The Sun. — London, England, 1869-11-17 00:00:00

.sty the ighness go 3 on Ar- arrircd d here arrived A n do' 09. 151. . 131. 151. 071. 391• 271. 74 rn, old being port of !en re' r City ; ing. j have en air, a d th e , by 3 [3 au er, i g nore work, 3n turY the te d to 3 i e for b the 0 ill° mple to of , pr ess , es of 7epre a coil- :4444. uggi3~ and the bei' MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK. Business became dull to-day, but prices did not materially give way. Consols declined a shade, but Foreign Securities maintained their prices. In Railway shares, however, there is a trifling im provement in Metropolitan and Great Western shares. Conso:s are now at 93i to 934 for money; ditto, for Account, —; Three per Cent. Re duced, 92f 2 ; New Thee per Cents, 92 ; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, March, 5 prem. ; June, 8 prem. ; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, March, ; June, prem. ; Bank of England Stock, 44 per Cent., 239. India Stock, 10i per Cent., April, 1874, ; ditto 5 per Cont., July, 1880, 115 4 ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 1004 4 ; ditto Enfaced Paper, 1 per Ceat., —; ditto Bonds under £l,OOO, 20 prem. In the Foreign Market prices are steady. Egyp tian (1864), 861 to S7l; ditto (1868) Loan, 771 to 77} ; Italian, 521 to 53 ; Mexican, 12i to 13 ; Peru vian, 83 to 831 ; Oriel, 801 to 811 ex div. ; Char kof 80 to 801 ; Spanish, 261 to 261 ; Turkish, 80 to 82 ex div. ; ditto Five per Cents., 43 to 431. French Atlantic Cable is lower, at 161 to 161 Anglo-American Telegraph remains steady, at 20 to 201 ex div. ; Telegraph Construction and Main tenance, 311 to 321. Lombardo- Venetian are quoted at 191 to 191 ; and Great Luxembourg, 111 to 121. American Five-Twenty Bonds are 831 to 831 ; Erie Shares, 201 to 201 ; and Illinois, 981 to 981. In Railway Securities Metropolitan opened at 83, but they have improved to 831. Great Western are 54,1 ; Great Northern A Shares have risen 1 1071, the ordinary stock is 1071. Midland are 118 to 114 ; South Eastern have declined to 761 ; Cale donian is 791 ; Great Eastern are 36j to 361; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1251 to 1251 ; Lon don and Brighton, 431 to 431; London, Chatham, and Dover, 16 to 161 ; London and North Western, 119 to 1191. Great Western of Canada are 151 to 151; Grand Trunk, 15/ to 16 ; East Indian, 1111 to 112 ; Great Indian, 108 to 109. In Bank Shares Alliance are 121 to 131; Anglo- Austrian, Bs. to 10s. premium ; Chartered Mer cantile, 32 to 33 ; Consolidated, 41 to 4i ; im perial, 161 to 17 ; Imperial Ottoman, 21 to 21 prem. ; London and County, 48 to 49 ; London and Westminster, 581 to 591 ; Orients], 411 to 421 ; London Joint-Stock, 32 to 33 ; and Union of London, 37 to 38. Hudson's Bay are 131 to 131, being a decline of 1. General Credit is quoted at 1* to 1 dis. ; International Finance, 2 to 1j dis.; and National Discount, 11 to Wheat is dull on heavy foreign arrivals, but oats being short are firm. Asum of 50,000 sovereigns was withdrawn yes terday from the Bank for shipment to South America. The steamer Macgregor Laird has reached Liver pool from the West Coast of Africa, with gold dust and specie to the value of £1,483. The traffic of the metropolitan Railway shows an increase in the receipts of £1,326. The revenue of the Metropolitan and St. John's Wood Railway exhibits an increase of £4O. The receipts on the Metropolitan District Railway for the week repre sent £787, and the Glasgow and South Western an increase of £529. At the half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of the Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London, and China, an ad interim dividend of 4 per cent. for the half-year was declared. It was stated that the results would have been more satisfactory but for the backwardness of the China season and the gene ral depression of trade in the East. There had been no losses during the period, but there was one outstanding account which involved a possible loss of £1,200. Mr. C. J. Erskine, a former member of the Legislative Council of India, was elected a director in room of Mr. G. May, resigned. The dividend due the Ist December on the Chilian Pour-and- a-llalf per Cent. Loan is announced for Payment. The Mexican dollars by the steamer Shannon Were sold for China at 4s. 11id. per ounce, show ing no alteration. The directors of the Oriental Gas Company (Limited) have issued their report in anticipation of the meeting to be held on the 25th inst. The directors recommend a distribution of 6 per cent. free of income tax, payable on the 2d of December next. The prospectus has been issued of the Brighton Aquarium Company, with a capital of £40,000. The Aquarium is to be on a very large scale, and It is thought will be an object of great attraction at Brighton. The official liquidator of the Cefn Cilcen Mining Company (Limited) has obtained the sanction of Vice-Chancellor Stuart to pay a further dividend of ss. in the pound (making, with 15s. already paid, 20s. in the pound), to be paid on Monday, the 22d current. Messrs. Neroutsos and Co., of Manchester, de scribe the state of trade, by telegram, as follows : " Market is a shade steadier. Sellers find demand *very sluggish, at present currency, but refuse to make any appreciable concession." In most kinds of produce transactions are very moderate, but prices are, with very few exceptions, steady, supplies on offer being light. Cotton is the turn dearer. The oil and tallow trades still dull. Public tea auctions have opened quietly, and prices have occasionally favoured the buyers, but not to alter quotations. BRITISII FUNDS-TWO O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT rUNDS.; a por Cent. Consols Ditto for Account, Dec. 1 — 8 per Cent. Reduced 9 21 2 New 3 per Cent Now 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 a ~,--- Do. per Con an. 1873 Annuities, $O yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 Do (lied Sea Tele6raph), Aug., 1908 — xchoqu2:r Bills, £l,OOO, 24 p. Ct. March Do. 3 do. June 8 Do £lOO, £2OO & £5OO — Bank of E ng l a nd Stock, 44 per Cent De. opening Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds I nter-Colonial Onininnt INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIEe India took, 104 per Cent., April 1874 — Do. Opening, for Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do.l per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates Do. Enfaced Papeil per Cent.. Do. 5 per Cert., Jan. 1872 . — Do. 54 per Cent. May 1879 DJ spCir Cent., Rup.Theb. 1872 Do do 1877 — Do. do. 1882 - -00. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Boucle ; 4 per Cent., £l,OOO Do. under .£l.OOO 2O FOREIGN FUNDS— TWO O'CLOCK. Argentine Republic, ti per Cent Ultrian Bonds 5 per cent Do. 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent Do. 41 per Cent. 1852 Do. do 1858—... Do. uu 1860 — Do. do., 1863 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do Account 4 Juenos Ayres 6 per Cent. Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) ~..eltb 6 per Cent. Ugilian 6 per Cent — o. 1i per Cent..., Do. 3 per Cent., Do. 7 per Cent., 1866 1/4.) D n o. 6 per ce , t. 67 lo utuan, 6 per Cent.. Danisu, 3 per Cent., 1825 , — l icktu‘t.ian Principalities, 7 i.er Cent 10. Acccunt . • k,D 8 —r Cent., 1867 p u cualor New Consolidated, 1 per Cent 44 4yitiau, 7 per Ce.n• — "a SecOati issue ••• — Do. ..Cs's/C Bonds 331 Ito. 1864 Do. Account Do. £5OO Bonds Do. £lO6 Bolas B7l 1)0 . 7 per Cont., 1868 ~ 1) 0. £lOO Bonds Ciovernnitnt Railway Debentures 99i Cl reeir 5 per Cont., 1824 5, ex Coups -- Do. Corsi out - Do. Account u ttelliitht 5 per Cent . — Honduras Gov Rail. Loan. , .. 10D ., ' I Ct all pd 831 41 44144 Peg cent., aso 00000 ~,,,,,,,,,,m. "- I Do. Account . ,. 831 Do Maremmana Railway — 11exic.ar. 3 per Cent . — Ditto fcr Aecour.t Po. 186.. i — Do 6 per Cert. Anglo-French ••• ."... aenteridQati 0 per Cent. .. — Nlecrish Imperial 5 r.er Cent New Granada — Do 3 per Gen, — Do. Deferred - Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account . .. 831 i Do 41 per Cent. ((It j)arren) Do 4f per Cent., 1862 Do Account Portsguese 3 per Gt., 1853,'6, 7,'9,'60,'2,'1 32i 3 Do. do. 1867 — Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid — Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St Do 44 per Cent . 1850 Do 4f per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cont., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do 'do, Scrip — Do. Auglo-Dutcli, 1861, .£lOO Boudt.., 91 } 2 i Do. do. £Bl 15s. do — Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds 92i 2i Do. do £B4 15s. do — Do Nicolas hallway C5i !- Sardinian 5 per Cent — Spanish 3 per Con ... Do. Accf,unt Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Deforron — Do. Account Do. Passive — Do. Cow. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan — Do Government, 1864 Do dc, 1868 Turkish 6 per Cent 4ll ,A. • Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do Account Do £lOO Bonds — Do 6 per Cent, 1862 Do. Account 66 Po £lOO Bonds — Do 5 per Cent. 1865 — Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1860 — Do. Acc.ant Do 4 per Cont., Guaranteed Dividends on the above payable iu London Austrian o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 4} per cont., Ex. 25f. Dutch 2i- per Cont. Er. 12 Gail., — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... French Relates, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. Italian 5 per Cent. 1861, Ex. 25f. Do Account 53 TWO O'CLOCK. Jonsols, Money Do. Account, Dec. 1 .. 931 111ARKET.S.-7his Day. LIVERPOOL COTTON. Nov. 17.—Sales probably 10,000, bales. The market quiet. PARIS CORRESPONDENOE. TVZSDAY. The Liberty, which always professes to penetrate official secrets, tells us confidently that the Government believes that Rochefort will be elected by a large majority. The prefects of police, according to this account, affirm that there are in the First Circumscription 21,000 men who have formed themselves into a kind of brigade, and who will, without a single exception, vote for the hero of the Lanterne. The Liberty remarks that the Government has only itself to thank for so undesirable a state of things, since, by cutting down and dividing the circumscriptions in the manner which it thought most favourable to its own special interests, it has succeeded in creating one electoral district composed of the worst quarters, the inhabitants of which, being likely to profit by any disturb ance, are certain to vote for those who are most capable of producing it. Ledru Rollin does not seem likely to be a successful candidate, as his revolutionary friends anticipated. The Siecle of to-day prints the names of the four candidates which it favours in large type at the head of its first :column. The two I have just mentioned are selected for the first and third divisions, while MM. Brisson and Emmanuel Arago are chosen respectively for the fourth and eighth. The only difficulty attaching to the selection arose in the eighth where the choice had to be made between E. Arago, Gent, and Herold, and a ballot was necessary to decide the question. Felix Pyat was present two days since at an electoral meeting in the Faubourg St. Antoine, and delivered an impassioned address, at the end of which he withdrew from his position as a candidate inassermente for the Eighth Circumscription, advising them to elect a working man in his stead. The language of orator and audience alike was ominous enough. In one passage of his speech, which traced the history of the famous principles of Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity, M. Pyat com pared the position of France in 1789 and 1869. In place of the King they had the Emperor, for the Swiss, the cent garcles, for the lettres de cachet they had warrants, and close by them for the Bastille—here the speaker was interrupted by a unanimous cry of " Mazas! Mazas ! we will dostroy it also !" You will not be surprised after this that Felix Pyat's impassioned appeal to the " people of the great faubourg,the faubourg of the Bastille, of Sauterre and Bandin should have closed with the words " Vive la R6publique !" in the midst of enthusiastic applause. The large electoral meeting at the Rue Doudeauville, though less excited, was stormy enough. The manifesto of the Left was denounced, and the name of M. Carnet scouted. Rochefort did not present himself, to the great disappointment of the audience. After the manifesto com plained of had been read and received with hisses, a speaker present exclaimed that their meeting was evidently providential, and the opportune appearance of the docu ment would induce them all to vote for Rochefort. The assembly after refusing to listen to anything in favour of other candidates, broke up, shouting the favourite cry of "Five Rochefort." The Journal des Davis announces that M. Pouyer Quertier has accepted the invitation of 6,000 electors to stand for the Third Circumscription. The deputies of the Northern Departments wished to state their objections to the Commercial Treaty with England before the Council of Ministers instead of beforo the Minister of Commerce. A letter from M. Kolb-Bernard announces that their request has been refused. The reason assigned was the fear of establishing a precedent which might produce awkward results at a subsequent period. M. Kolb-Bernard does not think the Government will take the initiative in denouncing the treaty. The northern deputies have resolved to address an interpellation to the Government on the subject, and the debate in the Corps Vgislatif will refer to the general question of free trade. The Emperor has just addressed a most affectionate letter to Dr. Ricord, in which ho expresses his grati tude for the successful treatment he received from him during his illness. The letter was accompanied by a snuffbox set with diamonds of the value of £BOO. There has been some idea of Dr. Ricord following Dr. Nelaton to the Senate ; but it does not find universal favour; and some have urged, in opposition to the proposal, that the doctor is too friendly with Prince Napoleon. I hear that M. Benoist and his friends intend to ques tion the Government at the opening of the session about the latitude that is given to the press, not only in the matter of discussion, but also in the language employed when treating of public affairs. A contradiction has been given to the report that the Government intended to propose that the Corps Logislatif should nominate the Municipal Council of Paris. Nothing has as yet been decided on the subject. It is asserted that M. Rochefort has made the necessary declarations for starting. a journal, in which he will give his advice to the electors. BREAKFAST.— EPPS'S COCOA.— G ItATEF 1.11. AND CO 3f- FORTING. —The very agreeable character of this prepara tion has rendered it a general favourite. The Civil Service Gazette remarks :—" The singular success which Mr. Epps attained by his hoimeopathic preparation of cocoa has never been surpassed by any experimentalist. By a thorough knowledge of the natural laws which govern the operations of digestion and nutrition, and by a careful ap plication of the fine properties of well selected cocoa, Mr. Epps has provided our breakfast tables with a delicately flavoured beverage which may save us many heavy doc tors' bills." Made simply with boiling water or milk. Sold only in tin-lined packets, labelled JAMES Errs and Co., Homoeopathic Chemists, London. LADVERTISEMENT.J—Avoid Medicines: they always ag g r avate chron i c c omplaints: but Du Barry's delicious health-r es t or i ng Re valenta Arabica F ood, which .yields . three times the nourish mentof the best meat , saves 50 times its cost in other remedies, and invariably restores perfect digestion, strong nerves, sound lungs, healthy liver, pure blood, refreshing sleep, functional re gularity, and energy to the most disordered dered or enfeebled. We ex tract a few out of the 68,000 cures:— The Pope's health restored by Du Barry's Food. Cure N o. 68,413. "Rome, July 21, 1866. —The health of the Holy Father is excellent, especially since abandoning all other remedies, he has confined himself entirely to Du Barry's Revalenta Arabica Food, of which h . e consumes a plateful at evefy meal. It has produc ed a surprisingly bene flcial effect on his health, and his Holiness cannot praise this excel lent food too highly. From om the "Gazette du Midi, July 25 Cure No. 58,216, of the Marchioness do Brehan , of seve n years' lives complaint, wasting away, debility, nervousness, with a nervous palpitation all over, bad digestion, constant sleeplessness, and the most intolerable nervous agitation: Cure No. 1,771; Lord Stuart de Decies, Lord Lieutenant of Waterford, of many years' dyspepsia. No 19,832: " Fifty years' indescribable agony from dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, constipation, flatulency, spasms, sickness, and vomiting.—Maria Joly."—Cure No 46,270: Mr. James Roberts, of Frimley, Surrey, of 30 years diseased lungs, spitting of blood, liver derangement, and partial deafness. Important Caution.—Beware of the many unsavoury and more than sloppy imitations to which, *ithout POWDER ; nsTbDst iu4. authority, iotssi .s Baron —Also skio dDd L ihn i e iß b t nb g } : e s 2Rasy ni d m : name is s s o 6 s a t a s ud ib a s ci l o j u s sly l2 at i t b a s ch 2,: e g d ; . i s s lt te E rs v . A o E r Tv l r 2 A c A up it s ll , 3 ,t re v A s:C forHOCe ,OLcAupT at 3s 6d, for 48 cups at 6s, for 288 cups at 30s, f o r 576 cups at 558 —being about one penny per cup. The 30s and 55s tins are sent freo of carriage in England on receipt of Post-OfficeOr ter.-- BARRY DU BARRY and Co. N Q 77 uegeritotreet,L9Ltdm and all Qmsara dad Glnaiolo, nili SUN, LONDON, WEIIINESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 17, 1869. LIS7. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Closing Business Share NAME. Paid. Price done 10 Agra Limited, A tall 101 111 10 Do B lO 34 41 34 50 Albion l5 9 7 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lim all 231 241 p 244 4 20 Anglo-Hungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 5 4 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 11 13 20 Do issued at 2 pm._ , 5 5 4 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lint. 25 Bank of South Australia all 30 32 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 39 10 Bank of New Zealand all 154 161 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, Bnd China all 18 19 25 Chartered Mere. of India. London, and China all 32 34 20 City lO 10 11 101 100 Colonial 25 36 37 10 Consolidated, Lim. 50 Delhi and London, lint so East London, lir 20 English and Anw -lean, lint 10 ... ... 20 English Bank of Rio de J ft neiro. lim lO pr 1p 20 English, z.7cottish, and Aus tralian Chartered .. all 161 164 284 Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation al] 36 33 • 281 Du new ll/ 4 5 100 Imperial, lint 2O 15 16 20 Imperial Ottontaq 1b lonian all 19 '22 25 Do new 5 6 3 Lnd Mortgage of India, lim 4 34 3 1 100 Do sp.e. De b 5.1864, 30 all 76 76 80 100 London Bank; of Mexico and South America, lint. 20 7 6 100 London and Brazilian, line. 45 15 30 20 Do new 71 5 41 100 London &River Plate, Rm. 40 6 8 25 Do new 10 11 2 p 20 London Chart. of Australia all 23 t 234 20 London and County 2O 494 501 50 Do new, iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd. 11 ... ... London Joint St oc k Bll 321 London and South African al 8 9 100 London & S.-Western, lim, 20 13 11 50 London & Venezuela, lim 124 ... ... 100 London and Westminster 2O 571 584 57 4 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm 2O 100 Merchant, lim 25 61 54 10 Metropolitan, lim all 71 74 9 4 4 00 Midland, lim 2O 11 1 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lint l5 3,1 a lp 00 National Provinc. of Eng'd 42 ... ... 10 Do 50 National. 3O ... .. 20 New South Wales all 41 43 381 9 20 North-Western 7l 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 41 42 50 Provinc. Bank. Corpo., lim lO 61 51 80 Provincial of Ireland 25 90 92 10 Do new. all ... ... 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, line 25 14 11 100 Do issued at 6 pin lO 8 6 25 Union or Australia all 46 41 100 Union of Ireland, line 50 Union of London TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. ITIEiTiIo-American Tei., lira all 204 201 201 10 Anglo Mediter Tel., Hui.— 10 17, 1 176 17 • at Atlantic Telegraph lO 15 17 1.5 at Do. 8 per cent. at B. and I. Magnetic Tel., hm lOO 163 163 at Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 251 259 10 Do. New 8 12 13p 25 Indo-European Tel., hm lO ld pr 5 Lond. Provincial Tel. lim all al I 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent all j 1p 10 Mediterra. Exten. Tel., Jim all 61 71 71 25 Reuter's Telegram all 79 81 20 Societe Transatlant., hm all 10 164 16 4 at Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all 1; 2 SU. Kingdom Tel. Co., lim all 7 71 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref all 41 5 p THE KING OF THE BELGIANS. On Tuesday afternoon Sir J. C. Lawrence, Vice-Presi dent, and Mr. Alderman Cotton, and Captain Charles Mercier, honorary secretary, of the Belgian Reception Committee, proceeded to Windsor as a deputation, in order to have an audience with the King of the Belgians, and learn his Majesty's pleasure as to the presentation of the national address. His Majesty received the deputa tion in a drawing-room at the Castle, and cordially shook hands with each member of it. Sir J. 0. Lawrence said the deputation had come to announce to the King officially that the address from the nation was ready for his Majesty's gracious acceptance. Captain Mercier then handed the list to his Majesty, who was deeply touched. He said he could not possibly express the feelings of gratitude with which he received the announcement that an address of such magnitude was to be offered to him from the whole of the English nation. It had in his estimation a value that was beyond calculation, and no offering that could be thought cf would have proved so acceptable. To receive such an expression of a nation's regard, and welcome, howeier much he loved the English, and however unworthy he was, was a return he certainly could never have looked for, and one for which he could not sufficiently express his thanks. He wished to say how grieved the Queen of the Belgians was that she was pre vented from attending. Tie last twelve . menths had been most trying to her ,health, and she was now fai from well. To have joined with his in receiving so magnificent an expression of regard would, he need hardly say, have been beyond measure gratifying to her. Her Majesty Queen Victoria had intimated her wish that the address should be presented to him a , Buckingham Palace, and he would have the greatest pos sible pleasure in attending there on Thursday, the 25th inst., at twelve o'clock, to receive it. Sir 3. C. Lawrence, in thanking his Majesty for his gratifying reply, alluded tl the invitation that had been conveyed through the Com mittee to his Majesty from the Lord Mayor of London, as president of the committee, that the King would be pleased to attend a grand banquet, to be given, in honour of this event, at the Mansion-house on the evening of the day upon which the address is presented. His Majesty said that he had received the invitation, and, as he had already intimated, would accept it with the greatest possible plea sure, The ceremony of presenting the address at Buck ingham Palace will be upon a scale commensurate with the occasion. The lord-lieutenants and high sheriffs of counties, the mayors and ex-mayors, with deputations from corporations, will attend in official costume and robes of office. The militia and volunteer commanding officers have also received invitations to be present at the ceremony. SIR STAFFORD NORTHOOTE ON INDIAN BAILIV AYS. Some important correspondence on the subject of the extension of railways in India and their future construc tion and management has been issued. The last letter is a despatch from Sir Stafford Northcote, the then Secretary of State for India, to the Governor-General in Council, dated the 24th November 1868, which, after dealing with several of the propositions raised on the railway question, proceeds :—" If it would be politically dangerous or embar rassing to Government to have very large English capital invested in Indian railways, because of the responsibility for interest, that danger or inconvenience would in no degree, I think, be removed by the adoption of the Governor General's proposal to buy the railwaya. For, however or whenever they might be bought, it would still be with borrowed money, so that the amount of English capital jeopardised in India would still remain the same though its form would be different; neither could it possibly be advis able or economical to set aside, out of borrowed money, a sinking fund for the purpose. lam very distinctly of opinion that it would not be practicable to make any change in tho manner of dealing with a surplus revenue over the guaran teed interest. I believe that the prospect and even the pos sibility of such a surplus has real importance in determin ing the value of Indian railway shares ; and that if, in any future contract, this prospect were interfered with, or cut off in the manner suggested, much higher terms would be necessary to ensure success. I have elsewhere observed that the political and military advantages of the present commercial railways to the Government would be cheaply purchased, even were the railway system more costly to the Government than it is ; and looking forward to similar advantages hereafter, from the construction of future railways of that character, I am not disposed to hinder their construction by the demand of too onerous terms, or to insist too strongly upon the pecuniary sacrifices involved in their completion." 01..0INAltY SliAltES AND STOCKS. Closing linsinees RallwAys. Paid. Price. done. at 8, ist )1 and Exeter ...... 100 71 72 Bt thitedunian . ........ 100 714 801 791 et Cambrian. 20 Cornwall..... st Dublin & Belfast June lOO st Dun„l'erth,& Ab.Junc lOO 70 72 2) East London all 61 71 tO Do 15 Do 10 at Glasgow &S. Western lOO 101 106 at Ureat Eastern ..' 'oo 36 37 it Do. E. Angl. No. 2 lOO ... at Great Northoi Scotland lOO 15 16 et Great Northern lOO 106 103 it Do. A stock at Do. 11 stook at GtS, and W. of Iretaud lOO 57 •U et Gt. Western —Original lOO 551 56 54 1 .st Do. South Wales lvo 17 5) et Do. W. Mld.—Oxtord lOO 31 16 at Do. Newport lOO 32 34 at Lancashire & I orkshirv lOO 1241- 25 st Lon., Brigh.,7k S.Coast lOO 43 431 431 1 00 Do Scrip at Lon., Chat., and Dover lOO 161 101 st Do. getrop. A..„ 100 lu 12 it Lun. &.North Western lot 161 11.0 119 1 at Lon. G South Western lvo Sr 'A Man., 621e1., & Lincoln lio 031 54 52: 1 at Metronoiltan at Do ExteasLia 5 Do. IN ew rd all at Metropolitan District. all 31 26 31 10 Metrop. at. 11 00.1 6 at M.°, slid st !Armin. & Verbs at Nil' 1° British ..... 100 33 44 at Du. rth., & Dun lO9 at I' or rVastern—Berwior lOO 117 113 1181 25 D . .61. N.E purchase-1(.11.1 at 1) , Leods . •... 100 79 10 at 1) o York lOO 113 116 at 1) °Carlisle . at 1) oStoek.dt 100 151 153 1541 4 at North Loulou 10 Do I\ ew 1808. 4 11 2 p at North Staffordshire." lOO 06 18 58 st North anti Junction 100 US 101 10 Do New £lO shares 7 ... .• at 111 , :imney at Shropshire Union lOO 581 5 1 at South Devon:— st South Eastern lOO 77 771 731 at Staines, Wok'haiu, & Wok all: 13 14 st lan Vale lvu 154 158 -- Do. C wateriord 10 Waterloo & Whitehall 6 RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. at Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 86 88 st Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO ... at Do. Scot. N.E., 41 per cent lOO at Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO ... st Do. do. 7 per cent lOO st Do. do. Ordinary lOO 78 82 st Do. Midland st Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, 3 per cent gua all st d Dundee, I'erth, and Aber deen J unction lOO 105 107 st Do. let Class preference lOO ..„ st ti las. & S.W. gua. 5 per et lOO st qt. Eastern, E.O Lx. No. 1 100 98 10J st Do do N 0.2 lOU 96 99 st Do do 6 per cent 100 110 113 st Do East Anglian A sp. c. 100 st Do do B 6 do. 100 st Do do C 7 do. 100 st Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 st Do E. Union 4p. c. gua. 100 68 72 at Do Norfolk 5 p.c.Ex.1816 100 ..„ st Do do 5 p.e.Way.Val.lBl7 100 st Great Not thorn, 5 per cent 100 112 st Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. C. pm. 100 Do 41 do do do 100 at Do 5 do at sp.c. pm 100 st Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO ,„ st Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf 100 st Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 94 9(1 st GEWest.— . •Orcg.oJnt. - itent chg., per gua.s p.c lOO 104 106 1061 st Do. Orig. (B. &H. Ex). 5 p.c lOO 95 100 st Do do 41 per cent. 1850 lOO 87 89 at Do do 4 do do st Do do 5 per cent. rodent lOO pG 98 st Do do Birmingham gua lOO 66 70 at Do do do pref lOO ... ... st Do do Chester gua lOO b 5 9u st Do do do 8 per cent. 100 „. . . at Do du do 5 du 100 95 let, at Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 „. ... at Do do 44 p.c lOO „. ... at Do do 44 1650., lOO ... .. • at Do do 5 ... ... st Do West Alia. Oxford lat g. 100 114 113 st Do do 20 gua. 100 107 111 st Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c. 100 90 92 st Do do 20 do 100 97 top 100 130 1:35 at Do gua. 51 per cent. 1863 100 ... .. 00 Lancaster 0 Garfish/ 41 p.c. all .. .. at Laneash. 0 Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1,3 4:3 . 3 st Do Barnsley, .C 5 3s 10,1 P.C. 100 ... . at Do po 6 4 p i . c . 03 ( (East 1 ; p ur e Lancashire) h). 100 93 100 stl London 4t Brichton, 5 p. c. guaranteed, No 1 lOO ... .. • stj Do 5 per cent. gua No. 2 . 100 ... ... st Do 6 do do lOO st Do 5 do Ny. 4 lOO st Do 7 per cent lOO ... ... st Do 6 do (W.li. & C.P.) 100 ••• ••• at Do 4 do 1859 lOO ••• ••• at Loudon, Chatham, 0 Dover 5 per cent lOO atj London and N.W., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO 110 114 at Do Bedford &Cambridge lOO at Do Shrewsb'y & Welchp'l lOO ••• ••• ••• st London and S W. 7 p,c late 3d shares, lOO 140 150 a Do (Portsm. perp anis 2stid) all ~ .. a Man., Sher., & Liucln. 6 p.c. 100 . .. Do X. 4 all par Ipm a Do 31 per cent lOO GO U 5 1 Do redeem. 6 percent 5 at Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 13U 135 a Du Bristol& Birm., 6p. c lOO 1t I 133 • Do 41 per cent. redeem lO6 • Do 41 per cent. irredeem lOO 05 10.] B Do Leicester & Irchn,4 p.c lot/ 80 PI at North British, 5 p.e. No. 1 lOO st Do B. &U. 4p.c.5.& D I 00 at Do N. 8., N 0.2, 5 per cen.t lOO at Do Border Union, 51 p.c lOO at N.-Eastern—Cons. 4 p.c.._ 100 Si 69 at Do 41 per cent. redeem lOO 97 911 at Do C- 1 - N.E. 4 per cent., lOO 17 Du Lerwick capital Du York, U. &S. purchase lO 10 101 Do Stcktn & Drling. A. 5 p.c lOO 107 104 at 110 W, liartlepool U. and It 100 87 80 20 North Staffordshire all 201 211 10s S. Devon Annuities, Ls all 9 10 lOs Do Tavistock Anus., 10s all 81 91 lOs Do Fixed 41 per cent all 5 81 10:6. S. hast. (Read. Anus., 1.0.6) all 22 23 at Do 41 percent lOO ... st Do Fixed 41 per cent lOO at Taff Vale No.l IOU 150 155 Bt Waterford & liilkenny, 6pc 100 43 45 RAILWAYS.-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year at Caledonian 41 p e gua. st Do Scot. Ceu. win. 7p c lOO at Do 41 p irredeena all ... st Du 4p c con. issued at 80 61 at Great Eastern 41 per cent. 100 77 80 at Do 5 du, 1862 lOO 87 90 874 at Do NOW 5 do, 1863 lOO 88 88 et Do do 5 do, 1864 lOO 8.1 86 at Great Northern, 5p c irred. 100 st Do Permanent 5 per cent. 100 at Do Boston & Sleafd, 4.1 pc 100 st Great West., W. Midi., 5p c 100 ... , at Do Joint i.orpo. 5 p e,1865 100 88 92 at Du do 6p e irred., 1866 100 09 111 20 Do Vale eath perp. 5p c all st Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B lOO b Lane. anti York New 41 per cent till July, 1871 et Loud., Brig &c., 41 pc, 1858 100 st Do do 4 do, IS6O 100 ••• at Do do 41 du, 1861 PM ..„ st Do do 41 do, 1863 100 at Do do 5 do, 1865 100 at Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 at Do No. 7 sdo at Loud , Chat., &c., 2d, 6 p.c et Do Metrop. Ex.,116 p.e 100 Do do C 6 p.c et Loudon & N Western 5p c 100 l U i 1 10 et Loudon &S. Western, p e 100 93 05 10 Mau. chef. & Lin., 5 pc, 1865 all 9 94 at Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO 100 104 et Midland, it 5 per cent prof. leo 107 109 at Do B do 100 IU7 109 16 Do spc opt. to cony. to Ord. Stk., St. 1, 1869 all 201 21 18 Do Inconv. New Shares all 10 19/ /TA Do .5 p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31,187 . 2 Bl 21p at North British, E. and CI- No. 1, .5 per cent 100 at Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 Do E ,P., & Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 ... at Do E. &C,l , No. 2, 5 p.c 100 at Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 100 ... at Do E. & G., N 0.3, 5 p.c 100 et Do E. & G., (Ordiry) 4$ p c 100 st North Eastern, 4$ per cent 100 97 99 at Do Stock. & Darl., D 100 112 113 at North London, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) et North Staffordshire 5p c lOO at South Eastern, 41 pc, 1859 100 at Do 5 do 1861 100 ••• ••• st Do .5 do (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 at Do .5 do, 1864 st r.ctoria, St. &Pimlico, 41 pc 100 RAIL WAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS st Birkenhead lOO 91 93 00 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer.., all 98 100 at Buckinghamshire at Chester and Holyhead lOO 51 60 at Do. 51 per cent. st Do. = do. ...., 100 11 6112 st Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO st Colchester Steer Valley ~, 1 00 st East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lOO 13; 1: . ;} 20 Gloster and Dean Forest all a Gt. E.asn., Newm., &c., 5 p.e 10 0 a Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 •• at Do. do. Woodbrg. Ex., do 100 • " at Gt. West, W. Mid., Herat 100 96 1, ;; 50 Hull and Selby all 110 112 st Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 212 216 at London and Blackwall at Do. 41 per cent lOO •• • at London, Chat., &c., 41 p. C. 100 SOO at Do. Com. Fund, 5 do 100 at London and Greenwich at Do. do Preference lOO at London, Tilbury, & South 100 83 85 st Lowestuft,gua 4 percent lOO 79 9 1 a t Do. 4' . 6 do 51 Manch., Nlatlk all, st Midland, Bralford, Pref lOO 9.i 10 Mid Kent Cray Lize) 50 Northern& East., 5 per cout all 53 54 60 Do. do. 6 do. all at N. Eastern—Hartlepool st N.West.A porp. prat*, 5p c. 100 1 . 07 109 at Do B minimum 1/ p.c lOO at Notting. & Urauth. R. & C lOO . 33 91 25 Preston and NV yr°. •all 44 46 Royston, Hitch., and Shep. 100 13 2 134 at Shrewsbury an Hereford 100 132 134 10 Do 8 2 21/3 a S. Yorkah. and Rive r D un 100 97 Su • D 4 percent gua 10; 7g So o at Vict. Station and Pimlico lOO . at West Cornwall 20 West London, Class A all 13 14 20 Do do B all 20 Do do C all • s t Weymouth and Portland lOO ••• ••• at Wilts and Somerset DOCKS. et East and We,IL Inclia lOO 113 12 London and St. Katherine lOO qy 51 100 D oDeb. stock, 4 par cent all Millsvall Freehold Land st Dock lOO 27 33 at Southampton lOO 6$ 70 at §urrey GpialnAgoig lOB 108# . MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 15 151 151 25 Australian Agricultural 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lim 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lim 3 5d 10 Berlin Water 'Works, lim all 131 111 10 Do. New all 111 15 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lim. 5 Bombay Gas, Um. 5 Do. New 4 11 id 50 British American Land 44 15 17 20 British Indian Tea, lim all 2i 31 20 British Ship Owners 29 Canada Company all 63 t,6 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lim 2l .. . 20 Ceylon Company, lim. _ _ • - Ceylon comp., 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lim 5 25 City of London Real Pro perly, bin 9 51 412 30 City of Milan Improv. lint all 6 6 25 City of Moscow Gas, lint all 50 City Offices, lira 25 23 22 d 221 60 Colonial, lira. Do. 50 Commercial Vnion (Assur) b pr ; p 10 Company of African Mer chants, lira. 20 Continental Union Gas, lim all 20 27 261 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 71 per cent. 100 Corporation of London Bonds, 1677, 41 par cent. all 1031 1041 100 Do. 1879, 41 per cent. all 1041 1051 100 Do. 1882, 44 per cent. all 103 104 10 Credit Fon. of England, lint. all 21 2/ 50 Credit Fon.of Mauritius Urn lO 31 212 at Crystal Palace lOO 22 24 23 at Do. Preference lOO 92 97 at Do. 6p. c Perpetual Deb. 109 105 110 109 11 20 Darjeeling, lira. 10 Eastern Assam, lim. 6l ...d 50 East Indian Land Credit and Finance, lira. 20 East India Irriga, & Canal all 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lim. 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy. Gua. by Egypt. Gov all 98 99 991 1 20 Egyptian Cont.& Trad. lint. 6 „. 3 Eng. & Aus t ral. Copper, lim 21 j 15 English and Foreign Credit 71 41 3j2 100 Eng. and Scot. Sienna, lim. ...d 10 Fairbairn Engineering 5 3 22 20 Fore-street Warehouse,lim l2 1 2 p 100 For. & Col. Gov. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at J..:35 all 83 20 901 50 Gallivant, lim. 10 General Credit 3; Dis., bin 71 11 12 61 15 General Steam Navigation 14 27 20 50 Home &Col. Marina In. lint. 5 21 22 10 Hong Kong and China Gas all ... 20 Hudson's Bay all 121 13 20 Imperial Land Co. of Mar - sallies, lint 20 Intern& Financial Soc. lint 5 '2 1 4 20 luterna. Land Credit, lint 6 6 4d 50 Italian Land 5 Id p 20 - Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all 3 3 4 100 Do. 6p. c, Bds., redeem 1870, issued 90 all 67 69 651 50 Land Securities, lim 2l 112 25 London African Trading lO 7 5d 25 Lon. & Caled. Marina, Inn. 6 -. 4 10 London County Land and Building, lira 50 Loud. Financial Asso., lint 30 22 21 4 Lond.Gen.Omnibus.Co.lim. all 2 21 29 16 50 Loud. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, lim 25 21 162 20 Lond. & Provincial Marine 2 4 4 P r at Madras Irriga. & Caul. Gus. sp.c. by India Gov, lOO 104 106 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agencp t iim 50 Merchant Shipping, lirn. all 32 37 SO Millwall Iron Works, liar. 121 10 Natal Land and Colonisa tion Co., Hui. 25 National Discount Co Hai 5 10k 111 10} 25 National Pros. Marina,, lira. 4 • • 10 National Steam Ship, li r a, all 91 101 20 Nerbudda Coal & Iron, lira. 6 31 32 10 New Consolidated Dis. bin 3 11 11a 5 1\ ew Quebrada, lirn 4.8.0 44 44 25 New Zealand Loan & Mer • cantile Agency,lim ^l 1 1P 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, lim 10 Northern Assam Tea, lira. 5 7 ' 5 10 Do. B at North Brit. Austral., Rm._ 100 48 53 50 North Brit. & Mercan. In 6l 19 191 25 Oeeau Marine (Insurance) 5 13 14 60 Oriental Financial, lim ll 5 Oriental Gas, lint .. all 7 8 5 Do. New ............... 10 Otago and Southland In • vestment, .............., id iP 5 Ottoman Gas, lint lf 21 10 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian R. Mail lint - 5 Do. do. at Peel R. Land & Minerl • lim 100 31 34 50 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all 6 48 50 Do. New 1867 lO 11 121 9 50 Rhymney Iron 1 Do. New Lta. all 6 1 7 2 Rio de Janeiro City Im 1' all 18 19 Do. Gas, lira__ all 24 241 100 Royal Mail Steam go 43 5 50 Scottish Aust. Invest., lint lOO 78 83 Do. 6p. c. Guar. Pref. 100 ... Societe Fin. d'Egypte, lim. 10 7 62 Societe Gen.de l'Empiro Ot. 8 24 31 50 S. African Mort. & Inv., lim. 6 ... 25 South Australian Land' all 33 34 20 Telegraph Con. &Main.,lim all 29 294 32 20 Thames and Mersey Marina (Insurance), lim 2 24 3 20 Trinidad Petroleum, 81 ip 10 Trust &Agency of Aus.,lim. 1 .. 4 1 10 Do do. do. all 20 Trust & Loam Co., U. Canada 5 j 'j, 50 Union Marine L'pool, lira 5 20 Union Steam Ship, liar all 22 21 15 United Discount Corp.,lirn 6 „ , 20 Universal Marine(ln.), lim 5 ; 2 I : 9 p 10 Upper Assam Tea, lira all 11 2 30 Van Dieman's Land 231 g 7 100 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. (31ortgago Loan all 79 80 824 50 Warrant Finance, lim 50 West India and Pacific Steam, lira 2O 5 3 20 West London Wharves and Warehouses lO cOLONIAL (10VEUNMELIT SIIcUKITIE6 British Columbia, 6 per 0ent.,1372 100 _ _ Do. 1895.. l9O ... .... Cau.Gov.6 p.o.Jan. • &July & 1877-84 ........ . lOO 1041 1051 Do. 6p. 0 Yeb, & Aug 100 102 lot Do. sp. 0. gar. Sept 100 102 104 Do. p. 0. Jan.. July 100 921 931 Do. 15 p. o. Inscribed Bk 100 yo 92 Cape 11ope, 6 p.c.1873 10 0 102 101 Do.Apl,&Oot 1 690-1900 100 iii 112 Do. do 11. 1880-90 100 10 7 109 Do. Jam&July, 1891 lOO log lit Do. IS per cent. 15 April and 16 Oot., 1900 lOO 98 100 Ceylon, Nov 1878, 0 p.c.- 100 108 110 Do. 1872, do lOO 105 107 Alauritiuri. 6P. 0, 1873 , Jan. and July Do. 1878 Do.lBB2,May and Ncq.. 00 106 108 Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug..... lu Lod 1 , ) , Melbourne Corporatn.,.. 1807-75, 6 per cent...... ICO 100 100 N.13.G0v.6 p.o.Ja.&July.• 100 103 104 Natal 0 p ot, Apt& Oat... 00 - Do 6p o. May & N0v..... ICO 106 108 N. S. W. 5 p•o., '7l t 0 '?6.. 100 99 101 Do. 6 p.O. 1886 to 1890... 100 9 9 100 104 1 Do. 5 p.c. rd. 6; to 75.. N.Zealand, .5 p. ot. 1891.. ICO Do. 6 pr.:, pent.... - DoJas,Aprl,July, Oct lOO 91 92 9111 Dr" op c. Mark Dept '9l lOO 108 110 Do June & Deo., 1591 .. • • 100 109 11l .-- fDo rrov. <4 Auokld. 1 1(0 ( f cries llt 2, 1895... --Nova Scotia 6 p. c.Jan and July, 1876 - 105 41 Do 1856.. .... ..... - . 100 10 Quftnslod. Op. c. 'B2v.. 100 507 1031 1091 I - Do 1891 ..... .. . ..... 100 107 198 Tasmanian 6 per e 1 895.. . 107 109 --Do i 893 97.,.... ... 100 108 109 —• Victoria 6 per cent.lB9l.. 100 .... Dp. April94l4Qol4..amity;MQ _ _ ATTEMPTED ESCAPE OF A CONVICT. An exceedingly well-laid plan for escaping from Ports mouth convict prison has been frustrated by almost the barest chance. One of tho warders of the prison noticed that at the evening inspection of the convicts, one of them, named Scott, was attempting furtively to get rid of something, and his suspicions being excited, the man was reported at once, and immediately seized and searched. A. small quantity of mortar was all that was found upon him, but this fact led to a minute examination being made of his cell. At first there was nothing found to account for the convict's possession of the mortar, but at length, on the walls being carefully sounded, one particular part appeared to sound more hollow upon being struck than the rest. A closer examr ination of this part of the wall followed, and there it was discovered that the bricks could be taken out with the greatest facility, and a good sized hole was found to have been made from the man's cell to the outer wall of the prison, with the exception of the outer layer of bricks, which were evidently to be displaced only at the moment of the convict's escape. The cell was on the ground-floor of the prison, and the hole once passed through, the prisoner would have stood in the outer court of tho prison with nothing between him and such freedom as could be found in the Island of Portsea but the boundary wall of the prison, which in the present instance would not have been much hindrance, owing to some building operations going on, and which would have offered easy facilities for scaling the wall. The hole made in the prison wall must have been a work of some time. The tools with which it had been made proved to be a knife and a small piece of steel which Scott, who is a painter and glazier by trade, and employed as such in the prison, had managed to obtain possession of. All the bricks had been taken from the wall whole, and replaced at the end of each night's work, for by night only could the work have been done, and the joints between the bricks and facing made good with glazier's putty in the place of the mortar extracted with the bricks. The great difficulty for the con vict must have been to get rid, unobserved, of the pow 'dered mortar, and it was in the attempt to do so that the man was detected, after giving evidently an extra ordinary amount of labour and anxiety of mind to the execution of the work, and just upon the seeming moment of success. The editor of the Reporter at Commie, Utah Territory, has been beaten nearly to death because of his opposition to the " peculiar institution " of Mormonism. The St. Louie Republican reports that several prairies are on fire near the North Missouri railroad, the fires having been caused by sparks from locomotives. Great damage it was feared would be done to the crops, as stacks of corn were surrounded by flames, and hay stacks wore threatened by the advancing fire. THE LATE ADMIRAL WARDEN.—A telegram from Cork, dated Tuesday night, says tho remains of Admiral Warden were placed in her Majesty's ship Argus to-day for conveyance to England. There was an imposing funeral procession, composed of the military, sailors, and marines, and the gentry of Queenstown. The Argus sailed at two o'clock. THE LONG/M:IMM WHALE.—The whale which was stranded near Longniddry about a fortnight ago was on Monday towed across the Firth of Forth to Kirkcaldy, by one of the North British Railway Company's steamers and a tug from Leith. A rope was fastened to the tail of the whale, and at full tide the carcase was got off without much difficulty. The arrival of the whale at Kirkcaldy caused a great deal of excitement. The quays were lined with thousands of people, large numbers having come from Dysart, Wemyss, Kinghorn, and other districts. The whale was placed in the outer harbour, where it will shortly be cut up at the instance of the purchaser, Mr. Tait, oil merchant. In the meantime the North British Railway Company have announced cheap trains from various stations on the line to Kirkcaldy. READINGS OF CIIADACTER.—It may interest the disciples of Gall and Spiirzheim to learn that Tropmann, the assassin h la mode, in Paris, has been subjected to the scrutiny of M. Berger, a French professor of phreno logy. The results of his investigations are, at least, startling, and to tho uninitiated might appear contradic tory. The most highly developed organ of Tropmann's head is the love of children. With the memory of his recent exploits fresh in one's min& this announcement is calculated to take ono by surprise, but the learned professor explains that an abnormal development of the bumps of combativeness, secretiveness, and acquisitiveness enables an otherwise benevolent person to overcome his philanthropic tendencies. The well-known M. Desbarolles has also been admitted to examine the hands of the Pantin murderer, but his report is less favourable. In the lines of the palm he reads Vie sign of many evil passions, and traces a gene ral resemblance between his fingers and those of the noto rious Dumollard, who was exeout a w 7040 agq fcx kavlig mUMigatgum ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.—(7his Day) lIASTINGS. The Conservative return at eleven o'clock gave for Robertson (Conservative), 675 ; Shuttleworth (Liberal), 583. The Liberal return for the same gave for Robertson, 620 ; Shuttleworth, 573. There is great excitement. WHITBY-10 o'CLocr? Gladstone (Liberal) Worsley (Conservative) GLASGOW AND ABERDEEN UNIVERSITIES. This forenoon both parties polled out, leaving a majority of 457 for Gordon ; at Glasgow still equal, each being 861. Polling continuing. Conserva tive triumph certain. LA IV INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. BREWER V. TOWN CLERK OF BRADFORD. In this case the appellant claimed to be upon the register for Bradford in respect of his occupation of a dwelling-house worth less than £lO a year, for which he was rated, and had paid the rates. He was sole tenant of the house, but he let to another person a bed-room, and this person had the joint occupation of a sit ting-room, where he took his meals. The Lord Chief Justice said that in the last Reform Act a clear distinction was drawn between an occu pier of a dwelling-house and a lodger in a dwelling house; and in this case it appeared to him that the appellant was clearly occupier of the dwelling house within the meaning of sec. 3; that he was inhabitive occupier as a tenant. The joint use of the sitting-room did not make the lodger joint occupier of the house within the meaning of the proviso at the end of section 3. He was not an " occupier" of the dwelling-Louse at all; he was there as a lodger, and he might acquire rights as a lodger, but not as an occupier within the meaning of the Act. The appellant being occupier, and there being no joint occupation, he was entitled to the franchise. Appeal granted. JUDGE'S CHAMBERS. An application was made on the part of Mrs. Hope, the mother of the Duchess of Newcastle, for a commission to examine the Duke of New castle at Paris, in reference to a valuable Jasper vase claimed by her, and which was seized by Messrs. Beyfus, at Carlton House Terrace, under an execution at their suit. Mr. Scott opposed the application on the ground that the Duke of New castld and the other witnesses to be examined could be called on the trial of the interpleader issue in London. Master Bennett refused to grant the application, and referred the matter to one of the judges. POLICE IN2ELLIGENCE.-llas Day. WESTMINSTER. SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A SOLDIER.—RObOrt Lord, private of the B Battery of the 9th Depot Royal Artillery, was charged with indecently assaulting a little girl named Elizabeth Mum, nine years old. The prosecutrix, an intelligent little girl, said that she lived with her parents at High-street, Pimlico, and the prisoner lodged there on the 3d October. She went with his trousers to mend, and on her return to his room he placed her on the bed and committed the offence. The medical gentleman deposed that some amount of violence had been used ; he had examined the prisoner and found him in cood health. The mother said she found it out two days afterwards, and then the girl told her what had occurred. Davis, 234 B, said he apprehended the prisoner at Wool wich, and he stoutly denied the charge. Prisoner said he was innocent, and was fully committed for trial. THAMES. UTTERING A FORGED CHEQUE.— Ferdinand Smith, or Schmidt, a foreigner, about 40 years of age, was brought before Mr. Benson on remand, charged with uttering a forged cheque for the payment, with intent to defraud Mr Bartlett, a boot and shoemaker in Fieldgate- street, White chapel. About five months ago the prosecutor did some work for theprisoner, and made him a pair of boots. Mr. Bartlett's account amounted to 245, for which the prisoner tendered on payment a cheque on the Birkbeck Deposit Bank, Southampton-buildings for £6 10s. Mr. Bartlett returned the difference, .£5 Os, in cash to the prisoner, whom he never saw again until yesterday afternoon, when he was taken into custody by Dunaway, a police ser geant, and chief of the detectives of the H division. Mr. Benson asked if the cheque was presented at the Deposit Bank? Mr. Bartlett—Yes, sir. Mr. Benson—And what was said or done ? Mr. Bartlett—The cheque was trea'ted with contempt._ Mr. Benson—No effects, I suppose. Mr. Bartlett—None, sir. The Prisoner—l received the cheque from another man. Dunaway—The City of London police know him well, and say the prisoner is connected with a gang of swindlers. Mr. Benson—He says ho received the cheque from another man, and he might have been swindled. The prisoner was remanded for a week. MARLBOROUGH- STREET. THIEVES' SLANG.—Christopher Rosson, a young man, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with stealing 12 yards of silk, the property of Mrs. Phoebe Emmanuel, wardrobe shop keeper, of White Horse-street, Shepherd's-market. The prosecutrix said that about three weeks ago she went out, leaving a piece of silk on her counter, and on returning two hours afterwards she missed it, and com municated with the police. Philip Shrives, a divisional detective, said; on taking the prisoner into custody last night he said, " You are wrong this time, I know nothing about the silk." On searching the place ho found some pieces of silk corresponding with that stolen from the prosecutrix. The prisoner then said that he bought the silk, but afterwards said that he picked it up in Piccadilly; and he then said, "Well I'll plead guilty, and then I'll get six months, and if I don't do that they will give mo seven stretch." The prisoner said he had tried to load an honest lifo. Thomas Pickels, another detective, gave similar evi dence, and said he heard the prisoner say something about "seven stretch." lir. Tyrwhitt—But they don't stretch people now ? Shrives explained that " stretch " was thieves slang for " year." Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoner that previous con victions may be proved. A 7OWN COUNCILLOR COMMITIED FOR S2EALING GEESE. Yesterday, a case of an extraordinary character was heard at the County Magistrates' Office, Reigate. Mr. Henry Wesley, a builder, and a member of the Common Council of the borough of Reigate, was charged, with his son, also named Henry Wesley, with stealing two geese, the property of William Lanaway, of Horley, about five miles from Reigate. The evidence went to show that on last Saturday morning about 10 o'clock, the prisoners (although the witnesses were not altogether clear as to their identity) were seen with a dog and gun in a cart near Jiorley, and about the same time they passed through the turn pike gate. After 9 o'clock that night the prosecu tor had eight geese safe by the side of a pond, and soon after 10 o'clock two men, believed to be the prisoners, passed through the gate again in their cart, and in a few minutes after the report of a gun was heard by more than one person. Next morning one goose was found dead in the pond, and two were missing. Information was given to the police, and Inspector Hibbard, from information, went on Monday to the house where the elder Wesley lived with his sister. On searching the premises he found sundry indications, such as goose feathers and blood, which confirmed his suspicions, and in a saucepan which was boiling on the fire he found the necks and giblets of two geese. He then asked the sister of the elder Wesley where she got the geese, when, according to his statement, she said that her brother had brought two geese home on Saturday night, and said that they were some that had been shot on the stay home from Horley. He then arrested the elder prisoner, cautioning him against making any statement ; and at the same time tell ing him that he would accompany him to any re spectable tradesman in the town or out of it, if he could show that he had bought the geese. The pri soner did not make any sign of compliance with the suggestion, and he was taken into custody and locked up for the night. The son was afterwards apprehended and locked up. The sister of the elder prisoner was called, but she denied that she had ever made the statement imputed to her by the police. On the evidence the magistrate (Mr. Farquhar) thought himself justified in discharging the son, but Committed the father for trial to the Surrey Sessions in December. The case excited great Wend la the Inoue, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE —This Day SHREWSBURY AUTUMN MEETING (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SHREWSBURY CUP. Ecarte . . Romping Girl Cocoa Nut... Fourteen ran. ACTON BURNEL STAKES. Leovilla Zerliva Lollypop HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES OF 5 SOVS, Masterman Vibration Grown Pieco Seven ran. ONSLOW HANDICAP. Seringapatain Juanita Annie Stewart Ten ran. SURE WSBURY RACES-YESTERDAY. SALOPIAN HURDLE RACE. Brick t I Fan Criztal t 2 Ten ran. EN VILL E PLATE. Crawler Braemar . Maesderwen ... lon ran. COUNTY MEMBERS' PLATE. Barcelona Venice Phantom Four ran. BOROUGH MEMBERS' PLATE. Parma 1 . Dione 2 Pantaloon Four ran. TANKERVILLE NURSERY. Mount Pleaeant Recorder Seamstress filly Eight rau. BATTLEFIELD HANDICAP. White Slave 1 Witchcraft... Raunds 3 Four ran. FOREGATE STAKES. Forget-me-Not 1 Rodomonte Vibration Six ran. SHORTS HANDICAP. Flora Rosalind SCRATCHINGS. King's Cross, Guide, Tom. Tough, Dick Curtis, Miss Dodson, Zeno, and Lady of Lyons out of all Shrewsbury engagements. Van Amburgh out of the Shrewsbury Cup. RACING FD CTURES-1870. I Newton •)- •',' FEBR Derby 10, 11 Harrow . 17, 18 I Nottingham 1, 2 Liverpool B, 9, 10 War wick 22, 23, 24 Northampton 5, 6 West Drayton 7, 8 Newmarket Craven 18 to 21 Newmarket Ist S 2 to 5 Chester lO to 13 Winchester 10, 11 Salisbury l2, 13 York 17, 18 Doncaster 19, 20 Croydon 8, 9 Manchester 8,9, 10 Ascot ll to 17 Windsor 21, 22 JU Newmarket 5 to 8 Nottingham l2, 13 Chelmsford 12, 13 Reading 12, 13 AUI Brighton 2, 3 Brighton Club 4 Lewes 5, 6 Egli= 9, 10 Windsor 11, 12 Bromley 16, 17 SEPT. Warwick Abingdon B, 9 Doncaster 13 to 16 Hampton 20, 21 OC' Bedford 4, 5 Leicester Bromley 6, 7 l'i 0 VJ Liverpool 8 to 11 Epsom 29, 3$ Bromley 31, April 1 Lewes . 26, 27 Croydon 28, 29 Harpendon 20, 21 Bath 24, 25 Stamford 26, 27 Croydon 26, 27 Epsom 31 to June 3 Nowton 22, 23 Hampton 9 3, 24 Bibury Club 29 Stockbridge...3o, and July 1 West Drayton l4, 15 Huntingdon l9, 20 Kingsbury 21, 22 Goodwood 26 to 29 iUST. I Stockton 17 to 19 Oxford ...IK, 19 York 23 to 25 Plymouth 2:i, 2 j Derby 30, 31. I Weymouth 30, 31 Richmond 2O, 21 Western Meet. (Ayr) 21, 23 llendon 22, 23 Newmarket let 0ct..27 to 3U 120 BER. I Newmarket 2n 0ct..10 to 14 Cheltenham 18, 19 I Newmarket H0t'n...24 to 29 ;MBER. Shrewsbury 14 to 18 STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES-1870, FE BRUAR Y. Birmingham 8, 9 I Harrow Derby 10, 1.1 I Newton 25, 26 - MARCH. Liverpool 8,9, 10 I 8r0m1ey......31 and Ap r il 1 West Somerset 1 6 , 1 7 Cheltenham-31 and April 1 Warwick 22 to 24 1 • APRIL. Aldershot 7, 8 i Kingsbury 18, 19 THE POLICE AND THE PUBLIC. At Bow-street yesterday Sergeant llill, of the E division, was summoned before Mr. Vaughan on a charge preferred against him by a gentleman named Scarf for violently assaulting him outside the Holborn Casino, and wrongfully taking him into custody. From the evidence of complainant and three re spectable witnesses, it appeared that, on the night of the Queen's visit to the City, the prosecutor and several friends, on passing the above place of amusement, they found a largo crowd collected and the police endeavouring to clear the thorough fare. The complainant in no way interfered with the police, but was kicked by the defendant and taken into custody on a charge of interfering with the police in the execution of their duty. The inspector on duty, finding him to be a respectable man, allowed him to leave on his own recognizances, hence the present summons. Five witnesses were called for the defence, but their evidence seemed rather contradictory. Mr. Vaughan said the complainant had clearly made out his case, but owing to the good conduct and meritorious services of the defendant, who had evidently lost his temper on that occasion, he would only fine him 40s. THE INSURRECTION IN DALMATIA. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) CATTARO, Nov. 15. With some few exceptions the mountain villages of Castelnovo and Übli have announced their sur render. Krivosic and Ledenice are still refractory, The Prince of Montenegro is expected at Gra hova in order to assure himself of the neutrality of the people of that part of the country. LONDON GAZETTE—Last Evening. FOREIGN OFFICE, OCT. 29 The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Thomas Adkins, Esq., now British Vice-Consul at Shanghae, to be her Majesty's Consul at Newchwang. Nov. 15. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Don Bruno Baden as Vice-Consul for Spain at Glasgow. WHITEHALL, Nov. 5. The Queen has been pleased to nominate the Rev. John Marks Ashley, 8.C.L., to the ministry of Oxford Chapel, in the parish of Saint Mary-le-bone, in the county o f Middlesex, and diocese of London, the same being void by the resignation of the Rev. John Frederick Denison. Maurice. WAR OFFICE, PALL-MALL, Nov. 16. BREVET. The following promotions to take place in succession. to General Robert Bartlett Cole; Colonel of the 65th Regiment, who died on the 27th October, 1869: Lieutenant -General William Beckwith, Colonel of th; 14th Hussars, to be General. Major-General Charles William Morley Balder; C. 8., Colonel of the 17th Lancers, to be Lieutenant-General. Brevet-Colonel Bichard T. Ferran, C. 8., from Lieut Col. half-pay, late Depot Battalion, to be Major-General. Captain and Brevet Major William Pilsworth, Unat tached, Staff Officer of Pensioners, to be Lieut.-Colonel. Captain William Watts Corban, 49th Foot, to be Major. ADMIRALTY, N0v.15. Lieutenant the Honourable Edward Stanley Dawson, Flag Lieutenant to the late Rear-Admiral Frederick War• den, 0.8., Senior Officer of her Majesty's ships and ves sels on the coast of Ireland, has been promoted to the rank 91 G9rameader, with i49ni9rity 91 the 11th inatant. RCH. ENE. LY. r. 16. T . IG. 251 e. 34c. 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