The Sun. — London, England, 1869-06-17 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CI IT, Two o'CLoCK. At the weekly meeting in the Bank parlour no alteration has been made in the rate of discount. Consols are lower to-day, at 923 I for money ; ditto, for Account, 921 ; Three per Cent. Re duced, 92 ; New 'llree per Cents, 923 3 ; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, 2 1 dis. ; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, par ; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., India Stock, 103 per Cent., April, 1874, shut ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1113 ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, ; ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 pQr Cent., 914 ; ditto 5 per Cent., 1043 5 ; ditto Bonds under £l,OOO, 7 prem. . _ In the Foreign Market Italian Five per Centr. Lave improved 1, to 561 561 ; Turkish Five per Cents. are fractionally better, at 441 448; and New Spanish Three per Cents. and Peruvian Five per Cents. are lower, at 991 291 and 81 811 respec tively ; Greek Bonds remain at 101 10:1 ; Mexican Bonds at 121 121. The Honduras Loan is 85 86. In the railway market, Great Western are 1 lower, - . Great Eastern, 4 ; Metropolitan, ; Midland, I; and South Eastern, j. On the other hand, Great Northern are 1 better, ditto; A 4 ; Sheffield, I; and North Western, 1. The quotations are : —Caledonian, 76 1 ; Great Western, 501 ; Great Eastern, 371 ; Great Northern, 108 9 ; ditto A, 1081 9 ; Lancashire, 1251 6 ; Metropoli tan, 97 1 ; Midland 1171 ; Sheffield, 55/ ; Brighton, 44 1; North British, 34 1 ; North Western, 119 1 ; North Eastern, 1051 6 ; South Eastern, 761 7 ; and Landon, Chatham, and Dover, 161 17. American Five-Twenties remain at 801 to 80i ; and the Ten-Forty Bonds at 711 72. Erie Rail way shares are unchanged, at 1911 20 ; and Illinois Centtrals, at 95 95g. Atlantic Telegraph Original stock is 23 24, the Eight per Cent. Preference shares are 31 3-1, and Anglo-American shares 204 21 ex div. The biddings for 32,50,000 in rupee bills on India took place at the Bank of England. The amounts allotted were—to Calcutta 21,03,000 rupees, and to Madras 11,47,000 rupees. The minimum price was fixed as before, at ls. 10id. on Calcutta and Madras. lenders on the above Presidencies at ls. 11d. will receive about 76 per cent. ; those above that price in full. There were no tenders on Bom bay invited. The coupon due on the Ist proximo on the llonduras Government Ten per Cent. Railway Loan is announced for payment at the London and County Bank. The Madras Railway Company have received advices of the opening of their North-west line to Gooty on the 11th ultimo for the running of trains with materials. This extension of 31. miles will be open for public traffic from the Ist proximo. The length of this line from Madras is thereby increased to 258 miles, and the important town and district of Gooty, with the adjoining cotton fields of Bdllary, Adonie, and Kurnool, are brought into railway com munication with the presidency, and a shipping port for their produce. An extraordinary general meeting of the Water loo and Whitehall Railway Company is called for the Bth of July, to determine whether application shall be made to the Board of Trade for the aban donment of the railway. A petition for the winding up of the Pi ogress Assurance Company (Limited) is to be heard before Viee-Chancellor James on the 26th inst. Messrs. Thomson, Benar, and Co. have an nounced the dividends due the Ist of July on the Peruvian Four-and-a-Half per Cent Loan of 1862 and Five per Cent. Loan of 1865. With reference t) the latter loan it is officially notified that bonds amounting to t 304,600, will be drawn on the is July, making the total amount redeemed £12,488,600. With reference to the Italian Six per Cent. Tobacco Loan it is intimated to the holders that series N was drawn in Florence on the 10th inst. ; these bonds will be received for repayment (pro vided they bear the English Government stamp) at the exchange of fa. 25.20 on and after the Ist July. The sum of £13,000 in gold was taken to the Bank yesterday, making a total of £204,000 since the date of the last return. The Countess, of Kintore, from Auckland, New Zealand, has brought £56,000. The Brazilia❑ a'lvices bring the statement of the Premier, Viscount Itaborahy, when submitting the Budget for the consideration of the Chambers. The revenue of the past year he estimates as having been, including the amount raised by loans, &c., 138,739,258,000 reis, and the expenditure (includ ing war), 152,553,316,000 reis, leaving a deficit of 13,814,058,000 reis, or at 181 d. £1,064,833 to be provided for. Ile expressed a belief that the means now required by the Treasury can be obtained within the country itself. BRUME FUNDS—TWO * O'CLOCK. UOVEUNMENT FUNDS. 3 p3l:Cent. Consols .Ditto for Account, July 7 3 per Cent. Reduced 921 New 3 per Cent New 2} per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Cen J 9,11.1873 Annuities, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Do. for 3u yrs, expire sth April 1885 - Do (Red Sea Televaph), Aug., 190 S — Excnoqu•zr Bills, 41, 001, 2/ & 3 per CI 4 d Do £lOO, .£2ou .0500 par Bank of England Stock, 4i per Cent opening Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds Inter-Colonial Omnnun INDIAN dOVBRNMENT SECURITIEb India S tpck , 10+ per Oout., April 187 a Shut Do. Opening, fbr Account Do. 3 per Cent. JuJy, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates Do. Enfaced Yap?. 4 per CAnt..,... 3ll - - Do. 5 per Cert., Jan. 1872 ....,„... lO4 5 Do. 5} per Cent. May 1879 Da 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 — Do do 1877 — Do. do. 1882 — ii... Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO j.)o. under £l.OOO • 7 pin 10113 ION FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK. Argentine Republic, 6 por Cent .....• Bl4 le:Arian Bonds 5 per cent — Do. 1859 — Br itilian 5 per Cent — 10. If per Cent. 1852 — Do. do. 1858.... Do. do. 186 1 — Do. do., 1863 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do Account • 821 II ienos Ayres 6 per Cent. Do 2 per Cont. (Deferred 3 per Cont..) Cusa, 6 pe*Cent. C..alian 6 per Cent — rio. 4i per Cent — Do. 3 per Cent., 1)o. 6 per ce-t. 1867 — Do. 7 per Cent., 1866 Clo übian, 6 per Cent. Danish, 3 per Cent., 1825 ............ Danubian Principalities, 7 per Cent...... Do 8 per Cent., 1867 914 Fquador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent Egyptian, 7 per Cent — .'o Secood Issue — Do. Ibut. Bonds D0..000 Bonds _ Do. 1864 Do. Account Do. 4500 Bonds Do. I.IOC Bonds B9} I Do. 7 per Cent., 1868 Government Railway Debenture,. CiraeK 5 per Cont., 1824 5, ex Coups. — Do. Account . . 1)o. UouronE Do. Account G 'HI male 5 per Ceut .. Ronduras Gov Rail. Loan., 10 p. Ct., all pd 86 lt .tiat , 5 pc' rer t., 18G5 Do. Account ... — Do Marerumana Railway Mexican 3 por Cent Ditto for Account - Do. 1864 — Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French doutovideau 6 per Cent .. ... Mc crish imperial b per Cent -• New Granada -- Do 3 per Con — Do. Deferred Pe utian 5 por Cent. 1865 Do Account .. 801 lf Do 4i per Cent. (th:' , arrou) . Do 44 per Cunt.. 186 9 Do Account — Po..tageoses 3 per Ct.., 1.?i5:, '6, 7, '9,',31f,' . 35} Do. do. 1P67 .... Do. do. . &yip, £2O paid — litt =slum 5 ~ar Cent., 182 z, £ St Du 4lper Cent , MO — HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR . CASTLE ) June 16. The Queen, with the Princess Louise, Princess Beatrice, and Prince Leopold, with their suite, arrives at the Castle this morning, at 9 o'clock, from Balmoral. POLICE hNTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A GENTLEMAN CHARGED WITH ASSAULT.---Mr. Julius Allington, described as a gentleman, of No. 23, Suffolk street, Yell-mall, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with violently assaulting Mr. Frederick Whitehouse, assistant treasurer at the Prince of Wales's Theatre, Tottenham street. Mr. Frederick Whitehouse (who had a very bad black and cut eye) said that on the previous evening, seeing the prisoner pulling about some artificial flowers in a box at the theatre, he requested him to desist, but he continued to do so, and on his again urging his request, he talked about having his name and reporting him. As the pri ,oner did desist he told him that he would fetch the mana ger, and the prisoner then went and took his seat. At the end of the first act the prisoner went to the bar and had something to drink, and aft,:rwarcis remonstrated with him for interfering with him. He told tie prisoner it was a cowardly act to persist iu destroying property, when ho was told to desist, and the prisoner twisted round do as to bring the stone to the front, and struck him so that that the stone came on his cheek, and then gave him a severe kick and attempted to strike him again, but was prevented (the witness showed his kg, and there was a very severe wound on it.) Mr. Tyrwhitt fined the prisoner £3, or two months. Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do is per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cont., 1802 Do do, Scrip — Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO BondE. 90 Do. do. £B4 15s. d 0..., Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds — . io. do £B4 los. do - DJ Nicolas Railway Gii Sar i.,.ca.n o pea C . ent — Spiulsh 3 per Con . — Do. Actvitint Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Deferreu Do. Account Do. Passive Do. Com. Cert. of Cour. not funded Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan Do Government, 1864 D o do, 1868 Turkish 6 p9r Cent. •, , DJ Account Do 6 per Cent. 1856 '0 . .. Account £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Do £IOC Bonds 6Bl I Do 5 per Oent. 1865 Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1860 Do 1 per Cent., Guaranteed Do Land Warrants (Flootares) Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do. A.cc. ant Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Dividends on the above payable in London Austrian o par Cent. Ex 10 Florins - Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 2* per Cent. Ex. 12 Gni% s6k Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... — Do. Account French Rontes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 231. I Wiwi 5 per Cent. 1861, Ex•. zsf. Do Account s6k TWO O'CLOCK. Jousols, ➢coney 921 xd Do. Account, July 7 •• O 92k I xd 4l 1 601 1 14 trni1111,1:21. THAMES. AN EXPENSIVE CAB FAnE. - Isaac Duson, alias Deasy, alias Dacey, engineer, of No. 12, Victor'a- terrace, Queens road, Holloway, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with neglecting and refusing to pay Bs. cab fan) to Joseph Dolby. The defendant hat given much trouble to the complainant, whose services wen) not denied, and un in quiry being made after the address he had given, the answer was, no such person lives here. As he did not appear to the summons a warrant was granted for the apprehension of the prisoner. This morning before six o'clock Police-constable Stubbings, 111 H, an officer of the court, repaired to Holloway "in the disguise of a gentleman," and then and there wished Mr. Duson, alias Deasey, a good morning. The bait took, and Dolby at the same time called out "You have him, seize him," and the defendant was marched off to Stepeey before breakfast. The defendant did not think he could be arrested. The Cabman—Please your worship, railway passengers aro compelled to pay their fares before they begin their journey ; we must get our fares how we can. The defendant said he would pay the call fare. Mr. Pagot—Aud you must pay 13s. mole The defendant—flow is that, sir? Mr. Paget—There is Bs. fare, 2s. for the summons, 2s for the warrant, 3s. for attendance when applying for the summons, and 3s. for the complainant's attendance on the warrant, making in all 21s. The defendant—Oh, dear. (Laughter.) Must I pay all that ? Mr. Paget —Every farthing of it, or go to prison for 7 days. The defendant —Oh, dear. (Loud laughter.) To what prison ? Mr. Paget—To the House of Correction. Roche, the gaoler of the court, was directed to take charge of Mr. Duson, alias Deasey, alias Dacey, and he soon locked him up. PRICE OF GOLD. Cue quotaii)n of gold at Paris Is about at par, and t .e short exchange on London is 251.?,253. per LI sterlin.... Onoomparing these rates with the English Miut pries of £3 tia.loid. per ounoe for standard gold, it appe.ers tiist gold at the above price is of higher ♦alue in London than in Paris. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight was on the 14th inst. about Wiper cent. At this rate there is no profit on the importation of gold from the United States. Lord Stanley of Alderley ‘ died last evening at the family residence in Dover-street, Piccadilly. His lordship ha I been suffering -for a considerable period from dropsy, and the last ten weeks had been confined to his room. D Gull was in constant attendance upon his lordship, and was assiduous in his exertions to alleviate his sufferings, but in spite of all efforts he succumbed to the disease a few minutes to ten last evening. Au amusing account is given in last week's Satur day Review of a fox hunt in Illinois ; at least, the Review gays it was in Illinois, evidently under the impression that St. Louis is in that State. The fax went up a tree, and was brought down by a revolver; but the Saturday Review is a little up a tree itself in its geography, as even it might be expected to know in what State a city was containing little less than 200,000 inhabitants. THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE AND HIS CREDITORS. Mr. Baron Martin has appointed the several issues to be tried in the Court of Exchequer arising on the execu tion levied at Clumbor, in Nottinghamshire, and at Carl ton-house terrace. The issues are to be tried at the sittings in London which will commence on Monday, the 28th inst. The troopship Himalaya, 2, Capt. Shute B. Piers, from Australia, last from Queenstown, arrived on Sunday evening at Plymouth to disembark troops. The annual - regimental dinner of the officers of the Rifle Brigade (the Prince Consort's Own) was held on Monday at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate street. The Prince of Wales, Colonel in Chief of the Brigade, presided. Covers were laid for 70. Among the officers preient were the Marquis of Ailsa, Viscount Cole, Lord Muncaster, Lord Ed ward Cavendish, Colonel Lord Alexander G. Rus sell, Captain Lord Edward W. P. Clinton, Colonel Hon. H. Clifford, C. 8., V.C., Lieutenant-Colonel Hon. H. Gage, Major Hon. A. 11. Anson, V.C., Lieutenant Hon. T. C. Scott, Hon. Montagu Cur zon, Sir George Jenkinson, Sir Astley Cooper, the Rev. Sir William 11. Cope, Sir Archdale Palmer, Sir Thomas Munro, General Sir Charles Yorke, General Sir William Knollys (in attendance on the Prince), Lieutenant-General Sir George Buller, Major-General Sir A. 11. Horsford, Major-General Sir Robert Walpole, Major-General Sir A. J. Lawrence, Col. C. T. Bourchier, V.C., Col. Wil mot, V.C., Col. J. R. Glyn, Col. P. Hill, Lieut.- Cul. Carr Lloyd, Lieut.-Colonel 11. R. L. Newdi gate, Lieut.-C,l. Arthur, J. Nixon, Lieut.-Cul. Godfrey Clerk, Lieut.-Cul. Keppel (in attendance on the Prince), Major Balfour, Major Atherley, Major Blackett, &c. The Duke of Wellington was unavoidably absent. LADVERTISEMENT.I—HOHOWay'S Pills and Ointment.— Pb) sisal Strength.—For the proper development apd nourishment of the human body it is essential that the functions of the stomach, liver, kidneys, and bowels be performed with order and regularity. Holloway's reme dies readily insure both. The powers of the stomach are greatly augmented, and good gastric juice secreted in abundance, when this ointment is diligently rubbed twice a day over the pit of the stomach. The pills and ointment enable it to extract all the food's nutritive matter, and to thoroughly dig-:st !nest articles of diet. Holloway's pre parations not only preserve the frame from " wear and tear," but stimulates it to store up 130fVOUS energy, as necessary 0 vitality as the mainspring of a watch. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 17, 1869. DOCKS. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. . Lf (rising Busiuess Share NAME. ' Paid. Price. done 10 Agra Limited, A all 10 101 19 1.),, B lO 31 34 3) 50 Albion 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, iim... 20 Anglo-Hungarian 8 11 2 20 Anglo-Italian 186 G, limited 10 54 .11 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columina all 10 11 20 Do issued at 2pm ~.. 5 5 4 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lira 25 Bank of South Aintrall all 30 32 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 39 19 Bank of New Zealand. all lti 17 161 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra- __ . Ha, nd China all 18 19 321 25 Chartered Mere. of India London, and China all 32 33 20 City lO 11 12 111 41 100 Colonial 25 38 4,/ 10 Consolidated, lint. 50 Delhi and Loudon, lint 50 East London, lira 5 2 5 I i 20 English and American, In n 10 ... ... 20 English Bank of Hi() de Ja neiro. lim t......... 10 pr 1p 20 English, zcottish, and Aus tralian Chartered ...... 28,i Hong Kong aui Siungtati Bank C0rp0rati0n..,,,,,,, all 36 38 281 Do new......... bf 2 i 2 1 100 Imperial, lint 2O 15 16 20 Imperial Ottoman lO 2 * 4 z 5 lonian. all 19 22 25 Do new 20 Lnd Mortgage of India, lint 4 3} 31 30 London Banks of Mexi co 100 Do sp. c. Debs.lB64, 30 a ll 76 76 80 and South America, lint. 20 7 6 100 London and Brazilian, lin t , 45 00 27 20 Do new 71 5 41 100 London & River Plate, link. 40 6 8 25 Do new 10 11 2 p 20 Landon Chart. of Australia all 231 24/ 20 London and C0unty,,,,,,,,. 20 491 591 53 60 P• 1 : 0 ,16 pd. 11 ... ... D new. Lo o ndon iss jo at 2 ts O tock 1 311 321 321 London and South Afri can a l 8 9 00 London &S.-Western, Um, 20 13 11 150 London & Venezuela, Hut_ 121 ... ~. 100 London and Westminster. 20 61 62 Clf 1 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm , 20 ... ... 100 Merchant, lint 25 6 5 10 Metropolitan, lint all 71 71 100 Midland, lint.... 2O 11 1 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lint l5 31 y ip 100 National Provinc. of En.-'d 42 ... ... 10 Da 50 National 20 New South Wales 20 North-Western ..... .... s 7l _ ... ... 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 41 42 50 Provinc. Bank. Corpo. ' lint.. 10 61 Li 3.1 00 Provincial of Ireland 25 9 9.: 10 Do new. all ... ... 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lim 25 1 i 1 i 103 Do issued at 6 pm. 10 8 6 25 Union of Australia, all 47 48 100 Union of Ireland, lint 50 Union of London . 3 k , 3;51 3 5 all ICI 17 THE IRISH CHURCH BILL. On Wednesday afternoon a number of gentlemen from the large towns of Yorkshire, and representing the York shire Church Institution, had an interview with some members of the House of Lords at the National Club, Whitehall-gardens. Owing to Eome error as to time or place, several peers who were expected did not arrive, but there were present the Duke of Rutland, the Earl of Bandon, and the Bishop of Tuam. A long report was read to their lordship; sheaving the result of the various meetings held in the large towns of Yorkshire, the object being to impreFs upon the Peers the magnitude and popularity of the present movement in Yorkshire, originated and carried on by the Yorkshire Church Institution ; and several gentlemen also addressed their lordships, and informed them of the feeling which existed in Yorkshire. The Duke of RUTLAND, in reply, said he thought the deputation should have paid more attention to those noble lords who were inclined to vote for the second reading of the bill. He had done what he could in speak ing against the bill ; but if he could do anything as far as regarded any pressure that could be applied he would do so. It rejoiced his heart to know that Yorkshire was following the noble example set by Lancashire, for they were the two most im portant counties in England. The feeling that had been shewn in Lancashire and Yorkshire—and he believed also in other districts of England —was extraordinary, and shewed that there was a reaction. He had always had a confident belief that the Protestant heart of England would not sanction the scheme of spoliation. He was astonished to hear Earl Grey, in the House of Lords, refer to the Appropriation Clause, for if ever there was an argument in favour of throwing out the bill on the second reading, the fate of that clause was one. That clause was introduced in a bill brought in by the then Lord John Russell, in 1835, and carried through the Commons by a majority of about 38. It was sent to the House of Lords and rejected in 1836. The bill was passed a second time in the House of Commons by a majority of 33 or 35, and a second time it was rejected by the Lords. In 1837 Sir R. Peel asked Lord John Russell what he meant to do with respect to the Appropriation Clause, and Lord John Russell said he had then come to an entirely different conclusion upon the subject, and would not introduce it into the bill then proposed ; and for twenty--five years nothing more was heard of the Appropriation Clause. Earl Grey told the Con serAtive party that a victory would be fatal. Well, he only hoped they would have a majority against the second reading of the bill, and that that majority would be as fatal as the majority against the Appropriation Clause ; for if they could only stave off this Irish Church Bill for twenty-five years he, for one, would be satisfied. The Earl of BANDON said that living in the southern part of Ireland, where his own church was threatened to be taken away, he needed no persuasion to induce him to vote against the second reading of the bill; but it was a sincere pleasure to know that they had the sympathy of friends in Yorkshire and other parts of the North of Eng land. The noble lord who had been referred to told the House on the previous night that they should be warned by what happened at the time of the Reform Bill ; but the circumstances of the two cases were very different. Was the feeling of the country iu favour of the bill? He had himself pre sented 300 petitions against the bill, and he had seen so many petitions in the House that the messengers were in ti °utile lest they should not be able to sort them in time. There was a strong feeling, then, in favour of rejecting the hill, I.ut nothing to chew on the contrary. In the South of Ireland only the 1 rests were in favour of the bill. Ask a fanner 111. at he thought about it, and he would reply bat the pit:A told him it would be to his advantage, )ut that be did not see how it would put a shilling into Lis - pocket. He hoped this point as to the feeling of the country would be strongly pressed upon the Lords, and if he had the opportunity of speaking in the debate, he would represent the sentiments which bad been expressed by the deputation. He thought the measure was the most iniquitcus and unjust that could be put forward, and he hoped, like the Appropriation Clause, the bill would be thrown out, and that the House would follow a precedent when, in the reign of Henry IV., a bill for the spoliation of Church property in Ireland was rejected by the Lords when sent up by the House of Commons.. The Bishop of TuAll assured the deputation that there Was a strong feeling among some of the Roman Catholic 'aity in Ireland that the Irish Church was a security of heir present liberty. The Duke of Rutland then left; but before the depar ture of the Earl of Bandon and the Bishop of Tuam. The Rev. T. DARLING called attention to the speech of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the House of Lords, and added that if the Archbishop of York and the Bishop of Oxford followed in the same way, as it was said they would, England had arrived at a miserable stage, and it was time to speak out plainly. Before the meeting truke up it was decided to wait on the Aichbishop of York another day ; and Lord Bandon also advised a deputation to the Archbishop of Canter bury. It is probable that the annual congress of the National Associaticn for the Promotion of Social Science will be held at Bristol. Next year and the year after the congresses are to be held at Liverpool and Newcastle. ACCIDENT TO THE ROYAL TRAIN.—Just after the Queen left the railway carriage which had conveyed ler from the North to Windsor, an accident occurred to the royal train. Some empty carriages belonging to the Great Western Railway Company were being "roped" into the stations, when, by some oversight, the points at the crossing were left open, and the "empties" ran on to the line on which the Queen's train was backing out of the station. A collision resulted, the van at the end of the royal train was thrown off the rails, and consider. able damage was done. No one was hurt by the accident. PROPAGATION OF THE GOSPEL SOCIETY.—TIIO 168th anniversary of this society was inaugurated on Wednesday by a festival service in the nave of Westmin ster Abbey. It is arranged that a second festival service shall be held in St. Paul's Cathedral on Wednesday next, when the Bishop of Lichfield is announced to preach. On the following day divine service will be held in thirteen London churches, and on Friday the annual meeting for the City will be held in the Egyptian Hall, Mansion House. The anniversary will be brought to a close by a meeting in St. George's Hall, Langham-place, under the presidency of the Bishop of London. The society has this year to provide for the maintenance, in whole or in part, ' of 478 ordained missionaries, and about 700 lay teachers and students. In 1868 its receipts, general and special, were £103,132. PIRACY IN THE NORTH SEA.—The following incident of attempted robbery at sea is related by a foreign paper :—" Captain Dinkela, of the Antina, of Emden, reports that on his last voyage from Emden to Norway he was boarded by .the fisher-boat John Cook, with a crew of nine men. In the first instance they pretended they only wished to barter fish for tobacco, but immediately afterwards they demanded meat and other provisions. On this being refused they proceeded to use violence, and forced their way into the cabin. One man made a rush at the captain, who was at the helm, while another tried to haul down the signal of distress, which the mate has just succeeded in hoisting. As the crew of the Antina consisted of only four men, they would probably have been completely overpowered, had not a brig seen the signal and borne down to their assistance, upon which the fishermen beat an immediate retreat." AN AMERICAN STORY.—The Columbus (Ohio) Journal gives a description of a singular will made by a shrewd business man of that city who had accumulated a fortune. It says that the will disinherits all the natural fo heirs of the maker of it, and devise s the entire property in trust for the establishment of an Infirmary r Cats. A most elaborate architectural plan for the necessary buildings is attach ed to, and made part of, the will. It provides areas, and rat-holes to be kept well stocked. The most in g enious contrivances are provided for securing to the rat a chance of escape, so that the cats may not lose the pleasures of the chase. High walls are to be built with gently sloping roofs, for the moonlight promenade and other nocturnal amusements of the cats. The trustees are directed tomos select the grounds for this novel infirmary i t populous part and the devices are to be pro of some American cit y , tected by a competent force of nurses from the ravages of men and dogs. No person of the male sex is ever to be admitted within the walls, and no female who has children or is under 30 years old. The first provision of the will seems most outrageously bizarre. Says the devisor :—" I have all my life been taught to believe that everything in and about man was intended to be useful, and that it was niali's duty, as lord of animals, to protect all the l i esser species even as God protects and watches '• - ier him. For these two combined reasons—first, tf . ..tt m y body, even after death, may continue to be '.lade useful ; and, secondly, that it may be made in,:trumental, as far as possible, in furnishing a subsf'dute for the protec tion of the bodies of my dear friends, the cats — I do hereby devise an.l bequeath the intestines of my body to be made up into fiddlestrings, the proceeds to be devoted to the purchase of an accordion, which shall be played in the auditorium of the Cat Infirmary by one of the regular nurses, to be selected for that purpose exclusively—the playing to be kept up for ever and ever, without cessatior day or night, in order that the cats may have the privilege of always hearing and enjoying that instrument which is the nearest 1 annroach to their natural voices." IMPERIAL .PAR LI A to .. I , 7 ;` l iti • F HOUSE OF COMMONS.—YESTERDAY. The SPEAKER took the chair at twolve o'clock. MARRIED WOMEN'S PROPERTY BILL. Mr. PIM presented a petition from the inhabitants of Dublin in favour of the Married Women's Property Bill. MORNING SITTING ON FRIDAY. Mr. B. BENTINCK gave notice that ho would to-mor row ask whether it was the intention of the Government to have a morning sitting on Friday, and if so, whether they would undertake to keep a house then ? SHARE LIST. i K.., AN TOC fare tsitwxye CU:ming dusine.• Paid. vrioe. done. st Bristol and Exzter ...... :0 , 77 70 771 st k.;lleoon..u , ... luO 7a 701 79 1 s t... , ,.cinzttl.. . lOO 13 G 3 2 , Cortily•al Duti,in & )4eliat J iinG... 1' ;7 79 -,.1 Duu„Vertti, & A I).J uu. - ... .00 70 72 2' East 140ndon .. all 6 7 40 1-‘0 15 - - *2) Do 10 - - 1 GlasgOw &a. ',,Western.. 10,.. 93 100 ,1 Great Eastern .. •00 371 38 371 61 it Do. E. Augl. No. 2.... Id.: ... .., it tip2at Nor 1 11 ul ScotlauJ.. hiu 16 6 at Great Northern lOO 1071 1081 1071 at Do. A stock ..... 100 lt-6 IUB 1081 71 a, 00. Bstucit lou .. ... st (itS. and W. 01 Ireland lO, 95 !.7 9 : (i t. Western -Original lOO 60 59 50j 1 J Do. South lt ales 't.'. 33 b 3 at Do. W. Mid.-0):tord lO3 25 17 4;. Do. Newport t Lacie.ishire & / ork, , iitri, lOO !23 16 1251 ,t. Lou.. tirigh., 4 b.k..:oast IGO 41 441 441 1 0; Do scrip .... - - it 1 , 0 n., tihat., auu 1.)..)v,i lO, 161 17 . 161 it Du. Aletrup. Ex. A ivy is 11 st Lon. .k Aolni Wegtecn l6u !183 ill 119 131 it Luu. & South Western l4d; 89 91 1,0 3t Man., Sliet., & Lincoln lOO 351 551 st Metropolitan ~.. . lOO )71 OS st Do ExtensiJn .. 10 Do. New rd .. st Motropolitan District. all - - 33 10 Sletrop. St. John's II oo 1 6 - - at littilatilld st Do, Birinin. A Dortq at N.irtit British . ..... st Do. 16d., Pth., & Dun 10.! - - at 7 . or. ;astern--Berwick lOO 1051 lt 61 h 6 25 Do. G. N.E purchase-16.11,e - at Do Leeds . pl., 61 03 st Do York at Do CarliAc .... • lOO 112 125 at Do Sloe ;. & Darling- lto 134 136 at North Lou ton 10 Do New 1808. ... 2 1/ Iti at North Staffordshire lOO 55 57 at North and S.-W. Junction 100 VS 100 10 Do New £lO shares 7 ... • • at Rhymuey . AO9 52 04 at Shropshire Union lOO 58 5) at South Devon' st South Eastern lOO 77 771 78 st Staines, Wok'haru,& Wok all 12 133 at •12aii Vale • ll,O ,48 153 -- 6 De. C ... - Waterford & Kilkenny ;(.0 - 10 Waterloo & Whiteha,l o - - RAIL'iVAYS-PREFER ENCE SHARES AND STOCKS, st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 86 88 at Caledonian Qrs., No. '2 lOO ... •. , at Do. Scot. N.E., 41 per cent lOO ... ..• at Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO ..• st Do. do. 7 per cent lOO ... at Do. do. Ordinary lOO 76 12 at Do. Midland st Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gum all ... st Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO 105 107 at Do. Ist Class preference lOO ... at Glas. & S.W. gua. 5 per et lOO ... at (it. Eastern, EX) Lx. No.l 100 9 i 99 at Do . do N 0.2 100 93 Oi at Do do 6 per cent 100 10) 112 at Do East Anglian Asp. c. 100 ... st Do do B 6 do. 100 at Do do 0 7 do. 103 ... st Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 ... ..• at Do E. Union 4 p.c. gua. 100 73 ;5 at Do Norfolk 5 p.c.Ex.1.646 100 at Do do 5 p.c.Way.Val.l.Bl7 100 ... at Great Northern, 5 per cent 10 ... at Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 at Do 41 do do do 100 ... at Do 5 do at sp. c. pin lOO 1331 at Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO st Gt. Nrth of Scotland, lat pf 100 st Great South. and. Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 96 57 st G t•West.— Orig.& J ut.-lteut chg., per gua.s p.c lOO 101 103 st Do. orig. (B.& H. Ex). 5 p.c lOO 15 100 at Do du 4, per cent. 1650 100 87 ;9 at Do do 4 do do st 1.0 do 5 per cent. railcar loj 95 97 st Do do Bir.niughain gua 139 72 st Do do do prof st Do do Chester gua lO3 cu 83 st Do do du 6 per cent lO3 st Do do do 5 do 100 thi 1)C at Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 st Do do 4. p.c lOO at Do do 4, 1803 loo at Do do 5 at Uo West Mid. Oxford Ist g. 100 110 112 st Do do Id gill. 103 117 111 st Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c. 103 1U 12 st Do do 2.1 do 103 la WO st Do gua. 51 per cent. 1833 100 00 Lancaster 6r.. Carlisle 44 p.c. ail at Laucash. & Yorksh. U p.c.. 103 1 1 11;5 at Do Barnsley, £3 3510.1 p.c. 103 at Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 1:1J 1.34 at Do 41 (Blackburn purch). 100 98 100 at London i lirjvtiton. sp. c. WV .•• • guarautead, No 1. lOO ... ... at, Do 5 per cent. gua. Nu. 2 100 ... ... st Do 6 do do lOO ... ... at Do 5 do . Ni.. 4 lOO ... ... at Do 7 per cent IA ... ... st Do 6 do (W.E. & G.e.) IJO ... ... St D. 3 4 do 1850 lOO ... ... st London, Chatham., &Duv or 5 per cent NO ... ... at London and 11. W., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent. lO3 108 110 at Do Bedford & Uambridge lOO ... ... et Do Shrewsb'y & Welelipl lOO ... ... at London and S W. 7 p,e late 3d shares, lOO 140 150 s Do (Portsm. perp aus 2s6d) all ... ... a Man., Sher., &, Liuclu. 6 p.c. 100 11 i 117 Do £ s Do 31 per cent lOO GO ti - , 1 Do redeem. 6 percent. 5 .„ .... at Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 130 135 s Do Bristol & Birm., 6p. c lOO 1;2 14-1 a Do 41 per cent. redeem lOO (,0 10) a Do 41 per cent. irredee.a lOO 1 18 1 ).) s Do Leicester & il'ehn, -I p.c. 100 8O I'l st Nurtu British, 5 p.c. No. 1 lOO ... ... st Du E. &U.4p.c. S. & D lOO ... ... at Do N. 8., N 0.2, 5 per cen.t lOO ... ... tit Do Border Union, 51 p.c lOO ... ... st N.-Eastern—eons. 4 p.c IUU 87 8J st Do 41 per cent. redeem lOO :15 :17 at Do ti N.E. 4 per cent., lOO ... ... 17 Do Berwick capital 8 13.4. .. ... Do York, IL &S. purchase lO 10 101 Do Stcktn & Drliug. A. 5 p.c lOO 106 108 st Do W, tiartlopoulJi.aad lt 10e 8 I 86 20 North Staffordshire. 105 6. Devon Annuities, 1 1 all alu 10a Do Tavistock Anna., 10s all 8 tI I.os Du Fixed 41 per cent all 8 81 1 0.6. S. i.ast. (Read. Auns.; LOX) all 22 23 at Do 41 percent lOO ... ... at Do Fixed 41 per cent lOO ... ... st . Taff Vale No.l WO 14, 153 at Waterford &Kilkenny, 6pc 100 41 43 RAI LWAYS.-P.REFERENCE S LIARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on tho Profits of each separate year. et Caledonian 41 p c gua. at Do Scot. Oen. win. 7 p c lOO at Do 41 p irredeem all ... at Do 4p c con. issued at 80 65 at Great Eastern 4i per cent. 100 77 8 at Do b do, 1862 lOO 85 83 st Do New 5 do, 1360 lOO 8J t!.6 st Do do 5 do, 1864 lOO 62 85 st Great Northern, 5 p eirred. 100 st Do Permanent 5 per cent. 100 ... st Do Boston & Sleafd, 41 pc 100 ... at Great West., W. Addl., 5p c 100 at Do Jointi-orpe. 5 p c,1865 100 88 9G at Do do 6p c irred., 1866 100 105 108 20 Do Vale N eath perp. 5p c all 19 2(1 et Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B lOO Lane. and York New 41 per ... _ cent till July, 1871 a st Loud., Brig arc., 44 pc, 1858 100 .. .. s t Do do 4 do, 1860 100 :"... at Do do •44 do, 1861 100 st Da do 41 do, 1863 100 *** *** tit .Do do 5 do, 1865 100 *** st Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 at Do No. 7 sdo :t D Lon o d , m C e h t a r t o . p. k , &c.,x., B 6 p.c 2d, 6 p.c 100100 ...... ... Do do C 6 p.c 7. at London& N. 'Western, 5p e 100 110 112 at London &S. Western, 44 p c 100 s 3 95 10 Man. bhef. &Lin., 5 pc, 1865 all 84 64 a t Metropolitan a per cent lOO 100 104 s t Midland, A 5 per cent pref lOO 106 108 at Do B 5 do 100 106 108 18 Do 5p c opt. to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1869 all 201 201 18 Do Incouv. New Shares all 181 191 22 Do 5p c con. into Old . Stk., Aug. 3 1 , 18 72 B4 II 24p r E c * en a t ud ... U 100 guaranteed, 1861 100 *** *** uu., 2d, 4 pc 100 i s i t North pp oos 1:£0.1:oi, , British,. s, &p . fit Do P..&61 - , N 0.2, 5 p.c •• lit Do N. 8.. 5 pe r cent, 1862 100 ... ... et Do E. & CL, No. 3, 5 p.c it Do E.& Gl., (Or dir y ) 44 p c 100 .. :" ..st North Eastern, 44 per cent 100 a 5 o i st Do Stock. & Darter cent s t North Loudon , 44, p (Max. 5 per cent) a North Staffordshire 6p c lOO ... ..• s t South Eastern , 44 p c, 1859 100 m„, ••• st Do 5 do 1861 100 ••• st Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 .. ... et Do 5 do, 1864 st Victoria St. & Pimlico, 44 pc 100 ... ... RAIL WAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALSi 100 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer all luu 102 at Buckinghamshire at Chester and Holyhead lOO 51 56 at Do. 5i per cent. at Do. 5 do. ... at Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO et Colchester Stour Valley at East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lOO 131 134 20 Gloster and Loan Forest all ... a Gt. Easn., 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 93 50 Hull and Selby all 110 112 at Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 210 2.5 at London and Blackwall lOO 93 95 at Do. 4i per cent lOO at London, Chat., &c., 41 p c lOO at Do. COM. Fund, 5 do 100 at Louden and Greenwich at Do. do Preference lOO at Louden, Tilbury, & South 100 63 85 at Lowestoft, gua 4 percent lOO 80 32 at De. de. 6 do. 51 Manch., Buxton, &Matlk all 5 . 51 at Midland, Bra•lferd, Pref lOO 02 94 10 Mid Kent Only Line) 50 Northern& Eaat., 5 per cent all 53 56 55 e -,u Do. do. 6 do. all at N. Eastara—Hartlep00l at N.West. A perp. prof, 5p c lOO 107 103 at Do B minimum 1-1 p.c lOO at ;Netting. 66Grrantn. lt. & C lOO 91 93 * l 3 Preston and as yro. all 44 46 Buyaten, Bitch., and Shep. 100 132 134 at Shrewsbury cud Hereford 105 131 131 10 Do do 8 2 24p at S. Yorksh. and River Dun 100 96 gel at Dc 4 per cent gua lO 73 30 at Do 5 do at Viet. Station and Pimlico lOO 175 at West Cornwall 20 West London, Class A all 13 14 20 Do du B 20 Do do C all at Weymouth and Portland_ 100 ... at Wilts and Somerset st East and West India lOO 113 121 st Loudon and St. Katherine 100 12 41 421 I 100 1) oDeb. stock, 4 par cent all ... Illillwe 11 Freehold Land st Dock lOO 26 30 at Southampton lOO 7-. 72 et Surrey Commercial TELEGRAPH COMPANIES, 1 Anglo-American tel.,lini all 22 2 , ), 1 10 Anglo Mediter Te1.,1im.... 10 121 13 11: st Atlantic Te1egraph............ 10 2t 23 23; f 4 st Do. 8 per cent.......... 100 65 0 711 61 st B. and I. Magnetic Tel., Um. 100 158 16 i st Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 211 243 10 Do. New ............... 8 9 u p 25 Indo-European Tel., inn—. 10 5 Lond. Provincial Tel. Um all 21 3 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent all pr 1 p 10 Mediterra.. Exten. Tel., lim. all n 31 25 Reuter's Telegram ............ all 66 6 ) 20 Societe Transatlant., all 16 171 171 f 18/ st Submarine Telegraph ...... 100 116 121 1 Do. Scrip ........ .... all 1 If If f 20 Telegraph Con. & Main.,hm. 611 17; 181 SU. Kingdom Tel. Co., lim. all 3ei 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref. an 44 l ip 9; MI§CELLANEOrTS. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 141 It 1 25 Australian Agricultural 2 Ol 1 5 lo 25 Australian Mort. Laud and Finance. lirn. 5 1 Id 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lira 9 3 54 10 Berlin Water Works, lira all 14 Hi 10 Do. Now. 6 3 4 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lira. 3O 9 10 5 Bombay Gas, lira. 5 Do. New 5 , British American Land 44 15 17 20 British Inliau Tea, lini. all 21 31 20 British Ship Owners 7i 29 Canada Company all 66 7, 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lira 2l .. ... 20 Ceylon Company, lhn. 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, Urn 5 23 City of Loudon deal Pro perty, lien 9 0 4 11 30 City of Milan Improv, lim all 5 4 6 25 City of M oscow Gas, Inn- all , 50 City Offices, lim 2a 27 261 50 Colonial, Inn. D o. 50 Corumercia.,.".Thion. (Assn* 5 pr ~ p 51 10 Company of African Mer chants, lira. 3 2 1 d 20 Continental Union Gas, lira. all 20 2, 25 Copper Miners of England, prof 71 per cent. 109 Corporation of London Bands, 1877, 4 per cent, all 1031 1041 100 Do. 1879, 4, per cent. all 1011 1054 100 Do. 1882, 4f per cont. all 1031 1041 10 Credit Fon. of England, din. all 21 21 21 50 Credit Fon.of Mauritiu s Jim lO 31 24,l st Crystal Palace lOO 23 25 st Do. Preferenc" lOO 95 104 st Do. 6p. c Perpetua l D eb lO9 108 112 20 Darjeeling, dm. I 0 Eastern Assam, lim. 6l 50 East Indian Land Credit . and Finance, lira. 20 East India Irriga. & Canal all .. .. 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lira. 271 111 111,1 100 Egyptian 9 per cent, V'roy. Uua. by Egypt• Gov all 941 95 9 i 20 Egyptian Com. & Tsad, Lim. a .. . 3 Eng. tit Aust ra.l. Copler, lieu 91 15 English and Foreign Credit fi" i'l 3 4 ,1 100 Eng. and Scot. A)ariue, lira. 8 ... ...,I 10 Fairbairn Engineering a M n a l rine In. lim. 5 2 1 4 i d 5 S 2,1 20 Fore-streetWar , Thouselim. 12 1 11p 100 For. & Col. Gov. m ist and Loan Scrip, issued at £35 all 871 881 50 Gellivara, lira. ........... - ..... 9 0 ... ... 10 'General Credit & Dim., lira. 71 II 1 1 5 1 Navigation 14 27 2) 20 Hudson's day 51 10 °5 Honglll General.' 1 bong and 20 Imperial Laud Co. of Mar seilles, dm. - 20 Interna.FinaneialSoc. lira 5 2 1..1 20 luterna. Laud Credit, lira. 6 6 4,1 3 1-16 50 Italian Land .................... 5 ld 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all 3 Si 100 Do. 6p. c. Bas., redeem 1870, issued 20 Land and all 65 67 .50 Land Securities, li ra 5 24 11,1 25 London African Trading- lO 7 5,1 25 Lon. & Caled. Marine, lira 6 ..• ••• 1 1 10 s Enoineer London ßuiißuilding, ncounty lira. . . . 50 Lend. Financial Asso , lira 30 23 k. I 4 Lo nd.Gen.Omui bus.Co . .lira. all 2 21 2 25 21 1L 1 20 Loud. & Provincial Marino 2 1 1 pr 50 Loud.nnd Ironand G Ship,l a s . lint . st Madras Irriga. & can,. Gus. sp.c. by India G o ,. lOO 104 106 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, lira.... lint all 32 37 11 11 1,1 .. ... 10 Natal Land and C elomm, don Co., lira, lira. 121 5 50 ° M M i e l r l e w h a a l n l t l S ro h n ipP w in o g i ks, 9 61 51d 25 National Discount Co, lira lim 5 11 111 25 National Prov. Marino., lien. 4 u .. 10 National Stearn 8 ,..., , i lira. all 9 ' 101 20 Nerbudda Coal & Iron - dm. 6 31 3,1 10 New Consolidated Ds. lira. 3 1i lld 5 Aew Quebrada, li m. 44 0 41 4 25 New Zealand Loan & Mer• cantile Agency, d m 2l I 11 3 25 New Zealand Trust and 11; ............................... :11 1 9 1 1 : 10 st North Brit. Austral , lim lOO 48 5 1 10 Northern lao p an o : Assam i sn '" , . lira. 5 7 5 50 North Brit. & illerea' n , fu,„ 61 9 191 2 5 5 0 (Insurance) 5 13 14 11 5 Oriental Gas, lint,' all 7 8 5 Do. New Oriental Financial Farinainenciai lint 1 1P i 10 Otago and Southland In. vestment, line ld IP 5 Ottoman Gas, lira ll 21 10 Panama, New Zealand and Australian R. M a il Li m ~•., 5 Do. do, st Peel R. Land & Uhler', lira 100 31 31 50 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam a ll 43 50 50 Do. New 186 7 50 Rhymney Iron 1 Do. New 2 Rio de Janeiro City Imlim. all 17 18 Do. Gas, lint all 24 6 100 Royal Mail Stearn 6O 42 45 Scottish Aust. Invest., lira lOO 83 8 i Do. 6p. C : Guar. Pref. 100 - 23 4 ... ...d --. ___ .• Societe Fin. d'Egypte,... lim 10 7 6d societe Gen.de !'Empire Ot 8 n3f 50 S. African Mort. & Inv., lim e ... ... 25 South Australian Laud a ll 34 36 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), llm 2 2f 3 20 Trinidad Petroleum, litn.„ gi. i . 0 Trust & Agency of Aus.,iio2. 1 f . i i , 10 Do do. do. a ll ••• ••• 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. Canada 5 h a -50 Union Marine L'pool, lim 5 4i :Fp 20 Union Steam Ship, lim all 22 24 i L m o 7 an all 70 80 15 United Discount Corp., lim 6 Li id 20 Universal Marinc(ln.), lim 5 11 2 p all 14 2 284 5 7 per ) 50 Warrant Finance, lim. cc 12 12 led 60 West India and Pa ifi 13 1 0 1 ry li is p i p ee n e rp r ozi A e: s oi s aof a rr i ni gaLgy e s a peu Steam, lim 2O 4 2 20 West London Wharves and Warehouses lO •.. ••• • LIS tr.: I ILL 00 V .t. 15 .1.1 ; HIT per t., 1872... • 1:10:0000 110. • 1041:-4 i ' c upi) a a c olo D u p e ..B o ' n : a 7-84 4 . *pan 4".5:1A0.90.. Y: : 1(01 1• 1:24 103 Dc. 6 i3 p o c .. i tn e . r e J d y k i l c o o o 9 8 0 8 2 1900 lOO 1 1 1 113 !g i d:::1 SS° 1 8 0- 9 100 108 lle -90 lOO 107 109 Do. Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oat. , 1900 •I" 08 ICO Ceylon, Nov 1878, 6 p.c.. 100 108 116 - Do. 1872, d 0.... 100 105 107 Pilaurithia, 6 p• 0, 1873,.. - Jan. and July - Do. 1878.• 1)0 16 6 LOB Do. 1882, !flay "d .. 00 106 103 - D o. Feo. Aug_... 10 106 108 3.l , 4bourne C ,rporatn P6(l-75, 6 per 1(0 100 100 N.8.G0v.6 P.o•JR•tt•iii ; Y•• 100 103 11.4 N A tm 6 p c;, Apl.4 Oct... 00 Do opc. lI y .7z N0v..... 1.0 1 6 108 N. S. W. 5 p•o., 71 to 'N.. 100 90 1 DO. 5 p.c. 114 . 8 to 10J 81j 90i 1003 I - Do. 5 p.c. rd.'67 to N Zealaud, 6p. et. 1801.. ICO - Do. 5 rcr ..... 1 1 0 - DoJan, r i% p 1,.1u:y, 0 t 100 93 04 9.51 lf D a 6p c. Mar Sizept '91.. 100 luS 110 - Jive & Dec , 1-91 .... ICO 109 ..l Do frov. 1 . '(' !i r iB J ec a . 1375 1 a 1 100 *si L - l a v n. Is° 10 - -. 103 T;o - I,,•ir , enti l nd. c.. 10u 10: icBl 110 Do 189 . 110 IC 7s 118( 'Tasmanian t per 0.1893.. l 064 104 109 Do it '97 .00 1/4 107 Victoria 6 er cent. 1391.. i.O .10 - Do, 4 pril and Oct toa 101 110 SEEDS ADULTERATION BILL. On the order of the day, Mr. WEhIIY moved the second realing of this bill, and said that it had received tho support. not only of the gene ral public, but also that of the most respectable members of the seed trade. The adulteration of seeds affected tot small farmer in a much greater degree than the large pro prietor of land, for the latter, as a rule, could always buy from a large dealer, whilst the former was in most cases dependent for his supply upon the small dealer in,Lis own neighbourhood. The hou. gentleman quoted statistics to prove the alarming amount of adul• teration in this business, and affirmed that six or eight manufactories existed for the express purpose of tam pering with and adulterating seeds. The average amount of adulteration amounted to 33 per cent. The bill which he had brought forward would, he thought, con siderably check the progress of adulteration, while a pro •viso in the second clause would prevent any injury being done to legitimate operation or to trade. Mr. COLLINS hoped the bill would be allowed to pass the second reading, but considering the small amount of information possessed upon this subject, ha proposed that it should then be referred to a select committee In many cases, too, adulterations took place, not to deceive the pur chaser, but to equalise the standard of seeds and for other purposes. After some discussion, Mr.I3ItIGHT observed that the Government had no wish to oppose the second reading. He admitted that a groat grievance existed, but the question was whether the bill would be of use in redressing it. This was entirely a new question : and he thought a select certimittee ought to be appointed to inquire into the cause of such grievance, its extent, and the effect the bill would have in redressing it. Now, the bill did not propose to deal with what the Horti cultural Society called the great grievance, viz., the kiln ing of seeds. And then the second clause of the hill would caused great embarrassment and co:A. It would inflict a great injury upon the trade, and this might be well illus trated by the case of the respectable seedstuan who, having sold seed which turned out to be bad, was sued. The value of the seed was 14d., and the suit cast him in expenses ££lso. In many cases it was impossible to say whether seeds had been killed or had been injured naturally. He admitted the great mischief which existed, hut supported the appointment of a select committee. Mr. WELBY then consented to the bill being referred to a committee. The bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be committed this day week. MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS (METROPOLIS) BILL. Mr. BUXTON, in moving the second reading of this bill, after regretting the absence of Mr. J. S. Mill from the house, said that it was submitted to Parliament iu order that the Government might consider it during the recess, and compare it with the rival schemes of the Metropolitan Board of Works, of Lord Fottescue, of the member for Southwark, and of the Under-Secretary of the Treas .ry. The object of this ccheme was to give a syst m of repro •hnt:ve eif-gove merit by the creation of a federa tioa of municipalities. It pr• p:•sed to take the ten • metropolitan boroughs, and forum t ach into a separate loreugh, and to give 10 each complete machinery for self government as a borough. These boroughs would also be united into ono corporation of this whole metropolis, with a represaitatl ve council and executive m.diniuistration elected by the whole body of rateliay,rs of London. The bo rouzha were Westminster, Chelsea, Marylebone, Finsbury, Hackney, Tower hamlets, Lambeth, Southwark, Green tt heft , the whole population numbering three' mil- Each borough would have its own officers, police courts, and justices of the peace, entirely separate from the other. Mr. MORRISON seconded the motion. Mr. C. BENTINCK moved as au amendment that the bid be read a second time this day six months. Mr. HENLEY seconded the amen.inent. Sir 11. 110A.RE spoke in favour of the principle of local self-government, which, if preserved with proper. checks against unnecessary expenditure, would be adapted to the requirements of the case. Mr. LOCKE admitted that there was great need of something being done, and urged the plan which he had so long advocated of further extending the powers of the present corporation. After a few remarks from Mr. BREWER, Mr. BRUCE said that he would not commit the Govern ment upon a question which thy had not yet fully con sidt•red. Ile urged the withdrawal of the bill and the amendment, and the latter was withdrawn. Tho bill was then read a second tints and iL: awn. SUNDAY AND -RAGGED SCHOOLS BILL. Mr. CHARLES READ, in a long and earnest speech, appealed to the Government to support the bill, and con eluded by moving the second reading. Mr. GRAVES seconded the notion. On a division the bill was read a second time. The house shortly afterwards adjournel. BANK OF FRANCE. PARIS, June 10. The following is the return of the Bank of France 'or the week ending to-day, together with the cor- Tsponding figures of the previous account:— DEBTOR. June 3. June 10. fr. c. fr. c. Capital of the Bank 182,500,000 182,500,000 Profits in addition to capital (Art. 8, Law, Juno 9, 1857) 7,044,776 02 7,044,776 02 Reserve of tho Bank and its branches 22,105,750 14 22,105,750 14 Reserve of landed pro perty 4,000,000 4,000,000 Notes in circulation Banknotes to orderand receipts payable at sight 38,160,027 66 38,055,343 02 Treasury account cur rent creditor 176,441,536 99 172,081,731 29 Current accounts, Paris 375,134,374 15 355,612,964 56 Do. branch banks 51,053,676 49,593,612 Dividends payable 677,219 840,319 Discounts and sundry interests Rediscounted the last six. months 933,790 85 933,790 85 Surplus of receipts not distributed — Sundries Total CREDITOR. June 3. June 10. Cash in hand and in fr. c. fr. c. Branch banks Commercial bills over due Commercial bills dis counted, not yet due 335,228,959 50 324,051,843 G 3 Do. branch banks '269,591,003 242,469,391 Advances on deposit of bullion 10,130,900 10,008,600 Do. branch banks 5,812,880 6,083,680 Do. on French Public Securities 15,227,300 13,659,600 Do. by branch banks 6,701,380 6,713,780 Do. on railway shares and debentures 40,372,200 39,681,100 Do. branch banks Do. on Credit Fonder Bonds Do. branches Do. to the State (Con vention, June 10, 1857) 60,000 000 60,000,000 Government Stock re serve Do. disposable Rentes Immobalis6es (Law, June 2, 1857) 100 000 000 100,000,000 Hotel and furniture of the Bank and landed property branches Expenses of manage ment Sundries 12,980,750 14 12,980,750 14 80,627,187 21 80,627,187 21 2,048,742 85 2,105,115 61 8,677,890 35 8,607,559 11 Total Certified by the Senator-Governor of the Bank of France. (Signed) RoULAND. COURSE OF EXCHANGE. Amsterdam Short ... 12 21 ... 12 21 Do 3Ms ... 12 41 .., 12 4i Rotterdam ..._ — ... 12 4k ... 12 4 Autworp — ... 25 4 4 ... 25 521 Brussels Ilandargu — ... 13 121 ... 13 121- Pail f. , Ditto ......... ,Thtrseilles Fraukfort-ua-the-Maiu ... 1211 ... 122 V ietma Trieste . . 12 70 ... 12 75 Petersburg C9penhageu.• ........ . ••• _. 9 25 ... 9 29 Berlin ••• 49 Madrid.. Cad i 7 ... 48/ - ... Leghorn Allan — ... 26 55 ... '26 GO Genoa — ... 26 55 ... '26 60 Naples ... 26 55 ... '26 60 Palermo — ... 26 55 ... 26 GO Messina Lisbon — .. 51i .... 52 Oporto —'..: 5 1 i; ... 52 • New York - 4• • - Rio Janeiro ... .. , - . • - S PORTING 11 , 1 - Tr,L LIGENCE —T!is Day LONDON BETTING.—This DAL NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE. sto 2 agst Spy (taken) sto 1 agst Myosotis (taken) Bto 1 agst Three per Cent (taken) Bto 1 agst Tabouret (taken) 100 to 8 agst Hind (offered) 15 to 1 agst Mexico (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Russian Bear (offered) 33 to 1 agst Number Nip (offered) GOODWOOD CU-P. 3 to 1 agst Brigantine (taken) ST. LEGER. 210 1 agst Pretender (offered) 6to 1 agst Drummer (offered) 100 to 6 agst Thorwaldsen (taken) 20 to 1 agst Dunbar (taken) 20 to 1 agst Duke of Beaufort (taken and offered) 200 to 9 agst Martyrdom (taken) 25 to 1 agst George Oiabaidestone (offered) SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. WINDSOR RACES—YEsTERDAT. SURLY HALL HANDICAP. Halloween .. 1 Malcolm •• 2 Kate Coventry a Six ran. MANOR STAKES. Royal Princess Daylight... Volhynia Four ran. CLUMBER CUP. Typhmus 1 Athena Symmetry c a NURSERY PLNTE. . ix:l:dotes Blush 1 Kito S wilt Fourteen ran. WINDSOR 1 AND IC AP . Skipjack Alpenstock Romping Girl Fonr ran. WELTER CUP. Islam Niue Elms Bretby Eight tun. WINDSOR SLAKES. Gamos Calypso SELLING- HANDICAP. Scimitar Aversion Amity Eight ran. PLIITE 01? 50 SOUS. Stork Candidate Nannie Fourteen rau. LATEST BET TING ON THE COURSE. NORTHUNIBERLAND PLATE. sto 2 agst Spy (ta!;en) 6to 1 agst Alyu:otis (taken) 100 to 15 agst '1 eree per U,nt. (taken) 100 to 8 ag , t Tramp (taken) 100 to 8 agst Emerald (taken) Race Glasses, byVolgtlander, are now xo longer the ex clusive luxury of ttio rich. Since the great tleinand to pliutogiaphic leases has dialinishotl, an upportiluily has been a.ffurded for applying tnechluicAl power With the greatest success, whereby the cost of ihese b tautitui acd most perfe.ct - instruments is reduced in price til eons instances to as much as 20 per cent. In fact they are now no dearer than those of the best French or English in dc , rs. At the depot Callaghan, 23A, New Bond-street, curn.u• of Ounduit-street, the patrons of the Derby may ininigi their taste in tau possession of a veritable Voigt!a Ider at comparatively trilling cost. It is super:Lion; to e_ty the quality is as ever matchless. LIVERPOOL SUMMER MEETING. TUESDAY, Juno 29. Weights for the Liverpool Cup of 200 sovs in specie, added to a sweepstakes of 25 sovs each ; certain winners extra. One mile and a half. Age at lb Kt. of the Garter... 5 9 12 Honesty .. 6 9 0 Romping . Girl 5 8 5 Fortunio ... 5 8 3 Tabouret 4 8 0 Knight Errant ... 5 8 0 EdiuburBh a 7 10 Locksley 5 7 8 Taraban ... 5 7 8 Houestish 5 7 6 VauAmburg ... 5 7 6 Dalby ... a 7 6 Cecil 4 7 6 Age st lb Islam 3 6 8 King of the Fairies 5 6 8 Minster Bell ... 5 6 8 Georgo Osbaldeston 3 6 8 Jerry Hawthorn 3 6 6 The Laird._ ... 4 6 6 Argyle ...3 6 6 tEgean ... 3 6 4 Acastor ... 3 6 3 Bete Noir 3 6 2 Stella ... ... 4 6 0 drown Princess 4 6 0 F by Toxophilite out of Miss Sarah 4 6 0 Percussion ... 4 6 0 Ti:n Bobbin ... 3 5 12 Crocus ... 3 5 12 Sorceress 3 5 12 Lord of the Valley 3 5 12 Aftermath— ... 3 5 12 Lady Hose ... 4 5 12 Potufrrt ... 3 5 10 Ajax ... 4 5 10 Cocoa Nui... ... 3 5 10 Whinyard ... 3 5 10 The Maze ... 3 5 9 Sports►nan... ... 6 5 9 Alicia 5 5 7 Miss Theo... ... 3 5 7 Red Ribbon ... 3 5 7 Prior ... ... 3 5 7 Messenger... ... 3 5 7 Sovereign ... ... 3 5 7 Lady Evelyn f. 3 5 7 Netherwood- ... 3 5 7 _ Ploughboy . ... 5 7 6 Lady Ilenuette 4 7 4 Viscount 4 7 4 King's Cross 5 7 2 'l' n., Spy ... 4 7 2 St. Muago... ... 3 7 2 Thorw“ldsen ... 3 7 0 Frdr Wind... ... 5 7 0 Mariner ... 4 7 0 Lord Hawthorn ... 4 6 12 Terror ... 4 i 6 12 Birdseeker... 4 6 12 Rejoinder ... 5 6 12 The Skipper ... 5 6 11: Robespierre ... 36 12 Border Knight ... 3 6 10 Donaldbaiu 4 6 10 The Sawyer ... 4 610 Curio ... 5 6 10 Make Haste ... 4 6 8 Vortigern 1 6 8 Mount Palatine t; 6 8 ACCEPTANCES FOR PL. [E NORTHUMBERLAND .TE. Ago st lb Tabouret 4 8 12 Honestish 5 8 9 Three per Cent 6 8 9 King's Cross 5 8 4 Fair Wind... 5 8 3 T ho Spy ... 4 8 3 Ladas 3 7 13 Bracken 5 7 11 The Drummer...— 3 7 11 St. Mungo 3 7 11 Minster Bell 5 7 9 Mexico Flora 4 7 8 Russian Bear 4 7 4 Tramp (It. Agrippa) 3 6 13 Number Nip 3 6 12 The Hind... Vansittart Crocus ... Pomfret ... Jove ... Miss Chapman Emerald ... Myosotis ... 7ETING —JULY 29. Cup; two miles and a half. )d to dated GOODWOOD ME: Weights for the Goodwood realculate( Age st lb Kt. of the Garter... 5 9 7 B F :1 ° : ainellu( Rake...l i nd o ie o r ; e : :•• .:• 5 5 g 9 9 99 7 7 77 See-Saw 4 9 0 ROSiCrUCLILI ... 4 9 0 Tabouret ... 4 9 0 Restitution ... 4 9 0 Blueskin ... 4 8 10 1 Brigantine... 3 7 101 Entries for the Goodwood Stakes (Handicap) of 23 soys, 15 ft and only sif declared, with 100 added. 2i 51 subs. [Age st lb LO/ d Hawthorn ... 3 7 7 St Mungo ... 3 7 7 The Drummer ... 8 7 7 Provider ... 8 7 7 Typhon 3 7 7 Martyrdom 3 7 7 Robespierre 3 7 7 Thorwalsden 3 7 7 Rupert ... 3 7 3 Lancet 8 7 3 Yrs. Our Mary Ann ... 4 Vacuum ... 3 Vallation g 4 Aubade ••• 3 Alpenstock Adolphus ... 3 Ruric ... Locksley 5 Hobart ... 3 Make Haste 4 Citron ... Phoebus 4 St. Mungo... 3 Choral ... 4 Vortigern 4 Y. Fenton... 3 Provider ... ... 3 T hor w al d s en S Queen of the Forest, by Atheratone ••• 8 Fortunio ... •• • 5 Tormentor Tim Bobbin ... 3 Argyle ... ••• 3 Cecil 4 The Rake ... Gardener Fertullagh ••• Tramp (late Agrippa) ... 3 Crown Princess 3 Assineboine ... 5 Blinkhoolie Islam 3 Robespierre Acaster 3 Blueskin •.. ••• 4 „ Lancet ... ..• Miss Grat w icke 4 Fair Wind ... ••• 5 Tarabau ••• 5 War •. • 4 Bete Noire... ••• ... 8 Cap-a-Pie 4 The Sawyer 4 Ploughboy •.• •.• Epworth Tabouret •.. ... 4 Lord Hawthorn Aneroid ... •.. Storm King ... Bracken ... Judge ... Starter ... I Lord Vivian and Lord ' but did not name. "estmorland are subscribers, RACING 1J IT Ourragh 22, 28, 24 Newcastle 22, 23, *4 Odiham 22 Bibury Club 28 Stockbridge 24, 25, 26 Worcester l, 2 Newmarket July 6, &c. CarlislB ..................... 6, 7 Hendon 9, 10 Pontefract ............. 12, 13 Nottingham l3, 14 Southampton ....... l3, 14 DenUVillo ................ ................. I !Qu n ..................... 3, .... .... Tiverton Brighton Club 5 Lewes 6, 7 Egmun lO, 11 Wolverhampton lO, 11 Windsor 1, 13 B r omley. l7, 18 titoekton is, IV, 20 Dover . . lli ___ ... SEPT] Margate 2 Ipswich 2 West Drayton 3 Warwick.. 7, 8 Curragh (lloyal) ...... 7 ,8, 9 Abingdon ............. 10 Doncaster 14, 15, 16, 17 liampton.... ............. 21, 22 'IXTURES. 'E. New Forest Hunt (L yn dhurst) ............... 28 Chelmsford ..... 29, 30 Liverpool Summer 29, 30 S u tton Park .....Y9, 80 ,Y Down Royal Corpo. l4 Airdrie 15 'Wading IA 16 finutsford 16 Huntingdon 2O, 21 Stamford ... Goodwood 27, 2 8, 29, BO !ST. Oxford llungerford 24 York '24, 2b, 26 Croydon PI3 mow h 26, /7 Searbor)ugh •„WI, 81 Badon Baden 3l Great Yarmouth 31 I)erby Summer .. 81, bep 1 Weymouth 81, Sep 1 Canterbury ....31, Sop. 1 ; 11 BEE- Richmond 21, 22 Lichfield Western (Ay r) 22, 23 Hendon Monmouth... 23, 24 Newmarket ! st Oct 28, &c. Lanark... 29 30 AUG 1 4 ,4