The Sun. — London, England, 1866-02-26 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL IN TELLIGEN CA, TWELVE CLOCK. There is no v er y active demand for monetary ac commodation, and the quotations for the best ac commodation paper continue at about 6i and per cent. The supply of floating capital is not so abundant as it was during the latter days of the past week. Notice has been given that Exchequer Bills, dated March, will be renewed at 3 per cent. A capital of £1,600,000 is required by the Im perial Land Company of Marseilles. The project Is introduced by the Credit Foncier and Mobilier of England, Agra and Masterman's Bank, and the National Bank. It is proposed to acquire various portions of building land and properties in the city of Marseilles, and to deal with them on a general Plan for the improvement of that important and in creasing port. The total purchase money is tc be £3,325,163, but a proportion of this, amounting to 12,668640, ispayable by instalments spread over 50 Years, so that the sum required in cash is limited to £656,523. The scheme is of a striking character, and one section of the property is already stated to have been resold by the company to an association of builders at a profit of about £600,000, to be Paid in annuities extending over 30 years, while all the remainder is expected to be disposed of in lots at constantly improving rates during the next five years. The brokers are Messrs. Mullens, Marshall, and Daniell ; Hill, Fawcett, and Hill ; and Messrs. Laurence, Son, and Pearce. The Africa, from America, has arrived with £2,257. Two o'CLocK. According to Reuter's telegram, the French Three per Cent. Rentes were quoted at 69f. 30c. Rather firm. The English Stock Market has been very inactive, a nd quotations are fractionally lower. Speculators are evidently waiting for cheaper money before they operate to any large extent, and for the moment great inanimation prevails. Consols are 874 4 for money, and 874 4 for the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 874 4; Exchequer Bills, s e. to 2s. dis. ; India Stock, 210 ; and ditto Bonds, 10 8 . prem. Foreign Stocks indic a t e h eav i ness . T ur ki s h 5 t er Cents. are 384 ; Mexican, 23 4 ; do. New, Cj i ; Greek, 134 14 ; Sp an i s h P ass i ve, 274 ; Italian, 604' 61; Certificates, 164 4 ; Confederate Loa n, 34 4 • ; Brazilian Scrip, 24 prem. ; and E gyptian Scrip, 14 prem. United States 5-20 Bonds are 6 94 70 ; Erie Shares, 534 544 ; and Illinois, 77 4. Business in the Railway Share Market has been about an average extent. North Western and W3fi oral Eastern have eash improved 155., and ,t tete ro politan ss. ; while G r e a t E as t ern, G reat W esrn, and Midland have each declined 4. In the Foreign and Colonial lines South Austrian a nd Lomb ar d o-Venetian have receded to 154, Grand Trun k of Canada to 404, and Great Western of Ca nada 164. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are dull but with out r aateral alteration in pri ces . Alli ance are dealt 11 at 284 ; Londo n an d C ounty, at 774 78 ; Joint a toe Discount, at 34 4 ; and O veren d , G urney, a tid C o., at 194. A large business has been done 1 , 11 ,. the sha res o f t h e Imperial Land Company of 'l34'seilles introduced this morning. The shares are 'Dieted 24 and 24 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 3 00 VEnzsatENT FUNDS.Der Cent. Consols 871 87 1 1 1 3 bO. Ac count, March 6 1 ,Per Cent. Reduced 4 4 -‘ i -- *1 irw. ?per Cent e Z 1 Per Cent. Jan. 1894 — A --° Per Cent. Jan. 1873 — trinities, 30 ys, expire sth Jan., 1880 DO for 30 yrs, r axpire sth April,BBs — ,„ (Rod Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — 4Zchequer Bills, £1,000,3 per Cent, 5 6 Do, £5OO 14 ) 2° £lOO and £2OO -"•"` ef England Stock, 5 per Cent , Ix t , LL „ iii,i ; .. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. " 4 4 Stock, 104 per Cent., Ain-11 1874 2lO D o _ 1,.) Account 1-_ , ) ° ,,* 5 per Cent. July, 1870 D O. ` * 4„Per Cent., Oct. 1888 uertificates DOIO2I e ' 5 Per Cent., Jan. 1872 D 9 Per Ce n t., M ay 1879 lOBl C „ Per Cent., .. Aug. 1866 — 1) ° ' e nds, £1,000.., 0. under .£l,OOO A ,„,,,/;011EIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 4 r'—"ne Republic, 6 per Cont., £l5 pd — h r us a tri ar , Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 — b z ui 5 per Cent — 0. 4 4 per Cent., 1852-58-60 1)0. .1 1863 r , Do. 1865 1-,'° Account 76 A) s cri _ paid 134 0 p, £3o paid 0s Ayres 6 per Cent — 010. A.ceo t b o , un ,a, 4 . Per Cent (Deferred 3 per Cent.) - -on 6 per Cent Colo•rnuia • 9 Per Cent — e 4, n 6 per Cent. — j),5,_ 6 Per Cent. .ii'llBu 3 per Cent., 1825 — t i e . 4 Per Cent., 1863 0 0 . 5 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid — a.riubiart Principalities E„u° Account -lh'lador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — p ""., Provisional Land Warrant Ptian 7 per Cent 71 , 0 ., Second Issue ' 0 £ lOO Bonds ........................... 1 ," 0 4100 Bonds 934 ". Go nt Railway Debentures. 91/ 1-,..._Government (i ) ,"",_. Xlo paid Pul - n ee ' .- 1 ' per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons -0. Account 1)0. Coupons DO (, --,.. Account - !t i t. t einal a 5 per Cent. '' l). 4 ...o B .ll i,v s e, p3eurnent, 186 5 tise,,,,Alareminana Railway — 64 -an per Cent ^23 4 0. Account ...boo 1), 1864 2O-I I 4,,,, Per Cent. Anglo-French — tic-) Per 6 per Cent., £3O paid (ilish. bri ria.l 5 er Cent 8* G __ pe p D o 2 l "°acia be nPer Ce n t t o eferred t o. ~Land Warrants (Hectares) b‘,eker Cent, 1864 — P64.v.ruaranteed, 4 per Cent — Do, 411 Per Cent., 1865 D o 3'cceunt portb 4 1 1 * Cent (Uribarren).. — DOz Per Cen., 1862 ?.411080 Pe t Cent 1853 D e -,Per Cent 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, 451 11116g:'h ',count " D O l 4 l ' Per Cent., 1822, £ St — DO1) 4 1 Per Cent. 1850 R I Per Cent., 1860 D o Z Per Cent. 1859 Sato ;-1 P e r Cent. 1862 9O 1 di„ - . Per Cent. 1864 _ ORP 5 Per Cent 0 '-0 B•tud ...... 1-, °. 11 Per C S Nallisli Uent Do ° irceeunt 1), A ew Deferred Po 'peco.unt D passive Br, o Ace. •• -44i, h ,--unt u e , Des rt. of Coup not funded l6l 1 h ee , a o iliat 164 T or o. o 't Per Cent. _ D,cisli'Per Cent. 1864 -.. o A N ," Per Cent. 1854 uo 6 print Do Aver Cent. 1858 D o I ,Tliat _ ' , it) 6 v Bond s 41 a Per Cent. 1862 1)0 Aecoiirit 10 013 _ onds 661 7 si 11 " - ' 0 5 i c` r ,, r ,Cellt 1863 1, -- ° A e - e e : uent., 1865, paid up Scrip 384 i 8 v - ue, 1 ' qua Coetifizuell'er ent. Guaranteed — 1)o)44, ace 3 Per Cent. r tint De,' 'Per Cent., 1862 — Do ° l llit ti . 861 P tiV ri 'cicie ncts on the above payable in London. ql '. t , ll, K .13.g1a, '4' Per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins Do ii. t ,',P e r ,r cent., Ex. 25f. o„ 1 e, " ' e ut., Ex. 12 Guil — Per `-ent. Certifica,Les — e el f THREE O'CLOCK. °. Ace°or nn ln t citle Y 871 1 ,zitt .....................__________.......... ..... k it .. i ! 1 Pro t h ab E l P ß OF TILE PRIVY PURSE.—We hear a lsr. o 0 that either Sir John C. Cowell, K.C.8., or n,-"P_kintedell,eral the Thomas M. Biddulph. , K.C.8., will be •""iited den t the Post vacant in consequence of the la ,We th o f Sir Charles Phipps, K.C.B. A are ' 4 h a sorry to announce that a serious accident °°lle,PP4(l to the Rev. Dr, Whewell, Master of Trinity < l .ti ' C Oribri 1 as . ' ge. While riding on Saturday his horse 1134 with hih il %tile, m, and he was thrown, and brought home I, hi e . t -to Was more conscious yesterday afternoon, , t)11 0 ,„ :"Ato Is still such as to cause great anxiety in the 441 d ill . . the ULlversity gourttlly. ~~r aced under Hope, to the regi- I at Ports th inst. for iment Pre- some years 3 been a t the room White has Ile served ser, under the Duke t Flanders the Duke zd the war medal for Royal En lwich, has Id escaping - ,ion of this atley, who mounted now ill T )oralylor orking Pq ity of pal' charge the !glected to 31llen that • the paP :cuss. 011 be absen t 'as assail- lade at the )oks to be d Service , Ise period ayth, sur has been um Henry ie Prince the Fis t Madge, ce in the r, to the rood, vice lief engl nhound ; r, to th e y Brayn, and Dan' he Black ~~ gar undap• Louise, ,d at the iority t ° of Sir 0 polll • ted by it., to F ri " f the othe r lave been &arch 15; m a y 14 I to the ently dis son Tlio town of ated local nitific In of which Lion, is to to in tho —Friday emeut :-- Ilighnes B this day 's Floa t:, rom serv bt, bear 110P 41 t.-471gg cceed to death of Morier , to carry pith gajestyJ I peril. aMS, the d. that . wen coo: 3r Power purira ael 3orvettes a sa iled cow .7 fo l UnS7 s to cOO . F laCi" l . pass ,d,Paniar- ) on the Man Fe' Y Freda' ran Uarl 1 Af fgli f: eera 3 e Bia 'NJ : BePutr Los t e por th Of loth 0f ;orti° l3s a bean oPPe c tt ) [ t 11°- the de ere 911 re but wou tY, such ooys to and Lb penis 1,31 Lb, 3°- Oa ° u ;high" SHARE MARKETS,—This Da: ORDINARY SIIA.RES AND STOCKS. Share/ Railways. Closing. Business Paid./ Price. done. Bristol and . Caledonian lOl Cambrian Cork and Bandon aT .Cornwa11. Dublin Sr, Belfast June 10( b.Juuc 1 .London, :,trip Certi ti Glasgow & S. Western ii Exeter . 93 95 )0 131 :32 0 65 70 11 13 15 H 4h 5i )0 68 7u .0 ;0 72 - Great Eastern, (ird, ntk. Do. E. Angl. st No ? 10( Great North of Scotland 101 reat Northern lOl D A stock 10( Do. B stock Do. New, is. at 25 pn , 10 Gt S. and W. of Ireland 10( Gt. Weste.n Original I.( o .s. V.O. Hail gua, 10( Po. Sollth \Vid es 1 ( Do. W. Mid. Oxioni lot New - po t t , o. Tle.-(Tord 'OC Lane •shire iYorkshire 100 L ndon and Blackivall 100 Lon., Brigh., & S Coast 10') Lon., chat., and Dover 100 Do. Metrop. Ex. A lOO Lon. dt North Western 100 Lon. dz South Western 100 Man., Shet., it Lincoln 100 Metropolitan. all Do. New 7 Do Extension...— 6 Metropolitan District all Do do. do. 10 Do. and St. John'sW'd 6 )0 115 117 10 38 40 of, 6 3 76 )0 129 )0 117 148 90 02 58 54 59 6 39 fl 35 38 ,91 22 :24 b 8 EO 96 98 38 10 45 5 126 .126 i 95 , 46 64 63 3 ,Ip' 97 19 Mid and _ . 101 Do. £9 Share Do, Birmin & Derb; 10( Mid Kent .. at North British Do. Ed., Pth & Dun l O, Nth. Eastern—Berwick 10 Do. 6.N•E purchast Do. Leeds Do. York lOl DG. Carlisle Do. Stock. & Darling. al Do. do. 186041 North London lO Do. do. 1804 Do. do. 1863 North Staffordshire 101 N. & S. W. Junction al Scottish Crntral Scot. N. E , Aber. stock 101 i)o. Scot, Mid. stJck lr Shropshire Union South Devon 127 127 ! 2 21 90 148 CO 62 7 28 112 114 13.4 - - l 0 n 73 )0 103 110 11 37 58 16 104 Pip )) 125 128 5 11 2p 5 2 . 6 21) 75 - ; 11 11 12 10 148 149 10 69 71 10 112 114 00 - - 7q)uth E., stern !Staines, Wok., & Wok al Taff Vale Do .0 • •• • lOl Vale Neath Waterford do Kilkenny 10+ Waterloo & Whiteha 1 West Cornwall— 10( )0 63 55 1) 76 77y 11 8 9 )0 144 148 3 3 1p 0 102 104 51 53 3 1 i 129 9 118, 8 7 129} 59i 8i } f 0 39 :222 3 21 88, 8 t7i 7 12 a I f 95} 65 I:i4} 4 i 3: )0 127& 8 7f 97i i 62 15 1124 13 73 2} '7 i 0 BRITISH P Atlantic& St. Lawrence a. Bora.,Baroda,•li Cen.ln. to gu. 5 percent... Do. F shares Buffalo & Lake Huron al Do. Preference al Buff.,Brant,& Goderich 6 p.c. 872-3- ...••••• • Std Calcutta & S. E., Bin_ 10( ai e Town & Dock, gu. 10( Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p. al East. Ben.al, gu,, 5 do 10( East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. 10( Do J Extension Grand Trunk of Canada 10( Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c al' Do. Ist P'ref. Bonds Do. do. deferred ai Do. 2cl Pr,f. Bonds al Do. do. deterred all Do. :?d Pref. stock—. al Do. do. deferred .. • • al Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deferred .. • • al' Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c. 101 o. Gua. 5 per cent.. ii Do. New gua. 6 p. c.. rit.South of India gee. 5 per cent D .11 per cent lO, Do rent. R. of Canada.. al Dd. New 1. Do. 6p. r,. lids. pay 187:i al o. 5' no. lay. 1877- '`• • 51 Indian Branch, limited iladras, gua. 5 p.c 1 Du. 41 do Do. +; do I 1' Do. Fifth Extension Meth. Cor. 6p. c. I3nds. 1 0 Mel & Hudson's Bay.. al N. la C'da, 6pc Ist pt. ba. 10 . Do. Delhi Do. do Do. Punjaub au 1' Do.lndus St. Flo to I, cOLONIAL GOVERN British Columbia, 6 per] cent., Dec. 31, 1472. - - Can.Gov.6 p.c..Ja..t July 1877-64 Do. 6p. c. Feb. &Au 1 Do. 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept 10 Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July 10 Do. sp. Inscribed 8k 10 Cape G. Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 10 Do.Apl.&Oct , 1890-1900 10 Do. do: 130-9 10 Do. Jan.&July, 1890-91 10 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lO Ceylon, Nov. 1868,6 p. c 10 Do. 1878, do lO Alauritius, 6 p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1 , 78 Do. 188'?, 51ay15, Nov. ,? 10 Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug l, Natal Llov. 6 per cent 1 N.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&Jul) 1 N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c., 186 e 1 Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 187 f 4, Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 189 • 10 New Zealand, 6p. cent to Do. 5 per cent.... lO Nova Sc,tia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 l9 queensland Gov. 6p. c ll -3. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1868-9 1( Do. 1878 & upwards lc Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. ja & July 1( Do. do, A pril & Oct 1( BRITIS MINES. Cam. Consul. Gold, Him. l Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated 3O 14 16 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist 1 570 590 Drakewalls 2.1.0 11 East Bassett (Mogan)— 291 19 21 East Caradon 2.14.6 61 71 East Carn Brea 3l 4 44 East Grenville East Gunnislake . 8.3.6 East Love,' 3.9.0 11 124 E. W'l Russell (Tavlstk 10.8.6 3 34 Garn.Sz StAubyn(G wen. 66 5 7 Gr.-at L txey, limited all 20 21 Great South Tolgus 0.14.6 14 2 Great Wheal Busy 14.9.6 34 G. Wheal Vor (Heist 46 31 Grenville 8.18.0 34 3/ Herod's Foot .... 8.10.0 3i 40 Elingston Downs i. 10.6 41 5 Margaret ;Uny Lclant 13.17.6 5 7 Marke Valley 1.10.6 4 41 nwyndy Iron Ore, licu 21 24 lad New Sewn North Roskear 4.Wh'l Bassett(lilogan 1.4.0 / North Wh0..1 Crofty Prosper united.... 7.1.6 Pr vidence UnyL.lant 10.6.7 32 34 S. Caradon iSt. Cleer) ll 390 410 B..uth Condurrow 3 .9 2 s.Wheal Fran. ,Illogan IS.i.iB 9 8 22 -. .;ray Park Tin Croft 9 19 20 'gra and Cl gan, lim all 4 6 West , •ftssett (Iliozan W. Caradon I L - skeard 9 8 10 West Chi verton ...... . 11 75 FO West Beton ... Wheal Bassett 'Mogan 54 80 95 Wheal Buller (Itedruth 16 25 147) Wheal Vary Ann (Men 8 3 5 Wheal Seto!' Wheal Tx eiawney ,Lis 7 161 174 'KEFERENtI/C SHARE' , Great Northern, 4) per cent., rd. at 10 per cent. pm., 104 Lancashire and Yorkshire, 6 per cent, stock, 1281 North Eastern, West Hartlepool Harbour and Rail., 80 LINES LEASED AT teLX ED RENTAL: , Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, 4i r`o RE I GIN RAILWAYS. Great Luxembourg, l 6 Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), 81 Sambre and Meuse, 8k South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, ' F , )1i ERIN StINEe. Cape Copper, lim.. 11i Chontales Gold and Silver Mining, 42 DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 7.3/ BANK S. Agra and Masterman's, Alliance, li n.. 28 i Anglo Austrian, 61- Anglo Fgyptian. lint. 121 Anglo-Italian, lim., 151 A atralasia, 73 Bank of Queensland, lim, 191 Brazilian and Portuguese, lim., 91 Chartered !‘ler. of India, London, and Chink:47l City, 21/ Commercial Bank of India and the East, 261 Eng ish Joint Stock, 11m., 91 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 191 European Bank, lira., 121 Imperial Ottoman, 13 Lard Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 41 London and River Plate, Ditto, issued at 11 pm., 3 1 London:and County, 78:71 London Joint Stock, 48 London and South African, 161 London and South-Western, lilt., 191 London and 11 estminster, 95 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, lim.. 151 Provincial Banking Corporation, 11m., 71 64 71 Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi, Rm., 1 it o, issued at 2 pm.,(2 Union of London, 54 MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-Mexican Mint, 161 I Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gna., 21 Australian Mort. Lard and Finance, inn., 5/ Berlin Water Works, lim., Itl Canada Company, h 2 1 Ceylon Company, 10 / City of London Real Property, lim., 3i 4 Credit Foncler and Mobilier of Engian.i. 81 / Ditto, issued at a prem., of which .£2 is to pay,'4l Crystal Palace, 351 5 East Indian Land Credit and Finance, Um., 6 Egyptian Com. and Trading, lira., 41 Gen. Credit and Finance of L indon. niu., 5 41 5 Home and O •lonial A ssurance, lim, 4 Hudson's Bay, 171 I nperi,,l Mercantile Credit Asso., Um.. 6 International Financial society, Italian Irrigation (Canal Caroni.), Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redein. 1:10, issued 90, 80 Joint Stock Discount, Bra., 3} 31 London Financial Association. lim , 13 121 Lon o 3 aid Provincial Marine, 21 National Discount Company. 141 orth British and Mercantile,lnsurance, 20 Ocean arine Insurance), 211 Overend, Gurney, and Co., lim., 191 / Rio de Janeiro City Improve - I:tents, Um.. 22 Royal Mail steam, 1181 Smith, Knight, and Co., lim., 11 Thames and Mersey ;Marine) Insurance, lim., 72 United Kingdom Telegraph Co., lira., 3 Warrant Fiarace, ISSESSIONS. 6i 60 ►0 99i 1001 8 id Iv 11 73 8 1 10 11 74 78 96 98 0 65 70 El 100 102 0 100 101 0 102 103 ;O I 45 49 ll 87 60 11 68 70 )1 60 63 a 62 64 II 53 56 11 48 51 11 44 47 El 38 40 M 38 )0 103 ;01 .6 1' 6 P c 9 too 91 V 3 11 171 171 ,8 31 31. 11 F 2 , 4 1 81 6 2 1 .1,1 0 9,) '0 90 d 2 '0 SG 88 LI 64 c 6 )0 8 82 100 98i 99} 100 98 99 2 i '4 100 98 99 00 , .ENT SECUIL. C 4 26 0 93 95 97 O 0 82 1 0 7i SO 10l 103 O 104 106 10 104 105 K) 101 103 90 92 101 103 196 1.8 )0 103 105 1) 103 105 p IC4 106 It) 93 101 N:) 93 1)5 )0 93 95 10 874 88,1 0 100 102 0 82 84 )0 I 18 10) )0 98 100 )u 1 -- - 0 j IC4 106 106 i 1076 THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 26, 1806. MARKETS.--This Day. The trade for linseed cakes ruled firm, at full prices. Cot tonseed cakes, however, changed hands slowly. WOOL. The public sales of colonial wool will be commenced on Thursday next, the Ist pros. The arrivals since last sales amount to 75,892 bales, comprising 4,283 bales from Syd ney, 40,113 Port Philip, 128 Van Diemen's Land, 7,205 Adelaide, 425 New Zealand, 813 Swan River, and 22,925 bales from the Cape of Good Hope. The trade for all kinds of wool rules quiet ; nevertheless previous quota tions are supported. Current pricos of English wool per lb. •sd s d Fleeces—South Down hogets 1 81 1 91 Half-bred do lll 2 0 Kent fleeces South Down ewes and wethers 1 7 1 8 Leicester do Sorts—Clothing Combing Central Criminal Court.---This Day. The February session of the Central Criminal Court commenced this morning, and although there are 90 priso ners for trial, there is no charge of wilful murder in the calendar, but there are several aggravated cases of wound ing with intent to commit that offence. There is a case of a singular character, in which Mr. Sothern, the cele brated representative of" Lord Dundreary," is the pro secutor, and the defendants—three in number—are, respectively, members of a highly respectable publish ing firm in Paternoster-row, the proprietor of a local newspaper published in Afarylebone, and the Editor of a publication called the Spiritual Magazine. Tho greater part of the remaining cases in the calendar are of the ordi nary character ; but it is a remarkable fact that there are a much larger number of prisoners charged with uttering counterfeit coin than usual there being no less than twenty to be tried for that offence. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. DISTURBANCE AT THE PRINCESS'S THEATRE.—J. Mitchell letter-carrier, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with being drunk, disorderly, and assaulting Sergeant Wart, 14 A, and damaging his coat, in tho Princess's Theatre. Sergeant Wart said he was on, duty on Saturday night in the theatre, and bad repeatedly to speak to the defen dant (who was in the gall er y) in consequence of his hal boring and causing a great disturbance. The defendant continued his noise, till at last the secretary and prompter came and insisted on his ejecting him. He attempted to do so, when the defendant throw himself on his back on tho seat, and called on the persons round him to assist him, and tried to seize him by tho legs, bu he prevented him. The defendant then said that, if ho would let go of him, ho would go away, but, instead of doing so, he placed himself in a fighting attitude, and swore he would not leave. With the assistance of another constable ho got the defendant to the first door, when he said that he would take his stripes off his arm," and kept his word by tearing a portion of them off. Mr. Tyrwhitt asked whether the defendant was drunk ? The Sergeant said ho had been drinking enough to make him annoying and violent. The defendant said he had no questions to ask. He had taken some drink before he went into the theatre, and it got over him, and ho did not afterwards know what happened. The Sergeant said the performances were delayed some minutes through the disturbance. Mr. Tyrwhitt said that if the defendant had gone away quietly when requested that was all that was wanted. He would have to pay a fine of 10s., and ls. the amount of damage to the sergeant's coat. Mn. COSSHAII ON AMERICA. —At a public meeting in Bristol the following remarks were made by Mr. 11. COSsIIA3I :—"I feel that, after visiting America, and having had opportunities of investigation and inspection that are rarely enjoyed by travellers, I am able to give information that may be useful, and I freely admit that you are entitled to receive all the facts that I have been able to obtain, and to know all I can tell you, as to the present position and future prospects of America. One thing, at any rate the war has done : it has obliged the people of this country and Europe to look at America. We now know more of the Great Western Republic than we did up to the commencement of the war, and manifestly during its progress there was in this country a guilty ignorance as to the strength, resources, patriotism, and power of the New World. I feel bound in all honesty to say that I did not find in America the same ignorance as to this country. They understand England better than we understand America. One reason of this is that they travel more here than we do there. I was in formed, on what I believe to be good authority, that there are usually at least 50,000 Americans travelling in Europe, whereas I do not think that there are more than one-fourth of that number of Englishmen travelling in America. I take this opportunity of most earnestly counselling the public and commercial men of this country to make a tour to America, and if the aristocratic section of our coun try, the landed interest, would also take the trouble to cross the Atlantic, it would marvellously tend to open their eyes and brush away the dust of aristo cratic prejudices and ancient traditions. I venture to say that in the future America will play so im portant a part in the history of the world that no man will be fit to take a position as a statesman and a public political teacher who does not keep himself informed as to the policy and progress of America. It is important, too, that America should be visited by the right kind of men. They do not want the kid-gloved and mere drawing-room men, who believe in nothing but scented handkerchiefs and themselves. America does not want ' snobs' to visit her; she wants men who can look beyond their noses, and see without prejudice the growth of a country that in 75 years has sprung from three millions of people to 30, and that in wealth, intelligence, respect for law, patriotism, and religious feeling is the equal, to say the least, of any of the nations of Europe, not excepting our own. lam bound to say that in returning from America I am a little proud to be able to say that the opinions I had formed of that country, and especially those which during the last four years I had ventured to express as to the causes and probable results of the terrible war, now happily at an end, have been snore than confirmed." —Anglo-American Times. TIIE PENNYSL VANIA COAL TRADE. The an thracite gold product of Eastern Pennyslvania for the year 1865 foots up an aggregate of 9,488,396 tons, against 9,998,016 tons in 1861 —showing a decrease of 509,656 tons. Of this production, 3,835,916 tons were from the Schuylkill region, of which 2,813,176 tons came to mar k e t by the Reading Railroad, and 1,022,740 tons by the Schuylkill Canal. From the Lehigh region the production was 2,291,017 tons, of which 1,402,277 tons came to mar ket over the Lehigh Valley Railroad, and 888,740 tons on the Lehigh Canal. The Pinegrove production is 157,8-10 tons, and that of the Shamokin 457,162 tons. Of the several regions named, the Schuylkill showed an in increase year's p ro d uction o f 72,042 tons, and Lehigh 2 on 7 last .l --- tons, and the Sh amo ki n 123,684 tons. The Pinegrove producti on was less than the previous 3,5 i year by 127,160 tons. The Wyoming and Lackawanna region produced in the aggregate 3,341,158 tons, against 4,083,503 in 1864, being a loss of 742,315 tons. Of this production 812,093 tons - came to market through the year's shipment of 35,982 ton s Canal, being a l o s s on th e last the Pennyslvania Coal Delaware and Hudson a loss of 182,962 t ons ; 329 , 5 06 tons, a loss, as com ptChaoerme Id p v a wy n oi y tmh icnlaBgr6r Canal adno of 5 1 12 shipped7o,64: 8 5 2ton s , 8 2 toe s ; and the Delaware and Lackawanna and Western Railroad, 1,007,074 tons, a de creaseof production in the Wyoming and Lackwanna region was shared by ya 5 11 , 3 t B h 3 e tons. c a n Thus y g companies,but most largely by the Wyoming and the Delawar e and Lackawanna and Western Railroad, while the in crease from the more southern anthracite regions was sh ared by all the carrying carrying it Will be seen th a t th e l oss companies but one, the Pinegrove. The praises of cotton, as a civiliser, have been much and d eserve dl y vaunted, but in substantial and lasting value a half dozen of the richest cotton States in the Union might be irretrievably be sca rce l y f e lt i n con sequences wept int o t the o t h e Mexican other States, Gulf, in comparison to the n" suffer ing and loss to the country from th e closing of the coal mines and iron factories of Penn sy l van i a for a single year. In 1820, the annual co al trad e was b ut 365 tons— one ton a day. Now, one single company, the Reading, has brought to market its hundred thousand tons in a single week. And but for the want of cars du r i ng th e past year the entire production of anthracite coal in Eastern Pennsylvania would have considerably exceeded ten millions of tons. Should the present prosperous con dition of the country continue, the trade, stimulated by the present high prices of fuel and iron, may, and pro bably will, reach eleven millions of tons. GREAT FALL OF SNOW IN TIIE WEST OF SCOTLAND. —Along the west coast the fall of snow has been very great. Between West Kilbride and Fairlio, in some parts of the road the snow lay ton feet deep ; and the large mail gig, which should have been at Greenock at 4 30 on Thursday afternoon, got stuck about West Kilbride. The gig had to bo loft behind, and the driver pushed on with the mail bags, riding the rest of the way, but hu did not arrive till _ _ ten o'clock, being five and a half hours behind time. v The proprietors of the New York hotels had a meeting lately, and adopted resolutions to exclude hereafter all " deadheads " from their respective establish ments. Said deadheads, it is intimated, were connected chiefly with the railroad and Steamboat interests. CITY OF LON: :OhT—T his Day. The election of a member for the City - of London to the Commons' House of Parliament took place in the Guildhall this day. The election became necessary in consequence of the acceptance of the office of Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster by George Joachim Goschen, one of the gentlemen re turned for the City of London at the last election. The writ having been read, Mr. K. HODSON, M.P., came forward to nomi- nate the Right Hon. G. J. Goschen. He said he had frequently had the happiness to appear before the Livery, but as it bad always been on the winning side he had no cause to regret his appearance before his fellow-citizens. (Hear, hear.) When they first selected Mr. Goschen to represent them in Parliament they were accused of selecting a boy and foreigner to represent them, but he thought they would be of opinion that their boy had turned out a very re markable man, and a thorough Englishman. (Hear, hear). He would not occupy their time, but simply propose George Joachim Goschen, Esq., as a fit and proper person to represent them in Parliament. Mr. GASSCOTT seconded the motion. It was the third time he had had the pleasure of taking part in the election of Mr. Goschen, and the opinion that was entertained of the ability of that gentleman in Parliament was evident by the position to which he had been advanced. Mr. Goschen had neither in nor out of Parliament violated the pledges he had given when he first made his appearance before the citizens of London. The citizens were quite convinced that Reform would have to be considered this session, and it was a great satisfaction to know that Earl Russell and his Government would stand or fall by the bill they intended to introduce. Mr. GOSCHEN then came forward and was received with loud cheers. He said that that was the third time he had stood before them to ask them to grant him the privilege of being their representative in Parliament. The ancient law required that any member of Parliament who accepted office should vacate his seat. By this important rule the consti tuencies were taken, as it were, into the councils of the administration. (Hear, hear.) It now rested with the electors to determine whether his acceptance of office was in harmony with the duty he owed his constituents. He had taken office because his views were in accord with those of the men who composed her Majesty's present Government, and for whom he had the highest regard. He was prepared, once for all, to accept a political career ; and he was quite convinced that those who entered on political life need not confine themselves to any par.ticular department. A man in the House of Commons might easily find employment for 24 hours every day of his life. The duties of Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster were not onerous, but he did not speculate on the pleasure of being a sinecurist. He knew that there were duties to be performed, and he never could believe that Earl Russell had given him a seat in the Government without he intended to get some work out of him. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) The hon. gentleman, after referring to the various topics of the day, thanked the electors for the honour they had conferred on him by again return ing him to Parliament as their representative, and that he should exert himself to the utmost to further the interests and prosperity of the city of London. No other candidate having been named, the sheriffs declared Mr. Goschen duly elected. An ELECTOR trusted that before Mr. Goschen quitted the hall he would answer one question. Mr. GoscHEN----What is it ? An ELECTOR—Do you approve and will you vote for a lodger franchise being in the new Reform Bill ? Mr. GOSCHEN said it was no doubt a very proper question to put, but he thought the meeting would agree with him that it was a very improper one for him to answer. A vote of thanks was awarded the Sheriffs, and ;he proceedings terminated. RESOURCES OF AMERICA.—When a loyal Ameri can speaks truly and earnestly of the actual re sources of his country there is a tendency in Europe at once to accuse him of " spread eagleism." If he is not told, in what is curtly called " plain English," that his statements are not believed, it is pointedly hinted to him that they are greatly exaggerated. Nevertheless the truth remains. The extent of the territory of the United States, the mineral wealth of the country, its lakes and rivers, its prairies, its varied climates and productions, still stand, and must remain for all time. We have only room in the present number to refer to the silver treasures of one part of the American Union—the State of Nevada. These are among the vast stores of wealth in America to which President LINCOLN referred, in almost his last words, addressed to the Honourable SCHUYLER COLFAX, the present speaker of the United States House of Representatives. On parting with Mr. COLFAX, just before his own tragical death, as the great and good statesman-martyr of American liberty, Mr. LINCOLN expressed his firm conviction that the mines of her Western territory would make America the treasury of the world. Subse quent events are fully justifying the opinions of this distinguished man. Letters just received from the interior of Nevada infoim us that the average of the silver ore now being taken from the mines is equal to £2O per ton, of two thousand pounds weight. This single State of Nevada is now adding three tons of pure silver per day to the wealth of the world. This great addition of wealth is continuous. Coal-fields may be exhausted, the oil wells may give out, even the placers of gold may be emptied, but the silver-bearing quartz mountains of Nevada, and other States of the American Union, are capable of being productively worked for centuries to come. With capital and industry, therefore, and the con tinuance of peace, the resources of America will pay off all her national debt in 20 years. --Anglo- American Times. FREE LABOUR IN MISSISSIPPI.--Mr. B. C. Truman writes from Jackson, Mississippi, to the New rork Times, dated January 20 :—" I do not see much indolence in this section at any rate. The fact is, prices for labour are advancing, and the negroes are holding back. The negroes on many of the plantations aro getting very high wages. Thousands have made contracts for $l5 a month, and lodged, clothed, and fed, and the owners of the planta tions all around here are offering $2O and cannot get takers. I went out about two miles to a plantation this morning, and saw about thirty negroes ploughing up the ground for cotton in good earnest ;. The proprietor, Mr. Taylor, is most sanguine of the success of the free-labour question, and remarked to me that the negroes would work well enough if they were only paid for it. Mr. Taylor pays his hands $l6 a month, gives them a suit of clothes, and gives them all they want to eat and has it booked for them. He agrees to pay them 10 dollars each every month, and reserve the balance, to be paid at the end of the year. He has also hired two strong white men, one to plough and the other to hoe. Ho pays the white mon well to work hard, and tells the negroes that all ho wants of them is to work when the white men do, and he also tells them that they may rest as long and as much as the white men do. Now this is a very good plan, and I know enough about the negroes to know that they will plough as much and hoe as much as the white man will. These plantation negroes have never seen a white man work it must be remembered. Their only incentive to work has been the lash. Heretofore they, like the white man, could not see the dignity of labour, and only worked when whipped. Dignify labour, as Mr. Taylor proposes to do, and the blackman will do as much work as the white. There are several plantations being run by the negroes themselves, the proprietors agreeing to give them one half over and above all expenses. Help is so scarce, many of them who thought to make as much out of the negro as in days gone by are now often getting discouraged in their grinding way of doing business, in the market having precisely such terms as the above. Many of the first plantations in the country are being worked by part white and part black men. In fact, everybody wants to make cotton, and all methods of free labour are being tried. The negroes are wanted more in this State than in any other, partially on account of its being the greatest cotton-growing State in the Union. The negroes are being paid higher wages than in any other State, and the people themselves aro treating them with more conside ration and liberality. It is hoped by all classes that the Legislature at its next session may declare by law that the negroes shall be put on the same footing as the whites. They must be allowed to sue and be sued in all the courts of justice, and to testify therein ; they must be allowed to buy out, run, and hold property like other citizens ; all their loyal obligations as regards contracts, &c., must be as generous and binding as on the whites. And this service will elevate every section of the country which they inhabit." MARK LANE. The trado for wheat in the country markets hold on Saturday was very quiet. All good and fine samples, how ever, were hold at and commanded full prices, but inferior produce was difficult of disposal. Barley ruled firm, and the value of good and fine malting produce had an upward tendency. For other articles thero was only a moderate inquiry, at late rates. On the Continent the wheat trade is quiet, at late prices. Oats are in request, and sell at full quotations; but for those articles the trade is quiet. The export demand for wheat, flour, and maize at Now York is very moderate nevertheless, prices have slightly improved. The lead ing feature in the New York export trade in breadstuffs is a demand for oats for shipment to Great Britain. Fresh up to our market to-day the receipts of wheat from Essex was very moderate, but there was a fair show of Kent produce on the stands. The condition of the pro duce exhibited no improvement. The bulk of the supply being of very poor quality. The few dry samples on offer changed hands at fully last Monday's currency; other wise, the English wheat trade was dull, and a clearance of the supply was with difficulty effected. The prices of in ferior English wheat were irregular, but were without change from this day se'nnight. The market was moderately supplied with foreign wheat. Dry samples were in request, and realised fully late rates. For other kinds the trade was firm, at quite last Monday's currency. There was a steady demand for floating cargoes of grain, and prices ruled firm. The supply of barley on sale was but moderate. Good and fine malting qualities were in demand, and prices were rather on the advance. For other kinds of barley the trade was steady, at full quotations. The malt trade was firm, and prices had an upwar, tendency. CURRENCY PER IMP. IdEASVRE. Wheat—Essex and Kent, rod, new, per qr. 39s to 46s Do., old 46s 51s Do.; white, old szs 5 s Do., new Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old —s —5 Do., now - 5 Talavera, new 525 60s Ryo— Barley—Grinding Malting 32s 405 Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk Brown Kingstown and Wars Chevalier 66s 67s Oats—Yorkshire and Linealush., Feeding 20s 265 Potato Youghal and Cork, black 205 263 Cork, white 22s 275 Scotch, Feeding 2ls 26s Beans—Tick ' 395 42s Pigeons ... 46s 505 Peas—Grey, now Maple White Boilers Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b Suffolk 323 34s Stockton and Norfolk American, per barrel METROPOLITAN CATTLE. There was a good supply of foreign stock on sale here to-day, for the time of year, in but middling condition. The trade ruled firm at enhanced quotations. Several of the railway companies having refused to for ward stock to London, the supply of home-fed beasts on offer this morning was limited. The demand for all breeds was therefore active, at 6d per 81b above the rates current on MondaY last. Prime Scots, dre., readily produced 5s 6(1 per 81b. The general quality of the stock exhibited was good. Last evening there were between 2,000 and 3,000 beasts ready at the different stations in the agricul tural counties for this market, but the whole of them were drawn back to the various farms. The number of English boasts on offer was about 400, o Scotch 370, and of Irish 50. With sheep we were again rather scantilysupplied. All breeds moved off freely at fully last week's currency. Downs and half-breds in the wool sold at 6s 6d to 6s 10d ; out of the wool, 50 4d per 81b. Tho quality of the sheep Was good. We were fairly supplied with lambs, which commanded a ready sale at from 7s 6(.1 to 8s per 81b. The supply of calves was limited, and the veal trade was firm at from 5s 8d per 81b. There was a steady sale for pigs at full quotations, viz. from 4s to 5s per 81b. Per 81b to sink the offal. s ds d e d s d Crse. & inf. beasts... 4 0 4 4 Pme crs-wool sheep 5 10 6 4 Second quality do ..4 6 4 10 Prime n'thdown d 0.6 6 6 10 Prime large oxen ..5 0 5 2 Large coarse calves.s 8 6 2 Prime Scuts, &c.... 5 4 5 6 Prime small d0......6 4 6 8 Crse. and inf. sheep.} 2 4 10 Large hogs .4 0 4 6 Second quality do ..5 0 5 8 Small porkers 4 8 5 0 Lamb....os Od to Os Od. Suckling calves, ZOs to 22s ; and quarter-old store pigs, 29s as each. Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. Beasts 2,020 Beasts.. Cows — Cows. Sheep Calves ll4 Ca yes .. t'lgs 330 Pigs The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week, amounted to 8,469 head. In the corresponding week in 1865, we received 3,501; in 1864, 3,580; in 1863, 3,438 ; in 1862, 639 ; and in 1861, 2,636. •• - - - 1 348 IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Aalborg 0000000 • ... ... IPSO Antwerp Boulogno 7O 1077 ... 60 Brennen ... ... ego ... -- Gothenburg...... 169 81 Cadiz - 106 ... - ... Calais.. — ..• 50 ... •a • •—• •• • 109 Dordt. - Dunkirk — el• •.• "-- ••• ••• 24 Delfzph. - •.. ... --- •.• -- Hamburg 7B ••• 706 ... ... --- ... Harlingen 498 ... ••• ••• 3 ••• Oporto - ..• -- ••• --- ... ..... - Ostend - ••• 819 ... . 3 ... Rotterdam 832 ... 1988 ... ... 215 ... 385 Tonning .-"' ••• Total 1,790 ... 5,826 ... 244 60 9 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. 1865 1864 lll4 ... 1761 Lambs. Calves. Pigs ... 170 ... 927 ... 328 ... 375 1863 A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market on Monday, Feb. 27, 1865, and this day, Monday, Feb. 26, 1866. Per 81bs. to sink the offal. Feb. 27, 1865. Feb. 26, 1866. sdsdB d s d. Coarse and inferior beasts 3 Bto 4 '2 4 oto 4 4 Second quality do. Prime large oxen 4lO 5 0 5 0 5 2 Prime Scots, &c. Coarse and inferior sheep Second quality do. Primo coarse-woolled do. Prime Southdown do 6 4 6 6 6 6 610 Lambs Largo coarse calves 4 6 5 2 5 8 6 2 Prime small do. Large hogs Neat small porkers 4 2 4 8 4 8 5 0 Boasts 3,940 2,020 Sheep 13,600 19,640 Calves Pigs SUPPLIES ON SALE, Feb. 29, 18 64.—Beasts, 4,430 — sheep, 17,840—calves, 163—pigs, 460. March 2, 1863—Boasts, 3 , l2 o—sheop, 17,740—calves, 47—pigs, 310. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Fair supplies of meat are on sale at these markets. The. ;rade for most descriptions is steady at our quotations. Per 81b by the carcase. s d s d s d s d Inferior beef 3 0 3 4 Inferior mutton.... 3 8 4 2 Middling* do. 3 6 3 10 Middling mutton.. 4 4 4 10 Prime large do 4 0 4 2 Prime do ..........5 0 5 4 Prime small do 4 4 4 6 Veal ..............4 0 5 4 Largo pork 3 10 4 4 Small pork. ........ 1 6 5 0 Lamb, Os Od to Os Od. BOROUGH. HOP. A very moderate business is passing in all kinds o f hops. No material change has taken place in prices, and the market, on the whole, may be considered firm. L as t week's imports were 9 bales from Bremen, 20 Hamburg,lo7 Rotterdam, 27 Antwerp, 27 Boulogne ; 20 Dunkirk, and 10 Konigsberg. Now Mid and East Bents Bos to 190 s per cwt. Now Weald of Konts New Sussex .. Yearlings - BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. These markets are well supplied wills home-grown potatoes ; but scarcely any foreign produco is on offer. The trade is dull, but without material change in prices. from last week. Kent and Essex regents Scotch do. 17 Yorkshire do 6os to 95s „ Flukes „ Rocks 45s to 65s TALLOW. The tallow trade is firmer, and prices have impro ved P.Y.C. is quoted at 48s por cwt. on the spot. Town tallow, 46s nett cash. Rough fat, 2s 41d per 81bs. Particulars. 1863. 1864. 1865. 1866. Stock this day 45,588 58,828 45,376 38,227 Price of Y.C. j44s Od to 40s 9d 40s Gd 483 Od to —s Od —s Od —s Od —s Od Delivery last week 1,258 2,061 1,975 2,171 Ditto from June 1 65,051 59,222 73,347 86,438 Arrival last week 998 950 45 Ditto from Juno 1 72,360 80.203 73,702 92,182 Price of Town ... 46s 6d 438 Od 4953 d 488 6d SEEDS. . _ Linseed moved off freely, at 6d to is per quarter more money, but rapeseed mot a slow sale, on rather easior terms In agricultural seeds very few transactions took place 59 1001 1 1021 11 2} 411 40} ITIiS. 88& 71 TIMID EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 O'CLOCK. TAT TERSALLS'—This Evening LIVERPOOL STEEPLECAHASE. 9to 1 agst Cortolvin (taken) 10 to 1 agst Alcibiade (taken) 11 to 1 agst Laura (taken) 12 to 1 agst L'Africaine (taken) 100 to 8 agst Creole (taken) 100 to 7 agst Mistake (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Merrimac (taken) 25 to 1 agst Garotter (taken and offered) 30 to 1 agst Thomastown (taken) 30 to 1 agst Heurlys (taken) 30 to 1 agst King of Hearts (taken) 33 to 1 agst Real Jam (taken) 66 to 1 agst Reporter (taken) 103 to 1 agst Innellan (offered) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 1030 to 400 agst Lord Lyon (offered) 3to 1-agst Student (taken and offered) --- 12 to 1 agst Janitor (taken) 100 to 8 agst Auguste (taken) CHESTER CUP. 25 to 1 agst Baragh (taken) 25 to 1 agst Geong (taken and offered) CITY AND SUBURBAN. 18 to 1 agst Out -and-Outer 25 to 1 agst Brahma (taken) MANCHESTER BETTING.—Tars DAY, 10 to 1 agst Cortolvin (taken) 100 to 8 agst L'Africa,n (taken) 100 to 8 agst Laura (taken) 100 to 8 agst Creole (taken) 100 to 7 agst Alcibiades (taken) 100 to 7 agst Mistako 30 to 1 agst Thomastown 100 to 3 agst Cutler 100 to 1 agst Innellan ARRIVALS AT NOTTINGHAM. Sidewind, Queen Bee, Juliet, Variation, Lytham, King maker, Troublesome, El Ole, Shakspeare, Calaloi;uo, Bouneeaway, Horror filly, Problem, Twilight, Puck, The Beau, Venturesome, Venture, Vixen, Clown, Lady Rosehill, Havannah, Houri, Love Letter, Eastern Lass, Empress of India, Goldfinder's dam colt, Voracious, Kingston filly, Newminster filly, Rambling Kate filly' Cutler, Fan, Cutaway Crossbow, Maid of Lorn, Aline Narde, Dulcimer, Oulton Lowe, Bishopton, Weatherbit colt, Old Warden, Le Mechante, Kinghorn, Transform, and Novice. VICTORIA CLUB BETTING-THIS DAY, LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 9to 1 agst Cortolvin (taken freely) 10 to 1 agst Laura (offered) 12 to 1 agst Creole (taken) 100 to 8 agst Alcibiado 14 to 1 agst La Africaine 15 to 1 agst Mistake 20 to 1 agst Merrimac 25 to 1 agst Effenburg 28 to 1 agst Garotter (taken) 33 to 1 agst Innollan (taken) 33 to 1 agst King of Hearts (taken) NOTTLNOHAM HANDICAP. 4to 1 agst Treasure Trove (taken) 7to 1 agst Shakespeare (taken) Bto 1 agst any other (offered) TWO-YEAR-OLD STAKES. sto 2 Sacrifice filly 4to 1 agst Problem (offered) 6to 1 agst any other (offered) SPORTING NOTES. The Lincoln Meeting witnessed the overthrow of Copenhagen and Valiant, flip two favourites for the handicap. One drawback to the thorough en joyment of the racing, however, was in connection with the starting, which was as bad as ever—long delays taking place at the post, and horses finally despatched in straggling order. Complaints were, as usual, heard on all sides, and one of the most con spicuous offenders—Barker, the rider of Treasure Trove—was ordered to appear before the Stewards, and he was suspended till after the Epsom Meet ing. Severe as this sentence at first sight ap pears, obedience must be enforced. The fielder. began their labours auspiciously, as Wise Man, backed for a mere tile by those who saw hit fitness and remembered he claimed important allowances, beat Old Warden and Alberta—two very moderate animals—in easy style. Notwithstand ing the defeat, however, of Alberta, Copenhagen maintained the pride of place with wonderful firm ness for the Lincolnshire Handicap, and the £2,000 invested on him by the followers of the Danebury stable was considered as good as won. But Mr. Hill's colt—who was the same flat-sided badly shaped horse we saw disgracefully beaten for the Two Thousand Guineas in 1864—only secured'the third position, Treasure Trove and Saccharometer fighting out the battle for winning honours, which the young one won by a neck. Though beaten, Saccharometer—Lord Strathmore's pet, and nearly as sweet-looking a horse as The Doctor—was not disgraced, and the gallant fight the speedy scion of Sweetmeat, when conceding nearly 4st. to his juve nile opponent, made was a sight worth 'witnessing. For Copenhagen John Day candidly admitted he had no excuse. Valiant ran badly, but what chance Caithness bad cannot be estimated, as his prospects were extinguished at the onset, through running against a post, as were also those of Nizam, who broke away in the false starts, and eventually got away indifferently. Twenty-two youngsters went down to the post for the Brocklesby Stakes, the majority of them being remarkably fit, considering the early period of the year. Those possessing most quality were Problem, Miss Bateman, Bounceaway, Vicious, Phantom Sail, Narino, the filly by Dundee from Sacrifice, and the filly by Dundee fron. Blanche of Middlebie, all of whom have racing points of no mean order. On the second day, in the City Handicap, a three- year-old was again victorious, as Indian Star easily beat East Lynn, Gopima, Elastic, Musician, and several others. Had the start, however, been evenly effected, I question if Indian Star would have won, as Musician, who was one of the last horses away from the post, ran very fast, but had too much ground to make up to beat Indian Star, who was in the front division when the flags fell. The decision of the Steeplechase, which was a second time secured by Bridegroom, threw no light on the fast approaching Grand National, as Cortolvin, one of the leading favourites for the Liverpool prize, was an absentee, and Green's stable was unrepresented. The principal appointments for this week are Not tingham and Derby, the meeting on Sherwood Forest being fixed for Tuesday and Wednesday ; and the supplemental one at Derby for Thursday. The closed races for Tuesday are the Spring Handi cap, the Trial Stakes, the Stand Plate, the Inn keepers' Plate, and the Maccaroni Stakes. To the Nottingham Spring Handicap, the distance for which is now one mile and a quarter, there are 53 entries, only four of which—Lytham, Pelios, Signalman, and the Lizard—have up to the present time paid the minor forfeit. TREASURE TROVE, if amongst the starters, is worth standing against the field. His most dangerous opponents being EMPRESS OF INDIA and LORD CONYNGHAM. The Half Mile Stakes should be won by TROUBLESOME or POLLY PERKINS, as Saladin will be reserved for Chester. SACRIFICE filly, from her short head race with Problem at Lincoln, can scarcely lose the Little John Stakes; e H the ar r r e i s n u g h to o n f which will point out th e winner of the Stakes at Derby, which meeting immediately follows Nottingham. The other races to be decided are of noo tparticularti importance. A FRESHMAN. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS—Tins EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack at five o'clock. THE TRUSTEES OP THE KING OF THE BELGIANS. The Earl of DERBY gave notice that on Friday next he would draw the attention of the house to this subject, and move the abolition of this office as being un necessary. THE LAW OF EVIDENCE BILL AND THE DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL CAUSES BILL. On the suggestion of Lord CHELMSFORD, The LORD CHANCELLOR consented that the second reading of these bills, which were on the orders of the day, should be postponed until Monday next. THE CATTLE PLAGUE BILL. Earl GRANVILLE said, in reference to what had fallen from the noble earl (Derby) the other evening, he thought it would be most desirable if some courso wero adopted with reference to this bill when it came to their ______ 7 -.......,„„........... ( ..____ . lordships' house to-morrow evening. As he had stated previously, the bill was not one that in its present form the Government would feel justified m recommending to their lordships' approval. He gave notice that he would on the part of Government move different amendments to the bill when it came from the other house, which would have a very considerable effect on the measure. As far as his opinion was con corned he was in favour of the bill being referred to a select committee, where he th oug ht it would receive more careful consideration than it would by a committee of the whole house. The Earl of DERBY expressed his regret that Govern ment would not take up this bill, which, though it may be susceptible of improvement was not to b e en ti re l y re j ected. In what shape the bill would come to that house he was not in a position to state, and it had undergone so_ many alterations in the other house, that the hon. gentleman who introduced it was scarcely able to recoemiso his own measures. Many other alterations might be deemed neces sary by their lordships, and lie agreed with the noble call (Granville) that the bill should be referred to a select committee. Earl GRANVILLE said that eventually the Govern ment would take charge of the bill. After some remarks from the Earl of DERBY, the subject dropped. ___ THE CONDITION OF IRELAND. Lord LIFFORD called the attention of the house to the present condition of Ireland, and asked her Majesty's Go vernment whether it was their intention to introduce any measure into Parliament providing for the support of the Roman Catholic clergy of Ireland, independent of the con tribution of the Irish people. He moved also for a return of the parochial clergy of the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland, distinguishing be tween those mho were parish priests and curates. The noble lord commenced by referring to the Fenian movement in Ireland, and expressed the deep sorrow ho felt, in common with other Irish proprietors, at the igno rance exhibited by that movement in that part of his coun try, and their want of due appreciation of the benefits they at present enjoyed. Having next adverted to the social and political phases through which Ireland had passed, Ho next passed a high eulogium on the orangemen of Ire land, whom he described as one of the most loyal bodies that ever a sovereign possessed, although he himself had never been an orangeman. He next drew the attention of the house to the most meritorious conduct of the Roman Catholic clergy in the outbreak of 1846, and in the present Fenian movement ; and he advocated that they should receive a stipend from the Crown. Earl RUSSELL said he would confine himself to the last part of the noble lord's speech. The question raised was as to whether there should be an application of property and estates of the Church of England to the Roman Catholic clergy in Ireland or a State endowment. Lord LIFFORD—I said nothing about the appropriation of the Church revenues in Ireland to the Roman Catholic clergy. Earl RUSSELL was under the iznpression that the noble lord had made such a statement. The noble earl then re ferred to the occasions upon which the subject of a state of endowment of Irish Roman Catholic clergy had occu pied the attention of statesmen, and the refusal of the ito man Catholic clergy to entertain the same, being of opinion that it would diminish their influence over their flocks. [LEFT SPEAKING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS-THIS EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. Mr.' Goschen took the oaths and his seat for tho City o London. THAMES EMBANKMENT (NORTH) APPROACHES BILL. On the motion for the second reading of this bill, Mr. TITE moved that the bill be read a second time on the 6th of March. The hon. member defended the Metro politan Board of Works from a charge of bad faith with the Duke of Northumberland in proposing that a street to the Thames Embankment should be made through the gardens of Northumberland House. They had no idea of any discourtesy to the Duko of Northumber land, but it was thought that the duke was by no means anxious to keep Northumberland House. He (Mr. Tito) was empowered on the part of the Metro politan Board of Works to state that as it was now known that Northumberland House was not to be touched, to agree to a clause stating that tho building, gar dens, and grounds were to be exempt from the operation of the bill. It was also quite right that it should be positively known that the Savoy Chapel was not to be touched. Ho moved the amend ment with the view of embodying a clause to that effect. Mr. B. HOPE altogether dissented from the proposi tion of the Board of Works, and he should be content with nothing but the rejection of the bill. Mr. LOCKE said the Board proposed to make a splen did street from Trafalgar-square to the Thames EmbaLk ment. One house stood in the way. The member for Stoke had become eloquent upon the subject when the house of a nobleman was touched, but when a railway bill was introduced tearing down the houses of the poor in thousands, and the inhabitants turned out to go Heaven knows where, it was looked upon altogether as a matter of little moment. He could not understand why, when house of a nobs inter fered with,that special clauses should leman w in be troduced to protect his rights. Here was a nobleman with a house with five acres of ground in the centre of the metropolis, and because it was thought a splendid improvement might be effected it was to be abandoned because one house stood in the way. The proposition to effect the improvement had rested on a gentleman opposite, and he only hoped that when the houses of the labouring classes were interfered with something of the same spirit might be evinced in that house. The proposition of the hon. member for Bath effected all that was required to protect and conserve the rights of the Duke of Northumberland, and therefore ho could not see the the good to be derived by altogether re jecting the bill. Mr. CO'WFER defended the Metropolitan Board of Works from a charge of breach of faith. He must say having frequently heard of poor and labouring people being driven from their house and homes, and in many cases en tirely ruined by such a removal, he felt a little callous tc the sufferings of a wealthy man, who, by spending his money, could easily build himself another somewhere else. He knew there was a historical feature with respect to Northumberland-house, Charing-cross, and that there were certain interesting associations connected with it; on that ground alone he was glad it was not to be interfered with, but notwithstanding that ho hoped to see the communica tion opened in another direction. After a short discussion, Mr. B. Hope withdrew his amendment for the rejection of the bill, and the moti on o f Mr. Tite w as agree d to, and the bill was ordered to be road a second time on the 16th March. DISEASED SHEEP. Viscount HAMILTON asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the Government had received any authentic additional information on the sub ject of the late attempt stated to have been made to land sheep surreptitiously on the north coast of Ireland by boats from a ship bound from a Scotch to an English port ? Sir G. GREY said that attempts to evade the law in the matter referred to had come to the knowledge of the Go vernment. Strict inquiries had been directed to be made, and instructions had been given to prevent the violation of any of the orders in Council. THE CATTLE DISEASE. Mr. NICOL asked the Vice-President of the Committee of Council on Education whether any steps had been taken to obtain, through the local authorities in districts affected with the cattle disease, accurate weekly information, as to the number of cattle "attacked, killed, died, and reco vered;" and also as to the success of preventive and cura tive treatment in those districts; and whether there was any change in the character of the disease since its first appearance ? 31r. BRUCE said the veterinary department which had been instituted in consequence of the cattle disease were in communication with over 800 inspectors. The secre tary had been directed to prepare a report, which would Bo made without the slightest delay. With respect to another portion of the hon. member's question, he had to say that no positive evidence had been received that the disease had changed its character. There was, however, a gra dually increasing percentage in the recoveries. The re-- port he had alluded to would contain the fullest informa tion on the subject it was possible to obtain. RATING ELECTRIC TELEGRAPHS. Mr. H. SURTEES asked the President of the Poor -law Board to state on what principles he considered electric tel theegraphpo c rat ompanies ought to b e assessed for the purpose of or e ? Mr. VILLIERS said the matter had been decided by a court of law. The principle applied to water companies was that acted on with respect to electric telegraphs. MARIN APPENTICES. Mr. 11. TRACEY aske E R d the President of the Board of Trade whether the attention of the Government had been called to the great decrease in the number of apprentices and boys borne by our merchant ships and the increased employment of foreign seamen; whether their attention had been called to the great prevalence of scurvy in the merchant navy; and whether, under these circum stances, any meas ures cou ld be taken to extend to the crews of merchant ships the benefits derived from that system of inspection of provisions and accommodation now • in force in respect to eilgrants, convicts, and other pas sengers ? Mr. M. GIBSON said the attention of tho Board of Trade had not been called to the great decrease in the number of apprentices annually - entered in the mercantile marine. The number of apprentices _ _ for the last four or five years had been about st of those provisions parties and that number, he believed, was still kept up. l A ir c it t h . re spect to the increase of foreign seamen in merchant ships, he believed that was the fact. Representations extend_s e been o rbut I directed h e e m e inspectiondiacalsan had been made to the .board with medicines respect to the o s p s la t to w r merchant was and as for an infringement of the Merchant Shippin g n prosecutionsonon-supplyof intended anti-scorbutic a t n o t d i which now took placo in emigrant ships. _ ELECTORAL STATISTICS, Mr. BOUVERIE askedwhether the statistics relative to the electors of the United Kingdom were yet complete ? Sir G. GREY replied that a little more time was yet re quired to complete their. • W . Mr. BRAND moved NE the issue of a new writ for the borough of Richmond to fill the vacancy used by the death of the late J. C. Dandas, Esq. GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE. Mr. WHITE rose to move several resolutions on the above subject, and was [LEFT 8 -PEAKING.' .verpool Cotton Market. —This Day The market opens with a fair demand. Sales ,robably 10,000 bales. &LIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day. Loxpox, Feb. 26.—Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly; moderate brbeze, and fine weather, but rather cloudy. MARYPORT, Feb. 23.—Wind. SW.—Arrived—Franklin, from Belfast, with loss of jibbootn, cutwater, and fore mast, and other damage. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 23.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Princeton, from New York. ABERDEEN, Feb. 23.—Wind W. —Arrived—The Warner from Leith.! KINGROAD, Feb. 22. — Wind W.N.W. — Arrived—j o h n So c u AnDoliayir,Ffr,oFmebD.e2m3.e—ra;ind S.W.—Sailed.—F. H. Coch-. rane, for Monte Video. 1311isTory Feb. 23. —Wind S.W.—Arrived—Amabile, row littzagau. 81 81 00 to€ tr: 63 60 1071