The Sun. — London, England, 1869-03-19 00:00:00

7 TAlaa the Sorbonne she* liich Di. Fontein?, ;ory, had invented mtaining bichrate the component er, had been that :ory, to be for• mlon. One of the specimen of this ,ortion out of the of it fall on eading on it set but to the whole The earth shook, foot passengers the Place de la -ered to powder. Fontaine's house men, inhabitants he flames. The nch prevented all 'runks of human of smoking flesh rwoman was lite e was flattened ''' SUDBURY,. on the bodies of ;liter Mary Ann deceased women and that they ace on TuesdaY ere known to be a testimony the Owing to want they had been iderable period. ,f. Nothing had reeks or a month letween nine and tion of a police' eing a crowd of ere was a woman red the cottage. 1 women, one in per room of the and dilapidated 11 traces of food ted the appear' skin. It lay a sort of coverlid laid out" after 1 letter at the ,aken in by the our for the pur .t there were no hey were veil ably been dead a twenty-four to to have resulted urned to enable o be made. LLIERY ecting the dig' t, Brierley-hil l o it in question ia q's estate. The oat costly kind: the safety et .ally suppos ed ' 7 small. TO as pumped onto e recurrence a 'ed need SY is not yet imperfec ti l and three bola nothing Pat ti : 'clock on NVe ° ' Charge of the :e issuing fr° ra pit had tak e° the smok e ' ad burst into the furnace& w out 170 WI? adopted with water. The from the fir st pit, as this the worki n g s ' hat the Pla ce d a mp, se that educed encour L Wednesday ompanied hf s h a ft, so d 'eet in depth; being reduce°, Governine ° and the h ank nd relatives a are InAr-ri a, e u . I intense. „, exertion y U flowing 1 ° prebend the at, at, which 1"" :d the mines nd Sout il , cril a .Ids of °Pe ton. of i ici us ual 01 veil has A,, 1 . . al N g origrn'' ,110 corning. ;is among° n•ce, yes ter j d the council pU°i„... Wry av r a Or ,sureS g" 0 iti Which W Agierie 3ll haSing wOOCI, ofrelegra ,000 CO o n s. Wrefl got o ut re. ti:a : a PoP4r ocl 41 ,during pur iTATION . eei2 ge lg Ig e Vi t e e e d, n preet ls . W O4 raeal l • sore tern. Tlatives tho g vs the fixed,, ',jog Hub° the 11. I hY f the ' to n W en me oey Dot. Lty. -On T ilt°6e o ver a l arge to th. Rion ,„, 1. A the iffirna . i i n g n t f ln e op e " Je of 3 i itt .larried, .4 ng the g e l ° f the ear, a ities for O. And ei ' d " ! f t opted, au - 2, n the 11°- 1 collection 4 of literal r i g bt of tb : of that w ner tnalists, the ictioneer to a taous itad Eats of 04 comP° 6d : osivort h but of the Tr ic° wked dolga of pr. Lee ~h er wit h i n number Dr . F. v. sP lendi i dl i birty °°- , ° 0 atictiortil r 1.12,10 P ONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The demand for money is moderate, but rates are well supported at 21 to 3 per cent. Some transac tions have taken place at 1 below the Bank mini mum for very short papea. Consols are 934 3 for money ; ditto, for Ac count, 934 1; Three pei Cent. Reduced, 911 1 ; New Tkree per Cents, 911 1 ; Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 24 per Cent., --:; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., shut. India Stock, 104 per ,Cent., April, 1874, ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1124 ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, ; ditto Enfaced Paper 5 per Cent., Jan., 1872, 105 ; ditto Bonds under £l,OOO, 10 18 prem. The foreign stock market is firm, at the follow ing quotations :—ltalian, 551 6 ; Mexican, 15 1 ; Greek 12 1 ; New Spanish, 311 4 ; Turkish Five per Cents., 411 4 ; Peruvian 1865, 781 9 ; New Russian Railway, 77i 4 . The business done in the Railway Market is as follows :—Caledonian, 80 4 1 ; Great Western, 494 ; Great Eastern, 37 ; Great Nerthern, 1074 84; ditto A 107 4 4 ; Lancashire, 123 4 ; Metro politan, 1034 ; ditto Extension, 1024 34 ; Midland, 1161 17 ; Sheffield, 531 ; London and Brighton, 49 94 ; North British, 351 ; London and North Western, 1131 144 ; North Eastern (Berwick), 102 3 ; South Eastern, 754 ; and London, Chatham, and Dover 164 1. There were no gold operations at the Bank yes terday. The Jason, from Sydney, has brought £32,400. Of the £550,000 of silver brought by the Loui siana to St. Nazaire about £400,000 is for England and the remainder for France. The bulk will pro bably be taken for China. The coupon due on the Ist proximo en the Hon duras Government Ten per Cent. Railway Loan is announced for payment. Messrs. J. H. Schroder and Co. have announced the half-yearly interest on the bonds of the New Orleans, Jackson, and Great Northern Railroad Company Second Mortgage Construction Bonds, due on the Ist April next. The Manchester Courier states that Mr. Robert Heywood, in the Bradford Trade, has suspended payment. His liabilities are, however, small. The Leeds Mercury announces the failure of Messrs. W. and J. Lea, brass casters, Bloomsbury, Wolverhampton; liabilities from £B,OOO to £9,000; assets show Bs. Bd. in the pound, and 6s. is offered in several instalments. The Master of the Rolls has ordered a further dividend of 3s. 6d. per pound (making with former dividends 10s. 6d.) to be paid to the creditors of the Financial Corporation. Vice-Chancellor Sir W. W. James has appointed Mr. John Bath to be the official liquidator of the Masonic Union Company (Limited). The ordinary meeting of the Credit Fonder of Mauritius (Limited) will be held on the 25th inst., when a dividend will be declared. The first ordinary annual meeting of the United Land Company (Limited) is convened for the 31st inst., when a dividend is to be declared. With reference to the North British Railway the following official telegram has been received at the Stock Exchange :—" Surplus revenue of this com pany for last half-year will admit of dividends on the preference stocks down to and inclusive of Monkland Preference (ordinary) stock, and to the extent of 12s. per cent. per annum on Edinburgh and Glasgow Preference (ordinary) stock. Pay ment of these dividends will be made in deferred warrants. At the fifteenth annual meeting of the Briton Medical and General Life Association, held to-day, • the following results were reported. The new pre miums, in respect of 2,472 policies issued during the year, amounted to £25,277, and the renewal pre miums to £204,372. The claims paid, or which were admitted, but had not matured at the date of the balance-sheet, amounted to £127,886, and the assets in hand, as certified by the four appointed auditors, to £667,493. A dividend was declared at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum on the share capital of the association, as increased by the last bonus, being equivalent to 16 per cent. on the original payment per share. The successful establishment of the Bri tannia Fire Associaion, which was projected under the auspices of the Briton Society, is specially re ferred to in the report, the directors auguring a new source of prosperity from the arrangement whereby the two companies, although perfectly distinct in regard to constitution and funds, are being worked in co-operation under the same roof, and to a cer tain extent by the same staff. The return from the Bank of England for the week ended the 17th of March gives the following results when compared with the previous week : Rest PuLlic deposits Other deposits 17,983,801 ... Decrease 436,586 On tb other side of the account : Government securi- ties £14,126,537 ... Increase ... £50,000 Other securities 19,349,362 ...Decrease ... 277,676 Notes unemployed— 9,262,230 ... Increase 509,720 The amount of notes in circulation is £22,720,935, being a decrease of £483,980 ; and the stock of bullion in both departments is £18,119,122, showing an increase of £57,188 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 Relates with the corresponding week of last year : Same Week At Present. last Year. Bullion Reserve Notes in circulation 22,720,935 ... 23,027,625 Rate of discount Consols French Renter 311TISI FUIiBI—TWO O'CLOCK n GOVERNMENT FUNDS. • to!or Cent. Consols Ditto for Account, t Per Cent. Reduced 914 1 ... 11 sw 3 per Cent New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Con J 9.n. 1873 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — , Do (Red Sea Tele6raph), Aug., 1908 — 4 zehoquar Bills, £l,OOO, 24 per Ct. Do .c6OO DO. £lOO & £2OO — Bank of England Stock. 4 per Cent Da. account Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds — Inter-Colonial Omnium INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIItb Irt iia stock, 104 per Cent., April 1874... Do. Opening, for Account -- Da. 5 pot Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates ' — Do. Enfaced Pap. 4 per Cent Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 54 per Cent. May 1879 — D.l 5 per Cent., Rnp. Deb. 1872 Do do 1877 Do. do. 1882 — Du. Deb, 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO Do. under .£l.000 I'OREIGN FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent 7 94 i i Do., Scrip £45 paid .. Aultnan Bonds 5 per cent Do. 1859 — Brazilian b per Cent — 03. 4} per Cent. 1852 — Do. do. 1858... — Do. de. 126.1 — Do. do., 1863 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 — Oo Account 79} i B .enos Ayres 6 per Cent. DJ 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) - C ill ) 9 ., 6 per Cont. O•tntan 6 per Cent -- "6. 4i per Cent...". ....... .. Do. 3 per Cont., — bo. 6 per ce - 1. 1867 , 95 Do. 7 per Cent., 1866 C lo nbian, 6 per Cent. Darusn 3 per Cent., 1825 Dan ‘biau Principalities, 7 ler Cent 76 Do 8 per Cent., 1867 .. -- .quador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent E Syrtian, 7 per Cent — no Second Issue — Do. £sot. Bonds D0..C100 Bonds ..... 83} Do. 1864 Do. Account Do. £soo Bonds Do. 4106 Bonds 9O English Scrip, 1868 76} i Do do. £45 pd — die Government Railway DeLentures Greek 5 per Cent.,1824 5, ex Coups — Do. Account lt tt ttt Imittmis.... -.. --1 1) , ). Coupons• .... DO. ACCJIMt a : ' .I , kir. i - , rr Cent ~; floucluras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., all pd 85 It , :ian .i per Cur. t., tis6b — 00. Account k . ~ — Do MAremtuana Railway — übXlCili: 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account Dn. 1864 -- Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — itontevideau 6 per Cent. .. — Mc orish Imperial 5 per Cent Kew Granada ,i.... Do 3 per Con — Do. Deferred Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account 7Bi 91 Do 4} per Cent. (Ut:viarren) Do 41 per Cent., 1862 - Do Account — Port sguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7,'9,'60,'2.', , 36} Do. do. 1867 Do. do. Scrip, £2O pail — Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ Sc Do 4} per Cent . 1850 ... _ _.. Do 4 . por Cent., 1860 Do 3pe r Cent., 1859 Do 5 por Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo -D utch, 1861, .£loo,Bonds., 914 Do. do. £B4 15s. do. .., Lo., 1866, .£lOO Bonds 9l/ Do. do £B4 1.55. do — Do Nicolas Railway 671 Sardinian 5 pkr Cent Spanish 3 per Con . Do. Acc , Aint — Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. Now Deferred. Do. Account Do. Passive — Do. Corn. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan Do Government., 1864 Do do, 1868 Do do, Scrip — Turkish 6 per Cent" •• —a. . . . Do Account_ Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do Account Do £lOO Bonds — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 — Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 6Bl Do 5 per Cent. 1865 — Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 644 4 4 Do t por Cent., Guaranteed Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) Venezuela 3 per Cent. — Do. Ace•uut Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Dividends on the agora payable in Lond4. Austrian 5 par Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch it per Cent. Ex. 12 Gail — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... — Do. Account — French Routes, 3 per Cont., Ex. 25f. — Italia:. 5 per Cent. 1851, Ex. 25f.1 ..... Do Account 55/ 4 TWO O'CLOCK, J)usols, Money 934 Do. Account, April 8j .. 934 1 311 I 601 7 eiralk HER MAJESTY. WIIiDSOR CASTLE, March 18. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Beatrice and Princess Louise, drove out yesterday after noon. Her ➢Majesty, accompanied by Princess Louise, walked and drove in the grounds this morning. LATEST INTELL MENGE (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) AUSTRIA. VIENNA, March 19. The official Wiener Zeitung of this morning publishes an Imperial decree sanctioning the estab lishment of trial by jury for offences against the Press Law. The .Neue Freie Presse states that General Della Rocca, the Italian Envoy Extraordinary, is the bearer of an autograph letter' from King Victor Emmanuel to tIW Emperor of Austria. HOMEWARD BOMBAY (HEAVY) MAILS. GIBRALTAR, March 17. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Ripon arrived at 1 o'clock, and leaves for South ampton at 8 o'clock this morning, where she may be expected early on the morning of the 22d inst. OPENING. OF THE SUEZ CANAL. SERAPEUM, March 18. The waters of the Mediterranean were admitted into the Bitter Lakes at 11 o'clock to-day, with complete success, in the presence of the Viceroy. SUEZ, March 19. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Golconda, from Bombay March 6, reached Suez at 6 a.m. this day. FRANCE. PARIS, March 19. The Official Journal of this morning publishes the following telegram from Ismail Pasba to Nubar Pasba, dated Serapeum, the 18th March :—t' I have just visited the lines of the canal works. I have been present at the first flow of the waters of the Mediterranean Sea into the Bitter Lakes. lam full of admiration for this grand undertaking, and have thorough confidence in its speedy completion." BOURSE, March 18.—Three o'clock.—The market closed as follows :- 4i per Cent. 't= lOO 75 End of month 3 per Cent End of month 7O 80 Credit Mobilier End of month 2BO Credit Fonder 1482 50 End of month Bank Shares 2870 , Italian Fives 56 10 End of mouth — Mexican Loan Do. Bonds Spanish Threes Home Debt — Deferred Cash Orleans ... 956 k Northern ". 1165; Lyons and Mediter ranean Southern.... 615 Western • • Eastern • Sardinian Austrian s2l 656 Lombard 470 North of Spain 64 Saragossa Roman 5O RAILWA' •.1 - J. 1 4 1 , 14,441-71,1111.... AMO L(iy• THAMES. A DRUNKEN MENDICANT.—James Hurley, aged 30 years, of No. 37, White-street, Southwark, was brought before Mr. Paget charged with being drunk and begging, and violently assaulting William Littystone, a police constable, No. 307 S, and was sentenced to one mouth's imkrison4 mont and hard labour. WESTMINSTER. ROBBING HORSES OF THEIR PROVENDER.—JOhR James, for many years a carman in the employment of the Ureat Western Railway Company, was charged with stealing 161bs. of horses' provender, the property of the contrac tors. --- Mr. Joseph Acason, Inspector of the Goods Depart ment, Great Western Railway, said that from informa tion 'received he went yesterday afternoon to a house, No. 10, Dorset-place, Westminster, kept by a ma n named Carmichael, and watched. Prisoner stopped there with a van and went inside. He came out with an empty sack, and witness stopped and questioned him. He had been taking some sweepings into the house, b u t upon en tering a tub was found containing a bushel of horses' food. It was that of the contractors, marked peculiarly with coffee berries and red ink, and consisted of the usual food, hay, maize, corn, chaff, oats, and barley. He was sentenced to three months' imprisonment, with hard labour. AIARKE7 S-2 HIS 1311 Y. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. March 19.—Sales probably 8,000 bales. Market quiet, and unchanged. SMITHFIELD AND LEADENHALL. The dead meat trade is rather heavy, and prices are slightly lower than yesterday. BOROUGH, HOPS. There is no change to report, the demand keeps sea sonably good, and prices firm, quantity offering limited. OLDHAM ELECTION INQUIRY.—The result at the close of the Oldham scrutiny yesterday was 30 votes struck off the re f•pondent's list, and 24 off the petitioner's, and ono added OD each side, thus placing lieeors. Platt and Cvlbott at 4 THE SITN, _LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 19, 1E69. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Closing Buenos' Share NAME. Paid. Price. done 10 10 Agra L Do imited, A all 12 12 10 4 11 i B 50 Albion 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, li m all 191 2 1 20 Anglo-Hungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited lO 5 4 4 4 40 Australasian , 20 Bank of British Columbia all 11 13 20 Do issued at 2pm ~.. '5 5 4 25 Bank of Egypt ............... all 36 33 20 Bank of Otago, lim. 25 Bank of South Australia all 30 32 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 33 10 Bank of New Zealand.,,,,, all 17 18 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, and China .... ... .... all 21i 22 25 Chartered Mere. of India London, and China all 31 32 20 City lO 12 121 100 Colonial ..... . ... . 10 Consolidated, lim. . 50 Delhi and London, lim 50 East London, lim ........ . 20 English and American, lim 10 ... 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro. lim ..... . ......... 20 English, sottish, and ius • tralian Chartered 281 Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Cor poration all 34 35 281 Do new 100 Imperial, lim ...... . 20 Imperial Ottom an ............ 10 21 41 1111 25 lonian ............................. all 25 27 25 Do new .. . 20 Lnd Mortgage of India, lim 4 3 1 3 t 100 Do sp. c. Debs.lB64, 30 all 76 75 78 30 London Bank' of Mexico and South America, lim. 20 5 4 15 4 4 100 London and Brazilian, Rm. 45 32 28 20 Do new 71 6 1 5 1 100 London &River Pl ate, lim. 40 10 12 25 Do new 10 21 3p 124 20 London Chart. of Australia all 231 234 20 London and County 2O 51 52 511 50 Do new, iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd. 11 ... ••• 50 London Joint Stock 1 32 33 London and South A frican al 91 101 00 London & S.-Western, lim, 20 ..• 150 London & Venezuela, Jim l2l 100 London and Westminster 2O 64 66 614 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm....,,,., 20 59 61 100 Merchant, lim 10 Metropolitan, 1im,.,,.,,,., all 6 t , t 100 Midland, 11m..... ... . 4 National of Austral ia . . 25 National of Liverpool 11m l5 8 1 d 100 National Provinc. of Enid 42 ... ... 10 Do . 50 National.. ' - 30 46 4$ 20 New South Wales . all 42 43 20 North-Western 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 43 45 431 50 Provinc. Bank. Corpo., lim lO 6 5 100 Provincial of Ireland 25 87 89 10 Do new. all ... ... 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lim 25 15 1 4 100 Do issued at 6 pm. 10 ... ... 25 Union of Australia all 47 48 100 Union of Ireland, lim 50 Union of London A "LEAP FOR LIFE." CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT (FROM OUR OWN COER,SPONEIRNT.) HO USE OF LORDS—LAST EVE, ING. PARIS, THUILNDAY, March 18. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his sea t on th e woo l sac k The papers are lull of details relative the explosion at five o'clock. T.h e number The Duke of ARGYLL laid on the table a letter from at the Sorbonne. Certainly a more frightf,ll catastrophe LORD NAPIER AND MR. RASSAM. in his report of the taking of has not occurred in Paris for many years. of deaths at present ascertained is four, the .number a f l r a e n t i n t he reference E m per t r o the Theodore acceptanceaftafter t h e o f captives stsh had L e o n rd ts Napie ia r of Magdala, contradicting some of the state m of r. Rassam, Injured fifteen though this latter taro. It will thus be seen that the loss of life , p o int is ,uncer though grievous, is not excessive ; but 3 l cattle g d ; been delivered up to him. attendant upon the explosion invest it with a-schar ac t er ' ° ` STATE OF IRELAND exceptional horror. Two human bodies hurled to ward' Their etrcumstanoes lordships then proceeded to consider the causes were dashed against an iron bench on the opposite side of of . 1, 2 , 0 late m ur d ers an d outrages in Ireland. the street, and were b ro k en i n t o p i eces by th e v i o - • a short (1 . - • the A fte.discussion subjectj dropped, and th e lence of th e shock, some of the bleeding limbs House ad): 'urned• striking the fronts of the shops, whilst par -- tides of huma n brains, penetrated into a room in the second floor through a window which was shattered by the detonation. The head of one of the victims was blown into the Rue Victor Cousin, opposite the manu• factory. A bar of iron, driven forward horizontally with the speed of an arrow, perforated the front of a shop, came out on the other side, and remained fixed in the wall of a court beyond. The least mutilated of the four bodies was only to be recognised by a ring on one of the fingers. The others were reduced to fragments. Pieces of flesh in a state of pulp were found on the trees which line the pavement, other pieces were scattered about the squares, and had to be gathered up with a shovel. The Place de la Sorbonne looks as if it had been bombarded. Not a whole square of glass is to be seen ; the shop-fronts of the opposite buildings are shattered ; in the middle of the square are several cartloads of charred timber reduced to fragments. One of the most melancholy circumstances remains to be related. A young woman, at work in a neighbouring house, was so overpowered with fear at the explosion, and the cries of fright resounding on all sides, that she fell utterly insensible. She was carried to her residence, where she now lies in a hopeless state—blind and insane. The stuff which caused all this devastation was a liquid named bichrate of potassium, intended for torpedoes. M. Fontaine, one of the proprietors of the manufactory, has received the Cross of the Legion of Honour as a reward for the dis- covery. Such discoveries have their value, but there can be no sufficient reason why the hideous stuff should be kept in the centre of a great city. It is understood that the Government here has been officially informed of Dom Fernando's determination not to accent the crown of Spain, even should it be offered him. HOUSE 0C COMMONS.—LAST EVENING. Thu SrEAKER took the; chair at 4 o'clock. NEW Al EMBER. Mr. WHITWORTH took mu oaths and his seat for Drogheda. OBSOLETE ST,' TUTES. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, in reply to Mr. lied field, said the revision of the statutes, up to the 10th of Geo. 111., had been made, but he could not say whether the revision - would be completed duriug the present session. SNIDER RIFLES. Mr. CARDWELL, in reply to Mr. Dixon, said the Government had ordered 10,000 Snider rifles, and an order fur a great quantity of other arms had been given. THE CASE OF BLATCHER. Mr. BRUCE, in reply to Colonel Darner, said Blatcher, the police-constable entered the force in 1847, and i❑ 1866 he was knocked down by a gentleman's carriage near the apot where the semaphore now stands. He was much injured, and he was retained in the forsa with a pension of £32. In October ho went into the hospital, and died soon after ; but as the surgeon refused to say his death took place in consequence of the injury he received, Sir R. Mayne did not recommend his widow for a pension. However he believed it was thought by those who knew him that his death was owing to the injuries he received, he should re consider the decision that had been come to. THE MAURITIUS. Mr. MONSELL, in reply to Mr. Fowler, said there was no need of apprehending a famine in the Mauritius, as there was a good supply of rice there. THE COLLEGE OF MAYNOOTH. Mr. GLADSTONE said the proposal to give the sum of £364,000, or 14 years purchase of the present annual payment to the College of Mayuooth was founded on the average of years purchase which was proposed for the Episcopal and Presbyterian clergy. VALUATION OF PROPERTY BILL. Mr. GOSCIIEN said this bill, he hoped, would soon be in the hands of members. There was a " large and fashionable" audience" at the Queen's Theatre, Hull, on Tuesday evening, to be en tertained in a variety of ways, one of which was a fool hardy trapeze performance by two young men calling themselves Les Freres Trevannion. The performance seems to have been described with graphic accuracy, for it was "a thrilling and exciting act —the double fall for life." This " leap for life" consists of swinging through the air by the aid of two ropes with rings attached, from a perch near the roof of the theatre, immediately over the front boxes, to a trapeze suspended from the roof at the other end of the theatre% Hanging on the trapeze by the legs was the ono gymnast, ready to catch his adventurous companion immediately he had swung through the air and let go the ring. The latter bounded away, not, however, to be firmly and securely caught in the grip of his companion. He reached his bands certainly, but slipped from the grasp, and commenced his "second fall for life,'Y from the roof of the theatre to the floor, a distance of 35 to 40 feet, amidst the shrieks of men, women, and children. The audience all rose from their seats in breathless anxiety as to the fate of the poor gymnast, who had fallen heavily on his side on the floor of the ring, whence ho was immediately carried away ap parently in an insensible condition. Fortunately, there were one or two medical gentlemen present, who lost no time in examining the cond.tion of the patient, and it was announced that he had not sustained any serious injury. FENIANISM. Col. KNOX asked the Hon. Secretary for Ireland, when it was proposed to destroy the bnlwark of the na tion. (Laughter, and hear, hear.) He had had his atten tion drawn to a meeting at Cork, at which certain Fenian speeches were made and loudly cheered. Mr. C. FORTESCUE said he know nothing - about that matter— (laughter)—and that was all tho answer he could give to the question. (Laughter.) IRISH CIICRCII BILL. Mr. Vance, Sir G. Booth, Sir S. Northcote, Major Hamilton, and a great number of other members on the Opposition benches presented petitions from the Pro testants in various parts of Ireland against the Govern ment bill for the disestablishment of the Irish Church. EXTRAORDINARY TRAGEDY IN NORTH CAROLINA. SHARE LIST. ,tti)INAR;: cifia.iLliai AND STOCKS. , tare 3ialtway Closium Business raid. Prior,. den.. 8t Bristol and Exeter ...... 100 77 79 at Caledonian ICO 80 81 80f st Cambrian 20 Cornwall. all 21 31 at Dublin & Belfast Juno lOO 77 79 st Dun,.Perth,& Ab. June lOO 70 73 2) East London all 7 9 20 Lao 15 -- 21 Do 10 at Glasgow at S. Western lOO 97 99 at Great Eastern . 'OO 37 371 371 at Do. E. Angl. No. 2 lOO ... at lireat North ot Scotland lOO 15 .6 at Great Northern . 100 1071 1081 st Do. A stock....—. lOO 1061 Ain- 107 et Do. 13 stock at Gt S. and W. of lreiand lOO 55 :7 at .Gt. Western —Original lOO 4vt 49j 491 50 at Do. South Wales lOO Li 59 et Do. W. Mid.—Oxlorcl lOO 27 29 25 et Do. Newport lOO 1) 31 et Lancashire & Yorkshire lOO 123 .24 1231 et Lon., Brigh.,& S.Coast lOO 4) 4.1 0) Do Scrip et I ou., Chat., and Dover lOO 16} 17 st Do. Metrup. Ex. A lOO -- st Lun. North Western lOO 1131 .11 1141 11 Lou. a South Weeteru lOO 87 re 871 at Man., Shel., .to. Lincoln lOO 53 531 at Metropolitan ~ lOO 103 i 104 1031 et Do Extousi an .. 100 21 12} 10 Du. New rd at Metropolitan District. all 50 33 10 Metrop. at. John's 11 oo 1 6 - at MI iiaud at Do, thrum.. & Dittb; lOO 8a 86 st North British st Do. Ed., rth., & Dun... 110 st D or. s:astern—Berwice 25 Do. N.E purelikee — et Do Leels. ...... et Do York too all 921 a 3 at Do Oarli.te at Do Stoc.. ta Darling lO 119 131 at North Lon ion 10 Do New 8(8 . 2 It 11p et North Staffordshire lOO 67 39 at North and S.-W. Junction 100 Vd 101 10 Do Now £lO shares 7 at Ithymney at Shropshire Union llO 56 57 et South Devon: et South Eastern lOO .75} 76 73: / 6 et Staines, Woleha.m,ct Wok all "12 13 st tad V ale .. lO 115 150 - 110. C Waterford & Kilkenny.. 100 10 Waterloo & Whiteha.l.. 6 RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. at Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 86 88 at Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO ... at Do. Scot. N.E., 43 per cent lOO at Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO at Do. do. 7 per cent lOO at 1)9. do. Ordinary lOO 30 82 st Do. Midland at Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, 5 per Cent gua all et, Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO 105 107 st Do. Ist Class preference lOO st Glas. & S.W. gua. 5 per et lOO st Gt. Eastern, E.C. Ex. No. l 100 97 100 at Do do No. 2 100 96 98 951 t Do do 6 per cent 100 109 112 1101 at Do East Anglian Asp. c. 100 st Do do I 3 6 do. 100 „. at Do do C 7 do. 100 st Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 id Do E. Union 4p. c. gua. 100 70 75 at. Do Norfolk 5 p.c.Ex.1846 100 st Do do 5 p.c.Way.Val.lB 4 7 100 st Great Nor thorn, 5 per cent 10 at Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 at Do 43 do do do 100 at Do S do at sp. c. pm. 100 ... at i Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO „.. ati Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf 100 std Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per. cent lOO 96 97 std Gt•West.—Orig.&Jiat.-Itent chg., per gua.s p.c lOO 101 103 at Do. Orig. (B. &H. Ex). 5 p.c 100 95 100 at Do do 41 per cent. 1810 lOO 83 90 at Do do 4 do do lOO 78 80 at Do do 5 per cent. redem. 100 94 97 at Do do Birmingham gua 100 66 70 st Do do do pref... 100 at Do do Chester gua lOO b 0 83 at Do do do 8 per cent. 100 at Do do do 5 do 100 95 100 at Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 at Do do 43 P.c lOO at Do do 43 1859 lOO at Do do 5 st Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g lOO 11t 116 at Do do 2d gua lOO 110 112 at Do Newport, lst g. 5 p.c lOO vi at Do do 2d du 1.00 100 103 st Do gua. 51 per cent. 1863 100 100 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. all at Lancash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 0 133 at Do Barnsley, £5 3510 d p.c. 100 at Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 135 at Do 41 (Blackburn porch). 100 93 100 at Loudon & 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 N . J. 4 lOO ••• ••• at Do 7 per cent at Do 6 do (W.E. & C.P.) 100 „. at Da 4 do 1859 lOO at Loudon, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent lOO ~„ at) London and !LW., C. and Nuneaton 5 porleent lOO 103 109 at Do Bedford &Cambridge: lOO tit Do Shrewsb'y &- Welchp'l lOO ... at London and S.-W. 7 p,c • late 3d shares, lOO 145 150 Id. Du (Portsm. perp ans. 256 d) all ... Man., Shef., &Linda. 6 p.c lOO 111 117 Do •DO 31 per cent ' lOO 60 65 Do --redeem. 6 per cent Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 135 140 st Do Bristol & Biriff., 6p. c lO - 132 134 st Do 41 per cent. redeem__ 100 100 102 eta Du 41 per cent. irrodeem lOO 93 100 at Du Leicester& LUchn, 4 p.c WO 88 90 st North British, 5 p.c. No. 1 lOO at Do E. &U.4p.c. S. & D lOO *** st Do N. 8., No. 2, 5 per cen.t lOO at Do Border Union, 51 p.c lOO ..**: at N.-Eastern—Cous. 4 p.c lOO 86 84 at Do 41 per cent. rodeein lOO 95 97 at Do (1 N.E. 4 per cent., lOO 17 Do Berwick capital 8 13.4. ... 2 Du York, H. &S. purchase. 10 10 101 Do Stcktn & 'Ming. A 5 p.c. 100 106 106 Do W, Hartlepool H. arid It lOO 85 87 North Staffordshire all 20 21 S. Devon Annuities, 1 a all 91 101 Do Taviatock Anus., 10s all 9 10 Do Fixed 41 per cent all 8 9 S. Last. (Head. Anus., 1.0.6) all 22 23 Do 41 per cent lOO ••• ••• Do Fixed 44 per cent lOO Taff Vale No.l 100 145 150 Waterford & liilkenny, 6pc 100 41 43 RAILWA.YS.-PREFERENCE &LAKES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. ht Caledonian 41 p c gua. st uo Scot•Cen. min. 7p c lOO at Do 41 p irredeem all at Do 4p c con. issued at 80 65 st Great Eastern 41 per cent. 10,1 st Do 5 du, 1862 lOO 88 ye st Do New 5 do, 1863 lOO 87 'B9 st Do do 5 do, 1864 lOO 82 86 at Great Northern, 5p c irrod. 100 at Do Permanent 5 per cent. 100 • ... at Do Boston & Sl ea ld , 4; pc 100 ... st Great West., W. 5p c 100 ... st Do Jointperpe. 5 p c,1865 100 88 92 st Do do 6p c irred., 1866 10J 103 108 20 Do Vale Neath perp. 5p c all 19 20 st Kent Coast, 6 per coot, B lOO ... 5 Lane. and York. New 41 per cent till July, 1871 2 1 8 11 16 st Lund., Brig., &c., 41 pc, 1858 100 ... st Do do 4 do, 1860 100 fit Do do 41 do, 1861 100 st Do do 41 do, 1863 100 st Do do 5 do, 1865 100 st Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 st Do No. 7 sdo st Lond , Chat., &c., 2d, 6 p.c 100 at Du Metrop. Es. , B 6 p.c Do do U 6 p.c 100 st Loudon &N. IVestern, 5p c 100 107 10J 109 st Loudon &S. Western, 41 p c 100 92 94 10 Man. iikef. &Lin., 5 pc, 1865 all 3ai st Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO st Midland, A 5 per cent pref lOO 106 103 st Do B do 18 Do 5p c opt. to Cony. to 10 0 106 103 Ord.. Stk., Sept. 1, 1869 all 21 214 204 181 Do Incony . New Sh ares all 18; 16/ 22J Do 5p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1872 .... . . 84 11 24p st North British, E. and (1,1 NO. 1, 5 per cent 100 . st Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 •.• st Do E., P., & Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 st Do E. &G , N 0.2, 5 p.c .. . 100 st Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 100 • st Do E. & G., No. 3, 5 p.c ..• .. s t Do E. & G., (Ordiry) 44 p c 100 • it North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 117 59 st Do Stock. & Darl., D • 7 ( ANL lOO 105 105 st North Staffordshire Sp c lOO s t South D Ea o ster st n, 100 541 p do 1861 100 ••• ••• Do 5 do (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 ht r do 1864 c 1859 DO Do st Victoria St St & Pimlico, 41 pc 100 . BAthwAys.—LINES LEASED AT FIXED ItENTALSJ st Birkenhead IW w 3 .96 130 '.. Do. 41 per cent. Prefer all 101 103 at ,Buckinghamshire ~4t, Chester and Holyhead lOO 63 65 at • Do. 51 per cent. at Do. 5 do. 100 114 114 at Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO st Colchester Stour Valley 100 ••• st East Lincoln , gu a. 6 p . c lOO 1.3; 1 . 3 . 6 20 Gl o ster and Dean&c., o s p.c Frest 100 all *" Gt. E a Do. E. a asti., U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 69 72 st Do. do. Woodbrg. Ex., do. 100 69 72 at Gt. West, W. Mid., Herat 100 98 100 50 Hull and Selby all 111 112 at Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 210 2,5 213 st London and Blackwall lOO 92 95 st Do. 41 per cent lOO ..• st London, Chat., &c., 41 pc. 109 at Do. Corn. Fund, sdo 100 *** at London and Greenwich at Do. do Preference lOO at London, Tilbury, & South 100 al 83 st Lowestoft, gum 4 percent lOO 90 82 at Do. do. 6 do. 51 Blanch., Buxton, & Matlk all 6 at Midland, Bradford, Pref lOO 92 94 . 10 Mid Kent Cray Line) 30 Northern& East., 5 per cent all 53 a 40 Do. do. 6 do. all ... st N. Eastern—Hartlep00l st N.Wost.A perp. prat, 5p c. 100 109 1 . 19 at Do B minimum 1/ p.c lOO st Notting. &Grauth. R.& C lOO 92 94 : 25 Preston and tV yre• all 44 46 Royston, Hitch., and Shop lOO 133 135 IX Shrewsbury and Hereford 100 133 136 10 Do do 8 21 2p at S. Yorksh. and River Dun 109 99 10 0 at Do 4 per cent gua lO ) 79 91 at Do 4 do st Vict. Station and Pimlico- lOO 175 180 at West Cornwall 20 West London, Class A all 14 Di 20 Do do B all m 20 Do do C all 61 71 at Weymouth and Portland lOO at Wilts and Somerset DOCKS. st East and West India lOO :122 125 st London and St. orine lOO 48 49; 100 :D oDeb. stock, 4 per cent all Freehold Land st Dock lOO 30 32 at Southampton lOO 74 78 et burrey Commercial s 0!' MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-American Tel., Jim all; 221 23 22} 10 Anglo-Mediter Tel.,lim 10 a 121 131 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 16 17 st Atlantic Telegraph lO 32 34 st Do. 8 per cent. lOO 78 81 24 Australian Agricultural 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lim. - 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, Jim 9 7 5d 10 Berlin Water Works, lim all 11 14/ 10 Do. New a 3 4 100 Bolckow Vaughan, Him -• 80 6 10 5 Bombay Gas, lim. 5 Do. New 4 11 fd 50 British American Land. 44 16 18 it B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lira. 100 160 170 20 British Indian Tea, Jim—. all 21 sk 20 British Ship Owners 7l ... .. 29 Canada Company all 61 a 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lim 2l 2 1 d 20 Ceylon Company, lim 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lim 6 4f 31 25 City of London Real Pro perty, lim 9 41 31d 30 City of Milan Improf. lim all 310 25 City of Moscow Gas, Rm.. all 50 City Offices, lim 25 211 241 d 431 50 Colonial, lim. Do. ...- .. ' 50 Commercial Union (Assur) 6 1 lip 10 Company of African Mer chants, lim. 3 Id p 20 Continental Union Gas, Jim. all 19} 201 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 71 per cent. 100 Corporation of London Bonds, 1877, 41 per cent, all 104 105 100 Do. 1879, 4/ per cent. all 1041 1051 100 Do. 1882, 41 per cent, all 1031 1041 10 Credit Fon. of England, lim. all 24 2* 50 Credit Fon.of Mauritius lira• 10 34 24d st Crystal Palace l OO 10 21 20/ st Do. Preference lOO 94 22 st Do. 6p. c Perpetual Deb lO9 107 11 i 20 Darjeeling, lim. ••• 10 Eastern Assam, lim ... ... d 50 East Indian Land Credit -- and Finance, lim 20 East India Irriga. & Canal all 17 18 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lim. 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy 27 } 111 101 d Gua. by Egypt. Gov all 94 95 9I 1 20 Egyptian Com. & Trad. lim 6 41 4d at Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 245 255 10 Do. New 8 11 lip 3 big. & Austral. Copper, lim 21 i 15 Englinh and Foreign Credit 7 1 6 4a 100 Eng. and Scot. Marine, lint 8 .. ... d 10 Fairbairn Engineering 5 If 11d 20 Fore-streetWarehouse,lim l2 pr 1p 121 100 For. & Col. Gov. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at £B5 all 85 8 i 50 Gellivara, lim '2o •• ••• 10 General Credit & Die., lint 71 a it 15 General Steam Navigation 14 2$ 29 50 Home & Col Marine In.llm. 5 44 31d ... ... 10 Hong Kong and China Gas all 20 Hudson's Bay all 131 131 134 20 Imperial Laud Co. of Mar seilles, lint - l2l ... ••• 25 Indo-European Tel., lim lO ... ••• 20 Interne. Financial Soc. lim 5 1 1 1 4 20 Interna. Land Credit, lira 6 6 4d 50 Italian Laud 5 ld P 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all 3 3 4 100 Do. 6p. c. Bds., redeem 1870, issued 90 all 62 64 50 Land Securities, li m 5 31 2181 25 London African Trading lO 7 s d d 25 Lou. & Caled. M ar i ne, li m 6 ••• -- 10 London County Land and Building, lim 5 Lond. Provinci a l Tel. lint all 3/ 3 1 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent, all 1 fP 30 Lond. Financial Asso., lint 30 -- 4 Lond.Gen.Omnibus.Co.lim. all 2 2} 50 Lund. and Glasg. Engineer . and Iron Ship, lint 25 21 IGd 20 Lond. & Provincial Marine 2 ld Pr at Madras Irriga. & Canl. Gus -sp.c. by India Gov. lOO 4 103 104 103 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, 1ira...... . ... lt fid 10 Mediterra. Ext on. Te1., 50 Merchant Shipping, lint..., all 32 37 SO Millwall Iron Works, lint. 121 ..• ••• •10 Natal Land and Colonisa tion Co., lint. ... 9 31 2fd 25 National Discount (:l .. ,lil . 6 111 111 111 i 25 National Prov. Marine: lint. 4 4 3 d 10 National Steam Ship, nay all 8 1 20 Nerbudda Coal & Iron, lim. 6 4 3 10 New Consolidated Dis. lira. 3 11 Id 5 New Quebrada, lint . • —.,.4.4.0 4 4 Si - 25 New Zealand Lo an & . rMe cantile Agency,li m '2l 1 1P 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, 1ira............ 5 1 1 1 1 10 Northern Assam Tea, -lim. 5 7 6 10 Do. B. . .. a ll 1 2 st ' North Brit. Austral, .lira lOO 48 53 ad North Brit. & Mercan. In 6l 20 21 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 6 121 13 50 Oriental Financial, lim ll ••• ... (1 5 Oriental Gas, lim, el • 71 71 5 Do. New . . ... .... 10 Otago and .Southlind •... vestment, lint ...... • 2 id iP 5 Ottoman Gas, lira 10 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian R. Mail H ai ill 7 5 Do do. 0 7, at Peel R. Land & Minerl lim 100 32 ''' 50 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all 491 801 60 411 50 Do. New 1867 lO ld pr 9 25 Reuter's Telegram all 55 ° 50 Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New ..... . 511 5 1 5 1 25 Rio de Janeiro City Ina.,lim. all 19 2) 20 Do. Gas, H im all 231 241 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 41 44 at Scottish Aust. Invest., lim lOO 83 90 st Do. 6p. C. Guar pref lOO ••• ••• 20 Societe Fin. d'Egypte, lim lO 0 7 1 ft 6d i 20 Societe Gen.de l'Empire Ot 8 "s 50 S. African Mort. & Inv., lira , 6 , 47j, ;, i 25 South Australian Land at Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all 1 14 20 Telegraph Con. &Main.,lim all 1 7 171 171 20 Thames and Mersey Marine • it ' . 10 Trust &Agency of Aus.,hm• . . ,4 7 1 p 10 Do do. do. all ••• ••• 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. Canada 6 1 #p 50 Union Marine L'pool, lira 5 41 5 p 20 Union Steam Ship, lira a ll 22 24 15 United Discount Corp., lim 6 11 ad 5 U. Kingdom Tel. Co., Ma- all 5f 61 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref. al5l 34 41p 20 Universal Marineau.), p. * 14 27p 10 Upper Assam Tea, lira .•••••• all ,1 2 30 Van Diemaree Land 00 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per all cent. (Mortgage) 50 Warrant IndiananFice lira. Pacific 12 12 10d i 60 West Pac Loan 794 804 80. Steam, lim. ............... .. 20 West London Wharves and 10 Warehouses 4 1R 1R COLONIAL OOVNBNIUCT SICCUBITINIS _ British Columbia, 6 per 10( 180 11( - Can.Gov.6 p.o.Jan. 9 *July 1877-84 Do. 6p. 0. Feb. & Ang•••• 10( 103 Do. sp. 0. Mar. & Sept lOl 302 104 Do. sp. o. Jan. & July lOl 93 94 931 Do. sp. o. Inscribed ek lOl 90 92 Cape h} Hope, 6 p. 0.1873 lO/ 102 1 1 10 1 1 Do.Apl.Boool 1890-1900 lOl Do. do 1880-90 lOl 107 109 Do. Jan.&July, 18P1•••• 101 los it. Do. 5 per oent. 15 Aped and 15 Oct., 1900 10(100 102 Ceylon, Nov 1878, P. 0•• 10( 108 118 Do. 1872, do lOl 105 107 Mauritius, 6p. 0, 1876, Jan. and July .. lO4 104 108 Do. 1878 . Do. 1882, May and NIA a• • 01 10 6 jos Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug..... 10 106 108 Melbourne Corporate.,.. 1867-75, 6 per cent...... ICC 100 100 N.13.Q0v.8 p.o.Ja.&July.• 104 103 104 Natal 8 p ot, Apl & Oct... 10' Do 6p o. May & Nov 1 1106 108 N. S.W. 5 p•0.,'71 to '76 lO4 99 I , -- Do. 5 p.o. 1888 to 189 e... 1( 981 001 Do. b p.a. rd.'67 to '75 N.Zealand, 6p. 00.1891 lOl _ Do. 6 per 0ent..... DoJan,Aprl,July. Oat lO 93 ei 96 Do 6p o. Mar & Sept '9l lO 109 118 Do June & Deo., 1891 •••• 10 109 111 CDo Pros'. of Auokld. if series 1& 2, 189 6 j —•-• hors Scotia 6p. o.Jan... and July, 1875 Do 18f6 . 10 101 ion Queenelnd. 6p. o. '826 lO loci 1071 1074 Do 1891 •••• •• • • Do. 6 p 0.1869. -- Do. do. A 2 1 , 0„ 108 110 Do rd. 1E93 ..... • ••• 107, 108 - Victoria 6.p•0• 1691.....- 1 0 112 119 k On one of the spurs of the Blue Ridge, called "Bushey Mountain," near the intersecting line of the counties of Wilkes and Alexander, says a Now York paper, there lived a religiously fanatical family, consisting of James Land, his wife, daughter, and two sons. From some cause, unexplained, a quarrel arose between the sister and one of the brothers, resulting in a deadly hatred, which made the girl leave the house through fear, and to which she did not return until about midnight. Upon reaching the door and attempting to open it, she was met by her brother, and on attempting to enter the: ?toils° , was shot by him and i ns t an tly kil! e d, Wh a t ever demo niacal spirit could have taken possession of the fratricide seems to Lava been immediately infused into the other brother, the father and mother, all of whom then collected a largo pile of wood, which they fired, and upon which they consumed the body of the murdered sister until not a vestige remained to testify to the crim , .. A few days afterwards the absence of the sister being discovered, and no satisfactory account being given of her by her relatives, suspicion became excited, and soon evidence sufficient of her brutal murder transpired to cause the arrest and confinement in gaol of all the remaining members of the family. They were locked in the sarno cell in the gaol at Taylorsville, in Alexander county ; and on Friday night the father and two sons mur dered the wife and mother, thus adding another to the horrible crimes already committed. Next morning when the body of Mrs. Land was found by the jailor, cold and stark, and mutilated in a most revolting and disgusting manner, the wretches, father and sons, coolly confessed the murder, as well as the murder of the sister. It is believed they are insane, and for fear another murder might bo added to the list, the father was placed in a cell apart from the sons. MR. ROEBUCK ON ART. On Tuesday Mr. Roebuck distributed the prizes at the annual conversaziono of the School of Arts. He addressed himself to the subject that was immediately before them, and said that art produced a great effect on the happiness of the community. In the present state of the world a great com petition was going on, and a man must make his labour worth something if he would obtain employment for it. To do this it was necessary to understand the rules of his art and seek to win public approbation. Ho would go still further, and say to all classes of society that art was the great friend of their lives. Let them think of the difference between a man dedicated to art and a man merely enjoying the sensual pleasures of life. Every por tion of mankind was striving onward in the race of life, and if we went to any market in Europe, we should meet rivals on every side. Mr. Roebuck then referred to a speech of the Marquis of Salisbury, in the debate in the House of Lords on education. The noble lord said that education had no effect in diminishing crime in the country, and the announcement was a startling one. To instruct a man, properly, however, he must be taught not only intellectually but morally, and if all classes of society could be attracted within the influence of schools of art, much would be done to diminish the brutalising effects of crime. Those who titUrgittefir*Wiffilieti - therelore they should not think their mission was a low one. If the working man was each in his sphere an artist he would be a much better man, a better father, better son—in fact, he would be a Christian. They should seek to extend the influence of art to all parts of the great town in which they lived. It is stated that M. Rhangabe will be the new Greek Minister at Constantinople. Captain Flanagan's address to the electors of Sligo borough has been issued. Another Liberal candidate is spoken of, and it is well known that a gentleman of Conger 'cativo principles will come forward to contest the borough. COURSE OF EXCHANGE. Amsterdam Short ... 12 1 ... 12 1} Do Rotterdam — ... 12 2} ... 12 2f Antwerp — ... 25 35 ... 25 42} Brussels — ... 25 35 ... 25 42} Ramburgh — ... 13 11 ... 13 111. Paris Short ... 25 15 ... 25 20 j Ditto Marseilles Frankfort-on-the-Main ... 120 ... 1201 Vienna — ... 12 60 ... 12 70 Trieste — ... 12 60 "' l2 70 Petersburg Copenhagen ......... Berlin ••• 6 487 2 ... 6 271 Madrid.. Cadiz ... 4a / ... 48/ Leghorn ... 26 65 ... 26 70? Milan — ... 26 65 ... 26 70j Genoa — ... 26 G 5 ... 26 70. Naples •.. 65 Pa l ermo — ... 26 70 ... 26 65 Messina .. 26 65 ••• 26 70j Lisbon Oporto — ... 52f . .• 521 ... 52f ... 521 Rio Janeiro New York .., -- ..• DUMFRIESSHIRE ELECTION.—On Tuesday, at a crowded meeting of Liberal electors of the county, Sir Sydney Waterlow announced himself as a candidate at the new election, and a vote of confidence was passed unanimously. At a large meeting of Conservatives a numerously-signed requisition was presented to Major Walker, who formerly represented the county, and he" agreed to stand. The contest is expected to be very close and keen. On the motion for the second reading of the bill brought in by the Government for the disestablishment of the Irish Church being made by Mr. Gladstone, Mr. DISRAELI rose, and was received with loud cheers. Ho said when the measure was first introduced the right bon. gentleman said he submitted to the house a gigantic issue, and he entirely agreed with him in that statement, moreover, he thought that if ever there was a motion that required the greatest deliberation, the present was a case in point. He also thought it required much moral control and personal forbearance, and he was forti fied in that belief by the turbulent feeling that was oc casioned when the gigantic issue on one occasion many years ago was submitted. He hoped that whatever decision was come to, the country would believe that the result had been arrived at after the most mature consideration. The bill introduced by the right hon. gentleman proposed a severance of Church and State, and he objected to dis establishment because he was averse to a separation of the Church from the State. (Hear, hear.) He thought that, if the severance was made, the Church would be re duced to the state of a civil corporation, a position he for one most strenuously objected to. (Hear, hear.) The present time differed very much from that which pre- ceeded thirty years ago, as now religious questions were certainly arising, and it was greatly to be desired that the deLates that they called forth would be conducted with the utmost forbearance and consideration. The right hon. gentleman had himself said that a greater or more profound question could not be submitted for discus- sion, and Ito fully agreed with him, and it was so much to be desired that iu the debalo the Government should be treated with that respect which the great subject under consideration deserved. He considered the possession of an established religion was the great landmark by which wo enjoyed religious toleration, and without it he did not see the security we should have for the safeguard of that toleration. (Hear, hear.) With respect to disendowment, he believed that when a State seized the property of a corporation without any cause it was an act of spoliation—(loud cries of hear, hear, from _ _ the Opposition)—and under no circumstances could a trustee appropriate to himself the property he was bound to guard; if that was so, no property could be secure and the credit of the country would collapse. He was utterly and entirely opposed to confiscation of the property of any dwureeped ara t I chro:7 l disaffection either orre ages sulte d a i m n o civil t war our f o or n p o r w o -- subjects ; and of ill confiscations that he most disliked was the confiscation of Church property. (Loud cheers.) He thought the lauded proprietory had every right to exer cise their power and influence by every legitimate means, but nothing could be more short-sighted or more fatal for them than to attempt to do that by what ho called sacrilegious spoliation. (Hear, hear.) H e thought it would not be denied that discontent was to some extent prevalent in Ireland ; and one of the causes was said to be that her Church was not connected with the State, but the right hon. gentleman now said, " I will re generate the country, and have three Churches not con-. nected with the State." (Loud cheers from the Opposi tion.) If the measure proposed by the Government was passed, ho did not believe it would cure Irish discontent. He blamed the Government for neglecti ng t o prov i de some kind of organisation for the Disestablished Church, and concluded a speech of just over two hours with a vigorous invective against the policy of this dangerous mea sure, confident that a verdict of disapproval ultimately awaited it. After a few words from Mr. W. Gregory, Sir G. Jenkin son, Mr. Bowring, Mr. Brodo:ick, Mr. Dillwyn, and Mr. A. Cross, Mr. C. Fortescue closed the debate for the even ing with an elaborate defence of the details of the bill, and a reply to the objections urged against them. The debate, on the motion of Mr. BALL, was adjourned until to-day. The House adjourned at 20 minutes to two o'clock. Bank of England Returns. An Account, pursuant to t cap. 32, for the week ending £31,983,165 1 BANKING D, ho Act 7th and Bth Victoria, Wednesday, March 18, 1869. 46-Iggigt. Debt £11,015,10C Other Securities 3,984,900 Gold Coin and Bullion Silver Bullion £31,983,165 l'ropriotors'Capi tal £14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (including Ex chequer, Sav ings' Banks, Commissioners of National Debt, and Div. Accounts •., • 7,202,751 Other Deposits.. 17,983,801 Seven Days and other Bills LPARTMENT. Governmt. Secu rities(including Dead Weight Annuity) £14,126,537 Other Securities 19,349,362 Notes 7,262,230 Gold and Silver Coin 464,997 £43,874,086 GEORI .C 43,874086 , E FORBEg, Chief Cashier. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. r &natralla and New Zealand, via Bouthamptera.....llla. 27. Ditto, via Ylreeillee Mar. 22 Brasil. 13uenos Ayres, and Monte Video April 18 Ditto, by Frenoh packet Cape Verde, by Brazil packet .. . , April 6. Cape of Good Dupe. AeOenston. and St. Helena Mar. 15. China, Penang, and Singapore. via Southampton Mar. 27. uibraltar, via Southampton Mir 20 [ndia,via Southampton . .... •.., .. ..Mar. 20 . vitt°, via Marseilles Malts, Egypt, Bzo. Mar . to. Ditto, Marseilles.. Mar. 17 Mauritius, Cape of Good Hope, and Natal, via SOuthaull tOll.. • - Ditto, - Marseilles •. Hir. 19 Newfoundland ...... ...... ........ .. April 7 Portugal . ....•• .. April O. United States, ( anada, California, &0., by British packet ~. • • Mar 20 Ditto, by Canadian packet ..... ........ Ditto, by L sited States packet ............. MAY, 17 Ditto dittc (Baltimore) ....... • West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Tenerife. • Mar iv. West Indies and Paoilic (except Alexia() and Baha mas) Cuba and Mexico Mar 31...... ........ _3l, Bermuda, via , • „ ............. 13411amfte, via New York , ... .. • . Mara • .. . .. 2s 6, st 6 st 10 10s lOs 103 0.6. SPORTING INTELLIGI TNCE—This VICTORIA CLUB BETTING-TlllB DAT. CITY AND SITBURRAN. 10:to 1 agst Birthday (taken) 100 to 8 agst Drummer (taken end' offered) 100 to 7 agst Consternation (taken and want e d) 100 to 7 agst Poinsettia (offered) 20 to 1 agst Vagabond (taken and. offered) 20 to 1 agst Robespierre (offered) 25 to 1 agst Vacuum (offered) 33 to 1 agst Eastley (taken) 33 to 1 agst Michael de Basco (taken) CHESTER CUP. 1000 to 80 agst Romping Girl (wanted) 100 to 6 agst King's Cross (taken) 30 to 1 agst Cecil (taken) TWO T HOUSAND. 4 to 1 agst Belladrum (off —take 9 to n 20 to 1 agst King Cophetua (taken) DERBY. 3to 1 agst Pero Gomez (offered) 10 to 7 agst Pretender (offered) 11 to 1 agst Belladrum (offered) SPORTING INTEL LIGENOB. WEST DRAYTON RACES-YESTERDAY. IVEIt PLATE. Clieddiugton liaekler Prebendal 's OPEN BUNT CUP. .... 1 Lymington Vabalathus Diadem Seven ran. MIDDLESEX HANDICAP. Contempt .. 1 Honor 2 Actsea ..... 3 Six :an. RAILWAY SELLING STAKES. Marquis of Worcester.... Little Coates.. Hecla.. 1 • 2 3 Eight ran. SELLLNG RACE. 3 fur. • Claymore Heola Priunila Five rain. SELLING HURDLE RACE. Poleaxe 1 Wild Blood 2 Lady Lyon.. sine ran. HURDLE RACE. Lymington Cromwell 2 Pakrita _. Five ran. HORSES STRUCK OUT OF THEIR ENGAGE MENTS. February 18 (to Mr. Richard Johnson, the judge) Scar rington out of the Pontefract Steeplechase. March 11, at 9 a.m., Spruce out of all engagements; and at 4 30 p.m., Ulphus out of all engagements. March 12, at 5 30 p.m., Henrietta out of Althorp Park Stakes, Northampton, and Hibernian out of Sweepstakes, 20 soya each, Northampton; and after 6 p.m., Leapfrog out Grand Prize, Paris. March 13, at 9 a.m., Ada Penelope and Parma out of West Drayton Handicaps, all Mc Bray ley's horses out of Northampton engagements, and Vansittart out of North-. amptonsbire Stakss ; at 2 p.m., Q.C. out of Open Steeple-- chase, Kingsbury, and Juryman out of Crewkerne engage.. ments. March 15, at 9 a.m., :carte and Cattie out of North amptonshire Stakes; at 1 20 p.m., Hermitage, out of al engagements, and Cocoa Nut and Romping Girl out 0 Northampton engagements. March 16, at 0 50 p.m., Dryad out of Spencer Plates Northampton; at 1 p.m. Blueskin out of Northampton shire Stakes ; at 5 p.m. Roving Maid out of all races at West Drayton ; after 6 p.m. Columbia out of an. engagements, Norrington out of all engagements in Sir Charles Nugent's name ; and Ada and Aurifera out of Abergavenny engagements. March 17, at 9 a m., Breach of Promise out of North ampton engagements. RACING FIXTURES. MARCH. Durham 29, 30 I Epsom 30, 81 APRIL. Abergavenny l, Bromley 1 Aldershot l, Catterick Bridge... l, Thirsk ... 6, Huogerfurd 6, Lichfield 6, 7 Cambridge 7 8 Croxton Park .. 8 Streatham 8, 9 11 2 2 I 7I Newmarket Craven-12, &c. Knighton. . l3, 14 Ludlow 15, 16 Eastbourne l9 Lewes Curragh ...20, 21, 22 Croydou... 22, 28 Newmarket Ist Spring 26, &c. Chester 4, 5,6, 7 Eglinton Bunt 6, 7 Winchester ll, 12 York 11, 12 Baldoylo 2nd Spring 11, 12 St. Albans l.l, 14 Salisbury l3, 14 Doncaster ...18, 14 Wwst Drayton .......... 17, 18 Bath 18, 19 Manchester l9, 20, 21 Croydon 19, 21 Harpend e n 2l Epsom summer ...25, 4:0. Croydon 2, 3,4 Newton 2,3, 4 Ascot ....8, 9, 10, 11 Liverpool Summer ...15, 16 Windsor 15, 16 Hampton l7, 18 Curragh 22, 23, 24 NE. Newcastle 22, 23, 24 Oldham 22 iiibury Club 23 'Stockbridge 24, 25, 26 Chelmsford Sutton Park ... .29, 80 Jii Worcester l, 2 Newmarket July ......6, &c. Carlisle .. 6, 7 1 Pontefract 9, 10 Hendon ..... l2, 13 Nottingham l3, 14 Southampton 13, 14 Reading 15, 16 Huntingdon 2O, 21 Stamford ... 22, 23 Goodvrood 27, 28, 29, 30 Brighton ki . Brighton Club 5 Lowos 6, 7 Egham lO, 11 Wolverhatrpton lO, 11 Windsor 12, 13' St. Albans l7, 18 j Stockton lB, 19, 20 SEPT Warwick. 7, 8 Curragh (Royal) 7,8, 9 Abingdon 9, 10 Doncaster 14, 15, 16, 17 Richmond 21, 22 Lichfield OCTI Bodford 5, 6 Edinburgh 6, 7, 8 Leicester 7, 8 Bromley 7 8 Newmarket 2d 0ct...11, &c. Chelmsford l9 20 Kelso 19 20 UST. Oxford York 24, 25, 26 Plymouth 26, 27 Scarborough 30, 31 Derby Summer .. 31, Sep. 1 Weymouth 31, Sep. 1 Canterbury ...31, Sep. 1 MBER. Hampton 21, 22 Western (Ay r) 22, 23 Hendon Monmouth... - 23, 24 Newmarket Ist 0ct....28, dec. Lanark... 29, 30 B ER. Cheltenham l9. 20 Curragh l9, 20, 21 West Drayton 2l, 22 Hereford 2l, 22 Monmouth 23, 24 Newinark.t, H'ton —25, dro. NOVEMBER. Harrow 9 , 3 I Eglinton Hunt 6, 7 Worcester 3, 4 Liverpool St. Albans 5, 6 Shrewebury l5, 16 .SE FIXTURES. STEEPLECHA APRIL. Aldershot 1, 2 Streatham B, 9 Bromley 1, 2 Royal Artily., Woolwich...ll Abergavenny . 1 2 Knighton Lichfield .6, 7 Ludlow l5, 16 Southdown Hunt .71 Tenbury... 2l Cambridge 7, 8 Croydon 22, 28 Cheltenham 7, 8 Co. Louth & Ardeen 27, 28 MAY. Limerick Hunt 4 I St. Albans .. ...... 13 Eglinton Hunt 6, 7 i West Drayt0n.........«. ....... 17 JULY. Kingsbury 9 OCTOBER. Bromley 7 I West Drayt on .........21, 22 NOVEMBER. Worcester 2,8, 4 I Shrewsbury ............. 15 , Harrow 2, 3 1 Leamington Runt ....23 dce Liverpool.. 9, 10, 11, 12 I COURSING FIXTURES. MARCH. County Louth (Champion), Ireland .................... 18, k e. Scottish National Open, Lanark ................... . .... .30, k g . AUGUST. St. Albans ............................................................. 17 OCTOBER. Ancaster and Willoughby, Lincolnshire ............... 5, 6 Ormosby ................................ ......................... 19, kc. Huntingdon Club. ................. ................... 26, 27. NO VEMBER. Sundorne, Salop Cothan and Estop .• 00000000000 ...................... 2, 3. ................... 9, ke. The Price of Gold. --- The quotation of gold at Paris is about at par, and the shcrt exchange on London is 211. 15c. per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 Ila. 100. per ounce ibr standard gold, It appears that gold at the above price is ab)ut 1-10th per cent. dearer in Paris than in London. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight was on the last date about 1 Stper cert. At this rate there is no profit on the Importation of gold fconi the United states. Chicago is to have another female suffrage organ, to be called the New Era.—Over ninety " Lives of Christ" have been written during the past thirty years. —Mr. Charles 0. Rogers, of the Boston Journal, is said to be dangerously ill. The Pittsburg (N. Y.) Sentinel has a column c ‘ 4 paragrame AUG ~1