The Sun. — London, England, 1869-05-03 00:00:00

DEM Y.- f t h e Royal it and aim ual banquet istinguished abridge, the ar, the Lord vy Council, tate for the eign Affairs, ry of State ie President Toner of her he Common ,f the Rolls, ork, Bishop )ean Alford, 1p of Peter. Cambridge, isrfteli, air—in 1 1.0 ' Lhe Princess bust Of her f truth and Academy a- the army, mi to return ant ; and 8 ° its in Lord urn thanks. neral publi c Igo (be said) n a remein' but I think since, if the would take ry much in. ..e, I an) a here is one is a lawYeT• rk. I don't T partiality a great seal► iat althoug h upwards Of r s hips and they were, now wear ilors, being, e confident of English ll they Le character sh navy'.” next toast STONE. The !rvice of th e "We cone part, ana A cation ; for erminate in through 010 all circum' sing catise s . which bring Valls. I ence of that ~..._ . observers iri ich we wag e some might, at too far.' ,ive the toast ,ed to a non 3on,ratulate ed building. and to the .red only 115 know that re glad to impression s, ntage fro)]. autation, so E the royal the walla in excellenc e f the art ar e ral verdict, ourp-er men lh a s ucces s and leading who now ni are g one, aintain their the impet us e power and here teinP °. coin In elle' and that, 0 m you frolri lay establish countrymen •-• some arPr e ' ion and ar t * crew, wh ich ;ion, and tb„ e at there is .5. We Gor y to Christian rid. There he arts Nv e l aver ted. 1 ' for a UMe n -Idlines.s or t there ho, t e ither I °_, Church 111 'w ;0 the ador n ; 1 times sor e r the pain ° we hap ? 'ork 'ork hallo lh" . 41 Y whic o stor so te n ited 3oreron 13 ,31 o f sinu „Ar. Aca'l e ) J II itu tion, a 00 age, a n A t ° aPPl ie 'l l qitio a. tue P?: per° petit i° l3iit „ s pect• ;ore Pl e3 .4ef Westria i l ' i - t and sv i T e ace re excei . 0 0 T atnlat e 3 ` oo t u pen Y s ol er your o ofe w for filial )italitY" ty lo d friers ", li en [i n ners s ', l at arri ve iio" ilt unto r 0 hat dee° t which I the A`°lye datence--vtill oRe this Los UIQrC44II ONEY MARKET MID COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two oCLooK. ; Consols are 934 8 8 for money; ditto, for Ac count, 934 Three per Cent. Reduced, 924 14 ; New Tkree per Cents, 92 8 18 ; ditto Red Sea Telegraph, 194 ; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, ; ditto £ lO O, £2OO, and £5OO, —; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., 240 39. India Stock, 104 per Cent., April, 1874, 2124 ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 115 ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 1004 4 ; ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent., 914. In the Foreign Market Italian are 564 4 ; Mexi can, 144 ; Greek, 11 8 ; New Spanish, 284 9 ; New Russian Railway, 761 7 ; Argentine, 784 to 7 9 1' ; Egyptian Nine per Cents., 971 to 971 ; Peruvian, 7 74 to 78 ; and Turkish Six per Cents., 664 to 664, 'how an advance of Turkish Five per Cents. are Bbetter, at 424 to 424. Egyptian of 1868 are quoted at 76 to 76f, and Mexican at 144 to 144. The llonduras Loan is 82 84 ex coupons. The Danubian Commission Guaranteed Loan is firm, at 1 14 prem. the following notice has been issued by the Bank of England :—" That in order to prepare the dividends on the sth July, 1869, the balances of the several accounts in the follow ing funds will be struck on the night of Tuesday, the Ist June, 1869—namely, £3 per Cent. C onsolidated Annuities, New £5 per Cent. An nuities, New £3 10s. per Cent. Annuities, 1854, New £2 103. per cent. Annuities, Annuities for Terms of Years, India £5 per Cent. Stock. On ' Wednesday, the 2d June, the above-named funds will be transferable without the dividend due on the sth Juty next." In railways the prices are now as follows : Caledonian, 774 784; Great Western, 914 4 ; Great ''astern, 374 38 ; Great Northern. 107 8 ; ditto A, 1084 9 ; Lancashire, 1234 4 ; Metropolitan, 103 1 ; Midland, 1134 4 ; Sheffield, 554 6 ; Brighton, 474 8 ; North British, 344 4 ; North Western, 1154 4 ; North Eastern, 103 4 ; South Eastern, 754 61 ; Chatham and Dover, 174 4. American Five. Twenties are 80 804 ; ditto 1865, 77 4 84 ; ditto Ten-Forty Bonns, 73 1 ; Eries, 19 20 ; Illinois, 98 4. The last prices from Paris yeSterday evening was 72f., showing a further advance of more than 8. The sum of £50,000 in gold was withdrawn from the Bank on Saturday for Brazil. The Delta, for the East, has taken out £155,823. rhe Red Rover, from Melbourne, has brought £33,500. The report of the Vancouver Coal Company (Limited) recommends a dividend of 10 per cent. for the half year, making 20 per cent. for the year. The suspension has been confirmed of Messrs. S. 11. Lucas and Son in the corn trade, with liabilities reported at £50,000. The directors of the Hong-Kong China Gas Company (Limited) have declared an interim divi dend, at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum, for the 'six months ending September 30, 1868. The ordinary general meeting of the Eastern engal Railway Company will be held on the 25th instant. _The annual meeting of the Dunaburg and Witepsk Railway Company (Limited) is convened f or the 20th inst., " for the purpose of receiving the directors' report and the balance- sheet for the year 186 8, and for the transaction of the general business of the company." With reference to the Great Western Railway of Canada, it is notified that the books for the re gistration of shares will be closed on the 3d and 4th instant, " for the purpose of the allotment of the Five per Cent. Preference Stock authorised by the thareholdei a at the special meeting held on the 28th April." The liquidator of the Old Bank of Bombay noti fies that on the 30th June he will be prepared to Pay a first distribution of the assets of the bank at the rate of 50 rupees per share. Shareholders, if desirous of doing so, can take up their propor tionate allotment in the New Bank of Bombay (Limited). With reference to this notice the New )3 auk of Bombay have intimated that upon appli cation being forthwith made, holders of shares in the Old Bank will be entitled to receive one share of the reserved issue of shares in the New Bank for every two shares held by them in the Old Bank• These shares will be credited with 100 r upees, which awn the liquidator of the Old &ink will pay previous to issue, being part of 500 rupees to be hereafter called up on these shares. Forms of applications may be obtained of Messrs. Forbes, Fo rbes, and Co., and Messrs. Smith, Fleming, and Co. BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. , UOVERNMENT FUNDS. ''.iker Cent. Consols . -D itto for A ccount 3 per C ent. Reduced 921 1I New 3 per Cent ~,,. • l•ievr 2# per C ent. J an. 1894 D o. 5 per Cen J e an. 1873 Atiuuities, 30 yrs,expire sth Jan., 188 y — Do. for 30 yrs expire sth April 1885 — EDo (Red Sea Tele h) Aug 1908 l9} x . k,,rap , ~ --c4c(pOr Bills, £l,OOO, 2i per Ct. De Do £5OO £lOO & £2OO lattulE Do of England Stock, 4} per Cent , • opening uanada 4 per Cent. Bonds — Inter -Colonial Oninium INDIAN OONERNmENT SEcUiteriae. Irina V tech, 10; per Cent., April 1874 2121 Do. Opening, for Account - Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificate s — Do.Enfaced Pap e . 4 per Cent...... • gli b per Cert .., D o. 5I per Cent. May 1879 — D 3 5 1)er Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 — Do do 1877 — „ O. do. 1882 — Do.LP v. Deb., 6 per Vent., Aug. 1873 Do. under £l.000 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRIOVI. Argentine Republic, 6 per Coat Do., Scrip £45 paid .. Ani trian Bonds 5 per cent .. o. Xratilian D 5 per Cent 1859 46# 1 5• ii per Cent. 1852 Do. do. 1858.... Do. do. 186 . 1 . 72 Do• do., 1863 Do. 5 Per Cent., 1865 'Jo Account BO 79# 11..enos Ayres 6 per Cent . Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent — Cuba, 6 per Cent. (Lilian ti per Cent Do. 4k per Cent Do. 3 per Cent., — Le. 6 per ot , t. 1867 97 Do, 7 per Cent., 1866 411 lombinn, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825......... Dan.‘bian Principalities, 7 per Cen t 76} Do 8 per C o nt., 1867 BB kquador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent _... 811 4 gYptian, 7 p er C en t.... "ci S econ d I ssue Do. .£SOC Bowls Bl Do• £lOO Bond s ..... 83k Do. 1864 — Do. Account Do. £5OO Bonds DO. £ .lO B Bonds B7} # English S cr i p, 1868 761 6 dis Government Railway Debentures Greet( 5 per Cent., 1824 5, ex Coups Do. Account Liu. Coupons . Do. Account G uatemal a b per Cent .. Ronduras Goy Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., all pd an 5 per Cert., 1865 - 00 . Acc ount .. B2l Do Ihr emmana Railway Mexican 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account Do Dn. 1864 6 per Cent. Anglo-French Fnte Vidvau 6 pe r Cent. .. cos crish l tnp p erial 5 or Cent &N ew Gra na d a Po 3 per C e n Li°, Deferred . . ...... 7 Do f Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 .. 771 7 4i Do 4 1 Cent. perlB6 2 wren) Cent.. 1862 - ' Do Accou n t ' V b iguese 3 per at* , 1853, '6, 7,'9,'60,'2 . ': 34i do. 1867 — g us 4- ' O . do. S crip, £2O paidsian 5 ear Cent. 1822, ..£ St Do 4i per Cent , 1850 D.„ O ;:t per Cent., 1839 "J„ 0 5 per Cent., 1862 ... 84# ,'-'° de, Sorip Pa: 'Jo. A .nglo-Dutcb, 1864, £lOO Bonds.. 0 , do. £B4 15s. do. .., e,' Do., 1806' £lOO Bonds B9l 1 Ddo £84155. do - N iiioolll Rdl TT S Tlmaistomeititteism """ Sardinian 5 per Cent •.. Spanish 3 per Cen . -- Do. Acc , Junt ... Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. Now Deferrca — Do. Account Do. Passive — Do. Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do. Account — Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan Do Government, 164 Do do, 1868 Turkish 6 her Cent. Do Account - Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account Do .0100 Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 ... Do Account Do .£IOC Bonds 7O Do 5 per Gent. 1865 Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1860 67 6} Do 4 per Cent., Guaranteed Do Land Warrantt.(llectares) Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do. Ace. ant Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Po 6 per Cent. 1864 Dividends on the above payable in Loa•' ,, 3ustr►au a par Cent. Ex 10 Florin. Belgian, 44 per cent., 11;x. 25f. Dutch 24 per Cent. Ex. 12 Gail. 54 Do. 4 per Cent. Cortilieateb Do. Account French Rentes, 3 per Cont.. Ex. 25f. Italian 5 per Cent. 1831, E. zoi. Do Account s6} CLOSING PRICES. Jenso!s, Money Do. Account, May 6 93± I BOURSE, May I.—Th closed as follows : .ee o'clock—The market per Cent. End of month — 3 per Cent End of mouth 7l 70 Credit. Mobilier 255 End of month_ 255 60 Crodit Foncier 1556 -- End of month — - RAILWAY Bank Shares 2900 Ital!.an Fives 56 85 End of month— Mexican Loau Do. Bonds Spanish Threes 301 Home Debt — Deferred 29 75 Cash. ... 91b 1068 k 975 €l3l 578 i Orleans Northern Lyons and Mediterranean Southern..... Western Eastern Sardinian Austrian Lombard North of Spain Saragossa Roman 710 490 71} 58k THE MAYOR OF CORK. CORK, Sunday Night. The residence of Mr. Paul Butler, merchant, was entered to-day by three armed men disguised. The family were at church. The servant was terrified. 'Fly° revolvers and a gun were taken. No arrests have been made, but a general feeling of insecurity exists. A monster meeting was held to-day in favour of the mayor, and aesoiutions were passed expressing confidence in the mayor, and denouncing the alleged assailants. There is great rejoicing in favour of the mayor. Tar-barrels are being burnt, and bands are playing. CENTI?AL CRIMINAL COrile7—(7his Day). The May sessions commenced to-day. There are 70 prisoners for trial. There is one charge of child murder, but the prisoner is said to be too ill to stand her trial. There is also a case of manslaughter, a man charged with causing the death of his wife. Those are the only cases involving loss of life. Several are charged with forgery, and there are two cases of perjury arising out of tho God rich divorce suit. The presiding judges will be Mr. Justice Byles and Mr. Baron Cleasby. POLICE 11\ 1 TELL IGEN CE.-7his Day. THAMES. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF HEMP.—Martin Gilbert, master carman, aged 50 years, of Chamber-street, Whitechapel, and Rueben Jackson, porter, 19, of No 7, Arundel-terrace, were brought before Mr. Paget charged with stealing about 10 cwt. of hemp, the property of Messrs. John and Henry Hutchinson, hemp merchants, of No. 48, Mark_ lane, and who have warehouses in Tenter-street, White chapel. It appeared from the evidence cf Mr. Henry Hutchinson that there were deficiencies of hemp 1 cwt. at a time, and that the prosecuOr had employed men to watch Jackson, their porter, and they observed matters of suspicion in his conduct. On Satur day the prosecutors accused Jackson of rubbing them, which he denied. lie was informed that the prosecutors had evidence of selling two small quantities of hemp on Thursday. lie first denied having rioue so, but after be i►'g closely pressed on the suject admitted he had sold hemp the propel ty of his employers. Ile was then taken to the prosecutors' office in Mark-lane, and it was inti mated to him that if he told the truth his employers would not be hard upon him, but otherwise he would be given in charge. lie then said, " 1 have de livered to 'Thomas Walker eight or nine cwt. of hemp; Gilbert received the money and divided it with me." Gil bert was sAit for, and he said he had sad hemp received from Jackson to a man named Davis, and only part of it had been paid for. Gilbert afterwards said the whole of it had been paid for. Some other admissions affecting Gilbert were made by him. Other evidence affecting both prisoners was given, and Mr. Paget decided on remanding both. On the application of Gilbert, he said he would accept of bail for the prisoner himself in £IOU and two sureties of £5O each. MARLBOROUGH -STREET. A SCENE IN A RAILWAY CARRIAGE.-ChiIYIOS Lawton, a painter, in Devonshire-street, Lisson-grove, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with attempting to steal some money from the person of James Jones, a labouring man, and also with assaulting him while in a carriage on the Metropoli tan Railway. The prosecutor, who resides at Harefield, near Ux bridge, said that on Saturday evening he was in a carriage en the Metropolitan Railway on his way home, when the prisoner and some cotnp.tuions sat by his side and kept Pushing against him, and shortly afterwards he found the prisoner's hand in his pocket. Ile aked the pri soner what he was up to, and told hint that if ho played any of his games on him he would pitch him out of the carriage window. The prisoner then drew his hand out of his pocket, leav ing his purse containing 19s. in silver hanging out of his pocket, and he then struck him several times. Some of the prisoners companions also struck him, and then his (prosecutor's) companions not liking to see three on ono one struck them, and there was a general fight. Witnesses were called by the prisoner, who gave him an excellent character, one of them stating that he had selected him to do work where great trust was required. Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoner on bail. MARKETS-71118 DAY. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. May 3.—Sales probably 8,000 bales. Th• market quiet ; unchanged. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The demand for choice animals was steady, and really prime beef in some instances realised bs. rod per Blbs Euglish sheep were in steady demand, and a slight ad vance was occasionally obtained. SHITHFIELD MEAT MARKET. Beef, from 3s 4d to os 2d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 5s 4d ; veal, 4s 8d to 5s 6d; pork, 3s 6d to 5s 6d per 81bs by the carcate. MARK LANE. The supply of wheat to-day w•as small, but trade quiet and prices unchanged. COURSE OF EXCHANGE. Amsterdam Short ... 12 I ... 12 2 Do 3 Als ... 12 3 12 4 Rotterdam...-. — 12 3 ... 12 4 Autwerp Brussels H 75 S J ... 25 45 amburgh ... Paris 9' - ... 25 15 - ... 25 24 Ditto 85 34 ... 25 37* Marseilles Frankfort-on-the-Main -_ ... 25... 25 40 1201- ... 0/ Vienna — ... 12 62k ... 12 1L 5 Trieste --* Petersburg ... ... 12 45 .. 12 57* ... 30} . 30* ~ 9 23 ... 9 24 Copenhagen. Berlin -... 6 27/ ... 6 27 Madrid.. ... 48/ ... 48/ Cadi7— ... 49 ... 49/ Leghorn ... 26 54 ... 26 .:7* THE EXCELSIOR AMATEUR MUSICAL SOCIETY on Friday gave a very attractive entertainment at the George Hotel, Aldermantury, to which they iuvitod their lady friends. A very excellent programme was sele,:ted, and the songs that pleased the audience most were those of Mr. 11. Gillard, Balfe's "Sleeping Queen," and Hatton's " Excelsior." Mr. Cantle sung his song, " Four jolly smiths" with excellent effect, and Mr. Johnson gave Weiss' song, " The Village Blacksmith," with taste and judgment. The comic element was well represented by Mr. Woodward. Mr. Brown recited Tennyson's " Charge of the Light Brigade" with great elocutionary skill, and Mr. Hicks followed with a recitation, " The Half Hundred," which he did exceedingly well. The concert was the last one of the season, and the members have every reason to be pleased with the manner in which the entertainment passed off. The society is under deep obligations to their hon. secretary, Mr. Hatch, far it is almost entirely to his admirable mode of conducting the business• that it hao sttaiiteci its prosout eusllsuce. A THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 3, I. 69. SHARE LIST. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Closing Business Share NAME. Paid. Price. done 10 Agra Limited, A all 101 11 10 Do B lO 21 21 50 Albion 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lira all 20 21 202 20 Anglo-Hungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1366, limited 10 51 41 40 Australasian ... 20 Bank of British Columbia all 11 Is 21 Do issued at 2 pm....., 5 5 4 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lim. 25 Bank of South Australia all 30 32 40 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 3il in Bank of New Zealand all 17 13 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, -nd China all 20 21 25 Chartered Mere. of India. London, and China all '291 301 20 City 1 i 12 191 100 Colonial 25 33 40 10 Consolidated, lim 50 Delhi and London, lint SO East London, lint 8 2 20 English and American, lim 10 ... ..• 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro. lint 20 English, zscottisli, and Ins. tralian Chartered 281 Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all 36 38 281 Do new 5l 11 21 100 Imperial, lim 20 Imperial Ottoman lO 2 2 1 12 1 1 25 lonian 25 Do new .... 5 1,1 P 20 Lnd Mortgage of India, lint 4 3 e 3 1 100 Do Ap. c. Debs.lB64 , 30' all 76 75 7.5 30 London Bauki of Mexico and South America, lim. 20 61 5 1 100 London and Brazilian, lim. 45 30 :17 20 Do new 71 b 1 1 100 London & River Pl ate, l i m. 40 9 11 25 Do new 10 21 2 1P 20 London Chart. o f Australia all 2el 26 20 London and County 2O 30 41 30 50 Do new. iss at 20 p.na, 16 pd. 11 ••• ••• London Joint 5t0ck........, 1 321 33 1 Loudon and South African al 81 91 00 London & S. - Western, lim, 20 13 11 150 London & Venezuela, lim l2l ..• ••• 100 London and Westminster. 20 611 621 321 2 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm 2O 100 Merchant, lint 23 6 4 10 Metropolitan, lim all 71 7 1 100 Midland, lim 2O 11 1 5 National of Australia 25 National of Li verpool, lim l5 ld alp 180 National Provine. of Eng'," 42 ••• ••• 10 Do ...... 50 National...... .................... 30 ... •• 20 New South Wales all 41 43 20 North-Western .......... , 7l ... ... 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 421 431 50 Provinc.Bank.Corpo., lim. 10 - 6 6 00 Provincial of Ireland. ..... 10 Do now. all ... ... 100 Stand, of Brit. S. Africa, lint 25 15 11 100 Do issued at 6pm lO 8 6 25 Union of Australia all 47 45 471 100 Union of Ireland, lim 60 Union of London ___ LATEST INTELL ECG-ENCE (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) JOURNEY OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES. ITALY. BOLOGNA, May 3. The Prince and Princess of Wales arrived at the terminus of the Southern Italian Railway at seven o'clock this morning. The train which conveyed their Royal Highnesses was composed of 10 saloon carriages, and could not run at full speed, never theless the journey was pefarmed at an average of 50 kilometres per hour including s:oppages. At Carnpomarino their Royal Highnesses alighted for dinner. INDIA AND CHINA MAILS. GIBtALTAII, May 2. The Peninsular and Oriental Co►npany's steamer Nyanza arrived at five and left for Southampton at nine this morning. All well. She may be ex pcced on Thursday evening. THE TVlLLorrair.BY-D'ALTRYI:AC SCANDAL. Did not everyone, asks the Pall Mail Gazette, suppose that we had heard the last of that great scan(2al vaich was associated with the name of Lord Willoughby d'Eresby some little time ago? The details of the cass were very painful, and the noble defendant did not escape from the public gaze before ho had received a sharp castigation from all the organs of public opinion. Mr. Vernon Harcourt was called in to make an award, and he allotted to the injured lady £5,000 down and £l,OOO a year for rent, and £lOO a month. Yet this lady is now dragged into the Bankruptcy Court through a total failuro of Ler income. "She Lad only received £5OO under the award." "She had a house in London, and it is now occupied by Lord Wil loughby." Is this new disclosure c:aculatcd to improve Lord Willoughby's position in the eyes of the world ? lie may case very little about his own reputati,n, but it is gene rally supposed that a man is bound to act with common humanity towards a woman whom he has acknowledged as Lis wife. EXHIBITION OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY, BURLINGTON HOUSE. The interest always felt in the first glimpse of the annual exhibition of the Royal Academy has this year been heightened by its transfer from Trafalgar-square to Piccadilly. The Academy and its visitors have alike gained by the removal. The new building is worthy of its object, and the exchange from the overcrowded and insufficient department of the old National Gallery to the spacious and commodious suite of rooms at Burlington House is a very welcome one. As yet the artists have not profited so much as they ought to have done by the removal, since the additional space bas not been turned to full account by the council, and the number of of rejections has been large. It is hoped that another year the difficulties incidental to a change of quarters will be lessened, and the haste and confusion which have necessarily somewhat interfered with the deliberations of the council will be avoided. The rooms are num bered 1 to 10, and the visitor can make the circuit uninterruptedly—a manifest advantage. Enter ing Room 1, the " Studies of Lions " (30.32), are readily recognised as from the pencil of our great animal painter. Sir Edwin's "Swannery Invaded by Sea Eagles " (120), is, however, his chef d'oeuvre. The contrast between the snowy plumage of the swans, fighting vainly in defence of their cygnets, and the russet brown of the invading eagles, heightens the effect. The quiet loneliness of the swannery, with its bulrushes and water-lilies, forms a strange background for the furious struggle. " The Return of the Dove " (45), by G. F. Watts, is another picture which can scarcely be over looked. As its title implies, it represents the Deluge, not in the aspect usually chosen by the painter, but during the last days of the dread visitation. Nothing is to be seen but the waste of swelling waters, over which the solitary dove is winging her way with the olive branch. Mr. Watts, who has hitherto been known as a figure-painter, in this picture shows his proficiency in another branch of his art. Marcus Stone has chosen his chief subject from the rich fields of English history, and it is one which gives full scope for his powers. The scene is the Chapel Royal at Whitehall, in 1553, when the Princess Elizabeth was obliged to attend mass by the wish of Queen Mary. The young Princess is skewing her cl;aracteri,tic prudence and force of character by her reserved anti earnicatiour,but Corrigii and-iu , nadorswatch her narrowly, in the hope that she will commit herself by some act of indiscretion. Arr. and MI s. Ward also belong to the historical Nil. Mr. Ward has four pictures, the largest, if not the most effective, being a figure of Luther studying the Bible in his monastic days. The introduction of Grinling GM) , ns, the great English wood carver, to Catherine of Braganza, at the Court of Charles 11., is, however, Mr. Ward's chief success. The Queen, who is at first struck with the beauty of the artist's work, is disenchanted by the foolish gossip of her attendants, while Evelyn looks on in disgust. Mr. Ward has also a water•colour drawing from his fresco in the House of Lords—" Monk Declaring for a Free Par liament." Mrs. Ward has a " Scene from the Child hood of the Old Pretender," which will fully maintain the lady's reputation. Mr. C. W. Cope has a large painting, " The Price of Victory," exhibiting the grief of the Iron Duke on hearing the list of casualties at Water loo ; but the picture, though carefully painted, fails to impress the spectator. Mr. Millais's "Nina" shews a young girl dresssd in white, apparently seated for her portrait. Mr. Prinsep's " Hetty " will be readily recognised by all readers of "Adam Bede" as the charming dairy maid of the novel. More powerful is Mr. T. Faed's " Homeless," a lonely figure, whose prototype may only too readily be recognised in any of our great towns. "Only Herself," by the same painter, is a fine study. Arab life supplies two subjects. "The Arab Story-Teller," by Mr. Hodgson, gives an incident of desert life ; and " Parce alteri ' " an Arab ploughing, i s a care f u l stu d y. Mr. Storey's " Old Soldier" is a pleasant picture, founded on a passage of Sterne, and the contrast between the importunate beggar and the smiling maiden is vividly drawn. Mr. Calderon has given us two pictures in very different styles. The subject of the one, " Sighing his soul into his lady's face," may be gathered from its title. The other is drawn from the stormiest days of French history, and shews Cathe rine of Lorraine inciting Jacques Clement to the murder of Henry 111. The sombre face of the monk and the impassioned hatred of the duchess are depicted with a vigorous hand. Some of the landscapes are very beautiful. Mr. M'Whirter, an Edinburgh painter, has achieved a com plete success in hisscene from the Isle of Skye, the locality from which Mr. A. Hunt chose his subject for the Old Water Colour Exhibition. Another Highland landscape, "Autumnal Showers," by Mr. Peter Graham, deserves notice ; while Mr. Poole in his " Lorenzo and Jessica" gives us one of those moonlight scones in which he is so singularly successful. Mr. Frith, in his " Hope and Fear " (82), exhibits his characteristic care and patience ; and Mr. Armitage's " Hero Lighting the Beacon" shews some striking torchlight effects. Miss Escombe's "Drapery" appears to have given more satisfaction to herself than to the spectator ; for, by an ingenious arrange ment, the ungraceful figure is twice repeated by the mirre: and the portrait. It is reported (says the Globe) that Lord Eliot, fon of the Earl of St. German's, and who represented Devonport in the Liberal interest from 1866 to 1868, will come forward as a candidate to represent LiEkeard, in the roam of Sir A. W. Buller, deceased. The Bombay Gazette says that the Spiteful left Ceylon on the 18th of March with orders to take possession of the Nicobar Islands in the name of the Queen. The islands are situated between the Andamans and Sumatra, and are the abode of a half savage people. The reasons fot this annexation are not given. Strong opposition is being manifested to the Govern. ment bill for increasing the maximum deposits in the Post. office savings banks to £3OO. A meeting, presided over by Mr. T. Baring, at which deputations were present from Manchester, Leeds, Bolton, Sheffield, Glasgow, Warrington, and other places, was held in London yesterday on this sub. ject. A deputation therefrom, introduced by Mr. Hib bert, M.P., and Mr. Mundella, M.P., waited on Lord Hartington and Mr. Lowe, and urged that all classes of savings hanks be placed on ono footing as to the limit of deposits, and that if any alteiations wtro made the annual sum should not exceed £5O, and the total sum £2OO, capital, or £3OO with interest. A second deputation, repre seating joint-stock bankers, opposed the entire pritciple of the bill, and said it would withdraw their deposits and give Government ton great privileges. Mr. Edmund Potter, M.P., pointed out the danger to commerce if Government had fifty or sixty millions of flowing capital instead of ton or eleven as at present. Lead Harlington and Mr. Lowe promised to consider the matter. It is not expected that they will yield. A Married Woman's Law has recently been passed by the Illinois Legislature. It provides that a marries woman shall be entitled to receive, use, and possess her own earnings, and sue for the same in her own name, free from the interference of her husband or his creditors. The Act does not give to the wife any right to compensation for any labour performed by her minor children or by her husband. )IWINAILY 6Tifek., Stare hallways. Paid. Cioatug 1 tier. thine. at Bristol and Exeter ...... 10. 77 79 at Caledonian ... 100 774 781 771 at Cambrian 20 Cornwall.. all 31 31 st Dublin & Belfast Juno lOO 77 79 at Dun„Perth,& Ab•Junc lOO 70 72 2) East London all 6 > 7 20 uo 15 2J Do 10 at Glasgow &S. Western loj 96 93 at Great Eastern .. at Do. E. Aug). No. 2 lOO ... st Great North ot Scotland lOO 15 8 at Great Northern lOO 107 103 107 at Do. A stock at Do. B stuck... at WS, and W. 01 ireland lOO 95 7 et Gt. Western —Original lOO 4 , 1 i 94 49 at Do. South Wales lOO 34 56 53 44 at Do. W. Mid.—Oxtort! WO ..6 27 et Do. Newport at Lancashire& lorkelurv lOO 12.5 ••35 1231 at Lon., Brigt.,& S.Cuitst lOO 47t 471 at 4 0) Do Scrip all - • st I .on., Uhat., and Dot. r i.e 174 171 174 at Do. lletrup. Ex. A 101) st Lou.. North Western 101) 1.3 Lou.t s; South Western lO 87 tat at Mau., Shel., Lincoln lOO 144 33 134 144 al atetrui o itau ;• lOO 103 1, 8 at Do Exteusi,n 10. i 1 10 11u. Ira: % r.l " 1, id iP st Merupoiitan District.. sit 45 3) 47 lu litetrop. ,t. Joan's 00l 6 at MiaAsud at On, tfirruiu. & Dot 03 tit 90 8: 81 st North British - 5 31; at uo. la., 11.11., is. Dun— 10v st • or. ~;astern—lierwit:ii.. luo 103 t,34 L 8 1 25 Do. 1. ..4.E puiOhaat ..16.i 3. at Do Leeds ....... .••.. i. 0 6,0 664 694 at Do York at Do Card 'le ...• 3.2 26 st Do Sloe-. & Darling LO 181 133 182 1 at North Lon tun 10 Do Aew .18 st North Staffordshire."... •Co 64 b 6 951 at North and S.-W. inuction 0, 93 100 10 Do Now £lO shares 7 at Ithyinney st Shropshire Union it 0 67 88 st South Devon at South Lantern lOO 751 70 754 8 at Staines, Wok'hain,&Wuk all 14 13 at . .18 14 - Uu. C lA.,ttertord & hilkenny lto 10 Waterloo & Whiteha:l A RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. 86 88 st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 st Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO st Do. Scot. N.E., 44 per cent lOO st Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO at Do. do. 7 per cent lOO at Do. du. Ordinary lOO st Do. Midland at Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gun all at, Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO st Do. Ist Class preference lOO st Gins. & S.W. gua.s por et lOO st 1 4t. Eastern, E.C. Ex. No.l 100 at Do do N 0.2 lOU st Do do 6 per cent 100 st Do East Anglian Asp. c. 100 st Do do B 6 do. 100 at Do do 7 do. 100 st Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 st Do E. Union 4p. c. gun. 100 at Du Norfolk 5 p.c.Ex.1846 100 at Do do 5 p.c.Way.Val.lB47 100 at Great Noithorn, 5 per cent 10 at Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 st Do 41 do do do 100 st Do 5 do at sp.c. pm lOO at Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO stl Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf 100 at Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 por cent lOO 96 97 at G t.W est.— Orig.& Jut.-lieut chg., per gua. 5 p.c lOO 101 103 at Do. Orig. (B. &U. Ex). 5 p.c. 100 95 100 st Do do 4, per cent. 1850... 100 87 69 st Do do 4 do du ... 100 77 79 at 1)u do 5 per cent. rodent. 100 95 97 st Do du Birmingham gun.. 100 60 70 at Du do du pref... 100 ... st 1)o do Chester gn u lOO 80 85 st Do do do 8 per cent lOO ... at Do do do 5 do 100 95 100 st Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 ... st Do do p.c lOO ... at Do do at Do do 54, 1855_ 100 100 at Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g. 10J 111 113 at Do do 2d gun. 100 107 111 st Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c. 100 90 92 at Do do 2(.1 do 100 57 100 st 1)o gua. 51 per cent. 1863 100 ... 00 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. all at Lancash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 3 135 st Do Barnsley, £5 38 10d p.c. 100 ... fit Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 135 at Do 41 (Blackburn purch). 100 98 100 st, Loudon it Brighton, sp. c. guarantead, No 1 lOO ... at Do 5 per cent. gun. No. 2. 100 st Do 6 do do lOO ... at Do 5 do N. 4 lOO ... at Do 7 per cent luo at Do 6 du (W.E. & C.P.) 100 st Da 4 do 1859 lOO ... at Loudon, Chathamot Dover S per cent ICO 84 London and C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO 106 110 at Du Bedford &Cambridge lOO ... at Du Shrewsb'y & Welchp'l lOO at London and o W. 7 p,c late 3d shares, lOO 140 15) 23 6d. Do (Portant. peril aus 28641) all ... st Mau., Sher., & Lineln. 6 p.c. 100 Ili 11l 6 Du .0; all par 1 pin at Do 31 per cent lOO GO 60 10 Do rodoem. 6 percent 5 st mid. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 130 135 st Do Bristol& limn., 6p. e lOO I'2 134 113 st Do 41 per cent. resleein lOO t 8 10 et Do 41 per cont. irredeem lOO 93 I st Do Leieester & lfenu, 4 p.c lOO 8J at Nona lir:List', 5 p.c. No.l lOO st Do E. &0. 4p.e.S. & D lOO at 1)o N. 8., Nu. 2, 3 per cen.i lOO st Do Border Onion, 51 p.c lOO at N.-Eastern—Cous. 4 p.c lO5 87 8) at Do ‘ N.E.41 per 4 cent. per cent., ro,l 0 e . 5 . 5 . . 9 .. 7 st 17 Du Berwick capital 8 13.4. Do York, H.& S. purchase lO 10 1;15 Do Stet:tit & Drliug. A 5 p.c lOO 106 12,1 st Do W, Ilartiepool 11. and 1.1 100 81 86 20 North Staffordshire 10s Devon Annuities, 1 s all 9 10 lOs Do Tavistock Anu.s., lOs all SA 91 lOs Do Fixed 41 por cent all 8 81 40.6. S. 'Aim. (heal. Anus., 1.0.6) all 22 23 at Do 41 percent lOO st Do Fixed 41 per cent lOO at Taff Vale No.l lOO 141 153 st Waterford & liitkenny, 6pc 100 41 43 80 82 105 107 9 , 1 by 93 93 10) 112 7u 74 RAILWAYS. —PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. st Caledonian 41 pc gua. at uo Scot. Con. min. 7p c lOO „„ • at Do 41 p irredeem all ~, at Du 4p c con. issued at 80 63 . „, .11 at Great Eastern 4 1 per cent. 10U 78 8 ,„ at Do 5 do, 1862 lOO 88 e s 871 g at Do New 5 do, 1868 lOO 85 6 8 87i at Do do 5 do, 1864 lOO 82 80 * at Great Northern, 5p c irred lOO „, st Do Permanent 5 per cent lOO „, • st Do Boston leafd, 41 pc & S st Great West., W. Midi., 5p e 100 „ *** st Do Joint i,orpe. 5 p c,1865 100 at Do do 6p c irred., 1866 10J 103 103 2U Do Vale N oath peril. 5p c all 19 2U at Kent Coast, 6 per cent, U lOO ••• ••• 5 Lane. and York. Now 41 per cent till July, 1871 2 I ip at Loud., 13rig atc., 41 pe, 1858 lOU ~, • st Do do 4 4 du do, 1860 1861 100 100 ••• • ..• at Do do , at Do do 41 1 do, 1863 100 „, • - st Do do 5 do, 1365 100 at Do No. 6 S do, 1866 100 at Do No. 7 sdo at Loud , Chat., &c., 2d, 6 p.c at Do Metro!). Ex., 136 p.c Do du C 6 p.c at London &y. Western, 5p c 100 108 all at London &S. Western, 41 p c 100 t. 2 94 10 Man. bhef. &Lin., 5 pc, 1865 all 8 84 at Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO 100 104 at Midland, A 5 per cent prof at B 5 100 106 108 18 Do 5p c opt. to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1860 all 201 201 18 Do Incony. Now Snaros all 18s 191 12 Do 5p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1872 Bl 11 21p at North British, E. and No. 1, 5 per cent 100 at Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 „, Do E f P., Si Dun., 2d, pc 100 „, st Do E. at , No. 2, siv at Do N. 8.. 3 per cent, 1862 100 „, at Do E. & G., No. 3, 5 p.c at Do E. & G., (Ordiry) 41 p c 100 • „. at North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 1,5 97 at Do Stuck. & Dart., D at North London, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) at North Staffordshire 5p c lOO ••• ••• at South Eastern , 41 pc, 1859 100 ..„ ,„ at Do 5 do 1861 100 „, at Do 5 do (Oh. Cross) 1863 100 ... at Do 5 do, 1364 at Victoria St.& Pimlico, 41 pc 100 ... RAILWAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED ItENTALt3 100 ad .15 at -- Bilireurietiti 100 5 a 50 An at Cheater and Holyhead 100 1 17 1 l'J at Do. 51 per cent. 100 11C 114 st Do. 0 100 e i)o.4ii)er at Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO ... ... Buckinghamshirece nt.Pr e f e r 9 99 101 91 at Colchester Stour Valley at East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lOO 131 134 20 Gloster and Dean Forest all ... ... a Gt. Easn., Newm., tc., 5 p.c 100 ... ... a Do. E. 11. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 ... ... st Do. do. Woodbrg. Ex., do 100 .. .. at Gt. West, W. Mid., Here! 100 96 93 eOf 50 Hull and Selby all 110 112 at Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 210 215 at London and Blackwall lOO 93 95 st Do. 41 per cent lOO ... ••• at London, Chat., sc., 41 p e lOO "• ... at Do. Com. Fund, sdo 100 ... ..• at London and Greenwich at Do. do Preference lOO ... ... at London, Tilbury, 6: south 100 83 b 8 at Lowestoft, gua 4 per cont lOO 80 82 at Do. do. 6 du. .. . 100 .. 5l Mauch., Buxton, ttllatlk all b 64 at midland, Ltralf or d , P ref lOO 96 94 10 Mid Kent ;;ray Line) 0,1 NurtituruN; East.,s per cunt all 5.1 56 5J Du. do. 6 do. all at N. Eastern —.Hartlepool ~ 100 ... ... at N. West. A per il , p ref, 5 p .d. ... ... 100 107 109 at Du B minimum 11 p.c lOO at Notting. az Granth. IL a C lOO 91 103 25 Preston and 4 yre.. ... Royston, linen., and Snap l OO 132 134 at Shrewsbury and _Hereford 1 00 131 1;14 lu Do do 8 2 21p st n. Yorkah. and 'flyer Dun 100 96 9s at Dc 4 per cent s uit lu, 78 30 at Du 5 du ••• all 98 10J at Viet. Station and Pimlico lOO 175 180 St West Cornwall 'lO West Loudon, Class A 20 Do 20 Do du C . B do at Weymouth a n d Portland lOO ... ... st Wilts and Somerset . 100 60 84 31 2 DOCKS. et East and West 1ndia........, 100 12t I'4 st London and St. Katherine. 100 44 46 46 is 100 D oDeb. stock, 4 p er cent.. all Afillwall Freehold Land st Dock .. 1 0 0 26 30 et Southampton .................... 10 0 74 76 7 et Surrey Ciaaumial TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. 10 Anglo-American Tel., lim all 24 24 10 Anglo Mediter Tel., lint.— 10 111 121 .21 et Atlantic Telegraph lO '2l 26 et Do. S per cent. lOO 71 74 at B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lint. 100 160 185 st Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 2 0 '245 10 Do. New ... . 25 Indo-European Tel., lim lO ... ... 6 Lond. Provincial Tel. Um all a " 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent. all 1 IP 10 Mediterra. Exten. Tel., lint all 3 4 4 31 25 Reuters Telegram all 45 80 494 50 44 . ..0 Societe Transatlaut., lim l4 2 1 141 1 at Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip_ all 1 11 20 Telegraph Con. & Main-Jim all 171 18 17j 1 I 6 U. Kingdom Tel. Co., lim all 61 6 a Do. 10 per cent. Pref all 3 6 4 p MISCELLA: 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint 25 Australian Agricultural 204 114 1(4 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lira. 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lim 1 7 bd 10 Berlin Water Works, lira all 11 144 13i 10 Do. New 6 3 4 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lim. 5 Bombay Gas, firm 5 Do. New 4 It id 5J British American Land 44 13 17 20 British Indian Tea, Urn— all 21 31 20 British Ship Owners 7l , •• ... 29 Canada Company all 65 7 t) 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lira ~.•?..4 2 1 d 20 Ceylon Company, lim. 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lim ..... 25 City of London Real Pro perty, lira 3 30 City of Milan ImproY. lira. all e 6 25 City of Moscow Gas, lim all 50 City Offices, lim 25 26 95d 30 Colonial, lint. Do. ... ... 50 Commercial 'Union (Assur) 6 I ip 10 Company of African Mar chants, lira 20 Continental Union Gas, Jim all ;91 204 25 Copper Miners of England, pref .71 per cent. 100 Corporation of Loudon Bonds, 1877, 4i per cont. all 104 105 100 Do. 1879, 44 per cent. all 1041 1051 100 Do. 1882, 4} per cent. all 1031 1041 10 Credit Fon. of England, lim. all 2 , .. 50 CreditFon.of Mauritiuslim. 1 0 34` 248 - at Crystal Palace lOO 1,) 21 at Do. Preference lOO 93 10) at Do. 6p. c PerpetualDeh lO9 107 111 20 Darjeeling, lira. ... .. IO Eastern Assam, Ern. 6l . d 30 East Indian Laud Credit •• ••• and Finance, line.. a B ll 3220 East 5 Iron, and Coal, Lim. V 100 Egyptian per cent. roy. Cam by - Egypt. (lov. 20 Egyptian Cute. Trail. llitre ra lndior t i e l e g i, a Enz. & Austral. ( 1 , unier, lin t '23 4 • k Canal • ()reign Credit 71 41 3,1 10 Fairbairn Engineering LI 20 Foro-street 11 I 1 1,) 100 For. Col. Gov. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at/135 all 86 37 t' 7 l 50 Gallivant, lira. 1( 1 ) 5 0 l E ' ll ig 22 ' .a u il li sc a l .0 antic. Gin, 8 10 General Credit & Dis., lion. 71 lk ti 5 1 15 General Steam N avigation It 27 2.9 50 Hams &Col Marine lu. lint. 5 3 ld 10 Hong Kong aud China Gus all 20 Hudson's 8ay......, a ll 131 141 141 1 20 Imperial Laud Co. of Mar seilles, line. 20 Intania.Financial Soc. lira 5 , 20 Interim. Land Credit, lira 6 • '- 50 Italian Land........ p 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all 3 31 100 Do. 6p. c. Bds., redeem 1870, issued 90,.,•,,,,•„• all 61 al (4 6 60 Land Securities, lint 2.5 London African Trading lO 7 5 ,i 25 Lou. & Caled. Marine, Inn 6 ••• 10 London Count y Land and Building, lim. 50 Loud. Finan c i a l Asso lira 3O 211 't o / 4 Lond.Gen.Omaibus.Co ., .lirn. all 2 2/ 2 3-16 50 Lund. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, 20 Lond. & Provincial M a rine 2 16 pr st Madras Irriga. & Canl. Gum. 10 Mauritius Land , C redit, and sp.c. by Indi a Gov. Agency, till-I__ ....... ... 50 Merchant Shipping, nal._ all 33 38 60 Millwall Iron Works, lira. 121 lO Natal Land and Colonisa- ••• tion Co., !Mi. ...... .. 9 5 1 4 1 6 25 National Discount C . 0., 25 National Prov. Marine, lira, 4 4 3d 10 National Ste am Ship, Um. all 91 1 4 20 Nerbudda Coal & Iron, Um. 6 31 3 dd 10 New Consolidat ed Dis. fi rm 3 14 ' , 44 5 New Quebrada, .... 4.4.0 4 1 4 25 New Zealand Loan & Aler . cantile Agency,lim 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, lint .................. . 5 1 11 10 Northern Assam Tea, lim". 5 7 ! 10 Do. B st North Brit. Austral., lila_ 100 48 5 1 60 North Brit. & I.lercan. In 6l 2 20 52505 Orientalo Orientalccan Marino rai Gas e F inancia l ,(Insurance).lim. ...... Do. New...... ...... • 1 1p 10 Otago and Southland In. vestment, ..... 2 Id ip 6 Ottoman Gas, lira, . ... .... '.• all 11 21 11 10 Panama, New Zeala.;;d:;;:n'a Australian R. Mail lira all 5 Do do. ...... all st Peel R. Land & Miner!,. lfm 100 31 34 50 Peninsu. it Oriental Stea m all 49 60 401 it 50 Do. New 1867 60 Rhymney Iron & .. all 22 24 15 Do. Now 25 Rio Janeiro City It/ . ........ all 78i 19 20 Do. Gas, lira 100 Royal Mail Steam st Scottish Aust. Invest., lira • 100 83 8 et Do. 6P. C. Guar. Pref lO ••• ••• 20 Sociae Fin. d'Egypte, Ifn i lO • 7 Gd 20 Societ6 Gen.de l'Erapire Ot 8 24 31 0 S. African Mort. & I n: Um 6 ... 25 South Australian Land 36 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), 1ira........ 20 Trinidad Petroleum, lint Bl 10 Trust &Agency of Aus.,lim _1 # IP 10 Do do. do. all 20 Trust &Loan Co., U. Canada 6 , 50 Union Marine L'pool, litre 4 r • i p 91 20 Union Steam Shit, Um....., all 22 24 15 United Discount Corp., Una. 6 20 Univereal Marine(ln.), lire 5 14 2 p 30 Van Diemar's Lan 00 Viceroy of Egypt, p e r cent. (Mortgage) Loan.., all 88 81 50 Warrant Finance, 1ure......, 12 12 10d 10 Upper Assam Tea, d lim. 60 West India and Pacille Steam, him 2O 2 20 West London Wharves and 10 Warehouses LiQV II " O4 ALNAT rsnu.ll Columbia, 0 per --------------_ eent.,1672 100 . ..... Do. 1895.. lOO .... .... Can.Gov.6 p.o.Jan.'d 6 JUly 1877-84 ......... • lOO IC4 Do. sp. 0. Mar..l; Sept lOO 102 104 1000 lOO 100 102 It: 4 1 1 9, 8 1. 1 103 Do. sp. O. r a t 9O pg • 1 ) 1.) o o .. 6 4 P p, ° n o . 2 1 J n e . a b e n c ' . & i .k b A e Ju l y d ug.. 1 1 1 :0 0 ° 0 - Cape G.Hope, 6 P• 0 •157 3•• 10 0 102 101 Do.Apl.&001 1890-1900 lOO 11l 113 Do. do 1880-90 lOO 107 109 Do. Jan.,l(July. 18 P f •••• 100 10 8 116 ( I .ylon,iiov Do. 5 per cent. 15 April 1878,6 p.c lOO 108 116 and 15 Oct., Do. 1872, d 0..•• 100 105 167 Mauritiuu, 6 p. 0, 187 15 ,•• - Do. 1882, Slap -- Jan. and Jul,' Do. 1878 ... ........ , lOO 106 109 D Aug , -- o. 1895 Feb. , t Aug.... lo 106 108 and NcA M , lbourne Corporate., —18 07 - 2 a• 6 per cent N.lS.Gov.6p.e.Ja..t.luly N stß i 6p,1, A pl ez Oct 0) D o 6 p, m.l &NOT 1 0 1( 6 108 N. s. (,v. 5 p.c., 71 to '7l lOO vo 1 i --Do. 5 p.c. 188 S to 110. 10) vea 0 1 - -Do. 5 p.c. rd.' 67 to '/5 - N.Zealand, 6p. at. 1801.. 100 _ _ Do. 5 per cent. . DoJan, Aprl,July, Ott lOO 93 94 obi I Do 6p c. Mar 2i Sept ' 9l 10 0 108 110 Do June .tz De° , 1-91 - iDo Prov. i Atiotid. i 110 ( 11 ( rie •I. 2, 1690 ' ) — ..... Nova Scotia 6P. o.Jae•• • and Jnly. 1 875 Do lifsel3 lOO 102 104 1081 Queenalnd. 6p. c. 'B24 100 _ _ 1074 1081 Do 189, . • Tasmanian 13 per e. 1805 . • !! 1.064 107 k Do 4893-'O7 •••• • • Victoria 6; er cent.lB4l 1(. 0 113 114 ' - 7., D. April and Q0t,i0. 1 ,2„. 109 109 110$ llf I I*' • 'eeire• 1"1) EDIT' ( SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. SPORTING INTEL LIGENCE —This Day TATTERSALL'S—Tams EVENING. 5 to 2 apt LEgean (taken and offered) 4 to 1 agst Paul Jones (taken and offered) 9 to 2 agst Pairwind (taken and offered) Bto 1 agst Knight of the Garter (taken and w.) 10 to 1 agst St.. biting° (offered -11 to 1 taken) 100 to 8 agst Romping Girl (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Dalby (offered) 25 to 1 agst King's Cross (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Vansittart (taken) 100 to 1 agst Mandrake (offered)] 550 to 100 agst St. Mungo and RotnpinJ Girl coupled (taken) DERBY. 11 to 4 ag:t Pretender (offered -3 to .1 t. and w ) 3 to 1 agst Pero Gomez (offered-7 2 taken) 6to 1 r.gst Beiladrunt (taken and ofkred) 1000 to 60 agst Thorwaldsen (offered) 20 to 1 agst Ethus (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Eysliworth (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Duke of Beaufort (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Rupert (taken and offered) 3f; to 1 agst iEgeau (offered- take 40 to 1) 50 to 1 agst Perry Down (taken) 2 to 1 agst T. Dawson's lot ARRIVALS AT CHESTER! Whinyard, Ocean Wave, Citron, Obilde Harold, Gian tess, Prince George, Remus, Russian Bear, Milestone, Bon nie Katie, Romping Girl, Paris, My Lady, St. Mungo, Parson, Symmetry c, Fast Day, Rattletrap, Robespierre, Acaster, Aftermath, IKgean, Jerry Hawthorn, Perfume, Castanette, Mars, and Young Fenton. VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—Tins DAT. CHESTER CUP. 3to I:agst Egean (taken) 7 to 2 agst Paul Jones (taken) 9to 2 agst Fairwind (offered-5 to It. and w.) 100 to 9 agst Knight of the Garter (off.-100 to 8 t.: 100,to i agst St. Idungo (offered) 100 to 7 agst Romping Girl (offered) 20 to 1 agst Kings Cross (offered) 25 to 1 agst Vausittart (offered) 25 to 1 agst Dalby (offered; 50 to: 1 agst Mandrake (taken and offered) 66 to 1 agst Cleznenee (taken and offered) 100 to 1 agst George Osbaldeston (taken and off.) 200 to 1 agst Jerry Hawthorn (offered) DERBY. 11 to 4 agst Pretender (offered) 7 to 2 ugst Pero Gomez (taken to £500) SPORTING NOTES. Mr. Topham has provided a goodly number of races this week at Chester, the most important of which being The Cup. The Chesterfield Stakes will be the feature of the opening day, for which I think Giantess or Argyll will be returned the winner, and the Palatine Stakes should be secured by Master Tom or Remus. Robespierre is a cer tainty for the Welter Cup, and with his 10Ib. allowance the Belgrave Stakes. The field for the Chester Cup will be limited, and selected from the following : Age et lb Kt. of the Garter... 5 9 1 Ago st lb Our Mary Ann ... 4 6 10 Curio ... 4 6 7 Red Cap ... a 6 2 St. Mungo ... 3 6 0 George Osbaldestou 3 6 0 Alicia ... ... 5 5 9 The Egean ... 3 5 9 Vansittart... ... 3 5 9 Maudrako 5 8 11 Romping Girl 5 8 4 Dalby a 7 11 Paul Jones •.. 4 7 9 King's Cross ... 5 7 6 Fair Wind... 5 7 2 Lionel 4 6 12 Knight of the Garter is reported lame, which was the reason of the hostility displayed against him on Saturday. A reaction has since taken place in his favour, but 1 should nut recomtneud him to be invested on till his number goes up. Romping Girl is a good stayer, and will like the course, but I am afraid she will find the company too good for her. The same remark applies to Curio, who is a very uncertain horse. Paul Jones, who I selected when the weights came out, is now an equal favourite with lEgean, and a think he will emulate the Dalby performance by winning the race two years in succession. 2 - Egean has had a wonderful trial, but I like public per formers before private ones. St. Mungo will re present Mr. Merry, and from his running last year he ought to be.tt all the three-ye.tr-olds. Vansiztatt and Consternation hill help to swell the flold, at:d that Is MI I eau sty about then. The witinur, as I have said all along, will be I'A UL JONES. His immediate followers being iEGEAN and ST. MUNGO. If they are upset it will he by Fa:rwind, who was backed by a knowing division last Satur day. The 'two-yr-oil nate wil be won by Madame Eglantine, and the Stewards' Cup by Vespasian. A FRESH MAN. RACING FIXTURES. MAY. --- Chester .l, 5,6, 7 Eglinton Hunt 6, 7 ! Wiuchester ll, 12 York 11, 12 Baldoyle 2ud Spring 11 12 Salisbury l3 11 Doncaster 13, 14 I St. Albans 17 18 Wv6t Drayton l7, 18 Rath 18, 19 Manchester l9, 211, 21 Croydon 19, 21 Harpenden qi Epkoun Summer .....25, &c J I rNE. Croydon 2,3, 4 Newton 2,3, 4 I Ascot ~...8, 9, 10, 11 Liverpool Summer ...15, 16 Windsor 15, 16 1 Hampton l7, 18 Curragli 22, 23, 21 1 Newcastle 22, 23, 24 Oldham 22 Bibury Club 23 Stockbridge 24, 25, 26 Chelmsford Sutton Park .,...19, 30 Jl. , LY Worcester l, 2 , Southampton 13,13 Newmarket July 6, &c. 1 Iloading 15, 16 Garbslo 6 7 1 Huntingdon 2O, 21 Pontefract 0, 10 1 Stamford .., Hendon ... . l2, 13 1 Goodwood 27, 28, 29, 30 Nottingham l3, 14 I AUGUST. Brighton 3, 4 Brighton Club 5 Lewes 6, 7 Eg,,uin lO, 11 Wolverhatrpton lO, 11 Windsor 12, 13 St. Albans l7, 18 Stockton lB, 13, 20 Oxford York 24, 26, 26 Pl 3 mouth 46, •17 Scarborough SU, dl Derby Summer .. 31, Sep 1 Weymouth 31, Sep 1 Canterbury ..... ....31, Sep. 1 SEPT: MBER. Warwick... 7, 8 Curragh (Royal) 7,8, 9 Abingdon ...9, 10 Doncaster 14, 16, 16, 17 Richmond 21, 22 Lichfield OCT' Bedford 5, 6 Edinburgh 6, 7, 8 Leicester 7, 8 Bromley 7 8 Newmarket 2d 0ct...11, &c. Chelmsford l9 20 Hampton 21, 2 Western (Ayr) 22, 23 Hendon 23, 24 Monmouth._ • 23, 24 Newmarket :st Oct 28, &e. Lanark... 29 30 BER. Cheltenham l9 2tl I Curragh l9, 21.., .1 1 West Drayt on 9 1, 22 IHereford 2l, 22 Monmouth 23, 24 1 Newmarl.t 11'ton —25, &e. 'EMBER. Kelso 19 20 NOV Harrow 2, 3 I Worcester 3, 4 St. Albans :5, Eglinton Hunt 6, 7 Liverpool Shrewsbury ... l5, 1t STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES. M AY. Limerick Hunt 4 I St. Albans Eglinton Hunt ......6, 7 ". •st Drayton 1 JULY. Kingsbury OCTOBER. Bromley 7 I West Drayton 2l, 22 NOVEMBER. Worcester Harrow 2,3, 4 1 Shrewsbury 15, 2, 3 1 Leamington Hunt 23 &c Lverpool 9, 10, 11, 12 I IMPERIAL 2ARLIAffIENI HOUSE OF COMNIONS.—THis EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. THE DERRY RIOTS. Mr. JOHNSON gave notice that to-morrow he should ask whether the Government intended to institute any in quiry into the conduct of the constabulary in firing upon the people. THE MAYOR OF CORK. Mr. DAWSON said, at the request of the Government, he would postpone his question relative to tho Mayor of Cork until to-morrow. BATHING IN THE PARKS. Mr. LAY ARP, in reply to Mr St:4pleton, said lwhad done his best to see what could be done iu the matter, but be found the thing would be impostihle. St. James's Park was one of a very iimitcd extent, and he did not think it would be right to allow bathing in the ornamental water there. (Hear, hear.) MONEY CEDERS. The Marquis of HARTINUTUN, in reply to Mr. Baines, said he was quite aware how important it would be to the poorer classes to reduce the price of the cum misoion charged for money orders for small amounts. If the amount was reduced the service wou'd have to be carried on at a loss, which he did not think would be for the public advant Te. He would, however, look into the subject to see if anything could be done in the matter. THE LAW COURTS. Mr. LAYARD said before the second reading of the bill was moved plans of the site and building would be placed in the hands of hon. members, and a model would • 14k . •••• • • • • —...••• • • t • also be exhibited, so that all parties would ban) full oppon tuaity of criticising the proposed building. INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS. Mr BRUCE, in reply to Mr. O'Reilly, said the return re lative to reformatory and industrial schools would be laid on the table within a fortnight, FOREIGN MEAT MARKET. Mr. EOSTER said iu the event of a foreign meat mar ket being established within the port of London, the cor don that now existed around the metropolis for the pre vention of cattle disease would be withdrawn. VEST INDIA MAIL. The Marquis of lIARTINGTON said it would not be possible to tix positively the day of departure of the West India Mail. The general convenience was at present studied as far as it was possible. THE REVENUES OF INDIA. Mr. J. DUFF, in answer to Sir S. Northcote, said the Governor-General was entirely under the control of the Secretary of State in Council with regard to the expend lure of the revenues of Indir. In all practical purpos, s the control of the from, Government was complete. TURNPIKE TOLLS. Mr. BRUCE Fail ho could not support the bill of the hon. member for Peterborough, because it dealt with the subjoct in a fragmentary manner. THE BRITISH GRAVE -; IN THE CRIMEA. Mr. OT WA Y, in reply to Mr. Stopford, said the care of the graves in tit Crfmea was not so satisfactory as could be wished ; if, la lwev,r, the lion. member would rep-tat his quest:on in it day or two he would see if ho could give him it more satisfactory answer. THE O'FARRELL TRIAL. Mr. MONSELL, in reply to Mr. Newdegato, said no direction was given by the Hotu, Government to the Go vernment. in the cJlonv to supprQss any of the evider:ce taken at the trial of ; and with reveet to the re port and evidence he di I not think it would be advisable to put the country to the expense of printing the volumi nous twitter. Mr. MAGUIRE said ho hoped it would be borne in mind that the act of (;'Farrell was au isolated one, and that he was quite unconnected with any body of persons, that iu fact his crime was the result of delirium tremens, or in fact he might say of a lunatic. It was just that this fact should be clearly made known. (►Tear, hear.) THE RIOTS IN DERRY. Mr. C. FOItTESCUE said the Government were giving this matter their most serious consideration. He could not that evening state any of their proceedings, as the report of the inquest had not yet been received. THE WHITSUNTIDE HOLIDAYS. Mr. GLADSTONE, in reply to Col. French, said the adjournment of the Louse for the holidays would in a great measure depend upon the progress of the committo on the Irish Church Bill ; and, judg ing from what had allealy been done, he thought it might be possible that the committee would close with the week. 110 should, if that were so, take the report of it on the Thursday following, and then move that the house at its rising should adjourned until the Monday week. THE IRISH CHURCH. The house then went into committee on the bill, Clause 3(1, which made enactments with respect to mixed endowments, was agreed to ; as was clause 31, which defined the limitation of the right to purchase foe simple, in consideration of perpetual rent- Clause 32 was next proposed, it dealt with the sale of the rent charge to the owners of land, and enacted that the commissioners might sell any rent charge in lieu of tithes vested in them under the act to the owners of land, charged herewith in consideration of a sum equal to twenty-two and a half times the amount of such rent charge. Mr. FAWOET T moved that the clause be struck out. (LEFT SITTING.) - • 4 gi rt!! ! t HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, May 1. The Queen, attended by the Marchioness of Ely, drove out yesterday afternoon. Her Majesty, accompanied by Princess Christian, Prince Christian, Princess Louise, Princess Bea trice, and the ladies and gentlemen in waiting, attended Divine service this morning at Whipping ham Church. NAVAL AND 3111,1TA.RY INTELLIGENCE. The troopship Orontes, Captain Phelps, is ap pointed to leave Portsmouth on a round of troop service on Tuesday next. She will take out a large number of military officers and men for various regiments at Gibraltar and the Cape. Lieutenant C. Noel lloare was yesterday ap pointed to be flag-lieutenant to Vice-Admiral Sir Alexander Milne, K.C.8., on the Mediterranean station. THE MA GA ZINES. The chief attraction in the current number of Blackzcood is a poem by George Eliot, " How Lisa Loved the King." The original of the story is found "in the bright pages of Boccaccio,' " and is quite in unison with the romance indigenous to Southern lands. George Eliot has presented it to English readers with characteristic skill, although the verses are occasionally unequal. It is doubtful if she will ever reach the same eminence as a poet which she has attained as a novelist ; but scattered through the poem there are some beautiful passages. Thus Lisa dreams how heavenly it would be " To love some hero noble, beauteous, great, Who would live stori es wor thy t o narrate. " She finds this ideal hero in the king " Whom her soul worshipped, as far seraphim Worship the distant glory." In other parts the expression does not always render justice to the thoughts, and the rhymes are not always perfect, as, for instance, in " palm" and "harm," and "her" and " were." Still the poem as a whole is far above the average of magazine compositions. The second part of "Sir John Lawrence" treats of an eventful period—the storm of 1557, and this instalment is interesting and exciting. It is truly said that the verdict of his countrymen has been confirmed by the experience of the years which have succeeded the mutiny, and Sir John Lawrence of the Punjab "must ever stand out as one of the foremost characters of Anglo- Indian history." The writer on" Convent Life " considers that it is singular the recent case should h ave come b e f ore the public at a time when "never since the Reformation has conventual life been so interesting to the body of English women, and when the cloister has assumed a reality as a possible sphere and refuge in contrast with that sentimental dreamland which it seemed to the youthful readers of Mrs. Ratcliffe and her successors." A new story is commenced, called, "A Year and a Day." It promises to be interesting, but there are too many changes of scene, and too many characters introduced in this the first part of the narrative. The style is good, and the descriptions throughout the varied scenes are most ex cellent. Arthur Corbet is sketched in a life-like manner, and his virtuous indignation when he finds that his future career has been decided without his own opinion being taken is very natural, and furnishes the most amusing passage in the story. "The Progress of the Revolution is the political article, and it takes the most extreme view of the Irish Church question. The chief cause of com plaint is the apathy of the nation, and the writer endea vours to rouse it by the declaration that the battle of the Constitution is at this moment going on. The concluding advice that is here given is alike mischievous and impolitic. The bishops are exhorted to organise in every diocese such assemblies as have met to deliver their minds in Ireland. " Would the Govern ment," it is asked, "be able to stand against such a gathering? "No, it wou ld sh i ver their majority in a day." The wisest of the Conservatives well know the contrary to be the case, and recognise the dangerous ten dency of such extreme views. Equally extravagant is the assertion that if the bill pass in its integrity "England will discover, when it is too late, that she has ceased to be a great constitutional monarchy." Most readers would rather endorse the opinion expressed by the old politician in " Coninsgby," when he said that the " British Consti tution was tolerably safe at all times." The readers of the Churchman's Shilling Magazine will not lack subjects of interest. May itself, the month in which, according to Leigh Hunt, " pleasure is a duty," is among them. It has always been a favourite theme for poets and essayists; and the earlier writers in prose and verse, so far from exhausting the subject, seem only to have supplied the text for their successors. So wide and varied is the list of the May chroniclers that a pleasant and entertaining collection of songs, anecdotes, and quo tations may readily be gathered from amongst them. Such a task Mr. Watson Dalby has undertaken in his paper on " May and its Memories," which ranges from Chaucer to John Clare, from the " Maypole " of Herrick to the shrubs in St. James's Park. May has not been without its special catastrophes. Spencer Perceval was shot in the House of Commons on the 11th of May ; and in 1517 fell the " Evil May day," as it was called, when the national jealousyof foreign workmen broke out, and in the subsequent riot many persons were murdered. This tragic affair resulted in the execution of fifteen apprentices, for the London apprentices were always f ore m os t i n the fray in those days. Several hundreds of them were sent to the Tower on this occasion, but were released on the interces sion of Queen Catherine. "My Clerical Substitute "is a true story, giving a very efficient warning to clergymen as to the clerical deputies they employ. The hero of the present misadventure obtained an assistant through an agency which promised strict inquiries as to character, &c. The gentleman who was sent to him had let rnaDart moor Prison six weeks before, e the acquaintance of the interior of Milbank ,private frauds cester Gaols, besides committing . vme . p familiar with the working on a large scale. Those who are not be surprised to learn having previous l y an Wo d r. th a of o t u our the E Engl d ish ho of civil the affairl aw w i v ll d . l out A gre n dr n a s r ep t g i el c en l c e dte o erd n , the , : ttihi t ee h r a i t noilpi ols t victimofirn, find nodn elhooasftdt the e n o payaction 5 1 0 ) r f o o t r i t w ex against Theis him by fact that it has been overlooked by our legislators. t greatt reats i t ' s e s o o f ic'i a iac Ie subjectilio Licensing e InQpweushlioscsfth:tohenae'll'd'r-aobytyh discussmr"ucel present s m uch c a h r t b i yc article. r It e is r a y nai t ? lr eri n ol i ‘ o vt t o i g v tr e leia ‘ e v tin hi i c sn h ot p th r e o t om hindrancefpo prompted t t the their theological d i fferences w w o h r i a d n r d u n i k t e n d n e s e c s r s i p b l e a s e s h e i n steps s w w a y of effective h ieh Convocation has e v g e a a r e cl u t o o n tl u us nn s e n c l e l j s e s c a t r . y o l n n treply question,to th o s e t lva h ht e eol w yt r ht i i t al e il Fs lne ti g y wi s sitlal'tri that the case is analogous to that of sani tary legislation. We cannot make persons healthy by Acts of Parliament, but we may remove the causes of disease by their aid. In the same way we cannot legislate the drunkard into a sober man, but we can prevent the sober man from becoming a drunkard. " Surely we who are our brother's keeper ought to recognise in the .power a duty—in the- possibility a solemn and bounden (Nita* &.