The Sun. — London, England, 1869-04-02 00:00:00

ONEY MARKET AND COM ME R CIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. Business to-day was inactive, yet prices were maintained in almost every security of importance. The increase in the minimum rate of discount has given rise to a fair demand for money to meet the engagements on the 4th instant ; but bills of first class, for short period:l, are taken a shade under the bank rate. In the mis cellaneous market prices remain almost stationary and in banking shares the changes were only trifling, but in favour of the London and Westmin ster and Loudon an'l County. The Albion and South Western have not recovered the fall they experienced of £1 yetterday. Consols are 92:1 I. for money; ditto, for Ac count, 92 ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 91i New Tree per Cents, 91f i; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, par; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., shut. India Stock, 10} per Cent., April, 1874, —; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 112# a ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, ; ditto Enfaced Paper, 5 per Cent., Jan., 1872, 1048. In the foreign market a fall of I has taken place in Italian Five per Cents., which are now 548 54#, and 404 41. Mexican Bonds remain at 15 151 ; Greek, 11i 12 ; New Spanish Three per Cents. at 308 31i ; and Honduras Railway Loan at 83 85 ex coupon. The Danubian Commission Guaranteed Loan is 1 prem. The Mortgage Debentures of the Trouville Asso- ciation is 1, 1 prem. In the Railway Market Great Westerns are better, and Metropolitan 1, Brighton 1, and North Western 1. Great Northern are 1 lower, ditto A and North 1. Prices are as follow :—Caledonian, 791 80 ; Great Western, 49} I I; Great Eastern; 36/ 374; Great Northern, 107 8 ; ditto A, 1081 1 ; Lancashire, 1224 223 ; Metropolitan, 1014 4 ; ditto Extension, 991 1001 ; Midland, 1161 2 ; Sheffield, 55 4 ; Brighton, 481 4 ; North British, 3 5 1 ; North Western, 115 1151 ; North Eastern (Berwick), 102 1 ; South Eastern, 75 754 ; and London, Chatham, and Dover, 151 161. In American Securities there has been a fall of 1 in the 1855 Bonds, to 811 811. The Five-Twenties remain unaltered, at 831 831, and Ten-Forty Bonds at 734 734. Illinois Central Railway stock has recovered 4 , to 961 97, and Eries remain at 24 24j. Atlantic Telegraph Original Stock is 26 27, the Eight ;per Cent. Preference Shares at 3i 34, and Anglo-American Telegraph Shares 22i 22g. A further sum of £82,000 in American eagles was withdrawn from the Bank yesterday for trans mission to New York. The Tycho Brahe sailed from Liverpool to-day, ani took £25,600 for Brazil. The City of Limerick, from Brazil, has brought £15,000, and the Oneida is telegraphed at Lisbon with £8,475. The Joint-Stock and other banks have advanced their rate for deposits from 2 per cent. to 3 per cent., and the various discount establishments now allow 3 per cent. for money at call, 31 for deposits at seven days' notice, and 3? for 14 days' notice. It is stated that the arrangements have been com pleted for the introduction here of a new Portuguese Loan, and that the issue may be shortly expected should the conditions of the Money Market prove favourable. The directors of the Oriental Bank have resolved to recommend a dividend of 6 per cent. for the half year ending the 31st inst. At a meeting of the proprietors of the Bank of Scotland, held in Edinburgh, a dividend at the rate of 11 per cent. per annum, and a bonus of 1 per cent., less income-tax, were declared for the past half-year. Annexed is a itelegram received by the Don Pedro (Brazilian) Gold Company : " Produce cleaned, Ist of March, 15,819 oitavas ; esti mated for February, 18,000 oitavas." A telegram front Holland states that the annual spring sale of Banca tin was held yesterday in Am sterdam, Where the total quantity offered was all sold at 82i guilders, equal to £l4l deliverei in London ; all orders being curtailed 3u per cant. The directors of the Oriental Batik intend to pro pose, at the meeting on the 22d ins;., a dii i lend of 6 per cent. fur the half-year ended the 31st of De cember. The London, Chatham, and Dover Railway traffic return, including the Metropolitan Exten sion and branches, shows this week an increase of £3,865 over last year ; the Metropolitan Extension, separately, an increase of £1,135 ; the L tncashire and Yorkshire, an increase of £4,965 ; the Man chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, an increase of £3,099 ; and the North Eastern, an increase of £7,555. Under the arrangement newly announced the dividends will be payable at the Bank of England on Tuesday the 6th inst. Under the old practice they would not have been payable until Thursday, the Bth. An instalment of 15 per cent. fell due yesterday on the Charkow-lirementschug Railway loan for 81 ,716,000, issued last November. The final in stalment of 20 per cent., making 80 paid, is pay able on the 10th of May. Messrs. Speyer Brothers have given notice that the £500,000 of Pennsylvania Railway short bonds, due the 2d of April, are now being paid off. The return from the Bank of England for the week ended the 31st of March gives the following results when compared with the previous week : Rest Pane deposits Other deposits 17,479,293 ... Increase'... 445,842 On tha other side of the account : Government securi ties £14,999,053 ... Increase 1,000,000 Other securities 20,130,810 ...Increase 1,006,326 Notes unemployed 7,862,295 ...-Decrease ... 1,119,880 The amount of notes in circulation is £23,611,525, being an increase of £675,100 ; and the stock o bullion in both departments is £17,573,023, showing a decrease of £462,202 when compared with the preceding return, Subjoined is a comparison of the present position of the Bank of England and the prices of Consols and French Renter with the corresponding week of last year : Same Week At Present. last Year. Bullion ............... £ 1 7,573,023 £21,104,112 _Reserve .................. 8 ,961,498 11,936,307 Notes in circulation... 23 ,611,525 21,167,805 Rate of discount ...... 4 per cent. 2 per cent. Consols ............. 92i 93i French R0ute5...... ... 70f. 12c. 69f. 42c. NIITISIL FUNDS,—TWO O'CLOOIK GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Ditto for Account, 91 1 921 -I. . 1 3 per Ce n t. R e d uce d New •-i per Cent • New 2i per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Oen J 9.12.1873 Annuities, So yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telet,,ruph), Aug., 1908 — Exchcqwzr Bills, £l,OOO, 21 per Ct. Do .£5OO Do. £lOO St £2OO — Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent Shut Da." opening — Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds — Inter-Colonial Otnnium INDIAN dOVERNMENT (SECURITIES India Mock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 — Do. Opening, for Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates Do. Enfaced Papc, 4 per Cent.., ; Do. 5 per Cert., Jan. 1872 ,. 101: Do. 5. per Cent. May 1879 D.) 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 — Do do 1877 — 1) 0. do. 1882 — D0.D... eb., 5r Cont., Aug. 1873 ~ - Argentin e — Do. under .£l.000 S —TWO O'CLOCK. Itepublic, t; per Cent ... Do., Scrip A. 45 paid .. .. . Auitrian Bonds 5 per cent ... 1859 • Brazilian 5 per Cent Do. 41 per Cent. 1852 ....................• . Do. do. 1858.... Do, do. 186 I, ........ ::•• D - Do. do., 1863 ..... Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 .................... Do Account ........ ..., ..................... ... 80 i Buenos Ayres 6 per Cont. ...... ......... 91} Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per 0 )nt.) Cubs, 6 per Cent. o.,iizan 6 per Cent — r)o. -4i per Cent..., Do. 3 per Cent., 1 : o. 6 per co l t. 1867 .951 4 : 0. 7 per Cent., 1866 C lo ntrian, 6 per Cent. Dan sa, 3 per Cent., 1825 Dan .bian Principalities, 7 per Cent 764 Do 8 per Cent., 1867 — k7qualer Now Consolidated, 1 per Cont — E;yptian, 7 por Cent — t)3 Second _lssue Do. £596 Bonds — Do. £lOO Bonds ..... 83 i Do. 1864 — Do. Account Do. £5( 0 Bonds Do. £lO6 Bonds B7 4 English Scrip, 1868 764 4 Do do. £l5 pd — dis Gov Iroment Railway Debenturet , Greex 5 per Cont., 1821 5, ex Coups Ito. Acccunt Do. iloupons - Do. Account I , ) , Lteinata 5 per Cent . , lionduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10 p. Ct., all pd It iiian 5 per Cert., 1865 — .Do. Account • Do Nl.tromtnana Railway., qox ca - . 1 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Do. 1864 — Do fi per Cont. Anglo-French — liontevidcom C per Cent. . — Ha crish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada 1 74 ' Do 3 per Cen — Do. Deferral ... Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account .. 79 4 Do 14 per Cent. (Ut: l- .arren) Do 44 per Cent., 1862 - Do Account Portoguese 3 per Ct., 185'3, '6, 7, '9;60,'2..: - . Do. do. 1867 f Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid — Russian 5 v et- Cont., 1822, £ St Do 41 per Cent . 1850 Do 44 per Cont., 1860 Do 3 per Cont., 1859 • 54 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 .......... ...,.. ...„ 864 4 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO BondE, 91 i Do. dO. £B4 15s. d 0... Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds 914 Do. de £B4 15s. do — Do Nicolas Railway 67 Stir' t.ian 5 per Cent — _Span 4 3 por Con . .... Do. 4c.-',nut ... . ...... Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Deforreu m Do. Account Do. Passive Do. Coln. Cert. of Coui . not funded ... Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan — Do Government, 1864 Do do, - 1868 Do do, Scrip Tuncish 6 per Cent. - . •, 31 I „Jo Account 6 per Cent. ltiiirs jo Account £lOO Bonds Jo 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Do .£I.OC Bonds 6ll Do 5 per Cent. 1E65 Do Account Do G per Cent., 1865 Do l per Cent., Guaranteed Do Laud \VatTanta (Hectares) Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do. A ccBant Do 6 per Ccut., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 •2l • Dividends on the above payable in Lon i Austrian a per Cent. Ex 10 Florins ..„ Belgian 4k per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch i* per Cent. Ex. 12 Gui! Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates Do. Account 631 French Routes, 3 per Cent.. Ex. 23f. Italian 5 per Cont. 1831, Er.. Zai. Do Account TWO O'CLOCK. Jonsols, Money 92f Do. Account, April 8 .ree o'clock—The market BOURSE, April I.—Th closed as follows :- 41 per Cent. End of month — ItaVan Fives..,,,, 55 95 3 per Cent End of month 7O 37i Mexican Loan ... 241 Credit Mobilier 278 75 Do. Bonds ...... 167 End of month 289 Spanish Threes ... 82 50 Credit Foncier l4Bl 21 Borne Debt...... Ead of month — Deferred ........ RAILWAYS. Orleans Northern .. 960 Lyons and Mediterranean ..... 3170 Southern__ Western Eastern Sardinian . Austrian Lombard North of Spain 511. C7l/ 473/ Saragossa, lionlau • -- :te- f . t, ,11.4:1‘141%11,11411 HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, April 1. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Beatrice, and atteuded by the Duchess of Roxburghe, drove out yesterday afteruoon. Her Majesty, accompanied by Princess Louise walked and drove in the grounds this worniug. Prince Leopold and Princess Beatrice also went out. NE IV AIIIERICA. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—The public references made to my book, " New America"—first by Dr. Ball in the House of Commons, and still more recently by the Ameri can Ambassador at Newcastle—require from me a word of explanation. I never meant to offer my pictures of the Mor mons and Free Lovers as " samples" of American religious life. Q► lite:otherwise. I described them as " disturbing forces" in that life. The key -note of "New America" is givJu in the Preface in these worth "The men who planted these Free States—doing the noblest work that England has achieved in his tory —were spurred into their course by two great passions —a large love of liberty, a deep sense of religion ; and in our great plantation liberty and religion exercise a power over the forms of social and domestic life unknown at home. In the heart of solid societies and conservative churches we find the most singular doctrines, the most audacious experiments; and it is only after seeing what kind of forces are at work within them that we can ade quately admire the strength of these societies and Churches." I have seen too much of the work effected by the American religious societies, not in the UnitJd States alone, but in Syria and Egypt, not to hold those societies in the highest respect. 01 course, the facts recorded in my book are public property, and every one is free to draw from them his own conclusion. My conclusions are no secret ; they are stated in my Preface, and Mr. Iteverdy John son is clearly entitled to say, as he said . at New castle, that " nothing in Mr. Dixon's book justified the inference" that the free religious life of America is a failure. W St. James's-terrace, April . I. HEPWORTH DIXON. ANO7HER MURDER IN IRELAND. A. farme r DUBLIN, Thursday Ni g ht. thirteen n amed Topham, li v i ng at Boffana, miles from Clonmel, was shot dead last night on his own farm. morning with t wo body was found thi s bullet holes through the head. LORD S7ANLEY AT GLASG _________ GLASGOW, a a 8L o A rd Pr Rector he Lord Stanley was installed to -day of Glasgow University in th e college. Afterwards he delivered an inaugural address in the City Hall, where he met an enthusiastic reception from a brilliant assembly. The address was plain, practical, and learned, and gave universal satis faction. ANOTHER VOLUME OF " FUN."—Better than a "Shilling's worth of Nonsense—one of the earliest pro ductions of the Punch contributors—far better than a ny " Shilling's worth at Nonsense" is the Half-yearly Volume of the only successful rival during more than half-a-dozen years of the London Charivari—Fun! Here is the eighth volume of the New Series, the fifteenth of the Old Series —spick and span in crimson and gold—full, as the name implies, of fun, never (what so many of the comic papers are, unhappily,) vulgar, or unfair, or in bad taste, but running over, for the most part, with innocent merriment, and, as a rule, thoroughly good humoured. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 2, 18t,9, SHAPE LIST. atDINARY dliAlsislb AND STOCKS. Aare itailwaya. st Bristol and Ezeter ...... 103 77 79 81 Cs,leilonian »« lOO 71 70; 791 Sc U,liabriau 2J Cornwall at Dublin , Belfast J one 10(1 77 79 fit Dun„rerth, A.b.J aim lOO 70 72 2 East London. all 6 7 10 uo 15 21 Do 10 at Glasgow &S. Western lOO 97 99 at Great Eastern .. .00 361 37 37 61 at Do. E. Angl. No. 2 lOO ... at Great Northol Scotlanfi! lOO • 15 :6 at Great Northern lOO I('7 108 1071 7 st Do. A stock et Do. B stook lOO st GtS, and W. of Ireland lOO 95 7 st Gt. Western —Original lOO 4) 49i 441 I it Do. South Wales IVO 57 59 8, Do. W. Miti.-o.xlord ICO 25 27 at Do. Newport lOO 18 10 st Lancashire& Yorkshire lOO 124 .k:1; at Lon., 11righ.,41 S.Coast lOO 4 , 4 4a4 0J Do Scrip at Chat., and Dovea lou 16 161 16 I st Do. Metrop. Ex. A lOO -- et Lou. & Ain tli Westeru IVO 115 151 115; 15 ,t Lou. .0 South Western lOO 87 tu to , / at Man., Witt., ,t Lincoln ILO (.51 56 55/ 4/ at Dt. t.rauolffsn st Do Extensiin .. 100 9.1 1 u 10 Do. Aew r 1 10 id ip at Mo .rupoictan htstrltt. all 51 53 10 Metrop. at. John's V, oo 1 6 - st M st .'o, by ILO St 56 st IsLift.ti British st I.lj. & Dun .. 100 st I or. -lastern—iierwicli 1(.0 102 113 25 Do. •i. purchase-16.13.i st Do Leols st Do York st 100 Carli .;e st Do Stoc .3c 1 , ..0 13 , 134 st North Lon .au 10 Do .‘ew 8 . 2 11 11,., st North Staffordshire 55 57 st North and S.-W. Junction 'OO 0 i 100 10 Do New £lO shores 7 at Ithyniney st Shropshire Union 0 57 5i st South Devon' st South Eastern lOO 75 751 751 st Staines, Wok'hain, & Wok all 12 13 St 1. • J.) u ..• 5 3 4 p 41,:ricra .. lOU - • 10 ,V4iertuo ti Whitcha t.. 6 It A ILW.XYS--PREFER r. NOE SliA It ES AND STOCKS. st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.eent. 100 86 88 st Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO , st Do. Scot. N.E., 44 per cent lOO at Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO st Do. do. 7 per cent lOO st DD. do. Ordinary lOO 60 62 st Do. Midland st Du. Dundee and Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gua all st, Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen J unction lOO 105 107 at Do. Ist Class preference lOO ... st Was. & S.W. gua. 5 per et lOO ... at '4t. Eastern, ID). Ex. No. 1 100 9 i at Du do No. 2 100 95 03 at Do do 6 per cent 100 10., 112 et Do East Anglian A 5 p. c. 100 st Do do B 6 do. 100 st Do do 0 7 do. 100 ... st Do . do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 ... et Do E. Union 4p. c. gua. 100 7u 7.5 • at Do Norfolk 0 p.c. Ex. 1846 100 st Do do 5 p.c.Way.Val. 1847 100 st Great Northern, 5 per cent 10 at Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 st Do 4 1 do do do 100 at Do 5 do ,at sp.e. pm lOO st Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO st; Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf 100 st ; Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 96 97 slj t. West.— Orig.& Jnt.-Itent chg., per gua. p.e lOO 10 103 1)2 st Do. urig. (B. H. Ex). 5 p.c lOO 05 100 at Do do 4 1 per cent. 1850 lOO 88 9) at Do do 4 do do st Lo do 5 per cent. redom 100 95 07 st Do do Birmingham gua 100 6) 70 st Do do do pref 100 ... at Do do Chester gua lOO b 0 85 at 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 41 p.c lOO st Do do 4 1 1859 lOO at Do do 5 st Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g lOO 111 113 at Do do 2d gua lOO 107 111 st Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c lOO 8. 90 st Do do 2d do 100 97 10) at 1)o gua. 51 per cent. 1863 100 ... 1061 100 Lanca=ster & Oarlisle 41 p.c. ail st Lancasli. B Yorksh. u p.c. 100 1 3 1:15 st Do Barnsley, £5 3s 101 p.c. WO at. Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 109 130 1.15 st Do 41 (Blackburn parch). 100 113 100 at London & Brighton, 5 P.C. guaranteed, Nu .1 at Do 5 per cent. gua. No. 2 lOO t Do 6 do do lOO at Do 5 do Ni. 4 lOO at Do 7 per cent lOO at Do 6 do (W.E. & D.P.) 100 at DJ 4 do 1859 lOO ..; at London, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent ll O... at; London and • C. and Nuneaton 5 par cent lOO 108 110 at Do Bedford &Cambridge lOO st Do Shrewsb'y & Welchp'l lOO ,„ ,▪ „ st Loudon and W. 7 p,c late 3d shares, lOO 140 15) 23 Gd. Do (I'ortsm. perp ans. 2560) all at Man., Sher, &Litwin. 6 1).c lOO 11 t 117 6 Du at Do 31 per cent lOO 6) 65 10 Do redeem. 6 percent 5 at Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 139 1▪ :35 at -Do Bristol& NMI., Up. c lOO 1 ,0 134 at Do 41 per cent. redeem lOO t.B 10) si, Do 44 per cent. irrodeeni lOO 9d 1> 1 at Do Leicester &11'chu, 4 p.c WO 8.) at North liritish, 109 at 110 E. 4; G. 4p.e.S. & 1) lOO st Do N. 8., N 0.2, 5 per eon.t lOO ,t Do Border Union, 51 p.c lOO at 4 p.c.._ 10J 87 sj st flu ver conc. 10J 95 97 at Du U.A.r;. 4 per cent., lOO 17 Do Berwick capital 6 10.4. ... Do Y0rk,11.6 S. purcuase lO 10 101 Do Stektu B haling. 6,5 p.c lOO 106 108 st Do W, liartlepoulll. and 11, lOO 85 87 20 North Staffordshire all 201 211 l 9 1 1 3. 0 0 ° s t s i ou Fixedvv b u t . u4Aciki nu per cent..,.,,,t i n e s s )• ss aa .6) aall 81l 2 t,i2 l [ : 1 31 100 10.6. E p . e a r t e a n d t . Anus., at Du Fixed 41 per cent lOO :*: at Tall Vale Nu. 1 st Waterford 6: Kiikonny, 6pc 100 41 43 Paid. Closing Business Fries. dens. RAIL WAYS.-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year, bt Caledonian 41 1) c gua. l O, 1 1 8 8 6 :: il ;7:1 st no Scot. Cert. win. 7p c . 100 st Do 41 p irrodoom••••• all ... ... st Do 4p c con. issued at 8u 65 st Great Eastern 4 1 per cent. 10 ..* st Do st Do New 5 do, 1863 100 85 68 st Do do 5 5 do,do 621 st Great Northern, 5 p c irred. 100 82 83 st Do Permanent o per cent. 100 .• • •• ' st Do Boston & Sleafd, 41 pc 100 •• • • - st GrcatWest., W. lila, 5p c 100 ••• '•• st Do Juintlerpe. 5 p c,1865 100 8s ~ . z . st Do do 6p c irrod., 1866 10 10 i io 3 20 Do Vale N oath peril. 5p c all 19 20 st Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B Do ••• •.• E 5 Lacneen.tantidilYjourlyk: New 41 per 1871 2 a 2, st Loud., Brig., &c., 41 pc, 1858 100 ... " st Do do 4 do, 1860 100 ... st Do do 41 do, 1861 100 "' St DJ do 41 do, 186 i 100 at Do do b do, 1865 10 st Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 . .. 5 : l ' i " 6 st Do No. 7 s do st Lond , Chat., &c., 2 d, 6 p.o ..• 100 "' st Do Metrop. Ex., B 6 p.c Do do U 6 P.o ••• 103 st London& N. Western, 5 p c 100 10 1091 st London& S. Western, 4 1 p c 100 92 91 la 10 Man. z.,lief. & Lin., 5 pc, 1865 all 8 61 st Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO ... ... st Midland, A 5 per cent pref loo 106 103 st Do B 5 do 100 106 108 18 Do 5p c opt. to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1863 all 201 201 18 Do lawny. New Shares all 18i 19i. 22 Do 5p c con. into Old . Stk., Aug. 31, 1872 Bl 11 2ip st Worth British, E. and ti• No. 1, 5 per cent ... ••• 100 st Do 130 guaranteed, 1861 100 Do E., P., & Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 .** st •DoE.& (I , No. 2, 5 P.o ••• 100 st Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 18 62 100 100 ........ : .' lit North 'St Do E. & G., No. 3 , 5 p.c sD o E. & Eastern,G . , ( O r ei d i i rY) per u 4 cunt e pc t 100 i 5 ii . i st Do Stock. & Dam, D st North London, 41, per cent (Max. 3 per cent) st North Staffordshire 5p c lOO st South Eastern, 41 pc, 1859 100 ... ... st Do 5 do 1861 100 ... ... at Do 5 do (Ch. Cross) 1863 103 st Do 5 do, 1864 • • . st Victoria St. & Pimlico, 41 pc 100 ...... ::' RAIL WAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS! at Birkenhead lOO 53 z -100 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer all 99 101 st Buckinghamshire st Chester and Holyhead lOO 51 si) st Du. 51 per cent. st Do. B do. 100 11C 112 st Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO st Colchester Stour Valley 100 . at East Lincoln, gua. 6 P. c lOO 13 • 136 20 Gloater and Dean Forest all ... a Gt. Easn., Newm., &c., 5 p.c 100 ... Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 69 72 at Do. do. Woodbrg. Ex., do. 100 69 72 at Gt. West ,W. Mid., Heref 100 97 99 50 Hull and Selby all 11U 112 at Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 210 2 5 at London and Blackwall lOO 23 95 at Do. 41 per cent at Loudon, Coat., &c., 41 p c lOO ••• ••• st Do. Com. Fund, 5 d o 100 ... ••• at Loudon and Greenwi c h at Do. do Preference lOO ... st London, Tilbury, & South 100 83 es st Lowestoft, gua 4 per cent lOO 80 82 at Do. do. 6 do. el blanch., Buxton, & Matlk all 5 51 at Midland, Bradford, Pref lOO 92 94 10 Mid Kent Cray Line) 50 Northern& East., 5 per cent all Ki 56 b 0 Do. do. 6 do. all at N. Eastern--Hartlep00l at N.West. A perp. prof, 5 p c lOO . 107 109 at Do B minimum 11 p.c lOO at Notting. & Granth. U.& 0.., 100 90 92 25 Preston and Wyre . Royston, Hitch., and Shep lOO 132 134 at Shrewsbury and Hereford 100 131 134 10 Do do 8 2 21p at S. Yorksh. and River Dun 100 95 58 at Do 4 per cent gua 10) 78 80 st Do • 5 do st Vict. Station and Pimlico lOO 175 180 at West• Cornwall 20 West Loudon, Class A all 10 14; '4O Do do B all . 2 at ato WiltsW e y D m a o o n u o t h Somerseta d do .. ........... t 8 •.• ••• 6 1 ii DOCKS. st East and West India lOO 124 125 st London and St. erine lOO 47 43 D oDeb. stock, 4 per cent all ... • Freehold Land st Dock ....... .. 1 00 30 32 30 st Southampton JUINT-STOCK BANKS. Closin Share NAME. Paid. Price. Busine doness 10 Agra Limited, A all; 121 131 13 I AO Do B lO 31 41 311 50 Albion 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lim all 191 2 20 Anglo-Hungarian 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, lim. 25 Bank of South Australia all 30 32 301 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 39 10 Bank of New Zealand all 17 18 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, sod China all 201 211 25 Chartered Mere. of India, London, and China all 191 301 30 20 City lO 12 121 100 Colonial 25 301 401 10 Consolidated, lim. 50 Delhi and London, lim 50 East London, lim 5 20 English and American, lim 10 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja- 2 1 neiro. lieu 20 English, .t.cottish, and Aus Milian Chartered 1:8; 'long Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all 36 38 231 Do new 5l 13 21 100 Imperial, line 2O 161 171 20 Imperial Ottoman lO 11 41 ,5 lonian. all '2l '26 25 Do new 5 1,1 p 20 Lnd Mortgage of India, lieu 4 31 32 100 Do 5 p. c. D e b s. l B 6 4, 30 all 76 75 73 3 30 London Bankj of Mexico and South America, lint 20 5 4 100 London and Brazilian, lieu. 4.5 32 28 20 Do new 71 3 3 4 1 100 London & River Plate, lieu 4 Ol 10 11 25 Do new 10 21 21p 20 London Chart of Australia all 241 26 24: 20 London and County 2O 10 52 511 50 Do new, iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd ll ... ... London Joint Stock 1 3'!, 33 32 1 3 London and South African al 81 91 00 London & S.-Western, lieu, 20 11 9 150 London & Venezuela, lieu l2l .. ... 100 London and W es t m i nster 2O 616 :1 611 1 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm 2O 100 Merchant, lieu 25 5 3 10 Metropolitan, lieu all 7 71 100 Midland, 1ieu...... 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lieu l5 10 10 100 National Provinc. of Ent,'d 42 10 Do . 42 0 National.. 3O ... .. 20 New South Wales all 41 43 20 North,. Western , 73 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 43 41 431 4 50 Provinc. Bank. Corpo., lieu. 10 6 5 00 Provincial of Ireland 25 65 90 10 Do new. all ... ... 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lieu 25 15 1 i 100 Do issued at 6pm lO 8 6 25 Union of Australia all 461 171 100 Union of Ireland, Hui , ... - . 50 Union of London 10 pr 1p 13; MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-American Tel., lim all . ] 22+ 22+ 10 Anglo Mediter Tel.,lim 10 12i 12f 10 Auglo-Mexican Mint all 16 17 st Atlantic Te1egraph............ 10 2 i 28 st Do. 8 per cent.. lOO 70 73 25 Australian Agricultural 201 51 161 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lint. 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, Jim 9 7 th i 10 Berlin Water Works, lint all 1 l 11+ 10 Do. New 6 3 4 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lim. 5 Bombay Gas, lim. 6 Do. New 4 1+ fd 51 British AM3riCLUILand st B. and'. Magnetic Tel., lim lOO 160 165 20 British Indian Tea, bin. 20 British Ship Owners .. 7 4 29 Canada Company 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lim 20 Ceylon Company, 20 Do. A shares ............. 5 10 City Discount, lira 25 City of London Real Pro- perty, Um 9 44 3/1 30 City of Milan Improv. Una all 5 6 25 City of Moscow' Gag, lira,,, all 50 City Offices, lim 25 50 Colonial, lira. Do. I . 50 Commercia: Union (Assur) 5 1 p 10 Company of African Mer chants, lira. all 20 21 20} 3 Id p prof 74 per cent. 100 Corporation of London 25 20 Copper Cltiae nt a Miners iUn i o ° f i I England,Gas lira. Bands, 1377, 4f per cent. all 101 105 100 Do. 1879, 41 per cent. all 10t3 1054 100 Do. 1882, 4f per cent. all 103 1 1 04/ 10 Credit Fon. of England, lira. a ll 21 21 21 50 Credit F on . o f Mauritius lin t lO 3 2! ‘ l , st Crystal Palace lOO 10 21 at Do. Preference lOO 97 102 st Do. 6p. , Perpetual Deb lOO 107 11 t 20 Darjeeling, lim• 10 Eastern Assam, lira 64 ... ... d 50 East Indian Land Credit and Finance, lira 8 5 3d 20 East India Irriga. & Canal all .. .. 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lim. 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy Guy. by Egypt. Gov a ll 95 951 .951 i 20 Egyptian Corn. & Trad. lim 6 .. .. st Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 2 0 2.;0 10 Do. New 8 9 Ilp 3 Eng. & Austral. Copper, lira ,t , 15 Eaglish and Foreign Credit 71 ii 31 1 100 Eng. and Scot. Marine, limn. 8 ... ... d 10 Fairbairn Engineering 5 2 Id 20 Fore-streetW9.rehouse,lim. 12 1 11? 100 For. & Col. Um Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at £B5 all 86 87 50 Gollivara, lint. 10 General Credit & Die., lim. 73 , If 1,i,10 General Steam Navigation 14 4 '27 29 50 Boma &Col Marine In. lien. 5 3 215 2.; f 10 Hong Kong and China. Gas all 20 Hudson's Bay all 1:2 . 1 121 124 1 20 Imperial Land Cu. of Mar seilles, lien. 25 Indo-European Tel., ilia_ 10 ... ... 20 Interna. Finan c i a l S oc . lint 5, 6 4il 1 4 li 33 20 Interns. Land C re di t, lint 6 50 Italian Laud 5 1 d p 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all 2 3 3 3 100 Do. 6p. c Bds., redeem 1870, issued 90 all 61 ill 50 Land Securities lien 5 21 10 20 London African Trading lO 7 55 25 Lon. & Coded. Marine, inn 6 ••• ••• (1 10 London Cou n t y L an d and 54 : 1 LI, o L ooDnun Building,d od d . . .. ei: Provincialnnr. Financial If : I r m iina tbot perTsi , . s o co l i. . , , cent.lm linte lint 21 1) 1 '4.01 31) a3 a ol l l l •21 31 all 2 23 50 Lord, and Gl aug. E ng i neer and Iron Ship, lint 25 12 165 20 Loud. & Provincial Marine 2 gild pr 14 4 st Madras Irriga. & Caul. Gua. sp.c. by India Gov lOO 102/ 103, 1021 3 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and 4 1 0 0 3 Merchantl e A d g i t e e n r r cy a. S I E i h r n x i p t e . p n . i . n . . T g , e 1 1 i . , i n lint. all 33 38 all 4 41 50 AI illwall Iron Works, line. 1 2 1 ••• ••• 10 Natal Laud and Colonisa tion Co., lint. 25 National Discount Co., Um 6 114 12 111 23 National Pr ov. Marine ; line. 4 4 35 10 National Steam Ship, lint. all 91 101 20 Nerbudda Coal & Iron, lim. 6 34 ad 10 New Consolid ated Dis. lien 3 1 i 115 5 IS ew Qucbrada, lim 4.4.0 41 4 25 New Zealand Loau & Mer , cautile Agency,lim 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, lim 5 14 1 a 10 Northern A ssam Tea, liin 5 7 5 10 Do. B st' North Brit. Austral., lim l OO 48 53 50 North Brit. & Mercan. in B3 20 21 • 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 5 12 1. 171 50 Oriental Financial, lint ll ... •••-i 5 Oriental Gas, li m. 5 Do. New 1 4 ip 10 Otago and Southland In , vestment, lira 2 35 p 5 Ottoman Gas, line all 11 21 10 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian R. Mail line all .77, -- 5 Do d o. Si reel R. Land & Minerl, lim 100 31 :34 50 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all 4 91 50/ 50 Do. New 1867 25 Reuter's Telegram all 48 53 50 Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New 25 Rio de Janeiro gi a t s y , ' , m i ., ni 20 Do. 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 40 42 i 1 st Scottish Aust. Invest., lim lOO 8 i 90 st Do. 6 p. c. Guar. Pref lOO d'Egypte, lim lO • ... ... 20 Societe Fin. 7 • Gd 20 Societe Gen.de l'Empire Ot. 8 21 3/ 50 S. African Mort. & Inv., lim. 6 ... .. f 1 25 South Australian Land ••• all 35 4 38 1 st Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all 1 11 20 Telegraph Con. it Main.jim all 161 174 171 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lim 2 21 3 20 Trinidad Petroleum, lint_ 81 ... 1 1 , 10 Trust &Agency of Aus.,llm. 1 i 10 Do do. do. all ..• 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. Canada 5 5 ip 50 Union'Alarine L'pool, line 5 41 b p 20 Union Steam Ship, lien. ••••• all 22 24 15 United Discount Corp.,llin, 6 15 id SU. Kingdom Tel. Co., lien. all 53 61 53 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref. all 33 4fp 20 Universal Marineall.), lim, 5 it 2: .. p 64 10 Upper Assam Tea, line , .1 2 30 Van Diemar's Laud 00 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. (Mortgage) Loan... all 50 81 811 801 E• 0 Warrant Finance, lim. .... . 50 West India and Pacific Steam, lim 2O 21 14 20 West London Wharves and Warehouses liU V ilitiAlitlNNl hUUILITI Ilritirah Columbia, 6 per 0ent.,1872.• • • • ......... 100 D o. an.e& July . 7 190 -- .....•......• lOO 1(41 1061 104 f 1./ a1u5.7G.08:46 80 Do. 6p. & Aug.. •• luo 102 1(4 D i ,. sp . • man dt Sept Do. sp. c. Jun- 16 Ju ly lOO 03 94 931 Do. sp. c. inscribed ek lOO 90 92 Cape G.llope, 6 p.e.1873 lOB 102 101 Do.4p1.&001 1590-1900 lOO 111 113 1121 Do. do 1880-90 lOO 107 109 Do. Jan.&July, iyi Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 ..... Ceilon, Nov 1878,6 P-e.. 100 108 110 Do. 1872, do. 100 105 107 .51aurititio, 6 P. 0, 1873 ,.. Jan. and July Do. 1878 .• • ,. 130 106 108 Do. 1882, May and tic' .. 00 106 108 Do. 1895, Feb. & 10 106 103 Melbourne Corporatn.,.. 1667-75, 6-per cent ~. !CO 100 100 N.8.G0v,6 .. (00 103 104 Natal 6 p at, AO& Oct... 103 - Do 6p o. Mxy & N0v..... 1 0 1(.6 108 N. S. W. 5 p.c., '7l to '73.. 100 99 1( 1 Do. 5 p.o. 1888 to 1806... 103 081 991 9 I Do. 5 p.c. rd.'s7to N.Zealand, 6p. ct. 1891.. ICO Do. 5 per cent.... DoJan,ApTl,July, 0.t... 100 93 94 964 6 Do 6p c. Mar & aept '91.. 100 108 110 Do June & Dec . , I'9l .... 100 109 ttl IDo Prov. i Auciild. 100 ( f crio4 1& 2, 1106... Nova Scotia 6 p. c.Jan... and Jnly, 1875 ........ 100 10 104 103 Do 1886.. •••• ... ... 100 101 103 Queenelnd. 6p. o. 100 1061 1071 Do 189 c . . •• • ..... 100 1054 too t 107 j Do. 6 p 0. 1869.... lOO Do. cll. A 2 7f)o 108 110 Do 093 ....,—•• 100 107 108 Victuitt 0 pot, 09/..,,,„ *l2 1131 TEE LAST PAYS OF THE MEXICAN EMPIRE. A remarkable letter has been published by (lon. Webb re specting the closing days of the Mexican Empire. Gen. Webb, who has been American Minister at Brazil since 1861, claims to have negotiated all the preliminaries of the withdrawal of the French troops. So early as May, 1863, according to this statement, Napoleon wrote to him, declaring that he intended to withdraw from Mexico as soon as ho could do so without involving the honour of France, but that he must not be threatened. Tho General forwarded this letter to President Lincoln, who accepted the pledge, and resolved not to push matters. In 1863 Mr. Seward insisted, in a letter to Mi Montholon, that the French should withdraw. When General Webb left Brazil in the same year he was invited to visit the Emperor at St. Cloud. A two hours' interview ended in an agreement, subject to the epproval of the Pre sident that the French troops should leave Mexico in de tachments at twelve, eighteen, and twenty-four'months. Tho arrangement was to he kept as secrpt as possible, oven from the American Minister at Paris, the Emperor undertaking that the Moniteur should announce it in April, 1866. This was done, and in thecoursoof three years tho. French troops were withdrawn, and Maximilian left to his fet7. The story is a very sin gular on', and requires confirmation. Mr. Seward espe cially has to explain why he should have publicly and per emptorily demanded the withdrawal of the Prue!, troops frotn Mexico when he knew that separate arrangements had been made for their removal. General Webb, if tho story be substantially correct, has in his possession the letter of the Emperor in May, 1863. Not the least extraordinary part of the affair is, tLat in 1863—the date of this wonderful epistle - the crown of Mexico lied not been offered to the unfortu nate Austrian Prince. Maximilian did not arrive at Vera Cruz until May, 18G4, just ono year later. Yet Gen. Webb is not a man whose revelations aro to bo lightly sot aside. He represented his Government at Austria in 1849, and has ever since been connected with diplomacy ; he was intimate with Louis Napoleon in his days of exile, and re gards him with favour, although his story, if it should prove authentic, will represent the French Emperor's conduct towards Maximilian in a very sinister light. THE CHARGE OF EMBEZZLING £50,000. -0- A warrant has been issued by one of the City magis trates for the apprehension of Benjamin Higgs, lately a clerk in the employment of the Great Central Gas Company, in Colman-street, who stands charged with embezzling a large sum of money—rumour says about £50,000 ; but that fur the present must be taken with I some reservation. A reward of £2OO has been offered— £loo to any person who will give such information as shall lead to his apprehension, and a further sum of £lOO on the recovery of the moneys embezzled. He absconded upwards of three weeks ago, and up toWednesdaynight had eluded arrest. He is described as being about 35 years of age, a little above the middle height, having blacli hair, moustache, whiskers, and beard, a pale cum plexion, and of slender build and gentlemanly appear ante, A photograph of him is to be seen a all the City police-stations, and copies hay been forwarded to the police authorities in al the large towns throughout the kingdom. Mean. while, the warrant for his apprehension has been entrusted to one of the most experienced of the City detective officers. He is said to be generally dressed in black or dark-coloured clothes and brown overcoat, and to have a large-sized, dark green coloured leather bag and a small black bag. He has resided for some time at Teddington, and is said to have lived in a style of great extravagance, having regard to his comparatively small salary—less than £2OO we believe—circumstances which might have excited suspicion, if, indeed, they did not. LAW AND POLICE. A DIFFICULT CASE.—A care was tried at Kingston Assizes on Wednesday and Thursday which Mr. Baro4 Bramwell said was of some importance as illustrating th4' difficulties which attend criminal prosecutions. As there" was no public prosecutor in this country it was important that the law should protect and uphold honest prosecutors. The case in question was an action for false imprisonment and malicious prosecution brought by two persons against a farmer at Egham. The defendant lost two trusses of straw, and on being told that the plaintiffs had been seen in a cart with " clean wheat straw" in it, he followed them to Brentford, and gave them into custody. He did not appear, and they were discharged, but afteitvards arrested on a warrant, and tried, and acquitted. The jury found for the defendant on the count of false imprison ment, and for the plaintiffs on the counts for malicious prosecution--damages £25 in each case. A SINGULAR CO3IPANY.—At Edmonton, on Thursday, -John Ladean was charged with detaining some stationery, the property of the National Union Assurance Loan Society (Limited), of which he was the aipint. Some singular revelations were made in the course of the inquiry. The two first directors in the printed prospectus gave their addresses in Eaton-square, but it appeared that they were only the butlers of the occupiers of the houses. Some of the other directors were in the same position, while the secretary was at one time sub-warder of Coldbath-fields Prison. This witness said the directors did not attend the board meetings in livery, and said he did not consider the master's consent to the printing of their addresses was necessary. Some amusement was created in court by the reading of extracts from the pro spectus of the company, which was most ambi tious in its objects. It stated that local boards of directors were to be established in the large provincial towns, and the society would thus develope an amount of business which a purely London board could never accomplish. Me. Peckham, for the defendant, said the society was one of pretentious flunkeys, and the magis trates on hearing that it was only incorporated on the 23rd of. March dismissed the summons with costs. A Cabinet Council will be held on Saturday, by which time it is expected all the Ministers will have arrived in town. It appears that Lord Brougham has proved himself, after all, a sound practical lawyer. Not, long before his death he made over all his effects, by deed of gift, to his brother William, the present Lord Brougham, and so his estate does not pay a single penny of legacy duty. Lord Stowell thought to do the same thing ; but unfortunately his only son, to whom he had handed over his properly in a like manner, died before him ; so the old es-judge had to pay legacyduty as his son's heir•at-law, and at his own death the legacy dutybad to be paid over again. In a letter to the Coventry Town Council, Mr. Staveley Hill, 11. P., referring to the Parliamentary Elections Committee, says the evidence as to the conduct at municipal elections will probably occupy four or five sittings. The committee will not require any evidence as to the conduct of Parliamentary elections, as they have sufficient evidence in reports of commissions and of the judges. ire thus speaks of the present law regarding the composition of rates:— That the present state of things is very bad and must be put an end to, I most cordially agree; and, unless somo better measure is proposed, I shall certainly support the return to the state of things that was put an end to by the 7th section of the Representation of the People Act, 1867." IF SHE HAD KNOWN. —While the Convention that nominated Abraham Lincoln for the second term was sitting at Baltimore, 1P(14, an orator of Irish extrac tion related a story of an old lady at Cincinnati who had seven sons killed in the battles of the North. The mayor• and corporation of the city sent a deputation to condole with the good woman on her great loss. "Never mind me, gentlemen," said the old lady ; " I only wish I had known when I was a younger woman that this war was coming, and I would have had seventeen sons instead of seven to fight the battles of the Union !" — Blackwood's Magazine for April. MR. MORLEY, M.P., AND HIS WORKPEOPLE.--. On Tuesday Mr. Morley entertained between fifty and sixty of his oldest workmen from the town and neighbour hood at dinner in one of the large rooms of the warehouse in Fletchergate, Nottingham. After dinner Mr. Morley had separate interviews with those present, and added eighteen to the number of life annuitants, who are now paid 7s. 6d. a week from the funds of the firm. About fifty were last year on the list, which now numbers nearly seventy. A£s note was on Tuesday presented to eact guest who was not put on the list of annuitants. Suet actions (though Mr. Morley would be the last to let them be known) ought to be published ; they are worth an, amount of words, and make wise words doubly effective.-- Nottingham Journal. DEMOLITION OF AN ANCIENT BRITISH CAMP.* The ancient British encampment of Bur `'Pals, at the foot of Clifton Suspension Bridge, is threatened with complete destruction. This remarkable camp consists of an oval space, at one time entirely enclosed, and surrounded by an embankment and ditch. There is little doubt of its being of British origin, though it has been by some writers attributed to the Romans, owing, probably, to the fact of Roman antiquities having been found there in former times. But the Romans would naturally have used a fortress of this description, finding it ready to their hand, and in an important position on the banks of the Avon ; and archmologists :of the present day are inclined strongly to the belief that the camp is British. The building company are destroying this old embankment for the value of the limestone of which it is formed, and their picks and shovels have brought to light the ingenious foundation of the dyke. A centre of timber was evidently surrounded by limestone, which was again covered with timber, and the timber having been burnt be agog ins thus calcined. 26 251 3 2 kOttl.i,liti IN TELLIGENOE—Ttns Slay • - VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—Tins DAY. k CHESTER. CUP. 100 to 12 agst Paul Jones (offered) 15 to 1 agst Mandrake (takeu) 20 to 1 agst Attack g. (taken) 23 to; 1 agst Good Hope (offered) 25 to 1 agst Cecilcoffered) TWO THOUSAND. 2to 1 agst Wild Oats (t and off-100 to 40 laid) 7to 1 agst Belladrum (offered-100 to 15 taken previously) 7to 1 agst Drummer (offered -Bto 1. taken) 8 to 1 agst Pretender (taken and offered) 100 to 8 agst Alpenstock (offered 100 to 5 taken) DERBY. 22 to 1 rgst Drummer (offered) 1000 to 30 agst Bolladruni (offered—after 500 to 23, 1000 to 40, and 1000 to 35 had been ;aid) HORSES STRUCK ouT OF THEIR ENGAGE RENTS. March 25—Tavistock, out of Croydon engagements March 27, at 9 a.m.—Little Ellen, out of - i*Cnighton engage: ments and Open Steeplechase, Chepstow; Barbadian, out of Cottenham Handicap Steeplechase at Cambridge; after 2 p.m.—Kaupai, out of City and Suburban, Epsom; Huns mtn, out of lleatlicute Plate, Epsom ; R-yu,r.l, out of Bath et gagemeno. March V, at 9 a.m.—Brigstock, out of all ettagenients ; gardener, Tathwell, Tumult, and Barbarian, oat of Cheltenham engagements; Needle Gun . out of Monmouthshire St a kes anl Ladies' Plate, at Aber gav,..n ny ; Flat - :ateber, out of all engagements except Croy don ; &allot, out of Epsom Spring engagements ; Lady Henriette, out of the City and Suburban ; Epsom; Vansit tart, out of the Metropolitan Stakes, Epsom; EvohO, out of the City and Suburban, Epsom; Pri le of Erin, out of Dur ham engagements; Mean wood, out of Knighton and Chel leultam engagements; at 10.50 a.m.—Blacklock, out of the Chester Cup; at 11 a.m.—Adolphus and Elector, out of the Heathcote Plate Epsom ; Allbrook and Michael de Basco, out of the City and Suburban, Epsom ; at 11.7 a.m. all Lord Stamford's horses out of handicaps at Epsom Spring Meeting ; at 11.15 a.m.—Belfast, out of the Metro politan Stakes, Epsom; Holywell and Iloafleur out of the 2-yr-old Plate, Epsom; Lunt, out of the Stamford Plat., Epsom; at 1 p.m.—Moecolo, out of 2-yr-old Stakes, Epsom; at 1 p.m.—Joltu Leach, out of the Prince of Wales's . Stakes, the City and Suburban, and Heathcote Plate, _Epsom ; Xi, out of the Heathcoto Plate, Epsom ; g by Vedette—Vixen, out of the Metropo!itau Stakes, Epsom; Indian Star and Ninny, out of the Stamford Elate, Epsom-; Locktesby, out of the New Two Years Old Stakes, Epsom ; Oliver and c by - Trumpeter Waneton, out of the Walton Stakes, Epsom ; Warrington, out of all engagements in Lord Stamford's name; at 1.45 p.m.—The Parson, out of the City and Su burban, Epsom ; at 3.10 p.m.—Vagabond and King Co phetua, out of the City and Suburban, Epsom ; at 3.25 pan.—Catiline, out of the Metropolitan Stakes, Epsom after 6 p.m.—Lord Burghersh, out of Cheltenham en gagements. March 3P, at 9 a.m. - Steamboat, out of Chel tenham engagements ; Cantbarides, out of Cuttenham Handicap Steeplechase, Cambridge ; at 1 p.m.—Review (dead), out of all engagments ; Leases out of all engage ments. March 31, about 10 a.m.—Gipsy Kink, out of the Metropolitan Stakes at Epsom ; at 0.45 p.m.—Ligurian, out of the Metropolitan Stakes, Eps•mn. April 1, at 9 a.m. --Brighton, out of the Radnorshire Open Stooplechase, at Knighton. BATH AND SOMERSET COUNTY MEETING. The Somersetshiro Stakes of 25 sous each, 15 ft, and 5 only if declared by Tuesday, April 6, with 100 soya added. Two miles and a distance. 35 subs. Age st lb *Knight of Garter 5 9 12 Romping Girl Friday Age st lb Blucher ... 6 7 Avoncourt... ... 3 6 4 *Aca:ter ... 3 6 0 Chats worth ... 3 6 0 Starter ... 3 6 0 Arlington ... 3 5 12 Aftermath... . 3 5 12 Champagne Charlie 3 5 12 Nightmare 3 5 10 Lady Evelyn f ... 3 5 10 Plunger ... 3 5 9 Emerald ... ... 3 5 9 Clifford .„ 3 5 8 Achilles ... 3 5 8 Teeswater...3 5 7 Judge ~. 3 5 7 *Slowman... 3 5 7 I Parson Mariner 4 8 4 *Birdseeker Musician *Attack colt 5 8 0 *Cock of the Walk 4 7 13 *Michael do Baco 4 7 12 Ligurian Puoishment 4 7 2 Belfast I'api lon 4 7 0 Needle Guu a 7 0 Black Diamond 4 6 12 Voltigern Amara Those horses marked thus (*), having. been entered without the knowledge of their owners, will be struck out at the time prescribed unless specially ordered to remain in. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS.—LAST EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock. ELECTION PETITIONS. The CLERK at the table announced ti the house that the petitions presented against the last e:ectio a for Taunton, hhre%vsbury, and York had baen withdrawn. It was also announced that the ju lge had reported that Mr. llibberd had b,eu duly e:ect3l fur o:dham, and Col. Dickson fur Dover. ENDOWED SCHOOLS BILL. The SHERIFFS of LONDON pros lilted a petition against certain provisions in the endowed schools bill. INDIAN FINANCE. Mr. GRANT-DUFF, in reply to Col. Sykes, said the Secretary of State for India intend3d to take in Land the - matters which had formerly occupi d the attention of Col. Norman and Cul. Beootne. TUE NORWICH ELECTION. The ATTORNEY -GENERAL moved that the report of Sir SamuJ Martin, one of the judges selected for the trial of election petitions, which stated that corrupt practices did so extensively prevail at the last election that it. was abso lutely necessary that inquiry should take place in the matters connected with the late election in accordance with the act passed in the l tith year of her Majesty's reign for the suppression of bribery at elections. The hon. and learned gentleman went at some length into the vari ous matters that took place at the last elo c tion, azd stated that at two o'clock on the day of election the Conservative candidate, Sir Henry Stracy, was very much behind the Liberal members, but that soon after that hour numbers of electors were t.) be soon hanging about the public-houses in the neighbourhood of the poll ing booth. They were asked it they had voted, but they said they did not intend to vote unless something was done, and eventually a number of them received ss. to £1 each hem certain persons connected with the return of the Con servative candilate, Sir Henry Stracy. It appeared that the bribery was done in a most systematic manner, and the judge said it was most desirable to know where the money so spent came from, and ho (the Attorney-General) thought that would be a must desirable thing to know. (Hear, hear.) He did not desire to press unduly against the men who took the bribe, but what he wished most par ticularly was to find out who was the really guilty Fifty, in the back ground—(hear, hear) —who supplied the money—who was, in fact, the cause of the whole of the extensive corruption that prevailed. He hoped the house would agree to the motion asking for the address to her Majesty to issue a commission to probe the whole of the matters to the bottom. Mr. REED opposed the motion because the bribery proved was not of a very extensive character. (Oh, oh.) He had presented a petition that evening on the subject, most extensively signed, and which prayed that 12,000 or 13,000 persons should not be disfranchised through the venality of a few. Mr. DALRYMPLE was in favour of the motion for the address. He did not think that an inquiry into the cir cumstances at the late election would necessarily lead to the disfranchisement of the town. He thought it was the best thing that could be done, b3cause it would lead to Norwich being delivered front the stigma of corruption that had so long clung to it. Mr. HARDY thought the report of the judge ought to be acted on—(hear, hear)—and he was also of opinion that in every case where a judge so reported, the house ought at once, and without discussion, accept the repre sentation of a judge, and agree to the address for a commission. (Hear, hear.) Sir W. RUSSELL said he did not believe that the bribery that had been proved had been done with the knowledge of Sir Henry Stracy ; on the contrary, it had been committed by some over-zealous friends, and he did hope that a great injustice would not be inflicted for the wrong-doing of a few. (Hear, hear.) The motion for the address was then agreed to. VALUATION OF PROPERTY BILL. The object of this bill was to enact that at the end of every three years at most a review should be made in all parishes of the assessment of property subject to local burthen. Mr HENLEY objected to the motion for its second read ing, as it introduced a system perfectly novel to local taxa. tion. Mr. GOSCHEN, in reply to Mr. W. H. Smith and Mr. Locke, said the agreeing to the second reading to-night would not imply any agreement to the details of the bill. He hoped that during the time that would now elapse, in consequence of postponing the consideration of the details, before the measure would come before the house for further consideration, no undue opposition would be made to the Government passing the bit during the presEnt session. Tha bill was then read a second time. The Drainage and Improvement of Lands Bill and the Inclosure of Lands Bill were read a third time and passed The House shortly afterwards adjourned. MARKEY S-2 llls DAY. MARK LANE. At Mark-lane this inorning the attendance was fair, but the demand very quiet. Wheat barley maintained Mon day's rates. Barley is steady. Oats firm. Maize is, how ever, still tending in favour of buyers. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. April 2.-4190prOmPly_s,00 Polo. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BROMLEY RACES—YEsTERDAy. HURDLE RACE PLATE. Ten ran. ...... 1 Five inn. 3 BROMLEY PLATE. 1 Nall ... Melicda..., 'Warlike Juanita... Morning Star.., RAIL IVAY STEEPLECHASE. Lord Waldegrave Scipio Order 2 Twelve 'au. BICK LEY STAKES. Ecd, White, and Blue Seaman 2 Casso Tot o. 3 Eight ran. TRIAL S FAKES. Eight ran. SELLING STAKES. Nine ran. SPRING CUP Ten mu. 1 0 1 0 2 .. ••• 1 2 3 King Richard Violetta , Arcana.. Ern zenose Littlo March iouess Adventuress lionoria Piper • •. CATTERICK RACES -YESTERDAY. CRAVEN HANDICAP. ..... 1 .. ..... 2 ~ ... 3 Honesty Charar'toune Hind Fivo ;an. Z ETLA ND STAKES. Divulger Melinda Diadem ..•••• 2 a Five ran. lIORNB Y HANDICAP. Authinleck Fleets Doan 1 Six ran. NORTH RIDING HUNTERS. Charley Donato Didtliugtou 1 3 Seven ran. BEDALE HUNT STAKES. Zernindar Delaware Bird's Eye Seven ran. YORK SPRI. Acceptances for the Great sovs in specie, added to a certain penalties. Two rn Ago bt lb Romping Girl ... 58 12 Forrunio 5 8 11 Paul Jones ... 4 8 6 King's Cross ... 5 8 2 Honesty .- 6 7 10 Alexico -. 4 7 3 Flora ._ 4 7 2 Belfast ... 4 7 11 Russian Bear ... 4 6 12 Phantom ... 4 6 11 Plougnboy ... 5 6 10 8 G MEETING. Northern Handicap of 200 sweepstakes of 20 soya each ; ilea. Ago st lb Lord Hawthorn 3 6 8 Derventio 3 6 2 Vansitart ... 3 6 1 Tramp,late Agrippa 3 6 1 Chatsworth 3 6 0 Acaster ... 3 6 0 Anne Boleyn ... 3 5 12 Toison d'Or ... 3 5 12 Provider ... 3 5 12 Red Ribbon 3 5 11 IXTUR ES. iIL. Newinarket Craven...l2, &c. Knighton... l3, 14 Ludlow 15, 18 Eastbourne l9 Lesvos 2l Curragh —.2o, 21, 22 7 I Croydou 22, 23 8 Newmarket Ist Spring 8 I 26, Jte. 9I RACING F APP Abergavenlay l, 2 Bromley 1, 2 Aldershot l, 2 Catterick Bridge... l, 2 Thirsk ... 6, Huugerford 6, Lichfield 6, Cambridge 7 Croxton Park S,reatham B, MAY. Chester 4, 5,6, 7 I Doncaster 13, 14 Eglinton Hunt 6 , 7 West Drayton l7, 18 Winchester ll, 12 f Rath 18, 19 York 11, 12 Manchester l9, 20, 21 ilaldoyle 2nd Spring 11, 12 Croydon 19, 21 St. Albans 14, 14 Harpenden 2l I Salisbury '3, 14 Epsom Summer .....25, &o. J Croydon 9, 3, Newton 2,3, , Ascot .....8, 11, 10, 1. Liverpool Summer ...In, L Windsor Hampton l7, 1 Uurragh ............'2!!, 23, 2 I [NE. 1 1 Newcastle 22, 23, 24 4 Oldham 22 1 13ibury Club 23 6 Stockbridge 24, 25, 26 6 Chelmsford 8 Sutton Park 11 JULY. Worcester l, _Newmarket July 6, &c Carlislo 6 Poutefract 9, 11 Hendon ..... l2, I Nottingham l:3, 1. 2 C. I 0 Southampton 13, 14 Reading 13, 16 Huntiugdon 241, 21. 6tatuford . 23 SEP Goodwood 27, 2, 29, 30 L'EMBER. 8 I Hampton 21, 22 Western (Ayr) 22, 23 ► Hendon. 23, 24 1 Monmouth— 23,24 Newmarket Ist 0ct....28, &c. I Lanark... *,(,), 30 Warwick... 7, Curragh (Royal) 7,8, : Abingdon 9, 10 Doncaster 14, 15, 16, 17 Richmond ''l, 22 Lichfield POLICE LIVTELLiCiEivC. I I:.-7 his Day. THAMES. CHARGE or AnsoN—A SERIOUS JOKE.—Henry aged '5O years, described as a very troublesome man, was charged with setting tire to the dwelling-house of Martha Mills, an elderly woman, of No. 5, York-street, Globe road, Stepney. The prosecutor said prisoner had been a lodger of hers six or seven years. Yesterday evening he was in liquor, and he used a great many threats and abused her. There was an old-fashioned cloak hanging behind the door of her room belonging to her, and the prisoner deliberately set it on fire with a lighted candle. The flames commu nicated to the door and wainscot, which were burnt before the fire was subdued. Two female w;tnesses said the prisoner was not drunk, and confirmed the statement of Mrs. Mills. A gentleman, who said he had known the prisoner many years, and gave him a very high character, said the pri soner had not the least intention to set the house in which he lived on fire, and only set the cloak on fire in a joke. Mr. Benson said the prisoner would find out that the juke was a serious one. The cloak was nearly destroyed, and the house was in jeopardy of being totally consumed. A jury would decide whether the prisoner intended to bum down the house or not. He couiuiittod the prisoner for trial. WES MINSTER. A GENTLEMAN IN DIFFICULTIES.—Mr. Robert Twait ]and, "gentleman,"; was charged with violently resisting a County Court officer who had arrested him. William Brecon, County Court officer, said he went to defendant's house, 7, Edith-grove, Chelsea, this morning and arrested him in his garden upon process of the court He said he would not be taken, and resisted very violently. He repeatedly tried to kick and bite complainant. Defendant said he had been severely mewled by tho officer, and it was a mere farce to say that ha resisted and tried to bite. He ought under the County Courts Act to have had a notice before arrest. Mr. Self° asked him why he did not pay his debt ? Defendant butt that this was a sort thing that had never happened to him before. He had had uo notification of the judgment, and when the officer came he merely wanted to go iu-doors to adjust his dress, which was refused. He had been much ill-treated for a paltry debt. Brown said he held three executions against defendant's goods for other debts, but they could not be enforced, as defendant's furniture was turned over to his wife. Defendant said that the property was in the bands of his wife's trustees. Mr. Selfe said he would give defendant an opportunity of settling with the officer, and would remand him upon bail for that purpose. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. John Taylor and George Wiggins, .two fellows, having the appearance of excavators, were charged before Mr. Knox, with atttempting to obtain money by means of a begging-letter petition from Mr. Robert Coleman Hall, grocer, of No. 70, Wardour-street. They were sent to prison with three months' hard labour. BANK OF BIVGLAND. The following is the Ho DIRECTORS of the BANK of IUsE LIST of GOVERNORS and f ENGLAND for the year en. suing, viz.: Gov] Robert Wigram Crawl George Lye'', Efq., D, DIRE( Henry Wollaston Blake, John Esq William Birch, Esq. Travel's BtlEtol3, Esq. Arthur Edward Campbell, Esq. Mark Wilks Collet, Esq. Henry Riversdale Grenfell, Esq. Henry Bucks Gibbs, Esq. John Saunders Gilliat, Esq. Charles Hermann Goschon, Esq. Thomas Hankey, Esq. Baron Heath. Kirkman Daniel Hodgson, Esq. BRNOREI. ford, Esq., Governor. leputy-Governor. CTORS. ,. Henry Lancelot Holland, Esq. John Gellibrand Hubbard, Esq. Thomas Newman Hunt, Esq. Charles Frederick Huth,Esq. Alfred Latham, Esq. Thomas Masterman, Esq. Alexander Matheson, Esq. James Morris, Esq. George Warda Norman, Esq, Alfred Charles de Rothschild, Esq. Albert George Sandeman. Esq. Clifford Wlgram, Esq. The Election for Governor and Deputy-Governor will bo held at the Bank ou Tuesday, the 13th April, and for Directors on Wednesday, the 14th April, from EleVen 9'9199 k ha tia9 kg:WPM al K9ur iz4 the Xtvraitm. ■