The Sun. — London, England, 1869-04-21 00:00:00

111 -7 6 - 14 ARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. The sum of £20,000 in gold was taken to the Bank yesterday. The Rockliff, from Melbourne, has brought £ 2 0,C00 ; the City of Rio de Janeiro, from Brazil and the Plate, £25,000 ; an d th e Ci ty of Cork, from Ralifax, £1,200 —making a total of £46,200. The mail steamer Pascal has taken £12,100 for Brazil and the Plate. It is understood that the firm by whom the Spa nish Loan w ill b e introduced in London is that of Messrs. J. S. Morgan and Co. The amount of nominal stock in the first issue will be £8,000,000, equal at the proposed price to rather less than 2k millions sterling. It is stated that the whole of the recent 4 per C en sr t. Russian Loan of £11,110,000 , i ntro d uce d b y s Baring, has been subscribed. The greater part has been taken on the Continent, the French subscriptions especially being large. With reference to the South Austritn, Lom bardo-Venetian, and Central Italian Railway Company, it is announced that the committee of management has decided on proposing to the gene ral meetin g 33 f rancs as the dividend for the year 1868. Twenty francs were paid on account in November last, so th a t t h e amount now to b e dis tributed is 13 francs. The report of the Great Western of Canada Rail way, to be presented on the 28th inst; recommends a Whichh ivi dend at the rate o f 5 per cen t . per annum, Will absorb £8 9,123, and leave £2,577 to be carried for ward. The Cap e R ailway Company have announced that they have decided to recommend a dividend at the rate of 4 per cent, per annum on the ordi nary stock for the half year ended the 31st of December. vinThe yearly m ee ti ng of proprietors of the Pro cial Bark of Ireland will be held on the 20th of m ay. _ The ordina ry general meeting of the share holders of the Bank of British Columbia is called or the 4th of May, when a di v i dend will be re commended 11 hosespension of Me ssrs . Ti mothy Richardson 1/4 ti es estimated at about £50,000. Nothing definite has transpired with regard to asse t s. tin Mr . A. Baillie has obt a i ne d f rom t h e Argen e and Uruguayan Governments the exclusive Privilege of Shippinforg live ca ttl e f rom t h ose S tates all a period of years, with entire exem pti on from Port charges and Custom-house duties. B ottowley, The sus pension has been announce d o f M r . W m . turer, • of Grov e Mill , Bradford, stuff manufac with liabilities said to be large. l'he Metropolitan Railway traffic shows an in er!ase O f £2,412. The receipts of the Metropolitan District Railway for the week reach £BOO. The receipts of th e Metropolitan and St. John's Wood 41all'ivay represent £361. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. u , GOVER NMENT Forms. Per Cent. Consols Ditto for Account, ......... 8 per 93 3 krewCent. Red uced 9l- per Cent i f 45°W 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 91 Do. 5 per Cen Jan. 1873 Do. f or Annuities, So yrs, expire sth J an., 1880. Do 30 yr ,s expire sth Ap r il 1885 — (Red Sea Televaph), Aug., 1 908 2O Eatchoqu:ir Bills, £l,OOO, 21 per Ct. De .£5OO D. £lOO az .£2OO Bank of England De. Stock, 41 p ®r C ent Stock, Canad a 4 per Cent Bonds ................... Inter -Colonial Ornniurn ................. I NDIAN GOVER . N/KENT tiEOU .. ITIEb •-.• India stock, 10f per Cent., April 1.874 — Do. Opening, for Account - - DDo. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 o. Certificates ........ A . .. .. .. .. -- Do. Enfaced Pape, 4 pBer.7l) ..• -..... Do. 5 per Cert., Jan. 1 1879 .. '..s. -- Do. 5i per Cent. MaY Deb. lii'2 03 5 per Cent., Rup. 1877 Do do Do. do. 1882 0:20. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds, 4 per Cent., .£l,o Do. und er . £ l,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING ;ItICES. Argentin e Republic, 8 per Cent Do. Scrip £45 p _ Auatrian Bonds spercent _ . 1859 _ Arazili an D 5 o per Cent Do. q per Cent. 1852 — Do. o. do. 18:,8.... . _ _ do. 18 , Do. d o., 186 6 3 Do. 5 per Cont., 1865 801 i Do A ccount B ;elms De Ayres 6 per Cent. 2 per Cuba, 6 per C Cent. ent. (Deferred 3 p er C ent ) Ogilian 6 per Cent Do. 4f per Cent...,... 73i toDo. 3 per Cent, . G per ce.,t. 1867 ....................... Po. per Cent., 1866 a I. ,0,,, 6 per Cent. E,:a.:lnial.:tlib;:ll)7 i n U el n p t alt l i b e 2 s s , V . 17er.. Cent -- r Do 8 per Cent., 1867.............. ........- -Nr,..(-- Consolidatel, 1 pc,r Cent . 1' '4 :. ' 4ll l 1 per Cent.. 8 - 11 lie Sse,emi lse.a e . ." ....... I n k "' 45 t 6 . ltonds Do. £lOO Bonds ............................ De. 1864 ~, Do. Account Do. .f.'5110 Ponds . ')°. 4.10 G Bonds . ............. English Scrip, 18 ... D o d o . £l5 pd Cover nrno.ni Railway .1./eboutures ...•• 984 i die Greek 5 per Cont., 18245, ex Coups Dol)o Account ............................. . • Do. Coupons ............................. . . . Account p ..................... ,_.--Nzttf.tnala 5 *per Cent .. — lionduraeG lt . 1 L 10 •Ct all pd Bli ov ai . OD D., p. , l t l l4l, a poi Cur t., 1865 DO. Account ~ 11exi o hlaremnaana Railway cat, 3 per Cent Two o'LocK. cou C n o t t:so 9 l; l 7e 931 3 for money; CITY, T ditto, C for Ac- Three per C en t. R e d uce d , 91/ ; New ; Three per Cents, 911 s ; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, ditto £.lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, 6 prem. ; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., 2411 391. Clndia Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, ; ents per C en t. , J u l y, 1880, 1131 14 ; ditto 4 per ~ Oct., 1888, 1001 1 f• Foreign stocks are steady with an improvement in Brazilian, Egyptian, Italian, Peruvian, and Spanish. The following are the current prices : Brazilian, 80 to 801 ; Egyptian (1864), 86 to 861 ; ditto (1868), 751 t o 761 ; ditto Nine per Cents., 961 to 9 71; ditto Seven per Cents., 80 to 801 ex drawi ng ; Italian, 551 to 551 ; Tobacco Loan, 84 to 85 -, Peruvian, 781 to 781; Portuguese, 351 to 36 ; Russian (1862), 861 to 861; Oriel-Vitebsk, 781 to 79 ; Nicolai, 65 to 65/ ; Moscow, 781 to 7 9 ; Charkof, 761 to 77 ; Spanish, 30 to 301 Tur kish Five per Cents, 411 to 411; ditto Six per Cents., 651 to 66 ; and Honduras, 82 to 83. There is little alteration in Railway Shares. The principal feature is a further recovery of / in in Midland, which is dealt in at 115 to 1151. South Eastern is I better, at 761 to 761, but London and Brighton is I lower, at 47/ to 48 ; and Great Easter, 1-16, at 371 to 371 ; Caledonian is steady, at 771 to 78 ex div. ; Great Northern (A), 1081 to 109 ; Great Western, 49 to 491; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1231 to 1231; London, Chatham, and Dover, 171 to 171 ; Lon don and North-Western, 115 to 1151; Metropo litan, 1021 to 103 ; and ditto Extension, 100 to 101. American Securities are flat. The 5-20 Bonds have declined to 801; Erie Shares are 22 4 to 231 ; Illinois, 98 to 981; and Atlantic and Great Western Bonds, 28 to 29. Continental Railway Shares are steady. Business in Bank Shares continues very limited, and prices are without change. Agra (A) is quoted at 101 to 11 ex div. ; Alliance, 14 to 15 ; Anglo- Austrian, 17 to 18 prem. ; Chartered Mercantile, 29 to 30 ; Consolidated, 41 to 41 ; Imperial Otto- Wan, 2 to 21 prem. ; London Joint-Stock, 321 to 33 1; Union of London, 351 to 361. Miscellaneous Securities are very quiet. Anglo- American Telegraph is 1 better, at 221 to 221 ; General Credit is steady, at 11 to 11 dis. ; Inter national Finance, 2 to 1/ dis. ; National Discount, 11 1 to 11 /; Hudson's Bay shares are unaltered, at 111 to 111. The Corn Market has been dull at previous rates. - Cittaro. TY. CASTLE, April 20. Princess Beatrice, afternoon. Louise, Prince Leo" ;ft the Castle thl° ime. ierENC A MS.) April 20, 1 p.W. Wales have Pl° esses were reeelf ENNA, April 21. Ltes that the P r 115 " its Ambassador is I satisfaction at the Ls initiating a de' DRID, April 21. ant meeting of 0 0 iss the motion of [members of an/ eligible to sit o° Dsition being or others w as ulti' STLE, April 21. from Portland on in Lough Foils and 22 steerage are not landed., it 20, 3.45 p.ll l . City of London, ~ is now passing for Queenstolill' DISI, April 21• topany's steame r this morning, 10 gs 65 passenger' k—The maro •es 2910 yes 56 °° - south Loan - ids 'hrees 321 )ebt Cash 9171 1077-} 9!_l2f •••• • ---- ••• 52i .... 678; 478 f 58 52i —This Dag. T oole y, Walnier; Fr whit t to tiesO e f he Prevention ° be worked 1 0 $ll etv, said that I A the defend o . orking a bors °lo suffering iron, , ie back. and 'se e sending out th a ?.ase" any re' ood that a horSci° io horso slige iso it could P°l id ho had pellet tted ho had predornioal unfit for Ws' 1 costs. Edward Irvi i4 : Ice and addr eo ' tg a great n u a' olitan ;ington stati°ll,' Lore last Sat ill' t yed as cleric to d asked hill.' lately sont mi the couli te a t he other 004 way, an th e .- th five gion. t . !n seated, .97w pare, said til t °, and represe li A p t on , prod 1 0 0; hem. Seth et availed on e- , nd considers a quested hi° on station. e line. 4 0, )k the tic l ‘` ~ ;ain got io to° 00 to the 6t5t3 A df it e d rev:lP - e t st the priO f o r t' prisoner - ) other chid° 11 1 g.. - Tice b° t wero broego, 3a in the je by .Al ,3 ' . •tti the doek I a s prisoner ad boon g1., 0 0 rge qua ntio o d s, s hedS, odto hB o il er ! : a tite. all qt l9 ' l3 44' Tiler j se. lo tea Jr o d rotectedi 001 pU -goo° ee' and la 5P -'‘ [sword tl# 0110 V, P / t o. agai n ill r e e •equa P iniserY• tod wunicut 1 1 20 ni°ll. I% tr Tile 111 44' p An"' / ee a t ilt Ls b el t° CO O lieu, $ ,5 m ot adbouo Ditto for Account Do. 1864 Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French ...... ontevidean 6 per Cent.......... .. Drish Imperial 5 per Cent f3vv. Granada Do 3 per Con Do. Deferred ........... "era - riau 5 por Cent. 1865 Do Account 781 Qo 41 per Cent. (Ui:')arren.) ...... Dolt per Co n t., 1862 - Do Account ................................. - t•%ues, 3 per Ot., 1853, 7, . .. Do. do. 1867 .............. Do. do. S et ip, £2O. paid...... it assign 5 , Jer C ent., £St Do 41 per Cent 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 186 0 Do 3 per Cent. — , 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Dividends on the above payable in Loudon. Austnan o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Dutch •i* per Cant. Ex. 12 Clap, Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... Do. Account ...........en................ French R C entes, 3 Der t., Ex..25f. 5 per Cent - . 1831, E x . 2 5f . , Do Account ......, CLOSING PRICES. Jonsols, Money Do. Account, May 6... .................. 931 QUARTERLIES. A brief summary of Mr. Rassam's book on Abyssinia opens an excellent and varied issue of the Quarterly Review. The narrative of our Envoy is published at a time when we are less exultant in our ten millions' worth of glory than we were about twelve mouths ago ; and, moreover, it raises one or two controversies which might have been safely left to oblivion. But it is a simple and interesting detail of an interesting chapter in British diplomacy, and it is a description of life in the East by one who can estimate Oriental peoples with an impartial judgment. One thing particularly noticeable in Mr. Rassara's book is his testimony in favour of the Abyesinian character. Ile often stops to bear Awibtynssesisninstaolt,ie singular trustworthiness and fidelity of the both chiefs and people. Some of them, under circumstances of great peril, undertook to carry his letters and to bring large sums of money to him. The task was always discharged with punctuality and honesty. In some cases these services were entirely unrewarded. Mr. 'lagoon', indeed, protests against the system of judging all Eastern nations by the standard of a few unfavourable specimens, and these, too, frequently seen by the light of English prejudice. Amongst the wildest of Eastern men Mr. Rassani has found virtues and good qualities , provided th e y are treated w i th proper consideration. 'Phis proper consideration" is, however, what they seldom meet withfrom Englishmen. Our success in India depends largely upon our casting off the insular and narrow preju dices which lead Englishmen to regard every dark tinged inhabitant of the world as a " nigger." Mr. Rassam's book will repay perusal. For those who have not the leisure for two volumes on Abyssinia, the summary in the Quarterly will be useful. "Modern English Poets" is a very fine article indeed, a subtle piece of criticism which we can safely commend to our readers' enjoyment. The style, too, is very elegant, and far b e yond p er i o di ca l average. After this comes a paper based on Sir Charles Lyell's great book on geology. 'I his article will be found tolerably plain even to those who are unacquainted with the science. It states she case of the rival schools of geologists; one party holding that the present state of the earth has been brought about by tremendous and exceptional convulsions, the other regarding the various changes in the earth's crust as the effect of the continuous operation of natural causes. Sir Charles Lyell is the leader of the latter section. lle is now, likewise a follower of Mr. Darwin's theory of the origin o f species. Both these great hypotheses in natural science are well explained iu the Quarterly. The very marked rise of Dante in popular esteem of late years renders a life of the poet acceptable. This contribution is based on Mr. Longfellow's translation of the Divine Comedy, but the American poet's work receives very little attention. The paper is devoted to au honest, but somewhat rapturous biography. So far, readers of the Quarterly have escaped a " question of the day," but article sixth presents us with that terrible pil'ec de resistance, " Female Education." This is a fairly comprehensive, but not very hopeful survey of the ground. The writer does not put much faith in the university for women, or any remedy of the kind. But he or she coincides with the opinion which has been ex pressed in these columns, that, in order to improve the education of girls, a standard of excellence is needed in order to test the merits of their teachers. At present any woman can become a schoolmistress much more easily than any man can become a schoolmaster. All are alike. There is no test by which the competent can be distinguished from the inefficient save the costly and dangerous test of actual trial. But if examinations or degrees were insti tuted for lady teachers, a standard of efficiency would be established. A lady who had secured a diploma would have a better chance of employment than she who had not. The Quarterly Reviewer has much faith in a system of certificates like those required of national school. mistresses. Whether degree or certificate it matters not, provided the requirements for the diploma embrace the subjects most useful for the traini ng o f women. A national schoolmistress cannot obtain her certificate unless she chew skill in the art of teaching. This is another important consideration. " Travels in Greece "is chiefly a review of the Rev. H. F. Tozer's very superior book of travels. Mr. Tozer has clearly gone through Greece with an eye for modern as well as for classic facts. He looks upon the monuments of civilisation's birth-place with the veneration of an Oxford scholar, lint he takes great in terest in the people concerning whom England was so enthusiastic forty years ago, but whom England now finds so unolas.sic and troublesome—the modern Greeks. Mr. Tozer investigates most minutely the ques tion as to whether the modern Greeks are the countrymen of Pericles and Leonidas. The points of resemblance are carefully estimated. The character of the modern Greek is impartially stated. The book may serve as a useful counterbalance just now when the Creek, who is so anxious to acquire Crete, ranks very low indeed in popular esteem. Altogether, Mr. Tozer's work is a thoroughlyenjoyable one, and so is the review. Thisdoes not exhaust the list of good papers in the current issue of the Quarterly. A spirited narrative of the " Religious Wars of France" is followed by an article on the progress and aims of modern medicine, written in uutechnical language, and of exceeding interest. I must leave this paper to be read as a whole, but the following remarks on the use of alcohol as a medicine are worth repeating :—" Because in small amounts and in selected cases it (alcohol) is followed by an increase in the vital functions, there is a tendency to hope from these effects a pure gain of vital force, and to lean on it alone. Experience does not justify that hope s it shews that while, up to the limit of aiding per verted digestion, alcohol is a decided restorative and pro moter of life, beyond that limit it actually arrests life in a degree proportionate to the dose." What must be the effect of a daily dose of this medicine? The Quarterly, of course. finishes with "The Irish Church Bill." MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT AT SEA. A correspondent of the Liverpool Couriv. gives particulars of a fatal accident which happened during the last voyage of the National screw steamer Queen, from Liverpool to New York. It appears that on the morning of the 19th of March, during a heavy sea, Captain Crogan, the com mander of the vessel, gave orders to stow the jib, which the men at first refused to do, but afterwards, on the order being repeated, five of the crew pre ceded to carry it out, but had not been on the boom two minutes when they were all washed off. One of the men, Nathaniel Thompson, succeeded in saving himself by seizing the bowsprit shrouds. The other four men, whose names are Augustus Otto, Samuel Wood, William Williams, and John Williams, were drowned. The writer adds that at the time of the occurrence the boats were all "lashed in their chocks," and not prepared for an emergency, and that at the time the order to stow the jib was given the sea was so heavy that the jib was frequently out of sight under water. THE TVBECK OF THE STEAMSHIP H ER _ MANN, AND THE LOSS OF 250 LIVES. the arrival of the China mail we have particulars of the wreck of the Pacific Mail Company's ship Hermann (already reported by telegraph), which struck on a reef about Seventy-five miles from Yokohama. She was on her way to Sugar Straits, which divide Yezo from the main land. The imperial troops have begun to move northwards, and the Hermann had on board 350 soldiers, together with a crew of 80 men. Of the latter 58 remain alive ; of the former it is impossible to say how many, Captain thatle bnetuwtewounhtaodfptehreishwedre. Newell f saying th a t h e cannot estimate the loss of r ek e i s t p w ta o i ul n d New see e m ll from ra2sohia an da ac c ount states that three of the boats were washed away b only one boat got safe to shore, Lights being shewn from the shore enabled the b oa t to steer into a sma ll h ar b our. About mid night the shi p parte the breakin g over both fore andaft. I s hips, several Japanese boats amid n the morning sea • with the boat that had reached the shore in safety overnight vivors from th e wreck. ma cave off to t a k e the sup. sea during th e n i ght, and Many bad b een washed into the to were clinging to the rigging refused or were un s aolom le e into the boats. On shore the people were very back ward r in giving any boats to bring them on to Yokohama, but they would not lend them. The behaviour of the Japa nese soldiers Captain Newell, is worthy of the highesas desc ribed t. by There was "no stampede, no disorder," says the ca t 13n ; " from the first they were quiet an d cool, retPainailn% wonderfully their presence of mind and ca l mly awaiting ' the commands of their leader." After consultation with Captain Newell this officer ordered them to keep hi their cabins, which they did until the water rose as the ship settled down, and drove them again on deck. Then, when permission was given to those who chose to take the risk to try to swim on shore, they threw off their clothes, girded round their naked bodies their swords— the living souls of Samurai, and boldly made the attempt ; in too many cases, unfortunately, unsuccessfully—for the sea ran high, and though life belts, of which there was most properly a great store on board, preserved them from drowning, most were killed or horribly mutilated by being dashed upon the rocks which fringe the coast. The sur vivors walked across country for two days, and arrived at Otake, where they stayed at a tea house, and were treated very kindly. Next morning they started and arrived at the village of Hama-no-Moura,, where the people were full of sympathy, and after giving them board and lodging for the night, provided them with the boats in which they arrived at the French hatchet. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 21, TM. PARLIAMENT.4I?Y AND MUAICIP.AZ .ELECTIO.N2. Share NAME. Paid. Cl p os r i i n ce g . 13ns d i o nP ne z a 1.0 Agra Limited, A a ll 11 12 110 Do 50 Albion B lO 25 31 15 R 6 00 Alliance, Limited 2 0 Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lint all 20 21 21 201 20 Anglo - hungarian 8 2 21 10j 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 51 4 4 40 Australasian ......... 20 Bank of British Columbia • all 11 13 20 Do issued at 2pm ~., 5 5 4 25 Bank of Egyptall 37 19 20 Bank of Otago, lint. 25 Bank of South Australia_ all 30 32 50 Bank of Victoria„ Australia 25 37 32 10 Bank of Aew Zealand all 17 13 5U British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, ,nd China all 20 21 2 1 25 Chartered Mere, of India London, and China all 191 30/ 20 City 100 Colonial ............. t 25 39 40 89 10 Consolidated lin. 50 Delhi and London, lint 20 English and American, lim 10 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro. 1im.,,,,... a lO pr Ip 20 English, ccottish, and Aus - tralian Chartered 281 Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all 26 28 281 Do new si 11 21 100 Imperial,lim ...... 20 Imperial O ttoman lO 2 k 1 121 kb lonian ............... . 25 Do ne w 5 1 3 1p 20 Lud Mortgage of India, lim 4 3 1 3 1 100 Do sp.c. De b 5.1864, 30 all 76 75 75 30 Loudon Bankl of Mexico and South America, lint. 20 Gi 5 4 100 London and Brazilian, lim. 45 00 27 20 Do new 71 .51 41 100 London & River Plate, lint. 40 0 11 25 Do new 10 21 2 IP 20 Loudon Ch art. of Australia all 2 ' 4 21 20 London and County 2O tO 51 50 50 Do new, iss at 20 p .m, 16 pd. 11 '•• London Joint Stock 1 34 33 1 London and South African al 81 31 8f 00 Loudon & S. - Westeru, lint, 20 11 9 150 London & Venezuela, lint_ 121 ••• 100 London and Westminster. 20 63 64 63! 43; 100 Do Scrip, isa at 10 pm 2O 100 Merchant,lim ... 25 6 4 • 10 Metropolitan, lin t all 71 7 4 7 5 100 Midland, lim.. 25 National of Liverpool, lint l5 1 d •1p 100 National Provinc. of Eng 'd 42 "' "'• 10 Do ..... . 60 National.... .... ........ 20 New South Wales ~,,,,,,,,,• all 41 43 20 North-Western 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 421 431 431 50 Provinc. Bank. Corpo., lint 10 6 5 00 Provincial of Ireland 25 88 90 8) 10 Do new 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lim 25 15 1 s 100 Do issued at 6pm lO 8 6 25 Union of Australia all 47 43 100 Union of Ireland, lim 50 Union of London l5 3il 30/ 2 1 TELEGRAP COMPANIES. I 0 Anglo-American Tel., lime 10 Anglo Mediter Tel., lint.... 10 1 112 1, st Atlantic Telegraph lO 2k 26 81 Do. 8 per cent. st B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lint lOO 160 165 st Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 2 0 245 10 Do. New 8 9 Ilp 18 25 Indo-European Tel., Um lO Lond. Provincial Tel. lint all si 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent. all 10 Mediterra. Eaten. Tel., lint all s i 4 ip 25 lieuter's Telegram all 60 ti 10 Societe Transatlant., Um... 14 4 3 St Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all 111 20 Telegraph Con. & all LI in in SU. Kingdom Tel. Co., lint. all 51 6 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref. all 3 4 p MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 1 . 51 25 Australian Agricultural 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lim. 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lien 9 7 6,1 10 Berlin Water Works, lint all 1 14/ 1:5 3 4 10 Do. New 6 100 Bold:ow Vaughan, lint. 5 Bombay Gas, lint Do. New 4 1 t GJ British American Land 44 16 18 all 21 al 2 2 1 2 0 9 00 C C a l3l3 a rr asdsllh an Indian o d L Toot,oan a y nd i Owners 71 Invest- all 6;2; Sri 1 5 87 ment, lien 2 20 Ceylon Company, 11 ." •••• •1? 5 33 2 d d 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lim 5 4 aid 25 City of Moscow Gas, 25 Ci p tyofy,lien London B ertßeal Pro- 9 30 City of Jim... all Milan Improv. line, all , 25 26 255 2 0 3 2 6 5 0 0 C C o i D t l y oon Oitl al c , e li s m , lim 221 50 Commercial, Union (Assur) 5 10 Company of African Mer chants, lira 20 Continental Union Gas, lien, all 25 Copperprof perine oe rso n f t E . ng land, all 100 Corporation of London Bonds, 1877, 45 per cent, all 100 Do. 1879, 4/ per cent. all 100 Do. 1882, 44 per cent. all 10 Credit Fon. of England, lim• all st so C C r r 3 e .s d ta it i p Fo a n i . a o c f elo Mauritius lint. 10 0 st Do. Preference lOO et Do. 6p. c Petpatual Dab lO9 20 Darjeeling, Ihn. I 0 Eastern Assam, lint 50 East Indian Laud Credit and Finance, lint. 20 East India brigs , & Canal all 32 Ebbw Vale Steal, Iron, and Coal, lien. 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. troy Gua. by Egypt. G0v......, all 20 Egyptian Com. &Traci. lien. 6 3 Eng. & Aust rat. Copper, lint 25 15 English and Foreign Credit 73 100 Eng. and Scot. Atari:le, llin. 10 Fairbairn Engineering 20 Fore:street Warehouse,tim. 12 100 For. & Col. Gov, Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at £35 all 50 Gallivant, • 2O 10 General Credit & Dis., lint. 71 15 General Steam Navigation 11 60 Hones &Col Marine In. lint. 5 10 Hung Korn, and China Gas all 20 Hudson's flay ............... all 20 Imperial Land Co. of Mar seilles, Hill. ................. 121 20 Internlnterns.FinancialSoc. line. 20 Interns.. Land Credit, lien. 6 50 Italian Land .................... 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all 100 Do. 6p. c. Bds., redeem 1870, issued 90 ........... all 50 Land Securities lim .... i ...... 25 London African Tradng._ 10 25 Lon. & Coded. Marine, lien. 6 10 London County Laud. and Building, lien, 50 Lond. Financial .... ... 4 ••• ••• S As . t;o . .... 30 211 %01 4 Lond.Gen.Omnib. E us. n e g U in liT e . r all 2 2 1 2 1 50 Lond. and Gl asg and Iron Shiplien..... 25 12 16d 20 Lond. & Provincial Marine 2 15 pr 1/ 2 st Madras Irriga. & Canl. Ova. 6p.c. by India Gov. ...... 100 102 104 10 31auritius Land, Credit, and Agency, !int..... ........ 50 Merchant Shipping,. ill. 11 1 33 88 d 60 Millwall Iron Works, lira. 12 1 10 Natal Land and Colonisa tion Co., lint. .... 9 51 415 25 National Discount do .. lien 5 115 115 25 National Prov. Marine, lim. 4 4 3d 10 National St eam Ship lira. all 91 101 20 Nerbudda Coal& Iron, • 6 31 3 4 1 , 10 New Consolidated Dis. linz. 3 I,lt 5 New Quebrada, Ihn. .. .. .4.4.0 " 25 New Zealand Loan & . Men. cantileAgency,liza ... and 21 1 111 25 New Zealand Trust .. Loan, lien ......... 1 1 11 ............. 10 Northern Assam Tea, lint. 5 7 10 Do. B .......... all 9 8 st North Brit. Austral.. ......... 100 48 51 50 North Brit. & Mercan 1 n ... 65 920 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 6 12 1 50 Oriental Financial, ...... 11 ••• ••• 5 Oriental New...Ga . a ll 7 5 Do. ........... 1 P .................. 110 Otago and Southland Itt• vestment, lita .. 2 14 1p 5 Ottoman Gas, lim ..•. all 14 24 10 Panama, New Zealand,. ....... Australian R. Mail 11 "" nu a ... 5 Do. do. ... al 0 st Peel R. Land & Mine;l,ll .... . 100 31 34 50 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all 49 50 491 50 Do. New 1867 .. 10 115 01 50 Rhymney Iron .............. all 22 24 15 Do. New ..... ... all 6 1 7 25 Rio de Janeiro Cit 20all 18119 Do, Gas, ...... all 24 6 100 Royal Mail Steara ......... 60 41 43 st Scottish Aust. Invest., Bin . . 100 85 90 st Do. 6p. c. Guar. Prof. 100 ••• ••• 20 Societe Fin. d'Egypte, lira. 10 7 84 20 Societe Gen.de l'Entpie Gt. 8 25 3 4 k 0 S. African Mort. & lint. 6 ••• ••• • 25 South Australian Land ... all 351 361 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), 1ien......... 2 20 Trinidad Petroleum, lint.... 10 Trust & Agency of Au5.,11 1 ,;: 1 *• 25 3 •( 10 Do do. d o. all 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. Canada s 50 Union Marine L'pool, 111 12 5 t ip r p 20 Union Steam Ship, lien ~,,,•all i 15 United Discount Corp., • a 2ti 4 2: 20 Universal Marine(ln.), lien • 5 lf 2 n 10 Upper Assam Tea, 1ien....... a l l 14 30 Van Dieman's Land ......... 281 ' 00 Viceroy of EgYPt•,. per 7 cent. (Mortgage/I-man*** a ll 1 1 82 801 30 50 Warrant Finance, ...... 12 12 105 50 West India and Pacific Steam, lizn 2O 20 West London Wharves and 2 Warehouses lO I IP 51 Fl p 35 1 204 20i b 7 104 105 1041 1051 103 k 1041 21 2f 21 3 i 214 1) 21 Vi 10) 107 111 ••• ...d 5 3d 111 101 , 1 161 6i 97; 97j i i 41 3,d By Mr. Leatham : Of the .£IGO raised by the association shout £'so came from workmen themselves. The candidate did not subscribe a penny. 2 Id if f Ifp Mr. lfampson, a witness from Asliton-under.Lyne, deposed that the municipal elections in that borough were zorrupt as far as regarded the Liberal side. At the par liamentary elections intimidation prevailed, both on the part of masters and the officials of the Corporation. Witness produced a statement called the " victim fund list," which contained the names of those who had been relieved from funds raised to the extent of £l9O in conse :pence of having lost their work from having voted as they thought fit. Declarations taken before the magistrates of persons who had been discharged were produced and read by the sitness. These declarations, he said, were made a few lays since for the purpose of the present inquiry, but they were substantially the same as statements made by the nen when they offered themselves for relief. There was no bribery at the last parliamentary election. 86 87 8111 11 11 if 27 20 3 2lii 2j 1 1 11 11 I 4d Id p 3 31 61 63 2 lid 7 Sci FRIGHTFUL BOILER EXPLOSION AT BAI?KING GASIVO.RKS. A boiler explosion, attended with very fatal results, occurred on Monday afternoon at the Barking Gasworks. About half-past three o'clock a barge was being unladen at the back of the Barking Gasworks. The work was going on as usual, a " coffee pot" steam engine working on the gasworks turning a crank. Some complaints had been made by the driver about a defect in the engine mentioned, when, as the engineer was proceeding to the spot to examine it, the explosion occurred, with a noise like a heavy piece of artillery. The shock was very great, and for some time all was consternation. Two men jumped overboard out of the barge in which they were working, and thereby probably saved themselves from further in convenience or injury than a ducking. As soon as the first impulse was over, the men were looked after, when the headless trunk of one was found, a second with his head split in two, and a third mutilated and dead. Many others were injured, but not so severely as to require any other than surgical attendance. There were five men, however, who required serious attention, three of whom were brought up to the London Hospital in a cart, and two others by the train. Mr. George Salt, the house surgeon, together with some of the medical staff, at once attended to the injured men, two of whom were found to be dead, the name of one, a labourer, being James Paine, but the name of the other unknown. The next was Thomas Brown, a labourer, suffering under fractured ribs and a lacerated head. Then came John Styles, engine-driver, whose body was covered with blood from lacerations received from the pieces and fragments of the exploded boiler penetrating his flesh, as also the cinders. He was besides terribly scalded, and has lost the sight of the left eye. John Jones was the next brought in, suffering from collapse and concussion. A most extraordinary circumstance in connection with the case is that the men who were close to the engine suffered no injury, while those a short distance away were killed and injured as described. The surviving injured were not brought to the hospital till nearly seven o'clock in the evening. The doctors at the London Hospital do not anticipate any further deaths. COLONIAL 00VIZIINALVNT SECUItITIit6 British Columbia, 6 per 100 1895 lOO Oan.Gov.6 p.o.Jan.g& July 1877-84 Do. 6p. o 7eb, &Aug lO 10 2 3 ) ,..1 1 1 4 Do. sp. es. Mar. & Sept lOO 1(,2 11,4 3 03# Do. sp. 0. Jan. & July lOO 93 94 9:1 Do. sp. c. Inscribed 5k HO 90 92 i cap e ujlope, 6 p.(1 1873 .• He 102 104 Do.Ap1.&001 11190-1900 100 111 in ' Do. Jan.&July, IYII BSO-90 Io ' 10", •••• 10 0 108 lie 108 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Dot., 1900. ..... . 100 100 102 Ceylon, Nov 1878, 6 p.c lOO 108 110 Do. 1872, do lOO 10 3 1 , 7 Mauritius, 6p. 0, 1873," Jan. and July Do. 1878 ..•• .• •• • • I ' o 106 108 Do. 1882, May and NO. Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug lO 106 108 Ile:bourno Corponan., 1667-75, 6 per coat. • N.8.G0v.6 100 103 1(4 Natal 6 p or, Apl& Oct Du 0pc.51 , y & Nov 1 0 1 ' 6 108 N. S. W. 5 p•c., '7l 075 l9O 9 9 ~ Do. 5 p.c. D:1 Bto 18ye. vt , a 001 194 Do. 5 p.o. rd. '6; to ',5 N.Zealand, 6p. ct.lS9l ICO Do. 5 per cent. . DoJan,Ap.l,./u,y,o t l4O 93 4,4 P5l Do 6p 0. Mar & ,7eit '9.1 'CO 108 110 Juoe & Deo , Hit 16.0 103 184 IDo l'ruv. 1 At.csld. 1 1 , 0 . 11 ( tole, I &'2, 1:96 .. 9 - A 0.74 Scotia 6p. o) au - and Jnly. 1875 100 102 1;4 Queensind. 6p. c. 100 1(0 4 16 4 103 Do 1894 ...• ...• 100 1(5 4 1064 Tasmanian 0 . per c. 1895 .• 10 64,1074 108 Do u 9 2 97 . .... 1 0 0 1064 1 67 Victoria ter cent l 11 , 0 1, 3 114 1144 Do. AprilandQct 100 10: 4 1124 1.01 Having half-a-dozen murders a day, the State Senate of Arkansas has passed a law making a county liable for $l,OOO damages whenever a murder is committed within its borders. TILE RIGHTS OF WOMEN.—A duel between two antagonists of opposite sexes has taken place in Paris. M. d'Aurevilly, theatrical critic of the Wain Jaune, having said something which displeased Mademoiselle Duverger, an actress at the Gait 4, that lady called him out, and the duel came off on Sunday afternoon at St. Germain. Mademoiselle Duverger chose pistols, and at the first shot succeeded in carrying off one of the locks of hair which adorned her opponent's head. Her seconds then declared honour satisfied, and the party wound up the day by a dinner at the Pavillion llenri IV. THE DUKE OF CAME:RIDGE AT ALDERSHOL-011 Tuesday the camp at Aldershot, so recently enlivened by tile royal presence, was again the scene of a grand military display, the entire force under General Scarlett being reviewed by his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge. His Royal Highness was received by General Scarlett. He rude to the Queen's Parade, North Camp, where the infantry had formed in line of contiguous columns facing west, and minutely inspected them ; after which the march past took place, which was admirably done. After some further military manceuvres, directed by his Royal Highness, the men were dismissed to their quarters. The artillery and cavalry were reviewed subsequently, and behaved splen didly. His Royal Highness was pleased to compliment all branches of the service for the great efficiency displayed on this occasion. AN ANECDOTE OF LOIW FAIRFAX ---ems -- The editor of "Debrett's Peerage and I3aronetage" writes to the Pimett, giving a story of Lord Fairfax, who lately died in America: "In the spring of 1859 Lord Fairfax was walking home, accompanied by the Chief Justice of California and two other friends, when he was met by a reporter of the court named Henry Lee. Lee, having thought Lord Fairfax had in some way tried to injure him, accused him of so doing, a charge which b!s lordship denied. To this denial lee rejoined in an insolent and offensive manner, substan tially giving the lie, evidently desiring that Lord Fairfax should strike him . He effected his object, hie lordship striking him on the face. Lee, in return, struck at him with a light cane, within which was concealed a long dagger. Lord Fairfax caught the cane in his left hand. Lee sprang back, drew the dagger quickly from the cane, ' and inflicted two terrible wounds, one through the left breast, and the other in the side. Lord Fairfax had drawn a ' Derringer ' pistol, and presented it, cocked, in time to prevent Lee nuking a third thrust. In a moment Lee threw up his arms and cried out `Don't kill me ;I am unarmed !' (All this occurred in an incre dibly short space of time, before anyone Lad time to interfere, or even realise that a deadly assault had been made. Standing perfectly still, Lord Fairfax (a splendid shot), who had him covered at not more than six feet distant, and could have killed him beyond any possible doubt, thus replied,' You miserable coward, 3ou have murdered me—you have assassinated me—and I have your worthless life in my hands ; but for the sake of your wife and child Ishall spare you.' Cries at this were raised from the crowd of ' Shoot him, Fairfax !"Kill him !"Don't spare him and the like. Standing erect, looking Lee full in the face, and holding the pistol as before, Lord Fairfax answered, ' No, I won't kill him !' and then, addressing Lee, said, ' Recollect, I have your life in my hands, and I spare it ; not on your worthless account, for you are an assassin and a coward, but because of your wife and child." Another meeting of the Select Committee of the Holm of Commons appointed to inquire into the subject of Par liamentary and municipal elections was held on Tuesday the Marquis of llartington in the chair. The first witness called was Mr. Robert Stanley, of Staleybridge, who, examined by the Marquis of Han tington, said that he bad bad large experience In the elections for that borough. A great deal of intimidation prevailed at the municipal elections, but cot much bribery. Treating, however, was in great force, and it was a common practice for voters to be got into public-houses some weeks before the election and treated. The overlookers of large works, at all events on one side, almost universally intimated to the workpeople that they were expected to vote in accordance with the wishes of the masters. If the workmen refused to vote thus they were discharged. The system had prevailed as long as the witness had had anything to do with the elections. It ras also within his knowledge that on one occasion a clergyman had been informed that he would be wise if be voted in connection with a parliamentary election in a particular way. He neglected to do so, and in evasequence a number of half-time children were removed from his school. It was a political object for ene party to obtain a majority in the Town Council. Pro ceedings had been taken against two persons in authority hi mills for intimidation, but as the hearing was fixed for a day after the parliamentary elections came off, the proceedings were dropped. To counteract the intimida. tion which prevailed, an " anti-screw " society had been established. Nothing but the Ballot would, witness believed, get rid of corruption at municipal elections. He was not, however, in favour of the Ballot for parliamentary elections. Why he desired that the Ballot should be adopted in the first instance was that voters would be able to select the best men, and the reason why he did not desire it in the second instance was that be did not think that it would enable the best men to be elected. By Mr. Villiers: In the case of the municipal elections, at present, the best men were not elected. The electors were very much under the influence of the millowners, who were nearly all mem b ers o f t h e Radical party. It For a long time past cre o s o t e h as b een a l mos t a d rug i n the market, the demand f or it f or th e c hi e f purpose to was no doubt the fe ar th a t th e j u d ges would make which it had been p rev i ous l y app li e d , v i z., as a preservative an inquiry that pre ven t e d th e parl i amentary being as corrupt as the municip a l e l ec ti ons. T here was an inquiry l of timber, ha v i ng a l mos t cease d w i t h t h e complet i on of the after the lut parliamentary e l ec ti on, b ut i t resulted in great railways, and th e d e p ress i on i n t h e ra i lway i nterest, which has of late y ears preven t e d t h e f urther development nothing, because, in his opini on , it was directed against of that branch of commercial enterprise. The gas corn the wrong persons. To Mr. Egerton the witness stated th a t th e municipal panies have b een g l a d to get r i d of it on any terms, and that which had f or squie years been a val ua bl e re f use o f gas contests always produced a great- de a l o f exc i tement. manufacture bec a m e almost worthless. Its application The majority of the council belonged t o th e Lib eral to heating purp o s es , f or w hi ch i t seems admirably adapted, party. Had frequently seen at municip a l e l ec ti ons will, however, p ro b a bl y restore the equilibrium of value large bodies of workmen brought up under the care o f Which overloekers to vote a particular way. If they exercisedhich the causes re f erre d to have temporarily disturbed, their own judgment they would be sure to be discharged and at the sam e ti me i ntroduce a fuel which, where a ; Very extreme temperature i s requ i red, promises on some slight pretext a few days afterwards. Th ere was largely to sup erse d e t h e use of coal. At Mr. John very little treatin g at the last parliamentary election ; a Schwartz's sugar refinery in Pelham-street, Spitalfields, fact, to which the judge in his report bore testimony, and more than 1,000 gallons of creosote oil are daily the member was declared to be seated. Intimidation, consumed in heating his two furnaces, which are though it prevailed to a large extent, did not answer, and s of 140 horse po wer , an d h e speaks of it as a most the majority for the member was 327 out of 5,339 voters. The " Anti-Ssrew " Society was formed a few weeks prior ;uccessful experim en t. A ccording to his calculation, .20 gallons of th e o il, th e cast of which is one penny to the election, as it was known that intimid a ti on wou ld be rife. To prevent intimidation, a public p rosecu t or was a gallon, equal in h ea ti ng power to two and a half tons of coals ; and 11b. of th e o il w ill evaporate 1311), of w a t er , an absolute necessity. If a private person took the duty upon whereas lib. of coal will only evaporate 71b. of water. As himself, he was looked upon as a dangerous person, and one a matter of course, care is r equired in theism& of, or rather fond of meddling. The more respectable portion of the in the arrangements fur, using it, but if the directions are inhabitants of Staleybridge would, lie believed, be willing followed out, it is not only more economical, but more cleanly, to unite to get rid of the evil which prevailed. By Mr. Leatham Tiades unions existed in St a l e y- and in all respects fa r l ess o ff ens i ve t h an any other kind of bridge. The "Anti-Screw" Association had p r e ven t e d a fuel, emitting neith e r smo k e nor smell. Mr. Selm ar t z ' d furnaces are supplied from a large tank, from which the creosote flows through a pipe into the furnace, along the good deal of evil. Many of the masters were ind uce d t o : sides of which it is prop e ll e d b y a j e t o f steam. Coming put up notices in their mills stating that they would n o t seek to influence the votes of their men. in contact with the tire (of which there is a small basis in To Sir George Grey : A great number of public-houses the shape of red hot coke and brick), it ignites, and burns were open in Staleybridge at the last municipal election. fiercely with a pure white flame ; and the combustion, The committees were held there. being perfect, leaves no residuum of any kind, It should By Mr. Bright :At the last parliamentary nomination be added, as another economical feature in the use of lay there was no rioting, but much worse. It would not creosote oil, that, as applied to the furnaces in question, be wise, witness thought, to do away with nomination no stoking is necessary, consequently stoker's wages are :lays. There were no nominations at the municipal elec- i saved ; and, again, no expensive apparatus is required Lions, as a rule. to comply with the Smoke Nuisance Prevention Act, since By Mr. Villiers : At one time the great division in smoke there is none. — Daily News. 3taleylvidge was between the public and the millowners. Mr. James Saville, the secretary of the "Anti-Screw" association stated that in those cases in which the funds were applied for the relief of those who had been dis ;barged, inquiries were made to see if the statements of the persons applying to be put on the funds were correct. I'he masters alleged to have discharged the men were in many cases written to, and in one instance the master replied that lie thought the man referred to had been iismissed for some other reason. To Mr. Egerton the witnesssaid the "Anti-Screw" Ass°. ziation was established for the purpose of promoting free voting, CREOSOTE AS FUEL, RETURA OF A COMET. The comet which was reported to have been seen a few days back does not seem► to have been altogether a hoax. At any rate a veritable comet has at last refreshed the hearts of the astronomers. They have long been on the look out for comets. "News," the Daily News says, " has just come from a foreign observatory that the wanderer Las been discovered. He is now traversing the incon spicuous constellation of the Hunting Dogs ; but is as yet far too quaint to be set n without a powerful telescope. Even the possessor of such a telescope would find it ditheult to discover the comet ware not its place accurately indicated. On this account it may be well for those who wish to examine the new comer to wait until Mr. Hind, who Las long been recognised as the leading English authority in matters cometic, has marked out for the stranger the path which it shall fo low across the skies. The comet which has just returned is com monly called Winnecke's comet, having been discovered I , y that astronomer in 1858. It must not be confounded, however, with a comet of the same name which returned last year. The latter was one of much longer period, and quite different in character. The present one travels once in five and a half years round the sun. It was described in 1858 as having at first ' the appearance of an undefined nebula, the light most intense in the centre, but no true nucleus to be seen f later a well marked nucleus made its appearance. It must have returned in 1863, but was not hen favourably placed for observation. Indeed, comet travelling in a period of five and a half years can ally be well seen at alternate returns. If at one visit it is well placed in the nocturnal sky, at the next the half year difference brings it on the diurnal sky, and of course the light of the sun blots out so faint an object. In this :natter of its period Winnecke's comet is not singular. More than half of the comets of short period take about five years and a half in theperformance of their circuit around the sun. The circumstance has a very interesting interpretation. It arises from the strange way in which the short-period comets have been twisted into our neighbourhood by the planet Jupiter. This monstrous fellow goes on his rounds like a gigantic policeman, and takes up comet after comet, which but for him would have passed far away from the neighbourhood of the sun. Sir John. Herschel related in lively terms how Jupiter ill-treated Lexell's comet, first twisting it into the solar system, suffering it to go twice round the sun, and then unceremoniously twisting it out again, so that astro nomers have never seen it since. That was precisely the sort of treatment which gives to a comet a five-and-a half year period or thereabouts. For a comet which has thus been forced into the solar system must necessarily have the most distant part of its path just outside the orbit of Jupiter ; and that being so, the laws of planetary motion tell us its period must be about five and a half years. The worst of the matter is, that with an orbit so placed a comet is always apt to be sent again upon its travels by Jupiter. If he happen to be near at hand, when the comet returns to the neighbour hood of his orbit, he will twist it out of its path as easily as the Great Eastern would tow a cockboat. In fact, the way in which Jupiter treats the cosmical clouds which we call comets merits for him the title of cloud compeller,' which Homer gave to the Jupiter of Mount Olympus. We may congratulate ourselves on the safe return of the wanderer now visiting our skies. For it has happened, quite recently, that our astronomers have searched long and fruitlessly for one of the same family." An invention new to English operators is describer) in the last number of the Illustrated Photo grapher. It is called the "Ophthalrnos," and is in reality a camera provided with mechanical contrivances for automatically uncovering and covering the lens, and exposing the plate. It is sent up attached to a small balloon without an operator, and at any required height takes a picture of the surface of the earth beneath it with an the bearings of the compass accurately marked. The value of such an invention will be apparent to all ; but some doubts of its success are expressed. . - PROFESSOR BLACKIE ON HISSING --At the recent presentation of the prizes in the first and second Greek classes in the University of Edinburgh, students who belonged to Aberdeen came forward, and Professor Mackie remarked that Aberdeen students generally were superior to those of Edinburgh as far as their knowledge of Latin was concerned. The irate Edinburgh students rewarded this statement by a shower of hisses, where upon the learned Professor gave utterance to some words which are applicable further South than the capital of Scotland. Here is the interesting scene :—" Whenever a man utters au important truth," said the Professor, "some fellow hisses. (Laughter.) Those persons are snore ignorant than the beasts that perish. (Laughter and renewed hissing.) Gentlemen, cannot you find cut the poor creature that is fussing? (Loud laughter and hisses.) Let us see where the ass is. (Renewed laughter and hisses.) Those gentlemen who hiss, if they were not extremely ignorant, should know that it is a well-ascertained fact in our halls that the Aberdeen students beat all the other students in Latin composition. (Hisses and laughter.) 1 mention that fact to spur on people here to make such improvements on their system as to cause the students to be successful rivals. (Cheers.) Do you think that I, a professor, deserve those hisses when I maintain that there are some people in the world better than your conceited selves ? (Roars of laughter, cheers, and hisses)." The ‘l4ltriktitioA 91 . 126;eS vrao then proceeded with. aItDINARX .JtiAtt.N3 AND STOCKS. Share hallways. tit Bristol and Exeter ...... 103 77 79 771 81 Caledonian ......... 103 78 7s} 771 8 et Cullman 23 Cornwall .. all 21 ;:.1 st Dubiin & Beliart .1 clic... 100 ;7 70 at Dun„Perth, & A b.J um... iOO 70 73 2, East London all 6 7 20 Du , 6 2 / Do 10 st Glasgow &S. Western lO4 96 93 97 at Great Eastern .. - 4 st Do. E. Angi. No. 2 lOO ... ... st Urcat North 0/ Scotland lOO 16 6 at Greitt.N ort ['ern lOO l('6 108 at Do. A stock et Do. 11 stuoic lOO .. ... st Gt S. and W. 01 Ireland lOO es .7 a: Gt. Western -Original ll.O 4) 291 491 9 it Do. South Wales l:6 54 56 54 et Do. W. Mid.—Osaord lOO 1:5 '47 . St Do. Newport lOO I'd .0 at Lancashire & 1 orkship, lOO .23 2) at Lou., Brigh., & S.Coust lOO 471 4,1 471 0.1 Do Scrip - - at Lon., Chat., and Dover Lou 17/ 171 171 at Do. Metrop. Ex. A lOO at Lon. & North Westei i lOO 1;51 151 115) j ~t Lou. .a South Western lvo 87 , 0 as) 8 at Man., Shet., & Linuinu ICO 16 501 at 514-...Iroi °Mau at Do Exteusim .. 10 Do. New rd .. at -Metropolitan District. all 45 60 10 Metrop. St. John's IA 001 8 - at Mealand st Do, Birmin. & Derby lOO 82 84 at North British st Do. Ed., I'th., & Dun , tug st For:elastern—Berwick lOO 1021 1031 103 25 Do. G. N.. 16 purchaae 16.13. 2 - at Do Leeds ....... st Do York lOO 931 :11 931 st Do earn ,le .... st Do Stoe :. & Darling 1(0 131 ;31 st North Lon lon 10 Do New lefß at North Staffordshire lOO 84 56 at North and S.-W. Junction 100 9.i 100 10 Do New £lO shares 7 ... .. at Rhymney at Shropshire Union llO 67 58 at South Devon'., at South Eastern lOO 761 761 761 at Staines, Wok'ham, & Wok all 12 13 st tau Vale lOO lid 153 -- Do. C •• • ... 5 3 4 p Wateriord & Kilkenny ll.O - Er Waterloo & Whitehml 6 RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE MARES AND STOCKS, st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 SO 88 at Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO ... st Do. Scot. N.E., 44 por cent lOO ... ••• at Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO at Do. do. 7 per cent lOO ...... st Do. do. Ordinary lOO 81 83 at Du. Midland lOO ... st Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 ... 20 Cornwall, sper cent gun_ all ... st, Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction ............... 100 105 107 st Do. Ist Class preference... 100 at Glas. & S.W. gua. 5 per et.. 100 ... ••• at ( 4t. Eastern, E.O. Ex. No.l 100 96 99 at Do do No. 2 100 95 93 27 at Do do 6 per cent 100 109 112 aI Do East Anglian Asp. c. 100 ••• st Do do B 6 do. 100 ... st Do do 0 7 do. 102 ... st Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. at Do E. Union 4 p.c. gua. 100 7o 75 at Do Norfolk 5 p.c.Ex.1846 100 ... st Do do 5 p.c. War.Val.lB47 100 ••• at Great Noi thorn, 5 per cent 10 , st Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. e. pm. 100 at Do 4 4 d o do do 100 ...... at Do 6 do at sp. c. pm. 100 at Do Leeds, B ra d ford, and ... Halifax, 6 per cent lOO stl Gt. Nrth of S co tl and ... Ist pf 100 ... at/ Great South. and Western (It -West. (Ireland) 4 per ceut t 100 96 97 Orig.&Jut.-It en chg., per 7 11 a.. 5 p.c lOO 10 103 st Do. Uri , ' . (ett H. Ex). 5 p.c 103 95 103 at Do do 4, per cont. 1853 10j 87 e 9 st Do do 4 du do ... 100 77 79 79 at 1.0 do 5 per cent. rolein. 100 95 97 st Do do Birmingham gua.. 100 Ga 70 611 at Do do do pref... lOU at Do do Chester gua lO3 50 85 at Do do do 8 per cent lOO .. 6 . at Do do do 5 du 100 9 100 at Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 at Do do 44 p.c IUU at Do do 4 4 1859 lOO at Do do 5 ... at Do West Mid. Oxford ling. 100 111 113 at Do du 2d gun. 100 107 in !ant Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c. 100 10 92 92 at Do do' 2d do 100 97 1.1)) at Do gua. 51 per cent. 1863 100 100 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. all . at Lancash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 3 135 at Du Barnsley, £5 3a 103 p.c. 100 ... at Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 135 at Do 44 (Blackburn purcu). 100 93 100 at, London 6; Brighton, sp. c guarautead, No 1 lOO ... at Do 5 per cent, gua. No. 2 lOO at Do 6 d o d o lOO ... at Do 5 do No. 4 lOO ... at Do 7 per cent 1.30 at Do 6 do (W.E. & C.P.) 100 at Da 4 do 1859 at London, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent lOO ... at. Loudon and C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent 100 108 110 st Do Bedford &Cambridge lOU at Do Shrewsb'y & Welchp'l 100 at London and b W. 7 p,c. late 3d shares lOO 140 150 Is 63. Do (Portion. perp ans. 2s6d) all ... at Man., Shef.,&Linclu. 6 p.c. 100 111 117 6 Do .t 6 all par 1 pin at Do 34 per cent lOO GO 65 10 Do redeem. 6 percent 5 ... at Ilk!. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 130 135 at Du Bristol & Birni., 6p. e... 100 1,2 134 173 st Do 4,4 per cent, redeem... 100 18 10) at Do 44 par cent. irreclawn... 100 98 13..1 at Do Leicester & ll'euu,4 p.c. 100 89 91 at North Kritish, 5 p.c. .N u. 1 100 at Do E. & LI. 4p.e. S. D... 100 nt Do N. 8., N 0.2, 5 per een.t 100 at Du Border Union, 54 p.c... 100 at N.-Eastern—Conn. 4 p.c.... 100 8 . 7 Sd at Do 41 per cent redeem__ 100 95 97 at Do (2 N.E. 4 per cent., IOU 17 Do Berwick capital 8 13.4. Do York, H. &S. purchase lO 16 1 . 61 Do Stcktu & Drling. A 5 p.c lOO 106 108 at Do W, Hartlepool H. and 11 lOO 81 86 20 North Staffordshire all 20 211 all 8 81 p. 6. S. East. (Read. Anus., 1.0.6) all 22 23 et Do 41 percent lOO ••• ••• 100 110°: 108 D D . 0 o ' Devon a Filedv st o4ci Annuities, per Anna., cent all all 81 94 10 10 0 14i 153 at Waterford & Kilkenny, 6pc 100 41 43 4113 1 er cent st Tpaoff Fazedal e l,lO. Paid. Closing Business Price. done. RATLWA.YS.-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. at Caledonian 41 p c gun,. at Lo Scot. Cen. min. 7p c lOO ••• st Do 41 p irredeem all st Do 4p e con. issued at 80 65 „. st Great Eastern 41 per cent. 100 78 i; at Do 5 do, 1862 lOO 86 b 8 at Do New 5 do, 1863 lOO 8i 68 at Do do 5 do, 1864 lOO 82 8 6 at Great Northern, 5 p cirred lOO et Do Permanent 5 per cent lOO at Do Boston &Stead, 41 pc 100 at Great West., W. midi., 5p c 100 at Do Jointporpe. 5 p c,1865 100 88 9 , at Do do 6p c irred., 1866 10J 103 108 1081 20 Do Vale N eath perp. 5p e all 19 20 at Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B lOO b Lanc. and York. New 41 per cent till July, 1871 2 I ip st Loud., Brig , &c., 41 Pc, 1858 100 st Do du 4 do, 1860 100 ••• at Do do 41 do, 1861 100 et Do do 41 do, 1863 100 st Do do 5 do, 1865 100 s , st Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 ~, at Do No. 7 5 do st Loud , Chat., &c., 20, 6 p.c st Do Metrop. Ex., B 6 p.c Do do C 6 p.c st London &N. Western, 5p c 100 108 110 st London &S. Western, 41 p c 100 s y yi 10 Man. shef. &Lin., 5 pc, 1665 all 8 si st Metropolitan 5 percent lOO 100 102 IA Midland, A 5 per cent pref lOO 106 108 et Do B 5 do 100 106 102 18 Do 5p c opt. to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1869 all 20i 201 18 Do Inconv. Now Shares all 18k 19k 1g 22 Do 5p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1872 Bl 11 21p st North British, E. and (1 No. 1, 5 per cent ... st Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 Do E., P., & Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 m st Do &G , No. 2, 5 p.c st Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 100 et Do E. & G., No. 3, 5 p.c st Do E. & G., (Ordiry) 41 p c 100 .. st North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 95 97 St Do Stock. & Danl., D 100 111 112 st North London, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) st North Staffordshire 5p c lOO ..„ st South Eastern, 41 pc, 1819 100 at Do 5 do 1861 100 st Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 ... st Do 5 do, 1864 st Victoria St. & Pimlico, 41 pc 100 ... RAIL WAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS 100 a 3 93 st finenVeati 100 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer all 99 101 at Buckinghamshire 100 100 Ys 94 5 i 5 6 at Chester and Holyh ea d _ _ 7 lb 4 at Do. 51 per cen t . 100 11 at Do. b do. ... at Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO ... ... 20 Gloster and D ean P urest all ... ... a Gt. Easn., N ewm., & c., 5 p.c 100 ... ... at at ECaoslethLeisiateeorl6n, Stour g u u l a ' . Valley p ie . Y c..... . . 100 15 " 1 . I3i a Do. E. U. H arw i c h , 4 p.c 100 st Do. do. Wo o db rg• E x., du. 100 ... ..... .. at Gt. West, W. Mid., Heref 100 96 93 60 Hull and Selby all 110 112 at Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 210 2 5 at London and lilackwall lOO 93 95 st Do. 41 per cent lOO at London, Gnat., &c., 41 p c lOO ... ...... ... at Du. Cum. Fund, sdo 100 ... ... at London and Greenwich. at Do. do Preference lOO ... ... at London, Tilb ury, & South 100 83 t 5 at Lowestoft, gua 4 per cent lOO 80 8 2 at Do. d u . 6 do. 51 Al anch., Buxton ; F.: Alatlk all 5 51 at 111 idland. Bradford, Pref lOO 92 94 PI Slid Kent Cray Line) 50 Northern& East., 5 per cent all b;.l 56 50 Du. do. 6 do. all ... ... at N. Eastern— Hartlepool at N.West. A peril. prof, 5p e lOO 107 109 6,, k 2 ai tttst Shrewsbury' Nutting. P i i. i i t i ki e o .,ep s o, t i un l hu tt &u r n . , i(3 :d i , a n : A n d ' 1:1 , 1 ; ' :l' ii i t .. 4 0 1 , ..:'. . D l . . C r e u.d : . . 0 : . : 10 . 1 0 ° a 0ul o? 10! 1:394.6E.4.101114.9:26.16: ••• Royston, Ditch., and Shop 100 132 134 4 1u p a, e n r ,ct, 1,i,, k,it cent is i : Ili u e. . a o. ... ... 10 D o do 2aasottt Viet. \\,et. L L ' Station ou t at West Cornwall ZU Do do 13 2U Do do C ..... all at Weymouth and Portland... 10U at Wilts and Somerset ........ 100 .( . 1 - 1. 11 ou S o 1177 2 .531 8:284001p GJ "i; DOCKS, st East and West 12.5 45 st Lovdon and St. Katherine** 100 100 45 1•24 47 100 D oDeb. st oc k , 4 per cent.. all Ifillwall Freehold Laud ... • . stDuck ............................ 10 0 24 21 st Southampton .................. 100 74 76 st Surrey Qvunuerciat ......... .NOTICh. LEWES RACES—Txus DAY. INNKEEPERS' PLATE. Lady Lavonder Wanderer Kieksey Wicksey Eleven ran. HANDICAP SELLING STAKES. Saturnalia 14fiss Frances Miss Emily.. Nine rau. JUVENILE STAKES. Venture f.. Braemar.. Caudjur.. Six ran. LE IVES HANDICAP. Target Epworth Miss Theo PLATE OF 40 SOVS. Eight ran. lIELTER-SKELTER HANDICAP. First Emperor Wanderer Black Diamond Five ran. LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 4 to 1 asst Belladrurc (offered) 4to 1 agst Duke of Beaufort (offered) 4to 1 agst Pretender (offered) sto 1 agst Drummer (taken to £500) 20 to 1 agst Rupert (taken) CHESTER CUP. sto 1 agst iEgean (taken) 5 to 1 agst Paul Jones (taken) • 100 to 8 agst Knight of the Garter (taken) 25 to 1 agst Robespierre (taken) DERBY. 13 to 1 agst Pretender (taken) 30 to 1 agst Rupert (taken ) VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—Tms DAY. TWO THOUSAND. 4to 1 agst Duke of Beaufort (taken) 4to 1 agst Pretender (offered-9 to 2 taken ) 5 to 1 agst Belladrum (offered-90 to 20 taken once previously) 500 to 10 agst Martyrdom (taken and offered) CHESTER CUP. sto 1 agst Paul Jones (offered-6 to 1 wanted) sto l ugst ,Egean (offered-6 to 1 wanted) 100 to 12 agst Romping Girl (off-9 to 1 taken) 15 to 1 ag,t Kings Cross (offered) 20 to 1 agst Palmer (offered) 40 to 1 agst Gondolier (offered) 50 to 1 agst Birthday (offered) 90 to 40 agst Paul Jones and .rEdean coupled (t), DERBY. 10 to 1 agst Ladas (offered) 12 to 1 agst Pretender (taken) 15 to 1 agst Ethus (offered) 1000 to 40 agst Belladrum (taken) 100 G to 20 agst Rupert (offered) 500 to 0 agst .I.3gean (taken) 1000 to 13 agst Alpenstock (offered) 1000 to 10 agst Wild Oats (offered) 1000 to 10 agst King Cophetua (offered) 10 to 1 agst wean 1,2, 3 (taken) - RACING FIXTURES. MAY. Chester 4, 5,6, 7 1 St. Albans 17 18 Eglinton Hunt 6, 7 ! West Drayto n .......... 17 18 Winchester ll, 12 1 Bath ' lB ,' 19 York 11, 12 Manchester 19, 20, 21 Baldoyle 2ud Spring 11 12 C roydon 19, 21. Salisbury l3 11 I Harpenden 2l Doncaster 13, 14 Epsom Summer .. ...25, dm J 1 f.NE. Croydon 2,3, 4 Newcastle 22, 23, 24 Newton ° , 3, 4 1 Oldham 22 Ascot .....8, 9, 10, 1.1 liibury Club 23 Liverpool Summer ...15, 16 Stockbridge 24, 25, 26 Windsor 15, 16 ilheltusford Hampton l7, 18 Sutton Park Curragh ........ ....22, 23, 21 J l , LY Worcester l, 2 , Southampton 13,13 Newmark e t J u l y 6 , .kc. I Itemlin g 15 16 Carlislo 6 7 1 lluutiugclon 2l/, 21 l'ontef.-ttet 9, 10 1 St a mf or d ... -7:, 28 }Loudon ... l2, 13 1 Gocxtwood ..... 27 '2B,2'J, SO Nottiugham l3, 14 J , AUGUST. Brighton 3, 4 Oxford Brighton Club 5 York 24, 2. - >, 26 Lewes 6 , 7 1.1. mouth ............... 46, 27 Egutuu lO, 11 Scarborough 30, 31 Wolverhalr pton lO, 11 I Derby Stuniner .. 31, Sep. 1 Windsor 12, 13 1 Weymouth 31, Sep. 1 St. Albaus l7, 18 i Canterbury .........31, Sep. 1 Stockton lB, 19, 20 1 SEPTEMBER. Warwick... - 7, 8 I Hampton 21, 2 Curragli (Royal) 7,8, 9 Western (Ayr)........22,2 8 Abingdon 9, 10 I Hendon Doncaster 14, 15, 16, 17 Monmouth... 23, 24 Richmond 21, 22 I Newmarket Ist 0ct....28, &c. Lichfield IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HO USE OF COMMONS-THIS DAY. The SPEAKER took tho chair at 12 o'clock. There was a very small attendance at the meeting of the House, there being only just the number present requisite to form a " House." Some petitions were presented for and against the Mar riage with a Deceased Wife's Sister Bill. MARRIAGE WITH A DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER. Mr. J. CHAMBERS moved the second reading of this bill. Ho stated that thirty-three divisions in the house had already condemned the law, and five times the house had sanctioned a bill for the reino :al of the present re striction, and on four occasions the house bad sent to the House of Lords a measure to do away with the re striction. No Divine laws prohibited a man marrying the sister of his deceased wife, but there was a prohibition against a man taking the sister of his wife during the life time of his wife to vex her. In all ages among the Jews such a marriage was honourable, and was now permitted by the Jews. With the exception of some of the Baptists and Wesleyans, marriage with a deceased wife's sister took place at the present time, and was acknowledged. Taking the English laws, too, in the days of Henry VIII., it was there stated that marriages are to be considered legal if not prohibited by God's law. In Ireland and Scotland in 1588 a similar law was agreed to, send prevails to the present time. God's laws were an authoritative appeal, and no ideas of men could make a marriage unholy and illegal, if it were according to God's word, holy and legal. The learned gentleman quoted a portion of the words ncod in the rnarria G e cere mony, and contended that he was backed by the laws and by the doctrines and principles of the Divine Word. Mr. M. W. P. O'REILLY spoke on the position of Roman Catholics iu such [marriages, and contended that the house could not make the bill lawful or unlawful among the Roman Catholics. Visc;.uut Btiltir said this :was a question of religious liberty. If the law were forbidden or allowed by God's Word, so ought the command to be made legal in the country. Sir G. GREY said he was perfectly satisfied there WAS no prohibition to such a bill in the Divine Word. Mr. BRIGHT said he felt this was a question of senti ment rather than of argument. He considered that the law as it at present stood was very unjust. The right hon. gentleman appealed to the house to pass this bill by a decided majority. The motion that the bill be read a second time was then put, and there appeared For the second reading Against it Majority —9O There was loud cheering and clapping of Lauds, and the ladies in th e i r cage tapped their delight on the bars of their den with their parasols and fans. The house went into Committee of Supply, and the house adjourned at five o'clock. *soma * 4 -. 4 e `to The Third Edition of " The Sun " of last Evening was published in •ime for delivery in town at 7.15 p.m. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. SPORTING IN TEL LIGENCE—This 1:tly 3 1 8 Eighteen ran. Touch and Go ... , I Miss Emily &Abreast ___ _ 1 .. PRIC'E OF GOLD. The quotation of gold at I " ,ris is abou t at par, and the short exchange on London is2sl. 17 e. per X.l sterling. - Ouc.iinparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3to4cL per ounce for stanilar.l gold, it lippea {that gold at the above price is of abiut the eaine value in Lou don and Paris. The coarse of exchmge rt Itiew York on London for bills at 10 days' sight was on the last date about 1 8 our cent At this rate there is no profit un the importation of gold from the Uui cu .Mates. FATAL CARRIAGE ACCIDENT. --O n Sunday night a conveyance, containin g Mr. W. Crompton (brother of Mr. Councillor Crompton) and three other gentlemen, was going along U n i on - street, Oldham, when the horse took fright rind started off at a rapid pace. The occupants of the carriage jumped out, and Ur. Crompton was so se verely injured about the head that he diod the nett morning.