The Sun. — London, England, 1869-02-08 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, Two O'. The transactions o n th e Stock Exchange CLOCK to-day were by no means extensive, yet prices were main tained for Consols, and, generally speaking, they improved in the foreign . market. The rate of dis count remains unaltered, but loans for short periods can be had at 21 per cent. Consols are 93 I f for money ; ditto, for Ac count, 93k ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 931 e ; New T':ree per Cents, 931 1 ; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, 21 per Cent., —; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., 244 3. India Stock, 101 pe r C en t., April, 1874, —; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1121 ; ditto 4 per per Cent., Oct., 1883, ; ditto Debentures, 5 per Cent., Aug., 1873, 1041. In the Foreign Market Peruvian Stock has gone up Iper cent., Argentine 5, Italian, Orel Vitebsk, and Turkish I. Prices are now as fol lows :—Argentine, 77 to ; Brazi:ian of 1865, 824 to ; Chilian of 1867, 931 to 914 ; Egyptian of 1 864, 87 to 88 ; ditto of 1868, 734 to 0 ; Italian of 1861, 554 to ; ditto Tobacco Loan, 41 to 54 prem. ; Mexican, 151 to 1 ; Peruvian of 1865, 7 7k to ; Russian of 1866, 92 to 3 ; ditto Nicolai, 67 to f ; ditto Orel, 814 to a ; ditto Moscow, 794 to 801 ; ditto Charkof-Azof, 801 to a ; Charcow-Krementschug, 801 to Spanish of 1867, 304 to 31 ; Turkish of 1858, 653 to 66f ; ditto of 1852, 641 to 65 ; and ditto of 1865, 394 to 40. In railway stocks London and North Western Brighton, South Eastern, and Caledonian have im proved + to + per cent, I ut Metropolitan have gone down +. Prices are quoted as follows :—London and North Western, 1198 to ; Great tWe s t ern, 53+ to ; Midland, 119 8 to ; Great Western, 531 to ; Midland, 1188 to 119+ ; London and South Western, 90 92 ; Great Eastern, 428 to 44 ; Brighton, 514 to 52+ ; South Eastern, 821 to 83 ; Metropolitan, 1098 to 1101 ; Great North ern, 112 tol ; ditto A, 111 to 1; Caledonian, 808 to 84 ; and London, Chatham, and Dover, 174 to 18. American 5-20 Bonds are at 768 to 8, being 8 per cent. better; Erie Railway shares, 25 to 4, showing a decline of ; Illinois Central, 931 to 94 ; Atlan tic and Great Western Debentures, 37 to 39 ; and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds, 394 to 40+, a rise of 1. In Bank shares Imperial Ottomans have risen 108., the present price being 2+ to 1 prem. Anglo- Austrian, 14 to 121 prem. ; London and County, 50+ to I ; London Joint Stock, 314 to 32+ ; Lon don and Westminster, 614 to 4 ; and Union of London, 34! to 351. In Miscellaneous Shares Anglo-American and Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Preference are quoted 22+ to s and 4 to + ; National Discount, 14 to !, ex div. ; General Credit, 1 13-16 to 11-16 International, 1 ato 1+ dis. ; Hudson's Bay, 13+ to ; and Telegraph Construction, 17+ to 4. The sum of £40,000 in gold was taken from the Bank on Saturday. The lianamonia, from New York, has brought 481,300 . The dividend of the London and North Western Railway has been announced at the rate of 61 per cent, per annum, as against 5+ in the previous half-year, and 6+ for the corresponding half of 1867, It appears that the public are again to be annoyed by proceedings in Chancery against the Metropoli tan R a il way Company, which will, of course, lead to fluctuations in prices, and probably terminate as the other suit did. Fresh dissensions will also, it is stated, be endeavoured to be provoked at the Caledonian meeting ; it is hoped it will not be suc cessful. It is time all these depreciatory move ments should be stopped if the value of railway share property is ever to be re-established. The Mexican Railway Company (Limited) have invited applications for the unsubscribed portion of their Class A Mortgage Bonds, being 8 per cent., and be to issued at the price of 85. The works have been resumed upon the Puebla Branch, for the completion of which, by the end of June next, Means have been provided. Advices from Paris state that M. Magne, the Minister of Finance, has announced to holders of Mexican Bonds that they will receive an instal cleat of sf. 82c. in Rentes, and 3f. 82c. in cash u pon each bond ; and upon each debenture issued 137 the Mexican Government, and bearing 6 per cent. interest, au instalment of 3f. 88c. in Rentes, and 2f. 40c. in cash. The date for these payments haTheB not yet b een fi xe d . National Bank of Greece announces the payment from the 6th February of 69} drachmas as dividend of the second half of 1868. The sum banearly 14 per cent, on the capital, and the ua nk, it is said, augmented last year its reserve by 233,005 drachmas, making the total 6,689,731, the total bei ng 15 ,000,000. The dividend is to be Paid at Paris by Messrs. de Rothschild. A ccording t o a c i rcular of Mr. F. M. Page, the BPecie shipments t o t h e E ast, v i a Al exan d r i a, mole last year to £10,189,904, against only P 16 59,154 in 1867, which was the smallest shipment ', ll°Nvi l for many years past. The highest total ever _%tained was in 1864, when in consequence of the cirtion of the American cotton supply it reached h a 2 l8 ) 189 . For the last nine years the average ac £13,933,000 . Of the increase of 61 mill i ons 1868 over 1867 the excess to Alexandria no; a „ b i ult 3 ‘ l millions—a circumstance attributable the Yto the Egyptian cotton crop, but partly to AiatriigelJan advanced to that country. ,;ktecie is to °ll g 4 tart of the present heavy drain of 'hief of for cause has bt.. th e "A -Ist for cotton and other produce, t. n the large recent importation unde:r securities. Within the past fortnight it is hav e h a °LI that £lOO,OOO oc Egyptian bonds alone *While : 11 StAi from Paris on the, London market, Of . the saue time heavy me sales have been made Pantsh and other descriptions. The payments oa the lat eeon t ,. ;l , Russian Railway loans have likewise c ian :" l lted to the outflow. Under these cir chtiostances the country is in a better con ha,,, than would be the case if the drain u be en Cotton created by an he expenditure. and silk and foreign bonds are just as good If a s gold i n th e en. power of influencing the exchanges. e _ 4 1 41 rate of discount were to ttu in bua venient point, they would be sent away to bring ek the sinnedgold the withd rawa l o f w hi c h h a d occa aio the upward movement. Although we occa cally take f oreign securities in wholesale amounts such as no other nation would venture upon, there t.„e alm ost invariably an investment demand from ee'ir, Contine n t by which they are gradually ab ee:decl at pri ces that leave us a good profit. The th er it ions now operating on the money market are, ti oh ef °re, not s uc h as need create any expecta tie`e'eof a disturbance of its ste a d y s t a t e . Th e ten , but only to a healthy extent. NRITISEI FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK. a (GOVERNMENT ruNDS. 93 li Per Cent. Consols 931- 8 Ditto for Account, ........ 93i 1 Per Cent Reduced N._ New ~ . 93f 5 Per Cent 1Y 2i per Cent. Jan. 1894 _ A I)° * 5 per Can ) an. 1873 -`tintiltieß, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — bo. for 3 expire sth April 188 a — t._D.o (Ited Se a ; 6raph), Aug. ; 1908 — 1 ,111 _ 4c4orpir Bills, .£l,OOO, 2ilper Ct. bp. ..£5OO Do. Pm ta nk ZlOO & <£2oo , 244 3 of England Stock, 4 per Cent IN. account . _— ea,:,,,,, . . • , ......... ci•ft A* pei Cent. Bonds Inter-Colonial Otnniuna Imialr triia! GovERNMENT BECu . R . I . TLE A S _ (hilt, 10f per Cent., April /I.oi 4 oo ~ • Opening, for Account 112 i i 4 Do• 5 poi- Uttiat..f uly, 1880 _ _ Do. D ,o. p(x. Cent., Oct. 1888 Certificates . - Do. Enfaced 1'ape . ,..4 per C.nt _ Po. 5 per CeDt., Jan. 1872 _ ,"°. Si per 0- :? it. 'May 1;79 _ ' u s ) 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 Do do. 1877 — , Do. do. 1882 _ 04 1 1 a "). Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 ~ pm 1)0 Do. Ronde, 1 per Cent , £l,OOO I . under .fl,OOO .. * POREIGN IT ..... —T WO O'CLOCK 4rgntine Republ 6 per Cent ...... 77 i 617'; A N., Scrip £45 paid .. Q.O Arian Ronde 5 per cent . ... 4 ".1.1 3)9. 1M ........ s Br &Lilian 5 per Cent — 90. 4i per Cent., 185? — Do. do. 1858....• — Do. do., 18/;( , Do. do., 1863 7l-1 Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do Account B2i Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent. Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Ca'" 6 per Cont. ()Alan 6 per Cent — Do. 4i per Cent..., — Do. 3 per Cent., 77 Po. 6 per co- t. 1867... Do. 7 per Cent., 1866 C lo nbian, 6 per Cent. Danisn 3 per Cent. 1825 Dan .1 Wan Principalities, 7 ler Cent 77 Do 8 per Cent., 1867 - Equador New C;on3olidated, 1 per Cent 4 , yptian, 7 per Cent — os Du Second issue ... Do. £5! - It. Bonds — Do. £lO9 Bowls ..... 84 Do. 1864 Do. Account Do. .E5OO llonds T)o. 4105 B on d s 9O English Scrip, 1868 73 Do do. £l5 pd — dis Government RAilwav Debentures GreetK 5 per Coat., 1821 5, ex Coups Do. Aeecunt Do. couPqn - D0....1c0.:.tut lilt , "1:::.11;1 ;I , per Cent Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., lop. Ct., all IA 87 It s:lan 5 pe.l: Vert. 186';, .)0. Account .. B3i Do MAreuunana Rail Nay — q ,, xicar, 3 p , r Cent _ Ditto for Account Do. 186 4 — Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — domes - Wean C per Cent .. _ Moorish imperial 5 per Cent New Granada — Do 3 per Cen — Do. Deferred Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account ' .. 761 7 Do 4} per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 41 per Cent., 1862 - Do Account Po7t4guese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7,'9,'60,'2,"c 36} Do. do. 1867 — Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid — Russian 5 per Cont., 1822, £ St Do 41 per Cent . 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent:, 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonds.,, — Do. du. £B4 15s. do — Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds 921 Do. do £B4 los. do Do Nicolas Railway 671 Sat. Entail o per Cent — Spanish 3 per Con . Do. Account — Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Deferreu Do. Account Do. Passive Do. Com. Cert. of Coup. not fuuded ... Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan Do Government, 1861 Do do, 1868 Do do, Scrip Turkish 6 per Cent. Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 66 Do 5 per Cont. 1865 Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 186 5 Do 4 por Cent., Guaranteed Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Venezuela 3 per Cent.: Do. Account Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Do 6 per Cont., 1862 Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 2sf. Dutch 2i per Cent. Ex. 12 Gull., Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates Do. Account French Itentes, 3 por Cent., Ex 25f....,.. ltaliah 5 per Cont. 1831, E:.:. zsf. Do Account TWO •'CLOCK. Consols, Money 93 i. Do. Account, March 4 931 I. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBORO - UGH-STREET. A TRADESMAN CHARGED WITH RECEIVING STOLEN PRO PERTY.—George Hill, crrrying on business as a plumber and glazier, in Ryder's-court, Leicester-square, wa s charged before Mr. Mansfield with receiving a quantity of ladder s, ropes, ctc., the property of Mr. Bywater, builder, of King-street, Regent-street. Mr. Froggatt appeared for the defence. Police-constable Butcher, 157 C, said that on Saturday afternoon, accompanied by Mr. By wzrter, he went to the prisoner's shop in Ityder's-court and asked him if ho had purchased anything of a lad. The prisoner said he had not, and that he was quite willing to have his place searched, and on searching the place he (Butcher) found so:no pails, ladders, blocks, and layers, &c.; fresh painted, and on rubbing off the paint the name of Mr Bywater was found partly erased. The prisoner told him that ho had purchased the things of a person in Carnaby street, but that he did not know the name of the m LO, nor the number of the house. A lad was charged at that court last week with a robbery, and discharged, and he (Butcher) had heard that the lad had sold the prisoner the articles, the lad being employed in the yard where Mr. Bywater's workshops were situated. In cross-examination —Butcher said that the prisoner was quite willing to have his premises examined, and he believed he had bee❑ in business three or four years. Mr. Bywater identified the property produced as belong ing to him, and said that although there had been an attempt to erase his name he still could trace it, Mr. Froggatt said that the prisoner had carried on busi ness for ten years, and had persons present to speak to his character. Mr. Mansfield remanded the prisoner, and consented to take two sureties in £5O each. WESTMINSTER. OUTRAGE IN A LICENSED REFRESHMENT FlousE.—Geo Evans, a young man, was charged with the following outrage : Mr. Charles Miller, of 16, Neale-row, Knightsbridge, refreshment-house keeper, said that at a little after eleven on Saturday tight the defendant and three companions came to his house and went to the up stairs room. They had not been there long when complainant's daughter came down and said he was striking a customer in the room. Complainant went up and remonstrated, when de fendant said he would serve him the same, and seizing him by the leg tried to throw him down stairs, and, fail ing in that, caught hold of him by the beard, and held him in that way for some minutes. Mr. Selfe.—ln what position were things when you first went up stairs ? Complainant—lie was standing in front of small whom he had struck three times. Mr. James May, of No. 8, Park-road, said he was sup ping at the refreshment rooms when on a suddon he went to another man who was sitting in the room and violently struck him twice. Defendant had been drinking, but was perfectly cool and collected. The police said the defendant resisted, and was very violent. Defendant said ho was insulted first by the other per son, and became excited in consequence of drink. Mr. Selfe said that a licensed refreshment house-keeper was bound to no, proteewd ur ho could not rvoZol ve order. Defendant was committed to hard labour for 14 days. MARICE 7 S-2 Ins DAY. MARK-LANE. A short supply of English wheat was on sale here to day. The condition of the produce was somewhat unsatisfactory. The trade for all qualities was very slow, and prices had a drooping tendency, but no actual change took place. With foreign wheat the market was fairly supplied. Millers purchased with extreme caution, and a very me_ derate amount of business was transacted. Prices were • unaltered. METRO ?OLITAN CATTLE. The supply of beasts is very short indeed, and conse quently choice descriptions are readily dispased of at higher rates. Trade was dull towards the close of the market. There aro more sheep than last week, however the demand is good, and that day's prices are well main tained. LIVERPOOL COTTON. February B.—Sales probably 12,000 bales. Market quiet and unchanged. REMARKABLE CROP.—On Wednesday a Mr. Angwin, of Mousehole, Cornwall, gathered above fifty good apples from a tree in his garden ; this was a second crop. In the same garden there is a pear tree in full bloom. Mn. TREVELYAN'S ITAWICK SPEECH.. WC (A rnz y and Navy Gazette) understand that Mr. Trevelyan, after his speech at HasNiek, voluntarily tendered his resignation of his office to Mr. Gladstone, and though it was not ac cepted, Mr. Trevdyan expressed to his Royal highness the Commander-in-Chief his regret in a manner which was at once accepted by his Royal Highness. DUNVILLE and Co., Belfast, are the largest holders of Whisky in the world. Their Old Irish Whisky is re commended by the medical profession in preference to French Brandy. Supplied in casks and cases for home use or exporta tion. Quotations on application to Messrs. Dunville and Ce., Belfast; or 4, Beaufort-buildings, Strand, Luba W.Q—[Ad yertisement•] THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 8, 169. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Closing Business Share NAME. Paid. Price. done 10 Agra Limited, A 1 3 1, all 11 111 10 Do B lO 4 41S 4 50 Albion l5 6 4 100 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lint all 1 , 19 20 Anglo-Hungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 6 5 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 10 13 20 Do issued at 2pm ~.. 5 •33 '" 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lint. 25 Bank of South Australia all 31 31 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 39 10 Bank of New Zealand all 17 19 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, and China all 201 211 25 Chartered Mere, of India, London, and China all 29 301 20 City lO 111 121 111 100 Colonial 25 39 41 10 Consolidated, lint. 4 1 1 50 Delhi and London, lint 50 East London, lien 5 11 01 20 English and American, lint 10 ... ••• 20 English Bank of Itio do Ja neiro. lint lO ld pr 20 English, : coltish, and Ant tralian Chartered 281 Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all . • ••• - 1 1 -3 ' 2SI Do new Og :a - 100 Imperial, lint 2,) 17 18 20 Imperial Ottoman lO 1 11 13 . i ', 5 lonian all 25 27 25 Do new 5 .pr ip 20 End Mortgage of India, lint 4 31 3 1 100 Do sp. c. Dcbs.lB6l, 30 all 75 7.5 7 i 30 London Bank of Mexico and South America, Rm. 20 6 4 100 London and Brazilian, lint. 45 32 28 20 Do new 71 6 1 51 100 London &River Plate, lint. 40 6 8 25 Do new 10 11 11 11 1 I 20 'London Chart. of Australia all 221 251 50 London and County 2O 491 501 20 Do new,iss at 20 p.m,16 pd ll ••• ••• 50 London Joint Stock 1 3'2 33 321 20 London and S out h African al 1) 12 100 London & S. - Western, lint, 20 ••• ••• 50 London & Venezuela, lira l2l ••• - 100 London and Westminster. 20 61 63 62 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm 2O 59 6 1 100 Merchant, lint 2,5 6 4 10 Metropolitan, lint all 6 1 7 1 100 Midland, 1int...... 2O ld pr 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lira: 15 3 1 d 100 National Pro vine. of Eng'd 42 10 Do 50 National.. 3O 46 48 20 New South Wales all 42 18 20 North-Western 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 411 421 50 Proviue. Bank. Corpo., hut lO 6 51 100 Provincial of Ireland 25 88 90 10 Do new. all ... ... 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lint 25 15 11 100 Do issued at 6 pm. 10 .., .., 25 Union of Australia all 45 47 100 Union of Ireland, lint 50 Union of London l5 811 351 35 1 134 MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-American Tel., lim all 221 221 10 Auglo-Mediter. Tel., lira.— 10 13 131 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 161 171 st Atlantic Telegraph lO 31 3G st Do. 8 per cent. 25 Australian Agricultural 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lira. 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lim 9 7 3,1 10 Berlin Water Works, lim all 1:4 141 10 Do. New 6 3 31 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lira. 5 Bombay Gas, Rm. all 31 4 5 Do. New 4 ] I I d 50 British American Land 44 16 18 at B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lim lOO 166 171 20 British Indian Tea, lim all 2 3 20 British Ship Owners 73 29 Canada Company all 64 6d 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lino 2l 21 11d 20 Ceylon Company, lim• 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lira 5 4/ Si 25 City of London Real Pro perty, lim 8 41 31d 30 City of Milan Improv. lim all 510 25 City oftoscow Gas, lint— all 2 3 50 City Offices, lira 25 231 2214 50 Colonial, lim Do. 50 Commercial Vnion (Assur) 5 1 i p 10 Company of African Mer chants, lim. 20 Continental Union Gas, lim all 18 19 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 71 per cent. 100 Corporation of London Bonds, 1877, 41 per cent. all 104 105 105 10J 100 Do. 1879, 41 per cent. all 1011 1051 100 Do. 1882, 4i per cent. all 1031 1041 10 Credit Fon. of England, Rm. all 2/ 21 21 50 Credit Fon.of Mauritius lira lO 34 240 st Crystal Palace lOO 19 21 201 st Do. Preference Itlpetual Deb lO9 100 94 22 2sot Darjeeling,Do.6p.c •" ••• I 0 Eastern Assam, Jim. 6l . d 50 East Indian Land Credit •1.0 and Finance, lim 20 East India Irriga, & Canal all 17 18 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lim. 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy Gua. by Egypt. Gov all 921 931 93 j 20 Egyptian Com. & Traci. lim 6 41 40 st Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 255 265 10 Do. New 8 10 12p 3 Eng. & Austral. Copper, lim 21 4 , 15 English and Foreign Credit 73 3 41 100 Eng. and Scot. M arine, lim. 8 .d 10 Fairbairn Engineering 5 if 10 20 Fore-streetWarehouse,lim l2 p r i p 13 100 For. & Col. Gov. Trust and 3 :5-16 -- - - Loan Scrip, issued at XB5 all 86 88 831 5 1 5 1 0 ° 05 General Ha a eu i' nea 'a c C s ' o r t i ie e ° a L: a l Il i : t :11 & . i LI D e Navigationi I s L . , Jim. lint. 2.11 s)d g 221000 Hudson'sll I m o s n iegl Imperial li eial n iLi and ii g maan:d C C O h . ion:. Mar seilles, Gas,- all l l i 1. • 3. .. 13) 1.5_4 25 Indo-European Tel., Jim 10 20 Interna. Financial So,. Lim 5 11 14`-' ! 1 , . 20 Interns. Land Credi t, Lim 6 " , 50 Italian Land 5 11 -d 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavuur) all 3 1 4 100 Do. 6p. c. Bds., redeem 1870, issued 90 all 63 65 50 Land Securities, Lim 5 3) '2).1 25 London African T rad i ng lO 7 5:1 25 Lon. & Caled. Marine, lint 6 '" * -4 10 London County Land and Building, 1int..,,,,, 4 ••• • - ' 1 5 Lond. Provincial Tel. lint all 31 3 1 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent. all 1 21 1 , 50 Loud. Financial Asso , lint 30 .8 504 LLoo iad. nd.Gaenna iat,g. .OGinnibu Engineer all 22 20 1) 2 2) a 1620t0, L Mauritiusl laranne n dand . s d imi t vestment,t. ta. ar& l . asala r L, inl o GrNaira n aL ararenoi s s: giv, Southlandlhnaai ni zmind. line. el: . aci. 1 3.1 iae. i lur. mal a. aeeiatimirill ~ . t:ll,lGriai. maiin.nunn.ni and Australian . ed 1a0 2 120,21 5 , ,31 2 11 2 1) 414_ 17 ,i d i p Id pr sp.c. by India Gov. Agency, 1int...... 11 i i d 10 Mecliterra. Eaten. fel :ILI. all 4 41 50 Merchant Shipping, 16_, all 32 37 50 Millwall Iron Works, lira. 121 ••• •" 10 Natal Land and Colonisa tion Co., liar. ... 9 31 2)4 25 National Discount .... , . lint -. 5 112 1 2 1 25 National Prov. Marine, lint. 4 t i r i'., l l 10 National Steam Ship, lint. all a "' T '2O Nerbudda, Coal& Iron, Lim. 6 il r 10 New Consolidated Dif3. lim. 3 - "L - s 4 z 5 New Quebrada, lin t 4.4.0 4s -a 25 New Zealand Loan & Mer cantle Agency,lim 2l 1 21 ) 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, lim Tea, 5 11 11 6 5-16 10 Northern Assam st North Brit. Austra . l ~ . lin7: 100 47 5 2 50 North Brit. & Merta . n. 1n.., 61 19 20 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 5 141 15 50 Oriental Financial, Jim ll .- — (1 all 7 1 7 2 5 Do. New .. . 1 5 0 Otago ° 5 Ottoman GaS, linl ..... all 1) 2 1 10 P 5 Do. do. 2 1 ) at Peel Au 50 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam a" 50 Do. New 1867 25 Renter's Telegram all 61 66 50 Rhymney Iron ~ 15 Do. New ' all 5 1 6 25 Rio do Janeiro City In) lint. all 17 1 3 20 Do. Gas, lint . all 231 241 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 40 41 41) st Scottish Aust. Invest., Jim lOO 83 88 st 50 S. African Mort. a I nv., Jim. 6 •• • 20 Society Fin. . 3 1 i35 : 11 st Submarine Telegraph llOO 100 110 1 Do. Scrip all ) 1 1 20 Telegraph Con. & Main.,lien all 11 18) 18} 12 2 50 0 u.IT ulaiiThamestoendsptati n sac d mo M usn e ht r ie s pe e co, y ureltp M a i..7.l)iimeinmf 0 (Insurance), Lim 2 21 2) 20 Trinidad Petroleum, lint— 8 1 ••• 10 Trust &Agency of Aus.,lina. 1 ) 1p 10 Do do. do. all ~ ~ 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. Canada 5 id P 50 Union Marine L'pool, lint. all 31 3i , p 5 5 U. I i D i n o g . d oro per Tel. c all 2 1 3' 1 2 0 0 Uunippveerr Assam . s per 0 3 0 0 Van .srice r D o i y e m o s a f Ma u l an' Egypt gy Ti ll ee p a l I(t'id:nLi lint ' a n . . . 4 2 1 8 1 1 77 7 1 78 8 1 78 50 W C a e rr li a t. n ( t 3l F o i r u t a g ge e ? lim ,"*:.".l 12 12 10 ' 1 50 West India and " 6 " Steam, Jim 2O 21. 11 20 West London Wharves and Warehouse. • 10 •.. SOS .SAFE LIST. ORDINARY tltiAA lib AND STOCKS. ihare Railways. Paid. Clos ing J3usinoss flue. dein. at Bristol and Exeter ...... 100 :7 ;9 at Caledonian .—....... 100 794 801 61/ 801 at Cambrian 20 Cornwall.... ..... ... 21- Si st Dublin & Belfast June lOO 79 81 st Duia„Pertli,& Ab.Junc ioo 70 72 2) East London all 7 9 20 Do 15 2) Do 10 et Glasgow &S. Western lO3 100 102 at Great Eastern .. st Do. E. Angl. No. 2 lOO 7 9 at (*resit North of Scotland lOO 15 16 at Great Northern lOO 112 113 at Do. A stock at Do. B stock lOO 125 la at GtS, and W. 01 Ireland lOO 98 103 at Gt. Western —Original lOO 531 51 631 st Do. Sdlith Wales lOO 57 (8 • a; Do. W. Alid.—Oxforti lOO 18 ..9 at Do. Newport lOO 28 01 at Lancashire & Yorkshire lOO 131 11101 1291 st Lon., Brigh.,22 S.Cuast lOO . 521 524 521 0) Do Scrip at lon., Una., and Dover tot 171 181 at Do. lletrop. Ex. A lee —•— st Lon. & North Western lOO 118 11t 1191 1 st Lon. & South Western lOO 9 ) at Mao., SlieL, .2 Lincoln 1(0 471 471 471 RI at rooolitan at Do Exteusi .. 100 1 , 5 Idi 10 in. New rd 10 10 1 1 st Me rui)oli tan District, all 13 57 lv Xletrop at. John's 11 00.1 6 st AI uiaki St 00, Dqibj st N British st Du. Ed., Pill. & 100 st Nor. siastern— Aerwick luo 10'1 1( 51- 161 25 Do. !,. N.E purchase-10.111.4 st Do Leeds ...... at 1)o York st Do Carli )1e .... st Do Stoc c. & Darling llO 1 3 122 st North Lou lou 10 Do New 18t 8 . 2 11 2 p at North Staffordshire lOO 57 59 at North and S.-W. Junction 100 103 105 10 Do New £lO shares_ 7.• at Rhymney st Shropshire Union l, 0 50 60 st South Devon .. st South Eastern lOO 831 81 821 1 at Staines, Wok'hamot Wok all 12 13 st Tiu vale lOO 145 150 • - Do. C Waterlord dt liilkuthy lOO lo Waterloo & Whitelia,l 3 4 RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. st Bristolf Halifax, Exeter(l6dper e r cent e 4 an p ot . e n B t l . a1.011010 1 4,),10 0 .04 0 . .1300 j. 88 4 st Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO 87 st Do. Scot. N.E., 41 per cent. 100 st Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO st Do. do. 7 per cent lOO st Do. do. Ordinary lOO 80 82 st Do. Midland st Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 '2O Cornwall, 5 per cent gua all St Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO 105 107 at Do. Ist Class preference lOO ... st Was. & S.W. gua. 5 per et lOO ... st (It. Eastern, E.C. Ex. No.l 100 99 102 1011 st Do do N 0.2 100 99 1 ,, 2 st Do do 6 per cent 100 100 108 st Do East Anglian Asp. c. 100 100 103 st Do do B 6 do. 100 st Do do C 7 do. 100 st Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 100 103 at Do E. Union 4p. c. gua. 100 09 71 st Do Norfolk p.c. Ex. 1846 100 st Do do 5 p.c.Way.Val.l B47 100 st Great Northern, 5 per cent 10 „. st Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 st Do 41 do do do 100 st Do 5 do at sp. C. pm. 100 st Do Leeds, Bradford, and •• sti Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf 100 stj Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 9G 97 St; a Lwest.—orig.& Jut.-Itent chg., per gua. 5 p.c lOO 102 104 st Do. Orig. (B. & 11. Ex). 5 p.c lOO 95 100 st Do do 41 per cent. 1350 lOO 87 89 st Do do 4 do do st Do do 5 per cant. redem 100 94 97 st Do do Birmingham gua lOO 66 70 st Do do do pref lOO ••• st Do do Chester gua lOO 72 76 st Do do do 8 per cent lOO st Do do do 5 do 100 95 100 st Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 st Do do 4i p.c lOO st Do do 41 1859 lOO st Do "" [do 5 st Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g. 103 111 116 t do 2(1 gua. 100 110 112 st Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c. 100 92 91 st Do do 23 do 100 100 LO3 st gua. 51 per cent. 1863 100 100 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. all st Laucash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 0 135 st Do Barnsley, £5 3s 10d p.c. 100 st Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 135 st Do 41 (Blackburn purch). 100 93 102 st London & Brighton, sp. c. guaranteed, No. 1 lOO st Do 5 per cent. gua. No. 2 lOO .„ st Do 6 ••• st Do 5 do No. 4 lOO ••• ••• st Do 7 per cent 1..)0 st Do 6 do (W.E. & C.P.) 100 St DJ 4 do 1859 lOO ••• ••• st London, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent 5100 st London and 14. W., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO 101 111 st Do Bedford & Cambridge lOO st Do Shrewsb'y & Welchp'l lOO st London and 7 p,c late 3d shares, lOO 145 150 2s 63. Do (Portsm. perp ans. 2568) all „.. et Mau., Shef., & Linclu. 6 p.c lOO 111 117 6 Do £6 all par Ipm st Do 31 per cent lOO 60 65 10 Do redeem. 6 per cent 5 st Consolidated., p. c lOO 135 140 st Do Bristol& Birm., 6p. c lOO 1 1100 ; 003 1 . 1101: 1 ,. : 222 1 . 6 s ttttttt t NDNDDD D DO.OO.O o :: c iN:E 4 t :ilatch 13) e:r e rursNi u r tt c. British, co c 4ser4. h e n rit pero.stu. 5 . per, sere r . r. cent., : c e, &pre. oe e 4, e n ; t. :1.1 111 0 100000) 000 0 0000 8 ; ; .c s s t t D D o u I \l4,vlaie o ,i r pt I: (l se, e ,tirroc r tecki l . ske r eap u z A,to i en, capital n p otd .. s c . 100 100 95 97 st ol s DD II ,O O , Bi s 2 2 to i o s s Di3N1)10:()) North r S. purchase. Asp c 100 1 1 U 8; .1. 1 : 11 lus Devon Auuuities, s nuitiesl 20 21 S ixed 45 taffordshire e r n e. t 1 ; 0 8 .6 ; Sp.oha Fixed( (Tread. ttrd per Anus., ru e e a n s t 1 ~ .0.6) 1 :a. 1 1 1 8 9 6 pc 100 2 4 2 1 2 4 3 3 :tt 'llValalte‘rrafolerdNailkeuny, lOOO *" ••• 100 143 150 10't RAILWAYS.—PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. at Caledonian st Do Scot. Cen. min. 7p c. 100 at Do 41 p all st Do 4p c con, issued at 80 65 at Great Eastern 41 per cent. 100 st Do 5 do, 1862 100 at Do New 5 do, 1863 100 st Do do 5 do, 1861. 100 st Great Northern, 5p c irred. 100 at Do Permanent 5 per cent. 100 st Do Boston & Sleard, 4.; pc 100 at Great West., W. Midi., 5p c 100 st Do Jointl,erpe. 5 p c,1865 100 st Do do 6p c irred., 1866 100 2J Do Vale Neath perp. 5p c all st Rent Coast, 6 per cent, B 100 5 Lane. and York. New 41 per cent till July, 1871 2 at Lond., Brig., &c., 41 pc, 1858 100 at Do do 4 do, 1860 100 St Do do 41 do, 1861 100 st Da do 41 do, 1863 100 st Do do 5 do, 1865 100 st Do No. G 5 do, 1866 100 st Do No. 7 sdo st Lona , Chat., &c., 2d, 6 p.c st Do Metrup. Ex,,. s: sec ß rv6. 6 , p 4 c 100 Cp p ,5. . 1c c 86: 100 11a001001 .ol\LVliiie-estern,l p 5 Issott London3Lo an, D n d o o n chef.et st Metropolitan 5 per cent st Midland, A 5 per cent pref lOO at Do B 5 do 100 18 Do 5p c opt, to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1869 all 18 Do Inconv. New Shares 16 22 Do 5p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1972 .... . . 81 st North British, E. and No. 1, 5 per cent lOO st Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 st Do E., P., & Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 st Do It. &G , No. 2, 5 p.c .., 100 at Do N. 8.. 5 Per cent, 1862 100 st D o E E G G . ( O N r% i 3 r l y 45) p.c p . 100 100 Doat at North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 st Do Stock. London, Stock 4 &Drl., per cent 100 Northat 77 81 87 90 i 80 84 83 -- (Max. 5 per cent) st , North Staffordshire 5 p c lOO st t3outh E.,,tern, 4 pc, 1859 100 st Do 5 do 1861 100 at Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 103 at Do 5 do, 1864 at Victoria St. & Pimlico, 41 pc 103 86 96 88 82 101 106 Di 201 i 1 40i 103 16 V-1 8 bi 103 116 1091 108 110 11 l i p i l, 1 lip LS &; V 7 09 111 11$ 102 104 981 BAIL WAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALSI st Birkenhead lOO k 3 ~,, 100 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer all 101 103 at Buckinghamshire st Chester and Holyhead lOO 54 tio at Do. 5) per cent. at Do. ' 5 do. st Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO ... .. at Colchester Stour Valley at East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lOO 133 135 20 Gloster and Dean Forest all ... .. a Gt. Easn., Newm., &c., 5 p.c 100 ... ... a Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.e 100 61 72 at Do. do. Woodbrg. Ex., do. 100 69 72 at Gt. West ,W. Mid., Heref 100 95 9 7 50 Hull and Selby all 109 111 at Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 213 221 st London and Blackwell lOO 93 93 viz st Do. 41 per cent lOO * 7 at London, Chat., &c., 41 p c lOO ... ... st Do. Corn. Fund, 5 do 100 at London and Greenwich st Do. do. Preference lOO ~, ... at London, Tilbury, & South 100 78 b 0 at Lowestoft, gua 4 per cent lOO 79 83 • st Do. do. 6 do. .. 51 3lanch., Buxton, & Matlk all 5 5 1 st Midland, Bradford, Pref lOO 93 95 10 Mid Kent Cray Line) 50 Northern& East., 5 per cent all 53 5 . 6 &0 Do. do. 6 do. all .. .. . st N. Eastern —Hartlep00l at N.West. A perp. pref, sp. c lOO 10i 110 at Do B minimum 11 p.c lOO ~ ... at Notting. & Granth. R. & C lOO 92 94 25 Preston and Wyre. all 44 46 ... Royston, Hitch., and Shop. 100 133 135 st Shrewsbury and Hereford 100 133 1:13 10 Do du 8 21 2,p at S. Yorksh. and River Dun 100 93 100 at Dc 4 per cent gua 10; 79 81 at Do 5 do at Vict. Station and Pimlico lOO 175 180 at West Cornwall 20 West London, Class A all 13 14 20 Do do B all ~, 20 Do do C all 61 7; at Weymouth and Portland lOO .1 • ••• at Wilts and Somerset DOCKS. st East and West India lOO 116 120 st London and St. Katherine lOO 48 60 100 D oDeb. stock, 4 par cent all „• GOO Blillwall Freehold Land et Dock lOO 32 34 st Southampton lOO ii ii Surrey tknutiergia,l Al , .. COLONIAL GOVZRNAIENT SECURITIXS British Columbia , 6 per cent.,1872.... 1895.. _ _ 197 LA,. _ • Can.a 0v.6 p.o.Jannt July 1877-84 .. lOO 1(51 1061 1054 6 • Do. 6p. c:Feb, & AUg•• •• 100 1(4 It 6 104 f • Do. sp. a. gar, ‘k Sept 100 104 100 • Do. sp. 0 . Jan. & July 100 95 (.8 951 • Do. sp. C. Inscribed sk 100 90 92 • Cape G.lloye• 108 102 104 • Do.Ao,4cOot 1890-1900 100 111 113 . Do. 1878, 6 p.c 100 108 110 do ' 1 880-90 100 107 too • Do. Jan.AJuly, 1691 lOO 108 lle April and 16 Oct ., 1900 .. 100 100 102 • e D e o i . 1 5 0 per n .Nov Dent. 6 1 P 5 . c 873 • • Do. 1872, d 0.... 100 105 107 I Mauritius, 6 p. o, 1873,.. Do. 1882, May and Nov... DO 106 108 Jan. and July Do. 1878 ... ........ Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug• ••• 10 106 103 Melbourne Corporate., 1867.78, 6 per cent..." 1(0 100 100 N. 1i.G0v.6 p.o.Ja.&July lOO 101 1; 5 1011 5 Natal a p et, Apl dr Oct lOl ..... Do 6p 0 . /tiny & Nov 1 0 1(6 108 N. S. W. 5 9'0, 71 ' to 73 •• I, u 99 1 , 1 Dolan i Do. 5 p.o. 1888 to 1896 lO3 89 It,B 99 6 Do. 5 p.e.rd.'67 to '75 N.Zealaud, 6p. at. 1891 ICO July, o,t lOO 936 041 931 1(0 Do 6p 0. fil ar &Sept '9l ICO 108 110 Do June A Dec, 1.91 f Do Prov. t , t Auckld. i 1:0 —. 6 s(riesl A 2, U9CI .. r r oe t nt.... 'Nova Scotia 6 p. o.Jan... and July. 1875 Do 18t,6.. .... (Zneenalnd. Bp. 0. 'B2 5.. 100 106 107 106 k Do 1891 .. .... • • Do. 6 p 0.1869........ 100 Do. do. A 2 ••• 100 108 110 Do rd. 1193 .....••• • • •• • • 10) 107 108 Ylotorla 6.P.44_1 691 4... 100 111....11i SPIRIT OF TEE PUBLIC JOURNALS: The Times observes that the 114,;.11 bishops meet and make public complaint that they have ilo Authority to negotiate in behalf of their Church, and announce to the world'that they must and will protest against the charges in prospect, and resist them to the utmost. They do not observe upon the fact that they have had to ask for the liberty of meeting in Convocation, and that they have only been refused what they did not possess. Of course they do not allude to the historical fact that the Irish Convocation has not met for a very long time indeed, and that it never did meet with out disgracing itself in some way or other, as, for example, when it protested energetically against any toleration of Papists, in the reign of Charles I. Neither could they be expected to notice that the English Convo cation has hitherto deliberated to no purpose whatever, not having been allowed to go beyond deliberations and in operative resolutions, and having only betrayed the weak points of the Anglican position. Theyare quite aware that a Convocation represents only the elergy,and is a most clumsy and inadequate representation even of the clergy, represent ing them in their least clerical and least independent aspect. No such body as is here indicated could work at all till it had been many years in harness, and had acquired the habits and usages of deliberation. Of course it would be as easy to collect so many prelate, dignitaries, and so called proctors within four walls as it would be to herd together so many head of black cattle, but in case would anything follow but some gregarious impulses, apt to begin and end in nothing. Even the alleged decisions and judgments of such a body would, probably, not be decisions or judgments in any true sense. The only thing probable is, that the most violent, the most unreasonable, the most infatuated, and the most impracticable would carry the day, dragging in their train a number of others weakened and paralysed by internal conflicts of reason and passion, and compelled to do others' bidding, because unable to decide themselves. Nobody here wants to drag that unhappy Church in the mud, even if it must submit to the loss of ill-gotten wealth, reflected luitre, and borrowed plumes. But if it should be pitted in "Convoca tion," and prepared, as it were, for a stand-up fight—at least for a noisy altercation—no doubt its best friends would have most reason to deplore the inevitable results. Neither in negotiation, nor demonstration, nor argument, nor abuse would it be a match for the antagonist Church. In one thing it can possibly triumph, and that is in a dis play of common sense, resignation, and modesty. The Telegraph, in discussing the constitution of an Irish ecclesiastical and deliberative council, observes that one important question with reference to the constitution of these assemblies affects the presence of the laity. There seems abundant evidence that in ancient times laymen were regularly invited. The citation to a provincial synod at Drogheda, A.D. 1411, is addressed to the abbots, priors, clergy, and people ((abates, priores, clerum, et populum) "whom it concerned or might concern to be present at that council." Precisely the same form is followed in the summons to a synod of 1427. From these authorities it is ;dear that laics as well as clerics might be present, if they had a legitimate interest in the matters to be discussed, There is considerable evidence that the English Convoca• tion has occasionally summoned learned laymen te, assist in its deliberations. The mode of constituting the assemblies which the Irish prelates now propose to hold is a matter for grave consideration. The bishops one and all recognise the importance of conferring with the laity ; but, unless the representation of laics is ade• quate, the resolutions adopted can have little weight. If to speak plainly, the assembly should be " packed," it wil, merely reiterate old protests and party cries with which we are familiar, and will not be recognisable as a consulta tive assembly. If, on the other hand, the Irish Church will speak out by an impartially constituted Parliament, her deliberations will demand and receive the most,' profound respect and attention from English statesmen. The Daily News considers that the archbishops ant; bishops of the United Church of England and Ireland have justified the conduct of the Government in refusing to advise her Majesty to summon a Convocation of the Irish provinces. The bishops and all other personi friendly to the Protestant Establishment in Ireland arse entitled to use every honourable expedient to procure tha rejection or modification of Mr. Gladstone's proposal' in either House of Parliament. But there is nc use in going to Mr. Gladstone, or in supposing that he can be more committed by a definite bill in 1869 than he is by the definite resolutions passed a' his instance in 1868, and by the issues which he placed before the country in the general election. In the Bishop of Down's protest an acho is audible of the voices whici are beginning to be heard, now from veteran politiciansi now from dignitaries of the Broad Church, now in thil magazine and now in that newspaper, suggesting that Mr. Gladstone and the Government are pledged to nothing definite. A yaGue hope seems to be entertained that his feelings as a Churchman may, if judiciously worked upon, prove stronger than his consistency, firmness, and honour as a statesman. Mr. Gladstone cannot feel flattered by the supposition that he is made of such soft and ductile stuff as to admit of his being beaten into this shape or into that, as political exigency or ecclesiastical sentiment is brought to bear upon him. lle and the Government of which he is the chief are pledged to the disestablishment and disendow• ment of the churches established or endowed in Ireland. This accomplished, the only thing which the State will have to do with them will be to leave them alone. The Morning Post makes some remarks upon the modee . _ _ in Which the law relating to imprisonment for debt is habitually administered. The law of arrest is in itself a bad law, indefensible upon principle, and not to be justi fied even on the lower ground of expediency or policy, and it has, in addition, been long condemned by public opinion. It might have been supposed that a law so circumstanced would be administered with at least ordinary care and consideration. It appears, how- ever, that such is not the case. The administration of the condemned law is as objectionable and improper as it •is possible to make it. The higt sheriff of the county, or the sheriff of the municipality, according to circumstances, is esteemed to be the authority empowered to make the arrest of the debtor against whose person execution has been issued. It is so provitled by the Act, and he is responsible legally for all acts done in consequence, and for all measures adopted for securely detaining the arrested individual. Practically, it turns out that the sheriff neither discharges nor attempts tc discharge his allotted functions. Practically, he i 4; a myth, and has no more to do with the matter than the Tycoon of Japan. He delegates his authority and power to other parties, and washes his hand.* not as the Roman Governor did, before the people; but privately behind the back of the public. After referring to the cases of Captain Lane and Si) Gerald Fitzgerald, which have recently engaged public attention, it says that it is evident from the disclosures which have been made through the trials to which we have alluded that the existent state of things cannot be per• mitted to continue. It is a scandal to a civilised country, and a discredit to every succeeding Government that neglects to deal with it. Either imprisonment for debt must be peremptorily abolished, or the system under which the law that places that mode of recovery or punishment in the hands of the creditor must be at once subjected to a thorough sifting and reform. At present the law ie defeated and discredited, and creditor and debtor are alike injured and despoiled by the uses to which it is put. The Standard considers that the volunteers have been most unfortunate in the time chosen'for bringing forward their petition, inasmuch as the Government is so tied ancl bound by the rash promises of its leaders to reduce the military expenditure of the country, that it is really not in a position to entertain proposals for an addition of any considerable sum no matter how strong may be the claim put forward, or how just the demand. The War Minister is pledged to make a sensible reduction in the army estimates, the entire framing of which is in his own hands ; 'and he has got hands • full with the work, which, according to the Liberal programme, must be carried out, no matter whether the result, in a military point of view, be good or evil. And so, when the leaders of the volunteer movement come forward with a demand for so many scores of thousands of pounds to be added annually to the estimates, forming a permanent in• crease of charge, the answer simply is that the money will not he given, irrespective of the Question of whether it would be good or bad for the country in the lonth , run. This hits the volunteers very hard ; for they 14 looked forward to the advent to power of the party which,' is professedly opposed to the standing army, and had con• sidered that it was almost certain to meet their demands. The superiority of the volunteer force formed part of the election programme with more than one Liberal candidate, for there is a weight of political power and influence in their ranks ; but the Government is now firmly seated in the saddle, and it may afford to cast aside those who helped it up into its place. The Star, in considering Mr. Redgrave's report on the Factory Acts, thinks that some clauses greatly need revision. It would be well for Mr. Bruce to consider and revise the whole of the clauses which refer to certifying surgeons. Those which bear upon the reporting of acci dents entail much unnecessary trouble on the employer, but the expense is borne by the Treasury. The necessity imposed upon occupiers of factories to obtain certificates of age from the young persons in their employment causes them, however, both great inconvenience mid much expense. This is just another of those require ments insisted upon under the old Factory Acts for which there is no longer the slightest necessity. The compulsory registration of births has now been so long enforced throughout the United Kingdom that there can be no difficulty whatever in •btaining an extract from the Register of 33irths for any :Mid or young person about whose age an inspector or sub-inspector might feel a doubt. It would be quite im possible to estimate the amount which the employers of labour in the manufacturing districts of Lancashire, York shire, and Cheshire have to pay for certificates o f a g e, which could be had in a much more satisfactory way and at a much cheaper rate from the district registrars. With the advanced rate of wages, an increasing foreign com petition, and heavy imperial local taxation, manufacturers have now sufficient difficulties to contend with without being called upon to submit to one wore Oligatiwitima lINQUitYMBLECik_; eal) 741441- Clritnitßt „ HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, Feb. 7. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise and Prince Leopold, drove out yesterday after. noon. Her Majesty, accompanied by Prince Leopold, Princess Louise, Prince Arthur, Princess Beatrice, and the ladies and gentlemen of their suite, at tended Divine service at Whippingham Church this morning. LATEST IN ELL WINCE. (REUTEICS TELEGRAMS.) OUTWARD BOMBAY MAILS. ALEXANDMA, FEB. 8. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Ceylon left at 11 a.m. yesterday, and the Syria at 6.30 a.m. to-day. The former may be expected at Marseilles on the 131 h, and the latter at Southamp ton about the 20th inst. MARSEILLES, Feb. G. The Messageries Imperiales steamer MmHg, with the India and China mails, arrived here at 10 p.m. to-day. PRUSSIA. BERLIN, Feb. 8. The Prince of Montenegro arrived here this morning at an early hour and alighted at the Hotel de Rome. His Royal Highness is expected to re main about six days. FRA.NCE. BOURSE, Feb. 6.—Three o'clock.—The market closed as follows : 4i per Cent. End of month — 3 per Cent End of month 7O 83 Credit Mobilier End of month 292 50 Credit Foncier 1567 50 End of month — Bank Shares 3030 Ital , an Loan — End of month — Mexican Loan Do. Bonds Spanish Threes Home Debt Deferred s. Cash Orleans , ... 945 Northern Lyons and Mediterranean Southern..... 6161 Western i. 598; Eastern Sardinian Austrian 670 Lombard 4 : 321 North of Spain _ Saragossa Roman 47i THE ROYAL ORIGINAL CHRISTY'S MINSTRELS. The opening night of the London season of this celebrated troupe of minstrels at the St. George's Hall, Regent-street, is fixed for Thursday next. An entertainment of more than ordinary excellence is anticipated from the announcement that the melodies and ballads, to be sung by the celebrated artists, will differ very much from those hitherto submitted to the pub lic. They willl have the honour of introduc ing new songs composed exclusively for them by Benedict, Balfe, Claribel, and J. L. Hatton ; some very finely harmonised quartettes, and a burlesque extravaganza mounted in a manner altogether new and original. The company is a very large one, amounting to nearly 100 performers, and in order that everything may be done for the comfort of the visitors the;activemanagement " in front" has been confided to Mr. A. Nimmo, a sure "guarantee that everything will be fully up to the highest standard of excellence. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. --+-- COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. SAURIN 'V. STARR. The hearing of this e.,7traordinary case was proceeded with this morning. The 1:e-examination of the plaintiff Laving concluded, the next witness taken was Mrs. Saurin, the mother of tics. plaintiff. She sp o ke to leaving visited her dt,uglitcr at Clifford, when she sew her brought out of a cell as though she were a prisoner. ITer daughter looked very ill and cast down. Tier clothing on one ccasion of her visit was altogether unfit for the SCaSOD. It was very cold, yet she was very thinly clad. Iler daughter made .complaints to her of the altered conduct of Mrs. Starr, but said she was totally unable to account for it. I .Ehe witness was cross-examined by Mr. Mellish, but the answers elicited corroborated in every particular the evichnee of the plaintiff. The case will yet last over a number of days. DREADFUL MURDER IN POPLAR. A horrible murder was perpetrated in Russell-place, last night. T he su pp osed murderer, Jam es Wm. C P o ola o p pe r r , , has absconded, and the police of the K division are in active search for him. The following description of the murderer may load to his discovery. He i s an en gineer, 26 years of age, five feet six inches in height, com plexion florid, hair and whiskers b r ow n, and he has lost the thumb of his left hand. He was dressed in a black cloth frock coat, blue cap with French peak. The police believe he has committed suicide, i,ut the only ground for this belief is the horrible nature the i nurd r e of the crime its elf, and there is no reason to su pp ose that C o oper eier betrayed where ) 2t s u y s s n e i p i l t -court, u s r , f a disordered wasintel lect. committed, i h t ° t ; : d s , c' wasinhabited by five p ersons — namely, Nu . a 2 n , Peter Peason, aged Est; years, his daughter, Eliza Taff, the mother of Sarah Ann Cooper, George Taff, husband of Eliza Taff, and John William Cooper, the supposed murderer, and Sarah Ann Cooj;er, his wife. Between 8 a dd 9 o'clock the dead bodies of Peter Peason and his granddaughter, Mrs. Sarah Ann Cooper, wore discovered in the kitchen with their throats cut in a drea,slf ul manner. Peason was lying on his back across the legs of grand daughter. There was a large quantity 3f blooa on the floor, and the appearance of the room denoted that there bad been a violent struggle. There was a large spn.lg backed clasp knife on the floor covered with blood, ant: with this weapon it is believed the horrible deed was committed. There were marks of blood in dif ferent parts of the room. The murderer appears to have washed his hands in a bowl of water after com mitting the sanguinary and remorselesss deed. There was water mixed with blood in the bowl. Cooper is a man of indifferent character, and was very jealous of his wife, and it is feared that under tho influence of this feeling he cut his wife's throat, and on her grandfather coming to her assistance attacked him also. Inspector Smith of the K division and a body of police are in charge of the house where the murder was com mitted. The excitement in tho neighbourhood is in tense, and has not been exceeded since the awful murder of the Marrs family in Rateliff-highway in the year 1811. INQUEST. --(TRIS DAY.) The Coroner for Middlesex opoDed the inquest this afternoon, when, after some formal evidence had been given to identify the bodies, the inquiry was adjourned to enable the police to capture the murderer. The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about at par, and the short exchange on London is 25f. 150. per £1 sterih:g• On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of Z 3 lia. 100. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that At this rate there is no profit on the importation of gold from the Uni:cd btates. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 dys' sirritt a o the last date about P. 91 per cent gold at a the above price is is about 1-10th per cent. dearer in Paris than in London. ACTION AGAINST A MAGISTRATE.—An action for false imprisonment against Mr. French, a stipendiary magistrate, was tried on Friday in the Court of Queen's Bench, Dublin. Mr. Maloney, an assistant in an apothe cary's establishment, and a friend named M'lntyre, were arrested at the last Punchestown races on the charge of stealing a watch from a gentleman named Irvine. They were brought before Mr. French, who, without taking a sworn information, ordered them to be sent to Naas gaol. There they were confined from Thursday until Monday, when a bench of magistrates discharged them, Mr. French dissenting. Mr. Irvine, the person who had made the charge, had discovered his mistake, and apologised to the young men whom he had wrongfully accused. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiffs—X2oo.damages. WALLINGFORD ELECTION PETITION.—The trial of the petition against the return of Mr. Vickers 'was concluded at Wallingford on Saturday. Mr. Justice Blackburn decided that no cases of bribery were proved, and, after reviewing the evidence of treating, said he had come to the conclusion that there had been no corrupt Practices, and that Mr. Vera o s duly elected. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day VICTORIA CLUB--Tins DAY. LINCOLN HANDICAP. 15 to 2 agst Sycee (offered) Bto 1 agst Monarch of the Glen (offered) 10 to 1 agst Siimps (taken) 100 to 7 agst Typhoeus (offered) 100 to 6 agst George Osbaldeston (taken) 100 to 6 agst Friday (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Anlace (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Choral (offered) 22 to 1 agst Islam (taken) 25 to 1 agst Hatchment (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Uneas (offered) 33 to 1 agst Van Amburgh (taken) 50 to 1 agst Lady Coventry (taken) 60 to 40 on George Osbaldeston runaing (taken) LIVERPOOI, GRAND NATIONAL. 11 to 1 agst The Colonel (taken and offered) 100 to 8 agst Harcourt (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Despatch (offered) 1000 to 35 agst Q C. (taken) 30 to 1 agst Alcibiade (taken and offered) 33 to 1 agst Barbarian (taken) • 33 to 1 agst Bishopton (offered) 33 to 1 asst Dick Turpiu (offered) 23 to 1 agst Fortunatne (offered) 40 to 1 ngst Surney (offered) 50 to 1 agst Pensioner (taken) CHESTER CUP. 1000 to 60 Palmer (offered) TWO THOUSAND. 9 to 4 agst Wild Oats (taken) 1000 to 30 agst Belladrum (offered) 10 to 1 agst Pretender (offered) 10 to 1 agst Ethus (offered) THE DERBY. 1100 to 200 Agst Pero Gomez (wanted) 15 to 2 agst Belladrum ((offered) 1000 to 20 agst Crocus (taken) BENTINCK CLUB.—Tuts DAY. BIII3IINGHAM STEEPLECHASES. SUTTON PLATE. 5 to 2 agst Colours (taken) HUNT CUP. 3to 1 agst Fairy Land (taken) 3 to 1 agst Lady Wellington (offered) 5 to 1 agst others (offered) ERDINGTON PLATE. sto 1 agst Waldegrave (taken) 6to 1 agst others (offered) LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL. 100 to 3 agst Lamb (taken) RACING FIXTURES. FEBRUARY. Lincoln l6, 17 I Nottingham Spring.. lltrrow lB, 19 Chelmsford. • Mansfield 18 I Derby Spring Pontefract lB, 19 ..23, 24 ..25, 26 ~.25, 26 MARCH. West Drayton lB, 19 Baldoyle First Spring 18, 19 Margate 20 Beverley 20 Durham 29, 30 Epsom 3O, 31 Liverpool Spring 2,3, 4 Shrewsbury spring 5, 6 Downpatrick 9 War wick 9, 10, 11 Hendon l2, 13 West Somerset 15, 16 Northampton 16, 17 • • Abergavenny l, 2 Bromley 1, 2 Aldershot l, 2 Catterick Bridge... l, 2 T h i r s k ... 6 7 Hungerford 6, 7 Lichfield 6, 7 Cambridge 7 8 Croxton Park .. 8 8 treatham 8, 9 Newmarket Craven...l2, &c. Knighton... l3, 14 Ludlow 15, 16 Eastbourne l9 Lewes 20 21 Curragh ...20, 21, 22 Croydon... 22, 23 Newmarket Ist Spring 26, &c. Chester 4, 5, 6, 7 Eglinton Hunt 6, 7 Winchester ll, 12 York 11, 12 Baldoyle 2nd Spring 11, 12 St. Albans 11, 14 Salisbury l3, 14 Doncaster 13, 11 Wost Drayton l7, 18 Bath 18, 19 Manchester l9, 20, 21 Croydon 19, 21. Harpenden 2l Epsom Summer .....245, &a CE. Croydon 2,3, 4 Newton 2,3, 4 Ascot .....8, 9, 10, 11 Liverpool Summer —.15, 16 Windsor 15, 16 Hampton l7, 18 Uurragli 22, 23, 24 Newcastle 22, 23, 24 Oldham 22 13ibury Club 23 Stockbridge 24, 25, 2G Chelmsford Sutton Park . 30 Worcester l, 2 Newmarket July 6, &c. Carlisle Pontefract ..........9, 10 Hendon l2, 13 Nottingham 13, 14 AUG Brighton 3, 4 Brighton Club 5 Lewes 6, 7 Egham lO, 11 Wolv,?rhatr pton lO, IL Windsor 12, 13 St. Albans l7, 18 Stockton 18, 19, 20 LY. Southampton 13, 14 Reading 15, 16 Huntingdon. 2O, 21 IStamford Goodwood 27, 23, 29, 30 SEPT. Warwick - 7, 8 Curregh (Royal) 7,8, 9 Abingdon 9, 10 Doncaster 14, 15, 10, 17 Richmond 21, 22 Lichfield Bedford - 5, 6 Edinburgh 6, 7, 8 Leicester 7, 8 Bromley 7 8 Newmarket 2d 0ct...1 I, Sc. Chelmsford l9 '2O Kelso 19 20 NOVI Worcester °, 3, 4 Harrow 2, 3 Liverpool 9, 10, 11, 12 STEEPLECHA! FEBR UST. Oxford York 24, 25, 26 Plymouth 2(3, 27 Scarborough 3O, 31 Derby Summer ...31, Sep. 1 Weymouth 31, Sep. 1 Canterbury ...31, Sep. 1 AI BEE. Hampton 2l, 22 IVestern (Ayr) 22, 23 Hendon 23, 24 Monmouth 23, 24 Newmarket Ist 0ct....28, &c. Lanark... 29, 30 ,BELL. Cheltenham l9, 20 Curragh l9, 20, 21. West Drayton 9, 22 Hereford 2l, 22 Monmouth 23, 24 Newmarket H'ton ...25, eco. AIBER. Shrewsbury 15, &c. Leamington Hunt 23, &c. ;E FIXTURES. JARY Chippenham 10, 11 I Pontefract 18, 19 Streatham 11, 12 Boston Newbridge 15 I Windsor 22, 23 Lincoln l6, 17 St. Albans `)3, 24 Morton-in-Marsh lB I Derby, .. 25 Harrow lB, 19 Basehnrch 26 MARCH'. Liverpool 3 I West Somerset ' 15, 16 Shrewsbury 5, 6 York 17 Malton Rugby (Grand Mil.) 8, 9 1 Chepstow 29, 30 Kingsbury 12, 13 1 APRJL. Aldershot 1, 2 Bromloy 1, 2 Aborgavenny l, 2 Lichfield .6, 7 Southdown Hunt ..7 Cambridge ... 7 8 Cheltenham 7, 8 Streatham B, 9 Royal Artily., Woolwich...B Knighton Ludlow l5, 1t Teubury... 2l Croydon 22, 23 Co. Louth & Ardeen_27, 28 M AY. Limerick Hunt ... 4 St. Albans .. 13 I Eglinton Hunt 6 , 7 West Drayt0n..,,.,,......., 17 JULY. Kingsbury AUGUST. St. Albans 17 OCTOBER. 7 I West Drayton Bromley 2l, 22 NOVEMBER. ...............2, 3 I Egliuton Hunt 6, 7 li v Torcoster St. Albans.., 5, 6 I . Shrewsbury l5, 19 COURSING FIXTURES. FEBRUARY. Ludham, Norfolk . . 11, 12. Brampton, Cumberiend ll, 1!. Waterloo (Altear), Laicashiro l7, &c. -lc, fronts MARCH. 2, &c. Ashdown Park , Fourth S. Lancashire (Chart,:)ion) County Louth (Champion), Ire land 18, &e Scottish National Open, Lanark', 30, do. OCTOBER. Ancaster and Willoughby, Lincolnshire 195, &6. 26, Ormsby N , c. Huntingdon Club. • 27. 0 VEMBER. Sundorne, Salop C o thau and Estun •• 9, &c. WATERLOO MEETING—FEB.I7. (Over Altcar.) Patron—Right lion. the Earl of Sefton. The Waterloo Cup, value £1,600 in specie, by subscription of £25 each ; 64 subs; the winner to receive £5OO, and the second £2OO. The Waterloo Plate for the 16 dogs beaten in the second ties for the Cup, amounting to £lOO, to be divided as under: — The Waterloo Purse, for the 32 dogs beaten in the first course for the Waterloo Cup, amounting to £260, to be divided as under:—• AMERICA. M e ssrs. Pope, Ree, and M'Lean have received the following per Atlautic cable : SUBMARINE CABLES BILL. WAsiuNGTON Feb. 5. A bill on this subject has been reported, and the committee on foreign relations discharged from further consideration of Simmer's, Morton's, and Doolittle's Bills upon Submarine Cables. Mr. Sumner, from the committee on foreign re lations, reported a bill relating to telegraph com munication between the United States and a foreign country. It provides that whenever telegraphic communi cation shall hereafter be established between the United States and any foreign country by means of lines or cables, of which any portions are within the jurisdiction of the United States, the same shall be subject to certain stipulations and reseryations. OCT