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

..p.f ............- ittig .Itottei 16; Lours. Tbf nd is likely freedom of ;nt aver that two to the Port d oes not ;ed by the bordination these local nds hira Se4 sent lus State, but had found eaddressed rointionarY :d himself* not AO ;sary to hi s assador nor inted, but Embassy nt reports, ie Govern' end to the that never inctly the , re Europ e ' pacific in ience from dust riouslY ,tile party? rtain gus t ' st prevails that the oo much to Emperor's i n g letter to an old was in dis• . _ ait on the 1867, bu t at Pesth, Sept. 10. ,ur Painfulit , re quest' ity, and . 1 id fouxid tiers painf ul Low foreig.o good rins ly 1, the na ta l reserved c 4 hae be en et n rmly, ter aff° llP tentiraentSf close syr' health will t. Baro n entioned cassier, tile A Ma ll rossed the pproaclun tnd nearly s if nothing sere unable r,overnole nt the foreig n m by those I with eac h to Gover n ' side in the press their M. Em ile lic as th e least like l y a article of r, M. Joh the iram e ' The delay )preheusi °ll lable. 51e Id this OP [t left not itions ha y° of SP° wa s net t was ill Lry , f The ellouncils. itc'e Th e ments. 1 laws The arty. T" !ss amongs t ached ern e Led upon. y are Ye t °' One corl!' says i t 1 ! ill g ive 111 : adds O f ming iloo onsentea it going t ° ate at A r l e° : . , erefore dv to the balall.ic° hat Gelle r ' nt. .u. cal ai t s, So to Rico AO the entire Primre Vin. carrYillegd hly han d/ oe fining these is t 9. ed the rev.° d i rg, hus" s " ri the preSe O , Dm gaol st , but of b ol o Le story of resou re s it is tb° ce ll s to Sc tnd sterP e e the cell' li d locked tb : the loclt e front & 19r ; ; way bY tb t of his ce ll adder vil 3lc to LttemP ted o shat he tefore be 1 Reid,' P glass 6* 1 get On high, 11"6, riven r earching tg ie any cl ue - the 0011 lself an ol Eton lAte ls l lows fool° EtAELT. a. orl the „f , onel9 hesitating Int I av a prinoiPl e , (cheer s ' e ,ions o f ot , ked 13° „ ( 1 ;(3 to trY °.- o f 7 angelo /3 MS a d'is st. , ig like %if 111111 f or o :4 PrOr' -- . apt Id '.3;r ONy~A. AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGAN OA, CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The attendance on 'Change to-day was rather l ess than usual, and as a consequence business was no t by w il any means brisk, but prices were generally e- - supported, Consols, however, being just a Made lower than yesterday. There was a trifling rise in the foreign market, and excepting a slight decline in Brighton shares the railway market re- Inains unaltered. The price charged for discounting choice bills is 11 to 4 per cent. ; the charge for loans remaining as Yesterday. for Reduced, t h e 9 Consols are at 944 to for money, and 941 cco 3 u i nt (Nov. 5) ; the Three per Cents. to 1 ; and New Three per Cents., 93 1 toy, la the Foreign Market the quetations were as follow : - --Brazilian o f 1865, 771 to 781 ; Chi lian of 1 867, 94 to 1 ; Egyptian of 1861, 82 t° 11 ex div. ; Italian of 1861, 52 to 1 ; Mexi can, 161 t o 1 ; Peruvian of 1865, 791 to ; Russian of 1866, 90/ to 1 ; Nicolai Railway Loan, 68 to I; ditto O re l, 85/ t o ; ditt o Moscow Ito Moscow 83 to 1; Spanish of 1867, 33i to 1; Turkish of 1858, 671 to 1 ; ditto of 1862, 691 to ; and ditto of 1865, 41 to 1. Indian Ten and a Il alf per Cents• are at 214 to 217 ; the Five, 1141 te 2 115 ; the F our, 103 1 . to 104 ; t h e B on d s, 20 s. to Prem., the Debentures, 1051 to 106 ; and the -r,xchequer Bills, 16s. to 20s. prem. Bank Stock, 242 to 244, A Ir aPerial Ott oman are fi rm, at 1 1 to 1 1 prem. ; Viggo-Austrian, 6 to prem ; Consolidated, Ito ; London and Westminster, 651 to 1 ; L ondon, and C ounty, 48 1 to 49} ; an d U n i on of 331 to 341. a In the ra il way share market we have to quote reduction of 1 per cent. in Brighton, the price being now 521 to 4 ; Caledonian, 711 to 1 ; London and North-Western, 1121 to ; Great I West ern, 4 81 to 49 ; Midland, 1121 to 1 ; I.,:oudon and South Western, 87/ to 88/ ; Great I , ast ern, 401 to 40f ; So u th E as t ern , 77i to 1 ; 7e6tirotpoollitz: 1061 to 107 ; Great Northern A, Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1281 to London, Chatham, and Dover, 17} to 1 ; and Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 471 to 48. In Miscellaneous Shares prices are almost station ary, Gen. Credit, 2 5-16 to 3-16 dis. ; International 11 to 11 dis. ; Hudson's Bay, 15/ to 4 ; —.Telegraph Constr uc ti on , 15/ to 161; Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Preference, 31 to 4 ; 411c1 A nglo-American, 21 to 1. United States 5-20 Bonds are 1 per cent. higher. The sum of £21,000 in gold was taken to the Ba nk yesterday. The Anglesey has arrived from Melbourne with gold to the amount of £114,000. The ship Wimmera is announced from Port f i ldliP with 66,742 ounces of gold, value in ster ling £266,968. The liquidators of the London and Mediterranean Bank have notified the payment of the first divi dend at the rate of Is. 6d. in the pound. The committee of the Stack Exchange have ap pointed Monday, the 19th inst. a special settling day in the new Five per Cent. Preference Shares of the Midland Railway Company, which are to be Marked. In a paragraph yesterday in reference to th e a f ttacks on Sir e E. memberve Watkin of the,l‘lr. H eselspoken of was shareholders'eom raittee." 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 anY attack, either justifiable or unjustifiable, on Sir Edward. Of the new Turkish Loan of £5,000,000, con tracted at Paris with the Societe Generale, £3,200,000 i s required for the extinction of por tions of the public debt becoming due. The amount, 't 18 said, is to be remitted in six months' bills on the Ottoma n Bank. S p e aking of the p ro p ose d i ssue o f £560 , 000 8 per ce nt. Bonds at 85 by the Mexican Railway Com- P a rtY, it is stated that according to estimate the of net reve l:kw , the upper section of the line from Mexico P ix aco, which now exceeds £45,000 ve l ffecit, on per annum, its extension to Puebla, which may b.., ted in eight mo n ths f rom this date, amount to X 140, 000. The debenture holders of the Panama, New Z ea ti:B e 14, an d Australia n R oya l M a il C om p an y met at passed res °ll:l PnY's offices yesterday, and unanimously by to the same eff e ct as those passed ri ?' the g en eral creditors at their meeting a few days th e strong feeling was man if es t e d to support cernMittee in their efforts to continue the ser vice an d keep the c oncern out o f li qu id at i on. L. The l atest items of i n t e lli gence f rom Brazil, via r , lBl3 °e) are again favourable, and indicate a further j t e°ver Y of financial confidence, the rate of ex toange having advanced to 19d. 191 d. Accordicg alli Oa s despatch, Tebicuary had been taken by the A t e ) : and Lopez was flying towards Villa Rica. h ac i, ae nos Ayres reports were current that Lopez War anandoned the country and that the Paraguayan repwas thus entirely terminated. dvic from Caracas by the West India Mail t'c'ist he adhesion of the important State of o f to the n ew G overnment, w hi c h cont i nue d of en lnY the c on fi dence of the people. A number ellernes had been projected in relation to the a:!..:4llgeraent of the public debts, but it was under erod. that nothing would be done until after the k e e : t1°118 1 to be held during the present month. s ee — m ilw hile, it was alleged that the Gavernment v e -45:1 disposed to devote 30 per cent. of the re- I n , tle to that purpose. ta he Creditors' Committee of the Commercial 4 8 11 k Corporation of India and the East have tortled t heir rep or t , an d request a meet i ng of credi fo r 8 ?a Tuesd ay next. The present debts ranking drvidend are about £2,538,000, and the balance tot al due t hereon is about £1,213,000, while the We l a ,i, ass ets available for immediate division th e be be £ 7 10,000, which would pay the 10s. in y et p o und to those creditors who have not the rece ived the first di v id en d, an d a fur all t d ividend of about ss. 9d. in the pound to aht n er , ecli tors, 4s. of which could be distributed f or -Fi‘ i mmediately, and the balance, allowing time eollecting and completing arrangements in about re m - la)at ile• After paying the ss. 9J. there would ren , --4 . 41 a balance of debt of about 1515,000. The b a i l anai ng assets, carefully managed, would pro -e Y i eld further di v id en d s o f a b ou t 2s. to 2s. 3d. re, i P o und, on the original debts, but this latter ult w o u ld necessarily occupy time. RRITISII FUNDS—CLOSING ,zttNIMENT FUNDS. NI 1 i 3 Ditto for Account, B : CLOSING PRICES. Pe! Cent. Consols 931 i uPer Cent. Reduced 93f ;4 °17 3 per Cent 1 ; 41? 2i Per Cent. Jan. 1894 A' l °- 5 per C ent.. , an. 1873 . t Oities, 80 y rs, expire sth Jan, 1880. to ° for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — t,r ( Red Sea Televaph), Aug., 1908 D e e ttoque r Bills, £l,OOO, 2 pe r Ct 16 20 pm 16 20 If Do. £5OO 16 20 11 4 L. 4100 & £2OO 244 ~0 of England Stock, 4 per Cent ea ;u 4 • account .. ... 7/ I "a 4 Per Cent. Bonds °ter-Colonial Uranium India GOVERNMENT SECURITIES .i.s'ia. tock, 14 per Cent., AprillB74 ... D ° _ 'Jo. Opening, for Account 115 14 D . 5 Per Oent..fuly, 1880 103-1 i r, ° ' I Per Cent., Oct. 1888 -0. Certificates ..... 13r,0. Enfaced Pape. 4 per Cent ...... D °• 5 0 ) er Cent., Jan. 1872 _ - n per Cent. Mn y 1879 D _ ° ~ per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 Do. do. 1e77 _ Do. tinder P uo.l3ond s ,ooo _ pin Cl. Ar r_OREIGN P I 7 NDS—CLOSING PRICES. 741 pm A gentine Republic, 6p/r. Cent r,4llltrian Bonds 5 per Cent. 1859 lara.r.ilian 5 per Cent _ P.,° li per Cent., 1852 — '',.°. do. 1858.... ............ Do,;'. do , 1860 . - , ...... _, do . .u o 5 ', 186.1 Lo • per Cent., 1865 • .................... . —, 0 , )% •-'0 Account ........ ..-., -'aenos Ayres 6 per Cent. per ........ 1)0 2 Pet Cleat. (Deferred 8 . Cent ) 7: Guatemala 5 per Cent . liondurasGov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., all pd 90f Italian 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do. Account ~ — Do Maremmana Railway s4} Mexican 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account _ - _ Do. 1864 Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French — alontevideau 6 per Cent. .. — M oorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada Do 3 per Cen.. — Do. Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account Do 4} per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 4} per Cent., 1862 - Do Account Portuguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7, '9,'60,'2,'3 374 Do. do. 1867 Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid — Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St Do 4} per Cent. 1850 Do 1} per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 ... 88: 9 81 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO BondE., 904 Do. du. £Bl 15s. d 0.. .; Do., D 1866 , £lOO Bonds ..._ 7 1 9l Do. do £B4 los. do B3 Do Nicolas Railway 6 Sar iiniau a per Cent Spanish 3 por Con . Do. Account Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Dcferrea ... Do. Account Do. Passive Do. Acc• out Do. Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan Do Government, 1864 Do do, 1863 Do do, Scrip — Turkish 6 per Cent. Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 7l Do. 1863 631 Do 5 per Cent., 1865 — DJ Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 . G6 54 61 Do 4 per Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cent. — Po 6 per Cont., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... — Divideuds on the above payable is London. Austrisn o par Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 21 per Cent. Ex. 12 Gail 56 Do Account BBl French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. — Itfiliau 5 per Cent. 1861, Ex. 251 Do. Account 521 1 CLOSING PRICES. Consuls, Money 941 1 i Do. Account, Nov. 5 DP. BRADY AND LORD ORANMORE. "A smart correspondence has passed between Lir. Maziere Brady and Lord Oranmore. The latter gentle man asserted at the recent Dublin Church Conference, as an " 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 Review 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, carat. ,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 personalahuse 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 held his first meeting. MARYLEBONE.-Mr. John Frederick Stanhope, ex-m.r. 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 ensuro the return of the Right Hon. Gathorne Hardy and the Right Hon. John R. Mowbray for the University Chairman, the Venerable Archdeacon Clarke, D.D., Ch. Ch. ; Vice-Chairman, Rev. Dr Manse', Ch. Ch. ; Rev. Dr. Michel, Principal, Magd. Hall ; Rev. H. Wall, M.A., Balliol ; Rev. E. T. Turner, M.A., Brasenose ; Rev. 13. Faussett, M.A., Ch. Ch.; Rev. G. retch, M.A., Trinity; Thomas F. Dallin, M.A. : Queen's ; and Rev. T. H. Shep pard, 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." NORTHAMPTON.—There has been a stormy meeting at this place, at wLich the two present members, Mr. Charles Gilpin and Lord Henley, addressed the electors. Tho other two Radical candidates, Mr. Charles Bradlaugh and Dr. F. R. Lees, were present, although the meeting was 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 NORFOLK.—The Liberals intend to appeal to the Court of Common Pleas to reverse the decision which placed 500 Great Yarmouth Conservatives on the list of voters for North Norfolk. NORTH SHROPRHIRE.—Mr. Brown, of Liverpool, has de tormined 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 House of Commons, has retired fro n the contest. The 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 shall be a Liberal, and this id said to be the cause of the colonel's retirement. Mr. Thos. Wetherhead, a brewer, has, however, come forward in the Conservative interest. LEouricsrErt.—Mr. Richard Arkwright, the present Con servative member, has issued his address, seeking re-elec tion. MID-SOMERSET.—The Star regrets to announce that Mr. Walter Bagehot has been compelled, by ill-health, to givo 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. Hankoy thero are five candidates in the field, and the issue of the struggle is said to be ex tremely doubtful. PAlsLET.—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 borough. Mr. Stevenson is opposed by Mr. C. M. Palmer, who is also a Liberal. WEST WORCESTERSHIRE.—The statement that Sir ionn Sobright 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." WARWICK.— Mr. Mason Jones will probably stand, in conjunction with Mr. A. W. Peel, in the Liberal interest. Mr. Repton, the Conservative member, has retired. CASHEL.—Mr. Vincent Scully, ex-M.P. for the county of Cork, has issued an address to the electors of this borough. blEuTnvu TYIDTIL.— 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. per 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 10-K4FISS - , _ RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. 85 87 THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 17, 1868. SHARE LIST. 'TOPICS OF THE BAY. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Paid. Closing Businese ihar6 Railways. Price. dens. at Bristol and Exeter ...... 100 76 78 at Caledonian lOO 711 72 711 701 ▪ Cambrian 20 Cornwall all 31 31 at Dublin St Belfast June lOO 76 78 at Dun„Perth. do Ab.Junc.; lOO 70 72 2 East London. all 7 9 20 iio 15 - Do 10 - - at Glasgow S. Western lOO 94 05 et Great Eastern .. .00 401 401 401. at Do. E. Angl. No. 2 lOO 71 84 at (ircatNorthul Scotland lOO 15 8 st Great Northern lOO 107 10$ st Do. A stock lOO 1051 1(61 st Do. 13 stuck— . lOO - st GtS, and W. 01 Ireland lOO 013 07 s: (it. Western -Original lOO 431 491 rt Do. South Wales lOO 46 68 56 e . Do. IV. Mid.-Oxiort lOO 05 28 $ Do. Newport et Lanoashire& Vol katlire lOO 1281 12$j st Lon., Briirti., :.Coast lOO 521 621 521 10) Do Scrip .• .. - - at I•on., Chet., an 1 Day lOO 171 14 171 at Do. Metrop. Ex. A lOO - et Lon. & North Westert 100 li / 12/ 1121 1 et Lon. 4 South Western lOO 87 59 st - Man., She)., Lincoln lOO 471 481 at Metropolitan..... l t ,o 106/ 1071 1061 1 at Do. Extension.. 1) Do. New rd 10 pr 1p Metropolitan District-. all 71 73 11 Do. and :it. John's W 'O.. 6 - - at Midland at Do, ilirmin.. Derb: lOO 80 82 st North British 8. Do. Ed., I'th., & 109 - - t Pith. klas tern - Ber who .. 100 112 110 981 25 Do. G-.N•E purohas• ;6.13.4 - - st Do. Leeds ..... ....... 100 55 I G at Do. York . 100 /8 1 S 1 st Do. Carlisle st Do. Stouk.di Darling l.O 127 12) st North London .. lO9 120 i 22 St Do. do. 1866 . lO 1 lt st liorth Staffordshire 100 57 19 at N. 4S. W. Junction 100 102 104 10 Do new 10 shares 6 - • at Shropanire Union st South Devon lOO 44 (6 at South Eastern 20 Staines, Wok., Wok st Taff Vale lOO 145 150 10 Do. C at Waterford & Kilkenny lOO - - 10 Waterloo & Whitehad 6 - - st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 st Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO st Do. Scot. N.E., 4; per cent lOO st Do. Aberdeen, gua. 6 p.c lOO st Do. do. 7 per cent lOO st Do. do. Ordinary lOO st Do. Midland at Do. Dundee and Arbroath lOO 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent. gua all at Dundee, Perth, and Aber- deep junction lOO st Do. Ist Class preference lOO st Glas. & S.W. gua. 5 per ct lOO st Gt. Eastern, E.O Ex. No. 1 100 st Do do No. 2 100 st Do do 6 per cent 100 st Do East Anglian A 5 p. c. 100 st Do do B 6 do. 100 st Do do 0 7 do. 100 st Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 st Do E. Union 4 p. c. gua. 100 st Do Norfolk 5 p.c. Ex. 1846 100 st Do do 5 p.c.Way.Val. 1847 100 st Great Northern, 5 per cent 10 st Do 5 p.c., rd. at 10 p. c. pin. 100 st Do 41 do do do 100 st Do 5 do at sp.c. pm lOO st Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO st Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf 100 at Great South. and Western - . (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO st G t.West.—Origh Jnt.-Rent chg., per gua.s p.c lOO st Do. Orig. (B.& H. Ex). 5 p.c lOO st Do do 4, per cont. 1850 lOO st Do do 4 do do st . Do do 5 per cent. redem lOO st Do do Birmingham gua lOO st Do do do pref lOO st Do do Chester gua lOO st Do do do 8 per cent lOO at Do do do 5 do 100 st Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 at Do do 4¢ p.c lOO at Do do 41 1859 lOO st Do do 6 lO _ _ _ st Do West Mid.-Oxford Ist g. 10) st Do do 2d gut'. 100 st Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c. 100 st Do do 2il do 100 st Do gua. 54 per cent. 1863 100 100 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. all st Lancash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 st Do Barnsley, £5 3510 d p.c. 100 st Do G p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 at Do 41 (Blackburn purch). 100 at London & Brighton, sp. c. guaranteed, No. 1 lOO st Do . 5 per cent. gua. No. 2 lOO st Do 6 do do lOO st Do 5 do No. 4 lOO st Do 7 per cent 1 0 st Do 6 do (W.E. & C.P.) st Do 4 do 1859 lOO st London, Chatham, & Dover 100 5 per cent.... st London and N.W., C. and s at D t D oo N Bs u h n e fr e e a ow t o r sa n b ay s st: Cambridge v c be e ri n ci dht p'l lOOOO st London and W. 7 1 3 ,c, late 3d shares, lOO 25.6 d. Do (Portsm. perp ans. 2s6d) all at Man Shef., & Lincln. 6 p.c lOO 6 Do £6 all st Do 31 per cent lOO 10 Do redeem. 6 percent 5 st Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO at Do Bristol & Birm., 6p. c lOO st Do 41 per cent. redeem lOO st Do 41 per cent. irredeem lOO at Do Leicester & H'chn, 4 p.c lOO st North British, 5 p.c. No.l lOO st Do E. &G.4p.e. S. & D lOO st Do N. 8., No. '2, 5 per cen.t lOO at Do Border Union, 51 p.c lOO st N.-Eastern—Cons. 4p c lOO at Do 41 per cent. redeem lOO at Do G.N.E. 4 per cent., lOO 17 Do Berwick capital 8 13.4 25 Do York, IL& S. purchase lO st Do Stcktn & Drling. A 5 p.c lOO st Do W, Hartlepool IL and It lOO 20 North Staffordshire lOs S. Devon Annuities, 1 a all lOs Do Tavistock Anns., 10s all 10s Do Fixed 41 per cent all 1.0.6. S. East. (Read. Anns., 1.0.6) all st Do 41 per cent lOO st Do Fixed 41 per cent lOO at Taff Vale No. 1 lOO 105 107 9t 118. 92 97 103 107 97 101 105 110 115 120 96 101 66 69 96 97 100 101 101 95 10;) 83 S 72 74 92 94 65 67 110 115 71 80 150 160 95 100 11: 114 111 113 88 92 1 0 135 130 135 97 100 88 90 88 90 140 145 par pm 60 65 130 135 lio 132 93 y 5 93 5 88 90 85 87 93 95 80 82 10 101 105 107 86 88 20 21 9i 101 9 10 8 9 22 23 74 78 85 88 84 86 86 90 83 87 100 102 191 201 -.-. i 11 107 164 90 98 103 105 103 106 lfp 3P 1-1 41 t 6 107 108 145 150 42 45 et Waterford & Kilkenny, 6pc 100 RAILWAYS.—PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. Caledonian 41 p c gua. Do Scot. Cen., min. 7 p c lOO Do 41 p c irredeeni all Do 4 c con., issued at 80 65 Great Eastern, 41 per cent. 100 Do 5 do, 1862 lOO Do New 5 do, 1863 lOO Do do 5 do, 1864 lOO Great Northern, 5 p c irred lOO Do Permanent 5 per cent lOO Do Boston & Sleafd, 41 pc 100 Great West., W. Midi., 5 p c 100 Do Joint perpe. 5 pc, 1865 100 Do do 6 p c irred., 1866 100 Do Vale Neath perp. 5p c all Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B lOO Lane. and York. New 41 per cent till July, 1871 2 Loud., Brig., &c., 41 pc, 1858 100 Do do 4 do, 1860 100 Do do 41 do, 1861 100 Do do 44 do, 1863 100 Da do S do, 1865 100 Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 Do No. 7 sdo Loud., Chat., &e., 2d, 6 p.c Do Metrop. Ex., B 6 p.c Do do C 6 p.c London & N. Western, 5 p c 100 London & S. Western, 44 p c 100 Man. ,hef. & Lin., 5 pc, 1865 all Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO Midland, A 5 per cent pref lOO Do B 5 do 100 Do 5 p c opt. to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1869 all Do Inconv. New shares 16 Do 5 p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1867 Bl North British, E. and G , No. 1, 5 per cent lOO Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 Do E., P., & Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 Do E. & G., No. 2, 5 p.c Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 100 Do E. & G., No. 3, 5 p.c Do E. & G., (Ordiry) 41 p c 100 North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 Do Stock. & Darl., D North London, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) North Staffordshire 5 p c lOO South Eastern, 41 p c, 1859 100 Do 5 do 1861 100 Do 5 do (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 Do 5 do, 1864 Victoria St. & Pimlico, 44 pc 100 RAILWAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. I s he Holyhead....,, r d l oh. cent.a d 11 1 000 0 0 0 st Birkenhead .t. ergahSnasimd lOO 10J Do. 41 per cent. Prefe r .., a z 110 as S attt t B C h u DD c e oo k la s st Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO st Colchester Stour Valley st East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lOO 25 Gloster and Dean Forest.., all st Gt. Easn., Newm., &c., 5 P.c. 100 st Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c. 100 at Do. do. Woodbrg. EL, do. 100 st Gt. West., W. Mid., Herel, 100 50 Hull and Selby ail st Lancaster and Carlisle...... 100 st London and Blackwal' st Do. 41 per cent lOO st London, Chat., &c., 41 p c lOO st Do. Coln. Fund, 5 do lOO at London and Greenwich st Do. do. Preference lOO et London, Tilbury, & South lOO st Lowestoft, gua. 4 per cent lOO st Do. do. 6 do. Si Manch., Buxton. tic Matlk all st Midland, Bradford, Pref lOO 10 Mid-Kent (Cray Line) 50 Northern& East , 5 per cent all so Do. " do. 6 do. all st N. Eastern—Hartlep00l at N.West. A. peep. prof, sp. c. 100 st Po B minimum If p.c lOO at Notting. & Uranth. R. 610 lOO 25 Preston and IVyro. all ::. Royston, Hitch., and Shep. 100 st Shrewsbury and Hereford. 100 10 Do do 8 st S. Yorksh. and River Dun 100 st Do 4 per cent gua 10 st Do 5 do all st Viet. Station and Pimlico 100 st Wost Cornwall 20 West Loudon, Class A all 20 Do do B all 20 Do do C all st Weymouth and Portland lOO st Wilts and Somerset DOCKS. 101 103 92 91 53 55 116 120 109 111 79 81 st East and West India lOO 116 118 st London and St. Katherine 100 54 56 100 Do Deb. stock, 4 per cent all ... „, Millwall Freehold Land at Dock lOO 35 38 at Southampton lOO 73 75 at Surrey Commercial lio iaa 63 ig 63 68 95 97 109 111 21: 213 92 94 93 61 63 78 71 81 78 82 4 51 91 93 i 2 u 107 101 91 93 44 46 130 132 130 131 1* 97 99 21 p 79 81 97 175 80 54 18 14 6,1 7 MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-American Tel., lim. all 21k 214 21# 1 10 Anglo-Mediter. Tel., Jim 7 id /la 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 16 17 at Atlantic Telegraph lOO 31 32 st Do. 8 per cent. 25 Australian Agricultural 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lim 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lim 9 7 sd. 10 Berlin Water Works, lim all 14 141 10 Do. New 6 3 31 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lim. 5 Bombay Gas, lim. 5 Do. New 4 11 Of 5 1 British American Land...- 44 15 17 st B. and I. Magnetic Tel, lim lOO 163 168 20 British Indian Tea, lint. all 21 31 20 British Ship Owners 7l • • ••• 29 Canada Company all 67 72 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lim 2l 21 113 20 Ceylon Company, 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lim 4 41 31 25 City of London Real Pro perty, lim g 41 31d 30 City of Milan Improv. lim all 510 25 City of Moscow Gas, Jim_ all 5 6 5 50 City Offices, lim 25 22, 211 d 50 Colonial, lint. ' 2O 4 2 3 Do. 50 Commercial Union (Assur) 5 10 Company of African Mer chants, lim 20 Continental Uni on G as, lim al l 17 18 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 71 per cent, 100 Corporation of London Bonds, 1877, 4/ per cent. all 1031 1041 100 Do. 1879, 4 per cent. all 101 105 100 Do. 1882, 44 per cent. all 1031 1011 10 Credit Fon. of England, lint. all 21 21 2 9-16 50 Credit Fon.of Mauritius lim lO 3 2 d st Crystal Palace lOO 23 25 st - Do. Preference lOO 100 105 st Do. 6p. c. Petpetual Deb lO9 108 112 20 Darjeeling, lim. I 0 Eastern Assam, lim. ... . 50 East Indian Land dre-dit and Finance, lim 8 6 43 20 East India Irriga, & Canal all 17 18 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal lim 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V' roy Gua. by Egypt. Gov all 941 95 95 20 Egyptian Com. & Trad. lim 6 44 4.: d st Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 225 230 2231 10 Do. New ............ 8 9 10p 3 Eng. & Austral. Copper, lim. 21 1 I 15 English and Forei gn C redit 71 5 4fl 100 Eng. and Scot. Marine, Hui. 8 • • •-d 10 Fairbairn Engineering 5 . 14 113 29 Fore - streetWarehouse,lim l2_ pr 1p 190 For. & Col. Gov. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at LB5 all 83 S 4 84 34 50 Gellivara, lim. 2O ... 10 General Credit & Dis., lim. 71 . 21 51 15 General Steam Navigation 14 27 29 50 Home &Col Marine In. Jim 5 41 Sid 10 Hong Kong and China Gus all 20 Hudson's Bay all is 151 .151 1 20 Imperial Land Co. of Mar seilles, lim. 25 Indo-European Tel., lim lO ... 20 Interns. Financial Soe. lim 5 14 11 31 20 Interna. Land Credit, lim 6 6 43 50 Italian Land 5 14 la 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all 2 21 100 D 0,6 p. c. Bds., redeem. P *F. 1870, issued 90 all 50 Land Securities, lim 5 25 London African Trading lO 25 Lon. t Caled. Marine, lim 6 10 London County Land and Building, lim 5 Loud. Provincial Tel. lim all 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent. all 50 Lond. Financial Asso., lint 30 4 Lond.Gen.Ommbus.Co.lim. all 50 Lond. and Glasg. Engineer 46 47 3/ nd 7 5.3 31 31 23 22 d 1} 2 and Iron Ship,.. , lim 25 22 17d 20 Loud. & Provincial Marine 2 Id pr at Madras Info. & Canl. Gua. bp.c. by India Gov. lOO 103 104 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, lim. 10 Mediterra. Exten. Tel., lim all 4 41 50 Merchant Shipping, lim all 36 41 50 Millwall Iron Works, lim 121 „. "'lO Natal Land and Colonisa tion Co, lim. 25 National Discount Co., lim 5 111 12 25 National Prov. Marine, lim 4 4 3d 10 National Steam Ship, lim all 81 91 20 Nerbudda Coal & Iron, Um 6 3 2d 10 New Consolidated Dis. lim 3 11 ld 5 .1‘ ew Quebrada, lim. 4 4.0 4/ 34 25 New Zealand Loan & Merl. cantile Agency,lim 24 4 11) 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, lim 5 1/ 11 10 Northern Assam Tea, lim 5 7 s 10 Do. B at North Brit. Austral., lim lOO 38 42 50 North Brit. & Mercan. In 6/ 161 171 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 5 14 1 5 50 Oriental Financial, lim ll ... ...d 5 Oriental Gas, lim. 5 Do. New.., • 1 4 413 10 Otago and Southland In vestment, lim 2 id i p 5 Ottoman Gas, lim all If 24 10 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian R. Mail, lim All 2 1 4 5 Do do. at Peel R. Land & Miner!, lim 100 32 34 50 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all 51 53 53 50 Do. New 1867 lO Id pr 91 25 Reuter% Telegram 24 30 35p 521 50 Rhymney 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 64 53 21 3 at Scottish Aust. Invest., lim 100 111 116 at Do. 6p. c. Guar. Pref lOO . . . . 20 Societe Fin. d'Egypte, lim lO 7 . 6d 20 Societe Gen.de l'Empire Ot 8 3 4p 50 S. African Mort. & Inv., lim 6 ... ... 25 South Australian Land at Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all i 11 20 Telegraph Con. &Main„lim all 154 16/ • 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lira - 2 21 21 4 15-16 20 Trinidad Petroleum, 81 10 Trust& Agency ofAus.,lim. 1 f ip 10 Do do. do. all 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. Canada 5 4d p 60 Union Marine L'pool, lira. 5 4 44p 20 Union Steam Ship,lira...... all 22 24 15 United Discount Corp , lira 6 14 04d SU. Kingdom Tel. Co., Um. all 41 54 6 15-16 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref. all 34 34P 20 Universal Marine(lu.), lira. 5 1 llp 10 Upper Assam Tea, 1ira.....,. all 3 4 30 Van Dieman's Land ........ 281 7 8 100 Viceroy of Egypt, per cent. (Mortgage) Loan... all 74 744 50 Warrant Finance, lim. ...... 12 12 10d 150 West India and Pacific Steam, lira, ............. 20 4 8d 20 West London Wharves and Warehouses IA COLOSULL GOVERNMSNT SECUICITIk.6, British Columbia, 6 per • ':100 - - Do. 1895... ... . „, 100 - Can.Gov.6p.o.dan.r& duly 1877-84 lOO 1054 1064 Do. 6p. a Feb. & Aug 100 104 106 Do. sp. o. Mar. & Sept 100 101 106 Do. sp. o. Jan. July 100 92 93 925 Do. sp. c. Insoribed sk.„ ICO 90 92 Cape (x.llope, 6 p.c.1873 .• 100 102 194 Do.Apl.&Oot 1890-1900_ 100 111 113 Do. do 1880-9 u., 100 107 108 Do. Jan.&July, int lOO 108 110 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900.... 100 100 102 Ceylon, Nov. 1878, 6 p.c 100 108 110 Do. 1872, do 100 105 1 0 7 Mauritius, 6p. 0, 1874,, Jan. and July Do. 1878 Do. 1882, May and Nov... 100 106 108 1895, Feb. & Aug.... 100 106 (08 M. bourne Corporate.,.. 1867-75, 6 per 100 - N.8.G0v.6 p.o.Ja.&Jul3 .. 100 1(2 104 Natal 6p 0 , Apt& Oct—. 100 - Do 6pa.51 .y & too 106 trB --N. S. W. 5 ire., '7l to '7;1.. 100 v 9 101 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1896.. 100 90 in 994 5 Do. 5 p.o. rd. '67 to '75.. 100 9.1 101 N.Zealand, 6p. ot. 1891.. 100 - Do. 5 per cent.... ... 100 9 7 4 98 „ 984 -, DoJan, ittprl, July, Cizt . .. 100 974 9 84 1 .1 I Do 6p c. Mar & cept '9j Ico 108 110 -- Do June & Deo , 1-91 .... ico 109 ,I 1 Do Pruv. I At.ctld.l 1 0 - I eerie, 1 &2, 1e96 Nova Scotia 6p. o.J an... and July. 1875 ........ 100 101 103 - Do lat 6 lOO 101 193 Queenelnd. 6p. 0. 'B2 5 lOO 105 106 107 4 Do 1891 . . 13. Austral. 6 p (1.1869 77 lOO Do 1878.92 lOO 103 11 0 Do 1893 1908. lO3 106 108 1r94 Tasmanian tip 0, 1895 lOO 106 107 1 0 7 4 Do rd. 1893 to 1894 lOO 1(15 106 Victoria 6p.0. Ja..t July lOO Do. 1881 lOO 113 114 Do. do. April & Oct lOO 114 114 1104 COURSE OF EXCHANGE—Last Evening. Amsterdam Short ... 11 19 ... 11 19} Do Rotterdam — ... 12 4 ... 12 i Antwerp _ ... 25 37i ... 25 45 Brussels _ ... 25 374 ... 25 45 Hamburgh _ ... 18 104 ... 18 11 Paris Ditto Mraseilles Frankfort-on-the-Main -- ••• 1201 ... 120 k Vienna ••• 11 75 ... 11 9U Trieste ... 11 75 11 90 Petersburg - ••• 32 ... 32f ... 9 20 ... 9 23 Copenhagen Be:iin Madrid.. - ... 47; 47i •.• i Cadiz - ... 47i ... 48 Leghorn Milan — ... 27 55 ... 27 671 Genoa - ... 27 55 „• 27 67t Naples - ... 27 55 ... 27 67 -- - 1 - -.1, - 27 55 Palormo ••• _ ••• 27 67 Messina Lisbon — ... 511 ..." 52 Oporto — ••• 51i ... 52e Rio Janeiro — ••• ••• -- New York — ••• ••• -- SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. GRAVESEND, Saturday Miming. Arrived, Oct. 16.--Forward Ho, from Shanghai Joseph and Margaret, from Cronstadt ; Tamar Queen, from Aiguillon ; Harpon, from Gravelines ; Remembrance,lfrom Cronstadt ; 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; Anne, from Dantzic ; Chloe, steamer, from Calais. Sailed, Oct. 16—Triton, steamer, for Boulogne. DEAL, Saturday Morning. Anchored - Caledonia, from London, for Porto Rico. LYCEUM TH EATRE.—Their Royal Highnesses the Prince an d P r i ncess o f Wales and suite honoured this theatre with their presence last evening to witness the new play of the "Rightful Heir." A'se - rious 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 wore attending to their duties at the time were injured, and 1,000 men will be thrown out of employment by the accident. wILE LATE CABINET COUNCIL IrEBTING.' - The object of the late 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. TORY 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 ho has decided not to stand. again. Mr. Re ton, who for sixteen years has repre sented Warwick, has retired •- and Mr. Milnes Gaskell, who since .the year 18432 has been M.P. for Wenlock, has withdrawn from - the contest. " Coming events cast their shadows before," as the poet Campbell said. TIE " 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 EXPENDITURE. 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 offieers 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 ; 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. fly 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 larconceming the characters of young recruits; thus the vast charge which spent on hospitals - would be reduced, if not altogether - slvelit 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 Service 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, C. 8., the twentieth on the active list. This promo tion will leave a large 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 cheaper to burn than to sell our oil vessels ? At all events it is good news for the nation, if not for the navy. AN UNPOPULAR STATION. Hood, 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 thos 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 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 John Bull believes that the vacant ecclesiastic& appointments will not be immediately filled. The statement that Mr. Stubbs has been appointed successor to Dr. Manse!, as Professor of Ecclesiastical History, is " unauthorised:" The Daily .News points out, as we have alremi 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. Purehas 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 isii. 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 £2OO for the use of the Church in Natal, independently of Bishop Colenso, the writer points out that th a t bi s h op h as 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 tho 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. v 4:um's nas rouna out - a new, or rather dib. society, whose expenditure is a matter 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 part 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 I - larwood 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 £lOO,OOO, 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 (10th 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 1850 the fun& had risen to nearly £107,000. No • balance-sheet is pul Ished, and therefore nothing is known of their e:l33nscs, nn. of the way in which they distribute 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 intcnd to devct3 their enormous funds, the amount of subseriptiobs and donations received during the past year, 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 " tallymen " 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. THE EXPENDITURE OF CHARITABLE AND BELIGIOUS 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 sum 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 th e Ecclesiastical Commission and its army of secretaries, clerks, surveyors, accountants, and lawyers. 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, Ha — 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 the part in any political demonstration or party meeting. _um the Also, that you be careful not to assemble your corps for that " the drill or any other purpose, between the issue of a writ and support from the termination of any election in the county.—l have the bishops clearly honour to be, sir, your very faithful servant, Jolts M. ..ft altogether surpris- Thassrear. To Captain Parsons." _AI acquaintance with th e Emperor has and army of secretaries, arrivedl:he hunting •Staghunting at Compiegne from Fontainebleau. establishment of the Jantants and lawyers. - will take place as usual. SPORTING. INTELLIGIDICE—This D VICTORIA CLUB BETTIb:G.—Dxs DAY. CAMBRIDGESKIRE. 3to 1 agst Cecil (taken) 9 to 1 agst Wolsey (taken lively) 10 to 1 agst Restitution (offered, take 12 to 1) 14 to 1 agst Lady Coventry (taken) 20 to 1 agst Mortemer (taken) 20 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 Acta3a (offered) 1000 to 30 agst See Saw (offered) 40 to 1 agst Boaaerges (taken —after 50 to 1 laid) 50 to 1 agst Kettleholder (offered) 50 to 1 agst Michael de Basco(offered) 50 to 1 agst Vauban (offered) 1000 to 7 agst Fidelia (offered) DERBY. 750 to 100 agst Pero Gomez (taken) LINCOLN AUTUMN MEETING. THURSDAY, Oct. 29. The Lincoln Autumn Handicap of 15 soya each, 10 ft, awl only 5 if declared by noon on Oct. 13, with 100 sovs added; winners after Oct. 6,51 b; of two of that value, or 100 sow, 81b, or 200 sovs 121 b extra ; the second in any handicap of 500 soya 51b extra; the second to says his stake. 1i mile. 36 su 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... 4 613 Wild Briar—. .. Age . et 6 lb Citron ... ... 3 6 3 Russian Bear ... 3 6 0 Miss Gratwicke ... 3 5 10 Choral ... ... 3 5 10 c by King Tom— ... _ Princess Ottoman ... Adamant ... ...3 510 ...3 5 7 -3 5 7 RACING FIXTURES FOR . 1869. FEBRUARY. Nottingham Spring 23 I Derby Spring MARCH. Liverpool Spring 2 Northampton I Shrewsburj Spring 5 APRIL. Newmarket Craven l2 I Newmarket First Spring 26 MAY. Chester Bath Epsoin Summer Ascot Liverpool Summer Windsor l5 JU Hampton Bibury Club Stockbridge Newmarket July 6 Nottingham Huntingdon Southampton 22 Goodwood 27 AUG Brighton Brighton Club Egnam UST. -: - Windsor August Derby Summer 3l SEPTEMBER. Doncaster OCTOBER. 5 Newmarket Second Oct. it I 7 Newmarket Houghton... 25 Bedford Leicester LUNDON GAZETTE-LAST EVENING• ADMIRALTY, Or. 13. George Alexander Macfarlane, Esq., has been this day promoted to the rank of Staff Commander in her Majesty's Fleet. WHITEHALL, OCT. 14. The Queen has been pleased to grant the place of one • of the Lords of Session in Scotland to George Dundas, Esq., Advocate, in the room of John Marshall, Esq., re signed. OUR MERCHANT SHIPPING. Ere long, it is to be hoped, such inspeetion 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 Times, 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 mg 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 strictness about the inquiries which are held on careless captains. After a captain had by perverseness destroyed a ship, he should, according to the writer, lose his certificate, and not be allowed to put other crews in peril. THE LONDON FIRE BRIGADE. Some timeiLgo 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, and also have rescinded this very forcible instruction. THE 44 LORDS' g DAY.' " It was announced lately that the three lords who Aimed the ill-fated Day had paid off all the creditors In full. Mr. Saunders, who supplied the paper, and is almost the largest creditor, writes that he has not been paid, and cannot get a remittance even though iemanded by his solicitors. It is now nearly two ind-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 BANK 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 ' 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 BROUGHAM. 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 m atterof 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 ,NJord Lyndhurst ? THE WEATHER TABLE.-THIS DAY. Saturday, October 17, 8 a.m. Nairn Aberdeen Leith Shields Scarborough Yarmouth Helder Cuxhaven Skudesntes Ardrossan Greencastle Holyhead Liverpool Valentia Cape Clear Roche s Pt. Penzance Plymouth Weymouth Fortsmo uth London OpeGrisNez Brest L'Orient Rochefort Biarritz Corunna Brussels Saris trasbourg Lyons . . Toulon Heart's Con tent (6 a.m. peal time) 29'45r. 29'49r. 29 61r. N.W. W.S.W. S.S.W. 2970 r. W. - S.W. 29 7 985. W.N.W. N.N.W. N.N.W. N.W. W.N.W. w. W.N.W. W.S.W. W.N.W. 201305. E. IT. E. =PLANA Barometer corrected and reduced to E.S.E lON. 2 deg. a pea level. ;o'l4 , O*C6 0 12 A'J6J ;o'o7i The let' rising; f., falling; e.. steady—indicate direction of 'notion of the mer cury within last 14 hours. Thermometer exposed in shad.. Extreme Force with its Direction during last 24 hours. Z.—calm Weather : b.—blue sky; c.—clouds, detached ; f.—fog ; h.—hall I.—lightning :m.—misty, hazy ; o.—orercast. dull ; r. —rain; s. —snow; s.—thunder: Rain-fall. snow or hail (melted) during last 24 hours. Bea disturbance. if 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 France is less than that reported the last two days—being only 0 - 6 in. 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 clon.ly in other districts. Hail is reported from Valencia, and lightning front Penzance. Weather is still unsettled. METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS. 29'19r, 2913 r. B.w. S. W. Extreme S.W. S.W. N.W. W.S.W. W.N.W. S.W. W.N.W. N.W. W.N.W. W. N.W. W. S.W. ADMIRALTY, OCT. 15. William Bruce Porter 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 ou the retired list. Dr. James Lilburne has been promoted to the rank of Stall Surgeon in her Majesty's Fleet. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and New Zealand. via Southarapton.....Nov. 7. Ditto, via .Y Areellies . ...... ....Nov 2 Ditto, via PL,airia ......... ........ ........ OJt 28. Brazil. Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video Nov. 4. Ditto, by irrenob packet .. Oct. 22. Cape Verde, by Brazil paoket Cape of Good live. A.saimelon. and St. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton—Oct. 19. Gibraltar, via Southampton ndla.vla Southampton unto, via Marseilles Malta, Egypt, &o. Oat. 17. Ditto, Marseilles... Oo L. 12 Mauritius, Cape of Good Hope, and Natal, via Scuthanigton Ditto, Marseilles o.t. Newfoundland ...............„ Oct 2l Portugal . . ...Nov. 4. United States, t anada, callfornit, &0., by British packet —•. •• . Oct 17 Ditto, by Canadian packet .......... .0at. 16 Ditto, by I. idled States packet Ditto date (Baltimore) West Indies and Pacific (except Mexico and Baha. mas) - Oct 13. West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriirs Oct. 17. Faikland Islands »... Nov 4. Cub.' and Mexico Bahamas, via New Tork Bermuda, via Halifax ....... . • •• Uct. 21. FRESH ERUPTION 61.' MOUNT VESUVIUS.—WO read in the Pemegolo 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 now eruption s, Within a few days the detonations front 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 vlsftore to the mountain. Tho 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 iit 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 Castellammare 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 beenipurchased for that purpose by a company formed in North Italy. FRIGHTFUL EXPLOSION OF NITRO-GLYCERINE.— URBANA, Onto, 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 Lad 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 exploded with a terrific report, completely demolishing the engine and foul cars, setting fire to the train,and soon con sumed 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 double by the force. A house a quarter of a mile from the wreck was almost demolished, and the vibration came 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. ft 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 an d the Orleans, of Napoleon 1., and of the Ropublic, Owere October,,o. 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. eratiornoasnta that it is the invention to revise the existing d postal A telegram from Berlin, dated oct. 14, states Great Britain. A representative of English ar rangefuents between the North . Ger m f an th C e onfe enter into the necessary negociations. Post office is expected at Berlin the beginning o f next month to In the Boston International Cricket Match the "All-England Eleven" won after sharp play all round, scoring lu9 iu their first innings, and 71 in their second. Tho American Twenty-two scored 39 in their first innings, and 37 in their second. The Barre flood, Massachusetts, occasioned severe loss. The damage to the town in bridges and highways b e ing calculated at $25,000. Among the mills carried away were those of Henry Wilkins, Dexter Dennis, Luke L. Knight, E. L. Pierce, 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 are completely ruined. No lives were lost. An American has taken out'a patent in France fora style of printing which may be read in absolute dark ness. We suppose he intends it for the blind.