The Sun.
London, England, 1869-04-10 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SAITRDAY EVE ING, APRIL 10, 1869.

JOINT-STOCK BANKS.

Laosing, Business
Share NAME. Paid. Price. done
10 Agra Limited, A all 11 12 111 I
II Do B lt) 23 33
60 Albion
00 Alliance, Limited
20 Anglo-Austrian
20 Anglo-Egyptian, lint all 191 2 1
20 Anglo-Hungarian
20 Auglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 53 43
40 Australasian
20 Bank of British Columbia all 10 12
20 Do issued at 2pm ~.. 5 5 4
25 Bank of Egypt
20 Bank of Otago, lint.
25 Bank of South Austrana all 30 32
50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 32
10 Bank of New Zealand all 17 18
50 British North American
20 Chartered of India, Austra-
lia, rnd China all 20 21
25 Chartered Mere. of India,
London, and China all 191 301
20 City 1 / 19 123
100 Colonial 25 32 40
10 Consolidated, lim.
00 Delhi and London, lint
50 East London, lim 5 2 1
20 English and American, lira 10 ...
20 English Bank of Itlo de Ja-
neiro. lim lO pr 1p
20 English, r-cuttish, and Aus
tralian Chartered
281 Hong Kong and Shanghai
Bank Corporation all 36 38
281 Do new 4l li 23
100 Imperial, lim 2O 16 17
20 Imperial Ottoman lO 2 z 1 12 1
25 lonian all 21 26
25 Do new 5 1,3 p
20 Lnd Mortgage of India, lint 4 33 31
100 Do SP. c. D0b5.1864, 30 all 76 75 75
30 London Bank; of Mexico
and South America lim. 20 63 51 li
100 Loudon and Brazilian, lim. 45 30 27
20 Do new 71 51 41
100 London &River Plate, lint. 40 9 11
25 Do new 10 25 2i p
20 London Chart. of Australia all 2.3 25
20 London and County 2O 51 .53
50 Do new, iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd ll
London Joint 5t0ck......., 1 32 33
London and South African al 81 8i
00 London & S.-Western, lim, 20 11 9
150 London & Venezuela lim.,. 123
100 London and Westminster, 20 64 65 613 31 4
100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm
100 Merchant, lint 25 6 4
10 Metropolitan, lint all 71 71
100 Midland, Um._
5 National of Australia
25 National of Liverpool, lim l5 1d 1P
100 National I'rovinc. of Kll,O 42 ..„ ...
10 Do • • 42 ... ... 41
to National. 3O ... ..
20 New South Wales all 41 48
20 North-Western
25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 43 44
50 I'rovinc. Bank. Curpo., lint. 10 6 5
00 Provincial of Ireland 25 86 90
10 Do new. all ..• ...
100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, liin 25 15 ls
100 Do issued at Gpm lO 8 6
25 Union of Australia all 47 48
100 Union of Ireland, lim
50 Union of London l5 36 37 341

TELEGRAP« COMPANIES.

10 Anglo-American Tel., Inn all 221 221 221 1
10 Anglo Mediter Te1.,1im.... 10 111 121
at Atlantic Telegraph lO 2a 28
et Do. 8 per cent. lOO 71 74
at B. and I. Magnetic Tel., tun. 100 160 165
st Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 2.0 2.,0

10 Do. New 8 9 Up
25 Indo-European Tel., lira-- 10 m
5 Loud. Provincial Tel. all 3 31
1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent. all }p
10 Mediterra. Eaten. 'rel., Hal. all 3 4ro
25 Reuter's Telegram .........••• all t.O 55
20 Societe Transatlant., 11 4 3
st Submarine Telegraph
1 Do. Scrip
20 Telegraph Con. & Main.,lim all .161 lif
SU. Kingdom Tel. Co., lim all 51 6 51 ;
5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref all 3, 4 p

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10 Baugo.rah Tea Estates, tins 9 7 55
100 Bolckow Vaughan, bin. 3O 9 14
4 Bombay Gas, liin. all 31 41 4
6 Do. Now 4 11 id
5) British American Land 4l 16 is
20 British In Ban Tea, lim• ••• all 21 31
20 British Ship Owners 7l
29 Canada Company
10 Canadian Loan and Invest-
ment,
tins
30 City of Milan Improv: tins all 5 6
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100 Do. 1879, 4 t per cent, all 1041 1051
100 Do. 1882, 4/ per cent. an 1031 1041
10 Credit Fon. of England, I'm. all 21 2 . 2 11-16 f
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50 Credit Fon.of Mauritius lint lO 31 241
st Crystal Palace lOO 10 21
at Do. Preference lOO 95 10 I
at Do. 6p. c Perpetual Deb lO9 107 111
20 Darjeeling, tins.
10 Eastern Assam, lint. 6l ... ..d
50 East Indian Land Credit
and Finance, lim.
20 East India Irriga, & Canal all .. ..
32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and
Coal, Um
100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy.
Una. by Egypt. Gov all 933 963 963 4
20 Egyptian Com.&Trad. Ilia. 6 • • •. •
3 Eng.& Aust ral.Copper,llm 24 i 3
15 English and Foreign Credit 71 43 3iq
100 Eug. and Scut. marine, lint. 8 -• •••"
10 Fairbairn Engineering 5 2 Id
20 Fure-streetWarehouse,lim, 12 1 11i 13
100 For. & Col. Gov. Trust and
Loan Scrip, issued at 1:85 all 86 87
50 Gellivara, lira 2O
10 General Credit & Dis., Km • 71 13 13 51 1
15 General Steam Navigation 14 27 22 28
50 Horns 6; Col Marine In. liin. 5 3 445
10 Hong Kong and China Gas all ••• •••
20 Hudson's Bay
20 Imperial Laud Co. of Mar-
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25 Lon. & Caled. Marine, hil 6 "' '—
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50 Lond. Financial Asso , lint 30 211 ••.01
all 2 21 21
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20 Lond. & Provincial Marine, 2 15 pr
at Madras Irriga. & Canl. Gun,
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10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and
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60 Merchant Shipping Rm..
SO Millwall Iron Works, lira l2l '" ""
10 Natal Land and. Colonisa-
tion Co., lim•
25 National Discount Co 5 11) 12 41d
25 National Prov. Marine.:llint. 4 4 35
10 National Steam Ship, bin, all .
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20 Nerbudda Coal & Iron, lint. 6 3,/ 3,11,
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25 New Zealand Loan & Mer•
25 New Zealand Trust . .and
5 1} 11
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61 19 20
12 13 171
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104 PaDnoa.mNa,eNwe...ll.r.z..e..a,
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10 Otago and Southland In•
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5 Ottoman Gas, 1int........
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5 Do. •
all v
st Peel R. Land & Minerl, lim 100 31 34
50 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all 491 501 50
50 Do. New 1867 lO 116 01
50 Rhymney Iron ..... all 22 24
15 Do. New
25 Rio dpeo.T.a6nepi.roc.CGityualnri.i,,liriim m:f
19,1111 1..78.1 169.5
20 Do. Gas, lin; all 24 6
100 Royal Mail Steam
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50 Warrant Finanee, tun. l2 12 iod
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Steam, Jim 2O 21 11
20 West London Wharves and
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uoLortiAL GOYBILNAVCNT SECUItITIIii6

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0ent.,1872•••• •••....•••• 100 ....,
-- Do. 1805...•....... lOO ...
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- Do. 6p.0 7, & Aug.••• 100 .
.02 It 4
- Do. sp, a. Mar. 4, Sept lOO 102 104
- Do. bp. o. Jan. ,t July lOO 93 94
- Do. sp. e. Inscribed ek lOO 00 92
- Cape U.llope, 6 p. 0.1878 lOB 102 104
- D0.Ap1.66001 11190-1900 lOO 111 113
- Do. do 1880-9 v.• 100 107 109
- Do. Jan.&JulY• a?! •••• 100 108 lie
- Do. 6 per cent. 15 April
and 15 Oct., 1900 ...... • 100 100 102
- es; ion, Nov 1878,
dos Ihe•- 100
108 no
- Do. 1872,
- Alauritlue, Bp. a. 1873.- ~
- Jan. and July
- Do. 1378 •... ........ •-• lie 106 108
' - Do. 1882, May and Ns'
- 1)o. 185, Feb, & Aug
- 31,ibJurna Corporate ,
- 1,i67.75, 6 per cunt 1(0 100 100
- N.l].Gov.o p.o.Ja..z.luly • 100 103 114
- Natal 5 p cr, API tiL Oct 10) ..... .
- Do 6p 0. I.y Sr. Nov 1 0 1(6 103
- N.. 6. iV.S p.c., '7l to '7l lOO 93 l• 1
- 1)0. 5 p.c. IF,fB to 181'... 10) 981 991 (.81 i
- Do. 5 p.c. rd.'B7 tol7i
- N.Zealand, 6p. ct.lBill leo
- Do. 5 per cent....
DoJan, Ap, I, July, 0 t lOO 93 94 061
- Do 0p c. Mar $& t•ept 'Oh :00 108 110
- Do June Az Dco , 1-91 •• • lOO 109 iil 106}
- fDo Prov. I Auc%ld. 1 . _
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- Nova Scotia 6P. c•."•• •
- and July, 1875
- Do lbad.. ....... lOO 102 114
- Queer/61nd. 6p. c. 'B2-0 •• 100 1061 10:a 1-71
- Do Mt ......... . lOO 11:5* 1031
- Tasmanian 6 per c, 1803 .. 1061 1075
- Do a 9.:-'O7 . ••• .•
- Victoria 6t or cent tbl,l l, 0 Ita 214
•-•• Do. Apriland Oct

THE QUARTERLIES.

The Quarterly Journal of Science opens with a pleasant
account of life in the Malay Archipelago, summarised
from the books of Mr. A. R. Wallace and Professor Bick•
more. A little less space might, perhaps, have been ad.
vantageously given to " shewing up " the Professor's
peculiarities of style and ridiculing his glowing descrip•
tions. But the review of Mr. Wallace's work shew •
Clearly that for the time being it must rank as the stall.
dard text-book on the natural history of the great Malay
Archipelago. Mr. Wallace spent eight 'years amongst
these islands, and thoroughly explored them, not omitting
even that nest of savages, New Guinea. His treatise
is, therefore, a mine 'of information, and embraces not a
little that is new. "The Projected Mersey Tunnel and
Railway" has much interest for the general reader. This
tunnel across the Mersey is designed to supply a terra
firma communication between Liverpool and Birkenhead.
There can be but one opinion as to the importance of such
a work, and also many others of the kind ; tunnels under
rivers are urgently required in several localities; but great
difficulty is experienced in getting capitalists to embark
their money in such enterprises. The Thames Tunnel is
the beacon which has for forty years warned monied men
off tunnelling speculations. Though passing under a river
of no great breadth it occupied nearly nineteen years in
construction, and cost nearly £455,000. But the Quarterly
Journal of Science undertakes to prove that the Thames
Tunnel is not a leading case. When it was made the art
of tunnelling was in its infancy. The advances of scientific
skill have been immense. Many blunders which were
made by Brunel would never be repeated now. The
Thames Tunnel was excavated too near the bed of
the river, so that instead of passing through the
London clay, it passed through the treacherous loose soil
and gravel of the Thames' bed. The water broke through.
Even with the imperfect skill of forty-five years back, the
work had advanced nearly half the distance in seventeen
months ; but the effect of the flood was that the work
required nearly nineteen years. Hence the enormous
cost. But it is by no means likely that the blunders of
this first attempt would be repeated in the case of any
tunnel constructed now. The undertaking could have
been completed in the present day in a year and three-
quarters at most. The reviewer estimates that the
Mersey Tunnel, which will be more than three times as
long as Brunel's, can be made for £20,000. The paper on
Vesuvius gives a history of the doings of the mountain
since the famous and destructive coup in A.D. 70. This,
by the way, has been done recently in another quarterly,
but there are some scientific remarks in this article which
will be found useful. Still more interesting is " The Ar-
tificial Production of Heat and Cold," a really fine paper
for the chemical student. Nor is the question discussed
without interest for the general reader, for, according to
the reviewer, it is becoming pretty clear that the impor-
tation of what may be called the waste meat of Australia
and South America depends on a practical solution of the
problem whether sufficient cold for preserving meat fresh
during a long voyage can be maintained, and yet leave a
profit on the trade. Another contribution of importance
is "The Future Water Supply of London."

Mcliora opens with an article on the British Colonies,
which describes their foundation, government, and pro-
gress. The colonies are governed both on the spot and in
England, and so far as the Imperial Government is con-
cerned, they are divided into groups, each of which forms
a department at the Colonial Office. Two of the chief
officials in that office have been there for forty-five years,
and one of them is the well-known poet and essayist, Mr.
Henry Taylor. The writer strongly supports the views of
Mr. C. W. Dilke, M.P., in that gentleman's "Greater
Britain," so far as concerns the absurd attempt on the
part of the home Government to defend the colonies. The
reviewer also urges caution in the adoption of emigration
as the means of solving the problem of pauperism. He
says "the blind, unreasoning longing to get rid of our
paupers through emigration will give rise to serious conss-
querices; such as resulted fifteen years ago from the long-
ing to get rid of our criminals." On that occasion large
sums of money were subscribed in Victoria for the purpose
of paying the passages of convicted bushrangers to Eng-
land, so that we might have a taste of the evils we were
inflicting upon our colonists. We must not tempt Aus-
tralia to send us her paupers by way of Penalty for send,
ing her ours. Mere poverty must not be considered a quali-
fication. " There must be an honest desire to win a live-
lihood, and a certain amount of capacity to win it,
if emigration is not to be as lamentable a mistake as tran-
sportation." " Byeways of English " is the title of an
unusually long but very interesting article, full of curious
research into our older writers, by way of sheaving the
relation that there is between our terminology and our
morals. There is abundant room for this in tracing the
nomenclature of the vices. Of old nasty things were called
by nasty names; we now speak of them under glozing words,
and it is to be feared that we have come to think of them
more lightly than our rough-tongued Saxon-speaking fore-
fathers thought of them. Some of the etymologies men-
tioned by this writer arc exceedingly curious. Gin has
nothing to do with a snare etymologically, although a
great deal to do actually. It is derived from Geneva,
and that from genicrre, and that from juniper,
and that from junior pario, two words applicable
to the plant to which it refers, because it pro-
duces younger berries while the elder are ripening. "The
Property of Married Women" is an excellent summary of
the admirable report of the House of Commons' select
committee on Mr. Shaw Lefevre's bill. Mr. Lefevre is
now in office, and " muzzled ;"but Messrs. Russell Gurney,
Headlam, and Bright have brought in a bill which will, it
is to he hoped, pass into law, and so confer upon married
women the same protection for their property against dis-
solute husbands which is secured to them in the United
States. The article on " The Licensing Laws and Propo-
sals for their Amendment" deals thoroughly with the
existing law and the various plans which havebeen devised
for refortninty it. The writer comes to the conclusion that
tl e ugh somethin ; would be done by repealing the Beer
and the Wine Licenses Acts, no great good would be
effected by anything short of the Permissive Bill.

BATES OF FREIGHT AND CHARTER.

(From the Shipping and Mercantile Gazette.)

The tonnage loading on the berth for India, China, and
the Cape of Good Hope amounts to 51,246 tons, and that
for Australia and New Zealand to 38,424 tons.
Berth freights are without change, and there is a good
supply of tonnage.
Coal chartering for the East is still continued on a
limited scale, and rates exhibit little alteration. For
Bombay £3O is quoted, and £42 is obtainable for Yoko.
hama from the North, or 475. 6d. from Wales with full
consignment. Java home freights shew a slight tendency
to decline. Orders from the rice ports for next season's
account are beginning to come in.
Iron orders for the United States and Canada are just
now occupying a good deal of attention. New York, St.
Andrew's (N. 8.), Bangor, and Savannah are the ports for
which tonnage is in most request. Ships are also required
to load in London, Philadelphia, New York, and Boston.
For grain home, ss. 9d. per qr. is offered, but the option of
petroleum is indispensable.

West Indian coal freights shew an advance on the last
quotations, 17s. Gd. being offered for Martinique, 17s. for
Havana, and 16s. Gd. for St. Thomas. Brazil coal freights
are higher. There is an order at 425. Gd. per ton sugar
from the Brazils. From Jamaica, 355. per ton logwood
for a port in the United Kingdom or Continent is offered.
Coal freights to the River Plate are better and there
are one or two large shipments ready to go forward.
West Coast outward freights are, for the most part,
hardly worth accepting. It is expected some fresh orders
maycome to hand for guano from the Guanape and Macabi
Island by next mail.
_ _

Coal chartering for Spain is going on with some acti-
vity, and there are a few more orders in the market from
Wales to the Mediterranean. The amount of business
doing from the Tyne is unimportant.
The few transactions in grain have been done at about
last week's rates.

An application was made to Mr. Justice Willes at
Judges' Chambers on Friday, on behalf of the petitioners
in the Westminster election petition, for the repayment of
the £l,OOO deposit money. The application was opposed
on behalf of Mr. W. 11. Smith until the matter had
been before Mr. Baron Martin. One-third of the
costs, it was contended, had been unnecessarily and
vexatiously caused by the course pursued by tho peti-
tioners. Mr. Justice Willes said ho supposed the costs
were about £lO,OOO. Mr. Ford, mho appeared for the re-
spoL dent, said that a man of moderatemeans would have been
utterly ruined by such a petition. His lordship srdd he
would write to Baron Martin on the subject, and ordered
the !natter to staud over.

34r. Drew, of Shalvtield, of bottlenose notoriety,
has had a correFpondence with the Lord Advocate on the
capture of a p(rpoise in the north of Scotland. One of Mr.
Drew's letters is as follows: - " My Lord,-- I refer you to
my letter of the 2fith February, enclosing two paragraphs
from different newspapers in the North of Scotland,
complaining of au officer of the Crown seizing or claim-
ing a porpoise after it had been captured by some women,
and selling the blubber for a few shillings, and applying
the same to his own profit. lam certainly of opinion that,
if the officer has exceeded his duty and fraudulently taken
possession of the fish in the name of the Queen—which is
treason—an investigation ought to be instituted, the officer
exemplarily punished, and the price of the 'fish' restored to
the poor women, who so patriotically captured the porpoise,
as a rew;.rd for their services. I have written this letter in
ease has fallen aside, or escaped your lordship's
L:ticc." •