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

y~~~~~~: lORNE, Jan. G. rincess Beatrice yesterday after• in the grounds Lcess Beatrice. and Mrs. Tait, ,d the honour of )yal Fancily yes' 'ELLIGENCE. of Prince Alex' udying with the having passed a Naval College, naval cadet to tain Colin it to their Royal of \Vales. grew troopship, .ping with the Alevandria, $ in The Sun of ere disembarked remainder will foretop of the ship's fore rig- Le height of the ;d. - The Croco- L7th December, ibraltar on the to Crocodile fell Liverpool, be abled, and with Ler-room stoke' ow twice, but, ier for 21 hours to seek assist 's ship Warrior ian's state and ed to her suc voyage to Eng ship Ring love, pw, and after th a dismasted ent the Croco rith very heavy 31y, sotnethne3 , ccurred during orderel home trpose of being 5, 3,161 tone) L. G. Ile.ttb, here she will be lower, Capt. J. 31, 2,654 tons, Johnson, from [62 tons, 400- he Mutine, 17, sander H. 14. D 34 tons, 200- eld, from the as, 200-burs 3 the 13 tsilisk, ain W. N. 1V• ;95 tons, 200- :lc, from Chins; -horse power, L. crew of the :e-Admiral Sic -Chief at the Royal Nava l tons, 1,350' )cen commis" diniral Sir 13• e active duti , S consequence aderstood that the period of table has been r lower masts >nnected with have reported 1 decide as to our service or tendant aria L bec Ara pt. R. Stokee service. All at Chatha" of the Lords cy, the duties ed under the ,he establish' Atendant at 3 had, in ad' I shortly be' 3 flag-OinCers S' service :~ mmander-in' 6) ; Admiol lder-in-Chiof rics3-Admiral nmander-in - Tice-Admiral nmander-in -28, 1866); Commander rica (Hay 7+ , C. 13., cony acifie squad' )n. Sir Chas. th Foot, Will Governor of 1 of Field- t's report y of War.- - " ,he report of imanders for full account Irmy for the I would eat , ast year that erred to the ntion to the on this sub' is unneees' the transfer it becoulee While the any general ky advisable' .ed. TrooP s A further Ldy used and namely, by iarges with Lnd by stop' rants. If it gran reserv e orption an a men, with' WS 111 RE. I, a large pro' Renfrewslii re anent. Th e IZob.3rt Shal t n his political ecent electloo Donservati , i n )utortains th e :t of tbo ssitni:atiou British Dalig —We log° lefeated cart" at a banqu' 3 ! SiZ huudr' MONEi IARK ET AND COMAERCIAL INTELLIONNCX CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The turn matters have taken in Turkey 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-morrowrendering the 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 Great 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 Th.ree per Cents, 93 2-,-;-; ditto 24 per Cent., Jan., 1994, 744 ; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., 244. India Stock, 104 per Cent., April, 1874, 210 12 ; ditto 5 per Cent.. July, 1880, 1121 ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 1024 ; ditto Bonds £l,OOO, 20 prem. In the foreign market Italian, Peruvian, Spanish, and Turkish have declined /to 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 /, ex div. ; ditto Tobacco Loan, 4 to 14 prem., ex div. ; Mexican, 14/ to 15* ; Peruvian of 1865, 751 to 76, ex all; Russian of 1866, 89} t o 902 ; dit to Nicolai, 66 to } ; ditto Orel, 80 to } ; ditto Charkof-Azof 11 to 1 die. ; ditto Charcow-Krenientschug, 1 to 0/ dis. ; Spanish of 1867, 30/ to 31 ex div. ; Turkish of 1858, 63 to 64 ; ditto of 1862, 62 to 63 ; ditto of 1865, 401 to I. In the railway market Metropolitan stock has de clined } per cent. London and North Western, Midland, Great Eastern, and Brighton, have . receded kto Prices are as f o ll ows : —L on d on an d North Western, 113 g. to / ; Great Western, 48/ to ; Midland, 114 to ; London and South West ern, 872. to 88} ; Great Eastern, 412- to / ; Brighton, 50} to I ; South Eastern, 791 to 80; Metropolitan, 107/ to 108} ; Great Northern, 107 to 108 ; ditto A, 108} to 109 ; Caledonian. 77/ to i; and Chatham and Dover, 17* to /. American Five-Twenties are better than yester day, viz., 74i, 75} ; Erie Railway shares, 25} 26} ; Illinois Central, 954 1 ; Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures, 41} 42 ; and the Consoli dated Mortgage Bonds, 44 44}. 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 4 ; and Union of London, 37f to 384. In Miscellaneous Shares General Credit are 11 to 1/ dis. ; National Discount, 11/ to 124 ; Inter national, 1 to 14 die. ; Hudson's Bay, 131 to 1 ; Telegraph Construction, 168 to / ; Atlantic Tele graph Eight per Cent. Preference, 31 to 4 ; and Anglo-American, 21 to a. A t the Bank yesterday £6,000 in bar gold was sent in, making a total, ou 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 per 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 any 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 cQry. 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 an 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 mises, 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 milreis 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, both inclusive, but this resolution was not confirmed until Monday last, the 4th inst. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. (40VE1tNMENT FUNDS., 3 per Cent. Consols Ditto fir Account, 3 per Cen t . Reduced 92- 3 Now 3 per Cent New 2f per Cent. Jan. 1894 De. b per Cent. can. 1873 A.unuitieB, 30 yrs, expire sth JaD.,16611 — Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — Do (1.4 d Sea Telehraph), A ug., 120f' — Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ct -- Do. £5OO Do. £lOO & :Czoo — I'm BAni: of England Stock, 4 per Cent Do- account Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds I nter - Colonial ()mini um INDIAN 60VE1tNMENT 6EUUltillEt India .Lock 10f per Cent., A pr il 1 6 79 2lO 12 Do. Opening, for Account Do. 5 per Cont. July, 1.880 Do. 4 per. Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates Do. Enlaced Pape/ 4 per Cent — pn , Do. 5 per Cert., Jan. 1872 Do. 51- per Crlt. May 1879 — D..) 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 — Do. do. 1877 — Do. do. 1882 • — D-.... Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 ~.... Do. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,000 Do. un,lor £1..04:0 FOREIGNaFTINDS—CLOSING PRICES. Ar;entine Reim bAc, 6 per Cent ... Do., Scrip .t 45 paid . . Au ;Irian Bonds 5 per cent Do. 1859 .. - Bri.2.iliatt 5 per Cent — clo. 4i per Cent., 1852 Do. do. 1858 . — Do. do., 1860 — Do. do., 1863 6 71 Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account 79 81 B..euos Ayres 6 per Cent. Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Cu'pt, 6 per Cent. o.,..iian G por Cent ),:,. 41 per Cent...,,„ 7lf Do. 3 nor Cent., to. 6 per ce-t. 1867 93f l o. 7 per Cent., 1866 0 lo iiiitin, 6 per Cont. Danisu 3 per Cent. ' 1825 Danuhian Principalities, 7 per Cent — Do 8 per Cent., 1867 „. 80k Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent Egyptian, 7 per Cent •... Do Second Issue •• — DO. £s , il.£s , il.Bonds •• • Do. £lOO Bonds ~... 83 2 Do. 1864 - Do. Account Do. £560 Bonds Do. 410 C Bonds — English Scrip, 1868 74 Do do. £45 pd — dis Government Railway Debenture 951 5 Greetr 5 per Cent., 1824 - 5, ex Coups — Do. Acccuut Do. Coupons • Do. Account •• Tiatemata 5 per Cent „ • — Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., all pd It3liali 5 per (Att., 1865 — )o. Account . — Do Maremmana Railway — Mexican 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account Do. 1864 --- Do ri per Cent. Anglo-French — siontevid9au C per Cent. .• — Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada — Do 3 per Cen l4f Do. Deferred Do Laud Wan - ants (Hectaret) I — Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1665 Do Account .. 76} 51 Do 4} per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 43 per Cent., 1862 - •• Do Account Pori,blguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7,'9,'66,'2." , 36f i Do. do. 1867 — Do. do. Scrip, £2oipaid — li Assian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St Oo 41 per Cent , 1850 Do 4i- per Cent., 1860 , Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonds., - Do. du. .£B4 15s. d 0..., -- Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds... B9l Do. do £B4 15s. do — Do Nicolas Railway 661 Sar tiuian 5 pwr Cent Spanish 3 per Cen .: — Do. Account — Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. Now Deferred Do. Account .. — Do. Pvisive — Do. Cum. Cert. of Coup-. not funded — Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan — Du Government, 1864 Do do, 1868 Do do, Scrip — P*- Tariiish 6 per Cent. - - Do Account Do 6 por Cent. 1858 Do Account. DO £lOO 801 1 9 Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Do XIOC Bonds 621 64i Do 5 per Cent. 1865 Da Account Do 6 per Cent., 1860 6Ol k Do 4 por Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do. A.ccrunt Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Dividends on the above payable in London Austrian o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgiau, 44 per cent., Ex. 251. Dutch zh per o.,nt. Ex. 12 Gni! Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates French Itents, 3 per Cent., Ex 25f. Do Account Italinh 5 per Cent. 1831, Do. Account s4} CLOSING PRICES. Consuls, Money V2I } Do. Account, Feb. 4.... 92i 3 POLICE IN TEL Ll GEN CE— This Day. MARLBORO UGH- S IREET. SHIP CAPTAINS IN THE 11AxmAltKx . r.—llarold Henderson, captain of the ship North, lying in the East India Docks, and a gentlemanly-looking man, who refused his name, but said he was the captain of a ship, and .Nclly Kenwood, an unfortunate, were charged before Mr. Knox with being drunk and disorderly in the Haymarket. Police•constable Patch, 28 C R, said that about half-past oue that morning ho 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. Kellwood 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. Ilenderson asked the constable whether he thought he was drunk, and the constable said he was sure of it. One of the male prisoners said that the police 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 gentlema❑ was charged with assaulting police constable 105 1 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 own 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 he 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, Limehouse, 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 the house. The complainant begged pardon. It was the prisoner only that ill-used me. Mr. Paget—Aud the man you were with was inebriated last night. East—That is ;o, your worship. Benjamin Palmer—l was druuk, do you mean to say. Ho, ho, ho, ho, 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' and ha r d labour. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 7, 1869. SHARE LIST. 31;;DINA1 I allis.XS AND STOCKS. share Railways. raid. Closing Business rrioe. dens. at Bristol and Exeter ...... 10 ;5 17 701 at Caledonian lOO 761 77 78 '4 64 7 B`, Carnbrian 20 Corn wall all 3 at Duodu s llcilaat Juno— 100 77 79 at Due„terth.& iOO 70 72 2.. East London all 7 9 20 U 0 15 2 ; Do 10 at Glasgow &S. Western lOO 90 91 it. Great Eastern .. .00 411 411 414 11 1 at Do. E. Angl. No. 2 lOO 7 b at tircat North ol Scotland lOO 15 6 st Great Northern lOO 1(6 107 171 7 at Do. A atock lOO 107 108 10,4 a. Do. Bat ook lOO 124 st GIS. and W. of Ireland lOO 1;0 97 a: , Gt. Western 100 481 49 1• ,t Do. South Wales a. Do. W. aid.—Waore luo 28 at Do. Newport at LallOtla lure a loraciilru lOO .1.8 12r1 at Lou., Brigh.,4/ S.cuaat lOO 491 by 514 10i Do Scrip at Lon., Chat., and Doier IOJ 17 171 et Do. Metrop. Ex. A lOO - at Lon. & North Weatere lOO 1121 1131 113 et Lon. h. South I.leGtern lOO b 7 19 884 at Man., Shet., & Lincoln luo 47 471 48 71 at Metropolitan ;100 1061 107 1074 81 at Do Extousi 10 Do. New rd 10 10 1 at Metropolitan Distriet. all 10 Motrop. St. John's 11 oo 1 6 st Midland at Do, Birtniu. St Derby.. 100 81 83 831 at Nana British at DJ. Yth., & Dun... 104 at Nor. s;astern—Berwiok.. 104 941 1004 1001 25 Do. G. N.E purchase-19.13A at Do Leeds at Do York lOO 17 81 at Do Carliate at Do Stool. & Darling lOO 117 120 at North Lou ,ou .. lOO 122 /21 123 10 Do Aew 1868 . 2 11 2 at North Staffordshire lute 45 57 at North and S.-W. Junction 100 104 105 10 Do New £lO snares 7 ... st Rhymnoy at Shropshire Union ICO 51 61 at South Devon at South Eastern lOO 794 04 794 1 1 20 Staines, Wok'hani, & Wok all 12 13 at 'tai u nle lOO 115 150 .0 Do. C at Waterford & Kilkenny lOO • 10 Waterloo Whitehall 6 RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKW. at Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 66 88 at Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOl at Do. Scot. N.L., 4) per cent lO6 at Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOll ... at Do. do. 7 per coat lOO at 1)0. do. Ordinary ill 78 80 at Do. Midland at Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gua all e 4 Dundee, Perth, suit Aber deen Junction lO6 105 167 at Do. Ist Class preferen.3.— 100 at S.W. gua. 5 per Ct l6O at lit. Eastern, E.C. Ex, No.l DM 93 151 at Do do N 0.2 106 97 100 at Do du 6 per cent 106 1116 118 at Do East Anglian Asp. c. 100 leo 193 at Do do B 6 do. 100 ..„ „. st Du do 0 7 do. 100 at Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 100 108 at Do E. Union 4p. e. gua. 109 69 71 st Do Norfolk a p.c. Ex. 1846 lee st Do do 5 p.c.Way.Val.lB47 100 ... ,„ st Great Nortuern, 5 per cent 16 „, at Do 5 p.c., rd at 11)p. c. pm. 106 ,„ at Do 4 j do do du 106 „, at Do b do at sp. c.pin lOO ~„ at Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO at Gt. NN nil of Scotland, let pf 100 ,„ at , Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOl 93 97 at; t.West.—Orig.& Jut-Rent wig., per gua. 5p c st Do. orig. (B. .e ii. Ex). 5 p.c. 100 94 103 st Do du 4, per cent. 1850... 100 8 t 83 at Do do 4 do 'do lOO 74 75 st LA, do I per cent. re .teat. 100 08 93 at Du do Birininghaut gua 100 68 72 at Do do du prof... 100 „, st Do do Chester gua IJ9 at Du do do 3 per cent l9O 151 LA at DJ do di 5 do 100 93 190 at Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 ,„ st Do du 41 p.c lO6 ~, ~, at Do do 4, 1850 lOO „, st Do do b it DJ West Mid. Oxford let g. JO 107 1 9 at Do do 2d gua. 100 106 188 at Du Newport, la t ,g. p.c. 100 83 92 st Do do 20 do 100 1.0 10; at 1)o gua. 51 per cent. 1883 100 „, 100 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. all at Laucash. Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 111 135 at Do Barnsley, 1;5 3s 10d p.c. 103 at Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 103 at Do 41 (Blackburn purch). 100 98 112 at London & Brighton, 5 P.C. guaranteed, No. 1 lOO st Do 5 per cent. gua. No. 2 lOO ,„ st Do 6 do do lOO „, at Do 5 do No. 4 lOO ,„ ' at Do 7 per cent at Do 6 do (W.E. it C.P.) luo „, ,„ at Da 4 do 1859 lOO ~. ~, at Loudon, Chatham, it Dover 5 per cent ICO at Loudon and /LW., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO 108 110 at Do Bedford &Cambridge lOO 8 91 at Do Shrewsb'y & Welchp'l 11)0 83 91 at London and 7 p,e late 3d shares lOO 141 146 25.60. Do (PortsuLperpaus.2s6.l) all at Mau., Shef., &Litwin. t; p.c lOO 11► 117 6 Du £6 all par 1 pin at Do 31 per cent lOO 60 64 10 DJ redeem. 6 percent 6 at Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c 100 130 135 at Do _Bristol& Birur., 6p. c lOO 1 0 133 at Do 41 per cent. redeem 11)0 97 98 991 atj Du 44 per cent. irredeem lOO 97 99 at Du Leicester & 4 p.c lOO 83 91 at North British, S p.c. No.l lOO a Du a a t7ot t t s k i:B N E ve.e .. ,: i r r kotsie . v. , ai tj i. ti re., . :_ o lue 4 . e.pe a a l oti . oi c tiiti. p . etia. S e ; e o n 1 1 U 0 k 0 ) r,t Do Border Union, 51 p.c lOO ent., Du I E 3 sl 4 . s nd IZ. t) 10 0 31.4. .8 8 .1 8 .70 .83 x d g . o ao o oll 97 1 2 a s t Dl ° Y 4l orl e , r .ti c li tt t 3 s r i 12006 Dv TuvistvckDNoorlt,nixSoata4fliu: 100 911 108 ,, H i ; 1.0.6) 2 all ! 2. 9 3 halkeuny, 6 pc st Do 41 percent h l ei lr e :hase lO 10 101 st Tall Vale N at Do Prxed .0 1 1 per cent 1 0 °0! 4 .. 1 ' st Waterford & 100 145 150 RAILWAY S. — PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. bt Culedoniau4l p c sun ,. Lo Scot. Cen. win. 7p c IOU ... at Do 41 p irredecan at 80 65 ... at Great Eastern 41 per cent lOO 77 81 at Do 6 do, 1862 lOO 87 ; 0 at Do New I do, 1863 lOO 8i LO at Do do 5 do, 1864 100 b 4 83 at Do Pe at Great Northern, 5p c irred. 100 ..• at Do Bostonrhianent & Slearti 5 per 4 c /c ent. 100 ... p 100 ... ..• at Great West., W. Slid!. sp c 100 86 90 at Do Joint I..erpe. 5 p c,1865 lOU 86 80 at Do do 6p e irred., 1866 100 103 105 2 Do Vale Neath perp. 5p c all 191 201 at Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B lOO ... ,5 Lane. an d Y ork. New 41 per cent till July, 187 1....... 2 1 lat Lond., Brig., & c 41 pc 11858 100 st Do do , 4 do, 1860 100 at Do at Da do 41 do, 1861 100 do 41 do 1861 100 at Do do . 6 do, 1565 100 at Do No. 6 do , , 1866 100 ... at Do No. 7 s do at Lord , Chat., & c., 2d, 6 p.c ... ... at Do Iletrop. Ex., 136 p.c 100 ... Do do C p.c 100 ... at London& N. Western, 5p e 100 101 11U at Loudon &S. Western, 41 p c 100 94 96 10 Man. bhef. & Li n., 5 pe, 1865 all at Metropolitan a per cent ... at B 5 Midland, A 6 per cent pr e f lOO 106 10 8 st do is .v 0 Sp • opt. t o cony, to 10 0 10d 103 Ord. is Do Lawny'. , Newt' 1, 1869 all 14 lip Shares 16 2.1, Do p con. into Old I 11' stk., Aug. 31, 1372 No. 1, 6 per cent .... 101 ,t Do .410 guaranteed, 1861 101 tt. North i p pp ou o o BB N 11:'4 , " a :B riP u , 6 s& : : h t per i'D oi r °lln o c 2 . 3. yan.s62)utdpP4, c:.414:8:1121.1111110.00000:0 4 . .. : 6 : : atat Do a • st ', oi l) ) Eastern, 41 per cowl 100 Ls 97 :a t stuck - . & Danl., D 100 111 113 100 102 104 1). Staffordshire p c... 100 at North nth Bastern, 41 p 1859 100 at So--5 do 1861 100 Northat 1 - a London, p r cent)4l , p • Du at at Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 1 00 1864 at 3-)° " a t Victoria St. &Pimlico, 48 po 100 „.. lath svAys.—LL.NES LEASED AT FIXED ILENTA.LS, iii ---- Ri ,.l untheiTil lt/M) 100 Do. 42 per ce nt. Prefer. _ All 101 111' at B u ckinghamshire at Ckester and Holyhead l O9 91 6 i 58 a t Do. b per cent. 100 iis 120 st Do. b do. at t t culvethhettieer, sgtuoaurra Valleyiztee d ... .. at East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lOO 12 . 7; IT 20 Gloater and Dean Fureat al l a a Gt. Easn., Newm., etc., bp.e 109 ..." ••• a Du. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 6; i; at Do. do. Woodbrg.Ex., do. 100 69 72 at Gt. Weal, W. Slid., Herat 100 95 87 N Hull and Selby all 109 iii et Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 211 213 at London and Blackmail lOO 93 85 at Do. 42 per cent lOO at London, Chat., 6:c., 41 pc. 100 ... at Du. Corn. Fund, 6 do. 100 . . '" it Londe' and Greenw ich at Do. do. Preference lOO ... at London, Tilbury, & South 100 7d t 7i, at Lowestoft, gua 4 per cent lOO 79 83 st Do. du. 6 do. bi Mauch., Buxton ; &31atlk all 6 i, at Midland, Bradford, Pref lOO 92 al * 10 Slid Kent Uray Line) b 0 .NortheruN; East.,b percent all 6,i, .sa SW Do. do. 6 do. all •• ~,.. st N. Eastern—Hartlepool ... at N.West. A perp. pro, sp. c. 100 19, 14 at Do 13 unuimunill p.c lO9 ... .; . it I\ otting. ,tUratitti. lt..x. C l9O 92 1 4 26 Preatou and it yre. ... Royston, Hitch., and Snap IOU 113 135 at 61irewsbury a wicreford 100 113 135 lti Du du 8 24 2 P at 6. Yorksh. and River Dun 100 99 HA at Do 4 per cent gua lO 79 di st Du 5 du it Vict. Station and Pimlico lOO no 160 at West Cornwall 20 West London, Class A ail 13 14 20 Du du 13 all 2t) Do do C all . (j j , "i t at Weymouth and Portland lOO at Wills and Solnerset t 1 88 DOCKS. at East and West India lOO 117 11J st London and St. Katherina 100 63 6 5 100 11l oDeb. stock, 4 per cent al, ~. ... Millwall Freehold Land st Dock lOO 31 32 .. ... st Southampton lOO 7k 7,5 bt Surrey cyrtutiercial 40 MI JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Closing Businesa Share NAME. Paid. Price. done _ 10 Agra Limited, A all 111 121 a') Do B lO 41 51 41 50 Albion 100 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lint all 17 14 20 Anglo-Hungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 7 6 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 11 13 20 Do issued at '2 pm ~.. 6 ••• 20 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Utago, lim. 25 Bank of South Australia all 6) 32 60 Bank of Vic'oria, Australia 25 n 39 10 Bank of .' ew Zealand all 17 19 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, and China all ?0 21 211 25 Chartered Mere, o f I n di a , Loudon, and China all 29 30 25 20 City 100 Colonial 25 40 4: 10 Consolidated, lim. 50 Delhi and London, lint 50 East London, lint 5 20 English and American, lim 19 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja- li 01 ld pr neiro. lim 20 English, cottieh, and Aue tralian Chartered l'.Bl Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all . I .. I 2SI Do new i 100 Imperial, lim 20 Imperial Ottoman ls 11 11 11 1 t 5 lonian all 27 29 25 Do now 5 pr 1p 20 Lud Mortgage of India, lim 4 at at 100 Do sp. c. Debs.lB6l, SO all 76 78 b 2 30 London Bank of Mexico and South America, lim. 20 11 7 100 London and Brazilian, Him 45 81 a 2 20 Do new 74 6 1 bi 100 London &River Plate, Um. 40 7 9 25 Do new 10 14 11 20 London Chart. of Australia all 221 231 50 London and County 2O 60 51 20 Do new iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd ll 50 London Joint Stock 1 20 London and South African al 100 I.on :ion & S.-Western, lint, 20 ... ... SO London & Venezuela, Um._ 121 ... ... 100 Loudon and Westminster 2O 6 5 6 7 6 i i 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm 2O 621 631 100 Merchant, lint 25 7 b 10 Metropolitan, lint all ;64 71 7 1 100 Midland, lint 2B ld pr 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lim l5 3 1 d 100 National Provinc. of Eng'd 42 ... "' 10 Do t 0 National.. MI 54 b 4 20 New South Wales all 42 46 20 North-Western 7l 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 421 441 50 Provinc. Bank. Corpo., lint lO 6 61 100 Provincial of Ireland 25 81 AS 10 Do new 100 stand. of Brit. S. Africa, limn 25 14 12 100 Do issued at 6 pm. 10 ... ... 25 Union of Australia all 48 43 100 Union of Ireland, lint 50 Uniou of Lou ton 161 171 MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-American Tel., lim all 211 213 211 1 10 Anglo-Mediter. Tel., lim 10 } fp 10} * 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 16 16 14 1 at Atlantic Telegraph lO 26 23 at Do. 8 per cent. 25 Australian Agricultural 25 Australian 3lort. Land and Finance, lin. 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lint 9 7 5 d 10 Berlin Water Works, lim all 131 14 10 Do. New 6 8 Si 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lim. 5 Bombay Gas, lira. 6 Do. New 4 1} 61 5) British American Laud 44 1G IS at B. and L Magnetic Tel., lint lOO 167 172 20 British Indian Toa, lint..., a ll , i 31 20 British Ship Owners 29 Canada Company all 67 72 10 Canadian Loan and luTest ment, lint 2l 25 lid 20 Ceylon Company, lim. 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lint 5 41 31 1 25 City of London Iteal Pro perty, Ihn 8 41 30 30 City of Milan Impror. lint all A le } 25 City of Moscow tins, lint all 2 S 8 50 City Odices, lint 2.5 21, 2535 oj 50 Colonial, lint. Do. 60 Com atercia. 'Jnion (Assur) 5 1 ' lp 10 Company of African Mer chants, lint. 20 Continental Union Gas, lim all 17 13 17 i 25 Copper Miners of England, pref 71 per cent. 100 Corporatixa of London ~ B L Juds, 1877, 41 per cent. all 101 105 100 Do. 1879, 4, por cent. all 104 1051 100 Do. 1882, 4i , per cent. all 10;;; lot; 10 Credit Fon. of England, lim, all li 2,t 2j 50 Credit Fon.of Mauritius lien lO 3 2, l st Crystal Palace lOO 1.1 21 st Do. Preference lOO 9,3 9g st Du. 6p. c Perpetual Deb lO9 102 lta 20 Darjeeling, lim. I 0 Eastern Assam, lieu. ...d 50 East Indian Land Credit and Finance, Mu. 20 East India taiga, & Canal all 17 16 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lim. 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy Una. by Egypt. Gov all 88 89 90; 1 20 Egyptian Com. & Trad. lim 6 41 4d st Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 238 243 240 10 Do. New 8 10 12p 3 Eng. & Austral. Copper, lint ; 24 i 4 z 18 English and Foreign Credit 71 g 100 Eng. and Scot. arino, lim. 8 ...d 10 Fairbairn Engineering 6 'la 20 Fore-street Warehouse,lim l2 pr 1p 100 For. & Col. Cloy. Trust and - - - I.;o:uScrii),issued at ,CB5 all 831 841 644 4 50 Gellivara, lim. '2o ... ... 10 General Credit & Die., lint 71 2 lf 15 General Steam Navigation 14 2i 29 50 Rom:: it Col Marine lu. lint. 5 41 310 10 Hong Kong and China Gas all .., _. 20 Hudson's Bay all 13,; 134 134 1 20 Imperial Land Co. of Mar seilles, lim. 25 Indo-European Tel., lim lO ••• ... 20 Interim. Financial Sec. lim 6 11 11 20 Intermit. Land Credit, lim 6 6 43 50 Italian Laud 6 11 1 , 1 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Ca your) all 3; 4 100 Do. 6p. c 11,14., redeem 1870, is.iuc3:l Vo all 63 ‘'. s 50 Laud Securities, lint b 31 214 25 London African Trading lO 7 bd. 25 Lon. & Called. Marine, Inn 6 ••• ••• (1 10 London County Land and Building, lim. 5 Lond. Provincial Tel. lint all •31 3 4 SI 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent. all f fp li 50 Loud. Financial Alibo., Um BO 23 221 4 Lond.Geu.Omnibus.Co.lim. all 14 2 50 Lond. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, lint 25 22 17d 20 Loud. & Provincial Marine 2 ld pr at Madras Irriga. & Canl. Gua. sp.c. by India Goy. lOO 105 107 103 1 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, lim 10 Mediterra. Exton. Tel., lim all 4 41 50 Merchant Shipping, Jim all 33 38 50 Millwall Iron Works, lint l2l ••• ••• 10 Natal Land and Colonisa tion Co., Hut 25 National Discount Co., lim 5 12 124 12 25 National Prov. Marine, lim. 4 4 3d 10 National Steam Ship, lint. all 81 9 1 20 Nerbudda Coal & Iron, lim. 6 3 20 10 New Consolidated Dis. Jim. 3 11 hi 41 5 . .I\ ew Quebrada, lint 4.4.0 4 4 8 4 25 New Zealand Loan & Mer • cantile Agency,lim 2l 2 'P 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, lim b 11 11 10 Northern Assam Tea, lim. 5 7 6 10 Do. B st North Brit. Austral., Jim— 100 47 be 50 North Brit. & Mercan. In 6l 19 20 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) b 11 1 15 50 Oriental Financial, lim ll ••• •••cl b Oriental Gas, lint, all 71 71 5 Do. New 1 4 IP if 10 Otago and Southland In vestment, lint 2 id ip 5 Ottoman Gas, lint all If 21 19 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian R. Mail lirn all 2/ 5 Do do. at Peel R. Land & Annul, lim 100 89 32 50 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all 49 bl 501 60 Do. New 1867 ii Id d 25 Reuter's Telegram 24 27 31p 50 ithymney Iron 15 Do. Nevv 25 Rio do Janeiro City Int.,lim all 17 18 20 Do. Gas, Um__ all 231 241 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 41 '46 at Scottish Auat. Invest., lint lOO 107 11 2 at Do. 6p. c. Guar. Pref lOO ••• ••• 20 Societe Fin. d'E gypte, lim lO 7 6d 20 Societe Gen.de l'Empire Ot 8 8 4p SO S. African Mort. & Inv., lint I ••• 25 South Australi an L and at Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all i 1 4 20 Telegraph Con. & Main ,lim all 101 17 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lit 2 21 24 20 Trinidad Petroleum, li.lll Bl ••• ••• 10 Trust &Agency of A us., li m 1 4 IP is Do do. do. all ... ... 20 Trust & Loan C o ., U. C ana d a 6 Id p 50 Union Marine L'pool, lit 6 4 41p 20 Union Steam Ship, lim all 22 24 15 United Diseount Corp., lint 6 11 01d 6U. Kingdom Tel. Co., lim all 51 6 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref all 34 alp 20 Universal Marine (In.), lina 5 1 lip 10 Upper Assam Tea, lint. .....• all 21 31 30 Van Dieman's Laud 00 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. (Mortgage) Loan.., all 751 761 781 8 50 Warrant Finance, Jim l2 12 lOtt 50 West India and Pacide Steam, lim. 2s 4 ad 20 WestLondou Wharves sad Warehouses lO ___ coLosiAL GovicnrimsaT SECUIITIX6 Britbib Columbia, 6 per 0ent.,1872 .. .............. 100 18505.. - Van.(4 0v.6 p.c.J an.'4l; July 1877-84 . ........ 100 107 108 - Do. 6p. o. Feb. & Aug.... luo 105 14.7 Do. 5 p.O. Mar. 3; Sept.. 100 1t4"106 Do. 6 p.O. Jan. •ts WY.. 100 93 94 Do. sp. c. Inscribed Ek.. ICO 90 92 cap e G.Hopc, 6 p•o•1873.. 100 102 101 - Do.Apl.&001 1890-15100.. 100 111 113 Do. do 1880-90.. 100 107 109 Do. Jan.&July, Mit .... 100 108 lle Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and t 5 Oct., 1900 .. 10u 10) 102 Ceylon, Nov 1878, 6 pa... 100 108 110 Do. 1872, d 0.... too 105 107 Mauritius, 6p. o, 1873,.. Jan. and July Do. 1878 . • .. 100 106 IOS Do. 1882, May and Nov... 100 106 108 Do. 1895, Feb. .1 Am: ... 100 loti vi a . bourn , Corperatn 18i67-74 1 , 6 pc,* t•u•• .... 100 - N.13.Guv.6 p.o.Ja..t.tuly.. 100 102 104 Natal 6 p Ot, Apl ai Oct... Ito Do 6pc. M ••y Sc N0v... .. 100 106 IrB -- N. S. W. 5 p•c., '7l to '76.. 100 99 101 041 Do. 6 p.c. 18E8 to 1806.. 100 90 WO 98 Do. 5 p.c. ra.'67 to '75.. 100 lilt 101 - IN.Zeulatiti, 6p. ot. 1801.. • Do. 5 percent.... ..... 100 976 081 DoJan,Ap I,Jul, 0 t.. 100 976 986 911 6p c. Mar Ai ceYt '91.. :t0 108 110 .._ D o j & Dec, 1.91.... 100 109 lil —j Do Yrov. t Auc &tie, 1 .o'd, 1:06 .. 1 0 Nova Scotia 6p. and July. 1375 - Do 1,.6.. Queenalnd. 6p. c. 'B2 5 lOO 18" 100 10 5 Do 189, .••• 100 1054 Do. 1801 6) 0.186 lOO - Do. do. A 2...... 100 108 110 Do rd. 183 to M.—. Victoria 6p.0. 1b103... 100 106 107 SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS, The Tim? 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 be 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 respecting 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 n:ne 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 use in time of war, we shall best consult the peace of Europe by. keeping it in our own Lands. 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 ofi our neighbours ; we have nothing to desire of any one oen4 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 Arms 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. - Ultramon 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 ecclesiastiA ascendancy are principles which cannot be long held in the same mind. On every question except that of the 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 or view tne 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 tp 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 deliverec 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 he: would have avoided all allusion to the Horse Guards, at least in a direct manner, and contented himself with gene 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 public 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 soldier, who has won the good will of ths nation ; but the public have A right to de emit 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 3ible, from his place in Parliament, to the taxpayers of the United Kingdom. 38 36 1 12 2HREATENED STOPPAGE OF NEW- CASTLE RACES. The Newcastle Chronicle - says :--"*On Tuesday a private meeting was held for the purpose of bringing 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 180. 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 the 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 e pany passed two important motions. Firstly, they resolved to memorialise the Town Council of the borough respecting the right of freemea 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 ceive" 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. R. P. Philipson) 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 ings, 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 al Lb their management of the Town Moor and Castle Leases as heretofore.—Mr. G. W. Hodge, ou behalf of the Grand Stand Company, entered his emphatic protest against this letter being accepted as a b:.sis of arbitration. To allow 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 But stantially 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 appearance of alleging they would do something against the Act.— Mr. Hodge sail the letter amounted to this—that the freemen would accept the decision of the arbi trators, if it was in 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 closing 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 bas's 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 had 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 WELLEs MURDER. We understand that on the 19th of December the Rev. W. J. Shearly, of Welles, forwarded to the Hume Secretary the statements of four inhabi tants of IVookey, 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 whin ho was in the habit of splending 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 on byseeinga man killed by the falling of a stone in a coal-pit near Farringdon ; and his fellow workmen spoke of a fit Bisgrove had on the Tuesday before the murder, as being of long duraton, and leaving Bisgrove violent, and theu 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 ticated 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 IVales 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 mill 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, 211. P., eldest son of the Duke and Duchess of Abercorn, with the Lady Mary Curzon. daughter of the Earl and Countess Howe, was celebrated this morning at St. George's, Han- over-square. A meeting was held on Tuesday, at the Man sion -house, Dublin, for tLe purpose of forming a perma nent committee to carry out the proposed monunwrit to Henry Grattan, in College-green. The Lord Mayor pre- Amongst those who proposed . and Eecouded roso - lutions were Mr. Pim, 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. Spratt, and the Rev. Mr. Carroll. It is gratifying to find men holding different political and religious of bawls uniting cordially together for the purpose of doing honour to an illustrious Irishman. The movement has now been placed ou a broad national basis, and we will not permit ourselves to doubt of its triumphant success. CLACKMANNAN AND KINROSS ELECTION.—We learn by telegraph that Mr. W. P. Adams was re-elected at Dollar yesterday, for Cockmaunau and Kiuro3s, on his appointment as Lord of the Treasury. He believed that in a few years the xpenditure of the country would be considerably diminished. St. Albaus Kingsbury St. Albans. WATERLOO MEETING —Fzn. 17. (Over Altear.) Patron —Right Hon. the Earl of Sefton. The Waterloo Cup, value £t,600 in specie, by subscription of £25 each ; 64 subs; the wiuner to receive £5OO, and the second £2OO. 1. Mr C. F. Allison 33. Mr J. Ingleby 2. Mr J. F. Armistead 34. Mr R. 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 S. C. Listor 8. Mr J. S. Bland 40. Ur J. Lonsdale 9. Mr G. Blaushard 41. Lord Lurgan 10. Mr AT. G. Borron 42. Mr S. M.dlabey 11. Mr T, Brocklebank 43. Mr C. E. Marfloet 12. Mr J. Brundrit 44. Mr W. IL Massey 13. Mr R. B. Carruthers 45. Sir C. Molyneux 14. Mr C. J. Chesshyre 46. lion. C. C. Molyneux 15. Mr W. 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 50. Dr Richardson 19. Mr James Dunlop 51. Mr J. Savage 20. Mr J. Evans 52. Mr N. Saxton 21. Lord Girlies 53. Lord Sefton 22. Mr J. Gibson 51. Mr T. Smith 23. Mr W. M. Gilmour 55. Mr J. Spinks 24. Col. Goodlake 56. Lord Stair 25. Mr A. Graham 57. Mr E. W. Stocker 23. Mr T. Green 58. Mr S. Swinburne 27. AL- C. A. Huiley 59. Mr G. A. Thompson 2S. Capt. Hathorn 60. Mr R. Todd 29. Mr J. Haywood 61. Mr B. W. Triuder 30. Mr J. Hodson 62. Mr R. C. Vyner 31. Mr J. Hole 63. Mr R. 11. 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 Waterloo Plate, value £lOO iu specie, taken from the Cup Stakes, for the 16 beaten dogs in tho first ties for the Waterloo Cup. The Great Waterloo Cup, 64 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... ... ... £5OO ... ... 200 ... ... 100 120 ... ... 160 1,240 The Waterloo Purse and Waterloo Plato 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 ••• ••• 50 ... ... 30 ... ... 40 ... ... 40 16 £260 The Waterloo Plato for the 16 dogs beaten in the second ties for the Cup, amounting to £lOO, to be divided as under: -- 1. Winner o receive £4O 1 cond ditto ... 25 2. Dogs to receive £7 lOs oach „,. 15 4. Ditto ditto 5 ditto 20 £lOO MARKETS-71115 DAY. LIVERPOOL COTTON. January 7.—Sales probably 10,000 bales. Market quiet, and unchanged. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. The number of beasts is small, but quite equal to the demand. Prices, on the average, are about the bame as on Monday. Several inferior qualities, however, remain unsold. Smithfield.—Prime clover, ;X ii to 10s; inferior ditto, £lss to £5 ; prime hay, .£5 lOs to .£6 Os ; inferior ditto, .£1 5s to £1 15s ; and straxs, £1 Cs to .£llBs TALLOW. Thu market is flat. Town tallow, 4Gs 9d ; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 4Gs Gd; January to March, 4Gs Gd; March, 46s Pd; April to June, 46s 6d; June, 475; Octo ber to December, 475. RESUMPTION OF MILITARY DRILL BY THE POLICE.—This morning an order, which was issued on the Ist of the month, and signed by Colonel Labalmondiere, the new acting Chief of the Metropolitan Police, came into operation, directi-ag some of the inspectors and ser geants to attend at, 'Wellington Barracks to undergo in struction i 4 militaKy II RD EDP I' lON NOTICE. The Third Edition of " The Sun " of last Eveaing was published in time for delivery in town at 7.15 p.m. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocic. Bank of England Returns, An Account, pursuant to t] cap. 32, for the week ending I le Act ith and Bth Victoria, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 1868. P kIiTMENT. GovernuiL Debt.£ll,ols,lCo Other Securities 3,944,901 Gold Coin and Bullion Silver Bullion .C 2,437,050 :PART= NT. overnint. Dead Weight Annuity) ...413,984,710 Other Securities 20,646,496 Notes 8,412,555 Gold and Silver Coin £44,126,072 ISSI7E Notes issued .....£32,437,050 X32,4:37,030 BANKLNG Proprietors'Capi tal .1'14,553,000 Rest 3,187,831 Public Deposits (includiugEx chequer, Say ings' Banks, Commissioners of National Debt, and Div. Accounts ..... 6,466.495 Other Deposits.. 39,49.5,805 Seven Days and other Bills 422,938 £44,126,072 RACING FIXTURES FOR 1869. FEBRUARY. Streatham 11, 12 Linculn l6, 17 Harrow lB, 19 Mansfield 18 Nottingham Spring 23, 24 Chelmsford.... 25, 26 Derby Spring 25, 26 MA Liverpool Spring 2,3, 4 Shrewsbury Sprin g c , 5, 6 War wick 9, 10, 11 Kingsbury l2, 13 Northampton l6, 17 OH. AP. Bromley 1 2 Aldershot l, 2 Catterick Bridge... l, 2 T hi rsk 6 7 S Lreatham B, 9 , West Drayton lB, 19 West Somerset 18, 19 Margate 29 Durham 29, 30 Epsom 80, 31 LIL. Newmarket Craven...l2, deo. Eastbourne l9 Lewes 20 21. Croydou... 22, 25 Newmarket Ist spring . Chester 4, 5, 6,7 Wiuchester ll, 12 York 11, 12 St Albans Salisbury l3, 14 Doncaster 13, 14 i 6, ac. Croydon 2, 3,4 Newton 2,3, 4 Ascot ....8, 9, 10, 11 Livorpool Summer ...15, 16 Windsor 15, 16 Hampton l7, 18 West Drayton l7, 18 Bath 18, 19 Manchester l9, 20, 21 Croydon 20, 21 Harpenden 9l Epsom Summer .....25, ,tc. E. J 1. , Worcester l, 2 Newmarket July 6, Sze. Kingsbury ~ 9, 10 Pouteb-act 12, 13 Nottingham 13, 14 AUG Brighton 3, 4 Brighton Club 5 Lewes 6, 7 Eguam lO, 11 Wolverhampton lO, II Windsor 12, 13 St. Albans Stockton 18, 19, 20 Newcastle 22, 23, 21 lOldham 22 Bibury Club 28 Stockbridge 24, 25, 26 Chelmsford Suttou Park .....29, 80 L.Y. 1 Reading 15, 16 Huntingdon 2O, 21 Southampton 22 23 I Stamford „.. 22, 23 1 Goodwood 27, 28, 29, 30 UST. Oxford Canterbury :..... 2l, 25 York 3.1, 25, 26 P 1) mouth ...20 Windsor August l2, 13 Deriyy Summer .. 31, Sep. 1 Weymouth 31, Sep. 1 SEPTEMBER. Warwick... 7, I 8 Western (Ayr)........22, 23 Abingdon 9, 10 Kingsbury... •'.3,24 Doncaster ll, 15, 16, 17 I Monmouth... • 23. 24 Richmond ' , l, 22 I Newtuarket st 0ct....28, ke. Lichfield OCTOBER. Bedford 5, 6 i Cheltenham l 9, 20 Edinburgh 6, 7, 8 1 West Drayton ' l l, 22 Leicester 7, 8 Hereford 2 l, 22 Newmarket 2d 1i,2%..11, &c. I Monmouth 23, 24 Chelmsford l9, 29 (Newmarket /I'ton ...25, du;. NOVEIIBER. Worcester 2,3, 4 Shrewsbury 13, ero Liverpool 9, 10, 11. 12 I Lextuiugtoa liunt ....23, (to IRISH. MARCH. Bahloylo First Spring 18, 19 MAY. Baldoyle Second Spring 11, 12 STEEPLECHA; FEBR SE FIXTURES. Birmingham r, 9 Lincoln l6, 17 ARY. MA: Liverpool 3 Rugby (Grand Mil.) 8, 9 Kingsbury 12, 13 Aldershot 1, 2 Bromley 1, 9 Harrow lB, 19 Derby tell. Cambridgeshire M 18 West Drayton lB, 19 Ore wkerne lB, 19 Croydon 22,23 ~la I West Drayton. l7 JULY. AUGUST. _~- I 0