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London, England, 1869-04-16 00:00:00

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Do. 4 pc' Cent., Oct. 1888
Do. Certificate& —
Do. linfaced Pnpei 4 per Cent....,. .....
Do. 5 per Cast., Jlll.l. 1872 ..., — I
Do. 8i poi- fl:rit. May 1879 —
DJ per Cent., Pup. Deb. 1872 —
Do do 1877 —
ro. do. 1882 —
D;;. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873
Do. Bonds, 4 por Cent., £l,OOO
Do. under £l.OOO

FOREIGIIIFUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent
Do., Scrip ..1:45 paid ..
Austrian Bonds 5 per cent
Do. 1859 66
Br ‘Lilian 5 per Cent —
)D. 4i per Cent. 1852 _
Do. do. 13 i 8 —
Do, do. 186
Do. do., 1863
Do. 5 per Cent., 1865
Do Accoun+
B .enos Ayres 6 per Cent.
Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ;
Cuba, 6 per Cent.
Cohen 6 per Cent —
no. 4i per Cent..., .. —
Do. 3 per Cent., —
to. 6 per ce,t. 1867 —
T o. 7 per Cunt., 1866
C lo :11)ian, 6 per Cent.
Dan en; 3 per Cent., 1825
Dair,hian Principalities, 7 per Cent —
Do 8 per Cent., 1867 —
irqualor New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
E.typtian, 7 per Cent....,. —
Do Second issue
Do. £5O(. Bonds —
D0..£100 Bonds —

Do. 1864
Do. Account
Do. £50(1 Bonds
Do. .i,1(16 Bonds B7l
English Scrip, 1868
Do do. :X45 pd — dia
Govern rue* Rail way Debentures .
Greet 5 per Cent., 1824 5, ox Coups —
Do. Aeccunt
Do. Cullroll 6
Do. Account
t-luatomala 5 per Cent .. —
Honduras Gov Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., all pd
It4;ian 5 per Cent., 1865 —
•)o. Account
Do Marenimana Railway —
\lexical-. 3 per Cent —
Ditto for Account
Dn. 1864 —
Do 6 per Cont. Ang,lo-French —
viontovidvan 6 per Cent. .• —
Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent -
New Granada —
Do 3 per Cen —
Do. Deferred
Perurian 5 per Cent. 1865
Do Account .. 79 81 I

Do 44 per Cent. (Uill,arren)
Do 44 per Cent., 1862
Do Account
Portsguese 3 por Ct., 18;53, 't;, 7,'9,'60,'2,'e
Do. do. 1867 —
Do. do. Scrip, £2O pai,l —
Russian 5 gar Cent., 1822, £ Si
Do 44 per Cent . 1850
Do 44 por Cent., 1860
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Do 3 per Cont., 1859
Do 5 per Cont., 1862
Do. Auglo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO Dondf„,,,
Do. do. £B4 15s. d 0....
Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds 90.1
Do. do £B4 158. do —
Do Nicolas Railway 654
Sar 'Mimi a per Cent —
Spanish 3 per Can ....
Do. Acc‘Junt
Do. 1867
Do. Account
Do. New Deferred —
Do. Account
Do. Passive
Do. Corn. Cert. of Cow,. not funded —
Do. Account
Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan —
Do Government, 1864
Do do, 1868
Do do, Scrip —
TurBish 6 per Cent., ..
DJ Account
Do 6 par Cont. 1858 —
Do Account
Do .f.lOO Bonds —
Do 6 per Cent., 1862 —
Do Account
Do .£IOC Bonds —
Do 5 per Cont. 1865 —
Do Account
Do 6 per Cont., 1860 6654
Do 1 per Cont., Guarautoocl
Do Laud Warrants (Hectares)
Venezuela 3 per Cent. —
Do. Account
Do 6 per Cont. 1862
Do 6 per Cent.
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-Dividends on the above payable in London.
Austrian o par Cont. Ex 10 Florins
Belgian, 44 per cent., Ex. 25f.
Dutch 24 per (lent. Ex. 12 Gail,, —
Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ....
Do. Account
French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f.
Italian 5 per Cent. 1831, E. 25f.
Do Account

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Do. Account, May 6 „ 1)3U31 I

NI?. LAURENCE OLIPHANT.

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wrAitesN:r" IYieorrek
cocmorersespaocinudeeenr story
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be Sts
from the little village of Brocton, in the western
part of this State, about a religious scholastic
ot,alltchoewmaayn
community' of 200 per6ons, among whom are Mr.
Laurence Oliphant, until recently a member of the
British Parliament for Stirling,' and his charming
wife. The community in question owes 1,000
acres of " fine farming and grape-growing
land,' near Lake Erie, and was established two
years ago by Mr. T. L. Harris, formerly secre-
tary of the United States Legation in Japan. He
purchased several farms, and put things in order,
and then gathered together a colony of 25 families,
' who were agreed that the old apostolic plan was
best, where the multitude mho believed were of one
heart and of one soul, and had all things in com-
mon'—except their wives and children. In the Harris
community, it is said, things are very lovely.
The association is formed upon the principle of
spiritual affinity, upon which principle communities
exist in [-leaven ;' and the cultivation of the land is
held subordinate to this idea,' so that more is
thought of ' a holy life and conversation' than a well
ploughed field or a carefully tended crop. Never-
theless, the main chance is looked after, and not
only are ' former social distinctions merged into one
common brotherhood, but every man takes his
shovel and his hoe, his sickle and pruning hook, and
works with a wi 11.' The result is that a' little para-
dise is springing up in their minds ;' and for this
Eden Mr. Laurence Oliphant, until recently a
member,' &c. has exchanged the best club in Lon-
don. It seems that during Mr. Harris's residence
in Japan, Mr. Oliphant was also there as a secre-
tary to the British Legation ; and that the American
diplomatist converted the Englishman, so that,
when the community was established, he hastened
to cast in his lot with it. He was, at the
time, a member of the House ; and if the story
from which I am quoting is entirely correct,
' his sudden departure and voluntary exile created
a great sensation in England.' The bereaved con-
stituency of Stirling, it is added, were so unwilling
to lose his services, that, even after he had taken
up his abode in the community, he received letters
from them, to the effect that ' he was still looked
upon as their member;' but ' he quietly wrote out
his resignation as English legislator, and for-
warded it to London.' Although ' all social dis-
tinctions' in the community are abolished, still it
appears that some special honour is paid to the ex-
English legislator,' since he is not only ' the cashier
and business agent of the community,' but ' close
by the bluff of the lake an elegant cottage has
been erected for the residence of Mr. Oliphant and
his family,' in which abode ' neat and everything is plain,
, beautiful, without affectation, and indi-
cates the controlling hand of the Christian English
lady. Perhaps you do not care to know that in
personal appearance and stature Mr. Oliphant is
tall and slender, but withal of commanding figure,
large forehead, and expressive blue eyes ;' but you
cannot be wholly indifferent to the fact that Mrs,
'
Oliphant is a very charming woman, fall of grace
and politeness, and that,
dresses plainly but neatly.' like her husband,' she

COURSE OF EXCHANGE.

Amsterdam Short ... 12 11 12 2
Do

Rotterdam —
... 12 31 ... 12 Zii.
Autwerp —
... 25 3c ... 25 45
Brussels
... 25 35 ... 25 45
Ilatuburgn — ••• 13 11 ... 13 11}
Paris
Ditto . 3 Ms. ... 2 ) 35 ... 25 40
Marseilles
Frankfort-on-the-Main ... 1201 ... 121
V ienua — ... 12 65 ... 12 72}
Trieste — ... 12 65 ... 12 721
Petersburg
Copenhagen.. .........
Berlin
... 6 27 ... 6 271
Madrid..
•••
Cadi7 —
... 49 ... 49
Leghorn
Milan —
... 26 50 ... 26 60
G ..
enoa
Naples
Palermo — ... 26 50 ~. 26 60