The Sun. — London, England, 1870-02-23 00:00:00

ough that n in Eng 'ernment, nd only the relations render it y weighs 3 English uese -ention of new us () the in ost of the 'courage act) have gely con hy, s ill apprecia d duties, guese on sted and to benefit to look rotecting siderable onnected i of For- that a ;urst at L Which en long capital ast com- .n finan is of th© un try is )mmerco issitudes In in all vhen its and ca- ries and prosper- English Alin iu and the >wily iu ; on the my and he pie- Da the !rcenary n nego- Dut any :h must ,re.►d all inevit- 'era tion ;tory of inaucial 7esen ta ;2. • In Aguiar, .ce and inancial e majo- resole° over by Parlia for a r and risen rations, on the h men tS r could uancial young Jaiver- I lately n part I never finau ! Tbis revola- as fol by the in this Paris, lig un- st, and (M. t'ffe Of ising ❑ancial ountry Saino rry the o their LS sent fter a Tai re- Idauha ux, 011 :d once ctions, ch had setting Wither 2Ct oral sing at ad yes. ," they tsureS, Id not icut to was ;inept, gman ;d the 3hiefly Ur des er the Liu re- t less )üblic onds, e two your luent tdron vbich ral of MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. On 'Change to-day there appeared to be a gene ral decline in the prices of most securities, but Con sols only gave way the "slightest shade in value. In the Foreign market there was, however, some de mand for shares, but holders refu6ed to sell at reduced prices. Consols are now at 921 f 1 for money; ditto, for Aczount, 921 f ; Three per Cent. Re duced, 924 ; New Tkree per Cents, 928 1; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, March, prem. ; June, 2 prem. ; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, March, 2 dis• ; June, prem. ; Bank of England Stock, 41 Per Cent:, 2 0. India Stock, 10} per Cent., April, 1874, ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1111 4 ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 101 1001 ; ditto Enfaced Paper, 5 per Cent., 1872, 103} ; ditto Bonds under £l,OOO, 22 prem. ; Metropolitan Board of Works, 931. In the Foreign Market Egyptians are 92, and the 1868 Bonds, 781, being an improvement of 1 Per cent. Viceroy Sevens, 821. Turkish Fives are 45, and. the Sixes . 671 to 681, both I bette. New Scrip is 11 to 11 prem, Italian Bonds are 521 ; Mexican, 138 ; Spanish, 278 ; Peruvian, 79} ; and ew Russian Loan, 38 to 3} prem. In the Railway Share Market the qu)tations are now' as follows :—Caledonian, 77 to 771; Great Eastern, 381 to 381 ; Great Northern, 117 to 118 ; ditto (A), 118 to 119 ; Great Western, 63 1 to 64; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1281 to 1281; London and Brighton, 428 to 43 ex div. ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 141 to 15 ; London and North Western, 124} to 125 ; London and South Western, 93} to 941; Metropolitan, 77} to 771 ; Midland, 1231 to 124 ; North Eastern (Berwick), 1281 to 1281; South Eastern 76} to 77 ; Erie Shares, 211 to 22 ; Illinois Central, 111 112 ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 141 to 151 ; and Great Western of Cahada, 161 to 161. In the Bank Shares Agra are llf to 12 ; City Bank, 121 to 111 ; Imperial Ottoman, 3 1-16 to 3 3 46 prem. ; London and County, 48 to 49; London and Westminster, 61 to 611 ; and Union • of London, 37 to 371. American Five-Twenties are 89 to 891; ditto (1865), 881 to 85f ; ditto (1867), 871 to 871; and Ten-Forties, 84 to 84f. Lombardo-Venetian, 191 to 19i ; and Grew Luxembourg as last quoted. In Telegraph Shares there now is a decline in India-rubber, which is 61 ; British India is 31 prem.; Falmouth, prem.; Panama, 1} dis.; Sin gapore, par to prem.; Construction, 431; and French Cable, 15k. In Miscellaneous Shares Credit Fonder, are 2i to 3 ; General Credit, 5-16 to 3-16 dis. ; International Financial, 2 to 11 dis. dis. ; Berlin Waterworks, 15} to 15;3 ; Hudson's Bay Company, 121 to 121 ; India Rubb3r Works, 60} to 61f ex div. ; London General Omnibus Company, 21 to 2i; National Discount, 11 to 111 ; Peninsular and Oriental Steam, 45f to 46f ; and Royal Mail Steam, 55f to 56k. There were no gold operations at the Bank yes terday. The accountsof the Anglo-Italian Bank (Limited) for the half-year show a profit of £10,666, of which i t is proposed to place 16,000 to bad and doubtful debts —an amount that it is hoped will be sufficient and to distribute £4,000 as a dividend, at the rate O il per cent. per annum, leaving £666 to be carried forward. The Florence branch is stated to have f ully maintained its position, while t h e Na p les o ranch, under the supervision of the committee, has nl ade much progress. The liquidation of the Genoa branch has been satisfactorily concluded, but the Council intend to continue an agency there. It is stated that the Deptford Dockyard, with all its buildings, has been purchased by Mr. H. E. Marsh, auctioneer, on behalf of a client. It com prises an area of nearly 22 acres. _ A prospectus has been issued of the . Plumas Golc A l ining Company of California, with a capital of £75,000 in shares of £3. The Crown Agents for the Colonies have invited tenders on Thursday for bills on the Government of Ceylon for £25,000. _ _ _ 'Vice-Chancellor James has appointed Mr. 11. T. Edwards, of the firm of James, Edwards, Cash, and Stone, oflie:al liquidator of the Paraguassu Steam Tramroad Company (Limited). Mr. James M‘lienry, President of the Atlantic and Great Wisfern Railway, has issued a report to the bond and debenture holders, embodying a for the reorganisation of the company's af fairs. Mr. M'Henry dissents from the proposals Of Mr. Chadwick, but adds that on many points t hey are not irreconcileable with his own. he Glasgow Mail mentions that the suspension of the long-established firm of Alessrs. Robt. Hutchi son and Co., grain merchants, Kirkcaldy, has caused no little consternation. The firm carried on business on a most extensive scale, and their liabili ties have been variously estimated at £BO,OOO to £ 1 20,000. The assets are also heavy, and it is supposed by some that 20s. in the pound will be f orthcoming. A meeting of the creditors will, it is understood, be held in Edinburgh on the Ist of March. At the meeting of the English and Australian Copper Company the directors' report was agreed to. At the meeting at Liverpool of the West India and Pacific Steamship Company (Limited) a divi dend was declared of 14s. per share. The Traus-Mongolian service for the trans mission of telegraph messages to and from China, v/a Klachta, was reopened for the season yesterday. The time of transit has been reduced to ten and a half days. It is understood that all the arrangements are completed for launching the new Atlantic Tele graph scheme, which has been for some time in preparation, and that the public here will be im mediately invited to subscribe something like £600,000 to provide an independent line of com munication between the United States and Ger many. By this project America would have a fourth cable connecting her with Europe, al though the three now iu operation are more than sufficient for all purposes. The Metropolita❑ Railway traffic return shows this week an increase of £l6B over last year ; the Metropolitan District an increase of £35 ; the Metropolitan and St. John's-wood an increase of £2O ; the Glasgow and South-Western an increase of £666 ; and the Great Luxembourg an increase of £305. The letters of allotment of the Altnada and Tirito Consolidated Silver Mining Company were posted yesterday. BRUSH FILIDS-TWO O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT EtINDs. 3 per Contr,Consols - i. 921 Ditto for Account per Cent. Ito laced Ne.' 3 per Uont ........................... Now 21 por Cont. Jau. 1894 Do. 5 per Con )&n.1873 kunuities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880. Do. for 30 yrm, expire sth Aril 1815 — Do (1.(0.1 Sea Tolevaph), Aug., 1908._ . '=icuo,ll,;-:, Hi's, .Ll,OOO, Vs p. Ct. March -- DJ. 21 do. June 2 I I) , ) £ICO, £2uo & £5OO 2 d ) 3AOk of England Stock, 41 per Cent D , 4. opening C mada 4 per Cent. Bonds. — l utar-Colouial 011111111111 IND.'. 3,N d )VERNMENT BECUItITIE6. 11104.1 Stock, 101 per Cont., April 1874 — De. Opening, for Account — I) '• i , poi* (Joni,. July, 1880 111! i 1) o 4 p er Cent. Oct. 1888 Do. Enlaced Pape' -I per 0 ,, ut.. .... — 1)0 . ',." per Cent., Jan. 1872 ...,, , lO3l °G. 51 per Cut. May 1879 — DJ 5 per Cent., Rup. Deib, 1872.". 'Jo do 18` , 7,.,„ — _ Do, do. 188' _ — li , "....601)., 5 per Gout.,A.:g. 1673 .„... jo Bond,-. 4 per Cent., £I,UOO 1 )0. und er vl.OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—TWO O'OLOOI. A rgentine Republic, 6 per Gent — Messrs. Alexander Collie and Co. send the fol lowing from Manchester :—" The market is quiet, but quotations for both goods and yarns are, as a rule, well maintained. In some instances where producers are not under contract a shade under last week's prices might be accepted." Do Accoqnt Au - Arian Bonds 5 per cent Do. 1g59 — Brazilian 5 per Cent — Do. ii per Cent. 1852 — Do. do 1858.... Do. uu 186) — Do. do., 1863 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 Do. Aczount B..euos Ayres 6 per Cent. DJ 2 per Cont. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Cuba., 6 per Cent. Codian 6 per Cent I'o. 4} per Cent..., Do. 3 per Cent., Do. 7 per Cent., 1866 Do. 6 per cent. 1867 9B 0 lo :linen, 6 por Cent. Danish, 3 per Cent., 1825........, — Dan.)bian Principalities, 7 per Cent —1 Do Account Do 8 per Cent., 1867 — Ecuador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent 104 9/ Egyitian, 7 per Cent . ... 874 tic Secoud Issue Do. £5Ol Bonds B7l Do. 1864 Do. Account Do. £5OO Bonds Do. £196 Bonds 921 34 Do. 7 per Cont., 1868 ...... Do. Account , . 781 4 Do. £lOO Bonds ..... 78 4 Government Railway Debentures 9B 4 8 GreeK 5 per Gent., 1821 5, ex Coups lO 04 Du. Coupons Guatemala 5 per Cent .. — Honduras Gov Rail. Loan., 10 p. Ct., all pd Do. Acc.ant BO4 ltsiian 5 per Cent, 1865 — Do. Account Do hlaremmana Railway — Mexican 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account — Dn. 1864 Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French ...-• dontevideau 6 per Cent .. ......... Ilecrisl i i .a l u mrial 5 psi Cent — New G 224 Do 3 per Cern, Do. Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account Do 44 per Cent. (I.7l:'iarren) Do 44 per Cent.. 1 862 .... ., Porteguese 3 per Ct.,1853, '6, 7, 9,'60,'2.':- —. Do. do. 1867,. 324 Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid — R issian 5 f ,ar Cent., 1822, £ St Do 44 per Cent 1850 Do 44 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonds., 914 Do. do. £B4 15s. do — Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds Do. do £B4 15s. do — Do Nicolas Railway 6B i Sardinian 5 per Cent. 7O Spanish 3 per Oen . — 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 do, 1868 Turkish 6 per Cent Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do Account 9 Do £lOO Bonds ~ 891 9 Do 6 per Cent., 1862 , — Do. Account 69 Do £too Bonds 7O Do. 5 per cent. 1865 Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 186 e Do. Account Da 4 per Cent., Guaranteed.... Do . do, Scrip — Venezuela 3 per Cent. — Do 6 per Cent. 1864 — Do 6 per Cent.,1862 l9/ Dividends on the above payable in Lon.io•J Austrian o per Cent Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 4/ per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 21 per Cent. Ex. 12 Gail., — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... B7/ French Rentes, 3 per Cent.. Ex. 25f. I talian 5 per Cent. 1831, E:,... 45i — Do Account 55 4 TWO O'CLOCK. Oonsola, Money Do. Account, March 9 .. 921 4 xd 441 1 671 Bang of France. PARIS, Feb. 17. 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. Feb 10. fr. c. 182,509,000 Feb. 17. Capital of the Bank Profits in addition to Capital (Art. 8, Law, June 9, 1857) Reserve of the Bank 182,500,000 - 7,044,776 02 7,014,776 0! 22,105,750 - 22,105,750 14 and its branches Reserve of landed pro perty 4,000,000 4,000,000 - Notes in circulation 1,135,881,450 1,418,520,400 - Banknotes to orderand receipts payable at sight Treasury account cur- 42,366,427 21 41,924,322 2- rent creditor Current accounts, Paris Do. branch banks Dividends payablo Discounts and sundry 154,372,378 73 313,021,594 70 43,894,205 - 2,356, 580 - 153,480,915 16 308,425,453 66 43,256,499 - 2,129,145 - interests Rediscounted the last six months Surplus of receipts not distributed Sundries 2,707,281 60 2,967,133 32 1,305,522 15 1,305,522 15 - - 7,727,521 80 73,339,522 27 --- Total CREDITOR. Feb. 17. Feb. 10. c. Cash in hand and in fr. c. fr. Branch banks Commercial bills over- 255,483 15 111,428 25 duo Commercial ' bills dis counted, not yet due 291,855,193 07 320,810,217 08 Do. branch banks 290,866,997 298,751,279 Advances on deposit of bullion Do. branch banks Do. on French Public 10,856,900 - 1,;)62,500 - 11,478,000 1,823,800 Securities Do. by branch banks Do. on railway shares 19,219,300 - 7,919,750 - 19,251,600 7,80,350 39,412,500 - 32,418,650 - and debentures Do. branch bank Do. on Credit Foncier Bonds Do. branches Do. to the State (Con vention, June 10, 1857) Government Stock re serve Do. disposable Etentes Immobalisees (Law, June 2, 1857) 160,000,000 Elotel and furniture of the Think and landed propexty branches ... Expenses of manage- 39,665,50 32,451,050 1,154,500 -- 1,249,100 - 1,136,500 1,247,600 60,000,000 - 60,000,000 12,980,750 14 80,595,187 21 100,000,000 9,082,030 - 9,079,852 went undrics 12,980,750 14 80,595,187 21 275,678 40 264,911 2i 6,293,471 35 7,932,461 97 ---- Total Certified by the Senator-Governor of the Bank of France. (Signed) ROULAND The 27th (Enniskilling) Regiment, which has been stationed for a considerable period at St. Mary's Barracks, Chatham, is expected to leave that garrison for Aldershott about the sth of March. It is rumoured that on the departure of the 27th St. Mary's Barracks will be occu pied by the Ist Battalion of the 4th Regiment, now at Dover. The depots of the 31st and 109th Regiments are to leave Chatham Garrison, under the new arrange ments, to-day; the one to be attached to the 98th Regiment, stationed at Newcastle-on-Tyne, and the other to the 100th Regiment, stationed at Manchester. The half yearly change of quarters of the brigade of Guards will commence on the lst of next month The quarters in which the brigade is now stationed are Chelsea, Wellington, the Tower, and St. George's Barracks; and the Royal Barracks, Dub lin. The Ist battalion of Grenadiers, now in Dub lin, will be relieved by a battalion of the Scots Fusiliers. The unarmoured wooden built screw sloop Spar tan, 1,2G8 tons, 350-horse power, the latest fitted of the improved Amazon type, was put through her six hours' co n ti nuous s t eam ing trial south of the Isle of Wight on Monday. The weather was most unsuitable for the occasion and the general results of m a t d h e e o t ff r a the i s sl c e o o m f p N a v r i e g d h :w o i n th t h a e t h w r e t h e o h f o u j r a s n ' u t r a i r a y l . last, was that with an increased pressure of steam on the boilers yesterday, the mean of the revolu tions of the engines, the indicated power, and the speed of the ship were less in each case than on the previous trial. The Briton, wooden unarmoured 10-gun cor vette, 1,322 tons, 350 horse power nominal, built at Sheerness Dockyard and launched in November last, is being brought forward rapidly for commis sion. She has already shipped her War Depart ment and other stores, and will probably proceed on her first trial trip at a very early date. Great expectations are entertained as to her speed as com pared with her anticipated indicated horse power. SHARE LIST. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. POLICE IN Closing Business Share NAME. Pa id. Price done 10 Agra Limited, A all 115 121 10 Do 13 50 Albion 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lira all 211 25 24;- 20 Anglo-Hungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1860, limited 10 3 40 Australasian - 20 Bank of British Columllia all 15 16 20 Do issued at 2 pm._ , 5 31 21 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lim. 25 Bank of South Australia all VI :33/ 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 39 10 Bank of New Zealand all 15 15 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, and China all 181 19 25 Chartered Mere. of India. London, and China all 32 31 20 City lO 11 111 100 Colonial 25 41 43 10 Consolidated, lim. 50 Delhi and London, lint 50 East Loudon, lint 20 English and Ame-ican, lint 10 .• ••• 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro. lint lO 5 'ld 20 English, Scottish, and Aus tralian Chartered :.. all 17 , 1 181 281 Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all 37 : 9 281 Do new lll 43 51 100 Imperial, him 20 Imperial Ottoman lO 11 3 131 5 25 lonian all 20 '22 25 Do new 5 6 3 Lnd Mortgage of India, lint 4 3 3 Zi 100 Do 5 p. c. Debs.lB64, 30 all 76 76 80 100 London Bank of Olexico and South America, lint. 20 5 4 100 Loudon and Brazilian, lint. 45 3 6 Z .) 20 Do new 71 5 41 100 London & River Plate, lint. 40 11 13 25 Do new 10 1/ '2 p 121 20 London Chart.of Australia all - 231 241 20 London and County - 2O 403 401 481 50 Do new, iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd. 11 London Joint Stock London and South African al 100 London &S.-Western, lint, 20 13 11 50 London & Venezuela, lint l2l ••• ••• „ „ 100 London and Westminster 2O 60 61 6 .11 100 Do Scrip, isa at 10 pm 100 Merchant, lint 25 81 54 10 Metropolitan, lint all 73 7 f 00 Midland, Bin 2O Id S 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lim l5 3d • 1 P 00 National Provinc. of Eng'd 42 ... ••• 10 Do 50 National.. 3O 20 New South Wales all 41 43 20 North-Western 7l 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 43 41 50 Provinc.Bank.Corpo., Um. 10 63 51 30 Provincial of Ireland 25 85 87 10 Do now. all ... ... 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, Urn 25 14 12 100 Do issued at 6 pm. 10 8 6 25 Union of Australia all 48 43 100 Union of Ireland, lim 50 Union of London MARLI3OIcO STREET. IILDINARY SHARKS AND STOCKS. RsAlwups. Paid. Closing Basins P-" Price. st 'Buie n and Exeter ...... 107 78 80 at Caledonian -. ... 100 . 701 77 771 at Cambrian., 20 Corn wAll all 21 31 at Dubiin & Ileitaiit June lOO - - st Duil„Perth,& A.b.June ;00 70 72 2 ) East London all 4 6 20 Do 15 - - 21 Do 10 - - at Glasgow &S. Western lOO 107 109 st Great Eastern . st Do. E. Angl. • No. 2 lOO 61 74 at Great North of Scotland lOO 16 1i of Great Northern ... 100 1171 118 1171 1 at Do. A 5t00k............ 100 118 119 et Do. B stook ICO 127 129 st GtS. and W. of Ireland lOO 58 DO 99 at Gt. Western -Original lOO 634 634 634 i 4 et Do. South Wales lOO 61 66 67 4 at Do. W. Mid.-Oxlord lOO 40 42 at Do. Newport lOO 21 36 at Lancashire& Yorkshire lOO 128 1281 at Lon., Brigh.,42 S.Coast lOO 44 441 421 1 - Do Scrip .... - - at Lou., Chat., and . Dover lOO 15 151 144 ,t Do. Metrop. Ex. A IGO 11 13 at Lon. & North Western lOO. 1531 124/ 1241 4 at Lon. Jr South Western lOO 93 54 93 4 Sian., Shet., & Lincoln ICC 511 52 3 471 at Metropolitan st Do• Extension .. 5 1/0. New rd .• - - at Metropolitan District. aI I 35 36 35 10 Metrop. st. John's N 1 cud 10 - at Mislialid st u 0 dirinin. & Derby at North British st LP _.. Ed., Pth., & Dun lOO - - at Nor Eastern-Berwick lOO 127 128 1231 1 1 25 D G. N.E purchase 16 . 13 . s - - st D . Leeds .. .. 100 79 80 87 64 i at D o York lOO 12'1 .241 1261 at D oCarlisle .... .. lOO - - at 1) oStock.& DaritnLx lOO 167 IG9 1711 et North London e • -........ • 100 122 .24 10 Do New 1868 . 4 11 2 p 8 et North Staffordshire . . 100 61 63 et North awl S. W. Junction 100 9J 101 10 Do New .ClO shares 7 .. .. at Rl , :imney .. lOO i 3 55 at Shropshire Union IGO 591 601 at South Devoii.. et South Eastern lOO 751 761 761 4 et Staines, Wok`harn; & Wok all 13 14 • at Tali Vale lOO 154 158 -- Do. C ... . 6 - - - Waterford & Kilkenny IGO - - 10 Waterloo & Whitehall 6 - - ••• ••• 31A 32i 33 RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. oat Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 -87 89 st Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO ... st Do. Scot. N.E., 4i per cent lOO ... st Do. Aberdeen, gut" 6 p.c lOO ... st Do. do. 7 per cent lOO ... at D 9. do. Ordinary lOO 78 82 at Do. Midland 100 at Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 ~ 20 Cornwall, S per cent gua all ••• st Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO 105 107 et Xo. Ist Class preference lOO .•• ••• at Glair. & S.W. gua. 5 per ct lOO st tit. Eastern, E.O Ex. No.l 100 98 10J st Do do N 0.2 100 97 99 st Do do 6 pet cent 100 110 113 st Do East Anglian Asp. c. 100 • ••• ••• st Do do B 6 do. 100 t Do do C 7 do. 100 st Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 et Do E. Union 4 p. c. gua. 100 at Do Norfolk 5 p.c.Ex.1846 100 st Do do 5 p.c.Way.Val.lo7 100 st Great Northern, 5 per cent 10J st Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 Do 41 do do do 100 at Do 5 do at sp. c.pm• 100 at Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent. lOO at Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf 100 at Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO at a t.West—OrigJat.-Itent c hg., per gua. p.c lOO Do. Orig. (B. Sr H. Ex). 5 p.c lOO Do do 41 per cent. 1850 lOO Do do 4 do do • Do do 5 per cent. redem lOO Do do Birmingham gua lOO Do do do pref lOO Do do Chester gua 1;0 Do do do 8 per cent lOO Do do do 5 do 100 Do South Wales, gas,. 4 p.c. 100 Do do 41 p.c lOO st Do do 41 1859 lOO at Do do 5 lOO .st Do West Mid. Oxford lot g. 100 at Do do 2d Bug. 100 st Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c. 100 et Do do 2a do 100 at Do gua. 51 per cent. 1863 100 00 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. ail st Lancash. & Yorkah. 6 p.c. 100 st ' Do Barnsley, £5 36101 p.c. 100 at Do 6 p.c. (East L9neashire) 100 st Do 41 (Blackburn parch). 100 st, London & Brighton, sp. c g uaranteed, No 1 lOO et Do 5 per cent. gun No. 2 1 0 0 0 0 at Do 6 do do lOO st Do 5 do NJ. 4 lOO at Do 7 per cent. lOO st Do 6 do (W.E. & C.P ) 100 at Da 4 do 1859 lOO at London, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent lOO at London and Nll., 0. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO 1 st Do Bedford & Cambridge lOO st Do Shrevrsb'y & Welchp'l lO3 at London and 6 W. 7 p,c late 3d shares lOO a Do (Portsm. perp ens 2s6(i) all O Man., Shef.,&Lincln. 6 p.c. 100 Do £4 all par 1 pin 61 • Do 31 per cent lOO 64 66 1 Do redeem. 6 per cent 5 et Mid. Consolidated ,6p. c lOO 130 135 a Do Bristol& m., 1 135 111,1 a Do 41 percent redeem-. 100 93 3 100 a Do 43 per cent. irredeem lOO his I.IJ a Do Leicester & Irchn, 4 p.c 100 a 0 Vl et North British, 3 p.c. Nu. L lOO , at Do E. &G.4p.c. S. & D LOU I at Do N. 8., N 0.2, 5 per =IA- 100 I at Do Border Union, 51 p.c lOO 15 " 3 . 5 - 1 36 " 1 371 TELEGP.APH COMPANIES. 10 Anglo-American Tei., inn all 19# 10.1- 175 2 10 Anglo Ilediter Tel., lira—. 10 205 21 205 at Atlantic Telegraph lO 14 16 at Do. 8 per cent. at B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lira lOO 18J 190 at Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 262 267 10 Do. New 8 12 13p 25 Indo-European Tel., lira all 23 25 5 Loud. Provincial Tel. lull all 3 4 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent all ..,, .. 10 Mediterra. Eaten. Tel., lira. all 9 10 25 Reuter's Telegram all 12 13 I's 20 Societe Transatlant., Hui— all 16 165 lit at Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all 15 l I SU. Kingdom Tel. Co., lira all 7 8 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref all .15 55 68 72 ... ... 1091 MISCELLANEOUS. 96 98 10 Anglo-Mexicali Mint 25 Australian Agricultural 201; 16 17 161 1 25 Austu Murt Laud and Fin, L 5- 1 d pr 10 B tugparah Tea Estate, Lim all 3 5 10 Berlin Water Works, Lim all 15 154 151 4 5 Bombay Gas, Limited all 5 55 5 • Ditto, New 4 pr 1 pin 5(1 British American Land 20 British Indian Tea, Limited all .21 35 27 Canada Company all 61 6,1 20 Ceylon Company, Limited lO 4 3d 61 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, Lin.ited 2O ld pr 50 Commercial Union (Asso) 10 Com of African March, L 20 Continental Union Gas, L 25 Copper Miners of England, Prof 71 per cent all 5 7 100 Corp of Loudon Bonds, 1877, 44 per cent all 100 Ditto, 1879, 44 per cent 100 Ditto, 1882, 41 per cent 10 Credit Fonc of England, L all. 21 31 21516 3 50 Credit Folic of Mauritius, L 10 25 114 St Crystal Palace St Do, Preference lOO 93 98 St Do, 6 per cent Perp Debentloo 106 111 109 50 B India Land Credit & Fin L 7 5 44 32 Ebbw Vale 27/ 101 914 100 Egypt 9 p ct Viceroy's Loan gua by Egyptian Gov ...... all 971 981 994 1 91 20 Egyptian Com and Trading L 4/ 13 3 English and Austr Copper, L 21 4 4 15 Eug and Foreign Credit 7l 4 34 10 Ear )pean Gas all 17 18 10 Do, new 5 4 41 6 Fairbairn Engineering 5 ld p 21 Fore-street Warehouse, L 13 34 44p 100 Foreign and Col Gov Trust and Loan 6 per ct Bonds all 97 99 991 184 10 Gen Credit and Discount, L 71 1 5171 4 15 General Steam Navigation l4 20 30 50 Home and Col Marine Ins, L 5 ld p 20 Hudson's Bay (Governor and Co. of Adventurers of Bug trading into) all 12 121 124 50 Imperial Continental 434 134 136 50 India Rub, 'Uelg Works, L... 45 57 59 601 11 2 10 International Fivan Soc, L... 5 11 11d 35 20 Italian Irrigaton Canal, Cav all 4 t , 44 100 Ditto, 6 per cut Bonds, red all 1810 50 Land Securities, Limited— 5 2 Id 25 Loudon African Trading lO 50 Lend Financial Assoc, Lim._ 30 18 174 12 114 4 Lond Gen Omnibus, Limd all 24 24 2 13-16 4 50 Lund & Glasg Engin, Limd 25 18 16d 20 London and Prov Marino 2 par 1p St Madras Irrig & Canal, guar-10 0 spc by India Gov lOO 103 105 50 Merchant Shipping, Limtd all 32 37 10 Natal Land and Col Co, Lira a ll 31 41 41 25 National Discount Co Lim 5 1 1 4 11 1 10 National Steamship, ,Limd., all 131 144 144 1 Nerbudda Coal & In, Ld 6s 6d 4 4 (0 Now Consolidated Dis Ld 4 5 New Quebrada, Limited 4112 41 41d .25 N Zealand Ln & Mere, &c i 25 N Zealand Trust & In , Ld 1) 15 10 10 North Assam Tea, Limited 7 7 5,1 10 Do, B —d St N British Austral, Limited 100 60 70 50 N British & Mercian lusuce 6l 23 231 25 Ocean Marino Insurance 5 15 16p 5 Oriental Gas, Limited 5 Do, New 10 Otago & South Invest, Ld 2 - 1 -4 ip 5 Ottoman Gas, Limited all 2 24 St. Peel Riv Lnd & Min, Lim lOO 31 33 50 Peninslr & Oriental Steam all 45 47 50 Do., New, 1867 lO 35 2id 61 50 Rhymney Iron 15 Do, New all 84 84 25 Rio Janeiro City Im. Lmtd all 191 20k 20 Rio Janeiro Gas, Limited an 294 NI 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 52 51 551 St. Scot Aus Invest, Limited lOO 20 Societe General de l'Empire Ottoman 8 24 34 25 South Australian Land 20 Tel Construe & Maintenance (lira and reduced) all 391 894 424 34 20 Thames & Mers Mn Ins, b '2 21 21p 4} St. Tobacco (Ital 6p c all 86 88 84 10 Trustand Agency of Austra lasia, (Limited) 20 Tr &LnCoof Up Canada 5 4 IP 50 Union Marine Liverpool, Ld 5 6 6 1P 20 Union Steam Ship, Ld 15 United Dis Corpora, Lmtd 6 2 ld 20 Univer Mar (Ins), Lmtd 5 4 4 54p 10 Upper Assam Tea, Lmtd all 1 1 30 Van Diemen's Land 100 Viceroy of Egypt Mort Ln all 804 814 82 50 Warrant Finance, Limited 12 8 64 60 WI & P Steam, Limited 106 108 95 10J 9t) 80 82 97 9:1 CS 72 s 6 2J 110 118 jl2 121 16 93 13a ficl 135 100 N.-Eastern--Gua. 100 87 65 Do 41 per cent. redeem__ 100 97 99 Doh N.B. 4 per cent., lOO ... i Do Larwick capital 3.13.4. Do York, 11. &S. purchase lO 10 1N Do Stektu 1 Drling. A 5 p.c lOO 107 10,1 at Du W, Hartlepool 11. and It 100 86 83 20 North Staffordshire 10a S. Devon Annuities, 1)5 all 910 10s Do Tavistock Anus., 10s all 81 91 10s Do Fixed 41 per cent all 8 St 1,0.6. S. East. (!lead. Anus., 1.0.6) all 22 23 at Do 11 per cent lOO at Do Fixed 41 per cent lOO a t Taff Vale No. l lOO 154 155 at Waterford & Kilkenny, 6pc 100 .. RAILWAYS.-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate yea et Caledonian 41 p c gua. et Do Scot.Cen. min. 7p C lOO at Do 41 p irredeein et Do 4p c con. issued at 80 65 at Great Eastern 41 per cent. 100 at Do 5 do, 1862 lOO et Do New 5 do, 1863 lOO at Do do 5 do, 1864 lOO at Great Northern, 5p c irred. 100 et Do Permanent 5 per cent. 100 st Do Boston & Sleafd, 41 pc 100 at Great West., W uidl., 5p c 100 et Do Joint pupa. 5p c, 1865 100 83 soz st Do do 6p c irred., 1866 103 115 120 20 Du Vale Neath peril. 5p c all at Kent Coast, 6 per cent, 8... 100 5 Lane. and York New 41 per cent till July, 1871 2 at Loud., Brig &e., 41 pc, 1858 100 at Do do 4 do, 1860 100 at Do do 41 do, 1861 100 at Do do 41 do, 1863 100 at Do do 5 do, 1065 100 sat t p Doo No. 7 5 d N 0.6 5 do, o 0 1866 1 1 00 0 et Lond , Chat., &c., 2d, 6 p.c at Do Metrop. Ex., B 6 p.c Do do C 6 p.c at London& N Western, 5p c 100 103 110 at London &S. Western, 41 p a 100 s 3 95 10 Man. bhef. & Lin., 5 pc, 1865 all y 91 at Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO 108 102 at Midland, 5 per cent pref lOO 107 109 at Do B 5 do 100 107 109 is Do 5p c opt. to'conv. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1869 all 201 211 18 Do Incouy. New Shares all 19 191 22 Do 5p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31,187 . 2 Bl et North British, B. and (.1 No. 1, 5 per cent ... at Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 Do E , P., & Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 et Do E.& CI , No. 2, 5 p.c at Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 100 at Do E. & G., N 0.3, 5 p.c ... 100 et Do E. & G., (Ordiry) 41 p c 100 at North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 at Do Stock. & Darl., D ... 100 et North London, 41, per coot (Max. 5 per cent) at North Staffordshire 5p c lOO at South Eastern, 41 p d c o , 1859 100 Do 5 1861 100 at st Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 at Do 5 do, 1864 et Victoria St. & Pimlico, 41 pc 100 77 86 87 90 88 88 83 8t i 111 "' ... ... ••„ 1171 11 21p 94 100 113 115 EFIE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 23, 1870. 'E —This Day. ATTEMPTING TO ROB RAILWAY VANS AND CAR RIERS' CARTS.— Three rough looking fellows, named James White, Richard Leslie, and John Barker, were charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with loitering in Oxford-street, supposed for the pur pose of committing a felony. Philip Shrives, a detective of the C saw the prisoners last Friday night in Oxford street, dodging about some railway vans and car riers' carts, and followed them:as far as Chancery lane, when he lost them. Last night he saw them again near the Regent-circus, Oxford-street, acting in a similar manner and following cArts, and having got assistance he took them into custody, when he found that two of them had aprons rolled round their waists so as to let down when required to give them the appearance of working men. Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoners. 103 105 RAILWAYS. --LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS st Birkenhead lOO 93 93 00 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer all 98 100 at Buckinghamshire at Chester and Holyhead lOO 31; 6 at Do. 51 per cent. at Do. 5 do. ... 100 11G 14 at Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO at Colchester Stour Valley at East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lO9 132 131 20 Gloater and Dean Forest all a Gt. Emma. Newm., &c., 5 p.c 100 s Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 106 st Do. do. Woodbrg.Ex., do 100 .. et Gt. West ,W. Mid., Herat 100 97 99 60 Hull and Selby all 110 112 at Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 217 222 at d London and Blackwall lOO 93 95 91} at Do. 41 per cent lOO at London, Chat., &c., 4/ p. c lOO st Do. Com. Fund, 5 do 100 at Loudon and Greenwich at Do. do Preference lOO at London, Tilbury, & South 100 s t Lowest.oft,gue, 4 per cert lOO at Do. 4' 6 do 51 blanch., Bt..— Ma all at Midland, Braqtord. Pref lOO 10 Mid Kent Cray Liza) 50 Northernk East„ 5 per cout all 60 Do. do. 6 do. all st N. Ea.stera—Hartlep00l at N.West. A po r p . p ref, 5 p c. 100 107 109 at Do B minimum 1/ p.c.._ 100 at Notting. & Granth R.& C lOO 8l 92 25 Preston and NS'yre Royston, Hitch., and Shop lOO 132 134 st Sh re wsbury and Hereford 100 132 133 Do 8 2 Tip a S. Yorkah. and River Dun 100 100 101 D 4 per cent gut).— 10; 78 80 6 do at Vict. Station and Pimlico lOO at West Cornwall 20 West Loudon , Class A a ll 20 do B all 20 Do do C all atst I N v V i e l y ta in a o n u a th so a n n i d er P s o e r 100 ttland 100 'a 64 83 85 79 81 92 91 53 56 b 2 81 DOCKS. et East and We3l, Loudon and St. Katherine 100 49 51 100 D oDeb. stock, 4 per cent . all ,„ ... Millwall Freehold Land 100 10 33 : t Dock t Southampton IJO 72 78 721 Surrey 0011111101013 ,1 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Canada Government, 6 p c, Jan and July , 1877-84 100 104 1051 105} Do, 6p c, Feb and Aug lOO 102 103 Do, 6p c, Mar and Sept 100 1051 1061 Do, 5p c, Jan and July lOO 941 951 Do, 5p c, inscribed stock lOO 91 96 94} Do, 5p c, Dominion of, 1803 lOO 951 961 Cof Good Hope, 6p c, Dec, 1873 100 103 105 1031 Do, 6 p c, April and Oct, 1890- 1900 100 in 113 112 Do, 6p c, April and Oct, 1880-90.100 109 111 Do, 6p c, Jan and July, 1891 lOO 110 Do, 5 p c, April 15 and Oct 15, 1900 ......'..... lOO 102} 1031 Ceylon, Nov, 1878, tip c 100 109 111. Do, 1872 100 103 105 1 Do, 1882 end 1883 100 112 114 Mauritius, 6p c, 1873, Jan dr July 100 102 101 Do, 1878, Jau and July 100 106 108 Do, 1882, May 15 and Nov 15 100 107 109 D 0,1895-6, Fob 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 100 104 105 104} N. S. Wales Gov 5 p c, 1871 to 1876, Jan and July lOO 1001 1011 Do, 5 p c, 1888 to 1896, Jan and July 100 101 102 Do, 5 p c, red by ann draws, from 18137 to 1875 100 100 1011 .1 Do, 2 per c, annual draws, 1872 to 1898 100 1001 1011 New Zealand 6p c, 1891 lOO 107 109 Do, 5p e 100 97 98 971 Do, Jan, April, July, Oct 100 971 981 971 Do., 6 p . c, 1891, Mar and Septloo 108 110 Do, p ct, 1891, June and Dec 100 107 109 Nova Scotia Gov, 6 p c sterling, 1875, Jan and July lOO 10'n- 1031 1 00 10 Do, 1886 4i 104 Queensland 6 per ct, 1882-85, Jan and July 1 00 108,1 1091 1081 9 Do, 1891, Jan and July 100 104 1091 S Australian Government, 6 P c+1001869-77 Do, 1878 92 100 Do, 1893-1908 100 110 111 Tasmanian, 6 p c, 1895, Jan and and July 100 108 110 Do, 6p c red, 1893 t 1897 Vi c t o ria Govt, 6 p co, Jan and July, 1891 lOO 113 114 Do, April and Oct, 1883.5 lOO 113-1 1141 1141 i .Uo, 5p c, Jan. and Ju1y,1894 ,100 101 fr 1021 101{ 110 112 115 150 G 7 5S 13 14 THAMES. IMPUDENT ROBBERY IN A COFFEE-SHOP.—Thos. Avery, a young man, was charged before Mr. Lush ington with stealing a handkerchief containing £2 10s., from the person of Angus Morrison. The prosecutor is a Scotchman and fireman on board a steamship. Yesterday afternoon he went into James Brown's coffee-shop, No. 180, Cable street, Whitechapel, for refreshment. Overcome by fatigue he fell asleep, and was awoke by the prisoner pulling a handkerchief, in which 10s. was tied up, from his trousers pocket. At the same time Mr. Brown, who had been informed there was a " loafer" in his shop, entered, and made an attempt to seize the prisoner, who dropped some of the money on the floor and rushed out of the shop. He was closely pursued by Mr. Brown, who over took him in Anthony-street, St. George's, where there was a van and horses in charge of a man named Charles Bunn. The prisoner " dodged" round the van, and made a desperate resistance. Ile was secured by Mr. Brown. The driver of the van searched it, and beneath a sack discovered the prosecutor's handkerchief with 11s. 3d. in it. The remainder of the money was dropped in the coffee shop, and on the way to Anthony-street. John Gale, a policeman, saw the prisoner throw the handkerchief away. The prisoner pleaded guilty. His father, a decent mechanic, said that his son had not been in custody before, and was an honest youth, who always kept good bouts and did not mix with bad company. Mr. Lushington said inquiries must be made I about the prisoner : who had committed a very im pudent robbery, and remanded him for a week. WESTMINSTER. AN EXTRAORDINARY APPLICATION.—A singular looking young man stepped into the box and ap plied for a war.ant against Fanny Pugh, of 89, Wincheker-street, Pimlico, hii landlady. He said, in January 21, Mrs. Pugh put a needle in his food with intent to kill him by bringing on lock-jaw and thus instantaneous death. Mr. Arnold asked why he bad not come before? Applicant said Fe had thrce other charges to prefer against her, and lie waited to prefer those at the same time. Mr. Arnold said he could not grant a warrant. Applicant, after insisting they meant to murder him, went on to say they had stolen his bread. He wanted a summons for that. Mr. Arnold a.,ked if he could prove that she stole it ? Applicant—lt was one of them. Mr. Arnold-1 c_►n't grant that either. Applicaut—Then the third. The doctor said I had the itch, and ordered me hot baths. They re fused to wait on me or get me a hot bath. I should have died had I gone out. Mr. Arnold—l can't grant that. Applicant—Here's the last ; you will grant this ; • they came up last night to my room and asked me to open the door, in order that iley might turn me out. I refused, until they sent for a policeman, and then they wont away. I want a summons for threatening to break the Queen's peace. Mr. Arnold could not grant that summons. If he had any remedy for refusing to wait on him it would be i❑ the County Court. Applicant left the Coin t expatiating upon the injustice that had been done him, asking if he was to be murdered without redress, and telling Mr. Arnold he should see him again. 11ORR1BLE STORY. The Gaulois tells a horrible story. 0 n the night of the 17th inet the house of Senor Janni l3ulu la, a landlord at Alcira, near Vilence, was entered by a party of savages, who managed to procure ingress by making a hole in the roof. They stole on tiptoe into the bedroom where the unfortunate Buluda, with his wife, was sleeping. They tore both from their bed, gagged them, and flung them on the ground. They then proceeded to the next cham ber, where the rest of the family—two boys and four little girls—were lying ; they dragged them up in their night clothes and hauled them to their parents ; trussed them up like turkeys, so as to impede all their movements, garotted them to stifle their cries, and left them so many helpless quivering bundles on the flooring. And now the sufferings of the poor victims really began. These fiends in human shape deliberately gouged the eyes out of these eight fellow-creatures, and next cut out their tongues. They then sawed the legs off Senor Buluda and his eldest son, leaving the tendons, however, Estill adhering, to which they attached cords, and hung the two by them to the ceiling, their heads downwards. After their infamy had been completed they sat down to breakfast in the midst of their victims, whom they scoffed and insulted in the intervals of the repast. At break of day they left; and not till eight o'clock did the neigh bours have any suspicion of what had occurred, when their attention was aroused by some plaintive noises from the house, and they burst in to discover the bloody spectacle which had been provided during the dark ness. The sufferers were breathing still ; but it is extremely doubtful whether any of them can survive. Owing to the disorganised state of the Government in Spain there were no police at hand to be set on the track of the miscreants at once ; but the inhabitants of Alcira scoured the country - round, and succeeded in securing two of the _ ruffians before night—namely, Ferdinand Buluda, alias Cabot, a near relative of the victims, and Vincent Monera, called sometimes Tortet. The fact that one of the prisoners is a connection would seem to warrant the presumption that this was the result of some family quarrel. Money was not the object, for none was touched on the premises. It was from the descriptive notes of Senor Buluda, who was luckily able to supply the information in spite of his agony, that the pair of ruffians arrested were enabled to be caught. COURSE OF EXCHANGE. Amsterdam Short ... 11 ri ... 11 181 Do Rotterdam — ... 12 t ... 12 1 Antwerp — ... 25 31 ... '25 42i Brussels Hamburgh — ... 13 10 ... 13 10i Paris Ditto Marseilles Frankfort-on-the-Main ... 1201 ... 120 i Vienna Triesto — 12 70 12 75 Petersburg Cupeuttgon. Berlin ... 281 ... 281 ~ 9 2 9 21 ... c 261. 6 27 ... 481 48i Cadi7 — Leghorn Nlilan._ Genoa . 49 - ... 26 40 26 45 - 26 40 26 43 ... 26 40 26 45 Naples Palermo - 26 40 26 45 26 40 26 45 Mossina ~ 26 45 Lisbon ... .51i Oporto Rio Janeiro New York THE FRENCH FUNDS. According to Reuter's telegram from Paris, this afternoon, the. French Rentes are 73f. 70c. ; rather firm. IMPERIAL PAR AIE NT. ` FIRE AND MIRACI HOUSE OF COMMONS-THIS EVENING. The Speaker took the chair at quarter past twelve PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a second time : Bristol and North Somerset Railway, Great Eastern Railway (General Powers), Great Eastern Railway (Metropolitan Railway), Leeds Strcet Tramways, Liver pool Street Tramways, Manchester Street Tramways, Midland Railway (Additional Powers), North Stafford shire Railway, Preston, Longton, and Southp3rt Railway, and Shetteld Corporation Gas Bill. , BENEFICES BILL. Mr. CROSS brought in his bill to render void the next presentation to benefices, which was read a first time. LIFE ASSURANCE BILL. Mr. CAVE rose to move the second reading of this bill, and in doing so said in order that his observations might not appear invidious, he should avoid the mention of names and offices until his statements were questioned, when he should be prepared to substantiate. He might further say that he was totally unconnected with any life assurance office, and until very lately he had not paid much atten- tion to the matter. The proposition for the governance of life assurance offices had led to many suggestions, some persons being of opinion that model tables should be issued by Government ; but he - thought it was best that this matter should be left to conpution, as it was in America, where life rates were charged for, for those who were professed homeopathists, for those according to the age of their pro genitors, and on various other principles ; but in this country the people seemed to be self-selective and the best lives were as a rule always endeavoured to be selected. It might be interesting to the House to know that the most long-lived people were peers, clergy, and the members the Society of Friends. (Laughter.) The business of life assurance was comparatively 'ree from risk, and it was a remarkable fact that exception notably had never ruined any office. The Indian mutiny was about the most fatal for life assurance, but yet that unfortunate calamity did not cause the failure of any office, although it pressed most severely on some. The hon. member then proceeded to detail the number of offices which had been founded during the last fifty years, the number wound up, the number transferred, from which it appeared that seven companies had been transferred four times, some three times, and eighty he could name that had been transferred once. Some offices had absorbed not less than thirty-five offices, and the Albert, of which they had heard so much, had taken over no less than twenty-four. The mode in which railway companies had been formed had been most objectionable. Canvassers and agents had received ex horbitant sums for business done, and they had built the tower higher and higher every year, only to heighten the calamity of its fall. Such questionable transactions had been brought to light that the celebrated Anglo-Bengalee, whichhadbeendrawn by one of our greatest writers, had not been . s altogether a fiction. That the most careful super vision was required in these offices was apparent when he stated that the contracts of the offices in existence in this country amounted to no less than £400,000,000. The provisions of the bill had received the approbation of the highest authorities in America, and he hoped it would receive the sanction of the House. The right hon. gentleman then proceeded to state the provi sions of the bill, which were as follow :—Every company established after the passing of the Act must, before receiving a certific'ate of registration, deposit £20,060 with the Accountant-General in Chancery, to be invested by him for the benefit of the company, but to be returned as soon as the life assurance fund accu mulated out of the premiums shall amount to £40,000. Should any other business be" transacted in addition to that of life assurance, the life assurance fund was to be kept separate, and was not to be liable for the other cor.- tracts of the company, but should be absolutely the security of the life policy-holders. Every company -a as to prepare, at the expiration of each financial year, state ments of its incomes and expenditure, with balance-sheet in certain prescribed forms; and, further, once in five years, an actuarial investigation was to be made into its condition, and within six months thereafter, a statement of its life and annuity business, made up as at the date of the investigation was to be issued. Copies of these statements to be deposited at the Board of Trade, and to be delivered on application to every shareholder. No amalgamation of companies to take place until a statement of the nature of the arrangement. and of all the material facts, with copies of the actuarial reports, had been forwarded to each policy-holder, nor until the written consent of one-half of the policy-holders had been obtained : and in cases where the requisite con sent had not been obtained, but where the dissents amounted to leas than a tenth of the total sum assured, the directors must apply to the Court to sanction the arrangement. When an amalgamation took place, the combined company must, within ten days, deposit with the Board of Trade full statements of the assets and liabilities transferred, with particulars as to the nature and terms of the transfer, and a declaration by the chairman of each company that every payment made to any person on account of the amalgamation was fully set forth, • and that no other payments, either in money or other property, have been made, or were to be made, with the knowledge of any parties to the transfer. Every company which made default was liable to a penalty of fifty pounds per day, and if the default continued for three months after notice had been given by the Board of Trade, the court might order the company to be wound up. The court might also order a company to be wound up on the application of one or more policy or shareholders, on its being proved that the company was insolvent, and in determining this point the contingent or prospective liability under policies and annuity or other contracts, was to be taken into account; but the Court was not to give a hearing to the petition until security for costs had been given, and until a prime/ facie case had been established to the satisfaction of the judge. In the case of a proprietary company having an uncalled capital equal, with !the invested assets, to the estimated liabilities, the Court might suspend further pro ceedings to enable the capital to be called up. Where a company had been proved to be insolvent, the :,Court might reduce the amounts of the contracts in place of making a winding-up order. The passing of the bill, he could not but believe, would bring about a feeling of security which did not generally exist at the present moment, and to a great extent prevent those directors and promoters of bubble companies who sometimes sat in high places from further enjoying the hard earnings and thrifty savings of those whose efforts to provide for the future ought to receive the strongest protection it was in the power of Parliament to give. He concluded by formally moving the second reading of the bill. (LEFT SITTING.) The rumours about the 1`,1: - ,.. - -tiaunt Divorce case directly contradict ozie another. The ono story is that the tksi.sa if, to be settled off-hand—how we ars not informed ; ate other tale is Sir Charles Mordaunt is determined to "fight the battle to the bitter end"—he will get a divorce from his wife if he can; and, if the Law Courts refuse him his petition, he will present a private bill to Parliament dissolving the marriage. The cause will be resumed this morning. The Liverpool Mercury says that a tradesman named Nelson, carrying on business in that town, seeking to push his business by sensational means, has nearly pro duced a sensation of another sort. Attracted by the pro mise that articles worth at least 3d. should be supplied for a penny, an immense crowd collected in the neighbour hood of the shop on Monday night, and in the crush seve ral children were seriously injured. It it expected that one will not recover. lOUS ESCAPE.-(TEAS DAY.) This morning, about one o'clock, a fire of a destructive character, and which was well nigh attended with a lamentable loss of life, happened in the private house of Mr. J. S. Stneeton, No. '2, Manton-street, Poplar. The discovery was made by a Felice-constable of the K division. A red glare of light in the first floor convinced him that the building was on fire ; be therefore sprang his rattle and knocked violently at the street door, knowing that the residents were in bed asleep at the time. Whilst thus engaged a great sheet of flame burst through the windows, and it was manifest to all outside that the fire was travelling with great speed up the staircase, and had actually reached the doors of the second floor. The inmate s, as they attempted to descend by the stairs, were driven back by the heated smoke and flames. Finding that all egress was cut off in the regular way, the endangered persons managed to get to the back windows, and they were all happily recovered, but not until they were greatly exhausted by the heated smoke. With as little delay as possible numerous engines of the Me tropolitan Brigade and the London Salvage Corps attended, and, as usual in this district, the main of the East London Company yielded plenty of water. the fire was ex!inguished, but not until the upper portion of the premises and contents were destroyed, and the ground floor damaged by water and smoke. The origin of the misfortune is unknown. The sufferer was fortunately insured in the Royal Ex change Fire Office. THE UNIT' ERSI7 Y BOAT RACE. CAMBRIDGE, Tuesday. We are glad to be able to report that to-day Goldie has taken his natural place as stroke, acd Ridley has been transferred to No. 2, Spencer going to six. Morrison coached, and the boat went very much better. This morning Mr. Morrison had out two pairs of the crew. A nother severe fost has set in, and it is not at all improbable that practice may again be suspended. OXFORD, Tuesday Evening. The president this afternoon took his crew, the composition of which remains the same as given for several days past, over the long course from Oxford to Abingdon, Lasker occupying the coxswain's seat and coaching therefrom. The men were not fatigued by the long journey, but, as is the practice, re turned home from Abingdon by rail. They will in about a week commence strict training, when we shall more particularly note their doings. The Torpid Eights are now in full practice for the annual races, which commence on Thursd.ty, March 10, and will be continued on the folio ming Friday, Satur day, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. The Globe publishes details of the great Conserva. tire banquet whioh is' to take place in the City of Lon don. It will be held id the Great Hall of the City Ter minus Hotel, Cannon-street. The leading Conservative members of both Houses of Parliament have baen in vited, and among the acceptances already received are those of the Earl of Abergavenny, Mr. Gathorno Hardy, Sir Stafford Northcote, Lord John Manners, Lord Henry G. Lennox, Mr. Ward Hunt, Colonel Taylor, Admiral Sir James Hay, Mr. H. Cecil Raikes, Mr. R. W. Peek, &c. Mr. R. N. Fowler, President of the City of London Conserava tive Association, will occupy the chair. A list of stewards will be published shortly., ASSURANCE COMPANIES.—Itecent events have led people to look with anxiety for a measure now before Par ' liament—the Bill for the Amendment of the Laws Rela ting to Life Assurance Companies. It is brought forward by Mr. Cave, and framed with a view to the prevention of the recurrence of those sad reverses of fortune which have accompanied the fall of so many assurance companies. After the passing of this Act every com pany established will be required to deposit the sum of £20,000 with the Court of Chancery, to be returned when the life assurance fund accumulated out of the premiurro shall have amounted to £lO,OOO. At the expiration (1 every financial year a statement of its income and expen diture, and balance-sheet shall be prepared, and once in every five years an investigation shall be made into the condition of each company, and a report be made thereon. All such statements and reports are to be signed by the chairman, and deposited at the Board of Trade. One clause enacts that no amalgamation between com panies, and no transfers of business shall take place until a statement of the nature of such proceedings shall have been forwarded to every policy-holder, and one half at least of such policy-holders shall have agreed to the transaction. Any case of non-compliance with the re quirements of this Act will be punished with a fine of £ 5O for each day during which the default continues, and if it continue for three months after notice, the Board of Traci© may order the winding up of the company. SIR ROBERT BATESON HARVEY'S HARRIERS. — His Royal highness the Prince of Wales intended follow , ing his late pack with the I;uckingliamshire farmers yes- I terday, when the throw off was arranged to be on Mr. John Nash's farm, Upton Lee, but the hunting was post poned to more suitable weather, as the ground was too bard. A HUMOROUS DU7 CHALIV. The Nord relates th following incident which has happened at Flessingue, in Holland :—A wife, exasperated by the continual drunkenness of her husband, threatened him with dexth. Some days ago she attempted to put this threat into execution. ['here was but an attic above the sitting room. To this she asc,ladcd, made a hole in the floor, and pass:d a rope through it, one end of which fell into the room below, while the other remained fastened in the attic. She then descended, made a slip knot in the rope, and awaited her husband's return. lie at last arrived, and was much surprised to receive no reproaches on his bad conduct. " There is something underhand here." thoug'at he, " I must see.' We must premise that this scene took place in complete darkness. The husband, whose suspicions were roused, let himself fall into a chair, and appeared to sleep profoundly. After some snoring lie felt a rope passed round his neck ; he then understood the little trick that was to be played him, but be did not move. liis wife went up to the attic, and taking advan tage of the moment's respite, the drunkard relieved himself of his rope and fastened it to the foot of the stove, which soon went up to the ceiling with a frightful noise, caused by the fall of some crock ery which was standing upon it. The wife, thinking the noise eras cause.' by the fruitless struggles of her husband, ran to the police-olfica to declare that she had found her husband hung. The police arrived in hot haste, and a cantle was lighted, when all started back at the spectacle which presented itself. '1 he stove was swinging gracefully in space, and the husband sat gravely smoking his pipe. Instead of a suicide, an attempt to murder was established against the wife, who was arrested. SPORTING INTELLIGENCF. CITY BETTING—YESTERDAY. LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL. 5 to 1 agst Doctor (offered-550 to 100 taken) 6 to 1 agst Colonel (offered) 10 to 1 agst Honolulu (taken) 100 to 7 agst Surney (offered—take 15 to 1) 15 to 1 agst Tathwell (offered—take 100 to 6) 100 to 6 agst Q.C. (offered) 20 to 1 agst Thalassius (offered -500 to 20 taken) 20 to 1 agst Lymington (offered) 200 to 7 agst Gardener (offered —take 30 to 1) 1000 to 30 agst Guy of Warwick (offered) 1000 to 30 agst Cinna (offered) 400 to 10 agst Cristal (offered) 2000 to 40 agst Hallcourt (taken) 1000 to 20 agst Nun (offered) 200 to 4 agst Costa (offered) 1000 to 10 agst Little Rogue (offered) 1000 to 10:agst Nuage (offered) 1000 to 10 agst Traveller (offered) 25 to 10 agst Little Rogue starting 140 to 80 agst Colonel and Doctor coupled (taken) CITY AND SUBURBAN. 100 to 3 agst Vandenhoff (taken) 9 to 1 agt4t Miss Payroll (offered) 9 to 1 agst Walter (offered) 100 to 6 agst Sabinus (offered): 1000 to 30 agst Myosotis (taken) 1000 to 30 agst Geant dos Batailles (taken) 40 to 1 agst Benbow (taken) 50 to 1 agst Seamstress f (offered) RACING FIXTURES-1870. FEBRUARY. Derby .. MARCH. Nottingham... 1, 2 1 West Somerset l6, 17 Liverpool B, 9, 10 I Warwick 22, 23, 24 Pontefract 14, 15 I Epsom 29, 30 Cambridgeshire l4, 15 I Bromley 31 and April 1 APRIL. Northampton 5, 6 Newmarket Craven 18 to 22 I West Drayton 7, 8 Abergavenny 21, 22 Thirsk 7, 8 I Lewes .. 26, '27 Kingsbury lB, 19 I Croydon. 28, 25 0 Durham lB, 19 I NAY. Newmarket Ist Sp ...2 to 5 I Harpenden 2O, 21 Chester. lO, to 13 I Bath 24, 25 Winchester lO, 11 I Stamford .26, 27 Salisbury l2, 13 ; Croydon 17 18 ' Epsom 26, 29 York 3l to June 3 Doncaster 19,20 I J 1 Croydon 8, 9 Manchester 8,9, 10 Ascut 14 to 17 Windsor 9 1, 22 NE. Newton 22, 23 Hampton 23, 24 Bibury Club 2/ Stockbridge...3o, and Jl , ly 1 Newmarket 5 to 8 Nottingham 12, 13 Chelmsford l2, 13 Beading 12, 13 AUI Brighton .. 2, 3 Brighton Club 4 Lewes Egham 9, 10 Windsor ll, 12 Bromley l6, 17 TLY. West Drayton 14, 15 I Huntingdon 19, 20 Kingsbury 2l, 22 Goodwood 26, 29 JUST. to 19 Stocktir... l7 I 18, 19 York Oxfor d 23 to 25 Plymouth I Derby 3O, 31 30, :3 1 Weymouth SEPTEMBER. Warwick 6, 7 I Richmond .................•20, 21 Abingdon 8, 9 I Western Meet (Ayr) 21 to 23 D onca ster 13 to 16 1 Hendon ..................... 22, 3 Hampton 20, 21 I Newmarket Ist Oct. 27 to 30 OCTOBER. Bedford 4, 5 I Newmarket 2n 0et..10 to 14 Leicester (3 , 7 I Cheltenh am 18, 19 .2.1 to 29 Bromley , 7 1 Newmarket 110t'u...- NOVEMBER. Liverpool 8 to 11 I Shrewsbury 14 to I£l STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES-18 70 . F E BRUAR Y. irmingham S, 9 Harr0w............17, 1 Derby • —lO, 11 I Newton ..................25, 26 Liverpool S 9, 10 8re , ,n1ey...... 31 and April 1. I West Somerset 16, 17 Cheltenham.. 31 and April 1 Warwick 22 to 24 I APRIL. Aldershot 7, 8 Kiogshury ............ ...18, 19 _ . LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.-(TIIIS D. 4 F•) Sales probably 10,000 bales. The market steady. t-sa r .g L. elec- b will ,f the ;ata- oirect 3 that 0 IS a , IWald ports lung -1 ts, WOrt - ' 7 gold. ig in vhich that look id, in if re , the