The Sun. — London, England, 1862-03-24 00:00:00

Ai ON P, 211, 4 1? (31 - 1 . "1 7 NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocK. The accounts from the manufacturing districts (luring the past week state that little change of importance has taken place in the general progress of business. At Leeds moderate transactions have been entered into in light cloths for the home demand, while at Bradford, Halifax, and Huddersfield there has been little variation to report. At Manches ter the receipt of favourable accounts from India has caused increased firmness in the value of both cloths and yarns. The hosiery and lace trades at Leicester and Nottingham, however, have been more active, and in the hardware districts—viz., ' of Birmingham, Sheffield, and Wolverhampton, symptoms of returning animation have appeared. Continued quietude prevailed in the Liverpool Cotton Market on Saturday, but prices were well supported. The sales were estimated at 3,000 bales. A further sum of £46,000 in gold was p urc h ase d by the Bank authorities on Saturday. There is a steady demand for discount accommo dation in the general Money Market, but no alte ration of importance is perceptible in the current quotations, which are still kept sufficiently below 21 per cent. to prevent much of the paper on offer being taken to the Bank of England. Owing to the excessive supplies of floating capital, it is stil thought that the directors of that establishment may soon be induced to adjust their minimum at 2 per cent., especially as the available resources of the Market will be shortly augmented to a large extent by the payment of the April dividends. At the annual meeting of the British American Land Company to-day, the report of the directors stated that the sales of unimproved lands were 16,41 7 acres for £12,034 15s. 9d. sterling, being at the rate of 14s. Bd. per acre, showing an excess in b oth acreage and price over the preceding year, an d in price alone, over any former year: The Purchases of the year have been 4,937 acres for 49 84 19s. Bd. sterling, or at the rate of about 4s. Per acre. They are all well selected lands, in good situations, and of good quality. Of these 4,000 a cres, consisting of lands intermixed with those of th e company, were bought of the Crown at public tsale in November last. The profits o f the y ear 'Jaye increased the surplus of assets over liabilities to the sum of £39,129 15s. 11d. sterling. The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of the 'auk of Australasia took place to-day, The directors' report, which was carried, recommended a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum, or 248, per share, and a bonus at the rate of 6i per ce nt• per annum, or 265. per share, free of income t ax, being together £2 10s. per share, or at the rate of 12k per cent. per annum. The contractors for the new Turkish Loan have , n ccv completed their arrangements, and the terms h ave just been made known. Shares at 2-1 to 3 Per cent. prom. _ . A decline of fully per cent. has taken place in the English Stock Market to-day owing to several !ales on speculative account, partly based upon the Impending negotiation of the Turkish Loan. The Intimation that the necessary preparations have been Completed, has induced some of the operators who bought at lower prices to realise profits, and Con. 13 01 s have receded in consequence, viz., to 94, 94k, both for money and account. The New Threes are .at at 921 t, the Reduced, 92a ; and Exche quer Bills at 17s. to 21s. prem. ; India Stock is firm at 22 4 and 226; ditto 5 per Cent. at 1082- 109. A fair amount of business has been transacted in the Foreign Market. Turkish Bonds have been b uoyant, the old 6 per Cents. being 86 to 8 6 i; and the Loan of 1858, 721 4 ; the 4 per Cent. guaran teed have improved to 103 ; Venezuelan to 25 ; and SPanish to 531 ; ditto Passive are 19f ; and the Certificates 6i 7 ; Italian 5 per Cents. are 661 67. A moderate amount of business has been recorded In the Railway Share Market, but a pressure of e Pectilative sales has caused less firmness in quota tions. Eastern Counties and Great Westerns have r eceded ss. ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, and Cale donian, 10s.; Midlands, 15s, ; and South-Easterns, 41. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings have remained at steady prices. Bahia and San Fran cisco have advanced to 181 1 ; San Paulo to 71; Great Western of Canada to 131 1; East Indian realise 1041 1 ; Great Indian Peninsula, 1021. Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares generally support previous values. Ottoman Bank are dealt in at 241 25 ; Union of Australia at 464 ; Bank of London, 801 81 ; Crystal Palace Stock, 571; and Peninsular and Oriental Steam, 681 69. BRITISH FUNDS CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock .. • — 3 per Cent. Redu " c ** * r . n . u . ities 8 921 a 1 per Cent. Consols •Ann "t* New 3 per Cent. Annuitiesw leB 921 it I India stock Ditto 5 per Cent. Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent 9l Ditto 5 per Cent. lO3/ Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cont., Oct., 1863 100 1 Ditto ditto April 1864 100 Ditto Bonds £l,OOO Ditto under £l,OOO Consols for Account, April 10 9411 1 4 31 Rxchoquer Bills £l,OOO, 3 per Cent lB 17 Ditto £SOO Litto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PROS ICES. 1 Chilian 6 per Cent Ditto 41 per Cent .. B7 1 Italian, 5 per Cent. (Maremmana It. Scrip) 11 1 Mexican, 3 per Cent Ditto Account .. 341 Imperial Moorish Scrip New Grenada, 2 per Cent 4 'eruvian 41 per Cent .. Ditto Account Ditto 3 per Cent, — Ditto Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St — Ditto Account Ditto 41 per Cent. Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto Passive Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded Turkish 6 per Cent. 86 5i Ditto Account Ditto Now Loan — Ditto Account Ditto £lOO Bonds Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. •.. 103 21 Venezuela, 3 per Cent Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 21 per Cent., Exchange 12 Gull Ditto Account 64i Italian, 6 per Cent., 1861 66; 7 63 THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 933 4 Ditto Account A further heavy batch of correspondence on the Subject of the revised educational code, forming parts 2,3, and 4, was issued on Saturday front tho parliamentary Printing office. NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY.—A return has II "? been issued stating the attendance at this gallery. In 18A 9 , the first year of its being open, admission was by tickets- only, and the number of visitors in the y ear was sl3 °e. Early in 18 60 the admission was made f r ee , and in that year 6,392 persons visited the gallery. In 1861 the s omber rose to 10,907. It must be remembered that this . as Mr. Disraeli has remarked, an infant institution, and that it is inconveniently lodged in temporary apartments, 411 (1 open only twice a week. It is said that some Australian speculator has offered Mr. Charles Dickens £lO,OOO, with etceteras of com fortable board, travelling, &c., to give a series of readings in that colony. It is said that the Pyne-Harrison opera company ' 47 .1 1 transfer itself to Drury LIMO during the Exhibition 7 44 0 n, and will commence its o p erations with the now °Pera by Mr. Wallace. Th e Admiralty have issued letters calling upon liessrs. Jones, Quiggin, and Co., of Liverpool, Messrs. rapier, of Glasgow, Messrs. Palmer, of Newcastle•upon- T Yne, and Messrs. Samuda, of London, to tend er for the co nstruction of an iron ship on Capt. Cowper Phipps Coles's 13 , 1 an• The tonnage of the intended ship is 2,529 tons, and being armed with two 100-pounder Armstrong guns.-- Army and Navy Gazette. LAMB SEASON.—The lamb season this year tip- Pears to be unusually prolific. There aro many cases in Which ewes ha ve three and four lambs each, and in some , La rße flocks th e en ti re number of ewes will average two lambs each. TUE FIRST "RED BOOK."—Tho ancient register book belonging to the corporation of Lynn, known as the "Bed Bo o k," f rom the or i g i na l bi n ding having been of that colour, has lately been rebound. This is thought to be the oldest English paper book in existence, and the leaves had from age become reduced to a loose cottony sub stance, which threatened to fall in pieces when handled. Bach leaf has been carefully 'wiz :A, and the book will now last for many years to come. It numbers 150 leaves. The first entry is a transcript of the will of Peter de Thornden, *Ness of Lynn, dated 1309 ; the latest entry is on page 40 o; with the date of 15 Richard li, —§talnfcro Atercury. • ~. SILARE MA IiKET-(T1118 DAY.) - ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share; Railways. \Vol., and btr. Val Blyth and Tyne fiost.,Sleaf.,and Bristol and Exeter ; Caledonian ;Cork and Bandon ICornwall A I l Do nets no ow A 6n c p Do. B ti 11 ' " • been paid to B. !Dublin & Belfast June. !Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June I East Anglian 'Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A stock Do Bdo do DoNw A, late E U3ds East Suffolk Edinburgh & Glasgow Editt" Perth, & Dundee and S . Western. Glasg. GreatNrthn.of Scotla nd 'Great Northern.. Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. an i W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Irish South Eastern Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat, and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western L'derry & Coleraine L'derry & Enniskillen Van., Shef., & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle Do I shares.. Metropolitan Midland Do New Do Binning. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. i shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line Newcastle and Carlisle Newry, Warnpt, & ltoa Norfolk North British N or. Dev.Rail&Dk.stock Do A stk ; A rem no dl till 6 pc. has been pdß Do B stock Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Lecds Do York North London Do new North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction ) Not. Gran. RI & Canal Portsmouth Rhy mney Scottish Central . Scot. N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welchpool Shropshire Union Sittingbourne & Sheer South Devon S. Durham & Lane. Un , South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun' Staines,Wok.,andWok. Stockton & Darlington Do Do New, 1860 Taff Vale. Do Pref. No. 1 ThamesHavenDk&Ralll Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny Waterford & Limerick West Cornwall West London Do Ist class Do 2d class W. Hartlepool Har. &R West Midland -Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford, 13.14 p a i d. Closing I Business Price. done. 7i 8 et 7; 9t-9', 1114 112 k 64 71 41 43 10 11 221 23 57i 64 59 61 34 41 91 93 32} Al 103 105 1161 117} 115 116 132 131 104 106 74 74i 58 60 1081 108] 53 59 123 125 454 464 931 ail 102 104 931 3 112 58 I 60 i 40 i 321 I 115/ i 132 741 II 108 1 I i 58 41 51 0 6 11 31 4} 1041;2 1281 6 P 9 11 43 44 9 9i 124 1282 1 i 1 11) 98 100 6.4.0 100 100 100 16.13.4 100 100 100 [9.16.4 68 70 671 671 08k 981 d 552 66i 87 84 102 103 rd 102 11# 128 130 48 50 106 108 46 48 12.10 37 38 S 3& S 3/ 68 69 100 102 5/ 37 38 145 8 150 94 p 5 64 p 83 67i f 554 564 2 34 d 90 93 [29 132 9Si i i d 871 7 1 WI 83k 4 31 $ 1 48 49 44 46 88 90 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Paid. Leasing Closing Business Railways. Co. s Price. Done. Bedford and Bletchley all Ln.&N.W Birkenhead. Bucldngh Chester & Holyhead lOO Do. 54 96 Do. 54 per cent 100 Do. 126 128 126 71} Do. 5 „ 100 Do. Clydesdale Junction 100 Caledon. 102 104 Colchester, Stour Val. 100 E.U.&E.O E. Lincolnsh. g6pr c. 100 Gt. North. 138 140 E.Union,HarwichShs all E,Counts. 4 41 Do. Woodbridge.... 100 .• •• •• Gls. Barr.&Neils.Dr. 100 Caledon Do. new Gloster & Dean Forest all (It. Weal. Hull and Selby all Irk.N. Mid 110 112 Do. halves Do. quarters Lancaster & Carlisle 100 Ln.&N.W 199 203 200 Lon. and Chat. Ext. B 6 per cent . . ... all Lon.&Cht llf 12 llf Do. Bromley, 6 per c. all Do. .. • • London & Greenwich 100 S. Eastern 62 64 Do. Preferen a Lon.,Tilb.& lthend 100 Pete &Co BS d 7 Lowestoft g - ua. 4 p c.. 100 Norfolk Do 6 peer cent lOO Do. Mnc.,Bxtn.,& Matlock all LNW& M 3 4 31 Mid. Bradford Prefer ence stock Newmarkt, BuryEx 1 5. 5. 6. E Counts. p o p gua. 5 per cent... Northn.&Eastn. sp. c. all Do. Do. 6 per cent. .... all Do. Do. Fixed sp. c.... all Do. N. Eastn—Hartlepool 100 N. E. Ber North Western 1 Preston and Wyre. all L &N.W & L. Yk. 43 45 Do. 4 shares A. all IDo. •• • • . Roystn.Hitch.& Shep. 100 klt.North. 136 131 1351 Shrewsby & Hereford 100 Brassey 121 123 Do. Do. South Staffordshire Wilts and Somerset lOO Gt. West. 93 95 94 S Wimbledn .1L Croydom all L. &Brg,tn 94 PREFERENCE SHARES. Share! Railways. Paicil Closing I Business Prices. Done. 25 Blythe and Tyne 10 p.c. 1 pref. issued at £5 all at !Iris. & Exet. 4p.c. at 100 93 95 20 Do. shares at Caledon. qr. shrs, No. 2 100 64 Cork & Bandon, 54 P. C. all 20 Cornwall, 5 perm /at_ 64 Dun.Perth o t Aber.Jun all 6 6 4 10 Do. Ist Class Pref .._ at E. Angn. Cl ass A sp. c lOO 100 105 at E. Coun. Ex. 5 p.c. No. 1 100 109 111 1094 at Do No. 2 100 103 110 at Do. new 6p.c. at lOO 126 126 126} 7 at Eastern Union, 4p. c— 100 84 86 at Do. sp. c. guar lOO st Edin.&Glas.s p.c. shares 100 110 112 at Do. 4p. c. guar. S. & D lOO 90 92 at Furness, 5 per cent lOO at Glas.& S.West. fru. 5 p.c lOO st Great Northern, sp. 0 lOO 116 118 116/ at D 0.5 p.c.Redm.lop.c.pm lOO 112 114 at Do. 44 p. c. do lOO 104 106 at Do.sp.c.Redmatsp.c.pm 100 1 107 109 10 Gt. Nh. of Scot. Ist pref. all at Gt. Sn. &W. (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 97 99 50 Great West. (Berks and llants Eat) 5 per cent 6 5 i at Do. redeem. 44 p. ct lOO 100 102 at Do. redeem. 4p. et._ • 100 91 93 at Do. irredeem. 4p. et lOO 92 04 at Do. sp. a. redeem. pref. 100 103 105 1034 '3o. Birm. pref. shares all - - Do. Chester 8 p.c. pl. shs all Do. Chester 5 p.c. pl. shs all at Do. Ilirm. guar. stock lOO at Do. Chester guar. shares all 78 78 77 at Do. do all 77 79 st Do. do all 175 185 100 Lan. & Carl. 45 p.c. pref 80 at Lan. & York. 6 p.c. stock 100 137 139 at Do.BarnstatZs 2s 10dpe 100 at Do 6p. C. (East Lan.) lOO at Do.. 41 p. c. (Blackn. p ur. 100 10t 103 at Lon.&Brig.sn.c.gu. No.l 100 116 118 at Do. 5 per centdo. No 2 100 116 118 st Do. 6 per cent do.— , _ 100 135 140 at Do. 5 per cent. do. No. 4 100 116 118 at Do. 7 per cent. pref. stk 100 152 156 at Do. 6 p.c. do(W.E.&C.P.) 100 138 142 at Do. 4 p c.st(div.def.lll'6s 100 76 78 78 at Lon. Chat &Day. sp.e.pf. 100 964 974 96 4 7 at Lon. &N. W., Cov. & Nuneaton, 5 per cent. 100 at Lon. & S.West. 7p. cent at. / late 3d shares at Do. t 1 per cent 2s 6d Do. (Prtam. perpl. anus of 28 6d 1 all 124 Londondy. & Cole. 1 slic; all 124 Londony. & Ennis. i ells all 14 144 at Man. Sli. & Lin. 6 per et. 100 124 126 124 6 Do. £6 at Do. 34 per cent, 10 Do. redeem. 6percent 5 4 film 124 Maryport & Carl. 4 pr. o all .. .. 124 Do. 44 per cent.... .. .. all •• •• at Midland Con. 6p. a stk lOO _ .. at Do. Con.Bris.& Bir. 6 p.c lOO 138 140 at Do. 44 p.c. pref. at. rdem , 100 102 104 at Do. 45 p.c. irredeemable 100 6 Do. 44 per cent. .... .. all .. .. at Do.Leic. andllit4per et • 100 92 94 at Norflk. sp. c. Ex. st. 1846 100 .. .. at Do. 54 p. c. Friel. at. 1847 100 .. .. at Do.sWay.ValEx.stlB47 100 .. .. at Nort British, 5 per cent. 100 111 113' at Do. New gua. 5 per cent 100 109 111 10 Do. Bor. Un. g. prf. aha. 7 14 l4pm 10 Do. do. do. all .. .. at Nth.Dvn.Rait&Dck.Co. 100 .. .. at N-East. Cons. pref. 4 p.c. 100 .. .. at Do. 44nr. ct. redeemable 100 .. _ 1014 st Do. G.N. E. 4p. ct. pref. 100 100 102 1 7 Do. Berwick 4p. c. pref. 8. 13.4 97 99 20 Do. Leeds 6p. c. No. 1 13 i 4 d d 124 Do. do. Quarters, 1848 9 .. .. 25 Do. York, El. &S. Purch. 10 • • • 20 North Staffordshire.... all fdis par 224 10 Rhymney Guaranteed., all at Scottish North-Eastern 31 p. e. pref. stock. .. 100 .. .. st Do.Aberdeen,ua.dp.c 100 .. . • at Do. 7p. c. pref. stock 100 • • 10s. South Devon, Ann, 10s. all 138 142 10 Do. Fixed 44 per cent all 10 11 10. 6. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6) at Do. 41 pe r cent Fixed 4 1 1. 13 a c . r 4 c p. en c t 1 100 00 101 103 a at t South D o Wales, at Do. 44 per cent 185, • 100100 .... :: et o• do. st Do. 5 per cent ....... ••. 100 .: : : at S. Yorkshire, 4p. o• gua. 100 85 87 20 Do. sp . C. gua. 17 4 li p all 274 284 D . p • all 3234 2 25 6 Stock. & , D . ar. A R p : (e) , ••• • 25 Do . C6p. . 3 141. 4 32 34 126 42 1' 4 28 • 112190 123125 8,3 9 ttt \\V...a3triliDdd.olt...oKxit.l2lkndFityr,o6.ap. t.ek 110000 w at Do. Newport 5 p,c.pf.red lOO 101 103 at Do. Ferpet. 6p. 0. Pr. 1866 100 till 1869 100 123 125 1244 at T3O. DOCKS. —. _ stock stWk IC D o o m . 4 m p e e rcl, t_al,l,n•;:c4i.Vi'n'. 11"20 stock ' East saki ITt st Indll 1 1 4 . 0 0 1 8 26 7 1W;1 sa i stock i,ondon ...... stock St Katharine..........' 100 60 62 stock ISouthampton.. ........ 1 10 0 ist.,ck ;Victoria ................ •• 100 99 101 20 IDlr NeW fpgi........61. 1 2 id Pr na YLONI3OII I . IVIONOAY IDAKINa I MArtcra 24. 271.1 S DAY'S MAILERTS. CORN EXCHANGE. Althouiji the supply of English wheat on 'sale in the country markets held on Satunley were very moderate, the demand for oven the finest samples was inactive, and prices had a drooping [tendency. For spring corn the inquiry was much restricted at barely previous rates. Flour was dull, and doooping, The French markets come somcwheat lower for wheat, and some other kinds of produce. In America the export demand for breadstuffs has fallen off. TL e arrivals of English grain up to our market last week were only moderate. From abroad we received 12,616 quarters of wheat, 10,562 barley, 32,683 oats, 445 beans.ll7 peas, 414 tares, 50 linseed, 50 rapeseed, 800 maize, 55 snndry seeds, 267 sacks, and 17,932 barrels of flour. The arrivals of English wheat fresh up to this morning's market were much restricted, and the general condition of the samples on sale was very inferior. The few dry par cels on offer changed hands at prices about equal to those realised on Monday last; otherwise the trade was very dull, and the greater portion of the supply was loft unsold at the close of business. Our quotations, compared with this day so'nnight, exhibit very few changes, but they must, in a great measure, be considered nominal, in conse quence of the small amount of business transacted. The show of samples of foreign wheat was tolerably ex tensive. In nearly all descriptions sales progressed heavily, at fully the late decline in tho currencies to, in some in stances, a further reduction of is per quarter compared with Monday last. Floating cargoes of grain were in slow request, and prices had a downward tendency. Good malting barley was firm in price, and a fair business was passing in it. Other descriptions of barley, however, were a dull inquiry, at about previous quotations. For malt thero was a fair demand, :and prices were steadily supported. We were seasonably well supplied with oats, and the oat trade was in a sluggish state, at quite the late fall in their value. There was a moderate supply of beans on offer, and all descriptions moved off slowly, on former terms. Peas were in slow request, at late rates, notwithstanding that the shew of samples was far from extensive. The flour trade was devoid of animation, and sales could only be effected by submitting to a further reduction in prices. Barrel flour, owing to the large quantity on offer, was very difficult of sale. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, new Ditto, old -8 -8 Ditto: white, new 6la 68s Ditto, old — 8 -8 - . Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old —s s Ditto, new Talavera, Rye— Barley—Grinding 2Bs 29s Malting 36s 42s Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk sos 66s Brown Kingstown and Ware s6s 70s Chevalier 66s 68s Oath —Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding 2ls 25s Potato Youghal and Cork, black ... 19s 23s Cork, white Scotch, Feeding 23s 26s Beans—Tick Pio•eons " p, , Peas—Grey 3ss 36s Maple White 3Bs 41s Boilers B3s 41s Flour—Town-made Suffolk 39s 43s Stockton and Norfolk. .....« 39s 40s fair amount of animation in the bindings, whilst a full avo rage quantity of wool was taken for export to France and Belgium. The following prices wero realised :—Austra lian—Good flocks, is 10d to 2s 2d ; average do., is Gd to is 9d ; inferior, is 3d to le 5d ; scoured clothing, is 73 to 7d ; lambs, is 7d to 2s ; grease, 10d to ls. Port Philip and Portland Bay—Good flocks, 2s to 2s 53 ; average, do., ls 7d lo is 10d; scoured de,, 15 93 to 2s 93; lambs, le 103 to 2s 2d; skin and lochs, 93 to is 3d; grea , r 9d to is Id. South Australian—Average to good flocks, ls 5d to is 8d; lambs, is 4d to is 6d ; lochs and pieces, 103 to is ld in grease, 83 to is Id. Van Diemen's Land Flocks, is 3d to is 9d ; scoured, is Gd to is 10d ; lambs, is 6d to le 10d ; lochs and pieces, 10d to ls. New Zealand—Average flocks, Is 3d to is sd; in grease, 9d ,to is ld. Cape Flocks, is 2d to is 8d ; scoured on bathwashed, is 4d to is 9d ; hard washed, is to is 3d ; grease, 8d to lld per lb. In the pri vate contract market English wool has been less firm, and prices have had a downward tendency. There were no im ports of colonial wool last week, and only a few small par- , cols of foreign came to hand. 1862. - * SPORTING NOTES. The Warwick Meeting would have been a great success if it had not been for the miserable state of the weather. Thegrial Stakes brought out five competitors, and resulted in an easy, victory for Carnerino, Aurelian being second, and Cosmopolite third. Blackcock's running doei not say much for:Ensign's chance for the Derby, as he leads him his gallops. Audrey was backward in preparation. The Selling Stakes. which resulted in favour of Queen Eliza beth showed that she La:l improved very little since last year, as Southerly Wind ran her to a head. Those behind thepair were a wretched looking lot, with the exception of Tho Temple, who, however, showed little pretensions to race, though a good goer. In the Handicap, on the six furlong course, Lord of the Manor astonished everybody by the ease with which he beat Ellerton and Abron, giving to the former 201 b, and to Abron 201 b. The Willoughby Handicap brought to the Post only five of the eleven acceptors, and the three-year-old "Warminster, in the hands of Fordham, accomplished an easy victory over Loiterer, Prince Imperial, Romeo, and Vesper, ridden by Corinthians. In the Stand Handicap, the easy success of Necromancer and the excellent form he was brought to the post in, gave a foretaste of what Lord St. Vincent's new trainer, Edwin Parr, can do. The five hunters which con tested the Farmers' Plate were a very so-so looking party, with the exception of the winner, Mr. Gulliver's Grace Darling, a half-bred of the celebrated Combat family, who, being also the best trained, won easily. On the second day the weather was bright and warm, and the attendance good, both in numbers and quality. With regard to the Great Warwickshire Handicap, "Augur," of the Sporting Life, very justly remarks : " The Great Warwickshire Handicap was a surprise to the general public, although Loiterer started first favourite, for Pagoda had been tried at the weights with the winner prior to leaving Newmarket, and found the best. Pagoda was, however, sent to the course, where he was paraded round the enclosure for upwards of an hour, but struck out at ' 2.30' (the handicap was set for three o'clock), on the old plea that the owner had been forestalled,' and that there was not 'one penny on.' " I really must confess my extreme surprise, after what we saw at Liverpool last week, and the indignation thereby created in the public mind, that a nobleman in the Lord of Enville's exalted position should condescend to adopt such a course as to refuse to al low his animal to go to the post, because the public' were ' on.' Mr. Bennett had two horses in the Grand Na tional, and withdrew one, but the Stamford stable had no other representative in the race at Warwick. Admitting at once that Pagoda was not used, as any of the Liverpool animals were, to get money out of,' yet I think it must, on the other hand, be deemed entirely beneath the dignity of a nobleman who carries in his veins the bluest blood of Northern Earls' to scratch his horses simply from the public having been somewhat premature in investing." Loiterer had no difficulty in disposing of the remaining lot who faced the starter, although the performance of one or two who took part in the race was fraught with great suspicion. Pagoda ought to be watched for the Chester Cup. The Two-Tear-Old Stakes was a mere repetition of the Little John Stakes at Nottingham, with the exception that Lord Stamford's horse being "riper" began better, when the race was at once over, as Marmion, who hung back when the flag fell, was only able to make up his leeway in time to obtain the barren honour of second place; Rapture and Wax both got badly off. The Walton Handicap was won easily by Ellorton from Sagittarius and six others; and the Fifty Sovs. Han dicap Plate fell to Lord of the Manor by a head. Ariadne ran the rank jade she has over and over again proved herself to be, notwithstanding which her owner, unlike Theseus, sticks to her on every occasion with the fondness of a first love. Tho uncertainty attending racing in mud was exem plified by Dominic Sampson, a mere weed, who had pre viously performed in the Hurdle Race, beating Arialne, and running Lord of the Manor to a head ; a performance, if true, that would cause him to rank with the best " speed" of the day, Opposed by such a moderate pair as Vesper and Watersprite, Ariadne subsequently carried off the Wel ter Stakes, and the Debdale having fallen to Shropshire, the curtain fell upon the legitimate portion of the Warwick amusements. The Grand Annual Steeplechase brought to the post a field of nine, but was run at such a wretched pace that Levity, a mere pony, scarcely 15 hands high, turned up the winner, despite her being opposed to some of the crack steeplechase hems of the day, including Bridegroom, who had again the misfortune of being only able to secure second honours. Mr. Perry has kindly consented to act as treasurer for the fund now raising on behalf of the mother, brothers, and sisters of tho unfortunate jockey Wynne, who lost his life while riding O'Connell for the Grand National Steeplechase. Although there mere queer doings with regard to the above race, . I have no doul.t that all true lovers of our national pastimes will lend a helping hand to the distressed relatives of this unfortunate jockey. As the legitimate racing season commences on the Ist prox. at Northampton, it is only a waste of time to take any notice of the events to be decided this week at Birmingham and Shrewsbury. My advice is to let them alone, as neither of them are worth offering an opinion upon., With regard to the Northamptonshire Stakes my present opinion is that Prince Plausible is only a market horse, and the sooner those who have backed him get out of their in_ vestments the better, and if they put them on the selected of Osborne's, either Rapparee or Moorcock, they will have no reason to regret doing so in the opinion of A FRESHMAN. BETTING AT MANCHESTER-SATURDAY. For the Northamptonshire Stakes Prince Plausible was not so firm. Rapparee was in much better odour, and 11 to 1 would have been taken freely. 15 to 1 was taken about Schism, and 100 to 6 about Dusk, with every appearance of seeing a much less figure.—For the Chester Cup, 20 to 1 was wanted about Hadji Stavros, but less was refused. 25 to 1 was offered against Black Prince, but an offer to take 100 to 3 was not responded to.—For the City and Subur ban, both Camerino and Ducat had supporters at 20 to 1, but 100 to 6 in each case was declined.—For the Two Thou sand Guineas and the Derby, there is little change; six fifties were taken against The Marquis for the former, and 11 to 1 would have been taken against Old Calabar for the latter. Hubert did not appear to be so firm for either event. Closing prices : NORTHAMPTON STARES. 10 to 1 agst Prince Plausible (taken) 10 to 1 agst Itappareo (offered, take 11) 15 to 1 agst Schism (taken) 16 to 1 agst Dusk (taken freoly) 20 to 1 agst Paul Clifford (offered) 20 to 1 agst Ducat (offered) 25 to 1 agst West End (offered) CHESTER cur• 1G to 1 agst Hadji Stavros (offered, tako 20) 25 to 1 agst Black Prince (offered) 25 to 1 agst Caller Ou (offered) s \ CITY AND SUBURBAN. 10 to lon the field (offered) 14 to 1 agst Phantom (taken) 16 to 1 agst Camerino (offered, take 20) 16 to 1 agst Ducat (offered, take 20) 33 to 1 agst Frailty (taken) 40 to 1 agst Sporting Life (takon) DERBY. Bto lon the field (offered) 10 to 1 agst 011 Calabar (offered, take 11) 25 to 1 agst Hubert (offered) 200 to 11 agst The Marquis (taken) • 100 to 3 agst Zetland (offered) 40 to 1 agst Nottingham (taken) 66 to 1 agst Vanguard (offered) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 7to 2on the field (offered) 6to 1 agst The Marquis (taken) 10 to 1 agst Wingrave (taken) 14 to 1 agst Hubert (taken) 14 to 1 agst Nottingham (uffored) WARWICK GRAND MILITARY STEEPLE• CHASES-SATURDAY. Match.-50 sovs. Leamington Stakes Course. Mr. Parks's Marmion, list 71b (Owner) 1 Mr. De Burgh's Marchioness, lOst (Owner) 2 Betting-6 to 4on Marmion. Won by two lengths. The Welter Stakes of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 75 added from the fund, and 50 by the town of Leamington, for horses bona fide and unconditionally the property of officers on full and half-pay of the army and navy; 13st 71b each. Winners extra. Grand Military Steeplechase Course, 13 subs. Mr. Duffield's ( s th Dragoons) Bounce, 13st 71b (Owner) 1 Mr. Yates's (Ist Royals) Havelock, 13st 71b (Capt.Ridell) 2 Capt. Boyce's (16th Lancers) Sledgehammer, 13st 71b (Owner) 3 Capt. Tempest's (11th Hussars) Sir Walter, aged, 13st 71b (Owner) 4 Mr. Barden's (sth Dragoons) The Block, aged, 13st 71b (Mr. Gist) 5 Mr. Manning's (Ist Dragoons) Tho Sexton, 13s (Owner) 6 Capt. Pagan's (12th Lancers) Kildare, 7 yrs st 71b '(M l3 r. Steele) 7 Betting-7 to 4 agst Sledgehammer, sto 2 agst Bounce, 6 to 1 agst any other. Won by 20 lengths. Sledgehammer fell at the fence on the pastures, but was soon righted. Tho Sexton Stumbled on to his head in the Swan Meadows. A Steeplechase Match, 50 SOVA. Grand Military Steeple chase Course. Captain Cunliffe's The Captain, llst.. (Captain Tempest) 1 Mr. Parka's Marmion, 1 3st Betting-2 to lon The Captain. After several refusals and falls The Captain came in alone A Military Plate of GO sous, added to a handicap of 5 soya each. Two miles. 6 subs. Lieut. -Col. Buruaby's The Martyr, 12st 71b (Mr. Coventry) 1 Captain Boyce's Smok e, a g ed, 12st (Capt Rid el l) 2 Captain Worabwell's My Mary, lO s f 121 b s jiyatky B ( aschick, Cllstptain 71b13arslay) (Own er) 3 Capt. Cunningham' a Mr. IL do Burgh's Uxbridge, lOst 121 b (Owner) 5 Betting—Even on Kyatky Baschick, 3to 1 age Martyr, and 4 to 1 agst My Mary. Martyr led throughout, anti won by 12 ! 00 15t 1113 i tl length between second and third. Match, 100 AOVA each, 30 ft. Throe miles. Captain Wombwell's (12th Larcers) Fanny, .12st (Owner) received Captain Boyco's (16th Lancers) Smoke, 13st (Owner) paid The Farmers' Steeplechase of 50 sous ; four-yr• olds, list 101 b; five, 12st 71b; six and aged, 13x ; winners extra. Abont three miles. M. Gibbs nd Conservative, aged, 135 t... • • (Mr. Rich) 1 Mr. Cooper's Archy, aged, 13st Mr. Congreve's Darkie, 6 vrs, 13st (Owner 3 Mr. Smith's Mary Baker, li b, aged, 13st.. (Mr Harris) 4 Betting-7 to 4 agst Archy, 2to lagst Conservative, and 3 to 1 agst Darkie. Won by half a length ; three lengths between.the second and third. The Consolation Plate of 20 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of 2 soya each, list 71b. Last two miles of the Steeple chase Course. Mr Houghton's Heidelberg Lieut. Chine's Elvira (Capt. ltidell) 2 Mr. Potts's The Pony Tempest also ran. Betting-6 to 4 apt Heidelberg, 2to 1 agst The Pony, 5 to 2 agst Elvira. Won by 20 lengths. THIRD EDITION. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The show of foreign stock hero to -day was only moderate ; but amongst it were about 800 German sheep, evidently crossed with some of our best breeds, in greatly improved condition. They were taken off steadily, at good prices. From our own grazing districts as well as from Scotland, the arrivals of beasts fresh up this morning, were season ably good as to number, and, generally speaking, of p rime quality. Although tho beef trade was by no means active we have no change to notice in the quotations compared with Monday last. The best Scots and crosses were dis posed of at 4s Gd per 81bs. The receipts from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cam bridgeshire, amounted to 2,000 Scots, short-horns, and crosses; from other parts of England, 750 various breeds; from Scotland, 380 Scots and crosses ; and from Ireland, 140 oxen and heifers. There was a moderate number of sheep in the pens in greatly improved condition. Downs and half-breds changed hands freely, at an advance in prices of 2s per 81bs, the top figure being 5s 8d per 81bs; other breeds in the wool, as well as the best clipped breeds, met a steady sale at full currencies. Otherwise, the mutton trade was somewhat inactive, on former terms. Shorn sheep sold at from 8d to 10d per 81bs beneath those in the wool. Although the supply of lambs was limited, tho demand for that describtion of stock was inactive, at from 6s 8d to 7s 4d per 81bs. About 100 came to hand from the Isle of Wight. Calves wero in moderato supply and steady request, at Thursday's advance in the quotations. There was rather more doing in pigs, at very full prices. Per 81b. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. s . d. s. d. Crso. &inf. beasts 3 0 5 2 Primeers-wool d 0.4 8 6 4 Second quality do. 3 4 3 8 Prue. S'thdown d 0.5 6 5 8 Prime large oxen 3 10 4 2 Largo orse. calves 4 6 5 0 Prime Scots, &c. 4 4 4 6 Primo small do 6 2 6 6 Crse. & inf. s heep 3 6 3 10 Large hogs 3 10 4 2 Second quality do. 40 4 6 Small porkers 444 10 Lambs, 6s 8d to 7s 4d. Suckling calves, 12s to 275; and quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 295. TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts Sheep Calves l3O Calves .... Pigs 450 Pigs The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week, amounted t0:2,768 head. In the corresponding week in 1861, we received 2,106—in 1860, 2,351—in 1859, 3,085 —in 1858, 414—in 1857, 1,094—in 1856, 268 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambe. Calves. Pigs. Rotterdam 36 .. 131 .. 38 .. 82 .. Harlingen •• • • • • , • . , • • Hamburgh 37 .. 2,167 .. • • • • Ostend• • • ••• ••• .. Corunna • • Dordt Amsterdam — .. Vigo.. — • • Boulogne — • • Oporto -- • • Medemblik Antwerp ..... Nieu Diep — • • - • • - • • --- - - 239 • • -- • • - • • --- - .. - , , 38 .. - Total .... 73 .. 2,637 .. 38 .. 120 .. Tho yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1861.. 493 .. 1,499 .. 76 38 18g0 l3l .. 1,886 .. .. 234 .. 100 1859 232 .. 2,786 .. .. 47 .. 1858 9O .. 158 .. 162 .. 1857 .. 406 .. 541 2 .. 146 1856 92 102 .. 74 .. A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan cattle market, on Monday, March 25, 1861, and this day, Monday, March 24, 1862. Per 81b. to sink th© offal. March 25, 1861. 3 2to 3 6 38 4 0 42 4 6 46 4 8 3 6 3 10 40 4 4 48 6 6 5 8 5 10 March 24, 1862. 3 oto 3 2 34 3 8 310 4 2 44 4 6 3 6 3ln 40 4 6 48 6 4 66 6 8 68 7 4 46 6 0 62 6 6 310 4 2 4 4 410 3,760 16450 340 (casts, 3,380 ; 10. lambs, 21,410; Coarse and inferior beasts Second quality do. Prime large oxen Prime Scots, &a Coarse and inferior sheep Second quality do. Prime coarse-woolled do Prime Southdown do. Lambs Large coarse calves Prime small do. Large hogs Neat small porkers 4 8 410 Beasts .. . 3,580 Sheep and lambs 19,260 Calves Pigs 240 SUPPLIES ON SALE, MARCH 26, 1860.—8 sheep and lambs, 21,240 ; calves, 95; pigs, 3. MARCH 28, 1859.—Beasts, 3,620; sheep and calves, 83 ; pigs, 390. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Fair average supplies of meat have been en sale at these markets to-day. Good and prime beef, mutton, veal, and pork have moved off steadily, at full prices; but inferior qualities have met a slow sale, yet no change has taken p1a.:43 in their value, compared with our last report. Per 81b. by the carcase. faded sdsd Inferior beef .. 2 6 3 2 Middlingmutton 3 8 4 0 Middling do. .. 3 2 3 6 Prime do .. 4 2 4 4 Frimo large do. 3 8 3 10 Veal 4 2 5 0 Do. small do. .. 3 10 4 0 Small pork 4 8 5 0 Large pork .... 3 10 4 6 Lamb Inferior mutton. 3 4 3 6 BOROUGH HOP. Sinco our last report there has prevailed a steady con sumptive demand for new hops, yet no improvement has taken place in the quotations. Old hops have changed hands to a moderate extent, for exportation, at the late re duction in their value. Last week's import was 58 bales from Hamburg, and 224 bales from New York. Mid and East Keats 140 s to 190 s per cwt. Weald of Rents l3os 150 s ~ Sussex l3os 145 s ~ BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Very moderate supplies of potatoes have been on sale at these markets since our last report. For good and fine par cels there has been a steady demand at full quotations otherwise, the trade has been in an inactive state on forzaer terms. Scotch Regents 100 s. to 140 s. per ton. Ditto Rocks York Regents 130 s. to Ibos. „ Ditto Flukes l4os. to 160 s. )1 Ditto Rocks Kent and Essex Regents. —s. to --s. 1, Lincolnshire ditto Foreign WOOL. The public sales of colonial wool were brought to a close on Thursday last, and throughout the series there wo,P S_F , EI)S. The seed trade is very inactive, and as yet thorn are but f e w symptoms of improvement. Prices, however, rule tolerably firm. For cakes we have to report a slow sale, at our quotations. Turnip,White,p.bus 11s to 14s Swede — s Mustard, Brown 129 14s White, 7sod 080 d Tares, Winter 7s 6d 8s Old per quarter 35s 428 Canary, per quarter 48s 60 a Rye grass, new —s — a Clover, Red Eng., et 448 72 8 White Foreign White .. 68s 4 8850 s , Trefoil, new 2ls 26e Carraway 22s to 25s Coriander l4s 188 llempseed, per qr sos 528 L ins ce d, 111 ng.B owing 72s 748 Crushing 6OB 68s Baltic s4s 58s Odessa Linseed Cake, p ton —s —s English £lo Os£lo lOs Foreign £q lOs 11 lOs Rape Cakes,p ton £6 Os 6 15s Rapeseed, per qr.... 63s 66s TALLOW. The tallow trade is rather inactive to-day, and piece have a downward tendency, P.Y.C. is quoted at 46s per cwt. on the spot, and at 46s for April to Juno delivery. Rough fat, 2s sid per Sibs. 18.59. 1861. Block this day.... Price of Y.C. . • { Delivery last weekl Ditto from June t Arrivals last week Ditto from June 1 Price of Town ... 14,341 I GaBe 55s Od to 5380 d t o --8 Od 53s 3d 1,212 1,134 92,751 87,164 333 285 95.378 91,813 568 tid 55s Od 83,955 i 72,089 i7s9l to•s9sod to —sod 15 , 53 d 1,077 1,000 69,997 67,949 1862. 325 1,204 91,871 11 ',944 588 Od 588 Od 42.144 46s Od to Os Od 1,270 103,302 89 88,685 18s 6d LAW IA TELLIGENCE.—(Tms Day.) SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr.:Kerr.) FARROLL V. BROWN-LIABILITY OP PARENTS FOR SONS' DEISTS. This was an action to recover for some clothes supplied to one of defendant's sons. s s Mr. Buchanan, for the plaintiff, said his client was a tailor, and had supplied upon a former occasion some clothes. That debt was paid and a fr es h or d er g i ven. The plaintiff was called,and said he had no authority from defendant. Witness had not been paid for the second lot of clothes. Cross.examined by Mr. Whitchurst—The two brothers came together. A question arose as to the money having been entrusted to one of the sons,but Mr. Buchanan urged that even if that were so, it would not rid the defendant of his liability ; and his case, found for the pillaoinnotuiffr,wtaitkhincgostths.o s ame view of the TIIE QUEEN'S HALF-CROWN. - C A UTION TO LANDLORDS.- CLUFFS V. DU TRUT. were in writing. his client, when some rent; and Mr. de fendant Buchanan,This \ v saids for t an h e t h a ec termst i p o nao of the recoverffe, lettingc a le d Mr. Buchanan would admit that a kind of agreement did exist, and perhaps the court would take it for what it was worth. _ • Mr. Osgood (looking at it) —I cannot hand this to the court ; it contains the terms of hiring and letting, and it is not stamped. His Honour—The old complaint, of penny wisp and pound foolish. Plaintiff cannot recover. suitP l uponai n t th i f f a — n o lwill pay as and go on with the His Honour—Very well, then , you will ho nonsuited er now.—Nonsuited.oectiohne.Llo penalty, POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—March 24. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ASSAULT ON A RIFLE VOLUNTEER.—George Stone, a well-dressed man; was charged with assaulting Mr. George Thomas Woolley, of 38, High-street, Marylebono, a mem ber of the Ist Middlesex Engineers. Mr. Woolley said that between twelve and one on Sun day morning he was retiring home with two friends, one of them and himself being in uniform. When at the cor ner of Poland-street, opposite the Princess's Theatre. he saw a constable with a drunken woman lying on the ground and struggling together. The defendant tried to get the woman away from the constable. Tho con stable asked him to assist in getting the woman to the station, and he (Mr. Woolley) did so, when a mob of about 30 or 40 persons, the defendant being the ringleader, fol lowed them to the station calling after them, the defendant inciting the mob to molest them, and calling out " volunteers." After the woman was locked up, and on his leaving the station, the mob continued to follow them, greatly annoying him and his friends, and when near the Regent-circus the defendant said, " Let the have it. Let the —with the red coat have it." A man then snatched at his medals—having been in the Crimean civil service—or else at his watch chain, and one of the mob tried to draw out his sword, but ho (com plainant) called out to a friend to prevent him. On getting as far as Harewood-gates the defendant struck at him, but missed him, and then struck him three severe blows behind the right ear, causing him great pain all day yesterday. He afterwards gave the defendant in charge to a sergeant of police. Mr. Charles Drabble, of 1, High-street, Marylobone, a member of the ]st Middlesex Engineers, confirmed the complainant's evidence. The defendant said he wai sorry he had interfered. Mr. Woolley said ho had more witnesses to call, but ho supposed,not being able to get into the court, thoy had left, ho having had himself some trouble to get in, and having had to get in at the back of the court. Mr. Tyrwhitt said that complaints of the sort had been made before. He wished to state that it was an open court, and free for witnesses both for complainants and prisoners, and he hoped it would not occur again. Ho should fine the defendant 20s. or 14 days, without ho could settle with the complainant. Mr. Woolley said volunteers were so liable to insult that ho must decline doing so on public grounds. THAMES. J will GORTON'S NIGHT ADVENTURE, Mary Ann Macdonald, a woman of the town, was brought before Mr. Woolrych, charged with stealing a silver watch and chain, valued at £5, from the person of John Gorton, an elderly Irishman. Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, said he was instructed to prosecute in this case. Mr. Gorton was a very respectable man, a plasterer by trade, and dwelling at No. 6, Little George-street, Minories. On Friday evening last the pro secutor, who had been imbibing too much of the liquor of his country, whisky, met with the prisoner, who had boon in this country for some time, and was well known to the police. She said she had just come from Ireland, and was very glad to meet with a countryman. She bad a basket on her arm, containing combs, pockst-books, and other articles, and asked him to become a purchaser. Ho treated her with liquor. and she took him to a house where she unfastened his clothes, and deliberately robbed him of his watch and chain, with which she ran down stairs. The prosecutor ran after her as soon as possible, and called out " Stop thief." She made her escape with the watch and chain. On Saturday night the prosecutor found the prisoner in the Black Horse public-house, Leman-street, Whitechapel, and gave her into custody. He (Mr. Young) would produce evidence sufficient for a remand, to enable the police to trace the watch and chain. . _ Gorton confirmed the statement of his solicitor, and, in answer to Mr. Woolryeh, said that ho was living with his wife and children. Ho was not aware whether ho went into any publichouse wit h the prisoner or not; but he aug-, posed he must have done so, as he was the worse for liquor. Mrs. Sarah Ann Newton, a W id ow, and occupying apartments in the prosecutor's house, said that Mr. Gorton described the person who robbed him to be a little dark pale faced woman with dark eyes, and a Mun s t er b rogue. Sh e acc ompanied the prosecutor i n search of the prisoner, and directly she saw her in the Black H orse with her basket; knew from the description that she was wanted for robbing h er landlord, and gave her into custody. Mr. Woolrych said John G orton was old enoug h t o know b e tter, and remanded the prisoner until Wednesday. It is understood that the estate of the late Mr. Duncan Dunbar has been placed in Chancery for adminis tration. This step was taken by th e executors for t bmir property of such magnitude. .--The .Echo de la Salogne states that as Iddrae. Dueoudi ay, Wife of the Prom reur and had his hands seriously his M. iptitureceoeudirnaya, ownlmp CRINOLINE a r e security r o i y it i o n m d Ao e r a ae l nc i n tii g : w wN i with arranging her dress at a glass over the mantel-piece, her crinoline caught fire, and she s o ti o p ne of the servants, having the pre sence the flames. Their cries o st a e n x extinguish was in a moment in a bla e ze. burnttbs h er n e o r eg o h o oi n m ft mo , t r ihn a e n dr endeavouringtatoeidhe,el envelope and ved s l w blanket, ho w ' " th in e flames wore soon extinguished. The burns which the lady has received, though severe, are not dangerous. BENSON'S WATCHES AND CLOCKS..— ,4 Perfectio nof meclutnism." — Morning, Post. Gold watches, sto ICOgui near; silver watches, 2 to 50 guineas. Benson's new Must rated Pamphlet, free for two stamps, descriptive of every cons true- Lim of watch, enables persons in any part of the world to select with the greatest certainty the watch best adapt ed to their use. Watches sent free and safe by post on receipt of a remittance. —J. W. Benson, 33 and 34, Ludgate-hill, 4. 5 and ' 47, Corniilll, 1401411 E.C.—Established 1719. 1860. SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. TATTBRSALLS'-(THIS BYEIVING). NORTHAMPTON STAKES. 8 to 1 agst Prince Plausible (taken) 10 to 1 agst Rapparee (taken) 10 to 1 agst Dusk (taken) 100 to 6 agst Incitatus (taken) 100 to 7 agst West End (taken) 100 to 7 agst Schism (taken) 20 to 1 agst Finlande (taken) 20 to 1 agst Carisbrook (taken) 25 to 1 agst Panique (taken) EARL SPENCER'S PLATE. 4to 1 aget Maid of Honour (taken) 15 to 1 agst Dictator (taken) 20 to 1 agst Tisiphono (taken) CITY AND SUBURBAN. 10 to 1 aget Suburban (taken) 12 to 1 agst Phantom (taken) 12 to 1 agst Ducat (taken) 20 to 1 agst Camerino (taken) 25 to 1 agst 'Vest colt (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 3 to 1 agst Old Calabar (take 7to 2) 5 to 1 agst Marquis (take 11 to 2) 10 to 1 agst Wingrave (taken) 25 to 1 agst Tolurno (offered) THE DERBY. 16 to 1 agst Marquis (taken) 40 to 1 agst Cellarius (taken) 40 to 1 agst Athleta (taken) 10 00 to 20 agst Clarissa colt (offered) ARRIVALS AT BIRMINGHAM. Hermit, Harvey's Sauce, Dunboyne, Emily Harris, and Border Chief. IMPERIAL PARLLAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS—TiIIs EVENING. ROYAL COMMISSION. The Royal assent was given by commission to the Con solidated Fund (L 18,000,000) and the Exchequer Bills Bill. The Royal Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Argyll, and Earl St. Germans. Their lordships adjourned during pleasure. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. THE REVISED CODE. Lord ST. LEONARDS presented petitions against the revised code. Lord CHELMSFORD also presented petitions against the revised code. _ The Earl of SHAFTESBURY also presented similar petitions with a similar prayer. THIRD READINGS. The following bills were read a third time and passed :-- The Catorham Waterworks and Great Britain Mutual Lifo Assurance. POLAND. The Earl of CARNARVON had given notice of his intention to call tho attention of the house to the present state of Poland, and also to ask her Majesty's Government whether Prince Gortschakoff's circular letter of the 20th March, 1861, had been communicated to them. He said, in consequence of an appeal to him by his noble and learned friend (Lord Chelmsford) he should postpone doing so for the present. INDIA STOCKS TRANSFER BILL. This bill, on the motion of tho Duko of ARGYLL, was read a second time. LUNACY REGULATION BILL. Their lordships went into committee on this bill. On clause 4 being proposed, The LORD CHANCELLOR moved an amendment in line 22. Lord CHELMSFORD drew the attention of the noble and learned lord to the 47th section of the existing act, and said the enactments of the clause now under discussion seemed to be precisely similar. Lord ST. LEONARDS objected to certain parts of the clause. [LEFT SITTING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS—Tins EVENING. Tho SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. Tho following bills were read a third time and passed : Bollington (Presbury) Improvement and Lighting—Brid port Read (second District)—Faringdon Railway—Folke stone to Barham Downs Road—London and Blackwall Railway—Norwich Corporation—Ross Turnpike Trust— Wycombe Railway. Tho following bills were considered and ordered for third reading :—Barnsley Local Board of Health—Garston and Liverpool Railway—Heckmondwike Gas—Kington and Eardisley Railway—London, Chatham, and Dover Rail way (Junction It ailway at Battersea, &c.)—New Chappel, Lindfield, and Brighton, &c., Roads—Oldham, Ashton under-Lyne, and Guide Bridge Junction Railway—Stock ton and Darlington Railway (Towlaw and Crook—Tend ring Hundred Railway, Wareham Roads—Weymouth and Portland Railway and Extension to Harbour—Woolwich, Plumstead, and Charlton, &a., Gas—and Kent County Gaol and Lunatic Asylum (Water Supply). ROYAL COMMISSION. COL CLIFFORD, Yeoman of the Black Rod, summoned hon. members to the Upper House to hear the Royal assent given by commission to several private bills, for which see Lords' report. EDINBURGH, DUNFRMLINE, AND PERTH JUNCTION RAILWAY. Mr. C. BRUCE moved that the report of the Standing Orders Committee of 14th March, in the case of the Edin burgh, Dunfermline, and Perth Junction Railway petition, for leave to deposit a petition forabill, be read ; thatthe rail ways and works proposed to be authorised by the bill to which such petition relates being of great importance to the coun ties of Fife and Kinross, and all the North of Scotland, and it being extremely desirable that they should be considered in the present session, in which a bill for authorising r a_ partially competing scheme has been introduced into P fi pur suantl iamen to t, t l h ea e v p e r b o e o g r iv o e f n th to o a d a e i p d o p si e t ti a ti p o eta . bon for a bill, railway would traverse a d veryid that this subject was one of Mr. WEMYSS seconded tbe .m m p o o t r io t n an n, t an m d in sa e i ra d l th d a i t at t ri h o is t in Scotland. s a t s ha Srtland was . concerned. . the committee of standing E th eN a asn t ste t af h inad e r re had been a breach of the rules ordersnati Colonel o na c l onsi;dAerT ll importanceele of Parliament in reference to the private bill by the com pany in question. There was no feeling on the part of the committee in respect to the merits of the bill, and they dealt with it merely as regarded the rules relating to standing orders. Sir F. GOLDSMIDT said he was one of the committee that had rejected the bill, and he considered its rejection was justified by the merits of the bill itself as well as by its non compliance with certain rules of the house. He considered the line stopping short of Edinburgh was a radical defect ii the bill, and therefore on that ground he felt bound to oppose it. Mr. ADAMS contended that the railway proposed to be constructed would bo of great advantage to Scotland, and that the rules of the house should have been strictly ad hered to with respect to a matter of such importance. After some remarks from Sir J. Fergusson, Mr. Hodgson, Mr. Deedes, and Mr. Henley. Mr. MASSEY said that he did not think the parties in 1 this case were entitled to any consideration, as they had not remedied the defects pointed out last session. Mr. C. BRUCE said that after the expression of feel ing of hon. members he would withdraw his motion. ADMIRALTY COURT (IRELAND). Mr. MAGUIRE gave notice that he should move for leave to bring in a bill to amend the procedure in t he Ad miralty Court in Ireland. MAJOR O'REILLY. A petition against the return of the hon. and gallan t n'eni tbaerl table. or Longford was presented, and ordere d b to lie on the THE REVISED CODE. Mr. BAINES gave notice, that went for into committee on the education gra a svhs h n e a return showing the religion of circumstances of the re twhoeuihdomusoev e capitation grant, and also thep'ersons receiving the He would also move that steps cipients of such bounty. -i.e. „ an t being extended to should be taken to prevent this 6 assistance. er g t a i o n f e f n orw fo a r rd c i EXHIBITION. need of such schools which did not stand in THE INTERNATIONALGyoasoked the Secretary to the Trea authorities had undertaken to sury Lor w d h ß eth . e l\ r l t O h N e IA t railway companies 1 act as agents in the o ° r s I t n h t o e r n a s t s i u o o n a 0 1 f tic ksE h t i s t i , a pplicants as to the routes to be take parcels, and advising ad been done under the sanction n ; and whether this of the Treasury. PEEL said he believed there' Mr. F. as was described by thewas an office for the noble lord, but it purnOSO, 't' such connection with the P wit ffl had no connec , • -0 ee or the Treasury. B ANKRUPTCY BILL OF LAST YEAR. llr. V ANCE asked the Attorney -General if it was the intention of the Government to introduce any measure to alter or amend the Bankruptcy Bill of last session. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said if the measure which had been adopted was not successful a bill on the subject would be introduced by Government this session. DEPOTS FOR EMIGRANTS. Mr. KINNAIRD asked the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, whether he had any objection to direct the Emigration Commissioners to report upon the expediency of establishing depots in the ports of London, Liverpool, and elsewhere, for the reception of emigrants waiting for embarkation. lir• G, NIVELSOUg said if the hou, racullicf w 0144 apply to the Colonial-race by letter he would reeeiva information ho required. CAPTURE 'OF A BRITISH VESSEL BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT. Mr. GREGORY asked tin.) Tinder Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if the attention Of the Government had beer. called to the reported capture, in Mexican waters, cf the British vessel Lebuan, laden with cotton, by a cruiser of the United States ? Mr. LAYARD said the attention of ba- Majesty's At torney-General had been called to this subject, i:nd he had instructed Lord Lyons to take the matter up, and that noble man had comnrunicated with Mr. Seward, arid steps were taken for the protection of British interests. [LEFT SITTING. 2HE ARMY. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, as Colonel of the regiment, will inspect the 2d and 3d battalions of the Grenadier Guards on the parade at St. James's•park this morning at 10 o'clock. The present strength of the force stationed at the camp at Colchester is 85 officers, and 1,579 rank and file. There are, besides, 85 invalids and 565 women and children at the camp. Capt. Holmes, of the 7th Norfolk Volunteers, has been attached to the 10th battalion for instruction. Lieut. Leeds, Coast Brigade Royal Artillery, is about to superintend the practice of the 2d Suffolk Artillery Volunteers at Walton. Freeiing has been appointed to the command of the Royal Engineers in the eastern district, in the room of Col. Haddon, who has been promoted to a command in Ceylon. The erection of the officers' uarters in connection with the now Cavalry Barracks at Colchester has been commenced. The Artesian well, which progress, has rea c hed a depth _ _ hofasaboeeftn some time in . A fresh arrival of invalid soldiers is expected to take place shortly at the Military Hospital, near Great Yarmouth. The number at present in the hospital is very small. METROPOLITAN BOARD OF TVO.RES. The ordinary weekly meeting of thi3 board was held yesterday at the offices in Spring-gardenE—Mr. 3. Thwaites, the Chairman, presiding. The c,sh statement showed that the balances in the hands of the treasurer were, on current accounts, £110,988 is 10d ; on deposit accounts, £33,000 ; and on Government securi ties, £68,813 17s sd. THE METROPOLIS LOCAL MANAGEMENT ACT AMENDMENT BILL. Mr, Pollard, the clerk to the board, read a series of rea sons, drawn up by the board, against the clauses proposed by Mr. Ayrton to be introduced into the New Metropolis Lccal Management Act Amendment Bill, and they were ordered to be printed. THE DOA= OV 'WORKS DEFIED. Mr. Pollard read a letter from Mr. George Legg, district surveyor, stating that he had summoned the builder that erected the portico of No. 1, Wilton-place, tt. George's, Hanover-square, for making it an eneloKd instead of an open one, as permitted by the board, and that the magis trate had refused to inflict a fine, on the ground that the builder had not exceeded the limits of space granted by the board, and, therefore, it could not be a public nuisance. A long discussion ensued upon it. Mr. Bennett urged the propriety of taking the opinion of a higher tribunal, but a strong feeling prevailed that the board ought to exercise its power and remove the parts complained of; but ulti mately the matter was referred to the solicitor of the board. After the routine business the board adjourned. THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LoNnort, March 24.—Wind this day at noon—South ; moderate breeze and cloudy weather; it rained the wholo of yesterday. (BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Arrived, March 23—Vibilia, Reliance, and Belinda, from Guernsey ; Clyde, from Philadelphia ; Norwogen, from Oster Risoer ; Anna, from Groningen ; Susan, from St. Michael's; IVolverine, from the Cape of Good Hope; Augusta, from Krageroe. Arrived, March 24—Swift, from Dunkirk; Farallon, from Dram. Sailed—City of Norwich, for Hamburg ; Harmina, for Dantric ; Margaretta Chri4ina, for Stettin; Ida, for Ko nigsberg; Exchange, for Ghent; John and Jane, for Rot terdam ; Fanny Fern, for Corfu ; Baialeol, for Nassau; Avick, for Rangoon. DEAL, Monday Morning. Passed—Esk, screw steamer, from Guernsey; Brothers, from Demerara—both for London ; G. D. V. R. (Commer cial Code), from the west, for the north; Netherby (in tow), from Geelong for London. PRICE OF GOLD. The quotation of gold at Paris is about 1 per Mine pm ,a the short exchange on London is 25.21 per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 175. Wad. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is about A-10ths per cent. dearer in London than,lin Paris. By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 426 k per mark, and the short exchange on London is 13.61 per £1 sterling. Standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, about 2-10ths per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburg. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is 114 per cent., and the premium on go 1 3 per cent. At these rates there is a profit on the importation of gold from the United States, DURHAM UNIVERSITY COMMISSION.—A meeting of the Durhani University Commission was held at 7, Lan caster-place, Strand, on Friday. Present—the Bishop of Durham, the Right Hon. R. Lowe, M.P., the Right Hon. C. 13. Adderley, M.P.. the Hon. H. G. Liddell, M.P., the Rev. C. J. Vaughan, D.D., and Mr. Robert Ingham, Q.C., M.P. Ths Charivari publishes a caricature in which Europe, represented by a female figure, is trying to amuse a young girl crowned with flowers, and bearing the name of Spring, with a polichinelle dressed like an Inhabitant of ancient Mexico, with a head-dress of feathers, bow and ar rows, dkc. Underneath is written t—" Endeavouring to turn away her attention from other things." The medals of the Royal Irish Academy haw) been given to the Rev. Humphrey Lloyd, for his origins researches in optics, magnetism, and meteorolgy ; to Mr. Mallet, for his researches into the theory of earthquakes ; to Mr. Whitley Stokes, for his Irish glosses, and to Mr. J. T. Gilbert, for his " History of the City of Dublin. " MYSTERIOUS DEATH AT A COFFEE-HOUSE IN SZY YOUR .STREET, Sr. PAricuAs.—Yestorday information of a mysterious occurrence was received by Mr. Mackrey, ono of the summoning officers of the parish of St. Pancras, which took place the previous day at a coffee-house, No. 10, Seymour-street, St. Pancras, near the Euston-square railway station. It appears that at about half-past 6 o'clock a gentleman, who was accompanied by a female, respectably dressed, engaged a room, and that in about half an hour after the female alarmed the proprietor by stating that the gentleman, who was a stranger to her, was in a fit. Mr. Thompson, surgeon, of Stebbington-street, was called in, who stated that life was extinct. Police constable Hail, 2645, who does duty at the railway station, was sent for. .He, upon his arrival, searched the deceased's pockets, when some documents were found in his possession, showing that his name was Walter, and that he was residing in Richmond .crescent, Barnsbury-road, Banishroy-park. A post-mortem examination of the body will be made. SUICIDE IN A CAB.—A determined act of suicide was committed on Saturday, by John Gravatt, a youth, in the Old Kent-road, aged 19, son of an official connected with the Post-office, at Chislehurst, Kent. It appears that the deceased had loft home on Tuesday night last, for the purpose of seeking era _ te lli n g the cabman to drive hire to ployment, and at three o'clock this morning he was at the arriving upon Chislehurst-co Crown and Anchor public -I ' l4lBe ' ratuon the w Chi he sl re ch h u o rs hi t. at hearing the report of fire-arms, and driver was alarmed • down and opening the cab door ho found blood on jumping . ear of the deceased, issuing redone from the right recently discharged, lying had been near him. Medical assistance was immediately sought, but the deceased ex pired before its arrival. Inside the ca b was found written by the deceased and addressed to his h e alluded to his intention of father, in which g suicide, and, alluding to family grievances as the cause, of forgiveness. The body now awaits s expressed a hope inquest. An extraordinary accident took an ago, at Thourailles (Loiret) As theplace two days of the steeple w as i n need of repair , vane at the summit a workman was em ployed to get it d own. Ho ascended without difficulty by means of the knotted rope used on such occasions, and, after getting astride on the cross to which the vane was affixed, displaced the latter, and lowered it to his companions below. Having done so, he preparbd to descend himself, and hero the danger of his position became evident. The cross on 'which he was sitting was in a very tottering co edition, the timber to which it was fastened having become worm-eaten by age, and the moment he began to move it gave way with his weight. The man endeavoured to save himself by clutching at the rope, but he missed it and came heavily down on the roof of the church, several of the tiles of which. were broken. Thence ho came on a large apple tree, and fell through the boughs to the ground, which luckil77 for him had been freshly dug up, for such was the force with, which he came down, that he made an indentation to the depth of more than a foot. His comrades, who we re hor rorstruck at witnessing his fall, expected to find him a corpse, but to their great surprise ho got of his legs, and soon after walked to his home, co mplaining onLy o f a pain, in his hip, from falling onthe branch of a tree., ham pton, Mr. F. p c The Mayor of Sout , skins, has invited Garibaldi to vis it the town over wnich he presides as chi e f magistrate when the International ' -Exhibition is open, and has 1 private and pub lic prom ised the illustrious Italic n an English welcome in Southamptor • - which shriald testify the estimation in which his great talents and, ser vices in the MIN of WWl= freedom F A re hold i,n this contrY. Pm -:~ ,~ %' M i