The Sun. — London, England, 1868-10-14 00:00:00

mbt XONEY MARKET ND 1-202CIERCIAL GT TaLLltligNlAti • CITY, Two O'CLOCK. According to Reuter's telegram from Paris to day, the French Rentes were 69f. 55c.. The sati s f actory tone of the news from abroad, k ali given firmness to the market, and also increased the amount of business transacted. The fact that at Mark-lane prices have begun to droop, and the prospect of a large amount of gold I n a short time being returned to the Bank has increased the present satisfactory state of the mar ket. The New and Reduced Three per Cents. par ticipating in the satisfactory state of affairs, have ; I m e°. 4, and the h ome ra il ways h ave exper i ence d an 4petos which must be regarded as highly fav ourable, The supply of money in the discount market has largel— x increased, owing to the payment of the ui vilen ds, and the best three months' bills have ren tak en i n some cases at l_a per cent., or I be low the the Bank minimum. The rate for alvances °ll English G overnment securities has receded in the Stock Exchange to 1 per cent per annum. Con sols are qu o t e d 941 t o 1 f or money , an d nA "'t to for the account (Nov. 5) ; and the Three Per Cents. Red uce d an d N ew Th ree per C en t s., 93 f,- to I. In the F oreign market Peruvian Bonds of 1865 hav e improved f per cent., B raz ili an o f 1865 , 1 ; (in d Italian o f 1861, Mexican, Spanish of 1867, and Turkish of 1865, 1. The Orel Vitebsk Railway LO5O, however, has declined *. Subjoined are the quotations :--Brazilian of 1865, 771 to 1 ; Chiliau r i; ‘)l 1867 1 94 to ; Egyptian of 1864, 811 to 821, ex ZIP.; I talian of 1861, 511 to 521 ; Mexican, 161 I " I ; Peruvian of 1865, 79 to 1; Russian of 1866, 0 to 91 . Nicolai Railway Loan, 67/ to 1 ; ditto ? r e', 84 to I ; ditto Moscow-Jaroslaw, 82 to / ; punish of 1867, 331 to 1; Turkish of 1851, 66 '' 1 ; ditto of 1862, 881 to ; and ditto of 1865, 40 1 to The Indian Ten and a Half per Cents. are at 211 to 217 ; th e Fi ve, 1141 to 115 ; the F our, 1031 to 104 ; the bonds, 203. to 255. prem. ; the debentures, 105/ to 1 ; and Exchequer Bills, 15s. t° 2 os• rem Bank Stock, 242 to 244. The n ew Italian Tobacco Loan is 1, 11 prem., °clog I better. The Honduras Loan is firm, at 90 91. Great Indian Peninsular Railway New Four Per Cent. Debenture Stock is 941 951. United States Five-Twenty Bonds have im- Prov edl, and th ose o f 1 855 I. The quotat i ons 4°74 1 I for the former a n d 73 / f or th e l a tter. In the railway market, the principal change is a lise of f per cent, in Metropolitan. Midland and fitter ;esbtert, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire are u Great Western and South Eastern ! l ave decli ne d * to /., Prices are quoted as Aollows :---- Caledonian, 71 to 4 ; London and North ITWestern, 112/ to 1; Great West ' 48 1 to 49 ; Midl an d, 1121 t o ; Pastern,—"ndon and S ou th-W estern, 871 to 881 ; G reat ,7 4 7 01 to 41 ; Brighton, 52/ to 1 ; South Easte rn to 1 ; Metropolitan, 1071 to ; Great Northern, 1071 to 1081 ; - ditto A, 103 to 1; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 128/ to 1 ; Lon !lna, Chatham, and Dover, 171 to j ; and Manches ter, Sheffield, and Lineolnshire, 48 to 1. The tenders for the South Australian Govern kent Six per Cent. Loan for £400,000 were opened Yesterday, at the Bank of South Australia. The attendance was very numerous, and more than 2,500000 were tendered. Tenders at prices from £lOB 103. to £lO7 ss. will receive partial allot ment as follows :—£2,000 at £8 10s. per cent., £2 ,000 at £8 Is. per cent., £7,000 at £8 per cent., £5 ,300 at £7 18s. per cent., £79,000 at £7 16s. Aar cent., £11,500 at £7 15s. 6d. per cent., .`" 2 ) 00 0 at £7 15s. per cent., £202,000 at £7 13s. 'cl• per cent., £B,OOO at £7 lls. per cent., £lO,OOO at 10s. 6d. per cent., £9,900 at £7 10s. per ee nt., £6,000 at £7 6s. per cent., and £l,OOO at 7 s s. 6d. a l ' per cent--total, £346,300 ; £53,700, all Q 7 53 . per ce n t., b e i ng th e b a l ance , w ill b e o tted fro nt tenders amounting to £401,000. The tealed paper containing the minimum price fixed A t t h er e A:ent-General was not opened. t the Bullion-office of the Bank of England da there were no gold transactions of im- Porta ece. th e r egard to the statement at Frankfort as to ter ms paid for the recent accommodation gor.anted to Port uga l t h e following are the con di t i ons the contract :--Interest 1 per cent. per month, 44 / 0 Per ; 1 per cen t. comm i ss i on per th ree ko llth „ 8, l 2 per ce n t. ; bill s to b e renewed every three b l i p sat th e rate of 25f. (the quotation at Paris ofi n pf no w 2 5f. 25c.), 4 per cent.—maki ng a t o tal The- Per cent. • . j o int committee of management of the pagt°- Ana erican and Atlantic Tele gra ph Com es have resolved, on and after the Ist of Novem- Znext, t o count cable messages by words only, r sead of counting by words and by letters, as at present. Th e k r a s co urse of exchange at New York on London rate udis at 60 days' sight is about 1091. At this fr orn t , r her e IS no profit on the importation of gold "'` .°4eNv York. kte e v il th e 30th i ns t ant t h e tenth ord i nary general me e t tithe of the Standard Bank of British South A e a Will b e h eld at the offices of the company. tic?eall 1 , of £3O pe r cen t, f a ll s d ue on Th urs d ay , p rit ,: t ,uth inst., on t h e London and Br i ghton Rail at 495-u doh per Cent. Debentures, issued hie malt ing £35 paid. The total amount paya- Ton this call is £550,000. k„,!' l ,_ e traffic return of the London, Brighton, and and that Coast Railway shows an increase of £2,084, e i r 'u that of the Great Luxembourg presents an in ease thAt of £461. e ir , s a meeti ng o f the Shareholders' Committee of J3 . ank of L on d on yesterday, the Committee of G. clii v r idat i°n, Messrs. D. Chadwick, P. Robb, and W Ou aenair, reported that the assets of the bank enable them to pay all the liabilities in De )„.4uer with ou t a call, and that a considerable sum ultimately be expected. the ' t ,he. steamer Halley, at Li ver p oo l yes t er d ay f rom 17 11 j 1 Il ver Plate an d B raz il , b r i ngs news up to the to io ldt. from Bahia. Exchange was then 181 d. ad, r 4-1 . Cotton h a d ad vance d s i nce th e rece i pt of awl can Per French mail steamer. Freights were The 25a. to th e Channel. 4'ne advices from Frankfort state that the Bourse a cti Bll nwn an i ncrease of animation, and that trans lo 41. °013 have become more numerous, particularly Eso rQ ,, lll , eric an Securities. A us t r i an St oc ks also are li cr i 4 nat better. Bank Shares have risen 50 request French -A us t r i an Railway Shares are in ", Ma n nd the It a li an T o b acco Loan h as h a d cierttlY subsc ribers at Frankf or t as we ll as i n S ou th iestal,l a n Y, Mostly for investment. This is the first found F avour of an It a li an Government loan having Esvour with Frankfort capitalists. The wine cro3PtlProves to be of excellent quality. na terday Ex c h ange at the publi c sa l e at the Open Stock £ B(Lirniied),AlliambraCon•pany (Limited), k'in-vild, sold at £5 4 s. to £ 5 ss. per share ; Con per cent S tates Loan, 1863 , $ 5OO Bonds, interest 7 pa nyr l t l) 3s• per b on d ; Hercules Insurance Com .l)ist'i‘ unit ed), £2 paid, 3s. p er s h are ; Hodges's l erY share ; Jot Company (Limited), £2O pa id, 41 per Paid , nt - stock Co a l C ompany ( Li mited), 15s. and I , r s ' 9 d. per s h are ; National Tea Consumers' paci.inofthji oon £3 ; • ' 10s• fully paid, 2s. 6d. p er (Lipitted) Royal Sea H ouse H o t e l Co , g Ipany, rn 10s. paid, 10s. per share. "ITII3II PIIIID&-TWO O'CLOCK. 3 131.("vtiINNIENT ruxDs. 941 .1 Bitty e". e"s°ls 94t , 0 for Account, Nov.oy. 93i ),,Per Cent. Reduced 93i i 'liz4:w 3 per Cent 80. 2 1 per Cent Jan 1894 1-I''`). 5 per 0 • * 1873 4 -"lti",, 8 0 -;1-181. 'l4iniire sth Jan..,. 1880 — - bo. for SO ors, e ' xpire sth April -I 885 *** -- 1)0 (Red Sea 'reh4.,raph), Aug., 1908 17 — pm Xehcquer Bills, 4 1,000, 2 per Ct .1) 0 . £5OO D o. 77 1 33,,,. 4100 & X2OO Ene-,land Stock, 4 per Cent C ana ' acconnt _— ~aaada 4 per Cent. 80nd5.,,................ Itlter 0 71 -'-'°loAial Orcunituz Oct.}l2• ess Loui se ' A r thur, an d Princess of trish churcli f Wales an d by Prin ce Lieut.ool•- >lborn the' is Day. r. LICE.--31r• „i ng .: c rose, ; Tavistoc k I female, °i d with be' s and Hard little after defendan ts illy, with $ with theal. at disturb' it they re' at last to [•fered with against the ;gent-street The male sa id Oaf and ayne, away, be' ►stable said uading 0 130 [hied to do stable theo seeing the on telling that they division 01 T had been afterwar ds oostitutes, ced, and 811 Cation. being 1 0 u that there ved seeing hers moll great dis :onneetioli of police, defendsoti to get t b° kale defer' same time r Richar4 AL, Told for Ingi s " ended tli e it on oat h bbed by Saturday n agietrat ° lief elerll the court . the House e assuram e ;on, t 133 evidence' morniogo ie Devolr llla beta er, state d BuckleY , at No. S, Saturday I was la a prisoner ae in and an d 00 l to vl e, you figh t ' w ill ou it and b e life in 1 118 Struck nie felt I WI id then 3 ' of Sbna: e . 00'4 .0u1 , 3 351 c me frool him, and le 20 3 ; to stal l ; ref 11 0 ' ma de )t ou:t in ota t l3° saw O l c l do ; Acct. 1 13311 ife - 1.13 ;12 121014' his statf 4 le wow' to o rie on )11 ;i t til° .er 31 2 ar O w : ed. for - i su ak ilig T t e ied. Th .0 S a b i ee fQ .„ - 0 , 10 t iciv ices P P an: d Lsit I er' w g [(3 fire It] aY in cl 3e 0 erY ev T0r'410,16; d l e wto ad tha t 19t1 ,isr,3rP °°l ; ;utter, h vaults bi nsiblY o 11 0 10 0, tracted • ' 2, and 1 : 0 f n eo-b fall" A° 13rg e5 : risky re, to Fre oett °rE-4 ) es:P r and co , V.O INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India stock, 10; per Cent., AprillB74 — Do. Opening, for Account — Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enfaced Pape, 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 51. per Cent., May 1879 — Do 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 — Do. do. 1877 — Do. do. 188 ' Du. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO Do. under £l.000 FORISIGN TriNDS—TWO O'CLOCK. Argentine Republic, t per Cons ... An itrian Bonds 5 per Cent. 1859 Bruilian 5 per Coat — 13. 4i per Cent., 1852 — Do. do. 1858.... Do. do., 13 , 0 Do. do., 1863 671 Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account ._. B.ienos Ayres 6 per Cent. Do 2 per Cent. (Deferrtd 3 per Uent. Cuba, 6per Cent. o..itian 6 por Cent — Do. 41 per Cent — Do. 6 per Cent., B — Do, _ 1867 - A. Do., 7 per Cent., 1866 Do., Scrip £32 paid 0 , . 'Twist), 6 per Cent. D wish 3p ,r Cent., 1825 .. . — DA.nulifan Principalities, 7 i.er Cent — Do 8 per Cent., 1867 „....... 821 6quador New Consolidated, 1 por Cent. Egyptian, 7 per Cent — Do Second Issue .. D. , . .C5OO Bonds Do. 4106 Bonds — Do. 1864 — Do. Account Do. £501.; Bonds Do. £lOO Bonds ..... 84 5 4f English Scrip, 1868 72 Do do. £3O pd 32i 1 dis 'Government Railway Deb mtures 96 Greet 5 per Cent., 1824 5, cx Coups — Do. Account Do. Coupons - - . Do. Account Gaatemala 5 per Cent • Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., .£25 p Itldan 5 per Cent., 1865 Do. Account Do Maremmana Railway A-xicat. 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Do. 1864 q per Cont. Anglo-French siontevicleau 6 per Cent. .. — 11oorish imperial 5 per Cent New Granada Do 3 per Oen Do. Deferred Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 5 per Cent. 2865 Do Account • .. T9i 9 _ Do 45 per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 44 per Cent., 1862 - ••• 90 Do Account Portuguese 3 per Ot., 1853,'6, 7,'9,'60,'2,'3 Do. do. 1867 — Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St Do 45 per Cent. 1850 •e• - Do 45 per Cent., 1860 Do 8 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO Bonds , 91 Do. do. £B4 15s. d 0..., Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds — Do. do £B4 15s. do Do Nicolas Railway 675 i .1 Sardinian 5 per Cent Spanish 3 per Cen . Do. Acci:Junt * Do. 1867 Do. Account Do• New Deferrea — Do. Account Do. Passive — Do. Acciant Do. Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan Do Government, 1864 Do do, 1868 Do do, Scrip 85? m Turkish 6 per Oent. Do Account _ _ Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account Po £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 69 Do Account - Do £lOO Bonds .. 70l Do. 1863 — Do 5 per Cent., 1865 4O/ Da Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 . 651 1 i Do 4 por Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cent. — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... Dividends on the above payable ia London. Austnau o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 21 per Cont. Ex. 12 Guil — Do Account French Relates, 3 per Cent., Ex. 2M. It%Him 5 per Cent. 1831, Ex. 251. Do. Account 5ll 2 :71Y6 OVIAOSZ. CA:mute, Money 941 Do. Account, Nov. 5 .ree o'clock.—Th e market BOURSE, Oct. 14.—Th closed as follows : q per Cent. End of month... ItaPan Loan 3 per Cent End of month 69 571 Mexican Loan ... 23 50 Credit Mobilier 282 Do. Bonds End of month... 282 50 Spanish Threes 34 Credit Foncier ...1435 H ome Debt — End of month... Deferred 32 RAILWAYS. Cash 895 Orleans Northern llB5 Lyons and Mediterranean Southern.... • 572 Western Eastern • • 5 75 Sardinian Austrian 567 Lombard 4lO North of Spain 55 Saragossa Roman 44 st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 85 87 st Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO ... st Do. Scot. N.E., 4) per cent lOO ... st Do. Aberdeen, gua. 6 p.c lOO ... at Do. do. 7 per cent lOO ... st D 9. do. Ordinary lOO 80 82 st Do. Midland st Do. Dundee and Arbroath lOO 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent. gua all at Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO 105 107 st Do. Ist Class preference lOO st Glas. & S.W. gua. 5 per et lOO ... st Gt. Eastern, E.C. Ex. No. 1 100 9 ; 98 at Do do N 0.2 100 92 97 at Do do 6 per cent 100 103 107 st Do East Anglian Asp. c. 100 97 101 st Do do B 6 do. 100 105 110 st Do do C 7 do. 100 115 120 at Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 96 101 st Do E. Union 4p. c. gua. 100 66 69 t Do Norfolk 5 p.c. Ex. 1846 100 ... at Do do 5 p.c.Way.Val. 1847 100 at Great Northern, 5 per cent 10 st Do 5 p.c., rd. at 10 p. c. pm. 100 ... at Do 4 1 do do do 100 at Do 5 do at sp.c. pm lOO at Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO ... at Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf 100 st Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 96 97 st G t.West.—Orig.& Jnt.-Rent chg., per gua.s p.c lOO 100 101 at Do. Orig. (B. &H. Ex). 5 p.c lOO 95 100 st Do do 41 per cent. 1850 lOO 81 84 st Do do 4 do do at Do do 5 per cent. redem lOO 92 94 at Do do Birmingham gua lOO 65 67 st Do do do pref lOO 110 116 at Do do Chester gua lOO 75 80 st Do do do 8 per cent lOO 150 180 st Do do do 5 do 100 95 100 at Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 ... st Do do 44 p.c lOO ... at Do do 4 j 1859 lOO ... st Do do 5 at Do West Mid.-Oxford Ist g 10) 111 113 st Do do 2d gua lOO 110 112 at Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c lOO 88 92 st Do do 2d do 100 ... st Do gun. 51 per cent. 1863 100 ... 100 Lancaster & Carlisle 44 p.c. all st Lancash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 128 132 st Do Barnsley, £5 3s 10d p.c. 100 ... st Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 135 at Do 41 (Blackburn punch). 100 97 100 at London & Brighton, sp. c. guaranteed, No. 1 lOO ~, at Do 5 per cent. gua. No. 2 lOO at Do 6 do do lOO st Do 5 do No. 4 lOO ~, ~, at Do 7 per cent l%O at Do 6 do (W.E. & C.P.) iuo st Da 4 do 1859 lOO ~, ... st London, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent lOO at London and N.W., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO st ' Do Bedford &Cambridge— 100 88 90 MARKE7 S-7 HIS DAY. MARK-LANE. Notwithstanding that only moderate supplies of Eng lish wheat were on sale here to-day, very little animation prevailed in the demand for either red or white samples. The attendance of millers was limited, and sales were not without difficulty concluded at Monday's decline in value. Full average supplies of foreign wheat were on the stands. The transactions were in retail, and about late currencies. Floating cargoes of wheat were difficult to sell. Maize and other descriptions of produce afloat com manded full prices. Tho barley trade was firm, and for fine malting produce as much as 52s per qr. was paid. Grinding and distilling sorts were unaltered in value. Malt, the supply of which was seasonably extensive, changed hands to a fair extent on former terms. In oats sales progressed steadily, and prices were sup ported. Beans were firm and quite as dear. Peas sold at late rates. The flour trade was heavy, on former terms. On the whole, the market for seeds, as well as cakes, was steady. TALLOW. The market is firm. Town tallow, 49s 6cl; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 495; October to December, 495; Decem her, 49s 3d ; January, 49s 6d ; March, 50s. BOROUGH HOP. Messrs. Pattenden and Smith report a retail demand for all descriptions at late rates. COTTON. ',moron, October 14.—Sales probably 12,000 bales, Market steady. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Arrived, Oct. 13.—Lizzio, from Cardenas. Arrived, Oct. 14.—Waterloo, steamer, Batavier, steamer, Deborah, and Olive—all from Rotterdam ; City of Brus sels, steamer, and Leopard, steamer, both from Antwerp ; Chloe, steamer, from Calais; Dagny, from Dram. Sailed—Normandie, steamer, for Dunkirk; Argus, for Calais. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Passoa—Euromedha, from London, for Brisbane ; Satel lite, from London, for Malta; Geraldine, of Weymouth, from the west, for the north. The Price of Gold. The quotation 01 gold at Paris is about at par, and the short exchange on London is 251.220. per £1 sterliny. On c)niparing these rates with the English !dint price 01 £1 lit. 100. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is about 2-10ths per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at (O days' sight was on the last date about 1 91 per cant At this rate there is no profit on the importation of gold from the United States. SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM.—Visitors during the week ending Oct. 10: —On Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday, free, from 10 a.m. to 10 - jun., 16,596 ; on Wed nesday, Thursday, and Friday (admission 6d.), from 10 a.m. till 5 p.m., 2 ,345—t0ta1, 18,941 ; average of corre sponding week in former years, 12,045—t0tal from the opening of the Museum, 7,832,719. Patent-office Museum. Number of visitors for the week ending Oct. 10, 5,776 ; total number since the opening of the Museum, free daily, May 12, 1858, 1,408,927. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 14, 1868. SHARE LIST. MISCELLANEOUS. i .10 Anglo-American Tel., lira. all 21 211 214 10 Anglo-Mediter. Tel., lim 7 id 3P 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 16 17 st Atlantic Telegraph lOO 82 34 st Do. 8 per cent. -25 Australian Agricultural . 25 Australian Mort. Land a n d Finance, lim. 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lim 9 7 5d 10 Berlin Water Works, lim all 14 141 14/ 10 Do. New 6 3 31 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lim. 5 Bombay Gas, lim 5 Do. New 4 1 0/ 5) British American Land 44 15 17 st 4 B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lim lOO 163 168 20 British 1 ndian Tea, lira all 21 31 20 British Ship Owners 29 Canada Company all 67 72 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lim 2l 2f 14d 20 Ceylon Company, lim 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lim 5 4 3; 25 City of London Real Pro perty, lim 8 41 318 30 City of Milan Improv. lim all 5 10 25 City of Moscow Gas, lim all 5 6 50 City Offices, lim 25 22 2118 50 Colonial, lim. Do. 50 Commercial Union (A ssur ) 5 P 1P 10 Company of African Mer chants, lint 20 Continental Union Gas, lim all 17 18 25 Copper Miners of England, pref 71 per cent 100 Corporation of London Bands, 1877, 41 per cent. all 1031 1041 100 Do. 1879, 4; per cent. all 104 105 100 Do. 1382, 41 per cent, all 1031 1041 10 Credit Fon. of England, lim. all 21 21 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. Perpetual Deb lO9 108 112 20 Darjeeling, lim. I 0 Eastern Assam, 11m. 64 ... ...d 50 East Indian Land Credit and Finance lira 20 East India Irriga, & Canal all 16 17 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lim. 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy. Una. by Egypt. Gov all 94 95 941 20 Egyptian Com. & Traci. lira 6 5 4d st Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 226 231 228 10 Do. New 8 8 101! 3 Eng. & Austral. Copper, Rm 2l 4 4 15 English and Foreign Credit 71 5 4d 100 Eng. and Scot. Marine, lira. 8 ... ...d 10 Fairbairn Engineering 5 If 11d 20 Foro-streetWarehouse,lim l2 pr 1p 100 For. & Col. Gov. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at .CB5 all 83 84 50 Gellivara, lim. 10 General Credit & Dis., lim. 74 24 54 15 General Steam Navigation 14 27 29 50 Home & Col Marine In. lim. 5 41 34d 10 Hong Kong and China Gas all ... ... 20 Hudson's Bay all 15 151 141 20 Imperial Land Co. of Mar seilles, lim 25 Indo-European Tel.,,lim lO ... ... 20 Interne. Financial Soc. lim 5 11 1/ 20 Interns. Land Credit, lint 6 6 4d 50 Italian Land 5 11 1d 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all 2 21 100 Do. 6p. c. Bds., redeem 1870, issued 20 all 46 47 50 Land Securities, lira 5 3/ 24d 25 London African Trading lO 7 5d 25 Lon. & Caled. Marine, lim 6 ...d 10 London County Land and Building, lim •.. .• 5 Lond. Provincial Tel. lim. all 31 31 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent. all / fp 50 Lond. Financial Asso., lim. 30 23 22d 4 Lond.Gen.Omnibus.Co.lim. all 11 2 50 Lond. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, lira 25 22 17d 20 Lond. & Provincial Marine 2 ld pr et Madras Irriga. & Canl. Qua. 5 10 pMauritius .c. b L an d Credit, Gov and . lOO 1021 103 i Agency, lim l4 id 10 Mediterra. Exten. Tel., lim all 4 4/ 50 Merchant Shipping, lim all 36 41 50 Millwall Iron Works, lim l2l 10 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 94 20 Nerbudda Coal & Iron, lira 6 3 2d 10 New Consolidated Dis. lim 3 11 ld 5 hew Quebrada, lim 4 . 4 .0 44 34 25 New Zealand Loan & Mer- cantile Agency,lim 2l z 1p 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, lim 5 14 11 10 Northern Assam Tea, lim 5 7 5 10 Do. B st North Brit. Austral., lim lOO 38 42 50 North Brit. & Mercan. In 6/ 161 171 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 5 14 15 50 Oriental Financial, lim ll 5 Oriental Gas, lira. 5 Do. New 1 4 11) 10 Otago and Southland In vestment, lim 2 Id fp 5 Ottoman Gas, lira all 14 2/ 10 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian R. Mail, lim . all 2 5 Do do. at Peel R. Land & Miner!, lim lOO 32 34 50 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all 51 53 521 50 Do. New 1867 lO Id pr 94 25 Reuter's Telegram 24 30 35p 50 lthymney Iron 15 Do. New 25 Rio de Janeiro City Im.,lim all 131 19/ 20 Do. Gas, lim all 23 24 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 62 64 44 351 st Scottish Aust. Invest., lira lOO 111 116 st 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 1 11 20 Telegraph Con. & Main.,lim. all 154, 164 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), inn 2 21 2: 20 Trinidad Petroleum, lira 10 Trust & Agency of Aus.,lim 1 1p 10 Do do. do. all ... 20 Trust 8; Loan Co., U. Canada 5 d p 50 Union Marine L'pool, lira. 5 4 4 1P 20 Union Steam Ship, 1ira....., all 22 24 24 15 United Discount Corp., lim o . 6 11 Old SU. Kingdom Tel. Co., Um. all 44 5 + 5 1 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref. all 3) 3 4P 20 Universal Marine (In.), lim. 5 1 14p 10 Upper Assam Tea, lira all 3 4 30 Van Dieman's Land 100 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. (31ortgage) Loan all 741 75 741 50 Warrant Finance, 50 West India and Pacific Steam, lira. 20 West London Wharves and Warehouses TOPICS OF THE DAY. I THE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY. It is impossible to exaggerate the importance or the special telegram which we have received and publish elsewhere. The Republicans have carried the elections in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and lowa by large majorities. The election of General Grant to the Presidency may now, therefore, be considered secure. ENGLAND AND TUE 'UNITED STATES. There are three questions at issue between our selves and the United States. The first to be settled is of the most recent origin. It is the naturalisation question, which, as we have already mentioned, has been virtually adjusted. The second is a very old difficulty. It refers to the boundary line at Van couver's Island, and dates from 1846. On this sub ject negotiations are proceeding. The third is the Alabama question, concerning which Mr. Reverdy Johnson has received instructions of a very pacific kind. : 1 1tDINA.RY 6HABIGS AND STOCKS. Paid. Closing Bnaineal -glare Railways. Prioe. done. st Bristol and Exeter ...... 100 77 79 77 st Caledonian lOO 704 7,4 Cambrian 2) Cornwall . 31 3} at Dublin it Belfast June... 100 76 78 at Dun„Perth, /Sr Ab. Juno... 100 70 72 2) East London ....... all 7 9 20 Do ;5 - Do 10 - - st Glasgow te S. Western.. 100 91 05 st Great Eastern .. 'OO 404 41 of at Do. E. Ang]. No. 2.... 100 7i 81 at Great Northot Scotland.. 100 15 6 st Great Northern lOO 1 0 7 108 at Do. A. stook lOO 116 107 at Do. B stock lOO - - st GtS, and W. of lrelana lOO 96 97 s• Gt. Western -Orlgina , llO 4i3 49 48 I •t Do. South Wales lOO 46 68 a Do. W. Mid.-Oxlore lOO 15 28 c, Db. Newport lOO 28 32 ,t Lancashire Yorkshire lOO 12' ,284 t Lon., Brigh.,& S. Coast lOO 54 62, 54 10) Do Scrip all - - at Lon., Chat., anti Dovvi Lou 174 li at Do. Metrop. Ex. A lOO - - at Lon. & North Westeri lOO 114 112, 112 et Lon. do South Western ICO b 7 at Man., Slid., & Lincoh , ton 474 48 48 at Metropolitan..... lto 1(•64 117 10 74 .41', Do. Exten:ion... lOO 10. 1 5 1/ Do. New r a' Metropolitan District 1) Do. and St. John'sn NI 6 - - st Midland at Do, llirmin.. & DQrb: lOO 80 152 st North British st Do. 16d., rth., & Dun lO9 - t Nth. Ea,itern-Berwic. 25 Do. 14.N•1t; purohast -16.13.1 - st Do. Leeds st Do. York lOO 08, st Dc'. Carlisle st Do. Stock. & Darling at North London st Do. do. 1800 . lO 1 14 st North Staffordshire at N. &S. W. Junction 100 102 104 10 Do new £lO shares 6 - - st Shropshire Union at South Devon lOO 44 t 6 st South Eastern 20 Staines, Wok., & Wok st Taff' Vale 10 Do. C .. • . 5 3 4 at Waterford & Kilkenny lOO - - 10 Waterloo & Whiteha. I 6 - - RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. et Do Shrewsl?) , & Welch — pl.. 100 88 90 st London ancrt..-W. 7 p,c , late 3d shares lOO 140 145 28.6 d. Do (Portsm. perp ans. 2s6d) all ... ... at Man., Shef., & Lincln. 6 p.c. 100 ... ... 6 Do £6 all par ipm at Do 34 per cent lOO 60 65 10 Do redeem. 6 per cent 5 ... ... st MM. Consolidate 4 6p. c 100 130 135 st Do Bristol& Birm., 6p. c 100 • 1 u 132 at Do 41 per cent. redeem 100 93 1.5 at Do 41 per cent. irredeem 100 93 ! 5 st Do Leicester &irchn, 4 p.c. 100 88 90 st North British, 5 p.c. No. 1 100 ... at Do E. &G.4p.c. S. & D 100 ... at Do N. 8., N 0.2, 5 per cen.t 100 st Do Border Union, 51 p.c 100 at N.-Eastern—Cons. 4 p.c 100 85 87 at Do 41 per cent. redeem— 100 93 95 st Do G.N.E. 4 per cent., lOO 17 Do Berwick capital 8 13.4. 25 Do York, H. &S. purchase lO 10 101 st Do Stcktn & Drling. A 5 p.c lOO 105 107 st Do W, Hartlepool H. and B lOO 86 88 20 North Staffordshire all 20 21 lOs S. Devon Annuities, 1 5.., all 91 101 10s Do Tavistock Anns., 10s all 9 10" 10s Do Fixed 4/ per cent all 8 9 1.0.6. S. bast. (Read. Anns., 1.0.6) all 22 23 st Do 41 per cent lOO at Do Fixed 41 per cent lOO ~, •• • at Taff Vale No. 1 lOO 145 150 st Waterford & Kilkenny, 6pc 100 42 45 RAIL WAYS. —PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. at Caledonian 41 p c gua. st Do Scot. Cen., min. 7p c lOO ... st Do 41 p c irredcem all st Do 4p c con., issued at 80 65 ... st Great Eastern, 41 per cent. 100 74 78 st Do 5 do, 1862 lOO 85 88 st Do Ne w 5 do, 1863 lOO 84 86 st Do do 5 do, 1864 lOO at Great Norther n, 5 p c irred lOO ...... st Do Permanent 5 per cent lOO ... 102 st Do Boston & Sleafd, 41 pc 100 -.- st Great West., W. Midi., 5p c 100 86 90 st Do Joint perpe. 5 p;1865 100 83 87 st Do do 6p c irred., 1866 100 100 102 20 Do Vale Neath perp. 5p c all 191 201 at Bent Coast, 6 per cent, B lOO 5 Lane. and Yo r k. N ew 41 per "' cent till July, 1871 2 11 st Lond., Brig., &c., 41 pc, 1858 100 st Do do 4 do, 1860 100 at Do do 41 do, 1861 100 ... st Da do 41 do, 1863 100 ... st Do do do, 1865 100 ... at Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 st Do No. 7 5 do loo "' st Lond., Chat., &C., 2d, 6 p.c st Do Metrop. Ex., B 6 p.c Do do C 6 p.c st London &N. W es t ern, 5p c 100 107 109 st London &S. Western, 41 p c 100 90 93 10 Man. bhef. & Lin., 5 pc, 1865 all ... st Metropolitan 5 per cent ... . . 100 . . . at Midland, A 5 p er cent pref. 100 10 3 105 st Do B 5 do 100 103 105 18 Do 5p c opt. to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1869 all 11 lip 18 Do Inconv. New Shares 16 fp 22 Do 5p c con, into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1867 .. . 81 11 1:p 91 st North British, E. and. N 5 per cent. ... st Do £ l O guaranteed, 1861 100 ... at Do E., P., & Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 st Do E.& G., No. 2 , 5 p.c . 100 st Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862. ... "' 100 st Do E. & G., N o . 3 , 5 p.c . at Do E. & G., (Ordiry) 4 1 P c 100 5 . 8 Cu at North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 st Do Stock. & Darl., D at North London, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) . st North Staffordshire 5p c lOO at South Eastern, 41 pc, 1859 100 at Do 5 d o 1 861 100 „. st Do sdo (Ch. Cros s ) 186 8 100 „. st Do 5 do, 1864 . . ...... . ...... 100 st Victoria St. & Pimlico, 41 pc 100 RAILWAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS, st Birkenhead lOO 100 Do. 43 per cent. Prefer.., all 10 . 0 103 at Buckinghamshire at Chester and Holyhead lOO 53 55 at Do. 51 per cent. st Do. 5 do. st Clydesdale, guaranteed....,, 100 at Colchester Stour Valley at East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lOO 13 . 0 13 25 Gloster and Dean Forest all ••• ••• st Gt. Easn., Newm., &c., 5 p.c. 100 at Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c. 100 G 3 G 8 sit Do. do. Woodbrg. Ex., do. 100 6 3 68 st Gt. West., W. Mid., Heref lOO 95 97 50 Hull and Selby all 102 111 at Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 210 212 st London and Blackwall st Do. 43 per cent lOO ••• ••• at London. Cnat., &c., 43 pc. 100 st Do. Com. Fund, 5 do. 100 , at London and Greenwich 100 st Do. do. Preference lOO st London, Tilbury, & South. 100 78 72 st Lowestoft, gua. 4 per cent lOO 78 8 2 at Do. do. 6 do. 51 blanch., Buxton. & Matlk all . 5 gi at Midland, Bradford, Pref lOO 91 93 10 Mid-Kent (Cray Line) 00 Northern & East , 5 per cent all 52 55 50 Do. do. 6 do. all at N. Ea stern—Hartlep00l st N.West. A perp. prof, sp. c. 100 107 109 at Do B minimum 14- p.c lOO at Notting. &Granth. R. & C lOO 91 93 f 5 Preston and 1% yre all 44 46 ..• Royston, Hitch., and Shep lOO 130 132 st Shrewsbury and Hereford 100 130 132 10 Do do 8 2 1 2 p at S. Yorksh. and River Dun 100 97 99 at Do 4 per cent gua lO 7 9 81 at Do 5 do at Viet. Station and Pimlico lOO 175 80 at West Cornwall 20 West London, Class A all 13 14 20 Do do B all .„ 20 Do do C all 61 7 st Weymouth and Portland lOO ~, st Wilts and Somerset lOO 79 81 DOCKS. at East and `Yost India lOO 116 118 at London and St. Katherino lOO 54 56 541 100 Do Deb. stock, 4 per cent all A Bliliwall Freehold Land at Dock lOO 35 38 at Southampton lOO 73 75 Surrey Commercial I ;OLON I ALNrSICCURITihe, - Dritisb Columbia, 6 per - - Do. ..... 100 - Can.Liov.6 1877-84 Do. 6p. c. Feb. &Aug l OO 104 116 Do. sp. o. Mar. & Sept lOO 101 106 Do. sp. c. Jan. & July lOO 92 93 92f 1 Do. sp. c. Inscribed sir_ 100 90 92 Cape (*.Hope, 6 p.c.1873 lOO 102 104 - Do.Apl.&Oot 1890-1901% lOO 111 113 Do. do 1880-9 r, lOO 107 109 Do. Jan.&July, 1891 • 100 108 110 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 100 102 Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6 p.c lOO 138 116 Do. 1872, do lOO 105 107 Mauritius, 6 p. o, Jan. and July Do. 1878 . Do. 1882, May and Nov... 100 106 108 Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug.... 100 106 198 Melbourne Corporatn.,.. 1817-75, 6 per erns .. 100 - N.8.G0v.6 p.o.Ja.&July .. 100 0(2 104 Natal 8 p or, Apl & Oct.. 100 -- - Do 6pc. M y & N0v..... 100 105 108 N. S. W. 5 ire. ' '7l to '75.. 100 99 101 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1896.. 100 P 9 103 99 18J Do. 5 p.c. rd. '67 1 , 3'75.. 100 9.1 101 N.Zealand, 6p. ot. 1891.. 100 - Do. 5 percent.... ... 100 075 081 - Do Jan, .A prl, July, 0A... 100 97 4 985 98t Da 6p c. Mar & aept '91.. 100 118 110 --- Do .111 , :e & Dec, 1.91 .... 110 109 ,11 —S Do rrov. 1 AucYld 1 —t Etrie,l&2, 1t96 1 0 Nova Scotia 6p. e.J au... and Jnly. 1875 - 1;o 1s• 6.. Queenslnd. 6p. c. 5 100 105 106 Do 189 r 8. Austral. 8 p 0.186:1 77 lOO Do 1878-92 lOO 103 110 Do 1893 1003 Tasmanian 8p c, 10 0 006 117 Do rd. 1890 to 1391. lOO 1(5 101 Victoria 6p.c. Ja.&July lOO Do. 1891 Do. do. April & Oct lOO 111 114 110 MU. GLADS7ONE AT WARRINGTON. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—Mr. Gladstone, in his speech at Warring ton, described the Grant to Mayuooth, and the Re glum Donum to the Presbyterians, as buttresses of the Irish National Church. I know not in what sense the Regium Donum may be considered as a buttress, but this I know that the sense in which the Grant to•Maynooth is commonly considered as a buttress is not the true one. It is generally assumed that the grant to May nooth of £30,000 per annum is justified as being a sort of set-off against the tithes enjoyed by the clergy of the Protestant establishment, so that if the tithes are to be abolished the grant must also dis appear. This is alfallacy. The Maynooth Grant is not a set-off against the tithes. It is, on the face of it, absurd to suppose that £30,000 per annum can be considered as a set-off against ten times that amount. But, nevertheless, this is the view strenu ously insisted upon by the upholders of the Church establishment. The Maynooth Grant is the true set-off against the State endowments of the University of Dublin. The magnificent endowments of the University; extending over 199,000 acres of land, in addition to Parliamentary grants of money for the University buildings, &c., were bestowed in the first instance in order to provide for the education of the Pro testant clergy of Ireland, and there they are, almost without exception, educated accordingly. The Maynooth Grant was bestowed by Parlia ment upon the Catholics for a similar purpose. ,If the State were to withdraw either, it must also take away the other. They must stand or fall together. To mix up the question of the Maynooth Grant with that of the possessions of the Church Estab lishment is to raise a false issue, and to confuse two things totally distinct. These seetli to be the favourite tactics of the sup porters of the Irish Church Establishment at pre sent, and they cannot be exposed too soon.—l am; sir, faithfully yours, VISTA. Arthur'§ Club, Oct, 13, THE CABINET COUNCIL. The first Cabinet Council of tho season has been held. It is unusually early, and it seems rather to discourage the idea that the elections will be post poned until December. It would rather imply that Ministers 'anticipate a session before Christmas, and are preparing for it. Three Ministers were absent from the Council, but their absence is, for the most part, capable of explanation. Lord Mayo z for instance, is no longer a member of the Cabmet ; Colonel Patten - is, no doubt, in Ireland. Lord John Manners's absence is not accounted for. Mr. Corry was present, having returned from the Continent with improved health. THE REPRESENTATION OF OXFORD ITNiVERSITY. The Liberals of Oxford have resolved that they will not give up their university to the Conservatives without making one more effort. They have deter mined to present a requisition to Sir Roundell Palmer asking him to become a candidate. It remains to be seen if the ex-Attorney-General will consider his somewhat anomalous position—that of a Liberal on every question except the most important one of the day—a bar to his candidature in the Liberal interest. The invitation must be very tempting to a statesman who now sits for a close borough by the favour of its patron. Sir Roundell took a first-class in classics, was Ireland Scholar, and carried off the prize for Latin verse and English verse. Mr. Mowbray, his opponent, merely took a second-class in classics. POLITICAL MALIGNITY. The Standard considers that the election of Sir Roundell Palmer for Oxford would be a national calamity. In order to damage him it inserts a letter insinuating that he refused to vote for Mr. Glad stone's Suspensory Bill because he had Sir William Heathcote's retirement in view. Can the force - of political malignity farther go ? Here is a man whom all parties believe to be chivalrously loyal to his convictions, so conscientious that nothing will make him swerve from the course which he believes right, even though party ties, personal friendship, and a splendid career all tempted him to do so ; a man who has deliberately renounced the highest prize of his profession, just as it was within his grasp, rather than commit, as he thinks, an injustice to the Church ; and yet this noble-minded man—this hero in days when heroes are all too few—is made the subject of a malignant insinuation from an adherent of that party which sacrificed consistency, honour, the cherished creed of ages ; which played a desperate experiment with the Constitution whose name they take in vain—and all to " dish " their opponents and keep office for a few months longer. But we have no right to expect anything else. It is absurd to be indignant with these men. The traitor is always suspecting treachery. Only for very ahame he should keep his suspicions to himself. TILE METROPOLITAN ELECTIONS. The agents of Mr. Smith, the Conservative candi date for Westminster, seem to be doing all they can to ensure his rejection. They have been putting on the list of committees men who have given them no authority whatever. In one case some correspondence took place, and the secretary, apologising, promised to take the name off. Yet in the next issue of the list there it was still. The same thing is done in Chelsea, the list for which constituency is said to have some thirty-nine gentlemen who are well-known Liberals, whose names have been used without their sanction. THE MINORITY CLAUSE. Mr. R. N. Fowler, chairman of the committee of the " Constitutional" candidates, has written a letter to the electors of the City of London pointing out that the minority clause, so far from being due to the Conservative party, as the chairman of the Liberal committee implies, was originated by Lord Russell in his Reform Bill of 1854, was sanctioned then by Mr. Gladstone, Sir George Cornewall Lewis, Sir (sic) Sidney Herbert, Mr. Cardwell, Lord Gran ville, and Lord Clarendon ; and recently by Professor Fawcett, Mr. Mill, Mr. Lowe, and• Mr. Knatchbull- Hugessen. It has also been advocated by the Times and the Daily Telegraph. We confess that we cannot understand the opposition which is now being offered to this clause by Mr. Bright. It looks as though he allowed local incidents to outweigh imperial conside rations. AN OLD STORY RETOLD. Our readers will remember that in December 1800 ; when Mr. Bovill was made Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, and Mr. Garth came forward as Conservative candidate for the seat thus vacated at Guildford, that gentleman made certain slanderous charges against Mr. Bright. It was the fashion then to abuse Mr. Bright, for the Conservatives had not become converted to household suffrage, nor had they learnt to " repose trust and confidence in the working classes," as they now profess to do. But, accustomed as Mr. Bright was to Conservative slanders, Mr. Garth's tale was more than the member for Birmingham could submit to. He called upon the candidate for Guildford to prove his charge or to retract it. The summons threw Mr. Garth and his friends into dire confusion. They could not prove their statement; they did not like to retract it. Mr. Rogers, late Professor of Political Economy at Oxford, has been making this little matter the text of a sermon to the electors of Guildford, in which borough there is to be a severe contest. Mr. Rogers said that some time ago, when work was slack in Rochdale, " Mr. Bright and his brother called together their factory hands, and informed them that they were only able to give them two days' work in each week at the ordinary rates, and that the mills would have to remain idle the remaining four days. It was at the same time considerately proposed to the men that they might if they chose draw four days' wages for the two days' work during the slackness of - business, provided they would promise to pay the money thus advanced to them back as soon as they became fully employed. The hands, of course, were glad to agree to such a proposal. So much money was really theref ore l en t t o th ose men during the time of the depression of trade. Mr. Bright had told him that every one of those workmen, except one, had since then paid every penny of the money that was advanced to them. And this was the man Mr. Garth dared to slander, and, when the slander was made apparent, refused to apologise." MR. ROEBUCK. The junior member for Sheffield is not a man with whom we feel much sympathy. Yet we cannot re frain from expressing our admiration of his courage in denouncing rattening and ruffianism before a meeting of working men. Mr. Roebuck knows that his seat is in danger, and that a " Constitutional " candidate is endeavouring to supplant him by curry ing favour with the Broadheads and the Crookes, just as other Constitutional candidates are making com mon cause with the Irish Fenians. Nevertheless, Mr. Roebuck has spoken boldly and decisively. As a reward for his plain speaking a dense meeting of electors refused to hear either him or his chairman, and when at last he left the hall they followed him hooting. We did not suppose it possible a little while ago that under any circumstances we could wish to see Mr. Roebuck returned at the head of the poll. Sheffield ruffianism will shortlpeffect that. MR. NEWDEGATE'S ELECTION ADDRESS. Mr. Newdegate has issued his election address. It is, as usual, full of his favourite panic—the encroach ments of Rome. The curious part of this address is, that Mr. Newdegate sees in the endeavour to dises tablish all churches in Ireland a certain token of the supremacy of the Roman Church. Does he mean that having disestablished we shall begin to establish again ? or has he so little faith in his own Church and its pure creed as to believe that they will be swamped by an erring Church with a corrupt creed— that though "great is truth " it will not " prevail ?" THE IRISH CHURCH "-GAIN AND LOSS. The conversion of a clergyman to Mr. Gladstone's Irish Church policy is hailed with delight by the Liberal agents all over the country. No election placard seems to " go down " so well as the opinion of a clergyman, that the English Church will gain strength by the disestablishment of the Irish. To these then, ,we commend the letter of the Rev. W. F. Wilkinson, vicar of St. Warbureh's. Derby. The rev. gentleman concludes an address to his parishioners as follows : " I feel bound to advocate the disectablishment of the Irish Church as a British citizen, a Churchman, a Protestant, and a Christian ; for it promises to put an end for ever to a state of things which has too long been an anomaly in our Constitution, an encumbrance to the Church of England, an embarrassment and hindrance to the spread of the Gospel in Ireland, and a scandal and reproach to Protestantism all over the world." On the other hand, a distinguished Liberal layman, Sir Arthur Hallam Elton, formerly M.P. for Bath, has come to the same conclusion as Sir Roundell Palmer with regard to the Irish Church, and has written a pamphlet against Mr. Gladstone's policy. ARCHBISHOP MANNING ON CHURCH AND STATB. a dqvjablitm Kpaigglo..b_mileoturinzatltad on the l'ope's recent letter respecting the (Ecumeni cal Council. He took occasion to answer the criticism of the Pall Mall Gazette upon that invita tion, and insisted, in opposition to that journal, that society was founded on religion, and could not exist without it. This, he said, was of course a very different thing from a mere union between Church and State, and thesooner thatunion came to an end in Ireland the better. After speaking of several theories which had been advanced for the settlement of the Church question in Ireland by concession to the Roman Catholics, he said he would recommend them not to waste their time upon advancing such arguments. No State gift in the world would com promise one iota of the liberty of their Church. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. - CHELTENHAM RACES—THrs DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) WELTER PLATE. • A Welter Plate of 30 sovs, for hunters that have not been in a training stable since the Ist of January, 1868 ; three year olds lOst 31b; four list 51b, five and upwards list 101 b ; mares and geldings allowed 31b ; half-breds 71b. Two miles. Romney Clara Little Annie ' 3 Eight ran. THE UNITED KINGDOM ALLIANCE. The annual meeting of the United Kingdom Alliance has been more than usually successful. Two notable adherents to the Alliance cause took part in the proceedings—Archbishop Manning and Mk. Cal lender, chairman of the Conservative Election Com mittee in Manchester. Archbishop Manning has before now taken much interest in the temperance question, hut hitherto has declared himself unable to go beyond moral suasion. He now announces that the report of Mr. Abel Smith's select committee, though adverse to legislation, has converted him by its arguments to legislation. Mr. Callender s adhesion proves that the Alliance party are so strong in Manchester that it is absolutely necessary for politicians of all parties to support the Permissive Bill. The three Liberal candidates had already declared themselves favourable to it. CONVOCATION AND INTEMPERANCE. The Convocation of Canterbury has taken up the question of drunkenness. A committee has been appointed to inquire into the causes and extent of the evil, and to devise means by which intemperance may be eradicated. The Deans of Westminster, Canterbury, and Chichester, Archdeacon Sandford, of Coventry, and those of Ely, Exeter, Leicester, Not tingham, and Salop ate on the committee. Into every parish there have been sent forms to be filled up, so that every beneficed clergyman will give his views on the subject. The governors and chaplains of prisons are also invited to do the same. THE EPISCOPATE. As we anticipated yesterday, we have a fresh announcement to make to-day respecting Mr. Macrorie. Some of our contemporaries announce that this gentleman will be consecrated on All Saints Day, November 1, and that at the same time the episcopate will be conferred upon Dr. Magee, Dean Douglas, and Mr. Turner, respectively Bishops designate of Peterborough, Bombay, and Grafton and Armidale. There is, however, a saving clause—"if the necessary arrangements can be made in time." The "if " is rather an important element in Mr. Macrone's case. Who knows but what he was the primary cause of the early Cabinet Council ? MR. PURCHAS. There may be two opinions on the Ritual contro versy ; there ought to be only one with regard to the conduct of certain ultra-Ritualists. Having began with the doctrine of the divine right of bishops, they are now become so revolutionary as to set the bishops at defiance. First of all they set at naught their fatherly counsel, then they despise their warning reproof, and they wind up with openly daring their " Fathers in God," without whom, as they declare, there can be no Church. Here is Mr. Purchas, for instance, who, having been inhibited by his diocesan from performing clerical functions in the diocese of Chichester, tells the bishop that he means to perform them next Sunday, and, if the Times be correct, intends to have a more extravagant ritual than ever. It is impossible to Even such insubordination on any ground. Even if Mr. Purchas believes he has the legal right to mutilate the Church service at pleasure and to invent new services of his own, he ought to remember that he has taken a solemn vow to obey the i2onitions of his bishop. The case is the more flagrant b eem ze Dr. Gilbert is not a tyrannical bishop like Dr. Lee, I ,:it has shewn the widest toleration towards those of his de:l7 who love ornate services. There is, clearly, a point beyond which the bishops cannot allow their clergy to go, and that point is passed when the clergy take 402 themselves to set aside the authorised Church services and to substitute compilations of their own ; when, in fact, the clergy ostentatiously declare themselves dissenters from the Church in everything except the holding of Church preferments. THE BISHOP OF ELY ON CHURCH QUESTIONS. Dr. Harold Browne, one of the ablest men on the episcopal bench, is holding a series of conferences in his diocese. One has just been held at Bury St. Edmunds, where his lordship said that he did not fear disestablishment, being persuaded that the Church, if disestablished, would be able to rise to the occasion. What he did fear was, the divisions among Church men, in the face of the assaults of infidelity on the one side and Romanism on the other. He lamented the formation of such societies as the English Church Union, the Church Association, the Evangelical Alliance, believing that these would foster and stimulate sectarianism and partisanship. lie urged his hearers to do all they could to render their Church as comprehensive as possible, so that it might not incur the reproach of excluding any such men as another Bishop Andrews, another John Wesley, another Thomas Arnold. The Duke of Rutland was among the lay speakers, and he supported the bishop's aromment by exhorting Churchmen to lay aside their differences. Sad to say, both bishop and duke produced little effect. Mr. Molyneux, of Sudbury, began a speech in defence of Ritualisni, And was hissed down. VOLUNTARYISM IN SCOTLAND. Mr. Henry . Varley, in a letter to the Daily News, Jhus summarises the work which voluntaryism has done in Scotland : " The Free Church of Scotland since its separation from the Establishment in 1843 : when nearly 500 clergymen voluntarily resigned their homes and livings, has built 900 churches, 650 manses, three theological dolit":;::',es, two normal or training in stitutions, and 500 schojs. Her average annual us to income for the three years preVZ.) 1868 has been £370,000, and during her twenty-five years of exist ence without State support the sum raised by her amounts to over £8,000,000 sterling.' GUARDIANS OF TirE POOR. Has Lord Devon tried the work of reforming the guardians of Bermondsey yet ? We trow not, or his much-vaunted Poor-law Amendment Act is a failure indeed. The last meeting of the board was engaged in the discussion of the question whether or not the milk given to the children should continue as it has been all along, to be watered something after the rate of 85 per cent. The doctors had opposed the diluted mixture, and had pleaded for something stronger. But then the doctors themselves were at war with the board. Hitherto they have been remunerated after the rate of 2id. for each case, cases on an average requiring twelve days' attendance. " The pale, sickly children of the workhouse " is a ho u sehold phrase, and hardly a week passes without a case of pauper neglect on the part of the doctor. What else can be expected frcm such a system ? 'WHOLESALE 3.1A3' S LAUGHTER. The Registrar-General's returns for the past week thew that the average annual rate of mortality in London and thirteen other large towns was 25 per 1,000. But this average gives no idea of the local mortality. In Birmingham it was 18, in Salford 41. What is the cause of this amazing and shameful difference ? Here are two large manufacturing towns, differing apparently in no essential particular, and yet for three persons who die in Birmingham seven die in Salford. Even comparing Salford with Man chester we find an enormous difference, although the two towns are virtually one. In the first the mor tality is ten in the 1,000 more than in the second. Who is guilty of this frightful sacrifice of life ? Are there no persons who can be held responsible for this wholesale manslaughter ? THE SOUTH AMERICAN EARTHQUAKE FUND. - - The City is coming out well in behalf of the sur viving sufferers by the great earthquake in Peru and Ecuador. The meeting was attended by most of the City magnates, and five of the great houses— Barings ; Rothschilds ; Thomson, Bonar, and Co. Fred. Huth and Co. and A. Gibbs and Sons—led off with £l,OOO each. Mr. Meinertzhagen also con tributed the same amount. Altogether more than 11,000 has been subscribed. The distribution of the find is to be entrusted to our diplomatic representa tatives at the two republics. FOREIGN NOTES, DISARMAMENT. The German papers believe that the Emperor Napoleon is about to open a diplomatic campaign in the interests of peace. Public opinion in France and the unanimous desire of Europe have at length triumphed. The Emperor is preparing a great manifesto at Biarritz. By this he will invite Europe to a general alliance and to a common understanding, by which the necessity for arma ments will cease, and France, as well as other nations, will be relieved from the burden which presses upon them so heavily. The report is too good to gain much credence. PRINCE ALFRED. The Frenoh journals still occupy themselves with the chances of the candidature of Prince Alfred for the throne of Spain. Liberal and official organs alike jealously pro nounce against it. The Litert6 is enabled, "on positive authority," to state that if the idea of offering the Crown to the English Prince is entertained by any of the leading Spaniards, none of them has as yet ventured to publicly make the proposition. Have they ventur ed to make a -; 9 • STAMPED NEWSPAPERS. — In the financial year ending the 31bt of March, 1868,. 27,892,769 newspaper stamps were issued from the Stamp-office, giving free transmission of newspapers by post in the United Zing dom CHELMSFORD RACES-THIS DAY. Or ELECTRIC TELFGRAPH.) SECOND-CLASS NURSERY. The Second-Glass Nursery Handicap of 5 SOPS each, I ft (to the fund), with 30 added, for two year olds ; winners of any race (matches excepted) after declaration of the weights Sib extra ; half a mile. Lampoon Nanny Thonuanby Envelop) .. 3 Eight lan. VICTORIA CLUB BETTING-.—Tfus DAY. CAMBRIDGESHIRE. 11 to 2 agst Cecil (offered-6 to 1 taken) 10 to 1 agst Restitution (offered-11 to 1 taken) 100 to 7 agst Lady Coventry (taken) 100 to 7 agst Wolsey (taken) 20 to 1 agst Monomer (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Boanerges (taken-1000 to 50 taken once) 25 to 1 agst Blue Gown (taken and wanted) 25 to 1 agst Snowdrop (offered) 25 to 1 agst Actea (1,000 to 30 taker.) 500 to 15 agst Warrington (taken) 40 to 1 agst Kingsland (taken and offered) 1000 to 20 agst See Saw (taken) 1000 to 20 agst Special (offered) 1000 to 20 agst Lady Elizabeth (offered) . 1000 to 20 agst Jeannie Deans (offered) 500 to 5 agst Kettleholder (taken and offered) 1000 to 5 agst Bel Giornio (take 1000 to 4) 1000 to 5 agst Palmer (offered) 1000 to 5 agst Suffolk (offered) , 1000 to 5 agst Paul Jones (offered) sto 1 agst Lady Coventry, 1,2, 3 (taken) sto 1 agst Wolsey, 1, 23 (taken) 10 to. 1. agst Warrington, 1,2, 3 (taken) SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CHELTENHAM RACES—YESTERDAY. The Cotswold Hunters' Stakes' of 3 soya each, 1 ft (to the second), with 30 added; four year olds list 81b, five llst 121 b, six and upwards 12st ; mares and geldings idlowea 31b, half brads 71b. Two miles. 23 subs. Romney 1 Camomile .• 2 Gellyswick 3 Eleven ran. A Nursery Selling Handicap of b soya each, 2 ft (to the second), with 30 added; winners of a handicap after Oct. 8 (at ten a.m.) 71b extra ; the winner to be sold for 50 sous ; about half a mile ; 10 subs. Sapling • • . 1 Hecla . 2 Lucina Five ran. The Cleeve Hill Plate of 40 sous (Handicap), for all ages; the winner to be sold for 50 sow, dm. About half mile. Grand Turk 1 Finesse Heather Bell Five ran. The Gloucestershire Stakes (handicap) of 10 sovs each, h ft, and 2 only if declared, with 100 added ; winners of 100 sovs after Oct. 1 (at ten a.m.) 71b, twice or of 200 101 b extra. One mile and a quarter. 84 subs., 20 of whom pay 2 sovs ft. Belfast 1 Goojerat Wild Briar Five ran. The Hamilton Stakes of 5 sous each, 2 ft (to the fund), with 40 added, for two year olds ; colts Bst 121 b, fillies Bst 91b ; winners of 100 soya 51b, 200 71b extra ; maidens allowed 31b, if beaten twice 71b, thrice 121 b; (6 fur) ; 23 subs. Avoncourt Scimitar lone filly Seven ran J A Sweepstakes of 3 sovs each, with 20 added; two year olds ist 71b, three 9st 51b, four and upwards lOst ; the winner to be sold for 100 sovs; if entered for 80 soya allowed 51b, GO 101 b, 40 141 b, 20 211 b. T.Y.C. Man of War Congratulator Reynard •• 1 Four ran. CHELMSFORD RACES-YESTERDAY. The Nursery Handicap of 5 sovs each, 2 ft (to the fund), with 40 added ; winners of any race (matches excepted) after Oct. 8 (at ten a.m.) 51b extra ; half a mile. Compromise Nanny T hormanby 2 Pluck colt .. a Eight rau. The south Essex Handicap of 3 sovs each, Ift (to the fund), with 30 added, for all ages; the winner to be sold for 40 sovs; winners of any handicap after the de claration of the weights 51b extra; three-quarters of a mile. Tina 1 Alabama ~ Lupus . 3 Four ran. The Betting Handicap Plate of 30 save, for all ages ; winners of any handicap after the declaration of the weights 51b extra ; five furlongs. Cork Jacket Traveller Wild Blood . . 3 Eleven ran. The Chelmsford Autumn Handicap of 10 sow; each, h ft, with 5U added; the second to save his stake; winners of any handicap after Sept. 29 (at six p.m.) 51b, two or more 81h extra ; seven furlongs; 13 subs, 8 of whom pay 2 sovs each to the fund. Court Card .. Milton L ang b.am The Grand Stand Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 30 added. for all ages ; two year olds 6st 101 b, three Bst 41b, four and upwards 9st ; mares and geldings allowed 31b; the winner to be sold for 100 sovs ; if entered to be sold for 80 sovs allowed 41b, 60 81b, 40 121 b; half a mile. Retirement Biche au Bois ... 2 Claudia Eight ran. PROGRAMME OF HEREFORD RACES. THURSDAY, Oct. 15. The Wye Selling Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 20 added two year olds 6st 121 b, three Bst 71b, four 9st 41b, five and upwards 9st 71b; the winner to bs sold for GU sovs, if entered for 40 sovs allowed 71b, 30 141 b; threw-guar tern of a mile. The Hereford Stakes (Handicap) of 10 sovs each, h ft with 100 added ; winners of any handicap after Sept. 30 (at 10 a.m.) 41b, if of the value of 100 sovs 71b, 300 91b extra ; the second to save his stake ; one mile and a half ; 18 subs. The highest weight accepting being 7st 71b, it has been raised to Bst 121 b, and the others in. pro portion. The Hunters' Stakes (Handicap) of 5 sovs each, with 50 added ; to be ridden by gentlemen, farmers, or trades men ; jockeys 61b extra; three miles ; 11 subs. The City Members' Plate (Handicap) value 50 Hoes; winners of any handicap after Oct. 8 (at ten a.m) 41b, if of the value of 109 soya 71b extra. Half a mile. Lord Bateman's Plate (Handicap) of 50 sovs. Five fur longs. The Nursery Plate of 100 sovs (Handicap) ; winners of any handicap after Oct. 8 (at ten a.m) 41b, twice, or if of the value of 100 soya 71b extra. Three-quarters of a mile. A Hurdle Race handicap of 3 sove each, 1 ft (to the fund), with 40 added ; winners of any hurdle race after Oct. 8 (at ten a.m.) 51b extra. One mile and a half, over six hurdles. A Welter Handicap of 3 sovs each, 1 ft (to the fund), with 25 added ; winners after Oct. 8 (at ten a.m.), 51b extra ; gentlemen riders. One mile and a half. Match 100-Bst each ; one mile. —Mr• Adam's Chow agst Mr P. Collings's Blue Bell. FRIDAY. The Newcourt Selling Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 20 added ; two year olds ist, three Bst 111 b, four 9st 91b, five and upwards lost; the winner to be sold for 50 sovs, if entered for 40 sovs allowed 71b, 30 141 b, 20 211 b. One mile and a quarter. The Hurdle Race Handicap of 5 sovs each, 1 ft (to the fund), with 50 added; winners of a hurdle race of steeplechase of the value of 50 Boys after Oct. 8 (at ten a.m.) 101 b extra; twe miles, over six hurdles ; 14 subs. The Shobdon Cup, value 200 sovs (Handicap), by sub scription of 10 sovs each ; winners after Oct. 8 (at tea a.m.) 41b, if of the value of 100 sows 71b, 200 101 b extra ; one mile and three-quarters ; 21 subs. The Lugwardine Nursery Stakes of 10 soya each, h ft, with 100 added ; colts Bst 71b, fillies Bst 41b ; winners of 100 sovs 41b, of 200 101 b extra ; starters twice with out winning allowed 41b, three times 71b ; three-quarters of a mile ; 19 subs. I I