The Sun. — London, England, 1869-02-10 00:00:00

ONE,Y MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, • CITY, Two O'CLOCK. Consols are 921- 3 s for money ; ditto, for Ac count, 931; Three per Cent. Reduced, 932 ; New Three per Cents, 9:38 12 ; ditto Red SeaTele graPb, Aug., 1908, 108 ; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, 21 per Cent., —; dtito £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, 5 ; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., 242 4. India Stock, 10} per Cent., April, 1874, 213 11 , ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1121 ; ditto 4 per per Cent., Oct., 1888, 102/ ; ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent., 921 ; ditto Bonds, £l,OOO, 20 prem. ; ditto under £l,OOO, 25 prem. In the Foreign Market the quotations are as fol lows : — Brazilian, 1865, 83 2 ; Chilian, 1867, 931 94 1 ; Egyptian, 1864, 871 88 ; ditto 1868, 738 1; Italian, 1861, 551 to 2 ; ditto Tobacco Loan, 5 52 prem. ; Mexican, 15; to 1 ; Peruvian of 1865, 76 1 to 1 ; Russian of 1866, 921 to 931 ; ditto Nicolai, 67 to I ; ditto Orel, 811 to 8 ; ditto MOSCOW, 791 to 801 ; ditto Charkof-Azof, 801 to 4 ; Charcow-Krementschug, 801 to 1 ; Spanish of 1867, 302 to 31 ; Turkish of 1858, 66 to 67 ; ditto of, 1862, 64a to 651; and ditto of 1865, 401 4 to The railway market is firm, and Midlands have improved / per Cent. ; Metropolitan, e ; Brighton, ; mild Great Western and South Eastern, 1. The prices are as follows :—London and North Western, 1191 to 1201 ; Great Western, 531 to j. ; Midland, 1204 to 8 ; London and South Western, 91 93 ; Great Eastern, 42} to 1 ; Brighton, 52+ to 1 ; South Eastern, 82/ to 83 ; Metropolitan, 11 to / ; Great Northern • , 111/ to 1124 ; di tto A, 111/ to 112 k. American 5-20 Bonds have risen per cent., and are now 76i 77k. Erie Railway shares, 24/ to 25 ; Illinois Central, 93} to 91 ; Atlantic and Great Western Debentures, 38 to . 1 ; and the Consoli dated Mortgage Bonds, 40i to 41. In Miscellaneous Securities National Discounts are 111 to / ; General Credit, 1i to 1i dis. ; Inter national, 18 to 1i dis. ; Hudson's Bay, 13i to ; Telegraph Construction, 17/ to 18 ; Atlantic Tele graph Eight per Cent. Preference, 4 1-6 to 3-16 ; and Anglo-American, 221 to There were no gold operations at the Bank yes terday. The New York, from New York, has brought i46,5c0. The traffic receipts of the London and Brighton Railway show an increase of £1,970. The traffic return of the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada for the week ending the 23d ult. show an increase of £4,112 over last year. The annual meeting of the British Colonial Steamship Company (Limited) is convened for the 25th inst. A general meeting of the Tower Subway Com pany is fixed for the 26th inst. The half -yearly meeting of the Metropolitan Railway Company is convened for the 24th inst., and will be made special "for the purpose of rais ing, under the powers and provisions of the Metro politan and St. John's-wood Railway (Extension toHampstead A ct, 1865), the sum of £lOO,OOO, supply the money already subscribed and paid tow ards the 5 p er cent. preference capital of that comp any. ), The Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company (Limited) have notified that the ac counts, although not yet finally audited, show a balance sufficient to allow a further dividend of 7f P e ery cent., m a ki ng a total for the year of 10 per c. The report of the Land Securities Company, to be presented on the 17th inst., shows a steady in crease in th e b us i ness of the past half year, and re commends a dividend at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum, which will absorb £2,050, and leave, after an appropriation of £5OO to reserve, a balance of £1,196. At the meeting of the English and Foreign Credit Company (Limited) the directors' report was adopted, and the usual dividend of ss. per share for the half-year declared, leaving £4,199 to be carried forward. At the half-yearly meeting of the Australian Agricultural Company, a dividend of 10s. per share Was declared. The usual dividend at the rate of £4 10s. per cent, was declared at the meeting of the London and Blackwall Railway, and a resolution was agreed to for raisin.. £20,000 for alterations and improve- Ments on the line. The first d rawing by lot of Certificates of the F ore; ... a 6 and Colonial Government Trust has taken plac e. Th e C ertificates (amounting to £11,000) dawn are to be p a id o ff a t par on t h e 3 d o f rch. The next series of sales of Colonial wool will commence on Th urs d ay, the 2 5th instant. The arrivals to the present date are only 83,574 bales, viz., 6,490 New South Wales and ueensland, ' 13 ,128 V ictoria, 356 Tasmania, 15,621 Q South Aus tralia, 1,478 New Zealand, and 16,500 Cape of Good R ope. California advices mention that the wheat crop is that State will this year be sown earlier than 1,1_1868, and extend over a large breadth of ground. Ch i t is proposed in a circular from Messrs. D. Chadwick m.r., and Thomas Dickins to hold a ;rng on the 18th inst., for the formation of a supply ass ociation on a basis analogous to that of th e Cotto n S upply Association. is the a ppears that th e rece i pts for internal revenue tne United States were last year $191,180,000, which inst $265,920,000 in 1867 , s h ow i ng a f a lli ng o ff rn ', if re ckoned in st er li ng i ns t ea d o f i n cur `lleY) Would be equal to nearly £15,000,000. tan the c as e, of " Sali s b ury versus t h e M etropo li- Rail wY '' Vice -Chancell or J ames h as dis t,Bsed the applicati on f or an injunction to restrain e directo rs of the company in the matter of the 'payment of the f orthcoming dividend, without hearing Sir Roundel' Palmer on behalf of the com na declaring that Mr. Salisbury had made out terv. "-% for the interference of the Court, and ob thr lag that that gentleman must be a great philan of ° Pist to concern himself so much in the affairs rt , A S c( npany in which he possessed so small and so —414 Stake. BRITISII FUNDS —CLOSING PRICES. , (4017ERNMENT FUNDS. 931 3 1 . ter Cent Consols 93k . -Uitto for Account, .... 931 i ;Per Cent Reduced 93i N ew 3 Per Cent _ New 2i per Cent. Jan. 1894 _ A 1)0 ' 6 per Cen Jan. 1873 ••••eituities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Do. for 30 yrs . , aspire sth April 1885 - -7 _ t 110 (Red Sea Telef,raph). Au g. , 1908 l 3i pm •uo,,,lloqUar Bills, Xl,OOO, 2i per Ct. . £5OO Do, 3 1 14.1.. 4100 k £2OO 242 4 pm 04•1- of England Stock, 4 per Cent •11104. account _— I n a tt 4 per Cent Bonds. ter-Colonial Oinniuni IN tlari G E ENT ISECITRITISS. 4(14 Stock, lO # p er April 1874 213 11 D -- ,10. Opening, for Account 121 '''°. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 D o 102 i ~, • 1 per Cent., Oct. 1888 :‘,lO. Certificates lio. Enlaced Pape, 4 per Cent bo• 5 par Cant., Jan. 1872 D o xi D ' -0 - Per Cent. May 1879 3 Doer Cent , Rup. Deb. 1872 — * do, 1877 _ DO. 1882 _ D • do. -. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 pm 20 — Do. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO 130. under 41,000 .............. rOREIGI‘f FUNDS —CLOSING 4r • _PRICES. 79 8 4entine Republic, 6 per Cent Do P • . • — A .1 •,crp .f4O paid . ..kilitrian Bonds 5 per cent 13/. . • • Do 1859 zilian 5 per Cent _— DO O a , . ......... o. 9 . Per Cent., 1852 --,,,, do. 1858...., . ..• ............ " 0 . 1860 Do do do., 1863 kto. 5 per ' bent , 1865 -- aenosl)o ACCount ..... : Ayres 6 per Cent. .................. C ODo 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) ,k 6 Per Cent, (D eferred D°;7)lon, 6 per Cent Do.li P er Coot,. ......... . 6 3 per Cent , . .". .. ............. per ce ~ 186.7 ................................ 931 4} Do DO. 7 per Cent., 1866 ..................... anish eaabian, 6 per Cent. ..................... 871 3 per Cent., 1825 ........ . ............ —_ Danishian Principalities, 7 per Cent...... 761 ;14.-I4 8 Per Coal Is67mistests ..... esitiptiot 82i Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent Egyptian, 7 per Cent — Do Second Issue Do. .£SOC Bonds — Do. £lOO Bonds. Do. 1864 Do. Account Do. .£5OO Bonds — Do. 4106 Bonds 9041, English Scrip, 1868 734 f Do do. £45 pd — Government Railway Debentures 96 4 1 ,- Greek 5 per Cont., 1824 5, ex Coups — 1)o. Account .4 • Do. Coupons Do. Account Guatemala 5 per Cent .. — Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., all pd 861 Italian 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do. Account . — Do Maremmana Railway Xtexicar. 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Dn. 1861 Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — acutevidvan 6 per Cent. %le Drish imp er i a l 5 per Cent .— New Granada l 5l Do 3 per C on Do. Deferred Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account .. 761 1 Do 41 per Cent. (Uribarron) Do Account . 96 Port'igue se 3 per Ct., 1853,'6, 7,'9,'60,'2.': 361- 1 Do. do. le'67 Do. do. • Sot ip, £2O paid Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St Do 41 per Cent , 1850 Do 11 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 ... 861 Do. An g l o -D utch, 1861, £lOO Bonds... Do. do. £B4 15s. d 0.... Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds 3 Do. do .£B4 15s. do — Do Nicolas Railway 66t Sardinian 6 per Cent 3 per Con ... Do. Account — Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Deferred — Do. Account ' Do. Passive — Do. Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan Do Government, 1864 Do do, 1868 Do do, Scrip Pm Turkish 6 per Cent. — µ. Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 — Do Account Do £lOl Bonds 66 Do 5 per Cent. 1865 — Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1860 - 63 1 Do 4 por Cent., Guaranteed Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Venezuela 3 per Cent.: Do. Accaunt Do 6 per Cent. 1864 — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Dividends on the above payable in Loudon. Austrian o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 24 per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... BBl. Do. Account French Routes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 23f.., — Italian 5 per Cent. 1861, E. 25f. ... Do Account — CLOSING PRICES, OonFo!s, Money 93 Do. Account,.March 4 93 MARKE7 S--2 IDS DAY. MARK-LANE. Notwithstanding that the receipts of wheat from Essex and Kent were limited, the demand was inactive for both red and white parcels, and prices were barely main tained. With foreign wheat tho market was fairly supplied, In all descriptions sales progressed slowly, at about pre vious quotations. TALLOW. The market is steady. Town tallow, 44s ; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 46s Cd ; March, 46s 6d to 47s ; April to June, 45s 94 to 465; October to December, 46s 3d. BOROUGH HOP. Messrs. Pattenden and Smith report a fair amount o business doing in hops of all descriptions at late quo tations. LIVERPOOL COTTON. February 10.—Sales probably 12,000 or 15,000 bales. Market firm. DEATH OP MR. BELL, M.P. -- -4--- We regret to hear of the death, last evening, at the age of G 4, of Mr. Charles Bell, M.P. for the City of London, and one of the partners of the house of Thomson, Bonar, and Co. The proximate causes of Mr. Bell's decease were enlargement of the heart and bronchitis. He was originally a director of the Ocean Marine Insurance Company, but left that office some time ago and joined the Universal Marine Insurance Com pany. Mr. Bell was well known upon the Continent, especially in St. Petersburg, which he somewhat fre quertly visited in connection with the business of his firm. LA IV I NTELLIGENCE-71iis Day. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. SAtiltlN V. STARR. The hearing of this remarkable trial was resumed this morning for the seventh time. Mrs. Star, the defendant, said she was formerly the Mother Superior at Hull and Clifford, but had ceased to be so since July, 1867. Miss Saurin entered the convent in Bagot-street in 1860. She broke tho rule of silence frequently. In April or May Mrs Kennedy told me she had a great deal of trouble with her in Hull. In 1858 she was house keeper, and had needlework to teach as well as a junior class in the night school. She did not observe the rule of silence, but spoke to the school girls—the children of the schools—unnecessarily. Unnecessary talking to children is a breach of the rule, disobedience of orders, but the par ticular circumstances I cannot recollect. The Lord Chief Justice—Can't you tell us the particu. culars of the disobedience ? Defendant—l cannot call them to mind. I noticed want of sincerity in her. I supplied her with the calico, and she ought to have returned it to me instead of appro priating it to her own use. The Lord Chief Justice—Did you take it away or did she give it up to you ? Defendant—l think she did. The Lord Chief Justice—Then she did not apply it to her own use. Defendant—She may have done so. The Lord Chief Justice—But she did not. Be certain in what you state. Defendant—One of the sisters lost a devotional book, " Devotions to Jesus." Plaintiff knew I had given it to the sister. I found it secreted amongst her clothes in a cabinet in a cell. I asked her why she had taken the book, because she knew I had given it to the other sister. The book had been given to Mrs. M'Owne. In that year she also took a pair of boots belonging to Mrs. Ken nedy, at the time of Cardinal Wiseman's visit, with out permission from me. On going into the pantry one day I saw plaintiff standing before me holding a ham. I asked her a question, but she could not answer me, her mouth was so full—(laughter)—and all the lower part of her face was besmeared with grease. (Loud laughter, in hich his lordship joined.) When she saw me turned quite pale, and appeared almost fainting for a few mo ments. The case is likely to occupy several days yet. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. &ustralia and New Zealand. via S outhampton..... Feb. 27. Ditto, via /ruse'lles Ditto, via Piaama ............ .. ......... ...Feb Brazil, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video Mar. 7, Ditto, by French packet Cape Verde, by Brazil packet Mar. 7. Cape of Good [lupe, Ascension. and St. Helena Feb. 12. China, Penang. and Singapore, via Southampton—Feb. 13. Gibraltar, via Southampton .. Feb 13 India, via SOUtbaMMOII uitto, via Marseilles Halts, Egypt, &c. Feb. 13. Ditto, Marseilles Feb. 16 Mairitius, Cape of Good Hope, and Natal, via Southampton Ditto, Marseilles Feb. 16. Newfoundland Portugal Mar. 7. United States, l anada, Cilifornia, &c., by British packet ......Feb 13 Ditto, by Canadian packet „ .. Ditto, by 1. ' , Red States packet Feb 10 Ditto di tt ( Baltimore) West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe Feb. 15 West Indies and Pa.^.,ifio (except Mexico and Baha mas) Feb 13 Fatkland Islands Cuba and Mexico .............Mar. 1. Bermuda, via 11a11fax.......... • Bahamas, via New York Feb. A CALIFORNIA MILLIONAIRE.—A letter from San Francisco, speaking of the richness of the White Pine mining districts of Nevada, says there is now in that city a middle-aged man who a year since was at work by the month as a mechanic, and not worth a dollar. To day he is worth at least 1,000,000 dollars in hard coin, and his income from one mine alone in White Pine is over 81,600 a day. He is investing his money in real estate in San Francisco. The other day a friend was jok ing him on the subject of marriage, remarking that he could now marry any young lady in San Francisco, to which he replied : " Well, I knew a gal out West who was willing to marry me when I hadn't a cent, and now ram able, Pm going t 9 marry her." THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 10, 1-69 Closing Business Price. done 11 111 111 4 41 6 4 in 131 12 4 1 10 11 201 I li 19. 181 I 2 3 6 5 56 5i 10 1: Share NAME, Paid. 10 Agra Limited, A all AO Do B lO 60 Albion ............. 100 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo-Austria n 20 Anglo-Egyptian lim all 20 Anglo-Hungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 40 Australasian . • ... 20 Bank of British Columbia all 20 Do issued at 2 pm....., 5 25 Bank of E g y pt 20 Bank of Otago, lint. 25 Bank of South Australia all 50 Bank of Victoria Australia, 25 10 Bank of New Zealand all 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, and China all 25 Chartered Mere. of India, London, and China .. 20 City .................. 100 C010nia1..... .. ..... 25 10 Consolidated, li nt -t 50 Delhi and London, lint ••• 25 50 East London, lim 20 English and American ; Ern 10 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro, hill 20 English, :coltish, and AIM traliau Chartered 281 /long _Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation.... 281 Do new... 100 Imperial, lim ............. '2O Imperial 0tt0man....... , 5 lonian .......................... '25 Do ne w . 20 Lnd Mortgage of India, Ern 4 100 Do 5 n.O. Debs.lB6l, 40 all 76 ;JO Lonifon B an k of Mexico and South America, lint. 20 6 4 100 London and Brazilian, lim. 45 32 28 . 20 Do W 71 6 1 ' 1 100 London &R ne iver Plate, fin. 40 6Q' 25 Do new 10 11 lf 9 4' 20 London Cha r t . of Australia all 225 - 50 London and County 2O 491 501 20 Do new iss at '2O p.m, 16 p'.l ll ••• ••• . 2 , 1 50 London Joi n t Stock 1 32 3-, - ~.--‘ 20 London and South African al 1 t 12 100 London & S. - Western, lint, 20 •••• 50 London & Venezuela, lint._ • • 121 .. ••• • 100 London and Westminster 2O 6 1 63 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm 2O so 6 , 1 100 Merchant, lim 10 Metropolitan, lint all 6 1 71 100 Midland, lim.. 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lint l5 3 1 d 100 National Provinc. of Eng'd 42 ... 10 Do .42 50 National.. 3O 46 48 20 New South Wales all 42 43 20 North wc,torti 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 411 421 50 Provinc. Bank. Corpo., lint lO 6 di 100 Provincial of Ireland 25 88 90 10 Do new.. all ... ... 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lint 25 15 13 100 Do issued at 6 pm. 10 ... ... 25 Union of Australia, all 45 47 100 Union of Ireland, lira 15 35 ;Ili 35 1 50 Union of London 39 41 5 4 31 3 37 39 17 19 19 51 201 211 all 29 901 11 121 :;9 41 1 4 .3-1 G 11 01 id pr 16 17 17 all .... P.) 6 i 17 1 1 1f 12k 25 27 pr 1 P ;% 2 31 Z 75 1.3 MISCELLANEOUS. 63 i 10 Anglo-American Tel., lim all 221 221 22 10 Anglo-Mediter. Tel., lim 10 121 131 1 1 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 161 171 st Atlantic Telegraph lO 31 36 st Do. 8 per cent. 25 Australian Agricultural 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lim. 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lim 9 7 5d 10 Berlin Water Works, lim all 131 141 111 10 Do. New 6 3 31 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lira. 5 Bombay Gas, lim. 5 Do. New 4 ]1 id 59 British American Land 44 16 18 171 17 st B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lim lOO 166 171 20 British Indian Tea, lim all 2 3 20 British Ship Owners 7l ... ... 29 Canada Company all 61 66 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lim 2l 21 11d 20 Ceylon Company, lim. 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lim 5 41 s t , 25 City of London Beal Pro perty, lim 8 41 3La 30 City of Milau Improv. lim all 5 10 25 City of Moscow Gas, lim all 2 3 50 City Offices, lim 25 231 2213 50 Colonial, lim. Do. •50 Commercial Union (Assur) 5 I 1p 6 1-16 10 Company of African Mer chants, lim 21 21 21 3 Id p 20 Continental Union Gas, lim. all 18 10 p 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 71 per cent. 100 Corporation of London Bonds, 1877, 41 per cent. all 101 105 0 1 I p . a: 0 , c l e i n in t all i l 100 Do. 1879, 41 per cent. all 1041 1051 1 1 0 0 0 Cr D ed o i . 1 031 1041 50 Credit Fon.onlauritius lim. 10 3 1 21 , i Credit Fon l . B o S f 2 k st Crystal Palace lOO 12 21 st Do. Preference lOO 9 4 00 st Do. 6p. c Perpetual Deb lO9 105 102 1)6/ 20 Darjeeling, lim. ... ... I 0 Eastern Assam, lira. 6l 50 East Indian Land Credit and Finance, lim. 20 East India Irriga. & Canal all 17 18 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lim. 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. 'Troy Gua. by Egypt. Gov all 921 931 94 i 20 Egyptian Cont.& Traci. Um 6 41 4d st Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 255 265 10 Do. New 8 10 12p 3 Eng.& Austral. Copper, lim 21 lc _ 11 English and Foreign Credit 71 5 4d 100 Eng. and Scot. Marine, Urn. 8 ... ... a 10 Fairbairn Engineering 5 11 11d 20 Fore-streetWarehouse,lim l2 pr 1p 100 For. & Col. Gov. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at 1;85 all 86 88 881 50 Gellivara, lim 10 General Credit & Dis., lim. 71 11 1: 5 13- 6 11 General Steam Navigation 11 23 t!! 50 Holm & Col Marine In. lim. 5 4 .1,1 10 Hung Kong and all 13j 141 184 20 Imperial Laud Co. of Mar seilles, lint. a China Gas all 121 ... •• • 20 Hudson's Bay 25 Indo-European Tel., lint , l u 20 Interna. Financial Soc. lira 5 20 Interim. Land Credit, Rm G 50 Italian Laud 5 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all 100 Do. 6p. c. Bds., redeem 1870, issued 90 all 50 Laud Securities, Urn 5 2.5 London African Trading.., 10 25 Lon. & Caled. Marine, lim. 6 10 London County Land and Building, lim. 5 Loud. Provincial T el. lim all 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent, all 50 Loud. Financial Asso., lint 30 4 Lond.Gen.Omnibus.Co.lim. all 50 Loud. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, 1int........,, 2 5 20 Loud. & Provincial Marine 2 at Madras Irriga. &Caul. Gina. 5 p. c. by India Goy. 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, I hn...... 10 Mediterra. Exten. Tel., lint all 10 Merchant Shipping Rm. „, all 50 Millwall Iron Works, lint. 121 10 Natal Land and Colonisa tionCo., lint. .. ............ 9 25 National Discount C 0 . ,, lint 5 25 National Pro v. Marine, lint. 4 10 National Steam Ship, lint. all 20 Nerbudda Co a l & Iron, lim. 6 10 New Consolidated Dis. lint. 3 5 /New Quebrada, lim .......... 4.4.0 28 New Zealand Loan & Mer. cantile Agency,litu .. . 2/ 25 New Zealand Trust .. * axi - a Loan, lint ........... 5 II 1 , 1 10 Northern Assam T . e . a .. ,. . lim. 5 ! "„ 10 Do. B ..................... all - 1 - `st North Brit. Austral., lint... 100 47 52 50 . Or Do. ienta x l Financial, ew.... ..... ............ 50 North Brit. & M ercan. 1n.., 61 19 20 25 Ocean Marin e ( I nsurance) 5 111 15 i n , •,-,,(. 5 Oriental Ga s, li m. , 5 .. all 7; 14 10 Otago and Southla. .... ....... 1 i tp vestment, lim ............... 2 id 11) 5 Ottoman G as, lim ............ all 11 21 10 Panama, Ne w Z ealand all Australian R. Mail lim all 11 1 5 Do ( 1 0. ............ all 1 1 1 st Peel R. Land & Mi nerl, lim 100 34 3 ' 50 Peninsu. & Oriental Stearn all 47 49 50 Do. New 186 7.,,,,,,,, 10 21 14 „ ( , 1 7-1 25 Reuter's Tele gram ............ all 61 " 50 Rhymney Iron ......... all 19 21 15 Do. New .... ..... .... all 6 5 1 25 Rio de Janeiro City Int ... ..,fint. all 17 1 ' 20 Do. Gas, lim all 231 '241 100 Royal Mail Steam st Scottish Aust. Invest., lim lOO 83 83 st Do. 6p. c. Guar. Pref lOO •• ••• 20 Societe Fin. d'Egypte, lim lO 7 A G ` l 20 Societe Gen.de l'Empire Ot 8 3 413 50 S. African Mort. & Inv., lim, 6 ••• 25 South Australian Land et Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all i 1 1 20 Telegraph Con. &Main.,lim all 171 181 18 17/ 181 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lint 2 21 21 20 Trinidad Petroleum, lint,., 8 1 ••• ••• 10 Trust & Agency of Aus.,lim. 1 4 1P 10 Do do. do. all ••• 1(1p 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. C ana da 5 50 Union Marine L'p oo l , lint, 5 4 4113 1250 UnitedUn i o SteamDiscount Ship, Corp.,li ru ii in . .. . all 22 24 . 6 Id p 5 U. Kingdom Tel. Co., lim. all 54 641 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref. all 34 341 ., 20 Universal Marine (In.), Rm. 5 1 14p 10 Upper Assam Tea, lint all 21 -31 30 Van Dieman's Land 00 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. (Mortgage) Loan.. , all 774 784 771 74 50 Warrant Finance, Um. l2 12 10d 50 West India and Pacific Steam, lint. 2O 21 11 20 Wost London Wharves and 10 ... Warehouses 1 1.1 6 4(1 1.1 31 4 63 05 21e1 7 stl. 31 ;:f 22 20 8 1k 2 22 lid Id p' 1i 104 105 id 4 4i 32 37 31 21d llf 121 111 4 3 , 1 81 91 n 3d 21 11 ld 4i 3k I iP LIBERAL BANQUET AT CROYDON. The Liberals of Croydon feasted themselves on Tuesday to the number of 400. There were present Lord Hough ton, Lord Stratheden, the Right Hon. T. E. Headlam, Mr. P. J. Locke King, M.P., Mr. C. Buxton, M.P., Hon. Captain Egerton, M.P., Major Johnstone, M.P., Mr. C. W. Dilke, M.P., Mr. J. Hinde Palmer, M.P., Mr. WArthur, M.P., Sir P. O'Brien, M.P., Mr. Julian Goldsmid, Mr. Leveson Gower, Sir C. W. Dilke, Mr. Guildford Onslow, 141. P., and Mr. C. Robarts. Sir C. W. DILgE related how he had been converted into a supporter of the Ballot. In canvassing Walling ford, which, though called a borough, was really an agri cultural district, the answer he got from at least one-third of the whole district was, " I votes as master votes." That was not a satisfactory answer to one who thought he was canvassing for principle. More than once he asked, "Have you no principles?" and the invariable response was "None at all ; if I don't vote as master votes, master gives me the sack." He (Sir C. Dilke) had been a Radical all his life, though he .had never been in favour of the Ballot until he canvassed an agricultural constituency. lie now felt that the Ballot was absolutely necessary, and that they should have made no progress by the measure of last year until they obtained the Ballot. Mr. HEADLAM, M.P., asked for indulgence for the Government if they did not come quite up to expectation. They had many difficulties to overcome. Among other topics which must necessarily occupy their attention Were education, the devolution of landed estates, the adminis tration of the poor, the repression of crime, the laws which regulated the sale of intoxicating drinks, and, greater than all, the question of the Irish Church. The present Parliament would make its mark in history, Mr. LOCKE KING, M.P., spoke very bitterly against Mr. Disraeli and the late Government, but thought he done quite right to resign. Mr. BUXTON, M.P.,on the other hand, eulogised the present Government. We had now a Government borne to power by the irresistible will of the whole people —a Government imbued with the spirit of the people; a Government that would really express their mind and judgment in its policy. One remarkable characteristic of our present Administration was, it did not contain one or two middle-class men, merely allowed to creep in under the wing of their superiors, but the popular element was its paramount and commanding element. Never was there a time when harmony between the Government and the nation was more essential. With regard to the Irish Church, Mr. Buxton remarked : At a meeting of Conservatives last week a hope was thrown out that the House of Lords would step forward and snatch the Irish, Church from the fangs of the Liberal party. They might depend upon it that the Lords would not be so misguided as to adopt that sage advice. If they did so, what must the result be ? It would be like the gallant attempt made by an elephant in Ceylon to stop a train by putting his head down and going full butt against it. The hon. gentleman expressed his cordial approval of the reduction policy of the Ministry. The people of this country during the last two years had felt what might almost be called the pinch of poverty. Trade was still stagnant. Vast num bers of persons in every rank of life were out of work. The profits both of commerce and agriculture had been seriously curtailed. Local taxes had grown terribly oppressive.. Never would a relief from taxation be more welcome than now, and yet he much feared that an increase instead of a reduction of our burdens was before us on account of the Abysinian war, the bills for which were now coming in, and he lamented to say that instead of £5,000,000 so repeatedly promised by the Conservative Government as the outside of .itst cost, it would amount to little less than £10,000,000. "MINISTERS OF ALL DENOMINArZONS" AT FISHMONGERS" HALL. The Fishmongers' Company has been 'entertaining the bishops, and ministers of • dissenting bodies, at the Fish mongers' Hall. The guests included the Archbishop of York, the Bishops of London, Oxford, Hereford, Ely, Gloucester, and Peterborough ; the Rev. Dr. Binney (Independent), Archdeacon Hale, the Rev. Dr. Brock (Baptist), Lord Bury, M.P., the Rev. Mr. Osborn (Vies. leyan), Sir Robert Montgomery, Sir Thomas Hare, the Hon. A. Kinnaird, M.P., the Hon. W. Brodrick, M.P., Mr. Campbell, M.P., Mr. H. Edwards, M.P., Lord G. Hamilton, M.P. The Archbishop of Canterbury was absent through the death of one of his relatives. There were speeches given in reply to toasts by the Archbishop of York, the Bishops of London, Oxford, and Peterborough, Dr. Binney, Dr. Brock, and Mr. Justice Lush. SHARE LIST. ORDINARY SHA.itifia AND STOCKS. ihare Railways. Patel. Closing Btudness Price. dens. at Bristol and Exeter ...... 10) 78 82 at Caledonian ... 100 821 83 62 321 st Cambrian 20 Cornwall.— ........ all 2a st st Dublin & Belfast June lOO 79 81 fit Dun„rerth, Ab.Junc lOO 70 72 2i East London. all 7 9 20 Do 15 2) Do 10 et Glasgow &S. Western lOO 98 HO it Great Eastern .. et Do. E. Angl. No. 2 ICO 7 9 st Great North of Scotland lOO 15 16 et Great Northern lOO 1121 .131 11 al3 et Do. i 1 stock lOO 112 1114 114 st Do. B stock st Gt S, and W. 01 Ireland lOO 9 t Gt. Western —Original l9O 53 531 534 / I t Do. South %Vales st Do. W. Mid.—Oxtoro lOO kti .9 et Do. 'Newport lOO I'S 21 st Le.unashire,t Yorksh ro lOO 211 30 12 1 et Lon., Brigh., , fii :.Coal lOO 54 521 524 I 1 0) Do Scrip et I OD., Chat., and Dovor ivu 174 17a 171 at Do. Sletrop. Ex. A 100 - at Lon. & 2 orth Western lOO 1191 20 at Lon. as South Western lOO 9, 93 92 at Man., Shel., & Lincoln lOO 4) 49, 491 1 at Metropolitan . . st Do Exteusi)ll lOU 1 01 10 uo. New r.l 10 10 1 10 st Mol;ropolliau District. all 53 57 10 Metro 2. at. Joan's VI 001 6 at 14,...,and st Do, De. tiy st N)rtll 13ritish st Do. od., Pat., & Dun... 109 st Nor. 4:astern—Berwick.. 1 0 106 1061 16 1 25 Do. 13. pur0ha5e..16.13.4 st 1)o Leeds, ...... ....... 1(0 59 61 st Do York st Do Carlisle . et Do Stoez. & Darling 1(0 1.3 152 st North Lou ion 10 Do .New 1808 st North Staffordshire...... 100 03 50 et North and S.-W. Junction 100 103 105 10 Do New . £lO shares 7 ... st Rhymney at Shropshire Union HO 59 60 st South Devon .. st South Eastern lOO 821 S 3 84f st Staines, Wok.'hainoSt Wok all 14 13 st 'tau r ale ivo 145 150 • - Do.o %V aterlord 41t Kilkenny lOO 10 Waterloo & Whitcha:l 6 RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS, st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 86 88 at Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO ... at Do. Scot. N.E., 41 per cent lOO st Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO st Do. do. 7 per cent lOO at D 9. do. Ordinary lOO 80 8 . 2 at Do. Midland st Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gua at, Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO 105 107 st Do. let Class preference lOO at Glas. & S.W. gua. 5 per ct lOO at (it. Eastern, E.C. Ex. No. 1 100 99 102 st Do do N 0.2 100 99 lel st Do do 6 per cent 100 106 108 at Do East Anglian Asp. c. 100 100 103 at Do do B 6 do. 100 at Do do C 7 do. 100 st Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 100 103 at Do E. Union 4p. c. gua. 100 69 71 at Do Norfolk 5 p.c.Ex.1846 100 at Do do 5 p.c.Way.Val. 1847 100 at Great Northern, 5 per cent 10 Cot Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 at Do 4 3 do do do 100 at Do 5 do at sp.c. pm lOO at Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO at Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf 100 atl Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 96 97 st) Gt.West.—Orig.&Jnt. - Itent chg., per gua. 5 p.c lOO 103 105 1034 st Do. Orig. (B.& H. Ex). 5 p.c 100 95 100 list Do do 41 per cent. 1830 lOO 88 91 89 st Do do 4 do do st Do do 5 per cent. redem 100 96 97 st Do do Birmingham gua 100 63 70 at Do do do pref... 100 st Do do Chester gua lOO 72 76 at Do do do 8 per cent lOO at Do do do 5 do 100 95 100 at Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 st Do do 41 p.c lOO st Do do 41 1859 lOO at Do do 5 st Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g IOJ 118 116 at Do do 2d gua lOO 110 112 at Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c lOO 92 91 st Do do 2d do 100 100 103 at Do gua. 51 per cent. 1863 100 100 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. all st Lancash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1.0 135 st Do Barnsley, £5 3s 10d p.c. 100 at Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 135 at Do 41 (Blackburn purch). 100 98 102 • at London & Brighton, sp. c. guaranteed, No. 1 lOO at Do 5 per cent, gua. No. 2 lOO at Do 6 do do lOO st Do 5 do No. 4 lOO at Do 7 per cent luo at Do 6 do (W.E. & C.P.) 100 at Da 4 do 1859 lOO st London, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent lOO 474 et London and MT. W., C. and ... ... 109 Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO 10) 111 st Do Bedford &Cambridge lOO st Do Shrewsb'y & Welchpl lOO st London and 6. - W. 7 P,c late 3d shares, lOO 14,5 15) 1. Do (Portsm. peril ans. 2s6cl) all Mau., Shef., &.Lineln. 6 p.c lOO 111 117 Do £6 all par 1 pin Do 31 per cent lOO 60 65 Do redeem. 6 per cent 5 ... Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 135 140 Do Bristol& Birm., 6p. c lOO 1 , 3 136 Do 41 per cent. redeem lOO 10) IU2 Do 41 per cent. irredeem lOO 10) IJ2 Do Leicester &11'chn,41p.e lOO 0U 02 North British, 5 p.c. Nu. 1 lOO Do E. & G. 4 p. e. S. & D lOO Do N. 8., No. 2, 5 per cen.t lOO Do Border Union, 51 p.c lOO .....• N. - Eastern—Cons. 4 p.c lOO 86 8i Do 41 per cent. redeem.— 100 95 97 Do (.1 N.E. 4 per cent., lOO Do Berwick capit a l 8.13.4. ...... Do York, IL &8. purchase lO 10 101 Do Stektn & Drliti,g. A 5 p.c lOO 108 110 Do W, Elartlepool H. and It lOO 87 13 North Staffordshire S. Devon Annuities, 1 s all 91 101 Do Tavistock Anns., 10s all 910 Do Fixed 4 per cent all 8 9 S. East. (Read. Amis., 1.0.6) all 22 23 Do 4Taff v 1 Vale percent....... 1 1 0 0 0 0 Do Fixed 41 per cent *** ••• 145 150 Waterford &Kilkenny,Gpc 100 41 43 108 1 0.6. st 8t at st RAILWAYS.—PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. at Caledonian at Do Scot. Ce n . min. 7p • C. 100 7. ••:. at Do 41 p irredcem all • • at Do 4p c con. issued at 80 65 at Groat Eastern 41 per cent. 100 77 81 t Do 5 do, 1862 100 87 t 0 911 at Do New 5 do, 1863 100 80 go st Do do 5 do, 1864.,, 10 0 84 83 st Great Northern, 5p c irre. 100 st Do Permanent 5 per cent. 100 st Do Boston & Sleafd, 41 pc 100 st Great West., W. liidl., 5p c 100 at Do Joint perpe. 5p c, 1865 100 86 80 at Do do 6p c irred., 1866 100 105 107 20 Do Vale Neath perp. 5p c all 191 201 at Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B 100 ... 5 Lane. and York. New 41 per cent till July, 1871 2 1 1 at Loud., Brig., &c., 41 pc, 1858 100 ... st Do do 4 do, 1860 100 at Do do 41 do, 1861 100 at Do do 41 do, 1863 100 st Do do 5 do, 1865 100 .•• •.• at Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 at Do No. 7 sdo st Loud , Chat., &c., 2d, 6 p.c Do do C 6 p.c st London &N. Western, 5p c 100 10 •• 3 11 . 6 st London &S. Western, 41 p c 100 64 96 10 Man. & Lin., 5 pc, 1865 all 881 at:, Metropolitan 5 per cent .... . 100 103 st Midland, A 5 per cent pref. 100 10. i 110 st Do B 5 do 100 1 08 110 13 Do 5p c opt. to cony. t o Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1869 all 11 11p 18 Do Inconv. Now Shares 16 1 11) 22 Do 5p e con. into Old. Stk., Aug. 31, 1872.... . 8 1 1 lip 101 st North British, E. and G ... ... No. 1, 5 per cent ... 7 100 e:ttt Do o 0 .14 £ E.;.. 1 ,,t 0 r0 g ., u a, a ND r a ou n .n te 2.: e s2 d, ap,. 1 4c 8 p. 6 1 1 0 7 0 111 ..:: a Do N. 8., 5 per cent, 1862 100 ... ." st Do E. & G., No. 3, 5 1).c lOO ''' "' st Do E.& G., (Ordiry) 41 p c 100 Ls x „ s t North Eastern, 4 1 per cent 100 1 . 7 ,', "2 st Do Stock. & Darl., 1) lOO 111 113 st North London, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) st North Staffordshire 5p c lOO .. st South Eastern, 4 1 pc, 1859 100 . ... • st Do 5 do 1861 100 " st Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 ... st Do 5 do, 1861 st Victoria St. & Pimlico, 41 pc 100 .. ... RAILWAYS. -LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALSI at Birkenhead IOU ---;F—gli -100 Do. 44 per cent. Prefer all 101 103 st Buckinghamshire at Chester and Holyhead lOO 54 bu st Do. 54 per cent. at Do. 5 do. at Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO „„ .. at Colchester Stour Valley ..: at East Lincoln, gua. 6 p. c lOO 133 135 20 Gloster and Dean Forest all ... ' . s Gt. Easn., Newm. , &c. , 5 p .c 100 „. ... a Du. E. U. Harwich , 4 p .c 100 64 72 st Do. do. Woodbrg. Ex., do. 100 69 72 at Gt. West ,W. Mid., Herd 100 95 97 50 Hull and Selby all 109 111 at Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 215 22) at London and Blackwall lOO 9d 93 at Do. 44 per cent lOO ... ... at London, Chat., &c., 41 p c lOO ... ... at Do. Com. Fund, sdo 100 ... ... at London and Greenwich at Do. do. Preference lOO ... ... st London, Tilbury, & So uth 100 78 60 at Lowestoft, gua 4 per cent lOO 79 83 st Do. do. 6 do. 54 Manch., Buxton, & Matlk.. all at 31 idland, Bralford, Prof 100 10 Mid Kent Cray Line) .. 50 Northern& East., 5 per cent all 53 Eni 50 Do. do. 6 do. all ••• ••• a t N. Eastern—Hartlepool .. 100 ... ... st N.West. A peril. pre', SP. c 100 103 110 st Do B minimum 14 p.c lOO ... ... at Notting. &Granth. R.& C.. 100 92 93 25 Preston and Wyre. all 41 46 ... Royston, Hitch., and Shop. 100 131 135 at Shrewsbury and Hereford lOU 133 335 10 Do do 8 21 2 p at S. Yorksh. and River Dun 100 98 100 st Do 4 per cent gua lO p 79 8 1 at Do 5 do at Vict. Station and Pimlico lOO 17.5 180 at West Cornwall 20 West Loudon, Class A all 13 14 20 Do do B all 20 Do do C all st Weymouth and Portland lOO ..: ... at Wilts and Somerset 5 51 pt, DOCKS. 61 7; st East and West India ...... lOO 116 120 st London and St. Katherine 100 48 50 100 D oDeb. stock, 4 per cent all ~„ Dlillwall Freehold Land st Dock lOO 32 34 st Southampton lOO 71 70 at surrey,( c ommercial r • • COLONIAL GOIT,ERNMENT SECUIIITIXS - Britiab Columbia, 6 17" • 110'0° 10C'44 11'66 0ent.,1872 100 .... _ -- Do. 1895.. lOO ..., ..., - Can.Gov.6p.o.JannsJulY ..-. D D 0 0 1 . . 87 5 6 7 p p - 8 . . 0. 4 0 . F x r e b a . 1. . d 6 dtA Sept g e p . t. 100 1 0 51 1061 1041 5f - Do. bp. 13 . Jan. & July 100 95 96 95 - Do. sp. C. Inscribed sk 100 90 92 - Cape G.Hope, 6 p.c.1873 100 102 101 - Do.Apl.B/00 1090-11)00 100 111 113 - Do. do 1880-90 100 107 109 - Do. Jan.&July, 1891 lOO 108 116 - Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 100 102 - eglon, Nov 1878, 6 p.c lOO 108 110 - Do. 1872, do lOO 105 107 -L I Mauritius, 6 p. o, 1873,- - Jan. and July - Do. 1878 ... .. ._..__• .. ••• 1)0 106 108 -- Do. 1882, May and Nov 1)0 106 108 - Do. 1895. Feb. & Aue• • • - M2lbourne Corporate.,.. 1657-75, 6 per cc n t ...... 1( 0 100 100 - N.13.G0v.6 p.o.Ja.&July - Natal 6 p ct, Apt. Oct... 10) 9999 ILI. 901. Di - Do 6p c. M a y & No, 1 0 106 108 - N . D B c. .. W s . p 5 o p . • 1 0 8 . , B ' B 7 t 1 o t o lB ' 74 0 1 1 00 0 Do. 5 p.c. rd.'67 to '75 1 1 0 ( 0 0 - o - _ Pp J .• 100 934 (44 93i D . licjnoa.asla, , percent....n d, 6uyp . cit:. 0 t 1 8 . 9 . 1.. 1891 10(0 Do 6p 0. Mar 1.5 Sept '9l lOO 108 110 Do June & Deo , 1 - 01 •• • • 100 109 1,1 - cDo rrov. c 1 Auokld. 1 10 .. .... .- - ( scrieJ 1 &2, 1095 .. ) - Nova Scotia 6p. o.Jan... - and Jnly, 1875 - Do Ist:6.. .... - Queenelnd. 6p. c. 'B2 5 lOO 106 107 1061 1 - Do 189: . •• • - Do. 6 p 0:280 •-• Do go A 2 • 100 108 110 - Do rd. 1f93.. -•• • • •• • • 1 0 ) 107 108 -, Victoria 6,p.c. 161,n.... 100 112 113 1111 - N. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. The Daily .News, after weighing the relative advantages of the two rival sites proposed for the new law courts, decides in favour of Carey-street. It is large enough for the concentration of all the courts and offices in one area, and is capable of unlimited expansion should the growth of business require it. It is, of course, a serious question whether the wsthetic advantages of the Embankment site do not counterbalance some disadvantages, but those who pay the cost of the building have a right that their con venience should be consulted before the taste of a public which does not bear the burden. Those msthetic advan tages are unquestionably great, but great incon veniences would attend them. From Essex -street to Waterloo Bridge every avenue from the Strand to the river would be closed, except a tunnel under the building. It would stand on ground with a rise of between thirty and forty feet from front to back, with the noisy Strand in rear and the bustling Embankment in front. Nor would there be any fear of not worthily filling up the Embank ment space if the building were erected on the present site. There is ample opportunity for the erection of noble buildings along the river front of the metropolis, and a site so noble need never long stand waiting to be nobly filled. The law' courts themselves erected on the higher ground, with a fine opening before them down to the Embankment, would form one of the grandest views the Embankment offered. Standing thus far back, and viewed as filling the end of a wide street, they would add to the splendour of the river front the suggestion of still greater splendour behind. Either way, therefore, the building will be one of the noblest ornaments of the metropolis, and the plea of the lawyers against further change and further expense and further delay is, to say the least, one well worthy of all the weight their knowledge and authority can give it. The Archbishop of You, in the midst of some other remarks on the House of Peers, said : I think any Government might make more use of the House of Lords than is at present made, for there is a class of cases, lying a little on one side of the hurry and rush of politics, to which that House is always ready and able to give grave consideration. Questions connected with the welfare of the poor, whether in regard to the welfare of the pauper class or the education of the class immediately above it, always seem to me to be handled in the House of Lords in a wise and statesmanlike manner, and the reason why we are so idle, if I may use the word, is that instead of giving us the initiative upon these questions, the Govern ment of the d ay prefers that everything should originate in the House of Commons, so that the bills come up to us readyto pass, and in that state we have to view them for the first time, But even then the bill often receives very salutary treatment. It would be easy to mention many measures which have been transformed or improved in the House of Lords by that second consideration we are able to give them there. The tree of liberty, under which we so contentedly bask in this country, has grown up by degrees, slowly and cautiously. We have never shrunk from change on the one hand, but we have never shrunk from caution on the other. The impulse towards change comes naturally from the people . ; the scrutiny of it comes naturally from the House of Peers. I do not claim for them a mere negative position —a position of veto. On the contrary, I believe that although our share is the less showy, and makes the less impression, it is an element in all sound legislation; and, whether we be Liberal or Con- servative, we ought to be most anxious to do nothing to impair the efficiency of either House of Legislature. After referring to the possibility of some change in the House of Lords under the present Parliament, the Archbishop con cluded :—I, for my part, have no hesitation as a bishop of the Church in this country in returning thanks for the House of Peers, and I have no objection to say a word in vindication of our position there ; and in presence of this distinguished company I say I do not expect that upon general political considerations we shall be asked to retire from that House. We are, in fact, the truly liberal element therein. We are the only life peers ; and, moreover, the country stands by while we in the Church of England have the great bulk of the religious teaching and educe ( tion of the country in our hands, so that we are not only life, but in a great measure representative peers. There fore, standing in the House of Lords, representing great and popular institutions, whatever the future may be, I hope that no changes that may befall will ever weaken the efficiency of the House of Lords as a substantial element iu this great and glorious constitution. The Bishop of OXFORD, in responding for "The Bishop and Clergy," thought there never was a time when the ministers of the Church of England worked harder. The clergy Were working with all their might. And as to the episcopate; froiu the Primate down to the youngest bishop, they were labouring as hard as men could work, from the purest and most conscientious principles, and deserved the kindly feeling which they uniformly expe rienced from their fellow-citizens. The time had passed when men could mistake the clergy for the Church. The clergy were the ministers of the laity for Christ's sake, and the body of the Church must always be the laity. In giving " The Ministers of all Denominations," the PRIME WARDEN begged pardon of his right rev, guests for thanking God that there would be no distinction between archbishop, bishop, Wesleyan, Independent, or Baptist in heaven. • Dr. BINNEY, in a humorous speech, declared there were denominations—schools of thought—in the Church of The Star says that Mr. Cyrus Field predicted some England as well as out of it, and went on to say: Three months ago that a time would come when all the depen young men commenced their careers in the Isle of Wight dencies of Great Britain would be brought into telegraphic together, and their names were Walter Farquhar Hook; communication with this country, and that there is no Samuel Wilberforce, who was a nice young man, who made a . good speelcohokaintg'onperoinofisihnigs reason n e t e o t fear n h d a i a t t i is t d e d e l r a e r a e m s t u h i a l l t nthote 'alien line© realised wfu n (the speaker's) Bible meetings ; and Thomas Binney. short] be laid betwen Suez and Bombay — which will cro s s y One had become a dean, the other a bi s h op, and the other the muddy bottom of the Arabian Sea in t he track was on what some would call the sh a d y s id e of the hedry ; of H.M.S. Hydra —meets, so far as they can but he did not regret it. (Loud cheers and laughter, in be met, all the requirements of an Anglo-Indian which the Bishop of Oxford h ear til y j o i ned.) The Rev. Dr. BROCK told the bishops that they could end certainty of communication without tof which greatest telegraph, and promises to ensure that h d io e i s j pa t t i c i h e not get rid of the Nonconformists, no r th e Nonconformists electric wire may fail us at the verymomen of them ; they we r e a ll 6 , i n f or it," and th e coming need. Competent authorities are . of opinion our that the changes that were so much talked about would affect the objection suggested by the comparative high temperature one as much as the other. Ilis belief was that they were all not only " in for it," but fit for it. days of the Atlantic Mr. Justice Lusu, representing the judges, congratu- constantly started as a l s o ab t s i i l i o rd e a a s r t y he cliiineras which were lated the judges and the public on the way in which his Telegraph Company. In laying the cable havethe two Bombay an learned brethren had carried out the Bribery Act. seas which separate Suez from The Bishop of PETERBOROUGH referred to Ireland in his speech. He likened Ireland to an old woinan in the immense advantage in their the s year —an advantag e fromeedom Dublin hospital. Sh e was " h a d i n her inside," as I re l an d storms at cer t a i n s easons of was said to he now, an d saw w i t h di smay all e students, which the proverbially tempestuous Atlantic never will note-book in hand, round herbed. Turning to the bead physi cian, she sa id, "Och, yet- honour , shore all thim boys are possess. There are, therefore, good grounds for the public not going to dhoctor me at o nce If s h ope d an y con fid e nce in the result of the proposed direct sub mar i ne remedial measures would begin, like homoeopathy, with telegraph line—whatever antics Stock Exchange bears the smallest dose. His idea of legislation for Ireland was may play; and if at some future time th e ca b le knits summed up in the wor d s o f t h e man who went a b out t h e country with a happy family of bi r d s an d b eas t s . "What," together, a s it may do, the principal p or t s o f China Siam, said a gentleman, " are the rules up on w hi c h y o u govern t h e St rai ts Settlements, Jav a , an d Australia, and ' all are them?" The man answered, " Well, sir, you sec what I brought into direct relation with India and Eu ro does is this : fust o f a ll I t reats 'em well ; then I feeds 'em pe , com well; then, sir if they fights, I w a ll o p s ' em well." It merce and civilisation will benefit by th e t e l egraph to an was very much to be questioned whether these three extent of which the 3 molt WO4 pnthusiaid oT operations hadlutll9oo hoeA T:2117 99/04kWir Administered. - The Telegraph refers to the meeting which took place at Lambeth Palace when the Irish bishops appeared before the Archbishop of Canterbury to consult as to the most advisable measures for securing the future interests of the Church in Ireland. In alluding to the opinion of the Archbishop on the subject, it remarks that it is very generally believed that since he has assumed the primacy his Grace is still more gravely impressed with the neces sity for reconsidering the whole subject of the status of the Irish Church. The admirable speech made after his enthronement at Canterbury the other day was the lan guage, not of an impractical ecclesiastic, but of a thoughtful Christian statesman, and the very fact that the Irish prelates in their hour of need take counsel with such a man justifies a hope that the pe n di ng political question will be discussed with a view to a satis factory settlement. In view of the contemplated action of Parliament, it has been thought desirable that a more particular consideration should be given to Irish affairs ; and for the first time, as we are informed, the Metropolitans and all the suffragans of the provinces of Armagh and Dublin have resorted to London that they m ay consult the English Primate. On all sides, if we may believe the indications, even the most steadfast and earnest supporters of the Establishment are beginning to think that possibly after all Mr. Gladstone is not so far wrong ; that perchance a free Church, acting in her own strength and relying on her divine mission, may do more for the cause of Christianity in Ireland than can be done by a department of the State teaching religion according to Act of Parliament. The Morning Herald refers to the Conservative losses in the recent inquiries that have taken place before the judges, and says that although it is most unfortunate that, so far as the election petitions have as yet been tried, the majority of the decisions should be against the Constitu tional candidates, it cannot but be matter for congratula tion that in no single instance has the unseated member been condemned for complicity in the prac tices which led to his defeat. And we can only hope that experience, bought at so high a price as the Conservatives have already paid for it, will induce the subordinate agents of the party to conduct all future con tests in such a manner as will not render the candidates by whom they are employed, or volunteer to serve, the victims of their indiscretion. Meantime there can be no use in regretting past mishaps or indulging in recrimina tions. The Conservates of Dublin must prepare for the coming contest, and endeavour to regain the position they have lost through the imprudence of some friends and the treachery of others professing their political prin ciples. The Times, in alluding to the trial now going on at the Queen's Bench and its amazing disclosures, has no wish to prejudge the cause either way, but thinks that quite sufficient has been elicited to shew the character of convent life. The lessen should not be lost on those young ladies who, at seventeen or twenty, see in a convent the only means of a sublime life. It is well that they should know henceforward what they choose. The outward and elementary idea of a convent is most charming. With its " Superioress," its degrees of offices and ranks, its sisters and lay sisters; its guardian bishop, chaplain, and confessor ; its " discretes," and other personages more or less behind the scenes ; its habit, its hourly services, its rules and " distributions ; " its angelic chants ; its fasts and penances ; its intimate communion with the Pope, and its guarded intercourse with us poor " externs " of the outer world, it must be a heaven upon earth, and a Paradise that even the Evil One may not disturb. We worldlings have to confess with pain and shame that this secular sphere does not provide sufficient positions and opportunities and fields ofuseful ness to the ever-increasing number of young women brought up with the habits and tastes of ladies. If they fail of what seems their natural destination, or early recoil from it for one reason or another, what are they to do ; what are they to be ; where • are they to ; how are they to live? The constitution of English, and as it seems also of Irish sccieiy, is hard upon them. Men single out the best, call themselves lucky or discerning, and leave the rest to their fate. But all this is the spontaneous result of causes beyond any man's control. If we try to get to the bottom of them, we may possibly find ourselves at the gate of a Providence wiser than ourselves.. What we have now before us is a great man-made scheme for meeting the difficulty —nay, more than meeting it, and for converting all this female waste into a glorious fabric meet for the heavenly Jerusalem. As it is one of the ways of meeting a difficulty which all sides confess, it should at least be thoroughly known and well considered. The trial which has occupied the Lord Chief Justice and a Middlesex jury for a whole week throws much light upon it, and will enable young ladies to compare convents with such other alternatives as accept ing reasonable "offers," schooling and governess-ship, boarding-houses, watering-places, accompanying emigrant friends, small literature, and ordinary old maidhood, with its dullness, its weakness, its vicissitudes, and its want of just estimation in this vulgar world. They are all bad enough ; perhaps a convent may be as bad, or even worse. The difference is, they all come by divine ordinance; this by human institution. The Standard thinks if we are to have a genuine reform of the army we must have a little more military know ledge in its chiefs. If the affairs of the army are to be conducted well, and with a view to the real interests of the nation, they should be arranged by men who know what are the wants of the army, what it must have, and what it can do without ; not by mere clerks and accountants. It is perhaps Utopian to hope for the day when the Secretary of State . for War will always be a soldier. Debaters and keen party politicians are not often found in the ranks of the army ; but if we must have a civilian who knows nothing on earth about war at the head of the War Office, let us at least have soldiers to do the practical work under his control. The absurdity of an army governed by civilians is too great. Sir Francis Head draws a humorous comparison between our War Department and that of our neighbours over the Channel, in his latest work, which we commend to the party in favour of civil government of the army ; and we wonder it has never struck those who complain so bitterly of our small army in comparison to our large expenditure that it may possibly be the result of civilian control, and that it might be well to try agitation for a strong military ruler at the head of the whole establishment. THIRD EDITION. NOTICE. The Third Edition of " The Sun " of last Evening was published in time for delivery in town at 7.15 p.m. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocx. AMERICA. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. The Senate, by 40 to 16 votes, has passed a reso- Iu t ion proposing a constitutional amendment, pro— hibiting any disqualification in the exercise of the suffrage on account of either race, colour, nativity, grope, ty, education, or creed. A similar resolution has previously passed the House of Representatives. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Dar vicToßiA. CLUB--Tiris DAY. LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP. 7t) 1 agst Sycee (offered-15 to 2 taken) Bto 1 agst Monarch of the Glen (take and offered) 10 to 1 a.rst Drummer (offered-100 to 8 taken) 100 to 7 agst Silenus (taken) 100 to 7 agst Islam (taken) 100 to 6 agst George Osbaldeston (offered) 20 to 1 agst Friday (offered-100 to 6 taken pro. viously) 20 to 1 agst Anlace (offered) 20 to 1 agst Typhoeus (offered) 20 to 1 agst Choral (offered) 33 to 1 agst Formosa (taken) 33 to 1 agst Bessie Dixon (taken) GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE. 11 to 1 agst The Colonel (taken) 15 to 1 agst Harcourt (offered—taKe 100 to 6) 100 to 6 agst Fan (offered) 22 to 1 agst Alcibiade (offered) 25 to 1 agst Despatch ((offered) 33 to 1 agst Tathwell (taken and offered) 33 to 1 agst Barbarian (offered) 33 to 1 agst Bishoptown (offered) 33 to 1 agst Tho Lamb (offered) 33 to 1 agst Guy of Warwick (offered) 40 to 1 agst Pensioner (offered) 50 to 1 agst Medan (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Surney (offered) 1000 to 15 agst Sultan (offered) 1000 to 15 agst Clansman (offered) 1000 to 15 agst Juryman (offered) 1000 to 10 agst Orne (offered) 1000 to 5 agst Fairyland (offered) TWO THOUSAND. 9 to 4 agst Wild Oats (offered) 3to 1 agst Belladrum (offered) DERBY. sto 1 agst Pero Gomez (offered) 700 to 100 agst Belladrum (taken and wanted) 1000 to 40 eget Martyrdom (offered) BENTINCK CLUB.—Turs DAY. WILTSHIRE COUNTY CUP. 3to 1 agst Roedeer (taken) 4 to 1 agst Chance (taken) 4to 1 agat Contraband (taken) 5 to 1 agst Broughton (taken) LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP. Bto 1 agst Sycee (taken) 11 to 1 agst Silenus (taken) 14 to 1 agst Islam (taken) 500 to 30 agst Typhoeu s (taken) 500 to 30 agat George Osbaldeston (taken) 20 to 1 agst Friday (taken) 25 to 1 agst Van Ambur g h (taken) 40 to 1 agst Formosa (taken) CHESTER CUP. 9 to 1 agst Paul Jones (taken) 14 to 1 agst Romping Girl (taken) 25 to 1 agst Dalby (taken) LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL. 83 to 1 agst Pearl Diver (taken) The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about at par, ant the short exchange on London is 25f. 150. per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint prize of tis.lo4d. per ounce tor standard gold, it appears that gold at the above price is about 1-10th per cent. dearer lit Paris than in London. The course of exchange at New York on London for bill* at 60 days' sight was en the last date about 1091 per cemt. At this rate there is no profit on the importation of gold from the UM! cd L-..tates. VIRGINIA ENTERPRISE, December 3d.—A cor respondent writing from Belmont thus de scribed the base metal range at 'White Pine : Opposite, to the west, is the higher summit of White Pine, called the " base metal range," and here the metallic substance is more massive, but contains lead in abundance as well as other metals, with considerable silver. I have no d,ubt that, some day not far distant, the base metal range will be the prominent feature of White Pine, but at pre.. sent it is only prospected slightly; and yet I have seen assays from its rock which, three years ago, would have created a stir in mining circles. Ink short, ;there is at White Pine abundance of ore from the " pure stuff" which only needs smelting down, through all the grades of silver ore, to that which is so near pure lead that it will not pay in any way that silver ores are worked in. America. Another correspondent writes : About 60 miles south of White Pine, on the White Pine range, nearly due east from Belmont and Hot Creek, new districts have been discovered in slate forma tions. The matrix is a fine quality of white quartz; the ore is greenish and yellowish in the pay streaks, and the white portion of the quartz is injected, or shot, with spots of metal resembling molybdinite. Several assays show silver from $lO to $1,300 per ton. These new districts will be fine ones, if they prove to be rich and durable, as they are in close proximity t o th e fi nes t rang e of building timber now known east of the Sierras, with abundance of water-courses. INSTRUCTION IN THE INDUSTRIAL ARTS. —A prac tical philanthropist in Massachusetts has founded a free industrial institution, to provide instruction for young men in branches not taught in public schools; and for this purpose there are departments of farming, mechanics, engineering, architecture, metallurgy, chemistry, mining, teaching, &c., &c. Several hundred thousand dollars are already provided, and one generous donor has given a spacious machine shop, completely fitted and furnished. —San Francisco Scientific Press. sz Thaddeus Stevens left all his papers to Mr. M'Pherson, Clerk of the Congressional House of Repro sentatives, and he is now diligently at work, giving all his spare time to the old statesman's biography. Mr. M‘Pher son is thought to be well qualified for the task, being trained as an editor to write, possessing a fund of informa tion, with a sparkling style and solid foundation. It is considered strange that he should have been so intimate with Mr. Stevens, considering that their views on religion differed so widely. A newspaper is published on board the steamer Richmond, which plies between Louisville and New Or leans, called The Richmond Head-Light. It has two com positors and one editor, and is published six times during each trip, or about three times a week. It is intended to be a faithful expositor of river life, affording entertainment for the passengers, as well as an advertising medium for hotel proprietors and merchants: The new screw steamer City of Brooklyn, built by Messrs. Tod and M'Gregor, of Glasgow, for the Inman Steamship Company, arrived in the Mersey on Thursday from the Clyde. She is 2,911 tons, customs new measure-. horsemen t , power,with ewhich fromwork tb e e d c t i o oc u k p it w oit a h rd e s cu o 2,300 m f brae; with the wind on the port bow, was made in 59 minutes ran the measurec. She her and a half, being i at tu t i l l i e el o -a ff te c o r f o l s 3 hy l knots with theper htioduerin favour in three minutes and 38 seconds. A very novel iron brig, to carry molasses, in bulk, has been launched in Boston. She is 130 feet long, 140 feet on deck, with 27 feet breadth of beam, 11 feet depth of hold, and will register about 356 tons. The hold is left entirely free for cargo, all her crew and officers' accommodation being on , deck. She has seven circular tanks secured on an iron platform, and braced from the sides-these are all connected wiettauhpraroecntittctoaniasolltonhirmfo such a manner that they can either be united or dis cos_ erin is ve a , hatc h way , gallons.necteda t O pi n ea t s h u e re t . op of e Their ae bcombitherened a and tehx.pta they nsion u , a r b d e also examineder eacharou around, ab o ve, all times. She has a powerful steam pump, by which to discharge, and it is est i mated that in six iy h o ur s her cargo can be pumped out. At the place where she will dis charge in Boston there is a tank to receive her . cargo. Be side the tanks she has considerable spa ce i n the wings in re the Duds balizts to t her.stolv Herany o n u a tza i r s d No a v r er that may be a re n q d ui The Central Paci fi c Railroad is c ompleted to a point 21 miles beyond Elko, and 481 miles e as t o f Sacra mento. o ' ll a oow c uy i nee f I .s c i R naA a bts i r ute o th a wefi d ovpre c kr oofs for ro t contains onhf The p a y- ro ll of the Paymaster o f th e C en t ra l i s t lhtoalefibaoptoivoersalc,r2ateenmto nuoarpel flur companye la e s m t ioopnfloyinedaniny product. tive tive industry, it follows that six thousand of the popula+ tion of that city is sustained by these workshops. DUNVILLE and Co., Belfast, Ore the largest holders of Whisky in the world. Their Old Irish Whisky ig re. 1 - - commended by the medical profession in preference to French Brandy. Supplied in casks and cases for home use or exports.. tion. Quotations on application to Messrs. Danville and Oe., Belfast; or 4, Beattforkbvilaings, Strand, Idondcon Yir.Q..—(Ad 0 X9oiiiezilentl • • •