The Express. — London, England, 1867-04-13 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS, trawl ova OWN coluissrowmarr.) PARIS, FRIDAY EVININC. Las been made to-day of the opinion that sill be no war, attributed to M. Rouher, „;,„1, I have already inentimied. It is reported in ~;,- with the variation that "four ,i . ,„ he believetl ill war, but is now " certain ,t •h, n m ill he peace." The Bourse was disposed . if neither of the contending parties, and Prussia, really wished for war, milt invent some combination to ;;„.,,, casy and witisfy what is called ~ e eptibilitiem." The mischief is that pr‘ , el:! .iitlietolty were patched up fora little nhii.• that u •n hl afford no security against an ffipt ..f Ft.un•v to "rectify her frontiers" by uui 1,,, hen Ale shall have affected the reorgan ...,ii,,,, the ;may. The real pinch of the vr..liably whether M. do Bismarck s polite enough to wait for the Emperor convenience to begin. It. would reasonahle that he should demand . •,..• ~...nrity against future aggreaaion, and in- r %%heiher Francs: persists in her armaments. ~•,, ro , c 4:ic. for cash and 471 e. for account, 44;fr. 90c. and 66fr. 671 c. Mobilier rose :;11.. 75c. The Northern and Lyons railways ;fr. 50c. each. The petition published by the Prrme, purporting anitiate front certain citizens of Luxemburg, i praying for annexation to France, is declared , i,.• f",,:.,. of Luxemburg to be a forgery. Th. F says it knows from " private • , irta:s that the difference between England and yin is in a fair way of settlement. M. Emile de Girar.lin, who defended himself on 4areh G, will be represented at his trial next t,ek by M. Allan, the butustait r of the Parikbar. A man named Daoulas was arrested a few days at Treves and sent to Brest under tho extra dio.m tr,aty, under tho impression that he was ..1 t h y• murderous crew of tho Fo-deris Arca, ~.1 mi. It turns mit that the authorities .t the wrung man. This Damana was not on 1....Lnl the Fualeria Arca and was never a sailor in lus life. A paragraph in several pap2rs stated that the students of the Military College of St. Cyr were to pass their examination this year sooner than usual, and drew• the inference that officers were wanted for war purposes. A onumuniqui to the Arenir NO. IF ~,,,, 'explains the facts, and denies that there arc any hut scholastic reasons for them. The Emperor has ordered an augmentation of salary for all the employs of his household as a ompeusation for the increased dearness of living lurieg the Universal Exhibition. To meet this supplementary expenditure an extra credit of 2:10,000fr. has been accorded to the minister of the imperial household. M. ile Budberg, son of the Russian Ambassador, was thrown from his horse yesterday in the Bois de Boulogne. While riding with M. Casimir Perier, his horse ran away, and got its legs entangled in the net-work fence surrounding the deer park. M. tle Budberg was unseated, and in his fall dashed his head against a poet. He was taken up insensible, and carried to M. Casimir Perier's house, in the Avenue de l'lmperatrice. His mother, the Baroness do Budberg, and Dr. N4laton were immediately sent for. A brain fever set in this morning, and the state of the patient is reported most precarious. The Corps Diplomatique and very many members of Parisian society called at the Russian Embassy to-day to make inquiries. DREADFUL COLLIRRI ACCIDRNT.—At Brightaide tolfiery, near Sheffield, five men were killed yesterday evening. They were descending the pit to begin work, when the wire rope broke, and they fell to the bottom, a depth of 200 yards. All were killed instantly, being fear 'ully mangled. The ceouc of the accident is not yet mown. INSTITUTION OP NAVAL ARCHITMCIN. —The pro reeling!' •of the annual meetings of this institution were - mined yeeterday morning in the hall of the Society of Ins, John-street, Adelphi, Sir Edward Belcher in the chair. Captain L. G. Heath, R.N., C.D., read an exceed ogly interesting paper "On the construction of the sides of armour-plated ships." In his opinion the time ham woe foe getting rid of wood in the sides of our ironclad., sad he therefore favours the abolition of what is called backing," and suggests the pushing of armour plate `tom a ship's " skin " by horizontal girders. What be saw at Shoeburyness has entirely removed his faith in wood for resistive purposes, and the principle he lays down is that armour plate should be as solid as possible, that it should be separated from that which is to protect by an air space, and that the ship's side bonld be strong enough to resist the broken pieces of shot. In the course of the discussion which followed, Mr. Scott Rummell concurred with Captain Heath as to the inefficacy of wood in the sides of iron dada ; and Mr. Reed, the chief constructor of the navy, although not disagreeing entirely with Captain Heath, a d vocated the interposition of a mo derately yielding material between the armour and the " skin," and urged the undesirableness of putting a rigid object, such as the girders proposed, between those two iurfacea. The great end to be attained is the protection of the "skin," and the armour or outer surface should bear the momentum. Major Palliser read a paper on "Armour fastenings," and illustrated his inven tion of the stretching bolt, which he represented a. having more durability than any of the existing modes of armour fastenings. Mr. Reed said that although Major Palliser might reasonably complain of slowness with re gard to the consideration of his invention, yet it was to be hoped that notwithstanding the difference of opinion which prevailed in respect to the question that some com pwould be come to. A paper "On ship s o f war ," rre. F. Henwoocl, which was looked for with m uc h interest, was net read, in consequence of the unavoid able absence of that gentleman. Mr. C. W. Lancaster lead a paper treating on the " caponniere," or iron-keep slstem, as applied to seagoing ships, and which it was rated was not started iu opposition to the turret, but as in improvement on the broadside system. The fol lowing papers which were on the paper were not read: On the construction of the parts of armour-plated and Aber ships," by Captain Symonds, R.N.; "On mechanical , Peliances for working heavy guns," by M r . H. D. P. 'unninghare ; and "On naval ordnance,"' by Captain 'takely, R.A. The meeting adjourned at 4 o'clock. The ceding of papers and discussion were resumed at the seeing meeting, when Mr. F. K. Barnes read a paper .uwin? the importance of water-tight compartments in . eri ships as affording security against foundering. Mr. i.G. P. Cunninghamn also read a paper, "On working nips' yards," accompani e d by a practica l illustration of is invention for bracing round ships' yards and saving Aour and rope, as well as helping the navigation of ships. i t stated that with the aid of his patent bracing machine ail braces two or three men can do the work of ten or 'ore in working ship, and its usefulness is great in ships Mb decks much encumbered. After the reading of one two papers of a peculiarly technical character the meet eg adjourned till this morning. GAROTTERS FLOGGED AT LIED& —ID accordance rith the sentence passed by )lira Justice Lush at the Leeds -sizes on the sth instant, the cat-o'-nine-talle was yeater ay morning oulminietered at the Leeds Borough Gaol la George Haddock and George Monks, two men thtericed to penal servitude for assaulting Mr. Joseph ` .. " 4 4ini, , ton, dyer, Pontefract-lane, Leeds, and robbing ,rn of rd., and a gold watch and guard, on the th of last month. The circumstances of the outrage :on Mr. Waddington were of a very atrocious character. ...block, said his lordship, in priming sentence, had no his career ten years ago, and in 1863 bad been aen. - aced to three years' penal servitude for a precisely simi. 4 offence, and it had done him no good Monks had also '"es convicted about the same time of a like crime ; refore, under these circumstances, he should sentence aril of them to ten years' penal servitude, and as Had. elc had been guilty of kicking the prosecutor he should `webe r hi m i n a ddi t i on to receive twenty-four lashes eel. The cat-o'-nine-tails, and Monks to receive eighteen, "the conduct of the latter had not been quite so etre- Th. Yesterday morning (Rays the Leeds Expruts) the men were, in the words of Justice "'hi made to know what corporal punishment o ily is and we have not much doubt that the ';'^n so vigorously instilled into them by the warders all have made an impression which not even ten years ell wipe out. It is impossible to convey with proper force hideoes yells that rung the walls of the corridors of the , 01• or the imploring, anxious looks given to the warders - Isceen each stroke. Those prisoner, who were " Kee the operation, shuddered as they saw the eeniaing writhing. of the two garotters. THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 13, 1867. THE OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE BOAT RACE.-(THIS DAY.) As members of parliament and patient " strangers " were returning this morning to their homes from the great political contest at West minster, eager aquatic sportsmen were waking to the anticipation of another contest of a different character, but of equally uncertain result. At that early hour small itinerant traders and street entertainers were plodding their way to Putney with a few bold pleasure seeking pedestrians, the whole motley force having one characteristic in connnon in the shape of dirty short clay pipes. When the patrons of the road, rail, and river began in the early morning light to appear in the streets an ominous steady rain was falling ; and by 7 o'clock —when crowds were thronging the railway stations, and steam boats were moving about the river, " going ahead" and " turning astern," with an indication of busi ness too important to be hurriedly rushed into, and when rowing boats, late in getting off, were strug gling frantically to make up for lest time, the wet had set in in earnest. From 7 till half-past steamers gradually filled, and one by one laboured with heavy freight up the river a floating mass of umbrellas with a funnel in the centre. At Putney and along the banks to Mortlake, in spite of the weather, there was the usual crowd of spectators, looking more numerous even th an i n former years from the prevalence of umbrellas, and both the starting and winning points were thronged with vehicles in which ladies were conspicuous in colours of the rival crews. The time of starting was originally fixed for half-past 9, but as the event approached, alterations were made first to 9 o'clock, and finally on the evening preceding the race to 8 o'clock. Late as this was determined upon the news spread with sufficient rapidity to bring to the steamboats their complement of passengers, and prevent disappointment to the large majority of those who preferred the road or the rail. After waiting half an hour beyond the time appointed, in a pouring rain and with a stiff breeze from the south-west, the spectators were cheered by seeing the two boats manned and paddled out into the river; but their patience was destined to ' be further tried, for, owing to the state of the wea ther, or to some other unexplained cause, the crews again landed. A few minutes afterwards the wind moderated, and the rain became slightly less heavy, and now the dark blue oars were seen gliding along the surface of the water, followed in a few minutes by the Cambridge men. The Oxford had, as usual, won the toss, and of course selected the Middlesex shore. The Cam bridge men took their place at about the width of two barges from their opponents, and Mr. E. Searle, the starter, stood up in a small boat be tween the two. The following are the names and weights of the crew : OXFORD eitlitr. at In 1. W. P. Bowman, University 2. J. 11. Fish, University l2 1 3. R. R. Carter, Worcester 4. W. W. Wood, University 0. J. C. Towne, University 0. F. Crowder, Brasenose 7. F. Wilton, &seder l2 3 8. R. G. Marsden, Merton C. It. W. Tottenham (cono, Christ Church 8 8 cementing* atZW. 1. W. H. Anderson, Trinity 2. J. 31. Collard, fit. John's ll 4 3. J. U. Rourke, Trinity 4. How J. Gordon, Trinity l2 3 6. F. E. Cunningham, King's... 12 12 0. J. Stilt Cain, 7. H. Watney, St. John's ll 0 8. W. R. Griffiths, Trinity A. Forbes (ooe.) St. John's The excitement on board the steamboats—which were kept well behind—and on both banks of the river was now too great for the influence of the weather to be felt ; umbrellas rapidly disappeared, and with a heavy rain still pouring down, the scene was rapidly transformed from • monotonous view of silk and alpaca to a busy picture, of which the foreground was occupied by a line of steamers, ddle-wheel and screw, crowded with human beings in gay dresses decorated plentifully with blue ribands, and in the background were ladies and gentlemen on horseback, in carriage, and on foot, coatermongers, sporting men, and negro melodists. Watermen were doing • profitable business in con veying anxious passengers to steamboats for which they had tickets, and jokes were freely passed when, as constantly occurred, there was a difficulty in finding the particular vessel wanted. Two minutes before 9 o'clock the signal was given by the starter and the boats got well away at once with a fair start. The pulling was wonder fully regular and powerful with both crews, and it was difficult to say which was the favourite. They kept together for some time, pulling stroke for stroke, till passing the first bend of the river it was evident that Cambridge was steadily gaining. Cheered from the shore, from the accompanying boats, and from Hammersmith-bridge, they gra dually improved their position and passed through the bridge nearly a length in front. There was no spurting and no perceptible alteration in the stroke of either crew, but a steady, well-sustained move ment, exhibiting almost the accuracy of a machine. Seen from behind, so accurately did the oars rise and fall that there seemed but one pair in either boat. The contest continued nearly equal until Barnes-terrace was reached, when the Oxford men went to the front and placed a length between their boat and that of their opponents. At the bridge Cambridge for the first time changed the measure of their rowing, and put on a good spurt which brought them nearly level with the Oxford men ; but they were unable to improve their advan tage, and at the winning post Oxford was declared the winner by a quarter of a length. Thus ended ono of the moat closely contested races in the history of the Oxford and Cambridge matches ; and as the men rowed leisurely up the river after their labour was over and back to the Ship, both crews ob tained the hearty applause which they had equally well earned. Notwithstanding that the water was rough and a head wind had to be encountered the race was a quick one, occupying only 23 minutes. There was a prevalent opinion that if the weather had been more favourable the Cambridge men would have been the winners, the greater power of the Oxford crew serving them best in heavy water ; but it is only fair to notice that the rowing of Oxford this year has shown more of that regularity and steadiness which have always characterised the light blues. Oxford has now gained seven successive victories, and in the whole num ber of these contests, dating from 1829, fourteen victories belong to the dark blue against ten to Cambridge. The steamers on this occasion, as on the last, were kept well behind and interfered in no way with the race. They were crowded, and in many cases overcrowded, but no accident of a serious nature occurred. The Camellia was left entirely behind in consequence of stopping to pick up a gentleman who fell overboard, below Hammersnuth-bridge, and a simi lar accident occurred on board another steamer after the race, but in both cases a thorough wetting was the extent of the misfortune, and that could have been got as readily and almost as completely on deck as on shore. Forhcs's truo course would have been through the little arch ; instead of this he came deliberately out again, and the Oxford steerer, in his turn, was forced to give way. Perhaps great allowances are to be made on such a day as this, when the rain and thewind were almost blinding, and a contest was going on perhaps without its parallel ; for all this time the efforts in both boats have cer tainly never been surpassed, and the brilliant spurt of Mr. Griffiths as they neared the bridge can never be forgotten, a spurt which was well backed up throughout the boat, and which gave them a lead of perhaps three feet. Hammersmith-bridge was shot by them in 7rnin. 49sec. From this point up to the Doves was nothing but a suc cession of bursts in either boat till Oxford became appa rently flurried, and the sanguine hopes of their friends begun somewhat to decline; perhaps the rough water which they now began to encounter, and to which Oxford was more exposed, from being the more out in the centre of the river, may have had something to do with ' it, but if they had more wind they also had the greater share of tide, for Mr. Tottenham's course from the tail of Chiswick Eyot to the finish was quite faultless,t and contributed 'Vita (share tel ultimate success. Opposite the Island the Cambridge boat, which was now leading by nearly', three -parts 'of a length, was clearly too 'lunch tint the'bight,l for about oppositT773 .. - Perry Oxford again began to creep up, and off tlTChurch had roncei more !established' .1 its lead. "'This lead was moidlkdesperately:tchallenged by the Cambridge boat in . al' repetition of noble efforts again to effect • change in their favour, and many • time Lbefore reaching Barnes R►ilway Bridge it appeared exceedingly doubtful whether they would not be attended with suc cess ; but j oris.Wmaking for the (arch Oxford, putting on a faster stroke than they had yet rowed, established a decisive and • financed, pasaing through the bridge in Main. :Mee. This electric burst made Oxford nearly a length clear, and everyone, for the first time, was able to pronounce • correct judgment on the result ; for though between the White Hart and the Ship Mr. Griffiths again exhibited to the spectators what the great capabilities and the magnificent condition of himself and crew were equal to in such spurts as we do not remember to have seen since Hall and Risley contended for the final mastery on nearly the same spot in HMO, and although these desperate efforts repeatedly decreased the lead of the Oxford boat, they were met with such determined bravery on the part of the dark blues that no actual alteration was possible, and Ox ford won the greatest race ever rowed by the two Univer sities by half a length. The fiagboat was stationed about a quarter of a mile above the Ship, and was passed by the winners' boat in 23 min. 22 sec. Mr. J. W. Chitty, of Exeter College, Oxford, was umpire. Mr. Edward Whymper, the Matterhorn climber, and Mr. John Brown, the Rocky Mountain botanist, have started this week from Copenhagen on a tour through the interior of Greenland. This expedition has been organised solely in the interests of science, and the expenses are to be defrayed from private sources. A general meeting of the members of the Aero nautical Society will be held at the rooms of the Society of Arts on Wednesday next at 8 p.m. The Duke of Argyll will preside. The Cork Kemainer Bays that for many yearn there has not prevailed more destitution than at present exists among the numerous poor in the city of Cork ; 700 young men and women left Queenstown on Wednesday for New York. At the reception on Thursday of M. Cuvillier- Fleury, as a member of the French Academy, a somewhat alarming incident took place. General Changarnier, who was occupying one of the central benches, suddenly fell back in his seat, and was carried out of the hall senseless. Fortunately, M. Nisard was shortly after enabled to an nounce that the general had only fainted. _ _ - - LENT PREACHERS.—To-morrow (Palm Sunday) the sermon at the 12 o'clock service in the Chapel Royal, St. James's Palace, will be delivered by the lUght Dr. Alford, Bishop of Victoria, in the unavoidable abserce of the Archbishop of York. At the 11 n.m. service at the Chapel Royal, Whitehall, the Very Rev. D r . G ou lb urn, the Dean of Norwich, will be the preacher ; and the ,amoua course of Sunday afternoon sermons will be continued at Whitehall at 3 p.m., by the Rev. Dr. Vaughan. Th e V er y Rev. Dr. Stanley, Dean of Westminster, will preach in Westminster Abbey at the afternoon service commencing at 3 o'clock. At the 7 p.m. service beneath the dome of St. Paul's Cathedral, the Right Rev. Dr. Gregg, Bishop of Cork, will preach the sermon. LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC MERTINOS FOR THE IN4CING WEEK.—Tuesday, Engineers, at 8 "The Suez Canal," Colonel Denison ; Statistical, at 8, Mortality in London Hospitals, fm.," Dr. Guy. Wednesday, Gaol°. gical, at 8, "Physdcal Structure of North Devon, ira.," Mr. Etheridge ; " Subaerial Denudation, &c.," Mr. Whit aker ; Meteorological, at 8. Thursday Zoological, at 4 ; Numismatic, at 7 ; Linnean, at 8, " to:oft in the Dog, &c.," Dr. Cti Sa bbold.—.4 theacreas. DEATH OF MB. ROBERT BELL.—WO have to announce the death of Mr. Robert Bell, a gentleman well known as an author and journalist. He was born in Cork at the beginning of the present century, and his first lite rary employment was the production of two comedies for the Dublin Theatre, which were well received. He after wards settled in London, and became • frequent oontri butor to the Monthly Magazine, the Atlas newspaper, and other publications of the day. He was the author of a " Histo ry of Russia" and the " Live s o f th e E ng li s h Poets," which appeared in " Lardner's Encyclopedia," as we'l as of several other works, and he wrote Mothers and Daughters, The Marriage, and some other plays, which found favour on the metropolitan stage. SUCCEBBFUL PIIIIBUIT OF A BRADFORD BANKRUPT. —Mr. W. Sutcliffe, woolstapler, of Bradford, suddenly absconded last November, taking with him a large sum of money. He was soon afterwards declared bankrupt, and it having been ascertained that he had sailed from Southampton for South America under the assumed name of Deorge Lamb, and had paid extra freight on account of having • large amount of gold with him, the assignees, at the wish of the creditors, despatched Mr. Welbury Mitten to Buenos Ayres, which was under stood to be Sutcliffe's destination. Mr. Mitton sailed on the 9th of January, armed with proper powers, and arrived at Buenos Ayres on the 11th February, where he instituted inquiries, and was so fortunate as to meet Sutcliffe at the Café Catalan, who, although disguised with a beard and moustache covering the greater part of his face, was at once recognised as the bankrupt. Mr. Mitton dogged Sutcliffe's steps, who fortunately took up his quarters for the night at the Hotel de lx Psix, the place where Mr. Mitten was stopping. The next morning Mr. Mitten had an interview with Sutcliffe, announced who he was, and told the bankrupt that if he would give up the money he had taken away no further proceedings should be instituted. After some demur Sutcliffe complied, and handed over to his pursuer two bank books, which showed that 2,0001. was deposited in the Monte Video Bank, and I,hool. at Buenos Ayres, in the name of " John Rawson." He also gave up 3i IN. in gold, and some jewellery. Mr. Mitten, at Sutcliffe's earnest request, paid the bankrupt's hotel bill, and returned him about 1701. Mr. Mitten left for the 4th inst. with money and valuables to the amount of about 4,0001. Sutcliffe appeared very penitent, and expressed his intention to obtain a situation as a woolsorter, but was advised by Mr. Mitten to return to England.—Leicester Chronicle. THE RECORD -OFFICE, FETTER-LANE.—The cen tral tower of the Record-office, which la now nearly com pleted, is to have on each of its four sides a statue, under a c►nopy that stands above the parapet—the Empress Matilda, Queen Elizabeth, Queen Anne, and Queen Vie toria. The execution of these statues has been entrusted by Mr. Pennethorne to Mr. J. Durham, A.R.A. The statue of Queen Victoria was the first placed in its nook, and the Empress Matilda has just now been erected. Queen Anne will be there before the 20th of April, and Queen Elizabeth by the 18th of May ; and thus the tower will be completed, and all scaffolding removed, by June. The statues, which are admirably executed, are above the size of life, a fact that would scarcely be guessed from below. — Builder. - - RAILWAY TRAFFIC RECLIPTIL—The traffic re ceipts of railways in the United Kingdom amounted, fox the week ending April 6, on 12,757 miles, to 696,112/., and for the nding week of last year, on 12,716 miles, to 696,7 ~ showing an increase of 241 miles and of 1,366/. The gross receipts on the following 14 railways amounted, in the aggregate, on 9,212 miles, to 584,82 A/. and for the corresponding week of 1866, on 9,0)7 miles, to , 584,195/., showing an increase of 155 miles, and of 6211. The increase on the Great Northern amounted to 1,18 W.• on the Great Southern and Western to 1,5201.; on the Lancashire and Yorkshire, to 1101; on the London and North Western, to 752/. ; on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, to 2221. • on the Midland, to 3,242/. on the North British, to 2,135/. ; on the North Eastern, to 4,9051.—t0ta1, 14,0661. ; but from this must be deducted 6371., the decrease on the Caledonian, 273!. on the Great &stern, 4,163/. on the Great Western, 6,820/. on the London and Brighton, 1,3661. on the London and South Western, and 1581. on the South Eastern, leaving the in crease as above, 62J1. The goods and mineral traffic on those lines amounted to 347,0881., and for the correspond ing week of 1866 to 319,509/., allowing an increase of 27,5791. The receipts for passengers, parcels, Lc., amounted to 237,7361., against 264,6861., showing a de crease of 26,9501. The traffic receipts on 52 other lines amounted, on 3,545 miles, to 113,268/. and for the cor responding week of last year, on 3,459 miles, to 112,5511., showing an increase of 86 miles and of 7371. The total receipts of the past week show an increase of 25,408/., as compared with those of the preceding week, ending the 30th of March. LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Winslow.) IN RE EDWARD MMITH. This was an application on the 'mart of Mr. Murrell, an auctioneer at Norwich, for the allowance of his charges in reepect of a valuation made by him of the estate of the bankrupt, who was a physician in extensive practice at Norwich. The application wan resisted by Mr. Miller, the solicitor to the assignees, upon the ground that the valuation had been made by direction of the manager of the estate, without the authority of the assignee. The property had subsequently realised a much larger amount than it had been valued at, and it was contended that it was the duty of the auctioneer, before making the valuation s to obtain his instructi o n s f rom th e assignee or his solicitor, and that he was not entitled, in the absence of such instructions, to payment of his charges. On behalf of Mr. Murrell it was submitted that he had acted in the belief that he was properly instructed, and ought to be paid hie charges. The Commissioner said the question was whether the manager had a general authority to instruct the auctioneer, and if so whether the auctioneer before proceeding to value was bound to ascertain whether his instructions were sufli cient. The court would take time to consider before giving its decision. F. Zetreme. , 5 1 . I I- T.' W. lto.--.----% W. I ben to ;12 . ; D. 0. —..--- Nairn Aberdeen Leith Ardroseen - 19.66 46 W. 0 8.8. W. 0 0.101 0 Greencutle 10.70 4411 W.B.W. 3 B.W. ro 0. 11 2 Valenti& 19.80 48 B.W. 4 1 W. B. W. to 0.43 4 Cape Clear ,10.95 49 W.B.W. , 4 W. mb 1— 14 29.05 60 &S.W. I 3 W.B.W. to 006, 2 11 1 :17rad i _lO.BO 48 &W. 3 8.8. W. co ;0.163 Penzance— .10.16 60 W.A.W. , 6 W. o 4 Brest 30.10 60 W.S.W. 16 LAW. a — 4 Lorieut 30.1441 &W. , 2 N.W. b 2 Haehefort 30.1046 LN.L 3 LICE. be 2 Plymouth 10.0851 B.W. S . &W. bo S Weymouth 00.0749 W. 4 i &IL oo I 3 Portsmouth 30.05 49 W. W. 1 4 &&W. eo 3 London 30.01 47 W.8.W.4 I N. br 0.07 - Yarmouth 22.94 DI W. 6 I B. er '— 15 Searborougb 59.7744 W.B.W. ; 1 & 0 0.00 3 Shields 23.73 48 B.W. ; 2 &W. e 2 Helder — ! - _l _ ! MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) Ups o'Cwas. The stock markets continue firm, and the general tendency of prices is upwards. The trans actions consist almost entirely of purchases, which are induced by the more favourable aspect of political affairs, combined with a comparatively small supply of stock at the settlement, notwith standing the extent of recent sales. The English funds are in request, and have experienced a fresh rise of 4 per cent, for the account. Foreign securities are also firmer, especially Spanish Passive Bonds and Certificates, owing to an increased belief that our quarrel with Spain will be settled without any serious difficulties arising. Home railways still meet with inquiry, but the advance in ‘!uotations is not so general as yesterday. There is a good demand for money for a Satur day, and the rate for choice paper is maintained at 21 per cent. The charge for short loans .n the Stock Exchange is 14 per cent. Consols are now quoted 90/ to / for money, and 901 to 1 for the account (May 9). The foreign stock market is firm, and a rise of to per cent. is reported in Turkish of 1865, Spanish Passive, the Com mittee's Certificates, and Italian of 1861. Turkish of 1865 are quoted 27 to 4 ; Greek, 13 to 1 ; Spanish Passive, 20 to ; ditto Certificates, 121 to 4 ; Italian of 1861, 48 to ; Mexican, 154 to ; Russian Scrip, 1 to 1 prem ; Chilian Scrip, 44 to 3/ dis. ; and Danu bian Scrip, 61 to 51 di.. United States 5-20 Bonds are inquired for, and have improved per cent., viz. to 734 to 741. Erie and Illinois Central railway shares are un changed, at 36/ to 371, and 761 to 77 respectively. Atlantic Cable shares are in request. Anglo- American are quoted 171 to 1, and Atlantic Tele graph Eight per Cent. Preference 4,1 to 1. International Financial shares are quoted' 24 to # dis. ; London Financial, 234 to 221 ; General Credit, 31 to 21 du. ; Credit Fonder, 61 to l din. ; National Discount, 61 to i prem. ; and Hudson's Bay, 151 to 161. The report of the directors of the Fairbairn En gineering Company (Limited) has just been issued. The net profits for the year amount to 11,2041., making, including 3,136/. left unappropriated on the 31st of March, 1866, a total of 14,3391. now avail able for distribution. The board propose to declare a dividend at the meeting on the 17th inst. at the rate of 74 per cent. per annum, free of income tax. The steamer Atrato has arrived from the West Indies with 278,0001. in specie. The advice' from Australia announce only one failure of importance—that of Messrs. Strachan and Cu., of Sydney and Maitland, but the liabili ties were almost entirely local. At the general meeting of the Bank of Victoria (Australia), held at Melbourne on the Gth of February last, the balance sheet to the 31st of December, 1866, then submitted, showed a net profit of 34,3611. for the half year, out of which a dividend of 10 per cent. was declared, 25,0001. ; to reduction of bank premises, 5,0001. ; leaving, with the previous balance, the sum of 18,4261. of undivided profits to be carried forward. Two o'CwcK. Consols are quoted 90i to I for money, and 902 for the account, being slightly flatter in the latter case, compared with the price current at 1 o'clock. An instalment of 121. 10s., less the half-yearly coupon, falls due on the 15th inst. on the Russian Anglo-Dutch loan ; and, on the 18th, an instalment of 16 per cent. on the Danubian loan. The demand for gold for exportation not being strong enough to take the whole of the recent arrivals, about 20,000/. was sent into the Bank yes terday. Telegranui from Bombay quote the exchanges 2s. O! d., being 2 per cent. below the rate reported towards the end of last month. This news, com bined with political uncertainties, has caused a ces sation for the demand for silver for the East, and the price for bars is flat, at be. 0;d. to be. Old. per ounce. At this quotation there is a demand for silver for the Continent, especially as the Dutch exchange shows a drooping tendency. Mexican dollars have declined to 4s. 11/d. to 4s. 111 d. On Change yesterday afternoon the rates for bills on Holland and Vienna were quoted slightly higher. Below is the usual list : Amsterdam, 3 months, 11.18; to 11 . 19' ; ditto, short, 11.181 to 11.174 ; Rotterdam, 3 months, 11.181 to 11.19* ; Antwerp, 3 months, 25.37 4 to 25.424 ; Brussels, 3 months, 25.374 to 25.424 Hamburg and Al ens, 3 months, 13.8 to 13.9 ; Berlin, Cologne, he., 3 months, 6-254 to 0 .1 St. Petersburg 3 months , 304 to 304, Paris, short, 25.1 I to 25.25; ditto, S months, 25.35 to 25.40; Marseilles, 3 months, 25.33 to 25.40 • Frankfort-on-the-Maine, 3 months, 120 to 1204 ; Vienna, 3 months, 13.40 to 13.45 • Trieste, 3 months, 13.40 to 13.45 ; Madrid, 3 month's, 48 to 471; Santander, 3 months, 48 to 471; Cadiz, 3 months, 49 to 484; Seville, 3 months, 49 to 481; Malaga, 3 months, 481 to 444 i; Valencia, 3 months, 48.', to 484 ; Bar oelona, 3 months, 481 to 484 ; Bilboa, 3 months 481 to 48 ; Saragossa, 3 months, 484 to 48 ; Istorn, 3 months, 28.35 to 28.155 ; Gonna, is months, 35 to 28.55 • Naples, 3 months, 28.35 to 28.55 ; Palermo, 3 months, 24.3jj to 28.55 ; Messina, 3 months, 28.35 to 28.55; Lisbon, 90 days' date, 524 to 52 ; Oporto, 90 days' date, 524 to 52. , . At Paris and Berlin the rate of discount in the open market is 2 per cent. ; at Hamburg and Frankfort, 2; at Vienna, 5; at Turin, 6; at Amster dam, 3 ; at Brussels, 21 ; and at St. Petersburg, Si per cent. The Bank of Scotland will open a London office on Monday next, the 15th inst., at 11, Old Broad street, under the charge of Mr. T. F. Sandeman. The tlaledonian Railway traffic return shows this week a decrease of 6371. compared with the corresponding period of last year. The traffic return of the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada for the week ending the 6th inst., shows an increase of 1,8371. over last year. The adjourned general meeting of the Brighton Railway Company, convened for the 16th inst., is to be further adjourned till the 30th. The annual meeting of the Great Southern of India Railway Company is fixed for the 30th inst. The annual meeting of the Australian Mortgage Land and Finance Company (Limited) is to take place on the 26th inst. Subjoined are the quotations of insurance, gas, waterworks, and canal shares, as given in the Stock Exchange list of last evening : _ Insurance—Commercial Union, 4 ; Liverpool and London Fire and Life, 64 ; London, 45, 44, ex div. ; London and Provincial Marine, 1/ , ; Marine, 944, 4, 54 ; Univernal Marine (Limited), 2 7-16. Gam Light and Coke—lmperial Continental, 94 ; Western, 131; Ditto C, 7. Waterworka—Berlin,ll! ; Chelsea, 110; East London, 204. Canala.—Regent's (or London), 214. FRIDAY EVMIIIO. Consols, which closed yesterday at 904 to 1 for the 9th of May, opened this morning at the same quotation, and closed at 903, " sellers." For money the last price was 94 to 1. The Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents. dosed at 884 to 89. Tho official business report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 902, 4,1, 4, ; ditto, for account, xi, if, • Three per Cents. Reduced, 881, 9 • New Three per Cents., 88,i, 9, 81, ; Bank S tock, 253, 1, ex div. •, India Stock 2174.; ditto Five per , Cent., 1091, ; ditto Five per Cent. "enlaced rupee paper, 103 • ditto Five per Cent. Deben tures, 1031, 1 ; di tt o Bonds, 48s. prem. The India Five per Cent. Stock was firm, espe cially in the afternoon. Exchequer Bills remain at 16s. to 20s. prem. Most of the speculative foreign stocks expe rienced a fresh rise to-day. Spanish Certificates and Passive Bonds were in good demand, and rose ; and 1 4 per cent, respectively. Italian of 1861, Mexican, Russian of 1864 and 1866, and Turkish of 1858, inv, , row ai ; (;reek and Turkish of IRA, ; and Russian scrip, f ; Riaptian R a il way d e b elb . tures were 1 per cent. better ; while Italian of 1866, and Egyptian first issue, declined to the WINO extent. MINIA-(T1118 DAY.) ONI o'Cioci. In the mining market to-day the dealers are chiefly engaged in the settlement of the account, and little other business is going forward. East Russell shares, however, are in demand, and have improved, viz., to 3 to I, owing to the receipt of the following telegram from the mine :—" 140 East, as far as seen, lode worth 21i1. per fathom. - Great Lazey and West Chive).- ton are also inquired for at 17} to 18}, and 71} to 72}, respectively. Prince of Wales are ( l ooted Ms. to rsis. ; North Chiverton, 41 to ; Bryn (iwiog, 17 to 20 ; Chiverton Moor, 0} to } and Great Vor , - 18 to Y. The subjoined report on the metal market, I dated yesterday, is from the circular of Messrs. Von Dadelszen and North : The panic in the Stock Exchange, and the complicated affairs of Continental politics. have increased the stagna tion in our metal market. Business has been at a com plete standstill since our last report, and prices in many instances are quite nominal. Iron : Welsh bar iron re mains unchanged in value, with a very limited demand. In Staffordshire descriptions prices remain the same. Scotch pig iron has maintained its position well, closing at 525. cash. Copper : The market is very dull both for English and foreign manufactured, from U. to 851. ; best selected, 801. ; tough cake and ingots, 781. ; Burrs, 821. ; Wallaroo, alt. ; Chili bars, in Liverpool, 711. 10s. to 721. Tin : Prices have a downward tendency, still holders are not pressing sales. We quote Straits 87/. ; hams, front Olt. to P2l. The Dutch market is quiet, at 5411. English tin rather easier. Ti plates are dull, with but shunted demand. Leads very firm. Good soft English pig, pv. iss. to 201. Speller: Lower prices have been ac cepted during the last few days ; the price for ordinary brands on the spot is 211. ss. Specials, outports, 211. 10a. to 211. 12s. lid. With reference to North When/ Chivorton Silver Lead Mine, we are requested to state that the share list will he closed on Tuesday next for Lon don, and Wednesday for country applications. (From &Ws Life, Second Edition.) The oars of both boats dashed simultaneously into the water, and the immediate effect was to show the nose of the Oxford boat slightly to the front. In leas, however, than a hundred yards Cambridge began evidently inch by Inch to creep up. As they began to settle down to their work Cambridge was rowing :w strokes in the minute to Oxford's 3d, a proportion which was maintained nearly throughout the race, except in some cases of those brilliant spurt which are afterwards to be mentioned. Off the Leander boathouse the light blues had obtained a lead of some feet,lwhich they again yielded to Oxford as theyapproached Craven Point. From here up to Rose Bank these relative posi tions remained without material alteration, though what change there was appe►led to be slightly in favour of Oxford, and before reaching the Crabtree they west full a quarter of a length in advance. Mr. Tottenham, who, up to this point of the race, cannot be commended for having kept his boat too straight, now began to bore upon his adversary, who, perhaps, too fearful of the responsibility of a collision, allowed himself to be driven entirely out of his course under the Surrey shore, so that when both boats opened Hammersmith-bridge Mr. TEE POLICE COURTS. (TRIS DAY.) BOW-STREET. CHANGE AGAINST A - TIA - DENII -- AN 0 - ; SECZITING hTOLEN coons. Juin Morris, a airman, in the service of Messrs. Sea ward and Co., carriers, of Cannon-street, City ; and Edwin Plaits, a carman, out of employment, were charged with stealing, and Mr. Corntlias Barham, • grocer, in Drury-lane was charged with receiving, about 5 cwt. of sugar, worth !id. per lb. Mr. 1.. Lewis appeared for Beleham. Police-sergeant Aekrill, of the F Division, stated—About 10 o'clock last night I was on duty in Drury-lane and suw the prisoners Moths and Platte in a one horse van, closed in front, Morris driving and Platte in the back of the van. Belcham was standing at his own door looking out at them. Pulling up at the door they jumped out of the van, hur ried round to the back, let down the tailboard, and took out two sacks of sugar, which they car ried to the back of the shop, Beleham leading then, to the place where they put them down. Morris returned to the van and drove away. I waited a few minuted, till Sergeant Matthews came up. He was in I uniform. I was in private clothes. We went into the shop, and I asked Belcham what this man (Matta) and the other had brought in. lie said " Nothing." I told him I was • police officer, and had been watching his shop for some time. When he said they had brought nothing, I said, " Yes, they have ; they have brought these two sacks of sugar." He said, "Oh, well ; I did not think there was anything wrong in that." I said, "If you did not think there was anything wrong where is your invoice!" He re plied that he had not one. I said" Where has the sugarcome from!" He lied, "Amancarneherethismorninganduked me if I could - ' do' with • lot of sugar to-night." We took Belch= and Platte into custody. After conveying them to the station-house I went after Morris and overtook him in Wych.street. He was walking by the aide of his van. I took him in custody. In the van I found • large bent piece of steel such as is used in drawing sugar out of the barrel, and hogsheads. It had evidently been used for very hard work. Mr. Seaward, one of the firm, stated that Morris had been employed in the morning to convey several hogsheads and barrels of sugar from the West India Doak to the retail dealers, and be should be able to prove that when delivered they were short in weight. The prisoners were remanded. A SCMIK IN COL RT. flows Hopkins was summoned for acting in the Metro politan Cattle market as a drover, he not having • license, and pleaded not guilty. The evidence of William Hill, • constable appointed by the market committee, was to the effect that the defen dant having been convicted of cruelty, the cor poration refused to renew his license as • drover, so far back as 1864. Since that period the de fendant has been repeatedly summoned and fined fur acting as • drover without a license or badge, and on the last occasion was told that if he again offended he would he mulcted in the full penalty. On the day in question Hill saw the defendant driving three bullocks in the market, and on asking him what he was about he said that he was merely assisting another drover, but Hill, knowing this to be untrue, spoke to the salesman wh o h a d employed the defendant, and the salesman said that he had employed him, but he was not aware but that the defendant wks • licensed drover. The defendant, who denied the charge, was ordered to pay the full penalty of 44.11. and the costs, or in default one month's imprisonment with hard labour in the House of Correction. As the defendant was being removed he was very obeti• nate, made use of bad language, attempted to strike the gaoler, and it was with difficulty that he could be removed to the cells. WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) SATURDAY, APRIL 13, S Ail. REMARK& ..... Barometrical pree•nre has decreased both on the north and east casts, and there has generally hem a small increase In temperature. The winds on the southern coast have heisinie south.weeterly, and have Increased a little In force. Weather Is generally overcoat with rain In some places. BIRMINGHAM BANKING COMPANY.—We are en abled to state that the official liquidators are arranging for • further dividend of ss. in the pound, which they hope to be in a position to pay to the creditors (not being shareholders) in the second week in May.—Birminiduna Pod. - ---- EwitrarLewerrr OF 2,000/. —At the Preston Quarter Sessions, on Thursday, William Parkinson, 44, was charged with embezzling a considereble sum of money be longing to the overseen of the township of Burnley. The prisoner hail been for nearly 12 years assistant overseer of Burnley. He pleaded guilty to several counts in the in dictment, while to others he pleaded not guilty. Mr. Kay appeared for the prosecution, and said Chat the embezzlement lied been committed in this way :—The prisoner had a book furnished him, in each of the pages of which there were three divisions. The first division contained a small printed form of dates which were to be filled up with the amount of rate and the time of payment ; the second contained a form of receipt at the foot of which the name of the prisoner was printed ; and in the third division there was a demand for payment of poor-rate, with the prisoner's name printed at the bottom. There was also, in large type, across the end of the leaf the following words :—" On payment of the rate require a printed receipt from the original check book corresponding with this." The duty of the prisoner was to tear off the first division and serve it upon each ratepayer when the rate became due, and the end form containing the printed notice was to be supplied to them. The practice of the overseers seemed to be to take it for granted that if the receipt remained in the hook the rate had not been paid, and the prisoner had taken advantage of this for a considerable length of time, and on various excuses had given re ceipts on loose bits of paper instead of taking them out o f the book. The result was that the prisoner was suspected, found to be wrong, in his accounts, and apprehended. So far it had been ascertained, said Mr. Kay, that the prisoner's defalcations amounted to nearly 2,0001. The pri soner while assistant overseer was in receipt of 1301. a year, and it was stated that be had exceeded his income by living in an extravagant way. Two persona became sureties for him when be took the office to the extent of 1,000/.. but they are comparatively poor men, and not more than 5001. or 6001. will be realised from them. The prisoner was sentenced to five years' penal servitude. The chairman, in passing sentence, intimated that the pri soner had not been properly looked after by the authori ties at Burnley. HolintltV AT • BRITISH CONMI'LATE. The Journal du Havre recounts that the morning before last the door of the British Consulate in that town was four d to be open, and the safe, containing some 4,000 fr. in notes and gold, besides a quantity of important papers, had been removed. Soon after the missing safe was discovered amongst a heap of rubbish at the gas works in course of erection, and showing that great violence had been used in endeavouring to force it open, but without success. The thieves had only managed to drive the door inwards and through the interstice thus left the coins could be seen but the space was not sufficient to introduce the hand. In the course of the day a young man named Deirdre was arrested as one of the parties concerned. Although only 19, he has already been condemned for theft. ORTIITAL PAL•OI. 01g1 BEILLLENG FRIDAY, APRIL 12.—Admielions on payment, 817 ; ditto by season tickets, 1,134 ; total visitors, 1,961. RAILWA Ira -(THIS DAY.) 0.3 O'CLOCK. In the railway market to-day Metropolitan, South Eastern, Great Eastern, and Lundou, Brighton, and South Coast stocks have improved to Ls per cent. ; while Lancashire and York shire and Great Northern A have declined j. There was a fair amount of business. Metropolitan stock is now quoted 117 to 1 ; Great Western, 40/ to 41 ; London and North Western, 115 to 1 ; Midland, 111, to ; Lan cashire and Yorkshire, 121 to ; Caledonian, 107 to 108 ; South Eastern 66 to ; Great Eastern, 28 to ; Great Northern, 111 to 1124 ; ditto A, 118 to 119 ; London, Chatham, and DOver. 16 to A ; North British, 34 to 35 ; and Brighton, 63 t4;64. (For te-day's Share List nee page 4.1 COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. (THIS DAY.) (BY TELEGRAPH.) (TROY OOR OWN CORRIMPONDEPT.) The general tone of the market continues quiet, but there has teen a better spirit prevailing to-day. Salsa s,OOO balm. TALLOW MARKET.-(THIS DAY.). n. market ia steady. Town tallow is .protOd 445.; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 445. 6d.; April to June, 445. 3d. to 6d. ; June, 445. 6d. ; October to December, 445. 9d. to 455. MARKET A% CRAG It& —Town tallow. 465. GL ; fat by do., 2s. 30. • yellow Rumis, 465. ; melted stuff, 34,. Od. ; rough do., 16e. 3d. ; greaten, 18s. ; good dregs, he. COVENT GARDEN.-(THIS DAY.) Supplies of most things are now amply sufficient for the demand, and trade is by no means so brisk as it was last week. Quotations for grapes are much lower, end straw. berries also fetch lees money. Pine-apples are more pito- OW. Forced vegetables comprise French beans, potr toes, sea kale, and rhubarb. Peers are now oonfined to one sort, viz., Faster BeurrE. Apples comprise nonmucils, Court Peudu Plat, and one or two others. Orangts con tinue good and cheap. Kent cobs may still be had. 14oc coli continues to arrive from the west of England and the Channel Islands. Potatoes continue to realise high prices. Flowers chiefly consist of orchids, Chinese pri mulas, violets, pelargoniums, anemias, cytisus, migno nette, and roma :mum Apples, per bushel, lis to Ss °napes, per 11. , us to 15* Lemons, per 100, 7s to 11. Nuts, Kent cobs, per 100 Ms, 75. Lore* ____ Orangs, per 100, 3e 6.1 to es Pears, per dawn, 30 to 40 Pine Apples, per lb., to to as Strawberries, per oz Od to lead VEGICiABLEIL Artichokes, per dos., 2s to St Mint, per bunch, Is &I Asparagus. per bundle, ds to 12 Mushrooms, p. putt.. dl to 2e Oi Beet, per dos , is ii 2s Mustard & Cries, p pass., 24 Cabbages per due ,Is3dto IS Onions, per bush ,Isto as (Snots. per bunch, SI to dd Parsley, per buseh, ed to 8.1 Cauliflower*. p dos .toto Ss I Poistoss, York Wash's, Is Bs, Celery, per [studio, 2s to 24 lid 130 s to 140 a Oncitiolsers, each, Is to 3s Rocks, do., SOS $5 lids Endive, per sore, Lto de Flukes, lads to lads Garlic and shallots, peer lb ,ad Other sore, Bas to NOB Barbs, per istuch, dd to ad Itadiehes, p. It bun., is to teed Horse Itadish,p bund ,es toils des Bake. p. pion ,2 e to sa Leeks, per lescit, 2,1 t.. td Spinach, per bush , ea to Gs Lettuces, per score, to to 3s Turnips, per bunch, ad SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) Mr. Charles James Easton reports trade at the fol: lowing prices, viz.:—Prime clover, from 100 s. to 110 s. ; inferior ditto, 80s. to 955. ; prime second cut clover, 90s. to Ms.: inferior ditto, Ws. to 70a. ; best green hay, &is. to 9:55. ; inferior ditto, 50s. to 70a. ; straw, 40s. to Ms. PnOVINCIAL SHARE MARKETS. LITIEPOOL, Aria 13.-admie4ay: Great Eastern, V 4 1 4 11 --Great Western, 41 404 1 401- be and Yorkshire, 1214-London and North Wolters. 1144 4 1 4 , 4 , la li-Mas. cheater, SheMel.l, and Lhicohtshire, 46 0- Metroßtary 1164 Pij 17-Midland, 1104 4-North sh. 341 4-3ontla Eastern, 634 4 i 7 6-Birkenhead, 861-loncaater rad Carlisle, 304-11itt7a10 and Lake Huron, 3 15-16-Bank of Liverpool, M k:astern Eaclud,go Bank .limited , . 2, 1 0.-Mercantile and Ba. I t haca Bank :Limited', 7gc, d.-Uition Bank Limited), 23- insurance, 24 p.-Ao-American Telegraph, 17 ..Ll6- At tic Telegraph Is per cast., S 13-16-Lirerpool Exchange, 262 -Liverpool United tw o 261-Haney Steel and ken Company Limited . 64d. limsffillefffit, APRIL 12.-The market opened hatter, but them was a aubrequent decline,though prices did not close at oldie the Lowest point 1 , , , .t0r Vale thespany Ihnitssl), 124 16 d.-41remt Eastern. 274 4 e ^ 7: 8 74-Great Luxemburg, 0 3 16-Oresa Northern A, 1:37-On ad Trunk of Canada,lBll-Grist Western of ()wads. 13: MLR-Greeks, 134- freot Western, 41 404- Minato 701 -Lancashire and Yortshire„lll4- louden and North 41 astern, ll+ll4' 15 4 16-Manchester, Sheffield, and LW:okr a/Ike, 4.y614 y 2-Metropolitan. 116: 21 411 1111-North Britoil, 344 - North Eastern, Berwk 100--Soo ts Eastern, fffit t al I 54 65 / I I-Lawarter ago's, 13-- London and tooth Western, 77-London, Brighton, and routk Coast, 674. BIRIIISGHAN, Aran. 11-In this market today Birmingham Waterworks Sltsred were sold at 30. closing prices -Worcester and ilirminglmn Canal at 11 t-Birmiugham Ranking Company Shares at 1:i piens, sellers-Birmingham Alliance tire inutriumo at 4 nib. L, par-Birmingham Old Colon Mills, sellers at south sum edahlre Waterworks at 31 to 6-Hcoddol Slate MA slab Shares rt 1 to 4 clia-Midland Contract Shares at 6 to 4 db. -Mutates Metal Shares at 2: to 14 dis.--Staffordahlso Wheel and Asletree Shares at 9-14 to 4 die. Yesterday evening the Earl Granville. K. 0., pre. sided at the ceremony of opening the new schools of the district parish of St. Thomas, situate in Hemingford-road. Isßst on. KISAL4. —in the event of an embargo 'oeing laid upon Spanish property in this country , with a view a covering the depredstions which '• the Lions" have com mitted upon British ships, we would suggest that a sharp eye should be kept upon the two men-of-war belonging to her Most atholic Majesty, now lying in the Victoria Pock. They are very formidable vessels of their class. (his is a wooden ship, covered with the beet description of thick armour-plates. The other is an armour•plated iron screw-ship, of about 4.000 tons bnrthen, built in the best possible manner by the Thames Ship. building Company under the immediate inspection of • comminsion of naval officers. She has a heavy armament, and her sides are protected by plates of 54 inches thick. Both these ships are ready for sea, and if the Ci,iliaa difficulty lad not existedthey would have been at sea long since, but se it i., the " broad arrow" which the agents in this country of the South American Republic took care to see affixed to them, has been the means of detaining them in the 'Raines until the Queen Victoria and Tornado affair. have turned up against their owners. —Arm y owl Nary Ga:ette. MACKEREL.—NearIy 700 tons of mackerel have been despatched per rail to various parts of the country from West Cornwall during the last three weeks. By far the greater pat of this immense quantity of fish Was sent ' to London. rl 111 I