The Sun. — London, England, 1866-12-22 00:00:00

ZONE Y MARKET AND COMMERCILL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. There has been the usual Saturday diminution in the demand for discounts, and the rates are without the slightest alteration. At the Bullion-office of the Bank of England, yesterday, there was an influx of £261,000 in bars, and 35,000 sovereigns from Australia. The Scotia has arrived from New York with specie amounting to about £54,000. It may be of importance to those connected with the late Birmingham Banking Company to know that Mr. Foster, solicitor, acting for a trade credi tor of Mr. W. H. Beaumont, the late manager of the Birmingham Banking Company, to whom Mr. Beaumont owes some £4,000, filed a petition in the Bankruptcy Court, and obtained an adjudication of bankruptcy. The' act of bankruptcy upon which the adjudication was obtained was the alleged " absconding " of Mr. Beaumont, who left the country immediately after the stoppage of the bank. Mr. Foster placed the adjudication in the hands of Mr. E. W. Genever, accountant, with instructions to proceed to Brussels, to which city Mr. Beaumont was said to have gone, and serve notice of the adjudication upon the bankrupt. This has been done, and the case will come on for hear ing in due course. The dividend of 4s. in the pound of Overend Gurney, and Co. (Limited) will be paid on the 27th 28th, and 29th inst. With reference to the Nicaragua Railway Com pany, Limited, we are requested to state that some of the engineering staff proceeded to Central America by the mail steamer of the 17th inst. from Southampton, while others will be sent out on the 17th January, and that Captain Bedford Pim, 8.1\T., has left for New York for the purpose of making arrangements there, which it is believed Will prove highly advantageous to the undertaking. The specie movements during the past week have again been of an extensive character. The imports, Which have amounted to about £753,560, have been chiefly from Australia and America, including £ 5 16,700 overland by the Massilia, from Alex andria; £54,000 from New York, by the Scotia; £4,000 by the Africa, £27,000 by the Aleppo, £3,000 by the City of Baltimore, and £53,000 by the Ger- Mania. The Fire Queen, from New Orleans, has also brought £20,000 ; the Woolloomooloo, from Sydney, £25,000. £3,656 in gold has been re etived from Portugal, and £67,204 in silver from the Continent. The exports have comprised £2,450 to the East Indies and China, by the Nyanza ; and there have been remittances to the Continent; through private sources, estimated at £209,392 ; the total amounting to £211,842. The annual drawing of 4 per cent. of the gross amount of the Atlantic and Great Western Railway (Pennsylvania Section) First Mortgage Bonds is announced to take place on the 18th proximo. The Coupons on the Atlantic and Great Western Railway (New York Division) First Mortgage Bonds, and on the Pennsylvania and Ohio Division Second Mortgage Bonds, are announced as payable on the Ist January at the rate of 4s. to the dollar. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures are firm at 54 56, and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds at 41i 42. The traffic receipts on the East Indian Railway for the week ending the 21st October amounted, on 1,1291 miles, to £35,868 13s. 3d., against £35,836 4 3. ld. on the corresponding period of last year, Showin g an increase of £32 9s. 2d. Two o'CLoca. According to Reuter's telegram from Paris to day, the French Reutes were 69f. 22g. There has been a decline of *per cent. in Consols to-day, owing to a few speculative sales. The Prices are 89! for money, and 89i 90 for the ac count. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 89i ; Exchequer, 6s, to 10s. prem. ; India 5 Per Cents., 107! ; and ditto 4 per cent. Bonds, 25 5. prem. Foreign Stocks show little variation of import ance. Turkish 5 per Cents. are steady at 32! to 33. Mexican Stock at 18! Greek Bonds have de clined to 134 14 ; while the Spanish Pas sive have improved to 204 ; the Certificates t o 1 .3 i 14i ; and the Russian Loan Scrip to 114 In American securities there has been no further variation. Erie shares, however, have declined 1 to 47 f 48, while Illinois shares improved k to 784 791. A fair amount of business has been done in the Itaaway Share Market, and with one or two ex ceptions prices show increased firmness. Midland have improved 4 ; Great Northern, ditto A Stock, London, Chatham, and Dover, and North-Western, e ach ; Lancashire and York s hi re , ; and Great Western, 1 ; while Great Eastern have declined and Brighton and South-Western, each 1. The Foreign and Colonial lines are dull, and show no ma t er i a l c h ange i n values. Reciffe and S an Francisco are marked 10f ; San Paulo, 141 ; grand Trunk of Canada, 184 ; East Indian, 1 06 i 4 ; and Punjaub, 99i. Miscellaneous and Finance Shares are without "Y material alteration. Atlantic Telegraph 8 per Cents., however, have declined to 734 ; Credit /ioncier of England are marked 34i ; Electric Telegraph, 136 - ; and Telegraph Construction and ~A la intenance, 134. The shares of the Belgian Public Works Company are steady at 1k pm. Bank shares remain at steady rates. Consoli dated are dealt in at 4} f ; Imperial Ottoman at 9i 4 ; London Chartered of Australia at 20 ; and Alliance at 184. MINING MARKET. SATURDAY, Two o'Clock. The Mining Share Market has again been very active. Subjoined are the current quotations of 11 ° 4 le of the principal adventures : , C hiverton Moor, 4} f ; Chonz a l es G o ld, 2} i ; Cliff or d 7 111 algamate, 6} 7 ; East Bass e t, 20} 21} ; E as t C ara d en, " s i; East Wheal Grenville, 2f ; Retallack, 17s 61 22s 6d ; great Wheal Vor, 14 14}; Marke Valley, 814; North rony, 2f 3 ; N or th T res k er b y, 2} ; Prince of Wales, 218 26s ; P rosper U n i te d , 2} f ; South Condurrow, lls L 3 3; South Grenvill e , 7 s 6d 10 s; W est C ara d on, 12 1 13 } ; est Chiverton, 51 53 ; West Frances, 91 10 ; West '"':tott , 1101115 ; Wheal Buller, 17 18 ; Wh ea l Chi ver t on , , 7 ; Wheal Cr3bor, 108 12s 6d ; Wheal Grenville, 1f ; wheal Beton, 130 135; East Lovell, 9 91; Great Lazey, 17 18. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. .* GOVERNMENT FUNDS. " Der Cent. Consols 5 Do. A ccount, Jan. 10 B9/ NLper Cent. Reduced BB/ 9 1 ew 3 per Cent B9 8j 9 i e ' 3l 9' 2/ per Cent. Jan. 1894 — . Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — ''')alluities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April,BBs — 1 ,, Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — ." I thequer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent 6lO pm Do ..................£5OO .l, 6 10 pm b 1)0 ~ 6 10 pm 'auk Of England Stock, 61 per Cent ... 1 I NDLLN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. I llati otock, 101 per Cent., Apri11874... Ditto for Account — 1 20. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 p i; 3 . 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 ,L;i:). Certificates ",,, 0 . Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — '",°. 5 per Cont., Jan. 1872 ," 0 . 51 per Cent., May 1879 N u% Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Vo. " 0 . u Bonds,4 per Cent., £l,OOO 25 pm nder £l,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. ~ gen tine Republic, 6 per Ce n t 72 i nBtr ian Bonds, 5 per C en t, 1859 ••ra zilian 5 per Cent — e . 4 per Cent., 1852-58-CO Do. 1863 , Do. 1865 Do.'-'0 Account 7Ol 1 1 11., £lOO Bonds — Duos Ayres 6 per Cent — °•''' A ceount DO , 4:100 Bonds ()h t. 's? 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) J) -gull, 6 Cent . per — D% 3 per C en t. 0 . 6 per Cent A lOOl 0 1 B 97 , . ft . ti iib o. _ i n Ulan, b per Cent. b.6.„4)„6 per Cent 'UL 3 per Cent., 1825 ba,„ ° •, s : Per Cent., 1864 . 3 3 451 an. Principaliti es t 0 . Ac count cilador Ne w C onsol i dated, 1 per Cent — hC) Defer/ed ''` ~., r. In 21. eatrice, Ind her Hied by yester in the endish. morn- 3nry of iili von day to eicestor xrived 0, from at the South Hotel gh re- red in for sis indon, :ounty )ut to es Le 0 from 'e left frgyptian 7 per Cent B3f 4} Do., Second Issue B3f Do £lOO Bonds Do. 1864 B4 31 Do £lOO Bowls B4 Do. Government Rail way Debentures B5l i i Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons )o Account Jo. Coupons Guatemala 5 per Cent. — Rilian 5 per Cent 1865 Do, Account Do. Maremmana Railway — %lexical... 3 per Cent Do. Account - Dn. 1864 —` Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — dontovidean 6 per Cont. . — lloorish Imperial 5 per Cent N;ew Granada — Do 3 per Cen — Do. Doferrad Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) eruvian 5 per Cent., 1865 no Account Do 41 per Cent. (Uribarrou) Do 4t per Cent., 1862 Do Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do 3 per Cont., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3 — Do. Account Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St B7 Do 4i per Cent. 1850 Do 4f per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent. 1859 — Do 5 per Cent. 1862 Do 5 per Cent. 1864 — Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1866, all paid — Do. do. £lO paid — Sardinian 5 per Cent Do. Account Spanish 3 per Cent Do Account Do New Deferred , Do Account Do Passive Do Account 2oi Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Do Account S wedish 4 per Ceut. Do. 4i per Cent. 1864 Do. Scrip, £6O paid Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Do. Account 321* Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do. Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account 59 Do £lOO Bonds s9i } 60 Do 6 per Cent., 1863 Do 5 per Cent., 1865 57i i Do. Account . 33 2-} Do. 4 per Cent. Guaranteed 99j Venezuela 3 per Cent. — Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account 00. 6 per Cent, 1864 Ditto 11 per Cent. Dividenus on the above payable in London. Austrian, 5 par Cent., Ex. 10 Florins Belgian, 41 per cent., E. 25f. Dutch 21 per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil„ 57 Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. — Italian 3 per Cont. 1851, Ex. 25f. Do. 5 per Cent. Account 551 6 TWO O'CLOCK, Consols, Money B 9l Do. Account, Jan. B9: 50 THE FENIAN MOVEMENT. DUBLIN, Friday Night. John Boland, silk-weaver, was charged at the police-court to-day with having some pistol bullets and a sword-bayonet in his possession. Concealed in the rafters of the room was found a bundle of letters written by Stephens to the prisoner's brother in-law, James O'Connor, who had been convicted at the special commission. The prisoner was re manded. James Pallis, supposed to be " Centre" for Meath, was arrested to-day at North Wall on the Lord Lieutenant's warrant. LAW INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner Kerr.) A NOVEL MODE OF SETTLING A TAILOR'S ADOLPHUS Y. SPIERS. This was an action upon a tailor's bill. Mr. Lewis appearing for the plaintiff, and Mr. Beard for the defendant. The plaintiff proved the delivery of a certain coat, but defendant disputed the " fit." After hearing the evidence, which was of a contradic tory character, his Honour would refer the matter to a practical tailor in the City, as it was impossible that he personally could decide the matter between the parties. Mr. Lewis did not think that would be the best way to decide the question. "Two of a trade never agreed" was an old saying, and plaintiff ought not to be tied down by the opinion of any other tailor. He had supplied the goods in the ordinary way, and ought to be paid for them. His Honour remarked that he was not in a position to judge whether the coat fitted or not. It was purely a question for a tailor, and not a judge. Mr. Lewis - Defendant can try on the coat. His Honour—How can I decide it ? Mr. Lewis—ln the great Landseer case the defendant tried on the coat in Court, and it was decided upon that test. His Honour—lt was decided by the jury, not by the judge. You bad bettor go to the gentleman to whom I wish to refer the dispute. Mr. Adolphus objected to do so, and thought the test by no means a good one. His Honour said he could not decide the case, as he was not a tailor. Mr. Beard said he did not raise any objection to having the matter sent to a practical tailor, but as plaintiff de clined his honour's offer, the case was ultimately adjourned for a jury. MARKETS.—Ikis day. COVENT GARDEN. There are moderate supplies of fruit and vegetables, and the trade is firm at the annexed rates. FRUIT—Pine apples, 3s to 6s; grapes, 2s Od to 6s ; filberts, 9d to is per lb ; apples, is 3d to 3s Od ; pears, Os Od to Os Od per half sieve ; oranges, 6s to 12s ; lemons, 5s to 108; walnuts, is to 3s per 100. VEGETABLES—Cauliflowers, 2s to 6s Od ; cabbages, is to 2s Od; horseradish, 2s 6d to 45 Od; celery, Os 9d to is 6d per doz beads; turnips, 3s 6d to 4s Od ; carrots, 4s Od to 6s Od per dozen bunches; cucumbers, 9d to 18 each ; onions, 3s to 3s 6d; spinach, 2s to 3s per bushel. POULTRY. Turkeys, 4s Oct to 20s Od ; geese, 5s Od to lOs : ducks 2s 6d to 3 s 6d ; t ame ra bbit s, i s Od to is 6d; wild do, 10d to is 2d ; pigeons, 8d to 10d ; hares, 3s Od tag 6d ; phea sants 2s 6d to 3 s 6d ; partr id ges, i s 6d to 2 s 6d ; p l over , 6d; teal, is each ; Surrey fowls, 5s to lOs ; do. chickens, 46 to 8s Od ; barn-door fowls, 5s Od to 7s Od per couple. English eggs, 15s Od to —s Od.; French do., llw 6d to 12s per 100. Fresh butter, k ls 2d to is 6d per lb. BILLINGSGATE. Soles, 1s to 6s Od per pair ; cod, 4s Od to 15s ; brill, 2s 6d to 9s Od; turbot, 5s Od to 218 each ; whitings, bs to 15s ; haddocks, 6s to 18s per dozen ; herrings, —s to —s per 120; native oysters, 70s to 110 s ; other sorts, 30s to 40s per bushel. NEWPORT. Per 81b. by the carcase. Beef 3s Od to 4s 6d I Veal Mutton ... 3s 4d to Is 10d I Pork WIIITECHAPEL. Per 81b. by the carcase. Beefl 3s 4d to 4s 8d I Veal Mutton 3s 6d to 5s Od Pork BREAD. The prices of wheaten broad in the metropolis are from 9d. to 9fd. ; of household ditto, 7id. to 80. per 41bs. loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 56 to 611bs, 2}d to 2fd ; 64 to 721bs, 2-}d to 3d ; 72 to 801bs, 3d to 3}d ; 80 to 881bs., 3d to 3}d ; 88 to 961135., 3}d to 3.1 d. ; 96 to 1041b5., 3fd to 4d ; 104 to 1121bs, 4d to 40. Horsehides, 9s to 108 6d ; calf skins (light), 2s Od to 4s; full, 7s ; polled sheep, 10s to 12s Od; half-breds, 8s Od to 9s 3d ; downs, Gs Od to 7s 3d ; lambs, Os Od to Os Od ; shearliugs, Os Od to Os Od. HAY. SnumprELD.—Meadow hay, £3 5s to £4 Os; clover, £4 108 to £5 15s Od ; and straw, £ll6s to £2 4s per load. Demand heavy. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £3 5s to £4 4s Od ; clover, £4 lOs to £5 12s ; and straw, £llBs to £2 4s per load. Trade quiet. WHITECHAPEL._Meadow hay, .£3 5s to £4 Os ; clover. £4 10s to .£5 15s Od ; and straw, £1 16s to £2 4s per load A heavy inquiry. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. LONDON, Dec. 22.—Wind this day at noon —South Westerly ; light breeze, and cloudy weather, with a dense fog. PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 21.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Caro line, from Quebec. SWANSEA, Dec. 14.—Wind S.W—Arrived—Pavourite, from Prince Edward's Island. (BY TELEGRAPH. GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning. Sailed, Dec. 22—Normandie, steamer, for Dunkirk. DEAL, Saturday Morning. Passed—Mr.ynards, from London for Cardiff. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. The Market opens with a strong upward ten dency. Sales probably 12,000 bales, France and Russia have concluded a convention relative to the restoration of the chapels in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre at Jerusalem. The French and Russian representatives in Jerusalem demand that the houses built on the terraces of the church hall be pulled down. 64 74 44 64 405 415 Is 20 5 6 2 3 2 3 10 21 24 5 6 17 18 IS 16 11 30 32 2/ 31 2 4 31 41 21 lid 35 45 2 4 21 31 24 26 300 320 18 22 1 2 2 19 1 14 12 14 54 56 115 125 Si 25 18 20 10 12 135 145 7 9 ettEFEILENCN gouth Eastern (Reading Arne., £l.O, Ditto, Fixed 14 per cent., 90 PRI , ;FERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Brighton, Jo., 41 percent., 1858, 121 London, Chatham, &c., 6 per cent. 2d pf., 27/ LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Chester and Holyhead, Ditto, 5 per cent.. 112 Preston and Wyre, 42! AR 8. - FOREIGN RAIL WAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam. 81 Belgian Eastern Junction, 11 Great Luxembourg, 1 ti Namur and Liege, gua. 6 per cent. pf., 181 Recite and San Francisco, Um., gua. 7 per cent., 10 Royal Swedish, f South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 151 FOREIGN MINES. Chontales Gold and Silver Mining, 21 Cobre Copper, ►ion Podro, North Del Rey, I dip par Port Philip, St. John ael Uey, 11131., 44:8 gi DOCKS. ondon and St. It atliaride, 67 BANKS. Albion, 41 Alliance, Aim., 18 Auglo Egyptian, lim., 11:12 Chartered tier, of India. London, and China, 34 City, 19; 15 Consolidated Bank, lira., 4} / English and American, lira,, 8 Imperial Bank, lira., 25 Imperial Ottoman, Bin., 91 Lard Mortgage Bank of India, 11M., 21 1 London and River Plate. Ditto, issued at 11 pm., Ditto, di:IO4SE London Chartered Bank of Australia, 20 1 Loudon and County, 04 34 London Joint Stook, 42; 31 London and Westminster, 951 5 Metropolitan and rrovincial Bank, lira., 111 Midland Bank, lira.. 17* National Provincia l England, Ditto, d and 3d issue, 391 9 National dank, 67 1 New South Wales, 411 Oriental Bank Corporation. 42 I Provincial Banking Corporation, lim.,[Bf Union of A ustralia, 49; Union of London, 94 1 MISCELLANICOUB; Anglo-American Telegraph, 161 Atlantic Telegraph, Dit o, 8 per cent., 80 City of Moscow Gas, lim., 14; Commercial Union, Insurance. 5 Credit k'oncler of Englana, Fore-street Warehouse, lim., 12/ Gen. Credit and Finance 01 Lonclan, - 11M.. 41 Hudson's Bay, if; International Financial Society, lim., 3 Nr.tional Discount (ompany. , -146 Panama. New Zealand, and Aus. R. Mail, 7 Peninsula and Oriental steam, 63) Rio de Janeiro City Improvements, 181 Telegraph Construction and Maintenance, Did.° (21,), 136 Trust and Agency of Australasia, Universal Marine s Insurance. lint., 2 Vioeroy of Egypt, Mortgage, Loan, 7l 'rHE SUN, LONDO.N, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 22, 1866. SHARE MARKETS,--This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS: Share, g a u way „ . r a i d : Closing Business Prioe. done. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian 'Cambrian. Cork and 8and0n...... Cornwall Dublin & Belfast Junc. Dun„Perth, do Ab.Junc.l E.London, scrip Certi. vo. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern Do. A stock • • Do. B stock Do. ;New, Is. at 25 pm GtS, and W. of Ireland Gt. Western -Original Do. S. Val. Rail gua. Do. South Wales .... Do. W. Mid.—Oxford 85 117 118 120 40 15 20 at et 100 4 6 66 68 70 72 1.4 116 27 28 5 6 1,6 117 126 12e. 90 921 511 G2ii 30 3i 3) 33 Do. Newport Do. Hereford ) Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Brigh., & S Coast, Lon., Chat., and Dover Do. Metrop. Ex. A Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., She., & Lincoln' Metropolitan. Do. New Do. Extension Metropolitan District Do. do. do. 128 k 127 81 87 15) 161 10 20 118 j 1181, 81 83 1 48 51 124 125 11 2 p 10 11 84 86 Do. and St. John'ellod Midland Do. Z 9 Share 121 122 If 2 VI 90 i 2 , Do, Birinin.. 64 Derby %lid Kent North British Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun Nth. Eastern—Berwick' Do. (I.N•E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... 35 36 4 18 105 1(.7 Do. Stock. & Darling. Do. do. 1850-61 orth London Do. do. 1861 5 . Do. do. 1866 Aorth Staffordshire N. dr S. W. Junction .. Scottish Central Scot. N. E .Aber. stock vo. Scot, Mid. atjok Shropshire Union iouth Devon ,outh Eastern talaes, Wok., (ft Wok Taff' Vale Do. C Vale ot Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha We3t Cornwall 13SE, 100 100 100 all 100 100 100 1100 5 100 100 COLONIAL GO VERNME IBritish Columbia, 6 per cent., Deo. 31, 1372: Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug Da. 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept' Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p. c. Inscribed sk Cape U.llope, 6 p.c. 1873 Do.Apl.&Oct , 1890-1900 Do. do 1880-9 t, Do. Jan.&July, 1890-91 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.( Do. 1878, do Mauritius, 6 p. o, 1873, Jan. and July —...- Do. 1878 .. Do. 1882, Mayls, Nov. 15 Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug.. Natal '4ov. 6 per cent.. N.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&July N. S.W. Gov. 5 pv.,186t) Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 1876 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1893 INew Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... ... Nova Soutia Gov. 6 p. o. sterling, 1875 • • Queensland Gov. 6 p c. 8. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1868-9 Do. 1878 dt upwards.. Vlo,Gov. 8 p.c. Ja & July Do. do, April & Oct.. 190 100 100 1 1 0 100 100 II MINES. 2.1.0 296 2.14.0 31 2.14.0 8.3.0 3.9.0 10.8.0 554 27 81 117 126 71 81 52a If 2 1 11271 1 6 7 101 151 1W 18k 19; 81 2•1 3 1218 10f I 850.6 1211 21 11 2 8k 36 1063 6k 66i 9kii 9 65 1 1 1 1 81 106 1 106 ,ITIEs. 961 6 ni 9 86g 6 91 2 104 3} SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. PROGRAMME OF WILTSHIRE COUNTY (WEST ! BURY) MEETING. FRIDAY, Dec. 28. The Wiltshire County Handicap of 10 sovs each, h ft, and 3 only if declared, with 50 added ; the second to save his stake ; winners of 100 sovs after the weights were published 71b, any other winner 41b extra ; about three miles and a half 12 subs, 6of whom declared. Age st lb Age at lb Little Frank ... 611 I 4 Ben Nevis ... 510 6 Arlescott all 4 I Meerschaum ... alO 6 Rosalie ... a 10 6 Jack's Alive ... 6 10 2 The Longleat Stakes of 3 soya each, with 30 added; four years olds list, five llst 91b, six and aged 12st ; thorough breds 71b extra; winners of any steeplechase 71b extra; the second to save his stake ; to be ridden by gentlemen farmers, or tradesmen who have never ridden for hire and those who have not ridden a winner of 30 soya allowed 51b ; about three miles. Lady Walton aged, Jack o' Newbury 6 yrs, The Dicta tor 6 yrs, Lady Pigott, Westbury aged, Troublesome, g by Hotspur, Hard Times .aged, Leonard 5 yrs, Mustang (h b) aged, Stiletto (h b) 5 yrs, Naomi 5 yrs, Alice Groy (h b) aged, Flying Scud (h 1)) aged, The Thane, and The Reaper. The Beaufort Hunt Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 50 added . the second to save his stake ; four year olds llst, five list 91b, six and aged 12st ; winners of any steeplechase 71b, of 100 sovs or upwards 121 b extra ; half-breds ellowed 71b, and those which have not been in a training stable for six months before the day of running allowed 71b ; gentlemen riders who have never ridden a winner of 20 sovs allowed 51b, professionals 51b extra ; about two miles and three quarters. Maurepas 5 yrs, Benazot 6 yrs, Meerschaum aged, Quick silver aged, Zephyr (h b) 4 yrs, St. John (h b) 5 yrs, The Thane aged, Rufus (late Harkaway) aged, Mustang (II b) aged, Tally Ho (h b) 6 yrs, Molly Carew (h b) 6 yrs, Waterperry (h b) 5 yrs, Ibex (ti b) 6 yrs, Ballet Girl (h b) 5 yrs, Cabin Boy (h b) aged, Sir William aged, Cock-a- Doodle (h b), Gannymedo (h b) aged, Johnny aged, High land Piper 5 yrs, Arlescott aged, Monitor 4 yrs, Westbury aged, Lady Pigott, Arens (h b) aged, and Saucebox aged. The Savornake Forest Handicap of 5 sous each, 2 ft, with 40 added ; the second to save his stake; winners after the publication of the Age st lb Flyfisher (0) ... al2 7 Sir Bobby ... ... a 12 5 Ibex (h b)... ... 6 12 0 Arlescott a 11 10 Serious Case ... a 11 2 Cutler a 11 0 Harrington (h b) alO 10 Rosalie a 10 8 St. Maximum ... alO 8 Westbury a 10 8 Discretion ... 4 10 6 .ights 71b extra. About two Age st lb Jaok Newbury... 610 6 Lisette ... 4 10 .6. St. Magnus (pd) ... 4 10 Sea King 6 10 4 Approver 4 10 4 Nabocklish 5 10 4 Comet ... 610 4 Nod of the Hills ... a 10 0 Owlet 310 0 Hunchback (pd) 410 0 THE JOCKEY CLUB. A meeting of this club was held in. Old Burlington street on Friday—Present : Mr. W. G. Craven ; Hon. Admiral Rous and the Duke of Beaufort, stewards ; Mr. G. Payne, General Peel, Colonel Towneley, Lord Henry Lennox, Mr. Sutton, and Capt. Seymour; whea it was decided to continue the Ascot Spring Meeting, the programme )f which will appear in this day's "Calendar." The Soiled Dove case came before the Stewards, who, after the reading of Professor Spooner's certificate that the mare is three •ears old, and rising four, disqualified Soiled Dove for all races she has won; and she will hereafter be subject to all :he penalties exacted in the 17th Rule of the " Laws of lincing." The stewards are awaiting further evidence befcro they give any decision respecting the per petrators of tie fraud. The question as to the bets will be decided by the Committee of Tattersall's. STOCKTON lAcEs.—On the Ist of January the following stakes for this meeting will close and name :—The Cleve land Stakes, for then two year olds; and the Stockton four year old Claret Stakes, for yearlings of 1866, to run as four year oks in 1869. vt , ' ; A promising yearling sister to Salamanca, and a year ling filly by Donateur out of Tisiphone (The Tartar's dam), bred by Mr. R. Wright, of Richmond, have joined H. Clay's string at Mead's House, Eastbourne, Sussex. Watchbox, t yrs, who was knocked down to Mr. Wad dington at lattersall's on Monday last for 36 guineas, was immediably resold to John Nightingall for "fifty,' and, together with Freedom, 3 yrs, has joined his string at Epsom. Delight, $ yrs, who made such a sensation in the spring by running away with the City and Suburban, and after wards broke down in the Chester Cup, is dead. Charming Roman was. scratched to Mr. J. Swindells, jun., on Thursday last, at 10.30 a.m., for the Hurdle Race at Manchester on Jau. 1. The Royal Artillery Steeplechases are fixed for Thurs. day, March 4, The Alexatdria (Egypt) Races come off on Jan. 5 NORTHAMPTON.—The programme for this meeting has been very materially strengthened by the addition of 100 sovs instead of 50 to the long-established two year old race, the Althorp Park, and doing away with all deduc tions from the winners. A new race for hunters, to which 100 sovs is Lidded, has also been introduced. This race has been named The Waterloo Gorse Stakes, that being the covert which provided the fox in the memorable run last season. DOWN ROYAL CORPORATION RACES (MAZE COURSE), IRELAND.—The following stakes will close and name for this meeting on the first Tuesday in January, namely, the Kilwarlin Stakes of 5 sous each, with 100 added, for now yearlings, to run as two year olds in 1867 ; and the North of Ireland Produce Stakes of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 50 added, for the produce of mares covered in 1866, to run as two year olds in 1869. DURHAM EACH; 1867.-.. T he stakes for this meeting will close and name on the first Tuesday in January, namely, the Durham Handicap of 10 sovs each, h ft, and 2 if de clared, with 1)0 added, for all ages ; and the Lambton Stakes of 5 sacs each, with 50 added, for two and three year olds, weight for age. BLAIR ATROL.—While being led out to exercise at Fair field, a few days since the distinguished son of Blink Bonny stepped with his near hind foot on a trap door which covers a drain, a plank of which gave way. Had the trap given way alto ge th er, M r. J ac k son m i g ht h ave been a loser of some th ousan d s ; as it was, we are pleased to say that the white-fa ce d c h es t nu t esca p e d w ith a f ew slight bruises above his hock, and is now perfectly himself again. NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE RACES, 1867.—These races will take place on the 25th, 26th, and 27th of June, and the large sum of 1,800 sovs will be added to the various stakes, out of which sum 300 sovs will be added to the Northum berland Plate, besides which 50 BM or a service of silver plate of that value will be given to the trainer of the win ner of that race, in commemoration of the new manage ment of Newcastle Races. Plans are preparing for a new Stewards' Stand, which will be completed and ready for lice at the June Meeting : it is intended to be a neat, com modious, and graceful building. Three stakes close and name on the Ist of January, namely, the Tyro Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 150 added, for yearlings of 1866, to run as two year olds in 1367 ; the North Derby of 10 soya each, h ft, with 200 added, for yearlings of 1866, to run as three year olds in 1868; and the Seaton Dolaval Stakes of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 200 added, for foals of 1866, to run as two year olds in 1868 ; all the additions to the stakes with out deductions. THE ENGLISH TURF.—We give the events at the Leamington and Warwick hunt races, in which Mr. Ten Broeck was concerned. He was not successful on the whole, winning but once out of many starts. A letter has been sent over here, in which it is claimed that Fitzroy, who broke his log at Newmarket, was the best two-yr-old in England. We have our doubts about this, and remem ber to have heard something of the same sort about Paris, who is of no account now, and never was of much. Wilkes' Spirit ofthe Times, New York. RACING FIXTURES FOR 1867. [JANUARY. Manche,ster . FEBE Lincoln Spring Harrow 2l Liverpool Spring Chelmsford Spring l2 West Drayton l9 Bromley Northampton Windsor Spring 4 Edinburgh Sp. Meeting 6 Newmarket Craven 8 Curragh - - Chester (continued) 1 York Spring 7 Salisbury Doncaster Spring Bath 1 JARY. Nottingham 26 Derby LH. Ascot Summer 4 Windsor Summer Manchester Summer 12 Hampton 13 Odiham 17 Bibury Club lB Epsom Spring 26 Lewes Spring 2B Croxton Park 29 I Thirsk Durham . 1 Newmarket ] s t Sp r i n g 22 Catterick 1 Chester 3O AY. Harponden Epsom Summer Newton 29 Croydon Stockbridge l9 Chelmsford Newcastle ... 25 Curragh Worcester S ummer 27 Ipswich 27 ULY. Carlisle 2 Newmarket July 2 Pontefract Reading Liverpool July Meeting 10 Hungerford Nottingham July _ ____ NOVE: Liverpool Autumn 5 Shrewsbury ll ___ Down Royal Corporate l7 Stamford Huntingdon 23 Winchester Southampton Goodwood ;MBE R. I Leamington Hunt Goodwood (continued) 1 Ripon Brighton .. 6 Brighton Club 8 Lewes Egham ..... l3 Wolverhampton l3 Stockton Oxford liastingo UST. York August Dover West Drayton 22 Plymouth Canterbury Lichfield Derby Summer Weymouth Tunbridge SEPT. Warwick Margate Curragh Leicester Abingdon 5 Doncaster ;MBER. Richmond • l7 Hendon Monmouth Manchester Autumn 2O Newmarket Ist October 24 Walsall 25 OCTOBER. Northampton Autumn. 1 Curragh Edinburgh Autumn 2 Newmarket Houghten Newmarket 2d October 7 Worcester Autumn Cheltenham l5 STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES FOR 1867, JANUARY. Manchester . FEBRUARY. Carmarthen I Birmingham l2 Derby Windsor MARCH. • Liverp00l Spring I Grand Military Chertsey I Malton ..... 13 API 17 I 25 York Sevenoaks Kildare Hunt COURSING. COURSING MEETINGS TO COME. DECEMBER. Name. Judge. Days of Running Aston, Cheshire Mr. Warwick Corrio, Lockerbio Mr. Warwick JANUARY, 1867. Huntingdon Club Mr. Warwick l, 2, Lincolnshire, Holbeach Mr. Spofford Coole, co. Cork (Open) Third S. Lancashire, (South port (Open) Mr. Westropp 9, 10, 11 Spelthorne Club Mr. Warwick Border Union (Longtown) Cumberland Barton-on-Humber, Lincoln. Mr. Spafford ARcar Club, Lancashire - Wigtonsh. Club (Stranraer) Mr. Boulton Little Crosby County Louth Club, Ireland Mr. Spafford Ridgway Club, Lytham - 30, &c. FEBRUARY; ... ._ ... . Itufford, Lancashire - Cardiff Club Mr. Warwick l4, 15 Waterloo, Lancashire - Tamworth, Staffordshire ... Mr. Warwick BRITISH r AtlanticAtlantioda St.Lawrenoe Bom., Baroda, Cen.ln. -sc 20 204 10 gu. 5 per cent... Do. F shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Buff.,Brant, &Goderich 6 p.c. 1872-3-1 Calcutta & S. E., lim e Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p East. Bengal, gu., 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension Grand Trunk ot Canad Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.o Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do deferred De. 2d Pref. Bonds. Du. do. deterred ... ... Do. 3d Pref. stook... Do. do. deferred ... Do. 4th Pref. stook . Do. do. deterred ... Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c. o. Gua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. o t. South of India gua. 5 per cent D per cent.... Do 'treat W..s. of Canada.. Do. New Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay. 1873 Do. St do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 4i do Do. 4i do Do. Fifth Extensioe Cor. 6 p. c. Brids. Slel. & Hudson's Bay N . C' da, 6pc lat pf. be Scinde . Do. Delhi 1 0 c.; Do. do .l Do. Puniaub... • l Do.lndus St. Flo t 65 67 98 91 34 35 9 10 pi 116 J2O 1 2p 1 2p 70 72 114 118 148 152 42 44 C 5 85 8 9 150 153 3 4; SIONS. 66 68 102 103 ad ip 4 44 74 84 50 55 101 103 101 IG3 105 106 18 20 85 88 57 69 50 54 50 64 37 10 23 25 105 to; i 1p i 1 0 100 102 91 93 111 121 12 12t 98 92 81 84 1/ I} 102 103 92 04 85 90 82 65 99 101 97 98 98 99 T SECUR: 93 94 90 92 90 92 77 78 75 7 7 104 108 103 105 14,2 104 104 100 88 N 100 102 104 106 105 107 101 106 105 107 106 108 96 100 90 #2 90 92 90 95 85 87 98 100 81 85 96 9S 92 91 108 108 108 104 M A RCII. Irish Grand National (Open), county Loutn Ardrossan, Sharphill South Lancashire (South port) Champion Mr. Wostropp l4, 15, &c Leinster (Open) Courtown... Mr. H. Springall l9, 20 Scottish Open, Lanarkshire 6, 7 7, &c. SEPTEMBER. Brampton, Cumberland Mr. Warwick OCTOBER. Ancaster and Willoughby, Lincolnshire Mr. Spafford AQUATICS. THE START FOR THE OCEAN YACHT-RACE. (From Wilkes' Spirit of the Times, New York) Very soon after this number of the Spirit reaches the hands of our city readers the yachts Vesta, Fleetwing, and Henrietta will sail on their racing voyage from Sandy Hook to Isle of Wight. The race creates very great in terest, and there will be much anxiety to hear of the ar rival of the schooners in the English Channel. Some seem to think that it will be a feat of great daring to make the passage across the North Atlantic in these vessels at this season of the year, but it will not be so considered by seamen and those who are familiar with the history of navigation. The chances for fair winds and a tolerably good passage are much greater at this time of year than they would be in February or March. Twenty years ago next February the William J. Romer, a New York pilot boat, sailed to Cork and bask. She had very heavy wea ther. We had occasion to remember the gales of that spring well, and have not often seen it blow harder than it did at that time. But from the 11th of December to the end of the month westerly winds will probably prevail, and not in such force as to prevent the yachts from carry ing a fair amount of canvas. By the end of the month, if all goes well, they ought to be in soundings, if not at anchor in Cowes Roads. The size of these schooners has made some people think that it is a terrible undertaking to sail to England in them. But the truth is.that the ocean traffic of the world was once carried on in no larger vessels, and the most notable disco veries of the great navigators were made in craft not so large, and not half as well fitted to resist the perils of the seas, as these schooners. The big ships, except as men of war, are things of comparatively modern date. The size and grandeur of our steam and packet ships have made us forget the nature of the craft in which our ancestors sailed to the uttermost parts of the earth, and established theirdominlon on the seas. Two out of the three vessels with which Columbus disco vered America were only half decked ; the Pinta and Nina being quite open amidships. The ship with which Vasco de Gama doubled the south part of Africa and defied the dreaded Spectre of the Cape, was 120 tons burthen ; her consort, commanded by his brother, was a hundred tons; and the third vessel in that memorable expedition was only 50 tons. Jacques Cartier, sailing from St. Malos in France, discovered the Straits of Belle Isle, the Gulf of St. Law reuse and Canada. His vessels were two, of 60 tons each. In his next voyage he had three; one was 120, one 60, and one 40 tons. The vessels with which Willoughby sailed to navigate the frigid and stormy seas of Nova Zembla, in quest of a north-east passage to the Indies, were three in number : one was 180, one 160, and one 90 tons. Hawkins and Drake may be called the first yachts men, and their downright method of doing business has re cently been imitated by Brooke in the islands which Drake visited. They prevailed a good deal more by valour and daring than by size of ships. Drake's vessel, in his cruise under his kinsman, Hawkins, was the Judith, of 50 tons. After returning to England in her, he sailed with two vessels on his own hook. One of these was 70 tons. With these Drake crossed the Atlantic, took the towns of Nombre de Dios and Vesta Cruz, on the Isth mus of Darien, and captured a convoy of gold, silver, and pearls. He also beheld the Pacific Ocean from the top of a high mountain, and this resolved him to return home and fit out an expedition to cruise in that great sea. Queen Elizabeth heard his plan, but determined to keep, techni cally, at least, on the windy side of the treaties and public law; so Drake sailed again as a "yachtsman." He had five vessels. The largest was his own, the Pelican, of 100 tons. The smallest was the Swan, of 50 tons. He went west of Cape Horn ; took treasure and gems from one bhip worth a million of dollars; sailed as high as the 48th de gree of north latitude in the Pacific ; dropped in at the bay now called San Francisco, and took pcssession of Califor nia; sailed away for Java and the Moluccas; doubled the Cape of Good Hope, and, returning to England, completed the circumnavigation of the world. Drake was nut two years and ten months in the Pelican. When he got back, stout-hearted Elizabeth went aboard to see him, and this first of yachtsmen, kneeling down on the dock, plain Drake, rose up Sir Francis. Now, here was yacht ing to some purpose. Moreover, it appears that the Mayflower, in which the Pilgrim Fathers, and mothers, to the number of a hundred and one, men, women, and chil dren, took passage to Massachusetts, was only a hundred and eighty tons. So the aboveraentioned vessels, whose achievement aro for ever part of the grand history of navigation and the world, were none of them as large as the least of the schooners in this race. It follows that, however we may look at it, our ancestors would not have esteemed it a heroics thing to have made the passage across the Atlantic in a schooner of above 200 tons, stoutly built, well fitted, and furnished with spare spars, spare sails, and preventer rigging. So far as danger is involved, it is less than that incurred by the people in high pressure steamboats from Cincinnati to Now Orleans in ordinary passages, and nothing like as great as what happens w h en two go puffing and belching, and snorting and throbbing, with the furnaces red hot, in a race on the rolling river. To bear, not to dare, must be the motto of those who sail in the running schooners. In the Fleetwing the pas sengers will be Mr. Robert Center and Mr. Ernest Staples. In the Vesta Mr. George Lorillard and Lieut.-Col. Stuart M. Taylor will go. In the Henrietta, the owner, Mr. Bennett, will be accompanied by Mr. L. Jerome, and Mr M. Knapp. Bon voyage, say we l and Larry, when the wind blows a screamer, and the waves run high, think of Jacques Cartier, in his vessel of 60 tons on the Atlantic ; and remember the mighty seas off Cape 'Horn, pitching into the Pelican of a hundred, that bore the fortunes of Francis Drake. Do this, as you "freshen the nip" on the banks of Newfoundland, and in the frothy chops of the Channel. The Vesta is to be navigated by Capt. Johnson and sailed by G. M. Dayton. Tho Henrietta will be navigated by Capt. Samuels, and sailed by M. J. Lyons. The Fleet wing will be navigated by Captain Thomas. She was to have been sailed by Richard Brown, who took the America and the Sylvia to England, but ho has resigned on soma matter of etiquette. This is to be regretted, be cause he is as good a man as ever trod a plank, and can handle a yacht to perfection. Some of the most stupid remarks that ever were penned and printed have appealed in reference to this matter. After reciting the experience of Capt. Thomas, in the ship City of New York, and that of Captain Samuels, in the Dreadnought, the writer goes on to say, " It is to such men as those, whose experience in sailing fore-and-aft vessels admirably fits them for the position, should be entrusted the charge of the yachts in such an undertaking as the coming Atlantic match, and not to the fresh water 'longshoremen." Now, this lubber evidently thinks that a fore-and-aft vessel is one that goes backwards and forwards across the Atlantic. In a former disquisition about a yacht he spoke of the beauty of her keel, not knowing the hull from the keel. We submit to all concerned, that this is a pretty fellow to abuse Dick Brown and the real nauti cal population of America. This stupid person is perhaps unaware of the faot that the eeamen who go the long BRITIS . Cam. Consol. Gold, llw Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. (Taviat Urake walls ' East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon East Cam BrPa avast Grenville East Gunnislake .. East Loved E. W'l Russell (Tavlstk Gam.& StAubyn(G wen. Great Laxey, limited Great South Tolgus Great Wheal Busy G. Wheal Vor (Heist o Grenville Herod's Foot •••• Dingston Downs Margaret (Uny Lelant Marke Valley uwyndy Iron Ore, New Se ton North Roskear . N.Wh'l Bassett (Mogan North Wheal Crotty Prosper United Providence Uny Lelant I S. Caradon (St. Cleer) South Condurrow S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park Tin Croft Vigra and Clogan, West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Liskeard West Chiverton West 5et0n........ Wheal Bassett 'Mogan Wheal Buller atedruth Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney voyages are mostly foreigners, while those he calls "fresh water 'longshoremen" are natives of this country. No real sailor ever underrates the men of the coasting traffic in this country or the British Islands ; but this person thinks that the further you get from land the greater the peril. He believes that the jeopardy is to be estimated by the depth of the water; and so it is, only the danger is greater in the shallow seas on the coasts, and not in the real blue water of the open sea. By a supplementary article entered into after we published the conditions of the race, it has been agreed that neither vessel shall take a Channel pilot from New York. And by another it is stipulated that the end of the race shall be when the Needles Light is on the larboard beam of the yachts standing up Channel. But as they may not be able to stand up Channel so as to bring the light abeam, this article ought to say, "When the Needles Light bears due north the course shall be ended." As nono of the yachts will have a Channel pilot, ono is as well off as another. There might be a contingency in which a pilot's services would be valuable. We take it that the captains who aro to navigate the yachts have mostly run to Liverpool, and now, instead of turning north up Saint George's Channel, the course is to lay east by the Scilly Islands, and on past the Lizard and Start Points. Three hundred. miles west of the Land's End the schooners will be on deep-sea sound ings, and if a Channel-pilot was aboard, and got the depth of the soundings, and the nature of the bottom brought up, he would know how to steer, in thick weather, about as well as if he had already seen Saint Agnes Light, or that at the Lizard. We here suggest that when a pilot is picked up in the Channel, the pilot-boat be forthwith sent into Falmouth with a telegram for New York. The in terest and curiosity here will be very great, and a large amount of money will be pending. A day, or perhaps two, may be saved by letting us hear from Falmouth, in stead of waiting till Southampton is reached. In con clusion, we once more wish a swift and pleasant passage to all hands. RACE BETWEEN R. A. W. GREEN AND W. HICKEY, FOR .£lOO A-SIDE. We have already given briefly the result of this affair, and now have further particular; which we extract from Bell's Life in Sydney : This match, about which considerable interest was evinced in aquatic circles, came off, as arranged, on the Parramatta River, last Saturday afternoon. The stakes were £lOO a-side, and the distance one mile. These men have met on several occasions before, and Hickey has proved the winner on five of them. This time the distance was shortened, and the pullers changed boats. Six or seven steamers wore employed to convey the spectators to the scene of the contest, and all were crammed. They all left the Circular Wharf about three o'clock p.m., and steamed right away to their destination,which they reached in safety, though some of them rolled rather uncomfortably. Quite a fleet of yachts and pulling boats were present, all occupied by eager spectators of the proceedings. The weather was cloudy, and a still breeze from the S.E. blow ing, which kept the water somewhat lumpy. The betting was in Green's favour—odds from 4 to 3 to 2 to 1 being freely offered, and cautiously taken. About half-past four Hickey got into his boat, pulled round the Illalong, which contained his friend; and was loudly cheered ; he seemed confident in manner, bat far too fleshy, we thought, to perform such a task as that before him. Green took to his boat shortly after, took a turn round the little Fairy, and was well applauded. He seemed everything that could be desired as to form, and cool in manner. The men now got together, and started themselves, Hickey (to the surprise of all who remembered Green's quickness in getting away) taking the water first, and get ting the lead. Green at once dashed after him, and before they got 200 yards on their short journey, was leading by about a boat's-length, pulling 37 strokes a minute. When 800 yards had been pulled, Hickey appeared to be making his effort and got alongside of Green, but the latter put on a little spurt, and regained his lead, which he kept to the finish. Time ; 7 min. 21 sec., there being a head wind and an ebb tide. Green left his skiff for his trainer's gig, and was loudly cheered. Hickey soon got on board the Illa long, where he met anything but a gratifying reception from his friends, many of whom had backed him heavily, and who, like most people who lose their money, did not feel at all satisfied, indeed many loudly asserted that they had been sold. The steamers and the immense fleet of smaller craft at once made for Sydney, which was reached safely by every one. The stakes were paid over at Mr. O'Brien's, Tattersall's Hotel, in the evening, by Mr. George Thornton, who had acted as umpire. In paying over the money, referring to the statements made that the race had been sold by Hickey, Mr. Thornton took occasion to assert his opinion that the race was a fair and honest one, both men having done their best. Cheers were called, given for both the men, and suitably acknowledged. Mr. Thornton threw out a suggestion as to sending Hickey to England as our champion, but nothing definite was done. With regard to this race, our opinion is that it was quite " square." The distance suited Green to a T, and he was in splendid form—never better—which his constant practice has largely contributed to. On the other hand, the distance did not allow of the development of Hickey's strength and endur ance ; and it was evident he was not at all in condition, which he attributes to the short time he had to prepare himself, and his changed blotto of life, he being in busi ness, and not nearly so actively employed as he used to be. At three miles we feel confident he could beat Green and there are many who agree with us. The Italian Parliament FLORENCE, Dec. 21. To-day, in the Chamber of Deputies, Signor Ferraris was elected fourth Vice-President, and the Committee of Presidency is now complete. Signor Mari, on assuming the office of President, delivered a speech in which he dwelt upon the loss sustained by the House through the death of seve ral members sinco the last Session. Baron Ricasoli brought forward a Bill proposing that persons holding certain offices should not be eligible for seats in Parliament. He also introduced a bill for the construction of roads in Sicily. The Minister of Foreign Affairs presented to the Cham ber the Treaty of Peace concluded with Austria, the convention with France relative to the payment of the Pontifical debt, and various diplomatic docu ments. Signor Scialoja, Minister of Finance, in troduced bills relating severally to the administra tion of the Treasury, the accountability of the State, the provisional exercise of the Budget of 1867 for the period of three months, and the extension to the year 1867 of the financial measures voted in 1866. Signor Scialoja announced his readiness to give the Chamber an account of the state of the finances, but expressed his belief that it would be better to defer doing so until the Ist of January. The Green Book laid before the House contains documents relating to commercial and political nego tiations with the States of the Zollverein ; to special negotiations with England ; to an international monetary convention ; to various international ar rangements having for object the prevention of cholera ; to affairs in the Danubian Principalities, Candia, Servia, and Montenegro ; to complaints ad dressed by the Italian Government to the Republic of Venezuela ; to affairs in La Plata, Peru, and Chili ; and to the Treaty of Commerce with Japan. The Green Book also contains 110 documents re lating to the union of Japan with the Italian kingdom. CRUELTY IN RAILWAY TRANSIT. -At the Petty Sessions, Edmonton, yesterday, William and Charles Lowe, horse slaughterers, Cambridge, appeared to answer a charge preferred by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, for causing to be conveyed from Cambridge to London two horses in such manner as to cause them unnecessary pain and suffering. The secretary to the society stated the facts. On the 3d inst. the defen dants hired a cattle-truck at Cambridge, into which they put two old, decrepid, living animals, and two dead horses, and consigned them to Atcheler's, knacker, London. Upon arrival at Tottenham, the animals were seen struggling on the floor of the truck, the shaking and motion of the train having caused them to fall ; and while in this posi tion they injured themselves and each other by plunging and ki c king. It was contended that the cattle-truck was an improper vehicle for the conveyance of animals ema ciated, and put together without dividing partitions, and that unnecessary pain and suffering must follow such a course. The defendants pleaded guilty, and promised not to repeat the offence, and in future to kill their old and discarded horses at Cambridge before sending them to London. The magistrates said this practice was not only a very cruel one to the horses, but fraught with danger to the other animals, which might become infected with glanders and other contagious diseases. It must be stopped ; but this being the first offence against defen dants, they would only fine them £3, including costs. HER MAJESTY'S STAG HOUNDS.—This pack met on Friday at Warfield, and a stag was uncarted whose name was "Accident," in consequence of his suffer ing an accident the first and only time he had ever been before the hounds, from which ho subsequently recovered. This being the second time he was brought to the field, he showed himself a very gallant animal, as he gave the field a very fast run of one hour and a quarter —hea.dini'first to wards Shottesbrook. He afterwards changed his course, and bore away towards Winkfield, through Winkfield park, on to New Lodge—passing the front of the Belgian Minister's residence, where the owner of the noble man sion, with Madame de Weyer, witnessed the exhilarating sport from their door. He then made towards Clewer-hill and on to the Long-walk, Windsor, after passing through the gardens of several of the gentlemen living near Queen's villas. At the top of the Long -walk he attempted to leap the railings, but his unfortunate luck stuck to him, because he had a second accident that will most probably termi nate his existence. He was deservedly regretted by all the ficld a its Ohs of the " plucky sort." POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARL B OROII7G H- S TREET. AN AMATEUR POLICE CONSTABLE.— Three rough-looking fellows, named Bryan, Smith, and Sullivan, were charged before Mr. Knox with loitering for the purpose of commit ting a felony. The prisoners were seen, together with another man not in custody, in Compton-street last night by a young man, named Wm. Scherer, living in Broad-street, Golden-square, dodging about u waggon in Wardour-street, and a dog cart and railway van in Bond-street, Scherer having fol lowed them from place to place, Smith and Sullivan talc-. ing an active part. At last the prisoners were seen by the police, and they were then taken into custody. Sullivan asked Cheney, 87 C, whether he saw him do anything wrong, and Cheney said that had not a boy j d u o l u n b p t ecl hav ou e t t o tk f e t n he som ra e il t w hi a n y g. van he (Sulli van ) would no Bryan said that three weeks ago ho came from N ow _ haven, where ho was with 50 others discharged from work. He was no thief, and was on the way to the Vine -street Station to get a ticket for the workhouse when the other prisoners said they would show him the way. Sullivan said he was never in a police-court before, and was on the way to the police-station to get a ticket for the workhouse when the police took him. Mr. Knox said the prisoners conduct was very myste rious, and he would have them remanded that the police might mako inquiries respecting them. THAMES. TOBACCO SMUGGLING. EXTRAORDINARY HEAVY PENALTY.—Wm. Farrant Cheneton, who gave the first two names only last night, was brought before Mr. Par tridge, charged with having in his possession and smug gling 122 lbs. of foreign manufactured tobacco and cigars, which had not paid duty. Mr. Garner, barrister, on the part of the Comrnissionevs of Customs, said that under the Customs Consolkfa_ tion Act the prisoner was liable to a penalty o f £lOO, which was the amount sued for in this ca,se. James Fry, police sergeant, No. 658 A, and Robert lings, 103 11, constable, were in Lower East Smithfield this morning at an early hour, and saw the prisoner with a load on his back. It was a sack coataining something bulky. The officers stopped the prisoner, and asked him what the sack contained, to which he replied old pieces of bread, and the refuse of ships. The sack was opened. It wog full of tobaoco and cigars. The prisoner said that a ro an over the water gave him the sack and its contents to klarry for him, and that he was to receive a shilling for his trouble. Mr. Partridge said this was a very bad case of smug gling, and asked if the prisoner was known ? Billings and Fry said the prisoner described himself a 3 a ropemaker. They believed he was a sailor, and had bought the tobacco and cigars from a foreign-going steamer on the river. Mr. Partridge fined the prisoner £l.OO, and in default of payment six months' imprisonment. MARYLEBONE. THE Wltosa GOOSE Szyr HOME.—William Richards, a horse-keeper, was charged with being drunk and disorderly. Stuart, 348 S, said—Last night he saw the prisoner outside a poulterer's shop in the Afaldon-road. He w as abusing the tradesman. It appeared that the prisoner had bought a goose, and ordered it to be sent home. A goose was sent home, but prisoner said not the same one, and he went back to the shop about it. The tradesman said he had not bought it at his place, but higher up the road. He was the worse for drink, and as he would not go away he was taken into custody. Prisoner said it was true he was there. He was annoyed at not having the same goose as he purchased sent home. He paid 7s. 6d. for it, and the one they sent was not worth ss. Mr. Mansfield said under the cir cumstancos he should discharge him. THE CRYSTAL PALACE COMPANY. The following appeared in our Third Edition of yester day evening : Tha annual meeting of the directors and shareholders of the Crystal Palace Company was held to-day at the Lon don Tavern—Mr. A. C. lonides, in the absence of the chairman (Mr. Anderson), presided. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report took the opportunity of referring to the various matters mentioned in the document, which has already appeared in The Sun. He said it was a great pleasure to find that their prospects were so cheering. Their income had increased so that after the payment of the dividend at the rate of 21 per cent., they were able to carry over to tho next year the sum of £3,272. (Hear.) The visitors had reached the enormous number of over 2,000,000, a larger number than had ever been received in any previous year. The refreshment department had been very remunerative, having yielded the shareholders no less than.£19,613 6s. 7d., added to which the directors were well satisfied with the manner in which it was conducted by the contractors With respect to the vacancy in the direction caused by the death of Mr. Farquharson the directors did not recommend the filling up of the vacancy. With respect to Rockhills the directors had various ideas with respect .to the uses it might be turned, one of which was to convert; it into an hotel, or something of that sort, at which wedding parties, pleasure parties, and resident visitors might be received. It appeared that great advantages would accrue from such an arrangement as the climate of the tropical depart ment was everything that could be desired for an invalid. Nothing, however, NI as yet decided. He felt that the at tractions they intended offering for the coming new year would be such as to largely increase the number of visitors, which would, of course, benefit the shareholders. The formal motion for the adoption of the report having been put, Mr. PtiNSHER complained that although the income of the directors had increased they had not determined to give the shareholders an increase in the dividend, which he thought ought now to be 3 per cent. He thought there were extravagant outlays which ought to be cut down, because, if they were not, no matter how their property was improved, they would never be enabled to increase the dividend. A SHAREHOLDER complained of the expense that was incurred in taking down and refiring the screen which separated the tropical department from the other portion of the palace. He thought if the directors went to the expense of constructing it on improved principles, which would do away with the expense he complained of, they would, although the outlay might in the first instance bo somewhat large, save a great deal of money in the end. (Hear, hear.) Mr. GEORGE hoped that the next year the directors would abstain from having any descriPtion of racing in the grounds of the palace. He considered such a mode of swelling their income was highly prejudicial, because horse racing brought down a certain class of visitors, and kept a way those whose presence was far more beneficial. He did not think it would ever be possible to give the original shareholders more than they at present received, and therefore ho thought it would be far preferable that the shareholders should surrender one half of their shares. (No, no.) They would lose nothing by it, because they would then receive just double the amount they received at present, and such an arrangement would give them a much more respectable look as far as dividend was concerned. (No, no.) . . . After some further discussion the report of the airectors was adopted, and the remainder of the proceedings was confined to a very limited discussion of the advisability of opening the palace on Sundays. LONDON GAZE rE —Last Evening. - FOREIGN-OFFICE, DEc. 18. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. W. J. Whalley as Consul at Grimsby for the Republic of Hayti. The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Senor F. T. Barry as Consul in London for the Republic of the Equador. The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Don Ernesto Bashi as Vice-Consul at Glasgow for her Majesty the Queen of Spain. CROWN-OFFICE, DEC. 20. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN TUE PRESENT PARLIAMENT. Borough of Guildford—Richard Garth, of Wimbledon, in the county of Surrey, Esq., in the room of Sir William Bovill, lint., who has accepted the office of Chief Justice of the Common Pleas. ADMIRALTY, DEC. 20. Royal Marine Light Infantry— The following nam e d gentlemen have been appointed Second Lieutenants : Evelyn James Wheelock Noble, Edward Rea Milner Crooke, O'Hara John Tobin, Arthur Clement Smyth, John Ernest Bulwer Ward, Charles Baker Goodrich Dick, Lourenco Edye, Algernon St. Leger I.3urrowcs, John Rich mond Jekyll, and Frederick John Short. DEC. 18. Commander Edmund Anthony Glynn has been this day promoted to be a Retired Captain, under the provisions of her Majesty's Orders in Council of Aug. 1, 1860, July 9, 1864, and March 24, 1866. • DEC. 19. The following promotions have this day baen made : —• Mr. John Watson (A) to be Engineer in her Majesty's Fleet; Mr. William Landoll to be Engineer iu her Ma - jestys Fleet; Mr. Alfred Lawton to be Engineer in her Majesty's Fleet ; Mr. John Watson (B) to be Engineer in her Majesty's Fleet. THE SUSPECTED rOISONING IN NORFOLK.—ln quiry into this case has been adjourned. Mary Grief has been admitted as evidence against an aged relative, who is expected to have administered the arsenic to the unfor tunate children in whose remains the poison has been de tected. In all, three infants—the illegitimate children of Mary Grief, and her sister Sarah Grief—have heen disin terred, and traces of arsenic have been observed in each case. The coroner's jury has returned a verdict " That the children died from the effects of arsenic, but by whom administered there is no evidence to show." The further inquiries which the police aro making may, perhaps, throw some further light upon tho subject, but at present the evi dence given as to the administration of the poison is very weak and inconclusive. In the body of one of the child ren enough arsenic was discovered to have caused 04 death of a fall-grown pascal. leaYe 3g. .farm He .omi- was form ke of bad ►eing a Sir gden urse,