The Sun. — London, England, 1869-04-03 00:00:00

ONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The business was of a limited description to day, but, notwithstanding, the market showed firmness. There is a good demand for stock of all descriptions, but the holders refuse to lower their terms, and in tending purchasers therefore prefer waiting for the present. There is a moderat e d emand for discount, but the rate at which business can only be done is 3k to 4, as a large amount of money has to be pro vided for the 4th. Consols are 921 3 21 for money; ditto, for Ac count, 93 ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 911 ; New Tree per Cents, 911 ; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, 5 prem. ; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, par; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., shut. India Stock, 104 per Cent., April, 1874, 212 ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1124 ;'ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 1001 ; ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent., 92. In the foreign market stocks are firm, there is a rise of 1 in Egyptian of 1868 and Turkish of 1865, viz., to 76} to 4 and 41 to Bra zilian of 1865, 791 to 804 ; Chilian of 1867, 94k to 95f ; Egyptian of 1861, 86 to f ex div. ; Italian of 1864, 54i to 551 ;_ ditto of 1868, 84 to 85 ; Mexican, 15 to f ; Peruvian of 1865, 781 to 79 ; Russian of 1866, 91 to /, ex div. ; Nicolai, 661 to 671 ; Orel, 811 to 821 ; Moscow, 79/ to 4 ; ditto Charkof, 774 to f ; ditto Charcow, 77 to f ; Spanish of 1867, 31 to f ; Turkish of 1858, 63 to I 64 ; and ditto of 1862, 67 to f. In the Railway Market Great Eastern and South Eastern have fallen f to f per cent., but Metropolitan and Caledonian have improved f. Prices are as follow :—London and North Wee tern, 1154 to f ; Great Western, 49 to 1, ex div. ; Midland, 1161 to 1; London and South Western, 87 to 90 ; Great Eastern, 37f to 1; Brighton, 481 to I ; South Eastern, 75 to k ; Metropolitan, 101 4 ; Great Nurthern, 107 to 108 ; ditto A, 109 to 109 f ; Caledonian, 79 to f ; and London, Chatham, and Dover, 16 to f. American Five-Twenty Bonds are 1 per cent. better, viz., 834 to ; Erie Railway Shares 24 to f ; Illinois Central, 96k to 97 ; Atlantic and. Great Western Debentures, 33 to 34; and Consolidated Mortgage Bonds, 33 to 34. In Banking and Miscellaneous Shares there is no alteration in prices of yesterday. There were no bullion operations at the Bank yesterday. The Royal Mail steamer Mandingo has arrived at Liverpool from the West Coast of Africa, bring ing gold dust and specie to the value of £6,552 ; and the steamer Bavaria, from New York, has a small parcel of £1,371 for London and £7,312 for Paris. It has transpired that the bills had been returned of a house in Paris engaged in the merino and muslin de laine trades having a branch at New York and an agency in London. The liabilities are esti mated at £170,000. The failure has been announced of Messrs. Wil liam Dickinson and Sons, cotton manufacturers and loom makers at Blackburn, with liabilities estimated at about £70,000. A 5 per cent. Government debenture loan for £15,000, just offered at the Cape of Good Hope for public tender, has been taken by the colonists at about 1 premium. A new large Russian Railway Loan will make its appearance at Frankfort in a few weeks. A combination of bankers at Paris and Frank fort have agreed for an advance of money to Portu gal, to be converted into bonds at a later day. The receipts of the Zollverein for the last year amounted to 27,319,527 thalers. An ordinary general meeting of the Italian Tobacco Monopoly Company is convened for the 28th instant at Florence. The joint traffic return of the Caledonian and North British Railways shows this week au in- crease of £4,965 over last year. The subscription list of the Trouville Mortgage Loan of £400,000 will be closed on Wednesday next, the 7th instant. At the half-yarly meeting of the Gas Light and Coke Company a dividend was declared at the rate of 4k per cent. per annum. There has been a sudden rise in Atlantic and Great Western Railway Securities owing to the preparation of an official circular, to be issued to morrow, intimating that income bonds will be issued forthwith for the payment of the overdue dividends on the bonds. Purchases on New York account also lead to the conclusion th.ct the arrange ments with the Erie Railway will ultimately be carried out. The Frankfort advices state that, although specu lation in Austrian shares continues active in con sequence of the inflation at Vienna, it has almost totally ceased in United States' bonds, and that in vestors are less eager, as they have the choice be tween a multitude of preference stocks guaranteed by European Governments, which at current prices would yield a higher interest. Money continues abundant, and, as there are as yet no symptoms of an over supply of securities on the market, new issues are made every week. We have received from Dr. Watson, late surgeon to the hospital, Chincha Islands, a copy of a pamph let he has prepared for circulation, containing in detail his well-known views on the subject of the speedy exhaustion of the guano deposits of the Chinchas, and the comparative worthlessness of the guano on the other islands. Dr. Watson's statements are of a very positive character ; but, as they are directly opposed to those of other authorities who are well acquainted with the cir cumstances, the bondholders must be left to draw their own conclusions on a balance of testimony. At public auction at the Open Stock Exchange (Limited) yesterday :—AlbertLife Assurance Com pany, £3 paid, sold at ss. 3d. per share ; Alhambra Company (Limited), £lO fully paid, 9fr per share; ditto, £8 paid, 7f per share ; Crystal Palace Com pany Consolidated Seven per Cent. Preference Stock, par. The usual half -yearly dividends and the sinking fund on the loans of 1859 and 1863 of the Brazi lian Government were paid yesterday. At the same time the payment at par of the outstanding balance of the loan of 1839 was effected. This is moat satisfactory, and speaks highly in favour of the financial administration of the Government ) seeing with what punctuality these engagements are kept without recurring to new operations. BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING} PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols . Ditto for Account, 91i I S per Cent. R e d uce d 91i fr New 3 p er C en t New 21 p er C en t . J an. 1894 Do. 6 per Cen J an. 1873 .. — Annuities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880. Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — Exchcciusr Bills, £l,oou, 21 per Ct. De .£500 Do. £lOO & £2OO par Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent De.' opening Oanada 4 per Cent. Bonds Inter-Colonial Uranium INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India titock, 10i per Cent., April 1874 212 Do. Opening, for Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Oent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certifi cates 1021 DDo. Enfaced Pape. 4 per Cent..,,..„.„ 92 o. 5 pe r C ent., Jan. 1872 ~...... Do. 5f per Cent. May 1879 Da 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 —Do do. 1877 — Do, do. 188 2 Da. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 ~ — DDo. Bo n d s, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO o. under .£l,OOO Argentine Republic, RlCES. 6 pe r C ent ... . Do., Scrip .*:45 Auitrian B onds paid . ....... . 5 per cent .. Brazilian 5 per Cent DDo. 41 per Cent. 1852 o. do. 1858_, .......... Do. do. 186 ) .... ....... .......... . • •-, Do. do., 1 863 . ...... Do. 5 per Cent., 186 5 Do Acc0unt.......... .... t. ................... IlL;enos Ay res 6 per Ce nt. ......... Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 . .. Cuba, 6 per C per (.out.) () ent. .................•. Lillian 6 per Ce n t ........................ ........ ..... .... . Do. 41 per Cont..— ......... •-• ... Do. 8 per C en t ., Po. 6 per ce , t. 1867 Do. 7 per Co n t., 1866 0 lo abian, 6 per Cent, Dairsh 3 p,tr Cent., 1825. ..,... Dan , hian Pri nc i pa li t i es, 7 per Cent 76 DJ 8 per Cent., 1867 il• ''' Vqualar New Consolidated, 1 per Cent E;yptian, 7 per Cent... ~ — Do Second Issue Do. £5Ol Ponds Do. £lOO Bonds • •••• 83 :Do. 1864 — Do. Account Do. £5(.0 Bonds Do. I.IOC Bonds B7l English Scrip, 1868 Do do. £45 pd — ' dis Government Railway Debenture, Greek- 5 per Cent., 1821 5, ex Coups — Lip. A ecc unr . . 1)r. Coupons Do. Account 3lateinala 5 per Cent .. Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., all pd 82 1 It.iiian .5 per C(rt., 1865 Do. Account . B3 Do rri.trommana Railway — vies ea; 3 per Cent Ditto for Account - Do. 1864 -- Do A per Cent. Anglo-French — viontuvidQau 6 per Cent do Irish Imperial 5 per Cent Vew Grana la Do 3 per Con Do. Deferyed Peru clan 5 per Cent. 1665 Do Account .. 78f 9 Do 41 per Cent. (Ui:'iarren) Do 41 per Cont., 1862 -...• . — Do Account Port:4l;mm° 3 per Ct., tes3, '6, 7, '1;,'69,'2,' , Do. do. 1 ,1 67 — Do. do. Set ip, £2O paid — Rusian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St ,... Do 41 per Cent , 1850 Do 4i per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Boucle... 91 i Do. do. £B4 15s. do — Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds 9ll Do. do £B4 15s. do — Do Nicolas Railway — Sar liniau 5 p4-r Cent 7-11 Spanish 3 per Con .. - Do. Account Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Deferred., Do. Account Do. Passive Do. Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan Do Government, 186.1 Do do, 1868 ' Do do, Scrip — ' Turkish 6 per Cent.: Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 185 s — Do Account Do £lOO Bonds — Do 6 per Cent., 186 9 ••• Do Account Do £IOC Bonds 69 I Do 5 per Cent. 1865 — Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 Do 4 per Cont., Guaranteed Do thild Warrants (Hectares) Venezuela 3 per Cent. — Do. Ace. ant Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do 6 por Cent. 1864 - — Dividends on the above payable in Londo I. Atherton o par Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 21 per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil, Do. 4 per Cent. Cortiticates .... Do. Account — French Ranters, 3 per Cent., Ex. '2sf. Italian 5 per Cent. 1831, Ex. 25f. — Do Account.. ••• 371 31f CLOSING PRICES. Oomols, Money 921 Do. Account, April 8 POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-7 his Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Elias W. Collins, a cab proprietor, of Little Edward street, Regent's Park, appeared before Mr. Knox to answer the complaint of the Roysl Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of causing a horse to be ill-treated by being worked while in an unfit state, and John Liney, a driver in his employ, for working the horse. After hearing the evidence of Mr. Cherry, the veterinary surgeon, Mr. Knox fined Collins 20s. and Liuey 10s. THAMES. THE Bow BANDITTI AGAlN.—James Redman, alias Ruddyman, aged 19 years, John Back 18, Richard Brown 18, and Edward Atkins 20, were brought up on remand bofore Mr. Benson, charged with cAntnitting several rob beries. They were committed for trial. MUSICAL AND THEA7RICAL 17EMS. - v --- The Italian Opera season at the Lyceum commences on the 3d of May. Mr. Joseph Irving has sailed for America. Miss Susan Dovin, from America, makes her first ap pearance at the Surrey on Monday. A new drama by Boucicault is underlined at the Prin- cess's. (F•om the Musical Standard.) Wachtel is in danger of losing, his voice from a severe illness. Auber's " Le Premier Jour do Bonbeue has been given successfully at Liege. A Polish opora, "Haiku," by Moniusco, has teen given with success at Moscow. MARKE7 S-2 ///S DA Y. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. April 3 . —Sales probably 10,000 bales. Market held firmly. The Dublin Gazette announces that the Queen has created Prince Arthur a Knight of St. Patrick. Mr. Charles Dickens read to a large audience in the Birmingham Town-hall, ou Thursday night, " The Boots at the Holly Tree Inn," and a couple of the most favourite passages from "Oliver Twist" and "Pickwick." Last evening he was to read "Nicholas Nickleby at Mr. Squeers' School," and the "Trial Scene" from "Pickwick.' The London correspondent of the Evening Mail has reason to believe that Mr. Gladstone intends to raise Lord Chancellor O'Hagan to the Peerage, and that the matter will be accomplished in a few weeks. THE Two YEAR OLD QUESTION.—It is rumoured in well-informed quarters that Colonel Forester's motion re lative to two year old races commencing in May is the one most likely to be accepted. We also hear, on excellent authority, that the Second Spring Meeting at Newmar ket, which has been abandoned since 1855, is likely to be revived. If so, this will inaugurate two year old racing at "head -quarters," and there is some probability the Two Thousand will eventually be run for in the Second Spring Meeting, instead of the First, as at present. TIM BICKLEY STAKES AT BROMLEY.—Red White and Blue, who won this event so cleverly on Thursday, was objected to on the following day, as a letter had been re ceived by the clerk of the course at the commencement of the week to put the pen through his name. Col. Knox and Mr. T.V. Morgan investigated the case, and awarded the stakes to the winner, while bets remain in abeyance, although there is some probability of the Claxton prece dent being overruled. Veterinary certificates signed by Mr. G. E. Donaldson, of Epsom, M.R.C.V.S.L., of the ages of Major Fridolin's bay colt Gourbi,'3 yrs, and bay filly Finistero, 2 yrs, and one signed by Mr. J. Sant, of Lincoln, M.E.C.V.S.L., of the age of Major Fridolin's bay gelding Czar, 5 yrs, have been officially lodged. THE STUD.—On the 17th ult., at Park Paddocks, New market, Mr J. La Mert's brood mare Jollity by Jordan out of July by Irish Birdcatcher, a colt foal to Cambuscan, and will be put to Newcastle.—At Holywell Stud Farm, Watford, on the 24th ult., Mr Snewing's Sea Eagle (sister to Seamew), a bay filly to Caractacus, and will be put to him again. —At Manhead, near Exeter: Sir Lydston Newman's foals—March 25th, Rita by the Flying Dutchman, a colt by Rocket, and put to Crater. Mach 26th, Ventre-it-Terre by Pantaloon, a filly by Crater or Sundeelah, and put to Crater. v M arc h 28 t h , mare by Wild Dayrell out of Ventre-h-Terre, a filly by Brocket, and put to Crater. March 29th, Belle by Slam, a colt by King Tom, and put to Sundeelah. March 31st, Lady Audrey b - Pantaloon, a filly b y o wn ' a filly 3 by Crater, and put to him again ; Touchstone mare, la di Ver and will be out deelah. March 30th, Mr. Reed's gY Texans. by Chan to tic S le n e n r - , a filly by LasuceolllyewscLlCoh-i-noor, and will be put to Sun ult., T. Snewing's Obae doelah.—At Stud Farm, Watford, on the 29th put to hi _ mpanie by Stockwell, a bay colt by Caractacus, and will The numerous friend s of Mr. Charles again. Morton, of the happy h k ear that he has been Oxford Music Rail, will be b partmentClub in the Strand, appointed the manager of the: visionba; considerv:hbilcenalitseration the whole of the catering 7 &c., having been placedwe areu n dgelra glad to i t s o abl e s understandup e r t is intended to be made in the New Stand about to be erected on Ascot Heath, whereby increased accom modation will be given to the sporting press. SCIENCE AND AItT.—A striking instance of the immense value a small piece of steel may acquire by the great Power or killed mechanical labour is the balance-spring of a watch. From its extreme fineness and delicacy 4,000 weigh not more than one ounce, and exceed in value £l,OOO. A most interestin g li ttle work, describing the rise and progress of watchmakin -, h as been published by J. W. Benson, 25, Old Bond-street, and the City Steam Factory, 58 and 60, Ludgate-hill. The book, w hi ch is profusely illustrated, gives a full description of the various' kinds of watches and clocks, with their prices. Mr. Benson (who holds the appointment to the Prince of Wales) has also published a pamphlet on Artistic Gold Jewellery, illustrated with the most beautiful designs of Bracelets, Brooches, Earrings, Lockets, &c., &c., suitable for Wedding, Birthday, and other presents. These Pamphlets are sent post free for two stamps each, and they can not be too stiongly recommended to those contemplating a pur chase, especially to residents in the country or abroad, who are thus enabled to select any article they may require and have it forwarded with perfect safety. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 3, 1869. SHARE LIST. till ti3dY .31dit..naliS AND STOCKS. it3llKtlyb. st Briatol and Excter ...... 100 77 79 tat Caledonian --..... 100 791 704 70 / tit Camorian. 20 Cornwall all 24 Zi st Dublin & Beitrait June lO9 77 70 at Dun„rcrth,& Ah. June OOO 70 72 2) East London all 6 ;7 LO Do 15 21 Do 10 st Glasgow &S. Western lOO 97 99 it Great, Eastern .. at Do. E. Aagl. Nu. Z.— 100 st GraatNortliot Scotianc! lOO 15 ,8 st Gress Northern lOO IC7 108 A stock at Dv. B sioeX lOO st GtS, and W. 01 Ireland luu 7 s Gt. Western -Origival lOO 45 191 4 at DO. South Wales luo 17 bt, 551 st Do. W. 31ic1.—Oxtor0 llO 25 27 26 sr , Do. Newport NO I'B 10 it Lancashirect Yorkriiirc lOO 12:1 1131 22: 3 st Lou., Brigh.,& b.Cuust ICO 4: , / 484 0 J Do Strip it I on., Chat., awl llovri iaa 16 161 Int, it Do. Aletrop. Ex. A lOO st Lvu. k allorilt Westcrt llO 115 151 1151 1 t .Lort. az south Westeru Ku 87 10 stl it Alan., Sum, & Lincoln 1(1 1,51 bt; 56, 71 it Metropolitan . luo 101 1011 101, st Do Extensi in .. 100 0o 1 U 10 Do. AtOY rd id p st 3L3: - .ropolitau District, all 11. 53 01 10 Meath). st. John' bl.OO 1 d - :1 st st Do, dirunu. DI. US llO Si 86 st Icr,4 Brltlyll st Do. 100., I:th., & 10.1 st 1 , or. o:intern 110 102 1(3 25 D0..1..N.E puralisse 10.13,4 at Do Leods ...... st Do York st Do Cara .. • st Do Stoc & Darling l.O 13J 136 st North Lou ion .. lVu 12J .12 10 Dow c 5,8 2 1} llp st North Staffordshire.... 100 55 57 st North and S.-W. Junction 100 9i 100 10 Do New £lO shares 7 t Rhymney st Shropshire Union 1(0 87 53 st Suutu Devon'.. st South Easterii lOO 75 75} st Staines, \Vok'haui, & Wok all 12 13 St ► ula • - D 0.(.; 5 a 4 p ‘ , l aterici & iiiikcnuy.. lOu • lu Watoko & WhiteLta.l.. 6 RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SDARLS AND STOCKS. st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 86 88 st Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO ... st Do. Scot. N.E., 43 per cent lOO st Do. Aberdeen, gut), 6 p.c lOO st Do. do. 7 per cent lOO st D. do. Ordinary lOO 50 62 St Do. Midland st Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gua all ... st i Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen J unction lOO 105 107 et Do. Ist Class preference lOO • • st ('alas. & S.W. ,gua. 5 per ct lOO •.• • st qt. Eastern, E.C. Ex. No.l 100 9 • 1.9 . st Do do Nu. 2 100 05 93 st Do do 6 per cent 100 10) 112 st 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, 3 p.c. 100 st Do E. Union 4p. c. gua. 100 iu ;.; st Do Notfulk 5 p.c.Ex.lB-16 100 ... st Do do 5 p.c.Way.Val.l3l7 100 ... st Great .Noi them, 5 per cent 10 st Do 5 p.c., rd at lop. c. pm. 100 ... et Do .l do do do 100 ... st Do 5 do at sp. c. pm. 100 ... st Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO ... st) Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf 100 ... et; Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 96 97 at, t.West.—Orig.&Jnt.-ltent chg., per gua. 5 p.e lOO 101 103 1021 st Do. urig. (B.& H. Ex). 5 p.c IOU 95 100 st Do do 41 per cent. 1850 lOO 83 9J st Do do 4 do do 100 73 8U st Eo do 5 per cent. redem. 100 95 97 931 st Do do Birmingham gas lOO 60 79 st Do do do pref lOO st Do do Chester gua IOU /50 84 st Do do do 8 per cent lOO ... st Do do do 5 do 100 95 100 st Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 st Do do 43 p.c lOO ••• ••• st Do do 41 1859 lOO st Do do 5 st Do Westalid. Oxford Ist g. 10J 111 113 st Do du 2d gua. 100 107 111 st Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c. 100 - 8 , 90 st Do do 2d do 100 97 100 st Do gua. 51 per cent. 1863 100 ••• ••• 100 Lancaster Sr, Carlisle 41 p.c. ail st Laneash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 3 105 st Du Barnsley, .e 5 3s 108 p.c. 100 st Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 135 st Do 41 (Blackburn purch). 100 98 100 st London & Brighton, sp. c. guaranteed, - N o 1 lOO ... st Do 5 per cent. gua. No. 2 lOO ... st Do 6 do do lOO ... st Do 5 do NJ. 4 lOO ... st Do 7 per cent st Do 6 do (W.E. & 0.e.) 100 st Da 4 do 1359 lOO st London, Chatham, &Dover 5 per cent ICO ••• ••• st: London and /LW., C. and Nuneaton 5 par cent lOO 108 110 st Do Bedford &Cambridge Do • st Do Shrewsb'y & Welchp'l lOO at London and S W. 7 p,c late 3d shares, lOO 140 150 2s 6d. Do (Porton". perp ans. 256(1) all st Man., Shef., & Linda. 6 p.c lOO 11 i• 117 6 Do st Do 31 per cent lOO 60 65 10 Do redeem. 6 percent, 5 st Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 130 135 st Do Bristol& Birm., 6p. c lOO 1;2 134 st Do 41 per cent. redeem lOO t 8 10) st Do 43 per cent. irredeom lOO 93 lo ) 98i st Do Leicester & I.l'chn, 4 p.c lOO 80 1.11 st North British, 5 p.e. No. 1, too st Do E. 6; U. 4p.e.S. 6c D lOO at Do N. 8., No. S, 5 per con.t lOO st Do Border Union, .-E 5 1 - p.c lO3 at Nastern-00 us. 4 2 p. c lOO 87 st Do 41 per cent. redeem.— 100 95 97 st Do tk .N.E. 4 per cent., lOO 17 Do Berwick capital 8 13.4. • Do York,ll.& S. purchase lO 10 I.ODo 1 Stcktu & Drling. A. 5 p.c lOO 106 103 at Do W, Llartlepool ti, and it lOO 85 87 20 North Staffordshire 10s Devon Annuities, 1 s all 1, 10 10s Do Tavistock. Anus., 10s all 81 91 10s Du Fixed 41 per cent a ll 8 81 1 0.6. S. East. (head. Anus., 1.0.6) all 22 23 st Do 41 percent lOO st Do Fixed 41 per cent........, 100 • at Taff Vale No.l lOO ••• ••• 145 150 st Waterford & Kilkenny, 6pc 103 41 43 Paid. Closing Business Price. done. RAILWAYS.—PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year, at Caledonian 41 p c gua. lOO st Lo Scot. Ceu. min. 7p c 100 *". st Do 41 p irredeem all " " st Do 4 p N co e n w . issued S d 018 a 6 t 3 8 . 0 1 6 ( 5 0 . 1 ; 5 . 6 " 8 st Great Eastern 41 per cent 10,) :" st Do 5 do, 1862 100 it t; st Do at Do do 5 do, 1864 100 82 86 st Great Northern, 5p c irred. 100 st Do Peraianent 5 per cent. 100 "' st Do Boston &Sleard, 4/ pc 100 '" st Great West., W. Rich., 5p e 100 ••• st Do Joint I,erpe. 5p c, 1865 100 88 bG et Do do 6p e irred., 1866 103 105 103 `2J Do Vale N eath perp. 5p c all 19 20 st Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B 100 Lanc. and York. New 41 per cent till July, 1871 2 2 „ st Loud., Brig., &c., 4 1 pc, 1808 10 0 "' st Do do 4 do, 1860 100 st Do do 43 do, 1861 103 ''" at Da do 4i do, 1863 100 st Do do 5 do, 1860 100 '" at Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 st Do No. 7 bdo st Loud , Chat., &c., 2d, 6 p.c ••• 103 a t Metrop. Ex.,136 p.c 100 Do do C 6 p.c at London& A. Western, 5p c 100 10; 1 . 6 st Loudon &S. Western, 41 p c 100 112 111 10 Man. blicf. & Lin., 5 pc, 1865 all 8 8} st Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO .00 6 4 at Midland, A 5 per cent pref. 10 0 10 108 st Do B 5 do 100 106 103 18 Do 5p c opt. to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1360 all 201 20t 18 Do Inconv. New Snares all 184 101. 22 Do 5p c con. Into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1872 Bl 1 2ip st North British, E. and No. 1, 5 per cent ... 100 st Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 "' Do E., P., &Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 . "' st Do E. &G , No. 2, 5 IL° • lOO ••• st Do N. 8.. b per cent, 1862 100 ". '" St Do E. & G., No. 3, 5 P.c 100 '" st Do E. & G., (Ordiry) 41 p c 100 53 st North Eastern, 4/ per cent 100 y -,;; 87 t 6 st Do Stock. & Darl., D st North London, 41, per cent _ _ _ (Max. 5 per st North Staffordshire 5p 0 lOO st South Eastern, 4i pc, 1859 100 • at Do 5 do 1861 100 ••• ••• st Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 ••• st Do 5 do, 1864 st Victoria St. & Pimlico, 41 pc 100 RAILWAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENIALS3 et Zriteitheati 100 • Do. 41 per cent. Prefer all 99 101 st Buckinghamshire st Chester and Holyhead lOO 51 56 st Do. 51 per cent, st Do. 6 do. 100 11C 113 st Clydesdale, guaranteed lO3 st Colchester Stour Valley st East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c 104) 134 136 20 Gloster and Dean Forest all s Gt. Easn., Newm., &C., 5 p.c 100 ... a Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 6) 72 st Do. do. Woodbrg. Ex., do. 100 69 72 st Gt. West ,W. Mid., Heref 100 97 9.) 50 Hull and Selby all 110 112 st Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 210 2 5 st London and Blackwall lOO 93 95 st Do. 41 per cent lOO ••• ••• st London, Chat., &e., 41 pc. 100 st Do. Com. Fund, 6d o 100 ... st London and Greenwich st Do. do Preference lOO at London, Tilbury, & South 100 83 h 5 at Lowestoft, gua 4 per cent lOO 80 82 st Do. do. 6 do. 51 blanch., Buxton, & Matlk all 6 64 at Midland, Bradford, Prof- lOO 92 94 10 Mid Kent Cray Line) ..• 50 Northern& East , 5 per cent all 63 56 60 Do. do. 6 do. all at N. Eastern—Hartlep00l ••• at N.West. A perp. pref, 5p c lOO 107 109 1081 at Do 13 minimum 11 p.c lOO at Notting. & Granth. 11. & O lOO 90 92 25 Preston and Wyre. all 44 46 Royston, Hitch., and Shep. 100 132 134 st Shrewsbury and Hereford 100 131 754 10 Do d o 8 2 2ip st S. Yorksh. a n d Ri ver D un 109 95 Ins st De 4 per cent gua 10; 78 80 st Do 5 do t Viet. Station and Pimlico lOO 175 ISO st West Cornwall 2 0 West London, Class A all 13 14; 20 Do do 13 st Weymouth and Portland_ 100 • st Wilts a n d Somerset . 103 . b 1) ..... DOCKS, et East and 100 124 1?6 1)0 st Loudou and St. erine. 100 47 49 D oDob. stock, 4 per cent.. all 11111vra11 Freehold Land et Dock. ........................... 100 10 12 st Southampton ............ et Surrey Cerareercial ......... .... 100 74 76 # s• JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Closing Mistime Share NAisix. Paid. Price. done 10 Agra Limited, A all; 124 134 12 / al Do B lO 31 44 3} i 1 1 50 Albion 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lim all; 191 2 4 20 Anglo-Hungaria n 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 51 41 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 11 13 20 Do issued at 2pm , . 5 5 4 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lira 25 Bank of South Australia all 80 32 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 30 10 Bank of New Zealand all 17 18 60 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, and China all 201 211 25 Chartered Mere. of India, London, and China all 294 301 30 20 City 100 Colonial 25 an 401 10 Consolidated, lim. 50 Delhi and London, lim 50 East London, lim 5 2 1 20 English and merican, lien 10 ... ... 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro. lim lO pr 1p 20 English, .scot fish, and Aus tralian Chartered 1 - •.8 . , Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all 86 58 281 Do new 5l 14 21 74 100 Imperial, Urn 2O 164 171 20 Imperial Ottoman lO 14 '4 ;.5 lonian. all 21 *26 25 Do new 5 1i 4p 20 Lnd Mortgage of India, lim 4 3: 3 4 1 100 Do sp. c. Debs.lB6l , 30 all 76 75 75 30 London Bank; of Mexico and South America, lini. 20 5 4 100 London and Brazilian, lini. 45 32 28 20 Do new 74 51 41 1G 100 London & River Plate, lim. 40 10 11 20 Do new 10 21 2ip 124 20 London Chart. of Australia all 2il 25 20 London and County 2O 60 52 514 2 50 Du new, iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd ll ... ... London Joint St oc k 1 32 33 33 1 1 Loudon and South African al 81 91 00 London &S.-Western, lim, 20 1 1 9 150 London & Venezuela, lira._ 124 ... .. 100 London and We s t m i ns t er. 20 6 1 6.1 65 41 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm 2O 100 Merchant, lira 25 5 3 10 Metropolitan, lim all 7 74 100 Midland, lira 2O 11 4 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lim l5 is 1p 100 National Provine. of Eng'd 42 10 Do 4i. , 42 10 National...... 3O 20 New South Wales all 20 North-Western 74 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 43 41 434 4 50 Provine. Bank. Corpo., lira. 10 6 5 00 Provincial of Ireland 25 88 90 10 Do new. all ... ... 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lira 20 10 11 100 Do issued at 6 pin lO 8 6 25 Union of Australia all 461 171 100 Union of Ireland, lim ... 50 Union of Loadon 41 43 mISCELLANEOIIS. 10 Anglo-American Tel., lim all 295 225 .25 10 Anglo Mediter Tel., 1im.... 10 125 12} 121 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 16 17 st Atlantic Telegraph lO 2 i 28 st Do. 8 per cent lOO 70 73 25 Australian Agricultural 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, Um 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lim 9 7 3d 10 Berlin Water Works , lint all lit 145 10 Do. New 6 3 4 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lim. ••• 30 8 13 5 Bombay Gas, lim. 5 Do. New 4 11 Id 5) British AmericauLand st B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lim lOO . 160 165 20 British Indian Tea, 1im..., all 21 31 20 British Ship Owners 7l 20 Canada Company all 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lim 2l 2 1 d 20 Ceylon Company, lim lO 31 3d 61 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lira . 5 _ _ 25 City of London Real Pro perty, lim 9 41 aid 30 City of Milan Improv. lim all 5 6 25 City of Moscow Gas, lim.., all 50 City Offices, lim 25 26 251 41 50 Colonial, lim. Do. 50 Commercial Union (Assur) 5 22 10 Company of African Mer chants, lim. 20 Continental Union Gas, lint all 20 21 201 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 75 per cent. 100 • Corporation of London Bonds, 1877, 4 per cent. all 10 81 21,1 101 105 100 Do. 1879, 4/ per cent. all 1045 1051 5 100 Do. 1882, 45 per cent. all 1031 1041 66 1 t0 0 cc e rr ri sd d ti i a t tr F po o an n i . ao o ef f em E a n ur gla it n iu d; illmim: all 25 21 21 1 100 1) 21 at Do. Preference lOO 97 102 at Do. 6p. c Perpetual Deb lO9 107 11 t 20 Darjeeling, lim. I 0 Eastern Assam, lira. 6l ... ...d 50 East Indian Land Credit and Finance, Um. •• • • 20 East India Irriga. & Canal all 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lim 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy Gua. by Egypt. Gov all 35 851 951 4 1 20 Egyptian Com. & Trad. lim 6 .. .. 2, at Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 2 0 0 10 Do. New lim 23 a lip 3 Eng. & Austral. Copper, 101 l 21 / i 2 15 English and Foreign Credit 71 41 3,t1 LOU Eng. and Scot, 11 arine, lim 8 d 5 10 Fairbairn Engineering— .. 2 ld 20 Fore-streetWarehouse,lim. 12 slb 13 MO Fur. & Col. Gov. Trust and G 2 CG 62 i i P Loan Scrip, issued at 485 all 86 87 50 Gellivara. 1im.....1) „ , 2O ... . 10 General Credit erll3.;llm. if - 11 It 15 General Steam Navigation 14 27 29 50 Hom 3 & Col Marino In. lint. 5 3 cid 2; 1 10 Hong Kong and China Gas all ... .. 20 Hudson's Bay all 124 12j 124 / 20 Imperial Laud Co. of Mar seilles, lint. 25 Indo-European Tel., lint lO ;', 2 i 20 Interna. Financi a l S oc. Jim 5 14 20 Interna. Laud Credit U ~, n -4 , m. 6 " '- 50 Italian Land 6 I ti , P '. 20 Italian Irri. (C ana l Cavour) a ll 24 4 100 Do. 6p. C. Bds., redeem 1870, issued au a ll 6 L n'l 50 Land Securities, lint 3 24 lid 25 London African Trading lO 7 50 25 Lon. & Gated. Alarine, lint 6 ... •••cl 10 London County Land and Building, lint. 5 Lond. Provincial Tel. lira all 21 34 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent. all P IP 50 Lond. Financial Asso , lim 30 211 iOl 4 Lond.Gen.Omnibus.Co . .lim. all 2 21 50 Lond. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship , l i m 2.5 12 161 20 Loud. & Pro v i nc i al Marine 2 l id p r at Madras Irri ga. & Caul. Gus. 5 p. c. by I n di a Gov. 100 1021 1034 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, lint..,, ll 4 Id 10 Mediterra. E xton. Tel, inn all 4 4 1 50 Merchant Shipping, hi m. 60 Millwall Ir on Works, lim 10 Natal Land and Colonisa tion Co., lint. 25 National Discount Co., lim 5 11i 12 25 National Prov. Marin:lint. 4 6 !, ' a n ° , 10 National Steam Ship, lint. all :1 ..,,, I 20 Nerbudda Coal & Iron, Jim. 36 14' ,a,ta 10 New Consolidated Dis. um 2.5 New Zealand Loan & Mer candle Ageney,lint -21 1 1P 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, liin 10 Northern Assam Tea, Jim 5 7 5 10 Do. B st' North Brit. Austral , lira_ 100 48 51 50 North Brit. & Merea . n. In 6/ 20 21 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 5 12 1 50 Oriental Financial, lim ll *** *** *l 5 Oriental Gas, lint 5 Do. New ..... 1 4 1p 10 Otago and Southland In , vestment, lim 2 34 p 5 Ottoman Gas, Urn all 11 24 124 ... ... 10 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian It. M a il lim all .."' 5 Do do, st Peel R. Land & Miner', lim 100 31 34 50 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all 491 501 50 Do. New 1867 lO 11,1 01 81 25 Reuter's Telegram all 48 53 50 Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New 25 Rio de Janeiro City Im ,lim all 19 191 20 Do. G as, linj 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 40 42 11 1 at Scottish Aust. Invest., lim lOO 83 80 st Do. 6 P. c. Guar. Pref lOO ..• 20 Societe Fin. d'Egypte, lim lO . . 7 6d 20 Societe Gen.de l'Entpiie Ot, 8 21 3/ 60 S. African Mort. & Inv., lint. 6 ... ... 25 South Australi an Land at Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all 114 20 Telegraph Con. & Mal ~lint all 164 174 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lim 2 20 Trinidad Petroleum, lim Bl . .. 10 Trust &Agency of Au s .,li m 1 ... . 4 IP 10 Do do. do. all .. ... 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. Canad a 5 . * ip 60 Union Marine L'pool, lim 5 44 a p 20 Union Steam Ship, lint 15 United Discount Corp., lira 6 11 id SU. Kingdom Tel. Co., lim all 61 61 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref all 31 41p Loan 20 Universal Marineau.), lin t 5 it 2. . p 10 Upper Assam Tea, 1int.....,, a ll 11 2 30 Van Dieman's Land 00 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 Per 1 I 50 Warrant n tYl F o i r n a t g n a c g e e , )Ihn . ... . all 30 81 80 1 12 12 10d 60 West India and Pacific Steam, lim 2O 21 11 20 West London Wharves and Warehouses 2 8 ,;OLIJNIALL GOY VaiN ht.,CNT SECUILITI.b76 britigh Columbia, 6 Per 0ent.,1872..... ......... 100 Do. 1895........... 190 CainB.7-4 G 7 0 8 v.6p.0.J 3104 Ju1y 100 1(41 1061 Do. 6p. 0 :Feb. & Aug lOO 102 104 Do. sp. o. Mar. & be t lOO 102 104 Do. sp. a. Jan • J ulY.• 100 93 04 94 21 Do. sp. c. Inscribed ek lOO 90 92 su.A Cape u pi. r o p o e s , 6 10 p 9 • 0 0 :1 1 9 8 00 73 lOO 102 104 n 100 111 113 Do. do 1880-"•• 100 107 109 Do. Jan.&July, 18191 •••• 100 108 114 1 1 9 1 0 0 . April . Do. 5 per Gent. Ct a y n i o ct n i , s N o o o v t. , 1 c l O O OO 1 1 0 0 5 8 1 1 0 1 7 0 Do. Mauritius, 6 88 . 77 0, 281 , 6 187 3, 4°P Jan. and July Do. 1878 .. • .. 1)0 106 109 Do. 1882, May and Nc , .. 00 106 109 Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug.... 10 106 108 Melbourne Corporatn.,.. 1667 -7 6 , 6 per cent,...,. 1(0 100 100 - N.8.G0v.6 p.o.Jadauly.. 100 103 104 1031 Natal 6 p at, Apl & Oct... 103 Do 6p c. May & Nov l.O 106 108 N. S. W. 5 p.c., '7l to '73 lOO 99 1( 1 Do. 5 p.o. 1808 to 1890... 1)3 'Ai 994 Do. 5 p.c. rd.'67 to '75 N.Zealand, 6p. at. 1891 lOO - Do. 5 percent ICO Do Jan, Aprl,July, Oct lOO 93 94 961 6 Do 6p c. Mar & bept '9l lOO 108 110 Do June & Deo., 1.'91 100 109 111 - IDo Prov. c Alto Eld. 140 I is( rioi 1 &2, 1696 ,.• • Nova Scotia 6p. 0 • 0 au•• • and July, 1875 - Do 1186.. •• • lOO 101 103 Queenelnd. 6p. a '62.5 lOO 1061 1073 Do 1891 . Do. 6 p 0.1864. • •.. 100 . - -- Do. di. A 2 ••.. 100 308 110 Do 1893 ....-••• ••• • .. 100 la 108 i VictorlA 6. p.f t up_ 112 1131 THE GOVERNMENT AND THE TELEGRAPHS. The arbitrators, Mr. Pattison and Mr. Harrison, appointed to decide upon the amount that oughtto be paid under the Telegraphs Act of last year by her Majesty's Postmaster-General to Reuter's Telegram Company (Limited), are busily engaged in taking evidence. To avoid waste of time, Mr. Russell Gurney, Recorder of the City of London, who has been selected to act as referee, sits with the arbitrators, though, of course, he takes no action, except in cases where the arbitrators cannot agree. The Solicitor-General, Mr. Denison, Q.C., Mr. Serjeant Sargood, and Mr. Simpson appear for the Post Office ; and Mr. Vernon Harcourt, Q.C., Mr. Pol lock, Q.C., and Mr. tompas for Reuter's Telegram Com pany. The proposed agreement to be entered into by the Post Office with Mr. Reuter recites that he is possessed of a submarine telegraph from Lowestoft to Norder in North Germany, which is called the Norderney Cable. In connection with this, Mr. Reuter has entered into an arrangement with the Electric Telegraph Company, by virtue of which the latter have laid down a line of telegraphic wires from London to Lowestoft, and are to work them for ten years. The chief question for the arbitrators to deal with refers to the Norderney Cable, the agreement made by the Post Office rroposing to pay to Reuter twenty years' pur chase of the amount of the net profits derived by or secured to the company from the transmission of messages through the cable, such profits being based on the expe rience of the month of Alarch of last year, and to pay also twenty years' purchase of the profits deter mined by the arbitrators to be the probable profits to be derived by the company under its contracts with the Indo-European Telegraph, which is not yet at work, or even entirely constructed. The evidence taken has been of a most voluminous character, and as far as witnesses called by the counsel for Reuter's Company are concerned, it has been directed chiefly to the establishment of the value likely to be derived by the company, from the Indo-European contract. Amongst the witnesses examined have been Mr. Jules Reuter, Mr. Varley, the eminent electrician, and Colonel Holland. Yesterday Mr. Siemens, whose firm, acting as telegraph _ _ contractors, have had a band in constructing half the lines in Europe, gave a number of statistics in reference to the cost of constructing, maintaining, and working the Indo- European line, and the sums that would be likely to be earned by it. The gist of the evidence of this witness was that the advantages that would probably accrue from the undertaking would be of an exceedingly substantial kind. The succeeding witness was Mr. Currie, member of a large Indian firm, who was called to prove that the present telegraphic communication between this countryand India was by no means in a satisfactory condition. Were the proposed Indo-European line opened, conducted with regularity, and the prices charged at present much re duced, the increase in telegrams would be considerable. Thus, were the charge for a telegram 20s. instead of 58s. his "own firm would undoubtedly use the wires frt.m five to ten times as frequently as they did now.—Mr. Costella, a cotton broker, whose house used to telegraph to and from India daily and hourly in connection with the Continent and Liverpool, was examined to prove the ncces sityof a new communication with India. The morelinesthere were the better for trade. The price of a message to India ought not, he thought, to be more than £lss. or £1 10s. It was, however, more important to get speed and accuracy than a reduction in the cost of transmission. The secretary of Renter's Telegram Company furnished a number of instances in which messages sent off from London to Bombay at different dates arrived on the same day. From a state ment which he had prepared, he found that the time occupied in the transmission of a number of messages varied from eighty-four hours to a fortnight. It con stantly happened that a message sent on Monday did not arrive until after one sent on 'Wednesday, which, as the messages often referred to the state of the markets, was very vexatious. To get a message through in twenty-four hours was an event so exceptional, that on the rare occasions on which it happened public attention was always called to it in the newspapers. After the exa mination of some other witnesses, whose evidence was of the same character as the foregoing, the arbitrato*u a•nd referee adjourned. DISCHARGED SOLDIERS.—In order to prevent soldiers who have joined the reserve force enrolling them selves a second time by means of mutilated certificates of service, commanding officers have been requested not to issue more than one certificate to a discharged soldier. LONDON, CHATHAM, AND :DOVER RAILWAY. We are informed that the representatives of the different classes of debenture and preference shares of this company have during the week had under their consideration various plans of compromise. No definite arrangement has yet been come to, but there is every reason to believe that a scheme will shortly be matured by which the line will be taken out of the control of the Court of Chancery, the funds in hand, amounting to 039,0 A, be distramted, and a termination be made of the costly litigation which is doing so much injury to the propel ty.— Netts. THE SALTRIN v. SlAltit CASE.—TiIe Archbishop of Westminster has consented to become chairman of the committee formed to collect subscriptions for the purpose of defraying the costs of the late trial Saurin v. Star, and as addressed the following letter to the present reverend mother of the Hull Convent:—" 8, York-place, W., March 19, 1839. Reverend Mother—With all my heart I give my full permission that collections may be made in this arch diocese to aid in defraying the costs of the trial to which your convent has been subjected ; you may also put m; name on the list of the committe, and I shall be happy to assist you to the utmost of my power. Do not be cast down at this trial. It will turn not to the hindrance, but to the furtherance of the faith, and to the vindication of our convents from the false accusers who, in your case, have been signally disappointed. The public opinion of the country is just and generous, and we have no fear to stand in the light of day. May the blessing of God be upon you and your sisters." ThE MURDER IN TIPPERARY.—The following further particulars of the last brutal murder are taken from the Clonmel Chronicle:—"Clonmel, Thursday.—ln telligence of another fearful murder in this county has just reached Clonmel. The present victim—it is believed —of agrarian revenge is a gentleman named Topham, highly respected by all who knew him. He had recently purchased some property in the vicinity of his residence, near Buffana, within three miles of Fethard, and last evening, it would appear, Mr. Topliatn left his residence to visit a part of his farm, and was not afterwards seen alive. A close search having been made, the unfortunate man was found lying murdered and quite cold inside the wood of Buffana. Upon examining the body it was discovered that he bad been fired at from behind. The back part of the head presented the marks of two bullet wounds, while the fingers of the right hand were shot off. A report of this dreadful outrage has just been transmitted to the coroner for the district, Mr. James J. Shee. The news of this awful occurrence, which was conveyed to this town by two of the neighbouring magistracy, has caused the utmost consternation. It furnishes another sad evidence of the present alarming disorganisation of society, and of the insecurity of life." IS HEMLOCK A POISON ?—With respect to a paragraph which recently went the round of the papers to the effect that hemlock is not a poison, a correspondent of a Scotch newspaper writes :—" A boat's crew of H.M.S. Wellington, while on shore at Campbeltown, dug a quan tity of spotted hemlock (conium maculatum), which they mistook for wild celery or parsley. The men who partook of it (eight in number) became very ill, and two of them died. The poison principle of this plant resides chiefly in the leaves and seeds. The roots, when boiled, are said to have very much the taste of parsnips, and are occasionally eaten by rabid vegetarians ; but the roots are generally admitted by this graminivorous race to be also poisonous at certain stages of the growth of the plant and states of the atmos phere. There are several species of .Xnanthe crocata, all of which are universally believed to be more or less poisonous, the least poisonous being the common " hem lock or spoutingun," as country people call them. These, when broken, exude a milky juice of an acrid bitter taste. They are greedily devoured by pigs and hungry cattle without any bad effects ; but the conium maculatum is, so fax as my observations have gone, instinctively avoided by brute animals." THE BELLS OF BALLARAT. —TIIO settlers at Ballarat, immediately after the attack upon the life of his Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, met together and resolved to commemorate in a substantial manner his happy escape from assassination. A committee was accordingly appointed to determine the shape which the memorial should assume, and they recommended the erec tion of a campanile for the reception of a peal of bells, and that recommendation was accordingly approved of. Subscriptions were at once forthcoming, and as there is not as yet any bell foundry in Australia an order was sent home to Messrs Mears and Stainbank, of Whitechapel•road, the most eminent bell founders of this country—the founders of Big Ben, Great Peter of York, &c.—to cast a peal of eight bells to be hung in the proposed tower, which is to be eighteen feet square, and proportionately high. That order Messrs. Mears and Stainbank have just carried out. The following are the dimensions and weights of each bell in the peal :—The tenor is in diameter 4ft. 3in., and weighs 23 cwt. The seventh bell is Mt. 9in. in diameter, and weighs 15 cwt. The sixth bell is four inches less in diameter, and four cwt. lighter. The fifth bell has a diameter of 3 feet 24 inches, and weighs 10 cwt. 2 qrs. and 211 b. The fourth bell is 2 feet 10 inches in diameter, and 9 cwt. 141bs. in weight. The next bell is only 1 inch less in diameter, and weighs 7 cwt. 1 qr. The second bell weighs just 6 cwt., and is 2 feet 8 inches in diameter, and the last or treble is 2 feel 7 ;nci!ea diameter. militia Yisightb Dirt fl 3 tt*re SPORTING PROPHECIES. THIRSK, STREA.THAM, CROXTON PARK, AND CHELTENHAM MEETINGS. " BELL'S LIFE." Thirsk Meeting.—Sowerby Plate Zisca or Portugal. Hanibledon Plate—Honesty or Bard of Erin. Mowbray Stakes—Dark Cloud or Bacchanalian. Hunt Cup—Dela ware or Zetnindar. Streatham Meeting.—Mitcham Plato—Lightning or Brontia. Open Handicap Steeplechase —Hippolyte or The Robber. Steeeplechaso Plate Lord• Waldegrave. Three Miles Sweepstakes—Owen S;viit or Salamanca. " THE FIELD." Thirsk Meeting.-Hambledon-Plate -Flora-or Capron. Mowbray Stakes-Siege Train or Callipcedia. So werby Plate-Clariouette or Zisca. Hunt Cup-Zetnindar. Thirsk Handicap-Viscount or Pretty John. Falcon Plate- Clarionette or Zisca. Silver Cup-Delaware or Zemindar. Croxton Park Meeting.-Granby Handicap -Knight of the Garter or Attack gelding. The Cup - Miss Gratwicke or Vixen gelding. Croxton Park Plate - Mount Palatine or Make Haste. Belvoir Castle Stakes-Tim Bobbin or Lancet. Billesdon Coplow Stakes-Primrose or Chorister. Cheltenham Meeting-Prince of Wales's Stakes-Brick or Globule. Hurdle Race -Wild Briar or Chevy Chase. Grand Annual Steeplechase-Globule or Brick. "THE KRA." Thirsk Meeting.—Sowerby Plate—Moll or Clarionotte. Hambledon Plate—Sunshade. Mowbray Stakes—Calli pco or Siege Train. Hunt Cup—Delaware or Marksman. Thirsk Handicap—Flora or Pretty John. Streatham Meeting. --Open Handicap Staeplechase Benazet. Steeplechase S weepstakes —Lymington. Steeple chase Plate—The Elk or Beanstalk. Mitcham Plate— White and Blue. Suburban Plate—White and Blue. Committee Plato—Wedding Peal. Croxton Park Meeting —Belvoir Castle Stakes—Robes pierre. Granby Handicap—Knight or Make Haste. Cheltenham Meeting.—Prince of Wales's Steeplechase— Brick. Grand Annual Steeplechase—Globule. " SPORTING LIFE." Thirsk Meeting.— Sowerby Plate—Zisca or Clarionette. Hambledon Plato—Honesty or Sunshad). Mowbray Stakes —Callipoodia or Siege Trait]. Hunt Cup—Delaware or Scarriugton. Thirsk Handicap— Pretty John or Toison d'or. Falcon Plato—Janet llaw•cliffe or Affection. Silver Cup—Zeteindar. " THE SPORTSMAN." Thirsk Meeting.—Sowerby Plat.l—llysotis or Fleets. Hambleton Plate—Mysotis or Sunshade. Mowbray Stakes —Lingerer or Siege Train. Hunt Cup—Delaware or Ztunindar. " SPORTING TIMES." Thirsk Meeting.—Sowerby Plate—Ziica or Queen of York. Hambledou Plate—Landscape. Mowbray Stakes —Siege Train. Hunt Cup—Marksman or Mr. Wilkinson's nominee. Thirsk Handicap—Houestish or Pretty John. Croxton Park Meeting.—Croxton Park Plate—Lord Westmorland's nominee or Warlike. Granby Handicap- Attack gelding. Cup of 50 sous —Attack gelding. Belvoir Castle Stakes—Robespierre or Tim Bobbin. Billesdon Cop imrose. Cheltenham Meeting—Prince of Wales's Steeplechase— Brick. Hurdle Race--Orne or Ada Penelope. " SPORTING GAZETTE." Thirsk Mooting.— Sower:•y Handicap—Woodbine. Hamblodon Plato—Sunshade or Bard of Erin. Mowbray Stakes—Siege Train or Lares. Hunt Cup—Delaware or Zeiuindar. Croxton Park Meeting.—Croxton Park Plate—Lord Westmorland's selected, Plunger, or Astracan. Granby Handicap—Attack gelding or Lancet. The Cup—Attack gelding or Vixen gelding. Belvoir Stakes—Carine or Tim Bobbin. Billesdon Coplow Stakes —Chorister. Cheltenham Meeting—Prince of Wales's Stakes and Grand Annual Handicap—Brick, Guy of Warwick, or Har court. Hurdle Race—Alda Penelope or Wild Briar. i ' SUNDAY TIMES." Thirsk Meetin g. _if a mhledon Plate— Honesty or Li g h t Sowerll Plate—Mole or Lord Bothwell. Thirsk Handi cap —Honesty, Pretty John, or Tolson d'Or. Falcon Plato - Apemantus. Silver Cup—Delaware. Croxton Park Meeting.—Granby Handicap—Alpenstock or Lancet. Tho Cup—King of the Fairies or AttAck gelding. Croxton Park Plate—Jeannie Deans. Belvoir Castlo Stakes—Lancet. Cheltenham Meeting.—Prince of Wales's Plato—Brick or L.S.D. Grand Annual—Mr Brayley's bast. Hurdle Race —Knave of Trumps or Lord Burghersh. " THE BEACON." Croxtod Park Meeting.—Croxton Park Plate—Master Willie and 'Jeannie Deans. Granby Handicap —Romulus gelding. The Cup—Romulus gelding. Belvoir Castle Stakes—Robespierre. Billesdon Coplow—Primrose. T hirsk Meeting.—Sowerby Plate—Honestish or Lord Bothwell. Hambledon Plate—Landscape, Light Cloud, or the Prior. Mowbray Stakes—Siege Trak. Hunt Cup —Scarrington and Delaware. Thirsk Handicap —Honest ish or Pretty John. Falcon Plate—Lord Bothwell or Meets. Cheltenham Meet 7 ug.--Prineo of IValos's Stakes—For tunatus or Brick. Hurdle Pace—Orne, Lizzio ilexham, or Knave of Tiumps. Grand Annual—Mr Bravley or Mr Morgan's representative. Hunt2rs' Stakes —Vendetta or Deerhound. 7RAINING REPORTS. -0-- KINGSCLERE.—Thursday —Liam was again the first to commence work, cantering a mile and a quarter by him -self. The Palmer led Pero Gomez a nice steady canter of the like distance, followed by Siderolite and Rosicru cian. Morna led Madame Eglentine filly and Waif over the same course, followed at an interval by Masterstroke, Mrs. Quickly colt, Girasol, and Salamk Blue Stocking, this morning, was restricted to walking exercise in the hollow. Siderolite was sent to lead Pero Gomez and Rosicrucian a canter of a mile and a quarter. Morna again piloted Madame,Eglentine filly and Waif a second canter of a mile. Morna led Madame Eglentine filly and Waif a half-speed gallop of a mile and a half. Siderolite led Pero Gomez and The Palmer a fast gallop of a mile, when Lictor joined in and made the pace good for the Derby favourite and The Palmer for another mile, all pulling up sound and well. Siderolite was stopped at a mile and three-quarters. This was one of the best gallops I Lave seen done for some time. Blue Gown, Vagabond, King Cophetua, and Miami colt arrived from Epsom mid-day Thursday. This morn ing (Friday), seventeen left for Cannon Heath Downs soon after 8 o'clock. Vagabond, King Cophetua, Miami colt, and Blue Stocking did cnly walking exercise. Lictor only cantered a mile and a quarter by himself. Blue Gown led The Palmer and Pero Gomez the same distance, followed by"Siderolite and Rosierucian. Morna led Madame Eglentine filly and Waif a nice steady cantor of a mile, followed shortly after by Masterstroke, Mrs. Quickly colt, Salamig, and Girasol. It was fully an hour before the same lot again repeated their second cantor in the same order. After walking again in the hollow for a short time, Morna was sent to lead Madame Eglentice filly and Waif a fast gallop of a mile and a quarter, all going well. Siderolite led Pero Gomez and The Palmer, at his very best pace, a mile, where he retired, Lictor jumping away in front of the other two, the three finishing a rattling good gallop of two miles. Pero Gomez never going in better form. No horse in training can be doing better at the present time. NEWMARKET. —On Friday morning the following horses did their regular work :—Wellow, Ryshworth, Bradgate, Vanicha, Yarmak, Reindeer, Gondolier, Nelusko, Perry Down, Trocadero, Badsworth, Sycee, Royal Rake, Border Knight, Scimitar, Martyrdom, Knight of the Garter, Bertha, Spider, Court Card, Meteor, King Victor, The Provost, Seville, Marquis of Carabas, Furious, Typhoeus, Typhon, Grimston, Rupert, Strathnairn, Knight Errant, Warring ton, Dryad, Misadventure, Riga, Lancet, Perfume, La blache, Wild Oats, Chatelherault, Franchise, Leonie, Ptiuce Imperial, Clarion, Speculum, Jerry Hawthorn, 2Egean, Nyanza, Restitution, Rowsham, and Hermiono colt. The three last-named went a good sweat—about throe miles and a half. STOCK.BRIDGE.—On Wednesday the usual lot were out from Danebury, but only Cock of the Walk, Birdseeker, Scottish Queen, Herald, Glenlyon, and Demidoff had a canter. The other horses did only some walking exercise. Tom Day had Dentelle, Reflection, Lady Raglan, Dick Curtis, colt by Adventurer, Malaria, Lord Jersey, and Boaster, and after cantering the first named three were galloped about a mile and a half ; the others went about a mile. On Thursday the same lot cantered again from Danebury ; then H. Day got on to Cock of the Walk, and led Scottish Queen a good gallop of a mile and a half. Birdseeker went about two miles. Tom Day's lot out were the same as on the preceding day, and all cantered. Friday—The Danebury horses were only doing walking exercise by the side of the Grateley-road for two hours. Tom Day's lot cantered and galloped. Our One Thou sand and Oaks fillies, Scottish Queen and Dentelle, are doing as well as it is possible for them to do, but Miss Foote is doing nothing, so she can have no chance for either race. Birdseeker is also doing well for the Chester Cup. He has commenced taking long work of two miles, and if he continues to do well he is sure to take his own part. STANTON.—! expect we shall not haw any horses run ning in the early part of this week. On Tuesday, Runic, See-Saw, Ampleforth, Ben Block, and Jeannie Deans were sent a good mile and a half gallop. Salliet, Parma, Lady Evelyn filly, St. George, Candy colt, and Jacqueline colt went about a mile. Wednesday—Ada Penelope led True Heart two miles and a half over the hurdles at a good pace. Orne went a mile and a half steadily. Rorie, Ampleforth, Jeannie Deans, and Ben Block went the same distance. Lady of Croome, Nutgirl, Palmitine, and the Jacqueline colt galloped a mile. See-Saw had only one canter of three quarters of a mile. Thursday—Shelah colt, The Oraclo, See• Saw, Rorie, and Brother to Grand Duke galloped two miles and a half on the tan. Lord of the Valley, Jeannie Deans, Salliet, St. George, Lady Evelyn filly, Candy colt, and Nutgirl were seat about a Tii:nut) EaffioN. NO TIOh. "rho Third Edition of " The Sun " of last Evening was published in time for delivery in town at 7.15 p.m. SUN OFFICE, 6 O'CLOCK. :PORTING INTELLIGENCE —This bitty VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—THIS DAY. NE WM A.R KET HANDICAP. 100 to 30 on the field (offered) 400 to 100 agst Pero Gomez, with a start (taken) CHESTER CUP. 100 to 12 agst Paul Jones (offered) 10 to 1 agst Romping Girl (offered) 16 to 1 agst Mandrake (taken) 500 to 30 ogst King's Cross (taken) 1060 to GO agst .7Egean (wanted) 20 to 1 agst Attack gelding (offered' 20 to 1 agst Birthday (offered) 20 to 1 agst Knight of the Garter (offered) 25 to 1 agst Vagabond (taken) 5'4 to 15 agst Dalby (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 2 to 1 agst Wild Oats (taken) 100 to 15 agst Belladrum (taken) Bt, 1 agst Drummer (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst Pretender (taken and wanted) 100 to 9 agst Alpenstock (offered) 20 to 1 agst Elthus (offered) 20 to 1 agst Strathconan (offered) 1000 to 8 agst King Cophetua (offered) DERBY. 3to 1 agst Pero Gomoz (offered) Bto t agst Wild Oats (taken) 1000 to 70 agst Ladas (taken) 15 to 1 agst Ethus (taken) 17 to 1 egst Ryshworth (taken) 1000 to 40 ag,,t Belladrum (offered) 30 to 1 agst Thorswalden (taken) 25 to 1 agst Duke of Beaufort (offered) 40 to 1 agst Tenedos (offered) 1000 to 15 agst Stratlinairn (offered) 1000 to 15 agst Perry Down (offered) 1000 to 10 agst Royal Rake (taken) 1000 to 7 agst Tasman (offered) 1000 to 7 agit lEgoan (taken) 1000 to 5 agst King Cophetua (offered) POIITING INTEL LIGENCE. BROMLEY IL-WES-YESTERDAY. STEEPLECHASE PLATE. Triumpher. Order.. Scipio 3 Niue ran. BECKENHAM PLATE. Juanita... Winifred Poacher.. Seven ran. SUBSCRIBERS' STAND CUP. Freedom Clara White Hart ~... '' Five ran. Freedom disqualified, and Clara gets the stakes. SPRING HANDICAP. Epworth , Seaman Mars.. I Inheritance First Fiddle , Charon Thirteen ran. STAND PLATE. 1 2 a Six ran. SELLING STA.KES. Truo Silky Mousetrap 1 2 3 Seven ran. SELLING HURDLE RACE. Wil , l Blood Monitress Rapture. . 1 Tea ran. KENT OPEN STEEPLECHASE. Lord Waldegrave 1 Odd Fellow 2 Ohance Six ran. CATTERICK RACES -YESTERDAY. BAINESSE PLATE. 1 Honesty Progress Affection Seven ran. .NORTII YORKSHIRE STEEPLECIIASE Lancaster Leap Year., ••••• BOROUGH HANDICAP. Bard of Erin Fleets llonestish Three ran. MANOR HOUSE PLATE. Progress .. 1 Afataquita 2 Affection Seven ran. ORAN STAKES. Hawkshead 1 Saratoga. Dimeane Four ran. RACING FIXTURES. MAY. Chester ... 4,5, 6, 7 Eglinton Hunt 6, 7 Winchester ll, 12 York 11, 12 Baldoyle 2nd Spring 11, 12 St. Albans 13, 14 Salisbury l3, 14 Croydon ' 2,3, 4 Newton 2 3 4 Doncaster 18, 14 1 West Drayton l7, 18 IBath 18, 19 Manchester 19, 20, 21 Croydon 19, 21 121 Epsom Summer ...,.`25, Sze. Harpenden NE. Ascot 9, 10, 11 Liverpool Summer —.15, 16 Windsor 15, 16 Hampton l7, 18 Curragh 22, 23, 21 Newcastle 22, 23, 24 Oldham 22 J Worcester l, 2 Newmarket July 6, &c. Carlisle 6, 7 Pontefract 9, 10 Hendon ...., 12, 13 Nottingham l3, 14 AUG Brighton 3, 4 Brighton Club 5 Lewes - 6, 7 Egham lO, 11 Wolverhampton lO, 11 I Windsor 12, 13 St. Albans 17, 18 I Stockton lB, 19, 20 I SEPT. Warwick... 7, 8 Curragh (Royal) 7,8, 9 Abingdon 9, 10 Doncaster 14, 10, 16, 17 Richmbnd 21, 22 Lichfield OCT , Bedford 5, 6 Edinburgh 6, 7, 8 Leicester 7, 8 Bromley 7 8 Newmarket 2d 0ct...11, &c. Chelmsford l9 20 Kelso 19 20 NOV] Harrow 2, 3 Worcester 3, 4 St. Albans 5, 6 Bibury Club '23 Stockbridge 24, '25, 26 Chelmsford Sutton Park Southampton 13, 14 Reading 15, Hi Huntingdon 2O, 21 Stamford ... "2, 23 Goodwood 27, 28, 29, 30 Oxford York 24, 25,26 Plymouth 26, 27 Scarborough ...30, 31 Derby Summer —3l, Sep. 1 Weymouth 31, Sep. 1 Canterbury 3l, Sep. 1 LY. UST. MBER. Hampton 2l, 22 Western (Ayr) 22, 23 Hendon Monmouth 23, 24 Newmarket Ist 0ct....28, &c. Lanark... 29, 30 IBER. Cheltenham l9. 20 Curragh l9, 20, 21 West Drayton 2l, 22 Hereford 2l, 22 Monmouth ... 23, 24 Newmarket H'ton ...25, tiro. :MBER. Eglinton Hunt 6, 7 Liverpool Shrewsbury ..... 15, 16 STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES. APRIL. ~... Aldersho' l, 2 Streatham B, 9 I Bromley 1, 2 Royal Artily., Woolwich...B Abergavenny l, 2 Knighton Lichfield ..6, 7 I Ludlow l5, 16 Southdown Hunt 7 1 Tenbury. . 2l. Cambridge 7 8 Croydon 22, 23 Cheltenham 7, 8 Co. Louth de drdeen 27, 28 MAY. Limerick Hunt 4 I St. Albans Eglinton Hunt 7 I ...... 1? JULY. - - Kingsbury ......... 9 OCTOBER. Bromley ....................... 7 I West Drayton 2l, 23 NOVEMBER. Worcester ...............2, 3, 4 I Shrewsbury 15, Harrow ........... .. .. ...... 2, 3 Leamington Ru nt 23 ao Lverpool ......... 9, 10, 11, 12 1 -- COURSING FIXTURES. AUGUST. St. Albans l7 OCTOBER. ADCaSter and Willoughby, Lincolnshire 5, 6. Ormosby 19, drc. Huntingdon Club.. 26, 27. MISS BATEMAN AS " LEAII."--Miss Bateman's re appearance as Leah, in Dr. Mosenthal's famous drama, at the Theatre Royal, on Monday evening, says the Dublin Daily Express, excited a degree of public enthusiasm which could find but few parallels in recent times, and which certainly constituted a most flattering tribute to the pro feersinal orainouce of the grog Amoriow_tragedionno. EMI =~