The Sun.
London, England, 1868-11-13 00:00:00

T.HE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 13, 1868.

SHARE LIST.

41WINARY dtia.ttES AND STOCKS.

Closing Business
inare • Railways. Paid. price. dine.

st Bristol and Exeter ...... 101 76 78
st Caledonian lOO -74 721 7if I
st Cambrian
23 Cornwall all 3} 3i
st Dublin & Belfast June... 100 77 if
st Dun„Perth, & A.b.Juno... iOO 76 72
2) East London, all 7 9:

15 - --

20
21 Do
Glasgow &S. Western 100 91 02
it Great Eastern ..
it Do. E. Angl. No. 2 lOO 7, Bti
at Great North of Scotland lOO 15
at Great Northern lOO 1044 IC Si
it Do. A stock lOO 1.1034 104 103
s Do. B stock
at Gt S, and W. of Ireland lOO 96 07
a. (t. Western —Original lOO 41 49; f
et Do. South Wales lOO 68
s. Do. W. Alid.—Oxtori• No 25 28
et. Do. Newport lOO 28 32
et Lancashire& Yorkshire lOO 1271 12sf 1284
et Lon— S.Cotst 10.) c() ici 104
102 DJ Scrip ....
et Lou., Ctia.t., and Dover too le; 17
Do. Aletrop. Ex. A tOe -
at Lou. & Nortn Weaten lOO Id 1111 113 1
4 Lou. South 41 estern lOl b 7 Sir
at & Lincoln lOO 471 474
0 Ai,tropolitan
at Do &tonal )a .. 100 103 104

10 ✓
rd 10 10 1 101
st Me ••.•oolitali I ist:lo`. all 71 73
10 Metrop. :it. Jo; n's i 6 -
st
at uo, iiirrnin. w ii‘rby OO 7J t 1
at N CLIA .UJ 32 33 131
st & Dun —
at or..,;a3t3rn --lierwitt to itol
20 Do. .
at Do Leeds ....... 100 55, 16j
at Do York
at Do Carli,le .... • IOJ 148 112
at Do Stoc .& D rling 1 0 123 :80
st North Lon lou .. 100 120 12i
10 Do eNt;• r 8 2 14
at North Staffordshire...... 100 57 59
st North and S.-W. Junction 100 102 104
10 Do New £lO shares 7 ...
at Ithyniney
at Shropshire Union lco .031
at South Devon
at South Eastern lOO 771 78 791
20 itaines, Wok'ham, & Wok all It 18
at ' ale IOU 115 toe
to Do. C .•
at Waterford & Kilkenny lO.,
10 Waterloo & Whiteha 1 6

RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHARES AND gTOCX.S.

at Bristol mid Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 66 SS
at Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO ...
at Do. Scot. N.E., 41 per cent lOO
at Do. Aberdeen, gua. 6 p.c lOO ...
at Do. do. 7 per cut lOO
at DO. do. Ordinary lO9 7 8 60
at Do. Midland
at Do. Dundee and Arbroath l9O
20 Cornwall, 5 par cent. gua all ...
at Dundee, Pertk, and Aber-
deen Junction lOO 105 lOT
at Do. Ist Class preference lOO
at Glas. d; S.W. gua. 5 per ct lOO
at Gt. Eastern, E.C. Ex. No. 1 100 96 99
at Do do No. 2 100 ik) 97
at Do do 6 per cent 100 103 107
at Do East Anglian Asp. c. 100 97 101
st Do do B 6 do. 100 105 110
t Do do C 7 do. 100 lli 12$
at Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 96 101
at Do E. Union 4p. c. gua. 100 66 40
st Do Norfolk 6 p.c. Ex. 16441 103 ...
at Do do 6 p.c.Wa4.Val. 1847 100
at Great Northern, 5 per cent 10
at Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 ...
at Do 4 y do do do 100 ...
at Do 5 do at sp. c. pm. 100 ...
at Do Leeds, Bradford, and
Halifax, 6 per cent lOO ...
at Gt. Nrtk of Scotland, Ist pf 100 ...
at Great South. and Western

(Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 98 17
st G t•West.—Orig.k Jnt.-Rent
chg., per gua. 5 p.c lOO 100 102
et Do. Orig. (B. &H. Ex). 5 p.c lOO 95 100
st Do do 4, per cent. 1850 lOO 83 84 84
st Do do 4 do do
et i, o do 5 per cent. redem lOO 93 04
et Do do Birmingham gua lOO 65 67
et Do do do pref lOO 110 118
et Do do Chester gua, lOO 78 80
st Do do do 8 per cent lOO 150 16$
at Do do do 5 do 100 91 10$
et Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 ...
at Do do 4,i p.c lOO
Mt D 0 do 41 1859 lOO
et Do do 5
at Do West Alid.-Oxford Ist g IOJ 11 114
at Do do 2d gua lOO 111 113
st Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c. 100 $8 92
at Do do 2d do 100 ••• ••.
et Do gua. 54 per cent. 1863 100 ...
100 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. all ...
et Laucash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 I 135
et Do Barnsley, 45 3s 10d p.c. 100
at Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 135
at Do 44 (Blackburn purch). 100 97 Ile
at London & Brighton, SP. c.
. .

guaranteed,— No. 1 lOO ...
at Do 5 per cent. gua. No. '2 lOO
at Do 6 do do lOO ... 118
at Do 6 de Na. 4 lOO ...
at Do 7 per cent 1 0
at Do 6 do (W.E. & C.P.) 100 ...
st Da 4 do 1839
at Loudon, Chatham, & Dover
6 per cent lOO
at London and N.W., C. and
Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO ...
at Do Bedford &Cambridge lOO 88 90
at Do Shrewsb'y & Welelapl lOO 10 90
at London and 7 p,c ,
late 3d shares, lOO 140 145
25.60. Do (Portsm. perp ans. 2a6d) all
at Man., Sher., & Lincln. 6 p.c. 100 ...
6 Do .t 6 all par Ipm
st Do 34 per cent lOO GO 65
10 Do redeem. 6 por cent 5 ...
at Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 130 135
at Do Bristol & Birm., 6p. c lOO 1 u 133
at Do 41 per cent. redeem lOO 95 s 7
at Do 41 per cent. irredeem lOO 93 t 5
st Du Leicester & Irchn, 4 p.c. 100 88 90
et North British, 5 p.c. No. 1 lOO ...
at Do*E. &G.4p.c. S. & D lOO ...
at Do N. 8., No. 2, b per con.t lOO
st Do Border Union, Si p.c lOO ...
st N.-Eastoru—Coos. 4 p.c lOO 85 87
at Do 44 per cent. redeem-- 100 90 95
at Do U.N.L. 4 par cent., lOO
17 Do Berwick capital 3.13.4.
23 Do York, H. &S. purchase lO 10 101
at Do Stektu & Drling. A. 5 p.c lOO 105 107
at Do W, Hartlepool A. and R lOO 86 83 671
20 North Staffordshire
100 .:••. Dovon Annuities, 1 s all 91 101
lOs Do Tayistock Anus., 10s all 910
las Do Fixed 41 per cent all 8 0
1.0.6. S. ,ast. (Read. inns., 1.0.6) all 22 23
at Do 41 percent lOO
at Do Fixed 41 per cent lOO
at Taff Vale No. 1 lOO 145 150
st Waterford & liilkeuny, 6pa 100 42 44

RAILWAYS _.PREFERENCE SUARES AND STOCKS.

With DiTiclends contingent on the Profits of each separate year.

at Caledonian 43 p c
at •o Scot. Cen. min. 7p c lOO •••
st Do 41 p c redeem__ all •••
It Do 4p c con. issued at 80 65 •
at Great Eastern 41 par cent. 100 74 73
at Do 6 do, 1362 lOO 88 1
at Do New S do, 1863 lOO 84 88
at Do do S do, 1864 lOO ... •••
at Great Northern, 5p c irred lOO ••• at Do Permanent 5 per cent 100 •••
at Do Boston & Sleafd, 41 pc 190 ...
at Great West. W. NUR, 3p • 100 86 96
at Do Joint r.erpe. 5 p c,1865 100 83 87
at Do do 6p c irred., 1866 100 100 102
2) Do Vale Neath peril. s_p • all 191 201
at Kent Coast 6 per cent, B lOO ...
S Lane. and York. New 44 per
cent till July, 1371 2 & 14
at Lond., Brig., &c., 41 pc, 1853 108 ... ..• at Do do 4 do, 1860 100 "' at Do do 41 do, 1861 108 ..• ••• at Do do 41 do, 1863 100 ... •.. 904 at Do do S do, 1865 100 ...
at Do No. 6 5 do, 1666 100 ... ••• at Do No. 7 Sdo
et Lend , Chat., &c., 2d, 6 p.o
at Metrop. Ex., B 6 p.c
Do do C 6 p.c .
100 . •
at London &N. Western, 5p e 100 103 110
at London &S. Wester; 41 p e 100 90 93
10 Man. ohef. & Lin., S pc, 1865 all ...
at Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO ... •• at Midland, A. per cent prof lOO 103 10.5
at Do B 5 do 100 103 106
11 Do
Ord.p • op to cony. to
tk.t., Sept. 1, 1869 all 11 lb 19
22 Do oD I
6nconY. Now Shares 11
LIP
p • con. into Old
Stk., Aug. 31, 1807 .... . at North British, E. and G., 81 11 1113
No. 1, 5 per cent lOO ...
at Do £lO guaranteed 1861 100
at Do E., P., & Dun., 2d, 4pe 100 ...
at Do h. & G., No. 2, . 100 ...
By Do N. 8.. per cent, 1862. 100 at Do E. & G., No. 3, 5 p.e
at Do E. & G., (Ordiry) 41 poa 100 St 11
at North Eastern, 41 per cent 100
et Do Stock. & Darl., D 100 107 109
at North London, 41, per cent
(Max. 5 per cent)
at North Staffordshire Sp c lOO ...
at South Eastern, 41 pe, 1859 100 ...
s t Do 6 do 1861 100 ...
at Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 ...
at Do do, 1864
100 ...
at Victoria St. & Pimlico, 41 pe 100 ...

RAILWAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS

st Birkenhead lOO
100 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer.., all 101 103
st Buckinghamshire
at Chester and Holyhead lOO 63 66
it Do, it per cent.
it Do. i do.
st Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO
st Colchester Stour Valley Igo
..•
st East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c loo 1Y() 189
25 Gloater and Dean Forest all
at Gt. Easn., Newm., &c., 5 p.c lOO •
tit Do. E. 17. Harwich, 4 p.c lOO
st Do. do. Woodbrg. Ex., do lOO 33 68
at Gt. West ,W. Mid., Heref lO3 95 97
SO Hull and Selby all 109 111
at Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 211 213
at London and Blackwall lOO 92 94
it Do. 4i per cent lOO
st London, Chat., &c., 41 pc. 100
at Do. Com. Fund, 5 do. 100
st London and Greenwich
it Do. do. Preference lOO
st London, Tilbury, & South. 100 78 72
at Lowestoft, gua. 4 per cent lOO 73 82
at Do. do. 6 do.
61 Mauch., Buxton, &Matlk all ba
■t Midland, Bradford, Pref lOO 91 93
10 Mid-Kent (Cray Line)
50 Nortbern& East., 5 per cent all 32 65
60 Do, do. 6 do. all ..,
at N. Eastern—Hartlep00l
at N. West. A perp. prof, ip. c. 100 107 109
at Do B minimum 11 p.c lOO
st Notting. & Granth. R. &C lOO 91 931
'l5 Preston and W yre
... Royston, Hitch., and Shep. 100 130 132
st Shrewsbury and Hereford 100 130 132
10 Do do 1 2 p
at S. Yorksh. and Riser Dun 100 $7 99.1 ,
at Do 4 per cent gua lO 79 81
at Do i do
atot t and Pimlico lOO 175 80
100 54
Class A all 13 14
2sceess.Sati London,on Cornwall
B 20 Do
20 Do do C all 6,1 7
au
ttWeymouthWilts
sand
aPortland lOO ...
nd
Somerset

DOCKS.

et East and West India lOO 1166118
st London and St. Katherine lOO 65 57 111/
100 Do Deb. stock, 4 per cent al ...
Millwall Freehold Land
st Dock lOO 37 3) 37
st Southampton lOO 71 Id
at surrey Ccwaraercial lOO in •

BANKS.

Closigss
Share. NAMA. Pail Price. Bann: j:
,dlOO
Do Agra Limited, A all 111 12
1 B
50 Albion lo 4 el
is 6 4
100 Alliance, Limited
20 Anglo-Austrian
20 Anglo-Egyptian, lint all 18 19 20
20 Anglo-Hungarian
20 Anglo-Italian 1366, limited 10 6 4
40 Australasian
20 Bank of British Columbia all 9 10
20 Do issued at 2pm ~., 6 ...
26 Bank of Egypt
20 Bank of Otago, lint.
25 Bank of South Australia all SO 32
60 Bank of Victoria, Australia 26 17 119
10 Bank of new Zealand all 17 19
29 British North American
20 Chartered of India, Austra-
lia, -nd China all 19 20
23 Chartered Mere. of India,
London, and China all 25 29
20 City
190 Colonial 25 $7 974
10 Consolidated, lint. 4 1 1
SO Delhi and London, lint
59 East London, Aim 6 11 . i
20 English and American, lint 10 ... ...
20 English Bank of Rio do Ja-
neiro. lint lO 84 11
20 English, :. sottish, and Aus-
tralian Chartered
iB4 Hong Kong and Shanghai
Bank Corporation all ... ...
281 Do new 4 1
100 Imperial, lint ....... 51
1 ...... 20 4 174
20 imperial Ottoman lO i 1
25 lonian all 25 27
26 Do new .. . ...... . ... .
20 Lnd Mortgage of India, lint 4 4 34
100 Do sp.c. De b 5.1864, 30 all 76 ip S
20 London Bank of North
and South America, lint. 20 7 ‘
100 London and Brazilian, lint. 46 30 25
20 Do slew 74 5 41
100 London &River Plate, lint. 40 1 4
25 Do new 10 4 1
20 London Chart. of Australia all f3f 244
60 London and County 2O 49 50
20 Do new, iss at 20 pm,l6 pa ll . .
60 London Joint 5t0ck........, 1 124 834 33
20 London and iiouth African al 12 13
100 London & S.-Western, lint, 20 ... ...
50 London & Venezuela, lint 124
100 London and Westminster 2O 661 661 64 3
100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm 2O 12 Sip 601
100 Merchant, lint
10 Metropolitan, lint all 6 7
100 Midland, Um 2O id pr
6 National of Australia
20 National of Liverpool, lint. 16 ".
100 National Provinc. of Eng'd 42 ... ...
10 Do ........ ......
t 0 National...... lO 64 66
20 New South Wales all 43 44
20 North-Western
25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 44 45 43
50 Provinc. Bank. Corpo., lint. 10 7 $
100 Provincial of Ireland 25 S 9 91
10 Do new. all ... ...
100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lint 25 13 11.
100 Do issued at 6 pm. 10 ... ...
25 Union of Australia all 47 48
100 Union of Ireland, lint ' 22 ... ..,
SO Union of London l5 $34 sti 84 i

COLONIAL UOVNItNAINNT SJCUUKLITIIGS•

British Columbia, 6 per
Do. 1895... .. ... • lOO
- Can.(Jov.6 p.o.jan.T•Sz July
1877-84
Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. • 100 104 106
Do. sp. o. Mar. Sept lOO lit 106
Do. sp. o. Jan. & July lOO 93 114". 041 Si
Do. sp. c. Inscribed sk lOO 90 92.
Cape G. Hope, 6 p• 0•1873-• 100 102 104
Do.Apl.BrOot 1690-1900 lOO 111 113
Do. do 1880-98 lOO 107 109
Do. Jan.&July, 1891
Do. 5 per oent. 15 April
and 15 Oct., 1900 .....
Ceylon, Nov. 1878, 6 p.c lOO 108 110
DO. 1872, do lOO 105 107
Mauritius, 6p. 0, 1873,-
Jan. and July
Do. 1878 .. . .. •
Do. 1882, May and Nov lOO 106 108
Do. 1895, Feb. & Aue lOO 108 108
Melbourne Corporatn
1667-75, 6 per coil. • lOO
N.8.G0v.6 p.o.Ja.6zJuly
Natal 6 p or, Apl is Oct
Do 6p c. 111. y & Nov lOO 106 1(8
N. S.W. 5 p•o., '7l to '76 lOO 99 101 102
Do. 5 p.o. 1888 to 1896 lOO 99 109 LlOll
Do. 5 p.c. rd. '67 to '75 lOO 99 101
N.Zealand, 6p. ot. 1801 lOO
• Do. 5 per cent....
DoJan, Apzl, July, O• .t 100 97/ 1181 071 1
-- Do 6p c. Mar .1z bept '9l ;GO 108 110
Do ,hre & Deo , 1,91 •••• 1(0 009 111
- JDo Prov. 1 Auctld. 1 1 0
..)
hova Scotia 6p. o.Jan
and Jnly, 1875
Do 1816..
Queeneln,d. 6p. c. 'B2 5 lOO 105 106
Do 1891
B. Austral. 6 p 0.1869 77 lOO _
Do 1878.92 lOO 108 110
Do 803 1903
Tasmanian ci pe, 1595 lOO 106 207
Do rti. 1893 to 189/. lOO 105 106
Victoria 6p.0. Ja.a July lOO —"
Do. 1891 . •
• Dp. 01 April 0 Oot.!*. 100

THE CONTINENSAL TOUR OF THE PRINCE
AND THE PRINCESS OF WALE%

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and the Princess
of Wales, with some of their children, will leave
Marlborough House next Tuesday, the 17th inst., for
Copenhagen, on a visit to their Majesties the King and
Queen of Denmark. Their Royal Highnesses and suite
will, on quitting Marlborough House, drive to the Charing.
cross terminus, and leave London by the 8.30 p.m.
train on the South Eastern Railway for Dover, whence
the Prince and Princess will cross to Calais, and proceed
direct to Paris, where the royal party will arrive early on
Wednesday morning, and drive to their hotel. The Prince
and Princess will remain for a few days in the French
capital, and are expected to visit their Majesties the
Emperor and Empress of the French. At the expiration
of their stay in Paris, their Royal Highnesses will proceed
direct for Denmark, and it is anticipated that the journey
to Copenhagen will occupy about three days. As the
guests of their Majesties the King and Queen of Den-
mark, the Prince and Princess "of Wales will reside at
Copenhagen for about a month, and upon the conclusion
of their visit will set out for the south of Europe, travel-
ling through Germany, either to Venice or Trieste, when
a British frigate will be in readiness to receive the illus-
trious travellers, and convey them to Alexandria, where
they will land, and proceed by train to Cairo. Aftet
a short stay at this city, during which it is anticipated
that their Royal Highnesses will visit the Viceroy
of Egypt, the Prince and Princess will make a
trip up the waters of the Nile as far as the second
cataract. Having accomplished this pilgrimage, their
Royal Highnesses will return to Cairo, and not unlikely
visit the King of Greece (brother of the Princess of
Wales) at Athens. Their Royal Highnesses are expected
to make a short stay at Athens, after which it is under-
stood that Naples, Rome, and Florence will be visited on
the return journey to England. The Prince and
Princess will be absent on their tour about three or four
months.

CORPORATION OF THE SONS OF THE

CLERGY.

The annual general meeting of the governors of this
corporation was held on Thursday at Bloomsbury, when
the Rev. Dr. Vivian, sen., treasurer, having taken
the chair, and called attention in feeling terms to the
lamented deaths of the president and vice-president
(the late Archbishop of Canterbury and Lord Cranworth)
since the last court of governors in May, when both
were present in good health, it was resolved unani-
mously, "That this court cannot record on the minutes the
deaths of the president and vice-president without express-
ing deep regret for the loss which the corporation has
thus sustained. The court feel it a melancholy duty
gratefully to acknowledge the valuable services which these
two eminent and excellent men 'rendered to this great
charity during the respective periods they presided
over it—services which were uniformly given with
-much obliging readiness, and with the kindness and
courtesy for which they were both remarkable."
Archbishop Longley, as president also of the anniversary
festival, gave much attention to its proceedings, and with
dignified hospitality and urbanity annually entertained at
his table the stewards of the festival, many of whom the
more cheerfully undertook the office in consequence of the
respect they felt for the character of the archbishop.
The following noblemen and gentlemen, among others,
were elected life governors, viz. :—The Earls of
Chichester and Eldon, the Bishops of Worcester and
Lichfield, Lord Rollo, Sir R. I. Murchison, Bart., K.C.8.,
Sir J. B. Karslake, Attorney-General, Archdeacon Ran-
dall, Revs. Professor Selwyn, D.D., Canon Blomfield,
George Dowell, John Olive, Edward Payne, John Eger-
ton, A. C. Havilard, J. Lucy, G. B. Moore, Frederick
Meade, G. A. Sainsbury, and W. J. Yonge ; Mr. Alderman
Allen, late Lord Mayor, and Mr. Alderman Stone and Mr.
M'Arthur, late sheriffs. The court unanimously elected
Lord Chelmsford vice-president for the year ensuing, in
the room of Lord Cranworth ; and the Rev. Dr. Vivian,
Mr. Pownall, and Sir Thomas Tilson having been re-
elected treasurers for the ensuing year, the Earl of
Harrowby, K.G., Lord Rollo, the Right Hon. Sir William
Erle, the Rev. George Ainslie, Mr. Alderman Gibbons,
and Messrs. Money Wigram and T. G. Sambrooke, were
elected members of the Court of Assistants. Mr. Baker
reported that during the last twelve months more than
1,300 applicants from various parts of England and
Wales, clergymen and clergymen's widows, aged single
daughters, and children, had been assisted by pensions
and donations. Although the total amount thus distri-
buted was £13,138, yet the sum given to each applicant
was small, and often afforded very inadequate relief.
The corporation will distribute next month benefac-
tions to poor curates, and in the summer other more
considerable benefactions are given away to poor clergy-
men with large families. The governors meet every month
to consider pressing cases in every class of persons elivible
for grants.

A memorial has been transmitted to the Treasury
from the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce, praying that
the postage on circulars, small pamphlets, newspapers, and
other printed matter not exceeding 2oz. in weight, might be
reduced to id.

PRIVATE BUSINESS IN PARLIAMENT.—The
number of private bills which will come before Parliament
during the forthcoming session will exceed 300. Amongst
others there will be found, it is said, three direct lines to
Brighton.

The Liverpool Licensed V ictuallers' Association,
:oused to action by the activity of the Permissive Bill advo-
cates, have been sounding the borough candidates as to their
views on the liquor traffic. They do not appear, however,
to be very well satisfied with the result, and have deter-
mined to subject the candidates to a further examination.
" It is now confirmed," says the .Nord, " that the
Isthmus of Suez Canal will be opened regularly on the Ist
of October next The state of the works at the last visit
had led to the supposition that the date might be advanced,
but the board of directors bas preferred to adhere to the
period already decided on, in order that the preparations
may be complete."
A new kind of gunpowder has been invented by
ti Mr. Hahn. It consists of 367'5 parts of chlorate of
potash, 168'3 of sulphuret of antimony, 18 parts of char-
coal, and 46 parts of spermacetti. This gunpowder can
be conveyed without any danger of an explosion, provided
the chlorate be added only at the moment of using it, in
the proportion of 46 parts of that substance to 29 of the
others.

Mr. Mill stated at a meeting the other night that
Mr. Gladstone was the best abused man in England. A wag
thereupon called out that he bad heard Mr. Mill accused of
forging an order for a theatre. Amid shouts of laughter
Mr. Mill indignantly repudiaied the charge, and gave it as
an additional proof that " the Tories would stick at nothing
It must have been done, he said, by some ono of the same
name. According to a contemporary, it was Mr. Mill's secre-
tary who brought the accusation.

Several papers having circulated a report that Mr.
Gladstone was a trustee for £200,000 for Roman Catholic
purposes ; that his daughter had given £lO,OOO for the pro-
motion of Roman Catholic principles; and that his EOll was
a confirmed Roman Catholic; a voter in Stalybridge has
written to Mr. Gladstone on the subject, and received the
following brief but characteristic reply :—" Three sheer
falsehoods.—W. E. Gladstone, Nov. Bth, 1868."

liar Majesty has granted a royal charter incor-
porating the " Faculty of Actuaries in Scotland." The
practice of granting such chatters has of late years been
discontinued, and the royal charter of incorporation has
been granted in this instance as a special concession, for
the encouragement and consolidation of the actuarial pro-
fession. The charter is dated September 21st, and was
registered and sealed on the 15th October, and was granted
in compliance with a petition presented to her Majesty by
the members of the Faculty of Actuaries in Scotland,
setting forth the importance of their profession.

Mr. Smith applied to the Court of Queen's Bench
yesterday, on behalf of certain burgesses of Tamworth,
for a rule to show cause why a certiorari should not issue to
bring up an order for the payment of £l5O out of the borough
fund for the purpose of its being quashed. The order had
been made for the payment of certain costs and charges in
the defence of an action for trespass against the Mayor of
Tamworth and others with reference to certain alleged cor-
porate property, which proceedings it was said were for the
benefit of the borough. The learned counsel contended that the
amount eould not be legally paid out of the borough fund; and
as showing the character of the proceedings which the mayor
countenanced, and that they were not for the benefit of the
burgesses, be stated that a sum of £136 was spent in beer,
brandy, dc., distributed by the parties who took part in the
trespass. Rule gt at,ted.
-

ACTION OF WATER ON LEAD.—Professor Parkes,
F.R.S., of Netley, calls attention to the fact that it has
always been seen that the action or non-action of water on
lead could not be entirely accounted for by the usual state-
ments on the subject, and lately Dr. Frankland has made
a curious observation, which may throw light on the sub-
ject. He found that water which acted on lead lost this
power after passing through a filter of animal charcoal. He
discovered this to be owing to a minute quantity of phosphat,
of lime passing into the water from the charcoal ; on com•
paring two natural waters, that of the River Kent, which
acts violently on lead, and that of the River Vyrnwy,
which, though very soft, has no action on lead, he found
that the latter water contained an appreciable amount of
phosphate of lime, while none could be detected in the
Kent water. This observation may probably explain
much of the discrepancy of evidence in respect of the action
glidiumta Quicad. '