The Sun. — London, England, 1868-10-17 00:00:00

~,IB:. ;obey 18• , urs. The . d likely reedcan of, t Govern., that two o the port does not d by al ° ordinati on hese local ds himself sent bis state, but lad found :addressed olutionary l himself. not abso. 3.ry to big isador nor lted, but Embassy b reports, Govern nd to the hat never actly the Euroe pacific in nce from istriously ile party? a mp quay . ; prevails that the ) much to F,mperor's lg letter ) an 01d as in, dis t on the 1867, but Pestb, oolfellovv. :pt. 10. r painful t reques • 3ermanY , and I found in LI painful foreign )od quail• the natal , served of las been aly, not" r affords itimeutst lose sylu. alth will Baron tioned as isier, the A wan ssed the roach inc; d nearly f n othing :e unable rernraen t e foreign by those Tith each Govern• le in the ess their publican I. En 11 8 as the Ist article of M. Jolla ie itnutn [le delaY .ehensioo de. The this has left not a ODS 110 0 A Spain as not ill y was ill ['he chief ncils. nts. The aws and y. The a mongst bled solze upon. xe yet of ie corre' ;ays it 11 give his kdds that ing 3ented to going t ° at Iric°' fore doe to 01 ) balance General is, so far Rico and ►e entire rim Win' carrYini handle d ig dives ese is the the reYO4 husband e present © other fan 00 n latellr funkea ILT. —"i ll ,n WO' le of Oa itatinglY E am 04 theers) --- s t" a n o1)1 4 try and ,reTen This ig ike 0114 for p i° •otest 4ll l 0 hitt) 1111 ONE/ 111.AliTiET AND COMIdERCIAL INTELLIGENCX, CITY, Two o'CLocK. The attendance on 'Change to-day was rather less than usual, and as a consequence business was not by any means brisk, but prices were generally Fell supported, Consols, however, being just a shade lower than yesterday. There was a trifling r ise in the foreign market, and excepting a slight decline in Brighton shares the railway market re mains unaltered. The price charged for discounting choice bills is It to if per cent. ; the charge for loans remaining as yesterday. Consols are at 9-1,1 to for money, and 914 Rfor educed, 93 1 - t he account (N ov . 5) ; the Three per Cents. 93 to I; and New Three per Cents., 1 to la the Foreign Market the quetations were as follow : — Brazilian of 1865, 774 to 781 ; Chi liaa of 1867, 94 to 1 ; Egyptian of 1861, 8 2 to div. ; I Italian of 1861, 52-to 4 ; Mexi eiao) 6 1 tol ; P eruv i an o f 1865, 791 to sslan of 1866 , 90 1 to ; Nicolai Railway Loan, i s! eJ-B aroa. w, t° I ; ditto Orel, 854 to I ; ditto Moscow 83 to 1 ; Spanish of 1867, 331 to 1 ; Turkish of 1858, 674 to 4 ; ditto of 1862, 694 to and ditto of 1865, 41 to 4. Indian Ten and a half Per C en t s , are at 214 to 21 7 ; t h e Fi ve, 114,1 2 115 ; the F our, 103 1 to 104 ; t h e B on d s , 20 s . t o E the Debentures, 1051 to 106 ; and the chequer Bills, 16s. to 20s. prem. Bank Stock, 24 2 to 244 . I mperial Ott oman are fi rm, at 1 4 t o 1 1 prem . ; 4 n g i ° - Austria n , 6 to prem; Consolidated, Ito _P re tn. ; Londo n an d W es t m i ns t er , 654 to ; 7 n don and C ounty, 48/ to 494 ; an d U n i on o f 4-i° .,t l€l ") 334 to 344. a the ra il way share market we have to quote a l reduction of 1 per cent. in Brighton, the trice being now 521 to .1; Caledonian, 711 to ; Lteatern, 48.1 ond on and North-Western, 112/ to 1 ; Great _iLlastern 401 to 49 ; Midland, 112/ to a ; ~"clOll and South Western, 87k to 881 ; Great to 401 ; South Eastern, 774 to -1 ; Metro 40 106; to 107 ; Great Northern A, -64 t° 107 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1284 to ▪ Lon don, Chath am , an d D over , 171 to ; and Manchester,_ Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 471 to 48. n Miscellane ous Sh ares pr i ces are a l mos t station ttri Gen. Credit, '2 5-16 to 3-16 dis. ; International 11 to 11 dis. ; Hudson's Bay, 151 to 4 ; ~-ielegraph Construction, 151 to 161 ; Atlantic 4 -1. el e g r aph Eight pe r C en t. P re f erence , 3i to 4 ; an Anglo-Am er i can , 21 to 4. h ni ted States 5-20 B on d s are 4- per cent. igher. The sum of £21,000 in gold was taken to the yesterday. The Anglesey has arrived from Melbourne with gold to the amount of £114,000. The ship Wimmera is announced from Port Phillip with 66,742 ounces of gold, value in ster ling £266,968. The liquidators of the London and Mediterranean , 45 -I nk have notified the payment of the first divi dend at the rate of Is. 61 in the pound. The committee of the Stock Exchange have ap pointed Mond a y, th e 19th i nst. a spec i a l sett li ng da p in the new Five per Cent. Preference Shares of the Midland Railway Company, which are to be luarked . In a paragraph yesterday in reference to the attacks on Sir E. Watkin, Mr. Heseltine was spoken Of as " an active member of the shareholders' com mittee." Mr. Heseltine is not on that committee, and Mr. E. F. C. Ritter, the only " active member" of the committee, writes to say he has never made a ny attack, either justifiable or un j ustifi a ble, o n S ir E dward. Of the new Turkish Loan of £5,000,000, con tracted at Paris with the Societe Generale, £ 3 ,200 , , 000 is reluired for the extinction of por tlooB of the p u bli e d e b t b ecom i ng d ue. The amount, 't is said, is to he remitted in six months' bills on the Ottoman Bank. S p ea king of th e propose d i ssue of £ 560,000 8 per Ceut °nds at 8.5 by the Mexican Railway Com " 1 '' Y, it is stated that according to estimate the net rteov ,e,nue of the upper section of the line from Mexico will, 'tecte -3ix aco, which now exceeds £45,000 per annum, on i ts extension to Puebla, which may be £l4O d ,000. ie eight The d e b enture holders of the Panama, New Zea land' and Au s t ral i an Royal Mail Company met at p c°4l PanY's offices yesterday, ani unanimously baased resolutions to the same effect as those passed slate t he general creditors at their meeting a few days th e • A strong feeling was manifested to support vi cnnatnittee in their efforts to continue the ser ;Laud keep the concern out of liquidation. tiBb Ele latest items of intelligence from Brazil, via tee,,„"' era again favourable, and indicate a farther eh -very of financial confidence, the rate of ex teange having advanced to 19d. 19id. Accordirg al l'l,, e despatch, Tebicuary had been taken by the At and Lopez was flying towards Villa Rica. had a t i l s e " s Ayres rep or t s were curren t t h a t L opez av ar - " a ndoned th e country and that the Paraguayan A :as thu s entirely terminated. reportvices from Caraca s by th e West India Mail Qtl th e adhesion o f th e -i mpor t an t St a t e o f to a Yana to th e new Government, which continued of ache the conf i dence of the people. A number arr as al es had b een projected in relation to the et jengernent of the public debts, but it was under eleetl that n othing would be done until after the k e : 4 el lo, to be h e ld d ur i ng t h e presen t mon th. see;7, h ile) it was a ll ege d t h at t h e G overnmen t v eo - ,, e " disposed to devote 30 per cent. of the re -1:17 to that purpose. tank Credi tors' Committee of the Commercial k ii ,7 Corpo rat i on of India and the East have t or rd their report, and request a meeting of credi tor ( i c : b. ll , Tuesday next. The present debts rank i ng ho w - ' cl end are ab ou t £2 , 538 , 000 , an d t h e b a l ance total thereon is about £1,213,000, while the w ould asse ts available f or i mme di a t e division b e th e £710,00 0, w hi ch would pay the 10s. in Yet pound to th ose cre di tors w h o have not the : l ec eived the fi rs t di v id en d, an d a fur all or mi 4 vi dend of about ss. 9d. i n th e pound to alre ol , Li tors, 4s. of which could be distributed for e 3 l itn niediately, and the balance, allowing time sip th ()tte cting and completing arrangements in about reo ) , - ; °llt hs• After paying the ss. 9d. there would r eol - tn a balance of debt of about £515,000. The babit tli ug assets, carefully managed, would prod-iti . tj: Y i eld further dividends of about 2s. to 2s. 3d. re sult Nu nd) on the original debts, but this latter Wo uld necessarily occupy time. t, BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. a • XIiNMENT FONDS. 941 i Per 0041 oi, •Consols Ditto for Account, NOT. 5 931 .1 I,,rPt'r Cent. Reduced 93i ii t '''' 8 per Cent ) 3 ? 2 ,* per Cent. Jan. 1894 — , ° •, O per Cent. a an. 1873 , Ilinties, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880.. 1 to. for 30 expire sth April 188 a t xcL ° (lied seas, Telei„raph), Aug., 1908 • 16 20 pm stio'ocfner Bills, 4 1,000, 2 per Lt 16 20 . 71 Do. 4500 Do. 16 20 71 11 oi k £lOO & 4200 244 D~• of England Stock, 4 per Cent °ail • account .. 71 Inter 444 4 per Cent. Bonds eolonial Orannun 1 I NDIA N G .rji OVERNMENT SECURITIES. _ t a . tock, 104 per Cent., AprillB/1 ... u°' Jelling, for Accoun t 115 14 rj °. 0 Per Cent. July, 1880 103 i i tD o• 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 ))0. Certificates ........... . ipo. Eufaced Pape . .. 4 per Cent — • per Cent., Jan. 1872 B°6 per Cent., t•~Dlay 1879 — U ° Per Cent., Rup. Bob. 1872 — h °• Do • do. 1877 Pm e Bonds, 4 per Cent., 41,000 pia under £l,OOO .. _ I,ll•llgerrtt:ian°eßil.R:4;3ll:4.slieE:lSTpNel:BC—enCt LO SING no, •44'3.4ilian 5 per Cenpte. r Cent. . 1 .. 8 . 3 . 1 .. 3 * 1 4 Per Cent., 18. V; .. B o ' do• 1858. . 6°. do 1880.. -, T,6°. do . ' .. 0. 5 *, 1883 Lb_ . ter Cent., 1.865 __ 404scrunt _ni 8 : D ° 2 Per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) G tatemala 5 per Cent .. — Honduras.Gov.Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., all pd 901 lt3lian 5 per Cent., 1865 — :10. Account ~ — Do MAremmana Railway c4l Pd.3xicar. 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account Dn. 1864 — Do g per Cent. Anglo-French — 31 onttxidcan 6 per Cent. .. — Moorish imperial 5 per Cent New Granada — Do 3 per Con Do. Defor-od Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) - Perudau 5 per Cent. 1565 Do Account , .. in k Do 4} per Cent. (Uribarreu) Do 4} per Cent.. 1862 • — Do Account P.,..ttiguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7,'9,'60,'2.'3 37 1 4 Do. do. 1867 — Do. do. Scrip, £2O pail — Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ Sc Do per Cent. 185 U Do 1} per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonds., 901 Do. do. XB4 15s. de..., Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds Do. do £B4 15s. do BB "_;Do Nicolas Railway 6Bj Sar Lillian 5 pt,r Cent Spanish 3 per Cen . Do. Account Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Deferred Do. Account 32 Do. Passive Do. Account Do. Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan Do Government, 1864 Do do, 1868 Do do, Scrip — pm Turkish 6 per Cent. ........ Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account Do XlOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 — Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 7l Do. 1863 634 Do 5 per Cent., 1865 — DJ Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 66 54 64 Do 4 por Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cent. — 1)0 6 per Cent., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates — Dividends on the above payable is London. Austrian o psr Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 24 per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil 56 Do Account BBl French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. — Italian 5 per Cent. 1851, Ex. 25f. Do. Account s2i 4 CLOSING PRICES. Consuls, Money 941 f 1 Do. Account, Nov. 5 DR. BRADY AND LORD ORANMORE. A smart correspondence has passed between Dr. Maslen) Brady and Lord Oranmore. The latter gentle man asserted at the recent Dublin Church Conference, as tin " undisputed fact," that " at the time of the Reforma tion all the bishops save two, and a great body of the clergy, embraced the reformed religion." Dr. Brady says that so far from this being an " undisputed fact," it has been disproved by Mr. Fronde and Dr. Brady himself, and that the Saturday Reticle and the Guardian have acknowledged this. Lord Oranmore replies by turning upon his correspondent a torrent of abuse. He says that a beneficed clergyman is bound to refrain from attacking the institutions of the Church while receiving her pay. He adds : " One-half of the clergy of the Church of Scotland, conscientiously differing from the practice of their Church, took the manly and straightforward course of seceding, carelL,s of the sacrifice it involved. Had you and others followed their example, the United Churches of Great Britain (sic) and Ire land would now occupy a far more defensible position, for then they would only have to contend with open foes, whereas now they have to meet those who wear their own uniform, but who are traitors in disguise. With such, as an humble but sincere lay member of the Established Church, I decline to enter on her defence." To this Dr. Brady replies that Lord Oranmore, "when in vited to substantiate his public assertions, avoids discussion by assailing his questioner with personal abuse and imputa tions which I should be sorry to characterise as they deserve. Self-respect forbids me to pursue personalities with your lordship, nor shall I attempt to convince you that the propagation of truth, historical or statistical, is not inconsistent with the vocation of a `beneficed clergy man of the Established Church.' So many eminent clergymen of the united Church have spoken and written (with far greater force than I have) against the Establish ment that your taunts fall harmlessly upon me. I will merely observe that perhaps, when the time of trial comes, I shall be found as forward as any of my brethren, clerical or lay, in making personal sacrifices for Christ and His Church." ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. LAMBETH.--Mr. Doulton pleads ill-health as an excuse for not addressing the electors till now, and in consequence of the delay, decides to withdraw from the contest, but hopes to :renew his association with the electors at some future time. Mr. Alderman Lawrence (Lord Mayor elect) has hold his first meeting. _ . MARYLEBONE.-Mr. John Frederick Stanhope, ex-M.l. for Reading, has been accepted by a Conservative meeting as their candidate. Oxronn.—At a large meeting, held yesterday, the fol lowing were appointed and requested without delay to take all necessary steps to ensure the return of the Right Hon. Gathorne Hardy and the Right Hon. John R. Mowbray for the University :—Chairman, the Venerable Archdeacon Clorke, D.D., Ch. Ch.; Vice-Chairman, Rev. Dr Mansel, Ch. Ch. ; Rev. Dr. Michel, Principal, Magd. Hall ; Rev. H. Wall, M.A., Ealliol ; Rev. E. T. Turner, M.A., Brasenose ; Rev. B. Faussett, M.A., Ch. Ch.; Rev. G. Fetch, M.A., Trinity; Thomas F. Dallin, M.A., Queen's ; and Rev. T. H. Shep uard, M.A., Exeter. AYLESBURY.—The Council of the Reform League have unanimously passed the following resolution :—" That this council heartily endorses the candidature of Mr. George Howell for the borough and hundreds of Aylesbury, and pledges itself to do all in its power to secure his return." NORTIIAMPTON.—There has been a stormy meeting at this place, at which the two present members, Mr. Charles Gilpin and Lord Henley, addressed the electors. The other two Radical candidates, Mr. Charles Bradlaugh and Dr. F. Lees, were present, although the meeting *as convened on behalf of the old members only. The supporters of Mr. Bradlaugh appeared to have the best of it, as there was a large show of hands in his favour. NORTH NORFOLX.—The Liberals intend to appeal to the Court of Common Pleas to reverse the decision which placed bOO Great Yarmouth Conservatives on the list of voters far North Norfolk. NORTH SHROPSHIRE.-11r. Brown, of Liverpool, has de termined to come forward as the Liberal candidate. GREAT MARLOW. —Col. Peers Williams (Conservative), who has represented this borough for 48 years, and is con sidered the father of the Musa of Commons, has retired from the contest. Tho borough has hitherto returned two Conservatives, but the result of the Reform Act has been not only to deprive it of one member, but to insure that this one Member stall be a Liberal, and this is said to be the cause of the colonel's retirement. Mr. Thos. Wetherhead, a brewer, has, however, come forward in the Conservative interest. LEOMINSTEL-Mr. Richard Arkwright, the preseut Con servative member, has issued his address, seeking re-elec- MID-SomEnsrr.---The Star regrets to announce that Mr. IValter Bagehot has been compelled, by ill-health, to give up his intention of contesting Mid-Somerset. Mr. Whalley is not likely to have it all his own way at Peterborough. Including himself and Mr. Itankey there are five candidates in the field, and the issue of the struggle is said to be ex tremely doubtful. PAlsLEY.—Colonel A. C. Campbell (C.) has come forward as a third candidate. SOUTH SHIELDS.—On Wednesday Mr. James Stevenson resigned the office of Mayor of South Shields to enable him to be perfectly free in his action as a Liberal candidate for this boiough. Mr. Stevenson is opposed by Mr. C. M. Palmer, who is also a Liberal. WEST WORCESTERSHIRE.—The statement that Sir 5 - Oral Sebright intended to come forward as a candidate in the Liberal interest for West Worcestershire is contradicted by the Worcester Chronicle (Liberal paper), which understands that the hon. baronet "has intimated his intention of not offering himself for this division of the county at the next election." WAnwicx.— Mr. Mason Jones will probably stand, in conjunction with Mr. A. W. Pool, in the Liberal interest. Mr. Repton, the Conservative member, has retired. CASIIEL.—Mr. Vincent Scully, ex-M.P. for the county of Cork, has issued an address to the electors of this borough. MERTHYR TYDVIL.— A novel advertisement appears in the Welsh papers from Mr. Thomas Jenkins, ironmaster, Briton Ferry, South Wales, who undertakes to pay any elector who may lose his situation by voting for Mr. Henry Richard and Mr. Fothergill, candidates for Merthyr Tydvil and Aberdare at the coming election, the sum of 20s. por week until such electors may meet with other situations equal to those they may lose. The other candidate for Merthyr Tydvi: is Mr. Bruce, who, with Mr. Henry Richard, Is backed by an ironmaster (Dowlais) that employs 8,000 korkmen. RAILWAYS.—PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 17, 186 F. SHARE LIST, 74 78 85 88 84 8G 86 90 83 87 100 102 19} 20f 11 107 161; 90 99 93 103 105 101 103 101 11 lfp t 2P 1; . 11P el b 6 107 109 MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-American Tel., lint. all 214 21% 211 10 Anglo-Mediter. Tel., lint 7 Id p 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 16 17 st Atlantic Telegraph lOO 31 32 at Do. 8 per cent. 25 Australian Agricultural 201 15 17 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lint, 10 Baugarah Tea Estat es, li nt 9 7 5d 10 Berlin Water Works, lint, all 11 141 10 Do. New 6 3 Si 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lint, 30 3 by 5 Bombay Gas, lint, 5 Do. New 4 11 0t 51 British American Land 44 15 17 at B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lint lOO 163 168 20 British I ndian Tea, Um__ all 21 31 20 British Ship Owners 7l • • • 29 Canada Company all 67 7 . 2 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lint 2l 21 115 20 Ceylon Company, lint. lO a '2d 7 1 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lint 5 4; 3% 25 City of London Real Pro perty, 1int.,,,,,,~ . BO City of Milan Improv.iirn all 5 10 25 City of Moscow Gas, all 5 6 5% 50 City Offices, lint.,,,;;, 25 22 ; 2115 50 Colonial, lint. Do. .... , ........ 50 Commercial Union (Assn* 5 P IP 10 Company of African Mer chants, ...... ... . 20 Continental Union Gas, lint all 17 1 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 71 per cent, 100 Corporation of London Bonds, 1877, 4% per cent. all 103 f 1041 100 Do. 1879, 41 per cent. all 104 105 100 Do. 1882, 41 per cent, all 1031 1041 10 Credit Fon. of England, lint. all 21 21 2 9-16 50 Credit Fon.of Mauritius lint. 10 3 2 d et Crystal Pa1ace ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 100 23 25 st Do. Preference lOO 100 105 st - Do. 6p. c. Perpetual Deb lO9 108 112 20 Darjeeling, lina. I 0 Eastern Assam, lint 64 ...d 50 East Indian Land Credit and Finance, Urn. 20 East India Irriga, & Canal all 17 18 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lint. .......... . 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy Gua. by Egypt. Gov all 941 95 95 20 Egyptian Com. & TracL lint 6 4% 41d st Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 225 230 2244 10 Do. 'New........., . 3 Eng. & Austral. Copper, lira 2l 1 15 English and Foreign Credit 71 5 4 d 100 Eng. and Scot. M arine, lint, 8 ...d 10 Fairbairn Engineering 6 1% lid 20 Fore - streetWarehouse,lim l2 pr 1 P 100 For. & Col. Gov. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at £B5 all 83 84 84 31 50 Gellivara, lint. 10 General Credit & Dis., lint. 74 2/ 51 15 General Steam Navigation 14 27 29 50 Homo &Col Marine In. lint. 5 44 34d 10 Hong Kong and China Gas all • . . 20 Hudson's Bay all 15 15/ .151 1 20 Imperial Land Co. of Mar seilles, lint. 25 Indo-European Tel., lint lO 20 Intern. Financial Soc. lira 5 11 11 31 1 20 Interns, Land Credit, lint 6 6 4d 50 Italian Land 5 11 4d 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all 2 21 100 Do. 6p. c. Bds., redeem 1870, issued 90 all 46 47 50 Land Securities Him 5 3/ 2%d 25 London African Trading lO 7 5d 25 Lon. & Caled. Marine, lira 6 ... ...d 10 London County Land and Building, lint. - 6 Lond. Provincial Tel. lint all 3f Sf 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent. all 4 fp 50 Loud. Financial Asso., lint; 30 23 22d 4 Lond.Gen.Omnibus.Co.lim. all 1% 2 50 Lond. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, lint 25 22 17d 20 Loud. & Provincial Marine 2 Id pr et Madras Irriga. & Caul. Gua. sp.c. by India Gov. lOO 103 104 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, lint ll 4 15 10 Mediterra. Erten. Tel., lint , all 4 41 50 Merchant Shipping, lint all S 6 41 50 Millwall Iron Works, Um 121 10 Natal Land and Colonisa tion Co, lint. 25 National Discount Co., lira 5 114 12 25 National Prov. Marine, lint 4 4 3d 10 National Steam Ship, lint all 81 91 20 Nerbudda Coal & Iron, lint 6 3 2d 10 New Consolidated Dis. lint 3 11 15 5 i‘ew Quebrada, lint 4.4.0 44 31 25 New Zealand Loan & Mer t candle Agency,lim 25 New Zealand Trust and 24 IP Loan, lint 5 11 11 10 Northern Assam Tea, lint 5 7 5 10 Do. B at North Brit. Austral., lint lOO 38 42 50 North Brit. & Mercan. In 6l 16/ 171 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 5 14 15 50 Oriental Financial, lint ll 5 Oriental Gas, lint, 71 5 Do. New 1 IP 10 Otago and Southland In- vestment, lim 2 id 4p 5 Ottoman Gas, lim all ' 1; 21 10 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian R. Mail, lim All 2 1 1 S Do do. at Peel R. Land & Minerl, lim 100 32 34 50 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all 51 53 53 50 Do. New 1867 lO id pr 91 25 Reuter's!Telegram 24 30 35p 521 50 Ithymney Iron 15 Do. New 25 Rio de Janeiro City 1m.,11m all 131 191 20 Do. Gas, lim all 23 24 23 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 62 61 53 21 3 st Scottish Aust. Invest., lim lOO 111 116 st Do. 6 p. c. Guar. Pref lOO 20 Societe Fin. d'Egypte, lim lO 7 6d 20 Societe Gen.de l'Empire 01 8 3 4p 50 S. African Mort. & Ind, 11m 6 ... 25 South Australian Land st Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all 1 11 20 Telegraph Con. & Main.,lim all 15; 164 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lim y 2 21 21 4 15-16 20 Trinidad Petroleum, Jim Bl ... 10 Trust &Agency of Aus.,lim 1 ip 10 Do do. do. all 20 Trust St Loan Co., U. Canada 5 id p 50 Union Marine L'pool, lim. 5 4 41p 20 Union Steam Ship, lim 15 United Discount Corp., lim 6 11 Old SU. Kingdom Tel. Co., lint, all 41 54 5 1 5-16 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref. all 31 34p 20 Universal Marine(lu.), lim. 5 1 14p 10 Upper Assam Tea, lim. 30 Van Dieman's Land 100 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 p er cent. ( Vlortga,ge) Loan all 74 744 50 Warrant Finance, lim. 50 West India and. Pacific Steam, lim. 20 WestLond on Wharves and Warehouses ............ in • COLONIAL G OVICaNdI_NNT SECUJiITIEis British Columbia, 6 per 0ent.,1872.... .......... :1 0 0 Do. 1895....... Can.Gov.6 p.o.Jan.v&J uly 1877-84 .. 100 1051 I CBI Do. 6g. o. Feb. & Aug..._ 100 104 106 Do. sp. 0. Mar. & Sept.. 100 lot 106 Do. 54). c. Jan. & July.. 100 92 93 91 1 1 Do. sp. c. Inscribed es_ NO 90 92 Cape U.Hope. 6 p.c.1873.. 100 102 141 Do.Apl.&Oct 1890-1900.. No lit 113 Do. do 1880-9 v.. 100 107 We Do. Jan.&July, 1691 . 100 108 110 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900.... .. 100 100 102 Ceylon, Nov. 1878, 6 .. 100 1 0 8 Ile. Do. 1872, d 0 ... 100 105 10 7 Mauritius, 6 p. o, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 ... Do. 1882, May and Nov lOO 166 108 Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug.— 100 106 108 Melbourne Corporate., 1667-75, 6 percent..,,, lOO - N.8.G0v.6 p.o.Ja.&July Natal 6 p o:, Apl & Oct lOO - Do 6p o. Mg' & N 07... N. S. W. 5 ire., '7l to 'l6 lOO 99 101 Do. 5 p.o. 1888 to 1896 lOO 99 JOG 997 Do. 5 p.c. rd. '67 to '75 lOO 99 101 N.Zealand, 6p. ot. 1891 lOO -- - Do. 5 percent.... DoJan, A prl, July, Oct Do 6p c. Mar & sept '9l lOO 108 110 Do J tine & Deo ,1891 IDo P 1 0 rov. 1 Auckld. ) sale. 1 &2, 1696.. Nova Scotia 6 p. o.J an and July. 1875 ....... 190 101 103 Do 18t6.. Queenslnd. 6 • p. e..'82 5 lOO 105 106 107: 1 Do 1891 . - 8. Austral. 6 p 0.1869. 77 lOO Do 1878.92 lOO 103 110 Do 1893 1903. 10) 306 108 IC9I Tasmanian 6p e, 1895 lOO 106 107 1071 Do rd. 1893 to 1391. lOO 105 106 Victoria 6p.c. Ja.tt July lOO Do. 1801 Do. do, April& Oct lOO 114 114 1101 COURSE OF EXCHANGE—Last Evening. Amsterdam Short ... 11 19 ... 11 191 Do Rotterdam — ... 12 f ... 12 Antwerp — ... 25 371 ... 25 45 Brussels 18 19 ... 18 11 Hatubtirgh Paris - Short ... 20 2 0 ••• 25 25 Ditto Mraseilles Frankfort-on-the-Main ••• 120 k ~. 120 f Vienna — ... 11 75 ... 11 9U Trieste _75 ... 11 90 Petersburg __ ... 9 20 ... 9 •23 Copenhagen Berlin, Madrid.. 47i 47i Cadiz _. ... 47 ... 48 Leghorn Milan __ ••• 27 55 ... 27 67 Genoa _- ... 27 55 ... 27 67 Naples r ... 27 55 ... 27 67* Palermo ..- ... 27 55 ... 27 671 Messina Lisbon _- ... 51* ... 52 Oporto — ... 51* ... 52f Rio Janeiro — ••• New York — •.• ..... ••• •••• .... ••• ....... SNIPPING INTELLIGENCE. GRATEsEND, Saturday Morning. _ ..... Arrived, Oct. M.—Forward Ho, from Shanghai; Joseph and Margaret, from Cronstadt ; Tamar Queen, from Aiguillon ; Harpon, from Gravelines ; Remembrance,lfrom Oronstadt ; Hannah, from Guernsey. Arrived, Oct. 17.—Bertha, from Guernsey; Belgium, steamer, from Ostend ; Taurus, steamer, from Tonning ; Cromwell, steamer, from Pomoran ; Dolphin, steamer, from Antwerp; Dragon, steamer, from Havre; Victor, steamer, from Brussels; Auno, from Dantzic ; Chloe, steamer, from Calais. Sailed, Oct. 16—Triton, steamer, for Boulogne. DEAL, Saturday Morning. Anchored - Caledonia, from London, for Porto Rico. LYCEUM THRATRE.—Their Royal Ilighneases the Prince and Princess of Wales and suite honoured this theatre with their presence last evening to witness the new play of the "Rightful Heir." A serious explosion of boiler pipes occurred yes terday at the works of Messrs. Calvert Brothers, Preston. The damage done to the building and stock is estimated at £2,000. Three firemen who were attending to their duties at the time were injured, and 1,000 men will be thrown out of employment by the accident. TOPICS OP THE DAY. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. raid. Closing Business Share Hallways. &sae. st Bristol and Exeter ...... 100 76 78 at Caledonian ... 100 711 72 711 701 a' ealuorlan 23 Cornwall all 3} 31 at Dublin & Belfast June._ 100 76 78 st Dun„Perth,& Ab.Junc lOO 70 72 2 . East L'aidon 20 izu 15 2 ) Do 10 st Glasgow &S. Western lOO 91 05 st Great Eastern .. .00 4:1 40j 401 at Do. E. Angl. No. 2 lOO 7, 84 at Great North ol Suotlansi _ 100 15 6 et Great Northern ... 100 107 108 at Du. A stock lOO 1051 It6l sr Do. B Mock lOO st Gt S, and W. of Ireland lOO 96 97 s (;t. IVeJtern 1t.,0 191 414 t Do. South NVales a Do. W. Mid.—Oxior: a Do. Newport lOO 18 22 .t I...ano4shire sr. Yu' kshire lOO 12%1 1281 at Lun., S,Coast lOO 521 621 521 f 10) Da Scrip at Lon., Chat., and Dover !tar 171 li 171 at Do. Metrop. Ex. A lOO at Lou. & North Wester lOO 1121 121 1121 1 at Lou. South Westeru lOO 87 80 et Man., Shet., 100 47j 431 et Metropolitan..... ICO 106 j 1071 106 j / at Do. Extension... lOO 104 1 5 104 13 Do. New rd - ;10 pr ip t Metropolitan District all 71 73 10 Do. and St. John'an 'd 6 at Midland at Do, Birmin.. & Derby lOO 80 82 st North British st Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun... 100 .t Nth. Eastern--Berwick.. 100 25 Do. (I.N•E purchase.. 16.13.4 st Do. Lends st Do. York lOO 181 84 at Do.. Carlisle at Do. Stook. & 1:0 127 121 et North London. .. lO'J 120 122 at Do. do. 1866 . lO 1 It at North Staffordshire 100 67 19 et N. &S. W. Junction 10 Do new £lO shares 6 at Shropshire Union at South Devon lOO 44 46 at South Eastern .. lOO 771 771 771 20 Staines, Wok., & Wok at Taff Vale lOO 145 110 10 Do. C at Waterford & Kilkenny lOO 10 Waterloo & Whitehal 6 99 100 991 RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 85 87 at Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO st Do. Scot. N.E., 41 per cent lOO at Do. Aberdeen, gua. 6 p.c lOO ... st Do. do. 7 per cont lOO st Do. do. Ordinary lOO 80 82 at Do. Midland at Do. Dundee and Arbroath lOO 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent. gua all ... st Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO 105 107 at Do. Ist Class preference lOO ... st Glas. & S.W. gua. 5 per et lOO ... at Gt. Eastern, E.C. Ex. No. 1 100 9 ; 98 at Do do No. 2 100 92 97 st Do do 6 per cent 100 103 107 at Do 'East Anglian Asp. c. 100 97 101 at Do do B 6 do. 100 105 110 st Do do C 7 do. 100 114 120 st Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 96 101 at Do E. Union 4p. c. gua. 100 66 69 at Do Norfolk 5 p.c. Ex. 1846 100 st Do do 5 p.c.WaT.Val. 1847 100 ... at Great Northern, 5 per cent 10 at Do 5 p.c., rd. at 10 p. c. pm. 100 at Do 41 do do do 100 at Do 5 do at sp.c. pm lOO at Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO at Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf 100 al Great South. and Western ... ... 96 (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 96 97 st G t.West.—Orig.& Jut-Rent chg., per gym 5 p.c lOO 100 101 101 at Do. Orig. (B. &H. Ex). 5 p.c lOO 95 100 st Do do 4 , per cent. 1850 lOO 83 8 at Do do 4 do do at 1.0 do 5 per cent. redem lOO 92 94 st Do do Birmingham gua lOO 65 67 st Do do do pref lOO 110 115 at Do do Chester guy, lOO 75 80 at Do do do 8 per cent lOO 150 110 at Do do do 5 do 100 95 100 at Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 at Do do 4} p.c lOO st Do do 4 , 1859 lOO st Do do i st Do West Mid.-Oxford let g. 10) 11 s 114 at Do do 2d gua. 100 111 113 at Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c. 100 88 92 st Do do 23 do 100 at Do gua. 54 per cent. 1863 100 100 Lancaster & Carlisle 44 p.c. all „ st Lancash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 0 125 at Do Barnsley, £5 Is 10d p.c. 100 st Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 180 135 st Do 41 (Blackburn purch). 100 97 100 at London & Brighton, 5 P.C. guaranteed, No. 1 lOO st Do 5 per cent. gua. No. 2. 100 _ ,„ at Do 6 do do lOO ,„ st Do i do No. 4 lOO ,„ st Do 7 per cent . 1 0 st Do 6 do (W.E. & C.P.) 1 0 ,„ st Do 4 do 1859 ............ 100 „, kit London, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent lOO at London and N.W., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO st Do Bedford &Cambridge lOO 88 90 st Do Shrewsb'y & Welchp'l lOO 88 90 st London and s.-W. 7 p,e , late 3d shares, lOO 140 145 25.63. Do (Portsm. perp ans. 2s6d) at Man., Shef., & Limb]. 6 p.c lOO 6 Do at Do 31 per cent lOO 60 65 10 Do redeem. 6 percent 5 st Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 130 135 st Do Bristol & Birm., 6p. c lOO 1;0 132 st Do 41 per cent. redeem lOO 93 t-. 5 at Do 41 per cent. irredeem lOO 93 t 5 at Do Leicester & Ifchn, 4 p.c lOO SS 90 at North British, 5 p.c. No. 1 lOO ... at Do E. &G.4p.c. S. &D lOO ~. at Do N. 8., No. 2, 5 per cen.t lOO st Do Border Union, 54 p.c lOO . st N.-Eastern—Cons. 4 p.c lOO 85 87 st Do 44 per cont. redeem lOO 93 95 st Do G.N.E. 4 per cent., lOO 17 Do Berwick capital 8 13.4. . . . . 25 Do York, H. &S. purchase lO 10 1 . 01 st Do Stektu & Drling. A 5 p.c lOO 105 107 st Do W, Hartlepool IL and R lOO 86 88 20 North Staffordshire lOs S. Devon Annuities, 1 a all 91 101 lOs Do Tavistock Anus., 10s all 9 10 lOs Do Fixed 41 per cent all 8 9 1.0.6. S. East. (Read. Anns., 1.0.6) all 22 23 at Do 41 per cent lOO st Do Fixed 4' per cent lOO st Taff Vale Nt. 1 lOO 145 150 at Waterford & Kilkenny, 6pc 100 42 45 at Caledonian 41 p c gua. st Do Scot. Cen., min. 7p c lOO st Do 4/ p c irredeem...., all et Do 4p e con., issued at 80 65 et Great Eastern, 41 per cent. 100 st Do 5 do, 1862 lOO at Do New 5 do, 1863 lOO et Do do 5 do, 1864 lOO et Great Northern, 5p c irred lOO at Do Permanent 5 per cent lOO st Do Boston & Sleafd, 41 pc 100 st Great West., W. 5p c 100 at Do Joint perpe. 5 p c,1865 100 st Do do 6p c irred., 1866 100 20 Do Vale Neath perp. 5p c all st Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B lOO Lane. and York. New 41 per cent till July, 1871 2 st Loud., Brig., &c., 41 pc, 1858 100 at Do do 4 do, 1860 100 at Do do 4/ do, 1861 100 et Do do 41 do, 1862 100 at Do do b do, 1865 100 et Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 at Do No. 7 sdo st Lond., Chat., &c., 2d, 6 p.c at Do Metrop. Ex., B 6 p.c 100 Do do C 6 p.c et London &N. Western, 5p c 100 et London &S. Western, 41 p c 100 10 Man. Sher. & Lin., 5 pc, 1865 all at Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO at Midland, A 5 per cent pref lOO et Do B 5 do 100 18 Do 5p c opt, to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1869 all 38 Do Incony. New Shares 16 22 Doi p c con, into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1867 ..... 8/ at North British, E. and G. No. 1, 5 per cent lOO at Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 al Do E., P., & Dun,, 2d, 4pc 100 at Do E. & G., No. 2, t p.c at Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 100 at Do E. & G., No. 3, 5 p.c at Do E. & G., (Ordiry) 4/ p c 100 at North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 at Do Stock. & Danl., D 100 st North London, 4/, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) at North Staffordshire 5p c lOO at South Eastern, 41 pc, 1859 100 st Do 5 do 1861 100 st Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 st Do 5 do, 1864 st Victoria St. & Pimlico , 41 pc 100 RAIL WAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. 1 s O a a i t t O eh DD Chester . t . e 4 r 1 Birkenheadapsnedr Holyhead cent.d O .Pr ef e . ll l aooo oo ol l 1 1 0 3 :1 29 1 10 5 : 5 : st Buckinghamshire , t Do. 51 per cent. st Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO st Colchester Stour Valley *** st East Lincoln, gnu. 6p. c lOO lio 132 ' 25 Gloster and Dean Forest all at Gt. Easn., Newm., &c., 5 p.c lOO :*: *** st Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c lOO 6 . 3 * e *,.; st Do. do. Woodbrg. Ex., do lOO 63 68 st Gt. West., W. Mid., Heref lOO 95 97 50 Hull and Selby all 109 111 st Lancaster and Carlisle /00 21, 213 st London and Blackwall lOO ' 92 94 98 st Do. 41 per cent lOO ••• ••• st London, Chat., &c., 44 pc. 10 0 ... . at Do. Corn. Fund, 5 do. 100" at London and Greenwich at Do do. Preference lOO „. ... at London, Tilbury, & South lOO 78 72 81 at Lowestoft, gua. 4 per cent lOO 78 52 st Do. do. 6 do. ... 51 Manch., Buxton. &Matlk all . f si. st Midland, Bradford, Pref lOO 91 93 10 Mid-Kent (Cray Line) 50 Northern & East , 5 per cent all 42 55 50 Do. do. 6 do. all ... „. st N. Eastern—Hartlepool st N.West. A perp. prof, sp. c lOO 107 109 st Do B minimum 11 p.c lOO ... „. st Notcing. & Grand]. R. &C lOO 111 93 25 Preston and 15 yre.. all 44. 46 ... Royston, Hitch., and Shep. 100 130 132 et Shrewsbury and Hereford 100 130 132 10 Do do S 21 lip st E. Yorksh. and River Dun 100 97 99 st Do 4 per cent gua lO 79 si st Do 5 do at Viet. Station and Pimlico lOO 175 80 st West Cornwall 20 West Loudon, Class . A all 13 14 2U Do do B all ••• ••• 20 Do do C all 61 7 st Weymouth and Portland lOO ... ... at Wilts and Somerset DOCKS. st East and West India lOO 116 118 st London and St. liatherino 100 54 56 100 Do Deb. stock, 4 per cent all „, ... Millwall Freehold Land st Dock lOO 35 38 st Southampton lOO 73 75 st Surrey Qopamoretal Tlikl LATE CABINET COUNCIL 111EET/Na.l The object of the lath Cabinet Council meeting is stated to be the settlement of the naturalisation question with the United States. It had become very urgent, and as Lord Stanley had allowed two years to pass without doing anything in it except appoint a commission of inquiry, the Government felt that it was high time that some decisive steps should be taken, in order that they might have some achievement to refer to during the forthcoming debate. TONY CANDIDATES. Attention is drawn to the number of old Tories who have retired, from the election contests within the last few days. Colonel Peers Williams, who has sat for Marlow since 1820, finds his chance of success this time so poor that he has decided not to stand again. Mr. Repton, who for sixteen years has repre sented Warwick, haS retired ; and Mr. Mihies Gaskell, who since the year 1832 has been M.P, for Wenlock, has withdrawn from the contest. " Coining events cast their shadows before," as the poet Campbell said. •gg CONSTITUTIONAL" CANDIDATE IN FINSBURY. Mr. O'Malley, the " Constitutional " candidate in Finsbury, should have not only a strong constitution, but a long purse. He publishes a list of his election committee as an advertisement. It occupies four and-a-half columns in the Morning Herald. Perhaps, as no one ever sees the Morning Herald, the adver tisement is not very costly. OUR MILITARY EXPENbITURE. Sir Charles Trevelyan contributes to the discuSsion on our military expenditure something over two columns in the Times. He advocates the scheme which he has already set forth in his pamphlet, as one which will cause considerable reduction under the item of military expenses. He attacks very earnestly the present system of recruiting, paying, officering, and treating the army. It is recruited from the lowest class ; there is a hard-and-fast line between soldiers and officers ; the men are paid beer-money, and the officers wine-money, thus being led to drink ; immorality is, of necessity, under the present system, legally recog nised ; marriage is prevented ; the term of service is too long j there are too many officers, and these do not receive promotion rapidly enough. Such are some of Sir Charles's charges against our army system. He forthwith proceeds to suggest a remedy for this state of things. By shortening the term of service to seven years the. army would be made popular ; thus the expensive system of recruiting would be done away with. We might be more particu lar concerning the characters of young recruits; thus the vast charge which is spent on hospitals would be reduced, if not altogether swept away, and the short term of service would- encourage engagements to marry. Pensioners would become scarce, and another item would - thus become very small indeed. The officers being reduced, there would be an impor tant sum at disposal here; but it should be used to increase the pay of our minor officers, so that they might live by their profession. Great reduction might be made in the officers' retiring list. The number of men might be reduced. We should thus have a better'army for less cost. GOOD NEWS FOR THE NAVY. The United Sertnee Gazette says that a retirement of admirals is in contemplation which will be of sufficient extent to bring down the promotions on the captains' list as far as Captain the lion. A: Cochrane, Q. 8., the twentieth on the active list. This promo tion will leave a largo number of much-coveted appointments, such as the superintendentships of victualling and dockyards and of naval hospitals, at the disposal of the Board of Admiralty. Four of our wooden walls, which have had a more or less famous history, are to be sold by auction. They are the Agamemnon, one of the most graceful vessels ever built ; the Queen, once considered the finest three-decker afloat ; the Illustrious, well known in 'West Indian waters ' • and the Sutlej, a model frigate. It is worthy of note that these vessels are to be put up to auction, and not to be sold by private contract. Is this the result of Mr. Seely's committee, which proved that under the old system it would be el:caper to burn than to sell our old vessels ? At all events it is good news for the nation, if not for the navy. AN UNPOPULAR STATION. Mod, in one of his satirical poems, describes an objectionable personage as sufficiently punished by being appointed consul at Hong Kong. The place seems to be as little popular as it was in the days of our great humorist. The 75th Regiment is under ordersforHong Kong, and the consequence is that the lieutenant-colonel, one major, and two of the senior captains have relinquished active service. It will be some compensation to those who are not able to follow this example, that two captains obtain their majorities, and four subalterns a step of rank. THE CHINESE MISSION IN ENGLAND. The Chinese Plenipotentiary, Mr. Burlinghanie, and his suite, have taken up their residence at the Grosvenor Hotel, and the yellow flag of the Celestial Empire now floats above that building. The object of the miss;io is to ask that England will agree to be placed on the same footing in China as America, France, and Germany; and that in order to create security and confidence between the land of Confucius and the outer world, all Chinese waters should be neutralised. If once the fear of war or of insidious designs of encroachment by foreigners were exorcised from the Mandarin mind, freedom of trade would speedily :do the rest, intercourse with Christendom would inevitably be extended, and a vast field for both English and American enterprise would be opened up which now lies sterile because closed. CHURCH NEWS. The 'Mkt Bull believes that the vacant ecclesiasticf, appointments will not be immediately filled. The statement that Mr. Stubbs has been appointed successor to Dr. Mansel, as Professor of Ecclesiastical History, is " unauthorised." The Daily News points out, as we have already done, that the dispute between Mr. Purchas and the Bishop of Chichester is not respecting the lawfulness of ritual, but respecting the right of property. The Daily News considers that Mr. Purchas has received scant courtesy from his bishop, since the first intimation he received of his diocesan's displeasure was an inhibition, and when Mr. Purchas asked for an interview it was refused. The writer of the recent letters in the Times on the Irish Church, signed " Pro Lege," is said to be Mr. Leighton, a son of Sir Baldwin Leighton, who formerly represented one of the divisions of Shrop shire. Mr. Leighton is also a leader writer in an evening journal. There is yet another fresh announcement about Macrorie. It is feared that the arrangements will not be completed in time for his consecration on All Saints' Day; it will therefore be postponed till St. Andrew's Day, which, being translated from ecclesiastical into secular language, means from November Ito November 30. It is probable that all four of the new bishops will be consecrated together THE NATAL DISPUTE. "A Subscriber " writes to the Times to point out the danger to which our oldest religious society, the " S. P. C. K.," is exposed through the activity of a small, but energetic] section of its subscribers. After detailing the events of the meeting, at which it was decided to grant 200 for the use of the Church in Natal, independently of Bishop Colenso, the writer points out that that bishop has never been legally deposed, and the Bishop of Capetown refrains from appealing to a lay tribunal, which could alone decide the question at issue. Furthermore, it is a mistake to suppose that Mr. Macrorie would be welcomed by the great majority of English Churchmen in Natal. " Even among the clergy, the majority was against the proposal for a new bishop. The invitation to select a new bishop was carried only after the expul sion of one or two clergymen who had communicated with Bishop Colenso, by the casting vote of the chairman. The laity are in a vast majority, deter mined to resist the intrusion of a new bishop by the Bishop of Capetown. The situation, then, is this The oldest society of our National Church is asked to vote the sum of £2,000 for the promotion of an antagonistic bishopric within a diocese the bishop of which is condemned by no valid tribunal, and, as far as is yet known, by no law of the Church ; and this against the wish of the majority of the clergy and the laity of that diocese." The writer concludes by hoping that the grant may be rescinded at the meeting on December 1. TILE EXPENDITURE OP CHARITAI3LE AND RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES. The Daily Telegraph says that "money does not flow so swiftly as might be desired into the coffers of the Curates' Augmentation Society." It would be more correct to substitute for " Curates' Augmenta tion Society," curates' pockets. The fund has received in two years about £30,000 from the public—not a bad sum. But of this amount more than £6,000 was subtracted for management and administration. That is, more than 20 per cent. of the total sum raised was expended on such items as the payment of permanent and travelling secretaries. In other words, if you give a benevolent gentleman in a white neckcloth the mini' of ten shillings sterling for the assistance of a distressed curate, the collector being, perhaps, a distressed . curate himself, and thinking that charity should begin at home —deducts one shilling and eightpence for the trouble of collection. It would appear from the report of the fund, recently published, that " the movement does not receive unanimous support from the bishops of the Church." The bishops clearly have their suspicions. This is not altogether surpris ing, considering their practical acquaintance with the Ecclesiastical Commission and its army of secretaries, clerks, surveyors, Accountants, and lawyers. nas rouna out • a new, or rather ot. society, whose expe n dit ure i s aJmatter of curiosity. It is called the Society for the Discharge and Relief of Persons Imprisoned for Small Debts throughout England and Wales." Some years ago this association consisted of sixteeen persons, some of them being elderly ladies; but of these sixteen only four took any active park in the society's proceedings. In 1859 an absent governor returned. The five governors are the Earl of 'Romney, president and trustee; Mr. Benjamin Bond Cabbell; treasurer and trustee ; Mr. Harwood Harwood and Mr. Capel Cure, trustees and auditors ; and Mr. F. Chatfield, trustee. There are a solicitor, a banker, a secretary who is Mr. Joseph Lunn, and an assistant secretary who is Mr. W. A. B. Lunn. The trustees have the absolute disposal of the interest of about -0 100,000. derived from a benevolent public for an object which has daily become less and less, and may soon cease altogether to exist. The funds had accu-, mulated to such an extent that the trustees sought and obtained an Act of Parliament (19th Victoria) for their better disposal. The society are their own auditors, and arrange the accounts after a manner which has excited the astonishment of the Charity Commissioners. In 1856 the funds had risen to nearly £107,000. No balance-sheet is published, and therefore nothing is known of their exp mses nor of the way in which they di,stribute their money. " Vigilans " reminds the trustees that Mr. Peabody and Miss Burdett Coutts have shewn that there are abundant ways in which the poor can be helped; and now that the original object of the society has almost become extinct, the trustees are called upon to state the amount of the invested funds at their disposal, the expenses in the way of salaries and rent, the object to which they intend to devote their enormous funds, the amount of subscriptions and donations received during the past year s why they have not published an account of their receipts, and what amount of money they spent last year for the relief of persons imprisoned for small debts. We suspect that the Cornish miners whom the " tallythen " are so fond of imprisoning for shawls and bonnets sold to the wives during their husbands' absence from home, have not even heard of this society, much less have they benefited by it. OUR MERCHANT SHIPPING. Ere long, it is to be hoped, such inspection will be made of our sea-going vessels that none except those which are tight and in good condition will be allowed to leave port. The loss of life from poor, wretched ships is something enormous. Colliers, for instance, constantly go to pieces, or sink, being unseaworthy. Mr. James Hall, of Newcastle, - writes to the Tinges, urging very strongly that Government should inter fere to prevent the possibility of loss of life through the avarice of shipowners. He is the director of two marine assurance companies, and he details instances in which - owners, knowing . the vessel to have " too much water in the hold," have allowed the vessel to put out. In one case they had hardly got. outside ere the water began to rise, notwithstand ing that all men were at the pumps. had not a vessel bore in' sight the crew would probably have been lost. As it was, they had to leave the vessel to sink. Another point to which Mr. Hall directs atten tion is the want of . strietneks about the inquiries which are held on careless captains. After a captain had by perverseness destroyed a ship, he should, accordin g to the writer, lose his certificate, and not be allowed to put other crews in peril. THE LONDON FIRE BRIGADE. Some timeitgo a pamphlet was issued by Captain Shaw to the men of the London Fire Brigade, in which he advised them to knock down all men who attempted during a fire to get into a fire-escape before the women and children. The intention of Captain Shaw was good, but the proceeding was scarcely judicious. The Metropolitan Board of Works have now directed him to issue no pamphlet without the sanction of the Board, ani also have rescinded. this very forcible instruction. THE " LORDS' 6 DAY.' " It was announced lately that the three lords who mned the ill-fated Day had paid off all the creditors in full. Mr. Saunders, who supplied the pap er , an d is almost the largest creditor, writes that he has not been paid, and cannot get a remittance even though lemanded by his solicitors. It is now nearly two and-half years since the journal lived its little life. Its authors have been exceedingly ill-advised in not settling with the creditors before this. They have )ompletely destroyed any grace which there seemed io be in the transaction when they first announced their intention to meet the claims for which they had become at least morally responsible. Con sidering the smallness of the amount and the enor mous wealth of the three noblemen in question, it is surprising that they should not have wished to deal with the matter promptly. THE ROYAL DANK OF LIVERPOOL. Mr. Bartlett and Mr. Roberts, who had been entrusted by the shareholders of the unfortunate Royal Bank of Liverpool, write to protest, to - the Liquidators and the Supervision Committee, against the suppression of., their report. It appears that the Liquidators and the Supervision Committee have determined to prosecute the directors. TIIE WOMEN OF THE PERIOD. The London correspondent of the Leeds Mercury writes :—" The. 4 women articles ' of the Saturday Review have, I believe, passed into new hands since the death of Mr. Cook, and I do not think that there will be any more reason to complain of the girl-of-the-period' style of criticism. Both the old and the new dissector of the female sex are themselves women. Popular rumour has long attributed the original articles to the daughter of a late judge; and the recent ones are from the pen of a popular lady novelist, who is con tributing some essays on the same subject to The Broadway." We believe it is no secret that the first lady referred to is Miss Alderson, sister of the present Marchioness of Salisbury. A LIFE OF LORD DROUGUA3L Lord Campbell died seven years before Lord Brougham, but he wrote Lord Brougham's life ; and now that both biographer • and biographee are dead, Mr. Murray is publishing the biography. Lord Lynd hurst used to express great alarm lest Lord Campbell should survive him and write his life. As a matter of fact Lord Lyndhurst was the survivor ; but that, it seems, was no security against being made the subject of one of Lord Campbell's " Lives of the Lord Chancellors." They were all ready written, just as the biographical notices which appear in our newspapers are, years before they were wanted. We are to have Lord Brougham now. How is it that we have not had ord Lyndhurst ? _ THE WEATHER TABLE.-THIS DAY. METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS. Extreme Bea Saturday, . 4 October 17, B. T. a W. Ito F. D. W t o 8 a.m. 12 9 Nairn 2919r. 40 39 S.W. 3 4 S.W. c.b. Aberdeen Leith Shields IScarborougll 29'49r. 39 38 W.S.W. 2 6 W.S.W. o.c. 2:01 2 Yarmouth 29 61r. 42 40 B J 3.W. 3 4 W. C. 3 Helder Guxhaven 18kudesmes . Ardrossan Greencastle Holyhead Liverpool 29'53r. 44 42 S.S.W. 3 4 S.W. 0.0.0'06 1 Went's 29'64f. 52 49 N.N.W. 4 8 W.N.W. i.hc o'l4 5 Pape Clear 2958f. 45 42 N.N.W. 6 10 N.W. o. o'll 4 Roches Pt. 29'61f. 41 40 N.W. 4 7 W.N.W. o.b. 1 f%7nzance lymouth . 29'69f. 47 45 W. 2 7 W. c. o'o6 3 eymouth 29•681. 48 46 W.N.W. 2 5 N.W. o. 012 2 Portsmouth 29•67 r. 49 47 W.N.W. 4 6 W. r. 016 London „ 29'65r. 47 44 W.S.W. 3 6 s.w. o.bc 0•07 t;peGrisHez 29'69r. 51 48 W.N.W. 7 8 W. r. 5 est Orient 29781. 50 46 W. 4 5 W. r.c. 2 ochefort 29'82f. 57 55 W. 5 5 W. o.r. 7 1 Biarritz Corunna — Brussels Faris trasbourg ————————-- 29985. 57 E.N.E. 4 3 S. c.f. 3 Heart's Con tent (6 a.m. local time) 20'8Cs. 55 55 S.W. 6 8 E.S.E. r.o. o'B9i ZXPLANA Barometer corrected and reduced to 32 deg. a sea level. The letter r.. rising; f.. falling; a., steady—indicate direction of motion of the mercury within last 14 hours. Thermometer exposed in shade. Extreme Norco with its Direction during last 24 hours, Z.—calm Weather : b.—blue tly ; c.—clouds. detr.cl•ed ; f.—fog ; I.—lightning m.—misty, hazy :o.—overeast, dull; r.— rains.-8110w; t.—thunder. Rain-fail, snow or hail (melted) during last 24 hours. Sea disturbance. REMARKS. The barometrical pressures over these is'ands have continued to decrease, and are generally low, especially in the north: however, the difference between these and those on the W. coast of Prance is less than that reported the last two days—being only 'Tempera ture is generally lower. Yesterday a north-westerly gale was felt in the S.W. of Ireland, and fresh westerly winds were reported from the English ChanneL This morning the wind is westerly, but has moderated. Rain has fallen in the S. and W., and is continuing In places. The weather is fine in the north, but generally clow'y in other districts. Hail is reported from Valencia, and lightning froze Penzance. Weather is still unsettled. THE VOLUNTEERS AND THE ELECTIONS. —His Grace the Duke of Marlborough, lord-lieutenant of Oxford. shire, has addressed the following letter, through Mr. J. M. Davenport, of Oxford, clerk of the peace for the County, to Captain. Parsons, captain-commandant of the Oxford City Rifle Corps :—County Hall, Oct. 16, 1868. Sir, lam desired -by his grace- -the lord-lieutenant, with a view to the approaching .general election, and of the proceedings preparatory thereto, to request that you will give directions that volunteers in uniform are not to take part in any political demonstration or party meeting. Also, that you be careful not to assemble your corps for drill or any other purpose, between the issue of a writ and the termination of any election in the county.—l have the honour to be, sir, your very faithful servant, JOHN Ar. DAVENPORT. To Captain Parsons." The hunting establishment of the Emperor has arrived at Compiegne from Fontainebleau. Staghunting wiatake place as usual. SPORTIIiG IXTZLLIGSNOE—Thia D VICTORIA CLUB BETTING.—TaIs DAY. CAMBRIDGESUIRE. 3to 1 agst Cecil (taken) 9to 1 agst Wolsey (taken freely) 10 to 1 agst Restitution (offered, take 12 to 1) 14 to 1 agEt Lady Coventry (taken) 20 to 1 agst Morteiuer (taken) '2O to 1 agst Snowdrop (taken) 22 to 1 agst Warrington (taken) 22 to 1 agst Blue Gown (offered) 25 to 1 agst Kingsland (offered) 30 to 1 agst Lady Raglan (taken) 100 to 3 agst Monarch of the Glen (taken) 1000 to 30 agst Achea (offered) 1000 to 30 agst See Saw (offered) 40 to 1 agst Buanerges (taken --after 50 to 1 laid) .50 to 1 agst ICettleholder (offered) 50 to 1 agst Michael de Basco(offered) 50 to 1 egst Vauban (offere,i) 1000 to 7 agst Fidelia (offend) DERBY. 750 to 100 agst Pero Gomez (taken) LINCOLN AUTUMN MEETING. THURSDAY, Oct. 29. The Lincoln Autumn Han dcap of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, and only 5 if declared by noon on Oet. 13, with 100 sovs added; winners after Oct. 6,51 b; of two of that value, or 100 soya, 81b, or 200 sovs 121 b extra ; the second in any handicap of 500 sovs 51b extra ; • the second to save his stake. 1 mile. 36 subs. Age st lb Kt. of the Garter ... 4 9 0 Van A mburgh 4 8 5 Three ler Cent. ... 5 7 11 Orion ... 3 7 9 Fair Wind 4 7 9 Lady Coventry 3 7 4 Christmas Carol ... 6 7 2 The Spy ... 3 6 13 Nine Elms... .. 4 6 13 Age st lb I Wild Briar... ..5 6 Citron ... 3 6 3 Russian Bear ... 3 6 0 Miss Gratwicke 3 5 10 Choral ... 3 5 10 c by Eing Tom— Princess Ottoman Adamant , ...3 510 ...3 5 7 -.3 5 7 RACING FIXTURES FOR 1869. FEBRUARY. Nottingham Spring 23 1 Derby Spring MARCH. Liverpool Spring 2 I Northampton Shrewsbury Spring - APRIL. Newmarket Craven l2 I Newmarket First Spring 26 MAY. Chester Bath Epsom Summer ,... 25 Ascot • • 8 Liverpool Summer Windsor l5 Hampton Bibury Club Stockbridge 'LY. Newmarket July 6 Nottingham Huntingdon ' 2O AUG Southampton 22 Goodwood 27 Brighton 3 Brighton Club Egnam UST. IWindsor August Derby Summer 3l SEPTEMBER. Doncaster OCTOBER. 5 Newmarket Second Oct. 11. 7 I Newmarket Houghton... 25 Bedford Leicester LONDON GAZETTE-LAST EVENING• ADMIRALTY, Oar. 13. George Alexander Maxim land, Esq., has been this day promoted to the rank of staff Commander in her Ilajekty's Fleet. WEIITEITALL, OCT. 14. The Queen has been pleasel to grant the place of one of the Lords of Session iu Scotland to Qeorge Dundas, Esq., Advocate, in the room. of John Marshall, Esq., re signed. ADMIRALTY, OCT. 15. William Bruce Poi ter Thompson Esq., has been pro moted to the rank of Navigating Lieutenant in her Ma jesty's Fleet. Thomas Somerville, Esq., has been promoted to the rank of Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals and Fleets on the retired list. Dr. James Lilburno has been promoted to the rank of Staff Surgeon in her Majesty's Flea. Foreign Mail Packet Lis;. MAILS DUE. Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton..... Nov . 7. Ditto, via .1' arseilles Ditto, via ri.:•-9•1114 ......... • • • • • • • • ........ 25. Brazil, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video Nov. 4. Ditto, by French paoket Cape Verde. by Brazil pieta , . Nov. 4. Cape of Goo./ ave. A.saension. and St. lielena....oat. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton.. Oct. 9. Liibraltar, Via Southampton italta.via Southampton ...... Oat. 17 unto, via Marseti.ee Italia, Egypt, St a. .. Ditto, Marseilles.. Mauritius, Cape of Good Hope, and Natal. via Scnthansaton Ditto. Marseilles t) .t. 13 Newfoundland...... ........... Oct 21 Portugal United States, c. anads, C ►ittorni t, &c., by British packet . Oct 17 Ditto, by Canadian packet . ........ oat. if Ditto, by L nited States packet Ditto ditty (Baltimore) Weft Indies and Paoitio (except Mexico and Baha mas) Oct 13. West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffa. 0(3%17. Falkland Iglanda Nor 4 (Juba and Alexia() Bthaaaas, via New York Bermuda, via llalifaac ... FRESH ERUPTION OF MOUNT VESUVIUS.—We read in the Penegolo of the 9th October : —According to the present appearance of Mount Vesuvius there is every prospect that this year, like the last, we shall have the im posing sight of a new eruption. Within a few days the detonations from the mountain have continued with in creasing frequency, accompanied by violent discharges of lava and burning stones. Last night, after a slight undu lation of the soil, the cone formed by the late eruption opened from the summit to the base and ejected a large quantity of lava in the direction of north and west, closely following the path traced for the convenience of visitors to the mountain. The current of lava reached last night the place called Altio del Cavallo, and continues its on ward movement, accompanied by a fall of minute black sand or ashes. There are symptoms of increasing activity in the instruments used at the Observatory, where the celebrated Professor Palmieri, with his indefatigable zeal for science, has established himself permanently in order to complete the series of observations elaborated during the long period of the last eruption. The Naples Observer, Oct. 10, says :—On Mon day evening last we first noticed a change in the aspect of Vesuvius; from the mountain of Oastellammare we distinguished an occasional red glare over the mouth of the crater. On Tuesday at daybreak all signs of ac tivity appeared to have ceased, a very faint column of thin white smoke being all that was noticeable. On Tues day evening, however, the labouring of the mountain was plainly perceptible, each outburst giving forth a jet of flame, and on Wednesday a column of smoke somewhat more dense inclined us to believe that an eruption was not an impossibility. In the evening our conjectures were verified, for at dusk a magnificent stream of lava was seen flowing down in the direction of the Atrio del cavallo, whilst from the crater jets of fire might be seen issuing at very short intervals, and the detonations could be distinctly heard in Naples. The same paper says the cultivation of rice is being introduced into the province of Capitanata, and we understand a. large property in the neighbourhood of Foggia has lately beenTpurchased for that purpose by a company formed in North Italy. FRIGHTFUL EXPLOSION OF NITRO-GLYCERINE.-- URBANA, Onio, Sept. 30.—Yesterday morning our citizens were startled by a sharp report, as of an explosion of can non, which appeared to be right in our midst, shaking and swaying the buildings and breaking the window glass. In an instant every one was astir to see, if pos sible, the cause of the tremendous report. They ran to the railroad yards, supposing it to be an engine. Finding nothing in this city, they came to the conclusion it must have been the explosion of the Atlantic and Great Western train, No. 6, which bad only been gone some fif teen minutes. Hundreds took the track, and went some seven miles east, when the flames of burning cars met their eyes. It was ascertained that the car next to the engine had explodes with a terrific report, completely demolishing the engine and four cars, setting fire to the train, and soon con , sinned nearly the whole of it. Ten cars were burned to ashes loaded with flour and pork. The next car to the engine which exploded was loaded with pork, and the supposition is that nitro-glycerine was in some way smuggled into it, which caused the explosion, and the serious injury of the engineer, Harry Whipple. The report was tremendous ; had the whole train been loaded with powder, it could not have been so loud. An iron rail was thrown 300 yards from the track, and bent doubleby the force. A house a quarter of a mile from the wreck was almost demolished, and the vibration csine with such force that timbers flew in every direction, and telegraph wires were thrown down for about 600 yards. A gentle man from Marysville says the shock received there seemed as if within a few feet of them. It was also heard five miles beyond Marysville, thirty miles from the wreck. No one but the engineer was seriously hurt. The fire man was slightly hurt, and was blown over into a field. The old silver coinage of the Bourbons and the Orleans, of Napoleon 1., and of the Bepubli c' were ctoebe n ?, longer a legal tender in France after the Ist of but will continue to be received in payment at the public offices for some time longer. that it is the intention to revise , th i e an ext , C c on in fe g dea l- ation and A telegram from ° Berlin, dated existing 14 , _t s n t i t.ste2 - rangements between the North.Gern English Post- Great Britain. A representative ofthe stsle.ydnineg o omeeia b teigo i n n s n . beginning of next month to o enterffi e e intoi is the expected necessary a e • In the Boston International Cricket Match the "All-England Eleven" won after sharp play all round, scoring iu their first innings, and 71 in their second. The linerican Twenty-two scored 39 in their first innings, ned 37 in their second. The Barre iloud, Massachusetts, occasioned severe 10,8. The damage to the town in b. id Jes an , l highways being calculate at $25,000. Among the mills carried away were those of Henry Wilkina, Dexter Denni=, Luke L. Knight, E. L. Pine., and Nelson Loring, and in most cases no vestige was left to show where the building had stood. None of the property was insured against this class of accidents, and some of the sufferers aro completely ruined. No lives were lost. An American has taken out a patent in France for a btyle of priuting which may be read in absolute dark ness. We suppose he intends it for the blind.