The Sun. — London, England, 1866-04-11 00:00:00

riTONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE o'CLocK. The Money Market is in a rather unsettled con- : 1 dition, the decli ne i n th e F ore i gn E xc h an ges yester- 21 day afternoon having assisted to give a firmer tone . 8 ' to the rates of discount. The price of gold here is 101 new equal to that in Paris, and should the quota- , tion recede a fraction lower it may lead to an ex- Si Portatio n o f the metal. The deman d for di scount 81 ac commodation is not active, but the rates are firm :I at n/ - 8 - , and 6 per cent. for the best bills, although et there is a good supply of capital afloat. 8 There were no gold operations of importance at Si the-Bank of England yesterday. An intended issue has been notified of £2,207,300 81 Paid-up ordinary stock of the London, Chatham, B J. and Dover Railway Company. The price of : e mission is to be £27 10s. for each £lOO, payable 8 in four instalments extending to June next. Sub- 8 8 1 , scribers are to be allowed discount at the rate of 6 81 81 per cent. p er annum on th e l as t t wo payments. el The loan has been introduced by Messrs. James Capel and Co. and Messrs. Foster and Braithwaite. too Messrs. Coleman, Turquad, Youngs, and Co., if accountants, presented a statement of accounts at a 8 , meeting of creditors held yesterday of Messrs. 11 5 Puget, B a i n b r id ges, an d C o., b an k ers, o f S t. P au l' s st Churchyard, whieh showed that the amount due to :1 unsecured creditors was £171,026, and the assets 2 1 s n early £36,455. It was resolved that the estate st should be wound up under inspection, and that a 2 1 5 dividend of 3s. in the pound should be paid as socn r a s a sufficient numbe r of creditors had given their assent thereto. • Two O'CLOCK. According to Reuter's telegram, this morning, t he 3 per Cent. Rentes were 67f. 35c. Flat. The English Stock Market has presented a steady appearance, but there have been very few dealings. What now tends to check an advance in prices is t he state of monetary affairs, and the 'continued U ncertainty of things in Germany. Consols are 86 1 for money, and 86f for the account. The N ew Threes and Reduced Annuities are 841 ; Ex chequer Bills for June, ss. dis. ; India 5 per Cents., 102 k ; ditto Enfaced 5 per Cents., '101! ; ditto 4 per Cent. Debentures, 101; and ditto 4 per Cent. B ends, 15s. to 20s. prem. In the Foreign Stock Market several fractional variations have taken place. Mexican have ad vanced to 20f 1, an d the New Loa n to 18 f ; Turkish 5 per Cents. are I lower at 34/ 8 ; Greek rweak at 121 131; and Spanish Passive at ; the Certificates continue at 161 ; Italian are 564 ; I the New Loan, 711 721 ; the Confederate Loan, 67 ; Chilian Loan' Scrip, 11 prem. ; Bra zilian scrip, 3 n dis. ; Egyptian Railway Scrip, ,4 dis. ; ditto New Loan Scrip, / 11 prem. ; „ Il ited States 5-20 Bonds, 71/ ; Erie shares, 'q4 ; and Illinois, 80/ i• Business in the Railway Share Market has been ?ll' inactive, and in most instances prices have ex hibited a downward movement. Great Northern •A• Stock and Lancashire and Yorkshire have each receded s s. ; Great Western and Midland each 10s. ; North Western, £1; and London, Chatham, and Dover, 31. The Foreign and Colonial lines generally are a shade flatter. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares remain dull. English Joint Stock are dealt in at 7/, 8 ; Oriental Bank Corporation, at 74 ; Credit Foncier and Mo biller of England, at 7, / ; Imperial Mercantile Credit, 2i, 1 ; London Financial, 15/, 16 ; and Overend, Gurney, and Co., 16i 4 ; and the Pasha of Egypt New Loan Scrip is quoted 1 11 prem. BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. , GOVERNMENT FUNDS. ° Der Cent. Consols , Do. Account, May 9 B6l "„TPer Cent. Reduced B4l 1 ",.°lv 3 per Cent B4i 1 1 'evir 2i per Cent. Jan. 1894 - " D °. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 - Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 - DoDo. for 30 yrs, e x pi re sth AprilBBs - (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 - March. tlt ellecluer Bills, 41,000,3 per Cent. - Do Do. £5OO - £lO and .£2OO Ilault of England Sto c k, 8 4 5 per Cent - Do Acco un t - 11TDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian, Stock, 101 per Cent., AprillB74 2ll .l-To• Account IV. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 .. 1 .., 1 0. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 - 4'o, Certi fi cates - D 0• Enfazed Paper 4 per Cent - D °. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 -, O • 5 } per Cet., May 1879 ",-,°. Deb, 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 -u. No. Bonds, £l,OOO • l5 20 pm " 0 . under £l,OOO ),.gentIPOREIGN FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. -- L ine Republic, 6 per Cent., £l5 pd - pm Bra zilian 5 per Costrian Bonds,ent 5 per Cent, 1859 - D 0 . 4 4 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Do. 1865 Do Account Do. Scrip, £45 p a id B uenos Ayres 6 per Cent Do £llO Bonds o Qlil , 1 per Ce r nt. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) - ian 6 Cent Pa Scri p £25 paid uo. 4/ per Cent Colombian 6 per Cent. t ubll l 6 per Cent. a at tiSh 3 p er Cent, 1825 u nubian Principalities , 110. Account blitador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent - z 0 Ptlan -, Provisional Cent and Warrant - Do gY, per - rso £lOO 800 • Second nd Isssue , , Do. 1864 BB D o. £lOO Bonds B9/ U. Government Railway Debentures BB 1)0 £25 - • tir • paid D e 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons 121 131 12] Do Account - tt Do. C oupons i t ll al a it na s la 5 per Cent. - Per Cent 1865 Do A b - -eeount - ue o. Marenamana. Railway - 44 r‘ lci cau 3 per Cent uO. Account - , Do 1864 - k o k ) 6 per Cent. Anglo-French - 1,, 01evidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid - - -koon 1. N 8. , Imperial 5 per Cent elv Granada - Do 2 per Cent D O Deferred - bo"),,liand Warrants (Hectares) - L per Cent, 1864 - p - kmaranteed, 4 per Cent - 61\111vian 5 per Cent., 1865 Do "' - ' 3 iper Cent. (ITribarren) - 4 4 per Cent., 1862 1, 0 0. A ccount - ° T, rbl guese 3 per Cent., 1853 - -0 3 per C en t., 1856 , '7 , '9, '6O, '62, '3, - Ds% A ccount . - ' ll sian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St - D 0 41 per Cent. 1850 - 41 per Cent, 1860 - D O 3 per Cent. 1859 t 0 5 per C en t . 1862 B9l 1 g ar c t 5 Per Cent. 1864 9ll cli n i au 5 per Cent - s DO• PaIIACCOUIIt i sh 3 per — Cent Do Account - Po New Deferred - Do Account Do Pa ss i ve 361 261 , Do Account - D o A °Danish Cert. of Coup not funded l6l 16 ccount ° Wedish 4 per Ceut. ,„ Do. 41 per Cent. 1864 - 4 . orkish 6 per Cent. 1854 BB 1 P° Account Do 66 per C en t. 1858 Account Do £lOO Bonds 67 Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 6Bl 61 Do 6 per Cent.,1863 Do 5 per Cent., 1865, paid up Scrip 35 44 1 Do Account ... ....... , per Cent. Guaranteed - V enezuela 3 per Cont. Ditto account ..... . ......................... - -,-, DO 6 per Cent., 186.2 ........................ - -'-'0 Account ............................... „ Do. 1864 Ai 0 . 11 per Cent Dividends on the above payable in London. 1) t 1 , 'li e - 2 1 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil F rench 1 per Cent. Certificates i ta e l l '° ll "Lentos 3 per Cent. - 1; 411 5 per Cent , 1861, Ex. 25f. •... - -i-'0 A ccount . . 56 151 Jun©, 34 5 din THREE O'CLOCK. Consols for money 130. Account B6k Liverpool Cotton Market. —TI is Day. a_The market is ra th er more li ve l y, b u t pr i ces ar e ` 4.°° Piag• Sales probably 5,000 bales. SHARE MARKETS,—This Day. ORDINARY SIIA.RES AND STOCKS. I me Share ) Railways. p a i d. l Closing Business Price. done. Bristol and Exeter lOO 90 92 in et Caledonian lOO 127 128 qu st Cambrian .... 1 0 55 63 50 Cork and 8and0n...... all 13 15 Hi 20 Cornwall all 3 5 lii at Dublin & Belfast Junc lOO 67 70 at Dun„Perth, & A b.Junc 1(0 70 72 a 100 .London, c crip Certi all Do. 10 2) 15 d d ro at Glasgow &S. Western 100 115 117 at Great Eastern, Ord. stk. WO 40 41 10 I 3)j tii at Do. E. Angl. at. No. 2 100 6 7 de at Great North of Scotland 100 at Great Northern lOO 121 123 1.2 et Do. A stock ...... at Do. B stock lto at Do. New. is. at 25 per 10) at Gt S, and W. of Ireland' 100 90 02 m at Gt. Western -Original F.O GS GO 53 84 la st Do. S. Val. Rail gua. 100 et Do. South Wales st Do. W. Mid.— Oxford 100 90 12 in at Do. Newport WO 31 S) G at Jo. He , eford .... at Lane tohire &Yorkshire 100 120 222 1201 hi at London and Bl'ackwall 100 M at Lon., Brigh., & S Coast 10) 91 96 9ii 5 at Lon., Chat., and Dover 10;., 34 36 288 w at Do. Metrop. Ex. A lOO 43 45 31 et Lon. & North Western 100 141 122 12 iI I at Lon. & South Western 100 92 Q 3 tc at Man., Shet., & Lincoln 100 63 61 61 2i V , et Metropolitan. all 133 145 1331 II / 10 Do. New 7 2 1 2 1p P 10 Do. Extension 8 1 lip 91 I ci 1 sletropolitan District all 94 9d941 3I B 100 Do cl 3. do. 10 10 Do. and St. John'sW'd 6 1 at Mid'and 9 Do. £9 Share 5 la li , at Do, liirmin . & Derby 100 93 05 v 25 %lid Kent et North British at Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun. 100 6 27 at Nth. Eastern— Berwick 100 109 110 c 25 Do. G.N'E purchan, 16.13.4 P s at Do. Leeds at Do. York lOO 109 110 1091 51 at Do. Carlisle .. .. 25 Po. Stock. & Darling. all 35 37 1 25 Do. do. 1860-61 lB 10 11 p at North London lOO 122 121 10 Do. do. 1864 .. 10 Do. do. 1865 et North Staffordshire at N. &S. W. Junction .. all 108 112 et Scottish Central et Scot. N. E , Aber. stock 100 67 70 1 at Do. Scot, Mid. st-tok lOO 112 114 ] at Shropshire Union at South Devon lOO 50 5' at south Eastern 20 Statues, Wok., & Wok all 8 9 1 at Taff Vale lOO 140 143 10 Do. C.. at Vale or Neath at Waterford & Kilkenny 100 -- 10 Waterloo & Whiteha 1 2 at West Cornwall lOO 51 63 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. 100 Atlantic& St. Lawrence all 5i 60 at Bom.,Baroda, Cen.ln. ( gu. 5 per cent 8 p iP 20 Do. F shares lOO 102 103 201 Buffalo & Lake MOOD all 61 7 10 Do. Preference .. all 10 11 100 Buff.,Brant, & Godericl 6 P.C. 1872-3-t WO 76 80 st Calcutta &S. E., 11m lOO 96 98 at Jape Town & Dock, gu lOO 65 70 00 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pi all 100 102 at East. Bengal, gu., sdo 100 101 102 st East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. 100 113 104 1021 1 20 Do. J Extension at Grand Trunk of Canada 100 30 32 301 100 Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.o .. . 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 65 67 100 Do. do. deferred 100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds all 59 61 100 Do. do. deterred 100 Do. Id Pref. stook all 45 49 100 Do. do. deferred 100 Do. 4th Pref. stock 100 Do. do. deterred at Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c. 100 109 110 1;81 81 8 20 o. Gua. 5 per cent.. 16 11 2 P z 0 Do. New gua. sp. c.. 6 11 2 p at Gt. South of India ...... gua. 5 per cent at D 4f per cent lou 91 93 st Do 201 Great Wcs. of Canada all 16 17 161 1 201 1)..). New ... . . 18 31 3 4 1 .00 Do. 6p. c. Bds. pay . 1873 all 91 26 I.OC Do. 54 do. pay. 1877-8 all 80 e 8 10 Indian Branch, limited 2 1 4.3 at Madras, gua. 5 p.o 100 99 100 991 at Do. 41 do OO 9 93 at Do. 41 do lOO 86 88 20 Do. Fifth Extension 5 at Melb. Cor. 6p. c. Bnds. 1 00 50 Mel. & Hudson's Bay.. all 62 6 4 at N. 111.C' da,6pc Ist pf,53. 100 8 , at Scinde 100 99 100 at Do. Delhi 20 Do. do c, 2 1 4 , . st Do. Puniaub. t in 100 98 99 st Do.lndus St. Flo lOO COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. British Columbia, 6 per cent., Deo. 31, 1872.... 100 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug luo 90 14 Do. sp. c. Mar. & Sept 100 00 94 i)o. sp. c. Jan. & July 100 75 80 Do. sp. e..lnscribed sk 100 78 SO Cape G.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 100 102 104 Do.Apl.& Oct 1890-1900 100 105 107 Do. do: 1880-9 100 105 107 Do. Jan.&July, 1890-91 100 112 104 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 90 ?2 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.c. 100 1(2 104 Do. 1878, do lOO 106 1 8 Mauritius, 6p. 0, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 00. 1882, Blayls, Nov. it 101 104 106 Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug l_oo 1(2 104 Natal qov. 6 per cent IDO 100 102 N.B.Gov.6p.o.Ja.&July 100 93 95 N. S.W. Gov. 5 pv., 186 c 100 - Do. 5 p.c. 18:1 to 1871, 100 90 95 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1892 100 871 88, New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 9t 95 Do. 5 per cent lOO 79 81 Nova Soutia Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 l9O 98 100 Queensland Gov. 6p. c. 100 98 100 S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1868-9 100 -- Do. 1878 & upwards 1( 0 105 107 Vio,Gov. 6 p.o. Ja & July 100 Do. do, April & Oct lOO 103 101 1031 3 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cam. Consol. Gold, lim I - Chiverton - Clifford Amalgamated 3O 14 16 - Devon G. Cons. (Taoist 1 50 580 - Drake walls 2.1.0 - East Bassett (Illogan) 294 21 23 - East Caradon 2.14.6 8 9 - East Carn Brea 3l 3f 11 - East Grenville 2.14.0 3i 4 - East Gunnislake .. 8.3.6 1 4 - East Lovell 3.9.0 7 9 - E. WI Russell (Tavlstk 10.8.6 3 31 Gam.it StAubyn(Gwen. 66 5 7 4 Great L otey, limited all 20 21 - Great South Tolgus 0.14.6 / 14 - Great Wheal Busy 14.9.6 1 14 - G. Wheal Vor (Heist 40 26 27 - G re nville - Herod's Foot ..... - Hingston D'owns - Margaret (Uny Lelant 13.17.6 4 6 - Mare Valley 4.10.6 4 4 4 4 llwyndy Iron Ore, lim 21 24 ltd - New Seton ......... • 431 35 40 - 381 13 15 N or th Roskear - N.Wh'l Bassett(lllogan 4.4.0 N or th Wheal Crotty 2- '1 -- Prsper United.. •• .... 7.1.6 Pro,,videnoe UnyL6lant 10.G.7 32 34 - S. Caradon (St. Cleer).. 11 390 41 0 - South Condurrow 3.2.0 11 S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 l 6 20 -- Stray Park 35.15.6 9 11 - 14 16 Tin Croft 9 5 Vigra and Clegan, lim all 4 6 - West Bassett (Mogan - W. Caradon (Liskeard 9 8 10 - West Chi verton ll 75 80 - West 5et0n...... . 474 165 175 - Wheal Bassett , Illoga'n 54 824 87 - Wheal Buller (Redruth 16 25 27; - Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 3 5 - Wheal Seton -. Wheal Trelawney (Us 7 14 16 rIiEFERENCE SHARES. Great Forthern, 5 per cent., 109 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Midland A and B pf, Ditto, 5 percent. 'f 9,10 i LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS, Gloucester and Dean Forest, 28 FOREJGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 101 Rahia and San Francisco, 1141., gua. 7 per cent., 151 Central Argentine, 10/ rest Luxembourg. li/ f Paris, Lyons, and Mediterranean,',C 4 l Sambre and Meuse, 84 San Paulo, lim., gua. 6 per cent., 151 . FOREIGN MINER. Chontales Gold and Silver Mining, 31 4 Washoe Gold, lim., Ditto (£4), 3} BANK% Agra and 3lasterman's, lim., 52 1/ 21 Australasia, 70 Bank of Egypt, 3lb Bank of London. 27 Bank of New Zealand, 191 19 Charles Laffitte and Co , 8 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 21201 City, 19i Consolidated Bank. lim., 91 Eng ish Joint Stock, lim., 8 71 European Bank, lim., 10 Hindustan, China, and Japan, ilm., 15/ Ditto, issued at 2 pm.. 15 Imperial Ottoman, 10* Ditto, new. 101 * Land Mortgage Bank of India, Urn., London Bank of Mexico and S. America. lira., 131 1 4 13! London Chartered Bank of Australia, 211 London and County, 77/ London Joint Stock, 471 61 71 London and South African, 15 141 London and 11 estminster, 96 Merchant Bank, lim., 21 4 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, lim., It/ New South \Vales, 411 5 I Oriental Bank Corporation, 47 / 7 Union of Ireland, 17/ Union of London, 52 MISCELLANEOUS; Berlin Water Works, lira., 10i City Offices, lira., 5i Credit Fonder and Mob'lier of England, 717 0i Ditto, new, 61 Crystal Palace, Ditto, Preference, 109/ Ditto, 6 per cent., 11(4 10 Ebbw Vale, 71 Egyptian Corn. and Trading, lira., 31 I Fore-street Warehouse, lira,. 34 Gen. Credit and Finance of Lonuon. lim.. 41 Hudson's Bay, 101 Imperial Mercantile Credit Asso.,llln., 2 1 1 International Financial Society, him., 44 London Financial Association, lira., 151 16 London General Omnibus Company , bra, 8 1 Millwall Freehold Land and Dock, 7 National Discount t ompanY. 1l 4 Ditto, issued at 5 prem., of which 31 is to pay, bi Northern Aseam Tea, lim Ditto. B, 4 Ottoman Financial Association, lira., 6 1 Overend, Gurney, and Co.. lira., 1 6 Panama, New Zealand. and Australian bran, Royal Mail /Ream, 117 15 _ _ THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 11, 1866. ELECTION COMMITTEE--This Day. The members of this committee re-assembled this morning. Thomas Rawley (examined by Mr. Rodwell)—He was in business as a shoemaker at Nottingham, and was ac quainted with a man named Tombs, who kept a shop in High-street, Nottingham. He had a conversation with him, which induced him on the day of the election to go to a man named Elijah Holroyd respecting his vote. Mr. Mundell objected to any evidence respecting Hol royd, as the only person on the register of voters for Not tingham at the last election of the name of Holroyd was described as Matthew Holroyd. The witness explained that this was a mistake, and that was the name of the voter. _ _ After some discussion between the counsel, the com mittee decided that the error was fatal to any evidence re lative to Holroyd. The witness, in continuation, said--that on the came morning he wont to Holroyd, ho called on a man named George Hudson at his shop. He had a conversation with him, in consequence of which he wont to Mr. Beecroft, at Morley and Paget's Pavement Ward Committee-room. It was between eight and nine in the morning, and he saw Mr. Beecroft and told him that Hudson wanted to know how much he would give him for his vote. Mr. Beecroft said that he would give him 14 days' pay. That would be £4 165., which was the rate at which commissions were paid. He then brought Hudson to Mr. Beecroft, who said to him, " I will see you all right." The Saturday after the election they called on Mr. Bee croft, who gave them a card, which was to be deli vered to lawyer Heath, upon which he wrote a few lines. They saw Mr. Heath, but were unable to get any settlement from either him or Mr. Beecroft. Hudson re ceived no money, and if he had been paid, was to have shared in it. In cross-examination by Mr. Mundell, the witness said that he lived in Manner's-street, and employed six men. He never went to Mr. Beecroft before the polling day. It was quite untrue that he had seen him three days before the election. The card on which Mr. Beecroft wrote to lawyer Heath was at Nottingham. George Hudson corroborated the evidence of the last witness as to what had passed between then and Messrs. Beecroft and Heath. Other evidence was adduced in support of the allega tions of bribery against Mr. Morley, the sitting member, and Mr. Paget, the petitioner against Sir Robert Clifton's return. The committee will re-assemble to-morrow at the usual hour. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. — This Day. The Mysteries of the Stock Exchange• From a Correspondent of the Money Market - Review.] The long-continued and increasing depression in the more hazardous securities, and the existing panic with reference to some of them, which has caused so much loss to investors as well a to specu lators, induces me to trouble you with a few re marks, founded on my own experience, showing how and why speculation on the Stock Exchange, and even investments on speculative securities, are necessarily peculiarly dangerous and ruinous. The uninitiated and inexperienced are apt to suppose that buying and selling securities is much the same as buying and selling produce, and that the operation of the higgling of the market is to fix with sufficient exactness the value of each of these commodities ; but, though there is a certain amount of speculative dealing in produce, and, more espe cially of late years, in cotton, it is obvious that the comparatively stationary character of the value of produce, and the limited number of persons who deal wholesale in such articles as tea, sugar, &c., restricts the speculation in them within compara tively narrow limits. It is not very usual for an outsider to purchase chests of tea or hogsheads of sugar, about the value of which he is far less able to judge than about Stock Exchange securities, and the greater comparative elasticity of these impels the principal current of speculation into this chan nel. In Paris and on the other Continental Exchanges, as well as in our provincial exchanges, transactions in securities take place through the medium of brokers, who are the mere agents of the outside public, and the seller receives the market value of his security from the purchaser, the only expense being the broker's commission, which is usually in England per cent. on stocks, and from 6d. to ss. on shares of £1 to £5O, or from to 2/ per cent. ; and from one-half to one-third these rates on the Continent. On the London Stock Exchange, how ever, and there only, there exists the class of job bers who only buy what they are sure to be able immediately to resell, the result of whose operations is to foster, increase, and aggravate speculation, and to entail an enormous tax, which is continually increasing and probably amounts to upwards of a million a-year on investors and speculators. It is more especially heavy on the light shares of the Finance and Marine Companies. If I want to sell, for instance, Union Marine Shares, with £2 paid, at Liverpool, the last price being, say to 1 prem., my broker there seeks out another broker employed by a purchaser, and deals probably at the middle price, or 15-16ths prem. ; whilst, if I sell in Lon don, I lose the " jobber's turn," and have to sell at i—a loss to me, and a gain to the " jobber " of 2 per cent., whilst,' on reselling he makes a similar profit ; and if he:only makes one such operation in the shares in each fortnightly account his profit will be upwards of 100 per cent. in the year. This, however, is but a small portion of the " job ber's" gain ; and if the " jobber" were merely like the retail dealer, who bought shares wholesale, and resold them, without " banging," " rigging," or other triskery, at a profit, the public would not be such considerable losers. But, in aid of the " jobber's" schemes, there comes into play the ope ration of the fortnightly settlement ; and as the outside public are usually " bulls," or speculators for the rise, when this term approaches, the " job bers," who are usually "bears," or speculators for the fall, by means of inventing and circulating false or exaggerated reports, and by " banging " the shares, produce, if they can, a depreciation in secu rities, or, at least, prevent them from rising; and, as the outside investors or speculators seldom buy at the end of an account, and as the expense of taking up registered shares is 10s. per cent. for stamps, besides transfer fees, the " jobbers" are able to make a further enormous profit in " job bing in contangoes." This is the penalty paid for " continuing" the shares for a fortnight, and this charge varies on the light shares from 6d. to 2s. 6d., or from the rate of 10 to that of 50 per cent. per annum. If a rise does not take place within a few " accounts," the needy speculator is obliged to sell, and put up with his loss ; but the wealthier operator, who goes in for large profits and slow returns, which is his only chance, and who thus saves " contangoes" and brokers' commissions on " continuation,' borrows money for from three to six months from his banker or broker, at 1 per cent. above the Bank rate, on deposit of a sufficient cover, and stipulates that he shall pay but one commission on buying and another on selling. If the tendency of the market is upwards, and discount is low, the " jobbers " immediately set agoing all sorts of reports of a probable decrease in the Bank rate of discount, of enormous dividends, colossal additions to reserves, prodigious sums to be carried forward, great names to be added to boards of direction, advantageous amalgamations to take place, large transactions entered into likely to be profitable ; that Rothschild, Baring, Peabody, or the directors are buying largely, and they then gradually " bull " the market by a tacit and com mon understanding, and raise the quotation by de grees ; and the outside public, as a matter of course, urged by their brokers, rush in and buy on the rising market. I will suppose the quotation of certain shares to be s to 1, when the " jobbers" see that the chances are favourable for " buffing." One or two of the more influential, wealthy, and daring, whom all the rest follow like sheep, call them 1 to 11, feeling their way gradually as to how many they will sell at that price, and thus only risking their " turn" if sellers appear, whilst, if buyers preponderate, they then advance the quotation to 14 to li, and so on, their leaders, perhaps, even risking somewhat more than the " turn" if the current is obviously strong in favour of the rise, whilst, at the bi-monthly " ac count," they may, perhaps, call the " contango" " even," or 3d. " back," in order still further to encourage the outside " bulls" by the idea that it is a " bear" account. As soon as an opportunity occcurs, or can be made, for turning round, such as a real or supposed rise in the rate of discount, or something disastrous or ominous in the affairs of one or more companies, then are set going rumours of failures and calls, re ports 6f losses, surmises of diminished dividends, or of the withdrawal or bankruptcy of directors, or as sertions that Rothschild, Baring, Peabody, or the directors are large sellers ; and then the " jobbers" turn round, and become " bears," or sellers, with all the additional leverage which it is so much easier to establish on the fears than on the hopes of speculators. By reversing the operation above described, but risking the " turn," and, perhaps, somewhat more, and thus " banging" the shares, a heavy and profitable fall takes place, which, besides benefiting the " hear," stimulates and increases the business of all the dealers. There is another rock on which speculators usually split, namely, that when money is easy bankers and brokers will lend almost any amount with a very small cover, but the moment there is a rise in the rate of discount and a fall in shares the cover is doubled or trebled, or the loan is called in, and the shares must be sacrificed at any cost in a falling market. Brokers are notoriously afraid of incurring the ill-will of " jobbers" (for whom they have a touching but, to outsiders, a costly sym pathy), by endeavouring to deal at toolow a " turn" —say 1-32nd, which is considered shabby, or by dealing with other brokers and thus depriving them of their " turn," to the advantage of their clients, or by opposing stratagem to stratagem, and saddling the "jobbers" with shares when they suppose the principal is a buyer, instead of allowing them to find out, as they usually do, that he is a frightened or forced seller, and then to " bang" the shares in order to enhance the " turn" to the utmost possible ex tent. experience, brokers are the very y aworst add either as to buying or sell ing, advisersth at, in my and usually make a " mull" of their own private n investments. Independently, however, of the dangers which speculators and investors incur from the causes I have already named, they run the risk of enor mous losses from Continental complications, revo lutions or rebellions, failures of cotton or corn crops, cattle disease, over-speculation in other parts of the world, from the market being glutted with foreign loans or other schemes, from disasters hap pening in other companies, from extensive sales by directors who see danger ahead, from the death of large holders causing a large number of shares to be thrown on the market, from the intrinsic rotten ness of many of these companies, from the extor tion of promoters and others, the incapacity of directors or the treaehery of brokers, who some times receive double or treble their usual rate of brokerage for puffing new schemes. In short, the "pull" against the speculator is infinitely greater than at any g aming-table in Germany, and the risk of loss is more considerable than on the turf, in spite of "legging" and "welshing," without a tithe of the amusement or excitement. I conclude by giving to persons about to speculate the same advice as Punch does to those about to marry " Don't." A VICTIM. WINDS(); CASTLE.—The State Apartments of Windsor Castle will be o p e n to the public on and after Thursday rexnt' under the usu a l regu l a ti on s. Tn e oi gold at Paris is about per mille pm., and quotario the short ecchang,e on London is 25.25 per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of li e s. l l O y i 3 d ar . pa' ' ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is Per oent. dearer In London than in Paris. n SPORTING NOTES, The Epsom meeting commences to-morrow. In the City and Suburb= Handicap, one mile and a quarter course, 78 horses originally accepted, but since the declaration of for feits Victorious, Alerte, Merry Hart, Crorn Prince, Bigots, Sidewind, Renfrew, and Roland have beer! /struck out. Although operations were commenced by the boOknzaker s several weeks since on this handicap, the betting. ha, been very bad, and not more than six or eight hors have been really backed. Nevertheless, there will be a large field, and the runners will be selected from Copenhagen, Ostreger, Muezzin, Zambesi, Billet Dour, Out-and-Outer, Xi, Skirmish, The Buck, Wild Poppy, P rov i s or, La Valasse, Vandervelde, Nukuheva, Contra band, Morris Dancer, Lo Magicien, Dubiety, Lochiel, The Czar, Mephistoph eles, and Delight. The " doubtfuls" are Archimedes, Broadalbane, Auditor, Sandal, Brahma,Elastic, Pepper's Ghost, the colt by Rattle by Amata, Haarlem, Hawthorn, Isis, Custaloga, and Basquine. Copenhagen has been backed within the last two or three days, but if the Lincoln running is correct he can have no chance. Ostreger, Bst 11b, is one of the finest horses in training, an d as weight tells less on the City and Suburban course than any other in the kingdom, I expect to see ostreger run well, if, indeed, he does not - win, as Mr. Bovi▪ ll has backed him for a heavy stake, a nd he is no mean judge of what a race horse should be. M uezzin, Bst, is inferi▪ or to Zambesi at even weights, and Mr. Merry's colt will, I think, beat both Muezzin and Redmire, 71b 121 b, though the latter is not destitute of racing qualities. Of the French pair Billet Dour, 7st 81b, find La Valasse, 6st 12Ib —I prefer La Valasse, though Pinot Dour has sho wed rare form on the Continent, and must be classed as dangerous. Out - and - Outer, 7st 510, has steadily • maintained the position of fi rst favourite until. Friday last, when he was deposed from the premiership by i De light. That William Day's co lt is well in there s no denying, but I fear ho will not quite stay the course, though he is bound to take a deal of beating. Xi, ist, has too much weight; and Skirmish, ist, will again succumb to Ostreger. The Buck, 7st, although in the same stable as Mephistopheles, will, I believe, run onhis merits; but what they are I do not pretend to know, as the form of The Buck is nil in public. Wild Poppy, ist, has little chance to beat Provisor, Est 121 b ; and though the latter is somewhat un certain, ho has only to run up to his Crorton Park form with Miss Harriette to finish in the first flight for this race. Vandervelde, Est 131 b, after being sent to 100 to 1, has again joined the front ranks, and as he is very favourably weighted, has been well tried, and is thoroughly fit, I ap prehend the horse that beats him will win this handicap. Contraband, Est 41b ; Morris Dancer, Est 21b ; and Dubiety, 6st, have outside chances ; but not one of this trio appears so tempting as Vandervelde. Lochiel, sst 13lb, and The Czar sst 111 b, will be defeated by Mephistopheles, sst 111 b, and Delight, sst 91b, or the high trials of the last-named pair will prove " a delusion and a snare." Both Mephistopheles and Delight are strongly fancied by their respective train ers, and if Mephistopheles is better than Gretna at level weights, and Delight equal to Saccharometer at 2st, their partisans have reliable reasons for their confidence. The winner, I expect, will be either VANDERVELDE or DELIGHT. The Half Mile Two-year-old Stakes has a capital entry of 51, the most notable names being Hermit, Knight of the Garter, Cellina, Whirligig, Nemea, Novice, Verulam,Hippia, Moleskin, The Assinobrine, Bounceaway, the colt by Lord of the Isles from Lady Lurewell, and the filly by The Duke from Lady Blanche. Mr. Chaplin's handsome Derby colt, Hermit, it is stated, will not be sent to Epsom, and in his absence KNIGHT OF THE GARTER and CELLINA are the most attractive names. The Half-mile Inkerman Plate may be won by HAVANNAH or PHANTOM SAIL ; and the six furlongs Heathcote Plate ought to be secured by Lord Westmorland's representative, seeing that his Lordship has Ulphus, Indian Star, Lady Sophie, and Rama engaged. The Great Metropolitan Stakes, two miles and a quarter course, will probably bring out twelve or fourteen runners. Eltham, Bst 121 b and Brown Bread, Bst 101 b are the best of the heavy weights ; Scandal, fist 21b and Grapeshot, Est 121 b of the middle ; and Lucifer, Est 11b ; Farce, Est ; Treasure Trove, Est (including 51b. extra); Eakring, sst. 121 b. (including 51b. extra) ; Staghound, sst. 121 b., and Treasure Trove, of the lighter weights. As public form is invariably the best guide to go by I shall look to EARRING or TREASURE TROVE to supply the winner. The six furlongs New Two year-old Stakes will, in the absence of Hermit, be won by the Rake, though ha is penalised 51b. for his Althorp-park Stakes victory ; and either of Mr. Chaplin's pair (Satyr or Vespasian), probably Satyr, appears capable of winning he six furlongs Walton Stakes. A FRESHMAN. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CHELMSFORD SPRING MEETING.—TuEsDAY. The Trial Stakes of 5 sous each, with 40 added, for two yr-olds and upwards ; weight for age, with selling and other allowances, Three-quarters of a mile. Mr. R. Ton Broeck's Miller's Maid, 2 yrs f Est 71b (£00) (Evans) 1 Mr. England's Battle Axe, 2 yrs, Est (£l6) (A. Reeves) 2 Mr. Hodgman's Voracity, 3 y rs, 7st 121 b (£100) (Heartfield) 3 MARLBOROUGH-STREET. FOREIGN MENDICANTS.—Three lads, named Guiseppi Germano, Vito Michell, and Antonio Porelti, who are in the practice of going about the streets, one playing, while the others jump about, were charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with begging. Worraker, an officer of the Mendicity Society, proved seeing the lads on the pavement in Oxford-street, follow ing ladies and begging of them, by holding out their hands and saying something he could not understand. The lads then went into Norfolk-street and Brook-street and did the same thing, and he then took them into custody, having seen them receive money. Signor Luciano, the secretary to the Italian Benevolent Society, now attended at the request of Mr. Tyrwhitt. Mr. Tyrwhitt asked whether the lads wished to say anything. One of them, through Sig. Luciano, said he was playing his pipe. Signor Luciano said there was a man in attendance, he had just found out, who would send them away if they would go. Thu lads refused to go back to their native place (Parma it was understood). Signor Luciano said the lads might go somewhere else, perhaps to France. Tho lads still declined leaving England. Mr. Tyrwhitt said as it was well known the lads came over here with the avowed intention of begging it would be his duty to send them to prison for a month. They were sent from a great distance to infect us, and if some thing was not done more would be sent over. The man spoken of above stepped forward, and said he lived in Engine-street-hill, and would send the lads away, but he did not say where he would send them to. Mr. Tyrwhitt said the man talked of sending the lads away, but he would probably merely send them into the provinces, and not to their own country. After some further conversation between the magistrate and Signor Luciano, Mr. Tyrwhitt said, as it was the first timo he had had to deal with the prisoners, ho would deal leniently with them. He would discharge them, but if they wore brought before him again he would send them for a month, and he hoped the case would be noticed by the press, as if not during the next six weeks they would be having a num ber of these lads sent over from Parma. SYSTEMATIC SHOPLIFTING BY A MOTHER AND DAUGHTER. —Mary Meking and Mary Meking, mother and daughter, wore charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with the following rob beries, there being little doubt that the elder prisoner has been bringing up her daughter as a regular shoplifter. Mary Ann Buck, assistant to Mrs. Charlotte Watkins, of 47, Wardour-street, shoemaker, said the prisoners came into the shop ,and looked at some boots. The boots did not fit and the prisoners were leaving, when she saw the younger prisoner take a pair of boots and put them under her arm. The elder prisoner, seeing that her daughter had been noticed, took the boots from her and gave her a slap.' She then sent for a constable, and gave the prisoner into custody. Wm. Parson, 121. C, said that when he took the prisoner into custody the elder prisoner had a bag, and in it were a pair of new boots, five yards of mohair, a pair of drawers, and a night-dress. ;He went to the address the prisoner gave, and there found 13 handkerchiefs (silk and cotton), some of them in a piece, a brush, a pair of stays, a quan tity of flannel, a leather bag, four bracelets, and other articles. The elder prisoner said that her husband gave her the boots, but the husband, who appeared to be a re spectable man, denied all knowledge of them and also of the other things. Emily Winter, assistant to Mr. Mundy, of. No. 15, Old Compton-street, trimming dealer, identified the mohair. She remembered the prisoners coming to the shop to look at some shirts, and the mohair was taken from the back of the shop where the prisoners had been. The prisoners, who reserved their defence, were com mitted for trial. THAMES. ATTEMPTED BURGLARY. - Sarah Smith, a woman of the town, well known to the police, who has been repeatedly in custody for disorderly conduct, and once for felony and acquitted, was brought before Mr. Knox, charged with at tempting to commit a burglary. Mr. William Andrews, a joiner, of No. 66, Brunswick road, Poplar, stated that last night he was about to retire to rest when he heard the breaking of glass in the parlour window, and the catch forced back. He rushed into the street, and saw the prisoner in custody. He made fast the window and the catch before he went to his bed-room. Mr. John Henry Price, of No. 67, Brunswick-road, heard a noise between a quarter-past and half-past 11 o'clock last night, and distinctly saw the prisoner and a man running across the road. He went in pursuit of them, and caught the prisoner. Her companion escaped. Police-constable Elton, No. 253 K, said that the prisoner was well known to him, and that he was not aware she had ever been convicted of felony. When he arrested her she said—l did not break the window or put back the catch ; I camp here to get my living. The prisoner made no defence, and Mr. Knox committed her for trial. WESTMINSTER. ENCOURAGEMENT OF CRlME.—Edward Beachey, aged 15, was placed at the bar charged w i th r obbing his employer of a great number of articles. Mr. Thomas Phipps, of 9, Brompton-row, hosier, said that prisoner had been in his service seven weeks as er rand-boy. During the last few days he missed a number of articles from the shop, including two large parcels of stockings. He watched the prisoner last night and saw him proceed under the shop among the stores, where he lit a candle, and reaching upwards, placed some money on a shelf. After the prisoner had left the stores, the prosecu tor went to the spot and found 4s. in a box, and afterwards discovered a paper in which some of the stockings had been supplied. He then arrested the prisoner, who admitted that he had robbed him of a great number of articles, and had sold and pawned them. Elizabeth Hall, IA, North-street, Chelsea, said that the prisoner came into her shop to buy some fried fish and sold her three pair of stockings. Mr. Selfe—What did you give for them? Witness - S ixpence. Mr. Selfe—For all three pair ? Witness—Yes. They were small. My daughter wanted stockings very badly. Prosecutor —The price of these stockings is is. 9d. per pair. They are Angola. Mr. Selfo (to witness) So you gave 6d. for three pair stockings worth about ss. Witness -I did not know they were worth so much. The boy told me he bad picked them up in the park. Mr. Selfe—Did you know him ? Witness— No, I did not. Mr. Selfe—You had better be careful for the future, Mrs. Hall, or you will get into trouble. Don't let me see you hero again under such circumstances, or you will find there are two doors by which people leave here. A pawnbroker next produced three pair of stockings pledged for is., and it came out that a woman had been pawning goods for the boy. The mother, a very respectable woman, proved that prisoner was a very bad boy. Mr. Selfe said he must see the woman who had received things from this boy, and remanded hira for that purpose Pelerin also ran. Betting-65 to 40 on Miller's Maid, 4to 1 agst Polerin, and 5 to 1 agst Battle Axe. The Abbots Stakes of 10 sovs each, 3 ft, with 25 added; for two-yr-olds, 7st ; three, 9st 21b ; maiden allowances ; the winner to be sold for 300 sovs. Five furlongs. 7 subs. Mr. Maund's Maid of Usk, 3 yrs, Bst 121 b (Payne) 1 Captain Gray's Warwick, 3 yrs, Oat 21b ,(J. Daley) 2 Betting-4 to 4on Maid of Usk, who led throughout, and won cleverly by a length and a half. The Two-year-old Plate of 100 soya; for colts, Bst 101 b; fillies, Bst 71b ; winners extra. Half a mile. Prince D. Soltykoff's Bounceaway, Bst 121 b (inc. 51b ex. (J. Mann 1 Mr. J. Jennings's Sweet Home, Bst 71b...(11. Grimshaw 2 Mr. H. Bird's Rose Leaf ( h b), Bst 71b .......... (B. Sharp 3 The following also ran :—Battle Axe, Variation, Ambi tion, and c by Frogmore—Perfume. Betting-7 to 4 each agst Sweet Home and Bounceaway, and 4 to 1 agst Rose Leaf and 10 to 1 bar three. The Chelmer Handicap of 20 Boys each, h ft, with 100 added ; winners extra. One mile. 49 subs, 28 of whom pay 2 sovs each. Mr. York's Kingmaker, 3 yrs, 6st 31b (Kenyon) 1 Mr. Bevill's Ethelred, 5 yrs, Bst (H. Grimshaw) 2 Mr. J. Buller's Killarney, 3 yrs, sst 101b...(T. Goodwin) 3 The following also ran :—Effervescence, Advance, Tus culanum, Contraband, and Hurrah. Betting-2 to 1 agst Kingmaker, 9to 4 agst Ethelred, 5 to 1 agst Effervescence, and 10 to 1 agst any other. The Belhus Selling Race of 5 sovs each, with 40 added, for 2-yr-olds and upwards ; weight for age, with selling allowances. Half a mile. Mr. Hartley's Eugenie, 4 yrs, Bst 41b (.£5O) (Paynei 1 Mr. Hughes's Dolphin, 6 yrs, Bst 71b (.C5O) (T. Challoner 2 Mr. H. Wright's Usher, 5 yrs, 101 b (.£5O) (J.N ightingall 3 The following also ran :—Vesper's dam filly, Ethelred, The Little Princess, and La Sorrentina. Betting-6 to son Dolphin, sto 2 agst Usher, and 6to 1 agst Eugenie. The Hyde Plats of 25 sovs, for 2-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b; fillies, Bst 71b; the winner to be sold for 100 sous; if for 50, allowed 71b. Five furlongs. Mr. C. Blanton's Adamanthea, Bst (£100) (J. Mann) 1 Mr. T. Stevens's Laura , Bst (f5O) (Payne) 2 Mr. Hodgman 's g, by Warloc —Slut, Bst 31b (.£5O) (Norman) 3 The following also ran :—Battle Axe and Pelerin. Betting-5 to 4on Adamanthea, 2to 1 agt Laura, sto 1 agst The Slut gelding, and 100 to 15 agst any other. Lt THIRSK SPRING MEETING.-TIIESDAY. The Soworby Plate (Handicap) of 25 soya for all ages winners extra. T.Y.C. Mr. Calder's The Count, 5 yrs, ist 71b (Carroll) 1 Mr. Jackson's Miss Williams, 3 yrs, 7 st 71 b ( Norri s)) 2 Mr. Fobert's Risk, 4 yrs, B st 31 b (inc. 31 b ex.) ....(Bates 3 _ _ The following also ran : —Fat Bob, Poetess, Lightheart, Miss Thyra, Outcast (late Major), Dusty Miller, and Archery. Betting-6 to 4on Miss Williams, sto 1 agst The Count, 7 to 1 agst Risk, and 10 to 1 agst any other. The Mowbray Stakes of 10 sovs each, 5 ft, with 50 added, for 2-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies and geldings, Bst 71b . ; second to save his stake ; winners extra ; allowances. T.Y.C. Mr. Mackenzie's Thermometer (late Barometer), Bst 71b (Morris) 1 Mr. Gordon's Bracken, 9st 41b (inc. 81b ex.) (.T. Snowden) 2 Mr. Masterman's Ladylike, B st 71 b (Dixon) 3 The following also ran : —Deceit, Tycoon, Little Trea sure, and Tidy. Betting-6 to 4on Bracken, 4to 1 aget Thermometer, and 5 to 1 agst Tidy. Match, 50 sovs. Three-quarters of a mile. Mr. Shaftoe's Bedale, aged, 10st 101b...(Mr. C. Boynton) 1 Hon. C. L. Fox's Necromancer, aged, 10st 71b (Owner) 2 Betting-5 to 4on Bedale. Won by six lengths. The Members' Plate of 3 sovs each, with 25 added; 3-yr olds, Bst ; four, 9st 41b ; five, 9st 101 b; six and aged, lOst. About one mile. Mr. G. Simpson's Nelly Gray (h b), 4 yrs, 7st 41b (Lawrence) w.o. The Hambleton Plate (Handicap) of 100 soya, for 3-yr olds and upwards ; winners extra. One mile. Mr. Masterman s Lozenge, 4 yrs, Bst (Dixon 1 Mr. Goodlass's Begum, 3 yrs, s st 91 b J. Edwards 2 Mr. Johnstone's Rococo, 3 yrs, s st 131 b (Cameron 3 The following also ran :—Sundeelah, Greville, Roderick Random, Malta, Lady Vane, Duty Free, Punster,.Caith ness, and Blackband. Betting-7 to 4 agst Rococo, 4to 1 each agst Caithness and Lozenge, and 10 to 1 agst any other. The Runt Cup, a piece of plate of the value of 100 sovs, for half-bred hunters only; 4-yr-olds, 10st 101 b five, list 71b ; six and aged, 12st 31b; winners extra; allow ances; second to receive 10 sous ; gentlemen riders. About two miles and a half. Mr. R. Calder's Marksman 5 yrs, 12st 31b (Mr.C.Boynton) 1 Sir G. Chomley's Highflyer, 6 yrs,l2st 3lb (Mr. Leihton) 2 Mr. J. Atkinson's Barrister, 5 yrs, list 121 b (Mr. Miller) 3 The following also ran : Maid of Kent, Tho Witch, Prince, Bolero, Harlequin, Rosslyn, Miss Monken, Bonnets o'Blue, and Byfleld. Betting-6 to 4 on Marksman, 6to 1 each agst High flyer and Byfleld, 6 to 1 agst Miss Menken, and 10 to 1 each aget Maid of 4ont and Sarlequin 1 - 1[1111) EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. CHELMSFORD RACES.-THIS DAY. BOREHADI PLATE. c o ,:rt Card 1 La So."rentina...— Maesgwa,tha 3 Twelve ran. Won in a canter. WADDON" STAKES. Bon-mazy et •• Beverley 2 FAIRLANDS HANDICAP. .Rappel de Minnie TIIIRSK RACES.—This DAY. FALCON PLATE. The Count Vagrant Miss Williams Fivo ran. Won by two lengths. SCURRY HANDICAP. Bonaparte be 1 Poetess Honest Tom 3 •• Five ran. THIRSK HANDICAP. Miss Haworth Harry Brailsford Fitzroy ....................................................... ••••• Ten ran. Match —Miss Taft beat Canada. CREWKERNE RACES—Tms DAY. CREWKERNE STAKES. _ Nimrod lironberg Lady Dawson 3 Eight ran. STAND PLATE. Venturesome ......................................................... 1 Warwick ............................................................... 2 Gold Pin .................................................. . ............ 3 Seven ran. OPEN HANDICAP. OldOswestry .................................... .. .................. 1 Daisy Bristles 8 Seven ran. VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—THis DAY. CITY AND SUBURBAN. 7to 4 agst Delight (offered -2 to 1 wanted) 100 to 15 agst Vanderveldo (taken and offered) 100 to 1 agst The Czar (taken and offered) CHESTER CUP. 100 to 6 agst Delight (offered) 20 to 1 agst Harry Brailsford (offered -25 to 1 t.) 50 to 1 agst Saladin (taken and offered) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 5t04 on Lord Lyon (offered -6 to 4 taken) 10 to 1 agst Lord Glasgow's lot (taken) 28 to 1 agst Auguste (offered -33 to 1 taken) 3 to on Lord Lyon (1, 2, 3 offered) 75 to 25 agst Student (,1, 2, 3 taken) MANCHESTER BETTING—THIS DAY. CITY AND SUBURBAN. 2to 1 agst Delight (taken) 11 to 2 agst Vanderveldo (taken) 7to 1 agst Mephistopheles (taken) 10 to 1 agst Out-and-Outer (taken) 20 to 1 agst Brahma (taken) METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. 5 to 2 agst Eakring (taken) 7 to 2 agst Treasure Trove (taken) Bto 1 agst Lucifer (taken) TWO THOUSAND. sto 4on Lord Lyon (taken) 10 to 1 agst Janitor (taken) AMERICA. SOUTHAMPTON, APRIL 11. The Hamburg and American steamship Germania, Capt. Elhers, has arrived here, with 52 bags of mails, 257 passengers, and $2,500 in specie for Hamburg. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, March 31 (Morning).—Money abun dant. Gold, 1271. Exchange on London, 1351 ; do. Paris, 4.15. Stocks steady. New York Cen tral, 911 ; Illinois, 116 ; Erie, 771; 5-20 Bonds, 1041. Cotton steady. Wheat slightly firmer. Corn firm, and advancing. Provisions quiet. Coffee depressed. Sugar very firm. Molasses heavy. Petroleum firm, and advancing ; refined 401 ; crude, 261. I ORLEANS, March 30.—Cotton quiet. Low Mid dling 37c. to 38c. Sales of the week, 15,000 bales ; receipts, 15,000 bales; export, 19,000 bales; stock, 173,000 bales. MOBILE, March 30.—Cotton, middling, 36c. to 37c. Sales of the week, 2,000 ; receipts, 7,000 bales; exports, 18,000 bales; stock, 69,000 bales. WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, April 11. The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company's ship Atrato, with the above mails, passed Hurst Castle at 3 5 p.m. to-day. IMPERIAL PARLIAKENT HOUSE OF COMMONS-THIS DAY. Mr. DODSON, the Deputy Speaker, took the chair at 12 o'clock. POSTMASTER-GENERAL BILL. - _ Mr. D. GRIFFITHS moved the second reading of this bill, the object of which was to remove the difficulty which existed with respect to the Postmaster-General sitting in the House of Commons. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he understood the bill did not lay down any rule with respect to the Postmaster-General sitting in the House of Com mons, but only removed a certain difficulty which existed with respect to that subject, and therefore he should not offer any objection to the motion of the hon. gen tleman opposite. The bill was then read a second time. --- Earl Grosvenor and the Government. .b. feeling of curiosity and surprise was created in tho house at this point of the sitting in consequence of the following little scene taking place : Earl GROSVENOR (who, it will be recollected, is the mover of the amendment to the Franchise Bill, which threatens the existence of the Government) rose, evidently labouring under some embarrassment, and said he wished to know whether he might be allowed to put a questien on a subject of the greatest importance--- Mr. DODSON, the Deputy-Speaker, here interposed, on the point of order, and the noble earl at once resumed his seat, again asking, as he did so, whether he was not allowed to put the question ? The DEPUTY-SPEAKER , took no further notice of the request of the noble Earl, but proceeded at once to call on the clerk at the table to read the next order of the day, when the noble earl immediately rose from his seat and left the house. The above trifling incident seemed to give rise to much conversation amongst the sprinkling of members present when the matter occurred, and rumour in a very shoe time after was rife that the noble earl intended either to withdraw or greatly modify his amendment had he been allowed to put his question. VALUATION OF LANDS AND HERITAGES SCOTLAND (BILL). Mr. DUNLOP moved the second reading of this bill. The LORD ADVOCATE, on the part of the Govern ment, objected to the motion, on the ground that the ra, il t 01- sure was no improvement on the law as it existed r, wh6B* he regarded it as a retrograde step - i n the way of P` 9 B" After a short discussion the hou se diiided, when there appeared• For the second reading ...................... Against it...................... . .............. . ..... 80 Majority ......... ...... ............ —47 The bill was consequently lost. CATTLE SHEDS IN BURGIIS (SCOTLAND) BILL. This bill passed through committee. INNS OF counT BILL. The motion for the second reading of this postpon ed. bill Was thetil, il, which l VAC CINATION BILL into com provisions i t t e ofe on this bill, t o consolidate and amend the law w i t h respect d ng th e d 7:lcnorinlh was m otion ex forpiai gnoci, pulsory vaccination of all children withi n t h ree e mont h s after birth in England and Wales. Th e pr i nc i pa l c auses that had led to the comparative failure of former acts was the ill-regulated nature of the districts as at pre sent arranged. The bill would also give power to the guardians to prosecute those persons who, after notice, re fused to have their children vaccinated. ' Mr. HENLEY did not think the bill, as it at present stood, would realise the expectations of the Government. The great cause of failure of all former acts was, in his opinion, that the parties upon whom devolved the duties Of public Vii.ceinatore were not properly paid. The pre- sent bill did not remedy that evil, and therefore he had very great hope of its efficiency. Sir R. PEEL thought there were many matters in the% bill which required reconsideration, one of which was th e clause that called upon the parent of the child to take it on the seventh day after vaccination to the public vaccinator in order that a supply of healthy lymph might be secured. Then the remuneration of the gentlemen called upon to carry the act into operation required to be considered and. increased. &tr. H. LEWIS objected to the bill, and moved that it be referred to a select committee, where all its provisions could be well and thoroughly considered. Sir J. C. JERVOISE seconded ahe motion of the hon., member for llarylebone. Mr. HIBBERT had no objection to the bill being - r e _ ferred to a select committee, provided thecommitee was*pre eluded from taking evidence, because that would endanger the passing of the act altogether during the prestint ses sion. Ile thought the best thing the Government could do was to take the matter altogether out of the bands oc4 the guardians, and place it under the Privy Council, th an vaccination would be more efficiently performed than •, vas now the case und:r the present arrangements. After a short discussion, Mr. BRUCE expressed his willingness to ae r ht ps t the suggestion of the hon. member for Marylebone, and the bill was therefore ordered to be referred to a select corn.. mittee. SUPPLY. The house then went into committee of supply. Mr. CHILDERS moved that a sum not exceedinr3 £660,000 be granted for the purpose of rebuilding the nem courts of law. The vote was agreed to. CATTLE &c. CONTAGIOUS DISEASES BT..LL. This bill passed through committee, and was reported with amendments. RAILWAY (GUARDS AND PASSENGERS' COM, MUNICATION) BILL. This bill was read a second time. The other orders of the day were then disposed of an d the house adjourned. LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day)._4 COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Mora Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.) IN RE MEINAHANDT This bankrupt was described as a banker of Berlin, am to-day he applied for his release frem custody. Mr. Bagley opposed and Mr. Reed supported. It appeared that the had been arrested u n d er a capias grantedby Mr. Justice Willes, before ' whom it had been st a t e d t h at t h e b an k rup t i n t en d e d to leave the country. Upon this arrest the bankrupt fled Ids petition in this court, alleging as the cause of his failure losses in business as a banker in Berlin. The debts are about £15,000, and his Honour said that as no assignees had been chosen the application MIS stand over. Application refused. CRIMINAL COUiIT-- This Day. OLD COURT.) (Before Mr. Justice Smith.) TILE PADDLNGTON MURDER. _ Alfred Elmore was indicted for the manslaughter of his wife. The grand jury having ignored the bill for murd er, he pleaded guilty. Several witnesses gave the prisoner a good character, and Mr. Justice Lush said he would defer sentence. THE RUSSIAN BANK FRAUDS. ... Vincent Jankowski,_ ._ 38, a Pole, was charged with un lawfully conspiring with Phineas Koche, feloniously and without having lawful authority, to engrave upon certain metal plates parts of divers undertakings for the payment of money to wit, 25 roubles of the empire of Russia. The prisoner was further charged with having in his possession 46 forged notes of the Imperial Bank of Russia for 25 roubles each. The evidence produced was to the effect that the pri soner was supposed to be connected with the persons who were tried and convicted of the same offence some short time ago. He, however, said he had come into possession of the notes in an honest manner during the Polish rebel lion, and the circumstance that led to his apprehension was his endeavouring to sell the notes for a price much below the value they represented. The prisoner was found not guilty. NEW COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Lush.) THE CASE OF THE EARL OF SHAFTESBURY'S STEWARD.' _1 Upon his lordship taking his seat in this Court, Mr. Cole made application, upon the part of Earl Shaftesbury, that the charge preferred by the noble earl against his steward, Mr. Waters, for embezzlement, might stand over until the November sessions, as there was certain pro ceedings now pending which rendered it advisable the case should be postponed. Mr. F. H. Lewis, for the defendant Waters, did not oppose the application, as the proceedings in Chancery as far as they had now gone were in Waters' favour, but trusted that he would be let out on his bail. _ _ _ His lordship said he did not see any necessity for alter ing the bail, and directed that the case should stand over until November, and that the bail of £4,000 should re main, the defendant himself in £2,C00, and two sureties in £2,000. Joseph Ward, a bargeman, was indicted for feloniously shooting a lad named Joseph Lefley, with intent to do him grievous bodily harm. From the evidence it appeared that the prisoner on the evening in question was quarrelling with some persons when the boy made some observation from the canal bridge at Lock-road, Paddington, and the prisoner being highly washim self w st i a t n h d a in g g u . n, a nd Thesfihroetd t i o n o t k he ari d a ire c;,, c i t a io t n he of fa w ce he o re f th th e e bo b y oy , incensed at the conduct of the boy went and armed by which he has lost his sight. The learned Judge, in summing up the case, said the question for the jury was whether the prisoner intention ally fired the gun with intent to injure the boy or merely frighten him. The jury found the prisoner guilty. The learned Judge said it was much to be regretted that a person of good character should so let his passion get the better of his judgment, and then inflict the grievous injury he had inflicted upon the poor boy. He thought it was a very savage act, and for which provocation was no excuse. He should not be doing his duty in sentencing the prisoner to a less punishment than seven years' penal servitude. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. --1, LoNDON, April 11.—Wind this day at noon—South- Easterly; moderate breeze, and cloudy weather, with rain. CLYDE, April 10.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Seahorse, from Trinidad. LIVERPOOL, April 10.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Ranger, from Matanzas. PORTSMOUTH, April 10.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Her Majesty's ship Industry, for Woolwich. PILL, April 10. —Wind B.S.E. —Sailed —Home, for Quebec. MARGATE, April 10.—Sailed—Harriet, for St. Valer o , after repairing. SOUTHAMPTON, April 1 0. — Arrived—America, steamer, for Bremen. CAuDrfp, April 1.0.--Wind Artibus, for Rio Grande. HARWICH, April 10.—The barque, which was fouled here on the 6th by the Alpha, was the Holly, bound for Sunderland. YARMOUTH, April 10.— The Isabella, from Elie to Ports mouth, which got ashore at Cromer yesterday, has been towed in her without her cargo. LBY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. _V aY ste g am "n_ er i , u L f g rOm Arrived—George, W ednesday GfrßAomTEDslaNnine; sorah ; United, from Mauritius ; Vigilant, fro m C Thought, from Baltimore. ee Nassau, for on. .A.sshar Kfroo:r:i_nta:ol-nis; don. Bordeaux, for Passed—Seato n, Sun doerflanSildap;didarriarind',Wfreostimcnr rletgisatpeper, c.aarpantatlaotnndtdhoaewy as the col: onsbecreh:sto l o c vanr cargo discharging Scotch potatoes '--------- - .0 M SERIOUS AcciDENT. oes at the Bar bican 'Wharf, Plymouth, when a bulkhead gave consisted of 120 tons in all, of which 40 n 16 E 00 1 Ebenezer, i n ao e tfe z lL e y r e , : i t bu 6 rid u s o: were nearly all out, and as on theegiernrtseMn the hold were im mediately were rocks, sa e ni temporary h mB t ro lr tr i oa s hnsr;:binue rl e ek a hr w eeas h de o .n w ts :xraheneda regents, t w ha o t rk th i ey were sep 7 ..ra ay ted an by d placed against the bulkhead it gave ws o . fr yiro ntob u e gh ma t sup p o rthi ma in e h old, was pres sure from the rocks in unfortunate ela ve p o se m d en. the fore hold, which burst in on the Two were removed immediately, but th d e Devon a a n b d r oli o : or less before io a u ll t d he others d could be extricated. Six are more two hours (Catherineti another broken o a l l l l a r ll -b o o sp o i e t a . l ; T j o h n e r e e e r e r e o k r e e e now m n ev leg, e i d n a las i?jas t three and Margaret Daley and Johanna Murphy) were in a state of great exhaustion. The names of the others are Mary O'Brien, Ciitherino Wine))) Mary Ann Donnevan, and Mary Sullivan. DEATH OF DR. THOMAS HODGEIN.--A telegram dated "Jerusalem, sth April," has been received in Lon don, announcing the death of Dr. liodskin at Jaffa, a f ter a severe attack of dysentery. Dr. t i o dy,-kin had proceeded to the East in company with Sir Moses i Montefiore, o n a On ly a few months ago they p hil an th ro pic mission. an d induced the Sultan to make v isited Morocco tog - eth er, large concessions to his Jewish subjects. Dr. Hodgkin's whole life- bad been spent in the service of his fellow creatures of all races. He was one of the founders of the Aborigines Protection and Ethnological Societies ; the honorary secretary of the Geographical Society ; a membar of the Senate of the University of London, and intimately connected with many other scientificbodies. This lamented and truly estimable gentleman died in hi ; ~.e B.xty-eigla t y e l . AO Wail ilttachod to the societj of rrimls.