The Sun. — London, England, 1869-05-08 00:00:00

er, they must give 1:113 fits and privileges of by deputy. we last week area and as looming in th e its rctual presence ver, when our par t acond and hardly the rernment announced that he bad already o he land questi on, and I by all the power of nd the votes of the Is never been reticent CIA be more or less ni l compel the non-reei' I, almost all Englis 1 their estates, and' he would vest these one, in the present I a like measure with pel Irish landowners a hay yet to learn, ill landlords who Dave iers who possess Scot• .me as I risli lan d lor. that a law cannot perations to Ireland, [ouse of Parlian3criS lat for which it he s tance, as gr. BriglA )ot of all props 9, possibility of such to all the relationa un further a ttribute ° ) the recent measure° always that eventi inked in relationshiP istance it is iat lieve that the JO' 'cut of the m urder° ried sorrow into the lies. What more source we dare 11(4 _=. PRINCESS 01 s to the Times givisi and the Princess AY. • ery much since the he war with Fassi nay be I cannot OP k 8 is enlarg ed o ke 1 city which is 11 clings to, and g r°° )lis and the Vide° re you but gloriouo [ cannot but thinicit round th e grand ela 8 not dead, but 101,5 few . buildings h inaet "d or impede egr, gas and water OP In a fine position 011, ars a br( I fiat 0 yards the city, frooll :h of shrubbery i t d out and pla nte uts on a oharalia e people, and tolle[i walls of the palace iarble, and the ts'o penal banqu ets 014 the same raaterisl, the windows on resting. The rOOl5 dl furnished ; th and comfo rtable' 1, and ther e i°*li cosmopolitan DOe' ads and manll"ll,,, fumes, and abroilv Lis. party arrivei, be t 20th, the weat `s- The royal Or. t blue and silver ori .co with the o°l, ins and a flourish oi d with people Ob° :rally as the coragel open ground l'13; 'ea, where they g°' r and stood beforo with u ltitudi n ‘` . oio ru t any language, °, a story fro , tbv ad, wandering filfj tourists saunter'- .00ked down 00 gainst Plan °l3l known ii A n- Turk and Christiii the evening tbeto to which an till which the atee! most distinguisbe: gues t s were in fIP: the noble room Vir Ile eye rest onO Picturesque WO 3 o f Oriental 104 I .‘ very eiego il ig numation of a ve ay of fireivork.s of admission to tbo the Acropolis is ! green lights, ire, a Cremorne °,1,1 Is a very' P"de and unities ic!,'; 3e that this, P.,A the dassical .0,010 asforrnation scee and so most 106 xhibition of ve il t in its way ¢ aj " . auties. The nig i the third go bet art et lorious light Pyrotechnisto =_._ h av e acloPte(i; wlia men t in fa l" of church - left James 0 Ba r is vicar, it Weds' us ual We 0, because the re ..reA on Day.--"C/114 . 1111 )D.— The re 0 notber , P he r u h rti , d, aood. „ t ool Aubrey 1 " o le 01 Tew South `031131 1, of the 13 jji6 l/ lges of the lY HiahHighnes sl)le „„ absence fr °— j oti 'uly, p h a , 11 ;1 . where r c c 'u o v tt &r . res idence : it 0 0 1 I was pre.. etit the enieY lii ve l its. - rine r" S r—The 00litfr t.he sta tue e` , ; the lic park s on the 111 died , born 1 - 1 784 _ ; .tiii ° ' ' r ederie c re ade t 0 v as being 333 0ic it 0 t h e statu e t o l icli " [and Shns ek in June' 00 EE3IAS Prince 0f ' ,I t lito was verh ie , eU r, thonfolol tinders _nu_loor, „ inn to .. I '4 o te e, if Grand: , o dg ° v e rion a ' let ter . -eceived oag, 11 Gra nd r. the 131.113 c ,ti01 l the grati r 0001 s slo it res : wie be fatu r w hateve r w vr itS alwaYs vie . t di s trie ;bat i ll ' pleasu re D to ot O Ow ren f he d bet . fi neat° BIONEY - MARKET AND CO MMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLoox. Consols are 918 21 11 for money; ditto, for Ac count, 921 1 ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 901 II; New Three per Cents, 901 / f 1 ; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, 5 dis. ; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., —. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, 210 11 ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1041 ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 100 ; ditto Enfaced Paper, 5 per Cent., 1051; ditto Bonds £l,OOO, par ; ditto Under £l,OOO, 3 prem. Foreign Bonds are very flat, and those current being much stronger, and not considerably below yesterday's final prices. Italian, at 551, are 1 lower wily, and Peruvian, at 751, and Turkish Five per C ents., at 411, are likewise 1 lower. Spanish are dull at 271. A further decline has taken place in Eng lish Railways. There is this morning :a fall of in Metropolitan and Midland, 1 in Great Western, London and North Western, Caledo nian and Great Northern A ; and 1 in Brighton a ndlSouth-Eastern. The present quotations are : Great Eastern 37 to 371 ; South Eastern 748 to 75 ; Metropolitan, 1001 to 101; Great Northern 105 to 106 ; ditto A, 206 to 107 ; Caledonian, 77 t 9 77 1-; Brighton, 461 to 46! ; Midland, 111 to 1111 ; London and North Western, 1134 to 111 ; and Great Western, 47 to 471. In Cable Shares Atlantic Telegraph are 1 lower, the present quotation being 23 to 24. The Eight Per Cents. are quoted at 31 to 31; Anglo-American Telegraph shares are 1 higher, at 221 to 22k. Great Luxemburg shares are 1 lower, at 91 to 10. American 5-20 Bonds have fallen to 771, Erie Railroad Shares to 17, and Atlantic and Great Western Mortgage Bonds 22. The sum of £27,000 in gold was taken from the Bank yesterday for Brazil. The Nyanza, from Alexandria, has brought £5,435. A report was report was circulated yesterday by the adverse operators that a withdrawal was contemplated of £1,000,000 in gold for Russia , but It was entirely without foundation. Other parties Were busy in disseminating an equally baseless rumour of some large failure. A report on the German railways, including those of the Germanic-Austrian provinces, has been pub lished by the Vienna Board of Trade. According to this there were 13,639 English miles open for Public traffic. The working expenses amounted in the highest case to between 90 and 100 per cent. on the gross receipts, and in the lowest to 30 per cent. - -viz., the Turnau-Kralup and Kaiser Ferdinand's line. The highest dividend paid was 25 per cent., the lowest 2 per cent., and there were seven lines t hat paid nothing. By accidents during the last three years, from 1865 to 1868, there were 478 per sons killed and 636 injured. The official liquidators of the London, Bombay, and Mediterranean ',.Bank :(Limited), have given notice of a first dividend of 2s. Gd. in the pound to the creditors. The annual report of the Trustees of the Bankers' Guarantee and Trust Fund states that 485 new policies were issued during the year, and that the total re ce i p t s to d ate have b een £37 , 518 , an d th e claims £5,101. The accumulated fund is £23,739. The report of the Colonial and Foreign Banks Guarantee Fund wates that 174 new policies were Issued during the year, and that the total receipts to date have been £22,169, and the claims only £626. The accumulated fund is £17,462. The Mediterranean Extension Telegraph Com pany (Limited) have notified that their Corfu ,Offiee has j us t b een connecte d w i t h S an t a M a ura b y a telegraph cable laid by Messrs. Newall and Co., of Gateshead, and it is expected the other Greek islands will be joined in a few days. 'hese islands will be connected with Athens, and by a cable to Syra, the chief port in the Levant. The traffic of the Caledonian and North British Railways show an increase of £3,721. The Secretary of State for India in Council has given notice that the tenders for bills of exchange °n Calc utta and M alras w ill b e rece i ve d a t th e Bank of England on Wednesday, the 19th instant, on the terms stated in the announcement issued on the 10th 31 November, 1863, to the amount of 35 , 0 0,000 rupees. The Yorkshire Post states that a meeting of the ere litors of Mr. Al•Maliony, woolstapler, whose s uspension, with li a bili t i es o f £20 , 000, occurr ed on Monday, was held on Wednesday at Bradford. A com position of 7s. 63. i n th e p o und was offered. The m eet i ng came to the resolution to require the I nsolvent to make an assignment of his estate for t he benefit of his creditors, for whom assignees were appointed. In the colonial produce markets the demand for so me e articl es h as shown rather more stea di ness , b ut generally the tone is still quiet. There has be en an impr ove d i nqu i ry for sugar, w ith l a rge tr ansaction s i in West India, which closed about 6d. per cwt. higher. Other kinds, including Manilla, ave occasionally obtained a similar advance, and refined eti. is also more firm, owing to the diminished rea P i P il lT d • Floating cargoes of rice continue to be at low e prices, and landed parcels are very dull' The public sales of Plantation Ceylon coffee have latterly gone off spirit , an d the moderate with quantity offered 18. 64. red has been disposed of, at fully is to Salt per cwt. a b ove t h e d epress i on o f l as t wee k. petre is unchanged. The tea-market has been aggceedin 1 y d ul., and the large public sales held ring the wee k have in many instances led to B °rne trifling decline in common as well as other grades of es s.Ongou. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. e, (401rX RNI LEST FUNDS. Ditto ' Per Cent. Con so l s 8 for Acco un t , ~,Per Cent. Red uce d 9Ol / jlew 3 per Cent evcr 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 6 per Con Jan. 1873 Annuities, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — ~ (Red Sea Tele6raph), Aug., 1908 — Do '"lequo:lr Bills, .£l,OOO, 21 21 per Ct 5 d .C5OO Do. £lOO & £2 — B atik of England Stock 00 , 41 per C e nt 130 . open ing Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds Int er - Colonial Uranium INDIAN 'JOVERNMENT 3 ECURITISB I ndia 'hock, 104 per Cent., April 1874 2lO 11 Do. Opening, for Account Do, 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 por Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates Do. Enfaced lfapet 4 per CAW.... 7 , Do. 5 p er C ert., J an. 1872 ........ .1 04 Do. Si per Cent. May 1879 _ Da 5 p er C ent., R up. Deb. 18/2 — Do do 1877 — Do. do. 1882 — D... Deb 5 Gent Aug. 1873 ~ per ~ Do. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,000 1) 0. under £l.OOO FOREIGN FUNDS-0 01 Ar.i ne Republic, 6 p er C ent `l Au 7 _ Doont., Scrip £45 p a id . 6.. LOSING ?'RILES I 0 ... E r S . . an Bonds 5 per cont Do. 1 859 — Brazilian 6 per Cent _ Do. q per Cent. 1862 Do. Do. do. do. 18 : - )8.... 186) — Do. do., 1863 _ Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 _Uo Account,. B.enos A yres : : . ; ........... ... C u Do , 2 per nt per Ce(Deferred 3 per Cent ; ba 6 Cent._ (Lilian 6 per Coat 1)0 . 3 por Caul. ...... I 0. 6 per c e t. 1667 9G I 1)0, 7 per Cent. 1t166 ......... D 0 lo „blau 6 per ' Cent an,.,,50, 3 per Cent., 1825 ........ an Principalities 7 par Cent Do 8 per Cent, 1867 B6i. Equalor New ColLsolidated, 1 potr Cent I: cYttian,.7 per Cent.... S etoed Issue . •.• -- ............ •••• ) o. -slit Bonds O. .£ lO O Bonds ........................ Do. • 1864 Do. Acco — Do. XotiO Bonds unt 1) 0. 4.10 C Dentlß ........... English Do Scrip, 1868 Greet do. £l5 pd — dis Governtrent RAil Way De 5 per Cont., 1821 5, ex Coups Do. Accculat Du. Co upons • . Do. Aecoon 4 3 f atotvain 5 per Uent .. — Honduras Gov Rail. Los n., 10g. Ct., all pd lA, iiau 5 per Cert., 1865 — Do. Account ~. — Do Maremmana Railway — rlosican 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account Do. 1804 — Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — uontevideau 6 per Cont. .. — go corish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada — Do 3 per Oen — Do. Deferred Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account .. 751 6 5 Do 41 per Cent. (I.liiinirren) Do 41 per Cent.. 1862 -..... ............. Do Account Portuguese 3 per 0t.,1853, '6, 7, '9,'60,'2,'i- 331 Do. do. 1F67 — Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid — ltu3sian 5 . eer Cont. ' 1822, £St • -- Do 41 per Cent , 1850 - Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 ............ Do do, Scrip — pa. Vo. Anglo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO Bonds BB i Do. du. £B4 los. do — Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds BBl 9 Do. do £B4 15s. do — Do Nicolas Railway — Sar Lillian 5 per Cent — Spanish 3 per Oen . Do. Acetiunt — Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Deferred — Do. Account Do. Passive Do. Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do. Account — Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan — Do Government, 1864 Do do, 1868 Turkish 6 per Cent. ., . Ou Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do Account ... 611 Do £lOO Bonds — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 — Do Account Do £IOC Bonds 6B/ Do 5 per Cent. 1865 — Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 64 1 Do 4 per Cent., Guaranteed Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) Venezuela 3 per Cent. — Do. Acc. ant Do 6 per Cont., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 — Dividends on the above payable in Lounot. Austrian o per Cont. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 41 per cent., Lx. 25f. Dutch "i per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil, — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... B6l Do. Account — French Rentes, 3 per Cont., Ex. 9 5f. — Italian 5 per Cent. 1831, E:. - . zsf. — Do Account 55 4 CLOSING PRICES. Jonsols, Money . 92 1 Do. Account, June 1 .. 921 4 POLICE INTELLIGENCE. -7 his Day MARLBOROUGH - STREET. A NICE SERVANT GlRL.—Emily Page, a girl about 16 years of age, servant to Mr. Hunter, tailor, of Winsley stret, Oxford-street, was charged before Mr. Newton with stealing a piece of cloth and some braid, the property of her employer, and alio with stealing some wearing ap parel, &c., the propert3 of Miss Waugh, pianist and teacher of music, and lodging with Mr. Hunter. Mr. Hunter said th.t the prisoner entered his survic ) a short time ago, and only remained in it t welve. days, lean ing suddenly ou Tuesday last without t %king her box away. While she was in his service, several articles being missed, she was spoken to, but denied all knowledge of them. After she left a piece of cloth and some braid were missed, and the police communicated with. The prisoner, in reply to Mr. Newton, pleaded guilty and Mr. Newton remanded her for a few days, Mr. Hunter expressing a wish that she might be sent to a reformatory. THAMES. August Xresor was brought up on remand before 311.. Benson charged with assaulting and wounding Johann Pauer. _ _ . . Mr. Pelham, solicitor, defended the prisoner. The parties were employed up to Tuesday last in Messt s. Briebach's large sugar house in Denmark-street, Ratc!iff highway. At the termination of their day's labour on Tuesday they went into a washing-room set apart for the men the complainant to wash his trousers, the other to wash h's boots. A trivial dispute arose between them, which ended in a violent quarrel, and they attacked each other fiercely. The prisoner knocked the complainant down. Kreser kicked hint and stamped upon him, and broke his jaw. Hu appeared in court a ghastly spectacles, his head and face were enve loped in surgical bandages ; he was as pale as a spectre, and in a weakly condition from loss of blood. Mr. Benson sentenced the prisoner to two months' and hard labour. 8.1.VK OF FRANCE. PARIS, May 7. The following is the return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day, together with the cor responding figurzs of the previous account : DEBTOR, May 7. .AFil 29. fr. c. fr. e. Capital of tho Bank—. 182,500,000 182,500,000 Profits in addition to capital (Art. 8, Law, June 9, 1857) 7,014,776 02 7,044,776 02 Reserve of the Bank and its branches 22,105,750 14 22,10,750 11 Reserve of landed pro perty 4,000,000 4,000,000 Notes in circulation 1,335,865,500 1,314,102,850 Banknotes to order and receipts payable at sight 35,968,574 52 33,185,371 51 Treasury account cur _ _ rent creditor 156,170,591 22 158,043,734 33 Current accounts, Pans 275,643,596 99 269,519,363 97 Do. branch banks 42,627,710 43,702,815 Dividends payable 786,980 863,556 Discounts and sundry interests 1 Rediscounted the last six months 933,790 85 933,790 85 Surplus of receipts not distributed Sundries Total CREDITOR. May 7. April 29. Cash in hand and in fr. c. fr. c. Branch banks Commercial bills over- due Commercial bills dis- 391,113 01 205,431 07 counted, not yet due 275,092,09 E 01 282,499,458 41 Do. branch banks 234,745,087 236,708,019 Advances on deposit of bullion - 15,367,600 16,098,300 Do. branch banks 2,?97,400 2,333,000 Do. on French Public Securities 13,803,600 18,663,900 Do. by branch banks 6,819,280 6,629,880 Do. on railway shares and debentures 38,780,900 38,536,700 Do. branch banks Do. on Credit Foncier Bonds Do. branches Do. to the State (Con vention, June 10, 1857) 60,000,000 60,000,000 Government Stock re- serve 12,980,750 14 12,980,750 14 Do. disposable Rentes Immobalisees (Law, Juno 2,1857) 1C0,000,000 100,000,000 Hotel and furniture of the Bbnk and landed propel ty branches 9,042,628 9,042,557 Expenses of manage ment 1,607,787 37 1,586,299 21 Sundries Total Certified by the Senator-Governor of the Bank of France. (Signed) ROULAND. YOUGIIAL ELECTION.-(THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Only Guest and Greene nominated. The Mayor of Cork not a candidate. Show in favour of Guest. Poll on Monday. The Globe of this evening says :—" We sincerely regret to announce the death, at four o'clock this morning, of Mr. Charles Wescomb, sometime proprietor of the Globe, and well known in connection with the newspaper press in various parts of the kingdom." Ellen, after winning the West Wickham Stakes at Croy don, was sold to Mr. Glenville fur 125 guineas. Hu N L—lmmediately after the race at Chester the New market light-weight left for Paris to ride on Sunday. Curio, Fidelia, and Lady of Croeme were struck out of the published lu:ndicaps at Manchester as soon as the weights appeared. The filly by Rataplan out of Pahuleat's dam (3 yrs) was sold to Colonel Astley, after winning the Belgrave Stakes at Chester, for 420 guineas. COLOURS OF RthEus.—Mr. Grey: Blue, black sleeves, blue and black cap. Mr. Rawcliffe: Black, silver braid, white cap. Mr. St. James : Black, cherry sleeves and cap. WIGTON S TEEPLECIIASES. —After the race for the Wigton Open Steeplechase an object:on was lodged against Red Rover, who came iu first, on the ground that Lis rider had not complied with the Grand National Rules (under which the meeting was held), viz., that he carried 51h extra weight /A ithout declaring the same. The stewards referred the matter to Admiral Rous, who Las decided that Red Rover is disqualLied, and consequently the stakes go to White Socks, who was second. THE SUN, LONteil, SATURDAY JOINT-STOCK RANKS. Closing Business Share NAME. Paid. Price. done 10 Agra Limited, A all 101 101 10 ,1 1 10 Do B lO 21 21 21 60 A1bi0n............ 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lirn all 2u 21 2'l 20 Anglo-Hungarian 2 , ) Anglo-Italian 1606, limited 10 51 41 40 Australasian .. 20 Bank of British Columbia all 11 13 20 Do issued at 2pm ..... , 5 5 4 '25 Bank of Egypt ....... - 20 Bank of Ota go, lint. 25 Bank of South Australia._ all 30 32 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 30 10 Bank of 'New Zealand all 161 1 , " 1 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, •nd China. 25 Chartered Mere, of India London, and Chins, 20 City 100 Colonial 10 Consolidated, li m. 60 Delhi and London, lim Bank o f Ri o de Ja -50 East London, li m 20 English and A merican, lim 10 ... ... '2O English . noir°. lun ............ . 20 English, scottish, and Aus.. tralian Chartered ...... - all 161 171 28; Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all 36 38 281 Do new........,.... 5/ 21 21 100 Imperial, lim 20 Imperial Ottoman ..... .... 10 2 ti 121 e 5 lonian all 24 26 25 Do new 20 Lnd Mortgage of India, lim 4 31 31 100 Do sp. c. Debs.l B6l, 30 all 76 75 73 30 London Bank of Mexico and-South America, lint 20 GI 5 1 100 London and Brazilian, Hui. 45 30 27 20 Do new 71 5i 41 100 London & River Plate, lint 40 9 11 25 Do new 10 21 20 20 London Chart. of Australia all 241 25 20 London and C ounty 2O 50 51 501 60 Do new, iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd. It ... London Joint Stock 1 31/ 82 1 London and South African al 81 91 00 London& S. - Western, lim, 20 13 11 150 London & Venezuela lint_ 121 100 London. and W estminster. 20 611 621 61 31 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm.. 100 Merchant, litu 10 Metropolitan, Ilan 100 Midland, 1itu...... 5 National of A ustralia 25 National of Li verpool, him • 15 Id 1P 100 National Provinc. of Eu-'d 42 10 Do ..... .. ... . .... 44 50 Nati0na1....... 20 New South Wales all 41 43 20 North-Western 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 421 431 50 Provine. Bank. Corpo., lira. 10 6 5 00 Provincial of Ireland 25 88 90 10 Do new. all ... ... 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lim 25 15 1 i 100 Do issued at 6pm lO 8 6 25 Union of Australia all 47 48 100 Union of Ireland, Ihn 50 Union of London l5 35 36 3G 1 TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. 10 Anglo-American Tel : dim all 24 22i x 2; i 10 Anglo Mediter Tel.,hm 10 12 12i at Atlantic Telegraph .10 21 26 at Do. 8 per cent. lOO 71 74 at Maud I. Magnetic Tel., lira. 100 160 165 at Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 2 0 245 10 Do. New 8 9 up 25 Indo-European Tel, lira lO ... ... 5 Loud. Provincial Tel. lim all 3 34 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent. all 10 Mediterra. Exton. Tel., lim. all 31 4 P 25 Reuter'efelegram all .45 50 .0 Societe Transatlant, lim l4 2 1 at Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip . all 1 l# 20 Telegraph Con. & Main.,lyn all 174 18 SU. Kingdom Tel. Co., hm all 5i 6 a Do. 10 per cent. Pref all 3i 4 p MISCELLANE. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all u 1 1 61 25 Australian Agricultural 25 Australian Mort. Land and 1 1 0 0 B B ealru'liginnaar"wache,,:Tt, lira.ee r Tea Es Works,t,ae , line.lim . a s f l 4 1 4 71; l ii ii r t 10 Do. New 6 3 4 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lim. 5 Bombay G..Ls, Inn 5 Do. New 4 1. 1 id 5 i British Am3rican Laud 4l 15 1)d 20 British Indian Tea, lieu..., all 21 31 20 British Ship Owners 29 Canada Company 10 Canadian Loan and invest- al l 66 7, meat, lim 2 1 2 I , i 20 Ceylon Company, lim• •••• •lo 4 34d -20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lieu o 25 City of London Iteal Pro- perty, li 30 City of Milan Improv. lim. all 4 5 4 : I ' l 25 City of Moscow Gas, lint all 50 City Offices, lieu 25 23 25d 50 Colonial, lint. Do. 50C iner ofcia, African . -Tuiua( .A . s 3 8 l u e r r ) . 6 a• • i 10 Company • p chants, liin. 20 Continental Union Gas, lint all 1 2 1. 01 2 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 71 per cent. 100 Corporation of London Bonds, 1877, 41 per cent. all 1031 1041 100 Do. 1879, 4i per cent. all 101 a 1051 100 Do. 1882, 4f per cent. ad 1031 lu4l 10 Credit Fon. of England, )11 n• all n 3 50 Credit Fon.of Mauritius Hal lO 34 lid st Crystal Palace lOO 1J 21 st Do. Preference lOO 31 10) 10 19 1 8. 09 1 l at 0 Darjeeling,Do.Gp.c i l h ' i e l t . petual Deb . • 50 i° EEaasstterlnudin Assam,La li .rl Credit . GI :•- •••ei ...' and Finance, lint Tiga. & Canal all .. .. 20 East India It Iron, and 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, , Coal, lien. Egypt. Gov al Jo, 9,1 .6, 71 9 per Cent. V'rey, 100 Egyptian , • ,- 20 Egyptia n . • • • • & Ault Copper,ral.lint 21 i 3 Eng.• •li and Foreign Credit 71 41 S t d 13 Digits ~,. . lo p Eng. and Scot. )!arms, inn. 8 .., ,t "a. by Egypt &Trail. lint. 6 10 Fairbaira Engineering 20 Fore-streetWar:2,ltouse,litn l2 1 11) 100 For. & Col. Gov. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at £35 all 37 88 50 Gellivara, lint, .. 15 General Steam Navigation 14 23 3.) 50 limns 6;011 Marine In. Lim. 5 2 'i d 10 Hong Moue arta China Gas all ... ••• 20 Hudson's Bay Tils.sucd 90 .. 20 Imperial Laud Co. of Mar seilles, line. 20 Intern°. Financial .u . c. lice 5 1 i Li 31 20 Interna. 1.4111 Credit, Hui 6 6 43 50 Italian Land ......... . 100 Do. 6p. c. Bds., redeem (Canal ) all 3 3 1 . 50 Land Securities,liin 25 London African Tradi . n . g . 25 Lou. & Caled. Marine lire 6 ••• 20 ltali l a B n 7o li , 10 London County Lana and Building, lim, 50 Lond. Financial Ais . o . ... lien 30 22 It 4 Lond.Gen.Otnnibus.Codim. all 2 21 50 Lond. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Shi p, iim 20 Lond. & Provincial Marine 2 I'.' pr at Madras Irriga, & Caul. Gua. 5p.C. by I ndia Gov. lOO 102 103 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Ageucy,lim... .. all id 50 Merchant Shipp . i ng : . iil, 10 Natal Land and Colonisa tion Co. lien. . 9 5 40 25 National Di5c0u a . 0 . 0 .. ,..1im .. 5 111 111 111 25 National Prov. Marine% line. 4 4 33 10 National Steam Sid- , p line. all 91 10 1 20 Nerbudda Coal Iron, line. 6 3 1 3d 10 New Consolidated Dis. line. 3 1/ I 1 ,1 6 New Quebrada, lim .. . 4.4.0 4 i 4 25 New Zealand Loan & Met* , candle Agency,lien 25 New Zealand Trust . and Loan, line 10 Northern Asso,ea ;F e ' a "; . li ra. 5 7 6 10 Do. B ..... . 11 3 8 aat North Brit. Austral., Um_ 100 48 51 60 North Brit. & Mercau. 1n,,, GI 9 191 25 Ocean Marine Insurance 5 12 1 60 Oriental Financial, ltha,,, ,11 ••• ••• 5 Oriental Gas, lien. .. '7' all 7 8 6 Do. New ........ .. ... 1 1 1 P 10 Otago and So •• vestment, lim ... 2 1 d :IP 5 Ottoman GOA, 111 n....". 10 Panama, New Zealand; Australian R. Mau line all 1 7: "- 5 Do do. .. , at Peel R. Land & Mine . ;l,llin 100 31 31 50 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all 48 50 481 50 Do. New 186 7 50 Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New ......... 11 6) 7 a 25 Rio de Janeiro City I I' all 18) 19 m., un 20 Do. Gas, line all 24 6 100 Royal Hail Steam . . at Scottish Aust. Inve ....... . Hue lOO 83 81 at Do. 6P. e. Guar. Pref. 100 •• 20 Societe Fin. d'Rgypte, lira. 10 • 7 6d 60 S African Mort. Pln 20 Societe Gen.de l' —pire Ot. 8 21 3) . & Inv., li ne. 25 South Australian rand ll 34 36 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lim 20 Trinidad Petroleuna, lim Bl .. .. 10 Trust & Agency of Aus.,line I . 1 1 1 ) 10 D° d° • all o, ... ... 20 Trust &Loan Co., U. Canada. 5 k i P 50 Union Marine L'pool, lice 6 41 5 p 20 Union Steam Ship, Tin,,,,,. all 22 24 15 United Discount Coi•p., lien, 6 13 ki 20 Universal Marineau.), lina. A ll 11 2 p 10 Upper. Assam Tea, lien 30 Van Dieman's Land 00 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. (Mortgage) Loan a ll 79 80 E 0 79 1 1 Finance, lint 50 Warrant F and Pacific 50 West India Steam, lim 2O 20 West London Whams and Warehouses lO cuLuNIAL UovIiaLNALN%NT - British Columbia, 6 per 0ent.,1872...• • ...... ••• 100 ..„„ .... --------'-------------- - Do. 1895.. lOO Can•GoV.6 - 1877-84 p.0.Ja11. • & July . 03 1 1041 1021 - Do. 6p. o 2cb. & Aug.. •• Ico 102 it 4 0 p. 1(.2 lot 1 - - Do. sp. T. Inscribod sk lOO go i -"; 90 1 - Cape G.l.lope, 6 P -° • 1873 '• He 102 10 4 - Do.Ap 1./(50(11 1890-19 0 0 lOO 111 113 - Do. 6 ,). C. Jan.. July., 100 (1 ~,, - Do. do 1680-9 0 lOO 107 10‘ , - Do. Jan.&JulY, I E III •••• 1 00 108 lie - Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 16 Oct., 1900 lOO 100 102 - Ceylon, Nov 1878, 6 P•c••• 100 108 316 - Do. 1872, do- - 100 105 107 - Mauritius, 6p. 0, 1873, - Jan. and July - Do. 1878 . • l lO 106 (OS 106 los - Do. 1395, Feb. Sz A" --• 10 106 198 - 2 N N . a li ta .(3 l o 6 v p .ti ,, P t - Melbourne Corperatn., y & Nov.. : - 1)o. 1882, May and Nr. , OO - 1687-75, 6 per ccus .. •• 1(0 100 109 103 I L 4 1011 - - - 0 Do 6pc. AI 11 6 108 - N. S. W. 5 rc., ' 7l 10 '‘ l _-• 1 00 gg I, 1 - Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to lith`•• • 103 tot.l 4 1 ~ I - Do. 5 p.c. rd. 6 , • to is•• - N.Zealand, 6P• 01 - 18 0 1 ' • 100 ~.„. - Do. 5 percent.... Do Jan, A 1 1 9' , luly, 0 t lOO 9 3 04 - Do 6p c. Mar 35 -•ept '9l lOO , ° A .j p a l . ,t . b u ct lY i ( i jl 108 Ito - Do Ju , e & Deo ( 1-91.•••• ICO tog , _ i - fDo I'rov. 1 ALcild. 1 It _ - (b ( rie ,I& 2, b 96 .. ) 0 - - - L"OV S3otia 6p. c.J au - an i Jnly, 1875 - Do 1,_6 lOO 102 Ic4 - Queeusind. 6p. c • 'B2-5 " 1 1 00 „,„ 107 1 I€Bl 1081 i --Do 189 •• • ••vv 1( , 74 11 81 1031 - Tasmanian 6 per c. 1895 ., 1 061 1076 1081 •- Do gt 9 .-'97 .•••. • . • • • 100 1961 107 - Victoria 6: er cent. WA 1: 0 118 114 - Do. April and Oct _..••••• ••• LO3 10.) 11( 1 110 SHARE LIST ►ii.DINAILY oliAttES AND STOCK. ;hare Itallws.ye. Paid. Closing Business Prise. dens. st Bristol and Exeter 10) 77 79 at Caledonian lOO 771 73 774 1 ec Caint , rlan 2) Corn a*Ali all 21 71 3t Dubin A Belfast June lOO 77 79 at Dun„Perth. & Ab.Junc lOO 7 0 7 2 2 . East Loudon 40 Do 15 - 21 Do 10 - - at Glasgow AS. Western lO3 97 93 st Great Eastern .. .00 37 371 364 71 at Do. E. Aug). No. z l.OO at Great North ot Scotland lOO in 6 at Great Northern lOO 103 107 106 at Do. A stock it Do. li stock lOO .. at GAS, and W. 01 Ireland lOO 94 7 at Gt. Western -Original ILO 4'l let 474 it Do. South %Vales al Do. W. Mid.-Ox tore lOO 15 17 se Do. Newport lOO 15 '4O at Lancashire& luiaann lOO ,2 •1 .131 1221 2 at Lon., Brigh.,a2 S.Cuast lOO 47t 4;1 461 1 0.1 Do Scrip .... - - st I on., Chat., and Dovei et Do. Metrop. Ex. A lOO - - et Lon. A North Western lOO 1144 15 1131 4 at Lou. South Western lOO 87 r 9 88 at MAIL. She)., A Lincoln it() 121 021 52 at Metro. oiltan . . lOO 1014 104 1001 11 at Do Extension 10 Do. New rd lo 1d 41 1 at Metropolitan District. all 45 50 44 10 Metrop. St. John's NA oo I 6 - - at Miolaud st Do, Birmin. A Darby lOO 79 51 at North British st Do. ltd., I'th., & Duu... 10'4 - - st k or. ii;astern-Berwick lOO 103 104 1031 25 Do. G. N.E purchase-16.15. - - et Do Leeds . . 100 51 501 at Do York lOO 94 WI at Do Carli .e st Do Stoe :..lt Darling l,O 131 131 at North Lou lou 10 Do New IsEB st North Staffordshire. lOO 55 57 at North and S.-W. Junction iOO 96 100 10 Do New £lO shares 7 at Rhymney st Shropshire Union lOO 57 58 st South Devon'.. st South Eastern lOO 75 751 741 st Staines, Wok'hamoit Wok all 12 13 at Tail Vale lOO 148 153 • - ^ llo.L Waterford & Kilkenny ItO lo Waterloo & IVWtehail ti RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SIIARLS AND STOCKS. st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 86 88 at Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO ... at Do. Scot. N.E., 4 per cent lOO ... st Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO ... at Do. do. 7 per cent lOO ... st D). do. Ordinary lOO 76 82 st Do. Midland at Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gua all at ; Du d n e d en ee iwi re c r t t i li on , and Aber -100 105 107 at Do. Ist Class preference lOO st Glas. & S.W. gua. 5 per ct lOO at (It. Eastern, E.O. Ex. No.l 100 9 i 4,9 at Do do N 0.2 100 93 93 st Do do 6 per cent 100 10) 112 at Do East Anglian Asp. c. 100 ... at Do do B 6 do 100 at Do do C 7 do lOO ... st Do do No. 1, 5 p.c lOO ... st Do E. Union 4p. c. gua lOO 7u 75 st Do Noxfolk 5 p.c. Ex. 1846 100 at Do do 5 p.c. Way. Val. 1847 100 ... at Great Not them, 5 per c en t 10 ... at Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pin. 100 ... at Do 4 1 do do do 100 at Do 5 do at sp. c. pin. 100 ... at Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO ... st Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf 100 ... at Great and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 96 97 at Gt. West.— Orig.& Jut.-Iteut chg., per gua. 5 p.e lOO 10 103 st Do. ()rig. (B.& IL Ex). 5 p.c lOO 95 100 st Do do 4, per c.int. 165 J EI) 37 99 at Do do 4 do do at Lo du 5 per cent. relem IJO 95 97 st Do do Birmingham gua lOO 60 70 at Do do do pref lOO ... st Do do Chester gill 10) 90 35 at Do do do 5 per cent. 100 st Du do do 5 do 100 95 100 at Do South Wale; gua. 4 p.c. 100 ... st Do do 41 p.c lOO at Do do 4 t 1550 lOO st Da do 5 at Do West And. Oxford Ist g. 100 111 113 at Do du 2d gua. 100 107 111 at Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c. 100 90 02 at Do do 25 du 10) 97 11.0 st Do gua. 54 per cent. 1863 100 00 Lancaster i Carlisle 41 p.c all st Laueash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 3 133 at Do Barnsley, £5 Os 105 p.c. 100 at Do 6 p.c. (Last Lancashire) 10) 130 135 at Do 41 (Blackburn pureh). 100 95 IVO st, London & Brighton, sp. c. guaranteed, No 1 lOO ... at Do 5 per cent. gua. No. 2. 100 at Do 6 do do lOO ... at Do 5 do NJ. 4 lOO at Do 7 per cent lOO at Do 6 do (W..E. & 0.1'.) 100 at Da 4 do 1859 lOO at London, Chatham, & Doter 5 per cent lOO st London and IL 'N., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lO3 108 110 at Do Bedford &Cambridge 10) at Do Slirelvaliy & 100 at Loudon and 6 W. 7 p,c late 31 shares, lOO 140 150 is 6d. Du (Purtsin. perp ans 256.1) all ... Et Mau., Shef., & Linelu. 6 p.c. 100 11. s 117 6 Do Et Do 31 per cent lOO 6) 65 10 Do re•.leem. 6 percent 5 st Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 13) 145 st Do Bristol & thrill., 6p. c lOO 1 2 131 st Du 41 per cent. redeem lOO 56 100 st, Du 41 per cent. irredeam lOO 93 I. 14 Et Do Leicester & ll'e.hu, 1 p.c lOO 80 91 10} st North British, 5 p.e..N u. l WO st Do E. & (I'. 4p. S. & 100 st Do N. 13., Nu. 2, 5 per cond lOO St Du Border Union, 5 1 p.c lOO at N.-Eastern--Cons. 100 67 SJ at Du 41 per cent. relcum 10.) 13 07 st Do Li- N.i6. 4 per coat., lOO 17 Du Berwick capital 8.13.4. ... Do Yorai,ll.& S. purchase lO 10 IA Do SteKta & Driiug. rl5 p.c lOO 106 108 at Du W, liartlepoul 11. an.llo 100 84 86 20 North Staffordshire all 201 211 lUs c. Devon Annuities, 1 s all V 10 lOs Do Tavistuck Auu.s., 10s all 81 91 108 Do Fixed 41 per cent all 8 81 1.„0.6. S. Last. (acad. Anus., 1.0.6) all 22 21 at Do 41 percent lOO ... Et Do Fixed 41 per cant lOO at Tail Vale Nu. 1 lOO 11, 133 st Waterford & Kilkenny, 6pc 100 41 43 RAILVGLYS.-PREFERENOE SHARES AND STOOKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. h o t , C a I D e o d o ni 4 a l u Np 4 e l wi p rsr c ed g do ua elni . B .0: 1 14 0 701 8. 6.. b. : at vo Scot. Gen. min. 7p C 100 at Do 4p c con. issued at 80 65 7. ''' at Great Eastern 4riper cent. 100 7 . 8 i; 5 862 10J 87 B i l at D p o o at Do do 5 do, 1861 100 84 86 at Great Northern, 5p c irred 100 a t Do Permanent 5 per ce u t 100 — at Do Boston & Sleafd , 41 pc 100 a t Great West., W. Midi., 5 p c 100 a t Do Jointparpe. pc, 1865 100 i . ',,q a t Do do 6p c irred., 1866 100 103 103 2.) Do Vale Neath peril. 5p c all 1 9 20 at Kent Coast, 6 per cent, 14 100 5 Lanc. and York. New 41 per ce nt till July, 1871 2 i ip st Loud., Brig &c., 41 pc, 1858 100 ... . s t Do do 4 do , 1860 100 •••... at Do do 41 do, 1861 100 ... .. a t Do do 4 1 do , 1863 100 . .. ''. a t Do do 5 do , 1865 100 . s t Do No. 6 5 do , 1866 100 st Do No. 7 sdo " "' a t Loud , Chat., &c., '2d, 6 p.c a t Do Metrop. Ex., B 6 p.c —• Do do C 6 p.c ••• ••• at London& N. Western, 5p c 100 103 110 at London &S. Western, 41 pc WO ; 2 94 10 Man. I'litf.‘t Lin" 5 Pe' 1665 all 8 201 8 at M e tropolitan o percent lOO lou 104 at Midland, A 5 per cent pref lOO 106 108 st DO B 5 do 100 106 103 18 po or s d. p s c t o k p 4 t. se to pt c . cony. . 1869t0 all 201 18 Do lucony. New Snares all 134 192 19 22 Do 5p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1872 B} 1; 20 at North British, E. and ti - No. 1, 5 per cent ... at Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 ... ... Do E ,P., & Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 ... ... a Do E. &0 , N 0.2, 5 p.c ... e t Do N. 8.. 5 pe r cent, 1862 100 ... ... a t Do E. & G., No . 3, 5 p.c ••• 100 ... ... at Do E. & G., (Ordiry) 41 p c 100 ~. . at North Eastern, 41 per cent WO 15 gi at Do Stock. & Darl., Dent lOO 111 113 a t North Loudon, 41, per c (Max. 5 per cent) at North Staffordshire 5p c lOO •,. ... at South Eastern, 4 1 pc, 1859 100 • ... ... at Do 5 do 1861 100 ... ... at Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 .. ••• 04 at Do 5 do, 1 100 at Victoria St. &Pinalico, 41 pc 100 ..• ... RAILWAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS 101 l a 3 95 at Arkeuttead • at Buckinghamshire ...... ... 1 d lOO 1 6 of Chester and Holyhea _. ( 11 0 1 II ) ! l t o , l i 92 at Do. 5 1 at o D D o o.. 4) p b e i r p e c e r ut c . e l l i t r . eter 100 at Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO ... ... at Colchester Stour Valley 11 113 lie 1 ' 1: : 1321 3 at East Lincoln, gua,. 6p. c 20 Gloster and Dean Forest all ... ... a Gt. Easitt, du. in 1., Newm., &c., ,5 p.c 100 ... ... a Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 ... ... at Do. do. Woodbrg. Ex., do 100 .. .. at Gt. West, W. Mid., Herd 100 96 98 50 Hull and Selby all 11U 112 at Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 210 2 5 at London and 131ackwall lOO 93 95 at Du. 4i per cent lOO ... ..• at London, Chat., &c., 4) p e lOO ... ... at Do. Cunt. Ful, 5 do 100 ... ... at Loudon and Greenwich at Do. do Preference lOO ... ... at Loudon, Tilbury, & Suutu 100 83 55 at Lowestoft, gua 4 percent lOO 8) 82 st Du. do. 6 do. 5.1 Mauch. Buxton, &Matlk all 5 51 at Midlanil, Bradford, Pref lOO 92 94 lit .1 , 10 Mid Kent Cray Line) So Northern& East., 5 per cent all 53 56 50 Du. do. 6 do. all . at N. Eastern— H ar tl epool at N. West. A peril. prel, 5p c lOO 107 102 st Do 13 minimum 11 p.c.... 100 . ... st Nutting. & Utraut,l. it. & C lOO 9l• 93 25 Preston and 11 yre.. ... Royston, Hitch., and Shop lOO 132 131 at Sure wsbury and Hereford 100 131 1;t1 10 Du do 8 2 2,1 p st S. Yorksh. au) River Dun 11/0 96 US at Dc 4 per cent gnu lO 78 80 at Do 5 du • all 98 100 at Vict. Station and Pimlico lOO 175 10 :it \Vest Cornwall . . 100 57 5i 20 West Loudon, Class A 2 0 Du do B all ... ... 20 Do do C a ll 64 •7; st \Veyniouth and Portland lOO .. ... at Wilts aim Somerset DOCKS, at East and West India lOO 12z 1.4 st Loudon and St. Katherine WO 14 46 100 I) oDeb. stock, 4 pir cent., all • . Millwall Freehold L an d ... st Dock 100 26 10 at Southampton lOO 74 76 at surrey comwortgal ....... •• EVENING, M4Y 8, 1869. .DINING I HALLS. - - a A meeting which took place on Thursday evening, under the presidency of the Earl of Shaftesbury, will give a great impetus in the metropolis to the movement which has for its object the establishment of places of refresh ment for the working classes with all the advantages and none of the evils incidental to public-houses. For some years past, in various parts of the country, a trial of such places has been made, and wonderful unanimity prevails as to the success of the experiments. In Shrewsbury, for-example, a building was erected at a cost of £4,000, containing dining, recreation, and reading rooms. An additional sum of 2200 was spent in en larging the premises, which was recouped in the course of two years and a half from the profits of the undertaking. No less a number than 2,000 meals, of an unexceptional kind, are provided at a reasonable rate each week, and so eagerly do the workpeople in the town, as well as the agri culturists who visit it on market day, avail themselves of the advantages thus offered, that arrangements are about to be made to increase the size of the building. In the course of five years 1,000 persons using the refresh ment-room have entered their names in a temperance pledge-book kept on the premis es. A kindred institution is that known as the Westminster Club. It differs, how ever, in this respect, that none but members who pay : 1 ( - 1. per week can participate in its benefits. The present number of members is 27,478, and the library contains between 200 and 300 volumes. At Aldershot a club-house was erected in 1863, involving an outlay of £6,000. Within the walls of the building are coffee, smoking, and reading-rooms, and a lecture -hall capable of seating 700 persons. The little town of Market Lavington, with a population of 1,500, is in happy possession of one of the most successful of these working men's clubs. The struc ture in which its operations are carried on is admirably planned, containing within its area a coffee-room--which, the report of last year states, was so well patronised that it would not have been too large if it had been three times its present size —lecture, smoking, reading, and recreation rooms. Every department of the institution pays its own way. At Tunbridge Wells the refreshment department was originally in the hands of a committee, but at the end of four years it was made over to a manager, who can now boast that the receipts for the provisions supplied have risen from £6OO to £1,200 per annum. The Eastbourne Institu tion, which at the outset cost £3,000, and has lately been much enlarged, is in advance of most of the others in this respect -that it has dormitories attached to it. Shaftes bury Hall, Princes-road, Notting-hill, London, has been opened about two years, its promoters being anxious to give to the working classes a public-house, minus intoxicating drinks. They have, therefore, so arranged it that, in addition to the bar, where artisans can obtain all they may require in the way of refreshment, they can carry on the various organisations which are inseparably connected with their position and pursuits. Thus loan societies, • benefit societies, and discussion classes are all held on the premises, being managed by the working men themselves. Lectures and entertainments are also provided, and opportunities afforded for moral and religious instruction. When first the public-house was opened, the supply of refreshments was limited to tea and coffee, but at the present time anything that is requisite for the working man in the way of food, and drinks not intoxicating, may be obtained between five in the morning and eleven at night. The catering department is under the direction of an efficient manager, who undertakes it on his own responsibility, paying a certain weekly sum for the premises. About £22 per week are received from the sale of refreshments. It was at Shaftes• bury llall that the meeting on Thursday took pace, and the proceedings were rendered specially interesting by the presence and speech Of Mr. Corbett, whose efforts in Glasgow in providing cheap refreshment-rooms have acquired wide and deserved reputation. Mr. Coe.- belt stated that he was led to engage in the enterprise from the conviction that, except in places where they were exposed to the temptations 1 incidental to drink, there were no convenient and com fortable houses of resort where the working classes could obtain cheap and wholesome food. Looking carefully at the question of provisions, he came to the conclusion that the real cost of a cup of tea, a bowl of soup, or an egg was about id. each, and thereupon determined to establish the principle of penny rations. Having taken a suitable hall in Glasgow, he fitted it up in a way that would render it attractive. No sooner was the hall thrown open than it was found that the public would eagerly avail themselves of the advantages which it offered, and, in the course of a very short ex perience, it proved to be entirely self-supporting, He was desirous that it should be understood that while lie had gone into the matter from philanthropic motives, he determined to carry it out upon strictly self-shpporting principles. He Lad looked at it from first to last in a commercial light. When the working men and others entered the rooms for refreshment, they did not feel that they were the sub jects of pat ronage, but were perfectly independent. The first hall he had opened having proved so successful the plan was extended, and at the present time there were twenty-five of these places in full working order in the city of Glasgow. What he had done was this. Taking a map of the city he had fixed upon the spots where he thought such establishments were most required, and then lie had opened them, and the result had been that a gross profit of £lO,OOO or LILCO° had been obtained. The expo nses of the refreshment halls were about £B,OOO, which gave a net profit of about £2,000 per annum, a profit as net as any obtained from any of the business transactions in which commer cial men were engaged. As to the provisions supplied at the refreshment-rooms, they were of the best quality, though they were simply cooked. This latter plan was adopted, as it was thought that if the food was disguised by the artifices of cookery it might be regarded with a suspicious eye by the working classes. From a paper containing some statistics, he found that 44,800 bowls of porridge, 58,352 cups of coffee, 75,000 cups of tea, 21,594 slices of bread and butter, 27,600 eggs, 148,016 plates of beef, 225,344 plates of potatoes, 99,344 basins of soup, and 135,000 plum puddings were consumed in the course of a month. The reasons why halls such as he had esta blished in Glasgow were not sometimes successful were, that they were placed in the wrong localities or were built in the wrong way. His own idea had always been to have comfort. able, well-lighted, and well-ventilated rooms, about 100 feet long by 40 feet wide, lighted from the roof, and some 30 feet in height. He thought he might say of the rooms in Glasgow that they were as well lighted, as well warmed, and as airy as any of those in which gentlemen were in the habit of taking their dinners. Referring again to the secret of the non-success of similar rooms elsewhere, Mr. Corbett expr esse d th e b e li e f that it arose from the want of unity of ma nagemen t . I n order to carry out the prin. ciple properly there should be one directing head. Where that was obtainable they would be sure to answer commercially. In his own case he had been repaid the whole of the capital he had laid out, with the exception of investments in the buildings, and had made a profit of about £7,000, which, in accordance with a resolution he had formed, he had handed over to various charitable purposes. Without entering into details, he might say that the kitchen of his establishment covered an area of a quarter of an acre in extent, and that the milk of 120 cows daily was taken for their use. There need be no doubt whatever that in London such rooms would prove eminently success ful. The metropolis was specially fitted for such an undertaking, but it ought to be carried out in some other way than through the medium of committees, which, as a rule, were weak and not adapted for such work. As the great difficulty in London in the way of establishing these refreshment places would be obtaining suitable halls, he would suggest that a committee should be got together for the purpose of providing these. Let the committee provide the buildings, and then . let them place the refreshment department in the hands of energetic and competent managers, who would have it under their own control, and would find it to their advantage to conduct it efficiently. He specially com mended this view to the attention of the Earl of Shaftes bury, and would be delighted to find that his lordship took it up. At the conclusion of Mr. Corbett's speech a committee such as he had suggested was appointed, the Earl of Shaftesbury expressing his full concurrence in the movement which had been the subject of consideration.-- Western Morning News. The "accident" said to have happened to Wine. Adelina Patti should scarcely be so called. Instead of an " accident" she has undergone a very successful operation, performed upon her by the celebrated surgeon, N6laton, for the removal of a small wart on the head. The opera tion was performed on Monday. Chloroform was not employed, and on Tuesday the patient was going on well. A partial strike of cotton operatives Las occurred at Over Darwen, upon the expiration of the notice by the masters of a reduction of five per cent. About 1,500 of the nu D met on Wedues,lay night, and rejected almost unanimously a proposal that the reduction should be submitted to ; hut a secord resolution was passed declaring that a strike would be an unwise step at present. Notwithstanding th:s resolution a number of the men declined to accept work yesterday upon the reduced tcale, and between 200 and 300 are voluntarily idle. The Tablet, Ultra-Montane Journal, speaking of Mr. Bright's declaration respecting "his" land-tenure policy says: However open Mr. Bright's conduct may be to Minis terial criticism, we are not at all sorry to know that he has got a distinct policy on this point ; for, if ho has, we know that it will be on the side of the native Irish, not of the absentee landlords; and his character is a guarantee that, having taken up this subject, he "means business," and that his policy will be " thorough." Weighty as the Church question is, it is altogether eclipsed by the importance t 9 Ireland of a setticznogt 91 1149 question of tenure. ,5771rir., L.,;.1•1;,'f:,-I`--7 tp.-11 4/ tr_ll)l4 vun,,,-,=.7- itril if ,tal 1 I „,- - . - ti.• -`-`-i----,- 4. o -- HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, May 7. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Chzistian, and attended by the 'Marchioness of Ely, drove out yesterday afternoon. Her Majesty, accompanied by Princess Louise, drove in the grounds this morning. The other members of the Royal Family also Went out. SPORTING PROPBECIES. YORK MEETING. " BELL'S LIFE." Great Northern Handicap—Paul Jones or Honesty. Craven Stakes—Vespasian or Chinn. Kuavesmire Plate— George Osbaldeston or Royal Exchange. Glaggow Plato —one of Joseph Dawson's or Geant des Batailles. Zetland Stakes —Terrific c. Union Hunt Plate—Scarrin,gton. Flying Dutchman's Handicap —Vespasian. Londesborough Cup—Orion or Border Knight. " THE ERA." Great Northern Handicap—liomping Girl or Vansittart. Glasgow Plate—Lady Zetland or Joseph Dawson's best. Zetland Stakes—Terrific c. Kuavesmire Plate—George Osbaldeston. Union Hunt Plate—Scarrington or Donato. Eg7inton Stakes—Poinsettia or Cruiskeen. Londesboro ugh Cup—Orion or Border Knight. Flying Dutchman's Han dicap —Border Knight or Vospasian. TIIE FIELD." Great Northern Haudicap—Mexico or Lord Hawthorn. Craven Stakes —Vespasian or Orion. Zetland Stakes— The Swift. Knavesinire Plate—George Osbaldeston or Royal Exchange. Glasgow Plate—Morning Stsr or Per fume. Union Plate—Scarrington. Flying Dutchman's Ifandicap—Vespasian or George Osbaldeston. Londes borough Cup —Border Knight or Perfume. Eglintou Stakes —Poinsettia or Master Walter. " THE BEACON." Groat Northern Handicap—Honesty or Lord Hawthorn Zetland Stakes--one of the "dark" division. Knavesmire Plate—George Osbaldeston or Perfume. Glasgow Plate —La Mousse. Union Hunt Plato —S carrington or Donato. Flying Dutchman's Handicap—Border Kuight. Londes borough Cup—Border Knight or Argyll. Eglinton Stakes —Poinsett la. " SUNDAY TIMES." Great Northern Handicap—Lord Hawthorn. Zetlaud Stakes—flawthorndale or Master Walter. Knavesmire Plate—Perfume or George Osbaldeston. Flying Dutch man's Handicap —Vespasian or Border Knight. Londes borough Cup—Orion, Belphegor, or Border Knight. Eglinton Stakes—Poinsettia. Union ITunt Plate—Scar rington. " SPORTING GAZETTE." Great Northern Handicap—iliaesty to win ; Tramp and Toison d'Or for places. Lifland Stakes—The swift. Knavcsmire Plate—George Osbaldestoa er Perfutro. Glasgow I late—Perfume or the pick of J. Dawsoa's lot. tiaion Hunt Pl..t , J—.`.-7carring-ton. flying Dutchman's lfnalicap Vesptsiau or Bonier Knight. Egliuton Stakes I. , adesborough Cup—Bonier Knight, Do Vert., or Orion. " SPORTING TIMES." Great Northern Handicap —Romping Girl or Paul Jones. Craven Stakes —Vespasiau. Kn a vosmire Plato George Osbaldeston. Union Hurt P 1 tto—Searrington. Zetlani Stakes—Terrific c. Flying Dutchman's Handicap—Ves pasian or George Osbaldeston. Egliuton S.Likes—Polu settia. "SPORTING LIFE." Groat Northern Handicap—Paul Jones or Romping Girl ; Honesty for a place. Knavesmi►'e Plate—Terrific c. Union Hunt Plate—Scarricabon. Craven Stakes —Ves pasian or Orion. Zetland Stakes - Terrific c. Glasgow Plato—Perfume or Lady Lavender. Flying Dutchman's Handicap—Vespasiau or Border Knight. Londesborough Cup—Honesty or Perfume. Egliuton Stakes—Master Walter or Cruiskeen. " THE SPORTSMAN." Great Northern Handicap—Paul Jones or Mexico. Craven Stakes—Vespasiau. Knavesmiro Plate—George Osbaldeston or Perfume. Union Hunt Plato—Scarring ton or Donato. Zetland Stakos—The Swift or John Daw- SoL's selected. Glasgow Plato—Goodwin's best or Do Vere. Flying Dutchman's Handicap—Sir Charles Le gard's .election or George Osbaldeston. TRAINING REPORTS. T.AMBJURSE.—WednesIty--T he Russley e trip g went over to I .l4)rse Hill, whore they only did enough to keep 111(.111 quiel. Thursday —They wore on Peako's do wns, but the morning was wet and fo..gy, and 1 only saw them have two short canters, but they are all looking Itoalty. Waugh has arrived home, and I expect ho will begin to Fend Bel:a burn :Jong. Fridly—ltolladra in went ono can ter of a mile, after which Phoebus led the "Drum" a gallop of a mil° and a half, pulling up souw; and well. _ MIDDLErtAm, Thursday.— Osborne's repeated WfdrlCS ,lay's work. Fobert, on the Low Moor, sent Bracken, Fortuna), Netherwood, Blair Drummond, Duchess of Athol, and Nectarine a good gallop of two miles. Winter cant Three per Cent. and Mexico a rattling gallop the same distance. Dawson's lot did the same as oa Tuesday, with the exception of Mandrake, Gcod Hope, Tyuedale, and Brother to General Peel, who were walking in the home fields. Friday.—Wet day. Dawson's were not out. Fortunio and Mexico went a good two-mile gallop, going well. Pretender is going on well. NL WMARKET. -- Friday.—The following did their regular work :—Vespasian, Border Knight, Martyrdom, Amara, Hopeless, Typhon, Rupert, Strathnairn, Pirate Chief, Sphynx, Rhysworth, Perry Down, Boulogne, and Tro cadero. My selections fur York events are :—For the Craven Stakes.--Vespasian is well, and will win. Great Northern.—Acaster is our best, and is bound to run well. Zetland Stakes.—Whichever runs of Mr. Pryor's will be worth standing. Glasgow Plate.—Sphynx and La Mousse are both well, and whichever runs will win. The Flying Dutchman's Handicap looks well for the best of Captain Machell's. Londesborough Cup.— We have Pirate Chief, Belphegor, De Vere, and Border Knight. These are all well, and Do Vere will about win. LEWES.—In the Great Northern Handicap, Drewitt has Provider, but no lad can ride him two miles, or I should stand him against anything that runs. Doncaster Spring Handicap.—Wrestler will prove the best of our lot if they send him. I had a great fancy for the Buccaneer filly once, but she appears to have lost her action. I see Young Fenton won ono of his engagements at Chester. lam quite certain this horse will be worth following through the year. Drowitt's Derby horse, Ethus, goes better every day, and Drewitt is very sanguine about him. He thinks if he ever trains a winner of the Derby it will be Ethus. Pero Gomez will find a very different animal at Epsom than he did at Newmarket in the Criterion. FYFIELD.—La Bella Helene, engaged in the Salisbury Cup, and :Boundary, in the Wiltshire Stakes, are doing well. This (Friday) morning La Belle Helene galloped about a mile and a quarter, going well and pulling up sound. Boundary went a rattling gallop of two miles by herself, Moslem going the same distance at a steady pace. The two year old galloped a mile. Wednesday —Bos worth went a good gallop of a mile and a quarter.— Thursday.—l could not see what work was going on, owing to a thick mist hanging over the downs. They only cantered. I have not seen Portsmouth gallop since this day fortnight. KINGSCLERE.—Friday.--Soon after nine o'clock Sir Jo seph Hawley arrived. It was nearly eleven o'clock be fore the following were on Cannon Heath :—Lictor, Am bitious, Blue Gown, Rosicrucian, Morna, Pero Gomez, Vagabond, Siderolite, King Cophetua, the Waif, the Ma dame Eglentine filly, Salamis, Girasol, Blue Stocking, Masterstroke, and Mrs. Quickly colt. Shortly afterwards Ambitious led Rosicrucian (Wells up) a steady gallop of nearly two miles. Rosicrucian is very much improved. Blue Gown led Pero Gomez, Vagabond, and Morna a slow gallop of a mile and three-quarters. CIIILTON._The following horses aro doing work from a mile to a mile and a half :—Actrea, Mr. Pitt, Cameroon, Maid of the Mill, Car; Gulnare, Chivalry, Venetia, Nelly, Chateau Margaux, Woodman, Esher, M.A., and the two year olds, Triton, Agnes, Ida, Gaylass filly, The Shep herd, and Precious Metal. Hazlewood (4 y: s), who has been filed and turned out of training the last two years, is now doing steady work. ILBLEY.— At York we have Belfast in the Great Northern Handicap. He is well, but I have no fancy for him, as I think he is a moderate horse. First Emperor has been doing good work for his engagement in the Hampshire Stakes at Winchester. He looks and goes well, but I think the distance Will be too far for him. RICHMOND.—On Tuesday 2Eothen led Brennus a good throe and a half mile sweat. Breunus went particularly strong and well. James Watson bad Auchiuleck, Flora, and Hector at (Jatterick Bridge to try them, while his others were in bteady work on the Low Moor. \Vedaes day - Geant des Batailles and Brent - tits did next to nothing. At York, in the Craven Stakes, Valtz will run well, and be worth backing. Great Northern handicap—Watson has a great opinion of Flora, who has done well of late, and goes vt ry freely. She is sure to take a deal of beat ing. Zetland Stakes—We have in White Slave, Hawthorn dale, Saratoga, Guilty, Van 'rho!, filly by Trumpeter, and filly by Neptunus. Of these White Slave or Saratoga should win, though Hawthorndale may be selected. Knavesmiro Plate—Both Calypso and colt by Kettledrum have done well of late. The Kettledrum colt is the best. Consul, Le Saphir, and Guinea 11., since running in the Poulo d'Essai on Sunday last, havo returned to England to finish their preparation for the French Derby, the first two at Newmarket, and the last-named at Middlehaw. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day LONDON BETIING—Tars DAY. GREAT LiT lIE RN. 4to 1 agst Paul Jones (offered-9 to 2 taken) 6to 1 agst (takes and offered) 1.00 to 13 age: Belfast (offered) to 1 agst Ilone,ty (effered) 10 to 1 agst unio (o T^: c - after to 1 Liken) 10 to 1 agtt _Amster (off red) IT.) to 8 agst Ploughbo:. (offered) 20 to I.agfit Romping Girl (offered—after 8 to 1 Lad been taken) 100 to 4 agst Vansittart (taken) DERBY. 9to 4 agst Pretender (offered-5 to 2 wanted) 1000 to 40 agst worth (o f fered) 200 to 7 azst Rupert (;aken) 1000 to :35 cgst Marty. dom (offered) EPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CHESTER RACES--YESTERDAY. COMBER MERE PIA FE. Perfuma.. Lady Lavender Venice Fivo ran. BADMINTON STAKES. Symmetry colt Succession Minus Four ran. PLATE OF 50 SON'S. Jerry Hawthorn.. Cheddington Master Toni.. 1 • 3 Seven ran. STEWARDS' CUP. Knight of the Garter Breakwater BEAUFORr PLATE. Chums& colt •• Succession , Emblem colt TWO-YR-OLD SELLING STAKES. With filly Kew 00000000 ..,. •••41 LADIES' PURSE. Venice .. Glenlivat Paris... .. . 3 Five ran. CITY PLATE. Honesty George Osbaldeston.. Osprey Five ran. THE WILTON PLATE. Robespierre Hunter , CROYDON RAGES -YESTERDAY. WEST WICKHANI SIAKES. Ellen.. Loimdhlt.. Galcare . LiWe Coat s V,y ,per SELLING siAI.:ES, Five lan. HANDICAP 111,A.TE. Derby Day Spit fire Prebendal 1 2 :i Nine rxu. NIL DESPERANDUM STAKES. First Emperor Toby - Piper Seven ran. TWO-YR-OLD STAKES. '2 Conservative Southill Antelope Eight ran SHIRLEY PLATE. Edna Little Coates First Fiddle._ WELTER CUP. Lymington Jove Lord Raglan. Light ran. RACING 'I X TURES. MAI. Doncaster 13, 14 I Nlancliester l9, 2 - i, 21 St. Albans 17 le Croyuou 1, 21 Wii,t Drayton l7, 18 , flail : Kw. a ..,. 1 bath 18, 111 1 lip,oot 6untlit,-, - .....z.,, Ao. ..lIINE. Croydon ` 3 , 3, -1 Newcastle ...... —.22, 21, 21 Newton 9 , 3, 4 I Ohlliain ..,2 Ascot ....a, I), 10, 11 ilibury Chub .-:3 Liverpool Summer —.15, 1t; Stockbridge 'I, ' 0 ;), 2ti w,„, 1 „,,,„. l3, 16 Unelinsford lialnptOU CurraBh •,-,7 •)J, 21 JULY Worcester l, 2 Newmarket July i, &c. Carlisle 6, 7 Pontefract 9, 10 I Hendon l2, 13 Southampton 13,13 ltoudim; 13 16 lluutiugdon 2l , 21 Stamford ... st:! 23 lloodwoud '7, 28, 29, 30 N ottiugham 13 . , 11 AUGUST. Brighton 3, 4 Oxford Brighton Club 9 York '4, 25, 21 Lewes . . . liguain lO, 11 Scarborough . . 30, 31 Wolverhampton Windsor 12, 13 I \Veyrnouth 3l, Sep. 1 St. Albans Stockton 18, 19, 20 I SEPTEMBER. Warwick... 7, 8 Hampton 2l, 2 I Curragh (Royal) 7,8, 9 Western (Ayr)........22, 23 Abingdon 9, 10 Hendon Doncaster 14 I , 15, 16, 17 Monmouth... - 23, 24 Richmond ''l, 22 Newmarket st 0ct....28, .fie. Lichfield OCTOBER. Bedford 5, 6 Cheltenham l9. 2J Ediulitirgh 6, 7, 8 I Curragh l9, 21, i,l Leicester 7, 8 I West Drayton 22 Bromley 7 . 8 j Hereford - . 91 , 93 Newmarket 2d 0ct...11, &c. 1 Monmouth 23, 91 Chelmsford l9 20 I Newmark.t. Wtou —.25, ac. Kelso 19 20 i LONDON GAZETTE-LAST EVENING. ADMIRALTY, MAY 4 Mr. Charles Thomson has been promoted to the rank of Acting Engineer. William Loudon Gordon, Esq., M.D., has been promoted to the rank of Staff Surgeon in her Majesty's Fleet. FOREIGN OFFICE, APRIL 30. The Queen has boon graciously pleased to appoint George Sheffield, Esq., to be a Second Secretary iu her Majesty's Diplomatic Service. COURSE OF EXCHANGE. Amsterdam Short ... 12 2 ... 12 2} Do Rotterdam — ... 12 4 ... 12 41 Antwerp — ... 25 4-21 ... 25 47f Brussels Hauiburgh — ... 13 12k ... 13 13i Paris Ditto Marseilles Frankfort-on-the-Main ... _l2l} ... 122 k V ienua - ... 12 65 ~. 12 75 Trieste — ... 12 65 ... 12 70 Petersburg Copenhagen . ... ~ 9 23 ... 9 26 Berlin Madrid.. Cadiz Leghorn Milan — ... 26 60 ... 26 65 Genoa — ... 26 60 ... 26 6 i Naples Palermo — ... 26 60 ... 26 63 Messina. Lisbon — ... 52 _. 524 Oporto — ... 52 ... 521 Foreign Mail Pacaet. List. MAILS DUE. Australia and New Zcaland, via Southampton..... May 22 Ditto, via YArseilles .... May 17 Brazil. Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video .June 4. Ditto, by French packet Cape Verde, by Brazil packet .... . June 4. Cape of Good 11,pe. Ascension. and St. Belena May 13. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton May 15. ta in i d br ia a . l v ta ia r. s v o la ut S tl o a u m th ri a to m a pto . .. .. ......;..15 ........... ... ..... 33 11 :y Y . ... May 1J LittO, Via Marseil.es ..................... ilalta, E,gypt, &e... ......... .... May 5 l Itto, Marsdlles :Slay Sewlouudla Lc ................. . .......... May 19 3.laLritius, Cape of Good Hope, and Natal, via Sc utbatni tom Ditt o , Mat ceilics May 9 Portugal United States, anada, California, &a, by British packet ......May 8 Ditto dittt (Baltimore) Ditto, by I. sited States packet Ditto, by Inman packet \fay 1: West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe ......May 17 Bahamas, via New York A telegram from Nashville, Tennessee, dated April 23, states that Ex-('resident Johnson was an nounced to apeak to-day at Pulaski, and at Columbia to morrow. While at Athens, Alabama, ho received the in telligence of the death of his son, Colonel Robert Johnson and hastened homeward, passing through Nashville thi afternoon."