The Sun. — London, England, 1870-03-26 00:00:00

THE MONEY MARKET AND COMAIERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The lusine3s on the Stock Exchange to-day was " e "Y ow'n; , to the bi-monthly settlement (0 nrnenc . n; c n Monday. Consols are firm at their gu)tations. .In the Foreign Market there has been a in Pernvan, but for American Securities the "nand is flat. Banking and Miscellaneous Shares r main unaltered. The rate of discount in the open market is 3 per cent. Consols are now at 931 to 93-3 for money; ditto, account, 931; Three per Cent. Reduced, 92 11 ; tiLew ck Three per Cents., 92 11 ; Bank of England to, 41 per cent., 2378. „ E xchequer Bills 11,000, 21 per cent., March, 4 r r e T in• ; ditto £lOO, £3OO, and £5OO, —. India Stock, 101 per cent., April, 1874, 209 ; ditto 5 per cent., July, 1880, 113 1 ; ditto 4 Per cent., Oct., 1888, ICO ; ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per cent. 921 ; ditto 5 per cent., 1031 8. In the cent., Market prices are now quoted :- 881 to 881; Egyptian (1864), 94+ to 941 ; ditto Railway Debentures, 991 to 1001 ; ditto Nine P,,er Cents., 1011 to 1011 ; ditto Viceroy's Loan, to 861; ditto (1868), 811 to 821; Italian ~,°5 l to 551; Peruvian (1865), 841 to 85 ; !Argentine, !61 to 91 ; Orel, 87 to 871 ; Nicolas, 69 to 69/ ; Moscow, 84 to 841 ; Charkof, 821 to 831 ; Spanish, 2 8 to 21 ; Turkish Five per Cents., 43 1 to 461 ;and ditto Six per Cents, 691 to 70. In the Railway Market the prices are as follows : Caled on i an , 77i to 781; Great Eastern, 371 to 378 ; G reat Northern (A), 1171 to 1181; Great Western, 6 71 to 67,1 • Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1251 to 12 6 ; London an d Brighton, 43 to 431 ' • L o ndon, Chatham, and Do ver , 14/ to 15 1 1 ; London and North Western, 1221 to 1231; Metropolitan, 771 to 781 ; Midland, 1231 to 124 ; South Eastern, 741 to 741; and ditto Preferred, 1091 to 109 1 . American Five-Twenty Bonds. are 90 to 901; the Ten-Forty Bonds, 861 to 861; Erie Shares, 211 to 21/ ; and Atlantic and Great Western Bonds, 28 to 29. Lombardo -Venetian Railway Shares are 191 to 201; Great Luxemburg, 124 to 13 ex div. A nglo - AmencanTelegraph Shares are 171 to 171 ; French Cable, 154 to 154 ; China Submarine, 11 to 11 dis. ; British India Submarine at 114 to 118 ; and Falmouth at 94 to 9i. Construction and Maintenance at 36/ to 371 ex div. In Bank Shares London and Westatinster are quoted 59 to 604 ; London and County, 474 to 484 ; Rajoa of London, 364 to 374 • Consolidated, 44 to ; Agra (A), 104. to 11 ; ' Alliance, 13 to 14 ; An glo-Austrian, 17 to 19 prem.; Chartered Mercan "le, 32 to 33 • and London Joint Stock, 32 to 33. I n Miscellaneous. Shares Credit Foncier are 21 t 0 t 3 ; General Credit, 121 to 121 ; luterna tonal Financial, 11 to 14 dis. ; Berlin Water Works, Ili to 144; Hudson's Bay Company, 121 to 124 ; General :Irrigation Six per Cents., 63 to 64 ; London Omnibus Company, 24 to 21 ex div.; National s le count, 11 t o 114 ; a nd Peninsular and Oriental tea l ) ; 424 to 431. dhe Cambodia, from Auckland, has brought - C 1 ) 00 0 in go'.d and £4,000 in silver ; and the Janet int from M e lb ourn e, and the Silesia from . New Tkl £8,170 and £7,520 respectively. ther e the present hi g h state o f t h e F renc h e x change er e is no profit in remitting gold to Paris, and it f e ems likely that the whole of the £380,000 expected take n Australia at the beginning of the week will be fo r to the Bank. There has been a limited inquiry a 'r bar silver for India. About £70,000 left South thlgon by the Syria for Bombay to-day, and a fur ,r amount will be shipped via the Suez Canal, by /v e ' L ich route a saving in freight of upwards of 1 per en . N t• is effected. wi ' - 'iificultie s have been announced in connexion t i l .".the old-established firm of Cotterill and Sone, A c i of Throgmorton-street, the senior partner, Cotterill, who is under liabilities esti teat 'ed at from £lOO,OOO to £120,000, having dis attte_a,red nearly a fortnight back. A Judge's order •s,ornent to the amount of £14,500 had just been 1 07, 4 ed• Mr Cotterill was solicitor for several leading lalhouses, and the business at one time was one „ 14 e best in London. Hi also represented some ge - ti A let•er from Mexico, date l the 28th ult., statas, e a to happy t o sa y th a t the Government have suc -eTu.ed in ext i ngu i s hi ng t h e revo l u ti on ." t is intended to open the Tower Subway to the 'publi c on Wednesday next. A it ri t he directors of the Chartered Bank of India, th, r alia, and China have decided to recommend, at f,,,; 4 4 ,0nual meeting on the 20th of April, a dividend r at " le half year ended the 31st of Deconber, at the e ° f 6 per cent. per annum. rivi.t the meeting of the City of Buenos Ayres di r atil , w aSs Company (Limited) the report of the r ee ` e 'cirs was unanimously adopted, and the changes lan nuended in the articles of association were pas sed. tb, /rie e - Chancellor Sir R. Malins has appointed off,. P. Daniels (Good and Daniels) provisional .eial liquidator for the Imperial Mining Company ea.). (h•„ 11 ,e report of the directors of the Rio de Janeiro b a f,'°lnpany (Limited) has just been issued. The t hn "liee to the credit of profit and loss account on of ' op er a t ion s of the twelve months is £90,329, out at the an ad interim dividend has been declared d iat e,_rat . e of 10 per cent. per annum. A further the half.loution at the same rate is recommended for me year ending December last, making a total pay- Th for the y ear o f 10 per cen t. f re e of income tax. gr a o books at the British Inman Submarine Tele natr ''enapany (Limited) will be closed to-day rr hehe 2d of April, both days inclusive. en;,, Ordinary general meeting of Muntz's Metal 13;: r — m P i a nY (Limited) will be held on the 31st inst., at ghant for the declaration of a dividend. vra e directors of the Dunaburg and Witepsk Rail di Company (Limited) announce a half-yearly 0 , 1 end of 10s. per share, less income tax, payable a the sth of April. thrlhe seventh ordinary annual general meeting of Et ` „._ Lem berg-Czernowitz and Jassy Railway coin will be held at Vienna on the 28th April. T 2- 11 e line being interrupted by snow, the Grand zq°4 of Canad a . Railway traffic return for the week l dl g the 19th inst. shows an increase of only 170 over last y ear . tici The colonial produce markets this week have par gated in the quietude of trade, the tendency to Pr°vertlent quoted l a st F r id ay h av i ng di sa pp ear ed, to g e ther. with th e part i a l speculative demand t h en e xisting es t n ing in rel a ti on t o t h e duty question. A stea d y has been tr ansacte d i n sugar. R i ce cont i nues inactive. . Black pepper is slightly dearer, and ex pected light arrivals for some time. White is unin fluenced by the r i se. I n the tea market the only noticeablernden feature has be en a cont i nuance o f t h e de for the common grades of congou, partly spe culative, but the importers are not free sellers at the rates now offered. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GaVERNMENT 1 iniz6 8 per Cent. Consols . . Ditto for Account *********************************** 93 1 I 3 per Cent. Reluced ******************************* •** 931 New 3 per Cent 92 li ................. 92 1 New 2i• per Cont. Jan. 1894 ... ....... t Do. 5 per Cen J5u.1873 -- li.anuities, $O yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —...., Do. for 30 yrs, axpire sth April 1885 • ., • „ — Do (Red Sea Telebraph), Aug., 1908,,,, _ Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 p. Ct. March Da. 2 ! do. June pm „ Do fl.OO, £2OO & £ 5OO tiank of England Stock, 4i per Cent ~, De. ope n i ng 23 7i xd ',?tnada 4 pe r C e nt. Bonds — l ater-Colo n i a l Uranium iNDIAN GDVERNMENT SECURITINt, 44dia Stock, 10f per , Cent April 1874 . i ) , ( : ) . Opening, for Account — ' I V. 0 per Cent. July, it 80 Dti ° : , 4 p e r Cent. Oct. 1888 • znfo.ced Pate. 4 per CAnt.. ~... •••• 92 ) D j . 5 per Cert., Jan. 1872 .... v...„, . 103 i b o : p . Per evit. May 879 — Per C, Rup. Dec.'lB7` ) .., — DI ent. do do. 1882 1) .• 1 ?) 0 6 . 1, K Do B —, •• per Cent. Aug. 187., ... Pnde, 4 per Cent ' £1 0)0 °. tinder £l,OO 0 Pm .4 4041 NREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Auo A t e " Republic, 1; per Cent t • "'lnt 1.1.4 4 to A, ads 5 per cent .. ' lr kzili ar ,`., ° ' 1859 ... ...... . ( li, ir u per Cent D.) 2 1) ? , Cont. 185') (.- lit,, li it • ' 4"Colltit Lieu% A - ...... DJ 2 " - Pres 6 per Cent. • • Der Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ' Oubt, 6 per Cont. 0 alliar:6 per Cent — no. 4i per Cent..,.. .......... ... . 74 Do. 3 per Cent., — Do. 7 per Cent., 18GG Po. 6 por cent. 1867 3 lombian, 6 per Cent. Danistt, 3 per Cent., 1825 .. Dan.bian Principalities, 7 ier Ceut VI -I- Do Account - Do 8 per Cent., 1867 .. E:tuador Now Ocn3olidated, 1 per Cent ... E tyrtian, 7 per Cent • ••• 1)o Second lcsuo D0..£50t, Bonds Do. 1864 Do. Account ... — Do. .‘5Oll Bonds De. COG Bonds . — Do. 7 per Cent., 1868 .. Do. Account •••• Do. £lOO Bent's ••••• Government Rahway Debentures . Creek sper Cent., 1821 5, ex Coups — Do. Coupons — Cm ttemala 6 per Cent .. — lionduras Gov Rail. Loa 13, 10 p. Ct., all pd B4 31 Do. Account Italian 5 pe: Cert., 1865 B7l Do. Account . - - Do Maremmana Railway — ilexicar 3 per Cent I ••• l9l Ditto for Account Do. 1864 -- Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French M aitAxideau 6 per Cent. — v ocrish imperial 5 par Cent Vew Granada Do 3 per Con — Do. Deferred Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account — Do 41 per Cent. (1.11: 1 1arren) Do 41 per Cent.. 1862 . •• Portuguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7, 9,'60 , '2 . ': ... 331 Do. do. 1887 — Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid ...... Russian 5 ~ar Cent., 1822, £ St Do 44 per Cent 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bon& Do. do. £B4 15s. do Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds — Do. do £B4 15s. do — Do Nicolas Railway 69+, 1 Sardinian 5 per Cent 73 Spinish 3 per Con ... Do. Account Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Deferroci Do. Passive — Do. Com. Curt. of Coup. not funded — Do. Account S wedish Provincial Mortgage Loan Do Government, 1864 Do do, 1868 T Irkish 6 per Cent. ............ 861 Oo Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 ,...... DI Account Do .‘IOC Bonds Po 6 per Cont., 1862 Do. Account )o £lOO Bonds 721 Do. 5 percent. 1865 . 46 Do. Account ~ 71, Do 6 per Cent., 180 ..... .70 Do Account D J I per Cent., Guaranteed ••• • •.• Do do, Scrip — Vanezuela 3 per Cent. — Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Do 6 per Cent.,1862 — Dividends on the above payable in Loudon. Austrian o psr Cent Ex lu Florins ••• ~. Belgian 41 per cent., Ex. 2sf. Dutch Belgian, per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil „ — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... French Rentes, 3 per Gent., Ex. 25f. ...... !Winn 5 per dent. 1831, Ex. Zai Account CLOSING PRICES. Canso's, Money Do. Account, April 7 9 31 1 POLICE INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY). THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 26, SHARE LIST. RAILWAYS-ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Closing Business Name. Quotations. done. St Bristol and Exeter lOO 77 79 St Caledonian 100 771 78 771 I St Cambrian lOO 15 20 20 Cornwall all 21 31 St Dublin and Belfast Junction-100 • . . . St Duu, Prtb, and Aber. Jnnc 100 7 . 0 72 20 East London all 4 6 20 Do 20 Do St Glasgow and S.Westorn 100 111 113 St Great Eastern lOO 371 38 371 St Do East Anglian, No. 2 100 61 71 St Great North of Scotland 100 15 16 St Great Northern 100 114 115 1141 St Do A 100 119 1191 1181 St Do B. lOO 126 128 St Gt. So. and West (Ireland) 100 98 100 St Great Western Original lOO 67 68 671 St Do South Wales 100 G 8 70 St Do West . Midland--Oxford 100 44 45 St Da do Newport 100 36 38 St Lancashire and Yorkshire 100 1251 1251 126 51 St Lond, Bright'n, and S.Coast 100 43 431 431 3 St Lond, Chatham, and Dover 100 141 154 St Do Metrop Extension A 100 9 11 St London and North Western 100 1231 123/ 123 2/ St London and South Western 100 881 891 St Manch, Shef, and Lincolnsh 100 51 511 St Do New, issued at £5O dis.. 30 St Metropolitan 100 791 80 781 St Do Preferred... lOO ... St Do Deferred 100 . . 10 Do Redeemable St Metropolitan District 100 37 38 St Midland lOO 1241 125 1231 St Do Birmingham and Derbyloo 92 91 St North British. lOO 34 35 St Do Edin, Perth, and Dunde 100 13 15 St North Eastern—Berwick lOO 1261 1271 131 1 St Do Leeds 100 841 851 St Do York St Do Stockton and Darlingte 100 169 171 St North London 100 116 118 10 Do New, 1868 6l 11 11 St North Staffordshire 100 59 61 59 St North and So. West. Junct 100 102 105 St Rhymney lOO 52 54 St Shropshire Union 100 62 63 St South Devon 100 46 48 St South Eastern 100 74f 751 74 1 St Do Preferred .lOO 1091 1101 St Do Deferred 100 41 411 391 St Staines, Wok'ham, & Wok'g. all 121 131 St Taff Vale 10 Do C 6 3 6 St Waterford and Cent. Ireland 100 10 Waterloo and Whitehall Paid, WESTMINSTER. BRIBING THE 1111LITARY. EXTRAORDINARY CASE. Edward Bishop, a private in the 2d Battalion Coldstream Guards, was charged with stealing a coat and trousers, value £5 55., the property of Mr. Charles Warner, a gentle man residing at 12, Grosvenor-road, South Norwood. Prosecutor said ho had been in the army, and on the pre vious night he was in the Bridge-road, Westminster, and saw a young soldier in custody of the picket, and, having had great experience, he did not like to see him in trouble, and begged of the corporal in charge to let him go, offering a sum of money, which the corporal accepted. Mr. Selfe asked if the name of the corporal was known ? A woman in Court said his name was Gfobs. The witness went on to say that he went to a public house with the corporal, and eventually he asked to get him a bed, which he did in a house in Westminster. The pri soner was in the house at the time, and when the corporal awoke in the morning his clothes were missing. They were afterwards found in the prisoner's possession, who was ap prehended in Cannon-row. Mr. Selfe committed the prisoner for trial. THE ASSASSINATION IN A FRENCH RAILWAY CARRIAGE. The body of M. Lubanski, found dead in a railway carriage, near Montainart, bore marks of forty-seven wounds, which appeared to have been made with a dinner-knife. The head was covered with blows, but the mortal wound appears to have been delivered in the region of the heart. A sum of 300 francs which the victim is believed to have had in his pocket is missing, but his watch and chain were on the body. The assassin, who is named Gillaume Bayon, is a young man. Con victed of theft at Privas, he was condemned to five years' imprisonment in Corsica. He was taken in the following manner. A peasant, on Monday last, pass ing near a thicket, saw a blackman, who shook the branches of a tree. He ran to the gendarmerie, where he found but one soldier, who threw himself upon the man, and made him prisoner. Bayon declares that having attempted to leave the train while in motion, he was wounded on the hands and the head. A pool of blood marked the place where he fell. Then he fainted. When he regained con sciousness he wandered to the place where he was taken. He says that Lubanski put his feet upon the cushions by his side, which was disagreeable to him, that a dispute followed, when Lubanski struck him. Then they fought. Seized by the throat, Bayon says he was obliged to use his knife. Lubanski then sank against the door, which Bayon opened, to let him fall upon the road. As for the money, he had little upon him, and said, when asked about that of Lubanski, "Look elsewhere for it." A public meeting was held at Kildare yesterday to protest against the contemplated eviction of 42 families on the Duke of Leinster's property. The representative of the King of Butmah in England visited the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, yesterday, and went over several of the departments. He has ob tained the consent of the authorities at the War Office to continue his visits to that establishment for the next six months, in order to obtain an insight into, and of becoming acquainted with, the mode of conducting the business of the manrfacturing departments in the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich. NECROLOGY.—WiIIiam Egley, one of the most highly esteemed miniature painters, and the painter par ex cellence of aristocratic beauty, passed away from this life on Saturday, 19th March, at an advanced age, after having borne with the most philosophical calmness the cruel sufferings occasioned by the ossification of one of his feet, a disease which, like the gout, attacks those especially who lead a sedentary life. William Egley has endowed the artistic world with a number of little chefs d'oeuvre. Some years since the miniature of the Countess of War wick caused quite a sensation. At the time of the gene era' Exhibition, he sent to Paris a portrait of Daniel Home, of spirit-rapping celebrity, a miniature of large dimen sions, which attracted great attention. Mr. Egley's tcon versationm was interesting and agreeable, and shortened the and not o a f _iesseespleasantly to those who sat to him for their like nesses. It was the wit of a Voltaire, united to the I p e l n is t h e e d d a r vv t a Lafontaine. Mr. Egley leaves mans friends Academy n ene my. At the last exhibition of the Royal eruy a miniature and most faithful likeness of the ta ist, ife, politeness recalled w w il , o sse loss we deplore, painted by his accom plished gentleman of the universally admired. Egley's courteous last century. urbanity and polished bearing of a yes A tery s d h a oe . k inTglzase zeno f poisoning occurred at Clonmet together, and one of the a woman had been drinking _wpasenininrocured, and the whisky was proposed to send fora pint of whisky. A bottle go into the house soon got. A neighbour ha afterwards found all or themgdea% They are supposed to have been poisoned by an accidental mistake in sending officials of t he old theuw;otnogthboetptlreefsoerntthteizlelistlhz intimation d as to however, dis trict courts of bankruptcy have had no their pensions. The Law Times underin that all the ex-commissioners are to enjoy thei r s ful l sala ries for life, and that the same liberality will be s h o wn other officers of the old courts who had held ofice t° for fifteen years. • Major-General Lindsay, who is . prodeeding to Canada to organise a colonial force, has left Wigan for Liverpool, to embark in the Peruvian. Another passenger is Sir Clinton Murdoch commissioner of emigration, who goes out for the purpose of making arrangements con nected with emigration from this country to the United States. - • 2- • ' • MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint 25 Australian Agricultural 2Ol 16 17 25 Austn Mort Land and Fin, L 43 d pr 10 Baugparah Tea Estate, Lim all 3 5 10 Berlin Water Works, Lim 5 Bombay Gas, Limited all 5 5 -5 Ditto, New 4 pr Ipm 50 British American Laud 20 British Indian Tea, Limited all 25 35 27 Canada Company all 78 80 20 Ceylon Company, Limited lO 4 3d 20 Ditto, A shares 25 City of Loudon Real Prop, LlO 7 6d 30 City of Milan Improvinent L all 4 5 50 City Offices, Limited 50 Colonial, Limited 2O ld pr 50 Commercial Union (Asso) 5 1/ 24p 10 Com of African March, L 20 Continental Union Gas, L 25 Copper Miners of Bngland, Pref 71 per cent all 5 7 100 Corp of London Bonds, 1877, 44 per cent all 100 Ditto, 1879, 41 per cent 100 Ditto, 1882, 4 per cent 10 Credit Fonc o England, L all 21 31 21 50 Credit Fonc of Mauritius, L 10 21 lid St Crystal Palace lOO 20 22 St Do, Preference lOO 94 99 St Do, 6 per cent Perp Debentloo 106 111 50 E ludia Land Credit & Fin L 7 5 4d 32 Ebbw Vale 271 104 10d 100 Egypt 9 p ct Viceroy's Loan gun by Egyptian Go• all 1004 1011 1011 1 20 Egyptian Corn and Trading L 4113 3 English and Austr Copper, L 21 15 Eng and Foreign Credit 7l 4 3d 10 European Gas all 17 18 10 Do, new.... 5 4 41 6 Fairbairu Engineering 5 ld p 20 Fore-street Warehouse, L 13 34 44p 100 Foreign and Col Gov Trust and Loan 6 per ct Bonds... all 97 96 941 10 Gen Credit and Discount, L 71 1 4d 71 15 General Steam Navigation l4 29 31 50 Home and Col Marine Ins, L 5 ld p 20 Hudson's Bay (Governor and Co. of Adventurers of Eng trading into) all 12- 121 124 50 Imperial Continental Gas., 431 134 136 50 India Rub, Telg Works, L... 45 57 59 10 International Fivan Soc, L... 5 14 lid 31 20 Italian Irrigation Canal, Cav all 44 41 100 Ditto, 6 per cut Bonds, red all 1870 50 Land Securities, Limited 5 2 Id 25 London African Trading lO 50 Lond Financial Assoc, Lim 3O 18 17d 4 Loud Gen Omnibus, Limd 50 Lond & Glasg Engin, Limd 25 18 16d 20 London and Prov Marine St Madras Irrig & Canal, guar 100 spc by India Gov lOO 103 105 50 Merchant Shipping, Limtd all 32 37 10 Natal Land and Col Co,. Lim all 31 41 25 National Discount Co, Lim 5 114 114 10 National Steamship, Limd all 131 141 1 Nerbudda Coal & In, Ld 6s 6d 4 / 1.0 New Consolidated Dis Ld 5 New Quebrada, Limited 4112 45 45d 25 N Zealand Ln & Merc, &c 25 i• 25 N Zealand Trust & In, Ld 5 11 11p 10 North Assam Tea, Limited 7 7 5d 10 Do, B all d St N British Austral, Limited 100 GO 70 50 N British & Mercan lusnce 64 23 235 25 Ocean Marine insurance 5 15 16p 5 Oriental Gas, Limited 5 Do, New 10 Otago & South Invest, Ld 2 fd fp 5 Ottoman Gas, Limited all 2 25 St. Peel Riv Lnd & Min, Lim lOO 31 33 50 Peninslr & Oriental Steam all 43 45 421 I 50 Do., New, 1867 lO 35 214 64 50 Rhymney Iron 15 Do, New all 84 84 25 Rio Janeiro City Im., Lmtd all 191 204 20 Rio Janeiro Gas, Limited 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 52 54 St. Scot Aus Invest, Limited lOO 20 Societe General de l'Empire Ottoman 25 South Australian Land 20 Tel Construe & Maintenance (lim and redaced) all 391 391 371 20 Thames & Mers Mn Ins, L 2 25 24p 54 St. Tobacco (Ital 6p c Loan) all 86 88 90 10 Trustand Agency of Austra lasia, (Limited) lp 20 Tr &LnCo of Up Canada... 5 ip 50 Union Marine Liverpool, Ld 5 6 65p 20 Union Steam Ship, Ld 15 United Dis Corpora, Lmtd ... 6 2 ld 20 Univer Mar (Ins), Lmtd 5 41 54p 10 Upper Assam Tea, Lmtd all 5 1 30 Van Diemen's Land 100 Viceroy of Egypt Mort Ln all 854 864 86 5 50 Warrant Finance, Limited 12 8 6d 50 NV I& P Steam, Limited COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Canada Government, 6 p c, Jan and July ,1877-84 100 104 1051 Do, 6p c, Feb and Aug lOO 102 103 Do, 6p c, Mar and Sept 100 1051 106 f Do, 5p c, Jan and July . lOO 941 95 Do, 5p c, inscribed stock lOO 94 96 951 Do, 5p c, Dominion of, 1903 lOO 951 96/ Cof Good Hope, 6p c, Dec, 1873 100 103 105 Do, 6 p c, April and Oct, 1890- 1900 100 111 113 Do, 6p c, April and Oct, 1880-90 100 109 111 Do, 6p c, Jan and July, 1891 lOO Do, 5 p'c, April 15 and Oct 15, 1900 100 1021 103/ Ceylon, Nov, 1878, 6p c 100 109 111. Do, 1872 100 103 105 1/o, 1882 and 1883 100 112 114 Mauritius, 6p c, 1873, Jan & July 100 102 104 Do, 1878, Jan and July 100 106 108 Do, 1882, May 15 and Nov 15 100 107 109 D 0,1895-6, Feb and Aug 100 111 113 Natal Gov 6p c, April & Oct 100 108 110 Do, 6p c, May and Nov 100 107 109 New Brunswick Gov 6 p c, Jan and July_ 100 104 105 N. S. Wales Gov 5 p c, 1871 to 1876, Jan and July lOO 1001 1014 Do, 5 p c, 1888 to 1896, Jan and July - 100 101 102 101 / Do, 5 p c, red by ann draws, from 1867 to 1875 100 100 101/ 101 Do„ 2 per c, annual draws, 1872 to 1898 100 100/ 1011 100 107 109 100 97 98 Ne D w o, Z s ea p la c nd 6 p c, 1891 Do, Jan, April, July, Oct 100 971 981 98 Do., 6p c, 1891, Mar and Septloo 108 110 Do, p ct, 1891, June and Dec 100 107 109 Nova Scotia Gov, G p c sterling, 1875, Jan and July lOO 1021 1031 Do, 1886 lOO 1041 1051 Queensland 6 per et, 1882-85, Jan and July Do, 1891,Jan and July 100 1081 1091 S Australian Government, 6 p c, 1869-77 lOO Do, 1878-92 100 Do, 1893-1908 100 110 111 Tasmanian, 6 p c, 1895, Jan and and July 100 108 110 Do, 6p c red, 1893 to 1897 lOO 108 110 Victoria Govt, 6 p c, Jan and July, 1891 lOO 113 114 114; Do, April and Oct, 1883.5 lOO 1131 1141 114 f Do, 5p c, Jan. and Ju l y,lB9l 100 1.014 102 1 I.oli THE RELIGIOUS DIFFICULTY. The Times publishes a letter from Earl Russell to Mr. \V. E. Forster, Vice-President of the Council. It is. dated March 21, from San Remo, and runs as follows : "My dear Mr. Forster,—l am sorry to see that your great bill for national education has met with opposition on the second reading ; but I must own that on the point which has roused the objection of the Dissenting bodies, I think the Dissenters are quite in the 'right. It is clear that in all country districts Churchmen will have a majority, and it is, I gather from past experience, equally clear that where Churchmen have the majority on the School Board they will use their advantage to introduce into the schools what the Bishop of Winchester calls distinctive teaching. This is a real and very considerable grievance. When I con sider that these schools are to be supported by rates, and that, according to the luminous judgment given by Lord Mansfield in the House of Lords in 1778, Protestant Dis senters are in England not only tolerated but established, it is a manifest wrong done to them if their children cannot enter the rate-supported national schools on equal terms with the children of Churchmen. There are two ways in which this difficulty - may be overcome ; the one is that suggested by Mr. Auberon Herbert—namely, that the school boards should have power to direct the reading of the Bible in the school, but without any formulary or catechism. The other way, which I should greatly prefer, is that Parliament should direct that a portion of the Bible should be read, and a hymn sung every morning before the secular teaching begins ; that no formulary or catechism should be used in the school, and that the Conscience Clause should apply to the time at which the Bible is read. For Roman Catholics would object to our authorised version, and Jews would object to hearing lessons from the New Testa ment. But with these exceptions English parents would readily agree that it is a national duty to provide that children taught in a great degree at the national expense should daily acknowledge the great benefits we have re ceived at the hands of God set forth His most worthy praise, and hear His most Holy Word. Such men as Mr. Miall and Mr. Winterbotham ought surely to be con ciliated by justice, and not overpowered.—l remain, dear Mr. Forster, yours sincerely, RUSSELL." AUTHOR AND PUBLISHER. As Louis Burger, the author and philologist, was walk in the Avenue des Champs Eysees, one day during the Exhibition in Paris, he heard a familiar voice exclaiming, "Buy some nuts of a voor man, sir ; twenty for a penny ! " " What 1 " said Burger, looking up, and re cognising his old barber, " are you selling nuts ?" " Ah, sir, I have been unfortunate," was the reply. " But this is no business for a man like you," said Burger. " Oh, sir, if you could only tell me of something better to do ! " returned the barber, with a sigh. Burger was touched. He reflected a moment; then tear ing a leaf from his memorandum-book, he wrote for a few moments, and handed it to the man saying, " Take this to a printing office, and have a hundred copies struck off; here is the money to pay for it. Get a licence from the Prefecture of the Police ' and sell them at two sous a copy, and you will have bread on the spot. The strangers who visit Paris cannot refuse this tribute to the name of God, printed in so many different ways." The barber did as he was bid, and was always seen in the entrance to the Exbibition, selling the following hand-bill : THE NAME OP GOD IN FORTY-EIGHT LANGUAGES. Hebrew, Elohint or Eloah ; Chaldaic, Elah ; Assyrian, Ellala ; Syriac and Turkish, Alah ; Malay Alla ; Arabic, Allah ; Language of the Magi, Ors/ ; Old Egyptian, Teut ; Armorian, Teuti ; Modern Egyptian, Tenn; Greek, Theos ; Cretan, Th,ios ; 2Eolian and Doric, //os ; Latin, Deus; Low Latin, Diex ; Celtic and 'old Gallic, Diu ; French, Dieu; Spanish, Dios; Portuguese, Deos ; Old German, Diet; Provencal, Dion; Low Breton, Doue ; Italian, Dio ; Irish, Die; Olala tongue, Den; German and Swiss, Gott ; Flemish, Goed ; Dutch, Godt ; English and old Saxon, God ; Teutonic , Goth; Danish and Swedish, Gut ; Norwegian, Gud ; Slavic , Bach ; Polish Bog; Polaca, Bung; Lapp, Jubinal ; Finnish, Juniata; Runic, As; Pannonian, btu; Zemblian, Fetizo ; Hindostanee, Rain; Coromannel, Branca ; Tartar, Magatal ; Persian, Sire ; Chinese, Prussa ; Japanese, Goezur ; Madagascar, Zannar ; Peruvian, Puchocamae. A few Clays after Burger met the barber. " Well," said he, "has the holy name of God brought you good luck ?" " Yes, indeed, sir," said the barber. " I sell on an average a hundred copies a day at two sous each, or ten francs; but the strangers are generous ; some give ten sous, others twenty. I have even received two francs for a copy ; so that, all told, lam making five-and-twenty francs a day." " Five-and-twenty francs - a day !" said 13urger. " Yes, sir : thanks to your kindness," he replied. " The deuce !" thought Burger, as he walked away. "If I were not a literary man, I would turn peddler or publisher ; there is nothing so profitable as selling the learning or wit of others." AN EXECUTION IN CHINA. 870. A remarkable account of an execution at Pekin is given. in Le Soir :—" The place where capital punishment is in flicted is situated outside the walls of the Tartar town ' in the Chinese town. The mandarins were appointed for nine o'clock ; I arrived at the hour named. There were in the enclosure a number of inferior mandarins with copper buttons, who, acting as police, struck with their bamboos those who did not get quickly enough out of the way of the high officials, or who tried to get into places forbid den to them. We waited a good hour at least, for the Emperor's permission to execute the criminals had not yet arrived. The condemned, twelve in number, were shut up in a sort of hut made of mats, which hid them from the curious gaze of the crowd. From time to time a song or an imprecation was heard from this sort of cage, but never a complaint or lament. At a little distance stood another hut open in front, which the mandarins who duty it was to preside at the execution were to occupy. long table covered with are I. cloth was in the middle. Behind this table there were three large arm-chairs ; in these the three highest officials were to sit. The place of execution was about sixty yards from this sort of tribunal, in the direction diametrically opposite to the spot where the criminals were confined in such a manner that these when judges. The to execution, must needs p ass before their The attendants were beginning to be impatient when cries of " Lai leao" (it has arrived) were heard repeated on all sides. The Emperor's permission had indeed come. It was enclosed in a yellow box respectfully carried by a mounted messenger, whose horse was led by a man on foot. It was about half-pat ten. The Chinese police chewed redoubled zeal, blows fell like hail, and made the crowd give way on either side to allow the bearer of the Imperial edict to pass. All the mandarins took !their places under the species of dais which I have mentioned • all e yes were turned towards the matted hut from which the condemned were to come forth.. The blows of the mandarins with copper buttons had made a lane which wound among the crowd of heads. This lane began at the place where the condemned were shut in, passed before the mandarins, and ended at the place of execution. All at once a shudder ran through the crowd. The first of the condemned appeared. He was purled on by three or four men ; his hands were tied behind his back. The unhappy man was exceedingly pale ; his worn face bore traces of the sufferings endured in one or two years of imprisonment. A sort of placard was fastened above his head on Which his name and his crime were inscribed. He was led before the mandarins and thrown on his knees. The president of the tribunal called him by name, and said, " pu cheu" (yes or no). The condemned replied, " Chen " (yes). His sentence was then read to him, and the gaurds dragged him to the spot where the executioner awaited him. On the way there the upper part of his clothing was torn off. Then a man passed a rope into his mouth, brought it under the chin, made a knot, brought the two ends back behind the head, crossing them, passed them over the eyes, which were thus closed then rolled the two ends round thi tail of hair so that all the head was wrapped in cords. 'this done he was again thrown on his knees ; a man seized him by the shoulder and pulled him forcibly towards him; a no ther took the rop e fastened to the hea d , and pulled that vigorously; the executioner then advanced, armed with a' sword about a yard long, with an excessively thick and heavy blade. He held this weapon with both hands, and at one blow separated the head from the body. The assistants standing L round cried out, "Chao tchi !" (the head of the rebel); The dull reverberation of the sword as it fell whistling through the air and the shout of the assistants formed the most awful and indescribable com bination of sounds. After " Monsieur de Pain," the mos t important part played at a Chinese execution is that of the individual who pulls the head with a rope, for at the moment when the sword falls he gives a violent shock which greatly helps to separate the head from the body. The execution over, an assistant took up the head, freed it from the rope which surrounded it, and ran towards the man darins, , knelt on one knee, and, raising the head cried out, Chao tchi tso " (the rebel's head is cut off). Another culprit was then brought and executed by the side of the first. Six were decapitated and six strangled. Strangulation is considered less infamous than decapita tion, because, according to Chinese ideas, there is no future life for those who do not arrive in the other world with their heads on. While the execution was going on the crowd was profoundly silent—not a cry was heard, still less a lanah. LEARNING LATE.—A. negro woman in Virginia, 71 years old, recently took it into her head to learn to react write, and cipher ; so she entered a school, and ro gularly every day brought 10 cents., which she paid tothe teacher. She got along very well until near the close of the second week, whe n she " missed her lesson," and was i gnom iniously kept in during recess, much to her chagrin and greatly to her disappointment at not being permitted to "play wid the re st of the children."—New York Times. MELANCHOLY O CCURRENCE NEAR MENTONE; A few days ago a gentleman, named Ward, said to be a clergyman, precipitated himself from the Pont St. Louis, near Mentone, into the gorge below, and was in stantaneously killed. The Gorge of St. Louis is an im mense chasm, which serves to mark the boundary between France and Italy, and seems as if the hand of Nature herself had violently separated the two countries. About 120 feet from the bottom the Corniche-road crosses the narrowest part of the ravine by a bridge of a single arch, one end being guarded by French and the other by Italian soldiers. Shortly before sunset the soldiers observed the deceased taking off his coat ; and seating himself on the parapet of the bridge facing the sea, but before they could reach the spot he had thrown himself clown, and they saw him alight apparently on his feet, and then roll over into the torrent bed. They immediately descended the ravine, and found life extinct. As the chasm and bridge are within Italian territory the investigation devolved upon the Italian autho rities. It was held next day, the body not having been removed from the place where it fell. It was discovered that both legs were fractured, the spine injured, and the neck broken, but the head showed no cut or contusion, thereby bearing out the statement of the soldiers, that the unfortunate gentleman fell on his feet. After the usual tedious formalities had been complied with the remains were given up by the Italian magistrate. The deceased, who has 14t a widow and two or three chil dren, is said to have previously displayed symptoms of a suicidal mania. i\ic ether CALM cuu be Mignd fox his nnhannv death. THIRD EDITION. The Third Edition of The Sun of last Evening was pulilishod iu time for delivery in town at 7.15 p.m. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. time, lIOUSE OF COMMONS—Tins DAY. The speaker took the chair at one o'clock. PEACE PRESERVATION (IRELAND) BILL. On the amendments made in this bill being considered, The SOLICITOR-GENERAL for IRELAND moved the inser tion of a new clause in place of Clause 17, to provide for the posting of special proclamations. The clause was agreed to. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL for IRELAND then moved the omission of Clause 27, in order that a new clause embracing the amendments suggested by the Chief Secretary for Ireland with respect to warning being given to the news paper proprietor before the provisions of the Act were put in force against him, and also the posting and publishing such warning in the Dublin Gazette. Mr. BOUVERIE thought the clause, taken with the pro vision for the proper care being taken of the property seized under the Act until any action with respect to ownership was determined, was a great improvement on the bill as it originally stood. Mr. DOWNING moved an amendment to the new clause that instead of posting the notice, a ten days' notice should be served on the registered proprietor of any news pader in Ireland, and that such notice should be served between the hours of 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said he had no objection to ample notice being given, hut he did not think the pre sent was the proper place for introducing the specified time of ten days. That could be done in another part of the bill. With respect to the "registered proprietor," there was no such person in Ireland, as the registering of newspapers had been done away with in that country. If he inserted the words "known house where the paper was published," and extended the time of serving the notice from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., he should have no objection to the amendment. The modification of the amendment as far as serving the notice having been agreed to. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said, with respect to the num ber of days notice, he thought four days would be ample notice. Mr. CALLAN thought the four days' notice would not be sufficient to weekly papers printed on Wednesdays. In his opinion the notice ought at least to be seven days. Mr. GLADSTONE was of opinion that the notice proposed by the Solicitor-General was ample and liberal. Mr. CANDLISH said he thought the difficulty might be get over by the notice being made four days for a daily and seven days for a weekly. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said he should not object that the notice should be seven days for a weekly and two days for papers published at intervals of less than one week. Mr. MAGUIRE said that would act most unjustly upon papers published three days a week and two days a week. Sir JOHN GRAY said he thought two days for a daily paper was quite equal to four days for. a weekly. It was ultimately agreed that the notice should be as suggested by the Solicitor-General, viz., seven days for a weekly and two for a daily paper. Mr; WHALLEY moved that the duration of the Act, in the 2nd clause, should be altered from the Ist of August to the Ist of March, 1871. Mr. C. FORTESCUE said the Government could not accept the proposed alteration. It would be exceedingly inconvenient to have the Act terminate in March. The Parliament would be sitting in March and August, when the. Government could be called to account if it was thought desirable. Mr. GLADSTONE objected to the time being altered as it would perhaps involve much inconvenience in parliament at the beginning of the session. Sir JOHN C RELY thought August too late ; in his opinion the Ist of June would be the best time. The proposed amendment. however, was negatived without a division. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL then moved an amendment to Clause 29 to carry out the suggestion of the hon. member for Dundalk for restoring to plaintiff his chattels in 4 1 , e event of an action being decided in his favour. The amendment was agreed to. Mr. BOUVERIE proposed to insert the words "and as well after the passing of this Act, or within fourteen clays of the date of the said warrant." The object was to pre vent old copies of newspapers seized being used to support an indictment for sedition. Dr. BALL contended that the use of former copies con taming seditious articles in support of the particular indictment was legitimate, as shewing the character and tendency of the publication. But all these matters would be left to the discretion of the judges in the control they undoubtedfy exercised during the trial. He felt certain they might rely on the discretion that would be used. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said he was willing to accept a portion of the amendment, viz., the words "after the passing of the Act." Mr. M`MAHoN contended that that was not enough. After a short discussion, Mr. BOUVERIE said on the principle that half a loaf was better than no bread, he would accept the proposal of the Solicitor-General. Mr. M`MAHON thought the Act ought not to be put until there could be no doubt in the mind of any honest man of the nature of the article writen. If the Act was passed, put it into operation, but do not go ferreting up all former articles written. Judge the person by the one single act and no other, Mr. SYNAN said the clause, as about to be framed, was, in fact, altering the law of evidence to suit the Govern ment, Mr. GLADSTONE thought it would be well to put the words proposed into the clause. Mr. LOCKE was of opinion that it would be best to omit them. The insertion of the words was then agreed to. Mr. M`MATioN then moved the addition of the follow ing words to the last amendment :—" And within four teen days of the date of the said warrant." His object was to prevent the property of a person who had pur chased a newspaperbeing made liable for the publications of his predecessor. Mr. SYNAN and Sir JOHN GRAY supported the amend ment, which was negatived after some remarks from the SOLICITOR-GENERAL for IRELAND. Mr. M`MAHoii proposed to omit from line 2 Clause 39, the words "or otherwise injured in his person." He also proposed to omit from the same clause the words " or injury" throughout. He contended that persons might go to the grand jury and pretend to have been seriously in jured, and obtain heavy damages. He did not believe that the Government had been called upon for an exten sion of the existing law. Mr. DOWSE said it was no doubt a change, but the word " inquiry " had been put into the clause in order to strengthen it. The amendment was negatived. Mr. FORTESCUE explained how it was intended that the grand jury should be put in motion with reference to the granting of compensation to injured persons. He did not think there was any danger of the grand jury pressing too hardly npon the ratepayer, In Clause 40, Mr. C. FORTESCUE moved an amend men t, the object of which was to secure the levying of compen sation in the same way in all respects as the grand jury cess. The amendment was adopted. Mr. FORTESCUE expressed his confidence that the gene ral feeling of the House was that the bill should now be read a third time. The Government was anxious that the Bill should become law, as soon as possible and if it were to become law at all, the sooner the better. The Government was ardently anxious that the Irish Land Bill should be considered on Monday night, and as it would probably be a long time in committee he hoped that under these cir cumstances the Peace Preservation Bill would be now read a third time. Mr. C. BENTINCK asked whether it was true that the Government intended to have morning sittings on Tues day and Friday next. Mr. FORTESCUE replied that all he could say was that the Irish Land Bill would be taken first on Monday night, and his right hon. friend, at the head of the Government, would make a statement as to the future conduct of business in the House. With regard to his friends below the gangway, he did not wish it to be im plied that by their agreeing to let the bill be read a third time, there was a unanimity of opinion. Mr. G. H. MOORE said he did not agree with the hon. member opposite, that the sooner the bill could be put in operation the better. If there had been any means or facilities by which he could have prevented the passing of the bill, he would have availed himself of them ; but whatever opposition he could give the measure out of the house he would do it, He begged to enter his solemn pro test against the passing of the bill. Sir J. GRAY said he should do all he could to prevent the bill coming into operation by advising all whom he knew to keep completely and entirely outside the opera tion of the bill, and to chew a proper respect for the law of the land. FORTESCUE then moved the suspension_ of....the Bv,.auing 011ICrS Go allow or The our Doing reaa a This having been done, the bill was accordingly read a third time and passed. CUSTOMS (ISLE OF MAN) BILL. • This bill was read a third time and passed. CHURCHWARDENS' ELIGIBILITY BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. The House then adjourned at twenty-five minutes past! four. S FORTING INTELLIGENOE-') HIS DAY. ST. ALBANS MEETING.—Tins DAY (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Will TTINGSTALL PLATE. Atalanta Goodfellow Lightning 3 Six ran. HEATH PLATE. Ma esgwatha 1 Lady Alice Silk 3 Nine ran. STAND HANDICAP. Frailty Lady Alice., 1 Three ran. CITY BETTING.—Tots DAY. 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The Advertiser would impart the system to a limitPd number, for a remuneration to be agreed upon, or he would carry it out on the Course. in conjunction with another gentleman for the sole benefit of both. In the first instance address—Tun SYSTEM, Post-office, Wolverhampton. OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE BOAT RACE. (THIS DAY.) Notwithstanding the inau;picious state of the weather both crews have been out this morning. As it was expected that the heavy fall of snow would prevent the practice and cause it to be &biped till the afternoon there were no visitors present. At ten o'clock the Cambridge gentlemen went on board Mr. Bligh's steam yacht to be conveyed to Mort'ake, whence to row down to Putney on the ebb. Their boat was taken up by Asplin, their watetman, and East, from Styles's. Mr. G. Morrison was in atten dance to coach them. The Oxford gentlemen shortly after started for Mort'ake, and rowed their boat up before they turned to come down on the ebb. The Oxonians started from their fixed place without delay, after turning, and came down at a slashing pace, considering the weather, as the Labour was exceedingly hard in Corney Reach through the wind. The men were wet, and there was a little water in their boat ; but they gallantly rowed on, and finished at above forty strokes per minute, admirably pulled. Cambridge had not teturned when we left. If both crews go out again this afternoon it will only be for a paddle. PUTNEY, Half past 4. The answer to numberle3s anxious inquirers at the University boat-houses is that neither crew will go out again this evening. We have al ready stated that the Oxford rowed over the entire course this morning in gallant sf yle, and we have only now to add something respecting tha Cambridge. The lowness of their boat threw great difficulties upon them in the rough water between Barnes and Chiswick, as they every now and then had a difficulty in freeing their oars. Consequently they were slower at that point of the work; but they rowed well, with more length, and when they emerged from the rough into the smooth water they travelled very fast at 38 strokes per minute. They did not row the entire distance, but finished at the boat. house. They had to encounter very bad weather. THE FRENCH FUNDS. According to Reuter's telegrams the French Rentes to-day were quoted 74f. 12c. Heavy. A MATRIMONIAL AGENCY.—An application wal made to the magistrate at Worship-street, for the apprehension of a man named Schwartz, carrying on a matrimonial agency in Dalston, and advertising in the Continentalpapers. Ladies were to apply to Madame Schwartz, and gentle men to Dr. Schwartz. Dr. Strater, a Prussian 'lacer," applied to Schwartz to find him a wife with a fortune, the arrangement being that Schwartz was to have a commission on the fortune. However, when the affair was arranged, and the ceremony performed, Schwartz claimed 2180, which was refused, and the agent then wrote threatening letters declaring he would publish the whole affair, which would disgrace Dr. Strater if he at tained the age of Methuselah or hid himself at the North Pole. The warrant was granted. TWENTY YEARS PENAL SERVITUDE.—An Italian named Bunt ta, undergoing penal servitude in the Woking Con vi( t Prison, has been char red at the Kingston Assizeswith bb.ng the governor, Captain Bromley, with intent to murder him. The prisoners were leaving the chapel on the 12th of December when Ruotta rushed upon the Governor and stabbed him three times. The weapon was produced in court, and seemed to be part of a steel file, sharpened at one end. The Governor had oh a thick overcoat, but was nevertheless seriously hurt. The Governor remem bered finding a weapon in the prison last August, an 4 asking the prisoners about it. Ruotta looked very hard at him when he didso. The prisoner questioned the Gover nor very closely, with the object of sheaving that the Governor had kept back the petition he desired to send to the Secretary of State, and forged an answer. The jury thought the time of the Court was being wasted. Mr. Justice Keating thought the same, but as the prisoner was a forei gner , h e w i s h e d to give him every latitude. The prisoner then made a long statement in his own defence, declaring he had been cruelly treated, and kept on bread and water 300 days. He was, however, found guilty, and sentenced to twenty years' penal servitude. A DANGEROUS AMUSEMENT.—A nailer, named Hackett, has been charged at Old Hill with wounding another moan named Priest. They were drinking together, when Priest,who was very lo w - s pi r it e d, com pl aine d of the badnes4 of trade, and asked Priest to cut his throat, promising him a pint of ale for doing so. Hackett took up a knife and wounded Priest seriously in the throat. When appre hended, he said he did it for "a lark." He was remanded.. A BLIND BIGAMIST.—Edward Morris, a blind man, has been charged at Birmingham with having committed bigamy. The prisoner has on several occasions been Wore the magistrates oncharges of attempting to commit suielde on almost all of which occasions he placed the responsi bility of his attempts to destroy himself on the shoulders of his wife, whose misconduct, he alleged, had almost driven him mad. In reply to the present charge, he said his first wife was married to another man. He thought she was dead when he married the second woman, 3.14 was remanded. . Among the "wills" given in The Illustrated News this week, that of the Earl of Crawford is included. lordship's personalty in England was sworn under £7,000, and he leaves most of his property to his eldest son. The will of the Dowager Vis countess Exmouth was proved under £12,000 ; that of Admiral Sir Thomas Hastings, K.C.8., under £5,000 personalty ; that of General Sir W. Macbean G. Ccl-Throok, K.H., C.B. under £12,000 personalty ; that of Sir William Charles Hood, Kt, M.D. under £12,000 ; that of John Bright, M.D., of Manchester-soare and Overton Hall Chesterfield, under £lO,OOO ; and that of Mr. Henry Frederick Steiner, of Lancaster, under £300,000. Mr. Thomas Leigh, Leicester and Stafford, died intestate, leaving personal property estimated at £160.000. CHLOROFORM IN CRIMINAL CASES.—A man at New York had killed his wife, a neighbour, and the son of the latter. On being arrested he feigned insanity, and as much doubt hung over the case, it was determined to ticluce sleep by chloroform inhalations. The prisoner resisted much, but was at• last overcome. He was care fully watched, and was asked several questionS on awak ing. These he answered evidently with much truth, and did not seem of unsound mind. His memory, returned, however, suddenly ; he saw his awful position and modes full confession.—Vienna paper.