The Sun. — London, England, 1866-12-17 00:00:00

br. iday. ace and -,eopold, issia ar- before b in the lighness n many rorn the support he shore them, I hum of I handy Institu- in J. B• with the , a lue of bee" pent ill aOnn eC T )n, wa s vith tilt) lugg er h waa a y last , ore the robab l i lifebelt• , 32 coo- MONEY MARKET A NI) 0 NI :ITE TWELVE O'CLOCK. There is a full demand for discount accommoda tion, and the rates are very firm at about 4 per cent., With a few transactions fractionally lower. Gold to the amount of £4,000 was received at the Bank of England, on Saturday. The "Aleppo" has arrived from New York with £26,700 in specie, and the " Africa," from Boston and Halifax, with about £l,OOO. The London Agency of the Imperial Ottoman Bank has received telegraphic advice from Con stantinople that the official announcement by the Turkish Government of the payment of the divi dend, due 13th January next, on the general debt (Five per Cent. Stock), is on its way to London. Messrs. J. Thomson, T. Bonar, and Co., have notified the payment of the half-yearly dividend, due on the Ist January', on the Peruvian 41 per Cent. Loan, 1862 ; also on the Consolidated 5 per Cent. Loan, 1865. The fourth half yearly redemp tion at par of bonds, amounting to £269,200, will be drawn on the Ist January, making a total of £1,038,100 redeemed. Advices from Manchester announce the failure of Messrs. James Schofield and Son, cotton spinners, of Oldham. The liabilities are stated to be about 4,30,000 to £40,000. The letters of allotment of the shares in the Liquid Metre Company were posted on Saturday evening. The general business of the port of London last Week continued dull. At the Custom House 221 vessels were reported as having arrived from foreign Ports, but there were no arrivals from Ireland. The entries outwards comprised 90 vessels, and those Cleared were 122, of which 23 were despatched in ballast The departures for the Australian colonies have been 4 vessels, viz., 1 to Sydney, Ito Port and 2 to New Zealand, with an aggregate tonnage of 2,277. Fro m the manufacturing districts the accounts for the past week have been of a varied character. At Manchester a firmer tone has prevailed, and a fair amount of business has been done in both cloths and yarns, at fully late rates. In the woollen trade of Leeds, Bradford, and Huddersfield there has not been much animation, the operations entered into h aving been merely to supply immediate home re quirements, and prices have not varied to any great extent. The hosiery and lace trades of Leicester and Nottingham hare been seasonably active, and late rates have been fully maintained for useful goods. In the hardware districts of Birmingham, Sheffield, and Wolverhampton there has been very little improvement, and continued activity has pre vailed in most departments, the orders received being c4 lely confined to immediate home demands. Two o'CLocK. According to Reuter's telegram from Paris to day, the French Rentes were 68f. 95c. ex coupon. Last week there was an advance of no less than per cent. in the marketable value of Consols—i b eing added on Saturday to the improvement—but this morning there have been a few sales to realise profits, and a fractional relapse has ensued. The latest quotations are 88i 89 for money, and 89 for the account. In the Corn Market, to-day, there was a very good a ttendance, and a fair amount of business has been done in home-grown wheat, at an advance of ls. Per quarter. Foreign wheat was also held for a similar advance in price. In the Foreign department of the Stock Ex change business is still limited, though prices have slightly improved. Turkish 5 per Cents. have ad vanced 1, to 321 33f ; Greek, 1, to 134 14; ; Italian, 1, to 55; 56 ; Spanish Passive, f, to 201 8 ; and the Certificates, i t , to 13; 14. Mexican Bonds remain firm at 188 : I. The New Russian Loan is firm at 1 f prem. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures are steady at 55 to 57, and the Consolidated Mort gage Bonds at 42 to 421. Business in the Railway Share Market has con tinued very quiet, although in some instances prices area shade firmer. Great 'Western and North- Western have improved each 1 ; London, Chatham, and Dover, and South Eastern eachf ; and Great Eastern and Metropolitan each £1 ; while Great Northern have declined 1. The Foreign and Colonial lines show little change cif importance. South Austrian and Lombardo- Venetian are marked 158 ; Great Indian Peninsula, 106 1 ; East Indian, 1051 1061 ; and Bombay and bia.roda, 1021 1024. Bank Shares are very dull. Alliance are dealt in at 1 7, London Chartered of Australia at 211, Me tropolitan and Provincial at 101, and Union of London at 431 431. In Finance and Miscellaneous Shares there has been no material change. National Discount Com pany are marked 141 141, General Credit 31 Credit Foncier of England 21 1, City Offices A nglo-American Telegraph 154 8, and the Viceroy of Egypt's Loan has improved to 744. American Securities are unchanged in value. Erie Shares are 473-, Illinois 778 78, and United States 5-20 Bonds 71 1. MINING MARKET. MONDAY, TWO o'clock. Business in the Mining Exchange has been ani mated, and,with a few exceptions, prices are a shade *tiler. Annexed are the current quotations : Chiverton Moor, 4i 5 ; Chon:alos Gold, 2/ 3 ; Clifford 4111 algainate, 51 6/ ; Carnarvon Consolidated, 41 51. ; ti.st Basset, 20/ 21/ ; East Lovell, 9 9/; East Wheal G renville, 11 2}; Great Wheal Vor, 14/ 15/ ; Marko !alley, 31 4 ; North Crofty, 2i 3; North Treskerby, 2/ ; P rince of Wales, 24s 26s ; Prosper United, 2 2+; South I ' o ndurrovr, lie 13s; South Grenville, 7s 9s; Tincroft, 9/ 10 ; West Caradon, 12/ 13 ; West Chiverton, 54 55 ; heal Chiverton, 6/ 7/ ; Wheal Grenville, 11- ; Wheal oaten, 127 i 132/ ; Wheal Agar, 27s 6d 32s 6d BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 0 per Cent. Consols DO. Account, Jan. 10 BB* 9} 'iiPer Cent. Reduced B7i 1 New 3 per Cent B7i i 8} ""ew 2} per Cent. Jan. 1894 Annuities,Do. 5 p er C en t. J an. 1873 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth AprillBBs — t Do (R e d Se a Tele gra ph), Aug., 1908 — Doquer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent —pm Do ~. . £ 5OO .,, pm l a £lO . ........ IT °llk of England Stock, 6} per Cent ... pin Ditto for Account — INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. tachau otock, 10} per Cent., April 1874 13 0. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — 1) 0. Enfaced Paper 4 pe r C en t Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 . 5i per Cent.,_ May 1879...„ — Do. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds,4 per Cent., £l,OOO 2O 25 pm Do. under £l,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Ar gentine Republic, 6 per Cent — 4 „ ustrian Bond ;Cent 3 per Cent, 1859 — q azilian 5 per DO. 4} per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Do. 1865 Do Acc oun t 69 t 0 . £lOO Bonds 69 'lenos Ayres 6 per Cent — Po. A ccount , 1 -'0 4:100 Bonds 0 u.-) 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Ce n t ) L illian 6 per Cent . 2 0 . 3 per Cent. . h uo. 6 per C ent A lOO t, o . B Cub nibian, 6 per Coot 02') 6 per Cent. 13 , 81! 3 per Cent., 1825 — b 0 . 0 per anubian Principalities t u o- Account U°•,Vdor New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Pi ovisioual Land Warrant — lc ).o Deferred , Yptia u 7 per Cent — I ;°., Second Issue — lio £lOO Bonds D. 1864 — uo £lOO Bends — Q 0. r l3 , Covernn out Railway Debentures - pc 5 per ntents.. 1824-5. ex Coupon, -- D Acc n 'Jo. Coupons I.l:t.ternsia 5 per Cent. D O' 5 per Cent 1865 0, Account D 0 . AC amareramana Railway 11.1exicar. 3 per Cent lio. Account )o. 1864 — Do G per Cent. Anglo-French — %1 wr ,, virleati 6 per Cent ••• - N 1 -1' Cl I 111111 1 ,l'IN 1 5 pkt . ( ' J ki I . - ... ~ ;titliZo 1. l 1),, 3 per Con — Do. Deferred 4 Do L, , i...al Warrants (Hectares) errivian 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account 694 ,1 Do 44 per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 44 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, 'GO, '62, '3 — Do. Account Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ S t Do 44 per Cent. 1850 . — D- I' rer Cc.t 1860 Do 3peq Cent. 1859 Do 5 per Cont. 1862 Do 5 per Cent. 1864 Sardinian 5 per Cent Do. Account Spanish 3 per Cent Do Account Do New Deferred Do Account Do Passive Do Account 2Ol Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded — Do Account l3k Swedish 4 per Cent. — Do. 43 per Cont. 1864 Do. Scrip, ..£6O paid Turkish 6 per Cent. 1851 Do. Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do. Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cont. 1862 Do Account 583 Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1863 -- Do 5 per Cent., 1865 Do. Account Do. 4 per Cent. Guaranteed 9B} Venezuela 3 per Cent. — Do Account — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 — Do Account Do. 6 per Cent, 1864 2B Ditto 11 per Cent. — Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrimi, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins Belgian. 4-1 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 2-i per Cont. Ex. 12 Gui , . — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates :.... — French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. — Italiah 8 per Cent. 1831, Ex. 25f. Do. 5 per Cent. Account 56 TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 8n 89 Do. Account, Jan. B9 The Loss of the Ceres Screw Steamer. OFFICIAL REPORT. Greenwich Police Court, Dec. 10. Report of the circumstances attending the loss of the screw steamship Ceres, on the 10th of No vember, 1866, on Carnsore Point, on the Wexford coast :—The Ceres was an iron schooner-rigged screw steamer, of 580 tons gross burthen, 100-horse power, the property of Messrs. Maleolnason and Brothers, of Waterford, and employed in the London and Dublin passenger and goods trade. She had a crew of 26, all told, and was commanded by W. Pascoe, who holds a Board of Trade certificate of competency as master. The Ceres left London at 10 a.m. on Nov. 7 last, on her passage to Dublin, with a general cargo and passengers, and after touch ing at Portsmouth, Southampton, and Plymouth, and Falmouth, took her departure from the last named port at 12.35 a.m. of the 10th, and was off the Longships at the distance of p, mile about sa.m. Here her course was laid at N.N.E. by the compass on the bridge, by which she was steered, the bin nacle :compass varying half a point more to the northward. The weather was fine, and the wind moderate about S. by W. till noon of that day, and the ship was going at the rate of 10 knots an hour under sail and steam. About noon it began to blow, with rain, and this state of the weather in creased as the day advanced, so that the Smalls Light, which must have been passed aboat 3 p.m., was not sighted. At 4.20 the patent log (Massey's), which had been put overboard when off the Long ships, was taken in, and showed 103 miles, which, allowing 10 per cent. for correction, made a run of 113 miles from the Longships. At 5.30 the main sail was taken in and double reefed, and at 5.40 the master ordered the course to be altered from N.N.E. to N.E. by N. At 6 p.m. the engines were slowed to half speed, and at 6.20 the master directed the chief mate to haul in the log, read it off, and set it afresh ; but whilst this was in the act of being done, the ship got among the breakers about a mile inside Carnsore Point, on the Wexford coast, and in a few minutes broke asunder just before the stoke hole in the engine room. As the ship took the ground forward, those who were in the fore part when she broke in two were enabled to reach the shore when the tide ebbed, and in this way 13 pas , sengers and 13 of the crew were saved ; but 11 of the crew and, as is believed, 29 passengers who were ou the after part of the ship, were drowned. Cara sore Point, where the Ceres was wrecked, is a meri dional distance of 20 miles from the position in which she was supposed to be at the time she went on shore. To account for this great deviation, it is sur mised that there was an error in the bridge compass by which the ship was steered. There is, however, no evidence of such error, and if it had existed it would in all probability have been discovered in the previous part of the voyage, when making the ports of Portsmouth, Plymouth, and Falmouth, or in sighting the Longships. It is, indeed, possible that the shin may have been carried westward of her course by the tide, which was ebbing from 5.30 a.m. till past midday. It is precisely to counteract the risks of accidents from defects of compasses, influ ences of tides or currents, or such other unforeseen contingencies, that the use of the lead is so indis pensable when the weather is so thick that objects 'cannot be seen ; and therefore, from whatever cause the deviation in this case arose, it will not furnish an excuse for the neglect to take sound ings. The Smalls Light was not sighted, and the master ought to have known that he was much to the westward, inasmuch as, at the time he passed that lighthouse, the weather was sufficiently clear to see a distance of some miles. It was, therefore, his duty to have sounded—at all events before running his distance as far as the Tuskar—as, in the then state of the weather, he could not have expected to sight that light at any considerable distance. There is the less excuse for this neglect, as the proper channel from the Smalls to the Tuskar is marked by a well-defined line of deep sound ings. A glance at the chart would have shown the master that, if the 'soundings shoaled under 40 fathoms as he proceeded, he was running into danger. Had, therefore, a cast of the lead been taken at 5 20 p.m., when the mainsail . was reefed, or afterwards, at 5.40, when the ship was hauled up a point to the eastward, or, lastly, when the en gines were slowed to half speed, 10 minutes or a quarter of a hour before the ship went on shore, he would have been warned of his danger in time to avoid it. The Court was, therefore, compelled to come to the conclusion that the loss of the ship must be attributed to the default of Captain Pascoe in not using his lead, which the circumstances of this case imperatively demanded, and adjudged that the certificate of Captain Pascoe be suspended, and it was thereby suspended, for the period of two years from the sth day of December inst. The certificate of Captain Pascoe was lost in the wreck. Several very high testimonials of character were put in on his behalf, to which, had this been a case that would have permitted it, the Court would have given due weight. ADVICE.—A man advertised lately to forward on receipt of postage stamps, "sound practical advice, that would be applicable at any time, and to all persons and conditions of life." On receipt of the stamps, he sent his victim the following:—"Never give a boy a penny to watch your shadow while you climb a tree to look into the middle of next week."—American Paper. ALARMING ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT WESTERN RAnwer.—On Friday an accident occurred or. the Great Western Railway, at Reading, which jeoparised the lives of the passengers by the 11.50 mail train from Swindon. Some trucks were being shunted near the Beading Station, when ono of them broke away, and ran down the line some distance. Every effort was made to shift the truck, but this could not be dono until 9.he train approached. The result was a collision, and the engine was thrown off the metals, and became deeply embedded in the earth. The passengers were much shaken and alarmed, but fortu nately none were seriously hurt. The engine was consi derably damaged, and a number of men wore occupied several hours in clearing the line. BUSIIEY PARK.--it is understood that Lord Alfred Paget and family, will leave Melford-hall, Suffolk, soon after Christmas, her Majesty having granted his lord ship the Great Lodge at Bushey-park, which was at one bile occupied by flat) Duke of Clarouco. 'THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 17, 1366. Business done. 1121 13 121 122 3 40 i 8f i 151 1 1161 1 16 79/ 9 80 45; 66 : 1 .20 1 1 10i 1191 I I 611 1 f 1 MARKE T S.—This day. . . Do., nev.- Talavera Rye— Harley—Grinding Malting 4os Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk Brown Kingstown and Wars Chevalier and Lincolush., Feeding 783 s 2 Oats—Yorkshire s Potato Youghal and Cork, black 213 Cork, white 22. Scotch, Feeding 24s Beans--Tick Pigeons .... 4ss Peas—Grey, Maple White Boilers Flour—Town-made, per 28Ulb 1021 1 lOri 51 Suffolk 425 Stockton and Norfolk American, per barrel French, per sack 4ss METROPOLITAN CATTLE Per 81b to sink the offal. 106 I ---. ••• NEWGATE AND LEADENE ALL. Per 81b by the carcase. sd s d Inferior beef 3 4 3 8 Riddling do. 3 10 4 4 Prime large do 4 6 4 8 erinne small do 4 10 5 0 Veal 4 4 5 4 Lamb. Os BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. There was rather more firmness in the trade for wheat in the country markets held on Saturday, but there was not much activity apparent. In some instances prices rose is per quarter. The barley trade ruled heavy, at droop ing currencies ; but oats, beans, and peas wore steady in price. Flour steadily supported late rates. On tho Continent, the corn trade, ganerally, is steady, at full prices. At New York prices continue to give way, and there is rather more business doing for export. The amount of English grain, up to our market last week wore but moderate. The imports from abroad con sisted of 31,293 qrs of wheat, 20,459 barley, 63,283 oats, 1,465 beans, 590 peas, 50 linseed, 380 rapeseed, 11,814 maze, 845 sundry seeds, 5,236 sacks and 6,607 barrels of flour. The supply of home-grown wheat on sale at our market to-day was very moderate. The trade for all qualities ruled firm, and prices were is. per qr. higher than on Mon day last. The condition of the produce brought forward was but middling. In the foreign wheat the market was moderately sup plied. Russian qualities were in request, and improved in value is per quarter. For other descriptions the trade was firm, and prices had an upward tendency. Floating cargoes of grain were in steady request, at rather higher prices. English barley was in fair supply, and there was a good show of fresh produce on the stands. The barley trade ruled quiet, at about late rates. The malt trade was dull at last Monday's currency. Owing to the large import of foreign oats last week, and the arrival of further considerable supplies to-day, the trade for oats was very quiet at the rates of Monday last. Bowls were in good supply, and the demand ruled heavy at a further decline in the quotations of is. to 2s. per qr. Peas—the supply of which was good—sold heavily, at is. to 2s. per quarter less money than on Monday last. The flour trade was firm, at full quotations. Linseed and rapeseed met a slow sale at late rates. The cake trade was firm, at the recent advance in prices. This market will be closed on Monday next. CURRENCY PER IMP. MEASCRE Wheat— Essex and Kent, red, new, per qr. 61s to 61s Do., old s7s 67s Do., white, old s9s 71s Do., new Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old 53s 67s 43s 46s 37s 50. s d s d e ds d Crse & inf. beasts... 3 83 1 0 Pme crs-wool sheep .5 2 5 10 Second quality do ..4 0 4 8 Prime S'thdown do 6 0 6 Prime large oxen ..4 10 5 2 Large coarse calvcs.4 8 5 4 Prime Scots, &c.... 5 4 5 6 Prime small do 5 6 5 10 Crse. and inf. sheep. 3 10 4 2 Large hogs .3 6 4 0 Second quality do ..4 4 5 0 Small porkers 4 2 4 6 Lamb.• ..08 Od to Od. S 203 to 238 ; and qu ar t er - o ld store p i gs, 278 to 30a klg oalves, _ _ oseianch. Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. Beasts Cows. - Cows. sheep and lambs 10,320 Sheep and limbs 3 6lO Calves 2O) Calves .. 193 3 W ,Pigs Pigs4o The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week amounted to 5,568 head. In the corresponding week in 1865, wo received 18,637 ; in 1864, 16,361 ; in 1863, 6,793; in 1862, 3,767 ; in 1861, 3,641 ; and in 1860, 3,456. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Aarhuus Antwerp 72 3773 ... 109 -- Boulogne Bremen Calais Cadiz Deauville 151 ..• Copenhagen — Gottenburg Hamburg 291 ... Harlingen 470 ... Hamburg Ilonfleur ••• Ostend •.• Rotterdam — Tonning ••• •-•• ••• ••• •—• ••• The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1865 1864 1825 ... 6,594 ... ••• 451 _1491 1863 COMPARISON OF THE " GREAT DAIS." A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Groat Metropolitan Cattle Market on Monday, Doc. 18, 1865, and this day Monday, Dec. 17, 1866. Per 81bs. to sink the offal. Dec. 18, 1865. ad s d Coarse and inferior beasts... 3 4to 3 8 Second quality do. .... ....... 310 4 6 Prime large oxen .. . ............ 4 8 5 0 Prime Scots, ctc. .......... 5 2 5 4 Coarse and inferior sheep 4 0 4 8 Second quality do. ............ 410 5 6 Prime coarse-woolled do. 5 8 6 2 Prime Southdown do .......... 6 4 6 8 Lambs Large coarse calves Prime small do. Large hogs Neat small porkers Beasts Sheep Calves 12 I'igs ................ . .... 370 ••• ••• ••• ••• ... 30 ... "-' ••• 1.1.1 ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• 14 .•• - ... - ... 33 ... _ - *" - ... - ... 117 Dec. 17, 1866. 0 d s d. 3 Bto 3 10 40 4 8 4 10 5 2 54 5 6 3 10 4 2 44 5 0 5 2 5 10 60 6 4 00 0 0 48 5 4 5 6 5 10 36 4 0 12 4 6 7,340 19,720 These markets are somewhat heavily supplied with each kind of moat to-day. Generally speaking the trade is in active, nevertheless prices are well supported. Last week's imports were 8 packages from Hamburg, 67 baskets 517 packages from Rotterdam, 2 packages from Ostend, 2 bags from Bremen, and 19 baskets from Harlingen. In addition to the above, large quantities of meat, about 4,000 tons, wore received from &e continent via Harwich. sclad Inferior mutton 3 4 4 4 Middling mutton 4 6 4 8 Prime do 4 lo 5 2 Large pork 3 6 4 2 Small pork. 4 440 Ito Oa Od Tho markets aro fairly supplied with potatoes. Fine parcels are firm in price, and the demand for them is steady; otherwise, the trade is without animation. The imports into London last week consisted of 117 tons from Caen, 40 St. Breaux, 100 sacks Jersey, 6 packages Rotter dam, 4 cases Amsterdam, 2 bags Antwerp, 40 bags Ham burg, and 35 boxes Genoa. Regents Scotch Regents Flukes 100 s to 150 s „ SPORTING NOTES. THE TWO THOUSAND GUINEA.I3. The Two Thousand Guineas next year has n inety-four entries, some thirty-five of which have not yet n lade their appearance in public, as will be seen by the followhv list : Flambant, by Fitz-Gladiator, out of Bathilde. The Wild Wind, by Wild Dayrell—Go-ahead. Thornapple, by Thormanby—Oitron. Pedagogue, by Stockwell—Governess. Scavenger, by Voltigeur—The Broom. Lord Hastings, by Little Hastings—Corrival., Master Butterfly, by Kettledrum— Butterfly. Van Amburgh, by Van Galen—Cavriana. Ferragns, by Fitz-Gladiator—Finlande. C by Toxophilite—Flutter. Lord Brownlow, by Longbow, dam by Nutworth— Tophana. Uncas, by Stockwell—Prairie Bird. Master of Arts, by Oxford -Egyptian. Imperator, by Monarque—Amine. Longchamps, by Monarque—EEoile du Nord. Cerf Volant, by Monarque—Sumiee. Enchanteur, by Monarque —Thda. Geant des Battailes, by Buckthorn—Guava. Tempest, by Thunderbolt—Miss Eva. The Priest, by Romulus—Atherstone's dam. Weatherguide, by Weatherbit—Virstrate. Summertime, by Stockwell—Summersido. C by Thormanby—Cordelia. La Puce, by Voltigeur—Lady Melbourne. Londesborough, by Thormanby—Julia. Cyclone, by Stockwell—Merry Sunshine. Beanstalk, by Kettledrum—Haricot. Stockmar, by Stockwell—Hybla. Wild Moor, by Wild Dayrell—Golden Moor. Fairfield, by Newminster, dam by Birdcatcher--Mid dleton Maid. Sir Oliver, by Stockwell—Maria. Stradbroke, by Thormanby—Virago. Distin, by Trumpeter—Miss Bowyer. C by Vedette—Basquine. C by Promised Land—Breastgirth. Pedagogue is well bred enough for anything, but is not yet in training. Master Butterfly will probably be re served for the Derby, but Lord Hastings may run to get a lino for his stable companion, who is highly spoken of for that event. The only one in the above category to which the attention of tho Judge is likely to le. called on the 23d of April next is Strad broke, the property of Mr. J. Stephenson, a well-known bookmaker, who has already taken £lO,OOO to £l6O about him for the Derby, as, although he was backed coupled with his stable companion, Scipio, the latter is not in the race, as far as winning is concerned. Stradbroke is a chestnut colt about sixteen hands high,. of remark able quality, and perhaps the best looking and finest goer on Newmarket Heath. Should his astute owner de cide upon starting him for this event he is sure to distin guish himself, and prove the:most trustworthy of the above named division. Public form, which is almost an infallible criterion for the groat weight for age races of the year, has placed so many of tho animals engaged hors de combat that I shall content myself with discussing the merits of the fourteen enumerated below, as all the others have displayed too much mediocrity to be successful in their engagement for this rich:stake. Ran. Won. Vauban, by Muscovite ... 15 7 John Day. Owain Glyndwr, by Y. Melbourne ... 3 0 W. Goater. The Hermit, by biewminster ... 6 4 Blass. Knight of the Garter, by P. Minister. 14 3 Bloss. Plaudit, by Thormanby ... 2 2 Watson. Grand Cross—Brother to Knight of the Crescent ... ... ... ... ... 2 1 J. Scott. Star of India, by Kt. of St. Patrick.... 4 1 W. Boyce. The Palmer, by Beadsman... ... ... 4 1 Porter. Freemason, by Hobbie Nobble 8 4 W. Day. Trocadero, by Monarque ~. 5 2 Jennings. Marksman, by Dundee... 13 5 Waugh. Pericles, by Newminster ... ... ... 10 2 W. Dawson Jasper, by King Tom ... ... ... ... 5 0 s Hayhoe. Golden Bloom, by Midas .. ... ... 4 1 Woolcot. The Duke of Beaufort's horse, Vauban, own brother to Todleben, has been out no less than 15 times, of which seven have been winning performances, but a careful ana lysis shows the unusual amount of "in and out" running which pervades the Calendar, not only relative to him, but also most of the principal 2-yr-olds of the present season. Nevertheless, should his Grace decide upon sending him for this race (for it must be recollected he has been backed very heavily for the "blue riband)," and he is brought out in John Day's usual style, my impression is that this good looking son of Muscovite will be very near, if not abso lutely, the 'winner. Owain Glendwyr is in the hands of a clever trainer, but although I expect to see him improve considerably on his 2-yr-old form, he is not "first class." The Hermit and Knight of the Garter belong to a con federacy who have had an extraordinary amount of suc cess during the past season, and who certainly possess in the aforesaid animals two of the most noteworthy candi dates in the race. At the same time it will be well for all intending backers of this stable to go carefully over the paragraph herewith, which is quoted from the Sporting Gazette of Saturday:— " iIED.MIT AND THE Two THOUSAND.—As this horse is becoming a prominent favourite for the ' Guineas,' Mr. Chaplin authorises us to state that nothing whatever has been decided as to his starting for that race, nor will it be settled until near the time, as it is quite possible Hermit may be reserved for the Derby, and Knight of the Garter run for the Two Thousand instead. Mr. Chaplin has not backed Hermit for the latter race; and, after this announce ment, the public will do so at their own risk." Many of your subscribers will, doubtless, remember Mr. Naylor making use of the same medium, to caution the public against backing Carnival, who, at the time, was being entrusted by the public with largo sums at a short price for the Derby, won the sane year by that gentleman's well-known horse Macaroni, who, by the way, I see is doing the State some service, as he has 19 foals of 1866 placed to his credit. I have had occasion to cavil once or twice at Mr. Chaplin's proceedings since his accession to the turf, but this is an example of good taste and straightforward conduct for which he deserves the thanks of the sporting community, and which ought to be followed. With a splendid income far surpassing the amount en joyed by many of our nobility, the Lord of Blankney has no occasion to resort to the subterfuges and tricky pro ceedings which disgrace the tuii at the present period, and most assuredly if he continues the same honourable po licy (I am sure the gallant Admiral will bo the first to compliment him for taking the step in question) hs will attain an amount of popularity which is not now dreamt of in his philosophy. As a matter of course the best plan is to leave the stable alone until a demonstration is made in the market; although, to my thinking, Capt. Machell's horse will be a formidable competitor under any circum stances. The few months time intervening before the race will do wonders for him after his fourteen essays ; many of them severe ones, during this year of grace, and, apart from showing him a much improved ani mal, enable him to forgot that roguish propensity which was, 1 believe, the cause of his defeat on more than one occasion. Plaudit landed the only two stakes for which he put in an appearance, but his merit must be judged:of principally from his last performance in the Clearwell Stakes, and although many of the talent think the Rake's form in the Middle Park Plato—in both cases the, line is through Achievement—decidedly best, I beg to differ with them, feeling fully convinced Lord Lyon's sister was not only amiss when she ran Major Elwon's horse to a head, but decidedly more so the next day in her encounter with the Rake, in which case surely it is not unfair to set altogether on one side this wonderful filly's performances, and test their qualifications by the next best horses in these races. Pericles obtained third place to Plaudit, re ceiving 31b from the latter, who beat him, and Knight of the Garter, who ran third at even weights, was beaten no farther distance from The Rake in the Middle Park Plate. On the Friday of the same week in the Prendergast Stakes, Pericles, in the receipt of 31b from Knight of the Garter, beat him cleverly by a length, thus making the pretensions of the two favourites for the great prize at Epsom very much alike. Meanwhile his gallant owner having expressed au intention of start ing him for this event, has exercised a wise discretion, many of the Two Thousand Guineas winners havi ng given convincing proof of their inability to get success fully over the Derby course, which I doubt this son of Thormanby, out of Plaudit, being able to do. Grand Cross will be the representative of John Scott's stable, but I doubt his getting so near as the former's brother —Knight of the Crescent —was when placed third to Lord Lyon last year, because I think Lord Exeter's horse only beat Friponnier for the Glasgow Stakes through a fluke, and he ran very indifferently next day. Star of India was lucky in winning a rich sweepstakes at Doncaster, which is more to be attributed to T. French's fine riding than her superiority over her twelve competi tors there; and I am persuaded Custance, who was beaten about two heads from her on Knight of the Garter (with 51b extra), will reverse that decision, if they meet for this journey, without any difficulty. The Palmer's performance in the Maiden Plate at Ascot Summer Meeting was an unmistakeably good one, as he cantered away from 26 others, several of whom Captain Kidd, Chignon, and D'Estournel to wit -have displayed racing abilities of no common order since. NotvOthstand ing the fact that he has been backed by his owner, Sir Joseph Hawley, for an immense amount of money for the Derby-50,000 even with Mr. Chaplin on his winning against The Hermit—his running since has been of the most wretched description—indeed, as a wide-a-w a k e friend of mine observes, " too bad to bo true." At any rate, he is still supported for good money at 25 to 1, and I entertain such a respect for Sir Joseph's judgment that I shall not be at all surprised to see him at the finish turn the tables on the owner of Hermit, who has all along had first class hedging to his leviathan bet. In the face of such heavyresponsibility I shall not expect to hear of the horse's undergoing a preparation, or see him in public, before the 22d of May. Freemason has been entrusted with some money for tho Derby, but William Day must make a great improvement on his form to give him a chance. Trocadero, the most likoly reprokontative o Count La- grange, has performed badly when meeting good com pany, and I cannot, therefore, speak favourably of him. Marksman made his first appearance at Northampton with an immense reputation, where 3 to 1 was freely taken about him in a field of 16 youngsters, and although ho has been beaten over and over again, it appears to be an in citement to put more money on him for the Derby. There is no disputing the fact of his having been backed to win thousands of pounds on each successive occasion of his de feat. We think the Rowley mile will suit him better, and if Mr. Merry decides upon running him here, he is one of the best candidates of the lot, to my notion, for a place. Pericles showed good form in boating Knight of the Garter (alluded to previously in this article;, still it looks odds on the Knight beating him at even weights. Jasper, being by King Tom, wants time, and as a.three yr-old will I expect show more improvement than any other horse in the race. He was highly tried during the season, but, like several others of the Baron's horses, did not run up to the form ho then displayed. Golden Bloom performed respectably by running second in the Exeter Stakes at Newmarket July Meeting to Lady Hester, and finished before Dragon. Several of tie can didates, however, appear to hold him safe on the Pren dergast running. There will be plenty of opportunities to recur to this momentous subject, concerning which your subscribers may rest assured I shall keep them supplied with the latest and most authentic information. The obvious disadvantages of making a selection at this early period are so manifold that it is not necessary for me to ask your readers' kind consideration for any error of judgment I may have formed. My firm convic tion is that the winner will turn up either in PLAUDIT or HERMIT; and if the latter is withdrawn, as his owner has not yet backed him, 1 will substitute in his place Knight of the Garter. A FRESH MAN. (PROM A CORRESPONDENT.) There never was a time when sporting writers, profes sional and amateur touts, had more work to do than at the present, as what with the two Derby favourites and a favourite for the 2,000 Guineas to look after they will find plenty of employment. There is great difficulty in know ing the best horses to write about first. Having the im mense string of 400 horses in training here, it will conse quently take some time to find out the names of the year lings, with their pedigree. Many of the latter aro very forward for the time of year; indeed, several of them were tried a month ago to find out those that are worth enter ing for the rich Two-yr-old Stakes closing on the Ist of January. I shall not weary your readers with a long rig marole about The Rake and D'Estournel, concerning which sporting writers must have tired their readers, who have only to look at the Calendar to see they are two good per formers, and that one of them will most likely win the Derby, provided they keep well ; suffice it to say they are both going on all right, but to recommend your readers to back either of them at their present price would be mad ness ; it is better to wait and see if they stand a pre paration and take a less price next April. I should advise your readers to postpone their investments on those horses, but, as Unsworth would say, " I must try and find out something that is out of sight." Wo have a likely horse here named Stradbroke, by Thor manby, out of Virago, who has never yet run in public. He is in the hands of ono of the most careful trainers in Newmarket, the horse has two or three canters every day, and there is plenty of time to get him ready for the 2,000 guineas. Should Mr. S. makeup his mind to run him he is sure to find plenty of friends, and if breeding and good looks be any criterion he ought to run well, and an investment on him at his present price for tho Derby, in my opinion, would be a profitable one. The French stable is very quiet at present. I cannot recommend any of this of to your readers, and think it will be some time before they will get a Fille de l'Air for the 2,000 Guineas, oraGla diateur for the Goodwood Cup, both backed at evens against the field, with what result your readers are already aware. I see the Dragon is quoted in the betting for the Derby at 100 to 6. It will, however, cost the Frenchmen some money to keep him at that price, for neither his r.ppearance nor performances would warrant any one backing him at such short odds. Lord Glasgow's lot are really not worth naming. Indeed it would be better if his lordship would change the breed of his horses instead of changing his trainers so often, as it is really a pity such a genuine honest sportsman cannot have some good ones. The public would be delighted to see him win a Derby, though I am afraid his chance is very remote whilst he sticks to Fazaletto and Young Melbourne. I hope to be able to put your readers in possession of some useful information in your next week's publication, but having only been here a few days, I have haidly had time to write a prologue, which you must consider this to be, to the future doings on Newmarket Heath. Central Criminal Court—This Day. OLD COURT. The December sessions of the Central Criminal Court commenced this morning, before the Lord Mayor, the Sheriffs, and Aldermen. The calendar contains the names of 80 prisoners for trial. There is one charge of murder; feloniously wound - ing, three ; feloniously administering poison, one ; arson, ono ; burglary, four ; forgery, three ; perjury, one ; the other cases consisting of the usual description of offences. The Recorder, in charging the grand jury, referred to the case of Emily Morris, who was charged with the murder of her newly-born infant. The law, ho said, with respect to infanticide, was in a very unsatisfactory state, and in this case he did not think there would be a conviction, as the evidence was of a very weak description, the medical man's testimony only going the length that he child had met with a very hard death. This he thought was a very odd opinion, but the reason given for it was that he found an indentation round the throat, but not of such a description as would be caused by a rope, added to which the woman had never been examined to ascertain whether she had had a child. There were two charges of manslaughter, one of which was against a son, who struck his father, who, in falling, received such injuries that his death occurred afterwards. The other was against Eliza beth Easter, for causing the death of her husband. Both had been drinking, and a quarrel ensuing the deceased received a push which caused a fall, and death followed. There was some other evidence which went to prove a fight ; but after they had examined it, it would be for them . to say whether there was a prima facie case against the prisoner. There were other cases involving the loss of life, one of wounding and the other of ad ministering poison; in ono case a woman who had been asleep,in her son's room, who was awoke in the night by some i n jury,boing.inflicted on her throat, and the other was that of a woman compelling her child to swallow poison. The only other charge that he felt it necessary to refer to was the indictment against James Freeling Wilkinson, under the act of Parliament passed some years ago, wherein it was provided that whoever, being an officer of auy company, shall appro priate to his own use any of the property of the company should be guilty of misdemeanour. The prisoner was the manager of the Joint -Stock Discount Company, and he was indicted for appropriating two cheques, one for £4,000 and another for £BOO, which he reported as having been lent to Messrs. Gaffer. Messrs. Gaffer denied this, and affirmed that they were given in payment for certain shares which they had purchased from him. On giving the cheque for £4,000 prisoner stated the money wou Id be paid to him by a person who was to supply the funds for the shares, and by his direction no interest was charged, as was always done in the case of loans. The simple question for them would be whether these cheques were loans to Messrs. Gaffer ; if so, whether it was a proper application of the funds of the company; but if they were given in payment of a debt, he (the prisoner) had rendered himself amenable under the act of Parlia ment. THE CHARGES AGAINST MOSES MOSES. John Blake and Moses Moses wore indicted, the former for stealing two saddles, the property of Edward Harris and others, his masters, and the latter with feloniously receiving the same well knowing them to have been stolen. There were other indictments against the prisoner for stealing and receiving a q uantity of combs, and against Moses for receiving two pigs of white metal, the property of her Majesty the Queen. Tho prisoner Moses Moses, it will be recollected, was a general dealer, carrying on business at Black Horse-yard, Houndsditch, and in the month of November the prisoner gave notice to the police that he had been robbed of a quantity of cloth. The police inspected the premises, in the course of which they discovered underneath a large heap of rags a groat quantity of jewellery and various things, which induced them to entertain the suspicion that the man Moses was the receiver of stolen goods. They prosecuted the search with the greatest diligence, and the saddles, which formed the ground of the present indictment, wero found. The property had originally been placed in cases for shipment abroad, and were confided to Messrs. Harris for conveyance to the East India Docks, Blake being engaged as driver of the cart. On the saddles being discovered by the officers, Blake's employer told him of the circumstance, and asked him whether he had given any person a lift on the road, or whether ho had left his cart at all, but as the prisoner took time to think about the matter he was taken into custody before his employer had received an answer. A number of witnesses wero called, who were employed at the Docks, who proved the reception from the prisoner of certain cases for Bombay, and they wero all in good condi tion. They were received on August 16 and despatched therefrom on the 23d, to all appearance in the same state as when they left the premises of Messrs. Harris. Mr. Montague Williams, for the prisoner Blake, ad. dressed the jury, and urged upon them the consideration of the point whether it was impossible that during the week the cases were lying at the docks the cases could have been opened and the property stolen ; or whether during the time they were in the packer's office they had not been tampered with. The evidence of the witnesses from the docks said that the goods were received in an appa rently secure condition, and therefore he thought they would bo of opinion that the evidence did not justify their convicting the man of felony. Mr. Ribton addressed the jury for Moses. The jury had not returned their Terdict when we wont to press. SHARE MARKETS. —This Day. t - tlliAltY SHARES AND STOCKS. paid. Closing Price. .31:ways, 85 $7 114 116 40 15 4 8 85 63 10 72 1:6 Its 25a 26 5 6 112 111 122 123 90 G 2 48 49 30 3S 3J 3i 123} 1235 79 81 151 151 10 20 1151 1151 80 13.: 44 45 119 121 li 2 p 10 11 83 85 1191 ilgt It 2 90 J 2 35 36 4 18 103 IL4 21} tti 1.1,1 etitu Exeter .. • Caledonian Cambrian.. Cork and 8and0n...... Corn vvall Dublin & Belfast Juno Dun„Pertli, & A b.J one F.London, scrip Certi Do. Glasgow S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angf. st. No. 1! (i real IN ortliuf Scotland' Great Northern Do. A stock Do. B stock D 3. :New, is. at 25 pm t S. and W. of lrelandi it. Western -Original!. Do. S. Val. Rail. gua..t Do. South Wales ....! Do. W. Mid.—Oxtornl Do. Newport Do. Hereford........ Lancashire & Yorkshiro Landon and Blackwall. Lon., Brigh.,& S Coati; Lon., Chat., and Dover+ Do. Mctrop. Ex. A.. Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western, Man., Shot., & Lincoln! AlDo. New etropoan..... ..... lit Do. Extension.- Aletropolitan District, Do: do. do. Do. and St. John's 'd ►Midland Do. £9 Share Do, Birmin.. & Darby vi id Kent . I North British Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun N th. Eastern—Berwick, Do. Cr.l‘l•E purchas,l Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... Do. Stock. & Darling. Do. do. 1860-01 North London Do. do. 1801 5 Do. do. 1866 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stock Do. Scot, Mid. stack Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern Staines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha West Cornwall 61 66 97 gj 34 35 9 10 1, 116 120 1 2p 1 2p 69 71 114 118 148 152 42 44 00 62 8 9 150 253 3 4 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Atlantic & St. Lawrence Rom., Baroda, t Cen. In. gu. 5 per cent.; . Do. F shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Butl.,Brant,&Goderich p c. :872-3- Calcutta & 6. E., lirn e Town & Dock, gu :iemerara, 7 p.c. per. p, gu., 5 du lEast gu. 5 p.c. J Extension ' l'runkol Canacl4 l Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds' 1 charge 6 p.o Do. Ist Pref. Bonds do deferred Do. 2d Pra. Bonds Du. do. deterred tro. 3d Pref. stook.— Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stook .. Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c o. Gua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c lit. South of India gua. 5 per cent D 4f per cent.... Do 3reat Wes. of Canada.. D. New .. Do. 6 p. 0. Bds. pay. 1873 Do. 54 do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 41 do Do. 4;.c1ic... Do. Pifth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. finds. Mel. & Hudson's say.. N. lll.C'da,6pc lst pf. ha I Seinde Do. Delhi 'Do. do Do. Puniaub....l Do.lndus St.Flot 100 100 100 all 100 100 66 68 102 103 d i 4 46 84 50 55 101 103 101 IG3 105 106 18 20 85 88 57 59 50 54 50 51 37 tO 23 25 105 107 a 1p a 1 4' 100 102 91 93 121 124 1 is 12t1 18 92 1 81 84 11 lid 102 103 92 94 85 90 100 {lOO 5 100 100 82 85 99 101 97 98 1} 1 (1 98 99 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. - British Columbia, 6 per . cent., Dec. 31, 1872 100 - llan.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.&July 1877-84 - Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug 1(.0 90 92 - D.,. sp. c. Mar. & Sept 100 90 92 - Do. sp. c. Jau. & July 100 77 78 784 - Do. sp. c. Inscribed sk 100 75 77 - Cape (*.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 100 104 106 Do.Ap1.&000, 1890-11400 100 103 105 - Do. do 1880-90 100 102 104 - Do. Jan.&July, 189041 100 101 1(6 - Do. 5 per oent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1000 lOO 88 00 - Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.' lOO 1(0 102 - Do. 1878, do lOO 104 106 - Mauritius, 6p. 43, 1873, Jan. and July - Do. 1878 Do. 1882, Mayls, Nov. to 100 105 107 - Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug lOO 106 108 - Natal ';ov. 6 per cent lOO 96 100 - N. 13. G ov. 6 p.c.Ja.&J uly 100 90 42 - N. S. W. Gov. 5 p •c.,1866 100 90 92 - Do. 5 p.c. 1871 to 1876 100 90 95 904 - Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1893 100 81 87 86 - New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 98 100 - Do. 5 per cent.... - Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 l9O 96 98 - Queensland Gov. 6p. c lOO 92 94 - 8. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1868-0 100 -- - - Do. 1878 & upwards 1( 0 106 108 - Vio,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja & July 100 - - - Do. do, April & Oct lOO 10.3 101 103 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cain. Consul. Gold, lira. 1 - Chiverton - (Alford A maigamated. 30 41 51 (ievon G. Coos. (Tavlst. 1 415 425 - /rake walls 2.1.0 f 4 - East Bassett (Illogan) 204 18 20 - East Caradon 2.14.6 5 6 - East earn Brea 3l 2 3 - East Grenville - East Gunuislake 8.3.6 4 6 - East Love,l 3.0.0 9 10 - E. %V'l Russell (Tavistk 24 21 - ( StA übyn(G wen. 06 5 6 4 at L ,xey, limited all 17 18 171 - Great South Toll; us O. (4.6 - Great Wheal otuy 11.0.6 - G. Wheal Vor (Heist .0 40 14 16 151 - Grenville 8.18.0 11 16 - lierod's Foot 8.10.0 30 32 - 11 ingstun D0wn5...... 5.10.6 21 51 - Margaret (Uny Lelant. 1.8.17.6 2 4 - Clarke Valley.. 4 )(1 wyndy iron Ore, litn 31 24 lid - •\e":9 Se ton - North Roskear Wh'l Bassett (Mogan 1.4.0 - - North Wheal Crotty Prosper United 7.1.6 - Pruvideuoe Uny Lelant 10.6.7 21 26 - I S. Caradon (St. Cleer) l4 300 320 - South Condurrow 3.2.0 f 11 B.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 18 22 -. Stray Park 35.15.6 -•- - 'fin Croft..... ..... . 5 Vigra and Clogan, lira all 3 5 - West Bassett (Mogan - W. Caradon (Ltskeard 12 12 14 WestChiverton ll 51 56 16 - West 5et0n....., ..... 474 115 125 - Wheal Bassett 'lllogan 51 65 75 - Wheal Buller atedruth 16 18 20 _ Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 10 12 _ Wheal Seton _. Wheal Trelawney (Lis 5.17.0 7 9 YttEFERI SHARIGh. London and N:- Western, Shrewsbury and Welehpool, 85 LINES LEASED ItT FIXED RENTALS, London and Blackwall, 80 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. _ _ _ South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 15i FOREIGN MIN EN. Chontalea Gold and Silver Mining, 2} Port Philip, I St. John aul Rey, lien., 47j 8 DOCKS. East and West India, 1331 Southampton, 051 BANKS. Alliance, Um., 17 Chartered fifer. of India, London, and China, 31t Consolidated Bank, lira., 41 Land Mortgage Bank of India, Urn., 2/ London Chartered 13ank of Australia, 211 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, lino., 101 South Australia, 251 Union of Australia, 491 Union of London, 431 k MISCELLANEOLT; Anglo-American Telegraph, 15,1 Atlantic Telegraph, -- Dit o, 8 per cent., 721 11 City Offices, lim., 11 / Credit Fonder :0i England, lim. ! 21 k Crystal Palace, Ditto, Preference, 110 Diecount Corporation, 6 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lim.. 31 international Financial Society, lira., 21 Italian Irrigation (Canal CaTour), Ok Ls/atonal Discount tornpany, 141 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, - 6i Viceroy of Egypt, Mortgage, Loan, 741 On Saturday last the marriage of the Hon. W. C. Evans-Freke, second brother of Lord Carbery, and the Lady Victoria Cecil, the youngest daughter of the Marquis and Marchioness of Exeter, was solemnised at St. Martin's Church, Stamford, in the presence of a largo family party. The church was crowded to excess long before the arrival of the bridal party by spectators anxious to witness the caremony. Leeson and the two Douglases, who were recently sentenced to fifteen years' penal servitude for par ticipation in the robbery of the Manchester Stamp Office, have made a disclosure which has led to the recovery of about £B,OOO '‘i orth of the stolen property. The stamps were found in two portmanteaus which had been left at the Paddington and Euston-square Stations. From a statement made by Leeson and the two Douglasses, it would seem that the fourth convict, Batt, took no part in the robbery. rile quotation of gold at Paris is about at par, and the short exchange on London is 25.171 per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 us. 100. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is about the oataa price in London and Park, BOROUGH HOP. Yearlings and old hops have been sought after, but no transactions of importance have taken place. Dents as wells as Sussex parcels have been in steady request, and late rates have been fully supported. At New York the trade is firm at late currencies. On the continent fine parcels are mostly sold for more money. The imports iuto London last week consisted of 391 bales from Antwerp, 207 New York, 21 Boulogne, 59 Hamburg., 54 Ostend, 155 Calais, 41 Bremen, and 27 Rotterdam. Mid and East Keats 168 s to 231 s per cwt Weald of Lents 150 s to 180 s Sussex 150 s to 108 s Yearlings 105 s to 150 s "" Farnham and country to _ s WOOL. Since the close of the public sales, the inquiry for colo nial wool has been in a most inactive state at late rates. English wool, either for home use or for export, has com manded but little attention, and prices aro almost nominal. Last week's import consisted of 1,669 bales from Port Natal. Current prices of English wool per lb. d Fleeces—South Down hogets ...... s 1 71 Half-bred do 1 9i Kent fleeces South Down ewes and wethers 1 7 Leicester do Sorts—Clothing Combing s d 1 81 1 10i 1 9 1 8 1 9 1 10} 2 0 TALLOW. The tallow trade is quiet, at 44s per cwt. on the spot, and 44s 9d for March delivery. Town tallow, 43d Gd net cash. Rough fat, 2s 2id per 81b. ... • - - 1863. 1861. 1865. 1866. Stock—(this day) f 40s 9(.1 to 41s Od 49s Od 44s Od Prices of Y.O llls Od —s Oil —s Od —s 0(1 Delivery last week Ditto from June 1 Arrival last week 3,676 1,171 1,912 3,749 Ditto from Juno 1 73,889 66,639 83 ,510 75,662 Price of Town Several fresh explosions occurred at the Oaks Colliery on Saturday and yesterday, and it is supposed that they will have had the effect of extinguishing the fire in the pit. It is now ascertained that at least 85 deaths have been caused by the explosion near Nowcastle-under- Lyme. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. eg l t N ea r D t ni 0 THE In of E d the ciu STATE. Bostones t ai on nd of t oh re e sp THE WESTERN AND WORCESTER RAILROADS chase of The a annual v a a d ; railroads by th e s t ate has commenced again, :ner Josiah Quincy addressed the Government of the Boston Board of Trade at great length in favour of the plan on Monday afternoon. Ile recited the standard complaints against these roads, their failure to increase their capacity to correspond with the increasing business offered; showed how it was for the interest of the stock-holders to do a moderate business at high rates, rather than a business seve ral times as great at smaller rates ; illustrated how Boston had lost, and New York gained the custom of the West, as a man on arriving at Albany can go to the latter city for s`.?, while it would cost $6 to go to Boston, or he can go to Boston via New York for only $7, but usually stops at New York ; argued that the management of the Western rail road only adds evidence to the fact that the railways at present hold a power which should be committed only to the state, which must be responsible to the whole people, for whose use and benefit it holds the means of intercommunication ; and answered the question, Can the fares and freights on the Western railroad be reduced ? affirmatively, by re citing, with much minuteness, the results of experi ments made with cheap fares and freights in Eng land, where competition has sometimes put prices dawn very low, but witTa so great an increase of custom resulting as to make a very trifling reduc tion in the net profits. We have not space to follow Mr. Quincy through these examples, but merely give their application to the Western railroad, whi c h i s quite startling to all our present ideas of railroad travel and traffic : "Let us assume for the moment that the averacre prices per train in England are applicable in this country (and it is for those opposed to the pro ject to show how they differ) and see what the result would be on the road between .Albany and Boston. This road, in round numbers, is 200 miles in length. It has, with a little assistance at the summit, the power of carrying a train with 200 tons of freight or passengers. The average cost of running a train in England is 63 cents a mile, or $126 for the route; or add for additional power 50 miles at the summit $31.50, making together $159.50. If they carry 200 tonsat the present price of $7, they would receive $1,400 for the trip. Or if they carried all the passengers they were able at $6, they would receive six thousand. They have the power to do this ; the additional cost would be only the interest on the wear of cars and carriages. Or let us view it In another light, the effect of the reduction of fares on eividends. The Edinburgh and Glasgow line and the Caledonian connect these two cities, which con tain with their vicinity six hundred thousand inha bitants. During their contest their fares were re duced to one-eighth of their ordinary charges, they carrying at the rate per hundred miles first class for 2s. 3d. (or 51 cents), second, ls. 9d. (or 42 cents), third for ls. 2d. (or 28 tents), or on au average for each passenger 41 cents. And the loss on dividends amounted in the Edinburgh and Glas gow to one per cent. per annum, and in the Cale donian it was calculated at something less than one half per cent. " Now let the Albany road reduce their fares, not to one-eighth but to one-sixth of their pre sent rate—t.e., one dollar from Albany, fifty cents from Springfield, and twenty-five from Worces ter. With a similar increase of business, as in England, the difference to the shareholders would consist in receiving nine instead of ten per cent. per annum on their investment, a loss of about a hun dred thousand dollars to the two roads and a gain of millions to the community." Imagine, who can, the period to have arrived when the people of Springfield can go to Boston or Albany for 50 cents, or the entire distance between those two cities for $1! This time certainly never will arrive so long as the Western and Worcester roads are managed by and for the stockholders, as now, and' gr. Quincy frankly admits that the pre sidents of these roads would not be justified in try ing experiments, or in sacrificing on e p er cen t. on the dividends of their shareholders. But he argues from the facts he presents that the state should purchase the roads, as it has the right and power to do, and run them for the interest of the people of the commonwealth; and his plan, as far as the purchase by the state is concerned, will have many advocates. The project of leasing the roads to Boson is another thing entirely, how ever, and one that is not likely to prove so popular. If the State is to delegate its powers after once get ting possession of the roads, why_not to Worcester or Springfield as well as Boston ? That city might fairly hope to share any advantages that would inure from the purchase by the State, but it is ask ing a little too much that she should grasp them all. Mr. Quincy's plan is worth giving in full, however, that the people of the State may know what it is proposed to do :—The State has reserved the right of purchasing both these roads by paying the par value of their shares, together with 10 per cent. on the Worcester and 7 per cent. on the Western Rail road from the time of payment, dclucting any divi dends that may hare been received. By statements appended to the report the State could purchase the Western Railroad For ••• ••• ••• And the Worcester for ... $7,371,817 ... 7,938,455 Or both for 615,855,272 The income of the Western rail road last year was Worcester ieroad $1,216,653 537,057 _ - Total ... ... ~. $1,763,710 The State can borrow on a. long loan at 5 per cent. The annual interest would 13 on the Worcester ••. ••• Western .. ••• $349200 388,600 $717,800 o Leaving a balace i n f a vour of the transaction of $1 ; 015,010 Placing the shares in the Were -ister at $l6O, and t d h o e lla W rs es b te ep Western atied about N to reduction the freight and fares ? If these co uld be reduce d 5-6 by c a n the o 2 of f the sacrifice of $lOO,OOO, what could be done with a million ? The plan I would propose for the considera tion of the Board of Trade is the follow ing Th a t the state should pur.lhase the an d the . Weatern Railroad for an equ i ta bl e Boston and Worcester Railroad at $l6O paym ent therefor to be ma d e b y th e i ssue o f bonds for fifty y ears fo r $ 20 , 000 , 000 at 5 per cent. o a r s ic h e a , re , interest--the balance being devoted to providing larger depots at the various stations, particularly near deep water in Boston, and the increase of the rolling stock to the full capacity of the road. Let the state, then, grant a permanent lease to the city of Boston—the city agreeing to pay the interest on the loan—to keep the road, bridges, and running c t i h n a ga t nt hdei may apr re r o e tv m oi naogi one e, the in reducing ai r ao e ir d l utaicei passenger n g for far b e i s isin a a ess n o d d stock in gc repair, and to spend any surp l us in -mr e enlarging e do two dollars a ton for freight from Albany to Boston —as soon as cars, engines, and depots can be pro vided to meet the business requirements which must be the result of the change. -To secure the non-interference of political influence in the ma nagement of the road, let the city council choose the directors on the nomination of the Board of Trade, the members of which, as the active business men of the community, have the greatest interest in the proper conduct of th;s great avenue of communication with the West. By this arrangement the shareholders lose nothing , . for they will receive an equitable price for theirproperty. The State runs no risk, for the interest on its loan is guaranteed by the city. The city runs no risk, for it holds a property that must eventually repay with interest whatever temporary sacrifice (if any) may be made in advancing its p r o s p erit y. The prosperity of the capital together with that o f t Worcester, Springfiel d, lit s eld and every tow n on the road or connec ted with it, will lead to a gre a t increase of taxable property, and the reduction of prices in • the great staples of the 'West will be among the solid benefits to the State. Should this arrange ment prove successful, as I believe it will, the State will undoubtedly purchase the other great lines at prices satisfactory to the shareholders, and make access equally convenient and economical to all parts of its territory." To any who may consider the proposed large re duction of fares and freights preposterous and absurd, Mr. Quincy suggests calling to mind the success that has attended the reduction of postage in England frornl2 cents to 2 cents a letter, and cites the opinion of Mr. Galt of London that, by the purchase of railroads and paying for them itt Government securities, tlic expense bills of passcu gers and freight may be reduced one-sixth, the very srm he proposes. THE STAMP-OFFICE ROBBERY AT MANCHESTER. We are glad to hear that the Hon. Mr. Howard, distributor of stamps at Manchester, has recovered stamps forming part of the property stolen from his promises in May last, value £B,OOO. It appears that these stamps, on the arrival of the thieves in London after the robbery, were left at one lg a re te i s n no prOilt on titO importation of gold from the United . of the stations therein two earpet bags, which have since rema i ne d there. It is rumou red that the restitutio n has b ee n made through a statement . volunteered by the wife o. one The e f cotuhreseDoolu e g x l c a i s m e n s g c e o a n t 7 e . convicted d y a o t rk t h o e n M L a o n n c d h o e n s o ei r • assizesat 80 days' sight is abou t 100 j p er c en t. At this u rate t. r ~^" ry, ition• 20 St St 100 100 st ,Oi zOO t. JO +4 , ,re