The Sun. — London, England, 1866-04-23 00:00:00

ONEY MARKET COMMERCIAL { F I'^ - - TWELVE O'CLOCK. Recent events in connection with the bank failure at Liverpool have induced a large amount of re "rve on the part of capitalists, and the rates in the Open money market remain very firm, although the money afloat is abundant. The demand, however, continues moderate, and the lowest quotations of brok ers are 51, and 6 per cent. for the negotiation of the best short-dated paper. There were no gold operations of importance at the Bank of England on Saturday. The report of the Royal Mail Steam Company recom mends a dividend o f £4 10s. per share, and a b "us of £2 10s. from the insurance fund, free of Income tax, payable on and after the 28th snst. The directors of the Australian Mortgage Land an d Finance Company have have issued their report Previous to the meeting of the 24th instant. They estimate that their operation have fully realised.the anticipations expressed at the meeting in January, and r ecommended a dividend at the rate of 12i per ce at. per a nnum, that £9,500 be placed to the reserve fu nd, £479 to preliminary expenses, and £ll2 to be carried forward. „ T he accounts f rom th e mos t o f th e manu f ac t ur i ng eistricts for the past week state that dullness has prevailed in most departments. Cloths and yarns Lee a nchester have further given way, while at i s, Bradf or d, an d H u dd ers fi e ld th ere h as b een only a limited business entered into. In the hard ware districts of Birmingham, Sheffield, and Wol- Z er haropton less activity has been apparent in most uraaehes of business. Two o'CLocK. Accordi ng to Reuter's telegram, this morning, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 67f. 75c. Firm. The English Stock Market has been animated, an d quotations generally show a recovery. The depression noticed on Saturday has entirely disap rared and b uoyancy again privails. The F un d s wh i c h been dealt i n f or i nves t men t , an d Consols, ich were at one ti me t o -d ay 1 per cen t. higher, a n are new at an improvement of per cent. ; the quotations for money are 871 1, and 87k for the account . Th e N ew Threes and R e d u ced Annuities are 111 1 arked 851 z ; Exchequer Bills for March, Bs. dis., J une 55. 4s. dis. ; Bank Stock, 243,244 ; India ilvel.o,‘ per Cents., 106 ; d o . E n f ace d Fi ve p er C en t s , and do. B on d s, 18 s. prem. Foreign general Stocks have also participated in the improvement. Turkish 5 per Cents., are 344 ; Mexican, 20 ; 1.21 ; ditto New, 15i ; ti r eek, 12i 131 • Spanish Passive, 251 j. ; the Cer fit"t 4 es) 1 51 ; Italian, 54 1 ; Chilian Loan, 3 , d ia ; Brazilian Scrip, 21 2 dis. ; Egyptian Bp l J 0 2 dis. ; an d th e Ne w Egyptian Loan, 791 rem. ; U n i ted States G overnmen t 5-20 "cis, 70 ; Erie Shares, 52 1 ; and Illinois, 80. 'hairless in the Railway Share Market has been rather inactive, but prices generally have exhibited rn ,,, ore firmness. Metropolitan ha v e imp rove d 1 ; I. ur eat North ern , i ; L ancash i re and Yorkshire, Midland, and South E as t ern eac h 1 , an d G reat Western, 1. The Foreign and Colonial lines exhibit little change of importance. East Indian are marked 1031; and Grand Trunk of Canada, 24 221. Bank and Miscellaneous shares in some instances are a shade firmer, Alliance being dealt in at 231 1 ; Imperial Ottoman at 11-; 12 ; Bank of London at 241 ; Credit Foncier and Mobilier of England at Gi 7 ; Imperial Mercantile Credit at 21i ; London Financial at 15k 161 ; and Overend, Gurney, and ee., at 14 141; London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Scrip is quoted f dis. to par ; and th e Pasha of Egypt's Loan Loan Scrip, 11 to prem. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK , GOVERNMENT FUNDS. " Der Cent. C onsols 87 i 1 i Do. Account May 9 8 85i 1 ~,Per Cent . Reduced w 3 3 per Cent B • si i New 21 2 - per Cent. Jan. 1894 ~ Do. 5 p er Cent. Jan. 1873 441nuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — Bo (R e d Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 MB—racd h is . June. 4 5 dis Lxchequer Bills, 41,000 , 3 por Cent. o. Do £5OO — d .£ £lOO an2oo Sa nk of Englandt Stock., 5 per Cent D o Accou n • I.xnu, ,-, India N GOVERNMEN T SECURITIES. .NU Stock, 10i per Cent April 1874 --- .7 4-'0• Account D 106 °. 5 Per Cent. July, 1870 D o , • 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 ue Certificates _ D o . D Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent _ D ° ' Per Cent., Jan. 1872 D, ° . oi per nt., May 1879 __ ro. neb., 4 Per Cent., Aug. 1866 )*33013.d5, £l,OOO — 0. under .£l,o(' - £l,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. 4rgentine Republic, 6 per Cont., £l5 pd — pm tiltrian Bonds -per Cent, 1859 0 — ta ,•iliala 5 per bent — "0. Loper Cent., 1 852-58-60 , 1863 , Do. 1865 — Do Account 711 2 D o . • . dis xd tu , crip, £45 paid 4,°°08 Ayres 6 per Cent — c '° 1 per Cent (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Dolilian 6•per Cent —il Se r l P, £25 paid pm C -°' 9 Per Cent ,olorublan per Cent. — k4ib. 6 I, u.,_7, per uent. b 4l°Bll . 3 per Cent., 1825 — anubian Prince alities Account P t(iLiador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent - k U.) Provisional Land Warrant _ '` 6 , 7 Ptiall 7 per Cent _ '4,)0., Second Issue — "0 100 Bonds — De, Do £lOO B onds 186 4 B9 Doo. Gover ,-I nment Railway Debentures —2.l dis, D 45 reek 5 paid Per Cents , 1824-5, ex Coupons Do. Account * t., Do. Coupons Italiannteraslapesr per r n C t Cent. Do. Acco t , lin 691 1,4'"0. Marenaraana, Railway — -4.oxican per Cent 00. Account D o 1864 _ tr° 6 per Cent. Anglo-French pontevidea.n 6 per Cent., £3O paid ,„!.°orish. Imperial 5 per Cent qtrcv Granad a l3l } Po 2 per Cent P 0 Deferred D o Laud Warrants (Hectares) _ ° I a ker Cent, 1864 _ p ''''° ki varanteed, 4 per Cent _ eruviau 5 per Cont., 1865 _ 1)0 ,r,Account 1 - .;') 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) _ I, ''-'° 4 i per Cent., 1862 — tlues u 3 per Cr . 1853 R DO a per Cent., 1856, '7, 9, '6O, '62, ' 3, 4 5i Do. Account an per Cent., 1822,5 t \ c' £ per Cent. 18 50 41- per Cent. , 18 60 LO 3 Do Cent. 1859D0 5 per Cent. 1862 9O } a rdin " 6 Per C en t . 1864 92 1 ian 5 per Cent D Do. A ccount ')isli 3 per Cent Account DO New Deferred 4li Do Account . Do P assive 36/ s Do Account 251 l'ardsh Cert. Do .A.e ce~shountof Coup no t f un d e d 151 4 per Cent. ry, 130 .-4 i per Cent. 1864 erkish 6 per Cent. 1854 D,O Account 6 per Cent. 1858 1-,0 Account .. . ..1-!0 Al oo • Bond; ................................. Do 6 per Cent. 1.862 Do Account - 6i 7i ............. Do £lOO Bonds. ..... 70f 69 Do 6 per Cent., 1863 ii; o 5 per Cent 1865 Do Accoun t paid up Scrip v o °. 4 per Cent. Guaranteed euezuela 3 er Ditto account Lent. Do 6 Per Cent., 1862 A ccount Do. 1864 32/ Dividends on the above payable in London. D utch 2i per Cent, Ex. 12 G u il Do 1 per Cent. D o Acc ount Certifica te s 541- - C onsol s for mane TWO O'CLOCK. De. Accol unt .. Y 871 B7l' - Ivexpool Cotton Market. —flis Day. The ma r k et opens very brisk, with an advance o I O AmericAn. Sales probably 15,000 bales. SHARE MARKETS,—This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. huci Exeter Caledonian Cambrian.. ••••• Cork and 8and0n...... Cornwall Dublin & Belfast June Dun„Perth, & b•Junc E.London, t crip Ccerti 89 91 127 i 29 55 65 13 15 4 6 67 70 70 72 Do. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, iird. stk. Do. E. Angi. st. No. 2: Great North of Scotland Great Northern D. A stock Do. B stock Do. .New, is. at 25 p !Gt S, and W. of Irelan Gt. Western -Original Do. S. Val. Rail gua. 2) 15 d' 114 116 40 4: 6 7 122 124 1 9 140 53 59 Do. South Wales Do. W. Mid.—Oxfon 57 59 39 11 31 Si 101 02 1211 1211 Do. Newport Do. II ei eford .. .. LancAshire t Yorkshire Loudon and Blackwall Lon., Brigh., Sr S Coas ,Lon., Chat., and Dove Do. Metrop. Ex. A.. Lun. .3z North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shet., 4; Lincoln Metropolitan Do. New Do. Extension Metropolitan District 95 97 27 20 1211 /21! 92 t 4 61 63 13•'I 134; 2f 92 t 5 Do. do. do. Do. and St. John'sW'd Midland Do. £9 Share Do, Birmin.. ds Derby mid Kent 123 123 92 0 1 1 l i 4 1 North British Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun Nth. Eastern—l3erwicit Do. G.N'E purchast Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... Do. Stock. & Darling. Do. do. 1860-61 North London .. Do. do. 1864 t 7 88 6 27 ICSj 10'.t 71 72 10d 110 35 34 10 11 p 122 121 1 2p 1 2p 74 76 108 112 149 151 66 58 Do. do. 1805 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stock t. o. Scot, Mid. stack Shropshire Union South Devon youth E. , stern Staines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of 'Heath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & hitcha I West Cornw All 49 61 76 77 8 9 140 143 2i 3i, 100 103 51 53 IESSIONS. 55 57 1(2 103 P in 5 56 9 10 76 80 06 98 65 70 100 102 101 tO2 IU2 103 9 6 28 85 63 C 6 55 60 57 59 50 55 45 49 42 45 29 31 29 .11 108 110 16 2 p 16 2 p 99 101 91 93 151 16 5 444 Ht 96 83 e 5 1 hu 99 100 00 92 86 88 62 64 8 • 82 99 100 93 99 97 40 • 1 Closing Business Railways. l'rice. I done. BRITISH Atlantic & Si. Lawrence Bom., Baroda, Cen.ln. . . gu. 5 per cent. Do. F shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Buff ,Brant&Goderich 6 p.c. 87-3- :.-• ••• ••1 Calcutta & S. E., ulna—, Town JD Dock, Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p East. Ben, al, gu., 5 do East It dian, gu.s p.c.l Do. J Extension Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist P-ref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Pr, f. Bonds Do. do. deterred Do. :3.(1 Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c o. Gua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c G t. South of India gua. 5 per cent D 41 per cent Do Great W, s. of Canada.. Do. New Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay. 1873 Do. 54 do. pay. 1877-8 Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 41 do Do. 4i do Do. Filth Extension llelb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. & Hudson's Bay N. RI. C'da, 6pc Ist pf. bs Scinde . . Do. Delhi Do. do Do. Mini :1 4c5 Do.lndus 1031 i 3 1 23 4 1 3 28 6i 109} 10 151 i 100; 1(0 i 92} 991 100 98 98 7i COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. - British Columbia, 6 per -- cent., Dec. 31,1572 100 - Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& J uly 1877-84 - Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug lOO 80 24 - Do. sp. c. Mar. & Sept 100 90 94 - Do. sp. c. Jan. & July 100 7s 80 - Do. sp. c. Inscribed sk 100 77 10 - Cape G. [rope, 6 p.c. 1873 100 10t 104 Do.Ap1.&001. 1890-1900 100 105 107 - Do. do: 1880-9, 100 105 107 - Do. Jan. &July, 1800-9: 100 102 104 - Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 90 . n - Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.c. 100 1( 2 104 - Do. 1878, do. 100 106 1 8 - Mauritius, 6p. o, 1873, Jan. and July - Do. 1' , 78 - Do. 1882, Slayls, Nov.:l 1Q) 104 106 - Do. 1805, Feb. & Aug I.QO It 2 104 - Natal .4ov. per cent OO 100 102 - N.8.G0v.6 p.c.Ja.&.lul) 100 93 95 91 - N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c.,186t. 100 - - - Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 1874 100 90 95 - Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 189: tOO 874 884 - New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 91 95 - Do. 5 per cent.... - Nova &Ala Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 l9O 08 100 - Queensland Gov. 6p. c. 100 98 100 994 I - S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1868-9 100 -- Do. 1878 & upwards V 0 105 107 - Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja &July 100 - - - Do. do, April & Oct lOO 1024 1034 1031 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cam. Consol. Gold, Lim. I - Chiverton - Clifford Amalgamated. 30 14 16 - Devon G. Cons. (Tavlst. 1 510 582 - Drakewalls 2.1.0 1 - East Bassett (Illogan) 294 18 20 - East Caradon 2.14.0 8 - Easi Cara Brea 3l 34 44 - Nast Grenville - East Gunnislake 8.3.0 - East Love,' 3.9.0 8 9 E. W'l Russell (Tavistk 10.8.0 3 3j - Gam.& StAubyn(G wen. 06 5 7 4 G rcat L ,xey, limited all 20 21 - Great South Tolgus 0.14.6 1 15 - Great Wheal busy 14.9.6 1 14 -G. Wheal Vor (Heist 4U 25 26 21 - Grenville 8.18.0 3} 31 - I crod's F00t..... - Hingstou Downs - Margaret lUny Lelant 18.17.6 4 6 - Marke Valley 4.10.6 4 44 4 rlwyndy Iron Ore, lin, 21 25 1 tcl 43i 35 40 - ew Sewn - North Roskear - B a ssett( Illog,ay 1.4.0 1 N or th Wheal Crotty - Prosper llnited 7.1.6 - - - Pr vidence Uny Ldant 10.0.7 32 34 - S. Caradon (St. Cleer) l4 375 400 - South Condurrow 3.2.0 i I S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.180 5 20 0 -• Stray Park 3 5 .1 5 .6 4 6 - Tin Croft 9 13 1 5 5 Vigra and Clogan, lim all 3 5 - West Bassett (111ogan - W. Caradon (Ltskeard 9 8 - West Chiverton ll 724 775 - West Seton. 475 130 140 - Wheal Bassett ( Mogan 54 80 85 - Wheal Buller (Itedruth 16 20 22 - Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 3 5 - Wheal Seton 584 20) 2 0 -- Wheal Trelawney (Lis. 7 13 15 eIt.NFEKELICIN BRAKES. Great Western, 4 per cent irred 80 Gt. Western, Wt. Midland, Oxford Ist guaranteed stock, 118 Mid Consolidated, 6 per cent. stock, Dirto. Bristol and Birm., 6 per cent., Ditto 44 per cent., rd., 97 8 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Brighton, drc., 41 per cent. 1858, 9ii London and S.-Western 44 per cent., 9le LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Chester and Holyhead, 54 London and Blackwall, 87 London and Chatham, 4a per Cent.,r_B7 London Tilbury, and Southend, 951 Northern and Eastern, 5 per cent.. 52 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 10i Dutch Rhenish, 201 i Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), 8 San Paulo, lion., gua. 6 per cent., 15i FOItEIGN MINER. Chontales Gold and Silver Alining, 3 21 Port Philip, Scottish Austraitan, Um.. f i St. John del Rey, lira., 531 BANKS, Alliance, lim., 231 4 Anglo Austrian, 61 Australasia, 706 1 Bank of British Columbia, 21} Bank of London. 24 6 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 21 Consolidated Bank, lim., 9} } Hindustan, China, and Japan, ilm., Ditto, issued at 2 pm., 13} Imperial Ottoman, 1i Ditto. new, tf Laud Mortgage Bank of India, 11m.. 4 London 11.‘nk of Mexico and S. America, lim., 12 I London Chartered Bank of Australia, 21t Loudon and County, 77 London and South African, 14 Mercantile and Exchange. lim., 2 Midland Bank, Inn., 191 Provincial Banking Corporation, lim., 6 Union of London, 53 MISCELLANEOUB. Berlin Water Works, lim., 106 Credit Fondler and ilobilier of England, 76 61 Credit Foncier of Mauritius, lim., 76 Egyptian Corn. and Trading, lim., 36 Gen. Credit and Finance of London. lim.. 4} Imperial Land Conipany ot Marseilles, lira., 16 Imperial M ercantile credit A silo., mini., 2i 6 International Financial ;Society, lim., London Financial Association, lim., 106 15i 111 idras Irr.gation and Canal, ;31 Ditto (all), 76 National viscount 1 ompany. 13 Ditto, issued at 5 prem., of which 3 is to pay, 56 5 New Zealand Trust and Loan, Urn., 26 oriental Inland Steam, Overeud, Gurney, and Co., lim., 141 14 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian Mail, Um., Ditto (all), 516 THE GASS-WORKS QUESTION.—Lord Llanover, chairman of the Lord's committee, has pronounced the unanimous decision of the committee on the subject of the powers sought by gas companies to acquire land is the vicinity of inhabited neighbourhoods, without specifying in what particular locality. The committee decided that no such poiyer 51491.141 J given, t 0 PJY comPanY. P 0.7); 100 100 100 all 100 100 THE SON, LJNIJON, MONDAY EVE.NING, APRIL 23, 1866. MARKETS.--This Day. MARK-LANE. The country markets held on Saturday were firm as regards wheat, and, in some instances, fine samples changed hands at rather more money. For barley the trade was dull, and the quotations had a drooping ten dency. Oats, beans, and peas were steady, and prices ruled firm. The flour trade was quiet cn former terms. On the continent the wheat trade is steady at full prices, and the value of spring corn is steadily maintained. At New York tr tde in breadstuffs is firm, but the amount of business doing for export is limited. The arrivals of English grain fresh up to our market last week, were only moderate. The imports from abroad consisted of 9,845 quarters of wheat ; 17,055 barley ; 200 malt ; 36,457 oats ; 110 beans ; 365 peas ; 15 tares ; 11,117 linseed ; 32,777 oilseed ; 3,591 maize ; 400 sundry seeds ; and 3,780 sacks of flour. Fresh up to our market, to-day, the arrivals of English wheat were moderate, and, on the whole, in fair condition. For good and fine dry samples there was a steady demand, the supply of these being somewhat readily disposed of at fully last Monday's currency. The trade for inferior qualities ruled quiet ; nevertheless previous quotations were supported. The supply of Continental wheat on the stands was tolerably large, but the market was scantily supplied with American qualities. For most descriptions there was a steady demand, and a fair average business was transacted at full prices. Floating cargoes of grain were in fair request, and the quotations ruled firm. The supply of English barley on sale was small, but the market was well supplied with foreign—for the most part inferior—qualities. The trade, as regards all descriptions, was in a most inactive state, and in some instances prices were rather drooping. Tho malt trade was quiet, at last Monday's currency. There was a good supply of foreign oats exhibited for sale ; but the show of home-grown produce was small. Their was a fair demand for most descriptions, at last Monday's currency. Beans were in but moderato supply. They commanded less attention, yet last Monday'squotations were supported. For peas there was only a moderate demand, at late rates. The market has been very moderately supplied. The flour trade was steady, at last Monday's quo- ;ations. CURRENCY PER IMP. MEASURE. Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, new, per qr. 39s to 46s Do., old 46s 51s Do., white, old s:s bs Do., new Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old s —s Do., nee*- Talavera, new s2s 60s Rye— fiarley—Grinding Malting 368 43s Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk Brown Kingstown and Ware Chevalier 66s 67s Oats—Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding 21s 28s Potato Youghal and Cork, black 2ls 27s Cork, white 23s 28s Scotch, Feeding 22s 278 Beans—Tick w • 39 s 42s Pigepns i ~„ 46s 50s Peas—Grey, Maple White Boilers Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b Suffolk 32s 348 Stockton and Norfolk American, per barrel French, per sack 34 s 38s rather easier terms. Agricultural sends have been in fair request, whilst the inquiry for cakes has fallen off. 'POOL. Owing to the recent heavy fall in the value of cotton, buyers of wool are operating with much greater caution. The amount of Lusiness doing is very moderate, and in order to conclude sales of magnitude, holders would have to accept about id. per lb. less money as compared with the late highest point. Last week's import was large, viz., about 30,000 bales. Current prices of English wool per lb. sd s d Fleeces—South Down hogets 1 9/ 1 10/ Half-bred do 2 0 2 1 Kent fleeces South Down ewes and wethers 1 71 1 8 Leicester do Sorts—Clothing Combing METROPOLITAN CATTLE. There was a fair average supply of foreign stock on offer hero to-day, in middling condition. Sales progressed slowly on rather lower terms. _ _ The arrivals of beasts fresh up from our own grazing districts were considerably on the increase, and in very prime condition. Those from Scotland were seasonably good, from Ireland rather limited. All breeds met a slow inquiry, at a further decline in the quotations of 2d per 81b. A few very superior Scots sold at 5s per 81b, but the gene ral top Sgures were 4s 8d to 4s 10d per 81b. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire we received 1,800 Scots and crosses; from other parts of Eng land 500 various breeds ; from Scotland 405 Scots and crosses ; and from Ireland 180 oxen and heifers. We were 'fairly supplied with sheep, although about 5,000 head were stopped at Tottenham by the authorities. Although there were no buyers from the Midland districts, the demand for all breeds of sheep ruled steady at high quotations. Prime Downs and half breeds, in the wool, realised Gs 8d to is ; out of the wool, fully 5s 8d per 81b. These prices show an advance of about 2d per 81b. Lambs—the supply of which was moderate—moved off steadily at from 7s to 8s per 81b. We had a steady sale for calves at full quotations, viz., from 5s 4d to 6s 4d per 81b. The supply was limited. Pigs commanded very little alteration on rather lower terms. Per 81b to sink the offal. s d s d s ds d Crse. & inf. beasts... 3 10 4 2 Pme crs-wool sheep 6 0 6 4 Second quality do —4 4 4 6 Prime b'thdown u 0.6 8 7 0 Prime large oxen. ..4 6 4 8 La ge coarse calvcs.s 4 5 ;0 Prime Soots, &c.... 4 10 5 0 Prone small d0......6 0 6 4 Crse. and int. sneep.4 2 4 8 Large hogs ...3 8 4 2 Second quality do ..4 10 5 a Small porkers ...4 44 10 Lamb....7s Od to Eii Od. Suckling calves, —s to —5 ; and quarter-old store pigs, 30s o 33 s each. Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. Beasts 9280 Beasts Cows. — Cows Sheep Calves 8 , Ca yes B5 Pigs 540 rigs The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week, amounted to 16,614 head. In the corresponding week in 1865, we received 6,141; in 1864, 4,443; in 1863, 2,772 ; in 1862, 2,641 ; and in 1861, 2,491. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Antwerp Boulogne 406 1714 26 ... 75 Bremen ... 397 ... ... 391 Aarhaus 386 Cadiz Calais.. l3 ... Corunna Dordt. Dunkirk Delfzyh. Hamburg 399 2686 Harlingen — ••• Havre — Ostend 8 ... Oporto Rotterdam 324 1,277 500 400 --- ... ... - ... 9 ... 40 -- ... 4 ... --- ~. 101 ... • - • 630 '-' ••• * ••• ...--. ••• .-- 20 ... 5 ... 36 ... 12 Total 2,682 ...11,558 946 172 ...1258 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1865 1864 1199 2426 4 221 ... 5 93 1863 A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market on Monday, April 24, 1865, and this day, Monday, April 23, 1866. Per 81bs. to sink the offal. April 24, 1865. April 23, 186 G. sdsds d s d. Coarse and inferior beasts—. 3 6t03 10 310 to 4 2 Second quality do. • 4 0 4 4 4 4 4 6 Prime large oxen 4 6 4 8 4 6 4 8 Prime Scots, &C. Coarse and inferior sheep Second quality do. Prime coarse-woolled do. Prime Southdown do 5lO 6 0 6 8 7 0 Lambs Large coarse calves 4 8 5 2 5 4 510 Prime small do. 4586 0 6 4 Large hogs Neat small porkers 4 6 5 0 4 4 410 Beasts 4,290 4,280 Sheep and lambs 18,050 20,450 Calves Pigs SUPPLIES ON SALE, April 25, 1864.—Beasts, 4,360 — sheep and lambs, 22,140—calves, 157—pigs, 470. April 27, 1863—Beasts, 3,920 —sheep and lambs, 22,650 —calves, 215—pigs, 350. NEWGATE AND LEADENTIALL. The supplies of meat here to-day were seasonably ex tensive. Beef sold slowly, on lower terms, otherwise, the trade was steady, at very full prices. Per 81b by the carcase. s d s d e d a d Inferior beef 3 2 3 6 Inferior mutton.... 3 6 4 2 Middling do. 3 8 3 10 Middling mutton.. 4 4 5 0 Prime large do 4 0 4 2 Prime do 5 2 5 6 Prime small d0....4 2 4 4 Veal 4 8 5 8 Large pork 3 10 4 4 Small pork. 4 6 5 0 Lamb, 6s Od to 7a Od. BOROUGH HOP. The business doing in hops is moderato for this time of year. All good and fine qualities are steady in price but inferior parcels are a slow sale, and rather cheaper. Last week's imports into London amounted 100 bales from Antwerp, 42 Bremen, 143 Rotterdam, 72 Hamburg, and 55 bales from Boulogne. New Mid and East Kents Bos to 140 s per cwt. New WTeald of Kents New Sussex Yearlings —s to —s BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Tho supply of potatoes on sale are tolerably large. The trade is quiet, but without material change in prices from last week, Last week's import was confined to a few bags from Harlingen, Kent and Essex regents Scotch do. Yorkshire do t3os to 100 s 1, • „ Flukes „ Rocks 4ts to 60s ;; SEEDS. Tho demand for linseed has been very quiet, at about late rates. In rapeseed, sales have progressed slowly, on TALLOW. The tallow trade is very quiet to-day, and prices have a drooping tendency. The quotation for P.Y.C. on the spot is 47s to 47s 3d per cwt. Town tallow is quoted at 45s net cash. Rough fat is selling at 2s 4d per 81bs. Particulars. 1863. 1864. 1865. 1866. Stock this day 42,294 50,382 35,656 30,590 Price of Y.C. —s Od —s Od —s Od 47s 3d Delivery last week 1,173 1211 1,349 978 Ditto from June 1 73,863 69,581 87,497 97,137 Arrival last week Ditto fr( in June 1 77,878 83.116 78,132 95,261 Price of Town The Forgery of Prussian Bank Notes. Last night two of the City detective force suc ccededed in capturing a person, who gave the name of Richard Love, and who stated that he was a German by birth, on a warrant charging him with the forgery of a 500-thaler note purporting to be of the Prussian Government, and also with having in his possession two plates (one copper and one steel) with engravings representing part of a 500- thaler ,note. The prisoner was taken into custody in Cheapside, and had in his possession one note for 500 thalers, three foa 100, two for 50, six for 25, three for 10, six for 5, and three for one thaler. He gave two addresses, one at No. 42, Pratt-street, Camden-Town, and the other at No. 2, Woodbridg-street, Clerkenwell, and at one of those places the detective officers found a litho graphic stone representing a portion of a 500 thaler note. His capture has been made through the engraver whom he wished to engage to complete the plates. He was brought before the Lord Mayor to-day and remanded. ELECTION COMMITTEES —This Day. WINDSOR. Tho proceedings in this committee were resumed this morning. A witness named Smith was called to prove a case of bribery against the blue party. He said he had been promised by Mr. Buckland £6 to vote blue—that is, for Sir EL Hoare and Mr. Labouchere. B.e had not, how ever, received and he did not know now whether he should get it or no. He was sure he had kot received it, and he looked upon the matter as good as gone. (Laughter.) He knew a man named Wicks, and through him he went to Mr. Long, but ho had not paid the money, and ho did not think he would. His landlord, Mr. Tolliday, had threatened to turn him out if his rent was not paid, but he had told him he had been pro mised some money by the blues, and if he did he (Mr. Tolliday) should have it. He had signed a paper stating that he had not received any bribe, but he had never "said" so. Henry Smith, a son of the last witness,'said a few days ago Mr. Clevo and Mr. Herbert came to his father's house to examine him. After they had had some conversation, Herbert told his father he must not say that he had been promised anything, but that he must say he voted free and without any promise. His mother was present while the matter was going on, but all he heard her say was "Hop kins." He could not recollect hearing her say one single word but that. William Hall said previous to the election he heard a conversation going on between Smith and Buckland. Buckland asked Smith how he was going to vote. Smith said ho did not know ; to which Buckland replied, " What do you mean ?" Smith then said, "Well, you see, I want my rent paid, Buckland ; that will be all right ; you shall have the money." Smith then said to Buckland, " Well, if I get it I shall give you a sovereign for your trouble." LITERATURE. iie Dayrells. A Domestic Story. By the Vis countess Enfield. One Vol. Frederick WTarne and Co. Very charmingly written and very pleasantly told i n a graceful style and a natural manner is this domestic story of the " Dayrells." The " Dayrells," we are informed at the outset, " were no re lations whatever to Guy Darrell, the famous hero of " What will lle Do with It ?." They are, never theless, as their authoress truly describes them, " a gentle and kindly race—not faultless, but loveable, even in their errors, and interesting from their sorrows." These sorrows, as the readers of their histories will be inclined to think, are somewhat excessive, but the dark cloud has its silver lining. We will not betray the interest of the little mystery ; we will content ourselves with enumerating on l y some members of this very delightful family. T wo cousins are the heroines, Gertrude Dayrell, a type o f all that is gentle and good in womankind, and Amabel—surnamed Amy, Aimee, Amoretta, The Beloved One—a specimen of all that is charming and capricious. There is Charles Dayrell, the heir presumptive to the head of the house, who, acting upon a rash impulse, endangers life and happiness ; there is also William Dayrell, the half-jealous second heir, and Sebastien, "'the best of sons," and Arthur Dayrell, the best of fathers, and young Reginald Dayrell, whose jealousy of his younger brother nearly provokes tragic consequences. Then there is " Uncle John," Earl of Kendal, and head of the house ; and Mrs. Charles Dayrell, the young widow ; and Mrs. Arthur, the wife and mother. A few strangers intermingle with this family group, and their vari ous peculiarities are described with a telling pen. As for example a Mr. Smith, who we are told "was very fond of doing the honours of everybody's house, and when he dined out pressed his host's victuals on his neighbours with the most affectionate consideration ;" and Mrs. Smith, who, when you talked to her, " always listened to what somebody else was saying to a third person, which was very pleasant and satisfactory !" We have been so much pleased with the matter and the manner of this graceful little tale that we could wish the winding up of the plot had been more satisfactory. The Quarterly Review. The current number of the Quarterly Review con tains an unusual variety of interesting papers. The "Life of Sir Joshua Reynolds" furnishes a charming biographical subject. " The Judges of England" gives occasion for an historic, biographic survey of English law and lawgivers since the Conquest. " The Science of Language" and " Coal and Smoke," in their several ways, concern matters of theoretic interest and practical utility. " The Government Reform Bill," of course, is the Quar terly's political manifesto ; while two very excellent social articles discuss the important subjects of the " Children's Employment Commission" and " Fe male Education." On religious themes we have a very interesting article on St. Patrick and the early Irish Church, and a spirited and well-deserved condemnation of a recent work, entitled " Ecce Homo." In regard to this publication the writer in the Quarterly justly reminds us that " while error is perpetually changing its form and is only born to die, the grand truths of Chris tianity are passed on with accelerated impulse from generation to generation. They were never more in the ascendant than now ; and there is this good, at least, in the assaults of adversaries, that they promote inquiry, and help to establish the revela tion they were designed to overthrow." The article on " The Children's Employment Commission" is one of most painful interest. The poor shirtmaker exclaims, in the touching words of the poet— " 0 men, with sisters dear -0 men, with mothers and wives— It is not linen you're wearing out, But human creatures' lives !" In like manner may the fathers and mothers who peruse these heart-breaking revelations shudder at the sight of every item of domestic use around them. The cups and saucers on our breakfast table (until recent legislative inter ference) were carried to and fro into the ovens by little " mould runners," children from five to ten years of age, who from morning to night ran back wards and forwards, carrying from 30 to 50 dozen moulds into the stoves, and remaining in them (at a temperature of 140) long enough to take the dried earthenware. " The number of children so employed at the time of the last census was no less than 1,850, of these 593 being not over five years of age." Would nectar itself be sweet out of a cup manufactured by such means But in this, as in so many instances, " Ignorance is bliss."— Bliss to the one side and death and destruction to the other. Passing over the horrors of the Lucifer dipping and the agonies of the jaw disease, as matters thathave been ameliorated, an awful amount of evil still exists and still cries aloud for remedy. The lace which adorns the gay children of the rich has been too often woven by little fingers. Children are sent to the lace school at six, or sometimes at five or even four, years of age ; here they sit closely packed, " like herrings," and work from early in the morning till late at night, sometimes even into the night, and the cane is brought out to excite diligence when weariness and exhaustion set in. Straw plait ing again, being easy work, employs children even at three years old, and here again it is not the hard ship of the work that is complained of, but the close confinement, and the long weary hours. At glove making again, " little creatures, four or five years of age, are kept up shamefully late. Mothers have been known to pin them to their knees to keep them from falling down and then slap them to keep them awake." We have said enough to explain the powerful inte rest of these revelations. The article on " St. Pat rick and the Early Irish Church" is also full of interest. " Notwithstanding the busy, material spirit of the age," says the writer, " we must be sadly deficient in the higher feelings of humanity if our curiosity is not aroused to know something of the secret of St. Patrick's success. Why cannot we, with all the resources of modern learning and civi lisation at our command, produce as deep an im pression upon the heathen nations of the East ? How did the Church founded by St. Patrick not only oc cupy Ireland, but show vitality sufficient to revive the Christianity which had been extinguished elsewhere ? We cannot help asking whether any answer has been given to these questions by recent investigators." In his extracts from Dr. Todd's history the writer quotes the following interesting passage, taken from the Confessions of St. Patrick, and describing his escape from slavery : Although he had never been to the place, and knew nothing of the inhabitants, he fled from his master, with whom he had been in slavery for six years; "and I went,' ho adds, " in the power of the Lord, who directed my way for good, and I feared nothing t ill I arrived at that ship." The captain of the ship, however, roughly refused him a passage, and Patrick was about to return to the hut where he dwelt, first offering up a prayer, as was his wont. His prayer was not finished, when one of the sailors called to , him, saying, " Como back quickly, for these men call thee.' He returned, and they said to him, "Come, for we receive thee in faith, make friends wit h us how thou wilt." They were three days at sea, and afterward 28 days wan dering in a desert till their provisions ran short. No doubt Patrick had been speaking to them of the power of God, of the efficacy of prayer, and of trust in God's Providence. The leader of the party therefore said to him, " What say est thou, Christian ? Thy God is great and all-powerful. Why, then, canst thou not pray to him for us ? for we perish with hunger, and we find here no inhabitants." Patrick answered, " Turn you in faith to my Lord God, to whom nothing is impossible, and He will send you food, and ye shall be satisfied, for He has abundance everywhere." And so it was : for a herd of swine soon after appeared, many of which they killed. Patrick and his companions were relieved from their hunger, and remained in the place for two nights. After this, he says, " they gave great thanks to God, and I was honoured in their eyes." Without entering into the particular merits of the other subjects enumerated, we have said enough to evidence the miscellaneous and interesting character of the articles in the present Quarterly. Stokes on Memory. London : lioulston and Wright. Seventh edition, enlarged and illustrated. Whether in the senate, or the pulpit, at the bar, or on the platform, in our school days, or our academical career, the possession of a correct and tenacious memory is an unfailing handmaiden to suc °cm, That every legitimate effort to acquire one is praiseworthy we admit, much as we are inclined to suspect the virtue of art or science to aid nature in this respect. The author of the little work before us has done much, however, towards upsetting all our preconceived theories on this head, both by his book and by the interesting and instructive lectures he is now daily giving at the Royal Polytechnic In stitution, by which, in the easiest possible manner, all sorts of difficult calculations —chronological and other events—philological researches and astronomi cal calculations, as well as every kind of scientific and literary data, can be mastered and retained in the memory, in a manner at once so simple and easy that few, we feel certain, will credit it, unless upon a perusal of Mr. Stokes's book or of a visit to the institution we have just now mentioned. BRID GE WA. TER. Tho evidence taken this morning was to show that dur ing the canvas for Sir J. Shelly and Mr. Kingslake offers of railway situations at £7O per annum were spoken of to the electors by tho agents of those gentlemen. A man named Waistcot was also examined to prove that the charge for driving cabs was greatly overpaid. RYE. A voter, named Butcher, was examined at some length. The gist of the evidence was, that Smith had told him if he would vote for Captain Mackinnon he would raise some money fur him. LANCASTER. The committee are engaged in drawing up their report. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE— This Day LONDON, April 23.—Wind this day at noon—North- Westerly; blowing a rather strong breeze, and fine weather. PLYMOUTH, April 22.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Captain Cook, for Panama. SUNDERLAND, April 22. —Wind S.E.—Sailed—Nor hara, for Shanghai ; Porten, for New York ; Freedom, for Malta. CLYDE, April 21.—Wind S.S.E.— Arrived—Salopian, :rom Domwara, PILL, April 22.—Wind W.—Sailed—Laughing Water for Africa ; Alku, for Barcelona ; Wolf's Cave, and Olive, for Quebec. LIYEnrooL, April 22.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Witch of the Wave, from BUDDOS Ayres ; Halley, steamer, from River Plate. April 23.—Arrived—Dacotah, from Mobilo ; Carl, from Now Orleans. OFF LIVERPOOL, April 23. Arrived—Tripoli, screw steamer, from —7._ SWANSEA, April 21.—Wind S.S.W—Arrived - Ellen !rem Quebec. QUEENSTOWN, April 22.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Jos W. Webster, from New York. LONDONDERRY, April 22.—Sailed—Mohongo, for Phila delphia. BRISTOL, April 22.—Wind W.—Arrived—Thyia, from Mauritius; Lorton Vale, from Havannah ; Corsair, steamer, from Charente. CARDIFF, April 21. Wind N.W.—Arrived—Antonio from Shanghai ; Hans, from St. Thomas ; Siloam, from Carthagena. LBY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. 1 GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Arrived, April 2 2.—Ap0110 and Undine, from Dantsic Napoleon and Furet, from Gravelines. Arrived, April 23 . —Idea, from Caen ; Leopard, from Antigua ; Courier, Harriet, and Alabama, from Antwerp Stettin, from Stettin ; Eleanor, from Dominico. DEAL, Monday Morning. Passed—April 22.—Dublin, from London, for Bordeaux The Rhoda, from London, for the west, supposed to have passed the back of the Goodwin. Foreign Mail Packet List MAILS DUE, Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton-4 0 May 20 Ditto, via Marseilles May 14 Brazil and Cape Verde, by British packet ...... May 4. Ditto, by French packet.........,. April 2 Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena April 25. China, Penang. and Singapore, via Southampton May 3. Ditto, via Marseilles April 27 Falkland Islands ....... 7 Gibraltar, via Southampton .................... April 2° India (Caloutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton.... April 19, Ditto, via Marseilles India (Bombay), via Southampton. April 28 , ... - Ditto, via Slarseilles .. April 22 Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton April :9. Ditto, via Marseilles April 22. Mauritius, via Southampton ............ Ditto, via Marseille.; May S Newfoundland ............. • ............ , May 9. Portugal Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon.. United States and British North America, by Bri- tish packet Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp- ton ....... .......... Ditto, via Cork . •• . . Ditto, by Canadian pac k et , via Londonderry.. April 27 THE Ner tog e uEcE—The cc sitters" as they are remarkably N early in their attendance, to secure places in the gallery of the now POWER called, OF E v House of Commons to-night Some few of the more determined took their station at the door of the House last night at 12 and remained their until the hour for opening the doors, 6 o'clock a.m., at which time no less than 30 persons rushed in to secure places for the front row. At 2 p.m. more than double the number for which there is accommodation were in waiting in the different lobbies leading to the strangers' gallery. 4el i 123} 159, 9 96 6 27i F 1 21b 93 21 6t 1341 4 1231 1 1 1091 P 36 i 76 i SPORTING NO CES. The result of the Two Thousand was a foregone con clusion for Lord Lyon, but it has not brought him as yet to the position of first favourite for the Derby, but it will be a very close thing between him and Rustic before the flag falls. The field mustered 15, three fewer than last year, the only absentees of the coloured lot being Magi cian and D u k e of York. Baron Rothsc hild an d M r . Saville ran a couple each, Robin Hood carrying the dis tinguished yellow belt in one case, whilst Sealskin was ridden in Mr. Sa.vile's second colour (yellow and scarlet lot, as they came under his observation at the post, we hoops and scarlet cap,) Those saddled at the new Stand included Student, Apsley, Jack in the Green, Harefield, Mount Palatine, and Mr. Savile's pair. Of this not very " gay and brilliant throng," Lord Lyon's great two-yr old rival, Student, was the " bright particular star " and naturally attracted most attention. Though a little bi g ,” the most prejudiced of this horse's oppo nents could not help admiring his grand and perfect frame, and the wonderful condition in which he was brought out, with both fore legs (which were ban daged) all but " gone, and his hind ones nearly in the same state, liarefield and Apsley, thou g h " dark," would have passed unnoticed, but for the latter neighing all over the place, when many jocular remarks were in dulged in respecting so unpretending a candidate for Two Thousand honours. Neither could hold a candle to Knight of the Crescent, who likewise made his MO on this occa sion, and is a truly grand horse, being much fitter to run, too, than he looked, owing to his naturally full appearancefullde velop ment. Everybody was on the gm ; , ; e f or in the of Lord Lyon, and from the fact of his owner being, enclosure, people took it for grante d the "crack' would be saddled there ; but greatly to their disappointment his toilet, as well as that of Baron Rothschild's two, was gone through at the Ditch stables. Lord Lyon's appearance, on emerging therefrom, called forth a buzz of admiration. In consequence of Custance's accident, Mr. Sutton was deprived of his jockey at rather a critical time, and being unable to obtain J. Daley, Mr. S. determined upon putting up Thomas, although Daley would have ridden the favourite if Baron Rothschild had changed his mind at the last moment about starting Robin Hood. The an nouncement that T. French had been engaged for Lord Lyon was a canard, as he was not even applied to. The betting underwent no change of any consequence on the Heath, the favourite leaving off very firm, notwithstand ing the traces of cracked heels which were visible " all round ;" and before the ring broke up 75 to 40 was laid on him. Janitor made no advance in favour; nor did Free dom's price undergo much alteration, as many of the cognoscenti returned to the ring anything but impressed with his "romping" action forward. Some idea of the bad ness of the betting may be imagined when we explain that after Lord Stamford's horse, at 12 to 1, there was a very wide gulf, the "next best favourite" being Student, who started at 100 to 3, owing to those who had overlaid their books, and had not forgotten the qualms Liddington caused his opponents last year, "backing him back," for fear of accident. The remainder were scarcely mentioned, and the investments upon Auguste, Knight of the Cres cent, and Monarch of the Glen were so trifling as to be almost undeserving of notice, except in the case of Mr. Naylor's horse, who from having only a very short prepa ration was so very backward that neither owner, trainer, nor anybody connected with Wadlow's stable backed him a sixpence, a solitary 1000 to 15 being the:only transaction that came to our knowledge. As vie wed from the Stand, it seemed as if the enormous mass of horsemen by which the competitors were accompanied to the starting post would never disperse, consequently the start did not take place until 16 minutes after the appointed time. The comparatively brief interval between the breaking up of the Ring and the commencement of the race was the dullest we over remember at " the cords." Nobody seemed to have any "last fancies" after returning from taking stock of the competitors, and Mr. Jackson's offers to take JOO to 100, or bet 400 to 100 " bar one," met with no re sponse whatever. A tamer Two Thousand, in fact, was never witnessed, and but for the enormous attendance, which cast all previous assemblages at Newmarket into the shade, there was nothing to make one enthusiastic about. When the horses took up their positions at the post, it was curious to observe all the four yellow jackets together on the far side—to the spectators' left, on looking down the course—and the three blacks in the centre ; whilst the blues kept company on the other side. After one break away, however, on the part of Student, who was remark ably fresh, they became more blended, Mr. Merry's horse taking up a position in the centre, and Monarch of the Glen next to Freedom, on the extreme left. At the second attempt they got away in a line, and whatever opinions may exist as to the nature of the pace, it was as good as Robin Hood (who was sacrificed for the purpose) could make it ; and before reaching the Bushes half the field, consisting of Auguste, Freedom (both of whom ran very fast up to the point), Apsley, Harefield, Sealskin, and Jack in the Green were disposed of ; and though Mount Palatine and Student looked as well as anything at the top - of the hill, both dropped back when they commenced the descent, which naturally told upon Student's weakf ore legs. At that point, so many of them appeared to be "in it," that cries of Janitor, then Lord Lyon (who were side by side), and then the rank outsider Leybourne filled the air ; nor was Mr. Savile's horse fairly done with until reaching the Abingdon bottom, where Janitor was also beaten. When they dropped back and left the " crack" with a clear lead, the three "rank outsiders"—Monarch of the Glen, Knight of the Crescent, and Lord Glasgow's colt—showed more prominently in the race ; and as Thomas (whose riding is remarkable for a peculiarity of his own) was seen to call in earnest on Lord Lyon (who laid his ears back when struck with the spurs), the shouts of the favourite's backers were completely overwhelmed by the exultant cries of the bookmakers at. the prospect of the " crack" being bowled over. But no such unlooked-for triumph was in store for the Ring, for though Lord Lyon's lead lessened at every stride, ho cleared the post a length in advance of the other three, who appeared to be so nearly level that everybody on the roof of the Stand was prepared for the announcement of a dead heat between the lot for second place, which Mr. Clark awarded to Monarch of the Glen by a head over Knight of the Crescent, who beat Lord Glasgow's horse no further—so says John Osborne —though " the man in the box" makes the Rapid Rhone's dam colt a bad fourth, beaten three lengths from the other two. The One Thousand was won cleverly by Repulse. T he Chester Meeting commences to-morrow. The Grosve nor Stakes will be a match between Regalia and the Duke, and from the great form the lattter has shown lately I shall expect him to defeat the Oaks winner. The Wynnstay Handicap ought to be won by either Windham or Exceller, and the Chesterfield Stakes by Locket Lucy or King Hal. For the Chester Cup the following will be the most likely STARTERS AND JOCKEYS. H. Grimshaw. ~. S. Adams. Ashmall. T. French. C ran sh aw. Moulsey • • • • • • Mail Train •• • •• • Baragah Blithfield (doubtful) Lion „, Buckfoot (doubtful) Planet Dalby Redcap ... Sandal •.. Mr. Pitt ••• §urney • Elphick. Dubiety ... ... Dixon. Helen Ward. Treasure Trove Cameron. Honesty G. Sopp. Plutus Butler. Kingfisher ... H. Clark. Delight ... Kenyon. Baragah will keep all the top weights safe , and will as nearly win as possible. Last year ho was about the same horse as Ely, and if the latter was in at the same weight it would be odds on him. Sandal and Redcaightp are D the best of the middle weigh ts ; Mr. Pitt, el, and Treasure Trove of the three - y ear -olds. From t h e great trial of Redcap, and the easy victory a Delight, in the City and Suburban, and the groat form that Baragah is in at the present time, I shall expect the judge to place them in the first three—the numbers when they go up being—. REDCAP................................................ 1 DELIGHT....... . ........................................ 2 BARAGA ............................................. 3 S AND AL is the bes t place investm ent. A FRESHMAN. Morris. ~. Hibberd. H. Day. GRAPHY calledinqtanta ration , • neous A Nriv T" photography in the draw in g room. Some bits of paper are ,given to a ehild with instructions to s li p one of them i n water, by it on another, and press the two bit s gen tl y together. A photographic portrait is immediately deve loped. There is no magic in it; but the effect is a very pretty surprise. SLAUGHTER OP FOXES IN TIIE NORTH.—On Monday last Mr. Gunn, gamekeeper to Mr. Evan Bailie, of Dochfour, killed at Lochend no fewer than eight foxes. They had been observed in the locality for six or seven weeks previously, but it is supposed that they have now been completely extirpated by Mr. Gunn.—lnrerness Courier. TIIL EMPEROR OF MOROCCO is seriously SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This L►,sy, ~- VICTORIA. CLUB BETTING—This DAY. CHESTER CLT. 7to 4 agst Redcap (taken) 3to 1 agst Delight (taken) 7to 1 agst Dalby (taken) 10 to 1 agst Treasure Trove (taken) 12 to 1 agst Sandal (taken) 13 to 1 agst Baragah (taken) 25 to 1 agst Honesty (taken) 33 to 1 agst Clown (taken) 40 to 1 agst Moulsey (taken) 50 to 1 agst Plutus (taken) 100 to 1 agst Helen (offered) RACING FIXTURES FOR 1866. APRIL.' hester Curragh ................ Ascot Spring ,-...y. 1 Salisbury Bath 8 Epsom Summer.. ........ 15 Uxbridge Manchester Ascot Summer Harpenden lO York Spring Windsor Summer 5 Newton Hampton 7 Wiliam Bibury l3 Stockbridge Chelmsford l9 Liverpool Beverley 2,0 Ipswich Hungerford Newcastle on-Tyne 26 Curragh 2B Worcester LY. Carlisle Newmarket July Pontefract Abingdon Reading Nottingham Down Royal Corp lB AUG Stamford l9 Radcliffe 23 Winchester 24. Southampton ;',s Huntingdon Goodwood .' 31 Brighton i Brighton Club Lewes lO Egham l4 Wolverhampton l4 Stockton l5 Oxford l6 Hastings 2l SEPT Warwick September 4 Curragh Leicester 6 Doncaster Brecon l7 Canterbury lB Northampton ............... 2 OCT( Newmarket 2d Oct o ber.,. 8 Cumgh ..................... 16 Lincoln NoITEI 1 Liverpool UST. York August 2l Plymouth Lichfield Devon and Exeter • ..... 2E Tunbridge 2B Derby Summer 29 Weymouth 3O MBER. Richmond 'Hendon Monmouth Manchester Autumn 2l Newmarket Ist October 25 Walsall IBER. Newmarket Houghton 22 Worcester IBER. S hrewsbury Leamington Hunt l9 IRISH RACING FIXTURES. APRIL. Cork Curragh ....... 1, 2, 31 3 t Y 2l..thlone . ...... ................... 15 Baldoyle Spring ...... 8, I JUNE. Curragh ................................................ 26 , 27, 28, 29 JULY. Carlow SEPTEMBER. Curragh 4, 5, 6 OCTOBER. Curragh IG, 17 18 FRENCH RACE NG FIXTURES. MAY. Bruxelles 3, 6 ' Vissembourg 2l. Chantilly (Derby) 6, 10, 13 Paris (Summer) 26, 27 La Marche 2l JUNE. Vincennes 3 I Toulouse 24, 28 Montaüban JULY. Toulouse St. Omer Rouen Metz B, 9 Saintes 2B, 29 Amiens AUGUST. Le Mans Laon l9, 20 Tarbes l9, 22 Blois 26, 28 Baden-Baden 3l Deauville..., 4, 5, 6 Rochefort 5 _ Bourges... 13 I 14 I Moulins l3 , 19 Cherbourg SEPTEMBER: Baden-Baden 5 , -5, 7 I Paris (Autumn) 23, 30 Chantilly OCTOBER. Paris 7 1 Vincennes 2B Chantilly l4, 18 The Fenian Expedition. There seems reason to believe that the Fenians have succeeded in eluding the vigilance of the au thorities at New York, and have sent out a warlike expedition from that port for a descent upon some part of the British empire. The following informa tion was published by the Tribune of the 6th April, on the authority of the officials of the O'Mahony section of Fenians :—" They say that on Mon day night last, B. Doran Killian, the Fenian Secretary of the Treasury, left one of the United States ports at the head of an expedition, consisting of three fast steamers and 3,000 men, and that on the following evening Colonel Downing left at 11 o'clock p.m., with two fast iron steamers, and 2,500 men. The destination of the flotilla is stated to be the island of Bermuda, which position they intend to take, with the view of there establishing a base of operations to prey upon the commerce of England. It is also stated that vessels are ready to leave other ports, with the same object. Five iron dads are reported to have been fitted out at San Francisco, and will soon take their departure. It is said that 900,000 rounds of cartridge, beside a large quantity of other arms and ammunition, have been sent away by the Union-square authorities within the last week. Four of the Council are said to have left with the expedition. The Rev. Father Curley takes the position of Mr. Killian, as Secre tary of the Treasury, and Mr. llefurnan that of Col. Downing, as Secretary of Civil Affairs. It is said that hostilities will soon commence in Ireland, that there is a large number of experienced officers there ready to take command of the Irish Revolu tionary Army, and that Stephens is quite confident of success." A later account says : " The sailing of the expedition, already announced, is confirmed. It is declared, however, that the announcement of Bermuda as the destination is intended as a blind, which the C anadians appear to thoroughlyunderstand, if an opinion may be formed from the alarm created in that quarter, which scores of telegrams and mes sages to Fenian dignitaries announce to exist there. d e iased munitions for n w n hi th c i h ng h . av l e t , We have authority for stating that there i s no l ac k i o t f F is e s n a a d b a e r e m u s p a u n r orli o tt f le w o a r r, is confidently asserted that some of the Enfield rifles and cannon captured on Southern battle-fields during the late Rebellion will find their way back to British territory, while at least one of the fast steamers let loose ou American *commerce will again be armed to good service against the flag from beneath whose neutral folds it issued. jhe intelligence published recently in reference to Fenian movements drew a large number of persons to the head-quarters to satisfy them se l v es by per sonal inquiry that the information wa s founded on fact." spa pers are of opinion Some of the American nevr the reported Bailin°. f that there is no ground for a 0 the expedition, and tha t it is simply anot h er can ard to alarm the C a n adians, and bring money of the Fenian Executive. A to the depleted c offe rs h t from dea-eToronto states that the telegraphic by i s greatly e xcited the news of the sailing of city a Fenian ex pedition, and it is believed that the re port of its going to Bermuda is a blind, acid that Quebec is the destination of the Fenians. Information deemed trustworthy has been re. ceived at Toronto, that the Fenians are putting guns in vessels at Chicago, and have two schooners loaded with field-pieces, for an attack on the Western border. Since the above was in type, we have received five days' later news from the United States, by the " China," which arrived at Queenstown last evening. The most important item of the news is, that the Fenians were preparing to make an attack on the New Brunswick frontier, and that a Fenian vessel had escaped to sea from Eastport, Maine. A FATAL WAGER.—A young man at Bourgoin, Isere, France, lost his life a few days since through one of those foolish wagers which have o ofton proved fatal. H e betted that he would drin k a bott s le of brandy at a draught. a nt d e u s n after. Ile did so, but was immediately. fter seized with a nervous re s s t t iff ore a w nd arm co t l h d , trembling, an d s hortly his lirabgs_hbeecaapmtoo b l.l u is t c h o e tn ns e p x a p n ir i e o dil l i ai n d fa h l i v m m o i n n THE NATIONAL PORTRAIT EXHIBITION.—It iS intended to photograph the whole of the portraits, the best examples to be coloured. The Athenaeum , suggests how desirable it would be that the most interesting of these pictures, es pecially such as a re uni q ue, should b 0 copied for tlie ationali`T F9rtrait Gallery Share 100 st 20 20i 10 too