The Sun. — London, England, 1869-03-06 00:00:00

MONEY - MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The general opinion that a rise in the bank rate la imminent has tended to depress business. The holders of continental securities were free sellers to-day, but lower prices had to be accepted. Rail- Ways shared in the general dullness, but no par ticular diminution in price has to be noted. Ame rican Securities are firm, the 5-20's having again advanced. The discount market is firm, and nothing can be done below 3 per cent. Consols - are 92:1 g for money ; ditto, for Ac count, 92i ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 911 ; New Three per Cents, 9l a ; ditto 21 per Cent., Jan., 1894, 754 ; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., 244. The French Rentcs this morning, according to Renter's telegrams, were 701. 97c. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, 212 ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1121 ; ditto 4 . per Cent., Oct., 1888, 1001 1 x.d. ; ditto Bonds £ l ,OOO, 10 prem. ; ditto under £l,OOO, 20 15 pram. In the foreign market Turkish of 1858 and and 1865, and Charcow-Kremen:schug have de clined lr per cent. ; Egyptian of 1868 and Italian of 1861 ; Brazilian of 1865, Spanish of 1867 , and Charkof-Azof, ; and Peruvian of 1865, 1. The quotations are as follows : Brazilian of 1865, 801 to 81 ; Chilian of 1867, 94i to 951 ; Egyptian of 1864, 881 to 891; ditto of 1868, 751 to 76 ; Italian of 1861, 551 to 1 ; kexican, 15i to 8 ; Peruvian, 801 to 1 ; Rus sian of 1866, 931 to 941 ; Nicolai, 661 to 67 ; Orel, 811 to 821 ; Moscow, 791 to 801 ; ditto C harkof-Azof, 77 fo I, ex div. ; ditto Charkow- K retnentschug, 761 to 771, ex div. ; Spanish of 1 867, 318 to 321 ; Turkish of 1858, 61} ,to 621; ditto of 1862, 651 to 1; and ditto of 1865, 401 to In the railway market there is a rise of .1.; in London, and North Western, viz., to 1138 to 1141. Great Western are 481 to 1 ; Midland, 1151 to 1 ; South Western, 88 to 90 ; Great Eastern, 371- to ; Brighton, 501 to ; South Eastern, 751 to 76 ; Metropoliian, 1061 to 1. A rise of 1 per cent. has taken place in the 5-20 Bonds, viz , to 831 to a ; Erie Railway Shares, 24 i . to 251; Illinois Central, 97 to 1; Atlantic and Great Western Debentures, 311 to 321; and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds. 34 to 34. No bullion operations of importance took plaee Yeaterdcy at the Bank. Thr La Plata, from Brazil, has arrived with £41,600; the Saxonia, from New Orleans and Ilavana, with £1,454 for London, and £2,320 for r aria ; and the Dover Castle, from Melbourne, 'with £29,000. About £40,000 of bar silver, brought by the West India Packet, has been sold at ss. Oid., being a decline of Id. per ounce. The greater portion of this has been sent to the Continent, there being no den and for India. The address of General Grant to the American public has given great satisfaction in the City. The United attempt to sustain the credit of the united States, and the forcible appeal to support Order and good government, lead to the expecta tion that the future prospects of trade and finance Will be very favourable. , The failu re i s anno unced of Messrs. John Lead better and Co., linen manufacturers of Glasgow, with branches at Belfast and Dundee. The liabi lities are estimated at £BO,OOO. It is stated, how ever, that the branches will not be affected. Manchester advices report the suspension of Messrs. Waterhouse and Kendall, manufacturers, of Stockport. The liabilities are believed to be considerable. The directors of the Glasgow and South-Western Railway have declared a dividend at the rate of 4} Per cent. per annum. Messrs. Bischoffsbeim and Goldschmidt have an bounced a 4 per cent. loan of £135,000 for the C ommissioners of the Sulina Navigation works at the mouth of the Danube, guaranteed jointly and r e everally , by France, England, Italy, Prussia, and rurkey, and redeemable by sinking fund between the Ist of January, 1871, and the 31st of Decem ber, 1882. The issuing price is to be 1001, which, reckoning accrued interest from the Ist of January, will be equal to par. The subscription will be opened at the Imperial Bank on M on d a y at 10. The opposition to the subscription proposed by the Socidte Gene'rale of Paris on the security of part of the heavy amount they hold of Turkish Treasury Bonds seems so strong, on a variety of grounds, as to preclude the possibility of the loac being officially admitted to the London market. According to the telegrams from Amsterdam, the new Russian Railway loan brought out in that city and in Berlin is for £2,500,000 at a price equal to about 78. Although it will not be offered for direct Subscription in London, its effect on our market will be nearly the same, since it will induce the Dutch and Prussian houses to sell their holdings of those Previous issues which are current ou the Stock Ex change. With regard to the incessant character of these loans it is suggested that in good faith the Russian Government should feel the time has ar rived for some pledge as to the amount at which they are to cease. The wants of Russia, however, are evidently so great that instead of waiting for her to pursue that course it would be well for capitalists to protect themselves by declining to snake further subscriptions under the certainty that the stock they take at a reduced price coin- Pared with the existing quotations of previous loans will in a short time be in its turn depreciated by a fresh issue. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. ti OVERNMENT FUNDS. a per Cent. Consols 4 Ditto for Accoun t, 92; ;,,Per Cont. R e d uce d 9l -1 V i e w 3 per Cent Ne t' 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 1)(3 '. 5 per Cen Jan. 1873 annuities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — t Do (Red Se a Tele6raph), Aug., 1908 — lellop.mr Bills, £l,OOO, 2i per Ct. Do £5OO De, £lOO & £2OO j)k tik of England Stock, 4 per Cent 241 n . account llada 4 per C e nt. Bonds — 1 "a4 ter-Colouial ()annum — INDIAN dOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Ind iahock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 212 9 0 . Opening, for Account -- Do. 5 p.r Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 pee Cent., Oct. 1888 D,„O. Certificates — I 'o. Enlaced Papei 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cert., Jan. 1872 , 1 ;/ 0 . 51 per Cent. May 1879 — " 3 5 per Cont., Rup. Deb. 1872 — Do do 1877 — , Do. do. 1882 — "'). Deb., 5- per Cent., Aug. 1873 — Do. ' • Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO "o• under .£1.000 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Et rgentine Republic, 6 per Cent ‘A Scrip quitrian Bco ds 5 per cent Do. 1859 67 31rizilian 5 per Cent — Ch , per Cent. 1852 — -o- do. 18'58.... Li o• do. 1861 — ct• do., 1863 7ll Tsu 4 -„fo. 5 per Cent., 1865 b ,-- , 0 Account 804.1 i 13 ..enos Ayres 6 per Cent. ~., Do 2 per Cont. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) uul, 0 N 6 per Cent. (Lilian 6 per Cent — R D°.4} 41 per C0nt..... D c). 120. 3 per Cent~ 6 per cent. 1867 — uo. 7 per Cent., 1866 0 „.„ la Tibiae, 6 per Cent. . N . utizisn, 3 per Cent., 1825 •L'anuian Principalities, 7 ler Cent 704 r D O 8 per Cent., 1867 —. clillti?r N ew C on solidated, 1 per Cent. L ' Yptian, 7 per Cent... — Lo Second issue Do. .£5 , 1 1 ., Bonds Do. £lOO Bonds , ,„. 821 Do. 1864 „ Do. Account De. £5OO Bonds ' O O. £lO6 Bonds 9l Zinglish Scrip, 1868 76 / , Do do. £45 pd — dis 'Tvorntnent Railway Debentures Greek 5 per Cont., 1824 5, ex Coups O. Account 1) • 0. Coupons - Do• Account 9 e at eraala 5 per Cent .. 21d UZISGin.Rail. LOA• I 10 p• Ot• I all pd 83 x d Italian 5 per Cent., 1865 — ..)o. Accounts .. — Do Alaremmana Railway — Mexicatt 3 per Cent . — Ditto for Account Do. 1864 — Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French A ontevidoan 6 per Cent. . — licorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada l6B Do 3 per Cen — Do. Deferred Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account .. 80i 791 Do 4i per Cent. (Uribarren) ••• - Do 4 per Cent., 1862 - Do Account — Portsgueso 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7,'9,'60,'2,'3 37 Do. do. 1867 — Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid — Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St Do 4i per Cent : 1850 Do 44 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cont., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1861, £100Bontle„. 94k Do. do. £Bl 15s. do — Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds 9l Do. c 1 ,3 £Bl 13s. do — Do Nicolas Itailway Sar !Ulna, 5 ptr Cent. Spanish 3 per Con . Do. Accifunt, Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Deferral Do...Vlcount Do. Passive Do. Corn. Cert. of Cout . not funded.— Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan — Du Government, 1861 • B7 Do do, 1868 Do do, Scrip — Tur,ish 6 per Cent.' .., ~... 110 Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 -- Do Account Do £lOO Bonds — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 — Do Account --- Do £IOC Bonds 651 Do 5 per Cont. 1865 — Do Account ..... .. 67 61 34 2 Do 6 per Cont., 1860 62i 51 Do 1 per Cont., Guaraute6d Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) Venezuela 3 per Cent. — Do. Accaant Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Do 6 per Cont., 1862 Dividends on the above payable iu Loudoi Austrian o per Cent. Ex 10 Florine Belgian, 49 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 'ii per Cent. Ex. 12 Gull, — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates „„ — Do. Account — French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. Italian 5 per Cent. 1831, E. 25i. ..... Do Account 551 CLOSING PRICES. Jonso's, Money ll2i Do. Account, April 8 BANK OF FRANCE. PARIS, March 4. 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. Fob, 25. fr. c. 182,500,000 March 4. fr. c . 182,500,000 Capital of the Bank Profits in addition to . capital (Art. 8, Law, June 9, 1857) r , ,044,7 i, 6 02 7,044,776 02 Reserve of the Bank and its branches 22,105,750 14 22,105,750 14 Reserve of landed pro perty 4,000,000 4,000,000 Notes in circulation Banknotes to order and receipts payable at sight 35,108,971 68 Treasury account cur rent creditor 156,001,580 13 Current accounts, Paris 211,0/5,439 89 Do. branch banks 47 325 561 , , Dividends payable Discounts and sundry interests Rediscounted the last six months Surplus of receipts not distributed Sundries 35,223,257 48 154,035,126 48 253,251,168 89 45,392,697 - 1,458,941 - 3,208,670 3 I 933,790 85 5,526,361 20 1,382,806 - 3,603,533 40 933,790 85 6,628,668 51 Total CREDITOR. Feb. 25. March 4. Cash in hand and in fr. c. fr. a T 'Branch banks Commercial bills over due Commercial bills dis counted, not yet due 282,724,130 06 2 6 6,616,330 43 Do. branch banks 253,705,701 250,910,983 Advances on deposit of bullion Do. branch banks 4,513,800 4,988,600 Do. on French Public Securities Do. by branch banks Do. on railway shares and debentures Do. branch banks Do. on Credit Foncier Bonds Do. branches Do. to the State (Con vention, June 10, 1857) Government Stock re- 13,609,900 - 6,955,580 - 37,308,700 - 27,764,400 - 929,900 - 940,300 13,755,500 6,606,780 37,497,800 27,b78,500 926,400 936,100 60,000,000 60,000,000 - serve 12,980,750 14 12,980,750 14 Do. disposable Rentes Immobalisees (Law, June 2, 1857) 11,0,000,000 100,000,000 Hotel and furniture of the Bank and landed propezty branches Expenses of manage ment 521,069 49 701,995 14 Sundries Total : 2,052,966,802 27 2,045,459,968 62 The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about at par, and the short exchange on London is 25f. 15c. per £1 sterling. Un comparing these rates with the English Mint price of og. laid. per ounce for standard gold, it appe...rs that gold at the above price is about 1-10th per cent. dearer in Paris than in London. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight was on the last d ate about 1 8: per Cent. At this rate there is no profit on the importation of gold rom the Uni.ca states. PRENCH STUD NEWS. Foals—At the Haras de Viroflay, on February 21, M. Lupin's Chatelaine a filly to Dollar; and Baron de Roths child's Nancy a filly to Gustave, and will be put to Dollar. At Haras de Pont Colbert, on Feb. 28, M. S. Cheri's Carline a colt to Dollar. At Haras de Cauline, on Feb. 28, Duke de Vicence's Reine des Indes a colt to Cagliostro. March 1, Mr Cassidy's Leda dropped a dead foal to Tumbler, and will be put to Stentor. LATEST BETTING ON TUE FRENCH DERBY. 14 to 1 agst M. Delamarre's Atlas (taken) 15 to 1 agst Count de Lagrange's Le Saphir (taken) 20 to 1 agst M. Aumont's Minerva (taken) 20 to 1 agst Count de Lagrange's Berger (taken) 25 to 1 agst M. Fould's Rien du Tout (taken freely) 25 to 1 agst M. Schickler's Luxembourg (offered) 30 to 1 agst M. Delatre's Cerdagne (taken) 30 to 1 agst Count de Lagrange's Consul (taken) 50 to 1 agst M. Lupin's Tael (taken) MORETON-IN-'MARSH STEEELECHASES.—" For the Trial Steeplechase Reveller is disqualified, and Tipperary Boy declared the winner.—(Signed) COVENTRY, Sir C. R. RUSHOUT, Capt. RUSHOUT." A veterinary certificate, signed by Mr John Manning ton, of Brighton, V.S., of the ages of Mr H. Temple's Sharpshooter, aged ; The Chief, 4 yrs ; and Silk, 4 yrs, has been officially lodged. BATH AND SOMERSET MEETING.—The Beaufort Cup closed with 16 subs., the Bath Handicap with 23 subs., the Somersethire Handicap with 36 subs, and the Bad minton Stakes, for all ages, with 15 subs. Mr. J. Nipper's colours are black, lavender sleeves and cap ; Mr. P. Percy's, dark blue, yellow sleeves and cap ; and Mr. R. Trewent's white, pink sleeves and cap. EPSOM SPRING MEETING.—The Heathcote Plate of 100 sous closed with 66 entries, and the Stamford Plate of 100 move with 64 entries. BISHOP STORTFORD STEEPLECHASES.—Tho above chases, which were fixed to come off on the 23d instant, have been postponed. Custance has quite shaken off the effects of his accident in the bunting field, and was present at Liverpool on the Grand National Day. NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING.—The Bretby Plate closed with 44 subs, the Prince of Wales's Handicap with 53 subs, and the Handicap Plate of 200 sous with 21 entries. THE PRIMROSE OBJECTION AT DEREL—The objection against Primrose, who came in first for the Hurdle Race at Derby on Friday last, was overruled at Liverpool. The Doctor has paid forfeit for the Open Steeplechase at Mallon. The assumed names of Mr Baby, Mr J. Nipper, MrWil loughby, and Mr R. Trewent have been registered. Sir Charles Legard has named his colt by Master Begot, dam i y Nabob, '"The Stork." Albrighton Hunt Steeplechases are fired for April 2, two days after Bridgnorth. Capt. Machell purchased Tramp, 3 yrs, for a good sum, on Thursday, with certain contingencies. NOMENCLATURE. —The following names have been given : —Mr E. Edwyn's f (late Miss Bridgman) by The Marquis, dam by Drumour, —Midsummer, 2 yrs, Edon Vale. Mr W. 0. Bland's yearling colt, by Mouravieff— Fanny Seaton, Monsoon. Mr I. Woolcott's cby Autocrat _Playful, 2 yrs, Playmate. Mr J. Watson's fby Y. Mel bourne—Potash, 2 yrs, Affinity; f by Bedminster— Efaronego, by fitpokyfQll, 2 yrs, Bedmate. :flat arch 5. Louise, nce Con- inied by I Prince d gentle '2astle. ]NC arch 4. rived at the Lien- In. 1). F. te of dis- arch 6. cruise of The arch 5. engineer, arch 5. ?,port, tiy3 3 arilOUClta 3eptember 1,900,00 0 bales ; to )0. 'total ;. Stock, rid 110.1 Feb. 2. 111iniitrY vening An anent of a Feb. 3 . ►as passed Duke of 4,ueen 1313 ' 3 the Duke Feb. 2 * for Ea' , ; gas' Ecial (?)' Ira, 7,15° 'arch 6. with th e ) iro. Th e Ld ordere d to a nel Ile was • 14 , e active 1- all Pa ra ' the COll3' Id Italian SELL eat See' wr itte thoug h o aubjee o be !sent r kbe a nd `` vibieb ' r cent lll 40 leo is kaor the P r !: land , 12- 78a in tr° ; a law f °, )set, e fe be 1 p ast t t bee n- L' was % d e' it DAY he take anal t 13/ 1 1 ; has bea t e a e ing Coot'bee Lining t e j Lcht° f;ong iro! [ay, ii" hid ea rll e ss . ich it it been s n t the r° f Iracti ce i - i f —)nforol— Loa . Dag. 4.(3/1 : 3 0 13 O0' 0 s W ife' his 2 , the Prlf -7 " o f" b e ;true 9 csr f ng t of Qui of * O. Pu ra i n s. her life al . hrt it -- th o n tholl sci o Arpe' , or er v 135 9 0: 0 of cos- Of Li' Du v olf an 13e , r iot l7 • itl x¢•01 0.31.3 1 ce‘ THE SUN, LONDON, SitTURDAY EVEN SHARE LIST. ORDINAUi csti,,..e.b AND STOCKS. e Paid. Closing Business done. at Bristol and Exeter ...... 10) 77 70 et Ualedonlan lO3 761 771 761 71 et, Uatubrian 20 Cornwall st Dublin 4: Belfast Juno lOO 77 79 st Dun,,Vcrth,& Ab.J nue— 100 70 72 2 i East Loudon all 7 9 20 ;Jo 15 2 I Do 10 st Glas k :ow &S. Western lOO 97 99 at Great Eastern .. at Do. E. Angl. 240. 2 lOO 7 9 at Great North of Scotland lOO 15 6 st Great ;Northern ... 100 103 10) 108 at Do. A stock...—. lOO 105 106 1061 6 at Do. B stuck lOO 123 125 at GtS, and W. of Ireland lOO 05 . 7 et Gt. Western —or4.-final lOO 481 181 485 it Do. South Wales is , Do. W. 31id.—Gx1or0 lOO 27 .21) et Do. Newvort at Laucriature sr. tof kshir , , lOO 24 -25 1234 4 •at Lou., Brigh., 6. 4 jt)i . V7.3l ICC 504 5.1 50 0 • Do Scrip at 1 on., t;nat., awl Dove l9O IQ 171 la 5 ,t . Du. Aletrup. kln. A - -t & Norte 't% edit2l a .1.-;0 114 141 1141 13: .1 Lon. 4 South Wet Act ltt Si 9.,. 31 Ilan., 6 itch, 4 Linewi, lto 0 1 034 511 21 at Atetrouolitait ... • IA 10 1 le7, 105 A 1- at Do Extcusi 1 - 4 1 6 10 Itu. ll t;w r 1 1 st Mo;:ro;ioittan District. fill 40 s 5 13 slotrop. at. John's V oo 1 st 111 et Uo, dirin)n. 4 Dot 83 11 8 .1 st N British. IOU 16 st & Dun 2 %1, \ o a ; s . t 1 1 6. t 1 0 3. 1 10_2 .01 1)2 st Do Leeds. .. . .............33 GO st Do York st Do Carlisle . lto 125 140 st Du Sio3 & Darling llO 128 .30 at North Lon Jou 10 Do New ,018 at North Staffordshire lOO 00 60 st North and S.-W. Junction 100 101 105 10 Do New £lO shared 7 Ithymneyst st Shrdpshira Union 1: 0 58 5) st South Devon! st South Eastern lOO 704 711 st Staines, & Wok all 12 13 at 'tan Vale lOO 145 150 -- Do. C - Waterford & Kilkenny lou - 10 Waterloo & Whlteha.l 0 - - RAILWAYS-PREFER ENCE SHAKES AND STOCKS. st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 88 88 8 st Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO ... st Do. Scot. per cent lOO ... st Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO ... st Do. do. 7 per cent lOO st D.J. do. Ordinary lOO 80 82 st Do. Midland st Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gua all sti Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO 105 107 st Do. Ist Class preference lOO st Was. & S.W. gua. 5 per et lOO ... at tit. Eastern, E.C. Ex. No.l 100 98 100 st Do do N 0.2 100 98 100 at Do do 6 per cent 100 10) 112 at Do East Anglian Asp. c. 100 ... st Do do B 6 do. 100 st Do do C 7 do. 100 st Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 ... at Do E. Union 4 p.c. guts. 100 70 75 st Do Nor folk 5 p.c. Ex. 1846 100 „. st Do do 5 p.c.Way.Val.lB47 100 at Great Northern, 5 per cent 10 at Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pus. 100 at Do 1 1 do do do 100 st Do 5 do at sp. c. pin. 100 ... at Do Leeds, Bradford, and lliilifa,x, 6 per cent lOO ... all Gt. Nrth of Scotland, let pf 100 ti Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 96 97 stj GLWest.—Orig.&Jnt. - Rent chg., per b ,, u1),.5 p.c lOO 102 101 1 03 st Do. Orig. (B.& H. Ex). 5 p.c lOO 95 100 at Do do 4, per cent. 1850 lOO 88 9) st Do do 4 do do at Do do 5 per cent. redeue lOO 95 97 at Do do Birmingham gua lOO 63 70 st Do do do pref lOO ... at Do do Chester gua lOO 72 70 at Do do do 8 per cent lOO at Do do do 5 do 100 9.5 100 st Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 st Do do 44 p.c lOO ..„ st Do do 41 1859 lOO st Do do 5 at Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g. 100 11 116 st Do do 20 gua. 100 110 112 at Du Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c. 100 9.1 98 st Do do 20 do 100 100 101 at Do gua. 51 per cent. 1863 100 ... 100 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. all at Laucash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 0 135 st Do Barnsley, .65 3s 100 p.c. 100 at Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 135 st Do 41 (Blackburn porch). 100 96 100 at London & Brighton, 5 • P.C. guaranteed, No. 1 lOO st Do 5 per cent. gua. No. 2. 100 st Do 6 do do lOO st Do 5 do NJ. 4 lOO „. at Do 7 per cent lOO • st Do 6 do (W.E. & C. 1 )) 100 at Do 4 do 1859 lOO „. at Loudon, Chatham, &Dover 5 per cent lOO at! London and /LW., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO 10) ip9 st Do Bedford &Cambridge lOO „. st Do Shrewsb'y & WelchP'l lOO „. at London and 7 p,c late 3d shares, lOO 145 153 2s 6d. Do (Yortsm. perp ans. 2860) all at Man., Shef., &Lilian. 6 p.c lOO 11► 117 6 Do £6 all par 1 pin at Do 31 per cent lOO 60 65 10 Do redeem. 6 per cent. 5 at Mid. Consolidated., 6P. c, lOO 135 140 at Do Bristol& Bina., 6P. c lOO li3 136 at Do 41 per cent. redeem lOO 103 102 B a t t D ijo u L4leile)cels'teeern&tilir'crelidue,e47. tu c. 1 1 0 0 0 0 8 1 ,9 0 1 9 1 2 ° at North British, 5 p.c. No.l lOO st Do E. &G.4p.c. S. & D lOO at Do N. 8., N 0.2, 5 per cen.t.. 100 ••• ••• st Do Border Union, .5!. p.c lOO .. •••" p.c. : s a at Do )DNDO*.o- E a st e rn—Co ns. ast4t.elesrkpt‘estelir. Berwick De n C ai t . o p . i redeem , ..• ital 811110:0)0 13.4. 190.8.5: 97 at Do N.E. 4 per cent., lOO hase. ing. C. 1 1 a0 0 : 1 9 . 1 59 ) . 1 8 . 1 i 0 ii 8 W, tiartlepuol li. and lt 4lper Annuities,e cent u t 2 8 1 2t 0 0 s N D DD O O OO rth Staffordshire 1 s all l l 2 , 0 , 1 21 1 1 10 ° s s 1.;() Devon axed 1;0.6. S. Last. (Read. Anus., 1 0 6)all 2 '23 at Do 41 per cent * a o . j 8; a a a ttt Taff\D Va FixedeV r a f ol Vale dN4I Z e n n n t y, 6pc 1 4 4 — i 1451 RAILWAYS.-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. IA Caledonianll pc gua. st Do Scot. Ceti. aiu. 7p c. 100 st Do 41 p Arreiteem..... all st Do 4p e con. issued at SO 65 st Great Lastern 41 per cent. 100 st Du 5 du, 1862... 100 8 . 3 st Do New 5 do, 1863... lOU 87 to st Do du 5 do, 1861— 100 82 86 st Great Northern, 5p c irred. 100 st Do Permanent 5 per cent. 100 st Do Boston & Sleald, 41 pc 100 st Great West., W. alidl. , 5p c 100 st Do Joint perpe.s p c,1865 100 138 VG st Du do 6p c irred., 1866 100 105 103 SJ Do Vale eath peril. 5p c all 10 20 st Kent Coast, 6 per cent, 8... 100 ... 5 Lane. and York. New 41 per cent till July, 1871 2 St Loud., Brig., de., 41 pc, IS. 100 St Du do 4 do, 1660 100 st Do do 41 du, 1861 100 st Du du 4 do, 1860 100 st Do do 5 do, 1565 100 st Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 st Do No. 7 sdo st Loud , Chat., &c., 2d, 6 p.c 100 st Do Metrop. Ex., B 6 p.c 100 Do du C 6 p.c 100 st London &N. Western, 5p c 100 107 10) st London &S. Western, 41 p c 100 92 94 10 Mau. laef.(t Lin., 5 pc,1865 all Bbi St Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO st Midland, A 5 per cent pref lOO 106 lOS st Do B 5 do 100 106 103 13 Do 5 p c opt. to cony. to I 1 Ord. Stk . ., Sept. 1, 1869 all 21 211 13 Do lueonv. New Stetrag all 191 191 22 Do 5 p c con. into Old Stk., AUg. 31, 1872 Bl 21 21p st North British, E. and 5 per cent ... lOO o. st Do N I. 1, 10 guaranteed, 1861 100 *** *** st Do E., P., & Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 st Do L.& (.1 , N 0.2, 5 p. c lOO ••• ••• st Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 100 s t Do E. & G., N 0.3, 5 p.c lOO ... ... s t Do E. & U., (Ordiry) 41 p c 100 st North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 V 7 99 . s t no Stock. & Dart., 1) lOO 111 lii st North Loudon, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) st North Staffordshire 5p c lOO • e t South Eastern, 41 100, —.* Do 5 1861 100 • st... s t Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 •• Do 5 do, 18 6 4 st st Victoria St.& Pimlico, 41 pc 100 .. • ••• RAILWAY ----- s._LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALsi cent. Prefer I n 101! it: s 3 "" 100 B a s a t t t t i h D l, .. n e 4L r ile a ti Lel dr Buckinghamshire do. Holyhead 1 5 1 3 , 1 5 1 5 - 1.0 i) 9 i 8 , at Do. 51 per cent. at Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO _ - 4 at Colchester Stour Valley - . s t East Lincoln, gua. 6 p. e lOO I .lt 137; 20 Gloster and Dean Forest all . - aG t. Easn. , N ewm., &c., 5 p .c 100 :. a Do. E. IJ. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 6j Fl at Do. do. Woodbrg. Ex., do. 100 O 72 at Gt. West ,W. Mid., Hera 100 96 109 50 Hull and Selby all 111 113 at Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 215 220 at Loudon and dlackwall lOO 9.1 uG st Do. 41 per cent lOO ••• ••• at London, Coat., &c., 41 pc. 100 .. . *** a t Do. Corn. Fund, sdo 100 .. at London and Greenwich at Do. do Preference lOO .- .. t.,. st London, Tilbury, Ii South 109 81 st Lowestoft,,gua 4 percent lOO 6J 8; st Do. do. 6 do. 51 Stanch., Buxton, &Matlk all 5 ii at lUitlland, Bradford, Pref lOO 93 93 3 10 Slid lient Cray Line) 50 Northern& East., 5 per cent all 53 56 10 Do. do. 6 do. all ... . at N. Eastern —Hartlepool .:: st N.West. A peril. pref, 5p c. 100 10 5 110 at Do 11 minimum 14 p.c lOO ... ... at Notting. & Grand]. U. & U lOO 92 94 ; 23 Preston and 11 yre. all 44 46 ... Royston, Hitch., and Shop. 100 133 135 a t Shrewsbury an Hereford 100 133 j 35 10 Do du 8 21 6, p st S. Yorksh. and Ilicar Dun 100 98 100 st Do 4 pe r ceu t gua... 10 , 79 8 1 st Do 5 do ... all 97 99 at Viet. Station and Pimlico... lOU 175 180 at West Cornwall 20 West London, Class A all 13 14 20 Do do B all ••• ... 20 Do do C all 61 71 at Weymouth and Portland lOO ... ... st Wilts and Somerset DOCKS. st East and West India lOO 120 123 st London and St. Katherine lOO 49 51 11100 D oDeb. stock, 4 per cent all ... ... Millwall Freehold Land et Dock lOO -31 33 et Southampton lOO 76 78 atii Surrey GoW.Wercitd ~,,,,,, 0 SI IS JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Share NAME. Paid. 10 Agra Limited, A ail . 10 Do B lO 50 Albion 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lira all 20 Anglo-Hungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 20 Do issued at 2 pm 5 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lim. 25 Bank of South Australia.., all 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 10 Bank of New Zealand all 50 British North American all 20 Chartered of India, Austra- all 2,5 Ch n it:ter n o ci d C 3 h le n r a e. of India London, and China all 20 City LOU Colonial 25 . 10 Consoliklatedd lim. 50 Delhi and London, lim „ 25 50 East London, lim 5 20 English and American, lim 10 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja- nein). Van 20 English, acuttish, and Aus. _. . tralian Charterd all 28,; Hong Kong anal Shanghai Bank Corporation all 28,1 Do new ;if M 0 Imperial, lint 2O 20 Imperial Ottoman lO z 5 lonian all 25 Do new 5 z 0 Lnd Mortgage of India, hal 4 100 Do sp. c. 30 all 76 30 London Bank of Mexico and South America, lint. 20 100 London and Brazilian, lim. 45 20 Do new 100 London &River Plate, lim. 40 25 Do new 10 2U London Chart. of Australia all 50 London and C0unty..,,,,,,, 20 20 Do new, iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd. 11 Loudon Joint Stock 1 London and South African al 100 London & S.-Western, lint, 20 50 London & Venezuela, Rm l2l 100 London and Westminster 2O 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm 2O 100 Merchant, lint 25 10 Metropolitan, lim 100 Midland, 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lim. 15 100 National Provine. of Eng'cl 42 10 Do . ....... . 42 50 National.. 30 20 New South Wales all 20 North-Western 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 50 Provinc. Bank. Corpo., lira lO 100 Provincial of Ireland 25 10 Do new. all 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lira 25 100 Do issued at Gpm lO 25 Union of Australia all LOU Union of Ireland, lim 22 :so Union of London l5 Caosingl Business Price. done 111 121 121 1 41 5 4i 6 4 141 151 14 / 15 111 19 2 1 201 2 3 6 5 56 53 19 12 35 37 5 4 30 32 37 3J 17 18 171 50 52 214 221 21 22 32 114 124 39 41 1 41 1,1 03 pr 1p ICI 17 lfil 17 lb :I 123 2.) 27 pr 1.1) :if 3g 75 76 6 4 13; 32 28 cj 51 10 12 51 21 3 23i 20i 23; 51 52 iG 33 1 11 9 64 66 64, b 9 61 6 61 71 71 ld 2 3 I d 4c 48 42 43 43 45 45 6 5 87 69 15 13 47 48 47 I ' 3S 37 36I'' MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-American Tel., lint all 221 221 221 4 10 Anglo-Mediter. Tel., lira.— 10 124 DI I 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 16/ 174 st Atlantic Telegraph 10 3 3 35 at Do. 8 per cent lOO 8 , 51 25 Australian Agricultural 2Ol 16 17 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, 1int................ 5 id pr 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lint. 9 7 K a 10 Berlin Water Works, lint. all 141 14} 10 Do. New 6 84 44 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lint. ... 30 10 12 5 Bombay Gas, lint. ............ all n 44 5 Do. New 4 11 Id 3 51 British American Land 44 16 18 at B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lift 100 160 171 20 British Indian Tea, lim. ••• all 2 3 20 British Ship Owners 7l ... ... 29 Canada Company all 60 65 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lint ...................... 21 21 Ild 20 Ceylon Company, lint. ...... 10 , 3ito4 20 Do. A shares 4 3 2 d 10 City Discount, lint 5 44 84 25 City of London Real Pro perty, lira 8 41 31d 30 City of Milan Improv. lint all 510 25 City of Moscow Gas, lim... all 1 11 50 City Offices, lira ................ 25 24 230 50 Colonial, lint 2O 34 2 , Do. 221 1 ... ... 50 Commercia Union (Assur) 6 1 112 10 Company of African Mer chants, lint. 3 0 p 20 Continental Union Gas, lint all 19 3J 25 Copper Miners of England, 100 Corporation of London Bonds, 1877, 42 per cent. all 101 105 100 Do. 1879, 41 per cent. all 101 1 1051 pref. 74 per cent all 5 7 100 Do. 1882, 44 per cent all 1031 1041 10 Credit Fon. of Englan d, lint all 21 24 2 1146 50 Credit Fon.of Mauritius lint 10 34 240 st Crystal Palace lOO 20 21 21 et Do. Preference 100 91 an s t Do. 6p. c Petpetual Deb 109 10 7 lit . 20 Darjeeling, lint all ... ... I 0 Eastern Assam, lint ci ... ... d 50 East Indian Land Credit and Finance, lim. 8 6 4d 20 East India Irriga. & Canal all 17 18 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and 111 d Co p a t l ia l n im ; p . e .. r . . c .. e . n .. t .... v .„ .r . 100 zgy 271 111 Gua. by Egypt. Gov all 911 951 95 i 1 51. 20 Egyptian Com. & Traci. lint 6 41 4,1 at Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 250 260 10 Do. New 8 12 142 3 Eng. & Austral. Copper, lint 21 4 k • 15 English and Foreign Credit 71 5 40 100 Eng. and Scot. Marine, lint. 8 . ... d 10 Fairbairn Engineering 5 14 10 20 Fore-streetWarehouse,lim 12 pr 1p in. 100 For. & Col. Gov. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at £B5 all 814 8 5 4 50 Gallivant, lint. 2O ••• ... 10 General Credit & Die., Him 7 1 14 11 51 15 General Steam Navigation 14 28 29 50 Homs & Col Marine In. lint. 5 41 310 10 Hong Kong and China Gas all .. 20 Hudson's Bay all 134 11 112 1 20 Imperial Land Co. of Mar seilles, lint. 25 Indo-European Tel., lint lO ••• •••, 20 Interua.Fmaneial Soc. lint 5 11 1 A 20 Interns. Land Credit, lint 6 6 45 50 Italian Laud 5 ji , M 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Caveat') all 3 32 1 100 Do. 6p. c. Bds., redeem 1870, issued so all 62 64 50 Land Securities, lint 5 31 241 1 25 London African Trading lO 7 5 , 1 25 Lon. & Caled. Marine, lint 6 ••• •••" 10 London County Laud and Building, 1ira......... 4 ... ••,; (1 ., 5 Lond. Provincial Tel. la n a ll 31 .1' 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent, all I il ) 50 Lond. Financial Asso., lint 30 -- 4 Lond.Gen.Omnibus.Co.lim. all 14 2 2/ 50 Loud. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, lint 20 Lond. & Provincial Marine 2 ld pr 1 st Madras Irriga. &Canl. Una. sp.c. by India Gov. 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and 50 Merchant Shipping, Agency, lint.. 10 Mediterra. Exten. Tel., lint . . all ' 1 '. 50 Millwall Iron Works, lint 121 ••• "' 10 Natal Land and Colonist), 25 Nationial Prov. Mariu l e m , tion Co., lint. ...... .., - 9 31 215 25 National Discount Co . :lin; 5 111 124 4 4 !I 10 National Steam Ship, lint, all 8 1 g '',l 20 Nerbudda Coal & Iron, lan. • 6 3 1 -- 25 New Zealand Trust . 1:: " .. 1 .1 l . 10 New Consolidated Dis. lit 3 14 Id 24 5 New Quebrada, lira n 'l4 o 4 3 3 1 25 New Zealand Loan & Mer all 32 . 37 cantile Agency,lim .. 21 5 IP st North Brit. Austral,, limn.. :. .. Loan, lint ....... 5 11 11 10 Northern As sam - T : e . a. :-. 1 : ... 5 7 5 10 Do. B ... ' lira. ........... all 1 2 10 Otago and Southland:.. .. ... 50 North Brit. & Merca:u. In.:. 61 19 20 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 5 121 131 50 Oriental Financial, 1int,,,,,, d 11 ••• ••• 5 Oriental Gas, lint. 7l 7' . ......... all , 5 Do. New ........... . 1 i IP 11 18 i; r 1 , lint 100 10 33d2 pr vestment, lint,,, . 2 15 IP 5 Ottoman Gas, lira .............. all 14 21 10 Panama, New Zealand, 10 a 0 1 l 47 0 5 . 2_ Australian IL Ai • ! I'all I** at lint .. Peel D D ß o o ..La N n e d w & do• at Peel 50 Peninsu. & Oriental stet% all 49 51 50 25 Reuter's Telegram.. all 60 65 25 Rio de Janeiro City In z , • 50 Ithymney Iron ........... ll 19 21 15 Do. New .............. all bi 6 4 20 Do. Gas, lim • all 231 211 211 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 41 45 et Scottish Aust. Invest. lint lint 100 85 90 89 7 st Do. 6P. C. Guar; Pref lOO "' 20 Societe Fin. d'EgYpte lint 10 7 , 6 ,,L 1 , 20 Societe. Gen.de l'Empim Ot. 8 21 "I Jim. all 19 21 20 50 S. African Mort. & Inv., lint. 6 25 South Australian Land ~, all 351 381 st Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all 1 1 3 20 Telegraph Con. & Main.lim all 18 4 19 19 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lira 2 24 3 44 all 22 24 20 Trinidad Petroleum, lira Bl ••• ••• 10 Trust & Agency of Aus lim 1 I • IP 10 Do do. 'do. • all •.• ••• 20 Trust &Loan Co., U. Canada 5 t • IP lim. 5 11 21 ° 6l 50 Union Marine L'pool, lint 5 41 5 p 20 Union Steam Ship, lint 15 United Discount Corp.,l l m• 6 11 id SU. Kingdom Tel. Co., lint. all 54 6 4 - 5 Do. 10 per cent. Prof. all sa , ~.. n , 12 12 105 20 Universal Maxine(ll) , all 34 2 Loan all 784 794 per 031000 Van Viceroy Upper n. i A e in s o s af a n m Eß g Tea, yapnt d, lim .. 7. . 284 01 71 5050 Warrantl v c e e s ii t t. ( I11 . nFd l i r na t a g n a se g ne e 1 1 ) Steam, lint. 2O 21 1 i lim Pacific 20 West London Wharves and Warehouses to ... ... OLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIE6 British Columbia, 6 per 0ent.,1872.... •••••••••• • 100 Do. 1895.. _ _ ••• . 1877-84 -- Do. 6 P.C. Feb. & Aug. ••• 100 103 105 - Do. sp. 0. Idar. & Seyt lOO 102 104 - Do. 6p. o. Jan. & " Y'• 100 93 94 - Do. SD. C. Inscribed Bk., leo go 9:„.. - - Oan.Gov.6p.o.Jan .•&Jul y - Cape 0-.Hope, 6 PAL 1873 " 100 102 101 D0.Ap1.6600 109 0-19 °°.• 100 111 113 - Do. do 1660-00 lOO 107 109 - Do. Jan. ,ScJuly, 18/11 •••• 1 00 108 11e - Do. s_per oent. 15 Aprll and 15 0ct., 900 lOO 100 102 - Ceylon, Nov OM 6 P.O lOO 108 110 - Do. 1872, do lOO 105 107 - Mauritius, 6p. o, 1873,_ - Jan. and. July - Do. 1878 .... ....... ••• 11p 106 108 - Do. 1882, May and Nor. ~• 00 106 108 IN 198 - Melbourn e D o. 1895,k'ect r it po A ra u t g n .... :: 10 - 1867-75, 6 per cent •• ••1( 0 100 100 - N.13,G0v.6 p.o.Ja.&,July lOO 103 It 4 - N atal 6 p ot,Apl& 00t.., 10) __ _ - Do 6 p 0.2,14 y At Nov 1 0 106 103 - N. S. vii. 5 p.d., 71 to '7i lOO 09 1. 1 - Do. 5 p. 0.18 88 to 1W0... 110 9 81 , 01 9EI i 9 - Do. 5 p.c. rd.'B7 to 75 - N.Zealand, 6p. 01 . 1891 l OO - __ - Do. 5 per cent IEO - DoJan,Aprl,July,O,A lOO 93 94: 911 - Do 6p c. Mar At Sept '9l lOO 108 110 - Do June & Deo., 1 1 9 1 ••• lOO 109 11l - iDo Prov. ‘,lAuckld, ICO -..- - ( tcries 1& 2, 1696... - Nova Scotia 6p. o•Jan.• • - and Jnly, 1875 • 190 IC3 tO4 1031 f - Do Vito.. ... .... .... 100 101 103 - Queenslnd. 6p.0. . 'B'4-6, 100 1061 1071 - Do 1891 .. ••..••.. • • .. 100 1056 1066 - Do. 6 p 0.186 9 . •-• • • . 100 - _ ---- Do. do. A 2 • • 100 108 110 - Do rd. 1893 ... - ..... .• •• 161 107 108 , -- Yll4OllO o .P•sitt 4/ 9 4111 1 .1. 100 • 112 113 NG, MARCH 6, L 69. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, F R IDAY, March 5. The Government has had a very uncomfortable time of it. When the amendment of M. Gueroult was rejected, it was fondly hoped that the contract with the Cr&lit Foncier would be ratified, and that the Ministers would escape from the castigation to which they had been subjected. But the dream was vain. As I mentioned before, the rejection of the amendment settled the question of the contract, but still the Opposition managed to prolong the painful and haras- sing debate. They endeavoured to reduce the octroi duties, and fought so persistently that at one time it was rumoured that M. Rouher would give up the contract, and provide the required money by a loan. But, after a fortnight's utter humiliation and disgrace, the Government is now getting into smooth water. Yesterday the Corps L6gis latif took a decisive step in the discussion. The first article of the law was voted by 184, GO being in favour of sending back the loan project to the consideration of the commission. As the first article is the pons asinorunt of the whole bill, the Government may now consider itself out of danger. The minority—GO—is very considerable for the Corps Legisl3.tif, and shews how deep is the impression made by the polemic victory of the Left. Several Imperialists voted with the Oppo- sition, and more than one urged M. Rouher to give up the contract, and substitute a loan. It 11733 in fear of this result that the shares of the Crddit Foncier have cone down so heavily during the last few days. If the public likes not M. Emile 011ivier, it is deep'y interested in his book. The first edition vanished in a few hours, the second has followed, and already a third is required. All France will soon have read the Emperor's remarkable letter in which he expresses his desire to grant liberty to his people, but is afraid that if he does it evil consequences will follow. This letter was, of course, not published without the Em peror's permission. In short the position is something like this. M. Emile 011ivier proposes a plan of reform, and the Emperor accepts it, stating in an autograph letter that he is desirous of making concessions pro vided it can be done with safety. He would like one series of concessions to be final, the edifice to be crowned ; for the appearance of granting liberty under the influence of fear would injure the prestige of the Crown. Yet when the reforms appear they are partial, meagre, and unsatisfactory. Is it probable that A letter in which the Emperor laid down a policy which has never been adopted would be given to the world without some ulterior motive? I.cannot persuade myself that this book is intended merely as a retrospect. On dit, that the publication was delayed on account of the frequent use of the personal pronoun " I." There were so many Je's in the manuscript, that the printers had not " j's" enough, and the book had to be stopped a week in order to get them. The Belgian Railway affair is not quite over. The la w which passed so rapidly through the Brussels Chambers gave the Belgian Government the power to forbid any concession of the Belgian line to a foreign company. But the question is, how far will the Government use this power? Will it forbid the concession of the Luxembourg line to the East of France Company, which was the cause of all the recent hard writing in the• Paris papers? The lifoniteur is informed that the French Ambassador has been instructed to prevail upon the Belgian Ministry to grant this concession. M. de la Gueronniere will be empowered to exercise much pressure in order to bring about this result. The Patric has a milder version of this story, asserting that the French Government will endeavour to bring about a mutual understanding between the two countries. What sort of an understanding this may be I cannot well perceive ; for Belgium must either refuse or grant permission for a French company to make use of its lines. The dispute does not appear to admit of compromise. Some neat things in the way of mechanical contrivances have been put upon the London stage, but seldom or never has anything been seen equal to the scenic effects in the " Madonne aux Roses," at the Gait 6. There is an Italian landscape with sunlight, the peasantry dancing and the cattle lowing—a perfectly artistic group. Then there is a feast given by Omar in his ducal palace, the magnificence of the last being represented with wondrous exactitude. Lastly, the banquet ends with the burning of the palace. Artificial flames are produced, the wood crackles, roofs fall in with a thundering crash, and pinna cles glow in wreaths of fire. Hundreds of burning objects —beams, pieces of the roof and wall—are tossed about ; the reality of the picture is almost pain ful. The palace which is thus burned takes six I 'ours to put up. The stage is covered with sheet-iron. There has been lately discovered at Dax, in the Landes, within a few yards of the railway, a vast bed of rock salt, more than a mile in diameter and over a hundred feet thick. It lies at a small depth, and is of great purity. A company has been formed to work this treasure. The papers are full of reports of the Montauban poison ing case. All the accused except one have confessed their guilt. THE 'FEATHER TABLE.-THIS DAY. METEOR OLOG ICA L REEORTS. Extreme D. 1 W O.C. W.N.W. C. N.W. b. N.E. , b.c. N.N.W. N.W. r. 0., N.W. 30'33r. 30'36r. 39'33r. 30'32r. 30 - 25 r. 30'06r. W.N.W. E.N.E. N.N.E. N.E. Z. N.N.E. N. N.N.E. N.E. r N .I;I * .W. N. N.N.E. N:i:r:w, s.w. N. N.N.E. N.N.W. N.W. N.W. W. N.N.W. N.W. N. W.S.W. W.N.W. S.W. N. N.W. XXPLA NA' ~TION Barometer corrected aLd reduced t letter r, risitg ; f. fallirg ; s, steady— of the mercury within last 14 bee :o v 2 deg. at sea level. The Indicates direction of notion Thermometer exposed in shade. Extreme Force with its Direction during last 24 hours. Z.—calm. Weather : b.—blue sky ; c.—clouds, detached ; f.- fog b.—hail ; I. lightning ; hazy ; o.—overcast, dull r.— rain ; s.—snow ; t.—thunder. Rain-fall, snow or hail melted) daring last 24 hours. Sea disturbance. REMARKS. The low pressure noticed in the north-east yesterday morning appears to have moved in a south-easterly direction with great rapidity, and since about noon feedings in the north have recovered 8-10ths of an inch. In the S. of France a fall has occurred. The lowest pressure is now in the S.E.—that at Cape GrisNea being o'42in. lower than at Valencia. Temperature has decreased generally. except in the S. of France, where a rapid rise is reported. The N.W. gale extended down our N. and E. coasts during yesterday, and fresh to strong winds from the same quarter are felt at other stations. Wind Is now N.E.—light in Scotland and Ireland, but blowing a gale in the E. In the S. of Franca strong westerly winds are reported. Weather lias been generally dry, and is now finer than of late. The sea is rather high on the E. coast. Warnings were issued to our N. and coasts yesterday morning. BOURSE, March s.—Th closed as follows :- 44 per Cent. End of month... --- Ital 4 .an Fives 56 75 3 per Cent End of month 7l 221 Mexican Loan ... 24 50 Credit Mobilier End of month... 286 25 Spanish Threes Credit Foncier ...1475 - - Rome Debt — End of month...,:li;— Deferred .... RAILWAYS. Cash Orleans Northern ... 1165 1 Lyons and Mediterranean • 990 Southern..... 6224 Western .... GOO , Eastern • • — Sardinian Austrian67ll; Lombard 486; North of Spain , • . 83 1 Saragossa Roman 53 tee o'clock.—The market Foreign Nail Packet List. MAILS DUE. &natralia and New Zealand, via Boathantpton.....Feb. 27. Ditto, via VArseilles ..... Mar. 22 Ditto, via PM-lima Feb —. Brasil, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video Mar. 7. Ditto, by French paokot Cape Verde, by Brazil paokot Mar. 74 Cape of Good Evpo. Ascension. and St. Helena.. —Feb. 27. China, Poulin, and Singapore, via Southampton—Feb. 27. tbral tar, Via Southampton India, via Southampton ...... ......... ......... Feb. 27, LI a°, VIA Haraelles Malta, Igypt, Ditto, Marseilles Mauritius, Cape of Good Hope, and Natal, via Bouthaini ton Ditto. Marseilles ~ Mir. 19 Newfoundland ...... ....... l'd) 24 Pt b. 26 Portugal United States, ( anada, California, &0., by British packet .. Feb 27. Ditto, by Canadian packet .... Ditto, by L. fitted States packet Feb 24 Ditto dill(' (Baltimore) West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe Mar. 5 West Indies and Pacific (except Mexico and Baha m Mar 1 as) Cab* alui Atvzio9 1.•...... I, MU. L _ ',mu. Saturday, March 6, S a.m. Aberdeen . Leith_ Shields ii&iii3Oroi;gl; Yarmouth.. Helder .... _ Cuxhaven Skudesnses Ardrossan Greencastle Holyhead Liverpool Valeutia Cape Clear Roch e's Ft Penzance Plymouth Pembroke Portsmouth London C'peGrisNez Brest VOrient Rochefort Biarritz Corunna Brussels Paris Strasbourg Lyons . . Toulon .. Heart's Con tent (9 a.m., local time) Nairn TR.AI.I G REPORTS. KINGSCLERE.—Wednesday A bard frost, with a healthy morning. Lictor, Miami colt and Blue Gown will be very fit by Northampton, but I shall speak more fully of their chances in my next. Thursday.—The Palmer led the Darby favourite, Pero Gomez, a steady canter of a mile and a half. Vagabond and Madame Eglantine filly, `Wife, and Blue Stockings, cantered nearly a mile and a half, followed by Rosicrucian, Masterstroke, Siderolite, and Mrs Quickley colt. After some walking exercise they repeated the previous work, with the exception of Blue Gown, who led The Palmer and Pero Gomez a good three-quarter speed gallop of a mile and a half. Vaga bond and King Cophetua galloped nearly two miles. The first-named I never saw go so well, tho lad being unable to hold him. STOCKBRIDGE.— Sinca my last the following horses have been at work Mee, Calcavella colt, Lady Louisa colt, Yule Cake colt, Canning, Lord Chancellor, Denadoff, Dhu, Torment colt, Mount I'leas►nt, Calypso, Buy, aosstuner filly, Crucifixion filly, Lucy Bertram, Boxana, Inoue, Figleaf, and Atonement. Cock of the Walk, blucher, Birdseeker, and Herald cantcre.i on Thurs day, after having a dose of physic. At Warwick, in the Sweepstakes of 25 sous each, we Lava Figleaf, Calypso, and the Grillado colt iu, but at the pres •nt I do not think either can beat Sister to Veda. In the Two Year Old Stak: s, Figleaf, Calypso, Orill..de cult, Stanhope, and Drone are iu, and the tame remat k al ldi , s as to the other race, althoud,h I think one of them wit turn out a good animal in tithe. EP - SOIL—The result of the Liverpool running has pro% • d that the estimate I made of Mr. Stull's horses was curroc', as in your last Sitturday's impression I told your readers L. S. D. would win the Ma., nem; Cup, and would not have Despatch at any price for the Grand Naticnal, which I repeated again on Wednesday. I have been racing now for twenty-five years, and never did I know of an instance of a great, coarse-limbed horse like De spatch, with a head as long as the pole of a coach, being able to stay four miles and a-quarter at anything like a pace. At Rugby on Monday, Ada and Aurifera are in the Gold Cup, and if Sir Charles Nugent trusts to Ada she will win. On Tuesday, Balder, Ada, and Gipsy Girl are in the Light-Weight Grand Military Sweepstakes, and here Sir Charles should again be about winning. MALTON.-0 al- City and Suburban horse, Consternation, is undergoing a strong preparation for that k event. The Whitewall team that are doing good work are Tara ban, War, Royal Oak, Kentish Fire, Thunder, Tolson d'Or, Silver Band, Nobleman, Tama, Goltisborough, Via countess, The Spy, Clipper, Barna Limbo, Fecialis, and Merry and Wise. Viscount, Westw:ck, My Lord, and Tarna are only cantering. HEnxxsronn.-1 know of nothing going to Rugby except Daring Dick, and I should think he will run pretty well, as he has been well trained, bath by land and water. Barnabo is in the Warwick Handicap, but I think he is not so good as he was. In the Trial Stakes at Warwick we have Orion engaged, and be will take his own part. Master Willie is in the Willoughby Cup, but I don't think he can beat Belfast. Barnabo is in the Hurdle Race, and your readers know his form. We have Official Assignee in the Two Year Old Stakes, but he is very moderate. Fan and Dick Turpin are engaged in the Steeplechase— both came to grief at Liverpool, but from what I can make out neither were hurt, and 1 fancy Fan will run well over this course. CHwros.—At Warwick, on Tuesday, Virginia Creeper, Vigilant, and Maid of the Mill are in the Handicap Hurdle Race. Vigilant won't run, Virginia Creeper is very bad over hurdles, and the distance will be too far for "The Maid." Osprey, engaged in the handicap, is taking some rare gallops, and no horse can look or go better, and he is sure to take a lct of beating. Mimus is doing well for the Two Year Old Stakes, but he has to meet the clinking Sister to Veda, and Squib, by Oxford out of Sulphur, I am sure was a smart filly before she left Chilton. MIDDLEHAM. —The frost continues very severe in this quarter, and has nearly put a stop to all training opera tions, but the following horses have been cantering and trotting daily :—Dawson's The Dean, Mandrake, Tom Bowline horse (4 yrs), Young Melbourne horse (5 yrs), Good Hope, Pretender, Lord Hawthorn, Thorwaldsen, Dementio, Argyle, Brother to General Peel, Miss Sarah colt, Drake's dam colt, Minster Bell, Brother to Strafford, Tabouret, and the two Maid of Masham fillies; Fobert's Bracken, Fortunio, Vansittart, Mysotis, Netherwood, Lady Ilenriette, Java, Nectarine, Guinea 11, and Duchess of Athol ; Osborne's Weatherstar, King's Cross, Pomfret, Bard of Erin, Minaret, Inon, and a lot of two year olds. NEWMARKET.—The following horses engaged at War wick have been doing plenty of work. Warwickshire Handicap.—John Davis, Silenus, Clemence, Miss Have lock, Cheltenham, Robespierre, and Border Knight are in, and Silenus looks like winning. Wild Oats was put in physic on Wednesday last, and was out on Friday morn ing, and cantered twice about one mile. No horse can be looking and going better. Martyrdom, Rupert, Strath nairn, Ryshwortb, Boulogne, and the Hermione colt aro all going on well. lisr.Er.—At Warwick, Belfast and First Emperor are in the Willoughby Cup ; they aro both well and doing good work, and I fancy the latter will be the best, and will take a deal of heating if he runs. Hollandaise, in the Sweepstakes, is at Liverpool, and her form there your readers well know. We have Honfleur and Eugenie in the Two Year Old Stakes ; 1 like the first-named the best. Cap-a-Pie, Ligurian, Dick Turpin, Lady Nyassa, Lady Beaconsfield, Athena, and others are well, and doing good work for their engagements. Dalby and Viridis are well, and doing steady work. Plaudit arrived here on Tues day night to be trained by Dover, nn , l did steady work this (Thursday) morning with the other horses, looking fresh and well. LamnounNE.--At Warwick, in the Willoughby Cup we have Vulcan engaged, but his running at Liverpool is Lo thing in his favour, and I cannot see that he has any chance of winning. This is all I can see engaged on the first day, and the rest of the races will be attended to in my next report. The following horses have done good work :—Kingsland, Lady R osrhill, Defender, Lad y Diana , Rehab, Lounger, Aggrav ator, Phoebus, Miss Hawes, The Parson, Sunstroke, North Briton, St. Muego, Crocus, Dis guise, Sunlight, Sunshine, colt by Marsyas out of Sym metry, Belladrum, and a lot of others that you shall know about in good time. Belladrum still keeps doing first-class work, led by The Parson. RICIIMOND.—Since my last very little has been done by our lots, on account of the snow. Oa Tuesday, Elliott's had their usual canter, and then The Prior led Ladas and The Gleaner steadily two miles, while Capron, Annie, and Annie Stewart went the same distance gently. East Coast has returned home from LiverpooL FINDON. -At the Warwick Meeting we have in the Trial Stakes John Leech. On Wednesday, in the Two Year Old Stakes we have the Shunamite. Great War wickshire Handicap. — S ister to Vedette, Warrin gton, and the Vixen gelding, and they are all doing well. Our o th er handicap horses—Romping Girl, Hermitage, Cocoanut, Xi, Mermaid, the Plunger, the Ringer filly, Royalty, Auld Lang Syne, Glenmasson filly, and Saturnalia—are going on well, but the aavere frost we had put a stop to their work, and most of them had to be exercised on the roads and the different straw beds. SPORTING PROPHECIES. THE WARWICK MEETING. " BELL'S LIFE." Sweepstakes of 25 sovs—Sister to Veda. Willoughby Cup—Vespasian or Knight of the Garter. Handicap Steeplechase —3NIr Welfitt's best or L.S.D. .£5O Plate— Indian Star or Hilda. Warwickshire Handicap—Knight of the Garter or Vortigern. £5O Handicap —Lord West morland's selected or Hilda. Union Hunt Cup—Brown J u g. Debdale Stakes--Vixen g. Two-yr-old Stakes— Sister to Veda. " THE ERA." Trial Stakes —Orion. Willoughby Handicap —Vespa sian or Silences. T wo-yr- old Sweepstakes—Sister to Veda. Great Warwickshire Handicap —Vortigern or Cheltenham. " SPORTING LIFE." Trial Stakes—Orion. Sweepstakes of 25 Soys—Sister to Veda. Willbughby Cup —Vespasian or Knight of the Garter. Handicap Hurdle Race —Orne or Lord Burghersh. Handicap Plate —Historian. Handicap Steeplechase Fortunatus or Endsleigh. Great 'Warwickshire Handicap —Silenus or Vattern. 'Handicap Plate—Marshal Ney or Carita. Two-yr-old Stakes—Sister to Veda. Grand Annual Steeplechase--The Doctor or The Lamb. Stand Handicap—Actrea or President Lincoln. Hunt Cup Steeplechase—Fortunatus. Handicap Hurdle Race—St. Valentine. " THE FIELD." Trial Stakes... Orion. Willoughby Cup—Hiatorian. Sweepstakes of 25 Soya—Sister to Veda. Groat Warwick shire Handicap—Knight of the Garter or Vortigern. Two-yr-old Stakes —Sister to Veda. Handicap Plato — Luna or Carita. Debdale Stakes—Vixen g. Hunters' Steeplechase—Endsleigh or The Drone. Grand Annual Steeplechase—Fan, The Doctor, or Brick. Hunt Cup— Fan or Fortunatus. Stand Handicap —President Lincoln, Master Willie, or Sir F. Johnstone's selected. " SPORTING GAZETTE." Trial Stakes—Orion. Sweepstakes of 25 Soya—S i ster to Veda. Willoughby Handicap—Kuight of the Garter or Silenus. Handicap Plate—Hi.norian. Handicap Hurdle Race—Lord Burghersh or Endsleigh. Handicap Steeple chase—Ace of Trunipe. Two-yr-old Stakes—Sister to Veda. Great Warwickshire Handicap —Milwife or Knight of the Garter. Union Cup—Grace Darling. Hunt Cup— Pot tunatus. Stand Handicap—Master Willie. "SPORTING TIMES." Trial Stakes—Orion. Two-yr-old Sweepstakes—Sister to Veda..Warwickshire Handicap —Vorttgera. Wil loughby Cup —3lakter Willie. " SUNDAY TIMES." Trial Stakes—Orion. Tho Two-yr-old Racos—Sister to Veda. Willoughby Cup—Vespuian. or Historian. Great Warwickshiro Handicap—Sileuus.. Dsr Brayloy has given Cassia, 2 yrs, who ran M Shrews bury Coll Friday, to? W. E@o\7o. 0'08! 1 o'oBi 1 SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—THIS Dar. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 10 to 1 agst Blueskia (taken and offered) 100 to 8 agst Duke of Beaufort (offered) 100 to 6 agst The Laird (taken) EARL SPENCER'S PLATE. 20 to lon the field (offered) 33 to 1 agst Bonnie Katie (taken) 33 to 1 agst Antias (offered) 50 to 1 agst Lady Elizabeth (offered) CITY AND SUBURBAN. 20 to lon the field (offered) 25 to 1 agst Poinsettia (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Soo Saw (taken) SPORTING IN r Ed, LIGENOE. SHREWSBURY RACES-YESTERDAT. WE LTE R C [Ti'. La Bone Jeanne.. It lands .... GRAND STAND HANDICAP. Lady 'Roselt!! I Lady Croome SHROPSHIRE CUP. Midwife. Knig of the Fairies.. Ecarte MIDDLE fON PLA.TE. lollanda'se Vibration Parliamentary Six ran. SEVERN STEEPLECIIXSE. Roysl Iri6h Fusilier Ace of Trumps..... Sea King HANDICAP HURDLE RACE. 'Ada Penelope . • 1 Royal Irish Fusilier fell. HORSES STRUCK OUT OF THEIR ENGAGE- MENTS. Feb. 16, at 8.45 a.m., Monarch of the Glen, out of the Lincolnshire Handicap. Feb. 27, at 9 a.m., Greenland, Tumult, Wild Huntsman, Ganymede, and Madame Wright, out of Liverpool engage— ments. Feb. 27, after 2 p.m., The Earl, out of Liverpool Grand National Steeplechase. Feb. 27, after 2 p.m., all Mr. W. U. Bennett's horses out of Liverpool engagements. Feb. 27, after 2 p.m., Captain Crosatree, Columbia, Lord Ronald, Bannockburn, Ada, Gipsy Girl, and Miss Skerratt, out of all engagements for which the weights have ap peared. March 1, at 9 a.m., all Mr Lowdon's horses, and Goo• jerat, out of Shrewsbury engagements. March 1, at 9 a.m., Bristles and Oddfellow, out of Liver pool engagements. March 1, at 9 a.m., Madame Wright, out of all flat races at Shrewsbury. March 1, at 10.55 a.m., Van Amburgh and Veda, out of all engagements. _ _ . . . _ _ March 1, at 0.25 p.m., Roving Maid, out of Liverpool Grand :National Steeplechase. March 1, at 2 p.m., the Lamb, Juryman, and Endsleigh, out of the Liverpool Grand National Steeplechase. March 1, at 2.15 p.m., Vale Royal, out of Warwick Spring engagements. March 1, after 6 p.m., Couni Horn and Como, out of Liverpool Grand National Steeplechase. March 2, at 9 a.m. The Elk and Highfiyerout of Rugby and Shrowsbury engagements. March 2, at 9 a.m., Florence, Apsley, and Rivers, out of Shrewsbury engagemwats. March 2, at 9 a.m., Madame Wright, ont of all engage ments for which the weights have appeared. liarch 2, at 6.35 p.m., Brick, out of Liverpool engage meets. _ _ March 2, at 1.10 p.m., Legislator and Warrington, out of Warwick handicaps. March 2, at 2.30 p.m., Harpalyce (dead), out of all en gagements. RACING FIXTURES. MARCH. Warwick 9, 10, 11 ----- i3 1 aid oyle First Spring 18, 19 Hendon 12 , 13 Margate 20 West Somerset 15 , 16 Beverley 20 Northampton 16, 17 1 Durham 29, 30 West Drayton l B, 19 [ Epsom 30, 31 APRIL. _ Abergavenny -i,.i fßewmarket Craven...l2, & e . Bromley 1, 2 Knighton... l3, 14 Aldershot l, 2 1 Ludlow 15, 16 19 IC,autitrsk ... erick Bridge.. . ...... 6 1, 7 2 1 L Eas ew t e bo s urne 90 21. Hungerford 6, 7 Curragh ...20, 21, 22 Lichfield 6, 7 Croydon : — _ . _ . 22, 23 Cambridge 7 8 . w - Nemaxicet Ist Spring C r oxton Park 8 I 26, ecc. Streatham 8, 9 I MAY. Chester 4, 5,6, 7 I Eglinton Hunt 6, 7 ‘Vinehester 11,12 York t 11, 12 Baldoyle 2nd Spriug 11, 12 St. Albans 13, 14 Salisbury l 3, 14 I Doncaster 13, 14 \Vast Drayton l7, 18 Bath 18, 19 Manchester l9, 20, 21 Croydon 19, 2L Harpenden 2l Epsoui summer .....25, &a JUNE. Croydon 2,3, 4 Newton '', 3, 4 Ascot ....8, 9, 19; 11 Liverpool Summer ...1:), 16 Windsor 15, 16 Hampton l7, 18 Ourragh 22, 23, 21 Worcester l, 2 Newmarket July 6, &c. Carlisle 6, 7 Pontefract 9, 10 Hendon ..... 12, 13 Nottingham 13, 14 AUG Brighton 3, 4 Brighton Club 5 Lewes 6, 7 1 Egli= lO, 11 Wolverhairptou lO, I t i 'Windsor 12, 13 i St. Albans l7, 18 1 Stockton lB, 19, 20 SEPT] Warwick... 7, 8 Curragh (Royal) 7,8, 9 Abingdon 9, 10 Doncaster 14, 15, 16, 17 Richmond 21, 22 Lichfield OCT , Bedford 5, 6 Edinburgh ............. 6 7, 8 Leicester ................., .7, 8 Bromley... .................. 8 Newmarket 2d 0ct...11, itc. Chelmsford l9 20 Kelso 19 20 N OVI Worcester 2,3, 4 Harrow 2, 3 Liverpool 9, 10, 11, 12 STEEPLECHA I MA: Newcastle 22, 23, 24 Oldham 22 lii'Jury OW) 23 Stockuridge 24, 26, 26 Chelmsford Sutton Perk .....29, 30 LY. Southampton 13, .t* Reading 15, 16 Huntingdon 2O, 21. Stamford ... "'' 23 Goodwood 27,28,29, 80 UST. Oxford York 24, 25, 26 Ply - mouth 26, 27 Scarborough SO, 31 Derby Summer —3l, Sep. 1 Weymouth 31, Sep. 1 Canterbury 31, Sep. 1. ;MBER Hampton 2l, 22 Western (Ayr) 22, 23 Hendon Monmouth—. 23, 24 Newmarket Ist 0ct....28, &c. Lanark... 29, 30 TER. - - - Cheltenham l9, 20 Curragh l9, 20, 21 West Drayton 9 1, 22 Hereford 2l, 22 Monmouth 23, 24 Newmark.t Iliton ...25, dco. AMER. Sbrewsbury 15, Leamington Hunt 23, fio ,Ei FIXTURES. Crewkeme 18, 19 Chepstow . •., 30 Kingsbury 12,:13 West Somerset 15, 18 York ..17 APRIL. Aldershot 1, 2 I Streatham B, 9 B r omley 1, 2 Royal Artily., Woolwich... B Abergavenny l, 2 I Knighton 1614 Lichfield Southdown Hunt .7 T e nbury . 2l 4 2, 23 Cambridge ... 7, 8 Croydon Cheltenham 7, 8 Co. Louth ‘t A.rdeen 27, 28 MAY. Limerick Hunt ..............4 I St. Albans .. 13 Eglinton Runt ............ 6 , 7 1 West Drayt0n........... 17 JULY. Kingsbury 9 OCTOBER. BfOraley ...................... ...7 j West Drayton ''l, 22 NOVEMBER. Harrow ...... ~.... ......... 2, 3 I E g li u ton Hunt 6 , 7 Worcester ...... ... ......... 3 , 4 Liverpool 4 , IA IL St. A1ban5.................. , 6 i Shrewsbury , IA is --• COURSING FIXTURES. mAßoil. Fourth S. Lancashire (Champion) County Louth (Cha m p ion ) , Ireland lB, j rc . Scottish National Open, Lanark 3O, & c . AUG UST. St. Albans .............................................................17 OCTOBER. Ancaster and Willoughby, Lincolnshire ........ 5, 6 Onnosby &o. Huntingdon Club.. 26, 27. NOVEMBER. Sundorne, Salop Cothan and Eaton 2, 3. „ 9, &c. COURSE OF EXCHANGE. Amsterdam Short ... 12 ... 12 i Do Rotterdam ... — ... 12 1f ... 12 2f Antwerp — ... 23 35 ... 25 4U Brussels Hamburgn — ... 13 101 ... 13 11 Paris Ditto Marseilles Prankfort-on-the-Maiu ... 121 „. 120; Vienna . 12 45 ... 12 b 5 Trieste ... Petersburg Copenhagen.... ..... ~ Berlin Madrid.. Cadiz — ••• 44 .•• 48f Leghorn Milan — ••• 26 35 ... 26 40 Genoa —•-• 26 35 ... 26 40 Naples 85 „,, 26 10 ''''. 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