The Sun. — London, England, 1869-07-27 00:00:00

MONEY-MARKET AND COMMERCIAL IN TELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLoCK. Consols are steady to-day at 931 3 for money ; ditto, for Account, —; Three per Cent. Re duced, 931 3 ; New Tkree per Cents, 93 2.1 ; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, —; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, 11 prem. ; Bank of England Stock, 4 p.r Cent., 245 31. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, 209 71 ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 112 ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 101 ; ditto Eufaced Paper, 4 per Cent., 92 ; ditto 51 per Cent., 1101 ; ditto Bonds under £l,OOO, 21 25 prem. The Foreign Market is dull, and sensitive to every unfavourable circumstance, so that sales are encouraged, where a little firmness would sustain prices. Argentine are quoted 79 to 791; Egyptian (1861), 91 to 92 ; ditto (1868), 77 to 771; Vice roy Seven per Cent., 814 to 824 ; ditto Nine per Cent. Loan, 971 to DTI ; Italian Bands, 541 to 541; Mexican, 121 to 121 ; Peruvian, 774- to 774 ; Rus sian (1866), 93 to 95 ; Orel, 83 to 831; Charkof, 814 1 to 821 ; Spanish, 281 to 21; I urkish Five per Cents., 44i to 441; ditto Six per Cents., 661 to 67 ; and Honduras, 83 to 81. English l'agway Shares are steady. The fol lowing are the present irices : Caledonian, 811 to 811 ; Great Eastein, 381 to 381; Great Northern, 1061 to 1073 ; Great Northern (A), 104 to 105 ; Great Western, 50i to 511; Lancashire and York shire, 1261 to 126/ ; London and Brighton, 454 to 454 ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 161 to 17 ; London and North 'Western, 1181 to 119; London and South Western, 89 to 91 ; Metropolitan, 1001 to 1011 ; Midland, 1171 to 1174 ; North Eastern (Berwick), 1081 to 109; and South Eastern ; 761 to 77. A further decline of 1 per cent. has taken place in American Securities. The Five-Twenty Bonds are 82 to 821; Ten-Forty's, 73f to 74 ; Erie, 181 to •19 ; Illinois, 931 to 941 ; Atlantic and Great Western, 221 to 221. Foreign Railway Shares are rather dull. Lom bardo-Venetian is quoted at 22 to 22. ; and Great Luxemburg at 101 to 101. The receipts of the Great Luxemburg Railway for the week ending July 25 show an increase of £669 Os. 4d. Little business of importance is doing iu miscel laneous Securities, and the only quotable change iu prices is a decline of / in Anglo-American Tele graph, the price being 211 to 211; French Calke is steady, at 221 to 221. Hudson's Bay, is marked at 121 to 13 ; National Discount, 111 to 111 ; General Credit, 1+ to 1 di s . ; an d I nternat i on Finance, 2 to 11 dis. Although not much business is doing in Bank shares prices are well supported. Union of London is 10s. higher, at 341 to 351 ex div. ; and Imperial Ottoman 1, at 3;1- to 31 prem. Agra (A) is steady at 101 to 111 ; Alliance, 14 to 15 ; Anglo-Austrian, 12 to 20 prem. ; Cbnsolidated, 41 to 41 ; London and County, 501 to 511 ; London an 1 Westmin ster, 581 to 59 ; Oriental, 42 to 43 ; and London Joint Stock, 301 to 311. The sum of £14,000 in gold was taken to the Bank yesterday. The White Rose, from Port Phillip, has brought £12,500 ; the Cambrin, from the Cape of Good Rope, £50,000 in specie and diamonds; the Hansa, from New York, £134,754; and the Etna, Making a total of £198,404. Proposals have been issued by the well-known firm of Messrs. Peter Lawson and Son, of London and Edinburgh, for a 6 per cent. loan of £757,700 for the Republic of St. Domingo at the price of 70, redeemable at par in 25 years by an accumulative sinking fund. The loan is specially secured by an hypothecation of the Customs' dues, and by the royalties on the guano deposts of the island of Alto Velo, for the working of which, together with the mines and minerals of the Bay of Samana, an exclusive contract has been granted to Messrs. Law son. The instalments extend to the Ist December next, and the applications, with 5 per cent. deposit, are to be sent to Messrs. Lawson and Son, or to 111.2ssrs. Mullens, Marshall, and Co. It has been notified that a fault was discovered on Saturday in one of the Atlantic cables, that of 1866, 130 miles from the Irish coast. Com munication through this cable still continues, but steps are being taken to repair the fault as soon as Possible. 'The cable of 186.5 is in perfect condition. According to communications published in the San Francisco papers a plan is nearly ripened to Separate the States of Chihuahua and Sonora from the Mexican Republic, together with Lower Cali fornia, Sinalva, and part of Jalisco. The South-Eastern traffic for the week exhibits an increase of X 753. The traffic of the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway exhibits an increase of £2,146. The traffic return of the Great Western Railway of Canada shows an increase of £2,863 ; that of the Detroit and Milwaukie Railroad an increase of £227. The unfavourable tone of advices from Madrid r especting the Carlist movement had the effect of weakening Spanish Bonds, and they closed with an uncertain market, although not quite at the lowest. At the thirty-second half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of the English, Scottish, and Austra lian Chartered Bank the report was adopted, and a dividend at the rate of 7 per cent. per annum, free °I income tax, was declared payable. At the twelfth ordinary half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of the London Financial Associa tion (Limited) the report was unanimously adopted, and the proceedings passed off in an unusually har monious manner. Mr• George Whiffin, the official liquidator of the 'efci Cilcen Mining Company (Limited) has an 33°1inced that a second dividend of 108. in the Pound, making 155., will be paid on Tuesday, the 34 of August. BRITIIII FUNDS-TWO O'CLOCK. 8 U OYEILNAIENT FUNDS.: Per Cent. C onso l s 8 Litt° for Account, July 7 N Per Ce n t . R educed 93f 3 i l e , , '" , 3 per Cent '" ' 1 - J 1 1 2 i . per Cent. an. 1894 A °. 5 per Con J an. 187 3 •.,14uities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 18811 — D ° • for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — E.o (lied Sea Tele6raph), Aug., 1908 — ` e lloquzr Bills, £l,OOO, 2f p. Ct. March pm Do. 3 do. June 1.1 3 £lOO, .£2OO & .£5OO ll lia.„,. --' of England Stock, 4} per Cent Cis L° of opening L.,, 4 4 4 per Cent. Bonds — "" °r- Colonial Uranium r .I,:sw/AN CioyEANMENT BECUPtITIE6 , ..., 4114 riteek, 10k per Cent., April 1874 -09 ' i 1,.)10. Opening, for Accoun t - 5 per emit. Oct 1860 p ° • 4 per Cent., Oct. 1836 . lOl L}° ' Certificates — ...o. Enfaced Pape,. 4 per Cent..,.. 92 1) 0 h per Cent., Jan. 1872 ... • 8 4 .-° ' 5 1 Per Cent. May 1879 llof 5 per Cent., R d u o p. .Deb. 1872 Do 1877 — "' Do. do. 1882 — ,;• Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 ~ — Do. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO Do . under ..£1,000 A i - F OREIGN FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK. , t o ntine Republic, 6 per Cent k A ultrian kends 5 per cent . •••• — v.iliati 5 per C ent 14., Do. 159 — '3. 41. per Cent. 1852 •.. do 18:)8.... ............. -0 . c o 1860 14 '. d 0.,. 1863 7"f 1 1.1, - ,c• ° per Cent., 1865 — B yeo Account — ; s t , os Ayres 6 per Cent. - ll ' , 6 ' rent. , , per ,j‘ittUttl per Cent ~,,,"^. 4i per Cent .....• - no. 3 Cout , I „ 0 . 6 per ea, t. 1867 °,. 7 per Cent. , 1866 b ' 0 , ' 1, 1,.11, 6 per Cent -,-, al.l idli, 3 p.,r Cent., 1825 B un „ Princjpalities, 7 per Cent..., per Cent., , R D° 8 lB - ~. 91; ,quad.or New Uonsolidated, 1 per Cent .I,44tian, 7 per Cent.... B3 •, 1 ,;(1 Second issue — ",., 0 - 4548, Bonds — o." £lOO Bonds Do. 1864 • •••• -- Do. Account 0 2 1210.4500 Bonds DC. Alm 'Pt -,...--v .. #9llCl likitestlmmilevotffile Mira July 26. oyal High' rounds tbio Family also 's Day. LILTS. —Joh n rrw Litt with Wm. Ca l l 6 123 F. loner poster-• LotiriSliitlg 6 Mn the beta tho Ryas to 123 F, wen t him on On nstables' ad :u part, and the station the police , )nt to bi n ; lice he ha d the persno to right ill , and when ) and gave i compellei d told the he sight of eel' le prise , )lib no person s isoner use ught to b° lilted 00 Id be c°l3l - of the curer, W ag stabbiog le George hick 1 0° • deliria? )out 0 1 ,16 drink o g -1y beell inking. i af ied 55 if i pauperhe clotV u bo ea sire d r s ta i;° had nJ ou t g° ad v W " : r for ' Do. 7 per Cent., 1868 Government Railway Debentures 9B i (4-_-eeti 5 per Cont., 1824 5, ex Coups. — Do. Accrunr Do. Coupons Do. Acoonnt 2- , teternala 5 per Cent .. — Honduras Gov Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., all pd It-iiian 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do. Account ~. Do Mxremmana Railway 54 Mexican 3 per Cent — Ditto fcr Account — Do. 1864 Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French dontovidottu 6 per Cent. .. — Itccrish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada l7l Do 3 per Con Do. Deferred Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account .. 771 I Do 4f per Cent. (I.ll;' , arren) Do 44 per Cent., 1862 -. — Do Account Portuguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7,'9,'60,'2,'E Do. do. 1867..,... — Do. do. Scrip, £2O pail — Rnssian 5 per Cont., 182; £ St Do 4i per Cent 1850 Do 4f por Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do ;do, Scrip — Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO 'South. 934 Do. du. £B4 iss. do. Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds D ). do £B4 Ds. do. Uo Nicolas Railway ... Sar Iluiau 5 per Cent.... Spanish 3 per Con ...,... Do. Account ... ...... .., Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Deferrer' Do. Account Do. Passive Do. Cotn. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan — Do Government, 1864 Do do, 1868 Turkish 6 rp. Cent. ., ~., D,, Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 .... Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1t62 Do Account Do £IOC Bonds , Do 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account , Do 6 per Cent., 1865 Do 1 per Cent., Guaranteed Do Laad Warrants (I tectares) Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do. Acc.unt Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Dividends on the above payable in London Austrian 0 per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 251. Dutch 2* per Cent. Ex. 12 Gail, Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... Do. Account French 'lentos, 3 per Cent., Ex. 231. — Italian 5 per Cent. 1831, Ex. zsf. - Do Account 541 TWO O'CLOCK Oonsols, Money .. . 93 I t Do. Account, August 5 67i 28i 68 44} 66i k THE MORDAUNT DIVORCE CASE, This morning in chambers, before Lord Penzance, the Judge Ordinary, an application was made in the matter of the suit of Mordaunt v. Mordaunt, Johnstone, and Cole. After some argument it was agreed, on the sug gestion of the learned judge, that as the affidavits of the doctors and others had been taken, and no cross-examination arose on them, that these witnesses must be heard before a jury, that an issue should be directed, in which Sir Thomas Moncrieffe, the father of the lady, should plead her insanity, as her next Mend, and that, in the meantime, she should be in charge of those per sons who might be appointed by her husband, he having the right to the custody of her if she was, as assumed, insane, with accees by the father, as might be mutually arranged by the counsel on both sides, and so it was finally settled. THE DUDLEY POISONING CASE. Great interest continues to be manifested in the Dudley district in the case of Fanny Oliver, the unhappy woman who now lies under sentence of death at Worcest,r. Monday, the 9th August next, is the day fixed for the execution of the wretchel woman, and to all appearance the sen tence is likely to be carried out, but no communi cation from the Home-office has been received by the prison authorities. The Bank Returns. The Bankers' Magazine furnishes the returns of the cir culation of the public and joint-stock banks in England and Wales for the four weeks ending the 19th of Juno. These returns, combined with the circulation of the Scotch and Irish banks for the same period, and the average cir culation of tho Bank of England for the four weeks ended the 16th of Juno ,(the nearest data furnished by the'r returns), will give the following results of the circulation of notes in the United Kingdom when compared with the previous month : May 2?, Juue 19, 18G9. j 1869. llnerease. i Decrease. --1 - Bank of England 23,611.0-19 1 22,-97,98.' X 616,067 Private Banks 1,826,5441 2,6(5.3771 1 1 167 RAILWAYS , —PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOOKS. Joint-stock Banks 2,431,621 2,256,027 -- 178,504 With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. —;- • Total in England. • 28,87 ~!'.l . •z 7,80 ~3 6 , P 75,828 Scotland 4,931.211 4,881, 571 47,381 bt Caledonian 4,1 pc gua. Ireland 6,60,67 t ,2,0,7971 3)1,874 st Do Scot, Oen. min. 7p c. 100 ... ~, • st Do 41 D irredeent..... all ... .., st Caledonian 41 p c gua.. at Scot, Oen. mm. 7 p c lOO at Do 41 p irredeem all st Do 4p c con. issued at 80 65 ... at Great Eastern 41 per cent. 100 77 80 st Do 5 do, 1862 lOO 86 t 8 at Do New 5 do, 1863 lOO 88 86 st Do do 5 do, 1864 lOO 84 86 at Great Northern, 5 p cirred lOO at Do Permanent .5 per cent lOO ... st Do Boston &Sleafti, 41 pc 100 st Great West., W. p c 100 ... at Do Jointlerpe. 5 p c,1865 100 88 94 at Do do 6p c irred., 1856 100 106 103 20 Do Vale N each perp. 5p c all 19 20 at Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B lOO , b Lane. and York New 41 per cent till July, 1871 2 4 1p at Loud., Bri3 &c., pc, 1853 100 st Do 'do 4 do, 1360 100 at Do do 41 do, 1861 190 at Da do 4/ do, 1863 100 st Do do 5 do, 1865 100 „ st Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 at Do No. 7 sdo at Loud , Chat., &c., 2d, 6 p.c at Do Metrop. Ex., B 6 p.c 100 Do do C 6 p.c at London& N. Western, 5p c 100 110 112 at London &S. Western, 41 p a 100 93 95 10 Man. chef. & Lin., 5 pc, 1865 all 81 84 at Metropolitan 5 percent lOO Du 104 at Midland, A 5 per cent pref lOO 107 102 st Do B 5 do 100 197 109 13 Do 5p c opt. to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1863 all 201 211 20/ 18 Do Inconv. New Shares all 19 19; 22 Do 5p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1872 Bl 11 24p at North British, E. and G No. 1, b per cent 100 ... r p y e ) r 4 at Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 ... Do E ,P., &Dun., 2d , 4 pc 100 at Do E.& Cl, No. 2, 5 p.c.., 100 ... ... en e t 1101 . 9; 99 at Do N. 8.. 5 per cen t , 1 862 100 *" st Do E. & G., N 0.3, 5 p .c at st N D ol o th E ra . & Eastern, 44 r 4 d. st Do Stock. & Danl., D lOO 114 114 at North London, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) st North Staffordshire 5p c lOO st South Eastern, 41 pc, 1859 100 s t..• •.. 6 do 1861 100 st Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 st Do 5 do, 1864 lOO •• at Victoria St. &Pimlico, 41 pc 100 United Kingdom. 40,150,12t5i 39,074,0401 £1,3 '.',086 And as compared with the month ending the 20th of June, 1868, the above returns show a dacreaso of £766,072 in the circulation of notes in England, and a decrease of £315,006 in the circulation of the United Kingdom. On comparing the above with the fixed issues of the several banks the following is the state of the circulation:— The English private banks are below their fixed issue £1,397,249 The English joint-stock banks are below their fixed issue 482,613 Total below fixed issue in England ... £1,879,862 The Scotch banks are above their fixed issue... 134,586 The Irish banks are below their fixed issue ... 63,697 The average stock of bullion held by the Bank of Eng land in both departments during the month ending 16th of June was £18,246,690, being an increase of £1,512,792 as compared with the previous month, and a decrease of £3,762,373 when compared with the same period last year. The following are the amounts of specie held by the scotch and Irish banks during the month ending the 19th of June : Gold and silver held by the Scotch banks ... £2,910,698 Gold and silver held by the Irish banks 2,223,076 £5,133,774 Being a decrease of £74,176 as compared with the pre vious return, ands►u increase:of a X2B4,oB4 when compared with the corresponding period last year. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. &ustralla and New Zealand, via Southampton Aug '4 Ditto, via ivlrseilles ...... ....Aug. 9 Brazil, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video Aug 4. Ditto, by French packet Cape Verde, by Brazil paoket ...... Cape of Good Hype, Ascension. and St. Helena July 23. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton July 31. taibral tar. via Southampton India,via Southampton ..... . •••• • • •••• • July 31 vitto, via MarseiLes Laalta, Egypt, &o. July 31 Ditto, Marseilles July 21 Newfoundland ..July 23 •• Mauritius, Cape ol Good Hope, and Natal, via Southain ton Ditto, Marseilles .. Aug 1 Portugal Aug 4. United States, Canada, California, &0., by British packet ....... „July 24 Dill o ditt c ( Baltimor e ) •• Ditto, by L nited States packet Ditto, by Inman packet July West Indies and Pacific (except Mexico an 4 Baha mas) July . 23 West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe July Cuba and Mexico . July 29 Bermuda, via Halifax._ ..... . July 28 Bahamas, via New York Aug. 11 RAIL WAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS, st Bg'kenhead IOU so 2 91 100 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer all 100 102 st Buckinghamshire at Chester and Holyhead lOO 51 56 st Do. 51 per cent. st Do. 5 do. ••• l OO 111 114 st Clydesdale, guaranteed,, lOO ... st Colchester Stour Vall e y .• st East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lOO 132 134 20 Gloster and Dean Forest all .. s Gt. Easn., Newm., &c., 5 p.c 100 ."' ... s Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 ..,, "• "' st Do. do. Woodbrg.Ex., do 100 .. .. st Gt. Nest, W. Mid., Hera 100 96 u s 10 Hull and Selby all lle 112 st Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 212 2 6 st London and Blackwell.,,., lOO 93 9 5 s t Du. 41 per cent lOO . ... st London, Chat., &c., 41 p c lOO ....,, st Do. Corn. Fund, 5 do 100 "'. st Loudon and Greenwich ... ... St Do. do Preference lOO at London, Tilbury, & South Ice 60 b 5 st Lowestoft, gua 4 percent lOO 79 81 St Do. do. 6 do. ... ... 51 Manch., Buxton, & Matlk all . .. st Midland, Bradford, Prof lOO 91; u . 1 10 Mid Kent Cray Line) ... ... 50 Northernk East., 5 pe,reent all 53 t.; 10 Du. du. 6 do. all ... ... st N. Eastern—llartlep00l ••• ••• st N.West. A peep. pret, iip c. 100 107 169 st Du 13 mininiunilt p.c..,. 100 ... ... st Notting. ar.o ranth. It& U lOO 91 93 25 Preston and Wyro. all 44 46 ... Royston, Hitch., and Shep. 100 132 131 st Shrewsbury and Hereford 101. 132 It I st S. Yorksh. and River Dun I .a o l o lll 10 Du du pa/diionic) Pimlico Bl g i c u . .o a . . .. . .... 1. 1 0 0 8 ). 9 9 7 8 10: st 1 7 7 '2 5 8 I 8 2 : 4 1 ) st Do 5 do st Vict i . ) :tatio 4 n st West Cornwall IOU 57 i '2O West London, Class A ...... all 14 14 20 Do 20 Do do C...... all ... •'' at - Weymouth and Portland... 100 ••• —. st Wilts and Somerset ......... luo iit• THE CROPS IN THE MIDDLE STATES. ---A private letter from a Northampton man, who is travelling in Penn sylvania and western New York, makes the follow ing statement : —The wheat crop in Pennsylvania is the largest known for six years. Farmers have just commenced harvest:ng it, and the most splendid sights 1 ever saw aro the wheat fields of this State. Many of the farmers hero who were offered 2 dollars 50 cents per bushel for their crop last year "held it for a rise," and now it is a drug on the market at $1.25. Add to this the bountiful crop now being cut, and New England may ex pect to buy fluurfor $5 per bushel. The same is true of the wheat crop in western New York. Fruits of all kinds aro also abundant. Last week I saw in one town 35 mar ket waggons, loaded with cherries, strawberries, rasp berries, ttc., on sale. DOCKS. et East and Westindia lOO 119 121 Lopflon and St. Katherine. WO i 6 100 D °Deb. stock, 4 per cent all Dlillwall Freehold 'Land st Dock. lOO 30 S 4 st Southampton log OS 70 of Aura Ginaanrcio „ ... 4 _ EXCLUSIVE, VERY IMPORTANT, RARE, AND VALUABLE are the properties of Laniplougo's Pyretic Saline, curing the worst headaches, sickness, Skill, or biliary affections. Pleasant pe,l4tolo, L*; , 141 by all Qhtilliat4,—RdTt.l THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENI \C, JULY 27 A ,SERIO L 7, Share NAME. Paid Closing basinos a . Price. 10 Agra Limited, A all 104 1,./ done 10 Do B io 31 41 31 50 Albion 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, li m all 201 211 21 20 Anglo-Hungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 5 4 40 Australasian .. . ...... 20 Bank of British Columbia all 101 11 20 Do issued at 2pm , . 5 5 4 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, Ihn. 25 Bank of South Australia all 30 32 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 39 10 Bank of New Zealand all 10 17 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, rnd China all 18 19 25 Chartered Mere. of India, London, and China all 32 31 20 City IJ 11 12 100 Colonial 25 30 10 10 Consolidated, lim. 50 Delhi and London, lim 50 East London, lim 5 21 11 20 English and American, lira 10 ... ... 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro, lim lO pr 1p 20 English, Scottish, and Aug tralian Chartered 281 Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all 36 38 281 Do new 54 21 21 100 Lmperial, lim 2O 15 16 20 Imperial Ottoman lO 21 24 131 1 25 lonian all lif 't2 25 Do new 3 6 3 Lnd Mortgage °limits, lint 4 ;;4 3 1 100 Do sp. c. Debs.lB64, 30 all 76 76 10 100 London Bank, of Mexico and South America, lira. 20 7 6 100 London and Brazilian, lira. 45 30 27 20 Do new 71 5 41 100 London &River Plate, lim. 40 6 8 25 Do new 10 11 2 p 20 London Chart. of Australia all 241 254 224 20 London and County 2O 401 601 501 50 Do new iss at 2 0p.tn,16pd. 11 .. London Joint Stock ... ut ... ..... 1 314 311 3 I London and Soh African al 8: 9 9 100 London &S.-Western, lint, 20 I'3 11 50 London &Venezuela, lim l2/ ... 100 London and We s t m i nster. 25 61. 62 5) 100 Do Scrip, iris at 10 pm 2O 100 Merchant, UM ' 25 64 5 10 Metropolitan, Urn all 71 71 00 Midland, 1im...... 25 11 1 5 National of Australia 00 National of Liverpool, lira l5 8•i 00 National I'rovinc. of Eng'd 42 ... ... 10 Do 41 50 National. 3O ... .. 20 New South Wales all 41 43 20 North-Western 7l 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 41 42 50 Provinc. Bank. Corpo., lim lO 61 51 4 I 30 Provincial of Ireland 25 9u 9.2 10 Do new. all ... ... 100 Stand, of Brit. S. Africa, lira 25 11 IS 100 Do issued at 6pm lO 8 6 25 Union of Australia all 45 46 100 Union of Ireland, Um 50 Union of London l5 35 361 :41 4 4I 1G TELEG RAP H COHPArI I ES. .10 ah§l7- - )Li r- ierican Tel., lim all iii 17E 211 f 10 Anglo Mediter Tel., 1im.... 10 151 10 61 1 f st Atlantic Telegraph lO 20 25 201 1l? st Do. 8 per cent. lOO 58 61 67 st B. and L Magnetic Tel., lim. 100 172 177 174 5 st Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 262 2..7 10 Do. New 8 12 14p 25 Indo-European Tel., lim lO ... .., 5 Lond. Provincial Tel. lim all 31 4 31 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent all 1 1p 10 Mediterra. Exten. Tel., lim. all 6 7 25 Reuter's Telegram all 72 7i 724 20 Societe Transatlant., lim all 22 221 2)1 1 st Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all 11 11 20 Telegraph Con.Cklain.,lim all 261 vii 261 6 1 SU. Kingdom Tel. Co., lim all 61 7 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref all if 4lp MISCELLANEOUS, 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 15 151 25 Australian Agricultural 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lira. 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lim 3 t l oi 10 Berlin Water Works, lim all 144 111 10 Do. New all 131 141 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lim. 5 Bombay Gas, lim. 5 Do. New' 4 14 id 51 British American Land 44 is 17 20 British Indian Tea, lim all 21 31 20 British Ship Owners 29 Canada Company all 66 Ti) 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lim 2l 20 Ceylon Company, lint. 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lim s 25 City of London Real Pro perty, lim 9 51 41d 30 City of Milan Improv. lim all E. 6 25 City of Moscow Gas, lim all 50 City Offices, lim 25 24 23 d 50 Colonial, lim. Do. 50 Commercial Union (Assur) 5 10 Company of African Mer chants, lim. 3 2 1 3 20 Continental Union Gas, lim. all 23 24 231 4 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 71 per cent. 10E1 Corporation of London Bonds, 1877, 41 per cent. all 1031 1041 100 Do. 1379, 4 / per cent. all 1041 1051 100 Do. 1882, 41 per cent. all 1031 1041 10 Credit Fon. of England, lint. all 21 21 50 Credit Fon.of Mauritius lim lO 31 21d at Crystal Palace lOO 23 25 st Do. Preference lOO 92 97 et Do. 6p. c Perpetual Deb lO9 105 110 20 Darjeeling, lim. 10 Eastern Assam, lim. 6l ... ...d 50 East Indian Laud Credit and Finance, lim 20 East India Irriga. & Canal all .. .. 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lim. 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy .Gua. by Egypt. Gov all 971 981 971 20 Egyptian Cum.& Tract lim 6 .. .. 3 Eng. & Austral. Copper, lint 21 1 1 15 English and Foreign Credit 73 43 3d 100 Eag. and Scot. A/ urine, lim. 8 .. ...d 10 Fairbairn Engineering a 3 23 20 Fore-street Warehouse, Ili l2 1 2 p 14 100 Fur. & Col. Our. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued LA -CS.; all 83 81 50 Gellivara, Urn. 10 General Credit & Dis., lim. 73 14 4d 61 15 General Steam Navigation 14 27 20 60 Horns & Col Marine In. lim. 5 24 1 4 10 Hong Kong and China Gus all ... ... 20 Hudson's I:3ay all 111 111 121 & 20 Imperial Land Co. of Mar seilles, lim 20 Interna. Financial Soc. lim 5 20 Interna. Land Credit, lim 6 50 Italian Land 5 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all 100 Do. 6p. c. Bds., redeem 1870, issued 90 all 50 Land Securities, lira 5 25 London African Trading lO 25 Lon. & Caled. Marine, lim 6 10 London County Land and Building, lim. 4 50 Lend. Financial Asso., lim 30 4 Lond.Gen.Omnibus.Co.lim. all 50 Lond. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, lim 25 20 Lond. & Provincial Marine 2 at Madras Irriga. & Canl. Gua. 5 p. c. blndia Gov. 10 Ma uri tiusLand, Credit, and 100 Agency, lim .. .. ll 50 Merchant Shipping, lim all 60 Millwall Iron Works, lim l2l 10 Natal Land and Colonisa tion Co., lira. 25 National Discount Co., lim 5 25 National Prov. Marine, lint. 4 10 National Steam Ship, lint. all 20 Nerbudda, Coal & Iron, lim. 6 10 New Consolidated Dis. lim 3 5 /sew Quebrada, lim 4.8.0 25 New Zealand Loan & Men. candle Agency,lim 2l 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, lim 5 10 Northern Assam Tea, lint 5 10 Do. B at North Brit. Austral., lim lOO 50 North Brit. & Mercan. In 6l 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 5 50 Oriental Financial, lint ll 5 Oriental Gas, lim. 5 Do. New 1 10 Otago and Southland In vestment, lim 5 Ottoman Gas, lint 10 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian R. Mail lira 5 Do. do. at Peel R. Land & Minerl, lim 100 31 34 50 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all 46 48 47 50 Do. New 1867 lO 3 2d 50 Rhymney Iron 1 Do. New 2 Rio de Janeiro City Im., lira: all 18 19 Do. Gas, lim all 24 25 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 4Z 14 431 Scottish Aust. Invest., lim lOO 78 B'i Do. 6p. c. Guar. Pref lOO ... ..• Societe Fin. d'Ecypte, lim lO 7 611 Societe Gen.de l'Empire 0t 8 21 3/ 111 50 S. African Mort. & Inv., lint 0 ... ... 25 South Australian Land 20 Thames and Mersey Marine a 5 ll 22 45 2 5 4 .1) (Insurance), lim 2 24 3 41 20 Trinidad Petroleum, Urn— 81 .. 10 Trust &Agency of Aus.,lim. 1 4pl 10 Do do. do. all ..... - O• 2 5 0 0 u U n nl io o n n 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. Canada 5 i I n 15 United Discount Corp., lim. 6 13 4d 20 Universal Marine(ln.), Um 5 11 2p 71 10 Upper Assam Tea, lim all 31 2 S M te a a r m ine Stip P 30 Van Diemar's Land 2Bl 6 7 Loan all 100 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per ,00liml, lira 211 821 f 2 11 12 11 104 50 West India and Pacific Steam, lim 2O 5 3 20 West London Wharves and 50 W c a e r n ran t. ( t 3i F o ina rtg n a c g e e , ) lirn. Warehouses Pr i p 2 11 31 6 4d ld p 3 Si 3,1 65 67 2 lid 7 5,1 211 2UI 8} 2 4 21 21 16d id pr lj jd 82 37 7 6el 11 111 111 f 1O& 31 3d If I; , 1 41 4 IP 13 7 5 9 8 48 53 9 191 13 14 7 8 i JP id fp lf 2f COLONIAL UOYX/i.NhINLIT 611;CURITIA:, —. British Columbia, 6 per 0ent.,1872.............• 100 , ••••• Do. 1895.. lOO . ... 100 N 4 1 05 Do. 6p. 0 7eb.& Aug lOO ivz 1 05 Do. sp. 0. Mar. & Sept lOO Ca l n B 47 i 6 p.(3.Jan. o & July 10 2 104 1 1 0 0 0 0 tg ~ 1 931 •••• Do.Apl.&Oot 1 5904900 lOO 111 113 Do. do 1880-90 lOO 107 toy —: Cape i)oo: 5 ( . pp 3- .. .B CC : o i p jn e a i r p i . lb c . e i 8 4' 7 lkY 3 Do. Jan.&July. 189 1 •••• 100 los li t Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and i 5 Oct., 1900 lOO 98 VO Ceylon, Nov 1878, 0 p.c leo 108 iit Do. 1872, do lOO 1t , 5 i i r -- Maurititir,, 8 p. o, V,13, Jan. and July Do. 1878 .. • 00000000 •.• 100 j 5 I , G Do. 188'2, flay and NC. .• 00 10 0 /0 Do. 185, leer. & Ao 2 -••• 10 IGc p4B Melbourne Corporate., 1 , ::07-75, 0 per ccnt .., •. HO 100 100 N.8.G0v.6 p.o.Ja.&July lOO 103 1( 4 T._ N p c. Mayl6pci & Novl ,A.plt l ct Do 0 176 10S N. S. W. 5 p •c., '7l to '75.. 100 99 I, / Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1 890 . 10J 99 100 991 Do. 5 p.c. rd.'s7 to '';',,,, N.Zealand, 6p. 01.1891., Ica _ ..... Do. b per cent.... DoJan,Aprl,July, 0,..t lOO 92 93 921} Do 6p c. Mar &Sept 'Ol lOO 108 lio Do June & Dee , 1-91 IDo Prov. , 1 At.ctdd. 1.0 ...,. - ( scric+ 1& 2, l'clis .. Nova Scotia 6p. c.J an..., and July. 1875 . 190 10 1 03 Do 1886.. ......• , • 100 in 2 1( 4 Qufienalnd. 6p. C. 'B2'G.. 100 107 148 107 f Do 1891 ......... ..... 100 11( 7 1(8 Tasmanian 6 per 0.1895.. , . 100 107 Do 1e93 V 7 ..••.• .... I .Do 1(7 —. Victoria 6 per cent, 1891.. It 0 115 1:.6 = PO. APIII Pa Nib see i t Pt Pa 112 11.4 . OF RULES. The House of Lords met on Monday to inquire Into the various claims made to the Wicklow Peerage. A witness was being examined, when Sir Roundell Palmer rose, and, addressing their lordships, said that he had to make a complaint against a person named Ellis for taking notes and then communicating them to witnesses without the House. At this announcement business was at once suspended, and Lord Chelmsford asked that the culprit should be brought t 3 the bar of the House. Of course his lordship's request was complied with, and Mr. Ellis came forward, and after addressing their lordships as " sirs," was questioned by Sir Roundel) as to his amateur note taking, and from his replies it was elicited that lie wasa, " distant " relation to one of the partio to the suit. Ile admitted the note-taking, but denied that he bad been in communication with the witnesses as to the evidence that was being given, but admitted that he bad spoken to persons who would be examined.—Sir E,oundell rainier said that his instructions were that Ellis had given parties information of what was going on, which, in his opinion s was a very grave offence. —Lord Chelmsford, after speaking to the Lord Chancellor, said it looked " suspicious," and ordered Ellis to leave the House, and not enter it during the hearing of the cause. This little incident of course caused no little consternation to the few persons who, as the "public," Ell the small space allowed to persons who wish to hear trials in the House of Lords. ORDINARY talAtiltS AND isTOCRS. hare Railways. - Do. C 11 titeritau Hilkuany itO 10 W4terluo Whiteha.l 6 at Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 86 88,7 j .68 st Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO st Do. Scot. N.E., 45 per cent lOO st Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO ... st Do. do. 7 per cent lOO st Do. do. Ordinary lOO 76 62 st Do. Midland st Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gua all at Dundee, l'erth, and Aber deen Junction lOO 105 107 st Do. Ist Class preference lOO st Glas. & S.W. gua. 5 per et lOO st 1 4t, Eastern, E.O Ex. No.l 100 971 101 st Do do N 0.2 100 97 100 st Do do 6 per cent 100 10; 110 st Do East Anglian A 5 p. c. 100 st Do do 13 6 do. 100 ... st Do do C 7 do. 100 st Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 st Do E. Union 4p. c. gua. 100 68 72 at Do Norfolk 5 p.c.Ex.1846 100 at Do do 5 p.e.Way.Val. 1847 100 ... st Great Northern, 5 per cent 10 st Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 Do 4 1 do do do 100 st Do 5 do at sp.c. pm lOO at Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO ... ..• st Gt. Nrth of Scotland, let pf 100 at Great South. and Westeru (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 96 97 st Gt.West.—OrigstJnt.-lterd chg., per gua. 5 p.c lOO 105 1l 7 1061 st Do. Orig. (B. &H. Ex). 5 p.c 100 95 100 st Do do 4 2 per cent. 1850... 100 87 b 9 st Do do 4 do do ... 100 79 80 st Do do 5 per cent. ream. 100 95 97 st Do do Birmingham gua.. 100 63 72 st Do do do pref... 100 st Do do Chester gua lOO 85 9 st Do do • do 8 percent. 100 st Do do do 5 do 100 95 100 t Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.e. 100 at Do do 4) p.c lOO st Do do 41 1859 100 st Do do 5 st Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g lOO 110 112 at Do do 2d gua lOO 107 111 st Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c lOO 90 92 st Do do 2d do 100 97 IVO st Do gua. 51 per cent. 1863 100 m 00 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. all st Lancash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 3 . 135 at Do Barnsley, £5 as 108 p.c. 100 ..• at Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 1 . :35 st Do 41 (Blackburn purch). 100 us 100 aq London & Brighton, 5 p.c guaranteed, No 1 lOO at Do 5 per cent. gua. No. 2 lOO st Do 6 do do lOO ... st Do 5 do No. 4 lOO . • at Do 7 per cent l9O st Do 6 do (W.E. & 0.P.) 100 st Do 4 do 1859 lOO at Loudon, Chatham, & Dov er ••• ••• 5 per cent lOO st London and N.W., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent...... 100 110 112 at Do Bedford &Cambridge 100 at Do Shrewsbey & Welchp'l 108 ." at Loudon and S W. 7 p,c. late 3d shares, lOO 140 150 s Do (Portsm. perpans 2s6d) all .., • Man., Shef., &.Lineln. 6 p.c. 100 ... .• Do . .f. 3; all par Ipm a Do 31 per cent lOO SO lid 1 Do redeem. 6 per cent 5 et Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 130 135 a Do Bristol& Birm., 6p. c... 100 132 131 • Do 41 per cent. redeem 100 98 lUJ s Do 41 per cent. irredeein lOO 98 liJ • Do Leicester & Wehn, 4 p.c lOO 89 I'l st North 13ritish, 5 p.c. No.l 100 ... st Do E. IU. 4p.c. S. & D.., 100 st Do N. 13., N 0.2, 5 per cen.t 100 at Do Border liutuu, 55 p.c... 100 ... st N.-Eastern—Cutts. 4 p.c.... 100 27 S., st Do 41 per cent. 100 97 90 st Do 4 per coot., lOO 17 Du Berwick capital 8.13.4. • ••• Do York, IL &S. purchase lO 10 104 104 f Du Stektn Drling. A 5 p.c lOO 106 108 st Do W, Hartlepool 11. and It 100 8t 86 20 North Staffordshire all 203 21. lOs 6. Devon Annuities, 1 all 9 10 10s Do Tavistock Anna., 10s all 8 9 lOs Do Fixed 41 per cent all 8 81 10.6. S. Nast. (Read. Anns., 1.0.0 all 22 23 st Do 41 percent lOO st Do Fixed 41 per cent lOO at Taff Vale No.l lOO 142 153 st Waterford &Kilkenny, 6pc 100 43 45 1111 Paid. Closing Business Prise. dens. at Bristol and Exeter ...... 100 77 70 at Caledonian . lOO SI 82 st Cambrian 20 Cornwall all 21 8 at Dublin & Belfast Juno lOO 77 79 et Dun„Yertb,& Ab. June ioo 70 73 2 East London all 61 71 tO 110 16 - 2) Do 10 - - at Glasgow .t S. Western lOO 101 105 st Great Eastern .. 4 03 381 39 I'l st Do. E. Angl. No. I lOO ... at Ureat North of Scotland lOO 16 16 st Great Northern lOO 106 107 107 at Do. A 5t00k....... lOO 1031 1041 104 at Do. B stook... lOO .. at GtB, and W. of Ireland lOO 26 aS st (.4t. Western -Original lOO 51 511 it Do. South Wales leO 54 dG at Do. W. Mid.-Oxford lOO . .gb 27 at Do. Newport lOO 15 30 at Lancashire. iorkshira lOO 121 117 1261 at Lon., Brlgh.,& S.Coast lOO 45 401 0 , Do Scrip - - at I on., Chat., and Dover lOO 161 17 at Do. Metrop. 14x. A lOO 0 It st Len. & North Western lOO 1 1 119 11 7 1 Jt Lou. & South Westeru lOO 90 12 Man., Shel., & Lincoln leo 66 5 7 ,t Metropolitan ... at Do Extension 100 rBl t Ji oel 5 Uo. New rd et Mor.ropolit•an District. all - 10 Metrop. St. John's 15 ood 6 - - st Meataud at vo, thrum'. thri bj ItO 85 87 at N.kftb British st Do. Ed., fth., & 10'. - - at or. Eastern--Berwick.. 100 108 109. icsil 25 Do. (4. N.B purchaoe..l6.l3,l - - st Do Leads ...... ....... 100 64 CO 65 41 at Do York lOO VJ 1 , 1 9/4 at Do Carla . - - at Do Stoc c. & Darling lOO 130 138. - .1301 st North Lon ion 10 Do New 18/8 . 2 1 1 . 14P at North Staffordshire . 100 57 09 at North and S.-W. Junction 100 98 100 10 Do New £lO shares 7 ... .• at Rhymney . AO -13 65 at Shropshire Union ICO 554 5 '5 at South Devon'.. st South Eastern 104) 761 77 761 at Staines, Wok'hain, & Wok all 12 13 at 't..11 1 ale 1, ,0 152 l•rs RAILVT.IXS-PREFERENCE SHARES AN!) STOCKS. THE DUDLEy POISONING CASE The condemned woman, Fanny Oliver, has written a letter to her father, rootl.er, and brother, dated " The ' m% ester Prison, July 24," in which she says :—"Though I am condemned to die, I fear it not, for God knows that. lam innocent, and he will raise my soul in heaven. Deal mother, do not fret for me, for I was only lent to you, and now my Heavenly Father wants me hope that we shall meet in heaven, where no trouble comes. Dear mother, they are all so kind to me, and God is with me. Oh I love Him more and more, for I love Him more than you all in heart. May I God bless you all, and pray to God to help you. Though I shall never see your dear face again, dear mother, in this world, but I hope I shall in heaven, for I am going to die for that, dear mother, lam innocent of. Yes, dear parents, lam innocent. God knows I am, and I wish someone would take it up, and hear what I have got to say. Then they would know that I was innocent. My trial is an unjust one. My dear father and sister has written to the Governor, and she will come with you, and I should like to see my dear brother, and tell him about his Heavenly Father Oh ! may the Lord be with you all, dear mother. I have plenty of nice food and they are all so kind to me and the Lord. Come on Monday, if you can, my dear friends, pray for your innocent child. My dear brother be strong, and pray to God to make you so, and a child of God, for your poor sister's sake. We may never meet again in this world, but I hope we shall in heaven. Good-bye, my dear brother, and my dear father. Good bye, dear mother—good-bye. I wish I could see your dear face once. Good-bye, my dear mother, for ever !—From your poor innocent child, FANNY OLIYER• Come to see me." As yet no intimation bas been received at Worcester Prison that the sentence of death will be commuted. The verdict of the jury was accompanied by a recommenda tion of the culprit to mercy ; but it was based upon no part of the evidence, so far as has been yet stated. Acting in the customary formal manner in these cases, Mr. Baron Pigott said he would forward the recommendation of the jury to the proper quarter; but, at the same time, "he could hold out no hope " to the prisoner. At present, therefore, it seems likely that the most severe penalty which the law can put in force will be carried out. If there is no commutation of the sentence, Oliver will be executed within the precincts of the gaol, in accordance with the requirements of the new law which is now in operation. There is some talk of a petition being got up in favour of the prisoner. Since her conviction the convict has been attentive to the earnest endeavours of the prison chaplain (the Rev. Mr. Adling ton) to bring her to a sense of her awful position. She attends chapel regularly, ana ,appears prepared for the worst, should the worst arrive. JOUI?NEYS IN CHINA AND JA PA Some interesting accounts of journeys in China and Japan, performed by Mr. Alabaster, Mr. Oxenham, Mr. Markham, and Dr. Willis, of the Consular service, have just been issued among the par liamentary papers. Mr. Alabaster took the over• land route from Che-foo, where he had been officiating as Consul, to Chin-kiang, on his way to Swatow, his new post, being desirous of obtaining some reliable informa -1 tion respecting the gold mines, and to ascertain the practicability of a line of railroad from Che-foo. Part of his route lay along the line of the Grand Canal, from the Yellow fiver to the Yang-tse, and Mr. Ala baster discovered ample evidence of commercial wealth and traffic in ti,e large cities lying on its banks. The gold mines at rington are full of water, and though worked with considerable success some years back, the works have been suspended in consequence of dis putes with Peking. Coalpits are plentiful in the neighbourhood of Wei-hsitn, but the coal is very inferior. It is thought, however, that a more valuable quality might be found underneath. The traces of the mischief wrought by the rebels were very manifest, but the Nienfei have not been nearly such a scourge as the Taepings. Though twelve years have passed since the latter made their attempt on Peking, the country has scarcely yet recovered. The journey from the Yellow River to Chin-kiang was more animated. The country here was populous, and the commercial activity and enterprise shewn in the towns surprised the traveller. Chin-kiang pu is a city of three times the extent of Shanghae, though purely Chinese, and from thence to Chin-kiang it was a succession of trading towns and large walled cities. Mr. Oxenham's journey was from Peking to Hankow, overland, traversing four of the provinces lying north of the Yang-tse along the line of greatest traffic. This is the great trade route from north to south, and it is satisfactory to find that Mr. Oxenham, like Mr. Alabaster, gives an encouraging account of the advantages which many of the inland centres of trade offer for the extension of foreign commerce. For the most part there was a total absence of hostile feeling towards foreigners. Consul Markham, who traversed Shan-tung (which was also visited by Mr. Alabaster), reports that the ruling mandarins shewed an unfriendly feeling, and he believes that they bad their cue from the Central Government, but the people of the province behaved with kindness and civility. Dr. Willis's report is especially interesting. He visited several places in Japan to render medical assistance to wounded Japanese, 900 of whom were in the Mikado's army and 700 of the Aidzu clan. Mr. Willis spared no efforts to humanise the practice of the Japanese in regard to their mode of warfare and the treatment of their prisoners, and, as far as possible, he instructed the native doctors in the treatment of the wounded. The Mikado expressed his sense of the services rendered in a letter to Sir H. Parkes, accompanied by a present of silk to Dr. Willis. The silk industry forms an important part of Japanese trade, and foreign influence has greatly encouraged it. Dr. Willis gives a good deal of informa tion respecting the country, and especially remarks the variety of useful plants. Japan, be says, might be supposed to have borrowed from both Asia and Europe the vegetable products most neces sary to man. Animal life is, however, scarce. There are great local changes of temperature. In winter the snow sometimes lies from ten to fifteen feet deep in the valleys on the west coast. The western sea is excep tionally violent, and for miles inland the air is filled with the sound of the breakers that beat the coast in all weathers. S ELF •MUTILATION TO AVOID WORK. —A convict in the Ohio Penitentiary chopped off his right hand just at the wrist, a few days ago, in order to be relieved from work. A short time ago he cut off one of his fingers for the same reason.—Ncw York, Tunes, July 15. A Cunious STORY.—We (Delhi Gazette) learn from the Punjaub that an officer of the 15th Bengal Cavalry, in April last, applied through his commanding officer for six months' lease to Cashmere eluting this season, but the commanding officer refused to pass It on, because, if sanctioned, it would interfere with his own prospects of leave in August next. The matter was referred to the major-general of the division, who failed to see the force of the commanding officer's objection, and the application was passed on through the usual channel to his Excellency the Commander-in-Chief. His Excellency vetoed the application. The officer in question, on account of ill.hcalth, then sought through a medical board a means of escape from the plains. The regimental surgeon applied for a board; it was granted, and . six months' leave on medical grounds to visit Cashmere were recommended by the board. The officer took his departure from Mooltan, and was procceeding towards Cashmere via Binibur, but he was stopped by a telegram from headquarters, directing him not to proceed to Cashmere, but to report his arrival at Murree. Ile reached Murree and reported his arrival ; and there another medical board was assembled, presided over by the Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals of the Indian Army, and this board con firmed the proceedings of the previous board, and recom mended on strong grounds that the officer should be per mitted to proceed to Cashmere. His Excellency has again vetoed the recommendation of the board, pending reference to the Inspector-General of Hospital(' of Ulf DiditaiantiLi 103 104 IMPERIAL PARLIAMENI HOUSE OF LORDS-LAST EVENING. Tho LORD CHANCELLOR took his saat on the wcolsack at five o'clock. ROYAL COMMISSION-THE IRISH CHURCH BILL. The Royal Assent was to-day given to several bills. On the Speaker appearing at the bar, surrounded by a great number of members, the Royal Assent wes given to the Irish Church Bill and several other public and private bills. Tho Royal Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor the Duke of St. Albans, and Lord De Tabley. The house then adjourned during pleasure. On their Lordships resuming, Lord DE LISLE asked upon whose authority and judgment the picture, " Christ blessing little Children," ascribed to Rembrandt, was purchased ? Lord 0 VERSTONE said the picture in question was purchased on the judgment and authority of the directors of the National Gallery; but the trustees bad assented to the act, and therefore fully shared the directors' re sponsibility. The Bankruptcy Bill and the Imprisonment for Debt Bill passed through committee. The Endowed Schools Bill, the Medical Surrannua tion (Ireland) Bill, the Fines and Fees Collection Bill, the Local Government Supplemental Bill, and the High Con statls Office Ato'Won . Bill were read a third time and passed. it lordships then adjourned. , HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TIHS DAY. The SPEAKER took the chair at two o'clock. THE CHANNEL AND MEDITERRANESN FLEE 1' Mr. CHILDERS said it was the desire-of the Admiralty that a meeting of the two fleets should take place, but a difficulty had been anticipated from the fact that both fleets were commanded by Vice-Admirals of nearly equal standing, but as it was thorght advantageous that a meeting of the two fleets should take place, be (Mr. Childers) and his hon. and gallant friend Sir S. Dacre proposed to go out towards the end of August with a view of arranging a meeting of the two fleets. INDIAN RAILWAYS lir. G. DUFF said that the Indian Government bad re commended an extension of the Eastern Bongal Railway to Darjeeling. CHINA. Mr. G. DUFF, in reply to Mr. Baines, said he regretted I.tat circumstances had prevented the papers relative to ;he route of Captain W. C. M'Leod, from Msulmain to the 'rontiers of China, and to tho route of Dr. Dichardson on fourthLis mission in tho Shan provinces of Burma., had not been presented before, but that they would be laid on the table now in a very few days. BANK DIVIDENDS. Mr. AYRTON said there was some arrangement for the alteration of the manner of the payment of the divi dends at the Ihnk of England, but that the matter could not be completed without the sanction of Parliament, and as there was not time for such a matter during the present session, no alteration, of course, would take place for the present. PAROMIAL SCHOOLS (SCOTLAND) BILL. On tno motion for going into committee on this bill, - - - Mr. CAMPBELL said ho was of opinion that no system of education would be effectual or just which, while in volving compulsory rating, did not include the power of enforcing the attendance of children at school. STACTOLE thought that it was impossible, in the short time that now remained of the session, adequately to disouss such an important measure as the present. Mr. MILLAR was of opinion that the absence of compulsory clauses from the present bill was a great ob jection to the bill. He hoped steps would be taken by the Government to remedy the objection, and that com pulsion clauses would be introduced in the English bill. I LEFT SITTING. HOUSE OF COMMONS—LAST EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. THE ROYAL ASSENT. Soon after four o'clock the Usher of the Black Rod ap peared at the table and summoned the Speaker to the House of Peers to hear the Royal Assent given by com mission to several bills. The speaker, and a great num ber of the members of the Ministerial side quitted the house. On the return of the Speaker he informed the house that ho had been to the House of Peers where the Royal Assent had been given to the Act for Disendowiug and Disestablishing the Irish Church. (Loud cheers.) FACTORY AND WORKSHOPS' ACT. Mr. BRUCE said it was more than likely that next ses sion a bill would be introduced to extend the provisions to young persons in factories above the ago of 16. THE LORD CHIEF JUSTICE. Mi. BRUCE, in reply to Major Cartwright, said that it was quite true that the Lord Chief Justice quitted the Northampton Assize Court, after he had disposed of the only civil case standing for trial, but before doing so he volunteered assistance to Mr. Justice Byles in trying the remaining criminal cae.•s, which assistance Mr. Justice Byles declined, knowing that the Lord Chief Justice had lately been very closely engaged in the duties of his eminent office. hIALTA. Mr. CHILDERS said a new port Lad been construcied at Malta, and the only part not completed was the basin, which the Maltese Government had undertaken to im prove on the original plan. The French Creak had not been handed over to the Admiralty. ENDOWED SC 1100 LS (ENGLAND) BILL. Mr. BRUCE, in reply to Mr. C. D.Alrymple, said neither the names of the commissioners nor the secretary wore named in the bill. In a few days he hoped to be able to announce the name of the gentleman selected for the office of secretary, which he felt would meet with great approval. BUSINESS 01 THE HOUSE. Mr. BRUCE, on behalf of the First Lord of the Trea sury, appealed to hon. members to postpone bringing forward their motions on going into Committee of Supply. It was absolutely necessary to finish the votes in supply, in order that the session might terminate about the usual time. Ile had to ask that the house might be allowed at once to go into Committee of Supply until eloven o'clock, at which hour it was proposed to further proceed with the Telegraphs Bill. Mr. DISRAELI said it was, of course, desirable that public business should not be impeded, but he did not think it was fair to make such an apreal to hon. mem bers generally. He felt that gentlemen on both sides of the house would exercise their privilege with discretion. INSPECTION OF Ml\ ES Mr. BRUCE said it was impossible that he could at that period of the session give a promise tint all collieries would be at once examined to prevent further accidents. He would do all that was possible, and nothing the Go vernment could do would be neglected to prevent such fearful calamities: BILLS BEFORE THE HOUSE. Col. FRENCH asked whether, es th, Irish Church Bill was now disposed of, any information cou'd be given with respect to the bills to be thrown over for the present ses sion. Mr. BRUCE said he regretted he could not give the hon. and gallant member any information on that point in the absence of his right hon. friend the First Lord of the Trea sury. SUPPLY. On the report of the Committee of Supply being brought up, Mr. BLAKE complained that the Scotch fisheries re ceived nearly seven thousand pounds more than Ireland, irrespective of the sum returned to the Exchequer for branding fees. Ho did not bring the matter forward from motives of opposition, but merely in the hope of the Chancellor of the Exchequer acting iu a in re liberal spirit to the Irish Fisheries, and with that view he proposed to reduce the vote for the Fishery Board by the sum of £5,766, and that it be devoted to educational purposes instead of as now expended. Mr. MACFIE said, instead of the Scotch Fishery Boards getting too much, they did not get half enough. (Laughter.) The motion, being_ pressed to a division, was lost by 150 to 54. On the motion for going into committee on the Tele graph (recommitted) Bill, Mr. R. TORRENS moved that the bill be referred back to the select committee, and hoped it would have the effect of defeating a measure which, in addition to the present loss of three or four millions, would involve a very heavy annual outlay. The price to be paid ought not to have been more than 21 On a division the amendment of Mr. Torrens was nega tived by 148 to 23 votes. The house then went into committee on the bill, and the consideration of its clauses occupied some hours. An adjournment was the result in the small hours of the morning, the remaining orders of tho day being post poned, the house then adjourned. the Central Pacific Railway Company has begun the cow traction of 50 cz.rs for transporting fruit from California to the East, to bo ventilated by moans of fun nel air-pump ventilators, wire screens and cross-bars, and will admit of stowing fruit packages in such a way as to give a free circulation of air. No other arrangement to in sure coolness will probably be required, unless zinc lining may sometimes bo used, for the climate itself, after reach ing Utah, is cooler than that of California, and thorough ventilation will be sufficient. The rate for all first-class fares is $l2 52c in gold for 100 pounds, from San Francisco or Sacramento to New York. At this rate it is be lieved grapes can be placed in New York by growers at about $l5 per 100 pounds. They could then be sold at 25 to 80 cents, according to quality, and yield a good pro fit. Se Teral other fruits—and especially pears—can be placed in Now York at about the same price. DuNvILLE and Co., Belfast, are the largest holders of Whisky in the world. Their Old Irish Whisky is re commended by the medical profession in preference to French Brandy. Supplied in casks and cases for home use or exporta tion Quotations on application to Messrs. Dunville and Co Belfast; or 4, BfAufprt-buklirige,Straucl,l493lol 3 3 W 3 o,—(Ad Tergitunut, TAT TER SALL'S—Last Evening. STEWARDS' CUP. 6to 1 agst Amaranth c (offered-7 to 1 wanted) GOODWOOD STAKES. 9 to 2 agst War (taken and offered) 9to 2 agst Starter (offered—take sto 1) 6to 1 agst Robespierre (taken and offered) 7to 1 agst Adolphus (taken and offered) Bto 1 agst Alpenstock (taken) 100 to 0 agst Miss Gratwicke (offered) • 100 to 6 agst Choral (offered) 20 to 1 agst Storm King (taken) 25 to 1 agst.Blinkhoolie (taken) 25 to 1 ag:t Bete Noire (offered) 1000 to 10 agst Queen of the Forest (taken) 1000 to 10 aBst Judge (offered) 1000 to 20 agst Queen of the Forest, with a start (t) RACING FIXTURES. AUGUST. Deauville 1 Oxford Ripon 2 flungerford 24 Brighton 3, 4 York 24, 25, 26 Tiverton 4 , Croydon Brighton Club 5 I l'l)niouth 26, 27 Lewes 6, 7 I Searlxn - Jugli 30, 31 Eglntiu lO, 11 1 Batton Baden 3l Wolverhairpton lO, I 1 Great Yarmouth 31 Windsor 12, 13 Dert,y Summer .. 31, Sep 1 Bromley 17, 18 1 Weymouth 31, Sep 1 Stockton Dover 18 I SEPT. 'EMBEF►. Margate 2 Ipswich •9 West Drayton 3 Warwick... 7, 8 Curragh (Royal) 7, 8, 9 Abingdon 9, 10 Doncaster 14, 15, 16, 17 Hampton 21, 22 I Itielimun I ')1, 22 i Liehnel,l 1 Western (Ayr).. ......22, 23 1 Hendon )3 21 141onmouth - 23, 24 I Newmartet ist Uet....28, tte. I Lanark... ' , 9 SU OCTOBER. Badford 5, 6 Cheltenham l9 2€ I Edinburgh 6, 7, 8 Citrragh l9, `2(,,a Leicester 7, 8 I West Drayton .........21, 22 Bromley 7 8 Hereford 2l, 22 I Newmarket 2d Uet...11, &c. Monmouth 23, 24 Chelmsford l9 20 I Newmark.t non ...25 &o. Kelso 19 201 ' NOVEMBER. -- Harrow.. Worcester St. Al bans ... ...2, 3 Eglinton Mint 6 / 13, 4 Liverpool 5, 6 1 Shrewsbury ... l5, 16 STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES. OCTOBER. Bromley 7 I West Drayton 2l, 22 N OVEMBER. - - - ----- Worcester '2, 3, 4 I Shrewsbury 13, Harrow 2, 3 1 Leamington limit ....23 cto bverpool 0 10, 11, 12 I COURSING FIXTURES. AUGUST. 17 OCTOBER. St. Albans.. Ancaster and Willoughby, Lincolnshire 5, Ormesby 1: 4 „k•J Huntingdon Club.. -)6, '7 GOOD WOOD Mt Weights for the Goodwood I Calculate I:ETING—JULT 29. Cup ; two miles and a half. , d to date.] Age st lb Kt. of the Garter... 5 9 7 Trocad6ro 5 9 7 Fortunio ... 5 9 7 Blinkhoolie ... 5 9 7 The Rake ... 5 9 7 See-Saw ... 9 0 Rosicrucian ... 4 9 0 Tabouret ... 4 9 0 Reetitutiou ... 4 9 0 Blueskin ... 4 8 10 Brigantine... 3 7 10 The Goodwood Stakes (Han and only 5 if declared, wi subs, 26 of whom declared. Age et lb Blinkhoolie ... 5 9 0 The Rake ... 5 8 9 Cecil ... 4 8 7 Taraban 5 8 5 Phoebus ... 4 8 2 Alpenstock ... 3 7 12 Islam ... ... 3 7 9 Bracken 5 7 7 Robespierre ... 3 7 2 War 6 7 0 Assineboine ... 5 7 0 Out Mary Ann 6 12 BeteNoire . 3 6 12 Make Haste ... 4 6 12 Amster ... 3 6 10 Age st Loid Hawthorn ... 3 7 7 St Mungo ... 3 7 7 The Drummer 3 7 7 Provider ... 3 7 7 Typhon ... 3 7 7 Martyrdom ... 3 7 7 Robespierre 3 7 7 Thor walsden ... 3 7 7 RuFeit ... 3 7 7 Lancet ... 3 7 7 idicap) of 25 soya each, 15 ft, Lth 100 added. 21- miles. 51 Age st lb Miss Gratwicke ... 4 6 1U Provider ... ... 3 6 10 Vallation g ... 4 6 6 Choral ... ... 4 6 6 Y. Fenton... ... 3 6 6 Adolphus ... ... 3 6 2 Storm King ... 3 6 0 Hobart ... ... 3 512 Queen of the Forest, by Atherstone ... 3 5 10 Starter ... ... 3 5 1 , 1 Vacuum ... ...3 5 9 Aubade ... ... 3 5 7 Judge ... ... 35 V YACHTING. FIXTURES. JULY. 27, 28 -Royal Western Yacht Club and Plymouth Royal Regatta 30—R411 Welsh Yacht Ciub Regatta AUGUST - . I, 2—Havre Regatta 2—Dogget's Coat and Badgo: Thames 2—Temple Yacht Club : Second Match 3—Victoria Model Yacht Club: First Class Match 3,4, 5, 6—Royal 'Yacht Squadron Regatta s—Norfolk awl Suffolk "Yaeh.t, Club: lbgatta at Oulton 7—Cheshire Yacht Club: 'l'hirtt match 9-14—Royal Victoria Y cht Club Regatta 10 —Great Yarmouth Regatta • 13—Shoreham Regatta 21—Clyde Yacht Club: Corinthian Match 21 —Cheshire Yacht Club: Fourth Match 21, 25 —Dartmouth Regatta 2M—Clyde Y.eht Club: Closing Cruise 21— Torbay Royal Regatta SEPTEMBER. 4—Prince Alfred Yacht Club: Closing Cruis© 7—Victoria Model Yacht Club: Second Class Match REGATTAS AND MATCHES TO CONIE. JULY. 28 —Vesper Rowing Club : Trial Fours, River Lea 29—North East Loudon Rondos Club v. Orion Club . Fours 29 —Wingfield Sculls: Challenger's Heat 30—Pbcenix Rowing Club: Senior and :junior Pairs, River Lea 80—London Rowing Club : Eights 31—Wingfield Sculls: Final Heat. 31—Staines Amateur Regatta AUG UST 3—Alexandra Rowing Club: Senior Sculls, River Les 3—Tewkesbury Regatta 4—Orion Rowing Club: Junior Pairs, River Lea 4 - Kingston Town Rowing Club Regatta s—Ariel Rowing Club: Sculls, River Lea 5 -Worcester Regatta 6 —Albion Rowing Club ; Senior Sculls, River Lea 6—Sunderlaud Regatta 7—Barnes and Mortlake Amateur Regatta 7—Wakefield Regatta 9 Beccles Regatta 9 -Bala Lake Regatta 10, 11—Glonbrook Regatta: Cork Harbour 11—Vesper Rowing Ciub : Senior Sculls, River Lea 11—Hastings Regatta 12 —Brighton Regatta MIIRKE7 S-2 tilS DAY. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. July 27.—Sales probably 10,000 bales. The market firm. COURSE OF EXCHANGE. Amsterdam Do Rotterdam Aut werp Brussels — Hamburg Paris Ditto Marseilles Frankfort-on-the- Main V ienna Trieste ...... Petersburg ... Copenhagen Berlin Madrid.. Cad i 7 Leghorn Milan Genoa Naples 11 191' -. 12 0 12 11 12 2 12 11 .- 12 2; 25 4 0 -. 25 45 25 40 -. 25 45 13 11; -. 13 11} 25 15 _. 25 25 25 35 “. 25 40 ... 25 3712.. 25 42} ... 121 _. 1 . 211 -. 12 70 -. 12 82} -. 12 70 -. 12 821 .- 281 -. 291 9 20 9 28 ... 6 21 . 1 -. 6 28 -. 481 -. 4 81 .- 481 .- 49k . ." 26 35 26 421 ... 26 35 _. 26 42f 26 35 - 26 421 26 35 .- 26 421 '2l Palermo Messina Lisbon Oporto Rio Janeiro.. Now York 26 35 ... 26 42 1 ... 26 35 ... 26 92f ... 51 52 .. 51i 52} THE CALIFORNIA AERIAL STEAM CARRIAGE.--A San Francisco newsletter says:—" The problem of aerial navigation is solved. Within a year we shall travel habi tually to New York, Europe, and China by aerial carriages. The trial trips of the model steam carriage, at Shell Mount Park, have been entirely and completely success ful, exceeding the most sanguine anticipations and hopes of the builders. The power of the propellers was greater, and the resistance of the atmosphere less, than were esti mated, and the speed attained was proportionately greater. Protected by its patent rights, we believe that the Aerial Steam Navigation Company of California will speedily constitute the most gigantic single corporation iuterest in the United States, overshadowing the railroad, steamship, or telegraph combinations. The thing is done ; fully, finally, and completely done. Within four weeks the first aerial steam carriage, capable of conveying six persons, and propelled at a rate exceeding the minimum speed of thirty miles an hour, will wing its flight over the Sierra Nevada, ou its way to New York and remo ter parts. DAILY RETURN OF FIRES.—Six fires happened in the metropolitan district up to six o'cicok this (Tuesday) morning, but only three were of sufficient importance to deserve reporting. One broke out in the extensive pre mises of Mr. W. G. Nixoy, wholesale oil and colourman and blacklea4 manufacturer, 22, Moor-street, Soho. A fire, which was accompanied with great loss of property, took place in the unredeemed pledge stores belonging to Mr. J. Leigh, 4, Hackney-road. About 20 minutes past five o'clock this morning the premises of Mr. T. White, a fruiterer, situated at 64, West Smithfield, were discovered to be on fire. Tho fire could not be got out until the lower part of the building was considerably burned, and the upper severely injured by lief; &Q. ID.Ottied in the Nor- WWII VOA firt) to' 10 ill ,b 0 'I ~: x