The Sun. — London, England, 1865-03-15 00:00:00

MARKET DIONEY AND COMMERCIAL IIITELL/GENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. There is hardly anything new to note respecting monetary affairs. The public are beginning to anticipate an early relaxation in the rates of dis count since capital is abundant, and there is very little call for accommodation. The quotations to day have remained easy, at 48 and 4f per cent. for the best bills having only a short time to run. In the Foreign Exchanges yesterday afternoon a general . upward movement took place, the demand for bills being very limited. The South of England Wagon Company, requir ing a capital of £200,000, half of which is to con stitute the first issue in shares of £2O, has been brought forward for the purpose of extending the system of letting out wagons to the southern pro vinces, in consequence of the operations of similar companies in the northern portions of the kingdom having proved a great success. Two o'CLoci. At Paris, this clay, according to Mr. Reuter's telegram, the French 3 per Cent: Rentes were 67f. 65. Flat. A further improvement has taken place to-day in the market for the English Funds. The advance has been brought about by the closing of " bear " accounts and some purchases for investment on the part of the public. Consols are now 881 / for money, and 881 89 for the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 861 ; Ex chequer Bills, 3s. prem ; India 5 per Cents., 104 ; and Enfaced 5 per Cents, 101. Increased firmness is apparent in the Foreign Market, but business is not very active. Turkish Consolides are 521 531; Mexican, 251 261; do. New, 25 1 ; Greek, 21 1 ; Spanishj Passive, 321 1 ; do Certificates, 16i- a ; Italian, 63 ; do. New, 31 24 die. ; and Confederate Loan, 37 39. The dealings in the Railway Share Market have been limited, and chiefly connected with the settle 'neat of the account. Prices, however, have in most instances shown an upward tendency. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, Metropolitan, Midland, and South-Eastern have each advanced 10s. ; and North-Western and North Eastern (Berwick) each ; while Great Eastern, and Great Northern are each at enhanced quotations. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain dull, Without any material change in values. Bank and Miscellaneous shares continue quiet, but prices are, in some instances, rather firmer. Alliance have improved to 33/ ; Chartered of India, Australia, and China to 31 ; European to 131 14 ; London Financial to 201 ; and Egyptian Company to 4/ ; Rio de Janeiro Gas are quoted 1 / prem. ; South African Land and Finance, / 11 prem. ; and Atlantic and Great Western Certificates of Deben ture, 6} 7 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. , GOVERNMENT FUNDS. " Per Cent. Consols , Do. Account, April 6 BB Per C en t. R e d uce d B6 7 „° , `i 3 per Cent B6i 1 New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 — , Do. 5 p er C ent. J an. 1873 4 11 nuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. f or 30 yrs, exp i re sth April,lBBs — 1 , Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — 4- Qcchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent —pm Do. £5OO pm DO. £lOO and £2OO 'atilt of England Stook, 51 per Cent — , I .VDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. 411clian Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 248 Do Account- — Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 p s .. Account L'o. tit per Cent., Oct. 1888 , ' l ,' , : ) . Certificates — -0. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — ,-"°. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 uo. 5i per Cent., May 1879 — Do. 4 per Cent, Aug. 1866 — Do. Bonds, £l,OOO — pm Do. under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOOK. t ustrian Bonds, 5 per Cent — K ilian 5 per Cent pc...41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 zu Do. 1863 ,ftos Ayres 6 per Cent ....u0 I per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) uhili an 7 , 6 per Cent — (~ '-'O. 41 per Cent — I, °l °tobiati 6 per Cent. 'la, 6 per Cent. D ° 5 per Cent., 1 8 64 — Dan Ish 3 - crip, .£5 Cesnt, paid — Pm 182' II 4 per Cent., Loz.s D 5 per Cent., 1864 — D - „ ° .„7„ 5 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid — a - "la Prin c ipalities j) u - z°•f6s paid — dis t 0 dor New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — E 6` , Provisional Land Warrant — 6 7Ptian 7 per Cent 931 Do., Second Issue 931 Do £lOO Bonds , Do. 1864 9s* i 4 ` l -',O Scrip, .£.50 paid • J IA) Account Pm Greek 5 per Cent s ., 1824-5 , ex C oupons Do Account Do. Coupons Do Account tl uaternala 5 per Cent. t Do. 1839 and 1850 — D 4talian 1865 per Cent (Maremmana Railway) 741 A D O Scrip, £25 pa id e ,xican 3 per Cent. L)0 . Account Do Dc. 1864 251 per Cent. Anglo-French 1. 1)0 French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c dis leutevidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid It • Bpm I s T e crish Imperial 5 per Cent ei,W Granada — D 2 per Cent — 4-1.1,0 Deferred p "° Land Warrants (Hectares) Cr\rtivian 4* per Cent. ij ° 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) — T ° q per Cent., 1862 I , .. Account clt— D perblguese 3 Cent., 1853 0 Account .— 0 3 Per Sent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, 471 I t 'P Account N — %an 5 pe r C en t., 1822, £ St., 1, 0 q per Cent., 1850 1, -uo 1860 r ° 3 per Cent., 1859 --° 5 per D Cent 1862 l ? ° 41 dirdan 5 per Cent — t„ 1:) °. Account v h al lish 3 per Cent 471 D ° New Deferred 4l 4- ', O Account — °l,- Passive Ei,uo Account — - h a llish Cert. of Coup not funded l6l 1 pi,'o Account fredisla 4 per Cent. il l tkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — — l , O Account — DO6 per Cent. 1858 —l,O Account. 7Ol 70 . • 70f E. £lOO Bonds h e 6 per Cent. 1862 1:1-0 Account — N O. £lOO Bonds 721 1 0 6 per Cent. 1863 13,, I, V - % xliaranteed, 4 per Cent D e 0 11 A c c i c a o 3 un p:r Cent. b ° — b • 6 per Cent, 1862 43 /.:10. Account ° 6 per Cent.,1864 4Ol k 4 Dividends on the above payable in London. e l t • rill, ' 5 per C e nt ., Ex. 10 Florins _. - 12) 14t g l l ! , o, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. .. to' n ', 2 l per Cent., Ex. 12 Gail 6 2 2- A 4 'r,„,:* Per Cent. Certifi—aes — ~ ii"„ e4 Renter, 3 per Cent. 1 imr• Account b o a 4 s e Pe co r un C t ent., 1861, Ex. 25f. to n TWO O'CLOCK. -4 I; AI b o. ° oney BBl 1 Account Liverpool Cotton Market—lbis Day. 41. t,,_ lll e mark e t opens with a very good demand, and I,64tiatis are dearer. Sales probably 10,000 or 4,000 bales. tele:"T ELIZABETH.—A chamber of commerce has ilat] established at Port Elizabeth, in South Africa. Dur -I),,,aBt,3"_ear 99,548 bales of wool, worth £1,665,795, were / 40 41 0 en from that port. teellile I CIXG AFTER:BUSINESS.—Two Spanish officer; Ilt lY met to fight a duel outside the gates o . t,te°4l after the seconds had failed to reconcile the bellt heobit• At this moment a poor fellow approached the ti a nd in a l amen t a bl e vo i ce sa i d, " Gentlemen, I am , a.ty "4 randm with a l a r ge f am il y, an d if you would -, man,(44e,e,...'°° don't trouble us now," cr i e d one o f t h e tth er T ; `` d delft you see my friends are going to split each 84 418 / We are not in a charitable humour." "It is not t/i tlat , 48k for," said the man ; "I am a poor carpenter, with 4ne! e and my wife is si c k ; an d h av i ng h ear d that ntleraen were about to kill each other I thought I ,ercr' tb g You to let me make the coffins." At these ci-INts.,," individuals, about to commence the combat 4. 14, 4 1 :,'° a loud fit of laughter, simultaneously throwing Ikea , nei r ftWay. Eiveorcls, 'shook hands with each othe r , and 'his day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. *el Railways. Bir., Wol., & Str. Val Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do. A,Agets no div Do B till6p.c.p.an.has . 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 Scot land Great Norther a D). A stock Do. B Do. yew, ts. at 25 pm Gt S. and W. of Ireland Gt. Weste n Original I) . S. Val. Rail gua. Do. South Wales Do W. 511(1.-0x:ord Do. Newpo t . Lo. Be eford Lano shire Yorkshire Ls.ndon and Blackwali Lon., Brig h., & S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle Do. shares Metropolitan. Do. New Mid and Do, Birmin & Derby Mid. Gt. W.. Ireland Do. 6 shares Mid Kent No. th British Do. Ed., Pth , - Ss Dun Nth. Eastern - Berwick Do. (;.N•E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Car Han Po. stock. & Darling. De. do. 1855-'8 Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. New Do. do. 18e.4 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish C, ntral Scot. N. E A ber. stock O. Scot , Mid. st :trews & Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon -outh E stern , ztgines, Wok., it Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford St Kilkenny West Cornw W. Hart lepool Han& R Do. A irredeemable Do. A. redeemable all } 11 all 100 100 I GO 100 10 I r a id . ' Cg c l e n . g I Business 90 92 130 13: 6 6 66 68 16 17 87 89 107 1 , 9 47 48 6 7 126} 127: 136, 137 12;) 3 83 90 72i -73 60 CS 49 5 46 49 02 , 01 113 114 83 46 10: 104 38 39 11$ 215 95 98 58} 5i 731 1 120 1201 )11 ) 13u 130 100 102 51 53 z 5 t 6 107 108 105} i ERITISEI P, Atlantic & St. L awrence- Bom.,Baroda. Cen.ln gu. 5 per cent Do. k* shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do Preference Buff.,Brant, &Goderich 6 p.c. bds. Aux. 1,87 e Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, 1574 Calcutta & 8. E., 'a e Town & Dock, gu. Demera, a, 7 p.c. per. p East. Bem:al, gu ' 5 Co East L.clian, gu. 5 p.e. Do. J Extension Grand Trunk of Can a d Do. Equip. Mort, Bond 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist rref. Bonds Do do. deferred Do. 2d Pr, f. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 7 d Pref. stook Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c 0. Gua 5 Fer cent Do. New gua. 5 p. 0 Gt. South of India (lim ) gua. 5 per cent D . 41 per cent Do Great W. A. of Canadt.. D New Do. 6 p. o. Bde. pay 1873 Do. 51 do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 41 do Do. 4i do I'o. Filth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. do Hudson's Bay New Brunswick & Can Class A and B Y. C'da, pc Ist pf.bde Scindc ...... Do. Delhi Do. do ma , Do. Punjaub E.> I Do.lndus St Flo '" 63 65 9) 100 asi 39,$ 11 12ip c 1 10p 118 120 114 IL 1 Vp 76 77 11} 11 138 112 44 46 ti) 61 57 5) 821 831 84 9 [55 159 3 4 p ICB 110 73 76 SIONS. 52 65 100 101 id ;1 4i 5 ti 9 74 73 97 9;1 75 85 10 102 09 100 100 101 171 18 84 9; 66 68 56 58 60 62 53 55 50 53 45 48 25 27 24 26 100 101 id ip id 4 P 93 100 124 12d 85 ‘0 77 EO Id 994 100 9: 94 88 90 62 64 3 5 82 81 98 100 93 ICO d id v 8 lto 94 97 T SECUR: 85 88 85 83 85 84 75 78 75 75 101 106 105 107 106 108 101 108 102 101 108 110 102 104 104 108 ICB 109 105 107 90 93 98 100 92 91 90 91 104 105 87 90 92 95 10! 101 ITIES. 105 107 107 i 103 i 6 6 29 81 580 59 19 21 34 15 6 6} 4 14 9 10 3 41 6 / 8 19 10 2 33 34 1 21 3 :24 36 31 4 6 8 41 1} o sd l l 16 18 35 45 12 14 4 1 2 3 31 33 M 530 MO 20 25 15 17 14k M 7 7 81 8 60 821 190 200 100 105 11 13 190 200 19_ 20 COLONIAL G 0 VERNMEN' [British Columbia, 6 perl cent„ Dec. 31, 1872. Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-4 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aucr D.'. 5 p. c. Mar. Az Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. "5 p r. Inscribed sk Cape (*.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 Do. April & Oct. 1880-1 Do. do: 1 , 90-1 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p. c Do. 1878, do Mauritius, 6 p. a, 1873, Jan, and July Do. 1t , 78 Do. 188?, Mayls, Nov. Natal qov. 8 per cent N. B. GOT 6p. Ja. &July N. S.W. Gov. 5 p*c., 1886 Do. 5 p c. 18 , 1 to 1878 • Do. 5 P.c. 1888 to 1892 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 8 percent..... Soya So tia Gov. 6 p. o sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,et 18 8-9 Do. 1878 Az upwards Vie,Gov. 6 p. 0.3 a & July Do. do, a pril & Oct BRITT Cam Consol. (Told, lim Chiverton Clifford A malgamated, Devon G. Cons. (Tavist Drake walls East Bassett (Illogan) East Cara don • as r, Cam Brea East G:enville East Love .1 E. W'l Russell (Tavistk i Gam.& StAubyn(Gwen.l Great L • xey, limited Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Vor (Heist )1, Grenvil. e Herod's Foot •••• Hingston _Downs Margaret 4 Tiny Lelant Marie Valley Viwyndy Iron Ore, IN-angiles New rt n o Downs North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett (Illogan North Wheal Crotty Prosper United Pr vidence UnyLslant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan tray Park . in Croft West liassett (Mogan W. Caradon (L skeard West C hi rerton ' West Seton ___ Wheal Bassett 'lllogan Wheal Buller (Redruth Whea Ludoutt Wheal Mary Ann (Men: Wheal Seton _ Wheal Trelawney (Lis. Wheal FOREIGN MINER, Cobre Copper, 26 Port Philip, 1* BANKS. 4:lra and Ilissterman's, lim., 125/. alliance (Lim.). 33 Ditto, issued at 20 pm., 23/ Australasia, Ditto, new, 71/ British and Californian, lira., 5 European Bank, lira., in 14 Hindustan, thina, and J apanalim.), 25 Imperial Ottoman, 16/ London Bank of Mexico and S. America, lim., 8/ London Joint Stock, 46 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, lira., ts Standard of British South Africa, lira., 334: DOCKS. London and St. Katbarine, 65 MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-Mexican Mint, 161 City of London Real Property, lirn.,'2l Credit Fonder and Mobilier of England, Ditto, new, Egyptian Corn. and Trading, Ihn., 411 International Financial Society, Um., 6 International i.and Credit. lim., 51 A ational Dincount Company, Rm., 141 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lim., GAS COMPANIES.—A Parliamentary return just issued gives an account of the affairs of gas compa nies established by act of Parliament. The return shows that, whatever their gas may be, their profits are good. Although it is generally supplied at a lower rate now than a few years ago, yet the'dividend paid in 1863, the latest year in the return, was very commonly 10 per cent., and in several instances companies have begun paying 3 or 4 per cent. more as back dividends, to bring up the payment in their earlier years to the 10 per cent. The charge for gas in London is returned as generally 4s. Gd. per 1,000 cubic feet, but where it is specified that cannel is supplied the charge for that is Gs. The rates of charge range be tween 3s. and 4s. in various parts of the north of England, and in Leicestershire, Derby, and Bristol ; and, on the other hand, the rates in many towns are equal to or exceed those of London-6s. 3d. at Bury St. Edmund's, 7s. at Warwick. THE PATENT OFFICE SCANDAL.—Yesterday after.. noon, the Lords' Committee appointed to inquire into the defalcations of Mr. Edmunds, met to arrange their futuro course of proceeding. It was agreed that the committee should hold its deliberations in private. A letter from Italy announces that a high law authority at the Court of Catanzaro was lately carried off with all his family by brigands, but that the carabincers, sent immediately in pursuit, suc ceeded in rescuing them. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT I LAW INT. HOUSE OF COMMONS-THIS DAY. The SPEAKER did not take the chair till 25 minutes past 12. PETITIONS. Mr. Cox presented a petition in favour of the opening of the British Museum and other public institutions on Sun days ; also another from certain Indian officers, praying for a redress of their grievances. Mr. LEFETRE presented a petition in favour of the bill for amending the law of libel. RIOTS IN IRELAND. Mr. D. GRIFFITH said to-morrow he would ask a question whether certain observations of an Irish judge that certain Roman Catholics who had taken part in a riot should be prosecuted, while the Protestants were allowed to escapa, had come to the knowledge of tho Government, and whether they intended to take measures for tho im partial administration of justico in Ireland. PUBLIC-HOUSES ACT AMENDMENT BILL. Mr. COX said ho should postpone proceeding with this bill, which stood on the paper for to-morrow, until that day week. JURIES IN CRIMINAL CASES BILL. Sir C. O'LOUGHLIN moved the second reading of the bill, the object of which was to settle the law at present in existence with regard to the powers of the judge to dis charge in criminal cases when they were unable to agree to a verdict. One of the enactments of the bill was to enable judges to order refreshment to a jury after they had retired to consider their verdict. At present the jury were locked up without meat, drink, or other refreshment, fire and candle light excepted. This he considered the remains of a very barbarous law, and if anything could show the ne cessity for such a change as he proposed he had read in one of the newspapers lately that at a trial during the present assizes a jury was locked up for 30 hours without refresh ment. Another amendment he proposed was that juries in cases of felony should be allowed to separate, as was now allowed in cases of misdemeanour; and he further proposed to enable judges to discharge juries before evi dence, and to postpone a trial. There were other clauses in the bill declaring that a judge might discharge a jury in case of illness of one of the jurors, which he believed was the law at present, but he also proposed that the judge should have the power to discharge a jury without giving their verdict after they had been. detained together for a reasonable time. There were various other matters of detail which could be dealt with in committee, and he was firmly of opinion that if the bill became law a great im provement in the system at present in existence would be the result. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL opposed the bill on the gaound that it was merely declaratory of the existing law, and also because he considered it a piece of unnecessary legislation. He further• opposed the measure because the Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench and the Chief Justice of the Common Pleas were unfavourable to it. There was, however, one part of it which he approved, and that was the allowing juries, after they had been locked up, a certain amount of refreshment in civil as well as criminal cases, but that could be effected by the introduction of another short bill. He highly objected to the power being given to the judge to discharge prisoners where sufficient evidence was not produced. It would be no doubt very convenient where any Government or other trial broke down to make an application to the judge to discharge the jury, and thus enable the prosecutors to try the case again, but he consi dered such a proposal open to very grave constitutional objections, and he for one was opposed to such a pro ceeding. The bill, on the whole, was so full of objections that he, trusted his learned friend would not press it to a second reading, but that he would withdraw it and introduce another measure of a more limited extent, one . giving the power to the judge to order refreshment to juries whilst considering their verdict. Mr. D. GRIFFITH thought that common juries wore treated in a very unfair and unjust manner. They were at present locked up for hours without any kind of refresh ment, in addition to which they were generally persons engaged in trade, and, in fact, were the only persons en gaged in trying a cause who received no remuneration for their services. It was comparatively but a short time that prosecutors and witnesses were paid their expenses, and he supposed these matters were only to be arrived at by degrees ; but he hoped the day was not far distant when common jurors would be paid like other people for their trouble, loss, and the inconvenience to which they were put to on serving on juries. Mr. LONGFIELD counselled his friend to withdraw he bill, after what had fallen for the Solicitor-General. Sir C. O'LOUGHLIN assented to the suggestion, and ,he bill was withdrawn. METROPOLITAN MAIN DRAINAGE EXTENSION BILL. This bill was read a second time. CHELSEA BRIDGE. Sir J. SHELLEY obtained leave to bring in a bill to abolish the toll taken for foot passengers passing over or on Chelsea Bridge. The bill was brought in and read a first time. SPIRIT DUTIES.. Mr. PEEL moved for a copy of report of 33oard of In land Revenue to the Lords of her Majesty's Treasury, dated Feb. 28, 1865, regarding the rate of the spirit duty. —Ordered. The house then adjourned. (This Day.) COURT OP BANKRUPTCY. IN RE MATTEEWS--TITE MULLER REWARD. Upon enquiry this morning it has been ascertained that as yet no communication has been addressed to the officials of the Court of Bankruptcy upon the subject of the £lOO received by Mr. Beard (as attorney to the assignees under the estate) from the Government. Mr. Beard has ad dressed letters to Messrs. Robarts and Co., and to the North London Railway Company, and this morning a reply was received from the secretary to the railway company. It sets forth that the matter would be submitted to Sir R. Mayne, and upon his decision the company will act. It is the intention of the assignees to hold the money for the present until some questions are settled, and the day for next examination being Friday, the 17th instant at 12 o'clock. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.--This Day. -~- MARLBOROUGH-STREET. THE EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE AGAINST A SCHOOL As- SISTANT.—John Hughes, described as a school assistant of the Model Lodging-house, Westminster, charged with grossly assaulting a servant to W. Dolby, engraver, of the Regent's-quadrant, was again brought before Mr. Tyt Whitt. Mr. Lewis, sen., of Ely-place, appeared to-day for the prosecution. Emma Delany, servant to Mr. Dolby, having proved the disgraceful conduct of the prisoner, Sergeant Shillingford, 4 C, proved going to Tom's Coffee house, Holborn, and being there told the prisoner for the past two years had been in the habit of having letters directed to him there in the name of the "Rev. J. Hughes." He also saw the prisoner on the afternoon of Saturday last speaking to a man under the colonnade of the County Fire-office, the man being one complained of as following Mr. Dolby about for several nights. The case was adjourned at the request of the prisoner, who wished to call a witness from Tom's coffee-house. Edwin Frost, waiter at Tom's coffee-house, said he re collected seeing the prisoner at the coffee-house at half-past four on Friday last, and the witness Delany said the offence was committed,b3tween three and four. In answer to .11r:, Lewis, the witness said the prisoner sometimes *ore a poncho, but he did not notice his dress on Friday last. He could, however, swear he had 'a black coat and trousers. The prisoner was in the habit of com ing to their house regularly and leaving about 7 o'clock. Police-constable Malcolm Hunter, 45 C, proved seeing the prisoner on Friday last about half-past 3 o'clock cross ing Regent-circus. Tho prisoner wore a poncho cape and leather leggings. It was a wet•day. Mr. Lewis said that was his case, and he asked that the prisoner might be dealt with at once. Mr. Tyrwhitt said he confessed he had no doubt abou the matter on the previous occasion ; but as the prisoner wished the case adjourned for the production of the waiter from the coffee-house, he felt bound to accede to the re quest. He did not believe a word the waiter had stated as to the time the prisoner was at the coffee-house. The young woman had given her evidence in a fair way, and it was confirmed to-day by the constable, who saw the prisoner near the spot at the time the young woman stated. He did not believe the waiter at all. He should commit the prisoner who was one of these mis chievous men about town, and who, being educated, made the matter worse—to three months' hard labour. Mr. Lewis applied for and obtained a summons against a man who has been following Mr. Dolby about the streets and annoying him in consequence of his strenuous exer tions to put down the foreign prostitute nuisance in Regent-street. SHARE 'OSSEI THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 15, 1865. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day. LoNpos, March 15.—Wind this day:at noon—North- Easterly; moderate breeze and fine weather, but rather cloudy. PENZANCE, March 14.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Marquis of Chandos, from Quebec. OrF FALMOUTH, March 15.—Wind N.W.—Arrived— Torquinhall, from Calcutta. CLYDE, March 14.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Britannia screw steamer, from New _York; Morning Light, from Demerara. PORTSMOUTH, March 15.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Her Majesty's ship Orontes, from Galls ; left Cape of Good Hope Feb. 4. OFF PORTSMOUTH, Maroh 14.—Arrived--Defiance, from London for Bombay. COWES, March 14.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Gustav, from Guayaquil. OFF POOLE, March 14.—Arrived—Northumberland, from Singapore, (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Arrived, March 15—Olga, from Fjalbacka ; Neptunis, from Krageroe. The Price of Gold. ..- The quotation of gold at Paris is about 2 per mine pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.2) per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is about 1-10th per cent. dearer in Paris than in London. By advic:s from Hamburg the price of gold is 425 per mark and the short exchange on London is 13/ a per £1 stcrlin Standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, about 3-10ths per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburg. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is about 249 per cent., and the premium on gold 127 per cent. At these rates there is a small profit on the importation of go'd fr.m the United States. BOAT RACE FOR £50.--A scullers' race for the above stake was rowed yesterday from Putney to Mortlake, between James Dove, of Wapping, and Edward Carter, of Lambeth. Betting was 2 to 1 on Dove. William Blake, of Chelsea, was referee ; George Driver showed Dove up ; and Henry Kelley looked after Carter. Dove won the station, and stripped to his buff ; Carter rowing in a jersey. They rowed well together to the Star and Garter, where a slight foul occurred ; but they were straight directly, and even again soon afterwards. Near ing the London Boat House, Dove, who leading was most unquestionably bored by his man, and whose left appeared to be gone, and another foul occurred, in which they were locked. Dove got away first, and gradually drawing out was never caught, and won as he pleased. Time, 32 min. 2 sec. The referee, on being appealed to, decided in Dove's favour. A FARTHING A MILE.—It is absurd to say that transport by railway should be twenty times cheaper than coach travelling used to be ? A pound of cake eva porating five pints of water will develop force enough to draw two tons weight on a railway to the distance of a mile in two minutes. A train of coaches weighing eighty tons, and holding 240 passengers, can be conveyed from Liverpool to Birmingham and back in seven hours, by four tons of coke, which cost about £5. To carry as many on a common road would require an establishment of 880 horses, and they would only do the work in four-and twenty. hours. Of course it is fair to ask, why is there no proportionate reduction in the charges for conveyance ? Because there is, on the railway line, not only the coke and water and working staff to pay for, but the heavy charge on the capital sunk in making the iron road. So, many say : forgetting that, the road once made, the cost of each act of conveyance deducted from the sum paid for the service, is all that determines profits. The prime cost of the road, except as an element in its stability and cause of more or less current expense for repairs, can have nothing to do with the calculation. Upon a balance of current profit and loss alone, it is to be decided what fares will pay best Whatever the cost of making the line, when once it is made, profits depend on the daily relation between working expenses and receipts. Now, the average fares on English railways are at present 21. d. a mile for first class, lid. for second class, and Id. for third, while in a railway train carrying a fair load, when all expenses of conveyance, indirect and direct, have been allowed for, it appears that the cost price of carrying a first class passen ger is Id. for 16 miles, for carrying a second class passen ger ld. for 25 miles, and, by still closer packing, a third class passenger is conveyed 40 miles for id. Thus, if the number of travellers increased sufficiently, it is at any rate conceivable that a half-crown faro from London to Liver pool might pay better than a fare of 30s.—Dicken,s' xi the Year Round." THAMES. CHLOROFORM.-Mr. George Gretton, a salt merchant and drysalter, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with be ing drunk and incapable of taking care of himself. William Carter, a police - constable, 78 K, said he was called last night by a gentleman to a doctor's shop in Salmon-lane, Limehouse, where he saw the prisoner, who was helplessly intoxicated, and bleeding from a wound over the eye. He took the prisoner, for security's sake, to the station-house. The prisoner, an elderly and gentlemanly looking man, said the constable had made a mistake. He was not drunk but chloroformed. Mr. Paget—Chloroformed !—how ? The prisoner said a gross outrage had been committed upon him. He then addressed, the magistrate in a familiar manner, and said he was taking a walk last night with Mrs. Maclaren, of the corner of Margaret-street, Commercial road. You know Mrs. Maclaren very well, indeed, con tinued the prisoner. Mr. Paget—No, indeed ; I do not. The prisoner—l thought she, was well known to every body. A respectable woman, a widow. Well, sir, after I left her, I was passing by Limehouse Church, and a man accosted me, shook me by the hand, and said, "Well, old fellow, how are you ?" "I don't know you," I said, and ho put a handkerchief close to my face.. It was impregnated with chloroform. I fainted, I fell, I became insensible. I know nothing more. This morning I finind myself in the station-house.' I lost my watch, my purso, money, gold— all my gold. I havo only a few halfpence left. Carter was recalled, and said the prisoner was most dis orderly drunk. He smelt his breath, and the fumes of liquor were plain enough. The prisoner —I only took one glass of port wine. It was the chloroform overpowered me. I don't find fault with the police. I was treated with great kindness by the police. Carter—lt was not port wino which I smelt, but liquor. The prisoner —I vomited, I believe. Carter—You did. You were certainly drunk, sir. The prisoner —Oh; dear, no ; it was chloroform. I have been basely robbed. Police-sergeant Brady, 42 K, a most respectable and steady officer, and acting inspector at the Stepney station house, adjoining the court, saw the prisoner at half-past 12 last night, and he was labouring under the ordinary symptoms of intoxication. Mr. Paget discharged the prisoner, who thanked the magistrate, and said he should look after the villain who administered chloroform' MARKETS—This Day The arrivals of homeMARK:LANE. -grown wheat fresh up to our market to-day, coastwise and by rail, were very moderate, and the bulk of the supplies were received in very middling condition. As regards good and fine dry samples, factors were, consequently, firm in their demands, and such changed hands somewhat steadily at full prices. Damp produce was difficult of sale, though not lower in value. Only a moderate supply of foreign wheat was on the stands. Generally speaking the trade was slow, notwith standing that the imports continue very small. In prices no change took pl ace. Floating cargoe s o f previous quotations. grain were in fair request, at quite The supply of barley on sale was moderate, and all qua lities, including even fine malting produce, sold heavily, at Monday's currency. Malt changed hands to a very moderate extent, at late rates. With oats the market was but moderately supplied, yet the trade was slow, at about stationary prices. Beans were dull, and somewhat lower in value. Peas, however, commanded previous rates, with a steady sale. Most descriptions of flour were in fair average request, at quite previous rates. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English and Scotch 570 1,040 1,210 2,720 710 Irish — Foreign 3,910 40 eke. brls. COMPARATIVE QUANTITIES AND PR ICES OP GRAIN for the Weekending March 11,1865 ;- - Wheat, qrs., 69,297; average 38s 4d—barley, 42,655 ; 292 la—oats, 8,058 ; 20s 6d. Corresponding week in 1864 ;—Wheat, 69,268 ; 40s 2d— barley, 47,760 ; 31s 6d—oats, 12,752 ; 192. 10d. BOROUGH 110 P. A fair business is passing in good and fine English and hops, and prices rule firm. Inferior hops move off slowly, at about previous rates. WHITECRA.PEL. The supplies of meat ou sale is moderato, and the trade is firm, at the following prices Beef from 3s to 48 8d ; mutton, 3s 8d to 5s Od ; veal, 4s 43 to 5s 4d; and pork, 3s 6d to 4s 10d per 81bs, by the carcase. CARRY'S CONFESSION. By the Author of " High Church," " Owen," " Mattie," &c. 3 vole.—" A very fair reputation has been earned by this author, which will ensure a welcome for any of his productions. There is a great deal of sterling merit in his writings, a tinge of reality and good sense, which are sure to reap the reward they merit in a vote of approval from the discriminating members of the literary public. The present interesting story tells an intricate history simply and well. The dra matis persona are well drawn, and show a thorough know ledge of human life. Carry's Confession' is certainly a superior work, and one which will add to the good opinion generally held of its author.—Observer." LIFE OF JULIUS C/ESAR.---The present Emperor thinks and writes with great vigour : yet his politi cal philosophy is unsound. It is all in favour of hero wor ship, and the chief object of that worship is the modern Ctesar—the first Napoleon, who sneered at the English as "a nation of shopkeepers." When wo reflect upon what trade has done for us we are not ashamed at the reproach. Peace has her triumphs as well as war. We look with patriotic pride at the brilliant shops in this great metropolis, that are permanent industrial exhibitions ; the vast ware houses so richly stored; the grand trade marts that absorb whole lines of mansions into one gigantic edifice, such as that of E. Moses and Son, of the Minories and Aldgate, the eminent outfitters. Establishments on so mighty and magnificent a scale are really standing illustrations of the security, wealth, and prosperity of this great commercial nation.—[ADTT.] RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. REDDITCH. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held at Redditch on Monday ; Mr. W. Millward in the chair. The report stated that the directors had been in negotiation with the Midland Railway Company, and had entered into a provisional agredment with that company for the transfer to them of the Red ditch Railway property and effects on their guaran teeing a fixed dividend of 4 per cent. per annum in perpetuity on the ordinary share capital, and on their undertaking payment of the debenture debts and other debts and liabilities of the company, and the payment to the company, of £2,000 towards the sum expended out of revenue on the capital account. The report having been adopted, the meeting was made special, to consider the proposed agreement for a lease of the undertaking to the Midland Com pany in perpetuity. _ _ _ Mr. GARDEN ER , so li c it or t o t h e company, read the heads of the proposed agreement, and after a short discussion the motion was agreed to nevi. con. SCOTTISH CENTRAL. The report of the directors states that the total expenditure on capital account for the half-year was £27,239 on the central line, of which £13,342 had been paid on account of carriage and waggon plant, £5,5751 on the Plean branch line, which was near completion, and £4,326 on works and stations. On the Dundee and Perth and Newtyle sections £44,186 had been expended during the half-year for new en gines, carriages, and waggons. The sum of £5,502 had been laid out on account of relaying and im proving the Dundee line. The total expenditure on capital account during the half-y ear was £54,111. The revenue account for the half-year showed that £151,784 had been received, against £139,139 for the corresponding half of the preceding year, show ing an increase of £12,645, of which £4,769 was for goods and £7,338 for passenger traffic. The ex penditure, including interest on loans and preference shares, amounted to £113,469 against £103,428, showing an increase of £10,041. The sum available for division was £38,314, out of which the directors recommended a dividend at the rate of 7 per cent. per annum on £1,045,000 consolidated stock, amounting to £36,575, leaving a balance of £1,739 to be added to the surplus fund, making together £8,349. But from - this was deducted £4,922 for Parliamentary expenses, applicable to revenue in curred during the last session, leaving the total sur plus on Jan. 31 £3,427 to the credit of revenue. The report also adverted to the bill now before Par liament for authorising the amalgamation of the Scottish Central Company with the Caledonian Railway Company. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, Mar. 14.--The yarn-market shows a decided improvement to-day, buyers holding orders in suspense, being obliged to some extent to execute them at once through a sudden upward movement in the Liverpool cotton-market, which is leading spinners also to put up their prices. In shipping yarns there has been a considerable amount of business to-day, at about Id. per lb. advance on hanks and of 2d. per lb. on cops, as compared with last Friday. The amount of business would havebeen much more considerable had spinners been easier to deal with. Nearly all classes of buyers appear to be operating under the impression that lowest prices have been.touched for the present, and the market closes very strong, with an upward tendency. Home trade yarn houses report much better business, at prices fully ld. per lb. higher than on Friday last. The cloth market has not nearly improved so much as that for yarn. In fact, the improvement in yarns and cotton is a good deal attributable to the large orders recently taken by manufacturers for Indian shirtings, which has sent manufacturers into the market to cover their orders. Up to yesterday evening there was a considerable business doing by 'shippers on India account, principally in shirtings, from an impression that prices were low enough to render transactions safe. An advance of manufac turers' quotations to-day has not been well re sponded to by buyers. In some instances as much as 6d. per piece more is asked for shirtings, but it checks business. Messrs. John Slagg and Co. re port of the cloth-market :—" A good business has been done since last Tuesday, at gradually declin ing rates. The improvement manifested in Liver pool yesterday has been to some extent responded to here, and to-day makers have somewhat raised their quotations. There is, however, little disposi tion to give an advance, and the business of the day has been limited." LEEDS, 14th.—There has been but a moderate at tendance of buyers in the cloth halls this morning, and the market was of much the same quite character as last week. The chief cause of the dulness in the woollen trade is attributed to the weather, and the general remark is to the effect that till wanner weather sets in there 'will be no great improvement in trade. The goods purchased to-day have included a fair amount of ordinary blacks, as well as medium goods in the white state, mixture coatings, light mel tons, and tweeds. The export trade to the Continent and to Canada and the American States are devoid of animation. The country manufacturers are rather checking their rates of production, so as not to over stock the market, but many of them are beginning to execute orders for autumn fabrics. Prices, those of wool as well as of cloth, are steady. The flax trade is not very active, and the high price of the raw material keeps operations from expanding. NOTTINGHAM, 14th.—There was a fair attendance of merchants and others at the Exchange-hall to day, but the demand for lace yarns was by no means brisk. Prices, however, ruled firm, and late rates were well maintained. The demand for hosiery yarns was limited, at previous currencies. Silks supported their value. The inquiry for brown nets still continues very dull, and coarse sorts are easier to buy. Fine numbers may be quoted at late prices. ROCHDALE, 13th.—Business as between buyers and sellers keeps quiet, though there is little or no cessation of industry in the mills, as the Govern ment order for the goods of this district has just been given out, and distributed among a larger number of hands than usual. This affords a season able counterpoise to the depression arising from the long-standing scarcity of orders and •the want of animation at the weekly markets. The state of the market to-day was flatness, and though buyers go their usual rounds, there is very little animation among them, and their transactions are most de sultory. DON CLAUDIO FONTANELLAS.—The Barcelona journals announce that the Queen of Spain has granted a free pardon to Don Claudio Fontanellas, who was recently condemned to hard labour for a term of years, on a charge of having falsely pretended to be the son of the late wealthy banker of that name. The trial has been reported at length, and our readers may remember that the young man, on his return from South America, after a long absence, was at first joyfully welcomed and acknowledged by his relatives, but afterwards arrested and prosecuted by them as an impostor. THE EDMUNDS PENSION.—Mr. Jas. R. Brougham, in a letter to a contemporary, says :—" My father, Mr. John Brougham, died in 1829, and therefore could not have been privy to any arrangement in Mr. Edmunds's appointment in 1833 ; and as to the allegation that Mr. Edmunds " held his office in trust, so far as the emoluments were concerned," for the widow and five children of Mr. John Brougham, I can only say that I now for the first time learn that so extraordinary a statement has been made, and I hasten most distinctly to declare that neither my mother nor any of her family have ever received any sum of money, either directly or indirectly, from Mr. Edmunds in respect of any office held by him nor on any other account whatever." MILTON'S DEATH AND BURIAL.--Milton died in 1674. He had long suffered from the gout, and in July, feeling that his end drew near, he wished his brother to make his will. He expired on the Bth of November, so easily, that persons in the room wore not aware of his death. His remains were followed to the grave by " all his learned and great friends in London, and not without a friendly concourse of the vulgar." He was interred next his father, in the chancel of St. Giles, Cripplegate. There is a scandalous story that, in 1795, the grave was opened, the body exposed, and most irreverently treated. We trust other and meaner remains were dealt with. Such curiosity is wholly unpardonable. Mr. Whitbread set up a bust, by Bacon, to his memory, with an appropriate inscription.— The Old City, itg Highways and Byways. collingridge, London. SPOkTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. DONCASTER RACES-THIS DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SCURRY HANDICAP. Queen Bee Jig Five ran. BETTING ROOM STAKES. Qui Vive 1 Surrey 2 Jesamine Seven ran. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE• DONCASTER SPRING MEETING. —YESTERDAY. No greater contrast than that between the autumn gathering held here and the one we are now attending can be conceived. To one accustomed to the crowds and ex citement of the former, the aspect of the principal street last night, free from its.blockade of loungers, and a Sub cription Room destitute of subscribers, was curious in the extreme, while the course this morning looked desolate and the long array of stands almost tenantless. Still it was Doncaster despite these drawbacks, and the most splendid racecourse in England can be enjoyed with out the necessity of a crowd. The sport was very good, the Hopeful introducing a field of promising youngsters, among whom Qui Vive and Emma were most noticeable for good looks and condition. The former, though small, showed decided quality, and odds were laid on him directly the numbers went up, which he landed very cleverly. Spring Handicap, for which Wandering Minstrel (who ha, been made such a warm favourite at the Corner on Mon day) was an abSentee, causing thereby the usual complaints from those who had taken liberties with him, saw a good race between Dunkeld and the Earl of Surrey, the latter being defeated by a short neck. The other events call for no particular comment. The Trial Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 50 sovs added. _ _ T.Y.C. 12 subs. Mr. Savile's The Pirate, 3 yrs, Est 61b (Carroll) 1 General Holloway's Hartley, 4 yrs, 7st 111 b (H. Covey) 2 Mr. Robert Johnson's Grenadine, 3 yrs, Est 61b (J. Grimshaw) 3 Betting-7 to 4on Hartley, 3to 1 agst The Pirate. The Pirate made the running, the favourite with a slight lead of Grenadine lying next, and they continued in this order to the distance, where Grenadine dropped far into the rear, and The Pirate without being headed won cleverly by a length. The Hopeful Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 100 added by the corporation of Doncaster, for 2-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies and geldings, Bst 71b. Hopeful course, about five furlongs. 53 subs. Mr. Pardoe's Qui Vivo (Fordham) 1 Mr. J. Nightingall's Ambition (J. Nightingall 2 Mr. Hodgman's Valentine (Morris 3 Mr. Henry's Fury (Morgan 4 The following also ran :—Haphazard, Redneck, Emma, Jessamine, and Lassitude. Betting-6 to 4on Qui Vive, Bto 1 each agst Emma and Valentine, 10 to 1 agst Lassitude, and 100 to 9 agst Fury. Ambition jumped off with a slight lead, followed by Emma, Qui Vive, and Lassitude, Lord St. Vincent's filly lying up on the inside, and the rear brought in by Redneck and Fury. Coming round the bend the favourite took up the running, Valentine at the same time rushing to the front, and Lassitude soon after declining. At the distance Ambi tion challenged Qui Vive, and with Valentine close up, the three raced home, the favourite with always the best of it winning cleverly by half a length, the same distance sepa rating Valentine from Ambition. Fury was a bad fourth ; Haphazard was fifth, Redneck sixth; Lassitude and Jessa mine were the last two. The Doncaster Spring Handicap of 10 sovs each, with 100 added by the. Corporation of Doncaster. St. Leger course. 53 subs., 13 of whom pay 3 soya ft. Mr. G. Augell's Dunkeld, 5 yrs, 7st 101 b (Parr) 1 Mr. F. Fisher's E ar l o f S urre y, 6 y rs , E s t 121 b (c. 2113'ex) (Hibberd) 2 Mr. G. W. Morris's Club Queen, 3 yrs, sst 91b (Carroll) 3 Mr. Saxon's Idle Girl, 4 yrs, 7st Mb (inc 101 b extra) (J. Grimshaw) 4 The following also ran :—East Lancashire, Buckenham, Gaily, Oberon, and Gannochy. Betting-7 to 2 agst Earl of Surrey, 4to 1 agst Dunkeld, sto 1 agst Idle Girl, 6 to 1 agst Club Queen, 7to 1 agst Gaily, and 10 to 1 agst East Lancashire. Dunkeld went to the front immediately the flag was lowered, with Gaily and Gannochy as his immediate at tendants, Buckenham and Club Queen lying next, and East Lancashire, who was nearly left at the post, bringing up the rear with Oberon. Going over the hill Club Queen took second place,' East Lancashire and Earl of Surrey improving their positions, and Dunkeld still holding the lead. At the milepost Gaily, Earl of Surrey,and East Lan cashire joined the leading horses, and at the Red House Idle Girl drew up, and coming round the bend into the straight Dunkeld and Earl of Surrey were nearly head and head, a fine race ensuing between them from the half dis tance, and Mr. Angell's horse winning by a short neck. Club Queen was a bad third. Idle Girl, not persevered with, was fourth ; Gaily fifth, and Buckingham sixth. The rear was brought up by East Lancashire and Oberon. The Municipal Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 50 soya added ; for all ages ; selling allowances. Half a mile. 3 subs. Mr. Pardoe's Tragedy, 3 yrs, ist 91b (car. 7st 111 b) (Fordham 1 Mr. G. Hodgman's Halifax, 2 yrs, 7st 611) (.£3O (Hatfield 2 Mr. J. Osborne's Nelly Grey, 3 yrs, 7st 91b (£3O (Whitely 3 Betting-2 to lon Tragedy, 3to 1 agst Halifax. Tragedy made all the running, with Halifax in attend ance, and won easily by three lengths. The winner was bought in for 180 guineas. The Londesborough Plate of £lOO, for 3-yr-olds and up- wards. Red House in. 25 subs. Mr. F. Fisher's Reindeer, aged, Bst (Ilibberd) 1 Mr. Saxon's Jane Shore, 4 yrs, 7st 71b ...(J. Grimshaw) 2 Mr. J. Osborne's Jig, 3 yrs, sst 71b ( St ea d) 3 The following also ran :—Vanessa, Queen Bee, Innis fallen, Burney, and Sisyphus. Betting-7 to 4 agst Reindeer, sto 2 agst Jana Shore, 100 to 20 agst Sisyphus, and 10 to 1 agst Surney. Sisyphus took up the running, followed by Reindeer and Jane Shore, Surney and Queen Bee bringing up the rear. At the bend Sisyphus dropped astern, and from this point a slashing race ensued between the two favourite; who ran together to the chair, Reindeer winning by a short head. Jig was a bad third, Sisyphus fourth, Queen Bee fifth, and Vanessa sixth. Surney and Innisfallen were the last two. The United Hunt Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 50 added; for horses that have been regularly hunted with any established pack of hounds; gentlemen riders; profes sionals allowed to ride by carrying 61b extra. Two miles. 25 subs. Lord Middleton's Vandal, aged (h b), 12st 91b (Mr. C. Boynton) 1 Mr. Cublin's Old Squire, 12st 71b (Mr. R. Batty) 2 Mr. Smith's Little Goy (h b), 4 yrs, list 71b (Mr. T. Price) 3 Mr. R. Walker's Cortol v i n , 6 yrs , 12 s t 71b (Owner) 4 The following also ran :—Foresight, Mischief, New church, Beachnut, and Huguenot. Betting—Even on Vandal, and 5 to 2 agst Newchurch. Foresight made the running, followed by Vandal, Beech nut, and Cortolvin, the Old Squire lying next, with Little Goy and Newchurch in the rear. Ascending the hill Cor tolvin ran into the second place, and the Old Squire passed Vandal near the Rifle Butt; Cortolvin dropped last, and at the Red House Old Squire took up the running, and Fore sight going to the rear left Vandal and the leader to race home, Lord Middleton's horse winning by a length ; Little Goy a bad third, and Cortolvin fourth ; Newchurch was fifth, Huguenot sixth, and Foresight seventh. Match, four miles over the Steeplechase Course, the owner of Cock Robin staking'£6o.to £5O. Mr. Hall na Cock Robin, aged, list 71b (Montague) 1 Mr. F. Jacob's Mistake, 5 yrs, 13st 2 Betting-7 to 4on Mistake. Mistake refused at the first fence, and was out of the race from that point; Cock Robin cantered in alone. THE LATE DATCHET ME ETlNG.—Surbiton being in the forfeit list is disqualified for the Stand Plate for which he came in first on Saturday, and the stakes have been awarded to Strike, who was second. - RES FOR 1865. Grand National Hunt 29 Barbara 3O Lewes Spring BO IL. Canterbury Spring Abergavenny 2O Thirsk ' Cardiff 25 Epson spring - 25 Bath 23 Harpenden 26 30 Epsom /BER. RACING FIXT Warwick Spri ng Yin c,ennes Chelmsford Spring 2B Vincennes Northampton 4 Croxton Park 7 Newmarket Craven l7 Durham Newmarket Ist Spring 1 Chester 9 York Spring Salisbury lB OCTO: Northallerton 5 Newmarket 2d Oct ... 9 Vincennes Vincennes Ohelmsford 7 Manchester Summer 7 Ascot l3 Beverley l4 Liverpool Al e xandra Park 2O Newmarket Ho. M Vincennes Hampton 2l Newton Newcastle - 27 Odiham Bidbury . Stockbridge Newmarket July Carlisle Worcester Abingdon Stamford l3 Winchester lB Nottingham lB Southampton l9 Chesterfield 2O Goodwood .. 25 Down Royal Corp — An American paper estimates that 20,000,000 human beings have lived and died slaves in the United States from the time the latter became a nation to the pre sent time. AMERICA, CROOKHAVEN, MARCH 14. The Inman Steamer City of London, from New York on the 2d inst. with a full cargo, passed the Fastnet at 3 p.m. to-day. Her news has been fully anticipated by the Europa. LONDON CAZETTE---Last Evening At the Court at Windsor, the 9th day of March, 18 65, present the Qu een ' s M os t Excellent Majesty in Council, this day, the Right H on . Ri c h ar d Bickerton Peinell, Lo r d Lyons, and the Right Hon. Sir Edward Vaughan Williams, Knight, were, by her Majesty's command, sworn of her Majesty's Most Ifonourable Privy Council, and took their place at the Board accordingly. WHITEHALL, Mulct' 11. The Qucen has been pleased to appoint the Most Noble William, Duke of Devonshire, R.G. ; thc, Rig:it Hon. Richard John, Earl of Donouglimore ; the Right Hon. Edward Henry Smith Stanley (commonly called Lord Stanley) ; the Hon. Edward Frederick Leveson-Gow e r ; the Right Hon. Robert Lowe ; Sir Rowland Hill, K.C.B. Johu Arthur Roebuck, Esq. ; Thomas Berry Horsfall, Esq. ; Robert Dalgleish, Esq. ; George Carr Glyn, Esq. Acton Smeo Ayrton, Esq. ; Douglas Galton, Esq. ; Edward Terrick Hamilton, Esq. ; and John Robinson McLean, 1 Esq., to be her Majesty's Commissioners to inquire into the charges made for the conveyance of passengers and goods on the railways of Great Britain and Ireland, and the prac ticability of reducing such charges with a regard to safety, Punctuality, and expedition. MARCH 13, The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to bo Passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, constituting and appointing the Mok Noble Edward Adolphus, Duke of Somerset. K.G, ; Vice-Admiral the Honourable Sir Frederick William Grey, K-C-R- ; Rear-Admiral Charles Eden, C.B. ; Rear-Admiral Edward GennysTaushawe • Rear-Admiral the Honourable James Robert Drummond C.B. ; and Hugh Culling Eardley. Childers, E sq . ; to be her Majesty's Commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Admiral of the said United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the do minions, islands, and territories thereunto belonging. WAR-OFFICE, PALL MALL, MARCH 14. Royal Regiment of Horse Guards --Robert Dalrymple Steuart-Grossett-Muirhead, Gent., to be Cornet, by pur chase, vice Samuel Charles Newton, promoted. 6th Dragoon Guards—Lieutenant Edward Corbett, from 17th Lancers, to be Lieutenant, vice James John Neil Buchanan, promoted to an Unattached Company, with out purchase. Ist Dragoons—First Class Veterinary -Surgeon Francis Frederick Collins, from 16th Lancers, to be Veterinary- Surgeon, vice Thomas James Richardson, who ex changes. Bth Hussars—Roderick Mackenzie Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Frederick Ekins Lindoe, who retires. 16th Lancers—Veterinary-Surgeon T homas Jame s Richard son, from Ist Dragoons, to be Veterinary-Surgeon, vice First Class Veterinary-Surgeon Francis Frederick Collins, who exchanges. 2d Regiment of Foot—Major Henry Reynolds Wergo to be Lieutenant-Colonel, by purchase, vice Francis Lionel Octavius Atty, who retires; Captain John Thompson to be Major, by purchase, vice Werge ; Lieutenant Eustace Lovelace Hercy to be Captain, by purchase, vice Thomp son; Ensign John Campbell to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Hercy ; Albert Evers, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Campbell. 24th Foot—Lieutenant Edward Henry Bridgman Saw bridge to be Captain, by purchase, vice Edmund Frede rick Tarte, who retires ; Ensign William Thomas Much to be Lieutenant, by purchase,_ vice Sawbridge. 33d Foot—Lieutenant Edwin Sandys Wason to be Adju tant, vice Lieutenant Birchall George Graham, pro moted. 34th Foot—Lieutenant John O]phert Gage to be Adju tant, vice Lieutenant George Malcolm, promoted. 36th Foot—Lieutenant Christopher Spurgeon to be Adju tant, vice Lieutenant William Neal, who has resigned the appointment. 41st Foot—Lieutenant Nathaniel Montgomery to be In structor of Musketry, vice Capt. Mylrea Tellet Quayle, who had resigned the appointment prior to his promo tion to his present rank; Staff Assistant-Surgeon Na thaniel Norris to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Valentine Maher, appointed to the Staff. 49th Foot—Lieutenant Alexander Dingwall Fordyce to be Captain,, by purchase, vice Charles Edward Gore Browne, who retires ; Ensign Charles Filcher to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Fordyce ; William Langmore Wreford, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Temple ; Lieute nant; Thomas Cowper Hincks to be Instructor of Mus ketry, vice Lieutenant Alexander Dingwall Fordyce, promoted. 51st Foot—Lieutenant Henry Chambers to be Captain, by purchase, vice George Henry Hibbert-Ware, who re tires ; Ensign Richard Revnell Drought to be Lieute nant, by-purchase, vice Chambers ; Ensign W. H. Hume to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice E. E. Middleton, who retires; Gentleman Cadet Henry Chas. Montagu Turnbull, from the Royal Military College. to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Drought ; Charles Edward Stewart Ruthven, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Hume. 74th Foot—William Montgomery, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Sir Archibald A. Campbell, Bart., who Tho , , • __ retires. - 92d Foot—Major Edward Eldridge Haines to be Lieute nant-Colonel, without purchase, vice Brevet-Col. Archi bald Inglis Lockhart, C. 8., who retires upon hall-pay; Bre vet-Major Forbes Macßean to be Major, without purchase, vice Haines ; Lieutenant Alex. Forbes Mackay to be Captain, by purchase, vice Brevet-Major M‘Bean ; En sign Montagu Hope to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Mackay ; Patrick Francis Robertson,. Gent., to be En sign, by purchase, vice Hope. Cape Mounted Riflemen—Lieutenant William Croft Nicol son to be Captain, by purchase, vice Henry Rose M. Humphreys, who retires. USATTACHED.—Lieutenant James John Neil Buchanan, from Gth Dragoon Guards, to be Captain, without pur chase. MEDICAL DEP ARTNEXT. — Assistant-Surgeon Valentine Maher, from 41st Foot, to be Staff Assistant-Surgeon, vice Nathaniel Norris, appointed to the 41st Foot; Staff As sistant-Surgeon Francis Leveson Gower Gunn to be Staff- Surgeon, vice Henry Sacheveral Edward Schroeder, M.D., placed on half-pay. _ BREVET. Captain Thomas Henry Salt, Royal (late Bengal) Artil iery, to be Major. The undernientioned officers having completed the quali fying service in the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, to be Colo nels under the Royal Warrant of 14th October, 1858: Lieutenant-Colonel Joseph Lyon Barrow, Royal (late Madras) Artillery. Lieutenant-Colonel John Desbrisay Mein, Royal (late Madras) Artillery. In consequence of the appointment of Major-General John Edward Dupuis, C. 8., from the Supemumary List, to be Major-General on the fixed establishment of General Officers, on Jan. 19, 1865, the Commissions of the under mentioned officers to be altered, and the subsequent pro motions to take place, as follows : COMMISSIONS AS LIEUTENANT-COLONELS. J. E. W. Lawrence, half-pay. Royal Marines. W. A. Armstrong, Depot Battalion. S. Hackett, Unattached. A. C. K. Lock, 50th Foot. COMMISSIONS AS MAJORS. E. F. Tranchell, Ceylon Rifle Regiment. A. W. Cameron, 92d Foot. J. D. Reece, 2d West India Regiment. J. P. Stuart, Unattached, Staff-Officer of Pensioners. Major George Skipwith, Depot Battalion, to be Lieuten ant-Colonel. Captain J. S. Ferguson Fowke, 54th Foot., to be Major. ADMIRALTY, kAucar 9. The following promotion has this day been made : Lieutenant Robert John St. Aubyn to be Retired Com mander, under her Majesty's Orders in Council of Ist August, 1860, and 9th July, 186:, _ . Mincit 13. Mr. William Herd has been this day promoted to the rank of Engineer in herMajesty'sfloet, with seniority from Ist inst. _ . —.-- Mr. John Dingwall has been this day promoted to the rank of First Class Assistant Ligineer in her Majesty's fleet, with seniority from Ist inst. COURSE OF EXCHANGE —Last Evening. Amsterdam Short. 11 16 11 17 Ditto 3 Months. 11 19 11 191- Rotterdam - Antwerp Brussels Hamburg ............ 13 8 1 13 8 1 Piths Short 25 17t, arseilles Ditto 3 Months. 25 45 25 411- 1201 222 7. 355 20- 1 4 0054 M Frankfort on the Maine Vienna — - 11 421 11 52i Trieste — 11 474: 11 52k 31}, Petersburgh - Berlin Madrid — ••• 47 ... 47 ,1 Cadiz - t 4/ f i Leghorn Milan Genoa Naples — 25 55 25 GO Palermo Messina Lisbon — 511 51/ Oporto — 511 51i Foreign Gold in Bars (Standar) per oz. ... £3 17 9 TRIAL FOR CHILD MURDER.—At the Nottingham Assizes on Monday, before Mr. Baron Martin, Elizabeth Wragg, aged 19, lace clipper, was indicted for murdering her illegitimate child, 12 days old, on the 10th September, 1864. The prisoner was confined of the child in question in the union, and on leaving it, committed the crime in question, the body of the child being found in a field with a cord round its neck. It had no clothes on. The prisoner said to the searcher at the police-station on being arrested, "Do you think they'll hang me ?" Pri soner afterwards said, " I should not have done it if I had had a home for it." After the coroner's inquest, prisoner said to her mother, " Don't worrit for me, it's all right. I'm glad its done. If I have to be huig, I wish it was to morrow." The Jury returned a verdict of Manslaughter, and the learned Judge sentenced the prisoner to 20 years' penal servitude. SUDDEN DEATH OF A CLERGYMAN.—Literary and scientific circles in general have sustained a severe loss by the sudden death of the Rev. C. H. Hartshorne, at his residence, the Vicarage, Holdenby, on Saturday last. The deceased was =eminent archaeologist and an intimate friend of the late Duke of Northumberland. By this death the living of Holdenby becomes vacant. The preseuta, tion, which is in the hands of the Crown, is worth £565 per annum. ACCIDENT ON THE METROPOLITAN RAILWAY...-.. At 5 p.m. yesterday a Great Western engine, whilst bringing in a train to the Farringdon Station of tho Metro politan Railway, ran off the rails about 100 yards from the end of the platform, and the train was brought to a stand immediately. The obstruction was not removed for more than an hour, and traffic was necessarily suspended dur ing that interval. ided fon• 5s of and ) the I by a nd the tins [ter - , s at at )ea° L the )11841 aOO ll ber 5 the urea . I to a, 1 )1 Of [ion' the a fter w ith tea l for ,gyred i 4.. tbo ii ifc' [,0 64 i 1/e le nd pov, ill ° Er Ail rif sa° yell A h a t e iect ,_ co ill I to 8 1 5; um- 1. ni , sve - , 10' Lg t Shar 13.14 st at st 50 20 loi 10 100 'Co leo 20i 20i 100 100 100 100 2 100 {lOO 100 100 101 100 100 1.0 100 100 10 100 100 11131. 2.1.0 21i 3 321 3.10.6 2.8.0 7.1.6 10.6.7 18.18.9 3.12. E 8 584 7 :NES. 83 8i 1081 9