The Sun. — London, England, 1867-02-25 00:00:00

X ARKET AND COMMERML INTELLIGENCE, TwELym o'CLocic. There is no alteration to notice in the state of the money market ; it has opened for the week, as it closed on Saturday, very quietly, both as regards supply and demand. Gold t o th e amount of £ 15,000 i n sovere i gns was withdrawn from the Bank on Saturday for trans mission to Egypt. At an adjourned meeting of the shareholders of the London Tavern Company, held to-day, the report of the directors proposed a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. for the half-year ended the 31st December. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures have further advanced to 31 33, and the Consoli dated Mortgage Bonds k, to 24k 25k. The directors of Reuter's Telegram Company have issued their report for twelve months, ending the 31st of December, 1866. It states that the net profits after payment of current expenses, and after deducting rebate on unexpired subscriptions, and writing off £2OO from the preliminary expenses, amount to £9,451 7s. 11d., including £1,574 6s. 11d. brought forward from the last account. As the additional capital issued for carrying out the lianoverian concessions has hitherto boen unpro ductive, while at the same time the shareholders of the first and second issues are equally entitled to Participate in the entire profits of the business, it has b een thought right to merge into the general ac count the sum set apart last year as the basis of a res erve fund. Th e t o t a l amoun t available for dis tribution will thus be £11,451 7s. 11d., from which the directors declare a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent, per annum, free of income-tax, upon the total amount of capital called up, which will ab sorb Z 10,282 Bs. 10d., leaving £1,168 19s. ld. to oil carried forward. The continued difficulty in finding capital on credit for even the most remune rative undertakings will render another call of £5 Per share on the second issue of shares necessary at an earlier period in order to enable the company d o meet its engagements connected with the Hanover cable. Advices received this morning from the principal Ma nufacturing districts report that during the past week there has been little improvement to notice the general prospect of trade. At Manchester ullaineas in all departments has remained very inac tive, and owing to the fall in the value of cotton quotations for cloths and yarns have given way. The wool trade of Leeds,Bradford, and Huddersfield has been very quiet, and few operations have been re- Ported in spri ng f a b r i cs . A t L e i ces t er an d Notting ham there has been little alteration in hosiery and lace trades, while at Birmingham there has been in creased dulness in most branches of business. In the iron trade of Wolverhampton and its immediate neighbourhood, however, there has been a more hopeful feeling, and the future prospects of the trade are considered to be very encouraging. An issue of 4,000,000 florins (1339,030) 4} per cent• obligations of the Dutch Indian Railway Com pany has been announced by Messrs. Horstrnan and b ° l an d Mr. J. Gerstenberg. The amount is 4,000 0 obligations o f 1,000 florins (184 155.) each. The P l lee of i ssue i s £75 Bs. 6d., payable by easy instal mentssPreading from the date of allotment to the out of July. Payments in full may be effected ender dis count at 4f per cent. on either of the daysti en whi c h an i nsta l men t f a ll s d ue. The obliga tions will be redeemed by annual drawings at par 33within h years from the year 1872, according to arran ge d o e plan of amortisation, or earlier at the of ti ? nof the company, and payable, at the option c the hold er, i n London or Amster d am. Th e fi rst : Il Na will bo payable on the 15th of July next la calculat e d t h ey w i ll y i e ld a b ou t 5f per cen t Per annum. Two O'CLOCK. According to Tyro telegram from Paris liCs- Cl ▪ aY, the French Rentes were 69f. 90e. Firm. On Sat ur d ay afternoon the market for Consols closed with considerable heaviness at a decline of t a , ▪ s ; e th is morni ng it rema i ned f or a b r i ef per i od at r u depre c i at i on, but soon afterwards there was a recovery of per cent., the prices no w b e i ng 91k transfer and 91 f for the account. The New Thr ee , and Reduced Annuities are 90k f ; Annui ,„es, 1885, 13 ; Exchequer Bills 3 per cent., March, 1 8 . Prem. ; Bank of England Stock, 2521 254; t n dia Stock, 212 f ; do. 5 per Cents., 107 1 ; d o . nfac ed 4 per Cents 84 ; and do. Bonds, 345. Prem . •) The Foreign Stock Market is very firm. Chilian i B . 7 cri P has advanced to 2/- 2 dis. ; Mexican to to 14 18 ; Creek to 16 ; and th e C er tifi ca t es f, per ; Italian continue at 53f, 54 ; Turkish 5 Cents. at 30} 3 1 / 1 ; and Russian Scrip at 211. The new Danubian Loan Scrip has advanced to I dis. to i prem. Business in the Railway Share Market has re mained very quiet, but in a few instances prices are a shade firmer. Great Eastern have improved South-Eastern, Lancashire and Yorkshire, Man chester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, and Midland, each i ; while Brighton have declined 1 ; and Great Wes tern and Metropolitan, each I. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings remain very dull, and barely support previous rates. Great L uxembourg are marked 11i ; S outh Austri an and Lomba r d o -Venetian, 16i ; Grand Trunk of C anada, 21} 211 ; and Great West ern of Canada, 13i. Bank shares remain veryquiet, and without change of importance as regards values. London and 'lrestrainster are 941 to !; London and County 64 ; a nd Union of Australia 47. E A merican S ecur i t i es s h ow ve ry little chang e . rie Shares have improved t 7 I-, to 374 ; Illinois • ; and United States 5.20 Bonds remain at 731 1. depressed. an d Fi nance s h ares con ti nue ver y i 4l l) _ res ed• City o f M oscow G as however, have steady ,ed to ni Hudson's Bay Company are 'Y at 16 4 ; and International Financial at 2;. MINING MARKET. MONDAY, Two o'Clock. 8 m oderate a moun t o f b us i ness has been tran lavetedald ia the Mining Share Market. Prince of ‘-; _ Chi hav e been in demand at 355., 365. ; an d ..,:ve rt on Moo r, N ort h C ro f ty, and Seton are at 4t achr rat es. Annexed are the current quotations:— 45 Gol "i Cautborne' —s ; Chiverton Moor, 771 ; Ch on - Xit c h s d . 2, 21; Clifford Amalgamate, 6 ; Ceske . ' Ila st Drakevrells, —8 —a; East Basset, 17 19 , Gre;l B4 s 5-1 ; East Carn Brea, --; East Lovell, '; 4481 3} . 3i ; East Wheal Grenville, 2 2i ; I tettin a - l aze Y, 1 51 161; Gre a t North Downs, 31- 4 ; Great ' G rew. 608 70 3; G rea t S ou th T o l gus, — s —d —8; croft7Wheal Tor, 16 17 ; M ar k o T a ll e y, 4 4-1; North 2 4 21 :1 , 4 i 5 ; North Roskear, 6 7; North Treskerby, 1 14) ( 1 4 7,, l inos of W a l es, 35s 37s Gd; Prosper U n i ted, 31 4 ; Cir e DS 11s; South Condarrow, —s —d; South Od —S ; S ou th H ero d s f oo t , —; Ti nero ft, West ; I st t o Ca radon, —; West Chiverton, 60 62 ex div ; s e a, getp ) , lll —; West Drakewolle, --s ; Wheal ' ' B l • ) -1 - "I 65 ; Wheal Boll er , ; Wh ea l Chiverton, Arheal Grenville —; Wheal Soton, 107} 110 . tiItITISEI FUNDS GevEANIIIISIT FUNDS. —CLOSING PRICES. Der -, 90i 1 1 Consol s gi 1 a bo• Acccuta, March 7 90f i i , New °e at. Reduced 901 itiii 11 1 W 3 per Cent.. , ..... . ./2:7_2? Per itn. 1:89 . 4 4, b , ''. . Per Cent. Jan. 1873 Etingles, 0 yrs o. for 30 yrs, , xexirpierestshthAJparinl,., 1885 1880 — l3 ° (Ited yr® TelePgraph), Any;., 191)8 .- •—• i 4 v Ct., June. 3 /I Ct., Marcn E2ch lico, equer Rills, .£l,OOO, 4 per Ct. 7 12 pul l ............. £5OO ..... .. . . ,1 k k u llk .. • ......... £lOO & ..£2OO ~ 2524 4 1 of Englund Stock, 61 per Cent In -1)I-1121 UOYERNIVENT SECURITIES. k t . 4lSt ?elc 10} per Cent., April 1874 2141 T.,•Account .... 3. 5 1071; 1 7 b o. A Per Cent. Oct leso Do ',Per Cent., Oct. 1888 94 D . ‘,ertificates 84 D ° r'fficed Paper 4 per Cent _ b o : ',per Cent., Jan. 1872 _ Do ) 1 1 . Per Cent., May 1879 b • ° b., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 31 pna ,?. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,OOO 31 pni -,u• under .Cl,OOO .............. 4r rORL'IGN FUNDS—CLOSING I'IIICES. 44ti1"4" epublic, 6 per Cent — e ___ . an bonds, 5 per Cent 1859 Litzilian 5 Do. 4 i Per Cent 1 .4 . 5T-Yil ...... li o 1 J - Per Cent .. ' 1.863 Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do Account 741 1 Do. £lOO Bonds — Buenos Ayros 6 per Cent — Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Calm 6 per Cent — Do. 3 per Cent. Do. 6 per Cent A Do. „ B — Do. „ 1867 Do. „ Scrip, £2O paid ll / 21 2 dis Colombian, 6 per Cont. Cuba, 6 per Cont. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 — Di. 5 per Cent., 1864 — Da mbian Principalities, 7 per Cent equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Do., Provisional Land Warrant — Do Deforied Egyptian 7 per Cent Bll 1)o. Second Issue Do. £lOO Bonds DO. De. 1864 — Do. 4100 Bonds B 3} I i Do Government Railway Debentures BOl i Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupon,‘ Do. Account DJ. Coupons Do. Account Guatemala 5 per Cent. — It ilian 5 per Cer t 1865 Do, Account ~ — Do. Marommana Railway — M •yiear. 3 per Cent Ditto for Account — Do. 1864 Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French — Slontevideau 6 por Cent. .. — I.oorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada — Do 3 per Con — Do. Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Pa-uvian 5 por Cent., 1865 Do Account 6sf 4 Do 44 per Cent., 1865 Do 41 per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 44 per Cont., 1862 Do Account Portuguese 3 per Ct., 185?, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2, 'S ttussian 5 por Cent., 1822, £ St B9l i Do 44 per Cent. 1850 D 3 44 por Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent. 1859 Do 5 per Cent. 1862 Do 5 per Cent. 1864 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1866, all paid BB 4 Do. do. £25 paid 2l put Sardinian 5 per Cent Spanish 3 per Cent Do Account Do New Deferred — Do. Account Passive Do — Do Accsunt 221 4 Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded — Do Account S svedish 4 per Cent. — Do. 44 per Cent. 1864 Do. Scrip, £6O paid L` urkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Do. Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do. Account Do £lOO Bonds — Do 6 per Cont. 1862 Do Account s6f Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent, 1863 — Do 5 per Cent., 1865 Do. Account Venezuela 3 per Cent. - Dividends en the above payable in London. Austrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 16 Florins Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 2* per Cent. Ex. 12 GO,. Do. 4 per Cont. Certificates .... French Routes, 3 her Cent., Ex. 23f. thliat. 8 per Cent. 1851, Ex. 25f. Do. Account — THREE O'CLOCK. Oeneole, Money 9l 1 Do. Account LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. (This Day.) Market opens quiet. Sales probably 7,000 or 8,000 bales. MARKETS.--.This day. MARK-LANE. Although the supplies of wheat on sale in the leading country markets held on Saturday were very moderate, the demand for all kinds was heavy, and prices had a drooping tendency. Barley and most other kinds of produce, in-. chiding flour, were a slow inquiry, at late rates. The continental markets have become somewhat heavy for wheat, at barely late rates. Spring corn has met a slow inquiry. The navigation of the Lower Baltic is uow open. In America!very little is doing in produce ou Eng lish account. Tho imports of foreign and colonial produce into Lon don last week were-11,956 quarters of wheat, 11,05 6 barley, 22,551 oats, 1,665 beans, 698 tares, 5,378 linseed, 10,694 rapeseed, 2,602 maize, 133 sundry, 1,463 sacks, and 615 barrels of fluur. The supply of wheat fresh up, to-day, from Essex and Kent, was very moderate, and in but middling condition. Even the finest samples met a heavy sale, at a decline in the quotations compared with Monday last of fully 2s. per quarter. At that amount of depression only a little busi ness was transacted, as very few of the millers refused to operate except at a heavy reduction in prices. The supply of foreign wheat was on the increase, whilst the demand for all qualities was heavy at is. to 2s. per quarter less money. A few floating cargoes of.wheat off coast were disposed of at the late decline ; but it is expected that numerous cargoes will be ordered round to London from want of buyers: The show of English barley was limited—of foreign good. All descriptions changed hands slowly at prices barely equal to Monday last. We have no further decline to notice in the value of malt. The trade, however, was heavy. Oats were a slow inquiry at 6d per quarter lower than on Monday last. The supply was tolerably good. There was a good supply of beaus on show. Sales pro gressed slowly, and prices were not supported. In peas very little was doing, at barely late rates. The flour trade ruled very inactive, and country as well as foreign marks were rather lower to purchase. Linseed and rapeseed were heavy, at barely previous rates. Cakes were very dull ; but clever seed, both red and white, commanded full prices. In other seeds very little was doing. CURRENCY PER IMP. MEASVRE Wheat— Essex and Kent, red, new, per qr. 54s to 63s Do., old 6os 64s Do., white, old 6os 681 114 s 64s Do., now Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old 515 623 Do., new R Talav era ye—. 82s 38$ Barley—Grinding Malting 395 525 Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk Brown. 565 643 Kingstown and Wars Chevalier ............... . Oate—Yorkshire and Lincoln " s - 1;, Feeding 245 303 Potato Youghal and Cork, blaok Cork, white Scotch, Feeding Beans—Tick Pigeons ...... 425 465 Peas—Grey, Maple White Boilers Flour—Town-made, per 2301 b Suffolk 445 465 Stockton and Norfolk American, per barrel 441 525 French, per sack METROPOLITAN CATTLE. The supply of foreign boasts and sheep on offer here, to day, was tolerably good—of foreign calves rather limited. Among them were several pens of shorn sheep. There was a sligkt improvemont in the demand, and the prices cur rent en Monday last were rather exceeded. The arrival of beasts fresh up from our own grazing dis tricts were again moderate ; whilst the general quality of the stock was by no means first-rate. Most breeds wore in improved request, at an advance in the quotations compared with this day se'nnight of 2d. per Blbs. The best Scots and crosses sold at ss. 2d. to 6s. 4d. per 81bs. The number of beasts from Scotland was small, but in prime condition There was no fresh receipts front inland. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received about 1,300 Scots, crosses and short horns. From other parts of England, 620 various breeds, and from Scot land, 231 Scots and crosses. With sheep we were but moderately supplied. Nearly all breeds moved off steadily, at an improvement in the currencies of 2d. per Blbs. The beet Downs and half-brecle realised 6s. to Gs. 2d. per Sibs. The quality of the sheep was good. There was a steady sale for tho few lambs on offer, at from 7s. 6d. to Bs. 4d. per Sibs. Calves were 2d. to 4d. pox. 81hs. dearer than on this day week, with a steady demand. The supply was limited. In pigs, next to nothing was doing, at late rates, viz. from 3s. 2d. to 4s. per 81bs. Per 81b to sink the offal. s ds d ads d Crse & inf. beasts... 3 6 3 8 Pmecrs-wool sheep 5 4 5 lo Second quality do ..3 10 4 t► Prime s'thdown (10 6 0 6 2 Prime large oxen ..4 8 5 0 Large coarse calycs 5 0 5 4 Prime Scots, &c.... 5 2 5 4 Prime small do 5 6 6 0 Crsc. and inf. sheep. 3 10 4 2 Large hugs .3 2 3 6 Second quality do ..4 4 5 0 , Small porkers .3 8 4 0 Lamb.... 03 Od to Os Od. Suckling calves, 205 to 2e ; and quarter-old store pile, 23■ t) Zee each. Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. 3,870 Beasts ...... Beasts . COWS COWL.... .... — Sheep and lambs 17,450 Sheep and ',nabs 5 2lO Calves ll5 Caves 97 l'ig - s 3 5 ,i ,pii.rs 45 A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat gook exhibited and sold in the great Metropolitan THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 25 1867. Cattle Market on Monday, Feb. 26, 1866, and this day Monday, Fob. 25, 1867. Beasts 2,020 3,570 Sheep Calves Pigs .. 330 360 SUPPLIES ON SALE, Feb. 27, 1865.—Beasts, 3,910 — sheep, 13,600—calves, 203—pigs, 390. Feb. 29, 1861—Beasts, 4,l3o—sheop, 17,840—calves, 163—pigs, 460. The total imports et foreign stook into London last week amounted to 4,118 head. In the corresponding week in 1866, we received 8,469 ; in 1865, 3,501 ; in 1864, 3,580; in 1863, 3,438 ; in 1862, 639 ; and in 1861, 2,636. THIRD EDITIO.N. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLooK. TAT TERSALL S'—This Evening. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 11 to 1 agst Shakspeare (taken freely) 100 to 6 agst Columbia (taken) 25 to 1 agst Dermot Asthoro (taken) 25 to 1 agst Surney (taken) 33 to 1 agst Globule (taken) 33 to 1 agst King Arthur (taken) 100 to 1 agst Little Wideawake (offered) NORTHUMBERLAND STAKES. 20 . t0 1 agst Nutrition (taken) TWO THOUSAND. 4to 1 agst Plaudit (taken) 6to 1 agst Julius (taken) 12 to 1 agst Vauban (taken) 12 to 1 agst Marksman (offered) 34 to 1 agst Hermit (offered) 20 to 1 agst General (offered, 22 to 1 taken) bth of April. Tho course is about two miles from the town, is entirely grass, the fences natural, and every fenco visible from the stand. The two-yr-old colt by Vedetto out of Varna was sold to the Marquis of Hastings for 410 guineas, after winning the Juvenile Selling Stakes at Lincoln on Wednesday. Bliss, who ran socond, was claimed by Mr. R. Ton Broeck, and the colt by Lambton out of Lampada, who was third, was claimed by Capt. Machell. Royal Tartar, after winning the Hunters' Plate at Lin coln, was sold for 250 guineas, to Lieut.-Colonel Knox, who transferrod him to the Duke of Hamilton for a profit of .£4. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calres. Pig ... 1644 120 ... - Antwerp Boulogne B5 Bremen Cadiz ... 8U . Dunkirk 2 .. Calais Copenhagen ,,, Gottenburg Hamburg Harlingen Nieu Diep — Houfteur ". Ostend ,„ Rotterdam Trouville 24 Oporto The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :- Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1866 1865 912 ... 1,492 ... 170 927 1864 .--• •• • - • • • - • • • - 66 ... - ... 6 ... ... ••• 83 - ••• - ••• - ... 14 ... .'"'". ••• 50 ... - ... 32 ... - - •• • - .• • -- •• • 293 NEITGATE AND LEADENTIALL. These markets are but moderately supplied with each kind of meat. On the whole the trade is firm, and in some instances prices have an upward tendency. The imports of foreign meat into London last week were 77 packages from Antwerp, 14 from Ostend, 435 from Rotterdam, 77 from Hamburg, 2 from Harlingen, and 1 from Bremen. Per 81b by the carcase. sd i d Inferior beef 3 2 3 8 Middling . do. 3 10 4 0 Prime large a 0.. I 2 4 4 Prime small do 4 6 4 8 Veal 4'6 5 6 Lamb, Os th 4 d Inferior mutton 3 4 4 0 Middling muttou 4 2 4 6 Prime do 4 6 4 .0 Large pork 3 0 3 4 Small pork .3 6 4 0 Id to Oa Ott BOROUGH. 1108. Tho demand has slightly improved, but the trade is by no means active. However, as the supplies held by brewers are becoming short, a period of greater activity is antici pated. Already the inquiry for brown hops is increasing. The imports into London last week consisted of 32 bales from Antwerp, 28 Calais, 46 Hamburg, and 45 from Rot terdam. Mid and East Kents l7os to 231 s per cwt. Farnham and country Weald of Kent Sussex Yearlings loss to 1508 il Olds s6s to 9os „ BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. The supplies are fairly extensive. Fine qualities are in request at full prices, but other kinds are a slow sale. The imports into London last weak consisted of 1,784 bags Dun kirk, 40 tons Rouen, 68 sacks Tronville, 21 barrels Alex andria, and 45 bows Cadiz. Regents lOOl to 150 s per ton. Flukes 120 s to 160 s „ Scotch Regents l2os to 150 s „ WOOL. Very little business has been passing in English and coloured wool, either for home use or for export. The de mand for the time being suspended in consequence of the approaching public sales, which will be commenced on Thursday next. The import into London last week was confined to 2,066 bales from Adelaide. Current prices of English wool per lb. ■ d a d. Fleeces—South Down hogets 1 6} 1 7} Half-bred do 1 8} 1 9} Kent fleeces South Down ewes and wothers 1 6 1 7 Leicester do Sorts—Clothing Combing TALLOW. The demand for tallow is heavy at barely stationary prices. P.Y.C. on the spot is selling at 42s 6d per cwt. Town tallow is held at the same price net cash. 1864. 1865. 1866. 1867. Stock—(this day) S4os 9d to 40s 6d 48s Od 42 s 6d Prices of Y.O —s Od Od Od —s Od Delivery last week 2,061 1,975 2,171 1,543 Do. from June 1 .. 59,222 78,317 86,438 74,877 Arrival last week Do. from June 1 80,203 73,702 92,182 80,189 Prices of town 43s Od 49s 3d 48s 6d 45s Od AQUATICS. THE UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE. OXFORD, Saturday Evening. A very important change has taken place in the Oxford crew. Mr. C. IT. Bowman, of University College, who has all along been rowing " bow," not having taken hie accus tomed place either on Friday or Saturday afternoon, Mr. J. R. P. Goodden, of Trinity, was placed in the vacancy. Tho difficult task of selecting a stroke to succeed Mr. Brown, of Trinity, the ♦ictorious No. 8 of the last two years, appears to havo been settled by the selection of Mr. J. H. Fish, of Worcester College—several other gen tlemen, including Messrs A. A. Hall, University, and T. Crump, Wadham, having previously been tried and found wanting. The crew went down twice on Saturday, Messrs. Tottenham and Woodgate steering. AQUATICS AT ETON.—Tho Eton eight, under the cap taincy of Mr. Benson, took the water for the first time this season on Tuesday last. Tho whole of the eights, accord ing to the boating custom, will be out on Friday next, Ist March (St. David's-day). The Eton eight torow the West minster has not yet been selected. FOOTBALL. WANDERERS V. CHARTERIIOUSE SCHOOL. The return match between these two clubs was played on Under Green, at Charterhouse, on Saturday last, the 23d instant, and resulted in a most equally contested and spirited game, neither side, whoa time was called, having been able to secure a goal, The Wanderers were not so well represented on this occasion as they might have been, but their style of play showed a marked improvement on their usual form. For the'Wanderers, E. Freeth, F. Miller, and Q. Hogg played extremely well; for the school, E. C. S. Gibson, C. E. B. Nepean, and W. Boreham did good service. The following wore the sides : Wanderers—C. W. Alcock, J. Butler, It. D. Elphinstone, Q. Hogg, A. Crompton, G. Kennedy, B. Rhodes, F. Miller, J. Taylor, and C. F. Dunn. Charterhouse School—E. C. S. Gibson (captain), 0. S. Walford, E. A. Hainmeck, R. W. Macau, C. E. B. Nepean, W. L. Borehain, J. A. Foote, W. Wallace, C. H. Wade, E. E. Venables, A. S. Manunatt, and H. Murray Mac kenzie. CITY A2IIA2EUR ATHLETIC CLUB. This rising club held their gathering at the Middlesex Cricket-ground, under the management of Mr. J. G. Elliott, judge ; Mr. T. Norris, starter ; and the honorary secretary Mr. T. Griffith. Mr. Norris, the proprietor, de serves great praise for his liberality; the running course newly formed was in fine condition, but we would advise the path to be kept clear for the future. This club, the youngest amongst these popular societies, bids fair to bo come second to none. The following is the return : Handicap of 220 yards.—The prize was a silver cup of the value of 15 guineas, open to officers of the army and navy, and members of the West-end clubs, the Civil Ser vice, rowing clubs, and amateur athletic clubs. The eight winners of the heats were drawn in two lots, Mr. H. Stevenson being allowed to run in consequence of an objection lodged against Mr. Turner, tho winner of the sixth heat. Lot I.—J. A. Robinson, 13, first; F. G. Wear, 13, second; T. Collins, 12, third; W. Johnson, 13, fourth. Tim; 22 sec. Lot 2.—W. G. Turner, 12, first ; P. Butcher, 9, and A. Williams, 12, dead heat; W. P. Gambier, 6, fourth ; IL Stevenson, 13, fifth. Won by a yard. Time 211 sec. Final Heat.—W. G. Turner, 12, first ; J. A. Robinson, 13, and A. Williams, 12, dead heat; F. E. 'Wear, 13, fourth ; F. Butcher, 9, fifth. Won, after a splendid race, by half a yard. As it was too dark to run for the second prize it was postponed. As Mr. Turner was objected to, the dead heaters" will have to run off for the cupshould the winner be disqualified ; the matter has to be settled at a committee meeting to be holden at Mr. T.Norris's,Lamb Tavern, on Thursday evening next. Hurdle Race of 220 yards.—There were only two starters out of seven starters. Mr. T. Collins, City Amateur Athle tic Club, 15 yards start, beating F. J. Follett., Civil Ser vice, 13, after both falling several times. SALE OF INTOXICATING LIQUORS ON SUNDAY.— A requisition, signed by 600 citizens of London, clergymen of metropolitan parishes, and ministers of various sects, has been addressed to the Lord Mayor, praying that his lord ship will convene a public meeting in order to consider the effect which is produced upon the welfare of the people by the sale of intoxicating liquors on Sunday. In compliance with the requisition the Lord Mayor has called a public meeting for Monday, the 4th of March, in the Guildhall. THE SARDINIAN LOAN.—An account relative to the loan to his Majesty, the King of Sardinia, by virtue of the Acts 18, 19 and 20 Vic., issued on Saturday, shows that the amount of the loan in 1855-56 WAS .£3,000,000, and that the interest, as well as £251,642 6s. 4'l. of the principal, had been paid up to 1866, the present unpaid balance being £1,748,357 13s. Bd. LINCOLN SPRING MEETING, 1868. —The Duke of New castle, the Earl of Westmorland, Sir F. Johnstone, Bart., Admiral bus, Mr. 11. Chaplin, and Mr. E. Ifeneage aro the Stewards elect for this weetin4-. DERBY. 17 to 2 agst D'Estournel(off., 9to 1 wanted) 9to 1 agst The Rake (offered) 14 to 1 agst Dragon (taken) 14 to 1 agst Plaudit (offere) 100 to G agst Hermit (taken eel)') 25 to 1 agst Julius (off., tak 33 to 1) 25 to 1 agst Grand Cross (off., take 33 to 1) 25 to 1 agst Vauban (off., 33 to 1 wanted) 100 to 1 agst Van Amburgh (taken) ARRIVALS AT NOTTINGHAM Ifarlequina, Lady Lambton, Queen of the Isles, Diana Greyfoot, Dulcimer, Clarke, Traviata, Pantaloon, Varna colt, Fun, Contract, Ilelen, Brick, Lady Valentine Sweet Anne, Troublesome, Nuina Poznpillus, Eau de Vio, Black Prince (Godding's), Lizard, Volunteer, St. Clair, Purchase, and Landlord. VICTORIA CLUB BETTING.—Trus DAT. The process of paying and receiving over the Lincoln shire events was proceeded with satisfactorily, and money appeared to be plentiful. The interchange, however, oc cupiad so much time prior to a move westward that specu lation on future events proceeded but tardily. Shakspere, from the frequent inquiries after him, further advanced in favour for the Grand National, while both Columbia and Surney appeared to-day friendless, and Dermot Isthore was iu force at his price, at which he was supported to win some thousands. The Chester Cup was never even mentioned, and the Two Thousand and Derby transactions are only mentionable as showing the correct tone of the market, for, with the exception of Vauban, who was in some force, the others in the following list were backed for merely nominal sums : LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 11 to 1 agst Shakespeare (taken) 100 to 6 bar one (offered) 25 to 1 agst Dermot Asthoro (taken) 25 to 1 agst The Doctor (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 4 to 1 agst Plaudit (offered—take 9 to 2) to 1 agat Julius (offered-6 to 1 wanted) 100 to 8 agat Vauban (taken and offered) 100 to 8 agst Marksman (offered) 14 to 1 agst Hermit (offered) 20 to 1 agst Palmer (offered) 1000 to 40 agst The General (taken and offered) 1000 to 10 agst Owen Glyndwr (taken) DERBY. Bto 1 agst D'Estournol (offered) 9 to 1 agst The Rake (taken) 13 to 1 agst Plaudit (offered) 100 to 6 agst Hermit (taken and offered) 100 to 4 agst Julius (offered) 33 to 1 agst Vauban (taken freely) 1000 to 10 agst Newland (taken) 3000 to 15 agst Owen Glyndwr (taken) NOTTINGHAMSHIRE HANDICAP. 6to 1 agst Brick (taken) 7to 1 agst Dulcimer (taken) 8 to 1 agst Beadle (taken) Bto 1 agst Numa Pompilius (taken) Two MONsTRE SWEEPS OVER THE LIVERPOOL GRAWD NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE, drawn Monday, March 4th, 1867. 10,000 members at is each, and 3,000 members at 25.61 each. Address, HARRY WlLsox, Turf Herald Office, hull. Commissions executed on all raoos. W. HOPKINS mid JOHN AMBROSE (member of Tattereall'a, Victoria, and other Clubs) Executo Commissions on all races throughout the year. Address— 33, OXENDBN STREET, HAYMARKET. Mr. GRORGE WEBB, Commission Agent, 125, Queen's crescent, Haverstock-hill. Commissions executed from 10s. upwards. Post-office Orders to be made payable at the Haverstock-hill Branch. Price Lists sent on receipt of a stamped envelope. Mr. W. has Lists posted daily at the Arches, near Farringdon-street, and in George-yard ; also through his Agents, Mr. F. Butler, near Mattx's Brewery; and at Mr. Roberts', Tobacconist, 19, Seymour-street, Euston-square. Evenings after 7 at Mr. C. Durham's, Freemasons' Arms, Long-acre, near Drury-lano ; and at Mr. Roberts' as above. GOLDING and Co., 5, Hatton-garden, Holborn, London, E.G., execute Commissions (by letter only) on all races, from os. upwards, on receipt of cash or P.O. order, payable at 9, High Holborn. Stamps taken. Price-list forwarded on receipt of stamped addressed envelops. NOTES ntom TRAINING QUARTERS. NEWMARKET. Our heath is in splendid order now, and trainers are getting exceedingly busy. The Rake moves better than he did ; still his action is stilty and his work is Tory slow . D'Estournel is doing th e most of all the D er by horses here ' for Leybourne is taking him along fast for quite a mile and a quarter. Knight of the Gartar is at nice mile exer cise. Dragon never looked or went better, but the rest of the French three year olds are doing very little. The Hermit is still cantering. Julius gallops over a mile daily, and Pericles, with Bombastes and Flying Scud, are in faster work. Our Nottingham horses look tolerably fit, especally Sweet Anne, Landlurd, Qui Vvre, Chapel Royal, Musician, Maid Marian, and Lady Valentine, but the latter is a roarer. Wild Agnes has done plenty of late, but the most improved mare here is Ilippia. Othello has wintered well, and, with Mi ss H arr iette, is doing mile and half work. F r i ponn i er gallops a m il e eac h morning. Pedagogue is taki ng i t easy. Lizard i s T au forward. Star of India spin s a l ong merrily; and S wee t Home ap pears to be ripe. Tormentor and old Lytham progress first class. Port Royal is leading Shakespeare in his Grand National work, and they go beautifully. RICHMOND. The attempt to nobble Plaudit has been greatly exagge rated ; but it is Pleasing t o k now th a t the crack is all right, and in splendid work. H e gallops a m il e a nd a quarter now along with Lozenge. N ewland i s d o i n g about the same work, and is led by Bob Chambers. Violet has been eased, but Rose is doing plenty. Bumble Kite gallops a mile and a half, acoompanied by Podargus. El Cid pioneers Geaut des l3attailes. Strathconan is working with Empress of India. Moldavia has got into two mile work. STOCKBRIDGE. Vauban, during the past two days, has been galloping a mile and a half, led by Lord Ronald. Distin is in physic ; and Uncas, Fairfield, Harpenden, and Caucasus gallop over a mile each. Ischia leads Ines and Seville a mile, but Lady Hester merely cantors about. Roso Cheri does a mile and a half by herself, and will go for the City and Suburban. John Davis is being prepared for Northampton, and Gomera moves first class. The Duke and Lecturer are still taking it easy, but Chester is a long day off ye'. Redcap is very infirm. MALTON. Grand Cross and Taraban still follow Knight of the Crescent, and the pair of Derby nags really stride along s u p er bly. Taraban has grown into a fine calf, and John Scott watches him very earnestl y , which speaks volumes for his Epsom chance. Wild Wind a ccompanies the above three. gallop s a m il e and a half. All our two-year-olds are forward, but will not b o wan t e d before Catterick. The Viscount is improvi ng won d er f u ll y, sleft here. and Treasurel V e stw 1 Troveha and is a great colt. Mr. T. Golby has struck out Sinki ng F u nd , late Harry for tho Liverpool Grand National Steeplechase. Deceiver was struck out of his Nottingham engage ments on Monday evening last. Salamis, winner of a Selling Steeplechase at Harrow, on Tuesday, was‘bought in for 50 guineas. Lord Westmorland has the next claim to the services of J. Grimshaw after Mr. Merry, his first master. The Gartor vacant by the death of the Marquis of Exeter has been conferred on the Duke of Beaufort. Alfred Day was seized with a fit on Lincoln race course, on Tuesday, but was able 0 get out ►gain the next day. Lady Sophie, 4 yrs, was bought for 160 guineas after winning the All-aged Selling Stakos at Lincoln on Wed nesday, and goes into Blanton's stable. Mr. Daily sold Jack's Alive to kir. Granby previous to his running for the Harrow Steeplechase Plate, on Thurs day, and he was ridden by his new owner for that event. West Drayton Spring Races.—The Great 'Western Rail way will run a special train from Paddington at 1.80 on Tuesday and Wednesday, reaching Drayton in time for the first race, which commences each day at 2 o'clock. The G►and National llunt Steeplechases.—This aris tocratic meeting will he held at Bedford on the 4th and SPORTING NOTE S. The Lincoln Meeting was carried out in the most satisfactory manner on Tuesday and Wednesday last. Racing mon of all denominations came from every quarter to assist at the sport with the greatest avidity, and although it was not noticeable for any close Knishes comparable to its predecessor of 1866, plenty of interest attached to it from the effect likely to be produced upon forthcoming events. Primrose was installed first favourite for the Trial Stakes, but almost stood still at the finish, a convincing proof the filly is not in her usual form, as at the Newmarket Houghton Meeting, last season, she ran a close race with Gilead over the Beacon course, just three times the dis tance. Old " Sac" won cleverly, another proof of what a good horse can do over his favourite distance of ground. A good deal of time was wasted over the start for The Brocklesby Trial Stakes, in which Thermometer, who came to the front before travelling half the short distance they had to go, was joined by Nike ; the former, however, always having the best of it beat the Duke of Newcastle's filly cleverly by a length ; still it must be recollected the latter was giving him 101 b, and the allowance for sex. Volunteer started first favourite, and, although backed for a lot of money, never showed in the race ; in fact finished one of the last three. Nineteen competitors mustered at the post for The Lincolnshire. Handicap, but Vandervelde came to the front on reaching the straight, and though Beadle joined issue with him a short distance from home, ho never could reach the leader's head, and was beaten cleverly by half a length ; whilst Bismarck, two lengths off, was third, and thus saved the place money of his numerous backers. The other principal favourites—Fortunatus, John Halifax, The Special, Copenhagen, Mrs. Allan, and Lady Pam—cut up badly, but Lady Pam ran very formidable some two-thirds of the distance. Count Batthyany wins about £5,000, which he • was enabled to get on at the liberal odds of 20 to 1. Nike recom pensed her noble owner for the previous defeat by winning The Blankney Stakes in a canter, and effectually settling the pretensions of tho Marquis of Hastings's representative, Traviata, for The Brocklesby Stakes the next day. The Hunters' Plate produced a field of twenty runners, and turned out the good thing the betting indicated for Royal Tartan, who won all the way. The Handicap Hurdle Race, which was another certainty for the gentlemen, wound up a capital day's sport. The proceedings commenced on Wednesday with the Scurry Handicap, in which Volunteer opened the ball by winning, after a close race by a neck, but with a rip like Delium so near to him it does not say much for his form. In the Brocklesby Stakes, seventeen juveniles, five less than last year when this race took place on the first day, facedlthe starter's flag, and after a fine race it resulted in favour of the Duke of Newcastle's Ninny, who was, in point of condition and quality, the best-looking animal of the lot. Veda, who had been tried with Lady Sophie, very nearly turned out one of the lucky coups for which the Earl of Westmorland has become so remarkable. His lordship, however, had a good turn with the latter in The All-Aged Selling Stakes, which she won easily, upsetting another great "pot " in Oppressor, a brute about whom 11 to 1 was taken for the Derby of 1865. The City Handi cap went to Sir Fredk. Johnstone by the aid of Historian, who must have recovered a fair share of the amount for stakes he had previously cost his owner, as the money was "put down " without compunction. The only other race worth noticing—The Grand Steeple Chase—was won by Meanwood—entrusted with very little money in conse quence of the inglorious exhibition he made of himself in the Hurdle race of the previous day. Harrow was very indifferently patronised on Thursday and Friday last, and the only incident worth alluding to was in connection with the Handicap Plate of 40 sovs., for which race Libertine at one time bid fair to be as great a favourite as when he won the Trafford Handicap at Man chester ; no sooner, however, had the horses gone to the starting-post than he suddenly receded from odds of 3 and 4 to 1, taken freely, to 20 to 1, and indeed any price offered. In the race it looked any odds on Libertine, who when full of running, appeared to be suddenly pulled up. The owner was as surprised as the public at his wretched performance, as he had backed him to win a large stake. Nottingham and West Drayton Meetings unfortunately clash together, both taking place on Tuesday and Wednesday next, but without doubt a fair share of patronage will be awarded to each. There is very little probability, at any rate, of such a contretemps occurring at the first-named place, which, in consequence of inclement weather, prevented the second day's events from being concluded last year. The Trial Stakes appears on paper a certainty for BISMARCK. In the Nottingham Spring Handicap the most favourably weighted are Life Guardsman, 4 yrs, 7st 21b, Scarborough, 5 yrs, 7st, Sweet Anne, 4 yrs, 6st 121 b, and Brick, aged, Est 101 b. Beadle, I believe, goes, and the class he meets is so very moderate that I think he will beat everything bar NumaPompilius whom I have an idea, from his light weight, will be just about winning. Cora, also, has an outside chance. The Stand Plate has Queen of Trumps, Lady Valentine, and Landlord engaged, and if I made a choice of one of these, it would be QUEEN of TRUMPS, who is worth back ing at almost any weight over this short course. The Inn keepers' Plate will be won by LADY PAM, if she runs, and in her absence I prefer the chance of CROWN PRINCE. The Macaroni Stakes I know nothing about, and the Park Stakes has not yet been entered for. Wednesday's racing includes the Little John Stakes, for two year olds, in which, as the Duke of Newcastle's NINNY is engaged, there is no doubt in my mind, notwithstanding her 51b penalty, that she will beat all comers, especially Bagpipe, Sultana, Eau lo Vie, Strike a Light, Fair Star, and Pyrenees—whom she defeated in the Brocklesby stakes—as well as Bliss, Traviata, and the colt by Lamb ton cut of Lampada, whose running in other races at Lin coln gives them no chance. The only one of the dark division I should fancy, if he came to the post, would be Ritualist by Newminstor out of Trickstress, well bred and good looking enough for anything, and trained by Joseph Dawson. The Forest Handicap depends a great deal on previous runing—at present LANDLOILD and JilusiciAN look most attractive to me. The West Drayton Meeting is sure to attract a large body of the class of sportsmen from the metropolis who from business or inclination do not care to assist at the Midland meetings of this week. lam not in a position to know what may be the intention (.f owners for the diffe rent races, therefore must be satisfied with calling atten tion to 11 or LEAF'S favourable weight for the West Dray ton Handicap, which I think she or Aggravator ought to win. There is every prospect of.a successful meeting at Derby on Thursday and Friday, to make amends, let me hope, for the abandonment of the spring meeting last year, which, as well as the last day's racing at Nottingham, previously alluded to, was necessitated in consequence of the frosty state of the weather. If LANDLORD has not performed successfully earlier on the week, he cannot well bo beat here ; but should he be, I shall leave his overthrow to CONTRACT. Whichever Lord Coventry sends of his two for the Hurdle Race ought to be the winner, unless it turns out to be Fan's journey, which I question is likely before the Liverpool Steeplechase. Eau de Vie or Pyre nees are, I think, just good enough to beat thoir opponents in the Harrington Stakes. Setting aside any mishaps for the Great Midland Steeplechase, there is nothing to beat the King of Hearts, and between his owner and the Lord of Croome I believe the race will be decided. The Great Midland Spring Handicap (one mile) is not a favourite distance with Lord Bateman's celebrated mare, otherwise I should think the race, with only Bst 121 b to carry, was a gift to QUEEN OF TRUMPS. The next which attract my attention are Mrs. Allan and Bismarck, and -if I add Lady Pam to this lot, I think thoy will furnish me with the winner. The following remarks respecting the Soiled Dove case, from the pen of "Argun," appear in to-day's Morning Post : _ _ " The case of the Soiled Dove beta will come before the committee of Tattersall's at once, and I should not be sur prised if it occasioned fighting, as opinions are said to be very much divided upon the way in which the matter should be dealt with. It is to be regretted Admiral Rous should have already published his view of the case, be cause he is, of course, bound to support it; and as the committee are an appellate court of jurisdiction, no in timation of their official decision should be made known until they give their judgment. Would, fur instanco, the Overend and Gurney case be taken up to the Houk e of Lords if Lord Chelmsford had addressed the Law Jour nal on the conduct of the firm in question ? I think not ; but still, notwithstanding this error in judgment, I trust the question will be calmly argued and the issue well received." The above remarks entirely coincide with the opinion I expressed when the dispute arose. A FRESH MAN. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. LONDON', Feb. 25.—Wind this day at noon, North-Wost ; moderate breeze and fine weather. (By Telegraph.) GEAYESIIND, Monday Morning Arrived, Feb. 24.—Ann, from Berbice; Uhlenhils, steamer, from Hamburg. Arrived, Feb. 25. Charente, steamer, from Charento ; Tonning, steamer, from Geestmunde ; Jessie, Wild Wave, Ocean, and Antigua Planter—all from Guernsey; Hornet, from Cape of Good Hope ; Chimes, from Taganrog ; Sou venir, steamer, from Glen; Punjaub, from Manilla; Dol hin, steamer from Antwerp. Sailed—Vigilant, steamer, for Calais. lIIIPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS-THIS EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack al five o'clock. PETITIONS. Various petitions from different bodies were presented, several relating to the Masters' and Operatives' B►ll. CHURCHYARDS IN ENGLAND. The Earl of BELMORE moved an amendment relative to the standing orders. With respect to the question of churchyards in the metropolis, he said that the bill which he proposed now to lay before their lordships would em body the necessary steps, which should ho taken by per sons who were necessitated to be engaged in the burial of persons connected with them. It was, in fact, the provid ing for the proper burial and inteement of each person in the kingdom. This was agreed to. THE HABEAS CORPUS SUSPENSION ACT CONTINUANCE BILL. The Earl of DERBY moved the second reading of the Habeas Corpus Susi onion Act Continuance Bill, and stated that in asking for a coi.ti ,u-ince of this bill he could un doubtedly say it was a measure which was universally agreed upon by the whole people of Ireland as a necessary one. It was a melancholy fact that such an act should be putin fore?, but when assertions such as those that had been made in November relative to the -arrival of Stephens and other persons of that description it rendered it necessary that Government should take some active steps. Whether it was that the people engaged in these unhappy oppositions thought that the act was about to expire, or had expired, these outbreaks in churches and elsewhere took place. There were a great number of persons from foreign countries, and he (the noble earl) was sorry to say from this country, who stirred up these unhappy men to the rebellious spirit in which they had lately been found. He, therefore, would ask them to pass this bill, which would enable us, as it had hitherto done, to arrest the ringleaders of those atrocious outrages. It was a fortunate circumstance that in the late disturbance the Government had been able, as soon as possible, to put their power into force by arresting the principle person concerned in it. (Hear, hear.) Lord RUSSELL said that with regard to this bill he . could not do otherwise than cordially support it. He had the greatest sympathy with the Irish people, but the late diSturb,inces there showed that the Habeas Corpus Con tinuances Act, which was now before the house, was highly necessary, especially as it would give the Executive Government an opportunity of carrying out those regulations which were requisite to preserve harmony throughout that part of her Ma jesty's dominions. (Hear, hear.) Lord KIMBERLEY said that it would be a very inopportune moment to disturb the Government when they were engaged in suppressing an outbreak like the present one. The noble lord then went into a long discussion as to the treatment of the prisoners arrested under the Suspension Act. (LEFT SPEAKING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS—This EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock. THE REFORM BILL —THE BALLOT. Mr. H. BERKELEY gave notice of his intention that ho should move an addition to resolution 9, to the effect that all votes for members of Parliament be taken by ballot (Hear, hear.) SPECIAL JURORS. Mr. WHATMAN asked the Solicitor-General whether, seeing the frequent inconvenience and loss occasioned to suitors in the civil courts by the insufficient attendance of special jurors, any steps would be taken either to remedy this, or to insure more correctness in the lists returned by the respective parishes ? The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said the inconvenience arose from changes of residence, and by greater attention to the act of Parliament much of the inconvenience might be removed. The Government had not yet taken the matter into consideration. CARDINAL CULLEN. Mr. NEWDEGATE asked the Chancellor of the Ex chequer whether the attention of her Majesty's Ministers had been directed to the report of the proceedings at the inaugural banquet of the Lord Mayor of Dublin on Wed nesday last, which was published in the Tines of Thurs day, the 21st instant, whence it appeared that Cardinal Cullen was present on the above occasion, in the robes and capacity of a Cardinal Legate from the Court of Rome, took precedence in that capacity, and addressed the assem bly on matters touching the Government of Ireland ; and whether. assuming the above report to be substantially correct, in the opinion of her Majesty's Ministers it was consistent with the laws of this country, or with interna tional law, that an ecclesiastic should, in the capacity of a Cardinal Legate from the Court of Rome, be permitted, as representing that Court, but without being regularly accredited to the Court of England, or recognised in any diplomatic capacity, to interfere in public occasions of an official character, by advice or otherwise, with matters touching the government of the United. Kingdom. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said since the hon. gentleman had given notice of his question, he had made some inquiries upon events which had not before attracted the attention of the Government. The Lord Mayor of Dublin did not consult the Government as to the gentlemen to be invited to the banquet. (Laughter.) The Government had made such inquiry as was decent and respectful to the Lord Mayor. The invitation of the Lord Mayor had not been given to Cardinal Cullen in any exclusive manner. He did not know the politics or re ligious opinions of the Lord Mayor of Dublin, but he found by his inquiries that invitations to the same banquet had also been sent to the Archbishop of Dublin, the Pre sident of the Presbyterian Assembly, and many other re ligious denominations, and he was givon to understand that Cardinal Cullen was given no more attention th a n would be given to him in any society he would mix. There being no other peer present but the Lord Lieutenant. Cardinal Cullen, who was recognised as a man of princely rank, was givon that precedence he would have received in any assembly. Cardinal Cullen did not appear in a diplomatic capacity, and he was doubtful whether he was what had been called a Cardinal Legate. Sir J. BOWYER—No, he is not. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER —He was not quite certain about it, but doubtless Cardinal Gullet' had some local rank given him in order that he might take precedence of Roman Catholic Bishops in Ireland. There was no foundation for the assertion that Cardinal Cullen appeared there in any diplomatic capacity, or took part in any way in that assembly t 3 which lie had not a perfect right. (Hear, hear.) A cardinal was not of necessity an ecclesiastic, he was a Roman prince ; and he had known a prince who was a cardinal and not an ecclesiastic. (Hear, hear.) With respect to his appearing in England as a cardinal, he recollected the late Sir R. Inglis reproving the zeal of some gentlemen who found fault with Cardinal Wiseman because he appeared before a Parliamentary committee in his ecclesiastical dress. (Cheers.) THE SERVIAN FORTRESSES. Mr. D. GRIFFITH asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether Baron Beust, the Minister of Austria, had issued a circular diplomatic note to the groat Powers, stating that Austria had advised the Porte to carry out the evacuation of the Servian fortresses, being convinced that England and France share the opinions of Austria on this subject; and whether the English Govern ment had given a favourable reception to that note? Lord STANLEY said Government agreed with the advice givon to the Porte, but with respect to the other portion of his question he could not give him a reply. THE REFORM DEBATE. The interest to be present in the strangers gallery may be judged of by the fact that at the opening of the doors of the house this morning, at 6 a.m., no less than 102 persons, each having a member's order, proceeded to the entrance of the gallery, and remained there until a quarter to four in the afternoon. The Speaker's gallery, and the portions of the house set apart for the use of the peers, were occu pied by the Prince of Wales, Earl Russell, Earl Granville, the Duke of Argyle, 'Earl Berners, the Bishop of Oxford, the Duke of Marlborough, Lord Stanley of Alderley, and a great number of peers. All sorts of rumours were rife this evening, the most important of which was that Viscount Cran bourne, General Peel, and the members of the Cabinet who act with them, had resigned in conse quence of the declaration of the Government to adhere to the resolutions on reform. _ _ The Right Hon. the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER rose at ten minutes to five o'clock, and began by saying that he moved that the house now do form itself into a committee of the whole house to take into consideration the most celebrated statute of modern times —meaning the Act of Will. IV., chap . He maintained that this did not by any means involve the condemnation of that act— au act which he described as handing our political power to the possession of the Whig party. Excel lently arranged though the political system was ac cording to reorganization parlimentary authority by that act, circumstances had since repeatedly indi cated that, notwithstanding the skill and tact ap plied to the difficult task of r emodelling the legislative, and, in some measure also, the administrative system, the House of Commons was not altogether endowed with its full share of national sympathy. In 1832, he said, there was great diversity of opinion as to the advi sability of the course pursued in demanding Par liamentary Reform of any kind whatever. Now, at the present moment, we were alive to the necessity, not alone the advisability, but the necessity, the imperative necessity, of some additional change or reform of Parliament. He reminded the house that only a fortnight had elapsed since he laid the resolutions upon the table of the house. Iu now explaining the general tendency and signifi cance of these resolutions, he would first take into consideration the question of the fran chise. The Government now propose to introduce four new borough franchises, none of which need in any way a l arm the house. The first of the four would be an Educational Franchise. The second of the four franchises now intended to be proposed by the bone tl ien o gb v o eli e m soa e ft n isi t f 3a w oc o t o U r l y d c b h e a a ra S c a te v r i s n t he Bank qualification Franchise, de posited in any savings bank. The third franchise would be on Funded Property to the amount of £5O. the fourth new franchise would he one secured upon the payment of so much taxation, the qualification here being the payment of to the tax-gatherer. This would, it was calculated, in crease the electors to tho extent of 30,000 I by, the Educational Franchise, 10,000 by the Savings-bank Franchise, 7,000 by the Funded Property Franchise, and 30,000 bb the Taxation Franchise : making altogether 77,000. In dealing with the existing franchise in boroughs the . subject was one of some difficulty, but the - Government, after much consideration, had deter mined that the borough franchise should be adjusted on a £6 rating basis. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) This with the other qualifications he had mentioned would give an addition to the present number of voters of r‘o less,than 212,000. With respect to counties, the Government had determined to reduce the occzp a _ tion franchise to £2o—(hear, hear)—an d this reduction, taken with the increase that would take place in the county constituency by the four new franchises—namely, the educational, the savings bank qualification of £3O deposited forthe year, the funded property franchise of £5O in the public funds, and the direct taxation franchise by the payment of 20s. in direct taxation would give, in gross numbers, no less an addition to the numb: of voters than 400,000. (Hear, hear.) With respect to the bribery inquiries, the Govern ment propose for the future that those inquiries should take place on the spot where it occurred, and with respect to the bribery by candidates, where it was proved that one candidate had committed bribery to obtain election, and the other, though a loser, if proved pure should have the seat. With respect to the bribery inquiry that had taken place in Great Yarmouth, Lanca shire, Totness, and Reigate, the Govern ment proposed to disfranchise those places alto gether, and to give the 14 members to Hartlepool, Darlington, Burnley, Staleybridge, St. Helens, Dewsbury, Middlesborough, a member for the Black Country, Croydon, Gravesend, and Torquay, and also to divide the Tower Hamlets, and give that constituency two additional members. (Hear.) They also proposed:to divide the following counties, each prtion of which would have 100,000, viz., North Lancashire, Lincolnshire, the West Riding, East Surrey, Middlesex, South Staffordshire, and South Devon, and to obtain the additional scats without adding to the number of members of that house it was proposed to ask all boroughs with a population of 7,000 to give up their superfluous members. (Oh, oh, and cheers.) He would not name those boroughs— (oh, oh, and name)—they would easily be ascertained, but the 23 surplu members that would be received for the small boroughs, and the seven that had been taken from the four places that had distictly lost their representation they would be able to give the representation to the places he had named. The inconvenience of taking voters an inconsider able distance to record their votes had also been considered, and it was recommended that pro vision should be made in the bill, if they ob tained permission to introduce it, to remedy the evil. With respect to the question of bounda ries before that was dealt with, a Royal Commis sion issue to inquire into the whole matter. (Hear, hear.) By the explanations he had given he had fulfilled the pledge he had given in that house. Her Majesty's Government brought for ward a sincre, moderate and practical vote, which he trusted would be consistent with the feeling of an united people. (The right hon. gen tleman resumed his seat amidst loud cheering from both sides of the house. Mr. LOWE rose and was left speaking. The North German Parliament. OPENING SPEECH OF THE PRESIDENT. BERLIN, Feb. 25. The President by seniority of the North German Parliament delivered his opening speech to-day. Deputy Arnim urged the provisional adoption of the order of business in force in the Prussian Chambers. Deputy Laskar submitted the draft of au order of business. Count Schwerin proposed the Prus sian order of business. Deputies Arnini and Laskar subsequently withdrew their motions, and Count Schwa in agreed that the Prussian order should only be provisionally adopted, which was almost unanimously agreed to. The deputies Count Bismark, Baron von der Heydt, Count Itzenplitzuud, Herr von Savigy, were present. All the members of the North German Parlia ment have been invited to dine at the Royal Palace to-day. They will afterwards assemble in the Kit tersaal, and be grouped according to the provinces they represent, in order to be presented to the King. SIR GEORGE SMART.--This respected and vene rable professor expired on Saturday morning, at his house No. 91, Great Portland-street. He would have entered his 91st year in May next, having been born in 1776. As com poser and organist to the Chapel Royal, St. James's, he directed the musio at the coronations of King William and Queen Adelaide and of her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria, but his musical career may be dated from his pre sence as a boy at the Handelian Commemoration in West minster Abbey, in 1784. Sir George was conductor of the Musical Festival in the Abbey in 1834. He was one of the founders of the Philharmonic Society, in 1813, and directed the famous City Concerts in 1818, founded by Mr.lleath,af ter wards Governor of the Bank of England. Sir G. Smart was conductor of the musical festivals in Norwich, York, Derby, Liverpool,and Manchester. In 1836 he ittrod ueed, for the first time in this country, Mendelssohn's oratorio "St. Paul," at Liverpool. In the same year he conducted the famed Man chester festival, at which three entire streets were covered over and connected for the concluding fancy ball, at which 7,000 persons were present. It was at this meeting that Malibran died. From 1813 up to the period of their extinction by the Sacred Harmonic Society, Sir George Smart directed the Lenten oratorios both at Covent garden and Drury-lane Theatres. He was director of the music at Covent-garden Theatre under the management of Charles Kemble, and it was Sir George who engaged Weber died in Sir George' s lme, 91, Great Gorman composer t t h o ti c° g m u p e o st se of ‘ °SWirrG°lle' for th a t st elar e ta a t bli t s h h e n i t e i n. Webermte.The was great Portland-street, on the 4th of Juno, 1826. Mainly through the o continuous ber,s pupiefforts:h: Dresdeno f ir s ta George, tue to theaided e renowned e d Benedi ct, com poser o f w the "Freischutz " was erected, England having contributedwliehwas raised the largest or Weber 's amount of the subscription Sircription George was knighted in Dublin in 1811 by the Duke of Richmond, Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland. Sir George was a careful and conscientious musician, and possessed a demonstrative ability, which particularly de veloped itself in the arrangements of great concerts and festivals. His integrity secured for him the respect of the artistes, native and foreign, with whom he came in contact fur more than threescore years. He was past 80 before ho ceased to give singing lessons, and his father, a music publisher iu Argyle-street, having heard Handel conduct his oratorios, transmitted the traditions to Sir George, who consequently became the master of almost every singer who desired to acquire tho true Handelian style and time. He taught Sontag and Jenny Lind oratorio music. Sir George has loft a widow and one daughter. his nephew (the son of the Mr. Smart iaG.L N n S n ' ye h doc o trechgu w ooetmn a ni s pdboa,a l tsy e yne ad s(rbi: : of t when judged noged Henryhe dHi Henry dwa)Dr when dusen inD ur miau y mtrb - ti l Drury-lane, az n ra c eTir , Covent-garden, net h,ollelBel2c o3 trecollected ,ththreaetehr organ i st and Lyceum of Sir vs n e id d r Clementi,• Dussek Cherubineneisaol i, d Spoh in r, A, m übe ey r, ebe Spontini, rerwe rRe in f ul lossini o n o i re e:t . t , B HO - s a lirntii Mendelsohn , reminiscen ces i nc l u d ed the names; Do f of Paussozini, the tenor, Signor Gabriella, Mi ss Davies, Signor Racchie rotti, Madame Mora, Signora Storace, Madame Banta, Mrs. Billi ng t on, Madame Cataliui. Madame Pasts ' Velluti, Amb rogett i , N aldi, De Begnis , . Bartloman, Bra ham, Bellamy, V aug h an, G arcia (father of Malibran and Viardot), Madame Vestris, whoa she sang at the King's Theatre (now her Majesty's), Mrs. Salmon, Miss Stephens (Countess Dowager of Essex), Miss Paton (Lady W. Lennox and Mrs. Wood), Miss M. Tree (Mrs. Bradshaw), the Misses Cawse, Miss luverarity, Miss Sheriff, Miss Ruiner, &c. Art advancement has made rapid strides since Sir George was in full force at the head of all our musical undertakings, but his name will be hell in respect as eu able musician and as a thoroughly honest man. HOSPITAL FOR DISEASES OF THE CHEST, y I R C TORIA-PA K.—The number of patients relieved at this in stitution during last week was 1,512, of which 371 wore new cases. [ADvEnnsEDlENT.l—Holloway's Ointment and Pills.— Eftect of Oold.—Numerous and severe aro the diseases resulting from exposure to low temperatures. 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