The Sun. — London, England, 1869-05-13 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK. Consols are 921 f k for -- money; ditto, for Ac count, 921 -1 3 ,- 3 ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 91k I ; New Three per Cents, 91 I ; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, —; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, ; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., —. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, —; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1141 I ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 1001 a ; ditto Enlaced I'aper, 4 per Cent., 91 ; ditto Bonds £l,OOO, 3 prem. The weekly meeting of the Bank directors has passed off and no alteration in the official rate of discount made. I❑ the Foreign Market stocks are dull, with the exception of Mexican Bonds, which are higher, 12), 13. Italian Five per Cents. and Turkish Five pin. Cent. Bonds have receded /, to 56 561 and 421 421 respectively. New Spanish 'Puree per Cents. have declined 3-16, to 28k 28k, and Greek Bonds are I lower, at 10 101. The llouduras Loan is steady at 82 to 84 ex coupon. In the Railway market Great Western are 1, Great Eastern, +, Great Northern 1, ditto A I, Lancashire I, Metropolitan f, Midland 1, and North Britlfsh I lower ; but Brightons and North Westerns are higher. The prices are as follows :—Caledonian, 77f to 8 ; Great Western, 471 ; Great Eastern, 37k ; Great Northern, 105 k to 106 ; ditto (A), 106 to 7 ; Lancashire, 122 to I ; Metropolitan, 1011 to I : ditto Extension, 97 to 9 ; Midland, 111 to ; Sheffield, 53 to f ; Brighton, 46 to I ; North Bri tish, 33f to 4 ; North Western, 115 to ; North Eastern, 103 to f South Eastern, 75 to f; Chathain and Dover, 16. to 4. American Ten-Forty Bonds have improved f, to 71f 72. TLe Five-Twenties and Bonds of 1865 have declined about to 781 79, and 764 761 respectively. Eries are in demand, at a rise of 21 per cant., the quotation now being 21 21k. Illinois Centrals have declined f, to 951 95-. t. Atlantic.: Telegraph Original Stock is 23 24, the Eight per Cent. Preference Shares are 3i 31, and Anglo-Atne►ican Telegraph Shares, 22/ 22/. In Miscellaneous and Banking Shares prices arc as quoted yesterday. The annual general meeting of- the shareholders in the National Provincial bank was held to-day. A dividend was declared for the half-year, which, including bonus, was at the late of 21 per cent. per annum. The sum of £121,000 in gold was taken to the Bank yestei day, and 10,000 sovereigns were with drawn for India. The transactions of the week since the last return have resulted on balance iu an influx of £53,000. The Copernicus, from the River Plate, has brought i 6,550. The Bank of Holland has yesterday raised its rate of discount from 3 to 3i per cent. It appears that owing to the extraordinary infla tion of the Americo' irn ort trade the Customs' re ceipts for the fiscal year, ending the 30th of June, are expected to be the lar g est on reccrd. It is thought they may reach £40,000,000, or about four millions in excess of the estimates. At the same time the internal revenue receipts are likely to reach £30,000,000, or £32,000,000, which will be fully up to the most sanguine anticipations. Rumours having been circulated that large em bezzlements have been eormnitted by a clerk Li a London private bank, it may be as well to mention that the firm referred to is that of Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smiths, and that the amount is be lieved to be about £13,000. It is said that the de falcations have Leeu going cn for three years. Advices from Manchester announces the failure of Mr. C. Bennington, manufacturer, of Audley Bridge, with liabilities estimated at about £9,000. Au extraordinary general meeting of the Cale donian Railway Company is called for the 21st inst., at Glasgow, " fur the purpose, if thought expedient, of appointing, a committee of share holders to aid the directors in endeavouring to settle differences with the North Milli Railway Company." The annual meeting of proprietors of the London Bank is convened for the 31et just. The French Atlantic cable is now completed with the exception of aLout 170 miles, and the whole will he ready in the course of next week. It arranged, therefore, that the Great E:isteru with the attendant vessels shall leave Sheerness on the 10th of June, calling to coal at Portland, whence sh e will proceed to Brut, where she is expected to arrive on the 20th. nom Brest she will im mediately start for St. Pierre off Newfoundland, while two other shits will sail fur St. Pierre direct to lay the portion of the line between Sc. Pierre and lluxbury, Massachu,etts. The land line from Duxbury to New York is alrealy in course of con struction. Railway traffic returns show an increase in Mid land of £5,369 ; and in London and North-Wes tern of £4,016. The traffic of the Great Western shows an increase of £370. The traffic of the London and South-Western exhibits an increase of £ l O3. The return of the Great Northern Rail 'r.'ay exhibits a decrease of £1,549. In the case of the Great Eastern the increase is £1,075. The re turn of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway exhibits a decrease of £2l. The receipts of the Metropolitan Extension of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway show an increase of £54. Messrs. J. Morgan and Co. notify that the Scrip Certificates for the Bonds of the New Spanish Loan will be delivered on and after the 18th inst., in ex cllauge for the receipts held by the allottees. At the meeting of Liebig's Extract of Meat Corn- Pally a dividend was declared of 6 per cent., together with a bonus of ss. 6d. per share, both free of income-tax. A meeting of the cre litors of Mr. Charles Ben - ington, manufacturer, of Audley Bridge, near Blackburn, has been held. The liabilities were stated to amount to £9,200, and the assets to £ 7 ,246. A proposal to pay 10s. in the pound in two instalm e nt s was ma d e, b ut d ec li ne d. The report of the Land Mortgage Bank of India (Limited), to be presented on the 21st instant, states that, although on this occasion the profit and loss account shows a balance of only £l,lOB, the position of the bank has materially improved, and that its progress towards a more sound condition, although gradual, has been decided and substantial. They state also that no call will be necessary during the present or ensuing year. BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 8 per Cent. Consols Ditto fur Account, S per Cont. Reduced 9 ll f New 3 p er C en t ow 2/ per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Con Jan. 1873 auities, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — Do (Red Sea Tele6raph), Aug., 1908 — Exchequ".r Bills, £l,OOO, 2i 21 per Ct — Do £5OO Do. £lOO & £2OO Bank o f E ngland Stock, 4/- per Cent L I G. opening Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds Inter -Colonial Ommuna INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India‘itOck, 10i per Cont., April 1874 — Do. Opening, f or A ccoun t - Do. 5 per Cout..luly, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. CertiticateS Do. Eufaced rape. 4 per Cent.. E o. 5 p er C ert., J an. 1872 o. 5 i per Cent. May 1879 DJ sp€ Cent., flop. Bob. 1872 Do du 1877 Do. do. 1882 D.,. Deb., 5 per Cant., Aug. 1873 Do_ Bonds, 4 per Cent., 11,000 )o. under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING :PRICES. Argentine Re' unite, 6 per Cent .... ...... 76: i 7i Do., Scrip 445 paid .. kunnan Ittnes 5 per cent D o. 1859 — 11 rtzili an D 5 1 or Cent — Do. o. Id;ent. 165'2 — Do. o. 1858 — Du. do. 186 o. do., 1 866 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1665 1 n) Acc ount 781 11.zenos Ayrem. 6 per Cont. Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) - C4b ay 6 per Cent. -• (Lillian 6 per Ce- , t !•c+. 4 3 / 4 per Cent...,.. - - Do. 3 per Ceid., I o. 6 per ce• t. 1867 7 per Cent., 18C6 '7l lo übian, 6 per Cent. Dan'sti, 3 per Cent. 1825 Dan ,, i.ian Principalities, 7 per Cent — Do 8 per Cent., 1867 k'qua33r New Consolidated, 1 per Cent. E ; $1 - tian, 7 per Cent 1: - )3 SO:Mid issue 00..C01i1. Bonds Do. 1O) Bonds 1111•6. Do . 1851 0000000000000 30•1006. Do. Account, Do. £C U 0 Bonds Do. £IOC Bonds — English Serip,:lB6B MI i Do do. ..£-15 pd — Governivent Railway Debviitures Gramc 5 per Cunt., 1824 5, es Coups Do. Account , . Do. Convene - Do. Accvaut taiewitla 5 per Cent . Honduras Gov Rail. Loan., 10 p. et., all pd 83 It +jam 5 per Cu. t., 1660 Do. Account • Do Mareminana Railway --- %lesican 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Dn. 1864 — Do g per Cont. Anglo-French — 4outevid9an 6 per Cent. .. — A c:rish Imperial 5 per Cent - Vow Granada lBl 171 Do 3 per Cen 3Bl Do. Deferred Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account „ 76 1 Do 41 per Cent. (Ul:tiarren) Do 41 per Cent.. 1862 -.... . • Do Account Portliguese 3 per Ct., 1853,'6, 7, '9,'6e,'Y.'- 341 Do. do. 1F67 — Do. do. Scrip, £2O pail — ltassian 5 par Cont., IB2z, .E, St Do 41 per Cent . 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 11 , 60 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do do, Scrip — Pr- Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonilt. : . 871 81 Do. d.. £B4 los. d 0... Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds Do. do £B4 15s. do — l'o Nicolas Railway — Sardinian it pt•r Cent — Spanish 3 per Cen ......... . 30.1 Do. Accffunt Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Deferr,o Do. Account , Do. Passive Do. Coin. Cert. of Cow,. not funded Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan — Do Government, 1864 Do do, 1868 Turkish 6 pc - r Cent. Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 ••• Do Account Do £lOO Bonds — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 65 6 -- Do Account 68 61 Do £lO Bonds Do 5 per { .:eat.. 1865 42 1- I 42 i D.) Account Do 6 per Cent., 186 a — Do 4 Der Cent., Guaranteed - Do Land Warrants (klectai es) Venezuela 3 per Cent. — Do. Acc. - ant Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Dividends on the abore payable in 'Loudon lustrisn a par Cent. Ex 10 Florins ... Belgian. 4} per cent. , F a. 25f. Dutch •4 per (`ens. Ex. 12 Gni!, — Do. -1 per Cent. Certificates ..... B -i Do. Account b per °Ant. 1531, E. 4sf. Do Account CLOSING PRICES. OonsoN, Mouoy 92i Do. Account, Juno 1 111ARKE7 S-71.1.1S 1).1 Y. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. May 14.—Sales probably 8,000 bales. The market very steady. Is'ATIONAL CHOR.IL SOCIETY. Last evening the members of this society, under the dircc ion of Mr. G. W. Martin, gave a splen did performance of Handel's magnificent oratorio " Israel iu Egppt." Mr. J. G. Boardman presided at the organ, and Miss Arabella Smyth, Aliss Palmer, Madame Rally Barrett, and Mr. Pl. Mason under took the chief vocal parte. The orchestra was full and efficient, and the choir consisted of 700 voices. "The Hailstone Chorus" and " The Lord is a man of war," w!,ich was sung by the gentlemen of the choir, were both warmly encored. All Mr. Mason's recitatives, especially " For the horse of Pha:aoh," wire very effectively iewlered ; but in the air, " Tie enemy 6..6.1," he seemed t.) get nervous, and to this nervoisnesi must beiattributed the fact that his rendering of this air was not in all respects satisfactory. Madame Barrett had very little to do, but that little she did well. The chief weight of the performance therefore fell upon Miss Palmer and Miss Arabella Smyth, and they acquitted themselves of their task in au admirable manner. STATE OF 7RA DE. MANCHESTER, Tuesday, May 11.—The quiet state which has characterised this market for the last few days has continued to-day, but without any increase of depression, and, although lower prices have been taken than those which would have been accepted in the middle of last week; the facili tics for selling have been rather better than they were on Friday. In consequence of recent move ments in the money market last week, which gave rise to some anticipations that a further immediate advance iu the Bank rate of interest might take place, this market assumed rather an irregular and uncertain appearance on Friday last, and very little business was the result. Yesterday, the feeling of uneasiness had somewhat abated, as the Bank directors met and separated without making any further advance. There was, however; no improve ment in the demand for either yarn or cloth worthy of being recorded. To-day the market has remained dull, and, although in some cases lower prices have been submitted to, a slightly more cheerful tone has prevailed. Buyers have made a few more in quiries, but they have not led to any important transactions. Last week a moderate business was done in yarns suitable for China, which has con tributed to the steadiness of those yarns to-day, although spinners are more willing sellers than they were last week. HUDDERSFIELD, Tuesday.—There has been an unusually small attendance of buyers in our mar ket to-day, and a very limited amount of business has been transacted in all departments. The de mand for light goods for the country trade has been much restricted of late by the continuance of cold weather. During the week business haS been quiet in the merchants' warehouses here, few buyers from some wholesale houses having been in attend ance. The export trade also continues very quiet, and the demand for low woollens and unions is still very slow. Manufacturers of firzt-class fancy trouserings and coatings keep for the most part well every department a r operateuel employed with orders for winter goods. There has only been a very limited business doing in the local inwool trade. I n view i of w th it e h c g u r r e r a e t nt ca s u al t e io s n. in London, manufactu rers LEEDS, 'Tuesday. —Business --t of ß utsriandees,s buyers r been n i very quietmeeting immediate wants. In I only a moderate attendance ol o o f u r e tu d e I r I c a h l a l n t t h s e . re The looked up were meltons in the new styles and a few tweeds. Plain cloths of good quality were very sl ow of sale, as was also black unions and fancy coati ngs. In the white market there was a little business done in hair-lists. Douegals were also less in demand than has recently been the case. Rates were very irregular, and though stocks are not heavy, the tendency of pric,:s are in favour of the purchaser. There are but few buyers in the town, and these evidently buy only from hand to mouth, or to supply theunsAves with samples of the articles ;likely to be in demand for the forthcornin, seas ons. A few meltons and tweeds in dark shades, changed Fancy coatings and plain cloth s o f g went incidentally into consump tion. d qualityl hands. I' only The clothiers throughout the district con tinue to restrict production, and many of the mills are running short time. We hear that the Prussian Government proposes to foun.l at Yo . .oliania, in Japan, a German hospital to re ceive invalids fto:n European vessels. The project has been authorisud by the local authorities in that country. DuNvILLE and, Co., Belfast, are the largest holders of Whisky in the world. Their Old Irish Wlxisky is ra commended by the medical profession iu preference to French Brandy. Supplied in casks and CabOS for home use or exports Um. Quotations on application to .3lesErs. Danville and Co. Belfast; or 4, Beaufort-buiPlings, Strand, L'udon, W.(, - ; --(Ad vertisement. ithir. lay 12. Leopold d gentle ace at 1.61E4 a rho attri- A" when Mayor of Rai Man- LS WI ltten ry simplc e manner desires to I on my est desire of laugh- ,ye made g matter f.—l am, .GGII;E. mail-cal t employ of [oral Post- to a horse, Ittn Leslie iat ou to rt, No. 23, ;neat pain; lformatiou inimals. :e Proves' the stable mail c:►rt B relic°, 04 art ou the Er. Clierrf Morse wa9l rd a 1331 f" ''Eyuc ourt ,roport y Ln to Lord ❑g he was which wBs man, wbo to the p longing t ° Lad boil' after 0- 0 hat ho had took tbo pool, Car yusterd'l9. ur months ._ A bon dainagi9S table Le present him 2'• 6d )IscovEo d 24 y e" rs ters, Isere iniug and tnents se' l Le Lowe of StepreY' :e-court. d s , arrests s and Ms' fired police Treasury icribed the of plaiter bad bee n There . plaster et 1 brushes. ~ gets " '' n and vari ;o ninne):: io wag 31/ 0 be tell ;e again st Rs) wild h Teg'S to sod t.) saw ICiog co-platia 'aln-plaCe! t last, 51jci t until las, se. Tegb [es() by. t sday nes tITIOS' u nbridg e ' A o bort' l% Irks. eo he na lli n i 0 a boY 9- AreyriA. t 1 0 43 Sav ;, w to w ho l ig ate iv ct f o l' the W I. rcq ues" lection o er rig bt b ,, „poet t° the Cb" re p i d in t b " ' s in o°3: ob per p- - 3 Test a P o tiffs mete, ip ie ric er 11 so("A IS Bar rescue, ies be col') n i g ht l 6" I )tie. Day. Ilded, THE SUN, LONDON, ITURSDAT EVENING, MAY 13, 1869. JOINT-STOCK B ANK S. . • 'Closing LUSilletiB Share NAst E. Paid. Price. done 10 Agra Limited, A all lel 104 ' 1 L'..) Du B lO 24 .4 21 50 Albion 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lim all lid 201 24 4 20 Anglo-Hungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 61 41 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 11 11 '2O Do issued at 2 pm.. ... , . 25 Bank of Egypt 20 134tuk of Otago, inn. 25 Bank of South Australia all SO 32 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 31 .10 Bank of New Zealand all 1.;,1 1 1 50 British Norm American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, red China all 13 19 25 Chartered Mere, of India. London, and China all 301 31 20 City IJ 111 121 100 Colonial '2s 316 40 L. 51 10 Consolidated, lint. b 0 Delhi and London litre 50 East London, lint 5 2 1 20 English and Aluorian, lint 10 ... „. 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro, Jim........... lO pr 1 p 20 English, .7cuttish, and Aus tralian Chartered ;.8, Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all SG 33 10 31 Do 0 n3w lmperial, lint 2O 16 25 17 '24 20 Imperial Ottoman lO 2 .1 121 .5 lonian all 21 26 25 Do new 5 1 , 4 P so Lud Mortgage of India, lint 4 3Z 31 100 Do sp. c. Debs.lB6l, 3t; all 76 75 73 30 Londop Bank; of alexico and outh Ant.3rica, lint. 20 6; 51 100 Loudon aud Brazilian, lint. 45 l", 0 27 20 Do new 74 51 41 100 Loudon & River Plate, Hui. 40 9 1 1 25 Do new 10 '24 21p 121 20 Loudon Chart. of Australia all 241 26 20 London and County 2O 50 61 50 Do new. his at 20 p . m , 16 pd. it ... ... London joint Stuck 1 311 32 1 London anti South African al 81 9 i 00 London &S.- Western, lint, '2O 13 11 150 London & Venezuela lint l2l ... ... 100 London and A r estininater 23 611 624 Gi 131 100 Do Scrip, isa at 10 pm 100 Merchant, lint 10 Metropolitan, lint all 71 7 4 100 Midland, litre..... 2O 11 1 b National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, inn l5 ld • IP 100 National Provinc. of Eit••'d 42 ... ... 10 Do ...... . 00 National.....-. .................... 30 ... .. 20 New South Wale s all 41 43 20 North-Western 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 50 I'rovinc. Bank. Corpo., lint lO 00 Pruvinciai of Ir,latxd :25 10 Do new.. all 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, litre 25 100 Do issued at 6pm lO 25 Union of Australia all 100 Union of Ireland, lint 50 Union of Loadou 421 4:j 6 b 88 90 15 1$ 8 8 47 43 331 361 35} TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. 10 Anglo-American Tel., lim all 22 221 k 2 1u Anglo Mediter Tel., lint.... 10 12} 13 st Atlantic Telegraph lO 22 24 24 st Do. 8 per cent. st B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lint IOU 158 163 st Electric Sr. Inter. Telegraph 100 235 '240 10 Do. New 8 9 11p 25 Indo-European Tel., lan lO ... ... 5 Loud. Provincial Tel. lint all 21 3 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent all pr 1 . ,) 10 Mediterra. Eaten. Tel., lint all 81 31 25 Reuters Telegram all 40 30 ZO Societe TranAatlant., lint ll 2.1 11 15 at Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all 1 11 20 Telegraph Con. & Main.,lim all 17 171 171 SU. King:to,' Tel. co., lint all 5f i 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref. all 3 3 p - ---....--- if E Auglo-31exicau Mint all Australian Agricultural 201 Australian 31urt. baud :wad 151 161 6 151 1.. i Id pr 7 51 1111 1 I 3 4 1 Ii 3!, 41 If 1 1l 15 17 21 34 }'iva'kce, lilll. I3augarah Tea Estates, lint Berlin W ver Works, liul, all Do. Sow 6 Bulekow Vaughan, Jim. 3 0 Bombay (4.:5, Do. New 4 British Ain!ricau Land 4l Britist in.lian Tea, Inn__ au British Ship Owners 7l Canada Company all Canadian Loan and Invest- Cu 7J ment, lirn 2l Ceylon Company, lint lO Do. A shores City Discoaut, li.o 6 City of London Real Pro perty, Inn 9 City of Milan Improv. lim all City of Mose , )w liar, all City Offices, lint -o Colonial, lint. Do. Commercia- 'TniOn (Assur) 4 Company of African Mer chants, lint. Continental Union Gas, lim, all Copper Miners of England, pref it per cent. Corporation of Loudon Bands, 1577, 41 per cent. all Do. 1872, 4; per cent, all Do. 1882, 4't pet cent. all Credit Fon. of England, lint. a n Credit Fon.of Mauritius lint lO Crystal Palace lOO Do. Preference 2 1d 4 aid , z 2d 41 31 t 1 5 6 26 25d 3 2 P p 191 201 5 7 1081 1011 1041 10.7,4 10J1 1041 2i 3 21 2id 14 2L 9; 104 103 112 1091 11 -- - - _ _ Do. 6 p. c Perpetual Deb. to Darjeeling, ,lint. Eastern Assam, lim. 6l East Indian Lath! CreJit 1 Finance Ern. 8 ' Canal all teal, Iron, xud Coal, by E `vPt• (11 's Egyptian : ( 1 , 3 ; c:: a 1 127 Lugi• .t rtl co•rier lim 21 ~ 4.. ...LIS . • L e Englitl ;sad Fortn k m Credit 7/ Fare — street r . t ti a vi\ c 'l4i 'l o iSta . E': \, (3, 'SL o g : r i cr o , r :S u s ;'l , o g' 12 65 t au,l Loan Scrip, 1 , 3,1e,1 at a: i, - , all Gellivara, Inn. General Credit & llis. liar 7l General Saviga ;dun ' 14 & Cul Marine In. lint. 5 Bong Kong and China Uas all Hudson's /lay Imperial Laud Co. of Mar seilles, lint ........... c l2l im Inter. F inau c i a l So lint 5 !Marna. Laud Credit, lint. 6 Italian Land Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all Do. 6 p. c. Bds., redeem 1870, issued 20 ........ Laud Securities,lint ........ 5 London African Trailing lO Lon. & Caled. Marine, lint. 6 London County Land and Building, lint Lond. , Fiutuacial Am so., lint 30 Lond.aeu .Omnibus.Colim. all Lund. and Glarg. Engineer and Iron Ship, lint. Loud. & Provincial Marine 2 Madras Irriga. & Cant. Uua. p. c. by India Gov. Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, lint... Merchant Shipping, all slillwall Iron Works, lint 12k Natal Laud and Colonisa tion Co., lint. Co., 9 National Discount Co., 5 National Prov. Marine, lint. 4 National Steam Ship, lint, all Nerbudda Coal & Iron, lint. 6 New Consolidated Dis. lint. 3 New Quebrada, lint.... 4.4.0 N ew Zealand. Loan & Mer. cantile Agency, I itn New Zealand Trust and Loan, lint Northern Assam 'T ' ea, lint 5 Do. B North Brit. Austral., lint, lOO North Brit. & Mercau. In 6l Ocean Marine (Insurance) 5 Oriental Financial, lint Oriental Gas, Do. New..... 1 Otago and Southland In. vestment, Ottoman Gas, Panama, New Zealand, and Australian R. Mail lira all Do do. Peel R. Land & Mined, lint 100 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all Do. New 1867 Rhymney Iron ........ Do. New ............ m. all I . Rio do Janeiro City nt li all Do. Gas, Royal Mail Stearn Scottish Aust. Invest.. , lint 100 Do. 6 p. C. Guar. Pref. 100 Societe Fin. d'Egypte, lira. 10 Societe Gen.de l'Entpire Ot. 8 S. African Mort. & Inv., lint, 6 South Australian Land all Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), Trinidad Petroleum, hut_ 81 Trust & Agency of A 1 Do do. do. all Trust & Loan Co., U. Ca nada Union Marine L'pool, dim A Union Steam Ship, dim.,, all United Discount Corp., lint 6 Universal Marine(lu.), lint 5 all Warrant : 7 Van e rsu e r tDr Viceroy ,t.l nAe(ltm. India 01 : of a Egypt, ; 7;a,, cup: fie. 0 r a 21.18; 5 3kl 11l 10!A 941 9r,1 93: 3,A 2 ld 1 10 87 88 14 23 3) 2 id 14 •[2Z 6 4,1 ld p 3 31 66 21 11d scl 22 '4l 21 21 16,1 Id pr 102 103 id 33 OS 51 41d 11i Ilf 4 3d 91 101 31 3d lf lid 41 4 I IP 11 11 7 5 9 8 48 5 i 191 12 1 7 8 2 1 1 3 Id ip It 2 31 34 48 50 1&d 01 22 24 61 7 18j 19 21 6 4Z 45 83 83 . ." ". 7 6d 2f 31 34W8 2f 3 ". ". i IP h 41 5 p 22 24 11 g,l 14 2 p Gf 6 7 77a 781 794 84 12 10t1 Steam, lira 2O WestLoutiou Wharves and Warehouses lO .SW ,11:E LIST. ittare Railways. et BriEtol and Exeter e t Cale don .......... No 77 79 78 7:".i 8Z Uatc 18 43. 20 Corn mall .. all it Dubiin etc llcltamt J taw— 10 0 at Dun„Perth, AG.J ;00 2, Ent a.,ondon all £0 Up tO 2)Do 10 2; a i 7 iJ ;i1 7'2 61 ';4 st Glasgow Ji E. Western 10J .57 94 st Great Eastern .. it Do. E. Aug!. No. at Great North LH ScoLlantr lOO to 6 st Great Nortueiu lo€ Kr. (0; it Vv. A stock .... lOU its} 107 it Do. 13 stuc's icy ... st GtS, and ireiano lt), ito 7 s. Gt. Weitern -Original LAI 47-1. is et Do. boutli %Vales st Do. W. Ilid.-011m, lOO z 5 27 ac Do. Newport it Lancashire dt 1 orkshir, lOO ,*.!! st Lon., 1(0 4ti 4ii 0i Do owl) it I on., Chat., alio DoVt.l l6 17 it Do. Metro!, k:x. it Lun. A Mirth Weticii 10: lali Ir,l .t Lon. 4 South 01 enter: B7 rti it Man., Bliel., 1,1110111/i ••11 (4 521 sti et Metro* o'itan • leO 10* st Do ExtensiJn .. 100 47 19 10 Do. New rd 10 p at Metropolitan Di6tilet. all 45 5u 10 Metrop. John's oo 1 6 St Mil ,411t1 Bt 1)0, dirit:lll. & Dui b: iv° 7i Sc st N.l4'tic st Do. Ed., At Dun— *O4 st : or. 14:ariteru-- Ber IGO lio 1(4 , 25 Do. G. N E purclisie 16.1), at Do Lecis ...... • 5l 59} st Du York . iOd 04 v., st Do Carlisle . ...... It o Ik2 25 at Do Stoc dt. Darling... 11.0 131 131 st North Lou ton 10 Do .New tafB . ...... 2 1} lip at North Staffordihiro . . 160 bb 57 at North and S.-W. Junction 100 V.S 100 10 1.10 New £lO shares 7 ... at Ithyinney at Shropshire Union b7 58 at South Devon' st South &tstern lOO 75 7:..1 st Staines, Wok'hain, 3; Wok all 12 13 st & ate • D 0.(.; .. • 6 aterlord ft Kicktutiv Ito 10 Waterloo ANV littehal 8 ORDINARY dtlAl,l3:b ASD STOCKS. raid. Closing filleinese Price. dune. 47i 481 RA ILWAYS-PREFER ENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 86 88 st Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO st Do. Scot. N.E., 4., per cent- 100 ... st Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO ... st Do. do. 7 per cent lOO ... st D'. do. Ordinary lOO 78 82 st Do. Midland st Du. Dundee anti Arbroath 100 ... 20 Cornwall, ()per cent gua all st i Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO 105 107 st Do. Ist Class preference lOO Bt GIAB. & S.W. , us. 5 per et lOO st tit. Eastern, E7O Ex. No. I 100 ie t. 9 at DJ do No. 2 100 9 f 93 st llu do G per cent 100 100 112 By Do East Anglian A 5 p. c. 10J st Do do B 6 do. WO st Do do C 7 do. 100 ... st Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 10) at Do E. Union 4p. c. gua. 10J 74.1 75 ut Do Nu' folk 5 p.c. Ex. 1846 100 st Do du 5 p.c. Wa,v.Val.lBl7 lOU ... st Great Nui thern, 5 per cent 10 112 111 st Du 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pin. 100 ,„ 1054 at Do 4 ; do du du 100 st Do 5 du at sp. c. pin. 100 at . Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO st Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pi 100 st Great South. and NVestern (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO st G t.West.— 'Jrig.kt Jut.-ltent 96 97 dig., per gua .5 P. st Do. Orig. (B. & li. Ex). 5 p.c 1.1 1 ,1 st Do do 4, per coot. 100 it Do du 4 do do st l u do 5 per cent. relein lO4 st Do do Biroaiuguain gas 1)0 st Du du du prof at 1)o do Chester gat, .. 1)J at. Do do do 8 per cent. 10) st Do du do 5 do 100 st Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 st Du do 4) p.c 10) st Do do 4, 1159 lOO st Do du 5 at Do West Mid. Oxford ling 10) 111 113 st Do do 2.1 gua lOO 107 111 id Do Newport, Ist g. I p.c lOO 90 92 st Do do 21 du 10) 97 100 st Do gua. 51 per cent. 1863 100 00 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. ail st Laucash. & Yurksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 3 133 st Do itarusley, l 5 Os 100 p.c. 100 st Du 6 p.c. (Last Lancashire) 100 130 1;5 st Du 45 (Blackburn purch). 100 96 lOU at London & Brighton, I p.c guarauteal, Nu 1 lOO ... st Du 5 per cent. gua. No. 2 lOO st Do 6 do do lOO st Du 5 do N 4 lOO ... st Do 7 per cent........ st Do 6 du (W.L. & st Do 4 du 1139 lOO ... st London, Ohathani, & Dover 5 per cent at Londou and O. and Nuucatou 5 per cent 10) 103 110 st Do Bedford &Cambridge 10) st Do Shrewsliy & Wektild . l lOO st Londou and a W. 7 p,c late 3,1 shares lOO 140 150 2s 60. Do (Portszn.perp aus 2560) all st Man., She)., &Linclu. 6 p.c. 190 11. 117 6 Do 4;1 all par 1 pin st Do 31 per cent lOO 60 05 10 Du • redeein. 6 per cent b at Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c st Du Bristol& Bina., 6p. c lOO 1 134 -st 1)o 41 per cent. redeem lOO 18 10) at Do 41 per cent. irreileent lOO 93 lt)) st Do Leicester & 1 p.c 10) 1) 91 st Nunn I.;ritisa, 5 P.C. 100 kit Du E. & tf. 4p. c. et Do N. 8., N 0.2, 5 per cen.i l9O ~„ ,t Do Border Union, 51 p.c lOO ,„ st N.-Eastern—Cons. 4pe WU 87 s 4 st Du ' per cent. redeoni WO 05 97 , 071 at Do U N.E. 4 per ceut .. 17 Do Berwick capital 8 13.4. ... Do York, H.& S. purchase lO 13 105 Du Stcktu & Drliug. A. 5 p.c lOO 106 1..3 st Du W, Hartlepool 11.-and 11, 100 54 86 20 North Staffordshire lOs Devon Annuities, 1 s all 9 10 10s Do Tavistock. Anus., 10s all 8 9 los Do Fixed 45 per cent all - 8 81 10.6. B.l:list. (Read. Auus., 1.0.6) all 22 23 92/ at Do 45 percent lOO Et Du Fixed 41 per cent lOO ... st Tall . V ale Nu ' I lOO 11. 153 at 'Waterford & liilkeuny, apc 100 41 43 10 11.3 05 100 87 8J 77 7J 6,i 7) 86 85 05 100 EAILWAYS.-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year, at Caledonian 41 p c gua. at Do Scot. Cell. min. 7p c lOO at Do 4/ p irredeem all st Du 4p c eon. issued at Si) 65 at Groat Eastern 5 4r ceut. 100 7F 8 - ; at tt 00 Ndeow 55 1 Wo, do, , pe 136 615563 2 4. .. 1 0 100000 84 86678 at 1)o at Great Northern, 5p c irred. 100 ••• a t Do Permanent 5 per ecut. lOU ••• a t Do 13uatou & Sleafd, 41 pc 100 at Great , West., W. Midi., 5p c 100 et Do Jointi,erpe. 5 p c,1865 100 88 . at Do do 6p c irred., 1860 100 10; 103 2J Do Vale N eath perp. 5p c all 19 20 st Kent Coast, 6 per cent, ll_ 100 ''" 5 Lane. and York. NOW 41 per cent till July, 1371 2 1 1p at Loud., Brig . &c., 41 pc, 1 8 68 1 00 s t D o d o 4 (.lu, 1860 100 at Do do 41 do, 1801 100 - at DJ do 4i do, 1863 100 at Do do 5 du, 1865 at Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 at Do Nu. 7 sdu a t Loyd , Chat., &c., 2d, 6 p.c 100 "' a t Do Metrup. Ex. , 136 p .c '" o du C 6 p.c k et LdEdon & Western, 5p c 100 103 . IVO at London S. Western, 4y pc 100 :2 0 10 Mau. chef. & Liu., 5 pc, 1865 all 8 st Metropolitan a per cent lOO lou 102 at Midland, A 5 per cent prof lOO 10 6 103 s t Do B do 100 106 103 13 Do 5p c opt. to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1869 all 201 201 18 Do Inconv. New Shares all 184 D I 22 Do 5p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1372 Bl 11 21p at North British, E. and G No. 1, 5 per cent at Do 110 guaranteed, 1861 100 Do E , & Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 at Do , N 0.2, 5 p.c at Do N. 8.. 5 per sent, 1802 100 at Do E. & U., N 0.3, 5 p.c a t Do E.& G., (Ordiry) 41 p c 100 at North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 55 97 971 at Do Stock. & Danl., 100 112 114 a t North Loudon, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) at North S ta ffordshire 5p c too st South Eastern, 41 pc, 1859 100 at Do 5 du 1861 100 at Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1860 100 at Do 5 do, 1861 at Victoria St.& Piinlieo, .14 pc 108 RAIL SVAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS] 9 1 d P ) o 100 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer all 99 101 at Buckinghamshire at Chester and Holyhead lOO Si 66 at Do. 51 per eeut. at Do. 6 do. 100 111 114 aa a tt t C tu l d si et e h ti Le d is a nt .e e or , isn g t, u og a uu r r a a \ n : l a c i e vi e d . ye 111000000 131 20 Gloster and beau Forest all ... Gt. Lasn., Newin., &c., 5 p.c 100 a Du. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 ... st Do. do. Woodbrg—Ex., do 100 at Gt. West , W. Mid., tiered 100 96 93 50 Hull and Selby all 110 112 st Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 210 2•5 at London and 13lackwall lOO 93 98 at Do. 41 per cent lOO at Loudon, Cuat., &e., 41 p c lOO at Du. Com. Fund, 5 do 100 at London and Greenwich at Do. du Preference lOO at Loudon, Tilbury, a South 100 83 t 5 at Lowestoft, gut'. 4 per coot IOU 80 82 st Do. du. 6 du. 100 51 Mauch., Buxton, &Matlk all 5 51 at Midland, 13radford, Pref lOO 92 94 10 Slid Bent Cray Line) 5u Northeruk East., 5 percent all 53 56 511 at N. Eastera--Hartlep00l 101 !_ aaB t t ( 1 0 : ipt .n o ro W :tili e t u t . : ., g ls Li t a ,a t & n u l : 1 d :liiii3ut:hur) u o. 6 : 1 :1 1 d i t " Cce 11 p. 1 ▪ la o o o. o° o o l l o l 9 44 114 at Shrewsbury att.! Ilarufurd. lOU 131 134 ! ' t ) S. 1, - D o n c rk sh . 4 and per 'liver cet u D a u . n at G° 96 1 ▪ 10 8 . 7 2 8 : 2 0 1P at d. 11 95 10) at Viet. Station and Pimlico: to a o st West Cornwall al 20 West Loudon, Class A 67 20 Do B an 13 14 all 20 Du du C all "• •.• at Weymouth and Portland— lOO st Wilts and Somerset 100 LO D3CKS. st East and West India lOO 121 124 st Lontlou and St. Katherine 100 14 46 43 100 D stock, 4 par cent all k'roehold Land st Dock lOO 26 00 st Southaalptou lOO 74 70 IA Surrey Cumul9nial .. THE 13 I SHOP OF OXFORD ON THE AMERICAN QUESTION. On Tuesday the Bishop of Oxford; addressing - a public meeting at Norwich, referred to the relations of Great Britain and the United States, and said :—" I can hardly conceive a more miserable circumstance for the whole civilised world and for the wholl Christian Church than that, through the evil passions of men, these two greatcoun tries should be tlri ven in'o war. We ought to be at peace. Our interests are one. We are both the great witnesses for liberty ; we ate both the great witnesses for national freedom. If we should be diverted from advancing these blessings throughout the world by a mutual hostility ono to the other, it would be ono of those deep judgments of which we read in the blackest pages of past history as having been allowed to overshadow humanity; and yet wa see how the single utterance of one man, whose temper is not under perfect control, has been permitted to electrify a great continent, and endanger the peaceful relations of two mighty empires. What do I read when I look at such things ? I read the mission of a mighty people not thorcughly performed on God's earth, and therefore these things are permitted to waku England up to a sense cf what is really her duty, and recall her before the day of grace be spent to a discharge of that duty with new alacrity. THE AFFAIRS AT NATAL. The Guardian publishes a long series of letters between Mr. Macrorie and &ther clergymen in the diocese of Natal. In the first of these letters Mr. Macrorie states he does not conslder himself a bishop of the Church of England but a bishop of the Church of Christ, in communion with the Church of England. He does not think that it is wrong to take up that position, seeing that there is no church established in Natal. He as much as others regrets that it should have been necessary :0o do what has been done, but as there is no constitutional means for deciding the questions in dispute, the steps taken could not be avoided. "W. 0. Newnham," of Landismith, points out in another correspondence that there is already a bishop in the district in communion with the Church-of England. Ho censures Mr. Macrorie for having excommu nicated him, because—while he would have allowed Mr. Macrorie to confirm at Landismith Church— he still acknowledged Dr. Coleus° as his metropolitan. He tells Mr. Macrorie that while the clergy are equally divided as to his coming there the laity are opposed to it. In reply to Mr. Macrorie, says he does not excommunicate him, only that he does not recognise him. In a second letter, however, the Bishop of Maritzburg says that as Mr. Newn barn is preaching without a license ho has excommunicated himself. OUR FORTIFICATIONS. In April 1868 a committee was appointed by the then .secretary of State for War, Sir John Pakington, in order to inquire into the state of the new fortifications erected under Lord Palmerston's Fortification Act. The com mittee consisted of Admiral the Hon. F. \V. Grey (who presided), Major-General Dickson, Major-General Simmons, R.E., Colonel Harness, 1.E., Colonel Elwyn, R.A., and Mr. Hawkshaw, C.E. The report is dated April 28, 1869, and has just been presented to Parlia ment. It is a document of about 125 pages. The committee commence their report by detailing the circumstances under which the fortifications were begun. The original estimate was cli,sr,o,ooo, but this was reduced, by knocking off various contemplated works, to f 6,570,000. The commissioners at that time said that their estimate was only approximate, but they had every reason to believe that it would be found suf ficient. " This expectation," say the committee, " has not been realised, and the cost of the works has very greatly exceeded their estimate." In fact, it was found almost immediately that the land would cost £300,000 and the works £330,000 more than was esti- - mated—an increase at once of over ten per cent. It is now calculated that the total cost will be £7,951,437. '['his increase is ascribed to various causes. Ist. The construction of several of the works on a much larger scale, and adapted for a greater number of guns than those recommended by the commissioners. 2nd. The necessity for having recourse to iron structures. 3rd. A conside rable rise in the price of both labour and materials. - 4th. .3nforeseen,difficulties in obtaining foundations. sth. A :anger demand for the site than was at first expected. Unfortunately, the increase of cost in the works actually is not the only addition to the expen liture which, according to the committtee, will nave to be incurred. They say, " there can be no doubt of the great value of the works that have been constructed, and the formidable obstacle which they would oppose to the enemy ; but to give to thdse vital points that com plete protection contemplated by the royal commission, it would be necessary, whenevjr the danger of attack might arise, to take immediate measures for securing the weak points left in the lines by the omissions alluded to." After stating that the rumours of the unsound and insecure condition of the works are " greatly exaggerated," they go on to consider the strength of the works necessary to resist naval artillery, and they come to the conclusion that walls of granite and masonry lift. Gin. thick will be found sufficient, but that it will be necessary to substitute concrete or some other bard material for earth in the parapets. They attach great importance to the Moncrieff system. The wages question in the cotton trade of Black. burn and East Lancashire Is now, to all appearance, settled. The notices of reduction, with a fuw exceptions, have ex pired, and the hands continuo to work as formerly. TILE EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE BY GUNPOWDER. --The inquest on Maria Epsley, aged 48, whose death through an explosion of gunpowder has recently been reported, was held on Tuesday at Kuutton. The jury found a verdict of "Temporary insanity," coupled with an expression of opinion that such large quantities of gunpowder should only be left in magazines. The build ing in which the explosion occurred is a perfect ruin, scarcely a vestige remaining standing except a little of the walls. Dr. Vaughan, Vicar of Doncaster, the well-known religious writer, has tried the offertory in his church. The report brought up at the annual meeting of the church on Tuesday stated that hitherto a church-rate had been levied, and had realised at 2d. in the pound about £l4O or £l5O a year, but at the commencement of the late financial year the vicar instituted offertories. This change has been a com plete success. Although the system has yet only extended over eight months, the offertories had already realised £l5B 2s. 6d., or £lO more on an average than the old rate. A motion to have free seats was rejected. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF WATCHES.—A robbery of watches and jewellery, amounting in value to between £2,000 and £3,000, took place within a quarter of a mile of the Mansion House during Monday night, under cir cumstances which disclose an absence of protective police arrangements that will appear scarcely credible. Mr. Toser, watchmaker and jeweller, possesses a shop built, as it were, in mid-air, between the crown of the arches over Joiner-street and the line of Charing-cross Railway. Ascer taining that the duties of the Metropolitan police ceased at " Findlater's-corner," 200 yards distance from his shop, Mr. Toser from the first arranged that one of his shopmen should always sleep upon the premises, as a security against robbery. Mr. Toser paid his police rates like his neighbours in Tooley-street ; but the protection he ob tained was confined to the doubtful services of a private watchman of the old school in the service of the South- Eastern Railway Company. On Monday evening Mr. Toser's brother closed the shop at 8.30 p.m., and left Alfred Gilbey in charge. On going to business on Tuesday morning Mr. Toser's brother found that the premises had been entered during the night through a hole cut in the brick party wall between his brother's and the adjoining shop, belonging to Mr. Brigden, seedsman, &c., and almost everything of a valuable nature had been carried off. The shopman, Gilbey, had neglected his duty, and been absent from the premises during the night. Among other valuable property stolen may be enumerated 240 gold and silver watches, 100 gold guard-chains, 500 ladies' and gentlemen's rings, 300 brooches, and a great number of lockets, earrings, &c. On information being given to the police, the first exclamation to Mr. 'Toser was, " Ah ! you don't pay police rat es. " The officer was soo n ec lightened on this point , and t h e circum s t ances having been re ported to Colonel Henderson , at Scotland-yard , under that officer's advice a reward of £2OO has been offered for the detection of the thieves. LIU V 1 " 1\ AL' ‘A A - Britivb Columbia, 6 per ---........-__ cent.,1672.... - Do. 1895.. DO _ _ C5. 1 11 8 . 7 (14 .b 0v i Do, 6p. 0 2e13. & Aug 10:1 102 1(.4 - D. sp. o. Mar. & Sept lOO 102 1(4 - Do. 6 i ). a. Jan. & July lOO i 8 :0 or „ , - Do. bD. c. Inscribed alc•• 100 jou v ; . ; "1 - Cape &Hope. 6 P. 0 .107 3•• 100 102 104 - D0.Ap1.6106 1690-19 0 N. 100 111 113 106 i -• Do, do 1680.9 v lOO 107 WV - Do. Jan.&July, 18,911 - Do. 6 per cent. 15 April and 15 Dot., 1900 ..... •• 100 98 1(0 v !-:-- (:LPI,EIi7;:id:3I:;E 100 1" lit 1872, do lOO 105 or ay - Jan. and July -)0 104 106 105 10300 106 108 06 108 - Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug •,••• 10 10 6 08 - Ile:bourne Corporato.,•• - lio7-75, 6 per cenc ••• 1(0 100 1( 0 - N.1.1.G0%.6 p.o.J a.,t.) uly •• 100 103 1,4 - - N. S. W. 5 re., '7l to '7 4 lOO 9:) i, 1 D o. 6 p.o . 1858 to 1 8 .0 6 - 1. • 13 0 4.1 5.94 981 I - D N u a D ta o6 l .ps 6 c p )eit , I A ,:u pl s & o oz . t . 176 10;.s - - N.Ze a .o lan - DoJan, A p ',Jul, 0t lO 93 24 •911 54k - Do 6p c. Mar & -_ , cpt '9l ito IOS 11 0 percent....P .d e ,. 6 rd. p. 'c6;t to i 8:11 l i . .. .... t .% .... D 0 - Do .1 u,,e & Deo ,1 91 •••• 100 lop ta - IDo Prov. , 1 At..c:ld.• 1 110 - - ( Etrie. 1& 2, 1 t 96 . - - Nova Scotia 6P. c-J 03 ..• an i July. 1675 - Do 20A1.. •••• ..• •• 100 I'2 1( 4 -- Queensind. 6p. e. 'el2-5 -• 100 101 if 8 1 mit - Do I 8 . . - •••• 100 1 74 1.811 - Tasmanian 0 per c 1311 . • 1 lal 101 1071 sj - Do .9 -'97 , ~.., •••• . 0 0 IJ6I 107 - Victoria, 01 er cont. liAl•• 1 0 113 114 - Do. April an..l Oct ......• 70J 10,0 110 110 gi CAST-IRON STOVES.—Some experiments, which will have great practical utility, have just been made in Paris on those pestiferous, fever-generating engines, cast iron stoves. From all these numerous and varied experi. ments it appears, first, that besides the inim:diate and , crious danger inherent to all metal stoves from their Eo easily attaining a red heat, cast-iron stoves offer the parti ular drawback of evolving a considerable but variable quantity of oxide of carbon, a highly-poisonous gas ; secondly, that under the same circumstances sheet-iron has the same defect, though in a lower degree ; thirdly, that in rooms heated by such stoves the carbonic acid of the atmosphere and that emanating from persons are apt to be decomposed, and set oxide of carbon at liberty ; fourthly, that this gas may proceed from different sources, viz., from a cast-iron stove, since it will penetrate through the metal, from the direct action of the oxygen of the air on the carbon of the cast-iron at a red heat, from the decom position of carbonic acid, or, lastly, from the organic dust suspended in the air ; fifthly, that want of ventilation may greatly increase the danger ; and, sixthly, that iron stoves .not internally lined with non-conducting clay to prevent their becomin,g red-hot are highly injuriowg tp itealtlia —.L.--- -..an .._.:.r'-`-. ..~--y-....T"" ~ f . IMPERIAL 2ARLIA fiEN .110USE..OF COMMONS —fins EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. METROPOLITAN STREET TRAMWAYS BILL. On the cc it , i(h-rafion of the bil as atu:!ntled. Mr. PEASE moved the insertion of a clauaeallowicg all vehicles to :on on the tramways other than the company promoting the bill. The amendment also empowered par ties running vehicles for hire also to use the rails, pro vided they had the iiesiose from the Board of Traie. Ca' t iiu GROSVENDR oppisA the clause. fie thought the resolution d the cominitte3 (light to be supi,ort,l by the hott,c, the more especially a. th..y hail kara the whole of the evidence that could be procured against the pro moters of the bill. Mr. SCLATER-BOOTH, as chairman of the committee to which the bill was referred, denied that there was any monopoly of the road, but only a monopoly as far as re garded the use of the rails. They had fully considered the question of monopoly, and the resolutions the com mittee had come to fully showed that: They had *also' taken precaution against the rails becoming a nuisance, because in such case provision was made for the removal of the rails. It was desirable that an experiment should be made to try the merits of a very important arr!thge ment. He thought the committee had taken every pre caution with respect to the public convenience, and there fore he hoped the bon. member would not divide the house. Mr. BRIGHT said the carryicg of these clauses would be tantamouct to overthrowing the bill. He thought the Chairman of the committee had quite settled the matter with respect to the consideration of the interests cf the omnibus proprietors. Mr. PEASE could assure the house he had not the slightest desire to push the omnibus interest forward ; all he wished to do was to promote the public convenience as far as was in , his power. After the observations of the right hon. gentleman, the President of the Board of Trade, he would withdraw his amendments. The bill was further considered and ordered to lie ou the table. THE PATENT` LAWS. Mr. MACFIE gave notice that, on the house assembling alter the holiday A, he should move for leave► to introduce a bill to abolish the patent laws. SALE OF LIQUORS ON SUNDAY. Mr. RYLAND gay.i notice that when any bill was in troduce) for the improvement of the licensing of public houses, he should move the insertion of a clangs prohibiting the sale of liquors on Sundays. 371 f Vl,lll .I) _E!);111():\ NOTICE. The Third Edition of " The Sun " of last Evening war published in time for delivery in town at 7.13 p.m. StIN OFFICE, 7 O'CLOCK. FINSBURY PARK. Mr. LAYARD, in reply to Mr. Torrens, said he bad re ceived a very large deputation with respect to the sale of twenty acres of laud which had origivalty be -n purchased for the laying out a park in Fiubloury. He was sorry to say be had no power to prevent the Metropolitan Board of Works front selling the laud, although it would be detritueLbd t. the park. The hon. mamber for Bath had done all .t *as poss:ble for him to do, but he had un fortunately fa 7 lei. The right to sell of the Board of Works was, however, ver . , qu stionablo, and he was afraid the patties protesting against the sale would b 3 compered to enter into legal controversy with the Board. lie had no pow, r in the matter, and if they proceeded the length of going into a court of law the mumo.ialists would have his test wishes aLd sympathy for their-surer ss. • Mr. TI'L'E said he had done all in his povier to veva, t the sale, but he had been defeated in the board on a divi sion by 24 to 16. The supporters of the proposed save were the representatives of large parishes, having parks of their own, so he suppoeed they th 'tight nobody Wanted parks bat themselves. The greatest portion of the mousey will' which the land was in the first instance purchased, was taken out of the rating money, and not the coal duties. THE TORNADO. Mr. OTWAY, in reply to Mr. C. Bentiuck. sail it was quite true that the Spanish Government had dec:ined to reopen the case of the Tornado before a superior tribu nal. They had given their reasons, and those reasons had been submitted to the law officers of the Crown. He had also laid papers relating to the urttter on the table. INCREASE OF PROTECTION IN IRELAND. Mr. C. FORTESCUE said some additional conAables had been appoiuted in the south-west distsics, and those districts would be charged with the additional cost. THE CRYPT. Mr. LAYARD said the cost of embellishing and fitting the l'eypt amounted to ..CL,93:'. The baptistry was. quite rcaly when revired—(loud laughter)--but he could not say to what us.; the Crypt was to be devoted; the archi te;:t, he believed, intended it as a place of worship for tLe resident in dui house. VECTOIZIA PIRIC Mr. COWPER rsk,d he.; h,r it was true that a public house for the sale of "spiritual"— (1001 laughter) —liquors was to be erected in this park ? 31r. LAYARD said he was glad to answer the qu, s!ion. The working classes resorted to the park in great num- Le s, and he thougl.t it would he an advantage if they could get at tueth'ng bs ter than tho sour ginger beer and stale buns which were Low the only thin:.js they could obtain. lie had therefore thought it desiable to have a house in the park at which they could get some sub stantial refreshment without going to the low pot-houses which abounded in the neighbourhood. He bad taken precautions that would effectually prevent tke sale of " spiritual"— (laughter)—liquors. IRISH CHURCH BILL. The house then proceeded to consider the now clauses proposed to be inserted in +.11.3 bill. [LLFT SITTING. ITALY. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) FLORENCE, May 13. Signor Minghetti was summoned by the King to the Palace at midnight yesterday. The iVazione states that in consequence of this interview Signor Minghetti consented to enter the Cabinet as Minister of Agricul ture and Commerce, and that the Ministry is now definitively constituted as follows : Signor Menabrea, President of the Council and Minister of Foreign Affairs; Signor Fenraris, Mi nister of the Interior ; Signor A. Mordani, Minister of Public Works ; Signor Bargoni, Minister of Public Instruction ; Signor Minghetti, Minister of Commerce and Agriculture. The Ministries of Finance, War, and Marine remain unaltered. Bank of kngland AeLurns, An Account, pursuant to t cap. 32, for the week ending ISSUE DET ;he Act 7th and Bth Victoria, Wednesday, May 12, 1869. P ARTMENT. Notes issued ....Z30,394,745 Govornmt. Debt-V.1,015,10( Other Securities.. 3,984,901) Gold Coin and Bullion Silver Bullion 5.30,394,745 BANKING I). £30,391,745 Proprietors'Capi till £14,553,0001 Rest Public Deposits (including Ex chequer, Sav ings' Banks, Commissioners of National Debt, and Div. Accounts 5,680,831 Other Deposits 17,465,098 Seven Days and other Bills 467,187 EPARTMENT. Governint. Seca rities(including Dead Weight Annuity) .... ti14,070,798 Other Securities 19,303,841 Notes 6,774,775 Gold and Silver Uoin X 41,318,038 GEOR, .£41,318,058 a; Foßms, Chief Cashier. The Marchioness de Caux has taken up her residence for the season in Cumberland-terrace, Regent's park, and Mademoiselle Adelina Patti has likewise arrived in town. The latter lady is in magtificent voice, and will make her first appearance most positively on Saturday next, at the Royal Italian Opera, as Amine, in "La Sonnambula." MADAME TESSAUD'S.—The approaching Whit suntide holidays will, unquestionably ttract hosts of our country friends to the great wax-work gallery, in Laker street, where innumerable life-size portrait models of many distinguished statesmen and divines have, since last year, been added; and, although not least, we would say, that, in the Chamber of liorron, is a most correct likeness of the notorious murderer Sheward, who recently suffered the txtreme peuatly of the law withiu the walls of Nor wich gaol. AN OFFICER KILLED By LIGIITNING.—A ter rible storm devastated the camp of Chalons in the night of Friday; several tents were blown gown, rifles scattered in all directions, and much damage do e. The next morn ing Captain Lacroix was found lifeless in his b.d, having been struck dead by the electric fluid whilst asleep. DEATH OF MR. FEENET.—To-day we have to announce the death of Mr. Feeney, a gentleman long con nected with journalism, and ono of the proprietors of the Birmingham Daily Post. The health of Mr. Feeney had fur a long period given the greatest uneasiness to his fit mily and friends, and on Tuesday last death peacefully terminated his'eareer. Mr. Feeney was a gentleman et urilliaut intellect, of indomitable energy, and possessed of one of tue kindest hearts that ever beat in the human breast. PORTING El TEL LIGENCE Tice ' DAy DONCASTER RACES—This DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH) TRIAL STAKES. Honesty , Bud of E, in HOPEFUL STAKES. rwma,.. KeLnington Green Riband Four ran. DONCASTER SPRING HANDICAP. Ploughboy Pau:Jout.s, Sereu ran. MUNICIPAL STAKES F , ying Jib Stu . aad Garter 0.1 s.ia 1 ‘,. ~••• • Eight rat . THE LONDESBOROUGH PLATi De Vero ....... Lady Lavender Orion Five ran. H LINTERS' STAKES. Slap Bang •6 Cadowrio. Delaware.. Five ran. 1 LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. DERBY. 450 to 100 agst Belladrum (taken) SALISBURY MEETING—TiIIs DAY. CRAVEN PLATE. Sour Grapes ~.. Minna Troil 9 ti Eight run. SALISBURY STAKES. Minnie Warren.. Cestus. Calypso Miss Caudle Vibration Silenus Crossfire.. Ten ran. STONEHENGE PLATE Five ran. WILTSHIRE STAKES. Citron 0000000 •• •••• Judge.. Vacuum Five ian. CITY BOWL. Lady Kew Sulphur Lonsdale Six run. OLD CASTLE STAKES. Historian The Shrew Distaff Five tan. LONDON BET nsG—Tins DAY, DERBY. 2to 1 agmt Pretenler (offero,l) 4 to 1 agat Pero Golni.z (offered —ta!id 9to 2) 9 to 2 agmt 1313:1adrum (taken) 1000 to 70 agst Ladas (..flared) 1000 to 45 agst Rystisvorth (offered-23 to 1 talon) 25 to 1 agst Ettins (thka•n) 25 to 1 agst Thorwaldscu (taken an.' offered) 33 to 1 agst Rupert (offered) 40 to 1 agst Drununer (offered —take 50 to 1) 40 to 1 agst Perry Down (offered) 1000 to 20 agst Ifermoineco:t (offered) 50 to 1 :11;4 Duke of Beaufort (offered) 1000 to 51 aget 13ronnus (offered) THE OAKS. 4to 1 agst Morna (offered) sto 1 agst Sco:tislt Queen (taken) 8 to 1 agst Martinique (taken) • HORSES STRUCK OUT OF THEIR ENGAGE RENTS. May 6, at 1.45 p.m., Cicely, out of all engagements. May 7, at 1.3 U p.m., Eudora, Huntsman, and Conned, out of all engagements, at York Spring M et'ng. May 8, after 2 p.m., Punchkella and High Church, out of the Fifth Biennial Stakes, Winchester. May 8, after 2 p.m., Mouk's Hood, Out of the Epsom Derby and the Prince of Wales's Stakes at Ascot. May 10, at 9 a.m., Belfast, out of the Great Northern Handicap at York. May 10, at 9 a.n►., Winifred, out of the Crawley Fhit>, Winehe4 t4r. May 10, at 9 a m., Vedi, out of West Drayton engage- mckats, May 10, at 9 n.m., Curio, out of the Du Trafford Cup, Manchester. May 10, at 9 a.m., c. by Handsome Jack, out of GeJlo y out of the Epsom Denby. May 10, at 3.20 p.m., Fugitive and Mids'lip:nau, out of the fleathzote Plate at Epsom. May 10, at 3.40 p.m., Jvauie Deans, uut of 'Winchester aud. West Drayton eugagentents. May 10, at 3AO p.m., Mars, out of Wost Draytou eugage monis. May 10, after 6 p.m., Lanoret out of Epsom engage - meuts. May lt, at 9 a.m., Molly Bawu, out of WiueLebter Nur sery Stakes. May 11, at 9 a.m., Red White, and Blue, cut of Citizen's _Hue, Winchester. May 11, at 9 a.m., Phantom, ont of the Groat Norther Handicap, York. May 11, at 9 a.m., Brasenose, out of West Drayton en gagements. May 11, at 2.25 pan., Alicia : out of 31ancliester engage ments. May 11, at 3.40 p.m., Honesty, out of the Great Northern Handicap, York. May 12, at 7.5 p.m., f by Skirmisher, out of Mary, out of Doncaster Spring engagements. May 12, at 7.5 p.m., April Morn, out of Salisbury en gagements. play 12, at 11.20 a.m., Goorge o.baldeston, out of Th Flying Dutchniau'e Handicap, York. RACING Fl XTU RES. MAY. Doncaster 13, 14 1 Alanchester 19, 20 , 21 Salisbury 16 ! Croydon 19 20 Wthst Drayton.... ...... 15, 13 Wye' :..19 St. Albans 17 18 Harpenden .11 Bath 18, 19 Epsom Sumner .....2b, &c Jli Croydon 2,3, 4 Newton 9 , 3, 4 Newark 3 Ascot... ...... .....8, 9, 10, 11 Windsor 15, 16 Hampton l7, 18 Curragh 22, 23, 24 Jl. , Worcester l, 2 Newmarket July 6, &c. Carlisle Pontefract q, 10 Hendon . ... 12, 13 Nottinglimn l3, 1-1 AUG Brighton 3, 4 Brighton Club 5 Lewes Egunm lO, 11 Wolverhairpton lO, 11 Windsor 12, 13 St. Albans l7, 18 Stockton lB, It, 20 SEPT. Warwick.. 7, 8 Uurragh (Hoy al) 7, 8, 9 Abingdon 9,1 U Doncaster 14, 15, 16, 17 Richmond 21, 22 Lichfield OCT Bedford 5, 6 Edinburgh 6, 7, 8 Leicester 7, 8 Bromley 7 8 Newmarket 2d 0ut...11, &c. Chelmsford 1) 2U Kelso 19 20 NOVI Harrow 2, 3 Worcester 3, 4 St. Albaus 5, 6 E. Newcastle 22, 23, 24 Odihaul 22 liibury Club 23 Stockbridge 1 4, 25, 26 Chelmsford Liverpool Summer 29, 30 Suttou Park .....V), 30 LY , Southampton 13,13 Roading 15, 16 Huntingdon 2O, 21 Stamford t'2, 23 GoGdwood ......27, 28,29, 30 UST. 1 Oxford York 24, 23, 26 Plymouth 46, 17 1 Scarborough 30, SI 1 Derby Summer —3l, Sep. 1 i Weymouth ... 31, S e p. 1 Canterbury .........31, Sep. 1 ~IBEFL. Hampton .....21, 2 Western (Ayr)........22, 23 Hendon 23, 4 Monmouth-. •, 23, 24 Newmarket I st 0ct....28, Sc. Lanark... q:./ 30 TER. Cheltenham 11) 21 Curragh l9, 2t., .1 West Drayton 22 Hereford ...............21, 22 Monmouth 23, 21 .Newmark.t liiton ...25, &O. ,MBER. lEiliJon Ltuut 6, 7 Liverpool 1 Shrewsbury ..... ...... 15, 16 STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES. JULY. Kingsbury _ OCTOBEtt. Bromley 7 %Vest Drayton 2l, 22 NOVEXIBER. 13, Worcester 2 3, 4 Shrewsbury Harrow 2, 3 I Le.stuiu4:Ja Hunt ....23 is Lverpooi '), 10, 11, 12 I COURSING FIXTURES. AUGUST. St. Albans ............................................................ 17 OCTOBER. Aucaster and Willoughb}-, Lincolnshire 5, 6. Orinesby IJ, .L o Huntingdon Club.. 26, Race Glasses, by Voigthind, are now r. o longer the ex elusive luxury of the rich. Since the great demand fur e photographic ffolaed lenses has :lluiinished, ;w oppnrtuuity has be for applying u:echanical pug er Mitt the greatest success, whereby the cost of these beautiful and most perfect instruments is reduced in price iu some instances to as much as 20 per cent. In fact they are now no dearer than those of the best French or English to ikers. At the depot Atillughan, 23A, New Bond-street, corner of t;ouduit-stree:, the patrons of the Derby may indulge their taste iu the p0.,,,,i0n of a veritable Voigtlander at comparatively trifling cost. It is superfluous to s9y the quality is as ever matchless._