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

X ONE A I ET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The business was of a limited description to day, but, notwithstanding, the market showed firmness. There is a good demand for stock of all descriptions, but the holders refuse to lower their terms, and in tending purchasers therefore prefer waiting for the present. There is a moderate demand for discount, but the rate at which business can only be done is 31 to 4, as.a large amount of money has to be pro vided for the 4th. Consols are 92/ 3 21 for money; ditto, for Ac count, 93 ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 911 f ; New Three per Cents, 911 j ; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, 5 prem. ; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, par; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., shut. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, 212 ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1128 ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 1001 ; ditto Eufaced Paper, 4 per Cent., 92. In the foreign market stocks arc firm, there is a rise of I in Egyptian of 1868 and Turkish of 1865, viz., to 761 to :1 and 41 to Bra zilian of 1865, 791 to 801 ; Chilian of 1867, 941 to 951 ; Egyptian of 1861, 86 to f ex div. ; Italian of 1864, 518 to 551 ; ditto of 1868, 84 to 85 ; Mexican, 15 to 1; Peruvian of 1865, 784 to 79 ; Russian of 1866, 91 to 1, ex div. ; Nicolai, 661 to 671 ; Orel, 81i to 8 . 21; Moscow, 791 to f ; ditto Charkof, 771 to 4. ; ditto Charcow, 77 to 4. ; Spanish of 1867, 31 to 4. ; Turkish of 1858, 63 to 64 ; and ditto of 1862, 67 to 4.. In the Railway Market Great Eastern and South Eastern have fallen f to 1 per cent., but Metropolitan and Caledonian have improved f. Prices are as follow :—London and North Wes tern, 1151 to f ; Great Western, 494. to 4., ex div. ; Midland, 1161 to II ; London and South Western, 87 to 90 ; Great Eastern, 374. toe ; Brighton, 48/ to I ; South Eastern, 75 to 4. ; Metropolitan, 101 s ; Great Northern, 107 to 108 ; ditto A, 109 to 1091; Caledonian, 79 to ; and London, Chatham, and Dover, 16 to 4.. American Five-Twenty Bonds are per cent. better, viz., 831 to ; Erie Railway Shares 24 to 3 ; Illinois Central, 961 to 97 ; Atlantic and Great Western Debentures, 33 to 34; and Consolidated Mortgage Bonds, 33 to 34. In Banking and Mitcellaueous Shares there is no alteration in prices of yesterday. There were no bullion operations at the Bank yesterday. The Royal Mail steamer Mandingo has arrived at Liverpool from the West Coast of Africa, bring ing gold dust and specie to the value of £6,552 ; and the steamer Bavaria, from New York, has a small parcel of £1,371 for London and £7,312 for Paris. It has transpired that the bills had bees returned of a house in Paris engaged in the merino and muslin de laine trades having a branch at Now York and an agency in London. The liabilities are esti mated at £170,000. The failure has been announced of Messrs. Wil liam Dickinson and Sons, cotton manufacturers and loom makers at Blackburn, with liabilities estimated at about £70,000. A 5 per cent. Government debenture loan for £15,000, just offered at the Cape of Good Hope for public tender, has been taken by the colonists at about 1 premium. A new large Russian Railway Loan will make its appearance at Frankfort in a few weeks. A combination of bankers at Paris and Frank fort have agreed for an advance of money to Portu gal, to be converted into bonds at a later day. The receipts of the Zollverein for the last year amounted to 27,319,527 thalers. An ordinary general meeting of the Italian Tobacco Monopoly Company is convened for the 28th instant at Florence. The joint traffic return of the Caledonian and North British Railways shows this week an in crease of £4,965 over last year. The subscription list of the Trouville Mortgage Loan of £400,000 sill be closed on Wednesday next, the 7th instant. At the half-yarly meeting of the Gas Light and Coke Company a dis ideud was declared at the rate of 4 i per cent. per annum. There has been a sudden rise in Atlantic and Great Western Railway Se,curities owing to the preparation of an official circular, to be issued to morrow, intimating that income bonds will be issued forthwith for the payment of the overdue dividends on the bonds. Purchases on New York account also lead to the conclusion that the arrange ments with the Erie Railway will ultimately be carried out. The Frankfort advices state that, although specu lation in Austrian shares continues active in con sequence of the inflation at Vienna, it has almost totally ceased in United States' bonds, and that in vestors are less eager, as they have the choice be tween a multitude of preference stocks guaranteed by laropeart Governments, which at current prices Would yield a higher interest. Money continues abundant, and, as there are as yet no symptoms of an over supply of securities on the market, new issues are made every week. We have received from Dr. Watson, late surgeon to the hospital, Chiucha Islands, a copy of a pamph let he has prepared for circulation, containing in detail his well-known views on the subject of the speedy exhaustion of the guano deposits of the Chinches, and the comparative worthlessness of the guano on the other islands. Dr. Watson's statements are of a very positive character ; but, as they are directly opposed to those of other authorities who are well acquainted with the cir cumstances, the bondholders must be left to draw their own conclusions on a balance of testimony. At public auction at the Open Stock Exchange (Limited) yesterday :—Albert Life Assurance Com pany, £3 paid, sold at ss. 3d. per share ; Alhambra Company (Limited), fully paid, 9f per ; ditto, £8 paid, 7 f per share ; Crystal Palace share Com pany Consolidated Seven per Cent. Preference Stock, par. The usual half -yearly dividends and the sinking fund on the loans of 1859 and 1863 of the Brazi lian Government were paid yesterd ay . A t the same time the pa y ment at par of the outstanding balance of the loan of 1839 was effected. This is most satisfactory, and speaks highly in favour of the financial administration of they Government, seeing with what punctuality these engagements are kept without recurring to new operations. FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. (iO I 7EIINMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols ........................... 921 3 21 ............... 93 Ditto for Account, 9. 4 4. 8 per C ent. R e d uce d 9 i• New 8 p er C ent New 2 per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Con Jan. 1873 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan, 1 , 83 . t l _— Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1865 Do (Red Sea Telet i raph), Aug., 1908 7 Exchcquor Bills, £1,009, 21 p er Ut. De 500 Do. £lOO & 5200 par Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent De.,opening Canada 4 per Cent. Bond Inter-Celonial Ontnnun s - INDIAN UOVENNMENT SECU.RITIgN India Stock, 10* per Cent., April 1874... 212 Do. Opening, for Account .................. - Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 ............... 112 k Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 ............... 1021 Do. Certiticates ............................ Do. Enfaced Pape' 4 per Ceut....•• .... 92 Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 .... .. ....... Do. 51 per Out. May 1879 ............... DJ 5 per Cent., Rnp. Deb. 1872 ......... Do D do 177........ Do do. 1882 ......... --• DJ. Deb, 5 per Cent., Au g . 1873 ~.... Do. o. u B . onds, 4 per C ent., £l,OOO Dnder £l.OOO ........................... Il' FOREIGN FUNDS —CLOSING PRICES. Axgeutine Republic, 6 per Cent ... . Do., Scrip 445 paid ... .• Do. 1e59 ............ Brazilian 5 er Cent s °. q pe r Cent It; 2 ................... DDo. do. 1858 .... Doo. do. 186 1 ........ •••, - D. do., 1863 o. 5 per C ent., 1665 .... .. ................ . ........... . ___ Uo Account ................ . ...... . .......... . 801 } B ,etios Apes 6 per Cent. Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Odili an 6 per Cent . Cuba, 6 per Cont. -- Do. 41 p er Cent..., ..•• ......... N . per C Do. 8 ent., ........................... -- Po. 6 per co”t. 1867... J(:). 7 per Cont., 1866 C lo anian, 6 per Cent. Dan in 3 per Cent. 1825...„... ...... Dan =Han Principaliti es , 7 per Oen 76 Da 8 par Cent., 1867 — Yqullor New Consolidated, 1 per Cent E uptian, 7 per Cent... 1)c S'ecoad Issue Do. £s'.st Vonds — Do. £lOO Bonds ..... 83 Do. 1864 Do. Account D. £st 0 Bonds Do. 4106 Bonds B7± English Scrip, 1868 Do do. £l5 pd — die Gov3rntreht Railway Dehentures 97 Greek - 5 per Cc at., 1824 5, ex Coups — 1 -1.0. Account . Do. Coupon.? - Do. Acenmit , .1 Igt Pn.ala 5 per Cent, .. llondurasGov. flail. Loan., 10p. Ct., all pd 82 1 It att, 5 pei cert., 1165 — Do. Account ... B3 Do Mxrerumana Itaii.vay.. ifle ca -. 3 per Gent Ditto for Account Do. 1864 — Do q per Cent. Anglo-French — dontcvidmil c per Cent Vic :fish Imperial 5 pet Cent ,3 , .v Granada Do 3 per Con V7I Do. Deft:n.3.l ?eru; - ian 5 per Cent. 1665 ••• Do Account Do 41 per Cent. (U): l )arren) ...... ~.... Do 4t per Cent., 1862 ...„ . 1)o Account PortNguese 3 per Ct., 1e53 '6, 7, '9 '6O '2.%, t 1 . Do. do. I€>67 — Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid — 1. issian 5 eel- Cent., 1822, £ St Do 41 per Cent , 1850 Do 4i per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonde. : 91 ± Do. do. £84.155. d 0..., Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds 9ll Do. do £B4 15s. do — Do Nicolas Railway — Sar Lillian 5 per Cent 74 Spanish 3 per Con ... - Do. Account , 3: - 1- Do., 1867 Do. Account —..., Do. New Deferred . Do. Account _ Do. Passive Do. Corn. Cert. of Con . not funded Do. Account — Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan — Do Government, 1864 Do do, 1868 Do do, Scrip — Turkish 6 per Cent.' . • Da Account - Do 6 per Cent. 1858 • • Do account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1i,.:62 Do Account Do .£IOC Bonds Do 5 per Cent. 1865 t• Do Account , 4 I- Do 6 per Cont., 1860 Do 4 per Cent., Guaranteed Do Land Warrants (lieetare!9 Venezuela 3 per Cent. — Do. Ace. ant Du 6 per Cent., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Dividends on the above payable iu Lonoo,. Austrian 5 por Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 21 per Cent. Ex. 12 Gni'',• — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates Do. Account — French Reutes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 251. — !Win, 5 per Cent. 1851, E. z5l. — Do Account 90; 5 311 if 631 G/: / 69 I CLOSING PRICES. Jonsois, Money 921 92i 3 Do. Account, April 8 POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-71d3 Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Elias W. Collins, a cab proprietor, of Little Edward street, R3B - ent's Park, appeared before Mr. Knox to answer the complaint of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of causing a horse to be ill-treated by being worked while in an unfit state, and John Urn, a driver in his employ, for working the horse. After hearing the evidence of Mr. Cherry, the veterinary surgeon, Mr. Knox fined Collins 20s. and Liuoy 10a. THAMES. THE Bow BANDITTI AGAlN.—James Redman, alias Ruddyman, aged 19 years, John Back 18, Richard Brown 18, and Edward Atkins 20, were brought up on remand before Mr. Benson, charged with c nntuitting several rola berics. They were committed for trial. MUSICAL AND THEATRICAL 17EMS. The Italian Opera semen at the Lyceum commences on the 3d of May. Mr. Joseph Irving has sailed f.n. America. Miss Susan Devin, from America, makes her first ap pearance at the Surrey on Mon lay. A new drama by Boucicault is underlined at the Prin- CCB6'd. (From the Musical Standard.) Wachtel is iu danger of losing his voice from a EoVero Lucas. Aubcr's "Le Premier &Air tie Bouheur" has been given successfu'ly at Liege. A Polish opera, " Halka," by Moniueco, has been given with success at Moscow. 31 ARKE7 S-2 ///S DA I'. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. April 3 . —Sales probably 10,000 bales. Market held firmly. The Dublin Gazette announces that the Queen has created Prince Arthur a Knight of St. Patrick. Mr. Charles Dickens read to a large audience in the Birmingham Town-hall, ou Thursday night, " The Boots at the Holly Tree Inn," and a couple of the most favourite passages from "Oliver Twist" and " Pickwick." Last evening he was to read "Nicholas Nickleby at Mr. Squeers' School," and the " Trial Scene from "Pickwick.' The London correspondent of the Evening Mail has reason to believe that Mr. Gladstone intends to raise Lord Chancellor O'Hagan to the Peerage, and that the matter will be accomplished in a few weeks. THE Two YEAR OLD QUESTION.—It is rumoured in well-informed quarters that Colonel Forester's motion re lative to two year old races commencing in May is the one most likely to be accepted. We also hear, on excellent authority, that the Second Spring Meeting at Newmar ket, which has been abandoned since 1835, is likely to be revived. If so, this will inaugurate two year old racing at "head -quarters," and there is some probability the Two Thousand will eventually be run for in the Second Spring Meeting, instead of the First, as at present. TIIE BICKLEY STAKES AT BICO3ILEY.—Red White and Blue, who wou this event so cleverly on Thursday, was objected to on the following day, as a letter had been re ceived by the clerk of the course at the commencement of the week to put the pen through his name. Col. Knox and Mr. T.V. Morgan investigated the case, and awarded the stakes to the winner, while bets remain in abeyance, although there is some probability of the Claxton prece dent being overruled. Veterinary certificates signed by Mr. G. E. Donaldson, of Epsom, M.R.C.V.S.L., of the ages of Major Fridolin's bay colt Gourbi, 3 yrs, and bay filly Fiuistere, 2 yrs, and one signed by Mr. J. Sant, of Lincoln, M.R.C.V.S L., of the age of Major Fridolin's bay gelding Czar, 5 yrs, have been officially lodged. Tis STuu.—On the 17th ult., at Park PuddoCka, Now market, Mr J. La Mert's brood mare Jollity by Jordan out of July by Irish Birdcatcher, a colt foal to Cambtscan, and will be put to Newcastle.—At Holywell Stud Farm, Watford, on the 24th ult., Mr Snowing's Sea Eagle (sister to Setunew), a bay filly to Caractacus, and will be put to him again. —At Manhead, near Exeter: Sir Lydston Newman's foals—March 25th, Rita by the Flying Dutchman, a colt by Rocket, and put to Crater. Mach 26th, Ventre-a-Terre by Pantaloon, a filly by Crater or Sttndeelah, and put to Crater. March 28th, mare by Wild Dayrell out of ntr e - h-Terra, a filly by Brocket, and put to Crater. March 29th, Belle by Slam, a colt by King Tom, and put ta fiti;dbyela.h Grater, 31st, Lady Audrey by Pantaloon, a fill and put to him again ; Touchstone mare, y bityaamehmToa di Vergy, and will be out to Sun a filly by Laseelles deelah. th, Mr. Reed's Texana 13/ Chanticleer, dee Mr. Snowing s ea Stud nolyweelriliolt-i-noor, and will be put to Sun- Stud Farm, W a tf ord, on the 29th ult., ' Caractacus, a n d will be pants by Stockwell, a bay colt by The numerous friends of M p r. tarles Morton, of the put to him again. o uc h k ea c r l that he MS been --pertinent, ~te., Oxford Music Hall, will be ha appointed the manager of the lipeynti having been lb in the Strand, the whole of the Catering .1 bl 9 alter t . io placed under his able supervision. We are glad to understand that coneidera is intended to be made in the Now Stand which is aboutaw to bo erected on Ascot Heath, whereby increased accotez modation will be given to the sporting Drees, SCIENCE AND ABM —A striking instance of tho immense value a small piece of steel m a y acqui re b y the great power of killed mechanical labour is the balance-sp r i ng of a watch prom its extreme fineness and delicacy 4,000 weigh not more than o n , ounce, and exceed in value £l,OOO. A most interoqing li ttle work, describing the rise and progress of watehmakin , h as been published by J. W. Benson, 25, Old Bond-street, and the City Steam Factory, 58 and 60, Ludgate-hill. The book, whi c h is profusely illustrated, gives a full description of the various kinds of watches and clocks, with their prices Mr. Benson (who holds the appointment to the Prince of Wales) has also published it pamphlet on Artistic Gold Jewellery, illustrated with the most beautiful designs of Bracelets, Brooches, Earrings, Lockets, &c., &c., suitable for Wedding, Birthday, and other presents. These pamphlets are sent post free for two stamps each, and they can not be too strongly recommended to those contemplating a pur chase, especially to residents in the country or abroad, who are thus enabled to select any article they may require and have it forwarded with perfect safety. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 3, 18.)9. SHARE LIST. 'ALLY Jziao..6s AND STOCK. raid. Closing BusineSl Price. done. st Br;tr.ol and Exeter ...... 100 77 79 et Oateouniau lOO 79: 79f 79 ai k...tatorian 23 Corn wall. all 21 31 it Dublin & Belfast June lOO 27 79 et Dun„Perth,&Ab.Junc l6O 70 72 2) East London all 6 tO t:o 2J Do 10 it Glasgow &S. Western lOO 97 99 et Great !;astern it Do. E. Anil. N 0.2 lOO ... it iircat North of Scotlane! lOO II .6 et Orcs,tlSortlicru lOO 1(7 .C 8 at DJ. A stock et Do, 11 stock IVO at GtS, and W. of Ireland loo 7 a Or. Western 1(.0 4, 191 4 it Do. zouth Wales at Do. W...tlid.—uxioro 11)0 15 x 7 26 or Do. Newport Wu :8 10 Lancabeire& lof tehift lOO 124 c.. 91 221 et Lou., itrigh.,,t, S.Coast luu 4't 434 ,n4re ftAliw2tya. 0, Do ..... sit - - it I EJL., Sod DOVCI IVJ 16 161 161 st Do. Al etrup. Lx. 10U - - et Lon. .k ,North 11 ester) It.t) )15 151 1151 1 L Lon. at 6outh 11 e tcru 1(0 Si ,:s it Alan., 6/Icl., <z Linco,) , 11.0 L-1 .50 56. 71 It.o 101 1 , 11 lul 4 st Do Extolls' , ..• 10 uu. r p st MatrououLan Di6ti!et. all :A. 50 501 10 Mutrup..A. J01:11'ti 1 oo 1 6 - - st 31 ..- u u st ditiniu. a. us lt° St 0,0 st N) (tt kir; Lisa st - - st or. , osete.ra - tier WICK.. Ito 092 1( 3 25 Do. I. Ni.l); pur0n:t . ..16.13. I - - st Du Loods ...... ....• •• I" 57 59 st Do York IGO 12 1)9 9 , 4 st Do Carli.le .... • llo 142 125 st Do Stoc Ifc Darling l,O 13 ) 102 st North Lou toll 10 Do .New 1818 . 2 11 lip it North Stlffordshira lOO 55 57 st North and S.-W. Junction 100 8 i 100 10 Do New £lO shares 7 st Ithyinney st Shropshire Union 0 07 54 . - - st Sunni Devon'.. st South Eastern lOO 71 5.51 st Staines, Wok'ham, & Wok all 12 IS st 'l au r All • • IV,/ 115 150 • - Do.L :. • 5 3 I p atericid Ki;ktnik 08 lu Wale% 0 & Whitcha_ 1 6 RAILW.LYS-PREFER liNCE SDAltk-S AND STOCKS. st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 86 SS st Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO st Do. Scot. N.E., 46 per cent lOO ... et Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO st Do. do. 7 per cent lOO ... st Do. do. Ordinary lOO 60 32 st Do. Midland st Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gua all ... Et, Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO 105 107 st Do. Ist Class preference lOO st Gias. & S.W. gua. 5 per et lOO ... ••• st Gt. Eastern, E.G. Ex. No. 1 100 9 19 at Do do N 0.2 100 95 9 i st Do do 6 per cent 100 10. i 119 st Do East Anglian A 5 p. c. 100 at Do do 13 6 do. 100 ... st Do do 0 7 do. 100 ... at Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 st Do E. Union 4p. c. gua. 100 70 ;5 st Do Norfolk 5 p.c. Ex. 1846 100 ... st Do do 5 p.e.Way.Val. 1847 100 st Great Northern, 5 per cent 10 st Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 ... st Do 41 do do do 100 st Do 5 do at sp.c. pm 100 at, Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO ... at] Gt. Nrtli of Scotland, Ist pf 100 ... sti Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per ceut lOO 96 97 st. 0 t.West.— Orig.& Ju t.-ltent cbg., per gua. 5 p.c lOO 101 103 1021 st Do. Orig. (B. &IL Ex). 5 p.c lOO 95 100 st Do do 41 per cent. 1830 lOO 83 9) st Do do 4 do do st 1)() do 5 per cent. redem lOO 95 97 954 st Do do Birmingham gua lOO G 5 79 st Do do do pref lOO st Do do Chester gua lOO 80 84 st Do do do 8 per cent lOO et Do do do 5 do 100 95 100 st Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 ... st Do do 4,1 p.c lOO st Do do 41 1859 lOO ... st Do do 5 st Do West Mid. Oxford lat g. 10J 111 113 st Do do 2d gua- 100 107 111 at Do Newport, Ist g. p.c. lOU 8. 90 st Do do 2,1 do 100• 97 st Do gua. 51 per cent. 1363 100 DU Lancaster & Carlisle .41 p.c. all st Lance.sh. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 3 1•;5 st Do Barnsley, £5 3a 10d p.c. 100 ... st Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 135 st Do 41 (Blackburn purch). 100 OS 100 st London & Brighton, 5 p.c. guaranteed, — No 1 - 100 ... at Do 5 per cent. gua. No. 2 100 ... at Do G do do lOO ... St Do 5 do NJ. 4 lOO ... st Do 7 per cent 1 st Do G do (W.E. C.P.) 100 at Do 4 do 1850 lOO st London, Chatham, & Dover S per cent lOO at. Loudon and a W., C. and Nuneaton 5 per coat lO3 108 I 1 o st Do Bedford &Cambridge lOO et Du Shrewsliy ti Welchp'l lOO st Loudon and S W. 7 p,c late Id shares, lOO 140 110 2s 6d. Do (Portsiu. perp ens. 2s(d) a 11. .• at Man., Shot., a,Liueln. 6 p.c lOO 11t it 7 6 Du at Do pet cent lOO 60 65 .10 Do redeem. 6 per cent 5 at Mid. Consolidated., Gp. e too st Do Er,stul&liirm., Gp. c 10) I 2 14.1 at DO 4 per coat. redeem 10) t 8 10 st Do 41 per emit. irrodecin lOO 93 I u 93f at Do Leicester & li'cun, 1 p.c B.) 1)1 at North )ritish, 5 p.c. Nu. 1 luJ st ut. 4 p. e. S. 6: D l/0 et Do N. 8., No. z, 5 per cen.t lOO at DJ Bunter Union, .-E 5, 1 p.c lOO ... et Nasteru--Oons. 4 4 p c lOO 37 bJ st Du 41 per cunt. roducoi at Du N.E. 4 per cent., lOO 17 Do Berwick capita! 6 10.1. ... Du York, H. 6; B. pureaaso lO 10 101 Du Steletu S;Drliug. A 5 p.c lOO 106 los st Do W, tiartlepool if. Cu,! it IOU S 5 87 20 North Staffordshire 103 Devon Annuities, 1 5.. • a ll lo 10s Do Tavistoek Anns., 100 all SS 91 10s Du Fixed 4-1 per cent all ' 10.6. S. “ast. (Read. Anus., 1.0.6) all 22 23 i at Do 4,; percent lOO ••• •.• st Fixed 44 per cent lOO st Tall Vale NO.l lOO 145 150 st Waterier , ' B li'aieueY, 6pc 100 41 4) RAIL WA.YS.—PREFEILEI,ICE S LURES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of oath separate year. ht Caledonian 41 p c gua. ...... 100 *** st Do Scot. Cen. rain. 7 p c. 100 st Do 41 p st Do 4 p coon. issued at 8U 65 st Great Eastern 41 per cent. 100 *** st Do 5 do, 1862... 100 8S ;73 0 %0 8 8 2 5 st Do Newo d do, o 11 rs st Do do 8 0 st Great Northern, 5 p cirred. 100 ••• st Do Permanent 5 per cent. 100 st Do Boston 5; Sleafd, 41 pc 100 *** st Great West., W. 5p c 100 ." *** st Do Joint I,erpe. Sp c, 1e65 100 Ws' st Do do 6p c irrad., 1866 104 10 i log 2J Do Vale N cath perp. p c all 19 20 st Kent Coast, 6 per cent, 8... 100 5 Lune. and York , Now 4 1 per ". cent till July, 1871 - - 2 a 2" fit Loud., _Brig., /to., 41 pc, 1858 100 "' et Du du 4 (10, 18110 100 ... _ . etl7o do 41 do, 1861 100 „ at DJ du 41 do, 1803 100 ~, 4. st Do do 6 do, 1803 WO „. • 44 _ et Do No, 6 5 do, 1866 100 st Do No. 7 sdo 100 „, at Loud , Chat., eze., 2d, 6 pm.. 100 st Do Metrop, Ex., B 6 p,c 100 ,„ Do do 0 Op.c ... 100 . 4 . s et Loudon& N. Western, 5p c 1 00 10 1 . 6 st Loudon &S, Western, 41 p c 100 u 2 I • 10 Man. chef. et Lim, 5 pc, 1803 all 8 81 at Metropelitan percent..,... 100 .44 st Midland, A 5 per cent prof. 100 100 106 st Do B 5 do 100 106 108 18 Do 5p c opt. to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1860 all 201 204 18 Do Incony: New Snares all 22 Do Op e 8811. iiito Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1372 ••••" 8 1 1 1 24 at Worth British, E. and CI No. 1, 5 per cent 100 ,„ 44 at Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 „. Do E,, P,, &Dun, 2d, 4pc 100 ,„ st Do L. Ci No: 2, 5 p:c •I 4 100 " st Do N:R: 5 per cent, 1862 100 „, et Do & U., N 0.3,5 p,t3 100 '" et Do E. & (Ordiry) 41 p c 100 53 et North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 y 5 97 ts at Do Stock. & Dart., D ... 100 110 112 st North Loudon, 41, per cent Mart 5 ptq cent) et Staffordshire 5 p c... 100 St South Eastern, 41 pc, 1859 100 st Do 5 do 1861 100 ~, .•.: Et Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 ~, Et Do 5 do, 1864 Et Victoria St, &Pimlico, 4i pc 100 m RAIL WAYS.--LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS] .._ . st ennead IW 9 100 Do. 44 per cent; Prefer:lt All gig 101 at PuokirignaniMilfc ••••• et Chester and Holyhead - 100 Di 80 at Do. 51 per cent. iii.:4 100 117 1 / 2 st Do. 6 dOl tn ; idfl lit lit st Clydesdale ; gdafaxiteeci- ••• 100 it; ::: at Colehester Stour Vall e y st East Lineoln ; gtitt. 6pt d t . tt 100 13 128 20 (*lc:otter and I)Vatt Ftir6et 3ll as; ;• s Gt. Easn., Newin., &c., 5 p.c 100 .:. ~ a Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 isc 100 6) 72 st Do. do. Woodbrg.Ex•, do. 100 62 72 st Gt, West ,W. Midt, Hera 100 DT Al 50 Hull said Oellit.:1 -••.; •• 1111 nu 11/ st Lancaster and Carlisle • 100 210 2 5 at Loudon and Blackwall• ... :: 100 93 OD at Do. 4/ per cent::::::.;: 100 to tat at LOAdOil, Chill.,&d., 44 ii d. 106 ••• .t• at Do. Com. Fund ; sd o 100 ..; .:. st London and GreedWich .:. 100 61 63 st Do• dtl Prefofence::: 10 ..-: ... at Loudon ; tithoit, & eddttl Idd 81 a st Lowestoft, gua 4 per cent lOO 8) 82 at Do. do. 6 do. — 11 1 0(0; 0 ,401 0 i t .. 0 ; .: 8. ,. t : . ; 1 Mauch., Buxton. &Matlk••• a,ll ,6 41 st Midland; 13eadfOrd, Pfef.:l 100 Pi 94 16 11i fteiit cro4 , ktjtiii} Ma: ::: ::: 39 NUnlii.lrti East., 5 per cola all 5.3 5t7 10 Do. do; 6 dO. fill ••• •:. at N. Eastora --,flattrepOol •;'. 100 .• • - st N.lkret: A tierp: pre s 0 'b: Jo l a 17A i o gi st PO D Alldinidalllfp.O 160 ... .. ‘,t Dotting. &Gra.uttt. R. 8: 0 lot) 90 9; 2.5 Preston and vt• yre ... Royston, Hitch., and Shop lO 13 134 st Snrewsbary and Iferadt•,l Odd ISt 3:t4 10 170 do 8 2 21p st S. Yorksh, and Riter Dun 100 93 ye p st De 4 per cent ;pa..., 10; 78 80 st :14 4 6 do 90 i st "Viet. StatiOn and Vittilidti.: 102 170 130 at West Cornwall • • - 104 56 5 i 20 West Loudon, Class A all 11 14 . ; 22aei k L ltijh s aj°pso .....or t tla oß hd.... .• I OU all GI 74 ••• ••• DOCKS, st East awl West ... fit LoWiou and St. erioo. 100 4 . 100 1! e, 7 41 1)0 D °Deb. stock, 4 pe... •• • • • blill wall Freehold r ceut 9.11 Lam{ at Dock.... ....... 100 S 4 ! O *4 at Southampton. ...................... 100 7 70 fit Surrey Corarnorcial ......... JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Closing Business Share NAME. Paid. Price. done 10 Agra Limited, A all; 121 134 12 1 11 Do B lO 31 44 34 i 4 4 50 Albion 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lim all, 191 2 4 20 Anglo-Hungarian 8 2 21 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 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, and China all 201 211 25 Chartered Mere. of India London, and China all 191 301 30 20 City 100 Colonial 25 394 401 10 Consolidated, lint. 50 Delhi and London, lim 50 East London, lim 5 2 1 20 English and American, lint 10 ... ... 2U English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro, lim lO pr Ip 20 English, :-.cottish, and Aus tralian Chartered .8 Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all 36 38 231 Do new ii 1.1 24 74 100 Imperial, lint 2O 161 al 20 Imperial Ottoman lO 11 • 4 5 lonian. all 21 'A 25 Do new • 5 1 1p 20 Lud Mortgage of iildia fiat 4 3 4 3 ; 1 100 Do sp.c. De b 5.1861, 3() all 76 75 7S 30 London Bank: of Mexico and South America, lim. 20 5 4 100 London and Brazilian, lim. 45 32 23 20 Do new 74 5; 44 16 100 London & River Plat; lim. 40 10 11 25 Do now 10 21 21p 121 20 London Chart. of Australia all 2.4 25 20 London and County 2)) 50 52 514 2 50 Do new, iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd ll .- • London Joint Stock 1 3t 33 33 1 4 London and South African al 84 91 00 London& S.-Western, lim, 20 11 9 150 London &Venezuela, lim l2l 100 London and Westminster 2O 6 4 6 .4 65 41 100 Do Scrip, isa at 10 pm 2O 100 Merchant, lim 25 5 3 10 Metropolitan, lim all 7 7 1 DU Midland, lint.... 2O 1 1 4 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lim l5 ld 1p 100 National Provinc. of Eng'd- 41 ... ... 10 Do i',o National. 3O ... .• 20 New South Wales all 41 13 20 North-Western 73 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 43 41 431 4 50 Provine. Bank. Corpo., lint lO 6 5 00 Provincial of Ireland 25 84 90 10 Do new. all ... ... 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lint 25 15 11 100 Do issued at 6pm lO 8 6 25 Union of Australia all 461 471 100 Union of Ireland, lim 50 Union of Loudon l5 36 37 37 61 MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-American Tel., lim all 221 221 21 10 Anglo Mediter Te1., 0111 .--- 10 121 121 121 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 16 17 st Atlantic Telegraph lO 2 28 st Do. 8 per cent. lOO 70 73 25 Australian Agricultural 25 Australian Mort. Laud and Finance, lien. lie 9 pr 10 Baugarah Tea Estates,lmi. 9 7 od. 10 Berlin Water Works, lien, all 111 111 10 Do. New ........... 100 BolekoW Vaughan, Jim. 99 8 13 5 Bombay Gas, lim. 5 Do. New 5) British American Land 44 16 18 st B. and I. Mlgnetie Tel., Jim lOO 160 165 20 British Indian Tea, lien..., all 23 33 20 British Ship Owners 7l 29 Canada Company all 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lim ....... . 20 Ceylon Company, Hui. 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lim ........... . 25 City of London Real Pro perty, lien 9 41 nd 30 City of Milan Improv : Jim all 5 6 25 City of Moscow Gas, lien... all 50 City Offices, lim 25 9,; 25d 4 I 50 Colonial, lim 50 p m o rnercia; Union (Assur) 221 5 ;i Cop 10 Company of African Mer chants, lim. .............. : 20 Continental Union Gas, lien all 20 21 201 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 7/ per cent. 100 Corporation of London Bonds, 1877, 41 per cent, all 108 105 100 Do. 1879, 41 per cent, all 1041 1051 100 Do. 188'2, 41 per cent. all 1031 1044 10 Credit Fon. of England, him all 21 21 21 50 Credit Fon.of Mauritius lim. 10 81 21 a st Crystal Palace., lOO 14 21 st Do. Preference l OO 07 103 st Do. 6p. c Perpetual Deb lO9 107 11 20 Darjeeling, lim. I 0 Eastern Assam, lim. 6l 50 East Indian Land Credit and Finance, lien 20 East India Irriga, & Canal all 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lim 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V ' roy 27 1 11 1013 HI Una. by Egypt. (3-ov all 05 051 951 1 1 20 Egyptian Corn. & Trad. Jim 6 at Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 2 ; :2:0 10 Do. New . 8 8 Ilp 3 Eng. & Austral. Copper, lien '2l 13 English and Foreign Credit 71 4 1 3 ,A .00 Eng. and Scot. marine, lien 8 10 Fairbairu Engineering 5 '2 13 20 Fore-street Wirehouse,lim l2 1 11) 13 00 For. & Col. Gov. Trust and 62 i 6 62 Loan Scrip, issued ati;SL all 86 87 -- 80 llellivara, lim .20 - ... ... 10 . General ur.dit, se. ,_,i,, tt.2. "rff L 4 Li 15 General Steam Navigation 11 27 211 50 Hom3aCol Marine lu. inn. 5 Z 1 .1 1 2; 1 10 Hong Kong and CLin..t Gas all ... ... •20 Ilu,.aon's Ilay a ll 121 i 2,1 121 f 20 Imperial Laud Co. of Mar seilles, limn. 25 Indo-European Tel., Um__ 10 •• 7 •;•• 0 , 20 Inter:la. Financial S o c. lini 5 I , gl, °4 20 Interna. Land Cr e di t 4 , lira 0 '" 50 Italian Land 5 lil p ~ •:,,_ 20 Italian Irri. (Canal C avour) a ll . t . 100 Do. 6p. c. &Is., redeem 1870, issued 20 all 61 '' 3 50 Land Securities, limn b 2 1 1 A 25 London African Tr illing lO 7 51 25 Lon. & Caled. lEarine, lim 6 — ` l 10 London County Land and Building, lim. 4 •-a 5 Loud. Provincial T e l, l i m a ll 2 1 U 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent. all P 11) 50 Lend. Financial Asso., lint SO 211 .04 4 Lond.Gen.Omnibus.Co.lim. all 2 1, 1 50 Loud. and CI lasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, limn 2.5 12 161 20 Loud. & Provincial Marine 2 t. 1,1 Pr at 31adras Irriga. &Caul. Gua. .5 p. c. by India Gov. l O Ol 102 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, Jim..... 1 : 10 i 3 c ; 1 10 Mediterra. Exten. Tel , lim. all 4 41 50 Merchant Shipping, Ji m _ all 33 33 50 Millwalf Iron Works, lim. 12 1 "' —lO Natal Land and Colonisa tion Co., Jim. n 41t1 25 National Discount Co. , 25 National Prov. Marine; lim. 4 4 3 d 10 National Steam Ship, Jim. all 91 10) 20 Nerbudda Coal & Iron, lim. „ -14 1 d 5 34 3d4 10 New Consolidat e d Dis. lim. 3 '-' -*- 5 !New Quebrada, li m 4.1.0 44 4 25 New Zealand Loan & Mer , cantile Agency,lim '2l i IP 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, 1im.....,., 5 11 1) 10 Northern Assam Tea, inn. 5 7 5 10 Do. B ......... . st • North Brit. Austral., . lini lOO 48 51 50 . North Brit. & Mercan. In Ol 20 21 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) D 12 1 50 Oriental Financial, Jim ll •=. I 5 Oriental Gas, Ji m 5 Do. New 10 Otago and Southland In Vestment, lint 5 Ottoman Gas, limn .. all 14 21 10 Panama, Neal i.taland, and Australian it. Mail list all ,7.: 5 Do do, st Peel R. Land & Miner! lim 100 31 31 50 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all 491 501 f i g Doi _New 1867 lO lid 0 1 81 25 neater 's Telegram„.„.„.„ all 48 53 50 Rhymney Iron .„.„.„.„.„ ll 223 24 15 Do. New ...... .. . . all 25 Rio de Janeiro City 20 Do. Gas, limall 24 26 100 Royal Mail Stea m 6O 40 42 11 4 et Scottish Aust. Invest,, lim lOO 8 i 90 St D o = 6 P. e. Guar. Praf lOO ..• ••• 20 SociOte Fin. d'Egypt e , Ji m lO 7 Gd 20 Societe Gen.de PEmpire Ot 8 24 3 1 50 S. African Mort. &Inv , lim 6 ••• 25 South Australian Land et Submarine Telegraph 1 Do, Scrip all 1 11 20 Telegraph don. & Maln.,lim all I St 1 74 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), him.......,,, 2 24 3 20 Tfinidad Petroleum, lint. si ... ... 10 Trust (St Agency of Aus,,litit: 1 41p 10 Do do. do. all m ... 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. Canada 5 i L .... 50 Union Marine L'pool, lim 5 1. 4 :F p 20 Union Steam Ship, Jim all 22 24 13 United Discount Corp., Jim 6 11 id 9U. Kingdom Tel. Co., 11m a l l 5 „, „, a Do, 10 per cent. Pref. all 3 1 " 4 1 p 20 Unifersal Marine(lu.), list. 5 1) 2:p 00 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. (Mortgage) Loan all 10 8 1 80 4 1 1 3 1 0 0 y ll a p n pe p r i A em sa a a r T s Tea , an Land all 31. ... .. 50 Warrant Finance, Jim l2 12 100 60 West India and Pacific, Oteam, 1im..._....... ..... .... 20 24 11 20 West London Wharves and Warehouses lO . ___ .%)Lva.113.1. OVYSIINIINNT SECURITIE6 - Britt i COlumbia, ti per cent:oB72i... y 4 -z t i Yi 000rr : 1 1 1 9 0 C 17 0 4 e C : 7 2 4 6 4 1 Do. P. 0. Jabs A Jair 100 93 94 033 e ll a o p . e 5 G p ; 0 6 r p i b . c e . (1 8 0 4 108 102 106 DolAp1:&001 130-1 900 100 111 113 Do. do Pl BO - 90 ., 100 107 109 Do. Jan.&July, 16p 1 199 108 110 Do. 5 pet °cut; 15 April ann 15 tint., 100 100 102 - C 4 * ll /4i /878; o.lP•es4 100 108 110 Do. re,; $ 4 100 105 107 Mau/11100, 6p. 0, 1 6,4 Jan..and J aly D0,,1878, _.:•• • 1)0 106 108 Do. 18V ; Wit NG*. .a 00 108 103 Do. 1895, Feb. a /I. ll k l9 104 3,3 31?lbourno Corptiratn., 1667-75; 0 per mitt. •••• 1( 0 100 100 N.thOofols 100 103 It:4 1033 Natal 6 p of; AO& 4)6 t 10) -- Do 6p c. 51,y & N 0,...., 1 0 He 108 N. S. W. 5 p.c., '7l to '73 loo 90 1, 1 Do, 5 p.c. 1FE•8 to lsith`... 1)0 t,bt 991 Do. 5 p,c.rd.'37 to '75 6 p. 01. iBtl 'co Do. 5 percent.... DoJan,Aprl,July, 0 t Do 6p c. Mar & bept '9l lOO 108 110 —• Do June & Dec , 1 , 91 Do erov. 1 Auo,ld. 1 110 • riui 1 &2, 1190 .. lwva Scotia 6P. 0 -Jau— • and July. 1875 3 815 6,. Queensind. Op. 0. 'B2- . 6 -• 100 loci 1074 Do 1891 . •• • • Do. a p 0:1869.• ••• 100 Dn. d A 2 .. POO 103 110 Do 1893 ....•••• ••• • • . 100 107 108 , ViCt9rlit. 6, p.l. PO 1133 THE GOVERNMENT AND THE TELEGRAPHS. The arbitrators, Mr. Pattison and Mr. Harrison, appointed to decide upon the amount that oughtto be paid under the Telegraphs Act of last year by her Majesty's Postmaster-General to Reuter's Telegram Company (Limited), are busily engaged in taking evidence. To avoid waste of time, Mr. Russell Gurney, Recorder of the City of London, who has been selected to aot as referee, sits with the arbitrators, though, of course, he takes no action, except in cases where the arbitrators cannot agree. The Solicitor-General, Mr. Denison, Q.C., Mr. Serjeant Sargood, and Mr. Simpson appear for the Post Office ; and Mr. Vernon Harcourt, Q.C., Mr. Pol lock, Q.C., and Mr. Bompas for Reuter's Telegram Com pany. The proposed agreement to be entered into by the Post Office with Mr. Reuter recites that he is possessed of a submarine telegraph from Lowestoft to Norder in North Germany, which is called the Norderney Cable. In connection with this, Mr. flouter has entered into an arrangement with the Electric Telegraph Company, by virtue of which the latter bare laid down a line of telegraphic wires from London to Lowestoft, and are to work them for ten years. The chief question for the arbitrators to deal with refers to the Norderney Cable, the agreement made by the Post Office proposing to pay to Reuter twenty years' pur chase of the amount of the net profits derived by or secured to the company from the transmission of messages through the cable, such profits being based on the expe rience of the month of March of last year, and to pay also twenty years' purchase of the profits deter mined by the arbitrators to be the probable profits to be derived by the company under its contracts with the Indo-European Telegraph, which is not yet at work, or even entirely constructed. The evidence taken has been of a most voluminous character, and as far as witnesses called by the counsel for Reuter's Company are concerned, it has been directed chiefly to the establishment of the value likely to be derived by the company, from the Indo-European contract. Amongst the witnesses examined have been Mr. Jules Reuter, Mr. Varley, the eminent electrician, and Colonel Holland. Yesterday Mr. Siemens,- whose firm, acting as telegraph contractors, have had a hand in constructing half the lines in Europe, gave a number of statistics in reference to the cost of constructing, maintaining, and working the Indo- European line, and the sums that would be likely to be earned by it. The gist of the evidence of this witness was that the advantages that would probably accrue from the undertaking would be of an exceedingly substantial kind. The succeeding witness was Mr. Corrie, member of a large Indian firm, who was called to prove that the present telegraphic communication between this country and India was by no means in a satisfactory condition. Were the proposed Indo-European line opened, conducted with regularity, and the prices charged at present much re duced, the increase in telegrams would be considerable. Thus, were the charge for a telegram 20s. instead of 58s. his own firm would undoubtedly use the wires frcm five to ten times as frequently as they did now.—Mr. Costella, a cotton broker, whose house.used to telegraph to and from India daily and hourly in connection with the Continent and Liverpool, was examined to prove the neces sity of anew communication with India. The more lines there were the better for trade. The price of a message to India ought not, he thought, to be more than £lss. or £1 10s. It was, however, more important to get speed and accuracy than a reduction in the cost of transmission. The secretary of Reuter's Telegram Company furnished a number of instances in which messages sent off from London to Bombay at different dates arrived on the same day. From a state ment which he had prepared, he found that the time occupied in the transmission of a number of messages varied from eighty-four hours to a fortnight. It con stantly happened that a message sent on Monday did not arr :ye until after one sent on Wednesday, which, as the mes,:gges often referred to the state of the markets, was 1 , - :ry vexatious. To get a message through in twenty-four hours was an event so exceptional, that on the rare occasions on whle' it happened public attention was always called to it in the nO'spapers. After the exa mination of some other witnesses, iv,:: - ‘se evidence was of the same character as the foregoing, the ;arbitrate' .' and referee adjourned. D BMA nc ED SOLDIERS. —ln order to prevent soldiers who have joined the reserve force enrolling them selves a second time by means of mutilated certificates of service, commanding officers have been requested not to issue more than one certificate to a discharged soldier. LONDON, CHATHAM . , AND :DOVER RAILWAY. We are informed that the representatives of the different classes of debenture and preference shares of this company have during the week had under their consideration various plans of compromise. No definite arrangement has yet been come to, but there is every reason to believe that a scheme wid sLoitly Lc matured »y which the line will Le taken out of the control of the Court cf Chancery, the funds in hand, amounting to LaY,),OCA), he distributed, and a. termination be made of the costly litigation t . N , ltich is doing so much injury to the propel ty.— T tilway lirezcs. THE S.►t'axN V. SrAnn Case.— Tile Archbishop of Weatminster has consented to become chairman of the committee forme I to collect subscriptions for the purpose of defraying the costs of the late trial Sanrin v. Star, and has addressed the following letter to the present reverend mother of the Hull Convent:—" 8, York-place, W., March 19, 1K 9. Reverend Mother—With all zny heart I give my ful permission that collections may be made in this arch diocese to aid in defraying the costs of the trial to which your convent has been subjected ; yoo may also put my name on the list of the committe, and I shall be happy to assist you to the utmost of my power. Do not be cast down at this trial. It will turn not to the hindrance, but to the furtherance of the faith, and to the vindication of our convents from the false accusers who, in your case, have been signally disappointed. The public opinion of the country_is just and generous, and we have no fear to stand in the light of day. May the blessing of God be upon you and your sisters." THE MURDER IN TIPPERARY.—TIIO following further particulars of the last brutal murder are taken from the Clon mel Chronicle:—"Clonmel, Thursday.—ln telligence of another fearful murder in this county has just reached Clonmel. The present victim—it is believed —of agrarian revenge is a gentleman named Topham, highly respected by all who knew Lim. He had recently purchased some property in the vicinity of his residence, near l3uffana, within three miles of Fethard, and last evening, it would appear, Mr. Top'man left his residence to visit a part of his farm, and was not afterwards seen alive. A close search having been made, the unfortunate man was found lying murdered and quite cold inside the wood of Buffana. Upon examining the body it was discovered that lie had been fired at from behind. The back part of the head presented the marks of two bullet wounds, while the fingers of the right hand were shot off. A report of this dreadful outrage has just been transmitted to the coroner for the district, Mr. James J. Slice. The news of this awful occurrence, which was conveyed to this town by two of the neighbouring magistracy, has caused the utmost consternation. It furnishes another sad evidence of the present alarming disorganisation of society, and of the insecurity of life." IS HEMLOCK A POISON 7—With respect to a paragraph which recently went the round of the papers to the effect that hemlock is not a poison, a correspondent of a Scotch newspaper writes :—" A boat's crew of H.M.S. Wellington, while on shore at Campbeltown, dug a quan tity of spotted hemlock (conium maculatum), which they mistook for wild celery or parsley. T, Ile men who partook of it (eight in number) became very ill, and two of them died. The poison principle of this plant resides chiefly in the leaves and seeds. The roots, when boiled, are said to have very much the taste of parsnips, and are occasionally eaten by rabid vegetarians ; but the roots are generally admitted by this graminivorous race to be also poisonous at certain stages of the growth of the plant and states of the atmos phere. There are several species of £nanthe crocatd, all of which are universally believed to be more or lesi poisonous, the least poisonous being the common " hem lock or spoutingun," as country people call them. These, when broken, exude a milky juice of an. acrid bitter taste. They are greedily devoured by pigs and hungry cattle without any bad effects ; but the conium maculatum is, so far as my observations have gone, instinctively avoided by brute animals." THE BELLS OF BALLARAT.—The settlers at Ballarat, immediately after the attack upon the life of his Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, met together and resolved to commemorate in a substantial manner his happy escape from assassination. A committee was accordingly appointed to d , ;termine the shape which the memorial should assume, and they recommended the erec tion of a campanile for the reception of a peal of bells, and that recommendation was accordingly approved of. Subscriptions were at once forthcoming, and as there is not as yet any bell foundry in Australia an order was sent home to Messrs Mears and Stainbank, of Whitechapel-road, the most eminent bell founders of this country—the founders of Big Ben, Great Peter of York, &c.—to cast a peal of eight bells to be hung in the proposed tower, which is to be eighteen feet square, and proportionately high. That order Messrs. Mears and Stainbank have just carried out. The following are the dimensions and weights of each bell in the peal :—The tenor is in diameter 4ft. 3in., and weighs 23 cwt. The seventh bell is 3ft. Din. in diameter, and weighs 15 cwt. The sixth bell is four inches less in diameter, and four cwt. lighter. The fifth bell has a diameter of 3 feet 2.1 inches, and weighs 10 cwt. 2 qrs. and 211 b. The fourth bell is 2 feet 10 inches in diameter, and 9 cwt. 141bs. in weight. The next bell is only 1 inch less in diameter, and weighs 7 cwt. 1 qr. The second bell weighs just 6 cwt., and is 2 feet 8 inches in diameter, and the last or treble is 2 fees 7 incises diameter. aidiimi itiglittkat.S qrs. SPOR7ING PROPHECIES. -¢-- - THIRST, STREA TRAM, CROXTON PARK, AND CHELTENHAM AIEETINCiS. " BELL'S LIFE." Thirsk lleeting.—Sowerby Plate Zisca or Portugal. Hambledon Plate—Honesty or Bard of Erin. Mowbray Stakes—Dark Cloud or Bacchanalian. Hunt Cup—Dela ware or Zemindar. Streatham Meeting.—Mitcham Plato—Lightning or Brontia. Open Handicap Steeplechase —llippolyte or The Robber. Steeeplcchase Plato —Lord Waldegrave. Throe Miles Sweepstakes—Owen S wilt or Salamanca. " THE FIELD." Thirsk IraintoledonPlat e —Flora or Capron), Mowbray Stakes—Si:To Train or Callive.l.a. Sowed.)). Plate—Clarionette or Zisca. Hunt Cup —Zemindar. Thirsk Handicap—viscount or Pretty <10:111. Paicon Plate— Clariouctte or Zisca. Silver Cup—Delaware or Z , lnindar. Crux ton Park Meeting.—Cra nby Handicap —tinig'it of tho Cua tor or Attack gelding. The Cup - Miss Gra tA4 ickr or Vixen gelding. Creston Park Plate Mom t P.datib, or Make Belvoir Castle S bOoa; —Tint Bobbin to Lancet. Billesdon Coplow Stakes —l't iinrwe or Chorister. Che!tenhain M.alting —Pifice of Vv'ales's Stakes Brick or Glolatle. Minns "taco —Wild Briar or Chevy Cli Grand Annual Steeplechase —Glolaile or Brick. " Ta v. 1'::..1 Thirsk Moeting. —Sowerby Plate —Mo'.l or Clarione.l,. Harnhh.don P:ate— Sunshade. Mowbray Stak •s—Catli oelia or Siege Train. Hunt Cup— Dcla ware or Marksman. Thirsk Handicap—Flora or Pretty John. Streatham Meeting. -Open Handicap Staeplechase Benazet. Steeplechase S weepstakos —Lyntington. Steeple chase Plato—The Elk or Beanstalli - . Mitcham Plate— White and Blue. Suburban Plate—White and Blue. Committee Plate—Wedding Peal. Oroxton Park Meeting —Belvoir Castle Stakes —Robes pierre. Granby Handicap—Knight or Make Haste. Cheltenham Meeting.--:Princeof Wales's Steeplechase— Brick. Grand Annual Steeplechase—Globule. " SPORTING LIFE." Thirsk Meeting.—Sowerby Plate—Zisca or Clarionette. Ilambledon Plate—honesty or Sunshade. Mowbray Stakes —Callipcelia or Siege Train. Hunt Cup—Delaware or Scarrington. Thirsk Handicap—Pretty John or Toison d'Or. Falcon Plate—Janet Rawcliffe or Affection. Silver Cup—Zemindar. " THE SPORTSMAN." Thirsk Meeting.—Sowerby Plata—Mysotis or Fleets. Hambleton Plate—Mysotis or Sunshade. Mowbray Stake:: —Lingerer or Siege Train. _Hunt Cup—Delaware or Zemindar. "SPORTING TIMES." Thirelc Meeting.—Sowerby Plate—Ziica or Queen of York. Hambledon Plate—Landscape. Mowbray Stakes —Siege Train. Hunt Cup—Marksman or Mr. Wilkinson's no►uinee. Thirsk Handicap—Houestish or Pretty John. Croxton Park Meeting.—Croxton Park Plato—Lord Westmorland's nominee or Warlike. Granby Handicap - Attack gelding. Cup of 50 soya—Attack gelding. Belvoir Castle Stakes—Robespierre or Tim Bobbin. Billesdon Coplow—Pi imrose. Cheltenham Meeting—Prince of Wales's Steeplechase— Brick. Hurdle Eace--Orne or Ada Penelope. " SPORTING GAZETTE." Thirsk Meeting. Sower:py Handicap—Woodbine. Hanibledon Plato—Sunshade or Bard of Erin. Mowbray Stakes—Siege Train or Lares. Hunt Cup—Delaware or Zeinindar. Croxton Park. Meeting.—Croxton Park Plate—• Lord Westmorland's selected, Plunger, or Astracan. Granby Handicap—Attack gelding or Lancet. The Cup—Attack gelding or Vixen gelding. Belvoir Stakes—Cariue or 'rim Dobbin. Billesdon Coplow Stakes —Chorister. Cheltenham Meeting—Prince of - Wales's Stakes and Grand Annual Handicap—Brick, Guy of Warwick, or Har court. Hurdle Race—ilda Penelope or Wild Briar. " SUNDAY TIMES." Thirsk Meeting.—Hambledon Plate—Honesty or Light Sowerby Plate—Mole or Lord Bothwell. Tliirsk cap - Ilonesty, Pretty John, or Tolson d'Or. Falcon Plato - Apemautus.. Silver Cup—Delaware. Croxton Park Meeting.—Grauby Handicap—Alpenstocic or Lancet. The Cup—King of the Fairies or Attack gelding. Croxton Park Plate—Jeanuio Deans. BelVoir Castle Stakes—Lancet. Cheltenham 111ceting.—Prince of Wales's Plato—Brick or 1..5.D. Grand Annual—Mr thayley's Unt. Hurdle Race Knave of Trumps or Lord .Burgltcrsh. " THE BEACON, Croxton Park Meeting.—Croxtou Park Plate—Master Willie and:Jeannie Deans. Granby Handicap —Romulus gelding. The Cup—Romulus gelding. Belvoir Castle Stakes.—Robespierre. Billesdon Coplow—Primrose. Thirsk Mecting.—Sowerby Plate—llonestish or Lord Bothwell. Hambledon Plato—Lands _lna, Light Cloud, or the Prior. Mowbray Stakes—Siege Tptie. Hunt Cup —Scarrington and Delaware. Thirsk Hand.c ip Honest i:ll or Pettyr John. palcun Plate—Lord Bothwell or Flets. Cheltenham Mo. Cug.--Prince of Wa;los's Stalcos—For tunatus Brick. hurdle Raw—Ora Ilexham, or Knave of r, umpr3. Grand Ann!! —Me Brayloy or Mr Idorgan's representative. 1, nnt.:rs' St a kes —Vend _A: a or Deerhound. 7 liA INING REPORTS. Klxcscri,i2 .—Thursday Lietor was again the first to commence work, eantering a mile and a quarter by him self. The Palmer le.l Pero Gomez a nice steady canter of the like distance, folk, wed by Siderolito and Rosicru clan. Morna led Madame E s :: , ntine filly and Waif over the :ante course, followed at. an ini,,Tval by Mastelstroke, Mrs. Quickly cult, Girasol, and Salami 3. Blue Stocking, this morning, was restricted to walking exe:cisa in the hollow. Siderolite was sent to lead Pero Gonz'z and Rosicrucian a canter of a mile and a quarter. Mona piloted Madame Eglentino filly and Waif a second canter a a mile. Mocna led Madame Eglentine filly and Waif a half-speed gallop of a mile and a half. Siderolito led Pero Gomez and Tho Palmer a fast gallop of a mile, when Lictor joined in and made the pace good for the Derby favourite and The Palmer fur another mile, all pulling up sound and well. Siderolite was stopped at a mile and three-quarters. This was one of the best gallops I Lave seen done for some time. Blue Gown, Vagabond, King Coplietua, and Miami colt arrived from Epsom mid-day Thursday. This morn ing (Friday), seventeen left for Cannon Beath Downs soon aster 8 o'clock-. Vagabond, King Cophetua, Miami cost, and Blue Stocking did cnly walking exercise. Lictor only cantered a mile and a quarter by himself. Blue Gown led The Palmer and Pero Gomez the same distance, followed by Siderolite and Rosicrucian. Morna led Madame , Eglentine filly and Waif a nice steady canter of a mile, followed shortly after by Masterstroke, Mrs. Quickly colt, Salamis, and Girasol. It was fully an hour before the same lot again repeated their second canter in the same order. After walking again in the hollow for a short time, Morna was sent to lead Madame Eglentine filly and Waif a fast gallop of a mile and a quarter, all going well. Siderolite led Pero Gomez and The Palmer, at his very bast pace, a mile, where he retired, Lictor jumping away in front of the other two, the three finishing a rattling good gallop of two miles. Pero Gomez never going in better form. No horse in training can be doing better at the present time. NEWMARKET. —On Friday morning the following horses did their regular work :—Wellow, Ryshworth, Bradgate, Vanicha, Yarmak, Reindeer, Gondolier, Nelusko, Perry Down, Trocadero, Badsworth, Sycee, Royal Rake, Border Knight, Scimitar, Martyrdom, Knight of the Garter, Bertha, Spider, Court Card, Meteor, King Victor, The Provost, Seville, Marquis of Carabas, Furious, Typhmus, Typhon, Gritnston, Rupert, Strathnairn, Knight Errant, Warring ton, Dryad, Misadventure, Riga, Lancet, Perfume, La blache, Wild Oats, Chatelherault, Franchise, Loonie, Prince Imperial, Clarion, Speculum, Jerry Hawthorn, 2Egean, Nyanza, Restitution, Rowsham, and Hermione colt. The three last-named went a good sweat—about three miles and a half. SroctinurnaE.—On Wednesday the usual lot were out from Danebury, but only Cock of the Walk, Birdseeker, Scottish Queen, Herald, Glenlyon, and Demidoff had a canter. The other horses did only .101113 walking exercise. Tom Day had Dentelle, Reflection, Lady Raglan, Dick Curtis, co; by Adventurer, Malaria, Lord Jersey, and Boaster, and aster cantering the first named three were galloped about a mite And a half ; the others went about a mile. On Thursday the same lot cantered again fro m Danebury; then H. Day got on to Cock of the W a lk, an d led Scottish Queen a good gallop of a mile and a half. Birdseeker went about two miles. 'icm Day's lot out were the same as on the preceding day, and All cantered. Friday—The Danebury horses wore only doing walking exercise by the side of the Grateley-road fur two hours. Tom Day's lot cantered and galloped. Our One Thou sand and Oaks fillies, Scottish Queen and Dentelle, aro doing as well as it is possible for them to do, but Miss Foote is doing nothing, so she can have no chance fur either race. Birdseeker is also doing well for the Chester Cup. He has commenced taking long work of two miles, and if ho continues to do well he .is sure to take his own p.trt. STANTON.—I expect we scull net have any horses run ning in the early p-art, of this week. On Tuesday, Rorie, See-Saw, Ampleforth, Bea Block, aad Jeannie Deans were scut a goof mile and a half gallop. Salliet, Bernie. Lady Evelyn filly, St. George, C:itely colt, and Jacqueline colt went about a wile. WcduesdAy—Ada Penelope led True Heart two mi es and a half over the hurdles at a good pace. Orne went a mile and a half steadily. Burk, Anipleforth, Jeannie Deans, and Ben Block went the same distance. Lady of Croome, Nutgirl, Pahnitine, and the Jacqueline colt galloped a mile. So r e,-Sasv had only one caLter of three quarters of a mile. Thuesclay—Shelali colt, The Oracle, See-Saw, Runic, and Brother to Grand Duke galloped two miles and a half on the tan. Lord of the Valley, Jeannie Deans, Salliet, St. George, Lady Evelyn filly, Candy colt, and Nutbirl were mat about a mile. z i t 11.1,;_j NOTICh. no Third E lition of " The Suit " of last Evening wag published in time for delivery in town at 7.16 p.m. SUN OFFICE, 6 o'CLocx. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE —This Day VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—Tins DAT. NEWMARKET HANDICAP. 100 to 30 on the field (offered) 400 to 100 agst Pero Gomez, with a start (taken) CHESTER CUP. 100 to 12 agst Paul Jones (offered) 10 to 1 agst Romping Girl (offered) lt; t l agt-t Mandrake (taken) sf)o to 30 :TA King's Cross (taken) 190 to 60 agst (wantel) 20 I o 1 cost guldiug (offered; 20 to 1 agst Flirt hday (offered) 1,, 1 agst Knight of the Garter (offered) 1 agst Vaga bon I (t..ke,n) ~ :0 t o 15 . agst 'ty (I:4litn) 1.1 7 () GUINEA 3. 2to 1 a... tit W. 1.1 Oats (taken) 100 to 15 :. ; .st Belindrun. (taken) 8 t ) 1 agst Drumme r (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst Pr , tender (taken and wanted) 100 to 9 agst Alpenstock (offdred) 20 to 1 agst Elthus (offered) 20 to 1 agst Btratheonan (offered) 1000 to 8 agst King Cophetua (offered) DERBY. 3to 1 agst Pero Gomez (offered) Bto I. agst Wild Oats (taken) 1000 to 70 agst Lalas (taken) 15 to 1 agst Ethus (taken) 17 to 1 agst Ryshworth (taken) 1000 to 40 ag.4 Belladrum (offered) 30 to 1 agst Thorswalden (taken) 25 to 1 agst Duke of Beaufort (offered) 40 to 1 agst Tenedos (offered) 1000 to 15 agst Strdthnairn (offered) 1000 to 15 agst Per►y Down (offered) 1000 to 10 agst Royal Rake (taken) 1009 to 7 agst Tasman (offered) 1000 to 7 agst /Egean (taken) 1000 to 5 agst King Cophetua (offered) SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BROMLEY RACES-YESTERDAY. STEEPLECHASE PLATE. Triumpher. Order Scipio . ••••••• Nino ran. BECKENHAM PLATE. 1 Juanita.... Winifred. Poacher.. 3 Seven ran. SUBSCRIBERS' STAND CUP. Freedom Clara White Hart , 1 2 3 Five ran. Freedom disqualified, and Clara gets the stakes. SPRING HANDICAP. Epworth Seaman Mars.. I 3 Thirteen rau. STAND PLATE. Inheritance First Fiddle 2 Charon ....... .. . Six ran. SELLING STAKES. ~.. ..._ True Penny , Silky. Mousetrap 1 Sevcu ran. SELLING HURDLE RACE. Will Blood Moult reEs Rapture Ton ran. KENT OPEN STEEPLECHASE. Lord Waldegrave. Odd Fellow__ Mance ' 1 Six r„ii. CATIERICK RACES -YESTERDAY. BAIN ESSE PLATE. Iloncsty Progress Affection 1 Seven 1.411. xonTri YORKSHIRE STEEPLECHASE Lancaster Leap Yt,ae BUROUGH HANDICAP. Mud of Eriu Flecti .11oue.q:s4 ••••I Ti.iroo ran. MANOR HOUSE PLATE. Progress ..... Marniuita Aff, clion 1 Seven ran. OIIAN STAKES. Ilawksbead.. Saratoga. ..., Pimeaue Four ran. Chester 4,5, 6, 7 Eglinton Hunt 6, 7 Winchester ll, 12 York 11, 12 Baldoyle 2nd Spring 11, 12 St Albans 1 , 14 Salisbury l3, 11 jir; Croydon 2,3, 4 No w ton 2,3, •4 Ascot .....8, 9, 10, 11 Liverpool Summer ...15, 16 Windsor lb, 16 Hampton ...17, 18 Curragh 9 2, 23, 21 Worcester l, 2 Newmarket July 6, &c. Carlisle •• 6, 7 Pontefract 9, 10 llendon ...,, l2, 13 Nottingham l3, 14 AUG Brighton B, 4 Brighton Club 5 Lewes 6, 7 Egnain lO, 11 Wolverhairpton lO, 11 Windsof 12, 13 St. Albans l7, 18 Stockton lB, 19, 20 j SEPT: Warwick... 7, 8 Curragh (Royal) 7,8, 9 Abingdon 9, 10 Doncaster 14, 15, 16, 17 Richmond 9 1, 22 Lichfield - 21,22 UST. IBER. OCT , Bedford 5, 6 Edinburgh - 6,7, 8, Leicester 7, 8 Bromley 7 8 Newmarket 2d 0ct...11, ,tc. Chelmsford l9 20 Kelso 19 20 NOVI Harrow ..2, 3 Worcester 3, 4 Albans l5, 6 RACING FIXTURES. MAY. 3 Doncaster 13, 14 Walt Drayton l7, 18 Bath 18, 19 Manchester l9, 20, 21 Croydon 19, 21 Durpenden Epsom Summer .....25, &Q. N E. Newcastle 22, 23, 24 lOldham 22 Bibury Club 23 Stockbridge 24, 25, 26 Chelmsford Sutton Park .....29, 30 Southampton 13, 14 Iteadiuo• lb, 16 liuutin - gdon 2O, 21 Stamford ... "2, 23 Goodwood 27, 28, 20, 80 Oxford York 24, 25, 26 Plymouth l6, 27 Scarborough ...30, 31 Derby Summer ...31, Sep. 1 Weymouth 31, Sep. 1 Canterbury Sep. 1 ; IHampton .....21, 22 Western (Ayr)........22, 23 Hondon 23, 24 Monmouth... •, 23, 24 Newmarket I st 0ct....28, &c. I Lanark... 29, 30 'OBER. Cheltenham l9, 20 Curragh l9, 20, 21 West Drayton 2l, 22 Hereford 2l, 22 Monmouth 23, 21 Newmark.t 11'ton —25, to. NIBER. Egliaton Hunt 6, 7 Liverpool Shrewsbury ..... l5, 16 STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES. APRIL. 4.0 Aldershot .a.... 1, 2 I Streatham B, 9 Bromley 1, 2 Royal Artily., Woolwich...B Abergavenny l, 2 Knighton I Lichfield Southdown Hunt 7 Teubury... 2l Cambridge 7 , 8 Croydon 22, 23 Cheltenham 7, 8 Co. Louth & eirdeen 27, 28 M AY. Limerick Hunt 4 I t.it. Albans Eglinton Hunt 7 1 W -Ft Drayton 17 JULY. Kingsbury ••.. ...•.• OCTOBErt. Bromley ......................... 7 West Drayton 2l, 22 .NOVESIBER. Worcester ............... 2,3, 4 Libre wsbury ........... Barre .................... .2. 3 I LeamingtOu Bunt ....23h0 Lverpool ......... 9, 10, 11, 12 1 cOITRSING FIXTURES. AUGUST. St. Albans OCTOBEIL Ancaster and Willoughby, Lincolnshire 5, 6. Orrnesby Iluntingdun Club.. 26, 27. MISS BATEMAN AS " LEAH."--Miss Bateman's re appearance as Leah, in Dr. Mosenthal's famous drama, at the Theatre Royal, on Monday evening, says the Dublin Daily Express, excited a degree of public enthusiasm which could find but few parallels in recent times, and which certainly constituted a most flattering tribute to the pro les anal caubitio 91 the great ,Ainorican_tragedionne. I