The Sun. — London, England, 1868-11-12 00:00:00

___._F In r. 11. leatrice, by the put this Wales —James abinet- rombie- ore Mr. 3Uttingi Marian 'eer, SG• Edward red for having alled at a quail a place h e pri got the er they 1 to be 1 officer rich the Lucl that of cloth secutri% her she :ks ago; ,at after y even , had bags of n away, in the nd sur that the wa s by with the risouell remand, ;; a man a coal . Paget centered and Bo eded to lw-road, ,he front who no etreated caught retreat L'll offer replied ou have re," and ere the/ run ope ra unde r id was h rials for me ye/ ound oa Is work' officer° S on 3 as was i t said 11 0 still for ,he coin for lii3 ame and 'oprietor lit of 3 defaul t ld bard all Lb ° for the ttractivo svisito ro Balgor' I and We ;us to olr cosuieti es , beautifP 7chyar d6 kings f°r y 0 T:0 30 1j : . y Sebt °' bu ilt lb ash tree s ie Scot ch ,ro who se we (10 0 ; Seotlauu but th e y Probably necossitl fall, be' don, a r.. in. from res frobi 83d I ll ' Assi°' c harge , iers and 3l iaiuly °' to eitile c vs of b et to Pal las libraltsr ring tb° believed seri o fo to Y t that o• ;he 'Al e" stem to ,arkati°ll . Ail .' 0 A K T AND UMERCIAL i.NTtLLIGZ CITY, Two o'CLocK. No alteration has taken place in the Bank rates. The market for public securities exhibits firmness, prices in the' foreign market showing a slight im provement. Consols show a rise for the account, and a few transactions at better prices have taken place both in railways and Bank shares. The pike for loans on the Stock Exchange is 1 to 4 per cent. Consols are 9413 for money; ditto, for account, 941 ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 924 3 ; and the New Three per Cents, 923 f. In Foreign Securities Egyptian Sevens of 1868 have risen 4, 73 74. Turkish have advanced 1 ; ditto of 1865 to I ; Italian Tobacco, 3 ; ditto of 1861, 1 ; Egyptian of 1868, Peruvian of 1165, and the Orel Vitebsk Railway. Loan 3. Prices are as follows :—Brazilian, 773 to 781 ; Cliilian, 91} to 95 ; Egyptian, 81 to 82 ; ditto of 1868, 733 to to 3; Italian, 56 to 4 ; Mexican, 151 to 161 ; Peruvian, 813 to 82 ; Russian, 904 to 90; ; ditto Nicolai Railway Loan, 651 to 1; ditto Orel, 811 to ; ditto Moscow-Jaroslaw, 821 to 3 ; Spanish of 1867, 341 to ; Turkish of 1858, 69 to 70 ; do. of 1862, 69 to 70 ; and do. of 1865, 421 43. India Stock, 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1151 141 ; ditto, Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent., 92. The Honduras Loan is firm at 91 92. Charkof-Azof Railway Loan Scrip is i t per cent. higher, at 11 to li prem. Italian Tobacco Loan has improved to 2 to 3. In Railway shares Caledonian are 1 better, Great Eastern I, South Eastern j ; while Great Western are i lower, Great Northern 1, Lancashire /, Metropolitan 1, Sheffield 1, London and North Western, 1, all lower. The quotations are : Caledonian, 74k, 5 ; Great Western, 501, 3; Great Eastern, 431 4 . ; Great Northern, 1041 5 ; ditto A, 1041 to / ; Lancashire, 1271 81 ; Metro politan, 105* 6 ; Midland, 1111 ; Sheffield, 471 ; Brighton, 49/ 501 ; North British, 321 4 ; North Western, 1111 ; North Eastern, 991 1001 ; South Eastern, 78 1 ; Chatham and Dover, 161 171. United States 5-20 Bonds have improved I per cent., the present priCe being 74 to k. Erie Rail way shares are at 254 to 26k, showing a fresh de cline of In Bank Shares London Joint-stock are rather better, at 33i ; City, 12 ; and Union of London, 34i ;, London and Westminster, 621 to 631 ; Anglo Anstrian, 7to prem. ; Impend Ottoman, lt to prem. ; and Consolidated, to prem. In miscellaneous shares prices are as follows : General Credit, 21 to 2 dis ; Hudson's Bay, 141 to 4 ; ffational Discount, 111 to 121 ; Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Preference, 3f to 4 ; and Anglo-American, 31i 22. At the Bank of England yesterday there was a Withdrawal of £60,000 in gold.for shipment to India making £l2o,oootaken out since the date of the last Gazette return. The Pereira has arrived at Brest with £88,600 from New York ; and the Louisiane has arrived at St. Nazaire from Mexico with £9 7 230 ___ • The will of the late Mr. Robert Oliverson, un derwriter and insurance broker, and member of Lloyd's since 1817, was proved at Doctors'-com mons, and his personal property was sworn to be under £300,000. A cable telegram says that the Commercial Bank of St. John's, New Brunswick, has suspended Payment. An order was made by Vice-Chancellor Malins Yesterday discharging the receivers of the Great Eastern Railway, and the concern is therefore now out of Chaucery. This is a satisfactory - ter nunation of what might have been a protracted suit. At the meeting yesterday of holders of Ecuador Bonds, convened to receive the report of the Com mission of Agency relative to the payment of the dividend due on the Ist May, 1867, it was stated that the import duties showed a surplus in excess of 10s. per coupon, and it was agreed to defer the dis tribution of the funds in baud till a further amount had been received. The meeting of foreign bondholders at the Lon don Tavern yesterday was largely attended. A series of resolutions, having for their object the formation of a central council of bondholders, which would act as the representative of the whole bo ly iu all cases in which their interests were in volved, were adopte I unanimously. It was appa rent on the part of the gentlemen present that the scheme which they embodied would prove to be of considerable practical value. The creditors of the National Provincial Marine Insurance Company (Limited) will receive a second dividend of 4s. in the pound at the offices of the l iquidator, Mr. Robert Fletcher, on or after the 19th inst. A communication inserted regarding the Vene zuelean debt from Mr. F. H. Hemming was errone 01181y stated to be from the Venezuelan Consul. A memorial to the Committee of the Stock Ex change has been presented by the Sardinian Rail way Company requesting them not to grant a settling day for the Italian Tobacco Loan. They Charg e the Italian Government with having broken faith with them and rendered their property value -4'83) and on this ground urge the committee " to exercise the wholesome power they possess of com- P'lling foreign Governments to be honest who are b eyond the reach of legal tribunals." The folly of t he Italian Government in these matters seems to be nearly as great as that of Portugal, and because th ey borro h w a i v n e g not yet utterly destroyed their power of b orrowing they delude themselves into the belief that dishonesty may be profitable. The fact that Where they are now obliged to pay 10 or 15 per cent. they might, under better circumstanees, have t ° Pay only 5 or 6 never seems to enter into their calculation, a n d i n the sa me wa y th e y f a il t o t a k e into account the ruinous indirect consequences, moral and material, from the loss of financial prestige. As regards the Italian Tobacco Loan, whatever may b e th e d ec i s i on o f t h e S toc k E xc h ange Comirittee, it must be satisfactory to the holders to know that, unlike the ordinary Italian securities, it is protected by a tangible pledge in the hands of their representatives, which will prevent the pay ment of the dividends from being in any way de pendent on Government precision. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. • UOVERNMENT FUNDS. . Per Cent. Consols .. - . D itto for Account, Dec. 1 . ........ 9 4 - ilittevr ent. Reduced New ' 3 per Cent 17 2 1. per Cent. Jan. 1894 'Jo. to r 3u yrs, expire stli Apt il 188 a — x, i) ? (Red Sett Tele6raph), Aug., 1908 — o u equer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ct — Pul Do, £5OO 1i,,, ZlOO & £2OO — Pm r‘ nk of E ng l and Stock, 4 per Cent un. account innada 4 per Cent. Bonds — ter- Colonial Cranium 1 ., .IsDIAN dOVERNMENT SECUItITIE6 lla stock, I.oi- per Cent., April 1874 — DO •,, Opening, for Account — f r. 6 per Cent. July, 1880 `,.°. 4 per Cent. , Oct. 1888 ue. Certificates O. Enfttced Pape 4 per Cent 92 Do -___ D • 0 per Cent., Jan. 1872 13 ° ' Si Per Cent., May 1879 llO4 4 5 per Cent Rup. Deb 1872 ~ P. • Do, do. 1877 — o do. 1882 ~.. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 uo- Bond s, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO D e• under £l,OOO pm rOREIGN FUNDS—CLCSING Piller S. 4r.;entine Republic, F per Cent ...... A 110 -, Scrip 4 45 paid 4,Lnitrnit Bonds 5 per Cent. 18;:,:i br,s, o. leo — .0 tilian D 6 per Cent — r ;o• 11 per Cent., 185' — Uo.uo. . 1858 — , s do , 1860 T ., 1 " 0 - do . 1863 ~ " 0 - 5 per Cont., 1865 — 78 8 90 Account 7B - 0 .eitios -tyres 6 per Cent. C Do 2 per C ent. (Deferred 3 per Cent )-- ~,'1 " "t, 6 per C en t . . -4itila 6 per Cent — 1) 0. 4i per Cent — U O . 6 per Cent., B — 4- ', 0 .1 1867 41 °1 7 P Cont., 18661 C mbian, 6 per Cent ... — D tnisk 3 per Cent., 1825 ..... d...ubian Principalities, 7 par Cent 741 3{ Do 8 per Cent., 1867 B4f victuador New Oon.3olidated, 1 per Cent — Egyptian, 7 per Cent —] Uo Second Issue ...•• — Do. .£S;A: Bonds — Do. 1864 Do. Account D. £5OO Bonds Do. 1100 Bonds B4 English Scrip, 1868 731 4f Do do. X 45 pd Government Railway Debentures — Groeic sper Cent., 1824:5, ex Coups. — 'o. Account Do. Coupons Do.. Account Guat.mnala 5 per Cent .. Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., all pd Unita' 5 per Cert., 1665 — 7,1. Account ... — Do Maremmana Railway 571 8 kioxi CaL 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account Dn. 1864 — Do 3 per Cont. Anglo-French — iuutovidcau C per Cent. . — NI lorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada — De 3 per Oen — Do. Deferred Do Laud Warrants (Floeteres) - Pecuriau 5 per Cent. 1863 Do Account .. 82 ~'rt e' 'o 4.4 per Cent. (ITribarren) ...... ~.... jo 41 per ()but., 1862 . 97 Do Account - - P.,rtsguese 13 per Ct., 1858, '6, 7,'9,'6U,'2.':• 381 Do. do. 1867 — Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid — I.l.tssian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St ?o 41 per Cent. 1851) Do 41 por Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cont., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO 80ndi . .., Do. ch, £B4 15s. d 0..., De., 1866, £lOO Bonds 9o} Do. do £B4 15s. do — Do Nicolas Railway 651:1 Sar Ratan a per Cent — Spanish 3 per Con . — Do. Acc , Junt Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Deferreu — Do. Account Do. Passive — 'Do. Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan Do Government, 1864 Do do, 1868 Do de, scrip - -ji TurAish 6 per Cent. „— Jo Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do Account Do £lOO Bonds . do 6 por Cent., 1862 Do Account Do .£IOC Bonds 7O Do 5 per Cent, 1865 42 t DJ Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 671 8 Do 1 por Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela 8 per Cent. Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Do. 5 per Cont. Jan. 1873 Do. Aec k ant Do 6 per Cont., 1862 Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins „., Belgian, 44 per cent., Ex.'2sl. Dutch 2§ per OAnt. Ex. 12 Gail 561 Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... French Routes, 3 per Cent., E. 25f. — Do Account Italian 5 per Cent. 1851, Ex. 25f. Do. Account 55 1- CLOSING PRICES. Consuls, Money 94} i t Do. Account, Doc. 1 941 MARKE7 S-IMS DAY. METROPLITAN CATTLE. Our supplies of stock being heavy, trada ruled very dull to-day with some depression. Of beasts 1,810 were oa sale, and they were very dull of sale, the middling quali ties of beef being in many cases cheaper, prime remaining as before. Of sheep there were 6,350. The trade was very sluggish, and coarse heavy qualities saleable only on easier terms. 109 calves were on sale, and met a stow sale at reduced prices. 50 pigs at market, demand steady, rates firm. The proportion of foreign stock was 820 beasts and 36 calves. Quotations :—Beef, 38 4d to 5s 4d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 5s 2d ; veal, 3s 4d to 5s 6d ; pork, 3s 2d to 4s 8d per stone of 81bs, sinking offal. _ . _ _ NEWGATE AND LEADENIIALL. The dead meat market continues steady, at former quo tations. Beef, 38 2d to 48 8d; veal, 38 8d to 4s 8d; mutton, 38 to 48 6d ; large pork, 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; small ditto, 4s 2d to 4s Bd. The poultry trade is uncbahged. Geese,ss to 7s each ; grouse, 58 to 7s per brace ; pheasants, 5s to 7s per brace ; partridges, 3s to 4s per brace ; fowls, 2s Gd to 3s 6d each ; hares, 2s 6d to 3s Gd each ; pigeons, 108 to 14s per dozen ; snipes, 14s to 16s per dozen ; larks, is 4d to is 6d per dozen ; woodcocks, 7s to 8s per brace ; wild rabits, 10s to 138 per dozen. Fresh butter, 18s per dozen lb. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. The demand is quiet, with a full supply. English re gents, GOs to 120's ; ditto rocks, 50s to 80s : York re gents, 100 s to 170 s ; ditto rocks, 70s to 803. ; Scotch re gents, 80s to 120 s; Doubles, 100 s to 140 s; French, 50s to 75s per ton. HAY. The supply both at Smithfield and \Vhitechapel is mo derate, with a very quiet trade doing at previous rates. Best meadow hay, 100 s to 100 s ; inferior ditto, 85s to 95s ; best clover, 115 s to 125 s ; inferior ditto, 1003 to 110 s ; straw, 26s to 34s per load. COLONIAL. Sugar.—The market is rather 13ss active, but firm prices are still maintained. Afloat a cargo of llavannah partly molasses and partly clayed, No. Bi, has been sold at 24e. for Havre, invoice weights. The refined market is rather quieter. Coffee.—Privately there is but little doing, the principal attention being directod to the auctions. COTTON. LITERPOOL, Nov - amber 12. Sales probably 8,000 bales. Market quiet. LATV INTELLIGENCE—this Day ROLLS' COURT. ROEBUCK V. LEADER. On the motion to commit the defendants in this cause, who are the proprietors of the Sheffield inde pendent, before the Master of the Rolls to-day for publishing certain matters connected with a suit now pending, in which Mr. ,Roebuck is one of the parties, his lordship, instead of granting the motion, ordered that the defendants should thrice publish au apology. At the same time he advised the de fendant to appeal to the Lords Justices. Her Alajesty the Queen of Holland, his Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Prussia, and suite visited the Temple Gardens to-day, and viewed Mr. Brcome's splendid collection of chrysanthemums, which are now in the height of beauty. POLICE REFORM.—There must be something radically wrong about the management of the metropo litan police force. On the one hand, an association is In course of formation for the purpose of preventing the men from doing what they ought not to do, by taking steps to protect the dogs now so unceremoniously pounced upon in all directions ; and on the other, the inhabitants of one suburban district have made up their minds to band themselves together, as a sort of vigi lance committee, to supplement the protection which they pay for, but do not get, from Sir Richard Mayne's subordinates. The Lambeth Vestry has taken the matter under special consideration, upon the suggestion of Mr. Robert Taylor, jun., and it is likely that a vigorous protest against the continuance of the present state of things will be speedily launched from that quarter. If other local bodies would only go and do likewise, it is possible that in course of time a change may be brought about. It has been needed long enough, and though the British ratepayer is, on the whole, a very patient animal, there are limits to his power of endurance.— City Press. AN OLD CHASUBLE.—There is something touch ing in the following anecdote apart from its historical in terest. An aged ecclesiastic presented himself at the cathedral in Avignon, and inquired if they still had an old black chasuble which ho described with great minutonesP. The official answered in the affirmative, and, after some hesitation, he allowed his questioner to take it in his hands and examine it. The examination was not of long duration ; he pressed it to his lips with reverence. Curious to learn what associations there were connected with the old, worn, chasuble to kindle so much emotion, the man in charge asked the venerable old priest what he knew concerning it; where upon the priest said it had once belonged to him, and was made from the last robe worn by Marie Antoinette. He supported his assertion with so many proofs that the authorities of the cathedral wore convinced, and the old chasuble, we aro told, is now carefully put *Arty along with the other treasures.—Once a Week. MISSING SHIPS.—The Spirit of the Sea sailed from Sydney for Hongkong on the sth of March; the Sulina, from Galatz, sailed from Fahnoutb. for Dingle on the 2d of October ; and the Isabella Dobson, from Alex audria, sailed from Queenstown for Glasgow on the 29th of September, and have not since been heard of. In consequence of the great increaze in the num ber of voters under the provisions of the Represen tation of the... People's Act of last Session, on the day of polling a holiday will be allowed all voters in the Naval and Victualling Establishments and Naval Hospitals to enable them to record their votes, for which holiday no deduction will be made from their Pay. RAILWAYS.-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 12, 1 68. SHARE LIST. bIiDINAILY BEI4I4EB:AND STOCKS. DOCKS. COLONIAL GOVSANKXNT SICCURITIICIS. British Columbia, 6 per 100 Do. 1895 ........ • • 120 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Jun. , &J ul Y 1877-84 . ........ . lOO 105 11$ L7l Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Du. sp. c. Mar. & Sept 100 ISt 106 Do. sp. o. Jan. dc July 100 93 el: 90 31 Do. sp. c. Inscribed Bk 100 911 92 Cape (i.llope, 6 p. 0.1873 100 102 104 Do.Apl.&Oot 1890-1900 100 111 113 Do. do 1880-9 8 100 107 109 Do. Jan.&July, 1891 lOO 108 110 Do. 5 per oent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 100 102 Ceylon, Nov. 1878, 6 p.c lOO 10 8 110 Do. 1872, do lOO 105 107 Mauritius, 6p. o, 18 73 ,- - Jan. and July Do. 1878 .. . . .. ••• 100 1 0 6 108 Do. 1882, May and * Nov. • • 100 106 108 Do. 1895, Feb. & Auz lOO 106 10 8 Melbourne Corporate., 1667-75, 6 per cent. - N.8.G0v.6 p.o.Ja.&July•• 100 102 104 Natal 6 p et, Apl& Oct.— 100 __ . - - Do 6p c. Mc7 & Nov lOO 106 ICB --N. S. W. 5 p•o., '7l to '7O lOO 99 101 102 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1896 lOO 99 108 11011 Do. 5 p.c. rd. '67 to '75 lOO 99 101 N.Zealand, 6p. et. 1891 lOO • Do. 5 percent.... DoJan,Aprl, July, ost .• 1 0 0 976 98/ 971 - D)6 p c. Mar '9l• • 100 108 110 - -Do J ur , e it Deo , 1.91 - fDo Prov. lAt czld / 1 0 - erie3l & 2, 11596..• Nova So.)tia 6p. o.J an... and July. 1875 - Do 18t6.. Queenslud. 6p. e. '62 5 100 105 106 Do 1891 . S. Austral. 6 p 0.18 . 69 77 lOO _ _ Do 1878.92 lOO 108 110 Do 893 1908 .... . Tasmanian pO, 1095 lOO 106 107 Do rd. 1893 to 189 lOO 105 106 Victoria 6p.0. Ja..StJuly lOO Do. 1891 - Do. do, April di ()ot lOO MR. J. S. MILL AT BRIGHTON: Mr. ;Min Stuart Mill addressed A tied meeting id kupport of the joint candidature of Mr. James White And Professor Fawcett, on Tuesday evening, at the Brighton Corn Exchange. Referring to the difficulties Which Professor Fawcett bad overcome in the House of Commons, Mr. Mill said that many a young man enters that House with all good intention, but, when there, tomes under the influence of that atmosphere which, gifting to the moral feeling as an atmosphere is stiffing to the physical senses, takes all the fealty Out of 6 man. He comes among a number of persons of . Lord Palmerston's school of Liberalism, who have no particular intentions. What little intention they do have is good, but the only thing that affrights them is whether people should do it. Whenever anything is proposed they are always afraid that it will make mischief, or disturb the party, or prevent things from going on smoothly, or make somebody or other vote against them, or perhaps make the Liberals go out, or perhaps prevent them from coming in. Mr. Fawcett had been as much exposed to their influence as anybody else. Ile (Mr. Mill) knew there had been people going round Mr. Fawcett, and saying " For God's sake don't do this ;" or " For heaven's sake don't do that. You will offend this man and that, and you won't do any good." There never is any good to be done, in the opinion of those men. Mr. Fawcett had been assailed in that way; but he just told them in all boldness that he thought it right, and therefore must do it. That would not be a safe course to take if a man was wrong-headed or obstinate ; but he (Mr. Mill) had watched Mr. Fawcett from his first entrance into Parliament (which exactly coincided with his own)—he bad watched Mr. Fawcett with the deep interest inspired by a knowledge of him, and with the great hope he entertained of him ; he had watched Mr. Fawcett with the anxiety he felt for a young man in his position ; and he had deliberately formed the opinion that Mr. Fawcett's parliamentary conduct had been as much distinguished by judgment as by courage. When Mr. Fawcett speaks it is always on something he has studied and which he understands ; and when be does, what he has done oftener than any man of his stand ing in Parliament—when he has come forward and taken up a question for himself, be has not only done so as well as, but better than most other people. He touched upon three instances—the reform of the universities ; the cost of elections ; and thirdly, the subject on which Mr. Fawcett had distinguished himself as much as any member of Par liament, and that he had made his own during the greater part of his parliamentary life, the condition, the lament able, deplorable condition—a condition which cries out to the whole people of England for remedy—the condition of the agricultural labourer. THE MARQUIS OF IIARTINGTON ON THE PRESENT ADMINSTRATION. The Marquis of Hartington, the Liberal candidate for North Lancashire, addressed a meeting at Blackpool onWed afternoon, composed of his friends and supporters, including many ladies. Alluding to Mr. Bright's speech at Birmingham, his lordship said that although Mr. Bright bad of late years shewn far more than at any former period of his great career the qualities of a statesman, he could not agree with everything in the speeches he had lately delivered. Mr. Bright in one of his speeches made an eloquent attack upon the Conservatives. He did not think, looking back to the past history of our country, be could agree with him w.ben he said that the great Conservative partyhad always been in the wrong. He believed a Conservative party to be a necessity to the country. There always would be a. large proportion of the community who, either from motives of interest or timidity, would be averse to change, and would always possess a great and salutary influence in the State by checking, as they probably had in the past, too rapid changes. .He had no hesitation in admit ting that in past times the Conservative party bad been led by men who at particular periods were, without doubt or question, men fitted to command and lead. the Government of this country. He thought no man would deny that such men as the Duke of Wellington and Sir Robert Peel were, at the time when they flourished, men most fitted by talent and ability and their position in the country to conduct the Government. But turn ing from the past to the present, he asked whether we could recognise in the Conservative party under their present leaders either the traditional policy or the advan tages which had been conferred upon the State by that party. It seemed to him that the Conservative party were not now merely engaged in endeavouring to check rapid change, but that they had taken up the position of a faction who were anxious only for power, and who woe s using their influence in acquiring it to appeal to the fears and prejudices of a large portion of the people. They had followed and adopted the policy of their opponents, and bad caricatured it by going beyond it, and by outbidding their opponents on almost every question. Though he could not agree with Mr. Bright in the sweeping condemnation he had passed, not only on the present but on the past of the Conservative party, he could agree with him so far as to say that in his opinion it was not for the benefit or the real interests of this great country that the present leaders of that party should hold office. lie had been told that the great administrative talents this party had shewn while in office entitled them to the confi dence of the country. Though he (Lord Hartington) was not desirous of detracting from the credit which the Government might have obtained by their administrative performances—and he was quite as willing as any Censer vative could be to give full credit to Lord Stanley for the manner in which he had conducted foreign affairs—he ;bought that even the excellence and merits of Lord Stanley might be exaggerated. He would ask whether that formed ground enough to justify the moving a vote of confidence in the Tory Government. Let them recollect Lord Stanley had done little more than carry into effect the principles which had always been advocated by Liberal statesmen and the Liberal party. Moving from the adminis tration of foreign affairs to other departments, they were told that in all of them great improvements had occurred since the advent of the Conservative party to power; but, whatever might have been the improvements, the country 'gad to pay pretty heavily for them in the shape of a bill 'or three millions of money. His lordship expressed his approval of the consolidation of the different departments of the War Office. Mr. Disraeli in his address said : "To secure efficiency you must be vigilant in administrative improvement. Influenced by these views, her Majesty's Government, by placing in the hands of a single individual a control over the expenditure of the War Office, commenced a considerable reform during the last session." His lordship wished to call attention to the fact that previously the Treasury, of which Mr. Disraeli was the head, had insisted that the financialcontrol should not be placed in the bands of any officer, but where it always had been, in the Financial Department. Yet, the Prime Minister now told them that to the hands of this new officer the control of the whole financial expenditure of the army was committed. He had no hesitation in saying that there had been either a most gross breach of faith in the House of Commons in this matter, or else, and what he hoped was more probable, the Prime Minister really knew nothing whatever upon the subject, and knew nothing of the letter written at the office of which he was nominally the head, and that he was entirely ignorant of the scope and intention of the proposed change. Gounod its writing a fourth act to his °pet.. " Faust," believing be can produce a second success of that opera. A HINT TO GAME PRESERVERS. —Earl Cowper, the lord-lieutenant of Bedfordshire, has this week shot his Harrold Woods, and invited the tenants on the estate to shoot with him. ALLEGED BRIBERY AT YOUGHAL.—A writ of sum mons at the suit of Maurice Kenirey, of Youghal, has been issued on Mr. John Mariga, Youghal, for offering to William Sargint, an elector of that borough, a cheque for a certain sum of money, payable to the order of Mr. Christopher Weguelin, one of the candidates for the borough, with the purpose of inducing the said William Sargint to vote for Mr. Weguelin. The action is brought to recover the sum of £lOO, the penalty inflicted in such cake by the Corrupt Practices Act of 1854.—Cork Examine•. Sir Richard Mayne's edict on the subject of children's hoops has attracted general attention, and the authorities at Scotland-yard have been freely quizzed for their interference. But an inquest held on Wednesday tells us how a poor old woman, 70 years of age, was knocked down by a hoop and killed. The police will now very probably have the laugh on their side, though it is a question whether a rough passenger passing by the old woman would not have done as much harm as the hoop.— Morning Summary. ESCAPE FROM A PRISON.—The Bury Post gives the particulars of the escape from Yarmouth Gaol of a notorious delinquent named John Coleby. His escape appears to have been effected by mounting an iron parti tion dividing one of the corridors, and having procured a foot-hold by attaching a pice of rope to some bars at the top, he cut a hole through the ceiling, and drew himself through into a water-closet adjoining the grand jury-room, whence he easily dropped into the adjoining row by means of a length of rope secured to the window. It was subsequently ascertained by the police that he made his appearance about ten o'clock that night at the Norwich Arms public-house, which is about half a mile from the gaol, and as he could not have commenced opera, eons till after nine, when the gaoler mado his routrl. 1113 CEng Must thP44l.4hour, Paid. Closing Business Aare Railways. Price. done. st Bristol and Exeter ...... 100 76 78 st Caledonian lOO. 724 721 75 a*. Cambrian.. 20 Cornwall all 31 31 ..t Dublin & Belfast Juno lOO 77 79 fit Dun„Perth. & Ab.J 100 74 72 2) East London all 7 9 40 Do . . 15 . 21 Do 10 • Glasgow St S. Western lOO 91 02 it Great Eastern .. .00 421 43 431 1 at Do. E. 2 lOO 76 81 st tireat North of Scotlanfil lOO 15 6 st Great Northern lOO 1041 1051 1041 it Do. A stock lOO E 1056 104 at Do. B stock lOO 121 115 st GtS, and W. of Ireland lOO .88 97 ▪ . Gt. Western —Ori4inal ItO 481 494 t Do. South Wales lOO i— s. Do. W. 111d.—Ostore lOO :45 28 st Do. Newport lOO 28 22 it Lancashire & YorLshirv lOO 2271_:2r4 at Lon., 1.3rig1i.,& b. Coast lOO CO 801 491 10) Do Scrip at Lon., Chat., and Dover Lou IQ 17 17 • Do. Metrop. Ex. A lOO - at Lon. & North Weston , — 100 1.1 111 1111 / • Lon. 4 South Western,. 100 t 7 sv 88 at Man., & Lincoti , lOO 171 4 - 1 18 at Metropolitan . at Do Esti:maim 10J 103 1 4 10 Do. New rd . 10 10 1 4 st •Mc.rupoittan District.. all 71 7.1 711 10 Metrop. at. John's W 001 6 - st M.O auti it Da, tiirmin. it Derby lOO 7a.. LI at N )rth British it UO. ls:d., Pth., & Duo lO9 at Nor. o:astern —Berwioic lOO Oil 1001 921 25 Do. G. N.E purchase 16.13.4 at Do Leeds . lOO 551 161 st Do' York it Do Carlisle . lOO 128 132 st Do Stoc c. 1.0 128 130 st North Lon Lou .. 10 Do New 1868. 2 It 119 at North Staffordshire lOO 27 29 st North and S.-W. Junction 100 102 104 10 Do New £lO shares 7 . at Rhymney . l.O 43 st Shropshire Union lOO 551 st South Devon .. st South Eastern l9O 771 73 78 20 Staines, Wok'ham,& Wok all 12 12 at Tall vale lOO 115 150 0 Do. (1 . 5 3 4 it Waterford & Kilkenny lou 10 Waterloo & Whiteha,l 6 RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 86 86 Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lO9 Do. Scot. N.E., 4i per cent lO9 ... Do. Aberdeen, gua. 6 p.c lOl ... Do. do. 7 per cut lel D. do. Ordinary lO9 7 8 80 Do. Midland Do. Dundee and Arbroath 199 Cornwall, 5 per cent. gua all Dundee, Pertk, and Aber deen Junction lOO 196 IR Do. Ist Class preference lOO Glas. & S.W. gua.s per ct lOO Gt. Eastern, E.C. Ex. No. 1 100 96 19 Do do No: 2 100 92 97 Do do 6 per cent 109 103 197 Do East ♦nglian A6p. c. 100 97 101. Do do B 6 do. 100 106 111 Do do C 7 do. 100 114 120 Do do No. 1, 6 p.c. 100 96 101 Do E. Union 4p. c. gua. 100 66 49 Do Norfolk 5 p.c. Ex. 1841 109 Do do 5 p.c.Way.Val. 1847 100 Great Northern, 5 per cent 10 Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 Do 4 1 do do do 100 Do 5 do at sp. c. pm. 100 ... Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO ... Gt. Nrtk of Scotland, Ist pf 100 Great South. and Western (Inland) 4 per cent lOO P 6 07 GLlVest.—OriacJut.-Rent chg., per gua. b p.c lOO 100 102 Do. Orig. (B. &H. Ex). 5 p.c lOO 96 100 Do do 4, per cent. 1850 lOO 83 LI Do do 4 do do 1...0 do 6 per cent. redem lOO 92 94 9'3 Do do Birmingham gua lOO 65 67 Do do do pref lOO 119 116 Do do Chester gua lO4 75 4 Do do do 8 per cent lOO 169 165 Do do do 5 do 100 96 105 Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 Do do 41 p.c lO5 •.. ••• Do do 44 1869 lOO ••• Do do b Do West Mid.-Oxford lst g If)) 11 . 4 114 Do do 2d gua lOO 111 113 Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c. 100 38 92 • Do do 2d do 100 ... ..• Do gua. 51 per cent. 1863 105 ... Lancaster 3 Carlisle 41 p.s. all . Lancash. & Yorksh. 6 p.e. 100 1 1 . 35 Do Barnsley, £5 3s 10d p.c. 100 —. Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 135 186 Do 41 (Blackburn purch). 100 97 1911 London & Brighton, 6 p. c. . . guaranteed, - No. 1 lOO ... Do 5 per cent. gua. No. 2 lOO ... Do 6 do do lOO ... Do 4 ds No. 4 lOO ... Do 7 per cent il. 0 Do 6 do (W.E. & C.P.) 100 Da 4 do 1859 lOO ... LoUdon, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent lOO ••• ••• London and N.W., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO ... Do Bedford &Cambridge lOO 85 90 Do Shrevrsb'y & Welchp'l lOO 93 90 London and 7 p,c , late 3d shares, lOO 148 116 Do (Portsm. perp ans. 2s6d) all ... Mau., Shef., &Lineln. 6 p.c. 100 ... Do Do . 31 per cent lOO 6) 65 DO redeem. 6 percent 6 Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 130 135 Do Bristol & Birin., 6p. c lOO 1 0 133 Do 41 per cent. redeem lOO 95 Do 41 per cent. irredoem lOO 92 5 Du Leicester d 11'chn, 4 p.c NO 83 90 North British, 5 p.c. No. 1 lOO ... Do E. F. G. 4 p. c. S. & D lOO ... Do N. 8., N 0.2, per con.t lOO ... Do Border Union, 51 p.c lOO . . N.-Eastern—Gons. 4 p.c lOO 1;6 87 Do 41 per cent. redeem-- 10'J 93 96 Do G.N.E. 4 per cent., lOO Do Berwick capital 8 13.4. . Do York, H.& S. purchase lO 10 1 . 41 Do Stcktn & Drling. A. 5 p.c lOO 105 NOT Do W, tiartlepool 11. and R lOO 86 83 North Staffordshire :a. Devon Annuities, 1 s all 91 101 Do Tavistock Anns., 10s all 9 10 Do Fixed 41 per cent all 8 9 S. Gast. (Read. Anna., 1.0.6) all 22 23 . . Do 41 percent lOO ... ... Do Fixed 41 per cent lOO Taff Vale No.l lOO 1 . 4 . i 110 Waterford & Kilkenny, Gpe 100 42 45 at Caledonian 41 p c gua. at Do Scot. Con. min. 7 p c lOO at Do 41 p c redeem-- all st Do 4p c con. issued at 80 65 at Great Eastern 41 per cent. 100 at Do i do, 1862 lOO at Do New s do, 1863 lOO at Do do 6 do, 1864 lOO at Great Northern, Sp c irred lOO at Do Permanent 5 per cent lOO st Do Boston, & Sleafd, 41 pc 100 at Great West., W. Midi., sp e 100 at Do Joint perpe. 5 p e,1865 100 st Do do 6p c irred., 1866 100 2) Do Vale N eath perp. 5p e all st Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B lOO Lane. and York. New 41 per cent till July, 1871 2 st Loud., Brij., &c., 41 pc, 1853 1011 at Do do 4 do, 1860 100 at Do do 41 do, 1861 109 at D 3 do 41 do, 1863 100 at Do do i do, 1865 100 at Do No. 8 i do, 1866 100 at Do No. 7 sdo at Land , Chat., &c., 20, 6 p.c st Do Metrop. Ex., B 6 p.c Do do C 6 p.c at London& N. Wester; 5p s 100 at Loudon &S. Western, 41 p e 100 10 Man. chef. & Lin., 5 pc,1865 all at Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO at Midland, A 6 per cent pref PM at Do B 5 do 100 li Do ip e opt. to cony, to Ord. `itk., Sept. 1, 1869 all 18 Do Incony. New Shares 15 22 Doi p e con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1887 at North British, E. and G , No. 1, 5 per cent lOO g o Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 105 at Do E., P., & Duu., 2d, 4pe 100 s t Do h. & G., No. 2, 6 p.e E d Do N. 8.. i per cent, 1862 100 i t Do E. & G., No. 3, 5 p.c st Do E. & G., (Ordiry) 41 p c 100 at North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 st Do Stock. & Darl., D 100 at North London, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) at North Staffordshire 5p c lOO at South Eastern, 41 pc, 1859 100 at Do 6 do 1861 100 at Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1663 100 at Do 6 do, 1861 at "Victoria St. & Pimlico, 41 pe 100 74 73 SS s 1 84 81 88 90 83 87 100 102 19i 20f ••• ••• 1; 106.110 90. OS 103 105 103 lei 1k lfp a kiP 16 i li lip si 50 107 109 RAILWAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS at Birkenhead 100 100 Do. 4 1 per cent. Prefer... all 101 103 at Buckinghamshire at Chester and Holyhead lOO 63 65 at Do. at Do. i do i perce nt. 100 116 1211 . 100 111 113 a t Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO at Colchester Stour Valley at East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lOO 180 lii 25 Gloster and Dean Forest all at Gt. Easn., Newm.,& , c., 5 p.c lOO . .:• ''' at Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c lOO 6i '671 at Do. do. Woodbrg. Ex., do lOO 63 63 at Gt. West, W. Mid., Herat lOO 95 97 he Hull and Selby all 109 111 at Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 21, 213 at London and Blackwall lOO 92 84 In at DO. 41 per cent lOO ... at London, Chat., &c., 41 pc. 100 ... •" at Do. Com. Fund, 5 do. 100 at London and Greenwich at Do. do. Preference lOO ..„ at London, Tilbury, & South. 100 78 ii at Lowestoft, gua. 4 per cent lOO 78 82 at Do. do. 6 do. 54 Manch., Buxton. & Matlk all i bi at Midland, Bradford, Pref lOO 91 93 . : 93 is Mid-Kent (Cray Line) .. ... ' SO Northern& East., 6 per cent all e 2 48 SO Do. do. 6 do. all .. at N. Eastern—Hartlep00l ... ... at N.West. A perp. prof, Sp. c. 100 107 109 at Do B minimum 11 p.c lOO ... ... at Notting. &Grauth. R.& C lOO 91 93 25 Preston and Wyre. all 44 46 ... Royston, Hitch., and Shop. 100 130 132 st Shrewsbury and Hereford 100 130 132 10 Do do 8 21 gip at S. Yorksh. and River Dun 100 07 39j s t Do 4 per cent gua lO 79 81 at Do 5 do at Viet. Station and Pimlico lOO 173 80 at West Cornwall 20 West London, Class A all 13 14 20 Do do B all ... ... 20 Do do C all 81 7 at Weymouth and Portland lOO ... ... at Wilts and Somerset st East and West India lOO 116:118 st London and St. Katherine 100 55 67 liff 102 Do Deb. stock, 4 per cent all Freehold Land et Dock lOO 37 8) st Southampton lOO 7f 71 711 at Surrey GWALLIorciAI BANKS. - - Closing Business Share. NA3lg. Paid. Price. done ;20.0 Agra Limited, A all 111 12 12 10 Do B lO 11 6 1 6 50 Albion 1)0 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lim all 18 19 204 20 Anglo-Hungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 6 4 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 9 10 20 Do issued at 2 pm....., I 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lira. 25 Bank of South Australia all 30 32 10 Bank of Victoria, Australia 21 37 39 10 Bank of New Zealand all 17 19 10 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, nd China all 19 20 201 1 21 Chartered Mere. of India, London, and China all 28 29 80 291 20 City 100 Colonial 23 17 371 10 Consolidated, lira. DO Delhi and London, lim _ 25 ... ..• 10 East London, lim S 1l 11l 20 English and American, lira 16 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro. lint lO 20 English, - c,,ttisli, and Aus tralian Chartered 281 Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all ... ... 281 Do new 6l VI 1 100 Imperial, lim 9O 1 1 171 20 imperial Ottoman lO 1 1 ..e6 lonian all 46 57 25 Ds) new 6 id 43 20 Lnd Mortgage of India, lim 4 4 31 100 Do .5 p. c. Debs.lB64, 30 all 76 ip S 30 London Bank of North and South America, lim. 90 7 5 100 Loudon and Brazilian bin. 45 30 25 20 Do new 71 6 41 100 London &River Plate, Um. 40 2 4 25 Do new 10 1 I 20 London Chart. of A us t ra li a all 234 241 80 London and County 2O 49 50 20 Do new is sat2o p m,16 pd ll ... ..• 50 London Joint Stock 1 121 331 33 20 London and south African al 12 11 100 London & S.-Western, lim, 20 ... ••• 10 London & Venezuela, Rm l2/ ... ..• 100 London and Westminster 2O 654 664 411 3 100 Do Scrip, ism at 10 pm. 25 32 33p 501 100 Merchant, lint 25 7 6 10 Metropolitan, lira all 6 7 100 Midland, 1ira...... 1 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lim. 15 ... ... 100 National Provinc. of Eng'd 42 ... ... 10 Do t 0 National.. lO 14 13 20 New South Wales all 43 44 20 North-Western 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 44 4 . 6 43 10 Provinc. Bank. Corpo., lira. 10 7 6 100 Provincial of Ireland...—. 25 19 91 10 Do new. all ... ... 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lim 21 13 11 100 Do issued at 6 pm. 10 ... 25 Union of Australia all 47 48 100 Union of Ireland, lim 60 Union of London 21 11 16 17 MISCELLANEOUS, Anglo-American Tel., lim. all Anglo-Mediter. Tel., hat._ 7 Anglo-Mexican Mint all Atlantic Telegraph lO Do. 8 per cent. Australian Agricultural Australian Mort. Land and l'inaacc, lim. Baugarah Tea Estates, lim p Berlin Water Works, lim all Do. New a Bolckow Vaughan, lim. Bombay Gas, lira. Do. New 4 British American Land 44 B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lim lOO British Indian Tea, lira all British Ship Owners 7l Canada Company all Canadian Loan and luYest ment, lira Ceylon Company, lim. Do. A shares City Discount, lim City of London Real Pro perty, lira 8 City of Milan ImproT. lim all City of Moscow Gas, lint— all City Offices, lim 2B Colonial, lint. Do. Commercial Union (Assur) 8 Company of African Mer chants, lira. Continental Union Gas, lint all Copper Mixers of England, pref. 71 per cent. Corporation of London_ Bonds, 1877, 4: per cent. all Do. 1879, 4 per cont. all Do. 1882, 4f per cent. all Credit Fon. of England, lim. all Credit Fon.of Mauritius lim. 10 Crystal Palace lOO Do. Preference l9O Do. 6 p. c Perpetual Deb lO9 Darjeeling, him Eastern Assam, lint Bl East Indian Land Credit and Finance, litre. East India Irriga. & Canal all Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lint. 271 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy. Qua. by Egypt. GOT all Egyptian Com. & Tract. lim 6 Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 Do. New 8 Eng. a, Au a trai. Copper, lint 21 English and Foreign Credit 7i Eng. and Scot. JI arine, lim 8 Fairbairn Engineering Fore-streetWarehouse,litn l2 For. & COI. Got. Trust and 211 211 22 1k Od ip 18 17 81 32 78 83 13 17 pr p 7 bd 14 141 ▪ 81 I by 31 41 1/ Of 13 17 163 163 21 3/ 67 I 2 11 11c1 It 2d 2t lid 41 81 41 81d • 10 24 211 d 4 2 P AP cl 17 } 1 8 a 7 1031 1041 104 105 1031 1041 2f 2/ d 23 25 109 105 108 112 4d 17 18 121 Ind 941 05 941 4,1 d 215 230 O 10p I f • 4l If Ifd Ur 1p foilltScrip,issued at £B5 all 88 84 811 Gellivara, line. General Credit & Die., line. 71 General Steam Navigation 11 27 29 Horns & Col Marine In. line. 5 41 31d Hong Kong and China Gas all ... Hudson's Bay all 15 154 11 1 Imperial Land Co. of Mar seilles, line. Indo-European Tel., lim lO ... Interns,. Financial Soc. line I 11 14 Interns. Land Credit, line 6 C 4,i Italian Laud 5 11 Id Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all 2 21 Do. 6 p. c. Bds., redeem. 1870, issued 20 all 43 51 Land Securities, lint 5 34 24d London African Trading lO 7 5,1 Lon. & Caled. Marine, lint 6 ... — ll London County Land and Building, 1im.... 4 ... ...d Loud. Provincial Tel . line all • 81 31 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent. all 1 fp Loud. Financial Assn., lim. 30 23 22d Lond.Gen.thainibus.Co.lim. all 11 2 2 1-16 Loud, and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, Load. & Provincial Marine 2 Id pr Madras Irriga. &Cant Una. 5p.C. by India GOY'. Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, Mediterra. Exten. Tel., lint all 4 44 Merchant Shipping Rm all 26 41 Millwall Iron Works, line l2l Natal Land and Colonisa tion Co., lim. National Discount Co. line 5 111 12 12 National Prov. Marine,, line 4 4 3d National Steam Ship, line. all 81 91 Nerbudda Coal & Iron, lint. 1 2 2d New Consolidated Dis. lira . 8 11 ld ew Quebrada, line 4.4.0 41 8 4 New Zealand Loa n & Mer • candle Agency,lint New Zealand Trust and Loan, lim. Northern Assam Tea, lim. 5 7 6 Do. B ................... all 1 2 North Brit. Austral., lint_ .. 100 28 42 North Brit. & Mercan. In 6l 161 171 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 6 14 14 Oriental Financial, line Oriental Gas, lim. Do. New Otago and Southland In , vestment, lim Ottoman Gas, line all 14 24 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian It. Mail lim ..all 21 1 Do do. Peel R. Land & Miner!, line 100 82 24 Peuinsu. & Oriental Steam all 51 63 544 Do. New 1867 Reuter's Telegram Rhymney Iron Do. New Rio de Janeiro City Irn.,lira. all 134 19 1 Do. Gas, lint all 23 24 Royal Mail Steam Scottish Aust. Invest., lim lOO 111 116 Do. 6p. c. Guar. Pref. 100 ••• Societe Fin. d'Egypte, li ne. 10 7 6 d Societe Gen.de l'Empire Ot. 8 8 4p S. African Mort. & Inv., lira. 6... South Australian Land all 85 66 Submarine Telegraph Do. Scrip all 1 1 Telegraph Con. & Main.,lim all 152 161 Thames and Mer sey Marine (Insurance), su r npeeet)r, leuline 1 im.,,,, ,.., .., 081 Trinidad• Trust & Agency of Aus.,lim. 1 1p Do do. do. all ••• Trust & Loan Co., U. Canada I id p 14 Union Marine L'pool, lira. 1 4 41p a s ll 22 14 2 0 4 id Union United 3 D t e i s a c m o u S n h t Corp., m . , .. U. Kingdom Tel. Co., line all 44 51 Do. 10 per cent. Pref. a ll 3 11) . Universal Marinea l n.), 5 1 11p Upper Assam Tea, int all i 4 Van Dieman's Land Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. (Mortgage) 140 a- 74 741 71j Warrant Finance, lint. l2 12 10d West India and Pacific Steam, lim. West London Wharves an 10 Warehouses ZITGLAND AXD Ig tnv.rnD sTATTE: A totiteinporaty states that the convention betvieen England and the United States for the settlement of the out-standing claims was signed on Tuesday. Article Of the treaty runs thus The Commissionefs shall have power to adjudicate Upon the clam of claims ieferred to hi' the official correspondence between the two Governments as the Alabama claims, but before any of such claims are talreyl into consideration by them, the two high contracting parties shall fix upon some sovereign or head of a friendly State AS an arbitrator in respect of such Claims, to whom such class of claims shall be referred, in case the Commissioners shall be unable to come to an unani mous decision upon the same. LORD GROSVENOR AT CHESTER. In the course of a speech at Chester, Lord Grosvenor said he might mention that several friends of his who bad acted with him had been offered high office when Lord Derby's Government came in, and every one of those gentlemen refused to take office under Lord Derby. He might also mention that just about that time, before Mr. Hodgkinson's amendment was brought forward, Lord Derby honoured him (Earl Grosvenor) with an invitation to accept the vacant Chancellorship of the Duchy of Lancaster. His reasons for refusing it were, first, that he did not wish to leave the party with whom he had always previously acted; and, secondly, that he thought the Conservative Reform Bill was so objec tionable that it was impossible for him to take office under Lord Derby. He gave the Conservatives every possible credit, and he thought they were entitled to it, for having passed a Reform Bill ; but he could not understand how they could have the face to come before the country and claim credit for having passed the provisions of that bill. Everyone of those provisions was pressed upon them by the Liberal party, the only rag left of their Reform Bill being the ratepaying clause, which was perhaps the only portion of the bill that required amendment or repeal. He heard it said the other day, and it might be very charitable to suppose, that the Conservatives who put forward those claims had been so often turned round that they had become dizzy. He denounced the injustice of the Irish Church Establishment. Upon the game laws he said he did not know why a landlord should not be allowed to have pheasants and partridges and hares if he pleased, as well as chickens and turkeys in a farmyard. The law might provide that compensation should be given to tenants where there was a large amount of game. He believed if game were to be abolished it would be a peat loss, not only to the owners of property, but to the public generally, who liked to have their hares and pheasants at Christmas. In conclusion the noble earl expressed himself opposed to the ballot, and an advocate for courts of conciliation between workmen and their employers, and for greater facilities being given for the acquiring of land in this country. MR. BAILLIE COCHRANE. Mr. Baillie Cochrane, who is contesting the Isle of Wight against Sir John Simeon, spoke to the electors a day or two back. He said : Mr. Gladstone proposed to cut down and overthrow the Irish Church, and that was striking a blow at the Protestant institu tions of the country, and that was the reason why he had the honour of appearing there and asking them to assist in reversing the decision arrived at by the House of Commons in the last session. He believed that the destruction of the Irish Church would be a step towards the destruction of their Protestant institutions ; and that was, strange to say, the opinion of Mr. Gladstone informer years, and. Lord Russell only two years ago. But there had been a change. In the excitement of party strife, and from, he might say, a hankering for office, Mr. Gladstone had suddenly, when there was no need for the agitation on the Irish Church question at all—for there had been no thought of it during the Government of Lord Palmerston, when the Irish Church was in its pre sent state—introduced the question in a Parliament that was not called to consider it, but the question of Reform. If 'it had not been for the illness of Lord Derby, which brought Mr. Disraeli into power, they would have heard nothing of the Irish Church. With reference to their rela tions with foreign Powers, it was admitted, he believed, by every one, even by the opponents of the present Govern ment, that Lord Stanley had conducted their foreign affairs well. There was a great difference between the quiet they now enjoyed and the constant trouble they experienced under Lord Russell, who interfered with and muddled everything. As to Reform, he did not think they had any fault to find with the present Government on that question. They had gone far enough, he imagined. lie did not think there «as much need for Reform ; he was of the same opinion as Lord Palmerston on that point. Public opinion was a manufactured article, and when they once got up the steam the engines went. That being the case, Reform became a necessity. He had always advocated the rights of the working classes and the interests of the working men and of the country at large. His views had changtni in nothing. Many years ago, when he in company with others first entered Parliament as a young man fresh from college, he and ethers founded a party known as the " Young England party," a party of whose programme was justice to the working man. Of those who were associated with him, only two—Mr. Disraeli and Lord John Manners—now remained ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. WARwicx.—A third Liberal• candidate, in the person of Mr. Robert Crawford, Parliamentary solicitor, a member of the Reform Club, made his appearance yesterday and issued his address. FROME.—Sergeant Sleigh has come forward as a Conser vative in opposition to Mr. T. Hughes. The learned ser geant states that if elected he " should enter Parliament ea a free man—neither the tool of any party nor the slave of any faction. MID-RENT.—The Liberals have chosen Lord John Her vey and Mr. Francis Head to fight the battle against Lord Holmesdale and Mr. Hart Dyke. The contest promises to be one of unpo.ialleled severity. _ _ . 13nutunimm.—The nomination will tako place in the open air on Monday next. The Mayor will open the pro ceedings; the writ will then be read, and there will be five movers, five seconders, and five candidates to speak, and Ye shows of hands to be taken. The polling is ap pointed for the following day. Dn. HUMPHREY SANDWITH AND THE PERMISSIVE BLLL.— Dr. Humphrey Sandwith, one of the Liberal candidates for Marylebone, has addressed the following letter to Mr. Ed munds, who is an elector of the borough:—" Our long con versation on the principle of giving a popular veto on the public sale of drink in particular localities has had a great effect on my mind and Las cleared away considerable doubts. The result of it is that I agree to the principle of a popular veto as applied in this instance, but I should prefer to keep myself unfettered and ready to hear unpledged a thorough discussion of the matter in the House of Commons; there fore, although you are at libnrty to show this letter to any cne you choose, I do not intend it to be a means of catching votes. I have, however, and always have had, a warm sympathy with those who are labouring in the cause of temperance.—Believo me, yours very truly, 11. SANDWITH. PLYMOUTIL—The Liberal candidates addressed a crowded assembly on Monday evening, Mr. H. Brown in the chair. Sir Robert Collier said that Mr. Disraeli was the master of Parliamentary manwuvre—as well as an adroit shuffler of the political cards, playing for the sake of office, apparently without the power to conceal that no object higher than office could be presented to his imagination. The Tories did not know what to say, because what they said now they might have to unsay next month. They were waiting for the word of command, and they did not know whether it would be "forward," or "right about face," or whether there was to be a strategic movement on the flank. Sir Robert contrasted with this the policy of the Liberals, and resumed his seat amid cheers. A vote of confidence in the Liberal candidates was unanimously carried. The Coroner's inquiry into the death of the man Gallagher, who died from the effects of injuries he received during the riots at Blackburn on Mon day week, was brought to a close on Tuesday. The deceased, it would seem, was taking an active part in the disturbances when ho was struck on the head by a policeman. Whether this was the fatal blow could not be determined, and the jury apparently considered that it was, and returned a verdict of justifiable homicide. A HARD WINTER.--The winter seems to have come on very suddenly in the Nortb. In Westmoreland, during Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, the atmosphere was exceedingly clear and cold—quite unpre cedentedly so. On the latter day the canal was covered in places by a thin coating of ice, and the surface of the water in the higher and more shallow parts of Lake Windermere was frozen, of course but slightly. On Sunday night there wer3 eleven degrees of frost. The nights are very clear, the sky presenting all the phenomena of northern lights and lunar rainbows. TIIE EXCITEMENT AT BLACKBURN.—The follow ing is a copy of a threatening letter which was lately received by a leading Conservative at Blackburn, on account of the death of Gallagher, who was one of the staffmen employed by the Liberal party, and who died from injuries received during the rioting : " Blood Blood ! ! Blood !! !" (Death's head.) "Gallagher." (Cross bones ; a coffin, with a cross and bible on either side.) The following inscription was written on the coffin "Died, Nov. 16, 1868. A nation's wrongs, a widow's wail, and children's tears, rest ever on his scald Dcs4l Death ! heath ! We have VIVOIXIP., lit RD 11,1DITiON. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. NOTICE. The Third Edition of " The Sun " of last Evening, con taining the Shrewsbury Races, &c., was published in time for delivery in town at 7.15 p.m. SPORTING INTEL LIGENCE—This Day. SHREWSBURY RACES—TiIIs DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) FORESTER PLATE. The Forester Plate of 50 sovs (Handicap), for two year olds and upwards; winners aftAr the de, , laration of the weights 71b extra; about one mile. Vespasian President Lincoln John Leech.. S Eleven ran. LONGLEATE HANDICAP. The Longleate Handle:Tot 5 sovs each, foe all ages; win ners after the declaration of the weights 71b extra. A bout ti reo turlong , ;, straight. Sphynx..... Spitfire Mathilde 3 -- - Ten ran. SELLING NURSERY. A Selling Nursery Plate of 100 sovs (Handicap), for two year olds; winners after Nov. 5 (at tan a.m.) 51b, twice or 100 sovs 101 b extra; the winner to ha sold for 200 sovs ; half a mile, straight. Litisidora 1 Imperatrice colt 2 Pompeii 3 Five ran. GOLD CUP. The Newport Gold Cup, value 200 sovs, by subscription of 10 sovs each, with 50 added ; two year olds 6st 11b, three Bst 41b, four 9st 31b, five, six, and aged 9st 51b ; once round, about ono mile one furlong. Mercury Knight of the Garter Cocoa Nut Eight ran. CALDECOTT NURSERY. The Caldecott Nursery Handicap of 10 sous each, 3 ft with 100 added; winners after Nov. 5 (at ten a.m.) 51b extra s twice or of 100 aovs 101 b extra; about half a mile straight. Onyx Scout Glen Rosa 3 Nine ran. WREKIN HANDICAP. The Wrokin Handicap of 10 sous each, h ft, with 50 added, for all ages; winners after the declaration of the weights 71b extra ; the winner to be sold for 50 sous ; about half a mile, straight. Summerside colt Sir Oliver Cheddington Six ran. SALOPIAN HURDLE. The Salopian Hurdle Race (Handicap) of 5 soya each, 2 ft, with 50 added; winners of a hurdle race after Nov. 5 (at ton a.m.) 101 b, or a second 51b extra; about two miles and a quarter, over eight hurdles. Skirmish Stanton T avistock .. 3 Six ran. GROB Y STAKES. The Groby Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 40 added, for all ages ; two year olds 7st 61b, three Bst 111 b, four and up wards 9st 21b ; mares and geldings allowed 81b; the winner to be sold for 50 sovs; about half a mile, straight. Raund; 1 Herennianus • . Di Vernon 8 Nine ran. QUEEN'S PLATE. The Queen's Plate of 100 Guineas; three year olds Bst 61h, four 9st 71b, five, six, and aged 9st 13lb. Three miles. Romping Girl 1 Miss Whip filly, _ 2 Three ran. RACING FIXTURES FOR 1869. FEBRUARY. Nottingham Spring 23 1 Derby Spring MARCH. Liverpool Spring ' 2 Northampton Shrewsbury Spring APRIL. Newmarket Craven l2 I Newmarket First Spring 25 31 AY. Choster Bath Jar Ascot Liverpool Summer Wiudbor rNE. IHampton Bibury Club Scocktuidgo LY. ISouthampton 22 Goodwood 27 J 1i Newmarket July ...... 6 Nottingham Huntingdon AUG Brighton Brighton Club Eguam UST. IWindsor August _Derby Sumcuer.,.•,.., 3l. SEPTEUBER. Doncaster OCTOBER. Bedford I Leicester HUNGARY, (BY REUTERS TELEGRAMS.) PESTI', Nov. 12. In to-day's sitting of the Lower House of the Hungarian Diet, the Government proposals re specting the future relations of the district of Fiume to Hungary and Croatia were adopted. The com mittee for the examination of the scheme is to con sist of four Hungarians, four Croatians, and four inhabitants of Fiume. The discussion on the budget takes place to-morrow. BOMBAY (HEAVY) MAIL. GIBRALTAR, Nov. 10. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's_ steamer Massilia, left at 10 a.m. to-day for Southampton, where she may be looked for about the evening of the 14th instant. All well. THE CUBAN INSURRECTION. NEW YORK, Nov. 12. The Cuban insurgents have offered to submit to the authorities if pardoned. Gen. Sersundi, how ever, refuses pardon to the leaders. It is rumoured that the insurgents have been reinforced from New Orleans, where a filibustering expedition is being organised. WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAILS. PLYMOUTII, NOV. 12. The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company's steam ship Atrato, with the above mails, arrived here this afternoon with 45 passengers, 39 sacks of mails, treasure value $533,979 in specie, and 1,324 pkgs. cargo. The mails were forwarded by the 3.5 ex press train. Bank of England Returns. An Account, pursuant to tl cap. 32, for the week ending ISSUB DET he Act 7th and Bth Victoria Wednesday, Nov. 11, 1868. P UtTILENT. Notes issued .....C33,230,155 Govornmt. Debt.Xll,ols,lol Other Securities 8,984,900 Gold Coin and Bullion Silver Bullion £33,230,155 133,230,155 JINXING D . Proprietors' Capi tal £14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (including Ex chequer, SaT ings' Banks, Commissioners of National &PARTMENT. Cloven:mt. Secu rities(including Dead Weight Annuity) .... £15,485,874 Other Securities 16,317,165 Notes 9,294,040 Gold and Silver Coin ..., 1,128,695 Debt, and Div. Accounts ..... 4,744.758 Other Deposits.. 19,248,711 Seven Days and other 8i115.,... 695,022 "' £42,225,474 Gal 1 £43,225,471 :0. FORBES, Chief Caehier. On board the Royal Adelaide, in Hamoaze, on. Tuesday, Charles Bradbury and James Oxley, privates in the Royal Morines, were sentenced each lo 18 months' imprisonment for drunkenness and insubordination. At the same time one of the wit nesses, Samuel Ambrose, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment for prevarication. The Court was presided over by Captain Foley, of the Cam bridge, and Mr. William Eastlake officiated as deputy judge advocate. l 28.6 d, 10a 1.0.6.