The Sun. — London, England, 1869-08-03 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COADIERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK. Business to-day was dull, as the settlement is by no means so good as was expected, the " bulls " being in the ascendant. The rate of discount re mains firm at 2k. Railway stock is receding. Consols are quiet to-day at 93 k for money ; ditto, for Ac count, 93 ; Three per Cent. Re duced, 93 k ; New Thee per Cents, 93 k. India Stock, 10} per Cent., April, 1874, 2071 ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 111! 12 ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 101 1001 ; ditto Enfaced Paper, 6 per Cent., 1052 ; ditto Bonds under £l,OOO, 24 prem. Ti,e directors of the London and South-Western Railway have resolved to recommend to the pro prietors, at th e h a lf- year l y genera l meet i ng on th e 12th Inst., that the dividend for the half-year ending the 30th of June last be at the rate of 4 per cent. Per annum. I n the 'natter of the Joint Stock Discount Corn- P a °Y the M as t er o f t h e R o ll s h as ordered a further d ividend of is. 6d. to be paid to the creditors (making, with the Pound). previous divide nds, 170. in th The French Atlantic Telegraph Company have announced that their cable will be opened for traffic on the 15th of August, their rate on a message of t en words being £1 125., with a charge of 3s. 3d. for each additional word. The directors of the Anglo-American Telegraph Company (Limited), have declared an interim divi dend of 10s. per share for the quarter ended the 31st July. TWO 0.C:37. BilT 16117 UIID II NT FtNDs.; GOVERNMENT (1 sOIS 93 $ peg Cent. -unount, July 7 93 * 1)"4) [or Account, Reduced 93 * 3 per Cent. _ New 3 per Cut , n. 189,1 _ llow 21 per Cent...):‘ an. 1873 188 u. D o . o per Can ' • 0 sth Jan., ..5 ▪ .s expire A undities, 30 Y 1 , expire sth April 1 , 1 8 _ Do. tor 30 yrs, h), Aug" I marcli pm Do (Red Sea 1 Te %ra ) 2 , 1„. Lt.— _. _ Exchequar Bills, £l,OOO, # 3 do. J11 "' _ Do. & £5OO Da £lOO, £2OO Cent ▪ 44 per _ Bank of England Stock, ‘.. Da. opening vanada 4 er Cent. lu ter-Colo p nial °annu ßonds — m I n 4 i ! zu a t o t t o ri k (11004 v per Cent, 11erii.,1T8.7.4 207} Do. Opening, for Account 4 Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 O. Certificates O. Cent... « _ 1051 D E nlaced Pap e , 4 per Do. 5 pe r C ent., Jan. 1872 •••••• _ DP. 5i per °eat. May 9 Do 5 per Cent., Rup. D l e B b 7 .. 1 1 8 8 7 7 7 2 bo do D 188'' — ~,o. do. 1873 ~ — .... Deb., 5 per Cent., Al1. 00 Do. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,O Do. under £l.OOO TYPO O,OLOOI-• voltam/4' lIINDS- " BO4 Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent Ariltrlan Bonds 5 per cent Do. 1859 _.— Brazilian per Cent De. li per C ent. 1852 0 0 . . do 1858.... Do . 1860 — podo 1863 - , 44.. (3.,, 5 per. Cent., 1865 85 . 13 _ 4euco Do Account D o 2 Ayres 6 per Cent. ~. per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) ..... k,..,4tha4 6 per Cent. _ vodlan 6 per Cent D e. 4i per Cent. Do. 3 per l . )°. Cent., ..., .. zaT,O6 per cent. 1867 ........... 011. b7lapuer, Cent., 1866 6 per Cent _ _ h a, d per Cent , 1825 ........ -44N.dati Prin . al . hies, 7 Far Cent 834 t , iio 8 por Cence, 1867 _ .nnttdr New Consolidated, 1 per Cent 8 - 6 i 4gyptiati, per Cent _ lio Secoud lssue 86 D0..£50C Bonds t0..6100 Bonds. Do. 1861 , 92 Do. Account 94 -o • £6OO tonda lk. 410 C Bonds 931 D 76 74 (4 0 . 7 per Cent , 1868 98k 4 cire-oerntueni liallway Debentures _ e l 5 per Cont , 1824 5, ex Coups. O. Acceunt . • 1)0. Lou .......................... ... ..... Paul .......................... , Do. Account _ , raat e _ 4 0 ,,, r attle. 5 per Cent . - ` tur a G 11 .1•L 10 itv B OV ai . oan., p• ,-, , nt,, all pd ' la n. 5 per Cer t 1865 ' °l3 . Ac - . 1 t... count ~. 554 Ditto korana Railway &. tiler Cent f Account tt lia 0 ... t.. ri rt i!3,,,,v4rertt(jue6litl; ejl:llBdC6eiln°t:Fre .. eLh• • . . f ., D o ..,, 0 6 ~, ' linperial 5 per Cent (5,, .zranada ~.,0 8 per ‘..,41.: p DO oefeied. .................... _ 6/plan 5 per d , l ' i: .... bo ,A\ccou4t ...... ... ................. . _ 7B i i . b -.I Per Cent. (Uarrell) h o 44 per Cent 1862 -, ...,0 A 'T ?o OLCCOUnt ..... • - tllglie sa 3 Der dt .. ra ; rY, '; 9,'6o,'2,'S 33 1 ,4 Do. do- •,1867, 1 344 * ~,, Do. a • Scrip, £2O paid — *4 t. au 5 p 3; Cent., 1822, .£ St ' i l -, 0 li I)er Ce t 18 - 0 Do 4 1 Per Celint., 18°60 B 0 Per Cent, 1859 8 - 7 , 13,.. 0 per Cent., 1862 bu :do, Scrip 0- Aurlo-D t b 1861 £lOO Bonda.._ 80. e ii c „ 1-30., 1866 .Cdlooo. Bondsf. B .! ........ .t.i.0.: . ::: -- ix ) . , N 0 ~.. do £B4 1,3 s do — ~1.:01,41eolas Railway is ' : col as 5 per Cent p.inisli 3 per ()en • • bo'Liu' Ace',unt . I) . 186 ...................... 7 91 D °. Acennut 0. New Deferred _ I 1) 0 A 1)• -'"e"ut ne. Passive . sb."' Passive Ce . r . t ...... .... p .. . ...... funded NN - : °. Acenuut 1) edisla Provincial Mortgage Loan ^ ~.,0 Government 1864 .1.) 0 , . 961 0, , . do, 1868 .ur.tish 6 per Cent.. ....... .. -.- Do Account , .... D r‘ o 6 per Ce n t. ..... • .. uo A ccoun• 7 . .0..1 D dend . ; ... . t .............. payable in Lotia Allatrlftli o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Bei • D 'K l arl, 44 per cent., Ez. 25f. •utiteti ii rer Cent. Ex. 12 Guil — In the Foreign Market Spanish are now quoted 29 to 291 ; Peruvian, 78 to 781 ; Turkish Fire per Cents., 441 to 441 ; and the Six per Cents., 661 to 664 ; Italian, 551 to 551 ; Egyptian (1864) Loan, 911 to 921 ; and the 1868 Loan, 761 to 771; Orels are steady at 831 to 834 ; Charkoff, 82 to 821 ; and the Houdurs Loan, 83 to 84. American Five-Twenties arc 82f, Erie 191, and Illinois 941. In the Railway Market prices are as follows : Caledonian, 801 to 801 ; Great Eastern, 381 to ; Great Northern, 106 to 107 ; Great Northern (A), 1031 to 1041 ; Great Western, 511 to 52 ; London and Brighton, 441 to 45 ; Metropolitan, 10 01 to 10,1 ; Midland, 1171 to 1181. The Metropolitan District Railway preference stock is 1 to 1+ prem. In Bank Shares prices are unaltered, and in Miscellane ous Securities the dealings continue un important. The sum of £40,000 in gold was taken to the Bank yesterday. The West India mail steamer Neva takes out £ 6 , 7 00 in specie. The Weser and the Allemania, from New York, have brought £95,115 and £105,980 respectively. s Some weeks b a ck it was stated at Washington tha t negotiations were in progress with the Spanish ,'" e rnment for the surrender of Cuba ; but a uelual W as su b sequently g i ven, an d w h en G enera l Sickles left the United States as the new Minister t o Madrid he was reported to have taken out no Instructions or authority on the subject. It is 32 °W strongly rumoured that the preliminaries of s uch an agreement have been fully arranged. The t erms are said to be, Spain will recognise the inde p‘endence of Cuba, a n d w ill receive from the new .Crovernment 100 millions of dollars (£20,000,000) 4 1 bonds to be secured on the revenues of the island and guaranteed by the United States. -the correspondence between the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Governors of the Bank of E ngland on the expediency of transmitting by post t he warrants for the dividends on the Government fu nds has resulted in arrangements being agreed UPon to furnish this facility to all holders of stock 1 v 11 , 43 may signify their desire for it. rhe Miucing-lane manias have been quiet in ' Lo st department s , b u t w itk con ti nu ed steadiness in prices. Do £lOO Bonds — !Y o 6 per Cent., 1862 — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates — Do. Account — French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. — Italia?, 5 per Cent. 1.831, Ex. 25f. — Do Account ss} 'l' WO OVLOC/E. Oonsols, Money ••• 000 Do. Account, August 5 - THE SHOE'BURYNESS MEETING. .P- The Shoeburyness meeefing of the National Artillery Association commenced yesterday. Some surprise was caused by the fact that so few corps had arrived. Only the 2nd Middlesex were on the spot at the beginning of the day. Other corps were soon arriving however. The Ist, 2nd, and 12th Kent, the Ist, 3rd, and 4th Durham, the Bradford, Sheffield, and Batley Yorkshire corps arrived by the early trains. The weather at the commencement of the day was splendid. r‘nirat August 2 cess Lou''se Family also rrENO I lugust 2. rrived Ler° p City °I tation do' ▪ 110. • 125. • 1231• • 1221. • 1151• 1414. 281• - 3 3 1 4. 320. Corn, old .ugust 1• ra arrived .ugust 2. Lstrian At' Aug. 2 ._ A a,ppoinW oza, racrir igust 3. t in c°l/1' - ' • a coma° alas day lo l° , A a velj „ mar --1 ~000 d c .. 56 , .. -- LO 326 .. . - ./ 29 , :: 24 71C0 1/ t d for be bet erO ble 0 ~ogijah X'4 leadsbPjOg r, barn bet ; ene d 0 0 110 61:11 7aY• if 0 unw - sr. ore 0 ~' re Na it a t bet )rea' ,y lil eg' . ll4 , ABS°°l6 'l, 1 4°1 ff arti opf 68 00 o' r 0 0 ssree p e ( Nfi a „be 1 11°1 ; ill „ of ' OW ° 11 An a ,; 0 v- , P'" Joe r b e ..n f it be '''° e t il Do he 0 10 t tbA" t 0 041 Or th° h et 000 0C .if _ , g u • 0 irlj title / 11)° ,1 '1.13 ,1 50Of CD : 40 rnPh 1 [if t o c ti° t 0,0,4 r. c or Lbe P N 4- itio dai 101 10/ 0 ,4 Cap' AG_RICULTUR.4L PROSPECTS'. The 21Iag,iet in its review of the grain trade says : " The showers which have visited most districts during the week have beneficially affected the crops. The com plaint that the want of moisture was limiting the pro ductive powers of the plant has thus been removed, and we have now to chronicle the further improvement in the condition of the crops. Rapid progress to maturity has been made, and there is no doubt that the harvest will be much earlier than was anticipated ; in fact, in some parts near Newmarket and West Suffolk a slight beginning has been made, and it is possible that that the harvest will shortly be general. The providential advent of settled weather has completely dissipated the fears for the safety of the crop, and it is now generally admitted that it will prove equal, or at all events not far short of the average of seasons. The root crops have undergone a marked improvement. Previously suffering from want of moisture, the rain has effectually remedied this evil, and has removed the apprehensions of a failure of the crop. Junging from present appearances, the yield is likely to be extremely satisfactory, both as to quantity and quality." MR. WHALLEY AND THE "PETER POROUGH TIMES." An appeal against the judgment of Vice-Chancellor Stuart, in the case " Mill v. Whalley, M.P., and others," was concluded on Monday in the Court of Chan cery, before Mr. Justice Giffard. His Honour had granted an injunction restraining the defendants from printing and publishing the Peterborough Times, and from retaining the premises and plant, or interfering with or molesting the plaintiff in his business, the in junction being granted on condition of the plaintiff undertaking to pay, on or before the let of September, the sum of £3OO purchase-money of the paper and interest. Mr. Green, on the part of the appellants, now sought the reversal of the Vice Chancellor's judgment, on the ground that it was contrary to the principles and practices of that court. The injunction should not have been granted until the purchase-money bad been paid into court.— Mr. Dickinson, Q.C., argued that Mr. Mill had been prever.ted from paying the money when due in con sequence of the act of defendants in taking forcible possession of the premises, and preventing him from carrying on the business, which alone could have enabled him to pay.—His lordship said he was of opinion that the Vice-Chancellor ought not to have granted the injunction until the money had been paid. He, therefore, ordered that the defendants carry on the paper and keep an account of the profits, and that if the money be paid by the Ist September the injunction should go out, as ordered by the court below. On Sunday, as Admiral Sir Augustus William James Clifford, Bart., C. 8., Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod, was proceeding along the passage at the foot of the stircase leading from the House of Lords to the river front he sustained a fall, breaking his knee cap. Sir Augustus is in his eighty-second year. This morning ho was progress )ur favourably. We have to record the death of Professor J. Beets Jukes, 111. A., F.R.S., Director of her Majesty's Survey of Ireland, and Professor of Geology to the Royal Collage Science. He was geological surveyor of Newfoundland in 1839. and was naturalist on her Majesty's ship Fly on a voyage to New Guinea and the shores of Australia in 1841. In 1846 he was appointed to a post on the geological survey of the United Kingdom. lie was the author of various con tributions to geological science. MAXIMILIAN'S WIDOW AND NAPOLEON.—The aversion of the Empress Charlotte for every token of the Emperor of the French is so well known that in a general way all busts and portraits of him are sedulously kept out of her sight. Nevertheless, it happened inadvertently the other day that at a county villa a large marble bust of him stood in one of the rooms. It is reported that she discovered it instantly on entering the apartment, and, saluting it loudly with the title of Betrayer, she ran up to the pedestal, and, with an almost incredible exertion of strength, dashed it to the ground. -- • - - THE PARSON ASLEEP.—The Chester Chronicle records a most amusing incident at a local country church a Sunday or two back. The parson, after the morning service, took luncheon and went to sleep, trusting to be awakened in the afternoon for church. But the servants forgot him ; and he slept on after time for beginning evening prayers. The sexton tolled the bell, the bell told the people to come to church, but the parson was not told. The church was filled ; but not the reading desk The people were beginning to go away, when the minister was sought for, found, and brought refreshed to his work. OUGHT TO HAVE KNOWN Him.—An individual possessing unmistakable evidence of African extraction was arraigned for larceny. The judge, as of right, was dignified, but said, with severe presence, " Are you guilty or not ?" " Sar !"—" Did you steal these clothes ?" he repeated. "Golly, boss, 'dare never done it."—" This man says you did." •' He ain't notbin' but white trash."—"And what are you ?" "Me ! Why, don't you know me? I rid wid you in the percession. I helped to lead you home when you got 'tired' that night. Don't yer 'mem• ber me now ?" There was the " suddenest" nob pros. in that darkey's case that judicial annals afford an example of. So mnch for the advantages of good society.—Ameri• can Paper. A MUSEUM AT SEBASTOPOL.—The Invalide Russe says :—" The committee charged with organising the new museum at Sebastopol has decided on placing in it oil por traits of Nicholas 1., Alexander 11., and the Grand Dukes Nicholas, Michael, and Constantine. The first acquisi tions to be made for the museum will be the lithographed portraits of the defenders of Sebastopol, models of the Russian and foreign ships which took part in the defence and siege, the Russian and foreign publications, engravings, stamps, &c., relative to the Crimean War, pictures repre senting the defence of the place and all the siege work— in a word, models of all the arms employed during the struggle of which Sebastopol was the theatre. The museum will be opened, if possible, for the 15th of August. LORD BROUGHAM AND THE GREAT SEAL AT ROTHIEMIIRCHUS. —At Rotbiemurchus, then the residence of the Dowager-Duchess of Bedford, Lord Brougham, when Chancellor, found a large party of English ladies, with whom he had romped so familiarly that to be revenged on him they stole the Great Seal, and hid it where neither he nor his attendants could dis cover it. This was rather a serious practical joke, for without the Great Seal the Government is at a stand still. The Great Seal alone gives validity to the most important acts of the Executive Government, and every grant in the Sovereign's name, bearing the impres sion of it is, in point of law, conclusively authentic. At last he was in such real distress about it that the ladies took compassion on him, and assured him it was in the drawing-room, and that he might find it blindfold, one of them assisting him by playing loudly on the piano when he approached it. He was blindfolded accordingly, and by the hints which the piano gave him he dragged the bauble in due time from a tea-chest. STRANGE SUICIDE OF A SERVANT GIRL.—On Monday Dr. Lankester held an inquest in Bloomsbury, on the body of Charlotte Matilda Hopkins, aged 17, who was found dead in bed on Friday morning last, in Bernard street, Russell -square. It was alleged that she had destroyed her life by taking poison, owing t o th e receipt of a letter from an emigration society, informing her that if she did not fulfil the terms of the agreement she had signed she would be liable to imprisonment. During the proceedings a letter was read, in which the deceased wished her friends good-bye, and hoped God would forgive her. She also sent her love to various friends. The mother said that her (laughter was in great fear about the letter she had received from the emigration society ; because she did not carry out her agreement, she would be liable to a penalty of 1;10, or three months' imprisonment. A juror wished to know the name of the society, when he was answered from the body of the court that it was the Servants' Emigration Aid Society, whose agents had been round Bloomsbury and other squares, setting forth the advan tages of emigration to the servants, and cfferii g tin m assistance. Several had gone out under their auipicer. The coroner said there was nothing wrong in ths.4. If, however, means were used to force them out against their inclination, in the event of a change of mind, it was decidedly illegal. The jury said they should like to have the rules of the society who were instrumental in the emigration of servants. Ultimately they returned a Ter diet of "Suicide with oxalic acid while in an mound PtAtsixiiPsl.", :"-"; THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 3, 1869. SHARE' LIST. ORDINARY SllAlt ES AND STOCKS. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Closing Busined a Share; NAME. Paid. Price. done 10 Agra Limited, A all 10; 111 4.1 D.) B lO 34 4 4 3 i 50 Albion l5 8 7 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo Auz,trian 215142 4 224 p 221 201 211 20 Anglo-Egypti an, li m ll 20 Anglo-Hungarian 20 Anglo-Itali i tu 1803 limited , 40 Australasian 20 Bank of Briti s h C olumbia all 101 1 1 20 Do issued at 2 pm....., 5 5 4 25 Bank of E g ypt 20 Bank of Utago, lim. '25 Bank of So u th A ustralia all 30 32 10 Bank of Vict or i a, A ustralia 25 17 Si 10 Bank of New Z ea l and all 12 17 16 50 British North A mer i can 20 Chartered of I n di a, Austra lia, ,nd Chin, 25 Chartered Merc. of India. London, and Chi na a ll 321 3fl 20 City lO 11 1 2 100 Colonial 10 Consolidated, lint. 50 Delhi and London, lint l a o B 2 50 East Loudon, lim i 21 11 20 English and American, lint 10 -.• ••• 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro. Bin ............ .. le pr 1p 20 English, zycottish, and Aus tralian Chartered ,, all 61 17 281 Rung Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all 36 33 *74 281 Do new lll 4 8 154 100 Imperial, lim 2O 15 W 20 Imperial ottoman lO 21 4 14 1 1 1 25 lonian all lil 22 25 Du new 5 6 3 Lnd Mortgage of India, lim 4 11 3 1 100 Do sp. c. Debs.lB64, 30 all 76 76 80 100 London Bank; of Mexico and South America, lim. 20 7 6 100 Loudon and Brazilian, lint. 45 :A) 27 20 Do new 74 5 41 100 London &River Plate, lim. 40 6 8 25 Do new 10 11 2 p 20 London Chart.of Australia all 231 241 20 London and County 2lt 494 501 50 Do new, iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd ll • • London Joint St oc k 1 Sli 321 London and South African al 8 9 100 London & S.-Western, lim, 20 13 11 50 London & Venezuela, Um._ 121 ... ... 100 London and Westminster 2O 61 62 57 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm 2O 100 Merchant, lint 25 61 51 10 Metropolitan, Um all 71 74 00 Midland, Um.. ... 20 11 5 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lim l5 32 alp 00 National Pro vine. of Fated 42 ... ... 10 Do 50 National. 3O ... .. 20 New South Wales all 41 43 40 20 North-Western 7l 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 41 42 50 Provine. Bank. Co rpo., lint IU al 51 30 Provincial of Ireland 25 9J &Z 10 Do new.. all ••• ••• 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lim 25 14 13 100 Do issued at 6 inn lO 8 6 25 Union of Australia all 45 46 100 Union of Ireland, lim 50 Union of London TELEGRAPII COMPANIES. 117MIFT-TtifeTTlnu all 211 22 211 1 10 Anglo Mediter Tel., lint.... 10 le 161 161 et Atlantic Telegraph lO 12 21 et Do. 8 per cent. et B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lint lOO 172 177 at Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 262 267 10 Do. New 8 12 14p 25 Indo-European Tel., lint. 5 Loud. Provincial Tel. lint all 31 1 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent all 1 p 10 Mediterra. Exten. Tel., lira all 41 51 25 Reuter's Telegram all 75 7s 77 20 Societe Transatlant., lint all 21 211 it Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. -Scrip all 11 I f SU. Kingdom Tel. Co., lint all ei 7 5 Do. 10 per cont. Pref all 11 4; p cAiLoIiIA.L GOVERNMENT SECURITIM6 - flritiub Columbia, 6 per cent.,1872.... - - LO. 18v5.. l9O - Cau.(lov.s p.c.Jan.'JtJ uly 1877-84 .... Do. 6p. 4 .Yeb. & Aug lOO 115 1( 7 Do. .5 p. c. Mar. .0 Sept lOl 102 104 - Do. p. 0. Jan. 41. J uiy lOO 93 w 4 - Do. sp. at lce co 92 - C a p e (I.(jope, 6 p.c.ls7 ) lO9 10•2 lot - Do.ApIAtOM 1890-1900 IOU 111 113 - Do. do 1880-9 e lOO 107 109 - Do. Jan.&July, 1191 - Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 16 Oct., 1000 . 100 98 1:0 - Ceylon, Nov 1878, 6 p.c - 100 108 IIC - Do. 1872, d 0.... 100 105 ior - Mauritiuri, 6 p. 0, 1573,.. - Jan. and July ........ 100 102 1 , 14 - Do. 1578 .. ........ 100 1 5 In 6 - Do. 1582, May and 00 108 108 - Do. 1895, Feb. 4; Aug ..•• 10 106 198 - Melbourne Corporate.,.. - 1867-75, 6 per cent..... ICO 100 1 00 - N.8.G0v.6 p.o.Ja.&July 100 103 104 - Natal 5 p ct, Apl 0, Oct.. OD - Do 6p c. May 12 Nov 1"0 1( 6 10S - N. S. W. 5 p '7l to '74 lOO 99 p - Do. 6 p.c. 18F8 to 180 e... 10) 99 100,:i 991. - Do. 5 p.c. rd. ,57 to '75 - N.Zealand, 6P. ct.lBil lOO - - Do. 5 percent.... - DoJan,Aprl,July, 0 t lOO 91 92 911 - Do 6p c. Mar ez Sept '9l lOO 108 110 -- Do June Jt Dec , 1 , 91 - IDo Prov. , 1 Aue•ld. 1,0 - - ( r( Hui I ‘it 2. 1815. - Nova Scotia 6p. c.Jan - an 1 Jnly, 1876 - 1)0 1886 . 100 102 104 - Quftenand. sp. c. '824.. 100 107 103 107( 1 - Do 1891 . . - Tasmanian 6pe t t. l 595 .. 106 107 - Do 1091'07. 1)1 107 - Victoria 6 ter cont 1891 l.O tis tt 6 - April and Oct - 111 112 1121 ' , ARTS CORRESPONDENCE. MONDAY. The great day has come. The Senate has met, and the precise draft of the changes brought about by the verdict of the country is now before France and Europe. As you will have learned the details ere this, I shall not particularise them, but merely observe that the first general impression here is cne of satisfaction. No sooner was the reading of the Scnatus Consultum finished than M. Rouher rose and addressed the senators at some length, his subject, of course, being those very reforms to which he was suspected of not being too favourable. Ire began by warning his hearers that the task before them was one of much difficulty ; but that political science consisted in adopting necessary changes EC) soon as public opinion perceived their advantages. No sovereign had been more faithful to this line of policy than the Emperor, who, invested by the people with immense power, had always regarded that power as the property of the nation. The gradual transformation of the Despotic Empire into the Liberal Empire was one of the most striking occurrences of the epoch. No doubt some looked back with regret while others looked forward with impatience, but both were alike unjust. To allow France to remain stationary while Liberal principles had spread over all Europe would be not only to overlook the necessary preservation of her influence, but to weaken the ties between the Napoleonic dynasty and the French nation. But to slide carelessly along a path which leads to a known abyss would be to forget that the Government owed to the people absolute security. In the words of an august speaker ; the Empire is sufficiently popular to identify with liberty, and sufficiently strong to preserve liberty from anarchy. No good citizen would wish to alter this, for experience had shewn that a revo lution was only a miserable obstacle to progress and civilisation. If the reforms proposed attained the desired end, a truer harmony and a more fruitful solidity would be established between the powers of the nation, and the imperial institutions would acquire more strength, more splendour, and more popularity. No fewer than a hundred senators arrived in Paris yesterday. M. Reuher sent a communication to each senator, requesting his attendance at th• sittings of the Chamber, wLere moat important questions would have to be discussed. Several amendments to the Senatus Consultum will be proposed. Those which precede the debate will be sent back by the President to the committee, who will give their opinion in a supplementary report. Those which are introduced during the debate will not be taken into consideration unless they are signed by six senators. The Constitutional reforms are the pervading topic. The Constitutionnel attacks the Left, and complains that they have no definite political programme. The Extreme Right wishes to maintain the Constitution of '52 ; the Middle Left desires a Liberal empire, but it is impossible to guess what are the wishes of the Extreme Left, or what institutions they would give to France. M. Gambetta would give all power to the people, but the people must delegate it to some one. The future must have its men and its ideas. We know the men of the Left, but where are the ideas? At the assizes at Vaucluse, a woman, named Eydoux, has been sentenced to bard labour for life for the murder of an infant which bad Leen entrusted to her to nurse. The Havre journals report the suicide of M. Despond, the f-3•ndic of bankrupts in that town, who had been sum pendcd from his functions for alleged irregularities. One of his clients bad brought an action against him, and M. Despond blew out his brains on the day before the conclusion of the An extraordinary story is told in the Quartier St. Vonore. A child, G . years obl, a pupil at a public school, was a fortnight ago violently beaten by a member of a scholastic fraternity who taught there. The boy has since lost his senses. Information was given to the police, Lut the friar took refuge in a nunnery at St. Sulpice, and the authorities are making every effort to compromise the matter. There is great excitement in the neighbourhood, and the inhabitants are loud in their demand for the punishment of the offender. The funeral of the eleven victims of the coalmine accident at Dourly took place yesterday, and it was witnessed by an immense crowd of all classes of society. The authorities were present at the sad ceremony. It is be lieved that the mining company will contribute largely to the support of the families who have been visited with such heavy trouble. A Naples journal records a terrible event that has just taken place at Trani. During the celebration of a religious festival in the cathedral, an ornament of wood had been erected, which was covered with gauze and lighted with tapers. By some accident the drapery caught fire, and the flames spread rapidly. At last a cry was raised that the roof was falling in, and a fearful rush took place, many persona being thrown down and trampled on. Sixteen dead bodies were found on the ground afterwards, and a great number of persons were seriously injured. A violent storm broke over the town of Luxemburg a few evenings ago, and destroyed trees and crops, and struck to the ground the large work shops that were established for the repair of rail way engines. Fortunately, only three of the men engaged there at the time were much hurt. Ten of the engines have been rendered unfit for service. As the hurricane continued its devastating course, the ground was strewed with poplars and telegraphic posts. Patti. C1°61114 Share Rallwzys. Prim. Business done. st Bristol and Exeter ...... 100 77 79 st Usledonian ... IA 81 S 2 801 at Gdraortan 23 Cornwall all 25 3 at Dublin Az 11elisst Juno lOO 27 79 at Duu„Yerth,&Ab.June ioo 70 72, 2) East Loudon all 7 8 :0 1.),) 15 - - 2) DJ 10 -- et Glaz.7oNv &S. Western lOO 103 105 at Great Eastern .. , 01 385 39 3SI 5 at Do. E. Aug]. No. 2 lOO ... ... st lircat North ol Scotland lOO 15 13 at Great Northern ••• 100 106 107 st Do. A 5t0ck...... lOO lu3l 1015 1145 et 1i0.13 stock lOO .• ••• st Gt S, and W. of Ireland lOO 96 .6 s , Gt. Western -Original llO 514 2 015 at Do. South Wales luo LA 5 5 6 st Do. W. Ind.-Calera lOO •e 7 29 at Do. Newport lOO 117 10 at Lauee.ahlre..t V orkahira lOO 127 128 at Lon., Brigh.,A S.Coast lOO 44; 4ti 0) Do Scrip .. . • all st Lon., Chat., and Dover lOO 165 114 1161 st Do. Sletrop. Ex. A lOO 9 1 at Lon. 8; North Western lOO 119 1195 at Lon. .t South Western lOO 90 96 Man., Shel., dk Lincoln lOO L 6 37 554 at hbitropolitan ... • lOO 1005 1005 104 st Do Extensiiu .. 0 Uo. PA ew rd. .. at Metropolitan District. all - -' 3B 10 Aletrup. St. John's IN 001 6 - - at 11:diand st Do, tiirmiu. t Derby llO b 6 87 at North British 81 ilo. Ed., I'll, & Dun... 109 - - at Nor.Eastern-Berwick lOO 112 113 113 1.1 25 Do. G. N.E purchase 16.13,4 - - at Do Leeds ..... 100 70 72 70 055 at Do York lOO 104 it 6 106 st Do Carliole .... . . lOO - - st Do Stoe'x...t Darling lOO 14) 142 st North Lou ion ...... 10 Do New ISi S . 2 14 lip et North Staffordshire ..... . 100 67 59 at North awl "s.-W. Junction 100 100 102 10 Do New £lO shares 7 ... • • at R 1 ,5. coney st Shropshire Union lOO 555 54 at South Devon' st South Eastern lOO 764 77 at Staines, Wok'hannot Wok all 12 13 st Tan Yale 3eu 152 155 -- Do. C - -- - Watcrlord & liilkenny ltu - - 10 Waterloo & Whitehall 8 - - RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SEA RES AND STOCKS. st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 86 88 st Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO st Do. Scot. N.E., 41 per cent lOO ... ••• st Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO st Do. do. 7 per cent lOO st Da. do. Ordinary lOO 78 82 st Do. Midland at Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 ,„ 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gas.— all „., at Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO 105 107 st Do. let Class preference lOO ,„ at Was. & S.W. gua. 5 per ct lOO st iit.Eastern, E.O Ex. No.l 100 97 10, st Do do N 0.2 100 97 100 97 st Do do 6 per cent 100 10; 110 st Do East Anglian Asp. c. 100 at Do do B 6 do. 100 „, st do 0 7 du. lOU ,„ at Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 ,„ ,„ st Do E. Union 4 p.c. gua. 100 63 72 st Do Norfolk 5 p.e.Ex.1846 100 at Do do p.c.Way.Va l .l B4 7 100 ~, ,„ at Great Northern, 5 par cent 10 , at Do 5 p.c., rd at 11) p. C. pin. 100 Do 43 do do do 100 „, st Do 5 do at sp. c. par lOO „, ~„ 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 ceut lOO 9G 97 at Gt.West.—Orig.&Jut.-pent clig., per gua. 5 p.c lOO 105 107 st Do. Urig. (B. & Ex). 5 p.c lOO 95 100 st Do do 4, per cent. 1850 10() S.i 90 tit Do do 4 do do at Do do 5 per cent. rodent luO 95 97 st Do do Birmingham gua lOO 63 72 at Do do do pref lOO st 1)o do Chester girt lOO b 5 9 at Do do do 8 per cent. 100 st Do do do 5 do 100 95 1 0 4 st Do South Wales, gas.. 4 p.c. 100 ,„ st Do do 41 p.c 101) ••• ••• st Do do 4, 1351 100 at Do do 5 •.. st Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g. 100 110 112 st Do do gua. 100 107 111 at Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c. 100 90 92 st Do do 23 do 10) 97 100 s t Do gas. 51 per cent. 1863 100 00 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. all at Lancash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 - 3 .15 st Do Barnsley, £5 Is 10d p.c. 100 st Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 1:7(1 135 et Do 41 (Blackburn porch). 100 98 100 std London & Brighton, 5 p.c. guaranteed, No 1 lOO ,„ at' Do 5 per cent. gua. No. 2. 100 at Do 6 do do lOO *** *** st Do 5 do No. 4. 100 st Du 7 per cent lOO ••• st Do 6 do (W.E. & (11'.) 100 st Da 4 do 1859 lOO at London, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent lOO ,„ st London and /LW., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO 110 111 at Do Bedford &Cambridge lOO ..„ st Do Shrcwsb'y & Welchp'l loo at London and S W. 7 p,c late 3d shares, lOO 140 110 a Do (Portsru.perp sus 2661) all ..„ a Mau., Shef., & Linda. 6 p.c. 100 .. Do £6 all par 11 m a Do 31 per cent lOO 60 65 1 Do redeem. 6 percent 5 st Mid. Consolidated., Gp. c lOO 130 1 . 35 a Do Briatohtliirrn., 6p. c lOl 112 134 • Do 41 per cent. redeem lOO as 100 • Do 41 per cent. irredeem lOO 98 100 • DO LeieehtCr &Irellu, 4 p.c lOO 80 VI at North British, 5 p.c. No. st Do E. & (1. 4p.c.S. & i) lOO at Do N. 8., N 0.2, 5 per cen.t lOO ••• st Do Border Union, 51 p.c lOO ,„ st N.-Eastern—Cons. 4 p.c lOO 87 89 st Do 41 per cent. redeem.— 100 97 99 at Du U N.E. 4 per cent., lOO 17 Do Berwick capital 8.13.1. Do York, H. &S. purchase lO 10 101 Do Stcktn & Drling. A 5 p.c lOO 106 108 st Do W, Hartlepool H. and It 100 84 86 20 North Staffordshire all 201 211 lOs 8. Devon Annuities, lis all 1) 10 lOs Do Tavistock Anus., 10s all 8 0 108 Do Fixed 41 per cent all 8 81 1;0.6. S. East. (Read. Anus., 1.0.6) all 22 23 st Do 41 percent lOO „. ..; st Do Fixed 41 per cent lOO ••• ••• st Taff Vale No.l lOO 148 153 at Waterford & Kilkenny, 6pc 100 43 45 ItAILWAYS.-PREFERENCE SLIARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. at Caledonian 44 p c gua. at Do Scot. Cen. min. 7p c lOO at Do 41 p irredeem all at Do 4,p c con., issued at 80 65 ... at Great Eastern 41 per cent. 100 77 8U at Do 5 do, 1862 lOO 86 S 6 at Do Now 5 do, 1813 lOO 84 86 at Do do 5 do, 1861 lOO 84 86 at Great Northern, 5p c irred. 100 st Do Permanent 5 per cent. 100 at Do Boston &Sleafd, 4-4 pc 180 st GreatWest.,'W. Ital., 5p c 100 st Do Joint perpe. 5 p c,1865 100 88 92 at Do do 6p c irred., 1166 100 105 108 20 Do Vale Ncath perp. 5p c all 19 29 at Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B lOO ... 5 Lane. and York New 44 per cent till July, 1871 2 11) 4 15-16 at Loud., Brig &c., 44 pc,1858 100 at Do do 4 do, 1860 100 st Do do 44 do, 1861 100 ... ..• at Da do 44 do, 1863 100 ... at Do do 5 do, 1865 100 st Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 at Do No. 7 5 do st Lond , Chat., &c., 28, 6 p.c at Do Metrop. Ex., B 6 p.c Do do C 6 p.e at London &N. Western, 5p c 100 110 112 at Loudon &S. 'Western, 44 p c 100 93 95 10 Man. Shef. & Lin., 5 pc, 1865 all 84 8# at Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO 100 102 st Midland, A 5 per cent pref lOO 107 109 at Do B 5 do 100 107 109 15 Do 5 p c opt. to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1869 all 201 214 18 Do Incony. New Shares all 19 194 22 Do 5p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1872 Bl 1 } 2 11 , st North British, E. and U No. 1, 5 per cent.loo ... st Do .£lO guaranteed, 1861 100 Do E ,P.,&Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 ... et Do E. &ll , N 0.2, 5 p.c at Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 100 „,. st Do E. & (1., No. 3, 5 p.c at Do E. & (Ordiry) 41 p c 100 ._ st North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 97 99 st Do Stock. & Darl., D 100 112 111 st North London, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) st North Staffordshire 5p c lOO st South Eastern, 41 pc, 1859 100 ~, st Do 5 do 1861 100 •.. ..• et Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 .. et Do 5 do, 1864 st Victoria St. & Pimlico, 41 pc 100 ~, RAILWAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALSI st Bit erthead lO9 92 91 100 Do. 41 per cont. Prefer.., all 100 102 at Buckinghamshire at Chester and Holyhead lOO 54 56 at Do. 54 per cent. 1 1 0 0 0 0 ... .... at D o . 5 do. at East Lincoln, gua. 6 p. c l OO 132 13 . 1 20 Gloster and Dean Forest all Valley nteed _. .., s a t t Clydesdale, Colchester sgtutorra 0G t. Easa., Newm., &C., 5 p.c 100 ... ... a Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 ... ... st Do.do.Woodbrg.Ex., do 100 „. .. at Gt. West ,W. Mid. , Herd 100 96 98 50 Hull and Selby all 110 112 at Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 212 2:6 st London and Blackwall lOO 93 9 5 at Do. 41 per cent lOO ~. ... st London, Chat., &c., 41 p c lOO ... ... at Do. Com. Fund, 5 do 100 ••• ••• st London and Cireenwich at ' Do. do Preference lOO .., ... at London, Tilbury, & South 100 80 85 st Lowestoft, gua 4 percent lOO 79 81 st Do. do. 6 do. ... 5) Manch., Buxton, & Matlk all ..„ ... st slidlaud, Bradford, Pref lOO 92 94 04 10 Mid Kent Cray Line) 50 Northern& East., 5 per cent all 53 56 .50 Do. do. 6 do. all at N. Eastern—Hartlepool st N.West. A porp. pr', 5p c IOU 107 109 st Do B minimuntl4 p.c lOO ... st N L utt:lig. 6; Grantli. I& C lOO 91 .1..1:3 25 Preston and %% 3. rt.:. ... Royston, hitch., and Shep lOO 132 134 at Shrewsbury and Hereford 100 132 134 10 Do do 8 2 2ip 104 at S. Yorksh. and River Dun 10U 97 99 st De 4 per cent gua lo/ 73 80 at Do 5 do st Vict. Station and Pimlico lOO 175 Leo st West Cornwall 20 West Loudon, Class A all 13 14 20 Do do B all 20 Do do C all *** ••• st Weymouth and Portland lOO ... ... st Wilts and Somerset ' DOCKS. et East and West India lOO 120 123 11 2 1 Loudon and St. Katherine lOO 47 5C 491 100 D oDeb. stock, 4 per cent all Millwall Freehold Land ..... .4. st D0ck..... st Southampton lOO GS 70 st ISurrey OoLumercip , l MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 15 151 26 Australian A.gric....itur...l 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lieu. 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lien 3 5,1 10 Berlin Water Works, lizu all 111 15 10 Do. New all 111 111 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lien. 5 Bombay Gas, lim. 5 Do. New 4 I i id 50 British Am..trican Land 44 15 17 20 British lndiau Tea, lieu. 20 British Ship Owners 7l 29 Canada Company all 63 t. 6 10 Canadian Loan and Invest- ment, lim 2l .• ••• 20 Ceylon Company, lira. lO : , 1 215 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lim a -- 25 City of Loudon Real Pro perty, lim 3 51 415 30 City of Milan Impr ov. li m a ll 5 6 25 City of Moscow Gas, lim all 50 City Offices, lim 5 5 0 0 C C o o m lon m ia er l, c l i i a m l v . nion 25 23 22 d 131 20 25 pr Do. (Assur) 5 pr I P 10 Company of African Mer chants, lim. 20 Continental Union Gas, lim all 23 24 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 71 per cent, 100 Corporatiou of Loudon Bonds, 1877, 41 per cent. all 1031 1041 100 Do. 1879, 41 per cent, all 1041 1051 100 Do. 1882, 44 per cent. all 103 104 10 Credit Fon. of England, lint. all 21 21 3 50 Credit Fon.of Mauritius lim. 10 31 21d st Crystal Palace lOO 22 24 st Do. Preference yi,3i•lrn:*litu 124 ... ... 100 9 2 07 10 Eastern Ass l act u 7 st t 0 Darjeeling, p 6 P.e P li e m tu . al Deb. 109 611 105 1!(! Gi ... ...d 50 East Indian Land Credit and Finance, lira. 20 East India Irriga, & Canal all .• • • :2 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lim. 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy. Gila. by Egypt, Gov all 97 98 971 20 Egyptian Coin. & Trad. lim 8 • • •• A 3 Eng. & Aust rat. Copper, lim 21 1 • 4 15 English and Foreign Credit 71 44 3 0 100 Eng. and Scot. Mari ne, li nt. 8 ... ...d 10 Fairbairu Engineering 5 3 25 20 Fore - streetWarehousedim l2 1 2 p 100 For. & Col. Gov. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at £B5 all 8 3 8) 60 Gellivara, lim. 2O 10 General Credit & Dis , lim. 71 11 id 8 1 i 15 General Steam Navigation 14 27/129 50 Home & Col. Marine In. Rm. 5 24 .(1 10 Hong Kong and China Gas all ••• ••• 20 Hudson's Bay all 124 13 20 Imperial Land Co. of Mar seilles, lim. ''''''''''''''''''''' 12:15111 20 Interua.Financial Soc. lim. 6 2 15 20 Interna. Land Credit, lim 6 6 4d 50 Italian Land 5 15 p 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all 3 ai 100 Do. 6p. c, Bds., redeem 1870, issued 90 a ll 61 63 62 50 Land Securities, lim . 21 115 31 25 Loudon African Trading lO 7 B c l 25 Lon. & Caled. Marine, lint 6 ... ...d 21 1 00 0 s London. erNationalbud a C Co Steam, o u cia n a t t a s e , dii Land Building, lira. 4 ... —4 50 Lond. Financial Asso., lim 30 22 21 I 1 2 8 0 1 1 3 24 1 1 3 1 6 0 7 :4 5 1 4 Lond.Gen.Omnibus.Co.lim. all 2 21 2 i 50 Loud, and Glasg. Engineer 20 Lond. & Provincial Marine 2 lil pr at Madras Irriga. & Caul. Glut. and Iron Ship, lira '''''' 10 Natal Land and Colonisa tion Mauritius spAgency,e . b yL lira Ind'an . d ‘.. a , v. C . 0 7r r. e . l . i tion Co., lint. .......... 6 50 0 m ii MerchantwailrShipping,on Ship,lron l l iro. im a 6ll 3 9 4 1 101 25 National Discount Co., lim 5 11 114 25 National Prov. Marine, lira.. 4 .. .. " ' 10 New Consolidated t 1 ta. 5 New Quebrada, . lim 4 .8.0 41 44 13 14 D m is. lira. 3 2, 1 cantileAgencY , ..... . I ip 25 New Zealand Trust a nd 10 Do. B lint lOO 4a at North Brit. Austral.,l_ _ 50 North Brit. & Mercan. n oi 9 1 , 4 11 ... ... 5 Oriental Gas, lim. 10 25 NNoeLrtwohaZner:nalilmAan:s.la-MTT.n.e::3l.l 5 1 7 4 11 1 1 I p 10 Otago and Southland In. vestment, lira 1(1 ha 5 Ottoman Gas, lim l4 2/ l a n New Zealand, and 50 25 oOreDieeaonn.taliMl F:wrir.se..n.c..(i.lal.,:lurim" alice) 5 10 Panama, _ Australian R. Mail lira •-• 5 Do do. et Peel R. Land. Miner', lim 100 31 31 50 Peuinsu. & Oriental Steam all 48 45 SO Do. New 1867 lO 3 2,1 c' 50 Rhymney Iron 1 Do. New 2 Rio de Janeiro City Int,lint all 18 19 181 Do. Gas, lint all 25: 251 24 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 43 . 5 Scottish All Si. Invest., lim lOO ;8 51 Do. 6p. c. Guar. Pref lOO .. Societe Fin. d'Egyp te, lint lO 7 6 .1 50 S S o A c i f e l t . 25 South Australian Land 16eLlaniljoiertr.E&InInCr.,311t B6 ! . 1 . 34 20 Telegraph Con. & Main.,lim all 26 264 21 i 20 Thames and Mersey Marino (lusure.nce), liin 2 21 3 20 Trinidad Petroleum, Inn._ 8, 1 .. Agency..p . 10 Trust & Agen of us. to Do do. do. all i l .. . r . 20 Trust &Loan Co. , U. Ca nada 5 k § „ 50 Union Marine L'pool , lim 5 44 Zp 20 Union Steam Ship, inn all 22 24 15 United Discount Corp., R 6 m li ya 20 Universal Marine(ln.), lim 5 II 2 p 10 Upper Assam Tea, lim. all 14 2 30 Van Diemar's Land 2Bl 6 7 100 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. (Mortgage) Loan all 204 814 611 1 50 Warrant Finance, lim. l2 11 10d 50 'West India and Pacific Steam, lim 20 WestLoudou Wharves and WarOhOuties lO 910 010 THE WICKLOW PEERAGE CLAIM. The Wicklow peerage claim was again before the House of Lord's Committee of Privileges on Monday. Their lordships had made an order for the production of a Mr. Bordenave, a material witness in the case. Mr. Bordenave, however, had kept out of the way, and could not be " got at." Their lordships ordered him to be taken into custody. Sir Roundell Palmer then addressed the committee against Mrs. Howard and her young son, and in favour of Mr. Charles Francis Arnold, who now holds the estates. The learned counsel, in the course of his further comments on Mrs. Howard's story, remarked that nothing was more grossly improbable than that there should have been a conspiracy to conceal the birth of a child under such circumstance as those in question, and there was nothing to account for the mystery which surrounded the birth in this case, except the necessity which fraud was under, first to work in secret, and afterwards to explain the secrecy. After referring to the state ment that a bribe of £lO,OOO was offered to Dr. Wilkie to say nothing of the birth, and absence of reliable information as to preparations for that event, Sir R. Palmer said the only difficulty in the case was the hesitation which everybody must feel in believing that persons can be found to join together in an infamous conspiracy to deceive their lordships' House. But even this difficulty was almost disposed of by the extraordinary representations with regard to Mrs. Howard's condition at the time of the alleged birth, and .the circumstances under which the birth took place. It was utterly improbable that a woman should have applied for a situation as a governess when she was far advanced in preg nancy ; and an eminent medical man would be called who would tell their lordships that it was impossible that the story as to later events could be true. Then, again, the child had neither been baptised, vaccinated, nor registered, so that all the usual evidence had been suppressed. Was such a course likely to be pursued in the case of the heir to great titles and estates? Was it not quite plain that the persons making this claim knew it would be better for their own interests that they should not preserve the proper evidence, but should surround the matter with mystery and darkness ? THE DUKE OF -NEWCASTLE'S AFFAIRS. At Judges' Chambers to-day an application was made to Mr. Baron Bramwell, in the case of Padwick v. the Duke o Newcastle by the Sheriff of Nottinghamshire, with respect to a large sum of money in his hands, arising from the sale of the Duke of Newcastle's property at Clumber. Mr. Tidy and Mr. Lewis appeared for Mr. Henry Padwick; Mr. Taylor for the Sheriff of Nottinghamshire; and Messrs. Laurence and Plews for Mr. Morris, the petitioning credi tor against the Duke of Newcastle in the Court of Bank ruptcy. Mr. Taylor asked his lordship to protect the sheriff from legal proceedings. Ho was willing to pay the money into court, and had been threatened with an action by Mr. Padwick. On the part of Mr. Padwick, it was stated that Mr. Baron Martin had made the order on the sheriffs of Middlesex and Nottinghamshire to pay the proceeds of the sale of the duke's property to Mr. Padwick. His lordship made the order on both, and the sheriff of Middle sei had paid over the money. The sheriff of Notting hatnshire had taken out the present interpleader summons on Mr. Parkyns, the official assignee of the Court of Bank ruptcy, and on Mr. Morris. There was no official assignee in the matter. Mr. Baron Bramwell thought the best course would bo to bring the money into court, subject to further order. Mr. Taylor said he could at once bring £lO,OOO into court. On the part of Mr. Morris it was stated that the application in bankruptcy stood over till tho 13th inst., as thirty days' notice was required to be given in the case. Mr. Tidy asked the learned judge to enforce the order of Mr. Baron Martin, as the Sheriff of Middlesex had done, and pay the money over to Mr. Padwick. It would not prevent any claim being made on him under bankruptcy. His lordship was of opinion that all difficulty would bo avoided by the sheriff of Nottinghamshire paying the money in his hands into court to abide further orders. The order was made as suggested. The blood stock purchased at the late Middle Park sales for Australia, including the Gladiateur colt, wore shipped on board the Middlesex, in London Dock, at noon on Thursday, in company with rather a valuable Arab stal lbn. IMPITIAL PAR.LIA :17T ENT HOUSE OF LORDS—LAST EVENING. The LORD CILA.NCELLOU took his scat ou the woolsack .tt five o'clock. EDUCATION. Lord STRA.THEDEN laid on tha table a bill en abling Town Councils to create a borough fund for the purposes of Eduction. COURTS OF JUSTICE SALARIES AND FUNDS BILL. The Marquis of LANSDOWND trwved the second reading of this bill, the object of which was to make the payment of salaries which now extende 1 over a consider able time payable at one particular period. Lord ST. LEONARDS objected to the bill, as it would, :f carried, be an undue interference with the Suitors' Fee Fund by thu Treasury. It was too late in the session to discuss the provisions of the measure, and therefore he moved that it be read a secoad time that day month. After a sho t discussion the bill was read a second time. The Trades' Union (Protection cf Fuudi) Bill passed through committee after a short discussion. Their lord-hips thee adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-LAsT EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at the usual hour. THE SUEZ CANAL. Mr. GOURLEY said there was a great deal of anxiety existing in commercial circles with respect to the depth of navigable water in and through the Suez Canal, and he hoped the Government would give the house such information as was in their possession. Mr. ()TWAT said ho would at once give the hon member all the information at present at the Foreign office, although he must say it was not official. Mr Fowler then reported that the depth of water was 28ft., but in some places 26ft.; the first section which was 22 miles in length, was 196 ft. 6in, wide at the surface, and 26ft. in depth. The second section was 77 miles in length, and 327 wide at the surface, and 26ft. in depth and 72ft. wide at the bottom. There had, however, been a report that the depth of water was generally but 26 feet. It had been originally pcoposed to open the canal on the 17th of November, but he doubted whether the works woull bo sufficiently advanced to carry out that intention. POLLING PLACES, IRELAND. Tho ATTORNEY-GENERAL for IRELAND, in re ply to Mr. Staopoole, said the subject of polling places in Ireland would in the recess bo fully considered, with a view of removing any existing defects. GLEBE HOUSES (IRELAND.) Mr. C. FORTESOUE, in reply to Mr. Stacpoole, said it was the intention of the Government to introduce a bill next session with a view of giving facilities to all religious denominations of purchasing glebes for the erection of globe houses. OFFICES IN SCOTLAND. Mr. GLADSTONE, in reply to Sir G. Montgomery, said it was intended to amalgamate the offices of Queen's and Lords's Treasurers' Remombrancor in Scotland, with a view of giving-increased efficiency to the offices. IRISH RAILWAYS. Mr. PORTESCUE, in reply to Mr. Blake, said the whole subject of Irish railways would be considered by the Government during the recess, with a view to ascer tain whether legislation was necessary. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. On Mr. GL ADS TONE moving that Government orders of the day have precedence of othor orders of the day on Tuesday and Wednesday next, MARRIAGE WITI.I A DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER. Mr. IMRE said such an arrangement would, he felt satisfied, prevent the Ratner progress of the bill this ses sion, which the hon. and learned member for Marylebone had so particularly pressed forward. . . . Mr. oIIAMBEII6 said in the present state of business he felt it quite impossible to carry on the bill with any view of success during the remaiLder of the session, so he should withdraw the bill ho could not refrain from ex pressing Lis thanks on tho part of thousands out of the house for the earnestness, euthusias:n, and constancy with Which they have given their support to the bill. Ho was not iu the least discouraged, and early next session he should reintroduce the bill, when he hoped to secure the approval of both Houses of Parliament to the measure. (Hear : hear.) The motion of Mr. Gladstone's was then agreed to. THE PATENT LAWS. Mr. MAGPIE gave notice that in the event of the Go vernment next session not bringing in a bill to abolish the Patent Laws, he should move the appointment of a Royal Commission to inquire into the whole of the subject. BANKRUPTCY BILL. Tho house then proceeded to the consideration of the amendments made in the House of Lords to this bill. Tue ATTORNEY-GENERAL said the amendments wore for the most part improvements, but there ware ono or two that he should have to ask the house to send back to the House of Lords for reconsideration. He did no: anticipate any difficulty would arise to prevent the bill receiving the Royal assent. The amendments he referred to moro particularly were those in clauses '2, 6, and 8. The motion of the Attorney-G,neral was agreed to. __PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS (SCOTLAND) BILL. The house then went into coinnii,tee on this bill, and after cuniclerable discussion the further progress of the billwasaci.psirned nail to-night. The Appropriation Dill was read a second time, and several other bilis were fut warded a stage. The house then adjourned. MR. GR EN VILL E URR.3Y. Mr. Williamson, the chief of the detective force, in whose hands the warrant granted by Mr. Knox, the police magistrate, for the apprehension of Mr. Grenville Murray has been placed, has not yet been able to execute it, Mr. Murray, it is believed, being still in France. A sharp look out has been kept at the various ports. There is a rumour that Mr. Murray intends to surrender as soon as it is convenient to himself to do so. FIRE IN THE WANDSWORTH-ROAD.--THIS DAY. —This morning, between the hours of three and four o'clock, a fite, attended with considerable destruction of property, took place in the premises belonging to Mr. E Clarke, pork butcher. The premises and contents were totally destroyed, and the roof burned off. The London Grocer draws attention, in its number of Saturday, July 17, to the:fate attending the clergymen, military officers, members of - the aristocracy, and others, who persist in invading all manner of trades, in all manner of disguises, of which the co-operative-store-dodge is tLe latest. The extraordinary success following on the shop in the Haymarket, which has actually succeeded, in these hard times, in getting people to pay for the privilege of buying indifferent things, at a high price, with ready money, has encouraged many imitators. Give; such conditions, any goose can make a fortune, and these are the conditions attending the grocery in question. But nothing so awakens the public from a delusion as many practising on it, and the numerous institutions of that character, startad in all parts of London, have shown that the principle is only the retrogression of a great city to the plan found necessary in a colonial village. The general store is a back-woods' settlement institution, but we doubt whether it is required in London, particularly with its board of directors, who learn nothing of any one of the numerous articles traded in, except as it appears on table, after going through a mysterious process known only to cooks. In noticing the petition for winding up The Legal, Clerical, and Medical Co-operative Society (Limited)" the Grocer is not surprised to find these gentle men after their brief career, in the " winding-up" court, wherever that may be. The Grocer shrewdly suspects that it is somewhere in the neighbourhood of Chancery lane, where the company had erected its coat-of-arms, consisting of a lion, a flying horse, a griffin, and a lamb, with the motto Juncta Avant. This organ of the trade invaded by these amateurs (they have done so to some purpose in the Haymarket), hopes the" suspensory process takes place in some locality where theyjmay remain and serve as a con spicuous beacon or warning to those who may hereafter be tempted to embark in a joint-stock argosy in search of a golden fleece to be derived from retail dealing in tea, coffee, tobacco, and snuff. In conclusion, we would re mark that these learned and reverend gentlemen, in pur suing the classical studies necessary to fit them for their respective professions, must, we should imagine, have met an aphorism which is as true at the present day as when it was written nearly two thousand years ago, and which, if they had remembered it, might have been the means of saving both their pockets and their amour propre. We allude to the appropriate adage, Ne actor ultra crepidam " Cobbler, stick to your last." The dinner at which General Blair distinguished himself at Long Branch continues to furnish a subject for comment in New York, and numerous are the letters to the daily papers and their comments thereon. Frank Blair has Wi Wen to the New York World denying that his conduct could be construed into an insult to the associa tion which had invited him to the banquet. Instead of intending to wound their feelings his object was to com pliment the Union Army, by showing that it had triumphed over foemen worthy of its steel ; adding, "My intention and meaning could only have been perverted by men who had been taught by such heroes as Butler to relish a diffe rent kind of steal." Poor Butler! If any ono was ever born with a silver spoon in his mouth, that gentleman was the infant ; and spoons of all sorts have been flourished in his face ever since. General Blair alludes to his reluctance to attend those army reunions, as they are used as Radical stalking-horses, and this occasion justified his suspicion, "as his compliment to the gallant soldiers of the Union was used as the means of a gross and indecent insult to an invited guest." This is one way of putting it; but, that it is susceptible of another construction may be seen by those who read files of New York papers, in which he and his letter are severely condemned, An uncalled for insult to a Union General, and attributing to the as sembly of Union officers a gross and indecent insult to an invited guest, do not tend to throw oil on that trou bled water. TAT r. rRS ALL' 3—Llst Evenin; ST. LEGER. 2 to 1 agst Pretonder (wanted) 9 to 2 agst Pero Gomez (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Ryehworth (offered) - CAIIBIUDGES LURE. 1000 to 12 agst Sea SzLW (taken) - 10J0 to 12 agstyarveyor (taken) DERBY. 8000 to 200 agst Bribery (tAkeL) RACING IFIXTURES. AUGUST. Egham lO, 11 1 Croydon Wolverhampton lO, 11 f Plymouth £6, 27 Windsor 12, 13 Scarbor,u—n .30, 31 Bromley 17, 18 Baden BaTon Stockton lB, 19, 20 Great Yarmouth 31 Dover 18 Derby Summer ...31, Sep. 1 Oxford Huugel ford 24 York 24, 23, 26 \Veyinouth 31, Sep. 1 Canterbury ....., 31, Sap. SEPT Margate 2 Ipswich 2 West Drayton . 3 Warwick... 7, 8 Curragh (Royal) 7,8, 9 Abingdon 9, 10 Doncaster 14, 15, 16, 17 Hampton 21, 22 Richmond 4 1, 22 Lichfield Western (Ayr) 22, 23 Hendon 23 24 Monmouth.— - 23, 24 Newmarket Ist &e. Lanark... 29 St OCT Bedford 5, 6 Edinburgh 6, 7, 8 Leicester 7, 8 Bromley 7 8 Newmarket 2d 0ct...11, &c. Chelmsford l9 20 Kelso 19 20 NOVI /arrow ...2, 3 Worcester 3, St. Albans 5, 6 Cheltenham l9, 2€ Curragh l9, 2G, Itl West Drayton .........21, 22 Hereford 2l, 22 Monmouth 23, 24 Newmarkut H'ton ...25, &o. BER.. AMER. I:glint - on lluut 6 Liverpool 0, 10,11 Shrewsbury STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES, OCTOBER. Bromley 7 1 West Drayton 2l, 22 NOVEMBER. Worcester 2,3, 4 I Shrewsbury 15, harrow 2, 3 Lov.miugtou liuut ....23 lac Lverpool 9 10, 11, 12 I COURSING FIXTURES. AUGUST. St. Albans 17 OCTOBER. Ancaster and Willoughby, Lincolnshire 5, G. Ormsby 19, Aro. Huntingdon Club.. 26, 27. REGATTAS AND MATCHES TO COiIE. AUGUST 3—Alexandra Rowing Club: Senior Sculls, River Lea 3—Tewkesbury Regatta 4—Orion Rowing Club: Junior Pairs, River Lea -Kingston Town Rowing Club Regatta s—Ariel Rowing Club: Sculls, River Lea 5 —Worcester Regatta 6—Albion Rowing Club ; Senior Sculls, River Loa 6 —Sunderland Regatta 7—Barnes and Mortlake Amateur Regatta 7—Wakefield Regatta 9—Beccles R.Pgatta 9 —Bala Lake Regatta 10, 11 —Gloubrook Regatta: Cork Harbour IL—Vesper Rowing Club: Senior Sculls, River Lea 11—Hastings Regatta 12 —Brighton Regatta 13—West London Rowing Club: Junior Sculls 13—London Rowing Club: Virtue Sculls 14—Oscillutor'e Ito wing Club . Pair-o.ired Gigs 14—Lurline Boating Club: Mr. Wnyman's Fours 14—Thames Rowing Club: Pair-oared Gigs without cox- swains 14 - Hope Rowing Club : ,Senior Sculls 18 -Dover and Cinque Ports Regatta 19 -Alexanlra Rowing Club : Senior Pai:•s, River Lea 21-Scottish National Regatta 2 l-Dcal, Widmer, and Kiugsdown Royal Annual Regatta 23-Vesper Rowing Club: Senior Fours, River Lea 27 - Albion Rowing Club: Senior Fours, River Lea 28-oscilators Rowing Club: Senior Sculls 28-Lurline Boating Club: Senior Sculls 30-Thames Rowing Club: Four-oared Gigs 30-West London Rowing Club: Senior Sculls 30-Kingston Town liowing Club : Junior Ocala SEPTEXIBER. 4 - Hope Rowing Club: Eights —Oscillators Row Club : Junior Sculls B—Orion Rowing Club: Senior Pairs, River Lea 10— Manchester Nemesis Rowing Club : Four-oared Race 11—West London Revving Club: Eights 11—Lurline hosting Club : Vice-President's Pairs 11 —London Rowing Club : Tab Fours 21--Alexandra Rowing Club: Scratch Fours, River Lea 25 —West London Rowing Club: Eights 25 —Vesper Rowing Club: Club Fours, River Lea 25 —London Rowing Club: Twelve-oared Race 25—Oscillators Rowing Club :Eights - OCTOBER:. 2—Manchester Nemesis Rowing Club : Eight-oared Mee YACHTING FIXTURES. AUGUST. 1, 2—Havre rogatta. 2—Dogget's Coat and Badgo : Thanuls 2—T.-mple Yacht Club: Second Match 3—Victoria Model Yacht Club: First Class Match 3,4, 5, 6—Royal Yacht Squadron lt.igatta s—Norfolk arid Suffolk Yacht Club: R-,gatta at Oultoa 7—Cheshire Yacht Club: Third Match 9-14—Royal Victoria Y;:cht Club Regatta 10—Great Yarmouth Regatta 13—Shoreham Regatta 21—Clyde Yacht Club: Corinthian Match 21 Cheshire Yacht Club : Fourth Match 24, 25 —Dartmouth Regatta 28—C1yde Yacht Club : Closing Cruise 27 Torbay Royal Regatta SEPTEMBER. 4—Prince Alfred Yacht Club: Closing Cruise 7—Victuria Model Yacht Club: Second Class Match DOGGET7'S COAT AND BADGE. The followiag appeared is mar Latest Edition of yesterday vrentng:— Tho following were the competitors —watermen whose term of apprenticeship has expired since tho draw for the race of last year : William Edward Johnson, Westminster. Isaiah Taylor, Wapping. George Wright, East-lane, Bermondsey. George Richard Dewar, Rotherhithe. Henry James Kent, Fountain Stairs, Bermondsey. Samuel Richard Bayley, Cherry-gardens, Rotherhithe. The course was from the Swan at London-bridge to the Swan at Chelsea. To the original bequest of Mr. Thomas Doggett, comedian, is added £4 17s. 9d. for the second man, and £2 18s. 9d. for the third—interest on stock left by Sir William Joliffe—and a guinea for the first man besides the livery and badgo. A guinea and a half for the fourth man, and a guinea each for the fifth and sixth men, pro vided they row the entire distance. The race is always one of the most attractive of the season, thousands assembling on the tiers of crafts, the bridges, the banks, and the water throughout the entire course, and there was no deficency of the usual numbers to-day. The start took place about half-past three o'clock by pistol shot. Bayley drew to the front, followed by John son and Taylor ; in a few strokes Dewar had deprived Bayley of the lead, and then Kent and Wright came up and formed a level front rank to Blackfriars, where Wright drew ahead, Kent second, and those two rapidly left the others astern, and rowed a splendid race the whole of the distance—Wright winning by two lengths ; Kent's chance was put out by the Edward tug, which nearly swamped him at Westminster; Kent second, Taylor third, Dewar fourth, and Johnson last. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Mistral's. and New Zealand, via Sonthiunptolt......Ang '4. Ditto, via Yuseilles • ***** Aug. 9 Brasil, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video Aug ; 4. Ditto, by French packet Cape Verde, by Brazil packet Aug. 4. Cape of Good I.lupe. Ascension, and St. Helena Aug. 12. China, Penang. and Singapore, via Southampton.. Aug. 14. ultto, via Mandl , es ... • Aug. 9 bibraltar, via Southampt on Aug. 14 India, via Southamp ton ....... ..... ....Aug.ll Malta, Aug. 11 No' p I, (to. Ditto, Marseilles... Aug 6. Newfoundland ...... . ....... ....Aug. 11 Mauritius, Cape of Good lope; and Natal. via Se uth anti ton . •• Ditto, klarseiltes Aug Portugal ... .. Aug 4. United States, ( anada. California, &a., by British Aug. 7 paokct Ditto dittc (Baltimore) Ditto, by I_ ailed States packet Ditto, by Inman packet West Indies and Pacific (except Mexico and Baha mas) Aug. 13 West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Tenerife Sept. 3. Cuba and Mexico . Aug. 23 Bermuda, via Halifax . Bahamas, via New York Aug 11. NOTTINGHAM ELECTION COMMITTEE.—(YESTER DAT.)— The judge trying the merits of a the petition against the late election for Nottingham has decided that Mr. Seely was duly elected. The following horses, trained by C. Thorpe, at New market, have left for /lance :—The Drone, Witchcraft, Benevolence, Lavandiere, Boston, and Friday. Zerlina, 2 yrs, was claimed by Mr. Bromsgrove at Good wood on Wednesday, and will return to her old quarters in Alfred Bloss's stable. Rodomoute, G yrs, who won two Selling Sweepstakes at Goodwood, was claimed by friendly parties, and remains in the Findon stable. Hempstead Plains, a barren waste of 7,000 Ewes on Long Island, is about to be purchased by Alexander T. Stewart, Esq., of New York, and several millions of dollars will be expended by him in improvements. Mr. Stewart has offered to the Commissioners of the town of Ilemp stead, in cash, the sum of $385,000, or $55 an acre for the land, and the question whether tho sale shall be made is soon to be decided by a formal vote at a meeting of the citizens. 7ash VGO GB7i 9861: Gl5 GOO 521 3G;• 573' :~