The Sun. — London, England, 1866-03-26 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCh TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Money Market presents symptoms of activity this morning, owing, no doubt, to preparations for the settlement of the fortnightly account at the Stock Exchange. The lowest rates of the brokers are 58 and 6 per cent. for the best bills. £5,000 in gold was taken to the Bank of Eng land on Saturday afternoon. The report of the Buenos Ayres Great Southern Railway states that the line from Buenos Ayres to Chaseomas was completed and opened on the 14th December, and that the Finance Minister for Buenos Ayres had publicly announced that a sum of money had been deposited in the Provincial Bank to meet any claim on the 7 per cent. guarantee. It also states that the works have been completed within the contract sum, and nearly twelve months within the time stipulated, thus saving a consider able amount in the payment of interest during con struction. The public meeting of the holders ot New Grenada bonds, originally fixed for Wednesday, the 28th inst., has been postponed to Thursday, the 29th inst., in consequence of the 28th being the settle ment on the Stock Exchange. At a meeting of the shareholders, to-day, of the British American Land Company, the report pre sented for adoption stated that the disposable balance amounted to £4,770, out of which the directors proposed the declaration of a dividend of 15s. per share, free of income-tax, payable on and after the 10th of April next, which will amount to £4,500, leaving a balance of £270 2a. 4d. to carry forward. Two O'CLOCK. There has been an active demand for discount accommodation to-day, and the rates in the open market have been firm at 58 and 6 per cent. Consols have recovered the loss sustained during the early hours of business. The quotations are now 861 87 for money, and 87 87k for the account. The New Three per Cents. are 841 85 ; and Reduced Annui ties 844 848. Exchequer Bills for March, 10s. to 6s. dis. ; and for June, 6s. to 3s. dis. Bank of England Stock for Account, 245 xd. India Stock, 210 211 ; do. 5 per Cents., 1021 ; do. Deben tures, 1011. - Foreign Stocks, which were generally at reduced prices in the morning, show now more steadiness. Turkish 5 per Cents. are 371 371. Mexican, XlB 22. New, 191 20. Greek, 14k 141. Spanish Passive, 27i 27i. Certificates, 16 161. Italian, 64 sof. New, 761 771. Confederate Loan, 67. Chilian Loan, 11 2 prem. Brazilian Scrip, 1 8 dis. ex div. Egyptian Scrip, / 4 dis. ; ditto New Loan, 11 2 prem. In the Railway Share Market the operations have been on a very limited scale, but prices gene rally have shown a slight improvement. Great Eastern have advanced i f. Metropolitan and Midland, each 5; and Great Western, I. In the Foreign and Colonial Lines there has been little variation. Grand Trunk of Canada have declined to 311, and Great Indian Peninsula to 1061 The Bonds of the Loan of his Highness Ismael Pasha, Viceroy of Egypt, are quoted ! 1 pm. The sum of £6,000 has been taken to the Bank. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are very quiet. Imperial Ottoman are dealt in at 12* 12k. Oriental Bank at 51*. Bank of Egypt at 31; 32*. Alliance at 264 27. Credit Fonder and Mobilier of England have improved to 6* 7. London Financial to 881 ; and Overend, Gurney, and Co. are marked 161 4. Reuter's Teleg,rauh Company's shares, second issue, are quoted 4 1; pm. BRITISH •FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 8 Der Cent. Console Do. Account, April 5 3 Per Cent. Reduced B4i i New 3 per Cent B4l 5 41 5 New 2 per Cent. Jan. 1894 — Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth AprilBBs — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — March. June. Exchequer Bill; £1,000,3 per Cent. lO 6 6 3 dis Do. £5OO Do £lOO and £2OO Bank of England Stock, 5 per Cent Do Account — INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 — Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 51 per Cent., May 1879 — Do. Deb., 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 Do. Bonds, £l,OOO — Do. under £l,OOO — FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent., £l5 pd 1 pm Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 — Brazilian 5 per Cent 97 Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Do. 1865 — Do Account — xd Do. Scrip, £35 paid Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Do. Account Do .Z1(0 Bonds Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Chilian 6 per Cent Do Scrip, £25 paid Do. 41 per Cent Colombian 6 per Cent. Cuba, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 Danubian Principalities Do Account Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Do., Provisional Land Warrant — Rgyptian 7 per Cent 9O Do., Second Issue Do £lOO Bonds 93 2 1864 9ll Do £lOO Bonds Do. Government Railway Debentures — Do. £25 paid week 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Do. Account .. Do. Coupons unatemala 5 per Cent. — Italian 5 per Cent 1865 ,„ Do. Maremmana Railway ' , lexicon 3 per Cent Do. Account • On 1864 Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French M.entevidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid 21 -oorish Imperial 5 per Cent "OW Granada Do 2 per Cent 321 Do Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) 130 . 6 per Cent, 1864 ti — , Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent _. teruvian 5 per Cent., 1865 Do. Account — Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) — Do 43 per Cent., 1862 Do. Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do 3 per Cent, 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, Do. Account Itnssian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St Do 43 per Cent. 1850 Do 43 per Cent., 1860 - . Do 3 per Cent. 1859 — Do 5 per Cent. 1862' B9l 903 Do 5 per Cent. 1864 94 Sardinian 5 per Cent Bpanish 3 per Cent Do Account Do New Deferred Do Account Do Passive — c , Do Account 2 71 3 3 1 O panish Cert. of Coup not funded l6 Do Account — '•°•wedish 4 per Ceut. — , Do. 43 per Cent. 1864 xarkieh 6 per Cent. 1854 931 3 Do Account - Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account 663 3 u„„ 0 £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent. 1862 ,Do Account Do '£loo Bonds 6 93 i 3 Do 6 per Cent„ 1863 Do 5 per Cent., 1865, paid up Scrip 371 3 - Do Account Do 4 per Cent. Guaranteed — V enezuela 3 per Cent. • — Ditto account — D o 6 per Cent., 1862 — Do. Account ' . r , Do. 1864 3 73 D. 13 per Cent — Dividends on the above payable in London. A ustrian spr Cent., Ex. 10 Florins .6 e lgiari,4l per cent., Ex. 25f. utch 2-t- per-Cont., Ex. 12 Guil — 1, 130 I per Cent. Certificates— rench Rentes 3 per Cent. — F t aliau 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f. -... 603 Do Account THREE O'CLOCK. C onsols for money 0 0 Account B7 By advice s from Hamburg the price of gold is 424 per mark and the short exchange on London is 13.41 per £1 stcrlin -Btaudard gold at the Engli4h Mint price is, therefore, at Ab out the same price in London and Hamburg. /~ ~ i 125. High rincess Ducal bourg, before sady in Lucy uerries of the k.melia, eceived whom onship, h deep rineese by the rmour, aiting, a visit ie late La been tarters. heavy e wind parcel a large shelter roads• which -era] of The ye oe- hooner ,er, of cargo fetch, sea to loisted tybead to her. shortly wpool, •ed her hooner mouth while refuge, where T h e . The from d coal, she re ?,re put se did mater e con' 'ought [loving ld, the .em all by the id Mr. were -it cOll ring to 1 , with obson. Lacer), 3igna,lo iat she r bold. solved made nd she s con- se can () Id Rowe, or the a fine een of uguese hands to the sea are torwy aidi n g ; 11001 8 1 3wort b• w ill b. boP °f Georg . „ re noof muced, Und er 3:0100. C s w bo )1y it. ited t° ritable ;derioi c 03: 011° o x escli ccid eu tension er rae oth er ,th wftg eld an of D r " e ff e cts him b l eptere of the er so° r i liry on the s s Aril° by pr. ; -conl" n sus y ; but reither ed Dr. deatb. ijiliioS. grdiA 101/' SHARE MARKETS,—This Day. Share Railways, tlx istol and Exeter Caledonian Cambrian Cork and 8and0n...... Cornwall . Dublin & Belfast Juno. Dun„Perth, & A b.Junc. London, t, crip Certi. 90 92 131 32 63 67 13 15 5 7 67 70 70 72 Do. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. s~k. 118 12) 39 90 6 7 Do. E. Angl. st. No. 't rest North of Scotland 3reat Northern Do. A stock , Do. B stock 122 121 I'B 190 Do. 'New, is. at 25 pn..l GtS, and W. of Ireland Gt. Western -Original S. Val. Bail gua. Do. South Wales Do. W. Mid.—Oxford' 8) 91 LW 60 84 60 40 42 31 36 ) 02 I`,o 121 86 88 91 96 37 39 43 (5 120 722 92 Q 3 63 61 .132 134 21 4o I lip 96 98 Do. Newport Do. Hereford. Lan eh shire & Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Brigh., & S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dovvr Do. Mctrop. Ex. A.. Lou. & 1\ or th Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shet., & Lincoln Metropolitan. Do. New • Do. Extension Metropolitan District Do do. do. Do. and St. John'sW'd Mid'and Do. £9 Share 123 1231 la li t. 92 e 4 , Do, Birmin.. Derby II id Kent . North British Do. Ed., Pth , & Dun. Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do. G.N•E purehast Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle E 8 GO 8 30 109 110 71 72 109 110 Do. Stock. & Darling. Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1864 ... Do. do. 1865 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E Aber. stock DO. Scot, Mid. stack Shropshire Union South Devon South Ea stern Staines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath 35 57 10 11 p 120 121 11 2p 14 2p 74 76 10 12 150 152 .1 67 70 112 114 51 53 73 75 8 9 140 143 3 1 p 100 102 Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha West Cornwall 51 53 ross ORDINARY MARRS AND STOCKS. 40 1 397, 11:2 1 , 3 SEI } 58i 71 Q5l 5 37 7 97 61 1231 3 109 i 71 i Paid Closing I Business Price. clone. 13)}3i j} BRITISH Atlantic & St.Lawrenee Bom.,Baroda. Cen.ln. u.. 5 per cent....... Do. F shares . . ...... Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference .. . ... Buff.,Brant, &Goderich 6 p:c. i..,••• • • Calcutta ez S. E., lim.. „ape Town & Dock, gu. Demerara, 7 p.e. per. p, East Ber Lab gu., 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.o. Do. J Eitensioii Grand Trunk of Canad Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds I charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do.' 2d Pr,t. Bonds Do. do. deterred 1)o. Pd Pref. stook— Do. do. deferred ... • Do. 4th Pref.ilook .. Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c o. Gua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South of India gua. 5 per cent D if per cent.... Do Great W , R. of Canada.. D. , . New . Do. 6 p. c. ids. pay 1873 Po. 51 do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited l Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. .1! do Do. 4; do Do. Filth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel & Hudson's Bay N. Itl.C'da, 6pc Ist pf.bs Sciude . 4 Do. Delhi Do. do Do. Puniaub......l teD 4 Do.lndus St. Flo. IESSIONS. 53 60 102 103 •P 6, 7 10 11 76 80 96 98 65 70 100 102 101 102 102 104 33 35 83 90 65 67 55 60 59 61 50 55 45 49 42 45 32 34 20 31 109 I'o 1i 21; 14 2 p 99 100 91 93 16 17 99, 96 86 e 8 1 4a 100 10 9 93 87 89 62 fit 8 82 99 100 98 99 i & ' 97 99 1021 2 3 i 3 21 g:ouoNIAL GOVERNMENT SECU British Columbia, 6 per' oent., Deo. 31, 1872. ... Can.Gov.6 p.c.Jaat July 187744 Do. 6 p. e. Feb. & Aug. D. 5 p. 0. Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan. (ID July Do. 5 p. e. Inscribed ak Cape (3.110pe, 6 p.c. 1873 Do.Apl.&ocl, 1890-1900 Do. do: 1880-9. , Do. Jan.&July, 1890-9 1 Do. sper cent. 15 April and - I5 Oct., 1000 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p. 4. Do. 1878, d 0.,. nauritius, 6 p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1,•78 Do. 1882. Mayis, Nov..: Do. 1805, Feb. .1z Au; Natal qov. 0 per cent N.B.Gov. p.c.Ja.&J uly N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c., 18ao Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 1878 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1891 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... Nova Sc Ala Gov. 6 p. C 1 sterling, 1875 ,Queensland Gov. 6 p. c S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 18e8-9 Do. 1878 & upwards Vlc,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja &July Do. do, a pril At Oct ', 190 100 100 1( 0 100 100 90 94 90 £4 90 94 7s 80 78 40 102 104 105 107 105 107 IC2 IC4 00 22 112 104 106 1 8 102 104 101 103 104 MG 1(2 104 10a 102 93 115 90 95 87i RN 91 93 79 81 98 100 98 100 105 107 106 107 BRITISH MINES. Cam. Consol. Ci old, IChiverton Clifford Amalgamated. Devon G. Cone. (Taoist Drake walla East Bassett (Illogan) blast Caradon East Cam Brea Nast Grenville East Gunnislake East Loved E. WI Russell (Tavlstk Gam.& StAubyn(G weu. Great Lacey, limited Great South Tolgus Great Wheal Busy a: Wheal Vor (Heist n Grenville Rerod's Foot Hingston Downs Margaret (Uny Lelant Marke Valley qwyndy Iron Ore, lin New Se ton N orth Roskear v.Wh'lßassett(l(lo; an North Wheal Crotty Prosver United Pr ,videnee UnyLOant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) South Condurrow §:Wheal Fran. klllogan stray Park . Tin Croft VigTa and Clogan,lim West Bassett (Illozan W. Caradon (14 tskeard West C hi rer ton West Seton Wheal Bassett 'Mogan Wheal Buller (Redruth Wheal Mary Ann (Men.! W heal Seton Wheal Tielawney 2.1.0 294 2.14.6 8 9 15 17 560 68) 1 I 18 20 8 9 3f 41 3i 4 7 9 3 3i 5 7 20 21 14 2 38 4 26 28 3} 31 33 40 41 5 4 6 4 4}, 28 1,.d 35 40 13 15 3} 2.14.0 8.3.6 3.9.0 10.8.6 all 0.14.6 14.9.6 11 3.2.0 18.18 9 35.15.6 - i i I i 32 34 390 410 2 ti 18 22 9 11 19 20 4 6 1 2 § 10 75 80 105 175 826 871 25 271 3 5 205 215 15 17 ell ItaltatEN(lß Great. Eastern, E. Counties Ex., No. Great Western Orig. 4i per cent pl., Waterford and Kilkenny, 6 per cent. PREFERENCE SHARES London and S.-Western 46 per cent., [ARES. 2,93 , 9 , 53 AND STOCKS. , 93/ FOREJC N RAILWAYS. Great Luxembourg, 151 / Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), 7/ 8 San Paulo. lien., gua. 6 per cent., 16 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 16 FOREIGN MINER. Alamillos, limited, If Chontales Gold and Silver Mining, 3 Cobre Copper, lid General, 19y Scottish Austral'an, lim., St. John del Rey, Rm., it. Washoe Gold, Rm., Ditto (£4), 5 BANKS, Alliance, Urn.. 27 Anglo Austrian. 6 1 Bank of New Zealand, 181 Consolidated Bank, Lim., 91 English and American, lim., .12 Imperial Ottoman, 121 Ditto, new. 111 Lard Mortgage Bank of India, 1im.,14 1 London and Comity, 77 61 London and 11 estminster, 95 1 National dank, 75 Oriental Bank Corporation. 521 Provincial Banking Corporation, lird., 51 - - - MISCELLANEOUS. Berlin Water Works, lim., 10 • City Offices, Bin., 5} Credit Fonder and alobilier of England, ti Ditto, new, 56 Egyptian Corn. and Trading, lira., n 4 Gen. Credit. and Finance of Landon. I'm.. 4 3; Hudson's Bay, 161 Imperial Mercantile Credit Asso., lim., 4; Italian Irrigation Canal CaYouri. 91 Ditto, 6 percent. Bonds, redem. Ib7o, issued 811 Land Securities, bin., London Financial Association, lim., 81 8 London General Omnibus Company, Um, 21 J&I ,dras Irrigation and Canal, Ditto (all), 16f National Discount Company, 112 f ; Overend, Gurney, and Co:, lim., 161 & THE HEALTH OF THE SPEAKER.—The following letter from the Speaker has been addressed to Sir Denis Le Merchant, principal clerk of Parliament : " Speaker's House, March 23, 1866.—5ir,--I beg you will express to the House my thanks for the indulgence that has been shown me. It has been a great vexation and annoyance to me to have been kept so long by an unfor tunate accident from the service of the House. I have benefited very much by the complete rest ; and I trust that at the end of the recess I shall be able at once to resume my duties.—l am, &c., J. EVELYN DENISON. To Sir Denis Le Marchant, Bart." MR. GLADSTONE AND THE REFORM Arrangements have been conc7uded for a grand entertain ment which will be given to Mr. Gladstone at Liverpool, on Thursday, April 5. On that or the following day, he will address his constituent@ on the subject of the Reform J3ill. ,ITI WS. THE SUN, LONIJUN, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 26, 1866. MARKETS.---This Day. MARK-LANE. The trade for wheat in the country markets held on Saturday was very quiet. As regards the best samples, however, the market was firm at full prices. Good and fine malting barley changed hands at high quotations. For other descriptions of spring corn the trade was steady. Flour was dull, at barely late rates. _ . On the Continent the wheat trade is quiet, at late prices. For spring corn, however, tho markets are rather firm. At New York the export demand for wheat and flour is still much restricted. vV But moderate supplies of English grain were received up to our market last week. The imports from abroad con sisted of 8,156 quarters of wheat, 8,517 barley, 19,847 oats, 695 beans, 135 peas, 254 tares, 9,771 linseed, 25,646 rape and oilseeds, 930 maize, 300 sundry seeds, and 3,229 sacks of flour. Fresh up to our market to-day the arrivals of English grain were moderate, but in poor condition. The trade for good and fine samples ruled inactive at last Monday's de cline in the quotations: otherwise, the English wheat trade was dull and prices had a drooping tendency. About an average supply of foreign wheat was on the stands, but it consisted to a considerable extent of conti nental produce, the show of American !qualities being limited. In most descriptions sales progressed slowly at the prices of Monday last. Floating cargoes of grain were in but moderate request at late sales. There was a slight increase in the supply of English barley exhibited for sale. There was continued firmness in the trade for all descriptions, and last Monday's currency was well supported. For malt there was only a moderate demand, at last week's currency. The supply of oats on sale was moderato. Tho trade ruled quiet on former terms. Beans were in short supply, and the trade was firm, at an advance in the quotations of Is. per quarter. Peas moved off steadily, at full prices. The market was but moderately supplied. The flour trade was very quiet, on former terms. CURRENCY PER IMP. MEASVRE. Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, new, per qr. 39. to 463 Do., old 46s 51s Do., white, old s2e 5s Do., new Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old —s —e Do., nev- Talavera, new s2s 60s Eye— Barley—Grinding Malting - Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk Brown Kingstown and Ware Chevalier 665 675 Oats—Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding 215 28s Potato Youghal and Cork, black 215 27s Cork, white 233 28s Scotch, Feeding 225 275 Beans—Tick Ns 425 Pigeons .„. 465 505 Peas—Grey, Maple White Boilers Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b Suffolk 32s 34,3 Stockton and Norfolk American, per barrel 26s 318 French, per sack 34s 383 wool trade is firm, and "prices are rather on the advance. Last week's import was about 16,000 bales, almost entirely from the Australian colonies. Current prices of English wool per lb. sd a d Fleeces—South Down hogets 1 81 1 91 Half-bred do 1 11 2 0 Kent fleeces South Down ewes and wethers 1 7 1 8 Leicester do - '2 0 Sorts—Clothing Combing INDIA. We have received Bombay papers to the 28th of February. The following is from the Bombay Times : The latest date received from Great Britain by the Indo-European line is the 23d, but much older dates continue to come forward. In the early part of the fortnight great inconvenience was felt by the almost total breakdown of the Indian line between Kurrachee and Bombay. This has now been remedied. The Indian telegraph department is to be re modelled, with a view to keeping the lines in a more efficient state. The Supreme Government has ap proved of the scheme, and sanctioned a liberal in crease of salaries for that purpose. The Hon. Col. W. F. Marriott, and G. Norman, Esq., have been appointed Government Directors of the Bank of Bombay, in the place of Lieut.-Colonel J. A. Ballard, E.E., and J. L. Lushington, Esq., C.S. A private soldier of the 45th Regiment has been killed in Bombay by being thrown out of the window of a house of ill-fame by two sailors. A conflagration has taken place in the native town of Bombay, by which property has been destroyed to the amount of about Rs. 80,000 (£8,000). A statement of the assets and liabilities of the Bank of India on the 31st December last has just been published, from which it appears that during the past year the bank has lost by bad debts about 28 lacs of rupees (£285,000), or about 35 per cent. of the paid-up capital, whilst its earnings have been only 2 lacs (£20,000). The shareholders have re ceived no dividend for the last 18 months. Scinde has been invaded by a party of 500 Murrees. They attacked and killed several of their old enemies the Booghees, and then returned to the hills with an immense quantity of booty. A serious conflict has taken place in Kattiawar, by a gang of ten convicts attempting to escape from a detachment of the 13th N.I. in charge of them. Nine of the convicts were shot or bayoneted, and only one succeeded in getting off. It is rumoured that the Royal Artillery in India is to be reduced by two batteries of horse brigades, two of field brigades, and all the heavy batteries. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. There was a falling off in the supply of foreign stock on sale here to• day, compared with Monday last, but its quality was tolerably good. The show of home breeds was confined to 50 beasts from Norfolk. The arrivals from Scotland were 232—viz., 231 from Aberdeen and 61 from Dundee; and from Ireland, 150 head. Th• demand for beasts was somewhat firmer than on this day se'nnight ; nevertheless, sales progressed slowly at that day's currency. The best Scots and crosses sold at ss. to ss. 2d. psr Sibs., and a fair clearance was effected. With sheep we were fairly supplied. Their quality, as a whole, however, was only middling. There was an im proved inquiry for all breeds, and the quotations advanced fully 2d. per 81bs. The general top figure for Downs and half-breds was 6s. Bd. ; but a few very superior sheep rea lised 7e. per 8 lbs. Downs, out of the wool, sold readily at ss. 4d. per 8 lbs. During the gales of last week 700 foreign sheep were thrown overboard from the various steamers. The few lambs on offer produced very high prices —viz., rom 7s. Bd. to Os. per 8 lbs. Calves, the supply of which was wholly composed of foreign, moved off slowly at last week's quotations. The top figure was ss. 6d. per lbs. The sales for pigs was inactive, yet prices were sup ported. They ranged from 4s. to ss. per 8 lbs. Per 81b to sink the offal. s dad s ds d Crse. St inf. beasts... 3 10 4 0 Pme crs-wool sheep 5 b 6 2 Second quality do ..4 4 4 6 Prime 6'thdown oo 6 4 6 S Prime largo oxen ..4 b 4 10 La-;e coarse calycs i 8 5 0 Prime Soots, ttc....5 0 5 2 Prime small do.. 5 2 5 0 Crse. and int. sheep. 4 0 4 8 Large hugs .4 4 6 Second quality do ..4 10 5 6 email porkers 1 8 5 0 Lamb....os Od to 0, Od. Su3kling calves, —s to —9 ; and quarter-old store pigs, 30s t) 33s each. Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. Beasts 2,340 Beasts 1,910 Cows. — Cows. Sheep Calves lO5 Calves lO5 Pigs 5lO Pigs The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week, amounted to 13,151 head. In the corresponding week in 1865, we received 7,160 ; in 1864, 4,905 ; in 1863, 3,687; in 1862, 2,054 ; and in 1861, 20,351. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LIST WEEK. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Antwerp l5 ... 4631. 8 ... 41 Boulogne 224 ... 712 30 Bremen.-- 2B _ _ Gothenburg . Cadiz — Calais.. — ... Corunna ....... Dordt. Dunkirk Delfzyh. Hamburg.. ...... M 1 842 ... 70 Harlingen 660 Havre - ... ~, Ostend — ... 25 ... Oporto Rotterdam. 2433 1851 ... -- ... 7 ... 21 40 ... - ... 7 ... - ••• - ::: 307 - 133 Total 4,309 ... 8,101 ... 110 336 ... 295 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1865 1864 1434 2416 8 ... 367 ... 680 1863 A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market on Monday, March 27, 1865, and this day, Monday, March 26, 1866. Per 81bs. to sink the offal. March 27, March 26, 1865. 1866. ad sd sd a d. Coarse and inferior beasts 3 6to 4 0 310 to 4 0 Second quality do. - 4 2 4 6 4 4 4 6 Prime large oxen 4 8 410 4 8 410 Prime Scots, &c. Coarse and inferior sheep Second quality do. Prime coarse-woolled do. Prime Southdown do 6 6 6 8 6 4 6 8 Lambs • 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Large coarse calves 4 6 5 2 4 8 5 0 Prime-small do. Large hogs Neat small porkers 4 2 410 4 8 5 0 Beasts 4,750 2,340 Sheep 19,560 20,250 Calves Pigs SUPPLIES ON SALE, March 28, 1864.—Beasts, 3,020 — sheep, 17,590—calves, 88—pigs, 420. March 30, 1863—Beasts, 4,39 o—sheep, 21,070—calves, 147—pigs, 490. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. These markets are fqy supplied with Scotch and coun try-killed meat. Generally speaking the demand is steady, and, in some instances, the quotations have an upward ten dency. Per 81b by the carcase. cl s d Inferior beef 3 a 3 6 Middling do. 3 8 3 10 Prime large do 4 0 4 4 Pilme small do 4 6 4 8 Large pork 3 10 4 8 sd s d Inferior rauttoll 3 6 4 2 Middling mutton 4 4 4 10 Prime do 5 0 5 2 Veal 4 0 5 0 Small pork 4 8 5 0 Lamb, Cs Od to Os Od. BOROUGH HOP. For the time of year the hop trade is tolerably active, and pricefrule firm, as compared with last week; the quo tations exhibit no material change. Last week's import was 110 bales from Antwerp, 122 Hamburg, 60 Rotterdam, and 247 bales from Boulogne. New Mid and East Kents Bos to 140 s per cwt. New Weald of Kents New Sussex Yearlings —s to s „ BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. The supplies of potatoes on sale are moderate, and con sist almost entirely of home-grown produce. The trade is quiet at about stationary prices. Kent and Essex regents Scotch do. 4os to 80s Yorkshire do 6os to 90s , Flukes „ Rocks 40s to GN SEEDS. There was a steady demand for linseed, and the trans actions in rapeseed were to a fair extent. Agricultural seeds commanded but little attention. The cake tract() ruled firm, on former terms. WOOL. The demand for wool at the public sales of colonial de scriptions continues very active. The inquiry is extensive both on the part of home and foreign buyers, and the late improvement in prices is well maintained. The advance from last send varies from ld. to 2d. per lb. The English TALLOW. The tallow market is quiet to-day. The quotations for P.Y.C. on the spot is 50s Gd per cwt ; town tallow, 498 9d net cash ; rough fat, 2s id per 81bs. Particulars. 1863. 1864. 1865. 1866. Stock this day 44,496 54,528 40,267 32,920 Price of Y.C. I —s Od —8 Od —s 0(1 —8 Od Delivery last week 1,574 1,251 1,251 1,451 Ditto from June 1 69,611 65,566 65,566 92,740 Arrival last week Bl2 200 200 78 Ditto fry in June 1 75,828 82.247 82,217 93,177 Price of Town POLICE IN cELLIGENCE.—This Day. GUILDHALL. THE FIRE AT THE " DAILY TELEGRAPH" OFFICE.— Herbert Poole, a young man lately in the employ of the proprietors of the Daily Telegraph, was placed at the bar charged with wilfully setting fire to the premises of his employer. Mr. Lewis, of Ely-place, appeared for the prosecution. He said he had no person he could call as a witness who actually saw the prisoner commit the act, but short of that he thought the evidence ho should adduce against the pri soner would be such as to fully bring home the offence of arson to the prisoner. Haying stated the nature of the evidence ho had to produce, Mr. Lewis called Mr. Whitehurst, who said—l am manager of the Daily Telegraph newspaper. The premises occupied extend to both sides of Peterborough-court. They are insured in three of the principal fire offices. The prisoner was in the employ of the proprietors; had been so for five months; he was called a time keeper. He had charge of a book (produced) in which it was his duty to enter each man's name with the time of his arrival and leaving. He had no business in any other part of the establishment without letter or message was given him to carry. About five o'clock I heard there was a fire on the premises I went to the paper warehouse immediately. The paper warehouse is on the second floor, and is used for the purpose of storing dry and damp paper, which is served out to the machinery department below it. No one could leave the paper room without being seen by those in the machine room. There is no other access to the machine room by two open stair-cases from the machine-room, but there is, however, another entrance, which com municates with the lobby in which the prisoner was stationed. On going into the warehouses. I saw the fire had begun at the furthest corner of the right hand side of the room ; fire was also apparent as having taken place in the centre of the room. The fire was under con trol in twenty minutes, but it was put out finally in about half an hour after it first commenced. On Monday, the 12th March, the prisoner gave me a report of a fire which he said he had discovered and put out on the Saturday pre ceding. I thought the fire had been a malicious act, and I sent for the police. The fire occurred in an occupied part of the premises, and very near the carpenter's lumber room. On examination it was found that the fire had raged in three distinct places. In my opinion the fire occurred in five different places. The foreman kept the key of the place, but a labourer had access to it, as some repairs were going on. I had my own opinion about the matter, so I did not make any inquiry about it. I believe there has been another fire on the establishment, but that occurred I believe before I became manager. I have only held the appointment since Christmas. Cross-examined —I have not heard of threats on the part of some of the people employed. There have been one or two anonymous letters sent the proprietors, but they have been thrown into the fire. Edward Brandt—l am engaged in the paper department of the Daily Telegraph. I left about 4 o'clock on Saturday A lad named Hamilton was the only person left in the paper department when I quitted it. There was no fire when I left, and everything appeared perfectly safe. The prisoner had no business in the paper room but to deliver messaget. When I left I passed the prisoner's lodge, but did not see him. Henry Hamilton—l saw the last witness leave the paper room at 4 o'clock. Just before I left the prisoner came up to me in the paper room, and asked when the man had all gone. Everything was then safe. My time is not entired in the prisoner's book on Saturday last, but Brandt's name and time is there set down correctly. James Kemp said he was the gasman employed at the Telegraph office, and on Saturday he had been at work outside the office with an assistant named Latham. On putting away his tools he heard some one running d0w..1 the stairs leading from the paper warehouse to the machine room, and, on looking to see who it was he found it was the prisoner. He had a wild appearance, and seemed in a great hurry. On looking through a small glass placed in the paper-room he saw the fire raging, and immediately he raised the alarm in Peterborough-court. William Latham corroborated the evidence of the last witness. Fleming, the fireman, gave his evidence with respect to the fire, and the examination after the flames had been ex tinguished, and his impression was - that the fire was not an accidental one. The prisoner was remanded. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. STABBING BY A SWEETHEART. - Ann Lees, a rather good looking young woman, about 19 years of age, described as a shirt maker, of No. 21, East-street, Manchester-square, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with cutting and wound ing a young man (said to be her sweetheart) with a knife, with intent to do him grievous bodily harm. John Walter Taylor, a lad, living in Rutland-street. Soho, said—On Saturday night, shortly before 10, I was in the New Royalty Theatre, when I saw the prisoner, whom I knew. She said, " Walter, lend me a knife," and I did so. On leaving the theatre I asked her to give me the knife back, and she said that she would do so pre sently. She was standing in the next doorway to the theatre, and I went into the theatre again ; she had not given me the knife back again. George Knight, of No. 16, Silver-street, a lad, said—l saw the prisoner outside the New Royalty Theatre on Saturday night and Glavin in the theatre. Glavin had been playing the part of a soldier in one of the pieces. I afterwards saw the girl in the theatre. I saw her leave when the performances were over, and saw her strike Glavin in the breast. I afterwards saw Glavin pull a knife (the one produced) from a wound in his breast, and the wound then bled. The prisoner ran away before we could turn round. I went with Glavin to the shop of Mr. Peppin, chemist, at the corner of Compton-street, and he afterwards went to his home, where I left him. After' Glavin pulled the knife out of the wound he put the knife into his pocket. Glavin has since been in Charing-cross Hospital. Mr. Tyrwhitt—Did• the prisoner say anything at the time ? Witness—No, sir. John Vaughan, of No. 3, Church-passage, Compton street, said— I was at home on Saturday night when Glavin came in. He said he had been injured, and gave the knife produced to his fath or. We then went into a back room, and rn my Asking what was the matter with him, he re joined, "I am stabbed and done for." Ho was afterwards taken to the Charing-cross Hospital, where I went to see him twice yesterday. I took the knife to the police sta tion. On asking Glavin who did it, he said, " Ann Lees." I was with the sergeant when the prisoner was taken into custody. He did not say anything. Sergeant Stephens, 11 C, said—By instructions of In spector Bowles, who informed me that a young man had been stabbed and taken to the Charing-cross Hospital, I went there and saw Glavin in bed, and in consequence of what he stated, and the house-surgeon saying that Glavin was dangerously stabbed, I :went 'to East-street, Man chester-square, and took the prisoner into custody. She said nothing at the time, neither did she at the station when charged. I have been to the hospital this morning, and the young man is still in a dangerous state. I received the following certify certificate "Charing-cross H os pit a l, M arc h 2. rtify that Edward Glavin is now an inmate of this hospital, suffering from a punctured wound of the:chest. " W. 0. BERRY, House Surgeon." Mr. Tyrwhitt (to the prisoner)—Have you anything to say why you should not be remanded ? The Prisoner (who had not put any questions to the wit nesses)-1 have nothing to say, only that he struck me. The prisoner was then remanded. From what can be ascertained, it appears that the pri soner and Glavin (who is about the same age as the pri nd company for about 12 months, being anxious to break off the engage ment,as onetr, tried h)ait : aG eltaovavoidbiene,n keeping her on Saturday evening, and there is no doubt but this annoyed h er, and prompted her to act as she did. We understand that it is more than probable that Vice-Admirals Lord George Paulet, C. 8., whose health is in a very sad state, Lord Edward Russell, C. 8., the Hon. George Grey, and Sir John Kingcome, K.C.8., will be among those officers who will retire from the Active List, and accept the Greenwich Hospital pensions. —Army and Navy Gazette. SHIPWRECK ON THE COAST OF DEVON.—PLY MOUTH, March 25.—The Novia Scotia and New Brunswick Line of Steam and Sailing Packets' liner Spirit of the Ocean, Captain Cary, from London on Monday last, for Halifax, was wrecked at 6.40 p.m. on Friday, at a wild spot on the coast of Devon. Out of 20 passengers and a crew of 221 the only survivors are the mate and three sea men. The Spirit of the Ocean was drifting with split sails, trying to take shelter at Dartmouth. On passing Pear- Tree Rock she became unmanageable, drifted upon a rock between Start Point and Pear-tree, and went to pieces al most immediately. A terrific gale was blowing at the time from the southward. Naval and Military Intelligence. MALTA.—H.M.'s screw troopship Simoom, Capt. B. Lethbridge, arrived at Malta on the 16th inst., after a rapid passage of only nine days from Kings town, having on board 29 officers, 7 staff sergeants, 636 non-commissioned officers and soldiers, 1 school master, 1 schoolmistress, 67 women, 66 children, and 7 servants, of the Ist battalion 60th Rifles ; one officer, one lady, and one soldier 2d battalion Bth Regiment. The troops were landed on the following day at Fort Manoel, and are now temporarily en camped on the slopes of the island, where they will be kept until the arrival of the Tamar, with the Ist battalion Bth Regiment, which is to relieve the 2d battalion 4th Regiment, when the 2d battalion Bth Regiment will vacate Fort Manoel and occupy the barracks at Floriana, on the departure of the 4th, and the 6th Rifles will then take up their quarters in Fort Manoel. The Ist battalion 22d Regiment is expected to embark on board the Simoom, for St. John's, N. 8., on the 24th inst. The Industry, screw storeship, Staff Commander Youel, has left Malta for England, with condemned stores and a few naval invalids. The Caledonia, 35, ironclad (bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Yelverton, C. 8.), Capt. the Hon. F. A. Foley, had left port for gun exercise. The Pelican, 17, screw corvette, Commander R. P. Cator, is daily expected from the coast of Syria. The paddlewheel surveying steamer Hydra will pro ceed, about the 2d April, to resume surveying ope rations on the coast of Greece. Capt. Shorttland, appointed to the command of this ship, in place of Capt. Mansell, retired, is expected by the next Marseilles packet. For ten days the town has been kept in a state of excitement by several disturbances committed by officers and soldiers of the garrison. On the evening of the 10th inst., in the vicinity of the theatre, a dispute arose between some officers of the 100th Regiment and a Maltese shopkeeper, which led to a serious disturb ance, in which several policemen and civilians re ceived black eyes, and were otherwise maltreated. Lieut. Fox and Ensign Merritt were tried for the assaults on the police, sentenced to a fine of £l5 each, and bound over to keep the peace for one year in recognizances of £5O, and to be imprisoned for three months. Two soldiers of the same regiment, concerned in the disturbance, were sentenced to 25 days' imprisonment. On the evening of the day on which the sentence was passed on the officers a large number of soldiers assembled opposite the shop of the accuser, a man named Preca, evidently with the intention of avenging themselves on him for having brought the charge forward, and had it not been for the timely intervention of the main guard, called out by the police, and a picket of the 100th Regiment, the matter might have become serious. On the following evening, being St. Patrick's day, the regiment was confined to barracks. A number of officers of the 4th Regiment were also charged with committing a disturbance and assault ing and striking the police on a previous night. Capt. De Robeck was fined £5, and the rest were liberated with an admonition. It was only a few months ago that two officers of the Ist battalion 22d Regiment were sent to prison for three months for an aggra vated assault on the police, and it is feared that the clemency shown towards them in first commuting the sentence, and then pardoning the offenders, has had a bad effect on the soldiers and some of the young officers of the garrison. Since writing the above her Majesty's guuvessel Star, 4, Commander W. Gordon, has arrived from Portland and Gib raltar, having on board as passenger the Rev. Mr. Gordon. She left the former place on the 20th ult., and the latter on the 10th inst. This vessel is to relieve the Surprise, 4, Commander G. Tryon, ordered to England to be paid off. The Tamar, 2, screw troopship, Capt. Stirling, has also arrived from Kingstown. She left that port on the 10th inst. -with the Ist battalion Bth Regiment, for this garri son, consisting of Col. Ilinde, C. 8., Major Baynes, 32 other officers, 5 officers' wives, and 9 children ; 709 non-commissioned officers and men, 76 women, and 92 children. Mr. Page and Capt. Langford, Royal Navy, has also arrived by her. This vessel is to convey the 4th Regiment to Halifax. The Dutch frigate Adolf Herteg Van Nassau, 51, Capt. Uhlen bech, has come in from Vessingen in 18 days, on her way to Smyrna. A court-martial was held on board her Majesty's ship Hibernia—president, Capt. W. Chamberlain, of the Resistance, officiating Judge Advocate, Mr. Fegen, secretary to the Commander in -Chief, to try Mr. E. Hocken, assist.-engineer, first-class, of her Majesty's ship Phcebe, for drunk enness. The prisoner pleaded guilty, and was sen tenced to forfeit his seniority as assist.-engineer first class, and to be reprimanded. It was telegraphed that the quarantine restrictions lately established at Malta on arrivals from Alexandria had been removed, and soon after the following notice, signed by the Chief Secretary to Government, was promulgated on the subject Official information having been re ceived that there has been no case of cholera in Egypt since the case reported on the Bth inst., and that the public health is perfect, without suspicion, of cholera both at the Isthmus, as also at Gaza, Jaffa, and Jerusalem, the officer administering the Government, having heard the opinion of theßoard of Health, has been pleased to direct that the Go vernment notice of the 12th insi. shall be cancelled, and arrivals from Alexandria placed in free pratique with these islands."' The whole of the vessels comprising the squadron of wooden mortar boats laid up at Chatham since the termination of the Russian war have been re moved from the moorings they have occupied for several years past at Yantlett-creek, and by direc tion of the Admiralty have been converted either into mooring lighters or dockyard tenders, for ser vice at the various naval ports, for which use their size and tonnage well adapt them. The last two of the vessels left Chatham a day or two since for Sheerness and Portsmouth dockyards. There now remain a considerable number of the iron mortar vessels laid up high and dry at the eastern end of Chatham dockyard, where each vessel has been roofed over to protect it from the weather. No de cision has been arrived at by the Admiralty as to the ultimate use to which they will be devoted, while every precaution is taken, by frequent 112qt: 0- i - ions and repairs, to keep each vessel sound and fit for any service to which the squadron may ulti mately be devoted. A most distressing accident occurred yesterday morning at Woolwich, by which a young officer belonging to the garrison, Lieut. A. H. Gorges, B Brigade Royal Horse Artillery, lost his life. He had mounted his charger on which he was accus tomed to accompany the troops, and was about to take a gallop across the review ground before the parade for morning service at church, when the horse rushed forward and sprang on the raised foot way in front of General Belson's house, in Kempt terrace, where, after struggling for a moment, it fell on the pavement, rolling over the rider and crushing him beneath it. Dr. J. S. Little, sur geon-major to the Royal Military Academy, was promptly in attendance, and found the sufferer al most lifeless, but still breathing. He was hastily conveyed to the Herbert Hospital, but died before his arrival. The disaster which befel Lieut. Gorges was witnessed by a number of p e rsons who were p ass ing at the time, and the news soon spread throughout the town and garrison. He obtained his first commission in the Royal Artillery in 1857, having passed the Royal Military Academy with success. The horse had been under i under a co urse o f train ing for some time past, hang been entered to run in the Royal Artillery steeplechases, which took place on Thursday last. The following appointments have been made at the Admiralty :—Lieuts. Henry F. Nicholson, S. M'Dougall, F. W. Lowther, H. Bridger, and C. F. Gordon, to the Bellerophon ; Lieut. W. Collins, to the Cockatrice ; Lieut. C. P. Bugle, to the Cum berland ; F. 11r. Rea, master, to the Bellerophon ; N. Littleton, Burg., to the Barracouta ; James F. Fitzgerald, assist.-surg., to the Barracouta. VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENCE, THE BRIGHTON REVIEW. The detailed lists of the volunteer corps which have signified their intention to take part in the Easter Review at Brighton have been published. A force of 15,650 men will go from London, and 6,484 from different parts of the country, chiefly from Sussex, making up in the aggregate an army 22,135 strong. It is the intention of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales to be present on the very interesting occasion. The in vitation received a most gracious reply (conveyed through General Knollys in the affirmative, coupled with the request that the Mayor of Brighton (Alder man H. Martin) would wait upon his Royal High ness atMarlborogh H ouse , on W e d nes d ay even i ng, respecting arrangements. Accordingly the Mayor, accompanied by David Black, Esq. (Town Clerk), attended at Marlborough House, and had the honour of an interview with the Prince of 'Wales. His Royal Highness having been informed of the proposed arrangements made several inquiries, and then stated his determination to visit Brighton, ac companied by the Princess of Wales and the Duke of Cambridge. The Mayor presented a copy of Wyld's plan and a sketch of the town. The Royal party will reach Brighton by a special train on Easter Mon day morning, and upon their arrival they will pro ceed to luncheon at the Pavilion. Their Royal Highnesses will then leave for the Race-course, and the recent addition to the Grand Stand will be placed at their disposal. Upon the conclusion of the re view a special train will convey the Prince and Prin cess of Wales to town. Suitable arrangements are being made to give eclat to the occasion, and it is rumoured that a public illumination will take place in the evening in honour of the event. On Satur day week Colonel Erskine, Inspector-General of Volunteers, visited Brighton to make himself con versant with the arrangements of the forthcoming review. He expressed approval of the police arrange ments of last year, and in a conference with the Mayor and chief constable it was decided that simi lar plans should be adopted on this occasion. The gallant colonel rode over the review ground, with which he was much pleased. On Saturday, in anticipation of the Brighton Vo lunteer Review, most of the metropolitan volunteer regiments, notwithstanding the, inclemency of the weather, marched out into the various parks for either battalion drill or blank cartridge firing, and the musters were very excellent. The Queen's (Westminster) mustered in New Palace-yard, and marched, headed by their bands, to Hyde-park, for battalion drill. The London Rifle Brigade mustered in Finsbury circus at three p.m., and marched, via the City, Pentonville and Euston roads, to the Regent's-park, for light infantry drill, skirmishing, and blank cartridge practice. The South Middlesex mustered at Beaufort House for battalion drill at five p.m. The London Irish paraded at 4.30 p.m. in front of their headquarters, Adelphi- terrace, and marched to Battersea Park for battalion drill The North Middlesex mustered at the Cavalry Barracks, Albany-street, Regent's-park, and marched to Primrose-hill for blank cartridge firing and light infantry drill. The various Tower Hamlets corps mustered very numerously in Victoria-park for battalion drill and blank cartridge firing. RAILWAY ARRANGEMENTS. The Great Western will run various cheap excur sion trains on Thursday, March 29, to the North (Wellington, Shrewsbury, Hereford, Welshpool, Oswestry, Llangollen, Chester, Liverpool, Manches ter, &c., and Leamington, Warwick, Birmingham, Wolverhampton, &c., from Paddington, Reading, Victoria, Battersea, Chelsea, and Kensington); re turning on Tuesday, April 3. From Paddington and Reading for the West ( Weston - super-Mare,Taunto n, Tiverton, Exeter, Teignmouth, Torquay, fiTotnes, Dartmouth, Plymouth, &c.) ; returning on Satur day, April 7. On Saturday excursion trains will leave Paddington and Reading for Chippenham, Trowbridge, Frome, Yeovil, Dorchester, Wey mouth, &c. (returning April 4 ;) while on Easter Sunday an excursion train will leave Paddington and Reading for Chippenham, Bath, and Bristol, returning the same day ; and on Easter Monday for Oxford, Banbury, Leamington, Warwick, Birming ham, Wolverhampton, &c., returning the same or the following day. On Goed Friday trains will run as on Sundays. MUSIC. The Concert given by Mr. Leslie at St. James's Hall on Thursday evening was one of rather unusual interest. Gounod's "By Babylon's Wave" was the first piece in the pro gramme. This was followed by the most noticeable feature in the concert, Beethoven's Mass in C, the performance of which, a small but complete and efficient orchestra having been secured, was, generally speaking, of a most excellent character. The solo parts were sung by Madame Lemmens- Sherrington, Madame Sainton-Dolby, Mr. W. H. Cum mings, and Mr. J. G. Patey, the combined effect of whose voices were well displayed in the charming " Benedictus " quartet. It is much to be deplored that opportunities of more frequently having a good performance of this Mass . and other ecclesiastical music of as high a standard, cannot be oftener had. How many a performance of that hackneyed apology for sacred music, commonly known as " Mozart's Twelfth," could well be sacrificed to such a purpose !_ The second part of the concert contained a selection from Mr. Leslie's " Immanuel," Gounod's "Bethlehem," two un accompanied eight-voice anthems by Mendelssohn, both fine compositions and admirably rendered by tho choir, and the glorious " Pignus future" of Mozart, justly styled the " Queen of Fugues," which concluded the concert. I: consequence, however, of the greater Pc'rti"ofaudience, with that exhibition o f bad taste which is the audience,it un fortunately so fashionable , not a pparently icon considtheirerinseatsg worthy of their condescens i on to remain nf s us o i i o l n t h caused a i u n s i e p d r by e s during the last piece of a concert, the co the general moving was such as to entirely spoil sion which Mozart's grandest specimen of choral writing would otherwise have left. We perceive that in his next concert Mr. Leslie returns to what is peculiarly his own field, and in which his chief laurels have been won— the English Glee and Madrigal School. Without disparagement to this, however could he not favour us with Gounod's " Daughters o Jerusalem," or "Seven Words," both unaccompanied, and therefore well suited for the choir. Messrs. Lambton, Cock, and Co., continuo their two excellent series of " Songs" and " Chamber Trios" with unabated vigour. Among the latest additions to the for mer is Mr. I'. Westlake's ballad, 0 Summer Night," a tasteful and flowing melody, and not the less attractive in our eyes from its unsensational character. At it lies within the compass of most sopranos and tenors it will be p welcomed in many a:ftunily circle. Among .the " Trios' we are glad to see two by our well-known and genuinely English poet writer, Mr. G. A.Macfarren, "See the Jocund Spring" and "Good Night ;" both I st and 2d soprano and contralto. They are worthy of the series in which they appear, which we Divan as high praise. THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. TL:ETERSALLS'—This Evening. This being Passion-week the rooms were entirely de serted. VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—Tan DAY. CITY AND SUBURBAN. 9to 1 agst Mephistopheles (taken) 10 to 1 agst Out and Outer (taken and offered) 15 to 1 agst Breadalbane (taken) 20 to 1 agst Delight (effered) 22 to 1 agst Brahma (offered) 25 to 6 agst Lady Valentine (taken) CHESTER CUP. 100 to S agst Harry Brailsford (taken) 100 to 7 agst Saladin (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Surney (taken) 20 to 1 agst Sandal (taken) 33 to 1 agst Treasure Trove (taken and offered) TWO THOUSAND. 5 to 4 agst Lord Lyons (offered) 9to 1 agst Janitor (taken and offered) DERBY. 6to 1 agst Lord Lyon (taken) 30 to I;agst Student (ofiered) SPORTING BOOKS OUT TIIIS DAY.—Admiral Rous' Laws of Racing, plaice Ls. Daily's (spring edition) Turf C 2s. 6d. Baily's Magazine, is. 6d. Who's Who, 2s. 6d. Sent post free on receipt of stamps. G. R. GLENIE, Sporting Library, 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park, special agent for the early delivery of the late edition of the " Sus" newspaper. Copies delivered in town within half an hour of publication, and in the coun try early same evening.—N.B. The late edition. ELECTION COMMITTEES —This Day. - NO T TINGHAM This committee re -assembled to-day, but the taking of further evidence was adjourned until to morrow. Liverpool Cotton Market. _This Day. Market quiet. Sales probably 7,000 bales. Credit Fonder and Mobilier Company. The subjoined is a copy of a circular addressed to the shareholders of the Credit Foncier and Mobilier of England : " The Credit Foncier and Mobilier of England, (Limited), 17 and 18, Cornhill, London, E.C., 24th March, 1866. " Sir,—l beg to forward you herewith the notice of the next ordinary meeting of the company. " Although the directors do not, as a rule, recognise the policy of addressing their shareholders upon every varia tion in the quotation of the shares on the Stock Exchange, they take this opportunity to state, in answer to some in quiries that have been made by shareholders, that there exists no ground whatever for the depreciation in the market price of the shares of this company, which has so unaccountably taken place within the last two or three days. " They can only attribute the full to the circulation of unfounded and unjustfiable rumour, and amongst others that of the actual, or intended, resignation of the managing director, for which there is not a shadow of foundation. " There is, in fact, no reason, so far as the position of the company is concerned, why the quotation of the shares in the market should not be as high as it ever has been. " The directors feel they are justified in making this statement, seeing that the affairs of the company are in the most prosperous condition, as will appear by the accounts to be presented at the forthcoming meeting, and which will be sent to you in due course.-1 am, Sir, your obedient servant, " ALFRED LowE, Secretary." The accounts from the manufacturing districts for the past week have not been of a satisfactory character. At Manchester the market for shipping yarns has been flat, and cloths suitable for both home and foreign requirements have been in less request. At Leeds, Bradford, and Huddersfield the late un favourable weather has caused a falling off in the demand for spring goods, while the same cause has acted prejudicially against the lace and hosiery branches of Leicester and Nottingham. In the hard ware districts of Birmingham, Sheffield, and Wol verhampton, however, most branches of trade have been seasonably active, and the operatives generally are fully employed. MR. BUCKLAND'S 11.10NKEr.—I lately had a little monkey who was such a great thief that if he bad been a human being he would have been transported over and over again for numerous acts of petty larceny. however, turned his thieving propensities to good account. Master Jack (after I had had him some time) showed evi dent symptoms of phthisis or consumption, and I prescribed cod liver oil. It was placed openly before him on the dining-room table, but ho refused it with symptoms of disgust and sundry tail-shakings. I then poured a little into a saucer, and placed it in such a position that master Jack should find it for himself, while I pretended to be reading and not to notice what was going on. The trap took; Jack, thinking he was stealing the oil, sucked up the prescribed dose, making a face, not implying nausea, but rather high glee at his own cleverness. This " deceit," however, was after a time discovered by the artful creature, and ono day I found my friend with his long tail and arms tightly coiled round the table lamp, and stealing the colza oil as it dropped down from the wick. He managed to get one of his long spider-leg-like fingers through the brass work of the lamp, and held it till a drop of oil fell on it ; he then put it in his mouth and sucked off the oil like a child sucking sugar candy. how ho could manage to gaze at the intense light, which ono would have thought would have hurt his oyes when so near the lighted wick, I know not. I fancy, however, that the light bothered him some what, for he used to frown dreadfully when he was wait ing for the oil to drop on his finger. I placed colza oil be fore him ; no, ho would not touch it ; but no vertheless he had no objection to it when ho stole it for himself from the lamp. Ho was certainly better and fatter for his medicine, which was so sweet because stolen, and I really think it saved his life. The engraving by Mr. Carpondale repre sents Jack taking his medicine. Jack, too, had a marvel lous prospensity for picking things to pieces, and smashing articles that came in his way; strange to say he never tore a useless bit of paper, or broke a common or valueless bit of goods. One day he sneaked out of his cage, and had a good morning's work to himself, tearing off the leather and pulling out the lining of an old arm-chair. He was, after an hour or two, discovered in the act, and taken into custody to be duly chastised for his mischief. Ho cried " Murder" when he saw preparations made to punish him, but at the same time he held out his hand, firmly closed upon something in it. His pickers and stealers were un clasped, and in the palm of his hand was discovered a half sovereign, which he had most certainly found and picked out of the chair, and which probably had been buried in the lining of the chair (an old second-hand one) for years. His proffered ransom got him off his punishment ; but his investigations into the structure of watches, books, ink, and cruet-stands, writing-desks, MS. notes, &c, have e lai 2 n o n- t since produced equally valuable discoveries. _ac. pleased Jack so much as to make his esca i pe, c h he was kept Shep pard fashion, from the wire carriage in t le loose. If skeleton-like fingers, till he found m the w s hi a le p he was at work, by the kitchen fire. 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