8 9 lip 25 Indo-European Tel., lira 10 5 Loud. Provincial Tel. lira all . . Y y. 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent all i ip 10 Mediterra. Exton. Tel., lira all 3 4 26 Reuter's Tclegram all se, 66 20 Societe Transatlant., lira... 14 4 3 st Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip. ........ 20 Telegraph Con. & Main.,lim all PI 17} 17 i SU. Kingdom Tel. Co., lira all 51 6 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref all , 3 3 4 p CULUNIALL 00Y. RNMRST SECURITIES - British Columbia, 6 per 0ent.,1872..•...... lOO _ .... - Do. 1805.• l9O Can.(lov.6p.o.Jan. , &July 1877-84 ~• . - •••• - Do. 6p.e . . 104... & Aug...ug lOO 10' i 1054 - Do. sp. 0 . Max. & Sept lOO 102 14,4 - Do. 6p. 0. Jan. it July lOO 43 94 92 . - Do. sp. c. Inscribed ek•• 100 90 92 ir - -Cape GJlope, 6 p. 0.1873 lO9 102 104 - Do.Apl.&oot .1890-1900 lOO lit in - Do. do 1880-90•• 1 0 0 107 109 - Do. Jan.&JUll, lee l - Do. 6 per cent. 15 April 1000 ..... and 16 Oct., - CeL 872, lo 1 n, Nov 1878, PA •• 100 108 116 o. do lOO 103 107 - Mauritius, 6p. 0, 1871 1 , - r. .1-an. and July - Do. 1878 ... ........ *`• 1 " 10 6 108 --Do. 1882, May and NeK - Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug lO 106 *OB - Melbourne Corporatn., - 186:-75, 0 Per oent IEO 100 100 -N a 3. p.o.Ja.&July .. 100 103 It 4 - Natal 6 i i cr,Apl& Oat 0•) -- Do 6 p c..5.113y lu Nov 1 01( 6 108 - N. S.W. 5 rc., '7l 10 '7B lOO 09 li 1 - Do. 5 p.o. 1886 to 189 e... 103 vel 9 91 isi 9 - Do. 5 p.c. rd.'67 to '75 - N. Zealand, 6p. 0t.1891 KO - - - Do. 6 per oeut••••• - DoJan, A prl,July, Oct lOO 93 94 95 i - Do 6p c. Mar & Sept '9l lOO 108 110 -- Do June & Dem, Is9l - fDo prov. nt Anal& 1 _ tO I - .- - I ec ries 1 & 2. lOC,- - Nova Boutin O P. 0,1 an.• • - and Jnly. WS l9O 102 104 - Do 1816.. • •• 100 102 1(4 '824 lOO - Queenelnd. 6 p. o. - Do 1891 .. ••- •• 100 1054 1064 ..- Tasmanian 6 per c. 1895 .. 1064 1074 - Do it.9';.-317 . ..... - Victoria 61 er cent. 1821 lt 0 113 114 ••• Du. Atpriland Oct ....._ ZOO 109 11(4 1.04 -- , THE DIVISION ON THE IRISH CHURCH. An analysis of the division on the motion to go into committee on the Irish Church 'lieu's' that the total num ber of members who filed off into the respective lobbies early yesterday morning was 584, against 618 who voted on the morning of March 24. Counting the Speaker and the four tellers, the numbers stand respectively at 589 and 623, thus indicating that there were 34 more members in the House when it was proposed that the bill be read a second time than on Thursday night. Three Conservatives then voted with the Govern ment, viz., Lord Bingham (Mayo), Mr. Orr- Ewing (Dumbartonshire), and Colonel Vandeleur (Clare). The number has now been raised to four, these three gentlemen having once more gone with a Liberal Ministry, the other member being the Hon. James Grant (Elgin and Nairn), who, however, had formerly recorded his vote against the bill. On the previous occasion Bix Liberals went against their party, viz., Mr. Briscoe (WestSurrey),Sir It. Clifton (Nottingham), Mr. Dalway (Carrickfergus), Mr. W. If. Maxwell (Kirkcudbright), Sir Bounden Palmer Richmond), and Mr. Saumlerson (Cavan). This list has now been reduced to exactly one-half, the Liberal deserters being Sir Robert Clifton, Mr. Dalway, and Mr. Maxwell. It will thus be seen that Mr. Briscoe, Mr. Saunderion, and Sir R. Palmer—the last-named gentleman was in the House a few minutes prior to the division—did not vote at all on the second trial of strength. On the 24th of March the majority in favour of Mr. Gladstone was 118 ; this has since been increased to 125. There were then fourteen seats vacant, tight belonging to the Conservatives and six to the Liberals. Three elcctionsbave since taken place, Mr. Clive and Mr. Hoskyns (Liberals), having been returned for Hereford ; Mr. Fielden and Mr. Hornby (Conservatives), for. Blackburn ; and Major Walker (Conservative), for Dumfriesshire. Two members —Mr. Weguelin and Mr. Howel Gwyn--who voted for their respective parties in March, have been declared unduly elected. The scats, therefore, at present vacant are— LIBERALS. Cashel Bridgwater ' 2 Youghal CONSERVATIVES. Norwich 1 DUblin 1 Sligo 1 Beverley 2 West Sussex 1 trecon In addition to these, Mr. Birley, the Conservative member for Manchester, has not taken his seat, in consequence of a technicality in his election ; and Mr. Hurst, the Liberal member for . Hor sham—although Major Aldridge has intimated his intention not to go on with his petition--bas not as yet taken the oaths. The vacancies, therefore, may be set down as five and eight respectively, being an advantage of three in favour of the Liberals. As 689 members were in the House when the division was taken, and as there are practically thirteen vacancies, it will be seen that 602 representatives are accounted for, leaving fifty-six absentees. In the present division, as in the last, the Liberals answered to the summons of the Whips with more unanimity than their opponents. Last month the absentee members who neither paired nor voted were three on the Conservative side, viz., Major Dickson (Dover), Mr. Drax (Wareham), and Mr. Du Pre (Bucks) ; and two Liberals, Mr. Butler- Johnstone (Canterbury), and Sir Robert Peel (Tamworth). Each of these five gentlemen have now recorded their votes—the three former against, and the two latter ir. favour of the bill. Coming now to the members who paired in favour of the bill being read a second time, we find that Colonel Kingscote, Mr. Magniac, and Earl Grosvenor were on this occasion in the House ; but Mr. Bass, Ben., Mr. Henry Berkeley, Mr. Harvey Lewis, and Mr. D. Williams (Merioneth), were again absent. Probably their names will be found in the list of pairs. Turning to those who previously paired against the bill, it may be mentioned that Mr. 'l'. Baring (Huntingdon), Mr. B. Bright (East Somerset), Colonel Wright (Nottingham), and the Hon. Percy Wyndham (West Cumberland) now went into the lobby with their party ; the other three—Mr. Cornewall Legh, Mr. Cawley (who was at the meeting at Lord Lonsdale's on Monday), and Mr. Malcolm— were once more away fror the scene of the conflict. Two prominent names which figured in the division list on the last occasion are now significantly absent—Lord Stanley and Sir Roundell Palmer. The noble lord was not in the House during the whole of the debate, but the learned member for Richmond sat immediately be hind Ministers during part of the time that Mr. Gladstone WaS addressing the House. It may be mentioned that of the 645 members of the House (allowing for the thirteen vacant seats) every one—with the exception of the Speaker and Major Walker—have either voted or paired on this ques tion. The last-named gallant gentleman—who won a seat for his party in Dumfriesshire but a few weeks since— probably paired. The Liberals who voted in the first divisicn, but were now absent, were—Mr. Adair (Ipswich), Mr. I3egwell (Clonmel), Mr. Beaumont (South-West Riding of (Yorkshire), Mr. Bouverie (Kilmarnock Burghs), Mr. Brassey (Hastings), Mr. Brogden (WednesLury), Mr. Bryan (Kilkenny), Sir Aaiun. Buller (Liskeard), Sir T.ytton Bulger (Tamworth), Mr. Carter (Leeds), Mr. Montagu Chambers (Deropport), Mr. Delalmoty (Waterford), Mr. Howard (Bedford), Sir T. D. Lloyd (Cardigan), Mr. North (Hastings), Baron Mayer de Rothschild (Hythe), Colonel Stuart (Cardiff), and Mr. Traill (Caithness). The following Con servatives who were present in the first division were now absent :—Mr. A mphlett (East Worcestershire), Mr. Broadley (East Riding), Mr. Tom Collins (Boston), Mr. Connolly (Donegal), Mr. Dowdeswell (West Worcester. shire), Lord Gallwey (East Retford), Mr. D. Gooc (Cricklade), Mr. Hutton (Northallerton), Captain Jervis (Harwich), Mr. Jones (Carmarthenshire), Mr. Knight (West Worcestershire), Mr. Laslett (Wor cester City), Mr. Liddell (South Northumberland), Hon. C. Lindsay (Abingdon), Colonel Lowther (West Cumber. land), Mr. J. Lowther (York), Lord George Manners (Cambridgeshire), Mr. Mel!or (Ashton), Admiral Seymour (Antrim), Colonel Somerset (Monmouthshire), Lord Stanley (King's Lynn), Hon. P. Walpole (North Norfolk), Mr. Williams (Barnstaple), and Mr. H. Winn (North Lincolnshire). It will be seen from this that Mr. Beaumont, the member for the South-West Riding, and Mr. Hutton, the member for Northallerton, who were both declared duly elected on Thursday, did not go into the division lobby. Both the members for Hastings—where the petition against them was being tried—also stayed away. Mr. Liddell had leave of absence granted him on Tuesday night "on urgent private affairs." The tellers for the Ayes were Mr. Glyn and Mr. Adam, and for the Noes Mr. Newdegate and Colonel Stuar , Knox. On Monday next Dr. Ball intend.; to a k the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether the attention of her Majesty's Government has been directed to the recomm ndation con tained in the report of the Irish Church Commissioners in favour of lessening the price of purchasing the perpetuity of Church leases; and whether the subject was under the con sideration of the Government with a view to legislation. Messrs. D. Yewdall and Son's mills, at Bramley, were on Thrusday morning discovered to be on fire, but the reel and hose kept at the police station were promptly in operation, and succeeded in extinguishing the flames. A remarkable escapo is reported at tho firs•. Rawnsley, the manager, entered the building, and was in the top Morey when the iron roof fell in. It was supposed—not unnaturally—that he had been buried amongst the ruins and rubbish, but, to the surprise of everybody, he was found hanging by tho feet from ono of the rafters, and was res cued from this predicament, having received a few very slight bruises. An "Army Medical Officer" writes to the Pall Mall Gazette as follows :—" That (notwithstanding the paragraph in the appendix to the Queen's regulations noticed in your issue of the 14th instant) the sen tence of ' marking' has been earrled out in acme. instances • as many as four and five times, can easily be proved by most medical officers of any standing in tho service; and within the posi t month I have examined two soldiers presenting respectively three and two distinct letters on their left breasts." The storm on Wednesday appears to have been general throughout the North of England and the South of Scotland. Very few casualties, however, are reported.A ho r se was struck by lightn in g an d killed at Preston, and a young man, engaged in fi eld o p erati o n with three horses, i n E ux ton, nem. Chorley, was truck by lightning, which caused the total loss of the use of his left arm. Two of the horses were also partially disabled.—At Todmorden three houses were struck by the lightning. The one most damaged was struck at the roof roar the chimney at the gable; the lightning passed through the bedroom floor, into the house, ,nd through two walls into the third house. In its course case clock, which was in the bedroom of the first house, was smashed to pieces, part of the ceiling was removed from the top of the Louse, Mrs. Barker, who lived in the hors', 1 al her sh o so!cs . 11( arly torn off, one stocking and )ne fo t were much burnt; she was struck deaf, nun so Car paralyzed that she couhl net walk. One of the inmates of the middle house was struck blind, but only re mained so a short time. Most of the windows of Barker's house were blown out.. Some of tho slates wore car ried a distance of twenty yards.—Early on Thursday morn ing lightning was observed in Kensington, but it was unac companied with thunder or rain. At half-past two o'clock, after a vivid flash bad passed, Police-constable Charles Parfitt, 349 I, who was on duty at Campdon felt a smarting pain in his eyes, and immediately afterwards he found that ho could not see. He was 'assisted to the Kons- ington police-station by a cabman, when it was found that he was blind. He was a 6ingle young tnan, and much re , opectecl by_W ouporior officers._ SPORTING PROPHECIES. LEWES AND CROYDON MEETINGS " BELL'S LIFE." Lowes Meeting-.—Town Plate—PearHeather, Miss Frances, or Miss Edie. Welter Cup—Warlike or Wrestler. Two-yr old Plato--Nelly Hill cor Simplon. Craven Handicap—PearHeather, Lady Lavender, or Pro vider. Sweepstakes (half a mile)—one of Drewift's lot. Lewes Spring Handicap Plate—St Agnes gor Acaster. " THE ERA." Lewes Meeting.—Town Plate—Scput or Winchelsea. Welter Handicap —Epworth. T wo-yr-old Plate—Nelly. Hill c. Craven Handicap—lndian Star or Lavender. Sweepstakes (half a mile) —Codicillaire or Maiden's Blush. Lewes Spring Handicap Plato—Choral or St. A gnes g. ____ . . _ Croydon Woodside Plate—Lily or Wariike. Croydon Steeplechase Plato—lichee or Tho Guide. Steeplechase Sweepstakes—Kingfisher or Lizette. Grand National Hurdle Race—Tribune. Surrey Grand Open Steeplechase - Q.C., Brick, or Globule. " TIIE FIELD." Lewes Meeting.—Town Plate—lndian Star, Brani- Iridge, or Maiden's Blush. Welter Cup—First Emperor or Citron. Craven Handicap —Contempt or Lady Laven der. Two-yr-old Plate —Toucar or Nell) , Hill c. Selling Sweepstakes--A.laiden's Blush, Scout, or Ironstone. Lewes Spring Handicap —Choral or Acaster. Croydon Met tin2, - .—Woxlside Plata - Mr. Brayley's re presentative or Raunds. Croydon Steeplechase Benazet or The Elk . . Grand National Hurdle Race—Brick or Bar utbo. Steeplechasa Sweepstaktis—Chevy Chase or Wild Huntsman. " SUNDAY TIMES." Lewes Meting.—Lewes Spring handicap Laird of Scotland. Surrey Graud Open Steeplechase— The Nun. " SPORTING GAZETTE." Lewes bleeting.—Town -Plato —Spider or -till olus. Craven Handicap—Pearlfeather. Two-yr-old Plate Nelly Hill C. Sweepstakes (half a mile)—Scout or Iron side. Lewes Spring Handicap Plate—Workman or Choral. Croydon Meeting. Woodside Plate—Lily. "SPORTING TIMES." Lewis ifeeting.—•Town Plate—Problem or Miss Fran ces. Welter Cup Warlike or Catiline. Two-yr-old Plate —Nelly Hill c. Spring Handicap Plate—Choral or St. Agnes. Croydon Meeting.— S urrey Open Steeplechase—Brick. " SPORTING LIFE." Lewes Meeting.—Welter Cup—Epwortb, Lymington, or Pevensey. Sweepstakes of 5 sovs —The Scout or Red breast. Town Plate—Hilda or T wig. Two-yr-old Plate —Nelly lull c. Craven Handicap—Warlike or Juanita. Lewes Handle ip—Epworth or Brotby. . 4 ' TIIE SPOITTSMAN." Lewes Meeting.—T wo-yr-old Plate —Nelly Hill cor St. Leonards. Town Plate—Miss Frances or Actress. Wel ter Cup—Pevensey or Target. Craven Handicap—Pro vider or Winifred. Sweepstakes of 5 sovs—lronstono or Scout. Lewes Handicap—Choral. " THE BEACON." Lewes Meeting.—Town Plato—Kellogg. Welter Cup Lymington, Pevensey, or Clovis. T wo-yr-old Plate Deansfield or Royal Exchange. Craven Handicap—Wini fred, Lady Lavender, or Actress. Sweepstakes (half a mile)--Scout or Maiden's Blush. Croydon Me eti n g.—Croydon S teeplecha se Plate —Lord Waldegrave, Tumult, or The Elk. Grand National Hurdle Race—Brick or Tribune. Surrey Grand Open—Gardener or Tribune. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET RACES -YESTERDAY. QUEEN'S PLATE. Miss Gratwiekp Midwife 2 Four ran. HANDICAP PLATE. Coup d'Eelat Martyr Matilda 3 Twelve ran. PLATE OF 50 SOVS. Mont Blanc Gladness . 1 Eight ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 100 SOVS. Prince Imperial Tlismau.. SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SCATS. Violet Eiferon Lady Betty SWEEPSTAKES OF 23 SOVS. De Were Maze , 1 SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOVS. Lacydes c Thunderclap ...... Four ran. BENNINGTWI STAKES. Tasman W.O. MISCELLA 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 14 161 25 Australian Agricultural 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, Bin. ........... •••• 5 Icl pr 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, Inn. 9 7 5d 10 Berlin Water Works, lira. all 111 11/ 10 Do. New 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lint . 5 Bombay Gas, lira. 8 5 Do. New 1i Si British American Land 44 16 4 8 20 British Indian Tea, Jim— all 21 31 20 British Ship Owners 7l ... ... 71 29 Canada Company 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, Um 20 Ceylon Company, lira. lO 4 31d 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lint— 25 City of London Real Pro perty, lint ................. all 9 41 3101 30 City of Milan Improv: lim 5 6 25 City of Moscow Gas, lira— all 50 City Offices, lint. Do. .. 50 Colonial, lint. 50 Commercial Union (Assur) 5 i . i p 10 Company of African 1 - 91 201 Mer chants, lint 3 i d p 2025 Copper Continental m i. e U r Union i o o fn England,Gas, lira pref. 71 per cent. 100 Corporation of London Bonds, 1877, 41 per cent. all 104 105 100 Do. 1579, 41 per cent. all 1041 105} 100 Do. 1882, 41 per cent. all 1031 1041 10 Credit Fon. of England, lira. all 21 24 24 1 50 Credit Fon.of Mauritius lira lO 3 i 24 a st Crystal Palace lOO 1? 21 st Do. Preference lOO 95 101 st Do. 6p. c Perpetual Deb. 109 107 /11 20 Darjeeling, lira, I 0 Eastern Assam, lim. 6l ... ..d 4 50 East Indian Laud Credit and Finance, lira. 20 East India Irriga. & Canal all .. .. 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lint. 271 111 1018 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy. Ulm. by Egypt. Gov all 96; 071 20 Eg,yptini Com. & Trad. lira. 6 .. . 3 Eng. & Austral. Copper, lira 21 1 / 15 English and Foreign Credit 71 44 318 100 Eng. and Scot. ). urine, lint. 8 ... ....1 10 Fairbairn Engineering 5 2 Id 31 20 Fore-stroet Warehouse, li tn l2 1 11 ,) —too Fur. & C,..1. 446v_ Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at 1.:85 all 80 8 7 50 Gallivant, lint 10 General Credit & Dis., lint 7l 1 4 14 15 General Steam Navigation 14 27 29 50 noun &Col Marine In. lira. 5 3 4 1 10 Hum; Kong and China Gas all ..• ••• 20 Iluds , un's Bay all 154 131 111 1 20 Imperial Land Co. of Mar seilles, lint. 20 Interna. Financial So c . li m 5 lir 1 5 4 1 20 Interna. Land Credit, lira 6 6 4cl 50 Italian Land 5 Id p 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all 3 31 100 Do. 6p. c. Bds., redeem 1870, issued 90 all 61 in 50 Land Securities, lira 5 2/ 11d 25 London African Trading._ 10 7 5 ,1 25 Lon. & Caled. Marine, li ra . 6 ••• -- 10 London County Land and Building, lim 50 Loud. Financial A.sso , lira 30 211 01 4 Lond.Gen.Omnibus.Co . .lim. all 2 '24 50 Loud. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, lint 25 12 161 20 LoncL & Provincial Marine 2 ld pr st Madras Irriga. &Canl.Gua. sp.c. by India GOY. lOO 102 104 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, 1ira.,,,, ll ' 4d ,1 ~, , 50 Merchant Shipping , Jim , all 3: ' "' SO Millwall Iron Works, lint. 121 '" 10 Natal Laud and Colonisa tion Co., lint, .. 9 51 410 25 National Discount C 0 . ,, 5 111 114 1 1 11 25 National Prov. Marine 1' , Um. 4 4 3d 10 National Steam Ship, lira, all 9 1 10 1 20 Nerbudda Coal & Iron, 11m, 6 .9 38 i 10 New Consolidated Dis. li nt 3 '144, 14d 5 New Quebrada, Jim 4.4.0 71 ' 25 New Zealand Loan & Met , cantilo Agencylim 2l 1 IP 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, lira .......... .. 6 11 11 10 D 10 NorthernoßAssam Te . 5....; . li;n. 5 7 5 . 9 8 st" North Brit. Austral . .,. RM.:. 100 48 51 50 North Brit. & Me rcan. In 64 920 all 25 Ocean Marine (I nsurance) 6 12 1 50 Oriental Financial, lira.,, , 11 ••• 5 Oriental Gas, lira , 5 Do. New. 10 Otago and Southland In. vestment, lint 2 48 41) 4 Ottoman Gas, Bin all 1 1 2 1 10 Panama, New Zealand, and .... .... Australian R. Mail lint all . E . 5 Do d o . st Peel R. Land & Miner! lint 100 3,„1, ~, " t , 50 Peninsa. & Oriental Steam all '"I g 50 Do. New 1867 lO 11d Of 50 Ithymney Iron 15 Do. New 25 Rio de Janeiro City Im.lim all 1 8 1 19 20 Do. Gas, lint all 21 6 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 41 43 41 st Scottish Aust. Invest. lint lim lOO. 85 90 st Do. 6p. c. Guar.. Prof lOO ••• 20 Societe Fin. d'Egypte, 20 Societe Gen.de l'Empire Ot 8 21 34 50 S. African Mort. & Inv , li ra. 6 25 South Australian Land 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lint 2 21 3 20 Trinidad Petroleum, lira B4 ..• 10 Trust &Agency of Aus.,lirn 1 •• ; IP 10 Do do. do. ajl ... ... 20 Trust &Loan Co., U. Canada 5 4 1p SO Union Marine L'pool, lint 5 41 5 p 20 'Union Steam Ship, lira , all 22 24 15 United Discount Corp., lint 6 I,} ,d 20 Universal Marine(lu.), lim, 5 i i ; p 10 %Upper Assam Tea, lim. all . 14 2 , 30 Van Diemap's Land 2Bl 6 7 00 Viceroy of Egypt , Loan all 814 82 7 per lug l2 12 loa -- - Steam, lira 5 50 0 Warr a nt W c e e s n t t. (I:F:iirnatagnasegneell) Paci f 1 c 20 4 2 20 West London Wharves and Warehouses lO 7 RAINING REPORTS. KINGSCLERE. —Friday—A very• rough morning, with showers. At 8 o'clock Clarke had on Cannon Heath, Lictor, The Palmer, Siderolite, Rosicrucian, Vagabond, Morns, Masterstroke, Mrs. Quickly colt, Madame.Eglen tine filly, Blue Stocking, Waif, Salamis, and Girasol. All walked and trotted on the near end of the downs, and Mas terstroke then was sant to lead Mrs Quickly colt, Blue Stocking, Salamis, and Girasol a slow canter of a mile. Lictor cantered by himself. The Palmer and Rosicrucian cantering together the same distance, folluwed at an in terval by Vagabond and Sider° Morna showed the way to Madame Eglentine filly and Waif in a nice canter of a mile. All then were sent into the hollow where some walking exercise was done only for a short time, when all repeated the canter of a mile, with the exception of Vaga bond, Siderolite, and Rosicrucian, who only cantered once. NEWMARKET.—Thursday. — Mataww Dawson's lot went early to the race ground side, and Wild Oats, after two canters, went a steady gallop round the Cambridge bill. Gilbert's lot only went steadily. On the Lirnekilns Bloss's Scimitar led Martyrdom a good gallop of a mile and a half. Knight of the Garter galloped by himself about two miles at a steady pace. Robespierre, Tramp, Chanoinesse, Ruin - drum, Hermit, Vaub tn, and a lot of others did their usual work. Hayhoe did good work with Hermioue colt, Wild bad, King Alfred, and Miss Peddle colt. Friday.—The fol lowing did their regular work :—Compromise, Royal Rake, Alma Mater, Badsworth, Knight of the Garter, Mari yrdom, Cltuointsse, Robespierre, King Victor, Grimston, Rupert, Stratlinairn, Laneret, Teatime, Snowdrop, Siiertus, Tene dos, Birthday, the /E .. ;ettn, Boulogne, Perry Down, and Curt.. use. -11.1IDDLEITAM.—Thursd.ty—O.harne's Disraeli ltd King's Cross aid Minaret a ra.tling gallop of two miles ; Wea ther Star and Pomfret went th,-eamo di.tanee at half speed. Dawson sent The Dean, Pretender, and Thor waldsen three good sharp spins of a mile. Tabouret led Mandrake, Ld. Hawthorn, Argyle, and Derventio, thrice the same distance. Brother to Strafford, Torn Bowline c, Young Melbourne horse, ,Thorwltldsen, DJrvoutio, Hawthorn, Mandrake, and Tynedalo afterwards galloped two miles at; a good pace ; the rest of his team and the whole of Fobert's did some steady mile work. STOCKBRIDGE.—Friday—Tom Day Lad Reflection, Den telle, Boaster, Lord Jersey, Flyfisher, Dick Curtis, and Malaria out, and all cantered; then Flyfisher went about about a mile and a half gallop. Lady Raglan, Lovelac e filly, and Lady Williams filly came out after dinner, but they did no work. Scottish Queen and Dentelle are doing remarkably well. Miss Foote and Atonement are also doing well for the Oaks. For the Chester Cup, our Mary Ann is going on very well, but I am afraid Birdsoeker will not do at present. FITIELD.—At Lewes wo have Citron engaged in the Welter Handicap. The horse is very fit and well, but as I have seen no weights I can say no more respecting his chance. The following horses are doing well for their com ing engagements :—Ainsley, Betty filly, Benham, Squire, Bon Voyage, Intimidation colt, Claudius, Bob, Malice, Pal morston, Walter, Canticle filly, Teterrima filly, Bribery colt, Alexander, and Blue Bell. The last is a capital mover, and I think is sure to win some races. LEWES.—ELbus has not been doing any work since my last, and I am afraid his chance is extinct for the Derby, unless they can do as the Newmarket people dil with Hermit—win the Derby with a horse half train_d. What their little game is I cannot make out. The horse appears to be sound enough, and why they do not give him any work I cannot understand. Provider has returned from Newmarket. This horse's running is a myst6ry to me; he beat Lancet twice at Croxton Park, and then Lancet comes out and wins the Newmarket Handicap. If they had run Provider in the Newmarket Handicap I think he would have won. LAMBOURNE.—On Tuesday the following horses went to White horse Hill from the Russley staiiles:—Miss Hayes, North Briton, Disguise, Idston, Sunlight, Sunshine, colt by Newminster out of Eltham's darn, colt by Marsyas out Symmetry, filly by Thormanby out of Masquerade, filly by Lord of the Isles out of Lady Lurewe]l, filly by Ora mond, St Mungo, Sempstress, filly by Cos a out of Morgan la Faye, and Belladrum, North Briton led Belladrum two brisk canters. On Wednesday they were on Russley Downs, and Idstou led Belladrum, after which Thdlidrum galloped by himself. St Mungo also galloped by himself. Thursday—After their usual canters, Belladrum went a gallop something over a mile, moving well, and St Mungo galloped about a mile and three-quarters. MALToN.— Since my last the following horses have done good work : —Janet Rawcliffe, Callipredia, Consternation, fillies by Rubini, Merry and Wise, Louisa colt, Nil Despe randum, Mary of Argyll, Prior, Di Spanker, George Osbal deston, Lady &Aland, Rock, Glenlivat, Atreus, Amend ment, colt by Trumpeter out of Nutbush, Londesberou.o, .Carfax, Soubrette, Westwick, Turnus, and Kentish Fire. The following of the Whitewall team have been put through a course of physic:—The Spy, Taraban, Fecialis, ' Viscount, War, Thunder, My Lord, Silver Band, Golds borough, The Clipper, Viscountess, Nobleman, and Royal Oak. The last-named is very much improved. FINDON.—We have had very little going on here this week, and Romping Girl has certainly done more than any of the other horses, having each day had two canters of a mile and a quarter-and a good gallop of a mile and three quarters. Cocoanut and Buxton have not been doing much the last two days, and most of the two year olds have only taken short canters. A two year old by Thor manby out of Finesse is .dead, which is unfortunate, as she was very promising, and 1 ha;o no doubt would have made a first-class filly. ILSLEY.—Since Monday Ladas has had one canter daily of about a mile, and a steady gallop of the same distance, led by Ligurian. He is going in real good form, and in my opinion ho will finish in the first three for the Derby. Tho following of DOVer's are doing steady work :—Cap-a- Pie, Noyre Tauren, The Reform, Athena, Lady &aeons field, and a let of two year olds which your readers shall know about in duo time. Warrener continues doing steady work with aralby, Viridis, Python, Dawdle, Fat stiff, Hammel ton, and Nnllo2,g.' They are all looking and going well.—,Sporting Life. BELLADRUM.—It will . 4)0 seen from our Lambnurno training report that this horse is still doing good work, which renders his market position all the more unaccount able. Waugh, his trainer, was not at Newmarket, but re mained at home in attendance upon him. Sin JOSEPH HAWLE Y'S HORSES. —The Darby crack, Pero Gomez, winner of the Biennial on Tuesday, with Blue Gown and King Cophetua, loft Newmarket on Tues chiy for Kingsclere, all sound and well after their victories at the Craven Meeting. Brighton 3, 4 Brighton Club 5 Low es 6, 7 Oxford York 24, 25, 26 Plymouth 26, 17 . . . . E D ...tutin lO, 11 i Scarborough —3o, 31 Wolverluurpton lO, 11. 1 Derby Summer .. 31, Sep. 1 Windsor 12, 13 1 Weymouth 31, Sep. 1 St. Albans l7, 18 1 Canterbury .........31, Sep. 1 Stockton l3, IU, 2U 1 SEPTEMBER. • Warwick 7, 8 1 Hampton 21, 2 Curragh (Royal) 7,8, 9 Western (Ayr)........22, 23 Abingdon ,), 10 I Hendon 23, 24 Doncaster 14, 15, 16, 17 Monmouth.... 23, 24 Richmond 21, 22 Newmarket tSt eet....28, Sro. Lichfield OCTOBER. Bedford 5, 6 Cheltenham l9. 20 Edinburgh 6, 7,8, Curraglt l9, 2‘, 11 Leicester 7, 8 1 W ..est Drayton ........2/, 22 Bromley 7' S i littrefuni - 2l, 22 Newmarket 2d 0ct...11, &c. I Monmouth 23, 24 Chelmsford l9 20 I Newmarki.t 11'ton ...25, &u. Kelso 19 20 i NOVEMBER. Harrow 2, 3 EgHuron Hunt 6, 7 I W o r c ester 3, 4 Liverpool St. Albans 5, 6 i Shrewsbury ..... 15, 16 STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES. Cioydou 22, 23 j Co. Louth & Ardeen 27, 28 N A.Y. Limerick Hunt 4 I St. Albans Eglintou Hunt ...... 7 "...st Drayton 1 JULY. Kingsbury 9 OCTOBEit Bromley .7 \Vest Drayton 2l, 22 NOVEMBER. Worcester 2,3, 1 Shrewobory 13, Harrow 3 I LeAmiugtou kiuut ttc Lvorpool ‘J, 10, 11, 12 COURSING FIX ruaLs. AUGUST. PUltl STAKES. SR:culam W.O. LATEST BETTING OAT TIIE COURSE. TWO T IIOUS AND. 100 to 30 agst Pretender (taken) 7to 2 agst Duke of Beaufort (taken) 109 to 15 agst Drummer (taken) Bto 1 agst Belladrum (taken) CHESTER CUP. 5 to 1 agst ,Egean (taken) Bto 1 agst Romping Girl (taken) 'DERBY. 11 to 1 agst Pretender (taken) RACING FIXTU RES. A NUL. Lewes _2o I Newmarket Ist Spring Croydon . 22, 23 26, dtc. MAY. Chester 4, 5,6, 7 i St. Albans 17 18 Eglinton Hunt 6, 7 1 1 West Drayton l7, 18 Winchester ll, 12 Bath 18, 19 York 11, 12 Manchester l9, 20, 21 Baldoyle 2nd Spring 11 12 Croydon 19, 21 Salisbury l3 It I Harpenden o i Doncaster 13, 14 Epsom Summer .....25, &o. JUNE. Croydon '), 3, 4 Newcastle 22, 23, 24 Newton 9 , 3, 4 I Oldham 22 Ascot ....8, 1, 10, 11 Bibury Club 23 Liverpool Summer ...15, 16 . Stockbridge 24, 25, 26 Windsor 15, 16 Chelmsford Hampton l7, 18 Sutton Park .....29, 30 Curragh 22, 23, 21 . 1 Jl.. LiY Worcester l, 2 i Newmarket July 6, &c. Carlisle 6 7 Pontefract 9,11 l 1 Hendon ..... 12, 13 I Nottingham l3, 14 Southampton ....... 13,13 loading 15, 16 Huntingdon 2O, 21 Stamford m . -::, 23 Goodwood "7, 28, 29, 30 AUGUST. St. Albans.. OCTOBER. Aucastor and Willoughby, Lincolnshire 5, 6. Ormosby 19, 4:o Huntingdon Club.. 4 6, 27. 31US1CAL VD THEA7RICAL 31E315. Mr. Barry Sullivan opens at the Holborn on the Ist of May with Lord Lytton's play of " Money.' , The French plays at the St. James's commence on the 26th. Mr. Boucicau).L's new drama at the Princess's will be produced next Saturday. Mr. T. C. King's benefit is fixed for Friday next at Drury-lane Theatre. (From the Musical Standard.): A Philharmonic Society has been founded by M. Reinu=at, the flautist, at Shanghai. The Russian pianist, llaberbier, suddenly expired while playing the piano at a concert at Bergen. " Ildegonda," a new opera by M. Morales, a Mexican compos..r, has been given with success at Florence. LONDON GAZETTE-LAS r EVENING. ,ir.---__- Notce is hareby given, that the day fixed for the eole bratio oif the Queen's birthday has, by her Majesty's zom mand, been changed fi out Saturday, the 29th of nay, to Wednesday, the 2d of June nest. COURSE OF EXCHANGE. Amsterdam Short ... 12 1} ... 12 2 Do Rotterdam ... _ — ... 12 3k ... 12 3k ... Antwerp — 25 3c ... 25 45 Brussels — ... 25 35 ... 25 45 Hamburgn — ... 13 11 ... 13 11} Paris Ditto Marseilles Frankfort-on-the-Main ... 1204 ... 121 Vienna — ... 12 Ga ... 12 72} Trieste — ... 12 65 ... 12 72k Petersburg Copenhagen. Berlin Madrid.. Cadiz - ... 99 ... 49; Leghorn Milan — ; ... 26 50 ... 26 60 Genoa — ... 26 5U ... 26 60 Naples Palermo — ... 26 50 ... 26 60 Messina Lisbon — ... 52} ... 52; Oporto — ... 52} ... 52f Rio Janeiro — ••• ,•• New York - •., .•• Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. • - Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton April 24. Ditto, via Yireeilles Bruit, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video May 4. Ditto, by Yrenott packet April :2. Cape Vezds.• by Brazil-packet _.•••• May 4. Cape of flood fl Jpe, Asuension, and tit Helen'. April 27. China, Penang, and Singapore , via Sou t hampton April 2k. bibraltar, via Southacaptoo ....... April 17 April 17. ludia,via Southamotua ...... ••• ..... • April 17. unto, vi.. Harsenes Malta, rgypt, &o. ............ April 17. Ditto, Marseilles ............................. .. April 16 May 5 Newfoundia ....... . ... llatritius, Cope of good ll`T e . anci Natal . v ia 6‘utbarCrton Ditto, Mareetiics _ May 9 Portugal .. • • !Jutted State., Hunch, oAlitorati, dra., by British pocket Ditto, by Canwliaa p-tatit Ditto, by s fled 3tati.a packet . April Ditto dit t s (Baltimore) West Coast of Alma, Madeira, and - reneriffa toil 19 Bahamas, via New York West ladies and * except Mexico and Baha mas) Cuba and Mexico Bermuda, via Ilalif.ox .. --April .-;day 5 A correspondent suggests very judiciously that seats should be placed at intervals along the Thames Em bankment. M