The Sun. — London, England, 1870-03-10 00:00:00

Ilion eve hanging , cion than Ip pos 3 the isc South , Ltches, do nt armies fortu"e li graduallY !aker, )uourable lavcd as I3etween tiers who their CO sing With in which follovviog al advc"- le yen , la iou li. oers, a thren,b it t possible 31 it wa s )ed state, , an d the insolence. B aia the Y, a nd, 33 he Sou th vcd from ;sal over cal !a u the mate- Th e cow tiou, and vn Sou th ' r displa ce ic y drive ° wit bout teful that rn it. But x i p le laid ;cute," be " that is, I ,l e begin 3 1 - oPPe ll ' tiers ha ve sufEcieut ; colou rs ' , 4s gato by paid no en so till" hey 543 ' ever, the of fa c t. ° rs by tm e iUjlitanl tires , en do' orthe ril thing s ' Ribhe n° rs .to he we' .---- rty• NIONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The usual meeting of the Bank (Free:ors has passed off to. day without any alteration being made in the official rate of dis. Consols opened firmly and continued'so throughout the day. In Railway shares there has been an advance, and the improve ment has extended itself to American securities. There has been a better business done in Miscel laneous shares at the quotations annexed. Consols are now at 92/ to 92 for motley; ditto, for Account, —; Three per Cent. Re duced, 91/ xd ; New Tkree per Cents, 91/ I ; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, March, prem. ; June, --- prem. ; ditto 1100, £2OO, and £5OO, March, —; June, prem. ; Bank of England Stock, 44- per Cent., 2 2 40g. India Stock, 10f per Cent., April, 1874, 207 ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 122 11t ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 99a xd ; ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent., 921. In the Foreign Market Brazilian Fives, 1865, are 87 1 871; Egyptian Seven per Cents., 1868, 794 7 9i ; Italian Five per Cents., 1861, 554 551 ; Mexi can Three per Cents., 14 141 ; Peruvian, Five per Cents., 1865, 81} 812 ; Spanish New Three per Cents., 1867, 27 3-16 27 5-16 ; Turkish Five per Cents., 1865, 694.615 ; Grenada (New), 405 415 ; Ditto deferred, 111 112 ; Nicolai, 682 691 ; Orel Vitbesk, 865 875 ; Moscow Jaroslaw, 832 841 ; Charkof Azof, 821 832 ; Lombardo-Vegetian, 20 20 1; and llonduras, 835 845. In Railways the prices are now :—Caledonian, 77 5 to 77 ; Great Eastern, 374 to 374 ex div. ; Great Northern, 115 to 116 ; ditto (A), 1194 to 1191 ex div.; Great Western, 662 to 664 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1251 to 1252 ex div. ; London and Brighton, 43 to 431 ex div. ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 145 to 151. ; London and North Western, 1231 to 1232 ex div. ; London and South Western, 89 to 90 ex div. ; Metropolitan, 801 to to 801 ex div. ; Midland, 1242 to 1254 ex div. ; North Eastern (Berwick), 1271 to 1271 ex dir. ; and South Eastern, 741 to 754 ex div. In Bank Shares Anglo-Austrian is quoted at 19 to 22 prem. ; and London and Westminster, at 6 0 to 61 ; London Joint-Stock is quotedj at 32} to 335 ; Union of sLondon, 37 to 38; Im perial Ottoman, 34 to 4 prem. ; and Chartered Mercantile, 32 to 33. In Miscellaneous Shares Credit Foncier are 21 to 3 ; General Credit, 4 to 4 dis. ; Berlin Water Works, 14 4 to 148 ex diva; Hudson's Bay Company, 124 to 124 ; Italian Irrigation Six per Cents., 631 to 64 4; London General Omnibus Company, 21 to 22 ; National Discount, 115 to 111 ; Penin sular and Oriental Steam, 431 to 445 ; Royal Mail Steam, 555 to 565. ft,Lombardo-Venetian is quoted at 195 to 205 ; and Great Luxembourg at 132 to 14. American Five-Twenty Bonds are 91 to 911 ; l en-Porties, 872 to 884 ex div. ; Eries, 21 to 211 ; and Illinois, 1135 to 1145. Anglo-American Telegraph Shares are now 17 to 171 ; Anglo-Mediterranean, 17 to 175 ; Fal- Mouth, 104 to 105 ; French Cable, 151 to 16 ; India Bubber, 58 to 59 ; and Construction and M aintenance, 41 to 415. There were no gold operations at the Bank yes terday. The transactions of the week since the last return have consisted on balance of an influx of X 4 1,000. With regard to telegraph competition, it may b e suggested that the question of the capacity of the existing Companies to meet the require ments of any possible amount of traffic could be ad vantageously brought to an issue by an ex- Perin:lent which, although it would involve the risk of a temporary loss of revenue, would Ant an end to the starting of new projects on the pretence of being able to convey messages at lower rates than have yet been contem- Plated. Three lines are at present available for the service to America, and the Directors might ar range, say for a period of one month, to convey messages for ss. instead of 30 3 . Should the three ' i ues find anything approaching to full occupation at that rate, they could continue it in perpetuity, and the public would have no temptation to listen to the icheme:s who at the prompting of con tractors electri,:;ians, and engineers, are on the 100k -out in all directions for fresh business; on the other hand, should the increase of coin- M unication prove inadequate, conclusive evidence Would be afforded that all attempts at competition must result in ruin. The 750,000 obligations of the Societe Imperials r Chemins de Fer de la Turquie d'Europe will be ''sued on the 15th inst. at Constantinople, Alex andria, Bucharest, Vienna, Berlin, Amsterdam, Hamburg, Frankfort, Trieste, Lemberg, Prague, -(4-ipzig, Dresden, Munich, Geneva, Berne, Zurich, 'Plan, Florence and Naples. These obligations are '°°f• nominal, and bear interest at the rate of 3 Per cent. per annum. The works are to be corn- Me nced at once from both ends—the frontier of the Aust ro - Hungarian empire on one side, and Con stantinople to Adrianople on the other. The Grand Trunk Railway of Canada have in vited subscriptions, at the price of 85 for £228,000 °f the £500,000 S econ d E qu i pmen t Si x per C en t. •: . lort gage Bonds, the issue of which was authorised three years a go . Th e o bj ec t i s t o i ncrease th e ro ll- L i ng stock, &c., so as to render it adequate io the business of the line. l Th e prospectus is in circulation of the Denmark " e atre and Wi n t er G ar de n (Limited). This un zertaki ng has b een f orm ed to purchase the freehold t he as Saville House, in Leicester-square, with e abutting houses in Lisle-street, and to erect Il nl th a t s i te a theatre, winter garden, mercant il e clu b,._,, and rest aurant. A ccommo d a ti on w ill b e pro v,,ccl in the a u dit or i um o f th e th ea t re f or a b ou t 6 1 ' P° o persons. Th e cap i ta l i s £150 , 000 , i n 30 , 000 sh ares of £5 each. • R e f ere nce i s m a de to the large Pefita declared by a neighb o uri ng com p an y. Th e rarchitect is Mr. E. C. Robins, of Southampton- Street, Strand. The report of the L D nd on Bank of Mexico and South_ America (Limited) recommends a divi dend for the half year at the rate of 8 per cent. Per a nnum. A general court of the proprietors of the Bank of England will be held on the 17th instant, "to consider of a dividend." Another meeting will be held on the sth of April, for the election of a Go vernor and Deputy-Governor for the year ensuing and a third on the following day, for the election of 24 directors. The half yearly meeting Light of the British Gas as Company (Limited) is con vene d f or th e 30 t h instant, when a dividend will be declared for the half year ending December. com An ordinary meeting of t h e Commercial Gas Company is called for the Ist of April, to declare a dividend. A special meeting of the shareholders of the Great Central Gas Company has been held to con sider a scheme of amalgamation with the Char tered Gaslight and Coke Company, the proposed condition being that the proprietors of the Gieat Central Company should receive a dividend of 7i per cent:for the past year and preference 10 per cant. shares in the amalgamated undertaking f or t he amount of their holdings from January, 1, „ 1 . 870 . The arran gemen t wa s u n ani mous ly agree d to, and, as the Great Central was the company t sofbred from the defalcations of Benjamin jgga, a satisfactory termination his thus been e4 ceted of th e annoyance cause d b y that affair. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 8 GOVERN MENT rUNDS. Per Cent. Consols Di tto for Account 92f. 3 per Cent. Re 'need 92i tie w 3 911 1 Ne bo per Cent , i., "- 521 per C e nt . Jan. 1894 _ A per 0en1873 .. — 'unities, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880. DoI) for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — E: . (Red Sea Televaph), Aug., 1909 — "t'uoqu,:,r 13illa, £l,OOO, 2i p. Ut. March Do. 21- do. June C Do at. ZlOO, .L..!ou 'of En land Stock. 4f per Cent Dp, S o • 11t3r- opening — 4l 4 4 per Cent. Bonds Colonial Umnitun — INDIAN GaVERNMENT SECURITIES. LOU Stock, 10} per Cent., April 1874 107 Dc. Opening, for Account — Do. o per Cent. .July, 1880 Do 4 per Cent. Oct. 1888 Do. Enlaced Papet 4 per Cent.. ; .,,. 921 Do. 5 por Cert., Jan. 1872 ,„. — Do. 5} per Cent. May 1879 — Da 5 per Cent., Rup. Dab, 1872,. .Do do 1817.. Do. do. 1882 — a:. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1878 ..., — Do. Bonde, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO Do. under 41,000 PA FOREIGY Ft 103--CLOSING PRICES. t rgen tine Republic, F per Cent BBl 1 110 Account A.uttrian Bonds 6 per cent .. — Do. 1859 ... -- Brazilian 5 per Cent — 03. 4* per Cent. 1852 — Do. do 1858.... Do. au 1860 — Do. do., 1863 — Do. 5 per Cont., 1865 Do, Account Lienos Ayres 6 per Cent. Do 2 por Cent. (Deferred 3 per C.3nr ) Cuba, 6 per Cont. 04.11 an 6 por Cent i'o. 41 per Cunt—, — Do. 3 per Cent., Do. 7 per Cent., 1866 Do. 6 per cet , t. 1867 — C lo nlean, 6 por Cent. Danish, 3 per Cent., 1825........ Danubian Principalities, 7 ler Cent — Do Account Do 8 per Cent., 1867 — Ecuador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent Egyptian, 7 per Cent Do Secoed Issue — D0..£50‘ Bonds — Do. 1864 Do. Account - Do. £5OO Bonds Do. Al tiO Bonds Do. 7 per Cent., 1868 Do. Account . . -- Do. £lOO Bonds ..... 791 Government Railway Dobenturos 9B/ Gremc spor Cont., 1824 5, ex Coups. — Do. Coupons Gastenula 5 por Cent .. — Honduras Gov Rail. Loan., 10 p. Ct., all pd 81 4 Do. Acc• ant lt.tiian 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do. Account - Do hlizemmana Railway SG blexicar. 3 per Cent Ditto for Account — Dn. 1864 • Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French 3iontevideau 6 per Gent. .. — llocrish Imperial 5 rex Cent — New Granada 2l Do 3 per Con — Do. Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account •• Do 4} per Cent. (111:harron) Do 4* per Cent.. 1862 - Portuguese 3 por Ct., 1853, '6, 7, 9,'60,'2,'1 , Do. do. 1867 — Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid — Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St - Do 44 per Cent . 1850 Do 4} per Cent., 1860 - — Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonds.,, 93 2- '4 l Do. do. £B4 15s. d 0..., Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds — Do. do £B4 15s. do — Do Nicolas Railway 6Bl 9 Sardinian 5 per Cent. ^ Spanish 3 per Con . — Do. Account Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Doferrou Do. Passive Do. Clom. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan Do Government, 1864 Do do, 1868 Turkish 6 per Cent B5l Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 .. 661 D . Account Do LIOC Bonds - Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do. Account — Do .£l.OO Bolds 7ll 1 Do. 5 percent. 1865 461 51 Do. Account Do 6 per Cent., 1860 Do Account D i 1 per Cent., Guaranteed — Do do, Scrip — Venezuela 3 ter Cont. — Do 6 per CoLt. 1864 — Do 6 per Cent.,1862 — Dividends on the above payable in Loadoi, Austrian o por Cent Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. — Dutch f per ('Rut. Ex. 12 GLIB „ — Do. 4 per Cont. Certificates ..... — French Routes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. — Italian 5 per ent. 1831, Ex. 25f 551 Do Account — CLOSING PRICES. ;( nsols, Money Do. Account, April 7 .. 921 3 xd FIRES—This . Mo; ning. A fire happene 1 this morning at Weir situated at Tanner's-end, Edmonton, the seat of \V. Lobb, Esi. The building contained 26 rooms, and was most superbly decorated and furnished. Owing to some defect in one of the fines, which passed through three of the spacious apartments, a number of them became ignited, and the flames spread so furiously that in a very short space of time 10 of the rooms were in a general blaze. The fire could not be mastered until nearly 20 of the rooms were burned out. Considerable alarm was occasioned in Oxford street owing to a fire taking place in the immense range of premises belonging to Messrs. Parkins and Gotto, wholesale stationers, Nos. 24, 25, 27, and 28, in the before-named thoroughfare. The flames commenced in one of the envelope stores on the fourth floor front of No. 24. The damage done is thus officially returned by Captain Shaw :—No. 24, front room on fourth floor, used as envelope store, contents seriously damaged by fire and heat ; ceil ing and contents in stamping room damaged by water. The firm was insured. Bank of France. PARIS, March 3. 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. March 3. Fob. 24. fr. c. fr. c. Capital of the Bank 182,500,000 182,500,000 Profits in addition to Capital (Art. 8, Law, June 9, 1857) 7,044,776 02 7,014,776 02 Reserve of the Bank and its branches 22,105,750 22,105,750 14 Reserve of landed pro perty 4,000,000 4,000,000 Notes in circulation . Banknotes to order and receipts payable at sight 43,570,149 82 41,924,322 24 Treasury account cur rent creditor 158,553,830 25 153, 480 , 915 16 Current accounts, Paris 294, .81,573 16 308,425,453 66 Do. branch banks 46,158,660 43,256,499 Dividends payable 1,871,541 2,129,145 Discounts and sundry interests Rodiscounted the last six months 1,305,522 15 1,305,522 15 Surplus of receipts not distributed - Sundries Total CREDITOR. March 3. Feb. 24. Cash in hand and in fr. c. fr. c. Branch banks Commercial bills over due Commercial bills dis counted, not yet due 294,855,193 07 292,759,689 61 Do. branch banks 290,866,997 282,802,571 Advances on deposit of bullion 10,856,900 12,116,800 Do. branch banks 1,562,500 1,682,400 - - Do. on French Public Securities 19,219,300 18,94 4 , 600 Do. by br anc h b a nks 7,919,750 7,775,950 Do. on railway shares and debentures encier 39,412,500 39,421,50 Do. branch banks Do . . to on the Credit ate lf Bonds Juno sto. : .k.... l i l DD 00. (Con vention,bra neh e. 5 1,154,509 1,140,100 1,249,100 1,211,000 1857) ..... • . . ... 60,000,000 60,000,000 Government Do se . 8 12 U: 9 59 8 5 0 : 7 18 5 7 0 R.Ttes Immobalisees 2 11 8 1 2 0 : 980, 5 9 5 7l 5 8 7 0 211 (Law, June 2, 1C0,000,000 100,000,000 [lota and furniture of the 13:.uk and landed propel ty branches 9,082,030 9,082,890 Expenses of manage ment 275,678 40 474,888 58 Sundries Total Certified by the Senator-Governor of the Bank of France. (Signed) ROULAND. THE FRENCH FUNDS. According to Reuter's telegram this afternoon the Routes closed at 74f. 55c. rather firm. fHE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVE\ TING, MARCH 10, 1870. SHARE' LIST. o{LOITAILY 811AILES AND STOCKS. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Share NAME. Closing Buain E. Paid. Price done s 10 Agra Limited, A all 11/ 121 lu Du ' B lO 41 5 50 Albion l5 10 8 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lint all 244 25 20 Anglo-Hungarian 8 3d fp • 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 3 90 Australasian ... .. allj 55 57 20 Bank of British Columlia.3 all 15 IR 20 Do issued at 2 pm.. ~.. 6 Si 2i 26 Bank of Egypt 29 Bank of Otago, lint 23 Bank of South Australia all 3'l oe3 50 Bank of Victoria. Australia 25 37 Su 10 Bank of New Zealand 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, Pnd China all IS3 19 25 Chartered Marc. of India London, and China all 82 31 20 City lO 11 111 00 Colonial' 25 91 43 10 Consolidated, lim. 50 Delhi and London, lint 50 East London, lim 20 English and Ame-ican, lim 10 .. ... 20 English Bank of ltio do Ja neiro. lim lO t 'lp 20 English, Scottish, and Aus tralian Chartered •, all 173 181 281 Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all 37 t 9 281 Do now lll 91 51 100 Imperial, lim 2O 3 2 20 Imperia.l Ottoman lO 2 3 3 25 lonian all 2.) 22 25 Do new 5 8 3 Dad Mortgage of India, Ulu 4 31 31 100 Do sp. c. Dcbs.lB6l, 30 all 76 711 8U 100 London Bank of Mexico and South America, lim. 20 5 4 100 London and Brazilian, lim. 45 35 .?9 20 Do new 71 5 41 100 London &River Plato, lim. 40 11 13 25 Do now - 10 11 2 p 20 London Chart. of Australia all 231 20 cat 20 London and County 2O 491 504 48 50 Do new. iss at 20 p.m, 16 pi ll ... London Joint Stock 3ll 321 :32: London and South African 100 London &S.-Western, lim, 20 13 11 50 London & Venezuela, lint_ 121 100 London and Westminster. 20 G.) 81. CO: 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pin 2O 100 Merchant, lint ,25 61 51 10 Metropolitan, lim all 74 74 00 Midland, lim 2O 1 d 1 5 National of Australia 2.5 National of Liverpool, lira l5 3d 1p 00 National Provinc. of Eng'd 42 10 Do . 42 50 National.. 3O ... 20 New South Wale, 20 North-Western 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 43 41 50 Provinc. Bank. Corpo., lim. 10 61 51 30 Provincial of Ireland 25 85 87 10 Do new. a11... 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, Hai '25 11 11 100 Do issued at G pin lO 8 25 Union of Australia all 43 43 100 Union of Ireland, lira 50 Union of London TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. I 0 Anglo-American Tel., lieu all 11)i iu I k 10 Anglo Meeliter Te1.,1im.... 10 201 21 281 st Atlantic Telegraph lO 14 10 St Do. S per cent. lOO 42 46 45 st •B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lim. 100 18J 1.80 et Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 262 267 10 Do. New 8 12 Lip 25 Indo-European Tel., dm— all 23 25 5 Loud. Provincial Tel. Inn all 3 4 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent all ... . „ 10 Mediterra. Eaten. Tel., lim all 5 10 71 25 Renter's Telegram all 12 13 20 Societe Trausatlant., Rm all 16 16; 151 St Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all 11 lf 5 U. Kingdom Tel. Co., lim all 7 8 5 Do. 10 per cent. Prof all 44 :•4 P.ENIAN CONVICT O'DONOVAN Il ('SSA. La Iliarseillaisv of Tuesday evening was pub lished as a special number exclusively devoted to contributions from political prisoners. Among them was one from O'Donovan Rossa, which it was stated had been with difficulty c.nveyed to his friends. The following is a translation of the letter : 'II have told you of the hypocrisy of these Eng lish masters, who, after having placed inc in a position that compelled me to rest upon my knees and elbows in order to take my food, half starve me, deprive me of light, and give me chains and a Bible. I make no complaint of the penalties which my masters require me to endure— my fate is to suffer; but I maintain that I have the right to aevaint the world with the treatment to which I am subjected, and that it is illegal to suppress my letters which speak of that treatment. The minute precautions taken by the pri_on autho rities to prevent me from writing letters are as ridiculous as they arc abhorrent. The most outrageous proceeding was to strip me naked once a day during several months and to exa mine my arms, legs, and all parts of my body. This occurred at Millbank every day in February and up to May, 18.67. One day I resisted, and then there came five officers who assailed me with blows and tore off my clothing. Once I was en abled to send outside a letter and that procured me a visit from Messrs. Knox and Pollock, two police magistrates. What a mockery it was to send two Government officials to ascertain the truth concern ing English prisons! These gentlemen refused to take note of what I had of importance to tell them. When I approached a subject which did not suit them they stopped me by saying that with the dis cipline of the prison they had nothing to do. Is not this true, Messrs. Pollock and Knox ? When I told you that I had been forced to bathe in the .water that. had already been used by half-a-dozen English prisoners, did you not refuse to take notice of my complaint ? At Chatham a certain quantity of oakum was given to me b pick, and I was told that I would have to fast if I had not completed the task by a certain hour. ' Perhaps,' said I, you will punish me in the same manner if I do complete my task ; that has already occurred to me at Millbank." How was that ?' asked the Governor. Then I related to him how, on the 4th of July, having finished my task ten minutes More the fixed period, I took up a book. The officer saw me, accused me of idling, and I was sentenced to bread and water, and was confined iu a dark cell fur 43 hours. One day I perceived my friend Edgard Duffy. He was very pale. Soon after wards I heard it said that Duffy was seriously ill, and that he had eapressed a desire to see me (we had been very intimate in Ireland). I solicited from the Governor of the Irison permission to visit him. lie Italy refused. That was about Christmas, 1867, and some weeks later a prisoner told the in a low One, tiro:lli the grating of my cell, ' Duffy is dead.' If such a thing had happened in Russia, what a pathetic story the English would have considered it! If Mr. Gladstone had ben present at such a death at Naples what a picture he would have fainted of it. Ah ! smooth-spoken Pharisees, trafficking in hypocrisy, the Bible on your lips, the devil in your belly. I owe a word to the memory of John Lynch. In the mouth of March, 1866, 1 found myself with him in the ex.2reise-yard. We were so closely watched that he could hardly say these few words to me, The cold is killing me.' But these English, what did they do ? They removed us to Loudon the day before Christmas. Arrived at the prison we were deprived of our flannel:, and we were left for mouths shivering with cold in our cells. Yes, they cannot deny it; they assas sinated John Lynch, but at the inquiry, neverthe less, there was no lack of officers forthcoming to prove that Lynch and Duffy had been very tenderly treated. The lying of our English rulers exceeds all the limits of tin igination. If lam to die in prison I conjure my family and my friends not to believe a word which these people say about me. Let it not be supposed that lam influenced by any per,onal rancour against those who have pursued me with their false hoods. I accule only the tyranny which renders necessary the maintenance of such a system. Many times c:rcuinstances have reminded me of these words of Machiavelli, thlt tyrants have au csp,c.al interest in the circulation of theßible, in order that the mars of the people may learn its precepts and submit to pillage without resisting the brigands.' IVhile a slavish people practises the morality and obedience which their prie3ts preach to them, tyrants will have nothing to fear. If this letter should reach my countrymen, I have a right to demand that they shall raise their voices to insist that justice should be done to their sufferings by others. May thes3 words stir the blood which now curdles in their veins. I have been harnessed to a small cart, with a knotted cord round my neck. The knot was connected with a long pole, and two English prisoners were ordered to prevent the cart from re bounding, but they released their hold, the pole sprung up in the air, and the knot gay way. If the knot had held tight I should have been a dead man. I affirm that it was not right to place me in a position where my life depended upon the acts of others. A ray of light penetrates through the bolts and bars of my prison. It is the recollec tion of a day past at Newtonards, wjere I met with Orangemen and Ribandmeu who had forgot ten their bigotry. " O'DONOVAN ROSSA, Political Convict." PRINCESS'S 2IIEA7RE. Mr. Boucicault's two new dramas, entitled respec. tively " Paul Llfarge " and " A Dark Night's Work," affords abundant scope for. Mr. Belmore's humour in the part of a mercenary miller, who sells his claim to the hand of a village maiden, and passes through numerous awkward scrapes in con vquence. Miss Rose Leclercq performed the part of the village bride, Paquita, with much vivacity and humour, while the part of Philip is performed with spirit by Mr. W. Rignold. The performances Commenced with Mr. Morton's farce, " Your Life's in Danger," in which Mr. Edmund Coles, an actor of moderate capacity, sustained the character of John Strong. _ . LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) Sales probably 8,000 bales. The market dull. Mr. W. Storey, proprietor of the Chicago Tines was, on the 24th February, publicly' cowhidcd by Lydia Thompson and Pauline Markham. The seventh anniversary of the wedding of the Prince and Princess of Wales will bo celebrated at Sand ringham to-day with the usual festivities. THE TRIAL OF PRINCE BONAPARTE.—We learn that the Prince will arrive at Tours on the 19th. For the same day rooms are engaged for M. de la Princesse Bona parte at the Hotel d l'Univers. The Archbishop of Tours at present at Rome, has, through the Mayor, placed his palace at the disposal of the members of the High Court, for whom, according to law, the municipality is obliged to provide lodging. Her Majesty's Indian troopship Jumna is tele graphed to have left Suez for Bombay on the 7th inst.; all well. A telegram has been received from Malta re porting the arrival of her Majesty's Indian troop ship Crocodile at that island on the Bth inst., and that she would sail again for Alexandria on the 10th inst. her Majesty's Indian troopship Malabar arrived at Suez oli the Bth inst. ; all well. RECOVERY OF £l3O.—A relieving officer at Hall ff.x, last week, left on a scat in a room of the railway station the sum of £l3O iu £5 notes, and for some days no trace of the money was discovered. On Thursday, how ever, a distressed-looking man offered a note in payment for a coat at a clothier's shop in Rochdale, and paid another note at a second shop, where he had bought a pair of trousers. The owner of the second shop went to his brother clothier 'for change, and suspicion was thus excited that the notes were dishonestly come by. The man Joseph Keogh was taken into cus tody, and subsequently admitted that he " found " the £l3O at Halifax. He showed the officer where he had concealed the remainder, and nearly the whole sum was thus recovered. Keogh was removed to Halifax, where he has been examined before the magistrate, by whom, after a suitable reprimand, he was discharged. A letter has been received front the Rev. New man Hall, dated Al , 3xandria, Feb. 19, in which ho states ho i 5 already baiter for the change. IMPERIAL PARMA NIEN r. HOUSE OF COMMONS—This EVENING. The speaker took the chair at four o'clock. NEW MEMBER, Mr. Bernal Osborne, on takinj the oath and his seat for the city of Waterford, was introduced by Mr. W. U. Gregory and Mr. Bagwell, and was saluted with loud cheers. NOTICE OF AMENDMENT ON THE IRISH LAND BILL, Mr. M'CULLAGH TOERENS gave notice that in committee on the Irish Land Bill he would move an amendment on Clause 2 by giving power to the Landed Estates Court in Ireland, and to the Court of Chancery in Ireland, to grant to solvent tenants leases of 31 years. THE ELEMENTARY EDUCATION BILL. Mr. DIXON gave notice tliat on the second reading of this bill he would move that no system could be permanent or satisfactory which left the support of the schools to be letermined by local authorities. UNION RATING. Mr. 111`MAHoN asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland what course he proposed to take with regard to union rating. Mr. FORTESCUE said he proposed a select committee. SCOTCH GAME LAWS. Mr. ITARDCASTLE asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the bill for the amendment of the Game Laws, to be brought in by the Government would include England as well as Scotland. Mr. REUCE said the bill euly referred to Scotland, but there was no reason why it should not extend to England. KENSINGTON GARDENS. Mr. EASTWICIC asked the First Commissioner of Works if he had observed that a number of elms, oaks, beeches., and plane trees in Kensington Gardens and St. James's Park had been maimed and decapitated so as to have become a deformity instead of an ornament in the public parks ; and whether he will give orders to prevent this process in future, and replace the mutilated trees with young plants. Mr. AVITON said the policy of the Commissioners waa when a tree exhibited decay to lop off the branch, rather than cut the whole tree down. THE CHANGER TN THE ARMY. Lord EUSTACE CECIL asked the Secretary of State for War whether his attention had been called to a paragraph, page 21, of the report of the royal commission appointed to inquire into the system of purchase in the army, and whether, with that report in existence, the authorities at the War Office or at the Horse Guards could, in his opinion, be said to have been or to be officially ignorant of the fact that officers in all the purchase corps of the army had been in the habit of paying over regulation money for Lheir promotion ; and whether it was true that circulars ilad been lately sent round to officers commanding cavalry regiments, requesting them to send bade a return of the n. - nount of money they bad paid for their commissions the, regulation yr:co. IMr. CARDWELL was aware of the large pecuniary interest involved in the over-regulation prices. Ire justi fied those prices on the ground of expediency, and said ha hid not heard anything at the War Offiee or the Hone Guards with reference to the circular. . I .. aid. 01 , si c ng kli d slum Railways. 1 re. sns. st fillet 31 and Exeter ...... 100 78 80 et Caledonian ....a.... 100 701 77 771 et Qambrian 20 Cornwall- ~ all 21 31 at Dublin & liellast Juno... 100 - - et Dun„Pertb,& Abatine... ICO 70 72 31 EEtat 1.00240 A. All 4 6 30 DO - 10 .- - *3 Do 10 ... -• et GIAVOW .t to.lVestern.. too 107 109 . et Great East= 3 il 37/ 381 et Do. E. Angl. i No. 2.... 100 61 71 et (treat North of Seotlan,st.. 100 lb 14 et Great Northern .. 100 1171 118 1171 1 et Do. A stook. ...« lOO liB . 119 ii!* Do. 13 stock st GtS. and W. of Ireland lOO 98 100 99 st Lit. Western -Original lOO 631 631 634 1 4 at Do. South Wales lOO 6i 63 67 4 et Do. W. Mid.-Oxford lOO 90 42 st Do. Newport lOO 31 :11.1 et Lancashire& Yorkshir) lOO 128 1254 et Lou., Brigh., 4 S.Coast lOO 44 44/ 421 a - Do Scrip .. - - at Lon., Chat., an d Dover l4O 15 151 111 4 Do. Metro!). Ex. A lOO 11 13 ,t Lou. .t~ North Western lOO 1231 i 241 1241 1 at Lou. 4 South Western lOO 93 94 93 1. Man., Sint., 4 Lincoln lOO :Al 52 49:, at Metropolitan ... st Do Extension .. 5 Uo. New rd .. - - at Metropolitan District. all 35 16 35 10 Metrop. St. John's 11 cod 10 - - at Midland st L 0 tiirmin. 4 Darby lOO 8J 1.1. st North British .. lOO 341 351 at 1) ~. Ed., POI.. 4 Dun... 100 - - st Nor Eastern-Berwick.. 100 127 128 1281 1 a 25 D . G. N.E purchase-16,11.1 - - et 1) Leeds ...... 100 79 80 87 0 4 4 st 1) o York lOO 12'1 1241 1.:61 st D °Carlisle .... . - - at D °Stock. & Darling lOO 167 109 1711 at North London ..... - lOO 122 ,21 10 Do New 1868. 4 11 2 p 8 st North Staffordshire lOO 61 63 st North anil aW. Junction 100 9J 101 10 Do New £lO shares 7 ... .. at Rl , :ymney . lOO 53 55 st l3hropshire Union llO 591 001 at South Devon".. at South Eastern lOO 7V- 761 761 4 et Staines, Wok'ham, & Wok all 13 a 14 st Tad Vale lOO 151 158 -- De. 0 .. - - Waterford & E.Lkenny lOO -- - 10 Waterloo 4 Whitehall 6 - - RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHAKES AND STOCKS. at Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 87 81 at Caledonian Qrs., No. 9 lOO ... st Do. Scot. N.E., 4h per cent. 100 st Do. Aberdeen, gua C p.c.... 100 ... at Do. do. 7 per cent. 100 ... at Do. do. Ordinary... 100 78 82 at Do. Midland at Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gua all at Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Juuction lOO 105 107 at Do. Ist Class preference lOO at Glas. & S.W. gua. 5 per ct lOO ... at Gt. Eastern, E.G Ex. No.l 100 93 100 at Do do N 0.2 100 07 09 at Do do 6 per cent 100 110 113 et Do East Anglian A 5 p. c. 100 at Do do B 6 do. 100 at Do do 0 7 do. 100 at Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 ... at Do E. Union 4 p. c. gua. 100 7 2 at Do Norfolk 5 p.c. Ex. 1846 100 et Do do 5 p.c.Way.Val.lB47 100 ... at Great Northern, 5 per cent 10) at Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 1)0 44 do do do 100 at Do 5 do at sp. c. pm. 100 ... 10'J at Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO at Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf 100 at Great South. aud Western (Ireland) 4 pot (rent_ lOO 91 93 st G i.West.—:Orik.&Jnt.-ltent _ chg., per giu. 5 p.c lOO 106 108 Do. Orig. (B.& 11. Ex). 5 p.c. 100 95 100 Do du 4 2 per cent. 1550 100 9) 1)2 Do do 4 do do lOO 80 s 2 Do do 5 per cent. rodent. 100 97 :P.) Do do Birmingham guy 100 68 72 Do do do pref 100 Do do Chester gua VA 85 ;J Do du ' do S per cent 100 Do do do 5- do 100 ...., Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c 100 ... .., Do do 44 p.c lOO ... ... st Do do 41 1853 100 .., ... st Do do 5 st Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g lOO 110 Hs at Do do 21 gua lOO 1, 3 121 st Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c lOO 96 93 st Do do 2J do 100 ... .. et Do gum. 51 per cent. 1863 100 00 Lancaster St Carlisle 11 p.c. ash ... .., at Lancash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 190 1 3 13e at Do Barnsley, .65 Is 101 p.c. 100 ... .., st Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 1.35 et Do 41 (Blackburn punch). 100 98 100 st; London & Brighton. 5 p.c guaranteed, No 1 lOO ... .., at Da 5 per cent. gua Nu. 2 lOO ... ... st Do 6 do do lOO ... .., st Do 5 da NJ. 4 lOO ... .• ; st Do 7 per cent lOO ... .. st Do 6 do (W.ki.; C.P ) 100 ... .. st Da 4 do 1859 lOO ... ... st London, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent lOO ... ... st London and Li W., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO 110 11 z st Do Bedford &oambridge 100 st Do Shrewsb'y & \Volehp'l 10d Bt London and S W. 7 p,c, late 3d shares, lOO 14. 150 s Do (Portsm.perpans 2s6d) all ... s Man., Shof.,&.Liucla. 6 p.c 100 .£6 all par 1 pal 61 s Do 31 per cent lOO 61 66 - 1 Do redeem. 6 per cent 5 at Mid. Consolidated, 6p. c lOO LA 185 • Do Bristol& Bina., 6p. c lOO I'3 135 133 a Do 41 yer cent. reduern lOO lid too • Do 41 per cent. irrodeem lOO 9d lo a De Leicester & Irehn,4 p.c 100 84 91 at North British, 5 p.c. No. 1 lOO at Do E. &G.4p.c.S. & D I. at Do N. 8., N 0.2, 5 per cen.t lOO . at Do Border Union, 51 p.c lOO at N.-Eastern--Cous. 4 p.c lOO 87 85 at Do 41 per cent. redeem.— 100 97 99 at Do G N.E. 4 per cont., lOO ... 17 Do Larwick capital 8.13.4. Do York, H. &S. purchase lO 10 101 Do Stcktn & Drling. A 5 p.c lOO 107 104 at Do W, Hartlepool IL and It 100 SS 88 I.'ol 20 North Staffordshire all 201 211 103 S. Devon Annuities, 1), all 9 10 10s Do Tavistoek Anus., 10s all 81 91 100 Do Fixed 41 por cent all 8 s i 10.6. S. East. (Read. Anus., 1.0.6) all 22 23 at Do 41 percent lOO at Do Fixed 41 per cont lOO st Taff Vale No.l lOO 154 158 at Waterford & Kilkenny, 6pc 100 .. BAILWAYS.-PREFERENOE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate yea at Caledonian 4f p c gua. at Do Scot. Cen. min. 7 p c lOO at Do 41 p irrodeein all st Do 4p c con., issued at 80 65 .„ at Great Eastern 4f per cent. 100 77 80 at Do 5 do, 1862 lOO 87 80 at Do New 5 do, 1863 lOO 84 88 st Do do 5 do, 1865 lOO 83 86 at Great Northern, 5 p cirred. 100 at Do Permanent 5 per cent. 100 at Do Boston & Sleaid, 4f pc 100 ..„ at GreatWest.,W sLidl., 5p c 100 at Do Joint porpe. 5 p c,1865 100 88 9 at Do do 6p c irred., 1886 100 115 120 20 Do Vale Neath perp. 5p c all .„ st Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B lOO 5 Lane. and Yo!lr New 4f per _ _ cent till July, 1871 - - 2 lip at Lond., Brig &c., 41 pc, 1858 100 et Do • do 4 do, 1860 100 ••• ••• st Do do 41 do, 1861 leo at Do do 41 do, 1863 100 at Do do b do, 1865 100 at Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 1171 at Do No. 7 5 do at Lond , Chat., &c., 2d, 6 p.c 100 at Do Metrop. Ex., B 6 p.c Do do C p.c at London & N Western, 5p c 100 108 110 at London &S. Western, 41 p c 100 03 95 10 Man. Shef. & Lin., 5 pc, 1865 all 9 91 at Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO 100 102 at Midland, A 5 per cent pref lOO 107 104 at Do B 5 do 100 107 109 18 Do 5p c opt. to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1869 all 201 211 18 Do Incony. New Shares all 19 191 22 Do 5p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1872 Bl 11 21p at North British, E. and (11 No. 1, 5 per cent at Do LlO guaranteed, 1861 100 Do E .P., &Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 ... et Do E.&G , N 0.2, 5 p.c lOO ... at Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 100 ... et Do E. & G., N 0.3, 5 p.c at Do E.& G., (Ordiry) 41 p c 100 at North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 94 100 et Do Stock. & Darl., D at North London, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) et North Staffordshire 5p c lOO at South Eastern, 41 pc, 1859 100 at Do 5 do 1861 100 ... at Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 .• •••• at Do 5 do, 186.1 • at Victoria St. 8t 41 pc 100 RAILWAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS at Birkenhead lOO 98 95 00 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer all 98 100 at Buckinghamshire at Chester and Holyhead lOO 56 i 6 st Do. 5/ per cent. at Do. 5 do. 100 110 14 at Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO at Colchester Steor Valley st East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lOO 132 134 20 Gloster and Dean Forest all s Gt. Ea.sa., Newm., &c., 5 p.c 100 a Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 st Do. do. Woodbrg. Ex., do 100 .. at Gt. West ,W. Mid., Heref 100 97 99 b 0 Hull and Selby all 110 112 at Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 217 222 at London and Blackwall lOO 93 95 911 at Do. 4/ per cent lOO st London, Chat., &c., 4y p c lOO at Do. Com. Fund, 5 do 100 at London and Greenwich at Do. do Preference lOO st London, Tilbury, & Scuth 100 83 85 st Lowestoft,gua 4 percent lOO 79 81 st Do. 4' 6 do 100 Manch., Bal.. Ma all at Midland, Braitord, Pref lOO 92 91 10 Mid Kent Cray Line) .... all 50 Northern& East. , 5 per cent all 53 56 go Do. do. 6 do. all . . st N. Eastern —Hartlepool st N.West.A perp. prof, 5p C. 100 107 109 at Do B minimum p.c lOO at Notting. & Granth R. & C lOO 91 93 25 Preston and Wyre. all 44 46 Royston, Hitch., and Shop. 100 132 134 st Shrewsbury and "fete:ord 100 132 134 10 De do 8 2 2. 1 ,p a S. Yorksh. and River Dun 100 100 105 D 4 per cent gua 10; 78 80 5 do g o t t Viet. es t CornwallStatoll i 0 and Pimlico lO OlO . 57 _._ 5S 20 West London, Class A all 13 11 20 Do do B •.. ••• 20 Do do C all ••• ••• at Weyinoutliand Portland lOO at Wilts and Somerset DOCES. East and Weat London and St. Katherine 100 49 f.,1 D oDeb. stock, 4 par cent . all Freehold Land Dock 6 lO7 30 33 Southampton 1)0 72 75 2 Surrey Quativat via) 100 P.B 111 MISCELLANEOUS lu Anglo-Mexican Mint 25 Australian • Agricultural 2Ol 16 17 161 25 Austn Mort Land and Fin, L 5 1d pr 10 Baugparah Tea E-tate, Lint all 3 5 10 Berlin Water Works, Lim 5 Bombay Gas, Limited all 5 5l 5 Di:to, New 4 pr 1 pra 50 British American Land 20 British Indian Tea, Limited all 2} 31 27 Canada Company all 61 66 701 1 20 Ceylon Company, Limited lO 4 3d • 20 Ditto, A shares 25 City of London Real Prop, LlO 7 6d 30 City ..of Milan Improvnient L all 4 5 50 City Offices, Limited N Colonial, Limited 2O 13 pr 191 50 Commercial. Union (Asso) 5 10 Cent of African Mereb, L 20 Continental Union Gas, L 25 Copper Miners of Lingland, Prof 7.} per coat all 5 7 100 Corp of London Bonds, 1877, 4/ par cent 100 'Ditto, 1879, 41 par cent 100 Ditto, 1882, 4. per cent 10 Credit Foue of England, L all 24 31 50 Credit Pone of Mauritius, L 10 21 lid St Crystal Palace St Do, Preference lOO 93 98 St Do, 6 per cent Perp Debentloo 106 111 50 E India Laud Credit & Fin L 7 5 4d 32 Ebbw Vale 271 10} 10d 161 100 Egypt 9 pct Viceroy's Loan gua by Egyptian Gov all 971 981 100 20 Egyptian Coin and Trading IAII3 3 English and Austr Copper, L 21 15 15 Eng and Foreign Credit 7 4 3d 10 Ear wean Gas all 17 18 10 Do, new.... . . 5 4 41 6 Fairbairn Engineering 5 ld p4l 23 Fore-street Warehouse, L 13 ° A 41 AP -100 Foreign and Col Gov Trust and Loan 6 per ct Bonds all 97 96 91 10 Gen Credit and Discount, L 7 i 1 *I 71 15 General Steam Navigation l4 2u 30 -- 50 Home and Col Marine Ins, L 5 1(1 p 20 Hudson's Bay (Governor and Co. of Adventurers of Eng tradiu c ,‘ , into) 111 12 121 50 Imperial Col.tinental Gas.... 434 134 133 50 India Rub, Teig Works, L... 45 57 59 53 10 International Finan Soc, L... 5 1/ 11d 31 20 Italian Irrigaton Canal, Cav all 45 44 100 Ditto, 6 per cut Bonds, red all 1870 50 Laud Securities, Limited 5 2 id 25 London African Trading lO 50 Loud Financial Assoc, Lim 3O 18 17d 4 Loud Gen Omnibus, Limd all 24 24 25 50 Lond & Glasg Engin, Limd 25 18 ltid 20 London and Prov Marine St Madras Irrig & Canal, guar 100 spc by India Gov lOO 103 105 50 Merchant Shipping, Limtd all 32 37 10 Natal Land and Col Co., Lim all 31 41 25 National Discount Co, Lim 5 111 11. f 111 10 National Steamship, Limd all 13 1 14 1 1 Nerbudda Coal & In, Ld 6s 6d 4 tO New Consolidated Dis Ld 4 5 New Quebrada, Limited 4/12 - 41 44d 25 N Zealand Ln & Mere, &c • 2 4 4*p 25 N Zealand Trust & lu, Ld 5 15 lip 10 North Assam Tea, Limited '7 7 bd 10 Do, B all d St N British Austral, Limited 1 00 GO 70 • 50 N British & Mercan lusnce 65 23 231 25 Ocean Marine insurance 5 15 16p 5 Oriental Gas, Limited 5 Do, New - 1 2p 10 Otago & South Invest, Ld 2 Ft fp 5 Ottoman Gas, Limited all 2 2 St. Peel Riv Lnd & Min, Lim lOO 31 33 50 Peninslr & Oriental Steam all 43 45 44 50 Do., New, 1867 all 10 31 2 8 1 d 50 Rhymney Iron 15 Do, New id' 84 25 Rio Janeiro City Im., Lmtd all 191 201 20 Rio Janeiro Gas, Limited all 291 301 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 52 51 St. Scot Aus Invest, Limited lOO 20 Societe General do I'Empire Ottoman 8 21 3} 25 South Australian Laud 20 Tel Construe & Maintenance (Aim and redaced) all 391 391 41; 20 Thames & Mere Mn Ins, G 2 21 21p 54 St. Tobacco (Ital 6p c Loan) all 86 88 90 10 Trustand Agency of Austra lasia, (Limited) f •2OTr&Ln Co of Up Canada 5 * 1p 50 Union Marine Liverpool, Ld 5 6 64p 20 Union Steam Ship, Ld ...... all 21 - 23 15 United Dis Corpora, Lmtd 6 2 ld 20 Univer Mar (Ins), Lmtd 5 41 sip 10 Upper Assam Tea, Lmtd all 1 30 Van Diemen's Laud 100 Viceroy of Egypt Mort Ln all 804 81 1 85 50 Warrant Finance, Limited 12 8 6d 50 WI & P Steam, Limited COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Canada Government, 6 p c, Jan and July; 18;7-84 100 101 101 105 i Do, 6p c, 'ob and Aug lOO 102 103 Do, 6p c, Mar and Sept l OO 1051 106} Do, 5p c, Jan and July lOO 9lf 95f 951 Do, 5p c, inscribed stock lOO.. 94 96 Do, 5p c, Dominion of, 1803 IAN) 95} 961 Cof Good Hope, 6 p c, Dec, 1873 100 103 105 } Do, 6p c, April and Oct, 1890- 1900 100 111 113 Do, 6p c, April and Oct, 1880-90 100 109 111 Do, 6p c, Jan and July, 1891 lOO __. Do, 5 p c, April 15 and Oct 15, 1900 __ _ 10 0 102} 1031. - - - Ceylon, Nov, 1878, 6p c 100 109 - 111 Do, 1872 100 103 105 Do, 1882 and 1883 100 112 114 Mauritius, 6p c, 1873, Jan & July 100 102 104 Do, 1878, Jan and July 100 106 108 Do, 1882, May 15 and Nov 15 100 107 109 D 0,1895-6, Feb and Aug 100 111 113 Natal Gov 6p c, April & Oct 100 108 110 Do, 6p c, May and Nov 100 107 109 New Brunswick Gov 6 p c, Jan and July 100 104 105 N. S. Wales Gov 5 p c, 1871 to * - 1876, Jan and July lOO 100/ 1014 Do, Jul y 1 00 101 102 1011 5 p c, 1888 to 1896 , Jan and Do, 5 p c, red by aun draws, from 1867 to 1875 100 100 101 1 2 Do, 2 per c, annual draws, 1872 to 1898 100 1001 1011 1011 New Zealand 6p c, 1891 lOO 107 109 Do 5p c Do , Jan, , April, July, Oct 100 971 981 971 Do., 6p c IY9I, Mtr and Septlol 108 110 Do, p ct, 1891, Juno and Dec 100 107 109 Nova Scotia Gov, 6 p c sterling, 1875, Jan and July lOO 102/ 1031 Do, 1886 lOO 104 f 1051 Queensland 6 per ct, 1882-85, Jan and July 100 1081 1091 1081 Do, 1891, Jan and July 100 108 f 109 f S Australian Government, 6 p c,lOO 1869-7 77 lOO Do, 1878-92 100 Do, 18:!3-1908 100 110 111 1091 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 110 1 3 3 11 11 1 01 1 ,2 4 1 10 Tasmanian, 6 p c, 1855, Jan and and July 1 00 108 110 Do, 6p c red, 18 9 3 to 1897 lOO 108 110 Victoria Govt, 6 p c, Jan and July, 1891 Do, A 5 p p r c il , j an an d . O an ct d , J 18 u 8 iy 3 ; 5 18,4 100 11411 THIRD EDITION The Third Edition of " The Sun " of last Evening was published in time for delivery in town at 7.15 p.m. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLOCK. THE PURCHASE SYffE.M. i Major ANSON asked the Secretary of State for War if it was true that the War Office had received in the last eight years a sum of half a million sterling front the pur chase officers. If the whole of that money had been ap plied to their benefit ; and, if not, to what purposes it had been applied. And whether it was true that notice had been given to half-pay officers that they could not be allowed to sell, as there were no funds to meet the cost of their commissions. 1 Mr. CAEDWELL was understood to express his regrets, and to say that it was out of his power to remedy the cir cumstances. PROMOTION IN THE ARTILLERY. Mr. SLICPOOLE asked the Secretary of State for War whether his attention had been called to a statement prepared by Mr. Sprague, vice-pres:dent of the Society of Acturies, chewing that under the present rules of promo tion officers in the Royal Artillery and Royal Engineers would in a few years have no chance of obtaining the rank of second captain till they were forty years of age. And whether he was prepared to bring forward any mea sure for rectifying so unsatisfactory a state of affairs. Mr. CARDWELL said his attention had been called to retirement in the Royal Artillery. The subject was one of great complexity, but an inquiry into the financial Daring of the case was now going on under the direction of his gallant friend the Under-Secretary of War. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT. Mr. MBEEBTasked the Secretary of State fur the Home Department whether he intended to bring hi a bill this session to alter and amend the law of murder, either by carrying out the unanimoua recommendations of the Capital Punishment Commissioners, or in some other manner. Mr. BRUCE said he regretted he should not be able to introduce any measure on the subjeot daring the present session. MR. MADDEN. Mr. HAVILAND-DURKE asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether it was a fact within his knowledge t►►at an address of sympathy had been presented to Mr. Madden, late a magistrate of the counties of Monaghan, Leitrim, Cavan, and Fermanagh, and late a Deputy Lieutentant of the county of Monaghan ; and, if so, whether that address had been signed by any magistrate or Deputy Lieutenant of those counties ; and whether it was the fact as reported that such address contained expressions of sympathy couched in language in spirit to that for which Mr. Madden wa3 dismissed. Mr. C. FORTESCUE said he believed it was open to a judge, like other ordinary persons, to express his opinions, and he believed an address of sympathy had been presented to Mr. Madden, but he could not say what were the precise terms of the address. Mr. Madden, however, had used certain words and expressions in an official document, while in communication with the Lord-Lieutenant which made his case different from that of other persons. EXAMINATION OF FEMALES. Mr. JACOB BRIGHT asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether an English woman of the name of Elizabeth Holt was now or had recently been a prisoner in Maidstone Goal because she declined to subject her person to the fortnightly inspection of a surgeon. And, whether her refusal or the refusal of any other woman to submit to this outrage would be followed by repeated periods of imprisonment so as to amount practi cally to perpetual incarceration. Mr. BRUCE said the person spoken of had been sent to the hospital no less than five times, and that she had absented herself from attending the surgeon as directed by the magistrate. In January last a warrant had been issued against her, and she had been sent to Maidston" , jail for 14 days. THE PURCHASE REGIMENTS. Colonel WHITE asked the Secretary of State for War whether he would consent to postpone all discussion upon the question of " Over Regulation Purchase-money in the Army " until those most deeply interested, namely, the officers in purchase regiments, would have an opportunity of meeting and deliberating ; and whether such meeting might be considered to have the sanction and permission of the Commander-in-Chief and of her Majesy's Government. Mr. CARDWELL was not aware that he had used any phrase that made it appear he was not aware of the system of paying over the regulation price. He had already stated that on Monday next he should state the course it was intended to take, and in the meantime nothing should be done to prejudice the cause of the subalterns. He would advise that the hon. member should not continue any meeting that might be held, which might turn out to be opposed to the rules of tho service. ' REPRESENTATION OF NORWICH. Mr. CLARE READ asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the minutes of the evidence taken before the Norwich Election Commissioners would be printed, and in the hands of members. And if it be true that no writ would be issued for the City of Norwich till after an act had been passed for erasing from the elec toral roll the names of all those persons who were sche duled by the Commissioners. Mr BnucE said the minutes were printed, and would bo in the hands of members in a few days. No writ would be issued until the names of those persons found guilty of bribery was erased from the roll. The Attorney General would introduce a bill for that purpose after Easter. (LEFT SITTING.) A petition for the winding up of the Teign mouth Pier Company (Limited) is to be heard before Vice-Chancellor Malins on the 18th inst. A general meeting of the Anglo• Romano Gas Company will be held on the 6th of April, at Rome, to declare a dividend. 0 RTING INTELL GENCE-IHIS DAY LIVERPOOL SPRING MEETING. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SPRING CUP. 1 Free Trade Si!entre ;arum 3 Seven ann. HANDICAP PLATE. Brother to Vex iiiiiii ais I Lady Zotlaud 3 PaWaloon Four ran. HURDLE lIAN DICAP C 4 oodfellow 1 Leonel:10 . Dawdle 3 Five ran. WELTER CUP. Pretty• John Sovereign Sunflower 3 Five ran. SEF lON HANDICAP. Nun Lord Wadegravo GIoELT 3 Nine rau. DERBY STEEPLECHASE. Oasse Tete MAIDEN HURDLE RACE. \V.O. Pyrenees 1 Thankful . 2 Three ran. The objection agst Corfu for the Elvaston Castle Stakes has been withdrawn. CUT BErTING.—TuIs DAY. CITY AND SUBURBAN. 9 to 1 agst Miss Dayrell (taken) 500 to 10 agst Sabinus (taken) DERBY. Bto 1 agst Kingcraft (offered -9 to 1 wantod) 500 to 50 agst Sunshine (taken): RACING. FIXTURES-1870. MARCH. Pontefract ..14, 15 I Warwick 22, 23, 24 Cambridgeshire ......14, 15 I Epsom 29, 30 West Somerset 16,17 I Bromley 31 and April 1 APRIL. Northampton 5, 6 West Drayton 7, 8 •r ltirsk 7, 8 Kingsbury lB, 19 Durham IV, 19 Newmarket Ist Sp ...2 to 5 Chester. lO, to 13 Winchester lO, 11 Salisbury l2, 13 York 17, 18 Doncaster 19, 20 Newmarket Craven 18 to 22 Abergavenny 21, 2) Lewes - -)(1, 26 Croydon. 28, 26 . Harpenden 2O, 21 Bath 24, '2 Stamford '26, '27 Croydon 26. 29 Epsom "1 to June 3 Now ton 22, 23 Hampton 23, 24 Bibury Club 2/ Stockbridge...3o, anti Ji.lv 1 Croydon 8, 9 Manchester N, 9, 10 Ascot 14 to 17 Windsor 2l, 22 JULY. Newmarket .............5 to 8 l West Dray'ou 14, IA 'Nottingham 12, 13 Huntingdon-- ......... 19, 20 Chelmsford l2, 13 Kingsbury • , 1, 22 Reading I', 13 Goodwood -0, 29 OCTOBER. Bediofil Leicester 6, 7 i Chelteulmiti 1 4 , 110 Bromley 6, 7 i Newmarket 110t'n...2-1 to 21) Bank of Engla-d Returns. Au Account, turFuant to t cap. 32, for tho week ending ' ISSUE DET Ift Act. 711, ::n,l 80. Viettu.in, NVolliesday, llarch 'J, ' A.RTMENT. Notes issued L 34,134,630 'Governrut. Debt £11,(115,1(qt Other Sreurities 3,98-1,90 Gold Coiu and Bullion Silver Bullion (134,134,6_0 BANKING 1) .C4,134 ; 630 liroprictors'Calf - tal .£14,553,000 _ 3,631,780 ?.PAIITMENT. Govermiit. Secu ritie::(including Public Deposits (including Ex chequer, Sav ings' Banks, Commissioners of Nat iontil Debt. and Div. Accounts 10.907,09 Other Deposits.. 16,762,455 Seven Days and other 8i115..... 412,128 Dead - 11 7 .,izhi Annuity) .... C 13,831, 31. t Other Securities 19,618,672 Notes 11,836,085 Gold aud Silver Coin 950,989 .C 46,267,060 X 44,267,060 TRIAL OF 711 E SCREW CORVETTE AC7 IVE. The neartnout ed it on-built screw corvette Active, 2,322 .ons, 600-horse power nominal of enjnes, fitting for c)mreission atl'ortsmouth, ha - i been put through her first trial of speed over the mea sured mile in Stokes Lay, with very satisfac tory results. Being ineomtlete in Ler equipment, she was ballasted down to her load line, and drew 16ft. sin. of water forward, and 24ft. 41in. aft. Commander Hamilton Earle, of her Ma jesty's ship Asia, commanded the ship during the time of her trials, which were being con ducted under the direction of the usual Admiralty officials, comprising on this occasion Mr. J. Steil, Admiralty Inspector of Machinery; Chief Inspector of Machinery Mr. George Murdoch, of the Ports mouth Steam Reserve; Chief Engineer 'l'. Murray, Chief Inspector of Machinery Mr. J. Ward, and Assist.-Master Shipwright W. Owen, on the civil manager of Portsmouth dockyard. cbinery of the Active consists of a pair of le single piston-rod engines, manufactured by Humphreys and Tennant. The cylinders ha meter of 80in. and a piston. stroke of 3ft. drive a two-bladed Griffiths' screw, of II in diameter, set at a pitch of 22ft. 10iin. length of the blades is 4ft , and the itnmer the upper edge at yesterday's draught of 10 inches. The wind during the trials northerly, and at a force of from 3 tA times meeting the ship rather strongly on t: board bow as she ran over the mile to the ward. The general results of the trials found in the subjoined figures boiler six runs over the measured mile.-First rue on the mile, 3min. 57sec. ; speed of ship, , knots ; revolutions of engines, per minute per mi1e,305 ; second run, time on the mile, speed of ship, 15.000 knots; revolution of per minute 75 . 5, per mile, 301 ; third run, the mile, 4 min. ; speed of ship, 15.000 kno' lutions of engines, per minute 73.25, per fourth run, time on the mile, 4min 6see. ; ship 14.634 knots ; revolutions of engin minute 74.5, per mile 303 ; fifth run, the mile, 3min. 53sec. ; steed of ship, knots ; revolutions of engines, per 73.91, per mile 287 ; sixth run, time on t 4min. lOsec. ; speed of ship, 14.400 knots ; lutions of engines, per minute, 75.13, per 313 ; mean speed of the ship under full power, 14.969 knots ; mean pressure of steam in cylinders, 20.791 b.; meau revolutions of engine!, 74.86 ; indicated horse-power b . engines, 4,016. Circles under full power.- hard sport ; angle of rudder, 23deg. circle, 2min. 58sec. ; full circle, smin. Helm hard astarboard ; angle of rudder, -Half circle, 2min. 58sec. ; full circle, smin. Half boiler power, four runs over the mile. run, time on the mile, 4min. 23sec. ; speed ship, 13.187 knots, revolutions of engine , minute 59, per mile 263 ; second run, time mile, 5 miu. 19sec. ; speed of the ship, knots, revolutions of engines, per minute mile 313 ; third run, time on the mile, 27sec. ; speed of the ship, 13.483 knots, lutions of engines, per minute 59, 258 ; fourth run, time on the mile, 31sec. ; speed of the ship, 10.876 knots, tions of engines, ter minute 58k, per tm Mean speed of the ship under half-boiler 12.295 knots. Half-boiler power eit& , hard aport ; angle of rudder, 30 deg. llalf 3min. 15sec.; full circle, 6urin. 15sec. Ilel astarboard ; angle of rudder, 26 deg.-Half 3min. Isec.; full circle, smin. 54sec. The of testing the working of the engines and starting to signal from the deck br 4 as follows :-Stopped dead in sixtee; started astern to full speed iu nine changed from full speed astern to ahead in 15 seconds. The vibration when steaming under full boiler power w iron-built vessel, very great. After the concluded, which was not until after Active returned into Portsmouth harbour. L the stPiti. rd. T A ,' hok, lby ,havt ;. 6i 19f .okin.. tmersf. t of f trial' 3 tci on tlit ) the. oilers ' A rur hip, of e un, :not e r . ; nginl n, per u n th,. nots ; per full-bi steam in NIS of ver bp.! Ner.—( Ideg.— niu. 3 der, 2 1 ' smin. • mile. peed : time hip, lute 1 , mile, Loots, • • pe, ots, • r mil oiler reles— Ilalf helm . -Half (' The 'in ' en le f , 0 'NV C • S ur. AY.