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

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK. Consols are 93 2i 3i for money ; ditto, for Ac count, —; Three per Cent. Reduced, 931 s ; New 'Three per Cents, 931 a ; ditto 5 per Cent., Jan., 1873, 1031 ; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., —. India Stock, 10 per Cent., April, 1874, ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1121; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1858, 1024 ; ditto Bonds £l,OOO, 23 prem. ; ditto Bonds under £l,OOO, 18 23 prem. In the Foreign Market there has been a decline of; to per cent. in Peruvian, Russian, Moscow- Ihroslaw, Spanish, Turkish, and Charcow-Kce mentschug. The quotations are as follows : Brazilian of 1865, 831 to 84 ; Chilian of 1867, 941 to 940 ; Egyptian of 1864, 87 to 88 ; ditto:of 1868, 744 to 75 ; Italian of 1861, 571 to 56/ ; ditto Tobacco Loan, 51 to 6 prem. ; Mexican, 151 to 15.1 ; Peruvian of 1865, 771 to 1; Russian of 1866, 921 to 931 ; ditto Nicolai, 67 to ; ditto Orel, 824 to 83 ; ditto Moscow, 801 to 804 ; ditto Charkof-Azof, 811 to / ; Charcow- 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, 411 to 1. In the railway market prices are firm, and are quoted as follows :—London and North Western, 1201 tol ; Great Western, 531 to 1; Midland, 1 241 to 1 ; London mid South Western, 91 to 93 ; Great Eastern, 711 to 421 ; Brighton, 52 to 1, ex div. ; South Eastern, 821 to 831 ; Metro politan, 1121 to 113. In Miscellaneous Shares there has been a trifling rise in General Credit, and in Bank Shares Orien ta: and Union of London have been dealt in at 431 and 361 respectively. American 5-20 Bonds are 78 to 1, and Erie Rail way shares 25 to 1, showing a rise of 1. The Holsatia, from New York, has brought £107,000, and the Kangaroo, from Halifax, £1,060. The Nyanza has taken £57,600 in specie for B ornbay. Messrs. Fruhliug 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. llenry Schroder and Co. announce that the half-yearly dividend on the Charkow- Krementschug 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 2 6th 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 2Gth inst. At a meeting of the Alhambra Company (Li raited) 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 names Tunnel, under Mr. Brunel, and the constructor of Westminster-bridge, is engineer to the company, which has now been completely formed for e.trrying out the enterprise, is sonic 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; it will admit of the steepest gradients ever met with be ing easily overcome by the engines to bo em ployed, and it will at once bring new traffic to these r ailways, and develope industry and production, Ilow 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 and coast of Peru, many of which were made known to the Government some years back by a ? .. ?nor La n d reau , an d s t a t e th a t th e Mi n i s t er o f Finance has notified the appointment of a Commis sion, of which Senor Landreau is to be a member, ' 43 examine and report upon them. On the Ist instant the quotation of Eric Rail- Way Shares was struck from the official lists of the N ew York Board of Brokers, that company Ting failed to comply with a rule adopted by the Board of Brokers several weeks since, requiring all railway companies to establish an open and regular register of their shareholders—a rule to Which the other leading lines are understood to aave conformed. Ia the Lancashire markets during the past week some small failures among manufacturers, and un tleaaant rumours and anticipations of others, ha ye "'according to the Manchester Guardian, rather a depressing influence, which has been partially co unteracted by the steady character of the cotton Market, where the slow way in which last year's crops are coming forward creates anxiety about the su pply It is still asserted, however, by many per -Buns that the receipts are fallacious, as 'supplies are stopped by bad roads, and by the capability of Planters and speculators to hold back their cotton, 1.11 C onsequence of the large profits made on that t hey have already disposed of. BRITISH FUNDS —CLOSING PRICES. . UOVERNMENT FUNDS. ' Per Cent. Consols D itto for Account, NPer Cent. Reduced 931 I I) .evir 3 per Cent ". ) .,A' 2} per Cent. Jan. 1894 A ' O . 5 per Con J an. 1873 - • 4ll uities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — 1) 0. for 30 yrs , ex pi re sth Ap r il 1885 — D? (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — equor Bill s , £l,OOO, 2i p er Ct. £5OO £lOO & £2OO li ftrsti D k of England Stock, 4 per Cent 0 " 0 . account 1 Ig " l da 4 per Cent. Bonds — o r - Colonial °minium 1 "la UOVERNMENT SECURITIES "l a hock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 — ,0. Opening, for Account - I T ) . 5 per Oct 1880 - I , ° . 4 pec Cent., Oct. 1888 '" 0 . Certificates Ro• Enlaced Pap e ,. 4 per Cent O . 6 per Cent., J an . 1872 D ° ' Si per Cent. May 1879 — O Do Pe; Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 — Do do, 1877 — D • do. 1832 — R'• Deb 5 per Cent., Au.. 1873 ~ —., o O - Bond s , 4 per Cent., £l,000 .Under £l,000 rOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Aro. elatlue Republic, 6 per Cent .... 0 , . Ultrian Bonds 5 A .t Scrip ..1:45 paid .. _ per cent .. 63 a t . Do. 1859 iyiliari per Cent _ 12, ° ' 4} per Cent., 1852 — U°°. do. 1858.... 1)° d 1860 — D0d0.,0., - U63 721 U° per Cent., 1865 k __o Account B3II '‘oB Ayres 6 per Cent. e. : , , , , ,.) 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) C,,, , 4 ', 6 Per Cent, 5 ,46 per Cent Do, 4/ per Cent.... J o % 8 per Cent., 1 - ., • 6 per cent. 1867 941 C 1:* 7 , Pcr Cent., 1866 - Da l , :,," 4 - 1 , 6 per Cent. -- Dap. ,',. °P , r Cent., 1825.., . • — D ~. • • ~ ) ~ -11 P rincipalities, 7 i,er Cent..., 7B ily,ay l ?r N evv -L,__ ' * per Cent., 1867 B3l Uon.:•oliut ted, 1 per Cent B i.)! l4t !'' - ') 7 Per Cent V ~,c.• 45ut 1 Sewed %n Is6ue , ds.. +J o. 4100 Bonds B4l Do. ; 1864 • Do. Account Do. - 4 :500 Bonds 1)0. 4100 Bonds 591 90 English Scrip, 1868 75 41 Do do. £45 pd — dis G oval - lime a l Rail way De ben ture.b — Grce lc 5 per Cut., 1824 5, ex. Coups — Do. Auccunr t).,. ~, )uporlf7 - Do. Account 3.1,1010a1s 5 per Cent .. — Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., all pd It +iiittn 5 per (..7'ert., 1863 ... ~)o. Account — Do - MAremmana Railway 5Bl ••, can it per Cent — Ditto for AcCount iu., 1861 — Do 1; per Cent. Anglo-French — uontovidvan t; per Cent. • • — go orish imperial 5 per Cent New Granada lsi i Do 3 per Cen — Do. .Deferrad Peruvian 5 per Ceni. 1805 Do Account .• i i i Do 41 per Cont. (Uribarren) Du 4i per Cent.. 1862 - Do Account P ,rt • guess 3 per Ct., 1853,'6, 7,'9,'6u,'2.': Do. do. 1567 361 Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid — ILissian 5 per Cent., 182 Z, .f.: St -- Do 41 per Cent . 18.50 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 D. Anglo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO Bondf. e , " Do. d o . £B4 los. do , Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds 93 k Do. do £Bl 1.5 s do — Do Nicolas Railway 671 Sarlinian 5 per Cent 72i Spanish 3 per Cen .' .— Do. Account — Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Deferred — Do. Account Do. Passive — Do. Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan — Do Government, 1864 Do do, 1868 ... Do do, Scrip — p*. Turkish 6 per Cent] .,... . — ~ . _ . Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do Account Do .£lOO Bonds — Do 6 per Cent., 1E62 — Do Account Do .£lOO Bonds 674 8 Do 5 per Cent. 1865 — DJ Account Do 6 per Cont., 1860 64 5 Do 1 per Cent., Guaranteed Do Lana Warrants (Hectares) Venezuela 3 per Cant. — Do. Ace. ant Do 6 per Cent. 1804 i IDo 6 per Cent., 1862 - - - - Dividends on the above payanie iu Austrmn o par Cent. Ex 10 Florins 52 Belgian, 44- per cent., Ex. 2sf. Dutch 2 per (`Ant. Ex. 12 Gail„ Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates Do. Account French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 251. jtqjjey, 5 per Cont. 1851, E. zsf. Do Account s7i CLOSING PRICES. Janso's, Money Do. Account, March 4 .. 93 BANK OF FRANCE. .------- --111, PARIS, Feb. 11. The 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.... 182,500,000 182,500,000 Profits in addition to capital (Art. 8, Law, June 9, 1857) 7,044,776 02 7,044,776 0' Reservo of the Bank and its branches Reserve of landed pro party 4,000,000 4,000 , 00 0 Notes in circulation Banknotes to orderand receipts payable at sight Treasury account cur rent creditor 134,047,963 43 133,185,966 58 Current accounts, Paris 2 )5,142,962 17 248,961,696 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 22,105,750 11 22,103,750 14 distributed Sundries 35,395,122 40 34,949,794 47 933,790 85 933,790 85 7,523,021 23 9,346,817 76 Total CREDITOR. Feb. 11. Feb. 4. Cash in hand and in fr. c. fr. Branch banks Commercial bills over due Commercial bills dis- counted, not yet due 287,568,296 65 304,041,610 70 Do. branch banks 272,844,510 285,214,973 Advances on deposit of bullion Do. branch banks 6,937,180 3,608,500 Do. on French Public Securities 13,603,700 13,640 600 Do. by branch banks 6,937,180 6,951 , 000 Do. on railway shares and debentures Do. branch banks Do. on Credit Fencier Bonds Do. branches Do. to the State (Con vention, June 10, 1857) 60,000,000 60,000,000 Government Stock re serve 12,980,750 14 12,980,750 14 Do. disposable lientea Lnmobalisees (Law, Juno 2, 1857) 1C0,000,000 100,000,000 Hotel and furniture of the Btoik and landed propezty branches 8,970,665 8,965,864 Expenses of manage ment 263,207 54 256,778 84 Sundries 167 42 Total Certified by the Senator-Governor of the Bank of France. (Signed) Ro ULAND. TVESTMINSTER ELEC7 JON PETITION. THIS DAY. The hearing of the petition against Mr. W. 11. Smith was resumed this morning before 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 Men's Constitutional Associa tion. When Dayman returned the canvass-book to him he made tables showing the results of them. The tables so made were returned to Mr. Smith's central committee. Ho knew Mr. Smith personally, but he had bad 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 had £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 continued—Mr. Ford, Mr. Smith's solici tor, subscribed £3O. Captain Armstrong, who was an agent for Mr. Smith, gave £25, and Mr. Malcolm, who acted as agent, subscribed XI There were also subscrip tions of £5 each from Mr. J. S. Pakington, Mr. Stephen Lewis, and blr. 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 ; Sir 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 £43 Bs., of which only 2s. came from working men. Baron Martin (addressing Mr. Stephen)—How 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 abaut it. The court adjouttaed at the usual hour. • MARKEY S-7 MS D.Y. 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-day, but the condition of the samples was somewhat improved. All kinds met a dull inquiry, but there w as rather more firmness apparent in the trade, and last Monday's prices were well supported METRO ?OLITAN 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 directors' re port, which recommended a dividend at the rate of 12 per cent., was carried unanimously. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 15, 1869 SHARE LIST. itinNARY .okIAzINS AND 13TOCIth, is3l►rO :'tali wAym Paid. Closing Busineos Prise. done. st Bristol and Exeter 10 7S 82 St Caledonian .. . 74 601 801 B'. 4,3,11)curi.. 21 Corn rv-ili & 11ellatet June lOO 19 81 tit Duil„ l'erth.4 Ab.J .00 70 72 2 • EztJt Li , adon 40 do 15 2i Du 10 • t Glasgow &a, Western lOO 93 160 a Urea:. Eastern .. U i 41f 421 421 t Do. E. Augl. Nu. 2.... 10e 7 Si ai lircat Nortli et Scutlanti.. 100 15 0 st Great Northern lOO 113 114 113 121 13; St Do. Astock. tt Do. 13 stock lO 125 127 et (itS. and W. of Ireland lOO 17 i. 9 • Lit. Western -Origlual lOO 53 .531 574 • Do. South Waxes luti 68 6, a, Do. W. slid.—tfalti.ce lOO Lti '49 • Do. Newport lOO 15 11 at Lancashire a: 1 urkenirv lOO 2.4 30 1291 st Lon., Krigli.,4: S.Coas , 03 Do Scrip • vu., Cliat., and Dover.. 1041 171 17f 171 4 et Do. Aletrop. Ex. A.... 100 -- et Lou. & North Western.. 100 1191 20 1201 et Lou. JZ South Wenterc.. 100 Ot 93 921 et, /Ilan., Shot., & .I,IIICOIL li:0 NI 5 f 531 Metropolitan ...,. leo 1111 1;4 113 .2 11c 2 et Do Extensija 100 161 171 10 Do. New 10 10 1 1 10 et Alesropolitan District. all 51 . 5 3 51 1 10 Aletrop. St. John's V 1 001 8— - at M.d.aud at Do, Litrinin. & .04drUy et N.xrtn British at Do. Ed., & Dun., lOO at Nor. ( 4 :astern—Berwick lOO 108 1(01 1971 4 25 Do. V. N.E puroimse —16.13.4 • Do Leeds . . ... 100 :9 61 at Do York at Lo Card . . lto 12S 130 st Do Stoc:. & Darling lOO 13: 133 at North Lon lon 10 Do New ISt 8 . .. 2 11 2 p at North Staffordshire . . 100 58 50 at North and S.-W. Junction 100 103 106 10 Do New £lO shares, 7 ... at Rhymney at Shropshire Union lOO 59 6ti at South Devon .. at South Eastern lOO 82 521 83 et Staines, Wok - 'ham, & Wok all 12 13 St tau Vale -- Do. C Waterlord & Kilkenny lOO 10 Waterloo & Whitehall 6 RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHIRES AND STOCKS. at Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 80 88 at Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO ... at Do. Scot. N.E., 41 per cent lOO ... at Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO ... at Do. do. 7 per cent lOO et D 9. do. Ordinary lOO 80 82 at Do. Midland st Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gua all at Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen J unction lOO 105 107 at Do. Ist Class preference lOO at Glas. & S.W. gait. 5 per et lOO at Gt. Eastern, E.G. Ex. No.l 100 99 102 at Du do N 0.2 10) 99 102 at Do do 6 per cent 100 101) 108 at Do East Anglian A3p. c. 100 100 103 at Du du .B 6 do. 100 ... at Do do C 7 do. 100 ... at Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 100 103 at Du E. Union 4p. c. gua. 100 ed 71 at Do Norfolk 5 p.c. Ex. 1846 100 at Do do 5 p.e.Way.Val.lB47 100 at Great Northern, 5 per cent 10 at Du 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pin. 100 at Do 4, do du du 100 at Do 3 du at sp.c. pm lOO at Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO st, Gt. Nrtli of Scotland, Ist pf 100 at Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 9G 97 at, G t.West.—Orig.& Jut: pent chg., per gua.s p.c lOO 103 10, at Do. Orig. (B. &H. Es). 5 p.c lOO 95 100 at Do du 4 1 per emit. 1802 10) 88 91 at Do do 4 do du st 1,.> du 5 per cent. ro 10) 9.i pl at Do du Birmingham gua 100 63 70 at Do do du pref... 100 at Do do Chester gua IOJ 7 . 2 7J at Do do do S per cent lOO st Do do do 5 do 100 53 100 at Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 10) at Do do 41 p.c lOO at Do do 100 at Do do 5 at Du West Mid. Oxford Ist g lOl 11t 116 st Do du 21 gas, lOO 110 112 at Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c lOO 92 9i at Do do 23 do 100 100 101 at Do gua. 51 per cent. 1883 100 100 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. all at Lancash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. lOU 1 0 135 at Do Barnsley, £5 3s It/d p.c. 109 st Du 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 135 at Do 41 (Blackburn pureh). 100 98 102 at Loudon & Brighton, sp. c. guaranteed, No. 1 lOO „„ at Du 5 per cent. gua. No. 2 lOO at Do 6 do do lOO ,„ at Do 5 do N.,.4 lOO at Do 7 per cent l.O at Do 6 do (W.E. & C.P.) IJO at Do 4 do 1859 lOO ••• at London, Chatham, &Dover 5 per cent lOO at London and N.W., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO 101 111 at Do Bedford &Cambridge lOO at Do Shrewsb'y & Welchpl lOO at London and S.-W. 7 p,c late Id shares lOO 145 14) 2s Gd. Do (Portarn.perp ans. 286 d) all at Man., Sher., &Litwin. 6 p.c lOO 111 117 6 Do st Do 80 per cent lOO 60 65 10 Do redeem. 6 per cent 5 at Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c 100 135 140 at Do Bristol& Birm, 6p. c lOO 1.3 136 at Do 41 per cent. redeem lOO 10J 102 atj Do 41 per cent. irredeem lOO 10U 1 2 at Du Leicester & li'eliu, 4,p.c lOO 110 92 at North British, 5 p.c. Nu. 1 10) at Do E. &G.4p.c. S. & 1) lOO „, at Du N. 13., N 0.2, 5 per ceu.t lOO :t Du Border lTuiou, 51 p.c lOO ... at N.-Eastern—Cons. 4 p.c lOO 86 83 at Du 41 per cent. redeem__ 109 95 97 99 at Do U N.E. 4 per ecut., lOO 17 Do Berwick capital 8 13.4. 2• Do York, U. &S. purchase lO 10 101 1) a t Do Stcktu &Drliug. A 5 p.c lOO 103 110 at Do W, Hartlepool H. and It lOO 87 8/ 20 North Staffordshire all 20 21 104 8. Devon Annuities, 1 s all 91 101 lOs Do Tavistock A nna., lO s a ll 910 10s Do Fixed 41 p er cent all 8 9 1 0.6. S. Last. (R ea d. Anna., 1.0.6) all 22 23 at Do 41 per cent lOO ••• •.. at Do Fixed 41 per cent lOO at Taff Vale No.l 100 145 1.50 at Waterford & Kilkenny, 6pc 100 41 43 ... ... 10) RAILWAYS.-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOOKS. _ _ • --- With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. at Caledonian 41 ire gua • .. at Do 44 p irredeem all .” . et Do 4p c con., issued at 80 65 -* st Great Eastern 41 per cent. 100 -* ." ... ... at Do 5 do, 1862 lOO 90 93 891 90 at Do New 5 do, 1863 lOO 89 92 at Do do 5 do, 1864 lOO 84 88 at Great Northern, 5p c irred lOO .., ... at Do Permanent 5 per cent lOO ••• ••• at Do Boston & Sleald, 41 pc 100 ... ... at Great West., W. Midl., 5p c 100 ... .., at Do Joiutperpe. 5 p c,1865 100 86 i 0 at Do do 6p c irred., 1866 100 105 107 20 Do Vale N eath perp. 5p c all 19 20 at Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B lOO ... ... 5 Lane. and York. New 41 per cent till July, 1871 2 I 1 at Loud., Brig., tie., 41 pc, 1858 100 ... ... at Do do 4 d o, 1 860 100 ••• ... st Do do 41 do, 1861 100 ... ... at Da do 41 do, 1863 100 at Do do 5 do, 1865 100 ... ... ... at Do No. 6 5 d o, 1 866 100 ... ... ... at Do No. 7 sd o 1 1: 0: 011 :.bi 251 •••••• •01 0 t 3 L D i ando. chef., C h a d t a . o , L e: n . , .2 , S cl e , P 6 6 :: . . le c ts . 6. .. . 5. st Do Metrop. Ex., B 6 p.c ** ii t London ,s; N ii(p l r oN:D e ror4a s a.ic t e i.3:. yep: r ..se, n )trpD. , ,l s .sciet :P. p .:. ....2t.e. 11 1 000000000000 1116"01 4 ......5721 ,..* 111:::.1..497 ' i ,.. : at London& S. Western, 41 p c 100 94 96 I l a o ll o 11 HP 10 st. percent Metropoli ßs ta ts n k., s sept.l, 18 et Midland, A 5 per cent pref lOO 10 . ; Ili; a . Do ord. do 10U 108 110 18 *Do 5p c opt. to cony. to 18 2:4 Do 5p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1872 ...... 81 1 s6B; : sti t t_t N worth ppppo p p roooo_o o t N h l, ,Ni, i t .1 Eastern, B. .. l t e :a :o r : a ' l c+. ur ti c i. ,5i Stock..Svsar. : 11P. ND r ou lie .n w guaranteed,. cent :2sd p id :ll 4 :B r" : . t . . 1 1 1 1 0 °1 0 0 0 °6 0 0 71 • . 1. . 44 . PP a Do fit Do at North London, 41, per cent (Max, 5 per cent) 8: i North South SDE Staffordshire stern,(O h .4Ciropds s sco; p i c 8886 3 .6 5 .91 lO 2OOOO ::: ::: at Do a ...o , 100 Do 5 do 1864 , a t Victoria St. &Pimlico, 41 pc 100 ... .. RAILWAYS LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTAysj at Bakenhead loo , 3 y. 5 100 Do. 44 per cent. Prefer all 101 103 st B u ckinghamshire st Chester and Holyhead lOO 54 56 st Do. 54 per cent. st Do. b do. ... -• 100 11 1 113 st Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO ... st Colchester Stour Valley et East Lincoln , g ua. 6 p . c lOO 133. 13 20 Gloster and Dean Fost all ... . ' s Gt. Easn., Newm., &c., 5 re p.c 100 „.. .. : s Do. E. U. Harw ich, 4 p .c 100 6,1 72 at Do. do. Woodbrg. Ex., do. 100 69 72 st Gt. West, W. Mid., Hera 100 95 27 50 Hull and Selby all 109 111 St Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 215 22.1 st London and Blackwall lOO 96 93 st Do. 44 per cent lOO •.. ••• st Loudon, Chat., Sze., 44 pc. 100 ... .. • s t Do. Coln. Fund, sdo 100 ~, .. st Loudon and Greenwich st Do. do Preference lOO „,. .. st London, Tilbury, & South 100 78 8 ,; st Lowestoft, gua 4 per cent lOO 79 83 st Do. do. 6 do. ba 31anch., Buxton, &Matlk all 5 51 at Midland, Brit. - Hurd, Pref lOO 93 95 10 Mid Kent Cray L ine) 50 Northernt East., 5 percent all 69 56 bo Do. do. 6 do. all .., .. . at N. Eastern—Hartlep ool st N. West. A peril. pref, sp. c lOO 103 no st Do B minimum 14 p.c lOO ... ... at Notting. & Uranth. U.& C lOO 92 94 25 Preston and VS yre all 41 46 ... Royston, Hitch., and Shop lOO 15. 185 at Shrewsbury and Hereford 100 133 135 10 Do do 5 24 9 p St S. Yorksh. and River D un 100 98 100 8t Do 4 per cent gua lO . 79 81 st Do 5 do $1 Vict. Station and Pimlico lOO 175 180 at West Cornwall 20 West London, Class A all 14 14 20 Do do B all ... .. 20 Do do C • all 64 7; st Weymouth and Portland lOO ... ... st Wilts and Somerset DOCKS. st East and West India lOO 116 1:0 st London and St. Katherine 100 48 50 [OO D oDeb. stock, 4 per cent all .., ... Millwall Freehold Land at Dock lOO 32 34 at Southampton lOO 74 7a at Surrey Quinniereial Closing Business Share NAME. Paid. Price. done 10 Agra Limited, A all 11 111 111 10 Do B lO 4 41 41 4 50 Albion 100 Alliance, Limited ' '25 121 131 131 1 -20 Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lint all 1 • 19 181 1 20 Anglo-Hung•arian 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 6 5 40 Australasian .... 20 Bank of British Columbia all 10 12 20 Do issued. at 2 pm....., 5 ••• •• '25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, dim. 25 Bank of South Australia— all 31 3 • 3 1 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 :;7 39 10 Bank of .\ c w Zealand all 17 19 ht) British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra -1 lia, •nd China all 201 211 25 Chartered Mere. of India, London, and China. 20 City ............... 1) 11 s 121 100 Colonial ........................... 25 39 41 40/ 10 Consolidated, lira. ............ 4 1 1 41 50 Delhi and Loudon, lint ... 25 ... ... 50 East London, dim 6 15 U 1 20 English and American, lint 10 ... ••• '0 English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro, lint 20 English, Scottish, and Aug tralian Chartered - all 161 1 181 Hong Kong and Shanhai Bank Corporation all ... ••• 281 Do new 100 Imperial, 1int...,,,, 21) 17 IS 20 Imperial Ottoman ............ 10 1 II 121 1 •45 lonian ............................. all 25 27 25 Do new 20 Lnd Mortgage of India, lint 4 31 at 100 Do sp. c. 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A 2 ... 100 108 110 - Do rd. 1893 .......... .... 103 107 1(41 - 11Ctoria ep.o. 100 112 113 1121 SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. The Times observes that no European question, not even the future destination of the Byzantine dominions, pre sents so oonfused 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 servo 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, but, 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 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 Affgbanistan, 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 the best solution of the Central Asian question. The Standard, in referring to the numerous resignations which occur about this time in the militia, remarks that a very frequent reason alleged in cases of supercession is the non-compliance of the candidate for promotion with the property qualification. The property qualification, in fact, appears to be the cause of a great deal of discontent and not a little practical injustice. It is, we believe, never dispensed with : and the rule makes it absolute, unless the subaltern has served for six years, during a cer tain portion of which period the regiment must have been embodied for service apart from the annual training. Now we know that the property qualification does harm by making officers discontented and causing them to resign; the question remains, what good does it do of a countervailing character, and is there any reason why it should be retained? The amount is not much. It has been lowered in the course of the last few years from £2OO to £lOO a year, at which latter sum it now stands, with the provision that it must consist of either landed or funded property. The original reason for the property qualification was, doubtless, to secure the officering of the militia from the local gentry, but of late years it cannot be said that such an object has been successful. It may be said that captains are entrusted with large sums of money for the payment of their companies. If this be the only reason for the rule, the sooner the rule is abandoned the better. In the first place, the intention to make such a distinc tion between captains and subalterns would be opposed to the spirit of military discipline, which places every officer, of whatever rank, upon an equality of honour. In the second place, it could not have practical effect: for sub alterns, in the militia as in the line, continually command companies, and have the pay-money in their charge upon a precisely similar footing. The Telegraph remarks upon the Speech that will be delivered to Parliament on Tuesday. The Lords and Commons will be invited, in general but emphatic,terms, to take into consideration the momentous topic submitted to the verdict of the country at the last election, though probably the Speech will not give any outline of the mode in which the Government proposes to deal with the matter. Constitutional usage requires that the sovereign, addressing the estates of the realm, should not employ the language of mandate or direction, and even the mere sem blance of interference with the discretion of the Legislature has to be scrupulously avoided. For this reason, if there were no other, it would be inevitable that the Irish policy of Mr. Gladstone should not now be described in detail. Nevertheless, the broad prin ciples on which he relies have been so fully discussed that the public curiosity is principally directed to inquire by what machinery those principles are to be carried into execution. Mr. Gladstone has defined some interests for which the State would have to make an equitable provision ; the general principle obviously being to respect what may be fairly considered individual or proprietary rights, as distinguished from public or national endowments. To effectuate the distinction legis latively is a work of some delicacy; but it is in the hands of a statesman who has brought a rare combination of ability and industry to the completion of his task; and the plain duty of Liberal members at the present juncture is to emulate their own leader in his liberality and candour. The chief dangers may arise from over-confidence in their mere numbers, and perhaps from their setting undue store by independence of action at times when any disre gard of party discipline would defeat the very object which they have in view. United, they will not merely carry the measure, but, what is even more important, they will obtain the sober, deliberate sanction of the whole country. The Star considers that the public is well satisfied with the decision of the judges in the trials of the election peti tions. As a general rule the decisions of Mr. Baron Martin, Mr. Justice Blackburn, and Mr. Justice Wiles have been received by the bulk of the community not only with tacit acquiescence, but with outspoken and warm approval. Right and left, among Liberal as among Tory delinquents, the new law has dealt unsparing blows. Inti midation has been cowed at least into decent secrecy ; and corruption has been taught to hide itself in congenial darkness, and to betake itself to the by-paths of bribery. Until the present plan of investigation was tried no effective attempt had been made to control th• abuses of treating, no consistent policy for the suppression of bribery had been pursued, and intimidation, except on the largest scale and of the most violent character, had been allowed a practical impunity. The decisions of the election judges in England and Ireland have satisfactorily proved that the law will for the future regard treating and bribery, however disguised, and intimidation, on whatever side employed, as offences fatal to the validity of parlia• mentary elections. We do not speak merely of cases in which scandalous and gigantic corruption, such as was . . proved to have disgraced Dublin and Norwich, was justly punished, though the moral worth of the deci sions in these cases can scarcely be over-estimated. But it is not less a matter of congratulation that the judges have taken so much pains to weigh the worth of the evidence offered to them, and to dismiss groundless charges with the contempt they merited. It was predicted, bef , ire the Parliamentary . Elections Act came into operation, that false and malicious charges of bribery and corrupt practices would be very common and very dangerous under the provisions of the new law, and that in fact no man, however high his character and how. ever eminent his rank as a politician, could regard his seat as secure, or could protect himself from the effect of an accusation which might exclude him for seven years from public life. The event has proved, however, that the judges, while they skew themselves rigid in their punish ment of what is proved on good evidence, are not prone to receive blindly all evidence as of the same worth. The Daily News speculates upon the course to be pur sued by the rival factions, and says that the conversation at the gatherings of "Ins" and `' Outs" is as obvious as a Queen's Speech. Each party will be concerned with the other. Among Ministers and their friends, the great questions of course will be, "What will `Dizzy' do?" and " How is he to be prevented from doing it?" Accurate information, all wrong, as to the "moves" that he has in contemplation, and suggestions as to th e b es t means of counteracting them ; rumours of ducal disaffec tion and of the intervention of Lord Derby to check the mutiny ; speculations as to Lord Cairns's leadership, and the line which Lord Salisbury may take ; apocryphal stories or hints, so dark as to be unintelligible, dropped by Colonel Taylor or Dlr. Noel —these things, or things like them, will flit to and fro. At Grosvenor.g,ate there will be the same theme with variations. The epistolary escapade of Lord Russell, and the oral indiscre tions of Mr. Lowe and Mr. Bright, will be subjects of rejoicing. The moral certainty of a split in the Cabinet, stories of high words between the Fin ance Mi n i s t er an d the President of the Board of Trade, who were prevented only by Mr. Gladstone's intervention from coining to blows ; rumours that since Mr. Bright has not been silenced by a seat in the Cabinet, the experiment is to be tried of giving him the next vacant bishopric, for which he is known to be anions ; " reasons to believe " that the Premier's overtures for the conciliation of the right reverend bench have been dashed by his colleague's speech at the Fishmongers', and other topics of consolation will abound. At Stratford-place the proceedings will have a sadder charact er . L or d Alalmes bury, borrowing another custom from Japanese politics, has summoned his political friends to meet him, in order that they may witness his performance of harri-kari, or happy despatch. The moralists and patriots of later Roman history, who, receiving an intimation that the world was not large enough for themselves and the „. . Emperor, entertained their friends with costly fare and philosophical discourse before opening their veins to let life easily ant did not exhibit a more lofty stoicism than Lord Mal nesbury is about to display, He presides at hi Dim funeral banquet. Lord M a l mes b ur y is (politically) dead : long live Lord Cairns. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day BENTINcii CLUB.—Turs DAY. LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP. Bto 1 agst Monarch of the Glen 10 to 1 agst Silent's 14 to 1 agst Formosa 15 to 1 agst -Warrington 100 to 0 agst Vacuum 20 to 1 agst Uncas 25 to 1 agst Anluco 25 to 1 oast Islam 25 to 1 agst Conjuror LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL. 16 to 1 agst Tathwcll 33 to 1 agst Pearl Diver VICTORIA CLUl3.—Tuts DAY. LINCOLN HANDICA P. 8 t , ) 1 agst Sycee (taken and offered) 9to 1 agst Drummer (taken) 10 to 1 agst George Osbaldeston (taken) 12 to 1 agst Monarch of the Glen (taken) 100 to 8 agst Silenus (taken and offered) 100 to 6 agst Warrington (taken and offered) 100 to 6 agst Vacuum (taken) 20 to 1 agst Islam (taken) 25 to 1 agst Anlace (taken) 25 to 1 agst Provider (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Mr. Pitt (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Van Amburgh (offered) 25 to 1 agst Veda (offered) 2c to •1 agst Formosa (offered) 33 to 1 agst Friday (taken) 33 to 1 agst Typhceus (taken) 40 to 1 agst St Agnes g (taken) 1000 to 5 agst Choral (offered) GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE. 1000 to 70 agst Alciblade (taken) 30 to 1 agst Nun (taken) 30 to 1 agst Harcourt (offered) 40 to 1 agst Bristles (taken) 40 to 1 agst I'he 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 agst Wild Oats (taken) 3to 1 agst Belladrum (taken and offered) DERBY. 40 to 1 agst Bolougne (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Drummer (taken) SPORTING NOTES. Owing to the open weather there is no doubt that at the Lincoln Spring Meeting, to be held on Tuesday (to-morrow) and Wednesday, there will be large fields. The Lincolnshire Handicap, which will be decided on the mile course, may bring together about 20 runners. For mosa will be ridden by Fordham, but Mr. Graham will also run The Drummer, who is a handsome and speedy colt, by Eataplan out of My Niece. In the home trial it is stated that The Drummer beat the St. Leger winner, and if ho is the horse I take him to be, the son of Rata plan should finish in front. of Formosa, who is not so good a miler as Saccharomoter, and he failed to win at 9st. Silenus will be the only representative of Mat. Dawson, and, although he is not so good a favourite as Sycee, I expect to see him beat Mr. Boynton's filly, who would, in my opinion, prefer six furlongs to the mile course. Bel Giorno, Historian, Eastley, Sister to Vedette, Our Mary Ann, and Anlaco will probably give way in favour of Vacuum, who has been successfully tried in private, though his two public essays do not speak highly in his favour. Typhoeus, who has been overweighted, has been defeated in his trial, and I do not apprehend there is another Suburban or Vandervelde c)up in store for Count Batthyany's popular colours. Uncas, if in his Lest fume, must be dangerous, but 1 fear he is an infirm horse. Honesty, although well in, is not thoroughly fit; still, he may run forward, as the soft ground will be much in his favour. Van Atnburgh is the best handicapped horse in the race, and will, notwithstanding a stoppage in his work a fornight since, as nearly win as pos sible. Shepherd's lot consists of Lady Zetland, Queen of York, and George Oabaldostou. The latter is re ported to be a good horse, but the market operations respecting him have been of a most peculiar cha racter. Of this trio, therefore, I prefer Lady Zet land, who is a very speedy filly, and has pre viously run well over the Lincoln course, having been second last year in the City and Lincolnshire Handi caps. Friday may prove bettor than Mr. Pryor's second string, Conjuror, but the first-named has been too long on the reserved list to secure my recommendation. Monarch of the Glen (albeit Mr. Naylor is reported not to have backed him) occupies the position of second favourite ; and that he will finish in the first rank,under the comparatively light impost of 7st 91b, there can be li.tle doubt. Never theless, I question the staying qualities of the Monarch, as he tired over the six furlongs at Warwick, where he only beat Clemence a neck, at a difference of 81b in weight, for the Douington Handicap. The Sawyer is a quick colt, and may perform well, though he is not favour ably weighted. Mr. Pitt is, if I mistake not, a "piper ;" and, though he is fancied by a clever division, I am flat among his admirers. John Leech, Make Haste, and , Harvester are all well suited to the course, but at the weights I think they will have to succumb to Jenny, who is nicely in, when her Continental performances are remembered. Ben Nevis will be de feated by Choral, who must be classed dangerous. In the Chaplin-Machell lot are Fairfax, Acaster, Islam, Border Knight, Ceres, and Brother to Chattanooga. The elected of this division will be Islam—a good-looking colt, by Musjid out of Village Lass—who has satisfactorily an_ swered the question put to him privately, and must be troublesome, win or not, in the contest, as the " trying tackle" connected with Gloss's stable is of a reliable elm racter. Warrington, if thoroughly trained, which I doubt, would be quite at home over the Lincoln course, as he is bred for speed rather than staying. Brunohaut, a daughter of the Flying Dutchman and Bataglia, has ac quitted herself creditably in France, and may do so in this handicap, as she evidently belongs to the fast school. Lady Rosehill appears to have lost her form ; and Hatchment will not, I think, stay the course suffi ciently well to beat several of the old horses that are likely to oppose her. The gelding by Romulus out of Attack was a good three-yr-old, but as he grow older his temper became very uncertain, and he rarely showed his real merits in public. Since he has been castrated, however, the Stanton horse is said to have been cured of his vile temper; and, if so, he should be found in the van at Lin coln, as his weight, 6st 81b, will be easy to bear. The -Returned, Veda, and Bessie Dixon .have been leniently handicapped, and if the last named has retained any of her early speed she must have a great chance for this han dicap. The remaining horses, in addition to those al ready noticed, engaged are three-year old s; b u t as Wal mer may not be wanted at this early date, I perceive no dangerous name in the lower part of the list, though King Richard, Slowman, and the gelding by Weatherbit out of St. Agnes are not destitute of racing qualities. Of the , bu t rg he ll' Attack Lady horses likely to run we take Silenus, Vansetme Zetland, Monarch of the Glen, Choral, y gelding, The Drummer, Islam, and Vacuum to be the best. The three-year-olds, owing to the remarkably open winter, will be more formidable than usual. Experience, however, tells me that it is safer to rely on the old horses ; and I fully expect to find Van Amburgh, Sycee, or Silenus registered the winner of the first important Spring Handicap. In the Brocklesby Stakes (about 4 furlongs) fifty-four two-year-olds have been nominated, and the majority of them are well and fashionably bred. Not one of the lot has yet appeared i n p u bli c ; but I hear favour able accounts of Stephanotis, by Macaroni out of Aran caria, and the French division, the best of whom may turn up in Phantom Lass. There are forty-two subscrip tions to the Brocklesby Trial Handicap (about 4 furlongs), and the most noteworthy names therein are Pericles, Bst 121 b; Salliet, Bst 101 b ; Mistletoe, 7st 111 b ; Laird of Scot land, 7st 31b; Tripthong, Est 131 b; April Morn, bet 21b; and Glen Stuart, sst 101 b. Laird of Scotland is a very epoody colt, but h w may fail to heat the brace of heavy weights, Pericles and Salliet. In the Handicap Hurdle Race (two miles) Guy of Warwick may probably run, ut I most esteem the chances of Ada Penelope and Aurifera. The Full-Cry Steeplechase (about four miles) may be assigned to the Corner Stone Gelding or Cotswold, who appear the best of an indifferent lot. On Wednesday the opening race will be the Blankney Stakes (about 4 furlongs), in which seven three-year-olds have been entered against twenty-five two's. All the juveniles belong to the " dark" division, and the running in the Brocklesby, on Tuesday, may point out the winner of the Blankney more clearly than anything I can write at pre sent. It will, however, take a tolerably smart two-year old to beat Bonnie Katie and Scout, who are fast and quite capable of acting well under racing weights. In the Lin cola Club Cup (about 4 furlongs) the names of Stephanotis, Religieuse, Florian, Roquefort, and Countryman stand out conspicuously, but with the Brocklesby and Blankney Stakes undecided, I am not in a position to make a definite selection. The City Handicap (6 furlongs) has fifty entries, and the horses most favourably treated are Lady Zetland, Bst llb ; Mr Pitt, 7st 121 b Historian, 7st 81b ; Choral, 7st 21b; Islam, Est thh ; Veda, Est 61b; Bessie Dixon, Gat 51b; Aulace, sst 121 b; and Vacuum. sst 111 b. The last-nalied, if he has any pretensions to win the Linco:n Handicap, must he to the fore over the six furlongs course ; but I shall, nevertheless, take my chance with Historian and Lady Zetland. There are 15 acceptances for the Grand Steeplechase (about 4 miles), and the top weight, 1 2st 71b, has been awarded to The Lamb. The horses that appear best in are Ace of Trumps, list 31b (inc 81b extra); Tenny son, lOst 91b; Bannockburn, lOst 81b; and natcatcher, lOst 71b. if none the worse for his two races at Ni ce: Flatcatcher must be dangerous ; but Le may not be good enough to beat Tennyson and Bannockburn, the latter of whom was third beat at Birmingham to Meanwood and Greenland. A FRESH MAN. As we anticipated last week a verdict of wilful murder has been returned iu the case of the Blackwall tragedy. TililtD EDITION SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. TAT TE RSALL'S.— rhfs Evening. LINCO LNS 111 RE HANDICAP. 100 to 12 agst Syeee (taken and offered) 100 to 12 agst Drummer (taken and offered) 100 to 12 egst Monarch of the Glen (taken and off) 100 to 9 agst George Osbaldiston (taken) 100 to 7 agst Vacuum (taken) 100 to 6 agst Islam (taken and offered) 100 to 6 agst Warrington (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Uncas (taken) 20 to 1 agst Anlace (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Formosa (taken) 25 to 1 agst Provider (taken) CIIESTER CUP. 100 to 7 ag,t Romping Girl (taken) 20 to 1 agst Algeau (taken) 20 to 1 agst St. Mango (taken) 25 to 1 agst Knight of the Gart..?r GRAND NATIONAL. 15 to 1 agst Alciliado (taken) 2000 to 40 agst Billy Gladstone (taken) 50 to 1 agst Surnoy (Liken) 1000 to 15 agst Jurpuan (offered) THE DERBY. 1000 to 80 agst Pretender (taken) 1000 to 40 agst Ladas (taken) 40 to 1 agst General Peel (taken) 40 to 1 agst Strathnairn (taken) ARRIVALS AT LINCOLN, Scrambler, Formosa, Drummer, Reindeer, trot her to Chattanooga, Buckingham's dam filly, Neuchatel, Ohio,. Spider, Typhwus, Islam, Acaster, Fairfax, Ellermirc f, Nelly Hill c, Van Amburgh, Agnes g, Guy of Warwick,' Roland, Jenny, Floria, Roquefort Shunanito, Pompeii Phantom. Las 3, Sycee, Stephautis, Sitenus, Ken,ing ton, Friday, Conjuror, Sphyox, Harebell, Sister to Vedette 2 yrs, Citadel f, Mrs. O'Rourke c, Rosary c, Bouquet c, Patrick, Lady Zetland, Queen of York, George Osbaldestone, Solferino, Harvester, Mr. Pitt, Sedition, Pericles, Turmoil, Historian, Bel Giorno, Carita, Sister to Marksman, Anlace, Silkstone f, Craters, Vacuum, Man-at-Arms colt, Retty, Figleaf, Lady Louisa colt, John Leech, Mistletoe, and Master Bagot. 7HE OFFICI A L ASSIGNEE ON HISS DEFENCE. COURT OP BANKRUPTCY.---(TITIS DAY.) MR. EDWARDS'S SFATEMENT. This was the day appointed for Mr. Edwards, the official assignee, to render his answers to the questions put to him in court by the Commissioner by direction of tne Lord Chancellor, on Thursday, the 4th ult. 3.1 r. 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 Overeud, Gurney, and Co., not by himself . There was nothing improper or ir regular iu his receiving those comruissions. But ho denied that he had received any from the Millwall Iron Company. His connection with Overeud, Gurney, and Co. was well known in the city, and was indeed matter of public noto riety. The Commissioner said the next step would be to trans mit the explanations and answers which Mr.Elwards had given to th ) Lord Chancellor, and the matter would then abide his order. POLICE .1 A' TELL IGENCE— This Day. MARLBOROUGH S DISMIDERLY CONDUCT. —John Henry J ames, a carpenter was cliargd before Mr. Tyrwhitt 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 the Metropolitan Railway, said that between 9 and 10 on Saturday emning the prisoner presented him self at the station with a return ticket from Latimer-road. Ile 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 wry drunk - , and he had a great deal of trouble to get him to the station, and had to hold him to prevent him fading on the rails. The prisoner said he tendered his ticket and was told that he could nut go, but as ho had had it supplied he thought he had a right to go by it, and was afterwards locked up. Ho 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. WESTMINSTER. ROBBING THE POOR.—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-street, 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 great value, the loss to them was severe. On Saturday a pair of trouser; which had been in a cupboard on the stairs, ware 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 ho had experieneed in having had his woollen sheets stolen. Mr. Selfe asked if the police wanted time for further inquiry ? The constable, who had taken the prisoner, replied that he did, as he had found some pawnbroker's tickets relating to clothing upon the prisoner. Prisoner, who had nothing to say in her defence, was remanded. THAMES. ROBBERY IN THE LONDON DCOK.—John Fish, 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. He 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, soli c it or, s t a t e d t h at t h e pr i soner cou ld give no other account of his possession of the brandy than he had already done, and he was very sorry for what he had done. 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 bev. 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 one month's imprisonment and hard labour. Foreign Mail l'acitet List. 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