The Sun. — London, England, 1867-02-01 00:00:00

~- NIONEY XARKET A ND COMMERCIii : tyr it LI, zozN ;::-i% TWXLVE O'CLOCK. There is no alteration to report in the general state of the Money Market. The demand con tinues very moderate, and the rates charged for the negotiation of first-class short-dated paper remain at 2i 3 per cent. Gold to the amount of £51,000 was taken from the Bank of England yesterday. The Seine, from the West Indies, has brought specie to the amount of £193,000. In the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets during the last few days there has been very little arutnation, only a moderato amount of business has been transacted in sugar, but prices have been in most instances well sustained. Coffee has been in moderate request, without much change in value; while rice, saltpetre, and tallow have been at Slightly lower quotations. The following has just been issued :—Bank of England, Feb. 1, 1867. Notice is hereby given, that in order to prepare the dividends due on the sth April, 1867, the balances of the several accounts in the following funds will be struck on the night of Friday, the Ist March, 1867, viz. :—New £3 per Cent. Annuities, Reduced £3 per Cent. Annuities, Annuities for 30 Years, Annuities for Terms of Years, and India £4 per Cent. Stock. On Satur day, the 2d March, the aboveuamed Funds will be transferable without the dividend due on the sth April next. Bank Stock.—Shut, Wednesday, 13th March, 1867. Open, Saturday, 6th April, 1867. The warrants have been issued by the Port Phillip and Colonial Gold Mining Company for the ninth dividend ; the amount is 2s. per share. At a meeting held to-day of the Scottish Austra lian Investment Company the report of the directors Presented for the half-year ending the 30th June, 1 866, in Australia, and on the 31st December last in London, was adopted, and the dividend, at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, declared. The Bank of France return, just published, also shows some very favourable features. The bullion has been increased by about £200,000 ; the private balances by £192,000 ; while the advances show a decrease of £4,000, and the Treasury balances of £60,000. Messrs. J Henry Schroder and Co., of Leaden hall -street, have announced the dividend on the B ay of Havana and M a t anzas (C u b a) Railroad, S even per Cent. Loan, 1863. The Bank of England return completed to the 30th January is generally of a favourable character, although the alterations in most of the principal ; t erns are not very important. The other Securities ha ve :been decreased to £221,390, while there Li an augmentation in the reserve of notes of 146,925, and a decrease in the bullion of only £1,126. Annexed are the particulars : oPtuheblir DepositscDeposits... ... £6,161 542 Increase... £862,863 RestlB 643 429 Decrease... 994,417 430 , 382 Increase 15,251 On the other side of the account :-- Government Securities X 13,111,068 No a lt era ti on. Hier Securities... 19,190,383 Decrease £221,390 motes unemployed 10,109,835 Increase... 146,925 bThe amount of notes in circulation is 22,807,285, o m b a de crease o f 111 , 6 8 0 ; an d the stock of bul n in both d epar t men t s i s £18 , 89 0,422, showing a decrease of £1,126, when compared with the for nler return. ; r he state of th e corn mar k e t i s th us d escr i bed by „it tr. W. C. B. C ane , Bi rm i ng h am : —A great quan ty o f rain has fallen during the week ; the atmo i'Pnere has been mild for the season ; but out-door l a bou r is much retarded. Dry weather is anxiously B °4 e(l for to enable farmers to prepare for spring : h wi ng, and also for the benefit of the young , ea t Plant, which, in some districts, is re r„__,rted to be sickly from excessive heat. Wheat 15"14e continues most inactive, and very little b uyer s has passed since Thursday last, sellers and confidence alike being careless—the former having every :nfidence in present rates, while the latter are tha n and doubtful, preferring to reduce rather an increase -..,.xisting stocks. Foreign arrivals are more liberal, but th e quest i on i s, shall we get a b;1 3 1 3 1y of home-grown wheat, during February and ar ch, witho u t a f urt h er advance ? At this day's Z ar ket ther e was on l y a moderate show of English he at, which, w h ere sales were pressed, sold slowly da reductio n of fully 2s. to 3s. per qr. Old and o ? new red 61 s. t o 64 5., white 645. to 685., per qr. 2,.." 61 h5. For e i gn w h eat so l d i n retail at Is. to a per qr. l ess money. North foll ow i ng calls are due this day :—On Great and West (Ireland) New £lO 6 per cent., per 1 3 _ 1- share, or £6,000 ; on Whitehaven, Cleator, i c 0,.. 5 per cent. £lO preference, £2lO per share, or _,`'l‘ s o ; on ditto New £lO 6 per cents, £2 10s per share, or £11,250 ; on Consolidated Bank new - 1 ., 13a . r e 8 ) £1 per share, or £50,000 ; on Electric and International Telegraph New £lO, £3 per share, 14.45 1000 ;—the aggregate amount being £116,000. In th e market for the Two O'CLOCK. English Funds there h as been a r eac ti on to the extent of / per bei ng 9)1 for money a n d account. cent., Con so l s The New Threes and Reduced Annu 90 4; India B Stock, 2141 ; do. Enlaced 5i per p are 89/ e 4 do. 5 per Cent. Debentures, 102 i r Cents., ; and do. o ads, 255. to 28s. preen. Little change of importanc e h as t a k en place in 4 1 ,- tle Po reign Stock market. Mexican ha ve a d vanced t 0 0 74 I Greek, to 14 1; Spanish Certificates, au to 1; but It a li an h ave d ec li ne d , to 53 4 - 54, ; d the Chi lian Loan Scrip, / to 1 ; Turkish 5 per Cen ts , are 291 ; Spanish Passive, It • 221 ; and tisslan Scrip, 1/ 1. Arnerican securities are firmer. Erie Shares 8 e adva nced 1, to 39 40 ; but U n it e d St a t es 5-20 nds have d ec l ined e, to 721 73 ; and Illinois are 44 at 8 0 81. tur Atl antic and Great W es t ern R a il way Deben ,eB have advanced 1, to 38 40 ; and the Consoli- Mor tgage Bonds 1, t o 291 301-. buriainess in th e R a il way Share Market has re c. -4 d very quiet, and prices generall show in it y Me d depression. Great Eastern and North r_eiterh have each receded 1, and Midland 1. ba;; 4ll 'oreign and Colonial lines are inactive, at Parke el previous quotations. Great Luxembourg are a, t , d dll2 12/ ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 2111 ; B ank East India 1061 107. t ett ~ Shares are dull without any material altera 411i `ll values. London and County are at 661 671 ; 4.tiee at 17 ; and City Bank. at 141. iliact,ellaneous and Finance Shares continue very ti o ,„ 1 ", but without any material change in quo -414 lllldsons Bay Co., being dealt in at 16/. national'°-Ara Telegraph, at 151 ; and Inter- Pitiancial, at 2/. MINING MARKET. FRIDAY, Two o'Clock. Ther e h , zeil as been an active demand in the Mining tic:44.44e to-day. Annexed are the latest quota b .—_, bo rne Gwieg, -- —•, Cam Brea, —; Cara Cam -1400-ei 22 a Od 25s Od; Central Miners, —; Chiyerton 7/ 8 1. ' q 6 ; Chonzales Gold, 21 i •;•Clifford Amalgamate, t, h ' Condurrow, —; Cooks' Kitchen, 11 1.; East ... 4486t1 2 2 23 ; East Caradon, 5f 6 ; East Carn Brea, . (I re " - ; East Lovell, 10 11; East Wheal Grenville, 2 2, , Cire: t f . .!' l zeY, 161 171; Great Retallack, 40s Od 43, Od ; 17/ youth Tolgus, 18, Od 20a Od; Great Wheal Vor, . IV ort 48 j liarka Palley, 41 I ; North Crofty, 5.1 . 5f , of .\-;1,1 Iteaker, 10 11; North Treskerby, 21 21 ; Prince $o 31 6 Oct 36, Od; Prosper United,. 3f 3f ; Prov - &, -„" 'nines, -- • Radmoor, • South Caradon, —; ( :. - 11 11 t L i k ti k.,(J"darrovr , —8 Od a Od ' ; South_ Darren, ; IN C o rati CeS) --.---- j South Gronvillo, at Oct 2s ; St.. 1;4 r 080 1; —; Stray Park, —s — a ; Tincroft, . — est , Pratiee'aradon, 111 12; Weet Chiverton, 63 65 ; West 2P / 9 ' "" ---; West Seton, 125 130 ; Wheal Buller, 20 11,11; 4%04 Chiverton, 8 8f ; Wheal Crsbor, --s —5 'fet e Grenville, 223 Od 245; Wheal Rose, —; Wheal 2}‘o2u, 120 1 : ~, - 25 ; Wheal Trelawney, 11 12 ; Wheal Uny, tr ior i ' "flea' Basset , Great North Downs, -ewolls, 24326 s East Russell, 3/ 1- , utiITISII FUNDS —ONE O'CLOCK. kl.Ql,rt a pe r Cen UNME NT rum' s . 0 13 • ousels . 901 1 b (:). A c ___ . Feb.. . ........................ ° Per 0 "'tut, F 7 ........................ 901 I N ew eta. ited„,,, d .... .... 89i 90} 90 4 3 „, 4 Per Cent ............................. 89i 901 80i 90i D A per Cent. Jan: . 189.4 ................... AZ° . per Cent. Jan. 1873 ................. . . dies, ao Yrß ) eapire OA Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yre expire sth April, 1885 Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 " , 4cchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent — pi/ Do £5OO ~ - pm Do £lOO & £2OO , pm Bank of England Stock, 61 per Cent ... INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874... 2141 Do. Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 51 per Cent., May 1879 — Do. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,000 Do under £1,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. I rgentine Republic, 6 per Ceut — iustrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 - Irazilian 5 per Cent — Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 . Do Aco)unt •••• Do. £lOO Bonds 8.1e130, , . Ayres 6 per Cent — D ) 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) C _...iian 6 per Cent Do. 41 per Cent 00. 6 per Cent A Do. „ B Cilombian, 6 per Cent. ; aba, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 18 - 25 —, Do. 5 per Cent., 1864 )anubian Principalities Do. Account C piador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Do., Pi 3visional Land Warrant — Do Deferied E !•vptian 7 per Cent Do. Account Do. Second Issue Do. £lOO Bonds Do. 1864 Do £lOO Bonds Do. Government Railway Debentures — 00. Account 3r«‘ek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Do. Account )o. Coupons Gaatemala 5 per Cent. — Itilian 5 per Cert 1865 Do, Account Do. Maremmana Railway — M .xicar.. 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Do. 1864 — Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — Aontevidoan G per Cent. . — Iloorish Imperial 5 per Cent \lew Granada l3 Do 8 per Cen 34 Do. Deferrad Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) Poruvian 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account — Do 41 per Cent., 1865 Do 41 per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 6 per Cent., 1862 — Do Account Portuguese 3 per Ct., 1853 '6,'7,'9,'60,'2, '3, 42 Do. Account Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St B9 Do 41 per Cent. 1850. Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent. 1859 Do 5 per Cent. 1862 Do 5 per Cent. 1864 — Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1866, all paid B7l Do. do. £25 paid 4I pm 3ardinian 5 per Cent Do. Account - ipanish 3 per Cent Do Acc',unt Do New Deferred — Do. Account 72 1 1 Passive Do Do Account — Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded — Do Account S wedish 4 per Cent. — Do. 41 per Cent. 1864 Do. Scrip, £6O paid Tarkish 6 per Cent. 1854 76 7 6} Do. Account ... — Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do. Account Do £lOO Bonds — Do. Account • . • • • - Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account 54 Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1863 — Do 5 per Cont., 1865 Do. Account Do. 6 per Cent., 1865 — Do. 4 per Cent. Guaranteed — Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do £lOO Bonds — Do. 6 per Cent, 1862 Ditto 11 per Cent. — Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrisn, 5 par Cent., Ex. 10 Florins — , 1391gian, 4+ per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 23t per Omit. Ex. 12 Guil Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... — French lientes, 3 nor Cent., Ex. 25f. — Itaiiai, 3 per Cent. 1831, Ex. 25f. Do. Account _ TWO O'OLOOK. ConsoN, Money -} Do. Account MARKETS.--.This day. —4.- -- MARK-LANE. - Fresh up to our market to-day the arrivals of home grown wheat were very moderate, and the condition of the produce was but middling. The trade was dull for all qualities, and the amount of business transacted small. Prices ware decidedly lower than on Monday, although in most cases factors declined to sell, except at Monday's quotations. The market was moderately supplied with foreign wheat. The trade was in a sluggish state, and prices had a droop ing tendency. In this department the transactions were also limited. Floating cargoes of grain were dull, and drooping in values. The trade for barley was in a sluggish state ; even good and fine samples barely supported Monday's prices, while inferior parcels sold at fully that day's decline. Malt was in slow request, at late rates. Oats were in good supply and slow request, at barely late rates. Beans sold heavily, at quite Monday's decline in their value. The market was fairly supplied. Peas met a slow sale, at late rates. The show of samples was tolerably large. The flour trade was dull, at Monday's currency. SHIP ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. heat.arle. Malt. English and ScotchW B 450 1,040 y 2,060 520 . Oats. Flou r Irish Foreign 23,480 9,680 970 4,3oosacks 2,100 brls. NENVGATE AND LEADNEIALL. Moderate supplies of meat are on sale at these markets the demand for which is inactive, at our quotations : ter 81b by the carcase. Inferior beef . d s d 3 0 4 Middling do. 3 6 3 1 Prime large do 4 0 4 2 Prime small do 4 4 4 6 Veal Lamb. Os nn d Inferior mutton 3 cl 6 3 8 Middling mutton 3 10 4 2 Prime do 4 0 4 6 Large pork 3 2 3 10 Small pork. 1 0 1 4 1 to 08 OLI BOROUGH HOP. We have to report a quiet but firm trade for all descrip tions, at prices quite equal to those p rev i ously quoted. The supplies are fairly extensive, but choice qualities are scarce. Mid and East Kents Weald of Kent Sussex Farnham and coun t r y Yearlings lOo s t o 150 s 71 „ COLONIAL. TEL —Only a moderate amount of business has been ransacted, but Congou descriptions fully maintain former rates, SUGAR.— There has been a limited demand, but holders still require full prices for West India. Refined goods con tinue in fair request at previous rates. COFFEE. —For Plantation Ceylon there has been a fai r enquiry, and quo t at i ons generally have remained steady Low mid to mid sold at 76s 6d to 80s. ; bold, 82s to 83s and small, 73s Gd to 74s 6d per cwt. Pea berries firm at 80s 6d to 87s. per cwt. GREEN PRUIT.—An improved market for all kinds, the favourable change in the weather having a beneficfal effect. Some parcels oranges from St. Michael, Terceira,Valencia, and Stcily sold by Keeling and Hunt, at public sale, went at an advance in price. Lemons held firmly at former quotations. Barcelona nuts advanced 6d per bag. Seville seemed in demand, with a limited quantity in stock. COTTON. —The market remains very dull, and a slight decline was established to-day. The sales have been about 300 bales on the spot and 100 to arrive. RicE.—No business of any importance has been tran sacted, and quotations remain nominally unaltered. TALLOW. —The market has been very depressed, and quotations generally show a downward movement P.Y.C., on the spot, is quoted 448. Gd. ; March, 445. 3d.; April to June, 445. 6d ; and last 3 months, 458., buyers. THE COMMERCIAL BANK CORPORAnoN.—An ap plication was yesterday made to Mr. Church, the Chief Clerk of the Master of the Rolls, to sanction in this matter a dividend of 10s. in the pound. Mr. Holyland, the official liquidator, said there were sufficient assets in hand to jus tify a dividend to that extent, and the Chief Clerk intimated that he would make the order on a short affidavit as to the fund at present in hand. ADVE M RT ISEMENT—iIOway's Pills.—Function a l Dis orhers.—Who would bo well must see that every organ of the body does its duty fully and fairly, which every one may certainly ensure b y occasionally resorting to these pills, or by taking a course of them, according to the printed directions folded round each box. Stomach, liver, kidneys, and bowels are all reached by their purifying and correc tive powers, and any departure from their natural action is strenuously resisted, and order and regularity en f orce d. Health may al ways be preserved by attentive obedience to Holloway's directions, and by using his me di c i ne as ad vised by th em. All obstructions will by this means be re moved, the blood will be purified, and its free and faultless circulation established. TflE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 1, 1867. dmirarimmwm. SHARE This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. This Day. C (From the Correspondent of the Times.) SHANGHAI, Dec. 8. The French expedition to the Corea, undettaken to avenge the murder of French missionaries, which I mentioned a few weeks ago, has failed to attain the desired object. The mistake was, I suspect, committed by undervaluing the degree of resistance likely to be encountered. It was, of course, quite possible that the Coreans might be awed by the arrival of a French squadron into conceding what was demanded, but as Admiral Roza could only land 600 men in the event of its becoming necessary to operate on shore, the risk of failure was rather Share! Railways. p a id) Closing Business } Prim. done. )0 119 121 II 40 46 it Bristol and Exeter ..... it 'aledonian ll it 'ambrian - 'ork and Bandon - 10 ' 'orn wall .. al it Dublin & Belfast Juno. 101 It Dun„Perth,& Ab.Janc. 101 30 6.London, bcrip Certi. all Do. 10( it Glasgow &S. Western 100 it Great Eastern, Ord. stk. too it Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2 100 it Great North of Scotland( 100 it Great Northern lOO it Do. A stock .. 100 it Do. B stock 1(10 Do. New, Is. at 25 pm. 10 it GtS, and W. of Ireland 1( it Gt. Western -Original! It, it Do. S. Val. Rail gua.l 101 Wales Do. South ales it Do. W. Mid. -Oxtord 101 it Do. Newport lOl it Do. Hereford.— it Lancashire& Yorkshire 101 it Jridon and Blackwall 101 it Lou., Brigh.,& 8 Coasi 101 it Lou., Chat., and Wirer' 101 it Do. Mctrop. Ex. A , 101 it Lon. & North Western le( it Lon. & South Western 101 it Man., Shel., & Lincoln 101 it Metropolitan ..... al [0 Do. New Do. Extension 1( Iletropolitan DistricV n.I Do. do. do. 11 LO Do. and St. John's Ire it Alid,and 9 Do. .CLI Share it Do, tiirmin.. & Derby, 101 :5 'lid Kent . it North British it Do. Ed. ' Pth., & Dun 10( at N th. East ern-Berwick 10( 15 Do. G.N*E purchasi 16.1 at Do. Leeds it Do. 'lora 10( it DG. Carlisle ..... 10( 25 Do. Stock. & Darling. all 10 Do. do. 1860-61 it st North London st Do. do. 1864 5 . . st Do. do. 1866 st North Staffordshire st . & S. W. Junction al 15 'sottish Central st Scot. N. E , Aber. stoc L 10 Do. Scot, Mid. st.Jok lOl et Shropshire Union st South Devon to st 'out!' E. stern 20 Staines, Wok., & Wok al st Pair Vale lO 10 Do. C st Vale of Neath et Waterford & Kilkenu le 10 Waterloo & Whitcha I st West Cornwall... T" --. ii too t 11 4 6 )0 65 63 )0 70 72 116 118 34 35 6 8 ;ESSIONS. a , 66 68 0 1 100 101 o id ip 4 44 LI 74 NI 10 50 a 55 11 101 103 10 101 IG3 /0 106 107 ,5 io 1 21 22 II 85 88 11 57 5t 53 54 11 52 54 11 "7- 1 I 37 40 :1 1 23 25 106 106 18 4 1 E. , 6 4 1 c' 100 102 91 93 2 - LI 12; 13/I, 1G 11~ 11 /43 92 . 11 81 ri4 2 11 11 )0 100 102 0 92 14 10 85 90 1 82 85 .00 97 9.) .00 97 98 10 1 i 0 100 97 98 tOO -- 331 4 1301 3) I 541 4 1281 9 ff 863 oi 1231 1 88 52 1481 8i 1 1 101 / 88 124 21 331 104 n MENT SECURITIES. 10 98 100 0 99 101 )0 99 101 10 83 8i 10 63 85 10 10't 11.4 /0 104 106 10 103 105 '0 101 103 {0 DO n lo 101 103 10 10 1,8 )0 1102 )0 IC3 lo 10 105 10 95 ('7 10 90 DS 85 A 6 93 101 84 85 IO 96 98 10 91 P 3 ►u I -- - 0 I 104 106 - _ 107 108 MINES. 81 7 71 10 8 1 400 410 1.0 1 :91 22 24 Ito 6 7 31 2 3 14.0 2 3 3.6 1 .9.0 9 10 L' 21 21 41 5 6 11 17 18 0 15 16 18.0 11 1i 10.0 30 32 10.6 21 31 17.6 2 4 10.0 31 41 3 21 1/ (1 1 35 45 SI 2 4 3.t I 21 3} .6 - o.fi.: 24 26 1i 300520 2.0 I li 18.9 18 22 13.6 9 1 2 ill 9 1.) 1 4 14 12 14 1 54 56 74 115 125 54 63 75 6 18 20 8 10 12 84 135 145 7.9 7 9 BRITISH ros 100 Atlan tic &St. La wrence a 4t Boin.,Baroda, &Cen.ln. to gu. 5 per cent... 20 Do. F filmes 1 cOi Buffalo & Lake Huron al 10 Do. Preference .... ,00 .1 u tr., Brant, & Go derich ( 6 p.c. 1872-3- WI it Calcutta &S. E., lim 101 3t Jat e Town & Dock, gu. 101 30 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p al st e;ast. Bengal, gu., sdo 101 st East ludian, gu. 5 p.c. 101 20 Do. J Extension 1: st ;rand Trunkot Canad% 101 00 Do. Equip. Mort. Bond• 1 charge 6 p.c al .00 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds al .00 Do. do deferred ..., ai ,00 De. 2d Prot. Bonds., al .00 Du. do. deterred 00 Do. 3d I'rei. stock al 00 Do. do. deferred al 00 Do. 4th Pref. stook al 00 Do. do. deterred al at Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c 10 o. Gua. 5 per cent 1 20 Do. New gua. 5 2. a at 44t. South ot India gua. 5 per cent at D ~ 41 per cent 1 at Do ~ !Oi (-)reat Wes. of Canada.. al 104 Do. New .. .. al )0 Do. dp. o B!s. pay. 1873 al )0 tio. 54 do. pay. 1877-8.. al 0 Indian Branch, it Madras, gua. 5 p.o 10 , it Do. 41 do lOl _ _ at Do. 4i do lOl 20 Do. Filth Extension et Melb. Cor. 6p. c. Linda. 101 50 Mel. &Hudson's Bay al St N. la C'da, 6pc let pf. be 10 st 6cinde . 1 at Do. Delhi 20 Do. dol st Do. run;aub et Do.lndus St.Flot bn COLONIAL GO VER British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec.3l, 1872 10 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-64 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug' 1 I D. 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept 101 00. sp. c. Jan. & July 101 Do. sp. c. Inscribed 41, 101 Cape U. Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 101 Do.Api. &Oct , 1890-1900 101 Do. do leBo-90 101 Do. Jan.&July, 1890-4, 101 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lO. Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p., 101 Do. 1878, do lOl Mauritius, 5 p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 ih). 1882, Mayls, Nov. ,I; 10 o. 1895, Feb. & Aug 101 Natal , iov. 6 per cent 10 .B.Gov.6p.e.Ja.&July 101 N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c.,186t, 101 Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 1876 10 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1893 10 New Zealand, 6p. cent 10 Do. 5 per cent.... lO Nova Soutia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 l9 Queensland Gov. 6p. c ll S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1868-9 1( Do. 1878 & upwards 1 Vlo,Gov. 6 p.O. Ja do July 1 Do. do, April & Oct 1 BRIT'S Cam. Consol. Cold, Bra Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated, 31 Devon G. Cons. (Tavtst Drake walls 2.1 East Bassett (Illogan) 2' East Caradon 2.1 East Cam BrPa East Grenville East Gunnislake. B.: East Loved 3,. E. W'i Russell (Tavlstk 10, - Gam.& StAubyit(G . wen. (;( 4 Great L txey, limited al - Great South Tolgus 0.1 - Great Wheal Busy 14. , - G. Wheal Vor (lielst,tu 41 - Grenville B.l - tlerod's Foot B.l - (lingston Downs 5.11 - Mararet ( Uny Lelant 131 - Marie Valley 4. 1, 4 Ilwyndy iron Ore, - New Se ton - North Itoskear - Bassett(lllogan 4.4, - North Wheal Crotty - L'rosper United 7.1 - Pr oridenee UnyLelant 10. - S. Caradon (St. Cleek) - South Condurrow 3.2 - S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.1 - Stray Park . 35 1 - Tin Croft - Vigra and Clogan, Bin , a - West Bassett (Mogan ' W. Caradon (Luskeard 1 - West Chi ver ton 1 - West Seton. 4: - Wheal Bassett 'Mogan t - Wheal Buller (Bedruth li - Wheal Mary Ann (Men 1 Wheal Seton - Wheal Trelawney (Lis 5.1 rICEFEREN LIII: SLIAILES, North Eastern, West Hartlepool Harbour and Rail,. 811 i'REFERENCIAI SAARES AND STOOK.n. Midland A and B £5 pi, 104 i LINES LEASED nT FIXED RENTALS. Buckinghamshire, 50 London and Blackwall, 82i FOREIGN RAILWAYS. • Great Luxembourg, 12 f FOREIGN MINES. Don Pedro, Nor.h Del Rey, 5-16 pm DOC It.s. London and St. Katharine, 61 BANKS. Alliance, lint.. 17 Anglo Egyptian, lint. , 124 chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China. Chartered - lice, of India, London, and China, 344 City, 141 Colonial, 404 East London, lint., 3 Imperial Bank, lira_ 21 Imperial Ottoman, lint., 81 Consolidated Bank, lint., 4.i London and Brazilian (lint.), 23 Ditto, new, 14 London Chartered Balls of Australia, 22} London and Couuty, 67n61 London Joint Stock, 421 London and 11 ostminster, 95> 41 National Provincial of England. 131 Ditto, 'd and 3d WM+, 404 40 Oriental Bank Corporation, 411 Provincial Banking Corporation, lint., 44 MISCELLANEOUt3. Anglo-American Telegraph, 15; 1 Anglu-Mexican Mint, 15} Ath.ntic Telegraph, ' Din o, 8 per cent., 65 Australian Agricultural, 20 City Offices, lira., Commercial Union, Insurann. 41. credit Fonder of Englanu. lira . 1 East Indian Land Credit and Finance, lira., 31 Ebbw Vale, 11 Egyptian Corn, and Trading, 11m.,3i Fore-street Warehouse, Um., 121 Gen, Credit and Discount, 11th., 51 Hudson's Bay, 16 1 Imperial Land Company of Marseilles, lira., /1 international Financial ~ ociety, lira., London tieneralOmnibus Company, Um, 31 Lon on and Provincial Marine, National Discount ( ompany. 13) Ditto, new, issued at 5 prem., or which 2j is to pay, Hi ocean marine Insurance), 21 Peninsula and Orenial Bteatn, 631 Ditto, new, 63i Telegraph Constructi‘n and Maintenance, Um.. Ditto (.6b), 124 Viceroy of Egypt, Mortgage, Loan, 69) 2 THE OPENING OF THE PARIS EXHIBITION.- The exhibitors at the building in the Champ de Mars are begin ning to arrive in Paris, and are flocking to the offices to claim the space allotted to them ; the distribution of sur face is not, however, yet terminated. An opinion is con sequently prevalent that the date for opening, fixed for April 1, will have to be postponed, but the contrary affir matim firmly made by the imperial CQUIDIibAIOII. )0 91 n ,o I 51 66 32 35 34 37 13') 131 to 87 8) to l I') )0 10 to !O 123 )2i 10 b 7 89 10 53 64 II 28 130 8 i 2 1 0 IL 14 )0 03 /21 7 11 Ilk ►0 93 95 39 40 4 18 106 107 66 67 101 103 11 35 .86 ,8 10 11 p )1 120 ,22 10 1 2p 5 1 2p lu 74 76 '1 114 118 JO 148 152 .00 - - )0 48 60 )0 73 7f 11 9 10 10 16U 153 z.: 3 4; 10 - - LAW INT: COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Sittings in Error.) TARNER V. WALKEE.—THE CORNHILL BURGLARY. The hearing of the point of law reserved by the judge who tried the case at Guildhall was resumed this morning before the seven judges sitting in error. The plaintiff in the case was a tradesman, formerly carrying on the busi ness of a watchmaker in Wilderness-row, and the defen dant was the watchmaker whose premises were burgla riously broken open and robbed to an alarming extent by the gang of burglars, headed by two men named Scotty and Caseley. A large reward was ( ffered by Walker for the discovery of the thieves and the restoration of the pro perty, and the plaintiff claimed to be the person who was entitled to the whole of the reward in consequence of certain information given by him to the police. The defendant denied that the information given by the plaintiff was that which led to the apprehension of the thieves, whereupon an action was brought by the plaintiff against the defendant for the amount of the re ward, and the per contago upon the value of the property recovered. At the trial which took place at Guildhall evi dence liras given to show that the police acted on informa tion teceived from other persons and not from the plaintiff, but the plaintiff alleged that he was the first person who gave the police any positive information which led to the apprehension, and therefore he was entitled to the reward. The plaintiff's case was that, some timo after the robbery, a man named Roberts entered the plaintiff's shop, and prbducing a watch, asked the plaintiff to make certain repairs. The plaintiff, on a close examination of the watch, found marks on the name plate of the watch, which led him to believe that the name of Walker had been filed out, and, acting on that suspicion, he took the watch and told the mau to call for it the next day. Im mediately after this the plaintiff gave information to the police, and the next day the police attended and remained in waiting in the plaintiff's parlour until Roberts arrived, when he was apprehended, and two other watches, found to be a portion of the property stolen from Cornhill, found on his peason.Roberts was taken before the presiding magistrate at the Mansion-house, where, having undergone an examination, he was removed to Newgate. Whilst there Roberts sent for the - police, and then gave more information; in fact, he what is vulgarly termed "split," and very shortly afterwards the burglars wero appre hended, with a large quantity of the property on them, in the Whitechapel-road, in a house. of one of themwas about imminent. It will, however, be interesting to detail the movements of the expedition from the time it left Chefoo on the 11th of October till its final depar ture from the Seoul. The expedition consisted of the La Guerriere, flag ship, Primauguet sloop of war, Tardif, Le Brethon, and Desronledes gunboats, and Laplace despatch vessel. Apparently the Coreans did not anticipate an attack this year, as the batteries defending tLe entrance to the river were not manned, and the fleet ascended to Kang-hoa without firing a shot. This, apparently the second city in the kingdom, was also abandoned after a very trifling resistance, and large quantities of warlike stores fell into the hands of the invaders. Muskets, swords, daggers, cui rasses, bows and arrows, helmets, cannon, and, it is alleged, no less than 250 tons of gunpowder were taken here, confirming apparently the report that Kang-hoa is one of three strongholds . on which the King relies for a safe retreat in case of insurrection or invasion. The Royal domain here ;s described as exceedingly spacious and handsome, comprising pa godas, pavilions, gardens, &c., which, however, afford a strong contrast to the wretched buildings of the inhabitants. After they had been here a"few 44 - s, the French received a deputation from the Corean authorities, requesting that the Admiral would either go himself or depute some one to the capital to negotiate. But this was declined, from a very well-founded apprehension of treachery, and an in timation given that a visit from a Corean Embassy at Kang-hoa would be preferred, and that what was required was the punishment of the Ministers who had instigated the massacre of the missionaries. The fact that no further overtures were made from Seoul and the known rejection by the Government of the Chinese Emperor's advice to yield to the French demands, confirm the report that prepara tions had been made to entrap the Admiral and suite en route, if the invitation had been accepted. In the meantime, the French made various recon naissances in the neighbourhood of Kang.hoa, which they at first found denuded of troops. But, gra dually, Corean soldiers began to show themselves in villages which had, at first, been deserted ; one or two skirmishes took place in which the French were uniformly successful, and bodies of troops attempted to interpose between Kang-hoa and the sea, but were repelled by the ship's shell. Finding matters look thus threatening, the Admiral deter mined to destroy the stores and arms which he had found in Kang-hoa, and burnt a large fleet of junks which were lying in the river. The events which finally decided his retreat took place a few days subsequently. A body of 150 men were despatched to take a fortified post on the op posite side of the river. Spies had brought in word that troops were assembling in this neighbourhood with a design of attacking the French, and this force was sent out as a sort of reconnaissance en force, to ascertain their strength. In the words of a local correspondent, " the boats advanced to within 30 yards of the landing place, when the wall became alive with men, and a galling fire was poured down on the assailants, wounding 25 of their number be fore they could get on shore." As soon as they did so the remainder charged and drove off their adver saries. The next day another reconnaissance of equal strength was ordered in the direction of a fortified post where a number of troops were said to be lodged; and here again a stubborn resistance was . encountered. About 500 Coreans suddenly manned about 100 yards of the fort, and poured in a volley which at once put 35 men hors de combat. Having no field pieces, the French could not perse vere in the attack against so heavy odds, and com menced a retreat, which tempted the Goreans to follow up their success by a sortie. In the open ground, however, they were, of course, repulsed, though they are said to have stood the French fire with much coolness. Thus, in two days, Admiral Roze had lost 60 men out of a disposable landing force of some GOO, and, as matters were evidently getting hotter, he adopted the wise resolution of abandoning the expedition for the winter, and retreating southwards. After the very unnecessary preliminary of burning the city, the destruction of the munitions of war was a pun ishment on the Government, but to burn the city was to inflict a useless injury on a number of poor wretches who, probably, were ignorant of the very existence of the priests whose massacre it was de sired to avenge. The carrying off the library of the city, too, as a present for the Paris Library was rather a harsh proceeding. However some allow ance must be made for theleeling of disappointment at having failed to attain their object. The destruc tion of Rang-boa and its valuable stores will, no doubt, have impressed on the Coreazis that French subjects could not be killed with impunity. But the actual object of the expedition—to, exact punish ment of those concerned and to place future relations on a more satisfactory footing—is further from at tainment than ever. If the French return in the spring to complete the task they have undertaken, they will find an enemy encouraged, by the impression that they have repelled one attack, to more vigorous re sistance ; and, what is more, they will probably find them prepared. The batteries defending the passage of the Seoul will be manned, and the walls of Kang-hoa defended. Of course, the result is cer tain. Corea cannot resist France; but greater loss of life will inevitably be entailed on both sides, and a small war become necessary when more judicious action at first might, perhaps, have attained the de sired end. It cannot be held judicious to have un dertaken an expedition into the interior of a strange country, through an unknown river, so very near the cold season that little margin was left for any opera tions that might be necessary. Regarding the Coreans themselves not much ap pears to have been gleaned except that, judging from the arms, breast plates, helmets, &c., which were found in Kang-boa, they are no mean artificers in metals. The houses of the inhabitants in this city are said to be very poor, but the king's residence strikingly handsome, and the grounds well laid out. Many articles of curiosity showing very ingenious workmanship were found ; among others an original breech-loading cannon of the most primitive descrip tion. The men are spoken of as much superior in point of courage to their neighbours the Chinese, and even to the inhabitants of the neighbouring kingdom, whom they much resemble. The viceroy has returned to Nankin, after a su c-i cessful campaign against the Shangtung-Nienfei,` who, according to native accounts, are now com pletely crushed and dispersed. The arsenal which Macartney had established at Soochow has been re moved to Nankin, where it is likely to be carried out on a still larger scale. The preponderating in fluence in the empire exercised by Li-hung-Chang appears to have excited the jealousy, not oily of the Court, but of his brother satraps. Whether prompted from Pekin or of their own initiative, the viceroys of the southern coast provinces have en tered into a coalition, evidently intended as a counterpoise to the power of Li and `.Caen. Cheh- I keang and Foh-kien, Kwangtung and Kwangsi have combined to establish an arsenal and dockyard . at Foochow, which shall furnish them muni tions of war that Li now exclusively derives from his arsenal at Nankin. Two Frenchmen—Messrs. Giguel and D'Aiguebelle, the former of whom has just resigned the post of Commissioner of Customs at Hankow, the latter late commandant of the Franco-Chinese troops who were instrumental in pacifying Chekiang, both lieutenants in the French navy—are to be intrusted with the execution of the scheme, to which about one million sterling is to be appropriated. It is hoped to construct an arsenal and to build several gunboats, which are at first to be officered . and worked by foreigners, but which at the end of nix yearn it is assumed the Chinese will be able to manage without their aid. There are one or two flaws in the scheme, which on the whole merits the support rather than the jealousy of foreigners. In the first place, the sum allotted will not suffice for the attainment of the desired result, • and, in the second, it is improbable that the Chinese will find themselves able to shake off their instruc tors when they desire. But it is,Lo our interest that the hands of the authorities should be strengthened, and in no part of the empire do they reauire this more than in the neighbourhood of Foochow, Swa tow, and Amoy. The popul ttion in this part of the country have a pleasant way of going out armed to till the fields ; villages being divided against villages, and district against district. A man going out to plough deposits his gun and sword in a corner of the field, and recreates himself between whiles by a pitched battle with the man in the next plot, who belongs to another family with which his own is at feud. Naturally, the local authority amid such a turbulent class is next to powerless. Possibly the acquisition of some goad guns may enable the maintenance of something more nearly approach ing to, order than has yet been attempted. The fear which has sometimes been suggested lest we should be teaching the Chinese to make and use weapons against ourselves is very vain. Our supe riority lies in morale and physique, quite as much as in materiel. One cannot help noticing, in connec tion with this subject, how the history of India is slowly and gradually being reproduced in China. An Englishman has charge of an arsenal at Nan kin, and other Englishmen are teaching the vice roy's troops the rudiments of drill. An English man commands a small disciplined corps at Ning po, and now Frenchmen are about to establish an arsenal and gunboats at Foochow, under the au spices of a coalition prompted by jealousy of the power of Li-hung chang and Tsen-kwo-fan. Officers of the same two nations disciplined the troops and officered the guns of rival satraps. in India. Is the result to be the same ? 721 2 3 ,o open as an eel-pie Pho'p. They were tried, convicted, and sentenced to a long term of penal servitude, and then the plaintiff set up his claim'to the reward. Thn defendant denied that the information given by Tamer was that which led to the apprehension of the thieves, but that the information given by Roberts to the police, whilst he was in prison, was the actual thing that enabled the offi cers to capture the burglars. The defendant did not ob ject to pay a small proportion of the reward to the plain tiff, but he refused such an arrangement, and brought his action. A verdict was given for the plaintiff on ,the ground that his information " led to" according to the terms of the bill offering the reward, the apprehension of the thieves. A rule was afterwards moved for and obtained in the Court of Queen's Bench, sitting at Westminster, to set aside the verdict on the ground that the information given by the plaintiff was too remote, but on the close of the arguments it was discharged, but leave was given to the defendant to raise the question in the Court of Error, as to whether or uo the remoteness of the information disentitled him to 38 I the reward. 1061 i I 7 211 I 65 61 Mr. Mellish, at great length, argued that the informs. tion which enabled the police to apprehend the burglars was that given by Roberts, and not that received from Tamer. Roberts when in prison, thinkii.g that his punishment might be lessened by telling all that ho knew about the robbery, sent for the police, and had he not acted in the manner he did the property would never have been discovered or the thieves apprehended. All the plaintiff did was to give the police certain information with respect to Roberts, and him alone. Chief Baron Kelly—The information given by the Plaintiff led to tho apprehension of Roberts, and the ap prehension of Roberts led the police to apprehend the burglars. Mr. Mellish—The information of Tamer was solely con fined to the apprehension of Roberts, and there it stopped, for had not Roberts chosen to open his mouth the matter might never have been discovered. Under such circum stances, he contended that plaintiff was not entitled to the reward, and that the verdict ought to be quashed. . The Court, without calling on Sergeant Parry, who appeared for the plaintiff, affirmed to, the verdict of the jury given in favour of the plaintiff. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner GJulburn.) IN RE TUE REV. R. LEE, THE RECTOR OP STEPNEY. This bankrupt has been before the Court on a previous occasion, and to-day he came up to pass his last examina tion, and for the order of discharge. The liabilities are set down as £9,67, and the assets, property in the hands of creditors, £5,181, the deficiency being £1,500. The bankrupt was described in the proceedings as the rector of Stepney, and it was alleged that the living had been sequestrated by him. The case was adjourned. CRIMINAL corxr—This Day. 93 911 1 1 OLD COURT. (Before lir. Justice Blackburn). THE CHARGE OP SCUTTLING THE SHIP SETERIT. The trial of the four prisoners charged with scuttling the ship Severn with intent to defraud various insurance .ompanies wits resumed this morning, but the conclusion of the case is not expected until to-morrow. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ROBBERY AT A PRI NTING-OFFICE.—Jane Hall, who de scribed herself as a charwoman, was charged before Mr. Knox with stealing a clock, the property of Mr. Rutley, printer, 1?y Church- street, Soho. The prosecutor stated that about five o'clock yesterday afternoon he went upstairs into his printing-office, and saw the prisoner making her way out. He stopped the prisoner, and asked what she wanted there, but she made no answer. He then called for a light, and found that the prisoner had his clock under her shawl. He sent for the police and gave the prisoner into custody. Tho prisoner eaid she was drunk at the time. The prosecutor said that was not the case. In answer to Mr. Knox, the prosecutor stated that ho had no doubt the prisoner got admission to the house through his men having left the door open when they went to tea. Sergeant Grainger, 8 C, said ho found the bottom of the clock-stand at the prisoner's feet and the glass shade be longing to it broken, and some of the pieces lying about The prisoner said she was very drunk at the time. The sergeant said that the prisoner was perfectly sober. Mr. Knox remanded her for further inquiries. A BREAK DowN.—Mr, Joseph Green, landlord of the Jolly Carpenters' beer-shop, Kensal-road, Kensal New Town, was charged with being drunk, and incapable of driving a pony and cart ; and Mrs. Elizabeth Green, his wife, was also charged with being drunk and in capable. Henry Palmer, 323 A, said that about nine o'clock last night he saw a crowd of persons collected in Waterloo place, and on going up he found that a pony cart the male defendant had been driving had both the shafts broken off. The defendants were both very drunk, and they were taken to the station, the female defendant having property about her. The defendants said they were not tipsy. Mr. Knox told the female defendant that in all proba bility the police bad saved her losing all her property, Ho should discharge her, but the male defendant would have to pay sa. THAMES. SAVAGE ASSAULT ON POLICE CONSTABLES.—Thomas Huggins, a labourer, about 20 years of age, and two strong able-bodied girls named Mary Ann Daveyan: a M n a n t e •y r, A a n nd n Kingston, were brought before Mr, Paget charged with w as e s i a v ul c t o in m g m s i e t v te e d nt f l o p r o t l r i i c a e l. m en in a very savage ROYAL SPORT IN WINDSOR FOREST.—On Thursday morning his Royal Highness the Duke of Cam bridge proceeded to Staines, in order to have a day's shoot ing among the well-stocked preserves in Windsor Forest. On reaching the shooting-ground Major-General F. H. Seymour, the deputy-ranger, and Major-General the Hon. A. N. Hood were in attendance, and by the aid of a posse of keepers the party, which numbered about five guns, were kept well employedamong the coverts on the western sheep-walk, in the vicinity of the lake, near Cumberland Lodge. A largo number of pheasants and rabbits wero bagged, and three o'clock the royal party drove to the Fishing Temple, at Virginia Water, where they partook of a rechercU luncheon forwarded from Windsor Castle. His royal highness afterwards drove by way of the Long Walk to Windsor, and returned thence by train. ROMAN CATHOLIC CHILDREN IN WORKHOUSES. —At the usual weekly meeting of the guardians of the Holborn Union held on Wednesday evening last a letter was read from Archbishop Manning requesting that Roman Catholic children in the workhouse might . be sent to bo educated in certified Roman Catholic schools, in accord ance with the provisions of the Poor-law Amendment Act, 1864. Mr. Cassella moved that the application be granted, and Mr. Southee seconded the motion. After some dis cussion Mr. Hanson moved an amendment to the effect that the guardians were prepared to do their duty with respect to Roman Catholic children as directed by law, in all cases in which a genuine application is made by the parents in accordance with the provisions of the Act of Parliament. The amendment having been seconded, was put and carried by a large majority. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—Ths Day. GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Arrived, Jan. H.—Hannah, from Guernsey; Nelly, from Shanghai. Arrived, Feb. I.—Rhine, steamer, from Boulogne; Lord J. Russell, steamer, from Dunkirk ; . Florence, steamer, from Rotterdam ; Belgium, steamer, from Ostend; Nor mandie. steamer, from Dunkirk. DEAL, Sunday Morning. Passed, Jan. 31st.—Pride of Canada, from Calcutta, for London ; Adria, screw steamer, for Genoa; United Service, screw steamer, for Cape Town ; Jamaica Packet, screw steamer, for Glasgow—all from London. Anchored, Feb.l. —America, from London, for Bombay; Verena, from Sunderland, for Cape of Good Hope (has been supplied with an anchor and 103 fathoms of chain, in lieu of others lost); Brothers, from London, for St. Thomas. Passed.—Eastern Empire, from Calcutta, for London. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. (This Day.) The market opens quiet. Sales probably 6,000 or 3,000 bales. UNITED STATES POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS. Mails for the United States are made up in London every Saturday evening, Wednesday morning, and Wednesday evening. Letters for the Saturday and Wednesday evening mails must reach the General Post-office by 6 o'clock p.m., and those of the Wednesday morning mails by 6 o'clock a.m. that day. Newspapers must always be posted half an hour earlier. The Wednesday and Saturday's mails are taken up at Queenstown, on the following day, by the Liverpool steamers. The Wednesday morning mails are taken by the Southampton steamers. Mails from the United States are due in London on Mondays and Thursdays of each week. Periodical works not of daily publication, issued in the shape of pamphlets, may be sent to the United States, California, and Oregon, by packet, at the following rates : —Not exceeding 2 oz., ld. ; above 2 oz., but not exceeding 8 oz., 6d.; above 3 oz., but not exceeding 4 oz., Bd. ; with an addition of 2d. for every additional ounce up to 16 ounces, above which the privilege does not extend. At the same rate of postage, any pamphlet not weighing more than 8 oz (even though it be not a periodical publication) may be sent to the United States, California, and Oregon. This postage is only the British portion, a further sum being charged on delivery. The periodical works or pamphlets must always be sent in a cover open at the ends (not more than one being sent in a single cover), and the postage must be prepaid. Other .printed papers or books _(except those specified above), addressed to the places above named, are liable td 'letter' rate of postage. - There must be no writing, or other marks upon such periodical works, pamphlets, &c., or upon the covers, ex cept the names and addresses of the persons to whom they are sent ; nor upon the covers must there be any printing, except the names and addresses of the persons to whom they are sent and the names and addresses of the senders Any other writing, &c., will render the packetsliable to letter rates of postage. Encouraged by the success obtained at Arcachon and Boulogne, the Dutch Society for the Encouragement of Industry is going to hold an exhibition of implements for and produce of fishery at the Hague. The objects to be exhibited must be forwarded before May 15. A MATRIMONIAL SPECULATION. —A charge brought by a railway inspector named Garroux against a matrimo nial agent named Angot, for detaining a security of the value of 300 francs, was heard on Tuesday at the Paris Tribunal of Correctional Police. The plaintiff had applied to the defendant for professional assistance, and the latter had in consequence introduced him to a young lady possess ing a fortune of 35,000 to 40,000 francs, besides expecta tions from a rich uncle disposed to apoplexy. Garroux had lodged with Angot a railway bond of 300 f. as an earnest of the fee to be paid him for his services, but the match having fallen through in consequence of some indiscreet questions put by Garroux respecting the past history of his intended, he applied to Angot to return the property; this the latter declined to do, alleging that the marriage had only failed in consequence of the unusual susceptibility of the suitor. The Tribunal, considering the charge not sufficiently established, acquitted the accused, and con demned the plaintiff to pay costs. CONFESSION OF INCENDIARISM. —At the Manches ter City Police-court, on Wednesday, a man named Michael M‘Gee was charged, on his own confession, with having broken into, and set fire to, the premises of his employer, Mr. J. Snowden, cut-nail maker, Konyon-street, Rochdale road, on Tuesday morning. The premises in Kenyon street, which is not a thoroughfare, consists of a range of shed buildings, two or three storeys in height, and form three sides of a square. They are in the occupation of five tenant; four of whom are workers in metal. The entrance to Mr. Snowden's premises is on the ground floor. Mr. G. Snowden had locked up his premises a few minutes before 6 o'clock on the preceding evening, at which time there was no fire, and there had been no fires lighted in the pre mises during the day. The prisoner, who is in Mr. Snow den's employ, went to the Swan-street station, which is about 200 yards from the prosecutor's premises, about five minutes to 1 o'clock on Tuesday morning, and reported to Hudson, the inspector on duty, that there was a fire in a hay-cutting shop in Kenyon-street. Hudson sent two men to the place, but they returned to the station and said there was no fire.. The prisoner, who had remained at the station, was asked by Hudson why ho had brought the message which he had delivered, and he replied, " They told me it was en fire," and then loft the office. He had scarcely gone when a policeman arrived with the information that Mr. Snowden's shop was on fire. •A tele gram was therefore sent to the chief fire-station, and the engines were despatched thence. The prosecutor'spre mises are shut off from the street by a pair of large gates, in which there is a small wicket. The firemen , on arriv i ng, found that wicket open; and, on going f urther, they found forced open. the entrance to the workshops had also boon open. It took )ziore than two hours to put out the fire; and the premises were considerably dam.aged. After tho fire h'hhf d remises, w e found Mr. Geo. Snowden went to the pro the previous night he had been partly burned down.. 0 had left beneath a wooden staircase a quantity of canvas bags, and paper, the whole of which was consumed. There was no suggestion of any threat . by the prisoner, or any ill-fooling on his part towards his employer. Shortly be ' fore the fire was discov3red, he had been seen within 100 yards of the prem ises ; he came in a direction from them, and went towards Swan-street. About five o'clock on Tuesday evening the prisoner went to Albert -street police station. He handed to Rhodes, the constable on duty, a p a per which said, " I wish to give myself into custody for breaking into Mr. Snowden's cut-nail works, in Kenyon street, Rochdale-road, and setting firo to a bundle of paper with the intention of destroying the place." Having read that statement, Rhodes took the prisoner to Mr. Superin tendent Gee, who asked the prisoner whetherhe was aware of the serious charge which he was making against him self. The prisoner replied that he was. The superintendent asked for his name, and the prisoner immediately stated it. He was then asked if the statement on the paper which he had given to Rhodes was true, and whether it was in his own writing, to both of which questions the prisoner replied in the affirmative. At the superintendent's sug gestion, the prisoner consented to go and point out the place which ho set on fire. Mr. Gee and Mr. Tozer (the superintendent of the fire brigade) went with the prisoner, who took them to the prosecutor's works, and pointed to a door which he said he had broken open. He also took them to a place where he said he had set fire to some paper. The prisoner, who was perfectly sober, was then taken back to Albert-street station, where he was locked up, and the charge entered against him. While the prisoner was in the dock, it was discovered that he was wearing an old overcoat which was the property of Mr. Snowden, and which had been stolen from the works, where it had been left ou Monday night. The prisoner, who did not question any of the witnesses, was committed to take his trial at SPORTING INTEL LIGENOE.—This Day. VICTORIA CLUB —Tars Dar. LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP. 100 to 8 on the field (offered) 15 to 1 agst Mount Palatine (taken) 100 to 5 agst Bisniark (taken) 9IIESTER Cur. 20 to lon the field (offered) 25 to 1 agst Lecturer (offered—hike 1,000 to 30) 1000 to 20 agst Quick March (taken) DERBY. Bto 1 agst • The Rake (taken) 2to 1 agst The Rake 1,2, 3 (offered) 40 to 1 agst Julius (taken) BIRMINGHAM STEEPLECHASE MEETING. , FEB. 12. Grand Annual Steeplechase ided. About three miles and TUESDAY Weights for the 'Birmingham of 15 sows each, with 100 a( a half. 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L e, Vi b lt r o ig w h n " .. ..... 5 6 1 10 3 3 Sea King •... ... a 10 3 Bird of Passage ... 6 10 3 Sylph ... ... 5 10 3 Carnbroo .. ... 5 10 3 • llot Girt— . ... 6 10 2 Jack's Altve ... a 10 2 Dick Turpin ... a 10 0 King Arthur ... 5 10 0 Havel ock(late Clax ton) ... ... 6 10 0 Suarleyow... ... a 10 0 Despatch (h b) ... a 10 0 Age st lb Cortolvin a 12 7 Alcibiade n 12 4 Hall Court a 11 13 Banker a 11 11, Benazet a 11 t Light floari ... all 1, Daisy ... ... all 8 Globule ... a 11 8 Ibex ... ... all 7 Plover ... all 7 Little Frank ... all 5 Meanwo)d ... a 11 5 Shakspeare ... 6 11 5 Marble Hill ... a 11 4 Slytox a 11 3 Harold ... 511 2 Merrimac ... a 11 2 Cabin Boy (h b) ... a 11 2 Tiger ... a 11 0 Meerschaum a 11 0 Comberton ... a 10 13 Bliekrock ... a 10 12 Roadster ... ....a 10 12 Brahma ... ... 510 11 Doctor ... ... 610 11 Pearl Diver ... a 10 11 Sprite ... a 10 10 Whitehall... a 10 10 Balder ... ... a 10-1 a Agnes ... alO 9 Gurus ... a 10 9 Patience ... .. a 10 9 Dermot Asthore ... 6 10 9 King of Hearts ... a 10 9 Wheldrake 6 10 8 Charming Woman a 10 8 Lady Newark ... alO 8 RACING FIXT FEBR Lincoln Spring Harrow Spring Nottingham MA: Liverpool Spring Chelmsford Spring l2 Margate... Warwick Spring l9 Cardiff Northampton Windsor Spring 4 Edinburgh Sp. Meeting 6 Newmarket Craven 8 Abergavenny M. Ascot Spring York Spring Doncastor Spring Salisbury Bath Ascot Summer 4 Windsor Summer Manchester Summer Hampton l3 Odiham l7 Bibury Club lB JL Carlisle 2 Newmarket July 2 Pontefract Reading .• .• 9 Liverpool July Meeting 10 Hungerford Nottingham l6 AUG 'RES FOR 1867. TARY. Ripon Brighton • Brighton Cluu Lewes Egham Wolverhampton Stockton Oxford -- Hastings York August West Drayton ... 26 Derby SEPT Bromley Epsom Spring 26 Lewes Spring 2B Croxton Park 2% IL. Margate Warwick Spring 3 Abingdon 5 Leicester Doncaster Brecon l6 OCT Northampton Autumn 1 Edinburgh Newmarket 2d October 7 Thirsk ll Newmarket Ist Spring 22 Durham .. 22 Catterick Chester 3O Harpenden Epsom Croydon . 29 Newton .. 29 Beverley .... l9 Stockbridge l9 Chelmsford Sunum2r Newcastle Ipswich • Worcest:..r 8 ummim 27 4.Y". Down Royal Cota2omtn. 17 Stamford Huntingdon .... Winchester Southampton . 25 Goodwood Dover West Drayton 22 Plymouth Canterbury Derby . Lichfield Weymouth Tunbridge Baden Baden NOV. Liverpool Autumn ...... 5 Shrewsbury Autumn... 11 ',OH. UST. MBER. Richmond l7 Hendon l9 Monmouth Manchester Autumn 2O New - market Ist October 24 Bodford Cheltenham Newmarket Houghton MBE Et. Leamington Hunt STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES FOR 1867. FEBRIJARY. Carmarthen 5 Harrow Spring Birmingham l2 Derby Windsor MARCH. Liverpool Spring Grand Military Cherteey 1 Melton C OURS ING• COURSING MEETINGS TO COME. JANUARY, 1867. Judge. Name. Ridgway Club, Lytham FEBRUARY. Days of Runuing 30, &c. Rufford, Lancashire Cardiff Club Mr. Warwick Waterloo, Lancashire - Taniworth, Staffordshire ... Mr. Warwick 26, &c. . • MARCH. Irish Grand National (Open), county Louta Ardrossan, Sharphill South Lancashire (South port) Champion Mr. Westropp l 4, 15 , " Leinster (Open) Courtown... Mr. H. Springall l9, 20 Scottish Open, Lanarkshire - 26, Itc. APRIL. York l7 I Kildare Hunt Sevenoaks 6, 7 7, &c. SEPTEMBER. Brampton, Cumberland Mr. Warwick OCTOBER. Ancaster and Willoughby, Lincolnshire Mr Safford Uncovering. Nelson's Lionr. Titrd Edition of y ea t er - TM following appinirod in oar day STIMIDS : It was generally believed that the uncovering of the colossal lions that within the last few days have been placed at w th o e ui b d as t e ak o e f p N la e e ls o o t n's o-mcoolrrumown: little ceremony would be o b serve d a in ud Tr th af a a t lg a a o r u il a q on the occasion, but such was not the arrangement. This afternoon, Lord John Manners, Sir E. Landseer and the Baron Marochetti being pre sent, a number of workmen commenced cutting o t f he the cor li ds ons, th a a n t d b a o h u o n rt d ly t b h e e fore can d v as as k s t he coveringons, which have caused such anxiety to the artist and such numerous inquiries in the House of ills Co mmons, were exposed to public view, W workmen were enga ge d i n removing the canvass, th e , a number of people of course collected, and it was ex pected that some one of the gentlemen present might make a few observations, but after the work men had accomplished their task, Lord John Man ners, Sir Edwin, and the Baron had a general view of the Nelson monument with its latest additions, and then quietly took their de parture. The unanimous opinion of the few that had an opportunity of getting a view of the lions before the evening set in was that they were quite up to the work to be expected from such au artist asSir E. Landseer, and that although they had been a long time in preparation they were quite worth the waiting for. If our recollection serves us rightly, it was during the time that Mr. Disraeli was Chancellor of the Exchequer that the money for the lions was voted by Parliament ; and it is rather a curious coincidence that the right hon. gentleman, masna,after highoffice. the lapse e of so many years, hol ds now the THE LORD CHANCELLOR'S CHURCH PATRONAGE. —The Lord Chancellor has presented the Rev. Thomas Cochrane, M.A., Head Master of Lord Leycester'd House, Warwick, to the Rectory of Stapleford Abbots, near Rom ford, Essex, rendered vacant by the death of the Rev, Charles Whitworth Pitt, M.A. ; the Rev. Grover Scan-, M.A., of Trinity Colloge, Dublin, to tho vicarage of the second mediety of the parish of Ruskington, Lincoln shire, in the room of the Rev. James Day Heckford, M.A.; the Rev. G. -V. Heathcote, M.A., to the Rectory of W es t Deeping, Lincolnshire; and the Rev. John TAgg, M.A., of Pembroke College, Cambridge, late incumbent of St, John's Church, Buthual-,green, to the Rectory of Mellis, Suffolk, in the room of the Rev. J. G. Cumming, M.A.