The Sun. — London, England, 1865-04-20 00:00:00

310NEY MARKET AN () COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Bank of England directors have just held their usual weekly court, and have not found it ne cessary to make any change in the existing terms for discount. No' alteration was expected, because it was known that the inquiry for accommodation d uring the next few days would be very active in C onsequence of a large number of commercial en gagements falling due. To-day several bills in con nection with the trade of India and China will arrive at maturity, and the lowest rate out of doors i 8 ,1 1 ". 34 per cent. Rumours of fresh mercantile wiliculties are causing anxiety, and great incon 'lenience must, no doubt, result to many parties from these imprudent whisperings. The sum of £25,000, in sovereigns, from Egypt, Was taken into the Bank of England yesterday afternoon. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under :—. 1865. 1864 Great Western £68,793 £65,526 North W estern 109,250 103,313 South Western ••• "' 27,410 21,399 331 i6t0n 24,886 18,545 Midland ... 48,634 42,875 South Eastern • •• • 25,701 19,514 Great N or th ern ••• • .• .• • 33,995 31,294 Lancashi re an d Y or k s hi re ... ... 40,360 36,707 Bristol and Exeter ... ... 6,585 6,328 North Eastern ... ... 60,399 57,463 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire 18,586 16,011 Great Eastern ... 34,499 31,270 These returns, compared with those of the cor responding period of last year, are in most in- Stances exceedingly favourable. On the Great Western there is an increase of £3,267 ; on the North Western, of £5,937 ; on the South Western, of £6,011; on the Brighton of £6,341; on the Mid land, of £5,759 ; on the South Eastern, of £6,187; on the Great Northern, of £2,701; on the Lanca shire and Yorkshire, of £3,653 ; on the Bristol and Exeter, of £257 ; on the North Eastern, of £2,936 ; on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, of £2,575; and on the Great Eastern, of £3,229. Two o'CLocE. At Paris, this day, according to Mr. Reuter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 67 60. Heavy. The English Stock Market has shown more steadi ness this morning, and prices have not undergone any further change since yesterday evening. Con sole continue at 901 8 for money, and at 90 1 1 91 for the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 84 89* ; Annuities, 1885, 14 ; India 5 Per Cents., 104 1071 ; and Bonds, 15s. prem. The Foreign Stock Market has been much de pressed, and at one time rather considerable fluctua tion occurred in some of the principal securities. Since then, however, a slight recovery has taken place. Turkish Consolides, have declined to 531 4 ; Mexican, 26* 4 ; the New Stock, 251 ; Greek, 20 1 218 ; Italian Scrip remains at 43* dis. ; and the Confederate Loan, is down to 17 * ; Spanish Passive are 31*1 ; and the Certificates, 16* 4. Business in the Railway Share Market has been more active, and a few sales has caused a down ward movement in value. Bristol and Exeter have declined £llos. ; Brighton and Metropolitan each 15 e. ; Great Northern, Great Western, and Mid land each 10s. ; and Lancashire and Yorkshire ss. The Foreign and Colonial lines have remained inactive at about previous rates. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have continued in very limited request at about former rates. The Russian I(Vyksounsky) Iron Works Shares are quoted 21 4 prem., and Millwall Freehold Land 1 dis. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 0 Der. Cent. Consols; Do. Account, May 9 94 a ,per Cent. Reduced B 9* 8 New 3 per Cent B9i 8i New 2i per Cent. Jan. 1894 — Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — itlinuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. fo r 30 yrs , ex pire sth AprillBBs l4 ... Do (R e d S ea T e l egra ph), Aug., 1908 — I,xehequer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent 7 pm Do. £5OO — E Do. £lOO and £2OO — ank of England Stock, 51 per Cent — Do Account i ll'll`TD,,. lAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. all Stock, 1131 per Cent., April 1874 2171 Do Account O. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. Account — Do. 4 per Cent, Oct. 1888 1 )0. Certificates — Do. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent, Jan. 1872 Do. 51- per Cent., May 1879 — Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 — Do. Bonds, £l,OOO l5 pm Do. under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent — Brazilian 5 per Cent — Do. 44 per Cent., 1852-58-60 n Do. 1863 JO uenos Ayres 6 per Cent — , Do I per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Qlilian 6 per Cent — r,l3°• q per Cent mbian 6 per Cent. — Cuba, 6 p er C en t . Do 5 per Cent., 1864 — Do. Scrip, £55 paid Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 De. 4 per Cent., 1863 — Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid — "anubian Principalities Do £B6 paid — quador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — , Do, Provisional Land Warrant — •LigYptian 7 per Cent Do., Second Issue — Do £lOO Bonds _ Do. 1864 9 41 4 "0 Scrip, £55 paid Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Do Account — Do. Coupons OUatemala 5 per Cent. — Do. 1839 and 1850 — Italian 5 per Cent (Maremmana Railway) - - Do 1865 Do Scrip, £424 paid ... Mexican 3 per Cent. — Do. Account Da. 1864 130 6 per Cent. Anglo-French Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c Montevidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada Do 2 per Cent ____ Do Deferred Do-Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 44 per Cent. Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) — Do 44 per Cent., 1862 Do. Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do Account Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, Do Account lB Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St., Do 44 per Cent., 1850 Do 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do 1864 Sardinian 5 per Cent — Do. Account Spanish 3 per Cent Do Account Do New Deferred Do Account Do Passive Do Account — SDanish Cert. of Coup not funded — Do Account 164 S we dish 4 per Cent. BB Do. 4.1. p er Cent. 1864 Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Do Account — Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do Account 714 704 Do £lOO Bonds j — Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account 7 3 1, 1 Do. £lOO B on d s 741 31 Do 6 per Cent. 1863 Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent — N enezuela 3 per Cent. Do. Account D o' 6 per Cent, 1862 — Do. Account ,Do 6 per Cent, 1864 414 1 2 JAL 14 per Cent cent — Dividends on the above payable in London. t aa tria elgian, n 5 per Cent., En. 10 Florins er ~ Dutch 24 per Cent Ex. 12 Guil 624 .1 130 . 4 per Cent. Certifi-aes French 'tenth ' per Cent. s 3 97 Do. A ccoun t It alian 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f. Do. Account 4 dis ... 48 41f f 311 Consol s 4 TWO O'CLOCK. , Money 9 Do. Account PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, E. Counties Ex., No. 1,:104i Great Northern 5 per cent., 11 GIL Western, South Wales, gua. 4i per cent., 97} Midland, Leicester and Ilitchin 4 per et- 91 Great orthern, 4i per cent.. red. at 10 per cent. pm., 100 Mid Consolidated, 6 per cent. stock, Di to. Bristol and Birm., 6 per eent.,;l32} Ditto. CI per cent. pt. stook rd., 99} North Eastern, York, H. and Selby purchase, 10 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London and Blaekwall, 4i per cent. stk.. 95 FOREIGN RAILWAYS'. Antwerp and Rotterdam,:lo} Great Luxembourg, 13 FOREIGN MINES, Cobre Copper, 27 - ----- BANKS. Alliance (rim.). 32; Anglo Austrian, 7j Anglo Egyptian, lim., 12/ ustralaeia, 70/ 70 Ditto, new, 69 , Bank of Egypt, 31 Chartered Bank 01 India.'Anstralia. and China, 28} 7; Commercial Bank of India and the East, 351 Continental. lim., 22i 2 Ditto,:new, 13 / Hindustan, china, and Japan.(lim.),2l/ Ditto, issued at 2 pm., Ditto, new, it Imperial Bank, Um., 301 Imperial Ottoman, 161 / Land Mortgage Bank of India, 11m., 41 London Bank of Mexico and S. America, 1im.,1101 London and Brazilian (lim.), 49 London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, Ditto, new, 12/ London and Couuty, 782 London Joint Stock, 50/ London and South African, 221 Merchant Bank, rim 25/ Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, litn., 17} Midland Bank, lim., 16/ Oriental liana Corporation. 53/ delude, Punjaub, and Delhi, Um., 9/ Union of Australia, 55 / Union of London, 55/ DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 6 MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-Mexican Mint, 17i Berlin Water Works, lim., 101 City of London Real Property, iim.,[3} Credit Fonder and:Mubilier of England, 10 91 Ditto, new, 9k Crystal Palace. Ditto, Preference, 112 Egyptian Corn. and Trading, lim., Fare-street Warehouse, lim., 101 Gen. Credit and Finance of Loudon, lim., 81 Hudson's Bay, 15da Joint Stock Discount, lim., 7 London Financial Association, lim.. 221 Natal Land and Consolidation t ompany, Um., 41 atonal Discount Company, lim., 1; 1 Ocean arine Insurance), 2lk Rio de Janeiro City Improvements, 1im.,r_241 Ditto (..ti7 , bi Royal Mail Steam, 112 k Warrant Finance, lint., 84 Share! Railways. 3 .14 st st st 50 20 10 10 Bir., Wol., & itr. Val Blyth an Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall A gets no div. Do. B bee6p Do. A I till.e.p.an.has n paid to B Dublin & Belfast June. Dun,.Perth, & a b.Junc. Edinburgh & Glasgow, Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. s ik Do. E. Angl: st. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern D A stock .. Do. B o Do. New, is. at 25 po , Gt S, and W. of Ireland Gt. Weste n 1) . S. Vii. Rail gua. Do. South Wales .... Do. W. Mid.— Oxl ord Do. Newpo. t H ereford Lane I shire & Yorkshire Lundonsand Blackwali Lon., Baal., & S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shet., & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle Do. # shares Metropolitan. Do. New Mid and Do, Birmin & Derby Mid Gt. W.. Ireland Do. 4 shares ►lid Kent No th British _ Do. Ed., Pth ,"& Dun. Nth. Eastern Berwick Do. G.N•E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle Do. Stock. & Darling. De. Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. New. Do. do. 18e4 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Soot. N. E Aber. stock, vo. Scot, Mid. stick ews & Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon south E stern itaines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Han& lt Do. A irredeemable Do. A. redeemable BRITISH P Atlantic Le St.Lawrencc Bom., Baroda. fi Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent.. Do. le shares Buffalo & Lake MUM Do Preference ...... Buff.,Brant, & Godericb 6 p.c. bds. Aug'. 1, 872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, 1974 Calcutta & e. E., a e Town & Dock, gn. Demera , a, 7 p.c. per. p East. Ben:al, gn , 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. .1 Eitasion Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Equip. Mort. Bond. 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do do. deferred Do. 2d Pr. f. Bonds Do. do. (let rred Do. Pref. stock Do. do. deferred - Do. 4th Pref. stock .. Do. do. deterred .... Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.u. o Gua 5 per cent.. . Do. New gtia. 5 p. c Gt. South of India (hm gua. 5 per cent D . 41 per cent Do Great W. a. of Canada Da. New .. Do. 6 p. c. 8d ,, ;. pay 1873 110. 5 do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.c !... Do. 41 do Do. 4; do Do. Fifth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Ilnds. Mel. & Hudson's Bay New Brunswick & Can Class A and B v. ttl.C'da, pc Ist pf.bds Scinde Do. Delhi Do. do ta . Do. Puniaub Do.lndus St Flo BRITISH M Cam. Consol. c old, lim Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. (Tavist Drake wal is East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon as t Cam Brea East Grenville Eart Love.l E. W'i Russell (Tavistk Gam.& StAubyn(Gwen. Gr. at L txey, limited Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Vor (Heist Grenville Elerod's Foot ..... . Elingston .Downs Margaret .llny Lelant Marke Valley mwyndy Iron Ore, Hu. Nangiles N ew Se ton North Downs North Roskear .Wh' 1 Bassett (If logs n North Whe.l Crotty Prosper ITnited Pr vidence UnyLkdant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan stray Park Tin Croft West iiassett wan W. Caradon (L skeard West Chi verton West Seton Wheal Bassett Illogan Wheal Buller (Redruth Whea LudoAt Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seton Wheal Treiawney (Lis Wheal 2.1.0 4.3.6 3.12.1 2.14.0 3.4.0 2.7.0 2.13.6 9.10.6 601 all 1.1.0 7.8.3 8.13 4.18.0 321 3.10.0 2.8.0 7.1.6 10.6.7 118.1g9 130.17.6 S HARE MARKETS —This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 95 97 132} 133, 54 66 66 68 16 17 84 91 101 1(7 47 18 7 8 100 100 100 100 10 133 114 1484 149 131 .33 103 1 0 100 1. 0 100 87 i4l 75 65 67 ; 53 54 46 49 t 031 120 1204, 86 68 107 109 42 $3 IVI 1231, 954 41 61 63 132 f 133} 2f iip 1361 1361 ►O6 1(8 51 65 z 5 16 111 112 69 70 103 IC4 37 3fl 11 12 p 9 10 p 115 llts 1 lip 78 79 11 11, 140 144 48 50 61 62 55 5 8511 67 9 10 155 156 3 4 p 107 109 46 48 OSSK 74 77 ISIONS. 51 6 3 102 y 1034 pr 4 ip 44 ti 65 70 471 1 7} V2&2s 144 13 1071 i 99 101 75 85 v 1 103 102 104 104 305 17 18 136 5i 111 10; 371 a 117 164 86j I 1021 E 4 87 60 65 50 55 52 54 45 50 43 48 41 44 23 45 22 21 101 105 104 i 104; Closing I Business Paid.' Price. done. 122 i I 2 ¶7* 1 al 1331 f 2i i IP 3 il, 1011 102 81 Hi 9 diBs 75 78 101 d, E 1024 93 95 89 91 64 66 3 82 81 1014 1024 1016 1021 vl pr 101} 1021 94 97 COLONIAL GOVERNAIENT SECUB British Columbia, 6 per cent„ Dec.3l, 1872.... Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 .. . . . ... Do. 6 p. 0. ..... & Aug.. D.). 5 p. C. Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p r. Inscribed sk Cape G.Tlope, 6 p.c. 1873 Do. April & Oct. 1880-4 Do. do: 1-90-1 Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.c Do. 1878, do.. Mauritius, 6 p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1!,78 Do. 1882, May l s, Nov. 16 Natal qov. 6 per cent N.B.Gov. 6 p.c.Ja.& , l uly N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c.,1866 Do. 5 p.c. 18 1 to 1878 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1891. New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 6 per cent.... Nova Sc .tia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1868-6 Do. 1878 & upwards Vic,Gov. 6 p.c.Ja & July Do. do, A pril & Oct 100 100 10/ 100 100 1(10 100 100 F 0 100 100 90 92 89 9: 89 92 78 80 77 80 103 106 164 . 105 1(5 107 106 108 Kg 106 109 112 103 105 105 107 107 109 103 105 91 94 98 10 9 93 95 9t 93 IC4 103 87 90 93 06 103 105 106 108 IC7 108 INES. 1011 21 ii ITLES. 30 bN 570 68 1. . 214 23 i 15 16 61 7 31 31 10 11 31. 4 6 161 171 11 24 304 31/ 4 4) 35 36 31 4 5 7 5 5i 11 0 16 18 35 45 11 13 3 3 5 31 SS 520 530 20 25 15 17 14i 15, 76 81 6 6 576 626 180 190 100 103 30 35 11 13 20) 210 19 20 THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING}, APRIL 20, 1865. LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day). COURT OP BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) IN RE H. COLEMAN.-BLONDIN'S SECRETARY IN COURT. This bankrupt was described as a wine merchant, of 28; Regent-street, Waterloo-place, and elsewhere, and to-day he came up to pass his last examination and for the order of dischaige. The bankrupt has obtained considerable notoriety, from the fact of his being connected somewhat closely with M. Gravelet Blondin, as secretary and mana ger. Blondin figures as a creditor for some £12,000, and it has been stated that the failure of the bankrupt is the cause of the re-appearance of the talented artist in ques tion in public. The accounts, by Messrs. Hart Brothers, and Hayles, show :—Dr.: To creditors unsecured, £32,540 ; do. secured, £6,383; liabilities on bills, £1,057; creditors to be paid in full, £B5. Total, £40,064. Cr.: By good debts, £723 ; doubtful, £725 ; bad, £2,689 ; pro perty given up, £1,414 ; do., in hands of creditors, £14,566 ; deficiency, £19,947 Total, £40,061. Defi ciency Account.—Dr. to deficiency, £19,947 ; profits, £2,342 ; amount allowed by Mr. Mercello for travelling, advertising, and commission, £6OO ; total, £22,889. Cre ditor—By deficiency on October 1, 1863, £3,383; expenses, £7,968 ; losses, £8,245 ; liabilities, £1,057 ; house and general expenses, £22,889. Mr. Bagley said—l appear for a very large creditor who is the assignee. He is a cash creditor for the sum of £lO,OOO, which— His Honour—£lo,ooo ; a cash creditor! Mr. Bagley—Yes. He earned that sum by constantly perilling his life, and the bankrupt acted as his treasurer and manager, but he will not press against the other credi tors. The estate has had the advantage of the services of Mr. Hart. His Honour—Which Mr. Hart ? Mr. Bagley—Mr. Joseph Hart, who has taken great trouble in this matter. Mr. Sargood said he appeared for creditors who were not satisfied with the accounts. Mr. Brough also represented creditors, and objected to the bankrupt's passing. He wished the report which had been made by Mr. Hart to be read. His Honour inquired when the report was filed? Mr. Brough replied that it was filed when the accounts were filed. His Honour—ls that usual ? Mr. Hart said it was ordered by act of Parliament, and was quite usual. Mr. Brough then sought to bring in a proof of debt, and this led to some sparring between the learned counsel and the Commissioner, Mr. Bagley objecting to the proof for the assignee, and Mr. Reed also objecting on behalf of the bankrupt, His Honour said it would be necessary to read Mr. Hart's report. Considerable discussion followed the reading of the re port, and Mr. Reed opposed any further adjournment. His Honour said that Mr. Brough was entitled to the ad journment he required. Adjourned accordingly. SHOREDITCH COUNTY COURT. (Before Mr. Dasent.) WILSON V. ROBERTS. This was an action to recover the amount of a debt owing since 1861, and defendant, described as "Miss Roberts," pleaded that she was a married woman, the debt having been contracted when she was a single woman. His Honour asked the defendant when she was married. Defendant—l forget. Plaintiff—Where was it ? Defendant—At Thornhill Church in October last. Plaintiff—What was the day of the month ? Defendant—l forget. (Laughter.) His Honour—Forget the day when you were married ! How long ago is it ? Defendant—About six months. His Honour—And forget the day of the month. I never heard of such a thing. Why, it is the most important event in a woman's life. Defendant—l will go and ask my mother. (Laughter.) The defendant went into the body of the court and con sulted with her mother, and upon her return to the witness box stated that she had been married on October 27th last, and her husband was a sailor, who had now gone to Aus tralia. He could not be back before December next. His Honour held that the proof of the marriage was very vague, and Miss Roberts must be committed to prison for ten days in the event of her not paying a small sum per month. POLICE INTELLIGENCE,—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ASSAULT ON THE MARQUIS OF BLANDFORD AND ANOTHER OFFICER OF THE ROYAL HORSE GUARDS BY Two SOLDIERS. —Thomas Foster and Joseph Gover, two privates of the Ist battalion of Grenadier Guards, were charged before Mr. Knox with being drunk and assaulting George Charles Spencer Churchill the Marquis of Blandford and W. Henry Wombwell, of the Royal Horse Guards Barracks, Knights bridge. The Marquis of Blandford said—About 12 o'clock last night I was walking with a- friend in King-street, St. James's, from St. James's-square. While passing the prisoners my friend said "Look out, these men are drunk." The prisoners then pushed against us, made use of very course language, and wanted to fight. I said to my friend " We'll just mention this to the guard at St. James's as we pass." Gover then said he was not drunk, and did not care a for anybody. Foster, probably thinking, he was likely to get into trouble, was about walking in a different direction. While I was standing with my hand in my poc ket, Gover aimed a blow at my face, but I moved my head and did net receive the full force of it. The other prisoner then attacked my friend, and the prisoners afterwards bolted up St. James's-place, but there being no thorough fare, they were captured and taken to the station-house. The prisoners were both drunk. Gover—Do you mean to say I struck you ? The Marquis of Blandford—Yes. Gover—l can assure your worship I was not drunk. One of the gentlemen said, "There are two soldiers. They are drunk," and then to us, "You are late." Mr. Henry Wombwell was walking up King-street, St. James's, with the MarqUis of Blandford about 12 o'clock last night, when one of the prisoners pushed against us. One of the prisoners then struck 'me in the face, and broke my hat. I think it was Gover, but both prisoners attacked me. Only one of them struck the marquis. One of the prisoners (Foster) took off his belt, and then both ran up St. James's-place. Foster—l did take off my belt, but that was to fasten a button of my trousers. Gover—How could I strike both gentlemen at one time ? I was not drunk, and am not in the habit of getting into trouble. _ Police- constable Bunce, 119 C—The prisoners were given into custody last night for the assault, but they denied the charge. I saw a slight scar on Mr. Wombwell's face, and that he had been assaulted. The prisoners were drunk. Bosh prisoners denied being drunk. Dennison, 116 o—Gover was very drunk, but the other was not 'so bad. Foster—We met the two gentlemen, and they said, " You are drunk, and we will give you in charge, and have you taken to the barracks." I said I was not absent, and had my leave till one in my pocket. My temper began to rise, and I could not help it. Mr. Snox—lt is all very well to talk of losing your temper. The ugly part in the case against you is that you took your belt off. You tell me your reason for doing so, but I believe it was to strike with it. When a soldier in a row takes off his belt it is pretty evident what it is for. Gover—The gentlemen talked of giving us in charge, and my friend then struck, but I never struck any one. The Marquis of Blandford—Gover was the man who struck at me. Mr. Knox—ln your drunkenness you stagger against the complainants. One of them says, " Let's go for the guard," and then fighting begins, and one of you takes off his belt. It is intolerable that young men like you both, full of strength, should conduct yourselves in such a way in the public streets. Luckily for you both it is not a grave assault or you would have gone to the sessions. Whether the humblest or the greatest people in the land they must be protected from such assaults. You will go to prison for a month each. covered that the watch had never passed through the hands of a Clerkenwell watchmaker ; it was an importa- tion from Geneva, a vile thing not worth 20s. The sailor asked for redress, and said that honest tars were continually taken in and done for. Mr. Partridge—You saw the watch before you bought it? The Sailor—Yes,. your honour, but there were others bidding for it. Mr. Partridge—All confederates, no doubt. I cannot help you. Go to the County Court in Whitechapel and take out a summons. The Sailor—l will certainly do so and trounce the auctioneer ; he is a regular land-shark. Credit Foncier and Mobilier of England. -___._, i p. MEETING THIS DAY. The first general meeting of the proprietors of this company was held to-day at the London Tavern ; the Right Hon. J. S. Wortley in the chair. The report presented was a lengthy document, but the principal features of interest will be found in the following abstracts :-- "In handing to the shareholders a balance-sheet showing the position of the company's affairs, the directors have to congratulate them.on the results of the half-year's opera tions. By the figures in the statement annexed it will be seenthat the great exertions made during the past half-year have not been with ou t commensura te results, the balance of profit and loss account showing a net sum available, after paying all charges and expenses during the past half-year, of £394,024165. 4d. It will be seen, however, that in this large amount is included the sum of £40,000 reoeived from the old Credit Mobilier and Credit Foncier Companies (being their reserve funds), and the sum of £160,296, the amount of premiums received on theissue of the new shares of this company, making together the sum of £200,296, leav ing, therefore, £193,728 16s. 4d. as the net sum earned by this company during the six months just elapsed. While meeting the just expectations of the shareholders in the amount of the dividend which the directors recommend should be declared at the ensuing meeting, they have promi neatly borne in mind that there is no way so sure of main taining and augmenting the scale of profits as that of com manding public confidence, by the formation of a large re serve fund ; they therefore have decided to appropriate £200,000 to that purpose. In fixing the dividend at 10s. per share on the £5, and ss. per share on the £3 10s. paid, equal to 20 per cent. per annum, the directors believe they have placed it at such a rate as may fairly be counted upon as a minimum dividend. They further have decided that in every half-year, when the profits will admit of a larger dis tribution, such increase should be made in the shape of a bonus, which, in the present instance, is fixed at the same amount as the dividend, thus making a distribution equal to 20 per cent. per annum on the amount of capital paid up. To further show their great desire to ensure the results of the minimum dividend of 20 per cent. per annum being always maintained, they have decided to form a fund, to be called the dividend reserve fund, such fund to be always kept at the amount necessary to pay one year's dividend of 20 per cent. per annum on the capital for the time being paid up. This will require on the paid-up capital of £500,000, viz., the sum of £lOO,OOO, towards which the directors have, out of the profits of the present half-year, carried the sum of £70,000, and they propose to complete the fund out of future earnings. The effect of this will be practically to make our shares a minimum 20 per cent. stock, and the action of the fund will be as follows, viz. :—lf in any half year after the sum necessary for one year's dividend on the capital paid up is reached the profits exceed 20 per cent. per annum, then, after provision for reserve, a bonus will be paid at such a rate as the directors think it prudent to recommend ; but should, from any extraordinary cause, the amount of profit not reach a sum sufficient to pay the dividend of 20 per cent. per annum, then the dividend reserve fund will make up the deficiency, and thus increased stability will be given to the company, alike from its ample reserved resources, as well as from the knowledge beforehand by the shareholders of their minimum dividend. This fund will therefore be used to insure the dividend, whilst the re serve fund will be available for any extraordinary occasions of loss or otherwise, without interrupting the revenue of the investor. The payment of the present dividend and bonus (equal together to 40 per cent. per annum) will absorb £71,983 10s. The directors further have decided to dis charge the whole of the amount of the preliminary expenses incurred by this company, viz. :—.£7,183 16s. 9d. ; they also think it well to write off the item standing to the debit of building, office furniture, and fittings account, £8,457 7s. 3d., and there will still remain a sum of £34,600 10s. 7d. to be carried forward to the next half-year's profits." The CHAIRMAN, in rising to move the reception and adoption of the report, said it gave him un alloyed pleasure to meet the shareholders that day, because the success that had attended the com mencement of their career was unexampled. (Hear, hear.) The chairman then proceeded to deal with the principal topics mentioned in the report, and dwelt particularly upon the ,large dividend proposed to be paid by the Directors. He thought it a wise proposal to setaside a portion of the funds of the company to provide a fund for securing a minimum dividend of 20 per cent. The transactions of the company had been extensive but secure, and although there were some detractors of the Credit Foncier, he assured the meeting that was - the fate of nearly all public bodies. (Hear, hear.) He knew there were some such persons on the Stock Ex change, but he advised the shareholders not rashly to part with their shares. To such as possessed shares in the company his advice was, don't be in a hurry to part with them. The confidence in the company was rapidly growing, and in a few years he believed the present company would be one of the largest in the city of London. (Hear, hear.) The directors, he assured the meeting, gave their whole heart to the business of the company, they attended the board with the greatest assiduity, and the de sire of every one was to increase the business and add to the property of the company. (Hear, hear.) Mr. LEVICK seconded the resolution. The CHAIRMAN said the directors were perfectly ready to answer the directors. A SHAREHOLDER asked the nature of certain securities held by the company. The CHAIRMAN said many of the transactions were of a confidential nature; all the securities held were of an unexceptional nature, and he believed were held below their market value. (Hear, hear.) Mr. TAYLOR then proceeded to make some state ments reflecting on the managing director. Mr. ALBERT GRANT, in the fullest manner re pelled the insinuations of Mr. Taylor, and said that he could afford to treat with contempt observations proceeding from such a quarter. (Hear, and cheers. After some further discussion the report was adopted, and the meeting separated having voted thanks to the chairman and directors for their ser vices during the past year. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING.-WEDNESDAY. If there has been a falling off in the amount of racing, and the fields have in the majority of instances been lacking in quantity and quality, there has been a degree of excite- Mont attendant upon some startling changes in the position of the leading favourites for the Derby and Guineas more than compensating for the quietness of the meeting in the former respects. The decline of Liddington, which com menced in town on Saturday last, the feeble condition of Breadalbane, and the short reign of his stable companion Broomielaw; the sudden jump into public favour for the Two Thousand of Kangaroo, consequent on his easy winning yes terday—all culminated this morning in the announcement that the Russley hero had had the pen struck through his name for the Derby. Mr. Merry has, doubtless, good and sufficient reason for this step ; inability to stay the course has, indeed, been stated as the chief one. The blow is a heavy one to his backers, but the fortune of war occasion ally gives these hard knocks to those who put their faithin favourites. The racing to-day was very poor, only the Column and the Derby Trial Stakes attracting the slightest interest. The character of the lot in the former was anything but first rate, and Jack o' Lantern disposed of his field very cleverly. The latter gave us another proof proof of what great mare Fille de l'Air is, she actually running away from her horses under her heavy weight directly the jockey let her go. Liddington seems to be about receiving his coup de grace for the Guineas as he has actually done for the Derby. Eight and, in one or two instances, 10 to 1 was laid against him on the heath, and many even bets made that he was not a starter. Sweepstakes of 50 sous each, h ft ; for 3-yr-old fillies, Bst • 101 b each. Maidens allowed 51b. T.Y.C. 5 subs. Mr. R. W. Cameron's Peeress (H. Grimshaw) 1 Lord Stamford's Venus (Custance) 2 Betting-2 to lon Peeress. The favourite jumped away with a clear lead, was never after approached, and won cleverly by a couple of lengths. Subscription Plate of 50 Boys ; 3-yr-olds, 7st 71b ; 4 yrs, Bst . 121 b; 5 yrs and upwards, 9st 31b. T.Y.C. Mr. W. Morris's The Warrior, 4 yrs, Bst 121 b ...(Lynch 1 Lord Stamford's Gemma, 6 yrs, 9st 31b (Cu stance 2 Marquis of Hastings' Catalogue, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (Cannon 3 Mr. W. G. Craven's Oldbury, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (Morris 4 Mr. Alexander's Cordelia, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (Bradford 5 Betting-7 to lon Catalogue,loo to 30 agst Gemma, and 7 to 1 agst the Warrior. They ran abreast for the first 100 yards, when Warrior on the right drew slightly in advance, and led into the cords, where the favourite and Gemma were in difficulties, the Warrior winning at last very easily by a length, Gamma defeating the favourite by half a length for second. The others were beaten off. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, for 3-yr-olds, 7st 71b ; 4-yr olds, Bst 111 b; 5 yr-olds and upwards, 9st 41b; the winner to be sold for 100 sovs, if demanded, &c. T.Y.C. 7 subs. Mr. It. Ten Broeck's Thais, by King of Trumps, 4 yrs, Bst 111 b Mr. W. Day's Roarer, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (S. Adams) 2 Mr. Price's Ballet, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (Morris) 3 The following also ran :—lsland Chief, Flageolet, Gol dylocks, and Tourterelle. . _ Betting--4 to 1 agst Thais, sto 1 each agst Flageolet and Roarer, 11 to 2 agst Island Chief, and 6 to 1 agst Gol dylocks. Goldylocks with a slight lead made the running into the cords, when he was headed by Thais, Roarer, and Salliet, who came on abreast to halfway up, when the favourite drew away and won easily by two lengths ; three-quarters of a length separated the second and third ; Goldylocks was fourth, close up, Tourterelle fifth, Flageolet sixth, and Island Chief last. Mr. W. Day claimed the winner.. Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 Soya each, for 3-yr-olds and upwards. D.M. 9 subs. Lord Westmoreland's Brahma, by Lambton, 3 yrs, Bst, (Fordham) 1 Mr. J. Savage's Gem of the Sea, 5 yrs, Bst 121 b (J. Goater) 2 Mr. Naylor's Quarantine, 4 yrs, 7st 31b (Sayers) 3 Mr. Perry's The Principal, 6 yrs, Bst 41b (Boyce) 4 - - -- - - -- • The following also ran :—Suspicion, Nebula, Clairvoy ante, and Lady Cochrane. Betting-5 to 2 agst Lady Cochrane, 100 to 30 agst Qua rantine, 4 to 1 agst Brahma, 100 to 15 agst Clairvoyants, 7 to 1 agst Suspicion, and 100 to 8 agst Gem of the Sea. Nebula, in company with Lady Cochrane, Clairvoyante, Quarantine, and Brahma, made play for a quarter of a mile when Gem of the Sea came up on their right and led into the cords, when Brahma drew forward, and getting his head in front half a dozen strides from home, won a fine race by a neck; a head only separated Gem of the Sea from Quar antine, who finished a neck in advance of The Principal ; Nebula was fifth, close up ; and Lady Cochrane sixth. Suspicion and Clairvoyants were the last two. The Column Stakes of 50 sovs each, h. ft., for 3-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b, and Bst 71b for the produce of mares covered in 1861; those got by stallions or out of mares that never produced a winner allowed 31b : if both, 51b. R.M. 16 subs. Mr. Ten Broeck's Jack o'Lantern, by Stockwell, Bst 101 b (Fordhal 1 Lord Bradford's Salpinctes, Bst 71b (31b) (J. Goater 2 Lord Portsmouth's Sydmonton, Bst 71b (31b) (Wells 3 The following also ran :—Pampa, Tusculanum, Don Basilio, and Haarlem. Betting.-2 to 1 agst Salpinctes, sto 1 each agst Sydmon ton and Jack o'Lantern, 6 to 1 agst Don Basilio, 3 to 1 agst Haarlem, and 10 to 1 agst Tusculanum. Tusculanum, lying in the centre, made play, closely at tended by Don Basilio, Salpinctes, Sydmonton, and Jack o'Lantern, into the Abingdon mile bottom, where the first named retired, and the running was taken up by Don Basilio, who carried it on into the cords, where he was headed by Jack o'Lantern, Salpinctes, and Lord Ports mouth's colt, between which three an excellent race ensued, Jack o'Lantern winning cleverly by half a length ; a length and a half separated the second and third ; Tusculanum was a bad fourth, Don Basilio fifth, and Haarlem next. The Derby Trial Stakes of 50 BOYS each, h. ft., with 100 added, for 3 and 4 yr olds; 3-yr-olds, 7st ; 4-yr-olds, Bst 101 b. Winners extra, with certain allowances. Last mile-and-a-half of B.C. 12 subs. Count de Lagrange's File de 4 yrs, Bst 121 b (inc. 71b extra) (I. Grimshaw) 1 Mr: Me 's Mcestissima filly, 3 yrs, 6st 91b...(11. Covey) 2 Lord Zetland's St. Manus, 3 yrs, 7st (Morris) 3 Duke of BeauforL's Lord Zetland, 4 yrs, Bst...(Fordham) 4 Betting-6 to 4 agst Fine de 2to 1 agst Mgestissima filly, and 4 to 1 agst Lord Zetland. Lord Zetland on tho right made the running, the favourite lying second, with the Moestissima filly and St. Magnus side by side next. They ran thus across the flat, but on rising the hill Fille de l'Air, pulling over her horses, ran up to Lord Zetland, who dropped back, beaten, at the Old Duke's Stand, leaving the French filly to canter in an easy winner by three lengths ; a bad third. Sweepstakes of 25 sovs each, 10 ft ; 3-yr-olds and upwards. Weight for age. The winner to be sold for 200 sovs ; if for 100, allowed 71b. Criterion Course. Four subs. Mr. T. Ben Broeck's Troublesome, 6 yrs (.£100), Bst 91b (For dham) w.o. BETTING AT MIDNIGHT. TWO THOUSAND. 7 to 2 agst Kangaroo sto 1 agst Breadalbane Bto 1 agst Liddington 10 to 1 agst Chattanooga 10 to 1 agst Ariel 12 to 1 agst Gladiateur 12 to 1 agst Bedminster 16 to 1 agst Koenig 1000 to 5 agst Jack o'Lantern DERBY. 9to 1 agst The Duko 10 to 1 agst Breadalbane 15 to 1 agst Kangaroo 16 to 1 agst Wild Charley 16 to 1 agst Oppressor 16 to 1 agst Archimedes 20 to 1 agst Broomielaw 20 to 1 agst Longdown 20 to 1 agst Bedminster 25 to 1 agst Chattanooga 83 to 1 agst Zambesi 40 to 1 agst Gladiateur 40 to 1 agst Christmas Carol CATTERICK BRIDGE RACES—WEDNESDAY. The Craven Handicap of 5 BOYS each, with 25 added. One mile. Mr. Watson's Wetsail, 5 yrs, Bst 101 b (inc. 51b extra (J. Snowden 1 Mr. T. S. Dawson's Harry Brailsford, 3 yrs, bet 11i, _ Marson 2 Mr. Giubeli's Gannochy, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b (Key 3 Mr. C. Scott's Gayous, 4 yrs, 7st 111 b (Carroll 4 Mr. Osborne's Vanessa, 4 yrs, 7st lllb (Whiteley 5 Mr. Osborne's Lady Abbess, 5 yrs, Bst 101b...(J. Osborne 6 Betting-2 to 1 agst Gannochy, 3to 1 agst Westsail, 4 to 1 agst Vanessa. Won by three lengths ; two lengths between second and third. Sweet Jessie's number was put up, but she did not run. Fifteenth Easby Triennial Stakes of 10 sovs each; for four-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 31b. Two miles. Lord Zotland's Revival, Bst 31b w.o. Seventeenth Easby Triennial Produce Stakes of 10 sovs each, for two-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bst 61b. About half a mile. Mr. Temperley's Bob Chambers, Bst 101 b (Whiteley) 1 Mr. Jackson's Full Bloom, Bst lib (E. Harrison 2 Lord Zotland ' s El Cid, Bst 101 b (J. Snowden 3 Mr. Temperley's Dagmar, Bst 61b - ' • Betting—Even on El Cid, 5 to 2 agst Bob Chambers, 3 to 1 agst Full Bloom. Won by a neck ; two lengths between second and third ; a bad fourth. Sixteenth Easby Triennial Produce Stakes of 10 sovs each, for three-yr-olds ; penalities and allowances. About one and a half miles. Mr. Osborne's First-rater, Bst 51b (Whiteley) w.o. The Bedale Hunt Stakes of 50 sovs, added to a sweep stakes of 3 sovs eauh ; weight for age. Two miles and a half. 37 subs. Mr. H. Lambert's Mischief, 4 yrs .........(Mr. T. Spence 1 Mr. Wilkinson's Rosemary, 6 yrs (Boynton 2 Mr. M. Taylor na Extra Number, 5 yrs.....(Mr. Gurnell 3 Sir G. Strickland's Tiger, 6 yrs...(Mr. G. H. Thompson 4 , The following also ran :—Eurydice, Tomboy, Blue Bell, `Bootjack, Warrior, Charley, and Willie. Betting—Even on Rosemary, 7 to 2 agst Charley, 6 to 1 agst Tiger, 8 to 1 agst Mischief. Won by two lengths ; half a length between second and hird ; a bad fourth. The Bainesse Plate (Handicap) of 25 sovs each ; winners extra. Mr. Osborne's Jig, 3 yrs, Est 101 b (Carroll 1 Mr. Watson's Eola, 4 yrs, 7st 41b (Dickson 2 Mr. J. Johnston's War hoop, 3 yrs, 6st 61b (Cameron 3 The following also ran—Wetsail, Whitethorn, Gannochy, and Mackintosh. Betting-5 to 4 agst Wetsail, 9to 4 agst Jig, sto 1 agst any other. Won in a, canter by six lengths ; three lengths between second and third. PARIS SPRING MEETING. The legitimate racing season commenced yesterday, and the day being a general holiday—Easter Monday —and the weather delightful, the number of spectators within the ropes was immense. The fashionable world mustered in great force, and the Emperor, Empress, and the Prince Im perial wero present. The running excited considerable in terest from the number of 3-yr-olds brought out, sO/119 of them now appearing in public for the first time. The result of tho running is not likely to introduce any new favourite into the betting on the great races of the year, although the easy manner in which Ambassadeur and Tourmalet defeated the horses opposed to them will probably bring them more prominently forward. Besides the two above-named horses, races in which 3-yr-olds took part were also won by Doge and Callipyge. Of that number, Ainbassadeur is engaged in the French Derby, Tourmalet in the French Derby and Grand Prix de Paris, Callipyge in the French Derby, Oaks, and Grand Prix do Paris ; Doge has no en gagements in France, but is entered for the Two Thousand Guineas; the Derby, and the Oaks in England. The Prix du Cadran, for 4-yr-olds, brought out only three starters of the 23 engaged, and proved an easy victory for Beatrix, as was expected, odds of 5 to 2 being laid on her winning. Suljoined are details of the proceedings:— A Purse of 2,000 f., for horses 3-yr-old and upwards. .Entry, 100 f. Weight for age, with certain penalties and allowances. Distance, 2,200 metres. 12 subs. Count de Lagrange's Doge, 3 yrs, 941 b (G. Pratt) i 1 M. Lupin's Feu-Follet t' 3 yrs, 941 b (Kitchener} ) 2 M. Bournet's Carouge, 3 yrs, 941 b (Walsh 3 The following also ran :—Themis, Gaulois, Grande- Dame, Coloquinte, Ninon-de-I'Enclos, Touriste, Galimafre. Betting-7 to 2 each agst Feu-Follet and Ninon-de l'Enclos, 4 to 1 agst Galimafre, 5 to 1 agst Grande-Dame, 7 to 1 agst Doge. Tourists, led, with og e coming next. On descending the hill Doge took the first place, and Fou-Follet went forward and also passed Tourists, but failed to overtake Count de Lagrange's horse, who won easily by two lengths . The same - distance separated Fou-Follet from Carougo, who beat Tourists for third place. The Prix de la Grotte, a selling race of 2,000 f., for horses 3-yr-old and upwards. Entry, 50f. ; weight for age ; tho winner liable to be claimed for I,ooof. Distance, 1,600 metres. Six subs. Viscount P. Daru's Callipfge ' 3 yrs, 991 b ...(Kitchene r 1 M. Reiset's Bamboula 3 yrs, 991 b (Arnot t 2 Major Fridolin's Mimi-Pinson, 3 yrs, 991 b (C. Pratt 3 Count de Lagrange's La Palatine, 3 yrs, 991 b (G. Pratt 4 Betting 5 to 2 agst Mimi-Pinson and Callipyge. The four ran in a cluster until coming to the straight, when Callipyge came away and won easily, Bamnoula beat ing Mimi-Pinson for second place by a neck. The winner was claimed by M. Bigot for 2,750 f. The Prix de Guiche, of 3,000 f, for three-yr-olds. Entry, 100 f, h ft ; the second to receive half the entries. Weight—colts, 1081 b ; fillies, 1051 b. Distance, 2000 metres. 16 subs. M. Teisseire's c. Ambassadeur rhifnel 1 Count de Lagrange's Mirliflor C. Pratt 2 M. Lunel's Franqoise de Rimini Webber 3 -- . __ The following also ran :—Simoun, Allegretto, Michel- Ange, Pot-aux-Roses, Oriflamme, Aspasie, and Emilie. Betting.-2 to 1 agst Mirillor, 4to 1 agst Michel-Ange, 5 to 1 agst Ambassadeur, and 8 to 1 each agst Simoun and Frangoise de Rimini. An excellent start was effected, the lot going off in amass. After passing the windmill Miriflor, Simoun, and Michel- Ange drew away from the rest, and ran in advance until nearing the corner, when Simoun and Michel-Ange were beaten, and fell back, and Francois° de Rimini came for ward and took their places, Mirliflor still keeping first. The race seemed likely to end in this order, when, at the dis tance post, Ambassadeur rushed forward from theruck, and overtaken the favourite at the stands, and when going to the front won easily by a length; Miriflor beating Francois° de Rimini for second place; Allegretto finishing fourth ; and M. Dalamarre's two next. The Prix de Lutece, of 6,000 f., for horses 3-yrs-old and upwards. Entry, 50f. ; the second to receive two-thirds of the entries, and the third the remainder. Weight for age, with certain penalties and allowances. Distance, 2,200 metres. 13 subs. M. Lupin's Tourmalet, 3 yrs, 911 b (Kitchener 1 M. Schickler's Clermont, 3 yrs, 1181 b. (Mortimer 2 M. Luners Bayard, 4 yrs, 1181 b ( J. Watkins 3 . _ The following also ran :—Stanislas, Segrdenne, Brioche, Rubrique, Solitaire, and Said. Betting-5 to 2 agst Bayard, 3to 1 each agst Clermont and Tourmalet. Segreenne and Bayard ran in front to the plantation when the former tailed off, and Tourmalet, who had been lying second, took the lead, which he maintained to the finish, winning easily by half a dozen lengths. Clermont, Bayard, and Solitaire ended in order named, a half length in advanco of each other. The Prix du Cadran of 6,000 fr., for four-years-old. Entry 300 f.; 200 f. ft, or 150 f. only if declared. The second to receive 700 f. from tho entries. Weights—colts, 1081 b fillies, 1051 b. Distance, 4,200 metres. 23 subs. Count de Lagrange's Beatrix (C. Pratt 1 Count Womzoff 's Astaroth (A. Watkins 2 M. Schickler's Poudries (Mortimer 3 Betting-5 to 2on Beatrix. Astaroth made the running, with Beatrix waiting until near home, when Count de Lagrange's mare went forward and won as she pleased. RACING FIXT. rRES FOR 1865. Cardiff 25 Epsom Spring Curragh 25 Howth and Baldoyle 27 Y. Salisbury lB Noi th Hefts Yeomanry 19 Cork 22 Bath 23 Harpenden 26 Epsom 3O E. Hampton 2l Newton Newcastle Curragh Odiham Bibury Stockbridge Newmarket Ist Spring... 1 Llanboidy 2 Chester 9 Howth and Baldoyle l5 York Spring St. Columba l6 Redditch Chelmsford 7 Manchester Summer 7 Maidstone Ascot l3 Beverley l4 Liverpool Newmarket July Carlisle Jersey 5 Worcester Pontefract Abingdon Hungerford 13 Stamford l3 New Forest Bunt l4 Winchester lB Nottingham Southampton l9 Chesterfield Cambridge 2O Goodwood Down Royal Corp 25 MST. AUG Brighton 1 Brighton Club Knutsford 3 Lewes 4 Huntingdon Wolverhampton Reading Radcliffe l4 Egham l5 Stockton l5 Oxford l7 York 22 Yarmouth Plymouth Lichfield 2B Devon and Exeter 29 Derby Summer 3O Ipswich Weymouth 3l SEPTE' Warwiqi Curragh 5 Dover 7 Hereford Leicester 7 Doncaster Bedford Royal Caledonian Hunt 4 Northallerton 5 Newmarket 2d Oct 9 Lincoln Autumn Liverpool Autumn Shrewsbury THAMES. MORE FURIOUS DRIVDTG.—WiIIiam Amos, &butcher, of Cubitt-town, Poplar, was brought up on a remand before Mr. Partridge, charged with furiously and recklessly driv ing a horse and cart in the Bow-road on Friday last, when a child was knocked down and killed, the wheel of his cart having passed over the deceased. It was proved tnat the prisoner was driving a large and spirited horse at the rate of 12 miles an hour, and that he was charged at this court on the 3d December last with furious driving ; and ordered to pay costs. insPector Kerressey, of the K division, said the coroner's jury at an inquest on the body returned the following ver dict, "That William Amos, of Cubitt Town, in the said county, builder, did feloniously and unlawfully kill and slay against the peace of our Sovereign Lady the Queen her Crown and dignity, David John Keenan, add that the said David John Keenan, at the time of his death, was a male person of the age of 5 years and 6 months." Mr. Partridge committed the prisoner for trial for man slaughter. Mom. Aucrioxs.—A seaman, named Robert Maxwell, from the north, but without any northern acuteness, ap plied to Mr. Partridge for redress against a gang of vil lains carrying on a mock auction in the district. There are several of these establishments in the east, and the pro prietors of them have nested considerable sums by their nefarious practices. The police have interfered and shut up several, but others are in full vigour. The applicant entered one of those cheating dens yesterday afternoon, and was induced by others who were bidding to bid for " a very handsome Clerkenwell-made watch," for so it was described by the auctioneer ; and a Jew-looking man said it was worth £5. The sailor bid £2 10s., and it was knocked down to him for that sum. Ile soon dis- SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This clay. LONDON, April 20.—Wind this day at noon—North- Westerly; moderate breeze and fine weather, but rather cloudy. SOUTHAMPTON, April 19.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived.— Nyanza, steamer, from Alexandria ; left Gibraltar on the 13th instant. Sailed—Bavaria, screw steamer, for New York. SHIELDS, April 19.—Wind N.E.—Sailed—Mary Stuart, for Huelva. ah A . pril 18.—Wi n d S.E.—Arrived—Neptune, from lCßi N ll a av ° a A Dn CARDIFF, April 19.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Welkin, for Havannah. PENZANCE, April 17.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Marquis of Chandos, for Quebec. MUMBLES, April 19.—Wind N.—Arrived—Comrade, from Caldeira. HOLYHEAD, April 1 9.—Wind S.S.E.—Sailed—Maud, for Cuba. OFF SCILLY, April 19.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Robert Hay, from Cardiff for Havannah. NEWPORT, April 18.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Scutari, from the Clyde for Vera Cruz. Sailed—Philomene, for Sierra Leone. BRISTOL, April 19.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Cresencia, from Havannah. CLYDE, April 19.—Wind S.S.E.—Sailed—Anita, for San Francisco. HARTLEPOOL, April 19.—Wind S.E.—Sailed--James Brook, for Bilboa. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. PLYMOUTH, Thursday Morning. The Duke of Cambridge, Commander of the Forces, loaves this morning, by South Devon Railway, for Wey mouth and Portland. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived, April 20 .—Earl of Auckl an d, s t eamer , f rom rCastfhelranned from G ron i ngen . St. Lawr ence , f or Q ue b ec; G a l sgon, Rotterdamfor S Halifax. l ed°;os DEAL, Tuhrsday Morning, Nu arrivals. The biddirgs for 30,00,000 rupees in bills on India took place yesterday afternoon at the Bank of England. The proportions allotted were to Cal cutta 2,70,000 rupees, and to Madras 35,000 rupees. The minimum price was fixed at ls. 11d. on Cal cutta and Madras, and is. 114 d. on Bombay. Tenders on Calcutta and Madras at the minimum will receive in full ; on Bombay all the tenders were below the minimum. :MBER. Brecon Richmond Monmouth 2l Manchester Autumn Newmarket let Oct 26 Walsall IBER. OCTO 1.101'E: Curragh Newmarket Ho. M 23 Worcester (BEE. Warwickshire and Leamington Hunt 2l Mr. Farnall yesterday resumed the inquiry into the case of Richard Gibson and the St. Giles's workhouse officials. A good deal of evidence was taken in reference not only to the treatment of Gibson, but to the general dis cipline of the workhouse. The inquiry, was adjourned until to-day. THE TRADE IN CIRCASSIAN SLAVES. —A Con stantinople letter says :—" Notwithstanding the recent nominal abolition of the trade in Circassian slaves the traffic is still vigorously carried on. Two days ago, however, a batch of 77 girls, on the eve of embarking i n the Golden Horn for Alexandria., were stopped and brought before the commission recently named to inquire into and put a stop to the trade. Their owner produced a regular permit for the lot, signed by the chief of the old bureau which formerly controlled this traffic ; but, notwithstand ing this licence, the dealer himself was sent to prison, and the girlai placed in the Circassian khan or refuge, which has been appropriated to these immigrants for some months past. A number of other arrests have since been made—of 13 dealers in all—clearly showing that, whilst official credit has long been taken for the abolition of this nefarious branch of commerce, it has up to the present thriven nearly as briskly as at any time since the piping days of Sultan Mahmoud, when houris of every age, price, and colour were openly exposed for sale in their special bazaar in Stamboul. The recent Circassian immigration has been admirably improved by both dealers and purchasers ;. and at Trebizond, Treboli, Varna, and other points of debarkation, boys and girls of all ages have been bought up by the score at drug prices. In justice to the Porte, however, it should be said that it has strictly forbidden the traffic, but the local ' commissioners' and other functionaries have winked at it, and profited ac cordingly.," .r ti ~, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Da' NEWMARKET RACES. -THIS DAY. Or ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SIXTH BIENNIAL STAKES. Cambuscan Ely Signalman 3 Four ran. CLARET STAKES. ....................... 1 Fille de I'Air General Peel Planet • 1 LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. TWO THOUSAND. Bto 1 agst Gladiateur (taken) THE HERBY. 22 to I•agst Gladiateur (taken) [ADVERTISEMENTS.] " TATTERSALLS' TlSSUE."—Commission Agency. ; —James Hopkins executes Commissions on all Rack s throughout the year. Place-betting and double evezits. Cheques to be crossed National Bank, and Post-office carders payable at the Fleet-street office. Address, 13,, Rolls buildings, Fetter-lane, London, E.C. G. R. OLENIE, Sporting Library, 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park, supplies the Latest Edition of " TIIE SUN" round the Royal Oak and Notting-hill by eight o'clock. Baily's Spring Turf Guide, this day, 2s. Gd. post free.-- Commissions executed. Newspapers sent to any part of the world. ITALY. TURIN, April The Italian Government has just addressed atonobtee to Mr. Elliot, 'her Britannic Majesty's Iviinister at Turin, in which they demonstrate the of selling the State railways to a compa n y expressly formed for that purpose (ad hoc), and, the material and moral impossibility of exchanging the bonds of the Hambro' bondholders into railway shares. The Italian Government, however, declare in the despatch that it does not intend to damage in any way the rights of the Hambro' bondholders, who, in the event of their being prejudiced by the sale of the State railways, will receive an indemnity from the Government, in the same manner as in cases of expropriation for works of public utility ; that is to say, by arbitration. 111 ARKS T S --This Day. METROPOLITAN C 4TTLE. Only a limited supply of beasts was on offer in bur market to-day, yet all breeds moved off slowly at barely Monday's currency. The best Scots realised 5s per 81bs• We had a good demand for sheep—the show of which was very moderate at extreme rates. Prime Downs and half-breds, out of the - wool, sold at 5s 10d to 6s per 81bs. Our quotations now refer solely to shorn sheep, which formed at least seven-eighths of the supply. Lambs were in demand at full prices—viz., from Gs 4d to 8s per 81bs. Calves advanced 2d per 81bs, with a steady inquiry. Tho pork trade was firm on rather higher terms. Mile 4 cow s ranged from £l3 to £2l each. Per 81b to sink the offal. ads d sdsd Crse. & inf. beasts... 3 6 3 10 Pme crs-wool sheep 5 4 5 a Second quality do ..1 0 4 4 Prime S'thdown d 0.5 10 6 0 Prime large oxen ..4 6 4 8 La-ge coarse calves. 4 4 5 0 Prime Scots. &c.... 4 10 5 0 Prime small d0......5 2 5 6 Crse. and inf. sheep. 4 0 4 8 Large hogs _3 4 4 0 Second quality do ..4 10 5 2 Small porkers 4 2 5 0 Lambs....6s .1d to 8y Od. Euzlcling calves, 18s to 218 ; and quarter-old store pigs, 204 to 21s each. Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Beasts Foreign supply. 42) Cows Sheep and lambs 1 Lo Ca ves 137 Pigs Beasts .. .. 9 0 Cows. .. 142 Sheep and lambs 4,70 Calves l5O Pigs 2lO MEAT MARKETS. NEWOATE AND LEADENHALL.—The supplies of meat aro limited, and the trade is firm, at high quotations. Beef, from 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; mutton, 4s Od to 5s 10d ; veal, 4s Od to 58 Od ; lamb, 6s to 7s ; pork, 3s 4d to 5s Od per 811) by the carcase. SOUTHALL, April 19.—The supply of stock was limited, and the trade was more active as follows : Beef, from 3s 8d to 5s Od; mutton, 4s Od to 6s Od; lamb, 6s 4d to 7s 6d; veal, 4s Od to 5s 2d ; and pork, 3s 8d to 4s 8d per 81b to sink the offal. ROMFORD, April 19.—Each kind of stock sold briskly at our quotations :—Beef, from 3s 6d to 5s Od ; mutton, 4s 2d to 6s Od ; lamb, 7s Od to 8s ; veal, 4s 4d to 5s 2d ; pork, 3s 4d to 4s 8d per 81bs. Suckling calves, 17s to 20s ; quarter old store pigs, 20s to 255; and milch cows, £l4 to £l9 each. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £4 lOs to £slos Od ; clover, £5 lOs to £6 lOs Od ; and straw, £1 7s to £1 14s per load. A dull trade. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £4 8s to £5 108 ; clover, £5 lOs to £6 10s ; and straw, £1 7s to £1 14s per load. Trade inactive. WnxTEcnATEL.—Meadow .hay, £4 5s to £5 8s ; clover, £5 lOs to £6 lOs ; and straw, £1 7s to £1 I.ls per load. Supply moderate. COAL MARKET. Price per ton at the close of the market. s. d. s. d. Buddle'sWestHartley 16 9 South Hetton Holywell Main l6 6 East Hartlepool Tanfield Moor l3 0 West Lambton l7 0 Tanfield Moor Butes 13 0 Carway and Duffryn Byass's Bebside West Malting 22 0 Hartley l6 9 Wharneliffe l6 3 Hetton l9 0 Eden Main -. 17 0 17 Hartlepool Kelloe South Kelloe Hetton Lyons l9 3 Caradoc lB 0 Heugh Hall l7 9 Wylam l6 6 Cowpen Hartley Ships at market, 48 ;"'sold, 32. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. Market brisk. Sales probably 12,000 bales. The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about l i per mile pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.! 7i per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 I7s. 104 d. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is rather more than 1-16th per cent. dearer in Paris than in. London. The oourse of exchange at New York on London for bills at 80 days' sight is about 249 per cent., and the premium on gold 127 per cent. At these rates there is a small profit on the importation of go'd from the United States. By adviccs from Hamburg the price of gold is 425 peg mark and the short exchange on London is 13.61 per £1 stcrline. Standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, about -10ths per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburg. A resolution has been passed by the committee of the Stock Exchange rescinding the rule which re fused the recognition of dealings in new shares be fore letters of allotment were issued. The resolu tion, however, will have to be confirmed at another meeting. At a special meeting of the Nottingham Chamber of Commerce, held yesterday, a resolution was passed ex pressing sympathy with the widow and family of the late Mr. Cobden. ENLARGEMENT OF VAUXHALL AxD NINE-ELMS RAILWAY STATlONS.—Yesterday, in compliance with direc tions issued by the South-Western Railway Company, the occupiers of premises situate in New Bridge-street, Vaux hall, and in Vauxhall-cross, South Lambeth, which have been purchased by the company, received notices of re moval from their respective holdings, the sites being re quired for the enlargement of the Vauxhall railway station, which is to be commen ced forth w i t h . The South-Western not a R a il wa y Company have considerably enlarged an d im proved the goods station at Nine - elms by the erection of a m ondrivsehreds, fron an ta d ge b s y , the one n ear Vauxhall-bridge, • and th e o th er f ac i ng Nine-elms lane.enlargement ofwarehouses, thisstation workshops,has RI B D A G R E O . N_C o H n ANN e eEvLeLninAgNDdurCinLlgFTOthN recenteSusPEN sio AIR.I, -13 assizes an elderly gentleman passed the toll-house on the Clifton side of the Suspension-bridge, and put down his penny. The bridge-keeper, seeing he was a stranger, inquired if he wished for a return ticket. The gentleman, however, took no notice of the question, but walked on solemnly and slowly. On coming back, he was passing through, when the toll-keeper accosted him with, "Pay here, sir, please." " Pay here ! what for ? I paid before," was the gruff reply. " But you'll have to pay again, sir !" mildly, but firmly, replied the keeper. " I call that impo sition—gross imposition !" replied the gentleman, and getting warmer at what he apparently thought was an attempt at extortion on the part of the man, he added, " Take care, I'm a magistrate." " I can't help that, sir," was the answer ; "my instructions aro that people pay going and returning ; you can see the act of Parliament if you like to look in here," pointing to the toll-house. " Well, I will see the act," replied the gentleman, following the man in. Ho read the act, pondered over it for awhile, then pulled out his penny and paid it, walking off, and mutter ing as he did. " Nonsuited, by George !" " I see the judge has just passed over the bridge," observed a gentleman who " Who, sir ? what ?" gasped the came up at the moment. toll-keeper, quite frightened to think that he had been bandying law With so high an authority. " Sure that was not a judge ?" "Yes ; n o less a person than Baron Chan nell," was the reply, and so it turned out to be, as the keeper saw him proceeding to court next morning. Thus the bridge proprietors may be said to have obtained an extra-judicial decision in favour of their to and fro charge. —Bristol Times and Mirror. .ss by be 1 4 100 at I 20i 10 100 1 100 100 100 tOu 2 100 {lOO 1021 2 94 8 .107 i .~ (