The Sun. — London, England, 1869-01-07 00:00:00

rianibt SBORNE, Jan. G. Princess Beatrice yesterday after, 'e in the grounds inceps Beatrice. r and Mrs. Tait, iad the honour of Loyal Family yee• 7'ELLIGENCE , a of Prince Ales• studying with the , hwing passed s Naval College, t naval cadet to ,ptaia Colin A. ;ht to their Royal is of Wales. screw troopshipt )rning with the )m Alevandria, in lhe Sun of were disembarked ie remainder will Le foretop of the ship's fore rig' the height of the ied. The Crow 17th December, 3ibraltar on the she Crocodile fell )f Liverpool, be sabled, and with tiler-room stoke tow twice, but, her for 24 hours to seek assist y's ship Warrior -rian's state and ded to her suc' voyage to Eng' ship Ring iovet tow, and after' vith a dismasted 'cent the Croco with very heavy rely, sometimee occurred during I ordered home )urpose of being 35, 3,161 tone, L. G. Heath, vhere she will be power, Capt. J. 81, 2,654 tone; Johnson, foal ,462 tons, 400' the Mutine, 11, inander 11. g' ,034 tons, 200 'kid, from the ons, 200-horse ; the Basilisk, tain W. N. IV' 695 tons, 200' from Chine; 0-horse power; ia. Le crew of the ice-Admiral Sit a-Chief at the e Royal Naval 21 tons, 1,350• been commis• idtniral Sir $• he active dutie o n consequence anderstood that it the period of dable has heell er lower image .lonnected witb have reported ill decide as to bour service Of ttendant and m bee. nne3 v3' apt. R. Stoke° ' service. Al l I at Chathael of the Lords icy, the duriee ged under the the establish' Attendant at ie had, in ad' [ll shortly be' 10 flag-officer° rs' service ommander-io -66) ; Admiral alder-in-Chie f Vice-Admiral ►mmander-in' Vice-Admiral )mmander-in' 1 28, 1866); Commander' rica (May If [l, C. 8., coin' !acific squad' on. Sir Chao. 3th Foot, will -Governor of th of Field' it's report •-••'' ry of War.-' the report of nmanders fo r full accoun t army for the I would ear' last year that ferred to the .ntion to the on this sub" is unneeer the transfer r it become° IVhile th e any general ny advisable• led. TrooPe . A further ady used and namely, bl harges with' and by atop' milts. If A eran reserfe sorption an d men, with' a large pr o ' Renfro wshir o anaent. I) _, ° 1 Robert Shan ❑ his politica l •ecent eleotloo Conservativ es ntortains the ;t of the Mill ,ssimilati.)u o f British Dail!, —We Icarn defeatod cart" at a bangto; six huudreo 1l ONE MARK IT AND COMUERCIAL INTRLLIGENot CITT, Two O'CLOCK. The turn matters have taken in Tit! key has, to a certain degree, stopped the improvement in business that was beginning to exhibit itself in the stock market ; but Consols maintain their price, the pay ment of the dividends to-morrowrcnderingthe demand for money easy. Discount can now be had at below the official rate. In the Foreign there has been a rise in Turkish stock ; and in railway shares Gre.it .Eastern, Great Western, and Great Northern A are on the decline. Consols are 924 for money; ditto, for Ac count, 924 2 ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 924 3 ; New Thee per Cents, 93 2i; ditto 2i per Cent., Jan., 1994, 744 ; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., 2411. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, 210 12 ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1121; :litto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 102 i ; ditto Bonds £l,OOO, 20 prem. In the foreign market Italian, Peruvian, Spanish, and Turkish have declined / to 1 per cent. ; but Egyptian have improved /. Prices are as follows :—Brazilian of 1865, 781- to 79 ; Chilian of 1867, 93 to 94, ex div. ; Egyptian of - 1864, 85 to 86 ; ditto of 1868, 74 to ; Italian of 1861, 54 to 4., ex div. ; ditto Tobacco Loan, 1 to 11 prem., ex div. ; Mexican, 144. to 15/ ; Peruvian of 1865, 751 to 76, ex all . ; Russian of 1866, 891 to 901 ; dit to Nicola', 66 to / ; ditto Orel, 80 to 1 ; ditto Charkof-Azof 11 to 1 die. ; ditto Charcow-Krementschug, 1 to 0/ dis. ; Spanish of 1867, 30,1 to 31 ex div. ; Turkish of 1858, 63 to 64 ; ditto of 1862, 62 to 63 ; ditto of 1865, 401 to 1. In the railway market Metropolitan stock has de clined 1 per cent. London and North Western, Midland, Great Eastern, and Brighton, have receded /to 4. Prices are as follows :—London and North Western, 113/ to ; Great Western, 48i to ; Midland, 114 to 1 ; London and South West ern, 871 to 881 ; Great Eastern, 413- to i ; Brighton, 501 to a ; South Eastern, 791 to 80; Metropolitan, 1071 to 108/ ; Great Northern, 107 to 108 ; ditto A, 1081 to 109 ; Caledonian. 774. to i; and Chatham and Dover, 17/ to s. American Five-Twenties are better than yester day, viz., 741, 75/ ; Erie Railway shares, 251 261 ; Illinois Central, 951 1 ; Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures, 411 42 ; and the Consoli dated Mortgage Bonds, 44 441. In bank shares Anglo-Austrian have gone down, the present price is 101 to 111 prem. Imperia Ottoman, 1 to 1/ prem. ; City, 111 to 121 ; Im perial, 171 to 181; London and County, 491 to 501 ; London and Westminster, 651 to ; and Union of London, 37i to 381. In Miscellaneous Shares General Credit are 11 to 11 dis. ; National Discount, 111 to 121 ; Inter national, 14. to 11 die. ; Hudson's Bay, 131 to 1 ; Telegraph Construction, 164. to / ; Atlantic Tele graph Eight per Cent. Preference, 31 to 4 ; and Anglo-American, 2.11 to A tthe Bank y es t er d ay £ 6,000 in bar gold was sent in, making a total, on balance, of £186,000 since the date of the last return. The Oneida, from Brazil, has reached Southamp ton, with £43,817 in specie. The City of London, from New York, has brought £12,500. The directors of the London and Westminster Bank have resolved to declare at the ensuing gene ral meeting of proprietors a dividend and bonus equal together to 13 Fer cent. for the half year ended the 31st of december, making, together with the 12 per cent, paid in July, 25 per cent, for the year. The dividend to be declared by the Union Bank of London at the meeting on the 13th instant will be at the rate of 15 per cent, per annum, being at the same rate as that of the corresponding period of last year. An extraordinary general meeting of the share holders of the East London Bank (Limited) is called for the 14th inst., to confirm the resolutions passed at the meeting on the 24th ult. At the extraordinary general meeting of the Credit Foncier of England (Limited), the follow ing resolutions, propcsed by the directors, were adopted, viz.:—" To reduce the number of directors to a maximum of five, and a minimum of three. To give power to the general meetings to remove any or all, of the directors, on a previous notice of 20 days. To reduce their remuneration from £6,400 to £2,000 per annum, or a❑y other sum which the meeting may determine upon. To increase the qualification of the directors from 400 to 500 shares. To abolish the title of governor and deputy governor, and substitute those of chairman and deputy-chairman. That the election, by the board, of any director to fill up a casual vacancy, shall be subject always to confirmation at the next gene ral meeting." The chairman, Mr. Mowatt, stated that an offer, which he termed a liberal one, and which he would be in a position to submit at the forthcoming meeting, had been received from the old directors to return a portion of the commis sions taken by them on assumed profits. This, he thought, had better be accepted, and a stop would thus be put to the present proceedings in Chan cery. A resolution was passed expressing confi dence in the present liquidators of the Credit Fon cier and Mobilier of England (Limited), and indig nation at the conduct of certain persons who wish to wind it up in the Court of Chancery, or subject to its supervision. The London and North Western Railway traffic return shows this week an increase of £4,005 over last year; the Metropolitan an increase of £3,032, the Midland an increase of £6,900, the London and South Western an increase of £2,180, the Great Western at increase of £3,250, the Great Northern a decrease of £1,621 (almost wholly in the mine ral traffic), and the Great Eastern an increase of £5,292. At the half-yearly meeting of the Colonial Bank of Australasia, held at Melbourne on the 23d Oct., the directors stated that the net profits, after de ducting expenses of management, repairs to pre raises, and allowing for bad and doubtful debts, &c., amounted to, including the balance from last half year, £20,536 Bs. 4d., which the directors pro pose to appropriate as follows, viz.: Dividend at the rate' of 8 per cent. per annum, £17,500: re served fund, £5,251 10s. ; rebate on bills not yet due, £5,632 4s. Bd. ; balance carried to profit and loss--new account, £1,152 13s. Bd.—.total, £29,536 Bs. 4d. Letters from various parts of Spain state that so far as any opinion can at present be formed the prospects of the next grain harvest are excellent. Messrs. J. Guedalla and Co. announce that they have commenced business at 16, Mincing-lane, as colonial and general produce brokers. The receipts of the Brazilian Street Railway Company (Limited) for the month of November milreia amount to 19,094,578 (about £1,909), as compared with milreis 14,527,500 (about £1,455) for November, 1867. In September last the Stock Exchange committee passed a resolution to have the consolidated bonds of the Atlantic and Great Western Railway Com pany quoted in the Official List, ex the coupons from April, 1867, to January, 1871, b oth inclusive, but this resolution was not confirmed until Monday last, the 4th inst. BRITISH FUNDS-TWO O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS, _ 3 per Cent. C onso l s Ditto for Account, 3 per Cont..Hoduced 921 3 New 3 per Cent New 21 per Cent. Jan. 189. i Do. a per Cent. c an. 1873 A.anuities' Su yrs, expire sth J a n., 1880 — Do. for 3u yrs, expire sth April 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ct — Do, £5OO Do. £lOO St £2OO — mP 13, , .:1k of England Stock, 4 por Cent no account Canada 4 per Ceut. Bonds — lnter-Colonial Uranium 'INDIAN ...101v - ERNMENT SECERITIEb India Mock, 10i per Cent., April 1874 2lO 12 Do. Opening, for Account — Do. 5 per c en t. J u l y, 1880 ll2± Do.l per Cent.. Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates Do. Enlaced Pape.' 4 per Cent — pm: Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 . — Do. 53 4 per (` , .it. May 1879 — DJ 5 per Cent., Rap. Deb. 1872 — Do. do. 1877 — Do. do. 188' — IL. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,000 oo under £l.OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK. Ar ;entitle Repot) lc, 0 per Cow, ... Do., Scrip 445 paid .. .. — Au Arian Bonds 5 per cent .. — Do. 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent — 03. 1f per Cent., 1852 — Do. do. 1858.... Do. do., 1860 Do. do., 1863 671 Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 tic. Account B .eLos Ayres 6 per Cent. Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent , Cu')a, 6 per Cent. 0 ,Aian 6 per Cent — ,),,. 4i per Cent• 7ll Do. 3 iy.o- Cent., . Lo. 6 per co t. 1867 (131. I o. 7 per Cent., 1866 C lo :ibian, 6 per Cent. Dan sn 3 per Cent., 18'25 Dan Man Principalities, 7 par Cent - DJ 8 per Cent., 1867 Boi Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent 1 .) , ptin, 7 per Cent ••• Do Second. Issue •. •. — ... .. Do. £s!it. Bonds — Do. £lOO Bonds ... 83 2 Do. 1864 - Do. Account Do. £5OO Bonds Do. 4106 Bonds — English Scrip,':l868 Do do. £45 pd — dig Government Railway .Debentures 951 5 Gram 5 per Cent., 1821 5, ex Coups — Do. Account . Do. Coupons Do. Account Gaatenntla 5 per Cent . — Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., all pd 10 Han 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do. Account ~ — Do Maremmana Railway -- ‘lexicar, 3 per Cent - Ditto for Account Dn. 1864 — Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French — •iontevidtsau 6 per Cent. lloorish Imperial 5 per Cent Now Granada — Do 3 per Con 144 Do. Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) I — Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account .. 764 54 Do 4} per Cent. (Uribarren) ••• Do 4i per Cent.. 1862 . — Do Account P,irtNguesm 3 per Ct., 18:,3,'6, 7,'9, • 6U,''2 , '• 36; 4 Do. do. 1867 — Do. do. Scrip, X - 20jpa.iil — 11 I,sian 5 per Cont., 1822, £ at Jo 4} per Cent, 1850 Do 44 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 por Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonds. - Do. do. £B4 15s. do 7-.. Do 1866, £lOO Bonds D0., 89 / Do. do £B4 15s. do Do Nicolas Railway 661 Sar Julian 6 por Cent Spanish 3 per Con Do. A ce , ,unt Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Deferred Do. Account Do. Passive. Do. Cow. Cert. of Conj.. not funded Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan Do Government, 1864 Do do, 1868 , Do do, Scrip — PL Turkish 6 per Cent. DJ Account Do 6 per Cont. 1858 .•• Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Do .£IOC Bonds 64k Do 5 per Cent. 1865 Da Account Do ti per Cent., 186 a 6oi D•, l per Cent., Guaranteed ... Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do. Ace. out Do 6 per Cont. 1864 Du 6 per Cent., 1862 Dividends on the above payable in London Austrian o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 4} per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 2} per Cent. Ex. 12 Gail., Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. D., Account - Italian 5 per (lent. 1831, Ex. ZOI. Do. Account TWO frOLOON. ConFuls, Money 92f Do. Account, Feb. 4 92 3 POLICE IN TE LLIG 1i:1\ 1 0E-7 - kis Day. MARLBOROUGH- STREET. &LIP CAPTAINS IN TILE IIAYMIEKET.—HaroId Henderson, captain of the ship North, lying in the East India Docks, and a gentlemauly-looking man, who refused his name, but said he was the captain of a ship, and Nelly Kenwood, an unfortunate, were charged before Mr. Knox with being drunk and disorderly i❑ the Haymarket. Police-constable Patch, 28 C R, said that about half-past one that morning he Was in the Haymar ket when he saw the prisoners, who were drunk, pushing persons about. He requested them to de sist, and they did so for a short distance and then began again, and he was obliged, as they would not go away, to take them into custody. Kenwood asked the constable whether she was not trying to put the gentlemen into a cab, and the constable said she was not. Jeremiah Mead, 33 CR, gave similar evidence, and said the female made use of the most disgraceful language. Henderson asked th 3 constable whether he thought he was drunk, and the constable said he was sure of it. One of the male prisoners said that the polio pushed him, and he told the constable if he had any charge against him to take him, and the constable did so. Mr. Knox fined the prisoners 205., or 14 days each. "WESTMINSTER. ASSAULTING THE POLlCE.—George Hargreaves, a gentleman was charged with assaulting police" constabla 105 [ in the ezecution of his duty. Mr. W. D. Smyth, solicitor, of Rochester-row, defended. It appeared that the defendant came home exces sively drunk, and while reeling about on his OWII door step, in Oxford-terrace, Chelsea, the constable turned his lamp on his face, whereon the defendant attacked him and gave him a severe blow in the eye. Defendant, by his attorney, expressed his regret for what had occurred ; he was the worse for liquor, and was annoyed at the lamp being turned on him. Mr. Elliott fined him 20s. or 14 days. THAMES. A FAMILY BRAWL.—George Palmer, a youth, who said be was a ropemaker, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with violently assaulting Alice Mackenzie, a young woman. The complainant, who has lately descended from a respectable position to cohabit with Benjamin Palmer, a costermonger, and the brother of the pri soner in King-street, Liniehouse, quarrelled with her paramour last night. The prisoner in terfered in the quarrel, and he struck her on the eye with his clenched fist and injured her face. He then seized her by the legs, dragged her down stairs, and threw her out of the house. She was found wandering in the Mile-end road at 2 o'clock this morning. She had no bonnet or shawl on, her face was bleeding, and she was sobbing loudly. A police-sergeant named Alfred East, No. 10 KR, provided her with a lodging, and took the prisoner into custody. Benjamin Palmer was drunk, and the prisoner was in a high state of excitement. The two men got up a variety of charges against the young woman, and said she was intoxicated and riotous. The constable East said she was quite sober. Mr• Paget said the complainant had been very brutally used among the people in thehouse. The complainant begged pardon. It was the prisoner only that ill-used me. Mr. Paget--And the man you were with was inebriated last night. East—That is so, your worship. Benjamin Palmer—l was drunk, do you mean to say. Ho, ho, ho, ho t that's a good one. I shall kill myself with laughter. Mr. Paget said the prisoner was a savage, ill conditioned fellow, and sentenced him to one months' imprisonment and hard labour. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 7, 1869. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Closing Business • Share NAMa. Paid. Price. done 10 Agra Limited, A all 12 121 tu Do B lO 41 51 41 50 Albion 100 Alliance, Limited 2U Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lint all 17 1i 20 Anglo-Hungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 7 5 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 11 13 20 Do issued at 2pm ~.. 5 ... ••• 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lhn. 25 Bank of South Austra!ia all 30 89 50 Bank of Victoria., Australia 25 37 39 II) Bank of 1\ CTV Zealand all 17 19 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, and China all 20 21 211 25 Chartered Mere. of India, London, and China all 29 30 29i 20 City lO 11 . 121 DU Colonial 23 40 44 10 Consolidated, litre. 50 Delhi and London, lint 50 East London, lint 5 1/ 01 20 English and American, lint 10 ... ... 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro lint lO ld pr 20 English, ;cuttish, and Aug tralian Chartered 281 Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all ... ... 281 Do new 55 I 5 100 Imperial, lint 2O 17 13 20 Imperial Ottoman lO 11 11 11 1 :3 lonian all 21 29 25 Do n ew 5 pr 1p 20 Lntl Mortgage of India, Um 4 3 : 3 1 100 Do sp. c. Debs.lB64, SU all 76 73 82 30 London Bank o f Mexico - and South America., lint. 20 9 7 100 London and Brazilian, lim. 45 31 32 20 Do new 71 61 5 1 100 London & River Plate, lim. 40 7 9 25 Do new 10 11 14 20 London Chart. of Australia all 221 231 50 Loudon and County 2O 50 51 20 Do new iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd ll 50 London Joint Stock__ 1 35 36 20 London and South African al 1 , 12 100 London & S.-Western, lim, 20 ... 50 London & Venezuela, Urn l2l ... 100 London and Westminster 2O 65 67 6 I 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm 2l 621 631 100 Merchant, lint 25 7 b 10 Metropolitan, lim all 16} 71 7 100 Midland, lim. 2O lct pr 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lim l6 3 Icl 100 National Provinc. of Eng'd 42 ... 10 0 National. 3O 64 54 20 New South Wales all 42 46 20 North-Western 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 421 421 50 I'roviuc..i3ank.Corpo., lira lO 6 51 100 Provincial of Ireland 25 91 93 10 Do new. all 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, him 25 14 12 100 Do issued at 6pm lO 25 Union of Australia all 46 49 100 Union of Ireland, lim 50 Union of Loudon SHARE LIST. :)ItDINAILY AND STOCIEb Share itailways. Paid. Cloning guainere Pr:oe. ablie. t Bristol and Exeter...... 10) ; 7 76/ at Caledonian .. 100 371 77/ 78 7/ a I.l4.aurtail 2) Cornwall all 3 . 4 sa Wolin & Beliast June lOO 77 "i st Duu„rertli, dt Ab.J nue WO 76 72 2 ; East London.-- 20 1.)o 15 2 ) Do 10 ot Glasgow &S. Western lou 120 01 at Great Eastern .. 'OO 401 411 41/ 1 1 at Do. E. Angl. No. Z lOO 7 6 at Great Northol Seotlunal lOO 15 0 at Great Northern lOO 106 107 at Du. A stock lOO 1117 108 104 s• Do. 11 stook lOO 124 1..6 at GIS, and W. of Ireland lou au V 7 tiL Gt. Western -Original DA 481 49 4 1 tt Do. South Wales luU 511 58 504 . Do. W. illid.—Oxiors) lOO k 4 26 at Do. Newport lOO :is 11 at Lancashire at Yurkahlre lOO 118 1281 at Lou., Brigh.ok S.Coast lOO 4111 bo 514 10 , Do scrip all I•on.,Uhst., and Dover luu 17 171 at Do. Metrop. Ex. A lOO - at Lou. A: North NV eßtria at Lou. South Weoteru IOU 07 at) 884 at Man., ,twat., dt Lincoln lOO s 7 4;1 48 71 st Metropolitan . .100 1061 1t.7 1074 61 St Do EKteusi 10 IA). !Vass rd 10 10 14 at Mu,rossolitan District. all 1J Meirop. ;it. John's 1\ oo 1 6 - at Msdsaud at 00, Oirinin. A Dvrby 100 81 t 3 881 at N.r;il British . ..... lOU s 3 4 at DJ. Lid., I'th., At Dun— 11.14 at Nor.. - :astern--Berwick lOO LI 1004 104 23 Do. G. N.E purotraae 16.13.4 - at Do Leeds ...... at Do York at Do Carlisle .... at Do Stoc z. St Darling lOO 1;7 120 at North Lon ion .. jou 122 121 123 10 Do New 1868 . at North Staffordshire too 55 57 at North and S.-W. Junction 100 103 105 10 Do Now .610 shares 7 ... • - at Rhymney at Shropshire Union lOO 55 §ti at South Devon .. at South Eastern lOO 754 604 754 20 Staines, Wok'ham, & Wok all 12 13 et 'Cad Vale lOO 145 150 10 Do. C at Wateriord At Kilkenny IOU - 10 Waterloo al, Whitehail 6 IZAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. at Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 80 83 st Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO ... st Do. Scot. N.E., 4. per cent lOO at Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO at Do. do. 7 per ceat lOO at Du. do. Ordinary lOO 7* SO at Do. Midland at Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gua all st i Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO 105 107 at Do. Ist Class preference lOO st Glas. & S.W. gua. b per et lOO ... at Gt. Eastern, E.C. Ex. No. 1 100 98 101 at Do do N 0.2 100 07 100 at Du do 6 per cent 100 103 105 et Do East Anglian 4.5 P. c. 100 1 . 0 1 03 at Do do B 6 do. 100 at Do do C 7 du. 100 st Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 100 104 at Do E. Union 4p. e. gua. 100 09 71 at Do Not folk 5 p.c. 1:x.1846 100 st Do do 5 p.e.Way.Va1.1.6 47 100 at Great Noi them, 5 per cent 10 st Du 5 p.c., rd at 10p. c. pm. 10$ st Do 4y do do du 100 „, st Do 5 do at sp.c. pm lOO „, at Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO stj Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf 100 „, at; Crest South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 96 D 7 ati Gt. \V est.—Orig.& J ut.-lteut chg., per pua.s p.e lOO 102 104 at Do. Orig. (13. aIL Ex). 5 p.c lOO 95 100 st Do do 4, per cent. 1850 lOO Si 88 st Do do 4 do du at odo 5 per cent. redeni IOO 93 95 at Do do Birmiu,gham gum lOO 68 72 st Do do du pref lOO ,„ at Do do Chester gua lO.l st Do do do 8 per cent lOO 150 10 at Do du du 5 du 100 55 100 at Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 ,„ at Do do 4, i p.e lOO at Do do 4, 1850 IUU „, at Do do b at Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g lOl 107 1t.5 at Do do 2d gua lOO 106 108 at Do Newport, Ist g. p.c IOU SS 92 st Do do 23 du 100 100 101 at gua. 51 per cent. 1863 100 „, 100 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. all at Lancash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 0 1"/5 st Du Barnsley, .65 3310 d p.c. 100 at Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 Lis st Do 4 (Blackburn perch). 100 95 102 st London & Brighton, 5 P.C. guaranteed, No. 1 lOO st Du 5 per cent. gua. No. 2 lOO • ,„ at Do 6 do do lOO „, at Do 5 do No. 4 lOO at Do 7 per cent 1 0 at Do 6 do (W.E. & C.F.) 1.)0 „, at Do 4 do 1859 lOO ..• ••• at London, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent st London and 1!. W., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO 108 110 at Do Bedford &Cambridge lOO 8 91 at Do Shrewsb'y & Welchp'l lOO 83 91 st London and 0.-W. 7 p,c late 3d shares, lOO 141 146 26.61 Do (Portsm. perp ans. 2563) all ,„ at Man., Sher., &Linclu. 6 p.c IOU 11► 117 6 Do st Do 31 per cent lOO 60 65 10 Do redeem. 6 percent. b at mid. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 130 135 st Do Bristol & Birm., 6p. c lOO 1 , 0 133 st Do 41 per cent. redeem lOO 97 s 991 st, Do 41 per cent. irredeem lOO 97 92 at Do Leicester & 11'chn, 4p c. 100 89 91 at North i3ritisb, 5 p.c. No.l lOO at at Du N E :l3 & ., "}. No 4. e B r . 1 1 0 )0 0 ;:: at a t o ...E .B a u s r t d e e r r u_e ll ion, 1001.00 86 88 at 23 DDoo York,4 )er il e . e:t 6 ..redeem lOO 96 87 e l tr . , pool il i, a11:1 . at Du U.IN.E. 4 per cent., lOO '63 lUs 17 Do Berwick capital 8 13.4. ::* ••• purchase lO 10 11 . /1 10 a 0 11 108 9. 1 10 10 North D ovi _t.oeAkpeAr Staffordshireims cent all l 2 9 0 i 2 10 1 i 1 a o a U l l 87 1 8 •1 9 1 percent * 1.0.6. S. S D . :: i a x t. e (:e li ad p . e r r '‘.n ce n n s t 10 6) all 22 23 et ID'a°ll4Vale No.l at Waterford & lidlkenny, 6pc 1 1 1 00 : 1 4 4::: 1 I .45i KA.ILW AYS.-PREFEREZICE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. at Ou.leduuiau 41 p c gua. ... ... at Do 41 p Irredeem all at Do 4 p ceon. isauedat 80 65 ... ... ... ... at Great Eastern 41 per cent. 100 77 81 st Do 5 du, 1862 lOO 87 :,11 at Do New 5 do, 186 j lOO ss oat Do do 5 do, 1864 IOU 84 81 at Great Northern, 5p c irred 104) at Do Per manents percent lOO ... ...... ... at Do BOatOO & Sleatti, 41 pc 100 ... ... at Great W es t ., W. Midi., 5p c 100 86 90 at Do Joint perpo. 5 p c,1865 100 85 90 at Do do 6p e irred., 1866 100 103 105 20 Do Vale N eath perp. 5p c all 191 201 at Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B l9O ... 5 Lane. and Y ork. New 41 per ... "' cent till July, 1871 2 t 1 st Lund., Brig., &c., 41 pc, 1851 100 ... ... at Do do 4 do, 1560 100 ... et Do do 41 do, 1861 101 ••• at D 3 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 lOO ...... ... at Loud , Chat., &c., 2d , 6 p.c ... ... st Do Metrop. Ex., B 6 p.c ... • ... Do du C 6 p.c p 100 ... ... st London Bt N. Western, 5 c 100 103 110 a t London &S. Western, 41 p c 100 94 96 10 Man. chef. &Liu., 5 pc, 1885 all sBl at Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO ... ... at Midland, A 5 per cent pref lOl 106 105 st Do 13 5 du lB Do 5p c opt. to COW/. to 1 00 106 103 Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1869 all 11 lfp 18 Do 'neon. New Shares 16 22 Do ip c con. into Old 1 IP Stk., Aug. 31, 187 - 2 at North Britian, E. and Go No. 1, 8 per cent ... ... at Do £lO guarant ee d , 1861 100 ... ... ... a t - D0 h.& ti , NO. 2, 5 .e a t Do 8., P. & Dun., 2d , 4pa 109 ... ... a t Do .. N. 5 per ce nt, 1862 100 ... ... 100 ... . et -,. Do E. & G., N 0. 3, 5 p,e ,„, 100 ... ... at Do E . & (1,, (Ordiry) 41 p e 100 55 67 Est.- North ;Eastern, 41 per coat 105 1 , 15 97 Stock. 36 Danl., D ... 105 111 1 1,1 t BDo North London, 44, p er coat at i per cent) . 105 102 104 North (M". hire r. 13 Stalturda - p c lOO ... .._ t 4l p 0, 1859 100 ' at South Do 5 do 1861 100 *** " 5 do (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 ... ... at Do Do do, 1864 at Victoria - & Pimlico, 41 pc 100 ... ... at St. ... Eastern, RAILIVAYS.-LLNES LEASED AT FIXED ItENTAES, -_,-------_ at .13trheutiead lta. NO Do. 41 per cent. Prefer .4 pa all 101 loi at Buckinghamshire 1,2 ~ a t Chester and Holyhe ad lOO 64 86 .4 at Du. 5/ per cent. 100 114 1 20 at Do, b do. st Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO 1 . 1 - 1 113 its Co l c h es ter Stour Valley at Last Lincoln, gua. 6p. c llOO 14 . 71 i3 .. .2 20 (Roster and Dean Pur a est— all a Gt. Easu ., Newm., etc., p.c 100 ..: ... a Do. E. U. Harwi ch, 4 p .c 100 8, i: st Do. do. Woodbrg.Ex., do. 100 89 Y 2 at Gt. West, W. Mid., Lard 100 95 1 ; 50 Hull and Selby all 100 111 st Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 21. 214 at Loudon and Blackwall lOO pa 96 at Do. 41 per cent lOO ... at London, Cuat., etc., 41 pc. 100 ... st Do. Com. Fund, 6 do. 100 ~. ':: at Loudon and Greenwich at Do. do. Preference lOO ... at London, Tilbury, & South 100 7 8 t ° at Lowestoft, gua 4 per cent lOO 79 83 at Do. du. 6 do. b 1 Manch., Buxton, &Matlk all 6 ";i st Midland, Bradford , Pref lOO pa 94 . 10 Mid Kent Cray Line) 50 N orthernt East., 5 per cent all oa W i i iy Do. do. 6 do. all .., at N. Eastera—llartlepool at N.West. A perp. prat, sp. c. 100 103 110 at Do B minimal/111 p.c lOO . at Notting. & Uranth. 11,a C lOO 92 I ji 24 Preston and 11 yre. all 44 46 ... Royston, Hitch., and Shop. 100 133 135 at Surewabury and Hereford 100 143 134 10 Du du 8 21 2 st S. Yorksh. and River Dun 100 us we' at Do 4 per cent gua lO 70 31 $t Do i. do ••• all 97 pp at Viet. Station and Pimlico lOO 178 1.30 at W est Cornwall 20 West Loudon, Class A all 14 14 140 Du du 13 all •• 20 Do do C alt ••. 61 at Weymouth and Portland.- EV at Wilts and Somerset . . 8 ,, 3 DOL;KS. st East and West India lOO 117 11:1 st Loudon and St. Katherina lt/U 63 45 100 ID oDeb. stock, 4 per cent Mil!wall I'rechoid Land st Dock lOO 31 32 at Southampton lOO 75 it Surrey cvuunercial •.. MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-American Tel., lim all 211 214 211 1 10 Anglo-Mediter. Tel., lim 10 f fp 101 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 15 16 st Atlantic Telegraph lO 26 28 311 st Do. 8 per cent. lOO 73 76 721 80 25 Australian Agricultural 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, litre. 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lim 9 7 3 d 10 Berlin Water Works, lim all 131 14 10 Do. New 6 3 31 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lim. 30 3 5p 5 Bombay G.ts, lim 5 Do. New 4 11 Of 51 British American Laud 44 16 18 st B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lint lOO 167 172 20 British 1 ndutn Tea, dim all 21 31 20 British Ship Owners 29 Canada Company all 67 72 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lim 2l 21 115 20 Ceylon Company, lim lO 31 2fd 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lint 5 41 31 25 City of Loudon Real Pro perty, lint 8 41 31d 30 City of Milan Improv. lint all 5 10 25 City of Moscow Gas, lint— all 2 8 50 City Offices, lint 25 21 230 50 Colonial, lint. Do. 50 Commercia; 'Union (Assur) b $p 10 Company of African Mer chants, lim. 20 Continental Union Gas, lira all 17 13 171 25 Copper Miners of England, prof 71 per cent. 100 Corporation of London Bands, 1877, 41 per cent. all 101 105 100 Do. 1879, 41 per cent. all 104 1051 100 Do. 1882, 41 per cent. all 1031 1041 10 Credit Fon. of England, lint. all I/ 24 21 50 Credit Fou.of Mauritius lira lO 3 2 d st Crystal Palace lOO 13 21 201 st Do. Preference lOO 93 98 st Do. Gp. c Perpetual Deb lO9 102 107 20 Darjeeling, lim. I 0 Eastern Assam, lim. 50 East Indian Land Credit and Finance, lira. 20 East India Irriga„ & Canal all 17 18 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lint. 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy Gus. by Egypt. Gov all 88 89 9 0 1 I 20 Egyptian Comet Trad. lim 6 41 45 st Electric tt Inter. Telegraph 100 238 213 10 Do. New 3 10 12p 3 Eng. & Austral. Copper, lint, 21 i 15 English and Foreign Credit 71 6 4d 100 Eng. and Scot. arinc, lim. 8 ...d 10 Fa.irbairn Engineering 5 11 lid 20 Fore-streetWarehouse,lim l2 pr 1p 100 For. & Col. Gov. Trust and _..... - -..—.. ._ _ . Loan Scrip, issued iit 2.8 a all 835 841 841 50 Gellivara, lira. 2O ... ... 10 General Credit & Dis., lira. 74 2 14 5 11-16 15 General Steam Navigation li 28 29 50 Home &Col Marine In. run. 5 41 31d 10 Hong Kong and Chins, Gus all .., .. 20 Hudson's Bay all 13i 14 131 4 20 Imperial Laud Co. of Mar seilles, lira. 25 Indo-European Tel., lira lO ... ... 20 Interna. Finaucial Soc. lira 5 1 1 1 i 3 11-16 20 Interna. Land Credit, Um 6 6 4d 50 Italian Land 5 11 Id 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Ca vour) all 31 4 100 Do. 6p. c 13d , ., redeem 1870, issued 20 all 63 c 5 50 Land Securities, lira 5 31 '24,1 25 London African Trading lO 7 5 d 25 Lon. & Caled. Marine, lira 6 ..• •••d 10 London County Land and Building, lira. d 5 Loud. Provincial Tel. lira all 34 31 31 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent. all I IP 14 50 Lond. Financial Asso., lira SO 23 221 4 Lond.Gen.Omnibus.Co.lim. all 1/ 2 50 Lond and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, lim 25 22 17d 20 Loud. & Provincial Marine 2 ld pr at Madras Irriga. & Canl. Gua. 5p.C. by India GOT. 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, lira.... li f Id 10 Mediterra. Exten. Tel., lira. all 4 9 50 M erehant Shipping, Him , all 33 38 SO Millwall Iron Works, lira 121 ••• 10 Natal Land and Colonisa tion Co., lint. 25 National Discount Co., lira b 12 121 12 25 National Prov. Marine, Um. 4 4 3d lo National Steam Ship, lint. all 81 9 1 20 Nerbudda Coal & Iron, Urn. 6 3 2d 10 New Consolidated Dis. lira 3 11 ld 5 IN ew Quebrada, lira 4.4.0 41 ai 25 New Zealand Loan & Mer candle Agency,lim 2l 1 IP 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, lira 6 14 11 10 Northern Assam Tea, lira. 5 7 5 10 Do. B at North Brit. Austral., lint lOO 47 52 50 North Brit. & Mercan, In 6l 19 20 25 Ocean Marine (I nsurance ) 5 1411 b 191 i 50 Oriental Financial, li m •11 ... ...d 5 Oriental Gas, lira, all 71 7 1 71 5 Do. New 1 4 IP 10 Otago and Southland In vestment, lira 2 Id ip 6 Ottoman Gas, Hui all 14 21 10 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian R. Mail lint all P 24 8 Do do. at Peel R. Land & Minerl, lira ioe 30 32 50 Peninsu. & Oriental Stasi' all 49 61 501 50 Do. Now 1867 lO Id d 25 Reuter's Telegram 24 27 30p 50 Rhymnoy Iron 15 Do. New 25 Rio de Janeiro City Im ,lim all 17 18 20 Do. G as, Ha; all 231 241 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 44 46 441 at Scottish Aust. Invest., Hat lOO . 107 112 st Do. 6p. c. G uar. Pref lOO ..• ••• 20 Societe Fin. d'E g y pte, li ra lO 7 6 d 20 Societe Gen.& l'Empiro Ot 8 3 4 P 50 S. African Mort. & Inv., lim. 6 • •*, ••• 25 South Australi an L and at Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all i 11 20 Telegraph Con. &Main.,lim all 161 17 104 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lira 2 21 24 20 Trinidad Petroleum, lint Bl •• ••• 10 Trust & Agency of Aus.,lina 1 4 1p 10 Do do. do. all ... .. 20 Trust &Loan Co., U. Canada S id p 5 50 Union Marine L'pool, lint 5 4 41p 105 20 Union Steam Ship, lint all 22 24 15 United Disoount Corp., lim 6 11 01d SU. Kingdom Tel. Co., lira, all ii 6 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref. all 35 31p 20 Universal Marine(ln.), lira. 6 1 Ilp 64 10 Upper Assam Tea, lira, 30 Van Dieman's Land • 2Bl 7 3 00 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. (Mortgage) Loan,,, all 76 l 761 50 Warrant Finance, lira. 50 West India and Pacific Steam, lira 2O 4 ad 20 West London Wharves and Warehouses lO CULLMI.aL 110V.WILNAINNT bhuuktil Britiab Columbia, 6per cent,1672.... .......... 100 L895.._ l2O p.o.Jan.g&July 1877-84 Do. 6p. o. Feb. & 1(..0 105 It 7 Do. sp. O. Mar. & Sept lOO 114:116 Do. sp. 43. Jan. .t July lOO 93 94 Do. sp. c. Dasoribca t k lOO 90 92 Cape (*.Hope. 6 P. 0 • 107.3 lOO 102 184 Do.Apl.&001 1890-1900 lOO 111 113 1)o. do 1880-91 1 lOO 107 109 Do. Jan.&Juiy, 1891 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and ib Uct., 1900 lOO 103 1 0 2 Ceylon, Nov 1878, 6 p. c lOO 1( 8 110 Do. 1872, do lOO 103 107 hlauritius, 6p. 0, HOS, Jan. and July Do. 1878 . • .. 100 106 108 Do. 1882, May and Nov... 100 106 108 Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug.... 100 106 198 Dl2.bournl Girporstn.,.. 14167,5, 6 per (•tn. . .. 100 - - N.8.G0v.6 ItO 102 104 Natal 6 p ot, Apl& Oot.„, 100 _ Do 6 po.M . .y & No, lOO 106 iiB - N. S. W. 5 fro., '7l to '76 lOO 99 101 1011 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1896 lOO 99 108 Do. 5 p.c. rd.'67 to '76 lOO 99 101 N.Zealand, 6p. 01.1891 lOO Do. 5 percent.... - DoJan, p 10 1 uIY, 0 t lOO 974 984 911 -1.);) Gp c. Mar & )ept '9l :00 108 110 107 DoJu .e & Dec ,1 91 - D o er,v, 1 ALC Id. j - I rie .1 & 1.96.. 1 0 Nova Scotia 6p. o.Jau... - ansi July. 1875 :CO 101 103 Queenslud. 6p. c. 5 Du 1891 100 1054 1061 108/ B. Austral. 8 p 0.1880 77 lOO Do 1:478.94 lOO 103 110 Do 1.1)31903...., 10) 107 118 Tasmanian pc, 100 106 107 - rd. 11)9.3 to 189/ . 100 11.7 108 - Victoria 6p.0. Ja..t July.. 100 1891 lOO 112 113 Do, do, Aprils Dot lOO 109 110 113 SPIRIT OF TILE, PUBLIC JOURNALS, The Times remarks that the secret history of trades or professions is always a popular topic, and recently the ground has been explored to very good purpose in the dis cussions respecting the treatment of professed criminals. We know a great deal more about the habits, practices, and careers of professed thieves than we knew some months ago, and though our mode of dealing with them is still uncertain, the accumulation of facts is likely to be useful. We do not see, indeed, what more can be required in the way of information, especially as nobody has thrown any doubt upon the facts on which the question was raised. Here, in the midst of us, in tolerably well-known numbers, are these professed and undisguised criminals—men who do, indeed, attempt to screen themselves from observation in the very act of crime, but who attempt not the slightest concealment of their " tendencies" or pursuits—what are we to do with them ? At present, it seems, we allow a clever practitioner to ply his trade for three months, at an average rate of four thefts a week, until we arrest him, and then, after a term of detention, we turn him loose to take another spell on terms still more favourable. That system has been at length condemned as intolerable, but what system is to be substituted for it? It bespeaks the diffi culty of the case when even our friend Mr. Measor cannot reconcile himself to one of the alternatives sug gested. He thinks it very hard that a man "with a prison character " should be accused of crime simply because he cannot find honest work. This is putting the case in rather mild words. A "prison character" means a man or boy who has been not less than twice convicted We venture to think that such a person may, without much injustice, be put under certain disabilities ; but, even on Mr. Measor's own sup position, he could hardly suffer much wrong. Let us imagine that on the strength of his " prison character" he is arrested by the police, brought before a magistrate, and interrogated as to his means of subsistence. He replies that he has no honest work, having been unable to find any. But how, then, does he subsist at all ? If he is found starving or destitute, that of itself would be a pre sumption of his not being still a thief—the only question before the court. If, on the other hand, he has been suffering no privation, whence did he obtain his living? It seems to us that the attempt to discover cases of hard ship under the proposed system has been singularly un successful, though we still maintain that even if such risks existed they might be counterbalanced by the rightful claims of society. The Standard attributes the present agitation respectin 6 the cession of Gibraltar to an unusual dearth of political news, since the subject is curiously inappropriate to the time. What principle of public justice, it is asked, or what sentiment of equity, will be served by our giving Gibraltar to the Spaniards ? We have paid its value ten times over to Spain, and where is our reward ? It is urged that we ought not to insult the patriotic sentiment of Spain by retaining our hold on Spanish territory. But even if we allow that Spain has a better moral right to Gibraltar than England has, are we to consider the patriotic sentiment of each of our neighbours to the extent of giving back to every one the conquests we have made ? In that case it is clear that we cannot stop at Gibraltar. We are bound to abandon Canada to the French, the Cape of Good Hope and Ceylon to the Dutch, Trinidad also to the Spaniards, Singapore to the Malays, New Zealand to the Maories, Hong-Kong to the Chinese, the Punjaub to his Highness Dhuleep Singh. There is a still better argument for restor ing Jersey to France. Nay, it is certain that we ought not to hold Ireland ; that the possession of Wales is an insult to the Celtic inhabitants, and our title to Cornwall only moderately equitable. If we are to retain nothing but what is not desired by some of our neighbours—nothing but what is not an insult, an offence, or a menace to ome One, we shall hardly escape with our thirty;nine counties. If through the advance in military science, or a change in the circumstances of the Mediterranean, or from any other cause, Gibraltar has ceased to be as valuable to us as a fortress-seaport as it once was, that is no sufficient reason for giving it up to others, who may or may not be able to make it of more worth to themselves. If Gibraltar is still a place the possession of which is of usa in time of war, we shall best consult the peace of Europe by keeping it in our own hands. Whatever our enemies or rivals may say of us, we are unquestionably the least aggressive and the least warlike of all the European, Powers. We have no ambitious designs against any oil our neighbours ; we have nothing to desire of any one 4,.. them, and have no thought or hope of territorial aggran disement at their expense. For this reason, therefore, unless better cause can be shewn than any which has hitherto been produced, Gibraltar is safer in our hands than in the hands of anyone else---safer not for European interests only, but for the interests of European peace and harmony. The Daily News remarks that' the old Liberal policy for Ireland, which Mr. Gladstone has been the first to make his own, is already producing peaceful and harmonising effects. The shadow thrown before, which was substan tial enough to eject Mr. Disraeli from office, has had strength to disarm and divide the two rival powers which have struggled for ascendancy in Ireland. T_Tltramon tanism is melting away in the prospect of equal justice to all churches. From the beginning it has been an affair of the Court of Rome, and of the influence which the Court of Rome can exert. Speaking of public opinion in Ireland, as shewn by recent events, it observes that the election of Mr. Johnson, member for Belfast, to the office of Grand Master of his lodge, and of the Rev. Dr. Drew to the post of Grand Chaplain, both gentlemen being champions of tenant-right in its extremest form, is a very remarkable phenomenon. Political democracy and ecclesiastical ascendancy are principles which cannot be long held hi the same mind. On every question except that of tho Church, Orange democracy and English Radicalism are at one. On the Church question, Mr. Disraeli, in conniving at the principle of Roman Catholic endowment, has materially helped the process of conversion. If Orangemen have to choose between the establishment of the Roman Catholic Church and the dis-establishment of the Anglican Church in Ire land—and to this issue, as they begin to perceive, matters have at length come they will have no difficulty in making up their minds. The elections in Belfast, Londonderry, Newry, and other centres of Protestant feeling in Ulster, are indications of opinion which cannot be mistaken, except by those who are solicitous to be in the wrong. The Herald says that in every point of view tne vivy Arab is a very unpleasant person. He has all the evil characteristics of his Eastern prototype, without any of his redeeming features. Happily, the days when society heard these things and yet passed by on the other side have gone, we trust, for ever. The indifference begotten of culpable ignorance with which the degradation of vast masses of the population was formerly regarded exists no longer. The agencies and efforts with which the name of Lord Shaftesbury is so honourably identified have borne and are bearing fruit. Such a meeting as that held last Tuesday in Great Queen-street assures us of better things than the City Arabs of the past could ever have dreamed of. Serjeant Cox, the member for Taunton, presided over a dinner party, select enough in a certain sense, though not exactly that in which we should apply the term to an assemblage of diners at the far-famed hotel in the same neighbourhood. The guests were 160 boys and girls who not so very long ago were on the high road to ruin, but who have been gathered into the refuges for homeless and destitute children which have been provided by a society specially established for the purpose. And these 160 were but the representatives of nearly 500 whom the society has at present on its hands, At Ealing it has fifty-five weaklings whom it is trying tv build up into strong and sturdy workers by country air and country fare. At Broad-street it has fifty-six girls, and at Great Queen-street 160 boys, all of whom are being trained, for honest business in life ; while in its school ship, the Chichester, it has no fewer than 190 lads in course of prepa. ration for the sea. The Star comments upon the speech recently deliverer; by Mr. G. Trevelyan on his being re-elected for the Border Burghs. It says that the subordinate members of a Government are precluded from speaking very often, and Mr. Trevelyan doubtless had an eye to future reticence when he made his bold speech. Had he been discreet would have avoided all allusion to the Horse Guards, at, ) ,, least in a direct manner, and contented himself with genaq ralities. He has, however, made himself master of the, subject, and spoken out with great earnestness. He declares that the Minister for War and his principal subordinates have a terrible task before them because two tremendous influences are opposed to them—the influence of the aristocracy and the influence of the court. Follow ing upon this he remarks that it is not desirable that " royal duke should be placed permanently in such position as that of Commander-in-Chief." Upon this th Star observes that it unquestionably is not to the publie advantage that the Commander-in-Chief should be a per manent official, and his rank so exalted as to render him practically irresponsible. The illustrious Prince Consort , never exhibited a truer perception of the relation in which a member of the Royal Family should stand towards the country than when, refusing to yield to an honourable ambition, he steadfastly declined to accept the position of Commander-in-Chief. The objections in his case were greater than those which can fairly be urged against the Duke of Cambridge. But it is only a ques tion of degree. The principle involved is identical ; for as a matter of fact the Duke is not responsible to Parliament, and cannot be superseded like a minister or any other servant of the Crown. In making these remarks we do not wish to say one word that is disrespectful of his Royal Highness. He is a frank and gallant aaltlier, who has won the good will of theration ; but the public have a right to demand that every office in the State shall be filled by the most competent men, and the Horse Guards especially thoroughly subordinated to the department whose Minister, in the person of Mr. Cardwell, is respon- j sible, from his place in Parliament, to the taxpayers of the United Kingdom. I 11. i EATEN ED sTuPPAGE OF NEW CASTLE RACES. The Newcastle Chronic& says :—" On Tuesday a private meeting was held for the purpose of bring:ng to arbitration the question in dispute be tween the Newcastle Grand Stand Company, Limited, and the Herbage Committee of the freemen. For some months past serious differ ences have existed between the above Company and the executive of the borough freemen. Last races the Herbage Committee, in opposition to the wishes and interests of the Company, enclosed a portion of the race-ground close to the enlarged enclosure fronting the grand stand, and let it for £BO. An indignation meet ing was held on the race Monday night, and the result was that the people demolished the new railings and threw the place open. In July the Race Committee, anxious to come to a definite settlement with regard to the erections on the race ground, offered the Herbage Committee £3OO per annum for the rent of the great enclosure and the privilege of letting all the tent and stand sites at' the race meetings. On the 11th August a meeting of the stewards of tl.e incorporated companies was held, when it was resolved not only to decline the offer of the Grand Stand Company, but also to give notice that, with a view to the comfort and convenience of the general public, and a better understanding with the Grand Stand Com pany, notice should be served upon the latter body that the present arrangement for the use of the en larged enclosure in front of the grand stand should cease and determine on the Ist of May next.' Upon receipt of these resolutions the Grand Stand Com pany passed two important motioas. Firstly, they resolved to memorialise the Town Council of the borough respecting the right of freemen to let the ground used for the races as against the right pos sessed by the Corporation ; and, secondly, they de termine not to hold any future race meeting on the Town Moor until a satisfactory arrangement has been come to with the freemen.' At the Octo ber meeting of the Town Council, the memorial, which also contained reference to certain moneys re ceived by the Herbage Committee at the spring and summer meetings, was presented. The matter was referred by the Council to the Finance Committee of the corporation, and in due course a settlement of the matters in dispute by arbitration was sug gested. The Grand Stand Company cheerfully acquiesced in the proposition, and two arbitrators (the past town clerk, Mr. J. Clayton, and the pre sent town clerk, Mr. It. I'. Philipsun) were ap pointed to hear the case on either side and adjudi cate. On Tuesday morning the parties met for the despatch of business, both arbitrators being present. At the commencement of the proceed trip, Mr. Brown, on behalf of the freemen, handed a letter to the arbitrators, stating that they would agree to the settlement of the question in dispute by arbitration, on the understand ing that the decision should not affect their rights and privileges in any way, and should not interfere with their management of the Town Moor and Castle Leases as heretofore.—Mr. G. W. Hodge, on behalf of the Grand Stand Company, entered his emphatic protest against this letter being accepted as a basis of arbitration. To allo w the freemen to take such ground to commence with could not be called fair, and he declined to accede to these propositions as a starting point.—Mr. Philipson took suls:antially the same view of the letter. The only thing they had to go by was the Town Moor Act, and they could do nothing against its provisions. The document had an appear tnce of alleging they would do something against the Act.— Mr. Hodge said the letter amounted to this—that the freemen would accept the decision of the arbi trators, if it was in t their favour, but not otherwise. It left them a hole to creep out if the award did not please them. It was a mischievous document. Nearly an hour was spent in trying to arrange a mutually • satisfactory basis for arbitration, but without success ; and at length the gentle man appointed to act in the matter declared the meeting at an end. We understand that in his do,ing remarks Mr. Philipson said he must report to the Finance Committee that they had failed in attempting to deal with the subject, and the onus must fall upon those who had insisted upon adhering to the letter handed in as a basis of negotiation. He had been under the impression that both parties would have attended animated only with the idea of settling the matters in dis pute; and he was sorry that no arrangement bad been come to. The proceedings then terminated ; and the Race Committee, as the result of their failure to treat with the freemen, express their in tention not to hold the Newcastle race meeting this year, unless a private course can be secured, or the Herbage Committee consent to debate the questions between them upon some more satisfactory ground." THE WELLE,s MURDER. We understand that on the 19th of December the Rev. W. J. Shearly, of Welles, forwarded to the Home Secretary the statements of four inhabi tants of Wookey, which were personally noted down by Mr. Shearly. The position of these parties to the convict gave weight to their declarations— the woman who brought him up, the man who worked with him through the week before the mur der, the schoolmaster who taught him in his early youth, and the conjoint evidence of a family with wham ho was in the habit of splendiug much of his leisure time. The evidence thus gathered pointed out that Wm. Bisgrove was illegitimate, not 19 years old, had been much neglected, was weak in apprehension, and for years had been sub ject to fits, brought onbyseeing a man killed by the falling of a stone in a coal-pit near Farringdon ; and his fellow workmen spoke of a fit Bisgrove bad on the Tuesday before the murder, as being of long duraton, and leaving Bisgrove violent, and then lost and foolish. The Home Secretary communi cated this information to the Chief Constable for Somersetshire, with a request that he would inquire into it, and, we believe, all the above statements were verified, and their importance even added to by further information and search. These confirmed declarations, combined with the memorial from Taunton and the petition presented by Mr. Chiches ter Fortescue from 100 colliers, with no doubt re ference to legal and medical authorities, were suffi cient, it appears, to enable Mr. Bruce to advise her Majesty to commute the capital sentence. We are glad to have it in our power to make this authen ticatt.d statement, as we believe the full reasons for her Majesty's clemency are but partially known. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales has taken Chiswick House for a term, intending to re side there from time to time during the reconstruc tion of Sandringham, which will probably occupy a period of 18 months. It is gratifying to find that the anticipations of a prolonged absence of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales i from England are thus dissipated, and the inhabi tants of Cheswick and its neighbourhood may con gratulate themselves upon the prospect of an im proved condition consequent upon the Royal pre sence. It will be recollected that Chiswick House was the residence of the late Duchess Dowager of Sutherland for some time before her death. The marriage of the Marquis of Hamilton, M.P., eldest son of the Duke and Duchess of Abercorn, with the Lady Mary Curzon, daughter of tho Earl and Countess Howe, was celebrated this morning at St. George's, Han over-square. A meeting was held on Tues'lay, at the Man'. siou-houso, Dublin, for the purpose of forming a peritn tient committee to carry out the proposed monument to Henry Grattan, in College-green. The Lord ..11a3 or pre sided. Amongst those who proposed and seconded reso lutions were Mr. Pitn, M.P. ; Dr. Webb, F.T.C.D.; Dr. Shaw, F.T.C.D. ; Mr. John Norwood, Alderman Man ning, [Judge Little, the Very Rev. Dr. Sprott, and the Rev. Mr. Carroll. It is gratifying to find men holding different political and religious opinions uniting cordially together for the purpose of doing honour to an illustrious Irishman. The movement has now been placed on a broad national basis, and we will not permit ourselves to doubt of its triumphant success. CLACKMANNAN AND K I NROSS ELECTION.—We learn by to:egraph that Mr. W. P. Adams was re-elected at Dollar yesterday, for Cockinannau and Kinross, on his appointment as Lord of the Treksury. He believed that is a few years the expenditure of the country would be considerably diminished. RACINUr EI.XTL - PEBR' RES FOR lts69. :UARY. Streatham 11, 12 Lincoln l6, 17 Harrow lB, 19 Mansfield 18 MA Liverpool Spring 2,3, 4 Shrewsbury Spring 5, 6 Warwick. 9, 10, 11 Kingsbury l2, 13 Northampton l6, 17 Nottingham Spring 28, 24 Chelmsford. 25, 26 Derby Spring 25, 26 \V est Drayton lB, 19 West Somerset 18, 19 3ltrgate 29 Durham 29, 30 Epsom 30, 31 :IL. A P. Bromley Aldershot l, 2 Catterick l, 2 Thirsk 6, 7 S:.reuthain., 8, 9 Ne winark - et Craven...l2, &c. Eastbourne l9 Lewes 2U 21 Croydon . • 2 .2, 23 Newmark:A Ist Spring 6, &c. Chester •1, 5, 6, i Winchester ll, 12 York 11, 12 St Albans Salisbury l3, 14 Doncaster 13, 14 West Drayton l7, 18 ( Bath 18, 19 lanchester l9, 20, 21 Croydon 20, 21 If 1 Epsom Summer „.25, Svc. rNE. Newcastle 22, 23, 21 lOldham 22 nibury Club 23 1 Stockbridge 24, 25, 26 Chelmsford Sutton Park ....29, 30 1.. Y. - . Croydon 2 8,4 Newton 9 , 3, 4 Ascot .....8, 9, 10, 11 Liverpool Summer ...lb, 16 Windsor 15, 16 Hampton l7, 18 Worcester l, i Newmarket July 6, &c: Kingsbury .. 9, 10 Poutefmct 12, 13 Nottingham 13, 14 AUG Brighton 3, 4 Brighton Club 5 i Reading 15, 16 Huntingdon 2O, 21 I Southampton 22 23 I Stamford 22, 23 1 Goodwood 27, 28, 29, 30 UST. Oxford Oanterbury ...... 2l, 25 York 24, 25, 26 Plymouth ~,I{; Windsor August l2, 13 Derby Summer ...31, Sep. 1 Weymouth 31, Sep. 1. Lewes G 7 Eguam lO, 11 Wolverhampton lO, 11 Windsor 12, 13 St. Albans Stockton lB, 19, 20 SEPT. MBER. Warwick... 7, 8 Western (Ayr)........22, 23 I Abingdon 9, 10 Kingsbury... 23, 24 Doncaster 14, 15, 16, 17 I Montnouth... - 23, 24 Richmond 21, 22 I Newmarket : st 0ct....28, etc. Lichfield OCTOBER. Bedford 5, 6 Edinburgh 6, 7, 8 I Leicester Newmarket 2d 0ct...11, ‘dicB. I Chelmsford l9, 20 I Cheltenham l9, 20 West Drayton 2l, 22 Hereford 2l, 22 Monmouth 23, 24 Newmarket Irton ...25, dco. NOVEMBER. Worcester 2,3, 1 Stirewsbury 13, ho Liverpool 9, 10, 11. 12 I Leatningtou aunt ....23, deo IRISH. MARCH. 18, 19 Baldoyle First Spring MAY. Baldoyle Second Spring 11, 12 STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES. FEBRUARY. Birmingham , 9 Harrow lB, 19 I Lincoln l6, 17 Derby •• 25 MAI3,C H. Liverpool 3 Gatnbridgeahire M 18 Rugby (Grand Mi1.)......8, 9 West Drayton lB, 19 Kingsbury 12, 13 Cr, wkerne 18, 19 APRIL. Aldershot 1, 2 I Croydon 22, 23 13roinley 1, '' MAY. St. Albans JULY. Kingsbury.. St. Albans.. AUGUST. OCTOBER. West Drayton.. _2l, 22 COURSING FIXTURES. JANUARY. Border Union (Longtown) .. 5, &c. Kenilworth (Warwick s hi re ) 5, 6. Neptune Open (Lytham) Lancashire 6, &e. Coola (Cork), Ireland Anuan, Dumfriesshire B, 9. Wigtownshire Club 12, &o. Third South Lancashire Altcar-Club, Lancashire .13, &. Mere Down, Wilts B ddock Cluh, Harts 20, 21. Spelthorne Club (Ashdown I'.trk) 21, &c. Barton-ou-Humber, Lincolnshire 05 . Ridgway club (Lythaua), Lancashire 27, &c. Creugh Opsu, Ireland 27. FEBRUARY. Powderham Everleigh Club, Wilts 2, 3. Rufford Open, Lancashire Cardington, Beds Wenvoe Castle - Ludharn, Norfolk 11, 12. Brampton, Cumberland ll, 1.:. Waterloo (Altcar), Lancashire l7, dm. MARCH.. Ashdown Park Harts Fourth S. Lancashire (Champion) County Louth (Champion), Ireland Scottish National Open, Lanark 3O, &c. OCTOBER- Ancastcr and Willoughby, Liucolushiro 5, 6. Ortnesby 19, ho. Huutinidon Club.. Di; 27. NO VEIEBER. Sundorne, Salop Cothan and Eston .• WATERLOO MEETING —FEB. 17. (Over Altear.) Patron —Right Hon. the Earl of Sefton. The Waterloo Cup, value £i,6UU in specie, by subscription of £25 each ; 61 subs; the winner to receive £5OO, and the second £2OO. 1. Mr C. F. Allison 33. MrJ. Ingleby 2. Mr J. F. Armistead 34. Mr E. Jardine 3. Mr J. Bake 35. Mr F. Johnston 4. Mr W. J. Barden 36. Mr J. Johnston 5. Mr F. Bartholomew 37. Mr 11. B. Jones 6. Lord Binning 38. Mr W. J. Legh 7. Mr J. Blackstock 39. Mr 8. C. Lister 8. Mr J. S. Bland 40. Mr J. Lousdale 9. Mr G. Blaushard 41. Lord Lurgan 10. Mr W. G. Boma 42. fir S. M.dlabey 11. Mr T. Broekleba.nk 43. Mr C. E. Marfieet 12. Mr J. Br.nn it 44. Mr W. H. Massey 13. Mr R. B. Carruthers 45. Sir C. Molyneux 11. Mr C. J. Cliesshyre 46. ilon. C. C. Molynoux 15. Mr \V. H. Clark 47. Mr T. Neville 16. Mr E. Croft 48. Mr R. Paterson 17. Mr J. Cunningham 49. Mr T. L. Reed 18. Mr W. D. Deighton su. Dr Richardson 19. Mr James Dunlop 51. Mr J. Savage 20. Mr J. Evans 52. Mr N. Saxton 21. Lord Garlies 53. Lord Sefton 22. Mr J. Gibson 51. Mr T. Smith 23. Mr W. M. Gilmour 55. Mr J. Spinka 24. Col. Goodlake 56. Lord Stair 25. Mr A. Graham 57. Mr E. W. Stocker 26. Mr T. Green 58. Mr S. Swinburne 27. M: C. A. Hailey 59. Mr G. A. Thompson 28. Capt. Hathorn GO. Mr R. Todd 29. Mr J. Haywood 61. Mr B. W. Trinder 30. Mr J. Hodson 62. Mr R. C. Vyner 31. Mr J. Hole 63. Mr R. H. Williams 32. Mr J. Hyslop C 4. Capt. Wyndham The Waterloo Purse, value £260, in specie, taken from the Cup Stake, for the 32 beaten dogs in the first round for the Cup; the winner to receive £lOO. The Waterlos Plate, value £lOO in specie, taken from the Cup Stakes, for the 16 beaten dogs in the first ties for the Waterloo Cup. The Great Waterloo Cup, G 4 subscribers, at £25 each the money £1,600 -to be divided as under:- 1. Winner to receive 1. Second ditto „. 2. Dogs to receive £5O each... 4. Ditto ditto 30 ditto... 8. Ditto ditto 20 ditto... 16. Ditto ditto 10 ditto... - ...:500 ... ... 200 100 ~, •.. 120 „. ~, 160 1,240 The Waterloo Purse and Waterloo Plate 360 £1,600 The Waterloo Purse, for the 32 dogs beaten in the first course for the Waterloo Cup, amounting to £260, to be divided as under:- 1. Winner to receive 1. Second ditto ... 2. Dogs to receive £l5 each... 4. Ditto ditto 10 ditto... 8. Ditto ditto 5 ditto... .. £lOO 16 £260 The Waterloo Plate for the 16 dogs beaten in the second ties for the Cup, amounting to ..€lOO, to be divided as under:- 1. Winner o receiv e £4O 1 cond ditto •.. •.. ... 25 2. Dogs to receive £7 lOs each 15 4. Ditto ditto 5 ditto „. 20 £lOO MARKE7 S-2 MS DAY. LIVERPOOL': OTTON. January 7.—Sales probably 10,000 balas. Market quiet, and uncLanged. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. Tho number of beasts is small, but quite equal to the demand. Prices, tm the average, are about the name as on Mouday. Several inferior qualities, however, remain unsold. Swithfield.—P.rinu) clover, £1 to £3 lOs ; inferior ditto, £lss to X 5.; prime hay, £5 lOs to £0 Os; inferior ditto, .£4 5s to Sa9: 15s ; and strass, £L 6s to .£llBs TALLOW. The market is flat. Town tallow, 4Gs 9d ; Petersburg Y.C. on the spilt, 4Gs Gd; January to March, 4Gs Gd; March, 46s 9d; April to June, 466 6d ; June, 475; Octo ber to December.; 475. RESU3IPTION: OF MILITARY DRILL BY THE POLICE.—This. rarr,-uing an order, which was issued on the Ist of the mon MI, and signed by Colonel Labalmondiere, the new aeti•sg Chief of the 11,tropolitan Police, came into operati iu, d ireetiug some of the inspectors and ser geants to at tone at Wellington Barracks to undergo in struction 4 1a //Wit ary drill. ~ '2, 3. . 9, tto. 1C H. 1 1