The Sun. — London, England, 1870-03-02 00:00:00

~~s 1, so ex ad him DW bow party, T posed as such to be a ountry. certain Massa had re being though Act in c from airman )intnit ,he re ent tO R'S un- ~lassa - leceive Le clays ;ill at a )ad in' . ue the ertionS lusion, certain et hint Jative ,rs are fiance -, who ) f the urite affair yf neVi 1t10?.. MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The business on the Stock Exchange to-day was decidedly an improvement on that of yesterday. Consols are firm at their quotations, and Continen tal securities were also better, but Americans must be quoted the turn lower. Railway shares were somewhat in request, and improved quotations have to be noted fcr Telegraph shares. The rate of dis. in the open market is 3 per cent. for first-class bills. Consols are now at 924 to 92i for money; ditto, for Account, --; Three per Cent. Re duced, 91i ; New Tkree per Cents, 91i k ; ditto Annuities, April, 1885, 11. Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, March, prem. ; June, 2 prem. ; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, March, ; June, ; Bank of England Stock, 44 per Cent., 2 2. India Stock, 104 per Cent., April, 1874, ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, m a ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 993 1 ; ditto Eufaced Paper, 5 4 per Cent., 1879, 1091. In the Foreign Market Argentine Sixes are 873 to 871; Brazilian Five per Cents., 1865), 871 to 881 ; Egyptian Seven per Cents., 1868, 79 to 795 ; Italian Five per Cents., 1861, 55 to 551 ; Mexican Three per Cents., 14 to 141 ; Peruvian, 801 to 811 ; Spanish New 'Three per Cents., 1865, 261 to 261 ; Turkish Five per Cents., 454 to 451 ; ditto Six per Cents., 1865, 684 to 681 ; Grenada New Three per Cents., 40 to 41 ; ditto Deferred, 101 to 111 ; Orel Vitepsk, 86 to 87; Nicolai, 681 6 81 ; Moscow Jaraslaw, 83} to 84 ; Charkof Azof, 821 to 83f. In the Railway Market Caledonians are marked 77 4 to 773 ; Great Eastern, 37/ to 38 ; Great Northern, 1134 to 114 ; ditto (A), Stock, 1141 to 1151 ; Great Western, 65 to 651 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 125 to 1251 ex div ; London and Brighton, 424 to 42i ex div. ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 144 to 141 ; London and North Western, 1211 to 122 ; London and South Western, 901 to 934 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 491 to 504 ; Metropolitan, 79 to 791 ; Midland, 1211 to 1221 ; and South Eastern, and Dover, 744 to 744 ex div. In Miscellaneous Shares Credit Foncier are 23 to 3 ; Hudson's Bay Company, 121 to 124 ; Italian Irrigation Six per Cents., 63i to 641 ; London General Omnibus Company, 21 to 21 ; National Discount, 11 to 114; Peninsular and Oriental Steam, 43 to 44 ; Royal Mail Steam, 55 to 56 ; and Telegraph Construction, 434 to 433. Anglo-American Telegraph Shares are 164 to 14 Anglo-Mediterranean, 18 to 184 ; Atlantic, 12 to 14 ; ditto Eight per Cent. Preference, 14 to 2 ; Britiish Australian, 1 01 dis. ; British Indian Sub marine, 120 to 12 13-16 ; British Indian Exten sion, 1 to I dis.; China Submarine, 14 to 1 dis.; Falmouth, Malta, and Gibraltar, 1 to 1 prem.; At lantic, 154 to 151 ex div. ; Reuter's Telegram (New), 121 to 12/ ; and West India and ; Panama, 2 to 11 dis. In Bank Shares Alliance are 13 to 134 ; Anglo-Ausrian, 17 to 18 prem. ; Chartered Mer cantile of India, 32i to 33 ; City Bank, iO4 to 111 ; Consolidated, 4 3 prem.; Imperial Ottoman, 3 5-16 to 3 7-16 prem. ; London and County, 4 7 to 48; London Joint-Stock, 324 to 33 ; and Union of London, 37 to 374. The Corn Market opens quiet, but with rather a steady tone. The sum of £7,000 in gold was taken to the Bank yesterday. Advices from Lisbon describe steadiness on the Exchange, and state that recent reports of political disquietude were unfounded. The advices from Buenos Ayres are to the 31st of January. The latest' accounts from Paraguay were considered important. Lopez having aban doned his position and fallen back in the direction Of the River Apa, while the Count d'Eu, aware O f the movement, bad despatched forces up the river with a view to cut him off. All the families Lopez's last encampment were now passing to the allies in a state of misery. President Sarnaiente was about to proceed from Rem tio to Entre Rios, where General Urquiza had "'lade splendid preparations for his reception. Vice- President Alsina was in charge of the Executive darin g the President's absence, and was about to Publish some important decrees, one respecting s ummary punishment, and anothsr to facilitate the business of the port in the loading and discharging of vessels. The fact of the wheat crop this year havingA proved extremely abundant throughout the Argenti na Republic was a subject of special con gratulation. The order for the cable for the Marseilles, Algiers, and Malta Telegraph Company, accompanied by the necessary payment on account, has been given to , the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance C ompany. The annual report of the Van Dieman's Land Co mpany has been issued. It announces a dividend of 2 8. 6d. per share, and states that a change of a g e ncy and more economical management hold out hopes of an improvement in the company's Position. At the meeting of the Telegraph Construction a " Maintenance Company (Limited) and Reduced, the report was adopted, and a dividend, as recom mended, of 74 per cent., making, with the interim P a yment of 21 last July, 10 per cent. for the year, wa s declared. It was anticipated that the Red Sea section would be submerged by the end of the Present month. At the annual meeting of the London General Omnibus Company (Limited) the report was adopted , and a dividend of 3s. per share, being at the rateof 74 per cent. per annum, was declared. The revenue account for the half-year ending Dec. 3 1 last shows a profit of £29,508 Bs. 3d., and, a fter payi ng t h e dividend, adding £4,649 11s. 9d. to .t ne general reserve f un d , an d wr i t i ng £ 2,500 off first ,, establishment accoun t, the sum o f £2 , 253 us. 3d. will be carried forward. The dividend on Great Western Railway Origi nal Stock f or t h e h a lf- year was officially announced today at the rate of £3 4s. 6d. per cent. per an num, against 10s. for the corresponding period of 1868 ; South Wales Ordinary £3 ss. Gd., a gainst £3 ss. ; West Midland (Oxford), £1 165., against 15s. ; and West Midland (Newport), £1 13 5., against 17s. Gd. The balance carried for avard is £14,800. It i s men ti one d that, ccof the dividend on the Original Stock, about 7s. 6d. per cent. is there to exceptional credits, which have been brought to account in the consolidations or, the sectional stocks." The rate of insurance on the steamer City of Boston, from Halifax, remains at 40 guineas premium. of f s The Liverpool J ourna l of Commerce says Me So far as can be as cer t a i ne d , the failure Dickson Brother an d C o ., Australian naerchalnstres. was quite unexpect e d, an d it i s sa i d that upward; of 1 , 28,000 of the liabilities are due in Glasgow, and £6,000 in Manchester. The greater portion of the remaining debts lie amongst London houses, amounts being also duo to houses in Leeds, Brad ford, Iludderefield, &c." BRITISH. FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. ~ UOVERNMENT ItiND°. 0 Per Cont. C onso l s ...._ l ° for Amount ~ Pet Cent . li e Need 9l; ew 3 put. Cent ' c levr 21,. •(:, t Jan. 1891 , , pot , (11 . ~, A 'Jo. 5 per Cen Thi 3 Q/kunities, SO yrs, expire sth Jill], 1880. •po. fo r 3o yrs, t Y x. pi ro sth April 18?; - , ll ou o,i Sea Toley,raplil, Aug.. 191 ' 8 ••• I '' he (1 1 1 ' 1 "11 41 OUU 21 p• Ct. March ..:..4 ~ s, , , 2 . Do. 21. do. June 2 i, be ZlOO, .C2OO & £5OO — 134 41 c of Englind Stock,ali por Cent -t)(4. opening 14114(la per Cont. Bonds — titer-Coonial Oinuttini 1 ~iNota.l4 (iiVERNMENT bECURITIEs. 4,1'4 Stock, loi per Cent., April 1871.„ Do, ° °Peniug, for Account 3)0 0 Par Cleut.July, 1880 llll Duo, _ 4 Pe: Cent. O ct. 1888 991 Il nfacod P ap 0 ui 1 per .nt....... &I• P , i ,por Own., J an. 1872 . .... Per °tut. Ilay 1b79 t • 109 i DJ 5 per Cent., Rup. Da':). 1872.,, ')o do 18 - ;7 ...., — Do. do. 188 4 0,... DAL, 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do Bonds, 4 per Cont., £l,OOO Do, under £l.OOO — pt. FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. %routine Republic, 6 per Cent Do Account AnitriAn Bonds 5 por cont Do. 1859 — BraAiliau 5 per Cent — Do. 41 per Cent. 1852 — Do. do 1858.... ............. 1)o. a, 1560 — Do. do., 1863 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 Do, Account Buenos Ayres 6 per Cont. DJ 2 per Cent. (DeferrTd 3 per Cant , Culyi, 6 por Cont. C.Atlimi 6 per Cant — 00. 1; por amt.-, .. Do. 3 par Cent., Do. 7 par Cent., 1866 Po. 6 per co- t. 1867 9Bl lo u1,1,:n, 6 per Cent. Danisti, 3 p , .,r Cent 18 4 5 Dan , :in.n Principtlities, 7 per Cent B5l 1)o Account. Do S per Cent., 1667 9l} . l'.7uutv.br New 0011391idated, Ipr Gent E.ryvtian, 7 per Cent , „.. 83} Do `.,coed issue ........... ... . tiv..Es'iL Bouds Bl} Do. 1S(14 Do. Aceaunt Do. 4500 Bon:Is Do. £19,1 801 l .19 Do. 7 par Cont., liViS . . DO. A , ..1CC111.1t Do. £lOO Bonds •.••• 791 Government Railway Debentures — Groom 5 per Cent., 1821 5, ex Coups — Do. Coupons Gilt Ltenrila 5 per Cent .. — Honduras Gov Rail. Loan., lo p. Ct., all pd 821 11 Do. Acc.unt ltsiiau 5 per Cent., 1865 — Jo. Account . --- Do ➢lhremmana Railway — Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Do. 1864 --- Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — Aontevidaau 6 per Cent. Slocrish imperil*, 5 rer Cellt. - New Granada 231 1 Do 3 per Con Do. Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account .. - Do 41 per Cent. (Ui:',arren) Do 4} per Cent.. 1862 Port:4guese 3 per Ct.,1853,'6, 7, 3,'60,'2.' Do. do. 1867 — Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid ft tssian 5 ~er Cent., 18`22, £ St Do 4} por Cent 185 U Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonds.. 92 Do. do. £B4 los. d 0. .., Do., Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds 92} Do. do .£B4 15s. do — Do Nicolas Railway 6Bi Sardinian 5 per Cent.... Spanish 3 por Gen . Do. Account ..., Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Deferred Do. Passive Do. Corn. Cert. of Coup. not funded — Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan Do Government, 1864 Do dc, 1868 Turkish 6 por Cent . 9Ol Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 66 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do. Account Do £lOO Bonds Do. 5 per cent. 1865 Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1860 69f Do. Account D 1 per Cent., Guaranteed Do do, Scrip Yenezuela 3 per Cent. Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Do 6 per Cent.,1862 Dividends on the above payable iu Lwidon. Austrian 0 per Cent Ex 10 Florins ... Belgian 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 24 per Cont. Ex. 12 Gail Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates French Routes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. Italian 5 per Cont. 1851, Ex. Zof Do Account 551 CLOSING PRICES. Consols, Money .. 921 I z(I Do. Account, March 9 921 xcl LIS7 FOR THE USE OF VISITORS TO 271 E METROPOLIS. MUSEUMS. Antiqoarian —Somorsot ['misc. Admission by application to the secretary. Botanic —R )yal Botanic Society of London. Regent's park. Admission daily by orders from fellows. Royal Gardens, low. Open daily, 1 till 6, free. British—Great Russ-11-street. Upon free on Mondays, Woduesd2ys, and Pridays, 10 to 4 ; su inner months 10 till 7. Closed Ist till 7th Janntry, Ist till 7th May, and Ist till 7th September; also on all thanksgiving days. City—Guildhall. A collection of antiquities, ,Ice. Daily till 5. Geological - Jormyn street. Open daily (except Fridays) froe. India —lndia Office, Charles-street. Asiatic natural his tory, antirptitie=, &c. 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The subject was " Aristotle; Politics ; Education among the Athenians." "if Aristotle were to appear," the Pro fessor remarked, " I would say to him, Mr. Aristotle, what is your opinion of the present politic a l s t a t e o f Am e rica and Great Britain?' " As regards America, Professor Blackie has no d ou bt A r i s t o tl e wou ld say that the phased democracy exhibited in New York was the worst possible form of government, and that en absolute desPotisin would be i n many respects far better. As re-_- ,- rcla land, Aristotle would express areal; satisfactic , ... with the pre,sent constitution of the country as \ - \ .,, e noW had it after pr,,fpaising of the two last lleforth Bills ; indeect, 4 e n es ; r h the consti:ital,,y,,, satis Gee any gitararitae Foe (aetidii Illa be null tlia; alto the principles laid I t i l 3 O r v t r i i t : ,•vtv Misting 711.1- hetween different balance Y ' tiVould "-:.;,) destroyed. 1 1.1 i It - ,forin Bill, Aristoth , atal carriod the Pest ' and the -- wOuld, howev-er, iet - .1 flagrant itijus would s^ th aiLls o vory perilons democracy—he alflle, and gavo none, or thi e eg ‘ i-t e i r l .3 n,a' : ' :eoAj t j6 kl t in i: A ,-4. 4, - c •l' l i. kli . ' ' AM- ?- niti ; . ll , t o other social such as il..otp;.'tl'yi,eilnetce°lll i'ight to gjvs , itpresentatio n to the labouring e e2,:perienee, 0141:fluter, 4ation it was quite u qAito it rung to give no representation to int g ellig as9Be2 ' and \lane when they happened to be, as they ofteennewe in a noble minority. Aristotle, he thought, would were see a serious element of danger in the unequal distribution of property, and in the contrasts between the few rich and the many . poor, as well m in the growth of luxury and the worship of mammon. Professor Blackie did not inform his audience what Aristotle would think of the St. Pancras guardians, of Tipperary and Ki c kh am, and of the cab regulations—nor of Professor Blackie himae/1 ,anirdishtole would illectnre; have run buthe said the q nito Duke of eno R iugliethrndoopurorif o ttl e t race for the Conservative lidailbjPjA jj36 1411,40.; TArd§,:t.-,ega Custifi., THE SUN, LONDON WEDNESDAY EVE IN G, MA RCH 2. 1870. SHARE LIST. ?;;DINA.UY 6LIA.KES ANO Closing Businet s hallways. Paid. Price. done. at Best )1 and Exeter ...... 100 78 80 St Caledonian ........... 100 761 77 771 st Cambrian. 20 Cornwall. all 21 31 at Dublin & Belfast Juno lOO - - at Dun„Perth,& Ab. June loo 70 72 2J East London all 4 6 20 Do 15 - - 23 Do 10 - - at Glasgow A. S. Western lOO 107 109 . st Great Eastern .' , 00 3i; 37: 38/ et Do. E. Angl. No. 2 lOO 61 71 at (treat North of Sootlaud lOO 10 10 at Great Northern lOO 1171 118 1171 1 at Do. A. stock. et Do. B stock lOO 127 129 at GtS, and W. of Ireland lOO OS 100 99 st 13 t. Western -Original llO 631 G 3 631 .1 4 It Do. South Wales l6O 6i 6i 67 1 at Do. W. Mld.-Oxford lOO 40 42 at Do. Newport at Lancashire. Yorkshiro lOO 128 1101 at Lon., Brigh.,& S.Coast lOO 44 14i 421 1 - Do Scrip - - it I•on., ehat., and Dover.. 100 15 101 141 t Do. Sletrup. Ex. A.... 100 11 13 4 Len. A. North Western.. 100 123; 1241 1241 1 4 Lon. 2; South Western.. 110 93 94 04 I . Man., Sliet., A Lincoln.. 110 511 52 49; ; 4t Metrop olitan ... • lOO 78 ; 7 tl ; 7 1 / at Do E ' xitinsian .. 5 Do. New rd .. - - at 112`r000litan District.. sll 35 36 r.; 12 Mctrop. it. John's 55 6011 10 - - et bi. .I.usi at i 0 Sirmin. A. Darbj lOO 8J pl. at Noi./h British . ..... st 1.3 -.Ed., Pth., A. Dun lOO - - et' Nor I4a3tern -Berwick lOO 127 128 1281 1 1 25 11_ G. N.E purchase-16.11.i - st D Leeds .. 100 79 80 87 01 1 st D oVerk lOO 12 1 '2ll 131; at D oCarlisle .... - - at D oStock. & Darling lOO 167 109 1711 st North Lou ton 10 Do New 1868 st North Staffordshire . . 110 01 63 st North awl iS. W. Jnuction 100 91 101 10 Do Now £lO shares 7 ... .. at Rl , :imney at :Shropshire Union 1(0 591 101 at South Desrou'.. at South Eastern lOO 781 764 761 1 at Staines, Wok'ham, & Wok all 13 11 st 'Cali Vale . . lOO 154 158 -- Do. C - - - Waterford & Kilkenny ICO - - lb Waterloo tk Whitcha.l 6 - -.- RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SIIARLS AND STOCKS. st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.eenf. 100 87 83 st Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO ... 8t Do. Scot. N.E., 46 per cent lOO ... st Do. Aberdeen, gua G p.c lOO ... et Do. do. — 7 per cent. 100 st D. do. Ordinary 100 78 82 st Do. Midland st Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 ... 20 Cornwall, S per cent gua st Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO 105 107 st Po. Ist Class preference lOO st Glas. & S.W. gua. 5 per ct lOO st Eastern, E.O Ex. No. 1 100 98 10J st Do do No. 2 100 97 90 st Do do 6 per cent 100 110 113 st Do East Anglian Asp. c. 100 ... et 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 et Do Norfolk 5 p.e.Ex.1846 100 st Do do 5 p.e.Way.Val.lB47 100 ... st Great Northern, 5 per cent 100 st Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. e. pm. 100 Do 43 do do do 100 st Do 5 do at sp.e. pm lOO 10h st Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO st Gt. Nrth of Scotland, let pf 100 ,„ st Groat South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 93 93 et GC- West.—:Orig.&Jnt.-Itent _ chg., per gue T s p.c lOO 106 103 Do. Orig. U. Ex). 5 p.c. 100 95 100 Do do 44 per cont. 18.30 100 90 9'2 Do do 4 do do lOO 80 82 Do do .5 per cent. rodent 100 97 911 Do do Birmingham gua 100 68 72 Do do do pref 100 ..„ Do do Chester gua 1 'A) 85 94 Do do do 8 per cent lOO Do do do 5 do 100 ••• Du South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 m Du do 4i p.c lOO at Do do 41 1859 lOO at Do do 5 st Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g lOO 116 118 st Do do 2d gua lOO 113 121 et Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c lOO 96 98 st Do do 22 do 100 at Do gua. 5} per cent. 1863 100 ... 00 Lancaster & Carlisle 4; p.c. all st Lancash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 3 133 at Do Barnsley, £5 3s 102 p.c. 100 ••• at Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 135 st Do 41 (Blackburn purch). 100 93 100 at. Loudon & Brizhton. sp. c. guaranteal, No 1 lOO ... at Da 5 per cent. gua No. 2. 100 at Do 6 do do lOO st Do 5 do No. 4. 100 at Do 7 per cent lOO at Do 6 du (W.E. & 0.1? ) 100 st Da 4 du 1859 lOO at London, Chatham, 2 Dover 5 per cent lOO at Loudon and 11 W., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO 110 111 at Do Bedford &Cambridge lOO at Do Shrews:3'y & Welelipl lOB st London and 6 W. 7 p,c ••• ••• late 3d shares lOO 145 150 B Do (Portsm.perp ans 2560) all ... s Man., Shof.,&Lineln. 6 p.c 100 Do s Do 31 per cent lOO 64 66 1 Do redeem. 6 per cent 5 st Mid. Consolidated, 6p. c lOO 130 135 a Do Bristol& Birin., 6p. c lOO 1:3 135 133 s Do 41 per ceut. redeatu lO6 98 100 a Du 4 3 per cent. irrouto.in lOO Jo 1,1 Do LeicesterA;U clm,4 p.c 100 8t NL at North British, 5 p.c. No.l lO3 at Do E. &G.4p.c.S. & D 1 00 at Do N. 8., N 0.2, 5 per cen.t lOO St Do Border Unioa, 53 p.c lOO • St N.-Eastern—Cous. 1 p.c lOO 87 85 st Du 43 per coot. redce.n lOO 37 39 st Do C. 4 N.E. 4 per cent., lOO 17 Do Barwick capital 8.13.4. Do York, IL& S. purchase lO 13 loi Do Stektu & Drliug. A. 5 p.c Lou 107 10i et Do W, Llartlepoel if. aui it 100 8,1 83 901 20 North Staffordshire all 201 211 108 S. Doyen Annuities, Ls all 9 10 103 Do Tavistock Anus., 10s all 81 91 10s Du Fixed 41 per cent all 8 81 10.6. S. tast. (Read. Anus., 1.0.6) all 22 23 st Do 41 per cent lOO ••• •.• st Do Fixed 41 per cent lOO st Tall Vale No.l lOO 154 153 at Waterford & Kilkenuy, 6pc lOU • • .. RAILWAYS.-PREFERENOE S lIARES AND STOOKS. With Dividends coatiagent ou the Proats of each separate yea bt Calledonian 41 p c gua. at Do Scot. Cen. min. 7 p c lOO at Do 41 p irredeein all at Do 4pc con. issued at SO 65 at Great Eastern 41 per cent. 100 77 SU st Do 5 do, 1862 100 87 90 at Do New 5 do, 1863 lOO 84 88 at Do do 5 do, 1861._ 100 83 88 et Great Northern, 5p c irred. 100 et Do Permanent 5 per cent. 100 at Do Boston & Sloan', 41 pc 100 st Great West., W Mitll., 5p c 100 at Do Jointperpo.s pc, 1865 100 88 Nt at Do do 6p c irred., 1836 10J 115 120 20 Do Vale N oath perp. 5p c all at Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B lOO 5 Lane. and York New 41 per cent till July, 1871 2 Ip at Lond., Brig &c., 41 pc, 1858 100 st 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, 1365 100 st Do No. 6 5 do, 1466 100 ... 111 at Do No. 7 5 do at Loud , Chat., .Ic., 'Ad, 6 p.c at Do sletrop.Ex.,l3 6 p.o 100 Do do C G ice 100 ... at London & N Western, 5p c 100 103 110 at London& S. Western, 41 p c 100 93 95 10 Man. Shef. & Lin., 5 pc, 1865 all 9 91 at Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO 100 102 st Midland, it. 5 per cent prof lOO 107 102 at Do 8.5 do 100 107 109 18 Do 5p c opt. to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1860 all 201 311 18 Do InconY, Now Shares all 19 191 22 Do 5p o con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31,1872 Bl 11 21p at North British, E. and G - No. 1, 5 per cent 100 ... at Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 Do E ,P., &Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 ... at Do E. &G , N 0.2, 6 p.c 100 at Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1362 100 at Do K & G., No. 3, 5 p.O 100 at Do E. &G., (Ordiry) 41 p c 100 at North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 961 100 at Do Stock. & Darl., D 100 113 Ili at North London, 41, per cent (➢lax. 5 per cent) at North Staffordshire 6p e lOO ... .6. at South Eastern, 41 pe, 1859 100 ... st Do 5 do 1801 100 ... st Do 6do (Ch. Cross) 1803 100 .. at Do A do, 1801 at r.ctoria St.& Pimlico, 41 pc 100 ... RAILWAYS.-LINES LEASED AT VLIFID RENTALS . _ et Birkenhead •-• • - • •••• - • • 100 93 9.3 90 DO: 41 pet' tt!) lit: All 98 100 it hire at Chester and Holyhead lOO 04; 6 st Do. 5i per coat. st Do. 5 do. 100 lit 14 st Clydesdale, traatittiteed- • 100 st Qvidlester StO.ti• Valley :v. 100 Bt 19,tst Liliailh; gat. ti p: 13 13 . 4 20 G-icatef Red I*aq 511 s BOIL. 1.10Vt11., &C., b p.c 100 s Do. E. H. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 st Do.do.Woodlirg.Ex., do 100 .„ st Gt. West ,W. Uid., Heref 100 91' 60 Hull and Selby , • lie 10 st Laucasta and Oatlisie st Loudon . 100 1 !150 Olf st Do. •44 per - etlaW,t,- lOO ••••. st LOadola, Chat. ; &C.., 4¢ pc. 100 st Dts. Coin. Ftind, 5 do 100 st London o..nd Graeh*tell :P. 09 62 64 St Do. Pl.-61,61'l.hiee:;. 100 st Lom - 1.)3h, & South 00 8 . 4 8 . 5 st Lovrestoft,gua. 4 pqalint.: - . tt st Do. P 6 i 3, :tt 104 .11 ... 5 t I S I t. ,L e11 .. u .' ,13 - rarlitor s (l: o l:r e o e f u t 100 4 a a : 9 4 - 6 .1 10 Mid licut Cray ••• ••• 50 8 '' i ' '' '' ;;• A per!), prpt, 30 C. 140 1117 109 st .0o B nliniillunl 11 100 • • .. st Notting. it Granthll: & C.:. 1.4 23 Preston , )110 W ytt •' • Ali 48 Slie,/). 100 132 134 st Shrewsbury and Hereford 100 132 104 10 Do do 8 2 91p ti S. Yurksh. and River Dun 100 100 103 D 4 per cent gua lO ) 73 80 du st Viet. Station and Phulice,) lOO . st West Cornwall 20 West London, Class A all 13 14 20 Do do B all .41 111 20 Du do C all .„ s t Weymouth and Portland lOO st Wilts and Somerset LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. VICE-CHANCERY COURT. PRONGE V. MATTIIEWS.-A ROMANTIC CASE. This case concluded to-day before the Lord Chan cellor and Lord Justice Giffard. The Lord Chan cellor said it was not often that the court had to exercise its jurisdiction in eases before foreign courts. Mr. Pronge, the plaintiff, contracted a marriage with an English lady, and they lived to gether in France, there being only one child issue of the marriage, namely, James Leon Pronge Some time after its birth Madame Pronge eloped. with a paramour and came to London, bring ing the child with her. She afterwards returned to France, and her husband forgave her arid cohabitation between them was resumed. Hui% ever, finding that she meditated another elopement with the same paramour, it was agreed that they should separate, and he settled on her 10. E francs a month for the maintenance of herself and the child, and they never afterwards lived together. In 1836 Madame Pronge formed an illegal connection with a person named Chevron with whom:she went to Calcutta, where she assumed his name and went into business. Subsequerrly Chevron returned to France, taking the child with him, which he delivered to M. Pronge, who re ceived and treated it kindly, although he was informed by the wife that she did not be lieve he was its father. When the child had grown up, M. Prongs procured a situation for him in the Admiralty. James Leon formed au intimacy with a married woman, by whom he had a daughter. Ho afterwards came with her to Lon don, and went through the mock ceremony of a marriage with her. They then went to Calcutta, and James Leon entered into business with his mother. It appeared that the child of James Leon being born during the lifetime of the husband, the latter was, by the laws of France, legally the father. After his arrival in Calcutta James Leon died. Madame Prongs returned to France, and wrote to her husband, who refused to receive her, and who at the time was living with another woman. She came to London with the child, and renewed her acquaintance with a lady named Mathews, the wife of the defendant, mho is a solicitor. In 1865 Madame Pronge, who was residing at Bordeaux, became very ill, and she settled the property she had acquired, amounting to between £7,000 and £B,OOO on the child. On her • death the huSband instituted a suit to recover a casket containing nearly £5,000, the property of Madame Pronge, which was in the possession of Mr. Mathews, one of her trustees. The French Court of law considered that by the marriage deed of settlement, which was agreed to between Mr. Pronge and Madame Pronge that any property they might have acquired by mutual consent inter vices, should be given up to the former, and the casket was ordered to be delivered to him. M. Pronge then commenced proceedings in this country to recover the remainder of the money which kid been sent here. Some of the avocats in France considered that, on the ground of morality, M. Pronge was not entitled to the remainder of the money left by his wife, as he was living with another woman. The greatest difference s t h h i e p F d re e n ci c d h ed ba t r ha a : i‘ to iad t a h m e e iss p%) s ge r , ai w s2 h d o . existed between some of the most em i nent mem ibieirss l o o f r had kept all she had done with regard to be a child a secret from her husband, under the marriage deed could not make any disposition of her pro perty. The money in question must be paid to Pronge, and the defendants must pay the costs. Lord Justice Giffard concurred in the decision. CEN2 RAL CRIMINAL COUR7.—This Day. DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO 11URDER BY AN ARTIL- LERYMAN. John Harris, a powerfully-built young man, was charged on two indictments with feloniously wound ing Henry Jones and John Pack, with intent to murder them. The prisoner, an artilleryman at Woolwich, had been under orders to proceed to India, but had ex pressed his nuwilitngneis for to go, and hal been locked up in a guard room where there w ere seve ral other sZlers. During the night he seemed to have obtainei possession of a piece of iron, and with that he attacked two of Lis fellow prioncrs in a very violent manner, and inflicted slch severe injuries that they were for some time in danger of their lives. On the prisoner being asked whether he was guilty, he replied quite cooly, "I do not se,: that I am." The jury were sworn to try whether the prisoner was of sound mind and capable of defending him self. Dr. Gibson, the surgeon of Newgate, was then sworn, and said the prisoner had been daily under his observations since the 10th of February, and he was decidedly of opinion that he was insane. The jury returned a verdict accordingly, and the prisoner was ordered to be detained during her Majesty's pleasure. and the prisoner has been reman lel from time to time in consequence of her refusal to give any ac count of herself, further than that she was a ser vant out of place. The robbery was clearly brought home, as the purse was found on the prisoner. Inquiries had been made, and the prisoner's sister now attended and said that her name was Pitt. Mr. Arnold sent her to prison for ten days, and afterwards to be sent to Litupley Stoke Reforma tory, near Bath, for four years. THAMES. Amelia llanwood, a dirty and dissipated old woman, who is batter known to the police and others by the title of the " Countess of Dirty Water," was brought before Mr. Lushington charg d with stealing a silver watch and guard, value £5, the property of Henry Middleton, of Bolton's-yard, Church-street, Whitby, Yorkshire. The prosecutor, who said he was the master of a ship lying in the Regent's Canal Dock, met wiih a woman on Monday night, and she "regularly dragged" him to a hous,3 in Victoria-street, Shad well, where he missed his watch and guard and gave informati.m to the police. Isaac Pawsey, a detective officer, said 13., made icquiries, and ascertained that the " Countess of Dirty Water " had been dealing with the sailor's watch, and took her into custody. She said another woman gave her the watch to pawn. She took him to a publichouse where she had left the duplicate of the watch, and it was handed to him by the landlord. The watch, which had been pawned for 255., was produced by a pawnbroker, who said he lent 2bs. on it. The prisoner, in defense, said it was only the police and blackguards who called her the Countess of Dirty Water, and that the Yorksliireman gate another woman the watch to pawn, and sent out for some Irish hot, upon which they all got drunk. The Yorkshire Captain identified his watch, and said it c)st £5. The pawnbroker said the trade value of the watch was 80s. only. Mr. LuMhington committed the prisoner for trial. FIRE NEAR THAMES-SI ItEE7. This morning about two o'clock, a fire attended with a great loss of property, happened in a long range of premises, belonging to Mr. Thompson, a packing-case maker, situate in Brook-yard, Upper Thames-street. The discovery was made by Po lice-constable Banham, No. 581. At the .com mencement of the fire a number of poor people living immediately opposite and separated only by a narrow pathway, rushed out of their habitations in a state bordering upon frenzy, and they com menced removing their furniture to a distant place for protection. The engines were quickly in at tendance, but the fire could not be extinguished until three o'clock, and not until the premises of Mr. Thompson were totally destroyed, and the opposite houses severely damaged by heat. The origin of the fire is unknown. METROPOLITAN FREE HOSPITAL, DEVONSHIRE SQUARE, CITY.—The comriittes gratefully announce the receipt of a munificent donation of five hundred pounds from "Anonymous," per Messrs. Harrison, Beal, and Harri son, of 19, Bedford-row, W.C. THE PUBLIC HE A LTIL—The weekly return of tne Registrar-General states that the annual rate of mortality last week in seventeen English cities and boroughs ranged from 19 to 39 per 1,000. Leicester is the lowest, and Man chester the highest in the list. The rate in London was 30, while in Birmingham it was 25. In Edinburgh and Glasgow the deaths were at the rate of 28 and 33 per 1,000, and in Dublin 32. In Paris the rate was 38, and in Vienna 30 per 1,000. The deaths in the seventeen towns phew an increase of 121 upon those in the two previous weeks, the largest increase being in London, Bristol, and Manchester. Three deaths are recorded as having been caused by horses or vehicles in the streets. "Cumuli MISSIONARY Annowitoor"—We find in the Daily Express an advertisement setting forth the excellence of " Church Missionary Arrowroot." The idea is not bad, but we fear the Church Mission folk will not be left long in exclusive possession of it. It will be plagiarised by rival societies and we shall probably soon sae advertised something of this kind—" Irish Church Missions to Roman Catholics —calves'-feet j elly," "Society for the Conversion of the Jews—Preserved Artichokes (Jerusalem), " Irish Society for Promoting the Scriptural Education and Religious Instruction of Irish Roman Catholics, chiefly through the medium of their own lan guage—concentrated essence of beef tea (strongly recom mnided)." The writer of the advertisement we have iwarnekl has brought puffing beyond mere art or even a sHence. lie has made it almost a religion--Freeman's Journal. 11 ETIIA CTATION REFLTSED.—There is an anecdote of an editor in one one of the most important provincial Owns in England. He was seated at his desk, reading the letters received by that morning's post, when an unan nlunced visitor presented himself. " I believe, Sir, that yeti conduct the —Journal?" The reply was a nod of assent. " I am Mr. Moore, banker, in (naming a neighbouring town), and you have had the audacity to state, in your last issue, that I had committed suicide in a fit of tempo rary inamity." The editor was puzzled, but undismayed : "We had the paragraph from our local reporter in your town, and have always found him reliable and accurate." The banker became more angry. " Well, sir, you see that I am alive. Of course, you will publish a contradiction and apology in your next number ?" " I am afraid, .my dear sir, that this would violate our invariable rule—which is, never to admit that that we have made a misstatement. But, as you appear greatly annoyed by the paragraph, I am willing to state, in to-morrow's paper, that the rope broke, and that you are fortunately alive. More than this cannot be done — our principle is never to retract."—Dr. Shelton Mackenzie. LORD MA LiNIESBURY'S MISSING STEWARD. — This gentleman, who has been missing since Thursday morning last, has not been found. Since his disappearance the river has been systematically dragged, except at night, and the coppice near has been ransacked, but so un successful has the search been that last night it was decided not to continuo it, but to keep a watch on the river for any trace of the missing man. The locality in which he was last seen has been daily visited by hundreds of people, and is a spot of some beauty, about a mile and a half from' Christchurch, and in the heart of his lordship's estate. Its shape is that of an irregular triangle, formed by the River Stow on the west side, and by the road to Heron Court on the cast. About 100 yards further northward the road and the river run side by side. Nearest the road is a small wood, which runs to the river in the point of the triangle, behind which is a small field, and next the river a small meadow. This meadow is the piece of land which it was supposed he left his carriage to see. The northern end of this meadow narrows almost to a point from which point a path leads up a steep inclineinto tie woods above. The river is exceedingly deep. at this point, and the path slants towards the river ; and it is thought that the unfortunate gen tleman was seized with sudden cramp, and rolled off into the river. No motive appears to exist which would have led him to commit suicide, or to wander away into the woods and covers, which extend for miles to the north east. No reward has been offered for his recover": ORTII A MILLION OF MONEY AND YET !—Wlttlt a million is worth in some minds may be judged from the the two bon mots just crept up. Hope, the celebrated banker, who was suffering from an inexorable malady which prevented him from eating, seeing a friend at work upon a chop, exclaimed with accents of emotion, stopping his friend's hand as it was conveying a piece of chop on a fork to his mouth, " Cherished friend, I would give a million to be able to eat a chop as thou art doing !" And M. Nathaniel Rothschild, who was- paralysed, on hearing of the accident to his brother from a fall from his horse, exclaimed, " Ah l how happy he must be to be able to get on horseback at the risk even of breaking his neck by fall I I would give a million to be able to risk as much.' THE, gtiItBTION OF DISARMAMENT.—An article on disarmament which appears in the Constitutionnel is said to represent the policy of the French Government. France, says the writer, is giving an excellent example to the other nations of Europe by he r reductions. She is powerful enough not to hesitate for any considerations of tioltiove when she wishes to give a pledge of her deference ofto civilised Europe. The numerical strength le Cwhat it was under the of her army has Inaill.et near lyfinotv reckons three more ipinistry o July, E.l l-1 . ,1 E - 4.- departments and a'""million 4n 2 0141 ,inhabitants than in 000 men in the an -1848: fi x propUsittg kfliminution. - -- , ment proves dual cceitiiigeilt for 1 8 1 I, thlljtoperial'Govb..„ (riven its desire to satisfy piiblie feeling. Having eau., • inch eild6n€6 et her? NI *ill and of her confidence iL tt tha pacifi AsflYtA a stirgi France ipay be allowed to wait until she has faun iiilitetore, Vinsoda ; „to the pre. siding power in North Germany, is the first to liilooked to in this matter. The military state of the Confederation is filed tip to December 11, 1871, but the Prusso-German ontirigeilt of • 1872 will have to be fixed by a new law. the Mott:lent is, therefore, near when Prussia will be able ti shtrif whether she is disposed to harmonise with the pacific aspirations of the German States, and the deter minations of the Cabinet of Bei4in Will have a consider able influence on the march of events in Eurond. Dr, O'Neill, of Lincoln, writes to the Medical Press and Circular that a disease resembling Asiatic cholera has broken out in the parish of Bullington, near Wragby, Lincolnshire. So far, the fatalities have been confined to children under ten years of age. Four children, belonging to a farm laLourer, have been attacked, and three have died ; and two children belonging to tho foreman on the same farm have also been attacked, and one has died. The fatal cases lasted Aunt thirty hours. CIVIL CONTINGENCIES FUND.—A Parliamentary return shows the great variety of "ccntingencies" which befal the national purse. All sorts of odd items, ranging from very large to very small sums, are brought to the light. It it; interesting to know that the costs of presents given by the Duke of Edinburgh at the Cape and Australia amount to £1,:374 14s, The commander of her Majesty's ship Investi gator has lavished the people's wealth on "King Ilaba- ba," to the extent of 2s. 4d. A man is reported killed at Phillipstewn . County, in a dispute about a right of way. Nothing has yet been settled as to the succession to the vacant sees of Chichester and St. Asaph, The Earl of Derby has accepted the presidency for this year of tho Royal North Lancashire Agricultural Asso ciation. It is rumoured that the friends of Kiekbam, Diatiorudiat oa diday), intend to petition sisainq plc) roturn s'..:r~~ THIRD EDITION The Third Edition of " The Sum " of last Evening was published in time for delivery in town at 7.15 p.m. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. IMPERIAL PARLIANIENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS-THIS EVENING. The Speaker took the chair at two - o'clock: Mr. MONK gave notice that on Friday he would ask leave to bring in a bill to enable the officers hi the Collee. tor of Taxes office, Dublin, to vote at the election of members of Parliament. DOCKS. st East and West Loudon and St. Katherine 100 40 51 100 D oDob. stock, 4 por cent Millwall Freehold Land st Dock 10) 30 33 St Southampton IJO 72 75 g Surrey Commoietal ~,,,,, 100 lq 111 TIIE FINSBURY MURDER. Jacob Spinoaa was indicted for the wilful mur der of Cecilia Aldridge on the morning of the 15th January. It will be remembered that the prisoner was in the service of Mr. Bucker, who keeps an hotel in Christopher-street, Finsbury, and on Saturday, the 15th of January, the woman was found murdered under circumstances well known. On the prisoner being taken to the police-station he made the following statement :—" I thought it was a thief ; I had been drinking. I heard a noise at the side of my bed. I threw a looking-glass at her and broke it, and hit her with the candlestick." In the kitchen it appeared that there was an empty claret bottle, and in the stomach of the woman there was nearly half a pint of claret, evidently showing that the prisoner and the woman had been drinking together. The prisoner's hands were covered with blood, his face and clothes were also Spotted with blood, and in one of the woman's hands there was a quantity of hair that exactly corresponded with his. The case was adjourned until to-morrow. POLICE IN7ELLIGENCE—This Day, MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Daniel CONFESSION OE BURGLARY IN BUMNOTIAM SHIRE.—Jas. Whittaker, a young man, wan c h arge d before Mr. Tyrwhitt, on his own confession, wi t h having been concerned with another in breaki ng and entering the dwelling - house of Mr. Darnell,2C , w s i asihdogive that Connor, la st Park Mill, Princes Rishorough, Buckingham s hi re , a n d stealing some money. tight the prisoner ryas brought t o the Vi ne-street stated that himself up for having httghe ewished t committ e d a ro bb ery. sergeant H av ing cautioned the prisoner, and as h e sa id h e :o l4 u ti l t d toll the truth, he took d own his state- Mt. Tyr*hitt asked the sergeant td tead the Statethent; and ho did so as toll dwdl-= 1 ‘ 1 wish to give myself up for housebreaking at 1 3 riuee's Risborottgh. I went to the house to ask r alra, And idund rid one in eitare df it: I went away and told a mart who Wag with me on tramp. went bank and broke a Window, and opened the fraiit Arid entered the hottse, aud, seeing a desk, lited tip the ii i t and took Some gold, silver, and dopperi and some postage stamps, and left the hot4oe. We then wont to Aylesbury, and after wards to lierkhatnpstead, where I took my com panion." In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, the sergeant s.tid there was an an announcement in the Hue and Cry of a burglary having been committed ; when the prisoner, who had nothing to say, was remanded for a week. WESTMINSTER. A YOUTHFUL AND EXPERT PICKPOCKET.—Louisa Pitt, Who at first gave the name of Shore, aged 15, was charged with picking pockets in the South Kensington Museum, and stealing a purse of Bs. 9d. from the person of Amy Gardener. The 0101201 was committed oh the Bth February, ANNUITY TAX (EDINBURGH) BILL. Mr. Aid:,ALIEN moved the second reading of this bill. Ile said the bill did not interfere in any way with the stipends of the ministers. It merely sought to reduce the number of ministers. There were 127 churches in Edin• burgh of all kinds, Protestant and • Boman Catholic. Twenty-eight belonged to the Established Church, and 13 of those 28 received no portion of the annuity tax. The Free Church had double the population attached to it that the Established Church had, and justly complained of being taxed for the support of a Church opposed to their own. The LORD-ADVOCATE moved that the debate be ad journed, believing that such a course was more likely than a,-iy other to lead to a settlement, upon some lasting and sati.factory basis, of a question which in times past had produced much angry and irritating discussion. To morrow, with the sanction of the Government, he would bring in a bill on the subject. He objected to the mea sure proposed, because it would not settle the matter, and because he was sure it would give satisfaction to none of those interested in the matter. He asked the hon. gentleman to consent to the adjourn ment of the debate, in order to afford the Government time to introduce a measure so framed, he thought, as to prevent any further disturbance of the matter taking place in their time— (hear, hear)—a measure founded on a modifi cation of the arrangement of 1860, but so modified, he said, as to satisfy both parties whose interests were involved. Mr. MCLAREN said after the observations of the right hon, gentleman, ho should not press his motion. Mr. MACFIE hoped that as the Government had ai izounced its intention to take the subject in hand, they would not do so in a. partial manner, but in such a way as would lead to the total extinction of the tax. Mr. ANDERSON hoped that when the bill of the Govern ment was before the House, it would be found that they had abolished the tax in an equitable and just manner. The bill of the hon. gentleman the member for Edinburgh did quite the reverse of that—it was, in fact, a bill want ing both in honesty and justice, and as such he should give it his most strenuous and determined opposition. Mr. CRAUFORD denied that the bill of the hon. member for Edinburgh was one to settle purely a local squabble. He thought the course taken by the Lord Advocate wars singular, and it was, to say the least of it, very peculiar to hear him finding fault with a measure 63 most objectionable and unjust, and yet not moving the rejection of the measure, but merely asking the hon. mem ber for Edinburgh to consent to an adjournment of the debate until the Government measure was before the House. He hoped that the bill to be brought forward by the Government would be one that would put the Church in Scotland in the same position as the Church in Ireland, and give it perfect freedom from the trammels of the State; and such a measure, he was sure, would be received with the greatest pleasure, and lead to the best possible results. Mr. BRucx said the bill of last session was supported upon the understanding that alterations were to be made in committee. The measure that the Government had promised to introduce was, he felt assured, one that would give satisfaction to all those who valued the peace of the Church in Scotland. The measure, he might say, would be Lpunded on a different principle to that now before the House; but he felt it would be such as to give general satisfaction; znd to meet with acceptance from the olergy of the Established Church in Edinburgh. Mr. M 'LAREN said, after the remarks of the Lord- Advocate, he felt it would be the wisest course to adopt the suggestions of the right hon. gentleman, but he did hope that in any measure that might be brought forward, Edinburgh would be placed with respect to her ministers, on quite as good a footing as Glasgow. Mr. HADFIELD felt that if the bill of the Government was not a full and complete measure, it would give satisfaction to no party in Scotland, and that being the case, the next movement would be, not against the annuity tax, but against the Established Church in Scotland. The debate was then adjourned fur a fortnight. GAME LAWS (SCOTLAND) BILL. The motion for the second reading of this bill was, at the request of the Secretary of State for the Hotnb De partment, postponed for a fortnight. RAILWAY TRAVELLING BILL. Mr. PLIMSOLL moved the second reading of this bill, which, he said, affected a large amount of property. Happily, a change had come over the modes that were adopted with respect to the carrying of third-class passen gers ; some time ago they were huddled together like cattle, in carriages entirely unprotected from the weather, and frequently they were not favoured even with a seat. The railway companies, he felt, would themselves benefit as largely as any class of the public if they were to adopt the arrange rangement set out in this bill—viz., to place foot-warmers to second and third-class carriages. It had been objected that the carrying out of this proposition would entail great additional trouble, but he had it from the best authority that the beating of a sufficient quantity of hot water, and placing it in proper receptacles, could be very easily managed. He had been told that the proposal of this bill was a matter too trifling to submit to Parliament— (hear, hear)—but he might remind hon. members that it had not been thought beneath the dignity of Parliament to provide smoking-carriages—(hear, hear)— and they had under their deliberation arrangements for the iomfort of cattle—(hear, hear) —surely the House would think men and women were equally as important as cattle. (Hear, hear.) He knew of cases were the denial of a foot warmer had been the cause of the greatest pain to a poor traveller ; and therefore he asked the House to give the bill a second reading, as its object was to obviate great cluttering to a large number of the public. Mr. DILWYN objected to the bill. He thought if they passed such a bill as the present they would very soon have propositions to give third-class passengers hot brandy and water—(laughter)—extra clothing—(laughter) —and railway rugs—each of which was far better than either of two miserable foot-warmers. He thought that railway shareholders did not receive too high dividends, and as he considered the matter not of sufficient impor tance to occupy the attention of Parliament, he moved that the bill be read a second time that-day six months. Mr. NEVILLE-GRENVILLE seconded the motion. He thought it was trifling with the time of Parliament in dis cussing whether they should or should not put warming pans into third-class carriages. The House then divided, when there appeared For the second reading 76 Against lO3 Majority against the second reading... 32 LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANIES BILL'. The House then went into committee on this bill. Clause 1 was agreed to. Clause 2 being proposed, au amendment was made explaining the meaning of the term " registrar," after which the chairman reported progress, and the House resumed. - EAST INDIA (LAWS AND REGULATION) BILL The report of amendments to this bill was considered and agreed to. STEAM BOILERS. Mr. H. SHERIDAN obtained leave to bring in a bill t• provide for the inspection of steam-boilers. The bill was accordingly brought in and read a first time. The house then adjourned at ten minutes past five. i b "'D CHANGES IN THE BOARD OF Pnoro -blished copy cf correspondence between RALTY,—I rom p- mreasury relative to alterations in th e Admiralty and the department, it seems that th orgaillzatn t the constitution and Th; . A rs dmiralty, Mr. Childers tell' much fuze: business of his board of fellow-workers. A . l . t Lord, as now constituted, consist; of the of arar four Naval Lords, with a salaq each and a house, a civic lord, with a satity of El tO a year, the First, or Parliam entar y Secretary, wifit k 2,00, a oar, allowances, and a house, and a Second SeCytarY with moo a year, allowances, and a house. The 13oEtvd meets daily for the business of the Admiralty. The First Naval Lord performs duties of an important and c onfidential character. The remaini n g Lords have each share of general business. Now Mr. Childers flu some to the conclusion that one lord or secretary should be spl eially charged with the finance department ; that the posi tion of the Controller of the Navy is most anomalous, and that other matters require reorganisation. He proposes to alter the Board of Admiralty to the First Lord, the First Naval Lord, the Third Lord and Controller, and the Junior Naval Lord., besides the two Secretarie s. Each of the last three Lords will be responsible for separate and distinct branches of the service, and will be enabled to satisfy their leader, the First Lord, better when attending to specific business than when mixed up in all sorts of various subjects. Th. Rirst and Second Naval Lords will re..:eive au increased salary of £1,500. Alfred Gorton, leading man of butchers at the Royal Clarence-yard, having been convicted of systematically taking gifts from contractors was yesterday dismissed the service. It cannot be too Sri dely known that all contractors who may be ascertained to have paid douceurs or bribes to officials in any of the departments will in future be struck out of the list or prosecuted, as the case msy be. THE NEW PLAN OF NAVAL RETIRE- MENT. A supplement to the Gazette of Tuesday last was published this evening containing the details of the new plan of retirement for officers of the Royal Navy. THE EASTER MONDAY VOLUNTEER REVIEW. We are enabled to state that it has been defini tively arrange() to hold the annual Volunteer Easter Monday Review this year at Brighton. SPORTING INTELLIGENjE-"; H1:I LAY NuT riNG lIA M SP RING ME El I NG. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LITTLE JUAN STAKES. Fuzee Realite Lady Zetlaud ive ran. HURDLE RACE Middleton Ada Penelop. Four ran. NEWCASTLE PLATE. Prince Beiphegor Mexico...., Four ran. LATEST BETTING. LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL. 1000 to 30 agst Fa►n (taken) ST. ALBAN'S RACES-THIS DAT. MAIDEN HURDLE RACE. linngerford Rambler Romilly.... Five ran. VISITORS' PLATE. Chotean Margaux . Lady lAiddlotou Athens Five ran. FOURTH EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7.30 P-NI. NOTTINGHAM RACES. HUNT CUP. Dorothy Lord Melbourne Carlowrie Five ran. SELLING HANDICAP. Rho Aptitude Ocean Wave Three ran. PORTLAND PLATE. Lady Macbeth Brother to Vex • • Bouquetiere ,Seven ran. ST. ALBAN'S RACES. TRIAL STAKES. Juanita Contempt Nelly Eight ran. WELTER CUP. Double Event Marino Sir Robert Fivo ran. HURDLE HANDICAP. Charon Reflection .... Yanina Five ran. CITY BETTING.—Trus Dar. LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL. 9 to 2 agst Doctor (taken and offered) Bto 1 agst Colonel (taken and c•ffered) 9 to 1 agst Cristal (offered —lO to 1 taken f) 10 to 1 agst Primrose (taken and offered) 100 to 7 agst Burney (taken and offered) 100 to 7 agst (offered) /00 to G agst Tat !men (offered) 100 to 6 aget Gardenn-r (taken and offered) 100 b 51agst Honolulu (offered) 20 to 1 agst Guy of WTni wick (offered) 25 to 1 agst Thalassins (offered) 25 to 1 agst Pearl Diver (off, r3d) 100 to 3 agst .Moose (offered) 500 to 15 agst Hall Court (taken and offered) 40 to 1 agst Alcibiade (offered) 50 to 1 agst Fun (taken and offered) 1000 to 10 agst Keystone (taken and offered) 100 to 40 agst Doctor and Colonel coupled (taken) CITY AND SUBURBAN. 100 to 12 agst Miss Dayrell (offered) 18 to 1 agst Walter (offered) 100 to 9 agst Ladas (offered—take 100 to 8) 20 to 1 agst Ashtield (taken and offered) 20 to agst Stbinus (offered—take 25 to 1) 20 to 1 agst Blue Bell colt (offered) 20 to 1 agst Gertrude (offered) 1000 to 20 agst Wheatear (taken) CHESTER CUP. 500 to 10 agst Lictor (taken) DERBY. 1100 to 100 agst Camel (taken) 1000 to 80 agst Bridgewater (ofiered) RACING FIXTURES--1870. MARCH. Nottingham... 1, 2 I West Somerset l6, 1 Liverpool B, 9, 10 I Warwick 22, 23, 9 Pontefract ~,14, 1.5 I Epsom 29, Cambridgeshire l4, 15 I Bromley 31 and April APRIL. Northampton 5, 6 I Newmarket Craven 18 to 2 West Drayton 7, 8 I Abergavenny 9 1, Thirsk 7, 8 1 Lewes Kingsbury lB, 19 1 Croydon. 28, 2 Durham lB, 19 I MAY. Newmarket Ist 5p....2 to 5 Chester. lO, to 13 Winchester lO. 11 Salisbury l2, 13 York 17, 18 Doncaster 19, 20 Harpenden 20,: Bath 24, 4 Stamford 26, 2 Croydon 26, 2 Epsom 11 to June J 1 Croydon 8, 9 Manchester 8,9, 10 Ascot 14 to 17 Windsor 2l, 22 NE. Newton 22, 2 Hampton 23, Bibury Club 25 Stockbridge...3o, and Jely 1 JULY. Newmarket 5 to 8 I West Drayton 14, /5 Nottingham 12, 13 I Huntingdon 19, 20 Chelmsford l2, 13 1 Kingsbury 2l, 22 Reading 12, 13 I Goodwood • 26, 29 AUGUST. Brighton i,i Brighton Club 4 I Lewes ............5, 6 1 Egham 0, 10 Windsor ll, 12 Bromley l6, 17 Stocktr _ l7 to 19 Oxford lB, 19 York 23 to 25 Plymouth Derby 3O, 31 Weymouth 3O, 81 SEPTEMBER. Warwick 6, 7 1 Richmond 2G, 21 Abingdon 8, 9 I Western Meet (Ayr) 21 to 23 Doncaster 18 to 16 I Hendon 22, 22 Hampton 20, 21. 1 Newmarket Ist Oct. 27 to 30 OCTOBER. Bedford 4 5 I Newmarket 2n 0ct..10 to 14 Leicester Bromley 6, 7 I Newmarket 110t'n...24 to 29 NOVEMBER. Liverpool Bto 11 I Shrewsbury. 14 to 1P Bank of France. PARIS, Feb. 24. 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. 24. Fob. 17. 182,500,000 - Capital of the Bank 182,509,000 Profits in addition to Capital (Art. 8, Law, June 9, 1857) Reserve of the Bank and its branches 22,105,750 Reserve of landed pro perty 4,000,000 4,000,000 Notes in circulation Banknotes to orderand receipts payable at sight Treasury account cur rent creditor 166,417,086 15 153,480,915 Current ac,counts, Paris 303,951,102 71 303,425,453 ( Do. branch banks 47,145,791 43,256,499 = Dividends payable 1,991,521 2,129,145 Discounts and sundry interests 'Rediscounted the last 7,044,776 02 7,014,776 02 22,105,760 14 42,659,297 62 41,924,322 2 six months Surplus of receipts not distributed Sundries 1,305,522 15 1,305,5' 6,879,822 74 LOA minimum 2101 9 01 263 64 21,102993 Fan. 7 e sti' )1 1) ) ' ene ,, Coo; its o' ,_ l,xo , , rnilt jury id 0 Lse t ° ri t be der- J, 0' , co• ~~