The Sun.
London, England, 1867-07-26 00:00:00

TIIE SUN, LON 110 N, FIII1).1. Y EN/ ENING, JULY 29, 1867.

SHARE MARKETS.—This Day.

ORDINARY SHARES AND STCCKS.

Share,
I hallways. I paid.' Mang 1 Business
I i Price. dens.
at enstoi and Exeter .... 10u 79 11
at Caledonian .—... 100 107 119 1081
at Cambrian
`rk and Bandon...— —
20 Cornwall
Caledonian
all 3 5
at DubLliwn.& Belfast Junc. 110000
_135
_630
at Dun„Perth,& Ab.Junc. 100 70 72
100 E.London, ncrip Certi. all o'
at Glasgow &S. Western 100 105 lt7
st Great Eastern, Ord. stk. 100 2- f 201 2'l 6
at Do. E. Angl. at. No. 2 100 4 6
et Great North of Scotland 100
et Great Northern lOO 111 11:. , 1 2
et D. A stock . 100 1 0 112
at Do. B stock l4
at Do. New. ts. at 25 pu 10‘)
et GtS, and W. of Ireland 100 94 i
at Gt. Western -Original ICO 401 411 411 1 1
st Do. S. Val. Rail gua. 100
et Do. South Wales
st Do. W. Alid.—Oxford 100 21 27
et Do. Newport lOO 27 19
st Do. Hereford.... -
st Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 126 1`...7 1:71 7 0
et Landon and Blackwall 100
st Lon., Brigh.,& S Coast 100 60 52 51 5D}
at Lon., Chat., and Dover 100 10 17
at Do. 3letrop. Ex. A lOO 8 12
at Lon. & North Western 100 112 113 1111 ICI
at Lon. & South Western 100 75 77 76
et Han., Shet., & Lincoln 100 941 15} 44 1
at Atetropolitan ... all 1201 121 110 k 201
at Do. New lO —P
st Do. Extension all 105 107 107
at i Metropolitan District
20 I Do. do. do. 10
10 Do. and St. John's W'd 6
et Ilidland
Do. £9 Share 7
at Do, Sirrnin.. & Derby 100 83 65
Atienll
at North British - 81 •
at Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun. 100
at Nth. Eastern—Berwick 100 100 102 1001 991
25 Do. G.N'E purchase 16.13.4
at Do. Leeds .....
at Do. York lOO 90 42
sr Do. Carlisle .. ..
25 Do. Stock. & Darling all 33 34 321
25 Do. do. 1860-61 lB 8 9 p
at North London
Do. do. 1861 5
10 Do. do. 1866
st North Staffordshire
at N. &S. W. Junction
Scottish Central -
- Soot. N. E , Aber. stock 100
i)o. Soot, Mid. stook lOO
et Shropshire Union
et South Devon lOO 46 48
et south Eastern
20 Staines, Wok., & Wok all 9 10
at Tail' Vale lOO 148 162
10 Do. C
Vale of Neath -
- Waterford & Kilkenny 100 --
10 Waterloo & Whiteha 1 8
West Cornwall lOO

BRITISH POSSESSIONS.
10u Atlantic & St. Lawrence all 66 58
at I Baroda, Cen.ln.
100 100 101 1001 1
" I gu. 6 per cent
20 Do. F shares lO p 1p
205 Buffalo & Lake Huron all 4 45
10 Do. Preference all 5 6
Buff.,Brant, &Goderich
100 1 6 p.c. 1872-3-0 lOO 68 71
et Caloutta &S. E., Rtn lOO
st tiape Town & Dock, gu lOO t 5 65
00 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p; all 99 101
3t East, Bengal, gu., sdo 100 ;00 IGI
at East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. 100 107 108 1082 8 1
10 De. J Extension
at Grand Trunkof Canada 100 17 18
100 Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds
1 charge 0 p.c all 80 85
100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 63 55
100 Do. do deferred
100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds all 40 45
100 Do. do. deterred
100 Do. 3cl Pref. stook all 35 37
100 Do. do. deferred
100 Do. 4th Pref. stock
100 Do. do. deterred
st Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c lOO 106 108 1071
10 'o. Gua. 5 per cent lB 2 p
10 Do. New gua. sp. a 6 2 P
at t.; t. South of India
gua. 5 per cent
at Do. 41 per cent lov 92 94
at Do 2
205 Great Wes. of Canada all 14 145 141
205 Do. New ...
100 Do. 6p. o Bbs.pay. 1873 all 95 97
100 Do. 50 do. pay. 1877-8.. all 85 S 7
10 Indian Branch, limited 3 1 id
at Madras, gua. 5 p.O 100 100 102 100/ 1
at Do. 41 do lOO 93 95
st Do. 45 do lOO 89 91
29 Do. Fifth Extension 5
at llelb. Cor. 6p, c. Bnds. 100
50 Mel. & Hobson's Bay all
et N.Rl.C'da,6polstpf.ba, 100 83 85
at Scinde 100 100 101
at Do. Delhi
20 Do. do l5 1
g d 100 97 98
st Do. Punjaub.... a w 100 98 99
at Do.lndus St.Flot a 0 100

LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALI.
London and Blackwall. 79
London and 4reenwich, 594
West lornwall, 49
- -- -- -

•
FOREIGN RAIL WAYIS
Central Argentine, 121
San l'aulo, tiro., gua. 6 per cent.. 151
-outh Austrian and Lombardo Venetlan,;l4l

10011,14.31GN MINIO3.
Cliptales (;old and Silver Mining, lim., 4 13-16
uou Pedro, Nur li Del ;ley, 1 pin

DOC tit+.

East and West India, 125 j
ondon and at. hag:urine. 551 5
ISAZIE b.

Agra, lim., A, 6
Alliance, lim.,
Ajo,
uChartered :qe
u3B6ti Ir, of
ri
a nBi6
India, London, and China, 26j
C
Consolidated, Aim. 91
Imperial Bank, lim., 10
London and River Plate,
Ditto, new. 1
London Chartered oanic of Australia, 22j 3
London and Comity, 551 4
Ditto, new, 20]i 11
London Joint Stock, 924
idLondono
laint
adn%lßeasnt mk nu
ismte,r
4102 j
rrovincial Banking Corporation, lien., 31 a
Union of Australia, 47 j 6
Union of London, 30 9
MISCELLA.NEO 08.
Anglo-American Telegraph, lien., 17/:
Atlantic Telegraph, 33 3J
Dit o, 8 put' zent , 77j
Australian Agricultural, 17
Berlin IVater 11 orks, 121 13
Ceylon Company, 81
City Discount, lim, .4
Goa. Credit and Discount, lim.. 61
Hudson's Bay, 15
International Financial Society, lim. 2/
London Financial Association. 1im..'64
London General Omnibus Company, lim, 2 a
Madras Irrigation and Canal (guaranteed per cent. by
Indian Government), 1(0
National Discount company. '2 111
Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 48
Ditto, new, 1855, 18j 94
Ditto, new, 18u7, 24
South Australian Land. 35
rust and Loan Company of Upper Canada, 41
Universal Ma: ine, Insurance, Aim., 3,1
Viceroy of Egypt (Mortgage) Loan, 671 a

London, Brighton, and South-Coast

Railway.

THIS DAY.

An extraordinary or special general meeting of
this company was held at the International Hotel,
Southwark, this afternoon; Mr. S. Laing, M.P., in
the chair.

The object of the meeting was to authorise the
board to issue, as ordinary shares or stock, the
whole or any part of the shares or stock created
under the powers of " The London, Brighton, and
South-Coast Railway (Capital and Powers) Act,
1866," and also to attach to the whole or any part
of the preferential shares or stock created but not
issued under the powers of the said Act, and to
attach to these preferential shares any dividend,
whether exceeding 5 per cent. or not, which the
board may from time to time deem expedient.
The CHAIRMAN said that in a circular lately issued
they would see what was the object of this meeting.
They had hanging over them a debt of upwards of
£700,000, and it was only with the greatest diffi-
culty that the present board could keep the company
solvent. No sufficient provision had been made even
to pay off the debenture interest due July 15 last,
and judgments for small sums had been obtained,
and execution in one instance actually issued.
Under these circumstances the new board addressed
themselves to relieve them of this debt, and through
the Union Bank they met the most pressing of the
small debts, and the floating debt had been reduced
by £600,000. It then remained to raise the requi
site capital to deal with the arrears and remaining
liabilities for works recently finished, suspended, or
iu progress. A total amount of £1,500,000 would
suffice to accomplish this ; of which £500,000 would
be provided by the spare lands.and accruing deben-
ture powers, leaving about £1,000,000 to be raised
by shares, of which not above £500,000 or £600,000
will be required for twelve months. The board
decided on raising this amount by an issue of ordi-
nary stock at a discount, and 'they had succeeded
in convincing Lord Redesdale and the House of
Lords that this was requisite, there was no difficulty
in the House of Parliament, and he was glad to
say that the Royal assent was given to a Bill
enabling them to carry out this intention. He
would therefore propose that powers should be
given to create the remaining unappropriated
stock as ordinary stock, and immediately after
the new stock they should issue so much
of it as would be requisite for the wants of the year.
It would be issued at £45, £lO to be paid on 16th
August, £l5 on the 16th September, £lO on the
16th November, and £lO on the 16th December.
He thought that this was the fairest course to pur-
sue, as it would enable gentlemen to save their pro-
perty from ruin, and give it them at £5 less than
the market rate.

Mr. SAMUDA moved that the meeting be ad
journed for a month.

The amendment was lost by a large majority
and the original resolution was agreed to.

The Late Emperor Maximilian.

VIENNA, July 22.

Subjoined is the last official report of Baron Ton
Lago, the Austrian Charge at Mexico, written
before the execution of the late Emperor. It is
addressed to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, and
bears date--

"City of Mexico, May 31.
" Until yesterday evening we were in doubt here
as to the fate that has overtaken the Emperor.
While it was most positively asserted by the Libe-
rals that his Majesty was a prisoner in Queretaro
the organs of the Government announced, on the
contrary, that ' certain intelligence' had been re-
ceived that he would very shortly arrive with his
army before the walls of the metropolis. Yesterday
evening, however, Ilerr von Magnus, the Prussian
Minister, received a telegram from the Emperor at
Queretaro, which the Liberals had allowed to pass.
It contained a request to come as speedily as possible
to Queretaro with the advocates Mariano Riva Pa-
lacio and Martinez della Torre, whom his Majesty
had selected to conduct his defence, and to bring
with him all documents that might bt necessary and
serviceable. From this message and other positive
news that arrived in the course of the evening we
now know that Queretaro was really taken by
assault (treachery) upon the morning of the 15th,
and that his Majesty, with all his generals and
troops, has fallen into the power of the enemy.
I hear from a Liberal source that his
Majesty is treated by the conquerors in
the most respectful manner in his quality of
Archduke of Austria. The Republican leader,
Aureliano Rivera, by whom his Majesty was taken
at the cerro de la campana, dismounted as he per-
ceived the Emperor, drew his sword, saluted with
the utmost deference, and declined- to accept the
offered sword of his imperial prisoner. lam informed
that his Majesty was taken back, accompanied by a
band of music, to the Convent de la Cruz (his
headquarters during the siege), and that the impe-
rial apartments, badly damaged during the last
attack, were placed in as good repair as time would
permit. Two of his adjutants were placed at the
Emperor's service, and it is said that his Majesty
has even been permitted to walk freely about
Queretaro. The Emperor has presented General
Riva Palacio, by whom the Cerro de la Cruz
was taken in the night, with his horse and a
costly Mexican saddle, &c.—a circumstance grate-
fully mentioned by that chief in a letter to his
wife. I am told also that, by his remarkable
amiability and frankness, the Emperor has gained
the goodwill of the majority of the Liberal leaders
assembled at Queretaro, and that his Majesty at
once held out to them the prospect of the com-
munication of important documents. I understand
his Majesty will shortly be broughtbefore a court-
martial, consisting of seven members. It is looked
upon as a bad omen by Liberals here that he should
be tried by a military court at Queretaro, instead,
as was at first believed, of his being escorted
to Guadalupe or Mexico, and placed before the
National Congress. Several of the principal
members of the party, however, expressed to
me their conviction that his Majesty might perhaps
be condemned as a matter of form, but that
there was every reasonable prospect of his being
immediately pardoned by Don Benito Juarez, and
at once conducted to the frontier with the honours
due to his high rank. I have been confidently in-
formed, from a reliable source, that after capture his
Majesty stated that, foreseeing such a misfortune,
he had already abdicated in that event, and that the
record of the fact was in the hands of the President
of State Council and ex-Minister Lacunza at
Mexico. The latter, however, is said to deny the
possession of the document. Owing to lack of time
I have hitherto been prevented from learning any-
thing certain in the matter.

" With regard to the two advocates selected by the
Emperor, the choice of Licentiate Riva Palacio
(father of the general, and like him a man of liberal
opinions) is considered very happy both for political
and prudential reasons. Martinez della Torre also
bears the reputation of a very talented jurist,
and is said to be an eloquent speaker. Oa the other
hand, it is thought that, owing to his practical ante-
tecedents and versatility, lie may not be favourably
regarded in the Liberal camp. Herr von Magnus,
the Prussian Minister, to whom the Emperor's
telegram was addressed, has often been consulted
by his Majesty in important affairs of State, owing
to his former special ixtimacy with Father Fischer,
the Emperor's private secretary. It was he, in par-
ticular, who, by his advice in conjunction with
General Marquez, Fat her Fischer, Minister Lacunza,
and many others, persuaded his Majesty to remain
in Mexico after the departure of the French. Herr
von Magnus was also the only one among his col-
leagues who advocated the Emperor's expelition to
Queretaro. These antecedents, coupled with the
fact that of all the embassies here the Prussian
mission is unquestionably that least compromised
in a political point of view, probably induced
his Majesty to honour Herr von Magnus with the
important charge above alluded to, although under
other circumstances such a passing over of the Aus-
trian Embassy would have been an affront to the
latter; yet in the interest of his Majesty's cause and
person I cannot, in the present state of affairs, com-
plain in the slighest of any disregard, and only
trust that Herr von Magnus may find himself in a
position to justify to the fullest extent the confi-
dence placed him. As I have entertained no doubt
for some time past of his Majesty's imprisonment, I
determined several days ago to leave Mexico, and,
if possible, to repair to Queretaro, there to place my
humble personal services—in so far as I might be
permitted—most respectfully at the disposal of
my gracious Sovereign's brother. Three days
ago I obtained, not without difficulty, the necessary
permits to pass Garita, and intended to have
left this morning.
In consequence of the above
mentioned telegram, however, I thought fit to delay
my departure for a day, which I have devoted to
collecting the above details. .[ shall try to leave
Mexico to-morrow afternoon, although the attempt
cannot be made Without danger, as both parties
often fire indiscriminately upon those entering and

Raving, and neither horses nor carriages are suf-

fered to quit the city. Still, as a very influential
Liberal with whom I am acquainted travels with
me, I hope through his intervention with General
Porfirio Diaz, notwithstanding, the small recom-
mendation of my quality as Austrian representa-
tive, to obtain the necessary passport via Toluca
for Queretaro, where we might arrive in three
or four days. As after breaking off diplomatic
relations with the Government of the Imperial
Lugarteniente in Mexico, the Austrian Embassy has
no official business to transact, and is also not even
in a position to offer Austrian subjects any protec-
tion whatever, I shall not hesitate, after having
provided for the safety of the archives, to take
attache Herr von Tavera with me to Quei etaro, where
I:foresee I shall greatly need his assistance. It
might also be requisite to despatch him as courier
to Mexico, or perhaps Puebla. Upon arriving in
Queretaro I shall immediately endeavour to

present myself without delay to the Emperor, in
order to receive any instructions he may have
to give. I do not know how it will be possible
to get my ordinary reports forwarded to Vera
Cruz, but I am told that the Liberals will lay
no obstacles in the way of transmitting corre-
spondence referring to his Majesty's trial. I shall
place myself in the closest relations with Herr von
Magnus and the Imperial defenders, and need not
assure your excellency that I shall make every effort
consistent with my feeble powers to be in every re-
spect useful to his Majesty. I shall take with me
very considerable pecuniary means, to be used in
certain cases. M. Deno, the French Ambassador,
who now begins to be very anxious respecting the
position of the French Embassy, in case the Liberal
forces should enter, and who would scarcely be
able to leave the city unmolested, sends with us
the former French Consul at Mazatlan, at present
here. The Spanish Ambassador, Marquis de la
Ribera, who some days ago demanded his pass-
ports on account of illegal withdrawal of the Spa-
nish Consul's exequatur, and quitted Mexico,
will probably also shortly repair with his diplo-
matic staff to Queretaro, if indeed he has not
already arrived here. Before closing my despatch,

I hear that it is not settled whether the Emperor
shall not be tried by the Supreme Tribunal, instead I
of the above-mentioned court-martial. This might
be considered as a very favourable eventuality
for his Majesty, only the proceedings of the tri-
bunal, according to its ordinary practice, might
then last several months, while I am assured that
in the former case a conclusion might be at-
tained in two or three weeks. General Marquez
seems, notwithstanding the now positive news
from Queretaro, not ill-disposed to continue de-
fending the metropolis, as he knows that in case of
defeat ho himself has no mercy to expect
from the conquerors. Ho might therefore pos.
sibly even risk a storm, hoping, in true Mexican
fashion, to make his escape in the confusion of
battle—an expedient this time hardly likely to suc-
ceed. General Tavera, the commandant of the
city, a very honourable gentleman, seems, how-
ever, only anxious to avoid useless bloodshed ; and
as a positive famine already prevails among the
poorer classes (bread, meat, and fuel having dis-
appeared) is inclined to surrender. Elements of
discord among the garrison will also speedily ap-
pear. I have advised the Austrian officers, in their
own interest and that of their troops, to stand by
General Tavera should the necessity arise, and this
the rather because prolonged resistance might even
be injurious to his Majesty. They seem deter-
mined never to . allow themselves to be de-
graded into a body-guard for General Mar-
quez. Their chief desire is to receive a direct
order from the Emperor releasing them from their
duty. In the event of my prolonged ab-
sence from Mexico I shall take care that your ex-
cellency receives direct news from here through one
of the German consulates.—Receive, &c.,

" LAGO.

" P.S.-31st, Evening. A letter from a German
merchant at Queretaro has just arrived containing
an order given him secretly by his Majesty that I
should at once repair thither. I was informed at
the same time that his Majesty had been brought
before a court-martial, only presided over by a
colonel. It is therefore the highest time that we
and the defenders selected by the Emperor himself
should leave for our destination, and yet the greatest
difficulties are placed in the way of our departure
by the Emperor's Lugarteniente and other imperial
generals. Dal hope, however, to leave Mexico
early to-morrow.—As above, " LAGO."

NOTES

FROM
TRAINING QUARTERS.