The Sun. — London, England, 1869-03-08 00:00:00

R AND TO Lord Chebli i :; it on the aPIN"' at Westminster, hester, revoki ng ch, Manchest er ' prepared. T h° of jurisdiot icn4 rate within th e eded to consider to curates, a nd 3 as well as b P e coming with ned nor stipeo as other t proper notil al points , I no jurisdiction be same opin i° d therefore the PPlication, ju by either the rECZ some Priuboett skopzelh • No eni °P. views for in Russia d in escaP from which it kali, whi ch to rhe 170 10 -ealtby. er the leacicr'e ,reasureß lei led till A ot 1850 C ell e r berior, encl P Sigtalle!encied sect, at v 0 =selves. H of o peration of ,i n g on a o li o it the 11 w hich ,0 ent ; but t h : rds th e Age ; l i e a xed that - a , be i fterwar • that r 0 4 gr• 1, r ° 130 e tecl• '- hietic. A oole Etovei In wis doo and fir, and bY ltiSfi eu %AO I t rel atl .aers *°°6l6l r.--- ref er° Ce COO ll girl' rOli ee : )1 2 e IP t Is. he ter ale eso laugh ab le. the macte6 D (10111 1.1 1 r. by fos s o cie t i !I us e d ~lAt is Obv The roP 6 i nute e, 0 :ell 0 4 erta 11 ;,, on as rea d e W e en tio o o he leol3e t t b° or 0 : 0 0 rilli eD 0.0 tatov s h ue 31 0 f the re rs p isoP tol' ee soto otiv 3 oir the t o ba le g • oclg e ,e ver oerv i l;t b e st, 06 ;o3c l by a 14 ota gv-iPo X O N E Y MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocx. Consols are 92i f for money ; ditto, for Ac count, 921 ; Three [per Cent. Reduced, 911 1; New Tliree per Cents, 911 1. India Stock, 10f per Cent., April, 1874, —; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1121 ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 1001. x.d. ; ditto Bondslunder £l,OOO, 17 prem. In the foreign market Italian of 1861 have receded 1, Turkish of 1.865, 5-16th, Spanish New Three per Cents, f. Egyptian of 1864, 89 to 891 ; lbe Viceroy Loan, 781 to 79 ; tha Nine per Cents., 944 to 95f ; Portuguese, 361 to 37k; Brazilian, 801 to 801:ex div. ; Italian of 1861, 55 to i ; Turkish of 1865, 39i to 40 ; Spanish New Three per Cents., 311 to 32 ; .N.kxic.tn Three per Cents , 15 to 15.1 ; Peruvian Five per Cents., SO to 801 ; Orel Vitebsk Bonds, 81 to 811 ; Niculai Bonds, 661 to 67 ; Egyptian of 1868, 751 to 76 ; Argentine, 791 to 80 ; Honduras Bonds, 85 to 87 ex coupon. In the railway share market prices are as fol lows : Caledonian, 77 to 771 ; Great Eastern, 371 to 371 ; Great Northern, 1071 to 1081 ; ditto A Stock, 1051 to 1061 ; Great Western, 48; to 481 ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 154 to 154; ditto Fourth Preference, 18 to 181 ; Great Western of Canada, 151 to 15; ; London and Brighton, 50 to 501. , - American Securities declined this morning. The 5-20 Bonds have receded 11, to 81i to 821; ditto 1865 [slue, however, have improved +, to 811 to 82 ; the 10-40 Bonds are unaltered, at 731 to 731 ; Erie Railway Shares, 241 to 25. Bank Shares are good, at prices :—Chartered Mercantile, 313 to 32f ; City, 12 to 12f ex div.; County, 51 to 52 ; London and Westminster, 65 to 66 ; Imperial Ottoman, 2f to 2_l prem. ; Union of London, 361 to 37} ; and Consolidated to f prem. Miscellaneous Shares are steady. Telegraph Construction, 18/ to 181 ; Credit Foncier, 21 to 21; International, 18 to 11 dis. ; Hudson's Bay, 13+ to 14 ; Anglo-American, 22+ to 221 ; the Eight per Cent. Preference, 4 to 4+. The Bangalore left for the East, with £111,428 in specie, of which £1,116 in gold is for Galle, £ll,OOO in gold and £4,000 in silver for 8 ,- )mbay, £16,817 in gold for Madras, £14,891 in silver for Singapore, £24,944 in silver for Hong Kong, £36,840 in silver for Shanghai, and £1,820 in silver for Yokohama. Telegraphic advices announce the following gold ships having left Melbourne since the departure of the last mail ; the Hohnsdale brings £94,000 ; the Nevis, £34,000; the Moravian, £47,500; the Ernestine, £24,500 ; the Miciay, £54,000 ; the Wellesley, £25,000 ; the Niagara, £31,000 ; the Sussex, £51,000 ; and the Rover, £33,500. The Tanjore, from Alexandria, has arrived with £5,500 ; the Empress of India, from Melbourne, With £20,600 ; and the City of Brussels, from Buenos Ayres, with £30,000. It is stated that the whole of the Four per Cent. Guaranteed Danubian Loan for £135,000, just an nounced by Messrs. Bischoffsheim and Goldsmidt, has already been applied for by one of the leading insurance offices. The half-yearly meeting of the Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada is convened for the Bth of April, " for the purpose of receiving a report from the directors, and for the transaction of the other business of the company." According to the Frankfort advices the Moscow- Smolensk Railway preference shares, 5 per cent. guaranteed by the Russian Government, will be brought out for subscription in that city by Sulz bach Brothers, on the Bth to the 12th inst. The hue, it is said, will be self-supporting, and is con sidered one of the best in Russia. The shares were taken in December last by Sulzbach Brothers, and a combination of Frankfort bankers, by whom a Portion has since been sold at a profit in Russia. There may, it is added, be some further issues in the course of the year, to connnect the Moscow- Smolensk line with Warsaw, " and, with this ex ception, the Russian Government appear for the present not inclined to grant further concessions." General Schenck's Finance Bill, not being signed by President Johnson before retiring from office, has failed to become a law, by reason of Congress having adjourned before the expiration of the tea days allowed for Executive c3nsileration. It appears that by Art. 1, Soc. 7, of the Constitution of the United States, it is provided that " If any bill shall not be returned by the President within ten days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to him, the same shall be a law, in like manner as if he had signed it, un!ess the Congress, by their adjournment, prevent its return, In which case it will not be a law." It will be matter for great regret if the recent decision of the American Legislature, placing the redemption of the debt upon a gold basis, should Lot be put upoo reeord, with all the forms required, to ob viate the possibility of future cavil ; but, in any case, enough has already been done to bind the American nation irrevocably, even had we not the explicit declaration of its highest officer, the new President. BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. 4 (40 VERNMENT FUNDS. 6 per Cent. Consols . Ditto for A ccoun t, 1 per tient. Reducad 9ll i x d VI , " 3 per Cent Now 24 per Cent. J an . 1894 . Do. 5 per Oen J an. 1873 "- unuities, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880. Do. for 30 yra, expire sth April 1885 — lc Do (Red Sea Telegraph)), Aug., 1908 — l elloquor Bills, .Cl,OOO, 21 per Ct. Do £5OO Do. Zl.OO it .£2OO — 13 44k of England Stock. 4 por Cent account Inter "anada 4 per Cent. Bonds — Colonial Uranium India r to iAll ck, tiOTERNMENT SECURITIXe. 104 per Cent., April 1871... -- Do. Opening, for Account — Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 D o. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates Do. Enlaced Pape. 4 per Omit — D o. 6 per Cert., Jan. 1872 ,T). 4p e 5r Cent. Ma D a 5 par Cent., Rnp. y Deb. 1879 1872 — Do do . 1877 — Do. do. 1882 — , -';:i. Deb., i per Cent., lug. 1873 „uo. Bonds, 4 p e r Cent., .Cl,OOO "*. under £l,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Ar gentine Republic, 6 per Cent ... . O. Scrip A:45 paid . . — ita nrian Bonda 5 per coat .. Do. 1859 661 l irazilian 5 per Ceat — 0 0. 4} per Cent. 1852 731 DO. do. 1318.... ,Do• de. 116 ' — ~ `, -0 - do 1863 — D. 5 per Cent., 1865 1 , Do Account BO I '"'Llenos Ayres 6 per Cent. Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) I A, 6 per Ce n t. ' lll %n 6 per Cent — °• 41 per Cent Do. 3 per C ent., — ja r ,°. 6 per cert. 1867 94} ", 0 . 7 per Cent., 1866 I) '• .biiu, 6 per Cent. ellisti. 3 per Cent., 1825 — La 'hian Principalities, 7 per Cent 76 4} D ' ) 8 per Cent 1867 . 1 .. 81 bdor New Con.solidated, 1 per Cent tillit43Tzia o , 7 per Cent.... ••• Do Second Issue l io. -£str t , B ow l s • 4 .' 0 . 0100 Bonds ••••• „.. Do. A c c oun t -uo. £5OO Bonds 'Uo. 410 C Bonds 9O I l avish Scrip, 1868 ()reek 5 p 75 * Do d o . £45 pd — dia G overturfut BAilwav Debentures 98 u 1 er Cent , 1824 - 5, ex Coups o. Aceeunt . o. Coupons - , -1) 0. Acc ount ,Tisstentsla 5 p er Cent .... ItottdurG R'IL an lop. Ct., all pd 1.t.. • ov. at . o . ~ 1411 as per rent., 1865 — "0. Accounti 04ez Do Alaremmana Railway — icaz. 3 per Cent — D itto for Account o . r , Do. 1864 — ii"o 6 per Cont. Anglo-French nte videau G per Cent. .. k, oo rish I mper i al 5 per Cent meW Granada l6} 13 ° 3 D o. DPeerfer” Oen, B6* d Per M• at 6 per Cent. 1865 Do Ac count . .. 801 79} ' D o 4 1 per Cont. (Uribarren) Do 4} per Cent.. 1862 • .•• Oo Account Port ,guese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7,'9,'60,'2.':. 37 Do. do. 1867 — Do. do. Sc: ip,.£2o pail — lt:z,i,isti. 5 i..-i - C':.•21 , :.. ii.,-; ' J . :, -,), D'. 4:1.- oiii.- i,.._ n t. tsso '..,. ~ !,,.: ..':-t,-.. i;- , •,• ~,,, , , ~., _ ... Do ;) per Cont., 1839 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 ... .. . Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1861, £looBonda — Do. do. £B4 15s. do.. Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds... Do. do £B4 15s. do — 'o Nicolas Railway 67 GI Sar iiiiiau 5 per Cent — Spanish 3 per Con . — Do. Acw.unt .... - Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. Now Deferron ••• Do. Account Do. Passive — Do. Corn. Cart. of Con . . not funded._ Do. Account Swedish Provinci:d 1/ortgage Lout — Do Government., 186.1 Do do, 1363 Do do, Scrip..... — p Tur,ii.sh ti per Cent.l Do Account Do 6 per Cunt.. 1858 - Do Accou'it Do £lOO 1tc.,1 6 Do 6 per Cent., 1362 Do Account Do .£10( Bonds 661 Do 5 per Cont. 1865 — Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1860 6ll 2} 0., 1 per Cent., Guaranteed --. 'lci Lauo Warrants (11e,•tarept) Venezuela 3 per Cont. — Do. Acc.aut Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Do 6 per Cont., 1862 Divideuus on tho snore paya.Ple in -0" Austnan o par Cent. Ex 1U Florins BAlgian, 41,- per cent. Ex. 25f. Dutch z per Cent. kx. 12 Cruil . . Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... Do. Account French Rentes, 3 per Cent.. Ex. 231. Italia), 5 per Cont. 1831, M. Do Account , 55 CLOSING PRICES. Jwiso!s, Money 92i Do. Account, April 8 LYCEUM THEATRE. It is with the greatest pleasure we record the triumphant success of Dr. Westland Marston's new and origivaldrama, "Life for Life," whin was pro duced on Saturday last at the Lyceum The tire. The utmost gratification the acs;thaplished author of " the Patrician's Daughter" can feel at the lavish praise best° wed on his latest work has been well and honourabiy achieved ; and we feel certain the wish will he general with the admirers of high dramatic talent that Dr. Marston will contribute tuore frequently than he has hitherto done to the stage. The talented author needs no recourse to " the French" for a plot, h e h as genius sufficient to invent one, and ability e noug h to work it out—a . talent now of the utmost rarety —when „French or German dramas are cut and workedjup by many of our successful authors, and " new" plays manufactured out of the patchwork. But without occupying further space by way of exordium—oft times "extracted" at the British Museutn—a practice by the way that seems to be growing so rapidly that it bads fair soon to oc cupy the place of dramatic criticism altogether, we pass at once to the plot of the new drama, whi c h, briefly related, is as follows :—The scene is laid in the Highlands, early in the fifteenth cen tury, where Oscar, brother of Murdoch, chief of the clan Mackane, falls in love with Lilian, daughter of Angus, chief of the Clan Macrouald. The two clans have long entertained hostile feelings towards each other, and frequent encounters be tween the partisans result in consequence. Angus has been slain in one of these battles, and Keneltn. Murdoch's son, taken prisoner in the fray. Al though she has sworn to avenge her father's death, Lilian, in a moment of mercy, protects the boy from the fury of the clansmen, and he is ac cordingly allowed to remain a hostage with the Macronald, first promising never to attempt to make himself or his whereabouts knewn to his father. Oscar, but just returned from a long sojourn in France, immediately upon his reunion to his clan, informs Murdock of his attachtnent to Lilian, and of their proposed union. A deadly quarrel now takes place between the brothers, and Murdoch is deprived of the chieftainship of the clan. Murdoch, whose great hatred is borne to the Macronalds on account of the supposed death 'of his son Kenelm at their hands, determines to ac complish by stratagau what he failed to do by force, and prevent the marriage between Lilian and Oscar taking place. Disguised as a minstrel he gains en trance to the stronghold of the Macronalds, and being left alone with Lilian, is about gratify his revenge by killing her, whey in her supplicatious she informs him that his sou lives. Reunited to Kendal, and learning from hi 3 lips that it was Lilian who protected him, he assents to the union of 'the clans and her marriage with Oscar. The play, which is brilliantly written from first to last, is, to ail intents and purpos s, a lady's piece, the principal character being that of Lilian, daughter of the dead chieftain, Angus ..qacronald, and on Miss Neiisatt devolved the important task of giving vitality to the poetic inspirations of Dr. Marston. By the performance Miss Neilson has completely surprised many who hitherto regarded her merely as an actress of ordinary talent, but her conception and pourtrayal of the character of Lilian gives her a clear and unquestioned right to take the position of the leading lady on the English stage. We know of no actress living who could have so finely performed the part. Her elocution was of the highest order, her acting was everything that the greatest admirer of true dramatic genius could desire. In the earlier scenes of the play her acting was remarkable for tenderness and feeling, whilst in the latter, where courage and determination are called for, it rosy to absolute perfection, or at least as near perfection as it is possible to arrive. The applause she reeived throughout was genuine ani immense, and we cordially congratulate Miss Neilson on the great triumph she has achieved. Next in im portance to the part of Lilian was that of Mur doch, chief of the clan Mackane, which was con fided to the artistic care of Mr. Herman Vezin ; and certainly here again no better actor at present graces the boards of the English stage. In the hands of so perfect an artiste the highest expectations might fairly be entertained, and although the character does not appear until the third act, yet there was sufficient opportunity for Mr. Vezin to exhibit one of those fine and finished specimens of high dramatic art for which he is so remarkable. None could see the old rugged Highland chief drooping at the supposed loss of his only child without feeling how true the actor was to nature; and then again when in formed by his brother of his intended marriage with the daughter of one of his bitterest foes, the acting of Mr. Vezin was of surpassing excellence ; i n f act, the house "rose at him," and fairly re - echoed again and again with undiminished applause. Mr. Jordan gave a very excellent rendering of the old clans man Roderick, and Miss Minnie Sydney secure d high honours for her spirited acting of the part of the boy Kenelm Mackane. The hohse was crowded in every part by a most distinguished audience, and at the fall of the cur tain the author, Miss Neilson, Mr. Vezin, and Mr E. T. Smith had to bow their thanks. The Price of Gold. quota;ion of gold :►t earls is about at par, and t te short exchange on Loudon is eat. 1.5 c. per .tt tl►ese rates wits► the Futii►sti 311th price of WO. per ounce tor standard gold, it Appe.... - n tuat gold at the above price is ab,:ut 1-10th p_r cent. dearer in t'aris tb.n in Loudon. The course of exching - e at New York on London tor bills it t•U days' mi;:lic was ou the last date about 1 81 percept. M this rate here is n . .) profit un the impurtativu of gold row the Uni cu btutes. WRECK ON THE SUFFOLK COAST—Lowestoft, Sunday.—Mr. J. Henderson, the chief officer of Coast Guard, reports that the schooner James Cucklow, of and from Ipswich for Perth, with a cargo of super-phosphate of lime, went ashore this morning on the Barnard Sand during a fresh gale from N.N.E. The Pakefield.Lifeboat Sisters, belonging to the National Lifeboat Institution, was promptly launched to the wreck, and was fortunately the means of rescuing the whole of the crew, seven in number, and of safely lauding them in Lowestoft liwbour. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 8,1 i C 9. SHARE' LIST. =5L.% k «_.,. A 1.1 BrUe Kt. n ~,: 53E., r, 14. 'tl'. at 77 79 it Cstienoulan lO. 77} 771 77} 11 1 1: C, , ,Guriati 20 Corn:VAIL • Dublin A; Belfast June lOO 27 79 it Dun„Perth,4lk Ab•J 'WO 70 72 2 East London di u 15 2. Do 10 bilas l ow •a S. Western 104; 97 39 A. Great Eastern .. ,1 Do. E. Angl. No. i lirettt North 01 Seotlatti: loe 15 it Great Nor:nem 101: IC7 , 08 1071 it DJ. A stock O5 1051 6 kI Do. Bate/et lve 123 1:5 at Gt 6, and W. of Ireland lO 4, 90 7 s lit. Western -Urigitial lee 481 iBl 43j • t Do. South Wales a iso. W..lll4l.—W.lure lO4 k 7 29 Newvort lou 1 . 9 21 ,t • I...anCta.ilice VA. 231 .41 124} st Don., 144;11., it WV .5 sot L# Si 0 Do S cup .. - - it 1 4, nat., an-i VON. I) 171 41 Do. •Oetrup. r•x. A l Ol st Len. s.N lb 11 111 131 113; 1 t Lun. A South %Vetter.," ttt 81 9J 8.1 s Man., sties., 4,1 t Daieom lt. 01} 525 51i 1 1 45 metropolitan st Do Eitcnsi)u 100 1 4 1 6 10 /4.4. A... rd • • it Ile ,rodoattan Dist.ria. all 44 )6 41 5 3 10 Metrop. :it. John's 00 1 6 - it aad it Do, iSinntu. a; Dv. ui.„ luu 83 t 5 st Nirtu it Di. Ea., l'th., A vet,— 105 st or. - , :astern—lierwk , .. 1w 1(2 Ib3 102 20 Do.`+.E purchi., 6.13.4 st Lee.l3 it Do York at Do Carli.•e at Do Sloe .. A Uttriing' lto l 8 130 it North Lou .ou . Ili :2 10 Do Aew i 8 st North Staffordshire.-- leo .58 80 st North and S.-W. Junction 100 103 105 10 Do New £lO sharasi 7 it Rhytuney at Shropshire Union 0 58 5J at South Devon; st South Eastern. ; lOO 75 75. 751 1 81 Staines, Wok:haut e & Wok all 12 13 121 st • 4,a, - /JO. LL 3 v't L:aricau 3.. a , luu Wl!itella 1.. HA ILWAYS-PREFER 6NCE SHAItk.S AND STOCKS. at Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 86 88 8 4 7 at Caledonian Qra., No. 2 lOO ... at Do. Scot. N.E., per cunt lOO at Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO at Do. do. 7 per cent IUU at D.). do. Ordinary lOO 80 82 at Do. Midland at Do. Dundee and Arbroath luu 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent all at Dundee, and Aber deen Junction lOO 105 107 at Do. Ist Class preference lOO .• st Utus. o: S.W. gua. 5 per et lOO at tstera, E.J. Es. , 10.1 102 98 100 at Do do Ni. 2 10U 93 100 at Du do 6 per cent 100 10s 112 at Do East Anglian A 5 p. e. lOU at Do du B 6 du. 100 „. at Do du C 7 du. 102 at Do do No. 1, 5 p.e. 100 Kt Do E. Union 4p. c. gua. 100 70 75 at Do Norfolk 5 p.c.Ex.1846 100 at Du do 5 p.c.Way.Va.t. 1817 lOU ..• at Great Nut Meru, 5 per cent 10 at Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pin. 100 at Do 4, do do do 100 ..• at Do 5 do at sp. c. pin lOO at Do Leeds, Bradford, cud Halifax, 6 per cent lOO at, Gt. Nrta of Scotland, Ist IA 100 at Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 96 97 at, U t.West.— Oiig.& int.-Bent chg., per gua. 5 p.c lOO 10: 101 1011 21 st Do. Orig. (B.& H. Ex). 5 P.C. 100 95 100 at Do do 4 ) per cent. 1850... 100 88 90 86 at Do do 4 do do 100 78 80 at uo do 5 per cent. rodent. 100 95 97 at Do do Birmingham gua.. 100 63 70 at Do du do pref... 100 at Do do Chester gua IOU 7'2 ld st Do du do 8 per cent lOO at Do do do 5 do 100 95 lot) st Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 st Do do 44 p.c lOO „. at Do do 4 1 1859 lOO at Do do 5 st Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g 10) 11. 116 st Do do 2d gua lOO 110 112 at Do Newport, lat g. 5 p.c lOO 9 at Do do 23 do 100 10U 101 st Do gua. 51 per cent. 1863 100 100 Lancaster A. Carlisle 41 p.c. all at Lancash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 0 1:35 st Do Barnsley, .C 5 3s 10d p.c. 100 at Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 65 st Do 41 (Blackburn pureh). 100 OS 100 at Loudon & Brighton, sp. c. guaranteed, No. 1 lOO st Du 5 per cent. gua. No. 2 lOO st Do 6 do do lOO ,„ at Do 5 do No. 4 lOO at Do 7 per cent loo at Do 6 do (W.E. & C.P.) 100 ..„ at Do 4 do 1859 at Loudon, Chathsin,a; Dover 5 per cent lOO st 4 Loudon and t;. W., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO 10) 109 at Do Bedford &Cambridge:- 100 • ••• •• st Do Shrewsliy & Welchp'l lOO • at London and 6.-W. 7 p,c late 3d shares, lOO 145 150 20 6d. Do (Portsm. perp ans. 256 d) all at Man., Shef.,&Linclu. 6 p.c lOO 111 117 6 Do st Do 31 per cent lOO 60 65 10 Do redeem. 6 per cent 5 at Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 115 140 at Do Bristol Birm., 6p. e lOO 113 136 at Do 41 per cent. redeem lOO 10J 102 st Do 41 per cent. irredeeni lOO 89 IJJ at Do Leicester &ITchu,4.p.c lOO 90 92 at North British, ()p.c. No.l lOO ... st Du E. &U.4p.e. S. 6; D lOO st Do N. 8., N 0.2, 5 per ceu.t lOO ... st Do Border Union, 51 p.c lOO ... .-E ...; at Nastern—Cons. 4 p.c lOO 80 8 1 at Do 41 per cent. redeem-- IUJ 93 97 at Do 1; S.E. 4 per cent., lOO ... 17 Do Berwick ca pit a l 8 13.4. ... 2 Do York, 1.1. (V, S. purcitase lO 10 101 a Do Stektu Et 5 p.c lOO 106 108 at Do \V. liartiopool 11. and B lOO 95 87 20 North Staffordshire 10s r Devon. Annuities, 1 a all 91 101 108 Do Tavistock Anus., 10s all 910 10s Do Fixed 44 per cent all 8 9 110.6. S. ~ust. (itead. Anus., 1.0.6) all 22 23 st Du 41 percent lOO at Du Fixed 41 per cent lOO at Tall Vale Nu.l st Waterford .34 liiikenny,6 pc 100 41 43 RAIL WAYS.-PREFEILENCE S EIAIiES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Proths of each separate year. bt Caledonian 41 p c gue. at ,}0 Scot. Ceu. win. 7 p c lOO at Do 41 p irrodeeni all at Do 4p e con. issued at 80 63 at Great Eastern 41 per cent. 100 at Do 5 du, 1862 lOO 88 at Do New S do, 1863 lOO 87 82 at Do do S do, 1861 lOO 82 86 at Great Northern, 5p c irred lOO at Do Permanent 3 per cent lOO at Du Boston &SWAM, 4/ pc 100 ... at Great West., W. p c 100 ... at Du Juiut i.erpe. 5p e, 1565 100 88 1/1. st Do do 6p c irred., 1866 100 105 108 23 Do Vale N eau) perk). 5p c all 19 20 at Keut Coast, 6 per cent, B lOO S Lane. and York... New 41 per cent till July, 1871 2 1 st Loud., Brig., ac., 41 pc, 1858 100 at Do du 4 do, 1860 100 ••• at Du do 41 do, 1861 100 at Do do 41 do, 1863 100 at Do do 5 do, 1865 100 at Du No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 at Do No. 7 sdo at Loud , Chat., etc., 2d, p.c 100 Mat Do etrop. Ex., B 6 p.c 100 Do do C 6 p.c 100 ..• at Loudon &N. Western, 5p c 100 1 . 0 . 7 10; at Loudon S. S. Western, 41 p c 100 92 94 10 Man. zhef.& Lin., 5 pc, 1863 all 881 at Metropolitan .) per cent lOO at Midland, A 5 per cent pref lOO 106 iUg st Do B 5 do 100 106 108 is Do 5p c opt. to cony, to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1869 all 21 211 18 Do Inconv. New Share s a ll 191 191 22 Do 5p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1872 at North Britian, E. and . -. No. 1, 5 p . or cent .-.. 7 100 11 113 at Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 at Do - E., P., & Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 ••• ~ at Do r..& Ci , N 0.2, 5 p.c lOO ... *** st Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 100 ... st Do E. & (1 . , N°. 3, 5 P.c ••• 100 ... *** st Do E. & (1 ., (OrdirY) 4 1 P c 100 .... ". at North Eastern, 4/ per cent 100 ;7 ;11 . ) st Do Stock. & Dart., D luU st North London, 41, per coot (Max. 5 per cent) at North Staffordshire 3p c lOO ... . .., et South Eastern, 4 1 pc, 1 8 59 100 ... .7 '' st Do 5 do 1861 100 st Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 • •• ••• St Do 5 do, 1864 •• ••• • .. lit Victoria St. &Pimlico, 41 pc 100 ... ... RAILIVAYS. - LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALSJ et Birkenhead --- - T o =-- - 7 ----- v 1,3 95 ii , 100 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer all 101 103 st Buckinghamshire s t Chester and Holyhead lOO 53 ' 55 at Do. .51 per cent. at Do. 5 do. 100 111 114 at Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO .•_ • _ s t Colchester Stour Valley „, 100 • ••• st East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lOO 13: 1 . 36 20 Gloster and Dean Forest an ... s Gt. Eakin., Newm., Sc., 513. c 100 *** 6 Do. E. 11. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 6; i'l at Dodo. Woodbrg. Ex., du. 100 60 72 at Gt. West, W. blid., Hera 100 98 100 50 Hull sue Selby all 111 113 Si Lancaster and Carlisle NO 215 22. at Loudon and Blackmail lOO ~ 9 0 st Do. 41 per cent lOO at Loudon, Coat., d:e., 43 o c lOO ... : .. st Do. Cons. k'uutl, sdo 100 ... . at Loudon and Groeuvrich at Du. do Preference lOO ... ... st Loudon, 'lllbur,y, a; South lOU 81 8 , 2 st Lowesnuft, gut), 4 percent WO 8) 82 et DJ. au. 0 au. .. Mauch., Buxton, .5; Alatlk all 6 51 at midland, braliord, Pref lOO 93 88 10 Ilia tient Cray Line) 50 Nortuerut East., 5 per cent all 51 66 5) Du. do. 0 do. all ... ... at N. Eastern—Hartlepool at N. West. A peril. prat, 5p c lOO 10, 110 at Do 13 mmiulum 11 p.c lOO ... ... at Notting. it Urautli. IL& C lOO 92 94 15 Preatuu and •,i yre. all 44 46 . ... Itoyhillll, Each., and Snap. 100 133 135 at Sure wsbury cud Hereford 100 113 136 10 Du du 3 21 2.p st S. Yorksh. and itiver Dun 1011 98 100 at Dc 4 per cent gua lO, 79 81 at Do 6 do at Viet. Station and Pimlico lOO 175 180 at West Cornwall 20 West Loudon, Class A all 1J 14 511 Do do 13 all - ... ... 20 Do do C all 6j 7; st Weymouth and Portlaud lOO ~. ... 51 Wilts and Sonlerset DOCKS. st East and West India lOO 120 123 st London and St. Katherine lOO 49 51 100 D oDeb. stock, 4 per cent all ... ... Mil!wall Freehold Land st Dock lOO 30 32 301 30 et Southampton lOO 13 79 9$ b'urroy Gwunurci0,l JOINT-STOCK BANKS. __ Closing Business Share NAME. Paid. Price. dons 10 Agra Limited, A all 11l 121 AI Do B lO 41 5 4}l 50 Albion 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lim all 191 2 4 20 Anglo-Hungarian 8 2 8 20 Anglo-Italian 1666, limited 10 6 5 40 Australasian ..... 20 Bank of British Columbia all 10 12 20 Do issued at 2pm ~.. 5 -••• 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lim. 25 Bank of South Australia all 30 32 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 87 39 10 Bank of clew Zealand all 17 18 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, . nd China all 25 Chartered Mere, of India. London, and China all 20 City 100 Colonial 25 10 Consolidated, Um. 4 SO Delhi and London, lint 50 East London, lim 5 20 English and American, lim 10 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro. lim lO 20 English, ,-,c..ttish, and Aus tralian Chartered 2SI Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all 2SI Do ne,w 54 100 Imperial, Um 2O 20 Imperial Ottoman lO .5 lonian all 25 Do new 5 z 0 Lud Mortgage of India, lint 4 100 Do sp. e. Debs.lB6 t, 30 all 76 50 London Bank of Mexic o and South America, Jiro. 20 IPO London and Brazilian, lim. 95 20 Do new 71 100 Loudon & River Plate, lint. 40 25 Do now 10 20 London Chart. of Australia all 50 London and County '2o 20 Do new iss at 20 p.m, 18 pd ll London Joint Stock 1 Loudon and South African al 100 London & S.-Western, lim, 20 50 London & Venezuela, lint_ 121 100 London and Westminster 2O 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm 2O 11)0 Merchant, lint 10 Metropolitan, lint all 100 Midland, lim 2O 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lint l5 100 National I'rovinc. of Eng'd 42 10 Do — .... . 42 co National.. BO 20 New South Wales all 20 North-Western 7l 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 50 I'rovinc. Bank. Corpo., lira lO 100 Provincial of Ireland 25 10 Do new. all 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lim 25 100 Do issued at 6 pin lO 25 Union of Australia all 100 Union of Ireland, lim 50 Union of Loudon 2424 81 32 3 i 114 124 39 41 a 1 li 01 pr 1p 16; 17 21 ,f 121 12 25 27 pr 1p 3! 31 75 73 6 4 82 28 10 12 21 3 121 231 24 51 52 511 1 , 11 a a 65 i 69 61 6 I 61 7* 1,1 i 2 8 a 1 d 46 43 42 I'3 41} 43 45 6 b 87 89 15 1$ 4i :1 - 47 I s;uLuNiAL GOYZIMMENT SECURITIES British Columbia, 6 per 0ent.,1872.........0..... 1 10 n—i 113 • Do. 18 v5.. • • 100 Can.Uov.6 .977-64 ............... 100 104. 1081 Do. 6p. C. ..... do A ug . Ug •.. 100 11.3 100 Ds). sp. 6. Mat. & S. O V.• 10u K 2 1(4 p.o.,laettJuly • Do. sp. c. Jan. & d uIY • • 100 93 vi Do. sp. c. inscribed sk.. ico vo 92 Cape (I.llope. 6 P.c 873 .• 100 102 101 do 1880.99.. ~ ..., 107 1 09 Do. Jan.laJtl l 7 , 1 1/ 1 •••• 1 00 108 11e 1 1) ) 0 0..ApL St Oct 1890 19 U0 .. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 190 0 .. 100 100 102 Ceylon, Nov 1878, 6 P.e•• 100 108 116 - Do. 1872, d 0.... 100 105 107 Mauritius, 6 p. 0, 1873... - Jan. and July -- Do. 1878 ... ........ •‘• 110 106 108 -- Do. 1882, May and NCB OO 10 6 108 -- Do. 1895, Feb. dc Aug Melbourne Corporate., -- 1667.75, 6 per ccnt • .•• IC9 100 100 N.8.G0v.6 p.0..i5a 1, " 17 •• 100 103 1(4 N. D Z o e a . 5 1a p n e d r , --Natal 6 p at, Apl.9 Ont.• • 10) ...... - Do 6p 0 . may As Noy 1 0 106 108 N. 8. W. 6 WC., '7l to ' 74 l OO 99 1; 1 Do. 5 p.c. 1800 to 189 e... 1)9 94 998 911 i 9 Do. 5 p.o. rd. 67 to 75., -- c 6 e p u t . .°!: . 18 . ) . 1 • 1 1 0 ( 0 0 • DoJan,Aprl,Juiy , 0 t loo 93 t 4; 041 __ Do 6p c. Afar St t , ept '9l lOO 108 tlO - Do June do Deo , 1 - 9 1 •••• 100 109 ,11 - • fDo fro. 1 AO. ld. 1 I€o t .(rie• I't2, 1096 , Nova Scotia 6 p.mdall.•• and July. 187 5 Do 180 lOO 101 103 Queenalnd. Op. 0..'9 2-9 lOO 1061 1071 Do 1891 .. . • Do. 6 p 0.1861.. .• . 100 _ Do do Al •••• 10 0 los 110 Do rd. 1893 ..... •••• •••• 103 307 108 ▪ Y 1019 1 14 8 ,P , 0. 1 / 9 1 m...• 100 119 115 . AT7 *fiq HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, March 7. The Queen, attended by the Dowager Duchess of Athole, drove out yesterday afternoon. Princess Louise and Prince Christian rode in the Home Purk. Her Majesty, accompanied by Princess Louise, Prince Leopold, and Princess Beatrice, and the ladies and gentlemen in waiting, attended Divine service this morning in the private chapel. MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-American Tel., I h l l all 224 221 z2l 10 Anglo-Mediter. Tel., lira 10 121 134 12i 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 164 174 at Atlantic Telegraph lO 34 35 et Do. 8 per cent. lOO So 8:1 80 21 25 Australian Agricultur al 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lim. 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lim 9 7 5d 10 Berlin Water Works, lim all 141 14f 10 Do. New ... . 100 13olckow Vaughan, lim. 5 Bombay ats, lim. 5 Do. New 4 11 ld 5 / British American Land 44 16 18 st B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lim lOO 16 , 171 20 British Indian Tea, lim all 2 3 20 British Ship Owners 7l . . 29 Canada Company all 6063 62 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, Urn 20 Ceylon Company, lim . 10 1 3 d 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lim 6 4f 31 25 City of London Real Pro perty, lim 30 City of Milan Improv. lim all 510 25 City of Moscow Gas , lim all 1 11 11 SO City Offices, lim 25 24 23d SO Colonial, lim Do. ... .. ' 50 Commercia; iJnion (Assur) 5 1 lip 61 10 Company of African Mer chants, Bin. 20 Continental Union Gas , lim all 19 2 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 71 per cent. 100 Corporation of London Bonds, 1877, 41 per cent. all 104 105 100 Do. 1879, 4/ per cent. all 1041 1051 100 Do. 1882, 41 per cent. all 103,i 1045 10 Credit Fon. of Englan d, lim. all 24 ./4 21 50 Credit Fon.of Mauritius Um. 10 31 2la • et Crystal Palace et Do. Preference lOO 94 29 st Do. 6p. c Perpetual Deb lO9 107 11 t 20 Darjeeling, lim. ... 10 Eastern Assam, lim. 6l ... ... 4 50 East Indian Land Credit and Finance, lim 20 East India Irriga. & Canal all 17 18 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lim. 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy 'Gull. by Egypt. Gov all 941 951 fill I i 20 Egyptian Com. & Trad. lim 6 44 44 st Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 250 260 10 Do. New 3 Eng. & Austral. Copper, lim 21 4 i 15 English and Foreign Credit 71 6 4(1 100 Eng. and Scot. Marine, Hill. 8 ... ...d 10 Fairbairn Engineering 6 lf lid 20 Fore-streetWarehouse,lim l2 pr 1p 183 100 For. & Col. Gov. Trust and _. 50 Gellivara„ lint. n i 11 1/ 5 15-16 10 General Credit & Dis., lint. I. _ 29 15 General Steam Navigation 14 2 . 6 4 30 --- - I..oanScki:,issued at £3 5 all 844 8,4 834 50 Roma &Col Marine In. lint 5 * 10 Hong Kong and China Gas all 20 Hudson's Bay all 14 1 i i 'I 20 Imperial Land Co. of Mar seilles, lim 25 Indo-European Tel., lint_ 10 •;', 20 Interna.FinancialSoc. lint. 5 1 1 i 20 Interns. Land Credit, lim 6 6 4`l 50 Italian Laud g 13 id 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all 3 a I 100 Do. 6p. c. Bits., redeem 1370, issued au 50 Land Securities, lint A 5 I t ' 25 London African Tradi ng lO 25 Lon. & Caled. Marine, lint 6 ••• ''' d 10 London County Land and Building, lim. 5 Loud. Provincial Tel. lint all 8 t a i n 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent, all z *" 9 4 4 50 Loud. Financial Asso., lim 30 ; 2 r gT e ,e d ll i ina t , , l a i. m u,..d : all 4 44 4 Lond.Gen.Omnibus.Co.lim. all li ' 50 Lend. and Glasg. Engineer 5, Madras andlco rr u i S g h a i . p dc , 1int..,,,,, . . 0; 20 Loud. & Provincial Marine 2 i d Pr 100 / 103 5 p. C. by India Gov. so Millwall Iron Works, lim Agency, 1im...... 15 11 0 : M e U Merchant iMauritiustr a . Land, S E h x il : s e p nC h a . Steam Ship' Ili: all uk ! . 2 . ! . 7 . 10 Natal Laud and Colonisa tion Co., lint. .. 9 34 233 25 National Discount Co., 6 111 13} 111 111 25 National Prov. Marine:lint 4 4 , ;,1 1100 New Consolidated all 3 . I ° 4 : . ." 3 :1 1 20 Nerbudda Coal& Iron, lim. 6 34 ,7 ,1 4 5 'New Quebrada, lint 44 0 4 . . 2.5 New Zealand Loan & Mer cantile Agency,lim .. . 2/ I SP 25 New Zealand Trust .. and ' Loan, lint .......... . . 5 li A l i 10 Northern Assam 1`117,..i' 10 l a t ll .. 52 st North Brit. Austral: ...lint.,, 100 47 25 Ocean Marine a ß rii . t: .-. 50 North Brit. & Merea . n. In_ 81 19 20 121 1 3 1 (Insurance) 50 Oriental Financial, lina 5 Oriental Gas, lint ll • 71 7 1 a 5 Do. New....... 10 Otago and Southland ln vestment, lint ...... 2 Id 113 5 Ottoman Gas, lina 10 Panama, New Zealand:lnd Australian R. Mail h a , all 7. , 5 Do do. all 0 at Peel R. Land & Alined. lim 100 32 35 50 Peuinsu. & Oriental Steam all 49 51 COI 53 Do. New 1867 25 Reuter's Telegr am ~• . all 17 ) '..• ''' 50 Ithymney Iron ... all 19 21 i 15 Do. New a , 9 . " 25 Rio de Janeiro City Ira Hai, all .?, - ' -- 20 Do. ~ Gas, um all 24: 241 241 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 43 4 , at Scottish Aust. Invest., lim lOO 85 90 89 7 at Do. 6p. c. Guar. Pref lOO -% 20 Societe Fin. d'Egypte lint lO 7 au 20 Societe Gen.dc rEmpire Ot 8 21 81 11 50 S. African Mort. & Inv. lim 6 '" '' 25 South Australian L and ,„ a ll 351 363 at Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all 1 1 4 20 Telegraph Con. & Main.,lim all 181 194 18 20 Thames and Mersey Marino 1 (Insurance), lint 2 2 8 41 20 Trinidad Petroleum, lim Si ... ... 10 Trust & Agency of Aua,lial- 1 i IP all 10 Do do. do. a••• •e• 20 Trust &Loan Co., U.Canada 5 i IP 50 Union Marine L'pool, lim 5 41 5 p all 22 24 20 Union Steam Ship, lir a . lint. 6 1 15 United Discount G"P "lim. all "d 5 U. Kingdom Tel. Co.,.„ret.. all " " 5 Do. 10 per cent. r.,___ . . 3 1 4 ip 8 1 . 20 Universal Marineau.) , I'm 0 14 2, p6l . 10 Upper Assam Tea, luv- all 11 2 30 Van Dieman's Land 2Bl 04 74 00 Viceroy of EBYPt , 7 per cent. (3lortgage) all Loan— 784 791 .50 Warrant Finance, lien. l2 12 103 50 West India and r cllie Steam, UM' ............. '.... 20 21 11 and 20 WestLenrion Wharves 10 Warehouses ......... TRADE AND FINANCE. The Board of Trade returns, after a tedious delay, have at length been issued. They are decidedly favourable, and show that, notwithstanding the general complaint of the stagnant condition of trade during the past year, commerce has extended in a healthy and natural ratio. Annexed are the figures for the whole year. The declared valise of our exports of British and Irish produce and manufactures during the year 1868 thus compares with 1866 and 1867 : 1866, £138,917,536 ; 1867, £180,961,923 ; 1868, f 179,463,644. The computed real value of the articles imported during 1868 and the two preceding years was :-1866, £238,773,192 ; 1867, £231,358,887; 1868, £249,616,302. Athough the exports, as stated above, chew a slight falling off in value as compared with 1867, there is, when we come to look at the quantities shipped, a decided increase in almost every important staple. Cotton goods have been freely dealt in ; and, although there is a falling off in the export of woollen and worsted cloths of nearly seven millions of yards, there is an increase in the shipments of worsted stuffs of upwards of twentyfour millions of yards. Very little importance can be attached to estimates or declared values. This is a measure that is ever fluctuating, as the prices of the articles themselves fluctuate. For instance, in the case of our exports of cotton goods, the total number of yards shipped during 1868 is returned at 2,966,706,542 as compared with 2,832,023,707; chewing an increase of upwards of 131 millions of yards. On the other hand, the values for the above shipments are returned at £50,128,760 and £53,128,163 respectively, chewing a decrease of three millions sterling. On this account very little reliance is to be placed upon computed or declared values, as they are very apt to mislead. We do not argue, however, that they are useless. Far from it. The returns for January shew their usefulness in a great degree, and afford us an explanation of what, up to this time, has been somewhat enigmatical. We always expect that towards the close of the year there will be a decided augmentation in our export trade. This year, however, the augmentation has been greater than usual, and the excess of shipments accounts for the pressure upon the money market which has been experienced for some time past, and for the rising value of money. '1 he following is the comparison of the real value of our autumn imports for the last two years : 1867. 1868. September October 1'0,570,923 November December 25,844,830 Here, then, we have in every month a large increase in the value of the articles shipped, an increase that would speedily tell upon the money market. The quantities exported may not have increased in proportion to the excess in the values declared—in point of fact they have not done so, as prices of most articles of produce were on the advance towards the close of last year, but he amount of paper afloat would be greater in pro portion to the advance in the value of the articles them- selves. That this has been the case is very evident. Mon, y Is gradually becoming dearer and dearer, and an early advance in the Bank rate is considered imminent. Another point which suggests itself here is the fact that most persons expect that our imports would be the same, or nearly so, month by month, throughout the year. Nothing could be more improbable. Our imports are principally of vegetable origin, which necessarily depend upon season for their ripening, and we must naturally expect that they will be heavy at certain portions of the year, while comparatively light at others. Again, many ports are closed against us at certain portions of the year, such as the Baltic and North American. In future, however, we venture to predict that the railway will play an important part in this matter, and will obviate the difficulties that we have had to contend with in the past. The only feature of the week in the financial world has been the introduction of the long•delayed Turkish Loan. There was great reason for this delay, as it is ►ery evident that the Turkish Government is getting more and more entangled in its financial arrangements. The loan is for a slwi t period, being repayable in four instalments, extending to 1573 only. This appears to us only a spasmodic effort on the tart of the Turkish Government to hold their heads above water for some time longer, however short ; and we venture to say that the financial collapse of the Turki4h, Qin - eminent is mar at hand. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGII-STREET. BREAKING A WONIAX'S ARM.—Joseph Barton, of No. 110, Mount-street, Grosvenor-square, butler, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with tho following violent assault on a female named Annie Connor. The prosecutrix said that between ten and eleven tho previous night she was in Berkeley-street, when she met the prisoner, who spoke to her and walked a little way with her. While going along the prisoner lifted up her c'othes and then tried to make off. She followed him and took off his hat so as to detain him till a constable came, and he then struek her in the eye with his fist and across the ribs with his stick, and tore off her bonnet and broke her jet chain. He then went away, but she followed him, when he knocked her down six times, the last time break ing her arm. The prisoner said that he never attempted to raise the prosecutrix's clothes. Mr. Tyrwhitt asked the prosecutrix whether she ever saw the prisoner before, and she said that he was an entire stranger to her. In answer to the prisoner, the prosecutrix stated she never asked him for any money. Th 3 prisoner said that was not true, and that when he stooped to pick up his hat the prosecutrix tried to take his watch. The prosecutrix said she never had any intent!on of touching the prisoner's watch. The prisoner said he pushed the prosecutrix to get rid of her, but had no intention of injuring her. Alfred Cording, 41 C R., said that on going to Mount street, hearing cries of " Police," the prosecutrix charged the prisoner with breaking her arm, and some persons told him that the prisoner had knocked her down five or six times. The prisoner said the prosecutrix had followed and annoyed him, and that be pushed her. Mr. Tyrwhitt asked the prosecutrix what she was, and she said she had been wet nurse to a member of the Earl of Derby's family in 1862. Mr. Tyrwhitt said that was some time ago. The prosecutrix admitted that since she had been lead ing an immoral life. The constable said, in answer to the magistrate, that he lrld seen the prisoner about the streets of nights for three years past. Mr. Tyrwhitt said that whatever the prosecutrix was she was not to be beaten and have her arm broken. The prisoner would be remanded that some of :the witnesses might be found, but he would take a £3O bail. THAMES. THE ADVANTAGES OFACHARACTER. — DertniS Driscoll, aged 24 years, a labourer, was charged with violently assaulting Parker, a police-constable, No. 69 R. The complainant was engaged in suppressing a disturb ance in Rateliff-high way, and he succeeded in dispersing a turbulent set of people of both sexes. He was leaving to resume his usual duty when the prisoner took up the half of a red brick lying in the road and threw it at the policeman, at the same time exclaiming, take that, you ----. The half brick was intended for the con stable's head but it struck him on the left thigh and in jured him. The prisoner did not deny throwing the half brick at the constable, and said he did not intend to hurt him. He hoped ho should have the advantage of a character. Mr. Paget—Certainly, if it is a good one. The prisoner then called Inspector Alston, of the Thames Police, who said that the prisoner had been fined in that court for assaulting two females, and that another summons was taken out against him for an assault upon some persons at .St. Bride's Wharf, Wapping-. The pri soner absconded, was away a long time, and uttimately the proceedings were abandoned. The prisoner—You know I am a hard working man. Inspector Alston—And a hard drinking and hard swear ing one, too. Mr. Paget said the prisoner had the audacity to call upon an inspector of police to give him a character, and he should have the advantage of that character. He sen tenced him to one months' imprisonment and hard labour. Mr. Kuhe's orchestral concerts, which will form an epoch in the history of the musical world of Brighton , not only amongst musical poople but in every portion of the commnity there, have resulted in a great and de served success. NEWFOUNDLAND.—A telegram received in Hali fax, Nova Scotia, states that the Newfoundland Assembly have passed the address in reply to the Lieutenant-Go vernor's speech, affirming union with the dominion of Canada by 20 to 8. The Legislative Cvuacil catrand by waiUtiMino nto. THIRD EMTIOIN SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE —This Day RUGBY RACES-THIS DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH) VETERAN STAKES. Cunning Boy 1 Tasso 2 Three ran. MILITARY GOLD CUP. Jurymen Mack Prince Tijer Twelve Inn. 1.1:GBY OPEN STEEPLECHASE. Mennwood Merry W0rn..... flyfisher• Soven an. FARMERS' PLATE. t3craptoft* Flora Stamford . . Eight ran. MILITARY STAKES. Militiaman Vio!et Owen Swift Four ran. HANDICAP PLATE. Leopold Freeman Empress ... Four ran TAT TERSALLS'.—This Evening. ;NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 7 to 1 agst Blueskin (offered) 100 to 7 agst Cap a Pie (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Miss Havelock (taken) 25 to 1 agst Cocoa Nut (taken) EARL SPENCER'S PLATE. 20 to 1 agst Electricity (taken) 25 to 1 agst Loonie (taken) 25 to 1 agst Wellington (taken) 33 to 1 agst Bonnie Katie (taken) CITY AND SUBURBAN. 16 to 1 agst Cocoa Nut (offered) 20 to 1 agst Poinsettia (taken) 20 to 1 agst Head Centre (taken) 25 to 1 agst Hermitage (taken) 25 to 1 agst Bribery f (taken) CHESTER CUP. 100 to 8 agst Palmer (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Fairwind (taken) 30 to 1 agst Cecil (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 2 to 1 agst Wild Oats (offered) 4 to 1 tlgst Belladrum (offered) 1000 to 80 agst Martyrdom (offered) DERBY• 7to 2 egst Pero Gomez (taken) 6to 1 agsf Wild Oats (offered) Bto 1 egst Belladrum (offerod) 20 to 1 agst gyshworth (taken) 22 to 1 agst Ladas (taken) 500 to 10 agst Boulogne (taken) 66 to 1 agst Crocus (taken) OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE BOAT RACE. 2to lon Oxford (laid freely) VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—THIS DAT. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 7 to 1 agst Blueskin (taken and offered) 12 to 1 agst Duke of Beaufort (offered) 100 to 7 agst Cap-a-pie (offered) 100 to 6 agst The Laird 20 to 1 agst Mias Havelock (taken) 20 to 1 agst Vansittart (taken) 20 to 1 agst Romping Girl (taken) 25 to 1 agst Cocoa Nut (taken) EARL SPENCER'S PLATE 25 to 1 agst Leonie (taken) 25 to 1 agst Morning Star (taken) 33 to 1 agst Dryad (taken) 23 to 1 agst Perfumer (taken) 25 to 1 aget Electricity (taken) 25 to 1 agst Orion (taken) CITY AND SUBURBAN. 100 to 7 agst Cocoa Nut (taken) 20 to 1 agst Robespiere (taken) 20 to 1 agst Poinsettia (taken) 25 to 1 agst Drummer (taken) 25 to 1 agit King Cophetua (t tken) 33 to 1 agst See Saw (taken) CHESTEIt CUP. 13 to 1 agat The .I.:goan (offered) 15 to 1 agat Romping Girl (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Fairwiud (taken) TWO THOUSAND. 500 to 40 agst Martyrdom (taken) DERBY. 4 to 1 agst Pero Gomez (taken) 40 to 1 agst Stratlmairn (taken and offered ARRIVALS AT WARWICK. L. S. D., Despatch, Guy of Warwick, King Richard, Houfleur, Hereford, Fairfax, Minnie Warren, Charlotte, Hilda, Sea Breeze, Lord Burghers!), Camomile, Lit , le Ellen, Aca of Trumps, Goatfeil, El Ole, Amour Propre, Silenus, Amarnuta c, Knight of the Garter, Aintree , Half Sister to Harebell, Sister to Veda, Harebell, Histo rian, Bel Cliornio, Sister to Vedette, Conjuror, Vixen g, Highflyer, Brambridge, Buxton, Orion, Dundee, barna bo, and Little Rogue. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS.—THIS EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. THE EASTER HOLIDAYS. Earl GRANVILLE announced that he should propose that their lordships. should adjourn on Friday, the 19th, until the 6th of April. He also announced that the negoti ations that had been going on for the annexation of the Hudson's Bay territory had not been completed. The Oriel College (Oxford) Bill was read a second time, on the motion of the Earl of Derby. EDUCATION. Earl RUSSELL then proceeded to call the attention of the house to the accounts of the sums voted by Parlia ment for public education iu Rngland and Wales. (LEFT SPEAKING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS—This EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock. CHURCH OF SCOTLAND. Sir R. ANSTRUTHER gave notice that aftor Easter be should call attention to the patronage of the Church of Scotland, and ask whether it was desirable that any alte ration should be made. INSPECTOR OF FISHERIES. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL for IRELAND, in re ply to Mr. Stacpole, said the opinion of the law officers of Ireland had been taken on the appointment of Major Hayes and Mr. Brady, and that opinion was to the effect that the appointment was illegal. The law officers of the Crown in England had also been taken, and it coincided with that given in Ireland. The commission under which the officers sat had been revoked. SLAVE TRADE. In reply to Sir W. HUTT, Mr. GLADSTONE said the naval force on the West Coast of Africa for the suppression of the slave trade had been reduced, and it was under consideration whether it might not be altogether withdrawn. TUE DUBLIN ELECTION. Mr. AYRTON, in reply to Mr. O'Reilly, said it was quite true that Arthur Guiniasss did visit the Post-office in Ireland previous to the election, during Post-office hours, and canvass for votes. The Postmaster of the late Government expressed his displeasure at the proceed ing, and had issued a warrant to that effect. The hon. baronet also visited the Custom-house, but on that occasion h e was not accompan i e d by a superior official. Ho canvassed about four votes, but he was informed that no influence of any sort was brought to bear on any of the voters so canvassed. The report he had received from the Custom House, Dublin, was signed by the collector o f customs i n th a t coun ty. THE DEANERY OF LICHFIELD. In reply to Mr. BASS, Mr. ACLAND said the value of the rectory of Teton hill was £l,BOO, and the proportionate salary of the deanery of Lichfield was £l,OOO, and when Canon Champneys was appointed to the deanery he ;publicly stated that if he was to receive the appointment of a rec tory along with the deanery he should make ample provision for the parisioners of Tatenhill. The ques tion :whether the deanery and rectory were eenr a w by hi te l t d o o f e P s e n r o l i t a r m e s e t n N t v i w t h as m solution r o s f . could not th a e le e g c a c l le g s u ias eS t t i l ca " l ' O t o hme The opinion of the law office rs of the Crown had been taken, and it was to this effect that th e dean the accept the rectory,. but the legal autho rities were divided as to whether the incom e of the rectory reverted t Ecclesiastical Commissioners. POLLING PLACES IN IRELAND. Mr. C. FORTESCUE, in reply to Sir F. Heygate, said the subject of increasing the number of polling places in ' E DIPLOMATIC SERVICE. I re land was i u u nder consideration. Mr. GLADSTONE, in reply to Mr. White, said the re solution of the House of Commons that the expenses of the diplomatic service should be submitted to the house in the form of an estimate had been considered by the Go vernment. The text of a bill had been prepared on the subject, and the matter would be dealt with in the present session in accordance with the resolution, viz., by estimate. THE FINANCIAL LORD OF THE TREASURY. Mr. SCLATER-BOOTH, on the motion for the house as the hon. gentleman going into Committee on the Navy Estimates, called the Treasury—(laughter} —the s t h m uo e lr ye n (t of told atuhae h h e i tx s o constituency, estehs e odfuttihef attention of the house to the appointment of a financial Lord of the Treasury, Ivho was, if the a appointment the p P' being ; W o h R a d t r o r e :Lord e up v received d v o War Department. Ile should like to hear what was the real intention of the Government in making the alteration. [LEFT orruni. j .SPOR7 IN G NOTES. Without the Grand National Steeplechase the Spring Meeting at Liverpool would be a complete failure, as the day appears to have gone when the Spring Cup could draw together goodly fields of horses; and there is nothing of the Dundee, Lady Clifden, Big Ben, or Little Lady stamp to compete for the Tyro Stakes. This anni versary Knight of the Garter had an easy task to win the Spring Cup, as he had merely to vanquish the non-staying Honesty, the Attack gelding, The Breach, Ajax, and Vol tigern—the latter of whom, though he looked remarkably fit, figured in the rear throughout. Knight of the Garter, who has grown into a magnificent horse, was nut thoroughly wound up. Still, he won the above cup with nearly 141 b in hand, and must be handy for the Chester Cup, in which event his weight, with Mb penalty, is :Ist 11b. The field for the Grand National was scarcely so strong as antic:pated, for only twenty-two competitors went to post ; and, with few exceptions, the horses that ran were very 'nosier:Jo in quality, as must be admitted when the immediate attend nts of the Colonel were Hall Court, Gardener, and Alf.ildade. The race itself was a chapter of accidents frcin start to finish, and thu "moving incidents by flood and field" more nume rous thaa usual. Only thirteen hoses charged the water leap in front of the grand stand the fist time round, as Fan, Pearl Diver, Guy of 'clrnr wick, and others, through refusals and fallings, were dis pose lof ere two miles had been traversed. Neither De spatch nor Fortunatus - the latter of whom was a raur3 shadow in cxnparison with his gigantic stable com panion, Pearl Diver—could stay the course; and clever though Messrs Brayley and Studd are, they were awfuly out iu their calculat'ons. Over grass land three miles in extent Despatch and Fortunatus would, doubtless, be for midable ; but neither horse can stay, and the last-named was the most unlikely Grand National winner we ev, r examined, as he is light, and deficient in size and power. Despatch, who was trained to perfection, is an ugly horse, but a fine mover. For the defeat of him and Fortunatua there is no legitimate excuse, as both had a fair fight for Aintree laurels; but what the fate of Fan and Pearl Diver might have been, had they stood up to the finish, it is impossible to say. Both these horses were in blooming condition ; and it was " hard lines " fo Messrs. Barber and Brayley that their representatives di not run to the end. Guy of Warwick performed like the coward he is, and steeplechasing is evidently not his forte. Little Globule, whose fore legs exhibit signs of decay, and Huntsman's Daughter ran well for a long distance, but the latter broke her fetlock joint another blow for Mr Morgan, whose luck has been bad for some time past. Q. C., considering that Le is a young horse, presented a bold front to within half a mile of home, and ho is sure to make a finished steeplechaser when time has matured his latent qualities. The first four at the ter mination of the contest—The Colonel, Hall Court, Gar dener, and Alcibiade—are fine cross-country horses; and, considering that it was The Colonel's first essay over the Grand National ground, his performance was a highly creditable one, although the wretched pace at which the race was run detracts somewhat from the merits of his victory. The Colonel is home bred and trained, and his owner, who is a Shropshire farmer, must feel satisfied with the result of the race, as it is no empty honour to win a Grand National the first time of asking. Messrs. Evan; Roberts, and Stevens are, however, entitled to share the honour of The Colonel's victory with Mr Weyman, as they have each contributed, by advice or otherwise, to the sue cessful result. For the "proud Salopians" the issue has been a great bit, as the Ludlow division were on to a man, and The Colonel bad also strong bands of admirers in Herefordshire and South Wales. His victory, therefore was a popular one ; and, although we never believed in hi Grand National prospects, we willingly award the honour due to The Colonel, who is a half-bred son of the Knight of Kars out of Boadicea. There will be meetings this week at Warwick, Mel ton, Downpatrick, ITlveretone, Kingsbury, and Scar borough. The programmes, however, issued from War wick and Malton are the only ones that are:worthy of criticism at this date. The Warwick Spring Meeting will take place on Tuesday, Wednesday, :and Thursday ; and for this pleasant :gathering Mr. Merry has published his usual lengthy broad sheet. If all the proposed events is the programme fill, twenty-four races will be brought to issue ; and the decisions in the Great Warwickshire Han dicap and Willoughby Cup may throw some light on the fast approaching Northamptonshire Stakes, which has been a dead letter in the market. The principal closed items in Tuesday's card are the Trial Stakes, the Wil loughby Cup, a Two-year-old Sweepstakes, and the Han dicap Hurdle Race. For the Trial Stakes (1 mile) only Vale Royal, Silenus, Orion, Charnwood, and John Leech have been nominated. This entry shows a lamentable falling off, as compared with previous years, when some of the best horses in training ran for this stake. Charn wood, if tit, would win easily; but as I have doubts on that scare, my selection must be Orion, who has recently been seen in form. Eighteen horses have accepted for the Willoughby Cup (1 mile); and Yoe pasian, 12st 71b, has been honoured with the top weight. This splendid miler will, notwithstanding his heavy impost, be bad to cut down. Knight of the Garter, 121 t 7lb ; Master Willie, lOst 91b ; Historian, lOst 31b ; Sister to Vedette, lOst 21b ; and Belfast, 9st, however, ap pear to be the pick of the handk.ap ; and the race may finally be left to Bloss's or Sir F, Johnstone's representa tive, which will probably be Historian. A Sweepstakes of sovs each (about 3 furlongs) will be won by Sister to Veda, who is only likely to be opposed by Hollandaige. In the Handicap Hurdle Race (2miles)thirty-seven horses have been weighted. As the minor forfeit, however, is only 1 soy, and nearly every nominator is represented by two or three horses, I shall merely point out Coruna and Lord Poulett's as being well in. On Wednesday, in the Great Warwickshire Handicap (1k miles) twenty horses stand from the original forty-four subscriptions. Knight of the Garter's weight has been raised by a 71b penalty to Oat 51b, and, despite this fact, the gallant son of Prime Minister is far from out of the race. John Davis, if in his ancient form, would be dangerous at Bst. Tertullus, Est 1 21b ; Cheltenham, Est 121 b; Aggravator, Est 51b; the Vixen gelding, Est 21b; and Robespierre, 6st 81b, are, after Knight of the Garter and John Davis, the pick of the handicap. Robespierre, in the face of his spring engage ments, will scarcely be brought out atWarwick. Knight of the Garter, however, is a likely runner, and either he or Vortigern, who meets the Knight on 1 llb better terms than he did at Liverpool, should hit the winning mark. The Two-year-old Stakes (about 3 furlongs) is spoiled by the name of Sister to Veda appearing amongst the nominations, as the 71b penalty will not stop her way to the winning post, when her bast opponents are likely to be Mimus and Ken nington. The Handicap Plate of 50 sovs (half a mile) should be won by Luna or Carite. The Debdale Stakes by the Vixen gelding. The Hunters' Steeplechase we award to Endsleigh or the Drone. On Thursday there is every promise of an excellent day's sport, as the Grand Annual Steeplechase and seven other races are down in the list. Amongst the sixty-five candidates entered for the Grand Annual Chase (about 4 miles) are Hall Court, Gardener, Alcibiade, Despatch, Fan, The Lamb, The Doctor, The Nun, Brigstock, Globule, Pearl Diver, For tunatus, Sea King, and Shakespeare. The winner of the Liverpool Grand National has not been nominated, which is an unfortunate circumstance, as the presence of The Colonel would have invested the Warwick race with cona siderable interest. A powerful field may, however, be calculated on, as Mr Merry's handicap is on the usual flattering scale. Fortunatus and Despatch may stay better over the Warwick country than they did at Liverpool; nevertheless I most esteem the chances of Fan, The Doctor, cud Brick, and I shall give Mr Barber's mare one more trial before discarding her, as she is in splendid condition at present, and none the worse for her fall at Liverpool. The Hunt Cup Steeplechase (about 3 miles) the Stand Handicap (1 mile) by Preside nt Lincoln, Master appears likely to be carried off by Fan or Fortunatus ; a nd Willie, or Sir F. Johnstone's selected. The Mallon Steeplechase Meeting will be held on Tuesday, and an interesting day's sport will haveill be closed he list w ° •et nessed, as three out of the fi ve races in t with good entries. Fo r the Malton Open Steeplec hase (about 3 miles) The Doctor was struck out at two p.m. on Thursday. Seventeen h orses now remain in, n amongst them Benazot, 12 st 21b ; G• h Fusilier, lOst 1 21 b ; Wings of the Wind, 131 b ; Royal lrrsreenland, list 81b ; Fan, lOst lost v 41b ; Chorister , 10st ; and Primrose, 10st. Fan will, Wings believe,o take the Warwick instead of the Malton C.r cuit ; but G ree nland, Minuet (or Royal Irish Fusile er ) , sthe Wind, Primrose, and Chorister are among others likely to run for " the Open.' Of these the best will be found in Primrose and Lord Poulett s representative, which, notwithstanding his Liverpool defeat, may be 133- etas he will like the easy grass land at Malton better than the heavy ploughed country at Aintree. In the Op.)a Hunter's Stakes (about two miles), twenty-one horses are found, the most noteworthy of which are Huntsman' s Scampston, Canny Woman, an d D olan. Sister, it will be remembered, was made a s liS t i r us o ut n et g rs'm fa aA v ul o 'isc u e rte for a Hunt Stake at Lincoln, and though beaten on that occasion by the Cornerstone gelding, she ought to be good enough to pull thr oug h h ere, i f she eaa defeat Scampston, who is a useful stamp of hunter, A FRESH MAN. MARKET S-2 HIS DAY. MARK LANE. At Mark-laane to-day considerable heaviness was no ticeable in all Departments of the grain trade, and pri gave way in tuost instances. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. With foreign beasts the market was well supplied. Most breeds were in moderate request at late rates. Foreign sheep came freely to hand, but the quality was hardly so good. Transactions were to a fair extent on former terms. 0 ?FORD AND CAMBRIDGE BOAT RACE.—At little before ten this morning the Cantabs were in their boat, and judging in their rowing immediately afterwards were much improved by thereat they have had since Satur day. They were preceded by an eight of the London Clbu, who were out ready to have a spin with the crew. The Cambridge eight turned down to the bridge, and was accompanied by Mr. Morrison, their trainer, on board the little steam yacht which has been placed at the dis posal of the club. They then went up to Mortlake against the first of the ebb at SS strokes per minute. Qzfwd weut out Italian hour After. They a►ro improving. 2