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

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocr. The business to-day was far from good, and although Consols fur money did nol recede, yet a shade lower than yesterday was the pricy for the account. The Bank return is looked upon as very unfavourable, and it is fully expected that if not before, at least at the next meeting in the Bank parlour, the rate cf discount will be increased. In the foreign market Turkish stock is depressed; American 5-20's are in demand, and Metropolitan itailway shares have improved. Consols are 92 for money ; ditto, for Ac count, 92i ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 911 New Tkrec per Cents, 91i :I 3 ; Bank of Eng. land Stock, 4 per Cent., 242 4. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1871, —; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1121 I; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 1008 4 x.d. ; ditto Debentures, 10 :.; ditto Bonds under Zl,OOO, 10 pr, in. In the railway market Caledonians have declined i per cent; Metropolitan, ; Great Western, ; Great Eastern, i ; and Loudon, and North tern, South Eastern, however, is k better. The prices are as follows :—London and North Western 1138 to 1141; Great Western, 478 to 481 ; land, 1151 to 4 ; South Western, 88 to 90 ; Great Eastern, 371 to ; Brighton, 50} to 4 ; South Eastern, 758 to 768 ; Metropoliian, 105 i to 1061 ; Great Northern, 108 to 109 ; ditto A, 105 to ; Caledonian, 76 to I ; and London, Chatham, and I) orer, 164 to 17. In the Foreign market Egyptian of 1868, Russian 0 I 1868, and Turkish of 1858 have declined I per cent. ; Orel-Vitebsk and Charkof-Azof, 1 ; Char cow-Kremenschug, Nicolai, and Turkish of 1862 and 1865,1; Spanish of 1867, 3-16; and Egyptian of 1868, Italian of 1861, and Peruvian of 1865, The quotations are as follows :—Brazilian of 1865, 8 0i to 81 ; Chilian of 1867, 94i to 951; Egyptian of 1864, 88f to 891 ; ditto of 1868, 761 to 761 ; Italian of 1861, 561 to 1 ; Mexican, 15; to f. United States 5-20 Bonds, which have risen 1 per cent. are now 821 to 83 ; Erie Railway shares 24 t ° i ; Great Western Debentures, 31. i to 32i ; and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonde, 311- to 32. Bank shares are inactive. City, 12 to 121 ; Imperial, 16/ to 17/ ; London and County, 511 to 1; London Joint Stock, 321 to 1 ; Union of London, 861 to 371 ; Anglo-Austrian, 15i to 16k Prem. ; and Imperial Ottoman, 21 to 1 prem. In miscellaneous shares prices are almost no minal. National Discount,lll to 1 ; General Credit, 1 1 to dis. ; International, 1i to 1 dis. ; Hudson's 13 hy, 131 to ; Telegraph Construction, 181 to ; Telegraph Eight per Cent. Preference, 4 to i f ; and Anglo-American, 221 to I. The sum of £25,000 in sovereigns was withdrawn from. the Bank yesterday, of which 15,000 were for South America, and 10,000 for Madras. Another new Russian Railway Loan is an bounced from Amsterdam. The sum is to be 30 inillions of florins (about £2,500,000), and the s ubscription will be opened to-morrow in Amster dam and Berlin. The issuing price has not yet transpired. It is stated that a small new 4 per cent. loan, for about £140,000 of stock, in connection with the Danubian European Commission, will be an nounced in .the course of a few days, through , Bischoffsheim and Goldschinidt. The security is unique, as the loan is guaranteed by all t he Great Powers. It appears that the loan on Turkish Treasury Bonds, as proposed by the Societe Generale of Paris, likely to meet with opposition in London. It la contended that the securities offered in pledge are already distinctly pledged to the holders of the Turkish Consolidated Bonds, and, apart from this, it appears that the various railway companies to Whom the Turkish Government are under default Will demand that no new security of that country s hall be officially admitted to our market so long as their grievances remain iinredressed. Telegrams from Brazil, via Lisbon, quote the rate of exchange 18id. to id., a decline of about id. f rom that of the last mail. There is no later news ir r( iin Paraguay. Reports had been circulated that Ld i opez h a d succee d e d i n ra llying some of his fol lowers, but they were not generally credited. The return of the Bankers' Clearing-house this week shows the heavy total of £90,399,000, being £ 1 2,000,000 in excess of the return of the corres ponding week of lAA ye r. The increase was caused by the largeness of the transactions in the Stock Exchange, and by the payment of the rail way dividends. A deputation of the Council of Foreign Bond holders and of Austrian Bondholders waited yes terday afternoon upon Lord Clarendon, at the Poreign-office, to solicit him to use his good offices at Vienna in favour of the endeavours of the Coun cil to bring about a fair and amicable arrangement with the Austrian Government for the conversion of the Anglo-Austrian bonds. His Lordship stated t hat, on receiving the application to the Austrian G overnment, he would give all the assistance in his Power. As an amendment to the rules and regulations 451 the Stock Exchange, the words in italics giv e n 13 e 1 ( 3 1 , have kat been added by the committee to rule , 2 1 :—" No foreigner shall be admissible, un 'esti be be naturalised two years, or shall have been a constant resident in this country during five Years immediately preceding his application for ad mission." At a meeting of the Mediterranean Extension Telegraph Company it was resolved to lay a second !able between Sicily and Malta at a cost of £ll,OOO, Lei be d e f raye d ou t o f the n e t earn i ngs u p t o th e sl at December next, after paying the usual interest O n preference shares. A dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. is recom mended by the directors of Bolckow, Vaughan, and e n. (Limited). The ordinary general meeting of the Atlantic i Te legraph Company is convened for the 19th of l arch, but will be held pro forma only, and be Itu Journed to .1 uly. Fr ancisco ordinary meeting of the Bahia and San Railway Company (Limited) is called for the Ist of April, when a dividend is to be de clared. ehe annual meeting of the certificate holders of e Foreign and Colonial Government Trust is c alled for the 17th inst. The directors of the Paraguassu Steam Tramro a d bapany (Limited) have made a call of £2 per e, payable on the 6th of April. The return from the Bank of England for the week ended the 3d of March gives the following r esult s w h en compare d w ith th e prev i ous wee k :-- , st £3,651,468 ... Increase ... £301,072 odeposits ner deposits 17,550,588 ... Increase 81,434 il the 4 v other side of the account : 0 ernment Ot , securi os £14,076,537 ... No change. r securities 18,160,879 ... Increase 1,852,842 r t ,`eB unemployed 8,359,860 ... Decrease ... 1,028,415 c 5, amount of notes in circulation is £23,567,250, b el i t lg an increase of £771,970 ; and the stock of a llt lioa in both departments is £18,021,457, showing decrease of £249,758 when compared with the Preceding return. subjoined is a comparison of the present position of t he Bank o f E ng l an d a n d the p r ic e s of Consols 1" French Rentes with the corresponding week of "t Year At Present. Same Week Year. tullio n I lesery Not e s 9,454,207 ... 12,542,812 r,circulation 23,567,250 ... 23,43,380 - ' , to of dis t Consols coun 92i 93i drench Routes 7lf. 22c. 69f. 25c. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. ti OVERXMENT FUNDS. a dittont. Consols a for Account, Per (J ew N ei „ . Reduced Ol i I 91i f i i v 4 per Cent New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1694 4 1) °. 6 per C en J an. 1873 tin uities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 168 U. Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — t , Th4s., o (Red S ea Tele6 -•- Do, raph), Aug., 1998 `. lic quor Bills, .C 1,990, 2i per Ct. .. ' 400 -. abr. arch 3. Beatrice, lg. 'pied 131 adios and anington Dean of .azine for 7 ""I -,ublishero tfiad, en- ; and 3 entitle d , a l ball 3ll one of . ballad pried no t ainongst -cr ready a ga llop, effec tive, ,iss her. attaivea d nce, a n „ ks of 3/1 eXCellePt now re- h remark," We its com bigbe° :h a fin e Smart; e ff e ctive :lizabeth, ,elp E a ster. liaia bf I, if p ot ret been wo v erl for 08 0 Rhine, le ndigg' in veil l e Oa: L be sai d blish eu : a uare o , nplis be fl a ich Vie ; to tu l ' vggi °° : ark, but ;tract if° of W . has suc. In ner lA It i SSIIV' Will b° fafo a. j u g o f Cla n" ot her, ;ellaullt •cil th e rill each ) th t b° us, 19u ,! behi ° ' bered V 1, With. .ch 4' e state. jour nef ' ,r.O yell' ,_ , t ive let 015° n greg iv for tbe war" ~ )65 ,;() 57 ", 57 fran c , lie c° -c' ch 4 ' Q. 'O,OO O -- 0 16 " 5, 750 14 0, 09 , ":„ R,ivoo 3 971 6 3 1 3 1,634 63 5, 45 5, 361 g 2, 50 ,, 3, 03 40 3, 790 " - 0 96 8 6 ? , ;h 4 ' 6 098 " 3,1 71" ;,3 30 4 ../ 5 D,969 A / R 201/ .- i, 613V , 5, b °° 5 ~,,80 7 4 800 0 , 50 A .0 6, 4 2 n 0° 3,1 v" 0, 333 1 4 3, 73 i t 5 1 3,43' ),00° I' 4 01 [ 995 14 : 7 / 86 9 65 I oo_ Do. £lOO k £2OO Bank of England Stock, 4per Cent " 1 , account Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds inter-Colonial Ommum INDIAN dOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India itock, 10i per Cent., April 1874... Do. Opening, for Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Cirtifteates — Do. Enlaced Pape' 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cert., Jan. 1872 , .. Do. Si per Out. ➢iay 1A7 , ) — DJ 5 per Cent., Rap. Deb. 1872 — Do do 1877 — Do. do. 1882 — D. 2.. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Lio. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO f )o. under £l.000 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Argentine Republic, t; per Cent - 1 Do., Scrip J. 45 paid . .. .. An Arian Bonds 5 per cent Do. 1859 66 i i 1 ElrAzillan 5 per Cent — - )1. -ii per Cent. lEj — Do. do. 13 '8 — Do. do. 18'; Do. do., 166:1 7l} Do. 5 per Cent., 1835 t)0 Account 13 .eiios Ayree 6 per Cent. DJ 2 per Ownt.(Doferr2d 3 per Cent ' Cu ~,, 6 per Cent. o..itian 6 per Cent — '!.. 44 per Cent............... - Du. 3 or Cent., 1. o. 6 per co t. 1667 94} 1 o. 7 per Cont., 1666 C lo aniau, 6 per Cent. Dun 3u 3 per Cont. 1825 • Dan Tian Principalities, 7 "rt . Cent 751 D. S per Cent., 1867 - 'quvlor New Uonsolidatod, 1 per Cent. hl;yrtian, 7 per Cent..., . ••• .+.3 second lssus .•. ••••• - DO. 2 . 5')1. Bowie B 2} _! . ..4. .._ Do. £lOO Bonds ..... 83'4 2f Do. 1864 Do. Account Do. f5OO Bonds :)o. 4100 Bonds 9O English Scrip, 1868 76} i Do do. £-15 pd — dim Governmtni Railway Debentures Grovic 5 per Cent., 1824 5, ex Coups — Do. Ajecullt Do. Coupons Do. Ace)unt 741,0,ma1a 5 per Cent .. — Honduras Gov. Bail. Loan., lop. Ct., all pd 85} It , :,a" .) pei Cer r., 1.'365 )o. Accounrg . Do ll Aremmana Itaiiwl:ky — • - xiciLu. :3 par Cent Ditto for Account '3O. 1864 — Do g per Cent. Anglo-French — onto:ideal: 6 per Cent. .. — 41c , rish Imperial 5 per Cent , :ecv Granalt l6i Do 3 . yer Cen — Do. Deferred t'or•i 'fiat 6 per Cent. 1866 Do Account .. 80j 4 i iu 44 per Cent. (Uri barren) Du 41 per Cent.. 1862 • — Do Account - . 96 Portsguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7,'9,'60,'2.': 37 Do. do. 1867 Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid — Russian 5 per Cent., 1.8Z2. £ Si , .. 874. Do 41 per Cent 1850 Dfi 14 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent, 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonk.. 944 Du. do. £B4 les. d 0.... Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds 931 Do. do £64 15s. do _ L'o Nicolas Railway 66i 7 gar iwian 5 per Cent 73i Spanish 3 per Ceu .: — Do. Aee'unt ... D. 1867 Do. Account . 321 Do. NOW Deferred Do. Account Do. Passive Do. Coen. Cert. of Coup. not funded ... Do. Account Swodish Provincial Mortgage Loan — Do Government, 1864 Do do, 1868 Do do, Scrip — Pn= Turkish 6 per Cent.; •....„. Do Account _ . Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account Do £lOO Boads Do 6 per Cent., 1E62 Do Account Do .€l.oe Bonds 661 8 Do 5 per gent. 1865 Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 186 a 631 1 • Do 1 per Cent., Guaranteed Do Lauu Warrants (liectaret) Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do. Acc. - Jut Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Dividends on the above payable in Loneto,. Austrian o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutcil'ii per Con:. Ex. 12 Guil, — Do. 4 per Cont. Certilicateb Do. Account. French Routes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 2M. Zi per Cent. 1831, 25f. Do Account CLOSING PRICES. jollFO's, Money tr/f Do. Account, April 8 POLICE I.NTELLIGENCE—Thi s Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. TILE JEWELLERY ROBBERY IN PARK-LlNE.—Louisa Howell, Alfred Osborne, W. Kelley, henry Jackson, and Daniel Harrington, of No. 23, Tower-street, St. Martin's lane, wore charged before Mr. Knox with being unlaw fully in possession of property supposed to be a portion of the jewels Stolen from Park-lane. Mr. Kni,x, atter hearing what the police had to say, dis charged the prisoner. WESTMINSTER. • • -- --- BENEFIT SOCIETIES AND THEIR VICTIMS. —A decent looking man applied to Mr. Selfe for his assistance and advice under the following circumstances: - Applicant said his name was Samuel Bolton, and he belonged to the West London Philanthropic: Burial Society, which was held at Mr. King's, the Queen's Head, Kepple-terrac. , , Chplsea. He bad belonged to it twelve years, paying twopenco per week all along, and his wife had been a member 20 years. 'Phis ,lay week she died, and was at the present unburied, and he bad no chance of burying her, for he had been in trouble with his family many years. His wife had been ill two years, and when he applied to Mr. Cordery, of Bromptou-crescent , the secretary, for the payment of the .£7 to which be was entitled on her death, he was told the society had uo funds, and was dissolved. Mr. Selfe granted the poor man a free summons against tho society. COURSE OF .EXCHAN GE. Amsterdam Short ... 12 ... 12 i Do Rotterdam ... 12 1i ••• 12 2i Autwerp ... 25 35 ••• 25 40 Brussels Hamburgh — ... 13 101 ••• 13 11 Paris ..._ „__. Ditto - Marseilles Frankfort-on-the-Main ... 121 ... 1204 V ienua — ... 12 45 ... 12 b 5 Trieste — ... 12 45 ... 12 55 Petersburg Copenhagen.. Berlin Madrid.. Cadi7 ... 4154 ... 484 Leghorn Milan ... 26 35 .. 26 40 Genoa — ... 26 35 ... '26 40 Naples Palermo — ... 26 35 ... 26 40 Messina The Price of Gold. fne quotaiim of gold at Paris Is about at par, and the short exchange on London is 251. 153. per .€1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of La lis.loid. per ounce for standard g►old, it appe.srs that gold at the above price is abut 1-10th per cent. dearer in Paris than in London. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' eight was on the last date about 1 81 percent. At this rate there is no profit on the importation of gold rom the Uni ca states. THE MURDER AT WEDNESBURY.—Yesterday the police succeeded in capturing the man William Hall, they have boon in quest of. TILE UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE.—Both crews were out this morning for practice, and each crew wore com plimented by their respective supporters. Hardwick's Shilling Peerage, thronetage, and Knightage for 1869 will be found exceedingly handy as books of reference. They possess all the information con tained in the larger and more costly volumes, and they aro produced in such a neat and portable style that the three little books may be carried in the coat pocket with out the slichtirst inconvenience. No library table can be said to be complete without them. Till•: MANUFACTURE OF WATCHES AND CLOCKS.— A most interesting and instructive little work, describing briefly but with great clearness, the rise and progress of watch and clock makin , has just been published by Mr J. W. Benson, of 25, Old Bond-street, 99, Westbourne-grove, and the City Steam Factory, 58 and 60, Ludgate-hill. The book, which is profusely illustrated, gives a full description of the various kinds of watches and clocks, with their prices, and no one should make a purchase without visiting the above establishments or consulting this truly valuable work. By its aid persons residing in any part of the United Kingdom, India, or the Colonies, are enabled to select for themselves the watch best adapted for their use, and haverit sent to them with perfect safety. Mr. Benson, Who holds the appoint.. ment to the Prince of Wales, sends this pamphlet to any address on receipt of two postage stamps, and we cannot too strongly reccaumuci it t 2 the pptice of the LIMACUDAZ SUVl2allcr THE SUN, _LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 5, 1 69. SHARE LIST. ')1: )1N 311A.A. - Sts AND BTOCKb, JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Closing" Business Share NAME. • Paid. Price., done 'lO Agra Limited, A all 111 124 Do B lO 41 5 50 Albion 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lint all 194 201 20 191 20 Anglo-Hungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 6 5 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 10 11 20 Do issued at 2 5 ... 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lira. 25 Bank of South Australia._ all 30 32 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 311 10 Bank of New Zealand all 17 18 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, nd China, all 211 221 25 Chartered Mere. of India, London, and China all 31 32 20 City 100 Colonial 25 39 41 10 Consolidated, lim. 50 Delhi and Loudon, Hai 25 ••• •.. 50 East London, lira 5 11 01 20 English and American. lint 10 ... 20 English Rank of Silo de Ja neiro. lim l4 pr 1p 20 English, :.••ct,ttish, and Ans. tralian Chartered 231 Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all ... ••• 281 Do new 5l 1 100 Imperial, lira 20 Imperial Ottoman lO 24 1 1 2 1 z 5 lonian all 25 27 25 Do new 5 pr 1p k 0 Lnd Mortgage of India, lint 4 3; 3it 100 1)0 sp. c. Debs.lB64, 30 all 7G 75 78 30 London Bank of Mexico and South America, lint. 20 6 4 131 100 London and Brazilian, liin. 45 32 28 20 Do new 71 6 1 5 100 London & River Plato, Urn. 40 10 12 50 25 Do new 10 21 3 20 London Chart. of Australia all 234 201 231 50 London and County 2t) 51 01 20 Do new. iss at 20 p.m, 16 IA 11 • ••• Loudon Joint Stock 1 SG 33 London and South African al 1 11 94 100 London & S.-Western, lim, 20 60 London & Venezuela, Sim 124 ... ••• 100 London and Westminster 2O 64 65 651 100 Do Scrip, ins at 10 pm 2O 59 GI 100 Merchant, Sim 23 6 I() Metropolitan, lira all 64 71 71 100 Midland, 5im...... 2O Id 1 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, Sim. 15 3 1 d 100 National Provinc. of Ens'il 42 10 Do 1,0 National. BO 46 48 20 New South Wales all 42 44 20 North-Western 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 43 45 45 50 Provinc. Bank. Corpo., lint. 10 6 . 100 Provincial of Ireland 23 57 69 10 Do new. all 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lira 25 15 11 100 Do issued at 6 pm. 10 ... 25 Union of Australia all 47 48 47 100 Union of Ireland, lint 50 Union of London THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITI9I4 OF THE AGRICULTURAL LABOURER. raid. Closing Business :11e.re aailwaya. rrioe. dens. et Bristol and Exeter ...... 10) 77 79 78} It Caledonian --..... 10) 761 77/ 74 et Cambrian. 29 Cornwall all 21 n .t Dublin & Bellast Juno lOO 77 79 .t Dun„Pertli, Si Ab.Junc 'tot) 70 72 2, East ii.undon .. 20 6iu :5 2) Do 10 st Glasgow St S. Western 105 97 99 st Great Eastern .. A Do. E. Angi. iSo. 3 lOO 7 9 st Great North ol Scotland loe 15 6 st Great Northern ... lot 108 10J at Du. A tiLoCli. 10:.; 105 106 tt Do. I; stock lOO 123 1.:5 al GtS, and W. of Ireland ltu il6 7 et. Vt. Western. —Original let 481 181 481 71 It DO. South Wales IOU bi a • Du. W. 100 :27 Do. Newport lO3 '.l) .1 st Lancashire 5; 1 WU 24 016 1241 1 al Lou„ lirigh., S•Cuast lOO 8 1 301 0-• Do Scrip 3t 1-on., Chat., anti Due., .. lus 104 171 -a Du. Metrup. 6X. .... Lou - A Lon. th ItC 114 141 1141 131 t LOLL a South W esters,— 'Let S 4 Si 541 st .1 Lincoln.. lid I 501 41 metrouolitan ...• • lOO 10 4 id 1051 11 st Do Extonsi 100 1,4 1 10 Du. New lo 10 1 at 31e: - rupolitan District. all 4) i 5 441 3 11 Metrop J Win 'is 1 001 e st 51 ....AU St uo, tiirttiin. dY Derlys 53 55 at N 'ran British at Do. ltd., eth., ek Dun... 100 at : or.Eastern—Berwlek.. 1.0 102 .c 3 102 23 Do. +I. 4.E purohusc..l6.l3. at Do Leeds. ...... ....... 10u 53 60 59 8 st Do York lOO 12 04 92 at Do Carlisle .... at Do Slue 21 Darling lOO 128 t3O 119 at North Lon Lou .. 10) 12) 22 10 Do New 518.. at North Staffordshire...— lO3 58 60 at North and S.-W. Junction 100 103 105 10 Do New £lO shares] 7 ... • • at Rhyniney at Shropshire Union 0 68 52 at South apron, st South Eastern lOO 751 7:11 76 51 at Staines, Wok'ham, 6; Wok all 12 13 at e au V Aie luu lib 150 Do. LI . 5 3 1 Watcriord 62 Kilkenny lO3 10 Waterloo dt Whlteha.l 6 RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SUARES AND STOCKS. st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cont. 100 86 SS 8 j 7 st Caledonian Qrs., No. 9 lOO ... St Do. Scot. N.E., 41 per cent. 100 ... st Do. Aberdeen, gua, 6 p.c.... 100 ... st Do. do. 7 per cent. 100 St D. do. Ordinary... 100 80 S 2 _ st Do. Midland st Do. Dundee and Arbroath WO 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gua all ... sti Dundee, rerth, and Aber deen J unction lOO 105 107 st Do. Ist Class preference 100 at Ulas. & S.W. gua.s per et 100 ..• at tit. Eastern, E.O. Ex. No.l 100 95 100 93 at Do do N 0.2 100 98 100 st Do do 6 per cent 100 10; 112 at Do East Anglian A 5 p. c. 100 ... st Do do B 6 do. 100 ... st Do do C 7 do. 100 ... at Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 ... at Do E. Union 4 p.c. gum. 100 70 71 et Do Norfolk 5 p.c.Ex.1346 100 ... •.. at Do do 5 p.c.Way.Va1.1347 100 ... at Great Northern, 5 per cent 10 ... at Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 ... at Do 4, do do do 100 ... at Do 5 do at sp. c. pm. 100 ... at Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent std Gt. Nrth of Scotland, lat pf 100 ... at, Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per emit lOO 98 97 stJ t.West.—Orig.&Jut.-Iteut chg., per gue.s p.c lOO 10! 101 at Do. O - rig 7. 11.1Zx). I p.c. 101) 95 10J at Do du 4, per cent. 1850.- 100 83 9) st Du do 4 do do lOO 78 80 791 st to do 5 per cent. redem lOU 95 97 931 st Do do .Birmiughaun gua 100 63 70 at Do do do pref 100 ... ••• st Do du Chester gua lOO 72 73 at Do do do ti per cent lOO st Du do du 5 do 100 DI 10J st Du South Wales, gua,. 4 p.c. 100 st Du do 4.3 p.c lOO at Do do 4 I 1851) 100 ... st Do do 5 st Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g. 10) 11.!- 116 at Do do 2d gild lOO 110 112 at Do Newport, lat g. 3 p.c. 100 0) 1i at Do du 2d du 103 1)0 103 at 1)o gua,. .51 per cent. 1863 100 ... 100 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. all st Lancash. & Yurksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 0 135 at Do Barnsley, £5 Is 10d p.c. 100 at Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 1.35 st Do 41 (Blackburn porch). 100 PS 110 st Loudon d Brighton, sp. c. guaranteed, Nu. I lOO ... at Do 5 per cent. gua. Nu. 2. 100 ... at Do 6 du do lOO ... at Do 5 do No. 4. 100 „. at Do 7 per cent 1 ... st Du 6 du (W.E. & C.P ) 100 at 1)3 4 du 1850 lOO ... at Loudon, Chatham, & Doter 5 per cent ICO st, London and C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO 101 iva st Do Bedford &Cambridge.- 100 ~, at Do Shrewsb'y & Welebp'l lOO ~, st Loudon and 7 p,c late 3d shares, lOO 145 153 2s 61. Du (Portsm. pen) ans. 2560) all at Mau., Shef., &.Lineln. 6 p.c lOO II ► 117 6 Do at Do 31 per cent lOO 60 65 10 Do redeem. 6 percent 5 at Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 135 140 st Du BristolS; Birm., 6p. c lOO 11.1 Li 6 at Do 41 per cent. redeem lOO 100 102 at Do 41 per cent. irredeeni WO 89 1 0 at Du Leicester & Irchu,4.p.c. 100 90 02 at North British, 5 p.c. No. 1 lOO at Du E. & Or. 4p.c.S. & D lOO „• at Do N. 13., N 0.2, 5 per cen.t lOO , it Do Border Union, 11 p.c IOU at N.-Eastern—Cons. 4 p.c lOO fit; at Du 41 per cent. redeem__ 100 93 97 at Do N.E. 4 per cent., lOO 17 Do Berwick capital 8 13.4. ... 2 Do York, Li. IS. pureuasu lO 10 101 a Do Stcl(ta &:)rung. A. 5 p.c lOO 106 LYS at DDNIOs is D .oo. u o:anrth t Hartlepool .44,c44 i Staffordshire. and It. 100 85 87 20 lua2o, 2110 k nna., lOs st 1 t l t l. S \Dy . t4 a e t e . o l i r ri Anna., y 11 1: 6 0 38 .:6 : e ) : 11aaaaa00lillool all 2 4 : 8 2: 1 4 ;3 9 : cent lOO ... a st Taff Vale No.l lOO 145 150 10 Anglo-American Tel., lim all 2:1 221 221 10 Anglo-Mediter. Tel., lira.... 10 121- 154 1. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 161 174 at Atlantic Telegraph 10 33 35 at Do. 8 per cent lOO 34 8:1 25 Australian Agricultural 204 16 17 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lirn. b 41. pr 10 Baugarah Tag Estates, lira 9 7 5d 10 Berlin Water Works, lim all 144 141 10 Do. New ... ..... . 6 31 44 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lim. 5O 10 12 5 Bombay Gas, lim. all 114 44 5 Do. New 4 11 ld 8 51 British American Land 4l 16 18 it B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lira lOO 16 t 171 20 British Indian Tea, lim all 2 B 20 British Ship Owners 74 29 Canada Company .. . 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lim. 20 Ceylon Company, lint. 20 Do. A shares - 3 '2 d 10 City Discount, lira 25 City of London Real Pro perty, lim 30 City of Milan Impror. Ihn all blO 25 City of Moscow Uas, lim all 1 14 50 City Offices, lim 50 Colonial, lim. Do 50 Cominercia;. 'Union (Assur) 6 1 ap 10 Company of African Mer chants, lira. ...... 20 Continental Union Gas, lira all 19 2 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 74 per cent. 100 Corporation of London Bonds, 1877, 41 per cent- all 104 105 100 Do. 1879, 41 per cent. all 1044 1054 100 Do. 1882, 44 per cent. all 1034 1044 10 Credit Fon. of England, lim. all 24 24 2 11-16 50 Credit Fon.of Mauritiuslint 10 34 24d at Crystal Palace at Do. Preference lOO 94 99 at Do. 6p. c Perpetual Deb lO9 107 11 20 Darjeeling, 10 Eastern Assam, lim.. 50 East Indian Land Credit and Finance, lim. 20 East India Irriga. & Canal all 17 18 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Egyptian Coa 9 lli m . 1;r .. . cent. y. . 100 Gua. by Egypt. Gov all 944 951 9, II 54 20 Egyptian Cum.& Trad. lim 6 44 41 st Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 250 260 10 Do. New 3 Eng.& Austral. Copper, lim 24 15 English and Foreign Credit 74 6 4kl 100 Eng. and Scot. Marine, lint. 8 ...d 10 Fairbairn Engineering 5 11 11d 20 Fore-streetWarehouse,lim l2 pr 1p 131 100 For. & Col. Gov. Trust and Loan Scrip, issue It all 811 831 50 Gollivara, lira. 2O 10 General Credit & Dirt., lint. 71 11 11 5/ 15 General Steam Navigation 14 28 20 150 Horn,. &Col Marine ln.lith. 5 41 31,1 10 Hong Kong and China Ut.s all ... 20 Hudson's Bay all 13j 11 111 20 Imperial Laud Co. of Mar seilles, lint. 25 Indo-European Tel., lint lO 20 Interna.FinancialSoc. lint 6 11 11 20 Interna. Laud Credit, lien 6 6 4 1 50 Italian Laud 5 11 1,1 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all I 31 100 Do. 6p. c . Bds., redeem 1870, issued 110 all 62 c.l 50 Land Securities, lint 3 31 214 25 London African Trading lO 7 5,1 25 Lou. & Caletl. Marine, lint 6 ... 10 London County Land and lint. 5 Loud. Provincial Tel. lint all 34 31 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per emit. all 50 Lond. Financial Asso., lint 30 - - fp 4 Lond.Gen.Omnibus.Co.lim. all 11 2 21 40 Lond. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, Bin 20 Loud- & Provincial Marine 2 Id pr 1 st Madras Irriga. & Canl. Gun. s p . by India Gov . 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agen cy, 10 Mediterra. Eaten. Tel., lint. all 4 41 30 Merchant Shipping, Hirt. all 32 37 60 . 6unwall Iron Works, lint. 121 ... 10 Natal Laud and Colonisa tion Co., li,t. 25 National Discount Co., hat 5 111 121 25 National Prov. Marine, lint, 4 4 3d 10 National Steam Ship, lint. all 81 91 20 Nerbudda Coal& Iron, lint, 6 31 3d 10 New Consolidated Dis. lint, 3 11 Id 21 5 iNew Quebrada, lint ...... . 4.4.0 44 3/ 23 N e w Zealand Loan & Mer cand l e Agency,lint 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, lint 10 Northern Assam Tea, lira. 5 7 5 10 Do. B .................... all 1 2 et North Brit. Austral., 100 47 52 go North Brit. 4,; Merean. In , 64 19 20 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 5 121 131 50 Oriental Finandial, 5 Oriental Gas, 5 Do. New 10 Otago and Southland In , 0 41 2 1 4 p 1 5 0 Panama,vestment,Ottoman New Gs Zealand, r l. •. all a 01l l 1:051 4 op r 64 Australian It. Mail all l 7 a 50fgtFeel cd n R a L yT l NNel n rer d ewow i g & d oMi. Oriental . .e r s. e. l . i a. nf ni. l a. oo ll :i 9 :2 2 - 5 - 3 11 5 Do l 30 2 11'2 5 545 t )Dme o oronrse J aneiro City Im.,lim. all 19 2 ) 20 Do. Gas, 100 Royal Mail Steam et Scottish Aust. Invest., lint lOO 85 90 89 7 st Do. 6p. c. Guar. Pref. 100 ••• 20 Societe Fin. d'Egypte, lint, 10 7 6 0 20 Societe Uen.de l'Empire Ot. 8 2/ 31 50 S. African Mort. & Inv., lint. 6 25 South Australian Land all 351 461 at Submarine Telegraph ...... 100 107 111 1 Do. 5crip,,,,,,,, , all 1 11 20 Telegraph Con. & Main.,llm. all 181 191 19. 20 Thames and Mersey Marina (Insurance), 1int.,,,,,,..... 2 21 3 41 20 Trinidad Petroleum, 81 30 Trust & Agency of Aus.,lim. 1 # 1 P 10 Do do. do. all 20 Trust &Loan Co., U. Canada 6 Ip 30 Union Marine L'pool, lint 5 41 5 p 20 Union Steam Ship, lint all 22 24 15 United Discount Corp., Urn 6 14 4d 5 U. Kingdom Tel. Co., lim• all gg 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref. all 4 8 , 20 Universal Marine(lu.), Um* 5 lf 2p 61 10 Upper Assam Tea, 30 Van Dieman's Land 00 all 781 7 9 4 5500 Warrant vvcesr ntr Viceroy at. n(lt3noiFinance, Egypt, d) lint.po7 as tor . e 12 12 10d Steam, Bin 23 21 11 20 West London Wharves and Warehouses lO RAILWA.YS.-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. st Caledouiau 41 p c gua. st t t D I j o o SC: i t p eetl i r . r o Hain. de x n 7 p c. 1 11.a ( 00 0 11 0 0011 21.1:., .26 1 .. ,(2. . ) .14 . 31 21 a t et Do 4p e con. issued at 80 65 ... ... st Great Eastern 41 per cent. 100 ... .. St Do 5 do, 1862 lOO 88 ~e st Do New 5 do, 1863 lOO 87 83 st Do du 5 do, 1864 lOO 82 86 st Great Northern, 5p c irred lOO ... .., et Do Permanent 5 per cent lOO ... ... st Do Boston & , Sleafd, 41 pc 100 ... ... et Great West., W. Ilidl., spc WO ... ... et Do Joint t.erpe. 5 p c,1865 100 88 92 et Du do 6p c irred., 1866 100 10 i 108 2i Do Vale N oath perp. 5p c all 19 20 st Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B lOO 5 Lane. and York. New 41 per cent till July, 1871 st Do du 4 do, 1860 100 •••• ...... et Do do 41 du, 1861 100 st Da do 41 do, 1863 100 st Do do .5 do, 1865 WO *** st Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 *** st Do No. 7 sdo et Loud . Chat., &c., 2d, 6 p.e Ist London o o n i f e i S . t . NLVeins.t,esrnp,e4, yltB.BP66toosc st Du Metrop. Ex., B 6 p.c , lOO Do du C 6 pm *** et London &N. Western, 5p c 100 107 10; 1011 all 8 at st Metropolitan a per cout at Midland, A 5 per cent pref lOO 10ti 10 . 3 lisetos2.,t.setoptdc. do 1 0 6 l is Bt D D D o oo° l sr n dP c . onv. New Shares all 191 DI 18 4 22 D o 5p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1872 st North Britiett, E. and (& No. 1, 5 per cent ... ,„ 100 si Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 •••• ... st Do B. P., & Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 ... ••• P" . -," Do E. &G , No. 2 , 5 p.c D o N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 100 Ht, Do E. & G., N 0.3, 5 p.e ,„„ 100 • ' •-• 1 " Do B,&Gi., (Ordiry) 41 p e 100 .** "' st a t North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 97 i; st Do Stock. & Danl., D North London, 41, per cent st ~ _ (Max. 5 per cent) et Nort h Staffordshire 5p c lOO „•. e South D Ea o stern, 51 p do , 1361 100 0 ••• ••• st Do 5 do (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 „. .. at Do 5 do, 1 864 ... .... :t Victorla St. & Pimlico, 41 pc 100 ... ... WAYS. -LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTAL3j st Birkenhead lOO ~3 95 100 1)0. 44 per cent. Prefer all 101 103 st Buckinghamshire st Chester and Holyhead lOO 63 88 at Do. 54 per cent. et Do. 5 do. ... st Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO at Colchester stout Valley .. 100 " ••• s t East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c... 100 1:3: 1:36 20 Gloster and Lean Forest all ~,, *** a Gt. Easn., liewm., &c., 5 p.c 100 .. a Do. E. 11. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 6;72 at Do. do. Woodbrg.Ex., do. 100 69 72 st Gt. West ,W. Mid., tieref 100 93 100 50 Hull and Selby all 111 113 st Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 215 22) at London and Blackwall lOO 94 96 92 st Do. 44 per cent lOO st London, Chat., &c., 44 pc. 100 ~, I I s t Do. -. Corn. Fund, 5 do 100 ... ' st London and Greenwich at Do• do Preference lOO st Loudon, Tilbury, & South 100 81 e;) st Lowestoft, gua 4 percent lOO 8) 82 st Do. du. 6 do. 51 Manch., Buxton, & blatlk all b "41 at Midland, Bralford, Pref lOO 93 94 10 Slid R e nt Cray Line) 50 Northern& East.,s percent all 53 56 50 Do. do. 6 do. all ... . .. st N. Eastern — H artle p ool at A. West. A perp. pret, 5p c. 100 103 110 st Do B minimum li p.c lO- .., ... St Notting. &Grauth. R. &C lOO 92 94 25 Preston and S yre. all 44 46 ... Royston, Hitch. ' and Shop. 100 133 134 at Shrewsbury and Hereford 100 133 135 10 Do do 8 21 2,p at S. Yorksh. and RiTer Dun 100 93 100 at De 4 per cent gua, lO 79 31 at Do 4 do at Vict. Station and Pimlico lOO 175 180 st West Cornwall 20 West Loudon, Class A all 13 14 ZO DO du B all ... ~ 20 Do do C all 61 71 st Weymouth and Portland lOO ... ~. st Wilts and Somer s e t 100 e 1 83 DOCKS. st East and West India 10') 120 123 st London and St. Katherine lOO 49 51 11100 D oDeb. stock, 4 par cent all ... ... Missal! Freehold Land st Dock lOO 31 33 st Southampton lOO 78 78 KAI 4'urroy cMaio NW .i At • • MISCELLANEOUS. COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES Britith Columbia, 6 per ..... 100 1)0. 1895. ...... !• 100 - Can.Gov.6 1877-84 Do. 6p. 0. Feb. &Aug.••• leO 1(3 105 . . . . .. ......- eD D D a0 0 0p. .. e s ss u p pi... H o c:: ° P ip it . n j e6 r .r.a;&.o.l.lnscribed Sept us j s7l t l ... Y l ioc o o o ooo 1 1 ,09 ( 4 203 1 1 ,0 t 2 4 : _ _ ......-.. : I) : 0.13 .. a A iju p o n.a l nia . .x&nsiddoojov,ojutuityllB:7BBl9B.o.o9-.01:p9. 9 0 : : 0 .1... . :1 1 00 0 :0 0 0 :1 1 000 1 :4 1 1 11100 1 106, 3 - Do. 16p1 .••• 100 108 lie - Do. 5 per oent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900.... - Do. 1872, do lOO 105 107 - Mauritius, a p. 0, 187 3 ,- - Do. 1878 ... .. . , .•••• 1)0 106 L OS - Do. 1882 May and .. Nr .. • 00 106 108 - Do. 1895, Feb. & Auc lO 106 108 - Me:bourn:l Corporate, - 1 867-75, 6 per cent...- 1( 0 100 110 - N.8.G0v.6 p.o.Ja.&. l ttly - Natal 6 p et, Apia Oct 10) - Do 6p 0, 51,y & No' 1 0 1(6 103 - N. s. w. 3 p.c., '7l to 'M lOO 00 1 , 1 - Do. 5 p.o. 1888 to 189 0 ••• 1)0 38/ 03i Hi i 9 - Do. 5 p.c. rd.'67 to '7i - N.Zealand, 6p. ot. 18111 lOO - _ - Do. 5 per oent.. •• - DoJan, 4 1 pil,,luly, 0 t lOO 93 94: 94} - Do 6p c. Mar & , ept '91.• ;CO 108 110 -- Do Juue et Deo , 1•t)1 .• - fDo Proy. t Auotld. ) 1:0 - - - ( .trie 1& 2, 1:96 -3 - l'i ova Scotia 6p. o.Jaa... - anti July, 1875 - Lo loth lOO 101 103 - Queenslnd. 6p. c. ' B2 5 - no WI 107 i - Do 189 t . - Do. 6 p c. 1869.. - _ - D. do. A 2...... •••• 100 108 110 - Do rd. 1E93 ...... _.••• •••• 10 3 107 108 ..... ykorift G.p.g. lOsilmts •• 1 0 0 112 113 Yesterday a conference, under the auspices e l du , Earl Beauchamp, the Earl Cowper, the Earl of aork, Earl Grosvenor, M.P., the Earl of Shaftesbury, Lord Lyttelton, Sir John Bowring, the Hon. Anberon Herbert, the Right Hon. W. Cowper, M.P., Mr. Fawcett, M.P„ Mr. Portal, Mr. Read, M.P., and Mr. Beach, M.P., was held at the Society of Arts, for the purpose of considering the question of establishing a society for the improvement of the condition of the agricultural labourer by the promotion of the following objects :-1. To better the, condition of farm labourers by the removal at proper seasons of surplus labour from over-populated districts to places where labour is in greater demand. 2. To encourage a more extensive building and improvement of cottages in accordance with the demands of health, decency, and comfort. 3. The elementary and technical education of the children of agricultural labourers. 4. The more extensive adoptit n of the system of allotment of garden ground, and the protection of the rights of agricultural labourers under the Enclosure Act. 5. To promote sanitary reforms in villages, small communities, and dwellings of agricul tural labourers. C. The separation of labourers' provi dent societies from public-houses, and their establishment on safe and economical pi inciples, and under proper management, so as to secure to those able and willing to save some means of support in times of sickness and disable ment. The dicontinuance of statute fair hiring. Earl DUCIE occupied the chair, and in opening the pro ceedings, pointed out the deterioration which had taken place in the condition of the agricultural labourer, whose wages had not increased in proportion to the increased wealth and prosperity of the country. The first thing to be considered by the meeting was whether it was possible or desirable to establish a society for the purpose of aiding the agricultural labourer. Lord LICHFIELD had a very strong indisposition to join in the promotion of such a society. Only twelve months ago a meeting was called for the same purpose as the present, and it resulted in nothing, because those who took part in the meeting refused to confine themselves to the subject they were met to discuss, and, instead, entered into long details of the whole life and condition of the agricultural labourer. For himself he believed the great thing was to improve the educational condition of the agricultural labourer. Would such a society as the one suggested do much or anything in this direction, or would it pro. duce an improvement in the dwellings of the labourer? If there were a certain number of gentlemen, say twelve or twenty, who were willing to give their time to the important consideration of the agricultural labourer's con dition, great good might be done, but a society, with the work left to a secretary and officials, would accomplish nothing. Lord Lichfield concluded by saying that he would gladly bear his share of the burden. Canon GIRDLESTONE had the same misgivings as Lord Lichfield. His faith in societies was not great, for so many of them provided for management and for nothing else. Than such a resultin connection with the agricultural labourer nothing could be more disastrous. With the objects which the meeting was asked to discuss, he fully agreed, but this presented collectively a subject almost too wide for present discussion. He believed that if the principle of emigration were carried out, coupled with proper educational advantages, the other objects would be accom plished as a matter of course. Referring to the former subject, Canon Girdlestone stated that he was constantly receiving letters from those to whom he had despatched labourers, and with few exceptions they were satisfied. Several labourers had been sent by him from North Devon into Yorkshire, and he generally received a statement to the effect that when they first arrived they looked de plorable, but that six months of " beef " produced a marvellous change. On the subject of education, it was pointed out that in the majority of parishes the landowner was exceedingly lax in his duty, leaving it virtually to the clergy to educate the agricultural labourer. Canon Girdle stone suggested that an agent should be appointed to carryout the details of the emigration scheme, and a purely volun tary hardworking committee of gentlemen formed to do all that lay in their power to promote the welfare—espe cially in the direction of education—of the agricultural labourer. This would be much better, he thought, than the establishment of a society. Mr. BAILEY DENTON warmly supported the idea of a society. As the employer of probably the largest number of agricultural labourers in England, he especially urged the importance of technical education. The Archdeacon of COTENTRY argued that the wretched dwellings occupied by the agricultural classes lay at the root of drunkenness, which it was admitted was the crying vice of the country. . Mr. PELL, M.P., thought that if any society were formed, agricultural labourers should be invited to attend. Mr. J. D. DENT, M.P., defended landowners against the charge of having neglected the education of the poor. Schools had not been well supported because they had been made the organ of religious proselytism. Mr. BEACH, M.P., was not in favour of the formation of a society. Mr. READ, M.P., suggested the great importance of making the agri cultural labourer himself as well as the public sensible of his true condition. Several other gentlemen having taken part in the die mssion, Mr. IIoLLAND expressed the opinion that there rite no season for establishing such a society as proposed. In his opinion the condition of the agricultural labourer was improving, and not one of the least advantages which lie enjoyed was that the class of masters had been materially raised in point of education. He proposed a resolution, to the effect that it was inexpedient at present to call the society into existence. Mr. SNow, who described himself as "a stranger and a practical man," urged that the best way to improve the condition of the agricultural labourer was to teach him to respect himself. Mr. WELLs seconded the resolution proposed by Mr. Holland, trusting at the same time that it would not be thought that he did not take the utmost interest in the agricultural classes. Earl DUCIE, before putting the resolution, pointed out that the evident feeling of the meeting was that individual effort would do more than an association. The resolution was carried unanimously. Lord NORTHBROOK proposed a vote of thanks to the chairman. In doing so, he wished to guard against its being thought that lie agreed in the correctness of the sweeping charges brought against landowners by Canon Girdlestone. The resolution was seconded and unanimously carried. Miss Rye (says the Liverpool Courier) intends going out again from that port to Canada at the end of May with another party of young women. Another sale of the effects of the late Marquis of Hastings took place yesterday morning by Mr. Phillips, at his auction rooms, in Great Bond-street. The sale consisted of racing and other cups, commemorative of well-known sport ing events ; services of silver and silver gilt plate, snuff boxes, shields, and ornamental pieces. In addition to these there are several valuable pairs of breech-loading guns by eminent London makers. The Standard says the dinner to be given on Monday next, at the Cannon-street Hotel, by the Conserva tives of the Tower Hamlets, to Mr. Coope, is likely to be very successful. Several members of the late Government and numerous members of Parliament have expressed an intention to be present. The proceedings will be rendered extremely interesting by the presentation of an address, which has been beautifully illuminated and engrossed, to Mr. Coope, in recognition of his exertions in the cause at the late election. TIIE FENIAN CONVICTS.—The Rev. Paul Bagley, whose labours as an American missionary and Bible dis tributor in China and Japan have been arduous and extensive, and who since his return to America from those countries has exerted himself to obtain pardons for many of the leading supporters of the Southern Confederacy, has just arrrived in England, armed with credentials en dorsed by forty senators and 185 members of the House of Representatives at Washington, for the purpose of inducing the English Government to grant the release of all those American citizens who are now undergoing sentences for complicity in Fenian movements. Mr. Bagley has had interviews with the Hon. Reverdy Johnson, the United States Minister, to whom he has been specially com mended, although his effort is quite of an unofficial and independent character, and he travels at his own charges. MATRIMONY. —MAY AND DECEMBER. —A peculiar incident occurred a short time since in the vicinity of Hackney worth recording, from the fact of its being one of the rarest escapades in matrimonial history. An aged gentleman, of not very prepossessing appearance, but, nevertheless, a perfect Crcesus, was leading his bride, a girl of sweet sixteen, to the hymeneal altar, under the circumstances of having purchased her hand (but not her heart) by assisting her father when in pecuniary difficulties. Six handsomely-dressed brides maids and a host of friends attended the couple to church. The bride was decked out in nuptial splendour, the roadway was lined with carriages and greys, and the whole scene presented an imposing effect ; the venerable gentleman led his bride up the aisle, and the ceremony of coupling them began. All went quietly enough till the clergyman came to the sentence, " Will you take this man for your wedded husband ?" when she, in a loud and solemn mariner, exclaimed, " I won't." She rose in an excited manner, darted out of the church, jumped into a carriage awaiting her outside, in which was seated the idol of her choice ; off they went to another churtb, not a thousand miles away, were married there and then, and are now living in happy wedlock. The event has created quite a sensation in the neighbourhood,. and the interest 11 . 0 :4 nOt Att *WO. • - THIRD EDITION NO TICh. The Third Edition of " The Sun " of last Evening was published in himo for dolivory in town at 7.15 p.m. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day SHREWSBURY RACES—This DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGEAPII) WELTER CUP. La Bello Jeanne Raunds •• 2 GRAND STAND HANDICAP. Lady Posolt"1 • Lady Crown? 2 SHROPSHIRE CUP. Midwife King of the Fairies Eca.rte MIDDLETON I'L :~"I'1•'. Hollandaise Vibration Parliamentary Six ran. SEVE STEEPLECHASE. Royal Irish Fusilier • • Aco of Trumps..... Sea King HANDICAP HURDLE RACE Ada Penelope Royal Irish Fusilier foil. VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—This DAY. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 9to 1 agst Dr.ke of Beaufort (taken) 100 to 6 agst Ecarte (taken) 100 to 6 agst Tho Laird (taken) CITY AND SUBURBAN. 20 to 1 agst King Cophetua (taken) 20 to 1 agst Hermitage (taken) 20 to 1 agst Robespiere (taken) 20 to 1 agst Cocoa Nut (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Drummer (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Michael De Basco (taken) 25 to 1 agst Vagabond (taken) 25 to 1 agst Bradgato (taken) 25 to 1 agst Poinsettia (taken) CHESTER CUP. 100 to 12 agst Paul Jones (taken) 100 to 3 agst The Agean (taken) 100 to 6 agst Mandrake (taken) 100 to 6 agst Palmer (taken) 25 to 1 agst Fairwind (taken) 40 to 1 agst Vestminster (taken) 50 to 1 agst Perfume (wanted) DERBY. Bto 1 agst Belladrum (taken and offered) 40 to 1 agst Boulogne (taken) 50 to 1 agst Brennus (taken) HORSES STRUCK OUT OF THEIR ENGAGE MENTS. Feb. 16, at 6.45 a.m., Monarch of the Glen, out of the Lincolnshire Handicap. Feb. 27, at 9 a.m., Greenland, Tumult, Wild Huntsman, Ganymede, and Madame Wright, out of Liverpool engage- men ts. Feb. 27, after 2 p.m., The Earl, out of Liverpool Grand National Steeplechase. Feb. 27, after 2 p.m., all Mr. W. G. Bennett's horses out of Liverpool engagements. Feb. 27, after 2 p.m., Captain Crossirec, Columbia, Lord Ronald, Bannockburn, Ada, Gipsy Girl, and Miss Skerratt, out of all engagements for which the weights have ap peared. March 1, at 9 a.m., all Mr Lowdon's horses, and Goo jerat, out of Shrewsbury engagements. March 1, at 9 a.m., Bristles and Oddfellow, out of Liver pool engagements. March 1, at 9 a.m., Madame Wright, out of all flat laces at Shrewsbury. March 1, at 10.55 a.m., Van Amburgh and Veda, out of all engagements. March 1, at 0.25 p.m., Roving Maid, out of Liverpool Grand National Steeplechase. March 1, at 2 p.m., the Lamb, Juryman, and Endsleigh, out of the Liverpool Grand National Steeplechase. March 1, at 2.15 p.m., Vale Royal, out of Warwick Spring engagements. March 1, after 6 p.m., Couni Horn and Comus, out of Liverpool Grand National Steeplechase. March 2, at 9 a.m. The Elk and Highilyor out of Rugby and Shrewsbury engagements. . _ March 2, at a.m., P;orence, Apley, and Rivers, out of Shrewsbury engagements. Mardi 2, at a.m., N.ttdame Wright, out of all engage ments for which the weights have appeared. blareli 2, at 6.33 hew.,Brielc, out of Liverpool engage- meats. March 2, at 1.10 p.m., Legislator and Warrington, out of Warwick hand:caps. Mach 2, at 2.36 p.m., Harpalyce (dead), out of all en- gugenit'lltS. RACING 'IXTU RES. M A It C iI. Warwick 9, 10, 11 Baldnyle First Spring IS, 15 Hendon l2, 13 Margate 20 \Vest Somerset 15, 16 Beverley 2O Northampton 16, 17 Durham 29, 30 W I . West Drayton l B, 19 Epsom 30, 31 APRIL. Abergavenny l, 2 I Newmarket Craven...l2, &O. Bromley 1, 2 1 Knighton... l3, 14 Aldershot l, 2 I Ludlow 15, 19 16 Catterick Bridge... l, 2 Eastbourne Thirsk ... 6, 7 Lewes 20 21 Hungerford 6, 7 Curragh ...20, 21, 22 Lichtield 6, 7 Croydon... 22, 23 Cambridge 7 8 Newmarket let Spring I Croston Park . 8 26, &c. S.reatham 8, 9 I Chester 4, 5,6, 7 Eglintou Hunt 6, 7 Winchester ll, 12 .Y. D0nca5ter............". 13, 14 \Vast Drayton .......... 17, 18 Bath ........................ 18, 19 Manchester ......... 19, 20, 21 Croydon ..................19, 21 Harpenden Epsom Summer .....25, &a. Newcastle 22, 23, 21 1 09 b d u h r3 am 22 , Club 23 Stockbridge 24, 25, 26 Chelmsford Sutton Park York 11, 12 Baldoyle 2nd Spring 11, 12 St. Albans 13, 14 Salisbury l3, 14 Croydon 2,3, 4 Newton 2,3, 4 Ascot .....8, 9, 10, 11 Liverpool Summer ...15, 16 Windsor 15, 16 Hampton l7, 18 ()urn%Li ", 23, 21 Worcester l, 2 Newmarket July ......6, ,tc. Carlisle Pontefract ................9, 10 Hendon ............ 12, 13 Nottingham ............ 13, 14 AUG Brighton .................. 3 , B r i g hton Club 5 Lewes ....................... 6, 7 Eguarn ............10,....... 11 Wolverhairpton lO, II Windsor 12, 13 St. Albans l7, 18 5t0ckt0n....... lB, 19, 20 Southampton 13, II Reading 15, 16 Huntingdon 2O, 21 Stamford.. 2 21 23 Goodwood 27, 28, 29, 30 SEPT Warwick... 7, 8 Curragh (Royal) 7,8, 9 Abingdon 9, 10 Doncaster 14, 15, 16, 17 Richmond 9l, 22 Lichfield OCT Bedford 5, 6 Edinburgh 6, 7, 8 Leicester 7, 8 Bromley 7 8 Newmarket 2d 0ct...11, &c. Chelmsford l9 20 Kelso 19 20 isl OVJ Worcester 2,3, 4 Harrow 2, 3 Liverpool 9, 10, It, 12 STEEPLECHA, MA Kingsbury 12,113 West Somerset 15, 16 York ".17 AP Aldershot l, 2 Bromley 1, 2 Abergavenny . 1, 2 Lichfield ..6, 7 Southdown Hunt ..7 Cambridge 7, 8 Cheltenham 7, 8 UST. Oxford York . 24, 2.5, 26 Plymouth 26, 27 Scarborough ...30, 31 Derby Summer ....31, Sep. 1 Weymouth 31, Sep. 1 Canterbury ......x, 31, Sep. 1 ,MBER. Hampton 2l, 22 Western (Ayr) 22, 23 Hendon 23, 24 Monmouth... , 23, 24 Newmarket st Oct 28, 4 - ,c. Lanark... 29, 30 IBER. Cheltenham l9, 20 Curragh l9, 20, 21 West Drayton 2l, 22 Hereford 2l, 22 Monmouth 23, 24 Newmarkwt Irton ,te. IMBER. Shrewsbury 15, Leamington Hunt 23, ,E FIXTURES. .CH. Crewkerne IE, 19 Chopstow 29, 30 [(IL. Streatham B, 9 Royal Artily., Woolwich... B Knighton Ludlow l5, 16 Tenbury... ... ............... 21 Croydon ............... ...22, 23 Co. Louth & &rdoen 27, 28 MAY. Limerick Hunt ... 4 I St. Albans ......... lB Eglinton H un t 6, 7 W on t Drayton....—.. 17 JULY. 9 Kingsbury .....................00T08Ett....................... Bromley ......................... 7 west Drayton 2l, 22 NOVEMBER. Harrow...... , ........... I Eglinton Hun . t .... 15; 6 , 1 7 6 Worcester ...... ......... 3, 4 Liverpool 9, 10, 11 St. Albans .................. 6 Shrewsbury COURSING FIXTURES. MARCH. Fourth S. Lancashire (Champion) County Louth (Champion), Ireland 18, &c. Scottish National Open, Lanark 3O, &c. AUGUST. St. Albans 17 NOVEMBER. Sundorne, Salop Gothan and Zficitiummtimmilmilitimusiati m m • 9 ; fkg. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS.—Tars EVENT G. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. The Archbishop of CANTERBURY laid on the table a bill to amend the law relating to clergy discipline and ecclesiastical courts. The University College of London Bill was read a second time. Lord REDESDALE moved for a return of the acts of Parliament to which any individual corporation or trust were deprived of their property for any purpose without full compensation or offence alleged to justify such deprivations. He believed there would be found to be no precedent for the manner in which it was proposed to deal with the Church of Ireland, and argued at some length that lisendowment was n pit her more nor less than confisc.i- Lion, and the Governm !nt Was the it st toenter upon a course which was revolutionary, and destructive to the security of property. In Ireland uutillinz it would lead to the belief Ont. all property was held at the will of the ma jority, and would lead to a moat dangerous agitation. He cold only app!y to the whole proceeding that the terms which he us ,d last year that it was not only confiscation but. s:terilei,-f. After FOlllO discussion the motion was withdrawn. [LEFT SITTING. I HOUSE OF COMMONS—Tins EVENING. The SPEAKER. took the chair at 4 o'clock. THE NORWICH ELECTION. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL gavo 'mike that on Friday he should move the issuing of a Royal Commission to inquire into the corrupt practices which it was said took place at the last election. THE POST-OFFICE. In reply to Mr. BAZLEY, The Marquis of HART INGTON said the ccntracts for carrying the American mails terminated in December, 1867, and in the August of last year tenders were sent out for a renewal of the service. It was not correct to say that the contracts were renewed by the late Govern ment, as the arrangements for carrying the mails to America by the Cunard, Inman, and North German Lloyd companies for the year 1868 was merely temporary. However, the contracts had been renewed with the before-mentioned companies before the present Government took office. The only Governmental act they had to do with the matter was the laying a copy of the contracts on the taVe of the house, which they had dne already. If these contracts re mained unquestioned for the perio 1 of a month, then they would be considerel complete, and the matter would be at once closed. He was glad the hon. gentle man did not press that part of his question, as to whether the signing of the contracts was not an infraction of the promise made by the late Gpvernment with respect to the establishment in future of self-supportidg ocean postage. He thought the proper time to consider the matter would be when the debate, which he felt would be taken on the contracts he had mentioned, arose. If the present arrangement was adhered to, it would render the establishment of an oceaa penny postage an impossibility for some time to come at least. GREENWICH HOSPITAL. In reply to Mr. PEASE, Hr. CHILDERS said it was quite true that he had formerly objected to the filling up of the sinecure office of Governor of Greenwich Hospital, but his opinion had been overruled. It was also true the office bad lately been filled up, but not at the salary of .£1,200 a year, the salary now attached to the office was only £l3O, as the name of the officer getting the appointment was kept on the active list. There was no truth in the statement that some of the pensioners had not received their pensions. One of his first Ministerial acts was to inquire into the circumstances relative to the matter, and finding there was some irregularity he had the matter thoroughly inquired into, and now every per son received his proper pension, With regard to the medical officers he did not intend to increase the number of those officers merely for the purpose of giving addi tional employment. ADULTERATION OF FOOD. On the motion for going into committee of supply, Lord E. CECIL called attention to the state of the law as regarded the use of false weights and measures and the adulteration of food, and concluded by moving the follow ing resolution—that in the opinion of the house it was expedient that her Majesty's Government should give their earliest attention to the wide spread and most repre hensible practice of using false weights, and of adultering food, drink, and drugs, with a view of amending the law as regarded the penalties now inflicted for these offence; and of providing more efficient means for the discovery and prevention of fraud. _ _ _ 3,6. URQUHART said the chief pause that led to adul teration was the dearness of food generally ; and the groat object of all adulteration was the desire to sell that which ap,,eared as good au articlo at a less price. lie thought the best thing th 3 hou e could do was to reduce if they could not altogether give up, the duty laid upo❑ the importation of articles of food. He believed all police regulations and inspections would fail, and therefore the best tiring to do was !o remove all temptation to adulteration by cheap eLi❑g the cost of the genuine article. (Hear, hear.) Mr. I'OUCIIIN said it was inu , th to be thankful for that in all the articles of food an,lysed very few were found to contain . matter antagonistic to human life. Those articles which contained the most dangerous adulterations wore pickles, sweetmeats, and Cayenne pepper. (Laughter.) The others being so adulterated as to make it more an attempt ou the pockets than the bodily health of the public at large. (LEFT SPEAKING.) LuNDON GAZETTE-THIS EVENING, WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, MARcir 5. 3d Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Corporal-Major Robert Steen Gray to be Cornet 6th Dragoon Guards—John Moore to bo Cornet. 6th Dragoons—Cornet Henry Mills to be Lieutenant. Bth Hussars—Lieutenant Henry Norris to be Captain ; Cornet James M'Calmont to be Lieutenant ; William Abbott, Gent. to be Cornet. 18th Hussars—Thomas Hope to be Cornet. 4th Foot —Francis Harrison to be Ensign. 15th Foot—William Franks to be Instructor of Musketry. 27th Foot—William Craufurd to be Ensign, William Scott to be Ensign. 28th Foot—Lieutenant Gerard Thorpe to be Lieutenant. 46th Foot—Lieutenant George Thomas to be Lieutenant. 54th Foot—Ensign Charles Ibbertson to be Lieutenant; John Macartney to be Ensign. 70th Foot -Lieut. Augustus Munsey to be Lieutenant. 78th Foot—Staff-Surgeon Valentine McMaster, M.D., to be Surgeon. 91st Foot—Ensign William Craufurd to be Ensign.l 98th Foot—Ensign Osmond Johnson to be Ensign. Rifle Brigade—John Mansel to bo Ensign. 2d West India Regiment—Lieut. Augustus Rolleston lobe Lieutenant. RECOVERY OF THE BODY OF COOPER, TIIE SUBPOSED MURDERER. The body of John William Cooper, the supposed murderer of his wife and her father, was picked up this morning, at 8 o'clock, by a boatman, off Shad well-dock stairs. Bank of England Returns. An Account, pursuant to t cap. 32, for the week ending ISSUE PET he Act 7th and Bth Victoria, Vednesday, March 3, 18C9. 'ARTSENT. Notes issued .....£31,927,110 Governmt. Debt..C11,0 1 5, 10 Other Securities.. 3,984,900 Gold Coin ancl ......... 16,927,110 Bullion Silver Bullion .... £31,927,110 £31,927,110 BANKING I>, 4PARTNINT. Governmt. Secu rities(including Dead Weight Annuity) .... £14,076,537 Other Securities 18,160,879 Notes 8,369,860 Gold and Silver Coin Proprietors' Capi tal £14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (including Ex chequer, Sav ings Banks, Commissioners of . National Debt, and Div. 5,563,996 Accounts Other Deposits.. 17,550,588 Seven Days and o th e r Bills ....• 422,571 .£41,691,623 GEOR , £41,691,623 E FORBES, Chief Cashier. ller Royal highness Princess Louise, attended by her Grace the Dowager-Duchess of Athol, yesterday visited the exhibition of Mr. Kenneth MacLeay's draw ings, "Ilighlan&rs of Scotland," at Mr. Mitchell's Library, Bond-street. AIADAIIE TUSSAUD'S.--Among the life-size Por trait Models of eminent parsonages in the Great Waxwork Exhibition, Baker-street, are those of John Wycliffe (who was the first translator of the Holy Scriptures into Eug lish), and those renowned religious reformers Martin Luther, John Knox, and John Calvin. LUXURIANT AND BEAUTIFUL HAIR.—MRS. S. A ALLEN'S WORLDS HAIR RESTORER OR DRESSING never fails to quickly restore Grey or Faded Hair to its youthful colour and beauty, and with the first application a beautiful gloss and de • lightful fragrance is given to the Hair. 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