The Sun. — London, England, 1867-02-28 00:00:00

MARKET A ND G'OMMERCIFL INTELLIGEIVTti, TWELVE O'CLOOK. Although money is very easy and plentiful, the minimum rate of discount of the Bank of England remains at 3 per cent. With the prevailing quietude of tra le and the absence of active speculation throughout the kinglotn, it cannot be a matter of surprise that, for the period, the deliberations of the Bank Court excite very little interest. There were no bullion operations at the Bank of England yesterday. Tenders for Queensland Bonds were accepted yesterday for about £llO,OOO, and it was notified that the unsold portion of the loan, as advertised, Would remain on sale at the Union Bank of Australia for a few days, at £9l for £lOO Bonds, upon the conditions originally offered. The last week's Railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are iu round figures as under : 1867. 1866. Great Western ... 67,192 67,474 North Western ...110,805 107,686 South Western ... ... 20,953 19,802 Brighton ••• ... 18,346 16,563 Midland ... 49,596 47,419 South Eastern ... ... 20,463 19.321 Great Northern 38,175 35,296 Lancashire and Yorkshire... ... 43,710 40,461 Bristol and Exeter... ... ... 5,887 5,659 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln ... 20,911 19,696 Great Eastern ... ... 31,860 31,202 London, Chatham, and Dover ... 8,291 7,595 Glasgow and South-Western ... 9,588 9,789 Metropolitan 4,195 3,641 Great Southern and Western, Ireland ... 10,130 8,365 North British ... 23,651 21,894 The returns, when compared with those of the corresponding period of last year, are in most instances of a favourable character. On the North- Western there is an increase of £3,119 ; on the South-Western of £1,151 ; on the Brighton of £ 1 ,783 ; on the Midland of £2,177 ; on the South- Eastern of £1,142 ; on the Great Northern of £2,879 ; on the Lancashire and Yorkshire of £3,249 ; on the Bristol and Exeter of £228; on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln of £1,215; on the Groat Eastern of £658 ; on the London, Chatham, and Dover of £696 ; on the Great Southern and West ern of Ireland of q,765 ; and on the North British of £1,757 ; while the Great Western shows a de crease of £282. Two o'CLocic. According to Reuter's telegram from Paris to day, the French Rentes were TOf. 12c. Firm. There is no change whatever in the English Stock Market, Consols being 91 * for money and the 7th inst., and 914 for the April account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 901- ; Exche quer Bills, March, Bs. to 12s. prem. ; Bank of England Stock, 253 ; India Stock, 213. _ _ Very little business has been transacted in the Railway Share Market, but in one or two instances prices are a shade flatter. Great Western have declined 11, while Great Eastern have improved I. The Foreign and Colonial lines are firmer. Bahia and San Francisco are marked 12/ ; Great Indian Peninsula, 1054 ; and East Indian, 1.06 Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures r emain steady at 28 30, and the Consolidated Mortgag e Bonds at 21i 22k. Porei g n Stocks remain without much alteration. Gre e k 5 per Cents. have improved to 53i 54 ; 'lteek Bonds to 15i 1.64 ; Spanish Certificates d eclined i,to 144 14f ; Spanish Passive i f, to 22 22 i. The Russian Loan Scrip has improved /, to `i 3 prem. ; and Chilian Loan Scrip declined I }, to 3i 3 dis. For American Securities there has been a very moderate inquiry, and prices in some instances Eih c ) vr more firmness. United States 5.20 Bonds h ave improved to 73/ ; Erie Shares I, to 36i 3 7 ; and Illinois Shares +, to 76 77. sank Shares remain very inactive; Alliance, how eZer, have improved to 161 and Union of Lon "On to 45i ; London and Westminster arc . marked 94+ i• Miscellaneous and Finance shares show little ch ange of importance. Credit Foncier of England are dealt in at 3} 7-16 ; General Credit and Dis ec'lnt, at 4 ; Hudson's Bay Company, at 16k a nd International Financial, at 21 2;1. XINING MARKET. THURSDAY', Two o'clock. In the Mining Market there has continued to be an active demand for Prince of Wales, which have B ° 1 (1 readily at enhanced prices. Annexed are the current quotations : earn Caraborne, —5 —s ; Chiverton Moor, Gf 7 ; Chon tale 8 Gold, 24 2Z ; Clifford Amalgamate, 6 64 ; Cooks' i iteh en, —; Drakewells, lOs 15s; East Basset, 19 21 ; ast C ara d on, b 54 ; East Caro B rea, ; B ast L ove ll , 5 9 4 East Russell, 34 ; Bast Wheal Grenville, 2 24 ; Great Laney, —; Great North Downs : 31 4 ; Great G tallack, 31 34; Great South Tolgus, —a —d —s; Ghat Wheal Tor, 154 16 ; Marks Talley, 4 41; North 2 ,Y, 44 5; North Roskcar, —; North Treskerby, 1 , 1 2 i; Prince of W a l es , 40 s 45 s Od ; Prosper U n ited, Si 4; 4,edmoor, 9s lls ; South Condnrrow, —e —d ; South G renville, 7s Od Os ; South Herodsfoot, —; Tinoroft, West Caradon, —; West Chiverton, 60 62 ex dir ; West Seton, ; West Drakewells, 4e 6s; Wheal asset, —; Wheal Buller, ; Wheal Chiverton, 7 ; Wheal Grenville._ —; Wheal Soton, 105 110. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 Dr Cent. Consols a DO . Account, Merch 7 9ll 1 ' ,Per Cent. Ileduc,-,d N ew , 3 * i per Cent 94 3 11 w 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 — .4 1 - ,2_•.o e per Cent. Jan.. 1873 T vuti s, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 h lBB5 — ‘-'O. for 30 y t s expire kith April, ms _ b , ' ° (Red boa Telegraph), Anc'.. l ( - x 1., 3 10 Ct., March. -c hequer Bills £1 000, 4 per Ct. 10 12 8 13 , , 10 ...... £5OO 8 , ......... 1, / 3 '0 ............ XlOO St X2OO „ 8 441 ' of England Steck, 6i per Cent ... 253 1 IN DIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. 4 1 , 0un119.0 Stock 104 pe r C en t., April 1874... 216 ' lO . Ace ' t D ° • _ 6 0 . o per Cent. July, 1680 1 3 ° ' 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 N °. Certificates ii°. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — o ° ' 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 D ° 54- per Cent., May 1879 — t) °• n ' eb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 1) . Bond , 5 par Cent., £l,000 0 under £I,OOO Ar FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 44elltino Republi c , 6 p er Ce n t — tir strian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 t zil ian 5 per Cent _ °' li Per Cent., 1852-58-60 1 ., bo 1863 -_, O r • j .) _ . per Cont., 1865 ,0 Account 75 tt:-'O. 4100 Bonds . 1 - . 1 11° „ 8 Ayres 6 per Cent — 0 4 Per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ).^ Du,_, 0 6 per C en t — u u • 3 Per Cent. b ° . 6 per Ceut A — 4) 0. . ,, B — C 10 ~ 1867 0 1 °. , Scrip, £2O paid 34 3 die e„,;,tabian, ' 6 per Cent. 1.14 4 ' i 1., 6 Per Cent. 1)., 84 3 per Cent., 1825 ‘ 1 , 1 ,,,", 5 per Cent., 1864 . 4 i all Pri i . P.tlitie‘ , , 7 per Cent 13, 4 ; t 0 i r, New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — I),:',l"lovisional Land Warrant — t 0, - ;", eferied T' al l 7 per Cent B4 D ° * 877cond Issue — uO 7 -El.OO Bonds D o Do- 1864 — D n.,,-€l.OO Bonds B3l 4 24 qr2eV -ro vernnlent Railway Debenture Bl b 5 Per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupon , . D 7: Account 1, • C„ -,.., 0 -Pons (1( 4. • Accoun t jt tt etttal a , 5 Cent. — Don 3n a , 4 , per Cent.. b o, A u Per Cent 1865 , A ccount 41), x7,. 4 1 1 _ 14 3 reiama u a Railway — _ i)itto'f P.r Cent 11,(,r Account _ kb o g • 1864 en-, - Per Cont. Anglo-French — v"0-jirTsitidre_ndi ` : per Cnt. • — e•A c r Gr..mperial 5 per Cent D 0 .. artada Do d Per C on li • beferrad 1 0 Laud ~ !•1 1, r iu._ , • v arrants ( Hectares) D o A. ": Per Cent., 1865 DU ._: ount o . 1; I'er Cont, lt . ii;.i .... Uor, 3 Per -4/ Co - ut. (Uribarrou) p 0 • Per Cent 1862 , , rti,,,.. 4/ce ° o ot :: ...... ... . .. 4 us g ir' - "se3 er Ct. 185' , 't; .'7 '9,•60,'2, '3 421 1 1) 0 4 4 9 5 per Cont.', 18. '£ : it 8 94 0 3 ,f Per Cent. 1850 - ' ' L° ii _ . i per Cent., 1860 Pei Cent. 1859 I), 9 per Cent. 1862 b()).a.Per Cent. 1864 4E1.310-Dutch, 1836, 901 4 all paid BB 4 4 4 4 4 11 Ct., Juno. 16 pal Do. do. 0£2.5 paid •ardinian 5 per Cent • Spanish 3 per Cent Do Accr.,unt Do New Deferred Do. Account Passive Do 22 Do Accsenut Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded l4l Do Account S wedish 4 per Cent. Do. 44 per Cent. 1864 Do. Scrip, £6O paid Vurkish 6 per Cent. 1851 Do. Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do. Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account s7± Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1863 Do 5 per Cent., 1865 Do. Account Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do. Account Do. 6 per Cent., 186 9 0 0 . 6 per Cent, 1864 Ditto 1 . 1 per Cent. Dividenns on the above payable in Lon tuN Austrian, 5 pm* Cent., Ex. 10 Florins 41 ; per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 2% re* Cent. Ex. 12 Guil Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates French Reutes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. Italian 3 per Cent. 1831, Ex. 25f. Do. Account dig 581 31 Consols, Money Du. Account THREE O'CLOCK, 91 I 91 it THE BRA ZILS. RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 9. The revolutionary movement in the Argentine Confederation is losing in force and extent. The preparations of the Brazilian Government for the prosecution of the campaign in Paraguay have been pushed forward with great activity. Marshal Caxias is now ready to assume the offensive. The elections at Rio are passing off quietly. Jhe definite result is at present unknown. Senhor Octaviano de Almeida Rosa, the special Brazilian Envoy to the Argentine Republic, has been recalled from Buenos Ayres. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. LONDON, Feb. 28.—Wind this day at noon, South- Easterly; strong breeze and fine weather, but rather cloudy. FALMOUTH, Feb. 27.—Wind E.—Sailed—Excelsior, for Newport. LOWESTOFT, Feb. 2G.—Arrived—Union Canal (of Ply mouth), assisted in leaky. Sailed—Margaret Martin, for Mogadore. HOLYHEAD, Feb. 27.—Wind S.E.—Saile , l—Eltore, for Rio Janeiro. DARTMOVTif, Feb. 27.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Two Brothers, from Harbour Graco. PORTSMOUTH, Feb. 27.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Windsor, 'or New York. (By Telegraph.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning Arrived, Feb. 28.—T uen Celene and Aliwall, from Guernsey; Condor, steamer, from Bremen ; Ranger steamer, from Rotterdam ; Medusa, steamer, from Dantsic ; Zebra, steamer, from Antwerp ; Paul Frederick, from Wismar. Sailed, Feb. 27.—Sara, steamer, for Dieppe. Sailed, Feb. 28.—Souvenir, steamer, for Caen ; Seine and Tamise, steamer, for Paris; Mary, steamer, fur Got tenburg. DEAL, T hursday Morning. Passed, Feb. 27.—Areta, for Cardiff; Edmund A. Lou ders, for Phildelphia ; Dorothy, for Domerara—all from London ; Livonia, of Jersey, from the west, for the north. Royal Geographical Society. At the meeting of this society on the 25th inst., Sir R. I. Murchison in the chair, Mr. W. Chandless, M.A., gave an account of his second exploration of the Purus river, one of the great affluents of the Amazons. He was incited to the exploration of the stream by the importance attached to it by the people of Southern Peru and Brazil, as well as by European geographers, who supposed it would form an uninterrupted water communication between the rich provinces of Southern Peru and the Atlantic, via the Amazons. All previous attempts to ascend had been frustrated, not by difficulties in its naviga tion, but by lack of perseverance and enterprise, _ln, 1861 Mr. C handless engaged a small native canoe and a crew of Indians, and ascended the river nearly to its sources (1,866 miles), finding a good depth of water and no obstacles to navig.ition for the greater part of the way. It is peopled only by a few tribes of Indians, each speaking a distinct language. The banks are formed of alluvial soil, and are covered throughout with dense forest, rich in indiarubber trees and other vegetable products of commercial value. The stream, however, was found not to lead to the settled dis tricts of southern Peru, as had been supposed. The Indians met with near the sources had never had communication with white men or civilised tribes, and were ignorant of the use of iron. In 1865 Mr. Chandless undertook a second journey, with the view of ascending the Aquiry, the most important southern affluent of the Purus, which he thought might possibly be the navigable river known as the Madre di Dios, flowing from the Andes, east of Cusco. He ascended this stream also nearly to its source, finding it to terminate, like the main river, in the midst of trackless forests. He then attempted to cross by land, and hewed a way through the forest for nine days, but was obliged finally to aban don the attempt. Both the Purus and the Aquiry were carefully mapped during both journeys, and Mr, Chandless was so determined to lose no oppor tunity of fixing his positions by astronomical obser vation that on one occasion, when surprised by a rising of the water flooding the sandbanks, the only places on which he could find a tract of open ground, he set off down stream with all the speed the pad dlers could master in order to beat the stream and reach a place where the banks were yet uncovered. At the conclusion of the paper the president com mended in high terms the courage and ability of Mr. Chandless, who, as a private English gentle man, had accomplished what a powerful Govern ment had failed in, and reminded the meeting that the society had decreed him one of the Royal medals for the former of these journeys. A second paper was read " On the rivers of Caravaza, in Southern Peru," by Don Antonio Raimoudy, honorary cor responding member, who had in 1864 explored seve ral of the streams formerly supposed to be the head waters of the Purus, but which were now decided to flow into the Beni and Madeira. In the discussion which followed Mr. C. R. Markham, Mr. Bates, and Mr. Wallace gave the meeting further interesting details concerning the rivers of the Amazons system, which they had themselves visited ; Mr. Bollaert, Dr. Mann, and Mr. J. Crawfurd took part in the discussion. The following new fellows were elected : —Lord Seaton, Mr. T. W. Forsyth, C. 8., Mr. E. Thornton, C. 8., Dr. D. Brandis, Dr. Jones Lam prey, and Mr. H. L. Bischoffsheirn. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. (This Day.) Market opens with a fair inquiry. Sales probably 10,000 or 12,000 bales. THE PRINCIPALITY OF 'WALDECK —According to the Gorman journals the Prince de Waldeck had entered into negociations with the King of Prussia to cede to his Majesty the principality so called. This little sovereignty forming a piece of territory within Electoral Hesse and the Governments of Minden and Arensberg of Rlienish Prussia has about 1,200 square kilometres and 60,000 inhabitants. The Prince used to vote with the 16th curia in the old Germanic Confederation. THE FIRE AND Loss OF LIVES IN TIIE BonouGH.—This morning Mr. W. J. Payne, the coroner for the Duchy of Lancaster, and deputy coroner for the city of London and borough of Southwark, with a highly respectable jury, assembled together in Guy's Hospital, for the purpose of inquiring into the circumstances attending the respective deaths of the unfortunate Mrs. Toomer and her two children, who died from the effects of burns and other injuries received at the fire which occurred in the premises of Mr. John Leech, but under-let to Mr. French, a general dealer and grocer, situate in White-street, Borough. Eighteen persons wore sleeping in the diffe rent rooms, and it appears a miracle that any of that num ber wore enabled to escape. After some evidence had boon taken, the inquiry was adjourned till Monday next. A private despatch from Cairo announces that the ship Primo, of 80 tons, from Trieste, arrived on the 17th in the Red Sea, having traversed Egypt by the Suez Canal. THE suN, LONuON, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 28, 1867. SHARE MARKETS—This day. Share) I I Railways. Closing raid. price. Bristol and Caledonian C4inbrian pork and 8and0n...... i;orn wall 'Dublin & Belfast June. `Dun„Verth, & Ab.Junc. Lonaon, ocrip Certi. 85 87 116 118 4U 15 20 st sr 100 4 6 I 5 64 70 72 00. Glasgow & S. Western ,Great Eastern, Ord. st k. 1 4 16 30 32 5 7 L. E. Augl. at. No. '2 Great North ot Scotland! Great Northern 1.), A stock Do. B stock [)o. New, is. at 25 poi ,•Cit 8, and W. 01 Ireland t. IVestern ou Val. Rail Baal ... 120 %V: t 11 13 Do. South %Vales': Do. W. Alid.—Oxion Do. Newport. uo. 1iere10rd....... Lanc4slnre Yorksinr , 'Landon and Waal:via. Lon., Brig 4., S Cultb Lou., ti hat., and Day. Do: MetrOp. Ex. A Lyn. & ..Norin Westeril Lon. .5z South Wester' Man., Shel., Lincolu Metropolitan—. Do. New Do. Extension... Metropolitan District. Do. do. do.. Ou. and st. John's W'' ? Mid and D0..£9 Share Do, ',Sirloin . di Derby 'lid Bent North British Do. Ed., lith., & Dun th. Eastern— Berwied Do. U.N•E Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle Do. atock.e,z Darling. Do. do. 1860-61 orth London Do. do. 1862 5 Do. JO. 1806 North StaUordbhire N. & S. W. Junction [Scottish Central icot. N. E , Aber. stock i)o. Scot, Mia. ataak Shropshire Union lioutu Devon zoutti E.tstern itaines, Wok., & Wok Vatf Vale Do. Vale o► Neath Waterford & Kilkeun) Waterloo & Whltelia t tV eat Cornwall ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 8) 01 47 4S 32 35 120 a 7 82 81 18 hi 13 10 122 ,21 81 %Co 61 22 LL4 — 0! 107 10) Ai 125 101 H 92 94 36 37 4 IS IC6 1,i6 63 65 ga 100 38 18 10 11 11, 19 1 zp t zp 70 :2 118 120 148 13Z ,40 61 69 70 8 10 ;60 3 4; 691 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. )0.., Atlantic& St. Lawrence all 57 60 lioin.,Baroda, ¢ Cen.ln 100 100 102 1014 gm 5 per cent... !.0 Do. F shares lO id ip .0i Buffalo & Lake Iluron all 4 4. 10 Do. Preference lOU Butl,Brant,&Goderich " 6 p.c. 1872-3- 100 at Calcutta tt S. E., Bin lOO at :al ,e Town ttz Dock, g - u lOO 60 55 00 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p: all 10 t lu3 et I:ast. 1.1:21L;a1, go., 5 do' 100 101 1 03 .t East Itidian, gu. 5 p.c. 100 106 107 106} 40 Do. J Extension et rand Truultot Canada 100 20 22 21 00 Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c all 85 88 100 Do. Ist i'ref. Bonds all 57 59 100 7)o. do deferred 100 De. 2d Prtf. Bonus all 52 51 LOU Do. do. deterred 10v Do. ad Pref. stock all 37 ( 0 tiro Do. do. deferred 100 Du. 4th I'rel. stook 100 Do. do. deferred i4t. India gua. sp.e tOo 1015 1(6 105} i) 0. Gua. 5 per cent lB h 1 1: •:0 00. New g ua. 6 p.c 6 1 t. South of India gua. 5 per cent at 4f per cent lov 91 93 at Do ?.04 treat W, a. of Canada all 12& 13 tO4 Ds). New. all all it 12 4 00 Do. 6p.e 11 .s. pay. 1873 all t• 8 92 101; do. pay. 1877-8 all 8 1 ' 4 10 Indian Branch, limited 2 If 1 i at Madras, gua. 5 p.O 100 100 102 101 f at Do. 4/ do lOO 02 14 at Do. 4i do lOO 85 90 29 Do. Filth Extensiou 5 Melb. Con 6p. c. Bads. 100 SO 110. &11 udson's Bay.. all st N. Itl.C'da,6pc Istpf.bB - : too 82 85 at SCinde 1 1 30 97 9 . 1 „,„ at Do. Delhi 20 Do. do 4 . 10 1 at Do. Punisub.... 100 97 98 at Do.lndus St-blot 6 ° 100 COLONIAL GO VERNYLE British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec.3l, 1872 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.&July 1877-84 Do. 6 p.c. Feb. & Aug D... 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept .)0. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. sp. Inscribed sot 'Cape U. Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 Do.Apl.& Oct, 18.J0-IVuO Do. do 180-9 Do. Jan.&July, ('w , / Do. 5 per cent. 15 April ana .5 vet., 1900 Ceylon, Nov. 1808,6 p • Do. 1878, du .l, .11.1urttius, 3p. 6, 187, , Jan. and July Do. 1-78 to. 188:1, Alayis, Nov. o. 1,q5, Feb. & Aug Natal tiov. 6 per cent N.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&J ul) N. S.W. Gov.s p•c., 1861 Do. 5 P.C. 18;1 to 187. Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1893 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... Nova &Ala Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 ..,tueensland Gov. 6 p. c S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1868-9 Do. 1878 & upwards Vio,tiov.6p.c.Ja July Do. do, 4 pril &Oa Cam. Conaol. Cold, lim Chive rton Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. (Tavlst Drake walls East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon East Cam Itroa East Grenville East G uunislake East Loved Vt"l Russell (Tavistk Gant. St StAubyn(G wen. Great L trey, limited Great South Tolgus Great Wheal Busy. • .1. Wheal Vor (heist., Grenville llerod's Foot ingston downs Margaret ;Coy Lelant Alarke Yellev wyndy Iron Ore, limn .\e - ,v Sewn . ortli Roskear titassett(lllogstil iNorth Wheal Crotty Prosper United 4'r vidence Coy Lelant 0. Caradon (St. Cleer) South Coudurrow li.Wheal Frau. tillotiau tray Park Croft Vigra and Clttgan, tim West l'•assett (illogan W. Caradun (Ltakeardl WestChiverton West Seton. Wheal Bassett jllogan Wheal Buller (Redruth Wheal Mary Ann (Men. Wheal Setoa Trelawnev (MR. BKITISII MINES. (-treat North South T SECURITIEb. 09 101 s 100 100 102 83 1)0 thl 10: 114 105 107 101 106 102 101 H .3 lul ILIS 1 8 102 114 11:3 /05 ic.3 105 tu7 08 LID 16 OS at 03 85 7 101 IL2 b! 86 96 98 91 (.3 106 :€8 107 It 9 7 8 5 7 400 410 1 11 22 24 5 0 3 31 2 3 4 9 10 31 3 3 4 5 13 17 17 18 11 1i 31 2/ 31 0 ti 21 14.1 35 45 , 11 .3 4/ 5! zt 3t I?f3 310 330 3 3 / 4 4 3 / 4 14 el 1 4 .2 61 113 130 110 65 75 25 28 10 12 1 1 5 115 10 12 F. ovident Clerks' Benevolent Fund. The Nth annual meeting of the members of this fund• was held last evening at the London Tavern. J. A.Smith Esq., M.P., the treasurer, presided. The report, which was read by Mr. W. T. Linford, the secretary, was as follows: " The board of directors have the pleasure to present to the members and friends of the fund their 26th annual report. The income of the past year was : —From sub scriptions and donations, £1,564 15s. 6d. ; interest on in vestments, £1,386 Os. 41. Total, £2,950 los. 10d. Net proceeds of dinner in London, held on the 2d May, 1866, £3,211 12s. sd. Together, £6,192 83. 33. The results of the dinner last year, held under the presidency of R. W. Crawford, Esq., M.P., were, as the above shows, of th most gratifying character ; and the board desire to tender their best thanks to that gentleman, and also to those members by whose individual exertions t heir hands were so greatly strengthened on that occ tsion. Pursuant t..) the resolution of the annu.il general meeting of February 28, 1866, eight annuitants were elected on the 31st of May last, viz. :-2 clerks, and 6 widows of clerks, whose collective annuities amounted to £lBO per annum; and there are now 16 clerks and 69 widows of clerks on the fund, who are in receipt in the aggregate of £l, 650 per annum. Two annuitants have died during the year, and the directors recommend that 12 additional annuitants be elected. A re solution to this effect will be submitted to the meeting. The sum of £l9O 4s. has been distributed in gratuities during the past year to members, their widows, and orphan children. The commercial convulsions of 1866 and the amalgamation of firms have slightly affected the income of the fund. The directors, however, hope that when it is seen year by year, the loss will be met by an increased exertion on the part of the members, to bring this deserv ing institution before the notice of the benevolent." The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said he was quite sure the meeting wculd join with him in congratulations at the favourable" situation of the fund, and the encouragement it held out to all to persevere in the laudable endeavours of nursing it up to a still greater prosperity. It was difficult for him on that occasion to do more than to repeat the words he had year after year addressed to them ; but there were two points which pre sented facts so peculiar that he could not refrain from making a slight allusion to them. The first Was very remarkable—it ,was the extraordinary econonwhich was exercised in the management and administration of the fund. He found from a statement their excellent secretary had drawn up for him that their receipts for the year 1866 amounted to £6,200, and that the whole of the expenses for that period, incluJing £2OO for printing, postage, advertisements, Ste. was under £4oo—(hear, hear) - leaving 93 per cent. of the gross income available for the purposes of the fund. This was a result unequalled, he was sure, by any other similar institution in the kingdom. That credit might be claimed for such a prosperous state of affairs was beyond dispute, but it must be borne in mind that this prosperous state of affairs could not have been attained without the most active exertions of the directors of the fund. It was the great object of their fund that few amongst those who ap plied for its benefits should be disappointed—(hear, hear) Land it was with the greatest satisfaction that ho found so few candidates had applied in vain. The other fact was that whilst in many schools and institutions the admis sions obtained by applicants amounted in many cases to not one in four, and some not one in ten, in the Provident Clerks' Benevolent Fund five out of every six applicants on the books of the fund had received life annuities, the value of which when granted varied from £lOO to £5OO each. He thought he scarcely need do more than mention those two facts to illustrate the importance of their in stitution, and to encourage those connected with it to work energetically for its increased prosperity. As he advanced in years he watched with great interest the changes in public opinion, and he found there was an increased appre ciation of frugality, integrity, and forethought, and there was an increased desire amongst those who had the power to assist and relieve those who deserved it. (Hear, hear.) Not withstanding their present prosperous state, it was a matter of regret to him that more had not been dene, and why their fund should owe so little to those clerks who had held high and responsible situations, was unaccountable. (Hear, hear.) Why they did not come forward and liberally sup port a fund with such claims upon them as the Provident Clerks' Benevolent Fund he could not understand —(hear, hear)—and as long as Providence spared his life he should always maintain as a fact that their fund yielded to none in London in its claims for sympathy and support. (Hear, hear.) He felt certain, although he might net live to see it, that some day the Benevolent Fund would occupy aleading position amongst the most estimable societies of the laud, worthy of the great and deserving class for whom it was founded. All he could do on that occasion was to ask them to adopt the report that had been read to them, to ask them to thank Providence for the results of the past, and to put their shoulders to the wheel, and to do more in that gratifying line of duty which that society chalked out for them. (Loud sheers.) The report was received and adopted with acclamation. Mr. JONES (Chairman of the Provident Clerks' Life As surance Society), who was very warmly received, said it gave him very great pleasure to move the first resolu- tion, viz., that for the election 'of annuitants especially, as the number was so largo on the present occas:on. They had increased in numbers over former years, and the great reward of their exertions last year was the pleasing circumstance that they were enabled to elect 12 more annuitants on their fund. The dinner given last year had resulted in a great success, and they wore all deeply indebted to Mr. Crawford—(loud cheers)—for the manner in which ho presided on the occasion. Ho could not let that opportunity pass without expressing the feel ing of the Board to that gentleman, and also to those members who had so successfully exerted themselves on the occasion— (hear, hear) —as four-fifths of the whole amount collected was the gratifying result of theirlabours. He could not help feeling a regret and disappointment that so many of the superior clerks still refused to givu a guinea to so good a fund vs this. (Hear, hear.) lie felt cer tain that if they could be induced to attend their meetings it would not only open their hearts hut their purses, too. (Hear, hear.) Since the fund had been iu existence, they had granted no less than 2,100 loans to members for £10,200, the losses from which did not exceed 1} per cent. (" Hear, hear," front the chairman.) They had given aw ay in gratuities £3,300, as they never refused relief, and they had paid £15,520 to annuitants, and now they pro posed to increase that amount by about £240 per annum. (Hear.) This was some of the good work they had dons— (hear, hear)—without taking into account the assistance they had given to members who, through temporary and unforeseen circumstances, had been unable for a time to meet the payment of their premiums. They had had in all 155 applicants for annuities, of which they had already granted and they w e r e no w a b ou t t o a dd 12 more , ic c i woulda 2r5 d d. leav e on l y 18 out o f t h e 155 rema i n i ng. (Year, h i a If they c ou ld s h ow hi m ano th er i nst i tut i on h one so mu c h h e s h ou ld b e g l a d t o see it. I Nwhich (Hear, hear.) He had much satisfaction in moving a reso lution to the effect that, on the 30th of May, or such other day as the directors think fit, 12 additional annuitants be elected to the fund. Mr. DAWSON said it gave him great pleasure in second ing such a resolution. The resolution Was carried unanimously. Mr. FRY made some suggestions as to as alteration in the mode of voting, and The SECRETARY said the same suggestions had been made at the Board, but hitherto there had been a difficulty in carrying them out. Mr. JEPPs said it was his privilege to move the next resulutiou, which was, " That the best thanks of the meet ing be given to the treasurer and trustees for the interest they take in the fund." On many occasions votes of this descriptiin were submitted to meetings as mere matters of form, but with them it was really the expression of deep thankfulness for the interest their treasurer and trustees took in everything selating to the success of the fund. (Hear, hear.) They were all gentlemen occupying the highest position in the city of London, and to have them connectedwith such a fund as the Provident Clerks' was an honour he was suro they all appreciated as it deserved. Mr. COLEMAN seconded the motion, and said it gave him the greatest pleasure to endorse every word which had just fallen from Mr. Jepps. The motion was carried unanimously. The CHAIRMAN said he thanked them for himself, and also on behalf of the trustees. To have trustees occupy ing such a high and honourable position reflected credit on every person connected with the Fund. (Hear, hear.) It was a clear proof that these trustees felt they were well able to take care of themselves, or some of them would have been present that. eftning. Their absence he looked upon as a proof that they were entirely satis fied with the progress the society was making. In looking back through a long series of years he could not find one act with which he was so gratified as his being connected with a society in which he and all that he loved fait so deeply interested. (Loud cheers.) He thanked Mr. Jepps for the manner he had referred to him; awl, in return, he could only say that Mr. Jepps had more than fulfilled the high expectations he had formed of his abilities, and that he (Mr. Jopps) could rest wholly satisfied that he had ably, faithfully, and religiously played hie part in life, and that ho had secured the respect and regard of all who knew him. (Hear, hear.) A member named TUCKER complained that he had not been admitted, as a matter of right, to apply for au annuity at the last election. Ho, however, requested that the na ture of his application might not be disclosed. The SECRETARY replied that this request rendered it impossible for him to state the reasons for the refusal, but without Mr. Tucker's permission ho had no wish to make them public. He could only say that the case certainly did,not come within the rules ; and the directors, however unwillingly, wore unanimously of opinion it could not be admitte 1. If every member, irroapective of his need, could insist on becoming a candidate, there was no occasion for the supervision of the board. (Cheers.) Mr. PILCHER moved a vote of thanks to the medical officers for their gratuitous services during the year. Mr. ASHTON seconded the motion, which was put to tho meeting and carried unanimously. Mr. FRY moved, and Mr. DYER seconded, a vote of SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. DERBY RACES.-THIS DAY.) BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPII. DERIVENT STAKES. The Derwent Plate of 30 sore, added to a Handicap of 5 sovs each; winners of any race after Feb. 14 (at ten a.m.) 71b extra ; one mile. Vice Versa Knight of Downe 2 Anchorite 3 Three ran. GREAT MIDLAND STEEPLECHASE. The Great Midland Steeple Chase Handicap of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, with 100 added; winners of any steeple chase after Feb. 14 (at 10 a.m.) once 81b, twice or more 121 b extra ; the second to save his stake ; about three miles and a half ; 24 subs. Chimney Sweep Jack of Trumps Genevive 3 Seven ran. HURDLE RACE. The Hurdle Race Plato of 50 sovs, added to a Handicap of 5 sovs each, 2ft (to the fund); winners of any hurdle race or ateep!eohaso after'Feb. 14 (at 10 a.m.) 71b extra. Two miles, over eight hurdles. Nukuheva Queen of Trumps 2 Lord Burleigh 3 Four ran. HARRINGTON PLATE. Tho Harrington Plate of 50 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each, for two year olds ; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies and geldings, Bst 71b ; winners ones, 41b ; twice, 71b extra. Half a mile straight. Pyrenees 1 Eau do Vie 2 Substance Won by a neck. Eight ran. INNKEEPERS' PLATE. The Innkeeprs' Plato of 50 soya (Handicap); winnors o any handicap after Feb. 14 (at ten a.m.) 71b extra ; six furlongs. Landlord Queen of Trumps 2 I'antaloon .. 3 Won by a neck. Eight ran. BETTING ON THE COURSE. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 100 to 12 agst Shakspeare (taken) 100 to 6 agst Dermot Asthore (taken) TWO THOUSAND. 4to 1 agst Plaudit (offered) 11 to 2 agst Julius (taken) DERBY. 17 to 2 agst D'Estournel (taken) 9 to 1 agst The Rake (taken) 100 to 8 agst Dragon (taken) VICTORIA CLUB BETTING.—This DAY. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 9to 1 agst Shakespeare (taken) 100 to 7 agst Dermot Asthore (taken and offered) 100 to 6 agst Columbia (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Burney (offered) 25 to 1 agst The Doctor (offered) 25 to 1 agst King Arthur (taken) 1000 to 40 agst Astrolabe (taken) 25 to 1 agst Shangarry (taken) 1000 to 30 agst Little Frank (taken) 33 to 1 agst Cortolvin (taken and offered) 33 to 1 agst Banker (offered) 40 to 1 agst Ibex (taken) CITY AND SUBURBAN. 100 to 6 agst Clarice (offered—take 20 to 1) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 4to 1 agst Plaudit (taken) sto 1 ngst Julius (offered —take 6to 1) 11 to 1 eget Hermit (offered) 120 J to 100 Aga Vauban (taken) 25 to 1 agst Van Aruburgh (taken) DERBY. 100 to 12 agst D'Estournel (offered) 9 io 1 agst The Rake (offered) 100 to 7 agst Hermit (offered-1000 to 60 wanted) 25 to 1 agst Julius (offered) take 1000 to 35 HORSES STRUCK OUT OF THEIR ENGAGE- MENTS. Jan. 29, at 0.5 p.m., The Mug's Daughter, out of the Chester Cup. Feb. 18, at 4.30 p.m., The Duke, out of Lincoln Handi cap. Feb. 23, at 1.30 p.m., William Tell, out of Ivor Handi cap, at West Drayton. Feb. 25, at 9 a.m., lifeanwood and Phantom, out of the Hurdle Race, and Steeplechase, at Derby. Feb. 25, at 9 a.m., 31.eanwood, out of Grand National, at Liverpool. Feb. 25, at 9 a.m., Edgbaston, out of Nottingham Handicap. Feb. 25, at 9 a.m., Gans Ladra and Grey Stocking, out of Derby Engagements. Feb. '25, at 9 a.m., Sinking Fund, out of Grand Na tional at Liverpool. Feb. 25, after 6 p.m., Queen of Trumps, out of Notting ham engagements. Feb. 27, at 9 a.m., Billingbear and Rhodomontade, outof Grand National, at Liverpool. Feb. 27, a.m., Brigand, out of Derby Hurdle Race. Fob. 28, at 11.30 a.m., Arlescott, out - of all handicaps to date. FORFEIT LlsT.—The forfeits of the following horses have been paid :—Brigand (to qualify), Zara, and Elastic. Daddy's forfeit at Margate, 1866, should not have been published, as it was paid to the Clerk of the Course ; and Turco's forfeit at Lichfield, 1865, was erroneously published. STEEPLECHA9E FORFEIT LIST.—The forfeits of the fol lowing horses have been paid:—Robber and Wilverley (to qualify). COLOURS OF RIDERS.—Mr. J. H. Brooks (altered to) White body, scarlet crosses, black and white quartered cap. CROXTON PARK MEETING. FRIDAY, lawn 29. Weights for the Granby Handicap. About one mile and a half. Age st lb John Davis 6 12 0 Sultan ... a 11 8 Beadle 6 11 8 Kangaroo ... ,‘4 5 11 2 Sealskin ... 4 11 2 Special ... ... 4 10 10 Lucifer ... 4 10 8 Belmont ;.. ...410 8 WanderingMiastrel 6 10 6 Brimstone... ... 4 10 6 Flatcatcher ... 4 10 6 Berth) ... 4 10 4 Steamboat... 410 2 Conundrum 4 10 2 Panacea ... ... 410 2 Afie at lb Arken side... a 9 12 Claverhouse 4 9 11 Retribution ... 4 9 11 „Nimble 4 9, 8 Royal Tartan 4 9 7 Mrs. Allan... ... 4 9 2 Black Prince, by Voltigeur 4 9 2 Clarice ... 3 9 2 Slap Bang ... 3 8 11 Charles 11.... ... 3 8 9 Ailesbury ... 3 8 8 Anchorite ... ... 3 8 8 Rebecca ... 3 8 8 C by Bohinoor out of Topsail ... 3 8 8 Lady Lincoln ... 3 8 8 Jup. Two miles. Nemo ... 6 10 0 The Drone 4 10 0 Weights for the Age st lb Ago st lb Lecturer .... ... 4 12 0 Conundrum ... 4 10 2 Sultan ... 5 11. 10 Arkensi de ... 5 10 0 &ladle ... 611 81Claverhouse ... 4 912 Sealskin ... ... 411 6 Nimble ... ... 4 9 9 Lucifer ... ... 410 9 Royal Tartan ... 49 8 Belmont ... 4 10 9 Black Prince, by Wandering Minstrel 610 7 Voltigeur ... 4 9 3 Flatcatcher ... 4 10 7 Red Shoes 3 9 0 Bertie 4 10 5 Miss Alice 3 8 11 Steamboat ... 410 3 Lady Lincoln ... 3 8 8 The Drone ... 410 2 Rebecca ... 3 8 8 Weights published Feb. 26, at 8 p.m. Forfeits to be declared at noon on the sth of March. Two MONSTRE SWEEPS OVER THE LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE, drawn Monday, March 4th, 1867. 10,000 members at is each, and 3,000 members at 2s. 6d. each. Address, HARRY WILSON, Turf Herald Office, Hull. Commissions executed on all races. W. HOPKINS and JOHN Almon (member of Tattersall's, Victoria, and other Clubs) Execute Commissions on all =as throughout the year. Address-33, °MENDEN STREET, HAYMARKET. _ Mr. GRORGE 'BBB, Commission Agent, 125, Queen's crescent, Haverstock-hill. Commissions executed from 10s. upwards. Post-office Orders to be made payable at the Haverstock-hill Branch. Price Lists sent on receipt of a stamped envelope. Mr. W. has Lists posted daily at the Arches, near Farringdon-street, and in George-yard ; also through his Agents, Mr. F. Butler, near Meux's Brewery ; and at Mr. Roberts', Tobacconist, 19, Seymour-street, Euston-square. Evenings after 7 at Mr. C. Durham's, Freemasons' Arms, Long-acre, near Drury-lane ; and at Mr. Roberts' as above. thanks to the auditors, which was also agreed to unani mously. A cordial vote of thanks to the Chairman was moved by Mr. JONES, and carried in the most enthusiastic manner. The CHAIRMAN said he could only repeat what he had said on former occasions. He took great pride in his con nection with the fund, which he felt would continue to grow, to progress, and to become a permanent and a grand success. Mr. RETSOLDS moved a vote of thanks to the Board of Management, which was carried amidst loud cheering; after which the proceedings terminated. EDITIO:\ . SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. ssi .'iti.ll:l 4 'E IGEN HA ,114, 14:astern, E. Counties Ex., No. 1. 85 Eastern, G.N.E., 4 per cent. pret., 81 Eastern ( tteadin; ALns., A.).tto, Fixed .1 per cent., 90 i.iN ES LEASED A.T FIXED RENTALS. Hull and Selby, 107 FOREIGN RAILWAY& Bahr► and San Francisco, 11. n., gua. 7 per cent., 12 ;,reat Luxembourg, 11l 'ittoman (Smyrna to Atdin), 2 3 FOREIGN MINX& Unitcd Mexican, BANJUL Alliance, Urn.. 161 I Anglo Austrian, 7 Colonial 31 , ,1 1 Consolidated Bank, lim., 4 itoperisl ottoman. lim., 1.,..ed Mortgage Bank 01 India. 211 Do. 5 per cent. Debentures, 1661, for 30 years, 81 1 1 ondon Chartered ; ana of Australia, 7421 London and Coa lay , 5; London Joint Stock, 431 London and Westminster. 941 4 Metropolitan Bank, lim , 81A1 Midland Bank, lim., 184 I'rovincial Banking Corporation, lim., 31 4 Standard of British South Africa, lim., 141 14 Union of Australia, 43 Union of Loudon, 451 I I DOCKS. ondon and St. Katharine, 6O MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-American Telegraph, 15j Atlantic l'elegrapn, nit o, S per cunt., 55 50 31 Berlin Water Works, lim., ll Ditto, new, 5k Ceylidi Company, loi Co,omercial Union, Insuranze. 4 3/ redit i , oncier (It Engiana, lim .:f} Ebbw Vale, 01 Fore-street Warehouse, lim., Gen. Credit and Discouot,ji im., it t Hudson's Bay, :61 Imperial Land Conyttuy of Marseilles, lirn., international Financial -ociety. luu., 21 t London Financial Association, lira 7t Loudon iieneral Omnibus Company, lira, 21 M dras Irr gation and Canal (guaranteed 5 per cent. by In dian Government). '2O Peniusula and Oriental Steam, Ditto, new, 61 Rio de J aneiro City Improvements, 20 Royal Mail Steam, le6) Te e raph Cons ruc. and Mathieu., Ilm., • Ditto, ditto, 12i I rust and Loaa Company el' Upper Canada, it Viceroy of Egypt, Mortgage, Loan, 7 2 The Tennessee Legislature has advanced the Negro Suffrage Bill to its third stage. A commission of Portuguese generals, consisting of the Marquis de Sada Bandeira, Balda, Guerra, and Palmerin, are at this moment engaged in the examination of the defensive works of Lisbon, with the object of forming a complete plan of fortifica tion for that city. 2.1.0 204 2.1 L 3:t 2.14.0 8.3 m 3.%0 11.2 6 all 0.14.1 11.9.( Business dens. 1471 61 :1 62 71 sli 1191 20 191 83 olt IE3I i 591 6i NOTES FR 1M TRAINING QUARTERS. (THIS DAY.) NEWMARKET. The Hermit and Knight of the Garter are now canter ing smartly together. The Rake continues to gallop over a mile by himself ; and Friponnier is leading Van Am burgh. Leybourne pioneers D'Estournel a mile and a half at three parts speed. Sealskin is schooling Ravioli and Moleskin at a mile. Dragon gallops a mile awl a quarter with Cerf ;Volante, Trocadero, and Enchanteur, but they do it very steadily. Mat Dawson hes commenced giving Peri.tle ,,, , Avron, Bombastes, and Flying Scud an ad ditional canter and longer gallop,, awl the first mentioned goes uncommonly free. Hippie moves brilliantly. Tour maliu is galloping a mile and three-quarters. Star of India is doing a little over a mile and a quarter. The Liverpool steeplechase horse, Shalispere, continues to rattle along in rare form ; and Dermot Act here is a'so ex ceedingly tit. MALTON. War is now leadint Grand Cross and Teraban a mile and a half, and Wild Wind follows the Knight of St. Michael a similar distance. These horses are going in rare form, and the same may be said of the Oaks filly, Cotybantica. Westwick is taking Verdi along at a merry pace, and Southmiuster is schooling Thorsgill and the Spy for early engagements. Punster, Messmate, and others from Peek's are in mile work. Lion leads Skylark similar gallops. LAMI3OURNE. Marksman takes two or three steady canters daily, and :hen gallops a mile at a smart pace. Ho is looking exceed ingly well, and his temper has much improved. ROYAL NATIONAL I IFEBOAT INSTI TUTION. ANNUAL MEETING THIS DAY. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales took the chair. After alluding to the interest his late lamented father took in the welfare of the Asso ciation, hi 4 Royal Highness paid a well-deserved compliment to the indefatigalale qFer.tions of. Mr. -Lewis, the secretary .to the association. In the course of his remarks his Royal Highness stated that he was happy to inform them that subscrip tions to the amount of over £l,OOO had been re ceived during the past year. After the usual vote of thanks to the officers, the proceedings terminated. BANK OF FitANCE. PARTS, Feb. 28.. The return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day shows the following changes com pared with that of last week : INCREASE. Cash in hand 4,500,000f. Bills discounted Notes 41,000,000 f. Treasury balance DECREASE. Advances .. ....... ••• • • . 500,000 f. Private accounts Bank of England Re An Account, pursuant to cap. 32, for the week ending ISSUE DE' Notes issued .....£33,406,285 .C 33,406,285 BANKING D.. Proprietors' Capi tal £14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (including Ex chequer, Sav ings' Banks, Commissioners of National Debt, and Div Accounts) 6,731,959 Other Deposits 17.847,021 Seven Day and other bills £43,171,361 ;turns.—This Evening. the Act 7th and Bth Victoria. 'ednesday, Feb. 27, 1867. PkRTMENT. Governint. Debt C 11,015,100 Other Securities 3,934,900 Gold Coin and Bullion Silver Bullion £ 33 ,406,285 IEPAItTMENT. Goverumt. Seen . rities(including 1 Dead Weight Annuity) :..£ 13 ,111,068 Other Securities 18 ,045,819 Notes 11,030,450 Gold and Silver Coin ... 984,027 £43,171 364 IMPERIAL PARLIAK ENT HOUSE OF LORDS—THIS EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five oclock. PETITION. FALSE WEIGLITS AND MEASURES. The LORD CHANCELLOR presented a petition rela tive to the question of false weights and measures, praying that there might be a provision for the purpose of adver tising all those traders who might be condemned for using false weights or measures. HYPOTHEC (SCOTLAND) AMENDMENT BILL. The LORD CHANCELLOR said that with re gard to this bill he understood that it was the wish of many noble lords that it should boo postponed until after the 13th April. As it Wai a ques tion of importance he should prefer that it should bo post poned until to-morrow. This was agreed to. THE SCHOOL SITES ACT. Lord LYTTLETON presented a petition from the Committee of the Church Institution, praying that the pro visicns of the School Sites Act may be extended to the Institution, or enlargement of churchyards. HOUSE OF COMMONS-THIS EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock. BRIBERY AT ELECTIONS. Captain GRID LEY said on an early day he should more that the proposal to disfranchise entirely Lancashire and Great Yarmouth is unjust to the great portion of the electors not open to the charge of bribery, and that it was inexpedient wholly to disfranchise the two boroughs, but to allow them to return one member each. THE DOG TAX. Sir A. AGNEW asked the Secretary for the Home De partment, whether, concurrently with the bill now before the house regulating the "duty on dogs," he would pre pare another bill authorising the county police to enforce that duty ; and also empowering them to seize and de stroy all dogs for which no licence shall be taken out ? Mr. WALPOLE said no such bill was in contemplation. THE PARIS EXHIBITION. Viscount AMBER LE Y asked the Vice President of the Council whether it was true that a sum of .£52 10s. was to be allowed to each English juror on account of travelling expenses to and from the Exhibition at Paris; and, if so, whether that sum included the whole amount to be given to each juror, or whether he would receive anv further payment ? Mr. CORRY said that each English juror would receive the sum of 50 guineas as payment in full for the services rendered. Some of these persons would be compelled to remain in Paris six weeks, but no further remuneration would be paid. LIEUTENANT BRAND. • gr. OSBOItNE asked the First Lord of the Admiralty if he ,would lay upon the table of the house any subse quent correspondence between the Admiralty and Lieut. Brand sine° that officer was placed on half - p a y ; and whether the hon. member for Middlesex was satisfied with the apology he had received from that officer? Lord H. LENNOX said his right hon. friend was de tained at a public meeting in the City, and ender those circumstances he hoped he would postpone his motion. , Slr. BUXTON said he would it once say that the. letter 'Of apol6gy had' feceived from Lieliteuant Brinl was pglectly. satisfactory, and he should have no objection to its publication. • CONTRACT LAW (INDIA). Mr. KINNAIRD asked the Secretary of State for India what was the present state of the question about a contract law for India ; whether any lega l o p inion in England had been taken as to the principle of enforcing Indigo and other Agricultural Contracts by penal enact ments; and, if so, whether he bad any objection to lay that opinion upon the table of the house ? Viscount CRANBORNE said nothing had yet been decided upon, but he did not give up the hope of some measure being taken to give that protection to the plan ters to which they were entitled, whilst at the same time the rights of the ryots were maintained. s LAND TRANSPORT CORPS. Captain VIVIAN asked the Secretary of State for War whether the report of the committee on laud transport for the army, ovar which Lord Stratlinairn presided, would be laid upon the table of the house ; and if so, when. General PEEL said he had not yet received the report, and, therefore, he could not say when it would be pro duced. GAME LAWS (SCOTLAND). Mr. FORDYCE asked the • Secretary of State for the Home Department if it was the intention of Government to propose any amendment of the Game Laws in Scotland during r .givenltvhAi s i s o e rt oc s e i 4 1 I E , ? of said his i t n h t e e u h t o i o n h . m t e o m i b n e t r r o f o d r u c L e i n a l i h t l g i o o w n had M the subject, until ho had seen which he could not give any information. THE TORNADO. Mr. H. TRACY asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he could give the house any further information as to the present condition of the officers and crew of the Tornado. Lord STANLEY said he had already stated that 45 of the crow of the Tornado had been released by the Spanish Government, and they would be sent home by her Majesty's consul at Cadiz. With respect to the remaining portion of the crew, he had tele graphed to know the causes that still led to their detention. He had received au answer to his commuuicatiun, and it was to the effect that they wero retained in the event of their being required to give evidence as witnesses if further proceedings were taken. He hoped in a few days to be iu possession of more detailed informa tion, until he received which he had nothing further to communicate to the house. THE REFORM BILL. _ Capt. GRINDLEY asked the Chancellor of the Exche quer, whether it was proposed to givethat house an oppor tunity of considering the reports of the Royal Commis sioners respecting the boroughs of Lancaster, Great -Yar mouth, Reigate, awl Tams before any meastucitor Um, disfranchisement of those boroughs was laid upon the table? Tho CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the evidence and the report of the inquiry that had been in stituted were in s tho hands of hon. members, and a few days ago he had stated the conclusion at which the Go vernment had arrived. In the Reform Bill which he should introduce in the course of a few days, the hon. members: would find ample opportunity to challenge the conclusion come to by the Government. TENANTS' IMPROVEMENTS (IRELAND) BILL. In reply to Mr. MONSELL, Lord NAAS said he could not name the exact day on which he would proceed with the bill. It would, however, not be on Monday next. TilE BRIBERY COMMISSION. Mr. OTW.AY begged to ask the Chancellor of the E,": ; -- chequer wh,thor he woul.l lay on the table a return of le, OXpenncs occasioned by the inituries, and whether he irk tended to fix the paynrnit of ti..• expenses of the inqui.ies upon the inhabitants of the huruttBis causing the inquiry IleceSS:i 1 S. CITANCELLOR of the EXI:IIEQUER begged the hon. inen.l.,r would giv, notice of his question. EIWCATIo.N. Mr. CORRY, in presenting a minute connected with the. code of regulations of the committee of Privy Council ~ /1 education, made au explanatory statement to the ho A r e . Re said there was nothing in it at variance with, the revised code, on the contrary it was calculated to reuder it more effectual. The cost, however, would be somewhat increased. During the present year it would amount to about £15,00 , ' ; in the finantial year 1868-9 the cost would be £40,000 ' • but when it came into full operation, which he expected would be in about three years, it wouldamount to £70,100 additional. Mr. LOWE characterised the proposition as a tinkering up of the revised code, which would continue, as it had hitherto done, to work well and economically if let alone. Colonel SYKES thought the only thing that would be effectual was compulsory education, as pursued in Prussia and other countries. Mr. AYRTON asked when the minute would be dis cus sed. Mr. CORRY said that the minute would lay on the ts hie for a month, and if not questioned, it would then be acted upon. Mr. LOWE asked, in the event of private members not being able to obtain an evening during the mouth, whe ther the Government would set aside an evening for the discussion. Mr. WALPOLE said the question could be raised on the motion f , n- the house going into committee. He did not see, under such circumstances, it was necessary to fix a particular evening. The minute was then ordered to lie on the table. [LEFT SITTING. 1 POLICE IN 12ELLIGEACE.—this Day. BOW-SThEET. Sir Charles Coot°, Bart., of Connaught-place, Bayswater, and Ada Eliza Glover, of Norfolk-square, were brought before Sir Thomas Henry charged with assaulting Mr. Richardson, the station-master at the South-Eastern Rail way Terminus, Charing-cross. _ Sir Charles was fined £5 for the assault and £2 for the abusive language, and the female was fined .£5 for the assault, or three weeks' imprisonment each. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. CURIOUS CAM—A queer-looking man was brought before Mr. Arnold, charged with begging. When asked by Poole, the assistant gaoler, his name, he replied " Punch." Mr. Arnold asked him whether that was his real name, and he said he did not know. Ile could not recollect his parent's name, but he was called "Punch." Mr. Arnold said his name should be put down as " Punch" then. James Newby, 16 C, said that he saw the prisoner sit ting on the steps of a door in Piccadilly bogging and re ceive a penny, and on taking him into custody he threw the penny away. Mr. Arnold asked the constable whether he heard the prisoner say anything? _ _ The constable said he did not. He only saw him receive the penny. MI. Arnold—The prisoner is discharged. WESTMINSTER. APPREHENSION OF MANUFACTURERS OR DEALERS IN BASE Cots.—John Morton alias Nixon and Emily Smith were charged with having unlawfully in their possession, for the purposes of circulation, a quantity of base coin, at Tufton-street, Westminster, and in a stable in Vincent square. James Brennan, a Mint officer, who was formerly an in spector of the G division, said that from private informa tion he had received, he went this morning to the address above given, in Tufton-street, accompanied by Inspector Humphreys of the B division, and other officers. He en tered the house at half-past 7, and finding the front room on the first floor unfastened, opened the door and entered, and proceeding to a second room, only divided by a thin partition, found the prisoners in bed. Witness told him the object of his visit Was to search for base coins, reminding him of their lengthened acquaintance, and told the prisoners to get up and dress, not however until the male prisoner's trousers pocket was searched, when a number of spurious half-crowns and tlkirins were discovered. A search was then made in a cupboard, and a great deal more bas coin found concealed in a garden pot, covered with piper and rags. The pri soner Horton said somebody must have put it there. quantity more bad money was fount by Inspector Humphreys in a neighbouring Closet, carefully covered by a sliding piece of wood. Tile nude prisoner was thou • asked for the key of his stables in V►ncent-square, and on the officers going there they found some other pieces of spurious coin. A woman with whom Morton had long cohabited is at present under remand for putting off base coin. The prisoners were remanded till Monday. THAMES. DBUNKBX CAB DRIVERS.—A portly, grey-headed old man, with a red, weather-beaten face, who gave the name of Thomas Nicholas, was brought before Mr. Partridge charged with being drunk, and incapable of taking care of himself and his horse and cab. Police-constable 675 A said that he found the prisoner very drunk last Right, and incapable of taking care of his horse and cab. Mr. Partridge—Had he a fare ? Witness —Yes, sir ; and his fare was as drunk as him and I drove them both to the statirn-house. Mr. Partridge—Put up the other drunken man. William M'Leod, the mate of a ship, then entered the dock, and the police-constable said he was drunk and quite insensible. M'Leod—l can't deny it, sir. I was three sheets in the wind. The cab-driver, on being called upon for his defence was quite overcome with emotion. He said—Please your honour, pray have mercy on my feelings ! I have been a cab-driver 36 years, and was never in this horkurd sitiva tion before. Yesterday I druv this here gemman along side of me, and he made me pull up at a great many public houses, and gave me 14 glasses of wine. It got the better of me. Never before did I drink so much of that ere sort thing before. Pray, forgive me, your honour! Here the old man shed tears, and stammered out -Thirty-sm years, your honour! —and my licenses never marked! Mr. Partridge finding the prisoner's licence clean, fined him 55., and said he would not indorse the paper. He also fined M'Leod ss. The fines were paid. James Fisher, a cab driver, was charged with being drunk, and incapable of taking care of his horse and cab. The Prisoner—l brought a fare from Pimlico to White Horsy-street, Stepney, and on the road I was treated with three glasses of gin, and it got the better of me on an empty stomach. I have been cab driver 17 years, and this is my first offence. Mr. Partridge said it was a very mischievous practice for persons who rode iu cabs to treat the drivers with strong drinks. It would be better if they gave them something to eat, and not ply theta with liquors. He fined the pri soner 55., and as his license was clean he would not mark it. MARKETS.-..This day. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. Our market to-day was but moderately supplied with beasts, which moved off steadily at, in some instances, a further advance in the quotations of 2d. per Bibs. The best Scots and crosses realised 58. 4d. per Blbs. Sheep, the show of which was rather limited, moved off freely, and the currencies had an upward tendency. Prime Downs and half-breds sold at Gs. 2d. to 6s. 4d. per Blbs. Calves were quite as dear as on Monday, with a firm market. The supply was limited. Prime small pigs were rather dearer, but large hogs were very inactive at late rates. Per 81b to sink the offal. ode d Cm At Inf. beasts... 3 8.3 8 Second quality do ..3 10 4 6 Prime large oxen ..4 8 5 0 Prime Scuts, &c.... 5 2 5 4 Crse. and int. sneep.3 10 4 4 Suond quality d) ..4 6 5 0 ads d Pane cre-wool sheep 5 4 5 10 Prime o'thdowo 00.6 0 6 La ge coarse oalves.s 0 3 4 Prime stasll 6 6 0 ,srge hogs 3 2 3 6 zimalt porkers 3 8 4 4 Lauab....os Od to 0, 0.1. Suckling calves, 20s to 2 a ; and quarter-old store pigs, 231 La 27s each. - -- - -----• . Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. Beasts 7O Beasts .... Cows Co ws Sheep .ud Lonbs 3,800 Sheep suit 1 mbs 1200 Calves llt Oa yes. . B4 L'igs l9(i eize 3O - - - 220 MEAT. NEWGATE AND LEADENIIALL. —The supplies of meat are only moderato. Oa the whole, the trade is firm at very full prices. Beef, 3s 041 to 4s I.od ; mutton, 3s 10d to be Od ; real, 4s 21 to 5s 8d; pork, 3s 41 to 4s 6d per 81be by the earease. HAY. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £2 15s to £4 ss; clover, El Os to £5 104; and straw, £ 1 18s to 6s per load. A fair trade. CUXUERLAND.—Moadow hay, £3 Os to £4 8s ; clover, £4 Os to £5 10s Od ; and straw, £1 18s to £2 68 per load. Supply moderate. WHxrEcuArEL.-31eadow hay, 15s to £4 53; clover, £4 Os to £5 lOs Od ; and straw, £1 18s to £2 ltSs per load. Trade inactive. MISSING SIIIPS.—The Thalestris, which sailed from Porto Rico on the 11th of September for the Clyde an d the Queen of India, which sailed from Manilla for San Francisco on 23d of August, have not eitioe-bece hardy( IVO 100 100 1 0 100 100 Mt i