The Sun. — London, England, 1870-02-28 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK. The adjustment of the settlement occupied a great deal of the attention of the brokers to-day, and business consequently was in a great degree neglected. Consols maintain the closing price of Saturday, but in Foreign securities Italian is falling. In Railways there has been some few transactions at increased prices, but in Telegraph shares there Ills been a decline. Consols are now at 921 to 921 for money; ditto, for Account, ; Three per Cent. Re daced, 93 22 ; New Thee per Cents, 93 2/ ; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, March, 3 prem. ; June, 3 prem. ; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, March, ; Jane, 2 dis, ; Bank of England Stock, 44 per Cent., 2 , 11. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, —; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 1011 ; ditto Enfaced Paper, 5 per Cent., 1882, 105/ ; ditto Bonds £l,OOO, 20 Prem. ; dito Bonds under £l,OOO 21 prem. In the Foreign Market there is a decline in Italian. Brazilian Five per Cents., 1865, are quoted 89 891; Egyptian Seven per Cents., 1868, 79 to 79 ; Italian Five per Cents., 1861, 541 to 54.1 ; Mexican Three per Cents., 141 to 141; Peruvian Five per Cents., 1865, 801 to 81; Spanish New Three per Cents., 1867, 261 to 27 ; Turkish Five per Cents., 1865, 45 1-16 to 45 3-16 ; ditto . Six per Cents., 1865, 681 to 681 ; Grenada New Three per Cents., 391 to 401 ; ditto Deferred, 101 to 101 ; Orel Vitepsk, 86 to 87 ; Nicolai, 681 to 68; ; Moscow Jaraslaw, 83k to 84 ; Charkof Azof, 85 to 86 ; and Honduras Loan, 801 to 811 ex all. American Five-Twenties are 901 to 901; Illinois Railroad, 1111 to 111/ ; Atlan tic and Great Western, 291 to 30 ; and Erie,:2ll to 221. Anglo-American Telegraph Shares are 161 to 17 ; French Cable, 151 to 151 ; British Indian Sub marine, 131 ; Construction and Maintenance, 43i to 431 ; India Rubber, 601 to 611 ; and Hooper's, to I prem. In Bank Shares Agra Bank are 111 to 12 ; ditto 13, 41 to 4i ; Alliance, 13 to 131 ; Anglo-Hunga rian, 71 to 8; Anglo-Egyptian, 251 to 278; Char mercantile of India, 321 to-83 ; City Bank, 101 to 111 ; Consolidated, I to I prem. ; Imperial, 171 to 171 ; Imperial Ottoman, 31 to 31 prem. ; London and County, 47 to 48 ; London Joint Stock, 321 to 33 ; London and Westminster, 60} to 611 ; Oriental Corporation, 44 to 45 ; and Union of Lon don, 37 to 371. In Miscellaneous Shares Credit FOncier are quoted 2 5-16 to 3 116 ; Hudson's Bay Company, 121 to 12 8 ; Italian Irrigation Six per Cents., 63/ to 64/ ; London General Omnibus Company, 21 to 24 ; Peninsular and Oriental Steam,43 to 44; Royal Mail, Steam, 55 to 56. At Mark-lane the price of corn to-day was not so good as on Friday last, and the quotations for most sorts were lower. The Railway Market is firm. Caledonian are quoted at 771 to 77/ ; Great Eastern, 3 7.1 . to 38 ex div. ; Great Northern, 113 to 114 ea div• ; ditto (A), 114 to 115 ex div. ; Great Western, 631 to 64 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1251 to 1251 ex div ; London and Brighton, 421 t ° 4 3i ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 141 to 15 ; London and North Western, 121/ to 122 ex London and South Western, 90 to 92 ex div ; Metropolitan, 781 to 79 ; Midland, 1211 to 122 ex div. ; North Eastern (Berwick), 135 to 1251 div. ; and South Eastern, 7 41 to 75 ex div. It is stated that the South-Austrian Lombardo- Venetian Railway, in conjunction with other Aus- U lan Railway Companies, have agreed on a uni form reduced through rate for goods and merchan dise to the East, to be shipped from Trieste, by the S uez Canal. Freight per steamers from that port to Bombay will be charged £3 10s. per ton. Letters from Cracow, Galicia, mention the failure o f Messrs. ICirchmayer and Son, with liabilities amounting to about £600,000. The firm had been e stablished for many years, and was highly respect able• The losses are stated to have been caused chiefly by Bourse speculations. The application list for shares in the South ?lynlimon Mining Company (Limited) will close On Thursday next for London, and on Friday for the country. The list for tile Cuiaba Gold Mining Company will close on Wednesday next, the 2d March, for London, and on the day following for the country. Friday next has been appointed to hear the aPpeal against the refusal of Vice-ChancellorJames to restrain the directors, in " Re Salisbury v. The Metropolitan Railway Company," from paying dividends out of capital, as the plaintiff alleges, by a nticipating the income arising from the companies' surplus funds. followin g eLiverpool Journal of Commerce reports the American failures, viz.:—Halstead and stiles, with liabilities amounting to £BO,OOO ; 11- . Dale and Co., importers and manufacturers ; Petrie and Co., commission merchants ; Freidlan der, Stitch, and Co.,.clothiers ; and W. D. King, c ommission merchant. The Dolby Mills at Water ton, Massachusetts, had also suspended. The same journal also announces the stoppage of Messrs. Colson, Lamb, and Co. ; and Mr. D. B. Macdonald, of Montreal. The calls falling due in March reach a total of £732,582. The particulars are as follows :—Fur ness Railway New Five per Cent., convertible in 1873 , £72,600 ; Cuba Submarine Telegraph (Limited), £40,000; Eclipse Gold Mining (Limited) , 4 0,000 ; Eureka Mining (Limited), £156,000 ; Palmouth, Gibraltar, and Malta Telegraph (Limited), £122,000 ; Great Northern Telegraph (China and Japan Extension), £90,000 ; Lion Brewery, B shares, not known ; Lusitanian Min ing (Limited), £1,982 ; Jersey and Guernsey Tele graph„ (Limited), £7,500 ; and West India and Panama Telegraph (Limited), £162,500. A special meeting of the Varna Railway Com- Pally has been called for the 31st of March by the holders of about 5,000 shares, to take into consi deration the terms of agreement stated to have been lately entered into between Mr. W. Gladstone, the Chairman, and the Ottoman Government relative to the payment of the guaranteed interest. A re solution will also be proposed in favour of the ap- Pointment of a new Council of Administration. The half-yearly meeting of the Metropolitan District Railway Company will be held on the 18th of March. A special meeting is also con vened for the same day, to submit a Bill " to enable the Metropolitan District Railway Company to extend their railway to the Mansion-house, and for other ,purposes with respect to the same company." nnass—rwo o'indasc. GOVERNMENT rUNDs. 3 per Cont: Consols 92f I Ditto for Account 3 per cent. Relucod 93 2 New 3 per Cent Novr 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Can Jan. 1873 Annuities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 p. Ct. Blarch 3 Pra Pin 21 do. June 3 Do Da. • £lOO, £2OO & £5OO 2 d Bank of England Stock, 41 per Cent Do. opening — C tnada 4 per Cent. Bonds — I nter-Colonial Crannun ltinum I+SVERNMENT SECURITIES "Lai% Stock ! 10f per Ceut., April 1879 — B„„ 0 . Opening, for Account D O 0 per Cent. J u ly, 1880 ' l ° 4 per Cent. Oct. 1883 D 1. , , A M aim, 4 O. AarilaCeU. D O. 5 per Cert., Jan. 1872 .... :,. — RO. 5f p er Cent. May 1879 — 3 n 5 per Cent., Rnp. DO:.. 1872„. o do 18n7., .. Do. do. 1882 lO5l Vo. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 ~ - 9.. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO . 0 0. under £l,OOO 2l pLa FolllllBtl4 FEINDB—TWO O'OLOCIE. Irgelltine Republic, 6 per Cent A , t)ci Acclunt n-Arian Bonds 5 per cent Br a • . Do. 1859 zilian 5 0 0 0 . per C ent 00 . %4 per Cent. 1852 • do 1858..... bo. U u 1860 1) % do., 1863 t-- hor of kat. gd an sofa . 0 Mr. ►d his ;offrey icated The It the Ithers. nrning Par t y . )les in f her r than ;bout, s tory. of the lt one Do. 5 per Cant., 1865 Do. Account Buenos Ayros 6 per Cent. Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cant ) Cuba, 6 per Cent. - Ontliaz 6 per Cent 9O "o. 41 por Cent — Do. 3 per Cont., .. -,--- Do. 7 per Cent., 1866 Do. 6 per cet.t. 1867 C lo nbia,n, 6 per Cent. Danisn, 3 per Cent., 1825........, — Dan..bian Principalities, 7 per Cent Do Account Do 8 por Cent., 1867 — Ecuador New Consolidated, 1 por Cent Egyptia.n, 7 per Cent.... • ••• Do Second Issue .. Du. Lout. Bonds BB Do. 1864 Do. Account Do. £5OO Bonds Do. 41 J 6 Bon is Do. 7 per Cent., 1868 .. . ... Do. Acccuut Do. £lOO Bonds ...„ 79i f Governnv.nt Ratlwav Debentures Greet sper Cont., 1824 5, ex Coups — , - Do. Coupons Galtenriia. 5 per Cent .. — Hondura.s Gov nail. Loan., 10 p. Ct., all pd 81 Do. Ace. ant lti;ian 5 per C.,ent., 1865 — .)o. Account Do Maremmana Railway Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto for Account - Do. 1884 - _. Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French — dontevident, 6 per Cent. .. — Ilocrish lmperia; 5 pez Cent Yew Granada — Do 3 por Con — Do. Deferred Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 — Do Account .. 805 I Do 4i per Cent. (I.ll.")arren) ...... ...... Do 45 per Cent.. 1862 Portagnose 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7, 9,'60,'2.': -, Do. do. 1867 — Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid — . Ruskin 5 L iar Cent, 1822, X St Do 44 per Cent 1850 Do 4} por Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonds — Do. do. £B4 15s. do. • Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds — Do. do £B4 15s. do — Do Nicolas Railway Sardinian 5 per Cent. — Spanish 3 per Oen . — Do. Acc , Junt Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. Now Deferred Do. Passive Do. Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded — Do. Account tzwedish Provincial Mortgage Loan — Do Government, 1864 — Do do, 1868 Turkish 6 per Cent ...... • — Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do Account Do £lOO Bonds —. Do 6 per Cout., 1862 Do. Account 695 Do £lOO Bonds 705 1 Do. 5 per cent. 1865 • Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 — Do. Account Do 4 por Cent., Guaranteed lOl Do do, Scrip — Venezuela 3 per Cent. — Do 6 per Cont. 1864 — Do 6 per Cent.,1862 Dividends on the above payable in Lo4doi. Austrian o per Cent Ea 10 Florins ... Belgian, 45 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch f per Cent. Ex. 12 Gull „ -- Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... — . French Routes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. — Malian 5 per Cent. 1861, Ex. zsf — Do Account slf 1 TWO 0.41L01111. 276 k Jona°ls, Money 92} I ad Do. Account, March 9 92 i xd Bank of France. PARIS, Feb. 24. The following is the return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day, together with the cor responding figures of the previous account : Feb. 17. DEBTOR Feb. 21. fr. C. Capital of the Bank 182,500,000 Profits in addition to Capital (Art. 8, Law, June 9, 1857) Reserve of the Bank and its branches Reserve of landed pro perty 4,000,000 4,000,000 Notes in circulation Banknotes to order and receipts payable at sight • 42,659,297 62 41,924,322 21 Treasury account cur rent creditor 166,4 7,086 .15 153,480,915 16 Current accounts, Paris 303,951,102 71 301,425,153 66 Do. branch banks 47,145,791 43,256,499 Dividends payable 1,991,5 2,129,145 Discounts and sundry interests Rediscounted the last six months Surplus of receipts not _ distributed Sundries 182,500,000 - 7,044,776 02 7,044,776 02 22,105,750 - 22,105,750 14 1,305,522 15 1,305,522 13 6,879,822 74 . 73,339,522 27 Total CREDITOR. Feb. 17. Feb. 24. Uash in hand and in fr. c. fr. c. Branch banks Commercial bills over due Commercial bills dis counted, not yet due 294,855,193 07 292,759,689 61 Do. branch banks 290,866,997 282,802,571 Advances on deposit of bullion 10,856,900 Do. branch banks 1,562,500 Do. on French Public Securities Do. by branch banks Do. on railway shares and debentures 39,412,500 Do. branch banks Do. on Credit Foncier Bonds Do. branches Do. to the State (Con vention, Juno 10, 1857) 60,000,000 Government StOck re- 235,488 15 123,749 19 19,219,300 - 7,919,750 - 12,116,800 - 1;682;400 - 18,944,600 - 7,775,950 - 39,421,50 - 31,981,550 - 1,154,500 - 1,249,100 - 1,140,100 - 1,211,000 -- 60,000,000 - 12,980,750 11 12,980,750 14 80,595,187 21 80,595,187 21 serve Do. disposable Rentes Immobalisees (Law, June 2, 1857) 100,000,000 100,000,000 Hotol and furniture of the Bsuk and landed propel ty branches Expenses of manage- 9,082,030 - 9,082,890 - went Sundries 275,678 40 474,888 58 6,293,471 35 8,297,816 04 Total Certified by the Senator-Governor of the Bank of France. (Signed) ROULAND. OURSE OF EXCHANGE. Amsterdam , . ...... Short ... 11 171 ... 11 18} Do Rotterdam — ... 12 f ... 12 1 Antwerp — ... 25 35 ... 2 5 42 Brussels — ... 25 85 ... 25 42 Hamburgh — ... 13 10 ... 13 10 Paris i Short ... 25 15 ... 25 20 Ditto 1 ... 2' 371 Marseilles Frankfort-on-the-Main ... 1201 ... 1201 Vienna ... 12 70 ... 12 75 Trieste ... 12 70 ... 12 75 Petersburg Ccpenhagen.. ......... Berlin Madrid.. Cadiz — ... 49 ... 491- Leghorn Milan . ... 26 40 .., 26 45 Gonoa — ... 26 40 .. 26 45 Naples Palermo --. ... 26 40 ... 26 45 Messina Lisbon — ... 511 ~. 521 Oporto — ... 52 ... 521 Rio Janeiro Now York ......«....... --- A very sensible improvement has been made this year in the conditions attending the sale of old "Laval stores in her Majesty's dockyards. It has been a rule, strictly carried out hitherto, that all hemp ri gg i ng , hawsers, or rope of any kind for sale should be cut up in 6-feet lengths, and that all metal work in old lamps , &c., should be broken up. Under the new conditions rigging, hawsers, and all rope will be sold in lengths as returned to store from the ships, and lamps and other articles built up of metal will be sold whole, and therefore much better prices will be obtained than before. The next sale of old stores has been advertised, by order of the Superintendent of Contracts, for Wednesday next, the 21 of March. Since this advertisement appeared, how ever, and the circulars of sale had been distri buted,the Superintendent mad e th e di scovery thate day fixed by him for the sale is ash- Wedaesday. On Saturday last, therefore, another advertisement from Whitehall appeared in the Portsmouth papers announcing that the sale of old naval stores in her Majesty's dockyard at torts mouth, which had been fixed for Wednesday, the 2d of March, was postponed to Wednesday, the 9th of March, rHE bUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 23, 1870. SHARE LIST. )iIDINA.HY SHAKES AND STOCKS. Railways. Paid. Closing Business ic e. dent at BIWA and Exeter ...... 100 78 80 st Caledonian lOO pq 77 771 st Cambrian.. 20 Cornwall all 24 31 at Dublin & Belfast Juno lOO at Dun„Perth.4llAb.Junc lOO 70 72 2 / East London all 4 G tO Do 15 2) Do 10 st Glasgow &S. Western lOO 107 109 et Great Eastern ...... 100 37 1 374 331 st Do. E. Angl. No. 2 lOO 61 * 71 at Lirzat North of Scotland lOO 15 16 et Great Northern lOO 1171 113 1174 at Do. A stock...—. lOO It 6 11.9 et Do. Batoct lllO 127 122 at GtS. and W. of Ireland lOO 08 100 99 st Gt. Western —Original lOO 631 631 031 1 4 it Do. South Wales iuo 61 66 67 1 at Do. W. Mid.—Oxford lOO 40 42 at Do. Newport ... st Lancashire & Yorkshire lOO 128 1281 st Lou., Brigh.,:i S.Coast lOO 44 441 421 Do Scrip .... st Lon., Chat., and Dover lOO 15 154 114 ,t Do. Metrop. Ex. A lOO 11 13 ,t Lon. & North Western lOO 1234 1241 1244 st Lun. 4 South Western 'llo 93 94 93 Man., Shet., sc Lincoln l OO 814 82 4* it Metropolitan ... at Do Exteusinn 100 781 784 .5 Do. Now rd at Metropolitan District, all 35 36 35 10 Motrop. 3t. John's 11 sad 10 - at AL.JI.3Id at 1,0 Jirinin. & Ditrb.i lOO 89 vl at 1 1 7.)4,11 British 100 341 151 st D .51., Pth., 2t. Dun lOO st Nor riastern—Berwiele lOO 127 123 1284 1 25 D . G. 1 1 1.1: purchase.: l 6.ll. I - st D Leeds lOO 79 8 1 87 61 ; st D oVcrk lOO 12 1 211 1:61 at 1) °Carlisle .... • . at D oStocc & Darting lOO 167 109 1711 st North Lou lou .. 100 122 24 10 Do New 1868 st North Staffordshire.... KO 61 63 at North an/ 1 S. W. Junction 100 9) 101. 10 Do Now £lO shares 7 ... •. st 13,1 , : f mney;t 0 st Shropshire Union lOO 5:11 €Ol at. South Devon'.. at South Eastern lOO 75 1 761 764 1 st Staines, Wokliam, & Wok all 13 * 14 at 'tan Vale -- De. C .. • . 6 Waterford & Kilkenny lOO 10 Waterloo & Whitehail 6 RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS, at Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 at Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO at Do. Scot. N.E., 44 per cent lOO at Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO at Do. do. 7 per cent lOO at D 9. do. Ordinary lOO at Do. Midland at Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, 3 per cent gua.., all at Dundee, Perth, and Aber- 87 89 78 82 deen junctOn lOO at Ist Class preference lOO at Glas. & S.W. gua. 5 per et lOO st '4t. Eastern, E.O Ex. No.l 100 st Do do N 0.2 100 st Do do 6 per cent 100 at Do East Anglian Asp. c. 100 at Do do B 6 do. 100 st Do do 0 7 do. 100 st Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 at Do E. Union 4 p.c. gua. 100 st Do Norfolk 5 p.c. Ex. 1846 100 st Do do 5 p.e.Way.Val.lB47 100 st Great Northern, 5 per cent 104 at Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 Do 43 do do do 100 st Do 5 do at sp. c. pm. 100 at Do Leeds, Bre.iford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO at Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf 100 st Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO at G LWest.—Orig.&Jnt.-Rent chg., per gua.s p.c lOO Do. Orig. (B. H. Ex). 5 p.c lOO Do do 44 per cont. 1850 lOO Do do 4 do do Do do 5 per cent. redem lOO Do do Birmingham gua lOO Do do do pref.— 100 Do do Chester gua 1 `,O Do do do 8 per cent lOO Do do do 5 do 100 Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 Do do 4i p.c lOO at Do do 44 1859 lOO at Do do 5 at Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g. 100 at Do do 2d gua. 100 at Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c. 100 at Do do 2d do 100 at Do gua. 51 per cent. 1863 100 00 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. all at Lancash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 st Do Barnsley, £5 3s 10d p.c. 100 at Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashiro) 100 at Do 41 (Blackburn parch). 100 at, London & Brighton, 5 p.c. guaranteed, No 1 lOO at Da 5 per cent. gua No. 2. 100 at Do 6 do do lOO st Do 5 do No. 4 lOO st Do 7 per cent lOO at Do 6 do (W.E. & C.P ) 100 st Da 4 do 1859 lOO at London, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent lOO st London and U. W., C. and 105 107 98 10J 97 99 110 113 6S 72 ... ... 1031 96 98 106 108 95 1(R) 90 92 80 82 97 99 68 72 85 SO 116 116 1)9 121 96 OS 1,3 134 Du 1.35 98 100 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Closing Bhsineas Share NAME. ' Paid. - Price done 10 Agra. Limited, A all 111 72f 11/ 1 10 Do B lO A/ 5 50 Albion l5 10 8 00 Alliance Limited 20 Anglo Austrian 20 ' Anglo-Egyptian, lim all 241 25 21i 20 Anglo-Hungarian 8 id IP 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 3 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 15 16 20 Do issued at 2 pm.— , , 5 31 21 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lim. 25 Bank of South Australia all 321 33 1 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 39 10 Bank of New Zealand all 15 16 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, and China all 25 Chartered Merc. of India. 181 19 London, and China all 20 City lO 100 Colonial 25 10 Consolidated, tim. 50 Delhi and London, 25 50 East Loudon, lint 5 20 English and Amo-ican, lim 10 20 English Bank of Rio de Jo.- ' noir°. lim lO 20 English, Scottish, and Aus- 32 31 11 111 41 43 1 3P tialiaii Chartered :-. all 281 Houg Kong and Shanghai Banl" Corporation all 281 Do new lll .00 Imperial, lim 2O 20 Imperial Ottoman lO 25 lonian . 25 Do . new rf 181 37 4' 5 1 3 2 21 3 13 1 2J 22 6 3 3/ 76 tit/ Lnd Mortgage of India, lin 4 100 Do sp. c. Debs.lB6l, 30 all 76 00 London Bauk of lioxico and South America, lint. 20 100 London and Brazilian, Hui. 45 20 Do new 100 London & River Plate, lint. 40 25 Do new 10 20 London Chart. of Australia all 20 London and County 2O 50 Do new, iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd 1 London Joint Stock London and South African al 100 London &S.-Western, lim, 20 50 London & Venezuela, Rm.,. 121 100 London and Westminster 2O 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm 29 100 Merchant, lim 23 10 Metropolitan, lim all 00 Midland, lisp 2O 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lim l5 00 National Pro vine. of Eng'd 42 10 Do . 42 50 National.. 3O 20 New South Wales all 20 North-Western 7l 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 50 Provinc. Bank. Corpo., lim lO 30 Provincial of Ireladd 23 10 Do new. all 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lim 25 100 Do issued at 6pm lO 25 Union of Australia all 100 Union of Ireland, lim 50 Union of London l5 5 I Z'9 5 41 11 13 11 2 p 2:4f 21-1 491 st4i 18 .314 3 - 21 33 13 11 60 GL GI 61 54 7; 71 3cl 1p 41 43 43 41 61 51 85 • 67 14 l 4 8 6 43 43 3 . 51 :34 371 TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. 10 Anglo-Amiiiican Tel., lim all 101 194 171 1 10 Anglo Mediter Tel., 1im.... 10 2u4 21 204 st Atlantic Telegraph lO 14 16 et Do. 8 per cent. et B. and I. Magnetic Tel., Um lOO 180 100 at Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 262 267 10 Do. New 8 12 13p 25 Indo-European Tel., lim all 23 25 5 Lond. Provincial Tel. lim all 3 4 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent all ... .. 10 Mediterra. Exton. Tel., lira all 9 10 25 Reuter's Telegra,m all 12 13 I°4 20 Societe Transatlant., lim all 16 164 161 et Submarine Telegraph • 100 258 263 1 Do. Scrip all 11 14 5 U. Kingdom Tel. Co., lim all 7 8 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref all 91 54 LAIV INTELLIGENCE-77as Day. VICE-CHANCERY COURT. The lease of the Merchants' and Tradesmen's Mutual Astiurance Society was heard to-day be fore Vice-Chancellor James. It was a petition on the part of a policyholder for the winding up of the company, to which it was objected that, under the provisions of the Act of 1862, the court had no jurisdiction to- make the order. In 1850 the petitioner assured in the company, and was to receive a certain amount on the ex- Oration of the term of the policy. . In 1858 the company transferred their business and assets to the Bank of London, which is being wound up, and which had transferred its business to the Albert Life. Several cases were cited to show that, in some analogous cases, the Court bad made the order now prayed fur, and it was con tende.l that if an official liquidator'were appointed he wou'd be able to recover against the B ink of London under the provisions of a covenaht. llis Honour decided that he could not grant the peti tioner the relief prayed for, and di: missed the peti tion with costs. 110 112 Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO at Do Bedford &Cambridge lOO at Do Shrewsb'y & Welchp'l lOO at Loudon and S W. 7 p,c late 3d shares, lOO a Do (Portsm. perp ans 2s6d) all a Man., Shef.,&Lincln. 6 p.c lOO Do a Do 31 per cent 1 Do redeem. 6 per cent. 5 at Mid. Consolidated, 6p. c lOO 130 135 a Du Bristol& }firm., 6p. c lOO 113 135 133 a Do 41 per cent. redeem lOO US 100 a Do 41 per cent. irredeena lOO 98 1.) • a Do Leicester & ll'ehn, 1 p.c 100 80 PE t North ►3ritish, 5 p.c. No. L lOO at Do E. &G. 4p.c.S. & D l.uo at Do N. 8., N 0.2, 5 per cen.t lOO st Do Border Union, 51 p.c lOO at N.-Eastern—Cons. 4 p.c lOO ti 7 SO st 1)o 41 per cent. redeem lOO 07 99 st Do LI N.E. 4 per cent., lOO ... 17 Do Lerwick capital 8.13.4. Do York, U. 3S. purchase lO 10 101 Do Stcktu & Drling. A. 5 p.c lOO 107 10) at Do W, llartlepool li. and It 100 so 83 901 20 North Staffordshire all 201 211 10s S. Devon Annuities, Ls all o 10 lOs Do Tavistock Amis., 103 all 31 91 104 Du Fixed 41 per cent all S 1 0.6. S. East. (Read. Anus., 1.0.6) all 22 23 145 150 st Do 4} percos lOO st Do Fixed 4t por ceut lOO it Taff Vale N.):1 IOU 154 153 st Waterford et Kilkenny, 6pc 100 .. BAILWAYS.-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingont on the Profits of each separate yea at Caledonian 41 p c gaa. st Do Scot.Cen. rain. 7 p c lOO st Do 41 p irredeem all st Do 4p c con.. issued at 80 65 ... at Great Lantern 41 per cent. 100 7i 8u at Do 5 do, 1862 lOO 87 VO at Do New 5 do, 1863 lOO 8d 88 at Do do 5 do, 1864 lOO 83 86 at Great Northern, 5p c irred. 100 at Do Permanent 5 per cent. 100 at Do Boston & Sleafd, 41 pc 100 at Great West., W Ilidl., 5p c 100 at Do Joint perpe. 5 p c,1865 100 at- Do do 6pc erred., 1866 100 115 120 20 Do Vale Nev.th perp. 5p c all .. at Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B 5 Lane. and York New 41 per cent till July, 1871 2 I 1p st Lond., Brig &c., 41 pc, 1858 100 at Do do 4 do, 1860 100 st Do do 41 do, 1361 100 st Do do 41 do, 1863 100 at Do do 5 do, 1865 100 at Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 at Do No. 7 5 do at Lond , Chat., &c., 2d, 6 p.c st Do Metrop. Ex., B 6 p.c Do do 0 6 p.c 100 st London& N IVestorn, 5p c 100 108 110 at London &S. Western, 41 p c 100 03 95 10 Man. bhef. & Lin., 5 pc, 1865 all 9 91 at Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO 108 102 st Midland, it. 5 per cent pref lOO 107 109 st Do B 5 do 100 107 109 18 Do 5p c opt. to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1869 all 201 211 18 Do laconic New Shares all 19 191 22 Do 5p c con. into Old 1f 24p at Nor t S N h il :B; L ri A , t u s is g h p . , e 3 r l i e . l e B n a 7 t n 2 d ... G 100 at Do .£lO guaranteed, 1861 100 ... Do E &Dun., 2d, 4Pc 100 ... at Do E. & , N 0.2, 5 p.c at Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 100 st Do E. & G., No. 3, 5 p.c at Do E. & G., (Ordiry) 41 p c 100 ... • st North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 99 PO at Do Stock. & Darl., D at North London, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) st North Staffordshire 5p c lOO ... at South Eastern, 41 pc, 1859 100 at Do 5 do 1861 100 ... st Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 .. st Do 5 do, 1864 at Victoria St. &Pimlico, 41 pc 100 ... 11',- RAILWAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS at Birkenhead lOO 93 95 00 Do. 41 per cent. 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The fifth session of the Central Criminal Court commenced this morning before the Recorder. The first edition of the calendar contains the names of 61 prisoners, uo fewer than fifteen of whom are charged with robbery with violence. There is one charge of murder, one of attempted murder, eight of forgery, ten of uttering counterfeit coin, three of burglary, one of arson, four of perjury, and several other charges of a minor character. The Recorder, in charging the Grand Jury, re ferred in the first instance to the charge against Jacob Spinas, the night-porter of a hotel in Fins bury, for the wilful murder of a woman named Cecilia Aldridge on the morning of the 15th of January. He described the circumstances under which the crime was committed, pointing out that, according to the medical evidence, death must have taken place. If the evidence was brought before the grand jury as it was given before the magistrates, it would be their duty to return a true bill. There was a charge of manslaughter against two men named Tem pleton and Payne. A scuffle took place outside de ceased's shop door, and be was struck two or three times. One witness stated that deceased was struck by Templeton twice, and another deposed to seeing Payne strike a blow. The deceased was struck violently on the cheek, and death resulted from lockjaw, which was produced some days afterwards. There was an indictment against Edward Cox for wounding with intent to minder a girl to whom he had been engaged. On being taken into cus tody he said that he would rather be hung for the girl than that she should marry any one else. There was also a charge against Jobn Harris for wounding with intent to murder. After detailing the circumstances of a charge of arson against Sarah Chadd, the learned Recorder dismissed the grand jury to their labours. POLICE IN7ELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBORO UGH-STREET. BRUTAL TREATMENT OF A WlFE.—Thomas Morris, a painter, living at No. 143, Cleveland street, Fitzroy-square, was charged before Mr. 'l'yrwhitt with violently.assaulting his wife Sarah Morris. • The complainant, who had to be carried into court, had a bad black eye, and appeared to have been much ill-used, said that she was in bed last night about twelve o'clock, when the prisoner, her husband, said there was a man under the bed. She told him he was a silly man, and he then set to knocking her about from head to foot, and on get ting out of bed to escape from Urn she put her foot on some glass, he having broken all the glasses on the table, and she badly cut it. In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt the complainant said the prisoner had often assaulted her before. She took out a summons against him seven weeks ago, but forgave him on his promising not to ill-use her again, but since then he had been worse. She had been married two years, and they had been living apart for a few weeks, and had only been together a few days. lie had only given her ris for six weeks. Police-constable Cook, 93 C, said that, being told by two tn.in that a woman had been nearly murdered, he went to the complainant, acd she g we the prisoner in charge for assaulting her. Mr. Tyrwhitt, having made some strong remarks on the prisoner's conduct, c)mmitted bum for two months, with hard labour, and ordered him to find a bail in £5 for two months after the expiration of the term of imprisonment. WESTAIINSTER. A RUFFIAN PUNISHED.—A young fellow giving the name of George Graham, who has repeatedly figured at this court, was placed at the bar charged with the following ruffianly conduct : Caroline Hendon, a mechanic's wife, said that she was returning to her house in Tramway-street, Chelsea, when she was attacked and robbed by the prisoner, without the least provocation. Her hus band was a few yards before her, and she had a female friend walking by her side. Suddenly the prisoner cattle up, and made a blow at her friend, and then struck her (pro secutrix) a violent blow in the mouth. He was about to repeat the blow when she held up her hand to ward it off ,and prisoner forced it open, and took a half-crown, a two shilling piece from it, some halfpence also then falling to the ground. Prisoner then escaped, but was taken last night. Mr. Selfe —Do you know anything of him ? Prosecutor—No, your worship, I do not. Mr. Selfe—l do. I shall treat your case as au assault. Here is a decent woman attacked by you without the slightest provocation. You are com mitted for three mouths' hard labour. THAMES. PERJURY BY A POLICE SERGEANT.—This was an investigation, before Mr. Howard, district super intendent, at the station house adjoining the court, into a charge made against Timothy Cox, a police sergeant, No. 45 K, who had been a member of the metropolitan police force for 20 years. He pre ferred a charge against a man named Cormack at this court on Friday last for exposing vegetables and other goods for sale in front of his house. The defendant said he was guilty of the offence, and alleged that he had treated Cox and a police con stable, who was with him at a public-house, with some gin ; and that Cox promised not to proceed against him. Cox on his oath denied that he had asked the defendant to treat him with gin, or had drank with him at all. This statement was refuted by four witnesses, including the policeman who was with him at the time, and they clearly proved that Cox beckoned the defendant Cormack across the road, and they went into a public-house and gin was called for, of whioh Cox partook. Cox, find ing the weight of evidence so strongly against him, said he had nothing to drink when the others did. He stood just at the door of the public-house, but did not go inside. Mr. Paget commented at great length on the case, and said there was not the shadow of a doubt that Cox had drank gin with the police constable who was associated with him, with the defendant, and others. The defendant was guilty of the offence imputed to him, which in itself was trivial as com pared with the more serious offence of tampering with an officer and tying to induce him not to do his duty. More important than that was the mis conduct of the police sergeant. lie fined the de fendant Cormack 2s. for an offence under the Police Act, and he should send the whole of the deposi tions to Col. Henderson, the Chief Commissioner of Police, for him to exercise his discretion upon that matter. Mr. Howard carefully perused the depositions, and after hearing Cox decided that be be dismissed the force, without pay or pension, immediately. The offender would have been entitled to a pen sion of £43 per annum in six weeks time if he had remained. It is understood that he will be indicted for wilful and corrupt perjury. THEATRE ROYAL AS7LEY'S. An unprecedented event has occurred in the hitherto traditional ani unquestioned home of equestrianism. Shakspere has been transplanted to Astley's Amphitheatre. Rejected from the legiti mate boards of Old Drury in favour of realistic Boucicaultism, it has found a home in the trans pontine marshes of Lambeth, and the result is un equivocal success. Mr. E. T. Smith, with his usual enterprise, has succeeded in securing the valuable services of Mr. Phelps, Mr. and Mrs. Hermann Vezin, Mr. C. Harcourt, and Miss F. Iluddart, and hip first production has been Shakspere's " Othello." Mr. Phelps, to our thinking, not his happiest tragic impersonation, represented the noble Moorof Venica with alritispristine vigour ancl masterly elocution. But the great triumph of the evening WaS Mr. Hermann Vezin's lago—the most successful representation of the part since ere clays of the celebrated Charles Young. Mr. Vezin's rendering is not the monoto nous, common-place melodramatic villain to') often given in these degenerate days, but a manly, vigorous, and -m slnolarly interpretation, wholly unc.)mentional and entirely original. Mr. Dailey would have been a fair Brabar.tio had he in dulgA a little less in the spasmodic and gut ter:d. A. worse attempt at the part of Roderigo (Mr. FlJtcher) has seldom been seen ; it was his first appearance int ondon, and it ought to have been his last. Mr. C. Harcourt was a gentle manly Cassie, but rather tame. Mrs. Hermann Veziu's Desdemona was all that could be desired, arriving, as it did, as near as possible to perfection. Miss F. Huddart gave a finished and energetic read ing of Emilia. .The house was crowded, Mr. Phelps and Mr. and Mrs H. Vezin being frequently recalled to receive an enthusiastic ovation. A.GRICULTURAL BALL. -,...- On Saturday evening a new entertainment was produced here. It was a representation of the national amusement of Spain, viz., a Spanish bull fight. Mr. Holland has succeeded in engaging Don Pablo Mersa and his troupe of matadores and trained bulls, and having made the necessary alte rations in the interior of the hall, the lessee, as we have already said, 'gave his first representation on Saturday last. The matadores are attired ac cording to the regular Spanish fashion, in silk stockings, spangled breeches and jackets of showy colours, and black hats ; and they all carry full-sized chignons attached to the little plaited tails which, in the • streets of Madrid, are the distinctive mark of a bull fighter. All the four classes, espadas, ban derilleros, chulos, and picadores are represented more or less satisfactorily; but the horses are wicker work steeds constructed after the fashion of those by means of which pantomimic tournaments are conducted. The bulls, which are from Navarre, are small, but hardy looking animals, lean, and very active on their legs, and, with one or two exceptions, they showed good sport on Saturday night, although they had only recently arrived in London, and had probably not entirely recovered from the fatigue of their long journey. The " corrida" was opened with all due formalities, and conducted according to the strict rules of tauromachia. The matadores, like the gladiators of old, enter the arena, and approaching the principal range of seats bow with much grace. They then take up their several stations, the den is opened, and forth rushes a bull, a small wiry little fellow, who, perfectly trained in his part, looks round with no wild red eye, but, on the contrary, with a wink of recogni tion upon the several matadores. This preliminary over, he makes a full charge at one of them, who, holding up his cloak as a shield, leaps with a pre cision which seems extraordinary from beneath its corner the moment the horns of the animal come in contact with it, whilst he, carried for ward;with the impetus of the charge, is unable to tura round upon his foe. The other performers then take up the play, provoking and tantalising the little brute in turn, until, having became com pletely fatigued, he is sent back to his den decorated with rosettes, each of which, glued on to his hide, is intended to represent a lance received in the combat. Five bulls went through this game on Saturday evening. Two of them were very dull, and woul I only now and then make a rush. They confined their hostility to the red cloak—the green one never provoked their auger. The other three, however, wera noble, nimble little fellows, and their play elicited considerable applause. There was a very large attendance. FAUS7 AT S 7. GEORGE'S HALL. On Saturday evening Mr. Stanley Betjetnan, who has comm'n3ced a series of operas in English in St, George's Hall, gave a repetition of Gounud's " Faust," which was admirably performed and enthusiasti cally received by a crowded auditory. The role of " Mephistopheles," the dark moving spirit of the whole plot, was taken by Mr. R. Temple, who showed a very creditable appreciation of his difficult part, and performed it with consi derable ability. Miss Fanny Heywood appeared as Marguerite, and throughout she carried the audience with her ; she was repeatedly applauded, and her rendering of the Jewel Song was vehe mently encored. Mr. R. Lansmere, as Valentine, the brother of Marguerite, performed his part very creditably. Siebel, the lover of Marguerite, was represented by Miss Bessie Emmet, and she charm ingly sang " Gentle flow'rs in the dew," and it re ceived, as it merited, an encore. The orchestra was efficient, and the whole of the choruses were remark ably well executed. On Saturday Col. Henderson, the Chief Commis sioner of the Metropolitan Police, paid a visit to • Chatham to inquire into the working of the Con tagious Diseases Act in the garrison, and to inspect the new Lock Hospital recently opened at Chatham, under the War Department. We regret to record the death of one of our oldest and most respected citizens, Mr. Thomas Seating, of St. Paul's- churchyard, and Princes-terrace, Bayswater. He died at his residence on Wednesday last, in the 85th year of his age. Notwithstanding his advanced age, he was regularly and actively engaged in his business until within a few weeks of his decease. For many years past he has borne the title of "Father of the Druggist Trade," in which capacity he was both beloved and esteemed. There aro many who will miss the familiar face of Mr. Keating, and all will regret the removal, although at such a ripe age, of such a gooul citizen from amongst us.— The City Press. THE WRECK OF THE SPINDRIFT.—The special agent of Lloyd's Salvage Association engaged at the wreck of the Spindrift, at Dungeness, reports that the tide runs very strong over the wreck, but plenty of cargo may be recovered in favourable weather. The bales when recovered are not chafed or broken up, but the cases are not so sound. There is hanging about the broken iron, ribs, and beams a very large quantity of calico, velvet, and all sorts of stuff out of the broken cases, spun up like ropes by the action of the sea, and tied into innumerable knots, so that it is sometimes dangerous for the divers to go down amongst it. The bales are very difficult to start or break out of the tiers, as all the spaces between them are filled with sand and mud, so that they are nearly as firm as stones fixed in a wall with mortar, but this prevents their being chafed." SIR ROBERT PEEL'S GRTATANCE.— In the Court of Exchequer, in the case of " Peel v. the Metropolitan Board of Works," some political reminiscences have been revived. The action was brought by Sir Robert Peel to recover 25,335 damages from the board for injury done to his garden and residence, Whitehall Gardens, in the execution of works connected with the Thames Embankment. The present Sir Robert Peel stated that the house was built on the site of the old palace of King Charles T. and at the time of the passing of the Reform Bill of 1832, the late Sir Robert Peel, apprehensive of an attack from the disturbed populace, caused his children, plate, and valuables to be stowed away in an underground cellar. In the event of the rioters assailing his mansion they were to be conveyed away in boats. The landing-stag-0 and stairs used for this pur pose were the property which the Board of Works had destroyed. From this place it was said that the Duke of Wellington, Cannin g , Huskisson, and other departed celebrities used to start for aquatic excussiona on the Thames. A less sentimental grievance urged was that great injury had been done to several valuable pictures through the con tiguity of the operations of the Board. A verdict was re turned for the plaintiff, with leave for the defendant to move for a new trial. URICKET—The list of Marylebone Club matches has been made up. It is a remarkably fine selection, and promises with the engagements of other great clubs to bring about a most brilliant season. There are the contests between the University and Public School Elevens, the old annual struggle between the Gentlemen and Players of England ; a couple of the old North v. South of England contests ; a match between two of the crack Professional Elevens of England; M.C.C. and G. contests with six different County Elevens ; and the revival of the Left v. Right-Handed Elevens match, first played in 1790. As the left-hauders are particularly strong just now, including a very large numger of great bowleras this i match welt to? he =welly - • SfORTIIiCi INTELLIGENUE-IHES WINDSOR. GRAND STEEPLECHASES. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) CASTLE STEEPLECHASE PLATE. Albatross Sir Bobby Four ran. 2 THE NOTTINGHAM MEETING. The principal race of the Nottingham meeting which takes place on Tuesday and Wednesday, is the Notting ham Spring Handicap (II miles). This engagement has been well patronised. Fifty-three horses are named for it. The Pied, prefers the old horses, Sycee and Dodona, the better of which pair it thinks may be registered as the winner. It says :-" Cardinal York, Bst 121 b, has been hnsofired with the top weight ; but we shall pass him over is favour.Of Sycee, Bst 21b, who will, if judiciously ridden, b..at all the heavily-handicapped division ; Lily, 7st 101 b ; Curio, 7st ; Brambridge, 7st 71b; Prince, 7st 61b; Hobart, 7st 51b ; and Tornado, 7st 21b, are the pick of the rn' , ldle weights, and if Hobart were fit he would win. As Middleham horses, however, are backward in condi tion, we must discard Hobart, though we do so unwill insly. • Ths filly by Glenmasson out of Grasshopper, 6,t 101 b ; and Dodona, Est 61b, we class dangerous, as they are favourably weighted, and we can scarcely believe the Lincoln running of the Grasshopper filly to be cc :rect. Still we question her ability to defeat Dodona and Sycee, and of this pair we prefer Dodona. Freetrader, 6st., 41b.; Faith, Get. 31b. ; Timothy, 6st. 31b. ; Sales, sst. lllb. ; and Cruiskeen, sst. 91b. are the best of .the three-year-olds ; and between Freetrader and Cruiskeen it must, looking at their . Warwick positions, be a fine race." The Sporting Life prefers the chances of Sycee and Chatel herault with Ben-An as a likely candidate for a place. The Sportsman thinks the race will be won by whatever represents the interests of Wadlow's stable. Bell's Life has the following :-" Several of the most prominent per formers in the Lincolshire Handicap are engaged in the Nottingham Spring Handicap, and to one of them the race will, very probaely, fall, for, although the entry numbers mo re th an fifty, it is not easyto discover anything likely to defeat Sycee and Van Amburgh. Perry Down might do so, but it is doubtful, we should think, whether he will be brought out as yet, and Tornado, Chatelherault, Elferon, and Free Trade all have fair chances allowed them. Our vote must be given, then, to Sycec and the best of Joseph Dawson's lot." Of the remaining contests at this meeting, the Field says :-" In the Forest Handicap (6 furlongs), The Skipper, sst. 81b. ; Lady Zetland, Bst 31b. ; Lord of the Valley, Bst. ; Electricity, 7st. 41b. ; Filou, 6st. 21b. ; and rcanum sst. 91b., have been very cleverly weighted. For choice, however, we should retain Arcanum and Electricity, Amongst the names in the Innkeepers' Plate (6 furlongs) we find that of Tit Bit, if she can beat the top weight, Salliet. Twenty-nine horses have been engaged in the Stand Plate (4 furlongs), the most noteworthy of which are Northern Star, Bst. 81b.; Ismael, 7st. 71b.; Mimus, 7st. 41b.; Perambulator, 6st. 71b.: Filou and Truth, sst. 131 b. As it is likely to be soft at Nottingham we shall associate Mr. Laurence's horse with I Filou. The lur,ile Handicap (2 miles) will probably be se cured by Citron or Red White and Blue ; and the Macaroni Stakes (2 miles) by Red Wine or The Counsellor. On Wednesday, four races were closed-namely, the Newcas tle Plate, the Little John Stakes, the H un t C u p, an d th e Great Annual Hurdle Handicap. To the Newcastle Plate (1 mile) there are twenty nominations, and in the list of entries are Orion, Bst. 81b.; Historian, Bst. 31b.• ' Brambridge, 7st. lllb.; Dodona, 6st. 121 b .; an d D oug l as , Get. All these horses are well suited to the course, and, if Douglas runs, he will win. As this colt, however, may be reserved for a later and better engagement, the winner of the Newcastle Plate may turn up in Orion or Mr. Morgan's representative. The Little John Stakes (1 mile) once a popular two-year-old race, has this anniver sary been made into a welterhandicap. Paginini,llst. 61b.; Lady Zetland, list. 41b. ; Cocoanut 10st. 91b. ; Prince 10st. 61b. ; Ben-An, last. lib. • and Rosalie, Bst. 121 b., are the lot best in, and Mr. Bevill may land Rosalie the winner if she can lower the colours of Lady Zetland, who is sure to run well over the easy Nottingham mile. In the Grand Annual Hurdle Handicap (2i miles), Ada Penelope and Silvermere appear to possess the best winning chances, and the elected of Mr. Wilkinson's pair, Scarrington or Verdi, should win the Hunt Cup.' The Sporting Life observes :-" The Hurdle Handicap will be won by Target or Hammerton f and the Stand Plate will to Joseph Dawson's representative. For the Innkeepers' Plate I prefer Artichoke ; and Electricity. and Miss Thackery look most formidable in the Forest Handicap. The Sportsman gives the following forecast :- 'rho Hurdle Handicap will be won by Red White and Blue or Hammerton. In the Stand Plate, Cheddiskg.ton or Light Cloud appear well in. The Innkeepers' Plate should be secured by Cheddington or Bouquetierre. In the Forest Handicap, Lady Zetland and Miss Thackeray ought to run well. The Macaroni Stakes must be awarded to Counsellor." And Bell's Life puts forth this platform :-" Primrose and Red White and Blue, a couple of very accomplished fencers, ought to settle all opponents for the Hurdle Handicap. Such a lot of speedy cattle are engaged in the half-mile Stand Plate that it is venturesome to attempt a selection. Darkie, Cheddington, and the best of Joseph Dawson's lot ought, however, to beat the field. Cheddington or Bouquetiere may be good enough to win the Innkeepers' Plate ; the Forest Handicap must be assigned to Gtenlivat or Lady Zetland; and the Mecca ram Stakes to Corfu." With respect to the Liverpool Grand National (4i miles), which will.bc run on March 9 there is yet time for consideration. The Doctor and the Colonel are at present at the head of the quotations, with Honolulu third The Field thinks that the former will not stay the course, but with singular notions of consistency "prefers" him and Honolulu. NEWTON SPRING MEETING.—SATUnDAT. EARGSTOWN HURDLE PLATE. Caprice Rho Three ran. HAYDOCK HANDICAP. 1 Pyrenees Lady de Trafford a Ajax Six ran. GOLBORNE STEEPLECHASE. , W.O. DE TRAFFORD CUP. Maid of Mickley 1. Ved% 2 Darkie Six ran. LYME HANDICAP. Benevolence Light Cloud Lavandiere 3 Six ran. CITY BETTING—SATURDAY. LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL. 6 to 1 agst Doctor (offered) 7to 1 agst Colonel (offered-100 to 15 taken previously) . • 100 to 8 agst (taken and offered) • 100 to 8 agst Cristal (offered-100 to 7 taken and wanted) 1000 to 75 agst Suruey (offered--take 1000 to 90) 100 t 3 7 aget Honolulu (taken and offered) 100 to 7 agst Tathwell (offered—take 100 to 6) • 100 to 6 agst Thalassius (offered—take 20 to 1) 20 to 1 agst Moose (offered) 25 to L agst Primrose (taken and 25 to 1 agst Gardener (taken and offered) 1000 to 30 agst Alcibiade (offered) 1000 to 30 agst Guy of Warwick (offered) 1000 to 30 agst Lymington (offered—take 35 to 1) 40 to 1 agst Novelist g (offered—take 45 to 1) 40 to 1 agst Hall Court (offered) 50 to 1 agst Brick (taken) 1000 to 20 agst Lord Raglan (offered) 1000 to 20 agst Cinna (offered) 1000 to 10 agst Litttle Rogue (offered) 1000 to 10 agst Middleton (offered) 1000 to 5 agst Scarrington (offered) 500 to 5 agst Costa (offered) 100 to• 40 agst Doctor and Colonel coupled `(offered) 100 to 8 agst Brayley's lot (taken) 4to 1 agst Holman's lot (offered) 2 to 1 agst Cristal, 1,2, 3 (taken to £75) CITY AND SUBURBAN. 9 to 1 agst Miss Dayrell (taken) 10 to 1 eget Walter (offered) 100 to 6 agst Ladus (taken and offered) • 20 to 1 agst Benbow (taken and offered) 20 to 1 aget Sabinus (offered) 1000 to 40 agst Oxonian (offered) 40 to 1 agst Tabernacle (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Carita (offered) 5 to 1 agst Benbow 1,2, 5 (offered) CBESTER CUP. 20 to 1 agst Starter (taken) TWO THOUSAND 3 to 1 agst Kingcraft (offered) 9to 1 Astolfo (offered)—take 10 to 1) DERBY. 20 to 1 agst Astolfo (offered—take 25 to 1) 1000 to 25 agst Alaric (taken) RACING FIXTURES-1870. MARCH. Nottingham... 1, 2 I West Somerset l6, 17 Li verpoo l B, 9, 10 I Warwick 22, 23, 24 Pontefract ..14, lb I Epsom 29, 30 Cambridgeshire ......14, 15 I Bromley 31. and April 1 APRIL. NorthamptOn 5, 6 i Newmarket Craven 18 to 22 West Drayton 7, 8 I Abergavenny 21, 22 Thirsk 7, ii i Lewes Kingsbury lB ,ll I Croydon. 28, 29 Durham lB, 19 I - - MAY. Newmarleet let Sp ...2 to 5 I Ilarpenden 2O, 21 Chester. lO, to 13 I Bath + l 4, 25 Winchester lO, 11 i Stamford "6, 27 Salisbury l2, 13 ; Croydon 2ti. '2? York 17, 18 ' Epsom '3l to June 3 Doncaster 19,20 I - JUNE. Croy I d o n 8,9 N ew t on 22, 23 Manch e ster 8,9, 10 Hampton 23, 24 Ascot 14 to 17 Bibury Club 2', I Wi n d s or 2l, 22 Stockbridge.. .3 o, and J 1 ,17 JULY. Newmarket 5 to 8 I West Drayton 14 Nottingham 12, 13 1 Huntingdon. lts' Chohnsford l 2, 1 3 1 Kingsb ur y 9 1 1 . Andiug.timusssiumt l2l 18 I CbMITOICI zi 6,, Ada.. 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