The Sun. — London, England, 1869-03-13 00:00:00

• • MCEMIMMMIP Y. iDination of the lursday, amid a were appointed ;roved did not ,ng, for shortly )re than a few . The number, time the pro' would be As n, about 50,06 0 , ing black with in the vocifers• ,kern. Through' he people nlani• lately provoked ,n abrupt terms' ny elector bad rey, who was Mr. Thompson. the standard boards bearing ltimatelyitwa s Another great came to grief' the bearers woe being trampled ved with gre at Mr. ThomPe oll aably, and wog being suddenly ted conclusion. had evidently id the various have alluded, in the band ° could be used lanifestation of opposed. Just seconding ar' A Thompson's, ngs, was made , vs. While this taken place he middle of 't petted was thiS say from which eed it was net ly about rather to understand n. Then the easy retreat, iack from th e sgan to tell, the -an to the back occupied corn' y retreat, ba t : pockets with t into the thiel4 their turn ba d lar manner thcsi ath women an with which the ttle regard f° 2 to disperse the deal with ti to single out Lou had tak -en , ,nuounced e proceedings' e intimation; ted by thi : gsion that 11, aurl i ng stone ter this affray c general attar 0 es on both sia: a lay, mud , a i l , occupants W spared eit her ' )ccupa tion An° e veral Pel l° enuous effort! the riot WO and th en : ;red in fron t' we three cheers stone -throw ing his being 133°re ter a . c heer 0 : me to a eins o e s pwino did hurt, th ough q• persons ball_ ted. There. Pa 01 Dad. I.`n ere injuries • the bead at re/9 rere so seve of Infirmar9 . Waddingt° t: vhich has ebtaho for ev er . ia g 3 liv f t he eft side 0 . to severe tha t t P eo aid. sts of a number resulted in • last ec3et° ; u ip a e v lol a wh ° 4 sit Sr. There P ul9 S a ve be i r g, so d b r : ° : tire clA3r. ver andand , 40° ° .et a ll da , „ n so all , is :. -- / e, horell so tor s o f the " ec eit Presl ise j th E r COl7 l t ieg ther i the au or 0 f Dorters 10;1,6 The co by been 1 313 10' rthaD Itgd ri pa% of c log .e pr vo ter to the ). RIDGE . . Cora '" •, 1 11 The ml t hot' s at e itu s ou t b of , th e . 3 3ft. 4 It w oval gape. A l bl f S r , itiori, 'l eo ' f 10 0 t bie 20 10eil he est i/ u naer n T° 1. o The % th b e eli 1 1 101 he re the b e " 0 ren ted l) bad ilusken, a tbio, rge a, . t to causend MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The operations to-day were confined principally to sales, and this brought about a general dulness. The increased demand for specie for the Continent has not tended to improve the state of affairs. The Government Securities gave way a shade in value in sales for money, but for the Account the prices of Yesterday were maintained. The demand for United States and Continental Securities has not been better than that for English, and as far as improvement goes we can only note Ame rican 5-20 Bonds as the stock to which such favour able return has taken place. The railway market is by no means active, but an improvement has taken Place in South Westerns. The rate of money on 'Change is 3 per cent. for first-class paper. Consols are 92:1 H for money ; ditto, for Ac count, 93 ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 91i i; New Tree per Cents, 914 ; Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2k per Cent., par; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., 242,%. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, —; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1124 ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 1004 j. ; ditto Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent., 93. According to Reuter's telegram this morning the French Itentes were 70f 85c. In the Foreign market Italian of 1861 and Peru vian of 1865 are to 1 per cent. lower, at 541- to 1 and 79 to 1, respectively, but Spahish of 1867 have risen /, the present price being 311 to 31/. Brazilian of 1865, 79f to 80 ; Chillian of 1867, 94- to 95} ; Egyptian of 1864, 811 to 891 ; ditto of 1868, 75,1 to 76 ; Mexican, 141 to 15 11 ; Russian of 1866, 931 to 94 ; Nicolai, 661 to 67 ; Orel, 811 to I ; Moscow, 791 to ; Turkish o 1 858, 62k 63 ; ditto of 1862, 66 to 1 ; and ditto of 1865, 401 to f. American Five-Twenty Bocds have risen to 831 to 1. Erie Railway Shares, 25} to 4 ; Illinois Central,97 to f. • Atlantice and Great Western De bentures, 33 to 1 ; and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds, 32f so 33. In the railway market London and South Western are 1 per cent. higher, viz., 88 to 90. Great Western has improved I, viz., to 484 to 49. London and North Western, 1131 to ; Midland, 1161 t o I ; Great Eastern, 374 to 1 ; Brighton, 4 98 to 1 ; South Eastern, 76/ to 1 ; Metropolitan, 1021 /, ex div. ; Great Northern, 1071 to 108; ditto A, 105 k to 106 ; Caledonian, 781 to ; and London, Chatham, and Dover, 161 to 1. No intelligence has yet come to hand respecting the overdue ships on which such high premiums have been paid, namely, the River Hooghley, C. C. Colgate, Santiago, Jeff Davis, and the West. The premiums paying on the ship John o'Gaunt, for Calcutta, have receded to-day from 50 guineas to 40 guineas, an opinion prevailing that she got safe out of the Channel, and that the wreck seen to founder off the Smalls was a much smaller vessel. The tenders for the unallotted portion of the Victorian 5 per cent. Railway Loan were opened Yesterday at the London and Westminster Bank. The total mount tendered for—at or above par, the fixed minimum—was only £347,400, of which £85,700 was above par. The highest price offered Was £lOO 12s. 6d. It is understood that the rest of the loan will be held over until receipt of fresh instructions from the Victorian Government, which cannot arrive before July next. As of the £643,000 tendered for on Tuesday only about half was on account of genuine applicants, it appears that the, total now taken of the £2,107,000 offered is but about £700,000, a natural result of a too exciting policy. At the meeting of the Great Western Railway Company, Sir Daniel Gooch in the chair, the report Was adopted after a short discussion, and the divi dends declared. The chairman stated that next month the broad gauge to Birmingham would be done away with, and the rails taken up immediately upon the narrow gauge being found secure. Bills of exchange on the Government of Ceylon for 200,000 rupees were disposed of yesterday by tender at the offices of the Crown agents for the colonies. The minimum fixed was ls. 11.1 d. per rupee, and the whole amount was taken above that rate. The report of the London Bank of Mexico and South America (Limited), to be presented on the 19th inst., shows an available total of £25,049, in cluding a previous balance of £4,954, and recom mends a dividend for the half year at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum. Advices from the North give a further list of small failures, mostly caused by recent embarrass ments of larger firms. At Manchester the suspen sion is announced of Mr. George Milne, cotton Spinner, of Oldham ; and at Glasgow that of Messrs. Wilson, Ker, and Co., and Messrs. Mac donald and Co., the latter in the woollen shawl trade. In neither case are the liabilities believed to be heavy. _ Vice-Chancellor Sir John Stuart yesterday granted an order for the Port Philip and Colonial Gold Mining Company (Limited) to reduce its capital from £500,000 to £200,000, and the shares from £5 to £2; and that the words , g and reduced' , be removed from the company's title from this date. At the public sale 'at the Open Stock Exchange (Limited), yesterday, Agricultural Hotel aad Farmers' Club Company (Limited), £lO fully paid, sold at 293. per share; Albion Bank (Limited), 15 paid, £8 17s. per share ; and Alhambra Com pany (Limited), £lO fully paid, x.d., £9 17s. per share. The weekly return under the Cotton Statistics Act states that the quantity of cotton imported during the week ended yesterday was 33,808 bales, of which 11,405 were American, 10,216 Brazilian, 8,577 East Indian, 2,656 Egyptian, and 95 1 miscellaneous. The export was 9,868 bales, of which 6,593 were East Indian, 1,482 American, 1 ,280 Brazilian, 146 Egyptian, and 367 miscella neous. The creditors of the International Life Assurance Society are required to send in the particularr of their debts to Mr. E. S. Symes, the official liquida tor, by the 31st inst. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. ~ GOVERNMENT • per Cent. Consuls Ditto for Account, tPer Cent. Reduced 9l -fr . k ,g • vii 3 per Cent - 91 1 g oyr '2i per Cent. Jan. 1894 , Do. 5 per Cen J 9.n. 1873 +nnuities l SO yrs, c z Are sth Jan., 1880 — Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telei.raph), Aug., 1908 — Exchcquor Bills, £l,OOO, 21 per Ct. 1)0 £5OO Do. £lOO & £2OO Bank of England Stock, 4 pir Cent Dl. account Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds — I nter-Celonial Omniurn ~. INDIAN dOVER Eb N MENT SECUItITI. 4 4Jia Stock, lO4 per Cent., April 1874 Do. Opening, for Account -- Du. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 1 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enfaced Paoli 4 per Cent 93 UO. 5 per Cert., Jan. 1872 Do. 51.- per Cz. - ut. May 1879 — D.l 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 — Do du 1877 — Do. do. 1882 — FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Ar4entine Republic, 6 per Cent i i 6 0, Scrip £45 paid .. Aultrian Bonds 5 per cent Do. 18 . 59 — Br izilian 5 por Cont Do. q per Cent. 1852 — De. do. 18 %8 — Do. do. 186 ' Lo. do 186._; 7O ~ Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 , ijo Account SO * 1 5 .enos Ayros 6 per Cent. Da 2 per C e nt. (Deferred 3 per Cont ', C , e)a, 6 per Cent. utlian 6 per Cent I io. 4i per Cent • Do. 3 per Cent., i . e. 6 per ce-t. 1867 954 li s o. 7 per Cent., 1866 C lo nbian, 6 per Cent. Danish ; 3 per Cent., 1825 , Dan, bian Principalities, 7 Far Cent 7s} Do 8 per Cent., 1867 „. 86 E.qualor New Consolidated, 1 per Cent. IdZYptian, 7 per Cent — Da. S e C 944 14 .6 1 1 0 western 00000 .Isii, 000000 Do. -£sot, Bonds B2 D0..£100 Bonds Do. 1854 Do. Account Do. £5(10 Bonds Do. /100 Bonds 9O English Scrip, 1868 76 } Do do. .C-15 pd — dig Government Railway Debentures Greek 5 per Cont., 1824 5, ex Coups — 1)o. Aeccunr Do. Coupons - Do. Account G.tatemala 5 per Cent • . — Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., all pd 85} lt ',lax 5 per Cert., 1865 — , - )o. Account Do larommatut Railway — %;,,xicar, 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Do. 1864 — Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — yiontevidQau 6 per Gent. .. — ML rish imperial 5 per Cent New Granada — Do 3 per Cen — Do. Deferred Porurittu 5 per Cent. 1865 - Do Account .. 7:1 __ .. . - - Do 4i per Cent. (I.ll:' , arren) ••• Do 41 per Cent.. 1862 - • Do Account— P,,rtuguese 3 pc.r Ct., 1853, '6, 7,1-.1,'60,'2,': Do. do. 167 :,71 Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid —ll, Issiau 5 per Cent. 1822, .6 St, Do 41 per Cent , 1 35'): Do 4i per Cent., 186 U - Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Aug-to-Dutch, 1861, £loo 4 l3onde„ 94 1 Do. du. £B4 15s. do — Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds... 94} Do. do £B4 15s. do — Do Nicolas Railway 67f 6i Sardinian 5 lAA. Cent — Spanish 3 per Cen . — Do. Accffunt .... I. 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 — lin- Turkish 6 per Cent.( •P - . . - Do Account yo 6 per Cent. 1858 -- Do Account ,., 631 Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1864 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 186 a 6 3 1. Do 4 per Cent., Guaranteed Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do. Ace , ant Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Dividends on the above payable in 1 .onlo, Austrian n par Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 4i per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch '4 per Cent. Ex. 12 Gail., Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... Do. Account French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. Italian 5 per Cent. 1861, Ex. Zsf. Do Account 54! CLOSING PRICES. 6'onsols, Money 921 1100. Account, April 8 4 ... 92i 3 OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE BOAT RACE. PUTNEY, Friday. ILLNESS OF ONE OF TIIE CAMBRIDGE C HEW. —The aquatic public will learn with !he deepest regret, fully shared in by the Oxford crew, that one of the Cambridge men, Mr. Mellor, No. 7, is so unwell that he is obliged to be withdrawn from the boat. He was labouring under an affection of the throat and cold, on Thursday, when Mr. Stall, of Caius College, took his place for the day. On Fri day Mr. Mellor resumed his place in the boat, but this morning was so much worse than before as to leave no prospect of his being able to renew his labours in the boat. _ _ The Oxonians went out this morning a little after 11 down through Putney-bridge for a paddle. T hey ere rowing strongly and well. SPORTING PROPHECIES. THE NORTHAMPTON MEETING. " BELL'S LIFE." Northamptonshire Stakes—Cap-a-Pie or Mr. Savile's chosen one ; Marquis of Carabas may prove a dangerous outsider. Stand Plata—Chapel Royal or Islam. North amptonshire Cup Stakes —Friday or Acaster. Wakefield Lawn Stakes—Sister to Veda. Whittlebury Stakes— Lumley, Cocoa Nut, or Elferon. St. Liz Handicap —Blue Gown, Cap-a-Pie, or Lady Beaconsfield. " THE ERA." Northamptonshire Stakes—Mr. Saville's best or Van sittart. Whittlebury Stakes—Lumley. Wakefield Lawn Stakes—Silt rto Veda or Master Willie. Stand Plate Handicap—lslam or Actma. Northamptonshire Cup Stakes—Success cr Amster. Earl Spencer's Plate Leonia or Dryad. Althorp Park Stakes—Elferon or Miami c. St. Liz Handicap—Blue Gown; Vixen g for a place. Sulby Handicap—Miss Martineau f. SPOII:FING LIFE." Northamptonshire Stakes—Blueskin and Birthday. Whittlebury Stakes—Lumley. Northamptonshire Cup— Success. Wakefield Lawn Stakes—Sister to Veda. De lapre Free Handicap—Benevolence, Coup d'Eclat, or Pa trician. Stand Handicap—Ventnor or Wynnstay. Al tborp ~Palk Stakes—Tit-bit. Spencer Plate —Loonie, Dryad, or the best of Sherwood's lot. " THE SPORTS)UN." Northamptonshire Stakes—Birthday or Buckenham's dam f. " THE FIELD." Northamptonshire Stakes —Blneskin or Cap a-Pie. Stand Plate—Pirate Chief or Veda. Northamptonshire Cup Stakes—Acaster or Miss Gratwieke. Delapre Free Handicap -Quality or Kicksey Wicksey. Wakefield Lawn Stakes - Sister to Veda or Pate. Whittlebury Stakes —Lumley. St. Liz Handicap—Blue Gown. Earl Spencer's Plate—Dryad or Nanny Ttiormanby. Sulby Handicap— Mimus or Nelly Hill c. Althorp Park Stakes—Pate or St. Leonards. Sweepstakes of 20 sovs.—Master Walter or S tephanotis. " SPORTING GAZETTE." Wakefield Lawn Stakes—Sister to Veda. Whittlebury Stakes—Lumley. Northamptonshire Cup S takes —S uc me. Northamptonshire Stakes —Cap-a-Pie or Mr. Savile's representative. Stand Plate—Pirate Chief, Acta3a, or Warlike. St. Liz Handicap —Blue Gown or Kingsland. Earl Spencer's Plate—Bounceaway, Dryad, Lictor, or Leonie. Sulby Handicap —Nelly Hill c, Houtleur, or Fig Leaf. " SPORTING TIMES." Northamptonshire Stakes—Cap-a-Pie or Vansittart. Whittlebury St kes—Lumley. Wakefield Lawn Stakes —Sister to Veda. St. Liz Handicap—Blue Bown or Ves pasian. Althorp Park Stakes —Hollandais3. Earl Spen cer's Plate —Mr Pitt or Bessie axon. Stand Plate Han dicap—Pirate Chief, Bounceaway, or Islam. " SUNDAY TIMES." Stand Plato Handicap—Joseph Dawson's selection or Acaster. Delapre Free Handicap Problem or Miss Frances. Northamptonshire Cup Stakes—Nutrition or Success. Whittlebury Stakes—Lumley or Cocoa Nut. Wakefield Lawn Stakes—Sister to Veda. Northampton- shire Stakes—Mr. Saville's best or Cap-a Pie. Sulby Handicap—Wedling Chimes or Miss Nierryweather. Spencer—Leonie or Bounceaway. St. Liz Handicap— Vespasian or See 7 Saw. Althorp Park Stakes—Pate. Ludlow Races are postponed for the present. Light Cloud (3 yrs) has gone to C. Peck's, of Malton, to be trained. Monrrru RACES.—This revived meeting will take place on March 23. Charlotte was sold at Warwick, on Thursday, to Mr. Begot, for 26 guineas. Bishop Stortford Steeplechases have been postponed to Saturday, April 10. The Northumberland Plate has obtained 52 subscribers —seven less than last year. Captain Ballard has let the stallion Clapham, by Stock well, to a gentleman in Lincolnshire. He will be located near Horncastle during the ensuing season. CHABLEs IL—This horse has been turned out of train ing, and sold to private gentleman. Hilda, the winner of a Handicap Plate at Warwick on Thursday, was sold to Mr. Fletcher for 91 guineas. It is satisfactory to learn that the long -pending an tagonism between the bagmen and listmen has been ami cably adjusted. Brambridge, prior to running second to Hereford in the Handicap Plate at Warwick on Thursday, was sold to Lot d Westmorland. 111,11?KE7 S-1 lIIS DAY. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. March 13.—Sales probably 12,000 bales. Market very firm. MISS BATEMAN.--This lady has just accepted a very lucrative offer from America, and will appear in New York at Booth's Theatre on the 20th of September next. All admirers of the drama in its most intellectual form will regret the loss of such a potent attraction as Miss Bateman, but it is only reasonable to suppose that her countrymen are equally anxious to enjoy her exquisite impersonations once again. There are multitudes of fer vent admirers in both hemispheres to wish her " Bon voy age" and a speedy return. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Edward Schultze as Consul at Montreal for his Majesty the Em peror of Austria. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 13, 1869. SHARE LIST. ORDINARY dLiA. i the AND STOCKS. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Closing Business Share NAME. Paid. Price. done 10 Agra Limited, A all 12 121 1 0 Do B lO 4 41 41 50 Albion 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lint all 191 201 201 20 Anglo-Uungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 6 5 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 10 12 20 Do issued at 2pm ~.. 5 ... ... 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lint. 25 Bank of South Australia all 30 32 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 39 10 Bank of New Zealand all 17 18 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, ud China all 211 224 25 Chartered Mere. of India, London, and China all 31 32 20 City 100 Colonial 25 39 41 10 Consolidated, lira 4 1 1 50 Delhi and London, lint 50 East London, lint 5 11 01 20 English and American, lint 10 ... 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro. lim lO pr 1p 20 English, scottish, and Aus - tralian Chartered 281 Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all ... ... 28/ Do new 54 i 100 Imperial, lint 2O 17 li 20 Imperiad Ottoman lO 21 'zi 12 3-16 ~5 lonian all 23 17 25 Do new 5 pr 1p 20 Lnd Mortgage of India, lim 4 34 3 2 100 Do sp. c. Debs.lB64, 3u all 76 75 78 30 London Bank of 31exico and South America, lint. 20 5 4 100 London and Brazilian, lint. 45 32 28 20 Do new 74 6 4 5 4 100 London &River Plate, lint. 40 10 12 25 Do new 10 21 Sp 20 Landon Chart. of A ustra li a a ll 231 234 2 '} 50 London and County 2O 51 52 20 Do new iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd ll ... •-• London Joint Stock 1 32 33 Loudon and South African al 91 lul 100 London & S.-Western, lint, 20 ... ..• 50 London & Venezuela, lint_ 124 ... 100 London and Westminster. 20 61 66 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm. 2O 5 9 61 100 Merchant, lint 10 Metropolitan, 1int........,..., all 6 2 7 t 100 Midland, 1int...... 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lint. 15 3 1 d 100 National I'rovine. of Ened 42 ... 10 Do . ... 42 50 National.. 3O 46 48 20 New South Wa1e5............ all 42 43 20 North-Western 74 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 43 45 50 Provine.l3a-nk.Corpo., lint. 10 6 1 100 Provincial of Ireland 25 87 89 10 Do new. all ... ... 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lim 25 15 11 100 Do issued at 6 pm. 10 ... ... 25 Union of Australia all 47 48 100 Union of Ireland, lint 50 Union of Laudon A eritt44oo/ trirtufat rit ere Railways. raid. Closing Business Prioe. dens. st Bristol and - Exeter ...... 100 77 79 et Caledonian lOO 78 784 79 19 st Cambrian 2J Cornwall. all 2; st Dublin & Belimit June lO9 77 79 st Dun„Yerth,& Ab. June lOO 70 7 2 2) East laondon. all 7 9 40 vo 15 - - 2 ) Do 10 - - 4t Glasgow .t S. Western 10J 97 99 at Great. Eastern .. .00 37 2 i 371 371 £ et Do. E. Angl. No. 2 100 ... ... it Urcat North ul ScoLlanal 100 15 6 at tirext Northern lOO 1071 081 107 f at Do. A stock st Do. B stock lOO 123 1.5 at CrtS, and W. 01 Ireland IOU 95 4.7 sr 6t. Western -Original ItO 481 99 49 I -1 Do. South Wales a. Do. W. Mid.-Uxtoro lOO 27 29 at Do. Newport jou I'9 31 , 4 t Lancashire .e Yorkshire lOO 123 814 at Lon., Brigh.,& S. Coast lOO 4,1 501 191 0; Do Scrip - - it Lou., Chat., dud Dover lot) 1C 17 16,1 41 Do. Metrop. six. A IOU -•- 4 Lon. & North W caterti lOO 1121 11 114 1 L Lou. .9 South Western 11.:0 87 t-1/ 871 4 Man., Suel., & Lincoln lut, 521 53 4 xtetra,,,,litAn st Do Extensi )a .. .. 100 F 2 1..4 10 ;Jo. stew r.l . • at Me rooolitan District. all 44 i 6 10 Metrop..)t. JOhll'ts 100 1 6 - 100 1151 :151 1161 1 st II ...and st i)o, thrum'. a.. De! bi lOO 83 15 st N,. tll Britton 100 .5 36 1,6 at Do. Ed., rt h., & Dun lOO - - at I' or. 4:astern -Berwlc i lOO 101 103 25 Do. t. 4. N.E purchas -16.13.4 - - et Do Leeds. ...... ...- - 100 .57 .59 st Do York 11)0 90 92 911 at Do Card :le .... st Do Sloe t. & Darting ICO 1.9 .31 at North Lou Lou 10 Do New ,BeB , 2 11 lip at North Staffordshire.— - 11)0 57 59 at North and S.-W. Junction 100 101 103 10 Do New 1:10 sharesj 7 ... .• at Rhymney st Shropshire Union U 0 58 5) at South Devon' st South Eastern lOO 75j 7i 764 4 at Staines, Wok'ham,& Wok all 12 1:3 at tau pale - D 0.(.; ... 5 3 4 - Wateriord & liillienuy IOU - - 10 Waterloo & Whiteha.l 6 - - RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS.' st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 80 88 st Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO ... .., st Do. Scot. N.E., 4, per cent lOO ... ... st Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO ... st Do. du. 7 per cent lOO ... _ st Do. do. Ordinary lOO GO 82 st Du. Midland st Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 ... _ 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gua all ... _ st i Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO 105 107 st Do. Ist Class preference lOO ~. ... st Was. & S.W. gua. 5 per ct lOO ... st 44t. Eastern, E.C. Ex. No. I 100 87 100 st Du do No. 2 100 90 59 st Do do 6 per cent 100 10) 112 st Du East Anglian A l sp. c. 100 ... _ st Do do 6 do. 100 _ _ st Du do 0 7 do. 100 ... _ st Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 ... ... } 7 , 1, Do E. Union 4 p. c. g ua. 100 70 75 st Do Norfolk 5 p.c.Ex.18 46 100 ... _ at Du do 5 p.e.Way.Val.lB47 100 ... ... st Great Northern, 5 per cent 10 . ... ..„ st Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 ... ... st Do 4 1 do do do 100 ... _ st Do 5 do at sp. c. pin. lOU ... ... st Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO _ stl Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf 100 ••• _ sti Crest South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 96 97 stl (3 t.West.— Orig.&Jut.-Itent chg., per gua. 5 p.c lOO 101 103 st Do. Orig. (8.6; H. Ex). 5 p.c lOO 95 100 st Do do 4 ; per cent. 1850 lOO 88 9) st Do do 4 do do st no do 5 per cent. redem lOO 85 07 st Do do Birmingham gua lOO 60 70 st Du do do pref lOO _ ... at Do do Chester gua lOO 60 83 st Do do do 8 per cent lOO ... „. st Do do do 5 do 100 95 lop st Do South Wales, gua.. 4 p.c. 100 _ .„ st Do do 41 p.O lOO ... .„ st Do do 41 1859 lOO _ ... st Do do 5 st Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g IOJ 11 : 116 st Do do 2,1 gua lOO 110 112 st Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c lOO ya 9 / st Do do 25 do 100 100 WI st Do gua,. 51 per cent. 1863 100 _ ... 100 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. all ... .. . st Laucash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 0 135 st Do Barnsley, £5 Is 10d p.c. 100 _ .. st Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 1.35 at Do 41 (Blackburn pureh). 100 98 100 st London 01 Brighton, sp. c. guaranteed, No. 1 lOO ••• ••• at Do 5 per cent. du 100 gua. No. 2. 100 _ .•• at Do 6 do ... ••• st Do 5 d 3 No. 4. 100 ... ... stDo 7 per cent........ st Do G du (W.E. ,X ... , 0.2.) 100 . at Da 4 do 1859 lOO ... ... st London, Chatham , & D over 5 per cent lOO ... ... at, London and 11.:'x., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO 10) 109 st Do Bedford &Cambridge lOO ... st Do Shrewsb'y 6 ; Welchp'l lOO st London and 8.-W. 7 p,c r late 3d shares, lOO 145 150 2s 61. Do (Ports" , peril ans. 2565) all at Man., Slief., & Lilian. 6 p.c 10) 111 117 6 Du 16 all par 1 pin st Du 31 per cent lOO 60 65 10 Do redeem. 6 per cent, 5 ... at Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 135 110 st Do Bristol& thrill., 6p. c lOO 133 136 11: -I 3 at Do 41 per cent. redeem lOO 100 102 at Du 41 per cent. irredecni lOO 01 1 at Du Leicester & 100 83 00 at N unit 13ritish, 5 p.e. Nu. 100 st Do E. &U.4p.e. S. & D IOU at Do N. 8., N 0.2, 5 per een.t lOO at Do Border Union, 51 p.c lOO at N.-Eastern—Cons. 4 p.c lOO 86 8J at Du 41 per cent. relecui DJ 95 97 at Do U N.E. 4 per cent., lOO 17 Do Berwiek capital 8 13.4. ... 2 Du lurk, U. &S. purchase lu 10 101 s Du Siektu &Drliu„, ,, . A 5 p.e lOO 106 103 at Du W. Hartlepool 11. and It lOO 85 87 20 North Staffordshire lUs Devon Annuities, I a all 91 101 10s Du Taviatuek Anus., lUs all 9 lu lOs Du Fixed. 41 per cent all 8 9 10.6. S. cast. (Read. Anus.; 1.0.6) all 22 '23 st Do 41 percent IOU st Do Fixed 41 per cent lOO st Taff Vale No.l lOO 145 150 at - Waterford & Kilkenny, 6pc 100 41 43 RAILWAYS.-PREFERENCE SiIA.RES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. at Caledonian 41 p c gua 95 at 1)0 Scot. Con. unn. 7 p c lOO at Do 41 p irredeent all st Do 4p c con. issue:tat 80 65 at Great Eastern 41 per Cent. 100 st Do 5 du, 1862 lOO 86 VC at Do New 3 du, 1863._ 14)(1 87 69 at Du do 5 do, 1861 10) b 2 80 86 at Great Northern, 5p c irred. 100 fit Du Permanent 3 per cent. 100 at Do Boston & Sleald, 4; pc 100 at Great West., W. Mill., 3p C 100 at Do Jointkerpe.s pc, 1663 100 83 112. at Du du 6p c irred., 1866 IUJ 106 108 20 Do Vale IN ea,th perp. 5p c all 111 20 at Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B lOO 5 Lane. and Yuri>. New 41 per cent till July, 1871 2 # 1 st Loud., Brig., &c., 41 pc, 1858 100 ... at Du du 4 do, 1860 100 at Do do 41 du, 1861 100 at Do do 41 do, 1863 100 at Do do 5 du, 1865 100 at Do No. 6 5 du, 1366 100 at Du No. 7 5 do at Loud , Chat., tic., 2,1, 6 p.c at Do Metrop..Ex., .B 6 p.c 100 Do du C 6 p.c at Loudon &N. Western, 5p c 100 107 10J at Loudon& S. Western, 41 p c 100 32 ...14 93 10 Man. zhcf.6:, Lin., 5 pc, 1365 all 8 si st Metropolitan a per cent lOO at Midland, A 5 per cent pref lOO 106 .10; st Du B 5 du 11)0 106 103 18 Do 5 p c opt, to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1863 all 21 211 18 Do luconv. New Sihiam all 14 is 22 Do 5 p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1872 Bl 11 2lp st North British, E. and G No. 1, 5 per cent ... lOO st Do £lO guaranteed, 1 661 100 ". ... at Do E., P., & Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 “" *** at Do V. & l_3l , No. 2, 5 p.c Do ... .. st Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1662 DJ ... ... s t Du E. & U., No. 3, 5 p.c lOO ... ... st Do E. & G., (Ordiry) 41 p e 100 ••• ••• st North Eastern, 41 per cent lOU iO7 ;; s t Do Stock. & Dart., D lOO 1 11 in tit North London, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) at North Staffordshire 5p c , 100 ... ... st South Eastern, 41 pc, 1659 100 ~, ... st Do 5 do 1861 IUJ ••• •.• st Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1660 100 ~, ... st Du 5 do, 1861 st Victoria St.& Pimlico, 41 pc luJ ... ... RAIL S VAys._EINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALSA 1100100 1 (4, 20: 212 1 a i n 101 '' 10 1' 3 5 Vat IBoto 151.f.i1:11e;eir cent. Prefer st Buckinghamshire a t Chester and Holyhead lOO 53 53 st Do. 51 per cent. lOU 117 HO at Do. 5 do. ••• st Clydesdale, guaranteed st Colchester Stour Valley st East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lOO 1 : i; 136 2U Gloster and Dean Forest all . a a Gt i) . tiot.i.Esn..,UN. Harwich,e wni .c., 4 5 p p.. e c 1100u0 69 7Z i ' . l st D o .do.Woodbrg.hx., do. 100 6t) 72 at Gt. West, W. hid., lieref DM 98 100 5U hull and Selby all 111 113 100 at London, Coat., &c., 41 pC. 100 ... ••• ••• st Do. Corn. fund, sdo 100 *" 881 Ll'aoDnnedoao.6llte'rinalad .: 1 per C a c L e l n i sl Blackwelle ... ... a t London and Greenwich ... 100 61 83 at Do. do Preference... 100 ... ... at London, Tilbury, & South 100 81 t,3 st Lowestoft, gun, 4 percent... 1_ o 0 5,) 82 at DO. du. 6 do. ... 100 ... ' 51 b lanc h., Buxton, & Matlk... all 5 51 st Midland, Bradford, Pref... 100 92 84 1U Bid lieut. Cray Line) 50 Northern& East.,s percent all ,51 58 50 Do. do. 6 do. all ... .. at N. Eastern —Hartle p ool ..: at N.West.A perp. prof, 5p c lOO 103 110 at Do B mininiunlll p.c lOO .., ... at Notting. & Grantu.ll. & C lOO 92 84 Y 6 Preston and is yr°. ... Royston, hitch., and Shep IOU 133 1 35 st Shrewsbury and Hereford 100 133 135 10 Do do 8 21 2,p at S. Yorksh. and River Dun 100 98 1 00 at Dc 4 per cent gua lO ) 79 81 st Do 5 do at Vict. Station and Pimlico lOO 173 180 at West Cornwall 20 West London, Class A all 13 14 20 Do do B all ~. ... 2U Do do C all 64 7..: at Weymouth and Portland lOO ... ... st Wilts and Somerset DOCKS. st East and West India lOO 12a 125 121 st Loudon and St. Katheri ne lOO 49 50 ' -II 100 D oDeb. stock, 4 per cent all ,„ ... Millwall Freehold Land st Dock lOO 30 3'2 st Southampton lOO 74 70 st purrey Camorc19,l MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-American Tel., lim all 22; 221 221 10 Anglo-Mediter. Tel., lint 10 121 l s 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 16 17 st Atlantic Telegraph lO 32 at at Do. 8 per cent. 25 Australian Agricultural ..• 204 lo 17 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lim. 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lint 9 7 4 . a 10 Berlin Water Works, lim. all 11 141 10 Do. New 6 a 4 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lint. ••• 30 10 12 5 Bombay Gas, lim 5 Do. New 4 1} id 5/ British American Land 44 16 18 st B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lint 100 16 170 20 British Indian Tea, lim all 21 31 20 British Ship Owners 7l 29 Canada Company all 61 t 6 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lim 2l 2 1 d 20 Ceylon Company, lim 2U Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lint 5 4; 3/ 25 City of London Real Pro pert of y, lim 9 41 31,1 30 City Milan Improv. limn all 510 25 City of Moscow Gas, lim all 1 14 50 City Offices, lim 25 24 23,1 50 Colonial, lint. Do. ...' 50 Commercial Union (Assur) 6 1 lip 51 10 Company of African Mer chants, lint 20 Continental Union Gas, lim all 191 20 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 71 per cent. 100 Corporation of London Bonds, 1877, 44 per cant. all 104 105 100 Do. 1879, 41 per cent. a ll 1041 1051 100 Do. 1882 44 per cent, all 1031 1041 10 Credit Fou. of England, lint all 24 2i 2 13.16 50 Credit Fon.of Mauriti us lin) . 10 34 24 d st Crystal Palace lOO 20 21 at Do. Preference lOO 94 99 st Do. 6P. c Perpetual Del) lO9 107 11 i 20 Darjeeling, lint I 0 Eastern Assam , lim 6l '.". :;: d 50 East Indian Land Credit and Finance, lint. 20 East India Irriga. & Canal all 17 18 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Goal, lim. 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy. Gua. by Egypt. Gov all 91 95 941 5 20 Egyptian Com. & Trad. lint 6 4 1 4d st Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 945 255 10 Do. New 3 Eng. & Austral. Copper, lint 21 a 15 English and Foreign Credit 71 Z 4d 1; 100 Eng. and Scot. M urin e, lint 8 . ,1 10 Fairbairn Engineering 5 11 lid 20 Fore-streetWarehouse,lim l2 pr 1p 100 For. & Col. Gov. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at £B5 all 85 81 ... 50 Gellivara, lint. 2O „, 10 General Credit & Dis., bin. 71 11 11 51 15 General Steam Navigation 11 28 29 • 50 Holm & Col Marino .u. bin. 5 41 3;41 10 Hong Kong and China Gas all ... ... 20 Hudson's Bay all 1114 14 20 Imperial Laud Co. of Mar seilles, Hui. - -. 25 Indo-European Tel., lint lO ••••, 20 Interna. Financial Soc. lim 5 14 1- , 1 , 20 Interim. Land Credit, limn 6 6 " 50 Italian Laud 5 1,1 p 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all a3l 100 Do. 6 p. c. Bds., redeem 1870, issued au all 62 4•4 50 Laud Securities, Bin 5 34 244 25 London African Trading lO 7 5.1 '25 Lou. & Caled. Marine, li nt 6 ••• •` 1 10 London County Land and Building, lint. d 5 Loud. Provincial T e l. li nt all 31 ` I L 1 Do. Prefer. 10 p er cent , a ll ; " 50 Loud. Financial Asso , lint 30 --- 4 Lond.Gen.Otnnibus.C o . .li m . all 2 2/ & I s r i o pr u ir. oi S igvn h ai t i ni p iaca , i l ac i Gl u l aui lni".., 50 Loud, and Glasg. Engineer 25 21 161 13 22 L m o n a n n i r a u rin ua e . 2 ld pr 5 p. c. by 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, lint ll 1 id 100 ,103 104 10 Mediterra. Eaten. Tel., lint all 4 41 SO Merchant Shipping, lint 50 Millwall Iron Works, lint. 121 ••• '" 10 Natal Land and Colonisa tion lint 25 National Discount Co., lint 6 114 121 11.3 25 National Prov. M ar i ne ; 11111. 4 4 31 3 o d , 10 National Steam Shi p, Jim. all ° L ; 20 Nerbudda Coal & Iron, lint. 6 •.: - - 10 New Consolidated Dis. lint. 3 - I L 1 3 1 1. 5 .few Quebrada, li nt 4.4.0 -; - 25 New Zealand Loan & Mer cantile Agency,lim al 4 IP 25 New Zealand Trust and 5 all 10 Northern Assam Tea, limn. 6 1 1 1 15 2 4 Loan, lint 10 Do. B st North Brit. Austral., lint lOO 48 53 50 North Brit. & Mercan. Tn 64 20 21 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 5 124 13 50 Oriental Financial, lira ll ••• 5 Oriental Gas, lint, all 71 71 5 Do. New 1 4 fp 115 16 10 Otago and Southland In. vestment, lint 2 id fp 5 Ottoman Gas, limn all 1 4 2 1 10 Panama, New Zealand, and .4. _ Australian R. mail lint all 4 5 Do do. 32 35 at Peel R. Land & Minerl, Hui 100 Do. New 1867 .. .10 49 51 50 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all 50 Id pr 25 Reuters Telegram .... - all 63 ° 6 50 Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New 25 Rio de Janeiro City j an , , iini, all 19 20 20 Do. Gas, lint a ll 231 241 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 42 44 434. st Scottish Aust. Invest., lint. 100 85 90 st Do. 6p. c. Guar. I'ref. 100 ••• •• i 20 Societe Fin. d'Egypte, lint. 10 271 3 4 50 20 Societe Glen.del'Empire ot. 8 . -' - ' 50 S. African Mort. &Inv , lint. ° •361 25 South Australian Land st Submarine Tele g r a ph ...... 10° 107 111 1 Do. Scrip all 111 20 Telegraph Con. & M a i n Ji m all 18 1 191 171 161 20 Thames and Mersey . Marine (Insurance), lint 2 24 3 20 Trinidad Petroleum, lima 81 ••• ••• JO Trust & Agency of Aus.,lim. 1 4 1p 115 16 10 Do do. d o . all ... ... 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. Cana da 5 k i p 50 Union Marine L'pool, UM 5 41 5 p 20 Union Steam Ship, lint 15 United Discount Corp., Jim 6 11 id SU. Kingdom Tel. Co., Hui all 51 61 • 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref . all 31 41p 20 Universal Marineau.), lint. 5 11 2 p 6.., 7 10 Upper Assam Tea, lint all , i 2 30 Van Dieman ~ Lana 00 Viceroy o f Egypt, i Per Loan all 7 84 79 50 Warrant cen t(l F i l rntagnacgee? l i Pacific 50 West India and 21 11 20 West London Wharves and Steam, lint 2O Warehouses ... ‘.oLuk ileiL GOV I G I INaNXT SECUILITIES Columbia, 6 per 0ent.,1872.••• •••••• 100 - Do. 1895 0.Jan.gaJuly 150 Can.Crov. 6 p. 1877-84 Do. 6 I). 0. kV) , & Aug. • 100 it 3 D, 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept lOO lu2 104 Do. bp. o• Jan. do Jul Y•• 100 93 91 Do. SD. e. Inscri bed sk lOO 90 92 c ape , &Hope. 6 1 ) . 0 • 1873 .• 1 09 102 101 D0.Ap1.&061 1890-190( lOO 111 113 Do. do 1880-00 100 107 109 Do. Jan.&July. llipl •••• 100 108 lit Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 100 102 Ceylon, Nov 1878,6 P•e•• 100 108 110 Do. 1872, do• • 100 105 107 Mauritius, 6p. 0, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 Do. 1882, May and Net 00 108 108 Do. 1895, Feb. J A ug,..• 10 106 153 Melbourne Corporate.,.. 1867-75, 6 per cent _.. 1(0 100 100 N.13.G0v.6 P.o.Ja.&July.. 100 103 IL4 Natal 6 p or, Apl & Oct... 10) _ Do 6 p c. May & N0v..... 1 0 106 10 8 N. S. W. 5 p•c., 71 to '74.. 100 99 it 1 1001 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1891'... 15) 981 99i 99 Do. 5 p.c. rd.'67 to '75.. - N.Zealand, 6p. ct. 1891.. 100 _ Do. 5 percent..... DoJan, Aprlo lol 3 7 . OA leo 93 94 911 - 1 30 6 p Mar bept '9l lOO 108 110 Do June t Deo., 1 , 91 •• lOO 109 111 - IDo Yrov. , 1 Auckld. 1-o - crie3l &2, 1t96 Nova Scotia 6P. and July, 1875 Do 150 lOO 101 103 - Queenand. 6p. c. 'B2s 100 1061 107} 107 61 Do 1891. 1)0. 6 p 0.1869 lOO Dn. A 2 •^a ... 100 104 110 Do rd. 1E93 ..... 105 107 1(8 VigtQak 1000 uo 118 HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, March 12. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise, Prince Leopold, and Princess Beatrice, lett Buck ingham Palace at five minutes before 1 o'clock, and arrived at Windsor Castle at five minutes before two. LATEST 'NULL IS-EN CE (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) AMERICA. NEW YORK, March 12. According to Mr. klztat Moliat's report, the week's receipts of cotton at American porta amounts to 40,000 bales; total since the Ist of September, and taken by American spinners direct, 1,940,000 bales. Shipments to E , igland, 22,000 bales ; to France, 4,000 bales ; and to the Continent, 8,000 bales. Total since the Ist of September, 910,000 bales. Stock, 430,000 bales. Market quiet. Mid dling Upland, llkd cost and freight per steamer. According to Mr. Adam Moffatt's report, the week's receipts of cotton at American ports amount to 40,000 bales ; total since the Ist of September, and taken by American spinners direct, 1,940,000 bales. Shipments eo Eupland 22,000 bales ; to France 4,0000 bales ; and to the Continent, 8,000 bales. Total, since the Ist of September, 910,000 bales. Stock, 430,000 bales. Market quiet. Middling upland, 110., cost and freight per steamer. ITALY. FLORENCE, March 13. The International Commission appointed to examine the means for establishing a direct service between Brindisi and Ostend will meet on the 3d of April, when all the Governments interested will be represented. The Opinione declares the rumours to be un founded that Chevalier INigra's arrival in Florence is connected with the pretended Franco-Italian alliance against Prussia, and that the Chevalier is about to proceed to London. FRANCE. BOURSE, March 12.—Three o'clock.—The marlin closed as follows :- 4f ver Cent. End of month — Italian Fives 55 25 3 per Cent End of month 7O 921 Mexican Loan ... 24 25 Credit. Mobilier End of month... '265 Spanish Threes Credit Foncier ...1482 50 Home Debt — End of month... Deferred ...... RAILWAYS. Cash Orleans ... 955 Northern Lyons and Mediterranean Southern..... 6lBl Western Eastern Sardinian ~.. 671 f .... 4784 ... 64 Austrian Lombard North of Spain Saragossa Roman POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ROBBERY AT THE LONDON PAVILION.— TIIOMaS Mills, a lad, was charged with stealing a spoon and fork, the pro • perty of Messrs. Loi!,l and Sonharnmer, of the London Pavilion Music Hall. --- Mr. Philip Fry, pawnbroker and salesman, of No. 2, Crown-street, Soho, said the prisoner came to his shop and showed him a spoon and a fork as a sample of some he wanted to sell. He said he got the articles from the London Pavilion, and that ho wanted Os. for them ; that ho had packed up some spoons and forks ready for re moval, but that ho could not bring th 3m away till twelve at night, as at that time the people were leaving the place, and every one was bugy, and that the way he got away with the articles was by going down stairs into the bowl ing alley, and then working his way into a little court that took him into SVitdu►ill-street. He detained the prisoner, and gave him into custody. Mr. Charles Souhanuner identified the articles produced as his property, and said that the, prisuuer had been em ployed for a day bottling beer, and in consequence hal access to the place where the spoons and forks were kept fur the purpose of being cleaned. Police-constable, 19 F 11, said that he went to No. 2, Crown-street, at the request of Mr. Fry's daughter, and on asking the prisoner fur the spoons and forks he denied all knowledge of them. The prisoner said it was his first offence. Mr. finox said the worst part of the case was that, a large number of persons being employed at the place, others might have been implicated by the prisoner's conduct. The prisoner would be committed for three months' with hard labour. THAMES. THE DISCARDED ONE.—EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF AFFILIATION. —Charles Edes, a butcher, of No. 13i, Shoe lace, Fleet-street, was summoned to show cause why ho should not be adjudged the father of an illegitimate child, aged four years. The mother of the child, Sarah Saunders, said that she lived with the defendant as his wife for seven years, and he was the father of two children. One was dead and the other was in court. Her " husband" came into the posses sion of money and property about three mouths ago, and he then abandoned Ler and her child. Mr. Pagot—Why did ho do so? Complainant—l had outlived his liking. He is the father of my child, and he was a good husband when he was a poor man, but since he has become rich he has discarded me. Mury Ann Hill, of No. 69, Lucas-street, St. George-in• the-East, said the parties lodged in her house, and oc cupied one room, between three and four years ago, and she knew that they had lived together since as man and wife. Mr. Paget said it appeared to be a hard case on the young woman, and as there was no denial, and no ap pearance of the father of the child, he must make an order upon him to pay 2s. 6d. per week and 4s. costs. THEA7RICAL AND MUSICAL MEATS. Miss Bateman sails for New York iu September next. "The Moonstone," with Mr. Pechter in the principal part, will be produced at the Adelplii on Easter Monday. Mr. T. C. King appears at Drury-lane on Monday as Richelieu. Mrs. Stirling is about to give her Shaksperian readings in the metropolis. Mr. Edward Murray is to sing Mr Gounod's "Nazareth" on Thursday next. Mr. J ,hn Clayton joins the company at the Gaiety. The Passion week performance of the "Messiah" at Exeter ball will take place on the 22d. A testimonial has been presented to Mr. A. Harris, of the Italian Opera, Covent Garden. Mr. W. Sidney re-opens Sadler's• wells on Easter Mon- day. Handers oratorio, the "Messiah," is announced to be performed at the Holborn Amphitheatre on Good Friday evening. Herr Formes will appear. Mr. F. Maccabe has met with an accident that will pre vent his appearing for some time. (From the Musical Standard.) A new comic opera has been produced at Saltzburg ; it is by Dr. Bach, and is entitled " Epreuve d'Amour." It is said that Gounod intends to follow the example of L'Abbe List; by taking "minor orders." He has for sums time been staying at Borne. READINGS AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE.-011 Mon day Mr. P. B. Phillips, son of the late Dr. Samuel Phillips, will give a series of select readings from modern authors at the Crystal Palace, and from the success that has at tended his former readings in various parts of the metro polis the visitors to the Palace on that day will derive ad ditional pleasure by availing themselves of the opportunity of being present at the entertainment. The selections have hitherto been most interesting, and the taste of the reader has always boon highly appreciated. THE MANUFACTURE OF WATCHES AND CLOCKS. A most interesting and instructive little work, describing briefly but with great clearness, the rise and progress of watch and clock makin , has just been published by Mr J. W. Benson, of 25, Old Bond-street, 99, Westbourne-grove, and the City Steam Factory, 58 and 60, Ludgate-hill. The book, which is profusely illustrated, gives a full description of the various kinds of watches and clocks, with their prices, and no one should make a purchase without visiting the above establishments or consulting this truly valuable work. By its aid persons residing in any part of tte United Kingdom, India, or the Colonies,:are enabled to select for themselves the watch best adapted for their use, bud have it sent to them with perfect safety. Mr. Benson, who holds the appoint ment to the Prince of Vials), sends this pamphlet td Iftfy address on receipt of two postage stamps, and we cannot too stionly te091211:120114 it W the notice...4l the intending purcharier. TEE 'STATE OF THE COUNTY • Off TIPE.R.RARY, . .. _. - - - - - Baron Deasy, in openi ng the ' comm i ss i on f or t he Solitli Riding of Tipperary, a few days back, referred to the un satisfactory state of the county. He observed that the calendar gave but an imperfect idea of its real condition. Shortly after the last assizes two men had been shot dead and several others fired upon at Ballycohey, but none of the persons concerned in the crime had been made amen able to justice. Shortly afterwards the public were shocked by the murder of Mr. Baker in his own demesne, near Bansha. In that case, too, no one had been brought to justice. That was a lamentable state of things. It produced a feeling of insecurity among all classes, and society became disorganised. He attributed the failure of justice to one of three causes, he could not say which— sympathy with the offender, sympathy with the crime, or terrorism, which closed the mouth of witnesses. He expressed a hope that every effort would be made to vin dicate the law. He found by the constabulary returns that no fewer than eleven threatening letters had been received by persons residing in the hiding. One gentle man had been threatened with death if he continued to make himself so conspicuous by his exertions as a magistrate to discover the murderer of Mr. Baker. Ili3 lordship alluded to other outrages, and remarked that the state of the Riding presented a sad contrast to its condition during his former visit to it. He added : " Then tranquillity appeared to exist, but now it appears 1 hat beneath the surface there lay a spirit of lawlessness nd turbulence which has developed into open crime. I anuot tell to what we are to attribute this turbulence. Ft cannot be to distress or pressure, for the last harvest bras admittedly an abundant one. There are no wrongs tinredressed. There must be some other cause for this state of things, although I cannot discover what it is." It may be observed that, in opening the Commission twelve months ago, Mr. Justice O'Brien congratulated the grand jury upon the tranquil state of the county, as ahewn by the calendar and confirmed by the reports of the county inspector. There were then only twenty-two cases for trial ; whereas in the previous year there were eighty-two. When opening the commission at Mullingar, Chief Justice Monahan offered similar felicitations. The revival of crime in these and other counties this year must be a matter of deep concern to everyone who desires the welfare of the country. INDIAN AFFAIRS. The Duke of Argyll, Secretary of State for India, has iustreceived a deputationof members of Parliament, mem bers of Chambers of Commerce, and other gentlemen from Manchester and the manufacturing districts generally, who waited on his Grace for the purpose of presenting memorials urging the policy of increasing the agencies by which India could be made a cotton-growing country, and praying that the means of irrigation and navigation and transit generally should be extended. -- The Duke of Argyll said he agreed with those who had urged that there should be a considerable com mercial element in the Indian Council. It had been arranged when the constitution of that body had been remodelled that seven of its members should be elected by the directors and eight by the Crown. As it had been also provided that some of them should have practical knowledge of India, the desideratum sought had been to a certain extent obtained. He mentioned the names of Mr. Arbuthnot and Mr. M`Naghten as those of gentlemen who had a thorough knowledge of the commer cial affairs of India. Some of the members of the Council who had at one time been connected with the East India Companywere most go-ahead as regarded the promotion of public improvement in India. As an instance of liberal deal ing with Indian affairs, he would mention that some time ago it had been urged that Darwar should be opened up as a cotton-growing district. His predecessor had asked for information on the subject, and as that information had not yet arrived, he had himself made inquiries, and having ascertained that there was a strong prima facie case in favour of the project specified, he bad given instructions that a surveyor should be sent out to make the neces ary examination. It was to be remembered that Government stood in a peculiar position as regarded land in India. It was the owner to a certain extent ; to that extent, however, there was a definite limit. The commercial classes should remember what a wide field for private enterprise existed in India. It was a great mis fortune that the aid of Government should be looked for in almost every instance ; scarcely a fence could be built in India without a claim for Government assistance. This, as he had intimated, was an unfortunate state of things which had been developed by a system of grants and gua rantees. It was unfortunate for the agricultural prosperity of India that natural manure was to a large extent in that country used for fuel.—The deputation then withdrew. PRESERV.4TION OF SEA BIRDS. From New Zealand not long since a cry came forth that the small birds were getting day by day scarcer and scarcer. Early navigators had spoken with delight of the melodious notes with which the feathered songsters filled the woods' Now scarcely a note is to be heard. " The silence of our summer mornings," wrote a colonist, "is like a note struck out of natural melody." 11 .1 e common rat had worked all this mischief, robbing the re is of their eggs, and devouring the young fle'lglin2;s. And now a complaint is made that in England cer tain birds —chiefly sea-birds--are being rapidly destroyed. In this case, it is to a cause of quite a diffe rent character that the destruction of the birds is ascribed. Can our readers guess what that cause may be As Madame de Sevignd would have said, we " give them the riddle in ten ;" and we might give them a hundred guesses without their lighting on the truth. The ladies and the fashion are the cause of the terrible destruction of sea-birds. We have it on the authority of a Fellow of the Royal Society. Mr. Flowers states that " the fashion adopted by l a dies, of wearing feathers in their hats and bonnets, h a s resulted in the terrible destruction of grebes, kingfishers, seagulls, &c." So far has this destruction proceeded that the Manx authorities obtained a special Act of Parliament—not, indeed, to pre vent ladies from wearing feathers in their hats, but to prevent the destruction of sea-birds on the coasts of the Isle of Man. And the reason they allege for desiring the preservation of the birds will perhaps seem to many as sur prising as the cause of the birds' destruction. It appears that the cries of the birds are a more effectual warning t o seamen of the dangers of a rock-bound coast than light houses or fog-bells. In storms, doubtless, the roar of the breakers would drown the cries of the birds. Yet birds when they please can make hideous noises. Audubon speaks of one " which utters a shriek so loud that the woods echo for miles around to the dismal sound." And White of Selborne, says he has " known a whole village up in arms on account of the cries of the white owl, imagining the churchyard to be full of goblins and spectres." It has been calculated that within a short time last year 230,000 eggs and young birds were destroyed along only eighteen riles of the coast of Yorkshire. It is time that something were done to save these useful creatures. We fear ladies will hardly adopt Mr. Flowers's suggestion, that they should leave off wearing feathers in their hats, nor is it likely that an Act of Parliament will be brought in to render the wearing of feathers a misdemeanour, punish able by the confiscation of the offending ornaments. But we may help the sea-birds in other ways. Bustards, storks, and cranes have been lost to this country i n l on g past ages for want of efficient protection ; it will not do to let seagulls, grebes, and kingfishers be destroyed likewise. We must watch our sea-birds as carefully as we have been watching our river fish ; and the process will doubtless be as effective in one case as in the other. Nature, says the Poet Laureate, is " careless of the type ; she cares for nothing ; all must go ;" and if Nature operate in this particular case through the fashions, her destructive influence is likely to be none the less effective. It is in the power of man, however, to limit her action, or at least to delay its effects ; and this is a case in which it behoves us to exercise this power.—Daily News. Archbishop Manning is now in France, and is expected in London in the middle of next week. CHURCH DISPUTES.—Mr. Arthur Helps, in Good Words,says: "I am lost in astonishment when I contemplate the questions,' as they are called, which are debated by the different religious parties, and respecting which they become furious. Vestments, intonings, pro cessions, altar..clotbs, rood-screens, and genuflexions, are made to be matters of the utmost importance; and allthe while the really great questions are in abeyance. It reminds me of children pl a ying at marbles on e slopes of a volcano, which has already given sure s:gn th s of an ap proaching eruption." SHELL EXPLOSION AT WOOLWICH ARSENAL. — An accident occurred at about eight o'clock an evening or two back, at the Leal Rooms of the Shell Foundry at Woolwich Arsenal, by which three men, named John Merrick, John Early, and James Fuller, were severely injured. It appears that they, with three others, were melting the lead off some condemned 40-pounder Arm strong segment shells, by placing them in a bath of red hot metal, held in huge cauldrons, and one of the shells, which had, through inadvertence, been returned as "empty," must have still held its bursting charge of powder, and, in consequence, no sooner had the charg v e become ignited by the heat of the metal, than the shell exploded, dashing the fragments around, and scatterin. the scalding metal over the unfortunate men attending to the operation. Several pieces of the shell burst through the roof, tearing the solid frames and thi c k sheet glass into splinters . Happily-the iniuries .receiv.ed are potof,„ ou::4l tk2zi . r a lEa_z_rl and Fuller itsttrisil2lLtrgiked TRIM F NOTICh. The Third Edition of " The Sun" of last Evening was published in Bime for delivery in town at 7.15 p.m. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. REPRESENTA7ION OF DUBLIN. (Br TELEGRAPH DUBLIN, March 13. _ _ _ Mr. Cecil Guinness's address to the electors of Dublin is published. He says he will go into Parliament to support Conservatism and the interests of the Church. Sir Leopo!d 31‘0:intock has offered to stand again for Drogheda, but the Couservatives do not think it desirable to accept his offer. LLECTION PETITIONS.-7 MS DAY. (BI ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) BLACKB WN, March 13. At the trial this mornicg witnesses woro examined who worked nt mills owned by Conservatives, who having voted for the Liberals at the municipal election, were carried out by the workmen or discharged by the mat.itara the morning afterwards. CARDINAL CULLEN AND THE FENIAN TE:STI - ---0. Dumas, March 13. Cardinal Cullen, in a letter published this morning, tells the amnesty committee he will give no permission, direct or indirect, fora collection on St. Patrick's Day, at Dublin chapel-doors, for the released Fenians. He regards the movement as a stratagem to obtain from the country a mark of approbation of their conduct. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day KIN GSBURY MEETING—Tms DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE. Hawkshaw.. Wild F0w1.., King of Hearts 3 Four ran. SELLING HURDLE RACE. 1 Lord Craven.. Wild 8100 d..., 1 .2 Four ran. HURDLE RACE. . Lymington Brown Jug Under the Cloud sse I SPRING OPEN STEEPLECHASE. Hippolyte 1 Roving Maid • • • 2 Bishopton 3 Seven ran. .1t IILWAY PLATE. Owen Swift Norrington Salamanca 1 8 Ten ran. MAIDEN PLATE. Lonadale Zingwyni Beaconsfield , 1 8 Eight ran. Winner objected to. VICTORIA CLUB BETTING-THIS DAY. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 7 to 1 agst Cap a Pie (taken) 100 to 8 agst Marquis of Carrabas(taken and wanted) 10 to 1 agst Blueskin (offered) 13 to 1 agst Birthday (offered) 100 to 7 agst Buckenham dam's f (taken and off.) 100 to 6 agst Ploughboy (taken) 100 to 6 agst Our Mary Ann (offered) 20 to 1 agst Vansittart (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Gipsy King (offered) EARL SPENCER'S PLATE 7 to 1 agst Lictor (offered) 12 to 1 agst Dryad (taken) 100 to 7 agst Lennie (taken) 20 to 1 agst Aunt Hannah colt (taken and Wanted) CITY AND SUBURBAN. 10 to 1 agst Robespierre (taken and offered) 100 to 8 agst Drummer (taken and offered) 100 to 6 agst Poinsettia (taken) TWO THOUSAND. 500 to 25 agst Martyrd,rn (taken and offered) DERBY. 11 to 1 agst Belladrum (offered) 100 to 6 agst Rystiwol th (taken and wanted) 1000 to 60 agst Ladas (offered) 500 to 15 agz-t Duke of Beaufort (off—take 500 to 10) OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE BOAT RACE. 2 to 1 on Oxford (taken) RACIN G FIXTURES. «CH. West Somerset 15 16 Northampton 16 , 17 West Drayton lB, 19 Baldoyle First Spring 18, 15 AP. Margate 20 I Beverley 2O IDurham 29, 30 Epsom 30, 31 111,. Abergavenny l, 2 Bromley 1 . '2 Aldershot l, 2 Catterick Bridge... l, 2 Thirsk 6, 7 Hungerford 6, 7 Lichfield 6, 7 Cambridge 7 8 Croxton Park .. 8 Streo.tham. 8, 9 Newmarket Craven...l2, dm. Knighton... l3; 14 Ludlow 15, 16 Eastbourne l9 Lewes 9 0 21 Curragh ...20, 21, 22 Croydon... 22, 23 Newmarket Ist Spring 26, 3m. Chester 4, 5,6, 7 Eglinton Hunt 6, 7 Winchester ll, 12 York 11, 12 Baldoyle 2nd Spring 11, 12 St. Albans li, 14 Salisbury l3, 14 Doncaster 13, 14 West Drayton l7, 18 Bath 18, 19 Manchester 19, 20, 21 Croydon 19, 21 Harpenden 2l Epsom Summer .....25, TE. Newcastle 22, 23, 24 Oldham 22 liibury Club 23 Stockbridge 24, 25, 26 Chelmsford Sutton Park .....29, 30 Croydon 2,3, 4 Newton •, 3, 4 Ascot ....8, 9, 10, 11 Liverpool Summer ...lb, 16 Windsor 15, 16 Hampton l7, 18 Curragli 22, 23, 24 Worcester l, 2 Newmarket July 6, &c. Carlisle •• 6 7 Pontefract 9, .10 Hendon .... . 12, 13 Nottingham l3, 14 LY. I Southampton 13, 14 I Readiug 15, 16 Iluutiugdou 2O, 21 1 Stamford ... • ":: 23 1 Goodwood 27,28, nc 30 Brighton 3, 4 Brighton Club 5 Lewes 6, 7 Eguam lO, 11 Wolverhatrpton lO, 11 Windsur 12, 13 St. Albans l7, 18 Stockton lB, 19, 20 Oxford York 24, 2,5, '26 Plymouth 26, 27 Scarborough 30, 31 Derby Summer —3l, Sep. 1 Weymouth 31, Sep. 1 Canterbury ~..31, Sep. 1 SEPT Warwick._ 7, 8 Curragh (Royal) 7,8, 9 Abingdon 9, 10 Doncaster 14, 15, 16, 17 Richmond ...21, 22 Lichfield ISMER. Hampton 2l, 22 W e stern (Ayr) 22, 23 Hendon 23, 24 M on mouth... 23, 24 Newmarket I st 0ct.... 28, &c. Lanark... 29, 30 Bedford 5, 6 Edinburgh ............. 8,7, 8 Leicester 7, 8 Bromley 8 Newmarket 2d 0ct...11, &c. Ch e l ms ford ............ 19 20 Eels° ...................... 19 20 NOV] Ilarrow ...... ..... 2, 3 Worcester ' 4 St. Albans 5, 6 IBER. Cheltenham l9, 20 Carragh l9, 20, 21 West Drayton 9 1, 22 Hereford 2l, 22 Monmouth 23, 21 Newmark44 II!ton ...25, &u. IiBER. Eglinton Hunt 6, 7 Liverpool 9, 10, 11 Shrewsbury ..... l5, 16 STEEPLECHA E FIXTURES. :Off. Kingsbury 12, 13 Crewkerne lB, la West Somerset 15, 16 I C he ps t ow 29, o York 17 APRIL. • 1, 2 Streatham B, 9 Bromley Aldershot 1, 2 Royal Artily., Woolwich „8 Ab er gavennY l, 2 Knighton Lichfield . 6, 7 Ludlow lb, 16 S ou thdown Hunt 7 I Tenbury 21 Cambridge 7 8 Croydon 22, 23 Cheltenham 7, 8 Co. Louth & A r d een 27, 28 MAY. Limerick Hunt 4 St. Albans I Eglinton Hunt 6, 7 West Drayton 17 JULY. Kingsbury OOTOBEtt. Bromley _ 7 1 West Drayton 2l, 22 NOVEMBER. otcester 2,3, 4 Shrewsbury 15, act° w 2 , 3 I Leamington Runt ....23 iferpool 9, 10, 11, 12 COURSING FIXTURES. MARCH. County Louth (Champion), Ireland 18, kc. Scottish National Open, Lanark 3O, &c. AUGUST. 17 St. Albans OCTOBER. Ancaster and Willoughby, Lincolnshire ... 5, 6. Orincsby 19, dm. Huntingdon Club.. ~ 26, 27. NOVEMBER. Sundorne, - ellop ;:zivri...m.-vor v 2, 3. Qothan and Eaton .. 9, ctc. AUG OCT rUST.