The Sun. — London, England, 1869-04-24 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two oCLocK. There was much inactivity to-day at the Stock Exchange, but Consols maintained the price of Yesterday. There is certainly fresh signs of reviv ing business, but whether they will continue is very doubtful. Spanish stock was firm to-day, so was Turkish and Peruvian. The supply of money is abundant, but the demand for it very limited. Consols are 93 1 for money; ditto, for Ac tpunt, ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 911 1 ; N ew Ti ree per Cents, 913 1 ; Exchequer Bills X l ,OOO, —; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, 3 preen.; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., 241. India Stodk, 103 per Cent., April, 1874, ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1144 3 ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 1003 1 ; ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 Per Cent., —; ditto Bonds under £l,OOO, 13 prem. In the Foreign Market Moscow-Jaroslaw Rail way Bonds have improved per cent. ; Charkof- Azof and Turkish of 1862, 1 ; Peruvian of 1865 and Turkish of 1865, ; and Spaniish of 1567, 1-16. Subjoiued arc the prices :—Brazilian of 1 865, 794 to 804 ; Chilian of 1867, 96 to 97 Egyptian of 1864, 8G to ; ditto of 1868, 75 to 76; Italian of 1861, 55 to; ; of 1868, 84 to 85 ; Mexican, 141 to 4 ; Peruvian of 1865, 771 to # ; Russian of 1866, 891 to 901 ; Nicolai, 65 to ; Orel, 781 to 79, ex div. ; Moscow, 79 to 4. American 5-20 Bonds are quoted 801 to 3, being . per cent. lower ; Erie Railway shares, 221 to 1 ' shwing a decline of 1. For Railway Stocks Great Eastern has improved to 37 to ; London and North Western, 115 to 1; Great Western, 483 to 491 ; Midland, 115 to ; Tondon and South Western, 87 to 89 ; Brigh ton, 474 to 48 ; South Eastern 761 to 3 ; Great Gorthern, 1061 to 107 ; Caledonian, 773 to 1 London, Chatham, and Dover, 171 to 4 ; and Metropolitan, 1021 to 1034. The sum of £lO,OOO in - gold was taken to the - Bank yesteiday. The Panama is telegraphed at Lisbon from Brazil with £17,000 in gold. The steamer Bangalore has reached Southampton with the India, China, and Australian mails, and specie to the value of £130,000. kt The Council of India have announced that they will resume their drawings on Calcutta and Madras na the sth of May. The total to be tendered for On that day is £350,000. The,quotation of exchange brought by the Liver pool Pacific Mail Company's steamer Panama from Rio is 181 d. to 180., with a decling tendency. At the date of her calling at Rio there was no later news from Paraguay. At the meeting of the Standard Bank of British South Africa, a dividend of 10s. per share for the half-year was declared on the shares with £25 paid, and of 4s. on those with £lO paid. The half-yearly meeting of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway Company is convened for the 14th of May. A petition for the winding up of the North Kent Extension Railway Company is to be heard before Vice-Chancellor James on the Ist of May. The applications for the Spanish Loan have amounted to a larger sum than anticipated. The Operation is considered a success. On the Con tinent the subscriptions have been very consider able. A very favourable impression seems to have been Produced among the holders of Turkish securities by the statement from Constantinople, that the forthcoming budget will contain some plan for the redemption of the consolidated debt. Without pronouncing a definite opinion, where so little is actually known, we may observe that it is not un usual to have flattering announcements of this sort, on the eve, as in the present case, of a new loan for a large sum, and that it is very unlikely there will be any important financial operation by the Turkish Finance Minister without a fresh appeal for Eng lish capital. The facility with which the Brazilian Govern tnent have been able to raise a small domestic loan equal to about £600,000 in sterling at the present rate of exchange, is regarded as further evi lenee of the increasing accumulation of capital iu the provinca of Rio de Janeiro. The sale of Govern ent Internal Bonds, by which the loan in ques tion has been effected, has been chiefly made to the moneyed corporation on account of trust funds, and to a bank in the metropolitan province. The recent rise in the value of coffee, involving a profit on its production of at least 25 per cent., h as poured considerable additional wealth into that Province. Other districts of the empire are almost equally benefited by the rise in the value of sugar and the price of cotton. The value of the trade of the United Kingdom with Brazil, export and im port, for the year 1868, amounts in sterling to about £13,000,000. BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSIN PRICES. ~ UOVERNMEXT FUNDS. °,Per Cent. Consols Ditto for Account, I lper Cent. Reduced 9ll 1 } rt ev i r 3 Cent per - . " ( 17 2 i per Cent. Jan. 1894 A D o. 0 per Con J an. 187 3 willuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jun., 1880 — Do. for 3() yrs, expire sth April 1885 — no (Red Sea Tele6raph), Aug., 1908 — Xxchowzr Bills, £l,Nti, 2i per Ct. Do £5OO Do. £lOO & £2OO 3 'Milk of Engl an d St oc k, 4 1 per Cent De. openin g us nada 4 per Cent. Bonds — Inter -Colonial Omnium India INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES t•tock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 — Do. Opening, for Account - Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 pec Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates _ Do. Enfaced Pape. 4 per Cent..,....• — Do. 5 per Cert., Jan. 1872 ........• — Do. 5/ per Cent. May 1879 — Da 5 per Cent., Rup. Dob. 1872 — Do do 1877 Do. do. 1882 — D.). Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 — Do. Bonds, 4 per Cont., £l,OOO Do. under #l,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Ar.rentine Republic, 6 per Cent Do., Scrip £45 pa i d .. A.nitrian Bonds 5 per cent Do. 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent ............. Do. q per Cent. 1852, Do. do. 1858.... ... Do. do. 186 ) . Do. do., 1863 Do. 5 per Cont., 1865 Do Account BO 79/ Blenos Ayres 6 per Cent. Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) 1 .. Cuba, 6 per Cent. (Lilian 6 per Cent Do. 41 per Cent — Do. 3 por Cent~ De. 6 per cent. 1867 Do. 7 p er C ent ., 1866 0 lombian, 6 per Cent. Danish, 3 per Cent., 1825......... Danubia n P r i nc i pa liti es, 7 per Cent 761 1 —Do 8 lEquador pe nt. New C r Ce o , 167 ...ns B olidated, 1 per Cent. aryptian, 7 per Cent Ile Second Issue Do. Abut, Bonds — Do. £lOO Bonds • •••• Do. 1864 Do. Account Do. 4500 Bonds Do. £IOC Bonds B7l English Scrip, 1868 761 511 Do do. £45 pd _ dis Government RAH way Debentures Greet( 5 per Cont., 1824 5, ex Coups — 1) 0. Account - 1 .)0. Coupons . Do, Account Gua.temala 5 per cent .. — Ilonduras Gov Itail.l.oPn.,lop. Ct., all pd —ltalian 5 lice CErt., 1;165 -00. Account .. B3l Mex Do Allrein t u aint Railway — ican 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Do. 188 i " 0 per Cent. Anglo-Pronch slontevi(Lan G per .• lijoGrish linNeri 5 per Cent - mew G ' 171 r...:1?:°;3 It):Ruseu a pera f r C r ri , per Cent. 1865 Do Account....,, Do 41 per Cent. (UiNtrren) Do 4/ per Cent.. 1862 -. 9 -61 Do Account . Porte— guese 3 per Ct., 1853,13, 7, '9,'60,'2,' 35 Do. do. 1867 I Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid — Do Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, .£ Sc 41 per Cent ,1850 Do ii pe.p Cent" 1860 ..... 1111.1111.1111111 -- /TALI reasons for de known, re for cora' ren proper y nor the ,sition. It ze extreme accidental lenni trial ye details, ted. The .ath ; but for life, tters, con• n* reasons executed; for life ; .nce Kent, ;elf up to executed ; ler, gives ined, and e and mkt pens to be d's case, A tary ; but and criti tpers take we hear the undue 17 , a ll of remains criminal grounds but we iccount of a mine lave been Carey' 'esembled —and this Dent, net Govern• )we made 'ating our of unity !,dure—to ly to the ssion, a rley, was report so policy of 't of the rtance of the legal rliament , )ncentra- k ; and it ntration. Ir. Lowe not les! , vis, Lord ,n definite )t usually freaks of all true f such a 'ho have ey have So far r protest el which =mods. A saving ertainly ars. It , "I am ve me to time we Lis seems mger be es of his Dnger be million ill have fine for ;lug the o induce us alms !essional le really lave no or not; lould be lance of to say► nd nine ma y do !e done rt of it, sequent ow the Crime jig desi- Avebut comps e learn, rinciple lifficul ffily in t would system ing re impoo' serving ► make society re such )resent umane nving ;Una° ruse ot sight, trinurs shops. lie inging Epie• 1, that never. t have noble brings But te is/ by for _ will efinite one , Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO Bonds., B9 Do. du. £Bl 15s. do — Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds B9l Do. de £B4 15s. do — Do Nicolas Railway 651 Sardinian 5 per Cent — Spanish 3 per Con ' .— Do. Acc , ,unt — Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. Now Deferred — Do. Account Do. Passive Do. Corn. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan — Do Government, 1864 Do de, 1868 Do do, Scrip Pr- Turii,li 6 par Cent. - Do Account - Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do Account Do £lOO Bonds — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 — Do Account Do -CO(' Bonds 7O Du 5 per Cent. 1865 — D., Account Do 6 per Cent., 186 Do I per Cent., Guaranteed Do Lf,,,i Warrants (Hectares) Venezuela 3 per Cent. — Do. Acceaut Du 6 per Cont., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Dividends on the above payable iu Londoi. A.ustrisu o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 'Ai- per Cent. Ex. 12 G a p, 541 Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... Do. Account — French Rentes, 3 per Cont., Ex. 2M. — Itilian 5 per Cent. 1831, E. 25f Do Account 551 f CLOSING PRICES. Ooneols,'Money 931 f Do. Account, May 6 934 4 THE ROYAL DRA MATIC COLLEGE. Yesterday afternoon, in accordance with the provisions of the late Mr. T. P. Cooke's will, and in celebration of the anniversary of his birthday, which is also that of Shakespeare's, the annual dinner was given to the inmates of the Dramatic College, at Maybury, a little beyond Woking. The gathering was limited, and with the excep tion of the residents at the college, the master, and about a dozen gentlemen, composed the whole of the company. On former occasions the meetings have been on a more extended scale, but it having been thought wise to keep within the provision of the will, the attendance at the dinner, yesterday, was very limited. One great cause, doubtless, that kept many supporters of the noble charity from Maybury was the unfavourable weather, as the rain descended nearly the whole of the day. Grace having been said, and the dinner (% very liberal and handsome one) disposed of, Mr. BENJAMIN Wlinsmit, the master of the col— lege, proposed the " Healths of the Queen and the Royal Family," which were responded to in the warmest manner. The memory of T. P. Cooke was the next toast, and then canie " Prosperity to the Royal Dramatic College," in proposing which the master said he wished he could have said that the prospect of the college was one of hope, but he was afraid be could not do so, as it required all their exertions to make their present apparent prosperity real, for all had to put their shoulders most energetically to the wheel, to make the college appear, what it really was, a grand monument of the drama. They had hitherto received the as sistance of many nobleminded men, and many still stedfastly stood by the college, but it yet was in need of that fostering care and support which its interior working, which was not at present so well and truly known as it deserved, so eminently en titled it. Of course it was not to be expected that universal satisfaction could be given, but he felt he could truly say that of all the glorious and noble institutions which so highly distinguished this coun try none afforded to its inmates more real comfort and enjoyment tha❑ the Royal Dramatic College. _ _ Mr. FLETCHER, in replying to the toast, said he felt quite sure of the truth of the last remark of Mr. Webster, and all he could say was that the inmates ought to be grateful, and he hoped they were. The council had not escapd the c msare of some, but he could, without hesitation, say the censure had come from those who had not thought it well to make proper investig ttion b)fore mak ing their remarks. and the only result had been to injure that which it was their duty to support. (Hear, hear.) He felt that the public had only to become familiar with the good done to support it more energetically th-t... Lacy ha d yet done--a sup port, he could say, that was in the widest sense of the term richly deserved. - In reply to the toast, the Master and Wardens, the CHAIRMAN said he had been actuated by but one desire iu all he had done with respect to the college, and if he had not succeeded, he was afraid it arose from his spoiling his pet, because now too much was asked. If he had not at that particular time earned all that kindly feeling which he had a right to expect, ho felt quite certain that when the whole truth was known he would be treated better. He did not say the public was totally misinformed of the real cost of the college, but it was impossible for them to know many of the costs occurred. He was, sure, as he had already said, no institution provided greater comforts for their inmates, and knowing that as he did, he looked forward hopefully for the future. The company at this point quitted the hall to rz turn to London, but Mr. Anson left to the inmates all the necessaries for carrying on the festivity for the remainder of the evening. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-7his Day. MARLBOROUGH -STREET. FOUND VP A CHISINEY.—SINGULA CASE.—Charles Jones, describing himself as a tailor, of Silver-street, Golden-square, was charged before Mr. Knox with being found up a chimney at the house of Mr. Henry Pearce, landlord of the Crown Tavern, Silver -street. Edward Nevill, potman, in the employ of Mr. Pearce, said that while closing the house, the previous night, he noticed some soot fall down the tap-room chimney, and on going to ascertain the cause saw the feet of a man up the chimney. He called out " Come down," and the prisoner came down and said that he had gono up the chimney to look for his stick. Mr. Pearce proved giving the prisoner in charge, and said that a dark lantern was afterwards found up the chiraney. Police Norris, 193 C, proved finding a dark lantern up the chimney of the tap-room, and that the prisoner gave a false address. Mr. Knox asked if anything was known of the pri soner ? Sergeant Cole said he was not aware that anything was known of him at present., but he wished for a remand, as information had been received of a robbery at a tavern under exactly similar circumstances. Mr. Knox remanded the prisoner. THAMES. Sucxxxo THE MONKEY.—John Edney, a labourer, WAS brought before Mr. Paget charged with being in the pos session of a wooden tube adapted for sucking wine out of a cask. James Besant, a watchman, in the employ of the Lon don Dock, detected the prisoner stooping over a cask of port wine on one of the quays, sucking the wine. The bung was out. There were others waiting to suck the monkey, and they fled when they saw him coming. The prisoner was secured, with wine running out of the cor ners of his mouth, his face swollen, and his eyes dilated. The prisoner said he had just began to drink when he was arrested. Mr. Paget—lt is my duty to punish labourers who plun der the wine and spirit caeks in the dock for the protec tion of property and the welfare of honest labourers. The prisoner is sentenced to 14 days. imprisonment and hard labour. John Osborne, the jockey, was married a few days since at Coverham Church, near Middleham, to Miss Bradford, of Bayswater, Londoa. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. George Osborne, brother of the bridegroom. RATHER UNACCOUNTABLE. The Stamford Mercury says—" An unusual sale took place in the corn market at Newmarket on the 13th inst. A vixen fox and a litter of three cubs that had been captured at Cheveloy were sold for £6. The dog fux was shot when attempting to escape. Every attention is paid to the preservation of foxes in Chevoley Park, and in other parks on the Duke of Rut land's estate." ACCIDENT TO MR. GEORGE lIERRING.—TiIiS gentleman met with a carriage accident last Saturday. While driv ing his phaeton in Boud-street the horse took fright, and dashing into a fishmongers, smashed the trap, a new one, all to pieces, throwing Mr. Herring and his servant out, the former miraculously escaping with a badly lacerated hand and wrist only. The accident, from its alarming character, created- no little consternation in the fashionable neigh bourhood. THE SUN, LONDON, SAIURDAY EVENING, APRIL 24, 1869. SHARE LIST. ORDINARY d1iA.411113 AND STOCKS. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Closing Business Share NAME. Paid. Price. done 10 Agra Limited, A all 11 12 104 10 Do B lO 21 31 50 Albion 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lint all 20 21 201 20 Anglo-liungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, Invited 10 51 44 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Colimbia.. all 11 IS 53 20 Do issued at 2 pri.....,... b 5 4 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lim. ........ 25 Bank of South Australia._ all 30 32 50 Bank of Victoria, Atstralia. 25 37 39 10 Bank of New Zealaid all 17 13 161 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, rml China 25 Chartered Mere. 01 India, Loudon, and China 20 City 100 Colonial 25 39 40 10 Consolidated, lira. 50 Delhi and Loudon, din 50 East London, lint 5 2 1 20 English and American, lint 10 ... 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro lim lO pr 1p 20 English, :cottish, sad Aus • tralian Chartered 285 Hong Kong and Shanghai Bunk Corporation all 36 38 281 Do new si 11 25 100 Imperial, Urn 2O 16 17 20 Imperial Ottoman lO 2 41 125 <5 lonian all 24 26 25 Do new 6 1 ; 1P 20 Lnd Mortgage of India ' Bin 4 al 41 100 Do sp.c. De ri5.1361, 40 all 76 75 7a 30 London Banki of Mexico and South America, lint. 20 61 51 100 London and Brazilian, lint. 45 30 27 20 Do new 71 55 41 100 London S; River Plate, UM. 40 9 II 25 Do new 10 21 25p 20 London Chart. of Australia all 2i4 20 244 20 London and County 2O 50 51 : 0 50 Do new iss at 20 pan,l6 pd ll ... 49 1 London Joint Stock 1• 821 331 London and South African al 81 94 00 London 6:, S. - Western, lim, 20 13 11 71 8 150 London &Venezuela, Um l2l ... 100 London and Westminster 2O 64 64 63 1 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm 2O 100 Merchant, lint 25 6 4 10 Metropolitan, lint all 71 74 100 Midland, lint 2O 11 1 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lint l5 ld 1p 100 National Provinc. of Eng'd 42 ... ..• 10 Do 50 National.. 20 New South Wales all 41 43 20 North-Western 7l 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all - 421 431 50 Proviue. Bank. Oorpo., 11m. 10 6 6 II • 00 Provincial of Ireland 25 83 90 10 Do new. all ... ... 100 Stand, of Brit. S. Africa, lint 25 15 IS 12 4 100 Do issued at 6pm lO 8 6 25 Union of Australia all 47 4$ 100 Union of Ireland, lint 50 Union of London l5 351 381 16 TELEGRAPH COMPANI ES. 10 Anglo-American Tel., lim all 22f 22f k2f 10 Anglo Mediter Tel., 1im.... 10 114 12/ 2 11f 1.1 et Atlantic Telegraph lO 21 26 4 et Do. 8 per cent. st B. and I. Magnetic Tel., liin lOO 160 165 st Electric 3: Inter. Telegraph 100 2.0 241 10 Do. New 8 9 lip 25 Indo-European Tel., Rm lO . ... 5 Loud. Provincial Tel. lim all 3 91 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent. all i IP 10 Mediterra. Eaten. Tel., lim all 3 4 25 Reuter's Telegram all 50 55 20 Societe Transatlant., lim l4 4 3 154 et Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all 1 11 20 Telegraph Con. & Main.,lim all 164 174 171 4 5 U. Kingdom Tel. Co., lim all 51 6 54 a Do. 10 per cent. Pref all 31 4 p WRECK OF THE GLASGOW SHIP ST. VINCENT. We have to record the wreck of the ship St. Vin Cent, 01 Glasgow, with the loss of the captain and twenty-three of the crew. A telegram was received in Dundee on Wednesday from the owners—Messrs. Potter, Wilson, and Co., of Glasgow—stating briefly that their vessel had been lost at Cook's Straits, New Zealand, on the 14th February last, and that all on board, with the exception of the mate and carpenter, had been drowned. The St. Vincent was a fine vessel of 900 tons, and was manned by a crew of twenty-seven men. She sailed from Cardiff, coal laden, for Wellington, New Zealand, in September 1868, and arrived safely at her destination. On the 13th February last the vessel left Wellington for Lyttelt on, to load wool fur London, but, as stated above, was wrecked on the following day in Cook's Straits, not far from the former port. No mention is made of the cause of the wreck.—Dundee Advertiser. , bare Railways. Paid. Gloating Eu6lllolll PAM. dims. st Bristol and Exeter ...... 103 77 79 781' st Caledonian «.-...... 103 75 761 771 1 it Cambrian 20 Cornwall. at Dublin & Belfast June lOO 77 79 it Dun„rerth, & Ab.J unc lOO 70 72 2i East London all 6 ; 7 20 Do 15 - - 21 Do 10 - - et Glasgow AS. Western lOO 96 94 it Great Eastern .. )00 371 371 371 et Do. E. Angl. No. 2 lOO ... ... et Great Northoi Scotland lOO 16 6 st Great Northern lOO 106 108 1061 1 it Do. A stock. it Do. B stock st CrtS, and Si'. of Ireland lOO 95 , 7 • at Gt. Western -original llO 4 ) 191 481 it Do. South Wales lOO 54 56 it Do. W. Mid.-Oxtort) lOO 2:5 27 it Do. Newport tin 08 10 et Lancashire a Yorkshire lOO 123 125 it Lon., Brigh., A S.Coast lOO 471 131 O.) Do Scrip .... - - it 1-on., Ghat.. and Dover lOO 17: 17: 171 i it Do. sletrop. Ex. A lOO - - st Lyn. A North Western lOO 151 151 1161 1 it Lon. do South Western lOO 37 rto et Man., Size)., A Lincoln lc() :.6 561 56 it Metro' ()Man ..... lOO 103 1041 101 at Do Exteusi in .. 10 Do. Au% rd .. st Ale .rupolitan District. all 4", 51 48 10 Metrop ,t. John's WOO 1 6 - - it M.a.aud it on, dirinin. a bit bj lOO 82 b 4 it N Jill' British st 0..). El., rth., A Dun... 10Q - - it :, or. 'astern--Berwiig.. 100 102: USi 102; 25 Do. (7. vi .1i; purohmit ..f6.13,1 - - at Do Leeds ... .. 100 5S 5 9 it Do York lOO 931 v4l st Do Cara .le .... st Do Stoc . tit Darling l, 0 131 131 at North Lou ton 10 Do sew 18(8 st North Staffordshire ..... at North and S.-W. Junction 100 9:1 100 10 Do Now £lO shares 7 ..• • • it Rhymney st Shropshire Union 1(0 b 7 58 st South Devon' .. at South Eastern lOO. 761 751 at Staines, Woleham, A Wok all 14 1i at 'I au v ale • - Do. C .. • - Waterford A Kilkenn) - - 10 Waterloo A Whiteha.l 6 - - RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 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 D. do. Ordinary lOO 51 83 at Do. Midland at Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 ... 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gua all at) Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO 185 107 at Do. Ist Class preference lOO ... .., at Glas. & S.W. gua,. 5 per et lOO at fit. Eastern, E.C. Ex. No. 1 100 96 99 at Do do N 0.2 100 95 94 st Do do 6 per cent 100 10.0 112 at Do East Anglian Asp. c. 100 ... st Do do B 6 do. 100 ... at Do do C 7 do. 100 at Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 ... at Do E. Union 4p. e. gua. 100 7u 75 st Do Norfolk p.c.Ex.1616 100 at Do do 5 p.c.Way.Val. 1847 100 ... at Great Northern, 5 per cent 10 ) t Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 ... at Do 4 5 do do do 100 99 at Do 5 do at sp.c. pm lOO 1061 St Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO at' Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf 100 at. Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 96 97 Bq G t.West.—Orig.,lJnt.-Rent chg., per gui.s p.c lOO 101 103 st Do. Orig. (B. &LI. Ex). 5 p.c lOO 95 104 St Do do 4; per coat. 1850 lOO 87 89 st Do do 4 do du 100 77 79 st Do do 5 per cent. redem. 100 95 97 at Do do Birmingham gum lOO 60 Ti at Do do do pref lOO st Do do Chester gua lOO 80 85 at Do do do 8 per coat lOO ... st Do do do 5 do 100 90 100 at Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 ... at Do do 41 p.c lOO at Do do 41 1859 lOO st Do do 5 st Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g. 10i 111 112 at Do do 20 gua. 100 107 111 at Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c. 100 90 92 at Do do 2,1 do 100 97 10) at Do gm. 51 per cent. 1863 100 ••• ••• 00 Lancaster &r. Carlisle 41 p.c. ail st Lancash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 3 135 at Do Barnsley, £5 33100 p.c. 100 at Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 130 at Do 41 (Blackburn parch). 100 96 100 at, Loudon 6; Brighton, sp. c. guarautezd, - No 1 lOO st Do 5 per cent. gun. No. 2 lOO .. at Do 6 do do lOO at Do 5 do No. 4 lOO at Do 7 per cent loo st Do 6 do (W.E. & C.P.) 100 at DJ 4 do 1809 lOO st Loudon, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent lOO ... st, London and /LW., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO 108 110 st Do Bedford. &Cambridge lOO at Do Shrewsb'y & Welchp'l lOO at London and s W. 7 p,c late 3d shares, lOO 140 15) to 6d. Do (Pertain. perp a,us. 2s6d) a 11... at Man., Slier., &Linda. 6 p.c lOO 11 a 117 6 Do at Do 31 per cent lOO 60 60 10 Do redeem. 6 percent 5 at mu. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 130 135 st Do Bristol & Birin., 6 p.c lOO 1.2 141 134 at Do 41 per cent. redeem lOO ae 101 at Do 41 per cent. irreileem 10) 95 1 ; op at Do Leicester &Helm, 1 p.c lOO 80 01 at North I3ritish, 5 p.c. No.l lOO ... st Du E. &U. Ip.c.S. & D lOO et Do N. 8., No. 2, 3 per ceu.t lOO at Do Border Union, 61 p.c lOO et Du 41 per cent. redecut lOO 9.5 07 at N.- Eamteru—cu".‘ 4 p.e lOO b 7 8 : 1 at 1)o ll N.E. 4 per cent., lOO 17 Do Berwick capital 4 1;.4. Do York, H. &S. purchase lO 10 10 Do Stcktii & Drliug. A 3 p.c lOO 106 108 it Do. \V, Hartlepool H. and It DO S t 86 20 North Staffordshire los Devon Annuities, I a all ti lU lUs 1)o Tavistock Anus., 10s all 81 oi 11 per cent 1 p l . ° G . s 81) x S. u 1 iced ( 1 1. lead. Anus., 1.0.6) al l 2 8 2 20 81 `„?g st Do 11 percent lOO ••• •-• st Do 101xed 41 per coot lOO st Taff Vale No.l lOO 14, 153 at Waterford & liilkeuuy, 6pc 100 41 43 RAILWAYS. -PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Pro/ate of each separate year. at Caledonian 41 p C gua. et Do Scot. Cen. min. 7p c lOO st Do 41 P irredeem all ~, ' st Do 4p c con. issued at 8 U 65 st Great Eastern 45 per coat. 100 78 s, et Do 5 do, 1862 lOO 86 88 at Do New 5 do, 1863 lOO 85 6 8 at Do do 5 do, 1861 lOO 82 86 at Great Northern, 5p c irred. 100 ~, at Du Permanent 5 per cent. 100 ~, at Do Boston & Sleafd, 41 pe 100 st Great West., W. Midi., 5p c 100 „, at Do Joint I,erpe. 5 p c,186:, 100 8$ " st Du do 6p c erred., 1366 100 106 103 2u Do Vale N ea.th perp. p c all 19 20 at Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B IOU ,„ 3 Lane. and York. New 41 per cent till July, 1871 at Lund., Brig ,&e, 41 pc, 1353 10U at Du du 4 do, 1860 100 ••• et Do do 41 do, 1861 100 „, at Di do 41 du, 1868 100 ,„ at Do do 5 do, 1865 100 ,„ at Do No. 6 b do, 1866 100 „, at Do No. 7 sdu ...... 100 „. at Loud , Chat, &c., 2d, 6 p.c st Du Metrop. Ex., B 6 p.c ... 100 Do do C 6 p.c 100 ,„ at London &N. Western, 5p o 100 108 110 at Loudon &S. Western, 41 p c 100 i 2 91 10 Man. her. &Liu., 5 pc, 1865 all 885 at Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO Du 102 st Midland, A 5 per cent pref lOO 106 103 at Do B do 100 106 104 18 Do 5p c opt. to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1869 all 20/ 201 205 13 Do Inconv. New Shares all 168 195 22 Do 5p e con. into Old Stk., Aug. 51, 1872 Bl n 2/p at North British, E. and No. 1, 5 per cent at Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 ... Do E., P., & Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 ... at Do E.& 11, N 0.2, 5 p.c at Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 100 ... at Do E. & U., No. 3, 5 p.c 100 ... at Do E.& G., (Ordiry) 41 p c 100 at North Eastern, 45 per cent 100 95 97 964 at Do Stock. & Darl., D at North London, 45, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) st North Staffordshire 5p c lOO ... at South Eastern, 41 pc, 1859 100 ... at Do 5 do 1861 100 ... at Do 5 do (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 at Do 5 do, 1864 at Victoria St. &Pimlico, 41 pc 100 ... RAILWAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS TitiirreTSl.l ea, 100 Do. 41 per cent. Prefqr all 99 101 st Buckinghamshire st Chester and Holyhead lOO 51 85 st Do. 11 per cent. st Do. 5 do. 100 11C 114 at Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO ... at Colchester Stour Valley st East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lOO 131 14 132 20 Gloater and Dean Forest all a Gt. Easn., Newm., etc., 5 p.c 100 ... a Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 st Do. do. Woodbrg. Ex., do. 100 at Gt. West, W. Mid., Beret 100 96 98 50 full and Selby all Ilu 112 st Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 210 2 5 st London and 131ackwall lOO 24 95 at Do. 41 per cent lOO at London, Coat., etc., 41 pc. 100 at Do. Com. Fund, 5 do 100 at London and Greenwich at Do. do Preference lOO ... at London, Tilbury, et South 100 83 bb st Lowestoft, gua 4 percent lOO 80 82 st Do. du. 6 do. 51 Mauch., Buxton. &Idatlk all 5 .51 st Midland, Bradford, Pref lOO 92 91 10 Slid Kent Cray Line) 50 Northerut East.,s percent all 54 56 SO Do. do. 6 (10. all at N. Eastora - Hartlep00l st N. West. A perp. era, 5p c. 100 107 lu9 st 1)..) It minimum 11 p.c, , 100 at Notting. e.; Urantn. it. & C IOU 9(.1 25 Preston and 11' yro all 44 46 ltuystou, hitch ., and Shop. lot 132 134 st Shrewsbury and foreford luu 141 134 10 1)0 8 '2 2-I p st Yorksh. and !li ver D un lOU 96 v; st De 4 p er cent gua lO . 78 8u at .; do US 10) st Viet. Station and Pimlico lOO 175 180 st West Cornwall '2O West Loudon, Cl ass A all Li 14 20 Do d o B all 20 Do do C ..• ••• all 61 7; at Weymouth and Portland lOO st Wilts and Somers e t B.e DOCKS. st East and West India lOO Us 125 et London and St. Katherine lOO 46 47 100 D oDeb. stock, 4 per cent , all Freehold Land st Dock lOO 2i 41 et Southampton lOO 74 76 61 surrey Cazmorcial J., MISCELLANEOUS, 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 151 161 25 Australian Agricultural 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lim. 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lira 9 7 54 10 Berlin Water Works, lim all 111 141 10 Do. New 6 3 4. 11 4 100 Bolckow Vaughan, Um. 5 Bombay Gas, lim. 5 Do. New 4 14 id 69 British AmcricanLand 20 British Indian Tea, lira all 21 31 20 British Ship Owners 29 Canada Company .. 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lim 2l 2 1 d 20 Ceylon Company, lira lO 4 30 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lim ....... . 15 City of London Real Pro perty, lint 9 41 34d 30 City of Milan Improv. Rm. all 6 6 25 City of Moscow Gas, lint all 50 City Offices, lim. 50 Colonial, lim. Do. 50 Commercial Union (Assur) 5 p 54 10 Company or African Mer chants, lim 20 Continental Union Gas, lim all 191 20 4 204 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 71 per cent. 100 Corporation of London Bonds, 1577, 41 per cent. all 104 105 100 Do. 1879, 4/ per cent. all 1041 1051 1(0 Do. 1882, 41 per cent. all 1031 1041 10 Credit Fon. of England, lint. all 21 3 2k 5) Credit Fon.of Mauritius lim. 10 31 21d st Crystal Palace lOO 14 21 st Do. Preference lOO 95 10 1 at Do. 6p. c Perpetual Deb. 109 107 111 20 Darjeeling, lira. all I 0 Eastern Assam, lira. 60 East Indian Land Credit and Finance, litre.B 5 3d 20 East India Irriga. & Canal all .. 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, litn. 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. \Troy. 97 - -- Gua. by Egypt. Gov all 961 97 1 20 Egyptian Cum.& Traci. Bin 6 3 Eng. & Aust. ral. Copper, lint 21 4 Enz g l . and b 1 11 Eng. Fairbairn Engineering., , 5 2 I, 20 Fore-street WArehouse,lint 1) 2 10: , and sco Foreign m urine, litre. t 7 8 4 . 4 . 1 3 .. 1 sun Luau Scrip, issued at £B5 all 86 87 50 Gellivara, tint. 10 General Credit & Di e . , litn 7l 11 13 is General Steam Navigation 14 27 29 50 Hem . ) & Cul Marine In. lint. 5 3 2 1 4 10 Hung limw, and China, Gas all 2) Hudson's illy 20 Imperial Land Co. of Mar seilles, 21 Interns. Financial S oc. s 11 1 1 31 20 Interns. Land Credit, litre. 6 i 4d 5,) Italian Land 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all 3 3! 1 0 0 Do. 6p. C. Bds., redeem 1870, issued 90 all 61 lii 5( Land Scourities,li m '24 1441 2: London African Trading_ 10 5 7 bd Lou. & Caled. Marine, lint 6 ••• — ll 1( Loudon County Land and Building, lint. ....... .. 4 ••• ••• d Lond. Financial Asso., 4 Lond.Gen.Omnibus.Co.lim all 2 21 21 51 Loud. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, 1int.,,,,,,, 25 21 16d 2$ Lond. & Provincial Marine 2 ld pr o i Madras Irriga. & Can'. Gra. A S g p e . n c c . by India Gov . ...._ 100 n 102 1 101 0 103 1( Mauritius Land, Credi t, and Mershant Shipping, Rm all 33 38 Bt 31illwall Iron Works, lint. 121 ••• ••• 11 Natal Land and Colonisa tion Co., lint, 2! National Discount C o., lint 5 VI 1 14 21 National Prov. Marine, lint. 4 4 3 d 1( National Steam Ship, lint, a ll 91 101 20 Nerbudda Coal& Iron, lint. 6 31 3 '. 10 New Consolidated Di s. 3 11 11 1, 5 Ilew Quebrada, lint , 4.4.0 4 4 1 V New Zealand Loan & Mar. cantile Agency,lim 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, lim ..................... 5 1 1 1 1 39 Northern Assam Tea, lira. 5 7 5 10 Do. B ................. all 9 8 st North Brit. Austral., lint lOO 48 5 1 50 North Brit. & Mercan. In oi 920 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 5 12 1 • 5( Oriental Financial, 1int....,, 11•" n• Oriental Gas, lint.... all 7 Do. New 1 P if Otago and Southland Iu vestment, 1int.......,, 2 Id 11 3 5 Ottoman Gas, ............ all 11 2 1 10 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian It. Mail lira all I ; 5 Do do. ............ all 0 s t Peel R. Land it Miner!, lint 100 31 34 50 Peuinsu. & Oriental Steam all 49 50 60 Do. New 18 67......., • 10 14d 01 50 11hymney Iron ...... .. ....... all 22 24 15 Do. New ............ all 181 19 all 61 7 25 Rio de Janeiro City 20 Do. Gas, 1int...... all 24 . 6 109 Royal Mail Steam ........... 60 41 ti 3 8 t Scottish Aust. Invest., lint. 86 90 B , Do. 6p. c. Guar, Pref. 100 ••• **, 20 Societe Fin. d'Egypte, lint, 10 7 • 6d 20 Societe Gen.de l'Empire Ot. 8 21 31 so S. African Mort. &Inv., lint, 6 ... 25 South Australian Land all 34 36 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), 1ira..,.,,,,,,,. 2 21 3 20 Trinidad Petroleum, lira... 81 . 10 Trust & Agency of Aus.,lirn. 1 .. f IP 10 Do do. do. all •• 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. Canada 6 1 • IP 50 Union Marine L'pool, lint 5 41 5 p 20 Union Steam Ship, lint all 22 21 15 United Discount Corp., 1 1 m 6 11 el 20 Universal Marine(ln.), lint g 1 10 Upper Assam Tea, lint 1 2 p all 14 2 30 Van Dieman's Land ... 00 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent,(.ll.ortga.ge) Loan all 80 81 60Warrant Fivante, hra. l2 12 mod 30 West India and Pacific Steam, lie 2O 2 20 West London Wharves and 19 Warehouses COLUBIALL (10%flgitNMNX1 SECUJCITII66 British Columbia, 6 per Cent.,1872.... ...... 100 - 1895 lOO Can.blov.6p.o.Jan. , 4ltJuly 1877-84 Do, 6p. 0 Aug.• 100 102 1(4,' Do, S P. C. Mar. Sept lOO 102 11.4 Do. 6p. 0. Jan. h July lOO 93 94 Do. p.c.lneoribed elc lOO 90 1 , 2 .0 - Cape (I.llope, 6 p. 0.18 73 lOO 102 101 Do.AplatOot 1890-19 0 °•• 100 11 1 113 Do, do 1880-9 0 lOO 107 109 De. Jan.&July, I*l •••• 10 0 108 11e De. 6 per cent. lb April tort 15 (Pct., 1900 lOO 100 102 - vd.flon, Nov 1878, 6 p.c lOO 108 iif Do. 1872, do lOO 105 197 - Alcuritlua, 6p. $3, 1873,.• Jan. and July . 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AprilaziclOct_.• 100 1.00 no* lioi EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY. honorary degrees have been conferred by the University of Edinburgh on several eminent men en the occasion of the installation of the new Chancellor. Professor Macpherson, whose office it was to present the claimants of this distinc tion to the Lord Jusiiee-General, remarked in introducing Mr. Matthew Arnold, that it must be gratify:ng to his lord ship to confer his first honorary degree on ro eminent a Ern of the University of Oxford, of which ho was him elf a graduate. The next on the list wa3 Dr. Lyon Playfair, who enjoys the distinction of being the first. Parliamentary representative of the Scottish Universities. Professor Mac pherson commented upon the regret with which the Senatus of the Edinburgh University saw themselves deprived of his valuable assistance, although they felt that ho should belong to a wider sphere of action. Sir Charles Wheatstone was the last to be presented to the Chancellor, and the Professor dwelt at some length on the value and extent of the services Which he had rendered to science and to mankind. A singular effect was produced by the firing of the time gun at the very moment when the Professor spoke of Sir Charles Wheatstone's discoveries in telegraphy, and of the light emitted from the electric discharge. After the degrees had been conferred the Lord Justice-General read his inaugural address as Chancellor. Uo examined the relative merits of the English and Scotch universitysystems, giving his opinion that on the average the Scotch gradu ates excelled the English, though they had not pro duced any scholars equal to those who carried off the highest English honours. In conclusion ho referred to the increasing necessity for the endowment and institution of additional professorships, especially in the natural science departments. THE TAUNTON ELECTION PETITION: In the Court of Common Pleas, yesterday, Mr Mellish, Q.C., said that at the last election the contest for the representation of this borough lay between Mr. Serjeant Cox and Mr. Henry James, and the first-named gentle man was returned as member. Subsequently a petition was presented against the return of Mr. Serjeant Cox, and this petition claimed the seat for Mr. James. The case came on for trial before Mr. Justice Blackburn, who unseated Mr. Serjeant Cox and seated Mr. James. Within twenty-one days of this decision being arrived at two electors for the borough presented a second petition, in which they urged that the return of Mr. James was void, for bri bery. The present application was for a rule calling on these two gentlemen to show cause why their petition should not be taken off the file and quashed ; and it was stated that at the hearing before Mr. Justice Blackburn notice was given that recriminatory charges would be made against Mr. James. Mr. James and his witnesses were cross-examined in reference to the recriminatory charges, though no evi dence was given upon the matter on the other side. It was now submitted to the court that the question raised by the second petition was really raised on the first occa sion, and that there was no right to have the (location tried a second time. Rule granted. " A Somerset Elector' writes : "Judge Black. burn decided that Mr. Serjeant Cox was not duly elected for Taunton because certain persons who voted for him had been paid money by the Conservative Association to attend the Barrister's Court. Mr. James was thereupon declared member for Taunton in his place. We, in Taunton, knowing that the Liberal Association had done the same thing for- Mr. James's voters, have petitioned against him upon the strength of Judge Blackburn's decision being a declaration of the law of the land. Baron Martin has been appointed to try the petition against Mr. James, but it so happens that Baron Martin, at Bewdley, after the Taunton petition trial, declared that the members there (at Bewdley) were not respowible for what the Liberal Association bad done ; we, therefore, object most emphatically against Barou Martin coming to try a point on which he has already expressed his opinion." COURTS OF CRIMINAL APPEAL. The Pall Mall Cardle has a leader r)propcs to the case of Marks Wiltshire, in which it suggests the appoint ments of Courts of Appeal in Criminal Cases. Let a court be constituted, to be composed of the Home Secretary mid two judges of the superior courts of common law, to be called the Court for the Consideration of Sentences in Criminal Cases. Let it be enacted that whenever a judge who has tried a criminal case is of opinion that the prisoner was wrongfully convicted, and when ever any person who has been convicted succeeds in satisfying the Secretary of State for the Home Depart ment that matter Mich was not given in evidence at the trial renders it desirable that further inquiry should be had, it shall be lawful to send the matter before the court, who shall thereupon inquire into the truth, and shall have power to confirm, quash, or alter the finding of the jury and the sentence of the court. Provided always that such judgment should be delivered in open court and the reasons for it assigned. This would provide for those exceptional cases in which at present the Home Secretary sits as a court of appeal, and ends by pardoning an innocent man for having been found guilty. As for the mitigation of sentences, it might be provided that whenever any judge pawed sentence of death or of penal servitude for twenty years or upwards, he should report such sentence to the court, together with any observations or documents which he thought it desirable to lay before them ; and that it should be lawful for all persons who had been sentenced either to death or to penal servitude, say for ten years or upwards, to submit memorials to the court in mitigation of punishment; that the court should take such reports and memorials into consideration, and decide whether or not they would inquire further into the matter ; that if they decided to make no further inquiry, the law should take its course; and that if they decided to make further inquiry, they should have power to make it in any way which might appear to them most proper. We believe that the establishment of such a court, altogether unshackled by technicalities, and invested with full power to do complete justice, would do more to strengthen the hands of justice, to abolish the scandals which con tinually occur at the Home Office, and to give the public confidence in the administration of the law than almost any other reform which could be suggested. The Roman correspondent of the Tablet says that King Victor Emmanuel "is fast progressing towards imbe cility in mind, and his bodily health is in such a state that he cannot lie down for fear of an attack of apoplexy." The Weekly Register says that at the (Ecumenical Council only one political question will be discussed. This will be an endeavour on the part of the Holy Father, as the head of the United Church, to persuade the difforent na- tions of Europo to disarm their present enormous and costly armies and fleets, and submit their differences to arbitration. The Earl of Fingall was found dead in his bed on Thursday. The deceased poor was born in 1791, and was, consequently, in his 78th year. lie sat as Baron Fingall, and was a Liberal in politico. He was Lord-Lieu tenant of Meath, and a trustee and visitor of Maynooth College. Prince Louis of Bourbon, on of the C oun t d'Aquila, was recently married in New York to Miss Hamel, an American lady of great beauty. The ex-King of Naples, as the head of this branch of the Bourbon family, has sent a protest to Now York declaring the marriage null and void. It was contracted without the consent of Prince Louis's father. Her Majesty has been pleased to present a copy of her work, "Leaves from the Journal of our Life in the High lands," to the Walsall Church Institute. It bears her Ma jesty's autograph in the following inscription on the fly-leaf. —" Presented to the Wallsall Church Institute by Victoria R. Windsor Castle, A1:r;1, 180." It is intended to deposit tho volume in a glass case at the Institute, and to purchase second copy for general use. Miss Baker, after running last but one in a SeFing Stakes at Croydon, was sold for 16 guineas to Mr. J. It , ad. The Touch and Go colt, the winner of a Selling Plate at Lewes, was sold to Mr. Reeves for 80 guineas, and the same gentleman claimed Plunger. _ TARGET.—This horse, which has recently been pur chased by Lord Roseberry to lead Ladas in his work for the Derby, arrived at Ilsley on Thursday. REFRACTORY JOCKEYS. The starter reported Hardy, Wyatt, and Crickmere for misconduct at the post in the Woodside Plate at Croydon on Thursday. Saturnalia, after winning a Selling Race at Lewes, was sold to Mr. John Nightingull for 100 guineas ; and Mr. .Goddard claimed Masquerade, who ran in the same race. Timoleon (2 yrs), after ranning . unplaced in t h e - Juyeniie Stan M lemosi wao Unitmosi Brighton. _ 7RAINING REPORTS. LAMBOIMNE.—On Tuesday wo have in the Two Thou sand North Britian, Belladrum, and Plenipotentiary. North Briton I have not seen the last week, and Plenipo tentiary has some very bad understandings. Belladrum looks in the bloom of health, and I expect that he will be the only one that will go to the post, and if everything is right on the day, I think ho will catch Judge Clark's eye first. Friday.—St. Mungo led The Parson and Bella drum a canter of th:ee-quarters of a mile, and then Phoebus led Belladrum and St . Mungo a mile, all pulli ng u p soun d . and well. KINGSCLERE._At Newnh g r ket nex t wee k Bl ue Gown i s matched against Vespasian, aL dbe will win. T wo Thou sand—Siderolite and King c op hOta are Sir Joseph Haw ley's nominations, and of these I prei,T the chance of the " King," who will run much better than man; people ex pect, and I am fully prepared to find him beCcme before the day a much better favourite. He is certaint: worth standing for a place, and if he would only run kindly it would take the favourites all t:_aeir time to lower his colours. He has been doing very we 1 indeed since his re turn from bead-quarters. I have no great opinion of Sids rolite, thinking him only a moderate horse. Sweepstakes of 2uo sous—The winner will 1)3 found in the filly by Asteroid out of Madame Eglentin , , who will prove a clip p:r. For the One Thousand Morna doing wi , ll, iu fact I never saw her going in better form, ann my epin'on at the Clue of wrlt:ug is, 1 cannot see one engaged that can boat her. I believe her to boa greatly improved ti ly since last seen in public. I am unable to say whit - , goes to head quarters, but no doubt Llae Gown, King Copthetua, Morns, Madame Eglentiue filly, and two or three others will be sent. .NEWMARKET.—At our meeting next week, in the Prince of Wales's Stakes, we have Knight of the Garter, Ves pasian, King Victor, Pirate Chief, Silenus, Sycee, Vauban, Badsworth, Dryad, Da Vere, Lo Sarrazin, Nine Elms, Typhon, Robspierre, Royal Rake, Electricity, Peri y Down, Cork Jacket, Sagittarius, Wildbad, Curieuse, Bradgate, Albania, British Lion, Achilles, Champagne Charlie, Brother to Ravioli, and Alma Mater. These have all been doing good work up to the time, and my opinion is that the best of Jennings' will win. The Sweepstakes of 20 soya will fall to the best of Mr. Ellliot's, as also the Sweepstakes of 15 sovereigns. Two Thousand— Typhon has done some good work, and is fit to run, but I think not class enough for this event. Alpenstock will not do, having been coughing. Ishmael I have not seen of late. Of Mr. Chaplin's lot, Sagittarius is the best, and if he will only perfor►n the same in public as in private ho would run forward. Mat thew Dawson has Chatelherault, Goatfell, Athanor, Absti nence, Martyr, and Tenedos. 1 need not say more than that the last-named is the best at present. Jennings has Perry Down, and he is a good-looking horse, with good action, and has done plenty of work. In the same stable are Consul, Boulogne, Nelson, and Le Saphir. These have been going well, and Perry Down 1 believe to be the best of the lot. Rowsham, Wildbad, and the Ifermioue colt have all done good work. The last-named is the best, and will run well. Royal Rake I cannot believe to be beyond a moderate horse. The best of our lot to stand on are the Ilerrnioue colt and Typhon. MIDDLEHAM, 'Thursday.—Honesty was sent a rattling gallop of two miles, Honestish joining in the last mile, the old horse going first-elass. Osborne's King's Cross and Weatherstar galloped two miles :at a good pace. Disraeli, Minaret, and Bard of Erin were on the High Moor. Fobert galloped Bracken, Fortunio, Blair Drummond, Vansittart, Netherwood, Terror, Duchess of Athol, Nectarine, and La Charontoune two miles. Winter's Three per Cent. and Mexico galloped the same distance. Dawson sent The Dean (Cameron up) to lead Pretender a good gallop of a mile. Pretender went strong and well. The Miss Sarah colt led the Tom Bowline cult, Young Melbourne horse, Mandrake, and Thorwaldsen a nice steady gallop of nearly two miles, and the rest of his team did good mile work. In the Prince of Wales's Stakes, at Newmarket, we have Disraeli engaged. lie is a useful horse, very fit, and will nearly win if sent. Two Thousand.—Der ventio, although he has improved since last year, still requires more time. He has no chance for this. Pre tender is as fit as hands can make him, and will win this event, and be bad to beat in the Derby. Duchess of Athol and Minaret are both well and in strong work for the One Thousand. The "Duchess" is a neat filly, and very quick, but Minaret will be our best. She, however, is rather short of time, and I like her chance better in the Oaks, as she is a good stayer, and will be fit by thou. STOCKBRIDGE.- -At Newmarket I expect we shall have a few go, especially for the made-up races overnight. In the Prince of Wales's Handicap The Alderman is entered, but he is very moderate. Atonement is in the Spring Stakes, but I should say she will not run, as she has scarcely done any work since Epsom. In the Two Thou sand we have only Espatero engaged, and he is very mo derate, and has only been leading some two year olds gentle work in the afternoon. Iu the Newmarket Two Year Plate Duckling, Lady Annie, Lady Louisa colt, and Calypso are engaged, but 1 do not think either will run. One Thousand— Wo have Scottish Queen, Dentelle, and Miss Foote eugags d. The two first-named have done a good deal of work, and fit as hands can make them, but Miss Foote is not so ripe,nor do I C.iuk she will go to Newmarket, but if she keeps sound she will be wanted very shortly. The firzt named will be the b2st flow here, aud although sbe makes a rroiso-ahn Iva! be very bard to beat, and l shall expect to see her first or second. LEWES. —ll t Newmarket Drewitt has several engaged. Scarborough is i❑ a sweepstakes of 10 sovs. lam afield there is ono that will be too good for him, that is Room, but he will be able to take his own pact if they want him. Provider is in the Spring Stakes, where lie will meet his Old opponent Amara. 1 think the cult likes a d;stance of ground best. Ile is doing good work, and looks lit to run. On Tuesday, Scarborough is in a sweepstakes of 200 sovs. I don't know what sort of company lie has to meet, and I think he might win. Drewitt has only Ethus in the Two Thousand Guineas, and ho has not done work enough to win any race—in fact, he is doing very little work, not enough to get Liar lit for a race like the Derby, and unless he is sent along very soon I shall think his chance for the Derby hopeless, but I suppose Drewitt knows best. In the Newmarket Two Y ear Old Plate, Elsham, Scar borough, and Sentry Go are engaged. Of this lot I fancy Elsham the best; there won't be a much better looking two-year-old stripped in the race than he is, and he is bound to make a racehorse, if he does not win this time, and I shall always look after him. RICHMOND. —We have only one engaged at Newmarket, Lord Zetland's Valtz, in the One Thousand. She has done a lot of good work, and goes freely and well. On Tuesday, Geant des Batailles and Valtz went a nice steady gallop. 2Euthen led lalkl.ind, Fragrauce, King Cole, and Tunstall filly good steady work. The Hind, Evelina, Flora, and Retort did long steady work. Night Guard led the two year olds steadily along. Stella and The Gleaner went two miles at a good half-speed gallop. Annie Stewart led Bob, Great Grimsby, and Fusee smartly. Lancaster went a three-mile gallop steadily. Wednesday 2Eothen led Brennus two miles steadily. Night Guard, Dark Cloud, Bedmate, Cavendish colt, and Kettledrum I colt went three-quarters of a mile iu good form. Hugo followed, at some distance, steadily. Auchinleck, Flora, and Retort had a good gallop for tNo miles. Flora is in the Great Northern, and goes particularly strong and well. Evelina did a mile in grand form. Number Nip went freely and well about a mile and a quarter. Last Rose of Summer wont a mile steadily. I J ILSLEY.—At Newmarket, we have Athena and Lady Beaconsfield in the Prince of Wales's Stakes. The first named has plenty of weight to carry, and I think that Lady Beaconsfield won't like the distance. We have nothing in the Two Thousand, and only Luna in the One Thousand, but she is moderate, and won't run. Target arrived hero to-day (Thursday) from Lewes, and is to lead Ladas in his work for the Derby. Friday—This morning Dover was out, as usual, with his team, and after walking them for some time, Cap-a-Pie led Ladies and Target a canter of about three-quarters of a mile, and after which Target led Ladas a gallop of nearly two miles, being at a good pace from end to end. The Derby horse finished up in fine style. The remainder of the team did only healthy exercise. Dalby had two canters and a steady gallop of about one mile and three-quart rs, going first-class. STaxTox.—Thursday.—T he Oracle, Lady Evelyn filly (3 yrs) and Sportsman galloped one mile and a half. Free Trade and Salliot went one tulle steadily. Atnpleforth, Lady of Croome, and Ben Block had a good gallop of half a mile. The following cantered tine° quarters of a mile twice :—Lord of the Valley, True Heart, Runic, Jacque line colt, Parma, Fidelia, Lady Evelyn filly (2 yrs), and St. George. - See-Saw only did walking exercise. MALTON.—At Newmarket, in .the Two Thousand, we have Tasman and Fecialis. They are both well and fit to run, but the class of horses they have to meet I sin afraid will be too good for them. Merry and Wise is engaged in a Sweepstakes of 300 sovs, and also in tile Prince of Wales's Stakes. This mare has undergone a strong pre paration, and she will take her own part in both races. F FIELD.—This morning (Friday) Portsmouth had a rattling gallop with Punishment and two others, and he had all the best of it at the finish ; Punishment second. Report here says Heather Bell, Make Haste, Boundary, Juanita, and Skipjack were put through the mill early this morning, Heather Bell doing all that was asked of her. In the Prince of Wales's Stakes we have Bosworth en gaged. He is well, but I have noticed ho has only been doing walking exercise this week and I should say he is not wanted for this race. The Two Thousand Guineas— Portemouth, Tom Taylor, and the Cant.ne colt aro en gaged. The two last-named are doing no work at present, and Portsmouth, to my thinking, is not half prepared, and so I have no fauc) fur him. in the Oue Thousand we have Carino, Boundary, and Heather. Bell engaged. They have all been sent along, guiug in good form, Taylor pay ing great attention to them, and I think the best of this lot will about win. CUSTANCE. —This jockey has been specially retained to ri4e Alpenstock in the Two Thousand. King Cophetua and Morna have been tried together, and we have reason to believe that Sir Joseph Hawley was perfectly satisfied with the "King's" performance. COLOURS OF RIDERS.—Mr. Ravenfield : Red, yellow PlerreN and PP. ALr. Corwall; Yiolet, silycr braid. METING INTELLIGENCE. CROYDON M EETING -YESTERDAY. INNKEEPERS' PLATE. Hackler.. Sea Robber . Prebendal Fourteen ran. SELLING STEEPLECHASE. 3 Atalanta Licymnia Wedding Peal Four ran. SELLING HURDLE RACE. Harrington. Poleaxe .... 1 Eight rau. GRAND OPEN STEEPLECHASE. Brick G arde ner T usealun uiii 2 3 Six ran. Won by a neck. SHIRLEY I'LATE. Falstaff liedbrt•ast Little Coates 1 Seven ran. HANDICAP HURDLE RACE Goodfellow Ada Penelope ulnare... • . Four rau. SELLING HUN rims' STEEPLECHASE Lord Wahlegravo 1 Vision Meerschaum Nine ran. RACING FIXTURES. MAY. Chester 4, 5,6, 7 Eglinton Hunt 6, 7 I Winchester ll, 12 York 11, 12 ' , tldoyle S - "-tr 11 12 St. Albans 17, 18 West Drayton l7, 18 Bath 18, 19 Manchester l9, 20 21 U - don • Baldoylo 2n ,print _ Salisbury l3 11 Doncaster 13, 14 I ,roydon 19, 21 Harpenden 2l Epsom Summer .....25, de. J UNE. Croydon 2,3, 4 Newcastle 22, 23, 21 Newton 2,3, 4 I Oldham . 22 Ascot .....8, 9, 10, 11 liibury Club 23 Liverpool Summer „Ali, 16 Stockbridge 24, 25, 26 Windsor 15, 16 Chelmsford Hampton l7, 18 Suttou Park .....29, 30 Curragli 22, 23, 211 JULY Worcester l, 2 Southampton 13,13 Newmarket July 6, Sc. lioading 15, 16 Carlisle Pontefract 9, 10 1 Stamford ... "2 23 Hendon ..... l2, 13 1 Goodwood 27, 28, 29, 30 Nottingham 13, 14 I AUGUST. Brighton 3, 4 1 Oxford Brighton Club 5 York 24, 25, 26 Lewes 6, 7 Plymouth L6, 17 . . E g nam lO, 11 1 Scarborough SO, 31 Wolverhan - pton IU, I I 1 Derby Summer ...31, Sep. 1 Windsor 12, 13 i Weymouth 31, Sep. 1 St. Albans l7, 18 1 Canterbury ..... ....31, Sep. 1 Stockton lB, 19, 20 I SEPTEMBER. "Warwick... 7, 8 I Hampton 21, 2 Curragh (Royal) ......7, 8, 9 1 Western (Ayr) 22, 23 Abingdon 0, 10 I Hendon 23, 24 Doncaster 14, 15, 16, 17 1 Monmouth... - 23, 24 Richmond •)1, 22 Newmarket ist 0ct....28, &o. Lichfield 9 4 122 Lanark... 29, 30 OCTOBER. Bedford 5, 6 Cheltenham IP. 21 I Edinburgh 6, 7, 8 Curragh l9, 24., 11 Leicester 7, 8 I West Drayton ..........21. 22 . Bromley 7' 8 Newumrket 2d 0ct...1.1, &c. I Chelmsford l9 2U Kelso 19 20 I Hereford YI, 22 Monmouth 23, 2 Newmark.t ll'ton —.25, dm. NOVEMBER. 11211 TO W 2, 3 I Egliuton Hunt 6, 7 W0rce5ter............ 3, 4 Liverpool St. Albans b, 6 i Shrewsbury l5, 16 STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES. MAY. Limerick Efunt 4 I St. Albans .. la Eglinton Hunt 7 ": , at Drayton JULY. Kingsbury 9 OCTOBEtt. Bromley 7 1 West Drayton 2l, 22 N 0 VEXI.BER. Worcester 2,3, .1 I Shrewsbury 13, Harrow 9 , 3 Leamingtou limit 23 kc Lverpool 9, 10, 11, 12 1 COURSING FIXTURES. AUGUST. St. Albans.. OCTOBER. Ancastor and Willouglaiy, Lincolnshire 5, 6. Oriuo,by ... l9, &a Huntingdon Club.. 26 , 27. SPORT INC PROPHECIES. NEWMARKET MEETING. " BELL'S LIFE." Prince of Wales's Stakes— Siloons or the best of Jen nings's pair. Sweepstakes of 20 soya —Blooming Heather f. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs—Atlantis. Princess of Wales's Stakes —Souverain. Spring Sta kes. —A mara. Sweep stakes of 3UO soya—The Laird. GA:fee-room Stakes— Byshworth. Sweepstakes of '2OO sovs—Madame Eglentine f. Two Thousand Guineas—Pretender ; Alpenstock for a place. One Thousand Guineas—Morna or Heather Bell. '' THE ERA." Prince of Wales's Stakes—Robespierre, Athena, or Lady Beaconsfield. Sweepstakes (two-yr-olds) Elferon. Spring Stakes —Amara. Coffee-room Stakes —Ryshworth. S weepstakes of 300 sous—The Laird. Sweepstakes (last half of R.M.)—Madame Eslentine colt. Two Thousand Guineas—The Drummer or Duke of Beaufort. Sweep stakes (T.Y. C.) —Blue Gown. Sweepstakes (three-yr. olds) —Hermione c. Prince of Wales's Stakes—Samson. Two yr-old Plate—Guy Dayrell, Roquefort, or Florian. One Thousand Guineas—Martinique or Brigantine. Sweep stakes (T.Y.o.)—Kennington or Atlantis. Newmarket Stakes King Cophetua. Handicap Flate—BlueEkin or Mariner. " THE FIELD." Prince of Wales's Stakes—Curieuse or Perry Down. Sweepstakes (last half mile of Beacon course)—Elferon or Muster Walter. Sweepstakes of 10 soya (hast half of Ro wloy mile) —Atlantis. Spring Stakes—Amara. Two Thousand Guineas—Belladrum or Pretender. C o ff ee . room Stakes—Ryshworth. Sweepstakes of 300 sous—The Laird. Newmarket Plate—Roquefort or Moonshine. Prince of Wales's Stakes (Cesarewitch course)—Clairon. The four Sweepstakes—Blue Gown, Hermione c, Night jar, and Puff respectively. One Thousand Guineas— Scottish Queen or Morna. Newmarket Stakes—King Cophetua. £2OO Handicap Plate—Lancet or Blueskin. Sweepstakes of 10 soya (four furlongs)—Atlantis or Ken nington. " SPORTING GAZETTE." Prince of Wales's Handicap—Minna Troil or Robes pierre. Sweepstakes of 10 sous—Atlantis. Sweepstakes of 20 sous —Blooming Heather f. Spring Stakes - Amara. Coffee-room Stakes—Ryshworth. Two Thousand Guineas —Pretender; Hermione c. for a place. Sweepstakes of 300 sovs—The Laird. T wo-yr-old Plate - Elferon. One Thousand Guineas—Morna. Handicap Plate—Blneskin, Lancet, or Arlington. Newmarket Stakes—King Cop hetua. S weeepstakes of 10 sous—Atlantis. "SPORTING TIMES." Prince of Wales's Stakes —Curieuse. Sweepstakes of 20 sovs—Blooming Heather f. 8 weeepstakes of 10 sovs Atlantis. Two Thousand Guineas—Belladrum ;He r mione o and Royal Rake for placer. Sweepstakes of 800 sous—The Laird. Coffee-room Stakes—Ryshworth. Newmarket Plate—Frivolity, Florian, or Lazzaroni. One Thousand Guineas -Brigantine, 1; Heather Bell, 2 ; Minaret, 3. Newmarket Stakes—Strathnairn. Sweep stakes of 10 sovs—Atlantis. " SPORTING LIFE." Prince of Wales's Handicap-408e or Eudora. Sweep stakes of 10 sovs (two-yr-olds)—Atlantis. Princess of Wales's Stakes —Souveraine. 'Spring Stakes—Amara. Two Thousand Guineas—Belladrum, Duke of Beaufort, or The Drummer. Coffee-room Stakes— Ryshworth. Sweepstakes of 300 sovs —The Laird. Prince of Wales's Stakes—Clairon or Sir David Gana. Sweepstakes of 50 sovs—Sir David Gam. Sweeepstakes (threo-yr-olds)- 11ermione c. Sweepstakes (across ;he flat) —Nightjar. Two-yr-old Plste—RoqUefort or Florian. One Thousand Guineas—Martinique or Morns.. " THE SPORTSMAN." Prince of Wales's Stakes--Lady Beaconsfield, 17ncas, or Mysotis. Princoss of Wales's Stakes —Souverain. Spring Cup—Amara. Sweepstakes of 20 sous—lllootning Heather f. Sweepstakes of 10 sows—Atlantis or Scarboro'. Sweepstakes of 200 duva —Searhoro'. Sweepstakes h of 301) sous—The Laird. Coffoe -room Stakes—Bysh wort. Two Thousand Guineas—Duke of Beaufort or Pretender. " THE BEACON." nine() of Wales's Stakes-Syese or De Vere. Sweep stakes of 2U sovs -Moron. Two-yr-old Stakes--Joe Dawson's selected. Spriug Stakes - Amara. Two Thousand Guineas - -Pretender or the Drummer. Sweep stakes of 300 sovs-The Laird. Coffee-room Stakes- Ryshworth. Two-yr-old Stakes-Pibroch. Newmarket Plato-Roquefort or Florian. The four Sweepstakes- Sir David Liam, Iteration° c, Nightjar, and Blue Gown re spectively. Ono Thousand Guineas-Morna. Newmar ket Stakes -.King Cophetua or Tasman. " SUNDAY TIDIES." Two Thousand Goiueas—Duke of Beaufort, 1; Pre tender, 2 ; The Drummer, 3. One ThOtisand 43htinegi 13rigantiue or Aiartinique. . : t: Con. f Sir Rev Tho that ,akeTh LITCC S .hid