The Sun. — London, England, 1869-02-15 00:00:00

MONEY MARKEi AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITT, Two O'CLOCK. Consols are 93 2i 31- for money; ditto, for Ac count, —; Three per Cent. Reduced, 93i i; New Three per Cents, 931 s ; ditto 5 per Cent., Jan., 1873, 1031 ; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., India Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, —; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1124 ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1858, 102,a, ; ditty Bonds £l,OOO, 23 prem. ; ditto Bolds under £l,OOO, 18 23 I rem. In the Foreign Market there has been a decline of a to 1 per c;:nt. in Peruvian, Russian, Moscow- Jaroslaw, Spanish, Turkish, and Chareow-Kre mentschug. The quotations are as follows : Brazilian of 1865, 831 to 81; Chilian of 1867, 941 to 940 ; Egyptian of 1864, 87 to 88 ; ditto:of 1868, 741 to 73 ; Ita'ian of 1861, 571 to 568 ; ditto Tobacco Loan, 51 to 6 prem. ; Mexican, 15/ to 15; 1 ; Peruvian of 1865, 771 to ; Russian of 1866, 921 to 931 ; ditto Nicolai, 67 to 1 ; ditto Ore], 824 to 83; ditto Moscow, 801 to 804 ; ditto Charkof-Azof, 811 to 4 ; Chareow- Krementschug, 81 to 1 ; Spanish of 1867, 311 to ; Turkish of 1858, 671 to 68 ; ditto of 1862, 661 to 67 ;and ditto of 1865, 414 to In the railway market prices are firm, and are quoted as follows :—London and North Western, 1201 tof ; Great Western, 531 to ; Midland, 1244 to 1 ; London aad South Western, 91 to 93 ; Great Eastern, 711 to 421 ; Brighton, 52 to 4, ex div. ; South Eastern, 828 to 831 ; Metro politan, 1128- to 113. In Miscellaneous Shares there has been a trifling rise in General Credit, and in Bank Shares Orien ts; and Union of London have been dealt in at 434 nud 36 4 -1 respectively. American 5-20 Bonds are 78 to 4, and Erie Rail way sliares 25 to I, showing a rise of f. The Holsatia, from New York, has brought £107,000, and the Kangaroo, frnm Halifax, £1,060. The Nyanza has taken £57,600 in specie for . B ombay. Messrs. Fruhlinl. - r, and Goschen notify that the Coupons due Ist March of the Egyptian Govern ment Loan of 1862, Ist and 2d issue, and the Bonds drawn for same, will be paid on and after that date. Messrs. J. Henry Schroder and Co. announce that the half-yearly dividend on the Charkow- Kretnentschug Five per Cent. Loan will be paid on and after the Ist March next. The assignees of Messrs. Pedder, proprietors of the Old Bank, Preston, who failed in April, 1861, have announced another and final dividend of 7d. In the pound, making a total payment to the cre ditors of 17s. 7d. in the pound. The liabilities of the bank at the time of suspension amounted to 638,287. The half-yearly meeting of the Waterloo and Whitehall Railway Company is called for the 26th inst. ; that of the Danube and Black Sea Railway and Kustendjie Harbour Company (Limited) for the same day ; that of the Metropo litan District Railway Company for the Ist of March ; and that of the Furness Railway Com pany for the 26th inst. An extraordinary general meeting of the Buenos Ayres Great Southern Railway Company (Limited) is called for the 19th inst. The first general meeting of the Brazilian Street Railway Company will be held on the 22d inst. The ordinary general meeting of the shareholders and of the mortgagees of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Company are called respectively for the 25th and 26th inst. At a meeting of the Alhambra Company (Li mited) a dividend was declared for the half-year at the rate of 25 per cent. per annum. A project has now been matured which promises ultimately to bring to a successful issue the long continued and hitherto abortive efforts to establish. a system of steam conveyance for goods and pas sengers on common roads. The fact that Mr Thomas Page, the acting engineer to the Thames Tunnel, under Mr. Brunel, and the constructor of 'Westminster-bridge, is engineer to the company, which has now been completely formed for carrying out .the enterprise, is some guarantee that its details have been carefully considered. The system adopted will be free from the objections Which have hitherto obstructed the general exten sion of tramways, as tributaries of existing railways; i t Will admit of the steepest gradients ever met with easily overcome by the engines to be em ployed, and it will at once bring new traffic, to these railways and develope industiy and production, 40W stagnating for want of ready access to markets. The journals by the last mail from the Pacific Publish a long list of guano deposits on the islands a nd coast of Peru, many of which were made kn own to the G overnmen t some years b ac k by a Senor Landreau, and state that the Minister of senor Landreau, and state that the Minister of . 'uanee has notified the appointment of a Commis -131°4) of which Senor Landreau is to be a member, to examine and report upon them. On the Ist instant the quotation of Erie Rail- W ay Shares wa s s t ruc k f rom th e official lists of the Ne w York B oar d o f B ro k ers , th at company hav ing failed to c om ply w ith a ru l e a d op t e d b y th e Bo ard of Brok ers severa l wee k s s i nce , requ i r i ng all railway companies to establish an open and regular register of their shareholders—a rule to Which the other leading lines are understood to h ave conformed. In the Lancashire markets during the past week so me small failures among manufacturers, and un pleasant rumours and anticipations of others, ha ye h ad, according to the Manchester Guardian, rather a depressing influence, which has been partially cou nteracted by the steady character of the cotton Uarket, where the slow way in which last year's crops are coming forward creates anxiety about the 8 81I PPly. It is still asserted, however, by many per- I s that the rece i p t s are f a ll ac i ous , as ' su ppli es are sto pped by bad roads, a n d by the capability o f pla nters and sp ecu l a t ors t o h o ld b ac k th e i r co tt on , 4 consequence of the large profits made on that the y have already disposed of. BRITISH FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK. i (4OVERNMENT FUNDS.: Per Cont. Consols a Ditto for Account, Per Cent. Reduced 934 N ewsi per Cent - e,,,W 21 per Cont. Jan. 1894 A D o, 5 per Cen J an. 1873 .. 4lluities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — D 0 • for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — k o (Bed Sea Televaph), Aug., 1908 — ~s l e qu.- , :r Bills, 41,000, 'll per Ct. -uo - .Eaoo - Do. £lOO k £2OO 7 114 s -11 k of England Stock, 4 per Cent , 0 . ac count kiate C 'lnadit 4 por Cent. Bonds — olouial (Jammu — 1 INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES Do ( :tock, 10f per Cent., April 1874 — D I ,°. Opening, for Account - 4O O. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 1 ,. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 4'o. C ertificates — O. Euhced Papei 4 per CAnt Do ' • 5 per Cert., Jan. 1872 D °. 4 per Cent. May 1879 — 3 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 — Do do. 1877 — D Do ' do. 1882 — Do ,; • r, tieb*, spor Cent., Aug. 1873 ~ — r, 1)0. under Bonds, £l,OOO 4 per Cent., £l,OOO 18 23 23 Pm FOREIGN FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK. Ar geoutirte Republic, 6 per Cent - A .! Scrip £45 paid .. ...uitriala Bonds 5 per cent .. 63 tr ite 1)0 . 1859 &Ban 5 per Cent _ le' 4 i per Cent., 1852 — U o , ° do . 1858 — B 0 do., 1860 Do , do 1863 72± r ,• 0 per C'ent 1865 ado A , . •+ b crount 81 0000000 0 .•• 4) •.' e ", B Ayres 6 per Cent. ;.1 ,4 a 'a, per Cont. '-' _ti , lir 6 per Cent Do.' `'• i per Cent.... 1 . 0 8 Per Cent., .... ...... .. ...... ~. 6 . per cent. 1867 i, ( 1) i iper Cont., 1866 i ,t i_ ub mi t 6 per Cent. b a u . Bl ., 3 per Cent. 1825... D og t? . %ran P rincipalities, 7 ler Cent 7B t Crp Cent., 1867 834 tq u aaor New Consolidated, 1 per Cent 12°an, 7 Per Cent eeoriti. Issue — .i r,O. 45(.4. Bends.. B4f •L' o . 41,Q0 k lu d o 9 OM ''' Do. 1864 Do. Account D. .£5OO Bonds Do. £lO6 Bonds B9l 90 English Scrip, 1868 75 41 Do do. £45 pd — dis Government Railway Debentures — Greerr 5 per Cent., 1824 5, ex Coups — Do. Account - . Do. Coupons , • Do. Account Guatemala 5 per Cent .. — Hondurss Gov. Rail. Loan., 10 p. Ct., all pd lt9lian 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do. Account ~ — Do Marommana Railway 5Bl )10:vicar. 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account D.. 1864 — Do 6 per C, nt. Anglo-French — aiontox:o9ati 6 per Cent. .. — Sic Drish imperial 5 per Cent - New Granada 353 1 Do 3 per Uen — Do. Deferrod Pefutian 5 per Cent. 1565 Do Account .. 771 1 Do 4A- per Cent. (Uri!.qtrren) Do 4i per Cent.. 162 • — Do Account - Port. iguese 3 per Ct., 1853,'6, 7, '9,'60,'2,%- , Do. do. 1F67 Do. d o . sei in -ED) pai,l —ll.nssian 5 per Cent., Pi:::.:, A Do 41 per Cent . 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1866 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Duteb, 1861, £lOO Botek., Do. du. £Bl 15s. d 0.... Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds 93 -1 S aPcNiaicnolSaspl,diraoicliovnayt £B4 13s. do i ii 671 7.2} Spanish 3 per Gen Do. Account ..., Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Deferred Do. Account Do. Passive Do. Corn. Cert. of Coup. not funded ... Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan — Do Government, 1864 Do do, 1868 Do do, Scrip — Pa- Turkish 6 per Cent.l .... . — DJ Account Do 6 per Cont. 1858 — Do Account Do £lOO Bonds — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 — Do Account Do .fIOC Bonds 67i 8 Do 5 per Cent. 1865 — D J Account Do 6 per Cent., 1860 641 .5 Do 1 por Cent., Guaranteed Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) Venezuela 3 per Cent.. — Do. Acc.unt Do 6 per Cent. 1864 I !D o 6 per Cent., 1862 Dividends on the above payable in Bonito!s. Austrian a per Cont. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 2sf. Dutch 24 per Cont. Ex. 12 Guil — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... Do. Account French Routes, 3 por Cent., Ex. 25f. 'Winn 5 per Cent. 1861, Ex. 25f. Do Account 5 7 11 TIY• fI'ULOM Jonsols, Money 93 Do. Account, March 4 93 BANK OF FRANCE. PARIS, Feb. 11. lie following is the return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day, together with the cor responding figures of the previous account : DEBTOR. Feb 11. Feb. 4. fr. c. fr. c, Capital of the Bank.... 182,500,000 18 2,500,000 Profits in addition to capital (Art. 8, Law, June 9, 1857) 7,044,776 02 7 ,044,776 02 Reserve of the Bank and its branches 22,105,750 11 22 , 10 5,750 14 Reserve of landed pro- ___ _ _ perty 4,000,000 4,000,000 Notes in circulation Banknotes to orderand receipts payable at sight 35,395,122 40 34,919,791 47 Treasury account cur rent creditor 134,047,963 43 13 3,185,966 58 Current accounts, Paris 255,142,962 17 248 ,967,696 08 Do. branch banks 46,960,195 46,622,869 Dividends payable 1,825,089 2,074,792 Discounts and sundry interests Rediscounted the last six months Surplus of receipts not distributed Sundries Total CRIDITOR. Feb. 11. Feb. 4. Cash in hand and in fr. c. fr. c Branch banks Commercial bills over due Commercial bills dis- 802,079 87 316,622 05 counted, not yot duo 287,563,296 65 301,041,610 70 Do. branch banks 272,841,310 2 , 35,211,973 Advances on deposit of bullion . Do. branch banks. Do. on French Public Securities Do. by branch banks Do. on railway shares and debentures 36,971,600 Do. branch banks Do. on Credit Foncier Bonds Do. branches Do. to the State (Con vention, June 10, 1857) 60,000,000 Government Stock ro- 31,036,400 - 6;937;180 - 37,424,500 - 3;608;500 - 13,C03,700 - 6,937,180 - 13,640,600 - 6,951,000 - 37,138,100 -- 28,118,700 - 954,800 -- 823,509 - 943,000 - 866,100 - 60,000,000 - 12,980,750 14 12,980,750 14 80,633,437 21 80,683,437 21 serve Do. disposable Rentes Immobalisees (Law, June 2, 1857) 100,000,000 100,000,000 Hotel and furniture of the Brolk and landed property branches Expenses of manage ment 263,207 54 256,778 84 Sundries 8,970,665 - 8,965,864 - Total Certified by the Senator-Governor of the Bank of France. (Signed) ROULAND. IFEST2IIINSTER ILLEC7 ION PETITION. THIS DAY. The bearing of the petition against Mr. W. 11. Smith was resumed this m o r n i ng b e f ore Mr. Baron Martin, in the Court of Exchequer. Mr. Bennett, being examined by Mr. Fitzjames Stephen, said ho was the principal secretary of the London and Westminster Working Mon's Constitutional Associa tion. When Dayman returned the canvass-book to him ho made tables showing the results of them. The tables so made were returned to Mr. Smith's central committee. Ho know Mr. Smith personally, but he had had no private conversation with him respecting the election. Mr. Smith did not subscribe to the association during the past twelve months. He subscribed .£5O in March, 1868, and £lO some time before. The association bad £2O in hand at present, but as more than that sum was due to him as secretary, they had practically no available funds. By Baron Martin—Part of the committee rooms wore closed after the election. Examination continueu—m, /tr. smith's solici tor, subsl:ribed £3O. Captain Armstrong, who was an agent for Mr. Smith, gave £25, and Mr. Malcolm, who acted as agent, subscribed £5. There wore also subscrip tions of £5 each from Mr. J. S. Pakington, Mr. Stephen Lewis, and Dlr. Charles Freeman, all of whom were on the committee. Mr. Cubitt, the vice-chairman of Mr. Smith's committee, subscribed £lO ; Mr. Watney, £lO ; Mr. Lethbridge (Mr. Smith's partner), £lO ; Sit William Farquhar, £5 ; Mr. J. L. Elliott, a guinea ; and the Duke of Manchester two guineas. With the exception of the Duke of Manchester they were all members of the committee, and the amount subscribed by them and others in January and February was £l3 Bs., of which only 2s. came from working men. Baron Martin (addressing Mr. Stephen)-11 OAr long do you think this case will last ? Mr. Stephen—My lord, I am quite in the dark about it. Baron Martin—Yes, I know that, and that is why I ask you. Mr. Stephen—This gentleman in the box will probably finish to-day. That is all I can say about it. The court adjourned at the usual hour. MARKE7 S-21118 DAY. LIVERPOOL COTTON. February 15.—Sales probably 8,000 bales. Market dull. MARK-LANE. There was only a moderate supply of English wheat fresh up to our market to-d.,y, but the condition of the samples was somewhat improved. All kinds met a dull inquiry, but there was rather more firmness apparent iu the trade, and last Monday's pr:ces were well supported AIETRO POLITAN CATTLE. The supply of beasts is larger than on Monday last, yet it is small, and choice qualities are quickly disposed of at advanced rates. A clearance is readily effected. The number of sheep is unusually small. The demand is very good, and prices have advanced considerably. The ordinary meeting of the proprietors of the Charing-cross Hotel was held to-day. The directo4' re port, which recommended a dividend at the late of 12 per cent., was carried unanimously. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 15, 1869. SHARE LIST, ORDINARY 31,1A.IiIgS AND STOCKS. hare Railways. Closing Business rail Price. done. st Bristol and Exeter ...... 10) 78 82 st Caledonian lOO S 1 814 80 et Cambrian.. 20 Cornwall all 21 34 it Dublin & Belfast June lO9 79 81 of Dun„Perth.& Ab.Junc lOO 70 73 21 East London 20 Do 15 - - 2r Do 10 - - it Glasgow &S. Western lO3 93 100 it Great Eastern .. $OO 421 424 424 it Do. E. Angl. No. 2 lOO 7 9 at Great North of Scotland lOO 15 :6 it Great Northern lOO 1121 1131 113 121 st Du. A stock it Do. 11 stock lOO 125 la st (its, and W. of Ireland 101) ,i) lit.sr Western -Original lOO 53 5 31 53 4 1 .t Do. South Wales lOO 58 6. s. Do. W. .51id.-Oxtord IOU 18 29 Uo. Newport lOO ?ti 31 st Lano.ishire Yorasivri lOO 12,1 00 1291 st Lon., Brigh.,4 6.Cuss KU 52 521 5. 0J Do Scrip - - St 1 L.:lnt.t., and Dover lvy 171 174 171 4 it Do. llctrop. Ex. A - - st Lon. A North 11'eslet IoU 1(04 20 1201 it bon. Ai booth Westeru lOO 9. 93 024 it Man., Shel., a Lincoln lt,o 504 5 543 a a it Sit•lrooolitan . st Du Extonsi .4a .. 100 IA, 171 10 r 1 .. 10 10 1 , 4 1 1 it Me ,ruvoittan Distr:et. alt 51 53 5 1 10 MaLrop. 001 6 id st 1,3, liirintu. It D., u: = , 2 st N.,. to British st Du. Ed. , Pth., & 102 - - st or. , 'lantern-Berwick„. 110 105 1001 107: '25 Do. '3. N. Li pur01ia5...4613.1 - - it Du Leods. ...... ....... ;00 19 61 st Do York it Do Carli .... st Do Stoet. & Darling lO 131 133 st North Lon tou 10 Do New 1618 . 2 11 2 p at North Staffordshire lOO 58 10 st North and S.-W. Junction 100 103 105 10 Do New .f.lO shares 7 ••• • • st Rhymney it Shropshire Union lOO 59 60 at South Devon .. it South Eastern lOO b 2 811 83 st Staines, Wok'harn,.t Wok, all 12 13 at 'tau I ale - DC... .. 5 Waterford Si Kilkenny.. 100 lu Waterloo-& Whiteha:l.. 6 3 1 RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. at Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 86 88 at Caledonian Qrs., Nu. 2 lOO st Do. Scot. N.E., 41 per cent lOO st Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO ... at Do. do. 7 per cent lOO st Do. do. Ordinary lOO 80 82 st Do. Midland st Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gua st: Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO 105 107 st Do. Ist Class preference lOO at Was. & S.W. gua. 5 per ct lOO ... at Gt. Eastern, E.C. Ex. No.l 100 99 102 st Do do N 0.2 100 99 102 st Do do 6 per cent 100 100 108 st Do East Anglian Asp. c. 100 100 103 at 1)o do B 6 do. 100 ••• at Do do C 7 du. 100 st Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 100 103 at Do E. Union 4p. c. gua. 100 69 71 at Do Norfolk 5 p.c. Ex. 1846 100 st Do do 5 p.c.Way.Val.lBl7 100 st Great Northern, 5 per cent 101 st Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 st Do 41 do do do 100 at Do 5 do at sp.c. pm lOO at Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO st, Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf 100 at, Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 96 97 at, 0 t.West.—Orig.& Jut.-Itent chg., per gua. 5 p.c lOO 103 10i st Do. Orig. (B. &H. Ex). 5 p.c 100 95 100 st Do do 43 per cent. 1850 lOO 88 94 st Du do 4 do do at Do do 5 per cent. redem. 100 9j 97 5161 st Do do Birmingham girt 100 60 70 st Do do do pref... 100 st Do do Chester gua lOO 72 7,3 st Do do do 8 per cent lOO at Do do do 5 do 1 00 95 100 st Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 at Do do 44 p.c lOO st Do do 4 1 1859 lOO st Do • do 5 st Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g lO4 11 i 116 st Do do 2il gua lOO 110 112 st Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c lOO 92 at Do do 21 do 100 Diu to) at Do gua. 53 per cent. 1863 100 ••• ••• 100 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. all st Lancash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 u 135 st Du Barnsley, L 5 Is 10d p.c. 100 „. at Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 1 0 0 130 135 st Do 43 (Blackburn parch). 100 08 102 st London & Brighton, 5 P.C. guaranteed, No. 1 lOO at Do 5 per cent. gua. No. 2 WO at Do 6 do do lOO „, st Do 5 do Na. 4 lOO ••• ••• st Do 7 per cent l.O ••• st Do 6 do (W.E. & C.P.) 100 at Da 4 do 1859 lOO •.• ••• st Loudon, Chatham, & Dower 5 per cent llO ••• ••• st Luncion and C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent__ 100 10) 11l st Do Bedford & Cambridge lOO st Do Shrewsb'y & \Vele-14)1 lOO st Loudon and 6.-W. 7 p,e late 3a shares, lO3 115 1:0 2s 6d. Du (Purism. peril acs. Led) all st Man., Shef., &Litwin. 6 p.c lOO 11 a 117 6 Du st Do 33 per cent lOO 60 65 10 Do redeem. 6 percent 5 at Slid. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 135 110 st Do Bristol & Birin., 6p. c 10) 1.1 lIG st Do 43 per cent. redeem lOO 10) 102 at; Do 43 per cent. irredeem lOO DO 1.2 at Du Leicester &If elm, I;p.c IOU 10 12 st North British, 5 p.c. No.l lOO _ at Do E. & liF 4p.c.S. & L. No st Do N. 8., No. 2, 5 per een.t lOO „. at Do Border Union, 53 p.c IOJ st N.-Eastern—Cons. 4 p.c lOO Se si at Do 41 per cent, redeem__ 100 95 :17 99 st Do tir N.E. 4 per cent., WO 17 Do ltorwick capital 8.13.1. IDo Yurk,ll.& S. purchase lO 10 101 1) I Du Stektu & Drling. A 5 p.c lOO lt)8 110 at Du W, Hartlepool H. and it IUU 87 84 . u e c l 20 North Staff or d s hi re 10S S. Devon A nnu i t i es, 1 s all 91 101 10s D Tv. tkad A Anne.,nus 10 . 0 s 9 10 3 lOs Do Fixed 41 p er cent all 8 9 10.6. S . a t 22 2at Do 41 percent lOO st Do Fixed 41 per cent lOO st Taff Vale No.l 100 14' 150 at Waterford & Kilkenny, 6pc 100 41 43 ..• ... 10) aILWAYS.-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. dt Caledonian at Do Scot. Oen. min. 7p c. 100 st Do 41 p irredeem...., all st Do 4p c con. issued at 80 65 at Great Eastern 41 per cent. 100 at Do 5 do, 1862 100 at Do New 5 do, 1863 100 t Do do 5 do, 1861., 100 at Great Northern, 5p c irred 100 st Do Permanent 5 per cent 100 st Do Boston & Sleafd, 41 pc 100 at Great West.,W. Midi., 5p c 100 st Do Joint i.erpe. 5p c, 1865 100 st Do do Gp c irred., 1866 100 20 Do Vale N eath perp. 5p c all at Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B 100 sassas tt:tt s tioDuriDucuneooooodc... Loud., No. ddddlo i j l y k e : 1544544; r dddddip 00,300 :1 1111118 p 88888.656666 e 80653 : 1111000000:20000 at Do No. 7 sdo st Lond , Chat., &c., 2d, G p.e at Do Metrop. Ex., B 6 p.c 1A)0 Do do C 6 p, c 100 st Loudon& N. Western, 5p c 100 at London &S. Western, 41 p c 100 10 Man. r,hef. &Lin., 5 pc, 1865 all at; Metropolitan 5 per cent at Midland, A 3 per cent pref lOO st Du B 5 do 100 18 'DoS p c opt. to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1860 all 18 Do Inconv. New Shares 16 22 Do 5p c con. into ow Stk., Aug. 31, 1872 .... 8 at North British, E. and G No. 1, 5 per cent 100' at Do £lO guaranteed. 1861 100 st Do E., P., & Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 1 1 00 0 00 0 s s t t D D o c .}. per N° cent, 11 5 t r P D , e l ceB. centn6. .2 .t . 10 U Do E. & No. 3, 5 p.e 10 4 st t Do E. & G., (Ordiry) p c 100 100 102 104 sa s: t tt t t NorthsNlC(rrMtt h hha Sx E S L7 t a o a S s ens t t l kptd e o e. e r o r rur n &n d , Deh444lliltiri per. b , p l e s e.., 1 1 0 0 0 0 st Do 5 do 1861 100 st D 1) 0 0 55 do,uo k 1 v 8 . 61 . Cross) 1893 1( 0 )9 0 at st Victoria St. & Pimlico, 41 pc 100 i:/ SW 8)1 90 89 v 2 84 88 86 10 105 107 19 20 I 1 201 10, 115 V 4 96 8 Di 10i 110 108 110 11 lb ip 1 lip ••• . 65 57 5-7 go 1 11 113 RAIL‘VAys . _LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS u 4 ll l e p a e i r cent. Prefer all j—; 101 103 ' 100 aS st Cheater 3 B ---- t i l l br i e i l lg andt 1 tl 1 Holyheads 1 1 ir 3 1 1 0 0 0 91 1 s t Do. 51 p er cent. at Do. 5 do. ... -WO 111 113 at Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO .. at Col heater itour Valley ". st Ens Lincoln, gun. 6P. c lOO 13 . 3 13.5 20 Gloster and Dean Forest all . a Gt. Eastt.. Newm., &c., 5 p.e 8 Do. E..G. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 69 ' 7 '; st Do.do.Woodbrg.Ex., do. 100 69 72 st G t. West, W. Slid., lleref 100 95 97 5U Hull and Selby all 109 111 at Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 215 220 st London and Blacliwall lOO p o , i s t Do. 4 1 p er cent lOO •.. ..„ st London, Unlit., &c., 41 pe: 100 ... -* .! at Du. Cunt. F und, sdo 100 st London and G reenwich at Do• do. Preference lOO ... at London, Tilbury, & South 100 78 W 6 at Lowestoft, gua 4 percent lOO 79 83 at Do. do. 6 do. - 51 blanch., Buxton, &Matik all St Midland, Brallord, Prof lOO 10 Mid Relit Cray Line) 50 Northern! East., 5 percent all .5;1 5 . 6 SO Do. do. 6 do. all ... a t N. Laster— Hartlepool st N. West. A perp. pref, sp. c lOO 10i 1 . 10 at Du 13 minimum 11 p.c lOO ... . ' at Notting. ScGrunth. lt. & C lOO 92 94 25 Preston anti I , l' yre all 44 46 ... Royston, Hitch., and Shop lOO 133 135 a t Shrewsbury an Hereford 100 133 135 10 Do do 8 21 2,,,, at S. Yorksh. and River Dun 100 98 100 - at Do 4 ce per nt gua lO • 79 si a t Do .5 du st Viet. Station and Pimlico lOO us ISO at West Cornwall 20 West London, Class 13 14 20 Do do A B 20 Do do C all at Weymouth and Portland lOO at Wilts and Somerset U 83 5 ii 93 9.5 64 74 DOCKS. st East and West India lOO 116 120 st Loudon and St. Katherine 100 43 .S 0 LOU D oDeb. stock, 4 p3r cent all .., ~ Millwall Freehold Land t Dock lOO 32 34 at Southampton lOO 71 75 at Surrey GQinmercial _. /It • IP JOINT-STOCK BANKS Closing Business Share NAME. Paid. Price. done 10 Agra Limited, A all II 111 11 Do B lO 4 41 41 50 Albion ....... 100 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lint all 14 19 18f 1 20 Anglo-Hungarian 8 2 3 11 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 6 5 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 10 11 20 Do issued at 2 pm....., 5 ••• *** 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lint. .. . ... 25 Bank of South Australia all 31 3 t 3' 4 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 23 37 39 10 Bank of New Zealand all 17 19 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India Austra lia, (nd China all 201 211 25 Chartered Mere, of India London, and China all 29 301 30 20 City 100 Colonial 25 39 41 4 1 10 Consolidated, lint, 1) Delhi and London, lien 50 East London, lint 5 11 01 20 English and American. din 10 ... ••• 20 English Bank o f 1119 tie Ja neiro. lim lO id pr 94 20 English, zicutti li, and Aust. tratian Chartered 28; Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all •'..• 281 Do new 5l • t 100 Imperial, 1int..... •,.) 17 13 20 Imperial Ottoal La lO 1 14 Ili 1 .5 luni.in 25 Do ne w 5 pr 1p 20 Did Mortgage of India, lien 4 3 ;1 3 1 100 Do sp. c. 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(Mortgage) Loan all ;8 781 78 i 50 Warrant Finance, lim. l2 12 10d 50 West India and Pacific Steam, line. 2O 21 11 20 West London Wharves and Warehouses lO .._ TelegraphlViln r o 3,... .10 aoslol 11 1: SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. COLONIAL GOVBENIINNT SICOURITIES British Columbia, 6 per 0ent.,1872.... ••••••••• 100 Do. 1805.. DO Can._ (1 0v.6 p.o.Jan. • & J uly 1877-84 Do. 6p. c. Feb. do Aug lco 1(4 116 Do. sp. c. Mar. 6c Sept 100 104 I t 6 Do. p. July., 100 95 96 954 14 De ll ao o p. . l s pG p i. .. i1a c. 00 1 p0 n et e . 0 6 : 5p 1 9 7 .. 1 89 : 07 k 3 11 1 000 0 6 0 11 9 012 0 1 11 9 01 i Do. do 1 880-9 e• 100 107 IMP Do. Jan.3o nly, 1891 •• • • 100 108 11e Do. 6 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 . 100 100 102 Ce3lon. Nov 1878,6 P.C 100 108 110 • Do. 1872. do• • • 100 105 107 . 1 Mauritius, 6 p. 0, 1673 ' . • Jan. and July 1)0 104 106 • Do. 1878 ........ • 1)0 106 1 08 • Do. 1882, M a y and Nov 1)0 106 108 • Do. 1895, Feb. da Aug 10 106 I') 3 • Melbourne Corporate.,, 1867-75, 6 per cent • 1( 0 100 100 • N.8.G0v.6 100 104 5 • Natal 6 p or, Apt he Oct 10) _ • Do 6p e. Mly St Nov 1 01 - .1( 6 108 1084 • N. S.W. 5 p•c., '7l to '74 100 99 1 1 • Do. 5 p.c. 18f8 to 1898 1)0 9th 991 • Do. 5 p.c. rd.'s7 to '7S • N.Zealand, 6p. ct. 1891. 1(0 • Do. 5 percent.... •••• 1( 0 • DoJan,Ap I,July, ot. 100 93 r 4 94 Do 6p c. Mar & Sept '9l. 100 108 110 • Do J tine & Dec, 1.91 ••• 100 109 111 • Do Prov. (.1 Auckld. 1 0 • ( berie I &2. 1896 • • • 1 . % ova Scotia 6P. 0•Jav•• and Jnly. 1876 • Do 18e6.. ••••••••.• 100 101 103 • Queenelnd. 61). c. 'B2l. 100 106 107 1(61 • Do 1891 .. ....... 100 1054 1004 • Do. 6 p 0.1869....... 100 Do. do. A 2 . 100 108 110 - Do rd. 1093 .... 10) 107 108 • Victoria Vs.°. 1891,,,.,. 100 112 113 _1124 SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day no Times observes that no European question, not even the' future destination of the Byzantine dominions, pre sent' so confused an aspect to an English statesman, or will require greater foresight and wisdom for its ultimate settlement. There are, however, certain principles result ing from a calm review of the case which may serve as landmarks for our present guidance. That we are not jus tified by facts in concluding, or by policy in presuming, that Russia harbours any hostile design against British India is the first of these principles. The facts do not warrant such a conclusion, for the subjugation or even the annexation of Turkestan cannot, in itself, affect our pros pects injuriously. The wildest dreams of Anglo-Indian ambition never extended so far as the absorption of that district, separated as it is from our North-Western Pro vinces by the strongest mountain barriers in the world. If Russia be content, as she well may, with the pos session of Turkestan, Central Asia will gain much in peace and prosperity, and England will lose nothing. There are some who dread the closing of a profitable market for our commerce; but experience shows that civilisation increases the general demand for commodities in a degree far outweighing the proceeds of an accidental and precarious monopoly. Some Russian products may compete successfully at Bokhara with those of Manchester or India, hut, with Turkestan under a strong and settled Government, our trade in tea with the interior of Asia, if not with the eastern districts of Russia herself, might be prodigiously developed. The only circumstance at all cal culated to excite suspicion is the gratuitous disclaimer of a very innocent purpose on the part of the Russian Government. In short, without affirming that Russia has already arrived at the extreme limit of her legitimate expansion in Asia, we are prepared to maintain that her progress ought henceforward to be vigilantly watched. But the real enemy of British rule in the East is also the enemy of Russian rule, as it is the implacable foe of Christianity and civilisation—the spirit of 1 Mahomedan intolerance which has so long rendered Central Asia almost inaccessible to European mer chants and travellers. Let us once convince the Russian Government that we have no desire to extend our frontier one inch beyond the mountains which now bound it, and no claims whatever upon Affghanistan, and a common understanding becomes possible. Let them once convince us that we have nothing to apprehend from their neighbourhood, and some definite agreement might be framed, at least for the regulation of commerce, if not for the neutralisation of the independent countries which divide the rival empires. The Times, therefore, arrives at . the conclusion that a policy of amity with Russia offers Owing to the open weather there is no doubt that at the best solution of the Central Asian question. the Lincoln Spring Meeting, to be held on Tuesday The Standard, in referring to the numerous resignations (to-morrow) and Wednesday, there will be large fields. which occur about this time in the militia, remarks that a The Lincolnshire Handicap, which will b e d ec id e d on th e ! very frequent reason alleged in cases of supersession is th e mile course, may b r i ng t o gether about 20 runners. For mosa will be ridden by Fordhani, but M r . G ra h am w i ll non-compliance of the candidate for promotion with the also run The Drummer, who is a handsome and speedy property qualification. The property qualification, in colt, by Rataplan out of My Niece. In the home trial it fact, appears to be the cause of a.great deal of discontent is stated that The Drummer beat the St. Leger winner, and not a little practical injustice. It is, we believe, never and if he is the horse I take him to be, the son of Rata dispensed with ; and the rule makes it absolute, plan should finish in front of Formosa, who is not so good unless the subaltern has served for six years, during a cer- a miler as Saccharometer, and he failed to win at 9st. tan portion of which period the regiment must have been Silenus will be the only representative of Mat. Dawson, embodied for service apart from the annual training. Now i and, although he is not so good a favourite as Sycee, I we know that the property qualification does harm by expect to see him beat Mr. Boynton's filly, who would, making officers discontented and causing them to resign; the in my opinion, prefer six furlongs to the mile cou rse . question remains, what good does it do of a countervailing Bel Giorno, Historian, Eastley, Sister to V e d e tt e, character, and is there any reason why it should he retained? I Our Mary Ann, and Anlace will probably give way in The amount is not much. It has been lowered in the course o f , favour of Vacuum, who has been successfully tried i n the last few years from £2OO to £ lOO a year, at which private, though his two public essays do not speak highly latter sum it now stands, with the provision that it must in Lis favour. Typhceus, who has been ovorweighted, consist of either landed or funded property. The original has been defeated in his trial, and I do ewts) not appreh end reason for the property qualification was, doubtless, to there is another Suburban or Vanderve ld e in st ore inhi secure the officering of the militia from the local gentry, for best f ount Batthyanys popularcolou l colours un fear he cas is tf an infirm but of late years it cannot be said that such an object has musthorse.mTione, be d sty, althoanuggehrowul but in, is not thoroughly fit ; been successful. . It may be said that captains are still, he may run forward, as the soft ground will be much entrusted with large sums of money for the payment in his favour. Van Amburgh is the best handicapped of their companies. If this be the only reason i horse in the race, and will, notwithstanding a stoppage for the rule, the sooner the rule is abandoned the better. I in his work a fornight since, as nearly win as pos- In the first place, the intention to make such a distinc- t sible. Shepherd's lot consists of Lady Zetland, Queen ti on between captains and subalterns would be opposed to of York, and George Osbaldeston. The latter is re the spirit of military discipline, which places every officer, ported to be a good horse, but the market operations of whatever rank, upon an equality of honour. In the respecting him have been of a most peculiar cha second place, it could not have practical effect: for sub- racier. Of this trio, therefore, 1 prefer Lady Zet alterns, in the militia as in the line, continually command land, who is a very speedy filly, and has pre companies, and have the pay - money in their charge upon 1 viously run well over the Lincoln course, having a precisely similar footing. f been second last year in the City and Lincolnshire Handi caps. Friday may prove better than Mr. Pryor's second The Telegraph remarks upon the Speech that will be delivered to Parliament on Tuesday. The Lords and string, Conjuror, but the first-named has been too lon g o n the reserved list to secure my recommendation. Mo n a rc h Commons will be invited, in general but emphatic_terms, of the Glen (albeit Mr. Naylor is reported not to have to take into consideration the momentous topic submitted backed him) occupies the position of second favourite ; and to the verdict of the country at the last election, though that he will finish in tho first rank,under the comparatively probably the Speech will not give any outline of the mode light impost of 7st 91b, there can be little doubt. Never in which the Government proposes to deal with the thebiss, 1 question the staying qualities of the Monarch, matter. Constitutional usage requires that the sovereign, as he Cr Al over the six furlongs at Warwick, where he a ddressing the estates of the realm, should not employ the only beat Cloineneo a neck, at a difference of 81b in ' language of mandate or direction, and even the mere sem- • weight, fur the Douington Handicap. The Sawyer is a blance of interference with the discretion of the Legislature quick colt, and may perform well, though ho is not favour has to he scrupulously avoided. For this reason, if there at ly weighted. Mr. Pitt is, it I mistake not, a "piper ;" were no other, it would be inevitable that the Irish and, though he is fancied by a clever division, I am not policy of Mr. Gladstone should not now be among Lis admirers. John Leech, Make Hittite, and dssitribcd in detail. Nevprth e h, ft, broad min. Harvester are all well suited to the course, but elides on which he relics have been so f u lly at itio weights I think they Win :Lass to succumb t o discussed that the public curiosity is principally directed Jelinn who is nicely in, when her Wntineutal to inquire by wl.at machinery those prin c ipl es are t o pet formences era remembered. Ben Nevis will be de be carried into execution. Mr. Gladstone has defined feasted by Choral, who must be .classett dangerous. In the some interests for which the State would have to make Chaplla-Machell lot are Fairfax,• Acaster, Islam, Border linigle, Ceres, and BrotLer to jhattanooga. The elected an equitable pr o vi s i on ; the general principle obviously being t o r es p ec t w h a t may b e f a i r l y cons i dered individual of this division will be lsia:n—a good-looking colt, by or proprietary rights, as distinguished from public or Musjid out of Viil ig 3 Lass-who l ld m satisfactorily us an ; national endowm en t s . T o e ff ec t ua t e th e di s ti nc ti on legis- troublesome,sivd the w questionioor no',put to blur the cprivout.3st,ya's sad " trying must t) . latively i s a wor k o f some d e li cacy; b ut i t i s i n t h e h an d s " tackle connected with Blois's stable is of a reliable eha 1 of a statesm an w h o h as b roug ht a rare com bi na ti on of rector. Warrington, if thoroughly trained, which I ability and industry to the completion of his task ; and the plain duty of Liberal members at the present juncture doubt, would be quite at home over the Lincoln course, as he is bred for speed rather than staying. Brunohaut, a is to emulate their own leader in his liberality and candour. daughter of the Flying Dutchman and Bataglia, has ac- The chief dangers may arise from over-confidence in their quitted herself creditably in Franco, and may do so mere numbers, and perhaps from their setting undue in this handicap, as she evidently belongs to the fast store by independence of action at times when any disre- school. .Lady Rosehill •appears to have lost her form ; Bard of party discipline would defeat the very object and • Hatchmant will not, I think, stay the course suffi which they have in view. United, they will not merely dent's , well to beat several of the old horses that are likely carry the measure, but, what is even more important, to oppose her. The gelding by Romulus out of Attack they will obtain the sober, deliberate sanction of the whole was a gcod three-yr-old, but as he grew older his temper country. • became very uncertain, and he rarely showed his real The Star considers that the public is well satisfied with merits in public. Since he has been castrated, however, Stanton horse is said to have been cured of his vile the decision of the judges i n th e trials of the election pet!. the temper; and, if so, he shou ld be fou nd in the van at List- Cons. As a general rule the decisions of Mr. Baron oh; as hi s we ight, Est 81b, will be easy to bear. The Martin, Mr. Justice Blackburn, and Mr. Justice Willa Returned, Veda, and Bessie Dixon have been leniently have been received by the bulk of the community not only handicapped, and if the last named has retained any of with tacit acquiescence, but with outspoken and warm her early speed she must have a groat chance for this han approval. Right and left, among Liberal as among Tory dicap. The remaining horses, in addition to those al delinquents, the new law has dealt unsparing blows. Intl- ' ready noticed, engaged are three-year olds; but as Wal midation has been cowed at least into decent secrecy ; and ' mar may not be wanted at this early date, I perceive no corruption has been taught to hide itself in congenial dangerous name in the lower part of the list, though King darkness, and to bet a ke itself to the by-paths of Richard, Slowman, and the gelding by Weatherbit out of bribery.. Until' the present plan of investigation was St. Agnes are not destitute of racing qualities. Of th e tried no effective attempt bad been made to control the . horses likely to run we take Silenus, Van Amburgh, Lady abuses of treating, no cons'stent policy for the suppression Zetland, Monarch of the Glen, Choral, Sycee, the Attack ' gelding, The th Drummer, old Islam,. and Vacuum to be the of bribery had been pursued, and intimidation, except on the largest scale and of the most violent character, had The il bo re r: - oyreeafro-rmisciarleinfhato the remarkably open been allowed a practical impunity. The decisions of the hwinte r, ev l r y tells me that it is safer to r il el best. r th h e old horses ; usual. o Experience, election judges in England and Ireland have satisfactorily 1 - I fully expect to find Van Amburgh, proved that the law will for the future regard treating and . andSilenus registered the winner of the first ug'BY or bribery, however disguised, and intimidation, on whatever Springimportant n ~ ,i Handicap. In the Brocklesby st a k es side employed, as offences fatal to the validity of par k a- ; fift y _f o ur two-year-olds have been nominated, and g the menta r y elections. We do not speak merely of cases in i ma jority of them are well and fashionably b re d. N o t one which scandalous and gigantic corruption, such as was of the lot has yet appeared in p u bli c ; b ut I hear favour proved to have disgraced Dublin and Norwich, was 'able accounts of Stephanotis, by Ma caron i ou t o f Arau justly punished, though the moral worth of the deci- ! w e e , and the French division, the best of whom may sions in these cases can scarcely be over-estimated. turn up in Phantom Lass, Th ere are f orty-two subscrip- But it is not less a matter of congratulation that the . tions to the Brocklesby Trial H an di cap ( a b out 4 furlongs), judges have taken so much pains to weigh the and the most noteworthy names therein are Pericles, Bst 121 b; Salliet, Bst 101 b ; Mistlet oe , 7 st 111 b ; L a i rd of Scot worth of the evidence offered to them, and to dismiss was undless predicted, b charg eefores withth e the Parlia contemenmpttary- the El y mectionserited. Act It land, 7st 31b; Tripthong, Est 131 b ; April Morn, Est 21b; came into operation, that false and malicious charges of iand Glen Stuart, sst 10Ib. Laird of Scotland is a very bribery and corrupt practices would be very common and speedy colt, but he may fail to beat the brace of heavy weights, Pericles and Salliet. In the Handicap Hurdle very oaogerous under th e p r ovisions of the new law, and that in fact no man, however highlis character and how ever eminent his rank as a politician, could regard his seat Race (two miles) Guy of Warwick may probably run, as secure; or could protect himself from the effect of an but I most esteem the chances of Ada Penelope accusation which might exclude him for seven years from I and Aurifera. The Full-Cry Steeplechase (about four ' miles) may be assigned to the Corner. Stone Gelding or public life. The event has proved, however, that . the judges, while they shew themselves rigid in their punish- - who appear the best of an indi ff erent lot. On ment of what is proved on good evidence, are not prone to u°lBw°ld 7 receive blindly all evidence as of the same worth. We d nesday the opening race will be the Blankney Stakes The Daily News speculates upon the course to be pur- (about 4 furlon gs ), i n w hi c h seven ' t h ree-year-olds have sued by the rival factions, and says that the conversation been entered against twenty-five two's. All the juveniles at the gatherings of "Ins" and " Outs" is as obvious as a belong to the "dark" division, and the running in the Queen's Speech. Each party will be concerned with the Brocklesby, on Thesday, may point out the winner of the other. Among Ministers and their friends, the g reat Blanknoy more clearly - than anything I can write at pre questions of course will be, "What will ' Dizzy' do?" and " How is he to be prevented from doing it?" sent. It will, however, take a tolerably smart two-year- Accurate information, all wrong, as to the " m o v es ~ th a t old to beat Bonnie Katie and Scout, who are fast and quite he has in contemplation, and suggestions as to th e b es t capa b le of acting well under racing weights. In the Lin means of counteracting them ;rumours of ducal disaffec- cola Club Cup (abo u t 4 furlongs) the names of Stephanotis, tion and of the intervention of Lord Derby to c h ec k th e . mutiny ; speculations as to Lord Cairns's leader s hip, an d Reli gieuse, Floriau, Roquefort, and Countryman the line which Lord Salisbury may take ; apocryphal stand out conspicuously, but with the stories or hints, so dark as to i be unintelligible, Brockl esby and Blankney Stakes undecided, I am not n a dropped by Colonel Taylor or Mr. Noel—these thi ngs , or position to make a definite selection. The City things like them, will flit to and fro. At Grosvenor-gate there will be the same theme with variations. The Handicap (6 furlongs) are Lady Zetland, epistolary escapade of Lord Russell, and the oral indiscre- horses most favourably treated has fifty entries, and the 81b • Choral, 7st tions of Mr. Lowe and Mr. Bright, will be subjects of Bst llb ; Mr Pitt, 7st 121 b ; Histor i an, 7s t • Dix on,Est 51b ; rejoicing. The moral certainty of a split in the Cabinet, 21b; Islam, Est 61b; Veda, fist 616; Bessie stories of high words between the Finance Minister and Anlace, sst 121 b ; and Vacuum. sst 111 b. The last-name d, the President of the Board of Trade, who were prevented if he has - any pre t ens i o ns to win the Linco'n H andica p , only by Mr. Gla.lstone's intervention from coming to I blows ,• rumours that since Mr. Bright has not been must be to the fore over the six furlongs course ; but I silenced by a seat in the Cabin e t, the exp e riment is to shall, nevertheless, take my chance with Historian and be tried of giving him the next vacant bishopric, Lady Zetland. There are 15 acceptances for the Grand for which he is known to be anxious ; -" reasons to Steeplechase (about 4 miles), and the top weight, 12st 71b, believe " that the Premier's overtures for the "s hbe en awarded to The Lamb. The horses that appear conciliation of the right reverend bench have been dashed by his colleague's speech at the Fishmongers', and other best in are Ace of Trump s, last 31b (ins 81b extra) ; Tenny topics of consolation will abound. At Stratford-place the son, lOst 9 1 b; Bannockburn, lOst 81b; and Flatcatcher, proceedings will have a sadder character. Lord Malmes- lO s t 71b. If none the worse for lr is two races at Nice, bury, borrowing another custom from Japanese politics, Flatcatcher must be dangerous ; but he may not be good has summoned his political friends to meet him, in order that they may witness his performance of harri-kari, or enough to beat T enn y s on and Bannockburn, th e l a t ter of Inn i h ngam to Meanw oo d an d happy despatch. The moralists and • patriots of later whom was third best at .13 . Roman history, who, receiving an intimation that the Greenland. world was not large enough for themselves and time Emperor, entertained their friends with costly f a re and philosophical discourse before opening their veins to let life easily out, did not exhibit a more lofty stoicism than Lord Malmesbury is about to display. Its presides at his pwn, funeral banquet. Lord Mitlreesbury is (politically) dead : log liit9 14941 Ca was BENTINCK CLUB.—Tms DAT. LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP. Bto 1 agst Monarch of the Glen 10 to 1 agst Silenus 74 to 1 agst Formosa 15 to 1 agst Warrington 100 to 6 agst Vacuum 20 to 1 agst Uncas 25 to 1 agst Anlace 25 to 1 agst Islam 25 to 1 agst Conjuror LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL. 16 to 1 agst Tathwell 33 to 1 agst Pearl Diver VICTORIA CLUB--Tilts DAT. S t•) 1 agst Sycee (taken and offered) 9 to 1 agst Drummer (taken) 10 to 1 agst George Osbaldeston (taken) 12 to 1 agst Monarch of the Glen (taken) 100 to 8 ngst Silenus (taken and offered) 100 to 6 agst Warrington (taken and offered) 100 to G agst Vacuum (taken) 20 to 1 agst Islam (taken) 23 to 1 agst Anlace (t diet]) 25 to 1 asst Provider (taken and offered) 23 to 1 agst Mr. Pitt (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Van Arnburgh (offered) 25 to 1 agst Veda (wffered) 2Z to 1 ngst Formosa (offered) 33 to 1 agst Friday (taken) 33 to 1 agst Typhoeus (taken) 40 to 1 agst St Agnes g (taken) 1000 to 5 agst Choral (offered) GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE. 1000 to 70 asst Alcibiade (taken) 30 to 1 agst Nun (taken) 80 to 1 agst Harcourt (offered) 40 to 1 agst Bristles (taken) 40 to 1 agst The Lamb (taken) 40 to 1 agst Juryman (offered) 1000 to 15 agst Plum Cake (offered) 1000 to 15 agst Count Horn (offered) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. sto 2 agt. , t Wild Oats (taken) 3to 1 agst Belladrum (taken and offered) DERBY. • 40 to -1 agst Bolougno (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Drummer (taken) SPOR7ING NOTES. A FRESH MAN. As we anticipated last week a verdict of wilful murder has been returned in the case of the Blackwall tragedy. 7HE OFFICIAL ASSIGNEE ON .HIS DEFENCE. COURT OP BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY.) MR. ED WARDS'S SFATEMENT. This was the day appointed for Mr. Edward ,the °facia assignee, to render his answers to the questions put to him in court by the Commissioner by direction of the Lord Chancellor, on Thursday, the 4th ult. __ _ . Mr. Edwards denied that the report in the newspapers of the proceedings at the Mansion-house was such a one as hs ought to be judged by. As to the receipt of £lO,OOO, he denied that he had received it as commission from the Millwall Iron Shipbuilding Company. The commission which he received from Mr. Scott Russell was arranged by Overend, Gurney, and Co., not by himself. There was nothing improper or ir regular in his receiving those commissions. But he denied that lie had received any from the Millwall Iron Company. His connection with Overend, Gurney, and Co. was well known in the city, and was indeed matter of public noto. riety. The Commissioner said the next stop would ba to trans. nit no explanations and answers which 31r.Edwarns had given to th Lord Chancellor, and the :natter would thou abide his order. POLICE INTELLIGENCE-17as Day. MM.:LW/RW.7611-S TREET. DISAIDERLY CONDUCT. —John lienryJanieS, a carpenter was charged before Mr. Tyrwbitt with being drunk and disorderly at the Portland road Station of the Metropoli tan Railway. Mr. Flanders, a ticket collector at the Portland -road station, of tho Metropolitan Railway, said that between 9 and 10 on Saturday_ovening the prisoner presented him.- self at the station with a return ticket from Latimer -road. He was too drunk to be allowed to go by the train, and being told so he set to abusing him and the passengers, and prevented the passengers going down stairs, and others getting their tickets, and for two hours was in and out of the station, and at last they had to remove him. Shortly after the prisoner came back again and abused Mr. Fenton, the General Manager, who ordered him to be removed, and a constable to be sent for. While the messenger was gone for the constable the prisoner used the vilest language, and obstructed him in the performance of his duty. Police-constable Barber, 43 E, said that he was called to take the prisoner into custody, and found him on the platform very drunk, and he had a groat deal of trouble to get him to the station, and had to hold him to prevent him failing on the rails. The prisoner said ho tendered his ticket and was told that he could not go, but as ho had had it supplied he thought he bad a right to go by it, and was afterwards locked up. He had had a little too much to drink. Mr. Tyrwhit said the prisoner's conduct was that of a drunken, pig-headed fellow, doing great mischief at the station, and having his life saved against his own stupid will. The prisoner would have to pay 20s. or seven days. WES TMINS TER. ROBBING TIM Pool.—Charlotte Benjamin, a young woman, described as a dressmaker, was placed at the bar charged with robbing poor people in the house where she resided. Samuel Barnard, of 36, Seaborne-streof, Chelsea, said that the prisoner's mother had lived in the house, and had recently turned her room over to the prisoner. For some time past they had been missing things from the house, and although not of groat value, the loss to them was severe. On Saturday a pair of trousers, which had been in a cupboard on the stairs, were brought to the house— they belonged to one of the boys, and they were not worth much. James Hawkins, a lodger at the house, identified a knife found upon the prisoner. In consequence of repeated losses in the house they watched prisoner into a marine store on Saturday night, where she sold the trousers spoken of for a penny as old rags. Henry Lowe, another lodger, complained of the serious loss he had experienced in having had his woollen sheets stolen. Mr. Solfe asked if the police Wanted time for further inquiry ? The constable, who bad taken the prisoner, replied that he did, as he had found some pawnbroker's tickets relating to clothing upon th 3 prisoner. Prisoner, 1 - itho had nothing to say in her defence, was remanded. THAMES. ROBBERY IN TIIE LONDON DCOK.—John Fisb, who up to Saturday filled the responsible situation of a wine cooper in the London Dock for many years, was brought before Mr. Benson charged with stealing a pint of brandy. Inspector Hamilton, of the London Dock police, said he stopped the prisoner at the principal gateway, and asked him him if he had anything about him which did not be long to him: The prisoner said he had not. Ho intimated that he should search him, and the prisoner then produced a pint bottle of brandy, and said that a man had given it to him. The prisoner was employed among the wines, and not among the brandies. Mr. C. Young, solicitor, stated that the prisoner could give no other account of his possession of the brandy than he had already done, and he was very sorry for what he bad dctie. The prisoner had been for many years in the service of the Dock Company, was a man of good charac ter, and had never been charged with any offence before. The prisoner's wife was in a sickly condition, and he in tended the brandy for her. The prisoner had also been very ill, and was attended by doctors for determination of blood to the head. Under these circumstance; and as the prisoner would not be employed in the dock again, he hoped the magistrate would inflict a fine. Mr. Benson said, for the sake of uniformity, he could not inflict a fine. The prisoner had stolen the brandy, and of course disgrace would attach to him. He sentenced the prisoner to ono month's imprisonment and hard labour. Foreign Mail .eaciiet List. MAILS DUE. Amaral's, and New Zealand, via Southamptol.......Feb. 27. Ditto, via Vsraeilles Ditto, via Ptauma Brasil, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video Mar. 7. Ditto, by French packet Cape Verds, by Brazil packet ........ • Mar. 7: Cape of Good Hope. Ascension, and Bt. Helena Feb. 12. China, Penang, and Singapore. via Southampton—Feb. 13. Gibraltar, via Southampton India. via Southampton intto, via Mars&les Malta, Egypt, dm. Feb 13. Ditto, Marseilles Ft b. 16 Mauritius, Cape of Good Hope, and Natal, via ticuthamston Ditto, Marseilles Feb 11 , Newfoandla d ... .... ......F.b .0 Portugal ... United States, t anada, California, &a., by British packet Feb 13 Ditto, by Canadian packet Ditto, by L eited States packet Feb 10 Ditto ditto (Baltimore) West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe Feb. 16 West Indies and Paalie (except Mexioo and Baha mas) Feb 13 Falkland Islands " Mar 7. Cub and Mexico OOOO ••••• filar. 1. Bermuda, via Bahamas, via New York Feb. STEAM SHIPBUILDING ON TIIE CLTDE.—Messrs. Henderson, Coulborn, and Co., of Renfrew, have launched a paddle named the Kjobenhasn, for passenger traffic be tween Aarhuus and Copenhagen. The principal dimensions of this steamer are as follows : —Length, 220 ft ; breadth, 25ft. 6in. ; depth, 13ft. bin. She is to be fitted with a pair of the builders' high and low pressure surface -condensing engines of 200-horse power, nominal, with feathering paddle-wheels. She will ply been Aarhuus and Copen hagen. The City of Brooklyn, screw, built by Messrs. Tod and M'Gregor, of Glasgow, for the Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia Steamship Company, has arrived in the Mersey from the Clyde. ANNUAL SWORN REPORT OF SOME OF THE NEW YORK PETROLEUM COMPANIES.—TIIO Clinton Oil Company report that they have no debts; the Northern Light Oil I Company, that they owe $662.29 ; the WebSter Petro leum Company, $2,000; the Allen Wright Oil Com pany, $3,100; the Guild Farm Oil Company, $5OO ; the American Oil and Mining Company, no debts ; the Bliven Petroleum Company, $1,200, and disputed claims amounting to nearly $60,000; the Consolidated Petroleum Company, less than $5OO ; the Everett Petro leum Company, not over $8,500 ; the Buchanan Farm Oil Company, not exceeding $2OO ; the Rynd Farm Oil Corn paoy, $3,205 and a disputed claim of $15,000 ; th e N ew York and Pennsylvania Oil Company, about $9,000 the French Creek Petroleum Company 830,535 (ir: li t igation) ; the Heydrick Oil Company, $21,000, and the Bergen Oil and Coal Company, $113,000. The Tribune is trying tnforee—iii---Collector Smytho into a fight with Mr. Pollard, who has beet writ ing something very severe about the candidate for the Russian Embassy. The Tribune's way of putting it is i (the rebel "carpet-bagger" being Mr. Pollard) : —Mr. Smythe first went out of his way—neglecting the scores of wounded s Idlers seeking such appointments at his hands—to confer a place upon a noted and most viru lent 11-bal carpet-bagger. Then, according to Pol lard, Mr. Slily - the sanctioned the taking of the test oath by this rabid Rebel editor. Next, we are t Id, Mr. Smytho persuaded Pollard to resign, on the ground that his appointment was too odious for the collector to bear the burden of it, and with the distinct promise that his salary should be continued without his doing any work ! " I 'rive a plan," said the diplomatic Smythe, according to Pollard's report; "resign at my request—be particular to put it at my request—and I shan't appoint any successor to your place, and your salary can go on." As to putting in any substitute to do the work, Pollard co u ld d oes h e p l ease d ; " b u t resign (wink ing his eye), you see the game I shall make on these fel lows." But the game was made on another victim, for, on the faith of this promise to cheat the Government, Pollard was hinoall cheated irate resigning.