The Sun. — London, England, 1865-03-13 00:00:00

MARKET ONEY AN COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The failure of Messrs. Attwood, Spooner, and Co .'s bank, at Birmingham, has had the effect w hich usually follows such an event upon the tlaoll ey market. Country bankers are withdrawing 811 PPlies to increase their resources, in case of any Want of confidence on the part of the public that might be inspired through the failure that has just taken place at Birmingham. The brokers here are, therefore, loth to take any business except at the 13 ank of England minimum for even the best short dated paper. The requirements of the commercial classes have been large to-day, in consequence of 1111 expected stringency in th e ra t es o f di scount, b ut , is hoped that within a few days the public mind will cool down from the excitement caused in Monetary circles by the unfortunate circumstance that has been so unexpectedly announced. At the Bank on Saturday there were no bullion °perations of importance. The Australasian, which left on Saturday for New Xork, only conveyed £l9B in gold, notwithstanding la rge stat emen t f ree l y c i rculated on Friday that a a rge sum would be sent. The Euxine, which sailed Yesterday for Bombay, took out £33,488. The g ent has arrived from Port Phillip with £39,112, and the Europa from America with £2,632. A call of £5 per share, p a y a bl e on th e s t h A pr i l, h as been made by the directors of the Anglo-Italian B ank ka The accounts from the manufacturing districts represent that business in most departments has I f / een very dull. At Manchester the late advices 4 ml America have caused a further decline in the I ' 4 le of both cloths and yarns. The woollen trade 6 of Leeds, Bradford, and Huddersfield, has been 'aaetive consequent upon the continued unfavour- Il a ble weather ; whil e i n th e h ar d ware di str i cts of , 111 zingho.na, Sheffield, and Wol ver h amp t on, a gl 'only tone prevails, owing to the late Bank failure d the unsettled state of affairs with regard to the Iron trade. The Master of the Rolls has appointed Mr. James 'c'eper, of the firm of Johnstone, Cooper, Wintle, aid Evans, official liquidator of the West of Eng nd Lead Smelting Company, and Mr. Chatteris r tu cial liquidator of the General Rolling St oc k °Dipany. Two O'CLOCK. At Paris, this day, according to Mr. Reuter's 75 t'el 'gram, the French 3 per Cent. Rente s were 67f. Ole English Stock Market temporarily improved 'lB tuorning,'but another decline of has since 'Lea and the Fund s are very fl a t. C onso l s, for ' l :° ll ey, are 881 and for the account 881 The Eew Threes and Reduced Annuities are 86* 1 ; 103 A cel lequer Bills, 6s. piem. ; a n d I n di a 5 p er C en t s ., /, ,4. 1. 4 111 the Foreign Market there is not mu c h b us i- 11 t e : s N but quotations are a shade firmer. Tu r ki s h 6 11 ' 4 Cents., 1862, are 72 ; do. Consolides, 52i ; ii 4 e tzean 7 8 7 25/ 268 • do. New, 25 8 s ; Greek, 20i Spanish Passive, 321 33 ; do. C er tifi ca t es, 16i 1_„; Italian, 631 64 ; do. New, 3 2i di s . ; an d Con "'erate Loan, 36 38. the Railway Share Market the operations have been very extensive, but prices have, in some eauces, shown rather more firmness. Great Ahern have improved 15s. ; and Great Northern ''teck, and Metropolitan each £l. North Wes -1.1, however, have declined ss. at ,he For e i gn an d Colonial lines remain inacti ve a bout previous quotations. a ti 411 k and Misc e ll aneous Sh ares are dull. Alli g,ee, however, have improved to 331 ; I m p er i a l 9 6 '11k to 31. London Joint Stock have declined to 44,1 ; Madras Irrigation to 181 ; and Peninsular h O riental Steam to 81. h ew e Current quotations of some of the principal t t i, Projects are as follows :—Metropoiitan Dis hallway, 6 6i prem. ; Varna Rail wa y Cora ap2;,3l 4 prem. ; S ou th Af r i can L an d, 1 11 prem. ; G re 4 lio de Janeiro Gas, 1 1 prem. ; Atlantic and 7 a i t Western C er tificate of Debenture are quot e d I prem. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'OLOOK. I gov E . p ot ~., I\ MENT FI.7DS. .I) c ut. Consols ‘,174t, April 6 — zte l ,, lat. Reduced B 6l 1 Ite 3 P 4 r C Iv. 2. ,, - Cent bo ' Per Cent. Jan. 1894 — 4 04 % . Per Cent. Jan. 1873 — b o l ea, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — 1 „ D o gi: 3 0 yrs, expire sth AprillBBs — Xcl Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — ). v-'-ecl Muer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent 6pm £5OO k4k bo, £lOO and £2OO — a o f 4 England Stock, 51 per Cent — Ih oto ,-., ka .glia„ ovERNMENT SECURITIES.bo' Stock, 10* per C ent., April 1874 — D ° 4 ceount 0, 6 b ~ 13,,, •A Per Cent. July, 1870 t ; ccount b: 4 per Cent., O c t. 1888 D o , ,Certificates — bo. -L afaced Paper 4 per Cent — b o , 4 Per Cent., Jan. 1872 b o. .i Per Cent., May 1879 — Do . il l Per Cent., A ug . 1866 — Do . ends, £l,OOO — pm leader Xl,OOO fan Bonds, FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK . 4,4 1 1 41 zonds, 5 per Cent — J 30. 2 . 11 5 per Cent — lt, .3 Per Cent., 1852-58-60 4. o. . 18631 — b' t°s t i , I Yres 6 per Cent — 116,, p.er Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) ODo 1P Per Cent — 1 51 4 17 Per Cent — Do n i aaa 6 per Cent. — s',..Per Cent. b t ,. ~,i,er Cent 1864 — a • ~ • c •,.; " h i lleh -. '1 3 , £55 paid — pm " h o, 6`' Per Cent., 1825 b 8. 7 uo, 6 Per Cent, 1864 — 714. i,61. 5 0 . 6. . - -r Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid — 1 1 Principalities Ick:. ‘ kaaid — dis 8 0 ., p r 'ev , Consolidated, 1 per Cent — ti ara 7 Land Warrant — 'lj all 7 per Cent 94 eo' eco c i r T oA . 11 , -68110 93 3 D ° N b( '' llonds — br . 1864 951 (4 0 Ai j ce l; Lob paid 1 8 1 t 6 Glint pm I\B Act r Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons t'o. ont - 4 4 A epon s llav,t;'hieeount — 1,e . - -.41a, Cent 40. 4 Ipq n , per . 1 ;1 4 ' - ',.eu and 1850 — i i ) ' o o 1868er Cent (Maremmana Railway) U i, c r i,., eto, ,i-s £lO paid 0, A ,,° Per Cent. — b G BH' 26 b °6 p e 1864 — $,,.-„, 1. Cent. Anglo-French Ntepi d s - lich Scri ' Ex. 25f 20c — dis '' t i ' ea t ) . 6 l''' £3o paid —pm h,„ MI T per Cent., 13 Q, ro l'eperial 5 per Cent 12 / 4 2 I:r ala bef Cent — b/ Itll l al l. ;% c r i b v 1 4 ,4 4, arrants (Hectares) br O ) a ~_,:., per Cent. .t o Iv, Cent. (Uribarren) — 1 , , , Per Cent, 1862 Ijlt ll eelaut b ° ) I.e - , 86 3 Per Cent., 1853 . — bo3 „eunt — ) (4 ; „,5Ar1'..,' Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, N I ?ant 47* 1 b 54.1 Per Cent, 1822, £ St., bo Per Cent, 1850 Do a 1860 b 6 I)er C b ,, 1 . Cent. 1859 , It 4 -- r Cent., 1862 8 b 0 14i51 1 5 1864 lik t i A ct Per Cent — D o 8 4 a °lint I N Per Cent 0 e,,,,. , Ao Deferred 471 4 o eo b o P ao . I bat k ti AZ i v° t , b 414 , uut 33.1 3/ q, 0 A ~,0 , 4 0 Nkc o ,:!!* f Coup not funded l6l ; 044 4 '-eat 1),,loh 6 Per Cent. — b A °llee Per Cent. 1854 — J 46 Pe r et 93 I b' P Ac e C elat. 1858 I . t ° e De°o°lllA toads b ° 4e o r C °..tlet ent. 1862 1) 100 0 5 0 q Per 11°11 ( 1 8 72 i h.. Guar Cetlt. ' l , ,tz, ara b: , 1863 ', 1 5, `; e la, 3 te ed, 4 per Cent , k) A 0 Per Cent. b,°. 6 1 ,,, 'lilt b(;.ecoriletent, 1862 — kb, Lid ~, 4 ~‘‘, th.• -11 , ,, .71864 b h vO, 6 112 on the above payable in London. t l ehl, 4i Per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins P 4 5.1 i Pee ce nt. 7 Ex. 25f. bllet, Per Centt.7 Ex. 12 Guil — to. ,kte,oixte_ Certifi—aes l i pill eoi gn N t ' 3 per Cent. — o pp r 0 .. . ....... --, ' cut., 1861, .. • e totuat ..„. . .... Ex. 25f. 'ol o. . TWO O'CLOCK. .................................. 88i ................................. 88* SHARE 'his day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share/ Railways. 1.1 Bir., Wol., & Str. Val it Blyth and Tyne it Brlstol ani Exeter it Caledonian i 0 'Cork and Bandon. :0 Korn wall ... . A gets no div. .0 Do. A 0 Do. B tillfp.c.p.an.has been paid to B it Dublin & Belfast June 5 Dun,.Perth,& A b.Junc. it Edinburgh lz Glasgow it Glasgow &S. Western it Great Easters, Ord. st k. it Do. E. Aug:. st. No , It Great North of Scotland it Great Northera t D J. A stock.. it Do. B `o t Do. New, ts. at 23 ply it Gt S, and W. of Ireland it Gt. Weste ti -Original t I) .S. Vat. Itail . gua. it Do. South Wales it Do . W. Mid. —o2cord it Do. Newpo t it Po. ITe-eford it Lancishire &Yorkshire it L:ndon and Blackwali it Lon., Bri h. , & S Coast it Lon., Chat., and Dover it Lon. & North Western it Lon. & South Western it Man., Shet., & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle [ 2 i Do. k shares it Metropolitan 10 Do. New it Mid arid it Do, Birmin & Derby 0 Mid Gt. W.. Ireland Do. 4 shares Vid Kent it North British it Do. Ed., Pth Dun it Nth. Eastern- Berwick 15 Do. G.N•E purchase it Do. Leeds It Do. York it Do. Carlisle ..... 1 2 Do. :Stock. & Darling. 5 De. el i. 1855-58 t 5 Do. do. 180-61 it North London 0 Do. New 0. Do. do. 18E4 .... it North Staffordshire : 0 N. &S. W. Junction it Scottish Central it Scot. N. E , Aber. stock 1 it io. Scot, Mid. st 1 10 & Welchpool it Shropshire Union 1 it south Devon • 1 it , outh E stern ~ 4t aines, Wok., & Wok I it Taff Vale 1 1 0 Do. C_, it Vale of Neath it Waterford & Kilkenny 1 It West Cornwall 1 t W.Hartlepool Har.dzlt 1 t Do. A irredeemable 1 t Do. A redeemable 1 103 10 1(0 10 too Co; BRITISH POSSE 100 Atlantic& St. Lawrence a st Born Baroda, k Cen.ln. 11 gu. 5 per cent 20 o. k' shares kOi Buffalo & Lake Huron a 10 Do. Preference a 100 " Buff Brant & Goderich It 6 Dodos. Aug. 1 , 872 100 July , 1873 IC 100 Do. do. June I, 1374 lc st Calcutta &S. E., lim IC at :a e Town & Dock, gm 10 00 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p al 3t East. Bengal, gu., sdo 10 at East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. 10 Extensi st Gra D nd Trunkof Ca on nada. 10 100 Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c al 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds al 100 Do. do. deferred 1(0 Do. 2d Pr. f. Bonds al 100 Do. do. deferred .00 Do. Pref. stock al .00 Do. do. deferred al 00 Do. 4th Pref. stock al 00 Do. do. deterred •• al st Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c. 10' 20 .l'o. Gua 5 per cent.. it 20 Do. New gua. sp. c.. at Gt. South of India (lim.; gua. 5 per cent st st D D 4.1 per cent lO o ... 20i Great Wes. of Canada all 20i Do. New .. DO Do. 6p. c. Bde. pay 1873 all DO Do. 5) do. pay. 1877-8.. all 10 Indian Branch, limited 2 st Madras, gua. 5 p.c 100 It Do. 41 do lOO It Do. 43 do lOO :0 Do. Fifth Extension 2 tt lfelb. Cor. 6p. c. Bnds. 100 10 Mel. & Hudson's Bay all :0 New Brunswick & Can _Class A and B it N. Rl.C'da, pe lst pf.bds 5t Scindo .... it Do. Delhi 9 Do. do ti ai.' it Do. Puniaub 0 An/ it Do.lndus St Flo '''' I Paid.! Closing I Business done. 90 92 130 i 131 5 8 66 68 16 17 87• 69 107 1 9 46 47 6 7 1261 127 1.37 133 130 32 83 90 721 49 5 46 49 iO2 tOt 113 114 85 456 10! 104 : 4 8 39 1151 116, 95 96 59 60 117 118 1i lip 1301 Mt 100 1(2 51 2 25 26 107 108 63 65 9J 100 381 3O I2!p Vi 10p 118 120 Ili 12 1 14)1 77 78 Ili 311 138 142 44 46 (9 GI 57 59 821 63J 9 1 [6O 165 .bp 108 110 73 76 721 f 1131 i 86 103 115 1 i i 15 69 81 6 Uri II 20 1301 1 1001 621 31 971 i 54 8 100} 1 1001 IKONS. 52 65 100 101 id tp 41 5 74 78 g 7 99 75 S 1( 0 102 99 100 100 101 171 18 83 93 66 68 56 68 60 62 53 55 50 63 45 48 25 27 21 26 103 101 id } p id *P 93 100 12i 32d 85 90 77 FO d 99i 100 9: 91 88 9t.? 62 64 3 5 82 81 98 100 9i NO VI id 1 , 8 1(.0 94 97 100 100 2 100 flOO COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECUR British Columbia, 6 per cent„ Dec. 31, 1872 Can.Gov.6 p:c.Ja.& July 1877-4 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & D.). 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p Inscribed sk Cape G. Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 Do. April & Oct. 1880-1 Do. - do: 190-1 Do. Jan. & July, 189 i Ceylon, Nov. 18118, 6 p.c Do. 1878, do Mauritius, F p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1 . .78 Do. 1882, Mayls, Nov. t Natal , ;ov. o per cent N.B.Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. uly N. B.W. Gov. 5 p x,1866 Do. 5 p.c. 18 , 1 to X 876 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1892 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 6 per cent.... ... Nova &Ala Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c t3.Aus.Gov. 6 p.c Do. 1878 & upwards Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja tir July Do. do, tk prat & Oct BRITII Cam Consul. Uold,lim Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. (Taoist Drake walls East Bassett (Illogan) East Caracion • as:, Carn Brea Mast Grenville East Loved E. W'l Itusse.ll(Tavistkl Gam .& StA übyia(G wen. 4 Great L 4xey, limited Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Vor (Heist lu Grenvihe Herod's Foot •••. Hing - ston Downs Margaret (Uny Lelant -- Marke Valley 4 Mwyndy Iron Ore, liw Nang - Iles .. New Se ton North Downs North Itoskear N.Wh'l Bassettallog,an North Wheal Crofty - Prosper United......„ Pr vidence Uny Lalant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan Stray Park Tin Croft West liaasett (Mogan W. Caradon (Liskeard WestChirerton West Seton Wheal Bassett (Mogan Wheal Buller (Redruth Whea Ludo'tt Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis Wheal UnLia ...... eIiEFERENCE SHARES. Great Western Orig. 4i per cent pf., 96! London, Chatham, and Dover 5 per cent. pref., go London and Brighton, 5 per cent. gua. stock, No. 2, 107 North Eastern, York, H. and Selby purchase, 9; PREFEItENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern 44 per oont. pi., Ditto, new per cent pf., 95 LINES LEASED AT FIXED:BENTALIL Lancaster and Carlisle, 2 0 Shrewsbury and Hereford, 128 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, O Sambre and ➢ieuse, 5i per cent. pf., 91 south Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, - i If FOREIGN MINES. Yudanamutana of S. Australia, Rm., BANKS. Alliance ( lim.). 32j 31 Ditto, issued at 20 pm., 221 3 Anglo Austrian, 7a 1 Australasia, 741 Bank of Utago, lim., 5 Imperial Bank (Urn.), 31 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim., London Chartered Bank otAustralia, 23 London and County, 73 London Joint Stock, 46) 1 London and South African, 21/ London and South-Western, lim., 204 Mercantile and Exchange. Jim.. 71 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, lim., 171 South Eastern, lim., 10 MISCELLANEOUS. City of Milan Improvements, Rm., 92 Continental Union Gas, lim., 11 Credit Fonder and Mubilier of England, 91 9 Ditto, new, 7 7i Financial Discount, lim., 41 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lira, 6 k Hudson's Bay, 15 Imperial Mercantile Credit A sso., lim.. 61 1 International Financial :-ociety, lim., Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour;, -- Ditto,6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, issued 90, 82 Joint Stock Discount. Rm., 81 London Mercantile Discount, Hin.,:4 London County Land and Building, Jim., lff London District Telegraph lim.. 11 London Financial - Association, lim., 20: London General Omnibus Company, 31 Mauritius Land, Credit. and Agency, lim., 21 Milwall Iron Works.:s atiunal Disoount Company, lim., 141 National Steam Navigation, lim., 121 North British and Mercantile Insurince, lira., 171 Quebrada Land, Rail, and Mining, Um., 4 1 Royal Mail Steam. 951 1 Telegrat h Construe. %nd Maintenance, 1im.,131 Union Marine Liverpool, lim., 311 Universal Marine, Insurance, lim., NATURAL MISTAKE.—A gentleman at the Astor House table, New York, asked the person sitting next to him if he would please to pass the mustard. "Sir," said the man, "do you mistake me for a waiter ?" "Oh, no, sir," was the reply, "I mistook you for a gentleman!"— American Paper. 85 88 85 83 85 83 75 78 75 73 10.3 106 105 107 105 108 101 106 102 101 108 110 102 104 101 106 108 109 105 107 90 93 98 100 92 91 90 91 104 106 87 90 92 95 102 104 105 107 1071 1* :INES, 6 6 29 31 580 59.) 190 100 100 1( 0 100 100 21i 3 321 3.10.6 2.8.0 7.1.6 10.6.7 11 18.18.9 30.17.6 12 14 1i 2 3 3 33 85 530 550 20 25 15 17 141 IN, 7 7 4 81 1 8 60 621 190 100 100 105 Hi 131 190 200 19 20 I I THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 13, 1865. MARK-LANE. The demand for wheat in the country markets held on Saturday was, on the whole, steady, and very little change took place in prices, Barley met a slow sale at late rates, but as regards oats, beans, and peas, the trade was decidedly firm. Flour changed hands to a moderate extent at previ ous quotations. On the Continent the corn trade has ruled steady at full prices, but at New York both wheat and flour continue dull with a very limited export demand. The arrivals of English grain up to our market last week were small. The imports from abroad comprised 120 quar ters of wheat, 17,059 barley, 623 oats, 1,358 tares, 184 lin seed, 40 rapeseed, 3,400 maize, 80 sundry seeds, and 1,064 sacks of flour. Fresh up to our market, to-day, the arrivals of wheat from Essex were small.' There was a fair number of samples on the Kentish stands, but quantity of produce represented in bulk was limited. The condition of the produce being very middling, dry samples met a steady sale, and were disposed of at the prices of Monday last. For damp qualities the trade ruled heavy, yet no change took place in prices. Tho whole of the supply had not been disposed of at the close of business. Tho supply of foreign wheat on the stands was but moderate. The business transacted was chiefly to meet the immediate wants of millers ; nevertheless holders were firm, and last Monday's prices were supported. Wheat, afloat, was in fair average request, at the late advance in, prices, and most descriptions of spring corn to arrive were held at fully late rates. The supply of barley on offer was in a considerable degree confined to secondary and inferior produce. Even fine samples, however, met a slow sale, whilst the trade for inferior produce was very dull. Prices were unaltered from Monday last. The malt trade was quiet, at late rates. ' _ With oats, the market was but moderately supplied. The trade, however, was slow, and whilst inferior samples changed hands at rather easier prices, good and fine quali ties fully supported previous rates. The supply of beans on sale was moderate. The de mand was in a sluggish state, and prices were rather drooping. Peas were in short supply, and the trade for them was firm, at full currencies. About an average business was transacted in flour, at late rates. The market continues to be scantily supplied with barrels. CURRENCY PER IMP. MEASURE, Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, 1863, per qr 383 to 41a Ditto, 1861 Ditto, white, 1863 4lB 45s Ditto, 1864 /Norfolk and Lincoln, red, 1864 Ditto, 1863 Talaiers, 1884 Rye— 26s 28s Barley—Grinding 22s 25s Malting Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk 648 els Brown Kingstown and Ware 64s 61s Chevalier Oats —Yorkshire and Lineolnsh., Feed ing l9s 238 Potato Youghal and Cork, black lBs 23s Cork, white 195 235 Scotch, Feeding 37s 228 Beans Tick Pigeons, Fess—Grey. Maple White 36s 38s Boilers Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b Suffolk 2Bs 308 Stockton and Norfolk.. American, per barrel ... 215 255 METROPOLITAN CATTLE. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire we received 2,000 Scots and crosses, from other parts of Eng land, 800 various breeds; from Scotland, 282 Scots and crosses ; and from Ireland 90 oxen and heifers. There was only a limited show of sheep in the pens. About three-fourths were out of the wool, and in fair average condition. The mutton trade was very firm, and in some instances prices had an upward tendency. Prime Downs and half-brads, in the wool, sold at 6s 4d to 6s 6d ; out of the wool, 5s 2d to 56 4d per 81bs. Shorn Lincoln(' were worth 4s 8d to 5s per 81bs. Primo small lambs sold readily, but inferior breeds wore dull. Prices ranged from 6s to 7s per 81bs. The supply was only moderate. Calves were in moderate supply and steady request, at extreme rates—viz., from 4s 6d to 5s 8d per Blbs. There was a fair sale for pigs, at full quotations. The top figure was 4s 10d per 81bs. The supply of foreign beasts here to-day was rather ex tensive, and, with the exception of the stock from Nor mandy, in but middling condition. The number of foreign sheep, calves, and pigs was only moderate. The arrivals of beasts fresh up from our own grazing districts were seasonably good. The general quality of the stock, however, was by no means prime. From Scot land the supply was again remarkably primp, but the show from Ireland was inferior. On the whole the demand for most kinds ruled steady, at prices equal to Monday last. A few very superior Scots and crosses realised ss. 4d., but the general top figure for beef was ss. 2d. per 81bs. Per 81b to sink the offal. 8 d 8 d sded Crse. it inf. beasts... 3 6 4 0 Pme crs-wool sheep 5 10 6 2 -econd quality do .. I 2 4 6 Prime s'thdown u 0.6 4 8 6 Prime large oxen ..4 h 4 .0 La ge coarse calves. 4 6 5 2 Prime Scots, Jvc....5 0 5 2 Pr.me emtdl d0......6 4 6 8 Erse. and int. sleep. 4 6 5 2 Large hogs ..3 8 4 0 second quality do ..5 4 5 8 Small porkers 4 2 4 10 Lambs....oB Od to 0, Od. Suckling calves, 18s to 218; and quarter-old store pigs, 21s to 27s each. Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. Beasts 1,790 Beasts Caws. — Cows sheep .. . .. Calves lOl Ca ves 9B Pigs 405 Pigs 125 The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week, amounted to 5,905 head. In the corresponding week in 1864, we received 4,133 ; in 1863, 2,806 ; in 1862 1,454; in 1861, 2,494 ; and in 1860, 2,025 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEER. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Amsterdam - - ••• -- Antwerp Boulogne 2ll ... 270 ... Bremen 23 ... - ••• Calais 0 ... Corunna - ... ••• -- -•— ... 518 Dordt. Dunkirk - ••• -- ••• Hamburg Harlingen ...... Ostend 44 ... 508 ... ... 5 . _ Rotterdam 574 „. 874 ... ... 283 ... 904 Oporto... — _. 200 .••• --•..-- ... 56 ... •.• •.• - 164 ... - 6 ..• - ... 195 Total 1338 2569 ... ... 324 ...1674 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. 1864 ll9l ... 2358 ... 1863 1862 1861 1860 ... Lambs. Calves. Pigs, ... 279 ... 805 ~. 220 ... 2 ... 299 ... ~. 102 ... 64 '''-' ••• A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market on Monday, March 14, 1864, and this day, Monday, March 13, 1865. Per 81bs. to sink the offal. March 14, March 13, 1864. 1865. Coarse and inferior beasts— 3 6t03 10 8 6to 4 0 Second quality do. Prime large oxen 4 6 4 8 4 8 410 Prime Scots, &c. Coarse and inferior sheep Second quality do. Prime coarse-woolled do 5 4 5 8 510 6 2 Prime Southdown do 5lO 6 0 6 4 6 6 Lambs -0 0 0 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 Sheep Calves 4,240 15,010 104 Pigs SUPPLIES ON SALE, March 16, 1863.—Beasts, 8,580 sheep, 18,140—calves, 61—pigs, 370. March 17, 1862—Beasts, 3,46 o—sheep, 17,960—calves, 45 —pigs, 370. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Moderate supplies of town and country-killed meat con tinue on sale at these markets. On the whole, the trade is steady at about stationary prices. Per 81b bir the caroase. a d 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 Large pork 3 6 4 6 edsd Inferior mutton 3 8 4 2 Middling mutton 4 2 4 8 Prime do 4 10 5 0 Veal 4 4 5 4 Small pork. 4 8 6 0 BOROUGH HOP. Our market continues to be very moderately supplied with English hops, and most qualities command a steady sale at very full prices. Good and fine foreign hops are in moderate request at full quotations, but for inferior pro duce the trado is dull. Last week's import was 37 bales from Antwerp, 243 Bremen, 33 Hamburg, 4 Brussels, and 20 Rotterdam. I►lid and East Kent ..... nos to 200 s per ow'. Weald of Kent bussex . . loos to 145 s Yearlings loos to live Bavarian American Bos ;o 13 a .. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. The supplies of potatoes on sale at these markets are moderate. In most qualities a fair average business is doing, and prices aro firm. Last week's import was 141 sacks from Dunkirk, and 100 tons from Caen. Pr tn. Yorkshire Regents to 1103 Flukes 1308 to 145 s Rent and Essex Regents 9os to 105 s 13,:otell Regents Rocks ........ .. Foreign. OOB to 70s WOOL. Tho public sales of colonial wool continue to be well at tended by buyers, and the biddings for most descriptions of produce rule steady. Compared with the opening sale very little change has taken place in prices since we last Wrote. The principal feature to notice is a somewhat active inquiry for Cape wool, at a slight advance in prices from last series. Good Australian clothing wool is quoted at is lOjd to 2s 6 d ; combing do., 1s ll d to 2s 7 d ; greasy, is ld to is sid ; good and fine Cape, 1s 8d to 2s ld ; medium, is 5d to is 7 d; greasy, 9d to lld per lb. The export trade, as far as the Continent is concerned, is in a healthy state. Privately, the trade for English wool con tinues dull, with a downward tendency in prices. The import into London last week was 2,154 bales from Mel bourne, and 2,716 bales from Adelaide. Current prices of English wool per lb. s Flexoes - South Down hoggets ..1 11 2 0 Half-bred do 2 2 24 Kent fleeces .... ... 0 0 2 Oi outh Down ewes and wethersl 10 111 Leice:ter do Sores Clothing 1 6 1 114 Combing.. 1 8 2 1 SPO. TES. The most noteworthy circumstance in connection with the Liverpool Grand National Steeplechase was the acci dent which befel L'Africain when en route to Liverpool. It appears that shortly after leaving Hednesford the horse commenced kicking violently, so much so that he got rid of both his shoes, and but for being promptly removed on arriving at Colwick, he must have smashed in the side of ' the box and seriously injured himself. As it was, although the rumours of his " cuts and bruises" were much exagge rated, he was found to be so stiff and sprained after his violent display, that it was impracticable to send him on to Liverpool, and he was ultimately struck out of the Graud National on the following day, much to the chagrin and loss of his numerous backers, for very few horses have left the Continent of late years with so high a repute for cleverness across country as L'Africain, a repute that was certainly not lessened after his equivocal parformance at Derby. Alcibiades, the winner: is the property of Mr. Angell, one of the most straightforward gentlemen on the turf. His Mends are large winners. Hall Court would have been a "skinner" for the bookmakers, as his name was never men tioned, and few of them knew that there was such a horse in the race. The Doncaster meeting commences to-morrow. The principal events for the first day are the Trial Stakes, the Doncaster Spring Handicap, the United Hunt Stakes, the Hopeful Stakes, and the Londesborough Plate. The Trial Stakes will likely be secured by the French division with either Doge or Sancho, as Donnybrook will be wanted later in the season for something better. The Doncaster Spring Handicap has an excellent acceptance. East Lancashire heads the list, but can have no chance with Bst. 121 b. Wandering Minstrel, from the forward position he secured last week at Liverpool, must be very dangerous ; and the same remark applies to Idle Girl, who NVon both her races very easily. Hourly, who was an immense favourite for the Lincoln Handicap, will in all probability represent the French division; but the horse must have vastly improved to have a chance on the present occasion. Change is very well in, and ought to take a prominent part in the race, if thoroughly prepared. So is Hartley, who is said to possess some racing points. The Grappler, if in anything like his last year's form, when ho ran Victorious a dead heat at only a difference of 31b., in the Chillington Stakes at Wol verhampton, must hold all the three-year-olds safe. The winner I expect lays between WANDERING MINSTREL, IDLE GIRL, and THE GRAPPLER, giving a slight preference to the first named. .Qui Vive should win the Hopeful Stakes, as Chapel Royal has incurred a 71b. penalty. The Abbot or Little Goy will do battle for me in the United Hunt Stakes, and Voluptas in the Londesborough Stakes. The Betting Room Stakes have nearly the same horses engaged as in the Hopeful Stakes, the winner of the latter being a good guide of the merits of the different horses engaged. If Arbury is among the starters for the Great North of England Steeplechase he can scarcely lose ; next to which I fancy Tony Lumpkin. SEEDS. ices ruled firm. TALLOW. There is no change to notice in the position of the tallow trade to-day. The amount of business doing is very mo derate, at previous rates. P.Y.C. is quoted at 40s. 3d. per cwt. on the spot. Town tsllow commands 41s. 6d. net cash. Rough fat is selling at2s., ls. 2d. per 81bs. Particulars. Stock this day.... Price of Y.C. 1 , Delivery lastweek Ditto from June 1 Arrivals last week Ditto from June 1 Price of Town ....1 1851. n.7£5 60801 :o, —s Od 433:5 011.1 So ( —6od 717 1,49 78,7 9 102,)32 665 1,6 5 112,62./ 58,59 G 58s 9d 4Ss 6i 180. 45.623 44531 to Od 1,032 66,995 877 71,329 458 9d 1864. 1805 55.817 43.057 4156 1 so 40d 3d to —s Od —s Od 1.628 2,033 83,002 70,369 456 (52 81.0.2 75,405 43s Od 43s 9d POLICE INTELLIGENCE,—This Day, MARLBORO UGH-S TREE T. PLAYING AT " ROUNDERS" IN HYDE PARK.—Henry Ricketts, Charles Southgate, and Robert Jeffreys, three lads, were charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with playing at a game called "rounders," in Hyde-park, to the common danger of the passengers. A park constable, No. 51, said that yesterday (Sunday) afternoon a lady and gentleman called his attention to the defendants and some other boys who were playing at rounders opposite tho Life Guards barracks in Hyde-park. He went to the lads and cautioned them, and they left off ; but on going to the spot after about half an hour's absence, he found the lads had returned to the game, and as there had been numerous complaints for several Sundays past he took the defendants into custody. In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, the constable said where the lads wore playing was about 20 yards from Rotten-row, and 30 yards from the carriage road. Mr. Tyrwhitt fined the defendants 24. 6d. each. CALCUTTA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN MAILS, The Delta was to leave Malta at 10 p.m. on Friday, and the Ripon at 7 a.m. yesterday. The former may be expected at Marseilles to-day, and the latter at Southampton on the 21st inst. OUTWARD BOMBAY MAIL. AI4LTA, MARCH 9 The Pera, from Marseilles, on the sth inst., reached Malta on the Bth at .2 a.m., and left at 11 a.m. for Alexandria. The Nyanza, from Southamiiton, Feb. 27, arrived on the Bth inst. at 5 p.m., and left at midnight for Alexandria. Telegraph from America to Asia. Colonel Bulkley, engineer-in -chief of the Collins' overland telegraph and western union extension, has arrived in San Francisco in company with various members of the organisation for erecting the tele graph which is to connect the United States and Russia. About 1,500 men will be employed on land in the proposed work, besides a co-operative force at sea or on the coast, landing the material at inter mediate ports as may be practicable. The line of the Western Union Company, is to be extended from the Western States to New Westminster, British Columbia, by the middle of March, and from that point it will be taken up by Colonel Bulkley's party. They will proceed from New Westminster to Port Babine, tlirough a country already explored. From Babine Lake, in the centre of British Columbia, to the Yukan River, in the British possessions, the country has never been ex plored, and through this wild region it is the inten .. _ _ tion of the company to make their way, a distance of about 3,000 miles. The fleet on the ocean will co-operate with them as far as practicable by means of the numerous rivers on the coast, many of which, however, must be explored. It is the expectation of the company to find the same character of coun try between the Coast Range and the Rocky Moun tains in this new region as is build between the Coast Range and the Sierra Nevada in the more southern latitudes, and to come out on the other side of the Yukan River, at its head, where they will find the first settlement aftr their departure from Babine Lake. The river is a very large one, having several outlets in Norton Sound, south of Behring's Straits, where it is known as and called Kinchpak. The river is navigable hr about 300 miles, so far as known, and has for somerears been known by the Russians in their trading operations. From the Yukan River the company wil proceed to Cape Prince of Wales, which is the point of land nearest the opposite coast of Asia. Front this point a sub marine cable will be laid across Behring's Straits, which are here only 36 miles wide Arrived on the Asiatic side of the Straits, they will go around Anadyr Bay through Techuktchi (an unsettled country, though not altogether unexplored), until they strike Penjinsk Gulf, or the Okhotsk Sea, whence they will follow the coast around the Amoor River. This country is settled by the Russian Cos sacks, and roads are built the entire distance. The company anticipate that by the time they arrive at the Amoor River the telegraph from St. Petersburg will have been completed to that point --Alta Cali fornian. PORTRAIT OF L.E.L.—I can see her now—her dark silken hair braided back over a small, but what phrenologists would call a well-developed head ; her fore head full and open, but the hair grew low upon it. The eyebrow perfect in arch and form ; the eyes, round, soft, or flashing, as they might be, grey, well formed, and beautifully set, the lashes long and black, the under lashes turning down with a delicate curve, and forming a soft relief upon the tint of her cheek, which, when she enjoyed good health, was bright and blushing. Her complexion was delicately fair ; her skin soft and tran sparent ; her nose small (retrousse), the nostril well defined, slightly curved, but capable of a scornful expression, which she did not appear to have the power of repressing, even though she gave her thoughts no words, when any mean or despicable action was alluded to. It would bo difficult to describe her mouth; it was neither flat nor pouting, neither large nor small; the under jaw projected a little beyond the upper. Her smile was deliciously animated ; her teeth white, small, and even ; and her voice and laugh soft, low, and musical. Her ears were of peculiar beauty, and all who study the beauty of the human head, know that the ear is either very pleasing to look on, or much the contrary; hors were small, and of a delicate hue. Her hands and feet were even smaller than her sylph-like figure would have led one to expect. She would have been of perfect symmetry but that her shoulders were rather high. Her movements, when not excited by animated con versation, were graceful and ladylike, but when excited they became sudden and almost absurd.-11frs. S. C. Hall, in the Art-Journal. AN ARAB ON A JOURNEY. , -.The next morning shortly after we had resumed our journey, we saw at some distance before us a nondescript-looking object floating on the water, which turned out, on nearing it, to be a white-bearded old gentleman taking a voyage down the river to Tekrit, to which place he said he was going on business. His mode of travelling was exceedingly primitive, and doubtless much less fatiguing than either walking or riding. He was seated astride upon a heap of rushes secured upon half a dozen inflated sheep skins, and thus, tranquilly smoking a pipe, was proceeding, without any exertion on his own part, to his destination. His naked legs hung down on each side into the water, serving as paddles, three or four vigorous kicks sufficing to give his conveyance an inclination either to the right or the left. We offered him a place on our kelek, which he accepted, and taking his frail raft in tow, we continued our course.--A Joicrney from London to Persepolis, by john Ussher, Clover seed was inactive, yet no change of importance took place in the quotations, Other agricultural seeds met a slow sale, on former terms. The value of East India Linseed and Rape seed remained unaltered. There was a fair inquiry for cakes, and pr Purnip, White,p.bus.as to 22s Swede -13 -s 3fustard, Brown —a —s White, Tares, Spring _ s — s New winter, bush 9s 100 Canary, per ; quarter 418 50s Rye grass Clover, Red Eng., ot 622 12:4 White Foreign Red s4s 70s White 562 SOs Trefoil Carraway 33s 33s Coriander 125 24s Henapseed, per qr 40s 43s Linseed,Eng.sowing 70s 72e Crushing Baltic —s —8 Odessa —B --EI Linseed Cake, p ton —s —s English £lO Os £ll Os Foreign £9lOB .£ll Os Rape Cakes,p ton £5 Os £slos Rapeseed, new,pr qr 74s 78s A FRESHMAN. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. CITY BETTING-THIS DAY. DONCASTER SPRING HANDICAP. 7to 2 agst Wandering Minstrel (taken) sto 1 agst Idle Girl (taken) Bto 1 agst Earl of Surrey (taken) Bto 1 agst Gaily (taken) 10 to 1 agst Hartley (taken) NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 7to 1 agst Skiffington (taken) 100 to 8 agst Verger (taken) 100 to 8 agst Huntsman's Daughter (taken) 100 to 8 agst John Davies (taken) 15 to 1 agst Heurlys (taken) CITY AND SUBURBAN. 1000 to 60 agst Mcestissima filly (taken) TWO THOUSAND. 3to 1 agst Liddington (taken freely) 15 to I agst Archimedes (taken) 17 to 1 agst Ariel (taken) CHESTER CUP. 20 to 1 agst Grinder (taken freely) BETTING AT MANCHESTER—SAnatDAy. The principal business transacted at our Shbscription Rooms this day was settling on the Liverpool Grand Na tional and other events debided at Mr. Topham's meeting. Few bookmakers missed Alcibiades, but, on the whole, the settling will be harmless, although the fielders have had much the worst of the business transacted at Aintree. For the Northamptonshire Stakes 9 to 1 was offered against Skeffington, and 11 to 1 Huntsman's Daughter, but 100 to 8 each was taken about John Davis and Verger. The Lion, we think, would have been backed for money, had 15 to 1 been obtainable to £2OO or £3OO. For the Chester Cup The Grinder was again in demand, 28 to 1 being taken ; and at 100 to 7 each Ackworth and Gratitude would have been invested on. Closing prices : NORTHAMPTONSHIRE. 9to 1 agst Skeffington (offered) 11 to Lagst Huntsman's Daughter (offered) 10b to 8 agst Verger (taken) 100 to 8 agst John Davis (taken) 15 to 1 agst Lion (nominal) sto 1 agst Skeffington and Verger coupled (t) CHESTER CUP. 10 to lon the field (offered) 100 to 7 agst Gratitude (wanted) 100 to 7 agst Ackworth (wanted) 20 to 1 agst La Toucques (offered) 28 to 1 agst Grinder (taken) 30 to 1 agst Highflyer's dam colt (taken) TWO THOUSAND. 10 to 1 agst Chattanooga (taken and offered) NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING. MONDAY, MAY 1. Acceptances for the Prince of Wales's Stakes of 200 soya, added: to a handicap of 25 soya each. lm. 17yds. Age at lb Age st lb Cambuscan 48 12 Missionary ... 3e 6 8 Master Richard 4 8 8 Land of the West... 4 6 7 Bcchus ... 4 8 7 Madcap ... 4 6 7 Argonaut 6 8 7 Yamuna ... 4 6 7 Coup d'Etat 4 8 7- The Little Gentle- Blue Mantle ... 5 8 0 Marigold 5 7 13 Vivid ... 5 713 The Plover 5 7 11 Skeffington 4 7 10 Fantail 5 7 10 Merry Heart ... 5 7 10 Moulsey ... 4 7 10 The Monk a 7 10 Queen of Spain ... 6 7 10 Durham ... 4 7 9 Paris 4 7 9 man 4 6 6 Mcestissima filly 3 6 6 Swordsman 3 6 5 Perfumer 4 6 5 Black Draught 3 6 4 Agatha 4 6 4 Isca 4 6 3 Bonus ... ... 4 6 3 Peeress 3 6 2 Advance ... ... 3 6 0 Lampoon ... ... 4 6 0 Connection ... 3 6 0 Holyfox 4 7 9 Glendusk 4 7 9 King George 4 7 9 Gordian Knot 4 7 8 Planet 4 7 7 Onesander 5 7 7 Crisis 4 7 6 Idler ... 4 7 5 Hark Forward 4 7 5 Elhelred 4 7 5 Donnybrook ... 5 7 4 Effie 4 7 4 Double X ... 5 7 3 Cadiz ... 5 7 3 Beadle 4 7 3 Bedminster 3 7 2 Countersign 4 7 2 Flutter colt ... 4 7 0 Columbia ... 5 61 Kate Hampton ... 3 6 0 Lavinia ... 3 6 0 Approver 3 5 10 Love Apple ... 3 5 12 Spice ... 3 5 12 Heir-at-Law ... 3 5 12 Lazaretto 3 5 12 Hanstead 3 5 12 Lady Wildair colt 3 5 11 Amata colt 3 5 11 Foxholes ... 3 5 10 Sympathy 3 5 10 Spada.ssin 3 6 10 Doge 3 510 Ardericca, ... 3 5 10 Arkansas ... 3 5 9 Black Eyed Susan f 3 5 9 Rustic Beauty '3 5 9 Lady Florence ... 3 5 9 Nebula Camball : Puritan Diomed ... ... 5 3 11 ... 3 5 10 ... 3 .6 10 ... 4 6 9 Scheldt 011ert on Elaine ... ... 3 5 8 ... 3 5 7 ...:3 5 7 BANBURY OPEN STEBrx.E QRASE.—King Fisher's weight tould bo 11st., n.ot 12st, 714., as advertised in. Bell's Life. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. DATCHET STEEPLECHASES.-SATURDAY. Tho second day of this cross-country gathering was scarcely more attractive than the opening day. The weather was disagreeably cold, and slight rain during the early part of the afternoon damped the ardour of the com pany, who wore hardly so numerous as expected. The majority of the favourites met with defeat, the Datchet Steeplechase proving a rare turn up for the fielders, as both Rattlesnake and Balleycasey, were warmly sup ported, but the winner was not fancied, and as much as 10 to 1 was offered against him. The once famous Royal Sovereign, but now named Donkey, carried off the Selling Handicap, and was bought in for 51 guineas. The other items of sport are fully recorded below. The Stand Plate Handicap of 30 sovs, added to a Sweep stakes of 5 soya each. About two miles and a half. 7 subs. Mr. B. Land, jun.'s, Surbiton, 10st 101 b .........,,.(Page) 1 Mr. B. Land's Strike, 10st 71b (States) 2 Mr. C. Nottey's Little Dick, 11st (Richards) 3 The following also ran :—Piggy Wiggy, Moscow, and Sinite. Betting-6 to 4 agst Little Dick, 3to 1 agst Piggy Wiggy, 4 to 1 each agst Surbiton and Strike. Moscow made all the running for the first two miles, the others following in close order, with the exception of Surbiton, who, pulling hard, lay. off till the third fence from home, when ho wont up to the leaders, and after a good race won by half a length ; the same distance sepa rated the second and third ; Sinite beaten a head, was fourth; and Piggy Wiggy fifth. Moscow threw his jockey at the last fence. The winner was objected to, on the ground of his being in the forfeit list. The Datchet Open Handicap Steeplechase of 10 sovs each, 5 ft, with 100 added ; winners after the publication of the weights 71b extra. About three miles and a half. 17 subs. Mr. Evans's Goldfinder, 6 yrs, lOst 71b (Monahan 1 Mr. J. Read's Balleycasey, aged, 11st slb (inc. 71b extra (T. Barton 2 Mr. Bidgood's Rattlesnake, 6 yrs, 11st 41b (Owner 3 Gorsehawk and Lady Douglas also ran. Betting—Even on Rattlesnake, 5 to 2 agst Balleycasey, 4 to 1 agst Gorsehawk, 10 to 1 agst Goldfinder. After going about 20Q yards Rattlesnake took up the run ning; and went on for the first mile with a clear lead. Upsm passing the Stand the second time Balleycasey went up to the leader, but again retired, hisfollowers being Gold- 1(01 ITIES. 101 94 i 108} A Scurry Handicap Sweepstakes of 2 sous each, with 15 added; the winner to be sold for £5O. Two miles. Mr. Barry's Attoman, lOst 101 b (A. Sadler) 1 Mr. Fletcher's Remunerator, list 21b (Brazier) 2 The following also ran :—The Don, Concave, and Sprat. Betting-6 to 4 agst Concave and 3to 1 agst any other. Remunerator led for the first mile, when Attoman joined him, and half a mile from home held a clear lead of Remu nerator, but the latter never catching Attoman, was beaten easily by two lengths. Nothing else passed the post. The winner was bought by Mr. Wright for 100 guineas. RACING FIXT JRES FOR 1865. MA. Warwick Spring Yinceitnes Chelmsford Spring ...... 28 Grand National Hunt 2O Barham 3O Lewes Spring... AP. 'Vincennes Northampton 4 Croxton Park Newmarket Craven l7 Durham Canterbury Spring Abergavenny 2O Thirsk 2l Cardiff 25 Epsom Spring Newmarket Ist Spring 1 Chester 9 York Spring Salisbury ' lB Bath 23 Harpenden 26 Epsom 3O OCTO Northallerton 5 Newmarket 2d Oct 9 Vincennes Vincennes Chelmsford Manchester Summer Ascot Beverley Liverpool Alexandra Park Newmarket July Carlisle Worcester Abingdon Stamford Winchester Brighton 1 Brighton Club Lewes 4 Huntingdon Wolverhampton Reading Egham l5 Royal Windsor l7 York Plymouth Lichfield 2B Devon and Exeter 29 Derby Summer 30 Weymouth 3l Baden 3l Stockton — KBER. Leicester . Doncaster Monmouth 2l Manchester Autumn 22 Newmarket lst Oct 26 Walsall BER. Brecon lB Richmond NOTEA Liverpool Autumn Shrewsbury STEEPLECHASE F. MARC 'IXTURES FOR 1865. CFI. Shrewsbury Scarborough l6, 17 Torquay 2B Chertsey 16, 17 West Somerset 5 Abergavonny 20, 21 THE COURT OF AN AFRICAN SULTAN.—On the 17th, at one p.m., a dance took place for an hour, after which a court assembled on the sa,mA ground to hoar evidence regarding the M'salala war. In the centre space lay the tusk of an elephant. Only the Sultan and his wuzeers or officers sat on stools. The women were most attentive listeners to the speeches, and all was marked with the utmost decorum. For an hour the Sultan ad dressed the crowd, sometimes stopping to think, and pull ing out hairs from his face with iron tongs. There were bursts of laughter at his jokes, and when he had finished, a general conversation began. A wuzeer now spoke very sharply, and after each of his sentences there was a great clapping of hands and assent:of "hums." Two of the crowd then delivered addresses, which were received with a single " viva" and the court abruptly broke up. Except the ridiculous part of pulling out the hairs of the Sultan's beard, there could not be a more impressive or orderly court. It again assembled two days afterwards ; the tusk still lay in the space, and was presented by the chief of M'salala in token of submission to the court's decision against him. Thus, by simple arbitration, ended their war of four-and-twenty days, which had entailed no greater loss than half a dozen men.—A Walk, Across Africa, by Captain .T. A. Grant. ITALIAN EXCAVATORS.—Do not imagine when you read of excavations in Rome, that the excavators are like those stalwart British navvies, who work with sur prising will and energy, due to good wages and plenty of beef and beer ; your Italian labourers is a very different animal. Piano, piano, is his motto, and so daintly does he handle the mattock that you might suppose he was a dilettante antiquary. In keeping with this performance, reminding you strongly of children with their tiny spades on the sea shore, are the small carts drawn by impotent mules, in which the rubbish is carried away. Slow and lazy as it all seems, there is this advantage in the method, that the labourers are not likely to injure, by violent and hasty digging, any fragments of sculpture, or other antiqui ties, on which they come ; and so abundant are these re mains, that the entire hill, one mile and a half in circum- Terence, some sown, as it were, with them. Very interest. ing indeed is to watch the workmen. Every few minutes you see fragments of marble, or portions of fresco, the colours as bright as the day they were laid on, or a delicate piece of sculpture, or a fragment of oxidised glass, radiant as a gem, brought to light. The most profound archteo logists are unable to assign names to the various chambers, &c., discovered, generally underlying a fragmentary stra tum, 20 feet deep, made of crumbled masonry. Names, it is true, are attached to them, but they are for tho most part but feeble guesses at truth.—Last Winter in Rome, by C. R Weld. HANDLING RECRUITS.—Some months ago a fine stalwart young Englishman, named M., came to this city from liverpool with tho intention of entering the army. Ho had served his time in the regular British service, and brought with him official testimonials and certificates as good conduct and general efficiency, which he thought would aid him in securing a commission in our service. After weeks of unsuccessful endeavour he made up his mind to enlist as a volunteer, and take his chance for promotion. In pursuit of this he fell into the hands of a bounty brokerage firm in this city, who took him at once to the office of a well-known city provost-martial, an officer of prominence, politically and socially, and presented him as a recruit. Tho provost-marshal ex amined and passed him, made out the necessary papers and desired him to sign -them. M. perceived, by the wording of the papers that he was placed as a substitute, and to this he objected, saying he did'nt care to "sell himself; he wished to enter the service as a volunteer." The provost-marshal told him it was all right ; it was only a matter of form, and something which all recruits were obliged to sign."' This satisfied the man, who signed the papers, took his $4OO, put on his uniform, and was sent to the rendezvous at Governor's Island. The provost marshal posted at once to the store of a merchant in Beaver-street, who, a day or two previous, had requested him to find a substitute for him. The merchant listened with pleasure to the glowing account of M.'s physique, and jumped at the chance of securing him for the moderate sum of $9OO. The bargain was arranged, and on the following day the merchant called on the provost-marshal with nine $lOO bills, for which he obtained a receipt and the necessary exemption papers. Of this $9OO the recruit had already received $4OO, and was, of course, entitled to the remaining $5OO. Of course he did'nt get it. The recent investigations showed that $2OO went to the brok ers, and the provost-marshal himself pocketed the rest.— New York Times. At the Armagh assizes on Thursday, before Mr. Baron Deasy, three persons, named Lamb, M'Ardle, and M'Keeno were found guilty of the abduction of a young woman named Rose Morgan, who had a small property, with a view of forcing her to marry Lamb; but the police and her friends came in time to the rescue. The pri nc i pa l offender was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment, and the other two to 12 months' imprisonment. SUNDAY SMOKING.—We are informed that a sta tion order has been issued in the Mediterranean prohibiting "privilege-leave men" from going on shore at Malta on. Sunday. It is now rumoured that the commander in chief contemp l a tes another order forbidding smoking on Sun day afternoon, as heretofore allowed. We trust that this does not indicate the introduction of Sabbatarianism, for that is a new phase of the church in the navy which we shall be the very last to welcome.— United Service Gazette. finder and Gorsehawk. Lady Douglas, a long way in the rear, was pulled up after going two miles. The favourite held a‘slight lead of Balleycasey when two miles and a half had been traversed, Goldfinder following many lengths in the rear. Crossing the lane half a mile from home Rattle snake gave way to Balleycasey, and Monahan sending Goldfinder along, caught Balleycasey before reaching the last fence, and won cleverly by three lengths ; the same distance dividing the second and third. Gorsehawk walked in fourth. Match, 200 sovs each ; 11st each. Two miles. Mr. Gilke's Moscow (Pickett) 1 Mr. George's Dinorah (Mr. Harford) 2 Betting-7 to 4on Dinorah. Moscow made nearly all tho running, and won by two lengths. A Selling Handicap of 30 sous each, with 20 added ; the winner to be sold for 40 sous. About three miles. 14 subs. • Mr John Oliver's Donkey, lOst 101 b (J. Page) 1 Mr. Fletcher's Remunerator, list (Brazier) 2 Mr. W. Riley's White St oc ki ngs, lOst 121 b. (Mr. Grant) 3 The following also ran :—Surbiton, Strike, Eheu, and Irish Lass. Betting-2 to 1 agst Donkey, sto 2 agst Surbiton, and 4 to 1 agst Strike. Remunerator made play for the first mile, when he was joined by the favourite, and the two took a long lead till within two distances from home, when White Stockings got on better terms, but the favourite maintained his ad vantage to the end and won easily by three lengths. A neck divided the second and third ; Surbiton was fourth, and Strike and Eheu, side by side, next. The winner was bought in for 51 guineas. AUG SEPTE: WEE. Newmarket Ho. M Vincennes Hampton 2l Newton Newcastle Odiham Bidbury Stockbridge rLT. Nottingham Southampton l9 Chesterfield Goodwood Down Royal Corp [UST. THE RUSSIAN NOBLES. [REUTER ' SEXPRESS.] Liverpool Cotton Market—This Dai'. Market unchanged. Sales about 5,000 bales. Foreign Mail Packet List. Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton Mar. 21. Ditto, via Marseilles ' Mar. 15. Brazil and Cape Vcrds, by British pac. et April G. Ditto, by British p ac k et Mar. 2 Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and z,t. Helena— Mar 21. China, Penang, and Singipure, via Southampton Mar 21. Ditto, via Marseilles ‘lar. 15. Falkland Islands Gibraltar, %la Southampton India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton.... Mar. 21. Ditto, via Marseilles India (Bombay), via Southampton. Mar. 14. Ditto, via 4larseiiles . Mar, 8. Mauritius, via Southampton Mar. 14. Ditto, via Marseil e 4. Mar. 8. Newfoundland Mar. 15. Portugal Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon. . ... United States and British North America, byßri tish packet ... . ~,Mar. 15, Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp ton Ditto, via Cork Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry—Mar. 10. West Coast.of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe Mar. 13. West Indies and Pacific (except Bahamas, Cuba, and Mexico Bahamas, via New York. Apri 6 Bermuda, ditto Mar. 15 . Cuba and Mexico Mar. 31 . . . FOX CLUB.—The second meeting of the Fox Club this season took place on Saturday evening at Brooks's. There were present :—Earl of Albemarle, Earl of Fife, Viscount Falkland, Lord Cremorne, Lord Suffield, Hon. W. Edwardes, Sir W. Gibson Craig, Bart., Sir Thomas B. Birch, Bart, Sir Montague T. Cholmeley, Bart., M.P., Sir H. Ferguson Davies, Bart, M.P., Right Hon. Stephen Lushington, Colonel C. B. Challoner, Mr. S. Ridley, and Mr. J. St. Aubyn, M.P. THE AMERICAN FLAG RE -QUARTERED.—Whether the South be recognised or not, as a consequence of the war, it is clear that the negro will. When the stars shine again, the stripes will have disappeared.—Punch. THE RULING PASSION STRONG IN DEATH.--A shoemaker breathing his last. A TUNNEL, which will be more than a mile long, intended to carry the Midland Railway under Hampstead, has been begun. Mn. TROLLOPE'S " ORLEY FARM" has been trans lated into German by C. Marggraff, and published at Leipzig.. THE EASTERN COAST.—The steamship Pacific has been purchased by the Great Eastern Railway Company for its continental traffic between Harwich and Rotterdam. About 1,000 sacks of flour have been recovered from the screw steamer Star Queen, sunk off Winterton a day or two binco. The smack- Saucy LasS; of Great Yarmouth, has been brought into thatport derelict. She was abandoned by her crew after grounding on a sand outside; crew saved. During the past five weeks upwards of forty shipwrecked sailors have been received at the Great Yarmouth Sailors Home. PUBLICHOUSES AND REFRESHMENT ROOMS.—At Liverpool on Friday a licensed victualler was summoned for allowing drink to be sold in his house between one and four o'clock in the morning, and the case was discharged on the ground "that if the house was closed it was neces sary to prove the actual sale of liquor after one o'clock." In the instance of a refreshment room, it appears, it is only necessary to prove drinking during illegal hours. A M AN BURIED ALIVE AT Bow.--On Saturday information was forwarded to Mr. Humphrey, Middlesex coroner, of a shocking accident which befel a man named William Brown, aged 37 years. It appears the decased was an excavator, and while employed in the con struction of a sewer in Bow, the sides of the excavation, not being sufficiently supported by retaining planks, gave way. The deceased was buried under a mass of earth, and though labourers at once set to work to extricate him, they were unable to get him out alive. Dr. M. Davey was sent for, but all attempts at resuscitation proved unavailing. DEATH FROM CHOKING.—On Friday an inquest was held in Kingsland-road, on the body of Ben jamin Wells, aged 73. Deceased was eating some beef on Wednesday in Hewitt's eating-house, when a piece, weigh ing nearly two ounces, stuck in his throat, and caused im mediate death. The jury returned a verdict of accidental death. FRIGHTFUL DEATH BY MACHINERY.—On Friday an inquest was held in High-street, Bow, on the body of William Woollard, aged 45 years, a labourer, in the service of Messrs. Farnan and Sons, dyers, of Old Ford-road, Bow. On Monday afternoon deceased's clothes became entangled in a revolving perpendicular shaft, and before the accident was discovered he was almost knocked to pieces, and quite dead. A verdict of accidental death was recorded. PUBLIC RIGHTS TO SHOOTING.—A quarter sessions of justices of peace of Forfarshire was held in the Sheriff Court-room, Forfar, on Tuesday, Sir Geo. Ramsay, Bart., of Bank., presiding. The only business was the dis- N a l ' posing of an appeal of Thomas Nicholl, ropem a k er, Mon trose, against ai n trespasssta la t o e n decision 0ct.22 of the justices, last, upon h findings aof Dun io a part thereof known as the lands of Sands, and fining him 55., with £1 Ils. 6d. of expenses. Mr. Burnes, write; Montroso, appeared for the appellant, and stated the grounds of appeal, the principal of which was that the case should not have been brought up before the justices until a similar case pending in the Forfar Sheriff court had been decided In that case the proprietor of Dun had produced the sam iufeftment as was produced to the justices, and the same decreet of declarator ; but the sheriff had declined to find the man guilty of trespass until the proprietor of Dun had proved his right to the lands of Sands. The proprietor true enough, had produced his title ; but the Court of Session had required that, when a party claims a right or dinarily possessed by the public he must show not only a title, but that he had had continuous and uninterrupted possession of the propert. The lands of Sands were a fore shore, and that ordinarily belonged to the public; so that to claim them the proprietors of Dun must show title and possession. The proprietor had produced title, but could not show the possession, as the people of Montrose had shot on the lands of Sands, according to the evidence, for 20 years ; and the sheriff had therefore said that, before he could de cide that the man was trespassing so that he could interdict that.hint, he diet for 1 ze . proof Burnes oi c ( p n o i s t e s n e s d s e i n t , h a a n t d in h t a n d es a e ll c o ir w e e u d ni a , justicesshou m ld r. in ß c . A on nd c e or on e , sy .w h i le r w , a r it o e r d .. tshtaenscheesrtiffho decision.,s far, for the' prosecutor, said that he had nothing to do with the case in the Sheriff Court, as it was against another party altogether, and the Justices went under an Act by which th e prosecutor alleged there was a trespass, and it lay with the defender to show there was no tres pass. The evidence showed that the man was on the lands of Sands, and he held the property was his, so that the defender ought to show it was not. He re ferred to documents produced to show the right of the pro prietor of Dun to the lands of Sands, and concluded by asking a confirmation of the decision of the justices. Mr. Burnes said his reply was that no Court should decide in a ease where another case with the same principle was pent', ag in a similar Court. The justices held that the rights ?rodueed by the proprietor of Dun to the lands of Sands wore sufficient ; and, setting aside the plea that they should wait the decision of the sheriff, dismissed the appeal, find ing the appellant liable in modified expenses of ..£2 2s. Jas. Powrie, Esq., of Reswalli, one of the five presiding justices, expressed an opinion that the justices should have waited the decision of the sheriff regarding the rights of the pro- prietor of Dun to the lands of Sands.—Scasnuzn Llt is understood that the arbitration so long pend- .ng between the Humber Iron Works and Ship- building Company and the vendors, Messrs. Samuel son and Moss, was brought to a close on Friday last ; Mr. Hawkshaw's award may therefore now be looked for immediately. Previousl to PSICOW, M arc h 6. y joining the Assembly, opened in this city yesterday, the nobles of the district have held preliminary meetings to discuss their plan of action, in face of the Imperial rescript replying to the address of the Moscow nobles. The great majo rity have pronounced in favour of a motion of con fidence in the Emperor, while declaring that the political rights sanctioned by the charter to the nobility, issued by Catherine 11., do not belong to the nobility alone, but are the precious appanitge of the entire nation. It has been resolved, that as the recent rescript of the Emperor forbids the nobility to speak in the name of the other classes, and of general interests, basing this prohibition upon a literal interpretation of the laws relating to the nobility, the Pskow nobles consider it essential to abstain from using similar terms to the Moscow address. The Pskow address will " only speak to a central assembly, composed of representative s chosen from all the provincial assemblies according to the plan proposed by M. Bezobrasoff, chamber lain to the Emperor. This plan is made strictly in conformity with the existing laws, and it will be impossible for the Government to adopt legal mea sures for its prosecution. The Government upon its part has appointed a special committee of func tionaries from the Ministry of the Interior, charged with revising the laws upon the assemblies of nobles within the shortest possible period. The labours of this committee will be laid before the Council of the Empire, so as to have the force of law. ness four CeSS rice r. 03. st. yllf Teri ,I 1 M 474 5i 10 3.12.8 8 58i 7 lay.