The Sun. — London, England, 1865-04-03 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AN" COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Money Market is assuming a much easier tendency, pronioted by a large supply of capital on offer, and by a small decrease in the inquiry for accommodation. The commercial public, whose financial requirements are now exceedingly limited owing to the contraction of trade, believe that soon after the distribution of the dividends on Govern ment stocks a greater abundance of money will be perceptible, and that the authorities will be forced to follow the course of affairs by lowering their official minimum to somewhere about 3} per cent. To-day the rates for first-class bills have been 3- 4 per cent, but the former charge is becoming th 3 more general one. The greater part of the inquiry to-day has been in connection with the liquidation of bills due to-morrow, the 4th of the month. A general meeting of the National Financial Company was held to-day, and the resolution for amalgamating the institution with the Oriental Com mercial Bank agreed to. The Parana" has arrived at Lisbon, from the Brazils, en route for Southampton with . £16,000. From the manufacturing districts the accounts durring the past week have again been of an unsa tisfactory character. At Manchester a further de cline has taken place in the value of cloths and yarns; while at Leeds, Bradford, and Huddersfield there has been little improvement to notice in the woollen trade. The hosiery and lace departments of Leicester and Nottingham, however, have been seasonably active ; while at Birmingham, Sheffield, and Wolverhampton no material change can be reported in most branches of business. Two O'CLOCK. At Paris, this day, according to Mr. Renter's telegram, the French 3 per Cent. Rentes were 67f. 80c. Firmness. The market for English Stocks continues very buoyant, and under the favourable influence of easy rates of discount, investments are daily made, and quotations of securities show an additional ten dency to improvement. The Funds are 4 higher than on Saturday evening. Consols for money being 94 -a, and for the May account 904 4. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 881 Exchequer Bills, 3s. to 6s. prem. ; India 5 per Cents., 1051 1061 ; Enfaced 5 per Cents. • 1011 and the Bonds, 15s. prem. A much firmer tone has prevailed in the Foreign Market, and business is rather active. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 7441 ; do. Consolides, 55 1 ; Mexican, 261 271; ditto New, 26 4 ; Greek, 214 8 ; Spanish Passive, 321 1 ; do. Certificates, 16/ 17; Confederate Loan, 32 34 ; Italian, 641 1 ; and do. New Loan Scrip, 41 44 dis. ex div. In the Railway Share Market more animation has prevailed, and prices have shown increased firm ness. Great Western have advanced 15s. ; Great Northern, Metropolitan, Lancashire and Yorkshire, and South Eastern, each 10s. ; and Great Northern A Stock, North Western, and Midland, each £l. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain without change of importance. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have been in fair demand, at steady rates. London and County have improved to 721 734 i London Joint Stock to 471 ; Hudson Bay Company to 161 161 ; and London Financial to 221 1; Millwall Land and Dock Shares are quoted 2/ 3 prem. ; South of England Waggon, 11 prem. ; Rio de Janeiro Gas, 1 14 prem. ; Saloon Steam Packet Company, par 4 prem. ; South African Land, 4 1 prem. ; Anglo-Egyptian Navigation, 1 2 prem. ; and Financial Insurance Company, 1 14 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 8 per Cent. Consols Do. Account, April 6 9Ol b per Cent. Reduced BB/ 1 1 New 3 per Cent BBi New 21 p er C ent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 y rs , exp i re sth April,"lBBs — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent 6 3 Do. £500..... .. . . — Do. £lOO an £200 •••• Bank of England Stock, 54 per Cent...: INDIAN Govuummyr SEouurrits. Indian Stock, 101 per Cent., Aprill.B74 — Do Account ...... . ...... .. . ............ Do. D 5 per Ce n t. July, 1870 Account ... . . ............. Do. 4 pe r Cent .. ~ Oct. ..... Do. Cdrtificates Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 51 p er C ent., May 1879 Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 Do. Duutio, £l,OOO — .......... .• 1.5 Do. und er £l,OOO ...... .... . ..................... pm FOREIGN FUNDS —ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent .................. Brazilian 5 per Cent .... . .. Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-SB-60 ............ 821 Do. 1863 ..................... 81 801 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent.... ....... ...... —Do I per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Chilian 6 per Cent .............................. Do. 41 p er Cent ... ' 1 00 ........................ Col ombian 6 per Cent. ........................ 801 Cuba, 6 per Cent. . ... . ........................ Do Vi per Cent., 1.864 ........................ Do.crip, £55 paid . ..................... Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 ..................... Do. 5 per Cent., 1864 - ...... DDo. 5 per Cent., 1773-77,125 paid.... anubian Principalities ..................... 83 Do X 65 paid . . ...... ..... . ...... . ... ... des Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent... 121 Do., Provisional Land Warrant ........ Egyptian 7 per Cent ................................ Do., Second Issue ........................... 951 61 Do £lOO Bonds ... ............ ......... Do. 1864 ..................... 954 41 Do Scrip, ab paid . .... . ...... . ......... pm Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons —Do Account ....................... Do. Coupons .......... Do Account Guatemala 5 per Cent. Do. 1839 and 1850 Italian 5 per Cent (Maremmana Railway) Do 1865 72/ MDo Scrip, £25 pa i d 4 1 I dis exican 3 per Cent. . Account - Dc .. ...... ....... Do 6 per C en t . Anglo-French .... —Do Fren c h S cr i p, Ex. 25f 20c .. 491 Montevidea n 6 per Cent., £3O paid Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada 9 4lnada . . Do 2 per Cent ........ . ... . ...... . Do Deferred .... .. ... ...... Do Land Warrants. (hectares) — Peruvi an 41 per Cent._ Do 3 pe r Cent. (Uribarre'n) . ............ . ........... DDo 4-4 per Cent., 1862 .. o. Account ............... . Do Account Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, Do Accou n t 474 Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, ........ St., Do 41 per Cent., 1850 Do 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 ....... Do 5 per Cent., 1862 .. ...... ................... 891 90 Do 1864 Sardinia n 5 per C en t Do. Account Spanish 3 per Cent Do Account Do New Deferred Do Account 4ll Do Passive Do Account Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Do Account 17 Swedish 4 per Cent.. , . ........ Turkish 6 p er Cent. 1854 Do Account .. . ... . . . Do Account..... Do 6 per Cent. . Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Accou n t .............. Do. £lOO B on d s 7 4/ Do 6 per C en t . 18 63 741 .. ... . Do Guaranteed, 4 per Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do. Account .. . . DDo. 6 per Cent, 1862 o. Account ... Do 6 per Cent.,1864 Dividends on . ..e abo've payable' in London. Austrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins Belgian, 44 p er cen t ., E x. 25f. Dutch 21 per Cent., E x . 12 Gail ... Do. 4 per C en t. French Routes, 3 per Cent. Do. Account Italian 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f. Do. Account - TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money Do. Account Do. M a y S ettlement 9Ol Liverpool Cotton Market —This Day. .arket steady. Sales probably 5,000 bales. Tent 3rices 1., 12d. tm in in the were Bd. to ideed, gaged tracts r turn with ; were soon r pur t, and in the e, the. dency Japers ras at r and Great Lercial ,nded, which I con ;force mend lmost when T fair, ig fair r Ben-- A 4kt racted below in 6d. )ars of have red no 1 with The ted in rch of seems owded ger' is f sup er de- neces- But it !re is a derate ct the .ilitary of the )s the 1, it is s very y and m the 5s any ,o the nation alance ig out flowed xesent Ire no Lght of d con obablo r than served >ugh a a colo- ;renter ted to. nt low Lgging of the r some we are to fire by the ')wnerS ►ostili- o un- 6 large lames by the rates Lpplies -ent of Ins of nearly ttou is a tedi orts in formed r years trans- y from vill bo Ltinues in the 1 ; and juire a (which bales to one Dpe till tgainst © years South rather ►u, for hrista- Ins, for Family, -annah; lly, for lonour, ning. ), Com id, Feb. he pro- ning. m New arnsey ; arlotta, ring. ; her Eastern. hegor, him by ng for .:ceeded or the kTII OF )senting ; ; and visit of I from SHARE MARKETS—This day. Share/ Railways. 13.14 et et st 50 20 Bir., Wol., & Str. Val Blyth and Tyne BrJatol and Exeter 'Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do. A I L tillGp.c.p.an.has gets no div. Do. B been paid to B Dublin & Belfast June Dun,.Perth, & A b.Junc. Edinburgh & Glasgow Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl. st No. ? Great North of Scotland Great Northera D A stock •.. Do. B o Do. New, ts. at 25 po , GtS, and W. of Ireland Gt. Weste n Ori2inal 1) . S. VV. Rail gua. Do. South %Vales . Do W. Mid.— Ox ord Do. Newpo t Uo. He ef0rd.....• . • Lane :shire & Yorkshire L ndon and Blackwali Lon., S Coast. Lon., Chat., and Diver Lon. & North Western Lon. Ja South Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle Do. shares Metropolitan. Do. New 3 , 11 d and Do, iiirmin & Derby Mid Gt. W.. Ireland Do. shares %lid Kent Noth British Do. Ed., Pth Dun. Nth. Eastern Berwick Do. G.N•E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle .... Do. stock. & Darling. D. d:'. 1855-'8 Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. New Do. do IR✓4 North Staffordshire N. & S. W Junction Scottish C. astral Scot. N E Aber. stock o. Scot, Mid. st •ck ews & Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon •ouch E stern ~t aines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale o' Neath Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornw I.W. Hartlepool Han& IL Do. A irredeemable Do. A. redeemable 100 100 100 100 10 100 10 Ito 10 100 66 68 16 17 85 87 107 1t 9 47 18 7 8 1301 131/ 148 147 120 3t 87 89 74/ 754 61 66 5t 5? 45 47 iGO , Ot 1174 1184 1 86 t 8 106 108 I 08 19 I 1191 1191 951 904 60 61 1273 12/3 2 tip 131 134 103 1(5 53 51 z 44 /5 104 110 69 70 102 113 37 38 1' 12 p 8i 96 P 115 11s 1 Up •78 79 1t 11 138 142 47 49 59 60 58 (0 i 81i 85 8 9 155 153 3 4 p 106 108 46 48 74 77 BRITISH POSSE! ORDINARY SHAKES AND STOCKS. 132 .47 1:o 76 75 41 51 128 i 8 6 9 i .031 3 1071 7 I Paid.l C r lo ri s ee ing I Business done. 11F1 86} 7} 18 40 (20} 119/ 20 19} 96} 1341 1 4 511 103 021 10 9; 81 * 41 51 Atlantic he St. Lawrence• Born.,Baroda, Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent... Do. l' shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do Preference Butt,Brant, & Goderich 6p c. bds. Aux. 1, 872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, 1574 Calcutta & S. E., a e Town & Dock, gu. Demera a, 7 p.c. per. p• East. Ben ?al, gu , 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension Grand Trunk of Canad Do. Equip. Mort, Bon& 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist 6*ef.l.londs.. Do. do. deferred .... Do. 2d Prtf. Bonds:: Do. do. deferred Do. Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. ip.c "o. Gua 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South of India (lim gua. 5 per cent D . 4f per cent Creat W s. of Canada: D.'. New .. Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay 1873 t' o. 5 , do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 41 do Do. 4i do Do. Fifth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. & Hudson's Bay New Brunswick & Can Class A and B .1. it I.C'da, pc let pf. bds Scinde ...... Do. Delhi ...... 1 g Do. do ........ Do. PuWaub....... &cD Do.lndus St Flo " 3 5 100 { too 2 100 100 82 81 1001 1014 100 101 d 101 94 97 C r O i t L i s O h N C I o A I u L m G bi D a. V 6 E p R er NME NT SECURITIES. cent„ Deo. 31, 1872 100 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-!!4 Do. P. 0. Feb. & Aug leo s 9. 91 D•.sp. c. Mar. & Sept 10 1 89 91 1 '0.5 p; c. Jan. & July 100 79 81 83 24 Do. 5 p .• Inscribed sk 100 78 82 Cape (*.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 100 103 166 Do. April & Oct. 1880-1 100 105 107 Do. du: 1 , 90-i 100 106 108 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 lOO 105 107 Ceylon, Nov. 1888, 6p. c 100 102 101 DO. 1878, do lOO 1(5 107 31auritins, 6p. o, 1873 Jan. and July Do. 1 , 78 Do. !88•2, May 5, Nov. 1 lOl 108 109 Natal ';ov. o per cent lOO 105 107 N.B.Gov 6 p.c.Ja.&luly 100 88 92 91 N. ti. W. Gov. 5 p•c.,18e6 00 98 100 Do. 5 p.c. 18 Ito 1870 100 92 91 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1892 100 01 03 924 New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 103 105 per • Do. o cent...... Nova So tia Gov. 6p. c. sterling - , 1875 1(0 91 93 Queensland Gov. 6p. c. 100 102 104 104 S. Aus. Gov. 6 p,c 18 , 8-9 100 -- -- Do. 1878 & .pwards 1 0 105 107 Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. la &July 100 Do. do, pril & Oct lOO 100 110 log BRITISH MINES. 2 Cam Consul. (r old, Bin 1 Chiverton -- Clifford ,malgamated. 24) 31 Devon G. Cons. (Taoist. 1 580 59 Drake walls 2.1.0 ; East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 20 21 --- East Cara ton 2.14.6 14 15 as t Cant Brea 3 . 3.0 6 6 -- East Grenville 2.7.0 4 II Eact Love.l 2. 3.6 11 124 I'4 1 E. W'i Russell Javistk 9.10.6 34 44 G am.& StAubyn(Gwen. 604 4 6 4 Great L :xey, limited., all 19 10 Great South Tolgus 1.1.0 2 2 G. Wheal Vur heist 40 : , 06 311 Greuvil e 7.8.3 4 4! Ilerod's Foot .. 8.13 225 30 111ngston Downs 4.18.0 31 4 Margaret !Uny Lelant 96 5 7 Ilarke Valley 4.3.0 5 5 3 / 4 4 NI wyudy Iron Ore, lit 24 11 04 Nangiles New Se ton North Downs 3 - - North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett(lllogan 3.10.6 6 t North Wheal Crotty - - Prosper United 7.1.6 3 34 Pr vidence UnyL*l ant 10.6.7 33 35 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) ll 530 550 S.Wheal Fran. klllogan 18.18.9 2.) 25 Stray Park 30.17.6 15 17 Tin Croft 9 141 15.! West rassettallogan 11 7 3 / 4 81 • W. Caradon 414 skeard 9 7 8 West Chiverton ll 60 524 West Seton 476 190 100 Wheal Bassett 'lllogan 56 100 105 Wheal Butler (R,edruth 10 30 35 al Whea LudoAt 3.42.8 1 Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 11 13 Wheal Seto!' Wheal Trelawney (Lis. 7 19 20 -- Wheal 4 1 1 PREFEREN , Midland, Leicester and Hitch CE SHARES In 4 per ct., 91 CO PREFEEENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern 4i per cent. pr., 88} Great Northern 5 per cent. irrd., 105 j LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS Hull and Selby, 110 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Dutch Rhenish. 22j si rest Luxembourg, 124 Imperial Mexican, Rm., 3 Sanit'aulo (lim.), gua. 7 per cent., 174 FORIUGN MINES. United Mexican, lira., 4} Yudanamtutana of S. Australia, lim.,:ln BANNS. lliance 331 Bank of London,al474 61 7 Brazilian and Portuguese, lim.. 11 1 British and Californian, lim., 5i (:bartered Bank o nn r koa nd nd i tz d , London. Australia. onand Chartered an d China, China, 4 30 Consolidated Bans, lim., lot t Continental, lim. , 2 ; 1 Im p e rial Ottom an, 171 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 6 1 London and County, 72) 34 London, Hamburg, (ont. Exchange, Um., 5 London Joint Stock, 47 London and South African, 21) ni London and South-Western, , 22) London and %% estmi nster, 94 5 * Merchant Bank, dm., 2g, A: eiropolitan and Provincial Bank, lim.. 18 4 Provincial Corporation Banking, ulna , 3 1; South Eastern, lim., 12 Standard of BritishiSouthlAfrica, lira., 23i DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 631 MISCELLANEOUS. Bo r‘bay Gas, Um., 5i City offices, Um.. t/ Commercial Union, Insuran3e, 9 Credit Fonder and Mobilier of England, 101 Ditto, new, Eit Crystal. Palace, 36 Ebbw Vale, 71 Egyptian Com. and Trading, lim., 4j English and Scottish Marine, lira., 51 Gen. Credit and Finalize of London, Bra., 6) Hudson's Bay, 161 Humber Iron Wo:ks, 12 Imperi..l atercantile Credit A sso., lim.," • International Financial :•ociety, lira., 4' International .Land Credit, Lim.. 51 the quotation of gold at Paris is about 2 per mine pm., and the short exchange on, London is 25.22 i per £1 sterling. On comparing, these rates with the English Mint price of Li 17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is at about the same price in London and Paris. BY advion3 from Hamburg thg price of gold is 426 per marl and the short exchange, on London is 13.6) per .£1 sttrlin . Standard gold at the English Mint price is, theref. re, about 6.loths per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburg. 100 st { 20 201 10 100 [ 96, 98 129 130 5 6 ISIONS. 52 :4 102 103 P4T, 6 r 4b ti 9. 65 70 98 SOO 75 85 1( 0 102 101 iO3 102 103 173 IS 97 93 65 67 55 57 57 60 52 54 46 49 43 45 25 27 24 26 1021 1031 pr p pr p 100 i 101{ 8} 81 )2j 12c1 85 sO 77 t dl 100 101 93 95 88 9J - - 62 64 1(3 2} 102; IA 103 i 101 i 1001 THE binv, LONDON, MONDAY EVENIING, APRIL 3, 1865. MARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. As compared with the previous week, there was de cidedly less activity in the demand for wheat in the country markets. held on Saturday. All good and fine dry samples, however, changed hands, at full prices ; aid in tie value of inferior produce very little change took place. Fine barley was very firm, but most other articles moved off somewhat slowly, on former terms. Advices from th 3 Continent state that a fair business is doing in wheat and flour for shipment to the Conti nent, but at New York the corn trade generally con tinues in the most inactive state. The arrivals of English wheat to our market last week were very moderate. The imports from abroad consisted of 3,260 qrs. barley, 2,830 oats,'66s beans, 875 tares, 3,612 linseed, 3,958 oilseeds, 12 sundry seeds, and 50 sacks of flour. There was no import of foreign wheat, rye, peas, maize, or barrel flour. Fresh up to our market, to-day, the arrivals of English wheat from Essex exhibited a decided increase as com pared with Monday last ; but the receipts from Kent were only moderate. The condition of the former was good —of the latter, but middling. The weather having become more favourable for agricultu ral operations, and the re-opening of the navigation of the Baltic Sea and the American canals being speedily anticipated, the trade for all qualities of home-grown wheat was much quieter than on Monday last. At the close of business, however, a considerable proportion of the supply had been disposed of, and the late advance in prices in nearly all transactions was steadily supported. The supply of American wheat on the stands was small ; of continental produce but moderate. Millers operated somewhat more cautiously than on Monday last, and the total business transacted was rather limited. Prices, how ever, of all descriptions ruled firm and without change from last week. There was less activity in the demand for wheat afloat ; nevertheless, the late advance in prices was supported. Spring corn, to arrive, changed hands to a moderate ex tent, at full quotations. Good and fine barley—owing to the small supply on offer—sold readily, at extreme rates. Inferior barley, however, met a slow sale, at late prices, the supply on offer being tolerebly large. Nearly all descriptions of malt sold slowly, at late rates. The supply of oats on sale was but moderate. Both for English and foreign qualities the trade was firm, at fully last Monday's currency. The market was scantily supplied with beans, and the prices realised were fully equal to those current on Mon day last. Peas, the supply of which on sale was small, moved off stftadily, at full currencies: No change took place in the value of flour. The supply of barrels on sale was very small. English qualities and foreign sacks changed hands to a fair average extent. CURRENCY PER IMP. MEASURE. Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, 1863, per qr 398 to 42s Ditto, 1861 Ditto, white, 1863 123 474 Ditto, 1864 Norfolk and Lincoln, red, 1864 Ditto, 1883 Talavera, 1864 .. . 97a 523 Bye— 265 28s Barley—Grinding 22s 258 Malting Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk s4s 61s Brown Kingstown and W are 548 61s Chevalier k 64s t'sB . , Oats —Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding, 19s 23s Potato Youghal and Cork, black lBs 238 Cork, white Scotch, Feeding l7s 228 Beans—Tick Pigeons, Peas—Grey. .. 33s 368 Maple White 36s 38s Boilers.. ..., 345 378 fl ou r—Town-made, per 2801 b Suffolk 2BB 30s Stockton and Norfolk. 2ss 27s American, per barrel 2ls 25s METROPOLITAN CATTLE. There was a large supply of foreign stock on offer here to-day, in but middling condition. Sales progressed slowly, at drooping prices. The arrivals of beasts fresh up from our own grazing districts were only moderate, but the quality of most breeds was good. The supply from Scotland was in prime condition. _ _ From Ireland the receipts were limited. The beef trade was in a sluggish state, at a decline in the quotations, compared with Monday last, of 2d. per 81bs. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cardiganshire we received 1,700 Scots and crosses; from other parts of Eng land, 500 various breeds ; from Scotland, 375 Scots and crosses ; and from Ireland, 110 oxen and heifers. There was an increased supply of sheep in the pens. Most English breeds came to hand in good condition. The demand for them was somewhat heavy, at 2d. per 81bs. less money. Prime Downs and half-breds in the wool mostly sold at 6s 6d, whilst the top figure for shorn sheep was ss. 4d. per 81bs. La mbs were in moderate supply and sluggish request, at from 6s. to 7s. per 81bs. Calves moved off slowly, at 2d. per 81bs. beneath lasi rates. Prices ranged from 4s. 4d. to ss. 6d. per 81bs. Pigs, the supply of which was good, were dull, and 2d. per Blbs. lower. Port Natal, 4,916 Port Philip, 2,305 Sydney, 1,287 Laun ceston, 863 Adelaide, 1863 Port Augusta, and about 400 bales from Sundry ports. The following prices were realised at the recent public sales :—Australia—Fleeces, is ld to 2s 3d ; lambs, is ld to is 10d ; scoured and hand washed, is ld to 2s 6d ; unwashed, 7d to is. Port Philip —Fleeces, is 4d to 2s 4d ; lambs, is 2d to 2s 3d ; scoured and handwashed, is 2d to is 7d ; unwashed, 7d to is 2d Van Dieman's Land—Fleeces, is 4d to 2s 2d ; lambs, is 2d to 2s ld ; scoured and handwashed, 7d to ls. SOuth Aus tralia—Fleeces, is 3d to is 10d ; lambs, is 3d to is 10d ; scoured and handwashed, is 3d to 3s ; unwashed, 6d to is 2d ; locks, is 3d to Is sd. New Zealand—Fleeces, is 3d to 2s ld ; lambs, is ld to is 9d : scoured and handwashed, is 2d to 2s ; unwashed, 7d to is 2d. Swan River—Fleeces, is 2d to is lld ; lambs, is ld to is 7d; scoured and hand washed, is 4d to is 9d ; unwashed, 8d to is. Cape— Fleeces, is to 2d ; lambs, lid to is 9d ; scoured and hand washed, lid to 2s ; unwashed, lid to 10d per lb. Current prices of English wool per lb. sd s d Fle.oes Song' Down hozgets 110 111 Half-bred d 0... 2 1 2 2 Kent fleeces t-ontli Down ewes and wetbersl 8 1 10 Leice ter do 1 It 2 0 Soes -Clothing 1 6 I'll Combing..... 1 8 2 1 POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. EXTRAORDINARY CASE OP FRAUD.—Charles Young, a tall, well-dressed man, speaking with a foreign accent, who gave the address, No. 11, Burton-street, Pimlico, was charged before Mr.Tyrwhitt, on a warrant, with unlawfully conspiring, with another man not in custody, to obtain various sums of money from Varlow Rosenof, a Russian SPORTING NOTES. Both Liddington and Breadalbane have each in their turn occupied the position of first favourite for the T wo- Thousand Guineas during the last week. It is now almost certain that they will both take part in the race, but Lid dington has nothing to fear from Mr. Chaplin's horse. The Chelmsford Meeting turned out very successful. The Ring and Stand were well patronised, several of the lead ing London bookmakers being present, and speculation ruled heavy on many of the events. The talent opened in form, for Troublesome and Lytham were equal favourites for the Trial Stakes, and they ran first and second, but the Two Year Old Plate was an upset for them, as Ambition, upon the strength of the form she displayed a few days previously, caused her to have the call of the eight runners, at 6 to 4, and a determined race ter-; minated in her defeat by a filly by Fitz-Roland, out of Miss Bowzer, whose jockey was better up to his business than the rider of the favourite. Thais had the call of the eight starters for the Belhus Selling Stakes, and the contest was again of a most exciting description. The issue was left to the favourite and Neilgherry, and upon the last-named Jemmy Grimshaw outlisted Fordham, the sale of the winner after the race gave a good turn to the Race Fund. The Chelmer Handicap was the principal event of the Meeting, and the Earl of Surrey was much fancied from having run Dunkeld so closely at Doncaster. 6to 4 was taken about him, and of the others Grace Darling had the call. The " pot" was in trouble a long way from home, and the race proved an easy thing for Greenland, who was sold a few days ago at the Corner for 210 guineas, as well as Accident. The pair were the property of the notorious Ferdinand Hedworth Williamson, and the success of Greenland completely took Drewett, with whom he was located after his sale, by sur prise. Even money was laid upon Fickle for the T wo-yr- Old Plate, and Fordham and Jemmy Grimshaw, were again first and second, the latter steering Kingmaker, a young ster in the interest of Mr. Pardoe. He got home a head in front of Fickle, but it was afterwards discovered that he had carried 31b under weight, and the race was awarded to the favourite, whose sale benefited the Fund to the extent of nearly £3OO. On Wednesday the Boreham Plate for two-year-olds, the opening event, was run away with by the winner of the £lOO Plate, the Fitz-Roland filly, the four horses opposed to her being of very mode , rate calibre. The Stand Handicap was contested by seven of the twelve entered, and it resulted in the defeat of the favourite, Lady Kinghorn, by Bittern, who has thickened into a good-looking filly. The Springfield Stakes, a sell ing race for all ages, proved that those who backed King maker on the first day were right in their estimate of his capabilities, for he upset the odds betted on Thais very easily. The starting of Kingmaker was objected to by Mr. Pardoe's trainer, on the ground that having been dis qualified for the £lOO Plate on the previous day, Mr, Jennings had no right to claim him, but Admiral Rous gave his decision in favour of the winner. The Essex Stakes proved the correctness of the running for the Trial Stakes, for, after a dead heat between Lytham and Trouble some, the latter again won, but with very little to spare. The attendance at Lewes on Thursday was far from large. There were half-a-dozen races set for decision, and at half-past one the Meeting opened with the Welter Cup Handicap, which resulted in the defeat of the favourite by Llangollen, cleverly ridden by Mr. Whiteside, against Fordham on Warwick. The latter party were recompensed for their disappointment, for Birague upset a "a pot" en trusted to Indian Star, for the Castle Stakes, and was bought by Mr. Thelluson for a " fiver" over the entered selling price. The Two Year Old Stakes was the most interesting event of the day, and it produced ten runners, including Fickle, who carried a 51b penalty. William Pitt, by Prime Minister, out of May Morning, in the interest of Mr. Savile, had the call, but succumbed, after a close struggle, to Alberta, a fine filly, by King Tom, out of The Princess, who lost start at Qui Vive's race at Warwick. The Craven Handicap was booked a "moral" for Kangaroo, and he won so easily that 1,000 to 10 was accepted about him for the Derby two or three times. He will be remembered as the colt by Prime Minister, out of Yarra Yarra, who was talked of some months ago in connection with the "blue riband." Mr. Brayley started a couple out of the three that ran for the Selling Stakes, and he supplied the favourite in Ana dyomene, but Confusion beat his pair in the easiest manner, and added " fifty " to the gains of the Race Fund. The sports terminated with the Town Plate, which went to Queen Bee, hardly backed for a shilling. There were in quiries after Mail Train for the Northamptonshire in the course of the afternoon, and 100 to 7 would have been taken several times. On the second day there was a consider able falling off in the company, but the racing was superior to the first. It commenced with a match between Land of the West and Imogene on the T.Y.C., in which the former, notwithstanding his giving Imogene only 121 b for the year, suffered an easy defeat, odds being betted on the winner. The Maiden Stakes was contested by three=of the six entered, slight odds being betted on Redoubt, an importation from the sister isle, and a very good-looking colt, by Artillery out of Lady Caildon by Simoon, who beat Charmian very cleverly by three quarters of a length. The Innkeepers' Plate was contested by nine of the thirteen horses weighted, of whom Velute, Imogene, Benanoar, and Rosina were backed, but the latter was only able to divide the honours of the second place with Pegasus, the race being won cleverly by Imogene. The Sweepstakes for two and three year olds brought to the post seven of the fifteen horses entered, three of them of the former age, and one of whom, the Arethusa, in the home stable, was made the favourite. She, however, cut up badly, the finish being left to Jack o' Lantern and Birague, the latter of whom won cleverly by a length and a half, and was bought by Mr. Ten Broeck for 245 guineas. The Lewes Spring Handicap came next, and six of the nine horses coloured on the card ran, of whom East Lan cashire enjoyed most favour, and after him Greenland. The winner, however, turned up in a rank outsider, J evington, whose running at Chelmsford was overlooked by the talent; but-as he had 141 b. the best of the weights with Greenland, compared with those they met in Essex, he won cleverly by a neck. The largest field of the day ran for a £5O Sell ing Plate, which Shamrock, another Irish importation, won easily, with 10 to 1 agst him, and was subsequently bought by Lord St. Vincent for 180 gs, while Mr. Munday claimed Benanoar, and both Termagant and Mazaguzo were sold at auction. The small Selling Handicap was won by Con fusion, who was also fancied by Lord St. Vincent, who bought him for 130 gs ; and the meeting was brought to a close with a Scurry Handicap, which the favourite Jun eaton won out of the fire in the last half-dozen strides. The betting on future events was limited to the North amptonshire, the Stakes, for which there were plenty of offers to take 8 to 1 about Mail Train, while 10 to .1 was taken about Skeffington, and 25 to 1 about Gibraltar. The first legitimate meeting of the season, the Northamp tonshire, commences to-morrow. The field for the Great Northamptonshire Stakes will, in all likelihood, comprise most of the following:— Age st lb. Jockey. Dr. Syntax Gibraltar Mail Train Fantail Black Deer Planet Beaver Nuneaton Gaily S cam= der 5 7 8 H. Grimshaw. The Brewer Alabama Battaglia Hartley John Davis Huntsman's Daughter 5 7 1 E. Taylor. Discretion 3 6 6 Elphick Spring Gun Swordsman Never since the race was instituted has there been so many dead horses in the market. First Skeffington, then Thalestris, then Verger, then Acturus, then the Marquis of Hastings with his nasty Organ Grinder, and, as a climax to the whole, there is William Day travelling by the Mail Train, who, by the way, is supposed to be in reserve for the City and Suburban Handicap. Gibraltar ran a great horse at Warwick, and is almost certain to get a place, if not the actual winner. John Davis has been knocked about in the betting to make room for the demonstrations made in favour of Mail Train and The Grinder. Now that the latter is scratched, and the former is following fast in his footsteps, a reaction has set in, and he now occupies the position of first favourite. He is certain to occupy a prominent place in the race. Battaglia is in the same stable as Gratitude, and ought to run well. She only scored one win last year in the Park Hill Stakes (a weight for age race) at Doncaster, but there were several good horses behind her, including Molly Carew, Bandarilla, and Sister to The Drake. Her owner fancies her much, and sho is backed for genuine money. Swordsman is one of the best bred horses in the race, and will be steered by that accom plished horseman, Jemmy Grimshaw. He has been backed in good quarters, and those investing on him will be sure of an honest run, which is more than can be said of three fourths of the horses engaged in the race. Hartley I re commended last week, when 20 to 1 could be got about him. He has slightly retrograded in the betting, owing to the increased support awarded to other horses, but l expect he will be a thorn in the side of the favourites. Gaily has an outside chance. The four that I anticipate will occupy the foremost positions are JoirN DAVIS, HARTLEY, SWORDS MAN, and BATTAGLIA. To forestall the judge in his deci sion, I will place SWORDSMAN 1 BATTAGLIA 2 HARTLEY or JOHN DAVIS 3 _ . Tho Whittlebury Stakes will be won by Brahma or Qui Vive, and the Stand Plate by Greenland or Lansdown• Paris and Linda have not been everweighted for Earl Spencer's Plate. The Northamptonshire Cup Stakes has both Oldminstor and Dunkeld engaged, which one of them ought to win. A FRESH MAN. The Gun-cotton Committee have been trying further experiments with this highly explosive material, and there seems to be every hope of its being used instead of powder, as a bursting charge for shells, and also as a mine in the torpedos and other similar vessels, which are expected to be largely employed in any future naval war. —Army and Navy Gazette. Per 81b to sink the offal. s de d t s de d Crse. & inf. beasts... 3 4 3 to l Pme crs-wool sheep 5 10 6 2 second quality do .. E u 4 4 Prime s'thaown , u 0.6 4 6 6 Prime large oxeu ..4 6 4 s La ge coarse calvcs.4 4 5 0 Prime belts. &c.... 4 10 5 0 Pr.me small d0......5 2 5 6 Crse. and int. sueep.4 4 5 0 Large hugs .3 4 4 0 second quality do ..5 2 5 8 Brnall porkers 4 4 td to 7, Od. Suzlcling calves, 19s to 228 ; and quarter-old store pigs, 20s .o 23s each. _ _ _ Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. Beasts 1 370 Beats • - 4,18 Cc ws Cows. Sheep Calves 127 Ua vea Pigs 370 Pigs llO The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week, amounted to 9,527 head. In the corresponding week in 1864, we received 4,115; in 1863, 6,130; in 1862, 2,252; in 1861, 3,258 ; and in 1860, 2,114 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs 31 ... Beasts. Antwerp Boulogne 137 228 ... ... Bremen Calais Cadiz Dordt. Dunkirk Hamburg Harlingen 390 ... Ostend b4 ... 260 Rotterdam 697 ... 818 Op0rt0... Vigo - 060 ••• - ... 12 •• - ~ 419 - ~. 27 8 -- 65 ...125 ''—' goo• "• Total 1604 ... 5533 ... ... 104 ...2286 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1864 1863 296 ... 5344 m 40 ... 423 ... 27 1862 1861 219 ... 2999 ... ... 21 ... 69 1860 282 ... 1559 ... ... 252 ~. 30 A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market on Monday, April 4, 1864, and this day, Monday, April 3, 1865. Per Sibs. to sink the offal. April 4, April 3, 1864. 1865. Coarse and inferior beasts 3 4to 3 8 3 4t03 10 Second quality do. Prime large oxen 4 4 4.6 4 6 4 8 Prime Scots, &a. Coarse and inferior sheep Second quality do. Prime coarse-woolled do. Prime Southdown do 5lO 6 0 6 4 6 6 Lambs Large coarse calves 4 4 5 0 4 4 5 0 Prime small do. Large hogs Neat small porkers 4 2 4 6 4 2 4 8 Beasts 4,310 Sheep 22,870 Calves Pigs SUPPLIES ON SALE, April 6, 1863.—Beasts, 3,410 — sheep and lambs, 19,720—calves, 82—pigs, 360. April 7, 1862—Beasts, 3,63 o—sheep and lambs, 23,830 — calves, 167—pigs, 540. NEWGATE AND LEADENIIALL. Fair average supplies of meat are on sale at these mar kets, and the trade for most descriptions rules inactive, at slightly reduced prices, as compared with Monday last. Per 81b by the carcase. sdscl scled Inferior beef 3 0 3 4 Inferior mutten....3 8 4 0 Middling do.. 363 10 Middling mutton-4 24 6 Prime large do. , 4 0 4 2 Prime do 4 8 4 10 Prime small d0....4 4 4 6 Veal 3 10 4 8 Large pork 3 4 4 4 Small pork. 4 6 4 10 BOROUGH HOP. Nearly all qualities of last year's English hops—the sup ply of which on sale is smal.—are in steady request, and prices rule firm. The best foreign hops are in fair demand at 101 l currencies ; but infeHor foreign hops, including old hops, are a dull inquiry. The import into London, last week, was 109 bales from Bremen ; 4 Hamburg ; 66 Rot terdam ; and 1 bale from Brussels. Mid and East Kent ..... lUs to 200 s per owt. Weald of Kent Sussex Yearlings llOB to MA Bavarian American 9oa to 1348 WOOL. Since the close of the public sales of colonial wool very little business has been done either in Cape or Australian produce in the private contract market ; nevertheless, all good and fine qualities are firm in price, notwithstanding that about 140,000 bales will be brought forward at the next series of sales, which will probably be commenced on the 11th of May. The quantity of produce taken by con tinental buyers at the recent auctions was about 30,000 bales. In the English wool trade there is continued de pression to report, and the small amount of business doing is at fully the late decline in prices. The imports into London last week was 6,730 bales from Algoa Bay, 376 BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Moderate supplies of potatoes are in sale at these markets. For nearly all qualities there is a steady demand at about stationary prices. Last week's import was 78 tons from Caen ; 198 bags from Calais ; 250 tons Havre; 110 tons Dieppe ; 222 tons Dunkirk; 170 tons Rouen ; and 10 bags from Harkness. Per toi Yorkshire Regents ....... . Flukes 130 s to 15 s Rocks .... 90s to iCOs Scotch Regents. 9es to :00s Rocks Dunbar Regents. lO 's to 120 s Foreign B. sto 70s SEEDS. There was a fair average business passing in most agri cultural seeds at full prices. The supply of canary seed was large. The inquiry was limited at about late rates. In the value of East India linseed and rapeseed no change took place. Cotton seed cakes were in short supply and steady request at full prices. Linseed and rapeseed cakes changed hands to a fair extent, and the quotatiOns ruled firm. urnip,White,p.bus.as to 22s Swede —8 —8 Mustard, Brown --a - - s White, Tares, Spring —B —a New winter, bush 9b lOs Canary, per quarter 4-18 503 aye grass Clover, Red Eng., ct. 62s- .12 ;a White Foreign Red sts 7os White s6a 803 Trefoil Carraway 338 338 Coriander Herapseed, per qr 4os 43s Linseed,Eng.sowing 70a 7.3 Crushing 608 61s Baltic - —s —s Odessa —s -s Linseed Cake, p ton —s —s English ......£lO Os £ll Os Foreign £9los £ll Os Rape Cakes,p ton £5 Os £5 108 Rapeseed, ue w,pr qr 71s 78s TALLOW. The tallow trade is dull to-day, and a further decline has taken place in prices. P.Y.C. is now quoted at 40s. per ewt. on the spot. Town tallow commands 40e. 6d. net cash. Rough fat is selling at 2s. id. per 8 lba Particulars. 2 1851. 186! 18E3. 1864. 18E5. ----- Stock this day.... 71.735 40,305 43.626 , 5055 39,f82 53501 to 4686.1 lo 43361 t 0 ,41894 so 40s Od to Price of Y.C. .. 1 586 6d 46s 34 43s 9d —s Od —s Od Delivery lastweek 733 2,436 945 700 1,365 Ditto from June 1 69,355 107,407 7.5 6 66,_66 82,030 Arrivals last week 225 1,423 75 227 780 Ditto from June 1 113,927 90,957 75,903 82.474 76,691 Price of Town.... 5s 61 48s 64 45s Od , 13s 9d , 43s Od courier. Mr. Edward Dillon Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, appeared for the prosecutor, and said the charge against the prisoner was for conspiracy, with another man not in custody, who called himself a Russian count, to defraud the prosecutor of various sums of money amounting to £45. The prosecutor was a courier and a valet, and having left his situation in January last was introduced by the prisoner and other men to a person who called himself a Russian Count—the Count do Vidoff—but who in reality was only a skittle-sharper, and who doubtless was in the habit of changing roles with the prisoner, and taking the part of the prisoner's servant, while at other times he was the prisoner's master ; and, under the feeling that the alleged Count was really the person he was represented to be, the prosecutor was induced to part with various sums, in all about £45. , Mr. Tyrwhitt—Wo are beginning_ early in the season with Counts. (Laughter.) Prosecutor—l was seeking a situation in the middle of January, and the prisoner introduced me to a person who said he was a Russian count. He asked me if I would like to go to Russia. I said I should, and the Count showed me a 12,000 rouble note, and said I was to go to Itursia for the money. Tho Count said I was to go to an hotel, and the ,next day came to it and asked me for £25. I said I could not give him that amount, but I could give £lO. The prisoner was present on each occa sion. I gave the Count £lO. The Count spoke in Rus sian, and engaged me to go to St. Petersburg. The pri soner also speaks Russian. The next day the Count, in the prisoner's presence, asked me for some more money at the same hotel, the St. James's Hotel, and I gave the Count £6. They did not give me the Russian document for the roubles. They got about £45 altogether from me. I saw them both, they being always together, and talking, and eating, and drinking together, about a month ago, at the St. James's Hotel. The Count then asked for £2, and I told him I could give it him, but gave him,Xl. I did not see them again. Mr. Tyrwhitt—What induced you to part with the money ? Prosecutor—The fact of the document for the roubles being shown me, and being engaged by the count to go to Russia to get the money. I met the prisoner since, and he then told me that his master would repay me. By Mr. Lewis—When I last saw them they made an ap pointment to return and arrange for my going to Russia. I should not have parted with money, but that I thought I was going to Russia as the count's agent, and that the document was genuine. Police-constable Win. Gordon, 33 apprehended the prisoner last night at Burton-street, Pimlico. 1 know the prisoner and the person calling himself " The Count" to be associated with skittle sharpers. I have known them some time. Prisoner said the Count would pay the money. Mr. Lewis—l have now to ask for a remand that we may apprehend the other man. _ Mr. Tyrwhitt—Officer, do you believe the other man to be a Russian ? Gordon—l do not. Mr. Tyrwhitt—Tho prisoner will be remanded for a 'week. THAMES. SUSPICIOUS DEATH.--John Somdorf, a German skin dresser, aged 36 years, and lately dwelling in a court in Cable-street, Whitechapel, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with the wilful murder of a woman named Emma Jones, alias Scotty, of 7, Flower and Dean-street, Spital fields. The deceased left her home at eight o'clock on Saturday evening in good health. An hour afterwards she was drinking with the prisoner in a beer-shop. He continued in her company until one o'clock on Sunday morning, when he was seen pushing her along from the Fir-tree public house in Church-lane, Whitechapel, which had been for some time closed, to Back Church-lane, a distance of less than a quarter of a mile. He used her very roughly, and she seemed anxious to get away from him, but he drove her along the footpath until she met with a female into whose arms she fell, and never moved or spoke afterwards, Dr. Bridget, a medical gentleman, dwelling a few paces from the spot, was immediately fetched, and he pronounced her to be dead. The evidence showed that there were marks of violence on the body, and that the prisoner acted with great roughness and brutality to the deceased. When the charge was read to him by Inspector Holloway, of the H division, he made no answer, and pretended to be igno rant of the English language, although he has been a long time in this country, and was known to Wive conversed in English. _ After a long investigation Mr. Paget remanded the pri• soner for a week, CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY.—The fiftieth quarterly meeting of the shareholders of this society will take place at the offices on Tuesday, the 4th of April, at two o'clock precisely ; Viscount Ranelagh in the chair. ALTERATIONS IN THE SHIPS ROYAL SOVEREIGN AND PRINCE CONSORT.--It appears from a Parlia mentary return that the cost of the alterations and repairs executed on the Royal Sovereign since her return from her cruise, last autumn, is £3,845. The expense of the altera tions executed on the Prince Consort, since her return amount to £7,107 18s. Bd. It seems that the cost of alter ing the Royal Alfred from the ordinary broadside to her present arrangement is £14,912. 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NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 7to 1 agst Mail Train (taken freely) 10 to 1 agst Skeffington (taken and offered) 12 to 1 agst John Davis (taken) 100 to 8 agst Hartley (taken and offered) 100 to 7 agst Battaglia (offered) 100 to 6 agst Swordsman (taken) 25 to 1 agst Spring Gun (offered) 30 to 1 agst Fantail (taken) 40 to 1 agst Scamander (taken) 40 to 1 agst Vest colt (offered) TWO THOUSAND. 7to 2 agst Liddington (taken) CHESTER CUP. 12 to 1 agst Lion (taken) 100 to 6 agst Gratitude (offered) 22 to 1 agst uighflyer's dam colt (taken) 33 to 1 agst La Toucques (taken) THE DERBY. 30 to 1 agst Longdown (taken) 40 to 1 agst Brahma (taken) Skeffington was stratched out of the Northamptonshire St4lKes at 9 a.m. this morning (Saturday), and Filibuster oui of St. Liz Handicap at the same hour. BETTING AT MANCHESTER-SATURDAY. Fluctuations in the betting on the Northamptonshire Stakes were once more the order of the day. Mail Train declined to 100 to 7 (taken), and, at one time, 5 to 1 was accepted freely about John Davis. Finally, however, 6 to 1 was laid against John Davis, and Swordsman closed the favourite at 5 to 1. Huntsman's Daughter was firm at 100 to 8 ; and 20 to 1 would have been taken freely about Gibraltar had that figure been forthcoming, but 100 to 6 was the highest offer against him. Hartley, with out any large sums being laid, declined to 20 to 1 (taken and offered), and that price was accepted to small sums about Scamander. Skeffington, who was reported to have been " scratched," was scarcely mentioned. For the City and Suburban Handicap the principal investments wore in favour of The Grinder and Lampoon, both of whom are supported in good quarters. 10 to 1 was offered on the field for the Chester Cup, but the only horses backed were the Highflyer's dam colt and The Grinder, 25 to 1 being taken freely about the last-named candidate. For the Two Thousand Guineas both Breadalbane and Broomielaw were invested on, 100 to 30beingaccepted about Breadalbane, and 20 to . 1 Broomielaw. The horses in request for the Derby were Breadalbane, Liddington, The Oppressor, and Brahma, 35 to 1 being taken freely about the latter. Closing prices : NORTHAMPToxSIIMB. sto 1 agst Swordsman (taken) 6to 1 agst John Davis (taken and offered) 100 to 8 agst Huntsman's Daughter (taken and off) 100 to 7 agst Mail Train (taken) 100 to 6 agst Gibraltar (offered—take 20 to 1) 20 to 1 agst Scamander (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Hartley (taken and offered) CITY AND SUBURBAN. 10 to 1 agst Mo3stissima filly (offered) 22 to 1 agst Grinder (taken) 25 to 1 agst Lampoon (taken freely) 30 to 1 agst Swordsman (offered) 40 to 1 agst Master Richard (taken) 50 to 1 agst Argonaut (taken) 66 to 1 agst The Count (taken) CHESTER CUP. 10 to 1 agst Lord Zetland (offered) 11 to 1 agst Lion (offered) 22 to 1 agst Highflyer's dam colt (taken) 25 to 1 agst Grinder (taken freely) THE TWO THOUSAND. 100 to 30 agst Breadalbane (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Broomielaw (taken) THE DERBY. 6to 1 agst Breadalbane (taken freely) 13 to 2 agst Liddington (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst The Duke (offered) 25 to 1 agst Oppressor (taken freely) 100 to 8 agst Chattanooga (taken and offered) 35 to 1 agst Brahma (taken freely) 40 to 1 agst Broomielaw (offered) RES FOR 1865. Canterbury Spring Abergavenny 2O Thirsk 2l Cardiff 25 Epsom Spring Bath 23 Harpenden 26 Epsom 3O Hampton 2l Newton Newcastle Odiham Bidbury i 2B Stockbridge Nottingham Southampton l9 Chesterfield RACING FIXT Vincennes Northampton 4 Croxton Park 7 Newmarket Craven l7 Durham Newmarket Ist Spring 1 Chester 9 York Spring Salisbury l.B Vincennes Chelmsford 7 Manchester Summer Ascot l3 Beverley l4 Liverpool Alexandra Park 2O Newmarket July Carlisle Worcester Abingdon Stamford l3 Down Royal Corp - Winchester lB THE UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE. The public anxiety to see the rowing of the Cambridge men over the course at Putney was on Saturday gratified. The crew arrived at noon, and took up their quarters, as usual, at Mrs. Baker's, the Star and Garter Tavern. Owing to the absence of Mr. Griffiths, who was unable to leave his University, with the rest of the crew, they did not go out until six in the evening. There was a vast concourse at Putney, the fineness of the weather, coupled with the anxiety to witness the d,ebtit of the Cantabs there, as well as to have a look at the Oxonians in their training, and the desire of others, more or less interested, to see the an nounced procession of a great number of the metropolitan clubs, who had inaugurated their opening of the season on that day, having drawn together the large assemblage. The Oxonians went out in the morning, and rowed up against the tide nearly to Hammersmith bridge, when they turned and came down at a good pace. It was not a time trial, but merely practice. In the afternoon they again went up as far as Chiswick, rowing very steadily and well at about 36 strokes per minute. _ _ _ The Cantabs went away from Simmond's yard at 6, and went up the course at once. In our review of their per formance let it be borne in mind that this was their first day over the course after having travelled from Cambridge. They started very slowly, and their pace up to the point was 30 strokes per minute. It had been reported generally that they would be all abroad if the day should be rough when the race was rowed, and the public were conse quently surprised to find that their action was lofty enough for any reasonable weather. The stroke feathers full high, and there is much uniformity of action in the crew, though there is certainly great room for improvement. There is a jerking motion which makes the boat hang at the end of the stroke, so that she does not pursue her way steadily, but it is a very fine crew, and its trial on Saturday leads to the conclusion that it is a vast improvement upon that of last year. They rowed from Barnes-bridge, finishing the upper course with 36 strokes per minute. They then turned and came down against the tide,practising starts and short spurts of rowing. They went up to 38 strokes per minute in these spurts, but they invariably started slowly, although not badly. They encountered some lumpy water in their way over from the Crab-tree to Hammersmith-bridge, and went through it very well. They did not exhibit the power which is now so apparent in the Oxford boat, but we must repeat that they were rowing under the disadvantage of fatigue. The general impression created by the work of the crew was favourable. They are very fine men, who look as though there was enough in them to stand the wear and tear of the next week's hard training, which will be watched with much interest. Betting is 5t04 on Oxford. Subjoined are the crews, with their weights : OXFORD st lb 1. Mr. R. T. Raikes, Merton 11 1 2. Mr. P. Senhouse, Christ Church 11 2 • 3. Mr. E. F. Henley, Oriel 12 13 4. Mr. G. G. Coventry, Pembroke... 11 12 5. Mr. A. Morrison, 8a11i01... 12 6 6. Mr. T. Wood, Pembroke 12 2 7. Mr. H. Schneider, Trinity 11 11 8. Mr. M. Brown, Trinity ... ••• 11 4 C. E. W. Tottenham, Ch. Ch (cox.) • 713 st lb CAMBRIDGE. 1. Mr. H. Watney, St. John's... 11 2 2. Mr. M. H. Beebee, St. Joh n ' s 0 3. Mr. E. V. Piggott, Corpus ..• .. 12 0 4. Mr. R. A. Kinglake, T rinit y ... 12 9 5. Mr. D. F. Steavenson, Trinity h all ... 12 6 6. Mr. G. H. Borthwick, Trinity ... ••• 2 1 2 7. Mr. W. R. Griff iths, Trinity 11 11 8. Mr. C. B. Lawns, Trinity 11 10 Mr. F. IL Archer, Corpus Christi (cox.) 7 3 There were 15 of the metropolitan clubs who appeared at the opening of the season, and they were led by the 12- oared boat of the London Rowing Club, manned by the c aptains of the 12 principal clubs, and followed by a ten and several eight and four -oared boats, there being above 20 of the latter. There were the usual number of flags and a vast number of spectator; but from the instructions either being misunderstood or disobeyed there was much disorder and entanglement, though fortunately no accident occurred. [ADVERTISEMENTS.] Nov ready, price 2s. 6d., by post 2s. Bd., "BAILY's Tun.? GUIDE." Spring edition, 1865. London :A. H. Baily, Cornhill. G. R. OLEXIE, Sporting Library, 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park, supplies the Latest Edition of " TILE Sus" ound the Royal Oak and Notting-hill by eight o'clock. Baily's Spring Turf Guide, this day, 2s. 6d. post free. — Commissions executed. Fashions for April. (From Le Follet.) As, in the winter, we found the Grecian style revived in coiffures and afterwards in vestes, we have now to chronicle its re-appearance in dresses. The body ala Grecque will be very much in favour, especially for young ladies. We are assured that, even for at-home dress during the day. time, low dresses will be much worn_ of course, with guimpe and sleeves. However, as many ladies will not easily resign the pretty little vestes which have been so admired, plain bodies will also be in vogue. They will be made low, and covered with a veste of lace, of tulle worked with beads, or of embroidered muslin. These are charming when made of lace, and finished of with a lace sash tied behind, and falling in wide ends upon the skirt. They are destined, we believe, during the summer to replace the pelerin which, without contra diction, is less elegant. Already they are fashionable for evening, theatre, or dinner dress. They will be, also, lined with taffetas, of a colour suitable to the pattern or trim ming on the dress ; and round the edge of the lining will be placed a ruche of ribbon to match, over which will - fall the border of the lace. Under a veste in this style a chemisette of mainsook should be worn, held in at the waist by a wide ceinture. These do not exclude the square polerin at pre sent, and perhaps the latter is more suitable for elderly ladies. For morning dress, tight sleeves are still in vogue. The enemies of crinoline will yet have same time to wait before their ideas triumph. Skirts are made with as much train and as full as ever, and must have well-made crinolines to give there an air of elegance. Bodies with band also not yet proscribed, and the cein tures are much ornamented either with beads, or passenten terie, &c. As to outdoor costume, one thing we may positively aver, that paletots, &c., will be very' short—excessively so for morning dress, when they will be of the same material as the dress. From general details we proceed to our monthly list of dresses, suitable for various occasions. A robe of grey taffetas, with a rather wide flounce round the bottom, headed by an insertion of passementerie worked with beads ; and in each plait of the flounce a patte of pas sementerie. High body, with a square bisque and tight sleeves, with trimmings of passementerie. A very elegant dress, of a beautiful blue poldt de sole made with two skirts. Round the bottom of each is a series of bouquets, embroidered in white silk, but the upper skirt has also a wide white Thibet fringe. High body, with bouquets matching those on the skirts, worked in the form to imitate a veste. Long sash to match, tied behind with two long ends trimmed with Thibet fringe. Sleeves a coude. A black taffetas dress : the bottom of the skirt trimmed with bias pieces of white taffetas, put on with jet beads. High body, upon which similar bias pieces form a Swiss corselet ; and also trim round the arm hole ; tight sleeves ; ztua roma' of whit. 44,1fotits t ornamented with jet beads. A robe of poplin, medium coloured green : above u hem is placed a wide insertion of lace, trimmed on each side with a band of black taffetas ; straight at the edgo nearest the insertion, the opposite edge being cut in wide scallops. The bottom and top of the sleeves are trimmed to match. A brown taffetas dress : the bottom of the skirt edged round with a thick cord ; a ceinturo of passementerie, with two long pattes hanging from it down each side of the front of the skirt. At the bottom of the sleevesare revers, formed also of passenzenterie, and at the top jockeys to match. Round the arm hole a cord, like that at the bot tom of the skirt, though perhaps not quite so thick. A black taffetas dress, trimmed round the bottOm with a ruche of velvet ribbon, .above which, at equal distance; are placed pattes of taffeta; covered over with boucles of the same ribbon. A drab moire dress : each breadth trimmed up about half a yard with an Oriental style of ornament, formed of rich-coloured maroon velvet and steel beads. The body is a kind of vests, very open, with tight sleeves trimmed in the same style as the skirt ; and with it is worn a waist coat of maroon velvet, with long basques and steel buttons. An elegant visiting dress of violet satin : the skirt trimmed in wide scallops, formed with ruches of black velvet. A second row of scallops is made of violet fringe, with jet beads. High body, with a velvet sash tied behind in two long ends, edged with fringe. Tight plain sleeves. A robe of blue poult de sole: the start trimmed with a band of blue velvet, headed by a passementerie of steel beads. Another band of velvet, and a similar passementerie is placed higher up the shirt, and carried up the left side in the style of a tunic a la Grecque. An evening dress of white tartalan, suitable for a young girl. It is bouillonnee round the bottom, and over it is a tunic of narrow pink and white striped foulard, edged with a niche of pink taffetas, of which tho centre is formed by a row of pearl beads. This tunic is caught up at the left side by a pink bow and strings of pearls. A corselet to match, and drapery of tarlatan ; and, in the hair, pink bandelettes, embroidered with pearl beads. A ball dress of mauve tulle, with three flounces, rather more than a quarter of a yard wide, bordered with a bias of maize-coloured satin. Over the tulle skirt is a lace tunic, caught up at the side by a garland of flowers. Crosage empire, with drapery and bows of maize satin on the shoulders from which hang pendants of flowers. A dress of white tulle, with a tunic of white poult de sole, trimmed with a flounce of Chantilly lace, 'headed by a plaiting of white satin. The body low, with drapery. A robe of Pompadour satin, with flowers of three shades of lilac on a white ground. Skirt cut a l'empire, ruched with lilac crape. Pointed body, with drapery of lilac crape, crossed by rows of pearl beds, and finished off by a pearl fringe. A toilet of white gauze, trimmed round the skirt with nine bias folds of pink silk, each ending in a steel fringe. Over this skirt of tulle falls a tunic of pink silk, cut in deep scallops, and edged with a steel fringe. Low body, with centure Tallien, tied in a bow at the back ; with a similar bow at the side, fastened with an ornament formed of shells. The stomacher is trimmed with bouillonnes and ruches of tulle. Head-dress of pink velvet worked with steel. A dress of white tulle over tulle poncoau, with two flounces of English lace placed over light bonillonnes of tulle. Corselet of ponceau satin, with seven long ends, trimmed with a fringe of marabouts and crystal beads. The inclemency of the weather has prevented any great change in the materials employed for bonnets Those for the present month are, if possible, smaller than those worn last month, and may be described as fanchons on the top of the head, with, in some cases, a fall of lace at the back ; but in most cases the whole of the back hair is left uncovered. However, we must confess that the present style is almost universally becoming, and the Marie Stuart fanchon is peculiarly becoming to a young face. Black tulle bonnets seem much in favour ; thus a capote of black tulle worked with gold beads, chignon of blue flowers falling over a coquille sf black lace, and a bow of narrow ribbon. Black tulle, gold beads, and blue flowers inside. Light blue crape bonnet. A plating of craps round the front, from which are suspended small ornaments of crystal. At the back a coquille of ribbon and craps, with white honeysuckle and frosted leaves hanging in long wreaths. The inside trimmed with blue crape and honeysuckle. A drawn bonnet of green crape, with a plait of the same round the front edge, forming a diadem in front. A black feather, shaded with gold and black, producing a charming effect, is placed across the front it la Espagnole. At the back, a plait of white crape, with a bow of green ribbon. A capote of white crape, trimmed with a fanchon of white silk, cut in three points, and edged with a narrow ruche of cut silk. Wide strings of the same, trimmed to match. over strings of cerise ribbon, with trimming of the same inside. The same bonnet may be reproduced with good effect in white crape and coloured silk or satin, or colciur. d crape and white satin or silk. Nor is it less elegant if the ca pote be made with black tulle, and the fanchon of coloured silk. A pink crape bonnet, composed of several rows of bouil lonnes, under which are placed bands of pink ribbon. Round the front edge a double ruche of pink crape, inside and outside the front. At the back, hanging bows of pink ribbon. Strings of pink ribbon, and a full-blown white rose over the forehead. A capote of white tulle, embroidered in large beads of dead gold, with long branches of jasamine carried from the front to the back. The jasamine is poudre with beads. A b o w of black lace at the back. In the inside a torsade of blue velvet and branches of jasamine. A capote of black tulle, worked with steel, trimmed at the back with a bow of black lace and steel ornaments. The strings are embroidered with steel, and the inside trimmed w ith tulle worked with s t ee l , a fringe of steel, and a coloured flower. The first annual general meeting of shareholders of the British and Californian Banking Company was held to-day. Th e re port presented stated that the balance sheet of the bank to the 31st December, 1864, showing at the credit of Profit and Loss Account the sum of £6,231 17s. 3d., from which the deduction of the current expenses, amounting to £2,362 .75., leave an available balance of £3,869 10s. 3d. In the report addressed to the shareholders on the 12th December last, the directors gave an outline of their proceeding up to that date. They have now to state that the Branch in San Francisco commenced business in their own premises under the management of Mr. Henry S. Babcock, at the end of November, consequently the accompanying accounts only include the results of a few weeks' operations in California. The paid up capital of the bank on the 31st December amounted to £lOO,OOO, since which time the first call of £50,000 has become due, and has been well responded to. The advices from San Francisco respecting the development of local and general business are satisfactory, and the arrangements concluded with banks and commercial firms of eminence, in the different localities connected with the trade of California, promise to be of importance, and have already begun to bear profitable results. The directors now declare a dividend of 3s. per share, free of income-tax, payable to the proprietors on and after the 10th April, which will absorb £3,000, and leave £869 10s. 3d. to be carried for ward to the credit of profit and loss new account. onths arcial ue of long- Ely 25 worth 3, 80. better '0 the wil )grese onger ad all snood short lay. I