The Sun. — London, England, 1869-03-22 00:00:00

Off ;; SOCIETY: held on Saturday tho chair. resolutions, Mr. iennial Report as Lssurance Society membars a report )eared on the 31st of the business omplete the ninth m, in 1864, 2,26 6 issued, giving an ach. During the in received in nog year. The total vas £214,104, n 0 'erage annual in" loss of income ross income from :6,100 per annum. on 1,037 policies , to the amount of excess of the ex on policies upon £83,864 has been eduction of bonus 'emium, purchase , valuation of the ed, as on former public securities; y of the premiunis is the actual risk for the expenses the surplus to be fit. By this ar bute rateably' to it is declared by funded property', s, the office pre since paid), jute bankers and in 3 liabilities, COll - already in 1869, commi t' nts, amount to •e, after making plus of £328,673 £308,673 14s. 9d. de bonus in re f £20,000 be r -4.ent, and conch ded that out of ,nt bonus of £ 1 absolute bowie :cipate, as shall luennial perio d, in 1869, £1 13 1. recome claims la licies which ba irn assured; 03 per cent on stun in 1873, £5 per tich are not an is, by reason of tid upon them , Ayment of the .t quinquann isl a bonus of li ke ,n paid prior to ;73 14s. 9d. wil l ; to .£164,816, 5 SUMO assured; the premium s a ll o tted. The ;ion, and so the ted either to it ,n of the pre to a redlin" [rider of lif e ,' .es the sum n• amo unting 10 ne of £338,°00' both with re x) the working ) large num ber ,tection against o rate of mor e beg leave ndition of the 1 at the sate L ally interes ted the EconoMin c oonef incre ase 01 st heY 0 ° l°l' 0 in order of e%Pect ro te. tgagos on safe spar s e%trto'°'- alo e " 's9 h out into , hs to g e ' , ,ffoct, ed. Tile d adults an ca exr nse° taints to ant:o , 9 loi I £lO,OO r • Y e11 .. . 5 c1 port, a t at W'gh WES °°ll.- faciiitloo to policy-holders to pass the winter or a portion of tho year out of Europe without imposing a fine of 108, per cent. on the smn assured. Mr. T CLLOCII urged the settlement of claims arising upon policies without the delay of six months, as at pre sent. Mr. LEDGE suggested that the accounts and report should be circulated two or three days before the meeting. Mr. BARRON recommended 30 days' grace instead of 15 for payment of premiums, and a more early settlement of claims. Mr. SPRAorE preferred that they should remain as they were, adding that by submitting to the deduction of a small percentage claims might be received almost as soon as they arose. The CHAIRMAN, in answering the questions, said that the period at whic't the claims were payable after the death cf the policyholder, was an element in the calcula tion of the rate of premium, and if they wore paid imme diately without deduction they must either alter the rate of premium or diminish the reserve, otherwise there would be a considerable reduction in the profits. When immediate payment was desired 5 per cent. discount was charged, which, conz4derin,g that the premium rate was less than that charged by other offices, was not heavy. Permission to go abroad for purposes of health might be obtained on the production of a medical certificate. The directors thought there was risk in going abroad, but in order not to he behindhand in liberality they had granted the privi!ege on an extra payment of 55., if the declaration Was made when the policy was taken cut; but the first year they took the ss. it resulted in the society being called upon to pay £3,000. A Shareholder asked whether it was an extra risk ? Mr. DOWNES—Yes, decidedly. The CHAIRMAN further remarked that the annual re ports could always be had a week before the meeting; but the quinquennial report could not be got ready in time for circulation prior to the meeting. The extra claims of the past five years had arisen from a rate of mortality which they had no right to expect, and by an unfortunate coin cidence it had fallen chiefly upon the large policyholders. As the policyholders grew older the reversionary bonus necessarily became less, but the cash payment in lieu of the reversion Ras more. The calculations of the society were so well based that if they were to wind up to-mor row the safety of the office would be in no way impaired, and they would be able to pay all claims. (Cheers.) He moved the adoption of the report. This was seconded by the Eight lion. E. P. BOUTERIB, M.P.,:and carried unanimously. The bonus and contingent bonus were declared, and the retiring directors and auditors having been re-elected and thanked for their services, Mr. BowLET said he was quite certain a great labour had to be encountered in making the quinquennial calcu lation, and that the meeting would really feel it a pleasure to give its thanks to the able actuary for the manner in which the work had been performed. A PoLicvnoLDEn begged, as one of the oldest insurers present, to second the proposition. It was, in truth, a pleasure and a privilege for him to do so. lie might also be allowed to compliment the society on the admirable working staff they possessed. Mr. DOWNES baid he felt greatly the complimentary 111 way in which his services had been noticed. It was ex ceedingly pleasurable when past exertions were so kindly recognised, and he need hardly say th• success and pro sperity of the society was his greatest pride and pleasure. (Cheers.) Mr. GRIMES, the secretary, also returned his thanks for the compliments awarded to himself and the staff. The proceedings then terminated. MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITT, TITO O.CLOCK. Consols are 931 3 for money ; ditto, for Ac •ount, 931 ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 914 1; New Tkree per`Cents, 911 ; ditto 24 per Cent., Jan.. 1891, 744 ; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, 24 per Cent., 4 pm ; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, 4 pm. ; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., shut. India Stock, 104 per Cent., April, 1874, ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1121 ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 100/ ; ditto Enfaced Paper 54 per Cent., May, 1879, 1104. In the Railway Market the following are the quotations :—London and North Westerd, 1141 1154; Great Western, 494 4 ; Midland, 1164 1 ; London and South Western, 87 9 ; Great Eastern, 37 4 ; Brighton, 494 4 ; South Eastern, 764 4 ; Metropolitan, 1031 1 ; Great Nerthern, 1074 8; ditto A 107} 8 ; Caledonian, 794 1 ; and London, Chatham, and Dover, 164 17. In the foreign market Brazilian of 1865 and Spanish of 1867 have advanced 1 to 1 per cent., while Italian of 1861 and Turkish of 1865 have declined 1 to 1. Annexed are the prices : Brazilian of 1865, 804 to 804 ; Chiliau of 1867, 941 to 951 ; Egyptian of 1864, 89 to 891 ; ditto of 1868, 76 to 764 ; Italian of 1861, 554 to 554 ; ditto of 1868, 84 to 85 ; Mexi can, 14k to 151 ; Peruvian of 1865, 794 to 4 ; Russian of 1866, 934 to 941 ; Nicolai, 67 to 1 ; Orel, 824 to 4 ; Moscow, 794 to 804 ; ditto Charkof, 774 to 78 ; ditto Charcow, 774 to 4 ; Spanish, 1867, 311 to 4 ; Turkish of 1858, 63 to ; ditto of 1862, 664 to 671 ; and ditto of 1865, 414 to 4. American 5-20 Bonds are 831 to 1, being 1 per cent. lower ; Erie Railway shares, 244 to 1. The market for bank shares is dull. London and County, 51- to ; London Joint Stock, 32± tot ; London and Westminster, 64± to ; and Iwperial Ottoman, 2k to prem. In miscellaneous shares, Hudson's Bay has chopped to 13 ±. A further sum of £20,000 in bar gold has been Withdrawn from the Bank for shipment to the Continent. The failure of Messrs. Hunter, Finlay, and Co., calico printers and merchants in Glasgow, is re ported. The liabilities are from £60,000 to £70,000, not above £4,000 or £5,000 of which will fall in Manchester. The assets are said to be con siderable. With regard to the Trouville Association (Limited), and the proposed subscription of £400,000 in debentures on a mortgage of the pro perty, it is stated that the purchase money is to be £290,000, payable in instalments, and that the balance of £llO,OOO is to be applied to the develop ment of the estate. According to a circular of Mr. F. Andres on the wines of the Voslau district, near Vienna, the Aus trian vintage of 1868 has been a fine one, and the quantity will be very large. According to the last accounts from Mexico the object of General Negrete's pronunciamiento at Puebla was simply to capture a conducta with £600,000 in specie for Vera Cruz—a plan which was discovered in time to be frustrated. He was met and routed by the national troops. _ . Ina report by Mr. Consul-General Playfair on Algeria, just published, it is stated that during the 35 years succeeding the conquest of the country it has only cost France £2,423,245—" a sum by no means extravagantly large, and which is amply balanced by the benefits, both moral and material, which it has produced." 'The Mortgage Debentures of the Trouville Asso ciation are quoted it to 1 prem. Tne traffic receipts of the railways in the United Kingdom for the week ending March 14, amounted on 13,420 miles to £704,360, and for the corres ponding week in 1868 on 13,216 miles to £668,143, showing an increase of 204 miles, and of £36,217 in the receipts. The gross receipts on the 14 principal lines in the United Kingdom amounted for the week on 9,752 miles to £588,166,and for the corresponding week of last year on 9.576 miles to £561,679 show ing a❑ increase of 176 miles, and of £26,487 in the receipts. The traffic receipts on 52 other lines in the United Kingdom amounted on 3,668 miles to £116,194, and for the corresponding week of last year on 3,640 miles to £106,464, showing an in crease of 27 miles, and of £9,730 in the receipts. The total receipts of the week as compared with those of the previous one, ended the 7th inst., ex hibit a decrease of £3,045. The accounts from the Red River territory with regard to the prospects of the North-Western fur crop for the present season state that from perhaps the excessive " catch" of last year mink are not likely to yield over one-half the usual number. The lynx also is caught in far less number than last year. The yield of otters, beavers, martens, rats, fisher, and foxes will be about the same as that of last year ; while the number of the skins of the skunk will be largely in excess. The buffalo—erratic always— seemed of late to have almost deserted the terri tory; but the latest reports describe a return move ment toward the Red River, so that for the spring trade a fair supply is yet expected. The following telegram is from the Don Pedro (Brazilian) Gold Company :—" Produce for Janu. ary 19,968 oitavas, weighed to 18th of February 7,821 oitavas." BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. (.4 OVERNMENT FUNDS. II per Cent. Consols Ditto for Account, 3 per Cent. Reduced 9l; i New 3 per Cent New 2i per Cent. Jan. 1894 Dc. o per Cen Jln . 187 3 Annuities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Do. for Su yra, expire sth April 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — Exchoquer Bills, £l,OOO, 2i per Ct. Da £5OO Do. £lOO & £2OO 4 Sank of Engltnd Stock:Ai per Cent Shut D. account Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds Inter-Colonial Uranium faintAN JovEttNmENT bECURI'IItt4 En lia Vtock, 14 per Cent., April 18i4 — Do. Opening, fox' Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, :880 Do. 4 poc Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates Do. Enfaced Pap.. 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cart., Jan. 1872 Do. 51; per CFnt. May 1679 llO/ DJ 5 per Cent. ) Pup. Deb. 1872 — Do do 1877 — Do. do. 1882 — IL. Deb., 6 per Cent., Aug. 1873 ...„ — Do. Bonkie, 4 pin- Cent., .£l,t'OU D®. under £l.OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. iirgentine Republic, t per Cent Do., Scrip 145 paid .. Au - Arian Bonds 5 per cent .. Do. 1859 — Brazilian 5 per Cent — 00. li per Cent. 1852 — Do. do. 18i8.... ............. Do. do. 186 i Do. do., 18'i3 — Do. 5 per Cont., 1865 Do Account BOl ituanos Ayres 6 per Cent. Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 8 per Cont ! Cuba, 6 per Cent. Ouilian 6 par Cent ... De. 4i per Cent.... 73} Do. 3 per Cent., De. 6 per cee:.t. 1867 95} 1 , 0. 7 per Cent., 1866 C lorabian, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 Dan ,ian Principalities, 7 per Cent — Do 3 per Cent., 1867 .. 88-} wquador New Uonsolidated, 1 per Cent I;;yl7,ian, 7 per Cent ••• I)c_. Seeoed Issue 90. £soi. Bouds Do. £IOJ Bonds • • ••• Do 1864 Do. Account D. £5 , 0 Bonds Do. .£lO4 Bonds 9Ol. English Scrip, 1868 . 1 Do do. £45 pd dis Governmont Railway Debouturos Greeic 5 por Cont., 1824 5, Et Coups — Do. Account Do. Coupons Do. Account 9 tatemala 5 per Cent .. — Honduras Gov. Rail. Loam., 10p. Ct., all pd It,,,iau 5 per Ccrt., 1e65 — Do. Accountk ... — Do Maremmana Railway — Mexican. 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account Do. 1864 — Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French — siontevidcau 6 per Cent. .. — Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada — Do 3 per Con — Do. Deferred Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account 79i i i Do 4i per Cent. (111:',arren) Do 4f per Cent., 1862 • — 1)o Account Purtaguose 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7, 361 Do. do. 1867 Do. do. Scrip, £2O pail ll Russian 5 por Cent., 1822, St Do 4i per Cent , 1850 Do 4} per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 por Cent., 1862 ... 87 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £loo,Bondc.., 93! 4} Do. du. £B4 las. d 0..., Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds 9ll Do. do £B4 15s. do Po Nicolas Railway 671 Sardinian 5 per Cent Spanish 3 per Con Do. Account ... Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Doforreu ...... Do. Account Do. Passive Do. Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan Do Government, 1864 Do do, 1868 ... Do do, Scrip Turkish G per Cont,.` . Do Account Do 6 por Cont. 1858 Do Account. Do £lOO Roads Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Do .f.,10C Bonds Do 5 per Cent. 1865 DJ Account Do 6 per Cent., 1860 Do 4 por Cent., Guaranteed Do Lau(' Warrants (Hectare.) Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do. Acc• ant U5l , 671 ~ 41} f 64 1 i -} Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Du 6 per Cent., 1862 Dividends on the above payable in Londe, Austnan o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins ... Belgian. 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 2* per Cent. Ex. 12 Gail. Do. 4 per Coat. Certificates Do. Account French Relates, 3 per Cent.. Ex. 231. Italian 5 per Cent. 1831, Ex. Zsf., Do Account CLOSING PRICES. Jonsols, Money 93 Do. Account, April 81 93 LATEST INTELL MENU (REU'ER'S TELEGRAMS.) SPAIN. MADRID, March 21. A demonstration has taken place at Barcelona against free trade, a petition setting forth the views of the antagonists has been presented to the Governor for transmission to the Constituent Cortes. Xeres is tranquil. The prisoners captured will be sent to Ceuta. The Government troops at Cadiz are in pursuit of a band of Carlista headed by Col. Miramon. The Ministry has postponed the introduction of the proposed bill on public order till after the holi days. FRANCE. PARIS, March 22. The Constitutionnel of this morning says that the Government journals, both of Paris and Brussels, will publish to-morrow official declarations relative to the Belgian controversy. BOURSE, March 20.—Three o'clock.—The market closed as follows :- 44 per Cent. End of month... Ital 4 an Fives 56 25 3 per Cent End of month 7O 324 Mexican Loan 24 25 Credit Mobilier End of month... 280 Spanish Threes Credit Foncier ...1482 50 Horne Debt — End of month... Deferred — RAILWAYS. Orleans .... Cash 962} Northern . « ...... 7175; Lyons and Mediterranean Southern-- 615 Western Eastern .. Sardinian Austrian 656t Lombard 47 04 North of Spain 64 Saragossa Roman 5l ADELPHI THEATRE.—The new three-act drama about to be produced next week at the Adelphi, under the title of "Black and White," is not founded in the slightest degree on " the Moonstone" of Mr.' Wilkie Collins. The erroneous report to the contrary, which has been widely circulated, has most probably arisen from the announce ment of the eminent novelist's name as joint author with Mr. Pechter of the forthcoming pieco. DEBRETT'S ILLUSTRATED PEERAGE AND BARONET.. AGE for the present season shows that more than ordinary pains have been taken to arrive at correctness. The work is altogether exceptionally good, and perhaps on no for mer occasion have the volumes deserved the very high com pliment paid to them by one of the most eminent of states men (the late Viscount Palmerston), who termed the books "a very Hera!d's College of information." All the late crea tions appear, with the Countess of Loudoun's, Lord Hatherley's, Lord Napier of Magdala's, and the Viscoun tess Beaconsfield's coats of arms, the latter of which is thus set down :—" Argent : a bunch of grapes, pendent, leaved and slipped, proper, between two flanches, sable, each charged with a boar's head erased, on the field. Sup porters—Dexter, an eagle, or, sinister a lion, or, each gorged with a collar, and pendent therefrom a shield, gules, charged with a tower, or." The work has now become indispensable to every club or library, either public or private. ZEIE SUN, _LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 22, it 69. SHARE LIST. .1)1.\ 41111 driais.ll:B AND STOCKS. 'Lbre hallways. raid. Closing Business Price. Alone. at Bristol and Exeter ...... 100 77 79 st Caledonian ..—..... 100 SO 81 79118L9 at Uanthrlau 24 Cornwall it Dublin & Beßast Juno lOO 77 79 st Dun„l'erth,46 Ab•Junc lOO 70 72 2 Eatat London all 7 9 40 uo 15 2 J Do 10 Glasgow J 6 S. Western lOO 07 99 st Great Eastern .. •us 362 37} 37 st Do. E. Augl. No. 2.... 100 ••• it tireat North. of Scotland.. 100 16 st Great Northern lOO 107} 10S1 1071 at Do. A. stock at Do. B stoca. at (RS, and W. 01 Ireland IOU 05 7 al. lit. Western —Original lOO 44 191 191 At Do. Soutn Wales 01 DO. W. 51101.—Uxioru lOO 27 20 it Do. Newport lOO 1:9 31 at Lancashire.% 1 orasha , luo '2:4 1.3} 123} n3} at Lon., Brigh., 10v 4 .i 4i4 34 0: Do derip at 1 00., t..;ti.t.. auu Liki% IC} 37 111 st Du. Aietrop. Lx. A lOO -- at Luu. AO/111 .uteri lut; 1.41 15 1141 151 st. Lou. at Sunlit 1V esier, lco 17 r 1 0 , 4 it Mau., 4t Liucoin Jut 44} Sti ask it Metrupollian . luo 03} it 31 1004 4 3 st Do Extcumi Jll 11U h 24 1.14 10 uu. A.Net rd Au lo 1 } at lle;rupolttan Diatriet. all IA 00 lu .51etrop...A. Jottu'a 11 oo 1 s at at Du, airtulh. Dui LQ - 100 Si ea at N tu tiritt.h ...... 104 •ti at Do. I'th., 6‘. I:uu l,O or. ,astern et too 102 a 3 102} } 25 Dc. N.E puron., 10.1).. st Do Leeds ...... ivy 57 69 et Lu lurk at Du Carthit; . llO 25 at Do Stec & Darltul4 lto 1,11 .01 1804 at North Lon tun .. 10') 120 .12 10 Do New :648 at North Statfordahire . . 10u 117 69 at North and S.-W. Junction 100 06 101 VS 9 10 Do Now 1:10 aharua 7 ... if 4 et Ithymuey st Shropshire Union. l 0 614 074 et Solna Down at South &Worn lOO 71i 7111 784 at Staines, Wuk'haw, ‘r•.ek all It IS . . iit i ali IJu. . Iterioru huktui.) 10;) Ammo) & Whitchs.l 6 RALLWCYS-PREFERENCE SILUIES AND STOCKS. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Closing lusiness Share NAME. Paid. Price. done 10 Agra Limited, A all 12 121 121 10 Do B lO 4 41 41 50 Albion 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, liraall, 191 2 1 201 20 Anglo-Hungarian 8 2 3 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limit e d 10 6 1 4 1 40 Australasian ........ .. 20 Bank of British Columbia all 11 13 20 Do issued at 2pm ..... , :4 5 4 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lint. 25 Bank of South Australia all 30 32 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 29 14 Bank of New Zealand all 17 18 ISO British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, and China 25 Chartered Mere. of India, London, and China all 30 31 20 City lO 12 121 12 1 4 100 Colonial 25 3 9 1 40 1 10 Consolidated, lizn. 50 Delhi and London, lint ~, 25 ... ••• 50 East London, lint. 20 English and American, lim 10 -.. ••• 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro. lim 20 English, z•cuttiab, and Am; . tralian Chartored 281 Hong Kong and Shanguai Bank Corporation all 34 15 281 Do now ki 4 11 100 Imperial, lint ...... . 20 Imporial Ottoma n ............ 10 2 1 12 4 24 lonian all 25 27 25 Do new 20 Lnd Mortgage of India, lim 4 St 3 i 100 Do sp. c. Debs.lB6l, 30 all 76 75 is 30 London Bankl of Mexico and South America, lint. 20 5 4 154 100 London and Brazilian, lint. 43 12 28 20 Do new 71 5 1 4 1 100 London eßiver Plate, lim. 40 10 12 25 Do new 10 21 3p 20 - London Chart. of Australia all 2• 1 241 211 i 20 Loudon and County au 60 61 50 Do new. iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd ll ••• ••• London Joint Sto c k 1 82 33 32 London and South African al 1 10 9 1 00 London & S.-Western, lim, 20 ••• ••• 150 London & Vene zue l a, inn_ 121 ..• ••• 100 Loudon and Westminster 2O 6 1 65 644 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm '2o 5 9 61 100 Merchant, Um 25 5 3 10 Metropolitan, 11m. 100 Midland, lim 2O 1 1 1 i National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, link 15 15 ip 100 National Provinc. of Eng'd 42 ••• ••• 10 Do • . 421 50 National...... .......... .....„„, SO ... .. 20 New South Wales all 41 48 20 North-Western 7l 24 Oriental Bank Corporation all 43 44 431 40 Pro vine. Bank. Corpo., lim lO 4 4 100 Provincial of Ireland 25 88 90 10 Do now, all ... .. 26 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lim 25 15 I f 100 Do issued at 6pm lO 8 6 25 Union of Australia all 461 471 100 Union of Ireland, lim 50 Union of Loudon THE IRISH CHURCH DEBATE The debate on the Irish Church will be resumed this evening, by Sir Roundel' Palmer, who, it is believed, will oppose the second reading, but great doubt pre vails as to whether the learned member will vote. Sir J61a,1 Coleridge will probably be put forward by Mr. Gladstone to answer the member for Richmond, and Mr. Lowe is also expected to speak this evening. The division will take place about two o'clock on Wednesday morning, after Mr. Gladstone's reply. The majority will be fully 100, the Liberal party being thoroughly united. According to the Daily News, the Liberals compe tent to vote number 379, the Conservatives 2G2, giving a majority of 117. The Liberals being in such a large majority, there will naturally be more absentees from the Government side cf the House than on the Opposition. Allowing, therefore, nineteen absent members from this Liberal benches, and nine from the Conservative, this will give —For the second reading, 360 ; against, 253 ; majority in favour, IC7. The John 801 l says the majority against the bill (our contenTDrary means quite the reverse) will be 108. at Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 86 88 at Caledonian Qrs., Nu. 2 lOO ... .., st Du. Scot. N. 8., 44 per cent lOO ... ... et Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO ... ... st Do. do. 7 per cent lOO ... .., at Do. do. Ordinary lOO 10 82 at Do. Midland st Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 „, „, 'lO Cornwall, 5 per cent gua all ,„ ~, st, Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO 103 107 st Do. Ist Class preference— lOO ,„ „, st Glas. & S.W. gus. 5 per et lOO ... ,„ at tot. Eastern, .E.C. Ex. No.l 100 97 100 at Du do No. 2 WO 91 Sit at Do do 6 per cent 100 109 112 st Do East Anglian Abp. c. 100 ... „, et Do du B 6 do. WU .., ,„ at Do do 0 7 du. 100 .., ,„ at Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 109 ... ,„ al Do E. Union 4p. c. gua. 100 70 71 at Do Norfolk 5 p.e.Ex.1846 100 ._ ,„ at Do do 5 p.c.Way.Vitl.lB 4 7 100 ... „, st Great Noitnern, 5 per cent 10 .., ... at Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. e. pm. 100 „. „, at Du 4, do do du 100 ..„ ,„ st Du 5 do at sp. c. pm. 100 ... ... et, Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO ••• ••• St' Gt. Nrth of Scotland, let pf 100 ... „, isti Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 96 97 at, GOVest.—Orig.&Jnt. - pent chg., per gua.s p.c lOO 101 103 1011 21 at Do. Vrig. (B. aH. Ex). 5 p.c. 100 95 100 at Do do 4, per cent. 1850... 100 83 9J at Du do 4 du do ... 100 73 80 at Do do 6 per cent. rodem. 100 94 97 at Do do Birmingham gua.. 11)0 ad 79 st Do do d o pref... 100 ... ... at Do do Chester gua lOO b 0 8a at Do do do 9 per cent. 100 .„ ,„ at Do do do 5 do . 100 93 100 at Do South Wales, gua. 4 P.c. 100 ~, .. at Do do 44 p.c lOO —.—. et Do do 41 1859 lOO .., „, st Do do 3 at Do West .slid. Oxford Ist g lOl 11 1 116 at Do do 2d ,gua lOO 110 112 at Do Newport, Ist g. 4 p.c lOO vo pi at Do do 2d do 100 100 101 at Do gua. 51 per cent. 1863 100 ..„ ~„ 100 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. ail ... at Lanc,ash. & Yorkist'. 6 p.c. 100 1 3 135 at Do Barnsley, Li 3s 10d p.c. 100 .., ~, at Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 135 at Do 41 (Blackburn parch). 100 93 100 at Loudon & Brighton, 3p. c. guaranteed, No 1 lOO ... „, st Do 3 per cent. gua. No. 2. 100 .., ,„ at Do 6 do do lOO ,„ „, at Do 5 do Na. 4 lOO ... ~, st Do 7 per cent lOO ... „, at Do 6 du (W.E. & 0.P.) DO ... ,„ at Do 4 do 1850 lOO ••••• ••• at London, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent ICO .., ... at, Loudon and /LW., 0. and Nuneaton 5 par cent lOO ICB 110 at Du Shrowsb'y & Weletipl lOO ... „, at Do Bedford e l .s ) , L i • c i d pe g . ne e .. t 81 1 110 0 040 0 ,1. 4. ............. .........: fit London and s.-W. 7 p,c late 3d shares lOO :140 150 2a 6d. Du (Portsm.. perp ans. 2s6d) all ... „, st Mau., Stier., s;Lincin. 6 p.c. 100 11 i 117 6 Do .t 9 all par 1 pin at Do 31 per cent IOU 60 63 lu Du redeem. 6 per cent a at Mid. Consuildated., 6p. c— 100 130 ;105 at Du Bristol & Bind., Ip. e lOO 132 134 at Do 41 per cent. rudeem lOO i, 8 101 911 ati Do li per cent. irredeam lOO 91 1); at Do Leicester & &eau, 4,p.c lOO 83 .90 89 at North f3ritisii, 5 p.c. Nu. 1 leO at Do E. &G.4p.c. S. & D._ too ~ B a t D at p u Border o NB"No Union, at N.-Eastern--couti. 4 p.c lOO 81 89 at Du 41 per cent. redeem.-- 100 II 97 st Du U .N.E. 4 per cent. IU.) 17 Du Barwick capital 2 Du York, IL &S. purchase lO 10 11;1 a Du Stektu A. Drling. A.. 5 p.c lOO lutl 10s at Do W, idartlepuoi 11. and It lOO 83 87 20 North Stanordshire les is. Devon Annuities, 1 s all 91 lel lOs Do Tavistock Alllll., 10s all 9 10 lUe Du Fixed 41 per cent all 3 9 1,0.9. S. ti.ast. (Ileac'. Anus., 1.0.6) all 22 23 at Do 41 percent lOO ~ ..„ at Do Fixed 41 per cent lOO at Taff Vale No.l *" •** 100 145 150 at Waterford &liiikenny, 6pc 100 41 43 RAILWAYS.-PREFEUENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. 1,4 Caledonian 41 p c gua. at Du Scot. Ceu. min. 7p c lOO at Do 41 p irredoem all st Do 4p c con. issued at 8U 65 at Great Eastern 41 per cent. 100 at Do 5 do, 1862 lOO 86 r 8 at Do New 5 du, 1663 lOO 85 88 at Do du 5 do, 1864 DU 52 83 at Great Northern, 5p c irred lOO at Do Permanent 5 per cent lOO 1011 et Do Boston & Sleatd, 4; pc 100 .. at Great West., W. Midi., p c 100 ... st Do Jointi.erpe. 5 p c,1865 100 83 91 at Do do 6p c irred., 1866 lOU 108 108 20 Do Vale Neath peril. 5p c all 19 '2O at Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B lOO ... Lane. and York. New 41 p er cent till July, 1871 2 1 1 at Loud., Brig., &c., 41 pc, 1858 100 ... at Do do 4 do, 1860 100 at Do do 41 do, 1861 100 .. at Do do 44 do, 1863 10 0 at Do do b do, 1665 100 at Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 at Do No. 7 sdo at Lond , Chat., &c., 2d, 6 p.c at Do Metrop. Ex.,136 p.c 100 Do do C 6 p.c at London &N. Western, 5p c 100 108 110 at London &S. Western, 41 p c 100 294 92 10 Mau. &Lin., 5 pc, 1645 all BSI at Metropolitan a per cent lOO at Midland, A 5 per cent prof lOO 106 108 log 81 at Do B 5 do 100 106 101 108 81 13 Do 5p c opt. to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1369 all 21 211 18, Do Inconv. New Shares all lsi lok 22, Do 5p e con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1872 B/ 11 21p at . , North British, E. and G-,, No. 1, 5 per cent at Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 at Do E. P. & Dun., 2d, 4p c 1 00 at Do E.& (31 , No. 2, 5 p.c .. . 100 at Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 100 a t Do E. & 0., No. 3, 5 p.c 100 a t Do E. tit (Ordiry) 41 p c 100 at North Eastern, 4; per cent 100 97 at Du Stuck. & Darl., D at North Loudon, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) at North Staffordshire 5p c lOO St South Eastern, 41 pc, 1849 100 at Do 5 do 1861 100 a t Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 at Do 5 do, 1664 at Victoria St. & Pimlico, 4; pc 100 RAIL SVAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED BENTALSJ st Birkenhead 100 l a yb luU Do. 4i per cent. Prefer... all 101 103 it Buckinguainahire it Choster and Holyhead lOO 53 88 st Do, 54 per cent, st Do.i do, 109 its 114 st Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO at Colchester Stour Valley ~, 100 *** ••• a t East Lincoln, gua. 6 p. c lOO 14: 20 Gloater and veau Foreat all s Ot. Newm., &c., 5 p.c 100 6 Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 6:i 72 lit Do. do. Woodbrg. Ex., do. 100 69 72 st Gt. West ,W. Mid., flare 100 93 100 50 Hull and Selby all 111 118 at Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 210 2 5 at Loudon and Blackwall lOO 54 98 94 st 110, 4/ per cent lOO ~, at London, Chat., &c., 4/ pc. 100 es Do.. Com. Fund, do 100 **- at London and Greenwich at Do. do Preference lOO ~, at London, Tilbury, & South 100 81 et Lowestoft, gull 4 per cont lOO 3e 82 st Do. do. 6 do. 54 Alanch., Buxton , & Ma tlk all i 81 51 s t Midland, Bradford, Pref lOO $4 94 ' 10 Mid lieut Cray Lino) SO N or th e rn& Last., 5 b yer cent all 53 56 5 . v .. d o , do. all it N. EttEtara—flartlepuol at N. w a „ t ..A perp. prof, 5p c. 100 103 110 at Do B minimum lt p.c lOO „, at Notting. &Uranth. It. 6; C IOU 92 25 Preaton and ri yre all 44 46 ,„ R o yatcu, Hitch., and Shop. 100 133 135 at Siarewabury and Hereford lOU 133 134 10 Do 6 24 0 4 p at S. Yorksh. and Hirer Dun 10$ tg at Dc 4 per cent gua lO, 79 ill st Do 6 do at Viet. Station and Pimlico lO9 17S ISO at West Cornwall all • ••• 2 %) West DoL o nduu, d C o lassA •• 10 14 all 20 Do do C all 64 7: at Weymouth and Portland lOO „, at Wilta and Somerset DOCKS. st East and West India 1003:122 125 st London and St. arum 100 48 49 100 D oDeb. stock, 4 per cent Illillwall Freehold Land st Dock lOO 30 32 _. • at So u thampton lOO 74 ia t iSurrey Counercio,l UOLONIAL GOVERN/4NNT SJEcUitiTilis British Columbia, 6 per 0ent.,1672.•• • •••••••• • • 100 .... . . _.......: ;.1 9 0 VO. ADV.)... _ Can.Gov.6p.o.Jall.'adulY 1877-84 ................ 100 1011 1051 1051 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug• ••• luo us 1 , 5 Do. sp. 0. Mar. A Sept... 100 102 104 Do. sp. o. Jan. &Ju y.. 100 93 94 1131 Do. sp. e. inscribed sk.„ 103 00 in Cape ~ Hope, 6 P. 0 •187 3.• 108 102 101 ••• Do.Apl.Aoot .1890-19 00 " 10 0 111 113 Do. do 1880-90..100 107 109 Do. Jan.&July, 11 11 •••• 100 108 lie Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 • 100 100 102 Caylon, Nov 1878, 6 P.c•- 100 108 110 Do. 1872, du * 100 105 107 Mauritius, 6 p. 0, 1873,.. Jan. and July Do. 1878.• • ........ ••• .00 106 1:8 10'1 Do. 1882, May and NV, • • 00 106 108 Do. 1895, Feb. & Aue , ••• 0 106 108 Melbourne Corporate., 1667-75, 6 per cent • •• tO 100 100 N.8.G0v.6 p.o.Ja.&July •• 00 103 1t.4 Natal 6 p et, Apl & Oct 0 Do 6p c. May & Nov • 0 1( 6 108 N. S. W. 5 p'o., 7.1 to 71 4O 0 1 , Do. 6 p.c. 1888 to 189 e.• • l);) 981 991 Do. 5 p.c. tu '75 N.Zealaud, 6p. ot. 18J1. •10 _ Do. 5 per cent.... - Do Jan, A prl, July, 0 t••• 10 93 04 94 Do 6p c. Mar & Sept '9l lO 108 110 Do June & Dec., IA9I ...• 19 109 111 —0 Do Proy. Auckld. ) *u 1 'tries IA 2, leo 6 - Nova Scotia 6p. and Jnly. 1875 - Do 1886.. ..• )0 101 1031 Queenslnd. t~ p. c. 'B2-b lO 1061 1071 107 j Do 189 i •. • Do. 6 p 0.18 69 .. • - Do. ). A 2 ••••• /0 1? 8 110 ;J1 1193 ~• • • ••••'" a 7 07 108 ▪ 6*! B 112 1131 MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-American Tel., lim all 221 21 22f f 10 Anglo-Mediter Tel., Jim—. 10 121 131 121 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 16 17 of Atlantic Telegraph lO 27 29 261 at Do. 8 per cent. 21 Australian Agricultural 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finsace, lim. 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, Ilia 9 7 , a 10 Berlin Water Works, 11m- all 11 14} 14 10 Do. New 6 X 4 100 Bolekow Vaughan, Rm. --• 30 6 le h Bombay Gas, lim. $ Do. New 4 it id $0 British American Land 44 16 1$ at B. and L Magnetic Tel., Um- 100 160 170 20 British Indian Tea, Jim—. all 21. Si 20 British Ship Owners 29 Canada Company all 61 66 61 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lim 2f 2 1 d 20 Ceylon Company, lim. 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lim $ 4f 31 25 City of London .Real Pro perty, lim 9 4/ Ilid 30 City of Milan Improv : lim all 51 0 25 City of Moscow Gas, lim all 1 $0 City Offices, lint 25 2s/ 241 d 4} 40 Colonial, lim Do. 40 Commorciai Union (Am') g, . ... 1 11p 10 Company of African Mer chants, lim. 20 Continental Union Gas, lim all 191 204 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 71 per cent. 100 Corporation of London Bonds, 1877, 41 per cent. all 104 104 , 2, 100 Do. 1879, 41 per cent. all 1041 1051 100 Do. 1882, 41 per cent. all 10 2 31 1041 10 Credit Fon. of England, lim. all 50 Credit Fon.of Mauritius lim lO 31 1 24 5 , at Crystal Palace lOO 14 21 at Do. Preference loo 95 100 at Do. 6p. c Perpetual Deb lO9 107 11 t 20 Darjeeling, lim. ... ... I 0 Eastern Assam, lim. 6l ... ..a 40 East Indian Land Credit and Finance, lira. 20 East India Irriga. & Canal all 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lira. 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy (lea. by Egypt. GOY all 941 951 941 51 20 Egyptian Com. & Trad. lira 6 41 4d st Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 236 2 3 10 Do. New g 1 12p Eng. & Austral. Coppor, bin 21 15 English and Foreign Credit 74 6 41 100 Eng. and Scot. Marine, lira. 8 ...4 10 Fairbairn Engineering 6 11 11d 20 Foru-streetWarehouse,lim l2 pr 1p 131 100 For. & Col. (by. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at £B5 all 85 87 50 Gellivara, lim 10 General Credit & Dis., lim 7l If 11 ii 15 General Steam Navigation 14 27 29 50 lioin,t Col Marine lu. Hui 5 44 31a 21 f 10 Hung Kong and China Gas all : 4,1 fall In 1 20 Hudson's Bay all 1 20 Imperial Land Co. of Mar ... bellies, lim. 25 Indo-European Tel., lim , 10 ••• ••• 20 Interna. Financial Soc. lim i 14 1 4 3 / 6 20 Interns. Laud Credit, lim 6 4'l 50 Italian Land S 1 1 P 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Ca your) all 3 34 100 Do. 6p. c. Buts., redeem 1870, issued 60 all 61 63 64 50 Land Securities, l i m 3 2 114 25 London African Trading lO 7 i 'l 'lb Lou. & Caled. Marine, lim 6 ••"''' 10 London County Land and Building, lira 5 Lond. Provin c i a l T el. lim a ll SI sl 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent. all 1 1P 50 Lond. Financial Asso , lim 30 ——2 l 4 Lond.Gen.Omnibu s .Ce.lim. all 2 80 Loud. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, lim 25 21 16d 20 Load. & Provincial Marine 2 ld pr st Madras Irriga. & Canl. Gus. sp.c. by India GOY. lOO 102 103 103 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, Jim__ 10 Mediterra. Ext en. Tel , lim. all 4 60 Merchant Shippi ng J i m __ a ll 32 37 50 DI illwall Iron Works, lint. 124 ••• "' 10 Natal Land and Colonisa tion Co., lint, . • 31 21d 25 National Discount Co , lim ' 3 114 115 . 25 National Prov. Marine; lim. 4 4 , u sa 10 National Steam Ship, lint. all 1 7 2 .1 20 Nerbudda Coal & I ron, 1 lim. 6 3 ,t w 10 New Consolidat e d Die. lim. 3 71 l a d t 5 New Quebrada, li m 4.4.0 =I -. 25 New Zealand Loan & Met , cantile Agency,li m " 24 1 1P 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, lim. ......... . 5 11 14 10 Northern Assam T;a7, - if;i 2 . 5 7 k 10 Do. B .... all 1 2 at" North Brit. Austral, lim._ 190 48 5,1 sii North Brit. & Mercan, In 64 20 21 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 3 121 18 60 Oriental Financial, lim ll ..• •••d 5 Oriental Gas, lint. 5 Do. New. ........ 10 Otago and Southland In vestment, lim ,• • ' 2 4d ip 5 Ottoman Gas, li m ; ii Panama, New Zealand, and ... ,_, Australian It. Mail Ji m All ~,.. S Do d o. at Peel R. Land & Miner', lim 100 82 85 50 Penineu. & Oriental Steam all Sui 80 4 1 91 SO 50 Do. New 1867 25 Reuters Telegram all 50 6 5 60 50 lthymney Iron 15 Do. New 25 Rio de Janeiro City Ina um all 19 20 1 9 5 20 Do. Gas, li m all 234 244 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 4 ( 41 st Scottish Aust. Invest. lim lim lOO 83 99 st Do. 6p. c. Guar . . Prof lOO •V, "i d Ern 20 Societe Fin. d'Egypte, lim. 10 20 Societe Uen.de l'pire Ot. 8 2 1 3 1 50 S. African Mort. & Inv , , min. 8 ;,,, T ai 25 South Australian Land , all —1 1 at Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all 1 14 20 Telegraph Con. & Main.,jim all 17 17 1 174 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lim 2 2; 8 44 20 Trinidad Petroleum, lim - 8 1 ..• ••• 10 Trust & Agency of Aus.,lim 1 4 1 P 10 Do do. do. all ... ... 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. Canada 6 4 11 ) 50 Union Marine L'pool, Lim 5 44 5 p 20 Union Steam Ship, Jim all 22 24 15 United Discount Corp, Mu 6 11 id 6 U. Kingdom Tel. Co., p lim. ill i l 3 5 5 1 4 6 1 f p s Do. 10 per cent. 20 Universal Marine(l ll .) ,l " . S 11 2:p 10 Upper Assam Tea, lim. l.ll )1 2 2 80 Van Diemaros Land 00 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. (Mortgage) Loan all 79/ 804 791 80 50 Warrant Finance, lam . 12 12 10(1 50 West India and F aulk Steam, Inn' 20 24 14 20 WestLowion Wharves end Warehouses ... ... MR. ROEBUCK AT SHEFFIELD. Mr. Roebuck spoke on Friday evening at Sheffield at at some length on the subject of Ireland and the United States. He would, he said, have justice done to Ireland no more. "It may be that the reline Minister of this country is not inclined to Catholicism; I don't say yea or nay ; but I do say this, that if he were inclined to Catho licism he would do exactly what he is now doing. I would say to the people of England, Be steadfast in the faith of your forefathers ; keep firm as Englishmen ; do justice to Irishmen,but do no more ; do not let the Catholic power in Ireland be supreme over the Protestant power of England ; give Irishmen what they ought to have, but give them no more." Turning to the United States, he said : "As we find in the Ministry an inclination to knuckle down and to prostrate themselves before the Pope in national matters, so we find that in international relations they are inclined to bow down and prostrate themselves before the power of America. We are delighted to see that great people, but we don't desire to see their feet upon our necks. Depend upon it, that whatever we do, whatever we say, to conciliate the people of America, they are determined not to be conciliated, and no prostration on our part will satisfy them. The only chance of our opposing the Americans is to oppose them now. The time has gone past when we could have opposed them more easily—l mean the time when I proposed it to Lord Pahnerstton. Depend upon it, if you don't take the present opportu nity, the time is not far distant when they will prepare to place their feet on our necks, and when we must follow in the train of the United States. Now, I was thought a very dangerous person when I asked Lord Palmerston— not in this hall, but in the old room of the Cutlers' Com pany—to acknowledge the Southern States of America ; but at the present moment there is a motion in the Con grew; of the United States referred to a committee, and proposing to acknowledge the island of Cuba as a free State. Surely, what is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. But we all know the difference between what is permitted to a great gentleman and what is permitted to a small gentleman. The United States may do what they like, but poor England, wretched England, can't be permitted to acknowledge as a free State a State that has a legislature, an army, and victory in the field. My political testimony, then, on all these points is, Beware of trade unions, beware of Irishmen, and beware of the United States of America. These three things include the future of England." TRADE AND FINANCE. Certainly, for a deposed monarch, King Cotton exercises a most formidable sway over us. We were congratulating ourselves that some good at least had been derived from the American war, and not the least was the fact that our dependence upon the United States for cotton was in some measure obviated. No sooner do supplies threaten to be curtailed, on the other side, however, than the trade is thrown into a panic ; and the fact that the Southern States still rule the markets in regard to this particular article is made obvious. It appears that our previous esti mate as to the out-turn of the American cotton crop must be considerably modified, and further, that we must expect even shorter supplies next year. In the face of this state of affairs, speculators, both here and in Am erica—but especially in America—have bought heavily for future delivery, and thus prices are kept in a state of tension. From this point of view there is sufficient justification for the recent advance in the quotations, but when we look to the state of the goods trade, we can find nothing to induce a belief that the high rates now current can be maintained_ The distress amongst. r ;..ecrs in Lancashire is very great. Failure after failure has been announced, and others will probably follow. The prices of manufactured articles have not risen in proportion to the improve ment in the raw material, and sprners lave for some time pact being working at a loss. An almost general resort to short time has ban the con 3 quenc2, and heavy reductions have been made in wades. At Preston some considerable stt ikes haveoccur]ed, r rid the:general aspect of affairs is becoming threatening. T.:et e no immediate pros pect of any improvement in the goods ti ark t ( Llthough we notice that the quotations for grey shirting. 3, in China chew an advance), and manufacturers have 110 alternative but to adhere to the course which has, unfortunately, been thrust upon them. As we anticipated last week, wheat has given way heavily in value. Still there are no signs of animation in the trade, and millers continue to operate with extreme caution. With reference to future movements, we must bear in mind that although we secured an unprecedented harvest last year, we anticipated the increased supplies from the fact that it was rated one month earlier than usual. We have, therefore, an extra month to provide for, which will go a long way towards diminishing the effect of the excess of the crop of 1868 over that of the previous year. Farmers will be wise in holding firmly on this account, and will hesitate to realise fine wheats at any further decline. At the same time there is a feature in the market which must, sooner or later, exert a depressing influence on the quota tions here. The stocks of produce in Amer:ca, both at New York and the Lake ports, are enormous. To this accumulation the sensitive conditiol of the New York money market, the high rates of freight, and the firmness of holders in the face of declining rates at Liverpool, have all contributed. Holders have now, however, become anxious sellers at reduced rates, being apparently convinced that no upward movement can be expected on this side. Under these circumstances, as it is evident that the bulk of this produce is intended for the English markets, heavy shipments to this side may be expected at no distant period, and these on their arrival will tend to depress prices. A most important feature in the money market, is the proposed transfer of the right and privileges of the Hudson's Bay Company to the Dominion of Canada. The terms offered by the latter appear to us to be liberal in the extreme. It is well known that the claims of the company to the best portion of Hudson's Bay Territory — the Fertile Belt—have been contested for years, and that the present company bought out the old one on reduced terms on that account. It will be well if the shareholders decide to accept the compromise offered to them by Lord Granville, as theyare the best terms they are ever likely to obtain. It must be borne in mind that the company are utterly powerless to colonise so large a tract of country, or to open up commuuicationsfrom coast to coast. Besides this, the hunting grounds are yearly becoming less remunerative, and will naturally continue to do so, and for these reasons we think that the companyare being generously dealt with. Should they refuse, legisla• tive action must ensue, and the terms then imposed upon them will certainly be more onerous than those now offered. The money movements of the week shew that the Bank of England directors were right in not raising the rate of discount last week. The tendency has been towards increased ease, and the rates for accommodation in the open market have tended downwards. The exchanges, however, were less favourable on Friday last, and some considerable withdrawals of gold from the Bank have ince taken place. It is very positively stated that the Emperor and Empress of the French, the Prince Imperial, Prince Napo leon, and all the Imperial family will go to Corsica in August to celebrate the 100th birthday of Napoleon I. A singular charge of perjury arising out of the Salford election inquiry Las Leen submitted to the qipendinly magistrate for Salford. At the recent trial Mr. Col Huge, the landlord of the Yew Tree Inn, gate evidence amounting to an allegation that a Mr. Stocks, who was recognised agent of the Conservative candidates, had in directly authw iced the supply of beer to voters and others. The magistrate, however, after hearing the opening state ment, taking it for granted that it miLltt to proved, :aid there was not the slightest ground to suppo.:e that a con viction would be obtained, and dismissed the summons. Several valuable gold coins Lave been picked up at Blackpool Sands, Stoke-Fleming, near Dartmouth, during the week. They consist of coins of Eng!and iu tiro time of Edward 111. and Henry VI., and French coins of the reigns if one of the Charles's and Louis of France. They aro in a good state of preservation, the inscription being quite legible. It is supposed that these coins must have formed part of a box of specie on board a ship which has been wrecked there, and became deeply embedded in the sands for some hundreds of pull, but owing to the recent sweeping away of the sand eelthey bave ... becomo 4419agA L taa _1105.42 3 s "gik ,SPOII7ING NOTES. The Northampton Meeting, notwithstanding the unpro pitious state of the weather, brought together a large number of visitors, as well as bookmakers and welchers ; the latter class were evidently prevented from plying their vocation by the large number of detectives and pu gilists who were present for the protection of the book makers and the general public, who have so often at great meetings been made the victims of these unprin oipled and nefarious scoundrels. The Art event decided was the Delapre Handicap. Quality was made the favourite, but, to the astonishment of every ono present, 2Eolus, a maiden four-year-old, turned out the winner, although not backed by his party for a penny. Acaster was made the favourite for the Nottinghamshire Cup Stakes, but old Friday pulled the bookmakers through by half a length, Pompeii being second. Stephanotis won the Whittlebury Stakes in a common canter. Only ten put in an appearance far the Great Northampton shire Stakes. Marquis of Catatess was the fa vourite at starting, and justified the exp , c' - Cons of the clever party who executed the coat ! mission by winning clew rly by th ea leng ha with, ut being touched by whip or rpm.. The ring must have lost heavily, as the three placed horses were backed to win an ocean of money in buts against the Sold, and also for places Pirate Chief and !shalt, the two favuurit,..s far the Stand Plate, finished first and second. '1 his !alb r race br, ught an excellent day's spurt to a conclusion. It is it curious fact woia It recording that all the wiLuers were trained at Ne %mat krt. Zhe races com menced on Wednesday with the Sweepstakes of 20 sous, which Stephanotis cantered away with. The Aunt Hannah colt bad uo difficulty in disposing of his twenty-three opponents in the Earl Spencer's Plato. This colt is entered for the Derby, and has been backed at long prices, but I do not think be will see the starting-post, although ho won by ten lengths. He is on too small a scale to be returned a Derby winner. Joseph rawson seems to have no end of luck, as he won the Althorp Park Stakes with Miss Agnes filly, besides having in his stable Sister to Veda and Tit Bit. Compromise secured the St. Liz Handicap from Cap-a-pie by a head. Blueskin, by his easy victory in the Queen's Plate, must have been a sad blow to Mr. Saville in not starting him for the Northamptonshire Stakes, as from the form he displayed he could scarcely have lost. This race brought the meeting to a close. The other events decided during the week were of very little importance with regard to throwing any light on the Great Spring Handicaps. For the Derby and Two Thousand, Belladrum still keeps very fishy, but bookmakers aro afraid to take much liberty with him. There will be only a few local meetings this week, which call for no special comment. A FRESH MAN• TRAINING REPORTS. (From the Sporting Life.) RICHMOND. —On Tuesday Caprera led Ladas and the Gleaner; Annie Stewart led Annie; Lams led Zono, Mansfield, White Sleeves, and Leonora—all these going about a mile and a quarter at a steady pace. Stella and the Prior did the same. Night Guard led Bete Noir and Retort a mile and a quarter at a fair pace. The Hind went a mile and a half gently, and Number Nip took a mile and a quar ter gallop steadily. The .Cavendish gelding led the two year olds sharply straight up the Moor. Hector cantered smartly twice. Flora galloped a mile and a half steadily, leading the two year olds in the first half. Wednesday was very frosty, and nothing whatever was done beyond walking on the roads and the home fields. Thursday.— Ladas and Lares took a nice steady gallop of about a mile, in the presence of Mr. Cowen. Dover (trainer, of Ilsley) T. Chaloner, and a veterinary surgeon came here for Lord Roseberry, who has bought Ltylas for £3,550. The horse leaves hero in the morning (Friday) for Dover's establish ment, and all I can say is, no animal in training has dono better than this son of Lambton. lIEDNESFORD.—There has been a lot of snow here, bu the hills are good going. Off Cl ff's, the following, after one cantor, are doing mile gallops :—Barnabo, Melody, Agile, Uncas, Pyrenees, Dalwhinnie, Vermicelli, Equity filly, Fancy Boy, Messenger, Master Willie, Kidderminster Venice, Albion, Master Tom, Wakefield, Ettrick, Trouba dour, Official Assignee, Jack of Diamonds, and Fly filly. Palmer's Hunter and Pantaloon are doing good mile work. William and Alicia are doing slow work. Fan is still lame. T. Wright's Sundew, Flying Scud, Lawyer filly, and Arran are all in good work. The "Scud" is preparing for Lichfield, and goes well. Saunders's Abbotsford, Pre sident Lincoln, Whinyard, Ocean Wave, Merry Horn, Schneider, Dick Turpin, Nogara, horse by The Boldfaced Stag, and St. Valentine are doing steady work, and look remarkably well. Eskrett's Edinburgh, Emily, Linen Draper, Jenny Mills, Dean of York, Burgundy, Musical Bell, and a filly by Newminster are all doing steady work. Hopwood's Meanwood is as fresh as a four-year-old, and does his work in the old style. Old Wynnstay has, lam afraid, got slow. Surprise, filly by Oxford, filly by Lawyer, and Sidedrum aro preparing for their engage ments. Lord Hastings looks rather mg, but goes well. MALTON.—On Tuesday our City and Suburban horse, Consternation, after two sharp cantors, was sent a steady sweat of four miles, led by the Cure colt out of Ellen the Fair. C. Peck's Owain Glyndwr led Blackloek a rasping gallop of a mile and three-quarters. Owain Glyodwr afterwards led Martinique and Tasman a half-speed gallop of a mile and a half. J. Shepherd's Lady Zetlaud and G. org&m Osbabliston were walking. R. Peck's Light Cloud took a three-parts-speed gallop of a mile and a quarter. J. Sco t s The Spy, Viscount, Merry and Wise, Thunder, and Royal Oak took a half-speed gallop of a mile and three quarters. Taraban went a shutter distance at a steady pace. W e dnesday.—Much the same was done. Thurs day.—The Cramond colt led Consternation a gallop of a mile and a half. Peck's were doing similar work to that on the previous day. Shepherd's Scotchman's Pride was showing the way for Madeira, and the latter is a prom ising and useful colt. Viscount l e d our two Derby Dan Royal Oak and Thunder, a m il e and a half. The Spy, Merry and Wise, Tarnban, Fecialis, Nobleman, the Clipper, Tama, Toison d'Or, and Viscountess are all doing well. C. Peck sent Black lock a couple of three parts speed gallops of two miles. Amendment led Tasman and Martinique a steady gallop of a mile and a half. Fichu, Londesborougb, colt by Trumpeter, and Carfax were doing some useful work. Owain Glyndwr led Tasman and Martinique a second gallop of a mile. STANTON.—On Tuesday The Oracle led Atnpleforth a two mile and a half gallop. Jeannie Deans, See-Saw, and Ben Block galloped a mile and a half. Parma aad Nutgirl wont a mile. Wednesday.—The Oracle and Fitz-Adam galloped two miles. See-Saw and Sportsman went the same distance. The Chamade colt, St. George, and Lady Evelyn filly,galloped a mile. Thursday.—The Drone led Brother to Grand Duke a rattling two mile and a half gallop. Ada Penelope went a mile and a half steadily. Jeannie Deans galloped a mile and a half at a good pace, ollowed by Nutgirl in the last mile. FINDON.—At the Epsom Spring Meeting the Findon horses will be very strongly represented. In the City and Suburban we have John Leech, Sister to Vedette, Cocoanut, and Hermitage; and in the Metropolitan, The Vixen gelding, The last-named I have not seen since he went to Northampton, but the others are all going on well. Chester Cup.—Romping Girl has been going on better than ever she has done since she came to this stable. No two year olds can look or go better than the colt by Newminster out of Mrs. Brown, Brocklesby, Seaham, colt by Trumpeter, and a colt by Newminster out of Mrs. Wood. POLICE INTELLIGENCE'—This Day• MARLBOROUGH-STREET. SKELETON-Fat THISTES.—SamueI Butler and James Thornton, two rough-looking young fellows, were charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with attempting to enter several houses with a skeleton-key. Inspector Hubbard said that he believed that the pri soners were convicted before. They were remanded. THAMES. James Mitchell, aged 42 years, and John Hoskins, 26, labourers, were charged with stealing a copper ball and a bar of. iron from inside the ruins of the Danish Church in Well-close-square. Both prisoners were committed for trial. WESTMINSTER. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY.—Robert Martin Starling, appren tice to Mr. Blackboard, hosier, 4, Lupus-street, Pimli co, was charged with stealing, and Robert Young, apprentice at No. 6, Lupus-street, Edwin and Emma Jane Punnir, and William Young, with receiving a large quantity of hosiery, haberdashery, &c., with divers moneys, goods, &c., the property of Mr. Blackbeard. The evidence, as far as it went, was lengthy, and wont to the inculpation of the whole of the prisoners. The re ceiver, Punnor, when detected, said he had been rounded on and he should round on the others, and then infcrmed against the prisoner Young. They were remanded: a future day. MARE 7 5-7 1118 DAY. MARK LANE. A short supply of English wheat was received fresh up in our market to-day, but nearly the whole was received in excellent condition. There was no activity in the trace and consequently no recovery took place from the heavy fall of Monday last. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. We have a short supply of beasts, and especially of choice British. Prices are higher for all descriptions, and a good clearance is effected. The number of sheep is also much smaller, but the demand is very limited. DuNvILLE and Co., Belfast, rare the largest holders of Whisky in the world. Their Old Irish Whisky is re commended by the medical profession in preference to French Brandy. Supplied in casks and cases for home use or exporta tion. Quotations on application to Messrs. Danville and Co, Belfast; er 4, Beaufort-buildings 6 trand, London, W.92--(Ad- TertlNUlent. THIRD EDITION , SUN OFFICE, 7 O'CLOCK. TATTERSALLS'—This Evening. CITY AND SUBURBAN. 10 to 1 agst Birthday Ztaken) 100 to 7 agst Vagabond (aken) 100 to 7 agst Robespierre (taken and offered) 100 to 7 agst Poinsettia (offered) 100 to 6 agst Sawyer (taken freely) 100 to 6 agst Consternation (taken) 20 to 1 age. Parson (taken) 23 to 1 agst Anlace (offered) 33 to 1 agst Allbrook (taken) 23 to 1 agst Cocoa Nut (offered—take 33 to 1) CHESTER CUP. 105 to 12 agAt Paul Jones (.plerod -9. to 1 taken) 10 to 1 agst Romping Gill (taken) 100 to 7 agst King's Gross (taken) 100 to 6 agt.t Palmer (offered—take 100 to 5) 20 to 1 agst ~li;,;ean (taken and wanted) 20 to 1 agst Knight LA the Garter (offend) CHESTER CUP.—VeStmihSter is reported scratched. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 6 to 4 agst Will Oats Offered) 4 to 1 agst Belladrum (taken and offered) 8 to 1 ag,t Pretender (taken) DERB Y. 3 to 1 apt Pero Gornoz (offered) 11. to 1 ngst Pretender (offered-12 to 1 taken) 13 to 1 agst Belladruni (offered) 13 to 1 agst Ryshworth (offered) 14 to 1 agst Ludas (offered) 40 to 1 apt Portsmouth (taken) 50 to 1 agst Aunt Hannah colt (taken) 50 to 1 agst Consternation (off—take 1000 to 15) 1000 to 15 agst King Cophetua. (taken) VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—THIS DAY. CITY AND SUBURBAN. 100 to 12 agst Birthday (offered-9 to 1 taken) 100 to 7 agst Vagabond (taken) 100 to 7 agst Vacuum (offered) 100 to 7 agst Drummer (offered) 15 to 1 agst Poinsettia (offered) 100 to 6 agst Sawyer (offered) 20 to 1 agst East fey (taken) 25 to 1 agst King Cophetua (taken) 2) to 1 agst Robespierre (offered) 25 to 1 agst Consternation (taken and offered) 33 to 1 apt Cocoa Nut (offered) CHESTER CUP. Bto 1 agst Paul Jones (offered) 10 to 1 agst Romping Girl (taken) 100 to 8 agst Mandrake (taken) 14 to 1 agst King's Cross (taken) 100 to 6 agst Palmer (offered) 20 to 1 agst Knight of the Garter TWO THOUSAND. 6 to 4 agst Wild Oats (offered) DERBY. 3to 1 agst Pero Gomez (offered) 1000 to 20 agst Aunt Hannah c (taken) 1000 to 20 agst Consternation (taken) IDIPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS—THIS EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock. THE POS OFFICE. Tho Marquis of HARTINGTON, in reply to Mr. Mactie, said the reason why the facilities of the book post was not extended to parcels and patterns was because the book post was not remunerative. He did not think it would be .for the general convenience that the hour of the despatch of the mails should be altered. He did not think it would be profitable to work special trains for Post-office purposes. GREECE. Mr. GLADSTONE, in reply to Mr. Kits, said it was a fact that £1,139,198 had been paid to Greece, but it had been made solely to prevent defalcation in the payments of a loan which had been contracted under our guaran tee. Greece was now repaying £1,201) per annum, but if it was possible for a greater sum to be paid annually the guaranteeing Power might ask that that sum might be increased. SICK ASYLUMS, Mr. GOSCHEN, in reply to Mr. W. H. Smith, said the sum set down in the return relating to asylums (Metropo lis) as to the estimated worth of the structures of the Fever and Small-pox Asylums at Stokewell and Hormiston did not include the cost of fixtures and fittings. METROPtiLITAN RAILWAY. Mr. LAYAKI3, in reply to Mr. Herbert, said some un expected difficulty had presented itself in completing the connection between Palace-yard and the railway station, but the work would be completed, he believed, in a very few days STORNOWAY. The Marquis of HARTINGTON said it was not thought requisile at the present time to make any alteration in the existing postal communication between England and Stor noway. 66A51UNICATION BETWEEN GUARDS AND PASSENGEAS. Mr. BRIGHT, in reply to Mr. Sheridan, said a deputa tion had been to the Board of Trade on the subject men tioned by the hon. memb..if, and permission had been given to the Northern Railway to rse a communication known as "the rope system;" the South Eastern had also received permission to use the electric system. He hoped the weans of comtuut,i,at:cm would prove effective, it not, the board would have tit., power to call for other means being adopte FENIANISM. Mr. C. FORTESCUE, in reply to C lonel Anuesley, said it wis true that a man named Smith had been ar rested in the county of Cavan, having Fenian documents iu his possession. That man had been fully committed fur trial. THE IRISH CHURCH. On the resumption of the adjourned debate, Sir RUUNDELL PALMER said the present measure had been to him a subject of the greatest anxiety and soli citude, and if personal feeling or political obligation could be enough to bind him to act in personal concert with those friends with whom ho had acted so long, and if he had found it impossible to do so an the present occasion it was owing to an imperious and overwhelming necessity. (Hear, hear.) He had no sympathy with those who impugned the motives of the right hon. gentleman, becauso he knew they were as pure and deeply seated as it was possible for anything to be in human nature. (Hear, hear.) Ho could not go the entire length of the bill now under consideration. (Hear, hear.) Ho objected to the bill because its principle was not alone disestablishment simply, but because it was dis establishment accompanied by universal disendowment. (Hear, hear.) He was quite ready to do all that was pos sible to remove grievances ro the greatest possible ex tent, bat he could not consent to an act which took away the entire property of the Church in Ireland. Ho believed the proposals of the bill to be without precedent —at least he knew of none—(hear, hear)—aud it was not even comparable with the extensive ,appropriations of Church property which took place at the time of the Reformation. (Hear, hear, from the Opposition.) In Canada there was no precedent for the measure, there life interests in the case of the clergy reserves were also repealed—(lean bear) —and indeed they remained so down to the present day. (Hear, hear.) He could not consent to a proposal that went the length of saying that what was not national property ought to be treated as such, and thereupon to found au argument to enable one person to take that other person's property and pat it into his own pocket. ("Hoar, hear," from the Opposition.) (LEFT SPEAKING.) ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.—Madlle. Nilsson, the celebrated singer, informs us that the announcement of her name to sing at the above theatre is entirely without her authority. Her only engagement, she states, was with Mr. Mapleson, of Her Majesty's Theatre, and sha has declined to sing at Covent-garden, especially under two managers. She has informed Mr. Map.eson that she con siders her engagement now annulled. OLI,HAM ELECTION PETITION.—OLDHAM, MOll - This morning the petitioners abandoned 95 objec jectious on ground of parocbisl relief. Of the objections 300 have been exhausted, against 100 on the other side ; Platt and Cobbett continua level. At Judges' Chambers, this morning, the Cain bridge •election petition against both the sitting members was withdrawn. DOVER ELECTION PETITION.—DOVER, Monday.— The Dover election petition case was opened tkis morning before Baron Martin. The counsel for the petitioner are Sergeant Sargood and Mr. George Shaw. For the re spondent Sergeant Ballantine end Mr. George Frances. Thera are 100 witnesses. THE ABERGELE CATASTROPHE.—RUTHIN, MGR• day.—The assizes opened this morning. The calendar includes the names of tho stoker and driver of the Aber gele goods train. SOMEWHAT PENSIVE.—There are three kinds of pens sold by a celebrated Edinburgh firm, under the names of the " Warerley" pen, the "Owl" pen, and the "Pick wick' pen. Now whatever may be the case with regard to the middle one, the other two are, doubloss, unrivalled, for what can equal the pens of Scott and Dickens ?—. Judy " PAUL IVYNTEIt'S SACRIFICE."--By Mrs. Duffus Hardy. 3 vols.—" Ever and anon, at long inter vals in the stream of literary fiction, there appears stories so nobly planned and finely finished, so richly ch a r ge d with poetry and humour, that after perusing them the sympathetic critic is more disposed to extol them with undue enthusiasm than to balance their defects against their merits with judicious coolness. In this salect class of exceptionally good novels we do not hesitate to place ' Paul Wyutor's Sacrifice.' It is one of those prose poems which seldom appear without making a distinct mark in literary annals, and acquiring permanent popularity."— A theuxum. LUXURIANT AND BEAUTIFUL HAIR.—Mns. S. A. ALLEN'S wroncs HAIL, RESTORER OR DRESSING never fails to quickly restore Grey or Faded Hair to its youthful colour and beauty, and with the first application a beautiful gloss and da lightful fragrance is given to the Hair. It stops the Hair from falling off. It prevents baldness. It promotes luxuriant growth; it causes the Hair to grow thick and strong. It removes all dandruff. It contains neither oil nor dye. In large Bottles Price Six Shillings. Sold by most Chemists and Perfuiners, Depot 266, High Holborn MATCH FOP, 25 Sovs.---A steeplechase match, for 25 64)vs side, came off at Theddingworth on Monday, the com petitors being Mr. Douglas's Sampson and Mr. Uldacre's Nabob, owners up. 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