The Sun. — London, England, 1867-02-13 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK In the general Money Market there continues to be a very limited inquiry for accommodation, and the rates demanded for the best description of short dated commercial paper remain at 2i 21 prem. The City of Boston has arrived from New York with specie to the amount of £8,600. The sum of £9,000 in sovereigns was received at the Bank of England yesterday from Lisbon. The tenders for £300,000 of the New Zealand Canterbury Government Six per Cent. Loan were opened at the bank of New Z,2aland yesterday. The nfinimum was fixed at £92. The total amount applied for was £47,900, and of this sum £3,900 Was at or above the minimum. It was announced that applications for the balance at £92 would be received until the 15th inst. Today a call of £2 became due on the shares of the Bombay, Baroda, and Central India Railway C ompany, the aggregate amount being £75,000. It is stated that the Great Indian Peninsula Rail- Way Company have now issued the whole of their debenture capital, the list being closed yesterday, the amount required being readily subscribed. Advicts from Sydney report the failure of Messrs G. K. Lloyd and Co. and Messrs. Williamson Brothers and Co., with liabilities to the amount ° f £370,000 ; Messrs. Youngheedland and Co., of Adelaide, had also stopped payment, with liabili ties over £65,000. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures are 30 32, and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds 26i 27k. Two o'CLocx. The English Funds exhibit indications of in creased heaviness, a further decline of 1- per cent. having taken place, Consols being 901. for money, and 90f 90 for the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 89k 901 ; ditto 3i per Cents. 721 ; ditto Annuities, 1855, 12/ ; Exchequer Bills, 14s. prem. ; Bank Stock, 252 253 ; India 5 per Cents., 107 / ; ditto Enfaced 5 per Cents., 104 ; ditto 54. per Cent., 1071 ; ditto Debentures, 1021 ; and ditto Bonds, 275. to 325. prem. Foreign Stocks in some instances have shown a slight improvement. Italian 5 per Cents., 1861, have advanced i t , to 5.1; Greek Bonds 1, to 141 144 ; Turkish 5 per cents. 1, to 311 31i ; the Russian Loan Scrip 1, to 21 prem. ; and the Chih l i Loan Scrip 1, to 1 1 prem. American Securities have ruled a shade firmer. United States 5-20 Bonds have advanced 1, to 73 73 i ; and Erie shares 1, to 39 40 ; Illinois shares remain steady at 81 82. Bank Shares aro very quiet, and without ma terial alteration in values. Chartered of India, Australia, and China have receded to 18 ; London and Wesminster have improved to 941 4 ; Metro politan to 81 ; Land Loudon and County remain steady at 67f. In the Miscellaneous Market there has been very little animation. Ebbe Vale, however, have im proved to 10f ; Credit Foncier of England are steady at 31 3f ; G enera l C re di t at 5 ) 1 51; and viceroy of Egypt's Mortgage Loan at 72k. In the Railway Share Market a firmer tone has Prevailed, but the dealings have only been to a limited extent. London, Chatham, and Dover, North I ) Veste rn) Midland, and South Eastern have each nproved 1, and Metropolitan f, while Great astern, and Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln ha ve each declined f• The Foreign and Colonial lines have remained ver y inactive a t a b ou t [ prev i ous r ates. South Austrian s. South and Lombardo-Venetian are marked ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 211; East Indian, 051110 Gf and Great Indian Peninsula, 105 1051. MINING MARKET. WEDNESDAY, Two o'Clock. Ar n ußiness has bee n ver y i nac ti v e in the Mining b - arket to -day. ,) The shares chiefly in request have (_ e ell Great R e t a lli c k , P r i nce of Wales, Seton, South -Irenvi lle) and Buller. Annexed are the current quotations : ,eara Camborne, 21s 23s ; Chiverton Moor, 6 61 ; Ch o n- K!es i G old, 2i _ ; Clifford Amalgamate, 61 7 ; Cooks itch e , t tto ,1112 ; Drakewells, 111 ; East Basset, 18 20 ; Caradon, 4 ; East Lovell, 9f 101; East Russell, - 6 1 East Wheal Grenville, 1} 2 ; Great Retallack, 46s Ir ti n 488 ; Great S ou th T o l gus, 53 10 s Od ; G rea t Wh ea l /N .- o ' r ' 17 17 i ; Marko V a ll e y, 41 I ; N or th C ro f ty, 5} North Treskerby, 2.1- 21 ; Prince of Wales, 34s 355; .vripPer United, - ; Redmoor, 103 12s 6d ; South Gren- Chs'Bs 108 ; South Herodsfoot, —; West Chiverton, ;cl,Wheal Basset, 64 66; Whealßuller, 26 28 ; Whoa -101 11 1 : 3, 8 1 - ; West Seton, 105 110 ; North Roskear BRITISU I TTNDSCLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT Fur na , Per Cont. Consols ... - I ve, 1 3 DO. Account, Marcl. 7- 00 I 89 1 per Cent. Reduced a-qi 90 891 Ne w 3 per Cent .......... . New 2i per Cent. Jan. 1824 ................ I Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 ..... . ........ ._ Aniiies 30 J", eXPalth J`;I?..,IZZU 12i Do. for '3O Yrs' l)lr: i:),11:1g: 1908 Do (Red Sea Telieta: 4 per dent 141xchequer Bills, . 00 71 14 pm Do ................. £0 _ £2OO , 14 pm Do ........... £lOO & Stock, 61 per Gout Bank of England Stoc SECURITIES, s I NDIAN GOVERNMENT luchan Stock, 10} per Cent., AprillB74„. _ 1071 7 I 7 DO, Account 1880 Do. 5 per Cent. July, _ ___ Do. 4 per Ount., Oct. 1665 Do. Certificates cent — 1021 'V - °. lln faeed Paper 4 per 2 107 i • -- ) 0. 5 per Cent., Jan. 187' Do triber Cent., May 1879 1873 32 pm 30 27 O. ~ 5 per Cent., Aug._ Do. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,OOO 1)0 . und er £l,OOO 30 27 32 17 FO REIGN FUNDS— CLOSING PRICES. -rgenttle R epublic, 6 per C en t Brazili a u -2stria B onds, 5 per C en t , 18 59 — Brazili a n _ Do. 4} per 5 per Cent _ Cent., 1852-58-60 _ Do. 1863 75 4I Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 75 1 J.,0 Account .................................. _ '""'' 100 Bonds Buenos Ayres 6 c , -) 2 per Cent(Deferred 3 per Cent.) D o ~:an per Cent „: 3 per Cent. 4 • 1 0. 6 per Cent A 101 Do, 1 13 ColornLian, io per Cent ) 41 ,' , 6 Per Cent. Da n i sh 3 per Cent., 1825 — , 4j) . 5 per Cent., 1864 ... 66/ uaalibiati Principalities O. Account D°•qud /kTew co; ................... . i per cent — D o Provisional Land Warrant — i_s Deferied ..... 4.Z7Ptian 7 per de"n"t.".......... Do.. Second issue .uo.Do £ lOO Bonds D o. ................. 1864 831 4 b ° ' Do bonds . _. " .. -00 %veil:Uncut Itail;;;Z". Debentures Bl* 1- 1 Y Do. A.ccount .. la reek 5 ....................... ~ Coupons ....... , per ents., 1 824-5, ex 010 ...... .T.,. Coupons n - u 0 • Account siruaternala 5 :- per ........... .. Itali,,, ' n -- ~ Per Cent 1865 15 ° ' 4cc "at .. ... .. 4 ?. MarelThrnalia Railway li 3 per Cent 'hea t; f ~s‘er Account „,,, /Jo. I_l o 6 1861 a• 1.0 per Cent An ontevidoan. G per Cent. ......... • — ti orish Imperial 5 nor Cent 41511" Gratada . - li . 1 1:), r, per cox; /Jp ' l) f r o ° erred ................... ........... ...... il Laitit yiarrants (Hectares) Pe,:°*.AccoUnt ttriau per Cent 1865 ,-, Account . :”. DO 41 Por Oen ' .... . . 1£.311; u o b i Per Cent. ( Uribarron) li',o G per Cent , 1862 ~,,1)0 Account 1 ..... • ......... . — ..1 ttiuese 3 97 per Ct.,185% '6 ' 7 ,'9,'60,'2, '3, 4, .;61an 5 Per Cent., 1822, '..£ St 1 )o 41 per Cent. 1850 - D o ,t i Do" Per Cent 1860 . 8 4 , . , _ ~,,0 _ p e r Cent. 1839 88 71 81 7 1 -0 5 per Cent. 1862 89,, 7 - 5 Por Cent. 1861 88i i -'-'O. Anglo-Dutch, 1866, all Paid Do d £23 paid Sara• • • 0.21 pia 711 ~-''alau 5 Per Cent `ie. A ccount - Bpanisli 3 per Celi' ........ Do 1)0 Acc•Aint D0.N,,,, 1.),,ft, ... .d Pas6iAccouilt rre 3-I} ve Do lz 130 Ace4,3nt ..... ........... 221 1/4)lmtish Cert. of Co . .. . 31Ot fund.ed Do Account . ..• P 14 1 .............. 4 Swedish Per de . .... 'l%'‘N. 41 per Cent. 1861... ,);)*; s c rip; xeo aid . . Doc..sh CeiPt 185.4 , per i . ............. Account BOROUGH HOP. Thoro is very littlo business doing in any description of hops. Prices are unaltered. WiliTli ti (n l o A. 8:1e we.t Lu u , for: which a fair demand is experienced at our quotations . Per 81b. by the carcase. loaf 3B Od to 4s 8d I Voal Mutton 38 2d to 4s 10d I Pork LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. (This Day.) The market opens quiet but steady. Sales pro bably 7,000 or 8,000 bales. NEW NATIONAL GALLERY.—Wo aro requested to state that the public will be admitted to view tho designs for the New National Gallery on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, from ton to four o'clock, until 16th March. ASYL J Po, FATHERLESS CHILDREN. -- The an- Re niv e e d r h s a a rn ry , dinnerneanear o roof this Y dn c e ' y' W on e , d is announced to take place at the London Tav ern, on bury, M.P., will t a k e the chair. THE CATTLE PLAQUE. Feb. 27, when Mr. Han that the cattle plague h as reap .A.arodlOiatlhejOnuernighablousrthaotoeds Pe of Halifax, upon the farm of m l of Warley, who was a severe sufferer by the disea se last Sutcliffe, yar. D I S P ENSARY FOR SKIN DISEASES , b 6, GREAT M ARLB OROUGH-STREET, REG ENT -S TREET, IV Two hundred and seven patients were relieved at this dis pensary during the week ending February 9, A meeting of the Schools Inquiry c omm i ssion was held at 2, Victoria-street, S.W., on Tuesday, the 12th inst. Present—Lord Taunton, the chairman ; Lord Lyttel ton, the Dean of Chichester, Rev. Dr. Temple, Mr. Ack - wortb, M.P., Mr. Bainos, M.P., Mr. Forster, M.P., Mr. Erle, Q.C., and Dr. Storrar. Two BIOGRAPHIES OF THE LATE MR. TILA.CKE RAT are in hand—one by hie eldest daughter, Miss Eliza beth Thackeray, author of " The Story of Elizabeth ;" and the other by Mr. James Hannay, author of a couple of novels, a volume of articles contributed to the Quarterly Review, and a pleasant book on "Satire and Satirists." THE FATAL ACCIDENT IN VICTORIA PARK.-.. An inquest was held yesterday on view of the bodies of the two men who wore killed by the falling in of a shaft in Park-road, Victoria Park, on Friday last. The following verdict was returned— " That the deceased men were found suffocated beneath a quantity of earth and gravel, which fell upon them through the insufficient shor ing up of a shaft in which they worked." EXTRAORDINARY CUSTOM AT BECKENHAM.— January 28 was the anniversary of the opening the vault of Mary Wragg, who loft a legacy to the poor of this parish in money, coals, and bread, with the request that the vault be opened yearly (on the 28th of January) and the coffin (which is of mahogany) to be well polished. This has been regularly performed for 67 years. In case of neglect the charity is to be transferred to Bromley.--21/uidstone and Kentish Journal. Orders have been received at Rochefort from Paris for the construction of a new vessel of a formidable description, to be called the Tigre, on the model of the Toureau, lately launched at Toulon. It is to be iron -cased, provided with two formidable spurs, one at the stem the other at the stern, and to be propelled with double screws, and engines of 530-horse power. Three other sister ships are also to be built at Brest, Lorient, and Cherbourg, and will receive the appropriate names of Le Belier, Le Boule-Dogue (sic), and Le Cerbere. They are intended for coast defence. With reference to M. Rouher, it is said that, in addition to a Public Works Loan, he means to im port into France the system of Post-office Savings Banks. TILE TOMBS OF BRITIsII SOLDIERS AT TOULOUSE. —The Prefect of the Haute-Garonne, in conse quence of the Emperor's letter, has ordered an exa mination into the state of the tombs of the English officers who fell at the battle of Toulouse on the 10th April, 1814. Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do. Account Do £lOO Bonds - Do. Account Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account Do £l.OO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1863 4B; Do 5 per Cent., 1865 - 1 Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do 4100 Bonds 00. 6 per Cent, 1864 - 3li Ditto 11 per Cent. Dividends on the above payable iu Loudon. Austrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins BoWan. 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 21 per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil , 561 Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. itrilian 3 per Cent. 1831, Ex. 2sf. Do. Account 541 THREE O'CLOCK, Consols, Money Do. Account The Fourfold Fatal Fire at Tooting. INQUEST THIS DAY. This morning, at ten o'clock, W. Carter, Esq., the coroner for the eastern division of the county of Surrey, opened an inquest at the Mitre Inn, Lower Tooting, on the bodies of the four unfortu nate persons who perished in the fire that occurred in the Rising Sun Tavern, in the same district, on Monday morning last. Some particulars of the melancholy occurrence appeared in this journal of Tuesday. It is probably a long time since that an inquiry has excited a more painful amount of interest than the present one, the opinion in the neighbourhood being that there must have been some neglect on the part of the authorities in not sending sooner than they did to town for the aid of the engines of the metropolitan fire-brigade. As it was it is stated they were not called until the city policemen saw the flames in the distance from the metropolitan bridges, and by the time London firemen arrived the place was levelled with the ground, and the unfortunate persons, the subjects of the present in quiry, were burnt to death. Mr. Douchester, the head engineer of Messrs. ilevelt's brewery fire-brigade, attended, as well as Mr. White, the assessor of losses to the County and other fire offices; Mr. Swanton, the chief of the London Salvage Corps ; Mr. Inspector Fraser, of the Metropolitan Police ; and various other officials, were present to watch the proceedings on behalf of the parties interested. The learned Coroner, before swearing the jury, stated that he was very sorry to say that the gen tlemen had a very painful duty to perform, inas much that they would have to inquire, in the first place, how the four persons in question lost their lives. On that point he conceived there would be little difficulty in concluding that they lost their lives in the fire that occurred in the public house. They would, however, have to inquire and, if possible, decide by the evidence that would be laid before them how and by what means the fire took place. lie (the learned coroner) thought they had better proceed with him and view the bodies of the unfortunate deceased persons, as it was a por tion of their duty, painful as it might be to their feelings, but it was a duty imperative upon every gentleman to perform. The Coroner and jury then proceeded to view the bodies of the victims, which presented a shock ing spectacle. As the jury were returning they had some difficulty in getting to their seats owing tothe crowded state of the court. The preliminary evidence of two witnesses merely proved that they saw the fire in Mr. Weaver's pre mises, one said about twelve or a quarter-past on Monday morning, and the other about one o'clock. The bodies having been identified, The inquest was adjourned. MARKE TS.—This day. Fresh up to our market to-clny very little home grown wheat was received. For both rod and whito parcels there was a fair average demand, and the advance obtained on Monday was es!ablished. The quality of the supply was but middling. We wero fairly supplied with foreign wheat. Choice Russian qualities moved off freely, at full prices. Inferior sorts were dull, but not cheaper. Agricultural seeds were in improved request. Linseed, rapeseed, and cakes were dull. SHIP ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat.Barloy. Malt. Oats. Flour. Englisliand Scotch 220 110 1,240 180 350 Irish Foreign 4OO - 1480 800 sacks brio. COMPARATIVE QUANTITIES AND PRICES OF GRAIN. For the week ending Feb.; For the corresponding week 9, 1867. last year. Qrs. Aver. Qrs. Aver. Wheat 47,824-61 s 4d I Wheat 67,466-45s 5d Barley 52,379-45 s 3d ; Barley 65,734-33 s Gd Oats: 7,558-24s 9d Oats 11,352-23e Gd Business done. BRITISH r Arlan tic St. Lawrence Born., Baroda, b Cen.lu. gu. 6 per cent... Do. le aliares 1;ulialo Lake Huron Do. ['reference Buit.,l3ran t, tiodericli 6 p.c. 1872-3- Calcutta iSt S. E., lim.. Dal,e Town .15 Dock, gu. Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p. East. Bell.;a1, gu., 5 do Mast I:,(lian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension ..' 100 100 100 all 100 100 56 —Tsi 100 101 id ip 4 44 71 tq 50 55 101 103 101 IG3 105 107 1011 1051 6 Urand Trunk of Canaili Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 p.o Do. let ?ref. 11onds 1 Do. do deferred Do. 2d PrLf. Bonds Do. do. deterred Do. 3d Pref. stook Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stook Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c 0. G ua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. o Sough of India gua. 5 per cent D_,. 4f per cent Do. ..rest Wes. of Canada Do. New .. 21 22 85 88 57 511 53 58 52 54 37 10 23 25 10,3 ItO 1 t 4 l t Do. 6p. o B4s. pay. 1873 Do. 54 du. pay. 1877-8 Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 41 do 1001 a Do. 4; do Do. Fifth Extension 3felb. Cor. 6 p. 0. Bnds. Mel. Ja Hudson's Bay N.lll.C'da, Opo Ist pf.bs Seinde . Do. Delhi Do. do Do. Puniaub.... Do.lndus St.Flot 95 71 MEN :T SECU ,ITISS. 99 101' 08 100 100 102' 85 F 7 81 85 102 1(4 104 106 1(3 195 101 103 1:0 10/ 00 92 101 103 106 118 102 104 163 105 103 106 105 107 93 ICO 96 ir7 91 93 85 A 6 99 101 84 85 86 6k 190 100 100 1(0 100 100 1051 i 167 f i 81 hI M 2.1.0 A II .0 2 2.14.0 Si 2.14.0 8.3.0 3.9.0 10.8.0 all 0.14.0 14.9.6 11 3.2.0 18.18.9 35.15.6 58i 5.17.0 8 9 7 8 400 410 1 1 3; ii 2 3 i 6 9 10 21 21 5 6 la 17 16 18: 1} 14 32 34 21 31 7 9 31 4} 2} lid 35 45 11 13 4f 51 21 31 26 28 310 330 t ti 31 41 13 14 10 14 12 61 63 130 140 65 25 25 28 10 12 105 115 10 12 THE SUN, LoIWON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 13, 1861. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. STEEPIECIIASES.-TUESDAY With an alacrity which might only have been expected to have been attendant on an important Midsummer event did the racing men turn out to-day, to honour the re union at the " handsome village" and seat of industry —Birmingham. Being one of the earliest of the spring cross-country fixtures this meeting is fast laying claim to be looked upon as one of the most important, and to-day Mr. Sheldon, whose exertions for the success of the gathering have been indefatigable, saw his efforts re warded with a bumper assemblage. The recent heavy rains laid vast tracts of land throughout the country under water, but owing to the peculiar conformation of the course, and the sandy nature of the subsoil, the rain rapidly drained off, and going was good— certainly much better than was anticipated. The course is situated at Sutton Coldfiold, some seven miles from Birmingham, and a more picturesque spot could scarcely have been selected in the vicinity o f Bi rm i ngham. To show the i r apprecia tion of the sp or t the "Bru ins " mus tered in large numbers, and both road a n d ra il were extens i vely patron i sed for conveyance to th e course. The weather was particularly fine, and thoroughly enjoyable. A large and convenient stand and enclosure were erected,commanding a largo share of visitors during the day. From the appended returns it will be seen that the sport was of an excellent character:— The Hunt Cup of GO soya, entrance 3 sous (to go to the fund), to be paid at the time of naming ; four year olds, lOst; five, list ; six, list 81b; aged, list 121 b; winners of 50 soya, 71b extra; about three miles. Mr. E. Crawshaw's Highflyer, by Orpheus—dam by Barnacles, aged, list 41b (Mr. T. Spence) 1 Mr. Henry's Jassy, 5 yrs, list ',Thomas) 4 (Mr. Gerard) 2 Mr. C. Hetton's Alb r i g h ton, 5 yrs, list (W . Whi te) 3 Mr. Studds Georgians, aged list 12Ib (Mr. Lord Poulett's Wheldrake, 6 yrs, list 81b(Mr. Edwards 5 Mr. G. Stevens's Miss Dodson, 6 yrs, list 81b...(0 wner 6 Major Martin's A rena, aged, 12st 51b (ins. 71b ex. (Mr. Parker) 0 Mr. T. Gough's Mustang (h b), aged, list 121b(J. Page) 0 Col. Knox's Comberton, aged, 12st 51b (including 7lb extra) ................................................... (0 wner) 0 Lord Poulett's Charlemagne, aged, list 21b ...(G. Searle) 0 Mr. W. Wallace's Thane, aged, 12st 51b (in. 71b extra (J. Knott) 0 Betting —3 to 1 aget Comborton, 5 to 1 eget Wholdrake, 6 to 1 each agst Mustang and Georgians, 100 to 15 agst llighfiyer, 7 to 1 agst Albrighton, and 8 to 1 agst Miss Dodson. At the first attempt the lot were despatched, Highflyer immediately showing in front, followed by Corn berton, Miss Dodson, and Mustang. They ran in a com pact body until about half a mile from home, when Arcus stumbled and fell, Higliflyer at the same time took up the running, attended by Jassy, Georgiana going on third. Within the straight Jassy made an effort to reach High flyer, but failing, the former won by a couple of lengths. Albrighton passing Georgiana near home was a bad third, Wheldrake fifth, ant Miss Dodson sixth. Nothing else passed the post; Mustang having cannoned against Thane, both as ore early out of the race. The Sutton Plate of 40 soya (handicap); winners of any steeplechase after Pub. 6 (at nine a.m.) 71b extra; the winner to be sold for 50 sous; about two miles. Mr. Blacklee's Risk, by Lambton—Desire, 5 yrs, lOst 81b J. Knott) 1 Mr. J. Martin's Artist, 6 yrs, lOst 81b ......... 2 Mr. E. Green's Osterley, 6 yrs, lOst 71b (G. Boyce) 3 Mr. C. Green's Savannah, 6 yrs, lOst 21b (A. Sadler) 4 Mr. J. Page's Pelios, 6 yrs, lOst 61b (J. Page) 0 Betting-5 to 2 agst Risk, and 7to 2 agst Patios. Savannah made play, followed by A r ti s t , O sterley, Patios, after,an d however, Risk the order leader e a na e named, ed,on passing th e stan d . S oon refused, an example which was followed by Pelios, who was pulled up after refusing at the next fence. Risk was consequently left with the lead, but was quickly joined by Savannah, who gave way to Artist in the park, and the pair came into the straight together, clearing the fence almost abreast, but the favou rite drew away and won easily by half a dozen lengths; a similar distance dividing Osterley from Savannah, who was eased from the distance, pursuit being hopeless. The winner was not sold. The Maiden Hunt Plate of 40 sous, for horses that have never won a steeplechase value 20 soya ; 12st each ; half-breds allowed 71b; the winner to be sold for 100 SOTS; if entered for 50 soya allowed 71b; 30, 141 b; about three miles. Horses running for this race are not liable for the racehorse duty. To close and name on Monday, Feb. 11, at eight p.m. Mr. Henry's Violet, list (£5O) ............(Mr. Grimshaw) 1 Mr. A. Dabbs's Lady Melbourne, 6 yrs, list 71b (X3O) (Mr. Dabbs) 2 Mr. W. Plimmer's Reveller, aged, list 71b (X3O) (Mr. J. S. IIalford) 3 Mr. Beaufoy's Lawyer, 6 yrs, list (llr. J. Jones) 4 Mr. W. H. Phillips's Colleen Bawn, aged, list 81b (f3O) (Mr. Millward) 5 Mr. Bunting's Utcheter, aged, lOst 71b (£3O) (Mr. W. Bond) 6 Mr. Webb ns Carbine, aged, £lOO, list 81b (car. list 131 b) (Mr. Bond) 0 RACING FIXT Mr. Gerard's Basquine, list (X3O) (Owner) 0 Mr. 0. Halford's Juliet, lOst 71b (.£3O) (Owner) 0 Betting-3 to 1 •gst Violet, to 1 each agst Lady Mel bourne and Colleen .t3awn, and 7to 1 agst Lawyer. Violet jumped away in front, followed by Reveller, Utcheter, and Juliet, Colleen Dawn bringing up the rear to the first fence, where Violet was headed by Reveller, Utcheter, and Juliat : but the trio, who ran in close company, only main tained their advantage into the park, for Violet again assumed the lead and passed the stand slightly in advance of Reveller, Colleen Bawn, 13asquine, Lady Melbourne, and Carbine ; Utcheter lying last. This order was main tained with but slight variation into the ploughed land for the second time, when the lot became somewhat widely scattered. Coming into sight from the park, Violet was still in front, and Reveller had given place to Lady Mel bourne, who was close up to the leader. After clearing the last fence a good race home ensued between the pair, ending in favour of Violet, who was resolutely ridden, by two lengths; three lengths divided Reveller from Lawyer; Colleen Bawn was fifth ; Utohoter sixth, and nothing else passed the post. The winner was bought in for 65 The Erdington Plato (handicap) of 100 sovs ; winners after Feb. 6 (at nine a.m.), 71b; twice, or of 100 sovs, 101 b extra ; a b out three miles. Mr. T. Iron's Si r W illiam, by St. Martin, aged, list 21b (W. White) 1 Mr. T. Colby' s A ce of Trumps, aged, list (Wheeler) 2 Mr. E. Brayley' s Ib ex, list 131 b ..(G. Barrry) 3 Lord Uxbridge' s M arble Hill, aged, list 91b (J. Knott) 4 Mr. T. Jelly's B randy Apple, aged, lOst 91b (J. Forster) 5 Colonel Knox's Stiff , 6 yrs, 10st 81b (W. Reeves) 6 Mr. M. Clark's C ure All, 6 yrs, list ...(Mr. G. Walker) 7 Captain Key's O men, aged, lOst 61b (Captain Inge) 8 Mr. Carew's Jac o b, aged, lOst 121 b Lord Poulett's G en i evre, aged, 104 71b (Mr. Edwards) 0 Captain Tempest' s B ird of Passage, 6 yrs, Est 101 b (H. States) 0 Capt. Brabazon's A gnes, aged, list 31b (Capt. Harford) 0 Betting-5 to 1 each apt Ibex and Marble Hill, 6to 1 Agst Cure All and Jacob, 7 to 1 agst Aco of Trumps, 100 to 12 agst Stiff, and B to 1 agst Sir William. Marble Hill assumed a clear l ea d i mmediately after the fall of the flag, and out out the w or k at a rattling pace, followed by Cure All, Ace ,of, Trump s , an d Jacob, Sir William h eading the ruck, which was whipped in by Bird of Passage and Ge nievre. But slight variation occurred in the respective po sitions of the competitors as they traversed the ploughed land, but when they got fairly into the park Cure All went to the front and took up the running, have in close attend ance Marble Hill, Ace of Trumps, and Jacob, Sir 'William 1 lying well up in the field, which was straggled and whipped in by Geneivre, Agnes, and Bird of Passage, who 'gave up after going :about half th e di stance, at ; w hi ch point they were hopelessly beaten. P roceed i ng along the back stretch the four four leaders took close order, Sir William being about four lengths in the rear of Lord Uxbridge's horse. After about two miles and a quarter of the journey had been traversed, Sir William ran through his horses and took up the running, clearing the last fence in advance of Ace of Tramps, and from tlaat point a fine race took place, ending in favour of Sir William by two lengths. place ; while was a couple 0 1 Ibex Marbleexl e nwg Hill,at h s s b b eeaht whoei n n dwf Lim; r ue a; I s e Be n di g t . aan h t d s yt hfir, Apple _i t, 0 S e cond , e was fifth, a dozen Omen next, beh and M Stiff s Jacob was the on:ixth, Cure All seve n th, y one of th e others that passed the post. lengths ind arble Hill; The Hunters' Plato of 40 soya, and 10 sous for tho second ; four year olds, lOst 71b; five, list 71b ; six, 12st llb • aged, 12st 51b ; to be ridden by gentlem en , f armers, or tradesmen, who havo never ridden for hire ; those who havo ridden the winner of any handi cap steeplechase, Glb extra : about three miles. Mr. Studd's Sylph, 5 yre, 11st 131 b One 71b ex) a ged, 12st 51b ........ (Owner) 2 (Mr. Thom as ) 1 Al M r r : B W ro il o s k o ' n s 's ß l o l u a n k d es l h 'e ir x ti t, 6 yrs, 12st 11b ... (Mr. Parker) 3 Mr. T. (tough's Mustang, aged, 12st 51b (Mr. Dabbs) Mr. Heathcoto's Woodpecker, aged, 12st slb ...... (Owner) 0 Sir C. Rushout's Oakball, aged, 12st llb (inc Glb ex) (Mr. Coventry) 0 Mr. Cooper's Wetherby, aged, 12 st 51b ........ (Mr. Bu u d) 0 Mr. Audinwood's Milford, aged, 12 st 51b ........ (Owner) 0 Mr. Rupert's Newcastle, aged, 12st 51b (Mr. Crawshaw) 0 Mr. Willshiro's Swindler, aged, 12st slb ......... (Owner) 0 Mr. J. Do H. Chadwick's Ethel, 5 yrs, list 131 b (inc 61b extra) (Mr. Edwards) 0 Mr. Wyman's Tom Thumb, 5 yrs, 1 Ist 71b (Mr. Goodwin, jun.) 0 Mr. Le Blonde's Jamaica, 12st 516 ...... (Capt. Holyoako) 0 Mr. J. Swan's Chance, 6 yre, 12st 111 b (Mr. Catloy) 0 Mr. IL Adams'Beroave, 4 yrs, lOst 71b (car Ilst 41b) (Mr. Bloer) 0 Betting-5 to 1 each agst Sylph and Newcastle, 11 to 2 agst Makeshift, 100 to 15 each agst Oakball and S windier, and 10 to 1 each agst Mustang and Chance. Round Text and Makeshift were in front for the first two miles, when Makeshift drew away, but was joined at the last fence but one from home by Sylpb, Round Text, Torn Thumb, and Wilford. Close order vas maintained until the last field, when Sylph and Makeshift singled themselves out, and the former won cleverly by a neck; two lengths separated second and third ; Tom Thumb was fourth, Wilford fifth, and Wetherby sixth. LIVERPOOL SPEING MEETING. THURSDAY, March 7. Acceptances for the Liverpool Spring Cup of 200 sous in FEBR Lincoln Spring Harrow Spring ... 2l Nottingham 26 Live pool Spring Chohnsf ortt Spring l2 Margate... Warwick Spring l9 Cardiff Northampton IVindsor Spring 4 Edinburgh Sp. Meeting 6 Newmarket Craven 8 Abergavenny Ascot Spring York Spring 7 Doncastor Spring Salisbury Bath Ascot Summer i Windsor Summer Manchester Summer Hampton l3 ° Bibury dili Olub 18 Carlisle 2 Nuw►narkot July '2 Pontefract Reading Liverpool July Meeting 10 If ungorford Nottingham l6 RES FOR 1867. IARY. Beverley Stockbridge l9 Chelmsford Summer Newcastle .. 25 Ipswich 27 Worcester Summer 27 - L Y. AUG Ripon Brighton .. 6 Brighton Clun 8 Lewes Eglunn ..... l3 Wolverhampton l3 Stockton Oxford ••••• Hastings York August SEPT: Margate Warwick Spring a Abingdon 5 Leicester Doncaster Brecon Northamptou Autumn Edinburgh Newmarket 2d October Liverpool Autumn Shrewsbury Autumn. 11 STEEPLECHASE El. FEBIU Birmingham _ 12 Windsor - - MA: Liverpool Spring Grand Military Claerbsey Mahon ...,. la Down Royal Colporatn l7 Stamford Huntingdon '23 \Vindicator Southampton Goodwood UST. Dover West Drayton 22 Plymouth '23 Canterbury Derby Lichfield Woymouth T nu bridgo Baden Badou specie, added to a handicap sweepstakes of 13 soya each, 10 ft, and 3 only if declared by noon on Tuesday, the 12th inst., to Messrs. Weatherby only; winners of any handicap after Feb. 6, at eleven a.m., 10Ib extra. One mile and a half. 52 subs., 21 paid. [The highest weight accepting being Bst 21b, it has ham raised to Bst 121 b, and the others in proportion. Age st lb Ago st lb Caithness 4 8 12 Duchess of Wel- Harcourt 6 810 lington 4 7 2 honesty 4 8 10 Mrs. Allan... 4 7 0 Buckfoet 6 8 6 Ifouestish 3 6 12 Skirmish 5 8 5 The Colonel 4 6 12 Musketeer... ... 5 8 1 SergeantPacquot... 46 10 Tho Russian Bee... 4 8 0 Wellesley ... 4 6 10 Tacitus 4 8 0 Rejoinder 3 6 10 Wandering Minstrel 6 8 0 King of the Fairies 3 6 3 Fortunatus 4 7 8 Claric.J 6 8 Miss Williams ... 4 7 8 Foresight 3 6 7 Proserpina 4 7 8 Lean Year... 3 6 5 Dulcimer ... ... 5 7 7F. by - - youn g Mel- Lady Calthorpo ... 4 7 5 bourno—Doralice 3 6 3 Edgbaston... 4 7 5 King Charles ... 3 6 3 West Drayton 26 Derby Bromloy Epsom. Spring 2ti Lewos Spring Croxton Park 29 IL. Tliirsk Newmarket Ist Spring 22 Durham .. 22 Catterick °hostel- 3O Harpenden Epsom Croydon Newton 29 IRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS—THIS DAY. Tho SPEAKER. took the chair at twelve o'clock. FINSBURY ESTATE BILL. Mr. AYItTON said that he introduced this bill in last session of Parliament, and ou the suggestion of the Go vernment ho postponed proceeding with it until the pre sent period. Ho had Loped that ho should have been alio red to proceed with the bill with the sanction of the Gev , rnment, but Le now found that the bill was opposed, not, it was true, by the Government, but by trio Ecclesi astical Commissioners. The hon. gentleman then pro ceeded to detail the acts of spoliation committed in former times of property belonging to the Church, which, ho said, if directed into the proper channel, would have been suffi cient to provide for the spiritual consolation and education of all its members. Instead of that being done, the pro perty had been given to Court favourites, and had become the foundation of large fortunes. The Barford estate, the Southampton estate, and others that Lo could mention, had originally belonged to the Church, and at the end of the present year another largo estate, for merly called the Manor of Finsbury-, which had been sold to the Church by a very fortunate circumstance, would pass into the hands of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. The corporation of the c:ly 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. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners, he contended, had failed to carry out the object for which they were ap pointed, and had been condemned by both Houses of ha l' liament, and instead of 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 aug mentations and other matters a sum of £203,000, but the expenses in doing so amounted to no less than £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. Ile denied that the Ecclesiastical Commission had disregarded the spiritual wants of the metropolis, and if it was as a body so inadequate to perform its functions, as the hon. member stated, he thought that Parliament would at once interfere. Ho looked upon the present proceedings as a scramble to sec who could get the largest share of the common fund of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. The metropolis had its fair share of bene fit of the common fund, which was created for augmenting small livings and increasing spiritual help over the desti tute portion of the entire country. Ho moved that tho bill be read a second timo that day six months. Mr. LEEMAN supported the amendment. lie thought the Ecclesiastical Commissioners had well distributed the revenues of their common fund. Ho objected that ono 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. Kr. 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 increased in its wants of spiritual assistance. Mr. POWELL opposed the bill, as ho 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 wore 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 giviMg the least idea of what they intended to do with it. To such a course ho objected, and therefore ho should give his vote for the second reading of the bill. Mr. Goldney, Mr. Lusk, Mr. C. Bentinck, 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 devoted 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 be extended to the metropolis. Ile 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. lIENIEY 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 beon treated fairly by the commissioners, and if the bill went to a division ho should 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 hon. member for Merthyr Tydvil (Mr. Bruce). lle 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 thou divided, when there ap peared-- For the second reading 53 Against it B7 Majority against the second reading —34 JOINT STOCK COMPANIES (VOTING PAPERS: ritEFEBENCJI 13114L11.1113. Great Western, Orig. 41 per cent., 79 Mid Consolidated, 6 per cent. stook, Ditto, Bristol and Birm., 6 per cent...lV FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco, li.n., gua. 7 per cent., 121 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 16j FOREIGN MUM. United Mexican, lim., 2 __ - DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, ail BAN Alliance, lim., 171 Anglo Austrian, (f Australasia, 86; 7 Consolidated Bank, lim., Imperial Ottoman, lira., 9 London and County, 671 London Joint Stock, 43 London and Westminster, 941 Metropolitan Bank, lim., Union of London, 44; I MISCELLANEOUS; Anglo-AmericanlTelegraph, 15} Berlin Water Works, lira., Ditto, new. 51 City of Moscow Gas, Una., 17 Credit Foneler of England. lira.. 3} Gen. Credit and Discount, lin,. 5* Freehold Land and D ock,' 8 Viceroy of Egypt, Mortgage, Loan, 72} LEAMINGTON, HARTINGTON, AND WARMINSTER. —These well-known stallions are now located at Clifton Stud Farm, Statenlsland, New York, under the care of J. Perrin, who was stud groom for many years at the Rawcliffe Paddocks. A terrible loss of life occurred on the Hooghley on New Year's Day, by which two steamers have been sunk, and twenty-six lives have been sacrificed. The East India Railway steamer was returniug from a fancy fair at the Botanical Gardens with more than 600 passengers, when she struck a wreck sunk by the cyclone. The other steamer of the company went to her assistance, ran against the same wreck, and sank beside her. The scene is described as shocking, and more than realised the horrors of the late accident in Regent's Park. The Irish emigration from Queenstown has com menced at an earlier date this year than usual. Last week three steamers sailing from thence for America carried away 350 persons. From Berlin we hear that on Saturday last the Chamber of Deputies approved unanimously, and without debate, the treaty for the cession of the Texas postal administration to Prussia. MERCHANT SEAMEN'S ORPHAN ASYLUM. -- On Monday the tenth lecture of the gratuitous winter series was delivered to the inmates of the Merchant Seamen's Orphan Asylum by Mr. H. Hughes, who exhibited as dis solving views a fine series of photographs from Italy, and accompanied them with a vice voce description. SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Railways. Paid. C g i a ce n . g . 85 t 7 113 Ito 40 45 itrimtol and Rxtrji Caledoni.tn ic.triibri:lti .;ora and 8and0n..... _orn wall Dublin Belfast June. .11un„rerth, Si Ab. June E.London, acrip Certi ' Do. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, ()rd. elk. ;Jo. E. Angl. et. No. 2, Great North of Scotland' Great Northern Do. A stock Do. 1; stock 100 100 1(0 4 6 t 5 88 iU 72 114 !16 St 32 6 8 Do. New, ls. at 25 pin Crt 5, and W. of Ireland , Cit. Western -Original; Do. 6. Val. Rail. gua Do. South Wales ... Do. W. Mid.—Oxfor Do. Newport Do. 8eref0rd......., ,Lanoashirek Yorkshir London and llluckwal ,Lon., Brigh.,k S Coas Lon., Chat., and Doves Do. Metrop. Ex. A Lon. & Aorth Wcsteri Lon. k South Western Man., SUL, 4S; Lincoln' Metropolitan Do. New Do. Extension 120 122 Izi 129 [Metropolitan District. Do. do. do. iDo. and St. John'aW'd nidiand Do. £9 Share Do, Birmin.. Derby Mid Kent . . North British Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do. G.NcE purchase; Do. Leed 3 ..... Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... Do. Stook. & Darling. Do. do. 1880-61 North Loudou Do. do. 1881 5 Do. do. 1806 ,North Staffordshire & S. W. Junction icottish Central scot. N. 11 , Aber. stock . Do. Scot, Mid. stook. Shropshire Union south Devon South Eastern Staines, Wok., Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford Sr, Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha West Cornwall 100 all 100 100 100 16.13.4 100 100 100 all , SSE, 91 11 4) la ISIONS. COLONIAL GO VER. (British Columbia, 0 per cent., Dee. 31, 1872.... Van.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& J uly 1877-84 Do. 6 p. o. Feb. & Aug Do. 5 p. 0. Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. o. Jan. & July Do. 5 p. c. Inscribed alt, Cape G. llope, 6 p.c. 1873 ' Do.Apl.&Oct, 1890-1900 Do. do 1680-90 Do. Jan.&July, 1890-91 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 Caylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.( Do. 1878, do 1 51auiltius, 6 p. 0, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 00. 1882, Mayls, N0v.16 Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug.. .Natal tlov. a per cent.. l'sT.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.AtJuly N. S.W. Gov.s p•c.,lBtit Do. 5 p.c. 1871 to 187 ti Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1893 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent—. Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. O sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c S. Aus.Gov. 6 p. 0.1868-9 Do. 1878 & upwards Vlo,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja &July Do. do, A pril & Oot BRITIS Cam. Congo!. Gold, lim Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. (Taoist Drake walls East Caradon East Cam Brea East Grenville East Gunnislake .. East Lovell W'l Russell (Taviatk Gam. & StAubyn(G wen. Great Lixey, Great South Tolgus Great Wheal Busy G. Wheal Vor (Relstoc Grenville Herod's Foot •••• Hingstou Downs Margaret (Uny Lelant Mare Valley tiwyndy Iron Ore, lim .Ne v Seton North Roskear . N.Wh'l Bassett(lllogan North Wheal Crotty Prosper United Providence Uny Lelant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) South Condurrow S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park Tin Croft.... Vigra and Clogan, lim West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Liskeard West Chiverton West Seton Wheal Bassett gllogan Wheal Buller (Redruth rWheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawnev (Lis 32 35 33 36 129 130 82 84 18 kO 13 16 122 123 tit 86 48 60 126 (27 101 11 13! 124 lot 11 92 V 4 37 39 14 18 104 105 B 3 65 00 101 35 36 10 11 p 118 122 1 2p 1 2p 70 72 115 120 148 152 47 49 70 71 9 10 165 ;110 3 4; 100 102 91 93 12& 13] 1t 120 F 8 e 2 81 84 11 11,1 100 102 92 94 85 90 82 85 97 9; 97 98 1 97 v 8 96 98 91, P 3 106 106 107 1(9 UH. MBER. Ittehtnond l7 1J Monmouth Manchester Autumn 2O Newmarket Ist Octobor 24 OCT NOIT )BER. Bodford Cheltenham lb Newmarket lloughtue :MBER. Leamington Hunt XTURES FOR 1867. UARY. Harrow Spring Derby OH. Croydon Spring Cheltenham Grand An 2l Bromley IL. Sildaro Hunt York l7 Sovenouks i3EPTEXIBER. Brampton, Cumberland Mr. Warwick OCTOBER , Ammeter and Willoughby, Linoolnehiro Mr. Spofford COURSING. COURSING MEETINGS TO COMB. FEBRUARY. Name. Judge. Data of Running Cardiff Club Watorloo, Lancashire - Tamworth, Staffordshiro ... Mr. Warwick MARCH. Irish Grand National (Open), a, 7 county Lout. Ardrossan, Sharphill South Lancashire (South port) Champion Mr. Westropp l4, 15, Ste Leinster (Open) Courtown.,, Mr. 11. Springall l9, 20 Scottish Open, Lanarkshire - 7, ,to. POLICE INTELLIGEKCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUCHI-S TREE T. A CAD-DRIVER CHARGED WITH STEALING A GENTLE MAN'S L LIG GAGE.— Charles Boyd, a cab-driver, badge 15,249, was charged, before Mr. Tyrwhitt, with stealing a portmanteau, containing articles of wearing apparel of the value of £2O, the proporty of a gentleman named Phipps, residing in Albemarle-street. The Prosecutor said—On Monday evening, at a quarter to six, I engaged the prisoner on the rank at Hyde-park corner, and stopped and took up a portmanteau and some parcels at different places. The prisoner then drove me to where I got out and went into a shop to settle an account ; and on my leaving the shop, not being there more than five minutes, I found the prisoner had driven away with the portmanteau and parcels. The portmanteau and parcels contained wearing apparel of the value of £2O. I afterwards gave information to the police. Henry Putnam, cab-driver, said—On Monday evening I was on the stand opposite Baron Rothschild's house in Piccadilly, and saw the prosecutor got into the prisoner's cab. Yesterday the prisoner came and asked me if I knew the man who took him up the previous day. I said 1 did, and that he worked for Mr. Morson, of Smith-square. Henry Dawson, 301 A, said —I went to Smith-square yesterday, and found that the prisoner had not been to work. 1 afterwards saw the prisoner in Victoria-street, and asked him what he had done with the portmanteau and other articles belonging to the gentleman he had taken up near Hyde -park yesterday, when he denied all know ledge of the transaction. I asked him if he was driving on Monday; and he said he was. I then took the pri soner to the last witness, and ho identified him as hav ing taken up the prosecutor, but said that he was differently dressed. I then went to where the prisoner lived, but could find no trace of the portmanteau or the things. I found in their place a pair of leggings and a coat, which the prosecutor identified as being those worn by the prisoner at the time he engaged him. Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoner. ITNPROVOKED AND RUFFIANLY ASSAULT.—Henry Wheat croft and Charles Bland, the former a groom, and the latter a coaohman, and who were said to have come from New castle, were charged with assaulting Joseph Crooks, a potato salesman, of No. 4, Exchange-court, Strand. The complainant was going through Berkeley-square with a truck load of potatoes, when one of the prisoners came up to him, and struck him in the face, and on his asking him why he had done so, both prisoners struck him some severe blows, he not having given them the least provocation. The defendants said they had been drinking ? Mr. Tyrwhitt said it was the duty of magistrates to mark these unprovoked assaults very severely. Such as saults might be very amusing to the persons who com mitted them, but they were not so to others. The pri soners would have to pay 40s. each or be committed for 14 days. THAMES. A. MARINE BURGLARY.— DARING ROBBERY IN THE LON DON Docx..—Charles Wilson, a lad about 17 years of age, was brought before Mr. Paget charged with breaking into the cabins and storerooms of two ships in the London Dock, and stealing four coats, nibs. of tobacco, two bottles of eau do Cologne, and other property therefrom. Last night at 8 o'clock a constable, named George Hamilton, found tho prisoner in the Eastern London Dock, and asked him his business there. The prisoner made no answer, and the constable secured him and searched him. There wore four coats on him, and in the pockets two bottles of eau do Cologne, and Siths. of tobacco. The constable asked him where he ob tained the property, to which ho replied on board ship. At the same time ho pointed to the ship Ocean Gondy in the basin. The constable went on board and discovered that the cabin docr and the store room door had been forced open. The cabin room had been rtuasacked and plundered. The tape and Customs seal on the out sido of the store room was removed, and the tape and seal were found on the floor. Three coats, which Captain Taylor, the master of th', Oceau Gondy, valued at £l6, were identified by him. lie also stated that there were 101 b. of tobacco and many bottles of oau do Cologne in store under the Customs' sal, and he had no doubt the tobacco and the oau de Cologne found ou the prisoner had been stolen from the store ).-oom. _ _ Hamilton said the fourth. coat and a cap taken from the prisoner belonged to the mate of the ship Night Watch, which was broken into and robbed on Sunday last. The Night Watch was to sail on a foreign-going voyage this afternoon. Mr. Paget—What the prisoner ? ilaniilton—l believe he is a sailor boy. lle broke open the ship's cabins wit:n a bayonet, found on board the Wean Gondy. Mr. Paget said it would bo as well to make some inquiry relating to the prisoner before the case wont before a jury. Ho committed the prieoner for trial. BILL. This bill was read a second time, and ordered to bo committed on the 3d of April. ARMY ESTIMATES. Mr. RUNT 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 offence charged, the dates, and the decisions thereon, since 1855 to the close of 1866. The return was ordered. METROPOLITAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT. The following members were appointed the Select Com mittee) on Metropolitan Local Government :—Mr. Ayrton, Mr. Tito, Mr. Bazley, Mr. Locke, Mr. Alderman Lawrence, Mr. Knatchbull-Hugessen, Mr. Mill, Mr. Hanbury, Lord John Manners, Mr. Boecroft, Mr. Turner, Sir William Gallwey, Mr. Bentinck, Mr. Sandford, and Mr. Kekewich. The house then adjourned. From a recent trial we learn that Madame Sarah Felix, sister of the illustrious tragic actress Rachel, has carried on for many years with success a large oyster fishery ; but she has also employed part of her capital in making hair-dye. This hair-dye, costing half a franc the bottle, is sold at ten francs the bottle. Madame Felix charged her partner in ;he business, Hedot, with having hidden from her the true secret of manufacture, and ho was con demned to a year's imprisonment and a fine of fifty francs. The dye has for its base a sulphate of lead, and is therefore, like nearly all other dyes and cos metics of the kind, injurious to health. K u T r s h ke e t o o nc ii ess ie i n on ha f a or b t e h e e n n g e ra w n it te u d ss to ian ay m r e a ss il r w s.m f e r r o e m k 4 D 3 0 8 l gor u versts. zk T h eT h e ea l p e i n t g a l th f o o r f t t h h e e f n o e rm w a l t i i n o e n is o f t o b thee company is fixed at 44- million the shares will be issued in po u nd s roubles, ste rling and francs, a thalers, and Dutch florins. SANS-CULOTTES AS RULERS.—The Round table, after deploring the present tone of members of Congress, and the want of congressional ora tory, statesmanship, and sagacity, asks what will be the still further decline when accelerated by the extension of the ballot to ignorance still denser than that which now crowds the New York polls. " Our ainocracy has brou,;:lit viz even in a State whose character for popular intelligence stands as high as any out of New England, to a point where education, culture, and social position are not merely considered superfluities in our law makers and representative meu, but are actually re garded as disqualifications for office—even for such office as is removed from the direct gift of the people. Exactly what will be the standard when the suf frage is still further extended, it is difficult to fore cast. If grammatical speech and the manners of a gentleman are now offensive ill New Jersey, there seems no reason why the ability to read and write should not, in time, be held by those destitute of the accomplishments, to afford evidence of pre sumptuous arrogance uubefitting in their represen tatives. Indeed, with the examples of the Hon. John Morrissey and the President of the United States before us, it seems not improbable that the time may be near at baud when nominating con ventions and constituencies educated by inter course' shall find in the qualities that insure supremacy in village groggeries the best claims to office." SPORTING INEELLIGENOEi—This Day BIRAIIING HAM RACES.— (THIS DAY.) BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. VICTUALLER'S PLATE.. Tho Licensed Victuallers' Plate of 80 sovs, added to a handicap of 5 sovs each, 2 ft (to the fund); winners after Feb. 6 (at nine a.m.), 71b extra ; about two miles and a half. Charlemagne Ace of Trumps Sir William 1 3 FARMERS' STEEPLEC 11ASE. Makeshift Torn Thumb Wilford 1 2 8 Six ran CRAVEN CUP. The Craven Cup, value 100 sovs, by subscription of 10 cove each, h ft; four year olds lOst 71b, five list 71b, six 12st 11b, aged 12st Sib; winners of any steeplechase, either in plate or specie, value 100 save, 51b, 200 71b, 500 141 b extra ; maiden four-yr-olds allowed 51b, five tilb, six and aged 121 b; six-yr-olds and upwards, not being maidens, but have not won 50 SOY 3 in 1864, 1865, 1866, or 1867, allowed 71b. About three miles and a half. Ifighflyor 1 Geuevere • 2 Georgiana GRAND ANNUAL STEEPLECIIASE. The Birmingham Grand Annual Steeplechase Handicap of 15 sere each, 5 ft, with 100 added; winners of any steeplechase after Jan. 29 (at nine a.m.), 51b; or any steeple chase value 100 sovs, 91b; twice, or 200, 14.1 b extra; about three miles and a half. Tiger Dick T urpin Havelock . 3 Thirteen ran. HUNTERS' PLATE. Tho Hunters' Plato of 25 sovs; four year olds lOst 61b, five list 121 b, six 12st 31b, aged 12st 71b ; winners of any steeplechase valuo 20 sovs 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. Lady Molbourno Hampton Lass Carbino Seven ran. SCURRY PLATE. Tho Scurry Plato of 25 sovs (handicap) ; winners after the weights are declared 71b extra; about two miles. To close and name before nine o'clock on Tuesday even- ing. Stiff Brandy Apple Osterley Eight ran. Won by VICTORIA CLUB—Tins DAY. The Birmingham Chases this day were the leading theme for wnversation at the Club, and though a fair muster were present, the appanded quotations were the only transactions which book place on future events. Tho same backer who, through "evil report" has persistently supported The Rake, would again have invested had 8 to 1 been obtainable. Plaudit alone was backed fur any amount, as will be perceived below. LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP. Bto 1 agst Bisinark (taken and offered) 11 to 1 agst Saccharometer (offered) 100 to 7 agst Copenhagen (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Mount Palatine (offered) CHESTER CUP. 400 to 10 agst Dalby (taken) TWO THOUSAND. 100 to 80 agst Plaudit (taken) DERBY. 7i to 1 agst The Rake (offered) 13 to 1 agst Plaudit (taken) 35 to 1 agst Julius (offered) Railway Traffic Returns for the We&i. Railways. Mlles Opened. lbtl. RecelV. S. 18641 18 , 7 /816 Belfast and N. Counties 9)l Belfast and County Down 4l) Blyth and Tyne 35 Brecon and Merthyr . 6B Bristol and Exeter l3l} Caledonian, Scottish Central 562e Cambrian Cocsermoutu K I'eurltli .. 31} Cork and Bandon 2O Cork, Blackrock, & Passage 6l Cork and Limerick Dir.s.t %.5 Cornwall 651 Deeside l7 Do Extension Dublin do lieltaatJunetion.... 63 Dublin and Drogheda 75 Dublin and Meath Dub. dr Wicklow and Wexid lO6 Forth and Clyde Junction Furness, &c B5 Glasgow dr South-Western 249 Gt. Eastern,Nrf k.,&E.Union 7 0 J1 Great Northern 422 Great North of Soot/and 242 Northn. dr Westn. (Irel.) Bll gt. South n. do Wes tn.(lrlnd.) 4in Great We.stern l3lll Highland .. 246 Hoy lake Irish North-Western 145 Isle of Wight Lancashire& Yorkshire 403 Limerick and Ennis.. 241 Limerick and Foynes 261 Llanelly 461 Llynvl Valley London dr North-Western London & South-Western Lond. Brighton, di S. Coast 315 London, Chatham, dr Dover ; 135} all Metropolitan Extension } l3} Do. Kent Coast Lon., Tilbury, & Southend Londonderry and Coleraine 38} Man.,Shelfield.&Linoolnsh 246 Manch. S.Jun.& Altrincham.. 9} kiaryport and Carlisle 2B Metropolitan Midland (inol. N.- Western) 607 Midland Gt. Westn. of 'rind— 2601 Monmouthsh. Rail. & Canal 44 North British, Edin., Pertn and Dundee N-Eastern and Stock. & Darl 12201 North London ll North Staffordshire 2BB Pembroke and Tenby 271 Rh ymney 22/ Scottish North-Eastern .. 143 Somerset and Dorset 66 South Devon 330 Taff Vale 63 Ulster ..... 1051 Vale of Clwyd .. 10 Waterford and Kilkenny 3l Waterford and Limerick 77 West Cork. . 171 Wrexham ] fold, l4 W'haven,Cleator,&Egrmnt lO FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. 828 823 Austrian Bahia and San Francisco 3 2 0 6 6 1 3 2 0 6 6 1 Bombay, 189 189 1081 1081 Eastern of France.....,.. 1865 1t66 E a stern Bengal D D B e u el t te gi r Detroit and u b E nd n s nam e a Mi i t s e h d 7 110 110 East Indian Grand Trunk of Canada 1377 1377 Great Centrai of Belgium 285 265 Great Indian Peninsula 823 6241 Great Luxembourg 172 142 Great Southern of India Great Western of Canada 346 845 Madras. Madrid. Saragossa &kite:tut BBB 771 Northern of Canada Northern of France 7BB 761 Norwegian Trunk Ottoman Paris, Lyons, & Mediteranean 2170 20(6 Paris and Orleans. . 1852 3118 Recife and San Fraciaco.Jrc 771 _774 ?,b25 607ut3 2,027 1,1./ 1,105 1,111 5,460 8,601 30,435 21,b63 ),ti 9 2,021 2vy 308 306 124 152 395 2%7 1,49/ 1.3.6 115 5641 15i 83 75 35 IU6 1,474 1,736 217 2,5/65 1.353 1.511 251 2.t 89 30 263 260 85 4,719 4 6 , 9 219 8,933 9,1%3 7271 31,v35 3.0+56 101 31,519 35,984 21. 1,5 4 1,1 91 841 820 7( 5 4191 8,782 8,4 1284 (6,411 154,3,* 246 2,613 2,766 - 18 14 145 1,9 5 1,647 8 1:4 i(,O 403 43,090 40,383 24 ,66 169 24 101 167 __ ___ 68, 497 30t 630 614 1294} 110,255 100,989 494 19,684 21,; 8 1 2931 18,541 17,913 131 8,561 7.933 12 J 2,162 2.100 27 700 780 121 1,033 1,067 is} 323 270 216 18,207 19,638 9i 1 370 1,416 28 - St 6/ii 2601 44 7171 12J7 1,311 1,531 4,175 11321/ 50,151 49,U1 4,98 i 2.703 2,6'42 /2,750 22,487 61,026 (6,394 4,6)6 4,3d0 8„0 9,061 190 95 1,175 1,101 1031 10 1,0.2 1,134 3.401 3,468 20,908 20,699 5,856 5,'e85 2,885 2.699 117 109 331 1,293 376 1,251 14 266 234 10 612 682 40,109 32,614 861 1,023 281 362 8,151 10,817 4,5t,5 4,107 6,084 5,738 59,981 69,975 2,111 2,121 43,3 6 37,766 22, 80 21,109 6,763 8,527 21,327 36,200 1,152 6,165 1,t85 5 0 12,929 1%597 6,810 7,900 14,242 15,857 1.339 1,276 60,11 59,309 557 419 949 079 91,176 137,086 6 . ,369 72,171 1,863 1,812 2,598 2,089 26,264 27,‘,6.1 12,238 13.194 101 68 40,013 46,117 - - - Soinde log 105 . douthem of France lOl6 898 Victoria Welland Weal N-Wn. of France .. 1356 1154 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. (BY TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Arrived, Fob. 12 . —Walhalla, from Almeria. Arrived, Feb. 13 . —]:Tolland, steamer, from Ostend ; Trident, steamer, from Antwerp. Sailed, Feb. 13.—Sir Robert Peel, Martlett, and Nor mandie, steamers—all for Dunkirk; Albion, stoamor, for Ostend ; Rhino, steamer, for Boulogne. DE/L, Wodnosday Morning. Prssed—Ocean's Bride's, brig, from the West, for the North. Anchered—Sunflower, fcr Montevideo; Mathilde, for Marseilles ; Hero of the Nile, for Algoa Bay—all from London. The Springfield IlepuLl:can 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 ba 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 suffere d g reat 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 criminals ? -. r .... . q». i d Share too 1 100 • 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ?f , c