The Sun. — London, England, 1869-04-09 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. COUSOIS are 931 8 i for money; ditto, for Ac count, 931 ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 911 2; New Three per Cents, 92 11 ; Exchequer Bills £ l ,OOO, par; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, par; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., —. India Stock, 14 per Cent., April, 1874 , ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1131 1; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 100 k. In the Foreign Market there is a rise of 1 in Italian, and 1-16 in New Spanish Three per Cents. Prices are follows :—ltalian Five per Cents., 55 65 1 ; Mexican, 141 ; 15 ; Greek, 111 12 ; New Spanish, 31 311 ; Turkish Five per Cents., 41 411 ; Peruvian Five per Cents., 79 791 ; Honduras Rail way Loan, 82 83 ex coupon. The Danubian Commission Guaranteed Loan is it 1 prem. _ In the Railway Market Caledonians are / better, Great E astern 1, G rea t Norther Ai, Metropo litan 1, Midland 1, Brighton }, South Eastern all better. The quotations are as follow : Caledonian, 79 to 801 ; Great Western, 49 to 491 ; Great Eastern, 371 to 371 ; Great Northern, 107 to :1; ditto A, 109 to 1 ; Lanca shire, 123 to 1231 ; Metropolitan, 1021 to 1021 ; do. Extension, 1001 to 1011 ; Midland, 1161 to 1 ; Sheffield, 56 to 561 ; Brighton, 481 to 1 ; North British, 35 to ; North Western, 1151 to 1154 ; North Eastern, 1021 to 103 ; South Eastern, 751 to 76 .; Chatham and Dover, 161 to 161. American Five-Twenties are 831 831 ; the Bonds of 1885 are 82 821 ; and the Ten-Forty Bonds 73/ 74. Erie Railway shares are unchanged at 24 241, and Illinois Central, 961 97. Atlantic Telegraph Original Stock is 26 27, the Eight per Cent. Preference shares, 31 31, and A nglo-American Telegraph shares, 221 22 1. The sum of £lOO,OOO in gold was withdrawn from the Bank yesterday, chiefly from Brazil. The Suffolk, from Melbourne, has brought £81,216; the Rhuddlan Castle, £42,600; the Ocean, from Geelong, £16,904 ; and the Cambrian, from the Cape of Good Hope, £4,000 —making a total of £144,720. The Bank bullion is now reduced to a point lower than has been touched for nearly two years and a half. When it was last at its present amount the rate of discount was then also 4 per cent. At the meeting of the proprietors of the Delhi and London Bank, the report was received, and a friendly committee was appointed to examine the accounts and confer with the directors. It was also suggested that the board and the committee should consider the advisability of reducing the liability on the shares. A memorandum from the Varna Railway Com pany intimates that the direct postal service with Constantinople via Rustchuck commenced on the sth instant. The Stock Exchange Committee have ordered the first issue of 55,000 shares, being part of an ultimate total of 120,000 shares by the British Inndian Submarine Telegraph Company (Limited) to be quoted in the official list. It appears from a notice just issued by the perial Russian Sinking Fund that on the Ist Jan., 1869, there remained in circulation of the Russian Three per Cent. Loan of 1859 an amount equal to £6,458,900 sterling, besides 64,000 silver roubles. The number of the bonds redeemed in the year 1868 are at the same time published. The London, Chatham, and Dover Railway traffic return, including the Metropolitan Extension and branches, shows this week an increase of £2,046, compared with the corresponding period of last year ; the Metropolitan Extension, separately, an increase of £747 ; the North Eastern, an increase of £2,496 ; the Lancashire and Yorkshire, an in crease of £473 ; and the Manchester, Sheffield, an d Lincolnshire, an increase of £2,949. At a meeting of the Imperial Gas Light and Coke Company a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum -was declared. At a meeting of the Surrey Consumers Gas Com pany, a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. per an num was declared. The return of paid clearing for the week ending April 7, issued from the Bankers' Clearing-house, is as follows :—Thtirsday, April 1, £13,745,000 ; Friday, 2d, £10,946,000 ; Saturday, 3.1, £14,139,000 ; Monday, sth, £10,438,000; Tuesday, 6th April, £10,702,000 ; and Wednesday, 7th, £10,075,000 ; total, £70,045,000. The return from the Bank of England for the week ended the 7th of April gives the following results when compared with the previous week : Rest PuLlio deposits Other deposits 18,803,252 ... Increase 1323,950 On the other side of the account : Government securi ties £14,970,798 ... Decrease ... 28,255 Other securities 38,480,653 ... Decrease ... 1,650,157 Notes unemployed 7,264,780 ... Decrease 597,515 The amount of notes in circulation is £23,975,030, being an increase of £362,505 ; and the stook of bullion in both departments is £17,225,105, showing a decrease of £347,918 when compared with the preceding return. • Subjoined is a comparison of the present position of the Bank of England and the prices of Consols and French Rentes with the corresponding week of last year : Same Week At Present. last Year. Bullion Reserve Notes in circulation 23,974,030 24,611,045 Rate of discount Consols French Rentes 7of. 30e. 69f. 12c. BRITISH FUNDS-TWO O'CLOCK GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Ditto for Account, 8 per Cent. Reduced 914 2 New 3 per Cent New 24 per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Cen J an. 187 3 — Annuities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880. —1 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — Do (Red Sea Televaph), Aug., 1908 — Exchequor Bills, £l,OOO, 24 per Ot. Do £5OO Do. £lOO & £2OO Bank of England Stock, 44 per Cent _I — Do. opening Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds Inter-Colonial Ornnium INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES India Stock, 105 per Cent., April 1874... Do. Opening, for Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates ..... ... ......... . 1004 Do. Enlaced Pape, 4 per Cent ... Do. 5 per Cert., Jan. 1872 . Do. 5} per Cent. May . 1879 Da 5 per Cent., Rnp. D eb. 1872 .. Do do. 1877 Do. do. 1882 Do. Deb., 5 per Cent., Au g. 0 1 0 ....873 ~.... --. Do, Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l, OOO Do. under £l,OOO FORZIGN FUNDS --TWO O'CLOCK. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent ...... 79 I i Do, Scrip £45 paid .. — Auitrian Bonds 5 per cent — Do. 1859 — Brazilian 5 per Cent --- Do. 41- per Cent. 1852 — Do. do. 1858—... 7si Do. do. 1860 — Do. do., 1863 69 Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account BO I B ienes Ayres 6 per Cent. ...... 91i Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent:) Cuba, 6 per Cent. (Lilian 6 per Cent — no. 4} per Cent ". Do. 3 pe r C en t., —" Do. 6 p er cen t. 1867 951 Do. 7 per Cent., 1866 C llombi an, 6 per Cent. Danish, 3 per Cent., 1825......... — •uannbian Principalities, 7 per Cent 761 Do 8 per Cent., 1867 .• 88i Equador New Ocnolidated, 1 per Cent. EgYPtian, 7 per Cent Do Second Issue — Do. .£5Ol, Bonds Bll Do. £10) Bonds ..... 83-1- ID°. 1864 — Do. Account Do. £5OO Bonds Do. flOO Bonds 87 English Scrip, 1868 77 61 Do do. :X45 pd Government Railway Debentures 9B dis Greek 5 por Cont., 1824 5, ex Coups — D.o. Account D • o. Coup ons ia .9'roud ' Do. Account 5 oun p Cent .. t er — f— i uras Gov Rail. Loan., 10 p. Ct., a ll pd 81.1- " " a u 5 per Cent., 1865 — )o. Account . ___ ... Do AlRremmana Railway — Mexican 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account Do. 1864 — Do 5 per Cont. Anglo-French — aontovidvau G per Cent. .. — lictrish Imperial 5 por Cent - New Granada l7l i Do 3 per Oen 37i Do. Deferred Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account .. 791 _ Do 41 per Cent. (I.ll:',arren) Do .12 per Cont., 1862 ...... — Do Account Pertsguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7,'9,'60,'2 ': , 854 Do. do. 1867 351 Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid — Russian 5 ~er Cent., 1822, £ St Do 41. per Cent . 1850 Do 4t per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonds., 91 Do. aO. £B4 15s. do. .. Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds 9ll Do. do £B4 15s. do — Do Nicolas Railway 651 Sardinian 5 per Cent — Spanish 3 per Cen .. Do. Account 331 Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Deferred — Do. Account Do. Passive — Do. Corn. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loau Do Government, 1864 Do do, 1868 Do do, Scrip Py... Turkish 6 per Cent.! ,,._ . — Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 ••• Do Account Do £lOO Bonds — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 — Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 6t 70 Do 5 per Cent. 1865 — Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 186 n 65 Do 4 per Cent., Guaranteed Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Venezuela 3 per Cent. — Do. Account Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian o per Cent. Ex 10 Florius Belgian 44 per cent., Ex. 2 5f. Dutch 4 per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil., — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... Do. Account — French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. — I tq.lian 5 per Cent. 1851, E. zsf. Do Account SS TWO O'CLOCK. ;onsols, Money 93-- Do. Account, May 6 93k f, CENIRAL CRIMINAL COURT—(7 his Day, OLD COURT. THE ALLEGED ADMIRALTY FRAIJD. Rumble, an engineer on half-pay, and James Gambier, a clerk in the Admiralty, were indicted with conspiracy to defraud Mr. Maxwell, a timber merchant, of £3O; there were other counts varying the indictment. The facts of this case are doubtless familiar to our readers from the full reports that appeared in The Sun dur ing the time the prisoners wore under examination at Bow street Police Court before Sir Thomas Henry. It will be recollected that it was there stated that the particulars of a contract for a quantity of elm timber had been published, and after that it became known to Rumble that a person named Maxwell, a merchant residing in L , m bard-street had sent in a tender fur 300 tons. After that Maxwell received a visit frcm Rumble, who stated that he could ensure the acceptance of his coctract upon his giving a sum of money to the amount of .£3O. Mr. Max well, after Rumble left . a ent to the Admiralty, and from certain inquiries he found that his ten der had been accepted, irrespective of Rumble, hut be (Maxwell) was directed to appear to fall in with the proposal of Rumble. An appointment was made by Mr. Maxwell with Bumble, and a detective having been placed so that he could not see a visitor, on the arrival of Rumble at Mr. Maxwell's room he (Rumble) told the prosecutor he knew his contract had been accepted, and that information he had received through a friend in the Admiralty with whom he had to share the money for ob taining the acceptance of the contract. The prisoner Rumble was afterwards seen in company with Gambier, and from what then transpired both parties wore taken into custody. A great many witnesses woro called, including Sir Spencer Robinson, Comptroller of the Navy, Admiral Dundas, Storekeeper-General, Mr. Buxton Financial Secretary to the Admiralty, all of whom declared Rumble was quite unknown to them, and that neither of them had the slightest influence in inducing them to ac cept any contract. A great many Admiralty clerks were also examined, but the description of the routine of the Admiralty contract department seemed quite to puzzle the lawyers. It appeared that after a contract was ac cepted one clerk would then read it, one would have to write the intimation of its acceptance, one would then have the copy of it, one would get it delivered to fold, another one would put it into an envelope, another one would have to fasten it, another ono would have to enter it, and after the letter had gone through the whole of the routine the messenger would have it delivered in time to post, and then would commence a further correspondence to carry the contract out. The chief point against the prisoner, who hold an appointment in the Admiralty of over £5OO per annum, was that he had been seen in fami liar conversation with Rumble outside Somerset-house, on frequent occasions, and that on his being taken into custody, a diary was found upon him containing 'an entry, "R from Mxl. £10." The case is not expected to conclude to-day. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-7his Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ROBBERY THROUGH ALLEGED POVERTY.—WiIIiam Denis, porter in the employ of Mr. T D. T. Sparrow, brush maker, of 89, Piccadilly, was charged before Mr. Knox with stealing two sovereigns, the moneys of his master. The evidence showed that the prisoner, who has only been in the employ of the prosecutor a few days, was en trusted with two sovereigns to pay at a newspaper office for the insertion of an advertisement, but instead of doing so he kept the money and absented himself, and subse quently wrote a letter to the prosecutor stating that he was sorry for what he had done, but that-pov . erty had led him to steal the money, and on Alfred Brook, 111 C taking him into custody, he said that if the constable went to his lodgings he would find one of the sovereigns, which he did. In answer to Mr. Knox, the constable said that he had ascertained that the prisoner had hitherto borne a good character. The prisoner pleaded guilty, and was committed for a month. T T 1 11, recto: naonetrty a lettet (he said) a need' to effect le stole not hope I should to say)f [ do not present Church: --- shoolo lordll till log lothing. Ereland. n to the does so se. She eir feel' imental ,ondoni Airs/10f arnong public , excer were Lion of b in the of the g, and In big P. Dr. by the :acong, A offi• is seat, s from, Rev: 1, and usual frore, I by the the Very ion, ion of. tenor Coll' ►f the great )1 and t two north of the Ledral Goss E and eben• THAMES. EiMrGGLING.—HEATY PENALTY.—Abraham Sollefield, the steward of the Dutch steamship Batavier, was brought before Mr. Benson, charged with smuggling 151bs. of foreign manufactured tobacco and 51bs. of cigars, found secreted on board the vessel by a Custom-house officer, named Bird. Mr. Beverley, from the Customs' Solicitors' Office, pro secuted on behalf of the Crown, and said there had been a great many cases of smuggling from the Batavier, which traded between London and Rotterdam. The prisoner at once pleaded guilty, and said the obacco and cigars were hie property. Mr. Paget said all he had to do was to sentence the prisoner to pay £lOO to the Queen, and to be imprisoned until it was paid. He had no power of mitigation, and any appeal for mercy must be made to the Board of Customs. WESTMINSTER. DANGEIIO'US COMPANIONSHIP.-Wilii3.lll Groom was charged with an unprovoked and violent assault upon James Sullivan. Complainant, a respectable-looking man, bet ween 60 and 70 years of age, said that he met with the defendant last night, and, at his request, had some drink with him. Finding that he was losing his eobriety, he refused to take any more, and telling the defendant so left the tavern at Chelsea where they had been enjoying themselves. He had not proceeded far when he suddenly received a violent blow in the face, which blackened his eye and knocked him down. The prisoner was remanded. I C THE WEszattsjsrafttGE LE w. surnr._AuCTlO HN AMBERS. .—THE PETITION AGAINST H. Smith," on th e p ar t a pplication was made in the p e tition of " Beal against 1 of the £l,OOO d e posit.—Mr. Justice Willes said supposed tho costs we re £lO,OO O . Neither Mr. Ford ) Ir. P a tt en gave t h e a mount, but his. lordshi p said ho moderate e d they w ere as of the petitioner for tho re Pn ln le rn:eel t su e p d i e much. —Mr. Fo rd said a man of m means h a ve been utterly ruined b y such a petition. gi lordshipu wo t h oug ht the costs we re collateral and no t interlocutory ld Ho would, ho wever, write to Baron Marton on the tsubject.,v The matter stood over accordingly. Her Majesty's return to Windsor Castle to-day from London has been postponed, owing to the indisposi tion of Prince Leopold. THE No RWICII MYSTERY. —Mr. Stanley, Sheward's solictor, left Norwich this morning, for the purpose of pre senting to the Home Secretary the memorial praying for commutation of sentence. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, Prince and Princess Teck , a nd suite honoured the perfor mance of "Black and White" at the Theatre Royal Adelphi last evening. riare Railways. at Bristol and Exeter ...... 100 77 79 at Caledouiau ..... ............ 100 791 801 801 791 et O m111.113;1 20 Corn WAI i all 21 31 $l. Dublin & Belfast J aim luo 77 79 st Dun„rerth, & Ab.J nue 'i.oo 70 72 2, East i..oudon. .. • 40 Du i 5 - 2, Do 10 - - ,t Glasi4ow &S. Western JAW 97 99 .t Great Eastern .. .00 371 33 37: .' L , st Do. E. Aug]. No. 2 lOO ... ... 3t, tircat North of Scotlawit.. 100 15 .6 et Great Northern lOO IC7 ICB at Do. A stook at Do. B stook lOO . • ... at MS, and W. of Ireland lou ha -i 7 st (it. Western -Original lOO 4..) 491 491 tt Do. South Wales st Do. W. Mid.-Oxford lOO k 5 27 sl. Do. Newport lOO : 8 10 et Lancashire & Y ork shire lOO '23 .2* 12'1 1 et Lon., Vigil., & S.Coast lOO 43 4,53 98 0.1 Do Scrip at I•on., chat., and Dover.. 100 161 17 161 at Do. Metrop. Ex. A.... 100 - - et Lon. & North Western.. 100 115/ 151 1151 i st Lou. & South Western.. 100 87 et) 3.81 at Man., Shet ., & Lincoln.. 100 161 561 561 at Metropolitan • • lOO 104 1021 1021 1 st Do Exteusi*n .. 10 Du. New rd .. at Metropolitan District. all 50 52 10 Metrop. St. John's VI oo 1 6 - - at lliulaud st Do, 'Armin. & Dierbj st N,), Ili British at Do. Ed., rth., & Dun lOO - - st N or. Nafitern-Berwick lOO 1021 1031 103 25 Do. 61. S.E purchase-11 1 - at Do Leeds 58 59 69 st Do York . 1 00 93 0f931 at Do Oarlike .... at Do Stoc r. & Darling 3.(0 131 133 132 st North Lou ion 10 Do NOW i/;t 8 . st North Staffordshire...- lOO 54 56 at North and s',-W. Junction tOO Wi 100 10 Do Now £lO shares 7 ... .• at Rhyniney . lOO 5. 63 at Shropshire Uni0n............ 1 , 0 57 58 at South Dovou; . at South Eastern lOO 751 76 ;51 61 at Staines, Wok'ham, d Wok all 12 13 at 'U hl/. V rile lOO WS 1:,3 •- Do. C•• • 5 3 1 p - S titeriord & Kilkenny l ou - - i , ' 10 Waterloo &NV hiteha,l 0 -..- RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS, 86 88 at Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 at Caledonian Qrs. No. 2 lOO -st Do. Scot. N.E., 4) per cent lOO at Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO at Do. do. 7 per cent lOO at ' Du. do. Ordinary lOO st Do. Midland at Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gun all stj Dundee, rerth, and Aber deen Junction lOO st Do. Ist Class preference lOO at Gins. & S.W. gua. 5 per et lOO st lit. Eastern, E.C. Ex. No.l 100 st Do do No. 2 100 st Do do 6 per cent 100 as Do East Anglian A 5 p. c. 100 at Do do B 6 do. 100 st Do do 0 7 du. 100 at Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 at Do E. Union 4 p.c. gua. 100 at Do Norfolk 5 p.c.Ex.1846 100 at Do do 5 p.c.WavAral.lB 4 7 100 at Great Northern, 5 per cent 10 at Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 st Do 43 do do do 100 at Do - 5 do at sp.c. pm lOO st Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO st Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf 100 at Groat South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO at G t. West.— Orig.& Jnt.-Rent cog., per gua. 5 p.c lOO st Do. Orig. (B. &H. Ex). 5 p.c lOO at Do do 4;, per cent. 1853 lOO st Do do 4 do do st Do do 5 per cent. redem lOO at Du du Birmingham gua lO3 at Du do do pref lOO st Do do Chester gun lOO at Do do do 8 per cent lOO at Do do do 5 do 100 at Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 st Do do 4i p.c lOO st Do do 4 1 1859 100 at Do do 5 st Do West Mid. Oxford let g. 10) at Do do 2d gun. 100 at Do Newport, lat g. 51)4. 100 st Do do 25 du 100 st Do gua. 51 per cent. 1863 100 100 Lancaster dr, Uarlisle 41 p.c. all at Laucash. 8t Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 at Do Barnsley, .65 Os 105 p.c. 100 at Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 at Do 4) (Blackburn purehj. 100 st London do Brighton, sp. c guaranteed, No 1 lOO st Do 5 per cent. gua. No. 2 lOO at Do 6 do do lOO at Do 5 do No. 4 lOO at Do 7 per cent lOO st Do 6 do (W.E. & C.r.) 100 at Do 4 do 1859 lOO at London, Chatham, dr Dover 5 per ceut ICO at London and C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO at Do Bedford &Cambridge lOO at Do Shrewsb'y dr Welchp'l lOO st London and 5 W. 7 p,e late 3d shares, lOO 2s 65. Do (Portsm. perp ans. 2s6d) at an., Sher., & Linoln. 6 p.c lOO 11 t 117 M 6 Do £5 all par pin st Do 31 per cent lOO 60 65 10 Do redeem. 6 percent. 5 st Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c... 100 130 135 at Do Bristol& Birm., 6p. c lOO Is 2 134 st Do 4 per cent. redeem lOO 18 103 st Do 4,-; per cent. irredeern lOO 98 133 f9l at Do Leicester & Weim, 4p e. 11)0 80 91 st North 13ritish, 5 p.c. N u. 1... 100 at Du E. Sr U. 4p.e. S. & D... 100 st Do N. 8., Nu. 2, 5 per cen.t.. 100 at Do Border Union, 53 p.c... 100 t 0 82 105 107 6i 1 , 9 95 93 10.4 112 7u 75 96 97 101 103 95 DO 88 9) 78 80 70 95 97 95i 60 70 b 0 85 05 100 34 111 113 107 111 8 9Q 97 10.) 1 3 135 130 135 9S 100 101„! 87 80 --- Do 41 per cent. redeem..... 100 93 1,7 Do CT .- I , 7LE. 4 per cent., lOO ... ... Do 13cr wick capital 8.13.4. ... ... Do York, H.& S. purchase lO lo 101 Do Stcktu & Drling. A 5 p.c lOO 100 108 st Do W, Hartlepool 11. audit lOO 84 36 20 North Staffordshire lOs 6. Devon Annuities, 1a . 10s Do Tavistock Anna., 108 all 81 91 108 Do Fixed 41 per cent all 8 81 10.6. S. Last. (Read. Arms., 1.0.6) all 22 23 at Do 41 percent lOO ••• ••• at Do Fixed 41 per cent lOO ... ... st Taff Vale No. 1 . lOO 144 153 at Waterford & Kilkenny, 6pc 100 41 43 RAILWAYS. -PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. ------r --- bt Ualedoruau 41 p e gua. at oo Scot. Gen. 7p C lOO st Do 41 p irredeem all "* at Do 4p c con., issued at 80 65 at Great Eastern 41 per cent. 100 *** "' at Do 5 do, 1862 •100 i; t ; wi i at Do New 5 do, 1863 lOO 85 88 at Do do b do, 1864 lOO 82 89 at Great Northern, 5p c irred. 100 *** ''' . s t Do Perman ent 5 p er cent. 100 at Do Boston ez.Sleafd, 45 pc 100 .7 *" st Great West., W. Midl., 5p c 100 ..; '" at Do Jointperpe.s p c,1865 100 88 9 ', at Do do 6p e irred., 1866 100 105 108 107 1 20 Do Vale N e ath p erp. 5p c all 10 20 st Kent Coast, 6 per cent, 8... 100 L 5 Lane. and York. New 41 per • cent till July, 1871 2 i Ip L., Brig., &c., 41 pc, 1858 100 t oud ... et Do do 4 do, 1860 100 ... 7.". at Do do 41 do, 1861 100 at Do do 41 do, 1863 100 —'" st Do do 5 do, 1865 100 —'" at Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 at Do No. 7 sdo st Lond , Chat., etc., 2d, 6 p.c ... st Do Metrop. Ex., 136 p.e - Do do C • 6 p.c at London &N. Western, 5p c 100 108 110 st London ec S. Western, 41 p c 100 i 2 94 10 Man. bhef.6t Lin., 5 centclB6s all 8 8i st Metropolitan 5 per st Midland, A 5 per cent prof lOO 10 103 st Do B 5 do 109 106 108 18 Do 5p c opt. to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1869 all 205 201 2n! 18 Do Lawny. New S hares all 181 191 18fr -. 22 Do 5p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 187 4 at North British, E. and G,, No. 1, 5 per cent ... st Do .£lO guaranteed, 1861 100 ... '" Do E. P. et Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 ... "' st Do B. & (.1 , N 0.2, 5 p.c .. st Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 100 .... at Do K & G., No. 3, 5 p.c *" st Do E.& G., (O rdir y ) 41 p e 100 „. at North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 v 0 r • ' 97 st Do Stock. & Dart., D st North London, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) . st North Staffords hire spc DO st South Eastern, 4 1 p c, 1859 100 7 . .. st Do sdo 1861 100 at Do sdo (Ch. Cro ss) 1863 100 at Do 5 do, 1864 100 st Victoria St. & Piml ico, 41 p c 100 ::: **.• . BAILWAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS;; st iriwnhe ,F.-- ---- 7 A _ . :7.:;7:::7 100 93 15 100 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer all 99 101 at Buckinghamshire lOO 94 94 st Chester and Holyhead 100 51 56 st Do. 51 per cent. ... 100 117 11J st Do. 5 do. lOO 11C 112 st Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO ... ... st Colchester Stour Valley te L r in a c n o d ln v , g o u g a u . l 6 ,o p re . ,, c t l ao oll 13, 136 .. 2 '4 0 G Eastl o s s Gt. Easn., Newm., &c., 5 p.c 100 ... ... a Do. B. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 69 72 st Do.do. Woodbrg.EX., do. 100 - 69 72 at Gt. West, W. Mid., Heref 100 97 99 50 Hull and Selby all 110 112 st Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 210 2,5 st London and Blackwall lOO 93 95 st Do. 41 per cent st London, Cuat, &c., 41 p. c. 100 ... ... st Do. Com. Fund, 5 do 100 ... ... at London and Greenwich at Do. do Preference lOO ... ... st London, Tilbury, & South lOO 83 15 at Lowestoft, gua 4 percent... 100 80 82 st Do. do. 6 do. ... 100 ... ... 51 Stanch., Buxton, &Matlk... all 5 51 at illidland, Bradford, Pref lOO 92 94 10 Mid Lent Cray Line) 50 NurthorutEast.,s permit all 53 56 Su Do. do. 6 do. all ... ... at NN w oat . .Eaet A p Eastern--Hartlepool u— e -p p. a r ptrleet, r, p C. 00 p 00l 1 100 a 1:4:7.4 1094.6 at Du B 111111illlUill 11 p.c lOO ... ... Mt Notting. &Grauth. B.& C lOO 10 92 25 I P t i o .e y s s t t o o n u a , hitch., and t c " 14 1.e. and Shop. et ss: S s h . . 1 1 . ,3 0 : : : b . u h ry . 5 a a n n d d : , I di c ow r: () D r a d . .. .. 111000.8000 alll 1 0 3 " :125 1 2 E 1: 18). ! 3 i : 4 4 , p 1 : w el s i _) l t c ro Lautir na 4 6 w 0 , 1 : : : :, r eicl.as cent d :t A g ua . 10 : st Viet. Station and Pimlico lOO 175 ISO 20 st Westvi 140 Do do B all 20 Do do C ... ... all 64 7,4 st "Weymouth and Portland DO ... ... DOCKS. at East and West India lOO 124 I'_L st London and St. K atherine lOO 46 48 100 D oDeb. stock, 4 par cent all ... Freehold Land at Dock lOO 23 21 st Southampton lOO 74 70 at Surrey commercial •• THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 9, 1869. SHARE LIST. ORDINAILY at1A.21. - Nti AND STOCKS. Paid. ? Closing il k u3inesl tes. tient. JOINT-STOCK 1 ANK S. Closing, Business Share N.V.au. Paid. Price. done 10 Agra Limited, A all 11 12 114 11 Do B lO 21 31 31 3 50 Albion 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lim all 191 2 4 20 Anglo-Hungarian 8 2 21 20 Anglo-Itallan 1566, limited 10 51 44 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 10 12 20 Do issued at '2 pm ~.. 5 5 4 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lim. 25 Bank of South Australia,— all 30 32 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 32 19 Bank of A esv Zealand all 17 18 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, nd China all 20 21 j 25 Chartered Mere. of India. London, and China all `,ll 301 20 City - 1 / 12 121 100 Colonial 25 39 40 10 Consolidated, lim. 50 Delhi and London, lim 50 East London, lim 20 English and American, lim 10 ... '2O English Bank of Rio de Ja uciro. lim lO pr 1p 20 English, zcottish, and Aus tralian Chartered 28; Hung Hong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all 36 38 281 Do new 55 11 24 100 Imperial, lim 2O 16 17 20 Imperial Ottoman. lO 2 21 I'l z 5 lonian all 21 '26 25 Do new 5 11 1p 20 Lnd Mortgage of India, Bin 4 3 ! 3 1 100 Do sp. c. Debs.lB6l, 30 all 76 75 78 30 London Bank' of Mexico and South America, lim. 20 5 4 100 London and Brazilian, lim. 45 30 27 17 20 Do new 71 51 41 100 London &River Plate, Um. 40 9 11 .. 25 Do new 10 21 21p 121 20 London Chart. of Australia all 21 25 20 London and County 2O 51 53 50 Do new issat2o p.m,16 pd ll London Joint Stock 1 32 33 331 London and South African al 81 9 1 00 London &S.-Western, limo, 20 1 1 9 150 London & Venezuela, lint... 121 100 Loudon and Westminst er 2O 64 65 6 1 1 3 1 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm 2O 100 Merchant, lint 25 6 4 10 Metropolitan, Bin all 71 74 100 Midland, 1im.,....,~, 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lim l5 ld 1p 100 National I'rovinc. of En,s'd 42 ••• ••• 10 Do 50 National. 3O 20 New South Wales all 41 43 20 North-Western 7l 25 Oriental rovi .It Corporation.corpo, lien..o 6 5 4 alt l 43 41 .43 50 r ne4 00 Provincial of Ireland 25 88 90 10 Do new. all ... ... 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lim 25 15 1 $ 100 Do issued at 6 pm. ,10 8 6 25 Union of Australia 100 Union of Ireland, lim 50 Union of London TELEGRAPH COMPAN I F.S. IO Anglo-American Tel.,lim all 2.4 24 1 10 Anglo Mediter Tel., Um... 10 11,, 12; 11; st Atlantic Te1egraph............ 10 2 a 2 8 st Do. S per cent.......... 100 71 74 st B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lim. 100 160 165 st Electric .2 Inter. Telegraph 100 2 0 2.0 10 Do. New ............ 8 9 lip 25 Indo-European Tel., 10 5 Lond. Provincial Tel.-Ibn all 3 31 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent. all 4 iP 10 Mediterra. Exten. Tel., him all 3 4 25 Reuter's Te1egram............ all 69 is 1.0 Societe Transatlant., Hui.. 14 4 3 102 st Submarine Telegraph ...... 100 109 114 1 Do. 5crip........... all 1 20 Telegraph Con. & Main.,lira. all 161 111 16; SU. Kingdom Tel. Co., all 5; u 54 5 Do. 10 per cent. Prof. all 3 4 p MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint ...... ... all 15 16 25 Australian Agricultural ... 201 154 161 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lint. ............... 5 id pr 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, linl. 9 7 •, d 10 Berlin Water Works, dal. all lif 141 10 Do. New ..................... 6 3 4 ;00 Bolckow Vaughan, lint. ••• 3 0 914 5 Bombay Gas, 1int........ ..... all 3; 41 5 Do. New 4 11 fd 5) British Am3rican Laud...... 41 16 18 20 British indian Tea, Mu. ... all 21 31 20 British Ship Owners 7l ... ... 29 Canada Company ............ all 62 t 6 10 Canadian Loan and Invest -42 3 1 0 d . 10 City Discount, lun .......... . 5 2 2 0 0 CemDyloeon.ntiClisomhnia.ir;ae-ns-y..:...i.i.in......:.:.:.: 120 5 4 21 2,d 25 City of London Real Pro perty, lint ..................... 9 41 31,1 30 City of Milan Improv. am. 5 6 25 City of Moscow Gas, lint-. all all 50 City Offices, lint. ............... '25 25 25d 50 Colonial, lint. 2O 3 2 Do. 221 ... ... 50 Commercial Union (..9.ssar) .5 i a p 10 Company of African Mer chants, lint 3 ii p 20 Continental Union Gas, lim all 20 21 25 Copper Miners,of England, pref. 71 per cent. all 5. 7 100 Corporation of London Bonds, 1877, 41 per cent. all 104 105 100 Do. 1879, 4i per cent. all 1041 1051 100 Do. 1882, 41 per cent. all 1034 1041 10 Credit Fon. of England, lint. all 24 21 21 11-1 G 50 Credit Fon.of Mauritius lim. 10 31 2 ?_ a st Crystal Palace lOO 14 21 20 st Do. Preference 100 95 l 0 , st Do. 6p. c Perpetual Deb 109 107 111 20 Darjeeling, lint. all ~, ... 10 Eastern Assam, lint 61 ... ...d 50 East Indian Land Credit and Finance, lint 3 5 3d 20 East India Irriga. & Canal all • • • • 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lint. 271 111 101 1 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy. Uua. by Egypt. Gov all 051 161 f5l 1 20 Egyptian Com. &Trad. lint. 6 .. .. 3 Eng. & Aust rat. Copper, iim -21 1 k 15 English and Foreign Credit 71 41 3,d 100 Eng. and Scot. if arine, lint. 8 .., ~,1 10 Fairbairn Engineering 5 2 1.1 20 Fore-streetWarehouse,tim l2 4 lb 100 For. & Col. Gov. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at 1;85 all 80 87 50 Gellivara, lint. 2O 10 General Credit & Dis., Rm. 71 1 4 1 4 5 13. 16 15 General Steam Navigation 14 27 50 Home &Col Marine lu. lint. 5 3 21 ' 10 Hong Kola.* and China Gus all ••• ••• 20 Hudson's Bay all 121 121 121 4 20 Imperial Land Co. of Mar seilles, lint. 20 Interna. Financial Soc. lint 5 1 , 2 A l 20 Interne,. Land Credit, lint 5 '' '' 1255000040 Italian 0 t at Italian .. ous G en L e i e. p. r c a nb r C. : . y i ° c o . di.(mutbiß. County i a. tdsn.y India, b ' s 1 1 . .. LiA l a.:as.Land c.c.n .a . ~ 7.00. . v ... redeem•.°.l.*aunu.-r.i a ll 121 . i 13. : I 3 'PI 2 2 5 5 London l.,oßna l .i S lezd 7o icn , ag i African s i s el u din e .l d xt.g 9 :), U ri Trading,,, ue, 111. 1 50 6 11 G . I ; 7. - . 0: Engineer 30 50 Lond. Financial A . - s E s n o gi , 2 2/ 21 50 Lond. and Glas and Iron Ship, , 1int......,... 25 12 16,1 20 Loud. & Provincial Marine 2 ld pr at 11 adras Irriga. & Canl. Una. 103 103 104 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, 1int.......,, 11 • 4 1d 50 Merchant Shipping ii,ii: .... a ll 33 38 50 Millwall Iron Works, lint. 1 2 1 "' 10 Natal Land and Colonisa 25 25 National ye lioC e. o a l a i n . d.. . Discount .. :o s, . Co., .I . .i a. u. m . ' n a . d. -.. a 5 19 , 5 9 2 1: 2 1 2-1 1 54 9 1 ! I '1104218114, yd 25 National Prov. Marino; lim, 4 4 3d 10 National Steam Ship, lint. all 91 101 20 Nerbudde, Coal & Iron, um, 6 3 1 11 1 , • 10 New Consolidated Dis. lint. 3 3 :, -Z -5 New Quebrada, litre 44 0 ', - 25 New Zealand Loan & Mar. cantlle Agency,lina Loan, limn ,„ ......... 5 11 11 10 Northern Assam T ea i. 5 7 5 10 at: North Brit. Austral. lim,,, 100 48 53 50 North Brit. & Mercan. In 6l 19 20 25 Ocean Marine (Insura nce ) 5 12 11 171 50 Oriental Financial, lira ll ••• '-'I 5 Oriental Gas, lim. ... all 7 8 Australian R. Maillira all "'': 1P 5 Do. New .......... : li. 1. 10 Otago and Southlela .. ..n . vestment, lint ,•,,,, 2 1 d f p 5 Ottoman Gas, 1int...... . 10 Panama, New Zealand,.a.u.'d 5 Do do. ... . a ll 0 st Peel R. Land & Miner.l,ll . lOO 31 34 50 Peninsu. & Oriental St eam all 491 501 50 50 Do. New 1867 lO 1 4d 0 4 50 Rhymney Iron ... all 22 24 15 i l' a :ln T : t r . ; 0.... allB 3 2 5 1 3 : 61 Do. New ...... all 61 7 25 Rio de Janeiro City h n .. .. , 1i m. . - 20 Do. Gas, li m a n 24 6 100 Royal Mail Steam .. . 60 41 13 41 all 1 8 4 19 st Scottish Aust. Invest., ' . lint. 100 83 90 st Do. 6P. c. Guar Prof. 100 ••• "' E.gYit Inv., lint. 10 10 6 7 6d L 26 0 05 S sss 0 00. i u i i t t it t ie e e a: Fin niut .. rdo l 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lint 20 'Trinidad Petroleum, li m. . 81 _ 10 Trust & Agency of Aus.,lim. 1 ..f ...p 1 10 Do do. do. all .•• ..• 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. Canada 5 i IP 50 Union Marine L'pool, litre 5 41 5 p 20 Union Steam Ship, lim ; . all 22 24 15 United Discount Corp., lint, 6 11 id 20 Universal Marine(ln.), lint 5 it 2 p 10 Upper Assam Tea, lint all 11 2 30 Van Diemar's Lan d 2Bl 0 7 ; 00 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. (Mortgage) Loan all 811 821 821 50 Warrant Finance, inn 50 West India and Pacific Steam, lint 20 West London Wharves and. Warehouses lO 21 3 UOLONiAL CiOYSli l ial-hjNl SECUItITI.EIS & Britiab Columbia, 6 p er () p e o n ! . , 1 i 13 8 7k.... .. .. ...... . ..... .. 114: 00 ..:. .... Can.Gov.6p.o.jan , Nc J ul y 10 . 7-84 . ........ 4 — Do. 6p. o 7eb. & Aug. ••• 10 0 104 IC4 Do. sp. o. Mar. Sept lOO 102 104 Do. sp. o. Jan. . JuLY•• 100 93 94 Do. sp. c. Inscribed at lOO 90 92 Cain, (7. Hope, 6 1!• 6 • 1873 •• Joe 102 10* Do.Ap1.&001 1690- 1960 •• 100 111 113 Do. do Do. 5 per cent. 1880-90 lo o' 107 109 Do. Jan.&July. tyl •••• 100 108 11e 16 April and 15 Oct., 19 00 ...... •no 100 102 ( Id) lon, Nov 1876. 6 P•c•• 100 11+8 110 1 , 0. 1872, do.— 100 105 107 Alauritina, 6 p. 04 187 x ,•• ~ Do. ISV.), Jan. and July Do. 1878 ... ... ; ..... . ••• ',.'? 106 OS Feb. iy AUR Do. 1882, May alnu '` . . • ' l . 106 108 M.lbourn , Corporatn , 1667-25, 6 per c(ia , •••1 , 0 ioo 10 10.1 14 Natal 6 p et, Apl‘t Oct —Do6 p o. May z 6 Nov .. N. 5.w.5 p . 0 .,•71t0 ' , I lOO 99 1 1 N.8.G0v.6 p.o.Ja.caJuly 100 Do. 6 p.c. 'WI to 16 ?• • • 10) 9b4 934 £B4 4 Do. 5 p.c. rd.'6 7 N.Zealand, 6p. et. IEOI leo _ _ Do. 5 per cent.... 1(0 DoJan, A p Ljuly,o t ll,O 93 4 4 961 Do 6p e. Mar 36 Zelit ' 91 .• 100 108 tlO Do J tole & Dee i to ',5 I ' 6l —* 100 109 ,:1 1036 iDo frov. • 1 At.old. i i( 0 t ! l Fie Sl£ 2, lni) 6 ,• • ) btova Sootia 6 p.c.dau••• and Jnly, 1875 Po 1886.. 1061 1076 1074 Do 1891 .. ..•• • • • Quecuslud. 6p. c. ' B24 100 100 10,1 to•i% Tasmanian 6 per 0. 1805., .. 1066 3074 Do ,k 9,117 ..••• ••• • .• 100 1066 117 • Victoria. 6 ii.er cent. Mil t 0 1 , 3 114 - Da, April wad Oct •-- e l9O 101) 1116 110 108 110 140 150 rlv LIFEBI3°°L I IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT MR. CHARLES On Wednesday afternoon a deputation, consisting al the president and several members of the Liverpool Literary and Philosophical Society, waited upon Mr. Dickens, at the Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool, and presented him with a congratulatory address. In reply, Mr. Dickens, after cordially thanking the deputation for their kindness, went on to say :—" In reference to the handsome tribute you have paid to the usefulness of whatever work I have done, I may at least claim that I have tried to do some little social service in my generation, and that I have en deavoured not to squander away such opportunities as the public have generally afforded me in this respect. I really find it very hard to express my sense of the spontaneous man ner in which you have paid me this great compliment, and I assure you that I shall not easily, nay, I shall never, forget it. I may say, further, that to respect my vocation, and to cause my vocation to be respected, have been the two great aims of my life ; and that I could not possibly have forwarded those objects except I had been honest in intention, at least, in my labours. In such recognitions as yours I find my best and purest reward, and I prize it highly." PROFESSOR HUXLEY ON SCIENTIFIC TRAINING, Professor Huxley, at the annual dinner of the Liverpool Philomathic Society, on Wednesday night, spoke on the subject of the introduction of scientific training into the general education of the country. Upon no subject had the public mind been snore educated, he was happy to say, than upon this particular topic of the introduction of science into education, and physical science was already recognised as a part of the curriculum at Harrow and Rugby and some of our great schools. It might be well for him to state what appeared to him to be the great justification and necessity for the introduction of physical science into education. They must not suppose because he happened to be devoted to abstract pur suits that he was in the least degree insensible to that which bad been said to be the English notion of paradise, namely, " Getting on." He looked upon "getting on" as a very important matter indeed, and for that purpose recognised the value of science, for in hardly any of our trades, except the huckstering ones, was not some knowledge of science absolutely profitable to that occupation. But apart from any general bearing of science in practical life, its direct influence upon the professions was enormous. He would ask any engineer present how much time he had lost because when he had left school he had had to take to pursuits which were absolutely strange to him. With regard to medical practitioners, the young man who gave himself up to the study of medicine had immediately to make anacquaintance with a greatnumber of studies, such as physics, chemistry, botany, and physiology, which were entirely strange to him. The clerical profession had to deal with the facts of nature and were brought into contact with the teaching of the man of science, and they knew very often what that contact was, and how little light came out. In the interests of mankind and of fair play, why would not the clergy get some little t incture of physical science and put themselves into a position to understand the difficulties which were forced upon the mind of every thoughtful and intelligent man ? He addressed himself particularly to the Protestant clergy. The training of the Roman Catholic clergy differed as much from that given to Protestant clergymen as the volunteers who did not face the weather very violent!y the other day and the trained soldiers of Napoleon's Old Guard. What was wanted in the present day was men of the character of Butler of the "Analogy." If he was in the life he would make mincemeat of nine tenths of the heresy of the present day. The Professor, in concluding, said he hoped the time would come when it would not be regarded as a blasphemous proposition that there should be opened in every parish in this country Sunday schools for science, in which people should be taught for the purpose of rescuing themselves from misery and ignorance. That might be supplemented by a series of Sunday evening discourses upon secular matters, and upon topics which would enlighten them and enable them to bear better the toil of daily life. HOUSE OF LORDS-LAST EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took Ills seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. Lord REDESDALE gave notice that on a future day be should ask whether the Government intended to pro pose the repeal of the Coronation Oath. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE presented a petition from the crew of the 'Tornado, captured by the Spaniards, eornplaining of the grievances they had suffered. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—LAST EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock. METROPOLITAN DISTRICT RAILWAY. Lord ELCHO moved an instru. , .!tion to the committee on this bill, to take steps to prevent injury to public build ings in the neighbouchood of Westminster Abbey. A short discussion ensued, but the motion was with drawn, it being understood by the noble lord that he could move clauses on the recommittal of the bill. THE IRISH CHURCH. Mr. GLADSTONE, in reply to Mr. Disraeli, said he could not state the number nor the names of the per sons proposed to be appointed Commissioners of Church Temporalities in Ireland under the 3d section of the act. THE COURTS OF LAW. Mr. LAYARD, in reply to Mr. W. H. Smith, said that it was not the intention of the Government to proceed with the bill during the present session for acquiking additional ground for the new law courts. THE FENIANS. Mr. C. FORTESCUE said ho had already stated on two occasions that it was not proposed to bring the poli tical convicts, who had been pardoned, from Australia at the public expense. (Hear, hear.) Neither was it the in tention of the Government to take steps to remove the Mayor of Cork from the Commission of the peace. (Hear, hear.) RITUALISM IN ST. GEORGE'S-IN-THE-EAST. Mr. BRUCE, in reply to Mr. Stapleton, said ho was aware now of the procession which had taken place in St. George's-in-the-East on Good Friday. There was no dis tinction made in the law between political and religious processions.' When a breach of the peace was anticipated the police invariably took steps to stop the procession of whatever nature it was, but it had not been thought neces sary to take any proceedings with respect to the proces sion to which the hon. member had referred. (Hear, hear.) COLLEGE OF MAYNOOTH. Mr. GLADSTONE said no department of the Govern ment was responsible for the annual reports of the visi tors of this college. Inquiry had been institutes, and when the information was in the possession of the Govern ment he would at once give it to the hon. gentleman PUNISHMENT OF CHILDREN. Mr TAYLOR gave notice of calling the attention of the house to the severe punishment inflicted on two young children by the magistrates, amongst whom Lord Folke stone was one, for stealing a few greens. (Hear, hear.) PORTPATRIOK HARBOUR. Mr. BRIGHT said he had been informed it would take in all about £252,112 14s. 7d. to completely repair Port patrick Harbour ; and whether that large sum should be laid out was a matter to be considered. AFFGLIANISTAN. Mr. GLADSTONE said no arrangements had been en tered into by the Indian Government for the payment of a subsidy to the Ameer of Affgauistan. Ho had asked the hon. gentleman opposite or public grounds to postpone hi motion on Central Asia until certain matters now in nego tiation ha I been completed. Mr. E..A.STWICK with much regret assented to th preposal of the right hon. gentleman, although he did no see how it could prove detrimental to the Government ty the country. THE BUDGET. The house then resolvel itself into a committee of ways and means, and The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER rose to make his financial statement. Having asked the indulg- once of the houso during the long and intricate statotnent which it bocame his duty to make, ho might sLy at the outset that it would present no olement of diffi ;ulty or embarrassment. He would eliminate from his observa. tions all that with respect to Abyssinia, as the funds had been voted for the payment of the expenditure, and the doing so would contribute to its clearness. The estimate that had been made by his predecessor of the gross rovene for the year was £73,1.53,00, but the actual re ceipt had been £72,592,000, giving a deficit of £558,000. There had been a falling off in most of the sources of revenue, but the Post-office receipts had. increased. The articles consumed by the wealthier classes held ground pretty well, but he re gretted to find that in those consumed by the poorer classes there had been a large falling. off. The gross revenue had been £72,592,000, and the expenditure for the year amounted to .£72,972,000, which gave a surplus of £380,000 expenditure over receipts. The right hon. gentleman then proceeded to compare the estimates of the Government for the present year with those of the Government of the year 1868, and concluded that portion of his subject by saying there had been a saving effected in the present year—thanks to the ,heroic effort.] of the right hon. gentleman at the head of the War Department and the right hon. gentleman the First Lord of the Admiralty—of no less a sum than £2,261,000. (Hear, hear.) The not increase in the income for the present year amounted to £263,000, and had the Abyssinian item been out of the way the surplus would have amounted to no less than £4,632,000. lie believed the whole expenses of the expedi tion would bo covered by £9,000,000, as he yesterday received a telegram from Mr. Turner, in India, which gave the estimated result of the whole of the ex pedition comparing that with the sum voted they found they were better off than they expected by the sum of £l7O. (Laughter.) Taking the whole of the matter into view, they had just enough to pay the whole of the expenses of the year ; but they had no surplus, and the balances were exceedingly low. He did not think that it was wise to have the balances at so low an ebb, and that it would be wise to make some tax which would enable them to have a rea sonable surplus at their hands—(hear, hear)—instead of a deficit of £380,000. There was a set of taxes called Land and Assessed, which ho would just refer to. The dog tax had been most productive to the Government, and showed the advisability of having paid over unpaid collectors, because the paid collectors had actually levied and received the tax on 600,00 C dogs who had hitherto evaded this duty. (Loud laughter.) The mode of collecting the whole of the assessed taxes was very bad, and he thought that if the aid of the Excise were called in to collect the money much time would be saved, because the collector had to go twice a year for the money, but if a system of compound ing and making the payment in one sum was carried out a great improvement would result. Ele.begged to recommend that subject to the consideration of the house. The same fault applied to the collection of the income tax, and if they could adopt the mode adopted in Scotland a great improvement would result. If these taxes were collected but once in a year there would be a saving of X 1.00,000. Government proposed to convert the assesed taxes, apart from the inhabited house tax, into a kind of license, which should be collected by the Excise, and thus a person would have to make out a list of taxable articles, such as horses, &c., and a license granted at a set sum, and then forthwith paid. With respect to the taxes for 68-69, no alteration in the system would be made, but on the Ist of Jan. 1870, the excise licenses should issue, the time allowed before the alteration would enable the system to :come into work without inflicting any hardship. With respect to the Land and House tax they proposed that the usual mode should go on for taxes already levied, but that on the Ist of January, 1870, these taxes should be collected by the Excise, and the same course they proposed should be made with respect to the income tax, namely, the whole cf the year's tax made payable at the beginning of the year—(hear, hear) — when the books of trade and commerce was made up. The effect of such an arrangement would be to greatly in crease the yield of the tax and to lessen the cost of col lection, which would be a public saving. The Government had made certain concessions with respect to the transition and would forbear from the October collection. The change from the custom of being two years in arrear, to being called upon to make prompt payment, would cause some inconvenience, but he hoped when the first pressure had gone off the result would be that the system would be so beneficial that additional taxation, would not be required. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) The result of such an arrangement would be that there would be a windfall of £3,350,000; namely, the income tax would give £1,800,000, the excise licenses £600,000, and the land and inhabited house tax £950,000 within the financial year. The first thing the Government felt it their duty to do, supposing the house agreed to adopt these proposals, would be to reduce the Income-tax ld. in the pound. (Hear, hear.) There was at the; present time a duty of is. per quarter upon foreign corn or maize, which yielded £900,000 ; but as the article upon which the tax was levied was the consumption of the very poorest class, he thought they would be doing a wise thing in repealing the tax altogether. (Hear, hear.) There was another tax which had led to much discussion in that house, viz., the fire insu rance duty. Now, looking at that duty as a tax on pru dence, the Government proposed to abolish the duty altogether from Midsummer next—(hear, hear) — provided the suggestions he had submitted to the house in his earlier observations were adopted. There were a few other taxes which he would just deal with. The first was hair powder—(laughter)—that tax he proposed to abolish. Armorial bearings he proposed to increase, viz., one guinea for using armorial bearings, and when the armorial was placed on a carriage he should charge another guinea. The tax for a carriage on four wheels they proposed to reduce from £3 10s. to £2 25.; pony car riage duty they would reduce to 155., and they proposed placing a tax of 15s. on all gigs. They proposd to abolish the horse-dealers duty, and also to lower the tax for keeping men-servants to 15s. a head. With respect to taxes ou locomotion, they propose to abolish al l distinction between horses kept for pleasure or profit, and make ail CONGIZEGATIONAL UNIONS. A conference of tho ministers and delegates from the prin-• cipal Congregational churches of Lancashire has been held at Liverpool. The Rev. W. Condor, of Manchester, took the chair, and delivered a long address on Church questions. He claimed for the Nonconformists that they had been the salvation of England from Papal tyranny and kingly misrule. After enumerating the several Acts of religious liberty by tho energy of Dissent, Mr Condor said, in reference to the Irish Church Bill, that the principle of the Establishment had received its death wound. From it a large portion of the more thoughtful members of the English Church hail Av ibely begun to familiarise themselves with a possible future. The needless and bitter strife between Church and Dissent had wasted much valuable energy, and he believed tl e dividing lino would be soon removed. Many excellent men objected to what they called the un christianizing of tho state. They hold that the nation by its representatives should avow itself Christian. Mr. Conder professed his inability to see the matter from that point of view. A nation was Christian, so far as the individuals who composed it were Christian, and no further. Mr. Conder went on to say that the sharply defined doctrinal divisions have begun to melt away, and wl at is common to both sides is coming to bo regarded as of greater importance than the things that caused division. Why could not all agree to divide the home and foreign missionary work among thorn ? We had four evangelists, but one gospel ; so we might have a score of Christian bodies, but one Church, all the more one for not being organised into a visible oneness. Later in the conference the Rev. Thomas Green, M.A., of Ashton, read a paper on "The Relation of Independency to Modern Scepticism." Ho admitted that all scepticism did not spring from a hostile spirit, but much of it arose from an earnest seeking after truth; but went on to say that the State Church fostered scepticism in the form of Rationalism and was the nursing mother of heresy. The West Riding Congregational Union are also holding a conference at Halifax. The Rev. Enoch Mellor delivered the inaugural address, congratulating the (union upon the progress which their opinions had made, as shown in the measures taken with regard to the Irish Church. The thought was rapidly growing even in the Establishment itself that more freedom should be allowed for the sake of the prosperity of the Episcopal Church. As a denomination the Independents need not fear the readjustment which was ecclesiastically coming about, for they boasted , in the elasticity of their policy. At a public meeting the Rev. D. Loxton, of Sheffield, spoke in the same strain. If religion could prosper in Ireland without an Established Church, as he believed it would, the people of this country would soon begin to ask why they should not disestablish the Church in England too. The - Established Church, as it now existed, was one great cause of the present commercial immorality, from the fact that so many persons in the Church took the pay, and did little or no work. The only way in which he could aceount for the growth of Ritualism and Romanism in the Church was because of its connection with the State. THE COTTON TRADE. The cotton trade is in a most deplorable state. Through. out East Lancashire great distress prevails. In Blackburn out of a total of seventy-two mills in the borough, nine, and these including some of the largest, are stopped alto gether, and nine or ten others are running short time. By the stoppage of Messrs Dickinson and Son's mills, at Bank top, owing to the failure of the firm, about 800 additional hands have been thrown out of employ. At the last meet ing of the board of guardians for the Blackburn union no fewer than 3,950 persons were relieved, and this number w•illbe considerably augmented next Saturday. The duties of the relieving officers are so heavy that it is found im possible to visit properly the many cases of want and dia -1 tress brought to their knowledge, and it is expected that the guardians will at their next meeting appoint one or more assistants. The distress in Blackburn has not been so great for thirty or forty years past. At Wigan, many of the mills have not been working for several months, and the majority of the remainder have been on short time. At the factories of Messrs. Taylor Brothers, the largest employers of cotton operatives in the town, full time has hitherto been worked, but notices have been issued of a reduction of 10 per cent. in wages, and this has been accepted by the hands. At other places where full time has been worked, reductions have been made and accepted. The business of the district is almost at a standstill. The relieving officers do not report any mate rial increase in the number of cases coming under their notice, for while many families must necessarily be suffer ing severely from the reduction of wages, in the majority of instances they are not left entirely destitute, but are in receipt of incomes sufficient to exist upon, though very small when compared with those received a short time ago. At Preston were the strike to end immediately, a large number of mills could not resume. The business is so very dull that neither a 5 or 10 per cent. reduction would justify the owners in starting their works. It should be mentioned, with regard to the strike, that the weavers seemed inclined to agree to a 5 per cent. redue• tion ; but the masters, at their meeting, insisted upon the alteration of the " wheel dividend" system, so that in effect the weavers were asked to submit to a 81 per cent. reduction. The weavers asked that the question might be referred to arbitration. In default of this, the strike will take place. pay alike. They also proposed to redice the duty on all horses except race horses from one guinea to 10s. 6J. Then there was the hackney cabs, which he considered very much oppressed by the tax of £2 and Is. for ovary day it went out, which was a monstrous impast, and the Government pro pesed to abolish the tax altogether and put them under the new arrangement, which would result in the fodr-wheeled cabs Laving to pay £3 3s. per annum instead 0f..C19. The cabs of two wheels would of course be c.a.led on to lay according to scale mentioned, and omnibuses £3 a year. He proposed also to abolish the tea licenses. The right hon. gentleman then gave a statement as to the result of the changes, which would absorb V.,D40,000, and leave a surplus of £142,000. Tho right hen. gentleman then resumed his seat by moving the usual formal vote. Mr. WARD HUNT took credit to the late Government )r having iniiiatod the new schomo for thrcollection .of io taxes. Mr. GLADSTONE at some length defended the tech- heal details of tho proposed new method of collecting Axes. The resolution wa3 agreed to, and Tho house then adjourned. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—Tms DAY. NEWMARKET HANDICAP. sto 2 agst Alpenstock (taken) 4to 1 agst Marquis of Carabas (taken and off.) 8 to 1 agst Restitution (taken) 20 to 1 agst Cocil (taken) 20'to 1 agst Blueskin (taken) 20 to 1 agst Lancet (offered) CHESTER CUP. Bto 1 agst Romping Girl (off. —9 to 1 t. and w.) 9 to 1 agst Paul Jones (taken) 16 to 1 agst St. Mungo (taken) 100 to 40 Romping Girl (1, 2, 3—taken and wanted) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 7 to 2 r.gst Belladrum :(taken) 9 to 2 agst Pretender (taken and wanted) sto 1 agst Wild Oats (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst Drummer (offered) 12 to 1 agst Alpenstock (offered) SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CHELTENHAM RACES -YESTERDAY. WELTER STAKES. General Bixio Amputation MARLE HILL PLATE. Flying Scud Frank PRINCE OF WALES STEEPLECHASE. Brick Pearl Diver Tribune Eight ran. HURDLE RACE. Colours Wild Briar Three ran. BOROUGH. PLATE. Chevy Chase Lisottj Chr;stmas Fare Six ran. BATH AND SOIIERS.E . The Sotnersetshife Stakes o only if declared by Tuesd. added. Two miles and a di:: pay 5 sows each. T COUNTY MEETING. d 2i scori each, 15 ft, and -5 :ty, April 6, with 100 sops - stance. 33 subs., 17 of whom Ag 3 'st lb Romping Girl Alalitter 4 8 4 Ligurian Punishment 4 7 2 Belfast Black Diamond 4 6 1 - 2 Voi tigern... ...(p1) 4 G 10 Matz: worth Starter 3 6 0 Age st 11) Aftermath... 3 5 12 Champagne Charlie 3 5 12 Niglitmare •3 5 10 Lady Evelyn f 3 5 10 Plunger ... 3 5 9 Clifford 3 5 8 Achilles ... 3 5 8 Judgo 3 5 7 HORSES STRUCK OUT OF THEIR ENGAGE MENTS. April 2, at 9 Gipsy King, out of Bromley Handicap. April 2, at 5.20 p.m., Bretby, out of Grand Prize at Paris. April 3, at 9 a.m., Armide and Oolombine, out of the Oaks. April 5, at 9 a.m., Latooka and Pride of Erin, out of the Thirek Handicap. April 5, at 9 a.m., Guy of Warwick, out of all engage ments. April 5, at 4 p.m., Lightning, out of Streatham engage- April 6, at 9 a.m., Orion, out of the Bretby Plato at New• April 8, at 9 a.m., Vertigern, out of the Somersetshire Stakes. NoittEsukruitE.—The following names have been given —Mr Ayling's br c by Vedette, out of Lady Wilson, 2 yrs, Aversion. Mr A. Haynes's yearlings—Ch c by Jingling Johnny—Nonchalance, Cowboy ; br f by Jingling Johnny, out of Breaker, Brilliant; b f by Kohi'oor, out of Flying Jib, Slashing Kitty. Mr La Alert's b yearling cby New minster, Black lose, Bayminster. FonFErr LIST.— The forfeits of the following horses have been paid ; —Little Nancy (late Popgun), Maggie Moor, Tacitus (to qualify). STEEPLECHASE FoItFIT LlST.—Dablgreres forfeit has been paid. RACING F API 'IXTURES. Curragli .. .20, 21, 22 I Croydon . 22, 23 I Newmarket Ist Spring 26, &c. Knighton... l3, 14 Ludlow 15, 16 Eastbourne l9 E;;;; 20 21 Y. Doncaster 13, 14 West Drayton l7, 18 Bath 18, 19 Manchester l9, 20, 21 Croydon 19, 21 Harpenden 2l Epsom Summer .....25, &c. jirN Chester 4, 5,6, 7 Eglinton Hunt 6, 7 Winchester ll, 12 York )1, 12 Baldoyle ;ind Spring 11 12 St. Albans 11 14 Salisbury l3 Croydon 2,3, 4 Newton 2,3, 4 Ascot ....8, 9, 10, 11 Liverpool Summer ...15, 16 Windsor 15, 16 Hampton l7, 18 Ourragh ' ) 2, 23, 24 E. Newcastle 22, 23, 24 Oldham 22 liibury Club 23 Stockbridge 24, 25, 2t; Chelmsford Sutton Park .....29, 30 Worcester 1, 2 Newmarket July 6, &c. Carlisle 6, 7 Pontefract 9, 10 Hendon .... 12, 13 Nottingham l3, 14 ,Y Southampton 13, 14 Reading 15, 16 Huntingdon 9 0, 21 Stamford % -.t2, 23 Goodwood 27, 28,'29, 30 AUG Brighton 3, 4 Brighton Club 5 Lewes 6, 7 Egnaln lO, 11 Wolverhampton lO, 11 Windsor 12, 13 St. Albans l7, 18 Stockton lB, 19, 20 Oxford l9, 20 York 24, 25, 26 Plymouth 26, 27 Scarborough 30, 31 Derby Summer —3l, Sep. 1 Weymouth 31, Sep. 1 Canterbury 3l, Sep. 1 SEPT] Warwick... 7, 8 Curragh (Royal) 7,8, 9 Abingdon 9, 10 Doncaster 14, 15, 16, 17 Richmond ` ) 1, 22 Lichfield OCT Bedford 5, 6 Edinburgh 6, 7, 8 Leicester 7, 8 Bromley 7 8 Newmarket 2d 0ct...11, Scc. Chehnsford l9 2U Kelso 19 20 NOVEMBER. Harrow 2, 3 I Eglinton Hunt 6 , 7 W orces t er 3, 4 1 Liverpool St. Albans 5, 6 Shrewsbury 1.5, 16 IMBER. Hampton 21, 22 Western (Ayr) 2, 23 Hendon 23, 24 Monmouth... -, 23, 21 Newmarket Ist Oct 28, dte. Lanark... 29, 30 )BER. Cheltenham 19. 20 Curragh l9, 2t, 21 \Vest Drayton ..........21, 22 Hereford 2l, 22 Monmouth 9 3, 24 Newmark“ H'ton ...25, Sm. JULY. N OVEIIBER. Worcester 2,3, 4 Sbrowsbary ............. 15, 9 I Harrow , 3 Leiguing,tou Runt ....23 &GI L vorpool 9, 10, 11, 12 I COURSING FIXTURES. AUGUST. St. Albans OCTOBER. Aucaster and Willoughby, Lincolnshire ............... 5, 6. Orrue~by ..................................... , • Huntingdon Club.. .......................................... 26, 27. INOVEM.I3ER. Suudoruo, Salop ................ Cothau aid EsLou.. ..... • •••• STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES. APRIL. Croydon 22, 23 I Co. Louth & Ardeen 27, 28 11 AY. Limerick Hunt 4 I St. Albans .. • 13 Eglinton Hunt W •st ....... 1 9 Kingsbury OCTOBER. Bromley 7 I West Drayton .........21, 22 .....1 7 2, 3. 9, 340. BL',ECON ELECIION PETITION.—Mis Day. BRECON, Friday.—Baron Marton gave judgment to-day, declaring tho election void, that corrupt practices had not extensively prevailed, and that Mr. Gwyn personally Lad nothing to do with the corrupt practices. WRECK ON TILE CORNISH Coxs'r.—The American ship Nellie Harding, 1,500 tons register, from Antwerp, went ashore about a mile to the east of Porthleveu, on Tit3sciay, and soon became a complete wreck. The crew were saved. The disaster is attributed to the pilot mis taking the light of a steam , m: for the Lougships light. '1 he wonther was foggy. At the time of the accident the ship sum :going at the ratQ of ton knots an hour. meats. market. ST. ~... 1 ~... 1 of right adate maise :holt% mgan . NV. o the tdero the ND. sings .cite been Bs of - COll - !nseS s the sgill nind have the as a rice. who t'S tho 3ak zeg veil mit