The Sun. — London, England, 1867-04-04 00:00:00

X iNEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCI, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Discount Market is quiet, notwithstanding an apprehension of a few failures being announced before the close of the day, the 4th of the month. The biddings for bills on India took place to-day at the BAnk of England. The amounts allotted were—to Calcutta £155,000, to Madras £50,000, and to Bombay, £120,000. The minimum price was fixed at ls. 14d. on Calcutta and Madras, and at 2s. on Bombay. Tenders on Calcutta and Maclras at is. Hid. will receive about 61 per cent., and on Bombay at 2s. about 31 per cent. Those above these prices will receive in full. The last week's Railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under : Great Western North Western South Western Brighton Midland South Eastern ... Great Northern ... Lancashire and Yorkshire... Bristol and Exeter... ... North Eastern ... 1867. 1866. ... 71,102 72,402 ...114,303 116,223 ... 25,095 25,589 ... 17,369 24,673 ... 50,010 53,270 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln Great Eastern London, Chatham, and Door Glasgow and South-Western Metropolitan •• ••• •.. North London ... ... 21,994 2,163 ... 37,901 36,298 ... 43,086 46,670 6,708 6,555 ... 69,312 71,358 • 19,420 21,234 ... 31,157 36,176 • 9,372 10,820 9,484 10,798 4,171 3,930 .. 4,980 4,695 Great Southern and Western of Ireland... 9,781 8,288 Midland and Great Western ... ... 4,561 4,289 These returns, when compared with those of the corresponding period of last year, show a consider able falling off in most instances. On the Great Western there is a decrease of £1,390 ; on the South-Western of £494 ; on the North-Western, of £1,922 ; on the Brighton, of £7,304 ; on the Midland, of £3,260 ; on the South-Eastern, of £4,169 ; on the Lancashire and Yorkshire, of £3,584 ; on the North-Eastern, of £2,046 ; on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, of £1,814 ; on the Great Eastern, of £5,019 ; on the London, Chatham, and Dover of £1,448 ; while the Great Northern shows an increase of £1,603 ; and the Bristol and Exeter, of £153. Two O'O. There has agai n b een a little variation in CK the market for the English Funds, which, to a frac tional extent, are controlled by speculative opera tions. But the comparatively limited supply of stock and frequent bond fide investments keeps the average at a correct level, foreign politics and the abundance of money being taken into considera tion. Consols were flatter in the morning, but have since returned to their former position, viz., to 901 91 for money, and 91 1 for May. The New Threes are 881 89, and Reduced Annuities, 88j 891; Annuities (Red Sea Telegraph), 191; Exchequer Bills for March, 20s. prem. ; India 5 per Cents., 1091 4 ; and ditto Enfaced 5 per Cents., 1031. In the Foreign Market considerable depression has prevailed. Italian have declined k, to 52} ; 'Greek e t to 141 4 ; Mexican to 16k k ; Spanish Passive k, to 214 22 ; the Certificates k, to 13+ 14k ; and Russian Scrip k, to 1.,1 21 prem.; but Chilian Scrip has advanced k, to 3 2i dis. ; and Danubian Scrip I, to 3 2} prem ; while Turkish 5 per Cents. remain at 284 29. Increased depression has prevailed in the Railway Share Market, and the downward movement in prices has made further progress. Caledonian, Lancashire and Yorkshire, North Western, and South Eastern have each receded 1 ; Brighton and Midland each 1; and Great Eastern, Great Northern A Stock, and Metropolitan each 11. The Foreign and Colonial lines exhibit no change of importance. Great Luxembourg are marked 91 ; South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian, 151; East Indian, 1081; Great Indian Peninsula, 1081; and Great Western of Canada, 13 1 . Bank Shares are very quiet. Union Bank of Australia have declined to 461 ; City Bank are at 12; 1 ; London Joint Stock at 411; and London and County at 57. For Miscellaneous and Finance Shares there continues to be a very limited inquiry. Egyptian Trading Company are marked 31; Hudson's Bay Company 16/ ; Atlantic Telegraph 8 per Cents. 711; and Rio de Janeiro Improvements, 191 In American Securities Erie Shares have declined I, to 37! 38; ; while Illinois have advanced k, to 781 79 ; and United States continue unchanged at 74! 75. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures have declined 1, to 31 32 ; and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds I, to 221 23. MINING MARKET. THURSDAY EVENING. In the Mini ng M ar k e t th ere has been a fair de mand for Prince of Wales, West Chiverton, Gren ville, East Caradon, East Lovell, Marke Valley, and West Seton. Annexed are the latest prices:--- Chiverton M00r...... 55f Mark s V a ll e y 4/ 4 Chontales Gold ...... North Cr o fty Clifford Amalgamate 6 6f North Treskerby 1} 2 Cooks' Kitchen East Basset lB 20 Providence Mines ... 31 33 East Caradon s} 5i South Condurrow 17s 6d 20s East Lovell lO 11 West Chiverton 7O 75 Nast Russell East Wheal Grenville 2/ 3 Wheal Chiverton 6/ 6 Great Laxey l7} 18} Wh ea l Gren vil le 1 If Groat North Laxey Wheal Setou lo2} 105 Great Wheal Vor ...19i 20} Wheal Agar 27s 6d 3Us TWO O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDB. Der (Aut. Consols Do. Account, April 10 9Ol 1 8 per Cent. Reduced B9 } 81 New 3 per Cent BBl 9 New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 l9l 3 i l l Ct., March. 4'll Ct., June. Exchequer 8i115,.£1,000, 4 per U t . pm Do £5OO ~ pm Do £lOO & £2OO :„ 20 pin Bank of England St oc k. 64 per Cent ... INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 104 per Cent., Apri11874... Do. Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates Do. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 54 per Cent., May 1879 Do. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l.OOO Do. under £1,000 FOREIGN FUNDS —TWO OVLO K. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent Rustrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 — Brazilian 5 per Cent Do. 44 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Do. 5 per Cent, 1865 Do Account 721 Do. £lOO Bonds — Buenos Ayros 6 per Cent Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) (illian 6 per Cent — Do. 44 per Cent — Do. 6 per Cent A • Do. „ B Do. „ 1867 Do. „ Scrip, £2O paid 24 4 die Colombian, 6 per Cent. Cube, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 I). 3. 5 per C en t., 1864 ... D tnubian Principalitiep, 7 per Cent E ivador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Do., Ptovisional Laud Warrant — • Do Deferred k;gyptian 7 per Cent Bl Do. Sf:cond Issue Do. £lOO Bonds Do. Do. 1864 BO 79 4 Do. £lOO Bonds BOl 1A Do Government Railway "Debentures Bll 1 `Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupon , Do. Account Do. Coupons Do. Account ' — G tatenattla 5 per Cent .. .1 +Han 5 per Cer t 1865 Do, Account . Do. Maremmana Railway 544 M. •Tio• u; 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Do. 1864 Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — Montevideau C per Cent. • — tvloorish Imperial 5 per Cent . New Granath'. Do 3 per Con — Do. Deferred Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) ...... ••• Peruvian 6 per Cent., 1865 ' Do Account 6 74 4 : Do 44 per Cent., 1865 Do 44 per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 44 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Porta guest, 3 per Ct., 1853, '6,7, '9,'60,'2,'3 41} Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St Do 41 per Cent. 1850 ' . Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 p.n Cent., 1859 — Do 5 per Cent., 1862 BBl 71 8 Do. 5 per Cent., 1864 BB} D '. Anglo-Dutch, 1866, all paid B6 51 Do. do. £45 paid — pin , ardinian 5 per Cent Spanish 3 per Cent • - Do Account Do New Detested — Do. Account Passive Do — Do Acca.ant 2ll 'panish Cert. of Coup not funded — Do Account itredish 4 per Cent. — Do. 41 per Cent. 1864 Do. Scrip, £6O paid 'urkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Do. Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do. Account Do £lOO Bonds i)0 6 per Cont. 1862 Do Account....! — Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1863 _ Do 5 per Cent., 1865 Do. Account Do. 6 per Cent., 1865 Do. 4 per Cent. Guaranteed 9Bi Venezuela, 3 per Cent. — i.). 6 per Cent, 1864 3l} Ditto 11 per Cent. — Diviiends on the above payable in. Loudon. Austrian, a psr Cent., Ex. 10 Florins Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 2* per CAnt. Ex. 12 G u il, — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... — French Rentes, 3 per Cant., Ex. 25f. Itaiiah 3 per Cent. 1831, Ex. 25i. Do. Account 521 1 f BRITISH FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK. Uonsols, Money 904 1 Do. Account 9l i LORD ULSTVATER. " It was one of Lord 171swater's peculiarities to ride out alone. Even in London he rarely permitted the attend ance of a groom. In the country, never. Servants,' he had once said at his club, the Elousis, in one of those talkative moods to which even reticent men are now and then liable—' servants are spies. Old Q. said so, and Old Q. knew the world—or, at least, the worst part of it.' Laxington had laughed, and had moved an exception in favour of yacht-stewards, as a necessary evil ; and Chirper had declared himself spy-proof, as having no secrets, or power to keep them to himself if he had. But Lord Ulswater had been serious. He liked to ride alone ; he did so now. " He rode a fine horse, bay with black points, a mettled creature fit for the park, and accustomed to the park, but very hot-tempered and troublesome for country hack work, and that chafed a good deal at being held back, as it had been since its master left the sea-wall. But that master rode on indifferent to his steed's fretful humour, though the froth that clung to the bridle, and flecked the horse's glossy neck, and the way in which the brute tossed its head and champed at the bit, proved its restless impatience. Presently, annoyed by the flint-stones of the rough-road, or snatching at some pretext for alarm such as the rustling and chuckling scream of a black-bird in the holly hedge above, the bright bay broke out into rebellion. Not quite suddenly. The first signs of in subordination were a swerve and a plunge, and then, after a short interval, the snorting brute flung up his heels, tore at the curb, plunged again and again, more and more furiously, reared arrow-straight, and in his gathering rage fought, and foamed, _and flung, reckless as the wild horse that seeks to dislodge his captor from the saddle. "It was a pretty sight, though afearful one, too, to sensi tive persons, had such been there to watch that hot bay thorough-bred twist and writhe his supple muscular body like a fish, rearing, lashing out savagely, back-jumping, and throwing himself into attitudes seldom to be seen but in the rough-rider's department of a riding-shool, and some of which Rosa Bonheur would have been glad to transfer to canvas. But there were no such sympathetic spectators there, no one at all save Bendigo Bill, stealing along beneath the hedgerow ; and even he, with all the glow of his hatred firing his blood, could not help utter ing a surly snarl of unwilling admiration. What a chap that is ! The devil throttle him ! I wish he'd break his neck—but he won't. I've seen fellows ride out in Australia, and I thought I knew what it was ; but I never did see such a man as this in my life.' " And, indeed, no stockrider, used to chase and be chased by half-wild bulls over miles of bush-leaps in the wildest part of New South Wales —none of those centaurs of the antipodes, horse-compelling as they are, could have seemed more absolutely part and parcel of his mad plunging steed than did Lord Ulswater. He was not vain of his riding, did not hunt above a dozen times in the season, and never deigned to show off ' as some men delight to do. But the bay might as well have tried to shake off his saddle as to unseat its occupant. Lord Ulswater backed the brute as Alexander backed Bucephalus.' " Chambers's Journal. A remittance of £1,767 14s. has been received by the mail from Guayaquil, ou account of the divi dends on the debt of Ecuador. METROPOLITAN FREE HOSPITAL, DEVONSHIRE SQUARE, CITY.---The aggregate number of patients re lieved during the week ending March' 30 was—Medical, 887 ; surgical, 668; total, 1,555; of which 705 were now cases. THE TICIIBORNE SUCCESSION.—SO many erroneous paragraphs are appearing from day to day in the public papers relating to the Tichborne baronetcy and estates, and to the individual who represents himself as the rightful heir to them, that we think it well to lay before our readers the following facts, which are indisputable :—ln 104 Mr. Roger Tiehborne, a young man 23 years of age, who had been travelling in South America, sailed from Rio de Janeiro in a small Liverpool vessel called the Bella, bound for Jamaica. The Bella was never heard of again. In due time the underwriters paid the insurances on her; and Mr. Tichborne's will was proved in the usual manner at Doctor's-commons. His father, Sir James Tichborne, died, and was succeeded by his second son, Sir Alfred,who married a sister of Lord Arundel of Wardour, and died about two years ago, leaving his wife pregnant of a son, the present baronet. But M r. R oger Tichborne's mother, the Dowager Lady Tichborne, refused to believe that her eldest son was dead, there being no positive proof of his decease, and ex pressed from the first her conviction that he would some day turn up again. On the death of her second son Lady Tichborne offered a reward of £l,OOO to anybody who would find Sir Roger for her, and the present claimant of the title is the result of that advertisement. Mr. Roger Tichborne left England on excellent terms with his family, by whem he was much beloved ; the soi-disant " Sir Roger' has carefully kept aloof from all his relations except the Dowager Lady Tichborne ; and the various mem bers of the family who have succeeded in obtaining interviews with him unanimously declare that neither in height, voice, figure, manner, nor education does he in any way resemble their long lost relative, nor has the in any instance been able to recognise any one of them. It was to be expected that on the 25th of March, being rent day, "Sir Roger" would have taken legal steps to assert his rights; but as yet, he has made no sign beyond visiting the Tichborne property, and protesting that he is the real heir. Before sailing for South America, Mr. Tichborne served for a few years in the Gth Dragoons, and his former colonel, General Richmond Jones, who resides at Leamington, could easily prove whether he is the per son ho represents himself to be. But to General Jones " Sir Roger" has as yet made no appeal. PAROCHIAL INDUSTRy.—This morning, about half-past nine, during the rain, one of the water-carts of the parish of St. Clement's Danes was assisting the ele ments to lay the dust in Wellington -street. THE DESTITUTE. FROM POPLAR. —'phis morning a large meeting of the " destitute" of. Poplar took place in Trafalgar -square. The men proceeded to the place of meeting, headed by a band of music, a large banner, and an American flag, and most of them listened to the dif ferent addresses smoking their pipes. Another triple birth has taken place in the West of England. A donation of £3 from the Queen has been received by the poor mother, a Mrs. Chope, of Bideford. ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S HosprrAL.r—Between one and two o'clock yesterday afternoon the Prince of Wales and their Majesties the King and Queen of Denmark, at tended by some members of their suite, visited St. Bar tholomew's Hospital. They were received by Mr. Paget, the senior surgeon of the hospital, and by Mr. Foster White, the treasurer, and spent an hour and a half in the different wards. The Royal party before leaving expressed themselves highly gratified at the means which had been adopted to secure the comfort of so large a number of the sick poor. FREE AS EYRE.—WeII done, old Shropshire ! Well done, Market Drayton ! Quite right to ring the bells when the sensible galopian magistrates apprised Mr. Peter Taylor that he might go back to town and inform Mr. Beales (M.A.), Mr. Shammyrumstuff, and their tail, that there was no evidence on which Governor Eyre could pro perly be committed. That "individual," as the Star—in tending to be awfully severe—called him, bas floored the Jamaica Committee as completely as h o fl oored the Jamaica rebellion. English good sense is s e ld om appealed to in vain. We really cannot murder a man for saving a colony. It may be, theoretically, proper to kill him, but the fact that Jamaica now belongs to the Queen of Eng land, and not to the "brown-skinned, canting, disre putable agitator," Gordon, is a fact which somewhat overrides theories. It is to bo lamented that excessive punishment was awarded to some of Gordon's dupes ; but, on the other hand, English ladies and children were saved from worse than Cawnpore atrocities. So that, on the whole, Englishmen are very well satisfied that Peter Taylor, Beales (M.A.), and Shammyrumstuff, are out in the cold. A word of recognition of Mr. Giffard's masterly demolition of the case for the prosecution, and as warm a word of re cognition of Mr. Stephen's most gentlemanly discharge of his professional duty. " The matter cannot rest where it does," remarks the Star ; and we agree. Some manifesta tion of English sympathy with a persecuted officer must be made. Meantime,- why not xeturn Mr. Eyre for Middle _ sez P—Psrach. North A ntw Dutch rItEFELLEN (IN bilikltlG.a. Consolidated, 6 per cent. stock, irto. Bristol and Birm., 6 per cent. itto, 4i per cent. rd.. 924 , Eastern, Cons. pref., 4 per cent., itto, 9i per mit. rd., 92 FORIGHIS RAILWAYS, rerp and Rotterdam, Rhenish, y ~ Ditto, 221 Great Luxembourg, O South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 15i yr );1,14:1(4N /51INICS. Pontgibaud Silver, Lead Min. and Smelting, Si ~cottish AustraPau, BANlib. Bank of New Zealand, 181 i;nartered Bank of India, A , ustralia, and China. 17 Chartered ler. of India, Loudon, and Cnina, 3ii City, Imperial ottoman, litn., Si Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim, , 2 London and Lou uty, 57 London Joint Stoat:, 41i Union of Australia, 4il Union of Loudon, 43i DOCKS. I ondon and St. Katharine, 58 MISCELLANEOLIB. Atlantic Telegraph, 39 8 Dit o, 8 per cent., 784 City offices, lim., Commercial Union, Insurance, Credit eoncier 01 Engiati , t. urn Credit Foncier of 3lauritius, lim 61 East India Irrigation and Canal, 13 ICorpttaii tom. and Trading, fm,„ 34 Gen. Credit and Discount, urn., 4 f riudson's Bay, 16, International FinanCial Society. lim.. 24 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cayour 131 '4l.tional viscount °nips , 11. Y . New Zealand Loan and icier. Agency, lim.; 2j iiecan t• urine Insurantcf, 19, oriental (I as, lira., eentusula and Oriental Steam, Ditto, new, t. 9 Rio de Janeiro City Improvements. 195 1 South Australian Land, 3 t LUXEMBURG.—A communication has been made by the Prussian Government to Lord Stanley on the subject of the cession of Luxemburg to France. Without describing the exact nature of the communica tion, we may state that the object of it is to induce our Government to press the Dutch Government to withdraw from the negotiations with France ; thus the question might be dropped without bringing the Cabinets of Berlin and Paris into collision. The policy of strict non intervention which Lord Stanley has laid out for his guidance may, we are led to believe, be on this occasion slightly departed fpom.—The Owl. REMOVAL OF ANOTHER CITY CHURCIL—A scheme has been prepared for the removal of the Church' of St. Mildred at the eastern end of. the -Poultry. For many months .past it has had no congregation. By the re moval of the church a large space !via be obtained for the improvements which have long been'. required in that neighbourhood. II'HE SUN, LONUON, THURSDAY EVEMNG, APRIL 4, 1867. SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Railways. r a id . l Closing Business Prim. I done. at lksristol and' eter 100 78 130 at 'Caledonian ......... 100 107 109 1081 8 at Cambrian Cork and Bandon...- - Cornwall all 4 8 at Dublin & Belfast June lOO 65 •58 at Dun„Perth,& Ab. June lOO 70 72 100 E.London, scrip Certi all - 100 - d at Glasgow &S. Western 100 105 1 0 7 st IGreat Eastern, Ord.stli. 100 27 29 271 7 at Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2 100 5 7 at Great North of Scotland' 100 - - at Great Northern lOO 1;3 115 at A stock ' 100 1-2 124 1201 at Do. 11 stuck ' 100 - - Do. iNew,ls. at 25 pm 10 , - - at GtS, and W. 01 Ireland. lon 50 91 ' at it. Western -Origina£, 1,0 41 42 lot 41 at Du. S. Val. Rail gua.i 100 - - at Do. South Wales I 100 50 55 a aa t tt 0 100 21 27 Do. Newport i; :00 0 25 3t2 st Lancashire & Yorkaiiir£ 100 121 126 123 1..1 at LJadon and Blitekwani 100 - - at Lou., lirigh.,& S Coas 100 74 76 '723 1 2 at Lon., Char., and Dover, 100 17 11 16 1 at Do. Metrop. Ex. A ' 100 13 16 at Lon. & Westeri. 100 116 Ils 116 151 16 at I Lou. & South Western 100 73 to 771 at Alan., Sher., & Lincoln 100 47 49 45 4 1 at Iletropolltan - Do. New st Do. Extension. -- all 104 10 8 1021 4 100 j Metropolitan District. all - 77 Do. do. do. 10 - - 10 Do. and St. John's W'd 6 - - at Midland 9 Do. £9 Share at Do, Birmin.. & Derby' 100 82 83 161 25 slid Kent • a all - - at North British at Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun 100 4 18 at Nth. Eastern- Berwick. 100 101 lu3 25 Do. G.N•E purchase 16.13.4 - - at Do. Leeds t Do. York lOO 92' 94 934 3 at Do. Carlisle ..... - - 25 Do. Stock. & Darling. all t 33 35 10 Do. do. 1860-61 ig g 10 I, et North London at Do. do. 1864 5 . . lO - • at Do. do. 1866 at North Staflordshire at N. &S. W. Junction 25 Scottish Central ,152 at Scot. N. E ,'Aber. stock - 100 - 10 Do. Scot, Mid. at-rok .. 100 - - et Shropshire Union .... 100 - - at South Devon lOO 43 45 454 at ,•south Eastern 20 Staines, Wok., & Wok all 8 10 at Taff Vale lOO 163 :58 10 Do. C 3 4, at Vale or Neath - - at Waterford & Kilkenny 10,. 10 Waterloo & Whiteha I 6 - - at West Cornwall loo - BRITISH POSSESSIONS. 100 Atlantic& St. Lawrence all 67 6O at l flom.,Baroda, Cen.ln. 100 100 102 1014 gu. 5 per cent tO Do. F shares lO 1d 4p 01 Buffalo & Lake Huron all 4 4 4 10 Do. Preference all 71 81 100 j Butt,Brant,& Goderich 6 p.c. 1872-3- 100 - - at Calcutta &S. E., lim lOO - - at „ape Town & Dock, gu lOO 50 55 47 00 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p. all 10 i 103 at East. IlenAal, gu., sdo 100 101 I‘3 1011 2 st East Indian, gu. 5 p.o. 100 1 06 1 0 7 1084 40 Do. J Extension - - at lirandrrunkof Canada 100 20 '22 .00 Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c all 85 88 100 Do. Ist ("ref. Bonds all 57 5 9 100 Do. do deferred ... ail 5 3 5 4 100 De. 2d Pref. Bonds all 52 51 100 Do. do. deferred 100 Do. 3d Pref. stock all 37 10 100 Do. do. deferred - - 100 Du. 4th Pref. stook all 23 25 100 Do. do. deterred - - st (it. India Pen. gua. sp.c lOO 106 106 loai o. Gua. 5 per cent lB 4 to Do. New gua. sp. c 6 1 1 c at tit. South of India gua. 5 per cent at at D4l per cent lou 91 93 Do - /01 Great Wes. of Canada all 12/ 13. 131 201 Do. New . £OO Do. 6p. c 144 a. pay. 1873 all b 822 100 Do. 50 do. pay. 1877-8.. all 81 a 4 10 Indian Branch, limited 2 11 111 1 13-16 at Madras, gua. 5 p.O .... 100 100 102 1014 100 92 4 4 92 I at Do. 44 do at Do. 41 do lOO 85 .90 20 Do. Fifth Extension 5 bt 51elb. Cor. 6p. c. Ends. 1 00 50 el. & Hudson's Bay all - '- et N.Rl.C'da.,6pc let /Abe 100 82 85 et Scinde -100 97 92 92 1 at Do. Delhi 20 Do. do 56, 10 1 " 9 1 at Do. Punjaub.... a o 100 97 98 001 1 at Do.lndua St.Flot 54 100 - - COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITINS. British Columbia, 6 per cent., Leo. 31, 1372 100 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.&July 1877-84 • Do. 6p. o. Feb. & Aug 1 0 VS 100 D. sp. o. Mar. & Sept 100 1 100 101 961 1)0. sp. c. Jan..': July lOO ! 88 90 Do. sp. c. Inscribed ski 100 , 87 81 Cape G. Elope, 6 p.c. 1673 1 100 1 10: 104 Du.Apl.&ool. 1890-1900 100 1105 107 Do. do 1,30-9 u 100 ! 104 106 Do. Jan. &July, 1690-9. 100 102 101 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April (tun lb 001., 1000 lOO 91 i 3 : iee D ; 0 10 n, Nov. 'Stand tins, 6 p 1188 . 07 e 88 , : 6 p 1 d 8 0 7 : 3 . , 1101 1111)61 11083 100 102 104 D ia o n . . l a ,.; n s d July 00. telti'2, Mayls, Nov. '' 5 oo 100 113 03 105 113 L 0. 1895, Feb. & Aug lOO 105 107 Natal qov. 6 per cent lOO 9 8 ICO N.8.G0v.6p.0.Ja.&.Ju13 100 06 08 N. S.W. Gov. 5 p'e., 18 60 100 91 93 Do. 5 p.c. 1871 to 1870 100 Do. 5 p.O. 1583 to 1893 100 85 87 87 5 )3. p. cent 1 1 9 0 0 0 10 96 1 1 9 02 8 Do. 5 per cent.... Nova So,tia Gov. 6p. o New sterling, Z ea a nldB, 6 75 Queensland Gov. 6p. c lOO 91 03 91 , S. Aue.Gov. 6 p,o 1868-0 100 -- - - Do. 1875 & upwards 1! 0 106 108 Vio,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja & J uly 100 - - Do. do, A pril & Oct lOO 107 00 1051 i 5 BBL 1451 a 11•1 ..N sin. Cam. Consul. Cold, 11111. I Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated. 30 7 9 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist. 1 37) 399 Urakevralls 2.1.0 1 14 East Bassett (Illogan) 291 22 24 East Carauon 2.14.5 5 6 East earn Brea 3* 3 34 East Grenville 2.14.tN 2 3 East Gunnislake .. 5.3. t 6 # East Love.l 3.9.0 9 10 E. W'l Russell (Tavlstk 11.2.6 31 3 1 Garn.S.; 5 tAubyn(G well. 66 4 5 4 Great L Axey, limited all 13 17 Great South Tolgus 0.14.6 - - Great Wheal isuy 11.0.0 G. Wheal Vor (heist .1, 40 2C 22 Grenville 5. MO 11 16 kierod's Foot .... 8.10.0 3: 34 iilngston Downs 5.10.6 21 lik _—__ 4 . ssi3 3 3:) , T 4., : 1 1., ro a w7turr r t)ttk g .t. n a e d r V e y caret Iron i re l J oyn n y . 0. . 3 . 1 1 1, 7 4. . , fi i 23 7 1 L,14 9 d .Nl . W hh h i li Sl ed ' c e .\ l l t e :I:°3ang healsk s e e a t r c t r ( l o l t i t o y g a . n 2 4 . . 31 4 1 83 : . 3 U . . 3 5 1 - 5 : — 8 4153 51 1 2 8. Carauon P rosper io. U e :i u ie rtn. c . i tc . I . U nited 7.1. 'S 21 21 o Y w Lelant 10.6.; 26 28 18.1:. 9 3.2.0 * 11 Stray Park . Tin Cr0tt....., .... ._ 3_lo 330_ 9 12 14 Vigra and Clugan, lim all West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (L ua k eard 1 ' 9 .1 West Chiverton ....... . 11 68 70 West Seton ..... . Wheal Bassett ' ?Hogan 51 65 ;0 Wheal Buller (ftedru tb 16 23 k 5 Wheal Mary Ann (glen. 8 11 13 Wheal Seton ...... . Wheat Trela - .vney (Lis 5.17.0 10 12 POLICE INTELLIGEACE.—This Day. DOW-STREET. FORGING ORDERS FOR BREAD.—Georgo Phillip was placed at the bar on remand, charged with obtaining bread from the shop of Mr. Day, 35, Broad-street, Bloomsbury, by means of forged orders. Mr. Day acid the prisoner came into his shop on Wednesday last, and offered him an order, pur porting to be signed by the Rev. Mr. Brock for a quantity of bread. Knowing that the order was not in the handwriting of the Rev. Mr. Brock, he asked the prisoner to write his own name on it, and having done so he at once gave him into custody. The prisoner bad pre viously passed 10 forged orders on his shop. Jessie Robinson said she was shopwoman to Mr. Day. She had given prisoner at least four quartern loaves in ex change for orders purporting to be signed by the Rev. Mr. Brock, us she found her mark on some of the orders. When prisoner came in he presented the order, and said he had get it from Mr. Brock. Believing what he said she gave him the bread in exchange for the order. Mr. Day said his wife and daughter had also given the prisoner bread in exchange for orders. Sir T. lienry said four cases were quite as good as fifty for the purposes of prosecution. Prisoner, in answer to the charge, sail a young man named Earnest had given him the orders, and he told him that ho had got them from a man named Renton. Sir T. Henry told the prisoner when he first went to the shop he said he had the order from the Rev. Mr. Brock. The Rev. Mr. Brock said he had been in the habit of giving orders for bread at Mr. Day's shop. To the best of his belief he had never seen the prisoner before. None of the orders were in his handwriting. Police-constable 80 F said he took the prisoner into custody for uttering forged orders for bread. The prisoner on his first examination said the order was given to him by a young man, who told him if he was asked about it to give a wrong address. The Rev. Mr. Bruck asked-if:the case. could be disposed of summarily. Sir T. Henry said he could not do so, as it was a charge of uttering a forged document. Mr. Day said it . would snit:-All parties best if such - a course could be adopted. Sir T. Henry said the case must go for trial, and the prisoner was accordingly fully committed, and each of the witnesses bound over to appear at the sessions and give evidence against him. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ATTEMPTING TO GET UP A SCENE IN COURT.—Michael Murphy; a labourer, was brought before Mr. Knox on a warrant charged with assaulting his wife Mary, residing in Cooper's-court, Windmill-street. The prosecutrix having fainted just before the case was called on, she was allowed to give her evidence seated, she appearing or pretending to be very ill. On being sworn she said, in answer to questions by the magistrate—l don't wish to press the charge. It occurred at 12 o'clock yesterday, but I don't wish to press it. Don't put any more questions to me. He has been a good hus band to me. Let him go. Grant me my request. It won't happen again. He'll be be a good husband for my sake. Mr. Knox—How long have you been married ? Prosecutrix—Twelve years. It's all through his parents. Mr. Knox ordered the prosecutrix to be assisted out of court, she appearing to be quite overcome. Paice (one of the warrant officers)—The prosecutrix is not in such a bad condition as she pretends to be in. Barns (the gaoler)—l have known the husband for years, and he is a quiet, well-behaved man. Mr. Knox—Did she appear in such a condition when she applied for the warrant. Paico—No, sir; not half se bad. Mr. Knox—Then it is got up by her to deceive and en tertain the court. Paice—That is so. On going to take the prisoner last night she was rushing about the room, and the neighbours said there was six of one and half a dozen of the other. Mr. Knox—Prisoner I am Inclined to think your wife's fainting and all that is only to deceive me. 1 will take the case as one of "no prosecution," and discharge you, and if your wife wishes to attend ag a i n she do so. =-,_, WESTMMSTER. STEALING A HORSE, CART, AND HARNESS.—James Green, 52, William Edmunds, 21, and Sophia Gilder, 20, were charged with stealing a horse, cart, and harness, value £5O, the property of Frederick Coton. Mr. Alfred H. Jarrett, Superintendent of the Police, of the borough of Hertford, said from information he received he wont on Saturday morning last to the White Swan publichouse, at Hertford, and saw the prisoner Green holding a horse outside the door of the house, and asked him to whom it belonged ; he said he was hold ing it for a man inside, and directly Edmonds came to the door and offered Green a pot of beer. Edmonds said the 'horse and cart wore his ; he used them in his business. Witness was not satisfied with the account he gave, and took him and the others into custody for the unlawful possession. They were taken before the borough magistrates, and remanded till yester day, being then charged with stealing. At the public house at Hertford he received &receipt (produced) wet with ink, for £6, the prisoner Edmonds having sold the horse and cart to a man named Perkins for £6. Evidence of the sale having been given by Edmonds, his confession of the robbery and three convictions having been proved against him, They were remanded for a week. TAMES. ALLEGED DRUNKENNESS AND FURIOUS DRIVING.—Ed ward Baldwin, a rag merchant, carrying on business in Ratcliff and Shadwell, was brought before Mr. Partridge charged with being drunk and furiously driving a horse and cart to the danger of the public. Edward Dillon, police-sergeant, No. 19 K, stated that last night soon after 11 o'clock be was in Jubilee-street, Stepney, and heard a horse and cart behind him at a very rapid pace. The prisoner was driving, and he passed him at the rate of 12 or 14 miles .an hour. The prisoner was very drunk. There were three men and a boy in the cart. He followed them across Commercial-street to Sutton street, where the prisoner pulled up at a public-house and got out. A boy was ordered to drive away as fast as he could. He stopped the horse and cart, and took the pri soner into custody. Mr. Baldwin then said, "What ! you are not going to arrest me for such a trifling thing as this?" to which he replied, " Yea I am, you have eadangered people's lives." Mr. Charles Young, solicitor on the part of the prisoner, who he said was a rag merchant and marine store dealer of No. 168, High-street, Shadwell, declared that the horse stated to have galloped at the rate of 12 or 14 miles an hour was old and spavined in the hind legs, and could not travel at the rate of more than 6 miles an hour. The pri soner was quite sober last night, and iu fact was not a drunken man. Mr. Partridge looked at the horse in the street opposite the Court, and thought it could go more than 6 miles an hour. Kr. Charles Young—A very old stager and spavined in its hind legs? The Prisoner—And forelegs too. (A laugh.) Thomas Rayner was one of the party in the cart last night, and the horse did not travel at the rate of more than 6or 7 miles an hour. The prisoner was sober. Dillon—This man was drunk - last night. Mr. Partridge—Ho does not appear very sober now. James Holland and James Bott gave similar evidence. The latter, a German beer shop-keeper, in Lower Oxford street, Stepney, said all the parties had been in his house last night, drinking, and left his house perfectly sober. The ford and hind legs of the prisoner's horse were bad and it could not run fast. Lillon said that Inspector Hornsby, of the K division, who took the charge at the -station-house, could prove the prisoner was drunk. Mr. Partridge remanded the prisoner, on bail, for the attendance of the inspector:. • The Bank Returns. The Bankers' Magazine furnishes the returns of the cir culation of the private and joint-stock banks in England and Wales for the four weeks ending the 2d of March. These returns, combined with the circulation of the Scotch and Irish banks for the same period, and the average cir culation of the Bank of England for the four weeks ended the 27th of Feb. (the nearest date furnished by their returns), will give the following results of the circulation of notes in the United Kingdom When compared with the previous month : i Feb. 2. 131 re l . 2 . 1867. 1847, i Increase. Decrease ,---,-----__—.--- .. Bank of England... ; 25,015, 1 20; 22, 5 81,595 1 603,525 Private Banks .".. , 2,81 0 , 64 6! 7 ,4854 ti. 125,230 Joint-stock Banks.. j 2,23.,515; 2,29 2,9;7 --35,549 . ' Total In England. 28 , 22 + ,212 27,559,938 661,291 Scotland.... l4, 05,3 ?l 4,356,160 49. 71 Ireland , 6,186,031 6.146, 0u 41 4003)2 t ---- I - - ' 88,8.8,27 ,1 ! 33.08?,1521 United Kingdom. 7.t4,•24 And as compared with the month ending the 3z d" of March, 1866, the above returns show an increase of ..£1,424,050 in the circulation of notes in England, and an increase of £1,478,948 in the circulation of the United Kingdom. On comparing the above with the fixed issues of the several banks the following is the state of the circulation: — The English private banks are below their fixed issue ••• ••• £1,347,200 The English joint-stock banks are below their fixed issue 445,60 Total below fixed issue in England ... £1,71 , 2,863 The Scotch banks are above their fixed issue... 1,606,889 The Irish banks are below their fixed issue ... 208, &90 The average stock of bullion held by the Bank of Eng land in both departments during the month ending the 27th of Feb. was £19,225,825, being an increase . of £100,408 as compared with the previous month, and an increase of £5,690,171 when compared with the same period last year. The following are the amounts of specie held by the Scotch and Irish banks during the month ending the 2d of March : Gold and silver held by the Scotch banks £2 ; 647,913 Gold and silver held by the Irish banks 2,508,859 Being. a. &reuse of £4,222 as compared with th . e : pre • . idonaz-return, and an incioaao of £443,208 whon Compared with the corresponding period last year. Adventures of an Impostor. George Hall Buckton, a " gentleman" already unpleasantly known to several hotel-keepers at Brighton, and who has been convicted by the borough magistrates of vagrancy, &c., -has been " doing" the good people of Lewes in a similar way. He was brought up at the County Hall on Monday, and charged with obtaining goods by false pretences from Mrs. Stenning, of the White Hart Hotel. He has been several times in custody, and is well known to the police as an hotel thief and begging letter im postor. About a fortnight ago the Brighton borough magistrates sent him to prison for vagrancy, and on his release he seems to have at once recommenced the dishonest course he is alleged to have practised pre vious to his committal. Coming from the gaol at about 9 o'clock in the morning, he is said to have first visited the Black Horse Inn, where, however, he did not long remain, leaving "the house because lie could not be accommodated with a fire. Then 1w made his way to the White Hart Hotel, and ordered breakfast, which was supplied, and which he seemed very much to enjoy. The " gentleman" then asked for the Times newspaper, and appeared to be an noyed because Turner, the waiter, could not lend him a pair of spectacles. Then he did a good deal of writing, and anxiously inquired of the attenAnt respecting the state of the funds that morning. About 1 o'clock a clergyman and another gentleman came in and ordered luncheon, to which prisoner invited himself, and, it is said, talked to his com panions quite familiarly, telling them he-was going to Hastings, as they were, by the 2 o'clock train. The "customer," about whom suspicions were already entertained, next called for some of the " best beerin theoellar," but the waiter brought him, instead, a pint of,the sourest he could find " because," he said, " I had taken stock of him, and didn't believe he meant to pay." Having partaken of some whisky and cigars, the prisoner naively inquired the amount of his bill, and was told it was ss. 6d., upon which he said he had left his purse at Hast ings, and could not pay. H was then given into- the hands of the police, who were somewhat puzzled as to what to charge him with, but ulti mately decided to bring the accusation stated above. He told the constables he knew he had not brought himself within the law, with which he was as well and perhaps better acquainted than they, and that he would bring an action against them for false im prisonment. On his person were found a number of memoranda, which contained a list of several London firms who owed him money, principally for interest on cash ; several names of persons to be proceeded against criminally or in the County Court ; a list of the closing prices of railway shares on a certain day ; names of places which he intended to visit, including " Newhaven, Lewes, Eastbourne, Hastings, Rye, Maidstone ;" and, what afforded a good deal of amusement, a diary, in which, among other things, he says, under date March 9, " I smoked my pipe and drank my grog until 11 o'clock, then to bed, very nice, comfortable bed, and a good long sleep, but the girl did not bring my hot water till 9 o'clock. At 10 o'clock read the Sussex Adver tiser." Again, " Owing to me, by Duke of Cum berland, 125." In a list of " persons to call upon" appear the names of "Lord Llanover, Mr. Harvey Lewis, Mr. Thomas Chambers, and John Bright." His papers also contained a begging letter addressed to the "Lady of the House," with the words, "The bearer waits," in the corner of the envelope. The letter sets forth that the writer is a lay preacher of the Established Church, who, through unforeseen circumstances, has fallen into poverty. He wishes to raise £3O. to enable him to proceed to New York, and whatever you may, in the spirit of Christianity, be pleased to contribute towards this object to a poor forlorn and decayed member of the Church' of Christ will be most thankfully received. TWo lists of subscriptions, containing the names ;of some well-known London firms as subscribers, were also found. Subjoined are two extracts from the "Diary :"—" March 3d.-8 30—tea pot washings, no tea, sugar, bread, butter, or herring. 11 p.m.—St. Martin's Church. Glad stone—sanctified, hypercritical, and wrinkled, though not more than 56. Sits in pew No. 14, middle aisle. Wicked souls, many of them no doubt will receive the greater damnation.' Out upon ye, hypocrites ! 1 30—Communion finished. Left church just after William ' Stewart' Gladstone and his two ladies. He departed from them at the Crimean Statue. The two women went to 11, Carlton-house-terrace. lie went to some club, Pall Mall, probably the Reform Club. 2 p.m.— Wrote to Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, 11,' Carl ton-house-terrace, 4 p.m.—Wrote again. 5 45 p.m. Sent messenger with letter. 6 p.m.—Not in ; an answer will be sent when he comes in. 6 30. Sent to Gladstone again. ' Not in.' Where is he ? At the Reform Club ? Wrote to him for 20s. My bill at the Restearaunt,Grenadier Hotel, Haymarket, is his. 7d. How shall I pay it without Gladstone's help ? 9 o'clock.—No answer from Gladstone. Greet the blackguard ! Support Derby and the Tories against the thievish Whigs !" " March 30. —7 a.m. Left B 22, same number as the conva.: lescent ward at M.B. W. (someother prison) ; down below, got on my clothes, which have been scalded. 8 a.m.—Two loaves. 9.—Governor gave my dis , charge. 9 30.—White Hart Hotel, opposite the County Hall. 10.—Breakfast ; Times ;no spec tacles to be had ; tea, bread and butter, two eggs, rasher of bacon, two rounds of toast. 1 o'clock.— Luncheon ; cold roast beef, &c. Detained at this inn till a quarter past 3 o'clock. Bobby No. 34 same. Police station till —. Go to Barleymow Inn, Selmeston." The evidence of the waiter at the White Hart having been taken, Mr. Goodlee said although it was evident prisoner's conduct was most dishonest and disgusting, there was not the slightest evidence of false pretence to enable him to send the case for trial. He was then dis charged.—Brighton Guardian. THE CESSION OF RUSSIAN AMERICA.---Thi3 Russian organ, Le Nord, says :—" The Transantic tele gram which announces the meeting of the United States Senate in order to receive communications of a treaty for the cession of Russian America contains nothing whiCh ought to surprise us. This cession, if we are not mistaken, is the consequence of negociations dating back several months. It is easy to see the mutual advantages that Russia and the United States must derive fromsUch a transaction.. These American countries, hitherto all but unprOductive to Russia i owing. their distance from the centre - of in' empire already so vast, will be more easily vivified by Yankee expansion; and the current of colonisation and commerce which will ultimately be established between the Asiatic and American sea-board of the Pacific will powerfully aid the prosperity of Eastern Siberia and the basin of the Amoor." FORTIFICATIONS. —Yesterday a return was issued relative to the past and prospective outlay for fortifications at Portsmouth, Plymouth, Pembroke, Portland, Gravesend, Medway and Sheerness, Chatham, Dover, and Cork. The total estimated cost of the works was £6,995,000 ; the amount expended up to the beginning of the present year, £3,491,872 ; the number of guns that will bo required, about 2,000 ; the estimated cost of armament for the works, £1,883,722 ; number of artillerymen, 9,841; number of in fantry, 22,441; cost of land, £1,064,761; to tal expenditure to beginning of present year, £4,556,633 ; and amount re quired to complete, £2,438,367. A Romisli PRIEST FOUND DROWNED —A melan choly impression has been produced among the people of Leith, Scotland, by the discovery of the body of the Rev. Father Noble in the harbour nearly opposite the entrance to the Victoria Dock. The body was found about 6 o'clock on Tuesday morning by some fishermen, and the deceased was lust seen between 1 and '2 o'clockgoing in the direction of the east pier, for what purpose is not known. He had gone to bed about 12 on Monday night, and would appear to have visited the chapel before going out, the private door from the chapel-house being open. There had been nothing unusual of late in his habits or demeanour, and his resort to the pier is attributed to his not having slept well for some time, and to his fondness of a walk in the sea air. The probability is that ho had fallen into the water during his nocturnal perambulation. lie was greatly liked by the Roman Catholics of the town, and highly esteemed by the community - in general. During the recent epidemic of cholera his services were such as to call forth the special approbation of the magistrates. He was a native of Ireland, and was about 43 years of age. lie had been settled in Leith for six or seven years.—Scotvnan. SHOCKING AND FATAL FIRE.—A shocking fire broke out in Clonmel on Saturday night. The fire oc ourred in Main-street, in the residence of a baker, and the flames spread to the adjoining tenement occupied by a .hair dresser.- -Before- the flames could be- extingnished .both,houses wety burnedoto the ground, l and :two persons . Soirentaen years ago the same baker's house was burned, and seven persons perished in the flatnes, OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE BOAT-RACE. PUTNEY, March 4. The Oxonians are taking good pedestrian exer cise this morning, and there are some of them aware that they need it. The " pumping" of three or four of the men in the row down yesterday after noon showed that they were not in condition for a great race. There are one or two who are so full of flesh that half a stone could be spared. The Cam bridge men, on the contrary, have not any to lose, or, at any rate, if they lose any more s it will not be an advantage. They must have had much more . training and exercise before they came to town than *their opponents. They seem more practised in their style of rowing, and more in _condition for a race. Instead of .being hustled about the course as they now are at P uin ey the men .tbsolntely want rest—too much s being taken out of them, or soon will be, and un less it is discontinued the crew will become weak ened. Judicious training, of course, may prevent this, and those who have them in hand should know how far they ought to go. There are yet a week of rowing days between this and the' 13th, and what may be most beneficial exercise to the Oxo nians may be most detrimental to the Cantabs. A great change has taken place in the betting, caused by the great pace in which the Cantabs have done the distance during the last two - days both up and down. Betting is nearly even now. For a great time it was 7 to 4on Oxford ; it is at present little more than even betting, Oxford for chance. Share, IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS. -YESTERDAY. The SPEAKER took the chair at twelve o'clock. JOINT STOCK CODIPANIES (VOTING PAPERS) . BILL. The house went into committee on this bill. Mr. D. GRIFFITH said the great object of the bill was to enable persons to vote at meetings of joint stock com panies by a voting paper in preference to the system now. in practice, viz.—either in person or by proxy. At pre sent the proxies wens sent in to the directors before the meeting was held, and therefore the system was open to great objection, because it nearly always hap pened that the proxies were used by the directors to enable them to carry their own propositions right or wrong. The voting paper was only to be used at an adjourned meeting, and then the parties giving them to their friends would be in a position to give expression to their opinions after they had hoard the question to some extent discussed. Mr. LAWSON said the bill was altogether useless, as it would not carry out the object of the hon. gentleman, neither would it be of the slightest benefit to shareholders. After a short discussion the Ist clause was struck out without a division, and on the motion of Sir F. Goldsmid Mr. Dodson left the chair, and the house resumed. SPIRITUAL DESTITUTION BILL. Mr. AYRTON moved the second reading of this bill. He said when -he first brought forward the subject he was met with the objection that the bill dealt with a small por tion of the country in preference to the larger; and the object of this bill was to call upon the Ecclesiastical Com missioners to give a portion of the Common Fund to relieve cases of spiritual destitution in England. As that was objected to, he had consented to extend his measure to the whole of England and Wales, and that the Commissioners should _at once be called upon to provide for the urgent cases which presented themselves. The Common Fund was made up mainly from the increased value of land and other episcopal endowments, in comparison with what they produced when first given to the church, and he thought it was nothing but just that those places which had given the wealth should have the first of the benefit. The Com missioners at the end of the 'year would come into an in creased income, by the falling in of the Finsbury estate, to the amount of over £50,000 per annum; and therefore he thought the overcrowded portions of the metropolis ought to be well cared for. The Commissioners, he' believed, proposed a plan of making an appropriation to all places with 5,000 inhabitants, so as.to make up the salary of the ministers to £3OO, but he contended that the spiritual destitution of the people ought to be cared for before the personal destitution of the clergymen. Mr. HOWES moved that the bill be road a second time that day sii months, because he believed the measure was hostile to the commission in the largest sense. The Com missioners were anxious to relieve all cases of spiritual destitution, but the bill laid down such stringent principles that he felt bound to oppose it in every way. Mr. B. HOPE supported the bill. Mr. WALPOLE said he should be strongly in favour of the bill if it were to give curates to ponnlous places as well as to au , 4:ment benefices, but as the Commissioners had not sufficient funds in hand when they considered the clauses which came under the existing act, he could not support the bill. Moreover, if they a dopted it they would lose the large benefactions which were now ,made to meet the grants made by the Commissioners. A. discussion ensued, in which Mr. Bruce, Mr. Selwyn, Sir W. Heatlicote, and other members took part, the gene ral opinion" being that the bill ought to be made simply a permissive measure. Mr. AYRTON, in reply, said the bill was compulsory only so far that the Commissioners should be called upon to consider the cases submitted to them, but it was permissive as to the distribution of its funds. He was of opinion that for years greater regard had been paid to the parson than the people, and it was to remedy that that he had introduced the bill. It had been said that the Ecclesiastical Commissioners were unable to deal with the cases he had referred to, because the Commissioners had anticipated the funds that were to come into their hands. He denied altogether the right to do so. The bill simply stated that where the population exceeded 5,000 persons andspiritual destitution existed, the Commissioners should be at liberty to appropriate the funds at their disposal. He contended that the poor had a right to assistance from the fund which they had helped to accumulate rather than that those funds should be distributed amongst parsons and patrons. He was quite willing to alter the bill so far tbat the commis sioners should take the claims of populous parishes into consideration concurrently with the other claims made. The house then divided, when there appeared For the second reading 7B Against it• 173 —95 Majority The bill was consequently lost. SEA COAST FISHERIES (IRELAND) BILL. Mr. BLAKE moved the second reading of this bill, which provided, among other things, to appoint inspectors to guard and protect fisheries, to enact certain restrictions with respect to trawling, and to grant loans to fishermen for the repair of their boats and gear. The measure would be productive of much good in Ireland, and therefore he hoped the house would consent to its second reading, with a view of referring it to a select committee, where its pro visions could be fully examined. Lord NAAS said he should not oppose the progress of the bill, but he specially wished to guard himself against the supposition that he was favourable to all the provi sions of the measure, and he must also ask that no further steps be taken iu the matter until after Easter, the question of -referring the bill to a select committee being also left open. After some further discussion, the bill was read a second time. MUTINY BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. • WATERFORD ELECTION COMMITTEE. Colonel ADAIR brought up the report of the Waterford County Election _petition. The report stated that Edward Do la Poer, Esq., was duly elected, and that no-corrupt practices were proved' to have prevailed at the late election. The house then adjourned. SHIPPING INLELLiaszICE. ,Losmcky, April -4.—Wind this day at . noon—North- Westerly ; light breeze and flue weather, but cloudy, with a little rain. FALMOUTH, April 3.—Wind N.E.— Arrived—Panne brog, from New York ; August, from Odessa ; Clio, from Sulina. CARDIFF, April 3.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Blue Nose, for Philadelphia. LIVERPOOL, April 4.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Sappho, from Pernambuco.' PLYMOUTH, April 3.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Sussex, from Loudon for Melbourne. (By Telegraph.) GRA.YESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived, April 3—Thyra, steamer, from Helsingborg; Caroline, from Alexandria; Speculation, from Wismar; Alpha, from Dram; Ranger, steamer, from Rotterdam; Baron Osy, steamer, from Antwerp ; Era, steamer, from Bordeaux; Seine, steamer, from Boulogne. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. . &uatraila and New Zealand, via Southampton April 19 Ditto, via 3larseilles April 3 Brasil and Cape Verde. by British p a e net April 7 Ditto, by French packet Cape of Good !lope, Ascension, and St. lieleua April 27 China, Penang, and Singvore, via Sou.hatiapton—Apr. l 19 Ditto, via Marseilles. Falkland Islands dibraltar, via soutliampton _ Apri ,3 India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton... April 1 . Ditto, via Mar s eilles India (Bombay), via Southampton. April .3 Ditto, via Marseiiies .. April 7 Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southamp ton Ap r il 13. Ditto, via Marseilles April 7. llauritius, via Southampton .................... April Ditto, via Marseilies. .............. .. ......... • •A pril 13 Jewloundland i'ortuga) Ditto, by private shi.p t0..L.i.5.b....0n..............-'..•••••••••AApPrrilli 1: Lifland States and British North A.merlea, by Bri tish packet Ditto, oy Canadian paoket, via Londonderry ..A pril 10 Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp ton . ......................• Ditto, via Cork .............. •• • • • • Vest Indies and Pacific (except Bahamas and 34 1.1 h o ain n cl ,a. t 1 rat a y s i ) a . . N .: ) , w ,. i ....... ............... ; .. .. ; ; ,:. ; .. .. .. .. .. .... .. ..... .. . ............... : Cuba aid Mexico - ...... April 29 Bermuda, via Halifax .......... . April 10 iVeet WOW Africa, Madeira, and Tcueriffe ...,April 5. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Dv. VICTORIA CLUB BETTING.—•(THIS DAY.) Some striking movements were made to-day in connec tion with the Two Thousand Guineas and Derby. For the former event Plaudit retired to 4 to 1, there being an evident disposition to lay, but at 9 to 2 many backers would have been found. There were many inquiries after Hermit, but'layersrefused to advance on 9 to 1, which would not tempt his followers, though 10 to 1 would have been accepted. Marksman, after 1,000 to 70 being ac cepted, further advanced to 12 to 1, which price was noted, down to win nearly £2,000 ; also au even bet about Ws running fur the Newmarket event. An outsider, the Frenchman Ferragus, was introduced, znd backed as below for the Derby. For the Chester Cup Lecturer was un questionably first favourite, and at 100 to 8 was in several instances suppJrted. CHESTER CUP. 100 to 12 agst Lecturer (taken) 20 to 1 agst Quick March (taken) 20 to 1 agst Iloulsey (offered) 25 to 1 agst Madame Uleopatre (taken and Wanted; TWO THOUSAND. 4 to 1 agat Plaudit (offered—take 9to 2) 9to 1 apt' Hermit (offered—take 10 to 1) 100 to 15 apt Julius (offered—take 8 to 1) 100 to 8 agst Marksman (taken and wanted) 100 to 8 agat Vauban (taken) 100 to 6 agst Knight of the Garter (offered) 20 to 1 agat Star of India (offered) 33 to 1 agat The Palmer (offered, take 40 to I) Even on Marksman running (taken) THS DIRBY. 7to 1 agst The Rake (offered, take 8 to 1) 9 to 1 agst Hermit (offered, take 10,000 to 1,0001 12 to 1 agst Plaudit (taken) 13 to 1 agst Dragon (offered) 23 to 1 agst Palmer (taken) 25 to 1 agst Taraban (offered) 1000 to 35 agst Grand Cross (taken) 5000 to 50 agst Ferragus (taken) NOTICE.—CILLNGZ OF -ADDILESS.—.TORN STIRK, late Of Beaufort Buildings, Strand, returns his best thanks for the patronage he has received dtiring the past year, and begs to inform his friends that he has removed to 25, Wel liugton-street, Strand, London, where commissions will be executed to any amount. Price Lists as usual. T. and G. LEE, of the Wheatsheaf, Worship-street, Shoreditch ; at Three King-court, Lombard-street; and at One Swan-yard, Bishopsgate-street. W. lionuxs and JOHN AMBROSE (member of Tattersall's, Victoria, and other Clubs) Execute Commissions on all races throughout the year. Address-33, °LINDEN STREET, IIAYMABHET. Commissions. JOHN PERCIVAL, Oxford Cigar Stores, 3, Panton-street, Haymarket,. Mr. GEORGE WEBB has lists posted on all forthcoming events daily from ten till two at the City Arches ; also in George-yard, and through his agent, Mr. Frank Butler, near Meux's Brewery. TEE HAVELOCK Turf Agency's Representative can be seen daily in Talbot-court, Uracechurch-street, from Eleven till Three. N.B.—lf you want a good foreign cigar call at the Havelock Cigar Stores, 10, Walworth road, three doors from the Elephant and Castle. YORK SPRING MEETING. TUESDAY, MAY 7. Weights for the Great Northern Handicap of 200 soya in specie, added to a sweepstake of 20 sovs each. Two miles, over the Old Course. • • Age st lb Regalia ... 5 9 1 Lecturer ... ... 4 9 0 Daiby ... 6 8 12 Caithness ... ... 4 7 12 War ... 4 7 11 Windham ... ... 6 8 10 John Davis ... 6 8 9 Rama ... 4 8 6 Brown Bread ... 58 5 Strathconan ... 4 8 5 Harry Brailsford ... 5 8 4 Tormentor... 4 8 2 Westwick ... 4 7 13 Empress of India... 6 7 9 Gomera ... 5 7 9 Arch i me d e s . 5 7 9 Retrousse ... ... 4 7 8 Podargus ~. 4 7 8 Treasure Trove ... 4 7 , 8 Buckfoot ... 6 7 8 Redcap ... 6 7 7 Friday ... 5 7 6 East Lancashire ... a 7 6 Plutus 4 7 3 Fitzroy. ... 4 7 2, Beeswing 4 7 2 Those horses marked * having been entered without the, knowledge of their owners will be struck out at the time prescribed, unless specially ordered to remain in. • Weights published Aptil 3, at 9 a.m. Age at lb Pintail ... ... 6 7 0 Terror ... ... 4 7 (1 *Scarborough ... 5 612 Violent ... 4 6 11 Chepstow ... ... 4 6 10 Black Prince, by Voltigeur ... 4 6 10 Sportsman... ... 4 610 Monitress ... 4 6 10 Hawkswell ... 4 6 7 Oracle ... 4 6 6 Blinkhoolie ... 3 6 3 Gilead ... 3 6 2 Lord of the Dales... 3 6 2 Bracken ... 3 5 12 Primrose 3 5 12 *Greenback ... 3 5 11 Red Wine ... 3 5 11 Leap Year... ... 35 10 John Osborne ... 3 510 Policy ... 3 5 9 Vernon ... ... 3 5 9 Pat Bob ... 3 5 9 Scipio ... 3 5 7 Doralice filly ... 3 5 7 NOTES rnom TRAINING QUARTERS. RICHMOND. Our horses are now getting into longer and stronger work, for the weather has taken up to be finer, and the moor is in excellent condition. Major Elwon has been a frequent visitor of late at Plaudit's exercise, and both he, Watson, and Snowden are exceedingly pleased with the manner in which the Two Thousand and Derby crack acquits himself. This morning Strathconan, in the ab sence of Lozenge, who has gone with some others of the Belle Isle team to Newcastle-on-Tyne, took Plaudil, New land, and Rose a couple of nice mile canters, and then gal loped a couple of miles at a real good pace, Plaudit and Newland going particularly strong and well, pulling up as lively as kittens at play. Snowden, of course, rides the favourite, and the colt is beginning now to show less superfluous flesh. H e will be pretty fit on the Two Thousand, but not quite as we could desire, the late inclement weather having most vexatiously- thrown all our horses backward in preparation. Rose has not improved a great deal. Lozenge is the fittest animal trained here; and, between him and Strathconan, Plaudit will have plenty of good schooling. It is said here, though, that the horse will go to Ilsley shortly, for Dunsany to finish his education, and Lord Lyon to test his form. Bob Cham bers is pioneering yiolet and Blairgowrie, and to-day they went a mile and three-quarters pretty fast. Imperator also took Bumblekite nearly a couple of miles; and El Cid was attending to Molinaro and (Ethan in their mile gallops. MIDDLEHAM. Our Chester Cup horse Harrogate galloped two miles first-class this morning, and Bracken a mile and three quarters. Tynedale and Minster Bell did a mile and a half, but the Priest and Weatherguide, who have been in physic, were merely trotting about. Honesty, Fitzroy, the Czar, Holstein, and East Lynn continue to do good work. Wind ham walked about. MALTON. We have a lot of horses in strong preparation now. Westwick and Rondinella look like going to Newmarket next week, and Taraban also. The two former galloped a couple of miles fast this morning, and Taraban did similar work with Grand Cross and Wild Wind, who were led by Knight of the Garter. They all go beautifully, as do Cora Corrybantica, Souloque, and Verdi. Skylark and Apple cross are still eased, but Bezique is doing a mile and a hal pretty strong. NE \VA] ARK ET. The training grounds here were never in better condi tion than at the present time, and it is to be hoped that the favourable weather will continue so as to admit of trainers getting their horses ripe for important engage ments. Whitby led The Rake a mile and three-quarters this morning, a portion of it on the collar, and the latter went uncommonly free, Van Amburgh following the pair for a mile, and then joining Nume; I'ompilius, who led him a mile and a half, fast. The latter is pretty fit. Knight of the Garter accompanied tile Hermit and the Topsail colt in a mile and three-quarters steady gallop. Nothing, however, went better at exercise than D'.Estour nel, though Dragon's beautiful movement also attracted considerable attention. T hese two are getting very forward. Sealskin was leading'.- and Mole skin. Opoponax followed 'Julius a mile and three quarters; and Tormentor was doing .real good wo rk with Lytham; an d 13eyce *lll3 en ding Star of India along, the hors e g oing splendidly. Sir Oliver e his arrival here has not done a very great deal, having been so recently amiss. Auguste has left here. Plutus v Troeadero a ga llo p of very nearly a couple of miles; f„.i Python and Euchanteur was leading some Ciao year Colds.F 4 o,_ mour wont a mile and a half, strong; and another Derby s de ,the plan of IZ~ss, was working freely. l3an r ti vis galloped two tnila s lilinkhoolie, T lcitoile- ) o n a n u r a halfe led s etir d steadily. a a° ll nU d d Bertie t est had ai e and three quarters gall o )Se c h ar o c ter took Kincgosulel3- . a li h N a a i • t te B u ms and Cheltenham cantered twice, and then galloped m a e m ile as hard as they could. e in similar work. Mdlle. Cleopatra galloped nearly a couple of miles, and her action was good. N ukuheva had a mac and a quarter spin. LIIILRPOOL CO r lON MARKET. (This Day.) Market opens with a fair inquiry at rather easier prices. Sales probably 7,000 or 8,000 bales. THE VOLUNTEERS.—It was decided on Tuesday, at a meeting of Volunteerbattalion officers at Stirling that the Sebttish National Volunteer Re - iew . slould not be held at Thankerton-moor, but at either Edinburgh or Stirling. —o.scvtsina+