The Sun. — London, England, 1869-03-19 00:00:00

r. the Sorbonne shew hich NI. Fontaine , tory, had invented Detaining biclrate the component ler, had been that tory, to be for oulon. One of the specimen of this portion out of the of it fall on reading on it set but to the whole The earth shook, a foot passengers the Place de la vered to powder• Fontaine's house Men, inhabitants the flames. The inch prevented all Trunks of human of smoking flesh' rwoman was lite• ;e was flattened T SUDBURY: r on the bodies Of fighter Mary Ann deceased women y, and that they !rice on Tuesday vere known to be aI testimony the Owing to want they had been Lsiderable period , ief. Nuthing hiul weeks or a month Between nine and ntion of a police eeing a crowd of here was a woman ered the cottage, ed women, one in ?per room of the and dilapidate d all traces of food nted the appear' th skin. It lag a sort of coverlid L " laid out" after a letter at the taken in by the door for the pur hat there were no they were ve r y )bably been dead )m twenty-four to d to have resulted journed to enable to be made. )LLIERY ;pecting the ail' a Brierley L i ' pit in question iS iley's estate. th e most costly ki l l ng the safety j°, erally suPP° se very small. I. ` v , was purnPed °w ; the re currenee ° ; Wednesdayi s 'S, is yet imperfee ; n and three 14. , -id nothing Pa ea, o'clock on Nl' e charge of tb . , e , oke issuing fr° ; pit had ta ke 01 the en 3° !: had burst 13 " in the furnac es ", row out 170 0.0: as adopted wbe he water. t I from the fi bs le pit, as t ; f the working' that the Plac e pin tbs , e d am p, b reduced en °tig Wednesday Dn :„d ,ecompan , - ,st shaft, aDi ' feet in dePt" i Is being re duc o t G o verern e )t, and t h e IA °of and relative.seci, are m ar The is intense. 'cry exe rtioa ; s till flowing t in s t °ll a pprehen d lent, whic h Lged the wine' = and South°ll: fields of W odes. If f t ' ll. y°f . sl ` lr . the usual l ed has 11 / ice so . ie origi o3l gig t uorDing' big gsb lw own m erce, 1 6 :;1 Ided th e ° ,dor , nipu lsori iv , a measures A' .vio °ll lent, I'4'l Ain eriel an 3 ._ w oo ; arch,o.ll f o h n s V or a ! , o r; r ot o ut 0 . el i !g / F i r„o 3ote , ° y in m p01: 03 g° r ck - W °°a ° afftettlrill P NS FESOT IO oil'. 14 b e en st of the l as tecl , rst ° ije, beenPe alsib *7 . , 1316' so oe therri'2.,s in thos e re 10,t1 ,- 0 90 0 ' ings fi re d, thei r a are t . beivg limbscir li eon . ,red by t Spirit ko f the 4 . to ierinen ' Thel It Pll°. laritY• 112 j —On the led over 1 t he to 3osition resor . t" of no of • es the 0; —, I Pr ll 3 11 ' r , c arve .. e at i i s ing th e e a rl), o f the t he tun.„.2o for.. rn 03 i1A au cl A ° „„a i t oopt e— 000 0 te upon h i le ctia anal co ° f liter ary on tba w yrigb - f oat own er 0 the lis Riots ts+ r to a nctio ie u e san a fivef tb° ty Eets° titio Lrt c°lllP r e th aDd ossy ° t 0 1 ° ,anY , bu ric e raise the Pop k n ocked ` . l r , eo 'o vs of pr..:10, ether iv' of g tibe r tehy at pr. m len set, ° P — ,ets e f t thirty - . on Ger the atiazct'ht MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK. The demand for money is moderate, but rates are Well supported at 2i to 3 per cent. Some transac tions have taken place at below the Bank mini mum for very short papea. _ . Consols are 93f 3 for money ; ditto, for Ac count, 93f ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 914 f ; New Tkree per Cents, 911 ; Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2} per Cent., —; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., shut. India Stock, 103 per Cent., April, 1874, ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1123 ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, ; ditto Enlaced Paper 5 per Cent., Jan., 1872, 105 ; ditto Bonds under £l,OOO, 10 18 prem. The foreign stock market is firm, at the follow ing quotations :—ltalian, 55/ 6 ; Mexican, 15 / ; Greek 12 1 ; New Spanish, 311 3 ; Turkish Five per Cents., 411 3 ; Peruvian 1865, 78/ 9 ; New Russian Railway, 77f /. The business done in the Railway Market is as follows :--Caledonian, 80 I 1 ; Great Western, 493 ; Great Eastern, 37i g ; Great Nerthern, 1073 ; ditto A 107 i 4 ; Lancashire, 123 3 ; Metro politan, .1033 ; ditto Extension, 1023 33 ; Midland, 116/ 17 ; Sheffield, 531 4 ; London and Brighton, 49 93 ; North British, 351 ; London and North Western, 1133 143 ; North Eastern (Berwick), 102 3 ; South Eastern, 753 ; and London, Chatham, and Dover 163 3. There were no gold operations at the Bank yes terday. The Jason, from Sydney, has brought £32,400. Of the £550,000 of silver brought by the Loui siana to St. Nazaire about £400,000 is for England and the remainder for France. The bulk will pro bably be taken for China. The coupon due on the Ist proximo on the Hon duras Government Ten per Cent. Railway Loan is announced for payment. Messrs. J. H. Schroder and Co. have announced the half-yearly interest on the bonds of the New Orleans, Jackson, and Great Northern Railroad Company Second Mortgage Construction Bonds, due on the Ist April next. The Manchester Courier states that Mr. Robert Heywood, in the Bradford Trade, has suspended payment. His liabilities are, however, small. The Leeds Mercury announces the failure of Messrs. W. and J. Lea, brass casters, Bloomsbury, Wolverhampton; liabilities from £B,OOO to £9,000; assets show Bs. Bd. in the pound, and 6s. is offered in several instalments. The Master of the Rolls has ordered a further dividend of 3s. Gd. per pound (making with former dividends 10s. Gd.) to be paid to the creditors of the Financial Corporation. Vice-Chancellor Sir W. W. James has appointed Mr. John Bath to be the official liquidator of the Masonic Union Company (Limited). _ _ The ordinary meeting of the Credit Foncier of Mauritius (Limited) will be held on the 25th inst., when a dividend will be declared. The first ordinary annual meeting of the United Land Company (Limited) is convened for the 31st inst., when a dividend is to be declared. With reference to the North British Railway the following official telegram has been received at the Stock Exchange :—" Surplus revenue of this com pany for last half-year will admit of dividends on the preference stocks down to and inclusive of Monkland Preference (ordinary) stock, and to the extent of 12s. per cent. per annum on Edinburgh and Glasgow Preference (ordinary) stock. Pay ment of these dividends will be made in deferred warrants. At the fifteenth annual meeting of the Briton Medical and General Life Association, held to-day, the following results were reported. The new pre miums, in respect of 2,472 policies issued during the year, hmouuted to £25,277, and the renewal pre miums to £201,372. The claims paid, or which were admitted, but had not matured at the date of the balance -sheet, amounted to £127,856, and the assets in hand, as certified by the four appointed auditors, to £667,493. A dividend was declared at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum on the share capital of the association, as increased by the last bonus, being equivalent to 16 per cent. on the original payment per share. The successful establishment of the Bri tannia Fire Associa ion, which was projected under the auspices of the Briton Society, is specially re ferred to in the report, the directors auguring a new source of prosperity from the arrangement whereby the two companies, although perfectly distinct in regard to constitution and funds, are being worked in co-operation under the same roof, and to a cer tain extent by the same staff. Tha return from the Bank of England for the week ended the 17th of March gives the following results when compared with the previous week :-- Rest PuLlic deposits Other deposits 17,983,801 ... Decrease 436,586 On the other side of the account : Government securi ties £14,126,537 ... Increase ... £50,000 Other securities 19,349,862 ...Decrease ... 277,676 Notes unemployed 9,262,230 ... Increase ... 509,720 The amount of notes in circulation is £22,720,935, being a decrease of £483,98Q ; and the stock of bullion in both departments is £18,119,122, showing an increase of £57,188 when compared with the preceding return. Subjoined is a comparison of the present position of the Bank of England aud*the prices of Consols and French Rentes with the corresponding week of last year At Present. Same Weeklast Year. Bullion Reserve Notes in circulation 22,720,935 ... 23,027,625 Rate of discount Consols Frenoh Rentes 7of. 37c. 69f. 35c. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. R•r Cent. Consols Ditto for Account, 3 per Cent. Reduced Vli New 3 per Cent Now 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Con J an. 1873 Annuities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Do. for SO yrs, expire sth April 1885 — Do (Red Sea Tolek,raph), Aug., 1908 — Exchoquor Bills, .£l,OOO, 21 per Ct. Do .£5OO Do. £lOO Sc £2OO Bank of England Stock,4l per Cent' Shut Da. account — Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds — Inter-Colonial Oninrunl INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECtiItITIEb. India stock, 10i per Cent., April 1874 211 Do. Opening, for Account -- Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enlaced Pap'''. 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cert., Jan. 1872 Do. 6 per Gaut. May 1879 — D.) 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 187'2 — Do do 1877 Do. do. 1882 :iD.... Deb., 5 per Cont., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO Do. midst- £l.000 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Argentine Republic,6 per Cent . . Do., Scrip ..{:45 paid .. Aurian Bonds 5 per cent Do. 1859 — Et azilian 5 per Cent — Oa. 4i per Cent. 1852 — Do. do. 18 03.... Do. de. 186 , — Do. do., 1863- Do. 5 per Cont., 1865 ')o Account 79f i 11 :euos Ayres 6 per Cent. Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Cu'is, 6 per Cent. o.,lian 6 per Cent — "n. 41 per Cent — Do. 3per Cent., Do. 6 par co , t. 1867 .. Po. 7 per Cont., 1866 C lo übian, 6 per Cent. Dan sti 3 per Cent., 1825 Dan .t.ian Principalities, 7 per Cent 76 Do 8 per Cent., 1867 .............. ~ • Yquador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent E;yp tian, 7 per Cent„.„ — Do Secood Issue D0..£50(, Bonds — Do. £10,) Bonds ..... 83k Do. 1864 Do. Account Do. 4500 Bonds Do. 4106 Bonds 9O English Scrip, 1868 Do do. £45 pd — dis Governucnt - Railway Del euttwt-, Greet 5 per Cent., 1824 5, ex Coups — Do. Account I, - . -- HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASME, March 18. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Beatrice and Princess Louise, drove out yesterday after- noon. Her Majesty, accompanied by Priuccs3 Louise, walked and drove iu the grounds this morning. LATEST INTELL AGE GE (REUr"ER'S TELEGRAMS.) AUSTRIA. VIENNA, March 19. The official TViener Zeitung of this morning publishes an Imperial decree sanctioning the estab lishment of trial by jury for offences against the Press Law. The .Neite Freie Presse states that General Della Rocca, the Italian Envoy Extraordinary, is the bearer of an autograph letter from King Victor Emmanuel to the Emperor of Austria. HOMEWARD BOMBAY (HEAVY) MAILS. GIBRALTAR, March 17. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Ripon arrived at 1 o'clock, and leaves for South ampton at 8 o'clock this morning, where she may be expected early on the morning of the 22d inst. OPENING OF TIIE SUEZ CANAL. SEIZAPEUM, March 18. The waters of the Mediterranean were admitted into the Bitter Lakes at 11 o'clock to-day, with complete success, in the presence of the Viceroy. _ _ _ SUEZ, March 19. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Golconda, from Bombay March 6, reached Suez at 6 a.m. this day. Do. 9otiron'7 Do. Account - 3 t 1 tumittla b per Cent • . — Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., all pa 85 it ..io.o o pet cert., 1A , ,65 . )0. Account ... Do Ifxremmana Railway — ;.•Nicar- 3 per Cent Ditto for Account . l4l. Do. 1864 — Do l per Cont. Anglo-French — ,:ontovidt, , an 6 per Cent .. — 11c-rish imperial 5 per Cent !ow Granada Do 3 per Cu e .... Do.l.soferred '?erurian 5 per Cent. 1865 781 •91,- Do Account Do 41 per Cent. (Ui:',itrren) Do 4i per Cent., 1862 -. — Do Account 1 3 JrtEguese 3 per Ct., 1853,'6, 7, '9,'80,'2.% 36k Do. do. 1867 — Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid - ltussian 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, 1861, £loo 4 BondE. 911 Do. do. £B4 15s. d 0... Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds 9l} Do. du £B4 15s. do — Do Nicolas Railway 671 Sardinian S ptr Cent — Spanish 3 per Cen .' — Do. Account Do. 1867 - Do. Account Do. New Deferrea — Do. Account Do. Passhe Do. Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded — Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan — Do Government, 1864 Do do, 1868 Do do, Scrip Turkish 6 per Cent.l .• .... Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 - _ . Do Acount Do £lOO B on d s Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account .£IOC Bonds 6Bk Do 5 per Cent. 1865 Da Account Do 6 per Cent., 1860 Do 4 per Cent., Guaranteed .... Do Lana Warrants (Hectares) Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do. Ace. ant Do 6 per Cont. 1864 Do 6 per Cont., 1862 Dividends on the above payable in Lona., Austrian o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. Duten z 3 per Cont. Ex. 12 Gull,. Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates -- Do. Account French Routes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 2.if. Italian 5 per (lent. 1851, Z 51.1 Do Account 551 CLOSING PRICES. Chusols, Money g93 I Do. Account, April 8 A .. ± LI F ID Ditto ja/ h r wi r .c.„ 4 FRANCE. PARIS, March 19. The Official Journal of this morning publishes the following telegram from Ismail Pasha to Nubar Pasha, dated Serapeum, the 18th March :—" I have just visited the lines of the canal works. I have been present at the first flow of the waters of the Mediterranean Sea into the Bitter Lakes. lam full of admiration for this grand undertaking, and have thorough confidence in its speedy completion." BOURSE, ILtrch 18.—Three o'clock.—The market closed as follows :- 4i- per Cent. End of month... —Fan Fives 56 10 3 per Cent End of month 7O 80 Mexican Loan ... Credit Mobilier 280 Do. Bonds End of month... 280 Spanish Threes Credit Foncier ...1482 50 Home Debt — End of month... Deferred RAILWAYS. Cash Orleans Northern /165 ...... Lyons and Mediterranean Southern..... 615 Western Eastern • • Sardinian Austrian 656 Lombard 470 North of Spain 64 Saragossa Roman 5O POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. THAMES. A DituNircEs MENDICANT.—James Hurley, aged 30 years, of No. 37, White-street, Southwark, was brought before Mr. Paget charged with being drunk and begging, and violently assaulting William Littystone, a police constable, No. 307 K, and was sentenced to one mouth's imprison ment and hard labour. WESTMINSTER. ROBBING HORSES OF THEIR PROVENDER.—John James, for many years a carman in the employment of the Great Western Railway Company, was charged with stealing 161bs. of horses' provender, the property of the contrac tors. Mr. Joseph Acason, Inspector of the Goods Depart ment, Great Western Railway, said that from informa tion received he went yesterday afternoon to a house, No. 10, Dorset-place, Westminster, kept by a man named Carmichael, and watched. Prisoner stopped there with a van and wont inside. He came out with an empty sack, and witness stopped and questioned him. lie h a d been taking some sweepings into the house, but upon en tering a tub was found containing a bushel of horses' food. It was that of the contractors, marked peculiarly with coffee berries and rod ink, and consisted of the usual food, hay, maize, corn, chaff, oats, and barley. Ho was sentenced to three mouths' imprisonment, with hard labour. 111ARKE7 S -2111 S D.l Y. - ~. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. March 19.—Sales probably 8,000 bales. Market quiet, and unchanged. SMITHFIELD AND LEADENIIALL. The dead meat trade is rather heavy, and prices are slightly lower than yesterday. BOROUGH, HOPS. There is no change to report, the demand keeps sea sonably good, and prices firm, quantity offering limited. OLDIIA3I ELECTION INQUIRY.—The result at the close of the Oldham scrutiny yesterday was 30 votes struck off the re -pondent's list, and 24 off the petitioner's, and ono added each bid; thus placing Messrs. Platt and Cobbott at a THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH [9, 1F69. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. - . Closing 1;,,,i1,. ~.. liare NAME. Paid. Price. done 10 Agra Limited, A all 12 121 al Di B lO 4 44 CO Albion 00 Alliance. Limited 20 Anglo-Austrian 20 Auglo-Egyptian, Lim all. 191 2 4 `.Ol 20 Anglo-Hungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 5 4 4 1 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Colurnhia all 11 13 20 Do issuel at 2 pin , • 5 5 4 25 Bank of Egypt ............... 'all 36 Zs 20 Bank of Otago, Aim. 25 Bank of South Australia all 30 32 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 87 39 10 Bank of New Zealand all 17 18 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, A ustra- Ha, and China 25 Chartered Mere. of India. London, and China all 334 31 5 20 City ,e 12 121 100 Colonial .3 O s 404 10 Consolidated, li in. 50 Delhi and London, lint ~, 25 ... ••• 30 East London, lim 20 English and American, Mu 10 •• • ••• 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro. lim 20 English, , eottish, and Aus tralian Chartered , 4:81 Hong Kong and Shanghai all 11 171 6 Bank Corporation ..... all 31 35 231 Do 100 Imperial, lim ...... . 20 Imperial Ottoman lO 21 4 194 ..5 lonian .......... all 25 '27 25 Do new......,...... 6 pr 1p 20 Lad Mortgage of India ' lira 4 3 5 3 1 100 Do 5 p. e. Debs.lB6l, 30 all 76 75 7rl 30 London Banks of Mexico and South America, lira. 20 6 4 161 4 100 London and Brazilian, liar. 45 82 28 20 Do new 74 61 54 100 London &River Plate, Him 40 10 12 25 Do new ilp 121 20 London Chart. of Australia all 2i 4 24f 20 Lou 1.)11 and C0unty,,,,,,,,, 20 64 52 511 60 Do new iss at 20 pm,l3 p 1, 11 ..- .. `..% !,° -- London London Joint 5t00k...... . 1 31 ' 3 24 London and South Afrie'an al 0 11 00 Loudon &S.-Western, lim, 20 ... --- 15U London & Venezuela, lim... 124 •• 100 Loudon and Westminster. 20 64 66 855 4 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm 2O Si 61 100 Merchant, lint 10 Metropolitan, lira. 100 Midland, lira 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lira l5 3 1 d 100 National Provine. of Eii ii -'d 42 ... ... 10 Da - .2,0 National.. 3O 46 48 20 New South Wales all 41 43 20 North-Western 74 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 42 44 481 50 Prov inc. Bank. Corpo., lien. 10 6 3 100 Provincial of Ireland 25 87 69 10 Do new. all ... ... 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lira 25 15 11 100 Do issued at 6 pm. 10 ... ... . 25 Union of Australia all 47 43 100 Union of Ireland, Aim -2 . 50 Union of London l5 33 37 37 SHARE LIST. .41)1.NARI AkiD STOCKS. qare Ciosing Moines, Paid. ?rice. aane. at lizistol and Exeter ...... 100 77 79 et Caledonian ItO 80 81 801 I, t., , aortan. 20 Cornwall st Dublin . Beilast June IOU 17 79 st Dan„t'erth,A Ab.Juuc WO 10 73 2 Last London.... to 1,0 i 5 - - Do 10 - - 1 Glasgow S. Western 10) 97 99 at Great Eastern .. •uu 31 311 374 st Do. E. Augi. No. 2.... tOu at urcat North ot Scotland.. 100 15 6 st Great Northern lOO 1071 io-1 at Do. A stock at Do. 13 stook lOO 123 1.:4 81 Gt.'s. and W. of lretaud we e 5 7 sf tit. Western -Urigiutti; lOO 4 1 1 9 1 49 1 10 t Do. South %Vales 88 Do. W. Alid.-Oxlord lOO 27 29 25 st Do. Newport lOO 11) 01 At Lancasiiiis A Y orksluro lOO 123 14 1231 at Lon., Origh., A S.Coast lO3 4.1 4.1 • Do Scrip - - st Lou., ghat., and Dover le.) 161 17 st Do. Aletrop. Ex. A lOO - st Lin.. -North Wcsteru lOO 1131 .14 1141 11 st Lou. .0 South iou Si p 0 874 5 et Alan., Shel., Lincoln lOO 13 531 • 31 utropolitau • KO 1001 lu4 1034 at Do Exteusi.in 1024 131 10 uo. Nuw rd 10 10 1,1 at Metropolitan District, all 10 53 1.0 Alctrop. at. John's Woo 1 6 - - et All ...Lid at Do, t3irinin. A Dert/5 lOO 8t at N,clLi British at Do. Ed., Yth., at Dun... - et Nor.Eastern-.Berwick.. 110 1011 1025 25 Do. U. N.E purolissc..(6.ll.B - - et Do Leeds. . KU 57 59 at Do York at Lo Carliile . at Do Stoe c. Darling lOO 1 9 131 at North Lon loin ... 10 Do dew 18(8 a North Staffordshire lOO :57 (dl st North and S.-W. Junction 100 VS 101 10 Do New £lO shares 7 ... • - st Rhyinney st Shropshire Union 1( 0 56 b 7 st Suuta Down' at Sunni Eastern lOO . 73 76 76; 6 st Staines, Wok'hani, & Wok all 12 13 st t's.ll vale Do.(; ... 5 3 4 p ',l. sterlord & 11111 it 1,1,3 - it, 5% al crloo &IV Ititeha I 6 11ALLWAYS-PREFER NOE ES AND STOCKS. at Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 86 88 at Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO ... .., st Do. Scot. ti.E., 4; per cent lOO ... ... st Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO ... .., at Do. do. 7 per cent lOO ... .., at D. do. Ordinary lOO 60 82 st Do. Midland at Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 ... .., 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gua all .., ~, at, Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen J unction lOO 105 107 at Do. Ist Class preference lOO ~. ,„ at (Slats. & S.W. gua. .5 per ct lOO ... ,„ st qt. Eastern, E.C. Ex. Nu. 1 100 97 10 at Do do N 0.2 100 95 93 951 at Du do G per cent 100 103 112 1114 at Do East Anglian Asp. c. 100 ... ,„ st Do du B 6 do. 100 ••• ... at Do do C 7 do. 100 .., „, at Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 ... „, at Do E. Union 4p. c. gua. 100 70 75 at Do Norfolk 5 p.c.Ex.1616 100 ... „, st Do do 5 p.c.Way.Val. l6l7 100 ... ,„ st Ureat Noi them, 5 per cent 10 ... „, st Do 5 p.c., rd at 10p. e. pin. 100 ... „, at Do 4, du do do 100 ,„ ... st Do 5 do at sp. c. pm. 100 „, ~. st, Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO ... .., sti Ut. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pt 100 ... „, 811 Urea,t. South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 96 97 EN a t.West.—Orig.&J ut.-Itent chg., per gua. 5 p.c lOO 10. 103 at Do. Vrig. (B. s, 11. 1... x). 5 P.C lOO 95 1(0 at Do do 4, per cent. 1850 lOO 88 9) st Do do 4 do do St 1..0 do 5 per cent. roloui lOO 95 97 st Do do 131.e.niugham gua lOO 60 70 st Do do do pref lOO ... ... at Do do Chester gua lOO CU 83 st Du do du S per cent. 100 ,„ ... st Du do du 5 do 100 95 iuj at Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 .., ... at Du do 41 p.c ... at Du do 4 1 1850 lOO „, ... st Do do 5 st Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g IOJ 11. 116 at Do du 23 gua lOO no 112 at Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c lOO 91 9, st Do do 20 du 10J 100 103 st Du gua. 51 per cent. 1863 100 ... ... 100 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. ail „, ... st Lancash. ti Yorksh. 6 p.c. lOU 1 0 135 st Do Barnsley, J.;ii 3s 10.1 p.c. 100 ,„ ... at Du 6 p.c. (East La.neasnire) 100 130 135 st Do 41 (Blackburn plinth). lOU 98 lUO st Loudon & Brighton, sp. c. guaranteed, Nu. 1 lOO ••• ••• at Do 5 per cent. gua. Nu. 2 lOO ,„ ... st Do 6 do do lOO • st Do 5 do No. 4 lOO ••• ••• at Do 7 per cent 1.41 ••• ••• ••• at Do 6 du (W.E. ti C.P.) DO ... . •• at Do 4 do 185:1 lOO ••• ••• st London, Chatham, &Dover 5 per cent IC9 „, ..• sti Loudon and N.W., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent.-- 100 101 100 at Do Bedford &Cambridge._ too st Do Shrewsb'y & Welcula. 1u ... ... at London and s.-W. 7 p,c late 3d shares,, lOO 145 150 2s 65. Do (Portsm. porp sus. 256 d) all a t Mau., Shef.,&Litielu. 6 p.c. 100 111 117 6 Do ..t.4 all par Ipm at Do 31 per cent IOU 60 65 10 DU redeem. 6 per cent 5 ... , at Slid. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 135 110 st Do Bristol& Birin., 6p. C lOO 132 134 st Du 41 per cent. red o C lll lOO 10.1 102 at; Du 41 per cent. irredeeiu IOJ u 3 too at Du LeleeSter & Wenn, 4 p.c lOO 83 90 at North British, 5 p.c. N u.l 1.0.) at Do E. &G. 4p.e.S. & D lOO st Do N. 8., N 0.2, 5 per cond lOO ... St Do Border Union, 55 p.c lOO ... st N.-Eastern—Cons. 4 p.c lOO 87; Si at Do 41 per emit. redeem-- 100 95 97 at Do (S N.E. 4 per cent lOO „, ~, 17 Do Berwick capital 8 13.4. ... .. 2 Do York, 11.0 S. purchase lO 10 14 a Do Stcktu A siding. A 5 p.c lOO 100 103 at Do W, Hartlepool 11. and R lOO 85 87 20 North Staffordshire lOs s. Devon Annuities, 1 a all 91 101 Ds Do Tavistock Anus., 103 all 9 10 103 Du Fixed 41 per cent all 8 9 1;0.6. S. i,.itst. (Read. Anus., 1.1.6) all 22 23 at Do 41 percent lOO at Do Fixed 41 per cent lOO at Taff Vale Nl.l •** 100 145 150 at Waterford & Kilkenny, 6pc 100 41 43 RAILWAYS.-PREFERENCE SLIARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. bt Caledonian 41 p c gua. st vu Scot. Cen. min. 7 p c lOO st Do 41 p irrecieem all st Do 4p c con. issued at Su 65 at Great Eastern 41 per cent. 10J at Do 5 du, 1862 lOO 86 be at Do New 5 do, 1360 lOO 87 SO at Do do 5 do, Mi lOO 82 86 at Great Northern, 5p c irrud. 100 st Do Permanent 5 per cunt. 100 st Do Boston & Sleald, 41 pc 100 st Great West., W. alidl., 5p e 100 at Do Joint perpe. 5 p c,1665 100 83 92 at Do do 6p c irrud., 1866 100 105 108 20 Du Vale Neath perp. 5p c all 19 20 at Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B lOO 5 Lanc. and York. New 41 per cent till July, 1671 2 1 3 11 16 at Lund., Brig., &e., 41 pc, 1858 100 at Do do 4 do, 1860 100 at Do do 41 du, 1861 100 ... 81 1 at D 3 do 41 do, 180 100 et Do do 5 do, 1865 100 at Do No. 6 5 du, 1866 100 at Do No. 7 5 do at Lund , Chat., &c., 20, 6 p.c at Du Metrop. Ex., B 6 p.c Do do C 6 p.e at London& N. Western, 5p c 100 107 10J 109 at London &S. Western, 41 p c 100 92 94 10 Man. slid. &Lin., 5 pc, 1665 all 8 84 st Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO at Midland, A 5 per cent pref lOO 106 103 st Do B 5 a. 'too 106 108 18 Du 5p c opt. to cony. to Ord. Stk:, Sept. 1, ISO all 21 211 201 181 Do lucouv. New Shares all is 19i 22J Do 5p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1872 B4 11 2fp at North British, E. and (.4 1 1 No. 1, 5 per cent lOO st Do .£lO guaranteed, 1861 100 *** *** ut Do E., P., & Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 *** et Do L.&ll, No. 2, 5 p.c 100 et Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 100 e t Do E. & (.1., No. 3, 5 p.c 100' *** et Do E.& G . ., (Ordiry)ll p c 100 *„.* et North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 y 7 09 e t Do Stock. & Dart, D 100 111 111 et North London, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) et North Staffordshire 5p c lOO at south Eastern, 41 pc, 1859 100 5 du 1861 100 at ti t Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 Bt Do 5 do, 1864 et Victoria St.& Pimlico, 41 pc 100 RAILWAYS. -LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.; ------- st B i rkenhead lui.iT,3 D - ---- 100 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer all 101 101 100 D k u 6 kistt i ll i tl e e ki ster g at u dt ir ly e thead lOO 53 5 st Do. 51 per cont. s t Do. 6 do. ... st Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO st Colchester Stour Valley „, Dm st East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lOO 13 " 13 " 6 20 (Roster and Dean Forest all ~, a Gt. E as u., Newm., &c., 5 p.c 100 s D o . D. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 iij . 7 . 1 s t Do.do. Woodbrg.Ex., do. 10U 69 72 st at. West, W. Mid., Hord 100 98 lOU 50 Hull and Selby all 111 113 at Lancaster and Carlisle IOU 210 2 5 213 at London and B lackwall lOO D 3 85 at Do. 41 per cent lOO st London, Chat., &c., 41 pc. 100 ... st Do. Corn. Fund, sdo 100 "" s t London and Creenwich Preference IOU du i s t Do. ... „, s t Loudon, Tilbury, & South lUU 81 , 3 st Lowestoft, gua 4 percent lOO 8j 82 at Do. do. 3 do. . 51 M anc h., Buxton, &Matlk all 6 ~:, at. Midland, Bradford, Pref lOO 9 4 ,4 . 10 Slid lieut Cray Line) 50 Northern& E ast., 5 p ercent all 5 . 3 'L'j bu Do. do. 6 do. all ... ... at N. Eastara —Hartlepool .. at N . w os t, A. peril. pref, 5p c. 100 10, 110 at Do B minimum. 11 p.c lOO ~, . st Notting. &Uranth. B.& C lOO 92 8 1' 25 Preston and 1i yro all 44 46 ... Royston, Hitch., and Saep lOO 133 1,4 st Shrewsbury and lleretord 100 133 135 10 Do do 8 21 2 p at S. Yorksh. and Liver Dun 100 98 100 at Dc 4 per cent gua IU • 79 81 st Do I du st Viet. Station and Pimlico lOO 175 ISO St West Cornwall 20 West London, Class A all 11 14 20 Do do B all do C all 20 Do .. 6 .„ 1 74 at Weymouth and Portland lOO ,„ ... at Wilts and Somerset DOCKS. st East and West India lOO :124 12.5 st London and St. erino 100 48 49 100 :D oDeb. stock, 4 par cent all ... Alillerall Freehold Land .... st Dock lOO a) 12 • st Southampton luo 74 76 st Surroy cvmuiercial MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-American Tel., lint an, 221 23 221 10 Auglo-Mediter Tel., lint— 10 124 131 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 16 17 st Atlantic Telegraph lO 28 30 291 st Do. 8 per cent. lOO 74 77 771 25 Australian Agricultural .., 204 16 17 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lint. 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lira 9 7 54 10 Berlin Water Works, lint all I.} 14/ 10 Do. Now 6 a 4 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lint. - 30 6 10 5 Bombay Gas, lint, 5 Do. New 4 11 ia 50 British Amtrican Laud st B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lint lOO 16 ; 170 20 British Indian Tea, lint..., all ai 85 20 British Ship Owners ... ... 2j Canada Company all 61 t 6 l 0 Canadian Loan and lu ve s t,_ merit, lint. 2l 2 1 d 20 Ceylon Company, Inn. ••• i,) 31 3 1 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lint 5 44 31 25 City of Loudon Heal Pro perty, lint 9 30 City 41 41. of Milan Impr 3 v• lint, all 5 10 25 City of M osco w Gas, lint.,, all 50 City °dices, lint 25 251 241 d 434 50 Colonial, lint. . Do. -, t 50 Commercia',„'Jnion (Assur) 5 I 11,) 61 10 Company of African Mer -9 chants, lint. 3 1 5 P 20 m i. Union er. o f Gas, lim lint, all 11 20/ 25 Copper England, pref 71 per cent. 100 Corporation of Loudon Bonds, 1877, 44 per cent. all 1 04 105 100 Do. 1870, 4l per cent. all 1 011 1051 100 Do. 1882, 44 per cent, all 1031 1041 lo Credit Fon. of England, lint, all 21 21 50 Credit Fon.of Mauritius lim lO 31 215 st Crystal Palace lOO 1J 21 201 p. c Perpetual Deb lO3 107 11 st Do. Preference lOO 94 py st Do. 6 20 Darjeeling, lint, 50 East Indian Land Credit I 0 Eastern Assam, lim. 6l ...... ... d and Finance, lint. 20 East India Irriga. & Canal all 17 18 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lint. 2 71 111 101,1 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'ruy. Gun. by Egypt. Gov all 9 i 95 vis t 20 Egyptian Com.&Trad. Inn 6 4 1 45 st Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 2t t 2,7 247 10 Do. New 8 1 i 12p 3 Eng. & Austral. Copper , lint 2 4 i A 15 English and Foreign Credit 71 e 4 100 Eng. and Scot. al arine, lint. 8 ... ... d 10 Fairbairn Engineering 5 If 11c1 20 Fore-streetWarehouse,lim l2 pr 1p 124 100 For. & Col. Gov. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at .£B5 all 85 87 864 50 Gellivara, lint. 2O .. 10 General Credit & Die., lint. 75 4 t 14 15 General Steam Navigation 14 27 2:1 50 Hum! & Col Marino la. tin. 5 41 3,.1 1 10 Hong Kong and China Gas all ... ... 20 Hudson's Bay all 131 13 131 20 imperial Land Co. of Mar seilles, lint. 25 Indo-European Tel., lint lO ... ... 20 Interns. Financial Soc. lint b 14 1 4 20 Literal. Land Credit, lint 6 6 4d 50 Italian Land 5 15 p 20 Italian Ire. (Canal Cavour) all 83} 100 Do. 6p. c. Bds., redeem 1870, issued 90 all 62 114 50 Land Securities, lin t 5 al 241 25 London African Trading._ 10 7 5,l 25 4013, A Oaled. Marine, lint. 6 -• •'''' 10 London County Laud and Building, lint 5 Loud. Provincial Tel. lint all • 31 '4 1 Do. Prefer. 10 Per cent. all 1 iP 60 Loud. Financial Asso., lint 30 , 4 Lond.Gen.OrcinibusColim. all 2 2 ' 50 Loud and Glattg. Engineer and Iron Ship , in n 25 21 165 20 Lund. & Provincial Marine 2 Id pr st Madras Irriga, &Caul. Gus. sp.c. by India GOY. 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, lina,,, .. 10 Mediterra. Eaten, Tel , 4 41 50 Merchant Shippi ng, lirn lim. all lint , all 32 37 50 Millwall Iron Works, liar 121 ••• ••• 10 Natal Land and Colonisa tion Co., nut. 25 National Discount Co., lint 5 1 1 1 11 f 11 1 1 25 National Prov. Marine, lint. 4 4 3,1 10 National Steam Shit ) lint. all 8 1 9 1 20 Nerbudda Coal& Iro k ' lint. 6 3 1 3 , ,a 10 NOW Consolidated Di 4 s. lint. 8 14 1.-'7_ 5 New Quebrada, lin t 4 4 0 41 -a 25 New Zealand Loan & Mer• cantile Agency,lint 2l 1 1P 25 New Zealand Loan, lint ..... Trust and , 5 11 1 1 10 Northern Assara •- :F ea - ii i n. 5 7 5 10 Do. B . ' all 1 2 at' North Brit. Austral • .Rm , 100 48 53 60 North Brit. & Merea'n. 1n 6l 20 21 25 Ocean Marine (I nsurance ) 5 121 13 _, 50 Oriental Financial, lim a Oriental Gas, Hui . all 71 7 1 6 Do. N0w......., 1 4 iP ......... 10 Otago and Southland In• vestment, lira 2 15 1p 5 Ottoman Gas, lint all If 24 10 Panama, New Zealand and Australian R. Mail 'lint all ...:. 6 Do do • et reel R. Land & Minerl, lint 100 32 35 50 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all 401 50/ 60 421 50 Do. New 1867 lO Id pr 9 25 Reuters Telegram all 52 57 56 50 Ithymney Iron 15 Do. New 25 Rio de Janeiro City Im. R m all 19 20 20 Do. Gas, lint all 231 241 100 Royal Mail Stea rn 6O 4 4.1 st Scottish Aust. Invest., lint lOO 82 90 20 Societe Fin d'Egyp 4e, B in _ 10 7 6d Guar. Fret. 100 ... ... 20 Societ4 Gen.de l'Empire Oa 8 21 31 50 S. African Mort. & Inv,, Inn. ,1 ~, T o , 25 South Australian Land at Submarine Tele graph 1 Do. Scrip all 1 15 20 Telegraph Con. &Main.,liin all 17 171 171 2() Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lint ........•••• 2 21 3 413 16 20 Trinidad Petroleum, lint Bl ... ... 10 Trust &Agency of Aus.,llLe• 1 1 1p 10 Do do. do. all .. •• • • - 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. Canada . 4 if. 50 Union Marine L'pool, lint 5 41 b p 20 Union Steam Ship, lint all 22 24 15 United Discount Cori), !lin lim 6 1i 1d SU. Kingdom Tel. Co., • all 5- 81 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref all 3 41p 20 Universal Marine(lr , ) , liel• 5 11 2:p 1 2 10 Upper Assam Tea, lIM all 30 Van Diemar',l Land _ 2Bl 4 4 74 00 Viceroy of Egypt,, 7_ _ per cent. ( Mortgage) !'" u.. • all 791 805 801 50 Warrant Finance, inn .. , 50 West India and Pacific Steam, lint 1 14 20 WestLontlon Wh arves and ~.. Warehouses COLONIAL GOVNIINMNNT SICCURITIE6 British Columbia►, 6 per 0ent.,1872.... - 1;(7.18v 5 .. lOO Can.Gov.6 p.c.Jan-'&July 1 , 77 .. 04 lOO 1044 1051 1051 Do. 6p. 0. Feb. &Aug 10 113 1(5 Do. sp. 0. J,Lar, & Sept 100 102 lt4 Do. sp. o. Jan..ta JulY 100 93 04 931 Do. sp. c. inscribed ,a...k 100 90 - Cape ti.llope• 6 P•c• l b ,3 100 102 - Do.Ayl...tOct 1890-1000 100 111 113 --Do. do 1880-0 ' 100 107 109 L'o. Jan.eauly , I€l2l lOO 108 11e Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900.... lOO 100 102 - Ce• lon. Nov 1878,6 p 100 108 110 L4O. 1872. tlO 100 105 107 111aurlti118, 6 p. 0, IS:x, Jan. and July - - Do. 1878 •• • ..... •..• .• I'o 106 ( 0s - 1832, May and Nc• 00 105 tos Do. lat/5, Feb. . Auk _. lO 1 0 6 Melboarne Wrporata per etu: . .• 1 ( 0 100 100 N.11.(1ev.6 p.0.Ja..t.1u1) ,„ 10 0 101 1..4 Natal 6 p at, Apt& pet Do 6po. 51 •y & N0i,... : ••• 1 0 I t o 103 s. W. 5 p.c., '7l to 1 l OO v , I I Do. 5 p.o. 1888 to 169 e,.. 1 3 , 1 vsi Do. 5 p.c. rd. 6. to '7" N.Zealand, 6p. ct. 1811 ICO - Do. 5 per cent.... • DoJan,Ap , l,Ju y.O t 140 93 p 4 95 6p e. Mar & z•ept 'Ol lOO 103 110 D•)June & Deo , 1.91 10 0 109 - Do Prov. t At.ot Id. ..rle 1 Ss?, 1016 .. / 0 Neva Scotia 6 p. an July. 1875 •••.; 103 tocenslud. p. e. B_- 5 l OO 1 , 0 1071 1071 Do 18.1 -•. • • • 1 4 0. 6 p 100 _ Do. 100 103 110 Do rd. IE9I .......... IC.. 107 118 Vantorla 6 . p.0. In9l—. lOO 112 118 j CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS, (FROM OUR owx connEsroxnENT.) PARIS, THURSDAY, March 18. The papers are full of details relative to the explosion at the Sorbonne. Certainly a more frightful catastrophe has not occurred in Paris for many years. The number of deaths at present ascertained is four, the number injured fifteen though this latter point is uncer tain. It will thus be seen that the loss of life, though grievous, is not excessive ; but the circumstances attendant upon the explosion invest it with a character of exceptional horror. Two human bodies hurled forward were dashed against an iron bench on the opposite side of the street, and were l roken into pieces by the vio lence of the shock, some of the bleeding limbs striking the fronts of the shops, whilst pay ticks of human brains penetrated into a room in the second floor throne.% a window which was shattered by the detonation. The head of one of the victims was blown into the Rue Victor Cousin, opposite the manu factory. A bar of iron, driven forward horizontally with the speed of an arrow, perforated the front of a shop, came out on the other side, and remained fixed in the wall of a court beyond. The least mutilated of the four bodies was only to be recognised by a ring on one of the fingers. The others were reduced to fragments. Pieces of flesh in a state of pulp were found on the trees which line the pavement, other pieces were scattered about the squares, and had to be gathered up with a shovel. The Place de la Sorbonne looks as if it had been bombarded. Not a whole square of glass is to he seen ; the shop-fronts of the opposite buildings are shattered ; in the middle of the square are several cartloads of charred timber reduced to fragments. One of the most melancholy circumstances remains to be related. A young woman, at work in a neighbouring house, was so overpowered with fear at the explosion, and the cries of fright resounding on all sides, that she fell utterly insensible. She was carried to her residence, where she now lies in a hopeless state—blind and insane. The stuff which caused all this devastation was a liquid named bichrate of potassium, intended for torpedoes. M. Fontaine, one of the proprietors of the manufactory, has received the Cross of the Legion of Honour as a reward for the dis covery. Such discoveries have their value, but there can be no sufficient reason why the hideous stuff should be kept in the centre of a great city. It is understood that the Government here has been officially informed of Dom Fernando's determination not to accent the crown of Spain, even should it be offered him. A "LRAP FOR LIFE." There was a " largo and fashionable" audience" at the Queen's Theatre, Hull, on Tuesday evening, to be en tertained in a variety of ways, one of which was a fool hardy trapeze performance by two young' men calling themselves Les Freres Trevannion. The performance seems to have been descr:bed with graphic accuracy, for it was "a thrilling and exciting act —the double fall for life." This " leap for life" consists of swinging through the air by the aid of two ropes with rings attached, from a perch near the roof of the th-atre, immediately over the front boxes, to a trap ze suspended from the roof at the other en.l of the theatre, Hanging on the trapeze by the legs was the ono gymnast, ready to catch his adventurous companion immediately he had swung through the air and let go the ring. The latter bounded away, not, however, to be firmly and securely caught in the grip of his companion. lie reached his hands certainly, but slipped from the grasp, and commenced his "second fall for life,'t from the roof of the theatre to the floor, a distance of 33 to 40 feet ; amidst the shrieks of men, women, and children. The audience al rose from their seats in breathless anxiety as to the fate of the poor gymnast, who had fallen heavily on his side on the floor of the ring, whence he waa immediately carried away ap parently in an insensible emn lition. Fortusataly, there were one or two [nettledl gentlemen present, who lost no time in examining the cond tion of the patient, and it was announced that he Lad not sustained any serious injury. EXTRAORDINARY TRAGEDY IN NORTH CAROLINA. On ono of the spurs of the Biuo Ridge, called "Bushey Mountain," near the intersecting line of the counties of Wilkes and Alexander, says a New York paper, there lived a religiously fanatical family, consisting of James Land, his wife, daughter, and two sons. From some cause, unexplained, a quarrel arose between the sister and one of the brothers, resulting in a deadly hatred, which made the girl leave tLo house through fear, and to which ,he did not return until about midnight. Upon reachin`• tl.O door and attempting to open it, she was met by her brother, and on attempting to enter the house was shot by him an I instantly kilo 1, Whatever demo niacal spirit could have taken possession of the fratticide seems to have, been immediately infused inta the other brother, the father and mother, all of whom th ,u collected a large pile of wood, which they fired, and upon which they consumed the body' of the murdered sister until not a vestige r..-mftined to testify to the trim A few days afterwards the absence of the sister being discovered, and no ratisfectory account being given of her by her relatives, suspicion became excited, and soon widener:, sufficient of her brutal murder transpired to cause the arrest and confinement in gaol of all the remaining members of the family. They were locked in the same cull in the gaol at Taylorsvillo, in Alexander county ; and on Friday night the father and two sons mur dered the wife and soother, thus adding another to the horrible crimes already committed. Next morning when the body of Mrs. Land was found by the j.dlor, cold and stark, and mutilated in a most revolting and disgusting manner, the wretches, father and sons, coolly confessed the murder, as well as the murder of the sister. It is believed they aro insane, and for fear another murder might be added to the list, the father was placed in a cell apart from the sons. 1 g •••a.I. NOTICI, The Third E lition of " The Sus " of last Evaning was published in 4 imo for delivery in town at 7.15 p.m. MR. ROEBUCK ON ART. On Tuesday Mr. Roebuck distributed the prizes at the annual conversaziene of the School of Arts. He addressed himself to the subject that was immediately before them, and said that art produced a great effect on the happiness of the community. In the prese n t s t a t e o f th e wor ld a grea t com petition was going on, and a man must make Ms labour worth something if he would obtain employment for it. To do this it was necessary to understand the rules of his art and seek to win public approbation. Ile would go still further, and say to all classes of society that art was the great friend of their lives. Let them think of the difference I•etween a man dedicated to art and a man merely enjoying the sensual pleasures of life. Every por tion of mankind was striving onward in the race of life, and if we went to any market in Europe, we should meet rivals on every side. Mr. Roebuck then referred to a speech of the Marquis of Salisbury, in the debate in the House of Lords on education. The noble lord said that education had no effect in diminishing crime in the country, and the announcement was a startling one. To instruct a man, properly, however, he must be taught not only intellectually but morally, and if all classes of society could be attracted within the influence of schools of art, much would be done to diminish the brutalising effects of crime. Those who taught science and art did that in their sphere, which was the best to wean men from crime ; therefore they should not think their mission was a low one. If the working man was each in his sphere an artist he would be a much better man, a better father, better son—iu fact, he would be a Christian. They should seek to extend the influence of art to all parts of the great town in which they lived. It is stated that M. Rhangabo will be the new Greek Minister at Constantinople. Captain Flanagan's address to the electors of Sligo borough has been issued. .Another Liberal candidate is spoken of, and it is well known that a gentleman of Conser vative principles will come forward to contest the borough. COURSE OF EXCHANGE. Amsterdam Short ... 12 I ... 12 1 Do Rotterdam ... 12 2 ... 12' '2 Antwerp ... 25 35 ... 25 42 Brussels _ _ _ Ha ro rg Paris Ditto Marseilles Frankfort-on-the-Main ... 120 ... 120/ Vienna — ... 12 65 ... 12 75 _.. . Trieste Petersburg Copenhagen ••• -- Berlin Madrid.. Cadi7 Leghorn Milan Genoa .. Naples Palermo Messina Lisbon Oporto Rio Janeiro New York •.• 12 67i 7 . 5 ... 31} ~ 9 22 9 24 ... 6 27 6 271 ... 481 48 ... 26 65 26 d 0:; ••• 26 65 ... Y 6 70j 26 65 .., 26 701 65 ..• 26 70 ... 26 0 26 70j 26 65 ... 26 70 1 52/ ••• 521 521 ... 521 DUMFRIESSII IRE ELECTION.--On Tuesday, at a crowded meeting of. Liberal electors of the county, Sir Sydney Waterlow announced himself as a candidate at the new election, and a vote of confidence was passed unanimously. At a large meeting of Conservatives a numerously-sigued requisition was presented to Major Walker, who formerly represented the county, and he . agreed to stand. The contest is expected to be very close and keen. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. PORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Oa WEST DRAYTON MEETING—TiIIs DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) VILLAGE PLATE. Cheddington Hackler Prebendal Seven ran. WEST DRAYTON HANDICAP. Virginia Creep r Honor Lion King..... Sir :an. INNKEEPERS' STAKES. Lily Lye Claymore Little Coates • ... • • Tivelve SCURRY WELTER CUP. Hammerton 'Rampart Mrs. Elizabut Six ran. VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—This DAY. CITY ,AND SUBURBAN. 10 to 1 agst Bi. thday (taken) 100 to 8 agst Drummer (taken and offered) 100 to 7 agst Consternation (taken and wanted) 100 to 7 agst Poinsettia (offered) 20 to 1 agst Vagabond (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Robespierre (offered) 25 to 1 agst Vacuum (offered) 33 to 1 ngst Rtstley (taken) 33 to 1 agst Michael de R.sco (taken) CHESTER CUP. 1000 to 80 ngst D,otnping Gill (wanted) ]OO to 6 agst King's Cross (taken) 30 to 1 apt Cecil (taken) TWO THOUSAND. 4to 1 agst - Belladrum (off —take 9 to 2) 20 to 1 agst King Cophetua (taken) DERBY. 3to 1 agst Pero Gomez (offered) 10 to 1 agst Pretender (offered) 11 to 1 itgst Belladrum (offered) 100 to 80 agst Ladas (offered) 13 to 1 agst Ryshworth (offered) 1000 to 20 agst Crocus (offered) 1000 to 15 agst Consternation (taken) 1000 to 15 apt Kind C,,phAua (taken) HORSES STRUCK OUT OF THEIR ENGAGE- MEN TS. February 18 (to Mr. lilcln.rd Johnson, the judge) Scar rington out of the Pontefract Steeplechase. March LI, at 9 a.m., Spruce out of all engogements; and at 4 30 p.m., Ulphns out of ull engagoments. March 12, at 5 30 p.m., Henrietta out of Althorp Park Stakes, Northamptim, and liihcruiau out of Sweerstakes, 20 sows each, Northampton ; and after 6 p.m., Leapfrog out Grand Prize, Pari,:. March 13, at 9 a.m., Ada Penelope and Parma out of West Drayton Handicaps, all Mc Brayley's horses out of Northampton engagetneuts, and Vansittart out of North amptonshire Stakss ; at 2 p.m., Q.C. out. of Opm Steeple chase, Kingsbury, and Jury:tutu out of Crewicerne engage ments. March 15, at 9 a.m , Ecarto and Cattle out of North amptonshire Stakes; at 1 20 p.m., Hermitage, out of al engagements, and Cocoa Nut aid Romping Girl out of l Northampton engagements. March 16, at 0 50 p.m., Dryad out of Spencer Plate, Northampton; at 1 p.m. Blueskiu out of /sTorthamptou - - shire Stakes ; at 5 p.m. Roving Maid out of all races at West Drayton ; after 6 p.m. Columbia out of 01 engagements, Norringtou out of all engagements in Sir Charles Nugent's name ; aui Ada and Aurifera out of Abergavenny engagements. March 17, at 9 a m., Breach of. Promise out of North ampton engagements. RACING FIXTURES. MA 11 CIL I Epsom 30, 31 1114. Newmarket Craven...l2, Si - c. Knighton... l3, 14 Ludlow 1?), 16 Eastbourne l9 Lewes Carragb 2O, 21, 22 Croydon 22, 23 Newmark:A Ist Spring 26, dc. Durham 2 1 J, 30 Abergavenuy l, 2 Brotuley 1 4 Aldershot l, 2 Cat terick lir,dgt,... l, 2 Thirsk ... ' Huugerford 6, 7 Lichfield Cambridge 7 8 Croxton Park Streatham ... B, 9 3L Chester .. 1,5, 6, 7 Eglinton Hunt 6 , 7 Winchester I I, 12 York 1 I, 12 Baldoyle 2nd Spring 11, 12 St. Albans l'{, 14 Salisbury l3, 14 JII, Doncaster 13, 14 Wiast Drayton l7, 18 Bath 18, 19 Manchester l9, 20, 21 Croydon 19, 21 Harpenden 2l Epsom Summer ...25, &a. IE. Newcastle 22, 23, 24 Oldhatu 22 ilibury Club 23 S wekbridge 21, 25, 26 Chelmsford Sutton Park .....29, 30 Croydon .................. 2,3, 4 Newton ................2, 3, 4 Ascot ....8, 9, 19, 11 Liverpool Summer ...15, 16 Windsor ..................15, 16 Hampton ............ ...17, 18 Curragli ............ 22 , 23, 24 J 1. , Worcester l, 2 Newmarket July 6, i te • Carlisle ......... .. 6, 7 Pontefract 9, 10 H en don ... • 12, 13 Nottingham l3, 14 -- - AUG Brighton 3, 4 Brighton Club 5 Lewes 6, 7 Egnam lO, It Wolverharrpton lO, 11 Windsor 1, 13 I St. Albans 17, 18 5t0ckt0n....... lB, 19, 20 SEPT] Warwick... 7, 8 Curragh (Royal) 7,8, 9 Abingdon 9, 10 Doncaster 14, 15, 16, 17 Richmond 21, 22 Lichfield OCT , Bedford 5, 6 Edinburgh 6, 7, 8 Leicester 7, 8 Bromley 7 8 Newmarket 2d 0ct...11, &c. Chelmsford l9 20 Kelso 19 20 NOV, Harrow 2, 3 Worcester 3, 4 St. Albans 5, 6 STEEPLECIIA LY. Southampton Itaadiug 15, 16 lluntiugdon 4 0, 21 Stamford ":1. 2 Goodwood 27, 23,29, 30 UST. Oxford York 24, 23, 26 Plymouth 26, 27 Scarborough 30, 31 Derby Summer 31, Sep. 1 Weymouth 31, Sep..l Canterbury 3l, Sep. 1 MBER. Hampton 2l, 22 Western (Ayr) 22, 23 Hendon 23, 24 Monmouth... -, 23, 24 Newmarket Ist 0ct....28, dm. Lanark... 29, 80 BER. Cheltenham l9, 20 Curragh ............19, 20, 21 West Drayton 2l, 22 Hereford 2l, 22 Monmouth 23, 24 Newmarket H'ton ...25, &o. EMBER. I Egli-Jon Hunt 6, 7 Liverpool i Shrew s b ury ..... l5, 16 E FIXTURES. APRIL. Aldershot 1, 2 Streatham B, 9 Bromley 1, 2 Royal Artily., Woolwich...B Abergavenny . 1, 2 Knighton Lichfield ..6, 7 Ludl ow l5, 16 Southdown Hunt ..7 Tenbury... 2l Cambridge .... 7 , 8 Croydon 22, 23 Cheltenham 7, 8 Co. Louth & Ardeen 27, 28 MAY. Limerick Hunt 4 1 St. Albans Eglinton Hunt 6, 7 1 West Drayton._,... 17 Kingsbury JULY. 9 OCTOBEIi. Bromley 7 I West Drayton 2l, 22 NOVEMBER. Worces Harrow ter 2,3, 4 I Shrewsbury... .......... 15 , Liverpool 9,10 • 16 3 2 I Leamington Hunt ....23 ttc , COURSLNG FIXTURES. MARCH. County Louth (Champion), Ireland... .................. 18, Ice. Scottish National Open, Lanark . ....................... 30, Ice. AUGUST. 17 St. Albans -- _. - Li OCTOBER. Ancaster and Willoughby, Lincolusbire , G. Ormesby Huntingdon Club.. 2, 27. NO VENDER. Suudorne, Salop Cothan and Eston ....• 9, &c. ~ . r......iii c - ihNS. EIPERIAL PARLIA L' EN r HOUSE OF LORDS.—Trits EVE:CMG. The LORD (712.4.NCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. The Ilnynl Assent was given to the ConsoliJated Fund (88,106,272) Bill. PAROUIIIAL SC iIOOLS (SCOTLAND: BILL. The Duke of ARGYLL moved the second reading of this bill. Lori ARINGER expressed Lis approval of the general clia;act2r and scode of the bill, but pointed out certain defects which ho thought required ameLdment. Toe Earl of AIRLIE was in favour generally of the scheme propouudel by the Government, but he thought the inachineis of the bill defective, and would require to b. remodelled. HOUSE WS COMMONS—TiIIs EVENING. Th-a Sr::Alitl: took tko ktir at 4 o'actek. NEW 311:1113E23. Mr. Lriutor t 013 oath and hi, scat f Dublin Uni vereity, an I Mr. (IottnALLY for Meath THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPHS. The Marquis of lIARTINGTON, in reply to Mr. Samuelson, sail that iu the event of the Governmeut pur chasing :lie intelests of the electric telegraphs, as autho rised by the Permissive Act of last session, the valuation was formed, and measures for arbitration, in disputed cases, were being taken, but until the matters were all completed it was impossible to lay a slatement of the valuation on the table. It was a fact that a larger sum than that originally stated would become necessary, but the amount was not a very large one, and if the Government decided to go on with the matter he would communicate tho sum to the house. With respect to an estimate of the cost of the plan, he could not produce one, because the system was an en tirely new one. He thought it would be rather premature for him to say what were the intentions of the Govern ment until the arbitration matters had made some way. However he would, in the course of a few &Lys, give the house more information on the subject. THE FENIAN CONSPIRACY. Mr. NEWDEGATE asked the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he would lay on the table of the house certain documents, being a copy of the leaves from O'Ferral's diary; a report of some conversation bAween the lata - Colonial Seen,- ,tary and the Lao prisoner; several declarations in the nature of affidavits in support of the genuiness of the papers, and an explanatory minute by Mr. Parkes in his capacity of Colonial Secretary, which documents had been present .d to the Legislative Assembly of Australia, and have appeared is the Australian newspapers. Mr. MONSELL said he would have great pleasure in complying with the request of the hon. gentleman. THE IRISH CHURCH-THE ADJOURNED DEBATE. Mr. BALL strongly objected to the bill, and contended that the proposal of the Govetnment was most indefen sible, and the manner in which the Lill proposed to treat the three great churches in Ireland, the Episcopal, the Roman Catholic, aLd Presbyterian was altogether opposed to the spirit of the Act of Union. it appeared to Lim that the great que,Con that they really had to decide was, were they prepared to introduce the principle of voluntary 5..11 —(Lear, hetir) —was that principle right—and the answer to that question was one of enor mous magnitud , , and the condition of tLe Church in Eng land, with the rustles dissection that existed within it demanrled far mure the attention of Parliauaetit than the L:11 now under con,i.l.ration. What could he sa 1 for the voluLtary sistem, who i not one sing') State in Europe had adopted it ; it failed in all the most important essen tial points, and it only tended to p trpetuat3 the most oh jectiouable State of society. It teudcd to increase religious fervour and religious difference; and it made every man an aggressor in religion against his neighbour. The syst m was altogether unsuited to Ireland, and he did not think it could be said to have worked in such way as to cull for its extension to any coun t r y, especially an old country like Ireland. (Hear, Lear, from the Opposition.) the did not think the state of the Church in either Canada or Melbourne was such as to induce hint to wish to see the system extended to any other country. Re believed that the glory and greatness of England was solely to be attributed to the union which existed between Church and State—(loud cries of " lit ar, sear," from the Oppositiou)—and to break down the union that at present existed iu Ireland could but result in plunging that country still further in discord and strife. (LEFT srEAKING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS.-LAST EVENING. IRISH OLIURCII BILL. Mr. DISRAELI, in concludiuz his speech, said ho thought the lauded proprietory had every right to exer cis., their power and influence by every l-4itimute means, but nothing cou!d be mire short-sighted or more fatal for theta than to attempt to du that by what lie called sacrilegious spoliation. (Hear, hear.) 11., thought it w. ul l not b deLied th it discontent Ivas to some ext.lut p:•ev.tlent iu L eland ; and one of the causes was said to be that her Chut eh was not connected with the State, but the tight lion. gentleman nlw said, " I will re generate the country, and have three Churches not con nect , d with the State." (Loud cheers from the Opposi tion.) If the inewatre proposed by the Government was passed, ho did nut believe it wool I cure Irish discontent. Ile blamed the Government for neglecting to provide some kind of organisation for tho Disestablished Church, and concluded a speed' of just over two hours with a vigorous invective against the policy of this dangerous mea sure, contido4t that a verdict of disapproval ultimately awaited it. After a few words from Mr.. W. Gregory, Sir G. Jenkin son, Mr. Bowling, Mr. Broderick, Mr. Dillwyn, and Mr. A. Cross, Mr. C. Fc•rtescue closed the debate for the even ing with an elaborate defence of the details of the bill, and a reply to the objections urged against them. The debate, on the motion of Mr. BALL, was adjourned until to-day. The House adjourned at 20 minutes to two o'clock. LONDON GAZETTE-THIS EVENING - WAR OFFICE, PALL MALL, ILincit 19. 92d Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant-General John Camp- bell to be Colonel. 97th Regiment of Foot—Lieut.-General George Thomas Colomb to be Colonel. Chaplain of the Third Class the Rev. Walter Melvill Wright to be Chaplain of the Second Class. The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about, at par, and Cie short exchange on London is 251. 151 per Li oterlinz, Oncomparing these ratea with the English Mut priee of ,e 3 is. mid. per wino , tJt- htandarti ;;old, it appe .'s gold at the above price ies abut I.ioth pa' cent. dearer in Paris than in London. The course of exchange at New York on London for bilis at 60 days' right was on the last date about 1 SI per cent. At this rate there is no lrofit on the importation of gold from the Uni:ca ;7-tate:l. The Pittsburg (N. Y.) Sentinel has a column of "paragrams." .• A newly arrived family we re lately gazing at a shop window in Itockfokxl, Illinois. Littlo Giil - " Oh, mamma! is that a 'en ?" Viamma—" No, my child, that is a howl." Father—" IT/ ,my wife an d daughter, that is neither a 'en nor n how . ", ,but it is a ht agle, the hemtilem of this blarsted country !" ADMIRALTY, MARCH 19. Vice-Admirals—The Hon. Joseph Denman and Charles Frederick have been appointed to receive the Greet wich Hospital Pensions placed at the disposal of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, by the deaths of Ad miral of the Fleet Sir James Alexander Gordon, G.C.8., and Admiral Sir Peter Richards, K.C.B. In consequence of these retirements the following Flag promotions have b3en made :—Rear-Admiral Richard Col linson, C. 8., to be Vice-Admiral ; Rear-Admiral George Ramsay, C. 8., to be Vice-Admiral ; Captain William Sing Hall, 0.13., to be Rear-Admiral; Captain Thomas Wilson, C.B. to be Rear-Admiral. Retired Captain Colson Festing to be Retired Rear- Admiral. Retired Captains—Edmund Gardiner Fishbourne, C. 8., Thomas Chaloner, William Coruwallis Aldham, C. 8., and Cain Yorke Campbell, to be Retired Rear-Admirals. Bank of England Returns. An Account, pursuant to t] cap. 32, for the week ending 1 :he Act 7th and Bth Victoria, Wednesday, March 18, 1869. P ARTMENT. ISSUE DE Notes issued .....£31,983,165 IG o vernmt. Debt £11,015,1C0 !Other Securities 3,984,900 Gold Coin and Bullion Silver Bullion .C 31,983,165 JUNXING £31,983,165 Proprietors'Capi tal ............... .£14,553,000 Rest ............... 3,659,531 Public Deposits (including E xchequer, Sav ings' Banks, Commissioners of National Debt, and Div. Accounts 7,202,751 Other Deposits.. 17,983,801 Seven Days and other 8i115..... 464,997 dPARTMENT. Go veru nit. Secu rities(including 1 Dead Weight Annuity) ...414,126,537 Other Securities 19,349,362 Notes 7,262,230 Cold and Silver Coin ... 1,135,957 £43,8i4,086 GEOlti £43,874,086 at FORBES, Chief Cashier. Foreign Mail Pacaet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton Ma r . 27. Ditto, via PArsailles Brasil, Buenos Ayres, and M on t e V ideo April 18. Ditto, by French packet Cape Verde, by Brazil packet ...... Cape of Good Ascension, and dt. Helena.— Mar• 15 . Unina, Penang, and Singapere. via Sottazampton_ldAr. 27. albraltar, via Solana apton Mar 20 lad la. vla South ampton. ...... ..... . • M4r. 20. Litto, via Ilar.eti ed M.aiti., t:gypt, Mar cii. Ditto, Slars‘illep . Mar. 17 11.nritius, Cape 01 Good Rope, and Natal, via Scuthair: ton Ditto, Ai:alit: Wen Aar. 1 9 Nevriouudla L( ...... ..... April 7 Portugal United Stated, 'mull, Calitornta, Ace., by Brit's il m 20 packet Ditto, by Canadian packet ..•. Mar 17 Ditto, by I. t ited states packet Ditto dittt (Baltimore) ........ ‘ ‘ V v e c s t t t ICoasttwit.so,l,,A, d frL, iti ll c a .c d : i ae ra p , t a. 3 u l d e x T i e c n o e : i ti ff a e 19. 31 mat) Cuba an exico )Bermuda, via • a • • blur 24. BlLMlllfts, via New i ora I