The Sun. — London, England, 1870-02-14 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLooK. Business to-day on the Stock Exchange was a decided improvement on that of Saturday. British Securities were a trifle higher in pric?, and the same bas to be reported of most of the Foreign Stocks. There was rather an active demand for Telegraph shares, but for Banking and Miscellaneous securi . ties the demand was very dull. Consols are now at 921 to 921 for money; ditto, for Account, 92; ; Three per Cent. Re duced, 92/ 3 ; New Three per Cents, 92/ 3 ; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, March, par to 5 ; June, ; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, March, ; June, prem. ; Bank of England Stock, 44 per Cent., 242. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, —; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 100/ ; ditto Educed Paper, 51 per Cent., 1879, 1101. In the Foreign Market Italians are 541 to 541 ; Spanish, 271 to 271 ; Turkish Five per Cents., 431 to 43i ; and ditto, New, to I prem. Egyptian 1864 Bonds are 901 to 914 ; the 1868, 771 to 77 11 ; Viceroy's Seven per Cents., 81 to 811 ; the Nine per Cents., 98 to 984 ; Russian 1862 Go vernment Loan, 851 ; Orel, 851 ; Moscow, 831; Charkof, 851 ; Peruvian Bonds, 79 to 794; and Argentine, 851. * In the Railway Market, the prices are as follows : Caledonian, 771 to 78 ; Great Eastern, 38} to 381 ; Great Northern, 1161 to 1171 ; ditto (A), 1181 to 118/ ; Great Western, 631 to 641 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1281 to 129 ; London and Brighton, 434 to 431 ex div. ; London Chatham, and Dever, 141 to 15 ; London and North Western, 125 to 1251 ; London and South Western, 93 to 94 ; Metropolitan, 79 to 791 ; Midland, 124 to 1241 ; North Eastern (Berwick), 1284 to 129 ; and South Eastern, 77i to 771. American Five 'Twenty Bonds are 871 to 871; Erie Shares, 201 to 211 ; and Illinois, 1104 to 114. GreatLuxemburg is 131 to 134; and Lombardo- Venetian at 19/ to 201. In Telegraph Shares Construction and Mainte nance are 431 ; Silver's India Rubber, 64 to 65; Anglo-American, 171 to 18 ex div. ; French Cable, 17 to 171 ; China Submarine, par to 4 prem. ; and Falmouth, 34 to 31 prem. In Bank Shares Agra are 111 to 12 ; London and Westminster, 59 to GO ; London Joint Stock, 32 to 33 ; and Union of London, 36 to 37. The weather causes the corn market to be very firm, all breadstuffs being 2s. per quarter dearer than last week. There seems to be every probability that the option proposedjto be offered to the holders of the New Three per Cents. and Reduced Three per Cents. to exchange into Consols at the rate of £lOO ss. for every £lO. Consols will be regarded as an advan tage by all concerned. Everyone, at all events, who Wished to see New Threes or Reduced would first take the opportunity of conversion, since by the pay ment of ss. he would acquire a stock worth 10s. more in the market. Looking, however, at the general apathy of the investing public, it may be doubted if Many exchanges would be made by the large class of permanent holders, while as regards trustees, unless express power be given in the Act about to be in troduced, the authority would be wanting to enable them to make the required payment. Under these circumstances it will be a question whether it can be worth while to mar the simplicity of the opera tion and delay its completion for years by exact ing any percentage whatever. It is an important fact that the change is one that will not cost the nation a shilling. Indeed, by promoting unifor mity it is calculated to diminish the future ex- penses of administration, and it may be doubted if it be not the duty of a Government to furnish gratuitously every facility in the management of aff airs, provided the working - out of such facility involves no favour to one portion of the public at the cost of the whole. Mr. R. P. Harding, the official liquidator of the J oint- S tock Discount Company (Limited),has issued an approximate statement of the affairs up to the 31st December last. According to this the debts and liabilities, which at the date of the last statement bad been reduced to £133,742, have been further reduced by £56,768, the sum remaining to be pro vided being £76,974, exclusive of interest and of claims not yet established. The interest will pro bably amount to £lOO,OOO, and of this £34,440 has already been paid. In the suit which has been de cided against Barned's Banking Company that company have intimated their intention to ap peal to the House of Lords, and until this question has been disposed of it is probable no further dividend will be paid. The contribu tories are 1,102 in number, holding 79,600 shares, and the total amount paid to the 31st of December last in respect of the calls made during the liqui dation was 1649,632. Since that date £1,665 has been received, and about £28,335 additional is ex pected. Among the dep!orable facts of this case it is mentioned that there are 52 contributories, who hold in the aggregate 3,147 shares, from whom no Payment can be safely relied on. To this date 52 Persons on the list of contributories, holding in the aggregate 9,510 shares, have become bankrupts or have executed trust deeds. Evidence of inability to pay in full has been furnished by 109 contribu tories, who hold in the aggregate 11,051. shares, and of these 96 persons have made proposals to com promise their liability. In 66 cases terms of com promise have been arranged with the approval of the Court, and there are 23 cases under conside ration. The number of contributories whose pre sent addresses have not yet been ascertained is 75, holding in the aggregate 3,237 shares, and there are 845 shares attributed to 10 persons whose lia bility has not yet been determined. The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corpora tion have announced the usual dividend of 12 per Cent. per annum, leaving $lOO,OOO to be added to the reserve fund, and $40,000 to be carried forward. The Ceylon Company (Limited) have invited applications for £150,000 of a new series of 5 per cent debentures at 92, redeemable at par by annual drawings in 15 years. They are to replace previous issues. The following is from the Anglo-Italian Mining Company :—" Mr. Pearson Morrison, the com pany's manager, under date Feb. 8, advises, No change to note at the mines with the exception of a change for the better at Cavetta South.'" It is stated that the working of the sinking fund of the New Grenada ex all debt has reduced the amount to a little over, in round numbers, £3,000,000. The Three per Cents. quoted at 4.0 , have no sinking fund, b ut the amount is small, less than £BOO,OOO. Should future remittances bear the s am e proportion as they have done to late ones, they will suffice to pay 3 per cent. on the ex all. By an oversight on Friday, in the detils of stocks and shares, New Granada was stated to have de clined instead of to have advanced. The rise in the stock was, however, correctly represented in the introductory remarks. With respect to the petitions praying for a com pulsory winding-up of the Albert and Arthur Ave rage Associations, the Master of the Rolls has granted the application, the petitioner to have the conduct of the application. The Royal Sardinian Railway Company have Oren notice that, by permission of the Italian Government, an extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders will be held at ther Terminus Rotel, Cannon-street, on the 22nd inst. The half-yearly meeting of the Tower Subway Company will be held on the 28th inst. The half-yearly meeting of the Submarine Tele graph Company is called for the 22nd instant, to declare a dividend. A special meeting of the North Metropolitan Railway Company will be held on the 22nd inst., to consider a bill to extend the time for the com pulsory purchase of lands. BRUM YUNDIF.-11TO o'ol,ool. OVERNMENT EUNDS. per Cont. Consols bitty for Account ;nl ery good galle )py, for stronger diluted ; ever was a more m grasp mouths 11 of the aim from heWhite )Y Jolts nmenced o Wash ginnt Not :nocking nt of his SWORTI I , ound iu It. Not itg self defence cech was ; 4 0mmit- DAwEs' :ellor of without Le esti- 1 part of e.3ought use with ;lion on and he ye, and disliked bridge, )n , to alit, be !d. Ile i years so with s. Mr. ,ter was ng that y thing, his col- s pass ranking ftight e peti for its lat the rs WllO 3UTLE3 off flee he (x- ilege in ) see it every- w anted Jeir use loaded sheets, ns and Len thEl weight Lie poor of the . But it free, sired a andiog r other e with of the RIIEES, El that iation, ustice, right'' tion of strict being torised F plain for all sports if the nuortS m back "rbe boldly passed t con- cards, :nate's under fight, )f the ;e, by !et of e pro louse, Con- r, and Some ead of hating uggle. ad the tigress ;s will ;hail" oppo k for took oresent Hon. Right Right dward illiam ngton, ,ussell, olonel !olonel )phen y, Mr. '., and , last ) tho )dy he His been a sipate y are actual. 3 that vhen lwaya istake leman shit:lg- smen, , were it this enera a Ye ry nified, fficult dished ehind r good igable Jnioll r last, Littl t Ciu to tha nuati, pr Cent.. 114cluoad • • 6. vs- 3 per Cent our 2i per Cent. Jan. 1894 Du. a per Cen Jam .187 3 A.-inuitieg, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 1580 — Do. for 30 yrs, aspire sth April 1885 — Do (Bed Sen Tele6raph), Aug., 1908 — .:xehoquer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 p. Ct. March Do. '2f do. June Do £lOO, .£2OO & £5OO — Bank of England Stock, 4.1 per Cent Da. opening C iunda 4 per Cent. Bonds Inter-Colonial (Mann= INDIAN a3VERNMENT BECURITIES. In stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 Opening, for Account D per Cent..fuly, 1880 Do 1 per Cent. Oct. 1888 Enfaced Pape,' 4 per Cant.. Jo. a per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 5i per Cent. May 1879 llOl DJ 5 per Cent., Etup. 187`2,,, — Do do Do. do. 1852 L. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do Betide ; 4 per Cent., £l,OOO `)o. under £l.OOO FOREIGN ➢UNDS-'PWO 0101.0031 E. ‘r,;fintine Republic, f: per Cent ... Do Account Austrian Bonds 5 per cent .. — Do. 1859 ilrtzilian 5 per Cent — 30. 41 per Cent. 1852 — Do. do 1858 — Do. uo 186° Do. do., 1863 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 Do. Account B lenos Ayres 6 per Cent. Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cont ', 54} qukyi., 6 per Cent. Cadian 6 per Cent — 'o. 4f per Cent — Do. 3 par Cent~ Do. 7 par Cent., 1866 Do. 6 per ce-q. 1867 97k 7, lo•lib e litn, 6 per Cent. Danish, 3 per Cent. 1825 , — Dannhian Principalities, 7 per Cent B9} Do Account Do 8 per Cent., 1867 93} Ecuador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent Egyptian, 7 per Cent...,. — on Second Issue — De. .£sut, Bonds — Do. 1864 ... Do. Account Do. £5OO Bonds , Do, 4106 Bonds Do. 7 per Cent., 1868 ..... — Do. Account Do. £lOO Bonds ..... Government Railway Debentures Greer 5 per Cent., 1824 5, ex Coups — Do. Coupons Galromala 5 per Cent• .. — gonduras Gov Rail. Loan., 10 p.,Ct., all pd Do. Ace. ant ltaiiau 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do. Account ~. — Do Maremmana Railway — dexicaL 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Do. 1864 — Do 1 per Cont. Anglo-French — 11ontovidvan 6 per Cent. .. — 4lc crish luverias 5 psi Cent New Granada 2ll i Do 3 per Con 4l Do. Deferred Do Laud Warrants (Rectal - es) Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account . .. 791 8} Vo 1} 'der Cent. (Di :harreu) Do li per Cent.. 1862 . — Do 6 per Cent.,lB6" Portsguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7, 9,'60,'2.'t 33 Do. do. 1867 — Do., do. Scrip, £2O pail — It esian, 5 pot . Cent. ' 1822, £ St Do 4} per Cent 1850 Do 11 per Cent., 1860 Do .;i,er Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 - Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO Bonds., 91i Do. dO. £B4 15s. do — Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds — Do. do £B4 158. do — Do Nicolas Railway 6 Bl it Sardinian 5 imr Cent 6Bl Spanish 3 pe; Cen . — Do. Account ... Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Deferred — Do. Passive — Do. Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan — Do Government, 1864 Do dc, 1868 Turkish 6 par Cent ...,.. . — Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 7si Do 6 per Cent., 1862 : — Do. Account 671 8 Do £lOO Bonds 6Ol 1 Do. 5 per cent. 1865 — Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1860 — Do. Account Do I por Cent., Guaranteed - Do :do, Scrip Venezuela 3 per Cent. — Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Dividends on the abore payable in Loader, Austrian o per Cent ; Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 21 per Cent. Ex. 12 Gail„ 55 Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... French Rentes 3 per Cent., Ex. 251. Italian 5 per dent. 1831, EL:. 25f — Do Account 541 1 Two o'ci.oes. Oonsole, Money Do. Account, March 9 .. 921 I ad THE IVEA7HER AND 1113 PARKS. THE ROYAL ROUND POUND.—This fashionable resort of the nobility and gentry was patronised yesterday by many thousand persons, and not fewer than 7,000 ventured upon the ice, which was, by order of Mr. Latnbton Young, the secretary of the Royal Humane Society, placarded as " danger- After an hour or two, as the number in creased, the ice parted in different places, and per sons began to fall through into deep water, until the total number whose lives were risked amounted to 70, of which three were serious cases. At length the icemen were - compelled to drive the people off, as the high wind was blowing up the ice in all directions. ous." REGENT'S PARK.—The promenades in this park were crowded from an early hour until late iu the afternoon, and upwards of 4,000 risked their lives upon the ice, which was described as " unsafe." No fewer than 13 persons were immersed. ST. JAMES'S PARK.—During the day there were 7,000 male and female skaters and sliders. The wind having penetrated under the ice at the eastern end, the frozen surface gave way, and 17 persons fell into the river. They were, however, all rescued by Deputy superintendent Parry and the icemen under him. Owing to the violence of the wind during the day—at nine o'clock last night it had increased almost to a hurricane—it is questionable whether the ice will be sufficiently strong to bear for some days to come. BATTERSEA PARK.—The ice was in a very rotten and dangerous condition, but some hundred persons, both male and female, ventured upon it, and it presented a very gay and animated appearance. After some hours a loud report was heard under the greater portion of the ice, and a general clear. ance took place.just before the ice parted in at least a dozen places. In reaching the banks during the confusion which prevailed several persons received good " duckings," but nothing of a serious charac' ter happened. CLAPHAM PARK.—The ice upon these ponds is still in a very dangerous condition. Several persons broke through, and were got out in a very exhausted condition. CRYSTAL PALACE.—The ice near the island in the gounds of the Palace is in an excellent state, and tolerably safe. During Saturday about 1,000 ventured thereon, and out of that number only one person was immersed. The Royal Humane Society have their icemen employed on all parts of the frozen water. THE VICTORIA PARE,--The strong north-easter which prevailed during the previous night had the effect, wherever the ice had been broken, of entering the aperture and blowing up the frozen surface, in some instances to the extent of five or six yards. During the occasional lulling of the wind in the early part of the day, those places became again covered with thin ice, not strong enough to bear even a single person. It was impossible for the public to know where these dangerous places were situated, and the consequence was a number of immersions. It is computed by the park-keepers that over 200,000 persons visited the park during the day, but out of that large number not more than 3,000 or 9,000 were bold enough to risk their lives upon the partially-frozen water. PRICE OF GOLD. par , and The quotation'Ot gold at F aris is about at the short exchange on London is 25t. 150. per £1 sterna,. , On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 178.100. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold at the abeye price is slightly dearer in; rads than in Lention, 111. E MTN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, IPEBRrA.RY 14, MO. SHARE LIS7.; .KDINARS SLIA.KII:B AND BTOCI4 8. ttailwwys. Paid. Closing 13nainc. 4411. at Brig )1 and Exeter ...... 109 78 80 at Caledonian leo 74 77 at Cainurlau 20 Corn:v.:ll all = Zi +t 13ui;iiu .Sc Liullaat Juno IOQ tot Dun„rerill, .1.b..; 40 70 72 24 East i.ondon all 4 6 tel 1.n.) 15 Do 10 at Glasgow S. Western.. 100 107 169 at Great Eastern .. ("O 311 371 381 at Do. E. Augl. No. 2.... 100 C.l 71 at Urcat North of Scotlaug.. 100 lb 10 st Great Northern .. 100 1171 118 118 171 st Do. A stovir . at Do, 13 stock lOO 127 129 at OtS, and %V. of irelaud lOO irS 100 at Gt. Western —Original lOO 631 631 63; 41 st Do. South Wales lOO 61 66 65 7 st Do. W. .11.1d.—Oxiord lOO 40 42 at Do. Newport 'OO 31 ::6 at Lancashire& Yorashire lOO 128 12a1 at Lon., lirigh.,4 S.Goaat lOO 44 441 431 Do thertp at lon., and Dover lOO 15 151 14f et Do. Metrop. Ex.. A lOO 11 13 at Lon. do North Western lOO 123 i 1241 125 st Lou. 4; South Western lOO 93 94 94 . _ _ Man., Shet., Lineoln.; 100 511 52 50 at Metropolitan . at Do Eitensian 5 Do. New rd all at Metropolitan District. all 15 06 10 Metrop.. St. John's 11 ood 10 • at Mia land at D 4), iiirnain. Der us at North BriLieh st D Yth., do Don— 100 at Nor Wastern—Berwica.. 100 127 12$ 1281 25 D.. * G. N.E purohiuse..ls.l3.ll - st D Leeds ....... 100 79 80 881 st L o York lOO 12 - 1 1241 1271 at D oCarliele at D °Stock. tit Darling lOO 107 ISO 170 at North London 10 Do ,New 1868 at North Staffordshire 100 61 63 at North and "e. W. Junction 100 99 101 10 Do New £lO shares 7 ... • at 111 , : f mney at Shropshire Union lOO 591 601 at South Devon - st South Eastern lOO 751 761 774 at Staines,Wok'hani,& Wok all 13 1* at 'Cad Vale Vo. ... • Waterlord & Kilkenny lOO 10 Waterloo & Whitebail 6 JOINT-STOCK ihkrNICS. Closing BUaLtO.O4 Share NAME. Paid. Price done 10 Agra Limited, A 19 Do 11 a l l O l 1411 : 1 50 Albion 1 111 12 15 10 8 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lint all 241 25 24 20 Anglo-Hungarian 8 Id ip 20 Anglo-Italian 1366, limited 19 3 . 1 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 15 16 20 Do issued at 2 pm—. , 5 321 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lint. 25 Bank of South Australia All 321 331 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 30 11 Bank of New Zealand all 15 10 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra ha, and China all 181 19 25 Chartered Mere. of India. London, and China all 32 33 20 City lO 11 111 100 Colonial 'ls 41 43 10 Consolidated, lim. 1.0 Delhi and London, lint „, 25 50 East London, lim 5 20 English and Amorican, lint 10 'lO English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro. lim 20 English, Scottish, and Aug militia Chartered 3 all 171 181 281 Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all 37 : - .9 281 Do new lll 41 41 100 Imperial, lim 2B 3 2 20 Imperial Ottoman lO 21 3 121 25 lonian all 23 32 25 Do new 5 8 3 Lnd Mortgage of India ' liin 4 31 3 4 100 Do 5 p. c. Debs.lB64, 30 all 74 16 89 100 London Bank of Mexico It JIL3 and South America, Rm. 20 5 4 100 London and Brazilian, lint. 45 56 Z 9 20 Do new 71 0 4; 100 London &River Plate, lim. 40 11 13 25 Do new 10 11 2 p 20 London Chart. of Australia all 231 244 251 20 London and County 2O 404 501 501 50 Do new. iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd ll London Joint Stock._ London and South Ariest), al 100 London &S.-Western, lira, 20 60 London & Venezuela, lim l2l ••• 100 London and Westminster 2O 60 61 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm 2O 100 Merchant, Ulu 25 61 54 10 Metropolitan, lim all 74 7 4 00 Midland, lim. • 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lim l5 3d 1p 00 National Provinc. of Eng'd 42 ... 10 50 National. 3O 20 New South Wales all 41 43 20 North-Western 7l 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 43 44 50 Provinc. Bank. Corpo., lim. IS 64 51 30 Provincial of Ireland 25 Si 87 10 Do new.. all 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lim 25 14 1.1 100 Do issued at 6pm lO 6 6 25 Union of Australia all 46 48 46 100 Union of Ireland, lira 50 Union of London l5 351 351 31j 42j 13 11 LAW INTELLIGENCE—(Ihis Day). CHANCERY. HODGES DISTILLERY COMPANY V. DOULTON'. This case was set down for hearing to-day be fore Vice-Chancellor Malin& The suit was insti tuted by the company to recover £ll,OOO from Mr. Douiton, late M.P. for Lambeth. He was chair ►ran of the company, wLeu the business was dis posed of by Mr. Hodges, and a limited company was formed to carry it on. It was stated on the part of the company that there was a joint claim against the management for £33,000, which it was alleged they had not accounted for, and of thatsum Mr. Doulton was stated to have received £ll,OOO ; which, how ever, was disputed. At the meeting which took place at the London Tavern on Friday last, it was agreed to accept a compromise of the whole claim against the directors for the sum of £lO,OOO, which included the claim against Nir. Doul on. The bill came formally before his Honour this morning, and was dismissed by consent without costs. THE IMPERIAL LAND COMPANY OF MARSEILLES V. THE CREDIT ET MOBILIER COMPANY. This morning, before Mr. Pritchard, the Chief Clerk, a summons for production of documents by certain defendants in this suit, amongst whom were ,the Credit Foncier et Mobilier of Eng land and the Conselidated Land Company of France, was heard. Mr. Gaskell (Messrs. Brandon) appeared for the plaintiffs, and Meszrs. Abrahams and Roffey for the defendants. This suit is instituted to recover large sums of money alleged to be due to the plaintiffs from the defend ants, and about which there is likely to be very serious litigation. The Chief Clerk made an order for an affidavit by the defendants summoned as to documents, and for the production of the same at the offices of the respective liquidators. RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHAkLES AND snx)Ks. at Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 87 89 at Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO ... at Do. Scot. N.E., 46 per cent lOO ••• ••• at Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO at Do. do. 7 per cent lOO ••• st Do. do. Ordinary lOO 78 82 at Do. Midland st Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, o per cent gua st Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO 105 107 at 10. Ist Class preference lO6 st Gifts. & S.W. gua. 5 per et lOO .- . . st (4t.Eastern, E.G Ex. No.l 100 98 I . IIJ at Do do No. 2 IMO 97 99 101 st Do do 6 per cent 100 110 113 at Do East Anglian Asp. c. 100 ••• st Do do B 6 do. 100 at Do do C 7 do. 100 at Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 ": at Do E. Union 4 p.c. gua. 100 . 1 . 18 . 72 at Do Norfolk p.c.Ex.1846 100 st Do do 5 p.e.Way.Val.lB47 100 at Great Northern, 5 per cent 100 st Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 Do 48 do do do 100 ." at Do 5 do at s p. c. pin l OO ••• ••• st Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, G per cent lOO ••• at Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Is tpf lOU at Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 90 98 st chg., per g nu. 5 p.c lOO 106 108 Do. Orig. (B. & 11. Ex). 5 p.c lOO 95 ly e Do do 41 per cent. 1850 lOO 90 92 Do do 4 do do Do do 5 per cent. redein. 100 97 99 Do do Birmingham gua le) 68 72 70 Do do do pref lOO Du do Chester gua 1 b 5 Do do do s per cent IUU „„ Do do do I do 100 ••• Do South Wales, ,gua. 4 p.c. 100 ~, Do do 41 P.O at Do do 46 1850.- 100 at Do do 5 st Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g. 100 110 118 at Do do 2d gua. 100 119 121 at Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c. 100 96 88 at Do du 20 do 100 at Do gua. 54 per cent. 1863 100 ... 00 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. ail ... at Laneash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 3 136 at Do Barnsley, k 5 3s 100 p.c. 100 at Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 1.35 at Du 41 (Blackburn purch). 100 96 100 at London & Brighton, 5 p. c guaranteed, No 1 lOO at DO 5 per cent. gua No. 2 lOO „, st Do 6 do do lOO st Do 5 do NJ. 4 lOO ..• st Do 7 per cent st Do 6 du (W.E. o.l' ) 1110 at DJ 4 du 1850 lOO at Loudon, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent lOO st London and W., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO 110 111 at Do Bedford &Cambridge- lOO st Do Shrewsliy & Welehp'l lOB ..• st London and aW. 7 p,c _ _ . _ late 3d shares, lOO 145 150 s Do (Purtsm.perpaus 2s6d) all s Man., Shef., & Linclu. 6 p.c lOO Do a Do 35 por cent lOO 64 66 1 Do redeem. 6 per cent 5 at Mid. Consolidated, ti p. c lOO 130 185 a Do Bristol& Birm., Gp. c lOO 133 135 a Do 45 per cent. redeem lOO 118 100 a Do 45 per cent. irredeem lOO 98 10.3 s Do Leicester &ifehn,4 p.c 100 80 :1 st North British, 5 p.c. No. I. 100 st Do E. & ti. 4p.e.5.& D 1 00 _ st Do N. 13., No. 2, 5 per cen.t lOO st Do Border Union, 51 p.c lOO st N.-Easteru—Cous. 4 p.c.._ 100 87 85 st Du 45 per cent. redeem lOO 57 99 st Do ll N.E. 4 per cent., lOO ... 17 Do 1— u-wck i capital 5.13.4. -. Do York, IL &S. purchase. 10 10 104 Do Stektu 4 , , Drliu,, ,, . A 5 p.c. 100 107 10i st Do W, Hartlepool U. and 11 100 86 88 20 North Staffordshire all 201 211 lOs 8. Devon Auuuities, I,s all 9 10 lOs Do Tavistock Anus., 10s all 84 9i 10s Do Fixed 41 per cent all 8 81 1 0.6. S. East. (Read. Auus., 1.0.6) all 22 23 st Do 41 percept lOO ... ... st Do Fixed 41 per cent lOO ... ... st Taff Yale No. l lOO 154 158 et Waterford & Kilkenny, 6pc 100 .. .. RAILWAYS.—PREFERENCE SIIARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate yea at Caleduniau 41 p c gua. st Do Scot.Cen. min. P c lOO at Do 41 p irredoem all ~„ st Do 4p c con. issued at 80 65 at Great Eastern 41 per cent. 100 77 8▪ 0 at Do 5 do, 1862 lOO 87 90 at Do New 5 du, 1863 100 84 88 st Du do .510, 1864 lOO 83 66 et Great Northern, 5p c irred. 100 ..„ at Du P e rmanent. 5 per cent. 100 ..„ at Do Boston & Sleafd, 4/ pc 100 ~, at Great West., W Midi., 5p c 100 at Do Joint perpe. 5 p c,1865 100 8 . 9 at Do do 6p c irred., 1866 1)0 115 110 20 Do Vale Neath peril. 5p c all ,„ at Kent Coast, 6 per cent, 100 ..„ b Lane. and York New 41 per - cent till July, 1871 2 1P at Loud., Brig &c., 41 pc, 1958 100 ..„ at Do do 4 do, 1860 100 ••• st Do do 41 do, 1861 leo at Do do 41 do, 1803 100 • 83 st Do do 5 do, 1865 100 at Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 at Do No. 7 5 do at Lond , Chat., &c., 2d, 6 p.c at Do Metrop. Ex., 136 p.c Do " do C 61. c et London& N Weatorn, 5p c 100 108 110 at London &S. Western, 41 13 e 100 93 95 10 Man. Shef. & Lin., 5 pc, 1865 all v 91 st Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO 100 102 st Midland, IL 5 per cent pref lOO 107 109 at Do B 5 do 100 107 109 is Do 5p c opt. to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1869 all 201 21/ 18 Do Inconv. New Shares all 19 191 22 Do 5p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31,1872 B4 11 21p et north British, E. and G I No. 1, 5 per cent ... et Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 ... Do E ,P., &Duo., 2d, 4pc 100 ... st Do E. &G , No. 5 p.c it Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 100 ..„ at Do E. & G., No. 3, 5 p.c ... 100 ,„ at Do E. & G., (Ordiry) 41 p c 100 et North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 9.) 100 et Do Stock. & Darl., D at North London, 44, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) at North Staffordshire 5p c lOO at South Eastern, 41 pc, 1859 100 *** *** a t Do 5 do 1861 100 ." st Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 *** *** at Do 5 do, 1864 at Victoria St. & Pimlico, 41 pc 100 BAIL WAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS et Birkenhead lOO V 3 95 00 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer all Vs 100 at Buckinghamshire at Chester and Holyhead lOO 54; 6 it Do. 51 per cent. et Do. 5 do. 100 116 112 0 Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO it Colchester Steal* Valley et East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lOO 139 136 20 Gloster and I.?ean Forest all s Gt. Ease.. Newm., &c., 5 p.c 100 9 Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c toe st Do.do.Woodbrg.Ex., do 100 .. it Gt. West, W. Mid., Here( 100 97 1.4 50 Hull and Selby all 110 112 i t Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 217 222 st London and Blackwall lOO 93 95 et Do. 41 per cent lOO ... s t London, Chat., &c., 41 p. C. 1 00 ." et Do. Com. Fund, 5 do 100 st London and Greenwich at Do. do Preference lOO st Loudon, Tilbury, & Scuth 100 83 85 ' et Lowestoft,gua 4 percent lOO 79 81 st Do. (1.• 6 do ... 100 51 Manch., Ba. 51a all st Midland, Bradford, Pref , 100 9 . 2 91 10 Mid Kent Cray Liras) 50 Northern& East., 5 percent all 53 56 so Do. do. 6 do. all st N. Eastern — Hartlepool st N.West.A perp. prel, 5p c lOO 107 109 8t Do B minimum If p.c loe st Notting. & Grunith 0 lOO el 9 3 25 Preston and Wyro.. ...... all 44 46 Royston, Hitch., and Ship. 100 132 134 st Shrewsbury and Hereford 106 132 IA4 10 De do 8 2 91p 3 S. Yorksh. and River Dun 109 100 105 4 per cent gua loi 78 go s do st Viet. Station and Pimlico l9O . st West Cornwall 20 West London, Class A all 13 14 20 Be do B all 20 Do du C all st Weymouth and Portland lOO st Wilts and Soinorset DOCKS. it East and 'Met London atd St. Katherine 100 40 bl LW D oDeb. stock, 4 per cent . all Freehold Land st Dock -- 100 SO 33 t Southamptou 1)O 72 75 t Surrey CO niamotal TELEGRAPII COMPANIES. 10 Anglo-American Tei., lim all 19/ 19/ 10 Auglo Mediter Tel., 1im.... 10 201 n 21/ et Atlantic Telegraph lO 14 16 et Do. 6 per cent. lOO 42 46 40 2/ st B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lira. 100 180 120 et Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 262 267 10 Do. Now 8 12 12p 25 Indo-European Tel., lira all 23 25 5 Loud. Provincial Tel. lira all 3 4 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent all . .. 10 Mediterra. Exten. Tel., lira all 9 10 25 /touter's Telegram all ... .. 20 Societe Trausatlant., lim all 17 18t 17 st Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all 1/ 11 5 U. Kingdom Tel. Co., lira all 7 s 5 Do. lo per cent. Pref all vi :,1 MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint `25 Australian Agricultural 2Ol 16 17 25 Austn Mort Laud and FM, L aa141 5 11 p65r 1 1 d i 6 p ps r mik 10 Baugparah Tea Estate, Lim 3 all 5 10 Berlin Water Works, Lim 5 Bombay Gas, Littnted 5 Ditto, N e w 50 British American Land 20 British Indian T ea , Limited all 21 34 21 1 27 Canada Company 20 Ceylon Company, Limited lO 4 3d 20 Ditto, A shares 25 City of London Real Prop, LlO 7 6d 30 City of Milan Improvinent L all 4 5 50 City Offices, Limited 50 Colonial, Limited 2O ld pr 191 50 Commercial Union (Asso) 5 1 24p 74 10 Cont of African Merch, L 3 21 lid 20 Continental Union Gas, L 25 Copper Miners of England, Prof 71 per cent all 5 7 100 Corp of London Bonds, 1877, 41 per cent all 100 Ditto, 1879, 41 per cent 100 Ditto, 1882, 44 per cent 10 Credit Fone of England, L all 21 31 3 50 Credit Fonc of Mauritius, L 10 24 lid St Crystal Palace St Do, Preference lOO 91 99 St Do, 6 per cent Perp Debentloo 106 111 50 E India Land Credit & Fin L 7 5 4d 32 Ebbw Vale 1 071 101 914 171 100 Egypt 9 p et Viceroy's Loan gua. by Egyptian Gov all 974 981 981 1 4 20 Egyptian Corn and Trading L 4113 3 English and Austr Copper, L 2 4 1. 15 Eug and Foreign Credit 7 3d • 10 Ear)pean Gas alll 17 18 10 Do, new.... 5 4 44 6 Fairbairn Engineering 5 ld p 20 Fore-street Warehouse, L 13 31 44p 17 1 161 100 Foreign and Col Gov Trust and Loan 6 per ct Bonds all 97 99 98 10 Gen Credit and Discount, L 71 1 4d 74 15 General Steam Navigation l4 20 30 50 Rome and Cul Marine Ins, L 5 14 p 20 Hudson's Bay (Governor and Co. of Adventurers of Eng trading into) all 12 124 121 50 Imperial Continental Gas 431 134 136 50 India Rub, Teig Works, L 45 57 59 641 31 4 10 International Fivan Soc, L 5 11 11d 54 20 Italian lrrigaton Canal, Cav all 44 41 100 Ditto, 6 per cut BOnds, red all 1870 all 63 65 50 Land Securities, Limited 5 2 Icl 25 London African Trading lO 50 Loud Financial Assoc, Lim 3O 18 17d 4 Loud Gen Omnibus, Limd 50 Loud & Glasg Engin, Limd '2s 18 16cl 20 London and Prov Marine 2 par ip 24 St Madras Irrig & Canal, gnat 100 spc by India Gov lOO 103 105 50 Merchant Shipping, Limtd all 32 37 10 Natal Land and Col Co., Lim all 3 4 25 National Discount Co, Lim 5 114 11, Hi 10 National Steamship, Limd all 131 14/ 1 Nerbudda Coal & In, Ld 6 5 6d 4 1 7-16 t 0 New Consolidated Die Ld 4 5 New Quebrada, Limited 4/12 41 44d 15 N Zealand Im & Mere, &e 2 4 A . IP 25 N Zealand Trust & In, Ld 5 14 14P 10 North Assam Tea, Limited 7 7 5(1 10 Do, B 231 St N British Austral, Limited 11 1 1 23 0 — 6O — 7O 50 N British & Mercan lusnce 6 d 25 Ocean Marine Insurance 5 15 16p 5 Oriental Gas, Limited 5 Do, New 14 1 2p 10 Otago & South Invest, Ld 2 4( 1 IP 5 Ottoman Gas, Limited all 2 24 St. Peel Iliv Lnd & Min Lim 100 31 33 50 Peninslr & Oriental Steam all 45 47 461 50 Do., New, 1867 lO 31 21d 50 Rhymney Iron 15 Do, New .11 81 8 1 25 Rio Janeiro City Ica L m td all 1 91 20* 204 20 Rio Janeiro Gas, Limited. all 291 304 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O b 2 54 551 St. Scot Aus Invest, Limited - 100 20 Societe General de l'Enipire Ottoman 8 21 81 25 South Australian Land 20 Tel Construe & Maintenance (Bin and redaced) all 8 9 4 39 ,1 43 4 4 31 20 Thames & Mere Mn Ins, b 2 2 4 2- 0 St. Tobacco (Ital p Loan) all 86 88 10 Trustand Agency of Austra lasia, (Limited) 20 Tr &LnCo of Up Canada i IP 50 Union Marine Liverpool, Ld 5 6 61p 20 Union Steam Ship, Ld 15 United Dis Corpora, Lmtd 6 2 Icl 20 Univer Mar (Ins), Lmtd 5 41 51p 10 Upper Assam Tea, Lmtd all 1 30 Van Diemen's Land 100 Viceroy of Egypt Mort Ln. all 801 81f 814 50 Warrant Finance,_ Limited 12 8 6d 50 W & Steam, Limited ... 20 4 3d COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Canadand July, 1877-84 100 104 1051 a ` ---------r------------------ Government, 6 P c 7 an Do, 6p c, Feb and Aug lOO 102 103 Do, 6p c, Mar and Sept 100 1051 106/ Do, 5p c, Jan and July lOO 941 95/ 90 5/ Do, 5p c, inscribed stock lOO 94 96 Do. 5p c, Dominion of, 1803 lOO 95} 961 Cof Good Hope, 6 p c, De c, 1873 100 1 03 105 Do, 6 p 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 e, April 16 and Oct 15, 1900 100 1021 1031 Ceylon, Nov, 1878, 6p c 100 109 111 Do, 1872 100 103 105 lio, 1882 and 1883 100 112 114 1131 Mauritius, 6p c, 1873, Jan & July 100 102 101 Do, 1878, Jim and July 100 106 1 08 Do, 1882, May 15 and Nov 15 100 107 109 dyjsti l l B Py 96 c : Jan D 0,1895-6, Feb and Aug 10 0 111 113 Natal Gov 6p ci April & Oct 100 108 110 Do, 6p c, May and Nov 1 00 107 109 1081 New Brunswick Gov 6 p c , J a n and July 1871 to 1 04 105 10 0 1001 1011 N, D S oi . ,857 p, Jane, Wa l es i : I nos to July 100 101 102 1011 1 Do, 5 p c, red by ann draws, from 1867 to 1875 100 100 101 Do, 2 per c, annual draws, 1872 to 1898 100 looi 1011 New Zealand 6p c, 1891 100 107 109 Do, 5p c 100 97 98 Do, Jan, April, July, Oct lOU 971 981 98 Do., 6p c, 1891, Mar and Septloo 108 110 Do, p ct, 1891, June and Dec 100 107 109 1081 Nova Scotia Gov, 6 p c sterling, 1875, Jan and July 100 1021 101 Do, 1886 lOO 1041 1051 Queensland 6 per ct, 1882-85, Jan and July 1 00 1081 1091 1081 Do, 1891, Jan and July 100 1081 1091 1091 S Australian Government, 6 p c, 1869-77 lOO Do, 1878-9 4 lOO Do, 1893-1908 100 110 111 Tasmanian, 6 p c, 1895, Jan and July 100 108 110 po, 6p c, red, 1893 to 1897 100 108 110 Victoria Govt, 6 p c, Jan and July, 1891 lOO 113 114 1131 Do, April and Oct 100 1131 1141 114 Do, 5p c, Jan and July 100 101 f 102 1 102 ROLLS' C EIAMBERS. To-day the affairs of the Legal, Clerical, and Medical Co-operative Society, Marylebone-road, were brought before Mr. Hawkins, chief clerk. Mr. Butt, who appealed for a creditornamed Frank lin, applied that Mr. Robertson, who was the liqui dator and principal shareholder, should proceed in order that the creditors might be paid. Mr. Robert son attended and asked for time. Mr. Butt thought sufficient time had been given. The winding up order was in July, and the creditors had not been paid. The debts were £l,OOO, and the surplus capital, £l,OOO, of which Mr. Robertson held shares to £BOO. Ile asked that a call should be made. Mr. Robertson wished for further time to go into the accounts. He wished to avoid litigation aad expense. If matters were pressed the assets might not be realised. Mr. Butt remarked that by the winding-order all proceedings had been stopped. The Chief Clerk said he would give to the 21th instant, and then the liquidators could give an estimate of the assets, and it would be seen as to the course to be adopted to pay the creditors. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. Mr. Reed applied to the Chief Judge this morn ing in the matter of the Rev. Mr. Peck, vicar of Aston Juxta, Birmingham, under the following circumstances:—Mr. Peck became insolvent in 1861, and was adjudicated a bankrupt in 1862. The living was sequestrated. Two of the claimants under the sequestration had been paid ; but one creditor still remained iu possession. Funds had since come into Court as the result of a Chancery snit, and it was now asked that a revesting order should be issued in the insolvency, on the ground that all insolvent debts had been paid, and that the resulting interest of the bankruptcy in the property had been satisfied by the payment of all the debts under the insolvency. Ills lordship said he would grant the order ; but as there possibly might be other creditors, a final dividend meeting must be advertised. POLICE IN7ELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ROBBERY AT A JEWELLER'S.—James Pearson, porter, in the employ of. Mr. Campbell, jewelle r and watchmaker, of No. 40, Tottenham-court road, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with steal ing a watch and other articles, the property of his employer. Mr. Campbell said that the prisoner was em ploye 1 by him as a watchman i❑ his house on Sun day, and having been missing property for some time past, and not being able to trace the thieves, he went to George-street Station and employed a de tective, who found that the prisoner had entered the shop by getting through a small fanlight over a door leading from the back parlour into the shop. On taxing the prisoner with having entered the shop, he denied it, but on the detective telling him he had better give up any property he had he handed over a watch, a pair of earrings, two rings, two silver thimbles, and other articles. Boyal, detective E division, said that last night, on asking the prisoner what property he had about Lim, he denied having any ; but subse quently, on proving that he had been into the shop, he produced a watch from his pocket and the other articles from a piece of paper, said that was all he had taken, and the prosecutor identified it as his property. Mr. Tyrwhitt asked the prisoner whether he would have the case settled by him or by a jury? The prisoner said he would have it settled at once. Boyal having asked for a remand, Mr. Tyrwhitt granted the application. WESTMINSTER. ATTEMPTED SUI C IDE BY A WOMAN.— Eliza Coster, a decent looking woman, about 40 years of age, was charged with attempting suicide by cutting her throat with a razor. Mary Teahaw, of 21, Hide-place, Westminster, widow of the constable whose case has been recently before the public, said at half-past nine yesterday morning the prisoner, who lives in the next room to me, came in and said she had cut her throat ; it was bleeding at the time. She said she had done it with a razor, which was produced. Prisoner said she had lost her husband ten weeks ago, and had since been in a deal of trouble. She had friends to whom she could go. Mr. Selfe remanded her for a week. THAMES. A SANCTIMONIOUS THIEF.— John Williams, aged 24 years, bricklayer, and described as having no home, was charged with stealing a pair of boots from the person of a young woman, named Louisa Collier, a dressmaker, of No. 121, Belgrave-street, Stepney. The prosecutrix was passing along the Commer cial-road, carrying a small parcel with a pair of new boots resting on it, when the prisoner accosted her and snatched the boots from her and ran away. The prosecutrix pursued him, calling out " Stop thief." He was stopped by a young man named Whiting, of 25, Latimer-street, Stepney. The prisoner evaded him and dropped one of the boots. He was stopped again and secured. The boots were recovered. On the first investigation the prisoner said he was a mat manufacturer, and hawked his wares about the streets. lie was now remanded, and it was stated that he had been inspected in prison, and was unknown. He pleaded guilty, and now stated that he had been out of work three days, and without food all that time, and that hunger drove him to it. He hoped the Lord would for give him, and that the magistrate would extend that mercy towards him which all would require on the great day of judgment. He then gave utter ance to a long supplicatory prayer, and finished with an appeal to heaven. The Magistrate said the prisoner had committed a daring street robbery, and sentenced him to three months' imprisonment and hard labour. Iu consequence of the inability of the Irish Attorney-General to obtain a seat, the Irish Land Bill will be carried through Committee by. Sir Robert Collier. The duty will be very arduous, especially for an English lawyer but the distinguished ability shown by the Attorney-General in the conduct of his Bankruptcy Bill last session affords the best assurance that he will succeed equally in the still more difficult task now to be imposed upon biro.—Law Times. MR. B ,'_AI. OSBORNE O.V RiSINCII RIUS riaa. At Waterford Mr. Bernal Osborne has deli vered a characteristic speech, which had the merit of producing a great deal of mirth among his audience. It was principally devoted to ridicule of Lis opponents. The following is a fair speci men : "Let us review this extraordinary gush of lawyers that have cone down upon us like wolves on the fold. You remember that lately you have had the town of Dungarvan torn to pieces between two lawyers, and for what object we will see by and by. Well, you had down there an English bar rister—so much abuse .l by the National party, who put him in—Mr. Henry Matthews, who ever since his election is very silent in the House of Commons. That is one barrister. Now tick them off on your fingers. (Laughter.) Well, you have got as number two an English barrister, lately returned for Mallow. I have said something about herrings, but Mr. Munster does not come under that denomination—he is a good fish. (More laughter.) Well, you have seeking to represent Tipperary another lawyer, an excellent man—not a fish, but of the bird tribe—a' Heron.' (Renewed laughter.) Now, let us come to our local experience. The other day I was coming down in the train, just after the decision of the judge, and a handsome young man got into the carriage—as good-looking a fellow as I have seen. Ho did not know who I was, nor did I know him. There was another gentleman in the car riage, and he announced to him, lam going up for Waterford.' He is the son of a most re spectable and successful medical man, the late Dr. Purcell, of Carrick-on-Suir. NVell, Mr. Pur cell's address was issued on Friday, and though he had been called upon by a numerously signed requisition—we all got those requisi tions—(laughter)—he retired on the following Mon day. Mr. Purcell was a man who, from his soft ness of tongue, was likely to make a good match, but Waterford was not the virgin he would tack on to. Well, there was another candidate, Mr. Crean. He came down here, originally, playing a silent part as senior counsel in what might be called the great ' barren' petition. He wore his wig with uncommon grace ; and never, that I know, cross examined a witness. I can't see why he was brought down here at all as a candidate. We are all up to the rhodomontade of patriotism and love of country. We know that sportsmen, when they can't get a wild fox, get a tame one, and I think he must have been brought here as a bag-fox, and is now giving me a run. Grubb, the poor man's friend ; Mr. Crean—when everybody else at the bar is gone—may be Chancellor ; but is "Waterford going to be made a stepping-stone for aspiring barristers? Now, seven years at the bar is all that is required to make a man, seemingly, fit for anything. Ile is not only able to address a jury of his countrymen, but, by jingo ! he is a good chamber lawyer in equity on your property. He will not only instruct you upon cases of patent, but will teach your daughters to dance, and play the Ger man flute if necessary. There is no end, gentlemen, to the capabilities of a rising barrister." STATE OF THE THAMES.—(tit's DAY.) It is now several years since the River Thames has presented such a fearful scene as it does this morning. Traffic may be said to be entirely stopped by the imme❑se sheets of stationary ice, which reach from either bank till near the middle of the stream. The whole of the above bridge steamers and small craft have ceased running, it being found impossible to get them through the ice. Even the Thames Police are unable to use their gallies on the Thames, and they are obliged to do duty by patrolling the banks of the Middlesex and Surrey shores. Some hundred ships lying in the Pool and Docks are so firmly frozen in that they cannot be got under weigh until a thaw sets in. People can now walk across the river at the upper end, and it is feared that if the present severe weather should continue the public will be able to do the same be tween ‘Vestminster and London Bridges. MILITARY AND NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. All the depot battalions, with the one exception of as Indian depot at Chatham, are to be abolished at the end of the present financial year. The junior majors of both cavalry and infantry regiments will in future be borne as supernumeraries to their corps. The Army and Nary Gazetk says :—Orders have been sent from the Horse Guards to officers commanding regiments to reduce their estab lishments by the discharge of men who have completed eleven years' service and are not willing to re-engage, as well as of bad characters.—No officer will be appointed to succeed Lieutenant-General Sir C. A. Windham, K.C.8., in the command in Canada, owing to the withdrawal of the majority of British forces from the colony.—The Military Train mill be handed over to the charge of the Control Department from the 15th instant. —Sir William Mansfield, on being relieved of the com mand-in-chief in India by Lord Napier of Magdala, will not return to this country, but will be attached to the Council in India as military member. The United Service Gazette says that Mr. Henwood, who some time ago proposed a scheme for utilising our screw line-of-battle ships by converting them into coast-defence monitors, has succeeded in proving the desirability of such a trial being made, by which a saving would accrue to the country of £200,000. The Channel squadron, under the command of Vice- Admiral Sir T. M. C. Symonds, K.C.8., returned to Lisbon on the 6th instant ; heavy weather had been experienced. Three accidents happened on board the Agincourt on the sth instant, whilst the ships were being exercised in evolutions under steam. The hand of a navigating sub-lieutenant was crushed by a compart ment door; a corporal of marines had a leg injured; and a seaman's ankle was so severely hurt as to necessitate amputation. Mr. Childers has announced his intention to move the navy estimates in the House of Commons on the 24th instant. It is expected that the long-desired scheme of naval retirement will then make its appearance. Medals and gratuities for long service and good conduct are in futifie to be granted on the recommendation of the Captain of a ship, during the period of the ship's com mission, instead of at her paying off, as has been the custom hitherto. The Broad Arrow says, with regard to our army in Ire land :—" The gradual reinforcement to our army in Ireland cannot but be approved by all true friends of that country We all know that sooner or later the poor dupes of the Fenian conspiracy will have to learn what certain Continental nations have already learnt—that armed authority with right on its side is now nnassail• able. Every justice, and more than justice, has recently been and will be rendered to Irishmen ; but the pool creatures neither understand nor want justice, and having made their choice of the bullet as an arbiter, will pro bably ere long have their cause finally decided." The same paper contains the following :—"When the late Sit William Gordon first returned to consciousness after the injuries of which he died, his first words were, shoult like to send a message to my corps' This is a touching evidence of what was nearest the heart of this excellent officer, even at such a time." Sir George Chetwynd (according to a sporting contemporary) intends to relinquish the Turf, and sell all his horses in training. An Indiana newspaper asserts that an Indian is a present officiating in that State as a Methodist minister and that after his sermon he regularly dismisses his congre• gation by giving the war-whoop and executing a scalp dance. •thie strike of colliers at Bolton is being gradually 5 , .m0 , -ed. Several of the employers in the Little Hulloa district have complied with the demands of the men, and there are now working at the advanced scale upwards of 1,200 miners. On the 10th inst. the rise will be given to 280 more men now on strike. Including these, and &so about 300 of the colliers of the Bridgewater Trustees, the number on strike yesterday was between tOO and 900. A meeting ie to be held on Monday to decide whether the whole of the Bridgewater men—about I,olo sLall "come out." It has already been stated that the University of Catnbridgo has conferred the bcnorary degree of Doctor of Laws upon the Most Ileverend Alexander, Archbishop of Syra, Tenon, and Melos. On Thursday next Lis Grace will be present in person to receive the highest academical distinction that the University Las it in its power to offer. The Archbishop will subsequently visit Oxford, to receive a similar distinction there. During the visit of the Arch bishop to Cambridge he will bo the pest of the Master of Trinity. On Lis way between the two Universities his 3rae) will pay a visit to the Marquis of Salisbury, the Chancellor of the University of Oxford, at Hatfield House. As a special compliment, the Archbishop will be presented for his degree by the l'ublic Orator in a Greek speech. mit DION' liii-7016.krti-TI-AN'T) 6Aittl'A --- An application against the Pall Mall Gazette was made: on Saturday on behalf of Mr. Dion Boucicault to the' magistrate at Marlborough-street. The complainant asked for a summons for libel. He vaguely insinuated through his counsel that the change in the Pall Mati Glzetie had made its proprietor anxious for notoriety.. In its issue on Saturday it had a letter pur perting to be written by " Azamat-Batuk " on stage morale. Therein " Formosa " was criticised, and. th 3 ceitic speaking of it and its author, Mr. Boucicau lt, says : --" I expectA that in addition to immoral sights, he would again supp'_y me with some alpable notions ab jut various dirty nests in London which I have neither the occasion nor the courage to visit, and which Mr. B )ucicault seems to know so well. It is from his p'ay " After Dark " that I received an idea of the vagabonds' residence under Blackfrairs Bridge, the robbers' gambling house in Rupert-street, &c. That a few things of this kind may interest a foreigner visiting this country seems natural to me, but what interest Englishmen thJrnselves can have in all this I never could perceive." Then the critique went on : " If he does not give us any thing more attractive, it is probably because he has no opportunity of seeing better subjects. A writer of this school depends more than any other on the medium in which he lives ; and if the author of ' Formosa ' can never write a play without introducing in it women of bad conduct, swindlers, pickpockets, policemen, publicans, false bills, robberies, and the like, it is simply because he seems to know all such things well, and because he sees (as Mr. Chatterton explained in he , Times some months ago), that the English public likes this kind of subject. I think, moreover, that it is an offence to all honest Englishwomen to presume that a person like Formosa can attract or tempt them." By this paragraph Mr. • Boucicault understood that he was set down as the com panion of swindlers, forgers, murderers, and courtesans. Mr. Knox said he thought after reading the article that: a magistrate could scarcely take upon himself to say he could withhold the case from a jury. In the case of " Gan v. Hood," the law of libel was thus laid down : " A publication commenting upon a literary work, express ing its follies and errors, and holding up the author to ridicule, will not be decreed a libel, provided such com -, 1 ment does not exceed the limits of fair and candid criticism by attacking the character of the writer uncon nected with his publication, and everyone has a right to ; publish a comment of this description. But if a person, under the pretence of criticising a literary work, defames the private character of the author, and instead of writing in the spirit and for the purpose of fair and candid dis cussion, travels into collateral matter, and introduces facts; not stated in the work, accompanied byinjurious comments upon them, such person is a libeller. A fair and candid: comment upon a place of public entertainment in a news paper is not a libel." He thoUght it was proper and right l to have the matter investigated, and should grant the summons. THE RECENT GALES. GORLESTON, SUFFOLK, Sunday. The brig Johanna, from Venice to Yarmouth, at anchor in the Roads, came ashore this morning about a quarter of a mile to the south of Gorleston lifeboat house of the National Lifeboat Institution (says J. P. Baumgartner). The lifeboat, which is named the Leicester, it having been presented to the society by residents of that town, had been got out on the beach in readiness, under the superin tendence of Capt. D. Robertson, R.N., the assistant inspector of lifeboats to the institution, who was at this lifeboat station ou a tour of inspection. Alin© was got on board the brig by means of the rocket apparatus, and the lifeboat, manned by - Captain Robertson and her crew, who hauled off through a nasty sea, when all the people on board the wreck (eight in number, and a dog) were brought safely ashore. One man was much exhausted and remains at Gorleston in bed ; the others were soon ab!e be sent to the Sailors' Home at Yarmouth. The brig is expected to became a total wreck. KINGSDOWNE, KENT, Sunday. Last night, while a storm from the cast was raging, and the surf and sea were running high, the cold being intense, the ship Glendura, of 1,000 tons, Captain Thomas Harland, bound front Batavia to Rotterdam, was seen on the main northward of Kingsdowne, near \\rainier Castle, driving towards the shore (states 'l'. Sydenhatn Clerke, Esq.). The Lifeboat Ins:itutiun's boat Sabrina, at Kingsdowne, Coxswain Jarvis Arnold, was, under great difficulties, immediately launched and boarded the ship. At great risk the captain's wife and infant and a man in charge of the child wera got on board the boat and brought ashore. Again the boat was launched, and again boarded the ship, and brought more of the crew ashore, and at last, after making three other successful trips, the whop crew, numbering 28 persons, were safely landed at Kingsdowne. Seven hours of the night were oc ccupied in these trips, and the severity of the wea ther, together with the fury of the wind and sea, rendered the task very hazardous. This gallant service redounds much to the credit of the Kings downe men, who found the crew of the lifeboat, an►i who were exposed four hours to the inclemency of the weather, in addition to being wet through nearly the whole time. GREAT YARMOUTH, Monday. Captain D. Robertson, RN., Assistant InFpectoe of Lifeboats to the National Lifeboat Institution, reports that five of the crew have been saved from the cbibris of the wreck of the barque Victoria, re- ferred to in this morning's papers. The Duff life boat, at Great Yarmouth, which also belongs to the National Institution, has likewise been out this morning (Monday) and saved four men from the Favourite of Arbroath. One of the vessel's crew, a boy, had, however, been unhappily drowned. FIRE IN CIIISWELL-STREET.—Tins DAY. Captain Shaw reported to the Board of Works that during the last 48 hours, ending at six o'clock this (Monday) morning, not fewer than 15 fire 3 had taken place in different parts of the metropolis. With the exception of one they were of a trifling character, and that one happened in the premises belonging to the following persons :—Messrs. Cohit and Bilston, jewellers ; Mr. Rowland, tobacconist ; Mr. G. Keightley, patent medicine vendor; and Mr. W. Westbury, a lithographic printer, situate at 6, Chiswell-street, Finsbury. The flames corn+ menced in the lower part of the premises, and when discovered bad obtained a firm hold of the build ing and its contents. The London Salvage Corps and the Metropolitan Brigade quickly attended, and the firemen managed, with the aid of one of Shand and Mason's engines, to get the flames ex tinguished, but not until the lower part of the pre mises were burned out and the upper floors severely damaged by heat, &c. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CITY BETTING—SATURDAY. WATERLOO (COURSING) CUP. 3to I agst Lord Lurgan's nomination (offered) 33 to 1 agst Mr Neville's nom. (taken) LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP. sto 1 agst Royal Rake (taken) 50 to 1 agst Spider (wanted) LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL. 7 to 1 agst Colonel (offered) 100 to 8 agst Doctor (taken) 100 to 7 agst Coutts (taken and offered) 100 to 7 agst Honolulu (offered) 100 to i agst Cristal (offered) 16 to 1 agst Tathwell (taken and offered) 100 to 6 agst Burney (taken) 25 to 1 agst Cinna (taken) 33 to 1 agst Brick (taken) 40 to 1 agst Gardener (taken) 40 to 1 agst Moose (taken) 40 to 1 agst Alcibiade (offered) 40 to 1 agst Costa (offered) 50 to 1 agst Dispatch (offered) 4to 1 agst Doctor 1,2, 3, (taken) CITY AND SUBURBAN. 13 to 1 agst Walter (offered) 100 to 7 agst Sabinus (taken) 100 to 6 agst Ashfield (taken) 20 to 1 agst Blue Bell colt (offered) 20 to 1 agst Miss Dayrell (offered) CHESTER CUP. 20 to 1 on the field (offered) 40 to 1 agst Perry Down (taken) TWO THOUSAND. sto lon the field (offered) DERBY. 6to 1 agst Sunshine (offered) RACING FIXT URES-1870. FEBRUARY. 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