The Sun. — London, England, 1866-03-19 00:00:00

ItONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENORt, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Money Market is now in a rather quiet con dition. There is a fair supply of floating capital at the command of the brokers, and there is only a mnillinquiry for accommodation. First class bills are still charged and 6 per cent., but the ten dency is towards lower rates. It has been announced that the half-yearly inte rest on the bonds of the Venezuela 6 per Cent. Loan, 1864, due April next, will be paid at the °faces of the General Credit and Finance Company of London, and after the 2d proximo. The accounts from the manufacturing districts for the past week generally are satisfactory, although Prices of both cloths and yarns at Manchester have slightly given way, consequent upon the late ad- It ices from America. The woollen trade of Leeds, Bradford, and Huddersfield, has continued season ably active, while little change can be reported in t be hosiery and lace departments at Leicester and No ttingham. Inc l hard*are districts of Bir illinghara, Sheffield, and Wolverhampton, business generally has remained steady. Two o'CLocK. • According to Reuter's telegram the French Three per Cont. Rentes wore quoted at 68f. 55c. klat. The English Stock Market has presented a very sluggish appearance, and in sympathy with other se eurities a decline has been established in Consols, Which are now quoted at 87* for money, and at for the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are marked 85* 848 ; Exchequer D ebentures, ss. dis. ; India 5 per Cents., 102 f ; ditto Liebentures, 101* 1; and ditto Bonds, 12s. prem. In the Foreign Stock Market sales have generally Ir evailed, and prices are consequently lower. Turkish 5 per Cents. are 371 38 ; Mexican, 221 ; d itto New, 201 ; Greek, 14,1 15 ; Spanish Passive, 2 8'I ; the Certificates, 16a 1; Italian, 60i 61* ; e w, 7 7 78 ; Confederate Loan, 5 7; Chili= Loan Scrip , 24 3 prem. ; Brazilian Scrip, 2* 8 prem. ; 4 1 14 Egyptian Scrip, 1 prem. United States 5-20 . "° 4 cis, 701 71; Erie, 554 561; and Illinois, 791801. , Business in the Railway Share Market has con- Rolled moderately active, and, in some instances, prices are a shade higher. Great Northern A Stock, South Western, and Metropolitan have each im- Droved 15s. ; Brighton, 10s. ; and South Eastern, 58. ; W hile - Great Eastern have declined 10s. The Foreign and Colonial lines generally remain W ithout cha n ge of importance, with th e exce pti on °f Sambre and Meuse, which have improved to 1 4 10f. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are quiet. Im perial Ottoman have declined to 128; Merchant ' B4ll k to 25*; Affiance to 278 ; Credit Foncier and tiobilier of England ara quoted 8 88 ; Joint Stock e lseouut, 15s. dis. ; and Overend, Gurney, and ".) at 171 I. • BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK, a GOVERNMENT FUNDS. Dor Cent. Consols 1 lio. Account, April 5 e eer Cent. R e d uce d B5l 5 k le W 3 per Cent B5 i q r ,°' 2 1 per Cent. Jan. 1894 A°. per Cent. Jan. 1873 -40..„ uities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 DDo. for 30 yrs, exp i re sth A pr il , 1885 — hk (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — quer Bills, £1,000,3 per Cent. 5 dis Do, £5OO 5 dis i ll, Do £lOO and £200 - -..k of England Stock, 5 per Cent 1 Libl..ror GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. 11 , (411 Stock, 101 per Cent., AprillB74 — D 0.4 O. 5 per Cent. July, J. 870 - 1 , ( : ) . 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 '-', O . Certificates — D ° . ." . Enfhced Paper 4 per Cent — ° 1 ) 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 no.-0. 5 i per Cent., May 1879 Deb., 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 Bonds, £l,OOO l2 under £l,OOO A r FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. 4 geutine Republic, 6 per Cont., £l5 pd — pm }lean„ Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 1 ., Wan 5 per Cent -0 . 4 1 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Do. 1865 1 2° Account 741 i xd $2 -3 . Scrip, £35 paid it,ellos Ayros 6 per Cent "Jo. Account — Do 3l £l€o Bonds — Cl u j ; 1 Per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) D°."B 3 per Cent r , 1 - 'olo • ? Per Cent e, ib lublan 6_per Cent. b a ,,, 3 Per Cent. LI aP per Principalities lB2s . tie Account odor New Consolidate 1 per Cent — ,N , i ) ;, Provisional Land Warrant — tian 7 per Cent — i 30.7 Second 4 -'0 £lOO Bonds Issue — DO. 1864 9 3 .1 Do £lOO Bonds 94 DO. Government Railway Debentures — (i 0 . £l5 paid pm D* Account * 5 per Cents , 1824-5, ex Coupons 141 1., u O . 15 0 . Co u p ons illtlta.teratila 5 per Cent. 11411 5 per Cent, 1865 Do o Account 1 8 0 . Maromman a R a il way - I_,xican 3 per Cent Do. Account Do 1864 204 k bo 6 p er Cent. Anglo-F renc h N °4 tevidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid o orish Imperial 5 per Cent e:, Granada -„ 41 0 2 per Cent •'gO Def erre d — b7„Land Warrants (Hectares) L u,per Cent, 1864 — p e 0 Guaranteed, 4 per Cent DO 5 per Cent., 1865 P ° . Account 4..?, 3 j ) 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) — Do 4 1 per Cent., 1862 p e • Account i fPgueso 3 per Cent., 1853 T I C) 6 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, 4.'-'O. Account ran. 5 per Cent.; 1822, £ St D° 41 4 1 p per Cent. 1850 D 0 p er Cent., 1860 • 1' 3 per Cent. 1859 ° 5 per Cent. 1862 9Ol 1 90 lg ar °. 5 per Cent. 1864 e tunian 5 per Cent ll n all ish 3 per Cent '''o Account t IpEO New D e f e rred )0 0 A Pa ce ss o i unt ve 2Bl 8 .13 1, 0 Account — n alli •Bh Cert. of Coup not funded t -Jo Account Wed; 1 2 ,- 41 1 4 per Cent. T D A:"s 9 6 per r Cent: 864 (1-- nCent. l 1854 P Do Account 93 n ° 6 pe Acco un t 661 r, i', o £lOO Bonds b ° Per Cent. 1862 ;,0 Account 6Bl 1 '-' 0 £lOO Bonds 691 1 D o D ° 6 per Cent., 1863 — bu 5 per Cent., 1865, paid up Scrip — D ° Account Vene zuela 3 Cent r . Guaranteed — t . Di tto account Cent. t i tto account I: 10 ° 6 per Cent., 1862 — • Account 1 )0 Do. 1864 3Bl ' 1 1 Per Cent — I) Ut oti Dividends on the above payable in London. ,b o 21 2 Per tlotat., Ex. 12 (ull rte lint ! . ..ker Cent. Certificates 961 It ali ' uentes 3 per Cent. 1 . ) 411 5 p co er Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f. 0 .A.cunt 0 TWO O'CLOCK. 3 0 ° l B for money Account B7l 1 A C O FINANCIAL CONSPIRACY.—The Washington t at ti ; eß Pondent of the Philadelphia Ledger has a lj' e r sensational item, to the effect that the State e x ePar tment has evidence of the existence of a widely t o t . e nded conspiracy in Canada and Europe, designed 14itiriously affect the finances of the United States Nl3veronient. The intention is to use all available to create a panic in Europen markets in cl ue to American securities,. and, as a conse a:b-ence, to force home United States bonds held h, r , ° , a d, and thus bring about a financial crisis that 4: 11 Prostrate the commercial interests of the coml .': Leadincr European bankers are said to be im licated. Th e Alexac' Nashville Banner learns that the li . on. fe w iad er a Stephens will proceed to Washington in a titi ott a j B " 110 has not received a pardon as yet, but a pe- Of h i ,:; 4B gone up to the President, urging the issuance son, vetters of amnesty. Governor Herschel V. John- LiX 1 7 , 0 18 t eC ' l leaglie, it will be remembered, was pardoned ago, at the 4 ' Deuli ll instance of the widow of Stephen SHARE MAREETS,—This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share! Railways. I paid.! Closing I Business Price. done. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cambrian Cork and 8and0n...... Cornwall Dublin & Belfast Junc. Dun„Perth, & Ab.Junc. ;.London, 4crip Certi. 90 92 131 332 65 70 13 15 4 0 67 70 70 72 Do. Glasgow S. Western. Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Ang]. st. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern Do. A stock . • . 118 120 39i 405 6 1 74 123 121 1L 142 Do. B stock Do. New. is. at 25 pn Gt S. and W. of Ireland, Gt. Western -Original Do. S. Val. Rail gua. Do. South Wales .... Do. W. Mid.— Oxford 8) 91 50 GO 60 6' 10 42 3S 38 1 02 1 04 1201 121 86 88 05 95 36 88 44 48 121 123 92 13- 64 6 132 134 2f 21 ltpi 97 98 Do. Newport Do. Hereford Lance shire &Yorkshin LDndon and Blackwall Lon., Brigh., & S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Do. Metrop. Ex. A Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shet., & Lincoln Metropolitan. Do. New Do. Extension Metropolitan District. Do do. do. Do. and St. John'sW'd Mid'and Do. £9 Share 12111 121 12 1; p 92 04 , Do, t3irmin.. 45 Derby 111 d Kent ....... North British Do. Ed., Pth , & Dun. Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do. G.N•E purchase Do. Leeds CO 6.1 Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... Stock. & Darling. Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1861 Do. do. 1865 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stock )o. Scot, Mid. stack Shropshire Union South Devon outh stern taines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Watprion & Whiteha 1 West Cornwall `, 8 30 109 110 70 72 109 ILO 35 37 10 Il p 122 125 1$ 2p 1i 2p 74 76 10 12 148 140 1 6 12 8 17140 51 53 74 76 8 9 141 144 3 4 p 102 104 61 53 BRITISH FOSS ;ESSiONS. Bont,ilaroda, 100 Atlantic .1/M - Eawrence all 5 i 60 st lOO 103 104 gu. 5 per cent.. 20 Do. F shares 8 4d 4p 104 Buffalo & Lake Huron all 61 7 10 Do. Preference all 10 11 100 Buff.,Brant, & Goderioh 6 p.c. 1872-3-1 lOO 76 80 st Calcutta &S. E., Um lOO 96 98 st 'ape Town & Dock, gu lOO 65 70 !00 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p 1 all 100 102 3t East. Bengal, gu., sdo 100 101 102 st East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. 100 1(4 105 1014 t 20 Do. J Extension st Grand Trunkof Canada 100 34 36 100 Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c all 83 90 100 Do. lst Pref. Bonds all 65 67 654 100 Do. do. deferred 1 0 0 Do. 2d Prd. Bonds all 59 61 100 Do. do. deferred 100 Do. 3d Pref. stock all 45 49 100 Do. do. deferred 100 Do. 4th Pref. stoc 100 Do. do. deterred st Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c lOO 109 1:0 191 20 Co. Gua. 5 per cent l6 11 2 p 20 Do. New gua. sp. c 6 11 2 P st Gt. South of India gua. 5 per cent lOO 99 100 994 st Do. 41 per cent lOO 91 03 st Do 2 201 Great Wes. of Canada all 161 17 161 204 DO. New . 100 Do. 6p. 0. Bds. pay. 1873 all 91 ea 100 Do. 5t do. pay. 1877-8 all 86 e 8 10 Indian Branch, limited 2 1 h d st Madras, gua. 5 p.c 100 100 10 101 st Do. 41 do lOO 9 93 st Do. 41 do lOO 87 89 20 Do. Fifth Extension 2 st Melb. Cor. 6p. c. Bnds. 100 50 Mel. & Hudson's Bay.. all 62 64 et N.lll.C'da,Bolstpf.bs. 100 81) 82 st Scinde . 100 981 99i st Do. Delhi 1 d 100 98 99 20 Do. do . a a 2 st Do. Punjaub.... 100 93 99 984 st Do.lndus St.Flot 100 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec. 31, 1872.... 100 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug lOO 93 96 Do. sp. c. Mar. & Sept 100 95 97 130. sp. c. Jan. & July 100 /.0 82 Do. sp. c: Inscribed sk 100 79 81 Cape (x.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 100 102 164 Do.Apl.&Oct, 1890-1900 100 105 107 Do. do; 1880-91 100 105 107 Do. Jan.&July, 1890-91 100 102 164 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 90 12 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6p. c 100 U 2 104 Do. 1878, do. tOO 136 I 8 slauritius, 6p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. IS7B Do. 1882, Mayls, Nov. ,8 10) 103 (05 Do. 1895, Feb. d 5 Aug 1.90 2 )04 Natal goy. 6 per cent lOO 100 101 N.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&July 100 93 95 N. S.W. Gov. 5 p*c.,186. 100 - - Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 1876 100 92 94 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1892 100 874 88 . New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 100 102 Do. 5 per cent lOO 82 84 80 Nova ScAia Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 l9O 98 100 Queensland Gov. 6p. c. 100 98 100 994 8. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1868-9 100 Do. 1878 & uwards 1( 0 1 04 106 Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. p a oz. July 100 - Do. do, pril & Oct , 100 1061 1071 1061 7 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cam. Consul. Gold, lim. 1 Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated 3O 15 17 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist 1 560 58J Drakewalls 2.1.0 4 East Bassett (Illogan) 294 18 20 blast Caradon 2.11.0 8 9 East Cara Brea 34 31 45 Nast Grenville 2.14.0 34 4 East Gunnislake 8.3.6 East Lovell 3.9.0 7 9 E. W'l Russell (Tavistk 10.8.3 3 31 Gam.Sr StAubyn(G wen. 66 5 7 4 Great L ixey, limited.. all 20 21 Great South Tolgus.... 0.14.6 14 2 Great Wheal Busy. 14.9.6 34 4 G. Wheal Vor (Helst ,, o 40 26 23 Grenville 8.18.0 35 31 Herod's Foot .... 8.10.0 33 40 llingston Downs .. ... . 5.10.6 45 5 Margaret (Uny Lelant 13.17.6 5 7 Marke Valley 4.10.6 4 45 4 vtwyndy Iron Ore, Sin 21 24 15d New Se ton - North Roskear N.Wh'i Bassett (I llogan 4.4.0 4 4 North Wheal Crotty -- Prosper United 7.1,6 ,Pr.,videnee UnyLolant 10.6.7 32 31 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) ll 390 410 ,South Condurrow 3.2.0 2 Li S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 18 22 -- Stray Park '5.15.6 9 11 Tin Croft 9 19 20 5 Vigra and Clogan, Bin, all 4 6 West Bassett (Illogan 14 1 2 Caradon (Llskeard 9 8 10 West ChivertOn ll 75 80 West 5et0n......, Wheal Bassett 'Mogan 54 825 874 Wheal Buller (Redruth 16 25 274 Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 3 5 Wheal Seton -- Wheal Trelawney (Lis 7 15 17 YREFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, E. Counties Ex., No. 2, 901 Great Eastern, E. Anglian, B stock 6 per cent. pi., Ditto, No. 1, 5 per cent. stock, 98 Great Northern, 5 per cent., rd. at 5 per cent. pm., 106 5 Great Western, 5 per cent., rd. pf., 100 North Eastern, West Hartlepool Harbour and Rail., 79j PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern 4 per cent. pt., Ditto, 5 per cent pf., 85 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Lancaster and Carlisle, 213 FOREIGN al MEP. Anglo .Brazilian Gold, limited, par Chontales Gold and Silver Xining, 3/ 4/ Fortuna (lim.), 2t Linares, lim, 2 Sr. John del Rey, Um., 54i Washoe Gold, lim., 51 Ditto (£4), 41 BANKS. Agra and Masterman's, lim., 53 Alliance, lim.. 281 Anglo Egyptian, lira., 13 Bank of London. 271 Bank of utago, lim. 8 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China. 2I Chartered kler. of India, London, and China, 401 7 Colonial, lim., 43 Consolidated Bank, lim., 91 Eng ish Joint Stock, lim., 9 European Bank, lim., 11k Imperial Bank, lim.. 29 Imperial Ottoman, 13 London Bank of mextdo and S. America, Um., 15 1 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 23 London and County, 76i London Joint Stock, 48 London and South-Western, lim., 18 19 London and 11 estminster, 95 . 5 National,J3ank. 751 National Provincial of England. Ditto, d and 3d issue, 4511 Oriental Bank Corporation. 524 2 1 Provincial Banking Corporation, lim., 61 Standard of British South Africa, 13 Union of London, 531 MISCELLANEOUS. Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lim. 51 Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gua., 24 Berlin Water Works, lim., 10/ Bombay Gas, lim., 5i Company of African Merchants, lim., 31 Credit fonder and llobilier of England, 811 Ditto, new, 72 Crystal Palace, 374 Ebbw Vale, 17k Egyptian Com. and Trading, lira., 41 Fairb drn Engineering, 64 Gen. Credit and Finance of Landon, lira., 42 General Steam:Navigation, 27 2 a Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour:, 92 Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. Ib7o, issued 81 International Financial oociety, lim., 54 Joint Stock Discount, lim., 10 4 London Financial:Association. lim 10A Millwall Freehold Land and Dock,:72 a 4 7 8 M .dras Irrigation and Canal, 2i , - Ditto (all), 17; Merchant Shipping, Ilm., II North British and Mercantile Insurance, 101 Ocean Marine Insurance), 21i Oriental Inland Steam, National Discount company. 13; 14 131 Overend, Gurney, and Co., lim., 17;' a 18; 17; 18; Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 714 Telegraph Construction and Maintenance, lint, Ditto (Xl2k. Universal Marine, Insurance, 100 5 100 all 100 100 100 16.13.4 THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, _MARCH 19, 1866. MARKETS.---This Day. MARK LANE. Tho trade for wheat in the country markets held on Sa turday was very quiet, and in some instances previous quotations were with difficulty supported. Barley ruled firm, at full currencies. For oats, beans, and peas the trade was steady, on former terms. Flour sold heavily, at barely late rates. On the continent the wheat trade is very quiet, but good and fine qualities of produce are held at full prices. For spring corn there is a moderate demand, at full prices. At New York, owing to an active inquiry on account of the Southern States awl the British provinces, the trade for wheat and flour is very firm, but there is scarcely any ex port de nand. CURRENCY PER IMP. MEAErCRE. Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, new, per qr. 30s to 46s Do., old 46s 51s Do., white, old s?s 5s Do., new Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old —B —s Do., new Talavera, - new s2s 60. Rye— Barley—Grinding Malting 325 40. Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk Brown Kingstown and Ware Chevalier 66. 878 Oats—Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding 2115 288 Potato Youghal and Cork, black 215 27s Cork, white 23s 28s Scotch, Feeding Beans—Tick Pigeons .. c 46s 508 .... ___ Peas—Grey, new Maple White Boilers Flour—Town-made, per 280TH 43s 465 Suffolk 32s 34s Stockton and Norfolk American, per barrel 26s 11$ METROPOLITAN CATTLE. There was a, very large supply of foreign stock on offer in to-day's market, in improved condition. Salesprogressed slowly, at barely Thursday's quotations. The show of English beasts was confined to 350 Scots and crosses from Norfolk. Of Scotch breeds, there were on offer - viz., 230 from Aberdeen, and 57 from Dundee; and of Irish 400. We have to report a dull sale for all kinds of beasts at a decline in the quotations, compared' with Monday last, of 2d per 81bs. The - best Scots sold at 55, in some instances 5s 2d, per 81bs. The quality of the beasts from Norfolk and.Sootlantwas very prime. There was a largo supply of Iluglish sheep in the pens, in excellent condition. For all breeds the demand was in a sluggish state, at 4d per 81bs less money compared with this day se'nuigtit. Prime Downs and half-brads, in the wool, sold at 6s 2d to 6s 6d ; out of the w001;,5s 2d per 811 a. Lambs, the supply of which was moderate, moved off slowly at from Gs 8d to 7s 8d per Blbs. Calves were very dull, at from 4s 8d to 5s 6d per Sibs. There were no English calves in the market. Prime small pigs were in fair request, at full quotations. In large hogs very little was doing on former terms. Per 81b to sink the offal. s ds d Crse. & inf. beasts... 3 10 4 0 Second quality do ..4 2 4 6 Prime large oxen ..4 8 4 10 Prime Scots, &e.... 5 0 5 2 Crse. and inf. sheep. 3 .10 4 6 Second quality d0:„.4 8 5 4 s ds d Pme crs-wool sheep 5 6 6 0 Prime b' thdown d 0.6 2 6 6 Large coarse calvcs.4 8 5 0 Prime small d0......5 2 5 6 Large hogs ....4 i., 4 6 Small porkers 4 8 5 0 I:amit....oi; Od to 01 Od. Suckling calves, —s to —8 ; and quarter-old store pigs, 30s 0 333 each. Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. Beasts 4,100 Beasts 3 493 Cows.. Cows. Sheep Calves 169 Calves 169 Pigs 235 'Pigs The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week, amounted to 14,441 head. In the corresponding week in 1865, we received 5,905 ; in 1864, 4,133 ; in 1863, 2,806; in 1862, 1,454 ; and in 1861, 2,494. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calvss. Pigs. Antwerp Boulogne 541 875 ... 48 Bremen Gothenburg — Cadiz ••• Calais.. Oorunna .•• Dordt. Aalborg Delfzyh. Hamburg 563 9136 ... ... 115 52 Harlingen 7BO 1 3 Havre Ostend Rotterdam 1657 ... 1878 183 117 Tonning ... 15 69 - ••• 8 ... ... 26 Total 3,878 ... 8,727 ... 332 ... 382 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves.. Pigs. 1865 1864 754 2015 8 ... 220 863 1863 A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market on Monday, March 13, 1865, and this day, Monday, March 12, 1866. Per Blbs. to sink the offal. March 20, 1865. March 19. 1866. s d s d s d s d.' Coarse and inferior beasts 3 6to 4 0 3 10 to 4 0 Second quality do. Prime large oxen 4 8 410 4 8 410 Prime Scots, &c. Cour.. 1112.41. inferior olit,ap ___ 4. 6 5-2 3_lo. .4 6 Second quality do. Prime coarse-woolled do. Prime Southdown do 6 6 6 8 6 2 6 6 Lambs Large coarse calves 4 6 5 2 4 8 5 0 Prime small do. Large hogs Neat small porkers 4 2 410 4 8 5 0 Beasts 4,820 4,160 Sheep 18,250 26,460 Calves Pigs SUPPLIES ON SALE, March 21, 1861.—Beasts, 4,750 — sheep, 22,070—calves, 133—pigs, 480. March 23, 1863—Beasts, 4,29 o—sheep, 19,640—calves, 116—pigs, 218. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Immense supplies of beef and mutton, slaughtered in Scotland and various parts of England, were on sale hero to-day. Prime qualities were in fair request at steady cur rencies, but inferior kinds were very dull, and rather cheaper. Veal and pork were heavy at our quotations. Per 81b by the carcase. ad a d Inferior beef 9 10 3 2 Middling do. 3 4 3 10 Prime large do 4 0 4 2 Prime small do 4 4 4 6 Large pork 3 8 4 6 ed d Inferior mutton 3 6 4 0 Middling mutton-4 2 4 8 Prime do 4 10 5 0 Veal 4 0 5 0 Small pork. 4 8 5 2 Lamb, Os Od to Os Od. BOROITGII HOP. The 'supply of hops on sale is seasonably good. The trade, though by no means active, rules steady at previous prices, without material change from last week. Last week's imports amounted to 5 bales from Bremen, 73 Hamburg, 67 Dunkirk, 128 Antwerp, and 55 bales from Boulogne. Now Mid and East /Cents Bos to 140 s per cwt. New Weald of Kents New Sussex Yearlings —s to —s BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Tho supplies of potatoes on sale at these markets are moderate. For most qualities there is a fair demand, at about Saturday's prices. The supply is almost entirely confined to home-grown produce. Kent and Essex regents Scotch do. Yorkshire do 6os to 95s ~ Flukes 4ss to 60s ~ It Rocks 70s to 110 s ~ 91 SEEDS. Linseed moved off freely at ls per qr more money, Rape seed was in fair request at full quotations. For agricul tural seeds the trade was in a sluggish state. The demand for cakes was steady on former terms. WOOL. The public sales of colonial wool continue to be well attended by buyers. The demand on account of the York shire manufacturers is very active, and there has been an improved export inquiry during the last few days. Hence the tendency of prices is in an upward direction, and a slight advance on the opening rates has been obtained. The improvement ranges from id. to 3d. per lb. In the English wool trade there has been more animation, and prices are rather on the advance. Current prices of English wool per lb. - a d i d Fleeces—South Down hogets 1 8} 1 9i Half-bred do 2 0 2 1 Kent fleeces South Down ewes and wethers 1 71 1 8 Leicester do Sorts—Clothing Combing POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH STREET. THE SINGULAR CHARGE OF OBTAINING MONEY BY FALSE PRETENCES.—CharIes Agreton, alias Thompsett, Clifton, &c., the young man charged with •obtaining the sum of 10s. from Mr. Reginald Yorke, of N 0.45, St. James's-place, St. James's-street, a gentleman engaged at the Admiralty, was again brought before Mr. Tyrwhitt by Sergeant Shil lingford, 4 C. The evidence taken on the last occasion having been read over, Sergeant Ackman, of the 12th Lancers, said the prisoner was a deserter from that regiment, having deserted in 1863. He then had the name of Felix Alderban Agreton. Sergeant Shillingford said no such name as Agreton was known at Messrs. Cox's, and the prisoner's mother was in Millbank prison at the present time for an omnibus rob bery, and the prisoner had been three or four times there to see her. The prisoner entered into a lengthened statement de livered in a bombastic and affected manner, to the effect that he was born a gentleman, and that his "dear father" —an expression he made use of about a dozen times—was through misfortune in Milbank, that he had been in the 12th Lancers, and that he had led a bad life. If the magis trate would only forgive him this time he would load a better life and become a better man. He considered others —whose names his delicacy and feeling prevented him mentioning, were more to blame than ho was. Mr. Tyrwhitt said the charge of attempting to obtain money by false pretences was proved against the prisoner, and he should commit him for three months, with hard labour. As tho prisoner was leaving the dock he exclaimed— A thousand thanks. Eleaven bless you." THAMES. ST. PATRICK'S DAY.—There was not a single case aris ing out of the observance of St. Patrick's day, before the magistrate, Mr. Paget, this morning, and there was a less number of Irish prisoners than usual for a Monday. The charges against them were of an ordinary description, and attended with no circumstances of aggravation whatever. Inspector Beare of the K division, an old and experienced officer doing duty in Poplar, where there is a large Irish population, said he never knew a quieter Saturday than St. Patrick's-day, 1866. It was the same in Limehouse, Shad well, Stepney, and Wapping. The Irish people were remarkably quiet and well-behaved on Saturday, and wore in their homes earlier than usual. The district assigned to this court contains a larger Irish population than any other in the metropolis, and the good order and sobriety which prevailed among them on Sstnrday was most rnmnrkable, and deserves to be men tioned. Harris-court, Ratcliff, with its alleys and places, which is solely inhabited by the Irish, and has become proverbial for outrages and riots, was as quite as a church on Saturday, and yesterday Inspector Honey, of the K division, stated at a later period of the morning that he did not observe a single drunken Irishman or Irishwoman on Saturday, and that the quietude of the district was most astonishing. The pastoral of the Roman Catholic Arch bishop Manning, lately issued, seems to have had the effect he desired. Inspectors Dendy and Holloway, of the H division, gave a good account of the good conduct of the Irish in their district. SHOCKING CASE.—Thomas Joseph Underwood, a coster mcnger, of No. 2, Angel-gardens, Shadwell, was brought before Mr. Paget charged with assaulting his wife, a poor, squalid, careworn woman, who carried a hall-starved child in her arms. _ _ The prisoner was intoxicated at dinner time yesterday. Ho abused his wife, and used foul language and threats towards her. He threw a fork at her head, and it lodged in it. He then kicked her and beat her, and on her Escap ing from the house she went into the dwelling of her neigh bour ; he followed her and ssized her by the hair of het head and beat her until she was senseless. He returned to his room, and threw a beautiful parrot with its cage and a dog on the fire. The bird and dog were severely burnt, and the remains of the parrot were produced. A constable named Clarke, No. 491 K, entered the place. There was a smell of burning feathers, the parrot was dead and par tially consumed. The dog could not be found. On the policeman asking the prisoner why he threw the dog and parrot on the fire, he said they were his own property, and he had a right to do what he liked with them. His child was also burnt on the neck, but by what means the mother could not state, as she was insensible for some time after wards. She stated that she was the mother of nine children by the prisoner, the eldest being 21 years of age, and that her husband had very often beaten her. She could endure it no longer, and required a separation. Mr. Paget said he would not dispose of this serious case at present, and remanded the prisoner for a week. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. ----~ , TIIE 4 4 ANGLO-AMERICAN TIMES" ON ANDREW JOIINSON.—We have on so many occasions declared our faith and confidence in the extraordinary man who occupies the Executive Office in the United States that we shall be accused of no want of friendship for him when we express our sincere regret that he so seri ously compromised himself in his speech to the mob which surrounded his mansion on the 24th February last. We have hitherto refrained from alluding to that speech, because we were so shocked and pained at the spectacle which the Chief Magistrate of the American Republic had made of himself before the world that we had no desire to add one drop to the flood of censure and reproach which we felt sure would overwhelm him. But to keep silence longer would be to neglect a clear conviction of duty. In the singular and unfortunate speech of Presi dent Johnson we find no warrant for impugning his patriotism or doubting his devotion to the cause of the Union.. We did not disapprove of his Veto of the Freedmen's Bureau Bill, and we feel firmly assured of his sterling honesty and his Republican virtues. But these are not the only qualities which we should like to see in the Chief Executive Officer of the Great Republic. We should like to see in him dignity of manners and decency of language. We should like to find in him sobriety of conduct and unerring courtesy to all ; for if we look in vain for such traits in the head of a civilised and Chris tian nation, where else shall we look for them ? It is a matter for . regret that Mr. Johnson should so far allow his resentment to get the better of his judgment as to forget that the difference be tween the President and certain leading Republi cans is a question of methods for obtaining the same end, and not of different ends. It is no ex cuse for the President that those whom he singled out by name for personal vituperation had already offended against him in a similar manner. When Mr. Sumner recently spoke in the Senate of the President's policy as " whitewashing" he only shocked the country's sense of propriety thereby, and felt himself obliged, as qifickly as possible, to explain and ap o l og i se f or hi s ru d eness ; w h en ill.. Stevens, in the House, used that foolish phrase about a British king losing his head, which appears to have so greatly and needlessly irritated Mr. Johnson, the whole country exclaimed against it as an indecency, a n d even M r. St evens must have felt that he had greatly injured his own cause by such words. But the same sentiment of propriety and re spect which was shocked by the intemperate words of Messrs. Sumner and Stevens is still more outraged by the uncalled-for and offensive retort of Mr. Johnson. We are not of those who hold it impro per for the President to speak to the people ; we were not offended at Mr. Dincoln's speeches, and shall not find fault with Mr. Johnson if he is moved to announce or defend his policy in a speech. But the President of the United States ought not to descend into the pit ; and instead of calling names, and indulging in personalities, he would have done well to imitate the noble patience with which Abraham Lincoln bore far bitterer gibes, far ruder attacks, from the same men. For the shocking and unseemly imputation Mr. Johnson Johnson chose to bring against Messrs. Stevens, Sumner, and others opposed to his policy, that their intention was to incite assassination, we trust that he will make haste to apologise, not merely to them, but to the country, which he has most. grievously insulted. Such words as he uttered on that head would not be tolerated in the hastiest stump speech. They are too ill-judged and impulsive for us to think or write patiently about them ; and we count it no slight misfortune for the nation that its Chief Magistrate should have spoken in this style. Inspector Arm strong and w an e d re a arrested party yesterday of Fenianism. Two, Warren and Nugent, a supposed large police, by on suspicion of deserter, were found in a lodging_ house, house, 19, High street ; and Fix, at 142, Frateis-street ; and two more at 149, in the same street. They gave the following account of themselves :—J. Hayden, is an ex-policeman from Waterford ; J. Leedom a gunsmith from London; J. Her on f rom Li stowe l , Kerry ; J. M'Enery, tailor, from Nenagh ; R. Lacy, from Castle Dermott ; J. Gannon, fiom Roscom mon ; J. Joyce, a native of Dublin, who served in the American army ; and O'Brien, a pikemaker. They had all come to Dublin within a few months, some within a fov weeks, and, though out of em ployment, they were living comfortably. It is sup posed they were waiting for the " rising." A young gentleman was brought up yesterday charged with having a double-barrelled pistol in his possession without licence, but as the police did not think he had any evil intentions he was admitted to bail. Hugo and O'Curry, arrested on the Ist of March for being in possession of ammunition and military instruction books in Nelson-street, were yesterday allowed. by Mr. Stronge to stand out on bail, but their companion, Hunt, arrested at .the same time and place, was committed under the Lord-Lieuten ant's warrant and bent to Mountjoy Prison, TALLOW. The tallow trade is firm to-day at fully late rates. P.Y.C. is quoted at 50s Gd per cwt on the spot; town tallow, 503 net cash ; rough fat, 2s 7d per 81b. Particulars. 1863. 1864. 1865. 1866. Stock this day 45,258 55,979 41,839 34,293 Price of Y.O. —B . od —s Od —s Od —s Od Delivery last week 1,042 1,313 1,544 1,572 Ditto from June 1' 68,037 64,315 63,913 91,283 Arrival last week 677 1,015 326 Ditto fr( is June 1 75,010 82,047 75,731 93,099 Price of Town ...... 45s 9d 43s 9d 43s 9d, 52s 3d The Prince of Wales has sent a handsome bridal present to Mrs. Henry Johnson, nee Harriet Lane, in acknowledgment of the courtesies tendered him at the White House while that lady presided there, Economic Life Assurance Society. The ordinary annual meeting of the directors and policy-holders in this society was held on Saturday afternoon, at the head office of the society, No. 6, New Bridge-street. H. Barnett, Esq., M.P, chair man, of the board of directors, presided. The Secretary having read the notice convening the meeting, then read the statement of accounts presented to the meeting as follows : STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR INDING DEC. 31, 1865. General Account.—Received : Assurance premiums, £212,586 15s. id., less commission, £7,327 14s. 11d.— £205,259 0.& 2d. ; interest on investments, £93,522 ls. Bd., less income tax, £2,057 Bs. 1d.—£91,464 13s. 7d. ^ Total £296,723 13s. 9d. Paid : Assurance claims, £203,427 10s. ; annuity claims, £2,075 10s. ; policies purchased, £7,982 13s. 6d. ; reassurance premiums, £324 16s. 4d. ; office expenses, £10,091 10s. sd. ; law charges, £483 18s. 2d. ; medical fees, £2Bl 13s. 6d. ; balance carried to investments, £72,055 16s. 10d. Total, £296,723 13s. 93. Assurance Fund. -Dr. : To balance, Jan. 1, 1865, con sisting of-funded property, £501,818 9s. 2d. ; loans on policies, £104,669 3s. ; mortgages, £1,551,581, Os. 10d. ; ife interests, £52,050 14s. 4d. ; reversions, £73,716 12s. 7d. ; cash on hand, £7,176 9s. 31-total, £2,291,012 9s. 2d. ; to profit on reversions fallen in, .50., £7,861 3s. Bd. ; to balance from general account, £72,055, 16s. 10d. Total, £2,370,929 9s. Bd. Cr.: By terminable annuities, £897 10s. ; by balance, Doc. 30, 1865, consisting of-funded property, £452,106 Bs. 2d.; loans on policies, £110,776 10s. ; mort gages, £1,570,087 17s. id. ; life interests, £68,299 4s. 4d. ; reversions, £117,259 14s. sd. ; Norwich Union Roy. I. Co., on account, £20,000 ; cash on hand and on deposit, £31,502 ss. Bd.-X2,370,031 19s. 81 Total, £2,370,929 9s. Bd. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the accounts just read, said that before he proceeded to make some remarks on the statement just submitted, he had to announce, and he did it with the deepest regret, that the board had felt the loss of their late colleage, Mr. Barber, who was taken from them after a very short illness, who was most conversant with the business of the office, and had always taken a warm interest in the success of the institution. They had elected in his place Mr. C. A. Barclay, a gentleman well known in the commercial world, who was in every way qualified to fill the office, and who was deeply interested in the welfare of the society. The business of the past year had been of a varied character, and there were some portions of the accounts which appeared at first sight to com pare very unfavourably with those of other years ; but he assured the meeting that, looking to the whole state of the business, they had every reason to believe that it was going on in a satisfactory manner. The number of proposals in 1865 was 553, against 599 in . 1864, and the policies issued in 1865 were 466 as against 493 in the previous year. On the first blush of the thing that seemed to be a con siderable reduction in the business, but it was not so in point of fact, because the amount assured by the policies of 1865 was £479,000, the amount in sured by the larger number of policies in 1864 was £438,000. Taking it therefore as a whole that was satisfactory, and the more so because the total amount insured last year exceeded by no less than £93,000 the average annual sum insured during the last five years. Then again, the average amount of the policies issued last year was £1,028, as against £Bl5 the previous year, and the profit to the office was always greater on a large than a small policy, because there was as much trouble and labour re quired in effecting a small as a large insurance. The premiums on policies in 1865 amounted to £35,000 more than in 1864, and the new premiums were £15,154 in 1865 as against £13,065 in 1864, while there was another advantage they had gained from the fact that the policies issued were granted under table I, _which was the one the directors liked the best, because it granted the greatest profit. (Hear, hear.) A year or two ago the board ob tained the sanction of the shareholders to issue policies of higher value than £5,000, and they had during the past year issued no less than six over that amount, and 18 up to it. The amount of claims paid in 1865 was £203,400, and in 1864 £201,700, but claims to a considerable extent had accrued which had not as yet been paid. In point of fact the number of claims had exceeded by no less than £BO,OOO the amount anticipated. They had investigated that matter as far they could, and had examined the policies to see whether or not they could account for it, but they could ascertain no thing further than that they had observed that taking a number of years together there had been a large increase of claims some years, and a corres ponding diminution in others. They had reason to believe that there was a sort of tide ebbing and flowing with respect to human life, and there was little or no doubt that in the course of a few years the number of claims would so diminish as to reduce this large exceptional year to the general average. The amount of the average claims was with bonus £l,OOO, and without £827. With respect to the duration of life, it had been rather shorter than it appeared in former years. In preceding years it was averged at about 60, whereas the average last year was 58f. There was a satisfaction in knowing that no clouds were without sunshine; a life had fallen in on which a bonus of no less than 114- per cent. had been paid. The assurer entered at a very early age, and died at the age 86, being assured for £l,OOO. It was satisfactory that they had extinguished otherwise than by death within the past year no less than 134 policies insur ing £95,000, which considerably lessened their liabilities with regard to the future. The gross in come from investments was rather larger than ap peared on the balance-sheet, because there are cer tain things coming in which are accruing by calcu lation in the office. The whole amount was about £150,680, which was £ 6 , 000 or £ 7,000 more than what appeared in the balance-sheet. That was due for interest on loans and other sources out of ob servation as it were. The apparent income in 1865 was less than in 1864, the reason of which was that it was thought advisable to make a large invest ment of their funds in reversioniZv securities, which - were not open to every one, btli; which were extremely suitable to offices of this d, - scription. They would see by the accounts that the large sum of £117,289 had been so in vested, and they had already made some profit by some of the investments having fallen in before it was anticipated that they would. Such things were matters of strict calculation, and he had no doubt whatever that they would come in as satis factory a manner as was anticipated. The best means of increasing their rate of interest was by paying attention to their investments, which was a subject alluded to at their meeting two years ago. He was glad to say that it was gradually increasing, and as it seemed not unlikely that the ordinary rate of interest in the money market would rule some what higher this year than last, he hoped they would receive some benefit by it. These were the princi pal points to which he wished to call their atten tion. It was suggested at their meeting last year that an attempt should be made to increase their business by advertising, which they took into immediate consideration. They expressed some doubt at the time as to the result of former efforts in that direction, but they thought, on the whole, that it would be a good plan to issue their prospectuses by paeans of various popular periodicals, and by that means they had issued throughout the country 562,000 prospectuses, which being inserted in the leaves of different publications very widely read could not fail to attract the attention of the readers. After the expression of opinion at the last meeting they had spent without hesitation in that manner £540. At present they could not say they could trace any direct result from the effort, though they had undoubtedly received some proposals in consequence. They were in hopes that more would come by-and-by, because they had known their prospectuses come back with proposals a year or two after they had been issued. He was of opinion that being issued in that way in loose sheets they were often put away in desks, and when people thought of insuring they had recourse to them. He was of opinion that a good deal of business was obtained through solicitors and others, and it was their object to fur nish them with a statement of the advantages this association offered as compared with others. They were also desirous of extending their agencies, and no doubt a great deal of their success was owing to the exertions of trustworthy agents iu different parts of the country. They had a good many agents, some of whom did a good deal of business, while others did very little, but they should always be glad to receive the names of trustworthy persons as agents. On the whole, they were quite satisfied with the progress they had made in the past year, and any little matters that appeared on the face of the accounts to be unfavourable could be satisfac torily explained. They felt quite satisfied that, taking all things into consideration, th e y were going on in that path of prosperity with which for many years they had been blessed. (Cheers.) He would now move that the auditors' report and the state ment of accounts be received and entered on the minutes. Mr. G. K. RIcKARDS seconded the motion. Mr. TURNER said he had been assured in the office for a number of years, yet that was the first occasion he had ever attended an annual meeting. He felt exceedingly gratified at what he had heard. He now thought there was great advantage in attending these meetings, because it enabled those assured to hear personally, which was better than reading, the exact state of their affairs. The ad vantage he had received would enable him to talk with those of his friends who were not insured with the greatest confidence. Mr. COOPER said he felt certain that the increased outlay of the directors in seeking publicity would be sure to bear fruit. The greatest advantage was to be derived from making their office widely known. Of that he was quite convinced. When he was about to in sure his life, not seeing the Economic advertised in the newspapers, it came to his knowledge by ac cidentally turning over the leaves of a directory. He there found the great advantages held out by the Economic compared with other offices, and if this remarkable feature in the office was generally known increased business must follow as a natural consequence. _ 13AnNAnD said he was connected with two other assurance offices as well as the Economic, but the latter was by far the best and most advanta geous. lle 'should like to know whether the chair man could not furnish the policyholders with the accounts a few days prior to the meeting ? It would be a great advantage if such could be done. The CHAIRMAN said the accounts were not complete until a very short time prior to the meet ing. If they were issued prior to the meeting that would be forestalling their annual proceedings, which could not be done in accordance with their Act. He had mentioned in the early part of their proceedings that a policy had become a claim with a bonus of 114 per cent. ; he believed there was another lately held by Mr. Twells, the banker, which would carry 118 per cent. The resolution of the Chairman was then carried unanimously. The retiring auditors were re-elected ; and a cor dial vote of thanks having been awarded to the chairman and directors, the proceedings terminated. Liverpool Cotton Market. —This Day. Market opens strong. Sales probably 15,000 bales or more. MINING INTELLIGENCE. COLORADO. The following is an extract from a private letter, dated Feb. 24, relating to the improved method of extracting gold :—" Before leaving Colorado I had a long interview with James E. Lyon upon the subject of smelting the ores by his process, and from all the information obtained from him and others, it is a substantial success. They are now shipping bullion weekly from his furnaces, the last shipment of two days' smelting from one furnace was 2,512 oz. of gold. Mr. Lyon has thus established the fact by his new process that gold may be extracted from the native ore with as much ease and certainty as iron can be with the blast furnace. There is naw at hand plenty of fire-clay, coal, and lime, and all other necessaries for the working of this process. There is now on exhibition at the Bank of North America, New York, a block of gold and silver weighing 158 pounds, and worth $ll,OOO in gold. It was taken out of Colorado ore by Lyon's pro cess. This establishes the fact beyond the shadow of a doubt, that the Lyon's process is a grand and triumphant success, and deserves the attention, not only of Colorado, but the whole investing world. This also establishes the fact that 90 per cent. of the gold from the native ore can be saved, which percentage has never been hitherto ap proximated to by any known process." 391 I 122 921 3 13:i 3 3 7 OS 7 7 1091 74 i 441 i 2 IDAHO. The Walker Gold and Silver Mining Company's mill of ten stamps, J. B. Harris, superintendent, is running day and night on-ore taken from the Wide West Lode, within hirty yards of the company's mill. They have opened a shaft and tunnel, showing a very handsome and rich vein 5} feet wide. The workings of this mill were as fol lows :-Ist run of 6 days, $1,500 ; 2d run of 7 days $3,800 ; 3d run of 7 days, $3,950 ; and by the addition of ten stamps to the mill of this company, as proposed, early in the spring, they expect to increase their returns to $B,OOO a week, and cost of working can be reduced to $1,500 per week. Among the most prominent veins are the Lucy Phillips, Silver Side, Eclipse, Havemeyer, Ross, Atlanta, Jessy Benton, Bascom, Walls, and Old Flag, with many others, all rich in gold and silver, and varying from 19 to 100 feet wide. The only drawback is mills to crush the rock, of which there is an abundance, and which can not be excelled in any country. $1,000,000 expended in the purchase of machinery would more than quadruple itself in one year. United States Postal Arrangements. Mails for the United States are made up in London every I Saturday evening, Wednesday morning, and Wednesday evening. Letters for the Saturday and Wednesday evening mails must reach the General Post-office by 6 o'clock p.m., and those of the Wednesday morning mails by 6 o'clock a.m. that day. Newspapers must always be posted half an hour earlier. The Wednesday and Saturday's mails are taken up at Queenstown, on the following day, by the Liverpool steamers. The Wednesday morning mails aro taken by the Southampton steamers. Mails from tho United States are due in London on Mondays and Thursdays of each week. Periodical works not of daily publication, issued in the shape of pamphlets, may be sent to the United States, California, and Oregon, by packet, at the following rates : —Not exceeding 2 oz., Id. ; above 2 oz., but not exceeding 3 oz., 6d.; above 3 oz., but not exceeding 4 oz., Bd. ; with an addition of 2d. for every additional ounce up to 16 ounces, above which the privilege does not extend. At the same rate of postage, any pamphlet not weighing more than 8 oz (even though it be not a periodical publication) may be sent•to the United States, California, and Oregon. This postage is only the British portion, a further sum being charged on delivery. The periodical works or pamphlets must always be sent in a cover open at the ends (not more than one being sent in a single cover), and the postage must be prepaid. Other printed papers or books (except those specified above), addressed to the places above named, are liable to letter rate of postage. There must be no writing, or other marks upon such periodical works, pamphlets, &c., or upon the covers, ex cept the names and addresses of the persons to whom they are sent; nor upon the covers must there bo any printing, except the names and addresses of the persons to whom they are sent and the names and addresses of the senders. Any other writing, &c., will render the packets liable to letter rates of postage. Railway Traffic Returns for the Week. Mlles opened. NeoelPte. Railways. ~..-----.„..._ - . - - 1863. 1865. 1866 1865 .e Z Down ., _ 341 41 i 645 677 Belfast and N. Counties..:“. On 991 1,859 1.607 Belfast and Couuty Blyth and Tyne Brecon and Merthyr Br i s t o l and Exeter l2l} 121 i 5,881 5,583 Ca l e donian, Brattish Central 4151 40 25,561 22.3, 080 553 C am brian .. 388 9 Cockerm outh K & Penrlth Coe k erm outh and Workin Cork and Bandon 2O 20 415 355 Cork, B an d Youghal 322 354 5i197 Cornwall c 6/ 65/ 1,660 1. 999 Deeside D o Extension Dublin & Belfast Junction.... 63 63 1,3,1 1.250 Dublin 5 and Drogheda 7 75 1,573 1. 260 178 D u blin and Meath D u i;. & Wicklow and Wextd lO6 911 2,615 2,979 Forth an..: Clyde Junction Furness, &c.... 5O 5) 3,764 2.091 Glaggerw South- Western Gt. Easterll,l4llk. A 7 dk. C:tion Great Northern Great North of Scotland • 58 53 1,364 1.635 Do Branches , 42 41 962 1,091 ot. Northn. & Westn. (1re1.).. 83 7 1 1 6 5 445 st.Bouthn. & Westn.(lrLud.).. 3871 • 13871 7,841 6 898 Great W ers t ern 1292 1270 P . . 015 61,54 Hull & Hornaea Highland Irish North-Western 145 145 1,703 1,63.! Lancashire & Yorkshire 403 403 42. i SO 37,260 Limerick and Ennis..... 241 241 121 :65 Limerick and Foynes 204 26 61 11441 Llanelly 4Q 46 } 1 595 )1 Llynvi Valley London & North-Western William Lloyd Garrison, on the evening of the 27th ult., delivered a lecture at the Academy of Music in Brooklyn. His subject was " The North Victorious," in contradistinction from Wendell Phillips's address " The South Victorious." Mr. Garrison, after briefly reviewing the effects of the war, and expressing his delight at having at. last witnessed the fall of slavery, proceeded to attack the policy and character of President Johnson, who had Mr. Garrison said, " defiantly arrayed himself against I Con gressdis- and the popular will. This had caused general general quietude and alarm among the loyal masses oPresiden satisfaction among among Southern rebels. able wall to fiantly persisted in his downward coilitfnirtsignhe hoped Congress would stand like t an may l (Garrison) Congress should prevent his doing so. Come is t , h has a done in relation re constructionwipe out all that the P acquiescence Mr. Johnson bad to his and begin 711 . si e d :ir i n o n r to k s a e n r e vi w le • attempted to bully Congress imperious demands, and for whatever of violet' ce, tumult, or confusion may grow out of his high-handed order, the dread responsibility will rest exclusively upon his own head." Referring back to the speech of the President on Washington's birthday, Mr. Garrison said—" That speech, for its indecency, bombast, malignity, and treasonable leaning, no words can fitly characterise, and for that and other weighty reasons, he (the President) ought to be indicted by that grand inquest, the Federal House of Representatives, tried by the Senate, and, for the peace and safety of the country, dismissed from office." Mr. Garrison stigmatised the President's censure of Sumner and Stevens as an artful attempt to imperil their lives by assuming to be in danger of his own. Of the President's censure of Congress, the speaker said : "He dares to brand Congress as a disloyal body. He means, if he dared, to perform a coup d'etat, and either to insist at the point of the bayonet upon having Southern rebels put into Congress or drive Congress out of the capi tal." Mr. Garrison was also severe upon Secretary Seward, saying ho might better have died under the dagger of Payne, the Mak4iill. SPORTING INTw Day, VICTORIA CLUB BETTING--THIS DAY, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 7to 2 agst Mail Train (taken and offered) Bto 1 agst Raglan (taken) Bto 1 agst Scamander (taken) 12 to 1 agst Ethelred (taken and offered) 14 to 1 agst Little Goy (taken and offered) 15 to 1 agst Pearl Diver (taken) 16 to 1 agst John Davis (taken) EARL SPENCER'S PLATE. 11 to 1 agst The Beadle (taken) 100 to 8 agst Qui Vivo (taken) 100 to 7 agst Attache (taken) 100 to 6 agst Arbutus (taken) 100 to 6 agst Lady Valentino (taken) 20 to 1 agst Mr. Pitt (taken) 20 to 1 agst Goldy Locks (taken) TWO THOUSAND. 2 to 1 agst Lord Lyons (offered) 6to 1 agst Student (offered) DERBY. 6to 1 agst Rustic (taken and offered) Gto 1 agst Lord Lyons (offered) 20 to 1 agst Student (offered) . MANCHESTER, BETTING THIS DAT. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. sto 2 agst Mail Train (taken) 10 to 1 agst Scamander (taken) 11 to 1 agst Pearl Diver (taken) 100 to 8 agst John Davis (taken) 100 to 7 agst Ethelred (taken) 20 to 1 agst Little Goy (taken) SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. STOCKBRIDGE SPRING RACES-SATURDAY. TRIAL STAKES. Preferment.. H ANDICAP PLATE. w.o. Soapstone Valour 2 Jassy .................... . 3 Seven ran. Won by a head. DANEBURY STAKES. Virdis .................................................................. Rebecca Novice 3 Nine ran. Won easily by ten lengths. SELLING PLATE. Humphrey Davy Ellen Thor 3 Seven ran. Won by a head. SPRING HANDICAP. Ropley 1 Flying Horse 2 Kingsley.. Five ran. Won by a length. HUNTER'S STAKE. Ben y Venie ... Voigtlander • • • Four ran. Won by a length. WARWICK RACES-SATu R AY. WELTER HANDICAP CUP. Jack's Alive Gamecock Corsica a Five ran. HANDICAP. Wild Thyme I Lord of the Manor Balornock MILITARY HURDLE RACE. Merrimac Westbury Four ran. Won by ton lengths. CHALLENGE CUP. Cortoivin . 1 Bolingbroke Fire ran. Won in a canter. A SWEEPSTAKES. Lincoln Cloister .. 2 Sweet Spirit Nine ran. Won ty a length. HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE. Benazet Sir Bobby Merrimac 3 Five ran. Won by eight lengths. RACING FIXT TRES FOR 1866. ,CH. Lewes Spring Croxton Park l6 Northampton 2O Windsor Spring I Newcastle Spring 2B RIL. AP. Newmarket Craven 2 Durham Blackheath & Woolwich 2 Catterick Bridge Abergavenny 5 Lichfield Spring Chelmsford Spring Ascot Spring 1 Salisbury Bath 8 Harpenden lO York Spring T hirsk lO Epsom Spring Newmarket Ist Spring l6 Liverpool Hunt Cup 2O Chester Curragh 24 Epsom Summer l5 Uxbridge 2l Manchester Ascot Summer JU Windsor Summer ..... 5 Newton Hampton 7 Odiham Bibury l3 Stockbridge Chelmsford l9 Liverpool Beverley 2O Ipswich Hungerford Newcastle on-Tyne 29 Curragh 2B Worcester AY. Jut Carlisle Newmarket July Pontefract Abingdon Reading 1 1 IV ottinghair Down Royal Corp lB I AUG Stamford l9 Radcliffe 23 Winchester 24 Southampton 25 Huntingdon Geodwood 3l York August 2l Plymouth Lichfield Devon and Exeter . ..... Tunbridge 2B Derby Summer 29 Weymouth Brighton 7 Brighton Club Lewes lO Eg 14 li= Wolverhampton 14 15 Stockton 16 Oxford Hastings 2l SEPTEMBER. Warwick September 4 Richmond Curragh Leicester 6 Monmouth Doncaster Brecon l7 Newmarket Ist October 25 Canterbury lB Walsall OCTOBER. Northampton 2 I Newmarket Hou g ht on 22 Newmarket 2d October., 8 Worcester Curragh NOVEMBER. Lincoln Liverpool IRISII RACING FIXTURES FOR 1866. APRIL. Tralee Curragh , 3 I Athlone Baldoyle Spring B, 9 JUNE. Curragh 26, 27, 28, 29 Carlow 4, 5 Downßoyal Corporation 18 SEPTEMBER. Curragh 4, 5, G OCTOBER. Ciirragh l6, 17 18 CONTINENTAL RAC. 18' MA La Marche 4, 25 • AP Vincennes ................2 I Pau 4 Paris (Spring) 2, 8, 14,222 d Bruxelles .................. 3, 6 Chant illy (Derby) 6, 10, 13 La March e 2l JTJ] Vincennes 3 Montaüban Toulouse JU 1 St. Omar 1 Rouen Metz B, 9 8, 9 Amiens ..................... 15 AUG DettuTille..... ......... 4,5, 6 I Rochefort 5 Bourges,„ Valenciennes Moulins Cherbourg l9 SEPTE Baden-Baden B, 5 ' 7 I Chantilly OCTC Paris 7 Chantilly 14, 18 G- FIXTURES FOR Vincennes ll, 18 tIL. Bordeaux l9, 22, 2G, 28 Bruxelles Vissembourg ............... 21 Paris (Summer) ...... 26, 27 Toulouse ............... 24, 28 a P lo il-in 22 n i - i s e ur-Saone ... 22, 2 1 3 6 A Lo b eh be ' Saintes 2B, 29 Caen 29, 80, 81 'UST. Le Mans ..................... Laon ..................... 19, 20 Tarbes .................. 19, 22 Blois ... . ............. I 26, 28 Baden-Baden. artißEß. Far is (Autumn) 23, 30 Vincennes . 2B The ecare their approval . -------------- county Roscommon, 0 , T c h o e n o g r r a D n o d n j , u foreman,ry of tl e haved of the measures of the Government against the e to the constabulary :—" The t o their tim Fenianitii conspiracy,referene and passed the following resolu high sheriff and the g rand j ur y of the county Ros common, as sembled in spring assizes, 1866 , unite in bearing testim on y to the universal lo y alt y of the t e mptation; ainndthwiissh alsocoun county during testify t these times s oo o d f conduct, skill, activity, intelligence, and zeal in the faithful discharge of their duties," UST. erty, now sta t gued re not not girds Lac 3m ard ro- s 3 of oso I