The Sun. — London, England, 1867-02-14 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIrkL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE o'CLoCK. More than ordinary excitement inaugurated the business of the City to-day, and especially in the n eighbourhood of the Stock Exchange. And no wonder. 'rho fear manifested in Chester, Liverpool, and Stalsybridge, and the details furnished to the Public, point to the possibility of one of those perio dical civil convulsions which attack all nations. Affairs at home are looking very gloomy and every vigilance must be exercised. The Government have acted wisely at and since the event at Chester, and although there is considerable anxiety throughout the country it may be said that every confidence is re- P o sed in Mr. Walpole and his colleagues. Had it not been for this confidence, Consols, the British funds—yelept, the barometer of the public mind— in fact, the pulse of the nation, would, amidst the very extravagant opinions expressed this morning, have descended 3or 4 instead of I per cent. This latter movement has just occurred, and, in sym pathy, all other securities have more or less suffered, but there is no ground for alarm, and with the exercise of the talent of the present Administration it is hoped and believed that all fear, groundless or otherwise, will be speedily removed. In the money market to-day there is no c hange, the Bank of England having continued their rate at 3 per cent. At the Stock Exchange there has been more dem an d, an d l en der s , owing to the Foreig n 2to 2 Stock and Share settlement are charging per cent. This, however, is merely tempo ,rary, the supply being far in excess of the inquiry. or weeks past it has been seen that the sums offered for employment in short loans on Govern ment Securities have steadily augmented, and, ac cording to present indications, there appears no probability of a. decrease. The Manchester papers mention the failure of Mr. N. J. Amiss, small-ware manufacturer, of Albion Mills, Gaythorn, with liabilities amounting to £30,000 ; and of Messrs. Hadfield and Co., of Higher Ardwick and Warrington, liabilities not Stated. During the last few days there has been a good demand for green fruit, and the market has further improved for oranges, some parcels—St. Michael, Valencia, and Sicily— -going at a considerable ad vance in price, and which is likely to be sustained ; lemons higher, with a limited stock on hand. More inquiry for nuts of all kinds, with a tendency to advance in price. Seville sours in request, and further arrivals daily expected. Letters from Bucharest mention that Messrs. Oppenheim and Sulzbach have handed to the Go vernment the first and second instalments of the projected Roumanian Loan, amounting to £320,000. The Loan, which is for £740,000 money, is, we hear, likely to be brought out in the course of the ensuing week by one of our leading firms. No gold operations of importance took place at the Bank of England yesterday. The withdrawals for the cont i nent have almost ceased, and the only foreign shipments that have taken place are some exceptional transactions for South America. Supplies of bullion are coming forward from the United States a nd Australia ; within the last few years it has been bssa prominent feature that a portion of colonial gold t been taken to India, but the rate of exchange „ et ween London and Bombay now stands at a point la et will w.L. cause the bulk of these supplies to accumu late here. Great The committee of investigation of the Atlantic and Western Railway Company have announced t° the bondholders and creditors their having entered on their labours, but, towards expenses, ask the mode rate sum of 2s. per £lOO sterling, as a pro rata contri bution t o c over t h e expenses o f th oroug hly i „ut Qv , or estigating the trans ac ti ons o f th e c ompany, and .n a i ng. those interest e d as t o th e ir prospects. With regard to the Confederate Loan the follow 'no letter has been forwarded for publication TO THE EDITOR OF TUB SUN. Sti t , N the ".'. I VO have received thefollowing with reference to State i Memorial forwarded by us on behalf of the bondholders to the Right non. Lord Stanley, her Majesty's Secretary of f°r Poreio'n Afflirs —We are, sir, your most obedient set-y aws 0 • • Tzunzta. and CnamnEntAts, Solicitors of the C omm itt ee . 30, Basinghall - street, Feb. 13, 1867. G"tl e Foreign-office, Feb. 9, 1867. l ec iillen,--I am directed by Lord St an l e y t o acknow a ge the receipt of your letter of the 7th inst., forwarding Cotton the from the committee of the holders of the Loan of the so-called Confederate States of Ame rica, together with a legal opinion on the same, and I am to Ame rica, to you in reply that those papers will be duly con- L ' ere d by her ajesty's Clovernment.—l am, gentlemen, your most obedient savant, • " Messrs. Te rre ll and Chamberlain, " J. HAMMOND. Tho 30, Basinghall-st, E.C." , to this d, last week's Railw a y rece i pts, ascertained up ay are in round figures as under : 1867. 1866. NoGreat Western ... ... . rth We s t ern ... ... ... . . 66,983 64 , 795 ... -.107,979 108 , 114 - . - vaton la Western ... ... ... ... 19,781 20,796 Midland ... ... ... ... ... 17,707 16,923 South Eastern ... •.• ... ... 49,870 48,294 ... Great Northe rn ... ... ... 20,421 19, 2 27 Lancashire and York:shire••• ••• ... 36,979 34,362 Bristol and E xeter... ... ... ... 43,333 40, i _ 10 North Eastern ... :- -• 5 851 5 574 ... 65'819 64,113 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln ... 20,827 20'247 Great Eastern .- •.. •.. 32,832 32'805 London, Chatham, and Dover ... ... 7,911 7,998 These returns, when compared with those of the c orresponding period of last year, are, with a few exceptions, of a favourable character. On the Great -I,Ves tern there is an increase of £2,188 ; on the Br ighton of £7Bl ; on the Midland of £1,576 ; on Sout h Eastern of £1,197 ; on the Great North ern of £4 ' 617 ; on the Lancashire and Yorkshire of £2,623 ; on the Bristol and Exeter of £277; on the North E a stern of £1,706 ; on t h e M anc h es t er , Sh e ffi e ld l d Lincoln of £5BO ; and on the Great Eastern of £27 ; while the North Western shows a decrease of £135, the South Western of £1,015, and the London, Chatham, and Dover of £57. Accor di ter's telegram from Paris to day, the ng Two o'CLocr. to Reu French R en t es were 69f. 65c. Firm. There ia still considerable commotion at the Stock Exchange, and the most is made by specu lators of the various telegrams received from Ireland a nd the di fferent places where disaffection has ' ba de its appearance. Every one . must be well aware that suppression will be the main thought of the Ministry, although it is otherwise surcharged Nv ,ah other duties. Prices of the British Funds are altegeth4, irregular, and Consols at the moment : it i , r , e 90 1 t for money, and 90t for the account. , -- A - , e l'ew Threes and Reduced Annuities are 898 ' l 'l ; Exchequer Bills, 13s. 15s. prem. ; Bank Stock, 254 107 ; Indi a Stock, 214 216 ; ditto 5 per Cents., i ; ditto Enfaced 5 per Cents., 102 1; and ditto Bonds, 325. p r em.j II Foreign Italia n Stocks are mostly at lower pri ces . h ave decli ne d 1, to 53; 54 ; Spanish Passive, i, to 221 I ; the Certificates, 1, to 14f ,f ; Turkish 5 per c ent' .. f• to 318 1 ; R uss i an S cr i p, I , t o 21 / hav e • an d Mexican, f, to 171- 18; but Greek : v e advanced i t , to 14e i ; and Chilian S cr ip i s firm at A i prem. tr - very moderate amount of business has been d ee hBacted in B r i t i sh Railway Shares, and a further have has taken pl ace i n prices. North Western l ave recede d I, Man c h es t er , Sheffield, and Lincol n Great each 1 Eastern a and Midlaudand South_Eastern . 4, no lti the Foreign and Colonial lines there has been _ rerrlaterial alteration. Recife and San Francisco India gi iao East Indian, 105! 106} ; Great Peni I ; nsula, 105 1051 ; and Madras 5 per "Ls., 1001 . American Stat Securitie s are a little firmer. United s h ar es 5 -20 B onds are 1 better at 73i ; Erie ex cl ea I, at 3 9i 40 ; and Illinois are at 78 79 iv. haveAtle.ntie and Great Western Railway Debentures m advanced 1., to 32 34 ; and the Consolidated kojtg a r... ~ g a ge Bonds remain steady at 27 28. (I,‘—_,ank Shares remain very quiet. Alliance have 6 ; en necl to 17 - • I ; :Bank of Australasia improved to an !, ',aind Union of London, to 444 458 ; London mi k- s Lo remain steady at 64:1 65 ex dividend. cellaneous and Finance shares are without inaterial alteratioß d ealt i , ill at q Credit F onc i er o f E ng l and b e i ng 4 i Ebbe Vale, at 10 ; General Credit , nd Disc ount, at 5 ; Imperial Land Company of Marseilles, at ; and Viceroy of Egypt Mortgage Loan, at 721. MINING MARKET. THURSDAY, Two o'Clock. In the Mining Market business has remained very quiet. The shares chiefly dealt in have been Prince of IVales, Great Retallack, North Crofty, Seton, Chiverton Moor,:and South Grenville. Annexed are the current quotations : Carn Camborne, 2ls 23s ; Chiverton Moor, 61 61 ; Chon tales Gold, 21 I ; Clifford Amalgamate, G 1 7 ; Cooks Kitchen, —; DrakeNvells, 1 1a ; East Basset, 18 20 ; East Caradon, ; East Cern Brea, 31 ; East Lovell, 10 101 ; East Russell, 31 a ; East Wheal Grenville, 112 ; Great Retallack, 46s 6d 48s Gd ; Great South Tolgus, Os lls ; Great Wheal Vor, 17 171 ; Marko Valley, 41 1; North Crofty, 5 51; North Treskerby, 2} 21; Prince of Wales, 34s 3Gs; Prosper United, 3 31; Redmoor, Os Ils ; South Grenville, 8s 10s ; South Herodsfoot, --; West Caradon, 10 12; West Chiverton, 60 G2l ; Wheal Basset, 64 66 ; Wheal Buller, 26 28 ; Wheal Chiverton, 8± ; Wheal Soton, 1021 1071 ex div. BRITISII FUNDS-ONE O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. per Cent. Consols Do. Account, March 7 904 / 3 per Cent. Reduu,d 9O 1 89/ Now 3 per Cent 9O 1 891 90 New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 — Do. 5 por Cent. Jan. 1873 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April,lBBs — Do (Rod Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — , :xchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent l2 Do £5OO If -•-• pm Do £lOO & £2OO 13 13 pm Bank of England Stock, 61 per Cent ... 2511 INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874... 216 14 Do. Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, DBO Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 51 per Cent., May 1879 — Do. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,OOO Do. under £1,000 FORIIIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Argentine Republic, 6 por Cent — Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 3razilian 5 per Cent — Do. 41 per Cont., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Do. 5 per Cont., 1865 Do Account 751 / Do. £lOO Bonds — Buenos Ayros 6 per Cent — Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Callan 6 per Cent — Do. 3 per Cent. 00. 6 per Cent A Do. „ B — 83 Do. „ 1867.... Egyptian 7 per Cent — Do.. Second Issue — Do £lOO Bonds Do. Do. 1864 B3 4 Do. £lOO Bonds — Do Government Railway Debentures Bl Do. Account — Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons DJ. Coupons Do. Account Guatemala 5 per Cent. — It ilian 5 per Cent 1865 Do, Account .. — Do. Maremmana Railway — M3xicaK 3 per Cent Ditto for Account — Do. 1864 — Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — tiontevideau G per C0nt..... ..... ..... 6ll Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent Peruvian 5 per Cont., 1865 Do Account Do 41 per Cent., 1865 , Do 4i per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 6 per Cent., 1862 — Do Account Portoguese3 per Ct., 1853'6,'7,'9,'60,'2, '3, 421 Russian 5 per Cent., 18 22 , £ St B 9l Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent. 1859 Do 5 per Cent. 1862 Do 5 per Cent. 1864 — Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1866, all paid BBl Do. do. £25 paid — pin Sardinian 5 per Cent Do. Account Spanish 3 per Cent Do Account Do Now Deferred — Do. Account Passive Do — Do Account 23 21 Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded — Do Account S wedish 4 per Cent. Do. 4/ per Cent. 1864 Do. Scrip, £6O paid Purkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Do. Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do. Account Do £lOO Bonds , Du. Account •• Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account — Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1863 — Do 5 per Cent., 1865 Do. Account Do. 6 por Centy 1865 484 Do. 4 per Cent. Guaranteed — Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 2/ per Cont. Ex. 12 Guil — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. — Italian 3 per Cent. 1831, Ex. 25f. Do. Account 544 14 TWO O'OLOOK. Consols, Money 9Ol 4 Do. Account COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. British Columbia, 6 per oent., Dec. 31, 1572 100 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug ,1 , 0 98 100 Do. sp. c. Mar. & Sept; 100 100 102 Do. sp. c. Jan. & July' 100 85 87 Do. sp. c. Inscribed sk, 100 81 86 Cape G. Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 100 102 164 Do.Apl.&Oot.18110-11/ 00 100 104 106 Do, do 1880-90 100 103 105 Do. Jan. &July, 1800-91 100 101 103 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 90 n Nov. 1868, 6 p.c 100 101 103 Do. 1878, do lOO Ito 1,8 PMauritius, 6 p. 0, 1873, Jan. and July Do. IQ7B 00. 1882, Mayls, Nov..; lOO 103 ILO • Do. 1895. Feb. & Aug lOO 105 107 patal Gov. 6 per cent lOO 08 1( 0 .11.G0v.6 p.c.Ja.(&J al) 100 95 97 N. S.W. Gov. 5 p*C.,IB6C 100 91 93 Do. 5 p.c. 1871 to 1871 100 - - Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 189' 100 85 t 6 86 New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 93 101 Do. 5 per cent.... „,, too 8 4 85 85 41 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 Queensland Goy. 6p.c lO 96 98 100 5 91 93 921 S. Aus. Gov. 6 p,c. 1808-9 100 Do. 187 8 & Upwards llO 105 106 Vio,Gov. 6 p.C. Ja &July 100 - - Do. do,. April & Oat lOO 107 109 1 08 1 BRITISH MINES. Congo'. Gold, line. 1 Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated 3O 7 8 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist 1 100 410 Drake walls 2.1.0 1 1} East Bassett (Illogan) 294 22 24 East Caradon 2.14.8 5 6 6 East Carn Brea l4 3 3* East Grenville East Gunnislake . 8.3.6 # 4 East Lovell 3,9,0 u 10 E. WI Russell (Tavistk 10.8. t 24 21 Gam.& StAubyn(G wen. 66 5 6 4 Great Lsxey, limited all 13 17 Great South Tagus O. i 4.6 Great Wheal Busy 14.9.6 G. Wheal Vor (Helst.in 40 16 18 Grenville 8.18.0 14 11 - ,ficrod's Foot ,... 8.10.0 32 31 Hiugston D0wn5....,, 5.10.6 2} 34 Margaret (Uny Lelant 13.17.6 7 9 Marke Valley 4.lu.i. 31 41 4 Mwyndy iron Ore, lin, 3j 24 14.1 New Sewn worth Roskear Basaettallogan 1.4.0 North Wheal Crotty 2.13.1 41 54 6} Prosper United 7.1.6 24 31 Pr..vidence Uny Lelant 10.6.7 26 28 Caradon (St. Cleer) l4 310 :53) South Condurrow 3.2.0 4 14 S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 - - Stray Park Tin Vigra and Cl'Jgan, lira all West I<assett (Mogan W. Caradun (Ltskeard 1: 10 12 West Chi verton ll 61 63 West Seton Wheal Bassett 'Mogan 54 05 75 Wheal Buller (Redrutli 16 25 28 Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 10 12 Wheal Setou Wheal Trelawnev (Lig 5.17.0 10 12 LINES LEASED AT VIXED ILIGNTALS. London and Blackwall, 801 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Recife and San Francisca, lim., gua. 7 per cent., 9j i FOREIGN MINES. Port Philip, i United Mexican, lim., 2i BANJUL Affiance, Jim.. 17,1 Ati-itralasia, 674 Bank 01 Egypt, 324 Chartered oiler. of India, London, and Chlria, 3 , 4 Colonial, 404 Consolidated Bank, lim., 4 Ditto, new, 3! Imperial Ottoman. lim.' Land Mortgage Bank of India, lira., 3 1 London and County, 65 if London Joint Stock. 43 Union of London, 451 4} • . MISCELLAREODB. - • Anglo-American Telegraph, 151 Atlantic Telegraph, Ditto, 8 per cent., 55 City Offices, lim., 81 Commercial Union, Insurance. 4 1 Credit Fonder of Englana, lim . 3 4 East Indian Laud Credit and Finance, Um., 31 Ebbw Vale, to Gen. Credit and Discount, tins.. 5} tieneral Steam Navigation, lim., 271 linperial Land Company of Marseilles, lim., 1 international Financial society, lim., 2} London General Omnibus Company, lim, 3 M dras Irrigation and Canal (guaranteed 5 pedcent. dian Government), 194 North Britian and Mercantile Ithsuranott, 151 Universal Marine, Insurance. Lim., 21 Viet:ray of Egypt, Mortgage, Loan, 74 LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. (This Day.) The market opens quiet. Sales probably 6,000 or 7,000 bales. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—Last Evening. ••••••• Amsterdam Short. 11 16 Ditto 3 Months. 11 181 Rotterdam Antwerp — 25 35 Brussels Hamburg Paris ' ... Short 25 14 Ditto 3 Months. 25 30 Marseilles Frankfor: 011 the Maine 120 Vienna — 13 0 Trieste — 13 0 Petersburgn - 301 Berlin Madrid — 471 Cadiz Leghorn Milan Genoa Naples — 26 85 Palermo Messina Lisbon . — 51 Oporto -,- oli 11 17 11 191. 11 19f 25 40 25 40 13 91. 25 20 25 37} 25 40 120 13 7 13 1 6 26 48 48 26 55 26 95 26 95 26 95 26 95 26 95 Hootings from '' The Owl." The Owl, our eccentric contemporary (which made its re-appearance yesterday), gives currency to the following announcements !-- _ As was naturally to be anticipated, the resolu- tions proposed by the Government have at once been taken into the most serious consideration by the Liberal party. A meeting was held yesterday, consisting of the prominent leaders of the Opposition, at which opinions were declared so much in disapproval of the resolutions that we may expect at no distant day to see this general feeling of dissatisfaction take distinct shape. A meetingl of th e party is to be called for next week. We e are able of ~ been ip, u bhlaestoswtahtefo,thtit who, Mr. Brand finally gives gentleman f the Liberal we trust, par y, willan and a u able to di sc h arge the duties in the same amiable and courteous manner which has so remarkably distin guished the career of Mr. Brand, who is accom panied in his reti rement from this responsible is responsible posi tion by the sincere regrets and good wishes of both sides of the house. A marriage is arranged between Lord Waterpark and Lady Constance Finch-Hatton, daughter of the Earl of Winchilsea. Also between Mr. Wal sham, at present attached to the Leguartio,naual Madrid, and son of Sir John Walsham, Bt. d Miss Scarlett, daughter of Mr. - Scarlett, C. 8., late British Minister at Mexico. Also, between Mr. Berners and Miss Anstruther, sister to Sir Robert Anstruther, Bart., M.P., and Lard-Lieutenant for the county of Fife. We understand that the scheme for the reorgani sation of the army is now nearly completed in its details, which when announced in the House of Commons, will not be found to coincide in all points with the recommendations of the Royal Commis sioners on recruiting. The militia will be made the foundation of the active army. Men will be enlisted for 12 years instead of 10, as at present ; seven of these will be spent in the army available for general service, the remaining five in the militia under cer tain advantageous conditions. A measure will be pro posed for obtaining their further service at the end of the twelve years. Non-commissioned officers and men will still be permitted to re-engage in the army and serve for pension. Such, we believe, will be the leading features of the plan. The difficulties of the details are, of course, financial ; but the House of Commons will, without doubt, afford the Govern ment the means of carrying into effect their scheme if it can be shown that it will give the country sufficient available force for general service and an efficient reserve to rely upon in case of need. We are sorry to hear that, after immense expen diture in providing ammunition for the new Snider gun, it is found in practice that the copper of the cartridge so obstructs the barrel after the discharge, so as to render the gun useless. This was not the case with the hand-made cartridges, and the fault is directly attributable to the use of machinery adopted by the Government under the pressure of the great demand. By the succession of the Hon. George Barrington to his father's title, no vacancy will, it is generally supposed, be created in the representation of Eye_ the peerage being an Irish one. It is, however, generally rumoured that Lord Barrington will suc ceed the present Marquis of Exeter as Lord Trea surer of the Household, in which case a new election will be necesiiary. SHARE MARKETS—This day. Sharei Railways. I , Paid. Ks Tltt '"- No I! a r re t dO i n a i n a n u .. : : 100 •4nibrian . 'ork and Bandon — 'orn wall all Dublin & Belfast June lOO Dun„Perth,& Ab. Jun 100 E.London, berip Certi. all Do. 100 Glasgow & S. Western 100 Great Eastern, Ord. stk. 100 Do. K Angl. st. No. 2 100 l areat North of Scotian 100 Great Northern lOO Do. A stock ...... Do. IS stock lOO Do. New, is. at 25 pm 100 GtS, and W. of Ireland 100 Gt. Wes , tern -Original 110 Do. S. Val. Rail gua 100 Do. South Wales ... It.o Do. W. Mid.—Oxlor 100 Do. Newport lOO Do. Hereford lOO Lancashire & Yorkshirc 100 London and Blackwali 100 Won., Brigh.,& S Goss 100 Lon., Chat., and Dove 100 Do. Metrop. Ex. A lOO Lull. & North Wester' , 100 Lon. & South Westeri4 100 , Man., 8110., & Lincoln' 100 Metropolitan...., all Do. New lO Do. Extension lO Metropolitan District all 85 87 118 110 4U 15 20 et et 100 4 8 E 5 88 70 72 - (11 114 116 31 32 8 8 120 122 147 129 91 IS 4J 61 Do. do. do. Do. and St. John's W'd Midland Do. £9 Share Do, Birniin.. & Derby slid Kent . North British Do. Ed., i'th., & Dun, Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do. G.N'E purchase' Do. Leeds ...... Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... Do. Stock. & Darling. Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1864 5 Do. do. 1866 orth Staffordshire & S. W. Junction Scottish Central 'cot. N. E , Aber. stock Do. Scot, Mid. stack Shropshire Union South Devon iouth Essteru italnes, Wok., & Wok Fair Vale Do. C Vale of heath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha West Cornwall ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Closing 1 Business Prioe. done. 32 35 33 38 129 130 S 2 El 18 40 13 10 122 123 81 Vi 48 50 126 127 101 11 111 121 101 - 11 92 94 37 39 4 16 104 10 , t 3 G 5 09 101 35 36 10 11 p 118 122 1 2p 1 2p 70 72 115 120 148 I 1 47 49 ;0 71 9 10 165 150 3 4; 100 102 91 93 12i 13i 1t 12a f , B 92 81 84 100 102 92 94 So 90 82 85 97 9,/ 97 98 1 1.1 97- 98 - & ~~: THE SUN, LOIN I, ON, THURS o,t V E V ENING, FEBRUARY 14 1867. LAW INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Before Lord Chief Justice Cockburn and a Special Jury. SCANLAN V. SCOLLICK. The plaintiff in this action was a dock labourer, and had been so employed since 1852, end the defendant is the pro prietor of the Three Suns public-house, New Gravel-lane, in the east end of the metropolis, and close to a place called Wapping-corner. The action was brought to recover compensation in damages for injuries sustained through the alleged negligence of the defendant, who pleaded not guilty. 3O 80 1 6} 128 i Mr. Montague Chambers, Q.C., and Mr. J. Thompson, were counsel for the plaintiff, and Mr. Huddleston, Q.C., and another learned gentleman for the defendant. From the statement of the plaintiff it appeared that on the 13th April he left his own house, Claremont-square, about eight o'clock, with the view'of seeing an evening paper at tho itiendant's establishment. He met a female neighbour on the Way, and they both crossed the road over to Now Gravel-lane, in the direction of the defendant's. There was no light from the public-house, or from any letup in the street, and when he came opposite the hoes, ho fell through the flap into the collar. His hands wore in his pocket, and he had no means of protecting himself, so that he fell_with great violence on the ground. The defendant and a drayman were iu the cellar at the time and picked him up. His knee had been very severely hurt, and he bad since been an out-patient of the Landon Hos pital, and quite unable to go to work. His illness cost him a good deal of money, and defendant refused to give him any compensation. 49 50i 122 i 11 2 41 11 f 1231 I IV/ 1 1 1041 i Mrs. Schneider, the woman who accompanied the plain tiff on his way to the defendant's, gavo:corroborativo evi dence as to how the accident oocurred. The version of th e d e f endant was th a t the accident wa s caused by the car e l essness of t h e p l a i n tiff, who fell into the cellar in looking after some halfpence. Ho had also stated originally that the plaintiff had flung himself into the cellar intentionally. The jury, after some deliberation, found a verdict for the plaintiff, and assessed the damages at £25. POLICE IN2ELLIGEffCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. :-, 100 100 6 100 BRITISH r ()SSE A tlautie sc St.Lawrenoe Born., Baroda, Cen.ln. • gu. 5 per cent... Do. F shares A; Lake Huron Do. Pre,erence B Bruit, & Goderich 6 p.c. 1872-3-1 Calcutta & S. E., lim Jape Town (it Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pi East. Bengal, gu., 5 do, East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension (; rand Trunk of Canada Do. Zquip. Mort, Bondi, 1 °large 6 p.o Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do deferred De. 2d Pref. Bonds Du. do. deferred Do. 3d Pref. stook Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Fret. stook Do. do. deferred t. India Pen. gua. sp.c o. Qua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c Ult. South of India gua. 5 per cent Do. 41 per cent Do _lreat Wcs. of Canada Do. New .. Do. 6 p. c lies. pay. 1873 Do. 54 du. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 41 do Do. 4j do Do. Fifth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. lie!. & Hudson's Bay c'da, 6pc Ist pf.bs Scinde Do. Delhi Do. do ../ Do. Puniaub.... Do.lndus St.Flot ,bIUNS. 66 68 100 101 id ip 4 44 100 100 100 all 100 100 N 55 101 103 101 IG3 105 107 88 I 8 I COMMITTAL FOR THE FULL PERIOD FOR ASSAULTING A WOMAN.—Edward Hayes, a rough 7 looking fellow, with out shoes to his feet, was charged before Mr. Knox with assaulting a woman named Elizabeth Beacley, residing in Prince-row, Newport-market. The complainant, whoso face bore marks of ill-usage, said that she had lived with the prisoner as his wife for some years, and she bad had frequently to complain at that court of his ill-treatment of her. Last night he came home drunk, and got into bed, where she was lying with their two children. He then began abusing her, and charged her with having been intimate with two policeman, and then struck her in the face with his fist. She ran down stairs and called a constable and gave him into custody. All she wished was that the prisoner would keep away from her. In answer to Mr. Knox, the gaoler (Barnes) said the prisoner had several times been charged with assaulting the complainant, besides being summoned for a similar thing. Ho had been held to bail on some occasions, and on others sent to prison. The prisoner and tho complain ant used to attend to a stall at the corner of Cranborne street, but for some time the prisoner had taken to drinking and left the complainant to look after it. Sergeant Foinett, 15 C, said that seven years ago he had the prisoner in custody for assaulting a woman, and he was th en committed for three months with hard labour. Sergeant Smith, 1 C, said the prisoner had been in the practice of assaulting the complainant for several years, ho (the sergeant) having had him in custody 10 years ago for assaulting her. Mr. Knox said he was bound to save the complainant from the prisoner's violence, and should commit the pri soner for the full term, namely, six months with hard labour. 100 f 100 10 WO 100 21 22 85 83 57 59 63 54 52 54 37 10 23 25 106 IC6 a 1 i 6 1 L 1061 sl 151 I 5 BIRMINGHAM STEEPLECHASES.-WEDICZSDAY The attendance to-cla.y was much larger than that of yesterday, the prestige which the Grand Annual enjoys attracting a large number of people to Sutton Coldfield.The weather was again fine, though at times the clouds were somewhat threatening. A stronger programme was issued for the concluding day, comprising, as it did, six items, which produced good fields and exciting finishes. The sport is fully detailed below:— The Licensed Victuallers' Plate of 30 SOTS, added to a handicap of 5 sous each, 2 ft (to the fund); winners after Feb. 6 (at nine a.m.), 71b extra ; about two miles and a half. Lord Poulett's Charlemagne, aged, llst...(Mr. Edwards) 1 Mr. T. Golby's Ace of Trumps, aged, list 81b (Wheeler) 2 Mr. Ivens's Sir William, aged, 12st Slb (inc. 71b extra) (J. Knott) 3 Major Martin's Arens, aged, list 21b (J. Page) 0 Betting-2 to 1 agst Charlemagne, sto 2 each agst Sir William and Ace of Trumps, and sto 1 agst Arcus. Sir William showe'd the way clear of Ace of Trumps, Arcus bringing up the rear until reaching the enclosure, when Charlemagne drew up to the girths of Ace of Trumps, and passing Sir William before entering the ploughed land was first over the fence. Running wide, however, he was • only enabled to clear the fence second, but almost abreast with Sir William. The lot came into view almost together, but the favourite and Ace of Trumps singling themselves out, the race was left to the pair, the former winning after a tremendous fiiiish by half a length; Sir William was placed a bad third. The Farmers' Steeplechase of 3 sous each, with 25 added, for hunters; penalties and allowances. About 3 miles. Mr. W. Wilson's Makeshift, by Dromedary Grand (h-b), aged, list 71b (Mr. Wilson, jun.) 1 Mr. J. Weaman's Tom Thumb, 5 y rs , li st (Mr. Goodwin, jun.) 2 Mr.Audinwood's Wilford, aged,l2st (Mr. A udinwood, j au.) 3 Vanity, Bina, and Ashford also ran. Betting-6 to 4on Makeshift, sto 1 each apt Bina and Wilford, and 6 to 1 agst Tom Thumb. After going a short distance Tom Thumb took up the ruuuing, followed by Wilford, Vanity, Makeshift, and Ashford bringing, up the rear into the ploughed land, where Vanity rushed to the front, the favourite going on second, Bina third, Tom Thumb fourth, Ashford and Wilford, side by side, being last. On passing the Stand Makeshift, hard held, had a long lead of Vanity, Tom Thumb, Bina, and Wilford, Ash ford still being in the ruck. Before reaching the plough Bina was beaten and pulled up, while Wilford joined the favourite and the pair cleared the fence into the park almost abreast, and Tom Thumb, passing Vanity, took second place. On entering the straight the pair came on side by side, but the - favourite having the best of the struggle within the distance won easily.by three lengths. Wilford was a bad third ; and Vanity and Ashford pulling up opposite the enclosure did not pass the post. The Craven Cup, value 100 sovs, by subscription of 10 sovs each, h ft; four year olds lOst 71b, five list 71b, six 12st 11b, aged 12st 51b; winners of any steeplechase, either in plate or specie, value 100 goys 51b, 200 71b, 500 141 b extra ; maiden four-yr-olds allowed 51b, five 81b, six and-aged 121 b; six-yr-olds and upwards, not being maiden's, but have not won 50 sovs in 1864, 1865, 1866, or 1867, allowed 71b. About three miles and a half. Mr. H. Crawshaw's Highflyer, by Orpheus—dam by Barnacles, aged, 12st 51b ..(Mr. T. Spence) 1 Lord Poulett's Genevieve, 6 yrs, 11st 81b (Mr. Edwards) 2 Mr. Studd's Georgiania, aged, list 21b ....(Mr. Thomas) 3 Betting-5 to 4on Highflyer and sto 2 a/st Georgiania. With the exception of about two dozen lengths, when Lord Poulett's mare was in front, the other pair led alter nately till within the distance, when Highflyer, who ran unkindly at the commencement of the race, came away, and won "hands down" by three-quarters of a length. Georgiania was a bad third. The Birmingham Grand Annual Steeplechase Handicap of 15 sovs each, 5 ft, with 100 added ; winners of any steeplechase after Jan. 29 (at nine a.m.), slb ; or any steeplechase value 100 sous, 91b; twice, or 200, 141 b extra ; about three miles and a half. Mr. E. P. Wilson's Tiger, by Codrington—dam by Young Comus, aged, lOst 121 b (Mr. Wilson, jun.) 1 Mr. Johnstone nd Dick Turpin, aged, lOst 31b (W. White) 2 Mr. J. Wood's Havelock (late Claxton), 6 yrs, _lost 31b _ . (Thorpe) 3 Mr. Wellfit's Greenland, 6 yrs, lOst 81b(G. Waddington) 4 Mr. E. Brayley's Sea King, aged, lOst 61b (Rickaby) 5 Mr. George's Sprite, aged, lOst 131 b (J. Pate) 0 Mr. Carew's Dermot Asthore, aged, lOst 121 b (Mr. H. Crawshaw) 0 Mr. Carew's King of Hearts, aged, lOst 12Ib (A. Sadler) 0 Mr.C. Fennin's Little Peter, aged, lOst 91b (Mr. Thomas) 0 Mr. T. Jennings's Graco Darling, 5 yrs, lOst 81b (F. Lotan) 0 Mr. C. Fennin's Roesington, aged, lOst 71b (thrller) 0 Mr. T. Golby's Sinking Fund, aged, lOst 6lb (Wheeler) 0 Mr. Studd's Despatch, aged, 10st 31b (11 Archer) 0 Meanwood was struck out at 1.30 on the day or the race. Betting--- 4 to 1 agst Despatch, 5 to 1 agst King of Hearts, 6 to 1 agst Sea King, 100 to 15 agst Sinking Fund, $ to 1 agst Dick Turpin, 10 to 1 each agst Sprite, Greenland, and Tiger, and 100 to 8 agst Havelock. The thirteen competitors got away at the first attempt to a -somewhat citrus-snug blunt, but after fairly settling down in their stride. Little Peter showed in advance of Sprite, Sea King, Despatch, Tiger, Greenland, Sinking Fund, Dernict Asthore, King of Hearts, and Grace Darling, tho latter pair bringing up the rear. in this order they proceeded past the stand, and ran till going down the hill, whore Dermot Asthore fell back to the girths of Grace Darling, King of Hearts at the same moment taking a better posi tion. Beyond this no variation occurred till fairly into the plough, when Little Peter relinquished the lead to Tiger, whose immediate attendants were Sinking Fund, Despatch, and King of Hearts, the ruck being headed by Dick Tur pin. In the park, however, Wilson took a judicious pull at Tiger, leaving Sinking Fund and King of Hearts in command, the pair racing together, with Sprite wide on the left, till making the turn for tho straight, when King of Hearts retired into third place, Sinking Fund being joined by Sea King and Sprite, Tiger lying well up, and Grace Darling last. Approaching the stand Greenland ran through a lot of horses, and the field took the follow ing order—Tiger, Sinking Fund, Greenland, Sea King, Dick Turpin, King of Hearts, Despatch, Sprite, and Grace Darling, the last pair being Havelock and Rossington. In the ploughed laud Little Peter joined the loaders, who took close order. Rossiugton shortly afterwards blundered, and fell at the fence leading into the park, but with the excep tion of Havelock getting a more prominent place, no other change occurred until the jump out of the park, where Sinking Fund came down a burster, and King of Hearts, who was on his track, fell over him. This accident baulked several of the others, and when the straight was reached there were only Tiger, Dick Turpin, Greenland, Havelock, Sea King, and Sprite left in the race. At the last fence but one Sprite fell, and immediately afterwards Dick Turpin drew up to Tiger, who stalled off the challenge, and won very cleverly by half a length ; five lengths separated the second and third ; a neck the third and fourth.; and none of the others passed the box. The Scurry Plato of 25 soya (handicap) ; winners after the weights are declared 71b extra ; about two miles. To close and name before nine o'clock on Tuesday even ing. Col. Knox's Stiff, by Neville—Circe, 6 yrs, _lost 101 b _ . . Reeves) 1 Mr. Jelly's Bra n dy A pp l e, aged, lOst 101 b (W (Forster) 2 Mr. E. Green's Osterley, 6 yrs, lOst 61b (0. Boyce) 3 Lord Poulett'a Wheldrake, 6 yrs, lOst 121 b (Mr. Edwards) 4 Capt. Brabazon's Agnes. aged, lOst 121b...(Capt. liarford) 5 Mr. Wiltshire's Swindler, aged, lOst (W. Page) 6 Mr. Va!lender's St. Maximum, aged, list (Ellison) 0 Mr. Carew's Jacob, aged, lOst 121 b (A. Sadler) 0 Betting-100 to 30 agst Stiff, sto 1 agst S windier, 6to 1 each agst Jacob and Osterley, 100 to 15 agst St.... Max imum, 10 to 1 (at first 4 to 1) agst Wheldrake, and 100 to 8 agst Agnes. Stiff led on passing the stand, followed by Brandy Apple, Jacob, St. Maximum, Swindler, and Agnes, in the order named, to the brow of the hill, when St. Maxi mum wag outpaced, fell back, and gradually tailed off ; going throu gh the plough O s t er l e y t oo k third place, and at the fence into the Park Jacob joined Stiff in the front, Wheldrake lying handy, and St. Maximum pulling up ; three fences from home Brandy Apple passing Wheldrake joined issue with Stiff, and the pair finished a close and exciting race, ending in favour of Stiff by a neck ; Osterley. was placed a' bad third, Jacob fourth, Wheldrake fifth, Agnes sixth, and Swindler next; St. Maximum did not ' pass the post. Tho Hunters' Plate of 25 Boys; four year olds 10st 61b, five llst 1.21 b, six 12st 31b, aged 12st 71b ; winners of any steeplechase value 20 sous 51b, twice or 30 71b, 50 141 b, 100 281 b extra; any rider in this race who has ridden the winner of a handicap steeplechase 71b extra ; about three miles. To close and name before nine o'clock on Tues day evening. Mr. Dabb's Lady Melbourne, 6 yrs, list 31b (Owner) 1 Mr. T. Gough's Hampton Lass, aged, 12st 61b (Mr — Parker) 2 Mr. Wtibb ns Carbine, aged, llst ..................(J. Knott) 3 Mr. J. De H. Chadwick's Ethel, 5 ps, 12st 51b, (Mr. Edwards) 4 Mr. Thomas's Malvern Hill, aged, 13st ( o wDer) 0 Mr. Lo Blonde's Jamaica, aged, 12st lb...(Capt. Holybak) 0 Mr. Hulbert us Born So, 6 yrs, 12st Bib (Owner) 0 Betting-6 to 4 ngst Lady Melbourne, sto 1 agst Mal vern Hill, and 7to 1 agst Ethel. Hampton Lass jumped away with the lead, followed by Malvern Hill, Lady Mel bourne, and Born So, Carbine bringing up the rear, and they ran thus to the park, whore Malvern Hill took up the running, Lady Melbourne occupying second place, but when appearing in sight again Lady Melbourne headed Malvern Hill, and never afterwards being approached she won very easily by six lengths from Hampton Lass, who, with Carbine, passed Ethel outside the distance. Carbine was a bad third; Ethel fourth; and nothing else passed the post. Letters from Damascus announce the arrival there of the great annual caravan from Bagdad, consisting of 2,500 camels, one-half of which was laden with toumbeki (the tobacco which is used for nargiles), while the re mainder carried the travellers. This year the Desert is reported to have been perfectly quiet ; no attempt has been made to molest any traveller, and the caravan passed with) out encountering any difficulty. THAMES. ROBBING PARLOURS.— Thomas Newman, aged 16, and described as an engineer's boy, and Henry Cobb, 17, were charged with stealing a dress, value 125., the property of Mr. Henry Hare, of No. 13, Green-street, Stepney. There was a second charge against Newman only, for stealing two pairs of trousers, one frock coat, a small box, a glass ornament, in all value £4, and 16s. in money, from the house of Mr. Samuel Fish, of No. 52, Wellington-street, Stepney. In the course of the last few weeks many robberies have been committed in the parlours of houses in Stepney, in the absence of the inmates. The robberies have been effected by lads opening the parlour windows from the street, entering the parlours, and carrying away everything portable within reach. Venables, a detec tive officer, No. 141 K, and Hughes, a police con stable, No. 251 K, have been on the track of the thieves for some time and succeeded in taking the prisoners into custody, and there was now clear and dis tinct evidence against them of having been concerned in the two robberies, and disposing of the stolen property. Mr. Paget, in committing the prisoners for trial, recom mended that people should take more care in securing their parlour winquw, and it W:1.8 remarkable with what ease parlours could be entered from the streets and plundered. MARKETS.--This day. . - METROPOLITAN CATTLE. Although the supply of beasts on sale here, to-day, was very moderate, the demand for most breeds ruled inactive at about Monday's currency. The top figure was 5s 4d per 81b. Prime Down and half-bred sheep were firm in price. Otherwise the mutton trade was heavy at late rates. The highest quotation was Gs 2d per 811;. The few lambs on show changed hands at from 7s Gd to 8s per 81b. Pigs (the supply of which was liniited) were very dull, at barely stationary prices. Per 81b to sink the offal. ci s d Crse & inf. beasts... 3 6 3 8 Second quality do ..3 10 4 4 Prime large oxen —1 6 4 10 Prime Scots. dm.. ••5 0 5 4 Crse. and inf. sheep. 3 10 4 2 Second quality do ..4 4 5 0 sd s d Tree ers-wool sheep 5 4 5 10 Prime J'thdown d 0.6 0 6 2 Large coarse ealTes 4 6 5 0 Prime small do 5 2 3 6 Large hugs . .3 4 3 8 Small porkers 3 10 4 4 Lamb....os Od to 0 , Od. Suckling calve; 203 to 228 ' • and quarter-old store pigs , 24e ;o 215 each. "lead of stock on sale. Beasts Total supply. F ore i g n supply. 2 0 Cows 712 I Beasts *— ows. Sheep and 1amb5....., C 2,4 0 Sheep and I..mbi Calves 101 Ca yes . rigs . • • • 200 Pigs MEAT. NEWGATS AND LEADENIIALL.—Theso markets aro fairly supplied with meat, which moves off slowly, as follows : Beef, 3s 2d to 4s 6d • mutton, 3s 6d to 4s JAI ; veal, 48 Od to 5s 2d ; pork, 38 id to 4s 4d per Sibs by the carcase. ITA Y. SMITHFIELD.—Moadow hay, £2 15s to £ 4 s s; clover , £4 Os to £5 lOs ; and straw,' £1 18s to £2 6s per load. . slow trade. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £2 18s to £4 56 ; clover, £4 Os to £5 10s 6d ; and straw, £1 18s to £2 Os per load. Trade inactive. WHITEcHAPEL.—Meadow hay' £2 18s to £ 4 5 s ; clover, £4 Os to £5 12s Od ; an d straw, £1 18s to £2 Os per load. Supply moderato. COAL MARKET. Price per ton at the close of the market. 8. d. s. d. Original Hartlepool... 19 0 East Hartlepool Nelson l7 0 Walls End Helton ... 19 0 Toes . 18 9 Bradyell's lietton l7 _ South Wylam Hastings Hartley l6 6 Lambert's W.llartloy 16 3 Braneepeth Cannel ()arab(' lB 0 Cassop . l7 6 Holy well Main l6 6 Ships at market, 78—sold, 21. Walls End Haswell 19 0 Kelloo Davison's W. Hartley 16 • 6 Hartlepool South llartlepool l7 0 Eden Main LONGITUDE BY . TIIE ATLANTIC CABLE.--The difference of longitude between England and America has, hitherto, rested upon the-chronometric expeditions insti tuted by the Coast Survey during the years of 1843-51 and 1855. Fifty chronometers were transported three times in each direction across the Atlantic. The probable error of m t h i e c a result n o c f e t h ine s i e t s e p x r p e e s d e i n t itons refinedw &s s : a 9 t -100t h h s e n o u, f r vt a h ee s yr e e c wf o oe n rre d e: The value thus obtaine d, thou g h for all practical purpose s sufficiently precise, is n ot so for the ne cessities of astrono getric expediti ons , allu sion to take The pec u li ar i t i es in the more precise fe t o h or e nmn s c u e dx T io e un s n s dwoefirtthltiheEecnagdblilarene c p d,t r i o op v na i r d toi e fe d sp t o e rf l . e t Bhgaer. avepAaho.laiiciGsetlosul ns a t hil d oea v nt n ott dtohasagtweahnoidfc furnishedht n h p i h s paasl : bb,meanstyouestahoeenfi chronometric lre t oo. a yn i obtain in g in working the cable render the process of determining the longitude by its moans different in many respects from that by the land telegraph lines. Now obstacles, which made success exceedingly doubtful, were to be surmounted, and now sources of error eliminated; but, thanks to the genius, ex perience, and persevera nce of Dr. Gould, t hese have been implied it will g i ve th e rea d er a in this by s t a ti ng th at a overcome, and results of re markable p r ecision elicited. The probable error of the resultin g lon g itud e is about four d chl i ue s na ta rd n err c e e di tc o lhe f sa a o b of o f autthseelc, nicet y 9oonOdln P miles has boon measured, and that the measure is not probably more than 40 feet from the truth. The time required for a signal to pass through the cable has been discovered with still greater precision to be 31-100ths of a second, which is probably not in error by ono hundredth of a second. This is equivalent to a velocity of 6,020 miles a second, and is notably less than the velo city of the electric fluid upon land lines, which numerous observations have shown to average 16,000 miles a second. —Boston Transcript. MORE FENIAN ARRESTS TN DUBLIN.—DUBLIN, Wednesday Night.—This morning more than thirty per sons wore arrested on their arrival in Dublin from Liver pool. Several were subsequently discharged, having given satisfactory explanations. The remainder are detained, pending further inquiry. Several of the prisoners arraigned for treason-felony at the commission court to-day pleaded guilty. ~- ~., SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. VICTORIA CLUB—This DAT. The club to-day presented an animate•i appearance, and business on the Lincolnshire Handicap was pursued with unusual vigeur.. Christmas Carol was again in request, and after repeated investments had 'been made, "The Carol" again superseded Bismark in the quotations, the latter, however, remained still in favour at lt) to 1, while a communication in favour of The Beadle caused the Newmarket horse to be an equally good favourite. LINCOLN HANDICAP. Bto 1 agst Christmas Carol (taken) 10 to 1 agst The Beadle (taken) 10 to 1 agst Bismarck (taken and offered) 100 to 8 apt Saeeharometer (taken) 100 to 7 agst Copenhagen (taken) 20 to 1 agst Mount Palatine (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Leases (taken) 20 to 1 agst Moldavia 25 to 1 agst Rejoinder (taken) 100 to 1 agst Vandorvelde (taken and offered) LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE 25 to 1 agst Havelock (late Chester) (taken) 30 to 1 agst Fan (taken) 30 to 1 agst Whitehall (taken) 40 to 1 agst Thomastown (taken) 50 to 1 agst Little Frank (offered) - DERRY. 800 to 100 agst The Rake (taken) 100 to 8 agst Plaudit (taken) 16 to 1 agst Dragon (taken) RACING FIXT I FEBR' - RES FOR 1867. TARP. Lincoln Spring Harrow Spring ... Nottingham 26 West Draytou Derby MA Liverpool Spring Chelmsford Spring l2 Margate... Warwick Spring l9 Bromley Epsom Spring Lewes Spring Croxton Park RIL. Eastbourne Hunt Northampton Cardiff Windsor Spring Edinburgh Sp. Meeting 6 Lichfield Spring 8 Newmarket Craven 8 M Ascot'Spring • 7 -York Spribg 7 -Doncaster Spring 9 Salisbury • , Bath - 14 JU Ascot Summer 4 Windsor Summer Manchester Summer Hampton l3 Odiham 17 Bibury Club lB Abergavenuy Thirsk Newinarket Jet Spring Durham .. Catterick Chester Harpenden Epsom Croydon - Newton Beverley Stockbridge l9 Chelmsford Summer Newcastle Ipswich 27 Worcester Summer 27 LY. Down Royal Corporate l7 Stamford Radcliff() Huntingdon 23 Winchester Southampton Gaodwood - UST. I Dover Carlisle 2 Nowmarket July 2 Pontefract Reading Liverpool July Meeting 10 Hungerford Nottingham l6 AUG Ripon Brighton .. 6 Brighton Chu) 8 Lewes Egham ... Wolverhampton l3 Stockton Oxford .... 15 Hastings York August SEPT] Margate Warwick Spring 3 Abingdon 5 Leicester Doncaster 10 Brecon West Drnyton.::, Plymouth ........., Canterbury Derby Lichfield Yarmouth. Weymouth Tunbridge Baden Bliden ;MBER. Richmond l7 Hendon l9 Monmouth Manchester Autumn 2O Newmarket Ist October 24 OCT Northampton Autumn 1 Edinburgh Bedford 8 Newmarket 2d October 7 Cheltenham l5 Newmarket Houghton ;MBE R. NOVE Liverpool Autumn 5 I Shrewsbury Autumn ll 1 Leamington Hunt STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES FOR 1867. FEBRUARY. Windsor I - 21 arrow Spring MAROII. Liverpool Spring --- Croydon Spring Grand Military Cherbsey Malton •.... 13 AP York l7 Sevonoaks RIL. I Kildaro Hunt COURSING. COURSING MEETINGS TO COME. FEBRUARY. Name. Judge. .Days of Running Cardiff Club Mr. Warwick Waterino, Lancashire - Taniworth, Staffordshire ... Mr. Warwick MARCH. Irish Grand National (Open), county Loutn Atdrossan, Sharphill South Lancashire (South port) Champion Mr. Westropp l4, 15 , &e Leinster (Open) Courtown... lir. H. Springall l9, 20 Scottish Open, Lanarkshire - 26, &o. 6, 7 7, &o. THE BADGER HUNT. 22 26 28 29 17 21 29 29 (From the Veterinary Gazette) I have had a great many dogs in my time, dogs of every breed and description—greyhounds and bulldogs, pointers, pugs, terriers and Newfoundlanders—but I have never had so clever, so sensible, so really good an animal as a cur I called " Old Jack." His breed it would be rather difficult for me to describe; his head showed a deal of the bull dog, and in his other points and appearance he showed something of the wiry-haired Scotch terrier qualification. Ho was the best-tempered old fellow in the world, but his looks were of the most blackguardly ; his jaw was und-r -hung, and his white teeth put one in mind of an animated rat-trap on a largo scale. I will tell you how I became his master. There were some steeplechases in our neighbourhood ; after the due celebration of which "Old Jack" was seen hangibg about the streets of a not far distant town, exer cising his canine intelligence in cadging about for some thing to eat. At this point in Old Jack's life there can be no doubt that his motto was "grub." In the course of his peregrinations, and in the exercise of his instinct, Old Jack attached himself to a coalheaver's boy, and as this boy spent the greater part of his life in a coal waggon trading to the neighbouring villages, Old Jack, the coal waggon, and the • smutty-faced boy became identified with each other. The master of the coal waggon, however, took a dislike to Old Jack, and left him behind one day in a public-house stable, with instructions to the ostler to kill him. I then, fortunately for the poor dog, saved his life by offering to become his owner, in settlement of . which transaction I gave the ostler a shilling. I soon found I had a valuable bargain—oranges at the bottom of a bucket of water, rats in a barn, rabbits or badger; Old Jack would grab at.; and, talking of badgers, I'll give you an account of a badger bunt. This interest ing Sport is always pursued in the night, as Mr. Badger does not venture out during the dtiy ; bo is a kind of quad rupedal owl, and leaves his hole about ten o'clock in the evening, returning again ore the rising of the sun. Mid night, then, is the time to begin operations; and while the badger is roaming about in search of wherewithal to satisfy his hunger, the bold hunter takes a sack, round the mouth of which he has placed a hoop, , to keep it open, and inserts it into the badger's hole. Dirt is then to be thrown around the entrance to the hole, and on the bottom of the sack, for the purpose, if possible, of making the badger believe, when he conies up, that he is proceeding in the way ho should go; then there is a cord tied in a slip- knot, put round the sack posteriorly to the hoop, and the bold hunter aforesaid takes the other end of the said cord, and ensconces him self behind a 'tree, some short distance of, or in any other position favourable to secrecy—l ought to have men tioned that, as a preliminary step. to this, all the other holes should have been well stopped a night or two before, so that there is only one, or at least two holes, with the bags and the bold hunters, left for the badgers to enter— all these arrangements being completed, the beaters and the dogs wander round the coppice and about the hedges in the neighbourhood, to drive the badgers back. Old Jack was the boy for them ; if there was a badger within half a mile, that blackguardly-looking cur would.scont him out, and make lam go home a great deal quicker than he intended to. It is not a very pleasant thing in the mean time for the sneaking Nimrod ; it is• absolutely necessary that this enthusiastic sportsman should remain as quiet as a mouse when the cat is near—a pipe is a thing not to bo thought of, even a pinch of snuff would impregnate the air with its perfume, and be fatal to the capture of the keen-nosed badger. There ho must wait "lying to hole," shivering, listening, and waiting patiently for his game. In the midst of a largo dark coppice, with the wind sighing and moaning, and the trees croaking, a man of nervous temperament is apt to imagine all sorts of dreadful things ; sometimes hesees a ghost; anon, he hears unearthly sounds, his senses become acutely perceptible to every little noise, and he welcomes the badger, not as the victim, not as the object for which he has come, but as a friend, to relieve his solitude, and to make him really certain that there is another living, warm-blooded animal in the world be sides himself. Hark ! here's one coming ; I can hear his short, gruff grunt. Old Jack is after him ; the badger tries a hole, I suppose, and finds it stopped—then I can hear a regular scrimmage—that's Old Jack and the badger having a shako up —now he's coming to the trap, as fast as he can shuffle along—he's close now ! Old Jack gives him no time to think, or to see the change in the entrance to his abode—a grunt—a rush—in he has popped. I pull tightly on the cord, which has the effect of closing the mouth of he sack, and the badger is the prize of the • bt y hunter. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS. —LAST EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at twelve o'clock. FINSBURY ESTATE BILL. Mr. AYRTON said that he introduced this bill in last session of Parliament, and on the suggestion of the Go-. vernment he postponed proceeding with it until the pre ' sent period. H e h a d h oped that he should haveb allowed to proceed with the bill with the sanction of the Government, but he now found that the bill was oppos not, it was true, by th e G overnment, but by the Eccle s astical Commissioners. Th o h on. gentleman then pro ceeded to detail the. acts of spoliati on committed in forsitimes of property belon g i ng t o th e Ch urch, which, ho sa:er , if directed into the proper chimed, would have been sufa clout to provide for the spiritual consolation and education of all its members. Instead of that being done -the pm.. pert) , had been given to Court favourite; and had become the foundation of large fortunes. The Barford estate, the Sntithampton estate, and others that he could mention, had originally belonged to the Church, and at the end of the present year another large, estate, for manly called the Manor of Finsbury, which lad been sold to the Church by a very fortunate circumstance, would pass into the hands of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. The corporation of the city of London at the present time. were in the receipt of the revenue accruing from this estate under a lease which expired this year, when the property would fall into the possession of the body he had men tioned. Tha Ecclesiastical Commissioner; he contended, had failed to carry out the object for which they were ap pointed, and had been condemned by both Houses of Prir 'lament, and instead bf attending to the spiritual wants of the poor they gave all their attention and increased emolu ments to the rich. For this reason he introduced the present measure, which asked for that a certain fund be set aside to meet the necessitous cases of spiritual destitution out of the funds arising, from the . Finsbury Prebendary. The Ecclesiastical Commission had expended in certain au%s mentations and other matters a sum of £209,000, but the expenses in doing so amounted to no less than X 71,000. The object of his bill was to set aside about a third of the sum thus squandered away in expenses• for the benefit of those who stood in need of spiritual help in the metropolis. Mr. HOWES opposed the second reading of the bill, on, -the ground that the common fund of the Ecclesiastical ,Commission will be deprived of a large sum of money amounting to £30,000 a year at the instance of a private member of Parliament. He denied that the Ecclesiastical Commission had disregarded tlie , Spiritual wants of the metropolis, and if it was as a body so Inadequate to Perforek its functions, as the hon. member stated, he thought that Parliament would at once interfere. He looked upon the present proceedings as a scramble to see who could get the largest share of the common fund of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. The metropolis had its fair share of bane at of the common fund, which was created for augmenting small livings and increasing spiritual help over the desti tute portion of the entire country. He moved that the bill be read a second timo that day six months. Mr. LEEMAN supported the amendment. He thought the Ecclesiastical Commissioners had well distributed the revenues of their common fund. He objected that one particular portion of the metropolis should receive a large grant from a particular property because it happened to be situated within the city of London. Durham had contri buted largely to the augmentation of the common fund, and yet they asked for no special favour. Mr. B. HOPE thought it but fair that half the revenue arising from the Finsbury Prebendary should be devoted to London, which, as it had extended in size, had ieoreased in its wants of spiritual assistance. Mr. POWELL opposed the, bill, as -he thought the Ecclesiastical Commissioners well administered the large accumulated sum of money called the common fund. He wished hon. members to recollect that crime, ignorance, and poverty were not confined to the metropolis alone, but existed in all the large towns in the country. Mr. LOCKE thought the course pursued by the com missioners was a vicious one, because ecclesiastical aid was only given to those who could help themselves. They wanted to put into their wallet £60,000 a year without giving the least idea of what they intended to do with it. To such a course he objected, and therefore he should give his vote for the second reading of the bill. Mr. Goldney, Mr. Lusk, Mr. C. Hendrick, and Mr. Craw ford supported the bill. Mr. BRUCE, while admitting the spiritual destitution of the metropolis, considered that the money ought to go to the common fund, and be applied to the general wants of the country, instead of being devot cid to a particular district. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners had power to make special payments to curates in the mining districts, and he thought that system might advantageously bo extended to the metropolis. He thought it would be well if the hon. member for the present suspended the progress of his bill in order that some arrangement of that kind might be made for the metropolis.' Mr. HENLEY considered that the bill, if passed, would be fatal to the general and just distribution of the common fund of the ecclesiastical commission. It had not been once stated that the metropolis had been treated fairly by the commissioners, and if -the bill went to a division he she uld vote against its second reading. Mr. MOWBRAY urged on the hon. gentleman who in troduced the bill (Mr. Ayrton) to adopt the suggestion of the hen. member 'for Merthyr Tydvil (Mr. Bruce). Ha considered the bill would, if passed, form a bad precedent, and therefore, if pressed, he should give his vote against its second reading. Mr. AYRTON declined to accede to the postponing of the bill, and the house then divided, when there ap peered:l- _ - For the second reading 53 Against it B7 Majority against the second reading —34 JOINT STOCK COMPANIES (VOTING PAPERS) BILL. This bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed on the 3d of April. ARMY ESTIMATES, Mr. HUNT laid on the table the army estimates. METROPOLITAN POLICE. Captain GROSVENOR moved for returns of the total number of the metropolitan police force employed in each division, in each year from 1855, specifying the average number on day and on night duty ; of the number of men resigned and dismissed from each division in each year since 1855, and of the number of men of the force charged at the police-courts with offences,specifying the offences charged, the dates, and the decisions thereon, since 1855 to the close of 1866. The return was ordered. METROPOLITAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT. The following members wore appointed the Select Com mittee on Metropolitan Local Government :—Mr. Ayrton, Mr. Tite, Mr. Bazley, Mr. Locke, Mr. Alderman Lawrence, Mr. Knatchbull-Ilugeisen, Mr. Mill, Mr. Hanbury, Lord John Manners, Mr. Beecroft, Mr. Turner, Sir William Gallwey, Mr. Bentinck, Mr. Sandford, and Mr. Kekewich. The house then adjourned. The Springfield Republican says :—The United States Grand Jury at New Orleans has failed to find indictments against the July rioters and assassins. The fact alone is worse than anything that the Congressional Committee will be able to report, even if they seek to make out the blackest case possible, for it proves that public sentiment in that Community is radically wrong. There is no dispute as to the crimes committed; the guilty parties can be identified, and the evidence is abundant ; and yet a Grand Jury, selected from the most intelligent and respectable citizens, fails to find indictments against the assassins. Several Union men of that city, men who have suffered great persecution and loss for their loyalty, testified before the Committee that the riot was a free fight between negroes and Irish, such as might have occurred in any city, and that the people generally were not implicated in it. They may think so, but how do they explain the fact that the local authorities have not proceeded at all against the rioters, and that the first effort made for their punishment by a United States Court fails because the Grand Jury will not indict as criminals ? F sa:gtAeTTuprrihhci:Eeht Round vHB G : 1 1 ,hbs E opu F Tmeg n a: itoi etnA_ liarst: c ht y E egl N aoe sTlnnreioas, up article l enh E HEAD CENTRE. eiieenpof Republic, Organiser" sh C noe r e : C e ntre t o has,ert holds that no rule is safer than to distrust men who confidently announce their determination to achieve impossibilities—most especially when the accumu lation of money is among their collateral objects, and when its amount is certain to be proportioned to the general credulity. 'lt acknowledges that no doubt there are some among the leading members of the Fenian Brotherhood who are upright and conscientious persons, who have earnestly at heart the ostensible objects of their society. But they must now perceive how impossible it is either to prevent or to punish deception iu connection with affairs whose conductors are amenable to no responsible tribunal. It sup posed. that Stephens under false pre tences, e g ht prosecuted b e for fraud in obtaining money tones, but as no such ac tion has been hintod could the presumption is 'that it cou l d not be successfull y eaceful means ; and it will probably set is just because all such Fenians are most likely y a p s e u a r rs es as those in good m ma li t u te t r l s in r e ig d h . t in I v r e e r l y a d f e m b e w y faith contemplated by the in all that th e ytode deprecates defer the day of her deliverance and opposes the m , and tp l doeshie Round rciel obli n a o b t i survey t with unmingled regret either the contemptible attitude of the late " Head Centre" or the ridiculous position of his victims, ;CIT. BER. t "..' "IIMPP! "" I