The Sun. — London, England, 1869-05-07 00:00:00

4 OED/Nita .sday at the well. Old Street, St. mien, who have lug . the last few '°ung Frenchman is the proficien c y is just now the )resent display eA d in the games h me not" iven lest. But iSf• inn in question, 3 have never boa musing to remark teachers and their narvel on the two e, and it is onlY . t himself upon guiding bar that on. This rernetn will be seen to be cycle when at full lug brake-power. ;es the machin e he went round petitors, while his , and his face and :lion but that in elves compelled to re 8 as an eleg ant e been struck 011 :le in which it was nese of the cum ee :ourse of prog,reee 6 speed of twelve with which be ;hod of magica l May all, the die' iccelisful trip t ° ri Pascaud. Ole ask was to COVIO der. This goes Lar in any degree Till be seen to h e question of Mer e much more wily. urn into a corner , Pe, and then, by 'uly he could co• d within a feat M. rascaude •- was one of he great room sly more than the two wheels being 1. en d, la this on the velocipede ) shew how slowly move slowly is A ''es are give" both yell as the fastest I. None of the in this. Then ," and " hare ~1111,,0 triumphant. 7e 7e a ll spleu dio ettier than the nd round at even was tremendous' formed one lon" Saud set his hosts nistake not, velocipeding rl c.1,111e s to come. A rcumstanc es, he vaulted vPce ed;he vaultedea 'set on the pedal, DmPany with his 6 lady occupies ou ith one foot, aal e extreme end eb ud, now with ale lm a peifect toP teen years a age' locipede for One ney, however, 14 of the 13ois de ?, where for so nie Fiance has beee ?K. ; a tb e le a pause -; 0 :s . By this t ' 4 l lo niment and " ,t It is said 1 ' 1 '; rnant to reu''' to himself about 5, :he special e thebe on taken by * itest e :ccitela e o a s. inn ntarY iu t os e the mayors Lt and co nster a P do shave hea t la t o rds, preli Will lot dust the we UnllerS r subscrip tion of Mr. Butt I.? 1.1 of the ragi°:„, I of IZeoleva.joie eon for sonic! t o lc, and by vtr if i c o his year el ° t he an d whereas .0 1 tl l I yor and it to istice in th e to • the achn il3ls 'le empt, a n d, o ge uttered laeg' a P , held End nas ji l o one O'Ferre Pul:e of ?ss the „ the w ill ten(' ' o j e l the said J ) : of rcise the o 0 tbet ~ ~ ;ity, ((P e . L Ireland ; aniel asullvi t er [ nine o d i a tell a to 1 ,1 , ade incePa'or 01 ,ffice of I°l di , e peace tl i r er o ot Intl he is f° D olcit le to have' „ n agistracY no. land. 2 • o D; ew war t f the the rooili ier as if t 136 . 1 3 t 1/1 elf at the —g 1: 0 ot Lig does looe p h fr om re _ of the P l a vi_ ci jot &c. ' 3 de of P ° t e lo t ne, brat , D e P . et ~c tuber COII `~ti ter ed to any.., orde is called 11100, oth doe o ,t the bars her ,ner, hetrovEhG erson, o y e hearing va th rjeant,.A_ooo:, with tne,.,it prisoner:eo; )be Pr i 0 D, e charg_ e ess ity o ye t, t the I lec ri a l e ! Mace _ wete,_ the o ther s o f tl l ' oaf l e cus 05 t0 .4 iy, or r ar to I ', l t the 1) ,,, hito er to es' J tP6 ons w ay', , te time s' l ' l' tD ° tli e to nem bers a to the ` vi f ' le sa l " ° 4 tsi tle ms elves e% ` ,h e c hair. to ;Odom l ro tis l ' t was , r es the t° " g &tit° i 0 v as t , Ef o l i s i s t e ;po ' n oe o ' t o o " ke :e e a' l 1 1 , ,8 1673, ,pears fro,' tbe . _ . e ed to proo, ,ker. 0) 1 [stl l ' l° l 17 ' 9 q uestion s e :11 0 d ag d an ONEy -MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. c, 934 8 ; CITY, Two o'CLocx. Consols are 921 3 2a for money; ditto, for Ac -o"°t Three per Cent. Reduced, 91; ; ew P.lree per Cents, 91-4- 1 ; ditto 21 per Cent., 76 ; Exche quer Bill s £l , OOO , 3 Erem . ; ditto £lOO, £2o p, and £5OO, —; Bank of England Stock, 4 Per Cent., —. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1041 ; ditto 4 per Cent., O c t ., 1888, 10,4 ; ditto Enfaced Paper, 5 P er Cent., ; ditto Bonds £l,OOO, par. With the exception of a recovery of I in Peruvian to 77 4, Foreign Stocks are generally lower to the extent of a per cent. Egyptian (1864) Bonds are 85 i to 861; ditto (1868), 75 to 751 ; Viceroy's Seven per Cents., 791 to 80 ; ditto Nine per Cents., 961 to 97 1; ditto Railway Debentures, 981 to 981 ; Italian, 56 to 561 ; Tobacco Loan, 854 to 861; 1 7 ; us sian (1862), 831 to 811 ; Orel and Vitebsk , to 7 71 ; Nicolas, 631 to 61; Moscow Jaroslaw Loa n, 781 to 791; Charkof, 761 to 76; ; Spanish , 2 8 to 281 ; Turkish Five per Cents., 42 to 421; ditto Six per Cents., 66 to 664. English Railways are quiet. Caledonian, which rallied last night to 781 upon the refusal of . the Scotch courts to restrain the proposed dividend, are t his morning less firm at 78. Metropolitan is a little stronger at 102 to 1021 ; but the Extension Stock continues to decline, the present price being 97. Chatham, at 17 to 171 ; Midland, at 1121 to 1121 ; and South Eastern at 75 754, are all >4 per cent. 1° , w er• Great Eastern are xuoted steady, at 37 1 to ,`i Great Northern A, 107 to 1074 ; Great Western, 48 to 484 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 122 .1 to 1231; Brighton, 47 to 471; and London and North Western, 1144 to 115. American Bonds are quoted 795 to 795 ; and the Ten-Forties, 711 to 72 ; Erie Shares are 19, 981 ; and Atlantic Bonds, 25.. For B ink Shares the demand is limited. Lon don and Westminster, London Joint Stock, and ‘- , hartered Mercantile, are each 4 higher. In Miscellaneous Securities prices are stationary. There were no gold operations at the Bank yes terday. The discount establishments have notified that their rate of allowance for money at call is raised f rom 3 to 31 per cent. ; that for deposits at seven (14 Ys' notice is raised from 31 to 34 ; and for de- Posits at a fortnight's notice from 31 to 4 per cent. The joint-stock and other banks allow 31 per cent. for deposits. Increased significance is imparted to the Bank movement from the fact of i.s having become necessary, notwithstanding the large amounts that must have been drawn hither during the past five Weeks, from the considerable difference between our terms and those current in Paris and generally On the Continent. „ The Frankf or t a d v i ces c o nti n ue to describe con fidence on the Bourse, but admit that the move- I nent for a ri se a pp ears t o b e d e cidedly at an end. The reaction at Vienna, it is add, would have made greater progress if Frankfort had not relieved the operators there of large amounts of Credit shares and Lombard shares, which were readily taken When offered at reduced prices. At a meeting of the proprietors of the London and South African Bank a dividend of ss. per share was declared. general meeting of the London and Australian Agency Corporation (Limited) will be held on the 2oth inst., when a dividend will be declared. At the meeting of the Vauxhall-bridge Company, a dividend of 17s. per share was declared. A petition for the winding up of the Clerks' S tIPPly Association (Limited) is to be heard before the Vice -Chancellor Malins on the 28th inst. The Frankfort Bourse is threatened with the 1°55 of much of its importance by the taxes pro- Posed to be levied. Should they b 3 sanctioned, the large contract 3 for foreign loans hitherto m ade at that city will henceforth be made at Vienna or Munich, out of the reach of Prussian stamps, It is rroposed to levy a tax of 1 per cent. on all bonds circulating in the North Ger- I n In Confederation. This is an imitation of the Drench law, but it is remarked that Paris has no c ompetitor; while at Frankfort they cannot afford to be 1 per cent. dearer than at the rival centres of kunich, Vienna, or Amsterdam. The law, it is affirmed, could only be enforced by a whole host of spies, and would produce very little without Such assistance. The whole plan is denounced as extravagant and mischievous, and as a new proof of the extent to which the profits of trade seem destined to be devoured by imposts to maintain military armaments. "The only remedy will be w hen it begins to tell on the price of Prussian Bonds, which can hardly maintain their high q uot ation when it appears that Government are at their wit s ' end to raise money by new and absurd taxes." T[l,3 return from the Bank of England for the week ended the sth of May gives the following results when compared with the previous week : pat £3,129,853 ... Decrease ... £8,015 (. 11 , 1-1 a: deposits Other deposits 15,927, , 87 ... Decrease ... 1,040,894 On ths other side of the account : Severe:neat securi securities ottses ............. )7,582,882 ... Increase 499289 Notes u nemployed 6,504,995 Decrease ... 886,250 The amount of notes in circulation is £24,005,565, bein g an.increase of £512,190 ; and the stock of bullion in both departments is £16,582,086, showing a decrease of £309 p r eceding ,093 when compared with the return. Subjoined is a comparison of the present position of the Bank of England and the prices of Consols and Fr ond. Rentes with the corresponding week of last year : At Present. same Weeklast Year. Bullion Notes in circulation 7,576,521 ... 10,948,107 24 005 565 24,454,885 Rats o f discount Cemsols Palish Recites BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. CI OVERNMEXT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols 92i 3 2 i } Ditto for Account, 3 por Cent. Reduced New 3 per Cent New 2} per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. o per Cen J an. 1873 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Do. for 30 yrs ‘ expire sth April 1880 --,, Do (Red Sea I elevaph), Aug., 1908 7 Exchopnr Bills, £l,OOO, 2i 2f per Ct 3 pm Do .£5OO Do. £lOO & £2OO — Bank of England Stock, 4} per Cent Dl. opening — Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds — l ntor-Colonial Uranium INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES Inds SLock, 10f per Cent., April 1879... Do. Opening, for Account -- Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enlaced Pape. 4 per Cent..,... — Do. 5 per Cert., Jan. 1872 _ lOOl Do. 5} per Cent. May 1879 — Da 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 — Do do 1877 — o. do. 1882 — D.... Deb. 5 per Cent., Au g . 1873 — Do. Bond s , 4 per Cent., £l,000 Do. und er 41,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Ar4entine Republic, t% per Cent ... . Do., Scrip £45 paid .. _ Aultrian Bonds 5 per cent .. _ Do. 1859 t ritilian 5 per Cent _ Oo• l per Cent. 1852 — Do. do. 1858 . Do. d o . 186' — do., Do. 1863 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 ~ Do Acco un t BO 79 i -I3 , enos Ayres 6 per Cent. Cub Do 2 per C Cent ent . (Deferred 3 p er C ent : a, 6 er . o..alia n 6 per Cent no. 4t p er C ent., Do. 3 per C ent., ..... - - Po. 6 per ce t. 1867 97 Po. 7 per Cent. 1866 - C 10 t iti an, 6 per ' Cent. Datusn, 3 per Cent., 1825 .... . Do 8 per Cent., 1867 ... 88 Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent. Egyptian, 7 per Cent...» Do Seco n d I ssue -- Do. £SQ!, Bonds •• •• 81 Do. £lOO Bonds Du. 1864 • • ••• -- Do. A ccount ' 851- Da. Ebon Bond , - . Do. £lO6 Bonds B6l English Scrip, 1868 7sf 41 5 Do do. £45 pd die Government Railway Debentures — Greem 5 per Cent., 1824 5, ex Coups. — De. Account Do. Coupons Do. Account luatemala 45 per Cent .. — Honduras Gov Rail. Lop r., 10p. Ct., all 0 It iiian 5 pet Ct r t., 1865 — Do. Account . — Do Nlarommana Railway — ,:exican 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account Do. 1864 — Do g per Cent. Anglo-French — .tonterideau 6 per Cent. .. — 40 :rich imperial 5 per Cent Now Granada — Do 3 per Oen — Do. Deferred Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 — Do Account • .. .. 771 I Do 41 per Cent. (17iNtrren) Do 11- per Cont., 1862 -. — Do Account Portuguese 3 per Ct., 185 N, '6, 7,'9 , '60 , '2 , 'h 34 Do. do. 1f;67 — Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid — Russian 5 ~er Cent., 1822, X St - Do 4} per Cent . 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do :3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 „. 841 Do do, Scrip — Pn- Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Sondc, 89 Do. do. £B4 15s. d 0..., Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds B9l 81 Do. do £B4 158. do — Do Nicolas Railway 631 I Sardinian 5 per Cent Spanish 3 per Cen . Do. Ac..Y.,unt ..„ . &Of 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.. „,,, . — Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds - Do 6 per Cent., 1862 — Do Account Do .£IOC Bonds 691 Do 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1860... Do 4 per Cent., Guaranteed Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Venezuela 3 per Cent. — Do. Ace , ant Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 - — Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian o psr Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 21 per Cont. Ex. 12 Gail — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... — Do. Account — French Reutes, 3 per Cent.. Ex. 2M. — !Villa), 5 per ClAnt. 1831, 11: - .. 45f — Do Account 561 1 CLOSING PRICES. Joneols, Money 921 3 2 1 Do. Account, June 1 — 92 3 2f POLICE LNTELLIGENCE.-7hiB Day MARLBOROUGH - STREE T. I:STEEP/MING WITII THE POLICE. Thomas Lawrence, a young man, was charged as follows : —Police. constable Walter Vane, 29 C, said that morning, while on duty in Cranbourne-street. he saw two men, who were quarrel ling. He persuaded them to go away, .and one did so but as the other refused, and would not leave, ho was about to take him into custody, when the prisoner said that he was if he should, and caught hold of him and he had to throw the prisoner and hold him down, and while he was doing so some of the prisoner s companions seized him by the hair and pulled it; another bit his finger and then pulled him about. Assistance came and he took him to the station —the drunken man he was going to take to the station getting away. In answer to Mr. Newton, the constable said that he believed the drunken man was a friend of the prisoner's. A woman, who keeps a stall at the corner of Gran bourne-street, said she saw some of the prisoners com panions treating the constable shamefully, scratching his face and pulling his hair. She never knew the prisoner or his companions to do any work, and they have been in the habit of standing at the corner of the street all day and night, and robbed when they had a chance. She had assisted the police, and because she had done so she was called by the prisoner and his companions a "police spy." The prisoner put some questions to the witness, and in reply to one said she saw him strike the constable. In answer to tho charge, the prisoner said all he wanted to do was to get the drunken man home, and not to have him locked up. Mr. Newton said the constable was only doing his duty when the prisoner interfered with him. It was a serious offence, and of all persons the police were to be protected and not knocked about by men like the prisoner. The pri soner would have to pay 20s. or 14 days. TI-I UIES. A WARNING TO SvlclDis.—Louisa Cowell, a young woman, and Jane Davidson, an elderly woman, brought before Mr. Benson charged with attempting to commit suicide. were Cowell swallowed a quantity of laudanum while she was intoxicated, and the poison was with great difficulty "pumped out" of her stomach. She was saved with difli - culty. Davidson throw herself .into the water at that modern Tarperian Rock, New Gravel-lane bridge, Shad well, and immediate assistance being very fortunately at hand she was got out alive. It was stated that great numbers had committed suicide at the same spot, and also at the Old Gravel-lane-bridge. Both are easy of access, and are a continuation of two important thoroughfares. The prisoners expressed their deep regret at what they had done, and Cowell said she was in liquor when she bought the stuff. Mr. Benson said if any medical man, chemist, or drug gist sold to the prisoners laudanum while either were in toxicated he ought to be prosecuted. lie, however, dis charged the prisoners with a caution. WESTMINSTER. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE THROUGH DISTRESS. —George Hall, a tall, half-famished-looking..man, was charged with at tempting to commit suicide by taking poison. Patrick Mullay, a police-constable, said that late last night he was on duty near Hyde-park-corner when the defendant called to him, and said he had taken laudanum. Witness took him to St. George's Hospital, where the usual course was pursued in such cases. Mr. Arnold—What did the defendant say about the laudanum ? Constable—l questioned him, and be told me that he had bought the laudanum and taken it to destroy himself. He then gave me the bottle I produce which contained the laudanum. Mr. Arnold—What have you to say to this ? Defendant—lt is true that I took the laudanum. I was driven to do it by distress. I have long been out of em ployment, can't get anything to do. I was driven to it by want. Remanded for a week. BANK OF FRANCE. :PARIS, May 6. The following is the return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day, together with the cor responding figures of the previous account : DEBTOR. April 22. April 29. fr. c. tr. c. Capital of the Bank.... 182,500,00 Q 182,500,000 Profitp in addition to capital (Art. 8, Law, June 9, 1857) 7,044,776 02 7,044,776 02 Reserve of the Bank and its branches 22,105,750 11 22,105,750 14 Reserve of landed pro perty Notes in circ u l a ti on Banknotes to orderand receipts payable at sight 35,547,168 16 35,185,371 51 Treasury account cur rent creditor 157,360,931 24 158,043,731 33 Current account; Paris 2 47,833,298 67 269,519,363 97 Do. branch banks 41,825,856 43,702,815 Dividends payable 898,215 863556 Discounts and sundry , interests Rediscounted the last __ _ ,790 85 six months 933 933,790 85 Surplus of receipts not distributed Sundries Total COURSE OF EXCHANGE. Anistcr.lam Short ... 12 2 ... 12 21. D u 3Ms ... 12 4 ... 12 4.1 Rotterdam ...- — ... 12 4 ... 12 41 Autwerp ---... 25 4 21 ... '25 471 Brussels - ... 25 cit. Hamburg - 1i — ... 13 121- ... 13 131 Paris - Ditto ... 2*) :35 ... '25 421- Marse illes - ... 25 43 Frankfurt-ou-the-Main ... 121 t ... 122} V ieuua — ... 12 65 ... 12 70 Trieste —. ~,. .., 1' ) 65 ... 12 70 ••• Petersburg 30 . 30/ Copenhagen 9 23 ... 9 Berlin ... 6 30 Madrid.. -48 i ... 'B,.i 4.adrid.. ... Cadi7 Leghorn - .. 49k Slilau — ••• 26 CO .., 26 6Z Genoa — ... 26 60 ... 26 65 Naples ... 26 60 ... 26 65 Palermo — ... 26 GO ... 26 65 Iles6ina - ... 26 60 ... 26 65 ' r ; THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 7, 1869. JOT NT-STOCK B ANIC 3. Closing businese Share Paid. Price. done to Agra Limited, .0 Du B lO 21 4-1 50 Albion • 00 Alliance, Limited ........... 25 131 141 20 Anglo-Austrian 90 Anglo-Egyptian, lim 20 Anglo-Hungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1865, lial:ted 10 51 41 40 Australasian ..... all 51 55 20 Bank of British Colum;ia.. all 11 10 20 Do issued at 2 5 5 4 23 Bank of Egypt ............... all 3d 40 20 Bank of Otago, 1int.......... 10 5 4 9 5 Bank of South Australia.,, all 30 32 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia. '25 37 30 10 Bank of Acw Zealand.,,.., all 151 1 , 1 50 British North American all 51 53 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, end China ............... all 25 Chartered Mere, of India. London, and China .... all 20 City 1 100 Colonial 10 Consolidated, lilt 50 Delhi and London, lint 25 50 East London, 20 English and American, lirn 10 20 English Bank of tho de Ja noir°. lirn ............. 20 English, scottish, and Ans.. tralian Chartered ...... 281 Hong Kong and Shangltud Bank Corporation ........ all 281 Do new.., .. . 100 Imperial, 20 Imperial Ottoman .,,,, 1,1 45 lonian. 25 Do new 90 Lnd Mortgage of India, lint 4 100 Do sp. c. Debs.lBs4, 301 all 76 30 Loudon Bankl of Mexico and South America, lint, 20 100 London and Brazilian, lint. 45 20 Do new too London & River Plate, lira. 40 25 Do new 10 20 London Chart.of A ustralia all 20 London and C0u n t y . , ,,,,,,. 20 _ 5O D L o o n n e d w on , i j s o s i a n t t 2 s o to p. c in k ,l6 pd. 11 ..... 1 London and South African al 00 London & S.-Western, lira, 20 150 London & Venezuela, aim;,, 121 100 London and Westminster. 20 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm,,,,,., 2O 100 Merchant, lint 25 10 Metropolitan, 1int..... all 100 Midland, 5 ' National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lint l5 100 National Provinc.of Ened 42 10 Do 50 National. 3O 20 New South ..... all 20 North-Western 7l 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 50 Provinc. Bank. Corpo., lien. 10 00 Provincial of 25 10 Do new.. all 100 Stand, of Brit. S. Africa, tam 25 100 ' Do issued at 6pm lO 25 Union of Australia all 100 Union of Ireland, Inn 50 Union of London l5 131 191 30 31 12 121 3) 40 2 1 pr 1p all 16 171 3C ng 2f 2f 16 II 2 zi 1 I 24 214 1s 3f 31 75 76 G 1 51 ZO 27 hi 41 9 11 21 21p 2si 25 60 •61 501 311 321 81 DI 13 11 Gil G 4 ak 8} 51 41 7} 7i is ip ... 44 41 4: 424 134 6 5 88 90 15 11 8 6 47 43 E ili 36 i TELEGRAPII COMPANIES. 1U Auglo-American Tel., lira all 221 221 221 1 10 Anglo Mediter Tel., 1im.... 10 12 121 at Atlantic Telegraph lO 21 20 st Do. 8 per cent. st B. tyud I. Magnetic Tel., lim lOO 160 165 st Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 2 0 243 10 Do. New ... . 25 Indo-European Tel., lim lO .. 3 ; ... 5 Lond. Provincial Tel. Um all 8& 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent. all 10 Mediterra. Eaten. Tel., I' all 8 1 4 p m 25 Reuter's Telegram 20 Societe Transatlaut., Jim... n 14 all 2 5, 1 6 st Submarine Telegraph 1 20 Tele ! Tr o a . ph Con S . c & ri ll ß ain.,lim all 171 18 6 U. Kingdom Tel. Co., 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref. all 8 4 4 p _..___...../- --•••__ MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Auglo-Mexican Mint all 11 14 25 Australian Agricultural 25 Austkalian Mort. Land and Finance, lim. 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lira 9 7 ,1 10 Berlin Water Works, Inn all . 111 141 10 Do. New. 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lim. 5 Bombay Gas, lint 5 Do. New 4 11 0 . Si British Am3rican Laud 44 15 17 20 British Indian Tea, lint all 21 21 20 British Ship Owners 7l ~ 66. ' 29 Canada Company all 7. .; 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lim 20 Ceylon Company, inn. 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lim 6 25 City of London Real Pro perty, lim 9 4} 21,1 30 City of Milan Improv. litre all 5 G 25 City of Moscow Gas, Inn._ a ll 50 City °lnes, lint 25 26 251 50 Colonial, Um. Do. I P 5 1 0 0 CC°oemnitiapinna:nrsy:i:o:ifilrAulf°rincl'ulss.lsueri-- 6 3 14 20 Continental Union (las, Um. a ll D i „i,s i . , 25 Copper Miners of England, I "t prof. 71 per cent. 100 Corporation of Loudon Bands, 1877, 41 per cent. all 10 31 1041 100 Do. 1879, 4 i per cent. ' all 1011 105 i LOU Do. 1992, 41 per cent. all 103 1041 10 Credit Fon. of England, Him all 2i 3 50 Credit Fon. of Mauritius lint 10 31 2 a in Crystal Palace lOO 1d 21 st Do. Preference lOO 9i 10/ st Do. 6p. c Perpetual Deb lO9 108 112 20 Darjeeling, lint. I 0 Eastern Assam, lim. 50 East Indian Land Credit Y 71. id Finance, lint 8 5 36 20 East India Irriga, & Canal all 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lint 10 20 0 Egyptian Com. &Trad. 6 • E E g gy uyup pl . i.a i n )y 2 E p g e. 3 r ,p c t e . 964 9i 1 t 01 a 3 E ag . & AUNt ral. Copper lint 21 • a 15 English and Foreign Credit 71 41 3pl 100 Eng. and Scot. k! urine, lint. 8 ... ...d 10 Fairbairu Engineering 5 2 Id 20 Fore-street Warehouse,lim l2 1 1 1P 100 Fur. & Col. Gov. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at £B5 all 87 88 50 Gellivara, lim. 10 General Credit & Dis.,. 7 1 1 4 11 15 General Steam Navigation 14 23 3) 50 Hems & Col Marine In. lint. 5 2 ' 11(.1 10 Hong Kong and China Gas all ••• 20 Hudson's 8ay........ all I.tl 14,1 121 1 20 Imperial La u d Co. of Mar seilles, bin. 20 Interna.Financial .. lint 5 1 4 11 31 20 Interns.. Land Credit, lint 6 6 4.1 50 Italian Laud ........ . 1 2° 00 I"Dijouln 6ll;.ric..(Cß.adnsa.,l r e i v eTs i zu r) all 3 31 1870, issued 20.. , ,., all 61 63 50 Laud Securiti es, Urn 25 Loudon African Trading 10 7 5 1 25 Lon. & Coded. Marine, Rm . 6 ••• •••' 10 London Cou n t y Laud and Building, lint. .... s 4 ...d 50 Lond. Financial A . ,; 0 - , , H ai 30 21 %1 4 Lond.Gen.O mnibus.Co.lim. all 2 2} 50 Loud. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, lint 20 Loud. & Provincial Marino 2 ld Pr et Madras Irrig•a. &Canl.o-ua. sp.c. by Indi a Gov. lOO 102 103 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, ............ 14 50 Merchant Shippin g um, all 33 38 60 Millwall Iron Works lint. 1 2 1 ••• 10 Natal Land and Colonisa tion Co., • 9 51 4 1(. 1 25 National Discount . ii;n. 5 111 Il} 111 25 National Prov. Marine, 4 4 3(1 10 National Ste am Ship, lieu. all 91 101 20 5 e c r w b u Q d u cl e a b a o d a a l & lin Iron, 31 10 New Consolid ated Dis. lim 3 14 1i " 25 New Zealand L oan & 44 60 3:1 cantile Agency,litn •21 1P 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, lint 5 11 1a 10 Northern Ass am 5 7 5 10 Do. B ..... all 9 8 at North Brit. Austral , lint 100 48 5 t 50 North Brit. & Merca.n. In 6 1 13 191 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 5 12 1 50 Oriental Financial, Um ll ••• 5 Oriental Gas, a n 7 8 5 Do. New ................. 1 1p 10 Otago and Sotttirla .. In , vestment, lina 5 Ottoman Gas, ... all 11 2/ 10 Panama, New Zealand and Australian B. Mail 'lint all 5 Do. do. st Peel R. Land & Minerl, lint 100 31 31 50 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all 48 60 481 50 Do. New 1867 50 Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New .... all 61 7 25 Rio de Janeiro City Int ,lim. all 181 15 20 Do. G as, 1111 . 2 all 24 6 100 Royal Mail Stearn st Scottish Aust. Invest., lint lOO 83 81 st Do. 6 P. C. Guar. I'ref. 100 ••• ••• 20 S OOlO4 Gm" l ' l4 nPire Ot. 8 24 34 50 S. African Mort. & 2 2 ° 5 S S: c u l t:a t e A F u in s Australian iEagt:Tlnv, lint. P . t a ° t: d 10 6 7 ... . 6:1 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lint ~•,,, . . 2 21 3 20 Trinidad Petroleum, lint,., 81 10 Trust & Agency of Aus.,lim, • 10 Do do. • do. a ll 1p ..• 20 Trust &Loan Co., U. Canad a 5 50 Union Marine L'pool, link 5 t i p 20 Union Steam Ship, ...... all 22 21 lf 2 p 86 Assam Tea, 1int....... all 2 10 Upper Ass _.. 30 Van Diernap's Land 2 ...... 281 6 7 00 Viceroy of Egypt, Per cent. (AlOrtgage) i . n all 79 80 40 704 50 Warrant Finance, IT .. : ... 12 12 106 • and Pacific 50 West India 2 1 0 5 U uni nit v e e d rs D al is m co a u r n in t e % . _rii ) . :l l i im m: 11 Steam, hm 2O 20 WestLoudon Wharves and Warehouses lO L;ULUAIAL (I°Viiii ‘N ALNWI' SEC U RIT British Columbia, 6 per 11 1040 1021 193- 11 0ent.,18;2.... T o - Do. 1815 Can.GoV.6p.o.JarOdzJuly 1877-84 ....... ~. • Do. 6p. 70 ' 1 tg" 1 " 1 02 IL4 10 I Do. 5 p o. Itlar. , 1c _qt lOO : D D o o.. ( 6 ; p. c. Jan. ' s ' e j _ u e l Y-• 100 al 914 901 100 go 92 - 100 111 1 13 - Do. do 1880-90 lOO 107 109 -: D0.D0.100 56 8 lie and 15 Oot., 1900 .. 100 100 1 0 2 - et) lon, Nov 1876, 6 ,1 ) .c%. 100 108 lit - Do. 1872 00 •••• 100 1 05 107 sjpanci&ojenuti.Yl'slSPApi Al" - Do. 1878 ~,,....,.... %. 1/0 106 (os ._ Do. lio2, MaY " d :''''* ' • 00 100 108 - Do. Is)3. Feb. &At ~... 10 106 ila - 31: .bournn CA•poratu.,.. -- v567_73, 0 per ccii , ; ... 1(0 11-- Cape .D 1 CN °. o ajal3. tuaa 6 . nreilPi i :V > tBQll. o :ll4 . s . . d ‘l 6°°e' IPPlj , °"'e y . tu°l:l:l°6 . lj.y, , t r' fti'' a' : N . . c O 16 : 111 . 8,89u . u:7 l 3ti I c°3 . 31 . . . ••• . . ... ••••• 1 1 11° : , °0):0j°008 101 1 9 0 6 3 : 1 1 9 1 0 ' I °4 4 C 3 : 14)11 - N. S. W. 5 p•o., rl t0; 8 7 ,, 5.. 110 9t ) 1 1 - Do. 5 p.c. 18 " t° ''''' • ' 13 :' Vti l , 091 931 - Do. 5 p.c. rd.'6: to '75.. - IN.Zeaiand, 6p. (3.1891.. ICO _ .... --:: D D D°.j o ilj J :4 l .P : ls o c e k i rl .1 D eire' c l o 4 , 2.1' 1 Y:1: " 1 : 9 : 1 :: .: 2 f. : 0 : 1 1_ 0 0 3 9 _ 1 . 1 3 . - t t.rie3l & '3, 1596 .. i - .D 0 18:0 lOO 102 104 '-5 0 - Qiiemisind. 6p• C. 'e- •• 1 0 1071 1(8 1 1081 1 1 - Do 180 • - •• • - Tasmanian 0 per c 1805 .. 1001 107 i 1081 - Nova a D d I' j r Scotia y , 8 6 A 7 p 5 4 . c c ' 1 J 1 d a . :3 1 . . 0 11:000 1(1 1 c3i 103 - Do ,; 9•:-'97 . •... • - Victoria e 1 er cent. (Sta 1; 0 113 2 14 _.Do. Avr i t ai l a vet . . •-• •.. !I') 10.0 1115 110 THE EXCELSIOR MUSICAL SOCIETI Last night . the annual festival of this society took place at the Georg 3 Hotel, Aldermanbury. The president, J. Gi!lard, Esq., .occupied the chair, supported by Mr. Haynes, the vice-president, and the leading members of the society. The tables were beautifully decorated with flywers. A hand some dinner, which embraced all the delicacies of the season, having been discussed, the President gave the usu 11 loyal toasts, which were very loyally respended to. In proplsi►)g the toast of the evening, " Sue_cess to the Excelsior Soiciety," he said it was highly gratifying to find that suc cess and prosperity still attended their society ; Lihir members had increased and so had their reserve fund. The great object the society had hi view was the extending and cultivating a taste for pure and beautiful melody, and it was satisfactory to find their exertions hal been highly appreciat.3. Ile felt extremely pLa7ed at the results that hal attended the society f,•om year to year, as it proved the simple beautici of thi C.ty Excelsior far out- ivaled those offered by other plac a where vulgarity, and he was afraid he might say something worse were the chief attractions. Their success, he was sure, would be the means of inducing the furmation of new societies similar to their own, and he was sure they would all feel pleased to see the object for which the members of the Excelsior had banded them selves together to extend itself, as it would prove most conclUsively that good taste was in the ascen dant. (Cheers.) They had a very excellent exe cutive committee and an indomitable secretary— (cheers)---!and with these strong supports there was every prospect of the Excelsior becoming that which he most strongly desired—namely, a great society. The toast was enthusiastically responded to. "The executive committee and the hon. secretary" was the next toast, and `Zr. Hatch returned thanks. He said he could not say how gratified he felt at the suc cessthat had attended their society ; it was one of his pet objects, and he could only say whilst he possessed the confidence and good wishes of the members he should think his toil for the Excelsior a pleasure. (Cheers.) The "health of the Chairman" was proposed in very neat terms by Mr. Haynes, and, in ackuowledging the compliment, the Chair man said ho thanked them all very much for their kindness, and he should look forward to their re ' assembling in September next with the greatest in terest and delight. During the evening Mr. H. Gillard, Mr. Frankland, and several other members sang some of their best songs, and Mr Hidden ren dered the evening still more pleasurable by his ex cellent pianoforte playing. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. The half-yearly inspections were resumed at Alder shot on Wednesday. In the morning six troops of the Military Tr,,in, under the command of Major Buller, finned up iu complete marching order, and were inspected in line by Major Gen. White, C. 8., commanding the Cavalry Brigade. They then marched past in ope 3 column of troops, and were put hrough Eeveral movements. The Major-G-en. next inspected the kits, barrack rooms, and the whole internal economy of the corps ; also the recruits, cart-horses, and remounts. On Wednesday Major- Gen. Lysons, C. 8., commanding the Ist Infantry Brigade, concha led his inspection of the Ist Battalion 12th (East Suffolk) Regiment. The battalion was formed oa the regituentAl parade at 10 o'clock, when it was inspected in opea column by the General. At 2 o'clock the rci;i mcnt formed up on the General Parade, South Camp, when it marched past an I was exercised in numerous battalion movements. On Tuesday, during a heavy fall of rain, the 2d Battalion 2d (Queen's) Regiment formed up under the veran dah of the West Block Permanent Barracks, when it was inspected in open column of companies by Major-General Carey, C. 8., and the subaltern officers were tested in company and other branches of drill. The internal economy of the regiment was also examined. At each inspection the smart ap pearauce, steady discipline, and thorough efficiency of the men won a favourable verdict from the in specting General. .Yesterday Major-General Lyons, C. 8., com menced his_ half-yearly inspection of the Ist Bat talion 25h Itigintaut at Al lershot,. The battalion, under the command of Colonel 11. T. Walker, was formed up on the regimental parade at 10 o'clock, in marching order. Shortly afterwards the Major- General, attended by his Staff, arrived and inspected the battalion iu open column of companies, after which it was marched to quarters, and the inspect ing-general examined some field and full kits, the men's dinners, the huts, canteen, library, and. sergeants' mess. lie will conclude his inspection of the regiment to-day. (Friday). A company of the 2d Battalion Welsh Fusiliers arrived at Aldershot Camp on Wednesday of ternoon from Wales, and went under canvas on the green in front of the Club-house. Five heavy nine-inch guns, which, with the car riage and platform, will weigh about 20 tons each, are being placed in the llubbertson fort by the men of the Royal Artillery stationed at Pembroke, and the work is likely to be completed in the course of about a week. Yesterday the Ist Battalion 20th (East Devon shire) Regiment, at Aldershot, was inspected by Major-General Carey, C.B. The regiment, under the command of Colonel A. H. Cobbe, and in com plete marching order, formed up in line on the re gimental parade, East Block. Shortly after the formation the Major-General, with his Staff, ar rived, and was received with the us u a l salute. After inspecting the regiment most minutely it was formed into square four deep, and the Major- General addressed the men in complimentary terms. The following order has been published, as di rected by the Horse Guards, relative to the punish ment of drunkenness in the army :—" First and second acts, admonition or confinement to barracks, at the discretion of the commanding officer. For every subsequent act of drunkenness, within three months of former act, 7s. 6.1. ; if over three and within six months, ss. ; if over six and within nine months, 2s. 6d. ; if over nine and within twelve months, company entry ; if over twelve months to be treated as the first act. When the four preced ing acts have been committed in twelve months, 2s. 6d. to be added to the foregoing amounts, and the maximum daily stoppage is to be 2d." BOURSE, May 6.—Th closed as follows : 41 per Cont. End of month - 3 per Cent End of month 72 12} Credit Mobilier 257 50 End of month 260 Credit Foncier 1567,150 End of month — - RAILWA' .ee: o'clock--The market Bank Shares 2925 Ital!an Fives 57 23 End of month — Mexican Loan Do. Bonds Spanish Threes Home Debt — Deferred .29 25 Cash. Orleans ... , Northern ... 10731 4 Lyons and Mediterranean Southern.... CIO Western 5731 Eastern • • — Sardinian Austrian 7171 Lombard 4BBl North of Spain 5 54 Saragossa Roman 531 A MUNIFICENT DONATION.—The Council of the Royal College of Surgeons having accepted from Mr. Erasmus Wilson, F.R.S., the munificent sum of £5,000, together with a fine collection of drawings and models, for the endowment of a Professorship of Diseases of the Skin, the committee appointed by the Council will, on Thurs day next, present a scheme, which has been agreed upon iu concert with this benevolent gentleman, for the chair of dermatology to be thus founded It is believed, adds the British Medical foul nal, that the first series of lec tures in connection with this chair will be delivered by its founder. LADVERTISEMENT.I—LIoIIoway's Ointment and Pills.-- Hope for all. —Whatever their ailment., Lone need despair of bAug cured till they have tried these inestimable remedies. Whether the disease be internal or external, spontaneous or the result of violence, if a cure be possible, Holloway's medicaments will effect it. The severity of duration of the malady is no bar to the successful influence exerted by these twin medicines which cleanse, purify, and invigorate every solid and fluid in the body, and com pletely renovate the digestion. They render every order of secretion healthy. These admirable antidotes to disease act immediately on the absorbent system, lungs, heart, and circulation, whereby they invariably give energy, tone, and vigour to all the natural functions of life. .;."; Ei)yrit)v isTOTICb. rho 'Third Edition of " The Sicc" of last Evening was published in 'into fur delivery in town at 7.10 p.m. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE : —This Day CHESTER RACES—Tim DAY.) (Di ELECTRIC TELEGILU'U) COMBERMER E PLATE. Perfume .. ...... ........ Lady Lavender Venice Fivo ran. BADMINTON STAKES, Symmetry olt Slwees , ioa Miinus Four rau PLATE OF 50 SON'S. Jerry Hawthorn , 1 Choddinglon Master Tom Seven ran. STEWARDS' CUP. Kuight of the Garter Breakwater BEAUFORT PLATE. Chamade colt. Succession........ Emblem .... ... 1 TWO-YR-OLD SELLING STAKES. Wish filly Kew ~ (HARE LIST. ORDINARY B. AAi iti AND STOCKS. Paid. Closing Business Prim done. at Bristol and Exeter ...... 10) 77 79 at Caledonian -.-..... 100 771 78 771 a : Waiorian 2•.) Cornwall .. all 24 ;if ... Duti.in & gelinst June.- 166 77 79 at Dun„l'erth, Ar. Ab.dunc... 100 70 72 21 East London all CI 71 /0 1)0 )5 - - 2) Do 10 - - at Glasgow &S. Western loi 1)7 9 at Great Eastern .. at Do. E. Angl. No. 2 (6O ... .. at Urcat North of Scotlana lOO 15 6 at Great Northern lOO 106 107 at Do. A 5t0ck...... lOO 107 1074 1061 71 st Do. B stock lOO .. ... at GtS, and W. or Ireland lOO 95 . 7 ac (it. Western -Original lOO 4:1 (81 48 et Do. South Wales lOO b 4 58 8: Do. W. 51.1d.-Oxford lOO 25 27 at Do. Newport lOO 1 . 5 20 at Lancashire& Yorkshire lOO i 2 1 ,k3l 1231 st Lon., Brigh.,& S.Coast lOO 47; 471 aOl 0) Do Scrip ...... - - at Lon., Chat., and Dover lOO 17 17/ 17; 61 at Do. Metrop. Ex. A lOO - - at Lou. & North Western lOO 1141 15 )141 1 at Lon. 4 South Western IVO 87 rt) 88 1 at Man., Shot., & Lincoln lOO 52; 524 b 2 1 at Wirth witan ; lOO 101; lu 1 102 11 st Do Exteusim .. 10 Do. New rd .. st Me;rupolitan District. all 4-5 so 10 Metrop. it. Joule* 11 oo 1 et Midland • lOO 112 :121 1121 1 st Do, dirinin. & Darby 1(.0 79 61 at North British st Do. Ed., rth., at Dun lOl - - st Nor.Eastern-Berwick lOO 103 104 1031 1 25 Do. G. 11. E purchase-15.11,a - - st Do Leeds. ...... .. • •••• 100 I/ 491 st Do York . 100 91 95 944 ki t Do Carli ale .....• ICO 122 125 at Do Stoc c. & Darling ICO 131 131 st North Lon lou 10 Do New 18(8 . 2 11 lip st North Staffordshire lOO 55 57 st North and S.-W. Junction :00 0,8 100 10 Do New £lO shares 7 ... • • • at Ilhymney st Shropshire Union • 100 57 58 st South Devon' st South Eastern lOO 75 751 75 41 at Staines, Wok'hani, & Wok all 12 13 st 140 bale • - 1)o. C.. • 5 3 4 - Waterford .0 Kilkenny it() - 10 Water too & Whitchs-1 0 - - ihare Railways. EtAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHAKES AND erooKs. st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.eent. 100 86 88 at Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO ... st Do. Scot. N.E., 4) per cent lOO ... at Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO at Do. do. 7 per cent lOO st Do. do. Ordinary lOO 76 $2 at Do. Midland at Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gum — at, Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO 100 107 at Do. Ist Class preference lOO st Was. & S.W. gua. 5 per et lOO at fit. Eastern, 8.0. Ex. No.l 100 9 • i at Do do N 0.2 100 93 93 961 st Do du 6 per cent 100 10. i 112 st Do East Anglian Asp. c. 100 at Do do 13 6 do. 100 ... st Do do 0 7 do. 100 ... st Du do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 st Do E. Union 4 p.c. gua. 100 70 70 at Do Not folk 5 p.e.Ex.1846 100 ... st Do do 5 p.c. Way. Val. 1817 100 ... at Great Northern, 5 per cent 10 ... at Do 5 p.c., ra at lu p. e. pm. 100 ... at Do 43 do do do 100 ... at Do 5 do at Ip. c. pm. 100 ... at Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO ... stl Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf 100 •.. st Great South. au .1 Westeru (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 96 97 at GLWest.—Orig.&Jut.-Rent chg., per gua. 5 p.c lOO 101 103 st Do. Orig. (13. &H. Ex). 5 p.c lOO 90 11) at Do do per cent. 1850 lOO 87 69 at Do do 4 do do st I_,o do 5 per cent. redem lOO VO 91 at Do do Birmingham. gill 10) 6) 70 at Do do du prof lOO at Do do Chester gua, lOO 60 80 at Do do do 8 per cent lOO ... st Do do do 5 do 100 05 100 st Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 ... st Do do 4; p.c lOO at Do do 4 1 1609 lOO st Da do 5 at Du West Mid. Oxford Ist g. 100 111 113 at Do do 2d gua. 100 107 11l at Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c. 10) 90 02 st Da do 2d du 100 97 100 at Do gua. 51 per cent. 1863 100 00 Lancaster & Uarlislo 41 p.c. all ... at Lancash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 3 135 at Du Barnsley, 45 38 10.1 p.c. 100 ... at Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 131 1.30 st Do 41 (Blackburn perch). 100 96 100 at. London & Brighton, 5 P.C. guaranteed, No 1 lOO at Do 5 per cent. gua. No. 2. 100 at Do 6 du du lOO ... at Do 5 do Na. 4 lOO at Do 7 per cent lOO at Do 6 do (W.E. & 0.P.) 1 at Do 4 du 1659 lOO at London, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent lOO st London and fT.W., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cant lOO 108 110 at Do Bedford & Uaanbriage lOO at Do Shrewab'y & Welchp'l lOO at London and W. 7 p,e late 3d shares, lO3 140 153 2a 6d. Do (Portsm. per) ens 286 d) all st Mau., Shef., &Lineln. 6 p.c lOO II i 117 6 Do st Do 31 per cent lOO 60 60 10 Do redeem. 6 per cent. 5 ... at Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 130 135 at Do 13ristol&Birin., 6p. c lOO 1 2 134 st Do 41 per cent. redeem lOO 18 10 93 b a aa North DD t D oo o L4 E it a l3 e) ee r i c t t s r 4 t 1, p cent.s7 1. ' S . II . .&.• o 4 7: 1 1 ) ..• 1 1 1 0 0 ? ) 0 0 0 0 1. 80 1:11; st Do N. 8., Nu. 2, 5 per cen.t lOO ..„ at Du Border Union, 51 p.c lOO st N.-Eastern—Cous. 4 p.c lOO 87 80 st Do 41 per cent. redeem lOl 95 97 at Do U N.E. 4 per cent., lOO 17 Do Berwick capital 6 13.4. ... Do York, H.& S. purchase lO 10 101 Do Stektu & Drling. It 5 p.c lOO 106 108 at Do W, Hartlepool Li. and It 100 81 86 20 North Staffordshire 10s S. Devon Annuities, 1 s all 910 108 Do Tavistock Auto., 108— all 81 91 10s Do Fixed 41 per cent all 8 81 c) • • 6 S. Last. (Read. An us . , 1 . 0 . 6 ) all 22 23 st Do 41 percent lOO st ••• ••• 1-1 per cent lOO No.l 100 14, 153 at s t T l D i t i F te Vi r xa f el si ed rd& Kilkenny, 6pe 100 41 43 RAILIWAYS.-PREFERENCE SEIARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. at Caledonian 41 p c gum. s t Do Scot. Cen. p c lOO "' s t Do 4 1 p irradoein all at Do 4p c con. issued at SO 65 s t Great Eastern 41 p er cent. 100 78 8 ; at Do 5 do, 1862 lOO 87 ej at Do New 5 do, 1363 lOO 86 08 51 Do do 5 do, 1684 lOO b 4 st Great Northern, 5p c irred. 100 at 1)o Permanents per cent. 100 a t Do Boston & Sleafd, 44 pc 100 ..• a t Great West., W. 3Sidl., 5p c 100 a t Do Jointi,orpe. p c,1865 100 8 . ; ;;; at Do do 6p c irred., 1863 109 103 103 2J Do Vale Neath perp. cent p c all 19 20 a t Kent Coast, 6 per , 100 5 Lane. and York . New 4l p er ••• ••• cent till July, 1871 2 # ip at Lond., Brig ,&c., 41 pc,1358 100 at Do do 4 do, 1860 100 at Do do 41 do, 1861 100 ." '" ." a t Do do 41 do, 1863 100 s t Do do 5 do, 1865 100 a t Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 - a t Do No. 7 sdo '" ••• a t Loud , Chat., & c., 2d, 6 p.c '• at Do Metrop. Ex., B 6 p.c '. D o do C 6 p.c at London &N. Western, 5p c 100 103 110 at London &S. Western, 41 p c 100 2 " 10 Man. chef. &Lin., 5 pc, 1865 all 881 at Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO 100 102 at Midland, A 5 per cent pref lOO 106 108 s t Do B 5 do 100 106 108 18 Do 5p c opt to cony. to . Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1869 all 201 204 18 Do Inc,onv. New Shares all 14 Di 22 Do 5p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1872 Bl 1 1 2fp et North British, E. and U No. 1, 5 per cent et D D o o B , £lOl, . d,Dun.,guaranteed,2d , 1 4p 80 o 1 1 1 0 00 0 at Do E. &G , N 0.2, 5 p.c st Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 100 at Do E. & G., No. 3, 5 p.c at Do E. & G., (Ordiry) 41 p c 100 at North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 95 o i et Do Stock. & Dart., D 111 at North London, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) at North Staffordshire 5p c lOO st South Eastern, 4 1 P c,359 100 •" e t Do 5 do 1861 100 „.. . at Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 at Do 5 do, 1864 at Victoria St. & Pimlico, 41 pc 100 RALLWAYS.-LL.NES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS ......._---j . pu .1 93 st Bikkenhead 51 50 at Chester and Holyhead lOO 100 8 t Bu ll e k i u . , 4 1, , st Do. 51 per cent. 100 11C 112 al st Do. 8 do. li p a e n r ls c h e i n r t e . P . . r . e . . I . ° ..... st Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO ... ... st Colchester Stour Valley a Gt. Easz., Newin., Re., 5 p.c 100 ... ... 2 6 O t G E a l o s s t t e r Li ncoln , and g Lean u a. 1 6 ' o P r e . a Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 ... ... c t l ao oll 12 . 1 ..1 . 3 . k at Do.do. Woodbrg.Ex., do 100 .. .. at Gt. West, W. Mtd., Herd 100 96 96 50 Hull and Selby all 11U 112 at Lancaster and Carlisle IOJ 210 2 3 at London and Blackwall lOO 93 93 at Do. 41 per cent lOO ... ... st London, Gnat., Re., 41 pc. 100 ... ... at Do. Com. Fund, 5 do 100 ... ... at London and Greenwich at Do. do Preference lOO ... ... at London, Tilbury, R" South 100 83 h 5 at Lowestoft, gua 4 per cont lOO 80 $2 at Do. do. 6 do. 51 Mauch., Buxton, &Matlk all 5 51 at Midland, Bradford, Prof_ 100 92 04 10 Mid Kent Cray Line) 50 Northern& East., 5 per cent all 53 56 b 0 Do. do. 6 do. all ... at N. Easter,' --H .. artlepool at N. West. A pap, prof, 5p c. 100 1 07 10 . 9 at Do 11 minimum 11 p.c.... lOU at Notting. Si Urauth. 1t.6; C lOO 91 93 25 Preston and %1 yre . ... llup;ton, Hitch., and Shop. 100 132 134 at Shrow.dmry um' lierelord 100 131 Elf 10 Do do ti 2 21p st S. Tort h. and Riv er D ua 100 56 ti-s st 1k 4 per cent gua lO. 78 30 at Do 5 do st Viet. Station and Pimlico_ 100 175 UP st West. Cornwall 20 West Loudon, Class A all 13 14 20 Do do B all 20 Do do C all . 1 . YI at Weymouth and Portland lOO ... ... st Wilts and Somerset DOCKS. st East and West India lOO 12 t 12.4 st Loudon and St. Katherina 100 34 46 4:4 41 100 D oLeb. stock, 4 per cent all I‘llllwall Freehold Land st Dock lOO 20 st Southampton IOU 74 76 at Surrey Uummorcial LADIES' PURSE. Venica Glenlivat 2 Paris.. Five ran. CITY PLATE. Honesty •6 Georga Osbaldeston Osprey Five Tan. THE WILTON PLATE. Robespierre Hunter CROYDON RACES—TiIts DAY. WEST WICKHAM STAKES. Ellen Lonsdhle Gulnare SELLING STAKES. Little Coates Fly Vesper .. • Five ran. HANDICAP PLATE. Derby Day Spitfire Prebendal., Nine rau. NIL DESPERANDUM STAKES. First Emperor ... Toby Piper Seveu MD. TWO-YR-OLD STAKES. Consorvative Southill Antelop Eight run SHIRLEY PLATE. Edna Little Coates First Fiddle tiVELI FE R CUP Lymington one . ••• Lord Raglan Eight ran. &WING FIXTURES. MAY. ~... 3 Doncaster 13, 14 1 Manchester l9, 20, 21 St. Albans 17 18 I Croydon 19, 21 WUEt Drayton l7, 18 , Harpenden 2l Bath 18, 19 I Epsom Summer .....25, &k.. JUNE. Croydon 2,3, 4 Newcastle 22, 23, 21 Newton 9 3, 4 Oldham 22 Ascot . ....8, 9,10, 11 Bibury Club '23 Liverpool Summer ...15, 16 Stockbridge 24, 25, 26 Windsor 15, 16 I Chelmsford Hampton l7, 18 Sutton Park .....29, 36 Curragh JULY Worcester l, 2 a Southampton 13,13 Newmarket July 6, tc. 1 Roadity: 1.5, 16 Carlisle Pontefract 'J , 1 0 1 Stamford ... "';, 23 - .Hendon ..... Nottingham l3, 14 1 AUGUST. Brighton 3, 4 Oxford Brighton Club 5 York . . Le, - es 6, 7 I Plymouth 46, /7 Egnam lO, 11 Scarborough 30, 31 Wolverluur __JI pton O, I 1 Derby Summer .. 31, Sep 1 WiudSor 12, 13 . 1 Weymouth 31, Sep. 1 St. Albans l7 18 I Canterbury .......„31, Sep. 1 Stockton - 18, 19, 20 I - SEPTEMBER. Warwick... 7, 8 Hampton 21, 2 Curragh (R I (Royal) 7,8, 9 Western (Ayr)........22, 23 Abingdon 9, 10 I Hendon 23, 21 Doncaster 14, 15, 16, 17 1 Monmouth... • 23, 24 Richmond 21, 22 Newmarket ;st 0ct....28, &c. Lichfield ouroß ER. B3dford v 5, 6 i Cheltenham l9. 20 Edinburgh 6, 7, 8 I Curnigh l9, 21., .1 Leicester 7, 8 I West Drayton •••• _ • . • 24.22 Bromley 78 I Hereford •• 21, 22 Newmarket 2d'0et...11, &c. Monmouth 23, 24 Chelmsford l9 20 I Newmarketlrton ...25, &c. K e l so 19 20 1 STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES. JULY. Kingsbury. OCTO.I3Ext. Bromley 7 1 West Drayton 2l, 22 N OVEMBE R. Worcester 2,3, 4 1 Shrewsbury 15, Harrow 2, 3 1 Leamington aunt ....23 itc Lverpool 9,10, 11, 12 I COURSING FIXTURES. AUGUST. St. Albans 17 OCTOBER. Ancaster and Willoughby, Lincolnshire 5, G. Orcaosby 19, &c Huntingdon Club.. 26, 27. LONDON GAZETTE-THIS 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 dO. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint George Sheffield, Esq., to be a Second Secretary in her Majesty's Diplomatic Service. IMPERIAL RARLI A DAENI HOUSE OF LORDS—This EVENING. The Lonz CHANCELLOR. took his seat on the woolsack ,at five o'clock-. The Marquis of Townshend occupied the early part of the evening by calling attention to the subject of indus trial schools, which prevented the Marquis of Salisbury from putting his question relative to the late speech of the President of the Board of Trade. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—Tms DAT. The SPEAKER took the chair at 2 o'clock. NEW MEMBER. Mr. BIRLEY took the oath and his seat for Manchester. OPENING OF MUSEUMS ON SUNDAYS. Mr. GREGORY gave notice the . ; on the 4th of June, ou going into Committee of Supply, he should move that the public museums in England be opened on Sundays. THE INCOME TAX. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said ho had received no memorial from the SeAtish banks and insur ance companies requesting that the' income tax might run from 15th May to 15th May. Wben that memorial was received of course it would be carefully considered. THE DERRY RIOTS. Mr. C. FORTESCUE said that through an error only a limited portion of the borough of Derry had been placed under the operation of the Peace Preservation Act, but he bad taken the earliest opportunity of remedying the mis take by the issue of an amended proclamation. THE IRISH caukca BILL. The house then went into committee on this 1411 ; and commenced the discussion on the 58th clause. Mr. CLIARLEY moved an amendment for the purpose of enabling Irish prelates after the disestablishment of the Church to retain their scats in the louse of Lords, and that all prelates appointed before the tint.) fixed for the bill coming into operation be entitled to the same privilege. Mr. GLADSTONE said it Lad already appeared to the house - when discussing the 13th clause that the sessation of certain priviledges would result as a necessary conse quence of the passing of the bill to the Spiritual peers of the Irish Church then in existence. JIo did not think tli y were called upon to reop3n th 3 matter with respect to those who might be appointed. • The amendment was negatived. Some further amendments to the clause having been moved, and after a short debate withdrawn, the clause was agreed and o: - dered to stmul part of the bill. On clause 59 being proposed, Sir F. HEYGATE moved an amendment, the effect of which was to include lunatic asylums sad I:TEI*113f): pour pzrsous of weak intellect as institutions that might parti cipate in the surplus funds of the Church Biter all the pre visions of the Act had been complied with in exoneration of the grand jury COST; Mr. GLADSTONE thought there was no neoei;z,ity for the amendment, as the bill provided for:ho3pittils, which he believed included incurables as Well as citrableS The amendment Was withdrawn. The committee then proceeded to the consideration of the last or " saving" causes of the bill, which occupled the house up to scren o'clock, at which hour the was suspench d until nine o'clock. 1101 ;A:.. OF COMIONS.—LAsT EVENING THE IRISH CIFURCIT. 11r. GLADS 1 ONE, in reply to !dr. NlTvoy, said that all prelates that might be appointed &fora the Ist of January, 1871, would of course - hold their titles for life ; but r,spllct to those who might be appointed rd. - Am the disest.Lbrshmont bill, ho believed that the law was not. altogether clear as to the right th.y would have to call themselves biltops and deans of any particular church, wh'.eh was not at all desirable should exist. THE INCONSTANT. Mr. CHILDERS, in reply to Sir J. Hay, said the acci dent to the Inconstant was occasioned by a defective cast ing, and there was no reason to deplore anything except the loss cf a certain quantity of brass. THE DERRY RIOTS. Mr. 0. FORTESOUE said there was no documents to lay on the table with respect to the pro:AA:nation of Derry. The Lord Lieutenant acted as he had a right to do on the representations of hte magistracy. THE RIFLE RANGE AT CHELMSFORD. Mr. CARDWELL said the rifle range had been re ported as unsafe, and steps had at onca been taken to remedy the case, and it would not be used until it had been reported safe. •THE PERMISSIVE PROh IBITORY BILL A great number of petitions from different places in the metropolis and all palls of the country were presented in favour of the Permissive Bill. PRINT WORKS. Mr. BRUCE said he could not give a promise relative to the introduction of a bill relating to the hours of labour of women and children until he had received the report of those inquiring into the subject. EXAMINATION OF WITNESSES. Sir T. ESMONDE gave notice that to-morrow he should ask for leave to introduce a bill to enable the House of Commons to examine witnesses on oath. THE SEWAGE AT BARKING. Mr. BRUCE, in reply to lir. Eastwick, said his atten tion had been called to the condition of the river Thames, near Barking, occasioned by the discharge of sewage through the main outfall sewers, and the memorial Which he had received should receive his best consideration, and he would do all in.his power to remedy the nuisance. TIIE IRISH CHURCH BILL The committee on this bill was proceeded wilt, the de bate being renewed on the amendment of Sir G. Jen son, to strike out the words, in the 39th clause, giving com pensation to the College of Maynontb. CoI.JIAIZTELOTT said he could not find words Strong enough to convey his oppoAtion to the chuiso as it oni ginllly stool. Lie 5.11.1 he eared litho what the :iglA hoti. gentleman (Ur. Gla.lston.e) might have. meant, the coal.t y most implicitly believed Via'. no lo of the fan Is of Established Charch wa, to go to the College of Maynooth. It was their bell , f; from what hal b. en sail by the light lion. gentl?mao that the grant to Maynooth wa, t.i c 41 , :e altogether. if Le stood alone he would do all he ceal Ito fulfil that PX-, Mr. GLADSTONE d l cot believe that the country WaS I , :trtietl!ar:y ill informed —(hear and cli 9rs)—on the subj ,n as to. clearly und,rsthul that aim) was a special prom:ea not to apply any of the funds of the Estab lished Church of Inland to the maintenance of the Co:- lege of Maynooth. He did not believe that ouch a feeling existed, an). with _respect to the Collego of Maynooth, it was treated on equal terms with. the Presbyterians. He was surprised that all other means having failed there was to be a rasing up of religious pre julices against the bill. He could not but say that it only showed how every nerve was to be exerted to destroy a bill, the object of which was to _a isenclow a Church which had never been able, to stand on its own feet. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) Sir J. ELPHINSTONE said he firmly believed that the feeling did exist that no grant was to be given to the College of Maynooth. lie fully believed the right honourable gentlemen opposite would not have had a majority at the general election, if it had been clearly stated that a large portion of the Irish Church was to be given to the College of Maynooth. Ile thought that some at least of _the Scottish re- pres,ntatives were not acting incon4stenlly in tupport iug a Government that 1 reposed to endow a college•. He thought the hon. member for Edinburgh, at all events, had un a former occasion given his vote against the grunt to Maynout b. Mr. M'LAREN defended the vote he had given, and said that had the proposal been to give a large stint of toMaynooth out of the Consolidated Fund there wett?d have been opposition from all corners of the laud, but the proposal to give it out of the funds of the dis2stab lished Church of Ireland was quite a different matter. The LORD-ADVOCATE al.o defended his vote on the same occasion. Sir J. ELP.INSTONE said when it was known in Scotland that the Scotch members warn in league with Cardinal Cullen, it would create the greatest excite ment, and the news would go as a fiery cross throUgh the country. On a division the amendment of Sir George Jenkinson was lost. Mr• S. AYTOUN then moved his amendment on the clause, which would make the compensation to be paid to 31aynooth in the shape of a life annuity instead of a lump sung. After some discussion the house divided, and the num bers were— For the amendment Against it ••• Majority against Clauses 39 up to 57 were agreed to. Several bills were advanced a stage, and the houso ad journed. ~ 198 . 305 . --107 Bank of .England .kteturns. An Account, pursuant to t cap. 82, for the week ending , ISSUE DE, I.ie Act 7th and Bth Victoria, Wednesday, May 5, 1869. P &AT MENT. Notes issued .....£30,510,560 Governmt. Debt £1.1,015,100 Other Securities 3,984,900 Gold Coin and Bullion Silver Bullion .£30,510,560 £30,510,560 BINKING D Proprietors' Capi- tal .£1.4,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (including E xchequer, Sav ings' Banks, Commissioners of National Debt, and Div. Accounts 5,116,802 Other Deposits 15,927,789 Seven Days and othor Bills . . t.PARTMENT. • Governmt. S ecu rities(including Dead Weight Annuity) .... C 14,020,798 Other Securities 17,582,382 Notes 6,504,995 Gold and Silver Coin £39,179,701 GEOlt, .G. 9,179,701 FE FORBES, Chief Cashier. Foreign Nail Packet List. MAILS DUE. ;Inatralla and New Zealand, via Eouthanapton..... May 12 Ditto, via V Arseilles Yay 17 drasi I, Buenos Ayres, and Atonic Video June 4. Ditto, by lerenok packet May 1d Cape Verds, by Brazil paotet Cape of Good ilvpe. Aeoension. and St. Helena.... May 13. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton.. May 8. __ . ... .. . . _ taibraltar, via Southampton May 8 India. via Southampton . ...... ...MaY 8 vitto, via Marseilles Malta, ►'%gypt, &c• . May 8 Ditto, Marseilles 'day' Newfoundland Ramatlue, Cape of Good Hope, and Natal, via tieu than , .on Ditto, Mareeilies May 9 Juan 4. P or t uga l United States, anada, California, &c., by British 8 racket ..... May Ditto ditto ( Baltimore) .................. Ditto, by 1. Lited States packet ............... . Ditto, by Inman packet ...... ............. . .•.. May 5 WE et Coast of Africa. M adeira, and Teneriln .May 17 Btlia.nas, via New York ........................ Wert Indies and fa:glic (except Mexico and Baha as) .......................................... May it m Cub and Mexico ............... Bermuda. via The United States steamer Ossippee, and the English iron-c'ad Zealous, are at San Francisco. An extraordinary general meeting of the Dublin. and Meath Railw.ly Company is convened for the 21st inst., "fur the purpose of creating, pursuant to the scheme sanctioned by and enrolled in the Court of Chancery in England, a second debenture stock to an amount not exceeding £35,000, bearing interest at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum ; the same to be applied for the purposes directed by the said scheme." The annual meeting of the Great Southern of India Railway Company is called for the 25th lila. ... 1