The Sun. — London, England, 1868-11-13 00:00:00

RONEY MARTIET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLPINNCII, CITY, Two o'CLocK. Business on the Stock Exchange showed firmness, and prices were well maintained ; but in the foreign market Spanish improved I. The demand for dis count is not so active as was to be expected, the rate being 1 to 2. Consols are 94-1 * for money; ditto, for 'ac count, 941 ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 921 g ; New 'Three per Cents, 92, 2 1 - ; and the Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent.. 246. India Stock, 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1148 ; ditto, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 103. In the Foreign Market New Spanish Three per Cents. have risen nearly to 34} 34i. Mexican Bonds have improved to 16 16h, and Turkish Five per Cents. of 1865 are fractionally higher, at 424 6. Egyptian Seven per Cents. of 1868 remain firm at 74 ; Italian Five per Cents. at 56 * ; Peruvian Five per Cents. of 1865 at 818 ; but the Greek Bonds have given way I, to 12i. 13. The New Italian Scrip is lower, at .24 prem. ; the New Russian (Charkof-Azof) Railway is lower, at 18 to 18 prem. The Honduras Loan is at 90 91. American Securities are improving. Unnited States Bonds are firmer, the 5-20 Bonds being 74k, 741, and the Bonds of 1885 73, 731, showing a rise of 1 in the latter, the 10-40 Bonds remain at 712, Western Railway Consolidated Mortgage Bonds, 39 39k, being 1 better. Eries have receded 1 per cent., to 24} 25 ; and Illinois Central, 96 962- • In the Railway Share Market we have to report an improvement of f in Caledonians, Metropolitan Extension /, Midland a, Brighton 1, North Western 1, South Eastern 8. Great Northern are 1 lower, and ditto A I, Shef field are also The quotations are : Caledonian, 741, 5 ; Great Western, 501, i; Great Eastern, 434 4:; Great Northern, 1041 5 ; ditto A, 1044 to ; Lancashire, 128 to 1 ; Metropolitan, 1.058 to 1 ; ditto Extension, 1034 to 41 ; Midland, 113 k ; Sheffield, 471 8 ; Brighton, 50/ 4 ; North British, 321 4 ; North Western, 113 ; North Eastern, 994 100/ ; South Eastern, 79/ 1 ; and Chatham and Dover, 17 In banks we have no alteration to report, and the prices of miscellaneous shares remain sta tionary, with the exception of Anglo-American Telegraph shares, which had declined I f, the price LOW being 218 22. The Atrato, from the West Indies, has brought £ 1 06,795, and the City of Boston, from New York £24,800. On Monday next the committee of the Stock Exchange will consider the application which has been made for a settling day and quotation for the Indian Tobacco Loan. The committee of the Cavour Canal Septennial bondholders have also formally appealed to the Stock Exchange against the settlement of the Loan. A reform appears to be i mmediately required in the practice now adoped With respect to such cases. Whenever a case of default on the part of a foreign Government is Made known the committee should at once delibe rately investigate it, and in the event of the griev ance being established, forthwith notify that until the Wrong had been redressed no new loan should be allowed official recognition. Instead of this they Wait till a loan has been brought out and fully flubscribed and made the subject for several weeks 0 large transactions, and then form themselves i nto a Court to decide whether these transac tions shall be recognised—a large portion of their body being in most cases heavily interested in the result. The half-yearly coupons of the Egyptian Nine per Cent. Loan, due 22d inst., als3 the bonds drawn in October for redemption on the 22d inst., will be Paid at par on and after that date at the London agency of the Imperial Ottoman Bank, 4, Bank buildings, Lothbury. A telegram has been received of the departure from Panama, on the 23d ult., of the steamer Mataura, with the mails, passengers, &c., per the Royal Mail Steam-packet Company's steamer Neva, from Southampton, on the 2d of October. Arrange ments have been made which will insure the con tinued regular working of the mail service between Panama, New Zealand, and Sydney. A dividend of £1 10s. per share is to be paid by the Anglo-Egyptian BaLking Company. Bills of exchange on the Government of Ceylon fo r 2 50,000r5. were disposed of yesterday by tender, at the offices of the Crown agents for the colonies. The minimum was fixed at ls. Hid. per rupee, at and above which the whole amount was taken. We understand that four directors of the Na tional Bank—viz., Sir Joseph N. M'Kenna, Mr. Harvey Lewis, Mr. F. B. Renshaw, and Mr. Philip Vanderbyl, have resigned their seats at the board. The report of the Buenos Ayres Great Southern Railw a y Company (Limited) proposes a dividend Oil account of 12s. per share, equal to 6 per cent. Per annum. The return from the Bank of England for the W eek ended the 11th November gives the following results when compared with the previous week - 'test Pn • OLite deposits her deposits 19,218,711 ... Increase .. 627,646 11 th s other side of the account : "' , °vernm en t securi ties £15,485,874 ... No change. Other securities 16,317,065 ... Increase 588,774 li , ot es unemployed 9,203,810 ... Increase ... 383,235 1, C ie amount of notes in circulation is £23,936,315, i ng a decrease of £577,055 ; and the stock of ebullion in both departments is £19,358,850, showing decrease of £llB,BBB when compared with the Preceding return. Subjoined is a comparison of the present position of t he Bank of England and the prices of Consols , 411 d Fre nc h R en t es w i t h th e correspon di ng wee k o f 44 4 year At Present. Same Week last Year. Bullion Reserve Notes in circulation 23,936,315 ... 24,149,650 Rate of discount Consols crouch Renter BRITISH FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS.: '' Per C ent. C onso l s , Ditto for Account, Dec. 1_ 924 4 ' Per Cent Ile luct.o N . • 924 i 1 New d per Cent 'A 2 4 per Cent. Jan. 1894 D°' tor 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — Xx,,,, ( Red Sea Tele v aph), Aug., 1908 — D0.,..._ pm "tiller Bills, S 1 000 2 per Ut _ , , D o. £5OO Ba h l, ' £lOO & £2OO — pm I T of En g l an d S toc k , 4 per C en t 0 --°• account k .40ada 4 per Cent. Bonuter-Colonial Omni= ds — _ Itla• I "IAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES '4lft Mock , 104 per Cent., April 1874... —D o 0 2 _ 0 • pening, for Account 0 ° • 6 per Cent. Oct 1880 ,-,°• 4 per Cent. , Oct. 1888 1J 0 . i ,, • C ertificates — D o. Enfaced Patna 4 per CAnt _ ...,,,e• 5 Per Cent., Jan. 1872 46 . 1:1 °. 5 i per Cent., May 1879 .... •) 5 Per Cent Rup Deb. 1872 _ ~ . Do. do. 1877 — Do • do. 1882 Do. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 ~ — pm , 0. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO "0. under .El.000 FOREIGN. FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK. A.r p a • t, , ri tine Republic, 6 per Cent "°. Sc, - • 4._ ? ip .t 4o paid unrian Bonds 5 per Cent. 1859 L t • • 1210 . 1859 634 utliq i , ,n a rer Cent — ' 3 ' 4 4 Per Cent 1'35 9 — p i o. du . 1858.... ' - . 1858.... I)o.—°. do. , 1860 — ._ Do .S 1853 , • . per Cent., 1865 B ..0 Account 77i `,.%008 Ayres 6 per Cent. t. 2 1144 p c ;p e pe : er • eCr (Deferr e d rc e cce n ene t niit ... D ° • 6 per Cent., B °•, 1867 ....................... . r , 1 ? , 0 ., per Cent., 1866 J 1034 :,-',-: tnbian, 6 per Cent. 1 - c o isti., 3 per Cent., 182 5........, ''' Bubian Principalities, 7 pn. Cent 0 8 per Cent., 1867,,,,,,,,,...... w 84 Oat 'ov. 12. 'rincess of (Princess vii Prince Christian, of Wales FORTH. r thus de ich he had re spoken (longed to ou's great stitch in xperience. nd encou eds in th© Df millions L the more ; no more can give tth of my ►dor being r at the ry critical cations in 'ed in the ied in the . Finally, Is were re- he honour en greatly beers.) I rdly been break out rera about y declared and Spain ake pos tar—froun btains its threaten- Are called loss of raditioual ;pain from .esaw that le-handed. n Morocco uutry, bud rench were were en ade a last vas then at to induce ned to tne, ted all our lore, but I an English ill consent in, and go he Sultan's rangement a delicate I authorise telegraphic >wed a re- a word on an this e%- —" I trust you either ler our ex night, my Embassy, Dur arrival ce between as we had .ds, Franco The da he national My first Lad caused guans ; and a project of rica, which Pacific, slid outh of 0 10 ;ht we were t hold of the sad of going a agree, if it 3 to have no hear.) A then I relih' ;knowledge d uted the er 3tween Eng' 611 degree to ent to RA T, there. - 6 - 13 .own in the ier, and T 11 5" to give a 4 e case of l‘f r ; re i m portar i inapeudia' e had had a would 11 310 Crimean Wa r ' hea r ' ) o 'airly obser sr have spolLel,s, ; served 11 'eel. fle ls Turkish er a , g to the COra mby's ual/lei the House „ : c ed to we, ', (3l r est thank s homson, tie r member tll subsequerlo", m y last e° imere e of t` o , of mop 110 advan tagee_, )us es of g3is • the ch i° 0 DeVO ll P °l4 io S on the t alive, bet,,u_; shortly sow , :quador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent Egyptian, 7 per Cent 796 Do Second Issue .• ••• Do. .£sot. Bonds. Do. 1864 Do. AccOunt :81} Do. £5OO Bonds Do. £IOC Bonds English Scrip, 1868 Do do. £45 pd dis Government itailwav Debentures 97 Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex Coups Do. Acceunt Do. Coupons Do. Account ••• G Piternaln 5 per Cent Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., all pd 91 It ;) psi Per t., P ,, 65 Account . Do Marommana Railway ilexicar.. 3 per Cent Ditto for Account D. 1864 nor Cont. Anglo-French 11. ?nit,‘ idea , : 6 per Cent. orish imperial 5 per Cent , eviT Granada lGi Do 3 per Con Do. Deferred ')•• Lr.act Warrants (Hoctaros) Para Tim. 5 per Cont. 1865 Do Account •• Do 41 per Cent. (Dribarren) - Jo V,- per Cent.. 1862 Do Account - - - P.,..t , tguese 3 per Ct., 1853,'6, 7, 1),'6 , ,' - ,;.' 3B/ Do. do. 1P67 — Do. do. Sci - ip, £2O paid — R i,sian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St ..)o 41 per Cent. 1850 ... Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Auglo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO BondE..o 904 Do. do. £B4 15s. d 0.., Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds... Do. do £B4 15s. do — o Nicolas Railway Sar liutau C per Urpt — Spanish 3 per Cen . — Do. Account . . . D. 1867 . Do. Account Do. New Deferreo Do. Account Do. Passive Do. Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan — Do Government, 1864 Do de, 1868 Do de, Scrip PI , : Turaish 6 per Cent. ii.) Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account. Do £lOO Bonds — do 6 per Cent., 1862 .— Do Account Do £IOC Bonds 7O Do 5 per Cent.. 1865 4- I 1 DJ Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 671 DJ I por Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela 3 per Cont. Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 Do. Acmunt Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Dividends on the above payable in LonnoL Austrisn o psr Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 4-i per cent., Ex. 25f. Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates Dutch "it. per Cont. Ex. 12 Guil French Eentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 251. D., Account It%Hai, 5 per Gout. 1831, FL.. zoi. Do. Account 56 TWO O'OLUO.K. Consuls, Money 94f Do. Account, Doc. 1 . 94; POLICE IN7'ELLIG EN C E-- This Day. M ARLBOROUGH-S MEET. CHARGE OF RO BBERY.—WVillialn Bennett, address refused, describing himself as a lithographic printer, was charged before Mr. D'Eyncourt with stealing a purse containing £24 and a watch and key, the property of Sarah Welfane, and also with threaten ing her life. After some contradictory evilence had been given, Mr. D'Eyncourt discharged the prisoner and ordered the property to be given up to the pro secutrix. THAMES. SINGULAR CASE OF SMUGGLING.—WaIter Hawes, aged 21 years, a printer, of No. 12, London-street, North-street, Bethual-green, Mary Ann Atkins, of No. 3, Chapel-street, Spitalfields, prostitute, and Robert Burt, a seaman, of Rotherhithe, were brought before Mr. Benson charged with smug gling tobacco. Burt, in defence, said the tobacco he gave to his frind Hawes and that in his house was allowed him by the Custom-house officer. Mr. Benson—What officer ? Burt—The Custom-house officer who cleared the ship each time she came from Stettin. I was allowed a half pound of tobacco on each occosion for my own us?, and I saved it up and intended to consume part of it this winter. Mr. Benson could not believo the statement of Burt, and he did not think any Custom-house offi cer would allow seamen to take tobacco on shore until the duty was paid. Hawes was seen soon after midnight carrying a large bundle, and in com pany with a prostitute. He was not surprised that the suspicions of the constable were aroused. ['here was no proof that the duty was paid on the to bacco, and he must cotrict Hawes and Burt for carrying and conveying it within the meaning of the statute for the protection of the revenue. He fined Hawes £llos. 9d., the single value and duty of the tobacco taken from him, and Burt 18s. Bd., the single value and duty of the tobacco seized in his house. The woman must be discharged. The fines were paid. WESTMINSTER. SAVAGE ASSAULT BY IRISHWOMEN. —Ellen Ryan and Ellen Duront, two stalwart Irishwomen, were charged with assaulting Mr. Adolphus Rowena, a comedian, and Ryan with wilfully damaging his coat. It appears that yesterday evening the com plainant was walking by George-street, Chel sea, when the prisoner Durant ran up against him and knocked him into the road, using a filthy expression ; he came on to the pavement again, when Durant struck him twice in the face, and as he tried to get away, Ryan caught him by the coat and tore the arm out. Both were drunk, the police came, and Ryan went quietly to the station; Durant refused to go, got up a mob of 200 persons, and after Case, 142 B, had been half an hour trying to get the prisoner to the station, the stretcher bad to be fetched, and she had to be carried. Both prisoners said the prosecutor called them Fenians, and then wanted to treat them. This was denied. Mr. Selfe said they had both been guilty of most outrageous conduct to an inoffensive passer by, and Durant had aggravated her offence by resisting the police, and causing a crowd to assemble. He sen senced Ryan to three weeks' and Durant to five weeks' hard labour. MARKE7 S-2 HIS DAY. MARK-LANE. At Mark-lane this morning the attendance of the trade was only moderate. The supplies of English wheat were fair, those of foreign ample. English oats are still scarce, but Irish are more plentiful, and oreign continues to arrive in quantities. The deman d for a.l articles wes very quiet. Wheat, both English and foreign met with a dull sale at oarely Monday's lowest rates. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supply of dead meat is very large, with a moderate demand at the following rates :—Beef, 3s 2d to 4s 8d ; veal, 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; mutton, 3s to 4s 6d ; largo pork, 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; small ditto, 4s 2d to 4s Bd. The poultry trade is quiet, at firm rates. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. The inquiry is moderate, at former terms. English re gents, 60s to 120 s ; ditto rocks, 50s to 80s : York re gents, 100 s to 170 s ; ditto rocks, 70s to 80s.; Scotch re gents, 80s to 120 s; Dunbars, 100 s to 140 s; French, 50s to 75s per ton. BOROUGH HOP. During the week the demand for all descriptions of now hops, both English and forrign, has been considerably more active. COLONIAL. There is no change in the market. Sugar is very quiet, and coffee shows lese activity than of late. COTTON. LIYERPOOL, November 13.—Sales probably 10,000 bales. Market quiet and unchanged. The knee of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about at par, and the short exchange on London is 25f. 15c. per £1 sterling. On cmparing these rates with the English Mint price of Os. 10id. per ounce for standard gold, it appe4rs that is nearly I.loth pex tUyt,dearer inParis than ini49ndini. st East and West India lOO 116:118 st London and St. Katherine 100 6.5 57 if} 100 Do Deb. stock, 4 per cent al ... ... Millwall Freehold Land st Dock lOO 87 39 37 Ht Southampton lOO 71 73 st Surrey CoanlerciP4l British Columbia, 6 per 0ent.,1172. • ••• 4100 ..- - Do. 1895.. lOO - Can.Gov.6 p.o.Jan.v& July 1877.84 Do. 6 P. o. Feb. & Aug... 100 104 lug Do. sp. o. Mar. & Sept.. 100 lei 106 Do. sp. 0. Jan. & July.. 100 03 847 tit 31 Do. sp. c. Inscribed 100 go 92 . Cape G.Hope, 6 p. 0.1873.. 100 102 104 - Do.Apl.&oot 1890-19 00 .. 100 111 113 Do. do 1880-9 0 .. 100 107 t o o Do. Jan.&July, 1891 .... 100 108 110 Do. 6 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 ....... 100 100 102 Ceylon, Nov. 1878, 6 p.c.. 100 108 110 Do. 1872, d 0.... 100 105 101 Mauritius, 6p. o, 1873,.. Jan. and July ........ 100 104 106 Do. 1878 .•. 100 106 tog Do. 1882, May and Nov... 100 106 108 Do. 1895, Feb. .8 Aug.... 100 106 FA Melbourne Corporate., • • 1867-75, 6 per cent..... 100 _ N.8.G0v.6 p.o.Ja.&July.. 100 102 104 - Natal 6 p et, Apl& Oct... 100 Do 6p c. May & N0v..... 160 106 1(5 -- N. S. W. 5 p.c., '7l to '73.. 100 99 101 102 Do. 5 p.o. 1888 to 1890.. 100 99 103 11011 Do. 5 p.c. rd. 'O7 to '75.. 100 99 101 N.Zealand, 6p. et. 1891.. 100 Do. 5 per cent.... -• ... 100 97 1 981 - DoJan, prl, Oft .. 100 974 98} 07} --- Do 6 p c. Mar & Sept '91.. :CO 108 110 -- Do Jure & Dec , 1•91 .... 100 :109 111 —J Do Prov. i Auceld. ) I'.o —— 14t 2, 1896 /Nova Sootia 6p. o.J an... - and Jnly, 1875 Do 1886.. .. . Queenslnd. 6p. c. 'B2 5 100 105 106 Do 1891 . B. Austral. 6 p 0.1869 77 lOO _ Do 1678.92 lOO 108 110 Do '8931903 Tasmanian ti pc, 1695 lOO lug 107 Do rd. 1893 to 189/. .. Victoria 6 p.o. Ja..tiuly lOO _ Do. 1891 - 1•30 113 104 - P 9. di', April sk Do THE CONTINENSAL TOUR OF THE PRINCE AND THE PRINCESS OF WALES Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and the Princess of Wales, with some of their children, will leave Marlborough House next Tuesday, the 17th inst., for Copenhagen, on a visit to their Majesties the King and Queen of Denmark. Their Royal Highnesses and suite will, on quitting Marlborough House, drive to the Charing. cross terminus, and leave London by the 8.30 p.m. train on the South Eastern Railway for Dover, whence the Prince and Princess will cross to Calais, and proceed direct to Paris, where the royal party will arrive early on Wednesday morning, and drive to their hotel. The Prince and Princess will remain for a few days in the French capital, and are expected to visit, their Majesties the Emperor and Empress of the French. At the expiration of their stay in Paris, their Royal Highnesses will proceed direct for Denmark, and it is anticipated that the journey to Copenhagen will occupy about three days. As the guests of their Majesties the King and Queen of Den mark, the Prince and Princess of Wales will reside at Copenhagen for about a month, and upon the conclusion of their visit will set out for the south of Europe, travel ling through Germany, either to Venice or Trieste, when a British frigate will be in readiness to receive the illus trious travellers, and convey them to Alexandria, where they will land, and proceed by train to Cairo. After a short stay at this city, during which it is anticipated that their Royal Highnesses will visit the Viceroy of Egypt, the Prince and Princess will make a trip up the waters of the Nile as far as the second cataract. Having accomplished this pilgrimage, their Royal Highnesses will return to Cairo, and not unlikely visit the King of Greece (brother of the Princess of Wales) at Athens. Their Royal Highnesses are expected to make a short stay at Athens, after which it is under stood that Naples, Rome, and Florence will be visited on the return journey to England. The Prince and Princess will be absent on their tour about three or four months. CORPORATION OF THE SONS OF THE CLERGY. The annual general meeting of the governors of this corporation was held on Thursday at Bloomsbury, when the Rev. Dr. Vivian, sen., treasurer, having taken the chair, and called attention in feeling terms to the lamented deaths of the president and vice-president (the late Archbishop of Canterbury and Lord Cranworth) since the last court of governors in May, when both were present in good health, it was resolved unani mously, "That this court cannot record on the minutes the deaths of the president and vice-president without express ing deep regret for the loss which the corporation has thus sustained. The court feel it a melancholy duty gratefully to acknowledge the valuable services which these two eminent and excellent men rendered to this great charity during the respective periods they presided over it—services which were uniformly given with much obliging readiness, and with the kindness and courtesy for which they were both remarkable." Archbishop Longley, as president also of the anniversary festival, gave much attention to its proceedings, and with dignified hospitality and urbanity annually entertained at his table the stewards of the festival, many of whom the more cheerfully undertook the office in consequence of the respect they felt for the character of the archbishop. The following noblemen and gentlemen, among others, were elected life governors, viz. :—The Earls of Chichester and Eldon, the Bishops of Worcester and Lichfield, Lord Rollo, Sir R. I. Murchison, Bart., K.C.8., Sir J. B. Karslake, Attorney-General, Archdeacon Ran dall, Revs. Professor Selwyn, D.D., Canon Blomfield, George Dowell, John Olive, Edward Payne, John Eger ton, A. C. Havilard, J. Lucy, G. B. Moore, Frederick Reade, G. A. Sainsbury, and W. J. Yonge ; Mr. Alderman Allen, late Lord Mayor, and Mr. Alderman Stone and Mr. M'Arthur, late sheriffs. The court unanimously elected Lord Chelmsford vice-president for the year ensuing, in the room of Lord Cranworth ; and the Rev. Dr. Vivian, Mr. Pownall, and Sir Thomas Tilson having been re elected treasurers for the ensuing year, the• Earl of Harrowby, K. G., Lord Rollo, the Right Hon. Sir William Erle, the Rev. George Ainslie, Mr. Alderman Gibbons, and Messrs. Money Wigram and T. G. Sambrooke, were elected members of the Court of Assistants. Mr. Baker reported that during the last twelve months more than 1,300 applicants from various parts of England and Wales, clergymen and clergymen's widows, aged single daughters, and children, had been assisted by pensions and donations. Although the total amount thus distri buted was £13,138, yet the sum given to each applicant was small, and often afforded very inadequate relief. The corporation will distribute next month benefac tions to poor curates, and in the summer other more considerable benefactions are given away to poor clergy men with large families. The governors meet every month to consider pressing cases in every class of persons eligible for grants. A memorial has been transmitted to the Treasury from the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce, praying that the postage on circulars, small pamphlets, newspapers, and other printed matter not exceeding 2oz. in weight, might be reduced to id. PRIVATE BUSINESS IN PARLIAMENT.—The number of private bills which will come before Parliament during the forthcoming session will exceed 300. Amongst others there will be found, it is said, three direct lines to Brighton. - - - - • The Liverpool Licensed Victuallers' Association, :oused to action by the activity of the Permissive Bill advo cates, have been sounding the borough candidates as to their views on the liquor traffic. They do not appear, however, to be very well satisfied with the result, and have deter mined to subject the candidates to a further examination. " It is now confirmed," says the Nord," that the Isthmus of Suez Canal will be opened regularly on the Ist of October next. The state of the works at the last visit bad led to the supposition that the date might bo advanced, but the board of directors bas preferred to adhere to the period already decided on, in order that the preparations may be complete." A new kind of gunpowder has been invented by Mr. Hahn. It consists of 367'5 parts of chlorate of potash, 163'3 of sulphuret of antimony, 18 parts of char coal, and 46 parts of spermacetti. This gunpowder can be conveyed without any danger of an explosion, provided the chlorate be added only at the moment of using it, in the proportion of 46 parts of that substance to 29 of the others. Mr. Mill stated at a meeting the other night that Mr. Gladstone was the best abused man in England. A wag thereupon called out that he bad heard Mr. Mill accused of forging an order for a theatre. Amid shouts of laughter Mr. Mill indignantly repudiaied the charge, and gave it as an additional proof that " the Tories would stick at nothing It must have been done, he said, by some one of the same name. According to a contemporary, it was Mr. Mill's secre tary who brought-the accusation. Several papers having circulated a report that Mr. Gladstone was a trustee for £200,000 for Roman Catholic purposes ; that his daughter had given £lO,OOO for the pro motion of Roman Catholic principles; and that his son was a confirmed Roman Catholic; a voter in Stalybridge has written to Mr. Gtadstone on the subject, and received the following brief but characteristic reply :—" Three sheer falsehoods.—W. E. Gladstone, Nov. Bth, 1868." Her Majesty has granted a royal charter incor porating the " Faculty of Actuaries in Scotland." The practice of granting such charters has of late years been discontinued, and the royal charter of incorporation has been granted in this instance as a special concession, for the encouragement and consolidation of the actuarial pro fession. The charter is dated September 21st, and was registered and sealed on the 15th October, and was granted in compliance with a petition presented to her Majesty by the members of the Faculty of Actuaries in Scotland, setting forth the importance of their profession. Mr. Smith applied to the Court of Queen's Bench yesterday, on behalf of certain burgesses of Tamworth, for a rule to show cause why a certiorari should not issue to bring up an order for the payment of £l5O out of the borough fund for the purpose of its being quashed. The order had been made for the payment of certain costs and charges in the defence of an action for trespass against the Mayor of Tamworth and others with reference to certain alleged cor porate property, which proceedings it was said were for the benefit of the borough. The learned counsel contended that the amount eould not be legally paid out of the borough fund; and as showing the character of the proceedings which the mayor countenanced, and that they were not for the benefit of the burgesses, he stated that a sum of £136 was spent i❑ beer, brandy, &c., distributed by the Farties who took part in the trespass. Rule granted. ACTION OF WATER ON LEAD.—Professor Parkes, F.R.S., of Netley, calls attention to the fact that it has always been seen that the action or non-action of water on lead could not be entirely accounted for by the usual state ments on the subject, and lately Dr. Frankland has made a curious observation, which may throw light on the sub ject. He found that water which acted on lead lost this power after passing through a alter of animal charcoal. He discovered this tobe owing to a minute quantity of phosphat , of lime passing into the water from the charcoal ; on com paring two natural waters, that of the River Kent, which acts violently on lead, and that of the River Vyrnwy, which, though very soft, has no action on lead, he found that the latter water contained an appreciable amount of phosphate of lime, while none could be detected in the Kent water. This observation may probably explain ranch of the,discrepancy of evidence in respect of the action of aoltwittz 91;1100, THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 13, 186 g. BANKS. Closing iai Share. NA.IIII. Paid. Price. Business Share. NAM 3 Paid. Price. donofl ~..10 Agra Limited, A all 111 12 10 Do B lO 51 64 50 Albion 1)0 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lim a ll 18 19 20 20 Anglo-Hungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 6 4 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 9 1l 20 Do issued at 2pm ~.. 5 ... ... 26 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lim. 25 Bank of South Australia all 20 32 80 Bank of Victoria, Australia 26 37 39 10 Bank of New Zealand all 17 19 40 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, tnd China all 19 20 26 Chartered Mere. of India, London, and China all 26 29 20 City 120 Colonial 2.5 37 27 1 19 Consolidated, him 50 Delhi and London, lira 69 East London, li m 6 1 ) .01 20 English and American, lint 10 ... 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro. Urn lO 21 14 20 English, .- sottish, and Aus tralian Chartered 281 Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all ... ... 8o 1 10 2 0 1 Imperial D new si Li , lim 2O 1..1 171 20 imperial Ottoman lO 1 1 26 lonian all 26 27 20 Do new .. .. . ... . .... . z 0 Lnd Mortgage of Indio. lim 4 4 31 100 Do sp. c. Deb , ;.1864, 30 all 76 ip 8 30 Loudon Bank of North and South America, lim. 20 7 6 100 London and Brazilian, lim. 46 BO 25 20 Do new 71 8 41 100 London &River Plate, lim. 40 2 4 25 Do new 10 1 1 20 London Chart. of Australia all 934 241 60 London and County 2O 49 60 20 Do new iss at 20 p. m,16 pd ll . . - • 50 London Joint Stock 1 3 . 21 331 33 20 London and South African al 12 18 100 London & S.-Western, lim, 20 ... ••• 60 London & Venezuela, lim l2l ... _. 100 London and Westmi ns t er 2O 681 661 62 4 3 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm........, 20 32 33p 401 100 Merchant, lim 25 7 6 10 Metropolitan, lim all 6 7 100 Midland, lim 2O id pr 6 National of Australia . . 25 National of Liverpool, lint l6 ... ... 100 National Provinc. of Eng'd 42 ... ... 10 Do . 42 -. ... 60 National. 3O 24 66 20 New South Wales all 43 46 20 North-Western 74 • . 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 44 45 43 50 Provinc. Bank. Corpo., lim l9 7 5 100 Provincial of Ireland 25 19 61 10 Do new all . . ... 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lira 25 13 11 100 Do issued at 6 pm. 10 ... ... 25 Union of Australia all 47 48 100 Union of Ireland, lim - .., 60 Union of London SHARE LIST. WIDINA,SY fIE(AaIII3 AND BTOCKo. Share Railways. Closing Business F t "' Prim dens. at Bristol and Exeter ...... 100 76 78 et Caledonian lOO - 72/ 721 741 at Cambrian 21 Cornwall. all 3} 31 A Dublin & Belfast Juno lOO 77 79 6t Dun„rerth, & 100 70 72 2) East London all 7 9 , 20 Do 35 21 Do 10 st Glasgow &S. Western lO. 91 52 at Great Eastern .. at Do. E. Angl. No. 2 lOO 7 911 st Lfreat North of Scotland lOO 15 11 at Great Northern lOO 1041 1051 at Do. A stock lOO ,1031 104 105 fir , Do. B stook lOO 12.3 125 at GtS. and %V. of Ireland lOO 90 97 sr Gt. Western —Original IGO V , / 494 10 it Do. South Wales lOO A— 58 e. Do. W. Mid.—Oxfore LOU 25 z 8 s 1 Do. Newport lOO 28 Z. st Lancashire & Yorkshire lOO 1271 1281 1981 et' Lon., Brigh.,A S.Coast lOO 00 401 501 100 Do Scrip .... at Fon., Chat., and DOVti 104 17 A Do. Metrop. Ex. A ltfu at Lon. & North Westeru lOO 1,1 111 113 1 st Lou. k South Western lOO b 7 so st Man., Shef., & Lincoln lOO 471 471 st Metropolitan . lOO 106 1961 1061 at Do Extension 100 10:i :04 10 Do New rd 10 10 1 1 101 st Me r••t•otitan District. all 11 7.3 10 Metrop. at. John's II oo 1 6 st Mid.aud st Uo, itrinin. A Darby st Norm 13ritish . ..... 100 32 31 331 st Do. Ed., & Dun lOO st Nor. w.astern—Berwick lOO 104 1004 25 Do. '3. N.E purchase at Do Leeds luv 551 101 at Do York at Do Carlisle .... at Do Stock. & Darling lOO 128 130 st North London .. tuo 120 25 10 Do ew 1858 . st North Staffordshire lOO 57 59 st North and S.-W. Junction tOO 102 104 10 Do New £lO shares 7 ... at Rhyrnuey at Shropshire Union 1 0 864 at South Devon at South Eastern lOO 771 78 794 20 litanies, Wok'ham, & Wok all 12 13 at ale .. WO 145 110 10 Do. 0 at Waterford & Kilkenny.. 11; t 0 Waterloo & Whiteha 6 RAILWAYS.-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. at Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 86 88 at Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO ... st Do. Scot. N.E., 4 per cent its t Do. Aberdeen, gua. 6 p.c lOO st Do. do. 7 per coat lOl ... st 13 ,- ). do. Ordinary AO 7 8 80 st Do. Midland st Do. Dundee and Arbroath lO6 20 Cornwall, 5 par cent. gua all ... at Dundee, Pertk, and Aber deen Junction lOO 165 lOT st Do. Ist Class preference lOO at Glas. & S.W. gua. S per ct lOO st 14t. Eastern, E.C. Ex. No. 1 100 96 99 at Do do No. 2 100 92 97 st Do do C per cent 100 103 157 st Do East Anglian Asp. c. 100 97 101 st Do do B 6 do. 100 105 115, at Do do C 7 do. 100 115 125 at Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 96 101. at Do E. Union 4p. c. gua. 100 66 83 t Do Nor folk i p.c. Ex. 1846 105 ... at Do do 5 p.c.Wav•Val. 1847 100 ••• ••• at Great Northern, 5 per cent 10 ... at Do I p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 ... at Do 41 do do do 100 ... ••• at Do 5 do at sp. c. pm. 100 ... at Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO ... at Gt. Nrtk of Scotland, Ist pf 100 ... st Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOl 16 IT st Gt.West.—OrigAtJnt.-Itent chg., per gut:. 5 p.c lOl 100 102 st Do. Orig. (B. &H. Ex). 5 p.c lOO 95 100 at Do do 4, per cent. 1850 lOO 83 83 83i at Do do 4 do do at Do do b per cent. redem lOO 92 94 st Do do Birmingham gua lOO 65 67 st Do do do pref lOO 110 115 st Do do Chester gua lOO 75 80 at Do do do 8 per cent lOO 150 161 st Do do do 5 do 100 95 100 at Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 ... at Do do 44 p.c lOO st Do do 4 3 1859 lOO st Do do 5 at Do West Mid.-Oxford Ist g loi 114 at Do do 2d gua lOO 111 113 at Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c. 100 18 92 st Do do Id do 100 st Do gua. 51 per cent. 1863 100 100 Lancaster & Carlisle p.c all .., st Lancash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 I 135 at Do Barnsley, £5 3s 10d p.c. 100 ... . . st Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 135 st Do 41 (Blackburn pureh). 100 97 11l st London & Brighton, sp. c. guaranteed, No. 1 lOO ... _ _ st Do — 5 per cent. gua. No. 2 lOO at Do 6 do do lOO ... 118 at Do 4 de No. 4 lOO ... at Do 7 per cent st Do 6 do (W.E. & C.P.) 100 at Da 4 do 1859 lOO ... at Loudon, Chatham, & Dover I per cent lOO ... at London and N.W., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO ... st Do Bedford &Cambridge._ 100 88 90 at Do Shrewsb'y & Welchp'l lOO 48 90 it London and W. 7 p,c , late 3d shares, lOO 140 145 25.6 d. Do (Portsm. perp ans. 2s6d) all ... at Man., Shef., & Lincln. 6 p.c. 100 ... 6 Do at Do 31 per cent lOO GO 65 10 Do re,leem. 6 per cent 5 at Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 130 135 st Do Bristol & Birm., 6p. c lOO 1 u 133 at Do 41 per cent. redeem lOO 95 a 7 st) Du 41 per cent. irredeein lOO 93 5 at Do Leicester & Irchn, 4 p.c lOO 88 90 et North ►3ritish, 5 p.c. No. 1 lOO at E. & 4 p. c. S. & D lOO st Do N. 8., N 0.2, 5 per cen.t lOO at Do Border Union, 51 p.c lOO st N.-Eastern—Cons. 4 p.c lOO 65 87 at Do 44 par cent. redeem-- 100 93 95 at Do G.N.E. 4 per cent., lOO 17 Do Barwick capital 8.13.4. 25 Do York,ll.& S. purchase lO 10 101 st Do Stcktu & Drling. A 5 p.c lOO 105 107 st Do W, Hartlepool /Land R lOO 86 88 VI 20 North Staffordshire 10s S. Devon Annuities, 1 a all 91 101 lOs Do Tavistock Anns., 105.... all ylO lOs Do• Fixed 41 per cent all 8 9 1.0.6. S. Last. (Read. Anna., 1.0.6) all 22 23 at Do 41 per cent lOO . . at Do Fixed 41 per cent lOO at Taff Vale No.l lOl3 145 150 et Waterford & Kilkenny, 6pe 100 43 45 BAILWAYS.-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. st Caledonian 4T p c gua. at Do Scot. Cen. min. 7 p c lOO st Do 41 p C redeem-- all ... st Do 4p c con. issued at 80 65 at Great Eastern 44 per cent. 100 74 73 st Do 4 do, 1862 lOO SS 1 at Do News do, 1863 lOO 84 88 at Do do 4 do, 1864 lOO st tt Do 0 o at Great Northern, p c irred. 100 at Great West., W. 5 p 100 86 90 B P o e s na ton an & e S n i t e C a P ir 44 pc 1 1 0 0 0 0 at Do Joint perpe. 5 p c,1865 100 83 37 st Do do 6p c irred., 1866 100 1 19' 20? 2J Do Vale Neath peep p e all 19L 201 st Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B IWO 5 Lane. and York. New 41 per cent till July, 1871 2 1 1 st Lond., Brig., &e., 44 pc, 1858 108 ... at Do do 4 do, 1860 100 at Do do 44 do, 1861 108 ... at Do do 44 do, 1863 100 90/ at Do do 6 do, 1865 100 st Do No. 6 ... do, 1468 100 ... at Do No. 7 6do at Do Metrop. E x . , B 6 p.c ... st London &N. Western, 5p e 100 108 110 at London &S. Western, 44 p • 100 90 93 10 Man. Bhef. &Lin., 5 pc, 1865 all at Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO ...... et Midland, A 5 par cent pref WO 103 105 st Do B 5 do 18 Do 5p e opt. to cony. to 100 103 185 Ord. tk., Sept. 1, 1889 all 14 11p S Do Incony. New Shares 14 g 22 Do 5p • con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1867 B4 14 14p at North British, E. and G , No. 1, 5 per cent.— • 100 at Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 108 ... • st t D .D o o N D O u n . 2 . 5 2 d p , .4 a is . B a . 1 1 0 0 0 0 .. . at Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 100 at Do E. & G., No. 3, 5 p.c at Do E. &G., (Ordiry) 41 p 100 51 LS at North Eastern, 44 per cant 100 st Do Stock. & Darl., D 108 107 109 at North London, 44, per cent (Max. 5 per cant) at North Staffordshire 5p e lOO •••..„ at South Eastern, 44 pc, 1859 100 .. st Do 6 do 1861 100 at Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 at Do 5 do, 1864 100 ..• at Tictoria, St. &Pimlico, 44 pe 100 RAILWAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS at Birkenhead lOO 100 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer all 101 101 at Buckinghamshire at Chester and Holyhead lOO 63 55 at Do. 61 per cent. at Do. ö do. at Clydesdale, guaranteed l OO at Colchester Stour Valley 100 • ••• at East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lOO 130 132 25 Gloster and Dean Forest au at Gt. Easn., Newm., &c., 5 p.c lOO •:. at Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 r.c lOO ai 63 st Do. do. Woodbrg. Ex., do lOO 63 63 at Gt. West ,W. Mid., Heref lOO 95 97 ill Hull and Selby all 109 11l at Lancaster anti Carlisle lOO 211 213 st London stud Blackwall lOO 92 9 4 at Do. 41 per cent lOO st London, Chat., &c., 41 p c lOO at Do. Corn. Fund, 5 do lOO at London and Greenwich at Do. do. Preference lOO st London, Tilbury, & South lOO 78 72 at Lowestoft, gua. 4 per cent lOO 73 82 at Do. do. 6 do. 5. Manch., Buxton. &Matlk all 6 51 at Midland, Bradford, Pref lOO 91 9a ]• Mid-Kent (Cray Line) 50 Northern& East , 5 per cent all 42 60 60 Do. do. 6 do. all .„ at N. Eastern—Hartlep00l st N.West. A perp. prat, Sp. c lOO 107 loa at Do B minimum If p.c lOO at Notting. & Granth. R. & C lOO 91 93 25 Preston and Wyre. all 41 46 ... Royston, Hitch., and Shep. 100 130 132 st Shrewsbury and Hereford o 100 130 732 dlO Do 6 2} 2,p at S. Yorksh. and River Dun 100 97 99j st Do 4 per cent gua lO 79 81 at Do i do and Pimlico West 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 7 4 5 80 Vi all 13 14 2a s ot t c e t s . t Station LCoonr odwo na,li Class 20 Do do B all 4.11 20 Do do C all 6I 7 at Weymouth and Portland lOO ,„ at Wilts and Somerset DOCKS. MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-American Tel., lim. all 211 214 22 10 Anglo-Mediter. Tel., lim 7 0,1 p 10 An; 10-Mexican Mint all 14 17 at Atlantic Telegraph lO 31 32 et Do. 8 per cent. 25 Australian Agricultural 25 Australian More. Land and Finance, Aim. 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, Aim 9 7 5d 10 Berlin Water Works, lira all 14 141 10 Po. New 8 8 if 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lira. 5 Bombay Gas, Aim, Do. New 4 11 04 51 British American Land 44 15 17 at B. and I. Magnetic Tel., Aim lOO 163 168 20 British Indian Tea, Aim all 21 31 20 British Ship Owners 7l 29 Canada Company all 67 72 10 Canadian Loan and InTest ment, lira 2l 21 11d 20 Ceylon Company, Aim. 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, Aim 8 41 34 25 City of London Real Pro perty, Aim 8 41 if d 30 City of Milan ImprOT. Aim, all 5 19 25 City of Moscow Gas, Ihn all 5 50 City Offices, Aim 25 /1 221 2114 50 Colonial, Aim. Do. 80 Commercial Union (Assur) i p 4p 10 Company of African Mer chants, lira. i I Id 20 Continental Union Gas, lira. all 17 18 25 Copper Misers of England, pref 71 per cent. 100 Corporation of London Bonds, 1877, 4/ per cent. all 1031 1041 100 Do. 1879, 41 per cant. all 104 105 100 Do. 1882, 44 per cent. all 1031 1041 10 Credit Fon. of England, lim. all 24 2/ 50 Credit Fon.of Mauritius lim. 10 I 2 et Crystal Palace at Do, Preference .... .. . at Po. 6p, c Pet petual Deb lO9 108 112 20 Darjeeling, lim. . ......... ail 10 Eastern Assam, ..... 61 ...d 50 East Indian Land Credit and Finance, lira $ 8 4d 20 East India Irriga. & Canal all 17 18 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, Aim. 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy Gua. by Egypt. .. . 20 Egyptian Com. k Trad. Aim 6 44 4/d at Electric & Inter. Telegraph 101 225 230 10 Do. New 8 3 10p 3 Eng. & Austral. Copper, Aim 21 1 4 - 15 English and Foreign Credit 71 8 4d 100 Eng. and Scot. Parine, Aim. 8 ...d 10 Fairbairn Engineering 4 If 11d 20 Fore-streetWarehouse,lim l2 pr 1p 100 For. & Col. GOT. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at £B5 all 83 81 844 50 Gellivara, lim. 10 General Credit & Die., Jim. 71 8 1 15 General Steam Navigation 14 27 29 50 Homo & Col Marine In. lira 6 41 316 10 Hong Kong and China Gas all 20 Hudson's Bay all 15 151 14 20 Imperial Land Co. of Mar seilles, lim. 25 Indo-European Tel., Jim. 10 20 Interim. Financial Soc. lim 6 11 11 20 Interim. Land Credit, lira 6 6 4d 50 Italian Land 6 11 id 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all 2 21 100 Do. 6 p. c Bds., redeem. 1870, issued 90..,,,,,,,, all 49 51 50 Land Securities, Jim........ 31 21d 25 London African Trading lO 7 bd 25 Lon. & Caled. Marine, lira ...d 10 London County Land and Building, Jim. . . . 4 Loud. Provincial Tel. Jim all 31 85 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent, all 1 11 3 50 Loud. Financial Ass o ., li m. 30 23 22d 4 Lond.Gen.Omnibus.Co.lim. all 11 2 21-16 60 Lond. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, Jim , 25 22 176 20 Lond. & Provincial Marine 2 Id pr at Madras Irriga. & Canl. Gua. p. c. by India Gov. 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, .... . 10 Mediterra. Exten. T e l ., all 4 41 80 81 erchant Shipping, lim all 86 41 60 Millwall Iron Vorks, lim 124 0•• CPO 10 Natal Land and. Colonisa tion Co., liui. . .... 9 31 246 25 National Discount Co., Jim. 6 111 12 12 25 National Prov. Marine, lim. 4 4 3d 10 National Steam Ship, lim. all 81 91 20 Nerbudda Coal & Iron, lim. 6 3 2d 10 New Consolidated Dis. Inn. $ 11 Id 6 anew Quebrada, lim ..... C4.O 44 3k 25 New Zealand Loan & cantile Agency,lim .... 2l 1 1P 23 New Zealand Trust ;I'd Loan, lim ................. . 10 Northern Assam Tea, Jim 5 7 Do. B 10 at North Brit. Austral„ Km_ 100 38 42 80 North Brit. & Mercan, 1n.., 6/ 161 174 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 5 14 15 5$ Oriental Financial, 1im....., 11 ~ ...d 6 Oriental Gas, lim. 73 ' 6 Do. New . . ..... ....... 10 Otago and Southland In vestment, 1im.,,,,,,,, 2 id ip r. 6 Ottoman Gas, lim .......... all 1 4 2 4 If Panama, New Zealand, and Australian R. Mail lim .611 21 Do do. at Peel R. Land & Minerl, lim 100 32 84 60 Punnet'. & Oriental Steam all 51 43 845 60 Do. New 1867 25 Reuter's Telegram.., 24 30 85p bo Ithymney Iron 13 Do. New ... all 25 Rio de Janeiro Citylba....., .lint all 13/ 84 6 191 20 Do. Gas, 100 Royal nail Steam at gcottish Aust. Invest., lim lOO 111 116 et Do. 6p. c. Guar. Pref. 100 ••• 20 Societe Fin. d'Egypte, Jim. 10 7 6d 20 Societe Gen.de l'Empire Ot. 8 8 4p 80 S. African Mort. & Jay, RM. I 25 South Australian Land all 36 83 at Submarine Telegraph ...... 100 98 88 1 Do. Scrip .. . 20 Telegraph Con. & Main.Xixn. o Ist 16/ 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lim .... . 20 Trinidad Petroleum, lim B/ • 10 Trust & Agency of A.us.,lim 1 4 1p 10 Do do. do. all 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. Canada & Icl p Si 60 Union Marine L'pool, Jim lt 4 41p 20 Union Steam Ship, lim all 22 24 15 United Discount Corp., Um 6 11 Old U. Kingdom Tel. Co., Bin all 4/ 61 85 o Do. 10 per cent. Pref all 31 34p 20 Universal Marine(ln,), lim 6 1 11p 10 Upper Assam Tea, lim all 8 30 Van Dieman's Land 00 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. (Mortgage) Loan Ila ll 74 745 754 80 Warrant Finance, 11m l2 12 104 West India, and Pacific Steam, lim. 2O 4 ad 20 West London Wharves and 10 Warehouses COLONIAL 00VBILN1IENT SECUILITII6S. THE NOMINATIONS. Crrr or LoxDox.—Monday, November 16; polling uu the following day. IVA.NCH3ETER.—Monday, 16th; polling on following day. BIRMINGHAM.—Monday, 16th ; polling on Tuesday. LAMBETH.—Monday, 16th ; polling on 17th. HULL—Monday, November 16 ; polling November 17. LEEDS.—Monday, 16th ; polling on 17th. BRADFORD.—Monday, 16th ; polling on 17th. X.AVERPOOL.—Tuesday, the 17th ; polling on the 18th. ROT RIDING OF YORKSHIRE.—Tuesday, the 24th. ORR - 11 RIDING OF YORKSHIRE.—Monday, the 23rd. -EAST KENT.—Monday, the 16th ; polling on Thursday, tlfi.l9th. MID KEY/re—Wednesday, the 18th. WEST KENT.—Friday, the 20th ; polling on Monday, the 23rd. WINDSOR.—Monday, the 16th ; polling on the 17th. BIRKENHEAD.—Monday, the 16th; polling on the 17th. WEST WORCESTER.—Wednesday, the 18th. BEWDLEY.—Monday, the 16th ; polling on the 17th. KIDDER3IINSTER.—Tuesday, the 17th ; polling on the ISth CAMBRIDGE COUNTY.—Saturday, 21st; polling on Tues day, 24th. CAMBRIDGE BOROUGH.—Monday, 16th ; polling on Tues day, 17th. WORCESTER ClTY.—Monday, 16th ; polling on 17th. EAST WORCESTER.—Friday, 20th ; polling on 23rd. Dnorrwicß.—Monday, 16th ; polling on 17th. EXETER. —Monday, 16th ; polling on 17th. WEDNESBURY.—Monday, 16th ; polling on 17th. WEST STAFFORDSHIRE. —Saturday, 21st; polling on 24th. CARDIFF. —Tuesday, 17th ; pollingon 18th. MR. BBIGHT AT BIRMINGHAM. On Thursday AIL Bright attended a ward meeting for the first time during this election. He was enthusi astically cheered. He asked them if they could point to a single thing that their opponents, the candidates of the other party, had done with a view of extending the franchise. Did they ever hold a public meeting—did they ever get up a petition ? But they got up a petition that every elector of the borough of Birmingham should only vote for two men instead of three ; and Mr. Newdegate himself, when he asked the House of Commons, in opposing that clause, who it was that asked for it, got up and said, if he recol lected rightly, that he had presented a petition from Birmingham, signed by 4,000 persons, asking the House of Commons to give one member to the minority. What must be the effrontery, then, of men—what must, to use a word that they knew a little more familiarly, what must be the courage and impudence of men who had all the years of their lifetime not only denied them the suffrage, but had vituperated and abused him in every form of the English language, and mainly because he asked that they should have the suffrage. And if they had opposed the franchise for forty years, what assurance had they that they would in the future complete that parliamentary reform they now had? How could it be expected that they would disfranchise the small boroughs, and give the people the ballot ; for there were hundreds of thousands of men who now had no more freedom than if they were handcuffed or in the cells of a prison? By some unfortunate fatality or accident the Tories were nearly always in the wrong upon all great questions. They opposed the repeal of the corn laws, the taxes upon knowledge, and the French treaty. The object of that treaty was that the two nations should be linked together in a community of interests, and that a perpetual peace should be created between them. And what were their opinions in regard to peace within the limits of the United Kingdom? Why should Ireland be governed in such a way that an immense army was required to keep the people in subjection ? The govern ment ought to be such, and might be such, that not a single soldier should be required in the kingdom to keep the people in subjection to the Crown or in loyalty to the law, and he believed that if Ireland were properly governed there would not be a single soldier required there any snore than in Scotland. If Ireland were well treated reland would be content; but Ireland had been governed j 4vith great injustice, and he was sure that no policy tor Ireland—and of all policies no policy was about the worst of all—would not receive the sanction of the great constituency when it camp to pronounce its great verdict on Tuesday next. Mr. Bright then referred to the slanders poured upon Mr. Gladstone and himself by the Tory party. No sooner was one dirty, malicious, lying scandal trodden under foot in the mire to which it belonged, than those ingenious gentle. men, some of them professing to be highly Protestant and vastly pious, got up another story of the same sort. The instruments of their opponents, indeed, were quite willing to grope in dirty kennels and sewers to find some bit of dirt which they could throw at them. MR. STANSFIELD ON THE PERMISSIVm BILL. Mr. Stansfeld, on Wednesday, gave the electors or Halifax his opinions on theTermissive Bill. There were three actual theories, and only three possible theories, with reference to legislation on the liquor traffic. One was the theory of free trade, another was the theory of absolute suppression, and the third was the theory of regulation and restriction. He need not detain them for a moment in considering the theory of free trade, because they would universally assent to the proposition that the principles of free trade did not apply to the question of the liquor traffic. The second theory was the theory of the United Kingdom Alliance. In their view the consumption of drinks which, if taken in excess, in toxicated, was something intrinsically and essentially inadmissible and bad. They looked upon the traffic in those drinks as a traffic utterly incapable of restrictive legislation. They regarded it, in fine, just as others regarded the institution of slavery, as something bad in principle and wicked even in its conception ; nay, in fact, to use their own language, "it was a traffic which repre sented bell, in the contest between heaven and hell in which they were engaged." But what was the meaning of the total suppression of the liquor traffic ? Many people imagined that it meant the closing of public-houses and beershops. It not only meant that, but a great deal more. It meant that no beer, wine, or spirit merchant stould be allowed to sell, even for consumption in private houses, any beer, wines, or spirits. It meant that the brewer should cease to brew, that the distiller should cease to distil, and that the importer !should cease to import, in order that the end of the United Kingdom Alliance should be attained, viz., that it should become a physical impossibility for any human being in these isles to drink too much, because it should be impossible for him to find anything to drink at all. They disregarded entirely all questions of interests involved, and the question of the hardships which a sudden and total suppression would heap upon the hun dreds and thousands of persona who were employed, directly or indirectly, in the industry connected with the traffic, and they also disregarded the rights of property and the very large capital which was involved in it. With such a principle, and with such ultimate objects, he could not agree. He would not say that he had no sympathy with the promoters of the Alliance move ment, because, as far as he was concerned, he knew of no individual sacrifice, whether of means or independence, that he himself would not willingly incur, if by such sacrifice be could banish intemperance from this land. But he held that the original conception of the men (whom he believed to be earnest in their cause) must be a dream. It must have been conceived in absolute ignorance of human nature, and of what human nature would submit to. He looked upon the Permissive Bill as simply a method by which the United Kingdom Alliance, true to its own principle and object, endeavoured to realise that principle and to realise that object. He had found that the Permissive Bill had recommended itself to the minds of many, upon the under standing that it paid respect to the principle of local self. government. There never was a greater mistake or a greater delusion than that. He objected to the Per missive Bill, and he should not be a party to it. because he contended that it sinned against the principle of local self-government. It originated with people who were wedded to one object. On the other hand, whilst he did not believe in suppression, he believed in regulation. With respect to what might be called " merchant traffic"—he meant delivery for consumption at home—he did not think there should be any restriction ; but when they came to houses of public entertainment—because that was the true meaning of the word " public-house "—the case was utterly changed. He did not think that any sensible man would deny that the needless multiplication of these houses was a great temp• tation and a great abuse. He did not think anyone could deny, on the other hand, that excessive competition induced the owners and occupiers of those houses to devise attractions which were mischievous in the extreme. His object would be first to lessen the number of houses, and to weed out all save those which could and ought to be respectably conducted to a profit. He would desire to revise carefully the conditions and regulations under which licenses should be granted, suspended, or refused. Above all, he would seek to obtain soli(' guarantees of good conduct, and, in his opinion, the best guarantee for good conduct was a money guarantee. He was in favour of placing beerhouses, as well as public• houses, not only under police supervision, but magisterir control. Two trains on the Irish North-Western line have been brought to a stand, almost at the same moment, nu tip pit VA ski% t.y . tko_ deli l@ =lad of raila ~~ SPORTING INTELLIGENOE. SHREWSBURY RACES-YESTERDAY. The Forester Plate of 50 sovs (Handicap), for two year olds and upwards ; winners after the deolaration of the weights 71b extra ; about one mile. Vespasian 1 President Lincoln 2 John Leech Eleven ran. The Longleate Handicap of 5 sovs each, for all ages ; win. ners after the declaration of the weights 71b extra. A bout three furlongs, straight. Sphynx..... 1 Spitfire 2 Mathilde 3 Ten ran. A Selling Nursery Plate of 100 sovs (Handicap), for two year olds; winners after Nov. 5 (at ten a.tn.) 51b, twice or 100 sovs 101 b extra; the winner to ba sold for 200 sovs; half a mile, straight. Al tisidora Iniperatrice colt Pompeii.... I. 3 Five ran. The Newport Gold Cup, value 203 sovs, by subscription of 10 soya each, with 50 added ; two year olds 6st 11b, three Bst 41b, four 9st 31b, five, six, and aged 9st olb ; once round, .‘bout ono mile one furlong. Mercury Knight of the Garter Cocoa Nut 1 a Eight ran. The Caldecott Nursery Handicap of 10 soya each, 3 ft, with 100 added; winners after Nov. 5 (at ten a.m.) Sib extra, twice or of 100 soya 101 b extra; about half a mile straight. Onyx Scout Glen Rosa 3 Nine ran. The Wrekin Handicap of 10 sous each, h ft, with 50 added, for all ages; winners after the declaration of the weights 71b extra ; the winner to be sold for 50 sous; about half a mile, straight. Suonnerside colt Sir Oliver 2 Cheddington Six ran. The Salopian Hurdle Race (Handicap) of 5 Bove each, 2 ft, with 50 added ; winners of a hurdle race after Nov. 5 (at ten a.m.) 101 b, or a second 51b extra ; about two miles and a quarter, over eight hurdles. Skirmish Stanton . 2 Tavistock Six ran. The Groby Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 40 added, for all ages ; two year olds 7st 61b, three Bst 111 b, four and up-- wards 9st 21b ; mares and geldings allowed 31b; the winner to be sold for 50 Boys; about half a mile, straight. Raunds J. Herennianus . Di Vernon 3 . __ Nine ran. The Queen's Plate of 100 Guineas; three year olds Bst 61b, four 9st 71b, five, six, and aged 9st 131 b. Thre. miles• Romping Girl I Miss Whip filly 2 Three ran. RACING FIXTURES FOR 1869. FEBRUARY. Nottingham Spring 23 1 Derby Spring ... 25 MARCH. Liverpool Spring 2 I Northampton Shrewsbury Spring 5 APRIL. Newmarket Craven l2 I Newmarket First Spring 25 MAY. Chester Bath Epsom S ummor Ascot . 8 Liverpool Summer l6 Windsor l5 Hampton 13ibury Club Stockbridge Newmarket July 6 Nottingham Huntingdon __ . 1.4 Y. I Southampton 22 Goodwood 27 AUG Brighton Brighton Club Egnam UST. IWindsor August Derby Summer....„ 3l SEPTEMBER. Doncaster OCTOBER. Bedford Leicester HUN GARY, (BY REUTERS TELEGRAMS.) PESTH, Nov. 12. In to-day's sitting of the Lower House of the Hungarian Diet, the Government proposals re specting the future relations of the district of Fiume to Hungary and Croatia :were adopted. The com mittee for the examination of the scheme is to con sist of four Hungarians, four Croatians, and four inhabitants of Fiume. The discussion on the budget takes place to-morrow. BOMBAY (HEAVY) MAIL. GIBRALTAR, Nov. 10. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Massilia, left at 10 a.m. to-day for Southampton, where she may be looked for about the evening of the 14th instant. All well. THE CUBAN INSURRECTION. NEW YORK, Nov. 12. The Cuban insurgents have offered to submit to the authorities if pardoned. Gen. Sersundi, how ever, refuses pardon to the leaders. It is rumoured that the insurgents have been reinforced from New Orleans, where a fillibusteriug expedition is being organised. a _WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAILS. PLYMOUTH, Nov. 12. The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company's steam ship Atrato, with the above mails, arrived here this afternoon with 45 passengers,. 39 sacks of mails, treasure value $533,979 in specie, and 1,324 pkgs. cargo. The mails were forwarded by the 3.5 ex press train. Bank of England Returns. An Account, pursuant to the Act ith and Bth Victoria cap. 32, for the week ending Wednesday, Nov. 11, 1868. tB.TMENT. Governmt. Debt.X11,015,106 Other Securities 3,984,900 Gold Coin sad Bullion Silver Bullion .C 83,230,154 LtPARTMENT. Governmt. Seen rities(including Dead Weight Annuity) .... £15,485,874 Other Securities 16,317,165 Notes 9,294,040 Gold and Silver Coin ... 1,128,695 I £43,225,471 !O. FORM, Chief Cashier. tree o'clock.—The market Bank Shares 3230 Ital'Ain Loan End of month.., Mexican Loan Do. Bonds Spanish Threes 35 25 Home Debt B3 Deferred — 's. Cash. 918 ... 3201 IBSU3 DE Notes issued m. 03,230,155 £33,230,155 BANKING a Proprietors' Capi tal £14,553,000 Rest 3,083,983 Public Deposits (including Ex chequer, Sav ings' Banks, Com►nissioners of National Debt, and Div. Accounts Other Deposits.. 39,218,711 Seven Days and ...other Bills 595,022 £42,225,474 BOURSE, Nov. 12.—Th closed as follows : per Cent. Eud of month — 3 per Cent End of month 7l 95 Credit Mobilier End of month 306 25 Credit Foncier 1527 End of month — - RAILWA' Orleans , N orthern Lyons and Mediterranean Southern.... 575 Western Eastern • • 570 Sardinian Austrian 5971 Lombard 8971 North of Spain Bl THE LAW ON ELECTIONS.—In counties the sheriffs are required this year to give four days' notice of the elec tions by proclamation; and in cities and boroughs the elections are to take place within six days after the receipt of the writ, and three clear days' notice is to be given, exclusive of the day of the proclamation and the day of election. CROYDON CATTLE MARKET.—There was a poor supply of really good stock at market yesterday, and the general average prices obtained were as follows, at per stone, and sinking the offal : —Beasts, 3st 10d to 4s Bd. Sheep, choice Southdown wethers, 5s ; secondary quali ties, 4s 4d; and coarse sheep, 3s 10d to 4s. Fat calves 4s to 5s ; and choice qualities dearer. Pigs, 8s 10d to 4s Bd. _ The course of exchange at New York on London for bill s at 60 days' sight was on the last date about IC9} percent. At this rate there is no profit on the importation of gold from the Ullitcd btates.