The Sun. — London, England, 1869-05-14 00:00:00

~- _ ~ -- uht May 13. tee Leopold and gentle thortly after lam Palace. Is, attended .IGL'ArCE. triA of her y morning, :tale of the Louth. She Stokes Bay, Ty, but as ) was light, id she re she will be Are made. Lain Wake, .tsmouth on leeted to be ar" has de died Bud ! 80th year the service I the peace he Defiance )rd elson. he Active, es Gordon, and took Iperate con btered by a ommand of in, and the lieutenant. i command such priva instAlgiers, onletheus to Consul and This could y re used to wife passed ;hild, which they passed with diffi •cache 1 the liwood then esent at the ade yester- Dommll, Ciptain E. p is recorn kldrich, to But. Francis and Lieut. rch ; Sub- Arthur J. atharn, and eillocarch; Larwood, to m. Wright, •irry, mid lew, Pascoe id Edward h ; Richard navigating ,offey, chief h J. Hatch, 'hcs. Janie - Vellingtou ; [larch ; Ar .! Monarch ; larch ; and Loaarch. ent can be . per lb. iu i quite re- jf businCES atives baVe t reductiOnf CrnigratiOn Train whic h dily tell irt Market, 0 11 ce Monday quence of a i by Messrs• es made are Prices AO mend cow he compel' ) g s, on the Ins there 16 l'ts, but the condition )king round a view to ks of sing le g. in two t prices too )re cheerful in some de' lee, for th e ry fair bust' NATrA 11014 7- E - Y MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o C LOC IC. Consols are 92 I 4 :} for money; ditto, for Ac- C ,?unt, —; Three per Cent. Reduced, 9 1 1 ; Aew Tkrec per Cents, 91i I ; ditto 5 per Cent., 1044. ; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, India Stock, 10i per Cent., April, 1874, —; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 11411 4. ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 100 i. The corn market continues dull at Mondny's prices. In the Foreign Market stocks are firm, at a rise of 8 in Turkish and Peruvian Five per Cents. ; and Italian Five per Cents. and New Spanish Three per Cents. are better. The quotations are : Italian 56.-1 561 ; Turkish, 421 431 ; Peruvian, 764 761 ; Mexican, 121 13 ; Greek, 10 11 ; and New Sp mist], 28a 281. American Five-Twenties Bonds are 1 better, at 788 78k, and the Ten-Forties, at 711 111. The Bonds :of 1885, however, are unchanged, at 761 76 4. Erie Railway Shares remain at 201 201, and Illinois Centrals at 951 961. Atlantic Telegraph Original Stock is 23 24, t h e Eight per Cent. Preference Shares are quoted 31 31, and Anglo-American Telegraph Shares, 221 228. The Honduras Loan is steady at 82 to 84 ex Coupon. In the Railway market Caledonians are Great Westerns is, Great Northern A I, Brighton it, North British I, and South Eastern hater ; Great Eastern are lower, Great Northern, Metropolitan I, Midland / 1 1 -, North Eastern 4 lower. The sum of £60,000 in gold was taken to the Bank yesterday. Letters from Frankfort state that the unexpected advance in the Bank of England rate, coupled with the pre-existing anxiety as to the Alabama affair, caused a degree of alarm on the Bourse, which sent the prices of American bonds down 3 per cent. in a few days. At this decline large purchases have been made, but chiefly on speculative account, as investors at present keep aloof. The two Banks recently started at Munich have issued their shares; those of the • Vereins-Bank command a premium of 15 per cent.; the Handels- Rank of 5 per cent. The threatened stamp tax on bonds continue to engross general attention, and Baron Rothschild, the Frankfort Deputy to the North German Parliament, has left for Berlin, where, from his authority on such questions, it is hoped he may succeed in averting the stroke " aimed by the Juuker ratty against the commerce of the country," since the great industrial would suffer as much as the banking establishments from the measure. At a meeting of the European Assurance So ciety the report stated that the premiums on the new life and guarantee policies of the )ear amounted to £40,676, and that the gross revenue wLs £363,502. The report of the Land Mortgage Bank of India states that all the financial requirements of the bank to the end of the current year, and, indeed, to the 30th of June, 1870, have been provided for by funds already in London, or in course of remittance from India, and that no call will be ne cessary during the present or ensuing year. The directors " still consider that the gross of the bank's losses in respect of principal will certainly fall Within £172,000, as estimated in last year's report. 'The report of the Buenos Ayres Great Southern R ailway for the year ended the 31st of December shows that, while £13,487 was required in the year 1861 from the Government to make up the gua ranteed net revenue of £49,000, only £79 was re quised for the past year. A dividend at the rate of 7 per cent, per annum was declared, leaving £l,llO to be carried forward. Society Atthe meeting of the Metropolitan Assurance Yesterday the new assurances for the year were stated to have amounted to £195,700, yield ing in premiums £7,019. The gross income is £185,260, and the iuves: - ,ed funds are £1,258,239. At the 35th annual meeting of the Universal Life Assurance Society, held this day, Mr. John Farley Leith, iu the chair. The new policies effected in past yeAr worn stated to have amounted to £343,070, producing new annual premiums to £15,472. The gross income of the society is £156 ,278, and its invested funds £813,775. A re duction of 50 per cent., in the premiums for the cur r,et4 year was declared by way of annual cash bonus to the policy holders. The return from the Bank of England for the week ended the 12th of May gives the following results when compared with the previous week :--- !led. £3 151 939 ... Increase .£2 , 2,086 ' r ul-dle deposits Other deposits 17,465,098 ... Increase ... 1,537,311 On th, other side of the account : Ciovernment securi ;,t.ilss ............. ~.tter • securities 19,303,841 ... Increase ...1,721,459 , z 4 tips u nemployed 6,774,775 ... Increase.l... 269,780 l ho amount of notes in circulation is £23,619,970, being a decrease of £385,595 ; and the stock of bullion in both departments is £16,563,389, showing preceding aredeeedicrenasg return. e of £18,697 when compared with the Subjoined i s a compar i son o f t h e presen t position of the Bank of England and the prices of Consols and French RentPs with the corresponding week of last year : At Present. Same Weeklast Year. Lulliou ....... £16,563,389 ... X 20,291,388 Reserve .. . . ; .... .. 7,943,419 ... 11, 312 , 958 23,978,430 Notes in circulation 2" 619 970 ... Ruts of discount Consols . 92i 94} C o nsols R ''''' s **********- 71f. 77c. 69f. 45c. 2 per cent. The following is the official return of the cheques and bills cleared in the Bankers' Clearing-house for thg week en di ng W ednesday, May 1 2 : Tlxurpd a y £10,917,000 Friday Saturday... Monday 8,582,000 Tuesday Wednesday 14,695,000 £59,776,000 BRITISH FUNDS -CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Ditto for Acc oun t, 3 per Cent. Reduced New 3 por Cent OW 21 por Cent. J an . 1891 ...... 91-1 Do. 5 per Con ,an. 1873 ********* 11 - 041 Amenities, $O yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telekraph), A ng., 1908 Exclicqu:.r Bills, £l,OOO, 21 21 per Ct 8 dis par D 3 £5OO Do. £lOO & £2OO — Bank of England Stock, 4} per Cent D. opening — Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds — Inter-Colonial Omnuun INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIM India 7.tock, 104 per Cent., April 1874 Do. Opening, for Account -- Do• 5 per Uent..fuly, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enlaced Pape. 4 per Cent.,.... 9l Do. 5 per Cert., Jan. 1872 ..... ... — D o. 6 i per Cent. May 1879 Da 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 — Do do 1877 — 1882 - —..,. uu. D . , . Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 ~ Do. fonds, 4 p or C ent., £l , OOO Do. under £l.OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Argentine Republic, t per Cent ... . Do., Scrip £45 paid iu ttrian Bonds 5 per cent .. 65 o. 859 Br ililian D 5 per Ce l nt.. — qa. 41 per C en t. 185 2 — Do. do. 1818 — Do. do. 186 ••• -- 3 Do. 5 per Cont., 1865 Do Account 7Bl 9 13 .1 nos Ayres ti per Cent. 1),) 2 per Cent. (Deforrtqi 3per Cent '; Cu'ia, 6 per Cent ()when 6 per Cent — Do.4i per Cent..., - - 3 per Cent., 1 o. 6 per ce• t. 1867 961 Po. -1 per Cent., 1866 C lo •&bian, 6 per Cent. Dan Dish a p.m Cent., 1825........ Dan,Lian P rincipalities, 7 per Cent —Do 8 p er C ent., 1867 _ Is . quador New Con4olidated, 1 per Cent _ E .., - yt tian, 7 per Cent... - . Do Setotid issue - De. £5O(, B ow i s -- Do. £lOO B onds _ _ Do. 1801 Do. Account Do. £5OO Bonds Do. £lO6 Bonds... English Scrip,:lB6B 751 1 • Do do. £l5 pd die Government Railway Debentures Greet 5 per Cont., 1824 5, ox Coups Do. AL:eclir ... Do. Coupons Do. Account ... 1 n oemak. 5 per Cent .. Honduras Gov Rail. Loa u., 10 p. Ct., all pd 811 It9iian 5 per ('eat., 1865 Do. Account . — Do Mxremmana Railway &lexical - - 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account — Dn. 1864 Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — :lonteviikau G per Cont. . lc :risk Imperial 5 por Cent \'ew Granals Do 3 per Gen _ Do. Deferred ?ortivian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account .. 76 / 1 Do 4/ per Cent. (III: l larren) ...... ~.... Do 4i per Cent.. 1862 -.... — Do Account . Portaguese 3 per Ct.,lf- 67 1853 '6 7:4 ' '6O '2 % t , , •, , , Do. do. Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid — Itussian 5 ear Cent., 1822, £ SL Do 41 per Cent . 850 D D D D 0000 11 por p perer do,CCC e ea t Cont., n t t t . . :, ' 1 s1 1 8 8 8 : 6 5 r2 9: p 831 41 ph- Do. Anglu-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonds. ; ,, 881 Do. do. £B4 15s. do — Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds BBl Do. do £B4 los. do — Do Nicolas Railway 631 3 Sardinian 5 per Cent — Spanish 3 per Cen ... ' Do. Accc,unt Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Deferred — Do. Account Do. Passive Do. Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan Do Government, 1864 Do do, 1868 Turltish 6 per Cent., ......... . — Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do Account Do £lOO Bonds — Do 6 por Cent., 1862 — Do Account - Do £loe Bonds 671 k Do 5 per Cent. 1865 — Da Account Do 6 per Cent., 1860 Do 1 per Cent., Guaranteed Do Lad Warrants (Hectares) Venezuela 3 per Cent. — Do. Ace , ant • Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do 6 per Cent.lB64 Dividends on the above payable in Loa,toL Austrian o per Cent. lix 10 Florins Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch per Cont. Ex. 12 Guil,. — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... — Do. Account — French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. — Italian 5 per Cont. 1831, E. 25f. — Do Account —' CLOSING PRICES. 1 1 Jonsois, Money li2 92 1 1. Do. Account, June 1 THE lIERCULE INS URA iV COMPA IV (L Llll TED). At the Mansion House this morning the whole of the directors of the late Hercules Insurance Corn parry (Limited), appeared to answer certain charges made against them. Mr. Lewis, when the cas3 was called on, said that * his lordship, after careful inquiry and consideration, and- upon sworn testimony, had granted sum monses against the defendants, for an offence under the Companies Act, 1862, but on the pre vious evening he had received a communication from tile Shareholders who had put him in motion, requesting him to withdraw the summonses, and with his lordship's sanction he now wished that course to be adopte 1. The Lord Mayor said that as no evidence was offered, he had, of course, no alternative but to allow the matter to-drop. POLICE .INTELLIGENCE.-7his Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. BASE INGRATITUDE.—CharIes Forester, a bilor, was charged before Mr. D'ltlyncourt with unlawfully pledging goods belonging to Mr. Westwood, a bootinaker, of Car naby-street. Mr. Westwood said that ho et,truste 1 the prisoner with some cloth to malce up, but instead of doing so the prisoner call,•d on h:iu some days afterwards and said ho was very sorry, but that he hal pledged the cloth. lio (prosecutor) redeemed Vie cloth, and a,;ain gave it to the prisoner to make up, but instead of doing so the prisoner again pledged it,- and absconded, and after a great deal of trouble he ascertained that the prisoner wit , ; at Reading. lie had given notice at the shop of Miss Isabella Fleming, pawnbroker, in Brewer-street where the cloth was pledged the seconi time for them not to give it up to any one if they called for it, but after the notice had been treated very lightly by the persons at Miss Fletning's they gave it up to 60111 i person who called for it being sent by the prisoner. He had to complain of the treatment he met with at Miss Fleming's, and thought they were very much to L•lanto in giving up the cloth after his request ing them not to do so, so that he might find who had pledged it, and after telling them to put his name and ad dress on the ticket in their possession. Mr. D'Eyncourt said he thought the pirsous at Miss Fleming's were to blame in the matter. The prisoner pleaded guilty. Mr. D'Eyncourt said the prisoner's conduot was very had after the kind treat:nent he had received from Mr. West wood, and he would have to pay £5, or two months in default. TLIAMES. As IsconumthLE FEN/ALE.—A dissipated-I Joking woman named Jane Blake, who was in a very dejected condition, was charged with stealing a teapot from a stall iu the hitechapel-road. Yesterday morning the prisoner was brought bfure Mr. Paget with being drunk and disorderly and was discharged. A few hours afterwards she took a teapot off a tinplate worker's stall, put it under her shawl,aud went away with it. She was given into the custody of John Mackay, 4U K, and made a desperate resistance. She was taken to the station-house, and Police-sergeant Dillon thought she answered the description of a female ticket-of-leave convict who had not rei.orted herself monthly to the police under the conditions of her license. Dillon now produced her ticket-of-leave. She was convicted of arson at the Essex Assizes, Chelmsford, in July, 1864, and sentenced to seven years' penal servitude, of which two years and four months had been remitted, for she was liberated from the female convict prison at Brixton on the 3d of March last. Dillon put is her ticket-of leave and other documents, and said she had been convicted for setting fire to a building in which she was sheltered, and was a most dangerous character. She had been several times in prison since she left Brixton Convict Gaol. Mr. Paget committed the prisoner for trial, and said, as she had again relapsed into crime, she would have to serve the remainder of her commuted sentence in addi tion to any punishment that might be inflicted for steal ing the tea pot. WESTMINSTER. IMMINENT DANGER OF RAILWAY PASSENGERS.—Thos. Collard, aged 16, and James Irving, aged 15, were brought to this court charged with placing passengers by the Metropolitan Railway and guards in imminent danger, by throwing bricks and heavy stones upon the Metropolitan Railway, while carriages were passing yesterday afternoon. James Thomas, a constable of the Metropolitan Rail way, placed near the Emmanuel Hospital, at Westmin ster, in plain clothes at three yesterday afternoon, owing to a number of missiles having been previously thrown at carriages on the railway, said he saw the two prisoners and another throw stones and push bricks off a wall upon which they were seated. A train was passing at the time at which they threw them. Air. Arnold—ls this place where the atones were thrown a thoroughfare? itness—lt is not. Thl police-superintendent of the railway explained that the wall was enclosed, and that the boy s h a d no Lusi ness there. Ile produced a large ba g o f b r i c k s and stones picked up from the railway. There were passengers w h o were endangered by the missiles. Robert Hopper, 51 13, proved seeing the accused fling stones as the train passed. The third boy escaped. Mr. Arnold m tint at length into the law of the subject., and pointed out 501119 difficulties wh:ch suggested them_ rely, s to his mind. In order to give time to determine what course should be pursued the accused were remanded. 111,11? KEY S-7111S DA Y. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. Mny 14.—Sales probably 8,000 bales. The marke quiet, and FATAL ACCIDENT AT A COLLIERY. —Yesterday morning a fatal accident took place at the Worthington Coal-pit, near Wigan. It appears that as three men were being drawn to the surface. the crank of the engine snapped, and they were precipitated to the bottom. Two of them were saved, but the other was killed. STAFFORD ELECTION.—Mr. 11. Evans, formerly Liberal member for South Derbyshire, offers himself for Stafford,i; oom of Mr. Pochin, unseat tid. THE SUN, LONDON; '-FRIDAY EVENING, MAY SHARE LIST. ORDINARY titlaisZts AND STOCKS. raiA Closing Business Pfd ' Price. done. at Bristol and Exeter ...... 10) 77 79 77 st Caledonian .......... 100 78 781277/ tit Cambrian. 2) Cornwall all 21 31 at Dublin & Belfast June lon 77 79 at Dun„Perth.& Ab.J use WO 70 72 2) East London all 61 71 20 Do 10 , 5 - - 2. Do - - at Glasgow &S. Western lOO ;.1/7 93 st Great Eastern .. -00 37t 371 37/ 1 i at Do. E. Angl. No. 2.... 100 ... ... at Li rrat, N orth of Scotland.. 100 16. 8 at Great Northern lOO ICS 103 at Do. A stock ... lOO 11.61 107 103 1 at LW. IS stook lOO .• ... st GtS. and W. of Ireland lOO its 7 C. Gt. Western -Original ILO 41 571 at Do. South Wales i v y 83 03 st Do. W. Illid.-t•Word ILO z 5 k 7 ei. Do. Newport Wu f 5 10 ,t Lancashire at 1 ornanir lOO i2z 1,3 et Lon., Brigh., az b. Coast lOO 46 411 451 5 0 . Do Scrip .... - - at lon., Chat., and Dovel tut/ 16 17 161 at Do. Metro!). Ex. A 10 9 II at Lon. & North Western NO 114; ,131 115 at Lon. A South Western lOO 87 rt. 8) 8 at Man., a ncl., .0 Lincoln i1:0 821 834 7, 4 at Metro( co Usti i.... st Do Extent:Wu. .. 10 Do. IN cw rd .. st I.l6(..upolitan District. ali 43 51 10 Metro?. St. John's Woo 1 6 - - at Mititaud at Do, 131rmin. A Derby lOO 78 8i st NJrth British at Do. if:ct., Pth., A Dun... AA) - - • st Nor.loastern-Berwielc lOO 103 101: 1931 1 23 Do. O. N.E purohase i6.13. S - - at DO Leeds 100 91 95 st Do York at Do Carlisle .. . . st Do Stout. & Darling 1:.0 131 ill) st North Lon ton .. lOO 11) 121 10 Do New 18i 8 . 2 It to. at North Staffordshire . . 100 63 57 at North and S.-W. Jnnetion 100 93 100 I() Do Now £lO shares 7 ... • • st Rhymney , (L 0 5( 63 at Shropshire Union lOO 57 53 st South Devon' st South Easterh lO3 75 751 st Staines, Wolehum, & Wok all 12 13 at 'Van %, ale , .. 100 148 153 • - Do. C ... . -- - Waterford & Minis:tiny .. it 0 - 10 Waterloo A Whiteha.l.• o - - Share Railways. BALLWAYS-PREFER EWE MARE* AND STOOKS. St Bristol andExetor 4 p.cont. 100 86 88 st Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO at Do. Scot. N.E., 44 per cent lOO ... st Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO st Do. do. 7 per cent lOO st D. do. Ordinary lOO 73 82 at Do. Midland st Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gua all ,„ „, st, Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO 105 107 st Do. Ist Class preference lOO st Glas. & S.W. gua. 5 per et lOO st 4t. Eastern, E.G Ex. No.l 100 9 , v 9 st Do do N 0.2 100 91 93 st Do do G per cent 100 10) 112 at Do East Anglian A 5 p. c. 100 at Do do B 6 do. 100 st Do do C 7 do. 103 ... st Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 103 st Do E. Union 4p. c. gua. 103 lo 75 st Do Norfolk 5 p.c.Ex.1316 100 at Do do 5 p.c.Way.Val. 1847 100 ... at Great Nor Worn, 5 per cent 10 111/ st Do 5 p.c., I'd at 10 p. c. 103 et Do 4, do do do 100 ... at Do 5 do at sp. c. pin. 100 ... st . Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO ... st Gt. Nrth of Scotland, lat pf 100 ... at Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 96 97 st 0 tlNVest.—Orig.&Jut.-ltont -- --- chg., per gua. 0 p.c lOO 10; 103 at Do. Orig . (8.4 H. Ex). 5 p.c lOO 00 100 at Do do 4, per coat. 1000 IOJ 87 t 9 871 at Do do 4 do do st Lo do 5 per cent. re.le-a lOO 00 07 at Do do Birmingham gua lOO 00 70 st Do do do prat too at Do do Chester gm. IOJ sO SO at Do do do 8 per emit. 100 at Do do do 5 do 100 00 100 at Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 at Do do 41 p.c lOO ... at Do do 4 j 1800— 100 st Do do 5 st Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g. 10; 111 113 at Do do gua. 10J 107 111 at Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.e. IJJ 110 82 at Do do 2.1. do IJJ la IVO at Do gua. 51 per cent. 1033 100 ... 00 Lancaster & Oaxlislc 41 p.c. all st Laucash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. IOJ 1 3 135 at Do Barnsley, 3s 101 p.c. 100 at Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 I.JJ 110 at Do 41 (Blackburn porch). 100 80 100 at London & Brighton, 5 P.C. guaranteed, No 1 lOO at Do 5 per cent. gua. No. 2. 100 at Do 6 do do lOO ... at Do 5 do NJ. 4 IOU et Do 7 per cent l,O at Do 6 do (W.E. & 0.1 ) .) 100 st Da 4 do 1050 lOO st London, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent at London and /;.W., U. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lO3 104 110 at Do Bedford (11:0aaibridge l4O at Do Silrewsb'y & Welcup'i Lk/ at Loudon and o W. 7 p,c _ late 311 shares, lO3 140 150 ts 01. Do (Portsui.perP aus 2s3i) all ... st Man., Shel., &Linda. 6 p.c luo II t 117 6 Do st Do 31 per coat DO 60 6j, 10 Do relecni. 6 percent 5 ... st Mid. Consolidated., 6p. 100 13J 135 st Do Bristol& Birm., op. c lOO 1 2 1:i st Do 41 per cent. redeem lOO 18 10) st, Du 41 per cent. irrcdeciii lOO 96 l) ) at Du Leicester & ll'oitu, 1p c lOO 80 91 st North 1-.;ritisii, 5 p.c. No.l. 100 ..„ st Do E. & t.I. 4p.e.S. iv D lOO ..„ st Do N. 11., N 0.2, 5 per cen.t lOO st Du Border Union, 51 p.c lOO „.„ st N.-Eastern —Owls. 4p. c lOO 87 Si at Do 41 per cont. redooin lOO 115 Si st Do U N.E. 4 per cent., lOO 17 Du Berwick capital 8 13.4. ... Do-York, 11.6 r S. purchase lO lu 101 •Do Stcktu & Drliuo. & 5 p.c lOO IUG leB st Do W, Hartlepool If. and it 100 81 80 20 North Staffordshire all 204 211 103 S. Devon Annuities, 1 s all 910 10s. Do Tavistock Anus., 10s all 8 9 10s Do Fixed 41 per cent all 8 81 1,0.0. S. Last. (Read. An us . , 1 . 0.6 ) all 22 23 at Do 41 percent lOO ..„ st Do Fixed 41 per cent lOO st Taff Vale No. 1 lOO 14, 153 st Waterford & Kilkenny, 6pc 100 41 43 RAILWAYS. —PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Prolts of each separate year. at ()sled()Luau 41 p c bua. st Do Scot. Ceti. min. 7p e lOO ••• s t Do 4 1 p irredeein s t Do 4p e eon. i ssued at 80 65 • a t Great Eastern 41 per cent. 109 3.i .; • 7 7 1862 lOO - 781 a t Do 8 at Do New 5 do, 1363 lOO 84 87 st Do do 5 do, 1861 lOO S 3 80 st Great Northern, 5p e irred lOO st Du Permanent, 5 per cent lOO at Do Boston. Sleaf .1, 41 pc 100 ••• • 106 at Great West., \V. 11111., 5p c 100 s t Do Joint p&p:. pc, 1365 100 ti .. ; yG st Do do Gp e irred., 1366 100 101 103 2U Do Vale Neath peep. 5p c all 19 20 st Kent Coast, 6 per cent, 14 lOO 5 Lane. York. New 41 per ..• ••• ce nt till July, 1 871 2 ip st Loud., Brig . &c., 41 pc, 1353 100 st D o do 4 do, 1860 100 ••• st Do do 41 do, 1861 100 ,•• a t Da do 41 do, 1363 100 ~• —* s t Do do 5 do, 1865 100 st Do No. G 5 do, 1866 100 at Do No. 7 sdo st Loud , Chat., &c., 2d, 6 p.c 100 •• a t Do Metrop. E x., B 6 p.c 100 „, Do do C 6 p.c st Loudon& N. Western, 5p c 100 103 lio at London &S. Western, 41 p c 100 v 2 91 10 Man. Shef. & Lin., 5 pc, 1365 all B st at Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO 190 102, at Midland, A 5 per cent pref lOO 106 103 tit Do 13 do 100 lot; 103 18 Do 5p c opt , to co ny. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1669 all 201 20t 18 Do Inconv. New Shares all 134 19; '22 Do 5p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 187 4 at North British, E. and bl No. 1, per cent st Do £lO guaranteed, 1361 100 ~, Do E, P., & Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 st Do E. G , No. 2, 5 p.c s t Do N. 8.. 5 pe r cent, 1362 100 „, at Do E. & G., N 0.3, 5 p.c 100 st E.& G., (Ordiry) 41 p e 100 st North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 1 , 5 97 st Do Stock. & Danl., 100 112 114 st North London, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) •••.• lOO 102 104 at North Staffordshire p C lOO st South Eastern, 41 pe, 1359 100 ,„ s t Do .5 du 1861 100 at Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 st Do 5 do, 18 61 st Victoria St.& Pimlico, 41 pe 100 srrii ßAlL l :A ii:a . a E —LINES L ASE I D OO AT a F 3 IXE Iiti D RENTALS] 100 Do. 41 per cent. Pre fer 10all U 0: 101 0 O at Buckinghamshire at Chester and Holyhead .....• 100 5 i 50 at Do. 51 per cent. st Do. 5 do. at Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO ... at Colchester Stour Valley 100 ... ••• at East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lOO 131 134 20 Gloster and Dean Ifurost all ... a Gt. Basis., Newm., &e., 5 p.c 100 ... a Du. E. 13. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 at Du.do. Woodbrg.Ex., do 100 at Gt. West, W. Mid., Herat 100 06 v 6 50 Hull and Selby all 11U 112 t Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 210 2.5 at Loudon and Blackwall lOO 93 95 at Do. 41 per cent lOO ... at London, Cuat., &e., 41 p c lOO ... at Do. Com. Fund, 5 do 100 at Loudon and Greenwich at Do. do Preference lOO st Loudon, Tilbury, & South 100 83 t 5 at Lowestoft, gua 4 percent lOO So 62 at Do. du. 6 du. 51 Manch., Buxton. & Matlk all 5 • 51 ssloot NorthernAlA d d l i a s t Bra Cray u L, r 3 , i , per Line) cunt / aao U loll ill 107 9 53 0 0_1 1 60, at at N. Easton — ni ll i Ltle l p i o p o . l e. ...... : II : 000 0 00 58ii 91 90 :t 0 A , & ii d U Po i :r .r c a P h ult , P h a 6r . n e l a t t . I . (ls & s op iC e . p c .... Royston 4 tts S. yL e . a uh n i: yrlaan::3lTtei Hereford rur Dun 11,0 : 00 1 l 19: 4 1.1, 1 ; j4v; 133 6t D D o o 4 per ce d a o t gat,,, 10 8 - 1 2 6 3 2 0 iP a l a oo ll 17 0 5 6 1 1 0 i J e 10 t y s aS t tt Viet. 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Africa, dim 25 103 Do issued at o.pm. 10 25 Union of Australia . all 100 Union of Ireland, dm • 22 50 Union of Loudon l5 13 19 .. all 301 31 111 121 33 40 1. 1 10 pr 1p all 161 171 34 38 21. 16 17 2 121 21 26 ip a:J3 f 75 76 51 r 4 4j 9 11 49} 5 2ip 241 25 50 51 531 311 3.4 81 91 13 11 since, Li if 191 ij 7i 11 ld 1p 41 43 4‘l 431 411 6 b 33 9 lsi 1 8 6 47 4i 47} 331 3tit Z 6 TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. 10 Anglo-American Tel., lim all 22 22; . 10 Anglo Mediter Tel.,1h 11 •••• 10 121 13 at Atlantic Telegraph lO 22 k 4 st Do. 8 per cent. st B. and I. MAgnetic Tel., li)0 lOO 158 163 st Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 230 210 23 ) 10 Do. New 8 9 lip 25 Indo-European Tel., lien lO .. ... 5 Lond. Provincial Tel. dm all 21 3 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent all pr 1 ., 10 Mediterra. Exten. Tel., Um. all 31 3 "'" 25 neuter's Telegram all 45 a V.) Societe Trau3atiant., li,n l4 2 1 11 15 st SubmarMe Telegrar h 1 Do. Scrip all 1 If 20 TelagraphCon. &Main.jim all 17 171 171 SU. Kingdom Tel. Co., litre all 6, 1 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref all 3 ". p 111SCELLAM 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 151 161 25 Australian Agricultural 25 Australian Mort. Laud and Finance, rim. . 5 i 1 : : 101 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lint 9 7 pra 10 Berlin Water Works, lint all 11 11 10 Do. New , • 6 3 4 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lint. 5 Bombay Gas, line. all n4l 4 , 5 Do. New 4 D. ~, 61 British American Laud 25 British lndiau Tea, bin all 25 ~, 20 British Ship Owners - ' "' , , ... 29 Canada Company all GO 1; 1U Canadian Loan and Invest 'neut.; lint 2l 2 1 d 20 Ceylon Company, lint. 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, rim b - 25 City of London Real Pro perty, lint 30 City of Milan Improv. lint all 5 6 -.. 25 City of Moscow (las, lint all 50 City Offices, rim 25 25 na 50 Colonial, rim. Do. ... . 50 Commercia:. 'Union (Assay) 5 ~ 10 Company of African Mer chants, rim. . 3 1,1 p 20 Continental Union Gas, rim. all :,, 2( , 25 Copper Miners of England, i prof 71 per cent. • all , - 5 7 100 Corporation of London Bonds; 1877, 41 per cent. all 1031 1 041 100 Do. 1670 1, per cent. all 101 l 105 , 100 Do. 1582, 11 pet cent, all 1031 .1041 Y; 10 Credit Fog. of ngland, liar. all :. 3 4 50 Credit Fon.of Mauritius litn. 10 .. , st Crystal Palace l9O .1 21(1 • 1J 21 st Do. Preference • • 109 ~ w et Do. 6p. c Perpetual Deb. lop 10.5 112 25 Darjeeling, Um. ' all 1.0 Eastern Assails, lien. • . i 50 East Indian Land Credit . • - ••` stud Finance, rim. • 2 3 0 2 E E a bc s no t wa l l n ,vi d si iii. no. Isrtreiegia, Iron, au l 271 111 101 d 100 per cent. , V'roy , Egat,.l7y9Egypt, (roc all 941 951 9 1 20 Egyptian Com. 6..• "Fred. 6 3 Eug. & Aus t r.ll. Copper, lila' , 21 1 15 Euglisii and Iforeigu Ccedia 1 41 3,,1 1.00 Eng. and Scat. 0 aria; lim. S .d Fairbaira Eng' aJoritig •• 5 2 Id 20 Fure-strJetWarehonsoliin l2 1 11p 11 100 For. & Col. Gov. T rust and Loan Scrip, issued at .C 35 all 87 88 50 Gollivara, ........... ..... 20 ••• •••• 10 General Credit & Dis., 71 11 1.1 15 General Steam Naviati on 11 26 Su Moms & Col Marino In, liin. 5 2 1 (1 10 Bong Kong and China Gas all ••• ••• 20 Hudson's Bay 20 Imperial Land Co. .. of Mar seilles, bin. 20 Interns. Financial ..Soc. lint 5 14 20 Interns. Laud Credit, Una. 6 6 4d 50 Italian Land •,,,,, la ~P 1 , 20 alian Irri. (Canal C avour) all 3 ° 100 D Do. 6 p. c. Bds., redeem 1870; issued 5 0 . , ~, . ..... all 0 0 I T, ASO Land Securities, lim Building, ............... 4 '' d 50 Lond. Financial Asso., lira 30 22 •41 4 Lond.Gen.Oninibus.Colitia. all 2 21 2 1 50 Loud, and Glasg. 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New ............... ▪ 1 • 'P 10 Otago and Southland ..... vestment, lima ....... 2 id .... ....... • all 11 2 1 150 Ottoman Gas, NewGas' Zealand, and Australian R. Mail Tim all 5 Do do. ........ all u et reel R. Land & Minerl, um 100 31 31 50 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all 48 50 Do. New 1867 ..... 10 11d 0 1 50 Rhymney Iron ............... all 22 24 15 Du. New ........ ...... all 61 7 25 Rio de Janeiro City • Ira . ........ a ll 181 19 20 Do. Gas, lini ...... 21 6 100 Royal Mail Steam ........... 60 44 : 43 at Scottish Aust. Invest.;lim. 100 83 81 st Do. 6p. c. Guar. pref. 100 .•• ••• 20 Societe Fin. d'Egypte, lint. 10 7 6d 20 Societe Gen.de l'Enapire Ot 8 2; 31 50 S. African Mort. & Inv., lint. 6 ••• ••• 25 South Australian Land ... all 131 3,6 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lira ........ 2 21 3 20 Trinidad Petroleum, Hui... 81 10 Trust & Agency of Aus.,lim. ip 10 Do do. d o. all 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. Canada 5 •• ip 50 Union Marine L'pool 5 41 5 p 20 Union Steam Ship, 1ira..... all 22 24 15 United Discount Corp., lina. 6 1 i .. 20 Universal Marine(ln.), . 5 11 2 p a ▪ 28 11 1 1 1 2 7 3 10 0 Van lTpi" D r xiortga c e)_b ••• all 771 7 8 1 7,1 it a s i s a 3 n rn ' s T L e a a n 00 Viceroy of of Egypt, Loan.,, 7 an per 12 lUd 50 West India 50 Warrant Finanacne,dluake.ll.o l2 Steam, lira 2O 2 10 20 W w es a tL re o h n o d u o s n e 7harves and OvLvAIAL biVVNII‘Di SEUUtaTih: - .13ritlib Columbia, 6 per ----------_____ 0ent.,1872.......... lOO ..., ..... - Do. 1806 l5O _ - - CanAlov.6p.o.Jan. 4 auly 1877-6* - Do. 6 . 0 7eb..5z Aug.....••• 100 1 1020 1(2 102 p lto p . 0. Mar. & Sept ep lOO 102 Do. 5 it 1 - Do. 62. c. J an ' 1 July- 1 " t 8 :0 89' - Du. op. C. DiscritAd sk ico " _ i 9 - Capri (I.llope , 6 1'. 0 . 1873 .• 100 1 62 I v o l - Do.Apl..k Oot 1600-100 lOO 1t t 113 lt) - Do. do 1880.9 e lOO 107 100 ci - Do. Jan..llJuly, 18P 1 •••• 10 0 ios li e - Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 . 100 98 1. 0 - Ceylon, Nov 1875,6 I).c • 100 108 lit - Do. 1872, do • 100 105 10T - Alaurltiue, 6p. 0, 18 ; 3 ••• -- Jan. and July - Do. Is7B ... .... N .... •.. • 1)00 0 io6 Los *Ed C' - Do. 1882, Slay log 108 - Do. 1895, Fcb..t Atte -31 k lbournc Corporate., -1467-7. i, 6 per Lcir. ••• 1 00 160 - N.H.Gov.6 p.c .Ja.a.luly - NatAl 6 p oi, Apt sr Oct - Du 6pc. 31 y .c No ' i 1 0 1 , 0 108 - N. S. %V. 5 p.c., 100 Vt' 1 1 - Do. 6 p.c. 18E8 to 1801‘... 1)0 tq,i 99i 91 , - Do. 5 p.c. rd. 67 to '75., '. - N.Zcaiaud, 6p. ct.lBill.• 'CO - Do. 5 per cent..•• 01( - Do Jan, Pp l, J" 37, 1) t - D., 6p c. Mar •Sz ..cpt . 0 1(0 luS .10 - Do Ju e & Dee ,1 91 lle It,, , a I 1 - Do Yrov. I At.e Id. I . 0 - rcriP 1 , 2 ! I:WG .• ) . _ -. ONova Scotia 6P. 0.Jal•• • - and Jnly, 1875 - Do 15:6.. .... ' .. 6°-5 .• 100 162 1( 4 - Queens:mi. 6p. c. - 100 1073 I( 81 10S1t - Do 18.1 , . . . - Tasmankto 6 per c 16')3 • • 1)64 1076 1071 Si - •Do it 9,-97. .... •••• . 0 0 11C4 107 - Victoria 6 • or cont 1,Y1.• I 0 11;i Ili - Do. April aul Vet .•-.... 1.94 109 141.1 110 95 14. 1869. CONTA WO US DISEASES. On Thursday an important meeting was held at the metropolitan residence of Mr. Milford, M.P., in Cavendish-square, of members of Parliament, eminent medical men, clergymen, and gentlemen interested in the Health Laws to confer respecting the extension of the Act of 1856. Among those present were Lord Charles Bruce, M.P., Sir John Simeon, Mr. Waterhouse, M.P., Mr. Mitford, M.P., the Hon. Percy Wyndham, M.P., Sir Henry Thompson, Dr. J. E. Pollock, Dr. Monat (Inspector-General of Hos pitals), Mr. Ernest Hart, the Rev. E. Wyatt-Edgell, Dr. Myers (of the Coldstream Guards), Mr. Berkeley Hill, Mr. J. Brandon Curgenven, Mr. G. G. Gascoigne, Dr. T. Fox, Dr. B. F. M`Dowell (of Dublin), and Mr. James Lane. The hon. secretaries, Mr. Berkeley Hill and Mr. Curgenven, reported that letters bad been received from rectors of parishes and from the mayors of different towns, stating they were prepared to urge forward the measure advocated by the association. A meeting had been held in Birmingham under the bishop and leading clergy of the diocese, advocating this purpose, and the movement was proceeding in Bristol, Reading, Newcastle, Dublin, Gloucester, Manchester,.Gravesend, Bath, and Chelten ham, and letters in support had been received as well from most of the large ship companies over the kingdom. The Mayor of Liverpool, the rector, and others of the Muni cipal Council of that town, offered to attend with a depu tation on the Ministry to.urge the adoption of the Act, and the Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons, and othersof a like character were also with the association. Many influential persons had sent in their names to be added to the com mittee, among whom were Lord Lifford, Bishop Smith, of the Colonial Church, and several rectors of towns. There had been an increase of between fifty and sixty members of the association, which was satisfactory ; but he regretted to say that one of the religious societies had taken all opposition view, and had sent papers to members of Parliament urging that no compulsory measures should be taken. The society, however, gave no facts in answer to the statistics given by the association.—Sir J. Simeon said he should use his exertions to extend this Act, as he knew the populations of the large towns would be bene fited, and the immorality decreased. The chief obstacle to be overcome, he said, was the " flying-in the-face-of-Providence" argument, and he assured the meeting that he knew some of the chief dignitaries of the Church who were in favour of the association's views.— The vast good the Act had done was referred to by Lord Charles Bruce, Dr. T. Fox, Dr. Myers—who stated that Colonel Michael Bruce, of the Coldetreams, was in favour of the Act—and by other gentlemen, who declared that while they held the "continental system" in utter abhor rence as far as regarded licensing, still they had found that compulsion had worked most successfully, THE STATE OF IRELAND. The correspondent of the Daily News, inquiring into the outrages in the south of Ireland, dates his latest commu nication from Clonmel. The following case, which he details as occurring near Bansha, between Tipperary and Clonmel, will illustrate strongly the feeling that animates the people on the question of land tenure. A widow fell into arrears of rent, and the landlord thought it wan , time to eject. He took proceedings accordingly, and the widow's farm was given to another—a rela tion of the widow, who offered her some compensation. This was indignantly rejected, and the widow came to reside in Bansha. The new occupier never made his ap pearance in the town that the widow did not pour down on him abuse, reproaches, curses, and even filth. Ile complained, and the woman was re monstrated with, but in vain. She had lost her home, and people thought that she had lost her reason. One cold morning a report arrived in Bansha that the house of Farmer A. was in flames. So it was, and with the house there perished some half-a-dozen head of stock. On investigation a box of snatches was found outside the house, which proved that it was the work of an incen- ! diary. The ejected widow was out of bed that night, and though no one could prove any act done, no one has any doubt as to the perpetrator of the arson. The farmer got compensation from the county, but he says he feels no security as long as the widow is alive. The same correspondent gives a story of the brother of Mr. William Scully, who was shot some months since. A woman owing £6O for three years' rent was requested to leave, and was offered £4O and the back rent to do so. She refused, and was forcibly ejected. The agents Of the law had scarcely disappeared when Mrs. Tobin took possession of an outhouse. When requested to leave by Mr. Scully's bailiff, she refused, adding that "if he put a leg into the place she would see him for it sooner or later.' The next charge brought against her was for wilful and personal trespass, and using threatening language. Even now she was offered a remission of the three years' rent due, £6O from the incoming tenant, and £4O from Mr. Scully, snaking an allowance of £l6O. Still she refused, though pressed to accept the terms offered. She was bound over, herself in £5O, and two sureties in £25 each, to keep the peace for twelve months. It was apparent, from the course of the proceedings, that the widow Tobin had a public opinion outside the court, on which she relied for sympathy. On the other hand, the Daily News correspondent heard the remark made that the concessions of Mr. James Scully would prove store pernicious than the rigid adherence of his brother William to the absolute letter of the law, What inference will tie tenantry draw from the case but that rent is robbery? here is a woman actually offered what would be equivalent to an eight years' purchase in the Landed Estates Court, on condition that she would leave a house and farm to which she had no legal title. Some body else may say, " I shall pay no rent at all ; I possess and I till, why should I share with one who does not possess ldoades give der ejectment, vt o he f e l Colonel ao land. possession e s l e sal P si o U dn r w e l : vo o hub y loud w th h ba soe h e been eed e fna s u ns s oge e ffse v er e rot r ehu a des l and who does not till ?" Nor is this an extreme case. t e Th a e r r s e , r i e s n a2n t 4 a , doo t u h e n o n t money,23i h n i oo t e h g e o p r r r o e b s a e b n i t y t for p a e n r y o o f n e t h t e o p succeed t B h e y t actual e ()Cs Colonel Purefoy is one of the landlords who has recently left the country and gone to England. The correspondent calls attention, on the other hand, to what Sir William Osborne did some years back. He built for a ragged man a cabin on the untilled mountain side, and gave him land there at a small rent. The man, before poor and miserable, succeeded, and became well-to- do. Sir William soon had others applying to him for the same privilege. He gave them what they asked; and they also soon rose above their poverty, discontent, and Whiteboyisrn. They really worked day and night because they worked for themselves. " Suppose (it is asked) that Sir William Osborne was a strict economist and purely selfish man, and that he said to these tenants, You have made this land very valuable, but the land being mine, everything that you have put into it is mine also. Your labour inheres in my property, and cannot be disassociated from it. I need not allow you to remain on the land at all, but I shall not exercise my full legal rights. You must, however, give me three-fifths or five-sixths of the produce. If you do not agree to this you must go ; there are others who will accept my proposal.' Would you blame the tenantry if they grumbled at a contract of this kind, and would it not rather be an abuse of terms to call such a proposal by the name of a contract ?" Summing up the information lie has received, the correspondent says :—" I cannot but think it is the bounden duty of the Legislature to interfere, without loss of time, between these extreme pretensions on one side and the other. At present the great mass of opinion lies in the middle ; but the longer a fair bill on the question of land tenure is delayed, the greater will be the difficulty of dealing with it." TRIAL FOR MURDER. William Rumble, a corporal in the 9th Foot, was tried on Thursday, in the Court of Queen's Bench, Dublin, for the manslaughter of James Wood, who was shot at Drog heda on the 20th of November, during the election. A detachment of the 9th Regiment, with hussars and con stabulary, escorting voters to the poll, were attacked by the mob, and the officer in command was knocked down insensible, while several soldiers were wounded. Two soldiers fired without orders. The prisoner and a comrade, named Bonello, were charged with the offence, but Bonello was liberated. The trial lasted the whole day. The evi dence was conflicting. Mr. j3utt defended the accused. At half past seven o'clock, the jury, after five minutes' deliberation, returned a verdict of Not Guilty. President Grant's father fills the humble office of postmaster of Covington, an insignificant town in Kentucky. THE DEPARTURE OF THE AMERICAN MINISTER.— Mr. B. Moran was presented to Lord Clarendon on Thursday by Mr. Johnson as Chargi, d'Affaires ad interim, of the United States until the arrival of Mr. Motley. Mr. Johnson will leave Lomton on Wednesday next for Southampton, and will sail thence on the Saturday follow in the North German Lloyd's steamer Ohio, bound fir Baltimore. ANOTHER BRIDGE ACROSS THE MERSEY.— Messrs. William Low and George Thomas, civil engineers, have submitted to the Mersey Dock and Harbour Board a letter, and very comprehensive plans, illustrating their scheme of crossing the Mersey by means of a railway suspension bridge from Liverpool to Birkenhead. It will consist of three spans, the centre one I,Booft. in length, and the others 960 ft. each, and will be 140 ft. above high water mark. The bridge would unite the various railway lines in Lancashire and Cheshire. It will be under two miles long, and the total cost is estimated at £1,750,000. A large number of unemployed workmen, together with their wives and families, embarked yesterday on board the steamer Cleopatra, now lying in the Victoria Docks. They are chiefly inhabitaitta of- the East-end of London, and are about to emigrate to Canada. The number of the party is about 240, and of these 12 are assisted out by the British and Colonial Emigration Fund. The total number assisted by this society, by means of paying a whole or a part of their passage-money, amounts up to the present time to 2,00. Among those gone out are eighteen boys from the Refuge for Homeless and Destitute Boys in Great Queen•street. The Quebec agent of the - Refuge will meet the boys ou their arrival, and will procure them situations in various employments in the neighbourhood of the city. THE COLLIERS' STRIKE. --~- The struggle between the coalowners and miners of the South Yorkshire district is being carried on with great severity, and in the case of some of the unionists with great hardship. At the collieries of Mr. B. Ifuntsman, where prior to the strike nearly 800 men were employed, the struggle is a very severe one. Mr. Huntsman has sent emissaries to Staffordshire and other parts of the country, and they have engaged men to work on the collieries on strictly nonunion and free-labour principles. Mr. Huntsman has five pits alto gether, but now he has only two of these, the principal ones, at work, instead of the full complement of hands he having only 300, and these as a rule are very inferior men. Fresh lots are coming up every day, and in all probability Mr. Hunts man will soon have as many hands as he had before the strike. On the other hand, the unionists all remain firm to their cause, not one man having deserted the ranks; they receive their weekly allowance from the union with out intermittance. The unionists maintain that the " blacks" whom Mr. Huntsman now employs, in stead of doing him any good, will, as they are not experienced miners, merely swallow up his capital without any commensurate return. At the Thorncliffe Pits, where 800 men are locked out, the dispute is as far off termina tion as ever, as is the case at Denaly Main, where 300 men are looked out. At the latter place 600 loaves of bread are distributed gratis to the unionists by the inhabitants every week. NATIONAL SPORTS. .4 , - The chief feature of the speculation on the Derby has been the installation of Belladrum as second favourite. The price of Pero Gomez is, it is true, just a point above that of Belladrum, but the latter is supported to by far the heaviest amount. At York the Russley horse was backed at 5 to 1 to £5OO, and even money was laid that he heats Pero Gomez. In London 90 to 20 was frequently taken, and a point beyond this figure would have commanded a good deal of support. The training reports speaks favourably of Belladrum. On Tuesday he had a canter of a mile, and afterwards a three-parts speed gallop of a mile and a half, moving in excellent style, and pulling up sound and well. It is settled, too, that the public favourite shall have a first-class jockey, for Daley, who won so many races on Belladrum last year, will have the mount at Epsom. If the horse keeps well, he will undoubtedly come to the post, and will run a fair race. Whether he has much chance of winning is a point on nl►ich some of the best judges express themselves doubtfully. Better jockey. ing might have landed Lim a winner in the Two Thousand ; but it by no means follows that he ought to win in the Derby. The course is longer, more difficult, and more trying to a horse with defective pipes. The rage in favour of Pretender has calmed down considerably. Two to 1 was offered on Wednesday without response ; but he was heavily backed at 7to 4 on for a place. The reports from his training quarters represent him to be doing good work. On Tuesday he did a mile gallop at half-speed three times, pulling up in the best condition. But of all the three leading favourites Pero Gomez is in the worst odour. The bookmakers evince an unmistakeable desire to lay against him. 4 to 1 was offered to any amount and declined ; but it is noticeable that a point beyond this would have been freely accepted. A report was spread abroad that Sir J. liawley's horse was injured, but there does not seem the slightest foundation for such a statement. Both on Tuesday and Wednesday he did two miles at a great pace, going in excellent form. The remaining candidates for the Derby require little comment. Thorwaldsen has gone back in the quotations after a brief period of prominence, but he will undoubtedly start to make the running for Pretender. Ethos is backed at 25 to but Martyrdom cannot find support at this figure. Eysh worth is pretty much in the same position. The Drum mer, Bosworth, Duke of Beaufort, and Perry Down are all in the friendless division at 40 to 1. 500 to lis offered against Consternation. _ . _ - • CRICKET.—A very good match between the All Eng'aud Eleven and Sixteen of Oxford University has ended in a draw. The University made 95 and 154. The Eleven 131, and 25 for one wicket. The Oxonians are strong in batting ; W. Eyett's especially being a tower of strength to them, but their bowling-is weak, and their fielding as a whole bad. A match between eleven colts of the South and eleven of the North was won by the former. It brought out a very good bowler—Shoesmitb, of Sussex. A Cabinet Council was held to-day at the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury, Downing street. The confinement of the Comtesse de Flandres is expected very shortly, and with great interest in regard to the succession to the Belgian throne. The expenses of the candidates at the late Brad ford election aro published. Those of Mr. Miall are £1,603, and those of Mr. Thompson, £2,356 ; total, £3,939. Mr. John Bright has declined the invitation to visit Sunderlatd for the purpose of laying the foundation stone of the proposed Victoria Hall at that place. The racing town of Doncaster will shortly have its Free Library. The Town Council on Wednesday made the necessary order for levying a library-rate of one penny in the pound. The Free Labour Society, formed by Colonel Maude to oppcso Trades' ITuions, is in extremis. The com mittee issue an address calling upon employers to help the movement. St. Aidan's College, Birkenhead, has been re suscitated, and the new council have appointed as its Prin cipal the Rev. William Saumarez Smith, M.A., Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, Vicar of Trumpington, and formerly chaplain to the Bishop of Madras. Mr. J. C. Cobbold, who was for many years M.P. for Ipswich in the Conservative interest, has been attacked with gout and a ca►bunclo on the back of the neck. The hon. gentleman, who is under the care of Sir William Ferguson, is considered to be in a somewhat critical state. From a return published on Thursday it appears that the total amount of duty paid on Fire Insurance in Great Britain and Ireland during the year 1868 was £964,514. Of this sum the Sun-office paid £120,637, the Liverpool, London, and Globe £95,705, the Phoenix £75,168, and the Royal £73,868. At an early hour on Wednesday the Sheffield Ragged School, erected by subscription in 1856, and at which 500 scholars regularly attended, was destroyed by fire. Nothing but the outer walls are left. happily all the in mates of the building were aroused and rescued. The origin of the firo is not known. An extraordinary accident occurred on Wednesday at Speke Tower Farm, tear Liverpool. The boiler of a steam thrashing engine exploded, and the fire scattered from it ignited a waggon load of hay close by. In attempting to remove it, the burning straw was upset, and it fell upon a poor woman, who was burnt to a cinder before she could be reached. An interesting return relating to the new Courts of Justice was published as a Parliamentary paper on Thursday, from which it appears that since 1865 a sum of £885,000 has been advanced from the Exchequer for expenses to the site, &c., of the new Courts of Justice. All but £3,000 of this has been paid to the Exchequer out of the Surplus Interest Fund of Suitors of the Court of Chan cery. The expenses have amounted to £885,000, of which £820,000 went for purchase of the site, and £30,000 for legal expenses. MILITARY EDUCATION CommtssioN.—A meeting of the Commission was held on Tuesday last. Present — Lord Dufferin (ehairmau), Lord E. Cecil, M.P., Lord De Roe, Sir C. Russell, Sir D. Cameron, Major-General Eard ley Wilmot, Major-General Ilaytliorne, Dr. Butler, Mr. Lake, and Id , utenaut -Colonel Chesney. The secretary, Lieutenant Ilozier, was in attendance. CAB IZEFonm.—The Council of the Society of Arts propose to appoint a day, after the Whitsuntide holidays, for discussing any practical measures for im proving the cab system in the metropolis. Any person who may desire to submit proposals for discussion, are re qm.sted to communicate theta iu writing to the secretary of the Society of Arts, John-street, Adelphi, ou or before Saturday, the 29th inst. THE LYNN POISONING CASE. — The coroner'sin quiry on the body of Langford closed last night. The jury returned the following verdict :—" That deceased (lied from diseases from which ho bad long been suffering, but that his death was accelerated by strychnine given by hip wife, she being of unsound mind." NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that in pursuance of "The Railways (Extension of Time Art, l8ti8." an :EX TRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Com pany will be held et the Offices of the Company, No. .17, Vietor7a- street, Westminster, in the County of 3.tiddlesex, on FRIDAY, the 28th day of May, 1869, et Eleven o'clockin the forenoon precisely, for the purpose of authorising en applicition twat° Board e. , f Tride by, or on la half (4, the Company, for an extension of the time limited I,r tho purchase of the lands required for the Bale-ay auti,oiised by "The New Romney Railway Act 18E4" and of the time limited for the completion of the works thereof. Bated this 14th d:ty of May,'lB69. By Order. J. WILSON THEOBALD, Seiretary. oflic.!s of the Company, 6, Victoria-street, Westminster, S.W. *. kt ED/TIOLV NOTICL. The Third Edition of " The Su:t " of last Eroning was published In 'hue for delivery in town at 7.15 p.m. EMIGRATION FROM THB EAST-ENn OF LoNDON. N ROMN ET RAILWAY SUN OFFICE, 7 oCLocK. SEORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day DONCASTER RACES—Tins DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH) BETTING ROOM STAKES. White Slave Prince Imperial Roma Four ran. SCURRY STAKES. Cheddingtou... Conundrum . Kellogg JUVENILE . STAKES. Gladstone General Jackson Star and Garter CIIESTERFIELD STAKES. De Vere Edinburgh Flora Six ran. CORPORATION STAKES. Gladston s Clarionet e Ettdck CLUMBE ft STAKES. KeLningtoa Windrush.. YORKSHIRE ST. LEGER. Slap Bang Delaware Neasden.. 3 Four ran. SALISBURY MEETING—THIS DAY. HANDICAP PLATE OF 50 SUITS. Flowtx Girl Coldstrearu Glencoe LONGFORD CAME STAKES. Lady Ataxic.. llivbou c01t... 1 SALISBURY CUP Benbow. Maze.. Pompeii Seven ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 5 SOT'S. Ribbon cult.. Hursba n.. Lonsdalu.. 1 WILTON PARK STAKES. High Church Juug Fran Succession Teu run. LONG LEA.I STAKES %V.O. TIER MAJESTY'S PLATE. Boubmv.. Fpw.rth Storm King......... LONDON BM :LlNG—Tins DAY. DERBY. 210 to 100 agst Pretender (offered) 7 to 2 agst Pero Gomez (offered - 4 to 1 taken) 9 to 2 r.gst Belladrum (taken freely) 1000 to GO trot Ladas (offered) 25 to 1 agat Ettius (taken) 1000 to 35 agst Itystrworth (taken) 1000 to 35 agst Martyrdom (taken) 30 to - 1 agst l'horwalds,n (taken) 40 to I agst Perry Down (taken and offered) 40 to 1 agst Rupert (offered) 40 t,r 1 agst Duke of Beaufort (offered) 50 to 1 agst [)rummer (offered) 1000 to 10 agst Brennus (offered) 1000 to 10 agst Vagabond (offered) 1000 to 10 agst Fairminster( offend) 1000 to 10 ng,t Royal Oak (offered) 1000 to 5 agst Lord IL wthom (taken) 1000 to 5 agst Royal Rake (offered) 200 to 100 agat Dawson's lot (taken) THE OAKS. sto I on the field (offered) RICING, FIXTURES. Doncaster 13, 14 1 Manchester l9, 20, 21 Salisbury 13 Croydon 19, 9 0 West Drayton.... ...... 15, 13 Wye St. Albans 17 18 Harpenden 2l Bath 18,19 I Summer &e Croydon 2,3, 4 I Newcastle 9 2, 23, 24 Newton 2,3, 4 Odihaut Newark • 3 I Bibury Club 23 . Ascot .....8, 1 9, 10, 11 Stock - bridge 24, 25, 26 Windsor 15, 16 1 Chelmsford Hampton l7, 18 Liverpool Summer ...29, SO Cumtgh 22, 23, 24 Sutton Park .....29, SU - -- JULY Worcester l, 2 1 Southampton 13,13 Newmarket July 6, &c. Reading 15, 16 Carlisle 6, 7 Huntingdon 2O, 21 Pontefract 9, 10 1 Stamford ... "2, 23 Hendon l2, 13 1 Goodwood 27, 28,29 ' , 30 Nottingham 13, 14 i AUG Brighton 3, 4 Brighton Club 5 Lewes Egnam lO, 11 Wolverhampton lO, 11 Windsor 12 , 13 St. Albans l7, 18 Stockton lB, 19, 20 UST. Oxford York 24, 25, 26 Plymouth £6, 27 Scarborough 30, 31 Derby Summer _3l, Sep. 1 Weymouth 31, Sep 1 Canterbury ....., 31, Sep. 1 SEPT: Warwick 7, 8 Curragh (Royal) 7,8, 9 Abingdon 9, 10 Doncaster 14, 15, 16, 17 Richmond 21, 22 Lichfield OCT Bedford 5, 6 Edinburgh 6, 7, 8 Leicester 7, 8 Bromley 7 8 Newmarket 2d 0ct...11, &c. Chelmsford l9 20 Kelso 19 20 NOVI Harrow 2, 3 Worcester 3, 4 St. Albans 5, 6 iIiBER. Itampton 9l, 2 Western (Ayr)........22, 23 Hendon 23, 24 Monmouth.... 23, 24 Newmarket Ist Uct 28, &t. Lanark... 29 30 IBER. Cheltenham IQ. 21 Curragh l9, 24, 11 \Vest Drayton .........21, 22 Hereford 2l, 22 Monmouth 23, 24 NewmarkGt ll'ton ...2b, dc. 11BER. I Egliuton Hunt 6, 7 Liverpool Shrewsbury ..... 15, 16 STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES. JULY. Kingsbury. 9 OCTOBEit. Bromley 7 I West Drayton 2l, 22 N OVEMBER. Worcester 2,3, 4 I Shrewsbury 15, Harrow 2, 3 Leamington Runt ....23 ,Ite Lverpool 9, 10, 11, 12 COURSING FIXTURES. St. Albans.. 17 AUGUST. LONDON GAZETTE-THIS EVENNG• FOREIGN-OFFICE, MAY 11. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Ur. Salomon Levy as Consul at Gibraltar for the Milted Skates of Venezuela, and Mr. Antoine T. Clados as Vice-Consul at Birmingham for His Majesty the King of the ifelleues. LII:6E OF EXCHANGE. ..--- - Amsterdam Short ... 12 2 : ... 12 2 Do - ... 12 4 § Rotterdam _ ... 12 3: ... 12 4 1 - Antwerp _ ... 23 1 3 ... 23 Z.O Brussrls Ila tu burg a — ... 13 12: ... 13 4;:q Parts Ditto Marsoillos II an k fort-on-the -Main ... 121: ... 122 Vicuna — ... 12 6: I ... 12 ';'.4 'rriesto — ... 12 67i ... 12 4 . • 2 Petersburg 25 30-1 ; ... --;01 Copenhagen.. ....... . Berlin Madrid.. ' Cadiz ... 48i ... 41,),. Leghorn ... 26 :-, . Milan, 2 ... 2ti 7il ... 26 775 Genoa Naples ... 26 70 ... 26 77... i Palermo — '26 70 ... 2G 77 7 ! i Messina _ . I.isbun 01• , orto ... 51i