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London, England, 1870-04-07 00:00:00

Do. Al tit non as 92 1i
Do. 7 per Cent., 1868 ......
Do. Account -
Do. £lOO Bow's •••••
Government Railway Debentures . —
Greek 5 per C0nt.,1824 5, cx Coups...
Do. Coupons ..
Gaateinala i, per Cent ..
aonduras Gov Rail. Loan., 10 p. Ct., all pi
Do. Account
Italian 5 per: cu. t., 1865
Do. Account ... —
Do Maremniana Raiilva. ... - -
I exican 3 per Cent : ••• ••;•••• 0000000 -
Ditto for Account
Dn. 1864 —
Do 6 ner Cent. Anglo-Frencl —
M ,ntevidefin 6 per Cent.
itecrish Imperial 5 psi Cent ........ ...
f3w Grana2a 25
Do 8 per Con
Do. Deferred Deferred
Do Laud Warrants (Hectares)
Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865
Do Account —
Do 4; per Cent. (1.11:1)arren) ..... ...
Do 4} per Cent.. 1862 . 1.014 /
Portsgueso 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7, 9,'60,'2,': —
Do. do. 1867 33
Do. do. Scrip, .C2O paid —
Rassian 5 ~ar Cont., 1822, £ St -..
Do 41 per Cent 1850 .•. —
Do 4} per Cent., 1860
D 1 3 per Cent., 1859
Do 5 per Cent., 1862
Dc inglo-Dutcb, 1864, £lOO Bondf 92
Do. do. £B4 15s. do.
.Do 1866, £lOO Bonds
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Do. do £B4 los. do "
Do Nicolas Railway 694 4
Sardinian 5 per Cent —
Spanish 3 per Cen ...
Do. Ace,Junt
Do. 1867
Do. Account
Do. New Doferroa ••• . 0000000
Do. Passive —
Do. Corn. Cert. of Coup. not funded —
Do. Account
Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan
Do Government, 1864
Do • do, 1868
Turkish 6 per Cent ...... . ... 881
Do Account
Do 6 per Cent. 1858 664
Do Account
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Do floe Bonds
Do 6 per Cont., 1862
Do. Account
Do £lOO Bonds - - 4
Do. 5 per cent. 1865 471 I
Do. Account ...
Do 6 per Cent., 1865 •••••• 704 i
Do Account -
DJ I por Cent., Guaranteed .........
Do do, Scrip \
Venezuela 3 per Cent.
Do 6 per Cent. 1864
D ) 6 per Cent.,1862 .. .... ....
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Austrian o per Cent Ex 10 Florins ... ..
Belgian, 44 per cent., Ex. 25f.
Dutch i per Cont. Ex. 12 Gail„
Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... 864
French Rentos, 3 per Cent.. Ex. 25f. —
Italian 5 per Cont. 1851, Ex. zsf 55
Do Account —

TWO O'CLOCK.
Colgate, Money
Do. Account, May 4 93i 4

COMPETITIVE TRIAL OF STEAM FIRE-
ENGINES.

The most important competitive trial of steam
fire engines that has occurred since those made at
the Crystal Palace in 1863 took place at Glasgow on
the 18th of March. The civic authorities of that city
issued an advertisement on the Ist of October last for
a steam fire-engine, and two were offered to them,
one being from Messrs. Shand, Mason, and Co., and
the other from Messrs. Merryweather and Son, both
of London. A competitive trial of these engines was
then proposd and agreed to.
The judges appointed were Mr. Conner, of the
Caledonian Railway Company ; Mr. More, hydraulic
engineer, Glasgow ; and Mr. Bryson, chief of the
Glasgow Fire Brigade.
The engines having been taken from the Fire-
Engine Station to weighing machine at foot of Dixon
street, fully equipped, were found to weigh (by certi-
fied r‘ port from weigher) as follows : Shand, Mason,
and Co.'s engine; 42 cuts. 3 qrs. Men yweather and
Son's 48 cwts. 2, qrs. The engines were then
placed in position ready for tesing, their suction
pipes for -drawing water being put in the river
Clyde. To each engine wai attached 280 feet of
delivery hose, suppled by their respective makers.
"I he n,:zzles were, for Shand, Mason, and Co.'s
engine, No. 20, equal to 1 4-16 in. Merryweather
and Son's engine,' No. 21, equal to 1 5-16 in. These
'branch pipes were then hid upon a frame erected
for the purpose, both beng at the same angle, and
securely lashed to said frame. Al. being in readi-
ness the word to commence firing was given at
12 hours 51 minutes, and in 9 minutes 45 seconds
Shand, Mason, and Co.'s engine commence.]
working, with gauge showing 100 lb. pressure of
steam per square inch. Merryweather and Son's
engine commenced work in 10 minutes, with steam
at 1001 b. pressure per square inch, as indicated by
gauge. Both engines were then put under test No.
2, so as to show the greatest distance water could be
thrown horizontally. The engines were then put
under test 'No. 3, which was to show their action
with the *ranch pipes set vertical—(in this trial
Merryweather and Son, with consent of Shand,
Mason, and Co., altered their nozzle from No. 21 to
20—small—equal to 1 7-32 inch. Tests, 4,5, and 6
were then combined by general consent, and ar-
rangements made for each engine to throw two jets of
water through the Glasgow Fire Brigade hose (four
lengths to each jet), fitted with bayonet couplings and
join' s,the nozzles all of auniform size, viz., iin. diame-
ter. After these tests had been concluded the engines
were put to various tests, as to speed, power, &c:,
and also allowed the competitors to show the capa-
bilities of their engines to the utmost. This being
done, the trials were brought to a conclusion. The
judges in their report state that Shand, Mason, and
Co.'s engine, with fuel, water in boiler, hose, suction
pipe, &c., weighed 2 tons 2 cwt. 3 qrs.; and Merry-
weather and Son's, 2 tons 8 cwt.; that Shand, Mason,
and Co. were the first to raise steam to 100113. pres-
sure, and raise water from the Clyde through the jet
pipe ; that the average horizontal distance to which
the body of water was thrown was 145 feet with
Sband, Mason,and Co.'s engine, and 98 with Merry-
weather and Son's, and that Shand, Mason, and Co.'s
jet went 15 feet higher than that of Merryweather
and Sons' ; that the maximum steam ',pressure
in the one hour's trial was 1501bs. in Shand,
Mason, and Co.'s, and 1401bs. in Merryweather
and Sons', the average water pressure being 1151bs.
and 961bs. respective'y, the consumption of fuel
being 8 cwt. for Shand, Mason, and Co., and 9 cwt.
0 qrs. 2 lbs. for Merryweather and Sons, for three
hours' work. The judges conclude their report by
stating that Merryweather and Sons' engine has two
direct pumps, Shand, Mason, and Co.'s having three,
and that this gives the latter the benefit of a more
continuous stream of water and greater regularity in
working ; and that, in accordance with the results
indicated in their report, they, after due considera-
tion, give their decided preference to Shand, Mason,
and Co.'s engine.
The committee expressed their approval of the
report, and recommended that the engine of Messrs.
hand, Mason, and Co. should be purchased, which
was accordingly done.

THE FRENCH FUNDS.

According to Reuter's telegrams the French
Routes to-day were quoted 74f. 05c.

THE GLEAT ROBBERY AT ROTIISCIHLDS.—It is
reported that a❑ extraordinary robbery has just been dis-
covered at the celebrated Rothschild firm, Faris. The
defalcations era expected to meet the modest sum of three
millions of francs, or £120,000 sterling.

The bejuest cf the late Jr.A Samuel Bailey,
amounting to nearly £120,000, to the Trustees of the town
of Sheffield, is to be disputed.