The Sun.
London, England, 1870-04-14 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 14, 1870

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RAILWAYS-ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS

Closing Business
Paid. Name. Quotations. done.
St Bristol and Exeter lOO 77 79 78
St Caledonian 100 751 761 75
St Cambrian lOO 15 20
20 Cornwall all 21 31
St Dublin and Belfast Junction-100 ...
St Dun,..Prth, and Aber. Jnnc 100 70 72 '
20 East London all 4 6
20 Do
20 1)0
St Glasgow and S.Western 100 111 113
St Great Eastern lOO 371- 391 39f
St Do East Anglian, N 0.2 100 6-1 71
St Great North of Scotland 100 13 16 -
St Great Northern 100 119 120 120
St Do A 100 126 127 1264
St Do 8....,. lOO 126 128
St Gt. So. and West (Ireland) 100 98 100
St Great Western— Consolid 100 681 69f 691
St Do South Wales 100 68 70
St Do West Midland—Oxford 100 44 45
St Da do Newport 100 36 38
St Lancashire and Yorkshire 100 1254 1271 1291
St Loud, Bright'n, and S.Coast 100 43 431 46k f
St Lond, Chatham, and Dover 100 14f 154 161
St Do Metrop Extension A 100 9 11
St London and North Western 100 1261 1271 127 k
St London and South Western-100 883 894 901
St Manch, Shef, and Lincolnsh.loo 51 51k 52
St Do New, issued at £5O dis 3O
St Metropolitan lOO 791 80 781
St Do Preferred...

St Do Deferred 100 ...
...
10 Do Redeemable
St Metropolitan District 100 37 38
St Midland lOO 1244 125 1264
St Do Birmingham and Derbyloo 92 91
St North British. lOO 34 35 844
St Do Ediu, Perth, and Dunde 100 13 15
St North Eastern—Berwick lOO 1264 1274 1351 5
St Do Leeds 100 844 8:-Ii
St Do York
St Do Stockton and Darlingtia 100 178 180 1811
St North London lOO 116 118
10 Do New, 1868 6l 14 14
St North Staffordshire 100 59 61
St North and So. West. Junct 100 102 105
St Rhymuey lOO 52 54
St Shropshire Union 100 62 63
St South Devon 100 46 48
St South Eastern 100 764 774 784
St Do Preferred ::100 1094 1104 111
St Do Deferred. lOO 41 411
St Staines, Wok'ham, & Wok'g. all 124 134
St Taff Vale
10 Do C 6 3 6
St Waterford and Cent. Ireland 100
1 0 WaterlOo and Whitehall . ...

COMIC PAPERS

(From Punch.)

A PROBLEM SoLvED.—We have found out at last where
the Horse Marines serve when afloat. It must be in the
"Horse Latitudes."

A FINANCIAL TlTLE.—Should the Chancellor of the
Exchequer be made a Baronet, he would naturally take
the title of Sir-plus Lowe.

MISCELLANEOUS.

DE LIIWATICO CONFRINGENDO.-It is expected that the
Commissioners in Lunacy will immediately enter on an
inquiry as to the nature of the connection which is found
to exist between fractious Lunatics and fractured Ribs.
They will probably find that the fractures of the ribs are
caused by muscular action.

10 Anglo-Mexican Mint
25 Australian Agricultural 2Ol 16 17
25 Austn Mort Laud and Fin, L d pr
10 Baugparah Tea Estate, Lim all 3 5
10 Berlin Water Works, Lim
5 Bombay Gas, Limited all 5 51
5 Ditto, Now 4 p Ipr m
50 British American Laud
20 British Indian Tea, Limited all 21 31
27 Canada Company all 78 80
20 Ceylon Company, Limited lO 4 3d
20 Ditto, A shares
25 City of London Real Prop, LlO 7 6d
30 City of Milan Improvinent L all 4 5
50 City Offices, Limited
50 Colonial, Limited 2O 1(1 pr
50 Commercial Union (Also) 5 11 21p
10 Com of African Merch, L
20 Continental Union Gas, L all 26/ 21/
25 Copper Miners of England,
Prof 71 per cent all 5 7
00 Corp of London Bonds, 1877,
41 per cent all
[OO Ditto, 1879, 41 par cent
[OO Ditto, 1882, 4 per cent
10 Credit Font of England, L... all 2i 31
50 Credit Vonc of Mauritius, L 10 21 lid
St Crystal Palace
St Do, Preference lOO 94 99
St Do, 6 per cent Perp Debentloo 108 113
50 E India Land Credit & Fiu L 7 5 4d
32 Ebbw Vale 271 101 10d
.00 Egypt 9 p ct Viceroy's Loan
gua by Egyptian Gov all 1001 101 f 101}
20 Egyptian Corn and Trading L 4113
3 English and Austr Copper, L 21 1 i
15 Eng and Foreign Credit 7l 4 3d
10 European Gas all 17 18 _
10 Do, new...
6 Fairbairn Engineering 5 14 p
20 Fore-street Warehouse, L 13 31 41-p
00 Foreign and Col Gov Trust
and Loan 6 per ct Bonds , all 97 96
Gen Credit and Discount, L 71 I -111
General Steam Navigation l4 29 31
Home and Col Marine Ins, L 5 ld p
Hudson's Bay (Governor and -
Co. of Adventurers of Eng
trading into) all 12 12}
50 Imperial Continental Gas 43k 134 136
50 India Rub, Telg Works, L.: 45 57 59
10 International Finan Soc, L 5 11 11d
20 Italian Irrigation Canal, Cav all 41 41
00 Ditto, 6 per cut Bonds, red all
180
50 Land Securities, Limited 5 2 Id
25 London African Trading lO
50 Lond Financial Assoc, Lim 3O 18 17d 11
4 Loud Gen Omnibus, Limd all 21 21
50 Lond & Glasg Engie, Limd 25 18 164
20 London and Prov Marine
St Madras Irrig & Canal, guar 100
spc by India Gov lOO 103 105
50 Merchant Shipping, Limtd all 32 37
10 Natal Land and Col Co., Lim all 31 41
25 National Discount Co, Lim... 5 llf 11/
10 National Steamship, Limd all 131 141
1 Nerbudda Coal & In, Ld 6s 6d f
(0 Now Consolidated Dis Ld 4
5 New Quebrada, Limited 4112 41 41.4
25 N Zealand Ln & Mere, &c 2/ /
25 N Zealand Trust & In, Ld 5 1/ lfp
10 North Assam Tea, Limited 7 7 5d
10 Do, B all d
St N British Austral, Limited 100 60 70
50 N British & Mercan lnsnce ci 23 231
25 Ocean Marine insurance 5 15 16p
5 Oriental Gas, Limited
5 Do, New
10 Otago & South Invest, Ld 2 1,1 f
5 Ottoman Gas, Limited all 2 2i
St. Peel Riv Lnd & Min, Lim lOO 31 83
50 Peninslr & Oriental Steam.., all 43 45 421
50 Do., New, 1867 lO :31 214
50 Rhymney Iron
15 Do, New all 8,
25 Rio Janeiro City Ina., Lmtd all 191 20
20 Rio Janeiro Gas, Limited all 291 30
100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 52 54
St. Scot Aus Invest, Limited lOO
20 Societe General de l'Empire
Ottoman 8 21 31
25 South Australian Land
20 Tel Construe & Maintenance
(lim and redaced) all 36 361 37
20 Thames & Mors Mn Ins, L 2 21 21p
St. Tobacco (Ital 6p c Loan) all 86 88
10 Trust and Agency of Austra-
lasia, (Limited)
20 Tr Sr Ln Co of Up Canada 5 ip
50 Union Marine Liverpool, Ld 5 6 61p
20 Union Steam Ship, Ld
15 United Dis Corpora, Lmtd... 6 2 ld
20 Univer Mar (Ins), Lmtd 5 4f sfp
10 Upper Assam Tea, Lmtd ... all / 1
30 Van Diemen's Laud
100 Viceroy of Egypt Mort Ln all 851 861 84/
50 Warrant Finance, Limited 12 8 6d
50 WI & P Steam, Limited

SOLD IN QUANTITIES.—The Solicitor-General for Ire-
land hopes before long to introduce a measure into the
House of Commons on the subject of the Sale of Poison in
that country. Meanwhile, let us hope, the Peace Preser-
vation Bill, with its newspaper clauses, will have a
wholesome effect in regulating and diminishing the sale of
a poison which has now for come time past been rather
too extensively prepared for public consumption in
Ireland.

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COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.

Canada Government, 6 p c, Jan
and July ,1877-84 100 104 1051 106
Do, 6p c, Feb and Aug lOO 102 103
Do, 6p c, Mar and Sept 100 1051 1064
'Do, 5p c, Jan and July . .... lOO 941 951 97
Do, 5p c, inscribed stock - lOO 94 96-
Do, 5p c, Dominion of, 1903 _lOO 951 961 951
Cof Good Mope, 6p c, Dec, 1873.-100 103 105
Do, 6 p c, April and Oct, 1890-
1900 100 111 113
Do, 6p c, April and Oct, 1880-90 100 109 111
Do, 6p c, Jan and July, 1891 lOO -
Do, 5 p c, April 15 and Oct 15,
1900 100 1021 1031
Ceylon, Nov, 1878, 6p c 100 109 111
Do, 1872 100 103 105
Do, 1882 and 1883 100 112 114
Mauritius, 6p c, 1873, Jan & July 100 102 104
Do, 1878, Jan and July 100 106 108
Do, 1882, May 15 and Nov 15 100 107 109
D 0,1895-6, Feb and Aug 100 111 113
Natal Gov 6p c, April Jr Oct 100 108 110
Do, 6p c, May and Nov 100 107 109
New Brunswick Gov 6 p c, Jan and
July 100 104 105
N. S. Wales Gov 5 p c, 1871 to
1876, Jan and July . ....... .100 1001 1011
Do, 5 p c, 1888 to 1896, .... and
July
Do, 5 p c, red by nun draws,
from 1867 to 18/5 ICt 100 1011
Do, 2 per c, annual draws, 1872
to 1898 100 1001 1011
New Zealand 6p c, 1891 100 107 109
Do, 5p c 100 97 98
Do, Jan, April, July, Oct 100 974 981 971
Do., 6p c, 1891, Mar and Septloo 108 110
Do, p ct, 1891, June and Dec 100 107 109
Nova Scotia Gov, 6 p c sterling,
1875, Jan and July lOO 1021 103/
Do, 1886 lOO 1041 1051
Queensland 6 per ct, 1882-85, Jan
and J lOO 1081
Do, 1891,u Jly an and July 100 1084 10911091
S Australian Government, 6 p c,
1869-77 lOO
Do, 1878-92 100
Do, 18:)3-1908 100 110 111
Tasmanian, 6 p c, 1895, Jan and
and July 100 108 110
Do, 60 c red, 1893 to 1897 lOO 108 110
Victoria Govt, 6 p c, Jan and
July, 1891 lOO 113 114
Do, April and Oct, 1883-5 lOO 1131 1141 110 f
Do, 5p c, Jan. and Ju1y,1894 100 1011 1021.102 i

SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

THE WORK OF THE SESSION.
The Times abserves that the House of Commons sepa-
rated for the Easter Recess in a mood of anything but
self-satisfaction. Sir Wilfrid Lawson started the general
chorus of regrets and reproaches •by complaining of the
postponement of the .Licensing Bill. What, it was
asked, is to become of the University Tests Bill, the
Ballot, and the Trades Unions Bill ? When Sir John
Pakington rose, at the close of the conversation, and ex-
pressed his " earnest and anxious hope " that nothing
would be allowed to interfere with the progress of the,
Education Bill, it must be concluded that th.i'
exigency is grave indeed. There is no public body
like the House of Commons for doing business
when they mean to do it. Whenever we
see a measure hanging fire, as in this case, and mere dis-
putation getting the better of business-like argument, we
may be pretty sure there is some wavering of the will,
some secret though unexpressed doubt in operation. The
progress of a great bill like this depends entirely on the
motive power at work. Is that power failing in the
present case, and are there any circumstances to account
for the failure ? We must own these questions are some-
what elucidated by such telegrams as we have published
from Ireland. On Wednesday, we had to announce
" another agrarian Murder, caused by the eviction of
some tenants." It is not a landlord, but the " caretaker"
of an estate, and, to judge by his name,'himself a thorough
Irishman, who is this time the victim. OnThursday wehear
of a tradesman in Derry being shot by his nephew, and
that some dispute about property is the alleged
motive. We ask, in all sadness, whether it is not the
continued prevalence of these atrocious crimes which
increases the hesitation of those who are already inclined
to waver in the course to which the country is pledged.
If men were satisfied that the Land Bill would remedy
the evils of Ireland, it would be passed, in spite of every
dislike, as rapidly as the Church Bill. But as "remedial
legislation " progresses, the Irish offer more and more
apparent reason for the suspicion always entertained by
the sceptical. The Irish question, in short, lies like a
dead weight upon the Legislature, •and the dead weight of
the Irish question is found in the Irish themselves. We
:than go on with our task ' • but measures for expediting
public business after the EaSter recess must be applied,
not in the House of Commons alone, but on the farms
and :the'llillsides of Ireland also.

The Standard thinks it is high time that the Govern-
ment and their outspoken friends should arrive at a dis.
• tinct understanding among themselves as to the position
taken up by the Conservative party in regard to their
Land Bill. There is a kind of conspiracy on foot in the
House of Commons and out of doors to bully the Opposi-
tion into passing. the bill almost sub silentio. It may be
quite as well to state at once that any projects of this
kind will inevitably recoil upon those who favour them.
There is every disposition on the part of the Opposition
to aid the Ministry in passing a measure which will
redress the substantial grievances of the Irish tenantry,
and give a generous consideration to the peculiar
circumstances under which land is held amongst
them; but neither justice nor political wisdom make it
imperative upen them to pass, without ample deliberation
and discussion, a scheme, the fundamental purpose of
which is to revolutionise the law as it affects the tenure
of land in Ireland, such law being identical with that
which prevails in England and Scotland. The Govern.
ment have gone their own way to work. They started
with a crowded programme, and what with their bad
management and their vacillation they have not only
been compelled to begin the slaughter of their innocents
in April, but they have gravely . compromised the fate of
the four measures which alone it would have been possible
to carry through. But upon them alone rests the
responsibility. :There is hardly the. smallest chance of
getting the' Ballot Bill or the Tests Bill passed - into law.
It is barely possible that they may carry the
Education Bill as well as the Land Bill, but neither of
these measures must be scamped. If the Education Bill
had been introduced in the Upper House, it might have
. been sent down to the Commons by the time the Land
Bill was ready for the Peers. Mr. Gladstone, however,
~prefers to treat the hereditary House as effete and incom-
petent, and the consequence is that both bills have come
'to a dead-lock in the Commons. It is unfortunate, but
the Ministerial blunder cannot be repaired by the clumsy
device of forcing both measures through the House with-
out discussion. " Silence in the ranks " may do for the
" independent " Liberals, but the Conservative party will
neither forego their rights nor neglect their duty, be Mr.
Afundella ever so vituperative and. Mr. Gladstone ever so
imperious.