The Sun. — London, England, 1869-04-07 00:00:00

Tait L', April G. '3ess Louie, , left Wind past 11, and COSS Louise, I afternoon. London. unv, FAJvJ-i V,•J ID. , April 7. denly, frofll g. He waS in the house ', the steam' ['he market .....2830 55 80 h... - 241 . 157 ... 32 50 - .--' Cash 948 i 1112-f 9 • lf 613 f 595 514 6631 475. Tuesday. !Ixcellencies t 12 o'cloct the speeta is, and the warmly re' 3 U ufavour' rge as iao ,n by rer• ests at 00 MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. Consols are 93 for money; ditto, for Ac count, 93 ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 911 . 1 1; New Three per Cents, 91i 4 ; ditto 22 per Cent., Jan., 1894, 742 ; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, —; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, 5 ; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., 240. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, —; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 113 ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 100i1 ; ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent., 924 ; ditto Debentures, 103 g The announcement from Berlin that Messrs. Basing have contracted for a new Russian Railway loan has caused small sales to be made of the older i-sues, and there is a decline of in Nicolas Four per Cent. Stock at 661, and 1 in Orel at 82. The 1862 Government Loan is unaltered at 861 ; Moscow, 794 ; and Charlif, 771. Spanish, which closed 1 better yesterday upon the announcement concerning the monarchy, have relapsed 4 1, to 31k, upon this morning's telegrams. Turkish Five per Cents. are stronger, at 414 ; Chilian, at 951, show an advance of 1 ; Brazilian, at 801, au advance of ; and Peruvian, at 79, an advance of 1. Italian are quiet but steady, at 551 551 ; Egpptian stocks are quiet, and rather dull ; Danubian Guaranteed are 1 to 1 prem. ; and Honduras, 82 to 83. Railway shares are quiet, and show a further downward tendency. A fall of lis marked in Caledonian, at 791 to 80 ; Great Eastern, 371 to 371 ; Great Western, at 49 to 491, ex div. ; Me tropolitan, at 1011 to 102; and Midland, at 1164 to 1161. United States stocks and shares are dull. The 5-20's are 831 to 83i; Erie, 24 to 241 ; Illinois, 96i to 97 ; Atlantic Bonds, 314 to 324 ; and the Debentures, 34 to 33. Not much business of importance is doing in Bank shares, and prices are without movement. The transactions in miscellaneous securities are unimportant. There were no gold operations at the Bank yes teiday. The Moravian, from Melbourne, has brought £47,552. With reference to the criminal proceedings against the directors of Overend, Gurney, and Co. (Limited), it appears that the whole of the defendants must lodge their pleas at the Crown office by the first day of Easter Term, the 15th inst. Shortly afterwards an application will be made to fix a day for the hearing of the trial in the Court of Queen's Bench, the object being to get the case disposed of as quickly as possible. With regard to the rumours which have been in circulation for some weeks regarding an amalgama tion or arrangement between the Great Northern and Sheffield Companies, we learn that no official negotiations have taken place on the subject. The rumours have arisen from the fact that certain large shareholders are agitating to bring about such an arrangement, on the ground that it is both natural and desirable. The Manchester Examiner reports the failure of Messrs. Passmore, Smith, and Co., of Bombay. Their liabilities in this country are believed to be inconsiderable. The Crown Agents for the Colonies will receive tenders on Thursday for bills of exchange on the Government of Ceylon to the amount of £25,000. The Metropolitan Railway traffic return shows this week an increase of £3,078 over last year. At the meeting of the Credit Foncier of Eng land (Limited) a resolution was passed in favour of the issue of £200,000 of Eight per Cent. De bentures, repayable, with a bonus of 10 per cent., in quarterly drawings of £40,000, the first to take place in May. At public sale at the Open Stock Exchange yesterday, Alhambra Company (Limited), £lO fully paid, sold at £9 6s. to £9 7s. per share ; Guildhall Taverns Company (Limited), £lO fully paid 50s. ; London Necropolis Company, £lO fully paid, £2 15s. ; London, Chatham; and Dover Rail way, Interest 'Warrant, £6 due Ist January, 1869, 103. per coupon. A serious loss to the Underwriters has beeu tele graphed from Calcutta, namely, of the iron ship Indian Empire, 1,515 tons, howeward bound from Calcutta. It is reported t) have occurred iu the river Ilooglily on the 3d inst. The sunscription list for the 6 per cent. Guate mala Loan was closed yesterday, and the applica tions reached nearly double the amount proposed. The closing quotation was premium. A monthly statement of the Austrian nationa floating debt is now published by the Committee of the Reichsrath.l In the Frankfort correspondence on Saturday reference was made to a " new issue of 600,000 preference shares of the Lombard Railway reported from Paris," but advices from the latter city state that no such issue is contemplated, and moreover that it is believed that no financial measure will be adopted till the meeting of the shareholders on the 28th inst. The statement that Senor Olozaga will go to Lisbon " to offer the Crown of Spain to the ex- King Ferdinand" has produced scarcely any effect on Spanish stock. Neither in political nor commer cial quarters has anything yet been allowed to transpire here on the subject, and it should prove that negotiations have been carried on successfully, an almost unprecedented amount of discretion must have been exercised for the preservation of secrecy. Bonds are now at 311 to 1. A further communication has been received, in which it is still contended that, making all allow ances for contingencies, &c., the results of the re venue account of the Atlantic Telegraph Company should be very different as regards the old Atlantic shareholders from that indicated in the recent speech of the chairman. The point, however, is one on which those who have access to the books can alone speak with authority. The Anglo-Austrian Bank notify that they are prepared to exchange the scrip certificates of th e Royal Privileged Hungarian North-east Railway Company against shares with coupons, payable January and July, and the interest at 5 per cent. per annum to 31st December, 1868, will at the same time be paid thereon. BAITISI.I FUNDS —TWO O'CLOCK GOVERNMENT rUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Ditto for Account, ......... 93 / .......... 3 per Cent. Reduced 9l! Now 3 per Cent ........................... 9li Now 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 74i Do. 5 per Cen Jan. 1873 — Annuities, 30 yrs, April 1885 expiro sth Jan., les° Do. for 30 yrs, expire st h __._ ...... Do (Red Sea Teleh,raph), Aug:1 1 . " 8 Exchcqua Bills, £l,OOO, 21 pe r Ut Do .£5OO Do. £lOO itz £2OO 5 Bank of England Stock, 4} per Cent De. openi ng Canada 4 per C en t. B on d s — Inter-Colonial Cranium INDIAN dOVERNMENT SECURITIES India 2tock, 101 per Cont., April 1874 - - Do. Opening, for Account Do. 5 p er C ent. J uly, 1880 Do. 4 p er Cent., Oct. 1888 _ Do. Certifi ca t es • Do. Enlaced Pape. 4 per Cent..,”. 9 21 Do. 5 per Cert., Jan. 1872 ,.. Do. 51 per Cent. May 1879 _ Da 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 _ Do do 1877 Do. do. 1882 — Do_ D.J. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Bonds, 4 per Cent~ .£I,OOO FOREIGN FINDS—TWO O'CLOCK. Ar ;endue Republic, 6 per Cent De., Scrip A 45 paid .. .... An :trier, Bonds 5 per cent DO. Itss9 _ — B raailian 5 per Cent 03. If per Cent. 1852 Do. d o. 18 -- .8 - Do. do. 186 .. ... .. Do. do., 1863 - Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Acc0unt........ ... B Genes Ayres 6 per Cent. ... .. Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 . le - t: . Cent ) Cuba, 6 per Cent. o.lhait 6 per Cent ...... . ......... . Do. 8 per Cent., .............. I o. 6 par ce.,t. 1867........... .,• ......• 951 Do. 7 per Cent., 1866 • 0 io übian, 6 per Cent. Danlitt; 3 per Cent., 1825 Cent............ Danubian Ptlncipalities, 7 /et 76 f DO $ per gent., 1867 mmttmitittp9 . •1... 1 88 Vquador Now Consolidated, 1 per Cent. Egyptian, 7 per Ce it..., Do Second Issue Bl Do. £5Ol, Bonds Do. £lod Bonds iDo. 1864 Do. Account Do. £5OO Bonds — Do. 4100 Bond s B'7l English Scrip, 1868 761 1 7 Do do. :£45 pd dill Government Railway Debentures Greek 5 per Cont., 1824 5, ex Coups Do. Account 1)o. Coupons . .. - Do. Account 9-witeinala 5 per Cent .. — Honduras Goy Rail. Loan, lop. Ct., all pd Italian 5 per Oent„ 1865 ... - Do Maremmana Railway — %lex ca - ,3 per Cent — Ditto for Account .. Do. 1864 Do li per Cent. Anglo-French — oonievidwii. G per Cent -- Now Granada l7l 1 Do 3 per Con Do. Deferred Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account .. 791 81 Do 4i per Cent. (I.7l: l, arren) Do 41 per Cent.. 1862 -. — Do Account Purteguess 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7,'9,'60,'2,': , 36 Do. do. 1867 — Do. do. Sct ip, £2O pail — It issian 5 per Cent., 182 z, £ 8c Do 41 per Cent . 1850 D;144 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonds.. 91 i Do. du. £B4 los. do .---. Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds • Do. do £B4 15s. do — Do Nicolas Railway 66 4 Sardinian 5 per Cent — Spanish 3 per Cen .. - Do. Acc , Junt .... - — Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Deferred Do. Account Do. Passive — Do. Corn. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do. Account. Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan — Do Government, 1861 — Do do, 1868 Do do, Scrip — Pli- Turkish 6 per Cent.) 4/11 ~,... - Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do Account Do £lOO Bonds — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 — Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 69} 691 Do 5 per Cent. 1865 — Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1860 - 65 1 I 1 Do 4 per Cent., Guaranteed Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) Venezuela 3 per Cent. — Do. A.ce.unt Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Dividends on the above payable in Loud°n. Austrian 0 per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch Belgian, per Cent. Ex. 12 Q u it — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... — Do. Account — French Relates, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. — !Wiwi 5 per Cent. 1831, Ex. 25f. J D Account 551 TWO O'CLOCK. J3neo!s, Money 93 4 Do. Account, April 8 CEN 2 RAI. C RIMIN AL COURT—(this Day). In accordance with an application his lordship fixed the trial of Rumbold and Gambier (the latter a clerk in the Admiralty Office), on a charge of conspiracy, for Friday morning. OFFENCE AGAINST THE BANKRUPTCY LAWS. John Reed, a dealer, aged 46, was charged for "that he, being a bankrupt, unlawfully did conceal and embezzle one watch and one ring, and divers moneys, value £lOO, with intent to defraud his creditors. Mr. Sergeant Sleigh and Mr. Warner Sleigh appeared for the prosecution. • The prisoner road a written defence, in which he had set down his biography, and he commented in no measured terms on the repeated misdeeds of the witness, Mr. Sta n _ ley, who indignantly repelled the accusations. (Before Mr. Justice Brett.) THE EXTRAORDINARY MUTILATI ON CASE. Ellen Cook, a very robust-l oo ki ng woman, 44 years o f age, was indicted for feloniously wounding her husband, James Cook, with intent to murder him. The first witness was Inspector Turpin, who described tho state of the room in which tho crime was perpetrated, and produced a rope and a large table knife, on which there was blood, and which he found in the room. The prosecutor was then brought into the witness -box in a chair. His head was bandaged, and he seemed very pale and weak. He had been brought from Guy's Hospital, to which he was taken lack after being examined. The witness described the outrage that had been co:n mitted upon him, which was of a more diabolical nature than can well be conceived. The prisoner afterwards fell upon him and attempted to gouge out his eyes, and then went away cud he managed to free himself, and was eon veye.l io the hospital. Mr. Montague Williams addressed the jury for the de fence, and contended there was no evidence on which the jury could convict the prisoner. The learned judge then summed up, and the jury imme diately found the pri soner gu i lty of the second count. Shewas sentenced to 15 years' penal seriitude. THE ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT BY THE ACCOUNTANT OF THE METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS. Mr. Metcalfe stated that as the case had been already fully investigated the Metropolitan Board had instructed him to withdaw from offering any evidence in support of tie other indictments against the defendant. 's Day. rter, in th ° )hotograpbl e nick Smith' brother- 1 yrwhitt, the property be' eceiving the isequence of prop9rty the atching the tts was soe% )remises na by mein to the shol Be back SO T then tool station be in the WI ) ag opened property' being the reral articled i wore idea" when Smith aid ho the article.* k. :r Tyrwhi tt ) state aur they Wooll I stoker 0 th violentli a her ara39f whose cop h and crilo r ' on, Ron l3ll T. for 1 ,101 a Bowl 51i and the' . Llso been i ° ag the bed' uncover t the bet a DU the rib l ' rel withb i4 i's part he the weal n . nado seve r iim she member of .ocure meat fibh diuoet rears in th ° Li y man, 0 1 taunting' I to qu arre l ogy Mane, A Bonn o otostant awkwa„ ci 'with abu t) " h e y woul d isoner w 54 t too oft 4 1 L the outo r be nne. 10 he one, and brutall9' San of 1) (4 treatmeo. :gain for !, very 104 les in Xl ° 11 her 10( closed 011 DeCaSiOne4 it is pog: w e regr°' I in Oli c : u. Hu go , Authovir to 5 story rm of OW ° rnding tb Troller/ 013101)09 t(I July, iCatiOn ibe near i) ". I been s' it ) beg o )rbide t h sped` %ye the° lie King to of vi c to , ill be i'3l' tlth s od tat rrected L ie po -vver7 now a continu e Et is WO: proP ( ' e over tt th 0 "' sn; disoa so 3 aye fai l "- ° 41 111ARKE2 S-2 HIS D ill'. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. April 7.—Sales probably 8,000 bales. Market quiet; unchanged. COURSE OF EXCHANGE. Amsterdam, .............. Short ... 12 11 12 11 Do ...................... 3Ms 12 3 ... 12 3 Rotterdam. ........... ... 12 3 12 34 Antwerp .................. • 25 37 4 ..... 25 45 Brussels .................. • 25 37 25 45 Hamburg -1i .......... ▪ 13111 13 111 Paris ...................... Short ... 25 15 25 224 Ditto ............... 3 M s . ... 2 5 35 ... 25 40 Marseilles - 25 35 ... 25 40 Frankfort-on-the -Main ▪ 1201 1204 Vienna — ... 12 70 ... 12 80 Trieste — ... 12 70 ... 12 80 Petersburg — 301 Copenhagen... ........ a . 9 2u ... 111 ... 9 23 Berlin ................ Madrid.. Cadiz — ... 49 ... 491 Leghorn ... 49 ... 49, • 26 471 26 05 Milan ... 26 474 26 55 Genoa ... 26 474 26 55 Naples Palermo — 26 474 26 55 Messina -26 474 26 55 Lisbon Oporto ••• 524 ... 52i Rio Janeiro — ••• .•• New York ••. PRICE OF GOLD. Vie quotation 01 gold at Paris is about at par, and the short exchange on London is 251. 161 c. per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 iie. leid. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold at the above price is of about the same value in Lon uon and Paris. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight was on the last date about I‘.B percept. At this rate there is no profit on the importation of gold fcom the Unil ea :qatem. WRECK OF AN AMERICAN S ' RIP —Atelegram from Pl ymouth last night states : - "The American ship Minnie Harding, from Antwerp, in ballast for Cardiff, has gone ashore near Porthleven to-day. The crew, 28 in number, awetoFret;tpsi,atwverde4e.l:;trTmnEastsare gone, and she is likely to prove lferformance CDaunrteinrgbutrhyo CANTERBURY on MUSIC-HALL. ufsi: time Saturdayeve o n n in t g he at sta th ge o by fire, whi c h la an accident occurred in depth, became ignited through about 25 feet long by 20 feet anti quickly burning red fire to give audience. g in the fell in flames on two A gauze curtain, excited much alarm among the effect to the scenery, a ballet —namely, young ladies performin Moore and Lydia Moore, ea c h t a i b le Nelly of whom were slightly burned. out 18 years of age, both slightly injured and taken to the hT. Bartram was also immediately got under without doin-,°BaPital. The fire was Among the passengers who arrivneyd fur Th e damage. on Monday, March 15, by the City of/32/tint New York, Garden, from Liverpool, was tlto Quo en :fret', at Castle of the south-west of England. Her name_ the t° unties difficulty--something like Hickbacazo, sh e w . ,,s P " n etic to pronounce twice alike. As she sat clad in all Unable the coburs of the rainbow beh ind 15 inches of clay, Puffin g at intervals, she informed th e ba gg a g e master, in reply to his queries as to her effects, destination, &c., that she had been dethroned, by some of her turbulent subjects in Eng land, and was about proceeding to Philadelphia with a few aithful adherents to hold the sceptre on free American soil. LUXURIANT AND BEAUTIFUL HAIR.--MliS. S. A. ALLEN'S WORLD'S HAIR RESTORER OR DRESSING never fail; to quickly restore Grey or Faded Hair to its youthful colour and beauty, and with the first application a beautiful gloss and de lightful fragrance is given to the Hair. It stops the Hair from falling off. It prevents baldness. It promotes luxuriant growth; it causes the Hair to grow thick and strong. It removes all dandruff. It contains neither oil nor dye. In large Bottles Price Six Shillings. Sold by most Vheraiste AO refftunors, Depot 266, High Holborn 1 THE SUN, LONDON, WE EVENING, APRIL 7, 1869. SHARE LIST. ,z;DINARY SkiA.ItIGS AND STOCKS. Paid. Closing Bneineall share Railways. Prloe. done. st Bristol and Exeter ...... 100 77 79 at Caledonian lOO 79 791 794:80 at Cambrian. 23 Cornwall all 21 31 at Dublin & Belfast Juno lOO 77 79 st Dun„Perth,& Ab.Junc ioo 70 72 2) East London all 6 ; 7 20 Do 15 21 Do 10 st Glasgow &S. Western lOO 97 99 st Great Eastern .. .00 371 38 37 1 st Do. E. Angl. No. 2 lOO ... st Urcat North 01 Scotland lOO 15 ,6 et Great Northern lOO 307 108 at Do. A stock at Do. B stock lOO .. 121 et GIS, and W. of Ireland lOO 116 • G t. Western 100 41 191 • .Uo. South Wales lOO 51 56 et Do. W. 11.1e1.-1)).lord lOO 25 27 a. Do. Newport. • Lanonshire lorkshirv lOO 12:1 , 231 121 et Lou., 13righ.,a; S.Cuast lOO 4'l 181 0 1 Do Scrip .... st 1 on., ghat.. and Duvet lOO 161 17 161 • Do. Aletrup. Ex. A lOO st Lon. A ..s.orth Western lOO 151 151 115; t Lon. at South Western lOO 87 r 9 141 at. Man., hhei., A Lincoln.• 100 L6l .57 hit at Irletriwolitan st Do Extonsi in 10 ~o. /New rd 10 id ip 10 id Me Awolttau District. - all by 52 10 Alctrap. :st. John's Noo 1 6 st st st N ),•ti, British . ..... lOU 311 at Uu. tOIL , Yth., it Dun lO at 1 , or. ',Astern—Berwick.. 100 1071 1031 25 Do. 4. •N • E pur01i50L..14. 12 . 4 at Do Leeds ...... •... 10ti 58 59 at Do York st Do Carli•le .... • lOO 122 .26 at Do Stoc c. & Darling lto 131 131 1311 st North Lon lou .. lOO 11., 21 10 Do \cw 18C8 et North Staffordshire . . 100 53 55 54 at North and S.-W. Junction 100 1/.4 100 10 Do Now Allo shares 7 ... • • at RhymneY .... . ...... tto b . as st Shropshire Union ..........•: 1i 0 67 58 at South Devon",.. ............... 100 42 44 at South Eastern .................. 100 75 - 751 754 1 at Staines, Wok'ham,& Wok. all 12 13 at 1. su r ale • Do. C ... 5 3 9 p atcrlord & Kilkenn).. 10u 10 Waterloo & Whiteha.l.. RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 86 88 st Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO ... st Do. Scot. N.E., 44 per cent lOO ... st Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO st Do. do. 7 per cent lOO .. st Da. do. Ordinary lOO 80 82 st Do. Midland st Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 ... 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gua all ... 20 at Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO 105 107 st Do. Ist Class preference lOO ... st Glas. & S.W. gun. 5 per ct lOO ... st Gt. Eastern, E.C. Ex. No.l 100 9 i 19 st Do do No. 2 100 95 93 st Do do 6 per cent 100 10.1 112 st Do East Anglian Asp. c. 100 ... et Do do B 6 do. 100 ... st Do do 0 7 do. 100 ... at Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 ... at Do E. Union 4p. c. gua. 100 70 75 st Do Norfolk 5 p.c. Ex. 1846 100 ... at Do do 5 p.c.Wa.v.Va1.1847 100 ... st Great Not thorn, 5 per cent 10 st Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 ... st Do 4 4 do do do 100 st Do 5 do at sp. c. pm. 100 ... at, Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO ... et! Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf 100 ... sti Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO DG 97 at, 0 Olgest.— . -Ori - g.& Jut.-Rent chg., per gua. 5 p.c lOO 101 103 at Do. Orig. (B. &H. Ex). 5 p.c lOO 95 100 st Do du 4j per cent. 1850 lOO 88 9.1 at Do do 4 do do st Lo do 5 per cent. redem 100 95 97 96 st Do do Birmingham gua lOO 66 79 st Do do do pref lOO ... at Do do Chester gua lOO 80 85 at Do do do 8 per cent lOO ... at Do do do 5 do 100 95 100 at Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 ... st Do do 44 p.c lOO ... at Do do 44 1859 lOO at Do do 5 at Do West /Slid. Oxford Ist g IOJ 111 113 at Do do 2d gua lOO 107 111 at Do Newport, Ist g.'s p.c lOO 8 90 st Do do 23 do 100 97 100 at Do gm. 54 per cent. 1863 100 ... 100 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. ail ... at Lancash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 3 135 st Do Barnsley, £5 Is 103 p.c. 100 ... at Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 1.15 st Do 41 (Blackburn purch). 100 98 100 st London & Brighton, sp. c. guaranteed, No 1 lOO ... at Do 5 por cont. gua. No. 2. 100 at Do 6 do du lOO ... at Do 5 do NJ. 4 lOO ... at Do 7 per cent lOO st Do 6 do (W.E. Lt 0.P.) 100 st Do 4 do 1859 lOO ... st Loudon, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent lOO st, London and /LW., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO 108 110 at Do Bedford & Cambridge lOO ... at Du Shrewsb'y & Welchp'l lOO st London and 6 W. 7 p,c late 3d shares, lOO 140 150 25 sa. Do (Portsm. perp ans. 2s6d) all st Man., Shef., xLincln. 6 p.c lOO 111 117 6 Do £6 all par 1 pin st Do 34 per cent lOO 60 65 10 Do redeem. 6 percent 5 at Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 130 135 st Do Bristol& Birin., 6p. c lOO 152 la 100 at Do 41 per cent. redeem lOO 13 101 st Do 41 per cent. irr•iiieem lOO 98 1J 1 st Do LeiceBtcr & 4p c lOO 80 91 st North British, 5 p.c. No.l lOO ... st Do G. 4p.c.S. it D lOO at Do N. 8., N 0.2, 5 per cen.t IOU at Du Border Union, 55 p.c lOO at N.-Eastern—Uous. 4 p.c lOO 87 8J st Do 45 per cent. redeem IOJ 95 97 at Do U te.L. 4 per cent., lOO ... 17 Do Berwick capital 8 13.4. ... Du York, 11.8 S. purchase lO 10 101 Do Stckin& - Drliug. 5 p.c lOO 106 108 at Do W, liartlepoul if. and R lOO 81 8 6 85 20 North Staffordshire 105 s. Devon Annuities, 1 a._ all 9 10 lOs Do Tavistock Anus., 10s all 81 94 108 Do Fixed 41 per cent all 8 81 10.6. S. Last. (Read. Anns., 1.0.6) all 22 •23 st Do 45 percent lOO ~, „• , at Do Fixed 44 per cent lOO , ••• at Taff Vale No.l lOO 14i 153 at Waterford & Kilkenny, 6pc 100 41 43 RAILWAYS. -PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. 1W at Caledonian 41 pc gua. st 1)o Secit.Cen. min. 7p c lOO "' ••• st Do 41 p Jrredeem all at Do 4p c con. issued at 80 65 ••• at *Great Eastern 41 per cent. 109 ••• at Do 5 do, 1862.• lOO i3 * at Do New 5 do, 1803 lOO 85 68 E 8 at Do do 5 do, 1804 lOO 82 86 st Great Northern, 5p e irred lOO at Do Permanent 5 per cent lOO st Do Boston dt Sleald, 41 pc 100 st Great West., W. Midi., 5 p 100 ": st Do Joint perpe. 5 p c,1865 100 88 at Do do 6p e irred., 1866 100 10 i 108 29 Do Vale N oath perp. 5p c all 19 20 st Kent Coast, a per cent, B lOO ••• L 5 Lane. and York. New 41 per cent till July, 1871 2 - at Lund., Sc., 41 pclB sB 100 at Do dolB6o 4 do, 100 4P st Do do 4 1 do, 1861 100 -* ** at DJ do 4 1 d o, 1863 100 . at Do b do, 18 6 5 100 :* st Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 st Do No. 7 sdo st Loud . Chat., &C., 2d, 6 p.c at Do Met rup. Ex., B p.c • Do do C 6 p.c 100 19 at London& N. Western, 5p c 100 106 110 at Loudon& S. Western, 41 p c 100 2 04 10 Man. ,chef. & Lin., 5 pc, 1365 all 8 81. at Metropolitan 5 per cent at Midland, A 5 per cent pref lOO 106 10 - z ; St Do B do 100 106 108 18 Do 5p c opt. to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1809 all 201 201 18 Do Inconv. New Shares all 14 19} 22 Do 5p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1872 8 1 11 2ip at North British, E. and G, No. 1, 5 per cent at Do .410 guaranteed, 1801 100 Do E., Y., &Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 .▪ ** st Do E. &G , N 0 . 2, 5 p.c st Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 100 " " at Do E. & G., No. 3 , 5 p.c at Do E. & G., (Ordiry) 41 p c 100 at North Eastern, 4 1 per ce nt 100 t 5 9▪ 7 at Do Stock. & Dart., D at North London, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) at North Staffordshire 5p c lOO ••• ••• st South Eastern, 41 pc, 1859 100 „•*** at Do 5 do 1861 100 st Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 at Do 5 do, 1864 at Victoria St. & Pimlico, 4 1 pc 100 ::* *** RAIL WAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALSII 100 103 at Bagentieati 95 100 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer all 99 101 at Buckinghamshire st Chester and Holyhead lOO 51 56 st Do. 51 per cent. at Do. 5 do. ... 100 11G 112 • st Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO at Colchester Stour Valley at East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lOO 13, 136 20 Gloster and Lean Forest all ... a Gt. Easn., Newxn., &c., 5 p.c 100 ... a Do. E. IJ. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 60 72 at Do. do. Woodbrg. Ex., do. 100 69 72 st Gt. West, W. Mid., Herat 100 97 99 5U Hull and Selby all 110 112 st Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 210 2 5 at Loudon and Blackwall lOO 93 95 at Do. 41 per cent at London, Coat., &c., 41 pc. 100 at Do. Coto. Fund, 5 do 100 st London arid Greenwich at Do. do Preference lOO at London, Tilbury, & South 100 83 t 5 st Lowestoft, gua 4 per cent lOO 83 82 at Do. do. 6 du. 51 Manch., Buxton, & Matlk all 5 51 at Midland, Bradford, Pref lOO 91 94 10 Mid Kent Cray Line) 50 Northernt East, , 5 per cent all 63 58 60 Do. do. 6 do. all ..„ at N. Eastern--Hartlep00l at N. West. A peril. pref, 5p c. 100 107 lu9 1 9 at Do B minimum 14 p.c lOO at Notting. &ti count. lt. & C lOO 90 92 25 Preston and IS yro all 41 46 ••• :Royston, Hitch., and Snep. 100 132 134 at Shrewsbury and Hereford 100 1:;1 Lit 10 Do do 8 2 Ylp et S. Yorksh. and liver Dun 100 95 W. 961 at De 4 per cent gua lO 71 30 at 2 I N v V e e y s i t u lon tli do a n nii. C p la o 5 13 5 L s ,', St Do 5 do St Viet. Station and Pimlico lOO 175 180 st West Cornwall st Wilts and s r s tl A aud ll ao oll zu do B all 20 do C 100 t 81 all 61 * it Somerset DOCKS. st East and West India lOO 12t Its st Loudon a n d St. crine 100 40 43 100 D ob e b . stock, 4 per cent all 3iillwall Freehold Land stDock .... . lOO 23 21 st Southampton ...... lOO 74 76 At b'urreY Colturorciol 0. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Closing; Business Share NAME. Paid. Price. gone 10 Agra Limited, A all 11 12 111 11 • Do B lO 3 4 3 1 50 Albion 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lim all/ 191 2 1 201 20 Anglo-Hungarian 8 2 21 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 51 41 41 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 11 13 20 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 39 10 Bank of New Zealand all 17 18 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, t.nd China all 201 211 25 Chartered Merc. of India, London, and China all t 93 30 1 29 1 20 City 1 / 12 121 100 Colonial 25 39 40 10 Consolidated, lim 50 Delhi and London, lim 50 East London, lim 5 2 1 20 English and American, Rua 10 ... ... 20 English Bank of Rio dc Ja neiro, lim lO pr Ip 20 English, ..: cuttish, and Aus tralian Chartered £8; Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all 36 38 281 Do new 5l 14 2 1 100 Imperial, lira 20 Imperial Ottoman lO 2 1 12/ .5 lonian all '24 •:6 25 Do - new 5 1,1 p 20 Lnd Mortgage of India, lim 4 3 l 1,, 3 100 Do sp. c. Debs.lB6l, 30 all 76 73 7a 30 London Bank! of Mexico and South America, lim. 20 5 4 100 London and Brazilian, Rm. 45 32 28 20 Do new 71 51 41 100 London &River Plate, lim. 40 10 IL 25 Do new 10 24 2 IP 20 London Chart. of Australia all 211 25 20 London and County 2O 50 52 511 50 Do new, iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd ll ••• ••• London Joint 5t0ck.......„ 1 33 33 London and South African al 81 9 1 00 London &S.-Western, lim, 20 1 1 9 150 London & Venezuela, Km_ 121 ••• 100 London and Westmin s t er . 20 6. 1 63 1 61 1 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm 2O 100 Merchant, lim 25 6 4 10 Metropolitan, liin all 71 7 4 100 Midland, lim.. •. 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lim l5 id IP 10 1 0 0 National I'rovinc. of Eng'd 42 ••• ••• 44 50 National.. 3O ... • • 20 New South Wales all 41 43 20 North-Western 7l 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 43 44 43 50 I'rovinc. Bank. Corpo., liin lO 6 5 00 Provincial of Ireland 25 83 90 10 Do new. all ... ... 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lim 25 15 14 100 Do issued at 6pm lO 8 6 25 Union of Australia all 47 48 100 Union of Ireland, lim 50 Union of London TELEGRAM COMPANI ES. 10 Anglo-American Tel., lint all 22f 221 10 Anglo-Mediter Tel., lint.... 10 12 124 st Atlantic Telegraph ............ 10 25 28 26 st Do. 8 per cent. lOO 71 74 et B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lim. 100 160 165 st Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 2 0 2:,0 10 Do. New .. . ........... 8 9 lip 25 Indo-European Tel., lint.... 10 . ... 5 Lond. Provincial Tel. lint all .3 . 3 1 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent. all i 3P 10 Mediterra. Exten. Tel., lint. all 3 4 25 Reuter's Te1egram............ all 50 55 10 Societe Transatlant., lint... 14 4 3 et Submarine Telegraph ...... 100 169 111 1 Do. 5crip........ all 114 lk 20 Telegraph Con. &Main.,lini. all 164 171 SU. Kingdom Tel. Co., lint. all 61 6 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref. all 8 1 4 p TILE FABL E CONCERNING THE PELICAN. Mr. Bartlett, the superintendent of the Zoological Gardens, has been investigating the origin of the fable that the pelican feeds its young with its own blood. He has discovered that it has its foundation in the characters on some Egyptian monuments. These drawings, however, he has been told, are more like the flamingo than the pelican ; and he has, therefore, took occasion to watch the flamingo to see from what it was likely to originate. The following, written to Land and Water, from the Zoological Gardens, is the result of his observations :—" The flamin goes in the Gardens have frequently shewn signs of breed ing, and have been supplied with heaps of sand to form their aests, but without result; nevertheless they appear to take lonsiderable notice of a pair of cariamas in the same aviary. These birds have a habit of bending back their heads, and with open gaping in ouths utterloud and somewhat distressing sounds. This habit at once attracts the flamingoes, and rery frequently one or more of them advances towards the cariamas, and standing erect over the bird, by a slight up and down movement of the head, raise up into its mouth a considerable quantity of red-coloured fluid ; as soon as the upper part of the throat and mouth becomes filled it will drop or run down from the corners of the flamingo's mouth ; the flamingo then bends its long neck over the gaping cariama and pours this fluid into the mouth, and as frequently on the back of the cariama. Having seen this repeatedly, I took an opportunity of obtaining n portion of this fluid and sub mitted it to the examination of Dr. Murie. We placed it under the microscope, and find it composed of little else than blood ; in fact, the red blood corpuscles aro wonder fully abundant in the otherwise clear and almost transpa rent glutinous fluid. This does not proceed from any disease Dr injury done to the flamingo, nor arise or is produced by any portion or part of the food taken by them. I am perfectly certain, for the birds are in the most vigorous health and condition ; but I believe that it is an attempt to supply food to the cariamas, just as the hedge-sparrow and other birds supply food to the young cuckoo; and I have no doubt if a careful observer had the opportunity of watching the flamingoes on their breeding ground, he would find that this is the mode of feeding their young. No doubt other food is also provided, but most likely mixed with. this secretion. I think it highly probable that this habit was noticed in ancient Egypt, and, by the confusion of tames in translation, the pelican was supposed to be the )ird intended." THE ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION. From the annual report of this excellent institution, which has just been printed, we are glad to perceive that the good work which the society has in view is being pro tecuted with the utmost vigour. They are now in pos iession of 200 lifeboats, and during the past year these were instrumental in saving no less than 603 persons from various shipwrecks, nearly the whole of whom were rescued under circumstances in which they :ould not have been by any ordinary description of boat. It is a source of much satisfaction to the committee that the crews of the several lifeboats still merit the utmost nnfidence. This confidence is undoubtedly fully justified by the very small number of lives which (considering the ?erilous character of the lifeboat work) have been lost Wm them, amounting to less than an average of one in each year since the institution, in the year 1852, under took the work of providing our coasts with improved life -soats. But in spite of the many lives saved, it is distressing to know that a large number of persons perish every year through shipwreck. Year after year our coasts are strewn with wrecks to the number of nearly 2,000, by which the lives of at least 5,000 or 6,000 men are placed in Jeopardy. The number of lives thus imperilled during the past year was fully up to this average. The majority of these would undoubtedly have perished had it not been for the exertions which are promptly and unceasingly put forth )n such occasions by the lifeboats as well as by shore `)oats, the rocket and mortar apparatus of the Board of Trade, and other available and practical means. Not withstanding these exertions, nearly 700 persons perished rrom shipwrecks on the coasts of the United Kingdom :luring the past year ; in the previous year this death-list was no less than 1,333—a fact which affords every encouragement to the society. From the establishment of the institution, in 1824, to the end of 1868, the number )f lives saved was 17,829, the largest number being in 1867, the number standing at 1,086. This, as the annual eeport truly says, is a glorious life-saving record, of which Rer country may well be proud, reflecting honour, as it Goes, alike on those who have personally by their , ntrepidity and exertions contributed to the happy result, tnd on those who have, by their liberality, e4:ableel the institution to effect and encourage its accomplishment. During the past year thirteen silver medals, fifteen votes of thanks, inscribed on vellum and parchment, and £2,431 have been granted for saving the lives of 862 persons by lifeboat, shore, and fishing heats, and other means, on the coasts and outlying banks of the United Kingdom. Since the formation of the society .it has expended on lifeboat establishments .C 2134.63, and voted 40 gold and 802 silver medals for saving life, and pecuniary rewards to the amount of £29,976. The total amount of receipts during the year 1868 was £.31,60 Ca. Cd. Of this sum no less than £6,713 Os. 2d. were special gifts to defray the cost of thirteen lifeboats. The etrnmittee crunnA help )rdially thanking the ladies for much of their prosperity. It is certainly a gratifying fact, and one which will be highly appreciated by every person in the king iom, that ladies have contributed 1'22,940 to. defray the cost of sixty-four lifeboats, which every winter save a large number of lives. During the year just past £10,834 was expended on additional lifeboats, transporting car riages, boathouses, and necessary gear ; £6,513 on the expenses of repairs, painting, refitting, &c.; and £6,573 in rewards for services to shipwrecked crews, coxswains' salaries, and quarterly practice of the crews ; snaking altogether, including liabilities amounting to £.1,668 Gs. Gd. for stations now in course of formation, and other ex penses, a total of £31,585. At the Lancaster Quarter Sessions on Monday it was resolved that "it was most desirable to memorialise Government that in any future legislation on the subject of licensing beerhouses full and ample control be placed in the hands of the magistrates, and that no such licenses be granted without the consent of the magistrates." THE STRIKE AT PRESTON.-01 Tuesday an inter view took place between the secretary of the Associated Masters and the secretaries of the Preston, North Lanca shire and East Lancashire weavers with reference to the "wheel dividend" system, that being the only matter now in dispute between the masters and the operative weavers. The secretaries of the operatives stated that they were willing to withdraw the resolution passed at the delegate meeting. on Sunday, and confirmed by the operatives on Monday night, in favour of submitting the question to arbitrators representing each side, with an independent umpire, and that they would now agree to have the point in dispute talked over tho masters' and operatives' committees, and, if possible, settled by them. A HERON'S CROP.—TWO male herons arrived from Norfolk lately at Mr. Swaysland's, naturalist, to be stuffed. The first bad stowed away in his oesophagus eleven perch, some of them five inches long, regardless of the sharp dorsal fin of that species; one of them has been preserved as a memento. The other heron had regaled himself with a nice little pike of eighteen inches in length, setting some formidable teeth at defiance ; inside the pike again was another fish half digested, which appeared to be a roach of some five inches. The pike apparently had not long bolted his prey before " a long-winged heron great Minerva sent," but not with good omen. The roach in his turn had feasted on something; but, having followed the subject from its ardeine commencement, I here let it drop, as it was becoming rather nasty, though I believe it might have been pursued, according to what philosophers call the " sequence of events," somewhat further, — Field. " Accounts Relating to Printed Books" is the title of a parliamentary paper distributed on Tuesday. The return was moved for by Mr. Macfie, and it has been prepared by the statistical department of the Board of Trade. It shews the quantities of books printed in foreign countries and British posses sions imported into and re-exported from the United Kingdom in the years 1828, '3B, '43, '5B, and '6B, and the real value of those imported and exported in 1858 and 1868. The aggregate value of the books imported in 1858 was £83,598; in 1868 it had risen to £137,530. The re-exportations in 1858 were valued at £6,506 ; in 1868 . at £9,980. A statement is likewise given of the quantities and value of the books printed in the United Kingdom, and exported therefrom in the same years. In 1828, 4,118 cwt. (valued at £101,114) were exported, in 1868 the exportations had risen to 61,403 cwt. (valued at £684,243). DISCOVERY OF HIDDEN PROFERTY.—OR Tuesday morning, as two lads, named Henry Williams and William Saunders, were looking for birds' nests on the Portsmouth ramparts at the back of Colewort Barracks, one of them thrust his arm up a gully hole, and in doing so found a collar-box in which were two gold Albert chains, twenty gold finger-rings, and twenty-three gold earrings, all new. The boys took the property to the father of Saunders, who, with them, proceeded to the police-station. ,Ths property is supposed to be part of the proceeds of a burglary effected at the house of Mr. Prior, a jeweller, living at Hanover-street, Portsea, whose premises were entered on the night of the 9th of September, 1868, and on which occasion 135 gold finger-rings, 28 gold earrings, and 11 gold chains were stolen. A seaman, named Smith, was tried for that robbery before the borough recorder, Mr. Serjeant Cox, at the last Michaelmas quarter sessions• c y rztsmouth and senttamdaten years' peziaitex• R4ILWAY AND OMER COMPANIES. Suitt %Y CONSUMERS' GAS. The directors' report states that the net profits for the half-year, including balance brought for ward, amounted to £10,817 ss. 2d., out of which is recommended a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, carrying to next account £317 ss. 2d. GLOUCESTER AND 13E;1;;ELEY CANAL. The report of the directors states that it is im possible that the present rate of increase in the trade of the port can be sustained unless some en largement of the works be made. The attention of the directors has been specially drawn by the com pany's engineer, Mr. Clegram, to the advantages of making a new entranca of thoroughly adequate dimensions within three-quarters of a mile cf Sharpness, and they have authorised him to make a complete survey of the locality. The trade in the past half year has been larger than in any previous one since the canal was °pencil._ The balance of revenue amounts to £10,073, of which ,:7 9 8 belongs to the 65 unconverted 10 per cent. share, and the remaindr, .0,:11-1, to the original and consolidated shares. This will enable the company to pay a dividend of 3as. 61 per share for the past half year ending the 25th of March, making for the whole year 533. 61. per share, free of income tax. The expenditure on capital account to the 9 5th of March amounted to £170,831. MICELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 16 1 7 25 Australian Agricultural 2Ol 51 161 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lint 5 Id pr 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lim 9 7 ~ , t 10 Berlin Water Works, lim all I'l 141 10 Do. New 6 3 4 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lim. 3O 8 13 6 Do. New ....... . 4 14 4d 5) British American Land 44 16 18 5 Bombay Gas, lint all 34 44 20 British Indian Tea, 20 British Ship Owners 7l ... ... 29 Canada Company all 62 66 10 Canadian Loan and Invest - ment, lim. 2l 2 1 d 20 Ceylon Company, Um. lO - 4 31d 61 20 Do. A shares 5 24 2,d 10 City Discount, lim 5 _ _ 25 City of London Real Pro perty, lim ... . 9 41 34d 30 City of Milan Improv. lim all 5 6 25 City of Moscow Gas, lint all 50 City Offices, lim 25 26 255 50 Colonial, lim. 2O 3 2 Do. 221 ... ... 50 Commercial Union (Assn') 5 i i p 51 10 Company of African Mer chants, lim. 3 i d p 20 Continental Union Gas, lim all 20 21 I 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 71 per cent. ... all 5 7 100 Corporation of London Bonds, 1877, 44 per cent. all 101 105 100 Do. 1879, 4/ per cent. all 1044 1051 100 Do. 1882, 44 per cent. all 1031 104/ 10 Credit Fon. of England, ling. all 21 21 24 50 Credit Fon.of Mauritius lim. 10 31 21d 61 st Crystal Palace lOO 18 21 st Do. Preference 100 97 102 st Do. 6p. c Pexpetual Deb 109 107 111 20 Darjeeling, lim. all ... ... I 0 Eastern Assam, lim. 6l m ...d 50 East Indian Laud Credit and Finance, lim. 20 East India Irriga. & Canal all .. ~, 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lim. 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy Grua. by Egypt. Gov all 951 961 16 1 20 Egyptian Com. &Trad. lint 6 . „ 3 Eng.& Aust rat. Copper, lim 24 2 4 - 15 English and Foreign Credit 74 44 3,d 100 En+ P . and Scot. Marine, lim. 8 ... -A 10 Fairbairn Engineering 6 2 id 20 Fore-streetWarehouse,lim l2 4 1 1P 13 100 For. & Col. Goy. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at 1.:85 all 86 87 SG.; 1 50 Gellivara„ Rm. ,10 General Credit & Dim., lint 71 14 1 4 15 General Steam Navigation li 27 29 50 ems &Col Marine In. lint 5 3 2;d 2 1 H 10 Hong Kong and China Gas all ••• 20 Hudson's Bay all 121 124 12; 1 20 Imperial Land Co. of Mar seilles, rim. - 20 Interna.Financial So c . li m 5 1 4 li 20 Interim Land Credit, lim. 6 6 d 5 40 Italian Land 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Ca vour ) _951. 24 3 4 101:21 A 1 ., : 5 3 . 1 . i " . ii I 100 Do. 6p. c. Bds., redeem „, , 1870, issued 90...,,.....,, all . 1 . '''' 50 Land Securities,llm 25 London African Trading lO 7 5 , d 25 Lon. & Caled. Marine, lim 6 ••• -*" - 10 London County Lind and Building, lim. 5i Lond. Financial Am ., //,„ 30 211 401 4 Lond.Gien.Omnibus.Co.lim. all 2 21 50 Loud. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, lim 25 12 165 20 Loud. & Provincial Marino 2 15 pr ai Madras Irriga. & Canl. Gina. 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, l im.. 50 Merchant Shippin g , li m a ll 33 38 10 Natal Land and Colonisa- • don Co. ,lint. .. , 2 5 5 5 0 N is M a e s ca i t i w i lp o w n . n Qt ac i a tii i. e l l e b A D b l l r i g sl l e c d un n o e„ d e u Wia y n : t iim oG ini c rok .o l o i l i ai ni 25 National Prov. Marine:Una 4 4 3.1 10 National. Steam Ship, him all 91 104 20 Nerbudda Coal& Iron, lint 6 3 ,4 i, 3 ,( 1 , 10 New Consolidated Dis. Jim. 3 - `, l , .. , ,, tn 25 New Zealand Loan it:: .. st , North B rit. iriinit...l.l:::::ll .. litn .. .:: i 1 m. ..... e .. r 4 .4. 2 0 4 .: - 0 25 New Zealand Trust and 10 Northern Assam Tea; 10 Do. B .............. . all " 100 5 50 North Brit. & Mercan. In 6l lii 20 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) S I`2 1 171 11 5 ) Otago Do vestment,Nanedw 50 Oriental Financial, lint 48 51 5 Oriental Gas, lim. ... all ',, ',, 5 Ottoman Gas, lim 10 Panama, New Zeala▪ nd, and Australian R. Mail lim all ; 5 Do a • 2 11 0 46: st Peel R. Land & Minerl, lim 100 31 34 50 Peninsu. & Oriental Sw am all 491 501 191 30 50 Rhymney Iron 50 Do. N p e . w c. .l G Bl7 r .. . IS Do. New all 61 7 25 Rio de Janeiro City Ina.,lim. all 1 8 1 19 20 Do. Gas, lir a a ll 24 23 100 Royal Mail Steam st Scottish Aust. Invest., lint 100 8 ) 98 st te lim. 10 7 Cd 20 Societe Gen.de r Empire Oh 8 24 3 4 50 S. African Mort. & Inv., lim. 6 ••• "' 25 South Australian Land 20 Socie p t o i F a in. d'Egyp 20 Thames and Mersey Marine. (Insurance), lim 20 Trinidad Petroleum, lim, Bl ... ... 10 Trust & Agency of Aus.,lint 1 ' 4 • i p 10 Do CIO. do, a il . -••.. .•• 20 Trust & Loam Co., U. Canada 5 , • in 50 Union Marine L'pool, urn 5 44 1 rp 20 Union Steam Ship, lim all 22 24 15 United Discount Corp., l lin 6 ii ed 20 Universal Marine(ln.), lim 5 if 2 p a ll 11 2 30 Van Dieman's Laud 00 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per 10 Upper Assam Tea, lim cent. (Mortgage) Loan all 814 82/ 814 21 1 50 Warrant Finance, lim. l2 12 lOd 50 West India and pac ifi c 20 West London Wharves and Warehouses ... ... Steam, lim. Prat 1100° 1.4 (: UOLOSIaL QOVICIINhU ft BECUILITIE6 - Britivb Columbia, 6 per 0ent.,1872......... lOO .... _ 6.c. - Do. 1895. .. .. ... • • 19 0 .... _ Can.G ov.p 1877-84 lOO IC4I tc6l 1041 - Do. 6g. o .701.), a Allg• ••• 100 10.4 11.4 - Do. sp. 0. Mar. & Sept 100 . 10 2 1(4 103 - Do. s p. o. Jan. .1t July !„ u 0 „ 0 93 04 93 - Do. sp. c. Inscribed ok • • " 90 92 ..Yan.y,siJ uly - cape (I. Hope. 6 p.c.187 3 .• 100 10 2 101 - Do.AplA t Oot 1520•1900.• 100 111 113 - Do. do 15804 0 - 100 107 109 - Do. Jan.4llJuly, 1819 1 ••,•• 100 108 Ile - Do. 5 per cent. 15 ..1.1/r l, and 16 Oct., 1900.. lOO 100 102 - Ceylon, Nov 1875, 6 1874, . • 100 105 10 do.. 100 108 'I - Do. - Mauritius, 6 p. c, 167 3 9•• , - Jan. and July OO 108 106 10 1 - Do. 1878 ... .. .. . ... ..• 1)0 06 log - Do. 1882, May and Net OO 106 108 - Do. 1895, Feb. .1z AUR-••• 10 106 108 - s.li' !bourne Corporatn ‘• • - 1t:67-;5, 6 pe r c oat 1(0 100 100 - N.1.1.G0v.6 p.0.Ja..t.1u1) •• 100 103 1,4 - Natal 6 p or, Apl3Z Oct .• • 10) - . -- : . D N .o S. p sv c . . 5 n p I ..4 c y , ~ : x7 lr lt o o v , . 7 . 1 .. lO 9l 0 Ii C 108 99 1 , 1 1001 -• Do. 5 p.c. 1t..A8 to 189M1.•. 10) vti 001 tsi i - Do. 5 p.c. rd.'67 to '75 - N.lcaland, 6p. at. iB9l HO - ._ - Do. 5 per cent•••• Iro - DoJan,.6p. I,July, o. t 1 6 0 93 94 gaj 0 - Do 6p c. Mar& bept '9l 100 10 8 110 Do June & Dec., 1-91 • 100 109 411 -- fDo Pr0v..,1 Anciild. 1 1(0 - - ( *crie I 1 est 2, 1890 .. -- - boys Sootia 6 p.o.Jan - and July. 1875 - Do Isa 6.. .. .. lOO 102 1(4 - Queensind. 6p. c. '82.5- 100 1061 107; 107) - Do 1891 ....... • lOO 1054 100 4 - Tasmanian . 6 per o 1895 .. 1061 1071 --Do it 93-'97 .., •. • , - Victoria 61 er cent. Ma lt 0 113 114 ... bil. April mid Qct . .. 4 aMI 109 iloi • BUENOS AYRES GREAT SOUTHERN. The traffic receipts on this company's line for the two weeks ending the 21st of February showed an increase of £2,180 as compared with those of the corresponding two weeks of last year. The aggre gate traffic receipts from the Ist of January to the 21st of February amounted to £19,376 against £11,826 in the corresponding period last year, showing an increase of £7,550, or neatly 61 per cent. ROBERT AEELEY. As we write, we hear again the very inflexions of Keeley's voice in Dogberry, and see again the wonderful expression of his face, at the supreme moment when he was called an Ass ! No other catastrophe on earth, or in the waters under it, could have aroused in living man such an amazing exposition of stupendous astonishment, indignation, and incredulity, as that insult wrung from Dogberry as Keeley drew him. But his Verges was even finer. By the force of his profound belief in Dogberry, one may say he absorbed that .Jackass into himself, sublimated and enhanced the drollery of the character, and made it all his own. The more preposterous Dog berry, the more steeped and lost in admiration he. When Dogberry was most ridiculous, Verges wan dered away through the broader.t realms of specula tion, how the Heavens ever came to make a man so wondrous wise. It was a true triumph of art. Con sidered with a reference to the very few words set down for Verges, it was certainly the most finished and thoughtful piece of suggestive comic acting that one can easily imagine possible. And it culminated when his asinine chief patted him on the head, and he first bent under the honour, and then became the taller for it, gazing into his patron's face with an expression of fatuous contentment perfectly marvellous.—Dickens's " All the rear Round." FEABETIL DOMESTIC TRAGEDY. A labourer, named Pallier, about 50 years of age, living at _Amanze (Saone -et-Loire), suddenly seized a hatchet three days back, and killed two of his children, a boy of five and a girl of three. He then turned upon another son about nine, and after a struggle struck him on the temple with the same weapon, inflicting a mortal wound. A neighbour who heard the cries of the victims hastened to their assistance, but he also was felled to the ground, and died shortly after. The gendarmes in the evening arrested Pallier, who, with out any doubt, is insane. THE REORGANISATION OF THE WAR OFFICE. -- -4> _-_ The first instalment of the measures for the reorgamsa- Von of the War Office was, says a contemporary actually carried into effect on Monday, by the re modelling- of the branch for warlike stores, which has been reduced from twenty-one to fifteen gentlemen, causing a decrease of expense amounting to between £2,000 and £3,000 a year. Soldier clerks will supply the remainder of the numbers necessary for the efficient dis charge of the business of the bra9ch. It is satisfactory to learn that it has not been found necessary to dis pense with the services of the gentlemen reduced, employment having been found for them else where. We are ready to believe that this measure has been well-designed, and it is certainly worthy of remark that the carrying out of this long-talked-of reor ganisation has commenced in a branch "attached to the Controller-in-Chief." It also seems to show that General Balfour's practical and economical convictions arc pro duc'ng their effect. ANOTHER GRAND CANAL. The crowning triumph of the Suez Canal scheme has given an impetus to a new engineering enterprise. The Isthmus of Darien, despite the adverse decision of the Columbian Government, is destined ere long to be pierced by a canal ; and we now learn of the contemplated junction of two seas in closer proximity to this country. It is stated that the North German Reichstag will soon deliberate on the project for joining the North Sea, and the Baltic by means of a canal. Although Mr. Schonfeldt has surveyed and measured the country, and submitted hisreport to the representatives of North Schleswig with a view to its being considered in influential circles, no direct assent has been obtained from the Government. Should the expense of the undertaking be an obstacle in the way of its com pletion, it is said to be probable that private persona may be induced to favour the scheme. There is nothing Impracticable in a canal across North Schleswig, for it would be less than half the length of that across the Isthmus of Suez. Nor is it so unlikely of accom plishment as some may imagine, seeing that it is consistent with Prussian policy, and unites political with commercial advantages for North Germany. A canal across Schleswig would virtually incorporate the Danish Duchies with the Prussian system, and settle the boundary difficulty, leaving Denmark and Jutland islands in the ocean, and enabling the Prussian marine to avoid the Cattegat and the Sound in navigating from the Baltic to the North Sea.. Mr. Disraeli has given notice that on Thursday next he will ask the First Lord of the Treasury to state at once the number and names of the persons proposed to be appointed Commissioners of Church Temporalities in Ire land under section 3 of the Irish Church Bill. Mr. Disraeli, in the discussion on Civil Service ap pointments, averred that the establishment in question was la an unsatisfactory state. This statement is contradicted by the superior officers of the Mint, who declare it to ba totally groundless, and merely prompted by the necessity of justifying a recent appointment. At a mass meeting of the South Yorkshire miners, It has been resolved that circulars b 3 issue] to sll the South Yorkshire colliery proprietors, asking their co-operation in the formation of Courts of Arbitration and Conciliation for the settlement of the present and future disputes. Mr. Whalley's Bill for the abolition of turnpike trusts has been published. The bill gives power to two-thirds of the ratepayers in any parish to abolish any turnpike trust or bridge within that parish. After the abo lition of the turnpike trust the road is to be maintained as public highway. A return just published how that be tween the 7th of March, 1861, and the 2Gth of August, 18;:;, Advances to the amount of £18,700 were made to Maynooth College by the Commissioners of Public Works. Of this sum £5,304 Las been repaid upon the principle of an annuity. Her Majesty, accompanied by their Royal High ness's Princesses Louise and Beatrice and Prince Leopold, , cft Windsor Castle en Tuesday for,Sloush Station, whence the travelled by spec:al trian on the Great Western Pailway to Paddington. Her Majesty was there received by the Erectors and an escort of Lancers, and proceeded to Buck ingham Palace. On Monday, at the Bristol Assize Court, George Radford Webb was found guilty of having committed per fury as a witness against Mr. W. T. P. Watkins, when that gentleman was charged before tho magistrates with dud, g m the p)lling day. The trial lasted all day, and the ver dict was given after the jury had been locked up two hours tnd a half. The judge was at his lodgings when the yes- Act Tairi returned i maintiot4 PP*69.l'o§ll94unclk- IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMINIONS—Tms DAY. Th© SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. LICENSING BEERHOUS ES. Mr. KAVANAGII asked the Chief Secretary for Ire land whether ho would objoct to have the provisions of the bill to amend the law for licensing beerhouses ex tended to Ireland. Mr. C. FORTESCUE said he had examined the bill now before the House with a view to ascertain whether its provisions could be extended to Ireland, but he thought it somewhat premature at present, before the bill had passed through committee, to state whether it would be better to make the bill applicable to, or to legislate separately for Ireland. THE SCOTCH LAW COURTS. Mr. MILLER ;vked the Secretary of State for the Home Departmont whether the first repirt of the Royal Coln rni,s;oners to inquire into the Scotch Law Courts has been presented to liar 311jesty ; and, if so, when it may be ex pected to be laid before the honso. Mr. MZUCE sail a repo; t had been presented, and it ..vas laid On the tall, yot-terday. POOR LA W (IRELAND) AMENDMENT BILL. Mr. MAC lIAIWN moved the second reading of this t•i'l, 7.4 lid in din S so ;h,- hon. gentleman said it was almost iinflar to a bill introduced to the house in 12:56:;. The rhicf ohjeet of the bill was to extend the area of lox's ;ion for rating to the relief of the poor, and thus relieve the towns front the burden of maintaining the poor driven into them by evictio❑ from the rural districts. Lt :rT SPORTING- IN 'IT ti.C4 —This Day VICTORIA CLUB BETTING-2 9ms D. NEWMARKET HANDICAP. 10C to 30 agst Marquis of Carabas (offered-4 to 1 taken and wanted) sto 1 agst Alpenstock (offered—take Gto 1) 9to 1 agst Gondolier (taken) 10 to 1 agst Geant des Battailes (taken) 100 to 8 agst See-Saw (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Restitution (taken and wanted) 23 to 1 agst Cork Jacket (taken) CHESTER CUP. 100 to 12 agst Paul Jones (offered—take 9 to 1) 20 to 1 agst Knight of the Garter (taken) 22 to 7 agst St. Muugo (taken) 25 to 1 agst Dalby (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 100 to 40 agst Wild Oats (taken and offered) sto 1 agst Belladruin (offered— take 11 to 2) sto 1 agst Pretender (offered) 100 to 9 agst Alpenstock (taken and offered) 100 to 5 agst Martyrdom (taken) 100 to 3 agst Tasman (taken and offered) DERBY. 3to 1 agst Pero Gomez (offered—take 325 to 100) 1000 to 60 agst Ladas (taken) 5000 to 300 agst Belladrum (taken) 15 to 1 agst Ryshworth (offered) 20 . to 1 agst Duke of Beaufort (taken) 20 to 1 agst Drummer (taken) 28 to 1 agst Alpenstock (taken and offered) 1000 to 30 agst Martyrdom (offered) 200 G to 30 ngst Vagabond (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Royal Rake (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Treason (taken) SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TIIIRSK RACES—YEsaRDIT. SO WERBY PLATE. Clarionette . 1 Dick 2 Lady Tholttiorpo.,. Eight ran. MOWBRAY STAKES. Syrian 1 Ida Gouda Eight ran. lIUNT CUP. Scarriugton Zemindar 2 Ten ran. MEMBERS' PLATE. Colonel P. ... 1 Bertha Sir Harry Four ran. lIAMBLETON PLATE.. Bard of Erin Landscape llonebty 3 T welvo ran. STREATHAM RACES -YESTERDAY. MITCHAM PLATE. Spitfire l;,•i White 'tad Blue t'urcu~s`.un five ran. STEE PLECHASE SWEEPSTAKES. Albatross Bidder U wen iwilt.. ::ix rap. SELLING STAKES. Little Coates Dilk .Muusetnip Seven ran. STREATHAM OPEN STEEPLECHASE Hippoly to Guide Five ran. STEEPLECHASE PLATE. Lord Waldegrave Cheddingtou Lousdalo Five ran. RACING FIXTURES.. Thirsk ... 6 7 I Hungerford 6, 7 Lichfield 6 , 7 Cambridge 7 8 I Oroxton Park .. 8 Streatham 8, 9 NewmarketCraven... l2 &c. Knighton... l3, I 14 1 MA Chester 4,5, 6, 7 E g li n ton Hunt 6, 7 I Winchester ll, 12 1 Yor k 11, 12 l3eldoyle 2nd Spring 11, 12 St. Albans lx, 11 Salisbury l3, 14 I Ludlow 15, 16 Eastbourne l9 Lewes 20 21 Curragh ...20, 21, 22 Crudtm 22, 23 Newtuarke , t Ist spring_ iG, &c. Doncaster 18, 14 Wiest Dray ton l7, 18 Bath 18, 19 Manchester 19, 20, 21 Croydon 19, 21 Harpenden 2l Epsom Summer .....25, (to. NE. Croydon 2,3, 4 Newton 2,3, 4 Ascot ....8, 9, 10, 11 Liverpool Summer ...15, 16 Windsor 15, 16 Hampton l7, 18 Curragli 22, 23, 21 Newcastle 22, 23, 21 Oldham 22 Bibury Club 23 Stockbridge 24, 25, 26 Chelmsford Sutton. Park .....29, 30 J Worcester l, 2 Newmarket July 6, &c. Carlisle 6 7 Pontefract 9, 'lO Hendon .... 12, 13 Nottingham l3, 14 LY • Southampton 13, 14 Reading 15, 16 Huntingdon 2O, 21 Stamford ... 12 23 I Goodwood 2 7 , 28 , 29, 30 AUG Brighton 3, 4 i Brighton Club 5 Lowes Egtatm lO, 11 Wolverharrpton lO, 11 Windsor 12, 13 St. Albans l7, 18 1 Stockton lB, 19, 20 LIST. Oxford York 24, 25, 26 Plymouth £6, 27 1 Scarborough 30, 31 1 Derby Summer ...31, Sep. 1 1 Weymouth 31, Sep. 1 1 Canterbury 3l, Sep. 1 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 Uct...11, &c. Chelmsford l9 20 Kelso 19 20 NOV] Harrow 2, 3 Worcester 3, 4 St. Albans 5, 6 MBE R. Hampton 21, 22 Western (Ayr) 22, 23 Hendon Monmouth... ~ 23, 21 Newmarket Ist 0ct....28, &C. Lanark... 9 9, 30 IBER. Cheltenham 1 0 .20 Curragn l9, 2‘, ill West .Drayton ........21, 22 Hereford ...... ......... 21, 22 Monmouth 23, '2 4 Newmarket H'ton ...25, eto. :MBEIL Eglinton Hunt 6, 7 I Liverpool i Shrewsbury ..... ...... 15, 16 STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES. APRJL. Croydon 22 , 23 1 Co. Louth it A r deen 27, 28 MAY. Limerick Hunt 4 1 St. Albans .. 13 Eglinton Hunt ..... .. 6- I VIT 'Ft Drayton 1 JULY. _Wost Drayton Kingsbury ............................................................... OCTOBER. ......... Bromley ...................... 21, 22 I L Sl e ) l re n cv . sbur7 Harrow .................... 15, fic Worcester ............... 2 . , 2 3 , ,. 3 4 ngton Hunt 23 Lverpool ......... 9, 10, 11, 12 _ _ COURSING FIXTURES. AUGUST. st. _Albans ~.17 LONDON GAZETTE-LAST EVENING. WHITEHALL, Arm, 3. The Queen has been pleased to constitute and appoint the Right lion. John, Earl of Stair, K.T., to be her Ma jesty's High Com►nissioner to the General Assembly of the (AnnLi of Scotland.