The Sun. — London, England, 1870-03-08 00:00:00

bl 0 E ir MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK On the Stock Exchange to-day there appeared less inclination to transact business than yes.terd ►y, but did not give way. In foreign the demand was by no means active, and, in some instances, a re duction of price had to Le submitted to. In rail- Ways Metropolitan were better, but for other stocks the opening price was tot maintained. The rate of discount is still 3 to 34 for first- class hills Consols are now at 921 to 921 for motley ; ditto, ,for Account, 921 ; Three per Cent. Re duced, 911 / x.l ; New Thee per Cents, 911 g ; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, March, prem. ; June, prem. ; ditto £100,1200, and £5OO, March, ; June, prem. ; Bank of England Stock, 41 per Cent., 2 ,2. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, 207 ; Citto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 111; ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 99 Ixd ; ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent., 921 ; ditto 5 per Cent., May, 1872, 1031 ; ditto Debentures, 1031. In the Foreign Market% Spanish 1867, 27-16 to 27 3-16 ; Turkish, 461 t 0461 ; Egyptian, 1868, 85 to 85 1 ; Argentine, 881 to 881; Peruvian, 801 to 811 ; Italian, 551 to 551 ; Mexican, 14 to 141 ; Brazilian, 8 71 to 87i ; Oriel Vitepsk, 861 to 871. The New Russian Loan is 4 to 41 prem. In the Railway Market prices have in some instances improved. Caledonians are now quoted 7 7 to 771; Great Eastern, 371 to 38 ex div. ; Great Northern; 1131 to 1141 ex div. ; ditto (A), 1161 to 1171 ex div.; Great Western, 651 to 668 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1251 to 1251 ex div. ; London and Brighton, 434 to 43; ex div ;;London, Chatham, and Dover, 141 to 151 ; London and Northwestern, 1221 to 1231 ex div. ; London and South 'Western, 89 to 90 ex div. ; Metropolitan, 7 84 to to 79 ex div. ; Midland, 124 1 1 to 1241 ex div.; North Eastern (Berwick), 126 to 1261 ex div. ;. and South Eastern, 741 to 75 ex div. American Five-Twenty Bonds-are 901 to 901; Ten -Forties, 861 to 87 ; Erier, 211 to 221; and Illinois, 111 to 112. Lombardo-Venetian is 20 to 201; and Great Luxembourg, 131 to 141.. In Telegraph Shares Construction and Mainte nance are lower ; they are now marked 401 to 401; India Rubber is 57 to 58 ; Falmouth, 1 dis. to par ; Anglo-American, 17 to 171 ; French Cable, 161 to 16d; British Indian Submarine, 111 to 111 ; Anglo-Mediterranean, 18 to 18i ; and China Sub marin, 11 to / dig. In Bank. Shares Anglo-Austrian are firm at 20 to 22 prem. ; and London and Westminster, at 601 to 611 ; London Joint-Stock is quoted at 321 to 331 ; Union of London, 37i to 381; perial Ottoman, 31 to 41 prim. ; and Chartered Mercantile, 32 to 33. In Miscellmeous Shares Credit Foncier are 2-1 to 3 ; General Credit, Ito dis. ; Berlin Water Works, 14 i to 14-1-, ex div. ; Hudson's Eay Company, 121 to 12 1 ; Italian Irrigation Six per Cents., 631 to 64 1 ; London General Omnibus Company, 2 9-16 to 2 11-16; National Discount, 11 to 111 ; Penin sular and Oriental Steam, 43} to 44i ; Royal Mail Steam, 552 to 56i. The Nyanza, from Alexandria, has brought £ 5 ,035 in specie. The sum of £20,000 in sovereigns, from the Ca pe of Good Hope, was taken to the Bank Yes terday. The Mexican dollars recently brought by the .1,, est India and other steamers have been sold to uaY at 59id. per oz., showing a slight decline, the detnand being less active than of late. With regard to the Erie Railway, the last American papers contain a paragraph, announc ing not only that Messrs. Gould, Fisk, and Lane Wi ll " not permit" the transfer of any shares _ W ith , which th e L o nd on Protection Committee have bad anything to do, but also that they will, so far as they may consider it desirable, confiscate the property of all shareholders who may embark in litigation against them. As they pronounce this course to be legal in the State of New York, and t here is n o reason t o d ou bt th a t w h a t ca n b e done 1., 4 New York can be done iu all the less influential Stags of the Union, it may b,:t hoped that each in. f 4 tor who may be disposed to libten to Lvitations ;Ir subscriptions to railway enterprises in the United States will fully recognise the conditions 11 1 101 1 which lie makes his venture. The fail ure i s announce d o f M e ss r s. Cold a nd T a ylor, chemical manufacturers, of Newcastle. o their liabilities are estimated at £26,000. Mr. " l arence Brazil, manufacturer, of Preston, has also stopped payment, with liabilities amounting to 57000. The di rec t ors o f th e London and San F rancisco 'ank (Limited) held their meeting to-day (Tues day). The net profit for the six months ended De cember was £21,274, and a dividend was declared of 20s, per share on the first (or old) 20,000 Shares, being at the rate of 10 per cent., in addition t ° a deferred dividend of 6s. per share. T he proprietors of the Brussels Tramway have notified, through their London solicitors, that they h ave no connection with a concern styled the Bel gian Street Railways and Omnibus Company(Lim ited), Which h as recen tl y crea t e d o bli ga tions for ' 30 ,000, with a view to their issue on the Brussels or London market. It is stated fro m H am b urg that the subscriptions 'or the Commerz and Disconto Bank in that city, just established, with £1,500,000 capital, of which £750,000 was to be first issued, exceeded £50,000,000 sterling. The scrip is at 4 per cent. prem. The Stock Exchange Committee have appointed Thursday next a special settling day on the shares of the Panama and South Pacific Telegraph Corn-'. pant (Limited), which are to be marked. Application has been made to the Committee of t he Stock Exchange for a settlement and official quotation of the shares of the Marseilles, Algiers, and Malta Telegraph Company (Limited). Au extraordinary meeting of the Credit Foncier c f England (Limited) is called for the 15th instant, to confirm the special resolution passed 0 . 1 3. the 28th u l t i mo in favour of a reduction in the capital from two millions to one million sterling. With reference to the Canal Cavour Company, it is notified that " all payments of interest and amortisation will cease at London, Paris, and Milan, until the Ist July next. During this inter val payments will be continued at Turin by the Banco di Sconto Esote." The half -yearly meeting of the Alliance and Dublin Consumers' Gas Company is called for the 31st inst., at Dublin, to declare a dividend. A fist dividend of 183. in the pound is now pay able to the creditors of the Commercial Clothing Company (Linfted), in li qu id ation. The South-Eastern Railway traffic return shows this week an increase of £258, compared with the corresponding period of last y ear, and the Brighton a decrease of 10,051. The Great Western of Canada Railway traffic return for the week ending the 4th inst. shows an increase of £3,031 over last year. Messrs. J. Berger Spence and Co.'s circular states that since the opening of the month there has been a better home demand for chemicals amongst the dyers and calico printers. In minerals sup_ plies are more regular, and no change in price of einsequence has transpired. A moderate business i 8 being done in metals ; values generally are well maintained. Scotch pig iron is quieter. Cleveland make rs are firm at list prices. There is not much, 1 . 1 any, improvement in manufactured iron. Copper is rattier firmer. Tin is again better. Lead is in Rood demand. BRITISH FUNDS-.TWO O'CLOCK. - •, - - ---,---• GOVERNMENT rUNDS. a Per Cent, Consols D itto for Ac count N 3 per C 991 ent. Re itio,al 9l+ 11 . 'w 4 poi tent: elv 2} per Cent. Jan. 1894 A D '). O per Oen J su. 1 87 3 Alc uities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 16th. no. for 30 s, expire sth April 1885 — „ 1 - ) . (Red Sea r Telebrapli), Aug., 1908.- 2gklierittor Rills, .£l,OOO, 21 p. Ut. March D. 2f do. June D o £lOO, .£2OO & £5OO 1 , 00 YATION , v of go' itarianisal It is ad" bruarY 23, From this as had his of his he has subject. most care m. to the unless it ; on Mr' ent in the 6yinent ou the prose; th some et fund list It is true an y belle' have been vm gar"' and raY ther side. contest 0 have les , lave been test ties of the t to re" Nit% Lee, lequen ces iffht both rye which °that the a gre 3t upon the not only ents, are tiveroallY ch other atemente, L ily bina le bish o P , ll be seen won 1 1 score 0 t of the bere On th e fall the ii o thers , e exPre'l. ERN LSO 10 e tona l " to the , „,9,te C A ce OW b 9 1t w ill Nor t ,, ll ) roPr'" )unc ed to. Wa said car to I _coo" ccvge, Aciv'r no tbe iea O ut miss ed rf Ll° ilry ,a bY " lie ,),,yjog 10 05 ; oace atural o al-) 10. d \vial Ic, . joa igtl4, 6 Ll 3 Onk of Englani Stock, 41 per Cent .1. —. Da. opening -• anada 4 per Cont. Bonds — later-Colonial °alumna i -Dull aIVERNbIENT BtenuttiEs incd L Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 207 Do. Opening, for Account — Do. o per Cent. July, 1880 Do 4 per Cent. Oct. 1888 Do. Eufacod Pape. 4 per 0 lit.. ..... Do. 5 per Cert., Jan. 1872 ~... „.. lO3l )o. 6} per Cent. May 18'9 — DJ 5 per Cent., Pup. Dab. 1872,.. Do do 18'1 7 .,,.,.•••• Do. do. 1882 — DL. Deb., 5 per Cent. Aug. 1878 ~ lO3l Do Bowie, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO • Do. under £l,OOO — I'm - MI(1N FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK. irgentine Republic, t; per Cent ... . Do Aoc-ituat Anurian Bonds 5 per cent Do. 1859 — Brazilian 5 per Cent — Do. 41 per Cent. 1852 — Do. do 1858.... ............. Do. nu 1860 — Do. do., 1863 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 Do. Account .. — Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent. Do 2 per Cont. (Deferred 3 per Cont.' Ouba, 6 per Cent. 0 ...lien 6'per Cent Po.ll per Cent 761 Do. 3 per Cent., Do. 7 per Cent., 1866 Lo. 6 per ce^t. 1867 9Bl 3 lo ulna..., 6 per Cent. Danish, 3 per Cent., 1825 Dann bian Principaities, 7 .or Cent 8 54 Do Account Do 8 per Cent., 1867 — tecuador New Consolidated, 1 par Cent Egyptian, 7 per Cent... B5l Do Second Issue Do. £5O(. Bonds Do. 1864 — Do. Account Do. 4500 Bonds Do. 4100 Bons Do. 7 per Cont., 1868 Do. Account . • -- Do. 4100 Bonds Government Railway Debentures 9Bl 1 Greet sper Cent., 1824 5, ex Coups — 1)o. Coupons - Guatemala 6 per Cent .. — Honduras Gov Rail. Loan.,lop. Ct., all pd 83 1 Do. Account — Wiliam 5 per Cent, 1865 — Do. Aocount • . Do Maremmana Railway — SiexicaL 3 per Cent Ditto for Account — Do. 1854 — Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French — ilontevidvan 6 per Cent. .. — Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada 24 .1 Do 3 per Con. — Do. Deferred Do Land Warrants (Ilectaree) ..a — Peruvian 6 per Cent. 1865 Do Account • •• Do 4i per Cent. (U1: 1- larren) ...... ~.._ Do 4i per Cent.. 1862 Port iguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7, 9,'60,'2.' Do. do. 1867 — Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid — ft issian 5 ~or Cent., 182, £ St Do 0 per Cent 1850 _ _ __ Do 4f - per Cent., 1860 .Do 3 per Cont., 1859 Do ,5, taw Cent., 1862 DO. Anglo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO Bonds., 92f Do. do. £Bl 15s. do — Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds do £B4 15s. do — Do Nicolas Railway 69 iardiuian 5 per Cent. Spaniiiii 3 per Con . Do. Accriunt Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Deforms Do. Passive Do. Com. Cert. of Coup. not fuudod Account Swedish I'rovincial Mortgage Loan — Do Government, 1864 Do do, 1868 Turkish 6 per Cent 27 Do Accoimt Do 6 per Cent. 1858 ... 661 D , Account Do £lOO Bonds — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do. Account — Do £lOO Bonds 7l / Do. 5 per cent. 1865 431 i r Do. Account .. D ) 4 per Cent., Guarauteek - ,... - - Do do, Scrip — Venezuela 3 per Cant. — Do 6 per Cont. 1864 Do 6 per Cent.,1862 — Dividends on the above payable in I Oa dim. Austnsu o per Cent Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 4} per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 24 per Oent. Ex. 12 Gail, — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates •••• French Rentes, 3 per Cent.. Ex. 25f. It%lial. 5 per Cent. 1831, Ex. .:5i — Do Account 55 Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1860 691 i TWO O'CLOCK. Jonsolg, Money 4)21 xd Do. Account, March 9 92i xd TUMBLE DOUBLE MURDER AND SUI CI DE' A 7 NEWCASTLE. - NEWCASTLE-ON-TI NE, March 7. This morning au old man named William Walton, living in Blenheim-street, murdered his wife by cutting her throat with a razor, after which he went into another room, where a lodger named Atkins was sleeping. He hit Atkins on the head with the tongs. Atkins then jawed up, and a struggle took place, during which Walton took the razor out of his pocket, and tried to murder Atkins, who ran out and gave an alarm. The neighbours rushed in and found the murderer dead, with his tbroat cut. Atkins had received two gashes in his throat, be sides other wounds, from the razor, and his skull was fractured with the tongs. Atkins is iu the infirmary, and is not expected to recover. The murderer is supposed to be insane, and to have had some delusion which excited his jealousy. METROPOLITAN FIRES. Three fires only took place in the Metropolitan district during last night. One was in Feather stone-buildings, Holborn ; another in the City road ; but they were each attended with trifling injury. A very destructive fire, however, happened in the premises belonging to Mr. J. Gibbs, a fur niture broker, &c., situated Nos. 1 and 2, Wells street, Hackney. The flames originated from some unknown cause in the house No. 1, and in the course of a few minutes the building was in flames from the bottom to the top. In spite of the exer tions of the firemen and the London Salvage Corps the fire could not be extinguished until No. 1 was burnt out and the roof off, and the contents con sumed. Some damage was also done to the con tents of No. 2 by water, &c. COURSE OF EXCHANGE. Amsterdam. Short ... 11 17f ... 11 18 Do Rotterdam — ... 12 i ... 12 1 Antwerp — ... 25 35 ... 25 421 Brussels — ... 25 35 ... 25 42i Hamburg h — ... 13 10 ... 13 10i Paris Ditto Marseilles Frankfort-On-the-Main ... 120/ ... 1201 Vienna — ... 12 70 ... 12 7o Trieste — ... 12 70 ... 12 75 Petersburg Copenhagen. — _,. 9 21 ... 9 24 Berlin Madrid.. Cadiz — •... 49 ... 491 Leghorn Milan — ... 26 40 .., 26 45 Genoa — ... 26 40 .., 26 45 Naples Palermo --, ••• 26 40 ... 26 45 Messina Lisbon — ... 511 ~ 52} Oporto — ... 52 ... 521 Rio J anoiro — ... ••• New York "Os.. ....... ••, •• - Preliminary arrangements have been made for the es+ablisbnient of a new Liberal club. Summonses were issued last night for a Cabinet Council to be held on Saturday. Mr. W. Hart Dyke, M.P. for West Kent, is en gaged to be married to Lady Emily Montagu, eldest daughter of the Earl of Sandwich, PROPOSED PISII MARKET AT SMITIIFIELD.—The question rta to the desirability and practicability of pro viding accommodation for the s-tie of fish brought to Lon don by railway on sumo portion of the vacant land not in. the possession of th e C orporation, on the northern and so...thorn sides of the new street constructed under the Western Approach Act, 18G2, will be brought before the Court of Common Council at its meeting on Thursday next, when Mr. Thomas Rudkin is to move that the matter be referred to the Markets Improvement Committee to consid , r and report thereon to the Court. At the same meeting an important motion, of which n o ti ce b an b een given Mr. Creseens Robinson, will be sub m it ted to t m lt e e et Court, to the effect that the best way to secure effi dent municipal government for the metropolis would be to extend the present jurisdiction and powers of the Corporation of the City of London ovor the whole me tropolitan area. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 8, 1870. SNARL LIST. JOINT-STOCK BANIC.S. Closing Busineits Share Mims. Paid. Price done 10 Agra Lim ted, A all 11.1 21 11 Do B lO 41 5 50 Albion l5 10 8 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lim all 244 25 20 Anglo-Hungarian 8 4d ip 20 Anglo-Italian 1566, limited 10 3 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia ! all 15 16 20 Do issued at 2 pm.— , 5 31 21 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lim. 25 Bankpf South Australia all 3'l 331 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 23 37 93 10 Bank of New Zealand all 11 16 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, t.nd China all 181 19 25 Chartered Merc. of India London, and China all 32 3 t 20 City lO 11 111 00 Colonial 25 41 43 10 Consolidated, litn. 50 Delhi and London, lira 50 East London, lim 20 English and American, lim 10 .• ••• 20 English Bank of Rio do Ja neiro. lim... lO 1 311 3 20 English, Scottish, and Aus tralian Chartered e3 all 171 13f 281 Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all 37 ` 9 281 Do new lll 41 51 100 Imperial, lim 2O 3 2 20 Imperial Ottoman lO 21 3 25 lonian. ail 23 22 25 Do new 5 6 3 Lnd Mortgage of India, limn 4 3 1 3 1 100 Do sp. e. Dehs.l364, 30 all 76 76 80 100 London Bunk of Alexia, and South America, lim. 20 5 4 100 London and Brazilian, lim. 45 05 :0 20 Do now 71 A 41 100 London &River Plate, lira. 40 11 13 25 Do new 10 11 2 p 20 London Chart. of Australia all 231 241 234 20 London and -County 2O 491 001 48 50 Do new. his at 20 p.m, 16 pd. 11 ... •.. London Joint 5t0ck......_ 311 321 :32i London and South African al 100 London &S.-Western, lim, 20 13 11 60 London &Venezuela, lira._ 12 ... 100 London and Westminster. 20 60 61 601 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm 2O 100 Merchant, lim 25 61 5; 10 Metropolitan, lim all 71 71 00 Midland, lira 2O Id 1 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lim l5 3d 1p eo National Provinc. of Eng'd 42 ... 10 De 50 National.. • 3O ... 20 New South Wales all 41 43 20 North-Western 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all. 43 44 60 Prov Me. Bank. Corpo., lint lO 61 51 30 Provincial of Ireland 25 85 87 10 Do now. all ... 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lim 25 14 IS 100 Do issued at 6 pin lO 8 25 Union of Australia all 46 43 100 Union of Ireland, Lim 50 Union of London l5 351 361 37 LAW INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. ROLIS - VOURT: CARDIGAN V. CITItZON-HOWE: The Master of the Rolls delivered judgment to day in this case. He said that the question at issue between the parties was as to whether or not the Duke of Buccleueh was entitled to a service of plate, or to the value of the same ; and he was clearly of opinion that he was, in right of the late Duche:4, the late Earl of Cardigan having died without issue. He made an or ler accordingly, and directed that the value of the plate should be ascer tained, and that the costs of the litigation should come out of the estate. DIVORCE COUaT. TILE MORDAUNT CASE. This morning, on the application of Mr. F. A. luderwiek, the Judge Ordinary made au order in chambers that the petitioner be entitled to be heard before the full Court on the question of the petitioner being entitled to proceed with his suit, notwithstanding the insanity of the respondent. Mr. R. Searle assented, for the guArdian, ad Wein. POLICE IN7ELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ROBBING AN EMPLOY FR.--George W. Grossman, a young man in the employ of Mr. John White house, optician, Coventry-street,was,charged:bef ore Mr. Tyrwhitt with stealing some gold eyc-glasses, the property of his employer. From the evidence of Mr. Whitehouse it ap peared that the prisoner, who was then in his em ploy at a salary of £l. 15s. a week, with food and other advantages, left his employ suddenly about a fortnight ago, and sulnequently five gold eye-glasses and 12 opera glasses were missed. Mr. Whitehouse communicated with the police, and saw three of his eye-glasses at a pawnbroker's,:where they had been pledged; and on the prisoner being apprehended a pocket compass, the property of Mr. IVhitehouse, was found in his possession. Thomas Pickels, a divisional detective, said that on taking the prisoner into custody and telling him that he was charged with stealing five eye-glasses, and he believed 14 opera glasses, he said there were not so many of the latter. He admitted pledging three eye-glasses at Mr. Attenborough'e, and that a pocket compass found upon him belonged to Mr. hitehouse. The prisoner was remanded. SEI-14,K8 AND STOCS. Railways, PaiQ • Closing 13usinL, ' Pries. done. at Bristal and Exeter ...... 100 78 80 et Caledonian lOO 761 77 771 at Cambrian ... 20 Cornwall. ... all 21 31 at Dublin & Belfast Juno lOO et Dun„Perth, & Ab.Junc lOO 70 72 2) East London all 4 6 20 l)o 15 2) Do 10 et Glasgow &S. Western lOO 107 169 it Great Eastern ..... 103 871 374 331 ' et Do. E. Angl. 100 61 71 et Gnat Northol Scotland lOO 15 13 it Great Northern lOO 1171 118 1171 1 st Do. A 5t0ck.... . . lOO 116 119 et Do. B stook lOO 127 MI et Gt S, and W. of Ireland lOO 18 100 99 at Gt. Western —Original lOO 631 631 634 1 4 .st Do. South Wales lOO 6i 68 67 1 et Do. W. Mid.—Oxford lOO 40 41 st Do. Newport lOO 35 36 at Lancashire & Yurkshirc lOO 128 1261 at Lon., Brigh.,& S.Coast lOO 44 441 421 1 —Do Scrip . ... x.ll et I•on., Chat., and Dover.. 100 15 151 141 at Do. Metro!). Ex. A .... 100 11 13 at Lon. & North Western.. 100 1234 241 1241 at Lon. & South Western.. 100 93 94 93 Man.. She!., & Lincoln.. 100 511 52 491 at Metropolitan ... et Do Extension 5 Do. New rd et Metropolitan District. all 35 36 35 10 laetrop. St. John's Wood 10 et Midland at DO, dirmin. thorby at North British et 0 0.11;c1., Yth., & Dun... 100 et Nor Eastern—Berwick.. 100 127 128 1281 1 1 25 D G. N.E purchase..l6.l3.l st 1) Leeds .. 100 79 83 87 61 1 at D °York lOO 121 241 kat at D °Carlisle at D oStocc. & Darling lOO 167 IC9 1711 at North Lonlon 100 122 24 10 Do Aew 1808 at North Staffordshire lOO 61 6 3 at North anti S. W. Junction 100 99 101 10 Do New £lO shares 7 .; • •• at R} coney at Shropshire Union. ICO 591 601 at South Devon - st South Eastern lOO 751 761 761 1 at Staines; Wok'ham, & Wok all 13 14 at Taff Vale -- Do. C . 6 Waterford & Kilkenny.. leo - 10 Waterloo & Whitehail.. 6 aAILWAYS—PIIEFERENOE MAIMS AND STOOKS. st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 87 8.0 st Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO ... st Do. Scot. N.E., 46 per cont lOO ... st Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO ... st Do. do. 7 per cent lOO ... st Do. do. Ordinary lOO 78 82 st Do. Midland st Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, 3 per tout gua all ... st Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO 103 107 st 80. Ist Class preferouco lOO st (Has. & S.W. gua. 5 per ct lOO ... st tit. Eastern, E.O Ex. No.l 100 98 100 st Do do N 0.2 100 97 09 st Do do 6 per cent 10e 110 113 st Do East Anglian A 5 p. c. 100 st Do do B 6 do. 100 st Do do C 7 do. 100 .„ st Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 ... st Do E. Union 4p. c. gua. 100 63 72 st Do Norfolk 5 p.c.Ex.1346 100 ... st Do do 5 p.c.WavNal.lB47 100 ... st Great Not thorn, 5 per cent 10) ... st Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 Do 41 do do do 100 st Do 5 do at sp. c. pm. 100 ... 1091 at Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent. lOO st Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf 100 _ s t Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 93 98 st G t.West.— Orig.& Jnt.-lten t chg., per gua. 5 p.c lOO 106 108 _ _ Do. Orig. (13.& H. Ex). 5 p.c. 100 95 100 Do do 4j per cent. 1350 100 90 92 Do do 4 do do lOO 80 82 Do do 5 per cent. redein 100 97 911 Do do Birmingham gua 10J 63 72 Do do do pref 100 ... ... Do do Chester gua 1 '.,0 85 a J Do do do 8 per cent lOO ... „. Du do do 5 do 100 ••• Do South Wales, guo.. 4 P.C. 100 ... ... Do do .c lO3 ... „. at Do do 4 1 1 1853 100 ... ... at Do do 5 st Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g lOO 116 lIS at Do do 2d gua lOO 119 121 st Do Newport, lat g. 5 p.c lOO 96 93 at Do do 2d do 100 ... .. at Do gua. 51 per cent. 1863 100 ... ... 00 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. all ... ... at Lancash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 3 13.1 st Do Barnsley, £5 3s 10.1 p.c. 100 ... ... at Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 1.35 st Do 41 (Blackburn perch). 100 98 100 st London & Brighton, 5 p.c. guaranteed, No 1 lOO ... ... st Da 5 per cent. gua No. 2. 100 . .. at Do 6 do do lOO .. .. st Do 5 do N. 4. 100 ... .., 100 at Do 7 per cent ... .. st Do 6 do (W.E. & C.P ) 100 ~, „ st D 3 4 do 1859 lOO ~, „, st Loudon, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent 1,"10 ... .., at Loudon and 11. W., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent-- 100 110 11 g _ . st Do 14edf.m1 & Oambridge 100 et Do Shrewsb'y & Welcap'l st London and 6 W. 7 p,c late 3d shares, lOO 145 150 a Do (Portsm.perp ens 2s6d) all ... s Man., Shef.,&Lineln. 6 p.c 100 ... Do .£6 all par 1 put 61 Do 31 per cent lOO 64 66 1 Do redeem. 6 per cent 5 et Mid. Consolidated ,6p. c lOO 130 135 s Do Bristol& Ilirm., 6p. c lOO 138 135 133 s Do 41 per cent. redeem lOO tIS 100 s Do 41 por cont. irredoem lOO 5s I s Do Leicester & Wean, 4 p.c 100 80 91 it North British, 5 p.c. Nod lOO ... et Do E. & 4p.0.5. & D 1 „. it Do N. 8., N 0.2 5 por 100 et Do Border Union, 51 p.c.,. 100 et N.-Eastern—Cone. 4 p.c lOO 81 85 • et Do 41 per cent. redeem..., 100 97 99 it Do C 4 N.B. 4 per Gout., lOO ... IT Do Lerwick oapital 8.18.4. ••• eall Do York, 11, &S. purchase lO 10 101 Do SU:Jun & Drling. A 8 p.o lOO 107 104 at Do W, tiartlepooa and It 100 86 88 901 20 North Staffordshire all 201 211 lOs B. Devon Annuities, lis all 9 10 10s Do Tavistoek Anna., 10a all 81 91 10s Do Fixed 41 per cent all 8 81 110.6. S. East. (Read. Anna., 1.0.6) all 22 23 at Do 11 per coot lOO ••• ••• at Do Fixed 41 per cent lOO at Taff Vale No.l ••• ••• 100 151 153 at Waterford & Kilkenny, 6pc 100 .. .. RAILWAYS.-PREFERENOE SHARES AND STOOKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate yea it Caledonian 41 p c gua. at Do Scot. Oen. min. 7 p c lOO ..„ at Do 41 p irrodeem all ..• ••, st Do 4p c con., issued at 80 65 at Great Eastern 41 per cont. 100 77 80 at Do 5 do, 1862 lOO 87 90 at Do New 5 do, 1863 lOO 84 88 at Do do 5 do, 1864 lOO 83 86 at Great Northern, 5p c irred. 100 „, „• at Do Permanent 5 per cent. 100 ,„, at Do Boston & Sloan, 44 pc 100 ,„ at Great West., W 3iidl., 5p c 100 st Do Jointporpe. 5 p 0,1865 100 88 lot st Do do 6p c irred., 1566 100 115 120 20 Do Vale Neath perp. 5p c all at Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B lOO Lanc. and York New 41 per cent till July, 1871 2 I ip it Lond., Brig &c., 41 pc, 1858 100 it Do do 4 do, 1860 100 st Do . do 41 do, 1861 100 it Do do 41 do, 1863 100 at Do do 5 do, 1865 100 ,„ •• at Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 ,„. 1171 at Do No. 7 5 do at Lond , Chat., &c., 2d, 6 p.c at Do Metrop. Ez., B 6 p.c .0 6 g.c lOO 7, at London& N Western, 5p c 100 103 110 at London &S. Western, 41 p c 100 93 95 10 Man. Shcf. S: Lin., 5 pc, 1865 all 9 91 at Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO 100 102 et Midland, A 5 per cent pref lOO 107 109 at Do B 5 do 100 107 109 15 Do 5p c opt. to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1369 all 201 211 Is Do Inconv. Now Shares all 19 19; 22 Do 5p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31,137 . 2 Bl 11 24p at North British, E. and G No. 1, 5 per cent ... at D D o o £, E I , o p g . utta Dun.,rant e 2 d d , 1861 1 1 0 0 0 0 .• at Do E.& G , N 0.2, 5 p.c at Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 100 at Do E. & G., No. 3, 5 p.c at Do E. & G., (Ordiry) 41 p c 100 at North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 90 100 at Do Stock. & Darl., D at North Loudon, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) at North Staffordshire bp c lOO ... at South Eastern, 41 pc, 1859 100 at Do 5 do 1861 100 ... at Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 at Do 5 do, 1864 at Victoria St. & Pimlico, 41 pc 100 ... RAILWAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS at Birkenhead lOO 93 95 00 Do. 4* per cent. Prefer.., all 98 100 st Buckinghamshire at Chester and Holyhead lOO a; 6 st Do. 5* per cent. at Do. 6 do. st Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO ... ... at Colchester Stear Valley at East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lOO 13:2 13* 20 Gloster and Dean Forest all ... ... a Gt. East*. Newm., &c., 5 p.c 100 ... ... a Do. E. IJ. Harwich, 4 p.c 100... ... at Do.do.Woodbrg.Ex., do 100 .. .. at Gt. West ,W. Mid., Hera 100 97 99 50 Hull and Selby all 110 112 st Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 217 222 at London and Blackwall lOO 93 95 91i at Do. 4* per cent lOO ... ... ... ... at London, Chat., &c. 41 p. c lOO st Do. Com. Fund , 5 do 100 „. ... at London and Greenwich at Do. do Preference lOO ... ... at London, Tilbury, & Scuth 100 83 85 st Lowestoft, gua 4 percent.— 100 79 81 st Do. 0- 6 do 5* Mauch., Bt.— Ma all ... „. at Midland, 13radtord, Pref , 100 92 91 10 Mid Kent Cray Line) 50 Northern& East.,s percent all 53 56 50 Do. do. 6 do. all .. .. st N. Eastern—Hartlepool ... 100 ... .... st N.West.A peril. prof, 5p c. 100 101 109 at Du B minimum 11 p.c lOO ... ... st Notting. & Granth R. & C lOO 91 93 25 Preston and 11' yre . all 41 4G ... Royston, Hitch., mind Shop. 100 132 134 st Shrewsbury and Hereferd 100 132 1: 1 4 10 De do 8 2 91p 0 S. Yorlish. and River Dun 100 100 105 1.) 4 per cent gua... 10) 78 80 5 do ... all 98 100 at Viet. Station and Pimlico... 100 . at West Cornwall 20 West London, Class A all 13 14 20 Do do B all ... ... 20 Do do C all ... ... st W e ymouth and Portland lOO ... ... a t Wilts and Somerset DOCKS. et East and Weal Loudon and St. Katherine 100 49 51 100 D oDcb. stock, 4 par cent all blillcvall Freehold Land Dock lOO 20 33 Southampton lja 72 75 2 Surrey conmet eta) TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. I 0 Anglo-American Tel., lim all 194 194 1 10 Anglo Mediter Te1.,1im.... 10 201 21 181 at Atlantic Telegraph lO 14 16 at Do. 8 per cent. lOO 42 46 40 at B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lim. 100 180 IVO at Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 262 267 10 • Do. New 8 12 Up 25 Indo-European Tel., lira. i all 23 25 5 Lond. Provincial Tel. lira all 3 4 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent all . .. 10 Merliterra. Eaten. Tel., lim all 9 10 71 25 Reuter's Telegram all 12 13 20 Societe Transatlaut., Um all 16 161 151 at Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all 14 lt 5 U. Kingdom Tel. Co., lim all 7 8 5 Do. 10 per emit. Pref all i 5 f>l MISCELLANEOUS. lU Auglo-Nlexicau Mint 25 Australian Agricultural 204 16 17 141 25 Austn Mort. Laud and Pin, L I) 4d pr 10 Baug.parah Tea EA Lte, Lim all 3 5 10 Berlin Watn . Works, Lim 5 Bombay Gas, Linilted all 5 51 5 Ditto, New 4 pr 4 ptu. 50 British American Laud 20 British Indian Tea, Limited all 24 31 27 Canada Company all 61 66 704 I. 20 Ceylon Company, Limited lO 4 3d 20 Ditto, A. shares 25 City of London Real Prop, LlO 7 6d 30 City of Milan Improvtuent L all 4 5 50 City Offices, Limited 50 Colonial, Lin.ited 2O ld pr 194 50 Commercial Union (Asso) 5 11 24p 10 Cont of African March, L 3 91 ata 20 Continental Union Gas, L 25 Copper Miners of Bugland/ Prof 7/ per cent a ll 5 7 100 Corp of London Bonds, 1877, 4f per cent all 100 Ditto, 1879, 41 par cent 100 Ditto, 1882, 4 per cent 10 Credit Fonc of England, L all 24 34 50 Credit Fonc of Mauritius, L 10 21 14d St Crystal Palace St Do, Preference lOO 93 98 St Do, 6 per cent Perp Debentloo 106 111 50 E India Land Credit & Fin L 7 5 4d 32 Ebbw Vale 274 101 10d 164 100 Egypt 9 p et Viceroy's Loan gua by Egyptian Gov all 974 984 100 4 20 Egyptian Com and Trading Lit 13 3 English and Austr Copper, L 24 1 4 15 Eng and Foreign Credit 74 4 3d 10 Ear /pean Gas all 17 18 10 Do, now 5 4 44 6 Fairbairu Engineering 5 ld p 44 20 Fore-street Warehouse. L 13 31 4fp 100 Foreign and Col Gov Trust and Loan 6 per et Bonds , all 97 96 9i 10 Gen Credit and Discount, L 74 1 *1 74 15 General Steam Navigation II 2U BO 50 Ilome and Col Marine Ins, L o Li p 20 Hudson's Bay (Governor and . Co. of Adventurers of Eng trading into) all 12 121 50 Imperial Continental Gas 43i 134 136 50 India Rub, Tolg Works, L 45 67 69 68 10 International Fman Soc, L 5 14 11d 34 20 Italian Irrigaton Canal, Cav all 44 41 100 Ditto, 6 per cat Bonds, red all 1870 50 Land Securities, Limited... 5 2 ld 25 London African Trading l.O 50 Lond Financial Assoc, Lim 3O 18 17d 4 Loud Gen Omnibus, Limd all 24 2f 24 50 Load & Glasg Eugin, Limd 25 18 lbd 20 London and Prov Marine St Madras Irrig & Canal, guar 100 spc by India Gov .... . lOO 103 105 50 Merchant Shipping, Limtd all 32 37 10 Natal Land and Col Co., Lirn all 34 44 25 National Disconnt Co, Lim 5 11. 11 111 10 National Steamship, Limd all 13 14 1 Nerbudda Coal & In, Ld 6s 6d 10 New Consolidated Dis Ld 4 5 Now Quebrada, Limited 4/12 44 4 1 d 25 N Zealand Lu & More, &c 2 4 1 p 25 N Zealand Trust & In, Ld 5 1 4 lop 10 North Assam Tea, Limited 7 7 bd 10 Do, St N British Austral, Limited 100 GO 70 50 N British & Mercan lusnce 64 23 23 4 25 Ocean Marino insurance 5 15 16 P 5 Oriental Gas, Limited ...... all 9 1 9 5 Do, New o 11 1 2p 10 Otag & South Invest, Ld 2 id 11 3 5 Ottoman Gas, Limited 'Rt. Peel Riv Lnd & Min, Lira lOO 31 33 50 Peninslr & Oriental Steam all 43 45 44 50 Do New, 1867 10 31 2 s r 7* 28 50 Rhymney Iron .... a ll 2 IS Do, New all 84 4 25 Rio Janeiro City Im., Lmtd all 191 30420 20 Rio Janeiro Gas, Limited 60 52 54 100 Royal Mail Steam St. Scot Ace Invest, Limited ~ 100 20 Societe General do l'Empire Ottoman 8 24 34 25 South Australian Land . . 20 Tel Construe & Maintenance 20 Thames (liman ec d 3f re e d r a s c m ed n ), l .. o .. s . , .. u . .. all 394 394 891 411 4 24p 54 St. Tobacco (Ital 6p c Loan) all 86 88 90 10 Trust and Agency of Austra lasia, (Limited) 20 Tr &LnCoof Up Canada 5 * p .50 Union Marine Liverpool, Ld 5 6 64p 20 Union Steam Ship, Ld ...... all 21 23 15 United Dis Corpora, Lmtd 6 2 ld 20 Univer Mar (Ins), Lmtd . 10 Upper Assam Tea, Lmtd all 4 1 30 Van Diemen's Land ......... 28/ 7 9 100 Viceroy of Egypt Mort Ln. all 804 81/ 85 50 Warrant Finance, Limited 12 8 6d 50 WI & P Steam, Limited ... 20 4 3d COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Canada Government, 6 p c, Jan and July ,1877-84 ............... 100 104 1051 105 1 Do, 6p c, Feb and Aug lOO 102 103 Do, 6p c Mar and Sept lOO 105 1 1063 Do, 5p c , Jan and July lOO 941 951 95! Do, 5p c, inscribed stock lOO.. 94 96 Do, 5p c, Dominion of, 1803 - 100 951 961 Cof Good Hope, 6p c, Dec, 1873 100 103 105 Do, 6 p c, April and O ct, 1890- 1900 100 111 113 Do, 6p c, April and Oct, 1880-90 100 109 111 Do, 6 p c, Jan and Jul 891 lOO __ Do, 5p c, April 1. nd Oct 15, 1900 .... . 100 1021 1031 Ceylon, Nov, 1878, 6p c 100 109 111 Do, 1872 100 103 105 Do. 1882 and 1883 10 0 112 114 Mauritius,' 6p c, 1873, Jan & July 100 102 104 Do, 1878, Jan and July 100 106 108 Do, 1882, May 15 and Nov 15 100 107 109 D 0,1895-6, Feb an d ug lOO 111 113 Natal Gov 6p c , April ct 100 108 110 • Do, 6p c, May and Nov ...... lOO 107 109 Now Brunswick Gov G p c, Jan and 10 ' July 0 104 105 N. S. Wales Gov 5 pC, 1871 to 1876, Jau and July lOO 1001 1011 Do, 5 p c, 1888 to 189 G, Jan and July 100 101 102 1011 Do, 5 p c, red by ann draws, from 1867 to 1875.. 100 100 1011 Do, 2 per c, annual draws, 1872 to 1898 100 1001 1011 1011 New Zealand 6p c, 1891 lOO 107 109 Do, 5p c . . 100 97 98 Do, Jau, April, July, Oct 100 973 981 973 Do., 6p c 1891, Mar and Septloo 108 110 Do, p ct, 1891, Juno and Dee... 100 107 109 Nova Scotia Gov, 6 p c sterling, 1875, Jan and July lOO 1023 1031 Do, 1•83 lOO 1043 1051 Queensland 6 per ct, 1882-85, Jan and July 1 00 1081- 1091 1081 Do, 1891, Jan and July 100 1081 1091 S Australian Government, 6 p c, 1869-77 lOO Do, 1878-92 100 Do, 18:3-1908 100 110 111 1093 Tasmanian, 6 p c, 1895, Jan and and July 100 108 110 Do, 6p c red, 1893 to 1897 lOO 108 110 Victoria Govt, 6 p c, Jan and July, 1891 lOO 113 114 Do, April and Oct, 1883 5 lOO 1133 1143 1143 Do, 5p c, Jan. and Ju1y,1894., 100 1013 1023 1011 THAMES. STEALING A YARD OF PORK.—Julia Stratton, aged 39, was brought before Mr. Lushington charged with stealing 451 b. of pork, valued at 255., the property of Joseph Tanf,Al, pork butcher, of No. 10, Charles-street, Mile-end Old-town, on the 23d of December last. 'the prisoner visited the prosecutor's shop iwo days before Christmas, and soon after she left he missed the pork, which was safe before she came into the shop. The prisoner and several others partook of the pork the same day. There was a yard of it. Mr. LuAlington asked what was meant by a yard of pork ? A witness said the pork was just three feet in length. . A quarrel among those who partook of the pork caused the apprehension of the prisoner. Eugene O'Bryan, an Irishman, living at East London-chambers, Spitalfields, saw the prisoner bring home a yard of pork in the skirts of her apron. She asked him to cut it up, and he did so. She said she picked it up outside her own door. Catherine Slack said the yard of pork was hang ing up for several hours. The prisoner told her there was a shawl hanging up in the water closet, She went there and found a yard of pork, and par took of some of it after it was cooked. Mr. Lushington comruitted the prisoner for Ann Foley, a very pretty Irish widow, was charged with deserting her three children, and leaving them chargeable to the Poplar Uuion. Mr. George Harris, relieving officer, said the prisoner's children were left at the Poplar police s:ation on the 31st of July last, and brought to the union house that day by a policeman. They were at school, and hai cost the union 6s. per week each. The prisoner said when she was taken into custody that the parish male her fetch the money and bread allo sad her, awl that they could not do much t.) her. Mr. Lushington said if the prisoner did not come to some arrangement with the union, or maintain her children, she would be sent to pi isan continually. lie sentenced her to six weeks' im prisonment and hard labour. FINANCIAL AFFAIRS. (From the the Anglo-American Times.) Mr. DAWES continues his vigorous agitation for retrenchment. As announced, he spoke in favour of the Republican ticket in New Hampshire where he delivered, as coming from the PRESIDENT, the following message :—Tell the people of New Hamp shire that what has hitherto been done by my Ad ministration, honestly to collect the revenue and to curtail expenditure, is but an earnest of what shall be done in economizing, during the coming year. Not a single dollar beyond what is necessary shall be expended so far as the President can prevent it.— As this was the purport of Gen. GRANT'S own words, the speech excited general interest and gave much sa tisfaction. The Committee on Ways and Means on the 17th Feb. resolved by 8 to 1, Mr. MAYNARD being the single dissentient, to reduce the Internal Revenue Bill by $30,000,000; the Budget proposing to collect through it $160,000,000. The income tax is to be lessened but not abolished; the proposal isto reduce the tariff by $20,000,000, and the impres sion seems to be that no Funding Bill can be passed this session. Messrs. SCHENCK and APCARTHY had a long conversation with the PRESIDENT about these reductions, and General GRANT sanctioned the course suggested. At first the PRESIDENT held that it was unadvisable to decrease the revenue till the debt could be funded at a lower interest ; but, believing that the debt cannot thus be dealt with at present, he thinks the proposed course best calculated, under the circumstances, to advance the national welfare. But Secretary BouTwEeL, on being questioned by a leading member of the Ways and Means Committee, proved, as was anticipated, to be strenuously op posed to any such reductions. He maintains now, as previously, that the Five-Twenties should be funded before the revenue was reduced. lle had no doubt that if Senator SHERMAN'S Funding Bill was soon passed, he could within the present year fund 500 or 600 millions dols. of these bonds. Money in abun dance was idle and awaiting investment in the Euro pean capitals, and if the Committee pressed the mea sure as soon as it reached the House, he felt sure that an amount of several hundred millions of dol lars of the new Bonds would be at once taken, when measures might be adopted to reduce taxation. Nor was he aware that the President had expressed any desire to postpone the Funding Billtillnext year, or to lessen the revenue. Certainly he had never indicated such to him. Our opinion is that Secre tary BOUTWELL is right ; that it would be advis able first to fund a large portion of the Five-Twenty Bonds at a reduced rate of interest, which circum stances are rendering easy of accomplishtnent. If the Secretary can fund some $600,000,000, saving even one per cent. in interest, the national gain will be $6,000,000 annually in gold, and although this Nv ouM contrast poorly with the reduction of $50,000,000 iu taxation, yet it would mean mere than is at first sight apparent. That portion of the debt would then be put aside as disposed of, and the Secretary would be relieved from the burden of making l.is weekly purchases in anticipation of the time when the Bonds will fall due. The relief against any contingency would be immediate if half the Five-Twenties were thus funded, and a prudent Secretary of the Treasury would feel less shackled in acting on any reductions in the revenue afterwards decreed by Congress. It is certainly the case that the credit of the United States daily rises, and with the ap preciation of the Bonds in foreign markets, it is pos sible that by waiting, even more favourable rates of interest on the new securities than proposed by Sena tor StummAx may be obtained. On the other hand, however, there is wisdom in securing whatever ad vantage the present cffers, for moral. Inalkets ate proverbially uncertain, and the opportunities of fered to-day may vanish on the morrow for years. A combination of circumstances, at the root of which was the civil war in America, have led to a glut of money in the financial centres of Europe ; but trade is beg'nniog to revive, also enterprise and spec ulation. With these will rise the rates of interest, which, for the past three years, have ruled so low. Secretary BOUTWELL gives the Committee sound advice in the proposition which must suggest itself to every prudent man, to fund as early as possible, say half, of the proposed twelve hundred millions of the national debt, availing himself of the advantag, , s now offered, which will bring the other moiety within easy management in the event of unforeseen contingencies arising ; and if Mr. BOUTWELL is suc cessful with this portion of the loan, to take advan tage of the improved credit to fund the remainder at a still lower rate. To Mr. DAWES is attributed the energy with which the House has taken up the Appropriation Bills. Formerly this important duty of the Representatives was deferred till the last mo ment, when the proposed measures were rushed through the House during the closing hours of Con gress with all their imperfections, indeed, we may add, gross blunders in arithmetic. Now the House is eagerly discussing every item, and the knowledge that each proposition will be debated, must tend to make the Departments more careful in framing their requisitions. Among the subjects debated was one proposing, equal payment to women as to men for performing the like work. Mr. ROGERS pro nounced the employment of women in public offices to be demoralizing and disreputable, and should therefore be abandoned; a view seemingly held by Mr. DAWES, who told the Representa tives that they were slaves to the vile politicians who had flocked for office to Washington last March, and were now hounding members to raise the salaries of the very offices into which they had then crawled. This, he added, was the psition in which it is proposed to place women, bringing them in also to contend for the posts which had so demoralized the men. Although the report at Washington was that no Funding Bill would be passed this year, and efforts were being made to impress the country with the belief that the PRESIDENT had changed his mind from the expression of opinion contained in his Message, we believe that Secretary BOUTWELL'S policy will prevail, for he is not only in the right, but has that earnestness and stcdfastness of action which spring from a strong conviction. We would not therefore be surprised, notwithstanding these reports, to hear that Senator SHERMAN'S Bill had passed the House, when it is certain to receive the sanction of the PRESIDENT, and to be immediately brought into operation. The cones' ondent of the Times, in some remarks on the parer currency of the Union, gives statistics to show the reason of the cons' ant demand from the South and Wt:st of an increase or a re-distribution of the currency. Ile sa3s Rhode Island, with a population of 174,620, is allotted $12,486,900 bank-note circulation by the National Banking Act, while Wisconsin, with a population cf 775,881, only gets $2,508,102. The six New England States contain 3,135,283 rcpt laden, and the twelve Southern and South. western States 10,836,814; whi'e the New England bank note circulation is $104,509,919, and the South ern circulation only $15,675,179. This, he says, is the secret of the perpetual demand in Congress for the expansion of the currency—a demand that comes from the South and West, but is resisted by the Eastern and Middle States, which have the lion's share of currency, and, of course, make the most profit out of it. Mr. LOUGHRIDGE, of lowa, offered a resolution directing the Banking Committee to bring in a bill to increase the bank-note cur rency by at least $50,000,000, and a resolution to lay it on the table was defeated by a majority of 19, a result Mr. INGERSOLL termed " a 'leak's) , indica tion." The morning hour expired, and the resolu tion went over till the 21st February, when it was carried, but only to show that it' was in opposi tion to the strong feeling of the country, which is now made up for an early return to specie l ay ment. The Senate resolved, in reply, without a division, that to add to the present amount of irredeemable piper currency of the country would be to render more difficult and remote the rum:pp:ion of specie payments; to encourage and foster a spirit of specu lation ; to aggravate the evils produced by frequent and sudden fluctuations of values ; to depreciate the credit of the nation; and to check the healthful tendency of legitimate business to settle down upon safe and permanent bases ; and, therefore, in the opinion of the Senate, the existing amount of such currency ought not to be increased, and the fall in the gold premium shows conclusively, that on this subject the nation has thus decided. While on the subject of currency, we may allude to the late decision of the Supreme Court. As we anticipated, two effects have been produced ; the one is a strenuous opposition from the powerful Corporations affected, and the other the hastening of the country towards specie payment. It ap pears to us: that the interest of the Corporations lies either in getting the decision reversed, which forces them to pay in gold for all debts contracted prior to the passing of the Legal-Tender Act, or failing that, to get back as quickly as possible to specie payments. A resolution has been intro duced into the Legislature of Maine to pay in gold all debts contracted before the 23rd May, 1862, and as this course is the wise one, other States may soon follow the example; indeed the Legislature of Mis souri has already doneso. It is asserted that when the two new Justices are seated on the Bench that the decision will not be upheld, and the country seems to be divided with the majority and the minority of the Judges as to which delivered good law. The .New York limes holds that a full Bench, when reached by another case, will reverse the decision. The Journal of Commerce, on the other hand, up holds the ruling of the majority, believing that the two new Justices will confirm it. The strongest argument against the law laid down by Chief Jus tice CHASE is, that it strikes hard at the power of the Government to carry on a successful war ; but, as we before observed, Ministers who undertake to manage the affairs of a great nation must be pre pared, in an emergency, to act at all hazards to save the country first, and let lawyers decide on the legality of the measures afterwards. LIVERPOOL COTTON ALAI? ET.-(THIS DAY.) Sales probably 8,000 bales. The market dull. The Springfield Republican observes--" It is ex pensive to entertain greatness, as well as to bury philanthropy. England and America must have spent together, in the final disposition of George Peabody's remains, enough money to have given a very decided stimulus to his own charities, or set up a respectable rival to the m . M a ssachusetts paid nearly $30,000 to receive General Grant and pass him through her borders last June. The city of Boston probably spent half as much more, all which, considering how short a time he stayed and the little he said, may well be counted a good deal of money for the return." Mr. E. S. Gordon, Lord Advocate to the last Conservative Administration, will move the rejection of the Scotch Church Rates Bill on its second reading. From Cuba the news is that the murderers of Greenwald have boon arrested, and were to be tried by court-martial. Santa Anna was compelled by the Spanish authorities to leave liavannah last Tuesday, when he sailed for Nassau. Tito Cuban General, Quesada, had arrived in Florida on his way to Washington, being sent ou a special mission by Cespedsa. Front St. Domingo we I.arn that the inhabitants on the 19th of Fele nary, by a large maj:wity,voted for annexation to the Gi,i ed t- , :fate Affairs in Mexico do not appear to be progresiing favour ably for Juarez, whose family it is rumoured are to be sent to Europe. Eseobedo had been compelled to retreat, and the General iu command of the insurgent forces de clares that he will shoot Juarez if be captures hint. We regard needless or revengeful executions as neither mere nor les than murder, and it is on this principle that we condemned the shooting of Maximilian as an net alike disgraceful and impolitic. Juarez, if be fell into the hands of an Im perialist, might expect such a fate, but it would neverthe less be both cruel and unwise. The very extensive Distillery now being erected at Belfast, with all recent improvements for the manufacture of Irish whisky, by Messis. DUNVILLE & Co., who have gained a world-wide celebrity for their flue old Irish whisky, is to be called "Tho Royal Irish Distillery." SPORTING INTELLIGENOE-ISIS DAY LIVERPOOL sPrdNG (BY ELECTRIC TELEGR?►PH.) TRIAL STAKES. Sulliet Duchess of Athol 2 Arrived—Pearl Diver, Guy of Warwick, Steamboat, And Moose. Lymington not hero. TATTERSALL'4—L - .at El:311413 tIAVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL. 4to 1 agst Doctor (taken and offered) 9 to 1 agst Primrose (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst Colonel (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst Cristal (taken and offeredj 100 to 9 agst Q.C., (taken) 14 to 1 agst Pearl Driver (taken and wanted) 100 to 6 agst Guy of Warwick (taken) 100 to 6 agst Surney (taken and offered) 1(;0 to. 6 Tathwell (taken and offered) 100 to 6 ngbt Gardener (offered-25 to 1 taken) 20 to 1 agst Moose (offered) 500 to 15 agst Hall Court (offero,l-40 to 1 taken) 100 to 3 agst Thalassius (offered) 1000 to 20 agst Elk (taken and offeree) 1000 to 20 agst Traveller (offered) Lord Raglan scratched for all engagements. CITY AND SUBURB .IN. No bett'ng. CHESTER CUP. 25 to 1 agst Cheri° (taken) 500 to 15 agst Vintner (taken) 500 to 15 agst Thorwalds:n (taken) TWO THOUSAND. sto 2 agst Kingcraft (offered) 6to 1 agst Sunlight (offered—take 7to t) 10 to 1 agst Sunslilue (tal.ea ant offored) 25 to 1 apt Macgregor —(offered—(tako 30 to 1) DERBY. 8 to 1 agst Kingcraft (offered) 9to 1 agst Camel (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst Sunshine (taken and offered) 3to 1 agst Bridgwater (offered) 1000 to 60 agst Sunlight (taken twice) 500 to 10 agst Palmerston (taken) 1000 to 15 agst King of Scots (offered) 2000 to 25 apt St. G uthlae (taken) CI CSC BETTING --Y ESTERDAY. ESTERDAY. LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL. 4to 1 agst Doctor (taken and offered) 9 to 1 agst Primrose (takon and offered) 10 to 1 agst Colonel (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst Cristal (Liken and offered) 10 to 1 agst Q.C. (taken and offered) leo to 7 agst Pearl Diver (taken) 160 to 6 agst Guy of Warwick (taken and offered) 100 to 6 agst Gardener (offered—take 20 to 1) 100 to 6 ugst Tath wt+ll (taken and offered) ICO to 6 agst Surney (offered) 25 to 1 agst Moose (taken and offered) 100 to 3 agst Thalassius (taken) 33 to 1 agst Hall Court (taken) 100 to 3 agst Alcibiade (offered) 40 to 1 agst Fan (taken anJ offered) 40 to 1 agst Cinna (offered) 50 to I 4;4 Karslake (offered) Bto I agst Braylry's lot (offer, d) CITY AND SUMJIZEIAN. 10 to 1 apt Miss 1) tyre]] and offer. d) 10 to 1 agst Wa (offerel —ll to 1 taken) 11 to 1 agst Ladas (t:tkop and offered) 100 to 7 agst Sabinui ',offered) 20 to 1 agst Benbow (o:Tered) 400 to 6 agst Atlas (taken and offered) 500 to 5 agst King Coptiutul (taken) CHESTER CU?. 20 to 1 ngst Glenialloch (offere•t) 40 to 1 agbt Soarl ore' (tt,k,n) 1000 to 20 agst Vintner (offered) TWO TIIOUSAN D. 5 to 2 agst Kingcraft (offered) ICO to 15 agst Sunlight (taken) 10 to 1 agst Sunshine (taken and offered) DERBY. Bto 1 agst Sunshine (taken to £150) Bto 1 agst Kingcraft (offered) 100 to 8 agst Sunlight (offered) RACING FIXTURES-1570. Liverpool 8 9, 10 Pontefract ..14, 15 I West Somerset lB, 17 Warwick 22, 23, 24 Cambridgeshire ......14, 15 j I Epsom 29 ' 30 Bromley 31 and April 1 APRIL. Northampton 5, 6 1 Newmarket Craven 18 to 22 West Drayton 7, 8 1 Abergaveony 21, 'ii Thirst - 7 8 i Lewos Kingsbury lB, 17 I Croydon. 28, 29 Durham lB, 10 1 MAY. Newmarket Ist Sp ...2 to 5 Chester. lO, to 13 Winchester lO.ll Salisbury l2, 13 York 17, 18 Doncaster 10, 20 Ilarpenden 2O, 21 Bath 24, 25 Stanford 26, 27 Croydon 26. 29 Ep6om 61 to Juue 3 Croydon 8, 9 Manchester 8,9, 10 Ascot 14 to 17 Windsor 2l, 22 JIJ Newmarket 5 to 8 I Nottingham 12, 13 $ Chelmsford l2, 13 Reading 12, 13 OCTOBER. Bedford 4, 5 I Newmarket 2n ' 00t..10 tol4 Leicester Bromley 6, 7 , Newmarket 110t'n...24 to 29 NOVEMBER. Liverpool 8 to 11 I Shrewsbury 14 to 18 STEEPLECHASE FI - 31TURES-1870. MARCH. Liverpool 8, 9 10~1 8r0ra10y......81 and April 1 West Somerset 16, 17 I Cheltenham...Bl and April 1 Warwick 22 to 24 AP] Aldershot 7, 8 I UL. Kingsbury lB, 19 The Bank Returns. Tho Bankers' Magazine furnishes the returns of the cir • culation of the public and joint-stock banks in England and Wales for the four weeks ending Ist of Jan., 1870. These returns, combined with the circulation of the Scotch and Irish banks for the same period, and the average cir culation of the Bank of England for the four weeks ended the 29th of Dec. (the nearest date furnisbed by their returns), will give the following results of the circulation of notes in the United Kingdom when compared with the previous month : Dec 4, Jan. 1, 1869. 1870. Increase.iDecrease. Bank of England 23,181,190 22,706,752 I 474,438 Private Banks 2,751,719j 2,66 .1v) Joint-stock Banks 2,3 8,73.1 2,281,198 87,541 Total in England 28,301,643i 27,6;0,070 6.1,578 Scotland 5,287, i 53.: 4,V75,f‘47 312, ill Ireland 7,354,16 3t 7,066,256 k 97,907 United Kingdom. Newton 22, 23 Ilampton 23, 24 Ilibury Club 25 Stockbridge...Bo, and Juily 1 'LY. I West Drayton 1 4, L 3 I Huntingdon-- 19, 20 Kingsbury 2l, 22 I Goodwood 26, 29 1,261,896 40,913,2E9'39,681,373 And as compared with the month ending the 2nd of Dec., 1869, the above returns show a . decrease of £412,119 in the circulation of notes in England, and a decrease of £50,413 in the circulation of the United Kingdom. On comparing the above with the fixed issues of the several banks the following is the state of the circulation: — The English private banks are below their fixed issue £1,380,506 The English joint-dock banks are below their fixed issue 457,442 Total below fixed issue in England ... £1,837,948 The Scotch banks are above their fixed issue... 2,225,776 The Irish banks are above their fixed issue ... 70 1 , 762 The average stock of bullion held by the Bank of Eng land in both departments during the month ending 29th of Dec. was £19,091,239, being an increase of £648,033, as compared with the previous month, and an increase o! £906,873 when.compared with the same period last year. The following are the amounts of specie held by the Scotch and Irish banks during the month ending the let of Jan. : Gold and silver held by the Scotch banks ... Gold and silver held by the Irish banks being a decrease of .£79,659 as compared with vious return, and an increase of £314,579 when with the corresponding polled last year. Mr. Jewell, one of the non-established w. Chatham Dockyard, has been appointed to porary writership in the Accountant-Gener at the Admiralty. The Monarch arrived at Annapolis on Feb., and the Secretary of the Navy proceed ,,, welcome Captain Commerell aad the crew. Ti of Wash;ngton, Baltimore, and Annapolis has tended to the officers, to whom every attention paid. The Minarch was inspected by Mr. Rol many naval officers on the 25th Feb., and nevi hers of Congress accomp ivied them. The Bri clad is au object of Ltreat interest to the shiplur navy men of the Uuited Stat s, and she has be attentively. Doubloss a vessel of her power col her sJa-going qualities, will do much to open Ame to a progress in naval architecture which has ph laud so far in advance of other nations. We I alluded 0 the fact that no country could hope successfully on the seas against Great Britain, combination of Powers, and Americans Who tin spect the Monarch, and know that there are stm dads than her, either at sea or ready fur lauucl learn the reason of our remarks. I.c .E 25 3 : , 187 0 47 /, 1: 93 5 6 6 0 4 io compa writers to a to ral's off the 17t , d there lie freed ; been n has be )boson n venal rue ritisl; it uilt,crs ,en stndi ;upled erie lace hay to nor Linn oag ichiu Na'