The Sun. — London, England, 1869-04-12 00:00:00

DI - ONE - 1 --- MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK. Business to-day has been on an improved scale ; Consols have risen, a slight advance has shown it self in the Foreign Alarket, and Railway shares have, in some instances, increased in value. Al together there is decidedly a better tone prevalent to-day, and it is hoped that a general and settled improvement is at last commenced. Ccwols are 931 4 for money; ditto, for Ac count, 931 ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 92 4 ; New Tkree per Cents, 92k 14 ; Annuities, April, 1885, 111 ; Exche 'tier Bills £l,OOO, 3 6 2 prem. ; ditto £lOO, £ 9 OO, and otZ , "00, 3 6 2 'rem.; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., 239. India Stock, 10k per Cent., April, 1874, —; ditto 5 pe r C en t. , July, 1880, 113/ ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, —; ditto Bonds £l,OOO 15 ; ditto under £l,OOO, 6 7 prem. 1 11 the Foreign Market the only particular feature is an advance of 1 per cent. in Italian 6 Per Cent. Scrip, the price b.2ing 84 to 85. Turkish ( 1 865) are / better, at 651 to 651 while Danubian is flat at 76 t o 77, b e i ng a d ec li ne o f 4. Chili au Six per Cents. (1867) is quiet at 95 96 ; Egyptian (1864), 86 87 ; do. Nine per Cents., 96+ to 96/ ; ditto Viceroy Loan, 811 to 811 ; Peruvian of 1865, 784 to 794 ; Portuguese, 350 to 36 ; Russian Five Cents, of 1862, 86 to 87 ; ditto Ord Vitesbk, 814 to 82; ditto Nicolai Railway, Four per Cents., 651 to 651; ditto Moscow Railway, 784 to 79 ; ditto Charkof Azof, 764 to 77 ; and Spanish New Three per Cents., 301 to 30+. In the Railway Market prices are quoted as follows: —London and North Western, 1151 to 1154. Great Western, 494 to 49/ ; land, 1161 to 1161; London and South Western, 87 to 89 ; Great Eastern, 374 to / ; Brighton, 47/ to 48 ; South Eastern, 754 to 76 ; Metropolitan, 107 to 108 ; Great Northern, 107 to 108 ; ditto A, 109 to 4 ; Caledonian, ;,791 to 80 ; and Lon don, Chatham, and Dover, 17 to 4. The American Securities are rather stronger. United States Five= Twenty Bonds show a recovery of 4, being dealt in at 831 to 1. Erie Railway shares are steady at 24 to 8 ; Illinois Central, 964 to 97. The only change in the Bank shares is a decline of 1 in London Joint Stock, the price being 33 to 31 ; Union of London is steady, at 36 to 37 ; Oriental, 421 to 431 ; London and Westminster, 63i to 641; London and County, 51 to 52 ; Im perial Ottoman, 2 1 .- to 21 prem. ; Alliance, 14 to 15; Agra (A), 11 to 11/. Hudson's Bay Shares are / lower, at 121 to 121; General Credit is quiet at 1/ to 1 dis. ; In ternational Finance, 11 to 11 dis. ; and Anglo- American, 22/ to 221. The sum of £BO,OOO in gold was taken to the Bank on Saturday. The Delta, from Alexandria, has brought £8,850. The Ripon left Southampton on Saturday with £140,000 for Bombay—£Bo,ooo in silver and £60,000 in gold. The half-monthly settlement in shares and foreign stocks will begin to-morrow (" continuation day") and end on Thursday. It is understood that one-third of the Guatemala Loan has been applied for in fully paid-up bonds, and from the character of the applications it is pro bable that a further considerable amount will be paid up in full on allotment. It is alleged that an interdict is lodged for hear ing on Monday in the Scotch Courts to restrain the payment of the Caledonian Railway dividend, on grounds distinct from those lately put forward by the North British directors, and recommended by leading Scotch counsel as constituting a valid claim. The applicant is Mr. John Irving, vice-chairman of the Corlisle and Silloth Bay Railway, and he is un derstood both to apply in that capacity and as a holder of North British Border Union Stock and of Port Carlisle stock, which lines, as well as the Silloth Bay, are leased to the North British. The application is made on various grounds, and is not in support of the joint purse arrangement, but is directed against both the Caledonian and North British Companies. The failure is announc.3l of Messrs J. Oldfield and Co., worsted spinners, and Messrs. Ogden and Co., woolstaplers, at Halifax. The liabilities of the former are stated at £15,000. Those of the latter are said to be larger. The creditors of Messrs. John Penningtoa and Co., spinners and manufacturers of Colne, have agreet to a composition of ss. in the pound. It is stated that lliggs, the defaulting clerk of the Central Gas Company, has embezzled £BO ,000, and that only a small portion of the amount will be recovered. Proposals have been published for an issue in London of a moiety of the shares of two large Aus tralian Gold companies called, respectively, the Winter's Freehold Gold Mining Company, and the Great North-Western Company. A telegram has been received at Lloyd's with intelligence of the loss of the Aura steamer, owned by Messrs. Malcolmson and Co., by striking on the Manacles-rock, near Land's-end, during a fog ; crew saved by their boats. She was on her passage from Plymouth for Waterford, and was registered as 696 tons burden. The owners were insured. The accounts from California continue to hold out the prospect of good grain crops. Wheat and barley, it is said, promise better than in any pre vious year. - The directors of the Dutch Rhenish Railway Company have issued a circular, wherein they state the terms on which they offer to the pro prietors of the new shares the option of paying up in full by one payment the calls still due upon 5,000 of the new shares of the company, in accord ance with the resolution of the Board of Commis saries, dated the Ist instant. BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. UOVERNMENT FUNDS. a per Cent. Consols Ditto for Account, B per Cent. Reduced 92 I- New 8 per Cent New 2± per Cont. Jan. 1894 Do. b per CenlB73 — Annuities, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 -- Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 lli (Red Ei D eh o n S ea Telei„raph), Aug., 1908 — ki or Bills, £l,OOO, 2i per Ct. Do. 3 6 2 pm Do £5OO £lOO & £2OO Bank of England Stock l'4 00 • n •• De. opening **** .. '..--:. per Cent Canada 4 per Cent. 13;;;Cie ********************* ' Inter-Colonial Uranium **** ......: * ********** -- INDIAN UOVEN.NMENT bdECVIZI:TIis India Mock, 104 per Cent . ., April 18748, 2lO Do. Opening, for: ccount ****************** - Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 ........... I Do. 4 per Cent.., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enfaced Pape,. 4 per Cent.. ... — Do. 5 par Cert., Jan. 1872 ..... ...t. — Do. 5} per Cent. May 1879 D 3 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 — Do do 1877 — Do. do. 1882.., — De). Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 -7 Do. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £ l , 000 Do. undor £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent ............ 791 I Do., Scrip £45 paid .. A.uitrian Bonde 5 per cent Do. 1859 llrsailian 5 per Cent 654 Do. li per Cent. 1852 — Do. do. 1858.... is po. do. 186 1 i'°- do., 1863 Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 B Do Account 804 4 ienos Ayres 6 p e r Cent. Cub LDo a, 6 2 p perer Cent. (Deferred 3 per Ueut ) , _ Cent. Odili an 6 per Cent Do. 4i per Cent.,,,.,,_ ... . Do. 3 per C on t. , 95 i 1 1)0. 6 p er cent. 1867 to. 7 per Cent., 1866 Clo [M au, 6 pe r Ce.nt. Danisn, 3 p.,r Ce n t., 1825 Dan.tian Principalities, 7 per Cent 763 -4, Do 8 per Cent., 1867 — Xquador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent E gyptian, 7 per C en t — Ma fiecoad issue .110. .totil. Ilulpih — Do. $ l OO Bonds Do. 1864 Lu. Account DO. kko Bonds E o o. .CIOC Bonds B7-1 f nglish Scrip, 1868 - i Do do. :445 pd — dis Government Railway Debentures Cireeir b per Cont i I§2* - -b, ez Goups.„,„, -- r George Wbig , regarded io i s not ittlo was Budge t , xs i on s 0 1 nclainte d >t syxr %ding t° :r an la' maiderk r which ne yotei hi s point aumonto ach, Sir rein olvo armY rst Lora of the `,,0 opera' ladstoae )ediend :ment al resumed ijourued duty to proposal otion of Taylor ecretad m victed [r. Tre• o make and :gr. the laW ni Wed' narried renuou, ;on, wilt day sib Burials t. For corn' hall not to 41.,at ►tioll 013 be cony went on membe t inn the illStrtle‘ Tobabll several on, jay' secona ation of Georg e he Will sting to a most It NO / carrialt ri place 3rsecled• c. it taxe s A their. :en that ould Do ; ly been is bee ° , eal an ° 1 . The impost of late at the axes 10 on fir e soluteli :!d to be lthough ses. Prote c• cries erefore l l ir stet' theca , is latell Afte r Pe r tO =owl :t le stril l. uld Ling tl'. ing 1116 but 4 0 0 rtionA tt ind,oc r adil apoo' he ;;,use' ,tio:1 far ces vith; Newe r or GO*" stu d Urat sit:11014 ~ • , ! gi!VeP reatlf; shoti , ed. syitb marke ts tinue e e hich are ra 130 . r piece:[anclle; strict of PO xissl , A linute 49 'past,o4 Ditto for Account Do. 1804 — Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — Aontevidean 6 per Cent. .. — Mc orish lmwrial 5 per Cent - New Granada l7l Do 3 per Cen Do. Deferred Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account •• . _ ii Do 4i per Cent. (Utjlarren) Do 41 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Portsguese 3 per Ct., 1853,'6, 7,'9,'60,'2,'3 Do. do. 1867 351 Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid — Zt ussian 5 per Cent., 1822, St Do 4i per Cent , 1850 Do 41 per Cont., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1802 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1801, £lOO BondE., Do. do. £Bl 13s. do. Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds 9Ol Do. do £Bl 15s. do — Po Nicolas Itailway 651 Sar linian 5 iwr Cent Spanish 3 per Cen - Do. Ace , ,unt Da. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Deferreo Do. Account 31 30/ Do. Pc: ye Do. Corn. Cert. of Coul. not fuudod — Do. Account. Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan Do Government, 1864 Do do, 1868 Do do, Scrip T 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., 1868 651 69k . , Do 1 per Cent., Guaranteed ••• Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) Venezuela 3 per Cent. — Do. Ace went Do 6 per Cent.., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian 0 pm* Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 4if per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 4 per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil 551 Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... — Do. Account — French Rentes, 3 per Cent.. 2:x.251. — Italian 5 per Cent. 1861, Ex. 25f. — Do Account 551 1 ri..... CLOSING PRICES. ........ ,:oetuls, Money 931 1 Do. Account, hay 6 O3l i POLICE 11.11TELL1GE1\'CE.-7 his Day. THAMES. PARLOUR ROBBERIES.—Frederic Rising, Johann Krue ter, and George Fatt, three Germans, fur whom an inter preter named Wintgen, was provided, were charged with stealing furniture and other effects from the parlours of houses in Whitechapel and Mile-end Old-town. During the last few weeks several parlours have been entered and stripped of a great part of their furniture in the day time. Among others the front parlour of Mr. Matthew Thompson, bricklayer, of 8, Lion-square, Mile-end. O n the 30th of last month ho locked up his parlours as usual and went out. In his absence his parlour window was opened, and two new mahogany chairs, worth 325., and an artificial vase flower in a glass case were stolen. Seve ral things in the parlour were broken. The parlour win dow looking into the street was open when Thompson re turned. A police-constable named Sheppard, 42 11, subsequently found the prosecutor's chairs on the premises of Fatt, who keeps a common lodging house in a narrow cjurt, called Plough-street, White chapel. Sheppard found another stolen chair in Putt's house. It had been stolen f rom the parlour of the dwell ing of Samuel Green, No. 5, Penton-street, Whitechapel. It was stolen about seven o'clock in the evening of the 23d of March. It was proved that Rising and Krueter were concerned in both robberies. When Rising was arrested ho said ho was an upholsterer, and made all the chairs. Three more chairs, stolen from an other parlour, were traced to Fatt's house. He said ho received them all from Rising and Krueter. Sheppard said there would be other cases against the prisoners, and they wore remanded until Wednesday. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ROBBERY AT A DRUGGISTS.—Two rough, dirty-looking fellows, named Hare and Lewis, were charged before Mr. Mansfield with the following robbery : Mr. linopton, cheesemonger, of Upp3r Marylebone street, said that yesterday afternoon while at one of the upstair windows of his house he saw Lewis go into a drug gist's shop opposite and take a bottle off a shelf and place it under his coat and leave. Directly after Lewis sii.)wed Hare the bottle and then put it into his pocket. He after wards went after the prisowrs, and gave them in charge while they were beggi..ig of a publ:cau's wife. Mr. George Gabby, manager to a druggist in Howland street, proved missing a large bottle of ground ginger. Hiseock, 51 E, said that on the way to the station Lewis threw away the bottle, which was broken. On searching Lewis he found a pair cif new kid gloves. Lewis said they were w on, and ho bought them yesterday. The ConstAtble said the gloves were boys. Mr. Mansfield supposed the prisouto bought them for some lady of his a , :cptaintauce. (Laughtet.) The Pri soners would be committed fur three mouths caoh with hard labour. MARKEI S-21118 DAY. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. April 12.—Sales probably 10,000 bales. Market quiet unchanged. MARK-LANE.The market this morning is very dull et declining prices. The proposed abolition of the duty, and the setting in of remarkably fine weather, have caused buyers to lower their offers from Is to 2s per quarter; but factors are scarcely disposed to accept the reduction. METROPOLITAN CAT T LE. We have a large supply of beasts, and the sudden change of weather makes buyers cautious. Prices in all descrip tions are lower, and several lots are left unsold. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton April 21 Ditto, via Ylrseilles Brazil, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video May 4 Ditto, by French paoket Cape Verde. by Brazil paoaet Cape of Good Ilvpe. Ascension, and St. Helena.— April 27. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton.. April 10. bibraltar, via Southampton April 10 Indla,via Southampton ...... ....... ........ April 10 vitt°, via Marseil!es Malta, Egypt, dm • •• April 19. Ditto, Marseilles April 7 Newfoundla La ............... ....... April 7 Mauritius, Cape of Good Hope, and Natal, via Boutharelton Ditto, Marseilles ~ April 7 Portugal . . ... May 4. United States, t anada, California, dzo., by British packet April 10 Ditto, by Canadian packet Ditto, by L sited States packet April Ditto ditic , (Baltimore) West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe kpril 19 Bthanas, via New York. West Indies and razific (except Mexico and Baha mas) Cuba and Mexico .............April 23 Bermuda, via alifax. The Levant Herald makes the announcement that Miss Burdett Coutts has proposed to provide Jerusalem with an efficient system of water supply at her own cost, and says the scheme which embodies the details of her munificent offer has boon laid before the Council of State. A preliminary report of the section to which it has been re ferred has (the herald adds) been made in favour of some fe atures of th e proposal, which will probably be accepted in its entirety. in the building trade masons have determi ned Post says is impending in Leeds. The operative posed by th e The Yorkshire P maentined to resist the alteration of rules r ment by the hour au er d it is be feared that a strike Builders' Association, including p °- and the employers h of May. h ave ehe formation of courts of arbitration,pay aecste7tuletnentBotf the e erlved that the proposals shall carried prospect into o e f ff A o t n P F re r s i t d on ay th a e t re th i e s the dispute, but, on the e e has increased. con trary, the number of hands on strike firnidpferdomoting education in efforts of Church- The Archbishop of York meeting of his Diocesen Societyr that if must the principles of the Church of pressed a somewhat desponding v i ew g of a t n h d • Ilis Grace ex- men in his diocese in the cause of educatiee greater advance were not made a cornputE,no'rand said be resorted te. Ho urged them, however, toYu:aYkstenl sory education ❑nnecessary by showing, by increeasee°dnirul port to the society, how much voluntary effort could accom plish. - Mr. llugo Croft, of Heysbam Hall, near Lancas ter, left home on Thursday morning to take a walk by the side of the Lune. Unfortunately he got on a sandbank off Sun derland Point, and the tide surrounded him before ho became aware of it, his sight being imperfect. Taking under his arm a small dog which he had with him, Mr. Croft endeavoured to cross a channel, but there being a heavy "fresh" at the time, ho was carried away. The dog swam safely to shore. Some fishermen witnessed the accident, and instantly rowed to the place where Mr. Croft had disap peared, but they were unsuccessful, and up to last evening the body bad not been recovered. Mr. Croft was about 30 t years of Age. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 12, tt69. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. tieing Share Neam Paid. Price. done 10 Agra Limited, A all 11 12 lla 4 10 Do B lO 24 34 321 3 50 Albion l5 8 6 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lim all 194 2 4 201 20 Anglo-Hungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 51 41 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 10 12 20 Do issued at 2pm ~.. 5 5 4 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lim. 25 Bank of South Australia all 30 32 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 so 10 Bank of New Zealand all 17 18 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, end China all 20 21 25 Chartered Mere. of India. London, and China all f. 91 301 30 20 City l4 12 121 100 Colonial 25 39 40 10 Consolidated, lim. 50 Delhi and Loudon, lim 50 East London, lim 5 2 1 20 English and American, lint 10 ... ••• 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro. Urn lO pr 1p 20 English, z. , cottish, and Aus • tralian Chartered 25; Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all 36 314 281 Du new 5l 14 21 100 Imperial, inn 2O 16 17 20 Imperial Ottoman lO 2 -1 12 1 1 _5 lonian all 21 26 25 Do new 5 1t 1p '4O Lnd Mortgage of India, tins 4 31 3 1 100 Do sp. c. Debs.lB6l , 30 all 76 75 75 30 London Banks of Mexico and South America, lint. 20 61 5 4 VO London and Bra z ili an, lim. 45 30 27 20 Do new 7 1 51 41 100 London &River Plato Um. 40 9 11 25 Do new 10 21 20 114 20 London Chart. of Australia 211 2 'i 26 20 London and County 2O 61 53 5:4 1 50 Do new, iss at 20 pan, 16 pd ll ••• ••• „ London Joint Stock._ London and South Af r i can al 84 94 V 00 London & S.-Western, lint, 20 1 1 9 150 London & Venez ue l a, • lint... 124 ••• ••• 100 London and West m i nster . 20 64 65 61 131 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm. 2O 100 Merchant, lim 25 6 4 10 Metropolitan, lira all 71 71 100 Midland, 1im..,... 2O 11 i 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverp oo l , Urn l5 id 1p 100 National I'rovinc, of Kng'd 42 ••• ••• 10 Do .. L 0 National.. 3O 20 New South Wales all 41 43 42 li 20 North-Western 74 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 43 44 60 Provinc. Bank. Corpo., lim. 10 6 5 43 00 Provincial of Ireland 25 88 90 10 Do new.. all ••• ••• 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lim 25 15 11 100 Do issued at 6pm lO 8 6 25 Union of Australia all 47 48 474 100 Union of Ireland, lim 50 Union of London TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. 10 Anglo-American Tel., lim all 24 22f 10 Anglo 3lediter Tel., hm.... 10 111 12* at Atlantic Telegraph lO 25 28 at Do. 8 per cent. st B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lim lOO 160 165 st Electric do Inter. Telegraph 100 2 0 2.0 10 Do. New 8 9 lip 25 Indo-European Tel., lira , 10 , ... 5 Lond. Provincial Tel. Inn all 3 34 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent. all 1 i p 10 Mediterra. Exton. fel. , li m all 3 4 25 Reuter's Telegram all 50 55 20 Societe Transatlant., lira l4 4 3 at Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all 1 If 20 Telegraph Con. & Main.,lim all 16f 17* lc 17 SU. Kingdom Tel. Co., lim all 5} 6 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref all 8i 4 p THE PRINCE AArD THE PRINCESS OF WALES. A correspondent of the Times gives the following descrip tion of the opening of the Bitter Lakes to the Prince and the Princess of Wales :—" Serapium is in effect a small town of wooden houses, neatly built and painted, with gardens full of fruit trees and flowers, here and there, and with restaurants, cafés, hotels, stores, and shops, placed on a very high ridge above the desert plateau. On arriving at the bank above the Maritime Canal, the royal visitors were received by Madame de Lesseps, Madame Borce, Madame and Mdlle. Guichard, Mdlle. Voisin, MM. Guichard, C. de Lesseps, Dr. de la Roche, M. Voisin, director-general of the works, and others from Ismailia. There was a guard of cavasses at the great flight of wooden steps which leads from the top of the bank to the canal, and there below were two of the larger and two of the smaller steamers of the Suez Canal Company awaiting to convey the party and their suite thus augmented to the barrage, which now alone stops the waters of the Mediterranean from flowing into the Bitter Lakes in an impetuous and destructive torrent. It will he understood that from Port Said, on the Mediterranean, to this barrier, the Suez Canal is open, so that a vessel can pass through if she does not draw snore than fifteen feet cf water—at least I was in funned that it was only in places that the full depth of eight metres, or twenty-six feet had not been attained, and that the minimum depth was four and half metres. When all was ready, a few days since, the dam at '1 oussouw, which kept out the waters of the Mediterranean, was cut, ' and the supply of water from the Sweet Water Canal was stopped. Four millions of cubic metres of water eu;ered in twelve hours. The current was stronger than had been anticipated, and the stream, rushing through to the lower level, swept away some of the dredging machines, over turned one, and drowned one, if not two, persons. The toach of the Sweet Water Canal was thus rapidly emptied it* SW 3m., level of the newly-formed Maritime Canal, and there osiLlions of fresh water fish, on which crowds of gulls are now feeding, met their death in the water coming fro*t the salt sea. At this end of the Maritime Canal there is now a reservoir with a wooden barrier apparently about 200 yards long, parallel to the course of the canal — not at right angles to it—provided with a great number of small iclUses or floodgates. A sloping ledge of planking leads from the level of the canal bed at the bottom of the sluices to the natural depression of the bed of the Bitter Lakes, and on the opening of a sluice a stream of water rushes over this ledge across an artificial mound of rocks and falls into the lake. When the Prince and Princess reached this barrier a number of workmen were ready at the sluices with ledges and levers, and M. de Lesseps conducted the royal party to a narrow bridge, or trestle work, below it, extending across the narrow end of the lake, from which they could see at their ease the rush of water. It may be remembered that the Viceroy some days previously had seen the first of the sluices drawn, and ever since water has been passing through, but it only forms a large pool in the neck of the lake. Nevertheless, the fish of the Mediterranean have already found their way to this pool, and were disporting in the rush of water over the stones. When the Prince and Princess had seen the nature of the work, at a given signal some dozen or so of the sluices were raised, and the salt water spurted forth in a milk-white gush from as many freshly-opened sources, and then flowed quietly away to its appointed bed. Having watched this interesting sight for some time, the Royal party returned to the steamers on the Maritime Canal at Serapium, and proceeded northwards towards Ismailia, about fourteen miles distant, which they reached at dusk. In the voyage the steamer passed through Lake Timbal), which has been filled by a process analogous to that by which the barren bed of the Bitter Lakes is to be converted into an inland sea. It is nine miles in circum ference, with an average depth of six metres (19ft. Gin.) ; but there are banks and deep depressions in the bed, and the course for vessels, which is marked out by buoys and stakes, curves towards the west and north-west before it reaches the shore on which stands ' the Venice of the Desert '—lsmailia." AN UNTOWARD ACCIDENT. An amusing incident is told of the voyage of the Prince and the Princess of Wales from Port Said. The journey was mad in the Khedive's yacht Mohrussa. We are told that when the royal party come off in a state barge to their floating palace, they found everything in order — yards manned, guards of honour of marines on deck, the officers headed by Cassi m Pasha, the Vice Admiral in command of the yacht, with Jackson Bey, the English engineer, drawn up on the gangways, a gorgeous valetaille, a dinner spread in a saloon resplendent with silver lamps (one of the party took the trouble to emint, and reckoned 220 wax candles), damask walls, and ormolu and papier macho panels, gilt furniture, flowers, silver columns and stanchions, and so on. It was intended that the Khe dive's yacht, attended by the Pysche, should put out to sea at once, but her departure was delayed for more than an hour by fouling the chain of a mooring. At a little before 7.40 p.m. the great vessel began to steam down between the jetties out to sea, and all went well till she arrived at the end of the breakwater, when she stopped for a moment to land the pilot. The royal party were seated at dinner, the band of the yacht was playing out side, servants were handing round c!afs cneuvres of Euro pean cookery, when the sea suddenly t,ok. it into its head to give a gentle tilt and to raise the counter of the Mehrussa a little as she slowed her engines. No. 1 sent a thrill through the glasses, and set them quivering slightly. No. 2, from the other side of the ship, caused one or two to skip towards the side of the table, and numerous bottles placed on the carpet against the gilt bulkend to rattle discordantly. No. 3 W hish ! There was a thundering crash ! A pile of most e4quisite Sevres plates on a scagliola side-table flew with a prolonged grating clatter on the floor, and were dashed to atoms ; decanters of the most costly cut glass, cande labra, and glasses leaped off the dinner table, and there arose from the company that hard-to-be-described ejacu lation well known to those who go down to the sea in ships when a rude wave breaks in on society for the first time as each grasped at some volatile object or at the table ; but the mischief was done in a minute, and the Mohrussa rolled nothing more into wreck and ruin, though she could not resist the force of the seas during the night. SHARE LIST. OILDINARY SLIAIi SS AND STOCKS. Paid. Closing i P d e n se et Bristol and Exeter •••••• 100 77 79 78 et Caledonian ........ 100 791 80 791 I st Cambrian 20 Cornwall all 21 31 st Dublin At Belfast Juno lO9 77 79 st Dun„Perth, & Ab.J um ioo 70 72 2) East London all 6 7 20 Do 15 2.1 Do 10 at Glasgow Sc S. Western lOO 97 99 at Great Eastern .. (00 371 371 371 I I at Do. E. Angl. No. 2 lOO ••• ... at Urcat Northot Scotland.. 100 15 6 st Great Northern .. 100 107 108 108 st Do. A. stock lOO 102 10 1 1091 et Do. B stock lOO . • ... st (it S, and W. of Ireland lOO 105 7 sa (;t. Western —Original lOO 4) 191 49; 1 1 A Do. South %Vales st Do. W. Ilid.—Oxlert! lOO 25 27 at Do. Newport lOO 1:8 10 it Lancashire.)' Yorkshire lOO 123 21 :2'l 3 st Lon., Brigh., A. S.Coast lOO 48 481 471 81 01 Do Scrip st I on., Chat., and Duvet LOU 171 lit 171 f it Do. Aletrup. Ex. .A • 100 - et Lon. A. Zaorth NVesterii lOO 1141 la 1151 1 1 . t Lou. A. South Wester n lOO 87 ,9 tBl 7 1 st Mau., Slim., A. Lincoln leo 17 NI 57 1 1 at Ate.trooolitan • • lOO 1 0 4 104 1021 1 1 at Do Extend In .. it) 00. ei VW rd •• st lie -.r o poiltau District. ali 50 52 ht.; 10 Metrop. :3t. John's 11 oo 1 6 - at IlLuitkiid st Do, Birinin. & Darb:•• ICO B.a IS 151 st N ;rth British at Do. Ed., 12th., S. Dui,. lea st or. eastern--Berwick lOO 1021 1(31 103 21 I I '25 Do. O. N.Li purehatt —lll3, I a t Do Leeds. lOO 58 59 581 st Do York LOU 924 V 34 93 st Do Carli ale ...• at Do Stuc c. tic Darling l.O 131 131 at North Lou ton 10 Do :New Iritß at North Staffordshire lOO 51 56 551 4 st North and S.-W. Junction Joy _9B 100 10 Du New .4;10 shares 7 ..• • • st IthymnoY . am/ 51 53 at Shropshire Uni0n............ 1( 0 57 18 at South Devon at South Eastern lOO 751 761 76 51 at Staines, Wuk'ham,& Wok all 12 13 at Tan v ale lOO 148 1 3 • Do. C•• • 5 1 4 p Waterford At Kilkenny 1( 0 10 IVaterloo A. Whiteha.l 6 i ti an Hallways. RAILVTIYS-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.eent. 100 86 88 st Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO ... st Do. Scot. N.E., 45 per cent lOO ... st Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO ... •.. st Do. do. 7 per cent lOO ... ••• at Do. do. Ordinary._ 100 60 84 at Do. Midland st Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 ••• 20 Cornwall, 5 per ccut gua all ... 20 at, Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO 105 107 at Do. Ist Class preference lOO ... ••• at Glas. & S.W. gua. 5 per ct lOO ••• at (it. Eastern, E.C. Ex. No.l 100 9 I 99 st Do do N 0.2 100 95 9i at Do do 6 per cent 100 10) 112 at Do East Anglian Asp. c. 100 ••• ••• at Do du B 6 do. lOU ... at Do do C 7 do. 100 .•• ••• at Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 ••• ••• at Do E. Union 4 p.c. gun. 100 70 75 at Do Norfolk 5 p.c.Ex.1846 100 ... ••• st Du do 5 p.c.Way.Val.lB47 100 ••• at Great Northern, 5 per cent 10 , at Du 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 ... at Do 4 2 do do do 100 st Do 5 do at sp. c. pm. 100 at . Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, G per cent lOO ... sts Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf 100 at; Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 96 97 at" t•West.—Orig.& Jut.-11eut chg., per gua.s p.c ...... at Do. Orig. (B.& 11. Ex). 5 p.c lOO 95 104 at Do do 4 2 per cent. 1850 lOO 88 94 at Do do 4 do do 100 78 80 st Do do 5 per cent. redem. 100 95 97 955 st Do do Birmingham gua lOO 60 70 st Do do do pref lOO ... at Do do Chester gua lO2 80 85 st Do do do 8 per cent lOO ... at Do do do 5 do 100 95 100 st Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 at Do do 45 p.c lOO ... at Do do 4) 1859 lOO ... at Do do 5 at Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g. 101 111 113 t Do do gua. 100 107 111 at Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c. 104 83 31 at Do do 2d du 100 97 10) at Do gua. 55 per cent. 1863 100 ... 100 Lancaster & Uarlisle4l p.c. all ... st Lancash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 3 135 st Do Barnsley, £5 Os 10,1 p.c. 100 ... at Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 135 st Do 45 (Blackburn purch). lOU 95 100 st London & Brighton, sp. c guaranteaci, No 1 lOO ... at Do 5 per cent. guts.. No. 2 lOO ... at Do 6 do do lOO ... at Do 5 do Na. 4 lOO ... st Do 7 per cent st Do 6 do (W.E. & C.P.) 100 ... at Da 4 do 1859 lOO at London, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent lOO ... et London and 1;.W., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO 108 110 at Do Bedford &Cambridge lOO at Do Shrewsb'y & Welchp'l lOO at London and a W. 7 p,c late 3d shares, lOO 140 150 2s 6d. Du (Portsm. perp ans. 2560) all ... at Mau., Shef., &.Lmeln. 6 p.c lOO Ili 117 6 Do at Do 31 per cent lOO 62 65 10 Du redeem. 6 percent. 5 st Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c... 100 130 132 at Do Bristol& Bina., Gp. e lOO 1;2 131 at Du 41 pc: cent. redeem lOO S 8 102 st Du 45 per cent. irredeem lou 96 1)0 at Do Leicester &.11.'ehu, 4 p.c. 100 84 91 st North (iritish, 5 p.c. No. too st Do E. &U. 4p.c.S. & D lOO ~„ at Do N. 13., N 0.2, 5 per cen.t.. 100 ,„ at Du Border lTuion, 51 p.c lOO at N.-Easteru--Cuus. 4 p.c lOO 87 84 at Do 41 per cent. 10,1 95 97 at Do ti N.E. 4 per cent., lOO 17 1)o Berwick capita 1 8 13.1. Do York, E.& S. pureilitse. 10 10 1111 Do ;iv:Stu & Drling. A 5 p.c. 100 106 los at Do W, Hartlepool 11. and It. 10) 84 86 20 North Staffordshire 10s Devon Annuities, 1 a... all 9 10 lOs Do Tavistock Anus., 105... all 85 108 Du Fixed 41 per cent all 8 8 1 0.6. S. Last. (Lead. Anus., 1.0.6) all 22 ;le at Do 45 percent lOO st Du Fixed 41 per cent lOO 100 14s 153 a a tt Taft t e, V r a f o l d N ,t o Jiilkenny, 6pe 100 41 43 RAILWAYS. -PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. --------- s t Caledonian 41 p c gua. at Do Scot.Cen. min. 7p C lOO at Do 41 P irredeem a ll "' ••• st Do 4p c con. i ssued at SU 65 ••• '" st Great Eastern 41 p er cent. 100 7: * *". at Do 5 do, 1862 lOO 88 t B * at Do New 5 do, 1863 lOO 85 e 8 at Do do 5 do, 1861 lOO 82 88 at Great Northern, 5p c irred. 100 st Do Permane nt 5 p er cont. 100 ••, ,•, st Do Boston & Sleafd, 41 p c 100 st Groat West, W. Midl., 5p c too— ... at Do Joint pe r p e. 5 p c,1865 100 * it; ' 9 — z st Do do 6P c irred., 1866 100 105 103 23 Do Vale N eath perp. 5p c all 10 20 et Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B lOO ••• •.. .5 Lane. and York. New 41 per a t L o teatnd., 9 1 in Brig., &c., 41 pc, 1853 100 .. .. gc AS till July, 1871 at Do do 4 do, 1860 100 ••• ... ''4 Do do 41 du, 1861 100 ' at Do do 41 do, 1863 100 * at Do do b do, 1865 100 *** at Do No. 6 5 do, 1366 100 ••• at Do No. 7 sdo ... „. at Loud , Chat., &c., 2d, 6 p.c at Do Metrop. Ex., B 6 p.c )6 1" s Do do C 6 P.c at London &N. Western, 5p c lOU lijs' 1 16 , „,, at London &S. Western, 41 p c 100 , 2 ~ 4 .* 10 Man. f.-,hef. &Lin., pc, 1865 all 8 isi st Metropolitan 5 por cent lOO .. . et Midland, A 6 per cent pref lOO 10 . 6 10i st Du B 5 do 18 Do 5p c opt. to cony. to 107 8 Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1869 all 201 202 18 Do Lwow,. New Share.; all 18k D i 191 22 Do 5p c con. into Old Stk., .Aug. 31, 1872 Bl 1£ 2# p st North British, E. and G No. 1, 5 per cent ... at Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 ... Do 8., P., & Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 ~,, . at Do E. &G , No . 2, 5 p .c . . 100 ••• at Do N. 8.. 5 pe r cent, 1863 100 . . at Do E. & U., No. 3, 5 p .c "' at Do E. & G., (Or dir y ) 41 p c 100 .. at North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 5,5 i r i at Do Stock. & Dart, D ... 100 111 113 st North London, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) st North Staffordshire 5p c lOO st South Eastern, 41 pc, 1859 100 et Do 5 do 1861 100 st Do sdo (Ch. Cros s ) 1863 100 et Do 5 do, 1 864 at Victoria St. & Pimlico , 41 p c 100 ::: 7: RAILWAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALSii t one 100 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer all 99 101 at Buckinghamshire lOO 92 94 at Chester and Holyhead lOO 51 56 st Do. 51 per cent. lOO 117 1 5 9 at Do. ö do. 100 116 112 at Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO ... at Colchester Stour Valley 100 ... 2140 East Gloster a a Gt. Easn., Newrn., &c., 5 p.c 100 ... Lincoln,and Dean gern.F6opre. Forest.., l a oo ll 132 a Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 61/ 72 at Do. do. Woodbrg. Ex., do. 100 69 72 at Gt. West, W. Mid., Herd 100 97 99 50 Hull and Selby all 110 112 at Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 210 2:5 at Loudon and Blackwall lOO 93 95 at Do. 41 per cent lOO ... at London, Chat., &c., 41 pc. 100 ... at Do. Cum. Fund, 5 do 100 ... at Loudon and Greenwich at Do. do Preference lOO ... at London, Tilbury, & South 100 83 t 5 at Lowestoft, gua 4 per cent... 100 80 82 st Do. do. 6 do. ... 100 ... 51 blanch., Buxton, & Matlk... all b 5 1 at Midland, Bradford, Pref lOO 92 94 10 Mid Kent Cray Line) 50 Nerthernk East ,5 per cent all 53 56 Su Do. du. 6 do. all at N. Eastern--Hartlepool at N. West. A perp. prof, 5p C lOO 107 109 st Do B minimum 11 p.c lOO ... at Notting. 6; Grant tt. R.& C lOO 80 '32 25 Preston and 0% yro. all 44 46 ... Royston, Hitch., and Shop. 100 132 134 st Surewsbury and Hereford 100 131 131 10 Do do S 2 21p st S. Yorksh. and River Dun 100 95 bs 971 at Dc 4 per cent gua lO , 78 80 st Do 5 do at Viet. Station and Pimlico lOO 175 ISO st West Cor nwa ll 20 West Loudon, Class A all 13 14 20 Do do B all 20 Do do C at Weymouth a n d Portland lo oall ••• al at Wilts and Somerset 100 a 0 82 DOCKS. st East and West India lOO 122 125 et Loudon and St. Katherine lOO 45 47 100 D oDeb. stock, 4 per cent . Millwall Freehold Land et Dock st Southampt on lOO 74, 70 at Surrey Gyriarciorog MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 16 16 25 Australian Agricultural 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lira. 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lira 9 7 5,1 10 Berlin Water Works, lira all 1 q 141 13/ 10 Do. New 6 3 4 100 Bolckow Vaughan, Mu. 5 Bombay Gas, lira 5 Do. New 4 11 Id 5J British American Land 44 16 IS 20 British Indian Tea, lim all 21 31 20 British Ship Owners 29 Canada Company all 62 66 65 6 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, larl. 20 Ceylon Company , 1 " 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lira 5 - 25 City of London Real Pro perty, lira 9 41 31d 30 City of Milan Improv. Bin all 6 6 25 City of Moscow Gas, lira all 50 City Offices, lira 25 2G 25d 41 1 50 Colonial, lira. 20 3 2 Do. ...... ... 50 Commercial Union As( sur) 6 i ip 6 i 10 Company of African Mer chants, Bin. 20 Continental Union Gas, lint. all 20 21 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 71 per Iva 100 Corporation of London Bonds, 1377, 41 per cent. all 104 105 100 Do. 1879, 41 per cent. all 1041 1051 100 Do. 1882, 41 per cent, all 1031 1041 10 Credit Fon. of England, I'm. all 21 2/ 21 1 1 50 Credit Fon.ot Mauritius lim. 10 31 21d st Crystal Palace lOO ig 21 st Do. Preference lOO 9i 10) st Do. 6p. c perpetual Deb. 109 107 111 171 20 Darjeeling, Ern. IO Eastern Assam, lim 6l . ..d 50 East Indian Land Credit all 2 B B li 0 i : 74 and Finance, lint. 20 East India Irriga. & Canal all 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, litre. 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. \Troy. Una. by Eg) pt. Coy all 951 '.161 cal i 20 Egyptian Com. & Trad. lint. 6 .. .. 3 Eug. & Austral. Copper, lint 21 i 4 13 English and Foreign Credit 71 44 3,0 100 Eng. and Scot. Marine, litre, 8 .. ..d 5 2 141 10 Fairbairn Engineering 10020 } } 7 , o oL r r e o. - at s i It Col.r Scrip,ee t ‘ Gov.V.t issuedt• I t i o , r u u s ~,,o tt,izi andi s n 5 l 2 all 1 88 1 1 8 0 7 861 60 Gollivara, lint 2O 10 General Credit & Dis., lint 1 7 4 4 :.i .I. j i 13 General Steam Navigation 3 ..'d SO Moms ,t. Col Marine In. lint. 5 10 Bong Kong and China Gas all ••• •:- ~ all 12i 12k 1-4 20 Lltaion's Bay 20 Imperial Land Co. of Mar eeilles, btu. 20 Interna.FinaneialSoe. litn 5 11 3 4 14 40 4 20 Interim. Laud Credit, lint 6 6 50 Italian Land g Id p 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all 3 3; 100 Do. 6p. c. Bds redeem ~ all 81 83 1870, issued 00 50 Land Securities, lint 5 21 110 10 7 b d d 25 London African Trading 25 Lon. & Caled. Marine, lint 6 ". '- 10 London County Laud and Building, lim 50 Lond. Financial Asso., lint 30 211 : 0} 2 24 215- 16 4 Lond.Gen.Onntibus.Codim. al l 50 Lond. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, lira 25 12 161 10 pr 11 20 Lond. & Provincial Marine 2 st Madras Irriga. & Caul. Gua. sp.c. by India G0y....... 100 103 104 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, 1int...... 50 Merchant Shippi ng, 11 m: „, all 33 88 SO Millwall Iron Works, lint. 121 ••• 10 Natal Land and Colonisa tion Co., lint. 25 National Discount Co , lint 11 11; 12 I 25 National Prov. Marine,' iina, 4 4 3 ° . 10 National Steam Ship, lint. 9.11 91 101 20 Nerbudda Coal & Iron, lint. : 11 3 i d 10 New Consolidated Dis. litre ° I I 5 NEW Quebrada, lint 4.4.0 4 4 = 25 New Zealand Loan & Merl cantile Agency,lim 2l 1 iP 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, lint 8 11 11 10 Northern Assam Tea, 11m. 5 7 4 10 Do. B s s t o .: North Brit. Brit.Brt & Au m s e tr r a ca l. n , lint 10 064 48 19 2 5 0 3 4 1 8 9 1 4 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 5 12 1i 50 Oriental Financial, lint 5 Oriental Gas, lira. 5 Do. New 1 1 1p 1 0 Otago and Southland In. 2 yestment, lint id 11 1 5 Ottoman Gas, lira all 11 21 10 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian R. Mail lint a ll '''',". -- 5 Do do. 'A Peel R. Land & Miner' litre 100 31 35 50 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all 4 501 491 50 Do. New 1867 ... 50 Rhymney Iron .. all 22 24 15 Do. New 25 Rio de Janeiro c. City Ira.,llra all 181 19 20 Do. 190 Royal Mail Steam 6O 41 43 lit Scottish Aust. Invest., lint 100 81 90 st all 24 6 50 S. African Mort & Inv., lint. 6 20 Socidte Fin. d' 25 South Australian Land 20 Soci6te Gen.de 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lint Ei :Gl iy u mp a p r t ei r . , Y e l r irao s t f 2i 1 . 3i di 2 24 3 20 Trinidad Pet , r so G o Lh l a e i a a uan p. ' ,d i l i , i nl .in l . i . d m . .. o 10 Trust & Agency of Aus.,lim 1 4 IP 10 Do do. 20 Trust &Loan Co., C. Canada 5 I IP SO Union Marine L'pool, li nt 5 1 5 p 20 30 Union V a a i l l l 2 114 1 2 2 1 a. p Loan„, all 811 821 81 1 50 Warrant Finance, Rm. ...... 12 12 10d 0015 United yiccee nt.ot. Viceroy lio of r t Discount gEgypt,asgCne d o ) r p p 7. , a l el: re 20 Universal Marine(ln.), 20 21 11 2 0 0 0 w W se e ts s et t Lam l?l oini : Wharves and 10 Upper anD Ie Steam i ri s s a a p r a Tea, Warehouses lO •.. ••• GO VKANDINNT SECUILITIE6 UOLONLILL - British Columb ia, 8 per 0ent.,187 2 .• • • •••••.••• • • 100 - - Jall'AJul Y 8 - Do. 189 5 lOO - ..... p. 0. Mar. & b eet lOO 102 114 7-84 .......... . - Can.Gov.6l l . o • - Do. 0 p. 0 7eb , & Aug 1.u,.., u 102 Iv 4 - Do. i - D o . sp . O. Jan. ' t JolY.• 100 93 94 93 Do. 5 p. C. l us oribed a t 1 0 0 90 92 - Cape 11.11 op e, 6 P• 0 •187 3.• 1 08 102 101 - Do.Ap1.&001 1690-1800 l OO 111 113 - Do. do 1880-90.„ 100 107 109 - Do. Jan.&..1 111 3'• lefl •••• 100 108 11e - Do. 6 per oent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 100 102 - Ceylon, Nov 1878, 6 p.c lOO 108 110 - Do. 1872, do lOO 105 107 - Mauritius, 6 P. 0 , 1872, - Jan. and J uly - Do. 1878 - Do. 1882, m ay and Not .. lO6 m - I)o. 1891, Fe,. & Aug —lO 106 10 3 - 21,elbouran Corporatn ~. & Nov 1 0 1( 6 103 - 1867.75, 6 per cur. - N.8.G0v.0 p.o.Ja.&July .• 100 103 1 , 1 k 8 to 189 e... 10) 9EI 991 :SI i - Natal 6 p ot, Apia Oct --Do 6 p 0. AST - N. S. W. 6 p•e. '7l to '74 lOO 99 1 0 1 -_ p - Do o. .r 55 .de p.c. I July. Oa llO 93 94 961 et. 1891 ICO - - - Do. 6 per Dent..... pe. Afar ciz Sept '9l lOO 108 110 ..... i p : 6 rd p .: 67 6 75 ' N.zeaja: --Do June dc Dec., 119 l .• lOO 109 iii 107} _.- D Do o J 6 an .Apti, - fDo Prov.. 1 At.otld. 1 110 - - - ( p trie3l , t 2, 1696- - Nova Scotia 6 P. o.Jan - and Jnly. 1675 - Do 180 lOO 102 114 - Queonslnd. 6p. e. '82.5 lOO 1064 1071 107 i 1 - Do 1891 .• •• - ... - Tasmanian 0 per C. 1895 . 1 .. 11 107 1 --Do Abee, 2 97 .4.... - Victoria 6r er ow:A.1891- 11.0 113 114 , I. V 9. April tuld 0ci„...._. is 40 . 2 109 11( i 1101 THE SUEZ CANAL. The same correspondent gives some interesting detailso: the progress of the works at the Suez Canal : —" There is no' much to recommend ' the Egyptian Bosphorus,' as M. de Lesseps loves to call it, to the eye. As an enterprise it maybe considered one of the most interesting sights in the world, perhaps it may prove to be one of the most important. As an object to look at it is nothing but a trench in a desert ; broad and deep it is true, but a trench for all that. As the work of excavating and deepening the canal proceeds the banks increase in height and shut out the view, such as it used to be, more and more. When I voyaged between Port Said and Ismailia some two months ago a great part of Lake Trenzaleh was to be seen above the banks on the right, and the sportman's gaze could rest with pleasure on the fleets of pelican riding at anchor on the shallow water—on banks of duck, widgeon, and teal close at hand, and on vast armies of spoonbills, waders, gulls, geese, and cranes on the shallows. Now only glimpses are to be had of the further waters, and of the islets which float on the wings of the mirage aloft in the flickering air. The Freneh townlets on the verge of the canal—El Ferdon6, Kantara, El Guisir, &c.—of course form so many pleasant gaps in the dead framework of the picture, but the enjoyment of their charms will be reserved for the people who inhabit them. And who will they be ? I think, notwithstanding all the pains lavished on these pretty creations, few of the present employis will remain if they can help it when their work is done. The Desert air is the sweetest in the world, and a ride over the downs so free is inexpressibly exhilarating and delightful; but, after all, to the French. man, and to the Frenchwoman, there is only exile in the life which they have made so pleasant and so graceful to others. The hour of triumph is near at hand, and then the conquerors will retire from the battle-field to enjoy the honours they have won so well. None but themselves can know what they have gone through for weary years of conflict, when they ate their bread in fear and trem bling, and when the future seemed hopeless. Now all is radiant, and the combatants are sustained by the full assurance that on the appointed hour the victory is theirs. The portion of the canal which is made is far less interesting than that which is yet to be completed. There is no life upon it except where dredges are at work or a nil or a small steamer passes, while the excavations swarm with men and resound with the clang of machinery. Although the project has been so long before the public, it may be said that the works are only two years old, as three years were spent in getting ready the plant and the ' machinery, and the contractors, MM. Borel and Lavalley, began to excavate in 1866. At present they excavate 60,000,000 cubic feet a month ; and one important matter to be noted is that the profile of the canal is of such a nature that they are quite ready to make a contract tc double the present size of the canal, giviry , it a breadth of 44 metres, or of nearly 144 ft., at the button - 1, and of a pro portionate width at the top, for the sum of 22,000,000. On ,the 23rd of this month the work which remained to be excavated amounted to 3,100,000 cul:ic metres, of which 1,600,000 must be done by dredges and 1,500,000 by hand, or et sec. Now, a month's work has beep estimated at about, 2,500.000, so that there is no reason why all the ' mere excavating labour should not be over by the end of May ; but then there is the filling of the Bitter Lakes to be accomplished, uniformity of depth to be secured, banks to be dressed, sloped, and properly beached, sidings to be made, warp pillars to be placed, moorings and lights to be fixed—in fact, an enormous aggregate of operations to be accomplished before October 18. To use an illustration of M. de Lesseps, a month's work represents a mass of matter which would occupy the whole space of the Place Vendome, and reach five times as high as the resen gir o ,ictliwtritld=lazxeJi~rala If 2 the Q 1 e • • LATEST INTELLMENCE (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS•) BRAZILIAN MAIL. SOUTHAMPTON, April 12. Tho Liverpool, Brazil, and River Plate Com. pany's steamer Huuabolt, from the Brazils, has arrived here. She landed mails and passengers and proceeded to Antwerp. On the 22d she spoke the English ship La Rogue, 65 days from Sydney ; on the 25th the English bark Adelaide and the ship Otago, from Cardiff ; and the 26th the bark Satellite, for Callao, and the Britannia, for Aden. Rio de JANEIRO, March 12. Paraguayan advices to the 27th state that the war was not considered ended, Lopez being s7ill in Paraguay. An expedition of 12,000 men was preparing to march into the interior in search of Lopez, of whom nothing wa3 positively known. The expedition had returned from Matto Groso, and found Corumba in the hands of the Brazilians. They met Lo Paraguayans. The navigation of Paraguay was perfectly free. The steamship Halley had arrived out. BELGIUM. SEIIAING, Ap!il 12. Last evening further disturbances took place hore. Several partieslof rioters, assembled but were dis persed by the troops. Several of the soldiers were wounded, and so.ne arrests were made. The aspect of affairs, however, is reassuring. At the collieries in the neighbourhood work has been resumed. BELGIUM. BRUSSELR, April 12. M. Frere Urban has informed his Government that be cannot yet leave Paris, and consequently will not be present at the reassembling of the Chamber to-morrow. ITALY. FLORENCE, April 12. Commander Dominique Canitti di Cantago, the present Italian Minister at the Hague, is about to enter the Council of State, and will be succeeded at his post by Count Corti, who has represented Italy at Madrid. Signor Marcel Cerrutti will be transferred from Arashiogton to Madrid. Commander Barbolain leaves for his post at for his post at Constantinople very shortly. It is expected that Count Cambray Digny will not make his financial statement until the 19th instant. BOMBAY MAILS. SUEz, April 12. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer, Bengal sailed from Bombay at noon yesterday. FRANCE. BOURSE, April 10.—Three o'clock—The marke closed as follows :- 1i per Cont. End of month - 3 per Cent End of month 7O 221- Credit Mobilier End of month 270 Credit Foncier —1497 50 End of month — Bank Shares 2850 Ital!.an Fives 55 85 End of mouth — Dlexican Loan Do. Bonds Spanish Threes Home Debt — Deferred — 8. Cash. Orleans N orthern Lyons and Mediterranean Southern..... 6074 Western Eastern • • Sardinian Austrian Lombard North of Spain Saragossa ltu inau RAILWAY C62} 470 74;i L',l N]l OF FR.I C E. PARIS, April 8. The following is the return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day, together with the cor responding figures of the previous account:— DE IiTO It April April 1. 182,500,000 Capital of the Bank 182,500,000 Profits in addition to capital (Art. 8, Law, June 9, 1857) 7,014,776 02 7,044,776 0 Reserve of the Bank and its branches 22,105,750 11 22,105,750 1 Reserve of landed pro perty 4,000,000 4,000,000 - Notes in circulation - Banknotes to order and receipts payable at sight 35,658,290 01 33,753,501 87 Treasury account cur rent creditor 154,509,822 63 160,053,053 31 Current accounts, Paris 263,437,174 90 252,915,469 36 Do. branch banks 42,724,878 45,976,114 Dividends payable 1,036,279 1,190,559 Discounts and sundry interests Rediscounted the last six months Surplus of receipts not distributed Sundries 933,790 85 933,790 85 12,671,310 49 5,564,671 8 Total CREDITOR. April 8. April 1. Cash in hand and in Ir. c. fr. c. Branch banks Commercial bills over- 176,270 39 193,138 73 due Commercial bills dis counted, not yet due 253,263,352 57 249,043,137 51 Do. branch banks 235,408,626 238,665,081 Advances on deposit of 18,585,700 - 3,141,800 - bullion Do. branch banks Do. on French Public Securities 13,635,100 Do. by branch banks 6,583,080 Do. on railway shares and debentures Do. branch banks Do. on Credit Fancier 23,431,600 4,293,400 13,601,600 018;480 38,266,200 27,937,300 996,200 - 958,40 0 ) - Bonds Do. branches Do. to the State (Con vention, June 10, 1857) 60,000,000 . 924,600 962,300 60,000,000 Government Stock re- 12,980,750 14 12,980,750 14 80,633,437 21 80,633,437 21 serve Do. disposable Relates Immobalisdes (Law, June '2, 1857) 1C0,000,000 100,000,000 hotel and furniture of the Bbnk and landed propel ty branches Expenses of manage- 9,003,812 - 8,991,501 meat Sundries 1,151,169 52 739,134 77 9,854,085 16 8,178,956 88 Total ' 2,050,346,179 61 2,039,628,896 81 Certified by the Senator-GoTernor of the Bank of France. (Signed) ROULAND WRECK OF A STEAMER.--FALMOUTII, Saturday.— The Aura steamer, Tremayne master, of and for Water ford, from Plymouth, struck on the Manacles Rock at about eight p.m. yesterday during a very dense gog, and it is feared will become a total wreck. Crew all saved. She was in ballast. CLERKS IN SOMERSET ITOUSE.—A return re lating to the scale of pay of the third-class clerks in Somer set House shows that the raising of third-class clerks salaries from £9O rising by annually to £3OO, to £lOO rising by £l9 annually until the completion of eight years, and then by £l5 annually to the maximum of £3OO, will have the effect of raising the expenditure under this head at Somerset House by no more than £1,515. NEWSVENDORS' BENEVOLENT AND PROVIDENT INSTITUTION. —Mr. Charles Dickens, supported by the Sheriffs of London and Middlesex, will preside at the dinner to bo given in behalf of the funds of the Newsven dors' Benevolent and Provident Institution at the Free maeons' Tavern, on Monday, the 26th inst. This is ono of the few societies which iuvite ladies to the dinner table. The National Choral Society will give a Mendels sohn Night at Exeter-hall, on Tuesay, the 20th. The " Hymn of Praise" (Lobgesang), and " Walpurgis Night" will be performed with a hand and chorus of 700 performers, and the following principal vocalists —Miss Arabella Smyth, Mr. Lander, and Mr. Sims Reeves. Con ductor, Mr. G. W. Martin. Late on Saturday night Mr. Glyn issued the following circular to Mr. Gladstone's supporters in attend the Commons :—" On Thurs da y , the 15th inst., your ance is most particularly required in the House of Com mons. The motion upon going into committee on the Irish Church Bill and the amendments in committee w ill 1004 to a c liyisioil of the otl3l* 1/1 1. POrtginge•" THIRD EDITIoN. SUN OFFICE, 6 o'CLocK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH) CRAVEN STAKES. Blue Gown ... Nv.o. SWEEPSTAKES OF 50 SOVS. Amara Neuchatel Provider.. BRETBY PLNTE. Lily Itoindeer Ilidiau Star Rho , lonlonte.. .Zeinus Fifteen ran. MATCHES. Hopeless beat Rucaway. Spider beat Coup d'Eelat. HANDICAP PLATE. Ten rau. HANDICAP S WEIZSTAKES King C iplietua Vladimir... Four ran. PLATE OF 50 SOVS. Zerlina Llttle Marchioness Matilda 3 Nine ran. PL ATE OF 100 SOUS. Emily colt Mont Blanc 2 Prince Arthur Thirteen ran. LATEST BET TING ON THE COURSE. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 3to 1 agst Belladrum (taken) 7to 2 agst 'Wild Oats (taken) 100 to 8 agst Tenedos (offered) DERBY. 10 to 1 agst Ladas (taken) 100 to G agst Belladrnm (taken) 40 to 1 agst Ifermione colt (taken:to win £15,000) 40 to 1 agst Tenodos (taken) 100 G to 15 agst Tasman (taken several times) LATEST SCRATCH ENGS. Craven Stakes —Yermak, Beauclerk, Cork Jacket, Head Centre, and Dragon. Newmarket Handicap —Marquis of Carabas and Cap-a- VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—TiIIs DAY. NEWMARKET HANDICAP. 5 to 2 agst Alpenstock (taken and offered) 7 to 1 agst Restitution (offered) Bto 1 agst Geant de Battaillos (taken) 10 to 1 agst Lancet (offered) 100 to 8 agst Punishment (taken) 16 to 1 agst Nyanza (taken) 15 to 1 agst Choral (taken) TWO THOUSAND. 100 to 30 agst Belladrum (taken and offered) 4to 1 agst Wild Oats (taken and wanted) 9 to 2 agst Pretender (offered —take 5 to 1) ,9 to 1 agst Drummer (offered —take 10 to 1) 100 to 7 agst Alpenstock (taken) 100 to 7 agst Martyrdom (offered) 100 to 6 agst Hermione c (offered) 33 to 1 agst Stratlinairn (offered) DOUBLE EVENT-GREAT NORTHERN AND DERBY. 500 to 15 ngst Alpenstock and Sir J. Hawley's lot (t) CHESTER CUP. 16 to 1 agst Pairwind (offered) 20 to 1 agst Cecil (taken) DERBY. 100 tc 30 agst Poro Gomez (offered-4 to 1 wanted) 12 to 1 agst Belladrum (offered) 25 to 1 agst Wild Oats (offered) 1000 to 23 agst Ifermione colt (taken and wanted) 1000 to 15 agst Royal Rako (taken and offered) SPOUTING NOTES. There will be a great muster of turfites at Newmarket to-morrow to witness the contest for the Eleventh Bien nial Stakes, as the Derby crack, Pero Gomez and Rysh worth, will meet. Sir Joseph's horse has been the reign ing favourite all through the winter, and if he is defeated by the Litter .13,ila.4runi and Ityshworth will become favour ites,:.s the one proved himself as good a hirso as the other last year. llow,tver, 1 think Pero Gomez will have the best of it at the finish. Abstinence or Nlartiuiquo should furnish the winner of the 100 Soya Sweepstakes, and Baisworth the Sale Stakes, as well as the Sweeptakes of 50 Sovs. The Beacon Stakes will be secured by Steoa totis. The following lot wilt, in all probability, be found the post to contest the Newmark , ...t llaudicap: Ago nt lb Ago st lb t 1U ~. 4 6 7 4 7 13 ~ 8 5 11 •stir ntion Punishment Alpenstock zit Agnes g Cork Jacket Provid r Archduke Vauiclaka Laucet Blueskiu 4 7 12 Cecil ... 4 7 IA Goatit dos 14:ohilled 4 7 7 Curio ... 7 6 .3 5 7 .. 4 513 . 3 5 10 ~ 3 5 7 -3 5 7 ..3 5 7 Kingsland ... 4 7 1 Nyanza ... 4 7 1 Yuen g ... 5 6 11 Restitution, now that See Saw is out of the way, will take a lot of beating if he should represent the baron in pre ference to Nyanza as his second to Cecil in the Cesarewitcb, when giving him 251 b., shows that he is a first-class horse. Blueskin is the best of Mr. Saville's lot, and is bound to run forward if preferred instead of Lancet, but I shall stick to Alpenstock, who carried me through so triumphantly in the City and Suburban Handicap, to again furnish the winner. Next to himself I fancy Restitution in preference to (leant des Batailles. The Column Stakes will be won by Belladrum, who I am told is a certain starter. There are several minor meetings during the week, but they are not deserving of notice from A FRESH MAN. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS—Tms EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS BILL. The Duke of ARGYLL presented petitions against this bill. Several other Peers presented similar petitions. The Salmon Fisheries and the Railway Companies Meetings Bills wore read a scond time. The East India Irrigation and Canal Company Bill was read a third time and passed. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.--THIS EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock. BRAN DING DESERTERS. Sir O. O'LOGHLEN said he had seen the statement published respecting the branding of deserters with the letter D. Correspondence was at present going on be tween the War-office and the Horse Guards, but he could not at present give any information on the subject or lay any documents on the table relative to the matter at pre sent. THE RECTORY OF BARNLEY. Mr. ACLAND, in reply to Mr. Shaw, said it was quite true that the two vicarages of St. James and St. l'aul were entitled to the augmentation of their stipends from £l5O to £3OO per annum ; but as the parent church had an income of over £3,000 per annum, it was thought the augmentation should come from that source, and not from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. CHINA- Mr. OTWAY, in reply to Col. Sykes, said he should like to know whether the Government have any intelligence relative to the reported assassination of six Englishmen in Shanghai. He had in his hand the last telegram of Sir R. Alcock from China, dated March 30, which stated that the Chinese authorities were always ready to punish any person guilty of crime or outrage ; and with regard to the recent disturbed state of a portion of that country, Sir R. Alcock said everything was improving, and that all appre hensions of danger had ceased. He made no mention of the circumstances alluded to by the hon. and gallant colonel. AG i E n D re ß o l y S li toosPiSr . 3sasse said y Lopes, it was desirable that some provision should be mad' for the retirement of bishops, and the subject, be believed, Mr. GLADSTONE , was at present under the consideration of the bishops, and he hoped same practical scheme would result from the deliberations. THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY. Mr. MONSELL, in reply to Lord Bury, said as soon as the answer was received from Canada, all the papers re lating to the Hudson's Bay Company would be laid on gra table. THE BUDGET—IRISH HACKNEY CARRIp-ES. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCp.EQTJER, in reply to Mr. VANCE, said it was the intention of the governin _ ment to abolish the dut y paid by the hackney carriages Dublin. in reply to ot th ntion of bona vernment Blr Piet, Enid it was r f ©i n nr corn in t the time . drAwbac-k on o g to allow a • the duty ceased. II CHURCEI BILL. IRIS The CHANCEL LF 0 01E 6 fig ECxOcRaNE. Qtr E It, inby the tlte house.lrish Church Bill on its being Mr. DISRAELI la id on the table the amendments pro posedWAYS AND MEANS—THE BUDGET. Th e house went into committee of Ways a nd M eans. The GHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER then move d further r t to considered b e made resolutions that the customs' duties chargeable upon grain, corn, Indian corn, &c., imported into Great Brattain and Ireland should cease and determine. Mr. CORRANCE then, amidst Beat impatience, pro ceeded to eumment and reply to the financial statement of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, which he vontended, as far as corn was . concerned, was altogether vague, visionary, and unsatisfactory, because, as far as be la.d met with, nu two lieople understood the real intentions of the right hon. gentleman. (Rear, hear.) .. lwr BITTIZOI 1