The Sun. — London, England, 1868-11-30 00:00:00

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ID• ••• 9 19 • 1 201 • 9 11 • 6 40 • 5 1f • 5 ° • 0 • 413 i • 90 41i 00 11 itAl, OS 0 , Irvi ne t he 11 0 , ov ria fo tl(r c i ,f Ob g 4 t oi into opOP,e, befOr e . , 6 lP ,l , $ O l l , O o ti o r 111 0 1f0 rat e e cl 8 e p VOO I i I itt 1 1111 6 10 o f bder Iw iii oo of I 000 014 of beel l ho d 0,0 00°' To tellig b oto sto .ora 1 10 0 g the f 6 ° l ll C0a 8" li f)( d 0 ,„, kg, 0 ,, to epode ' 0 , iefi 0 t y de or ioo ii i , utl3 a „007 ( 0 1 be en pio% fo r re 6 t o 40 4 X% re poop ' fB „itea Ana 11 0 0' 1 3 bore di JO the ><J r. h S F~ ° i wr 140 , ' - or es% Kai 11.0 ido9' MONEY MARTIET A ND ntimEttorAL CITY, Two o'CLocK. Consols are 941 for money; ditto, for Ac count, 93k 4i ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 921 4 ; New Three per Cents, 921 1:; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, 2 per Cent., 12 prem. ; ditto, £5OO, 12 prem. ; ditto, ZlOO and £2OO, 12 prem. ; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., 244. India Stock, 104 per Cent., April, 1874, 218 ; ditto, 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1164 ; ditto, Bonds, Under £l,OOO, 14 prem. Consols and Foreign stocks are firm this morn ing. Foreign securities are rather better. Turkish Five per Cents. showing a recovery of I, and Italian Five per Cents. and Greek Bonds are f higher. New Spanish Three per Cents. and Egyptian Seven per Cents. of 1868, on the other hand, are f lower.' The quotations are !—ltalian, 65 i 551; Mexican, 151 151 ; Greek, 13 13 1 ; N ew Spanish, 341 34f ; Turkish, 411 411 ; Peruvian F ive per Cents., 811 82 ; and Egyptian, 1868, 73; 741. The Honduras Loan is firm at 90 91. Italian Scrip has declined I, to 2/, 3 prem. Russian (Charkoff-Azof) Railway Scrip is better, at par f prem. ; and the New Charkoff. lireraentschug Railway Loan has receded to I prem. In the Railway Share Market there is an additional fall of 11 in Metropolitans. The Prices are as follows :—Caledonian, 72f a ; Great Western, 48; 49 ; Great Eastern, 44 ; Great Northern, 105 k 61; ditto A, 105 f ; Lancashire, 1281 ; Metropolitan, 101- 1; ditto Extension, 97 9 ; Midland 1111 ; Sheffield, 47 + ; Brighton 48 1 ; North British, 32 1 ; North oi Western, 1121 ; North Eastern, 99i lo ; South Eastern, 79 -A. ; 168171. Chatham and Dover, United States Bonds are dull on higher quota- Cone of gold from the other side. The Five-Twen ties have declind 1, to 74t 74f ; the Bonds of 1885 remain at 73 731 ; and the Ten-Forty Bonds at 71i 72. Ango-American Telegraph shares are rather better at 221 224 ; but the Eight per Cent. Prefer ence shares are dull at 3! 4 ; and Atlantic Tele graph Original Stock at 30 32. In Bank Shares Alliance have been done at 12; ; A nglo - Egyptian, 181; Chartered Mercantile, 30k E nglish and Rio Janeiro, 91 ; Imperial, 18 ; Impe rial Ottoman, 111 ; London and Westminster, 68 1 ; ditto Scrip, 651 4 ; Union of London, 374. In Miscellaneous descriptions, Credit Foncier Shares are marked 2. General Credit at 5/1 9-16, Hudson's Bay at 141, and Ocean Marine at 20. The Bru c kl e y C as tl e h as ar r ived from Sydney wi th £124,500 in gold ; and the Ripon, from -Alexandria, with £4,575. The interest due th 3 11th December on the D anish Four per C e nt. Stock of 1862 is advertised LOT Payment by Messrs. Hambro and Sou. It is stated that the applications already received for the bonds of the Charkow-Krementschug (Rus sian) Railway, introduced by Messrs. Schroder, the a llb SeriptiOli lists for which close to-morrow in and Berlin, already amount to a sum equal to The entire total of the loan. he indi ca ti ons o f t h e B oar d o f T r ad e returns for "' the past month are again satisfactory. In the de clared value of our exportations compared with the corresponding month of last year there has been a nincrease of £1,027,756, or 6f per cent, while, compared with October, 1866, they show neither an increase nor a diminution. At the meeting of the East India Irrigation and Canal Company the directors' report was adopted, an d a special resolution was passed, accepting the offer of the Government to purchase the works of th e Company in accordance with the arrangement already entered into. An extraordinary general meeting of the Anglo- Egyptian Banking Company (Limited), is con vened for the Bth December, to confirm the resolu tion passed on the 19th instant, fur enabling the company to issue share warrants to bearer in ex change for nominatire shares at the option of the proprietor. . . - The annual meeting of the Royal Exchange Assurance Corporation will be held on the 23d of December, when a dividend will be declared. At the meeting of the London Chartered Bank 0 Australia on the 11th of December a dividend of 4 Per cent. for the half-year (£40,000) is to be re eernmended, together with the appropriation of "0,000 to the reserve fund, leaving £11,885 to be carried forward. The report of the Bank of British North Ame rica, to be presented on the Ist of December, re e°ratnends the usual half-yearly dividend at the rate o f 6 per cent. per annum, and states that, notwith standing the recent occurrence of banking and other failures in Canada, the directors see no rea son to anticipate that the distribution for the pre sent year will fall short of that of last year. A circular has been issued to the shareholders of t he Credit Foncier of England (Limited), from hich we extract the following :-44 The committee a PPoluted by a resolution passed at a meeting of . ry tth areholders, summoned by advertisement of Messrs. 4 . J. Brown an d E. P. Rowsell, and held on the 4t h August last, beg now to report as follows : , 'hat an interview which the committee sought With the directors, in pursuance of such resolution, be ing declined on the ground of the informal cha racterL of the committee's appointment, the mem bers of the committee could only accept an offer made to them to confer, as shareholders, with the chairman.. With Mr. Mowatt, accordingly, they have 4a dseveral commuuications,and they now announce the results. The following is an outline of the in formation received :-1. That the question of the return of commission taken on disputed profits has been, and is, under the consideration of the board, r .„ atICI Will, it is hoped, be settled by arbitration. 2 . 41 1 at the office expenses have been greatly reduced, and that since the 30th June last the directors have re frained from taking any remuneration for their s ervices. And the chairman promises as follows : That at a special general meeting, to be held in J anuary, he will propose important amendments of the articles of association. Among other changes he Will move the reduction of the board to five direc tors, and the leaving the appointment of directors, and settlement of their remuneration, in the hands of the shareholders." Vice -Chancellor Malins has appointed Mr. Thos. ' l . Thomas, of Cheapside, woollen merchant, u quidator of the Commercial Clothing Company sr Limited) and Messrs. Rooks, Kenrick, and Har 1°74) of 16, King-street, Cheapside, solicitors in th e „ natter. _ _ Regarding the Indian cotton crop, Messrs. Smith, F leming, and Co., referring to a recent telegram from their Cawnpore correspondent, dated the 20th ~° f October, state that a message received from them, dated the 23d inst., is not so satisfactory :--. 4l Doab thre atening now about two-thirds last year ; scarcity, th at, famine; no rain. ,, It was expected hut, rain having fallen in other parts of the North viveBt Provinces, there would have been a sufficient f , C l also in the Doab, but apparently as yet this Pe has not been fulfilled. tRITISEE FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK. , G OVERNMENT FUNDS. 8 ,1* Cent. Consols itto for Account, Dec. 1 Neer Cent. Reduced 93i 4} 92} i Kw 3 per Cent 4 ," 2 4 per Cent. Jan. 1894 ut). tor 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — -cd i , 1) 0 (Red Sea Telet,,raph), Aug., 1908 — Do. x.ch e quer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 pe r Ct l2 De .£5OO Bonk £lOO & £2OO l2 lio• hof England Stock, 4per Cent ci acceinit 4 per Ce B later -Colonial On:lnt.mm onds lNotAv UOVP.RNMENT SECURITIES. in lia , Vtock, 104 per Cent., April 1874 2lB Do. Opening, for Account Do. 5 per Cent July, 1880 1 :, ) , 0 . 4 pec Cent., Oct. 1888 uo. Oortificates - Do. E ufaced Pap t ,. 4 p er CAnt — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 '''°' 5} Per Cent., May 1879 ..... --',. D.) 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 — Do. do. 1877 — Do. do. 1882 ...... ... P.. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 ~ — Do. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO no. under £l.000 FOREIGN FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK. Ar 4eutine Republic, 6 per Cent Do., Scrip £45 paid .. Au :trian hoods ~ ...•i cent .. Do. 1859 — Brazilian 5 per Cent - -)o. 4i• per Cent., 1852 — Do. do. 1858 — Do. do., 186 i) . Do. do., 1863 Do. 5 per Cont., 1865 1)0 Account 7B l- .enos Ayres 6 per Cent. Do 2 per Cent. (Deferrtd 3 per Cent ) Cuba, 6 per Cent. C...dian 6 per Cent — 'o. 4i per Cent — Do. 3 per Cont., Do. 6 per ce t. 1867 — Do. 7 par Cent., 1866 Col mbian, 6 per Cent. Dan'sn . 3 por Cont., 1825 Dan,ibian Principalities, 7 I,er Cent 7l DJ 8 per Cent., 1867 .. .;auador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent. Egyptian, 7 per Cent — i)o Second issue Do. £sot, Bonds — Do. £lOO Bonds •••.• Do. 1864 Do. Account Do. £5OO Bonds Do. £lO6 Bonds B3 English Scrip, 1868 74 Do do. £45 pd — di Government Railway Debentures Greet 5 per Cent., 1824- 5, ex Coups — Do. Account Do. Coupons Do. Account G taternala 5 per Cent .. Honduras Gov. Rail. Loam., 10 p. Ct., all pd 90k I.oiiau a per Cent., 1865 Do. Account • Do Mkremmana Railway qexican 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Do. 1864 R per Cont. Anglo-French dontevidoau 6 per Cent. Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent Now Granada Do 3 per Ceti Do. Deferred Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account Bll Portagnese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7,'9,'60,'1.'3 -- - Do. do. 1867 Do. do. Sccip, £2O paid — R issian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St )o 4i per Cent. 1850 Do 4i per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO BondE , Do. d o . £B4 15e. do — Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds... Do. de £B4 15s. do — Do Nicolas Railway 6si G Sardinian o pwr Cent — so 41 per Cent. (Uribarren) au -li per Cent., 1862 . — Do Account Spanish 3 per Cen Do. A ceGunt Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Deferreu Do. Account Do. Passive Do. COM. Cert. of Conj.. not funded Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan Do Government, 1864 Do do, 1868 Do do, Scrip Turkish 6 per Cent. . 110 Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 ••• Do Account Do .£IOC Bonds 684 Do 5 per Cent. 1865 DJ Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 651 51 Do 4 por Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela 3 per Cent.; Do. Accent Dividends on the above payable in o d Austrian o per Cont. Ex 10 Flolins Belgian, 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 24 per Cent., Ex. 12 Gup „ Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 2M. Do Account Minh 5 per Cent. 1851, Ex. zoi. Do. Account 551 ,T WO O'CLOCK. Consuls, Money 94 1 Do. Account, Dec. 1 94 MARKE7 S -2 MS DAY. _ MARK LANE. At Mark-lane there was a fair attendance of the trade, but buyers were not numerous. The supplies of English wheat and barley were moderate—those of foreign were liberal. The demand for all qualities was quiet, and last Monday's prices were with difficulty maintained. Grind ing barley, in consequence of the large number of cargoes now off the coast, could only be sold at a reduction. METROPOLITAN. The market was moderately supplied, and the tone rather film, tut not brisk. Of beasts there were 4,310, including 283 Scotch, 620 Irish, 2,457 English, and 950 foreign. For prime beef extreme rates were obtained, but rough qualitiss did not sell, although in rather better demand than previously. Of sheep there were 16,890 head only, and prices were firm, but not higher. Only 74 calves ar rived, and they were freely taken off at stiffer rates. Pork maintains its value; 280 pigs on the market, 50 being foreign. Quotations per stone of 81b sinking the offal—Beef, 35 4d to 5s 6d; mutton, 33 6d to 5s 2d; veal, 3s 4d to 6s; pork, 3s 4d to ss. BOROUGH HOP. The demand continues good for all descriptions of English and foreign hops, and the advance established last week is fully supported. It is thought by many that values will be much higher atter Christmas. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. The supplies continue large, and prices are unchanged, English regents, 60s to 130 s ; Scotch regents, 608 to 130 s French, 40s to 108 per ton. COTTON. LivEltrooL, November 30. sales prolotisly 15,000 bales. Market firm and advancing, especially American. SHIPPING IN TEL LIVENCE. GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Arrived, Nov. 29.—Aurora, steamer, from Bordeaux; Victor, steamer, from Cava; Tonning, steamer, from Vigo; Earl Aberdeen, steamer, from Hamburg; Echo, steamer, from Calais; Vesta, from Rigo : Susan Hendry, from Dunkirk; Flying Fish, from Demerara; Irene, from Hooksiel ; Josephine, from Cronstadt ; Alpha, from Emden ; Elvira, from St. Michael's; Copriel, from Tyal ; from Grand Canerig ; Elizabeth, from Riga; Seine et Tamise, steamer, from Paris ; Secret, steamer, from Am sterdam ; Limerick, steamer, from Valentia. Arrived, Nov. 30 —Daccia, steamer, from Alexandria ; Fyenoord, steamer, front Rotterdam ; Chieftain, from Licata ; Levirett, from Viana ; Rescue, from Memel; Orion, steamer, from Antwerp ; John Bull, steamer, from Havre ; Queen of the Seas, from Manilla ; Leon Ray munda, from Madeira; Triumph, from New York; Jessie, from Amsterdam ; G. Reynolds, from Leghorn ; Christo pher Colombo, from Taganrog; M. E. Clark, steamer, from Gothenburg; Vigilant, steamer, from Rouen; Charles Northcote, from St. John's, N.B. Sailed, Nov. 29.—Souvenir, steamer, for Brussels. Sailed, Nov. 30.—Lord John Russell, steamer, for Dun kirk ; Chloe, steamer, for Calais ; Staperayder, steamer, for Guernsey; Forth, steamer, for Hamburg. IJEAL, Monday Morning. Passed, Nov. 29—Ada, screw steamer, from London for Malta ; Alfred, from London for Guernsey. Passed, Nov. 30.--Spence Bud, from London, for Halifax. Anchored—Melba, from London for St. Lucia. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and New Zealand, via Southamptcut.....Dao. 5. Ditto, via YArseilles ••• • ........Nov 30 Ditto, via P.Lama Nov 28 . Brazil, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video Dec. 4. Ditto, by French packet Cape Verde. by Brazil paotet ...... .. Dec. 4. Cape of Good ELfpe, Ascension. and St. Helena.— 1.).:o. 13. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Bouthamptor Dec. 5. Gibraltar, via Southampton Nov 23 India,via Southampton ....•• ... unto, via Mawtikes o• • ••• .. Nov. 21. Malta, Bgypt, St). Dee. 4. Ditto, Marseilles Nov. 23 Mauritius, Cape of Good Hope, and Natal, vla St uthamiton Dm. li . Ditto, Man ~tifies .\ ewtoundlatc ...... ..... ..... ..... ....... .. • • Deo 2 eortugal .. •• • • United States, . anada, California, &a, by British packet Nov 25 Ditto, by Canadian paotet .. • Nor 27 Ditto, by Li ited -tatea packet Ditto dittt (Baltimore) West Indies and Pa3itio (except Mexico and Baha mas) Nov 23 vest Coast 01 Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe. Dec. 4 Fmkland Islands Cubs and Mexico .... .........Noy. 28. Bahamas, via New York Bermuda. via Halifax ... ...Dee. 2. . Dee. 13. The iron armour-plated ship Warrior, 32, Capt. Henry Boys, in Plymouth Sound, had her com passes adjusted on Saturday, preparatory to her joining thy Channel squadron at Lisbon. RAILWAYS.—PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Proflts of each separate year. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 80, 1868. SHARE LIST. aiDINAKI dtiar,ii,b_AND STOCKS. raid. Closing Business Share Railways. Prfee. dime. et Bristol and Exeter ...... 100 76 78 at Caledonian WO 74 7,1 s C.mbriau. 2J Cornwall. all 31 31 st Dublin & Bcilast June loa 77 ;9 t Dttn„Verth,,t Ab.J 103 70 72 2) East L0nd0n..... z 0 Do 15 - 2 ) Du 10 - - ,1 Glasgow &S. Western lou 91 92 at Great Eastern .. , U . ./ 411 421 411 st Do. E. Angl. No. 4 lO2 8 d Great North of Seotlatii lOO 15 6 st Great Northern lOO ICS 107 1061 at Do. A stock lOO 11 , 6 10 sDo. B stung. lOO 121 125 at GtS, and W. 01 Irctanu loo 96 97 a: (it. Western -Original lOO 49 50 42 .t Do. South Wales s. Do. W. Alta.-Gatos 100 '45 28 at Do. Newport IGO 22 at Lancashire& lorkshirs lOO 12 ,, 1 '2Bl at Lon., Brien, &S. Coast lOO 481 4J 43 71 102 Do Scrip - - at Lon., Chat., and Dover lOO 17 171 17 at Do. Motrop. Ex. A lOO - - at Lon. & North Western lOO 1111 1121 at Lon. & South Western IUO t 7 de st Man., She., & Lincoln lOO in 48 4' st Metropolitan . ICO 105 tO5 1981 1 at Do Extension 100 1 1 , 2 97 10 Do. Nee rd 10 10 1 st Metropolitan Dietr:ct. all 70 72 10 Metrop. St. John's NI oo 1 6 - - st M&sl:aud st Do, Birmin. & Darby at North British at Do. Ka., rth., & Dun... 100 - - at Nor. Eastern-Berwick.. 100 hi 1001 991 25 Do. G. N.E purchase-16.13.1 - - st Do Leeds ....... ....... 100 ieta 161 at Do York . 100 tit 82 at Do Carlisle at Do Stoat. & 1(0 128 139 at North London 10 Do New 1888 . . 2 11 2 p st North Staffordshire lOO 62 64 at North and S.-W. Jnnction 100 102 104 10 Do New £lO shares 7 ... at Rhymney at Shropshire Union 1 0 654 661 at South Devon at South Eastern • lOO 791 ;,0 79} 20 Staines, Wok'ham,e2 Wok all 14 13 at 'tau Vale lO2 116 150 *0 Do. at Waterford & Kilkenny IOU -- - l 0 Waterloo & Whlteha.l 6 - - RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHIRES IND fiTOCKS. BANKS. - Closing Business Share NAME. Paid. Price. done 10 Agra Limited, A all 111 121 19 Do B lO 21 61 50 Albion 100 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, liraall 19 2 . 181 20 Anglo-Hungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 6 4 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 11 13 20 Do issued at 2pm ~.. i ... ... 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lim. 25 Bank of South Austraiia all 31 33 20 Bank of Victoria, Australia 26 37 19 10 Bank of New Zealand all 17 19 60 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, , rid China all 20 21 26 Chartered Mere. of India, London, and China 20 City 100 Colonial 22 27 57 4 10 Consolidated, lim. 50 Delhi and London, lint 60 East London, lint 5 11 Of 20 English and American, lint 10 ... ..• 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro. lim lO ld pr 91 20 English, .-cottish, and Aus tralian Chartered 281 Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all ... ... 2SI Do new et 1 I 100 Imperial, lim 2O 17 IS 20 Imperial Ottoman lO 11 If 111 14 lonian all 26 28 25 Do new 6 Icl id 20 Lnd Mortgage of India, him 4 4 11 100 Do sp. c. Debs.lBl4, 30 all 76 ip 8 30 London Bank of Mexico and South America, lim. 20 9 7 100 London and Brazilian, lim. 45 80 25 20 Do now 71 5 41 100 London &River Plate, lira. 40 8 4 25 Do new 10 11 11 20 London Chart. of Australia all 831 241 blj London and County 2O 11 42 51 20 Do new, iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd ll ... 50 London Joint Stock 1 221 131 20 London and south African al 12 13 100 London & S.-Western, lira, 20 ... ••• 60 London & Venezuela, lira , 121 ... ... 100 London and Westminster 2O Si 67 6 8 1 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm 2O 66 65 654 100 Merchant, tim 26 7 6 10 Metropolitan, lint all 1 7 100 Midland, lim 2O ld pr 6 National of Australia 26 National of Liverpool, tim. 16 ... ... 100 National I'rovinc. of Eng'd 42 ... ... 1341 10 Do 50 National. lO 64 ss 20 New South Wales all 41 43 43 20 North-Western 74 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 424 421 60 Provinc. Bank. Corpo., lim. 111 1 61 100 Provincial of Ireland 2O 89 21 10 Do new, all ... ... 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lim 26 13 11 100 Do issued at 6 pm. 10 ... ... 25 Union of Australia all 48 49 100 Union of Ireland, lim 50 Union of London BIRMINGHAM CATTLE SEIOIY. The near approach of Christmas is marked by the open. sag of cattle shows all over the country. The Birmingham exhibition opens practically to-day. The cattle and poultry show is held in Bingley Hall, a convenient building in a dingy street west of the Town Hall ; and the dog show is held in the Curzon Exhibition Hall, very handy to the cattle show, in the same murky district. The arrangements are all admirably made, as is the case in all public meetings or entertain ments held in Birmingham. The entries are the largest that have ever been made, comprising 173 cattle, 100 pens of sheep, and 47 pens of pigs, besides 174 entries of roots and 42 of corn. The prizes are very liberal. This may be said to be the revival year of cattle shows after the depression and temporary annihilation consequent upon the ravages of the cattle plague. The cattle in all classes stood pre-eminent, and opportunity was afforded of comparing the best specimens of the different breeds in juxtaposition. In making these comparisons per haps no greater contrast could have been presented than that afforded by the small, rough, shaggy weather. beaten specimen of the Scotch cow sent by the Duke oi Sutherland, and the smooth, glossy hide, and plump, fleshy Hereford in an adjacent stall. The Herefords were, on the whole, well represented by 30 specimens of oxen or steers, cows and heifers, and the rival shorthorns had 50 representatives. There was a large collection of Devons, and among the long-horns were some remark able animals, with horns forming a perfect frame to the face and actually meeting below the lower jaw. In the extra classes was exhibited a cross-bred animal, belonging to Mr. T. Parker, of Shepton Mallet, of such magnitude of frame as quite to dwarf its fellows. In height and length the animal was most remarkable, but the judges did not appear to consider it worthy of any special mark of approbation. The 100 pens of sheep were divided into classes —Leicesters, Lincolns, Cotswolds, Southdowns, Shiro?. shires, Oxfordshires, and cross-breds. They were an excellent lot, and the smooth Shropshires, the favourite breed in this locality, were greatly admired. The South• downs were good, and the Leicesters a capital class. Lord Berners carried off the palm for long-wolled sheep. The pigs were the least remarkable collection of animals in the building, but were by no means to be despised as they lay in stertorous groups half buried in straw ; here the favourite black Berkshire, and there the clean. skinned white porker. Messrs. Howard, the well-known agricultural implement makers, of Bedford, shewed a splendid large white pig, to which was awarded the first prize for fat pigs exceeding 15 months old. "Barley meal and a little of Thorley's food" appear to have been the materials for loading the carcase of this animal with an excess of " pinguosity" (to coin a word for the nonce) which gained for him the coveted prize. st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 86 88 ct Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lO9 et Do. Scot. N.E., 4) per cont l9O ... et Do. Aberdeen, gua. 6 p.c lO9 „. st Do. do. 7 per coat lll et D 9. do. Ordinary l9O 71 89 ct Do. Midland st Do. Dundee and Arbros.ta 109 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gas all ..• ct Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO 115 167 st Do. let Class preference lOO et Glas. & S.W. gua. 5 per ct l5O •,. et (St. Eastern, B.C. Ex. No. 1 100 97 190 st Do do N 0.2 100 96 9? st Do do 6 per cent 100 106 198 st Do East Anglian AS p. c. 100 99 102 st Do do B 6 do. 100 st Do do 0 7 do. 100 et Do do No. 1, 6 p.c. 100 100 102 et Do E. Union 4p. c. gua. 100 69 71 at Do Norfolk S p.c. Ex. 1846 10) st Do do p.c.WaY.Val.lB47 100 ... at Great Northern, 6 per cent 10 et Do S p.c., rd at 1U p. c. pin. 1011 et Do 4, do do do 105 st Do 6 do at sp.c. pm lOO st Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 par cent lOO st Gt. Nrth of Scotland. kt rf 100 st Great South. and Welters (Ireland) 4 per COns_ lOl 98 97 st.l t.West.—Ori,......ait.-atent chg., per gua. S p.c lOO 102 103 st Do. Brig. (B. &H. Ex). 5 p.c lOO 95 100 st Do do 4, per cent. 1850. IUJ iii S i 86 st Do do 4 do do st bo do 5 per cent. roloin lOO 91 95 et Do do Birmingham gua lOO 65 70 st Du do do pref lOO st Do do Chester gus lOO st Do do du 3 per cent lOO 110 li9 st Do do do 5 do 103 91 10J st Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 st Do do 41 p.c lOl ••• ••• st Do do 4, 1859 lOO ..„ et Do do st Do West Mid.-Oxford Ist g. 10 ) 10i 112 st Do do 2d gua. 100 107 10J et Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c. 100 85 92 at Do do 21 do 100 st 1)o gua. 51 per cent. 1863 100 100 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. all st Lancash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 0 135 st Do Barnsley, £5 3s 10d p.c. 100 at Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 190 134 . it Do 41 (Blackburn porch). 100 97 10 at London & Brighton, 6 P.C. guaranteed, No. 1 lOO st Do 5 per cent. gua. No. 2 lOO st Do 6 do do lOO ... st Do 6 do No. 4 lOO ... st Do 7 per cent at Do 6 do (W.E. & C.P.) ... lit Do 4 do 1859 lOO ... at London, Chatham, &Dover S per cent lOO st London and N.W., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO 109 111 st Do Bedford &Cambridge._ 100 8 91 at Do Shrewsb'y & Weichp'l lOO 33 91 et Loudon and 7 p,c late 3d shares, lOO 143 146 2s.Gd. Do (Ports m. perp ane. 2e6d) all ••• st Man., Slid., &Lmeln. 6 p.c lOO 11 F 117 6 Do at Do 31 per cent lOO 60 41 10 Do redeem. 6 per cent st Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 140 148 et Do Bristol& Birin., 6p. c lOO 1.0 13E et Do 41 per cent. redeem lOO 97 ai sti Do 41 per cent. irredeem lOO 97 99 st Do Leicester & Irehn, 4 p.c lOO 89 91 at North British, 5 p.c. No.l lOO st Do E. &G.4p.c. S. & D lOO st Do N. 8., N 0.2, 5 per con.t lOO st Do Border Union, 51 p.c lOO „. • st N.-Eastern--Cons. 4p c lOO 85 87 st Do 41 per cent. redeem__ 100 91 91 at Do G.N.E. 4 per cent., lOO 17 Do Berwick capital 8 13.4. ... 25 Do York, 11. &S. purchase lO 10 101 at Do Stcktn & Drling. A 5 p.c lOO 108 110 st Do W, llartlepool IL, and R lOO 87 81 20 North Staffordshire 10s Devon Annuities, Ls.— all 91 101 lOs Do Tavietock Anne., 10s all 9 15 lOs Do Fixed 41 per cent all 8 9 1.0.6. S. East. (Read. Anus., 1.0.6) all 22 23 at Do 41 percent lOO ... st Do Fixed 41 per cent lOO st Taff Vale No.l lOO st Waterford & Kilkenny, 6pc 100 145 10 49 46 bt Caledonian 41 p c gua. et Do b'cot.Cen. ruin. 7 p c lOO at Do 41 p rodeem all at Do 4p c con. issued at 80 65 et Great Eastern 4i por cent. 100 et Do 5 do, 1862 lOO et Do New 5 do, 1863 lOO at Du do i do, 1364 lOO 77 81 $1 $ 91 et Great Northern, ip e irred. 100 et Do Permanent 5 per cent. 100 st Do Boston & 41 pc 100 st Great West., W. Ilia, 5p a 100 86 90 st Do Joint perpc. 5 p c,1865 100 84 68 st Do do 6p c irred., 1866 100 102 104 20 Do Vale N eath perp. 5p s all 191 201 st Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B 100 p Lane. and York. New 41 per cent till July, 1371 2 it Loud., Brig., &c., 41 pc,1858 100 1 at Do do 4 do, 1860 100 _ _ At Do do 44 do: 1861 10. st Do do 4k do, 11163 100 st Do do i do, 1865 100 ht Do No. 6 6 do, 1866 100 et _Do No. 7 b do •.• st Lend , Chat., Sc., 2d, 6 p.c 100 ... at Do Motrop. Ex., 136 p.c lOO Do do C G p.c lOO ... at London &N. Western, 5p a 100 103 110 at London &S. Western, 4/ p o 100 93 94 10 Man. chef. & Lin., S pc, 1865 all 8 Si at Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO ... at Midland, A 4 per cant prof lOl 105 107 at Do B 5 do 100 104 197 18 Do ip • opt. to cony. to Ord. Sitk., Sept. 1, 1869 all 11 lip 18 Do Incony. New Shares 11 Lit iP 22 po 4 p a con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1807 Bl 11 lb at North British, E. and Gil No. 1, 4 per cent.— 100 at Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 101 at, Do E., P., & Dun., 2d, 4pa 118 as Do t..&11., N 0.2, 4 p.a as Do N. 8.. 4 per cent, 1862 100 at Do E. & G., No. 3, 5 p.e as Do E.& (1., kOrdiry) 41 p • 100 OS 57 at North Eastern, 41 par cent 100 Li VT as Do Stock. & Darl., D 105 111 118 at North London, 41, per cent (Max. 4 per cent) at North Staffordshire ip c lOO at South Eastern, 41 pc, 1849 100 at Do 5 do 1861 100 ... at Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 ..„ at Do 6 do, 1864 at Victoria St. & Pimlico, 41 pe 100 RAILWAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS at Birkenhead 100 a 2 V* 109 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer.., all 101 103 gt Buckinghamshire st Cheater and Holyhead lOO 64 66 st D o . SI per cent, at Do. S do. st Clydesdale, guaranteed jsa; . sit Colchester Stour Valley .., 150 " at East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lOO lii 1 . 3 i 2 Gloster and Dean Forost all O Gt. Easn., Newm.otc., 6 p.c lOO u t Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c lOO . 6 . 1 . 0 7 73 st Do. do. Viloodbrg. Ex., do lOO 311 72 et Gt. West ,W. Mid., Here lOO 95 97 Ss Hull and Selby all 109 111 at Lan:,-aster and Carlisle lOO 211 213 it London and Blackwall lOO 02 94 ~, Do, 41 per cent lOO ~, ... at London, Coat., &c., 41 pc. 100 ,„ ... st Do. Com. Fund, S do. 100 ..„ at London and Greenwich at Do. do. Preference lOO ... ... at London, Tilbury, & South. 100 78 72 at Lowestoft, gua. 4 per cent lOO 79 83 at Do. do. 6 do. • 1 00 .. ..„ ek Manch., Buxton, & Matlk all 6 si at Midland, Bradford, Pref.., 100 32 9}' 10 Mid Kent (Cray Line) SO Nortkern& East , 6 per cent all 1.4 ii so Do, do. 6 do. all ~, ~, at N. Eastern —Hartlep00l at N. West. A perp. prof, ip. c lOO les 110 at Do B minimum 11 p.c lOO „, ... at Notting. &GrAnth. U. & C lOO 92 94 20 Preston and 11 yre • ... itoyaton, Hitch., and Shep. 100 133 133 at, Shrewsbury and Hereford 100 133 Igs 10 Do do 6 21 2 p at S. Yorksh. and hirer Dun 100 IS 100 0 11 Do 4 per cent gua l3 • 79 81 at Do S do at Vict. Station and Pimlico lOO 173 180 at West Cornwall 20 West Loudon, Class A all 19 1 . 4 20 Do du B all ... ~, 20 Do do C all 6A 71 st Weymouth and Portland lOO ,„ ... at Wilts and Somerset DOCKS. et East and West India lOO 117 119 st London and St. Katherine 100 54 ie 101 Do Deb. stock, 4,0 r cent al ~. ... 11.111 wall Freehold Land et Dock lOO 3* 37 of flouthampton lOO Ti 76 66 surrey Oeuuutroial 'mu , Oil 11111 MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-American Tel., Um. all 211 211 10 Anglo-Mediter. Tel., lim 7 01d fp 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 16 17 at Atlantic Telegraph lO 11 32 at Do. 8 per cent. lOO 77 80 771 26 Australian Agricultural 26 Australian Mort. Land aid Finance, lien. 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lim 0 7 id 10 Berlin Water Works, lim all 14 14 , 10 Do. New 6 6 14 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lim. $0 5 ap I Bombay Gas, lim I Do. New 4 11 01 69 British American Laid 44 16 17 at B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lim lOO 105 170 20 British Indian Tea, lim all 21 $1 20 British Ship Owners 7l 29 Canada Company all 07 72 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lien 2l 51 114 20 Ceylon Company, lien. 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lien 6 41 114 28 City of London Real Pro perty, lien 8 41 Sid 30 City of Milan Improy. lien all i 10 21 City of Moscow Gas, lim all 3 4 31 60 City Offices, lim .......... 25 22 2114 10 Colonial, lien. Do. 80 Commercia:. 'Union (Assur) 6 p 1/3 51 10 Company of African Mer chants, lim 20 Continental Union Gas, lim all 171 181 26 Copper Miners of England, pref. 71 per cent. 100 Corporation of London Bonds, 1577, 41 per cent. all 1031 1041 100 Do. 1879, 4; per cent. all 104 103 100 Do. 1882, 41 per cent. all 103/ 1041 10 Credit Fon. of England, lim. all 21 2/ 2 60 Credit Fon.of Mauritius lim lO 3 2 d it Crystal Palace lOO 22 21 it Do. Preference lOO 97 102 st Do. 6p. e Perpetual Deb. 109 107 111 all 20 Darjeeling, lim 10 Eastern Assam, lien. 64 ...d 10 East Indian Land Credit and Finance, lien 6 4d 20 East India Irriga. & Canal all 17 18 201 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lim. 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy Gus. by Egypt. Gov all 24 1 96 91 901 20 Egyptian Com./ Traci. lien 6 44 4.; d at Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 226 239 10 Do. New 8 • 10p I Eng. & Austral. Copper, lino 21 15 English and Foreign Credit 71 6 4d 100 Eng. and Scot. Marine, lira. 3 ..d 10 Fairbairn Engineering I 11 114 20 Fore-strcetWsrehouse,lim l2 pr 1p 121 100 For. & Col. Gov. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at £Bl all 83 84 50 Gellivara, lien. 2O 10 General Credit & Dia., lien. 71 2 14 15 General Steam Navigation 14 23 '2l/ 50 Homa & Col Marine In. lim. 6 41 ild 10 Hong Kong and China Gas all 20 Hudson's Bay all 16 161 141 4 20 Imperial Land Co. of Mar seilles, lim. 26 Indo-European Tel., lim lO 20 Interns.. Financial Soc. lira 6 11 11 20 Interns. Land Credit, lira • 6 4d 60 Italian Land / 11 Id 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all 2 21 34 100 Do. 6p. c. Bds., redeem. 1870, issued 40 60 Land Securities, 1ien . .,.,,.,, i 31 214 26 London African Trading_ 10 7 8, 1 26 Lon. & Caled. Marine, inn. 6 ... •••d 10 London County Land and Building, lien. .. ... . ...* 4 ...d 6 Lond. Provincial Tel. lien all 11 34 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent, all 1 IP 60 Lond. Financial Asso., lien. SO 23 221 8 1 4 Lond.Gen.Omnibus.Co.lim. all 11 2 60 Lond. and Glatig. Engineer and Iron Ship, 1ien..,....,,. 25 22 17d 20 Loud. & Provincial Marine 2 ld pr i f Madras Irriga. & Canl. Gus. p. c. by India G ov, 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, 1im,,,,,, .. 10 Mediterra. Ext on. Tel., al l 441 SO Merchant Shipping 50 Millwall Iron Works, Inn l2l •.• ••• 10 Natal Land and Colonisa tion Co., lim. . g 31 21d 25 National Disc ount Co., lim 6 114 12 25 National Prov. Marine, lien , 4 4 3 ,, . d , 10 National Steam Shi p, lien, all • 81 1 20 Nerbudda Coal & Iron, lien. 6 • 2d 10 s s New w Consolidated aAibmlrag an. dnd. .aey.rim. D E:. s. s.t and Loan, . 4 . 3 20: 1 14 1 144 1 11 d iii p 25 New Zealand Loan & Men Ze T 21 Ne c ir o l : 10 Northern Assam Tea, • 5 7 5 10 Do. B at North Brit. Austral., lim llO 33 42 10 North Brit. & Mercan. 61 le 21 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 6 14 15 60 Oriental Financial, line ll ...d I Oriental Gas, In n . . all 7 71 I Do. New ......... 10 Otago and Southland In vestment, lien„. 2 Ottoman Gas, 44 1p • all 14 21 10 Panama, New Zealand and Australian R. Mail Mini all ' 2 24 Do do. ...... at Peel R. Land & Minerl, 100 32 14 60 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all 14 11 60 Do. New 1867 lO 4d pr 21 Reuter's Telegram 24 30 06p 60 Rhymney Iron ... all 19 20 11 Do. New .. .. all 1 1 21 Rio di Janeiro Cit y 20 Do. Gas, Hui all 23 24 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 60 62 50 at Scottish Aust. Invest. , Rm lOO 111 116 at Do. 6p. c. Guar. pref lOO ..• ••• 20 Societe Fin. d'Egypte, lino lO 7 6.31 20 Societe Gen.de l'Empirs Ot S i 4p 60 S. African Mort. & Inv., Him • ••• ••• 26 South Australian L an all IS 36 354 6 at Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all 4 20 Telegraph Con. & Main.lim. all 114 104 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lien -2 24 2,1 20 Trinidad Petroleum, um 3l 10 Trust & Agency of Aus.,liin 1 4 1P le Do do. do. all •.. ••• 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. Canada I 44 p 40 Union Marine L'pool, lim. 6 4 41p 20 Union Steam Ship, 11 United Discount Corp., lien 0 11 sld lU. Kingdom Tel. Co., Um all 44 gi 5 1 t all 1 51 111 1: all 6 4 2 1 0 0 Universal s I M: m a p r e T i rneea(,llni cent.m. 30 Van Dieman's Land 7 281 7 $ 00 Viceroy of Egypt, p er cent. ( Mortgage) Loan— all 75/ 761 714 30 Warrant Finance, Him l2 12 10d II West India and Pacific Steam, lien. 2O 4 gd 20 West London Wharves and „. *areliOUSeS COLONIAL 00VBRNSLENT SICCUBITIXIS. British Columbia, 6 per 0ent.,11172...• ••••••••••• 100 .... Do. L 895.. l2O ••••• Can.Gov.6 p.c.Jan. , &J nip 1877-84 ...... • lOO 107 1081 Do. 6p. 0. Feb. 3t Aug...- 100 105 1p Do. sp. 0. Mar. & Sept lOO 1 6 5 10 Do. sp. 0. Jan. .dc July lOO 93 94 Do. sp. c. Inscribed Bk., 10 0 90 n Cape G. hope. 6 P• 0• 1873 .• 100 102 104 Do.Apl.&001 1890-10 0 0 lOO 111 113 Do. do 1880-90 lOO 107 109 Do. Jan.&July. 189 1 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 100 102 Ceylon, Nov. 1870, 6 p.c lOO 108 lie Do. 1872, do.• •• 100 105 107 Mauritius, 6p. 0, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 .. • .. 100 106 LOS Do. 1882, May and Nov... 100 106 108 Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug.." 100 196 lOd Melbourne Corporate.,.. 1067-75, 6 per cent ," 100 N.8.G0r.6 p.e.Ja.&July.. 100 102 104 Natal 6 p or, Apl & Oct... 100 ....._ Do 6p 0. 31ny & Nov lOO 106 108 N. S. W. 5 p•c., '7l to 'M lOO 99 101 Irli Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1896 lOO 99 pm 121. Do. 5 p.c. rd. 67 to '75 lOO 99 101 N.Zealand, 6p. ot. 1891 lOO • Do. 5 percent.... DoJan,..9p , l,JulY• 0t" 100 974 984 97 Do 6p c. Afar d; Sept '9l :00 108 110 -- Do Jur , e & Deo , 1.91 - Do PrJy. i At.otld. 1.0 6,rie 1& 2, 1296.. Nova Scotia 6P. 0, 1 110... and July. 1875 - Do let 6.. ••• Queenslnd. 6p. 0 62 5.. 100 105 106 Do 1891 .. ••- • • •• • . 100 1054 1064 104} B. Austral. 6 p 0.1869 77.. 100 _ Do 1378.92 lOO 103 110 Do 1931908 Tasmanian pO, 189 5 " •• 100 106 107 Do rd. 1893 to 1891. lOO 107 101 Victoria 6p.0. Ja.4July loo Po. lan • Po. do, April 1)01 lOO 109 110 109 j THE COLLIERY ACCIDENT. Very few fresh particulars as to the accident have come to hand. The Manchester Guardian of Saturday says :-- "No light whatever has been thrown by any means upon the proximate cause of the accident. It was suggested, probably in the gossip of the idlers about the pit-brow and in the villages, that the gas in the mine had probably become ignited by an explosion of gunpowder used in blasting. It is true that to a limited extent gunpowder is used in the pit, but the supposition we have mentioned is discredited by most men who have knowledge of the pit. Another suggestion is that the padlock of a lamp may have been tampered with, and its flame exposed in the inflammable gas. This hazard unhappily finds some support from the well.known careless habits of some of the workmen —it being only a few weeks since one of the miners, him. self a victim to the accident of Thursday, was fined a sovereign, as an example to his neighbours, for picking a padlock of his safety lamp to procure a light for his pipe. It also derives some corroboration from the fact that the explosion took place at the breakfast hour, which was corn monly with many of the miners also the smoking hour. The whole question, however, lies in the region of conjecture, and probably will ever remain so. The wit nesses are dead. The existence of firedamp in the mine in such quantity as to cause so violent an explosion is nearly equally difficult of explanation. Although the Arley seam of coal is notedly a gaseous one, testimony is borne on every hand to the thoroughly good management of the Hindley pit, and the ventilation had hitherto been regarded as exceptionally good. An examination has been made of the return air-course from the district in which the explosion took place, and it was found in good work ing order. A suggestion has been offered which meets with some favour, that there had probably been a sudden outburst of gas, and a breach of the pit rules in respect to lamps, occurring at the same time. The matter was keenly canvassed by the miners and visitors about the pit mouth, who exhibited an endless ingenuity in constructing theories to explain what it is hopeless, almost, to suppose can ever be demonstrated. The Manchester Examine• says there is a general con currence of opinion that there must have been a sudden outburst of gas from the roof, and that it fired, not at the ventilating furnace, but at an open light in the workings. The miners worked with padlocked safety-lamps ; but nothing is more common than for the men to open the lamps by picking the lock. A month ago two men were detected smoking in the workings, and were severally fined by the manager £l. One of these men is amongst the killed. There was a rumour on Friday afternoon that the explosion had been caused by the firing of a shot, and the question will no doubt be investigated at the inquest. Up to Friday evening the coroner's precept for the holding of an inquest had not been received. The meeting of the company which owns the mine Wad held on Friday, and the sum of £250 was voted to be applied at once in mitigation of the distress which must arise among the families of the bereaved. With regard to the cause of the explosion —as a good deal has been written on the effect which the state of the atmosphere, as indicated by the barometer, has in increas. ing the tendency to explosions in collieries—it may be stated that a barometer is kept at this colliery and read daily, and the quantity of air passing through the mine is also stated. The average number of men working during the previous fortnight was between 260 and 270, and for this number there was an abundant supply of air. On the day previous to the explosion the workings were examined by five different firemen, and reported to be in good order, and the information sent to the manager was that 54,430 cubic feet of air per minute were passing through the pit. The reading of the barometer at that time was 30 540. On the following day, the morning of the explosion, the reading was 30 6-10, and this bad been entered in the book kept for the purpose. The several firemen had reported the workings safe, and the underlooker had made his entry in a small memo• randum-book, in which be wrote the statements made to him before laying them officially before the manager. He gauged the quantity of air passing each morning at nine o'clock, and as the explosion took place just before that hour, there is no register for the day, but no appre ciable difference in the force of the wind had been noticed by officials or workmen. With regard to the ventila tion, it may also be stated that on the morning after the explosion the return air -courses from the district where the explosion occurred were examined, and found to con tain no sulphur, although the furnace had not been lighted. These facts seem to point to a sudden outburst of gas, and that there is a probability of a breach of the rules by the removal of a lamp-top may be inferred from the fact that one of the victims of this explosion was fined a Bove. reign for picking the lock of a lamp to obtain a light for his pipe. A jury of about twenty persons was called together on Saturday morning by Inspector Dickinson, and they viewed the bodies. The letter of instruction from the coroner stated that after this had been done the bodies might be removed, and he would formally open the inquiry on Mon day morning, at half-past eleven o'clock, and take such evidence as would justify him in issuing certificates of burial. As soon as this became known amongst the friends of the deceased much dissatisfaction was expressed in consequence of arrangements having been made in many cases for the interment of the bodies. Several persons offered to go to Southport and see the coroner (Mr. Driffield) at their own expense, and eventually it was de cided that Sergeant Scrivens should lay the circumstances of the case before him. The messenger went accordingly and the reply he brought was that it appeared impossible to alter the arrangements. THE BISHOP OP LICHFIELD IN NEW ZEALAND. —There was a rumour afloat, at the time of the mail leaving, to the effect that, should the Bishop of New Zealand and Lichfield succeed in transacting a large a mint of business which is at present before him by the m idle of October, he will proceed, in company with Bishop Patteson, to Norfolk Island, in the schooner Southern Cross, in order to view the fruits of a mission instituted by himself, and carried on so ably by his successor. The schooner would have Bishop Patteson at the island, and go on to Sydney with the Bishop of New Zealand and Lichfield, who would proceed thence tc England. —New Zealanit Examiner. THE LOWOOD GUNPOWDER EXPLOSION.-The gunpowder•mil explosion at Lowood, near Lancaster, has unfortunately resulted in four deaths, two others of the sufferers having expired. The fifth man who was in the mill at the time is yet living, and it is hoped will recover. The explosion took place in the " corning " house, and the work se.?ms to have been conducted with every precaution, so that no special cause can be assigned for the accident. The men had all been employed at the mills for several years, and were known to be steady and careful. The presumption, therefore, is that so long as " villanous saltpetre is digged out of the bowels of the harmless earth" for the manufacture of gunpowder these sad fatalities may from time to time be expected 1091 CORRESPONDENCE PROM PARIS. vita OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, SUNDAY, November 29. lii spite of considerable expectations of an acquittal, the Sixth Chamber, faithful to its traditions, has condemned the accused in the Baudin affair to severe sentences. One has been punished with six months' imprisonment, six months' deprivation of civil rights, and a fine of £4O ; two have been only fined £4O; and three have been fined £2O. The counsel for the defence of the Temps strove hard for an acquittal, holding that the case of the journal which he represented and of the Journal de Paris was totally different from that of the journals which had been sentenced a fortnight ago. Those papers had been prosecuted for manceuvring against the Government by instituting the Baudin subscription. The Temps had done nothing but publish the lists—merely the exercise of an ordinary right. By its own judgment, the first prose cution had been established because letters had been exchanged between two of the editors; one of whom had made a speech over his grave, and had formed one of the audience when some verses were recited on the occasion of the jour des snorts. The Temps was a stranger to all this ; it had purely and simply published a subFerip tion list. The policy or good taste of attempting to separate the case of the Temps from the other papers may be questioned ; but the ingenuity of the speech was remarkable. It failed, however, to save the incriminated paper. Notwithstanding this condemnation, there can be no doubt that the Government is heartily tired of the whole affair. Some say that the acquittals in the provinces have even been prompted from the highest quarters. This is unlikely, but that the Government would draw out of these prose cutions if a chance presented itself is unquestionable. It is said that when M. Rouher informed the Emperor of the acquittal at Clermont, the astute Minister treating the news as lightly as possible, he encountered only a wearied reply to the effect that his Majesty almost wished an acquittal at Paris would put an end to the whole business. The recent press trial at Lyons, though it resulted in a condemnation, is really nothing less than a check to the Government. Proceedings in this case had been insti tuted against a local paper, named the Discussion, on account of some most hostile comments on some local matters directly connected with the Government. Lyons, like Paris, is governed by an Administrative Commission, appointed through the Ministry of the Interior. This com mission was a few years ago presided over by a senator named Waisse, who was extremely unpopular. His successor, no doubt taking his unpopularity into considera tion, thought a statue to his memory would greatly please the good people of Lyons, and accord ingly a large sum of money was spent in the per formance of this laudable duty. The statue was made and paid for, but for some reason was never put up. Probably it was feared that the Imperial dignity might be compro mised by the effigy of the unpopular ex-president being smashed by the not very peaceful inhabitants of the second city of France. At all events the statucwhich had cost so much was consigned to a municipal store-house. These proceed• ings, which were flagrant enough, were attacked in the I columns of the Discussion with e_ctraordinary vehemence, so much so that the charge of " exciting to hatred and contempt of the Government" was literally justified. The case created great excitement, and M. Jules Favre made a speech for the defence, in which even he outdid himself in eloquence and virulence against the Government. He talked so furiously at General Castagne, who was present, that he was obliged to get up and leave the room. And yet, whilst publishing a sub scription list is severely punished, this exceptional dis ' play of hostility was visited only with a week's imprison meat and £6O fine in the case of one of the accused, and fine without imprisonment in the case of the other. Olozaga has arrived in the capacity of Spanish Ambas sador. Of course his coming has been made the subject of endless canards, one of which has some slight shew of substance. It is that Olozaga's mission is to procure the support of France to the candidature of the Duke of ' Aosta, who is now deemed the last hope of the Monarchists. A small financial crisis seems to prevail here at present. In two days the Tribunal of Commerce has pronounced twenty-five judgments of bankruptcy. After the recent revelations respecting the Credit Mobilier it is not surprising to find that its fellow-swindle, the Compagnie ImmobiliZ-re, is in difficulties. At a meeting of the shareholders of the latter a remarkably simple and matter-of-fact statement was made. The liabilities of the company exceed the assets by more than four millions and a quarter sterling. This reduces the capital to zero, and, moreover, compromises the interests of the creditors, par ticularly the Credit Mobilier itself. It has been proposed to amalgamate the two companies, but as yet nothing has been done. The Marquise de Caux—the public will call her by no name except that of Patti—has consented to take part in a concert for the benefit of the subscription which is to be raised to erect a monument to Rossini. The quondam Duchess de Money's splendid collection of jewels has been sold. A collection so unique attracted a large company, but the prices realised were rather disappointing, though £22,006 was realised in two days. A diamond necklace, composed of twenty-three stones, brought 104,000 f.; thirteen diamond pendants, 38,000 f.; three large and very fine brilliants, 42,000 f., 38,000 f., and 24,000 f.; a suite of turquoises and diamonds, 33,000 f.; a bracelet of diamonds and three sapphires, 13,500 f. ; a brooch, consisting of a large emerald surrounded with brilliants, 15,500 f.; three others, smaller, 19,600 f.; six pendants of pearls of different sizes, 27,000 f. In the suburbs of Paris an idiot girl, aged 18, was left by her parents "in charge of " her brother, a child. The boy by some means approached too near the fire, and his clothes were caught by the flames. Upon hearing his cries his sister at once hastened to his assistance and succeeded in extinguishing the flames. But in doing so her own clothes were ignited, and she was frightfully burned. Strange to say, the instinct which impelled her to the rescue of her brother did not prompt her to save herself ; she permitted the fire to burn every fragment of clothing off her person without making any attempt to arrest it or to raise an alarm. THE WEATHER TABLE.-THIS DAY. METEOROLOGICAL RETORTS. Extreme Sea Monday, c F. 0 Nov. 30, B. T. ; 4 12 to F D. W to W. 1 8 a.m. 9 Nairn Aberdeen Leith Shields . . Scarborough 28•881. 41 39 S. 4 2 S.W. c.o. 4 Yarmouth 29'96f. 42 40 S.E. 5 5 W.N.W. c.o. 5 Helder Cuxhaven alrudevises 30'19 41 E.S.E. 5 5 E.S. E. o. 3 Ardrossan .• 29131. 42 40 S.E. 3 7 S.E. 0. 072 6 Greencastle 29'401. 49 48 r.S.E. 6 8 S.E. r.o. o'o7 Holyhead Liverpool Valenti& Cape Clear 29•171. 52 50 S. 4 10 S . E . r . 1'65 8 Roche Pt. 29 25f. 51 451 B. 9 10 8 . r. I'o2 . 6 Penzance Plymouth _ 29 63f. 48 47 S . S . E. 6 8 1 S . S . E . r. 0'54 Weymouth 29161. 46 y 43 E.S.E. 6 1 N E 4 Portsmouth 29'841. 44 42 S.S.E. 6 5 , S. o. 5 London , 29 87f. 39 38 S.S.E. 3 3 S.E. mbo CpeGrisNez 29•921. 37 35 S.S.E. 4 3 S.E. o. — 1 Brest L'Ori, 29711. 46 46 S'S.E. 5 5 ' S.S.E. o.r. o'2o 4 Roch lust Biarritz eorunna — Brussels Paris Strasbourg — 36 N. 3 o. Lyons Toulon Heart's Con tent (6 a.m. local time) — THE NEW GLOBE THEATRE. On Saturday evening Mr. Sefton Parry threw open the doors of hi 3 new theatre, " The Globe," situate in Newcastle-street, and in a very shert space of time the elegant and commodious house of entertainmeat was crowded in every part. At one time it was thought that the enterprising proprietor would have to delay his opening night owing to the unfortunate fire at ALssrs. Grieve aLd Telbin's painting rooms, as Mr. Parry informed the audience in his opening address, that unfortunate circumstance had not only led to one of the kindest offers on the part of Mr. Buckstone, of the Hay market, but had incited the artistes to fresh exer tions, and they had produced a drop scene worthy, he believed, of their established fame, an opinion the audience very shortly afterwards confirmed. The principal eutraece to the new theatre is in Newcastle-street, and from this a long and elegant lobby leads direct to the dress-circle, which is on a level with the street, an exceedingly convenient arrangement. The audience portion affords seat ing accommodation for between fourteen hundred and fifteen hundred persons. Of these the dress circle will contain about 150, the gallery 500, and the pit 600, besides 100 roomy and comfortable stalls of the latest and most luxurious pattern. It has been carefully provided that each of these 1,500 spectators shall have a full view of the entire stage ; and there will also be standing accommodation for a good many more, all enjoying an uninterrupted view. The decorations are in white and gold ; the medal lion of the ceiling, lit by a sunlight, which is divided by gold lines into eight compartments, being alone tinted with pale French gray. The private boxes, three on each side, are lined with a light pink paper, bearing a sort of white lace pattern on it, and draped with crimson satin curtains. A novel style of de• coration has also been here introduced, namely, the placing of a kind of gold frame in front of each of the boxes, which produces a peculiarly elegant effect. The interior of an opera house similarly ornamented would rival in magnificence any theatre in the world. The gilding and entire decorations of the interior of the theatre have been exe cuted by Mr. B. Hurisitz, of Southampton-street, Strand, and of the many specimens the public havo seen of his correct taste and judgment none will exceed that of the interior of the new Globe Theatre. After Mr. Buckstone's capital farce " Good for Nothing" had been performed, we had a new and original comedy, founded on a story of every-day life, by H. J. Byron, entitled " Cyril's Success," supported by Mesdames Henrade and Maggie Brenman, Miss C. Thorne, Miss Behrend, Miss Hughes, and Mrs. Stephens, Messrs. W. H. Vernon, C. Warner, David Fisher, J. Clarke, John Newbound, H. Andrews, Tyndall, Young, W. J. Hurlstone, &c. The plot turns on the fortunes of Cyril Cuthbert, a young author, whose success in almost all branches of literature turns his head and makes him neglecz ful of Lis young wife, who gets herself " talked about" in consequence of her accompanying one of her husband's friends, a certain Major Treh erne M.P., to the opera, and who, in a fit of jealous rage consequent upon her finding a love letter, as she presumes addressed to her husband, quits his roof. The letter causing all the trouble has been dropped by the major from his pocket, and belongs to him, not to Cyril; but the jea lous wife, having taken the precpitous step, hence arises misery where all before was happiness and affluence. Cyril, of course, after his wife's flight, fails, and he is induced to take part in a duel with Major Trehern, whom he sapposes he has shot. This still further depresses him, and it is only on his wife's coming to him in his misery, and the re appearance of the _Major, who has, in fact, only been wounded, that he bacomes once more a recon ciled and happy man. Mr. Vernon supported the part of Cyril very well, but the great feature of the performance was the character of Mathew Piuiker, by Mr. John Clark ; it is well done in every particular, the make up, the dress, and acting was faultless, and the clever artist well deserved the immense applause he received. Miss Hanrade made a very interesting author's wife, and Miss Hughes a dashing widow, but Mrs. Ste phens seemed to make the most impression by her admirable representation of a supposed old maid— but in fact the wife of Mather Pincher. The piece is remarkably well written, it is invested with gre,:t interest, and altogether it may be pronounced one of the most, if not the most, successful production of its clever author. The opining night was successful in every parti cular, and we congratulate Mr. Sefton Parry on the hearty and cordial welcome he received on the oma sion of his " housewarming." POLICE 11V7'ELL1GENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. DRUNK OR NOT DRUNK.—Nathaniel Edward Lawson, of 71, Oakley•street, Chelsea, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with being drunk and behav ing in a disorderly manner in the Haymarket. Sergeant Lindsey, 5 C R, said that at a few mi nutes after twelve on Saturday night he saw the prisoner down a livery stable yard in the Haymar ket, surrounded by a crowd of about 1,000 persons. The prisoner was ejected from the yard by some of the persons belonging to it, and as he was drunk and caused a great disturbance he took him into custody. The prisoner denied the charge, and stated that he was on his way home from the Adelphi, where he was employed. He had nothing to do with the disturbance which was going on, and got through into the crowd by accident. He was quite sober. James Newby, 160 C, said that on going to the assistance of the sergeant he found the prisoner clinging to some railings in the livery stable yard. The prisoner was very drunk. The prisoner asked what there was to show that he was drunk, and the constable said that he could not walk properly. Mr. Tyrwhitt ordered the officer who was on duty at the station and took the charge, to be sent for. Sergeant Horsey, 6 C, said that he was on duty at the Vine-street station on Saturday night and took the charge, and so far from the prisoner being as he alleged, sober, he was incapable of giving his name, address, or description. Mr. Tyrwhitt fined the prisoner Ds. or seven. days. WESTMINSTER. A HOPEFUL PfIOSPECT.—John Canty, a boy 10 years of age, was charged with being houseless and sleeping in the open air. A policeman proved finding him last night in Fulham-bridge-yard, Knightsbridge. He said he had not been in a bed for several nights. The con stable took him to his father's in Little College street, Chelsea, but he refused to take him in or to see him, and when told that it was necessary he should come to this court said that he would not attend. Mr. Selfe—Won't he—we'll see about that. 1$ anything known of the boy ? Policeman—He was taken to Kensington work hcuse a short time ago, and escaped by getting over the wall. Boy—My mother's got 12 months, and so my father turns me out. Mr Selfe—They say you ran away from Tien• sington workhouse. how was that? Boy—l did'nt like it. Mr. Selfe—lf everybody was to run away from what they did'nt like there would be a great deal of running I think. Policeman—His mother has got 12 months for shoplifting. Boy—And so my father wont have nothing to do with me. Mr. Selfe—We'll see about that. Policeman—The boy has been wandering about from place to place for a week. Mr. Selfe--He must be taken care of. Let Lim. be taken to the workhouse until Friday next. ill the meantime go to his father with a summons td attend, and, if he does not, tell him I will have him. taken on a warrant. ZXPLANA Barometer corrected and reduced to :2 deg. a sea level. The lett. rising; f., falling: a.. steady—indicate direction of motion oft mercury within last 14 hours. Thermometer exposed in shade Extreme Force with lir Direction during last 24 hours. Z.—calm Weather: b.—hlue sly; c.—cicuda. detached: f.—fog ; I.—ligh tnirg : m.— misty. F cay : o.—overcast, dull ; r.— rain ;a.—snow t.—thunder. Bair-fall, snow or hail (melted) during last 24 hours. Bea disturbance. REMARKS. rhe uniform pressures of the last few days have undergone a change, and yesterday morning a considerable decrease had occurred at the western stations. In the S.E. there was a slight rise. The diminution this morning has become general and still more marked, and the lowest reading (at Cape Clear) is 0 hin, below that at Helder. Pressure in the extreme S. is not high. Temperature yesterday was higher in the N. and W., and lower in the centre of England than on the previous morning. To-day it has increased generally, and is high in the S.W. A southerly gale set in on the Irish coast yesterday morning, and has now extended eastward along the S. of England and to Brest, but has subsided at Valencia, with very little change in direction. Fresh S.E. winds are generally prevalent elsewhere. The weather is overcast this morning, with rain all along our S. coast. Very heavy rain has fallen in the S. cf Ireland. A high sea is running in the Channel and at Valencia. Warnings to all but north coasts. The .Sporting Gazette says that from the progress made in the cause list there is every likelihood that the action, Day v. Hens, will be tried before Christmas. Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., leads for the plaintiff, and the Attorney- General for the defendat.t. The crew of a man-of-war once saw a cornet, and were somewhat surprised and alarmed at its appearance. The hands met, and appointed a committee to wait on the commander to ask his opinion of it. They approached him and said : "We want to ask your opinion, your honour." " Well, my boys, what is it about ?" "We , ant to inquire about that thing up there." " Now, faro I answer you, first let me know what you think it i." " 7,- ,- mr honour, we have talked it over, and wt. tllitik it; is a sprung a leak." _ - 1031 __ _ T ._ .1