The Sun. — London, England, 1865-03-27 00:00:00

17.0NEY MARKET AN! , COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TwELvE O'CLOCK. The Money Market continues in about the same Position as last week. The rates are still quoted 4.8. Per cent. for the best bills, and the inquiry for a ccommodation, although not so active, is very good. There is a general expectation that with the Payment of the dividends next week, and the quietude of business in all departments, a relaxation 11111 be witnessed in the terms for discount. A:further sum of £22,000 in gold was taken into the Bank on Saturday. The Kuscuisko, from Melbourne, has brought Q 55,508. The Poonah, which left this morning for Bombay, took out £6,070. The accounts from the manufacturing districts for the last week have, in most instances, been of an unfavourable character. At Manchester prices of both cloths and yarns have further given way ; While the woollen trade of Leeds, Bradford, and tluddersfield has continued very dull, owing to the uncongenial weather. At Leicester and Notting ham there has been little change of importance ; while in the hardware districts of Birmingham, Sheffield, and Wolverhampton, there has continued to be a very gloomy tone, consequent upon the lock-out in the iron trade and the late bank failu res . The news by the Canada has caused a great deal o f fluctuation in the Federal and Confederate bonds. The United States Government 6 per Cent. 5-20 Bonds, after rising to 57 58, have partially reacted, and are now 56/ 57, an improvement of about 1 per cent. The Confederate Loan is about 2/ per cent. lower, being 33 34. Two o'CLoca. At Paris, this day, according to Mr. Reuter's telegram, the French 3 per Cent: Rentes were 67f. 40 c. Opens firm. 'When the markets for stocks and shares opened t his morning the appearance of affairs was very a dverse, and although the after improvement has not been important, the tendency is in many in atances decidedly better. The Funds were at one t itle per cent. worse, but the decline inducing Purchases, a rally took place, and Consols are Voted, 89i -1 for money, and 891 I for the account. The New Threes and Reduced annuities are 871 ; Exchequer Bills, 3s. to 6s. prem. ; India 5 per Cents., 104* 1051 ; and India Bonds, 11s. prem. An almostgeneral downward movement has taken Place in Foreign Securities, and business is not very active. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 73* 4 ; do. Consolides, 53* 2 ; Mexican, 24 26* ; ditto New, 25 i 8 ; Greek, 201 21; Spanish Passive, 328 ; do. Certificates, 171 -a ;Italian, 63* 4 ; ditto New, 31 3 In the Railway Share Market there has been a rather firmer tone, and prices have in some in qauces exhibited a slight improvement. Great astern, Brighton, and South Eastern have each advanced 55., and Metropolitan £l. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain rather (till, but without any material change to report in Valu es . Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have also been in very moderate request. Alliance remain steady at 3411 ; London Joint Stock have declined to 46 i 47, South Eastern to 9i; London Financial 4 e dealt in at 20i 21*, and Hudson Bay Corn- Pally at 15f ; South African Land and Finance are quoted a 11 prem. ; Rio de Janeiro Gas, 1 1i P 111.; and South of England Waggon Company, 1 1 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. a Per, 894 Cent. Consols k Do. Account, April 6 B9l New Cent. Reduced B 7l New 3 per Cent B 7l 4 "ew 24 per Cent. Jan. 1894 724 A _Do. 5 pe r Cent. Jan. 1873 — *i truities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 3 -'O. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, lBB s — s Teleraph), Aug., 1908 — Chequer Bills, £l, g ooo, 4 per Cent. 3 Do. £5OO 6 t Do. £ lOO and £ 2OO aril( of England Stock, 54 per Cent I XDIAN GOVERIMENT SECURITTES. -31 , d ian Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 - 'Jo Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. Account DO. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — ,Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent 4 '0.5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 D o . 54 per Cent., May 1879 ,DO. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 — Do. Bonds, £l,OOO — Pm 4 ' o . under £l,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Bonds, 5 per Cent b razilian 5 per Cent — Do. 44 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Jatteno s Ayres 6 per Cent „,Do I per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) • va,„,ilian. 6 per Cent — , Do. 44 per Cent — ,s'alombian 6 per Cent. — ' 4 , 13 a, 6 per Cent. .', O 5 per Cent., 1864 1-'O. Scrip, £55 paid Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 D..., 0 . 5 per Cent., 1864 b •Do. 5 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid — a,aubian Principalities D "Jo £65 paid dis `'clliader New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — , ,Provisional Do Land Warrant Do., 7 per Cent 94 "Jo. Second Issue 934 Do ' .£loo Bonds , Do. 1864 9 64 4 1 (.10 Scrip, £55 aid 1'., -u eek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons pm - 1 -2 o Account Do. Coupons Do Account _ tivatemala 5 per Cent. , Do. 1839 and 1850 I talian 5 per Cent (Maremmana Railway) 68f Do 1865 b Do Scrip , £25 paid • • ,exican 3 per Cent. a iDo. Account ° Dc. 1864 254 Do b per Cent. Anglo-French 5l if" ) French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — dis ~..eo u tevidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid —pm '• orish Imperial 5 per Cent 'O'r Granada — ,- 1 - 1 0 2 per Cent — 4 J,0 Deferred t, -'-'o Land Warrants (Hectares) fliv an 44 per Cent. Do 3 p er Cent. (Uritiarren) 12 0 44 per Cent., 1862 p JJo. Account °ll biguese 3 per Cent., 1 853 Do Account - Do AccPo 3 pe ountr Cent., 1856, '7, ' 9 , ' 6O , ' 62 , ' 3 , ll. llesian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St., Do 44 per Cent., 1850 D o 1860 bo 3 r Cent., 1859 Do 5 pe per Cent., 1862 Do 1864 Sa rdinian 5 per Cent Do. Account Panish 3 per Cent -Do Account 484 - u 0 New Deferred '-'0 Account Do Passive — S_ o o Account 324 "Etuish Cert. of Coup not funded Do Account 174 4 l iv edish 4 per Cent. — urkish 6r Cent. 1854 — • Do Account '4° 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do Account 714 '`' o £lOO Bonds i — , r ,'" 6 per Cent. 1862 ~;',3 A ccount 734 4 o. £lOO Bonds 734 f — h ° 6 per Cent. 1863 v 0 Guaranteed, 4 per Cent i 4" i llezuela 3 per Cent. ue. Account TN °. 6 Per Cent, 1862 —O . Account DO 6 per Cent, 1864 4l 1 f bust Dividends on the above payable in London. , I ,riall, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins 13,e,an, 2 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. b e a 24 per Cont., Ex. 12 Gail — P x 0 . 4 per Cent. Certifi..,tes r, ett ah Rentes, 3 per Cent. Italian '-' Account i l 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f — a• Account QeIIBOI S, THREE O'CLOCK. -„ Mone y " 0 . Acco u nt' 894 4 „ lvin• MACLISE'S GREAT PICTURE OF THE DEATII vp NELSON, according to the Athenmum, will pro b4)l3'o. finished in about six weeks ; the artist is now en th4rd irk toning the whole work, a task which, owing to 111 * Pee jar nature of the water-glass process, involves an 1, nse deal of labour; every portion has to be gone over Nll k i ms tat elY—not in the comprehensive and large manner is Practicable in oil painting. SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. P a id . I T o r gl e ig I Budsoinneess ‘.5 07 128 129 5 6 66 68 t 6 17 8t 86 107 1 9 46} 471 as 7; 1281 124 1401 144 1 129 _3O 88 90 74, 731 61 f 5 49 5? 45 47 co, 10: 114} 115 87 tS 104 1(5 PS 39 1161 1171 95 06 57j 58 1241 124 2 i 1301 13Ji P , 100 1(2 52 1 1 53 t 4 25 105 107 65 67 93 0 37 38 10 11 p gi P' 118 120 1 1;p 1 70 77 11 114 13S 112- 44 461 57 59 57 6) 81i St 8V 9 155 1541 3 4p' 108 110 47 49 - - 74 77 SIONS. 53 56 1014 1024 id tP 44 5 ti 9 65 70 118 JOO 75 55 1( 0 102 99 100 100 101 171 18 83 91 61 66 56 58 60 62 53 35 50 53 46 48 25 27 2k 26 103 101 3d id A P 93 100 SE 8 1 )2i 12d 85 i3O 77 £0 d 100 101 93 95 88 911 62 64 3 5 82 81 1001 10111 100 10 id i d 1( 1 94 97 T SECUR. 90 92 9 91 89 91 79 81 78 81. 103 106 105 107 106 108 105 107 102 104 1(5 107 102 10$ 105 tO7 108 109 105 107 88 92 98 100 92 91 91 93 103 105 87 90 9t 03 102 104 ITIES. 105 107 109 110 INE S. Share' Railways. `Vol., & Str. Val. .- Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do. A 4 gets no div • 0(.1' B tillap.c.p.an.has been paid to B Dublin & Belfast June Dun,.Perth, & A b.Junc. Edinburgh & Glasgow Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl. st No. 't Great North of Scotland Great Norther.] D.). A stock Do. B o Do; New. is. at 2•i pm Gt.?, and W. of Ireland Gt. Weste n • Original D S. VA'. Rail gua. Do. South Wales Do W. Mid.— Ox!ord Lo. New•po t Do. Ire c.ford . Lanc ishire &Yorkshire L ndon and Blackwali Lon., Brie,h.,& S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shell, & Lincoln ➢iaryport and Carlisle Do. shares ..„ Metr0p01itan.......... Do. New Mid and Do, Birmin & Derby Mid. Gt. W., Ireland Do. 4 shares %lid Kent North British Do. Ed., Pth ,"& Dun Nth. Eastern - Berwick Do. G.N•E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle Po. Stock. & Darling. De. do. 1855-'8 Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. New Do. do. 1814 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Ct ntral Scot. N. E , Aber. stock o. Scot, Mid. stock ews & Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon youth E stern itaines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath 'Waterford & Kilkenny' West Cornw dl W.Harilepool Har.& IL. Do. A irredeemable.. Do. A redeemable .. Atlantic & St. Lawrence Bom., Baroda, t Cen.ln. Du. 5 per cent o. shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do Preference Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 6p. c. bds. Auz. 1, 872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June I, FIN Calcutta & S. E., Urn 'a e Town dr Dock, gu. Demera , a, 7 p.c. per. p Nast. Benv al, gu, 5 do East Icdian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension Grand Trunk of Canad 4 Do. Equip. Mort, Bond, 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do do. deferred Do. 2d Prt f. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. fd Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pret. stook Do. do. deterred .... Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c. o. Gua 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South of India (lira gua. 5 per cent " D . 41 per cent.... Do Great Wi A. of Canada.. D.% New Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay 1873 Po. 51 do. pay. 1877-8 Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 41 do Do. 4; do 110. Fifth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel & Hudson's hay New Brunswick & Can Class A and B sT. C'da, pc Ist pf.bds Scindc Do. Delhi 03 d Do. do . td Do. Puniaub.... Do. Indus St Flo TIRITIS II POSSE, COLONIAL GO VERNHEN British Columbia, 6 per cent„ Dec. 31, 1872.... Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.&July 1877-q Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Auk D sp. c. Mar. & Sept 1)o. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p Inscribed sk Cape G.llopc, 6 P.C. 1873 Do. April & Oct. 1880-1 Do. do: 190-1 Do. Jan. & July, 1691 Ceylon, Nov. 1888, 6 p. c Do. 1878, do Mauritius, 6 p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1 , 78 Do. 1882, May!s, Nov. 1 Natal 4 ;ov. u per cent N.B.Gov 6p. c.Ja. uly N. S.W. Gov. 5 ire., 1866 Do. 5 p.c. 18.1 to 1876 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 189! New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 6 per cent.... Nova &Ala Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 18.8-9 Do. 1878 & upwards Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja & July Do. do, A pril & Oct BRITE Cam Consol. Gold, lim Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. (Tavist Drake wal is East Bassett (Illogan) East Cara ion as t Cam Brea East Grenville East Loved E. W'l Russell (Tavistk Gam. & StA übyn(G wen . Great L ,xey, limited Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Vor (Heist GrenviLe Herod's Foot •••• Hingston Downs Margaret lUny Lelant Marke Valley Niwyndy Iron Ore, Nang) les .. New Se ton North Downs North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett (Mogan North Wheal Crotty Prosper United Pr vidence Uny Lelant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park Tin Croft West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (L skeard West Chiverton West Seton Wheal Bassett 'lllogan Wheal Buller (Redruth Whea Ludoutt Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Setoa Wheal Trelawney (Lis Wheal Uni .n...• . • .• • ruEFERENCE SHARES. Great Western, 4 per cent. irred., 87 Great Western, West 2,lidland, Newport perp. 6 per cent. opt, till '6 i, 118 Mid Consolidated, 6 per cent. stock, Ditto, Bristol and Birm., 6 per cent., 1321 PREFErtENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Northern 5 per cent. ird., 105 North British (Edin., Perth, and Dundee) 4 per oent., 791 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Buckinghamshire, 92 FOREIGN RAILWAYS: Imperial Mexican, lira, 3i Sambre and Meuse, 71 1' South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 1;1f FOIIEIGN MINES, Cape Copper, Um., llk Cobre Copper, 26k ____ BANKS. Alliance 341 I Anglo Austrian, 7} Anglo Egyptian, lim., 13 Continental, lim., 0 Ditto, new, lo European Bank, lirn., 13i Imperial Ottoman, 3711 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lira., 5 41. London and County, 71i 2} London Joint Stock, 47 61 London and South African, 22 If Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi. lira., 111 South Australia, 35 South Eastern, lira., 9 Standard of British South Africa, lira., 23 Union of A ustralla, 531 Union of London, 52i 1f MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-Mexican Mint, 17k Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lim., 31 Bo aqty Gas, lim., bk Commercial Union, Insurance, 8k Credit Fonder and Mobitier of England, Ditto, new, 8 k Ebbw Vale, 7} Egyptian Corn. and Trading, Um., 11 Electric Telegraph, 113 k Fore-street Warehouse, Urn., 8} Gen. Credit and Finance of London. lim., 61 Home and C donial A ssurance, lim , 4} Hudson's Bay, 151 Imperial Mercantile Credit Asso., lim., International Financial Society, lim., Ok Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour, ' Ditto,6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, issued 90, 811 Joint Stock Discount, lim.. 8k London Financial Association, lira., 211 London General Omnibus Company, M dras Irrigation and Canal, Ditto, new, 18k Milwall Iron Works, 51' rational Discount Company, lim., 142 National Provincial Marine, lk Ottoman Financial Association, lim., 7k Quebrada Land, Rail, and Mining, Rm., 41 Royal Mail Steam, 97 Smith, Rnigligand Co., lira., 3 k Telegrat h k.onstruc. slid Maintenance, lim., sk Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), 1im.,71 UpQer Assam Tea, lim 611 100 1 0 I'' 0 1' 0 100 100 {lOO 2 100 100 18.1§.91 10.17.6 5i 6 29 81 580 59) 3.12.81 20 25 H 15 6 6 4 11 124 3 41 4 6 19 I'o 2 2' 2 33 4 4 ;-.5 36 31 4 5 7 5 bi 11 02 16 18 35 45 12 14 6 1i 2 3 3i 33 35 530 550 20 25 15 17 14i 15! 74 8 1 !, 7 8 60 62i 190 500 100 105 11} 131 195 205 19 20 i I THE SUN, LONDON, MOMMY EVIINING, MARCH 27, 1865. MARKETS—This Day . MARK-LAND. Most of the country markets held on Saturday were but moderately supplied with wheat, in which about an average business was transacted, at very full prices to a slight ad vance. Malting barley, oats, flour, and peas commanded extreme quotations, with a fair demand. In other kinds of produce very little was passing. The Continental market continues firm for wheat, at very full prices. Spring corn may be considered steady. The American markets are dull. The arrivals of English grain up to our market, last week, were only moderate. Ths imports from abroad were : Wheat, 1,784; barley, 6,255 ; oats, 16,340 ; tares, 1,606 ; linseed, 9,174; rapeseed, 230 ; sundry seeds, 75 quarters; flour, 732 sacks. The arrivals of wheat fresh up to our market to-day were small from Essex, but there was a moderate show of Kent produce on the stands. The general condition of the samples was but middling. For all qualities the trade was firm, Kent wheats at the commencement of business being held at an advance in prices from Monday last of 2s. per quarter. The bulk of the supply, however, both of Kent and Essex produce, was disposed of at an e improvement in the quotations of this day se'nnight of Is. per quarter. Very little American wheat was on offer, and the mar ket was but moderately supplied with other descriptions of foreign wheat. There was a steady demand for all quali ties, at fully late rates. Floating cargoes of grain were in fair request, and prices ruled firm. The supply of barley on sale was moderate. The finest malting qualities were firm in price ; but secondary and inferior samples were a dull inquiry. Grinding and dis tilling barley moved off slowly, at late rates. Malt was in slow request at previous currencies. There was a moderate supply of oats on sale. Nearly all descriptions were in steady request, and fine samples commanded rather more money. Peas quite supported last Monday's currency, the trade being firm, owing to the short supply on offer. English flour was in fair demand, and in some in stances a slight advance took place in prices. Eoreign flour was quite as dear as on Monday. CURRENCY PER IMP. MEASURE. Waest —Essex and Kent, red, 1863, per qr 39s to Ps Ditto, 186 k Ditto, white, 1863 ,24 474 Ditto, 1864 !Norfolk and Lincoln, red, 1864 Ditto, 1863 Talavera, 1864 Rye-- Barley—Grinding 22s 253 Malting Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk s4s 618 Brown Kingstown and Ware 548 615 Chevalier Oats —Yorkshire and Lineolnsh. , , Feeding, l9B 23s Potato Youg - hal and Cork, black lB5 235 Cork, white Scotch, Feeding l7B 223 Beans—Tick, 3zB 345 Pigeons, Peas—Grey . . 333 36s Maple White .. 365 383 Boilers Flour—Town-made, per 2601 b Suffolk 2Bs 30s Stockton and Norfolk 2ss 27s American, per barrel was decidedly lower in price, as Compared with the close of last series, but which subsequently commanded more at tention, the better qualities realising more money than at last sales. A full average business has been done for ship ment to the Continent, but scarcely any transact ions have taken place on American account. Considerable heaviness continues to prevail in the market for English wool, and, some instances, a further decline has taken plate in prices. Last week's import was 926 bales from Algos. Bay, 2,131 New Zealand, 3,411 Port Wakefield; 516 bales from Bahia. Current prices of English wool per lb. sd s d Fle,ces -South Down hoggets 110 lll Half-bred do 2 1 2 2 Kent fleeces South Down ewes and wethersl 8 I 10 Leice ter do 1 11 2 0 Sorts -Clothing 1 6 1 1 I Combing 1 8 2 1 Particulars. Stock this any.— Price of Y.C. Delivery last weekl Ditto from June l Arrivals last week Ditto from June Prioe of Town .... 72.244 53,36:1 - 673 63,62 828 113,773 6il , 188! 41.1'8 46indlo 1,869 105.151 823 69.595 43s 6 i LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day ) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Registrar Brougham.) IN RE SIR J. A. DOUGLASS, KNIGHT. This bankrupt was described as of Apsley Cottage, Peckham, formerly a prisoner for debt in Horsemonger lane gaol, a commander in the Royal Navy. He attributed his bankruptcy to " insufficiency of income and non-pay ment of claims on her Majesty's Government." To-day was appointed for the first meeting at which creditors proved their debts. Mr. Denny appeared for the bankrupt, and assignees were chosen. METROPOLITAN CATTLE There was on offer here, to-day, a full average supply of beasts from Normandy, Portugal, Switzerland, Ger many, and Holland, in improved condition. The supply of foreign sheep was good, of calves and pigs only mode rate. The arrivals of beasts fresh up from our grazing dis tricts, as well as from Scotland, were tolerably good, and mostly in prime condition. From inland the receipts were limited. Prime brands were in steady request at full prices. Otherwise, the beef trade was heavy, and the quotations had a drooping tendency. The best Scots and Downs told at ss. 2d. per lb. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cam bridgeshire we received 2,100 Scots and crosses; from other parts of England, 700 various breeds ; from Scotland, 380 Scots and crosses; and from Ireland 120 oxen and heifers. With sheep we were but moderately supplied. Those in the wool were taken off steadily at full prices. Prime shorn sheep ruled steady, but inferior breeds declined 2d. per 81b. The general top price of Downs and half-breeds, in the wool, was Cs. Bd., out of the wool, ss. 4d. to ss. 6d. per 81b. A few very prime half-bred tups, in the wool, sold as high as 7s. per 81b. Lambs were in fair supply and sluggish request, at from 6s. to 7s. per 81b. We have to report a steady fall for calves, at full prices viz., from 4s. 6d. to ss. Bd. per 81bs. Pigs were quite as dear as last week with a fair inquiry. Per 81b to sink the offal. sds d s ds d Crse. & inf. beasts... 3 6 I 0 Pme crs-wool sheep 6 0 6 4 Second quality do .. t 2 4 6 Prime a'thdown 00.6 6 6 Prime large oxen ..1 b 4 JO La ge coarse calves. 4 6 5 2 Prime Scuts, &c.... 5 0 5 2 "'nine small d0......5 4 5 8 Crse. and inf. sueep.4 6 5 2 Large hogs .3 6 4 econd quality da_..s 4 5 10 Small porkers 4 2 410 Cd to 7% Od. Euzicling, calves, 19s to 225 ; and quarter-old store pigs, 21s .o 27s each. Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. 9,750 Beasts ... _ Beasts Cows. .. .Cows. ... . Sheep ..,. . • Calves 1 4 Ca ves ll4 eigs 4SO Pigs 220 The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week, amounted to 7,160 head. In the corresponding week in 1864, we received 4,905 ; in 1863, 3,687 ; in 1862, 2,054; in 1861, 2,035 ; and in 1860, 2,602 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Antwerp — 30 ... Boulogne lBB ... 178 ... Bremen ... 18 ... Calais — ••• Corunna - ••• Dordt. Dunkirk Hamburg ' 95 ... 2113 ... ••• Harlingen 475 ... ... Ostend 4B ..• 339 ... Rotterdam . 1005 ... 1029 ... Oporto... — ••• Vigo — ••• ••• - - - d 65 ••• —••• ••• - ••• 60 ... 46 - •.. - ••• ~ 134 ... 179 ... 853 —.— Total l7BB ... 8350 ... ... 225 —1707 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs, 1864 1863 1862 1861 1860 — ... -- ... ... -- ... A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market on Monday, March 28, 1864, and this day, Monday, March 27, 1865. _ _ Per 81bs. to sink the offal. -- ---- --- --- March 28, March 27, 1864. 1865. Coarse and inferior beasts 3 4to 3 8 3 6to 4 0 Second quality do. Prime large oxen 4 4 4 6 4 8 410 Prime Scots, &c. Coarse and inferior sheep Second quality do. Prime coarse-woolled do. Prime Southdown do 5lO 6 0 6 6 6 8 Lambs Large coarse calves 4 4 5 0 4 6 5 2 Prime small do. Large hogs Neat small porkers 4 2 4 6 4 2 410 Beasts 3,020 Sheep 17,590 Calves ~ BO Pigs SUPPLIES ON SALE, March 30, 1863.—Beasts, 4,390 — sheep, 24,070—calves, 147—pigs, 490. March 31, 1862—Beasts, 4,610 —sheep, 14,060—calves, 142 —pigs, 360. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The arrivals of meat from Scotland and the West of Eng land, this morning, are moderately good, and there is a fair supply of town-killed meat on offer. The trade gene rally is steady, and prices rule firm. Per 81b by the carcase. sd s d Inferior beef 3 2 3 6 Middling do. 3 8 4 0 Prime large do 4 2 4 4 Prime small do 4 6 4 8 Largo pork 3 6 4 4 sdad Inferior mutton 3 10 4 2 Middling mution 4 4 4 8 Petrie do 4 10 5 0 Veal 4 0 5 0 Small pork. 4 6 5 0 BOROUGH HOP• - The supply of English hops on sale tontines small, and the trade for all qualities rules firm, at fully last week's currency. The best foreign hops continue in request, and prices of such rule firm. In other respect; and more especially as regards old hops, the market is dull. Last week's import was 20 bales from Hamburg ; 32, Antwerp ; 100 Bremen ; and 110 bales from New York. Mid and East Kent ..... lies to 200 s per cwt. Weald of Kent Sussex . Yearlings llos to tics Bavarian - s American 9os to 13:s BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Theie markets are moderately supplied with potatoes. For most qualities there is a fair average demand, at about the rates current last week. The import since our last report has amounted to 60 tons from Dieppe; 140 tons from Dunkirk ; and 120 tons from Rouen. Per ton Yorkshire Regents Flukcs Rocks .... 80s to 9''s Scotch Regents ocks Dunbar Regents. . 90s to 1108 Poreign Vs to -7-0; WOOL. The public sales of colonial wool were brought to a close to-day, and during their progress about 85,000 bales have been disposed of. They have passed off with a fair amount of activity, but only good and fine wools—owing to an ex tensive demand for shipment to the Continent—have com manded more money. Prices close at an advance of d. to id. per lb. for good and fine Cape and Australia produce, and at previous rates for inferior qualities. These prices have been current during the greater part of the series, the chief exception to this remark being confined to Port Philip produce, which, at the commencement of the sales, Liverpool Cotton Market —This Day. Market opens with a fair inquiry. Sales pro bably about 5,000 or 6,000 bales. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MANSION-HOUSE. THE ALLEGED FRAUD ON INSURANCE COMPANIES.—This afternoon the further hearing of the charges in this case came on before Mr. Alderman Stone. Sir R. W. Carden was present on the bench. Mr. John George Barry and Mr. Alfred Barry, whrrfingors, and three of their employes, Charles Thorne, James Arnett, and William Sedgwick, surrendered to their bail to answer the charges preferred against them—viz., with conspiring to obtain, and with obtaining, by fraud large sums of money from several insurance offices, and also with stealing a number of bales of jute, said to be the property of Theo dore Buxton, of Great St. Helens. Mr. Giffard and Mr. Poland, instructed by Messrs. Hum phreys and Morgan, conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Sergeant Ballantine for the defendants. Mr. Superintendent Bramford was present to watch the case on the part of the Commissicners of Metropolitan Po lice ; and Sergeants Brett and Hayden, of the City detec tive force, on the part of the City police authorities. The deposition taken on the last examination were read over, after which the following witnesses were examined : Mr. Henry Finlason, accountant, East London Bank— The Messrs. Barry keep an account at the East London Bank. I produce the ledger in which their account is kept. This is the ledger with the account sketched out from the books of the south-eastern branch of the Borough. On Dec. 22, 1863, there is a freight credit of £3OO. That is the opening of the account. That is the only credit paid up to the present time. On Jan. 15, 1865, £285 in the name of Bevan and Co., on Feb. 10, 1865, there was £l5. The prin cipal account is opened in the name of Barry Brothers. It was opened on Jan. 15, 1865, when various sums were paid in, which left a balance of between £17,000 and £lB,OOO. The case was proceeding when we went to press. SEEDS. There was a fair average business passing in. cloverseed, and prices ruled firm. White mustard seed was in steady request at full quotations. The sale for canary seed was limited, on former terms. The value of East India lin seed and rapeseed had an upward tendency. Linseed cakes were in slow request, and the currencies bad a droop ing tendency. Cottonseed co runup, W e,p. bus.2l., sto 22s Swede —s —s Mustard, Brown —s White, Tam, Spring — s a New winter, bush 9s lOs Canary, per quarter 41s 503 Rye grass Clover, Red Eng., ct. 62s 1218 White Foreign Red sls 7as White s6a 80s 359 168 .kes were steady. Carraway 331 338 C0riander.......... 2s 24s liempseed, per qr... 40s 438 Linseed,Eng - .sovring 70s 7is Crushing (Ws 64s Baltic — --s —8 Odessa ... —s —s Linseed Cake, p ton —s —s English ..X10 Os £ll Os Foreign x,Blos £ll Os Rape Cakes,p tort £5 Os £slos Rapeseed, new,pr qr 71s 78s Trefoil TAL: 'LOW. The tallow trade is quie quotations. P.Y.C. is quot, spot, and 42s 6d for October fat commands 2s t to-day at about Saturday's ed at 40s 6d per cwt on the to December delivery; rough 1864. 1863. 18f5. 44.196 50.5 8 41.217 4302 to 4280 d so 4066 d to -6 Od —3 Od —sod 1,574 1,251 17,42 69.611 65,566 60,665 812 100 180 75,828 82.217 7x,9 1 453 9d 43s Oct 436 9d IS RE SIR R. R. ROBERTS, BART. The bankrupt was described as of Bayswater, formerly a prisoner for debt, and to-day was appointed for proof of debts and choice of assignees. The bankrupt assigns the following as the cause of his failure :—" To the attorney formerly employed by me not having followed my instruc tions, whereby I was obliged to resign the commission then held by me as paymaster in her Majesty's 12th Regiment of Lancers, instead of exchanging into a regiment pro ceeding to India, by which exchange I should have re received £5OO in money, and an annual income of £9OO so long as I remained in the service." Debts to the amount of about £2,100 have been placed on the filo. Assignees were chosen. L(Befoie Mr. Registrar Winslow.) IN RE ROBY.-FAILURE OF A COMBDIAN. This bankrupt was described as a comedian, of Peckham, and to-day he came up to pass his last examination. Ho describes the cause of his failure to be illness and insuffi ciency of income. Mr. Beard appeared for the assignees, the debts being about £lBB, and stated that the bankrupt had made an offer of £25 per annum until his debts should be paid, and the creditors were disposed to accept it. His Honour granted the order of discharge upon the terms proposed. Breach of Promise of Marriage. The Manchester Guardian reports a case heard in the Sheriff's Court on Friday, in which a jury was impannelled to assess the amount of damages in an action for breach of promise of marriage. Mr. Sergeant Simon, in stating the case to the jury, said the plaintiff, Miss Ann Sykes, was a lady of very prepossessing appearance, about 47 years of age,:who lived at Victoria-terrace, Strand, near Manchester. The defendant, Mr. T. H. G. Berrey, was about two years older, had private property, was the manager of the Man chester Corporation Waterworks, and was at the time of his engagement to Miss Sykes, a widower. He resided at Sedgly Bank, Higher Broughton. The proposal was made on Sunday, the 29th of March, 1863, and the pro mise was supported by several letters he afterwards wrote to her. On the 17th January, 1862, he wrote a note to " Dear Ann," saying, " I send you herewith a bottle of the all-famous oil, which I am sure will improve your hair. It is very dear, but so small a quantity suffices. if properly applied, it will last a long time." He gradually waxed in warmth, from " Dear Ann" to " My dear Ann ;" and then came a letter, written on a Monday evening, addressed to " My dear love," in which he stated, for her gratification, that he had been to that terrible fellow, Hopton, who had, without the slightest pity, dragged out five of his unfortunate teeth, leaving his mouth a perfect honeycomb. On the 3d April he wrote to her from Gam bier-terrace, Duke-street, Southport, to say he had arrived safely, and added :—" The thing I now miss is the Darby and Joan business which you previously described to Char lotte, and I shall not be content until it is revived. I feel a most extraordinary change to have come over me, and but for having arrived at a reasonable age I should almost fancy myself rather spoonoy. You must come down and see us all dressed up for Fred's wedding, and give us your opinion of our taste, and, if satisfactory, it may suit another occa sion." The plaintiff's sister was in the room on the Sun day he proposed, and he asked her to go out, and in her absence he made the proposal. It was in reference to this that the following passage was written :—" Give my love to Sarah, and tell her not to be offended at being ordered out of her room, as I had something to say, as you knew, which nobody else should hear. Accept my dearest and truest love, and trusting you aro very well and very happy, I am, my dearest Ann, yours for ever, T. H. G. BERREY." On the 29th of April the defendant wrote to " Dear Miss Ann Sykes, my dearest love for ever and ever, amen." In that letter occurred the following passage :—" Now, my dearest, dearest love, when shall we have such another very happy evening ? lam completely undone after it, how are you ? We must meet soon, therefore don't fail to call when you are out, as Willie (his son) is away, and we can be alone. 1 will soon be with you again at Whitefield, when your sweetness and good senso will again delight me. True hearts can be understood ; but one cold, and the other hot, no fellow can possibly understand." He had also sent:Miss Sykes a piece of poetry as follows : " A MAY-DAY ODE. " Dear Miss Ann Sykes, 'Tis you I likes, So don't make any bother; You know full well I ne'er shall tell This tale to any other. So let us onward through life's way, Regardless of high rank, Each other's happiness promote Upon this bedgley Bank. So if you are now thus inclined Our hearts here to make merry, You will in me, love, always find Your own T. H. G. Berrey." Soon afterwards he sent another stanza from South port : " Duck of the Village ! " Oh ! Miss Ann, Miss Ann, How could you use me so, I've heard of many a breeze before, _ _ But never such - a blow. " Here I am, thank Goodness, safe and sound, but being alone in silent sorrow to mourn, I'm not myself at all. " Your spooney work acts like a Turk, Upon my tender frame, And I shan't at all bo quite content Until you change your name. A line you must send soon, love, Containing kisses sweet, Which I will treasure in my breast Until we both do meet. Sure and could you not have found something to do in Manchester the day I came off, that might have been the means of bringing our lips together ? Botheration to you ; you did not scheme at all at all. I shall almost begin to think you have a disinclination to move about, and that you would almost like constantly to be behind your screen, making a constant family portrait, than trip to this ere man. Is it so ? Tell me in your next, or I shall be vest, and, perhaps, cast you off for ever. Then what will you say ?" He wrote to her many letters similar to those which had been read. Ho appointed the wedding day, and pre pared a list of persons who were to be invited to the cere mony, and others who were to be at the wedding breakfast. Subsequently the wedding day was postponed from time to time, and then he managed to pick a quarrel. It was a mere lover's tiff, in which she refused to kiss him when he was taking his leave of her for the night. He subsequently married another woman, and for the breach of his promise to the plaintiff an action was brought. The breach was admitted, and all the jury had to do was to say how much he should pay for the disappointment.—The Assessor briefly summed up, and the jury, after deliberating for half an hour, assessed the damages at £1,250. Accident at Ludgate-hill Station. Yesterday afternoon an accident occurred at the pas senger station at Ludgate hill of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway, which, though alarming, _was hap pily unattended with serious consequences. At that part of the line northward beyond the present temporary station there were nine girders resting,upon the walls which were to support the iron roof intended to be placed there, but it being considered advisable to have' a lighter roof, that [portion which had been fitted was re moved, and a substantial derrick had been put up to sup port the girdess in the unfinished state of the roof. An iron band went the length of the roof, and the derrick sup ported that band which held the girders. It is supposed that the high wind which prevailed must have acted in the face of the girders, and shaken the derrick, which slipped and fell, the band, of course, giving way, and the girders coming down. The crash, as might bo supposed, was alarming, and a large crowd immediately gathered. Hap pily there was no cause for fear, as the hoarding outside the walls was sufficiently deep to prevent any portion fall ing into the roadway. As it was, the girders fell on to the line, and no further damage ensued. Mr. Bishop, the superintendent of the line, with Mr Thomas, the principal assistant to Mr. Cubitt, the engineer of the company, and the foreman to Mr. Lucas, the con tractor, were soon upon the spot, and went over the works. But a very small portion of the scaffolding ]gave way, and not a single brick was displaced from the external walls. The portion of the line whore the accident happened was beyond the traffic part of the station, and although the der rick fell somewhat near the carriages, no one was injured. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day. LONDON, March 27.—Wind this day at noon—North- Westerly; strong breeze and cold weather, with a fall 01 snow. PORTSMOUTH, March 26.—Wind N.E.—Arrived — Her Majesty's ship Industry, from Ascension ; Tison, from Buenos Ayres for Antwerp. LivEitrooL, March 26.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Tyrus, for Manilla. CARDIFF, March 25.—Wind S.E.—Anived—Penson, from Bilboa. Sailed—Lorenzo Kintran, screw steamer, for Bilboa. SOUTHAMPTON, March 26.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived— Liebden, from Demerara. Blum', March 26.—Wind S.S.E—Arrived—Saxon from Mauritius. • • SWANSEA, S. March 26.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Eliza Am stro, from —. RAMSGATE, March 26.—1 t has blown a hard gale here, with heavy squalls, from N.E. 47i 4 8} 13) 1431 41 115 i I 871 7 1,6 51 i 1171 . f_i & 951 - 16 - 126 71 103$ id per 81b. 1851 MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A RUSSIAN COUNT CHARGED WITH FRAUD.—Eugene Milkiewicz, about 20 years of age, described as a Russian count, of Morris's Hotel, Dublin, was brought beforo Mr. Tyrwhitt on a warrant charging him with obtaining tho sum of £5 by false and fraudulent pretences from Mr. Unwin, court hairdresser, of Piccadilly. Mr. E. D. Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Lewis, jun., of Ely-place, for the defence. On the case being called on, no prisoner was in attend ance. Mr. Lewis, jun., said he saw the prisoner at the police station last night, and he thought it then being 12 o'clock that the prisoner ought to be brought before the court. lie had actually been in custody two days. Mr. Tyrwhitt said ho did not see why the prisoner should not be brought up. Mr. E. D. Lewis said they were not ready to go on with the case. They were waiting for a witness from the Russian embassy. There were several charges against the prisoner for defrauding West-end tradesmen. Mr. Tyrwhitt said he could not see why the man should be detained. If a man was in custody, and brought before the magistrate who was then sitting, there would be a serious responsibility attaching to the persons detaining him. Mr. E. D. Lewis said the prisoner was only taken into custody at Dublin yesterday, and they had had great diffi culty in getting him, having boon engaged ten days in doing so after advertising him in the papers. Mr. Tyrwhitt said that what he should always resist was the keeping a person at the station when he ought to be produced in court. Mr. Lewis, jun., said that what he proposed was that the prisoner should be sent for and the evidence given, and if not sufficient, then that he should be discharged. After some conversation the prisoner was sent for, and Mr. Levitt, of the firm of Thompson and Co., No. 8, New Bond-street, having given some evidence, Mr. Tyrwhitt said he certainly should not think of dis charging the prisoner, and that the case had better be put back till a later hour of the day. After some further conversation, Mr. Lewis, jun., said he would consent to a remand, and asked that bail would be taken for the prisoner, suggesting £2O. Mr. E. D. Lewis, said there would be six or eight cases against the prisoner. Mr. Tyrwhitt then fixed the bail at £5O, with the usual notice. The prisoner said his father was postmaster at Warsaw, and a noble, and he therefore had a right to the title of count. THAMES. ROBBERY ON BOARD SRlP.—Robert George, aged 19, and described as a Frenchman, late of the ship St. Paul, in the West India Dock, was charged with stealing 10 sovereigns, the moneys of Mr. Allen Brown Dunham, the mate of the vessel. _ _ _ _ The prisoner had been a seaman on board the St. Paul for 20 months. On Thursday last he was left in charge of the vessel at four o'clock in the afternoon. On the follow ing morning he was missing, and the mato at the same time found his chest in the cabin open, and missed 10 sovereigns from it. He gave information to the police, and on Saturday night the prisoner was captured in the City of London Theatre by Robert Biddle, a police-constable. The prisoner was seated between two loose women, with whom he had expended a portion of the prosecutor's money. The constable found 6 sovereigns and 3s. 6d. in silver upon him, and he admitted that it was part of the money ho had stolen from the mate's chest. The prisoner was asked if he would plead now or prefer being tried by a jury. He selected the latter alternatiTe, and was committed for trial. A DRUNKEN MOTllER.—Fratices Shepherd, a haggard, pale-faced woman, half-palsied, and with a babe in her arms, who gave the name of Day, was charged with being drunk and incapable. She was found last night in the snow with her child under her, and one would have perished from cold and the other would have been suffo cated but for the prompt assistance of a police-constable, who took mother and child to the station-house. It was stated that the child was 10 weeks old, and that the pri senor was in custody seven weeks ago for being drunk and incapable, and then was in danger of perishing. Mr. Paget—What is the woman ? The prisoner—l am a cab-driver's wife. Mr. Paget—And you are killing yourself as fast as you can by indulging in this horrible vice, and you aro endan gering the life of that helpless babe. The prisoner—l don't often take much. drun Mr k . arnadgeint—caYpaobulew, e a r n e d h y e e r u e s w ev e e r n e j N u V s e t e o lig ut ag ef o y fo e r ur b e e e in n g_ finement. Your child was then three weeks old. Your d run k en ness has brought on premature old age. Your appearance is quite shocking. I believe you are a con firmed drunkard. Go away. The prisoner, who is a young woman, crept out of the Idock. She appeared to be labouring under delirium tremens. AMERICAN MAIL STEAMERS DUE THIS WEEK.- There are three steamers due at Liverpool this 'Week with the American and Canadian mails. The City of Baltimore from New York, and the Belgianfrom Portland, with dates to the 18th of March, may be expected, the former at Queenstown and the latter at Greencastle, in the course of Wednesday next. The Cunard steamer Cuba, with dates from New York to the 22d inst., will, no doubt, reach Crookhaven or Queenstown in the course of Friday night or Saturday next. SPORTING NOTES. The Warwick meeting was as usual remarkable for the knocking about of several of the favourites for both the Two Thousand and the Derby. On the first day, after the sensation caused by the defeat of Catalogue in the Trial Stakes, the little excitement created at intervals by the retrogression of Breadalbane for the Two Thousand, and the opposition to Liddington for the same event-3 to 1 would have been taken that neither starts for it—alone seemed to keep people alive. Tuesday's card was robbed of its fair proportions by the falling through of the two matches which stood first for decision—that between Mr. F. Wombwell's Jumps, 4 yrs, and Mr. Granville's Oi Polloi, 5 yrs, for £lOO aside being off ; whilst Mr. Formby walked over for the "pony" forfeit in the second one between Jessie Brown and Brimstone, in consequence of the latter being lame. The voyageurs by the morning trains therefore who remained behind to refresh the inward man, reached the course in ample time to witness the opening race, and lose their money on Catalogue, for whom, in the absence of Lord Burleigh, Gemma, and Exchequer, the Trial Stakes, where in she was opposed only by East Lancashire, Stockinger, and Cedric, was considered such a "moral," after the indifferent form shown by Lord St. Vincent's horse at Doncaster, and by Stockinger at Nottingham, that liberal odds were betted on her. The Danebury "flyer" met with an unexpected opponent, however, for the possession of this " little lot" in East Lancashire, who, beautifully handled by William Boyce, ran the longest, and snatched the race out of the fire by a head. The gentlemen recovered their losses on the next race, which turned out the real " certainty" it looked on paper, coupled with the betting for Gownsman, my selected, who met Tragedy, the only opponent of the slightest pretensions amongst the other five starters, at 81b for the year. Backers burnt their fingers by meddling with the Holywell pair in the Willoughby Handicap, for which only four started—viz., Manchester, Stanton, Buckfoot, and Plaything, all of whom were in amateur hands except Stanton, who carried 61b extra for the third-rate profes sional assistance of Hobson, his stable-boy. The old horse, nevertheless, was the favourite, and as Buckfoot ran in his shoes, few apprehended danger from that quarter, even with Mr. W. Bevill up ; but the latter fairly outrode the professional, and amidst the cheers of the Ring, upset the "pot " with which Buckfoot's stable com panion was entrusted—Mr. Aspinall's commission alone, on dit, amounting to £7OO. Mr. Brayley, who puts it down as pluckily as most' people at the proper time, stood as much, within a " century," on Golden Dust for the Stand Handicap (one mile) which followed, in the face, too, of an equally "hot" favourite of Lord Westmorland's, whose Wild Duck, we take it, was more relished by the fielders than the gentlemen this course. It was a fine race with the two favourites and Hawkshaw, who at one moment looked like upsetting both "pots," until the others hung a little towards him through distress. The Marquis of Hastings was alone bold enough to have a cut at Qui Vive in the Two-Year-Old Sweepstakes, wherein the latter's 31b allowance reduced his weight to within 11b of the filly's, who failed to obtain anything like a " measure " of Mr. Pardoe's little beauty, however, though his lordship's good intentions enabled the "plungers" to get back a trifle towards their previous losses by laying liberal odds on the winner. Tho fields on Wednesday for two or three events were much larger than on the yesterday, but the sport generally was remarkably tame ; the Two Year Old Stakes, which brought out the largest field of the meeting, alone creating more than a passing interest. The racing, in fact, did not commence in earnest until that event came on the Lapis, and from the circum stance of the Welter Handicap going off in a walk over by Gemma, and the Debdale, which preceded it, being very little better, owing to one of the two starters stopping to kick every now and then, the telegraphing of fifteen start ers for the three furlong Surrey created quite a sensation. Large as the field was, it was soon apparent that the " dark" division included nothing very formidable, although three or four—Mr. Saxon's Merry Lass, Mr. Hartley's Alberta (in Stevens's stable), Prince Soltykoff's El Ole, and Mr. Morgan's Harriett (in George Oates's stable)—wero more or less "fancied a bit ;" consequently, speculation was chiefly confined to Qui Vive and Prosperine, malgre their penalties for previous successes, and odds were freely betted on the descendant of Blacklock, not withstanding his trainer's openly-expressed fears of the conqueror of Chapel Royal at Liverpool. Much of the interest that the present race created at the outset was marred by the long and wearisome delay that preceded the start, which was a very good one, however, when it did take place, though the contest quickly merged into a match between the two favourites ; nor was the issue ever in doubt, as Proseipine, albeit soon out by herself, was in trouble before reaching the distance, where Qui Vive shook her off, and galloped home the easiest of win ners—proving herself so much superior to what the most enthusiastic admirers of his perfect symmetry and splendid action had previously estimated him, that, pony though he is, it may be some time before we see his conqueror. Ar kansas had been "tipped" far and wide as a "good thing" for the Great Warwickshire Handicap, on the strength of a favourable trial with Dunkeld, and the horse, in conse quence, was at such a very short price at "the lists" when the stable commission was sent out, that it was impossible to get any money on at all. Accord ingly, Arkansas was struck out at two o'clock, and with the wail of the Wandering Minstrels still "on the wind," the foolish public are deserving of little pity for their rashness and stupidity. Five runners being required to secure the added money, the Holywell stable started three—viz., Stanton, Nu, and Buckfoot—their opponents being Joe Maley, the steeplechaser, and the veteran Gibral tar. The latter, who may be termed a " revival," as it was announced last season he had broken down, and would go to the stud, was backed against the field—that is, against " Scott's lot," as Joe Maley was never in it ; and when it oozed out that Mr. Aspinall had declared to win with Stanton, though no notice to that effect was posted, he quickly displaced both Nu and Buckfoot, who were quite as good favourites at the opening of the betting. That the previous day's running of Buckfoot and Stanton was no "fluke," as many insinuated, was confirmed to-day, as Buckfoot looked all over the winner until Adams stopped him in the straight, to enable Stanton to carry out his owner's declaration, which he managed to do without much difficulty, so far as Gibraltar was concerned. A dozen of the thirteen entered went to the five furlong post for the Walton Handicap, and Tragedy, the favourite, who manages to "keep the pot boiling"for Mr. Pardoo, literally ran away from the lot. It was a great performance of Gemma's (who is getting into condition and form likewise) running so forward with the " steadier" of 9st 101 b, and Mr. Wombwell never rode a better race, considering that all the others were professional jockeys. The remainder of the racing, which had to be hurried on to make up for lost time, in consequence of which not half a dozen bets were laid on the match, was almost devoid of interest ; and the weather turning colder than ever after the heavy snow storm that fell during the running of the Hunt Cup, few stopped to witness the Hurdle Race, which proved to be the "dead moral" for Knave of Trumps that his Liverpool suc cesses indicated. His Aintree performances, coupled with his flat racing prestige, stamped Knave of ' Trumps as the best steeplechaser of the day. There was a little betting "by fits or starts" on future events; but the two sensation horses—Liddington and Breadalbane—were in no better odour for the Two Thou sand, though anything over 5 to 1 would have been taken to money about the latter for the Derby, ono offer alone being made by a noble lord to take five and a half "mon keys." Bedminster was all the go to-day for the Guineas at 10 to 1, and Lion for the Chester Cup at 100 to 7 ; whilst "any odds" were offered against Peon for the City and Suburban, coupled with offers of 2 to Ihe doesn't run for it, in consequence of having met with an accident. Almost equal sensation was caused by the announcement that Merry Hart and Summerside were scratched for their Chester and Epsom engagements, which course was adopted by their noble owner to prevent anything being got out of them. There are several fixtures for this week, including Lich field, Reading, Lewes, Chelmsford, Banbury, York, and the Grand National Hunt at Wetherby ; .the most im portant of which are Lewes and Chelmsford. Earl of Surrey or the best of Ten Broeck's pair, Charmian or Ala bama, will win the Chelmer Handicap, and East Lancashire or Greenland the Lewes Spring Free Handicap. A FRESH MAN. BETTING AT MANCHESTER-SATURDAY. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. Bto 1 agst John Davis (taken and offered) 9to 1 agst Skeffington (taken) 100 to 8 agst Vest colt (taken) 100 to 7 agst Huntsman's Daughter (taken) 15 to 1 agst Hartley (taken) 100 to 6 agst Battaglia (taken) 100 to 6 agst Spring Gun (taken) 20 to 1 agst The Grinder (offered) 50 to 1 agst Lion (offered) CITY AND SUBURBAN. 10 to 1 agst Mcestissima filly (offered) 20 to 1 agst Lady of Coverdale (taken) 20 to 1 agst Agatha (taken) 25 to 1 agst Lampoon (taken) 100 to 3 agst Swordsman (wanted) CHESTER CUP. 10 to 1 agst Lord Zetland (offered) 13 to 1 agst Lion (offered, take 100 to 7) 20 to 1 agst Highflyer's dam colt (offered) 20 to 1 agst The Clown (taken) 25 to 1 agst La Toucques (offered) 66 to 1 agst Persuasion (offered) . TWO THOUSAND. sto 1 agst Liddington (wanted) Bto 1 agst Chattanooga (taken) 100 to 6 agst Ariel (taken and wanted) 20 to 1 agst Brownielaw (wanted) 20 to 1 agst Archimedes (taken) 20 to 1 agst Gladiateur (taken) 50 to 1 agst Breadalbane (offered) TILE DERBY. sto 1 agst Breadalbane (taken) Bto 1 agst Liddington (offered) 10 to 1 agst The Duke (taken freely) 20 to 1 agst Archimedes (offered) 25 to 1 agst Oppressor (taken) 30 to 1 agst Zambesi (taken) 33 to 1 agst Chattanooga (offered) 66 to 1 agst Audax (offered) SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day, CITY BETTING—Tuis DAY. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 100 to 15 agst John Davis (offered, 7 to 1 taken) Bto 1 agst Skeffingto'n (offered, 9to 1 taken) 100 to 8 agst Hartley (taken) 20 to 1 agst Bever (taken) 25 to 1 agst Gibraltar (taken) CITY AND SUBURBAN. 10 to 1 agst Mcestissima filly (taken) 25 to 1 agst Lampoon (taken) 30 to 1 agst Arkansas (taken) 50 to 1 agst Master Richard (taken) TWO THOUSAND. 7to 2 agst Liddington (taken) 100 to 12 agst Chattanooga (offered) 1000 to 60 agst Breadalbane (taken) 100 to 6 agst Broomielaw (offered) 20 to 1 agst Zambezi (taken) Very little betting. [ADVERTISEMENTS.] Now ready, price 2s. 6d., by post 2s. Bd., " BArLy's TURP GUIDE." Spring edition, 1865. London A. IL Bally, Cornhill. G. R. GLENIE, Sporting Library, 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park, supplies the Latest Edition of " THE SUN" round the Royal Oak and Notting-hill by eight o'clock. Baily's Spring Turf Guide, this day, 2s. 6d. post free. Commissions executed. The Loss of the Teniora (s.s.). OFFICIAL REPORT. To the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade. Council Chamber, Leith, March 22, 1865. My Lords,--We, the undersigned, two of her Majesty's jusstices of the peace for the county of Edinburgh, have held an official inquiry into the circumstances attending the loss of the screw steamship Temora, which occurred on the Carr Rocks, off the coast of Fifeshire, on the evening of the 22d Feb. In this investigation we have been assisted by Captains Harris and Agnew, R.N., as nautical assessors, and have now the honour to report :—That the steamship Temora was built in Glasgow in the year 1855, and was registered at Leith of the burthen of 669 tone gross, and 448 tons net, and of the combined power of 120 horse. She was owned by the London and Edinburgh Ship ping Company, and was commanded on this present voyage by Mr. Alexander Brown, who holds a certifi cate of service dated in 1855. She had a crew of 22 hands all told, and was laden with jute consigned to Dun dee. The Temora sailed from London on 19th Feb. last and having encountered thick weather, the vessel was an chored in Sole Bay, which place she left on the afternoon of the 21st, at 1 50 p.m. St. Abb's Head bore west at the distance of one mile. From this position a course was steered N. IW. for the Isle of May. This island was sighted at 3 50 p.m. the same afternoon, beating W. at the computed distance of three miles. The same course was taken till 415, when the mainland of Fifeness was seen broad on the port bow. The course was then altered half a point more to the north, and in a quarter of an hour the ship struck, and the following day was abandoned as a total wreck. No lives were lost. The circumstances attending the loss of this ship tre comprised in a very short distance, and in a very small space of time, and seem to us to have arisen from the fol lowing causes—viz., a dangerous course, bad look out, and neglect of the lead. From the evidence it would appear that, after the main land of Fifeness was made, some con sultation was held by the master and mates as to their computed distance from the shore, which was assumed to be from one to three miles, but no soundings were taken to verify their position. The course was altered only half a point although the Whole North Sea was open, and in a few minutes the vessel struck on the North Carr Rocks, certainly within a quarter of a mile of the beacon, which was not seen till after the accident. For these causes we are compelled to hold the master in default for the loss of this ship, and we have, therefore, with the concurrence of our Assessors, suspended Mr. Brown's certificate of service for the space of six calendar months from this date. In passing this lenient sentence we have taken into considera tion the long service and mature age of Mr. Brown.—We have, &c., CHAS. litainEy, J.P. JAMES WATT, J.P. We concur in this report, Hy. HARRIS ' Nautical Assessors. F. A. AGNEW, UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, March 24.—1 n a Convocation held this day, at 2 o'clock, it was proposed that the Vice-Chancellor be au thorised to apply to Parliament for an Act enabling the University, with the approval of her Majesty in Council, to vary and regulate by statute, from time to time, the appli cation of the funds held under the will of Mr. Viner, not withstanding the directions of the will, in such manner as may appear best calculated to promote the teaching and study of law in the University, provided that part of the income of such funds be always applied to the teaching of law, and the residue to the encouragement of the study of law by means of a scholarship or scholarships ; and that the founder's name be retained in connexion with his foundation. Professor SHIRLEY hoped that in any new arrangements that might be made under the powers asked the interests of the Law and History School would not be forgotten or neg lected. The Oxford Commission had intended to make the Vinerian Scholarship :the "blue riband" of that school. Their intention was even now very partially observed, for instead of furnishing a searching test the examination had on one occasion consisted of nothing but an English essay. He hoped care would be taken that the study of history should be encouraged by the new arrangements whenever they came into operation. Professor %MUNSON thought that what had been said was likely to create a wrong impression as to the way in which the Vinerian examinations were at present conducted. He had examined in three out of the last four examinations. The candidates had always been given four papers—two on law, one on modern history, and one an essay on a subject which required knowledge both of law and history. At the same time, he must confess that the existing arrangement as to examiners was not satisfactory. The duty was not thrown on any one definitely, and the consequence was an undue " working of the willing horse." An attempt had been made to improve matters by a statute of a wide and general character. This statute had been rejected. Ho thought it now desirable that a statute on the subject of the examinations only should be brought forward without delay. Professor BERNARD confirmed Professor Rawlinson's statements as to the existing character of the examinations. He could not understand how ou any occasion but one paper had been set. With regard to the decree before the House, which asked for powers to make changes in the application of the Viner bequest, he thought it was quito plain that nothing satisfactory could be done without such powers. In any new regulations for the scholarships ho should hold that law ought to have very decidedly the first place. The encouragement of the study of law was the special object of the founder. No other member of Convention rising, the decree was put and carried. The new Examination Statute was then brought forward in eight votes. Two only were opposed, the third and the sixth. On the third, which allows candidates for honours in the three secondary schools to pass their divinity exami nation any time within four terms of their final examina tion, was carried by 63 votes to 22. The other clause,which allows pass candidates to go up in their secondary school at any time after their Moderations, was passed by 50 votes against 8. Thus the entire statute was carried. The Junior Proctor has this day issued the list of candi date for Rosponsions. The number of the names is 201. There will be an examination in St. John's College on Monday, May 20, and tho following days, for the purpose of filling up a Fellowship which will then be vacant. This Fellowship is open to all members of the University who shall have attained the degree of 8.A., or shall have passed all the examinations required by the University for that degree, and who shall be unmarried, and who shall not be possessed of any benefice, property, pension, or office which exceeds £3OO per annum. The examination will be in classics and mathematics; weight will be given to superior attainments in either separately. Candidates must present or send their names and testimonials to the President on or before May 20. CAMBRIDGE, March 24.—The election of an assistant Esquire Bedell took place this day, and the votes were— For Mr. W. H. Besant ••• , 9 ? For Mr. T. Webster •" For Mr. C. B. Clarke ••• There will be two minor Scholarships at Clare College open for competition to those intending to commence resi dence in October next—one of 760 and one of £4O, tenable for 2i years, or till exchanged for a Foundation Scholarship. The examination will commence on Thursday, June 8, at 9 a.m. Candidates to send in their names with 'testi monials as to character to Rev. W. Baynes, tutor. The following are the subjects for examination, but preference will be given to c%ndidates who show special proficiency either in classics or mathematics:—Latin and Greek Trans lation (no fixed book), Latin Composition, Euclid and Plane Trigonometry, Arithmetic and Algebra, Divinity (elementary, with the four Gospels in Greek.) GENERAL WHITING.—The news of the Confede rate General Whiting's death, from wounds received in the defence of Fort Fisher, will be read with sincere regret by all who had the pleasure of knowing a man of such rare modesty and great merit. Ile expired in a Federal prison, and was buried at Governor's Island on the 12th of this month. It is just this time four years he was preparing the works against Sumter, in the full belief that Southern independence was already secured. —Army and Navy Gazette. SMALL BIRD MURDER.—The thirteenth anniver. ' sary of the sparrow club, Rudgsick, was celebrated with a dinner at the Cricketers' Inn, on Tuesday last. On refer ence to the books it was ascertained that 5,313 birds' heads had been sent in by the members during the year, 1,363 being contributed by Mr. W. Wooberry, to whom was awarded tfie first prize, Mr. W. Botting, with 912, claimed second honours. —Sussex. Expre.ss. 100 100 10) 100 100 190 100 100 10 100 100 M: 2.1.0 2.14.8 3.4.0 2.7.0 2. t 3.6 9.10.0 601 all 7.8:3 8.13 4.18.0 4.3.6 21i 3 321 3.10.6 2.8.0 7.1.6 10.6.7 Q 6; 7 1281 7F,* 21 jai; i I(2i ti 7 4 9Ja 4 84 I 1081 53 102 } 104 102 I 1021 i SZ I 6i 1001 i 11071 22 4 ill I I Il