The Sun. — London, England, 1869-01-14 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two oCLocx. Business this morning was very dull, the news from Paris with regard to the progress of the Con ference on the Greek question not being looked upon as favourable. Consols gave way slightly, but whether it was oo be attributed to arrange ment of the settlement or the foreign intelligence is not very clear. The weekly meeting in the bank parlour has not resulted in any alteration being made in the rate of discount. Consols are 921 for money ; ditto, for Ac count, 921 ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 93 ; New Three per Cents, 93 8 ; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., 242. India Stock, 108 per Cent., April, 1874, ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 112 f s ; ditto Bonds f'..1,000, 20 prem. In the foreign Market Turkish Five per Cents. gave way I ; Italian Five per Cents., Greek Bo:ids, and Mexican 1 ; and the New Spanish Three per Cents. are I lower. The prices are :—ltalian, 53 531 ex div. ; Mexican, 15 151 ; Greek, 111 114 ; New Spanish, 30 301 ex div. ; Turkish Five per Cents., 378 371. Italian Scrip is now f 1 prem. ex div., and the last Russian Railway Loan is lOf dis. The Hon duras Loan is 85 87 ex coupon, and the Egyptian Seven per Cent. Loan of 1868 is steady, at 74 74k. In the railway market Great Westerns have improved 1, Great Northern 1, ditto A 1, Metro politan I, Extension 1, North Eastern f, and South Eastern f. Great Eastern are 3-16 lower, Sheffield I, and Brighton 1. The quotations are— Caledonian, 771 8 ; Great Western, 484 494; Great Eastern, 424 421 ; Great Northern, 107 8 ; ditto A, 108 1 ; Lancashire, 129 30 ; Metropolitan, 1091 a ; do. Extension, 1041 51; Midland, 1144 115 ; Sheffield, 47i ; Brighton, 491 494 ; North British, 331 4 ; North Western, 114¢ 151 ; North Eastern, 104 51 ; South Eastern, 704 80 ; Chatham and Dover, 17 I. United States Five-Twenty Bonds, 741 74-7, ; the Bonds of 1885, 72i 721 ; and the Ten-Forty Bonds 72 721. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Deben tures are firm, at 42 421, and the Consoli dated Mortgage Bonds at 46 461, showing a rise of Fin the former. Eries are dull, at 251 261, and Illinois Central stock is I } lower, at 951 961. Great Indian Peninsular Railway New Four per Cent. Debenture Stock is 90 91 ex div. In Bank and Miscellaneous Shares prices are as last quoted. At the half-yearly meeting of proprietors of the Consolidated Bank, held this day at the City Ter minus Hotel, Cannon-street, the directors report authorising the payment of a dividend of 2s. 6d. per share, being at the rate of 64 per cent. per annum, was adopted. The annual general meeting of the shareholders of the London and Brazilian Bank was held this day at the London Tavern ; Mr. J. W. Cater in the chair. The report of the directors was adopted. An extraordinary general meeting of the East London Bank was held to-day at the London Tavern for the purpose of confirming or otherwise the special resolutions passed at the meeting of the 24th of December. The confirming of the minutes of the previous meeting, and the various resolutions Were put seriatim from the chair, and approved. The sum of £15,000 in gold was taken to the Bank yesterday, making a total of £130,000 during the week since the date of the last return. The Douro, from the West Indies, has brought £122,600. Transactions are limited on the Stock Exchange, and are likely to remain so until the Paris Confe rence shall terminate, although little doubt seems to be entertained of its result. The operations of commerce are also considerably checked by the same cause. On the settlement of the affair an active revival of general business is expected, which will probably make grettL further progress so soon as the prospect of an adjustment of the Spanish question shall have been arrived at. At a meeting of the directors of the Thames and Mersey Marine Insurance Company (Limited) in Manchester yesterday, it was resolved to recom mend a payment of 4s. per share for-the past half- Year, being 2s. per share dividen 1, or at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, and 2s. per share bonus, making, with the 2s. paid in July 1 tst, 6s. per share, or 15 per cent. on the paid-up capital for the Year. The report of the Metropolitan Bank (Limited), to be presented ou the 15th inst.; recommends dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum. The report of the Unired Discount Corporation (Limited), to be presented oh the 15th inst., recom mends a dividend of 3s. 7d. per share, being at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum. The ordinary general meeting of the proprietors .of the North Western Bank (Limited) will be held on the 20th inst. at Liverpool. The Manchester Examiner says :—" The failure of a New York house, largely engaged in cotton operations, was rumoured on 'Change yesterday. The liabilities of the firm were spoken of as very large.,, The London and North Western Railway traffic return shows this week an increase of £4,392 over last year, the Metropolitan an increase of £3,129, the Midland an increase of £5,573, the Great Northern an increase of £353, the Great Western an incre:ise of £4,436, the Great Eastern an in crease of £1,428 (wholly in passenger traffic), and the London and South Western an increase of £ 8 ,567. To-day is the usual one for the payment of Par liamentary deposits upon Railway Bills. The re turn of the deposit moneys by the new standing order of the House of Lords is no longer a matter of course, but is made contingent, in the case of entirely new projects, on the line being opened for traffic, or on one-half of the capital being subscribed and expended. Otherwise, it appears, they are to be applied as far as they will go to provide for a Penalty of £5O a day for non-completion, or else to the satisfaction of the claims of landowners or Others. A protest has been published by Mr. Henry Gue dalla against the Mexican Government for the non- Payment of the last five half-yearly dividends on the bonds of the loans issued in 1831 and 1864. -rhe arrears for the last two and a half years' inte rest amount to upwards of £1,250,000. Accounts from Peru calculated to cause uneasi ness in the minds of the bondholders having been Published as received by this mail, it may be use ful to mention that, according to the mercantile advices, affairs in that country were proceeding sa tisfactorily, and the position of the Government aPpears to be firm. A few disturbances, attempted atone point, had been promptly suppressed. Some thing has been said about the finances of the Peru 'llan Government being in a straitened condition ; but in this there is nothing new, the Government "eleg usually willing to borrow as much as lenders are disposed to offer. The strength of the position Of the Peruvian bondholders in this country con sists iu their hold upon the guano revenues, re °Fleeting the productiveness of which not the slightest ground for misgiving is observable. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS., * Per Cent. Consols 8 D itto for Acc oun t, Per Cent. Reduced „ 93 New per Cent 3 New 21. per Cont. Jan. 1891 Annuities,3 0. 5 Per Cent..f an. 1873 Annuities, 80 yrS, expire sth J , tn., 1880 -2 0 0. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 188.5 D o (Red Sett Televa ph), Aug., 1908 — 4,,schequer Bills, .E , 000, '2 per Ct • Do. £5OO Do, £lOO 3& Bann of England Stock, 4 por Cent DO . account intada 4 p er C ent. B on d s — Inter-Colonial Omni - tun .INDIAN GOVERNMENT I.`,ECURITIES. 41111 a Mock, 101 p er C on t., A pr il 1874 — to. Opening for Account 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Y., 0 . 4 pe?.• Cent., Oct. 1888 un. Certificates Do. Eufaced Pap. 4 per Chet 1 2°- 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 bi Per Oat. 11ay.167P D 3 5 per Cent:, Rup. Deb. 1872 — Do. do. 1877 — re. do. 188' , D.,. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 ~, — Do_ Bends, 4 per Cent., £l,000 Do. under £l.OOO fOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent ... . Do., Scrip £45 paid Au itrian Bonds 5 per cent Do. 1859 621 Brazilian 5 per Cent — ')o. 4} per Cent., 1852 7ll Do. do. 1858 — Do. do., 1860 — Do. do., 1863 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1A65 lie Account 7B} 13 ienos Ayres 6 per Cent. 1)o 2 per Cent. (Deferrtd 3 per Cent ) Cu',a, 6 per Cent. C...ilian 6 par Cent — ' )0. 41 per Cent — Do. 3 per Cant., 1 o. 6 per co t. 1867 l4l 1 o. 7 par Cent., 1000 ... C lo ~:::,11, 6 per Cent.. Dan At 3 p.,r Cent., 1825 _ — Dan ~ t.i4u Principalities, 7 per Cent 74} D , S per Cent., 1867 .4 - ... Eluador Now oc,nsolidated, 1 v-,r Cent h:_:) - 1:tia , .,, 7 per Gen' — D J ;:t, otht 1:-sti. ')o. 15•;(. BoD'ls BOl Do. £lOO Bonds ..... 82i Do. t;if;4, Do. Account Do. .E5!)0 Bonds 00. #.106 Bonds BBl 90 English Scrip,:lB6B, 74 } Do do. £45 pd — dis Governitlent Railway Debentures Greet: 5 per Cent., 1824 5, ex Coups — :)o. Aeccuut Do. Coupon - Do. Account 3.latemala a per Cent • . — Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10 p. Ct., all pd 841 lt t/iao 5 per , :crt., 1865 So. Account • . B2 Do MAreturnana Railway — ..0:;0..l per Cent Ditto for Account Do. 1864 7l Do t oer Cont. Anglo-French — •ii:Levi(.l4Ao e. per Cont. moriel, imperial 5 per Cent - •"e‘,.; G . cauada .. 15 Do 3 per Cen — Do. Deferrqd :lo Lenu Warrants Meet:lves) t — Poi-avian 5 per Cent, 1865 Do Account .. 77 Gi oo 41- per Cent. (Uriharren) . . Do ~ i p,:: Ccfut., 1!:.•:62 . — Do A:colliii P rt,:v.:es., 3 per Ut., loss, '6, 7, '9,'6 , ,'',. 35/ 6 Do. do. 1867 36 Do. do. Scrip, £2O pail — 1t I,...sian 5 per Cent., 1.842, ..-f,' Ou Jo 4i per Cent . 1850 Do 4i per Cont., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bondt. Do. do. £B4 15s. do Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds — Do. do £B4 15s. do Do Nicolas Railway 6Ol 1 Sardinian S per Cent — Spanish 3 per Con .; -- Do. Account . — Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. Now Deferred — Do. Account Do. Passive — Do. Cony. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan — Do Government, 1864 Do do, 1808 Do do, scrip Put Turkish 6 per Cont. Do Account Do Account Do .£IOC Bonds 631 4} Do 5 per Cent. 1865 - Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1860 . 6O Do 4 per Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela 3 per Cont. — Do. Acc.unt Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Du 6 per Cent., 1862 i Dividends on the above payable in London Austrian a par Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian,_4l per cent., Ex. 25f. DuiCia fer CAnt. Ex. 12 Gull 56 Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates Do. Account _ Winn 5 per Gent. 1861, Ex. Zsi. Do Account 53 CLOSING PRICES. Cansuls, Money 921 Do. Account, Feb. 4 92} f CRIMINAL COURT —(This day). OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Keating.) MANSLAUGHTER. George Campbell, 23, upholsterer, who was last night found guilty of the manslaughter of John Moir, at Arthur-street, Barnabury, was this morn ing sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment. Timothy Howard was sentenced to 14 days' im prisonment for the manslaughter of James Hart. Felix Victor, a black man, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment for the manslaughter of John Buckley. THE FIRE AT SAVILLE lIOUSE. The trial of Maurice, who surrendered to au in dictment charging him with attempting to obtain a sum of money from a gas company by means of fraud, was proceeded with, but broke down on a point of law, and the defendant was discharged. NEW COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Lush.) THE CHARGE OF BIGAMY AGAINST A LADY. Mr:. Eliza Lumley surrendered to an indictment charging her with feloniously intermarrying with Major Lumley, her former husband, M. Alexandre Victor, being then alive. The case, it will be recollected, was originally beard at Marlborough-street Police-court, and ex cited considerable attention. The first marriage, it was alleged, took place over 30 years ago in the island of St. Heliers, in Jersey, and the cohabita tion extended over two years, after which a separa tion took place, and the defendant had lived as a single woman until her marriage with Major Lumley. To prove the marriage of the defendant with M. Alexandre Victor at St. Heliers in Jersey, the pro secuting counsel called Mr. Mathews, who stated that he was the Registrar at St. Heliers, who ten dered a copy of the registry of a marriage celebrated between the defendant and M. Alexandre Victor. He was not allowed to bring the original, book with him. Mr. Justice Lush thought the copy was inadmissible, but he would consult his brother Keat ing. After having done so, his lordship said if asked to give his decision now he should say the copy was inadmissible. Mr. Giffard, the coun sel for the prosecution, said he should be able to prove the marriage by other evidence, and then pro ceeded. The sister of the defendant, now Mrs. Harriet Brewer, was then called, but her evidence did not help on the prosecution, as she said she was only about 10 years of age at the time, and her recollection of matters that happened 32 years ago was imperfect. She did not recognize the signa ture to the marriage celebrated in London as that of her sister. Mrs. Grey, another acquaintance of the defendant's, said she, when very young, lived in St. Heliers, and knew the defendant. She re collected the defendant leaving and returning to the island, when defendant told her that her marriage with Victor was void, and that he was a French convict. The case was proceeding when we went to press. THIRD COURT. The case of M. Adolphe Ellison, who surren dered to an indictment, charging him with pub. lirhing a libel concerning the Ottoman Railway Company (Smyrna to Aida) was further proceeded with this morning. No decision had been arrived at when we went to press. FOURTH COURT. Three men, named Myers (receiver), Stevens, and Jefferys, were indicted for stealing 24 bales of cochineal, valued £5OO, the property of Walter Hartley. The jury found all the prisoners guilty. Myers was sentenced to 10 years' penal servitude, Stevens to 12 months, and Jeffery to 18 months' imprison ment. TOTAL DE4, 7RUCIION OF A THEATRE BY FIRE. GLASGOW, Wednesday, Midnight.—Shortly after the closing of the Prince of Wales Theatre, this evening it was found to be on fire. The flames spread with great rapidity, and terminated in the total destruction of the building. The theatre is situated on the north-western (in Cowcaddens) side of Glasgow, and has been built within the last 18 months, THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 14, 1 69 SHARE LIST. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Closing, Business Share NAME. Paid. Price. done 10 Agra Limited, A all 11% 121 12 10 Do B lO 41 51 50 Albion 100 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lira all 17 18 20 Anglo-Hungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 8 6 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 11 13 20 Do issued at 2 pm....., , b ... ... 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lira. 25 Bank of South Australia all 31 83 • 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 87 ait 10 Bank of New Zealand all 17 19 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, ,nd China all 201 214 25 Chartered Mere, of India, London, and China all 29 304 30 20 City l' 111 121 100 Colonial 25 40 42 10 Consolidated, lira. 50 Delhi and London, lira 50 East Loudon, Um .5 11 Ai 2(1 English and American, inn 10 ... ... 20 English Bank of Rio do Ja neiro. Ihn lB ld pr • 20 Engliah, .7.cottish, and Aus .., . tralian Chartered — all lai 171 17 1 5.8 j LTong Kong an .1 Shanghai Bank Corporation all ... ... 281 Do new 5/ 5 1 100 Imperial, lim 29 17 18 20 Imperial Ottoman lB 14 11 11 191 .5 lonian all 27 29 2.5 Do now 6 pr 1p 20 Lncl Mortgage of India, lim 4 3: 3 4 i 100 Do sp. c. Debs.lB64, 30 all 76 78 h 2 30 London Bank of itl exico and South America, lim. 20 9 7 100 London and Brazilian, lim. 45 34 32 20 Do new 71 6 5 5 100 London & River Plate, lim. 40 7 9 25 Do new 10 11 14 111 20 London Chart. of Australia all 225 235 50 London and County 2O 491 501 595 20 Do new iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd ll ... ... 50 London Joint Stock 1 35 36 33 41 20 London and South African al 1 12 100 London & S.-Western, lim, 20 ... ... 50 London & Venezuela, lim l2l ... ... 100 Lond9n and Westminster 2O 63 65 644 4 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm 2O 61 63 611 100 Merchant, lim 25 7 5 10 Metropolitan, lim all 0 7 1 100 Midland, am— 2B Id pr 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lim l5 3 1:d 100 National Provinc. of Eng'd 42 ... "' 10 Do . . 42 ... ... 39 1 50 National. 3O 46 48 20 New South Wales all 42 43 20 North-Western 74 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 421 481 43 21 3 50 I'rovinc. Bank. Corpo., lim lO 6 51 100 Provincial of Ireland 25 89 91 10 Do new.. all ... ... 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lim 25 15 1 t 100 Do issued at 6 pm. 10 ... ... 25 Union of Australia all 48, 491 100 Union of Ireland, lira 50 Union of Loadon LORD HALIFAX ON COMPULSORY EDUCATION At the annual meeting of the Halifax Mechanics' Insti• tute on Tuesday evening, Lord Halifax took the chair, and delivered an interesting address on compulsory education. He said that he believed that mechanics' institutes were of the greatest benefit to the people of this country, and that they were free from those difficulties which beset many educational establishments. Coming to the question of education on a larger scale, Lord Halifax admitted that the subject was beset with difficulties. It iwas not, he thought, more than thirty years since any effort was made on the part of the public even to aid national education. For manyyears after that very little was done, and it was not much more than twenty years since the first pupil-teachers were aided by the State. Within the last year or two, however, those who bad made most exertions in behalf of thevolnotarysystem had admitted that it was inadequate to the demands of the country. Lord Halifax was quite ready to admit that a great deal had been done, but there were two classes that had not yet been reached—the lower classes in the towns, and the agricultural population scattered over the thinly inhabited districts. The questions of compulsory rating and com pulsory attendance must soon be decided. lie had been much struck by Mr. Leatham's recent speech at Marsden against both of these principles, but he was not prepared to admit that his arguments were conclusive. The objection to the unequal incidence of the rating upon property, subject to the rates, had weight, no doubt ; but Mr. Leatham and those who agreed with him did not consider the fact that local rates were only a portion of the general taxes, and it was impossible to con sider the question of local taxation without at the same time devoting attention to the general taxation of the country. Lord Halifax said that many. years ago, when Chancellor of the Exchequer, he had a conversation with Sir James Kay-Shuttleworth, then Secretary of the Educational Board, on the subject of national educational grants. The sums then voted in aid of voluntary contributions had never been spent, and it was suggested to Sir James that the grants should be diminished, but he refused to adopt that course, saying that the time was not far distant when more would be demanded than had ever been voted. He increased the votes, therefore, year by year, not because the money was wanted, but because he believed it would he wanted. Lord Halifax remembered that Sir J. Kay Shuttleworth said, by the time the votes amounted to a couple of hundred thousand, the people of this country would be so well convinced of the benefits of education that they would gladly pay rates for its advancement, and the national exchequer would be relieved from any charge beyond that amount. Lord Halifax, in conclusion, said he was entirely in favour of a universal system of education, based upon rates and aided by grants from the Treasury. He was doubtful whether the whole country would submit to a compulsory rate, but with all those children who depended upon State support—criminal, pauper, and vagrant children—we had a right to enforce it. Whatever sum was expended in conferring education would be amply repaid by the improvement that would follow in the morals and intelligence of the population, SriarCis,S AND STOCKI6. insre Railways. raid. Closing .Business Price. gone. et Bristol and Exeter ...... 100 75 77 at Caledonian lOO 771 78 774 at Cambrian 2) Cornwall. . all 3 14 et Dublin. .k Belfast June lO9 79 81 st Dun.„Verth,4; Ab.Juna lOO 79 72 21 East L0nd0n....., 20 Do 15 - - 2) Do 19 - - st Glasgow Jz S. Western l.ou 93 95 st Great Eastern .. .00 421 43 434 st Do. E. Angl. No. 2 lOO 7 8 at (irzat North ol Scotland lOO 16 8 st Great Northern lOO 107 1(8 et Do. A stock lOO 1071 108 s t Do. 1; stock lOO 124 116 126 st (3 t. 4, and W. of lreland lO2 80 97 at Ut. IVeAera -Original lO 191 481 194 Do. South Wales it.o 53 18 • Do. W. Mid.-Oxior( lOO 04 4(5 s; Newport lOO 28 11 st LAtio.sllrex., Yoricniraw lOO MI 30 st Lon., S.Cuast lOO 5, 551 60 1 401 00; 01 Do Scrip • ali - ' t anu Dove,- 190 17 17 ( et Do. _lletrop. - - at Lon. .x ..N unit Western 199 131 141 1111 51 at South We t ter' , :2O So 90 tBl at Hex., tiller., A Lic ool 100 .74 4:4 at ;11, , trol , ollran. st Do ExtellA.)a 100 1. 4 1 3 A, 51 It) no. iNtIY 10 10 1 4 St Mo .ropoiitr.n Dietria. all di (1,1 10 Morrop. ot. J o:Al'd \i 00 1 3 - st et a. 100 82 t 4 st N British st Do. Pth.olt Dun- - - st or. o.;astern-Berwiolg.. 100 lt3 1( 5 1241 1 4 23 Do. G. N.E puroneee -16.13.1 - - st Do Leeds. ...... ....... 110 56 18 571 871 st Do York lOO 90 9 • (44 4 et Lo Citrliiie . lss st Do Slue .. & Darling lOO 1%9 131 13) st North Lon ton 10 Du -New" 1868 . . 2 11 2 p st North Staffordshire lOO 55 57 st North and S.-W. Junction 100 103 105 10 Do Now £lO shares 7 st Rhymney et Shropshire Union lOO 54 54 st South Devon st South Eastern l9O 794 791 701 20 Staines, Wok'haru,& Wok all 12 13 st ti.e. Psis lOO 145 15C .0 Do. C 5 3 I st is dr Kilkenny ,Cu - - (1 ti..tt et I." Whiteha.l 4 - LIAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. at Bristol and Exeter 4 p.ceut. 100 86 SIS st Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO at Do. Scot. N.E., 4 ) per cent lOO ... at Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO st Do. do. 7 per cent lll st Do. do. Ordinary lOO 73 SO at Do. Midland at Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 ... 2U Cornwall, 5 per cent gua all ... at, Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO 105 107 st Do. Ist Class preferene,3. st Glas. it, S.W. gua. 5 per ct lOO . . st Gt. Eastern, E.C. Ex. No.l 100 93 lit at Do do N 0.2 100 97 100 st Do do 6 per cent 100 106 108 at Do East Anglian Asp. c. 110 160 103 st Do do B 6 du. 100 ... et Do do C 7 do. 109 ... at Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 101 100 103 at Do E. Union 4p. c. gua. 100 60 71 st Do Norfolk 5 p.c. Ex. 1846 100 at Do do 5 p.c.Way.Va,1.1847 100 ... at Great Northern, 5 per cent 10 ... at Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 at Do 4 1 do do do 100 ... st Do 4 do at sp. c. pm. 100 ... st Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO ... et' Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist IA 100 at Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 96 97 at, t.West.—Orig.&Jnt.-Itent chg., per gua. 5 p.c lOO 102 104 at Do. Orig. (B. &H. Ex). 5 p.c lOO 95 100 st Do du 4 1 per cent. 1850 lOO 83 88 at Do do 4 do do st Do do 5 per cent. rodent lOO 93 95 st Do do Birmingham gua lOO 68 72 at Do do do pref lOO st Do do Chester gua lOO ... at Do do do 0 per cent lOO 150 HS st Do do do 5 do 100 05 100 st Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 at Do do 44 p.c lOO ••• ••• at Do do 41 1859 lOO st Do do 5 st Do West Mid. Oxford lst g. 10J 107 169 at Do do 2d gua. 100 106 103 at Do Newport, Ist g. i p.c. 100 88 92 st Do do 2d do 100 1)0 103 at Do gua. 5i per cent. 1863 100 100 Lancaster & Carlisle 43 p.c. all .. st Lancash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 0 135 at Du Barnsley, £5 Is 100 p.c. 100 ... at Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 135 st Do 41 (Blackburn purch). 100 98 102 at London & Brighton, sp. c. guaranteed, No. 1 lOO ... st Do 5 per cent. gua. No. 2 lOO st Do 6 do do lOO ... st Do 5 do NJ. 4 lOO ... at Do 7 per cent l,O at Do 6 do (W.E. & C.P.) 100 ... at D) 4 do 1859 lOO ... at London, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent at Loudon and C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO 108 110 st Do Bedford &Cambridge lOO 8 91 _ - . st Do Shrewsb'y & WelchN 1 100 88 91. at Loudon and 7 p,c late 3d shares, lOO 141 146 2a.81. Do (Portam. perp ans. 2s6d) all at Man., Shef., & Linclu. 6 p.c. lOU 111 117 6 Do .46 all par 4 pin et Do 34 per cent lOO 10 Do redeem. 6 percent 5 60 65 at Mid. Consolidated:, 6p. 100 130 I:SS st Do Bristol & Birui., 6p. c 100 1 u 133 st Du 43 per cent. redeem 100 97 90 Bti Du 43 per cent. irredeem 100 97 99 at . Du Leicester Ltlrchn, 4 p.c 100 80 91 st North British, 5 p.e..N u.l 100 st Du B. &G.4p. c. S. c 5.; D 100 ... st Do N. 8., No. 2, 5 per cen.t 100 st Do Border Union, 51 p.c 100 ... at N.-Eastern—Cons. 4 p.c 100 86 88 st Do 43 per cent. redeem 100 95 97 st 4 per cent., lOO 17 Du Berwick capital 8 13.4. ... 25 Do York, H.& S. purchase lO 10 103 st Do Stekta & Drliug. A 5 p.c lOO 108 110 at Du NV, Hartlepool 11. and R lOO 87 81 20 North Staffordshire lOs Devon Annuities, 1 s all 93 10/ Ns Do Tavistock Anus., 10s all 910 10s Du Fixed 43 por cent all 8 9 1 0.6. S. ..act. (acad. Anus., 1.0.6) all 22 23 st Do 41 percent IOU at Do Fixed 43 per cent lOO at Taff Vale Nu. 1 lOO 145 150 at Waterford & Kilkenny, 6pc 100 41 43 RAIL- WAYS:PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. at Caledonian 4. 1 , ) c g,u---,7 109 at uo Scot. Cen. min. 7p c. 100 •:: ::: at Do 41 irredeem all at Du 4p c consissued at 80 65 ... ...... ... st Great Eaatern 41 per cent. 100 77 81 at Du 5 do, 1862.., lOU 87 .1 at Do New 5 do, 1863 100 88 90 at Do do 5 do, 1864 100 84 83 st Great Northern, 5p c irred. 100 at Do Perman en t 5 per cent. 100 ... ....: st Do Boston & Sl eatd, 41 pc 100 ... ... st Groat West., W. IEOI., 5p o 100 86 90 at Do Joint 1.-erpo. 5 p c,1865 100 85 90 st Do do 6p c irred., 1866 100 103 105 24 Do Vale N oath perp. 5p e all 194 204 at Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B 100 5 Lane. and York. N ew 41 per"' ... cent till July, 18 71.,,.., .,, 2 1 1 at L0n41., Brig., &c., 4/ pc, 153 109 ... at Do do 4 d o, 1860 100 •••... at Do do 41 d o, 1861 100 ... ... ... at D 4 do 41 d o, 1863 100 ... ... at Do do 5 d o, 1863 100 st Do No. G 5 d o, 1866 100 ... ... at Do No. 7 s do 100 ... ... ... ... at Load . Chat., &c., 20, 6 p.c .., 100 at Do 'faetrop. Ex., B 6 p.c lOO ... .. .: .. Do do C 6 p. c lOO ... at London& N. Western, 5p c 100 103 1 . 1 . 0 at London o z, n h & o f S . . &L iu Western,.,spcl.BpB l a o l o l 94 8 9 8 6 10 4 lit Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO ... ... a t Midland, A 5 per cent pref 100 100 103 at Do B 5 o is Do 5p c opt. to cony, to 10 0 lltd 103 Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1869 all 11 lfp 18 Do Incony. New Shares 16 i ;gyp Do 5 p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1872.... . 8 1 1 14p at North British, E. and u . No. 1, 5 per cent lO4 ... .. ••• ••• a t Do £3O guaranteod, 1861 100 • .... Do B. P., &Dun., 2d, 4p e 100 — i, &(.1- .: ,, .10. 25 p c 100 ••• at Do N. .' ' ' 1862 — ' ••• ••• t; (fa c t 1 10 0 0 0 t 55 6 9 . f t Do i-1. 8.. o per cent, IOU ... ... 6 - Do E. & a - -, No. 3 , 5 P-e ••• 100 ... .. :t 140 1 4 1 i r i y ) e ) r 4 ; & Dart., D lOO 11 1 ii j North London, 4/, per cent at - per cent) 100 102 101 (Max. a st North Staffordshire 5p c 100 ... ... E. & s (i ter ' IV, at South Eastern, 41 pc, 1859 100 ... ... 5 do 1861 100 .., ... Do at rdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 ... ... st Do J 100 Do 5 do, 1861 : e a t t N ° D r o t lI S E t:c . la - a a t t Victor' St & Pimlico, 41 pa 100 ... ... RAILWAYS. —LINES LEASED AT FIXED nENTALs st Birkenhead 10() 1.00 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer all 101 103 st Buckinghamshire st Chester and Holyhead lOO 54 56 st Du. 51 per cent. st Do. 5 do. at Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO . .' st Colchester Stour Valley st East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lOO 133 135 20 Gloster and Dean Forest all ... ... s (It. Easn., Newru., &c., 5 p.c 100 ... ... s Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.o 100 69 72 st Do. do. Woodbrg.Ex., do. 100 69 72 st Gt. West, W. Mid., Lieref 100 95 971 50 Hull and Selby all 109 111 st Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 21. 213 at London and Blackwell lOO 93 95 st Do. 41 per cent lOO ... ... st London, Gnat., &c., 41 p c lOO ... ... st Do. Com. Fund, bdo lOO ... ... st London and Greenwich et Do. do. Preference lOO ... ... st London, Tilbury, & South 100 78 t3O st Lowestoft, gua 4 per cent lOO 79 88 st Do. do. 6 do. 5} Mauch., Buxton, & Matlk all b 51 st Midland, Bradford, Pref lOO 92 91 10 Mid Kent Cray Line) 50 Northernt East., 5 per cent all 53 56 Si) Do. do. 6 do. all .., ~. st N. Easter. —Hartlepool at N.West. A perp. pref, sp. c. 100 103 110 st Do B minimum 11 p.c lOO ... ... at Notting. & Granth. It. & C lOO 92 94 '25 Preston and 11 yra . all 44 46 ... Royston, Hitch., and Shop. 100 133 135 st Shrewsbury and Hereford 100 133 135 10 Do do 3 21 9,p St S. Yorksh. and Myer Dun 109 93 100 at - Do 4 per cent gua lO , 79 81 st Do b do st Vict. Station and Pimlico— 100 175 ISO st West Cornwall 20 West Loudon, Class A all 13 14 20 Do du B all 20 Do do C all 6.. ... 1 7f. at Weymouth and Portland lOO ... ... st Wilts and Somerset DOCKS. et East and West India lOO 117 119 st Loudon and St. Katherine lOO 53 55 100 `„D oDeb. stock, 4 per cent al Millwall Freehold Land Dock lOO 31 32 et Southampton lOO 71 7d at Surrey commercial MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-American Tel., lira all 211 218 211 10 Anglo-Mediter. Tel., lira.— 10 # 4P 1 0 1 10 Auglo-Mexican Mint all lb 16 st Atlantic Telegraph lO 29 31 at Do. 8 per cent. 25 Australian Agricultural 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lint 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lim 9 7 bd 10 Berlin Water Works, lim all 181 14 10 Do. New 6 3 31 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lim. 3I 7 10 5 Bombay Gas, lim 5 Do. New 4 11 ld 59 British American Land 44 16 18 at B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lint lOO 167 172 20 British Indian Tea, him all 2 20 British Ship Owners 74 29 Canada Company all 64 63 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lim 2/ 21 lid 20 Ceylon Company, Urn. 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lim 5 41 11,1 25 City of Loudon Real Pro perty, lim 8 4} 31d 30 City of Milan Improv. lim all 5 10 25 City of Moscow Gas, lim all 2 8 50 City Offices, lim 25 24 23 d 50 Colonial, lira Do. 50 Commercial Union (Assur) 5 I ip 10 Company of African Mer chants, lim. 20 Continental Union Gas, Rm all 18 19 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 71 per cent. 100 Corporation of London Bonds, 1877, 4f per cent, all 104 105 100 Do. 1879, 41 per cent, all 104 1051 100 Do. 1882, 41 per cent. all 1031 1041 10 Credit Fon. of England, lim. all 21 .21 2 9-11 Bo Credit Fon.of Mauritiuslim lO 31 21d st Crystal Palace lOO 1 s 21 at Do. Preference lOO 93 98 st Do. 6p. c Perpetual Deb lO9 102 107 20 Darjeeling, lim 10 Eastern Assam, lim. 6l ...d 80 East Indian Land Credit and Finance, lim 20 East India Irriga. & Canal all 17 18 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lim 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. Vroy Gua,. by Egypt. Gov all 91 92 911 1 1 20 Egyptian Com. & Trad. lim 6 41 4d st Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 238 243 10 Do. New 8 10 12p 3 Eng. & Austral. Copper, lim 21 4 4 15 English and Foreign Credit 71 5 4(1 100 Eng. and Scot. Marine, lim. 8 ...d 10 Fairbairn Engineering 5 11 11d 20 Fore-streetWarehouse,lim l2 pr 1p 100 For. & Col. Gov. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at £B5 all 831 811 50 Gellivara, lira. 2O 10 General Credit & Die., lim. 71 '2 14 15 General Steam Navigation 14 28 29 50 Home & Col Marine In. lint 5 41 31d 10 Hong Kong and China Gus all 20 Hudson's Bay all 131 134 20 Imperial Land Co. of Mar seillos, lien . 25 Indo-European Tel., lim. 20 Interna. Financial Soc. lim 5 11 11 20 Interna. Land Credit, lim 6 6 4•1 50 Italian Land 5 11 Id 20 Italian irri. (Canal Ca vour) a ll 31 4 100 Do. 6 p. c. Bds., redeem 1870, issued 90 all 63 (t 5 50 Land Securities, lim., , 5 3/ 21d 25 London African Trading lO 7 sct 25 Lon. & Caled. Marine, lim 6 ... 10 London County Land and Building, lim. 5 Lond. Provincial Tel. li nt all 31 3 4 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent. all 1 11) 50 Loud. Financial Asso., lint 30 23 221 7 4 Lond.Gen.Omnibus.Co.lim. all 14 2 2 1-16 50 Lund. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, lint 25 22 17d 20 Lond. & Provincial Marine 2 ld pr st Madras Irriga. & Canl. Una. sp.c. by India Gov. lOO 105 107 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, . 10 Mediterra. Exten. Tel., lint all 4 41 50 Merchant Shipping, all 33 33 50 Millwall Iron \ Vorks, lint. 124 ..• ••• 10 Natal Land and Colonisa tion Co., lint. 25 National Discount Co., lint 5 111 12/ 114 25 National Prov. Marine, lint. 4 4 3 d 10 National Steam Ship, lim. all 81 91 20 Nerbudda Coal & Iron, lim. 6 3 2d 10 Now Consolidated Dis. lint. 3 11 ld 5 hew Quebrada, lint 4.4.0 44 3 4 25 New Zealand Loan & Mer candle Agency,lim 2l 1 IP 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, lim. 10 Northern Assam Tea., lim 5 7 5 10 Do. B at North Brit. Austral., lint_ 100 4S 53 50 North Brit. & Mercan. 64 19 194 10} 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 5 144 154 204 21 50 Oriental Financial, lint ll ... •••d 5 Oriental Gas, 1int..,,,,,,..., all 71 78 5 Do. New 10 Otago and Southland In vestment, lint 2 id 41 ) 5 Ottoman Gas, lim all 14 21 10 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian R. Mail lin all 14 5 Do do. .... st Peel R. Land & Minerl, lira 100 30 32 50 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all 48 5U 49 181 50 Do. New 1867.,,,.,,,,, 10 2 11d 25 Reuter's Telegram...... 24 27 30p 50 Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New 25 Rio de Janeiro City Im.,lim all 17 18 20 Do. Gas, 1int.,,,,. all 231 241 244 100 Royal Mail Steam st Scottish Aust. Invest., lim lOO 107 112 st Do. 6p. c. Guar. Pref lOO ••• ••• 20 Societe Fin. d'Egypte, lint lO 7 6d 20 Societe Gen.de l'Empire Ot s 3 4p 50 S. African Mort. & Inv., lint 6 ••• 25 South Australian Land all 351 361 st Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip ...... . 20 Telegraph Con. &Main.,lim all 161 17 164 20 Thames and Mersey Marina (Insurance), lira 2 21 21 41 20 Trinidad Petroleum, lira_ 81 10 Trust & Agency of Aus.,lim. 1 4 1p 10 Do do. do. all 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. Canada 5 id p 50 Union Marine L'pool, lim 5 4 41p 20 Union Steam Ship, lira all 22 24 15 United Discount Corp., 11m 6 11 Old SU. Kingdom Tel. Co., lint all 51 6 5 Do. 10 per cent. Prof. all 3/ 3f p 20 Universal Marine(ln.), lira 5 1 11p 61 10 Upper Assam Tea, lim all 21 31 30 Van Dieman's Land 2Bl 7 8 00 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. (Mortgage) Loan.., all 74 75 74i 1 50 Warrant Finance, lim. l2 12 10d 50 West India and Pacific, Steam, lim 2O 4 gd 20 West London Wharves and Warehouses COLONIAL GOVICUNMENT SECUILITIES Briti4b Columbia, 6 per 0cnt.,1872.... 1895 lOO - - Can.Crov,op.c.Jan. l 4J uly 1677-34 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug— • • 100 105 307 ••• Do. sp. o. Mar. & Sept iou 114 103 Do. sp. c. Jan. & July 100 93 98 911 I Do. sp. c. inscribed bk 100 90 02 Cape C+.llope, 6 p. 0• 16 7;•• 100 102 104 1Jo.Ap1.&001 1890-19 00 100 111 113 Do. do 1880-90 100 107 109 Do. Jan.&July, 1891 •••• 100 108 110 Do. 5 per cent. 15 Apul and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 100 102 Ceylon, Nov 1878, 6 100 1:43 110 Do. 1872, do lOO 105 107 Alaurltius, Gp. o, Jan. and July - Do. 1878 ....... ••• 100 106 188 D. 1882, M a y and * Nov lOO 106 108 Do. 1895, Feb. & AuZ•••• 100 108 108 Altlbourne Corporatn 1367-75, 6 per cent• • lO3 - N.11.G0v.6 p.o.Ja.&July 100 102 104 Natal 6 p or, Apl 8 Oct lOO -- Do 6p c. 51.4 & N0v..." 100 106 108 N. ,S. W. 5 re., '7l to '76 lOO 09 101 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1896 lOO 119 100 98 Do. 5 p.c. rd.'67 to '75 lOO El 10 1 N.Zealand, 6p. ct. 1891 lOO • Do. 5 per cent. ---Do Jan, Api 1, JulY, t lOO 074 984 911 Do 6p c. Mar & Sept '9l lOO 108 110 - Do June & Dec, 1 , 91 fDo Prov. < i Auclad. 1 / 0 - scriei 1 & 2, 1496 .• Nova Scotia 6p. o.Jan... and Jnly. 1875 - Do 1616 lOO 101 103 - Queenslnd. Cp. c. 'B2 5 lOO 1(5 106 Do 1891 Do. 1891 6p 0.1869 lOO Do. do. A t...... •••• 100 108 110 Do rd. 1693 ..... • ▪ Vigt9ria9p.Q. 1095 ... t• 108 107 A.NO THER MEETING OF RITUALISTS. On Wednesday another meeting of Ritualists was held at Freemasons' Hall, confined almost exclusively to clergy men who are in favour of continuing the altar-lights and other practices condemned by the recent judgment of the Judicial Committee of Privy Council. A long and very earnest conversation took place, in which the Rev. C. F. Lowden, the Rev. J. C. Chambers, the Rev. W. J. Ben nett, the Rev. Orly Shipley, and other gentlemen joined. It was generally admitted that it would be unwise to bind the clergy, as a body, to any particular course, inasmuch as circumstances differed in various parishes, and some clergymen might feel it to be their duty implicitly to obey the law of the Church on those points where it differed from the law of the land as recently expounded by the High Court of Appeal. It was stated that several clergymen had resolved upon continuing the lights under any circumstances, or, at all events, until they received a monition from some compe tent spiritual authority. A conversation arosein reference to the course which must be taken to compel obedience to the decree of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, and it was held to he a mistake that the bishop of the diocese must necessarily proceed by monition, or otherwise, against a clergyman who used the practice and ceremonial complained of. Any person, it was said, might proceed by indictment against an offending clergyman, and it was not likely that the Church Association, who had been the real promoters of the suit of Martin v. Mackonochie would let such an opportunity slip. The question of the prosecution of the Rev. W . J. E. Bennett, M.A., vicar of Frome, on doctrinal matters was alluded to, and there seemed to be no doubt on the minds of any persons present that in the event of the Judicial Committee of Privy Council finally deciding that the doctrine of the Real Presence in the Eucharist is antagonistic to the doctrines of the Church of England, the High Church party must as a body secede from the Establishment. There also seemed to be a decided impres sion that if driven out of the Establishment they would not be justified in joining the Church of Rome. The Church News says : " Notwithstanding Dr. Miller's letter, in which he undertook to abide by the judgment, Mr. Ryle and other notorious Puritans have openly expressed their intention to do nothing of the sort. The Church Association evidently intends that the law as administered shall be partial and one-sided. The ques tion of the legality of vestments is at once to be tested. On this our readers may rely. Through Lord Cairns's instrumentality, the Church Association has triumphed. Mr. Bennett's case, undefended, will soon come on. With Eucharistic accessories condemned, Eucharistic truth will fall too. This issue is plain, and cannot be shirked. A crisis is therefore upon us, weighty, momentous, and more than important." A new postal treaty, signed between the Duke of Montrose, late her Majesty's Postmaster-General, and the Swiss representative in London, Mr. John Rapp, has just come into operation, conferring largely increased facilities on correspondence, &c., between England and the Swi-s Confederation. Letters can now be transmitted between the two countries, rid Belgium, at the rate of 3d. the half-ounce, and newspapers, &c., for 2d. the four ounces. A system of money orders has also been esta blished, at very low rates, viz.:—On sums not exceeding £2, 3d.; above .za and not exceeding £5, 6d.; above £5 and not exceeding £7, 9d.; above £7 and not exceeding £lO, is.; and an elaborate table prepared, showing the amounts payable in SwitzerMnd for an equivalent in British money. FIELD ARTILLERY FOR INDIA.—It has be el determined to provide India with a new field artillery, and the question is whether India should manufacture her own ordnance or whether she should be supplied from home. India, however, can only manufacture bronze or brass ordnance, which is in many respects inferior to wrought iron or steel, and becomes useless ; while an iron or a steel gun is still serviceable. If iron guns are preferred it would be necessary to provide India with resources and machinery for their manufacture, which would involve expense and delay. India in many parts is ill adapted for the trans port of heavy field artillery, and a light gun of large calibre is best. Ammunition can be divided between waggons, camels, and elephants ; while the dead weight of a heavy gun is constant. A comparison of the two different methods of rifling, the Woolwiei and the Whit worth, shows many advantages on the side of the lat ter, such as accuracy of aim at long ranges, much less expense in the projectiles, and the ready use of either shot or shell. CHURCHES OF THE CITY OF LONDON. —A corre spondent of the Tines has been visiting several City churches for the last few months. Here is the result of his visits :—" Between St. Paul's Cathedral and St. Dunstan's•in-the-East (he remarks) there are some thirty five churches. I have attended the morning services in each. In two the congregation consisted of 5 persons each, in three others the attendance was under 10 each, in six others from 10 to 20, in ten others I found from 20 to 40, and in the remainder the worshippers were from 40 to 90 ; in only one church did I find 100, but in that case the church was well filled. In the above numbers I have not included the charity children, a few of whom are marched to most City churches, but I havo included the poor women who come for the bread which perishes. Thus, in 10 churches the united congregations did not exceed 100 persons, and in 30, employing 30 or more clergymen, as many organists, &0., the gross total of the congregations would not exceed that of one of our West-end churches." " CROWNER'S QUEST LAW."—An unfortunate military officer recently shot himself. The jury, upon the inquest, returned a verdict that the deceased had killed himself in a state of temporary insanity. The lethal weapon was a revolver, value four guineas, and the de ceased, who was in pecuniary difficulties, left a widow. The coroner (Mr. W. J. Payne) ordered the revolver to be sold, and the proceeds to be given to the poor-box of Bow street Police-court. One would like to know under what law or for what cause the unhappy widow is to be mulcted of the sum arising from this sale. The law of deodands has long been abrogated, and a verdict of temporary insanity does not establish any right on the part of the Crown to the effects of the subject of an inquest. Possibly, if the representative of the deceased wen) to summon the coroner for the value of the revolver, a county court judge might enlighten Mr. Payne as to the law in this respect. The logic and equity of such a direction will not bear considera tion ; since suicide may be as readily committed with a yard of rope or a pennyworth of poison, as with a thirty itithaikteYolYetn ilillAM4ll4lilled labre.=-Ecltoel. ECCLESIASTICAL IT .M'_ It is thought probable that the canonry or Worcester, vacant by the death of Canon Fortescue, will be bestowed upon Dr. Irons, vicar of 13rompton. who has always sup ported Mr. Gladstone at Oxford. Lord Shaftesbury has prepared a bill for the amendment of the Ecclesiastical Courts, and would have already laid It on the table of the House of Lords were it not that no business is allowed until the Queen's Speech has been delivered. It is intended to form a new bishopric in Australia, to be called the diocese of Bathurst. It will comprise the sresbern portion of the sees of Sydney and Newcastle. The Archbishop of Canterbury has removed the inhibi tion against Father Ignatius preaching in the diocese of London. Father Ignatius, we hear, will not return to St. Edmund's Church, but will select some other City church : preach in on Fridays, and a West-end church on Mr. G. J. Murray, a leading supporter of the English Church Union, has seceded from that body because its Hitics are too Padical. The Pishop of Sydney has forbidden the erection of - a reredos in Christ Chnrch, Sydney, which was being erected by a son in memory of his father. The bishop's objecticn to the memorial was that it contained a Greek cross. TIIE ITTI.N.DSOR .EL_EC77OII 7 PETITIOIV. The trial of the petition against the return of Mr. I:ykyn was resumed at ten o'clock yesterday morning. Me Rev. Mr. Carter, in whose hands the sovereign intended for the witness Smith was placed by Mr. Eykyn, stated that Mr. Eykyn left the sovereign with him instead of giving it to Smith himself, in order that it might not lead to a petition. Mr. Eykyn shewed witness letter, gating that Smith was in very distressed circum stances, and the sovereian was intended for him purely In consequence of that letter. Witness undertook to rive the sovereign to Smith ; but, finding afterwards that the story contained in the letter was untrue, he retained possession of the money, which he still had. Mr. Eykyn had often given him alms to distribute. Witness was a Conservative, and supporter of Colonel Gardner.—Mr. Justice Willes said the act proved in evidence was a dangerous one, but it was doubtful whether it came within the definition of bribery.—John Eldridge, painter, said Mr. Herbert gave him some work to do and pro mised him other work on the understanding that he would vote right. As witness promised his vote to Colonel Gardner he got no more work from Herbert. INCONVENIENCE OF EVthERECTION. Tho insurrection in Cuba appears to have been the means A getting two of our fellow-countrymen in that island Into trouble. Mr. William Kynoch has addressed us from itranzanilla, in a letter which we have received by a vessel lust arrived, stating that he had,been working as administra tor and engineer on a sugar estate in a distriot held by the 22surgents, and that he was put in prison forhavingbrought to some Spanish officers, under a pass from the in turgents, and when visiting his own relations, news )1 their wives who were detained in the in ,Drior. Mr. Kynoch, after being kept in prison a !ortnight, was released at the intervention of !riends, but a fellow-countryman of his, au elderly man, named Macneil, was still detained in a dungeon it Manzanilla, being falsely charged, on tho evidence A a negro thief, with having been concerned in making trms and ammunition for the insurgents. It is not for the first time that the Cuban authorities have thus tcted towards British residents, a young English artist saving been imprisoned at Santiago some years ego on suspicion, for which there was not the slightest foun lation, of having taken sketches of a fortress. It is be hoped that the British representatives in Cuba are on the alert to prevent such outrages being carried to excess, ind that they do all they can to obtain remedy for the rictims of Cuban officialism.—rorkshire Post. BOYS IN TRAINING SHIPS. Mr. Hall has again written to the Times on the subject of establishing training-ships for the emi ,yment of homeless tad destitute boys. Many persons connected with the poor taw are anxious to find an outlet for boys with seafaring itstes, and in many places a desire is expressed for a corn- Dined movement on the subject. Mr. Hall proposes bat a National Training-ship Institution should be ►stablished in London on the principle of the National Life peat Institution. The effect of this would be to encourage mud promote the establishment of such institutions at mr numerous outports. There is room round the oast of England and Scotland for 15 training ships, trill each of those could turn out annually 100 )oys, or together 1,500 well trained boys fur he Royal and mercantile marines. The yearly cost of each )0y on an average will not be more than £4O in education Ind training, and we must remember the value of their Mum services to the nation and the advantage to be country of their pursuing an honest and indus rions calling instead of drifting into the criminal ranks. the question of education is clearly connected with fiat of crime, and the benefits that will accrue from he careful training of these boys wiil bo very great. point worthy of notice is that steamers require men who VIVO a knowledge of their duties and carry few or no boys, ►ud hence the value of these institutions is greatly enhanced. tlr. Hall concludes by expressing the hope that if Govern nent cannot provide the training-ships, rigged and fitted tp, private benevolence will nndertako the task, and if the iistitution be once established, advantage can be taken o f be Industrial Schools Act. THE COMIC PAPERS. (From Punch.) A. Youxa, PHILISTINE. Sunday School Teacher ;Examining the children from the Old Testament) : " And Rho was the strongest man?"—Pupil (addicted to light iterature) : " Jack the Giant-Killer, teacher !!" ALL BUT ONE.—Good, kind Victor Hugo has been wain feasting the young in Guernsey. Love of the little ines is such a passion with him that we may fully expect lira one of these days to forgive somebody simply because he poet called him Le Petit. Oust " 'WAG'S LAST."—It is said that there were dis mrbances at Ceuta, owing to the delight of the people it the idea of becoming English. But this was premature. ['hey must not be too ambitious. Ne Ceuta ultra crepidam. MUSICAL AND MELANCHOLY.—Has the singular fact een remarked that all operas have exactly the same lumber of pieces, for they all have —a score ? A thought ill observer is also puzzled by finding that for a burlesque o be completely successful, it must have a breakdown. PRECOCIOUS PRINCES, The Tuileries. Prince of Asturia : lam so fond of you, my dear Louis, roil can't think. I like you better than all my sisters put together. Prince imperial : I have neither brother nor sister, but fam sure if I had, I should prefer you to them. Do you ike my papa? Prince of Asturia : Much better than the King, I can :ell you. Prince Imperial : I don't see—never mind. I hope you rvill live in Paris a long time, Alfonso. Prince of Asturia (laughing) : Thank you. It seems ikely, I believe. But if you were all to move, I think ',hat my mamma would follow you. Prince Imperial : She is a dear, but we don't mean to move. My papa's dynasty is secure. Prince of Asturia : How do you know that, my dear Louis ? Prince Imperial: Whisper. He knows all about it. He gives Vie Marshals all they desire, and keeps them in the best temper with us. Prince of Asturia: You are a year older than I am, Louis, and therefore I must not teach you. But I will only say that my mamma did exactly the same, and here we are. Prince Imperial : Ah! Prince of Asturia : Yes, indeed. [They meditate a little, poor children, and then luckily recollect the riding lesson.] (From Judy.) MODERN COMEDY.—Mrs. Teazle : " I'm sure i married you for the purest of motives."—Mr. Peter Teazle "For the purest of metals, ma'am, you mean." WHAT WE MAY EXPECT.—Mistress : "And why do you wish to leave, Sarah ?"—Sarah : " Well, mum, you never told me as master were a banker, which I engaged for a respectable family." EVERY BULLET HAS ITS BILLET.—Lord Truro is reported to have said, at a recent meeting, that if the volunteers had to face the enemy with the Enfield rifle, " they would be, first, the victims of the enemy's bullets, and then a mark for its contempt." Query—What sort of a mark is a fellow for contempt after he has been hit by a bullet? A. Z. A. I).—Dtiring the examination into the Overend, Gurney, and Co. failure, a curious transaction was fished out, which caused considerable difficulty. An entry in a ledger stood as follows :---"Peto and Betts azad £14,000." What did azad mean? Mr. Howell, the accountant, could not tell; nobody could tell. Judy, of course, knew, and finding that the mystery has not yet been cleared up, she now boldly states that the word in question is only a slig ht. mis-spelling, and that the entry should run—" Peto Betts has had £14,000." That is all ! Tile Rev. a. L. Randall denies in the Guardian the gatemen ,of the Church News that he is abnizi tg made THARP ED'ION. NOTICE. 'Tito Third Edition of " Ths Sun" of last Erouing was published in time for delivery in town at 7.15 p.m. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) LIVERPOOL, Jan. 14. The mail steamer Athenian, from the West Coast of Africa, arrived here to-day. Her dates are Fernando Po, Dec. 13 ; Bonny, 17, Benin, 18 ; Lagos, 19 ; Accra, 21 ; Cape Palmas, 24 Sierra Leone, 28 ; Tencriffe, Januuary 5 ; toad Madeira, 8. She brings 78i ounces of rsold, dust, 1,111 some spcci,-. The health of all the ports was good. Trade was good at Buenos Ayres and Sierra Le,,ne, and vcry dull at ad other ports. Tha news from the coast is unimportant. A slig'at eartheplal:c was felt at Accra on the 21st of 'De cember. The Athenian brings no news of the crew of the Bank of England Returns. An Account, pursuant to t; cap. 32, for the week ending he Act 7th and Bth Vi:ltoria, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 1868. ARTMENT. ISSUE Dru Notes issued ....£32,534,110 Governint. Debt £11,015,1r4 Other Securities 3,94' 4 0 0 Gold Coin and Bullion Silver Bullion X 32,534,11 01 BANKING D. r 42,534,110 4 Proprietors'Capi tal £14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (including Ex chequer, Sav ings' Banks, Commissioners of National Debt, and Div. Accounts 3,638,067 Other Deposits.. 2)0.17,897 Seven Days and other Bills 499,869 LPARTMENT. Governmt. Seem rities(inclutling Dead Weight Annuity) £15,884,710 Other Securities 17,707,002 Notes 8,408,750 Cold and Silver Coin £13,074,679 £43, 074,67$ )3 FORBES, Chief Cashier. GEORG SPORUNG INTELLIGENCE RACING FIXTL FEBR 311 ES FOR 1869. GARY. Streatham 11, 12 Lincoln l6, 17 114rrow lB, 19 Mansfield 18 Nottingham Spring 23, 24 Chelmsford 25, 2,6 Derby Spriug 2b, 2$ MA Liverpool Spring 2,3, 4 Shrewsbury Spring 5, 6 War wick - 9, 10, 11 Kingsbury l2, 13 N orthauipton. l6, 17 C H. P. Bromley 1 A 2 Aldershot l, 2 Catterick Bridge... 1 2 Thirsk 6 7 Streatham 8, 9 West Drayton ,lBl 1e \Vest Somerset ~,,18, , 19 Margate 20 Durham 29, 80 Epsom % 80, 31. LtiL. Newmarket Craven...l2, &c. Eastbourne ls Lewes 20 21 Croydon... 22, 26 Newmarket let Spring 'TT 26, &a West Drayton l7, 18 Bath 18, 1$ Manchester l9, 20, 21 Croydon 20, 21 Harpend e n 2l Epsom Summer .. ...26, &a. ENE. M. Chester 4, 5,6, 7 Winchester ll, 12 York 11, 12 St. Albans Salisbury l3, 14 Doncaster 13, 14 Croydon 2,3, 4 Newton 2,3, 4 Ascot ..„8, 9, 10, 11 Liverpool Summer ...15, 16 Windsor 15, 16 Hampton l7, 18 Worcester l, 2 Newmarket July 6, &c. Kingsbury . 9, 10 Poutef rad 12, 13 Nottingham l3, 14 Newcastle 22, 28, 24 Oldham ......... 22 iiibury Club .... 28 Stockbridge ... 2b, 26 Chelmsford Suttou Park .....29, 80 L Y. AUU Brighton 3, 4 Brightou Club 5 Lewes 6, 7 ligham lO, 11 Wolverhan - pton lO, 11 Windsor 12, 13 St. Albans Stockton lB, 19, 20 Warwick— SEPT: 8 i Reading 15, 16 Huntingdon 2O, 21 I Southampton 22 28 Stamford ... 22, 23 I Goodwood 27, 28, 29, 80 UST. 1 Oxford Canterbury ...... 24, 25 York 24, 25, 26 Plymouth ..26 I Windsor August l2, 13 Derby Summer —3l, Sep. 1 I Weymouth 31, Sep. 1. NI BER. IV estena (Ayr)........22, 23 Abingdon 9, 10 1 Kingsbury... 9 3, , 24 Doncaster l4, 15, 16, 17 I Monmouth 23, 24 Richmond 21, 22 I Newmarket I it 0ct....28, &c. Lichfield OCTOBER Bedford 5, 6 Cheltenham l9, 20 I Ediuburgh 6, 7, 8 West Drayton 2l, 22 Leicester 7, 8 Hereford '2l., 22 Newinarket 2d 0et...11, &c. I Monmouth 23, 21 Chelmsford l9, 201 Newmarket ii'ton ...25, &o. WATERLOO MEETING —FEB.I7. (Over Altear.) Patron—Right lion. the Earl of Sefton. The Waterloo Cup, value £1,600 in specie, by subscription of £25 each ; 64 subs; the winner to receive £5OO, and the second £2OO. 1. Mr C. F. Allison 33. Mr J. Ingleby 2. Mr J. F. Armistead 34. Mr R. Jardine 3. Mr J. Bake 35. Mr F. Johnston 4. Mr W. J. Barden 36. Mr J. Johnston 5. Mr F. Bartholomew 37. Mr H. B. Jones 6. Lord Binning 38. Mr W. J. Legh 7. Mr J. Blackstock 39. Mr S. C. Lister 8. Mr J. S. Bland 40. Mr J. Lonsdale 9. Mr G. Blaushard 41. Lord Lurgan 10. Mr W. G. Borrow 42. Mr S. Mallabey 11. Mr T. Brocklebank 43. Mr C. E. Marfleet 12. Mr J. Brun , trit 44. Mr W. H. Massey 13. Mr R. B. Carruthers 45. Sir C. Molyneux 11. Mr C. J. Chesshyre 46. lion. C. C. Molyneun 15. Mr W. H. Clark 47. Mr T. Neville 16. Mr E. Croft 48. Mr R. Paterson 17. Mr J. Cunningham 49. Mr I'. L. Reed 18. Mr W. D. Deighton 50. Dr Richardson 19. Mr James Dunlop 51. Mr J. Savage 20. Mr J. Evans 52. Mr N. Saxton 21. Lord Garlies 53. Lord Sefton 22. Mr J. Gibson 54. Mr T. Smith 23. Mr W. M. Gilmour 55. Mr J. Spinlis 24. Col. Goodlako 56. Lord Stair 25. Mr A. Graham 57. Mr E. W. Stocker 20. Mr T. Green 58. Mr B. Swinburne 27. Mr C. A. Hailey 59. Mr G.A. Thompson 26. Capt. Hathorn GO. Mr R. Todd 29. Mr J. Haywood 61. Mr B. W. Trinder 30. Mr J. Hodson 62. Mr R. C. Vyner 31. Mr J. Hole 63. Mr R. H. Williams 32. Mr J. Hyslop E 4. Capt. Wyndham The Waterloo Purse, value £260, in specie, taken from As Cup Stake, for the 32 beaten dogs iu the first round for the Cup; the winner to receive £lOO. The \Vaterlos Plate, ♦alue £lOO in specie, taken from the Cup Stakes, for the 16 beaten dogs in the first ties for the Waterloo Cup. The Great Waterloo Cup, 64 subscribers, at £25 each the money £1,600-to be divided as under:- 1. Winner to receive ... 1. Second ditto ... .. 2. Dogs to receive £5O each... 4. Ditto ditto 30 ditto... 8. Ditto 20 ditto... 16. Ditto 0 ditto... ... £5OO ... 200 ... 100 ... 120 ... 160 ... 160 1,240 The Waterloo Purse and Waterloo Plate 360 £1,600 The Waterloo Purse, for the 32 dogs beaten in the fir s t course for the Waterloo Cup, amounting to £260, to be divided as under:- 1. Winner to receive ... 1. Second ditto ... 2. Dogs to receive .£l5 each... 4. Ditto ditto 10 ditto... 8. Ditto ditto b ditto... "• ••• .£lOO ••• ••• 50 ••• ••• 80 ••• ••• 40 ••• ••• 40 NARK E 7 S -1111 S DA Y. LIVERPOOL COTTON. £260 January 14.—Sales probably 15,000 bales. Market firm, and advancing. METRO POLITAN CATTLE. The supply of live stock to-day was up to an average of a Thursday's mark et. Of beasts there were 1,290 head, includiug 436 foreign. The beef trade was extremely slow, and prices barely supported. NEW SMITHFIELD AND LEADENHALL. The dead meat trade continues firm at yesterday's rates. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. The inquiry is not luite so active, but no change bag taken place in quotations. THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY.—The en. thronization of the Primate is fixed, as already announced, for the 9th of February, in Canterbury Cathedral, and admission on that occasion will only be possible by tickets, to be procured from the Dean upon application not later than the 20th inst. THE COURT-MARTIAL ON CAPT. WILMSIIURST.- PonTsmorTH, Wednesday.—The aourt-martial on Captain Wilmshurst, U.N., has terminated. The Court found neither of the charges proved, and honourably acquitted reaptain Wilmshurst. On being returned ou Tuesday for county Kil dare, Lord Otho Fitzgerald expressed his belief, though he could not say it with authority, that the surplus of Church evenues would be proposed by Mr. Gladstone to be applied to Kgliffe the poor-rotes.