The Sun. — London, England, 1869-04-16 00:00:00

TELEGRATg S r, Mr. rattlsor, trators appointed te It to be paid under oar by the rdet. Company (Limite4 Dms of the Souse possessed of a d i. ) Norder, North ney Cable. in row II arrangement with virtue of which tl' e )hic wires from Low hem for ten year. to deal with refere meat made by the , ;liter twenty yesr) rofits derived bY or mission of messegg based on the Or ear, and to pay s '' determined by the ) be derived by the Indo-Europ eee even entirely O r r. Denison, Q.C. impson appeared Ternon Ilarcoom Mr. Borges t Mr. Irarle,', this morning f or by Ar. Denison' tn Telegraph Cony when commercial in the City the ,ken up. If be ha his own hands be trough in twenti ) witness said Oat ' 8 in his compaa sit money that his opinion 33° daily between glish-Indian line) 1 carefully made. cudamore for th e for Air. Reuter , in consequence on of Reuter s e which sat last is then addressed Denison, to sh elf , entY years' put' iment to pal t° IT DUBLIN !nesday devote d ish Church Bi ll ' hearts of the to the con:ani s ' td a resolution was tyrannical :!rgetically that ten put by th e lion table and it 4 :, everything to nd invested i worship of Gnat commissioner e • d was to listen of the Church ,nd not by 102 any possibility ecide w hetber for the Pe r ttion specially t.' In eel :erred between •e the clisPe g. the other the ritish court of ?roperty, was Charta, bu t tow the law of r or not, they er their feet. redress the filet upon the hese unadvis' fly been COn' the Church: Dublin Ma il ) framed the s known, 1 ple he ha d :one migh t ovidence of led upon t° fight leave a he would be 1 ire no mura r when the that the ob. bon. gentle . [r. Anthony declaration ts.elf into a s. This also ssed by the ark. VW. Durso of the ly that the ote against e resolution , that " the nequitable , -attire proo against We d in very bill. He ►e conduct )rotestants tted inanYt Church• alists,with who joined of Church hich were ich could hese Inca is to carry sed." Ia estants of nation—if d degrad ful-l-theY it to the ednesdaY ey might :ornpliCeo is said isters in (who is lincome and the a device or pulpit morning e other. ermon. e best th is by led to ing his 3t week L which t there Sun in a xl any cjoying 'which 43 some °posed The tnt the hury'S hereas . Ash xy, is eh he e two t this race, o the other puts esires t . . MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. Consols are 93i 3 for money; ditto, for Ac count, 93/ ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 911 ; New Three per Cents, 911 a ; Exchequer Bills £ 1 )000, 6 prem. ; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, 3 prem. ; B an k o f E ng l an d Stoc k , 4 per C ent , 241 391 . India Stock, 101 p er C en t., April, 1874, —; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 114 13i ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 1008 ; ditto Bonds £l,OOO, 1 0 ; ditto under £l,OOO, 10 prem. In the Foreign Market Italian, Mexican, and Turkish Five per Cents. have declined i - • Tce quotations are follows : —Greek, 11l 12 ; Mexican, 141 Italian Five per Cents., 551 1; New Spanish Three per Cents., 30+ ; Turkish Five per Cents., 401 a; Russian Carkoff Loan, 77 ; and Honduras .Railway Loan, 82 83. The new Guatemala Loan is quoted 1 01 dis. The Danubian Commission Guaranteed Loan is it, 1 prem. In the Railway Market Caledonians and Great Ersterns are lower ; Great Northern, 1 ; ditto A ; Lancashire, 1 ; Metropolitan, ; Midland, 1; Sheffield, 1 ; South Eastern, 1 —all lower. The prices are as follows :—Cale donian, 78 } 9 ; Great Western, 491 50 ; Great Eastern, 391 8 ; Great Northern, 107 k ; ditto A, 108/ 9 ; Lancashire, 123 1 ; Metropolitan, 103 1,-; ditto Extension, 101 2 ; Midland, 1161 I ; Sheffield, 561 7 ; Brighton, 48 1 ; North British, 35 ; North Western, 1151. 16 ; North Eastern, 1024 31 ; South Eastern, 761 71 ; Chatham and Dover, 17 1. American 5-20 Bonds are marked 811 811 ex coupon ; the 1885 Bonds 701 701 ex coupon. The Ten -Forty Bonds are 731 to 74, Erie Railway shares remain at 9 3/ 24, and Illinois Centrals un changed at 96k 97. Atlantic Telegraph Original stock is 25 26 ; the Eight per Cent. Preference shares remain at 3 1 31, and Anglo-American Telegraph shares at 22i 224. No transactions in bullion took place at the bank yesterday. The arrangement of the half-monthly account passed off in a satisfactory manner, although late in the day there was a general scarcity of money. A remarkable feature was the amount of stock which changed hands, although business during the last fortnight has been said to be of such an in significant character. It is believed that the most part arranged was of a speculative kind, and that the easiness of rates for money has enabled stock to be temporarily placed. The committee on the London, Chatham, and Dover Bill has been again adjourned till Tuesday next. There is reason to apprehend that although among the 17 firms of solicitors engaged in the affair something like a unanimous desire is now professed to secure a general arrangement, this, as regards a few of the number, merely springs from a sense of the public odium likely to be incurred by any one who might openly appear to be actuated by professional greed. The return from the Bank of England for the week ended the 14th of April gives the following results when compared with the previous week : Rest Palle deposits Other deposits 18,111,561 ... Decrease ... 691,688 On the other side of the account : Government securi- ties £15,020,798 ... Increase ... 50,000 Other securities 37,369,894,:... Decrease ... 1,110,759 Notes unemployed 7,102,020 Decrease 162,760 The amount of notes in circulation is £23,787,985, being a decrease of £186,645 ; and the stock of bullion in both departments is £16,968,722, showing a► decrease of £256,383 when compared with the preceding return. Subjoined is a comparison of the present position of the Bank of England and the prices of Consols and French Rentes with the corresponding week of last year : At Present. Same Week last Year. Bullion Reserve Notes in circulation 23,787,985 ... 21,464,095 Rate of discount Consols French Routes The following is the official return of the cheques and bills cleared in the Bankern' Clearing-house for the week ending Wednesday, April 14 : Thursday, April 8 £12,339,000 . , Friday, April 9 Saturday, April 10 Monday, April 12 Tuesday, April 13 Wednesday, April 14 8,876,000 £65,027,000 We are informed that the whole length (3,600 miles) of insulated wire or core for the French Atlantic Telegraph Company's cables, to be laid in the ensuing summer between Brest, St. Pierre, and the United States, was completed yesterday, at the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Com pany's works. A consignment of 10,500 tins of mutton, pre pared by the Melbourne Meat Preserving Cora• pany, arrived in the ship Red Jacket, from Mel bourne. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. A prospectus of a Dutch Railway Loan for Java has been issued in Amsterdam. The nominal amount is 11,000,000f1., in bonds of I,ooofl. or 500f1., bearing 41 per cent. interest, and the sub scription price is 95 per cent. The total is reim bursable at par in 35 years by annual drawings, and both interest and principal are guaranteed by the Dutch Government. The subscriptions are to be received to-morrow (Friday), Saturday, and Monday, in Amsterdam, Brussels, and Antwerp. A dividend of 2s. in the pound is announced for the creditors of the National Provincial Marine In surance Company. It is stated that great surprise is felt in Prussian commercial circles at the postponement of the pro posed reduction in the rate of postage between Prussia and England. Prussia has not only esta blished a penny post for the whole of Germany and Austria, but recently concluded postal treaties with the United States, Italy, Sweden, and Holland, to which countries letters can now be forwarded at very moderate rates. The postage for letters from Prussia to England, however, still remains at the high rate of 6d. (or 5 groschen) the }oz., if sent via Ostend, an exception existing in favour of letters sent to England from towns in the Rhenish Prussian provinces, which letters, if directed via Calais, and weighing /oz., are only charged 3i groschen (4d.) The anomaly is also complained of that a letter (*oz.) sent via Calais from Cologne to London costs 31 groschen (about 4d.), w hil e a letter of the same weight (;oz.) despatched from Loudon via Calais to Cologne is charged in En g _ land 6d. The Neue Freie Press states that the conversion of the Austrian National Debt into the new Rentes is proceeding with unexpected rapidity, and that it is calculated the total conversion will be completed within four months. ' The Govern ment estimate that after a given time they will duly pay the coupons of the new Rentes. The adjourned meeting of the Van Diemen's Land Company is to be held on the 22d inst. The fifth ordinary general meeting of the Austra lian Mortgage, Land, and Finance Company (Limited), will be held on the 28th inst. BRITISH FUNDS-TWO O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT I - UNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Ditto for Account, 8 per Cent. Reduce.d lilt i New 3 per (lent New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Can J 931.1873 Annuities, So yrs, expire sth Jiin., lhbe Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 18,Lii., -- Do (Cad Sea Telo6raph), Aug., 1:, 1 08 — Exeheqw.tr BillB ' .E 1,009, 21 per Ct. Do £5OO Do. £lOO & .£2OO 3 Bank of England Stock,',4l per Cent De. opening ................................. Canada 4 p er C en t . 8 anda....., Inter-Colonial ()mantra .................... INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIEs India $ cock, 104 per Cent., April 1874 — Do. Opening, for Account 1)o. 45 per Cont. July, 1880 , 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Certificates Eufaced Pape, 4 p©r CAnt..,,. — 5 per Ceet., Jan. 1872 54 per Cent. May 1879 . 5 per Cont., Itup. Dob. 1872 . _ Do do 1877 — Do, do. 1882 — D;;. Dob., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO Do. under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent — Do., Scrip £45 paid .. A.uitrian Bonds 5 per cent .. Do. 1850 66 Brazilian 5 per Cent — 00. 1i per Cent. 1852 — Do. do. 13i8 — Do. do. 186 , Do. do., 1863 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 D o Account BOl i B .enos Ayres 6 per Cent. DJ 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cont — Cn`)a, 6 per Cent. 0,11 an 6 per Cent -, i)e„ 4 3 / 4 per Cent..., Do. 3 per Cent., 10. 6 per co-t. 1867.. Po. i per Cent., 1866 C lo Tun, 6 per Cent. Dan an 3 p.o. ............ Dan , t bin Principalities, 7 ler Cent Do 8 per Cent., 1867 U7qualor New Consolidated, 1 per Cent 11:,,yi*.ian, 7 per Cent..„. 86 1Z; Seti•wid Issue -- Do. _Gut, Bonds • — Do. .£lOO Bonds • • ••• Do. 1864 — Do. Account Do. £5OO Bonds Do. _Li OC Bonds B7l English Scrip, 1868 7 64 I I Do do. :£45 pd — dis Government Railway Debentures ....• Greek 5 per Cent., 1824 5, ex Coups — 110. Aeccunt . Do. Coupons Do. Account guatemala 5 per Cent • . — Honduras Gov Rail. Loan., 10 p. Ct., all pd lt , ) den 5 per Cent., 1865 — )o. Account . B3 Do 113trommana Railway — ..iexicar. 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account Do. _ 1864 — Do a per Cent. Anglo-French , doateN ideal: 6 per Gent. • • — M o orish Imperial 5 per Cent - New Granada — Do 3 per Cen — Do. Deferred Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account .. 79 8} / Do 41 per Cent. (Di:harren) Do 41 per Cent., 1862 -. — Do Account .Portnguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7,'9,'60,' '2 .'3. Do. do. 1867 — Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid paid Russian 5 eor Cent, 1822, £ & Do 41 per Cent . 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent, 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutcb, 1864, £lOO BondF — Do. do. £B4 15s. do — Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds 9Ol Do. d 3 £B4 15s. do — Do Nicolas Railway 651 Sardinian 5 per Cent — Spanish 3 per Cen . Do. Account Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. Now Deferral ....................... Do. Account Do. Passive Do. Com. Cort. of Coup. not funded ... -- - - 3Ol i Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan Do Government, 1864 Do do, 1868 Do do, Scrip Turkish 6 per Cent. Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Do .£IOC Bonds Do 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1863 66 51- Do 1 per Cent., Guaranteed Do Land Warrants (ltectares) Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do. Acciuut Du 6 per Cent., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Dividends on the above payable in London. Austnan o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch it per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil„ Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... . Do. Account French Routes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. Italian 5 per Cent. 1831, Ez. 25f. Do Account TWO O'CLOCK. ,on sols, Money 93 I Do. Account, May 6 .3111. LAURENCE OLIPHANT. -s A New Y o rk correspondent of the Scotsman writes :—" in the western from the littl e v ill age o f B roc ton, o Here comes a queer story, all the way part of thi s S tate, a b ou t a reli g ious scholastic of2oO persons, y a ntil r n among l ‘‘hom member are A hre. Laurence Oliphant, British P ar li ament f or St i rl i ng, ' an d hi s c h a rming wife. The commun it y i n quest i on owes 1,000 recentlyt i acres of " fine farming and grape-growing land,' near Lake Erie, and was established two years ago by Mr. T. L. Harris, formerly secre tary of the United States Legation in Japan. He purchased several farms, and put things in order, and then gathered together a colony of 25 families, who were agreed that the old apostolic plan was best, where the multitude who believed were of one heart and of one soul, and had all things in com mon'---except their wives and children. In the Harris community, it is said, things are very lovely. The association is formed upon the principle of spiritual affinity, upon which principle communities exist in Heaven ;' and the cultivation of the laud is held subordinate to this idea,' so that more is thought of a holy life and conversation' than a well ploughed field or a carefully tended crop. Never theless, the main chance is looked after, and not only are former social distinctions merged into one common brotherhood, but every man takes his shovel and his hoe, his sickle and pruning hook, and works with a will.' The result is that a' little para dise is springing up in their minds ;' and for this Eden ' Mr. Laurence Oliphant, until recently a member,' &c. has exchanged the best club in Lon don. It seems that during Mr. Harris's residence in Japan, Mr. Oliphant was also th ere as a secre- - 7 - - tary to the British Legation ; and that the American diplomatist converted the Englishman, so that, when the community was established, he hastened to cast in his lot with it. He was, at the time, a member of the house ; and if the story from which I am quoting is entirely correct, ' his sudden departure and voluntary exile created a great sensation in England.' The bereaved con stituency of Stirling, it is add e d, were so unwilling to lose his services, that, even after he had taken up his abode iu the community, he received letters from them, to the effect that ' he was still looked upon as their member;' but ' he quietly wrote out his resignation as English legislator, and for warded it to London.' Although ' all social dis tinctions' in the community are abolished, still it appears that some special honour is paid to the ex- English legislator,' since he is not only the cashier and business agent of the community,' but close by the bluff of the lake an elegant cottage has been erected f or t h e res i dence of Mr. Oliphant and his family,' in which abode everything is plain, neat, and beautiful, without affectation, and indi cates the controlling hand of the Christian English lady. Perhaps you do not care to know that in personal appearance and stature Mr. Oliphant is tall and slender, but withal of commanding figure, large forehead, and expressive blue eyes ;' but you cannot be wholly indiff erent to the fact that Mrs. Oliphant is a very charming woman, full of grace and politeness, and that, like her husband,' she dresses plainly but neatly., COURSE OF EXCHANGE. ... 12 2 Short .. 12 9 ... 12 31 Amsterdam Do ... 12 3 6 Rotterdaml2 ,- 1' werp — ... 25 3E , , - -:i - Aut ... 2a 45 Brussels Hamburg n — ... 13 11 ... 13 lii Paris Ditto Marseilles Frankfort-ou-the-Main ••• 120 1 ••• 121 V ieuua — ... 12 7U ... 12 80 Trieste _ ... 12 70 ... 12 80 Petersburg ... 30i ... 31 Copenhagen ~.. 9 21 ... 9 23 Berlin Madrid.. Cadiz — ... 49 ... 49/ Leghorn - .., 26 o 5 Milan — ... 26 471. ... 26 55 Genoa — ... 26 47k ...- 26 55 Naples Palermo „, ,„ 26 47* ~. 26 .05 THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY. EVENING, APRIL 16, 1869. JOINT-STOCKBANKS. Closing Business Share NAME. pd. ?rice. done 10 Agra Limited, A a 11 12 10 Do B 0 21 31 50 Albion 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lim A 20 .21 20i 20 Anglo-Hungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 1 5 1 4 1 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia.. el 11 11 53/ 20 Do issued at 2 pm.,...,,,, i 5 4 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Batik of Otago, lim. Vi Bauk of South Australia 1 30 32 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia `.; 37 39 10 Bauk of New Zealand a] 17 Is 50 British North American , ol 50 52 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, rnd China al 20 21 25 Chartered Mere. of India. London, and China fl . 29a_ 301 291 20 City / 12 121 100 Colonial ii 50 40 10 Consolidated, lim. SO Delhi and London, lim 50 East London, lim 5 20 Eugiish and American, lint J 20 English Rink uf Rio de Ja- Y 1 p pr 1p ueiro. lira 20 English, :coltish, and Am; Italian Chartered 28 . Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation .ll 36 38 281 Do new 1 If 21 100 Imperial, lim !te 16 17 20 Imperial Ottoman p 2 21 ,5 lonian ill 24 26 .25 Do new 5 11 1P 20 Lud Mortgage of India, him 4 3,?-, pia 100 Do sp. c. Delis.lB6l, 30 all 76 75 76 30 London Bankl of Mexico and South America, Rm. Kl 6 5 5 5 100 London and Brazilian, Km. 15 30 27 20 Do new 71 51 41 100 Loudon &River Plate, lint. 4) 9 11 25 Do new 0 25 21p 20 London Chart. of Australia ell 241 25 20 London and County lO 51 501 50 Do new, iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd l. ••• ••• London Joint 1 all 33 1 London and South African II 8 4 9 5 00 London & S.-Western, Urn, 21 11 9 150 London & Venezuela, lira l 2l ••• ••• 100 London and Westminster 2l 63 64 631 100 Do Scrip, ice at 10 pm 5O 100 Merchant, lint 0 6 4 10 Metropolitan, lim all 7 1 7 +l 100 Midland, lima 5 National of Australia•2s National of Liverpool, Rm. 15 id 1p 100 National Provinc. of Eut,'d 41 ..• ••• 118 10 Do ..•... . .. 41 ••• ••• LO National. 20 New South Wales all 41 43 90 North- Wortor. 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 421 431 Provine. Bank. Corpo., lint. 10 6 5 00 Provincial of Ireland 25 82 90 10 Do new. all 100 Stand, of Brit. S. Africa, lint 25 15 13 100 Do issued at 6pm lO 8 6 25 Union of Australia all 47 48 100 Union of Ireland, lint 50 Union of London TELEGRAPII COMPANIES. 10 Anglo-American Tel., lint all 22,1 22 10 Auglo Mediter Tel., 1im.... 10 111 12-1 st Atlantic Telegraph l9 21 26 st Do. 8 per cent. ...... st B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lim lOO 160 165 st Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 2 0 250 10 Do. Nov 25 Indo-European Tel., lim lO . ... 5 Loud. Provincial Tel. Jim all 3 31 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent. ill 10 Mediterra. Exten. Tel., lim. all 3 4P 25 Reuter's Telegram all 50 55 20 Societe Tra,nsatiant., lira l4 4 3 st Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all 1 11 20 Telegraph Con. &Main.,lim all 161 174 17 4 SU. Kingdom Tel. Co., Wm 01 5i 6 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref. all 3j 4 p MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 151 161 25 Australian Agricult ural 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, bin. 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lim 9 7 5d 10 Berlin Water Works, Rm all 131 141 10 Do. New 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lim. 9 14 5 Bombay Gas, lira. 5 Do. New 50 British American L and 4l 16 18 20 British Indian Tea, lira all 21 3' 20 British Ship Owners 7l ..• ... 71 29 Canada Company ail 6.5 0 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lim , 1 1 2 1 d 20 Ceylon Company, bin. 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lim 4 - 25 City of London Real Pro perty, lim 1- A , „ ..,14,, 30 City of Milan Imp rov. lim. all ' 5 6 25 City of Moscow Gas, lira_ a n 50 City Offices, lim 2I 26 25d 50 Colonial, Rm. Do. ........................... 221 ... . i 50 Commercial Onion (A ssur) 5 i v 10 Company of African Mer chants, lim. 20 Continental Union G as, lim. all 191 20,1 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 71 per cent. 100 Corporation of London Bonds, 1877, 41 per cent. all 104 105 100 Do. 1879, 4j per cent. all 1011 1051 100 Do. 1882, 41 per cent. all 1031 1041 10 Credit Fon. of England, litre. all 0 , ~, „, i 50 CreditFon.of Mauritius lint. jo 3 `,1 „•; 4 , '1 a - zit+ at Crystal Palace lOO 1) 21 st Do. Preference lOO 9; 10 , st Do. 6p. c Perpetual Deb lO9 107 11 l 20 Darjeeling, lira. 10 Eastern Assam, lim. G i 50 East Indian Land Credit ... ...11 and Finance, lim. 20 East India Irriga. & Canal all • • • • 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lint. 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy. Gus. by Egypt. Gov all 961 973 20 Egyptian Com. &Trad. Pan 6 _ „ 3 Eug. & Aust rsl. Copper, inn 23 4 i 15 Engti,li and Forcizn Crean. 73 43 3141 10 Eng. and Scot. Starine, lim. 8 ... ...,1 10 Fan-bairn Engineering 5 2 1,1 3/ 20 Fore-streetWarehouse,liin l2 i 1 1P 100 For. 5., Col. Uov. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at £B5 all 86 87 50 Gellivara, lim 10 General Credit & Dig., lint 7O 1 7 1 } 15 General Steam Naviga t ion 14 V 29 50 Iloins &Col Marino In. Um 5 :3 i d 10 Hong Kong and China Gas all ••• ••• 20 Unison's lisy a ll 131 131 13i 3 20 Imperial Land Co. of Mar seilles, lim. 20 Interna.FinaneialS oc . lim 5 la !A -1 20 Interim Laud Credit, lim 6 - 50 Italian Land 5 ld p 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all 3 3 1 100 Do. 6p. C. Bds., redeem 1870, issued 90 ill 61 63 50 Land Securities, li m 5 21 11d 25 London African Trading P : ' 7 5 1 25 Lon. & Calod. M ar i ne, lint 6 '" 10 London County Land and Building, lim 50 Load. Financial Asso , lint 03 210 :01 4 Lond.Geu.Omnibns.Ct . i.lint. all 2 21 50 Loud, and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, li ne 25 12 16,1 ld pr 20 Lond. & Pro v i nc i al Marine 1 st Madras Irriga. & Canl. Goa. S P.C. by India Gov. ...... 100 102 101 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency,lim.... 50 Merchant Shipping, in n all 33 38 40 Millwall Iron Works, lint l 2l "' ... 10 Natal Laud and Colonisa tion Co., lint. 25 National Discount Co., lint 5 113 113 111 25 National Prov. Marine, lint. _, 4 , I' 4 1 ; 4 10 National Steam Shi p, lint. a" 20 Nerbudda Coal & Iron, lim. ! 33 3'ld 10 New Consolidated Di s. lim. °„ 41 li 5 few Quebra,cla,, lim 4 4 .) •. '- 25 New Zealand Loan & Mar. cantile Agency,li m • 21 • 11 3 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, lint 5 10 1 10 Northern ea line. Assam T 5 7 1, i • 10 Do. B st' North Brit. Austral lint lOO 48 51 tici North Brit. & Mercan.. In 63 192 201 25 Ocean Marine (I nsurance ) a LO Oriental Financial, lint ll 5 ••• ••:, 5 OrDo.iental Newl Gas, lim. 10 Otago and Southland In , vestment, lint 2 4d 1p 5 Ottoman Gas, lim a ll 13 23 10 Panama, New Zealand, and ... Australian It. M a il lint all •-•, 5 Do do. et Peel R. Land &Minerl lim 1 50 Penman. & Orie n t a l St ea m :011 4 3 9 1 1 503 34 50 Do. Ne w 1 867 . . 50 Rhymney Iron 15 Do. N ew 25 Rio de Janeiro City Im ,line. all 18 0 19 20 Do. Gas, lim . 100 Royal Mail Steam st Scottish Aust. Invest. lint. lint. 100 85 9C) st Do. 6p. c. G uar; Yref. 100 ••• ••• 20 Societe Fin. d'E gypte, lim. 10 7 6d . 20 Societe Gen.de P Empire Ot. 8 23 3 3 50 S. African Mort, & Inv., lim. 6 ••• 25 South Australian Land 20 Thames and Mersey Marino (Insurance), line 2 23 3 20 Trinidad Petroleum, lim Bl ••• ••• 10 Trust & Agency of Aus ~lint 1 3 1p 10 Do do. do. all ... ... 20 Trust &Loan Co., U. Canada 5 1 IP 50 Union Marine L'pool, lina 5 41 5 p 20 Union Steam Ship, lim 15 United 0/6er/tint COrp., liM 6 it Ii 20 Universal Marineau.), lire .5 13 2 p 10 Upper Assam Tea, lint all 31 2 30 Van Dienaar's Land 283 6 7 00 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. (gortgage) Loan—. all 611 82 50 Warrant Finance, 1im...., l2 12 10d 50 West India In l d i t m 'a and Pacific 20 4 2 20 West London Wharves and Warehouses lO 1160 .00 :3JLUDII/1.1, UOYIiatiNhINNT SECUILITI.L6 British Columbia , 6 per 0cnt.,1672.... ...... 100 Do. 1895 — - CaI:LAIC/v.6 p.c.Jan.'& July DO 1677-84 Do. 6p. 0 ' 2e b. & Aug lOO 102 104 Do. sp. 0. Mar. & Sept lOO 102 104 Do. sp, 0. Jan. & July lOO 93 94 92( Do. sp. c. Insoribed 00 92 Cape G. Hope , 6 p. 0.1873 lOO 102 104 Do.Apl.&Oot 1890-1900 lOO 111 113 1)o. do 1880.90 lOO 107 109 Do, Jan.&July, 16191 Do. 6 per cent. 16 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 100 102 Ceylon, Nov OM 6 P.c.- 100 108 110 Do. 1872, do lOO 105 107 Mauritius, 6P. 0, 1873, - Jan. and July Do. 1878 .. • •• DO 106 LOS Do. 1882, May and Nat .. 00 106 108 Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug ~ .. 10 106 108 Ahlbourno CJrporatn „„ 160743, 0 per ccnt . .... 1(0 100 100 N .8.G . 0 „6 p,o.„Ta,.&July .. lOU 103 114 Natal 6 p et, Apl & Oct ~ 0') _ . Do 6pc. wy & Ploy 1 0 ye 108 N. n. W. 5 ri.e. 71 to '7l lOO 09 1( 1 ---De. 6 p.o. 148 to WT , 1;3 vt 1 99i i n 9 Do. 5 p.c. rd.'67 to ; 5 N.Zealand, 6p. ct. 1891 ire _ Do. 5 per cent.. • - Do.lan, A prl,July, Out— 100 93 94 95 f Do 6p c. Mar & bept '9l lOO 108 110 Do J mac & Dco., 1,91 SDo Provo 1 Auct id. 1 1(0 t ttriei 1 &2, 18116— Nova Sootia 6p. o.Jan.„ and Jnly, 1875 Do 1886. • • Queensind. 6p. 0. 'B2-5 lOO 1061 1.070 Do 1891 ......... Tasmanian 6 per c. 1896 .. 1061 1074 Do 1893-'97 . ..... Victoria 6y er cent. 1891 ll.O 113 114 ... Do. stprilandOct_ 109 109 1101 110 f SHARE LIST. ORDINARY SRAiilllB AND STOCKS. Paid. Closing Business Fries. dens. at Bristol and Exeter ...... 100 77 79 st Caledonian ............ 100 78. 79 72 8/ et Cambrian. 20 Cornwall all 2-1 31 st Dublin & Belfast June lOO 77 79 st Dun„rerth,&Ab.June lOO 70 72 2) East London all 6 7 10 Do 15 - - 2J Do 10 - - et Glasgow .t S. Western lOO 97 tni at Great Eastern .. lOO 371 38} 38 7/ st Do. E. Angl. No. 2 lOO ... ... et Great North of Scotland lOO 15 6 st Great Northern lOO 107 108 107 st Do. A 5t00k...... lOO IV.) 10 1 109 1 at Do. B stock lOO .• ... at GtS, and W. of Ireland lOO iis :7 st Cit. Western -Original lOO 4n i9f 491 et Do. South Wales lOO 51 56 et Do. W. Mid.-Uxiord lOO 25 27 st Do. Newport lOO ':8 i 0 et Lancashire at I orkshlrt lOO 123 12i st Lou., Brigh.di S.ooast lOO 47! 46 48 OJ Do Scrip . •ill - - st I on., Chat., and Dovtt.. 100 171 171 171 117 it Do. Mctrop. Ex. A.... 100 - et Lou. .o North Itiesteru.. 100 1151 151 116 151 _t Lon. ar South IYesterii.. 100 87 rii 9t Mau., atiel., & Lincoln.. 100 57 071 574 st M c t r ipolltan . • • lOO IL3 1041 104 at DU Exteusi ,a .. 10 Do. Ziew rd .• st Motropolitan District. all 45 50 1) Metrop at. John's IA col 6 - - st 11-a:Awl st 00, dirmiu. A. Dirt by ILO 8) 85 st N,r to Liritisn st 130. 16d., rah, & Dun... 100 - - at Nor. tlastern-Berwiea.. 100 1021 ;133 25 Do. 14. N.E purohast -16.13, i - - .st Do Leeds .. 100 58 09 st Do York lOO 03 if st Do Carlisle .. . st Do Stoc ;.. & Darling LO 131 131 st North Lou ton .. lOO 11) - .:1 10 Do Aew 1818 at North Staffordshire." lOO 01 56 at North and S.-W. Junction 100 1H 100 10 Do New £lO shares 7 ... .. st Rhymuey . ttO 0 58 st Shropshire Union i 0 57 58 st South Devon', st South Eastern lOO 701 77 76f 1 st Staines, Wolr'ham,e2 Wok all 12 13 st ' sad V ale lvo 148 1. 3 -- Do. O .. - Waterford & Kiikeiw - - 10 Waterloo & Whiteha.l 0 - - Share Railways. RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. -at Bristol and Exeter 4 p.ceut. 100 86 85 st Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO ... ••• st Do. Scot. N.E., 41 per cent lOO ... st Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c.,„ 100 ... ••• st Do. do. 7 per cent. 100 ..• ••• st Do. do. Ordinary lOO 81 83 st Do. Midland st Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 ... ••• 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent pia._ all ... ••• sti Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO 103 107 st Do. Ist Class preference lOO ••• ••• st tiles. & S.W. gua. 5 per ct lOO ••• ••• st tit. Eastern, E.C. Lx. No.l 100 91 90 st Do do N 0.2 100 95 93 st Do do 6 per cent 100 10.3 112 st Do East Anglian Asp. c. 100 ••• ••• st 110 do B 6 do. 100 ... ••• st Do do C 7 do. 100 ••• fit Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 ••• at Do E. Union 4 p.c. gua. 100 70 75 at Do Norfolk 5 p.e.Ex.1816 100 ••• ••• st Do do 5 p.c.Way.Va1.1547 100 ••• st Great Northern, 5 per cent 10 ••• at Do 5 p.c., rd at lu p. c. pm. 100 ••• st Do 42 do do do 100 ... st Do 5 do at sp. c. pm. 100 ... st Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO ... at; Gt. Nrth of Scotland, let pf 100 ... st; Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 96 97 st] G t.West.—Orig.&Jut.-ltent chg., per gua. 5 p.c lOO 101 103 st Do. Orig. (B. &IL Ex). 5.p.c lOO 95 100 st Do do 41 per cent. 1850 lOO 87 Si) st Do do 4 do do st Do do 5 per cent. redern lOO 55 97 st Do do Birmingham gua lOO 60 70 st Do do do pref lOO ... ...• st Do do Chester gua lOO 80 85 at Do do do s per cent lOO ... st Do do do 5 do 100 93 100 st Do South Wales, gua,. 4 p.c. 100 st Do do 42 p.c lOO st Do do 4 1 1859 lOO st Do do 5 st Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g. 10) 111 113 st Do do 2d gua. 100 107 111 at Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c. 100 89 91 st Do do 2,1 do 100 97 IUJ st Do gua. 51 per cent. 1863 100 ... 1)0 Lancaster & Carlisle 11 p.c. all• st Laucash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 3 135 st Do Barnsley, £0 Is 105 p.c. 10J ... st Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 1.15 st Do 41 (Blackburn punch). 100 98 100 st London & Brighton, 3p. c, guarantead, No 1 lOO ... st Du 5 per cent. gua. No. 2 lOO ... at Do 6 do do lOO ... st Do 5 do No. 4 lOO at Do 7 per cent loo •.. st Do 6 do (W.E. & C.P.) 100 •.. st Do 4 do 1859 lOO ..• ..• st London, Chatham, &DOver 5 per cent lOO ... at London and N.W., C. and St . Do N ß u o n d e f a o to ra u a s c p a e L rc b e r n id t g . e l l O O OO 1! 11 .. 0 . st 110 Shrewsb'y & Welchp'l lOO ... at London and 6 W. 7 p,c late 3d •ilutres, is 6.1. Du (Portsur. perp ans. 2s6d) all st Mau., Sher., & Liuclu. 6 p.c lOO 111 117 6 Do xe all par i pin st Do 31 per cent lOO 6) 63 10 Do redeem.. 6 percent. 5 ..„ „, st Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 130 135 lit Do Bristol 6 - Birni., 6p. c lOO 1 2 131 st Du 11 per cent. redeem lOO 18 100 St Du -1 per cent. irredeeni lOO 93 1)4 at Do Leicester &11.'ehn,4 p.c. 100 80 91 • t; North 12.ritish, .7. p.c. No.l lOO St Do L.& U. 4p.c.S. & D too St Do N. 8., t00..', 5 per cen.t.. 100 „, at Do Border Lruiuu, Sa p.c lOO ,„ st N.-Eastern—Gous. 4 p.c lOO 57 89 st Do 11 per cent. redeem lOO 9.5 . 97 st Du U- N.E. 4 per cent., lOO „, 17 Do Ber xick capital 8.13.4. 6: S. purchase. 10 10 10;) Do Stekta &Dding. A 5 p.c. 100 106 108 at Do W, Llartlepool 11. and It. EIJ 81 So 20 North StafluAlshire los Devon Annuities, 1 5... all t) lu lOs Do Tavistock Auto., 10s,„ a ll 81 94 lee Du Fixed 4- ) ` per cent all 8 si 1'0.6. S. Last. (dead. Arms., 1.0.6) all 22 23 ;.st Do 4) percen t lOO ••• ••• at D o Fi xe d .11 per cent lOO • at Taff Vale No. l lOO 141 133 st -Waterford S.; liilkeuny, 6pc 100 41 43 RAILWAYS. —PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. -------7-7 at Caledonian 41 p c gua. st Do Scot. Oen. min. 7 p c lOO at Do 41 p irredeem •....... all ... ••• st Do 4p e co n. issucdat 80 6.5 ~ st Great Eastern 41 per cent. 100 7 . 8 ; 1 '; st Do 5 do, 1862 lOO 88 88 at Do New 5 do, 1863 lOO 85 88 at Do do 5 do, 1861 lOO 82 88 st Great Northern, 5p c irred. 100 „. ••• st Do Perma nent 5 p er cent. 100 .., st Do Boston & Sleald, 41 p c 100 , st Great West. , W. Ilidl., 5p c 100 ,:: . st Do Joint vrpe. 5p c, 1865 100 88 22 at Do do 6p c irred., 1866 100 103 108 20 Do Vale N eath peril. 5p c all 12 20 st Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B lOO ••• ••• 1.5 Laue. and York. New 41 per cent till July, 1871 2 i 1p at Loud., Brig ,&e., 4a pc, 1858 100 „, .. st Do Do do 4 do, 1860 100 ••• ..: st do 41 do, 1861 100 ... ." st Do du 41 do, 1863 100 ... '•• Do „do 5 do, 18 65 1 00 ..„ st No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 , at Do —. at Do Nu. 7 sdu st Loud , Chat., &c., 23, p.e •.• iou ... st Do Metro li 6 p.c Do dup. Ex., C 6 p.e =fit London &N. Western, 5p c 100 106 11.4 st London& S. Western, 41 pc 100 i`2 91 10 Mau. polity 5 pc, 1865 all 8 81 st Metro 5 per cent lOO lqu 102 st Midland, A 5 per cent pref IOU 106 108 st Do B 5 do 100 106 103 108 18 Do 5p c opt. to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1860 all 201: 20t 18 Do Inconv. New Snares all 18' 193 22 Do 5p o con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1872 Bl 11 21p st North British, E. and G,•, No. 1, 5 per cent "' at Do £l O guaranteed, 1861 100 "' Do E., P., & Du u., 2d, 4 p c 100 st Do .& Ci- , No. 2, 5 P.c E st Do N. 8.. 5 pe r cent, 1862 100 '" et Do E. & G. , N 0.3, 5 P.c .. st Do E.& G., (O rdir y ) 41 p c 100 .'" st North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 (.5 ~.i st Do Stock. & Danl., D st North Loudon, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) at North Staffordshire 5p c lOO st South Eastern, 41 pc, 1850 100 : St Do 5 ,do 1861 100 ••• -- at Do sdo (Ch. Cro ss ) 1863 100 ." at Do 5 do, 18 64 st Victoria St. & Pimlico, 41 pc 100 ••• ••• L UENTALS RAILWAYS; LNES LEASED AT FIXED at Birkenhead 100 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer... all 99 101 100 117 11.1 st Do. 51 per cent. a s t t C B h uc e kin ster ,g a li n am a H sh o ir ly e .... hoad .• 56 1001 1!..0 . 1..1 . 2 . 11011 : a t tt c onl Colchester est Clydesdale,esr st East Lincoln, (ma. 6p. c lOO 131 134 20 Gloster and Dean Forest all ... ... s Gt. Dien., Newm., &c., 5 p.c 100 ... ... S g t u iz i 'V t a e l e l Valley ::. 100 ... ... 13 Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 ... ... at Do.do.Woodbrg.Lx., do. 100 .. .. st Gt. West, W. Mid., Herd 100 06 98 50 Hull and Selby all 110 112 st'S Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 210 2 5 st London and Blackwall lOO 93 05 at Do. 41 per cent lOO ... ... st London ' Chat., &c., 44 p c lOO ... ... at Do. Corn. Fund, 5 do 100 ... ... st London and Greenwich at Do. do Preference lOO ... ... st London, Tilbury, & South 100 83 t 5 at Lowestoft, gua 4 per cent lOO 80 82 at Do. do. 6 do. 51 Manch., Buxton, &Matlk all 5 51 st Midland, Bradford, Pref lOO 02 91 10 Slid Kent Cray Line) 50 Northeru&Eust., 5 per cent all 53 56 bU Do. do. 6 do. all ... ... st N. Eastern--Hartlep00l ... .., st N.West. A porp. pref, 5p c. 100 107 109 Ast Dol 11 ininininni 1-4- p.c.... 100 ... ... st Notting. & Granth. R. ;. C lOO 90 92 25 Preston and 1V yre. ... Royston, Hitch., and Shep lOO 132 134 at Shrewsbury and Hereford 100 131 138 10 Du do 8 2 24p et S. Yorksh. and River Dun 100 90 e st De 4 per cent gua lO, 73 30 et Do 5 do st Viet. Station and Pimlico lOO 175 180 et West Coalwall 20 West Loudon, Class A all 13 14 20 Do du B all ... ... '2O Du do C all 61 7 et Weymouth and Portland lOO ••• ••• st Wilts and Somerset DOCKS. st East and West India lOO 122 125 st London and St. Katherine lOO 95 47 100 D °Deb. stock, 4 per cent all ... Millwall Freehold Land st Dock lOO 23 21 st Southampton lOO 74 70 81 fiurrey Qvialmerchil HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, April 15. "2 The Queen, attended by Lady Churchill, drove out yesterday afternoon. Her Majesty walked in the grounds this morning, accompanied by Princess Louise and Princess Beatrice. LATEST INTELL [GENCE (REU"'ER'S TELEGRAMS.) GREECE. ATHENS, April 13. M. llhangabe, the newly a,ppoioted Greek Mini ster at the Porte, arrived to-day from Paris. INDIA. Bomn.kv, April 14, Evening. The Bombay papers emphatically affirm that the Duke of Argyll has ordered the agency of the Bank of Bengal to be removed from this Presidency. SPAIN. MADRID, April 15 (Evening.) - In to-day's sitting of the Cortes, Senor Balaguer asked the Government whether it were true that France had taken the Carlist movement under her protection. General Prim replied in the negative, adding that the movement would certainly be suppressed. The debate on the Constitution was then re sumed. An amendment of Senor Orense to the preliminary article of the Constitution, prejudging the question of the form of Government, was re jected. The first Article was agreed to after re placing the word " monarchy " by the word " nation." The Directive Committee of the ma jority has resolved to postpone the decision on the question of the form of Government until a more opportune time. ITALY. FLORENCE, April 15. The Private Committee of the Chamber of Deputies approved to-day the Franco-Italian Postal Convention, and appointed a sub-committee to re port upon the Government Bill for the conclusion of a new convention with the Cavour Canal Com pany. AMERICA. QUEENSTOWN, April 16. The Cunard Royal Mail steamer Scotia, from New York, arrived here at 5.30 a.m. to-day, with 137 cabin passengers. She landed 79 sacks of mails and 1t passengers, and proceeded immediately for Liverpool. All well. FRANCE. - BOURSE, April 15.—Three o'clock—The market closed as follows :-- 41 per Cent. End of month -- 3 per Cent End of month 7O 821 Credit Mobilier 267 50 End of month 268 75 Credit Foncier —1535 End of month — - RAILWA Bank Shares 2850 Ital'an Fives 56 20 End of month — Alexican Loan Pb. Bonds Spanish Threes Home Debt — Deferred — Cash. Orleans ............................. 1i23 1; Northern ............................. Lyons and Mediterranea n Southern..... Western Eastern Sardinian Austrian Lombard North of Spain Saragossa Roman ' 52-* : 673* 482 i ME FREI\ CH ATL: X7lO CABLE. SHEERNESS, April 15. The manufacture of the French Atlantic cable is rapidly approaching its completion. Up to yester day the total length manufactured was 3,033 nauti cal miles—namyly, 2,314 miles of the section in tended to be laid between Brest and St. Pierre, and 716 miles of the section between St. Pierre and the United States. Only 474 miles of the former sec tion and 57 of the latter remain to be completed. The whole length of the core for both sections has been finished to-day at the Gutta Percha Works. The Great Eastern has taken on board 1,750 miles of the first section, and the steamer Seanderia 450 miles of the second section. .ST ATE OF IRADE. MANCHESTER, Thursday, April 15.—N0 increase of demand has occurred to-day, and buyers have made but few inquiries. Prices, however, continue pretty steady on the whole, although the advance asked in the beginning of the week is seldom pro curable, and in order to do business sellers have bden obliged to modify their extreme quotations. The sale made auring the week so far appear to be about equal to the production. BIRMINGHAM, Thursday.—The business through out the week has been of little moment in any de partment of the iron trade of this district. Finished iron is difficult to sell in other than very small lots ; and the recent suspensions in the cotton and wool len districts aro exercising an unfavourable influ ence. Iron required to make repairs is in fair request, but there is very little new work calling for supplies. BRADFORD, Thursday.—There is a more cheerful feeling pervading the market this morning. The brighter weather and the absence of rumours of failures tend to reassure and to create general con fidence. The business doing, however, has nat im proved in any appreciable entent. In some instances there is perhaps rather more disposition to buy, and some slight transactions have been the result. All good lustre wools still command full rates, and half. bred and south-down wools have suf fered no abatement in price. Stocks are small, and there is an impression that the next clip will generally be lighter and inferior in quality as compared with the last; and this tends to give firmness to quotations. Ths worsted yarn trade still continues in n. languid condition. The result of the Leipsic fair, so far, does not afford any promise of an impetus being given to the de mand for worsted yarns. Export merchants buy very sparingly, and all classes of spinners find it difficult to obtain orders. Stocks are accumula ting, and almost anything required may be had from stock. If anything, there is rather more in quiry for lustre yarns on home account, and more disposition to do business. Prices are generally very firm ; instances of concession are rare, and when that is the case, it is extremely slight. In pieces the fine weather has tended in some measure to accelerate business in the home warehouse. Stocks of light fabrics are be ing slightly reduced, and merchants are more disposed to place orders for autumn, though operations are far from being general. Rather more business has also been done for France and Germany. The trades for America and the East continue almost as languid as ever. Prices are nominally without change, though a slight conces sion may be obtained in some instances. LEICESTER, Thursday.—The wool market is still very quiet. Buyers having some time since laid in moderate stocks are, iu the absence of any feature likely to change to change the aspect of the mar ket, quietly waiting before they commit themselves to further engagements. Yesterday Major-Gen. Lysons, C. 8., inspected the 2d battalion 6th Regiment on the regimental parade, at Aldershot. The battalion, which was under the command of Colonel Elkington, dis played great steadiness under arms, and acquitted himself to the entire satisfaction of the Major- General. L.IIV IN7 ELLIGENCE.--(2his Day.) COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. EX PARTE TYRRELL.-IN RE AN ATTORNEY. Mr. Jenkins applied on behalf of Mr. Tyrrell, for a rule nisi calling upon an attorney to show cause why he should not repay certain moneys which had been advanced, part as security for costs and part for costs in the cause. The application arose out of the cause of Bryant v. Foote, which had been so frequently before the courts, and in volved the right of the Rev. John Foote, rector of Horton, in Buckinghamshire, to claim a certain fee on tho marriage of a parishioner.—Rule granted. COURT OP COMMON PLEAS. EDMUNDS V. GREENWOOD.-THE EDMUNDS SCANDAL. This was an action brought by Mr. Edmunds, the late Clerk of the Patents, to recover damages fur libel ; and the •statements complained of occurred in reports made by Messrs. Hiudmarch acd Greenwood to the Co , undssioners of Patents.-31r. Digby Seymour, Q.C., on the part of the plaintiff, now moved for a rule calling upon the defendant to show cause why the. case should not be restored to the peplr, and an early day fixed fur the trial ; and why the defendant should not pay the costs of the day which had been rendered useless by the record being withdrawn.—Rule granted ol certain terms POLICE INTELLIGENCE.- 7 his Day. a- T HAM ES. THE WIDOW AND TILE PORK. —Margaret Butterworth, a large red-faced grog-blossomed widow, aged 50, of Beau ford-road, Stratford, was charged with stealing one pound of pork chops, the property of Mr. Thomas Humphreys, cheesemonger, 127, S.l.non-lano, And a hand of pork, the property of another tradesman. Mr. Humphreys saw the prisoner COM" into his shop while he was very busy, and she looked at a hock of bacon and then handled some pork chops on a board. She took up the whole lot, put them under her shawl,land walked out of the shop. Mr. Humphreys followed her, and intimated to her that she had taken some pork chops and concealed thorn under her dress. "Oh dear, no," said the widow. "Oh dear, yes," replied Mr. Humphreys, who relieved her of the chops, and at the same time took from her a large hand of pork, which she bad stolen from the shbp of a neighbouring butcher, whO received it and took it home. The widow said she was a poor lone womn, and could not make out what induced her to remove the pork chops; she was very sorry, indeed, very sorry ; it was quite a mistake. The Magistrate—You are very fond of pork, Margaret Butterworth. You steal a large hand of pork from one shop and pork chops from another—two mistakes in a few minutes—and you had more than is. about you. This is not a case of distress. A police-constable—Three shillings and a penny was al • the money she bad. . The Magistrate —On the police-skeet it is written, money found on the prisoner Gs. 6d. in silver and 91d. in copper. This is another mistake to which you will call the inspector's attention. As for you, Margaret Butter worth, for the mistakes you have committed, you must undergo the discipline of the House of Correction at West minster for two months, there to be kept to hard labour. WESTMINSTER. "BILKING" CABMEN.—A DOCTOR IN iris " dups."— Charles Turner, a fashionably-dressed man, described as "a physician," was charged with being drunk and in capable. Police-constable 27 B. R., said ha found defendant drunk and incapable last night in the Marlborough-road, Chelsea. He learnt that he had been riding about all day in cabs, without payment, and had been giving a number of false addresses. Frederick Baldwin, a cabman, said that defendant hired him in Baker street last evening, was driven to Hatchett's hotel, and then to Tattersall's where defendant wanted witness to pay for some gin for him. He then discovered that defendant had been drinking, and recommended him to go home. He then ordered the cab man to Pelham-street, after he had been to his pretended address in Wallace-square, where they would not own him. He also took his seat in a doctor's shop from which he was expelled. Mr. Solfe—Did he pay you? Cabman —No ; I was the sixth man that ho "did" yes- terday. Mr. Selfe—What is his fare? Cabman—Four shillings. Mr. Selfe—What do you say t 2 that ? Defendant—lt's quite correct. Mr. Selfe —Are you going to pay him. Defendant—Oh, yes. Ms.Solke--Well, come, there's no time like the pre sone. Defendant—l have no money. Mr. Selfe—l shall remand you till Monday on the ori ginal charge. You can hive A second cabman shortly afterwards came to the court, and complained of defendant. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. STEALING A DIAMOND TING. Amelia Bailey was charged before lar.K.uti - with - St - eiding a diamond ring, .the prope: ty of Miss Arabella Goddard (Mrs. J. W. David son), aro well-known pianist, of No. 213, Upper Wimpolo- street. Pollee-constable .James Smith, 150 S, said ho wai called to a pawnbroker's shop, No. 3 ), London-street, where lie was told that the prisoner had offered the ring ror sale, and the prisoner then said that she had found it. Alcxander Donaldson, managar to Mr. Harding, of Lon don-street, said the prisoner offer the ring in pledge, and on asking her if it belonged to her she said that it Wil3 presented to her three years ago by her husband before she was married, and that her name was Ann Goddard, of 15, Howland-street, not believing her story, he sent foi a constable. _ _ Tho prosecutrix said the prisoner had been in her ser vice. The ring was her property, and of the value of £l2, and she missed it on the 4th of March. The prisoner was remanded, and on being brought up to-day Smith said that since the last occasion he had searched the prisoner's box, and found some linen and other articles belonging to the prosecutris. The prosecutrix said the value of all the property was about .£l4, and that groat confidence was placed in the prisoner. The prisoner asked that leniency might be shown her, and that if the magistrate was going ,to punish her at all to do so at once. Mr. Knox said the prisoner had not committed a single theft, but several, and that groat trust had been placed in her. Her conduct had been base and treacherous, and she would be committed for six months with hard labour. ,SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. (BY TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Wind, W.; fine. Arrived, April 15. Dagmar, steamer, from Copm bagen ; Sea Wave, from rom Barbacloes ; Old Eng - Demerara. Arrived, April 16.—Nebula, f land, from Madras; Leal, steamer, from Antwerp ; Oboe, steamer, from Calais ; Victor, steamer, from Rouen ; Flecha, steamer, from Ghent ; Cervantes, steamer, from Malaga. Sailed.—Seine, steamer, for Boulogne ; Bilboa, steamer, for Santander; Actaga, for Montevideo. DEAL, Friday Morning. Wind, W.S.W., strong. passed—Mansito (of Nowcastle), for the north; Cheval de Troia (of Guernsey), for London, both from the west; Hotspur, from Madras ; Victoria, bark, from Bussorah ; Askalon, from Sydney; Oriental, from Melbourne; Ethel, from Hobart Town; Crest of the Wave, from Falmouth— all for London; Lady Aberdour, of Sunderland, from the west for the north. PRICE OF GOLD. The quotation of gold at Paris is about at par, and the short exchange on London is 25f. 170. per £1 sterling. Oncomparing these rates with the English Mut price of £3 cis. 104 d. per ounce for 'standard gold, it appws that gold at the above price is of abut the same value in Lon don and Paris. DEEP SEA HERRING FISHING BUSSES.—Ditch fishermen have been long known to excel all other fisher men for capturing, gutting, bleeding, and curing herring on board of their vessels, called busses, at sea. The further north that herrings are caught when on their passage from the Arctic regions to our shores to deposit their spawn, the fatter, firmer, and richer the fish are in quality. The Dutch fishermen, being aware of that fact, fit out large decked busses and equip them with fishermen, fishcurers, coopers, barrel staves, and salt for curing fish. They proceed to Shetland in the month of June, and there they meet with the large shoals of herring that arrive every autumn at our shores from the North Seas. The first im portations into the continental markets of these herrings, caught and cured on board of Dutch busses at sea, fetch not unfroquently .£2 per barrel. The Dutch eat this de scription of cured herrings raw as a luxury. Mr. H. ! Dempster, of deep-sea fishing notoriety, has been ern-, ployed latterly interesting the Government with the true importance of the deep-sea herring-fishing question, with the view that they will take the matter up and recommend to the country the building and equipiog depp-sea herring fishing busses, to prosecute that fishing upon principles similar to the Dutch. WILD OATS.—This horse, whose name has been so pro minently lx-fore the public in connection with the great three-yr-old events, was yesterday driven to the extreme outside division. In the course of the day the following notice was posted at Newmarket :—" This horse's leg having filled, it is, in the opinion of his trainer, almost impossible to bring him to the post for the Two Thousand Guineas. The Duke of 'Hamilton being abroad, and not having given me any authority, I can take no further steps until I receive Lis instructione.—(Signed) "NEW CASTLE." SPORTING IN 'ELL IGENCE—This Day ~~. NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH) QUEEN'S PLATE. Miss Gratwicke Midwife 2 Four rau. HANDICAP PLATE. Coup d'Eolat Martyr • • 2 :atilda T wely© ran. PLATE OF 50 SOUS. Mont Blanc Gladness Eight ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 100 SON'S. Princo Imperial Ta smau POll.l STAKES, Sp culum. W.O. LATEST BET TING ON THE COURSE. TWO THOUSAND. 100 to 30 agst Pretender (taken) to 2 agst Duke of Boau!'ort (taken) 109 to 15 egat Drummer (taken) Bto 1 agst Belladruin (taken) CHESTER CUP. 6 to. 1 agst lEgean (taken) 8 to 1 agst Romping Girl (taken) DERBY. 11 to 1 agst Pretender (taken) SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET RACES -YESTERDAY. CLARET STAKES. Typliceus Le Sarazzin TENTH. NEWMARKET BIENNIAL. Blne Gawn Blueskin 2 Phcebus Four ran. HANDICAP PLATE. Cornet Saggitarius 2 Topsy • • 8 Fifteen ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 100 SOVS. Rowsham 194, SUBSCRIPTION PLATE• Spider Clinker b Pladda Six ran. ASKE PRODUCE STAKES. Bertha , • • I Martyr 2 , SWEEPSTAKES OF 100 SOVS. . Ito wsham w.o. ___ HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES. Vladimir... ' Brambridge .. ......... Saggitarius 3 Four ran. ABINGDON STAKES• Stephanotis & ••• 1 2 Blooming leather SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOVS. Lincoln 1 Thunderclap 2 Five ran. LATEST BETTING. TWO. THOUSAND GUINEAS. 100 to 30 agst Duke of Beaufort (off—take 4 to 1) 4to 1 agst Pretender (taken) 25 to 1 agst Wild Oats (offered) 5 to 1 agst Belladrum (with a start, taken) CHESTER CUP. 100 to 15 agst lEgoan (taken) Bto 1 Romping Girl (taken) Bto 1 agst Paul Jones (offered) 10 to 1 agst Fairwind (offered) 100 to 6 agst Palmer (taken) 20 to 1 agst Birdseeker (taken) 40 to 1 agst Robespierre (taken) DERBY. 100 to 7 agst Duke of Beaufort (taken) 15 to 1 agst Pretender (taken) 2000 to 120 agst Ethus (taken) 1000 to 50 agst Drummer (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Esea.n (taken) HORSES STRUCK OUT OF THEIR ENGAGE• MEN TS. April 8, after 6 p.m, Alabama, out of Eleventh Salo Sttik , s, Newmarket, and all engagements in Mr. 'Leone's name; after 6 p.m., Typhoon, Dunoon, and Bassoon, out of second year of the Tenth Biennial, Newmarket. 9th, at 5.30 p.m., Lute, out of linightou engagements. at 9 11.113., Wynnstay, out of Anglesey Plate, Lichfield; at 9 a.m., Beautiful Bird, out of the Sale Stakes, Newmarket; after 2 n.m., Belfast, out of Newmarket Handicap; after 2 p.m., all Mr. Heeue's horses, out Lichfield engage ments; after 5 p.m., Clifton, out of Grand Prize, Paris ; after' p.m., Royal 11►ko, out Bretby Plate, Newmarket. 11 tit, at 5.3 u p.m., e by Biedhill. out of Lurley, 3 yrs, and c by Macaroni, out of Glengowrie, 2 yrs, out of all en gagements, 1969 ; at 7.1.9 p.m., Marquis of Carabas, out of Newmarket Handicap. 12, at 9 a.m., Lute and Narino out of Cardiff engagements ; at 9 . n.m., Duchess of Athol, out of Sweepstakes of 100 soya each h ft, D.M., on Tuesday at Newmarket Craven Meeting; at 9 a.m., Nutbreaker, out of Sale Stakes, Newmarket; at 9 a.m., The Nun, out of all engagements at Hambledon Hunt for. which weights have been published to April 10, and out of Lichfield engagements ; at 9 a.m., Knave of Trumps, out of all engagements at Hambledon Hunt for which the weights have appeared to April 10th, and out of Lichfield engagements; at 9 a.m., Stradbroke, and Rivets, out of Lichfield engagements ; at noon, Tim Bobbin, out of Newmarket engagements; at 0.54 p.m., Chaddington, out of Hurdle Race, Lichfield; at 0.54 p.m., The Guide; out of Hambledon Hunt and Isle of Wight engagements; at 3.7 p.m., all Bromsgrove'd horses, out of Grand Prize, Paris; at 5.40 p.m., Rosedew out of all engagements in Mr. Fulko's name ; at 5.20 p.m., Arbaces, out of Newmarket Handicap. 1311, at 9 a.m., by . Leopld, out of Lichfield Handicap, and South Hamp shire Grand National, at Hambledon Hunt; at 9 &in n Fairminster, out of Column Stakes, Newmarket ; at 11.35 a.m., Pearl Diver and Fortunatus, out of Croydon and Hambledon Hunt engagements ; at 0.10 p.m., Little Treasure, out of Newmarket Handicap ; at 4.56 p.m., Punishment, out of the Newmarket Handi cap ; at 5.50 p.m., Ladoga, out of the Newmarket Handi cap; at 6.35p.m., Flying Scud, out of Newmarket Handicap; at 6.50 p.m., Provost out of Newmarket Handicap; after 8 p.m., Mincemeat (dead), out of all engagements ; atB.lo p.m., Pero Gomez, out of the Newmarket Handicap; at 10.53 p.m., Summertime, out of Croydon engagements. April 14, at 10 a.m., Nyanza, out of the Ne ;market Handicap ; at 9 a.m., Duchess of Athol, out of 100 Soy. Stakes, D.M., on Thursday at Newmarket Craven Meeting. RACING FIXTURES. APRIL. Lewes ...20 I Newmarket Ist Spring 26 Zre. Croydon... 22, 23 , MAY. Chester 4,5, 6, 7 St. Albans 17 18 Eglinton Hunt 6, 7 I West Drayton l7, 18 Wi nc h e ster ll, 12 Bath 18, 21 19 Y or k 11, 12 Ilanchester l9, 20, Baldoyle 2nd Spring 11 12 Croydo n 19, 21 Salisbury '3 11 1 Harpenden 2l Doncaster 13, 11 1 Epsom Summer .....25, &o. J ItNE. Croydon 2,3, 4 Newcastle 22, 23, 24 Newton 2 , 3, 4 I O ldham 22 Ascot .............. 8, 9 , 10, 11 tiibur y Club 23 Liverpool Summer ...15, 16 Stockbridge 24, 25, 26 Wi n d sor 15, 16 I Chelmsford Hampton l7, 18 Sutton Park ...........` 29 , 30 Curragh 22, 23, 21 I .11. , LAY Worcester l, 2 Southampton 13,13 Newmarket July 6, 14c. Reading,.. ...15, 16 Carlisle Pontefract 9, 10 1 Stamford ... 22 23 H en don . „ 12, 13 I Goodwood ...... 27,28,29, 80 N o ttingham ~ 13, 14 1 AUG Brighton 3, 4 Brighton Club 5 Lewes 6, 7 Epant lO, 11 olverhatrpton —.JO, 11 Windsor 12, 13 St. Albans 17,18 Stockton lB, 19, 20 SEPT] Warwick... 7, 8 Curragh (Royal) ...... 7,8, 9 Abingdon .................. 9, 10 Doncaster 14, 15, 16, 17 Richmond ................ 2, 22 Lichfield ............... 21,22 OCT( Bedford ..................... 5, 6 Edinburgh ............. 6,7 . , a I Leicester .................. 8 Bromley.... ................. 7 8 Newmarket 2d 0ct...11, Ste. Chelmsford ............19 20 I Kelso ..................... 19 20 I :NOVE !farrow .... .. ............. . 3 Worcester ............ 3, 4 St. A1ban5 ............ 6 BUST. Oxford York 24, 25, 26 Plymouth 26, 27 1 S c arborough 30 , 31 1 Derby Summer —3l, Sep. 1 Weymouth 81, Sap. 1 1 Canterbury 31, B ep. 1. 31BER. Hampton 221, 2 Western 28 Hendon 23,24 23, 24 Monmouth Newmarket Ist 0ct....28, & a . Lanark... 29, 30 OBER. Cheltenham 1° 20 Ca e r s rag Wt Drayton Hereford • 21, 22 Monmouth 23, 2 Newmark ‘t 11'ton STEEYLEC MBE[. Ed;liuton Hunt 6, 7 Liverpool Shrewsbury ... • l5, 113 SE FIXTURES. JUL. Croydon 22, 23 M A I Y Co. Louth & Ardcon 27, 28 Limerick Hunt 4 I Bt. Albans Benton Hunt 7I w Drayton 1 JULY. Z in g O bl U 7olissimmismutimUtlillsillillftsllilititilittviiiitt 9 • - 16pil Valk rican over fino epth. sug May n• in best avg