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t or ~~ ril 20. Beatrice, ace Leo- Ale this NOB p.m. ave just received ril 21. le Prns- sador ill 12 at tho 6, a de- it 21. 1 21. itud Ori Foyle ,eerage Ided. p.m. ondon, passing istown. 1 21. teaincr ing, 70 engers, narkct LO 35 ;0 - 'almer- lg of the tion of of any sit ou .rig Op Ls ul ti- MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. 931 ; CITY, Two o'CLocK. C onsols are 93/ 3 for mo n ey ; ditto, f or Ac count, Three per Cent. Reduced, 911 ; New Three per Cents, 91 ; Exchequer Bills £ l ,OOO —; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, 6 prem. ; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., 241/ 391. I ndia Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1131 14 ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 1001 :I s. Foreign stocks are steady with an improvement la Brazilian, Egyptian, Italian, Peruvian, and S panish. Th e f o ll ow i ng are th e curren t prices : Brazilian, 80 to 80+ ; Egyptian (1864), 86 to 861; ditto (1868), 75/ to 768; ditto - Nine per Cents., 961 to 971; ditto Seven per Cents., 80 to 801 ex drawing ; Italian, 551 to 55; ; Tobacco Loan, 84 to 85 Peruvian, 781 to 781 ; Portuguese, 351 to 30; Russian (1862), 86i to 8641; Oriel-Vitebsk, 78 i to 79 ; Nicolai , 65 to 651 ; Moscow, 781 to 73 ; Charkof, 761 to 77 ; Spanish, 30 to 301 ; Tur kish Five per Cents, 44 to ; ditto Six per C ants., 651 to 66 ; and Honduras, 82 to 83. There is little alteration in Railway Shares. The principal feature is a further recovery of 1 in In Midland, which is dealt in at 115 to 1151. South Eastern is / better, at 761 to 761, but Loudon and Brighton is lower, at 471 to 48 ; and Great Easter, 1-16, at 371 to 37 - 1 ; Caledonian is steady, at 771 to 78 ex div. ; Great Northern (A), 1081 to 109 ; Great Western, 49 to 49 1; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1231 to 1238; London, Chatham, and Dover, 171 to 171 ; Lon don and North-Western, 115 to 1151; Metropo litan, 1021 to 103 ; and ditto Extension, 100 to 101. American Securities are flat. The 5-20 Bonds have declined to 801; Erie Shares are 221 to 231 ; 9& to 981; and Atlantic and Great Western Bonds, 28 to 29. Continental Railway Shares are steady. Business in Bank Shares continues very limited, and pric es are without change. Agra (A) is quoted at 101 to 11 ex div. ; Alliance, 14 to 15 ; Anglo- Austrian, 17 to 18 prem. ; Chartered Mercantile, 29 to 30 ; Consolidated, 41 to 4-} ; Imperial Otto man, 2 to 21 prem. ; London Joint-Stock, 321 to 33 1; Union of London, 35k to 36/. Miscellaneous Securities are very quiet. Anglo- American Telegraph is 1 better, at 221 to 22/ ; General Credit is steady, at 1/ to 11 dis. ; Inter national Finance, 2 to 11 dis. ; National Discount, 1 4 to 111 ; Hudson's Bay shares are unaltered, at 11+ to 111. The Corn Market has been dull at previous rates. The sum of £20,000 in gold was taken to the Bank yesterday. The Rockliff, from Melbourne, has brought £ 2 0,000 ; the City of Rio de Janeiro, from Brazil and the Plate, £25,000; and the City of Cork, from £l,2oo—making a total of £46,200. The mail steamer Pascal has taken £12,100 f or Brazil and the Plate. It is understood that the firm by whom the Spa tiell Loan will be introduced in London is that of 41- eaars. J. S. Morgan and Co. The amount of nominal stock in the first issue will be £8,000,000, equal at the proposed price to rather less than millions sterling. , It is stated that the whole of the recent 4 per L ent. Russian Loan of £11,110,000, introduced by 3/ lessrs. Baring, has been subscribed. The greater Part has been taken on the Continent, the French s ubscriptions especially being large. With reference to the South Austrian, Lom bardo -Venetian, and Central Italian Railway Company, it is announced that the committee of management has decided on proposing to the gene ral meeting 33 francs as the dividend for the year 1868 . Twenty francs were paid on account in :November last, so that the amount now to be dis tributed is 13 francs. The report of the Great Western of Canada Ran h/ay, to be presented on the 28th inst., recommends a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, which will absorb £89,123, and leave £2,577 to be Carried forward. The Cape Railway Company have announced that they have decided to recommend a dividend at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum on the ordi nary stock for the half year ended the 31st of becember. The yearly meeting of proprietors of the Pro vincial Bark of Ireland will be held on the 20th of May. The ordinary general meeting of the share holders of the Bank of British Columbia is called for the 4th of May, when a dividend will be re commended. The suspension of Messrs. Timothy Richardson and Son, bop merch an t s , i s reporte d , w i t h liabili estimated at about £50,000. Nothing definite 4 4 transpired with regard to assets. t . Mr . A. F. Baillie h as o bt a i ne d f rom t h e Argen ine and Uruguay an G overnments t h e exc l us i ve rvilege of shi pp i ng li ve cattle from those States for a period o f years, w i th entire exemption from all Port charges and Custom-house duties. , The susp ens i on has been announced of Mr. Wm. t •zotton i l ey, of Grove Mill, Bradford, stuff manufac- Il rer, with liabilities said to be large. The Metropolitan Railway traffic shows an in !asrricot Railway er e f £2,412. Il e rece i pts of t h e M etropo li tan for the week reach £BOO. The y eei pts of th e M etropolitan and St. John's Wood ailway r epresent £361. BRITISH FUNDS-TWO O'CLOCK. n UOTERNMENT -FUNDS. `, per Cent. Consols ! . per U Ditto for Account, , ent. Reduced9ll 1 New 3 per C ent ?' 21 per Cu' an. 1894 A D 0,5 per J an. 1373 — Mnouities? SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 18814 . for SO yrs, expire sth April 1885 -- e Do (Red Sen. Telek,raph), Aug., 1908 2O xetioquu Bills, £I,OOU, 21 per Cl. Do £5OO Do. £lOO & 00 Bulk of England Stock, 4 £2 6 1 per Cent 13 ( 4 . Openuig 1 1 Canada 4 Inter- per Cont. Bo n d s Colonial Otunnun , INDIAN GOVERNMENT SEC'URITIE kildis. stock, 14 per Cont., April 1874... Do. Opening, for Account ••.•,,, - - Do. 5 per Cont. July, 1680 ............... 1141 14 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 """••••••••• 10 0/ i i Do. Certificates .................... ........ Do. Enfaced Pape, 4 per 0ant..,.... ...... Do. 5 per Cert., Jan. 1872 ..... ... r. .... _ Do. 5i per Cent. May 187 9. .. .. ................. --__ Da 5 per Cont., Rup. _ Do do 187 i — Do. do. 1882 — D. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 ~••.• -- Do. Bonds, 4 p er Cent., .£l,OOO Do. und er £l,000 F Argentine O R R e p E u I b G I I I: , 6 perCD e s nt FUN—TWO O'CLOCK. Do ~ p Atutrian Scri 80n 445 p ds 5 per cent .. __ *WhDo. 1859 at' 5 per Cont O. D 41t per Cont. 1852 — Do. do. 1858.... — D o. do. 186 ' — Do. do., 1868 -- Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do Account BO/ Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent. Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Cuba., 6 per Cent. 04iliall 6 pop Cent Do. 4/ Cent 73/ Do. 3 per Cent~ Do. 6 per cent. 1867 — Do. 7 per Cent., 1866 .. lO2/ C lo tibial], 6 per Cent. Danish, 3 p er Cent, 1825 nnbian Principalities, 7 per Cent Do 8 p er Cent., 1867 , s z quador New C onsol i dated, 1 per Cunt -t .syptiab, 7 per Cent...,. .•.• -- D o Secood i ssue Bli Do. £SU Bonds Do. £10,) Bonds . . Do. 1864 .••• Do. Account Do. 4:500 Tlonds .0 0. 4.166 Bonds E7I English Scrip, 1868 76i 6 Do ernmdo. 415 pd dis Greet Go vent Railway Deb e n t u res 5 D o. Acce por Coat., 1824 5, e x C oups unt .- Du. Cou pons • _ Do. Acunt Lihatentala co 5 per C e nt .. 4 liondurasGov Rail. Lou n., lop. Ct., all pd 8L it3iian 5 per (- Ext., 1865 Do. Account ... ...Do Marenimana Railway aaexicaL 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Dn. 1864 — _ _ Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French . 4outevidean 6 per Cont. . — %lowish Imperial 5 por Cent, Vesv Granada — Do 3 per Cen Do. Deferred Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account .. 781 Do 4} per Cent. (lh 'Jurren) Do 4 . 4 per Cent.. 1862 ............. Do Account Portnuose 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7, '9,'60,'2.'3 Do. do: 1867 — Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid — Russian 5 ~er Cent., 182 Z, £ St Do 4} por Cent . 185 U • . ,-.. Do 44 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cont., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1864 Dividends on the above payable in Longo►. Austr►sn o per Cent. Ex 1U Florint, ... 44 per evut., Ex. 25f. Dutch i 1 perVenr, Ex. 12 Uuil, Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates Do. Account French lientes, 3 per Co►►t., Ex •).:A„ Italian 5 per Cent. 1831, EL. zsf. Do Account 55! TWO O'CLOCK. Jonso!s, Money ( ;3 Do. Account, May 6... ...... ....... THE QUJIITERLIES. A brief summary of Mr. Ra.ssam's book on Abyssinia opens an excellent and varied issue of the Quarterly Review. The narrative of our Envoy is published at a time when we are less exultant in our ten millions' worth of glory than we were about twelve months ago ; and, moreover, it raises one or two controversies which might have been safely left to oblivion. But it is a simple and interesting detail of an interesting chapter in British diplomacy, and it is a description of life in the East by one who can estimate Oriental peoples with an impartial judgment. One thing particularly noticeable in Mr. Rassana's book is his testimony in favour of the Abyrsinian character. He often stops to bear witness to the singular trustworthiness and fidelity of the Abyssinians, both chiefs and people. Some of them, under circumstances of great peril, undertook to carry his letters and to bring large sums of money to him. The task was always discharged with punctuality and honesty. In some cases these services were entirely unrewarded. Mr. Rassam, indeed, protests against the system of judging all Eastern nations by the standard of a few unfayourable specimens, and these, too, frequently seen by the light of English prejudice. Amongst the wildest of Eastern men Mr. Itassa,to has found virtues and good qualities, provided they are treated with proper consideration. This proper consideration" is, however, what they seldom meet with from Englishmen. Our success in India depends largely upon our casting off the insular and narrow preju dices which lead Englishmen to regard every dark tinged inhabitant of the world as a " nigger." Mr. Rassam's book will repay perusal. For those who have not the leisure for two volumes on Abyssinia, the summary in the Quarterly will be useful. "Modern English Poets" is a very fine article indeed, a subtle piece of criticism which we can safely commend to our readers' enjoyment. The style, too, is very elegant, and far beyond periodical average. After this comes a paper based on Sir Charles Lyell's great book on geology. his article will be found tolerably plain even to those who are unacquainted with the science. It states she case of the rival schools of geologists ; one party holding that the present state of the earth has been brought about by tremendous and exceptional convulsions, the other regarding the various changes in the earth's crust as the effect of the continuous operation of natural causes. Sir Charles Lyell is the leader of the latter section. He is now, likewise, a follower of Mr. Darwin's theory of the origin of species. Both these great hypotheses in natural science are well explained in the Quarterly. The very marked rise of Dante in popular esteem of late years renders a life of the poet acceptable. This contribution is based on Mr. Longfellow's translation of the Divine Comedy, but the American poet's work receives very little attention. The b p i a o p g r e r a p i s h d y e . v o s t ed of a t r o , r a e n a d l e io r s n e o s f t , but o somewhat v rapturous a "question of the day," but article sixth presents us with that terrible pPee de resistance," Female Education." This is a fairly comprehensive, but not very hopeful survey of the ground. Toe writer does not put much faith in the university for women, or any remedy of the kind. But he or she coincides with the opinion which has been ex pressed in these columns, that, in order to improve the education of, girls, a standardi of excellence is needed in order to test the merits of their teachers. At present any woman can become a schoolmistress much more easily than any man can become a schoolmaster. All are alike. There is no test by which the competent can be distinguished from the inefficient save the costly and dangerous test of actual trial. But if examinations or degrees were insti tuted for lady teachers, a standard of efficiency would be established. A lady who had secured a diploma would have a better chance of employment than she who had not. The Quarterly Reviewer has much faith in a system of certificates like those required of national school mistresses. Whether degree or certificate it matters not, provided the requirements for the diploma embrace the subjects most useful for the training of women. A national schoolmistress cannot obtain her certificate unless she shew skill in the art of teaching. This is another important consideration. " Travels in Greece "is chiefly a review of the Rev. H. F. Tozer's very superior book of travels. Mr. Tozer has clearly gone through Greece with an eye for modern as well as for classic facts. He looks upon the monuments of civilisation's birth-place with the veneration of an Oxford scholar,. but he takes great in terest in the people concerning whom England was so enthusiastic forty years ago, but whom England now finds so unclassic and troublesome—the modern Greeks. Mr. Tozer investigates most minutely the ques tion as to whether the modern Greeks are the countrymen of Pericles and Leonidas. The points of resemblance are carefully estimated. The character of the modern Greek is impartially stated. The book may serve as a useful counterbalance just now when the Greek, who is so anxious t o a cqu i re C re t e , ran k s ver y low indeed in popular esteem. Altogether, Mr. Tozer's work is a thoroughly enj , , gable one, and so is the review. This does not exhaust the list of good papers in the current issue of the Quarterly. A spirited narrative of the " Religious Wars of France" is followed by an article on the progress and aims of moder'n medicine, written in untechnical language, and of exceeding interest. I must leave this paper to be read as a whole, but the following remarks on the use of alcohol as a medicine are worth repeating :—" Because in small amounts and in selected cases it (alcohol) is followed by an increase in the vital functions, there is a tendency to hope from these effects a pure gain of vital force, and to lean on it alone. Experience does not justify that hope ;_ it shews that while, up to th e li m it o f a idi ng per verted digestion, alcohol is a decided restorative and pro moter of life, beyond that limit it actually arrests life in a degree proportionate to the dose." What must be the effect of a daily dose of this medicine? The Quarterly, of course, finishes with "The Irish Church Bill," tuswer tion of I in an hat on endant orse is from a d was , ut the reason horse ;lipped id not never Ld had sating work. ruing, dress, num- il way ation, >atur )rk at Lim to t for. unter, ►nd of [ then 'loess were I that >sent- ducod 3 then leo or ering iim to ~k~'ts. Itoxi- zttion nau(l, Boner for a ,urges men night Lon %rider with said given tities and have their titles e pri x had and went nor to pec d six this i the pro- T hl and ar lc —A bre° con ;un- ani- MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT AT SEA. A correspondent of the Liverpool Courier giros particulars of a fatal accident which happened during the last voyage of the National screw steamer Queen, from Liverpool to New York. It appears that on the morning of the 19th of March, during a heavy sea, Captain Crogan, the com mander of the vessel, gave orders to stow the jib, which the men at first refused to do, but afterwards, on the order being repeated, five of the crew pro ceded to carry it cut, but had not been on the boom two minutes when they were all washed off. One cf the men, Nathaniel Thompson, succeeded in saving himself by seizing the bowsprit shrouds. The other four men, whose names are Augustus Otto, Samuel Wood, William Williams, and John Williams , were drowned. The writer adds that at the time of the occurrence the boats were all "lashed in their chocks," and not prepared for an emergency, and that at the time the order to stow the jib was given the sea was so 11( avy that the jib was frequently out of sight under water. TITE IVBECK OF THE STEAMSHIP HER MANN AND THE LOSS OF 250 LIVES.- the arrival of the China Mail we have particulars of the wreck of the Pacific Mail Company's ship Hermann (alreactv reported by telegraph), which struck on a reef about seventy-five miles from Yokohama. She was on her way to Sugar Straits, which divide Yezo from the main land. The imperial troops have begun to move northwards, and the Hermann had on board 350 soldiers, together with a crew of 80 men. Of the latter 58 remain alive ; of the former it is impossible to say how many, Captain Newell saying that he cannot estimate the loss of life. But from his aczoteet of the wreck it would seem that between 250 and 300 had perished. Captain Newell e shore states that th ree o f th e b oa t s were was h e d away by. the sea. M any o f t h e peop l e j umped i nto the boats, but only one boat go t sa f e to s h ore. Li g h ts b e i ng s h ewn from th j e d n a a j b g l i e : :l the boat hip to partedste steer r into amd a smallsh hips, t a h r e b o s u e r a . A breaking over both fore and aft. In the morning several Japanese boats with the boat that had reached the shore gugriinn gg in the fo s s a e f n d e night , t I , v era and u a i n l e y a o overnightAl hadcame i t n h t e o sur vivors from the wreyck. b ul l : who were clinging to w as off er k: d -ard in giving any tgollenae riggin g the people were very ba t: jump into the boat& a n s o t de l , e e n i d ibe th d em b; further assistance. Money says the captain for boats to bring them on to Yokohama, but they Wou ld The behaviour of the Japanese soldiers, Captain Newell, is worthy of the highest admiration. There was "no stampede, no disorder " from the first they were quiet and cool, wonderfully their presence of mind and calmly awaiting g the commands of their leader." After consultation with Captain Newell this officer ordered them to keep in their cabins, which they did until the water rose as the ship settled down, and drove them again on deck. Then, when permission was given to those who chose to tak e the risk to try to swim on shore, they threw off their clothes, girded round their naked bodies their swords— the living souls of Samurai, and boldly made the attempt ; in too many cases, unfortunately, unsuccessfully—for the sea ran high, and though life belts, of which there was most properly a great store on board, preserved them from drowning, most were killed or horribly mutilated by being dashed upon the rocks which fringe the coast. The sur vivors walked across country for two days, and arrived at Otake, where they stayed at a tea house, and were treated very kindly. Next morning they started and arrived at the village of Hama-no-Moura, where the people were full of sympathy, and after giving them board and lodging for the night, provided them with the boats in which they aiiini-5441.37—M2h141002., THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENLN JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Closing Business Mare NAME. Paid. Price. dono 10 Agra Limited, A all 11 12 i 0 Do B lO 24 34 50 Albion 00 Alliance 5 , Limited 20 Anglo-Austrian - 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lim all 20 21 20 Anglo-Hungarian 8 2 24 104 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 54 41 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 11 13 20 Do issued at 2pm ~.. 5 5 4 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lim 25 Bank of South Australia all 30 32 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 39 10 Bank of few Zealand all 17 18 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, ,:nd China all 20 21 25 Chartered Mere. of India, Loudon, and China all 194 59 1 20 City 1 ) 12 124 100 Colonial 25 39 40 10 Consolidated, lim. 50 Delhi and London, lien 50 East London, lira 5 2 1 20 English and American, lim 10 ... ... 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro. lim lO pr IP 20 English, .- ruttish, and Aus . tra Ilan Chartered k 8; Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all 36 :is 281 Do new 54 i t 2. , 100 Imp3rial, lim 2O 16 17 20 Imperial Ottoman lO 2 4 1 12 % .5 luniau all 2-1 26 25 Du uew 5 1, I p 20 Lnd Mortgage of India, lim 4 31 4 1 100 Du bp. c. Debs.lB6l, 30 all 76 75 75 30 London Bank: of ;Mexico and Borah America, lint. 20 6 5 100 London and Brazilian, lint. 45 Z3O 2 7 20 Do new 74 5 1 4 1 100 London &River:Plate, Sm 4O 9 11 25 Do now 10 24 211 3 20 London Chart, of Australia all 2il 25 20 London and County 2O 10 51 50 Do new issat 20 p.m,l6pd ll ... ... London Joint Stock 1 424 33 1 London and South African al 81 21 81 . 00 London & S.-Western, lim, 20 11 9 150 London & Venezuela, lira 124 ... 100 London and Westminster 2O 63 64 63; 4 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm 2O ... ••• 100 Merchant, lim 25 6 4 10 Metropolitan, lim all 74 7 1 71 100 Midland, lira..., 2O 14 4 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverp oo l , li m l5 ld 1p 100 National Proviue. of Ened 42 ... 10 Do . ...... 50 National. 3O ... • • 20 New South Wales all 41 43 20 North-Western 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 424 434 134 50 Provinc. Bank. Corpo., lim. 10 6 b 00 Provincial of Ireland 25 88 90 8) 10 Do new. all ••• ••• 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lira 25 15 18 100 Do issued at 6pm lO 8 6 25 Union of Australia all 47 48 100 Union of Ireland, lim 50 Union of London l5 354 304 TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. 10 Anglo-American Tel., lira all 24 221 2ze i. 10 Anglo Mediter Tel., 1im.... 10 llf 121 11 st Atlantic Telegraph lO 2 i 2 6 st Do. S per cent. lOO 71 74 711 st B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lira. 100 160 165 st Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 2 0 245 10 Do. New 8 9 lip 18 25 Indo-European Tel., lira lO .., ... 5 Lond. Provincial Tel. lira all a 31 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent. all 10 Mediterra. Eaten. Tel., lira. all g i 4 p 25 Reuter's Telegram all 50 36 10 Societe Transatlant., lira... 14 4 3 111 st Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all 1 it 20 Telegraph Con. & Main.,lim• all irt 174 ri SU. Kingdom Tel. Co., lira. all bi 6 ' 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref. all 3 1 4 p SHARE LIST. ORDINARY isliA.Rigb AND STOCKS. Paid. Closing Business Price. dens. MISCELLANEOUS, 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 151 164 25 Australian Agricultural 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lint 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lim 9 7 5d 10 Berlin Water Works, lim all 111 141 114 10 Do. New ... . ..... . 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lim. 5 Bombay Gas, lim. 5 Do. New ........ . 50 British American Land 44 16 18 20 British Indian Tea, lim all 24 31 20 British Ship Owners 74 ... .. 29 Canada Company all 85 Z 8 67 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lim 20 Ceylon Company, ...... 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lim... 25 City of London Real Pro perty, lim ... .. 30 City of Milan Improv. lim all 5 G 25 City of Moscow Gas, lim all 50 City Offices, lim. 50 Colonial, lim. Do. .. 10 Company of African 50 Commercial Union (Assur) 5 i I * p6l Mer chants, lim. 20 Continental Union Gas, Rm all 191 201 p 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 74 per cent. 100 Corporation of London Bonds, 1877, 41 per cent. all 101 105 100 Do. 1870, 41 per cent. all 1041 1051 100 Do. 1882, 44 per cent. all 1034 1041 10 Credit Fon. of England, lim. all 24 21 21. 50 Credit Fon.of Mauritius lim lO 3 1 2i d st Crystal Palace lOO 111 21 st Do. Preference lOO 9.1 10 .) st Do. 6p. c Peipetual Deb. 109 107 ill 20 Darjeeling, lim. ••• • I 0 Eastern Assam, lim. 65 ... ...•• d 50 East Indian Laud Credit : 131 i Ygg r Pi b i 'ts : i 1 la i i r 'll f C E 'tior n kua' ? i 6 ~, e ri n g 5 2 1 and Finance, lien. 11; 1 0;d 161 130 20 02 tE East bacbowpa l tl i n , val d uai imiao; Steel, t p r e r r i e a e. Iron,n & vra n on a ya l . 2 0, 7 11 4 taut. by Egypt. Gov . all 961 971 97i I 2 11 0 0;31 I : E ir: . ri• Copper, li l n im l• 6 21 •ii •• 4 100 Fur. .0 Cot. Gov. Trust and 100 20 } E 'o n :e . - a s: l ee S t c :r :r e e h igr o ja u n s Ce e 'r ,I e Jim. ii i n it l. 27ti I - 5 4.4 13- 4 4. i d ; Loan Scrip, issued at .685 all 86 87 86 1 1 50 Gallivant, lim 10 General Credit & Dis., line. 71 14 li "a 15 General Steam Navigation 14 27 2J 50 Home &Cul Marine In. line. 5 3 •id 10 Hung Kong and China, Gus all ••• -.. 20 Hudson's Bay .............. . 20 Imperial Land Co. of Mar- sallies, lina. ................. 121 -.. ... 20 Interna. Financial Soc. lim b 1 1 1 ,4, ' 6 20 Interim Laud Credit, line 6 6 '-` 50 Italian Laud 5 la p 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all 3 33 100 Do. 6p. c. Bds., redeem 1870, issued 30 all 61, 113 „ A 50 Land Securities, lien 5 21 a"' 25 London African Trading._ 10 i '',: 25 Lou. & Caled. Mari ne, l i ne. 6 ••• •••`` 10 London County Land and Building, Jim 50 Lond. Financial Asso.. line 30 211 Ai 4 Lond.Gen.Oinnibus.Co.lim. all 2 21 50 Lond. and Glaag. Engineer and Iron Ship, Rua 20 Lond. & Provincial Marine 2 1d pr at Madras Irriga. & Caul. Gila. sp.c. by India G0y.... 100 102 104 103 1 3 10 Mauritius La u d, Credit, and Agency, lira__ 50 Merchant Shipping, line_ all 23 38 60 Millwall Iron Works, lim. 121 ... -* 10 Natal Land and. Colonisa tion Co., lieu. 25 National Discount Co., line 5 25 National Prov. Marin, line. 4 4 3 ( 1 2 1 2220150 0 :55: NNNOONNreeeoooNationalicrwrnweabtnhhnu Orientaltzedzaßrej sdle niarmaGFali S lAarticaa t e n. 10::20AT a ,sadena m ul 1 Licms&m( i , tolla s rn.alrar h :sulo. le ~ 1, a, :mi. lint. iii.i lien . line.,, lir a. .:3r a . . 100 5a15611 il 10 New Consolidated Dis. lim 3 14 ' A i' ) 5 .New Quebrada, 1 ine,.... . .., , cantileAgency,lim Lo p an o. , lien 10 SO North Brit. & Mercate. In • a 5 ll II 1 5 Do. New 1 i 1 P 10 Otago and Southland In. vestment, 1ine.,,,., 2 .1 cl ip 5 Ottoman Gas, lie., . 10 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian 11. Mail lien all ; 5 Do do. at Peel R. Land & Miner', lien 100 111 34 50 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all 49 50 491 50 Do. New 1867.,,,,,.,. 10 1 1 d 0 1 50 Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New ......... . ... all 61 7 25 Rio de Janeiro City Ina ,line. all 381 19 181 20 Do. Gas, lin; all 24 6 100 Royal Mail Steam at Scottish Aust. Invest, lira lOO 85 90 st Do. 6 P. c. Guar. Pref lOO ••• ... 20 Societe Fin. d'Egypte, lim lO 7 6 d, 20 Societe Gen.de l'Empire 01 8 21 3 2 a() S. African Mort. & Inv., lim. 6 • - •• • 25 South Australian Land 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insuri.nce), 1ien............ 2 2,1 3 41 20 Trinidad Petroleum, Jim._ 81 ... ... 10 Trust &Agency of Aus„lim. 1 i Ip 10 Do do. do. all ••• ••• 20 Trust &Loan Co.;U. Canada 5 i 1p 40 Union Marine L'pool, lien 5 41 6 p 20 Union Steam Ship, lien all 22 24 15 United Discount Corp., lim 6 11 id 20 Universal Marineau.), lim 5 14 2p 6i Tea, lira 10 Upper Assam all 11 2 30 Van Diemar's Land ... 00 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. (11ortgage) Loan.., all 811 82 201 1 1 50 Warrant Finance, lim e l2 12 10d 50 West India and Pa Bic Steam, lim 2O 4 2 20 WestLond on Wharves and 10 Warehouses .. ••• 611431.97982:.44 1 2, ,1:1::( ~:s)c:::11 A 114 UoLOVIAL UOYAMNAINNT Sgt:Ultllll46 British Columbia, 6 per cent., lOO Do. 1895 lOO -- Can•Crov.6p.O.JanN‘July 1877-84 Do, 6p. p 2eb, & Aug lOO 102 IV4 Do. s r . 0. Mar. & Sept lOO 11)2 114 10.: Do. 6p. 0. Jan. .1z July lOO 93 ') , Do. sp. c. Inscribed ak lOO 90 92 Cape 11.11 ope, 6 p.e.1873.• 100 1 0 2 101 Do.Apl.&001, 1890-1900 lOO 111 113 Do. do 1880-99 lOO 107 109 Do. Jan..9rJ uly, 16 7 91 b per cent. 15 April and 15 Oat., 1900 lOO 100 102 - Ceylon, Nov 1878,6 p. c• lOO 108 lie • Do. 1872, do- 4 lOO 105 107 hlauritius, 6p. 0, 1 873 .- Jan. and July Do. 13 7 8 ........ DO 106 106 Do. 1882, May and NC'. • . 00 106 ins 1895, Feb. & Aue.••• 10 106 t 93 Me; bournc Corporate., 1607-73, 6 per ant. •.• • 1(0 100 100 N.8.G0v.6 1 00 103 104 Natal 6 p et, Apl& Oct —Do6 p c. Sly & Nov 1 01( 0 108 N. 8. W. 5 p•c., '7l to '7 h WO go 1, 1 .D E) — ;:o e 61 5 5 a p P p n co r l e d: p 6 . 00" as i. 71 181 - DoJa.n, Aprl,Ju:y, 0 t lOO 93 g 4 96i —Do6 p c. &bept '9l lOO 108 110 Do J nue & Dec , 1-91 •• •• 100 109 ill - Do Prov. Auotld. i 1 , —t *cries I &2, 1696 •. ) - 'Nova Scotia 6 p.c.Jau and July, 1875 - Do lea 6.. Queenslnd. 6p. c. 'B2-5 lOO Mil 1073 Do 189 s Tasmanian 6 per c, 1895 . • 1061 1073 Do a 96-'97 . .... ..• • • 100 1064 107 Victoria, 61 er cent. 181.11 1) 0 113 214 Do. AprilandOct 190 109 1113 I_o G, APE I L 21, L 69. PARLIAMENTARY AND MUNICIPAL ELECTION'S. Another meeting of the Select Committee of the HMSO of Commons appointed to inquire into the subject of pat liamentary and municipal elections was held on Tuesday the Marquis of Hartington in the chair. The first witness called was Mr. Robert Stanley, of Staleybridge, who, examined by the Marquis of Har tington, said that ho had bad large experience fa the elections for that borough. A great deal of intimidation prevailed at the municipal elections, but not much bribery. Treating, however, was in great force, and it was a common practice for voters to be got into public-houses some weeks before the election and treated. The overlookers of large works, at all events on one side, Almost universally intimated to the workpeople that they were expected to vote in accordance with the wishes of the masters. If the workmen refused to vote thus they were discharged. The system had prevailed as long as the witness had had anything to do with the elections. It ras also within his knowledge that on one occasion a clergyman had been informed that he would be wise if be voted in connection with a parliamentary election in a particular way. He neglected to do so, and in ~, , -;:asequence a number of half-time children were removed from his school. It was a political object for ene party to obtain a majority in the Town Council. Pro ceedings had been taken against two persons in authority hi mills for intimidation, but as the hearing was fixed for a day after the Parliamentary elections came off, the proceedings were dropped. To counteract the intimida tion which prevailed, an " anti-screw" society had been established. Nothing but the Ballot would, witness belie,y , !:d, get rid of corruption at municipal electiikis. He was not, however, in favour of the Ballot • for parliamentary elections. Why he desired that the Ballot should be adopted in the first instance was that voters would be able to select the best men, and the reason why he did not desire it in the second instance was that he did nut think that it would enable the best men to be elected. By Mr. Villiers : In the case of the municipal elections, at present, the best men were not 'elected. The electors were very much under the influence of the millowners, who were nearly all members of the Radical party. It was no doubt the fear that the judges would make an inquiry that prevented the parliamentary being as corrupt as the municipal elections. There was an inquiry after the het parliamentary election, but it resulted in nothing, because, in his opinion, it was directed against the wrong persons. To Mr. Egerton the witness stated that the municipal contests always produced a great deal of excitement. The majority of the council belonged to the Liberal party. Had frequently seen at municipal elections large bodies of workmen brought up under the care of overlookers to vote a particular way. If they exercised their own judgment they would be sure to be discharged on some slight pretext a few days afterwards. There was very little treating at the last parliamentary election ; a fact, to which the judge in his report bore testimony, and the member was declared to be seated. Intimidation, though it prevailed to a large extent, did not answer, and the majority for the member was 327 out of 5,339 voters. The " Anti-Screw" Society was formed a few weeklprior to the election, as it was known that intimidation would be rife. To prevent intimidation, a public prosecutor was an absolute necessity. If a private person took the duty upon himself, he was looked upon as a dangerous person, and one fond of meddling. The more respectable portion of the inhabitants of Staleybridge would, he believed, be willing to unite to get rid of the evil which prevailed. By Mr. Leath= : Trades unions existed in Staley bridge. The " Anti-Screw" Association had prevented a good deal of evil. Many of the masters were induced to put up notices in their mills stating that they would not seek to influence the votes of their men. To Sir George Grey : A great number of public-houses were open in Staleybridge at the last municipal election. The committees were held there. . By Mr. Bright : At the last parliamentary nomination lay there was no rioting, but much worse. It would not be wise, witness thought, to do away with nomination says. There were no nominations at the municipal elec tions, as a rule. By Mr. Villiers : At one time the great division in italeybridge was between the public and the millowners. Mr. James Saville, the i secretary of the "Anti-Screw" association stated that in those cases in which the funds were applied for the relief of those who had been dis :barged, inquiries were made to see if the statements of the persons applying to be put on the funds were correct. The masters alleged to have discharged the men were in many cases written to, and in one instance the master replied that lie thought the man referred to had been lismissed for some other reason. To Mr. Egerton the witness said the "Anti-Screw" Asso :iation was established for the purpose of promoting free voting. By Mr. Leatham : Of the £l6O raised by the association %bout £5O came from workmen themselves. The candidate did not subscribe a penny. Mr. Haropson, a witness from Ashton-under-Lyne, deposed that the municipal elections in that borough were .lorrupt as far as regarded the Liberal ride. At the par liamentary elections intimidation prevailed, both on the part of masters and the officials of the Corporation. Witness produced a statement called the " victim fund list," which contained the names of those who had been relieved from funds raised to the extent of £l9O in conse luence of having lost their work from having voted as they thought fit. Declarations taken before the magistrates of persons who had been discharged were produced and read by the ivitness. These declarations, he said, were made a few Jays since for the purpose of the present inquiry, but they were substantially the same as statements made by the nen when they offered themselves for relief. There was no bribery at the last parliamentary election. FRIGHTFUL BOILER EXPLOSION AT BARKING GASWORKS. A boiler explosion, attended with very fatal results, occurred on Monday afternoon at the Barking Gasworks. About half-past three o'clock a barge was being unladen at the back of the Barking Gasworks. The work was going on as usual, a "coffee pot" steam engine working on the gasworks turning a crank. Some complaints had been made by the driver about a defect in the engine mentioned, when, as the engineer was proceeding to the spot to examine it, the explosion occurred, with a noise like a heavy piece of artillery. The shock was very great, and for some time all was consternation. Two men jumped overboard out of the barge in which they were working, and thereby probably saved themselves from further in convenience or injury than a ducking. As soon as the first impulse was over, the men were looked after, when the headless trunk of one was found, a second with his head split in two, and a third mutilated and dead. Many others were injured, but not so severely as to require any other than surgical attendance. There were flve men, however, who required serious attention, three of whom were brought up to the London Hospital in tart, and two others by the train. Mr. George Salt, the house surgeon, together with some of the medical staff, at once attended to the injured men, two of whom were found So be dead, the name of one, a labourer, being James Paine, but the name of the other unknown. The next was Thomas Brown, a labourer, suffering under fractured ribs and a lacerated head. Then came John Styles, engine -driver, whose body was covered with blood from lacerations rezeived from the pieces and fragments of the exploded boiler penetrating his flesh, as also the cinders. He was besides terribly scalded, and has lost the sight of the left eye. John Jones was the next brought in, suffering from collapse and concussion. A most extraordinary circumstance in connection with the case is that the men who were close to the engine suffered no injury, while those ,a short distance away were killed and injured as described. The surviving injured were not brought to the hospital till nearly seven o'clock in the evening. The doctors at the London Hospital do not anticipate any further deaths. Having half-a-dozen murders a day, the State Senate of Arkansas has passed a law making a county liable far $l,OOO damages whenever a murder is committed within its borders. THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN.—A duel between two antagonists of opposite sexes has taken place in Paris. d'Aurevilly, theatrical critic of the Nain Jaune, having said something which displeased Mademoiselle Duverger, an actress at the Gait 4, that lady called him out, and the duel came off on Sunday afternoon at St. Germain. Mademoiselle Duverger chose pistols, and at the first shot succeeded in carrying off one of the locks of hair which adorned her opponent's head. Her seconds then declared honour satisfied, and the party wound up the day by a dinner at the Pavillion Henri IV. TELE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE AT ALDERSHOT.—On Tuesday the camp at Aldershot, so recently enlivened by the royal presence, was again the scene of a grand military display, the entire force under General Scarlett being reviewed by his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge. His Royal Highness was received by General Scarlett. He rode to the Queen's Parade, North Camp, where the infantry had formed in line of contiguous columns facing west, and minutely inspected them ; after which the march past took place, which was admirably done. After some further military manwuvres, directed by his Royal Highness, the men were dismissed to their quarters. The artillery and cavalry were reviewed subsequently, and behaved splen didly. His Royal Highness was pleased to compliment all branches of the service for the great efficiency display! .. 4 / AN ANECDOTE OF LORD FAIRFAX 4 , The editor of "Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage" writes to the Times, giving a story of Lord Fairfax, who .lately died in America: "In the spring, of 1859 Lord Fairfax was walking home, accompanied by the Chief Justice of California and two other friends, when he was met by a reporter of the court named Henry Lee. Lee, having thought Lord Fairfax had in some way tried to injure him, accused him of so doing, a charge which his lordship denied. To this denial Lee rejoined in an insolent and offensive manner, substan tially giving the lie, evidently desiring that Lord Fairfax should strike him. He effected his object, big lordship striking him on the face. Lee, in return, struck at him with a light cane, within which was concealed a long dagger. Lord Fairfax caught the cane in his left hand. Lee sprang back, drew the dagger quickly from the cane, and inflicted two terrible wounds, one through the left breast, and the other in the side. Lord Fairfax had drawn a `Derringer' pistol, and presented it, cocked, in time to prevent Lee making a third thrust. In a moment Lee threw up his arms and cried out Don't kill me ;I am unarmed!' (All this occurred in an incre dibly short apace of time, before anyone bad time to 'Alter:ere, or even realise that a deadly assault had been made. Standing perfectly still, Lord Fairfax (a splendid shot), IVlio Lad Lim covered at not more than six feet distant, and could have killed him beyond any possible doubt, thus repl:ea, You miserable coward, 3on have .murdered me— you have assassinated me—and I have your worthless life in my hands ; but for the sake of your wife and child I shall spare you.' Cries at this were raised from the crowd of Shoot hhn,Fairfax 'Kill him !"DOn't spare him !' and the like. Standing erect, looking Lee full in the face, and holding the pistol as before, Lord Fairfax answered, ` No, I won't kill him ! ' and then, addressing Lce, said, ` Recollect, I have your life in my hands, and I spare it ; not on your worthless account, for you are an assassin and a coward, but because of your wife and child.'" ihare Railways. at Bristol and Exeter ...... 100 77 79 at Caledonian -.a...." 100 774 78 771 8 at Cambrian. 20 Cornnrall .... all 21 34 at Dublin & Belfast Juno... 100 77 79 at Dun„Perthas Ab.Junc... 100 70 72 21 East London all • 6 7 tO 15 21 Do 10 at Glasgow do S. Western lO2 97 99 at Great Eastern .. 'O3 37 374 374 1 st Do. E. Angl. 2 lOO st Great North of Scotland lOO lb 6 st Great Northern lOO 106 108 at Dv. A stock st Do. B stock IVO at tits, and W. of Ireland lOO 90. 7 Gt. Western -original lOO 4 . 1 i9ll l l l 131 it Do. South Wales lou 94 56 s Dv. W. slid.—uxlord lOO 25 27 at Do. Newport lO2 at Lancashire .2 l urkshirc :00 123 21 at Lon., lirigh. o ll S.Coast lOO 471 48 474 01 Do Scrip ..... all •-•— •t I on., Chat., and Dover lOO 17 174 174 at Do. Aletrop. Ex. A lOO - at Lou. a; North Western lOO 15 1 15 : 115,, 1 •1 Lou. At South Western l6O 87 F 9 81 at Ran., Lincoln lco 57 571 at Metro). o itan at Do Extensi 103 101 1 10 Do. New rd Ad c.p at Ile: - ,rupolitan Distr et. all 4; 91 10 Metro? John's 00 1 A - at Mt.A14..itl st DO, Oirrniii. at N.au Isrlush ...... 100 i,5 0 st Do. rth., 22 Dun lO2 st or. •;a4tern Berwics lOO 1024 23 De.. 3. N.E purchlow 16.13.4 - at Do Leeds. ...... st Do York IOU 931 t:4l 934 st Do Carli.le st Do Stooi..t Darling 1:.0 131 :31 st North Lon lon 10 De New Is , 8 at North Staffordshire ..... at North and Junction 100 91 100 10 Do Now £lO shares 7 ... • . at Rhymney . lOO b , 63 at Shropshire Union lt 0 57 58 st South Devon'.. st South Eastern lOO 701 77 764 at Staines, Woll'hain,Ct Wok all 11 1 at 't ad v • - Do. C Waterford Ay, Kilkenny ll.O - 10 Waterloo & Whitebait 0 lIAILVTLYS-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS, st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 at Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO at Do. Scot. N.E., 44 per cent lOO at Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO st Do. do. 7 per cent lOO at Du. do. Ordinary lOO at Do. Midland st Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gua all et, Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO at Do. Ist Class preference lOO _ at Glas. & S.W. gua. 5 per et lOO at qt. Eastern, E.C. Ex. No.l 100 95 99 st , Do do N 0.2 100 95 91 27 t Do do 6 per cent 100 109 112 at Do East Anglian Asp. e. 100 ... at Do do B 6 do. 100 ... at Do do 0 7 do. 109 ... ... at Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 ... st Do E. Union 4p. c. gua. 100 7u 75 at Do Norfolk 5 p.c.Ex.1846 100 ... at Do do 5 p.c.Way.Val. 1847 100 ... at Great Northern, 5 per cent 10 at Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 at Do 4 3 do do do 100 ... st Do b do at sp. c. pm. 100 ... at, Do Leeds Bradford, and 86 88 81 83 Halifax, . 6 per cent lOO ... ... st% Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pt 100 ... ... tit' Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 96 97 sti G .West.—Orig.eant.-Rent chg., per guti. 5 p.c lOO 101 103 st Do. Orig. (B. et U. Ex). 5 p.c lOO 95 100 at Do do 44 per cent. 1850 10) 87 89 79 st DO do 4 do do 100 77 79 at Do do 5 per cent. redem. 100 95 97 at Do do 'Birmingham gua lOO 66 70 681 st Do do do pref lOO ... st Do do Chester gua lOO 80 85 at Do do do S per cent lOO ... at Do do do 5 do 100 93 100 st Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 ... st Do do 44 p.c lOO at Do do 41 1859 lOO ... st Do do 5 st Do West Mid. Oxford let g. 100 111 113 at Do do 23. gua. 100 107 111 at Do Newport, lst g. 5 p.c. 100 69 91 at Do do 2d do 100 97 100 at Do gua. 51 per cent. 1863 100 ... 190 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. all ... st Lancash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 3 135 at Do Barnsley, £5 3s lOd p.c. 100 at Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 135 at Do 41 (Blackburn purch). 100 98 100 at; London & Brighton, sp. c. guaranteed, No 1 lOO at Do 5 per cent. gas. No. 2. 100 ... at Do 6 do do lOO ... st Do 5 do No. 4 lOO at Do 7 per cent........ st Do 6 do (W.E. & C.P.) 100 at Do 4 do 1859 lOO ... st Loudon, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent ICO at; London and 21. W., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent.-- 100 108 110 at Do Bedford &Cambridge lOO ... at Do Shrewsb'y & Welchp'l lOO ... st London and 6 W. 7 p,c late 3d shares lOO 140 150 60. Do (Portsm. perp ans. 2560) all ... at Man., Shef., & Linclu. 6 p.c lOO 115 117 6 Do st Do 31 per cent lOO 60 65 10 Do redeem. 6 per cent 5 at Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 13:1 185 st Do Bristol& 13iriu., 6p. c lO9 112 134 • at Do 41 per cent. redeem lOO 18 10J at Do 41 per cent. irredeem lOO 98 19) at Do Leicester & 4 p.c lOO K) 91 at North Uritish, S p.c. No.l lOO st Do E. &G.4p.c. S. & D lOO at Do N. 8., N 0.2, 5 per ceu.t lOO st Du Border lTuiou, 4 .-Ep.c lOO at Nasteru—Cous. 4 p.c lOO 87 89 at Do 41 per cent. redeem 10,) 95 97 at Do ti iN.E. 4 per cent., lOO 17 Do Berwick capital S 13.4. . . Do York, H.& S. purchase lO 10 1 . 04 Do Stektn & Drling. A 5 p.c lOO 106 108 at Do W, Hartlepool 11. anti it lOO 81 . 86 20 North Staffordshire all 201 211 lOs s. Devon Annuities, 1 s all 9 10 106 Do Tavistock Anus., 103 all 81 91 lOs Do Fixed 41 per cent all 8 81 1,0.6, S. Last. (Read. Anus., 1.0.6) all 22 23 st Do 41 percent lOO ••• ••• st Do Fixed 41 per cent l.OO ••• ••• at Taff Vale No.l lOO 14 i 153 at Waterford & Kilkenny, 6pc 100 41 411 RAILWAYS.-PREFERENCE SLIARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Pro3ts of each separate year. st Caledonian 41 p c gua. st Vo Scot. Cen. min. 7p c lOO at Do 41 p irredeem all st Do 4p c con. issued at 80 65 st Great Eastern 41 per mit. 100 78 8.) st Do 5 do, 1862 lOO 86 88 st Do New 5 do, 1863 lOO 85 e 8 st Do do 5 do, 1864 lOO 82 86 st Great Northern, 5p c irred. 100 „.. at Do Permanent 5 per cent. 100 at Do Boston & Sleafd , 41 pc 100 st Great West., W. Ilia, 5p c 100 st Do Jointi.erpo. 5 p 0,1865 100 8s gz st Do do 6p c irred., 1866 100 103 108 1031 20 Do Vale N each perp. 5p c all 19 20 at Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B lOO 5 Lane. and York. New 41 per cent till July, 1871 2 I 1p st Lond., Brig &c., 41 pc, 1853 100 st Do do 4 do, 1860 100 st Do do 41 do, 1861 100 at Do do 45 do, 1863 100 st Do do 5 do, 1865 100 87 st Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 st Do No. 7 sdo st Lond , Chat., &c., 23, 6 p.c st Do Mctrop. Ex., B 6 p.c Do do C 6 p.c 100 st Loudon& N. Western, 5p c 100 108 110 st London &S. Western, 41 p c 100 i 2 91 10 Man. chef. &Lin., 5 pc, 1865 all 885 at Metropolitan 5 per cent st Midland, A 5 per cent pref. 100 106 104 st Do B 5 do 100 106 106 18 Do 5p c opt. to contr. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1869 all 201 202 18 Do lawny. New Shares all 181 195 19 22 Do 5p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1872 st North British, E. and G No. 1, 5 per cent ... 100 ... at Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 ... Do E., P., & Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 at Do E.& G , No. 2, 5 p.c ... 100 ... st Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 100 ... st Do E. &G. No. 3, 5 p.c ... 100 st Do E. & G., (Ordiry) 41 p c 100 .. st North Eastern, 43 per cent 100 f. 5 97 st Do Stock. & Dart., D ... 100 111 113 st North London, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) st North Staffordshire 5p c lOO ... at South Eastern, 41 pc, 1859 10J ... st Do 5 do IS6I 100 ... st Do sdo (Oh. Cross) 1863 100 ... at Do 5 do, 1864 st Victoria St. & Pimlico, 41 pc 100 ... RAIL WAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS at Birienilead 100 v; 100 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer all 00 101 kit Buckinghamshire at Chester and Holyhead lOO 5l 56 st Do. bi per cent. st Do. b do. 100 11C 112 st Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO ... st Colchester Stour Valley st East Lincoln, gua. op. c lOO 131 134 20 Gloster and Dean Forest all ... a Gt. Easn., Newm., &c., 5 p.c 100 ... s Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 st Do. do. Woodbrg. Ex., do. 100 .. st Gt. West, W. Mid., Here! 100 96 93 50 Hull and Selby all 110 112 st Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 210 2 5 st London and Blackwell lOO 93 95 st T Do. 41 per cent - ••• •.. . - st Do. Com. Fund, 5 do 100 ... ... Cnat., &c., 41 pc. 100 ... ... S e t t L L o o n n d d o o n n, and Greenwich lOO 61 63 st Do. do Preference 100 ... ... st London, Tilbury, & South 100 83 1.5 st Lowestoft, gua, 4 per cent 100 8J 82 st Do. do. 6 do. lOO ... ... 51 31anch., Buxton, &Matlk all 5 51 st Midland, bradford, Prof 100 92 91 10 Mid limit Cray Liue) 50 Northern& Elia., 5 per cent all 53 st; 40 Do. do. 6 do. all . st N. Eastra— Hartlepool st N.West.A perp. pref, 5p c lOO 107 109 at Do B int/mount 11 p.c • 100 ... at Notting. & G rauth. IL cs; O lOO 90 . 03 25 Preston and Wyre.. st Shrewsbury and Hereford 100 131 134 10 Do do 8 22pst S. Yorksh. an d Ri ver Dun 100 96 9 3 st Dc 4 per cent gun lO 78 30 st Do 5 do at Viet. Station and Pinalieo lOO 175 180 st West Cornwall 20 West Loudon, Class A 20 Do do B 20 Do do 0 64 71 st Weymouth a n d Portland lOO .. st Wilts and Somerset .=: DOCKS. ludi sett Lo Ea u st d a o n u d an W a e s et tKat a la , e „ r . in ,.. o 10 0 00 145 4z75 45 100 D oDeb. stock, 4 per cent all Itliliwall Freehold Land st Dock lOO 23 31 et Southampton lOO 74 76 s 1 Surrey Commuciol 105 107 CREOSOTE AS FUEL. For a long time past creosote has been almost a drug in the market, the demand for it for the chief purpose to which it bad been previously applied, viz., as a preservative of timber, having almost ceased with the completion of the great railways, and the depression in the railway interest, which has of late years prevented the further development of that branch of commercial enterprise. The gas com panies have been glad to get rid of it on any terms, and that which had for some years been a valuable refuse of gas manufacture became almost woitlib.ss. Its application to beating purposes, for which it seems admirably adapted, will, however, probably restore the equilibrium of value which the causes referred to have temporarily disturbed, and at the same time introduce a fuel which, where a very extreme temperature is required, promises largely to supersede the use of coal. At Mr. John Schwartz's sugar refinery in Pelham-street, Spitalfields, more than 1,000 gallons of creosote oil are daily consumed in heating his two furnaces, which are of 140 horse-power, and he speaks of it as a most successful experiment. According to his calculation, 220 gallons of the oil, the cost of which is one penny a gallon, equal in beating power to two and a half tons of coals, and 11b. of the oil will evaporate 131 b. of water, whereas 11b. of coal will only evaporate 71b. of water. As a matter of course, care is required in the mode of, or rather in the arrangements for, using it, but if the directions are followed out, it is not only more economical, but more cleanly, and in all respects far less offensive than any other kind of fuel, emitting neither smoke nor smell. Mr. Schwartz's furnaces are supplied from a large tack, from which the creosote flows through a pipe into the furnace, along the sides of which it is propelled by a jet of steam. Coming in contact with the fire (of which there is a small basis in the shape of red hot coke and brick), it ignites, and burns fiercely with a pure white flame ; and the combustion, being perfect, leaves no residuum of any kind. It should be added, as another economical feature in the use of creosote oil, that, as applied to the furnaces in question, no stoking is necessary, consequently stoker's wages are saved ; and, again, no expensive apparatus is required to comply with the Smoke Nuisance Prevention Act, since smoke there is none.— Daily News. ItETURA OF A COMET. The comet which was reported to have been seen a few clays back does not seem to have been altogether a hoax. At any rate a veritable comet has at last refreshed the hearts of the astronomers. They have long been on the look out for comets. "News," the Daily News says, " has just come from a foreignobservatory that the wanderer has been discovered. He is now traversing the incon ipicuous constellation of the limiting Dogs ; but is as yet far too quaint to be seen without a powerful telescope. Even the possessor of such a telescope would find it difficult to discover the comet were not its place accurately indicated. On this account it may he well ft r those IN ho w ibh to eNamine the new comer to wait until Mr. Hind, Nwl, o has long been recognised as the leading English authority in matters conietic, has marked out fur the stranger the path which it shall fo low across the skies. The cornet which has just returned is com monly called Winnecke's comet, having been discovered 1.3; that astronomer in 1858. It must not be confounded, however, with a comet of the same name which returned last year. The latter was one of much longer period, and quite different in character. ahe present one travels once in five and a half years round the sun. It was described in 1858 as having at first ' the appearance of an undefined nebula, the light most intense in the centre, but no true nucleus to be seen ;' later a well marked nucleus made its appearance. It must have returned in 1863, but was not hen favourably placed for observation. Indeed, ^, comet travelling in a period of five and a half years can only be well seen at alternate returns. If at one visit it is well placed in the nocturnal sky, at the next the half year difference brings it on the diurnal sky, and of course the light of the sun blots out so faint an object. In this :natter of its period \Vinnecke's comet is not singular. More than half of the comets of short period take about five years and a half in the performance of their circuit around the sun. The circumstance has a very interesting interpretation. It arises from the strange way in which the short-period comets have been twisted into our neighbourhood by the planet Jupiter. This monstrous fellow goes on his rounds like a gigantic policeman, and takes up comet after comet, which but for him would have passed far away from the neighbourhood of the sun. Sir John Herschel related in lively terms how Jupiter ill-treated Lexell's comet, first twisting it into the solar system, suffering it to go twice round the sun, and then unceremoniously twisting it out again, so that astro nomers have never seen it 'since. That was precisely the sort of treatment which gives to a comet a five-and-a half year period or thereabouts. For a comet which has thus been forced into the solar system must necessarily have the most distant part of its path just outside the orbit of Jupiter ; and that being so, the laws of planetary motion tell us its period must be about five and a half years. The worst of the matter is, that with an orbit so placed a comet is always apt to be sent again upon its travels by Jupiter. If he happen to be near at hand, when the comet returns to the neighbour hood of his orbit, he will twist it out of its path as easily as the Great Eastern would tow a cockboat. In fact, the way in which Jupiter treats the cosmical clouds which we call comets merits for him the title of cloud compeller,' which Homer gave to the Jupiter of Mount Olympus. We may congratulate ourselves on the safe return of the wanderer now visiting our skies. For it has happened, quite recently, that our astronomers have searched long and fruitlessly for one of the same family." An invention new to English operators is described in the last number of the Illustrated Photo grapher. It is called the "Oplithalmos," and is in reality a camera provided with mechanical contrivances for automatically uncovering and covering the lens, and exposing the plate. It is sent up attached to a small balloon without an operator, and at any required height takes a picture of the surface of the earth beneath it with all the bearings of the compass accurately marked. The value of such an invention will be apparent to all; but some doubts of its success are expressed. PROFESSOR BLACKIE ON HISSING--At the recent presentation of the prizes in the first and second Greek classes in the University of Edinburgh, students who belonged to Aberdeen came forward, and Professor Blackie remarked that Aberdeen students generally were superior to those of Edinburgh as far as their knowledge of Latin was concerned. The irate Edinburgh students rewarded this statement by a shower of hisses, where upon the learned Professor gave utterance to some words which are applicable further South than the capital of Scotland. Here is the interesting scene :—" Whenever a man utters an important truth," said the Professor, "some fellow hisses. (Laughter.) Those persons are more ignorant than the beasts that perish. (Laughter and renewed hissing.) Gentlemen, cannot you find out the poor creature that is hissing? (Loud laughter and hisses.) Let us see where the ass is. (Renewed laughter and hisses.) Those gentlemen who hiss, if they were not extremely ignorant, should know that it is a well-ascertained fact in our halls that the Aberdeen students beat all the other students in Latin composition. (Hisses and laughter.) 1 mention that fact to spur on people here to make such improvements on their system as to cause the students to be successful rivals. (Cheers.) Do you think that I, a professor, deserve those hisses when I maintain that there are some people in the world better than your conceited 091ves ? (Roars of laughter, cheers, and., hisses)," The distribution of Prizu „orb ... .~a~—~ IMPERIAL ?ABU A rYli ENT HOUSE OF CO AIMONS—Tms DAY. The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. There was a very small attendance at tho meeting of the House, there being only just the number present requisite to form a " House." Some petitions were presented for and against the Mar riage with a Deceased Wife's Sister Bill. MARRIAGE WITH A DECEASED WIFE'S sisTER. Mr. J. CHAMBERS moved the second reading of this bill. Ho stated that thirt 7-three divisions in the house had already condemned the law, and five times the house had sanctioned a bill for f; to remo ;al of the present re striction, and on four oe =ions the house bad sent to the 11Ousa of Lords a me am Ire to do away with the re striction. No Divine laws pr ohibited a man marrying the sister of his deceased wife, but there was a prohibition against a man taking the sisb nr of his wife during the life time of his wife to vex her. In all ages among the Jews such a marriage was honours tile, and was now permitted by the Jews. With the ex ption of some of the Baptists and Weshyans, marriage , cr!.tli a deceased wife's sister took place at the present le, and It as acknowledged. Taking the English laws, t. ma, in the days of Henry VIII., it was there stated that i attri iages aro to ha considered legal if not prohibited by God's law. la Ireland and Scotland in 1588 a aim Jar law was rioter(' to, and prevails to the preseLt tint". God's laws were an authoritative appeal, an-1 no ideas (.1 men could make a marriage unholy and illegal, if it were according to God's word, holy and legal. The learned gentleman quoted a portion of the words used in the marriage cere mony, and contended that he was backed by the laws tout by the doctrines and principles of the Divine Word. (LEFT SITTING. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Bay LEWES PACES-THIS DAY. INNKEEPERS' PLATE. Lady Lavender 1 Wanderer . 2 Kicksey Wicksey . Eleven ran. LATEST BETTING. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 9 to 2 agst Belladrum (taken freoly) CHESTER CUP. 23 to 1 agst Robespierre (taken) SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. LEWES 111 EETING -YESTERDAY. TOWN PLATE. Scout Dawdle Maiden's Blush • 1 .... ... ...... 3 Fifteen ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 5 SO VS. Velocity Kicksey Wicksey Curatrix g .... . ..... 3 Five ran. TWO-YR-OLD STAKES. Nelly Hill c Candour Prince Harry Eight ran. CRAVEN HANDICAP. a 1 2Eolus.. Hue and Cry Lady Lavender Nine ran. CASTLE STAKES. Brazcnose Sea Robber • 114 Marquis of Worcester Five ran. WELTER CUP. Citron 1 Target Wrestler. J Fourteen ran. LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. TWO THOUSAND. 7to 2 agst Pretender (taken and offered) 4to 1 agst Duke of Beaufort (taken) sto 1 agst Drummer (taken) 6to 1 agst Belladrum (taken) 33 to 1 agst Martyrdom (taken) 600 to 400 agst Pretender and Duke of Beaufort. coupled (taken) CHESTER CUP. sto 1 ngst .iEgean (offered—take 11 t 9 2) 1200 to 100 agst Fairwind (taken) 2000 to 100 agst Palmer (offered) DERBY. 100 to 6 aget Bellactrum (taken) RACING FIXTU RES. Chester l, 5, G, 7 1 St. Albans 17 18 liglinton Runt 6, 7 ! \Vast Drayton l7, IS Wiucliebter ll, 12 lluth 18, 19 York 11, 12 Alunchest,r l9, 29, 21 lialdoyle ::i.l Spring II 12 Croydon 19, 21 Salisbury ' ; 11 Harpenden 2l I Doncaster 13, 14 Epsoui Summer .. ...25, cte. J I rNli. Croydon 2,3, 4 Newcastle 22, 23, 24 Newton ', 0 ' 4 Oldliatu 22 Ascot ...8, 9, 10, 11 I;ibury Club 23 Liverpool Sunnuer —l5, 16 Scockuridge 24, 25, 26 'Windsor 15, 16 Ulielinsford Hampton l 7, 18 Sutton Park .....29 30 Curragh 22, 23, 21 1 - - -- _ .1111 X Worcester l, 2 1 Southampton 13,13 Newmarket July 6, Vic. I Reading 15, 15 Carlisle Pontefract 9, 10 1 Stamford ... 242, 23 Hendon ..... l2, 13 I Goodwood 27, 28, 29, 30 Nottingham 11, 11 AUGUST. Brighton 3, 4 Brighton Club 5 Lewes 6, 7 Oxford York 24, 25, 26 Plymouth 26 27 ~. . . _ . Egtiam lO, 11 1 Scarborough 30, 31 Wolverhairpt.on ......10, 11 f Derby Summer ..,31, Sep. 1 Windsor 12, 13 Weymouth 31, Sep. 1 St. Albans l7, 18 Canterbury .........31, Sep. 1. Stockton lB, 19, 20 I SEPTERBER. • Warwick 7, 8 I Hampton `)1, 2 Curragh (Royal) 7,8, 9 Western (Ayr)........22, 23 Abingdon 0, 10 I Hendon Doncaster 14, 15, 13, 17 1 Monmouth... - 23, 24 Richmond 21, 22 I Newmarket Ist 0ct....28, &c. Lichfield OCTOBER. Bedford 5, 6 Cheltenham . 19. 20 Edaihurgh 6, 7, 8 I (purr: O l9, *A., 11 Leicester 7, 8 1 West Drayton .........21, 2. . . Bromley 7 8 Hereford ... 21, 22 I Newmarket 2d Uet...11, &c. Monmouth 23, 21 Chelmsford l9 20 I Newniarkw, ll'ton ...25, dc. Kelso 19 20 1 NOVEMBER. Harrow 2, 3 ilglinton Hunt 6, 7 I Worcester 3, 4 Liverpool St. Albans 5, 6 i Shrewsbury ..... l5, 16 STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES. APRIL. DI A.Y. Limerick Hunt 4 St. Albans Eglintuu Runt I 7 .st Drayton....... 1 i..-Eta r. ,. JULY. Kingsbury. OCTOBER. Bromley 7 I West Drayton ' -'l, NOVEMBER. Worcester 2,3, 4 Sh rews bury 13, I Harrow 9 , 3 Leamiugtou liuut 23 ,te Lverpool U, IU, 11, 12.1 COURSING FIXTURES. AUGUST. St. Albans 17 LONDON GAZETTE-LAST EVENING. Royal Marines—Colonel Commandant Samuel Netterville Lowder to be Major-General ; Colouel John Williams to be one of her Majesty's Marino Aides-de-Camp, COURSE OF EXCHANGE. Amsterdam Short ... 12 I I ... 12 2-1- Do Rotterdam Antwerp ... 25 4U ... 25 47* Brussels Hamburgii Paris Short ... 25 15 ... '23 22* Ditto Marseilles Frankfort-on-the-Maiu ... 1202 ... 121 Vienna — ... 12 70 .•• 12 771 Trieste — ... 12 70 ••• 72 771 Petersburg 4 Copenhagen... — 9 22 ... 9 2 ~~Berlin Madrid.. Cadiz —. •.• 4i/ .• . 49f Leghorn ... 26 52* ... 26 C 4 G M e il i a lo n a .. Naples Palermo ................... 2626 52* ... '26 57f Messina. .................. .. 521 ... 26 074. Lisbon ..................... .. 521 ... 521 4 Oporto .................... ... 52f ... b it lito Jatteit 0.. ............. •„ ___ ... 2 New York - ••. ... ......, FATAL CARRIAGE ACCIDENT.—On Sunday night a Conveyance, containing Mr. W. Crompton (brother of Mr. Councillor Crompton) and three other gentlemen, was going along Union-street, Oldham, when the horse took fright and started off at a rapid pace. The occupants of the carriago jumped out, and Mr. Crompton was so se verely injured about the head that he died the next raoraing.