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

ItiONE MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. f)ITY, Two o'CLocx. The business on 'Change to-day was languid, and for Consols the price was a shade loower than yes terday. In the foreign market, however, there seems to be, if anything, an improvement in the value of the leading Continental securitics, and Lombardo-Venetian could not be had at the c'esing price of yesterday. For English railways there was a slight improvement in the demand caused, doubt less by the announcement of the Midland dividend, but, as a rule, the increase in value, where it oc curred, was merely a shade. In telegraph shares the business to-day was very quiet, and the tendency of prices was downward. For bank shares the in quiry was very limited, and the price of miscellane ous stocks remained the same as yesterday. Consols are now at 921 to 921 for money ; ditto, for Account, ; Three per Cent. Re duced, 921 1 ; New Tkree per Cents, 92 ; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, March, par to 5 prim. ; June, prem ; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, March, par ; June, ; Bank of England Stock, 4 1 per Cent, 238. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1114 ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 1001 ; ditto Enfaced Paper, 5 per C en t., In the Foreign Market Turkish Fives are now 4 31 to 434; Spanish, 271 to 27i ; Italian, 541 to 54 4 ; Peruvian, 79+ ; Brazilian Bonds, 881 Lgyptian 1868 Loan, 764 ; the Viceroy's Seven Cents., 801 to 81 ; the Nine per Cents., 97 t0;.98. The new Russian loan is now quoted 21 to 21 prem. ; and the Chilian loan, 1 to 1 prem. In the Railway Market South Eastern have advanced 1, Great Northern A 1, and Caledonian, Great Western, Brighton, London and North Western, and Midland 1 each. Berwick and Great Northern are 10s. lower. The following are the present prices :—Caledonian, 77 to 771 ; Great Eastern, 371 to 371 ; Great Northern, 111 to 112 ; ditto A, 1111 to 112; Great Western, 63 to 631 ; London and Brighton, 44/- to 451 ; London and North Western, 1231 to 124 ; Metropolitan, 781 to 78.1. ; Midland, 123 to 1231 ; Berwick, 127 to 1271 ; and South Eastern, 761 to 77. American Five -Twenty Bonds are 86.1 to 87 ; ditto (1865), 861 to 86+; ditto (1867), 854 to 86 ; the Ten- Forty Bonds, 844 to 84.1. ; Eries are 201 to 211 ; and Illinois, 103 to 104 ex div. -- . Great Luxemburg shares are 131 to 13:1, and Lom bardo-Venetian Railway shares have recovered to 20k to 204. _ _ _ In Telegraph Shares Construction and Main tenance are 391 to 39.} ; Indian Robber are 56 to 57 ; British Indian Submarine at 141 to 14/ ; China Submarine, at dis. to prem. ; Falmouth, 3i:to 3/ prem ; Anglo-American 191- to 191 ; and French Cable, 17i to 17/. _ In Bank Shares Union of London is marked 36 to 37 ; Consolidated, 4 to 4i ; Agra (A.), 114 to 121 ; Alliance, 12 to 13 ; Anglo-Austrian, , 14 to 16 prem. ; Chartered Mercantile, 32 to 33 ; Imperial Ottoman, to 2.1 prem. ; London and County, 49k- to 504 ; London and Westminster, 58 to 59 ex div. ; and London Joint Stock, 31 to 32 ex div. At Mark Lane this morning trade was very dull, and a reduction on last Monday's prices has to be submitted to effect sales. The amount of samples on oiler was not extensive, the impression being that a favourable turn in the weather may send up P r ices. The millers are very moderate in their pur chases, andj for flour a trifling reduction has to be submitted to to effect sales. It is understood that a vast number of applica tions from the country for the Russian Loanhave b een received, the writers of which are unknown to I 'd on men of business, and whose desire for participation may be inferred to have been based solely on the quotation of 2 premium which has been current ever sines the issue of the prospectus. T hese letters, with the checks enclosed, have therefore been promptly returned. It is reported that the pro rota system will not be pursued. T hat System was first introduced in Paris, and an ything more irrational or demoralising could scarcely be devised. It tempts capitalists who can znanage to obtain sufficient temporary command of the discount market to apply for millions in order that they may have the certainty of getting a few thousands, while at the same time it brings into ,the vort ex o f specu l at i on masses of people of no nesiness repute or standing, who endeavour to S crape together a few pounds for the deposit money, and who rely upon the fact that their applications Will receive the same treatment as those of habitual investors or persons of known means. There were no gold operations at the Bank yes• terday. The Mexican dollars by the West India steamer have been sold at 591 d. per ounce, showing no alte ration. The Manchester markets this week have opened Without alteration. The letters from Germany state that several pro jects for new banks are likely soon to be introduced a t Hamburg and Berlin. A. prospectus has been issued of the Cuba Sub marine Telegraph Company, with a capital of £ 1 60,000, in shares of £lO, to lay a cable of 540 miles from the eastern to the western points of the island, the former to communicate with the Ameri can line from Havannah to Florida, and the latter With the West India and Panama line from oantiago de Cuba to Jamaica, thus obviating the necessity for using the internal land lines for foreign messages. The directors of the Birmingham Joint-Stock Junk (Limited) recommend a dividend at the rate of 20 per cent. per annum. Rueter's Telegram Company have received from the Government the £726,000 for the Nordeney cable, and have paid it into their bankers, the Lon don and Westminster Bank. The directors of the Midland Railway Company have decided to recommend to the proprietors a dividend on the ordinary stock for the past half- Year at the rate of 6i per cent. per annum. The Metropolitan Railway traffic return shows this week an increase of £322 over last year ; the Metropolitan District an increase of £9B ; the Metropolitan and St. John's Wood an increase of £ 3 B ; the Glasgow and South-Western an increase of £1,127 ; and the Great Luxembourg an increase of £1,248. A new insurance association, entitled the China and Japan Marine Insurance Company, has been formed at Shanghae, with a capital of 1,500,000 taels, divided into 3,000 shares of 500 taels each, of which it is proposed to call up 300,000 taels, or 100 taels per sha re . The directors consist of part ners in highly respectable mercantile firms, and there are agents in Hong Kong, Foochow, Yokohama, Hankow, and Singapore. The annual drawing of the certificates of the Foreign and Colonial Government Trust is to take place on the 14th inst. A general meeting of - the London and Lisbon Corkwood Company (Limited) will be held on the 10th inst. Id RITIIii FUNDS-..—.TWO O'OLOOK. Coot. TUNDS. i d per Ct. Consols Ditto for Account POL . Cli.at. I:educed 921 N ets 3 per Cent New 2i per Cont. Jan. 1894 D o. 5 Der Con i au.1873 & anuitics, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880. 11 0. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1880 — L/0 (Red Sea Telebraph), Aug., 1908 — txchoquzr Bills, £1,009, 21 p. Ut. March I D. 21 do. June D ° £lOO, .£2OO do .0500 — c Rank of England Stock, 41 per Cent Do. opening vanad a 4 per Cent. Bonds 1 ::::: t o o l c o: , ial °uman , iNDIA.N GDVERNMENT SECURITIES 101 per Cent., April 1874... DC. Opening, for Account — , I) °• n per C e nt. J u ly, 1880 1 -'0 4 per Cent. Oct. 1888 Do, Enfaced Pape,. 4 per C0nt..... — Po. 5 per Cott., Jan. 1872 .... .... O. or Cent. May 1879 'JO sper Cent Ru Doi 1872 ~ p. s. — Do do 18's7 DO. do. 1882 tie -- d this and - OFJ 3, old , and 3 last )ftles ; lance, bales. t per Lmsey their d bis )wing The a de- ),000, adian , •y sil llery, next ;wits. essed ment lated . that COD g -6nder e old i the terri- ship. wero tt his 11 the o the pro - g. Dv. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Jo Bolide ; 4 per Cent., £l,OOO 90. -ander .£l.000 FOREIGN FUNDS-TWO O'CLOCK• irgentine Republic, 6 per Cent ...... — Do Acc., , nuit Auitrian Bonds 5 per cent Do. 1859 — Brazilian 5 per Cent — ¶)o. 4/ per Cent. 1852.. — Do. do 1858 — Do. uu 1660 — Do. do., 1863 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 Dc, Account li..enos Ayres 6 per Cent. Do 2 per Cent. (Deterred 3 per Cent - ) Cuba, 6 por Ceut. — C ,dian 6 per Cent — "o. 4i per Cent..., - 76/ Do. 3 per Cent.„. ... Do. 7 per Cent., 1866 l'o. 6 por ce•.t. 1867 97i 61 O lo.nbiau, 6 per Coot. Dan isti, 3 per Cent., 18 9 5 Dan" bia.n Principalities, 7 per Cent — Do Account - Do 8 per Cent., 1867 — Ecuador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent Egyptian, 7 per Cent..., — oc Second issue Do. .£slit, Bonds _ ___ Do. 1864 Do. Account Do. £,UO Bonds De .£IOG Bonds 93f Do. 7 per Cent., 1868 ~ ... 1)o. Account Do. .£lOO Bonds ..... 76i Governmenl Railway Debentures 9B 71 Graeic 5 per Cent., 1824 5, ex Coups Du. Coupone. CTa.ttemala 5 per Cent .. Ronduras Gov Rail. LO9n., 10 p.,Ct., all pd Do. Ace. ant Italian 5 per Cent., 1865 Jo. Account . Do MAremmana Railway ?lexical: 3 por Cent — Ditto for Account _ Do. 1861 Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — ilontevideau 6 per Cent. $4 ".." 11 ocrish Imperial 5 rez Cent Now Granada — Do 3 per Cen — Do. Deferred Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) .. — Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account .. 79 1 1 1 Do 41 per Cent. (I.34: , )Lbrren) Do 41 per Cent., 1862 Do 6 per Cent.,1862 — Portuguese 3 per Ct.,1853,'6, 7, 9,'60,'2,'0 33 Do. do. 1867 — Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid Russian 5 s ,er Cent., 1822, £ St Do 4i t per Cent 1850 ''' Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 " 84; 51. Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO Bonds. : , 90 I Do. do. £B4 15s. do , Do., 186 G, £lOO Bonds 9Ol Do. do £B4 15s. do — Do Nicolas Railway 67 61 k Sardinian S per Cent — Spanish 3 per Cen . Do. Account Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Deferrea Do. Passive Do. Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan Do Government, 1864 Do dc, 1868 Turkish 6 per Cent Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 186'2 Do. Account 661 Do £lOO Bonds 68,1 Do. 5 per cent. 1865 Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1860 Do. Account Do 4 por Cent., Guaranteed Do ;do, Scrip Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Dividends on the above payuDle iu London Austrian o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 24 per Cent. Ex. 12 Gull„ Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... French Routes, 3 per Cent.. Ex. 25f. Italian 5 per Cont. 1851, Ex. 25f, Do Account TWO O'OLOCK. Jonsols, Money O2- ad Do. Account, Feb. 3 MIRACULOUS ESCAPE OF TWENTY-THREE PERSONS.-(THIS DA Y.) About half-past two o'clock in the morning a fire, nearly attended with fatal consequences to not fewer than 23 persons, happened in the premises belonging to Mr. G. Wienand, an importer of fancy goods, carrying on business at No. 263, Goswell-road. The discovery was made by the police constable on the beat by hearing the break ing and cracking of glass. He at once gave an alarm in the usual way, when it was ascertained that there were no fewer than 23 individuals sleep ing in the place, and how to escape seemed almost impossible, for the shop or warehouse was enveloped in a sheet of flames, and the stairs were on fire up to the 3rd floor.:The affrighted persons made their ap pearance at the different windows, and cried loudly for help. Several managed to escape by the back of the premises, but a large number had all means of escape cut off, and instant death appeared almost inevitable. Mr. Bridges, the chief foreman of the Metropolitan Brigade, and Mr. Superintendent Swanton, of the London Salvage Corps, quickly attended with powerful bodies of mer, as well as a number of police constables. Owing to the indo mitable perseverance of those officers the whole of the endangered persons were rescued in safety. The engine from the Farringdon-street station went to work with an abundant supply of the New River Company's water, and copious streams of the opposing element were scattered upon the flames, but they could not be conquered until the whole of the valu able stock in trade was consumed, the shop or warehouse gutted, and the stairs destroyed, and the remainder of the premises, no: actually destroyed by fire, were seriously damaged, including the pro perty belonging to Mr. Pensey, who lodged in the s€433nd floor. The origin of the fire is unknown. Mr. Wienand, who had the whole of his books and other documents saved, was insured in the North British and Mercantile fire office, and Mr. Pensey was insured in the Phoenix office. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, Feb. I.—The market for shipping yarns is quiet, and very little business is doing. Spinners are well engaged to order, and very firm in their quotations ; but to effect sales lower prices would have to be taken. Home-trade yarns are not much in request, and only a small amount of busi ness has been effected. Prices are from id. to id. per lb. easier than they were last week. For cloth there has been very little variation in the tone of the market since last Tuesday, and prices have not been perceptibly affected. Producers are still well under contract, and buyers having supplied their wants for the present, there has been no anxiety on their part to press for business. With the exception of some demand out of stock we have had very little inquiry this morning, and we hear of ex ceedingly little business having been done. Manu facturers adhere firmly to their quotations, but so far as there is any tendency to change, it is in favour of the buyer. Messrs. John Slagg and Co. report of this day's cloth-market :—" There has been no movement in our market since last Tues. day, and neither buyers nor sellers appeared anxious for business. To-day there is a quiet tone, and but little inquiry except for small lots from stock. Prices, though nominally unchanged, tend slightly in the buyer's favour." CARDIFF, Jan. 31.—The demand for steam coal continues tolerably good from the principal foreign stations. The arrivals during the last few days have been rather numerous, and, this has enabled mer chants to execute their orders with rapidity and despatch. The notices which expired on Saturday at the Powells' Duffryn Collieries have been with drawn, and the works are to go on as usual. In the house coal trade there is a considerable revival of business, both the local consumption and the re quirements of West of England and Irish buyer. , being in excess of w h at they were at the correspond ing period of last year. Coke suitable for iron ma 31st.—There was a rat h er b etter B k o in c g im p7 E o , ses is in good request. attendance in the flannel market to-lay than last week, and a trifle more business was done. The parcels of both plain and fancy flannels, however, which changed hands were reskemively small. A shade more business was done in Yorkshire goods, the prices of which as also those of flannels keep firm. For some kinds of wool, including N ew Zealand and the Cape of Good Hope, there is rather more inquiry and late prices are maintained. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVEAING, FEBRUARY 2, 1870. SHARE LIS7. ORDINARY 1311AICIIS AND STOCKS: Paid. Closing klusine, a Raliwsys, Price. done. et Blistliana Exeter ...... 104 77 79 78 1 et Caledonian ........ 100 771 75 77/ 1 ; et Cambrian . lOO 'l5 40 20 Cornwall. .. al: 21 31 et Dublin & Bellast Juno... 16 - - - at Dun„l'erth,& Att.J nue... ioo 70 72 20 East London all 4 6 5 20 V° i 5 -_ - 20 Do 10 - - st Glasgow &S. Western lOO 107 1( 9 et Great Eastern .. (OS 301 371 371 at Do. E. Ang;l. No. 2 lOO 61 71 et tireatNorthol Scotland lOO Ilb lo 16 at Greet Northern lOO 111 112 112 et Do. A stock ut Do. B stock lO 121 14/ et GtS, and W. 01 _lreland lOO (.8 10u st (it. Western -(JriL;ical llO 6 4 63 4 631 i et Do. South Waits et Do. W. Aliti.-UY.dord 1(;0 40 42 et Do. Newport lOO 31 :,6 at Lancashire& Yorlishirv lOO 12S 1 - ol 1281 1 at Lou., Brigh.,/k S.Coast lOO 45 452 4:4 - Do Scrip - - at Lou., Chat., and Dover luo 15 151 st Du. Metro!). Lx. A lOO 11 Is • et Lon. ,st I:orlit Western lOO 1.34 rl-ti 1231 4 st Lou. & South Western lOO 03 04 Man., cruel., & Lincoln ILA; 1;11 52-i st Met•ropolitan ... . lOO 78/ 7t.; :81 1 at Do Extension .. 5 Do. New rd .. - - st Motrovolitan District. arr 35 36 361 lu Metrip. St. John's NI .ol 10 - - at 31:uiund st 1; 0. i3innin. ti. D . 4rbs st N.;rth British st D ..,. 'td., Yth., & Dun lO9 - - et Nor Kaateru-Berwios llO 1261 1271 128 25 D ti. N.E purchase-16.13.S - - st 1) , Leeds ....... st D u York lOO 12"1 211 126 51 at D °Carlisle .... . ICO - - at D oStock. & Darling ICO 167 It 9 st North Loniou 10 Do New 1868. • 4 11 2 p st North Staffordshire . . 100 61 :113 121 at North and S. W. Junction 100 0) 101 10 Do New £lO shares 7 ... .. 10; at 111 , :onney st .:11aropshiro Uuion 1( 0 551 01 st South Devon .. at South Eastern lOO 75 ,3 - 764 at Staines, Wok'ham, & Wok all 1 34 14 at '13.41 Vale -- Do. C - - - ll' uterlord & hiikenny 1(0 • - - 10 Waterloo & Whitelia.l 6 - - HAILVIAYS-PREFER riN CE SHARES AND STOCKS. st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 87 8,) at Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO ... st Do. Scot. N.E., 4. per cent lOO st Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO at Du. do. 7 per cent l9O st D 9. do. Ordinary lOO 78 82 st Do. Midland st Du. Dundee and Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, per cent gua all st Dundee, Perth, and Aber- _ _ 1 1 1105 0 000 0 0 19,00. 8 i 1.4 00 7 :as t . t 1 ; f ast t i ces u ri. unction 7 s . lid g p . oc U r a e . f t e s:p e . e n N i o :C .. 7 l2 lOO at Do st Do do 6 per cent 100 110 113 at Do East Anglian A 5 p. c. 100 at Do du B 6 do. 100 st Do do C 7 do. NO at Do do No. 1, 3 p.c. 100 at Do E. Union 4 p.c. gua. 100 . 6; 72 at Do Nutfolk 5 p.c.Ex.1616 100 st Do do 5 p.e.Wav•Val.lB47 100 st Great Northern, .5 per cent 10) at Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 • ..• D 0 41 do do do 100 st Do 5 do at 5 P.C. 100 ••• ••• ••• at Du Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO st 01. Nrth of Scotland, let pf at Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 95 98 at Gt•West.—Orig.&Jut.-Itent chg., per goal p.c lOO 106 108 1071 Do. Urig. (B. & 11. Lx). 5 p.c lOO 93 100 D o do 4 4 per cent. 1850 lOO 90 92 1)o do 4 do do Do po d d o u 13i P r e u i n e n e g il li t a . g reic u l a u l - 1 0 0 00 6 t' B 7 72 Du do do prof lOO Du do Chester gua 1 0 63 Do do du 6 per cent lOO ••• Do do de 5 do 100 95 106 Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 ••• Do do 4i p.e lOO st Do do 4 9 1859 lOO ••• at Do do 5 st Du West Mid. Oxford lstg. 104 110 118 at Do du 2d gua. 100 1 3 115 at Do Newport, Ist ,g. 5 p.e. 100 16 98 at Do do 2d du 100 ... at Do gua. 53 per cent. 1863 100 ••• 00 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. all at Lancash. & Yorksh. 6 p.e. 104 1 at Do Barnsley, 1:.5 3510 d p.c. 100 ••• at Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 135 st Do 41 (Blackburn parch). 100 98 100 ati Loudon & Brighton, 5 p.c guaranteed, No 1 lOO at Do 5 per cent. guts Nu. 2 lOO ••• at Do 6 do do lOO ••• at Do 5 do No. 4 lOO •.. st Do 7 per cent lOO at Do 6 do (W.E. & 0.1') 101) at Do 4 do 1859 lOO ••• at London, Chatham, &Dover 5 per cent llO ••• at Loudon and N. W., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO 110 11 at Do Bedford & Cambridge lOO _ ..„ at Du Shrewsb'y & Welenia, 108 st Loudon and 6 W. 7 p,e late 3d shares, lOO 145 130 a Du (Yortsm.perp ans 2561) all ... a Man., Sher., &Lineln. 6 p.c..100 Do a Do 31 per cent lOO 64 66 1 Do redeem. 6 per cent. 5 st Slid. Consolidated ,6 p. c... 100 130 1 . 35 a Do Bristol& Bina., 6p. c lOO I;3 135 s Du 11 per scut. redeem 10t; tis 100 a Do 41 per cent. irredeem... 100 9.3 10) a Do Leieester&lrchu,l p.c 100 &1 91 at North British, I p.c. Nu. 1... 100 at Du E. &G. 4p.e.S. & D lOO at Do N. 8., N 0.2, 5 per ceu.t.. 100 st 110 Border Union, 51 p.c._ 100 _ st N.-Eaateru—Cons. 100 87 89 at Du 41 per emit. redeem__ 100 97 99 st Du G N.E. 4 per cent., BA ••• 17 Do Lerwick capital 8.13.4. ... Do York, 11. &S. purchase. 10 10 103 Do Stektu & Biding. A 5 p.c. 100 107 105 at Do W, Hartlepool U. audit lOU 86 68 20 North Staffordshire all 203 2l lOs i 3. Devon Annuities, 1 all 9 10 lUs Do Tavistock Anus., 10s all 81 54 10s Do Fixed 41 per cent all 8 83 1 0.6. S. East. (Head. Anus., 1.0.6) all 22 23 at Do 41 percept lOO ••• at Do Fixed 43 per cent lOO ••• at Taff Vale N. 0.1 lOO 154 158 at Waterford si Kilkenny, 6pc 100 .. RAILWAYS.—PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each serdrate year st Caledonian 41 p c gua. at Do Scot. Con. min. 7 p c lOO •• ••• at Do 41 p all st Do 4p c con. issued at 80 65 7. at Great Eastern 41 per cent. 100 77 Wt, at Do 5 do, 1862 lOO 87 00 at Do New 5 do, 1863 lOO 8:i c 5 89 at Do do 5 do, 1864 lOO 83 86 87 at Great Northern, 5p e irred. 100 at Do Permanent 5 per cent. 100 at Do Boston &Sleafd, 41 pe 100 at Great West., W. llidl., 5p c 100 :: at Do Joint porpe. p c,1865 100 B ' B ;it at Do do 6p c irred., 1836 100 115 120 20 Do Vale N esti' perp. 5p c all • • st Kent Coast, 6 per cent , B lOO •.• ..• •• 5 Lane. and Yor k New 4l p er cent till J uly, 1871 2 ip st Loud., Brig &e., 41 pc, 1858 100 at Do do 4 do, 1860 100 st Do do 41 do, 1861 leo st Do do 4 1 do, 1863 100 at Do do 5 do, 1865 100 st Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 at Do No. 7 sdo st Loud , Chat., &c., 2d, 6 p.c at D Do o Metropdo C 6 p . Ex., B 6 p .c 100 .„„ st London& N Western, 5p c 100 108 110 at London &S. Western, 41 p c 100 03 95 974 10 Man. bhef. &Lin., 5 pc, 1865 all 9 91 st Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO 100 104 at Midland, 11 5 per cent prof. 100 107 109 et Do B 5 do 100 107 109 13 Do 5p c opt. to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1869 all 201 211 18 Do Inconv. New Shares all 19 191 22 Do 5p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31,1872 3l 11 24p at North British, E. and G , No. 1, b per cent ... at Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 ... Do E ,P., &Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 et Do 16.&G, No. 2, 5 p.c ... 100 st Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 100 ..„ st Do E. & G., No. 3, 5 p.c ... 100 at Do E. & G., (Ordiry) 41 p c 100 at North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 99 ICO at Do Stock. & D ... 100 113 115 et North Loudon, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) et North Staffordshire 5p c lOO at South Eastern, 41 pe, 1859 100 at Do 5 do 1861 100 st Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 •• ••• at Do 5 do, 1864 *** a t Victoria St. & Phalico, 4 1 pc 100 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Closing Business Share' NAMF. Paid. Price done 10 Agra Limited, A all 111 121 121 12 19 L. 50 Albion 00 Alliance, Limited 20 An:, - .:10 Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, liar all 211 2j 241 20 Anglo-Ling:lrian 20 Anglo-Italian ISOO, limited 10 3 4 2 40 Australasian - 20 Bank of British Columbia all 75 1 4 20 Do issued at 2 pm.... 5 34 21 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, line. 25 Bauk of South Australia all 321 331 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 30 10 Bank of :.ew Zealand all 15 10 10 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia. end China 25 Chariered Merc. of India. Loudon, and China all 32 33 20 City lO 11 111 100 Colonial - 25 41 43 10 Consolidated, liin. 50 Delhi and London, lint 25 ••• 10 East London, lim 20 English and American, lieu 10 .• ••• 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja noir°. lint lO 1 20 English, Scottish, and Aus tralian Chartered 281 Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all 37 9 281 Do new ll4 41 5 4 lOU Imperial, lim 2O 3 '2 20 Imperial Ottoman lO 21 3 121 25 lonian all 23 22 20 Do new 5 6 3 Lnd Mortgage of India, lint 4 31 31 100 Do sp. e. Debs.lBo4, 30 all 76 76 50 JOO Loudon Bank of Mexico and South America, lint. 20 5 4 100 London and Brazilian, lim. 45 35 ;'.O 20 .Do new 74 45 41 100 London &River Plate, lim. 40 11 13 25 Do new 10 11 2 p 20 London Chart. of Australia all 2.,1 244 231 20 London and County 2O 401 504 50 Do new, iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd ll ••• • London Joint Stock 3ll 321 311 London and South African al 100 London & S.-Western, lim, 20 50 London & Venezuela, lim.,. 121 ••• ••• 100 London and Westminster. 20 69 64 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm 2O 100 Merchant, hill 25 04 51 10 Metropolitan, Hill all 74 74 00 Midland, lim 2O id 5 National of Australia 25 National ed Liverpool, lint l5 3d 1p 00 National Pro vine. of Eng'd 42 ... ••• 10 50 National.. 3O 20 New South Wales all 41 43 18 '2O North-Western 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 43 41 441 50 Provinc. Bank. Corpo., Bin. 10 01 51 30 Provincial of Ireland 25 85 87 10 Do now.. all 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, limn 25 14 13 100 Do issued at 6pm lO 8 6 25 Union of Australia all 46 4 ; 100 Union of Ireland, lim 50 Union of Loudon all 1S 19 13 11 lu 35} 3ti~ 3'4 TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. 10 Aukilo-American Tei., lint all 1i lin 10 10 Anglo Mediter Tel., lint.— 10 :tut 21 21; i et Atlantic Telegraph lO 14 .10 at Do. 8 per cent. et B. and I. Magnetic Tel., him 100 180 1i:0 at Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 262 207 10 Do. New 8 12 np 25 Indo-European Tel., lim all 2.4 25 0 Loud. Provincial Tel. inn all 3 4 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent all , 10 Mediterra. Exten. Tel., lim all 9 10 si 20 Reuter's Telegram all 82 t 7 2U Societe Trausatlant., lint all 18 IS} 1 a st Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all 11 1 i 5 U. Kingdom Tel. Co., lint ull 7 8 - 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref all ,i i-. 1 THE 'MERCHANT AND HIS WIFE. Under this title the following " Apologue for the Cob nial Office," appears in the new number of Fraser's Magr• zine: "My dear," said a distinguished merchant one day to his wife, " you cost me a great deal of money. Why do you not cultivate your own estates and relieve me of the burden of you ?" The wife was a little hurt at so abrupt an address. Her property was magnificent, but she wanted help to develop its resources. She had often applied to her husband, and if he would have put his hand to the work, he might have become the wealthiest man in the world. But he suspected that after he had laid out his clpital and labour, she would run away from him, and he would have made a bad speculation. His suspicions were groundless. She was heartily at tached to him—not an idea of desertion had floated before her imagination for a moment. She exerted herself, how ever, as he desired; she paid for her dresses, she paid for her carriage and her maid, she even took charge of such of his children, as he could not himself provide for, and set them up for life. The merchant ought to have been satisfied, but ono morning he began again. "My dear, you are now independent. I don't wish you to leave me, but if you have any such desire yourself, I shall not think of preventing you." " Leave you." she said, " leave you! what are you talk ing about? What have I done to deserve that you should speak to me in this way ?" " Don't misunderstand me," he replied. " I have ob served great unhappiness to arise from compulsory unions. I have taught you to depend upon yourself that you may be your own mistress; you can now stand alone, and your future is in your hands, to go or stay." "Are you mad ?" she exclaimed; "who talks of going? Why "—and here her voice choked a little—" why should such a word be mentioned between you and me ?" "My dear, don't be sentimental," he said. "The only sure bond between human creatures is mutual interest. As long as you consider it to be your interest to continue under this roof, I shall be delighted to see you here, and I think I am generous in allowing it. If I were alone, a smaller establishment would suffice for my wants. could sell myhouse, dismiss the servants,live in chambers, and dine at the club." "My dear husband," she cried, "do not speak such dreadful words ! What family can hold together on such terms as these? All I have, you well know, is yours; and surely with your genius for business and your means my property—" " Don't talk to me of your property," he interrupted, impatiently, " I have many times told you that I will have nothing to do with it. Manage your matters your own way. Do what you like, or go where you will. I inter fere with you in nothing—one thing only you must not do, that is, ask me for money. lam not sending you away. I shall be sorry to lose you if you go, but the lass will be more yours than mine, and if you leave me, I shall endea vour to bear it." It was long before the wife could believe him serious. Day after day, however, he repeated the same lesson—at breakfast and at dinner, before they went to sleep at night, and before they rose in the morning. 'A wise word, the merchant thought, could not be heard too often. At last ho wearied her. She saw that he had no real affection for her. She was a high-spirited handsome woman, and her husband was the only person who seemed indifferent to her attractions. One day when he came home from business he found that she had taken him at his word, and had eloped with another man. He professed to bo astonished. He declared that he had allowed her her way in everything, and he complained that she bad been deeply ungrateful to him. A neighbour, how ever, to whom he appealed for sympathy, told him that he had been an infatuated ass. THE MANCHESTER MEETING IN SUPPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT. - The meeting in support of the Government held at Manchester on Tuesday night, was a very crowded one. It was called by the Manchester Reform Union, and a successful attempt was made to make the assembly a re presentative one. It was attended by upwards of 500 dele gates from branches of the Union and from clubs, regis tration societies, and other political associations in 157 cities, boroughs, towns, and other centres of population in various parts of the kingdom.. Mr. George Wilson, presi dent of the National Reform Union, presided, and amongthe leading gentlemen who had accepted seats on the platform were Sir Thomas Bazley, M.P., Sir Wilfrid Lawson, M.P., Messrs... Jacob Bright, M.P., R. N, Philips, M.P., Peter Rylands, M.P., John Platt, M.P., E. Potter, M.P., W. T. Roden, M.P., G. 0. Morgan, Q.C., M.P., J. Whit well, M.P., W. S. Allen, M.P., Serjeant Simon, M.P., E. M. Richards, M.P., A. Johnson, M.P., A. Illingworth, M.P., T. Whitworth, M.P., John Holms, M.P and T. B. Potter, M.P. The CILIIRMAN said, amid great cheering, that they were met to give their support to her Majesty's Government. He expressed his own deliberate and unshaken confidence in a Government which contained such men as Mr. Glad stone and Mr. Bright. They had introduced various mea sures during the past session of great importance, which successfully passed, among which one of the greatest was intended to remove the sources of religious discord in Ire land. Notwithstanding what they had done in the past, we knew that they had great measures in store for us in the future. Sir TuosrAs • BAZLEY moved the resolution of con fidence, whith was afterwards carried by the meeting. It expressed the sense of satisfaction which was felt on account of the passing of the Irish Church mea sure, and the trust in the Government's power and will to amend the Irish land laws, to promote the trade of the country by reducing taxation, to abolish the exclusive restrictions of the universities, to improve the licensing system, to introduce a measure that shall insure education to every child in the land, and to give freedom to the voter by adopting the Ballot. Sir Thomas, in his speech, eulogised Mr. Gladstone, spoke highly of the present Par liament, and tried to combat the statements of the Orangemen. His whole ire was aroused against that " deluded class," the advocates of .reciprocity. He pointed out that while in this country some were trying to get the treaty repealed, the same thing was going on in France. He would remind the manufacturers in France that all their workpeople did not number two millions; and that their simple object was to inflict a tax upon twenty-eight millions of people for the advantage of the two millions. In our own country the number of those animated by this desire for reciprocity was much smaller even than those in France. The silk trade in England, which had the special sympathy of the reciprocitists, did not fur nish employment for half a million persons, and was it to be supposed that the 29 or 30 millions of people in the United Kingdom would submit to be taxed for the benefit of half a million who had not the enterprise, energy, or industry to rescue their trade from the 'successful competi tion of a continental neighbour? Referring to the work of the approaching session, he said our first and foremost duty was to do justice to Ireland. The land laws of that country had long been a source of great oppression and at length a crisis had arrived when the strong arm of the law must do justice to the oppressed Irish people, and their land and industry alike be set free. The Irish tenant farmer must have a fair return for everyfarthing expended by him, his family, and his servants in improving the landlord's property. There must bo a settled system of holding land, by which the occupier must not be depen dent upon the momentary caprice of the landowner, but feel secure that he would receive the duo reward his toil. Nothing should be allowed to prevent a fair contract between the farmer and the landlord, but the law should protect the weak, so as not to leave the weak in any way dependent on the favour of the strong. He concurred in the opinion of Professor Huxley that the different condi tion. of England and Ireland did not arise from radical dis• tinctions in race. Mr. JACOB BRIGHT, M.P., seconded the resolution. He believed that in future the House of Commons would legislate according to the reason of the people, and not wait, as beforetime, to be coerced, and that by consequence it would occupy a far higher position as a legislative assembly than anything we had seen for generations back. Three years ago they met in that hall to assail a hostile government, and to devise all the means in their power to bend it to their wishes, and they knew how they had suc ceeded. To-night they came there happily in a different temper. They came to sympathise with a Government not only friendly to the people but tllat was of the people. Let no ono in the room, however, suppose that he was satisfied with the present representation of the people. There were still two considerable classes who were as much excluded from the franchise as were many of those present three years ago, viz., those who lived outside our borough boundarieg, and occupied houses below something like £l5 rental; and secondly, those within or without our borough boundaries who happened to be women householders. Our electoral machinery was bad—the Ballot was wanted. We had in this country a great body of political highwaymen, and he trusted that the law which had been strong enough to suppress high waymen of another class would be able to deal effec tually with this class also. Why should a man not be able to leave his home and go to the poll without being assailed, cajoled, coerced, or insulted by the men whom he called political highwaymen? The hustings should be abolished as an antiquated absurdity, and the expenditure at elections should be further reduced by the cost of the polling booths and other matters connected therewith being thrown upon the laws. Then the use of cabs should be held to invalidate an election, and this should apply to municipal as well as parliamentary elections. What would be accomplished during the next session would depend very much upon whether the Land Bill went smoothly through the House, and he believed it would have a good chance of doing so if it was what all earnest reformers expected it to be, a broad and comprehensive measure. He did not want a:bill that should do injustice to a single landlord in Ireland. He wanted one that should be just to the community at large, and if it was so it would be a novelty in this county so far as legislation on the land was concerned. Mr. Bright also referred to the question of national expenditure. Sir WILFRID Lawsoss, M.P., supported the resolu tion, and in doing so spoke of the crying evil of intem perance. Mr. Platt, M.P., Mr. Torr, and Mr Illingworth, M.P., also supported the resolution. The motion was put and carried unanimously; and the meeting concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman. During the past month there sailed from the Mersey under the Act 24 ships, all for the United States, and carrying 3,095 passengers, of whom 1,939 were English, 160 Scotch, 363 Irish, and 680 foreigners. There were also 21 ships not under the Act, which carried 439 passen gers to the following destinations :—United States, 301 ; Victoria; 46; New Zealand, 21; West Indies, 2; South America, 73 ; Africa, 25 ; East Indies, 12 ; Sandwich Islands, 6. The total emigration of the month was 3.584, being 239 in excess of the number last year. Mr. Justice Mellor is unable to take his seat in the Court of Queen's bench in consequence of illness. It was rumoured in tho City last night that Mr. Parson had resigned the chairmanship of the Metropolitan Railway Company. A statement that Mr. Roebuck intended to offer himself as a candidate for Nottingham is authoritatively contradicted. Paris is threatened with another demonstration. A deputation has arrived from Marseilles with an immense crown, to be placed on the tomb of Victor Noir.. Deputies Gambetta and, gaquirom are called upon to preside at the fieTOZMY. ; • ; - • , , RAILWAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS st Birkenhead lOO 91 93 00 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer all 96 100 at Buckinghamshire at Chester and Holyhead lOO 611 6 at Do. 5i per cent.- at Do. 5 do. 100 110 112 at Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO at Colchester Stear Valley at East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lOO 132 131 20 Gloster and Mean Forest all s Gt. &Ism. ; Newm., do., 5 p.c 100 a Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 at Do.do.Woodbrg.Ex., do 100 st Gt. West, W. Mid., lieref 100 97 th; 50 Hull and Selby all 110 112 st Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 217 222 st London and Blackwall lOO 93 95 96 at D o , 41 per cent lOO at Loudon, Chat., &c., 4 p. c. 100 st Du. Cum. Fund, 5 du 100 at London and Greenwich at Do. do Preference lOO at London, Tilbury, It South 100 83 85 st Lowestoft,gua 4 percent... 100 79 tll. at Do. d* 6 du 100 51 Mauch., Bt.._ Ma all st Midland, 13ra0lord, Pref... 100 10 Slid Kent Cray Lizt9 50 Northern& Cast., 5 per cent all 53 5 . 6 ,c,O Do. do. 6 do. a ll st N. Eastra —Hartlep00l st N.West. A perp. pref, 5p c lOO 107 109 at Do II minimum p.c IOU at Notting. Urantki R.& (3 lOO 91 93 * 95 Preston and yre. all 41 46 Royston, Ditch., and Simi). 100 139 134 st Shrewsbury and Hereford 100 132 131 10 D 3 do 8 2 S. Yorksh. and River Dun 100 57 99 D 4 per cent gue 10) 78 so 5 (10 at Vict. Station and Pimlico lOO . at West Cornwall 20 West London, Class A all 13 14 2 0 Do do B all ..„ 20 Do do C all at Weymouth and Portland lOO st Wilts and Somerset UZ VI DOCKS. et East and Neat Loudon and St. Katherine 100 19 11)0 D °Deb. stock, 4 per cent ad Freehold Land ,t Dock 10) 10 33 Southampton I Jo 72 76 Surrey Coulnioroial MISCEL LANEOUS. 10 Auglu-Mexican Mint 4.11 144 15 '25 Australian Agricultural 204 16 17 25 Austn Mort Laud and Fin, L 5 4d pr 10 13augparah Tea Estate, Litu all 4 5 10 Berlin Water Works, Lim Bombay Gas, Limited . all 5 51 5-1 5 Ditto, New 4 pr 4 pat 50 L'ritisu American Laud 20 British Indian Tea, Limited all 1 2 27 Canada Company all 63 65 20 Ceylon Company, Limited lO 4 3d 20 Ditto, A shares 25 City of London Real Prop, LlO 6 bd 30 City of Milan Improvment L all 4 5 50 City Offices, Limited 50 Colonial, Lin.ited 2O 4 2d 50 Commercial Union (Also) 5 2 21p 10 Com of African March, L 20 Continental Union Gas, L 25 Copper Miners of England, Prof 71 per cent all 5 7 100 Corp of London Bonds, 1877, 44 per cent all 100 Ditto, 1879, 44 par cent 100 Ditto, 1882, 44 per cent all _ 10 Credit Pone of England, L all 21 21 3 50 Credit Fonc of Mauritius, L 10 24 1.4 St Crystal Palace St Do, Preference lOO 91 99 St Do, 6 per cent Perp Debeutloo 105 - 110 50 B India Land Credit & Fin L 7 5 4 32 Ebbw Vale 273 10 9d 184 100 Egypt 9 p et Viceroy's Loan gua by Egyptian Gov 20 Egyptian Gout and Trading IA/13 3 English and Austr Copper, L 24 1 4 6 Fairbairn Engineering 5 ld p 20 Fore-street Warehouse, L 13 31 41p 161 100 Foreign and C'ol Gov Trust and Loan 6 per ct Bonds... all 96 97 974 10 Gen Credit and Discount, I, 7 a id 15 General Steam Navigation... 14 2U 3U 294 llome and Col Marine ins, L 5 ld p 20 Hudson's Bay -ill 12 124 50 India Rub, Telg Works ' L... 45 57 59 10 International Finau Sete, L... 5 14 11d 34 20 Italian Irrigaton Canal, Cav all 45 4a 100 Ditto, 1870 6 per cut Bonds, red all SO Laud Securities, Limited 3 2 Id all 63 65 25 London African Trading lO 1)0 Loud Financial Assoc, Lim_ 30 18 175 121 1 4 Loud Gen Omnibus, Limd all 21 21 21 50 Lond & Glasg En g in, Limd 25 18 16d 20 London and Prov Marine 2 par - 11 P St Madras Irrig & Canal, guar 100 spc by India Gov lOO 103 105 50 Merchant Shipping, Limtd all 32 37 10 Natal Land and Col Co., Lim all 34 44 41 25 National Discount Co, Litn 5 11 1 11 4 . 10 National Steamship, Limd., all 131 14 1 1 Nerbudda Coal & In, Ld 6s 6d f 10 Now Consolidated Dis Ld ,„ 4 ^ 5 New Quebrada, Limited 4112 44 455 25 N Zealand Ln & Mere, &c 24 IP 25 N Zealand Trust &In, Ld 5 14 1 11 1 10 North Assam Tea, Limited 7 7 5 d 10 Do, B all d St N British Austiial, Limited 100 60 70 50 N British & Moreau lnsnce 6l 23 231 25 Ocean Marino Insurance 5 15 16p 5 Oriental Gas, Limited 5 Do, New 10 Ot t OtagoOttoman a & n So ta u: , hlnv Limited es 5 St. Peel Riv Lnd & Min, Lim lOO 31 33 50 Peninslr & Oriental Steam all 45 47 461 50 Do., New, 1867 lO 34 lid 50 Rhymney Iron 15 Do, New 8 8-1 25 Rio Janeiro City Ito. L m td all 1 91 20 1 20 Rio Janeiro Gas, Limited all 294 301 291 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 52 54 St. Scot Aus Invest, Limited lOO 25 South Australian Laud 20 Thames & Mers Mn Ins, L, 2 2 4 2 1P - St. Tobacco (Ital 6p c Loan)... all 86 88 10 Trust and Agency of Austra lasia, (Limited) 20 Tr &LnCoof Up Canada... 5 4 4P 50 Union Marine Liverpool, Ld 5 6 15 United Dis Corpora, Lmtd... 6 2 id 20 Univer Mar (Ins), Lmtd 5 4 1 S ip 10 Upper Assam Tea, Lmtd all 4 1 30 Van Diemen's Land ..„ 2Bl 7 9 10050 Warrant Viceroy a g a y u p e t e_ IMortim Limited La al ll2B 804 814 6 d 814 50 WI & P Steam, Limited 20 4 3d COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SEC URITIEB. Canada Government, 6 p c, Jan and July, 1877-84 100 104 105 Do, 6p c, Feb and Aug lOO 105} 106} Do, 6p c, Mar and Sept 100 105 106 Do, 5p c, Jan and July . .... lOO 91 95 Do, 5p c, inscribed stock lOO 93 95 Do, 5p c, Dominion of, 1803 lOO 95 96 951, Cof Good Hope, 6p c, Dec, 1873 100 103 105 Do, 6 p c, April and Oct, 1890- 1900 100 110 112 112 Do, 6p c, April and Oct, 1880-90 100 109 111 Do, 6p c, Jan and July, 1891 lOO _... Do, 5 p c, April 15 and Oct 15, 1900 100 102} 1031 Ceylon, Nov, 1878, 6p c 100 109 111 Do, 187 - 2 lOO Do, 1882 and 1883 100 112 114 113 Mauritius, 6 pc, 1873, Jan & July.loo 102 104 Do, 1878, Jan and July 100 106 108 Do, 1882, May 15 and Nov 15 100 107 109 109 D 0,1895-6, Feb and Aug 100 111 113 Natal Gov 6p c, April Jr Oct 100 108 110 109} Do, 6p c, May and Nov 100 1 07 109 Now Brunswick Gov 6 p c, Jan and J u l y 100 104 105 N. S. Wales Gov 5 p O, 1871 to 1876, Jan and July lOO 100} 101} 101 } D p o oj „ ,uo s lyp p c c , , lB re B d B t b o y lB a 9 ll 6, ll J a d n ra a w n s d 10 0 101} 102} 102 , from 1867 to 1875 100 100 101 Do, 2 per c, annual draws, 1872 to 1898 100 101 102 101} New Zealand 6p c, 1891 100 107 109 Do, 5.p c 100 96} 97} Do, Jan, April, July, Oct 100 97 97 97} } Do., 6p c, 1891, Mar and Septloo 108 110 Do, p ct, 1891, June and Dec 100 107 109 Nova Scotia Gov, 6 p c sterling, 1875, Jan and July lOO 102} 103} Do, 1886 lOO 101 105 Queensland 6 per ct, 1882-85, Jan and July 100 108,1 1091 108 - 91 Do, 1891, Jan and July 100 108 1091 S Australian Government, 6 p c, 1869-77 lOO Do, 1878-9 .) lOO Do, 18:13-1908 100 110 111 111 Tasmanian, 6 p c, 1800, Jan and July 100 108 110 Do, 6p c, red, 1893 to 1897 100 108 110 Victoria Govt, 6 p c, Jan and July, 1891 lOO 112-1 113} Do, April and Oct 100 113 2 114 Do, 5p c, Jan and July 100 101 102 1011 LIVERPOOL COTTON JIARKET.-(THIS DAY.) Sale.? probably . 10,000 Laos. The market was THE FRENCH I 11M)S. According to Renter's telegram from Paris, this afternoon, the French nentes are 73f. 65c. ; cided. ACCEPTANCES FOR THE SPRING HANDICAPS. [Subject to Correction, CHESTI Aze st lb Kilt. of the Garter 6 9 8 Formosa ... 5 8 '2 S;derolite ... 4 8 2 St. Muui:o .. 4 7 12 Lord Hawthorn 4 7 10 Good Hope ' ... 4 7 10 Lictor 5 7 10 Robespi.-rie 4 7 10 Thorwaldsen ... 4 7 10 Cock of the Walk 5 710 Ploughboy ... 6 7 8 :Morns ... 4 7 7 Perry Down ... 4 7 6 Dalby 7 5 Cecil ... 5 7 5 Loekaley ... 6 7 4 Starter ~. 4 7 4 Paul Jones ... 5 7 2 Martinique ... 4 7 '2 Royal Head 7 0 John _Davis ... a 7 0 Agean ... 4 7 0 Birthday ... 4 7 0 Vestminster ... 4 7 0 Robin Rover ... 4 7 0 Birdseeker 5 6 12 Arlington ... 4 6 12 Realite 6 6 12 Hobart ... ... 4 6 12 Cap-a-pie 5 6 12 Phoebus ... 5 6 12 Cherie ... 4 6 10 Nuage ...5 6 10 Ventnor 4 6 10 The Scout... ... 4 6 10 Weimer ... 4 6 10 Lawrence ... 4 6 10 Islam ... 4 6 10 Merry Lass ... 6 6 8 Consternation ... 4 6 8 Socrates 5 6 8 THE GRAND NATIO Age et lb Pearl Diver ... a 12 7 The Colonel a 11 12 Little Rcgue ... all 8 Scipio ... 611 8 The Lamb... ... a 11 7 The Doctor ... a 11 7 Moose ... ... a 11 7 Brick a 11 2 Whitehall ... all 2 Dalby ... a 11 0 Alcibiade a 10 12 Hall Court ... a 10 -12 Tathwell... ... a 10 12 Lymington ... 5 10 12 Scarrington (h b) alO 12 Primrose 6 10 12 Roving Maid ... 610 12 Lord Raglan ... a 10 12 Gardener ... a 10 12 Keystone (h b) ... a 10 12 Despatch a 10 12 Middleton... ... a 10 12 Q. C. 6 10 10 N nage 5 10 10 Pretentaino 11. a 10 8 Guy of Warwick... 6 10 8 General Bixio ... alO z 8 Nabocklish ... a 107 Schiedam 5 10 7 Tempest ... ... 610 7 BIRMINGHAM U Age at lb . a 12 7 . 6 12 4 . a 12 4 . a 12 0 a 12 0 a 11 12 6 11 9 . a 11 9 ~ a 11 9 ... 6 11 8 a 11 7 a 11 7 a 11 7 a 11 5 a 11 5 is in our next edition. I ER CUP. • Age st lb Wild Flower ... 4 6 6 Knight of Athol 3 6 6 Fair Wind... ... 6 6 G Lopez 4 6 5 Captivator... ... 3 6 4 Bertha ... ... 4 6 4 Queen of Hearts ... 3 6 2 Albania ... 4 6 2 Macgregor ... 3 6 2 5 6 2 Lord Marcus ... 4 6 2 Z•tpoiya 4 '6 2 Syiva ... 4 6 0 Glenfalloch ... 4 6 0 Miss Theo... ... 4 6 0 Youn,:: Fenton ... 4 6 0 High Church ... 3 6 0 Redcap ... a 6 0 Mont Blanc ... 3 5 12 Vintner ... 3 5 12 Bonny Swell ... 3 5 12 cat born' ... 3 5 12 Douglas ... 3 5 10 &corder ... 3 5 10 Albany ... 3 5 9 Sabinus 3 5 9 Newsman ... 3 5 7 Va denhoff ... 3 5 7 Nilsson ... 3 5 7 Miss Sheppard ... 3 5 7 Reveller ... 3 5 7 Whiteleg colt ... 3 5 7 Blandford ... 3 5 7 Maid of Derwent... 3 5 7 Lady Superior ... 3 5 7 Fearnought ... 3 5 7 3 5 7 Mortlake ... 3 5 7 Chamade colt ... 3 5 7 Deansflelcl... ... 3 5 7 Faith ... 3 5 7 AL STEEPLECHASE. Age at lb The Elk ... a 10 7 Cinna ... a 10 7 The Drone.— ... a 10 7 Flare-up ... a 10 7 Cristal ... 510 6 Chippenham ... a 10 6 Costa ... a 10 6 Sir Robert Peel ... a 10 5 Flatcatcher ... a 10 5 Gentleman (late Harold) ... ... a 10 4 Traveller ... ... 5 10 4 Thalassius... ... a 10 4 Tittorstone (h b)... a le 4 Count Horn ... a 10 4 Anglo Saxon ... a 10 4 lichee a 10 4 Surney a 10 4 Summertime .. 6 10 4 Head Centre ... 5 10 0 Honolulu... ... 6 10 0 Bombastes... ... 6 10 0 Casse Tete... ... 5 10 0 Fan ... a 10 0 Silvermere ... 4 10 .0 Novelist g... ... 6 10 0 You-must-not-touch it ... ... 4 10 0 Souvenir .., a 10 0 LAND ANNUAL. Age st lb Ada 6 11 5 Count Horn a 11 4 ScarringOn (11 b)... a 11 4 Fuglenian a 11 4 Thu Elk ... a 11 2 Madrid ... 511 1 Titterstono (h b)... a 11 1 Iro.i Mask... 5 11 1 Verdi (11 b) ... 6 11 1 Fan a 10 13 Leutoline (11 b) 6 10 13 General Bixio ... alO 12 Casse 'rote ... 5 10 11 Souvenir ... a 10 9 Fairyland ... a 10 9 Scipio .. Steateboac Hippolyt© Whitehall Fertullagli Roving Maid Friday The Drone Q,.(3. Skirmish The Guide Despatch Sir William Thalussius SPORTING INTELLIGENCE-IMS DAY CITY BEPTING.--.-THIS DAY. WATERLOO CUP. 4 to 1 agst Lord Lurgau's nomination (offered) 100 to 7 agst Mr Brocklebank's nom. (taken) 100 to 6 agst Lord Sefton's nom. (offered) 20 to 1 agst Mr Blanshard's's nom. (taken) 200 to . 5 agst Mr J. Hodson's nomination (taken) LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP. 9 to 1 agst Van Ainburgh (offered) 16 to 1 agst Royal Rake (offered) 100 to 8 agst Queen of Hearts (offered) 100 to 7 agst Benbow (offered) 25 to 1 agst Sycee (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Uucas (offered) 33 to 1 agst Lady Zetlaud (taken) 50 to 1 agst Fichu (offered) 50 to 1 agst Cymbal (offered) 50 to 1 agst Fugitive (offered) CITY AND SUBURBAN. 20 to lon the field (offered) 1000 to 40 agst Miss Dayrell (offered) CUESTER CUP. 1000 to 30 on the field (offered) LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL. 100 to 8 agst Doctor (offered—take 100 to 7) 100 to 6 agst Q.C. (offered) 1000 to 60 agst Ifonolulu (offered) 17 to 1 agst Tathwell (take 18 to 1) 20 to 1 agst Costa (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Colonel (offered) 1000 to 45 agst Lymington (offered) 25 to 1 agst Lamb (offered) 33 to 1 agst Gardener (taken) 33 to 1 agst Nuage (offered—take 40 _to 1) 33 to 1 agst Despatch (offered) 40 to 1 agst Surney (offered—take 50 to 1) 40 to 1 agst Alcibiade (offered) 50 to 1 agst Little Rogue (taken to £110) 50 to 1 agst Harvester (offered) 50 to 1 agst Cristal (offered) 50 to 1 agst Lord Raglan (offered) 500 to 10 agst Brick (taken awl offered) 11 to 1 agst Colonel and Costa coupled (t) 11 to 1 agst B. Land's lot (taken to £25) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 9 to 2 on the field (offered) 5 t 3 1 agst Astolfo ( offered) 1000 to 60 agst Normanby (taken) DERBY. 1000 to 30 agst Normanby (taken freely) RACING FIXTURES-1870. FEBRUARY. Lincoln l5, 16 I Derby .. 22, 28 Harrow 17, 18 I Nswtou .... 25, 26 MARCH. Nottingham . l, 2 1 West Somerset l6, 17 Liverpool B, 9, 10 1 Warwick 22, 23, 24 Pontefract 14,15 ' Epsom 29, 30 Cambridgeshire l4, 15 I Bromley 31 and April 1 APRIL. Northampton 5, 6 I Newmarket Craven 18 to 22 West Drayton 7, 8 1 Abergaveuny 21, 22 T hirsk 7, 8 1 Lewes . 26, 27 Kingsbury lB, 19 1 Croydon. 28, 21 , Durham lB, 19 1 Newmarket Ist 5p....2 to 5 Chester. lO, to 13 Winchester lO, 11 Salisbury l2, 13 York 17, 18 Doncaster 19, 20 Croydon 8, 9 Manchester 8,9, 10 Ascot 14 to 17 Windsor 2l, 22 AY. Harpondeu 2O, 21 Bath 24, 23 Stamford 26, 27 Croydon 26, 29 Epsom 81 to June 8 Newton 22, 23 Hampton 23, 24 Bibury Club 2l Stoekbridge...3o, and !DJly 1 J 1 Newmarket 5 to 8 Nottingham 12, 13 Chelmsford l2, 13 Reading 1 ., 13 AU Brighton 2, 3 Brighton Club 4 Lewes Egham 9, 10 I Windsor ll, 12 Bromley l6, 17 I _ . LY. West Drayton 14, 15 Huntingdon...... 19, 20 Kingsbury 2l, 22 Goodwood 26, 29 rUST. Stoat( l7 to 19 Oxford 18, 19 York 23 to 25 Plymouth Derby 3O, 31 Weymouth 3O, 31 SEPTEMBER. Warwick 6, 7 I Richmond 20, 21 Abingdon 8, 9 I Western Meet (Ayr) 21 to 23 Doncaster 13 to 16 I Hendon 22, 23 Hampton 20, 21 I Newmarket Ist Oct. 27 to 30 OCTOBER. „.......______ Bedford 4, 5 1 Newmarket 2n 0ct..10 to 14 Leicester 6, 7 I Cheltenham 18, 19 Bromley 6, 7 1 Newmarket 1i0t'n...24 to 29 NOVEMBER. _ . . _... Liverpool Btoll I Shrewsbury ...14 to 18 STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES-1870. FEBRUARY. Birmingham j B, 9 I Harrow Derby —lo, 11 Newtoa 25, 2( MARCH. Liverpool 8,9, 10 I Drea11ey.,....31 and April 1 West Soluorsot 16, 17 CbbitouLiam...3l !tad April 1 Warwick 22 to 24 1 RIL. Aldershot 7, 8 I 18, 19 Aings ury. Sroianca ACTION.—We hear that the long pending action, in which Mr. E. It Clarke is the plaintiff and Lord Rivers the defendant, will be tried in a few days. We are truly sorry to hear that Mr. Martin Tupper has just met with a serious carriage accident, which, besides some smaller injuries, has severely crushed and lacerated his right hand.— Me Rock. We regret to hear that Miss Neilson has met with an accident which will prevent her appearance at the Gaiety Theatre for a few days. On•illonday evening she was accidentally struck on the head by one of the rollers connected with the scenery at the back of the stage Brick ENE. The following' ctly. evening : ippaared in our Latest E lition at y 10- A.N CB. (1- The Official Journal of th: tl the nominations of 27 Prefects of . 3 Prefects arc to retire from their pros. have been appointed to other offices in I. and 2 are ',laced on the retired list. SWITZERLAND. BERNE, Feb. 1. In to-day's sitting of the Federal Assembly M. Dubs, the former Vice-President, was elected Pre sident of. the Confederation for 1870. M. Schenck, member of the Federal Council, was eleoted Vice- President, and M. Ceres°le of Lausanne was elected a member of the Fedetal Council. ANGLO-AMERICAN TELEGRAPH COM- PAN Y. At the adjourned meeting of shareholders, held this day at the London Tavern, to receive the result of the poll for the confirmation or otherwise of the new working agreement proposed by the directors between the company and the French Atlantic and Newfoundland Telegraph Companies, the chairman announced that the proposal of the directors had been carried by a very large majority. A rt.solu don was then passed empowering the directors to carry out the agreement. THE INTERNATIONAL WRESTLING MATCH. This afternoon Mr. W. Holland attended at the office of Bell's Life and drew the stakes (£100), won by the French lutteurs in the Inter national Wrestling Match at the Agricul tural Hall. Mr. W. Holland announced that it had been decided that the return match should take place on Monday and Tuesday next, but on that occasion he intended to give a purse of 100 guineas as tha stakes to be contended for by the exponents of French and English wrestling. The rules to be observed in the ensuing contest to be the same in every particular as those in the first match. l a' .4, y eb. ivas - Al iug, Pil bl.ls us Devax tule° 4 „ ,ntv°s'-', he LONDON GAZETTE—List Evening, WAR OFFICE, FEB. 1. The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders for the appointment of Major-General William Erskine Baker, of the Royal (Bengal) Engineers, a Member of the Council of India, to be au Ordinary Member of the Civil Division of the Second Class, or Knights Commanders of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath. FOREIGN OFFICE, JAN. 27. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Gerard Francis GJuld, Esq , now Secretary to her Ma jesty's Legation at Athens, to be Secietary to her Majesty's Legation at Berne. The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint Robert Grant Watson, Esq.,' now a Second Secretary in her Majesty's. Diplomatic Service, to bo Secretary to her Majesty's Legation at Athens. WHITEHALL, FEB. 1 Tho Queen has been pleased to presont the Rev. Michael Ferrebee Sadler, M.A., to the Rectory of lioniton, in the county of Bevon, and diocese of Exeter, void by the promotion of Doctor John Fielder Mackarness to the See of Oxford. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, FEB. 1. 75th Regiment of Foot—Major-General David Russell, C. 8.; to be Colonel, vice General St. John Augustus Clerk°, deceased. INDIA OFFICE, Jex. 29. _ _ Her Majesty has been pleased Co approve of the under: mentioned promotions amongst the officers of the Staff Corps, and of her Majesty's Indian Forces, made by the several Governments in India. BRE VET. To be Colonels—Lieutenant-Colonels Gaorge Strang ways, Bongal Infantry; Frederick Halsey, Bangal Royal Infantry ; Henry Borlase Stevens, Bengal Infantry ; Roberts Michael Westropp, Bombay Artillery ; James Wilberforce Lewis Bird, Bengal Infantry. To be Major - Captain Septimus Hodgson, 2d Madras Cavalry. To be Captains —Lieutsnants Henry Charks Kemble, late 3d. Bengal Cavalry; Harby Barber, 15th Madras Na tive Infantry ; Charles Biadeu Smith Neill, Madras Staff Corps; Robert Augustus Carow Hunt, sth Bombay Na tive Infantry; and George Elphinstone Erskine, Ist Bombay Cavalry. I In addition to the above the Gazette contains numerous other promotions in the Indian Army.] .70Ult.SE OF EXCHANGE. Amsterdam Short ... 11 17 11 17} Do 3Ms ... 12 ... 12 1 1 -, Rotterdam — ••• 12 ... 12 * Antwerp — ... 25 37f ... 25 421 Brussels Ilamburgn — ... 13 10t ... 13 11 Paris Ditto Marseilles Frankfort-on-the-Main ... 120 f . 120* Vienna .• ... 12 65 ... 12 70 Trieste *** 12 65 ... 12 70 Petersburg Copenhagen — ..•• 9 18 ... 9 22 Berlin Madrid.. - ... 48k ... 48t Cadiz — •. . 49 ... 49* , Leghorn Milan — ... 26 75 .., 26 77* Genoa —.... 26 75 ... 26 771 N aplos Palermo - .. 26 75 ... 2 6 77 1 Messina .. Lisbon — ... 511 ~ 52 Oporto — ... 51t ... 52 Rio Janeiro Now York ........ The 2d Dragoon Guards, under the command of Colonel W. H. Seymour, disembarked from the Indian troopship Serapis, Captain Soady, at Ports mouth dockyard yesterday morning, when they were inspected by Lieutenant-General Sir George Buller, G.C.8., commanding the South-Western District, and afterwards left by railway for Chi chester, where they will be quartered for a short time before proceeding to Colchester. Some of the time-expired men were also landed and sent by rail way to join the depot battalion at Pembroke. The remainder and invalids would disembark this morning. Orders have been received at the Newport Bar racks countermanding the order for the departure of the 2d Battalion sth Royals for Ireland. At a full-dress parade of the Chatham Division of Royal Marines yesterday, Colonel G. Lambrick, A.D.C., Commandant of the Division, in accord ance with orders from the Lords of the Admiralty, presented silver medals and gratuities for long ser vice and meritorious conduct to the following non commissioned officers and men :—Sergeants Max well, Rooke, and Evans—a medal and £lO each ; Privates Williams and Drummond—a medal and £5 each; and Private Godfrey—a medal without gra- tuity. Detachments of men of the Ist Battalion Bth Regiment, Ist Battalion of the 14th, 39th, and 82d Regiments, who have volunteered from the cie,pots to the 66th and 83d Regiments, have left Chatham garrison to join their new corps at the Curragh and Colchester. Each man who thus volunteers to change his corps receives a bounty of a guinea. The Supreme Court of Alabama has decided that there has boon no property in slaves since 1863 ; also, that all judgments by the Alabama Courts, from 1861 to 1865, are null, the judicial and legislative officers being usurpers during that period. The Secretary of the Treasury has not a house at Washington, but only apartments, and in thorn Gover nor Boutwell and his neat daughter, Georgians, too the the baud of everybody doing them the respect to call on New Year's-day. The Secretary finds it very hard not to look like a Presbyterian deacon temporarily teaching an aca demy. He is a sizable small man, of not one itoposing feature, but the hole ho has made in the national debt is only matched by his celebrated Hole iu the Sky. When the Governor tuns for President, that Hole in the Sky is going to trouble him more than any orifice in the visible constellations. —George Alfred Townsend. EMIGRATION NEWS.—Four hundred and thirty acres of land in Kansas have been sold for 5165,000 to a Scotch emigration company at Glasgow.—lt is stated that several hundred families 01 Israelites will be sent to the United States in the spring by the Central Committee of the Israelites Alliance, at Konigsberg. The sub-com mittees of the association, on the frontiers of Russia, are actively engaged in collecting emigrants.—The History of immigration to the United States, from the earliest times to the present, including au account of the operations of the New York Commissioners of Emigration, has been written by Frederick Kapp, a member of the board. — Maine is talking of making serious efforts to i nduce a por tion to remain of the stream of Scandinavian immigration that pours in at Portland and thence through theta S tine to the far West, but leaves scarcely any behind. One proposition now before the Legislature is to give two hundred acres of good farming hind to each actual settler, for fifty cents au acre, with the privilege of working out even this small sum on the necessary highways, and it is not improbable that still stronger inducements may be offet ed. Some of the immigrants who come may Ibe induced to stop cn these ,geuerous conditions, but not many of them wilt be beguiled from their purpos3 to seek what is known the world over as the poor man's paradise, the great West. , a dur- cited icate uited t the Lte to aoplo Paid Lit of ut of IIIXOT 2. been 'ar. and mail with ma lock rk ei lard and iven lace e at ;in lace, the gleS ,ing ugh