The Sun. — London, England, 1869-06-10 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. Consols are quiet to-day at 921 for money ditto, for Ac ount, 924 8 ; Three per Cent. Re duced, 921 8 i; New Tkree per Cents, 928 f ; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, 4 dis. ; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, ; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., 243 41. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 2111 ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 'looi. Foreign stocks are very quiet, in sympathy with the relapse in Paris prices. The changes, however, arc of little importance. A dull tone prevails in American Securities. The Bonds have declined ~ the Five-Twenties to 80k, and tli:: Ten-Forties to 714. Railways firm, with a good business. The only feature in Banking shares is an im provement of 10s. in London and County, the price being 50 to 51. In Miscellaneous Securities prices are without movement. Anglo-American Telegraph is quoted at 214 to 22 ; Atlantic Eight per Cents., 31 to 3} ; National Discount, 11 to 111 ; General Credit, 18 t o u , dis.; and International and Hudson's Bay, 121 to 124. The sum of £35,000 in gold was taken to the Bank yesterday (including 35,000 sovereigns from Alexandria). The total sent in during the week since the last return has been, upon balance, £473,000. The Lansdowne, from Port Philip, has brought £66,000, and the Hansa, from New York, £23,091. The Lansdowne has brought 2,000 cases of Aus tralian beef and mutton of about 70 tons' weight, being the tenth cargo that has arrived since the beginning of March. The consignees, Messrs. M'Call and Co., state that the demand for these provisions from the manufacturing districts is such as to engage each shipment long before its arrival. Mr. J. F. Lovering, the official liquidator of the Metropolitan Ice Company (Limited), has, after payin g all the creditors in full, been able to make a return of 3s. 101 per share to the shareholders. There has been a very limited number of bills brought forward in the discount market, and the rate is easy at 4 for the best three months' paper. The bonds of the Guatemala Six per Cent. Go vernment Loan of 1869 are announced by Messrs. Thomson, Bonar, and Co. as now ready to be issuel in exchange for fully paid-up scrip. With reference to the prosecution of the direc tors of Overeud, Gurney, and Co. (Limited), it is understood that Dr. Thom, the prosecutor, and Mr. 11. G. Gordon, one of the defendants, are anxious to get the trial disposed of at the earliest possible moment, but that the other defendants do not appear to concur in this view. In the event of such concurrence being obtained from all parties, a decision from a special jury as to the guilt or innocence of the accused way be given during next mouth. Tho Chancery suit, " Dundas v. the Directors and the Trustees of the late Mr. Gibb's Estate," has been ripe for hearing for seine time Past, but the committee, it is stated, have been un able to push the matter to a conclusion. Messrs. Watson and Sherburu, spinners and manufacturers, of Padiham, have called a meeting of their creditors. The liabilities are understood to be moderate, and a favourable liquidation is an ticipated. The London and North Western Railway traffic returns show this week an increase of £646 com pared with the corresponding period of last year ; the Midland, an increase of £392 ; the Great Northern, an increase of £2,293 ; the Great Eastern a decrease of £4,905 ; the Great Western, a de crease of £1,859 ; and the London and South * Western, an increase of £2,565. The mails from Calcutta, China, and Australia, via Marseilles, are expected to be distributed in London on Monday morning. The Government of 'Victoria invite tenders for the conveyance, monthly, of mails and emigrants between Great Britain and Melbourne, via the Cape of Good llope, by steamships of not less than 2 ,500 tons register, and each possessing accommo dation for 500 steerage pa,sengers. The Solicitors' Journal gives particulars of a re cent deci.,ion of the Court of Cassation with respect to the rights of the English in France as to trade 111.:1103 and marks. FrJ.ll this it appears that Eng lish manufacturers and traders may henceforth con fidently sue in France all usurpers of their trade same, provided tncy prove that they have bee:i the first to make use of that name. "As to the trade Mark," it is added—" There could be no dot.b':, upon the subject since the treaty, but the Englis , ) Commercial public should be made to understand that no action can be brought on such a matter, either by a French subject or an alien, unless the trade mark has been previously registered and de- Posited in the proper form. Foreign trade marks arc to be deposited at the Tribunal of the Seine, the seat of which is Paris. The Peruvian advices to the effect that it was said at Lima that the revenue deficiencies for the se ir " are to be covered with the produce of the bonds of 1865, reserved in the London market," appear to be another addition to the false state ments pertinaciously circulated regarding financial affairs in that country. There are no such bonds reserved in the Loudon market, the whole of those belonging to the Government having long ago been sold. At the meeting of the African Steamship Corn- Pany a dividend and bonus at the rate of 10s. per Share were declared for the half-year, being at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum. The directors of the National Provincial Bank of England notify that a half-yearly dividend at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum, and a half-yearly bonus of 7 per cent., will be payable on the coin- Pany's stock on the 12th of July. BRITISH FUNDS-TWO O'CLOCK. (..-; OVEDNMENT FUNDS. ° Pox Cent. Consols Ditto for Accouut, July 7 ,S„ Per Cent. Reduced 92* 4 i New 3 per Cent ' , icy? 2k per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Con _fan. 1873 kauuities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telek.raph), Aug., 1908 2O t zelloqur Bills, £l,ool', 24 & 3 ror Ct. Do £lOO, £2OO & .ibUtl 4 d -°Lttik of England Stock, 44 per Cent 0 9. opening — Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds — Inter-Colonial Uranium INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. killia stock 10f per Cent., April 1879 Do. Opening, for Account Do. 5 'per Cont. July, 1880 Do. 4 pet- Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enfaced Yaps, 4 or CAnt..... — Do. 5 per Cert., Jan. 1872 ..... w. — Do. 51. per Cent. May 1879 — DJ 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 — Do do 1877 — Do. do. 1882 — Deb., 5 per Cont., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO Do. under £l.OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent luitrian Bonds 5 per cent Do. 1859 litszilian 5 per Cent r )n. q per Cent. 1852 Do. do. 1858.... ............. I DO. do. 186 ' - Do. do., 1863 Do. 5 per Ceut., 1865 , Do Account Bll 4, pnos Ayres 6 per Cent. , 10,4 Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Ceut ' -- k; 6 peitCent. O ullian 6 per Cent - -Do. 4i per Cent... — Do. 3 per Cent., 1 0. 6 per co- t. 1867 — i'o. 7 p er C ent ., 1866 Dloaibian, 6 per Cent. anish 3 per Cent., 1825....... Ittintian Principalities, 7 1 er Cent 784 k D o 8 per Cent., 1867 904 I, , , lilitdor New Consolidated, 1 per Cent KYTtian, 7 per Cent... .. 83 Do Second Issue - "J 1) , 0 . £59!, Bonds D o. 4100 Bonds ..... 851- Do. 1864 .„ Do. Account 1)0. 4, - ,,1n nori d - Do. 41 (IG Pouils B9l 81 ,I ) „ 0 . 7 per Cent., 1868 -‘ - tovernxaent Railway Debentures re:uTian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account .. 79i Do 4i per Cent. (1717)arron) Do 4i per Cent., 1862 • Do Account - 3 ortliguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7,'9,'60,'2,': 35 Do. do. 1867 Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid ttussian 5 par Cent., 1822, £ St, Do 41 per Cent 1850 Do 4k per Cent., 1860 Do bPer Cont., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do do, Scrip — Do. Anglo-Dutcb, 1864, £lOO Bonds, 89i Do. do. £B4 15s. do. .. Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds — no. do £B4 15s. do.. Do Nicolas Railway 6ll -Jar iiwan 5 per Cent Spanish 3 per lien . Do. Acc , ,unt ... . Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Deferroci — Do. Account Do. Passive Do. Coro. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do. Account. z; wettish Provincial Mortgage Loan — Do Government, 1864 Do de, 1868 Turkish 6 pi- Cent. Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do A •count. Do £lOO Bonds — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 — Do Account Do .£IOC .£IOC Bonds 691 70 Do 5 per lieut. 1865 — Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1860 66! 't Do I por Cent., Guaranteed Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) Venezuela 3 per Cent. — Do. A.ce•aut Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Dividends on the abore payanle in L 011,101.. A.ustnan o par Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 41 per cont., Ex. 25f. Dutch per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil„ — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... — Do. Account — French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. Italian 5 per Cent. 1831, Ex. 25f. Do Account 561 i TWO O'CLOCK. amsols, Money 921 1 xd Do. Account, July 7 .. 921 1 xd THE COMIC PAPERS. (From the Opal.) DIPLOMATIC HINTS. Dear Sir,—l send you your official instructions, which, as they instruct you in nothing, may keep you from error. It is as well to add a few private hints to regulate your conduct in the Old Country:- 1. The less you talk the better for us, and the less bad sherry you drink at public dinners the better for yourself. 2. Your historical knowledge may be of some assistance to you in a country where everything is historical, from a statesman's conscience to orange marmalade ; but you know, from experience, that history is not made by after dinner speeches stimulated by sentiments which have in them more of the Dutch than the Republican. 3. You may safely take a cocktail with Clarendon before dinner, and liquor-up occasionally with Otway. Both are safe ; but beware how you indulge in the fragrant Havana with the wily Hammond. He begins by nibbling, and ends in smoke. 4. In your intercourse with the British aristocracy you will conform to the usages of what they are pleased to call polite society by exchanging your Panama for a chimney. pot, and endeavouring to wean yourself from the use of the spittoon. 5. If you find, as I guess you will, that the whole aris tocracy are ready to prostrate themselves before the repre sentative of the Star-spangled Banner, you will receive their advances with the dignity and reserve which becomes the envoy of a free people. On the other hand, if any effete scion of hereditary tyranny gives you the cold fasoulder, you may rely upon your President if you unhesitatingly toss him up against the sun and scorch his back.—Yours respectfully, ULYSSES GRANT. To Mr. Motley. P.S.— You had better go to church regularly on Sunday, as Britishera like it. (From Punch.) THE, NOBILITY AND THE NOBLE ANlMAL.—Another nobleman, and a duke, is done up by the Turf. His Grace has failed for upwards of £95,000. A man in the way of being ruined used to be said to be going to the dogs. In the same way, when a peer or any other person of property goes on the Turf, it had better become cus tomary to say that he is going to the horses. KEEP THE MONEY AT IlomE.—" Oriental Bazaar, at the Queen's Rooms, Hanover-square, on behalf of the Palestine Christian Union Mission to the Arabs." Has not a word dropped out here ? Ought it not to be "to the Street Arabs?" Too many of them may be found in London, looking as though they sorely needed attention from some mission or other. Cannot Arabia wait until heathen London shews a little more improvement? SEAMANSHIP AND SPORTING.—A masterly letter on " The Turf" appeared the other day in the Timor, occupy ing about a column and a third of the leading journal. It was signed "11. J. Rolls, Admiral." "I have been on the Turf upwards of fifty years," says Admiral Rous therein. Truly the gallant Admiral may be regarded as the Patriarch of the Turf. There are Admirals of the Red, the White, and the Blue. Should not Admiral Rous be constituted Admiral of the Grey, or the Bay, or the Brown, or the Chesnut? There are even those who dare to whisper that the distinguished naval officer who pre sides over the Jockey Club deserves to be appointed, not without a proper increase of pay, Commander of the Horse Marines, (From Fun.) WALL-EYED WISDOM.—To judge from the good pictures they rejected, and the bad ones they hung, the R.A.'s would seem to have been guided by the old saying, "Let the weakest go to the wall ! " A REALLY-ABLE TEACHER.—" A Schoolmaster," writing to the Public Schools Chronicle about the escape of the captive balloon, is quite as much abroad as the balloon. He says no " reliable " tidings have been received of the missing machine. Suaviter in modo we beg to tell him there's no such word in the English language, and if he uses it again he ought to be to the fortiter in re-liable. DE LUNATICO.—" The Man in the Moon," we are informed in an ancient rhyme, " came down too soon to ask his way to Norwich." That must have been a very long time ago, for the recent disclosures before the com mittee for trying the Norwich election petition would seem to indicate that his services have been fully appre ciated there for many years. But this time he did not burn his mouth, but his fingers. (From Judy.) 11 4 0 R NAPOLEON'S REPLECTION—RoUge est Noir! Too TRUE.—The blue ribbon of the Turf too often becomes the blue ruin of thousands ! MOTTO FOR THE AMERICAN EMBASSY—MotIey ts , ana Johnson were / THAT'S IT.—Brother Jonathan'` cottons" to themiddle and lower orders in England. He only detests the aris tocracy—that is, the Lairds! A dreadful boiler explosion occurred on Wednesday at Bingley, near Bradford. Many persons were killed and much cottage property destroyed. The case of Saurin v. Starr, Kennedy, and others, the great convent case, came before the Chief Clerk and Vice. Chancellor Malins on Wednesday on an application cn the part of the plaintiff for the production and inspection of docu ments. The chief clerk said be supposed the convent was the place where the documents were deposited. As the papers were in London he would make an order for their production in court, and if Mr. Blake objected ho would go before the vice chancellor. A case was on Tuesday decided by the Richmond borough magistrates showing that a toll cannot be demanded for velocipedes. A young man named ilarker was passing along the highway on a velocipede, and on coming to a toll gate near the town he was asked to pay a toll of 6d. He paid the money, and afterwards asked for it to be returned, but was refused, and he brought the case before the magis trates. The bench fined the tollgate-keeper 6d., and Bs. 6d. costs. On Tuesday a woman named Emily Parker, alias liimmer, was brought before the Liverpool magistrates, c h a rged with stealing two watches and £8 from a ho use i n that town at which she had taken lodgings. On the magis trates inquiring if she wasknown to the police, Mr. Walter, the prosecuting solicitor, informed their worships that she had been several times tried for felony. Some years ago she charged her mother and aunt nith attempting to poison her. They were tried before the late Lord Campbell, convicted, and sentenced to death ; but it subsequently being &seer• tained that the young woman's story was a fabrication, they were reprieved. She was now remanded. At the Sheffield Town llall on Tuesday two fruit dealers were charged with having in their possession a quan tity of figs wholly unfit for human food. In one of the cases the figs were in a state of decomposition in consequence of being eaten away by a kind of parasite. When the fruit is consumed in such a state it causes the "intestinal itch," and also produces upon the skin a dis agreeable eruption. The bench inflicted a fine of 7s 6d. each, for 113 boxes of this noxious fruit, making a total sum of £42 7s. 6d., costs also to be paid by the offender, and the figs, of course, to be destroyed. A retail dealer, who had bought some of the fruit from the first defendant, was fined g.ST 11 11 4 1 9 48 . And COstr. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JU K E 10, L 69. SHARE LIST. ORDINARY di:LAI:MS AND STOCKS. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Closing Business Share NAME. Paid. Price. dune 10 Agra Limited, A all 10 104 19 Du B lO 24 3 SO Albion 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lim all 20 21 211 1 20 Anglo-Hungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 54 4 1 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 10 It 20 Do issued at 2pm ~.. 5 5 4 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lira. 25 Bank of South Australia all 29 31 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 39 371 10 Bank of Aew Zealand all 154 161 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, ud China all 13 19 25 Chartered Mere, of India. London, and China all 31 32 20 City 100 Colonial 25 37 311.: 10 Consolidated, lint. 50 Delhi and London, Ihn 50 East London, lim .5 24 14 20 English and American, lim 10 ... ... 20 English Bank of Ilk) de Ja neiro. lint 20 English, scAtish, and Aus • tralian Chartered 28; Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all 36 38 281 Do new 5l 21 21 100 Imperial, lint 2O 131 161 20 Imperial Ottom an lO '2l 25 124 5 z 5 lonian all 17 20 25 Do new 5 7 4 20 Lnd Mortgage of India, lint 4 3:- 1 - 100 Do 3p. c. Debs.l36l, 30 all 76 76 t 0 30 London Battk l of Mexico and South America, lull. 20 7 6 100 London and Brazilian, lint. 45 20 27 20 Do new 71 .54 44 100 Loudon &River Plate, lim. 40 9 11 25 Do new 10 '2l 2ip 20 Loudon Chart. of Australia all 2.1 '25 20 London and County '2o 50 51 50 Do new. iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd ll ... ... London Joint Stock I 311 3 21 London and South African al 81 94 00 London & S.-Western, lira, 20 13 11 150 London & Venezuela, lim l2l ... ... 100 London and Westminster 2O 624 634 63 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm 2O 100 Merchant, lim 25 54 41 10 Metropolitan, lint all 71 71 100 Midland, lint 2O 14 4 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lin t l5 1d 1p 100 National Proviuc. of Eng'd 42 ... ... 10 Do . ...... .. 42 ... ... 50 National. 3O ... .. 20 New South Wales all 41 43 . 20 North-Western 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 41 42 41 50 rrovinc. Bank. Corpo., lint. 10 6 .5 00 Provincial of Ireland 25 83 90 10 Do new. all ... ... 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lint 25 14 11 100 Do issued at 6pm lO 8 6 25 Union of Australia all 47 43 100 Union of Ireland, lim 50 Union of London TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. L Anglo-American Tel., linial 1221 ~2 10 Anglo Mediter Tel., lint.... 10 12 13 131 1 st Atlantic Telegraph lO 21 23 201 1 st Do. 8 per cent. st B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lint lOO 158 16 I st Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 21 1 245 10 Do. New 8 9 Ilp 25 Indo-European Tel., lint lO ... ... 5 Lond. Provincial Tel. lint all 21 3 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent all pr ip 10 Mediterra. Eaten. Tel., lint all 31 3; 25 Reuter's Telegram all 6 1 G 3 66 11 '.:O Societe Transatlant., lint all 161 17, 171 st Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all 1 1/ 20 Telegraph Con. & Main.,lim all 171 181 Is/ 19 5 11. Kingdom Tel. Co., lint all 56i 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref all 3 34P 11iISCELLAN EpUg- t. lint. r a 1 v AgriculturalMinto i,.s, . . all 461 164 25 Australian Mort. Laud and 5 1•51 161 lint all 1!I I t 145 5 id pr 211050 Berlino ra, - , : 11 1 v: e on : u , 10 Baugarah Tea ~ • Estates, lint. 9 7 5d 100lim. 10 Do. New 6 3 4 all 31 41 5 Do. New 4 11 id s') British American Land 4l 15 17 1050 B B o o m lck ba o y w a, Vaughan, lint. 20 British Indian Tea, lint all 24 31 71 29 Canada Company all 66 7J Invest -10 Canadian Loan and ment, lint 24 2 1 d 20 Ceylon Company, lint. lO 4 34d 20 Do. A shares City Discount, lint 20 British Ship Owners 10 ,6 25 City of London Real Pro perty, lint 9 45 311 5 30 City of Milan Improv. lint all 5 6 25 City of Moscow Gas, lim all 50 City Offices, lint 25 26 25d 50 Colonial, lint. D 0 .2 21 ... ... 50 Commercia; Union (Assur) 5 i i• p 10 Company of African Mer chants, lint. 3 id P 20 Continental Union Gas , lint , 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 74 per cent. 100 Corporation of London Bonds, 1877, 44 per cent. all 1031 1011. 100 Do. 1879, 4f per cent. all 1041 105 4 100 Do. 1882,44 per cent. all 1 031 1044 10 Credit Fon. of England , l i nt. all 21 3 50 Credit Fon.of _ Mauritius lim. 10 31 21,1 st Crystal Palace lOO 20 22 st Do. Preference lOO 9.5 10 t p. c Pcipetual Deb. 109 108 112 st lint. . all ... ... Assam, ltm 10 Eastern • ..• ... 50 East Indian Laud Credit - • ' 8 5 3d and Finance, lint. 20 East India Irri ,, a. & Canal all .. .. 32 Ebbw Vale Steel,. Iron, and Coal, lint. 20 Da D rj o e . e 6 ling, 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy. (lua. by Egypt. Gov , all 91 15 91 S 20 Egyptian Cont.& Trad. lint. 6 .. .. 3 Eng..t Au.st ral. Copper, lien '25 5 / 1.5 English and Foreign Credit 74 44 3,4 100 Eng. and Scot. Marine, lilt. 8 ... •••* 1 10 Fairbaira Engineering 5 2 1.1 20 Fore-streetWarchouse,lint l2 i 11p 100 For. & Col. Gov. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at £B5 all 87 88 50 (}ellivara, lilt. 10 General Cre‘lit & Dis., lint. 74 14 11 >4 15 General Steam Navigation 14 28 '2'.l 50 Horns & Col Marine In. lint 5 2 1 1 10 Hong Kong and China Gas all ••• ••• 20 Hudson's Bay all 121 12, 121 1 20 Imperial Laud Co. of Mar seilles, liut. 20 Interna.Finauciat Soc. lint 5 11 :15. 20 Interns.. Laud Credit, lint. 6 6 41 50 Italian Land,,,,,, 5 1,1 p 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all 3 3 1 100 Do. 6p. c. &Is., redeem 1870, issued 90 all 65 57 50 Land Securities, lint 5 '2l 111 25 London African Trading lO 7 5.1 25 Lon. & Calctl. Marine, lint 6 ... „A 10 London County L and and Building, lint. 50 Lond. Financial Asso., Bin 30 22 21 4 Lond.Gen.O mnibus.Co.lim. all 2 21 59 Lond. and Gla.sg. Engineer and Iron Ship, lint 25 21 161 20 Loud. & Provincial Marine 2 11 pr st Madras Irriga. &Canl.Gua. sp.c. by India G ov , 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, lint._ .. l4 I 11 50 Merchant Shippi ng lint—. all 33 38 60 Millwall Iron Works, lint 121 10 Natal Land a n d Colonisa- ••• tion Co., lint. 25 National Disc ount Co., lint 5 11 4 111 25 National Prov. Marine, lint. 4 4 31 10 National Steam Ship, lint. all 91 101 20 Nerbudda Coal & Iron, lilt. 6 31 31 ,, 10 New Consolidat e d Dis. lint 3 14 1;" 5A ew Quebrada, lint 4.4.0 41 1 25 New Zealand Loan & Men. cantile Agency,lim 24 1 IP 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, lim 10 Northern Assam Tea, litu. 5 7 5 10 Do. B st North Brit. Austral., lim lOO 48 53 59 North Brit. & Mercan. In_ 64 0 1 9 1 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 5 12 13 171 50 Oriental Financial, lint ll 5 Oriental Gas, lint, 5 Do. New 10 Otago and Southland • In •• vestment, lint ...... 1(1 5p 5 Ottoman Gas, 1in t ,,,, ,.,, lf 21 10 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian R. Mail lint 1 .7 5 Do do. et Peel R. Land & Miner', lira 100 31 34 50 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all 48 50 50 Do. Now 1867 It Rhymney Iron ... 1 Do. New 2 Rio de Janeiro City Int.,lint all 17 18 Do. Gas, lint., , all 24 6 1 Royal Mail Steam Scottish Aust. Invest., lint lOO 83 83 Do. 6 p. c. Gua r , pr e f lOO ..,, „.. 0 Societe Fin. d'Ef,sypte, lint lO 7 61 20 Societe Unta.de l' Empire Ot 8 21 35 50 S. African Mort. & Inv., lint. 6 25 South Australian Land 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), 1int.,,.,,,,,,,, 2 21 3 20 Trinidad Petroleum, lint,,, 8t .. ... 10 Trust & Agency of Aus.,lim, 1. i IP 10 Do do. do. a l l ••• ••• 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. Canada 5 , • ~ p 50 Union Marine L'pool , lira 5 41 5 ! p 20 Union Steam Ship, lint all 22 24 15 United Discount C or p ., i nn , 8 13 41 20 Universal Marineau.), lint. 5 14 2 p 10 Upper Assam Te a, 1 i nt..... , . all If 2 30 Van Diema,p's Land 00 Viceroy of Egypt , 7 per cen t. (Mortgage) Loan all 79 80 821 50 Warrant Finance, 1int...... , 12 12 101 50 West India and Pacific Steam, steam, lint 2O 20 Wes 2 ; tLondon Whams and Warehouses lO ••• .... La.L (JO VX.KiN BMW) Columbia. 6 per 0eut.,1872.... Do. 1395.. .... t . .... 100 _ Jan. do a t& July Sep t 1 1 , 0 8 0 102 i 68 ~ 8 c 4 - Can.(lov.6p.o.Jan./&July . 1877-84 ....... • lOO 1(0 102 105 1 .—Do. 6p. 0 7eb . & Aug lOO 10 2 104 Do. po. 56 p. p. 0. 0. Do. SD. c. Inscribed sk too vo 92 Cape o.llope, 6 P• 6 •187 3-• He 102 10k -•Dpoo..Apl.&dOo 1830-90 lOO 1 0 7 109ot 1590-1900 100 111 113 Do. j am &July, 1891 •••• 100 108 I le Do. 5 per cent . 15 Ap ril and 15 Oat., 1900 ..... Odylon, Nov 1876, 6 p.c.• 100 108 Ile Do. 1872, do lOO 105 107 blauritius, op. o, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 .. • •• 10 0 106 lO4 Do. 1882,May and Nc` • . 00 10 6 tot , Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug .... 10 100 108 Melbourne Corporate.,.. 1867-70, 6 per cent..... ICO 100 100 N.8.G0v.6 p.o.Ja.&July.. 100 103 114 IN dtal 6 p ot, Apl & Oct... 00 _ . —Do6 p c. M4y & N0v..... 1 . 0 1( 6 108 N. S. IV. 5 p•c., '7l to 'N.. 100 99 1 , 1 Do. 5 p.o. 1888 to 1898... 10) 981 991 100 1 Do. 5 p.c. rd. 67 to '75.. N.Zealand, 6p. ot. 1891.. 100 ..... ..... Do. 5 percent.... DoJan,Aprl,July, ol 100 93 94 914 4 Da 6p c. Mar &Sept '9l lOO 108 110 Do June & Deo , 1',91. cDo Prov. 1 ALoild. 1 4,0 .. _ _ ... ( k crie 4I& 2, 1596. ) Nova Scotia 6p. o.Jan and Jnly. 1876 Do 'be° lOO 102 104 103 - Qu-enslnd. 6p. c. '825 lOO 1074 It 84 - Do 189 . Tasmanian 6 per c. 1895 .! 1064 1074 Do ,c , 93 '97 . , .. Victoria 6t er cent. 1891 ILO 113 114 --!, D 9, April turd 0ct,...... Let 103 iv 1111 1 MR. CAVE'S LIFE ASSURANCE BILL. There are four objections to the "Life Assurance Companies' Bill," to be discussed iu the House to-morrow night, which not only impair its effici ency, but inflict great injustice, and practically drive respectable men away from the directorates of Insurance Companies, by which immense injury will be inflicted upon the public. _ _ Their six schedules appear to us so complicated that no man not an actuary could possibly under stand them, or form a correct judgment of any office by their means. The preparation would also entail upon an office an expense of not less than £5OO each time they ws:re made, a confiscation equivalent to a practical fine and malversation of the policy-holders' profits. These returns have to be made within thirty days after the termination of the financial year, a period in which it would be impossible for them to be completed, audited, submitted to a shareholders' meeting, and deposited with the Board of Trade ; yet a fine of £5O per day (another confiscation of policy holders' profits) is to be the consequence cf non-compliance. Why should the l'olicyholder, who has done no wrong, pay a penalty ? These returns are required to be signed by the Chairman and Managing Director of the company, but these gentlemen cannot pos:ib!y of their own knowledge know the truth or fids.thood of the statements put before them. Why should not the signature be by the Accountant, the only person who can really know ? But the fourth objection is the gravest of all. If the Chairman and Managing Director sign any statement " any particular" of which is "false," that is, not according to fact, whether with an intent to do wrong or not (and there are ten thousand par ticulars contained in the six voluminous schedules which it is impossible that any Chairman or Managing Director should know of his own knowledge, and which he would be compelled in any event to sign on the faith of the statement, that it was correct by the Accountant) they are to suffer " FINE AND IM- P RISONMENT." If this is Mr. Cave's notion of justice, it is rot ours. If this is a specimen of Mr. Cave's know ledge of Assurance business, we do not think his efforts likely to benefit Life Assurance much. If this is the way he protects them, the Policyholders might use the simile of Pizzaro, and compare it to the protection the sheep receive from the butcher ; and if this is the way in which he would enlighten the public, it is the most extraordinary we have ever met with. Likevexatious legislative interference in connection with the "Limited Liability Act" caused the public to trust in Government protection with fatal results, and now in connection with Life Assurance, where no grave abuse exists, where no policy claim has been dishonoured; to the public whose interests were never better cared for in any deparment or by any form of joint-stock enterprize, the mischiefs that this bill, if it become law, will do much far out weigh any good that can posiibly result from it. At all events, in the name of common sense, the schedules should be simplified, and the returns be signed by the Accountant of the company, who should be held responsible ; and, above all, no fine or imprisonment ought to be inflicted where no wrong was done or intended. If the design of Mr. Cave's Bill is to render the understanding of the position of a Life Office im• possible to the general public, the complicated labyrinth of forms, schedules, queries, etc., will perfectly effect that end—if Mr. Cave's design is that every discontented Agent shall be able to put his Company to the expense and trouble of au ex amination by the Board of Trade, the 13th clause will also insure that object being com pletely effected ; and if Mr. Cave's design is to drive all yespectable Directors and Actuaries from Assurance Companies and to hand the Companies over to unprincipled persons to manage in future, Clause 15 in connection with clause,B requiring these multitudinous documents to be signed by the Chairman, Manager, &c., declaring if any particu lar (out of ten thousand) is false, they shall be liable to fine and imprisonment will carry out this deign also. We do nut believe that this bill proceeds from the pen of any man practically acquaiute I with Life Assurance, and the preparation of it, which Vs a flvour of vindictiveneze, why wo know not, ap pears to have been ill considered and its enactments impracticable. It is not wonderful that a certain party should cling to protection, which means in this c .se place and patroLage, but it w,uld be wonderful it the public should allow themselvc - s to be misled by such a specimen of amateur legislation. Share Railways. Paid. Closing Busbies' dent. at Bristol and Exeter ...... 100 77 79 it Caledonian lOO 77 771 st UAnthrlan 20 Cornwall-- . at Dublin At Belfast Juno lOO 77 79 st Dun„ferth, & Ab.Junc lOO 70 72 2 East London all 6 7 40 tJo 15 - Do 10 - - at Glasgow .1s S. Western lOl 97 93 at Great Eastern .. at Do. E. Angl. N 0.2 lOO ... at Great Sorthol Scotland lOO 15 6 it Great Northern lOO 1071 1081 it Do. A stook st Do. stock lOO •• st CRS, and W. of Ireland lOO 95 v 7 t Gt. Western -Original lOO 501- 5 504 st Do. South Wales leg 53 55 at Do. W. 511.1.-Oxiord lOO 25 27 a: Do. Newport lOO 15 30 st Lancashire .1t Yorkahirv lOO 123 24 1.14/ t Lon., Urigh.,A S.Coast lOO 45 451 451 0 - 1 Do Scrip .. Lon., Chat., and Dover.. 100 16: 170 t Do. Metrop. Ex. A.... 100 9 11 st Lon. & North Western.. 100 118 1181 118; 19 ,t Lou. & south Western.. 100 89 91 at Alan., shet., dt Liueolu.. 100 541 55 551 at Metrorolitan. . lOO .71 971 981 st Do Extensim .. 100 95 97 10 00. rd .. 10 id p st Me:.upolitan District. all - Metrop. at. John's V 5 oo I 6 - - st 3.l.thaud st Do, Birmin. Dsrbs lOO b 3 8 st 13ritielt . ..... 100 331 311 31/ at Do. Ed., I'th., 109 - - st I . .or.Eastern-Berwick lOO 1051 le6l 10) 25 Do. G. N.E purchase-16.13J - - at Do Leeds lOO 61 03 st Do York at Do Carlide . 1(0 122 125 st Do Sloe :. & Darling l.O 133 at North Lon fon 10 Do New 18i8 . ..... 2 1 1 1 1P st North Staffordshire . . 100 55 57 at North and S.-W. Junction 101 93 100 10 Do New 1.:10 shares 7 st Rhymney st Shropshire Union lOO 58 51 st South Devon: st South Eastern lOO 7.71 751 st Staines, Wok'ham, .±.; Wok all 12 13 st Tau V ale • - Do. - Waterlord at Kilkenny 1(0 Waterloo & Whiteha.L 6 - - RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 86 88 et Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO ... st Do. Scot. N.E., 44 per cont lOO st Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c.— 100 ... ... st Do. do. 7 per cent. 100 ... st D. do. Ordinary lOO 78 82 st Du. 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 Gist. & S.W. gua. 5 per et lOO st cit. Eastern, E.G Ex. No.l 100 9i 99 st Do do N 0.2 100 98 93 st Do do 6 per cent 100 10J 112 st Do East Anglian Asp. c. 100 ... st Do do B 6 du. 100 ... st Do do C 7 do. 100 ... st Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 10J st Do E. Union 4p. c. gua. 100 7U 75 st Do Norfolk 5 p.c. Ex. 1316 100 ... st Do do 5 p.c.Way.Val.lBl7 100 ... st Great Not Worn, 5 per cent 10 • st Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pin. 100 st Do 4 1 do du do 100 st Du 5 do at sp. c. pm. 100 ... st Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO ... st Gt. Nrth Of SCothtud, Ist pf 100 st Great South. u,ud Westeru (Irelaud);l per cent lOO 96 97 st imest.—:Ori . g.& Jut:Rent chg., per gua. 5 p.c lOO 101 103 102/ st Do. Orig. (B. & 11. Ex). 5 p.c lOO 95 100 st Do do 4, per cont. 1350 lOO 87 99 st Do do 4 du du St Do do 5 per cent. rodeos lOO 95 97 st Do do Birmingham gua lOO 63 72 st Do do do pref lOO st Do do Chester gua lOO 80 85 st Do do do 8 per cent. 100 ... st Do do do 5 do 100 95 100 st Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 ... st Du do 41 p.c lOO st Do do 41 1859 lOO ... st Do do 5 st Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g lOO 110 112 st Do do 2d gua. 100 107 111 st Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c. 100 90 92 st Do do 2(1 do 100 97 WO st Do gua. 51 per cent. 1863 100 00 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. all st Laueash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 3 1.;5 st Do Barnsley, 45 3s 10d p.c. 100 at Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 135 st Do 41 (Blackburn porch). 100 93 100 st, Loudon & Brighton, S P.C. guaranteed, No 1 lOO ... sti Do 5 per cent. gua. No. 2. 100 ... st Do 6 do do lOO st Do 5 do NJ. 4 lOO ... at Do 7 per cent lOO st Do 6 du (W.E. & C.P.) 100 st Do 4 do 1859 lOO ... ..• st London, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent st London and /:.W., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO 103 110 st Do Bedford &Cambridge- lOO ... st Do Shrewsliy & Welchpl lOO ... st London and a W. 7 p,e late 3d shares, lOO 140 150 2s Do (Portsm. perp ans 2560) all ... s Man., Shot, &Linelu. 6 p.c. 100 114 117 Do .t:4 all par 1 pus a Do 31 per cent lOO 60 6.5 1 Do redeem. 6 percent 5 st Slid. Consolidated., 6p. e lOO 130 135 s Do Bristol& Birni., 6p. C lOO li2 1;;4 s Do 41 per cent. redeem lOO 58 1410 s Do 41 per coot. irredeein lOO 98 100 Do Leicester & lrenu, 4 p.c lOO 83 st North British, 5 p.c. No. 1 st DoE. &t.;. 4p.c.S. & D l5) st Do N. 8., N 0.9, 5 per cen.t lOO ... st Do Border Union, 51 p.c DO st N.-Eastern—Coos. 4 p.c.._ 100 67 83 st Do 41 per cent. redeem-- 100 95 97 st Do U N.E. -1 per scut., lOO 17 Du Berwick capital Do York, IL &S. pureo.(se lO lo lul Du Stekto & Driing. (k 5 p.c 10) 106 VS st Do W, llartlepool 11. and it 109 85 81; 20 North Staffordshire 10s Devon Annuities, 1 all 9 10 lUs Do Tavistoek Aims., 10s all 8 9 lOs Du Fixed 41 per cent all 8 81 1 0.6. S. Last. (ltead. Anus.. 1.0.6) all 22 23 st Do 41 per cent lOO st Do Fixed 41 per cent lOO ... st Taff Vale IN 0. 1 lOO 119• 153 st Waterford & liiikenuy, 6pe 100 41 43 RAILWAYS.-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Diviklends contingent on the Profits of ouch separate year. at Caledonian 41 p c guts. at Do Scot. Cen. min. 7 p C lOO ... at Do 41 p irredeem all at Do 4p c con. issued at 811 65 at Great Eastern 41 per cent. 100 77 Si at Do 5 du, 1862 lOO 85 88 79 at Do New 5 do, 1561 100 84 e 7 st Do do 5 do, 1861 lOO 33 86 st Great Nordiern, p c irred lOO st Do Per 5 per cent lOO ... at Du Boston &Sleafd, 41 pc 100 st Great West., W. hlidl., 5p c 100 ~• st Do Joint perpe. 5p c, 1835 100 88 s st Do do 6p c irred., 1866 100 106 108 20 Do Vale Neath perp. 5p c all 19 20 at Kent Coast, 6 per cent, 13 lOO ~, ~, 5 Lane. and York New 41 per cent till July, 1871 2 2: ip at Loud., Brig &c., 41 pc, 1853 100 at Do do 4 do, 1860 100 ••• at Do do 41 do, 1861 100 st Do do 41 do, 1863 100 at Do do 5 do, 1865 100 st Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 st Du No. 7 5 do at Loud , Chat., &c., 2d, 6 p.c 100 at Do Metrop. Ex., B 6 p.c 100 "' Do do C 6 p.e 100 .., at London &N. Western, 5p c 100 lid 1 . 12 st London &S. Western, 41 p c 100 g 2 81 10 Man. Shef.& Lin., 5 pc, 1365 all 8 8 1 st Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO 100 102 at Midland, A 5 per cent pref lOO 106 108 109 at Do B 5 d o 10C 106 103 13 Do 5p c opt. to cony, to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1860 all 201 202 18 Do Ineony. New Shares all 181 19i 14 22 Do 5p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1872 Bli 21/3 at North Yritish, E. and G No. 1, 5 per cent at Do A:10 guaranteed, 1861 100 Do E ,P., & Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 Bt Do E G , N 0.2, 5 p.c lOO ..* at Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 100 at Do E. & G., N 0.3, 5 p.c st Do E. &G., (Ordiry) 41 p c 100 ;,.st North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 95 g i 06 at Do Stock. & Darl., D st North London, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) st North Staffordshire 5p c lOO at South Eastern, 41 pc, 1859 100 at Do 5 do 1861 100 •„ lg. at Do sdo (Oh. Cross) 1863 100 st Do 5 do, 1864 at Victoria St. &Pimlico, 41 pc 100 RAILWAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS; st irkentlea" 100 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer all 99 101 st Buckinghamshire at Chester and Holyhead lOO 51 56 at Do. 51 per cent. st Do. 5 do. 100 11C 112 st Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO st Colchester Stour Valley st East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lOO 131 131 20 Gloster and Dean Forest all a Gt. Easit., Newm., &c., 5 p.c 100 a Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 ... at Do.do.Woodbrg.Ex., do 100 .. st Gt. West ,W. Mid., Heret 100 96 VS 10 Hull and Selby all 110 112 st Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 210 2.5 st London and Blackwall lOO 93 93 94 st Do. 41 per cent lOO ... st London, Chat., &c., 41 p. c lOO ... st Do. Com. Fund, 5 do 100 st London and Greenwich st Do. do Preference lOO ... st London, Tilbury, & South 100 83 b 5 st Lowestoft, gua 4 per cent lOO 80 62 st Do. do. 6 do. 51 Manch., Buxton, & Matlk all 5 51 st Midland, Bradford, Pref lOO 92 94 10 Mid Kent Cray Line) 50 Northern& East., 5 per cent all 53 56 10 Do. do. 6 do. all st N. Eastern— Hartlepool st N.West.A perp. pref, 5p c lOO 107 109 st Do B minimum 11 p.c.... 100 ... st Notting. &Granth. R. & C lOO 91 93 25 Preston and ‘l'yre. all 44 46 ... Royston, Hitch., and Shop. 100 132 134 st Shrewsbury and Hereford 100 131 131 10 Do do 8 2 24p st S. Yorksh. and River Dun 100 90 VS at De 4 per cent gua lO 73 80 st Do 5 do at Viet. Station and Pimlico lOO 175 Ifp st West Cornwall 20 West Loudon, Class A all 13 14 20 Do , do B all••• ••• 20 Do do C all st Weymouth and Portland lOO ... at Wilts and Somerset DOCKS. st East and West India lOO 118 121 st London and St. Katherine 100 42 41 131 100 D oDeb. stock, 4 per cent all ... .. Millwall Freehold Land st Dock lOO 26 30 st Southampton lOO TO 72 st ;Surrey Gol343lorcial s. MA lIKE7 S-2 MS 111 Y. LIVERPOOL COI"l'ON MARKET. June 10.—Sales probably 10,000 bales. The market steady. RAILWAY LVTELLIGENCE. CALEDONIAN. In the case of "Irving v. Caledonian Railway," a note has been placed in the Bill Chambers, Edin burgh, asking the Lord Ordinary t o pro hibi t the issuing of the certificate of the refusal of interdict in this case, so as to enable the complainer to re claim against the recent judgment. ANGLO-MEDITERRANEAN TELEGRAPH. 'The first ordinary general meeting of this com pany was held yesterday at the City Terminus Hotel, Cannon-street—Lord W. Hay in the chair. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said that, considering the company had only been working for seven months, he thought its posi tion must be highly satisfactory to the shareholders. The directors were occupied iu making working arrangements with other companies for extending the operations of the company, by which they hoped to get additional traffic, and thus increase the net returns on their capital. Sir J. ANDERSON seconded the resolution. Mr. J. PENDER congratulated the directors on the success which had attended their efforts. They were pursuing a wise policy, and the results would be seen in the increasing prosperity of the company. He believed the arrangements with the British Indian Company would be very advantageous to both companies. The report was adopted, and Messrs. Dever and Glass having been elected auditors, the proceedings closed with a vote of thanks to the chairman. NORTH BIIITIsa. Yesterday a special meeting of this company was held to consider a bill conferring powers on the company to abandon certain works, to raise money, &c. ; and also a bill promoted by the City of Glas gow Union and the Glasgow and South Western Railway Companies. Mr. Stirling, the chairman, presided. After some discussion, formal resolutions approv ing the bills were carried. In reply to a question by a shareholder regarding the joint-purse agreement, The CHAIRMAN said he would mention the two points which he thought rendered it impossible for the North British directors to recommend acquies cence in the precise terms in which the proposal by the Caledonian Railway Company now stood. One of these was that the arbitration the Caledonian proposed for traffic was for future traffic, which was giving up bygones ; and the other point was, that they proposed au arbitration outside the joint purse agreement altogether. One result of that would be that virtually the arbitra►ion would be shut up from giving the North British anything for the Waverley route. Another meeting of the board was to be held to consider the subject, and he expressed a hope that by Tuesday next some final arrangement would be made. PRICE OF GOLD. The quotation ot gold at Paris is about at par, anu the short exchange on London is 251. 270. per £1 On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of tis.loieL per ounce for standard gold, it appe...rs that gold at tile above price is of higher value in London than in Paris. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 0 days' sight was on the 7th inst. about i 094 per cent. At this rate there is no profit 9.14 the importation of gold from the United States, CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. frnom OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.' PARIS. WEDNESDAY, June 9. The one seat the result of which was unknown yester lay has been won by the Opposition. This makes a total if thirty-five out of the fifty-nine circumscriptions. The ialculations of the various Liberal journals accord pretty much with my own. One put§ the total strength of the Dpposition at 90, another at 01, another at 93. These little discrepancies arise from the doubtful atti tude of some of the Independent deputies. Some enumerations place one or two of these in the ranks of the government supporters ; others class them as Liberals. Nly calculation was 95, and I believe that on the luestion of persOnal government, for instance, at least That number would be found arrayed against the Emperor. The conduct of the police has borne its natural fruit. The riots of Monday, which were owing solely to the )fficious intervention of troops of sergents-de-v;1le, have oeen renewed. It is natural for large crowds to collect 'n the main streets at the close of a general election, and especially such an election as this. In London the elec tion excitement is swallowed up in the immensity of the electoral boroughs. But then the people of your capital take much less interest in these contests, proportionately to the population, than do the citizens of Paris. In your :ounty boroughs, however, lively scenes are of frequent )ccurrence. Crowds and horse-play are supposed to be regular concomitants of a keen struggle. The practical jokes played are often more cruel than humorous, but it is impossible to prevent a few incidents of this kind. Nobody would imagine that electoral effervescence in England could be kept down by ordering all the croivd to go home. But this is precisely what the police did in Paris on Monday. Large bodies of them were collected in different places. The crowd was immense, covering the whole of the leading boulevards. Its movement was all but impossible ; nevertheless the police insisted upon the formula of " Move on !" Where the people could not move on they were hustled—and hence the shouting, pelting, and arrests. Yesterday these scenes were renewed to a certain extent, though by no means so seriously as the official papers represent. The Litfrert4 says that about eleven o'clock last night " considerable agitation was created on the Boulevard Montmartre by the presence of strong bodies of police occupying the pavement on the north side. The corner of the Faubourg Montmartre, in particular, was the centre of nume rous crowds, of whom the police formed the majority. Some timid cries, uttered by persons who took care to hide themselves, were uttered at very rare intervals. The sergents-de-ville were in quite a jolly humour, and appeared enchanted with the nocturnal promenade which the fear of the Rochefort partisans had procured them. Most of the shops in the neighbourhood were closed at half-past twelve, says the Gazette des Tribunaux, the crowds still keeping together, notwithstanding the efforts of the police. A battalion of the Paris Guard and asquadron of cavalry were brought up. These troops, commanded by a colonel, were preceded by drums and a commissary of police. Thanks to this shew of force tranquillity was restored. This is all that the Liberte finds to say about the riots. The Temps has a similar narrative. It says that last night a large crowd collected, and that the noisy, but harmless, demonstrations of Monday were renewed. The police, as on the preceding evening, were in great force, and chased the people about with the same brutality. It adds that all this parade of force, the battalion and the squad ron, and the blows of the police were not deemed necessary at the first voting. There was certainly nothing to fear from a few workmen shouting " Vive Rochefort ! " and singing the "Marseillaise ;" and if the police had had the good sense to keep quiet, as they did a fortnight ago, nothing would have happened. Numerous letters appear in the papers of to-day, com plaining of the brutality of the police to passers-by. One gentleman writes that whilst he was going alone towards the Place de la Bourse he was seized from behind, and maltreated by several sergents-de-rifle. He was struck on the head with same heavy instrument,which inflicted a wound from which the blood flowed freely. Another corre spondent says that he witnessed one charge made by the police down one side of the Boulevard PoissoniZ re. The sergents-de-rille overturned everything on their route — tables, bottles, glasses, &c.—entered into the caf6s, and struck some of the inmates. In this case there had been no provocation by songs or cries. Both these writers give their names and addresses. The Gazette des Tribunaux and the Patric give fright ful accounts of the breaking of windows and the dis mantling of railings, but these statements are directly denied by the Monacavr and other papers. The wbele affair has clearly been another battle of Clichy. At Nantes much excitement was caused by the victory of N. Gaudin, the official candidate, over N. Gm'pin, the Liberal. Nantes had given a large majority in favour of the latter, but in this case, as in many others, the votes of the town population had been swamped by the rustics of districts which bad no connection with Nantes whatever. The crowd was indignant, and well it might be. There was a good deal of uproar, which was speedily met by a charge of cavalry, sabre in hand, several persons being wounded. Here, too, the intervention was excessive. The same may be said of the disturbances at Bordeaux. N. Lavertu.:on, the Opposition candidate at that city —a highly-respected Liberal, whose failure all deplore—writes strongly, blaming the police. lie says that a com paratively quiet population has been treated like a band of rioters. Cavalry, foot soldiers, and police were called out, charges made, and yet there was never serious danger of a disturbance. A stranga event happened at the procession of Corpus Christi in the Church of the Madeleine. A fellow was standing with his hat on, and on being asked to take it off or quit the edifice, used insulting language, calling the congregation fools and idiots. One man, unable to con trol his indignation, stepped out and struck the fellow a blow on the face, breaking two of his teeth. Both were arrested. It then turned out that the defender of religious sanctity was a Jew. He said that he was present as a simple spectator, but had been disgusted at the inso lence of the brawler, and knowing that Christians are forbidden by their religious law to avenge injuries, he had interfered on their behalf. His generous interference may cost him something. The Bishop of Salisbury is reported to be somewhat improved in health. Lord Stanley of Alderley has considerably rallied since Monday morning. Returns relating to the Patents Office, published on Wednesday, show that the annual excess of receipts over expenditure ic, on an average, about £65,000 a year. This is paid into the Exchequer through the Stamp Office. The annual cost of printing is about £16,500, and the fees to the Attorney and Solicitor-General for England amount to £lO,OOO a-year. On Tuesday afternoon, three men, named William More, William Marsden, and John Burke, were killed by a full of coal of thirty tons weight, at Rounds Hill Colliery, Princes End, Tipton. The unfortunate men were so terribly crushed that their remains had to be brought up in bags. Four hours were occupied in recovering the bodies. All the men were married and had families. The masons' strike continues at it The masters propose to pay 7d. per hour, on a week of 501 hours, which would make the wages 295. 51d. instead of 295., as at present. Tho men, however, object to the hour system; and though the employers propose to postpone the settle ment of the dispute for two months, the men decline to ac cede to this compromise. Mr. Goldwin Smith's reply to Senator Sumner's speech was published on Wednesday by Mr. Rotten in a sixpenny pamphlet. It is very eloquent and forcible. The following is the last sentence :—" There is no living Eng lishman who has more reason to be grateful and attached to America than I have, but a man's attachment to an adopted country is worthless if he has no regard for the honour of his own." On Tuesday evening a handsome presentation was made to Col. Hogg, the late Conservative M.P. for the city of Bath, who was replaced by a Liberal at the late general election. The colonel represented Bath for four years, and his supporters, on their champion being beaten, resolved to present him with a testimonial. It consisted of a three quarter length portrait of himself and another of the Hon. Mrs. Hogg. The pictures were painted by the Hon. Henry Graves. There was also presented to the colonel a magni ficent silver centre-piece , two feet nine inches in height, with nine branches adapted for either lights or flowers. The centre piece is designed in the Italian style. One of the Liverpool County Court Judges, Ser geant Wheeler, has been engaged in trying Admiralty cases, under his new jurisdiction. In ono it was decided that the delivery of certified copies of bills for disburse ments to the egent for a vessel in a foreign port was equivalent to delivery to the owners; and a captain Ivlu so account was withhehl by the mortgagees under such cir cumstances was awarded the full amount of his claim and reasonable remuneration for his detention here to prosecute the suit. In another case the Court held that there was no authority in ship's articles to change a cook and steward into a seaman, and to withhold his w ages when he refused to work in the new capacity. He might be disrated and paid lower wages, but the nature of his employment, for which he had signed articles, could not be so who'ly changed. The plaintiff, who sued his captain, recovered all he asked for—namely the full wages at which he shipped. It tran spired in cross-examination that ho had been very brutally treateckbo2 . l_l cutiki!lz-1111tthie Trigl_tbaokillim_QtAko _iadget SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day ASCOT HEATH MEETING-THIS DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH) ST. JAMES'S PALACE STAKES. Dunbar •• 1 Duke of Beaufort Tasman .. 3 Five ran. SEVENTH NE W BIENNIAL. Pandora Bruce... Badsworth.. 1 3 Three ran. SPORTING INT SL LIGENCE. ASCOT HEATH RACES-YESTERDAY. VISITORS' PLATE. Winchilsea Locksley Miss Theo Light ran. FERNIIILL STAKES Frivolity, Perfume Atlantis Seven ran. ASCOT DERBY. Pero Gomez Consul Good Hope Four rm. ROTAL HUNT CUP. See Saw Cock of the Walk 2 Border Knight 3 Twenty-two ran. SEVENTEENTH ASCOT TRIENNIAL. Mahonia Kingeraft Claudia ELEVENTH ASCOT BIENNIAL Alpenstock Ryshworth Martyrdom Six ran. CORONATION STAKES. Martinique Cracovienne Deutelle ur ran. LATEST BETTING ON TIIE COURSE. GOLD CUP. 2 to 1 agst Blue Gown (taken) 3 to 1 agst Brigantine (taken) NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE. .5 to 1 agst Spy (taken freely) Mice Glasses, byVoigtlander, are now no longer the ex clusive luxury of the rich. Since the great demand for photographic lenses has diminished, an opportunity has b,eu afforded fur applying mechanical power with the greatest success, whereby the cost of these beautiful and most perfect instruments is reduced in price in some instances to as much as 20 per cent.. In fact they are now no dearer than those of the best French or English makers. At the depot Callaghan, 23a, New Bond-street, corner of Conduit-street, the patrons of the Derby may indulge their taste in the possession of a veritable Vuigtliinder at comparatively trifling cost. It is superfluous to say the quality is as ever matchless. RACING FIXTURES. JITNE. Ascot ....8, 9, 10, 11 I ilibury Club 23 Beveley 9 • Stockbridge 24, 25, 26 Windsor 15, 16 New Forest Hunt Hampton l7, 18 (Lyndhurst) 28 Curragh 22, 23, 21 relinsford Newcastle 22, 23, 24 Liverpool Summer ...29, 30 Odiham 22 Sutton Park .....29, 30 Jl IA" Worcester l, 2 Down Royal Corpo. l4 Ne,wmarket July 6, &,e. I Airdrie Carlisle 6, 7 Hendon Pontefract l2, 13 Nottingham l3, 14 Southampton 13, 14 fading 15, 16 linutslord Huntingdon 2O, 21 Stamford “2 "3 Goodwood 27, 28, 29, 30 AUGUST. Deauville 1 Oxford Ripon Brighton 3, 4 York 24, 25, 26 Tiverton 4 1 Croydon Brighton Club 5 I Plymouth 26, ?",- Lewes 6, 7 Scarborough •..3U, 31 Egthim lO, 11 Badou Baden 3l \Volverhau'pton lO, 11 Great Yarmouth 31 Windsor 12, 13 Derby Summer _3l, Sep. 1 Bromley 17, 10 Weymouth 3l, Sep. 1 Stockton lb, 19, 20 I Canterbury .........31, Sep. 1 Dover .... 18 SEPT E KBE P.- ....3 ! I Margate ........ Ipswich West Drayton Warwick... Cluragh , Abingdon Poncastor Ilampton • , 1, 22 CE,S77IAL it ich mond 21., 22 Lichfield Western (Ayr)........22, '23 11 oudon Monmouth... • Newmarket st &c. Lanark... 2'J FM L CULTR7 —(7 hi, Day). OLD COURV. TILE CHARGE OF FORGERY AGAINST A POLICE CONSTABLE. The trial of Major Frederick Beswick, the chief con c•tab:e of Birkenhead, was resumed this morning at tL Central Crimi bal Court. Mr. Metcalfe addressed the jury for the defence, and argued that the prisoer had been imposed upon. The case was proceeding when we went to press. CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT. John Stimson, until lately secretary to the Ancient, Society of Foresters ; surrendered to an indictment, chard lug him with embezzling various sums of money, the pro petty of the society. The facts of the case have already been fully reporter in our columns. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty. A fresh jury was then empanelled to try another charge against the defendant. The trial was proceeding when we went to press. IdPERIAL 2AILLI.A mEN 4 HOUSE OF COMMONS.-YESTERDAY. The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. SALE OF LIQUORS ON E SUNDAY (IRELAND) BILL. The house went into committee on this bill, and th discussion of the details of the various clauses was pro ceeded with. " • ' Mr. MURPHY said in his opinion the mode which th bill proposed to adopt would only aggravate the evil in stead of lessoning it. He believed the Home Secretar . intended to introduce in the next session a measure t deal with the licensing system, and he would appeal t hon. members to support his motion, to let the matter re. until that had been done. Mr. FORTESCUE hoped the bill would not be press. forward during the present session. His noble friend th, Secretary for the Home Department was of opinion tha the whole of the licensing system required revision, an• he bad undertaken, on the part of the Government, t. bring forward such a measure next session, and the bi would doubtless be applicable to the whole of the Unite. Kingdom. After a few observations from Mr.O'Reilly, theamendmen was withdrawn, and the order for the committal of th • bill was discharged. SEA FISHERIES (IRELAND) BILL. Mr. BLAKE moved the second reading of this bill, the object of which was to protect and improve the se. fisheries in Ireland. Mr. MAUUIRB seconded the motion for the secon reading. Lord ST. LAWRENCE, regretted the intimation o : the Chancellor of the Excccitier to the deputation that. nothing could be done in the Matter, and he hoped h,. would reconsider his decision. Mr. DOWSE said every Englishman who wished well to Ireland ought to support the bill. After a few observations from Mr. MLLARrx, Mr. AYRTON said he thought some naisunderstandin, prevailed with respect to the interview with the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, but it must be confessed the sub • jest was one of extreme difficulty. If money was to b given he thought it would be better to promote industr:, rather than to set up a now board as proposed by tho bill. He regretted the Government could not support th• bill and take upon themselves the responsibility of addi • tional expenditure provided by the bill. Mr. FORTESCUE said he would consent to the secon reading of the bill, not pledging the Government to th whole bill, but as showing they agreed to the administra tivo portion of the bill. It would then be for the Govern meat to consider whether they would take the matter up. Mr. BLAKE thought the ultimatum of the Irish Beer( tary satisfactory, and be would willingly leave the matte in his hands. The bill was then read a second time. SUNDAY TRADING BILL. Th e house the n went into committee on this bill. Mr. T. HUGHES said it would save some time if I stated ho pi•eferred to limit the bill to the metropolita police district. Mr. RYL NI) thought. the bill a most objectionab' one, and totally unr.oceesary. He moved the chairman c leave the chair. It appeared to him absurd to infli, penalties on poor orange-sellers whilst the public-hous• were allowed to remain open on the Lord's day. The bill was "talked out," by the hon. member amid: great laughter. The house then adjourned. NARROW ESCAPE OF PRETENDER.. —On Monday, durir the transit of the Derby winner from Middleham to Ascot his box was discovered to be on fire, but with no mor serious result than a delay on the line for upwards k. twelve 'lours.