The Sun. — London, England, 1869-08-17 00:00:00

"eceullt to present, but we also know that we take special care t ° pick our lives, and 1 think we may congratulate ourselves on the evidence afforded by the prosperity of the c , °lll Pany that that has always been the principal care of ""hrectors, and unles; we were careful in the selection of lives our profits would very soon diminish. (Hear hear). Ido not know that there is any other subject to which I need call your attention, but if anything strikes a°Y honourable proprietor, if he will ask the question before the i report is adopted, I hay e no doubt we shall be a bl e to give him a very satisfactory answer. Gen- (Cheers.) (Cheem)beg to move the adoption of this report. Mr . R. A. GRAY seconded the motion. Mr. SEYMOUR TEULON—I do not like, sir, that the report shoul d be put to the meeting without expressing to the directors and to the proprietors my hearty congratulation °4 the manner in which the accounts are stated on this , i, "asi ° l3 . We h ave , I think, more information than we hitherto had ; and I am perfectly certain that the board have done right i n g iving it, and that it must be of advantage to the company. At the present time nothing is more necessary to make a company stand well with the Public than that its accounts should be perfectly clear. I am tre .) lad t o find that you have adopted this course. (Hear, I hav e on l y j ust h a d t h e account p l ace d i n my Ends but I am so sat i s fi e d w i t h it th a t I cou ld no t let 1.11:as ° l ) Portunity pass of offering 11. y congratulation to the prietors on the mode in which it is stated. I quite g r ee with you, sir, that it is a very pleasant feature in the his te P i ° rt, that th e premiums exceed t h e d ea th c l a i ms on policies. That is most gratifying, because it shows that e business is progressing literally as the business of an insurance office should do; and that the vast amount of lirc,„„ „ F under the guidance and under the protection t he court of directors has been well looked after, and is re productive, On that point also I have nothing to off er but congratulation. I heartily support the adoption of the report. Mr. STREETER—May I ask what was the average rate of Interest realised on the investments last year ? Th e C HAIRMAN-44 2s. per cent. Mr. STREETER—Y ou d o no t h appen t o know what it was ih 1867 ? The CIIAIRMAN—Mr. Jellicoe tells me it was about the same. b e ll e r • STREETER—The question of interest, which has Much talk e d a b ou t l ate l y, i s very i mpor t an t as regardsee --srah companies. th " ,. r. EA U -ER—Our securities are all of that sound nature ' we cannot expect a very high rate upon them. The !Gui lti ness of th e i nves t ments, o f course, ma k es t h e ra t e o f Interest low. sit Mr. STR EETER -Our investments are like the " sweet hplieity of the Three per Cents.," I suppose. The CH AIRMAN—They are perfectly safe. The repo r t was then put and carried unanimously. 1 9 1 1 the motion of Mr. TEULON, seconded by Mr. JOHN , al utT, the retiring auditor. (Mr. Henry Rose) was re elected. CIIA'RMAN mentioned that the dividend would be distributed on the first Monday in October as usual. 4 cordi a l vote of thanks was then presented to the ch + ,'_ ti Palan and di rectors for their efficient management of " bus iness of the company during the past year. The CHAIRMAN, in reply, said—Gentlemen, on my own i f and on b ehalf of my colleagues, I thank you very , I , ll o °ll for this ki n d expression of your feeling towards us. 1 „ . be t s upported b y our propr i etors as we are is a stimu "l°r he to do our duty as we conceive it should bo done, and thi s recognitio n o f our serv i ces i s t h e greates t plea %are° We can rece i ve. I can only say that we shall carry v _ Bathe care a n d I hope the same success into our opera tii;:luehettesufroe of r the future; a n d I t rus t th a t we s h a ll h a ve th e meeting you next time with an equally agree staiv,blb_ bal ance-sheet, and un d er equa ll y prospe rous circum a, 'vs. (Che ers. ) lam myself deeply interested in the a',r,°seerity of the company, and I therefore naturally with my heart wish it prosperity. (Hear, hear.) A. cordial vote of thanks was then passed to the officers ° the company, and the meeting separated. MONEY MARKET AND COAIMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. In the St oc k Markets t(2O-frdaYy ,Two o'CLOCK. business has been but the topic of discussion is the decision of the c ommittee to admit to official quotation the wh ole of th e £32 , 000,000 ofSpanish Three per Cent. B on d s, part of which were neuotiated in this Market i n April last. It is contended that Stock de cision is invalid under the 58th rule of the Exchange. Consols art quiet to-day at 92i a for money; ditto, for Account, ; Three per Cent. Re duced, 93 ; New Three per Cents, 93 f. India Stock, 10 per 1 Cent., April, 1874, —; d itto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 112 ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 100" 1 ; ditto Enfac e d P a p er , 4 per C en t., --; ditto Debentures, 1031. In the Foreign Market prices are lower. Turkish are (1862) 85 to 87 ; ditto (1865), 68 to GO ; ditto (1862), 66 to 67 ; ditto (1865), 664 to ; and ditto Ev l ' )er Cent., 44 to 44i; Spanish New Three per Cents., 28:1 to 29 ; Mexi can, 12 to 1:21; Italian Five ,.. ptr Cent., 55A to ozi ; ditto Tobacco Loan, 861 to 81 1 - ; Egyptian r_ (1864), 901 to 911 ;di i ;ditto (1868), 7 6 i to , and Argeu gine. Six per Cent., 791 to 80. a gain lii fallen theßailway to-day. a itloway a S k hare Market Metropolitans have Great Westerns are I lower, a nd Lancashire and Yorkshire, and London and Brighton, I each. The quotations are marked as •.—Caledonian, 81 to 811 ; Great Eastern, .?, 8 1 - to 381 ; G rea t N or th ern , 106 to 107 ; Great A orthern (A), 1051 to 106 ; Great Western, 51} 52; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 126 k to 127 ; T endon and B r i g ht on, 441 t o 444 ; London, Chat hLunt and D over, 1 61 to 161 ; L on d on an d North W est ern, 118 to 119 ; L on d on an d S ou th Wes °,ll 88 t o 8 9 ; Metropolitan, 951 to 96 •, Midland, 1158 to 11 81 ; North Eastern (Berwick), 1141 to and South Eastern, 76i to 771-. 1 11 Bank Shares there is a trifling rise, Oriental 131 t o o i ; L on d on J o i nt Stock, 30} to 311; an d Unio London, 351 to 361. In Miscellaneous Securities little business doing. 4llitlson' 1 s Bay are 12 1 to 13 ; General Cred i t 11 to -Ns# dis ; In ternational Finance, 2 to 11 dis ; and ational Discount, 101 to 11. The sum of £71,000 in gold was taken to the Ban y es terday. rTh e Co mmittee of the Stock Exchange have anted unconditionally a settling day for the last Pahi sh loan. There were exceptional reasons why o settlement might be cons id ere d justifiable, but n. bheae rea sons should h ave accompan i e d the decis mitting to set th em f ort h as groun d s f o r their a t e ße t a io llow u t e h d e c ommittee have virtually annulled their i.o b -th ' rul e' Which sti pu l ates t h at no se ttl emen t shall for new loa ns o f an y n ation which has jacitsatisfactorilyarranged with its previous creditors, a o n f d , th e committ ee h ave thus depr i ve d themselves amio st the on l y function that gave their boddy_ t,, 1 weight With the public. Henceforth the cre C r , s Of defaulti ng States must look only to t h e a id aid e derived derived f rom the force of public opinion out- A cf the S tock Exchange. ra a i 4 . te v l e , ? ratn. posted at Lloyd's announces that the 1, 41 inch w ere supposed to have been lost in the b eea 'wreck of the Germania off Cape Race have ,I,lentirely saved, and will be brought by the htliabria, which is expected at Plymouth onFriday. e 44 ; specie ,likewise has been nearly all recov j r h ed ni l< thi s has been deposited in the bank at St. 0 ~v,? Brunswick, awaiting the salvage claim. Corn. liall".he report of the Brazilian Street Railwa h y p i , 3- (Limited), to be presented on the 30t le:Pes a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent., pr, - R ill ,g £717 to be carried forward. The actual W as at th e rate of 14 per cent. per annum, lat, and Wou ld have b een 18 per cent. but for the do- Pa r in the rate of exchange, consequent on the cs li a l , glia Yan war. An exte ns i on o f 21 m il es , which tvc effected for £lO,OOO within a few months, issureaglY r ecommended, and it is proposed to awe new shares to the amount of £20,000 for that i l ° ther purposes. (Lireport o f the New Bank of Bombay ghotnited), i ssued at B om b ay on the 20th ultimo,ain o w ed the net profi ts f or the half-year to hive centuated to 3 2,246, being at the rate of 121 per t he rPer a nnum, and recommended a dividend at £15 ,0 4 0 t 0 e . of 6 per cent. per annum, absorbing pa'ellhe difficulties of the Albert Assurance Coin ttovYi are creating some disquietude throughout the it t : ees ) in. consequence of the numerous agencies sel l ' e , -seB sed• It is to be hoped that under the ai de ;"! cf reconstruction the business will be con teekia°lY reduced, and that the old system of will istig everywhere and anywhere for assurances sinki ng abandoned. The office has been gradually tot f or some time, and therefore the result is uuexpected. At th e ttAltu. 4alf-yearly meeting o f th e B an k o f Aus -"14 4 diNidelld the rate of 6 Per cent, per URAN CE t passed 10 tory that has proposals for nber than in !en com pleted pillion, whi lst under oust' below those or " provisio n atest value to make such n 8,482135. id' nulating for assurances, ss £1,693, 97° L this social ; special cas e r is less tha 3 his been th e tables of the )cen made l a other ollice g or the same ice the for" act that th e of 743, belag If the e/ergY ; , have aOr :restzs of th eir o avail 0 03 : y and th eir which has se :s for which It at the great es t at the levi es which bal e Clergy ar e Cages beecul is produced grea t e r ris , if o ;en proved he amongst °A NY. rietors of tbis at the o—ffi 0 Esq., Rue, was read, 04 to submi t : t sav e in on e i 186 S. ,0 amou nts ( l. 45,077 10s • '' of the balO ce c ol the fina nce d., its Pre- 30, 1569• X a• (1. 907,152 8 6 0 540,499 19, 6 448,052 1 Audit°lll' a, 0, 0 £ ~, 4 B,Bsu 6 9 13G ,a - , 1 _., 87 ----- 1 L45,07i - • 9 D02,-1 6 g 148,0 52 4 d., 0 , 1 2 s• ff j to 4 ances Cec 0 3 10cm 12s. so ) ce n3 P - 60 0 con ue tne 7's aff 3 ' irs o yt 1 0 the P: 0 01 ;rabic P 0 0) 1 of t" barg e atis foo: lo in s tbP, ; larg e ' rerY p er c f` pro ,a io if iot ;:b sre , er 11 at. (ob 0- Dee 0 ld I l9 ' vo ria t.rit. ~ nsreirtrtl4:, Pence ve s a 0: 0 rao. Z 9. 1 0 k6f 751 1 6 00 4 " 48, 311 a 0 ;36, 62- 1 0 9 72, 2 ,, 12 4 1 5 0 10 81 3 101 Au"° 9 61,690.1,, 1 ,5 6 • iu 18, 54 91,303 0 / 1 1 6 98, 2° 1 tO 30, 93 15 12, 2 ° - s annum, and a bonus at the rate of 4 per cent. per declared. The coupons of the Egyptian Government Loan of 1862, Ist and 2d issues, due Sept. 1 next, will be paid on and after that date. - The directors of Reuter's Telegram Company (Limited) have declared the usual interim dividend of 5 per cent. per annum for the half-year ending June 30 last, payable on the 18th inst. BRITIfill FUNDS-TWO O'CLOCK. OVERNMENT FUNDS.; 3 poi Cent. Consols Ditto for Account, Sept 8 I per Cent. Reduced 93 I New 3 per Cent Now 2f per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Cen ,an. 1873 &unuities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 188 e. Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — Do (lied Sea Telekrapli), Aug., 1!'118, — ` , ..xchequ - r Bills, £l,oou, 2: p. Ct. March Do. 3 do. Juno pm Do £lOO, £2OO & £5OO — Bank of England Stock, 41 per Cent lie opening .. Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds — Inter-Colonial thiamin) INDIAN doyeRNMENT ZiECl:itilJt , India C'tock, 104 per Cent., April 1874 — Do. Opening, for Account. — Do. 5 per Cent..luly, 1880 Do. 1 pee Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enlaced Pape, 4 per Cent...., — Do. 5 per Cert., Jan. 1872 .....-w — Do. f 4 per ()cut. May 1874 — D. 5 pet Cent., Bop. Deb. 1872 — .r.)o do 1877 — Do. do. 1882 ...... LL. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO Do. under £l.OOO FOREIGN FUNDS— TWO O'CLOCK. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent lultrian Bonds 5 per cent ..• — Do. 1859 — Brazilian 5 per Cent -- 00. if per Cent. 1852 — Do. do 1858..... — Do. no 186 11 — Do. do., 1863 — Do. 5 por Cent., 1865 — Do Account B4: Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent. Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Cuba, 6 per Cont. Cailian 6 per Cent — Do. 4f per Cent 72 Do. 3 per Cent., Po. 6 per co-t. 1867 .— Do. 7 per Cent., 1866 O do_nbisii, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825........ Dan”bian Principalities, 7 ter Cent — Do 8 por Cent., 186 7 9ll Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent Egyptian, 7 per Cent.... B6k Do Second Issue D0..£50t. Bonds B6l i Do. £lOO Bonds • •••• Do. 1864 Do. Account Do. 1500 Bonds Do. 1106 Bonds 931 Do. 7 per Cent., 1868 Government Railway Debentures Groot 5 per Cont., 1824 5, ex Coups -- Do. Account Do. Coupons Do. Account 3-natemala 5 per Cent .. — Honduras Gov Rail. Loon., lop. Ct., all pd 834 Italian 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do. Account ~ — Do Mikremmana Railway 56 Mexican 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account Dn. 1864 — Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — .dontevideau 6 per Cent. . — Ilocrish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada — Do 3 per Cen 37 Do. Deferred Peruvian 5 per Cont. 1865 Do Account .. .. 791 Do 4 per Cont. (Ut: l )arren) Do 4 i per Cent., 1862 Do Account Portliguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7,'9,'60,'2,'3 Do. do. 1867 Do. do. Scrip, .£2O paid — Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, .£ St Do 4k per Cent 1850 Do 4} - por Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cont., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 186 4 Do 'do, Scrip Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonds.„ — Do. do. £B4 15s. do. Do., 186 G, £lOO Bonds Do. do £B4 15s. do — Do Nicolas Railway 6Bl Sardinian 5 por Cent Spanish 3 per Cen Do. Account Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Deferred Do. Account Do. Passive Do. Com. Cert. of Coup. not fuudod Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan Do Government, 1864 do, 1868 Turkish 6 per Cent,. Do Account Do 6 per Cont. 15z3 Do Account. Do £lOO Bonds 76f Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do. Account Do 5 per Celt. 1`,65 Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1%360 Do 1 per Cont., Guaranteed Do IA od Warrants (Hectares) Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do. Account Do 6 per Cent. 1664 Do Account Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian a por Cent. Ex 10 Florins 5] I Belgian, :ti per cent., Ex. 25f. ..--- 66 Dam •ct per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil Do £lOO Bonds ......... Do 6 per Cent., 1862 ••• Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... French Routes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. !tallith 5 per Cent. 1831, Ex. 25f , Do Account.ssl 11 TWO O'CLOCK. Jonso , a, Money' 921. Do. Account, Sept. 8 ..................... 92i 3 CRIIIIIII 7 A L CO Ull7—(This Day). OLD COURT. (Before the Recorder.) William Critchley, jeweller, and Thomas Richards, police inspector, were indicted for that " whereas one William Green and William Simpson having committed a felony were in lawful custody for further examination on the said charge, the said Richards and Critchley did, by payment of two sums of £lO to James Hann and George Ranger, the constables who apprehended Green and Simpson, endea vour to bribe and corrupt the said constables, and to in duce them to give false testimony." The two constables Ranger and Hann were the principal witnesses, and each in his examination positively swore that they received £lO for the purpose named, viz., "to turn up the case of Green and Simpso.i." Au inspector of the division to which Ranger and Hann were attached proved that he received the £2O from Hann after it was given to them, and that throughout the matter the two officers acted under orders. The two officers were sub jected to a very searching cross-examination by Sergeant Ballantine, but the evidence was not in the least degree shaken. Hann said ho had been ten years in the force, and five or six years of that time ho had been a sergeant. Previous to his entering the force he had been a plough man, a milkman, a grocer, a soldier, and a cheesemonger. Sergeant Ballantine, at the close of the evidence for the prisoner Critchley, said the unsupported evidence of the police was very far from satisfactory, and that it seemed altogether improbable that the prisoners, who each pos sessed a good character, would act in the manner that had been described by the constables Ranger and Hann. Mr. Metcalf having addressed the jury for Richards, some witnesses were called to prove that the payment of the money at the bar of the public-house, the Alfred's Head, as stated by the witnesses, was altogether impos sible, as it could not have been done without their seeing it. Mr. Tanner, lately an inspector in the detective police, was called to speak as to the character of one of the pri soners, and said he had known Richards for 15 years as an officer, and always believed hire to be a person of the highest respectability, and occupying a responsible situa tion on the London and Brighton Railway. Mr. Metcalf—Yes ; he had to go up and down with the bullion carried on the line ? Tanner—l believe so. Mr. Giffard—What do you moan by that ? There's not much bullion carried on that line. Mr. Metcalf—Oh, yes ; a large quantity goes to the Continent via Newhaven. The Recorder (to Tanner) —Do ycu know anything about Lis duties at the Brighton railway Tanner—No, my lord ; I do not. The Recorder Laving summed up the evidence, The jury returned a verdict of guilty. Sentence de ferred. A Post-office scrtor, named Scrivener, pleaded guilty to two indictments, charging him with stealing a letter containing a cheque, and forgery. The Recorder sen tenced Lim to six years' penal servitude. STARVING SIIEEP.—At the Ilitchin Petty Sessions, Charles Brown, a cattle dealer, of Preston, was charged by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to animals under the 12th and 13th Vie., with cruelly ill treating some sheep. Evidence having been produced in support of the charge, the defendant called witnessed on his behalf, but with no avail, as the magistrate finedlim 45 and cyst% RAILWAYS.-PREFERENOE SLIARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENIG, AUGUST 17, U 69. SNARL L 187: ORDINARY 0i1., -- z;6 AND STOCKS. Closing Busines• ihrat Ittr.ilArsys. rric•i;. dime. at Bristol and Exeter ...... 100 St Caledonian 100 11 81/ 801 at (j4tuurlnn 20 Cornwall. all 21 3 at Dublin & Belfast June lOO 77 79 at Dun„Perth,& Ab.Junz lOO 70 72 2J East London all 7 8 20 Do 15 2) Do 10 st Glasgow &S. Western lO7 104 106 at Great Eastern .. .0s 381 39 at Do. E. Augl. No. 2 lOO ... ••• at Great North of Scotland lOO 15 14 at Great Northern ....... . 100 1061 1071 at Do. P. stock .... 100 1051 1061 at Do. 13 stock lOO .• ••• st GtS, and W. of Ireland lOO Os st t. Western —Original lOO 52 521 511 1 2 st Do. South Wales st Do. W. Mid.—Wilord lOO 28 70 t Do. Newport lOO 29 31 at Lancashire.% Yorkshire IOO i 2 1 .27 1261 st Lou., Brigh., S.Uoitst lOO 444 144 OJ Du Scrip et I on., Chat., and Dover lO 161 17 161 st 110. Oletrop. Ex. A lOO 9 1i st Lon. & .Norili Western lOO 117 9U 1 181 1184 st Lun. South Western lOO 92 Alan., She)., 4; Lincoln lOO 141 161 at Aletropolitsn . lOO 07 14 96151 st Do Exten,iJa Do. New rd all 41 44 st Metropolitan District. ail 32 34 10 Metrop. st. John's oo .1 6 id at M o.an st & D‘rb.y ltO t 5 st B ritis h at Do. & Dun.— 119 at 1\ or. Eastern—Berwick lOO 1111 112 116 25 Do. G. N.E purohaay 16.13.4 at7l t tt D D 000 L . a eo e r r l kd i 3 : e . . . • • • l i t ( .000 1 04 170-6 7' 011 st Do Stoc c, .k 100 140 142 st North Lou lon 10 Do Now 1868 at North Staffordshire...." 100 5.5 .5 7 6 5 1 6 st North an" Junction 100 100 102 1U Do New .1;10 shares 7 .•• 81 a t at Shropshire Uni0n............ ICO 5511 5.1 at South Devon' ............... 100 41 43 42 st South Eastern .................. 100 76 761 77 st Staines, Wok'hairi, & Wok. all 12 14 st V ale -- DO. C Waterford & Kilkenny ICU 10 Waterloo & Whltehail 6 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Closing Business Share; NAHF.. pan Price. done 10 Agra Limited, A all ICi 114 10 Do B lt) ;13 4 50 Albion l5 9 7 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, liui all 20 Anglo-Hungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, li m it e d 10 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Col um bi a a ll 11 13 22! 4 l i p 203 20 Do issued at 2 pm....., 5 5 4 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, Um. 25 Bank of South Australia all 30 32 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 39 10 Bank of New Zealand all 554 161 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, end China all 25 Chartered More. of India. London, and China all 20 City lO 100 Colonial 25 10 Consolidated, lim. 50 Delhi and London, lint 50 East London, Ihn 5 20 English and American, lint 10 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja- 18 19 321 3CI 31 30} 11 12 :is 40 1 ••• 2i 11 neiro. lint 20 English, :.•_•cottish, and Aux. tralian Chartered 4 all 28; Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all 281 Du new lll 100 Imperial, lint 2O 20 Imperial Ottoman lO 25 lonian all 25 Do new Lud Mortga-e of 4 100 Do sp.c. De 17..1861, :;0 all 76 100 Loudon Bank; of Mexico and South America, lim. 20 100 London and Brazilian, inn. 45 20 Do new 71 100 London & River Plate, lim. 40 21 Do new 10 20 London Chart. of Australia all 20 London and County 2O 50 Do new, iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd ll London Joint Stock 1 London and South African al 100 London & S.-Western, lim, 20 50 London & Venezuela, Jim l2l 100 London and Westminster 2O 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm 2O 100 Merchant, lint 25 10 Metropolitan, lim all 00 Midland, lim. 5 National of Australia 25 National of Livirpool, lim. 15 00 National I'rovinc. of Eng'd 42 10 Do , 42 50 National. 3O 20 New South Wales ail 20 North-Western 7l 21 Oriental Bank Corporation all 50 Prov inc. Bank. Curpo., lim lO 30 Provincial of Ireland 25 10 Do new. all 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lint 25 100 Do issued at 6pm lO 25 Union of Australia all 100 Union of Ireland, lim 50 Union of London l5 3.; 1 361 351 pr 1p Gi 17 36 38 4 5 15 16 2k 4 131 12 6 3 76 r 0 7 6 30 27 41 6 8 11 2 p 231 241 0 ; 1 501 491 8 9 13 11 571 51 GI 6$ 71 7: 11 i ia "ip 41 43 41 42 61 5i 9J 92 14 11 8 6 46 43 46 I kT -;- rm If, t 'll DR 1,4 , grulika.+: Et AILV/A.YS-PREFEIt ENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 86 88 st Caledonian Qrs., No. " lOO ... ... st Do. Scot. N.E., 43 per cent 100 ... ... st Do. Aberdeen, gnu 6 p.c 100 ... ... st Do. do. 7 per cent 100 ... ... st 1)9. do. Ordinary 100 78 82 st Do. Midland st Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 ... ... 'lO Cornwall, 5 per cent Iva— all ... ... st, Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO 105 107 st Do. let Class preference lOO ... ... st Glas. & S.W. gutt. 5 per ct lOO ... ... st Gt. Eastern, E.O Ex. No.l 100 97 10) st Do do N 0.2 100 90 99 st Do do 6 per cent 100 107 110 at Do East Anglian Ap. c. 100 ... .., st Do do B 6 do. 100 ... ..,, st Do do 0 7 do. 100 "',.. st Do do No. 1, 5 p.c lOO ... ... st Do E. Union 4 p.c. gua. 100 68 72 st Do Norfolk 5 p.e.Ex.1846 100 ... ... st Do do 5 p.e .Way.Val.lB47 100 ... "' st Great Nut thern , 5 p er cent 10) .., ~. st Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 .., ~. Do 4 1 do do 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 Scotland, let pf 100 ... ... st Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 97 99 St. 0 t.West.—Orig&Jut.-ltent chg., per , uti..s p.e lOO 104 1(6 st Do. Orig. (B. ° & H. P.C lOO 95 100 st Do do 41 per cent. 1850 lOO 87 89 st Do do 4 do do st Do do 5 per cent. redem lOO 94 96 st Do do Birmingham gua lOO 66 70 st Do do do prof lOO .., ... st Du du Chester gua. lOO 85 90 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 ... ... at Do do 4 p.c lOO ••• ••• st Do do 4 1 1859 lOO ... . - st Do do 5 ... ... st Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g. 100 110 112 st Do do 2d gua. 100 107 ill st Do Newport , Ist g. 5 p.c. 100 90 92 st Do do 2d do 100 97 100 st Do gua. 5 1 per cent. 1863 100 ... ... 00 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. all st Laueash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 . 3 135 st Du Barnsley, £5 3s 105 p.c. 100 . st Do 6 P.c. (Eas t Lancashire) 100 1371 1715 tit Do 41 (Blackburn purch). 100 93 100 sti London & Brighton, sp. c. guarantead, No 1 lOO ... ••• st ... Du 5 per cent. gua. No. 2 lOO st Do 6 do do lOO ... ... st Do 5 do No. 4 lOO m —• ... st Do 7 per cent lOO st Do 6 do (W.E. & C.P.) 100 ••• st Da 4 do 1859 lOO ... ... ••• ••• st Loudon, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent lOO st London and N.".V., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO 110 11a st Do Bedford &Cambridge lOO st Du Shrewsb'y & Welchp'l lO4 ... ... st London and S W. 7 p,c ... ... _ late 3d shares, lOO 140 1:30 s Do (Portsni.perpaus 2560) all ... s Mau., Bhef., & Litwin. 6 p.c. 100 Do .41.1 all par 1 ptn s Do 31 per cent lOO 60 6-5 1 Do redeem. 6 percent 5 st Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 130 135 s Du Bristol & Birm., Up. c lOO 142 144 s Du 44 per cent. retit.m lOO 88 100 S Du 44 per cent. irredeem lOO 58 LOU s Do Leicester & ll'ehn, 4 p.c lOO s 91 st North British, 5 p.c. No.l lOl.l st Do &G.4p. e. S. D lOO st Do N. 8., N 0.2, 5 per cen.t st Do Border Union, 5!- p.c lOO st N.-Eastern—Cues. 100 S 7 85 st Do 41 per cent. redeem__ 100 57 99 st Do U 4 per cent., lOO 17 Do Berwick capital Do lurk, IL& S. purchase lO 10 101 10 1 Do Stektn A Drling. A.O p.c lOO 107 IUJ st Du W, tlattepuui 11. aud IL 100 51 89 20 North Siaffurdshire lOs Devon Annuities, 1 all 9 10 109 Du Tavistoek Anus., 10s all 81 91 Ws Do Fixed -11 per cent all 8 81 1,0.6. S. last. (/lead. Anus., 1.0.6) all 22 24 22: st Do 41 percent lOO ... st Do Fixed 41 per cent lOO st Tall Vale NO. I lOO 1.)0 15S st Waterforo li.lll:enuy, 6pc 100 43 45 bt Caledonian 41 p c gua. st Do Scot. Con. min. 7 p c lOO st Do 41 p irredecni all ... st Do 4p e con. issued at Si) 60 at Great Eastern 41 par cent. 100 77 Su st Do 5 do, 1862 lOO 86 t tit Do New 5 do, 1863 lOO 81 t!ti st Do do 5 do, 1861 lOO ti I 86 st Great Northern, 5p c irrod. 100 st Do Peruittuents per cent. 100 ... st Do Boston & Sleatd, 44 pc 100 ... st Groat West., W. 5p e 100 st Du Joint perpe.s p c,1865 100 88 o st Do do 6p c irred., 1836 100 108 108 2J Do Vale N eath perp. 5p c all 19 '2Q st Kent Coast, 6 per cent, 16 lOO ... 5 Lane. and York New 41 per cent till July, 1871 2 1p fit Loud., Brig &c., 41 pc, 1555 100 ... st Do do 4 do, 1860 100 ••• st Du do 41 do, 1861 100 ... st Do do 41 do, 1863 100 ... st Do do 5 do, 1865 100 st Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 st Do No. 7 5 do st Loud , Chat., &e., 2d, 6 p.c et Do Metrop. Es., B 6 p.c Do do C 6 st London& N. Western, 5p c 100 110 112 st London &S. Western, 41 p c 100 93 05 10 Man. chef. & Lin., 5 pc, 1865 all 81 81 st Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO 10 i 102 st Midland, A 5 per cent pref lOO 107 101 st Do B 5 do 100 107 109 18 Do 5p c opt. to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1869 all 201 211 18 Do Imolai , . New Snares all 19 191 22 Do 5p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 187• P st North British, E. and (1 No. 1, 5 per cent st Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 Do E ,P., & Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 ... at Do E. & (1. , No. 2, 5 p.c at Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 100 st Do E. & to., No. 3, 5 p.c •-• . I A ...''.' ••• ••• st Do E.& G., (Ordiry) 41 p c 100 .. .. st North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 97 99 st Do Stock. & Darl., D lOO 11Z 1H st North London, 4i, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) st North Staffordshire 5p c lOO ... st South Eastern, 4i pc, 1359 100 ... ::* s t Do 5 do 1861 100 . ... ... st Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 .. ... et Do 5 do, 1861 st Victoria St.& Pimlico, 44 pc 100 ... ... RAILWAYS. -LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS --- at Birken ead lOO a 1 93 0,00 Do. 45 per cent. Prefer.., all 98 100 ~ at Buckinghamshire — st Chester and Holyhead lOO 51 58 st Do. 51 per cent. st D o , 5 do. st Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO ... .. . st Colchester Stour Valley „ 10 0 st East Lincoln, gua,. Gp. e lOO 13 . :2 134 'lO (Hester and Dean Forest all ,„ ... a Gt. Eases., Newm., &c., 5 p.c 100 ... ... a 1)o. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 ~, ... at Dodo. Wood brg.Ex., do 100 „ .. st Gt. West, W. Mid., Here! 100 96 93 50 Hull and Selby all 110 112 at Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 212 2.6 st London and Blackwall lOO 94 95 vit at Do. 45 per cent lOO ... ... st London, Chat, &c., 41 p c lOO ... „. at Do. Com. Fund, 5 do 100 ... ... at Loudon and Greenwich st Do. do Preference lOO „, ... st Loudon, Tilbury, & South 100 80 b 5 at Lowestuft„gua 4 percent lOO 79 61 at Do. do. 6 do. 51 0 ~,,,11.. Buxton, &Matlk all ..„ „ at Midland, Bradford, Pref lOO 92 a i 10 Mid Kent Cray Li ie) 50 Nerthernt East.,s der c nit all 13 50 10 Do. do. 6 do. all .., ,„ st N. Easters—liar lepool st N.West. A perp. prat, 5p c lOO 107 109 st Do B minium al4 p.c lO3 st Notting. & Grant i. R. & C lOO 91 t) 25 Preston and Wyro. Royston, hitch., and Shop IOU 132 134 at Shrewabury and Hereford 100 132' 131 19 Do do 8 2 2lp ht S. Yorksh. and Rivor Dun 100 97 o 9 t Do 4 pe** cent sea lO, 78 SU st Do I do „, all 98 100 at Vlct. Station aid Pi ulico lOO st West Cornwall 20 West London, Class A all 13 14 20 Do do B all 20 Do do C all at Weymouth a 1 I Portland lOO a t Wilts and So aerset 81 ill DOCKS. et East and We;Vndia lOO 118 121 LoDdon anl St. Katherine lOO 19 11 100 D oDeb. et )36, 4 per cent all 14 Freehold Land at D ock et ABouthaulp un lOO GS 70 13.10=97 9041119r 91 0 ~,,,, „ 100 1081 1091 TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. 76 REFO-American Tel., lim all 201 201 201 10 Anglo Mediter Tel., 1im.... 10 161 17 16,i I at Atlantic Telegraph lO 18 10 st Do. 8 per cent. at B. and I. Magnetic Tel., him 100 172 177 st Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 265 270 10 Do. New 8 12 llp 25 Indo-European Tel., lira lO ]d pr 5 Lond. Provincial Tel. lim all 31 4 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent all i up 10 Mediterra. Exten. Tel., lim all 5 6 61 1 25 Reuter's Telegram all 78 80 20 Societe Transatlaut., his all 20 201 20 I at Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all 11 1/ SU. Kingdom Tel. Co., lim all f, 7 4 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref all I i b'p MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-21.1exican Mint all 111 151 25 Australian Agricultural 25 Australian Slort. Laud and Finance, lim. 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lim 3 5,1 10 • Berlin Water Works, Inn all 141 15 10 Do. New all 111 15 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lint. 5 Bombay Gas, lim. 5 Do. New • 4 11 id • 59 British American Land 44 15 17 20 British Indian Tea, lint all 21 31 20 British Ship Owners 7' 29 Canada Company all 63 t 6 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lint 2l •• ••• 20 Ceylon Company, lim. 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lint 5 25 City of London Real Pro perty, lim 9 51 411 30 City of Milan Improv. lint. all i 6 25 City of Moscow Gas, Inn all 50 City Offices, lim '2s 23 22 a 50 Colonial, lira. Do. 50 Commercial Union (Assur) 5 pr II P 10 Company of African Mer chants, lim. 20 Continental Union Gas, lim. all 23 21 25 25 Copper Miners of England, prof. 71 per cent. 100 Corporation of London Bonds, 1877, 44 per cent. all 1031 1011 100 Do. 1879, 4 t per cent. all 1011 1051 100 Do. 1882, 44 per cent. all 103 101 10 Credit Fon. of England, lint. all 21 21 2; 50 Credit Fon.of Mauritius lint. 10 31 24 , 1 st Crystal Palace lOO 11 23 221 at Do. Preference lOO 92 97 96 st Do. Gp. c Petpetual Deb. 109 105 110 10 20 Darjeeling, lim I 0 Eastern Assam, lint. 50 East Indian Laud Credit and Finance, Urn. 20 East India Irriga, & Canal all • • • • 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lint. 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. Vroy. -.. all 911 971 98 71 thia. by Egypt. Gov 20 Egyptian Cont. & Trad.-limn C .. .. 3 Eug. & Austral. Copper, lice 21 4. i 15 English and Foreign Credit 71 41 3, , ,ci 100 Eng. and Scot. Marine, liin. S ... ....1 10 Fairbairu Engineering 5 3 2,1 20 Fore-street \Varebouse,tim l2 1 a p 131 100 For. & (Jul. Coy. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at .C 65 all 90 n 50 Gellivara, inn. 2O ... ... 10 General Credit & Dis., !hint 71 1; 1 1 C f 15 General Steam Navigation 1i 27 2) 50 Home &Col Marine In. lint. 5 2.1 ad 10 Hong Kong and China Gas all ... ... 20 Hudson's Bay all 1.4 1.; 124 20 Imperial Laud Co. of Mar seilles, Inn. 20 Interna.FinancialSoe. lim 5 2 14 20 Interns.. Laud Credit, lint 6 6 iti, 50 Italian Land 5 11 p 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all 3 i;i 100 Do. 6 p. c. 13,15., redeem 1670, issued 10 all Cl f 3 50 Land Securities, lint ., i I , d -,, 25 London African Trading._ 10 7 • 5(1 25 Lon. & Caled. Marine, limn. 6 ••• ••• (1 10 London County Land and Building, lint. 50 Lond. Financial Aso., lint 30 22 21 8 4 Lond.Geu.Omuibus.Co.lim. all 2 24 50 Loud. and Glavg. Engineer and Iron Ship, litn 25 21 16d 20 Loud. 5; Provincial Marine 2 1,1 pr st Madras Irriga. & Canl. G ua. sp.c. by India Gov. 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency,lim. .. . 50 Merchant Shipping, limn all 32 37 60 Millwall Iron Works, limn l2l ••• ••• 10 Natal Land and Colonisa tion Co., lint. 25 National Discount Co., lira 5 11 111 10f 25 National Prov. Marine, lint. 4 ••• • • 10 National Steam Ship, lint. all 91 101 20 Nerbudda. Coal& Iron, inn. 6 31 31 , 10 New Consolidated Dis. Urn 3 11 1 1' 5 New Quebrada, Inn 4.8.0 4 4 4 4 25 New Zealand Loan & Mer. cantile Agency,lim 1 I 11 3 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, limn 5 1; 11 10 Northern Assam Tea, limn. 5 7 5 10 Do. B st North Brit. Austral., Urn_ 100 48 51 50 North Brit. & Mercan. In 64 9 191 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 5 13 14 50 Oriental Financial, lirn ll 5 Oriental Gas, lint. 8 5 Do. New 1 i )P 10 Otago and Southland In. vestment, lien 4,1 fp s Ottoman Gas, lira ll 21 10 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian It. Mail lira -- 5 Do do. st Peel R. Land & Minerl, limn 100 St 3 / 50 Peuinsu. & Oriental Steam all 46 43 461 50 • Do. New 1867 50 Rhymney Iron 1 1)o. New 2 Rio de Janeiro City Im.,lim all 18 . 19 -Do. Gas, limn a ll 24 25; 100 Royal Mail Steam co 43 • 5 Scottish Aust. Invest., hill lOO ; 8 81 Do. 6 p. c. Guar. Pref lOO ••! ••• _._ Societe Fin. d'Egypte,.. li mlO 7 6d Societe Uen.de l'Enapire (3t 8 2; 3/ 50 S. African Mort. & Inv., lira 6 25 South Australian Land all 33 34 33 20 Telegraph Con. & Main.,lhn all 274 :84 304 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lira 2 20 Trinidad Petroleum, lint B4 „Loan all 10 Trust & Agency of Aus.,lim 1 10 Do do. do. all 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. C anada 5 50 Union Marine L'pool, lira 5 20 Union Steam Ship , lint all 15 United Discount Corp., lint 6 20 Universal Marine (In.), lira 5 10 Upper Assam Te a, lira all 30 Van DieMar 'B Laud 284 lortgao 1 5 0 0 0 virrViaceroat.ny(t) of ELD'PotFinance,' 7 per cen um. 12 50 West India and Pacific Steam, lira. 20 20 West London Wharves and Warehouses lO 2 3 I ip IP 41 o p 22 24 4d 1 14 2 2 p 7} + ti 7 EOl 81+ 811 11 .10d 5 3 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES —_--_ - - Britivb Columbia, 6 per 0ent.,1872......... lOO - ..., - Do. 189 5 .• DO -. __ - Can.liov.6p.c.Jan.'&July 1677-84 ... 114a 1041 I - Do. 6 P.O ....... &Aug.• - 1 0 00 iLt, 1 0 7 - Do. S P. IN Mar. £ Sept 100 102 104 - Do. p. 0. Jan. tt July 100 921 931 02 1 31 - Do. sp. c. In scribed sk 100 00 92 - Cape 11-.llope, 8 P• 0 •1873 .• 106 102 101 Do.Apl.&Oot 11190- 1900 100 111 113 - Do. do 1880-90 100 107 109 - Do. JanAJuly, 1891 •••• 100 10 S 111 - - Do. 5 per oent. 15 April and 15 001., 1900 lOO 03 100 - Ce 3 ion, Nov 1876,0 1 3 .. c- 1 00 108 Ito - Do. 1872, do lOO 105 10i - Illatirltins, 6p. c, 1673,- - Jan. and July , - Do. is7B .. • ........ • ••• 10 ° 1 , 5 Ioc, - I'o. Ig.B2,May end No. . • 00 ioe, !OS - Du. 180, Fn. tt Av-e-•••• ° 10 6 103 - 31.1bourne Carporatn,, - 1 , 667-75, 0 per J G alt ul3 1(0 103 100 11:100 - N.11.G0v.6 p.0.a,60 - Natal 6 p et, Ma .v Oct - _ - Do 0p o. 11:y & No" , '- .• 1 0 116 lot - N. . ''' ti ISr .T p.e. ';1 to ' 73 . • 110 ted ~ . , ' - Do. 5 p.c. Ist , B to 1 M i , 10) 0 lb° - Do. S p.c. rd.' 67 to ,r, - N.Zealand, 6p. at. lihn lc° -- _ - Do. 5 per cent. OA lOO 91 92 91t 110 DoJan,Apil,Ju i Y , - Do 6p c. Mar ,t sept '9l lOO los 110 - Do J ucie ct Deo , 1-91 .• lOO 109 di - iDo Prov. 01 Aucsid. I . - ( - -r t criei 1 ez2, 1: , ...5 .. -- Nova Scotia 6 p c.Jac..„ - and July, 1875 ...... - Do 1856., ..... ..• lOO 102 IC 4 - Qu'emelnd. Sp. C. '61 4 %-• 100 107 Ka - Do 1801 .. , - Tasmanian 6 pet 0.1895 .. 108 107 - Do LSO) '97 ..••.. •••• 1 1)31 107 - Victoria 6 per cent. 1891 lOO 115 116 = P9 l 4pri1p,z190.4..... AN !U us HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, August 16. Her Majesty, accompanied. by Princess Louise walked in the grounds this morning. The other members of the Royal Family also went out. ALARMING ACCIDENT A 7 THE GREAT .NORTHERN RAILWAY. Rumours to-day were in circulation of an acci dent having occurred on the Great Northern Rail way of a very alarming nature, but happily the calamity was not so dreadful as was re ported. Although one life, at least, has been lost. The 11 o'clock train for Barnet, as was last night shunted after the passengers had left near the 'Whetstone station, ready for at tachment to the first up train this morning, but be fore the train was removed it was run into by a goods train, and the gas holder in the train having been broken, tire seized the debris of the carriages, of which several were destroyed. The guard of the train coming into collision and the stoker were very seriously injured, but the other guard who was in the van was unfortunately burnt to death. The injured men are now in the Royal Free Hospital PARIS CORRESPONDENCE. Mormar: The long-talked-of amnesty has been received evei-y -where with the liveliest satisfaction, and has pi.oduc. sI the most favourable impression. The liberality of its pro visions has exceeded the hopes and expectations of the most sanguine, while those who doubted whether there would be any amnesty at all are completely taken by surprise. A full and complete amnesty is accorded totall persons condemned for political and press offences, for offences connected with the printing laws, with public meetings, with the Customs' laws, and for all minor offences of forest and fishery, and similar sins, as well as those guilty of infractions of the regulations of the National Guard. From all the departments I hear the same accounts of the good effect produced by the publica tion of the decree. That it is something more than an empty letter is shewn by the fact that in Paris alone the political and press offenders numbered 253. They were all set at liberty yesterday morning, and many of them loudly expressed their gratitude. At St. ; Etienne the scene was very animated. The fifty-six miners who had been recently imprisoned for participating in the riots resulting from the strike, and who, as I mentioned the other day, bad peti tioned the Emperor, received the news of the Impe rial clemency with shouts of " Vive l'Empereur !" and lively manifestations of joy. At Strasbourg the political offenders were released at mid-day. At iteuen large numbers of persons were present at the cathe dral. The cantata, sang in honour of the Empe ror, at the gratuitous representation, was loudly applauded. The Press is almost unanimous in its ap proval. The Patric awards the full credit of the act to the Emperor himself, who has shewn in this, as in all the other memorable events of his career, the power of foreseeing and anticipating public opinion. The Ministry will have the honour of being associated with the work ; but the amnesty is due to the superb confidence of Napo leon 111. in the energy of his dynasty, and in the national greatness of his mission. Lc Temps is a little more guarded in its eulogy, and remarks that the Emperor has obeyed a sentiment which does him honour, but that he has, at the same time, known how to appreciate the necessities of the situation. Moreover, the Temps holds that the publication of the amnesty does not by any means avert the necessity of fully investigating the history of the June disturbances. Everyone is interested in ascertaining the truth—the public, who wish to know what dangers really threatened them ; and the magistrates and police, whose credit is affected by the repressive measures, whose need is not clearly proved. M. de Girardin, in the columns of the Liberte, gives hearty and unconditional praise to the " great act" which elevates the elected of Dec. 1848, the amnestied of bee. 1851, the crowned of Nov. 1852, above the clamour of partisans who are neither to be conquered by force nor by clemency. Another writer in the Liberte expresses a hope that a new era will date from this amnesty, an era in which the journals will be more moderate and the Government less rigorous in the interpretation of the press laws. _ . _ The Constitutionnel, which reprints with evident satis faction the Times leader on the Napoleonic cen tenary, rejoices over the amnesty, and foretells most bene ficial results. Press prosecutions are always, it maintains, useless, and the vigilance of M. Baroche has only served to increase their number of late years. Hencefor ward the Opposition journals will no longer be martyrs, and will therefore lose their strongest claim to popularity. The independent papers will feel themselves more free to combat the injustice and extravagance of the Opposition, which hitherto they hesitated to attack. In a country like France the most liberal policy is also the most prudent. To-day the Ministers are to be heard before the Com mission on the amendments to the Senatus-Consultum. The amendment of M. Chevalier, proposing to render the sittings public immediately, has been rejected by the committee. The National Fête of the 15th of August,which has been celebrated by Napoleon 111. ever since 1852, has always attracted a number of strangers to Paris. The first cele bration of this affair took place in 1802, when the First Napoleon decided that the 15th of August should henceforth be his fete-day. The most remarkable of these national solemnities during the First Empire was in 1809, which was attended with great eclat, in conse quence of the glorious treaty of Tilsitt. After his elevation to the throne the present Emperor restored the old custom of honouring this anniversary. Immense crowds - came to Paris on the eve of the Rite, and the greatest satisfaction was expressed at the arrange ments that were made. The programme of the Fete differed little from that of former years. Flags of all nations waved from the houses, and the profusion of colours in the Boulevards and the Rues de la Paix and Eivoli was particularly striking. The decorations of the Hotel de Ville were especially brilliant, and the illumina tions that took place at theTuiler'eg, the Champs Elysles, end the Place de la Concorde, afforled great delight to the crowd. Charitable works were not forgotten on this occa- I m, and crowds of p)or persona presented themselves at the mayoralty-house and other places, where liberal succour was bestowed. Most fortunately the weather was splendid, an 1 the enjoyment of the visitors was thus greatly enhanced. The ceremony of the performance of the " To Dunn " was most imp,sing. The free representa tions at the theatres gave great delight, and from an early hour crowds waited round them to attain an early The greatest order was maintained every- entrance. where, and no attempt was made to disturb the general harmony that prevailed. One of the most elegant decorations of this Fête was that displayed at the fountain of the Chateau d'Eau. The basin was converted into a garden, and all kinds of flowers and shrubs appeared in the most bcantiful variety. The whole was surmounted by a magnificent fan-palm tree. The fireworks in the evening were very brilliant, and after the display at the Champs Elysks, one would wander off to the Rue de Rivoli, where the effect produced was vary striking. The painted paper lamps imparted a Chinese aspect to the place, and some attach Es of the Chinese Legation, who were in the crowd, declared that they were reminded of Pekin. The splendours of this Fête will long live in the memory of those who witnessed it, and the attendance, both of French and foreigners, was very great. All the public places were so crowded that each might have passed for the only point of attraction. One of the most inter esting sights was the appearance of the old soldiers of the First Empire, who collected on the Place VendOme, and proceeded to the special service at the chapel of the In valides. The wreaths of inzmortelles were renewed on the iron railing of the Place Vendome. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—Mis Day. THE 1131?,VEST. The Times thus remarks upon the weather and th• :rops :—" The weather up to Saturday night was exceedingly unfavourable for securing the crops in the eastern district. Thus far the wheats have not sus tained much injury, but fine weather is now urgently needed for securing the harvest. A report from Bungay, Suffolk, states that the yield of wheat in that locality will fall short of that last year. Barley, however, is upon the whole a fair average crop. The weather has been very un propitious about Debenham, Suffolk, for harvest opera tions ; nevertheless, several pieces of wheat in the neigh bourhood have been cut. A large number of Irish harvestmen have arrived at Lincoln, but at pre sent not much progress has been made with harvest work in that neighbourhood ; last year the Irishmen arrived too late ; this year they have come too early. Wheat cutting has nor become pretty general in the neighbourhood of Godmanchester, Hunt ingdonshire, but the weather has been dull and showery. The wheats have turned out well, upon the whole, about Godmanchester. Harvest operations have become general about Crowland, Lincolnshire ; farmers complain of the wheat crop being below the average, as regards both quantity and quality. Oats and barley are, however, admitted to be good. Harvest round Kettering, Northamptonshire, is three weeks later than last year. It is feared that the pro bable yield will be two quarters per acre below the crop of last year; on the stiff soils the result is, however, more encouraging. Barley will be full average crop about Ketter ing, and oats are also good," The Magnet says: "Another week of unsettled weather succeeding the late rains, occurring at a time when a warm, dry atmosphere is urgently needed for the prosecu tion of harvest work, has considerably strengthened the be lief that the crops will turn out unsatisfactory, both as regards quality and quantity. From all parts frequent complaints are heard of damage sustained by the wheat from the continuance of wet weather, and, as at the present moment, the weather !thews no signs of holding up, apprehensions as to the ultimate safety of the crop are becoming more general. In some Farts the sheaves have been so thoroughly drenched as to render it almost impossible to carry them, and scarcely any wheat has been carted in good condition. There Is no doubt that too sanguine expectations have till recently been enter tained in respect to the wheat crop. There is no scarcity of excellent straw, but the ears are small and thin, and when thrashed out we believe that the yield will turn out to be even smaller than was expected by comretent authorities—that it will be under the average, and that that the quality will be inferior, are . admitted facts. Great variety is looked for in yield, quality, and weight. The best-farmed lands slim the best results, but even from them a heavy crop is not expected. A few samples of Talavera wheat, exhibited at Mark-lane, were of middl ing quality, weighing about 61 to 631bs. per bushel. Barley promises to yield well, and oats are generally re garded with satisfaction ; at the same time, the ravages committed by fly and lice have not been sufficiently exten sive to preclude the possibility of securing a fair crop of beans and peas. Roots look well. Mangolds and turnips will be more than an average, the late rains having increased their bulk. Potatoes, also, are free fioru disease, and fast improving. The pastures are in excel lent condition." "In the early districts of North Lancashire," says tne Liverpool Mercury, " the harvest may now be said to have fairly commenced. The wheat crop is very various. In the Fylde generally the wheat will he about one-sixth less than that of last year; but about Cockerham, and in that neighbourhood, it is expected that the weight of grain will be almost equal to last year's growth. The Preston Farming Company, who rent 550 acres of laud reclaimed from the marshes by the Ribble Navigation Company, aro now in the midst of their harvest, and have about 200 acres of wheat and oats already cut. The quantity of straw will be quite equal to that of last year, but, having thrashed out a portion of the crop, they find the yield of grain rather less than was expected. Throughout the district beans never looked better ; a considerable breadth of this pulse has been grown, and the crop is expected to be very heavy. Barley is now cut ting in the early districts, and promises a good yield of fine quality. On the Pilling mosses potatoes aro not doing so well, but in other parts of the Fylde, and in the districts south of the Ribble, they present a very favourable appear ance. Turnips and mangold wurtzels are doing well, the late rains haiing had a very beneficial effect upon them, as well as upon the grass lands, which were getting bare. The crop of hay is much heavier than that of last year, and has been secured in excellent condition." Wheat has sold at two shillings per quarter more money than on Monday last. The Church Commission will mcct in Dublin to day. Meetings for business will not begin until the 20th of September. The emigration of Cornish miners continues, more than 50 having left the country during the past week. The cause is not want of employment, but the low rate of wages. Unfortunately, the minors who are emigrating are mostly of the best class. An order has been received at Chatham dockyard directing the construction of a target of unusual strength, to be used at Shooburyness in the trials which are about be ing carried out with various descriptions of artillery, for the purpose of ascertaining the effects of vertical filing. The body of Mr. George Evans, the captain of the steam-tug, the boiler of which blew up last week, was found on Sunday afternoon lying in the mud on the Lank of the Thames near the Tower. An inquest will bo held upon it to-day. The Vicarage of Doncaster is going a-begging. Dr. Vaughan has taken so many responsibilities upon him self that it is bard to find any one to take his place. Ho spent the greater part of his official income—X6so—in pro viding curates. The Birmingham papers state that there is no pro bability of the Drillers' strike terminatiug at present. Of all the nail masters that were written to respecting a new jig, not one returned any answer. The condition of the nailers, owing to the inclemency of tho weather during the last fortnight, is most miserable. The criminal business of the Yorkshire Summer Assizes at Leeds was brought to a close on Saturday with a singular trial in the Crown Court, in which Robert Smith, of Bradford, was charged with having falsely imprisoned Mercy Wood, a lunatic, and taken possession of her property. The prisoner hed carried off the lunatic from her relations and locked her up in his own house. It was not known what bad become of her until lately, when she was seen at a window in a state of nudity. It was stated for the defence that there had been an attachment between Miss Wood and the prisoner in early life, and that her removal to Lis house was by his own consent. The learned judge considered that the case of false imprisonment had been made out, and the prisoner was found guilty ; but he was discharged on Lis own recognisances on the understanding that be would give up the lunatic's property - . We regret to announce the death of Mr. Charles Moore, M.P. for the county of Tipperary. The great battle-fields of the late American civil war are about to be illustrated by a series of views, pub lished in chronao-lithographic style, and taken from oil pictures painted on the spot. The accomplished artist, George L. Frankenstein, has been engaged in hard and incessant labour for three years on these views, and, it is stated, has travelled at least 4,000 miles to the different battle-fields. The views, each measuring 14 inches by 10 inches, are to be publishad in one or more volumes, toge ther with descriptions of the different battle-fields, con tgittiPS liiNt9llC4l OPIWIti9I4. WESTMINSTER. WILFUL DAMAGE TO A TRADESMAN'S GOODS.—A young man, in the garb of a labourer, who gave the name of James Oaks, was chargai before Mr. Arnold with wilful damage at a tradesman's shop. A clerk in the employmantof Messrs. Doyle and Forster outfitters, IA, Brompton-row, said that last evening some fancy shirts were hanging at the door properly secured. Defendant came up to the door and laid hold of one of the shirts violently. He continued to pull at it, and the shirt catching on a nail was torn throughout, and the amount of damage was 7s. 6d. The accused was drunk. Mr. Arnold reminded defendant that he had been at this court before, and told him that he had no doubt this was a piece of wanton mischief, for which he should commit him for a month to the House of Correction. THAMES. SMVGGLING. —James M‘Frewen, aged 30 years, and John Marshall, aged 32, wore brought up before Mr. Paget on a charge of smuggling 201 lbs. of foreign manipulated to bacco. Evidence having been given in support of the charge, Mr. Paget discharged Marshall, and fined M'Fre wen £l5 Os. 3d., the penalty sued for. He should be glad if the Commissioners of Customs would favourably consider M Trewen's case, and still further reduce the penalty. Mr. Graham said he would lay the case before the Board of Customs at once. COURSE OF EXCHANGE. Amsterdam. Short ... 11 191 ... 12 i Do ... 12 2 ... 121 2f Rotterdam 25 40 ... 25 45 Autwerp - ••• Brussels ... 25 40 ... 25 45 , Harnburgh — ... 13 11* ... 13 11 Paris Ditto .... ..... ~.. .... Marseilles Frankfort-on-the-Main: ... 121} ... 1211 Vienna ... 12 65 ... 12. 7u 12 65 2" Triest Petersburg Copenhagen... — ~ 9 'lt ... 9 28 Berlin Madrid.. Oadi7 Leghorn Milan — ... '26 271 ... 26 32 Genoa — ... 26 271 m . '26 321 Naples Palermo — ... 26 271 ... 26 321 Messina Lisbon — ... ;Ai ._. 52/ Oporto — ... 51/ ... 52/ Rio Janeiro — ... ". -- New York - ••• MARKE7 S-2 HIS DAY. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. Aug. 17.—Sales probably 15,000 bales. The market firm. EXCLUSIVE, VERY IMPORTANT, 11A - RE, AND VALUABLE are the properties of Lamplougu's Pyretic Saline, curing the worst headaches, sickness, skin, or biliary affections. Pleasant P411)41010, And inTigorati46. §91 , 1 by all cligialtNmilislyti SPORTING INTELLIGENCE —This DI) CITY BETTING.—THIS DAY. EBOR HANDICAP. 7to 1 agst Crown Princess (offered) 9to 1 agst Lord Hawthorn (offered) 100 to 9 agst Fortunio (offered) 100 to 8 agst War (offered) ST. LEGER. 6 to 4 agst Pretender (taken) 4to 1 agst Drummer (offered) 6to 1 agst Pero Gomez (taken) 20 to 1 agst Thorwaldsen (taken and offered) CESAREWITCH. 33 to 1 agst Paul Jones (offered) 50 to 1 agst Wildbad (taken) 50 to 1 agst Cecil (taken and wanted) 50 to 1 agst Paganini (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Starter (taken) 1000 to 10 agst benbow (wanted) CAMBRIDGESHIRE. 1000 to 10 agst Bel Giorno (taken) TAT TEE SALL'e—Last Evening. EBOR HANDICAP. Bto 1 agst Crowu Princess (taken) Bto 1 agst Viscount (taken) ST. LEGER. 6 to 4 agst Pretender (taken and offore I) 4to 1 agst Drummer (offered) sto 1 agst Pero Gomez (wanted) 10 to 1 agst Martyrdom (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Thorwaldsen (taken) 50 to 1 agst Lord Hawthorn (taken and offered) DERBY. 10 to 1 agst Sunshine (taken) 1000 to 30 agst Bribery colt (taken) 40 to 1 agst Torreador (taken) YORK AUGUST MEETING. Wednesday, Aug. 25. Acceptances for the Great Ebor Handicap. Two miler Age st lb Age st Kidderminster (inc. Miss Sarah fi11y.... 4 7 101 b ex) 5 9 3 Number Nip 3 7 Fortunio Tabouret 4 8 12 Weatherstar 5 7 (leant des Battailles 4 8 8 Amster 3 7 King's Cross 5 8 0 Stork 3 7 Viscount War Lord Hawthorn ... 3 7 8 Winifred Bracken. 5 7 8 Vansittart 3 6 Aneroid 5 7 8 Crown Princess ... 3 6 Blacklock RACING FIXTURES. UST. Canterbtuy., Settrbormigh -30, Baden Baden Great Yarmouth Derby Summer —3l, Sep Weymouth 31, Sep &It BEit: AUG Stockton lB Oxford 19 Hungerford 24 York 24, 25, 26 Croydon Plymouth 66, 27 SEPT/ Ipswich Margate 3 West Drayton 3 Warwick 7, 8 Curragh (Royal) 7,8, 9 Abingdon 9, 10 Doncaster 14, 15, 16, 17 Hampton 21, 22 Richmond .....21, Lichfield Western (Ayr) 22, Hendon 2B Monmouth.... 23, Newmarket Ist Oct 28, Lanark... 29 OCT Bedford 5, 6 Edinburgh 6, 7, 8 Leicester 7, 8 Bromley 7 8 Newmarket 2d 0ct...11, &c. Chelmsford l9 20 Kelso 19 20 NOV] Harrow ...2, 3 Worcester 3, 4 St. Albans 5, 6 Cheltenham l9. Curragh l9, 24,, , , West Drayton .........21, Hereford 2 l, Monmouth 28, Newmarkbt H'ton ...25, t, , BER. :MBER, Eglinton IN ut 6 Liverpool Shrewsbury ..... to, STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES, OCTOBEtL 7 I West Drayton Bromley NOVEMBER. Worcester 2,3, 4 I Shrewsbury 15, Harrow 2, 3 Leamington hunt ....23 Lverpool 9 10, 11, 12 COURSING FIXTURES. AUGUST. OCTOBER.. Ancaster and Willoughby, Lincolnshire 5, Orinchby 19, e Huntingdon Club.. 26, YACHTING FIXTURES. AUGUST. 21—Clyde Yacht Club: Corinthian Match 21— Cheshire Yacht Club: Fourth Match 24, 25 —Dartmouth Regatta 27 Torbay Royal Regatta 28-01 yd.: Yacht Club: Closing Cruise SEPTEMBER, 4—Prince Alfred Yacht Club: Closing Cruise - 17—Victoria Model Yacht Club: Second Class Match REGATIA3 AND MITCIIES TO CO.A.E. AUGUST 18 —Dover and Cinque Ports Regatta 19 —Alexandra Rowing Club: Senior Pairs, River Lea 21—Scottish National Regatta 2 ;—Dt.:ll, NValiner, and Kiugsdowu Royal Annual Reg 25—Vosyer Rowing Club: Senior Fours, River Lea 27 - Albion Rowing Club: Senior Fours, River Lea 28-oseLlators Rowing Club: Senior Sculls 28—Lurline Boating Club: Senior Sculls 30—Thames Rowing Club: Four-oared Gigs 30—West Loudon Rowing Club : Senior Sculls 31—KingstonTowu Rowing Club: Junior Gentle SEPTEMBER. 4—Hope Rowing Club: Eights 4—Oscillators Rowing Club : Junior Sculls B—Orion Rowing Club : Senior Pairs, Riv er L oa 10— Manchester Nemesis Rowing Club : Four-oared 11—West Loodou Rowing Club: Eights 11—Lurline Boating Club: Vice-President's Pairs 11—London Rowiug Club : Tub Fours 21—Alexandra Rowing Club: Scratch Fours, River L 25 —West London Rowing Club: Eights 25—Vesper Rowing Club : Club Fours, River Lea 25—London Rowing Club: Twelve-oared Race 25—Oscillators Rowing Club: Eights OCTOBER. 2—Manchester Nemesis Rowing Club : Eight-oared R PEDESTRIANISn—MAToues TO Come. AUGUST. 21—Mr H. Platt's 135 Yards Handicap, .£lO, New Balls Grounds, Basferd 21—Alkin and Suffield : 140 yards, £lO a side, Vict, Race Grounds, Leeds 21—Messrs. Wager and Cooper's 125 Yards Handl( final heat; Aston Cross Grounds, Birmingham 23—Mr Parnell's Two Miles Handicap Sweepstakes, Hackney Wick 21, 23—Various handicaps for the benefit of W. Wean'. manager of Bow Grounds 23—Messrs F. Hewitt and Peat's 505 Yards Handicap Novices, £lO, Queen's Ground, Sheffield 28 —Childs and Jones : 120 yards, £5 a side, Bow 28—Coley and Lang : 880 yards, £lO a side, the fon with 40 yards start, City Grounds, Manchester. BANK OF FRANCE. PARIS, Aug. 12. The following is the return of the Bank of Fra for the week ending to-day, together with the c responding figures of the previous account iSEBTOR. Notes in circulation 1,365,953,200 1,370,740,400 Banknotes to order an d receipts payable at sight Treasury account cur rent creditor Current accounts, Paris Do. branch banks Dividends payable Discounts and sundry 38,532,525 10 89,647,917 199,732,817 80 267,920,557 27 43,763,430 - 197,394,453 257,784,066 46,793,998 2,348,610 2,061,863 - - interests Rediscounted the last six months Surplus of receipts not distributed Sundries 2,622,248 88 2,299,204 991,660 38 991,660 - - 8,018,455 38 11,141,389 Total Cash in hand and in Aug. 5. fr. Branch banks Commercial bills over due Commercial bills dis- 575,411 48 counted, not yet due 285,018,442 69 Do. branch banks 255,169,404 Advances on deposit of 678,474 bullion _ Do. branch banks Do. on French Public 19,400,400 - 6,435,600 - 288,848,380 259,138,016 Securities Do. by branch banks Do. on railway shares and debentures Do. branch banks Do. on Credit Foncier 17,410,900 - 7,134,200 - 19,038,600 6,036,600 89,122,500 -- 33,463,050 - 17,306,600 7,218,500 88,605,400 Bonds Do. branches Do. to the State (Con vention, Juno 10, 1857) Government Stock re- 1,055,000 - 1,057,600 - 30; 533; 00 60,000,000 - 1,041,200 1,076,70 u serve Do. diTosable Rentes Immobalisdes 60,000,000 (Law, June 2, 1857) Hotel and furniture of the Bsnk and landed propel ty branches ... Expenses of .manage- 12,980,750 14 12,980,750 80,605,187 21 80,605,187 1C0,000,000 - 9,129,755 -- 100,000,000 went Sundries 8,995,887 755,901 09 715,851 8,018,455 58 8,822,488 Total Certified by the Senator-Governor of the Ba . of France. (Signed) ROVLAND. CREDITOR. Aug. 12. fr. St. Albans..