The Sun. — London, England, 1869-04-20 00:00:00

rBLIO ;0000 Lte in th e upper 000, aka Lord Redesdsl° ?retation of it. T ll° acting in concert 10", seems to us, to (Pa; 3 the terms of the 00, 33Ply that which es )3T law." The Oath subjects, and the yr e !,; the Parliament or G°'' It must be in the IA to remit it. It CO nen of the Revolutioro' not itself by vable barrier to en" aid, indeed, have and to give the of prohibiting lcgisinfi' 3 triflin chara cter g v ri which is obviousll-It, s the Government villeV bill to propose an slte," As if the Queen, rish Church , could(11.: ill absolving ' herse lf fl y L as if she would Pc: such a bill any noret) ,ror Such are the urs to furbish DP he past—for the r', 1 '• Either Queeu Vic; cage in the statu s ofe are as a nation for i g our own eceleo,; us as to be selfrefto', O all to resist theme .. eds not the op era 0 'arley, sec onded bf t on of disendowtaea thirteenth clause' ► do this. The # ll said to cover both o' d nd, as Mr. Charley` r Liberals have exp el tes blishment withou t many believed that whether deairableol4 ular. There was, man if es t e d by a e V ance ' s d en uncia tO, h, after all, only serted by such lab Imer, and Dr. !, Pt and ridi cele . ourse, all pro to., Lon list shewed , the ti chile to enforce tbei'l e content to v3e,. 64 0 lal Principles iv Pe )solute obedience t°,l t even majorities , ,n entirely val uele uty of asserting must what it b elie ld we are not sord taken upon the se?' Y regret that thee he division more O P ., 3 Conservatives 121'; to record their 1 isdm is or unWist l . , ° policy, the s eiz ! P ses not a qu e9ol l not the less an ac rilege. the Post) fully ablished Churcbeilp the Legislatu re t v affirmed the it' s v of the Episcopal ley now posseek.f? ver, to the root )n of the WO 5 , seats in the °l'ie ;0 the hieralrc l l;e .ch the same lecr en urged that tb,e !rage by any . lo d it was urrl r, deprive the Pe? lad dignity. The` n, representing P can do anythirg; Y times prove t l/ A k head, and d e c/P - 0 title or estates' ; wer, and, 01)°s P , 1 1 : foundation Oil Dtv as Mr. Ch' )3 7 the Irish vexed questio n' ome di a t e ly subd egory asks the ction of the 101/1 n- them on the their erection °l)it Sell Palmer 0.9",,P"*. os of previous . r ei j ;11 the site 01 d' tthority of a ° 1 j e oh is thus op en tee' on the adv oca' i f s fixed on De tern of Londeuy he pockets of oo ! near to thei r f 100 o convenient u i ld have the r c4i nii o a, the TeruPl e 'ipt / and would he, f the buildingl the back, o Tr tf , ch the tide a 04 the railway Ali) 'ailway itself. rt, him fearful fl/ty vi tot but bel iele , rations cone le e . agree with theloC been and a re re , be most 0 !i aged, in op t, 3sed by thei r iitA ll9 ' iculty of 0-00' 11 classes. 'c'f by no nc inea°oi'l 'ers and es are sharivg, strata of O le o? which s pring or ; 4 aid few postg rnong theta, ~er! water. On he y S :eyed upon 131 ,,, ° 1, ceived 715 T 5.0/ and 13,01°,1 told further t'') !ustorn 11° 11s t a 'pe f the police ""ei ties of hi d 11 ) 11 even suP erfc ill need o° l tP iten Win 121 0 1 rith suitors. a is overot°,cl) 55 re is litigai,°,o other on the' fe 0 hhandsom e) to dispense t 0 Drs endeav°ool Ihurch 1101°00' ie who are 10';30; ,d. Ever).,e't whilst O i l' unt. there is 0° i l !o° s attend e ',l for such lAlceo e he conalriiiell titer lake s , ert and Vic ° 5 regardia Jivingstooe 000, of doub t ()blew obied th e ove ll e rs, 011 i snee, is A es o hus far 11°1' 00 t a pledge od turous liscoveriea vtitD po- be ia t en Pi tlce voll lo from s iv road w 3.5 occurred'or they 1 31.°G ,tee ut a fess' v o, ole thirtfll4o, t e theulselovat ern were 12 SUPPRESSION OF 711 E DEPTFORD SPEC." --...--_. _. B OW - STREET -THIS DAY. For some time past the Detective Department of the Metropolitan Police have been lately taking steps for the suPpression of this great sporting lottery, and having per fected their arrangements, Inspector Clarke, Sergeants Palmer and Sunnaway, and two other officers proceeded to Deptford and apprehended the five defendants, who were the managers of the "Deptford Spec," and Mr. Farrah, of the Strand, on the authority of warrants issued by Sir Thomas Henry, the chief magistrate, and this morning they were placed in the dock, where they gave their names as follows : Alexander Leishman, the proprietor of the "Deptford Spec," 10, Florence-cottages, Deptford ; Alex. Walker, 12, Flore nce-cottage s ; Charles Clayton, stationer, Clarence- Place, Deptford ; William Daniels, Pluuastoad-road ; Thos. Stephen Morris, dairyman, 25, Central-street, St. Luke's. Mr. Poland appeared on the part of the Treasury to prosecute, and Mr. Sergeant Sleigh defended the defen dants. 1-1 ": Poland, in stating the case, said the present prose cution was instituted under the 16th and 17th of Victoria, and the ta charge against th em was ill ega lly k ee pi ng an d carry on a lottery on horse racing. A tremendous num ber of books;are sent to the various public-houses, where t hey are sold. The name of the race is mentioned in the ticket in each of the books, the name of the horse and the taamkoeunt of subscription is also mentioned. He would just one as a specimen from "the Newmarket Handicap," for Which 60,000 subscribers was required. Sir T. Henn y—Hove many ? divlaidre.dPoland-60,000 ; £5OO was th e pr i ze f or th e fi rs t ho rse, £3OO f or th e second, £l5O for the third, £5OO to be amongst the starters, £6OO amongst the non-starters, £2OO prizes of £2 each, £3OO in prizes of £1 each, and 500 prizes of 10s. each. The draw takes place at a certain public-house on a given night from two wheels-of -fortune by two boys, and as the names are drawn they are taken down in the most busi nesslike manner. The drawing of these " specs," he con tended,, were n o t on l y l otteries on horse racing but lotto "es in the most extended sense of the term. Saturday nights were generally chosen for the draw, when the labouring classes received their wages, and as it was im- Possible that all the 60,000 subscribers could be present, result-sheets were published, which the prisoner Farrah so ld at his shop in the Strand, and as there was a pro vision that 10 per cent, were to be deducted for ex- Pen ses) no person except the prisoners could by any refutes tell the amount of money kept back for expenses as the allotment of the moneys was always subject to the number of ti c k ets. The Newmarket Handicap was drawn oa the Bedford Arms, Holloway, and the City and Subur nat th e Union iteerbouse,'Poplar. These lotteries had W grown to an enormous extent, and it was most de sirable that some steps should be taken to suppress these very objectionable speculations, and as the case would he t hought be fully made out against each prisoner, he should Theaelol t forfor the committal of th em a ll f or t r i a l a t th e Cen tral Crimi nal Court for misdemeanour, the punish 'which was two yea rs ' i m p r i sonmen t, th e in the on of a fi ne being altogether inadequate to meet ' he exigence s of the case. He should have stated that Fheu the pr i soner Leichman was apprehended at 10, fl°renue Cottages, t wo ca b l oa d s o f t i c k ets, &c., were N ou nd, and al so £1 ,400 in money, the distribution for the everaarket Handi ca p, b u t as 60 , 000 s hil l i ngs amounted £ 3 ,000, it was impossible to say how many tickets had been sold, or h ow muc h money b a d b een deducted for expenses. At Clayton's shop, at Deptford a gat quantity of things connected w ith th e s pec Were tak en possess i on of, as also at Farrah ' s shop. 4 t Was thought that, the system having grown to enor mous Proportions, it was for the public good such pro ceedings should be suppressed. The following witnesses were then examined Inspector Clark said—l am an inspector of the Metro- Politan police, and in consequence of directions I received went on Saturday last to the Bedford Arms, Andover road,liornsey. It is kept by a person of the name of Harris. Sergeant Palmer was with me. We went to the bar, where we found Minns serving the customers, he had a book of tickets for the Deptford Spec, for the Liverpool Grand National, to which was attached a counterfoil. I think about a dozen were sold, whilst we were present. at one shilling each. I purchased a ticket, numbered 56,840. Palmer also purchased a ticket. I produce the ticket I purchased. There were to be 60,000 subscribers at is each, with the other prizes as already mentioned. " L." was on each of the tickets. After the tickets Were purchased the people went up to a large room on the first floor. I went up, and found about 60 or 70 persons there. The four defendants, Alexander Walker, Charles Clayton, Walter Daniels, and Thomas Stephen Morris, were there. A man was also there s e lli ng ti c k e t s . I don't him personally, but I know him to be a racing man. Purchased one of him also—viz., 53,794, for the Liverpool Grand National. The draw then took place. Walker, Who was behind the table in the club room, got np and said, "4,200 tickets not sold." That he repeated twice, and then gave the particulars of them. It took half an hour to read the numbers. Daniels and Morris appeared to be conducting the business. They untied a number of small parcels of tickets, and continued to do so until they had undone about a bushel of them. I could see there were numbers upon the tickets. The tickets were then all mixed up and put into a large wheel of fortune with a quantity cf sand to prevedt the tickets sticking together. Clayton then asked if any gentleman had got a sporting paper, and receiving no answer ho pro duced one himself—the Sporting Life—said, " Will any gentleman read out the horses entered for the Grand Na tional ?" Thi s was done, and Clayton produced a ticket Na tional?' each horse entered; and placed them on the table. Walter Daniels and Morris then proceeded to undo the Prizes, - which were larger tickets than the others —I should say in bulk they appeared to be about a quarter the quantity of the other tickets. These tickets were then placed in another wheel of fortune, and then two boys came into the room, pulled their jackets off, and one went to each wheel, when the Wheels were turned by a stranger present, and each boy drew a ticket, which he gave to Morris, who stood be tween the two. He called out the name of the horse and the prize twice. This occupied about 40 minutes. All the tickets were entered on a paper as they were drawn. Clayton assisted Morris in calling out the numbers and Prizes. They took turn and turn about until the whole of the tickets were drawn. The draw terminated at a quarter Past ten. I left after the draw, and went to the front of the bar and saw Minns. I did not see Leishtnan at all that night. I then left the house. I was not present when the I)tiz es were di str i bed at tho Bedford Arms. On the 23d of March 1 went to 10, Florence-cottages. It is a private house, but fitted up as an office. I saw Clayton and Walker there. They were behind the counter. I s aid " Have you any tickets for the City and Suburban ?" Cla yton said "Yes, how many ?" I said "five." He said Will you have them from one book, or several ?" I said "From different books," and he gave them me from some books he took from different parts of the place. The num bers of each were 3,462, 3,877, 3,819, 42,930, and 72,374. I paid Is. each for the tickets. I produce them in the form I received them. The prizes in this race wore 75,000 subs., ls. each. First horse, £600; second, £400; third, £2OO. S tarters, £5OO ; non-starters, £BOO. 800 p r i zes £2 each ; 400 £1 each ; and 500 of 10s. each. There Were hundreds of books of tickets in the office. 1 then, On the same day, went to Clayton's shop, Clarence- Place, Deptford. I purchased these two tickets for the same race, these were numbered 74,893 and 65,142. There Were here also a great many books about the place. On the 3d of April I received the result-sheet from Sergeant' Suunaway. I f rom that found that ono of m 7 1 20 1. 3 1 74, m on the y tickets, threee 7 to l p f r o il nu I found west or to Morris Florence -cotta a e-cfl Pi7e atag r e a , n arat h f o'clock A and W a lk er at the door, and I vfoalilowed them into the office and presented the ticket. 1 ker asked tho amount of the prize, I said £l, he then looked paper. I gave the ticket, which had had sein e ink spilled' on it at the back. Morris looked at it, and then said, "We can't ay this, that's all about it." I said the number Navtaesitqtuphiete plain, and that it was purchased cf them in the state was. They refused to pay the ticket and 1 then left the n office. Mr. Serge an t Sleigh—My learned friend need not im pute other charges to those now being I w disposedonto Deptfordof . Witness continued—Last evening armed with warrants an d some other officers office to and No. found 15, Fl orence Cottages. I went into h Walker, Cl ayton, D aniels and Morris there, all seemed t o be engaged counting money. Money was lying in heaps d on the counter. I heard that Leishman dani so, and I thenwas in the house, so I s en t f or him to come down. He told them I was an officer and held warrantsr namesfor t wi hea t p h - - ap prehension o f all of them. Each gave thee ou t hesitati on, and I told them I must take them into custody. I produced a search warrant and said Ishou . ld take possession of all I found connected with I've for lottery, and do so. During this time Leishman said,askime conducted this spec for six years, and no one for a o b f is a c u lo t t h h i e n s g t so P e nnY• he repeated that frequently. can He said he was the originator of the spec., and that he had pledged riettoehtoeeit t s, tc., of books, tickets, i i . c f e o v ii P u h a is first engagement. I took posses there, consisting and I believe in aft enough to fill four large hampers. and handicap that u th r g e of £1,400 19s. Ed., all in small There was to have been a distribution for the Newmarket t ; Is the amount. I've not counted it. night. Leishman said he was very sorry he was I th e not permitted to pay the money. Shea sent to Clayton's shop. I went to Farrah's, 282, Strand. It is a stationer andp. publisher's shop. I asked for Ur* Farrah, and he saidl am Mr. Farrah. 1 told him Was an officer, and held a warrant for his arrest. He read the document and said h o was quite surprised he had Would no t received notice to di scontinue the business, which he of course have done. I told him I had a search war rant, which lat once put into execution. Farrah gave rile all tickets, &c., he had in the shop. I produce them all. I have not had time to examine them. There aro tickets relating to a great number of " Specs," and also shares in the-" Lucky bag." Tickets had previously been bought at his shop for the• Derby Spec. 14 reply to Mr. Sergeant sleigh, who said he should sors. not cross-examine tho witnesses' on that occasion—the witness said Mr. Farral wa3 a very respectable man, and had carried on the business of a stationer for a number of years. Sir T. Henry said the inspector had explained the pro ceedings at the draw, :so it would not be necessary to go through that part of the CaSa again on that occasion. Mr. Poland said he proposed to call another witness, who could speak to the proceedings at the Andover-road. William Palmer, a sergeant in the detective force, said on the 25th February I purchased five tickets for the Liverpool Grand National at Farrah's shop in the Strand. I also purchased a ticket for the Grand National at the Bedford Arms, as stated by the previous witness. I after wards went up stairs and was present when the draw took place. Inspector Clarke has correctly described the matter. On the 3d of March 1 went to Farrah's shop in the Strand and there purchased the result-sheet now produced. It gives the result of the Liverpool Grand National, and advertises the particulars of the next great race. I found that the ticket I bad bought at the Bedford Arms had become a 10s. prize, but I was not aware of that when I was in the room. On the Bth of March I went to the house in the Andover-road, knowing the prizes were to be distributed. I went into the club-room about seven o'clock, and found Morris, Clayton, Daniel?, and Walker there, and also about 40 prize holders. The four defendants were behind a table; they had a quantity of money in bags. Morris was sitting down at the table, and Clayton sat opposite him. Walker and Daniels were standing up. Walker called out, "First prize," and a person went up to the table and presented a ticket to Morris, who handed it to Clayton'. Having looked at it, he said "All right," and then Walker and Daniels paid the money, £lO5, which consisted of cheques, notes, and gold. The ticket handed in was one of the ordinary brown tickets. Sir T. Henry—Was that for a £5OO ? Witness—Yes, Sir Thomas; but it was stated that 4,000 tickets had not been scld. Sir T. Henry—Quite so ; but it would be well to know the deduction made. Witness continued--I spoke with the winner of the £4OO prize for an hour before ho got the money. He lives, I believe, at Walworth. All the other prizes were similarly paid, and then tho prizeholders were asked to put something into a bowl for the boys who had drawn the prize. The boys were not present. Tickets were afterwards sold in the room for the Great Northampton shire S;aker. Small prizes were not paid at the time the large ones were. The small prise that the ticket I had taken was paid at Florence Cottages by a little girl. She paid me 9s. in , silver from a bowl. 'Whilst I was there I purchased five books, and I also other persons buying tickets. I also on the same day, fhe 12th March, bought some tickets at Clayton's shop. On the 13th I went to the defendant Eatrah's shop, and purchased of the shop:clan three tickets for the Great Northamptonshire Stakes. I haie also purchased some tickets for the Deptford Spec. at the George public-house, George-court, Strand. On the Bth of March I afterwards went with Sergeant Sunerway to the Selhurst Arms, Selhurst-road, Norwood. The draw for the Great Northamptonshire Stakes was to take place that night. There were about 60 to 70 persons: iu the club-loom amongst them the defendants, with the excep lion of Leishman. Morris read from a paper the amount of the draw. There were two large wheels of fortune in the room: I left Sunerway to watch the proceedings. O n the 16th of March I purchased another result sheet, of the draw for the Great Northamptonshire Stakes, and the particulars at the top relate to the City and Suburban. On the 23d of March 1 went to Florence Cottages, a n d saw Leishman and some of the other defendants there. I bought five tickets for City and Suburban, with 75,000 subscribers. Mr. Poland—Can you say how many tickets a were seized at Florence Cottages? Witness-1 should say half a million at least. Mr. Sergeant Sleigh—Everything seamed to be con ducted in a business-like and honest way. Witness—Yes, it appeared so. Mr. Sergeant Sleigh—You will accept bail for the de fendants? Sir T. Henry—Yes, it's a bailable offence. Mr. Sergeant Sleigh said the defendants were not like a number of " speculators" who were at one placo to -day and gone to-morrow, and therefore he hoped the bail would be moderate. Sir T. Henry—Yes ; two bail of £5O each, and their own recognizances of £lOO each. Bail was then tendetod and accepted for the whole of the defendants. Mr. Sergeant Sleigh -There is another matter, Sir Thomas, I wish to ask you about. Sir T. Henry—ls it the money ? Mr. Sergeant Sleigh—You can make an order about it. Sir T. Henry—To whom is it t o b e returned? Mr. Sergeant Sleigh—The d e f en d an t s, I tako it, most undoubtedly, that they ma y honourably discharge their engagements to the prizeholders. Sir T. Henry—But I don't see that I have the power. I don't think I have. The money is in safe keepiug (laughter)—and I have no power to give it up. Mr. Poland—Oh, yes, the police will keep it quite safe until the day of the trial. The defendants were then remanded until Thursday week. MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY TWA. L 1 LitY,l , lie - Consols are 92 3 for money; ditto, for Ac count, ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 918 ; New Three per Cents, 911 ; ditto Red Sea Tele graph, Aug. 1908, 20 ; Exchequer 8i11521,000, —; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., 241. India Stock, 10} per Cent., April, 1874, ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 114 ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, ; ditto Enfaced Paper, 5 per Cent., Jan., 1872, 1051. The Foreign Market is rising. There is an ad vance upon last night's close of in Egyptian (1864), the Railway Debentures and the Nine per Cent. Bonds; of 3in the Tobacco Loan, and in Charkof of Portuguese. English Railway Shares are dull, with one or two exceptions. Midland, however, shows a fur ther recovery of *, being dealt in at 114; to 115 i. In Telegraph Shares the only movement is an improvement of in Anglo-American, which is quoted at 22i to 22i. Bank Shares are quiet. Agra (A) is steady at 10} to 11 ex div. ; Alliance, 14 to 15 ; Anglo- Austrian, 17 to 18 prem. ; Chartered Mercantile, 29 to 30 ; London and Mercantile, 63 to 64. There were no gold operations at the Bank yes terday. The Portuguese Loan for a net sum of 4 mil lions sterling, concluded by Messrs. Fruhling and Goschen, caunot be introduced before the begin ning of next month, as the Cortes, whose sanction is required, do not meet uutil the 26th instant. It seems to be expected that this Loan will be in Six per Cents. Messrs. Fruhling and Goschen are stated to have pursued the honourable course of stipulating for a settlement of the claims of the bondholders of the South-Eastern, of Portu gal Railway as an essential condition of the trans action. The letters from Frankfort state that a reaction seems now to have fairly set in at Vienna, where the premiums on all the extravagant undertakings of the past few months are fast disappearing. At Frankfort, however, there is still a plethora of money, and United States Bonds have been again in demand. At the liquidation last week all kinds of stock were carried overat the rate of 3f per cent., while on Austrian -French railway shares specula tors for the fall had to pay a bonus. The new S panish L oan has ceived. been thus far favourably Some new new banks are projected in Frank fort in connexion with similar ones at Vienna and ies at Berlin ß on the Alobilier principl e . T he b ank autho riterlin have resolved -to admit henceforth for discount bills made payable at the office of parties Th sototheekr tEhaxnebtahnegae cceptor.Committee have appointed a Special settling day in Thursday, the 22d i nst., the scrip of the Five per Cent. Debentures of the Victorian (Aust ra li a ) Railway Loan. The consi deration for an applicati on for official quotation is deferred. The committee have orderedthe(shimarietsedi the Anglo-Argentine Alining Company Limited to be marked in the list. The Brighton Railway traffic return shows this week a decrease of £3,407, compared with the corresponding week of last year, which was Easter week ; and the South Eastern a decrease of £665. The traffic return of the Great Western Railwa 3 of Canada for the week ending the 16th instant shows an increase of £751 over last year. The sixth annual general meeting of the share holders of the Imperial Ottoman Bank will be held in London on the 23d of June. The report of the directors of the Bahia Gas Company (Limited) to be presented at the half yearly meeting on the 27th inst., recommends dividends of 10 per cent. •per annum on the prefer ence, and 3 Per cent. per annum on the ordinary THE SUN, LONDON, rUBDAY EVENING, APRIL 20, 1869. The traffic receipts of the Cape Railway Com way for the month of February were £3,938 against £4,079 in the corresponding month of last year, which was one day longer. It is announced that the Board have decided to recommend a divi dend at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum on the ordinary stock of the company for the half year ending the 81st December last, is addition to the agreed dividend of 6 per cent. on the Preference Stock. The amount of Australian gold known to be now on the way to England is £835,500, of which upwards of £300,000 is due. Annexed are the par ticulars :—Tne Rockliff, £20,000 ; Siam, £72,000 ; Ernestine, £24,500; Donald M‘Kay, £54,000; Wellesley, £26,000 ; Niagara, £31,000 ; Sussex, £51,000; Red Rover, £33,500; Maid of Judah, £115,500 ; Highflyer, 1101,000 ; City of Man chester, £4l ,500 ; Lansdowne, £66,000 ; Reigate, £56,500 ; Essex, £72,000 ; and the Sobraon, £71,000. Warrants for payment of the 10th half-yearly interest on the shares of the Central Argentine Railway Company were posted to the shareholders yesterday. The following are the receipts of the Melbourne and Hobson's Bay United Railway for the four weeks ending the 25th February : —For the four weeks ending Feb. 4, 1869, £3,700 ; corresponding week, 1868, £3,412. Feb. 11, 1869, £2,541 ; ditto, 1868, £2,055. Feb. 18, 1869, £2,340.; ditto ; 1868, £2,195. Feb. 25, 1869, £2,001 ; ditto, 1868, £2,452. BRITISH FUNDS-TWO O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT IfUNDs. 3 per Cent. Consols Ditto for Account, 3 per Cent. Reduced 9l} i New 3 per Cent New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Cen Jan. 1873 Aunuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Do. for Su yre, expire sth .April 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telei„raph), Aug., 1908 2O Exckociwzr Bills £l,OOO, 25 per Ct. D, k5OO Do. £lOO & .£2OO Bank of England Stock, 45 per Cent D.. opening — Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds — Inter-Colonial Uranium — BRIAN dOVERNMENT BEOIII-CITIES India Lock, 105 per Cent., April 1879 — Do. Opening, for Account - - Do. 5 pee Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enlaced Pape, 4 per Cent..,.,,.. — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 ....... — Do. 55 per Cent. May 1879 — D.) S per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 1055 Do - do 1877 — Do. do. 1882 D. Deb., 5 per Ceut., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO Do. under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK. Arontine Republic, 6 per Cent 7Bl 1 4 Do., Scrip £45 paid . . A.uitrian Bonds 5 per cent Do. 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent 00. 44 per Cent. 1852 — Do. do. 1858..... Do. do. 1861 Do. do., 1863 684 Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do Account BOl B,ienos Ayres 6 per Cent. Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 por Cent ) Cuba, 6 per Cent. o.ollan 6 por Cent — Do. 41 per Cent — Do. 3 per Cent., Do. 6 per co.A. 1867 96 Do. 7 per Cent., 1866 C 10 lbw), 6 per Cent. Danish, 3 per Cont., 1825 Datribiau Principalities, 7 per Cent B9 Do 8 per Cent., 1867 Kquador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent E ;yrian, 7 par t3ent Do Second Issue Do. £su(. Bonds Do. £10) Bonds ..... 811 Do. 1864 Do. Account Do. f5OO Bonds Do. .I,IOC Bonds B7l 7 English Scrip, 1868 76 5f 6 Do do. £l5 pd Goverianleni Railway Debentures Greek 5 rtr Cont., 1821 5, ex Coups 11/ ) Ac("mnr ..... - . = Do. %.,,,tipons Do. Account guatemala 5 per Cent .. — Honduras Gov Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., all pd 814 Italian 5 per _eclat., 1865 • Do. Account Do Maremmana Railway Ilexicau 3 per Cent Ditto for Account — Do. 1864 Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French dontevideau 6 per Cent. .• _ Mc orish Imperial 5 per Cent Jew Granada 3 Do 3 per Con — Do. Deferred Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account .. 781 1 Do 41 per Cont. (Ul,:liarren) Do 44 per Cent., 1862 -..... Do Account Portuguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7,'9,'60,'2,'i 351 4 Do. do. 1867 • Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid Russian 5 L par Cent., 182 z, £ St Do 41 per Cent , 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 por Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutcb, 1864, £lOO Bonds.. 891 Do. do. £B4 15s. do. ~ Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds 9O Do. do £B4 15s. do Do Nicolas Railway 651 Sardinian S per Cent Spanish 3 per Cen ~ Do. Account Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New.Deferrect — Do. Account Do. Passive Do. Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do. Account — Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan Do Government, 1864 Do do, 1868 4 Do do, Scrip — Pll - 6 per Cent., ........ .......... . Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 72 Do 6 per Cent., 1862 — Do Account i 671 Do £lOO Bonds 7O Do 5 per Cent. 1865 — Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1860 66 54 Do 4 per Cent., Guaranteed Do Land Warrants (Hectares) ' — Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do. Acc*ant Do 6 per Cont., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Dividends on the above payable in London Austrian o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 21 1 per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil., 110. 4yer Cent. Certificates .... Do. Account French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 2M. — TWO O'CLOCK. Ooneols, Money 92i 3 Do. Account, May 6 93 1 BOURSE, April 19.—'.Phi closed as follows :- 4i per Cent. ...... 102 End of month... 3 per Cent ......... 71 27 End of month... 71 25 Credit Mobilier ... 253 75 End of month... 251 25 Credit Foncier ...1522 50 End of month... rge o'clock—The market Bank Shares 9 850 Italian Fives 56 40 End of month — Mexican Loan Do. Bonds Spanish Threes 31 Home Debt — Deferred — Cash. Orleans ..... Northern ... lO7B Lyons and M e di terranean S o uthe rn..... Western Eastern 575 .••...•.•• • • S— ardinian .................. 51i Austrian .............. 6721 Lombard .... ..... North of Spain 60 Saragos sa Roman ....... 75.... ............................ 52 Tif RAILWAY 51f 672* 480 WJCII .l 1 EXECUTION OF SHEWARD.—THIS DAY. The last sentence of the law was carried out this morning, and Sheward was executed, after making a full confession. lie died almost instantly and without a struggle. shares, leaving a balance of £383 to be carried forward. Several el the large insurance companies, includ ing more particularly the Royal and the General, have notified that they have adopted a plan of issu ing short time policies to midsummer next, and thence annually, duty free. By this means insurers will receive the full benefit of the proposed remis sion of duty. Ottoman Railway and Varna Railway shares have severally risen to 5i to 6, owing to the hopes inspired by the mission of Daoud Pasha. The Ottoman Railway (second series) Bonds have also advanced to 33 to 38. 10: 40.6. dot et It at SIRE LIST. ORDINARVIAIGSB AND STOCKS. Share Railways, Paid . Prime Businese Price. dens. st Bristol and Exeter.... 100 77 79 at Caledonian .... 100 771 78 771 1 1 s t Cambrian. ....... ...... 100 18 23 20 Cornwall. ........ ~... all 2 4 34 st Dublin & Belfast .Ac... 109 77 79 st Dun„Perth, & Ab,ac... 100 70 72 2/ East London ...... .... all 6 7 20 Do 15 2J Do 10 at Glasgow &S. Ween.. 100 9 7 99 at Great Eastern .. ..••.. 100 3 8 1 371 37 i at Do. E. Augl. 40,... 100 ... .0. at tircat North of S cot )d.. .100 15 6 at Great Northern ...... •• 100 107 108 107 4 6 4 at Do. A 5t00k.....,... 100 109 10/1 10? SI st Do. B stock lOO ~. ... at etS, and W. or trod lOO 1/5 17 et Gt. Western —Origal lOO 49 01 at Do. South Wales at - Do. W. slid.-oxlo lOO 25 27 at Do. Newport lOO t 8 30 at Lancashire. iorkaliP lOO 123 .21 at Lon., Brigh., & S.Cott lOO 471 43 OJ Do Scrip at Lon., Chat., and Dov.• 100 17 271 at Do. Metro!). Ex. A lOO - at Lyn. le .North Wester lOO 1!5/ •151 1151 tt Lea. 4 South Wester lOO 87 be t 8 83 dt Man., 31)et,, 4- Lwow, lOO 57 571 NI at Metroi °Atari. ......" lOO 103 lv;)„ , 10.1 4 at Do Exteusi )n .. 10 Do. .New rd • ,11 i:; d L P 94 et Metropolitan District a l l -- - - 10 Metrop. at. John's Vi of 6 at Mobass , 100 1141 115 115 14 st Do, Eirinin. & Derby. 100 Si 85 at N/rta British . ~, 100 k 5 ' ll st Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun, 106 st Nor. Eastern—Berwicic. 10° 1021 1131 25 Do. G. i'l . E purchase 16 . 111 at Do Leeds • • 100 58 59 . •••• at Do York Ica 93 14 931 at Do Carlisle .... figi .. . , 100 Iz2 ,25 • at Do StOe :, jig Darli ng ,LO 131 131 at North Loudon ,, 100 11.) •21 10 Do New •18(8 st North Staffordshire__ 7 100 51 56 at North and S.-W. Jnnctio: 100 Sid 100 10 Do New XlO share. 7 .• at Rhytnney . . st Shropshire Union .vo 6 7 58 at South Devon' . , at South East er n „: 100 761 7 1 761 at Staines, Wok'ham,& Wd. all 13 13 st 'tau Vale S• 100 148 153 • Do. C . Waterlord & liiikenn 1(0 10 Waterloo & Whitehai 8 RAILWAYS-PREFEREZDE SHAKES AND STOCKS. at Bristol and Exeter 4 Theont nn Ra sot NG caiedoman Qrs., no. 9. ... at Do. Scot. N.E., 46 per cent 100 at Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 P.c.— 100 st Do. do. 7 per cent. 100 st Do. do. Ordinary 100 81 84 st Do. Midland at Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gua all stl Dundee, Yerth, and Aber deen Junction lOO 105 107 at Do. Ist Class preference lOO st Glas. & S.W. gua. 5 per ct lOO st Gt. Eastern, E.O. Ex. No.l 100 96 99 t Do do N 0.2 100 95 98 st Do do 6 per cent 100 109 112 st Do East Anglian A 5 p. c. 100 st Do do B 6 do. 100 at •• Do do C 7 do. 10p —* at Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 tit Do E. Union 4p. c. gua. 100 70 75 at, Do Nor folk 5 p.c. Ex. 1846 100 at Do do 5 p.c.Way.Val. lB47 1 00 • • st Great Northern, 5 per cent 10 , *** st Do 5 p.c., rd at 10p. c. Pm. 100 at Do 4, do do do 100 7 st Do 5 do at sp.c. pm lOO st Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO sti Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf 100 84 Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 96 9 7 stl t. West.— Orig.& Jnt.-Rent chg., per gua. 5 p.c lOO 10 1 03 at Do. Orig. (B. & 11. Ex). 5 P.c 100 95 R), „ at Do do 44 per cent. 1850 100 87 89 at Do do 4 do do 100 77 79 at Do do 5 per cent. redem. 100 95 97 at Do do Birmingham pia" 100 go 70 at Do do do pref... 100 ••• ••• st Do do Chester gua loo go 85 at Do do do 8 per cent lOO at Do do. do 5 do 100 95 IUO at Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 at Do do 4i p.c lOO ••• ••• st Do do 44 1859 lOO at Do do 5 at Do West Mid. Oxford lst g lOO 111 113 at Do do 2d gua lOO 107 111 at Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c lOO 8 5 91 st Do do 2d do 100 97 100 st Do gua. 5f per cent. 1863 100 100 Lancaster & Carlisle 4} p.c. all at Lancash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 17, 135 at Do Barnsley, £5 Is 10d p.c. 100 at Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 iW t ; st Do 4. (Blackburn porch). 100 98 100 atj London & Brighton, sp. c guarantead, No 1 lOO st Do 5 per cent. gua. No. 2 lOO at Do 6 do do lOO et Do 5 do No. 4 lOO —•— at Do 7 per cent lOO at Do 6 do (W.E. & C.P.) 100 at Do 4 do 1359 lOO *** *** at London, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent lOO st London and C. and 1.01 • Nuneaton 5 per cent-- 100 108 110 at Do Bedford & Cambridge 100 ••• at Do Shrewsb'y & Welchp'l 100 at. London and S W. 7 p,c ••• ••• late 3d shares, lOO 140 150 2s Gd. Do (Portsm. perp ans. 256 d) all at Mau., Shef., &Lineln. U p.c.' 100 11. ill 6 Do Xi; all par 4p m st Do 31 per cent lOO 60 63 10 Do redeem. 6 percent 5 at Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 130 135 at Do Bristol& Birm., 6p. c lOO 112 134 1331 at Du 41 per cent. redeem lOO 98 103 98 at Do 4$ par cent. irredeem lOO 93 140 st Do Leicester &11.'chn,4 p.c lOO 89 91 at North British, 5 p.c. No.l lOO st Do E. &G.4p.c. S. & D lOO ... at Do N. 8., N 0.2, 5 per cen.t lOO ... at Do Border Union, 51 p.c lOO . . at N.-Eastern--Cons. 4 p.c lOO 87 89 at Do 41 per cent, redeem-- 100 95 97 at Do G N.E. 4 per cent., lOO 17 Do Berwick capital 8.13.4. ... Do York, H. &S. purchase lO 10 101 Do Stcktn & Drling. A 5 p.c lOO 106 108 Do W, Hartlepool H. and R lOO .8. Devon Annuities, 1,5 all 910 Do Tavistock Anna., 108 all 81 91 Do Fixed 41 per cent all 8 81 S. Last. (Read. Anna , 1.0.6) all 22 23 .Do 41 percent • lOO Do Fixed 41 per cent lOO ..• Taff Vale No.l lOO 143 153 Waterford & Kilkenny, 6pc 100 41 43 BAILWAYS.-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on tho Profits of each separate year. at Caledonian 41 p c gua. lO at Do Scot. Cen. min. 7p c. 100 ••• ••• at Do 41 p i rredeem all ••• at Do 4p c c on. i ssued at 80 65 at Great Eastern 41 per mat 100 78 at Do 5 do, 1862 100 86 8 8 at Do New 5 do, 1863 100 8 5 13 ,? st Do d o 5 do, 1861_ " 100 82 at Great Northern, 5p c hTed. 100 at Do Permanent 5 per cent. 100 • at Do Boston & ." Sleafd, 41 pc 100 "' at Great West., W. 5p c 100 st Do Jointi. erpe. 5 p 0,1865 100 .„8 0 , 108 " 3 at Do do 6p c i rred., 1866 100 20 Do Vale Nea.th perp. 5p c all 19 20 st Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B 100 5 Lane. and York. New 4i per cent till July, 1871 2 4.: 11) st Loud., Brig &C., 41 pc,1859 100 at Do do 4 do, 1860 100 •—* *" at • Do do 41 do, 1861 100 •-• '" at dO 4 1 do, 1863 100. ••• at Do do 5 do, 1865 100 at Do No. 7 at Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 —* "' sdo at Do Metrop. Ex., B 6 p,c ,„ '" 100 ••• Do do 0 p.c „, 100 ••• at London& N. W estern 5p c 100 108 1102 at London &S. Western, 44 p c 100 a 2 81 10 Man. bhef. & Lin., 5 pc, 1865 all 88 1 at Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO 100 104 at Midland, A. 5 per cent pref lOO 106 10i at Do B 5 do 100 106 108 18 Do 5p c opt. to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1869 all 201 20 1 18 Do Inconv. New Shares all 18/ 104 22 Do 5p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1872 Bl 11 24P a t North British, E. and G No. 1, 5 per cent m 100 at Do £lO guaranteed 1861 100 •••••.Do E., P., & Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 st Do E.& G , No. 2, 5 p.c 100 ••• ••• at Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 100 st Do E. & No. 3, 5 p.c 100 at Do E. & G., (Ordiry) 44 p c 100 •• • • at North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 25 97 at Do Stock. & Darl., D 100 111 113 at North London, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) lOO 103 105 at North Staffordshir e 5 p at South Eastern, 41 pc, 1859 100 • at Do 5 do 18 61 100 at Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 at Do 5 do, 1864 ............. 100 at Victoria St. &Pimlico, 4/ Pe 100 RAILWAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FixF,D RENTALS st ilifientieu,d /01 1------ sat 94 100 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer all 9 9 101 et Buckinghamshire at Chester and Holyhead lOO 64 56 et Do. 61 per cent. st Do. 6 do. st Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO ... st Colchester Stour Valley ._ *" st East Lincoln, gua. ai 1: 7; 20 Gloster and Dean Forest... all „ s Gt. Easn., Newm., &c., 5 p.c 100 • '" s Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 '" ••• st Do. do. Woodbrg. Ex., do. 100 : "' st Gt. West, W. Mid., Heref 100 9j 98 SO Hull and Selby all 110 112 st: Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 210 2.5 st „London and Blackwell lOO 93 05 st Do. 41 per cent lOO , st London, Chat., &C., 41 pc. 100 " st Do. Corn. Fund, 6 do 100 •'" " st London and Greenwich 100 • 41 st Do. do Preference lOO st London, Tilbury, & South 100 g t 6 st Lowestoft, gua. 4 percent lOO 80 82 st Do. (10. 6 do. 100 51 Blanch., Buxton, & all st 111 idland, Bradford, Pref lOO 92 94 10 Mid Kent Cray Line) a/i 50 Northern& East., 5 per cent all LI; a 50 Do. do. 6 do. all st N. Eastern _Hartlepool 100 •• st N. West. A perp. pref, 5p C. 100 Ip7 La st Do B minimum 11 pm.— 100 st Notting. &Granth. R. &C lOO di' di' 25 Preston and tVyre. . Royston, Hitch., and Shep lOO 132 134 st Shrewsbury and Hereford 100 131 134 10 Do do 8 2 2.1 n st S. Yorksh. and River Dun 1 00 96 0 7 st Do 4 per cent gua 10) 7 3 80 st Do 5 do all 98 101 at Vict. Station and Pimlico lOO 175 180 st West Cornwall 20 West London, Class A all 13 14 20 Do do B all 20 Do do C_ all ci --il st Weymouth and Portland 100 st Wilts and Somerset DOCKS. st East and West India lOO 12e 125 st Loudon and St. Katherine lOO 45 47 100 D oDeb. stock, 4 per cent- all Millwall Freehold Land at Dock lOO 23 31 st Southampton lOO 74 70 Ist surrey Conunercial J no JOINT-STOCK BXNK S. Closing Business Share NAME. Paid. Price. done 10 Agra Limited, A all 11 12 19 Du B lO 21 31 3 50 Albion 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lint all 20 '2l 201 1 20 Anglo-Hungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 51 4/ 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 SO Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 39 10 Bank of New Zealand all 17 18 50 British North American 20 Chartered of ludia,Austra ha, knd China all 20 21 25 Chartered More. of India. Loudon, and China all 191 301 20 City lo 12 121 100 Colonial 25 39 40 10 Consolidated, lim. bU Delhi and London, line 50 East London, lim 5 '2 1 20 English and American, lim 10 ... ... 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro. lim lO pr 1p 20 English, ....cottish, and Aus • tralian Chartered 281 Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all 36 38 254 Do new 5/ 11 21 WO Imperial, lim 2o 16 17 20 Imperial Ottoman lO 2 el 121 .5 lonian. all 24 26 25 Do new 5 1 ; 1p 20 Lnd Mortgage of India, kin 4 31 34 100 Do sp. e. Debs.l36l, 30 all 76 75 76 30 London Bankj of Mexico and South America, lim. 20 61 51 100 London and Brazilian, lim. 45 30 27 20 Do new 71 51 41 100 London .t River Plata, lim. 40 9 11 25 Do new 10 24 24p 20 Laudon Chart. of Australia all 211 25 20 London and County 2O 10 51 50 Do new, iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd ll ... . London Joint Stock 1 X2l . 331 London and South African al 81 91 9/ 00 London &S.-Western, lim, 20 11 9 150 London & Venezuela, lim l2l ... ... 100 London and Westminster 2O 63 64 100 Do Scrip, lee at 10 pm 2O ... ... 100 Merchant, lim 25 6 4 10 Metropolitan, lim all 71 71 71 100 Midland, 1im...... 2O 1/ 1 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lim l5 ld 1p 100 National Provine. of Eng'd 42 ... ... 01 10 Da . 42 ... ... 50 National. 3O ... .. 20 New South Wales all 41 43 20 North-Western 7l 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 421 431 10 Proviuo. Bank. Corpo., Rm lO 6 5 00 Provincial of Ireland 2.3 85 90 10 Do new. all ... ... 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, Jim 25 15 I s 100 Do issued at 6pm lO 8 6 25 Union of Australia all 47 43 100 Union of Ireland, lira SO Union of London l5 351 3i,1 TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. 10 Anglo-American Tel., um all 2::4 221. 10 Argglo Mcditer Tel., 1im.... 10 111 12/ st Atlantic Telegraph lO 2 s 26 st Do. S per cent. lOO 71 74 st B. and L Magnetic Tel., lim. 100 160 165 st Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 2 0 250 10 Do. New 8 9 11p 25 Indo-European Tel., Rm lO .„ ... 5 Lond. Provincial Tel. lim all 3 31 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent. all 1 p 10 Mediterra. Exton. Tel., lim all 3 4 25 Reuter's Telegram all 50 55 10 Societe Transatlaut., lira— 14 4 3 st Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all 1 11 20 Telegraph Con. &Main.,lim all Il' 171 174 SU. Kingdom Tel. Co., Um all 51 6 5 Do. 10 per cent- Pref all 3g 4 p MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 151 161 .6 25 Australian Agricultural 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lim. 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lira 9 7 5d 10 Berlin Water Works, lim all I'll 141 10 Do. New 6 3 4 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lim. 5 Bombay (las, lim. 5 Do. New 4 11 id 50 British American Land 44 16 18 20 British Indian Tea, inn all 21 91 20 British Ship Owners 7l ... ... 29 Canada Company all 65 03 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lim 2l 2 1 d 20 Ceylon Company, lira. lO 4 31(1 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lira 6 25 City of London Meal Pro -9 41 34:1 30 Ci p ty er o t i ' M li i m lan Improv. lim all 5 6 25 City of Moscow Gas, lim all 50 City Offices, lim 25 23 25d 4: 50 Colonial, lim. Do. 50 Cortunercia: Union (Assur) 5 5 i p 10 Company of African Mer chants, lim. 3 Id p 20 Continental Union Gas, lim. all 191 201 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 71 per cent. 100 Corporation of London Bonds, 1877, 41 per cent. all 104 105 100 Do. 1879, 41 per cent. all 1041 1051 100 Do. 1882, 44 per cent. all 1031 1041 10 Credit Fon. of England, lim. all 21 21 50 Credit Fon.of Mauritius lim lO 31 21 d at Crystal Palace lOO 1i 21 st Do. Preference lOO 91 10 ) at Do. 6p. c Perpetual Deb lO9 107 11/ 20 Darjeeling, lim. I 0 Eastern Assam, lim. 6l ... ...d 50 East Indian Land Credit _ and Finance, lira. 20 East India Irriga. & Canal all .. 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, Um. 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy. Qua. by Egypt. Gov all 9& 971 97 20 Egyptian Com. & Trad. Jim 6 .. 3 Eng. & Aust rad. Copper, lira 21 $ 15 English and Foreign Credit 7i 43 31d 100 Eng. and Scot. Marine, Jim. 8 ... ...d 10 Fairbairn Engineering 5 2 Id 20 Fore-stroetWarehousc,lim l2 j lip 100 For. & Col. Gov. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at .CB5 all 86 87 861 / 50 Gellivara, lira. 2O 10 General Credit & Dis., lira. 71 11 11 15 General Steam Navigation 14 27 50 Home & Col Marine In. lim. 5 3 <ld 10 Holy 1i01154,149 , 4i . m,.q . 1!,!3 tr,t 151 20 _Hong Laud Co. of Mar seines, lien. 20 Interna.FinancialSoc.lim 6 1 1$ 3i 20 Interns. Land Credit, lira 6 6 4d 50 Italian Land 5 13 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all 3 3 p jj 100 Do. 6p. c. Bds., redeem 1870, issued 90 all 61 63 50 Land Securities, lim 6 21 113 25 London African Trading lO 7 bd 25 Lou. & Caled. Marine, lira 6 ...d 10 London County Land and Building, lim. 50 Lond. Financial Asso., lim 30 211 %01 4 Lond.Gen.Omnibus.Co.lim. all 2 2/ 50 Lond. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, lim 25 12 161 20 Lond. & Provincial Marine 2 Id pr st Madras Irriga. & Cant. Gua. sp.c. by India Gov. lOO 102 104 1031 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, lim ........ 11 I i c i 50 Merchant Shipping, Rm.... all 33 38 60 Millwall Iron Works, lim. 121 lO Natal Land and C o l on i sa- ••• ..• tion Co., lint. 25 National Discount Co., lim 5 111 111 25 National Prov. M ar i ne, li nt. 4 4 3d 10 National Steam Ship, Rm. all 91 101 20 Ncrbudda Coal& Iron, lim. 6 31 3.1 10 New Consolidated Dis. lint. 3 lf 131 51\ ow Quebrada, lim. ..... ... A. 4.0 41 4 25 New Zealand Loan & Mar. cantile Agency,lim 2l I b 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, lint 5 li 13 10 Northern Assam Tea, Um 5 7 5 10 Do. B at North Brit. Austral., lim lOO 48 51 SO North Brit. & Mercan. In 6l u2O 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 5 12 1 50 Oriental Financial, 1im...,,, 11 ... ... 5 Oriental Gas, Rm. 5 Do. New 1 I 1 P 10 Otago and Southland In. vestment, lim 2 id ip 5 Ottoman Gas, lim all 13 21 10 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian It. Mail lim all ..„."'' 5 Do do. st Peel R. Land & Miner!, lint 100 31 34 50 Peninan. & Oriental Steam all 491 501 50 Do. New 1867 lO ltd 01 50 Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New 25 Rio de Janeiro City Im.,lim all 181 19 20 Do. Gas, lim all 24 6 100 Royal Mail Steam GO 41 23 at Scottish Aust, Invest., Rm lOO 85 90 at Do. 6p. c. Guar. Pref lOO ... ... 20 Societe Fin. d'Egypte, lim lO . 7 6d 20 Societe Cleu.de l'Enapire Ot 8 23 31 50 S. African Mort. & Inv., lim 6 ... ... 25 South Australian I.,and 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lim 2 2; 3 20 Trinidad Petroleum, lim Bl ... ... 10 Trust &Agency of Aus.,lim 1 3 IP 10 Do do. do. all .. .. 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. Canada 5 17 . fp 50 Union Marine L'pool, lim 5 41 5 p 20 Union Steam Ship, lint all 22 24 15 United Discount Corp., lim 6 11 41 20 Universal Marine(ln.), lim 5 13 2 p 10 Upper Assam Tea, lim all 11 2 30 Van Dieman's Laud 2Bl 6 7 00 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. (.Uortgage) Loan all Si; 82 301 1 1 50 Warrant Finance, lim. l2 12 iva 50 West India and Pacific Steam, lim 2O 4 2 20 Wost London Wharves and Warehouses 001,Vil1iiL. Lit) Y AiNiNl' Et; unvri - Britiih Columbia, 8 per cent.,1872.... Vo. 1605.. Can.G 0'4.6 p.c.Jan.'a J my 1877-Si - Do. 6p. o Yeb. & Aug lOO 102 /04 - Do. sp. o. Mar. et Sept lOO 102 IC4 10 - D o . s p. c. Jan. & July lOO 93 vg 03 - Do. sp. c. Insoribcd sk lOO 90 02 - Cape U.Hope. 6 p. 0.1873 lOB 102 104 - Do.Apl.&Oot 1890-IVOO lOO 111 113 - Do. do 1880-90 lOO 107 to , - Do. Jan.&July, 1491 - Do. 5 per oent. 15 April ancl - 15 Oct., 1900 . 100 100 102 Ce , ion, Nov 1878, 6 p.t... 100 108 tle Do. 1872, d 0.... 100 105 1.7 Mauritius, 6p. a, 1871,.. Jan. and July Do. 1878 ... 1;0 106 IOS 'Do. :882, ltlay at d uu 106 108 D 0.1895, Feb. & Aug lO 106 LOS Melbourne Curporatn., - 1867-23, 0 per cent 1(0 100 100 N./3.G0v.6 p.c.Ja.AtJuly lOO 103 104 Natal 6 p et, Apl At Oct Ol Do 6 p 0.111. y Az No' 1 0 1(0 108 N. 8. W. 5 ire., '7l to '73 loo 99 1 , 1 — 44 Do. 5 p.o. 1888 to 1890... 133 vel 994 181 Do. 5 p.c..rd.'67 to 'l5 N.Zealand, 6p. ot. >B9l 1(0 Do. 5 per cent..... DoJan,Aprl,Jul, 0 t lOO 93 94 Psf 6 Do 6p e. Mar & bept '9l lOO 103 110 Juue its Deo , 1-91 - fDo Prov. (.1 Auclt ld. 1(0 teriet 1 &2, 1896 .. Nova Scotia 6p. o.Jau... . and July, 1875 loth.. . Queenelnd. c. 'B2-5 lOO 1061 1071 Do 1891 Tasmanian 6 per c. 1895 .. 1066 1076 Do tb9..:-'97 .. .. . Victoria 6 Ler cent. 1891 lt 0 113 114 - Dit . 1.99 199 lloi 110 I2IPERIAL PARLI ADI ENT HO SSE OF LORDS.-LAST EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. The Royal assent was given to the Brazilian Slave-trade Bill, the Railway Companies Bill, the East India Canal and Irrigation, and several other bills. THE CORONATION OATH. The Earl of REDESDALE asked. if the Government proposed to make auy alteration in the Coronation Oath or to introduce any bill in relation thereto before the bill now before the other house came up for discussion. Eerl GRANVILLE said the Government believed that the oath was imposed on the Sovereign in its executive and not in its legislative capacity,'and therefore no legisla tion was necessary. The Duke of ARGYLL laid on the table a bill to amend the constitution of the India Council with a view of mak ing it stronger and more experienced. The bill would limit all future appointments to ten years, with power to the Secretary of State to re-appoint for five years more. After some conversation, the bill was read a first time. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—LAST EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock. SMOKING ON RAILWAYS. Mr. F. B. SIIERIIIAN, who had on a former evening succeeded in getting toe consent of the house to a clause being inserted in the Metropolitan District Rail way Bill, on the further consideration of the Metropolitan Railway Bill, moved the insertion of a similar clause in the Metropolitan District Railways. Mr. BRIGHT said he had heard the opinion of the direc tors with respect to the resolution which had been passed the other evening, and taking their opinion, with the fact that the abstinence from tobacco smoke could only be for a short time, he hoped the house would attach a proper value of the representation of the directors. If, however, the hon. member pressed his clauso to a division he should give his vote against it. Mr. C. BENTINCK supported the clank, and Mr. T. CHAMBERS opposed it. The house divided, when there appeared— For the clause Against it Majority against the clause --21 NEW 31E3113ER. The Earl of MARCH took the oath and li!s seat for West Sussex, in the room of Mr. lf. Wyndham, now Lord Leconfield. CHURCH LEASES. Mr. FORT ESOUE, in reply to Dr. Ball, said the atten tion of the Government had been directed to the report of the Irish Church Commissioners in favour of lessening the price of purchasing the perpetuity of church leases. The matter had been carefully considered, and it seemed to be the general opinion that if the subject was to be dealt with it would be better to have direct lesislation rather than include it in the present bill. _ _ ELECTION PETITIONS. The ATTORNEY -GENERAL for IRELAND, in reply to Viscount St. Lawrence, said the judgments on the Irish election petitions would be printed. LEASES IN IRELAND. Mr. GLADSTONE, in reply to Sir L. Palk, said ho could not at the present moment say what course was intended to be proposed with respect to leases granted by bishops or the ecclesiastical commissioners having more than 10 years to run. When they had made some further progress in the bill he would state what would be done in the matter. VAGRANCY, Mr. GOSCUEN, in reply to Mr. Hunt, eaid he thought the present state of the law with respect to vagrancy. He did not, however, think there would be time during the present session to legislate on the subject, but if it could be taken into consideration it would be of the utmost advan tage. He however did not think it was possible to do any thing until next session. BRANDING SOLDIERS. Mr. CARD WELL said his attention had been directed to a letter which appeared in one of the daily papers to the effect, " that a soldier suffering from consump tion or any other disease, whereby he was incapacitated from continuing in her Majesty's service, could not be discharged till he had been subjected to the operation of cross-cupping." The statement was not cor rect. He had made inquiries, and, as he might have ex pected, he found that cupping was never resorted t.) unless as a remedy for the disease. THE HORSE DUTY. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was not intended to do away with the exemption is favour of horses employed in the yeomanry or agriculture. MONUMENTS IN IRELAND. Mr. LA YARD said the First Commissioner of Works had no jurisdiction in Ireland, but if the national monu ments in that country were placed under his care he would gladly accept the duty. THE IRISH CHURCH. The house then went into committee on this bill. Clauses 3 to 9 inclusive, which related to the appoint ment of.the Church Commissioners, were postponed on the motion of Mr. GLADSTONE. On clause 10, which prohibited further appointments to benefices in the Irish Church, Mr. HARDY said, in the absence of his right hon. friend the member for Buckinghamshire. who was too unwell to attend in his place that evening, he had to move an amend ment he made in the clause which extended the time until 1872, as the time at which apppointments might be made. Dr. BALL said the passing of that bill would render _ _ .. , .casary, and therefore it would be well to accept the amendment proposed. The amendment was opposed by the Governmeut, and after a brief discussion it was withdrawn. On clause 12, Mr. GATHORNE HARDY moved the substitution of the words "1872" for "1871." The house divided— For the clause Against it Majority —lO7 The result was received with loud cheers from the Ministerial benches. On Clause 14, the compensation clause, Mr. HARDY moved the omission of that part which deducts the compensation to the curates from the income payable to the incumbent. After a lengthened conversation, the amendment was negatived by a majority of 98 —330 to 232; and the fur ther progress of the committee was adjourned. The house then adjourned. •• TOTrit - ` 2 4 ' HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, April 19. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise, drove out this morning, attended by the Hon. Mary Lascelles. 'DIE DUKE OF EDINBURGH.—It i 5 now definitely announced that the Duke of Edinburgh will visit Calcutta about the middle of DeemLer, and that his stay in India will extend altogether to about three months. He will spend, it is expected, two or three weeks iu Calcutta ; will then proceed to Agra, where the grand durbar will be held, and finally run up to Cashmere. A SILVER WEDDING. —Twice in their married existence, here in England where they have been long since naturalised, a French man-of-letters and his wife have signalized their connubial happiness in a rather remarkable manner. Once, it was by the acceptance of a flitch of bacon. And, now more recently, it was by the celebration of their Silver Wedding. Fourteen years ago the old English custom of Dunmow was revived at the instance of Harrison Ainsworth. And, from the hands of that romancist, the Flitch, after a century, during which that cus tom had fallen into disuetude, was received by the Chevalier do Chatelain "et sa chatelaine." This was in 1855, after they had been married for some thing like 13 years most happily. Now, in 1869, on the 12th of March, having completed the 25th year of their married life, the Chevalier de Chatelain and his wife appear to have assembled their friends around them at their residence, here in London, viz.—Cas telnau Lodge, Warwick-crescent, Westbourne-park road, for the purpose of celebrating, by a Fancy • 8..11, and with all due ceremonial, their Silver Wed ding, Les Noces D'Argent, Silberne Hochzeit. A vivacious account of the entertainment is given under the pseudonym of the ghost of Mr. Samuel 'Pepys (two hundred years ago of the Admiralty) in the columns of last Saturday's number of the Courier de l'Europe n Reading it, on .;'s wish not un naturally is, that live-and-twenty years hence, the Silver may have ripened into a Golden Wed ling. Brevet Col. Shaw, of the Royal Artillery, whd was appointed a member of the Ordnance Select Committee about 12 months ago, with the under standing that he would continue in the office for five years, has been suddenly informed that his ser vices as such are no longer required, an d h e will have to revert to his military duty; but as this officer was placed on the Seconded List of the Royal Artillery at the time of the appointment, he will have to wait for a vacancy to occur before his name can be placed upon the active list of the regiment pins ---j~.. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day VICTORIA CLUB BITTING—Tms DAY. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 7 to 2 agst Pretender (taken and offered) 7 to 2 agst Duke of Beaufort (offered) sto 1 agst Drummer (taken) sto 1 agst Belladruin (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Hermione c (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Wild Oats (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Alpenstock (taken) 25 to. 1 agst Tenedos (offered—take 100 to 3) 4 40 to 1 agst Prince Imperial (offered), 40 to 1 agst Royal Rake (offered) 50 to 1 agst Martyrdom (offered) CHESTER CUP. 7 to ' 1 agst di Bean (taken) 9 to 1 agst Romping Girl (off take 10 to 1) TATI:EIt3ALL'3-Ist Evening. CHESTER CUP. 7 to 1 agst 2Egea,n (taken and offered) 7to 1 agst Paul Jones (offered-8 to 1 taken) 100 to 7 agst Knight of the Garter (offered) 100 to 7 agr,t Kings Cross (taken) 20 to 1 agst St Mungo (taken) TWO TIRWS'AN.O. 7 to 2 agst Pretender (taken and offered) 4to 1 agst Duke of Beaufort (taken and offered) sto 1 agst Drummer (taken and offered) 6to 1 asst Belladrum (taken and offered) 100 to 6 agst Hermione c (taken) 20 to 1 agst Alpenstock (t aken) 20 to 1 agst Tenedos (offered —take 25 to 1) 20 to 1 agst Wild Oats (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Typhon (taken) 30 to 1 agst King Cophetua (taken) DERBY. 5 to 2 agst Pero Uomez (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst Pretender (offered-12 to 1 wanted) 100 to 9 ttgst Ladas (taken and offered) 100 to 7 agst Drummer (taken and offered) 100 to 6 agst Belladrum (taken and offered) 1000 to 40 agst Thorwaldsen (offered) 50 to 1 agst Typhon (taken to £1000) RIC IN G FIXTURES. APRIL. Lewes ...20 I Newmarket Ist Sprin Croydou . 22, 23 MAY. Chester 4, 5,6, 7 i E g linton Hunt 6, 7 i Win chaster ll, 12 York 11, 12 l3aldoyle 2nd Spring 11 12 Salisbury l3 I.E Doncaster 13, 14 I 6, &o. . St. Albans 17 18 West Drayton l7, 18 Bath 18, 19 11.am:baster l9, 20, 21 Croydon 19, 21 Harpenden 2l Epsom Summer .....25, &a. JI[NE. Croydon 2,3, 4 Newton 2,3, 4 I Ascot ~ ...8, 9, 10, 11 Liverpool Summer _lb, 16 Windsor lb, 16 i Hampton Li, 18 Curragh 22, 23, 24 1 J I. LY Newcastle 22, 23, 24 Oldham 22 liibury Club 23 Swckuridge 24, 25, 26 Chelmsford "9, 30 Sutton Park .....29, SQ- Worcester l, 2 , Southampton 13,13 . Newmarket July 6, Stc. I Reading 15, 16 C ar li s l e 6, 7 Huntingdon 9O, 21 Pontefract 9, 10 i Stamford 22 23 Ilendou ... 12, 13 1 Goodwood 27, 28,29, 80 Nottingham 13, 14 I Ati(illST. Brighton 3, 4 Brighton Club Lewes 6 7 _ Oxford YOrk 24, 25, 26 Plymouth 26, 17 • ~ Egnam lO, ,11 1 Scarborough ..30, 31 Wolverhau-pton lO, 11 1 Derby Summer —3l, Sep. 1 Windsor 12, 13 1 Weymouth 31, Sep. 1 St. Albans 17, 18 1 Canterbury ...,.....31, Sep. 1 Stockton lB, 19, 20 1 SEPTEMBER. Warwick... 7, 8 j Hampton 21, 2 Curragh (Royal) 7, 8, 11 1 Western (Ayr)........22, 23 Abiugdon 9, 10 Hendon 23, '24 I Doncaster 14, 15, 16, 17 Monmouth... , 23, 24 Richmond 21, 22 I Newmarket tat Uct....28, J rc . Lichfield OCTOBER. Bedford 5, 6 1 Cheltenham l9. 20 Edinburgh 6, 7, 8 f Curragn l9, 24, 5.1 Leicester 4, 8 i West Drayton ..........21, 22 Bromley 7 8 1 Hereford ...... ......... 21 , 22 Newmarket 2d 0ct...11, Sze.' Monmouth 23, 24 Chelmsford l9 20 1 Newmarket il'tou ...25, tto. Kelso 19 20 I Harrow NOVEMBER. ' 2, 3 I Egliuton Hunt 6 , 7 Worcester 3, 4 Liverpool St. Albans 5, 6 1 Shrewsbury ... . lb, ltS STEEPLECIUSE FIXTURES. APRIL. Croydon 22, 23 Co. Louth & A.rdeen 27, 28 31e.Y. Limerick Hunt 4 I St. Albans Eglinton 7 1 ' l7 .st Drayton JULY. Kingsbury. 9 OC T °BEA. Bromley 7 I \Vest Drayton 2l, 22 NOVEMBER. Worcester 2,3, 4 I Shrewsbury 13, Harrow 2, 3 Leamington Hutu ....23 (to Lvorpool • 9, 10, 11, 12 1 COURSING FIXTURES. AUGUST. 17 St. Albans.. OCTOBER. Ancaster and Willoughby, Lincolnshire 5, 6. Ormsby 19, ezc Huntingdon ()alb.. 26, 27. Foruign lail 2acaet List. MAILS DUE. Anatralla and Now Zealand. via Southamptea.....April 2t, Ditto, tia le.Fxrssilles l7 Brasil, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video May 4. Ditto, by French packet ..............April 22. Cape Vcrds, by Brazil packet May 4. Cape of Good ilvpe. Asoension. and St. Helena April 27. China, renaug. and Singapore. via Southampton.. April 21. tbraitar, via Southampton Luba., via Southampton April 24 :Alto, via Marsetles Malta, t4ypt, April 24 Ditto, Marseilles.. April 2.2 Newfoundla r c . May 5 Mauritius, Cape of Good hope, and Natal, via Southall:l ton Ditto. Marseilles May 9 Port lig 41 .. .lt ay 4. April 2I United States,' amnia, CiMurata, &c., try British packet Ditto, by Canadian packet . ..... ...• Ditto, by I. tiled zttates packet April Ditto ditty Wet Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe kpril 19. BILlit.ll4S, via .New I ork Weat Incites and Puzilie k exoept Mexico and Saha- mate) Cub.t and .11exieo Bermuda, via 8a1i1ax..„,.., April 23 .... ......... April 23 . NAVAL AND 11111.17ARY INTELLIGENCE A naval Court-martial assembled yesterday on board her Majesty's ship Duke of Wellington, in Portsmouth harbour, under the presidency of Car. S. H. Henderson, for the trial of Navigating Mid shipman G-. liner, serving on board her Majesty's ship Duke of Wellington, but doing duty on board her Majesty's ship Victory, on a charge of drunkennes3 while on board the latter ship. The Coutt found the charge proved, and sentenced the prisoner to be dismissed from Her Majesty's service. Iu compliance with the recent Admiralty circu lar respecting the retirement or superannuation of the list of clerks, five first-class clerks, 12 second class clerks, and three third-class clerks, belong ing to the Accountant General of the Navy's De partment, have retired. Three who had volunteered to retire from the service are now pe.rmitted to go. The establishment, however, is to be further re duced. By the promotion of Colonel-Commandant and Deputy Adjutant-General Samuel Netterville Low eer, C. 8., to be Major-General of the Royal Marine Light Infantry, through the death of Major- General Travers, the appointment of an Aide-de- Camp to the Queen is placed at the disposal of the authorities at headquarters. • The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty : —Lieut. B. W, Walker, to tha Cadmus ; Lieut. H. A. Monteith, to the Agincourt; Arthur T. Targot, Andrew It. Gordon, Arthur Dove, Edward F. G. Cre3gli, Martin A. Hammitt, Edmund B. Vaukougunet, John F. Hayes, Wil liam I'. Chapman, and Simuel E wing, midship men, to the Royal Adelaide, additional, for ser vice in the Revenge ; Constantine Keenan, sur geon, to the Scyll,i ; Robert F. Smythe, assistant surgeon, additional, to the Royal Adelaide, for the Revenge; Juhn Whyte, acting assistant- Surgeon, to the Scy lla ; Charles A. Dunbar, cl erk , to the Royal Adelaide, for the Revenge ; and H enr y N. Harvy, assist.-clerk, to the Royal Adelaide, for the Revenge. The undermentioned naval cadets were nomi nated yesterday :—The Hon. Walter G. Stopford, James de Nallen, Edward Bothell, Ernest M. Drwnmoncl, Ernest F. Robertson, Horace John Neville, and Edmund C. Simeon. POTATOES.—Fair supplies of new potatoes have been sent to London from Scilly within the last few dsys• The crop generally ie blight. ■