The Sun. — London, England, 1867-04-09 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET A ND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. In the general discount market there is still a plentiful supply of capital on offer, which has been further increased by the payment of the April divi dends at the Bank of England. Very few bills are on the market, and the rates range from 24 to 2 3 1 per cent. No gold operations of public importance took place at the Bank of England yesterday. The Lincolnshire, from Melbourne, has brought gold amounting to £22,500. At a meeting held to-day of the London Bank of Mexico and South America the report recom mended a dividend of 10s. per share, free of income tax, making with the interim dividend paid for the half-year ending June 30, a total division of 7i per cent, for the year, which was agreed to. The failure was announced yesterday of Mr. S. Lelia, merchant, of Telegraph-street, Moorgate street, owing to losses sustained during the late crisis, and the heavy fall which has occurred in Italian stock. His direct liabilities are estimated at about £30,000. He is also liable on endorsements for about £50,000, in respect of which,it is not ex pected that any claim will arise. The assets are estimated at from £12,000 to £15,000. In the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets during the last few days there has been very little animation. A moderate amount of business has been reported in sugar, at steady rates, while scarcely any dealings have taken place in tea. Rice has been inactive, but in coffee the operations have been to a fair extent, at ste a dy rat es . T a ll ow h as re mained without any material change in value. -• Two o'CLocx. According to Reuter's telegram from Paris to day, the French Rentes were 66fr. 80c. Very flat. The Stock Exchange, though still very unsettled, presents a less unpromising appearance, the "Bears" for the moment showing more reserve. Foreign securities have rallied in several instance, but the variations are frequent and very often important. At an early hour Consols relapsed 4 of the partial recovery of yesterday afternoon, and they remain at 901 for money and the account, and at 904 for May. It ie almost unnecessary to mention that the proceedings in the House of Commons last evening have been regarded with peculiar favour. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities arc 884 ; Bank Stock, 251 253 ; India Stock 5 per Cents., 1 09/ 1 ; and ditto Bonds, 48s. prem. The Foreign Stock Market has been very de pressed, but for the moment prices show a slight i mprovement. Turkish 5 per Cents. have advanced 4, to 261 274 ; Russian Scrip, 4, to par to 4 prem. ; Chilian Scrip, 4, to 4 3 dis ; Greek, 4, to 134 4 Mexican, 4, to 134 4 ; Italian, 4, to 494 ; Spanish Passive, 4, to 204 4 ; and the Certificates, 4, to 124 13 ; b u t D anu b ian Scrip has declined 4, to 54 die. American Securities have closed at a slight de pression, Illinois being 76 77, a fall of 4 ; Erie Shares 36 37, a fall of 4 ; but United States 5-20 Bonds are 4 higher, at 744 4. Business in the Railway Share Markethas not been Very active, but prices in a few instances exhibited much firmness at the opening. Great Northern and Brighton each improved I ; and Great Western, North Western, Midland, and South Eastern, each 1. Subsequently, however, a preponderance of sales has been apparent, and the tendency of quotations is still downwards. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings show little change of importance, Bahia and San Fran cisco being market', 144 4 ; Great Luxembourg, 84 91; and San Paulo, 154 ; while South Austrian and L ombardo -Venetian have recovered to 151 4 Grand Trunk of Canada to 18/ ; and Great Indian Peninsula to 107 f. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures remain steady at 29 31, and the Consolidated Mort gage Bonds have advanced k, to 21 22. Bank shares remained very inactive, and in a few instances were a shade lower_ Chartered Mer cantile of India, London, and China d ec li ne d to 31i; Imperial Ott oman to n ; and Union of London to 41. Miscellaneous and Finance Shares exhibit no great change as regards prices, Credit Foncier of England being dealt in at 21 k, Hudson's Bay Com - pany at 15i 16k, Anglo-American Telegraph at 17 17f , International Financial at 2i, and Egyptian Trading Company at 2 1-16th. MINING MARKET. TUESDAY EVENING. There has been more activity in the Mining Mar ket, and prices show more firmness. Annexed are the latest prices:— c hiverton Moor, 51 51 Clifford A ma l gamate 6 6* Cooks' Kitchen lO 11 East Basset lB 20 East Caradon .. 661 East Lovell 8 8 East Russell ...... 2l 21 East Wh ea l G renville 21 21 Great Laxey ...... 171 18 Great North Lacey Great Retallick Great 'Wheal Vor 18 19 Marko Ta11ey,.,,.., 41 4f North Crofty 4f North Treskerby 1 2 Prince of Wales 5 s 55s Providence Mines South Condurrovr 15s 17s 6d Tincroft West Chiverton 7O 72} Wheal Chivertoa 61 7 Wheal Gr env ill e llf Wheal Solon ......... 103 106 Wheal Bas se t ... . BRITISH FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. Der Ueut. Consols Do. Account, April 10 9Ol 8 per Cent. Reduc,-d New 3 per C en t 1 1 New 21 p er C ent. J an. 1894 88 1 Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. f or 30 yrs expire sth AprilBBs — Do (Rod Sea Telegraph), Aug. ' 1908._ :zeli equer Bill s , £l ,OOO, 3 and 4 per Ct. Do £5OO Do. £lOO & £ 2OO Bank of England Stock, 61 per Cent INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 101 per Cent., AprillB74 — Do. A ccoun t 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. 5} per Cent.. May 1879 Do. D e b ., 5 per Cent , Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,OOO Do• under £l,000 48 pm FOREIGN FUNDS —TWO O'CLOCK. Ar gentine Republi c , 6 per Cent Rtistrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 ...... Do. 1863 . ........ Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 J./0 Account Do. £lOO Bonds... Buenos A yres 6 per Cent (L i — De 2 per Cent. (D e f erred 8 per Cent.) lian 6 per Cent Do . 6 per perC Centent A D Do. Do. 1867 ?? Do. , Scrip, .£2O paid dis - C ')l" ' 6 per Cent. Ouba, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 D). 5 per Cent., 1864 anubian Principalities, 7 per Cent quador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — E gyptian 7 per Cent Do. Second Issue Do. £lOO Bonds Do. Do. 1864 7B} Do. .£lOO Bonds Do Government Railway Debentures 73 7 Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Do. Account Do. Accou n t Du. Coupons Gaatoinala, 5 per Cent Iti;ian 5 per C er t 1865 Do, Account Do. Marommana .Railway ..... 68 9f M. =xi, , a,;-, 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Do. 1864 ................. Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French ..... Montevideau G per Cent. • I+,l oorish Imperial per Ccut New G ra n a d a Do 3 per Cen Do. Deferred Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) Pe - uvian 5 per Cent 1865 Do Account Do 41 per Cent., 1865 Do 41 per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 4} per Cent., 1862 D 0 Account Portugues pep er Ct 1853, 6,7, Russian 5 Cent., 1822, £St 9,'60,'2,'3 40} 1 1 Do 41 : per Cent. 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 pu Cent., 1859 Do der Cont. 1862 Do. 5 per Cent., , 1864 B6l 7 D A.nglo-Dutch, 1866, all paid B3l N Du. do. £45 pa i d pM Nardioian 5 per Cent Spanish 3 per Cent Do Account . Do New Detested Do. Account Passive Do Do Account 204 Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Do Account Swedish 4 per Cent. Do. 41 per Cent. 1864 Do. Scrip, £6O paid Turkish 6 per Cent. 1851 Do. Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do. Account Do .£lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account 5O Do .£lOO Bonds 5l Do 6 per Cent., 1863 Do 5 per Cont., 1865 Do. Account Do. 6 per Cont., 1865 Do. 4 per Gent. Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cent. 6 per Gout, 1864 Ditto 11 per Cont. iivilenas on the ahorA onyable in Loudok. Austrian, a per Cent., Ex. 10 I lorins Belgian. 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch •i* per Cent. Ex. 12 Gull, Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates . French _Routes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. — W !m!, 3 per Cent. 1831, Ex. 251. Do. Account 494 1. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 901 Do. May Do. Account 9oi THE TRIAL OF FENIAN PRISONERS. -~- THE SPECIAL COMMISSION. DUBLIN, Monday. The Special Commission for the trial of the Fenian prisoners was opened at eleven o'clock to day in the Court-house, Greek-street, by Chief Justice Whiteside, Justice Fitzgerald, and Baron D easy. The judges were attended by the Lord Mayor's lacum tenens, and went w the court in state. _ The court was crowded, but few besides the 600' special jurors and prOfessional gentlemen and the friends of the judges were admitted. The passages and the hall were guarded by policemen. After the Royal commission had been read, the grand jury were called and sworn. The Chief Justice in addressing them said : " Gentlemen,—The commission you have just beard read, under the authority of which we open thi court, is large in its extent, and almost unlimited in, its terms. It includes within its language all treasons felonies, and other serious crimes. In addition, there is an authority conferred by it to deliver the gaols of your county of the prisoners confined therein. This latter authority is that usually exercised by the judges who preside here periodically in rota tion, and my learned brethren would in their turn have naturally performed that duty at this period of the year. But, gentlemen, in consequence of painful events which have happened in your county, it has been deemed advisable by her Majesty's Government to add to the number of judges usually presiding under the ordinary commission in this court. It is scarcely two months since a criminal, commission held its sittings in your county—and yet your prisons are crowded with persons accused--it is true of peculiar crimes. The crimes to which I have adverted were not those ordinarily perpetrated by revengeful or wicked persons upon their fellowmen —crimes which might be somewhat palliated if committed by indi viduals sunk in misery or hardened in despair. On the contrary, these crimes were— it is no doubt an alarming statement —committed by individuals not reduced by want or driven by necessity, but by per sons who might be well termed conspirators against the laws and constitution of their country. The Habeas Corpus Act was, consequent on these law less proceedings, suspended. A great constitutional safeguard—the preservative of civil freedom —has been for a time set aside in order to save the State from imminent peril. Notwithstanding the mea sures I have enumerated, the prisons of Dublin, county and city, are erowded with persons charged with having committed crimes against the State, and no less than 200 prisoners are specified in the calendar as amenable to justice. It is under these grave circumstances we are assembled here to-day. Gentlemen, the present aspect of affairs may be con sidered by some to be depressing, and the retro spect gloomy, but good men never despair of their country, and when we remember that justice was done in the cases to which a general reference has been made, and that the ordinary law of the land is still felt to be sufficient to grapple with the evil, there is reason to hope that it may, at least, be abated, if not entirely eradicated from our social system. Moreover, it should be recollected that if for years past systematic efforts have been directed to poison the minds of the young of our country with disaffec tion and disloyalty —if the very liberty which our free constitution secures to every man has been perfidi ously turned against the constitution itself, it cannot be expected that the seeds of mischief sown broadcast through the land should not have produced bitter fruits. Gentlemen, my especial duty on the present occasion is to describe for your guidance the nature and character of the offences which will probably be brought under your consideration, and to explain the law applicable to such cases respectively. I refer, not to offenders of whom as yet I know nothing, but to offences ; I do not enter into details, but only offer a gene ral exposition of the law. 1 have bee s informed that it is highly probable bills which your findings may turn into indictments for high treason may be sent up to you by the Attorney -General on behalf of her Majesty the Queen. B u t as t h e cr i me punishment d rea d ful of treason is the highest known to the l aw , an d th e to understand in ,it b ecomes the more necessary what it consists, how it has been defined by the sages of the law, and by what proof (Having explained the sta it is to be established. tate passed in the reign o f ri respect to treason, the Chief Juicei g E d showedward ll t l h . , e with dif ference between the offences of high treason and of treason felony.) The charge against the principal persons to be tried is, or probably will be, not of in tending to levy war, but for having actually levied war against the Queen. There is a terrible sim plicity in the charge of levying war againgt the Queen. To the natur e and proof of this scific pe charge you must lend y our attention, and if it really took place, the evidence to prove the fact ought to be simple and direct. Where the object has not been perpetrated, combinations and conspiracies to carry it into effect would or might properly be proved ; but when the war has been levied, the in quiry is into the fact, and quo allinto the fact was - done. You will hear the circumstances or overt acts of this levying of war upon the Queen. The overt acts are the matters to be considered by you in finding the hills, and they are the matters to which the accused must address their defence. What, then, does the law declare to be a levying of war upon the Queen ? His lordship quoted Forster, sec. 4, p. 211, and con tinued :—An assembly of men armed and arrayed in la warlike manner with any treasonable purpose is a levying of war, although no blow be struck and no shot be fired. Of course if that be treason, which it is, much more must a conflict between the Queen's forces, military or civil, and insurgents be treason. It is not necessary that the parties conducting such a movententshould possess or exhibit the pomp or the splendour of znilitary. array. A tumultuous multitude armed with crowbars and pickaxes attacking the Queen's forces might be guilty, and have been found guilty, of levying war against the Queen. If, there fore, evidence should be submitted to you of such an attack made upon the civil forces of the State—a police barrack in your county--you have to inquire diligently —did the attack spring from a sudden squabble, a local quarrel, or was the movement general and public in its object and design ? The French Imperial screw yacht Prince Jerome, which has been cruising for several days in the Solent with his Imperial Highness Prince Napoleon on board, steamed through Spithead for the Channel on her return to the coast of France on Saturday. On arriving abreast of the works for the marine forts on the Norman and Horse Shoals, the yacht was hove to, and Prince Napoleon, embarking in the yacht's steam cutter, made a long inspection of the annular stonework which will form the foundations of the iron superstructures, and the topmost con cluded portion of which now stands considerably above high-water level. Models of these important works are about to be forwarded to the Great Paris Exhibition. TIM SUN, LONLON, .TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 9, 1867. SECARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share / Railways. Paid.) C r lo ri s ce ing Bu d e e i n n e e . ss - it Bristol and' Exeter .... 100 7 7 79 at Caledonian .. 100 107 109 st Cambrian - Cork and 8and0n...." - - 20 Cornwall all 4 6 st Dublin & Belfast June lOO 65 6S st Dun„Perth,BFAb.Junc lOO 70 72 100 16. London, ucrip Certi all - Do. 100 at Glasgow &S. Western 100 105 107 st Great Eastern,Ord.sik.• iOO 27 20 27 st Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2 100 5 7 st Dreat North ol Scotland: 100 - - et Great Northern lOO 113 115 1121 st Do. A stock ...... 100 1.0 122 11;3 ICI t 00. Betook lOO - - Do. New, is. at 25 pm, 10, - - 44t Gt S, and W. ot lrelanit 100 89 11 at *h. Western 1,0 4. 42 401 40 st Do. S. Val. gait gua. 100 - - st Do. South Wales 3t Do. W. Mid.-Oxion, 100 24 27 st Do. Newport lOO 25 39 st LA). efurd lOO - at Lancashire Yorkshtr, lou 121 126 12 a et London and Blackwai - - et Lon., Brigh„ az Cultai; 10. 74 76 i (5, 4 5 st Lon., Chat., and D.rer 10, 11 13 16 st. Do. 3letrop. Ex. A lOO 13 16 st Lon. & ;North Western, iou 116 :l5 1] 11 1 1 1 : at Lon. & South Westerui 100 73 50 77 st Man., Mel., & Lincoln 100 47 49 41 at Metropolitan all 148 1 2 0 411) 1 3 Do. New lO - st Do. Extension...- all 101 106 102 100 100 Metropolitan District. all - Do. do. do. 10 - 10 Do. and St. John's W'd 6 - - st Midland 9 Do. £9 Share 7 - - st Do, Birrniu.. & Durby 100 82 83 25 Mid Kent . - - at North British et Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun. 100 4 is et Nth. Eastern-Berwick 100 101 lu3 11,11 1.0 35 Do. G.N•E purohast 1633.4 - - st Do. Leeds at Do. York lOO 92 94 923 st De. Carlisle - - 25 Do. Stock.& Darling all 33 35 '33} 10 Do. do. 1860-61 lB 9 10 at North London st Do. do. 1804 5 . . lO - 4t Do. do. 1866 st North Staffordshire at N. &S. W. Junction 25 Scottish Central at Scot. N. E , Aber. stock 100 - 10 • uo. Scot, Mid. stook lOO - - at Shropshire Union - - at South Devon lOO 43 45 st South Eastern 20 Staines, Wok., & Wok all 8 10 st ratr Vale lOO 153 ;58 10 Do. C st Vale et 'Meath - - st Waterford & Kilkenny 100 - - 10 Waterloo & Whitcha i 6 - - st West Corn tv,tll lOO - - too to ioi to too ultiTlBll rOSSESbION 6. Atlantic St..Lawrenee Bom.,Baroda, , t Cen.lu gu. 5 per cent... Do. F shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Butf.,Brant,Sz Goderich, 6 p.c. 872-3-1 , Calcutta & S. E., urn ..;ave Town & Dock, Demerara, 7 p.c. per. In, East. Bengal, gu., 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.c., 57 50 100 102 id 14it) .1 ' 50 55 10l 103 101 IG3 106 107 1071 8 Do. J Eiitnatoti .. rand Trunk ot Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bondal 1 charge G p.o Do. Ist i'ref. Bonds Do. do deferred De. 2d Pat. Bonds.. Do. do. deterred .... Do. 3d Pref. stock.... Do. do. deferred .... Do. 9th Fret. stook.. Do. do. deterred .... t. India Pen. gua. • o. Gua. 5 per cent.. 20 22 85 88 57 59 53 54 52 51 37 tO 23 25 106 106 1 1' 1P 107 f DO. New gda. 5 p. v South of India gua. 5 per cent 4} per cent Do • ;reat Wes. of Canada , Da. New .. Do. 6 p. o Bus. pay. 1873 1 Do. 5t dv. pay. 1877-8 1 Indian Branch, limited :dadras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 41 do Do. 4; do Do. Filth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Buds. Hudson's Bay N. It 1. C' du, °pc Ist pt. ba, Sande .... A Do. Delhi Do. do Do. Puniaub 1 n Do.lndus St.Flot . 100 1100 10 100 100 100 102 91 93 14 14 1 12 126 i•ES 82 81 81 1&1 100 102 02 94 65 90 82 $5 97 gs) 97 98 1 97 98 9 7-16 Central • Criminal Court—(this Day). OLD COURT. (Before the Recorder.) William Clarke, lately in the employ of the firm known as Pickford's, was indicted with embezzling various sum of money, the property of his employers. The prisoner had been in the service of the firm for a number of years, and enjoyed a salary of £l6O a year, with an annual gratuity of £4O. Tho amount he was charged with embezzling was about £l4O. The prisoner said that domestic calamities had led him to the commission of the offence. He had a wife in bad health and a large family. The jury found him guilty, and the R .corder sentenced him to twelve months' imprisonment with hard labour. Henri Gamble was ind!eted with pointing a loaded pistol at Edward Edwards with a view of resisting his lawful apprehension.' The prisoner on the 24th of March went to the house of his grandfather, et Mortlake, and on inquiry found he was from home. He then entered the house, having put on a green leather mask, and told the female servant, Evans, that if she made any noise there were other men outside who would shoot her. The prisoner then went up stairs, and Evana went out to get assistance, and returned with Edwards, and as they were entering the house the prisoner was in the passage, and he then pointed the pistol at him and rushed into the street. He was, however, secured and given into the custody of the police. Nothing had been removed from the house, although a great many valuable articles were lying about. The pistol on examination was found to be loaded with powder and shot, but it was clear that he had never primed it. The jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty. The prisoner was then charged with stealing the pistol, but the jury acquitted him. Daniel Humphries was charged with stealing half a sovereign, the property of his employers, Messrs. Saxton and Warrington, leather merchants. The prisoner held a confidential situation in the employ of the prosecutors, and in consequence of numerous de ficiencies the prosecutors took steps to discover the thief. Smith, the City detective, soon found out who was the person committing the robberies by means of some marked coins, and he took the prisoner into custody as he was leaving the prosecutors' house with some of their property iu hig possession. The prisoner, it appeared, in addition to his wife and child, was intimately connected with two other women, and in order that he might- keep up the deception at home, he represented to his wife that he had to travel for his employers, and thus he was enabled to absent himself from her for weeks together. The jury found the prisoner guilty. In answer to the Recorder, the prosecutor said he had found out deficiencies amounting to over £2,000. The Recorder sentenced him to five years' penal ser vitude. Aaron Gardner pleaded guilty to an indictment charg ing him with burglariously entering a dwelling house. The Recorder, there being no previous conviction sentenced him to nine months' imprisonment. POLICE INTELLIGEACE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. STEALING CIGARETTES. — Peter Meyer, cigar dealer, of 26, New North-road, Islington, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with stealing 3,000 cigarettes, :he property of Messrs. Theodoridi and Co., tobacconists, No. 21, Leicester square. _ _ James Conway, clerk to Messrs. Gabriel, Theodoridi, and Co., said that on the previous day the prisoner called and ordered 3,000 cigarettes, to be sent, as be wished to meet a gentleman in Regent-street, and the money for them would be sent back by the boy who was sent with him. He sent the cigarettes by the errand boy, and also went himself, and when they arrived at a. café, No. 68, Regent-street, the prisoner took the cigarettes from the boy stating that he was going in to see the gentlemen, and as the prisoner did not come out he sent the boy round to see if there was any other entrance to the café, and the boy found the prisoner in the act of leaving with the cigarettes. The boy followed the prisoner and saw him engage two crossing-sweeper boys in the Haymarket to carry the cigarettes for him, and afterwards caused the pri soner to be taken into custody. In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt the witness stated that the prisoner was out of his sight while he was in the cafe. William Harvey, errand boy to the prosecutors, gave similar evidence to the last witness, and said that at Charing-cross:he spoke, to a constable, who followed the prisoner into Pall-mall, where the prisoner left the cigar ettes at a public-house and thou eame out. On taxing the prisoner with stealing the cigarettes ho said that he had never seen any. Police-constable Lynch, 100 F, said' that on being spoken to by the last witness he followed the prisoner, who was accompanied by two crossing sweepers, elch carrying a box into Pall-Mall, and saw him go into two public-houses with the cigarettes. On coming out he asked the prisoner what he had done with the cigarettes, and he said he had not any. lie took the prisoner into custody, and afterwards went back and received the eigarettes from the landlord of the public-house, who said the prisoner had left them to be called for. The prisoner asked the first witness if he had not bought the cigarettes at the shop before, and the witness said he had bought 500 on Saturday. Sergeant Appleton asked for a remand, stating that there were about 20 other cases against the prisoner. at lasten in LAMBETH. violently constable assaulting said that VIOLENT ASSAULT ON A POLICE-CONSTABLE.--JOhn Frier and John Bignall w ere c h arge d before Mr. Elliott with duty in St. George's-road, N ew i ng t on , w h e n he saw the two pri soners, who were very d run k, assa ulting a gentleman in police-constable evg b William ei l 3 t o o n se, 786 L. The his carriage. He persuaded them to go away, when one of them struck him several blows in the face. He then caught hold of one of them, when the other prisoner struck him a violent blow on the back. With the assistance of another constable they were taken to the station. Dr. Donahoo, surgeon, of 17, Westminster Bridge-road, said he was driving along St. George's- road in his carriage, when one of the prisoners struck the horse attached to the carriage on tho nose, and the other prisoner pulled the reins out of the coachman's hands and dragged the horse along. Mr. Elliott fined the prisoners 7s. each, or, in default, one month's imprisonment with bard labour. Agricultural Prospects. ----- Last week opened with a favourable fine day and a good deal of sun. Monday was also fine and dry, sunny and breezy, and a good deal of field work was well accomplished. Wind N.N.W. ; thermometer 48 deg. ; barometer up to 30.40 inches. On Tuesday morning there was s li g ht ra in up to mid - day, but t L h a e n a ca ft s e h r i u re oln " was better, with not m uch check to rain spring tillage. Our advices run as under :—From We continuefalls sfrom da toh; ve spring weather, to day, and there is at length a f avoura bl e open i n g for agricultural as little or n o work, which is greatly behindhand. A few dry weeks are, indeed, much needed, as the recent unpropitious season has left heavy soils in a state quite unfit for working satisfactorily." From Suffolk—" Farmers are busy on the land, completing their spring sow ing, which is now going on satisfactorily." Wed nesday was a fine day, and just what the farmers wanted to push on field work. Our advices from the west of Scotland stated : " The weather con tinues variable ;" from the east coast : " We have had a week of fine weather." From Norfolk on the same day : " The weather is favourable, and, with a continuance, the Lent seeding will be finished dur ing tli present week." Thursday was a fine dry day, and spring tillage was proceeding extensively. Our reports on that day from Suffolk were : " Although showery, we have had some finer weather, and our farmers are, fast and satisfactorily, getting on with barley seeding." From the interior of the same county it was stated, "The weather has continued mild and favourable for the growing crop and for spring sowing." From Warwickshire it was remarked, "Weather during the week has been generally fine and spring -like, if we except Saturday evening, when there was a heavy storm, accompanied with hail, rain, and snow ; wind N. and N.W. The wheat plant is not spoken of very favourably, more espe cially on heavy cold soils. Spring sowing and planting are now being pushed forward where the land has sufficiently recovered from the effects of the snow and rain." From Berkshire, " The weather has enabled the farmer to get on with the field work within the last few days. A great deal of wheat on the ground is looking thin and bad." Fri day was a fine dry day, and spring tillage pro gressed favourably. Our advices from the West Biding stated—" The weather, since Tuesday, has been fine, but to-day it threatens rain." On Satur day morning slight rain fell, with occasional showers up to noon, but afterwards it was finer and warm, and, in fact, very spring-like and growing weather. During the week a large breadth of barley has been sown, and even oats and beans have been planted where not previously accomplished. There are many complaints in various parts of the country of the want of provender and of the dearness of most stuffs which the farmers have to purchase for their cattle.—Mark-lane Express of yesterday. MIDDLESEX ELECTION. — In the event of a con test for the represeutation of Middlesex, the sheriff yester day appointed - th's 1i th iust. for the poll to be taken. As already stated the nomination will take place on Monday next, the 15th inst. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING-MONDAY. The usual characteristics of the opening week at New market are great quietness, and it does not appear there will be an exception on this occasion. There is plenty of racing (we begin with ten events to-day), but it is not very exciting; the stakes are not very important, and the fields are small. Still, if the weather is fine, it is one of the most enjoyable of the whole six meetings, and it is that absence of bustle and excitement which is its chief charm. The Craven Stakes, sometimes called the Trial, brought out Sultan and Assineboiuu to meet Lord Lyon across the fiat, but they might as well have staid in their stables, as the favourite came out like a lion ascending the hill, and won, hard held, by whit might have been any number of lengths. The result of the Hindklap of 50 soya, T. Y.C. was a fine specimen of Attuiral handle:typing. At first sight, Pericles, a t'iree-yr-old, and a roarer, with Bst 51b ou him, looked out of it; but, after a good race with the Maid of Mashatn filly, lie non very cleverly by half a length. For Lord Glasgow to win one race and run second in the next is remarkable, but this his lordship accom plished with Sister to Aschaui and the Maid of Masham filly. The Free Handicap witnessed the discomfiture of a very warm French favourite, Czar, who was really never in the race, which that splendid, specimen of a thoroughbred,. Cecrops, won with the top weight of 9st 21b, after a fine finish with Lord Ronald. The weather was very wet and boisterous in the fore part of the day, but turned out fine towards the close. The attendance on the Neath was as small as we ever remember. A Sweepstakes of 50 sovs each, h ft, for three year olds; last half mile of B.C. ; 3 subs. Prince D. Soltykoff's Delium, by Nowminster, Bst 21b (J. Mann) Mr. Hawksley's Rhymer, Bgt 101 b (Fordh am ) 2 Mr. R. Ten Broeck's La Sorrentina, 7st 121 b (11. Covey) • 3 Betting-5 to 4on Rhymer, 2to 1 agst La Sorrentina. and 3 to 1 agst Delium. La Sorrentina, on the left of her horses, was the first away, having the favourite on the upper ground, with Delium in close attendltnce. They ran thus to half-way in the rails, when the latter quitted her horses and won very easily by a length and a half. La Sorrentina beaten by a like distance for second. The Craven Stakes of 10 sovs each, with 50 given by the _ _ Jockey Club; three year olds Est 101 b, four Bst 81b, five and upwards 9st 21b; the winner to be sold for 500 sovs, if demanded, &c., or carry 71b extra; if entered for 100 sovs allowed 71b; A.F. Mr. R. Sutton's Lord Lyon, by Stockwell, 4 vrs, (71b extra), 9st llb ...(T. Chaloner) 1 Duke of Hamilton's Sultan, 5 yrs (71b extra), 9st 91b (Edwards) 2 Mr. Lowther's Assineboine, 3 yrs (£500), Est 101 b (Cameron) 3 Betting-100 to 12 on Lord Lyon. The three ran in company, the light weight holding a slight lead to the bushes, when Chaloner brought up the favourite, who quitted his horses without an effort, and won in a canter by four lengths ; a bad third. A Handicap of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, for three year olds and upwards; D.M. Lord Glasgow's Sister to Ascham, by Toxopholite, 5 yts, 7st 31b (llibberd) 1 Mr. H. Coventry's Kingsley, 4 yrs, Est 101b...((GGoodwin) 2 Lord Stamford's Siiankos, 3 yrs, sst 101 b (Butler) 3 Prince D. Soltykoff's Lytham, 6 yrs, Bst 21b (Mann) 0 Lord Westmorland's Thalia, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b ...(Kenyon) 0 Mr. Hodgman's Violent, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b (Parry) 0 Mr. Savile's Leybourne, 4 yrs, 7st 91b (Cannon) 0 Baron Rothschild's Guinivere, 5 yrs, 7st 21b (Peaks) 0 Mr. Joseph Dawson's Annie Laurie, 3 yrs, Est (Killick) 0 Betting-9 to 4 agst Kingsley, sto 1 each agst Lytham and Thalia, 7 to 1 agst Sister to Ascham, and 8 to 1 each agat Violent and Leybourne. They left the post nearly in a line, but after running a few strides Sister to Ascham, in the centre, took a clear lead of Guinivere, and the favourite on the lower ground, Leybourne, with Thalia, Siiankor, and Violent following next a trifle on their right. When fairly in the dip Guini yore gave way, and her place was taken by Lord Stamford's colt, who followed the leaders into the cords, but without a chance of getting up, Sister to Ascham winning rather cleverly at last by a neck ; a bad third. Guinivere was fourth, Thalia fifth, Leybourne sixth, and Violent seventh, close together; then came at intervals Annie Laurie colt and Lytham. A Sweepstakes of 25 sovs each, for three year olds; colts Bst 10Ib, fillies and geldings Bst 71b ; maidens at starting allowed 71b; the winner to be sold for 400 sovs ; T.Y.C. 5 subs. Count F. de Lagrange's Bretoline, by Ventre St. Gris, Bst libberd) 1 Mr. Carew's Batty , Bst .....(A, Edwards) 2 Betting opened at 6 to 4 on natty, and closed at 6 to 5 on Bretoliue. They left the post in company, and ran so into the cords, where Bretoline, who always appeared to have the best of it, drew away and won very cleverly by a length. A Plate of 50 sovs (Handicap), for three year olds and up wards; T.Y.C. Duke of Newcastle's Pericles, by Newminster, 3 yrs, Bst 51b Lord Glasgow's Maid of Masham filly, 3 yrs. Est 61b (car 6st 71h) (Mordan) 2 Lord Westinorelaud's Indian Star, 4 yrs, 7st 4lb (Konyon) 3 Mr. Hodgman's Confederate, 6 yrs, 7st 41b (llibbord) Prince D. Soltykoff's Lytham, 6 yrs, Bst (Mann) 0 Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Union Jack, G yrs, 7st 101 b (H Covey) 0 Baron Rothschild's Magpie, 3 yrs, 7st 51b (Peake) 0 Mr. Joseph Wood's Dutch Admiral, 3 yrs, Est 131 b (Jarvis) 0 Count Batthyany's Rus in Urbe, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b (E. Smith) 0 Mr. IL Noble's Katie, 4 yrs, Est 61b (Goodwin) 0 Lord Stamford's Feodor, 3 yrs, Est 71b (Cameron) 0 Mr. W. Al. Lambourne's Court Card, 3 yrs, 6st...(Rolfe) 0 Captain Machell's Topsail colt, 3 yrs, sst 121b...(h.illick) 0 Mr. York's Vandyke, 3 yrs, sst 121 b ...(G. Johnson) 0 Lord Canterbury's Gas, 3 yrs, sst 71b (B utler) Betting.-3 to 1 agst Confederate, 6to 1 each agst Gas and Indian Star, 8 to 1 each agst Pericles and Magpie, 12 to 1 each agst Maid of Masham filly and Union Jack, and 100 to 8 agst Feodor. In consequence of the race being run in a heavy shower but little could be seen of the early portion of the contest, but from the information of the jockies we glean that the Maid of Masham filly, in company with Pericles, Confede rate, Indian Star, and Magpie, got away in advance and ran in company to half-way in the cords, where Pericles, on the lower ground, came out and won a fine race by half a length. Indian Star was third, beaten three lengths from Lord Glasgow's filly, who finished a head in advance of Confederate, who was placed fourth, Court Card was fifth, close up, and the Topsail colt sixth. The 'others were widely distributed, the last three being Union Jack, Dutch Admiral, and Gas. A Free gandicap of 20 sovs each, h ft, if accepted, with 300 added; winners of any race after March 22 (at 10 a.m.) 31b, of a handicap 71b extra; Bretby Stakes Course ; 21 subs Mr. Fleming's Cecrops, 4 yrs 9st 21b (T. French) 1 Duke of Baaufort's Lord Ronald, 5 yrs, Bst 31b (Fordham) 2 Mr. F. Elliott's Leases, 3 yrs, 6st (Goodwin) w in) 3 Mr. Swindell's Abergeldie, 4 yrs, Bst 61b (inc 71b extra) (Goiter) 0 Mr. G. Reynold's Paris, 6 yrs, Bst 31b (inc. 71b extra) (Parry) 0 Lord Stamford's Thalassius, 5 yrs, 7st (Cameron) 0 Major Fridolin's Czar, by West Australian, 4. yrs, 6st 13Ib ..... ........................... . ..... . ........ . . :(11 CoVey) 0 Mr. R. Porter's The Skipper (late Zest), 3 yrs, Est 81b (S. Mordau) 0 Baron Rothschild's Jasper, 3 yrs, Est 71b (Peake) 0 Mr. R. Naylor's Diadem, 4 yrs, Est slb (Kenyon) 0 Mr. De la Ce's Gretna, 4 yrs, Est 21b (Sayers) 0 Mr. Savile's Maid Maria; 3 yrs, sst 13Ib (Killick) 0 Count Batthyany's Beauelerk, 3 yrs, sst 121 b ...(Butler) 0 Betting-5 to 2 agst Czar, sto 1 agst Jasper, Bto 1 each agst Lord Ronald and Diadem, 10 to 1 agst Paris, 12 to 1 agst Cecrops, 100 to 8 agst Leases, and 100 to 7 agst T halassius. With the exception of Beauclerk, who got badly off, an excellent start was effected, in which Gretna, with Lord- Ronald, Cecrops, Jasper, Diadem, the favourite, Lasses, and Abergeldie, lying up, came on nearly in a line a length or so in advance of Paris, Thalassius, The Skipper, and Maid Marian into the Abingdon Mile bottom. Here Gretna gave way, and the running was taken up by Lord Ronald, closely pressed by Cecrops, the pair being joined half-way in the rails by Leases. From this point the three came on clear of their horses, Lord Ronald holding his own until within a dozen strides from home, when Cecrops got up and won in the last stride by a neck ; Leases, who died away to no thing, finished a bad third ; Jasper was fourth, close up with whom came Gretna, Diadem, Czar, Maid Marian, and The Skipper. Paris and Beauclerk were the last two, the latter cantering home a long way in the rear. Match; both 4-yr-olds. Last half of Ab. M.; 100, h ft. Lord Westmoreland's Ulphus, by Newminster, tst 101 b (Goater) 1 llibberd 2 Lord Conyngtam's Dr. Syntax, 7 st 81 b () Betting-7 to 4on Dr. Syntax. The non-favourite jumped away with a clear lead, and won in a canter by half a length. Match: both 3-yr-olds. Last half of Ab. M. ; 100, h ft. Duke of Newcastle's Nike , by Orlando, Bst 101 b (Edwards) 1 Lord Vivian's Tumbler, 7st 51b (llibberd) 2 Betting-6 to 4on Nike, who waited upon Tumbler, when she drew up, and immediately after taking a clear lead won easily by a couple of lengths. A Sweepstakes of 50 soya each, h ft, for three year olds; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 51b; starters twice before the time of closing allowed 41b ; 11. M.; 4 subs. Duke of Newcastle's Flying Scud, by Orlando, Bst 61b (Edwards) 1 Capt. Hawksley's Bismarck ( 41b ) (Fordham) 2 Mr. Batson's Eglamour, Bst 61b (41b) (Deacon) 3 Betting-6 to 4 agst Bismarck, 7to 4 agst Flying Scud, and 3 to 1 agst Eglamour. The latter made play to half way in the rails, when he gave way, leaving Flying Scud in advance to the stand, when Bismarck challenged, but never fairly getting up, was defeated cleverly 4 V three parts of a length; bad third. A Plato of 50 sovs ; two year olds 6st 71b, three Bst 101 b four Bst 121 b, five and upwards lOst ; mares and geldings allowed 31b ; the winner to be sold with engagements for 200 sous; if entered for 100 sous allowed 71b; Crite- non Course. Prince D. Soltykoff's Demonstration, by Marsyas, 2 yrs,. Est (.£100) a (Goodwin) 1 Mr. R. Ten Broeck's La Sorrentino, 3 yrs, Bst (car. Bst 21b) (4100) ,(Fordbalu) 2 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECUR: British Columbia, 6 per cent., Deo. 31, . lean.GOv.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-al - Do. 6 p. e. Feb. & Aug.. Do. 5 p. e. Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. C. Jan. & July Do. 5 p. c. luscribd sk Cape G. Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 llo.Apl.&Oct . 18V0- Do. do AB3O-9t. , Do. Jan.&July, 18V0-91 Do. 5 per mit. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900.: Ceylon, Nov. 1883, 6 p t 1)o. 187 s, do Al (with's, G p. 0, 1873, Jan. and July Do. Iq7B io. 1832,111ay 15, Nov. ,t) Do. 130, Feu. & Aug Natal 'iov. o per cent N. li.Gov. p.c.J a. &.1 ul) N• .3.10. Gov.s p•c.,lBt'i Do. 5 p.c. 18,1 to 187,. 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A ntwerp and Rotterdam, Bs - and San lerancisno, gua. 7 per cent 141 k Central Argentine, t Luxembourg, 9; 5 San Paulo, lim., g ut. 6 per cent., Isl South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 15t FORIC WM KIN IC n. St..lohn del Ray. lim., 55 United Mexican, lim., 2 BANKS. Alliance, lira.. 15 Bank of Egypt, 31 Chartered .ter. of India, London, and China, 31 1 Imperial Ottoman, lirn., 7} I London Chartered Lana of Australia, 22 London and County, 57 Ditto, new, 241 London Joint Stock, 401 1 London and South-Western, lim., 12} Union of London, 41 MISCELLANICOCkI. Anglo-American Telegraph, 17,1 17 Atlantio Telegraph, 40 Berlin Water Works, Urn.. 111 12 Credit iconcler 01 khfianii, litu . 24 East India Irrigation and Canal. 13i Egyptian Com. and Trading, lim., 3 1-18 Gen. Credit and Discount, lin,. 91 Hudson's Bay, lei 15i International Financial Society, lim.. 24 London Li eneral Omnibus company, lltu, 3 Lon on and Provincial Marine, L\ atonal Discount i. outpauy, 14 I Ocean Marine Insurauco, 20 Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and New Zealand, via Southamptoa.....April 19 Ditto, via Marseilles ...... • • ..April 3 Brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet ays Ditto, by French packet (ape of Good Hope, AsoenF:ion, and St. lielcna April 27 China, l'enaug, and Sing 4pore, via Souihamptou: April 19 Ditto, via .12.arseilL:s April 13 Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton Apri 13 India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton April 1 Ditto, via Marseilles India (Bombay), via Southampton. April .3 Ditto, via Marseilles .. . April 13 Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton April 13. Ditto, via Marseilles April 13 Mauritius, via Southampton April ,9. Ditto. via Marseited April 13 Newfoundland , • April 10. Portugal. •• May 6. Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon... United States and British North America, by Bri tish packet Ditto, ny Canadian packet. via Londonderry .•April 10 Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp ton Ditto, via Cork Kid ( Di Di ITIJ . 2.1.0 31 2.14.0 8.3.6 3.9.0 11.2.6 Capt. llachell's Pocket Hercules, 2 yrs, Gst (.£100) (Killick) 3 Count Batthyany's Rosa Doretta, 2 yrs, sst 111 b (£100) (Butler) 0 Mr. Nightingall's Bravura, 3 yrs, Bst (£loo)—(Hibberd) 0 Sir F. Johnstone's Presumption c, 2 yrs, Est (.£10) (Kenyon) 0 Mr. I. Woolcott's Apron Strings, 2 yrs, Est 41b (£200) (Sayers) 0 Betting 5 to 4 agst Presumption colt, 3 to 1 agst Demon stration, 8 to 1 agst Apron Strings, and 10 to 1 agst any other. They ran in company to half-way up the hill, where the favourite gave way, and the lead was taken by Demonstra tion, who, with La Surrentina and Pocket Hercules, finished the race home, Demonstration, when fairly over the hill, drawing away and winning in a canter by two lengths ; a bad third ; I.tosa Doretta was fourth, Apron Sti ings fifth. Bravura sixth, and the favourite last, boaten off a long woy. HORSES STRUCK OUT. NEWMARXr.T IlAsincAP.—Foresight, Othello, Gikai Greenback - , Brow❑ Tommy, and Rose Cheri; LICHFIELD SPRING MEETING. MONDAY, April 8. The Anglesey Plate (Handicap) of 40 sovs, for all ages winners after April 1 (at nine n.m.), 711.) extra ; about six furlongs. Mr. Rickard's Havannah, by Cavendish—Blue Bell, 4 yrs, 7st 61b Mr. T. Cliff's Alice Leo, 6 yrs, Bst 71b (Taylor) 2 Mr. Meesou's Lord Bagot, 3 yrs, 6st 81b (llandley) 3 The following also ran :—Rustic Beauty, Greenhorn. Duchess of Yolk, Romeo, and Torch. Betting-6 to 4on Alice Lee, and 3to 1 agst Rustic Beauty. They got away at the second attempt, and Havannab, making all the running, won easily by three three lengths, a couple of lengths separating second and third; Rustic Beauty was fourth, Duchess of York fifth, Torch sixth, and Borneo seventh. A Two-year-Old Plate of 40 Boys; colts Bst I.olb, fillies Bsl 71b; winners 71b extra. Straight half mile. Mr. R. Walker's Catton, by Mildow—Bonny Blink, Bst 10113 (W. White' Mr. Beadman's Orian, Bst 101 b .....(Clement) 2 Mr. W; T. Copeland's Torpedo, Bst 101 b (Kelley) 3 The following also ran :—Turch, Expectation, Paganini, Darkie, Ottoman, Hazard, Moresca f, How d'ye Do, and Snuff. Betting —6 to 4 on Catton, 8 to 1 each aget Orian and Ottoman. Orian came away waited on by Ottoman and Catton, but the last-named shortly rushed to the front, and without being afterwards neared won in a canter by three lengths, a clipping set-to between Orian and Torpedo ending in favour of the former by a neck; Ottoman was fourth, Torch fifth, Mousea filly sixth, and Darkie seventh. The Gopsall Hunters' Steeple Chase Stakes of 5 sovs each (two-fifths of which to the fund), with 40 added; to be ridden by gentlemen, farmers, or their sons ; 12st each ; thorough-breds, 141 b extra ; about three miles and a half, over the Steeple Chase Course. Mr. Davies's Daring Dick, by Vitellius (h b), 123 t (Mr. R. Webster) 1 Mr. A. Da,bb's ' jun., Come again (h b) 12st (Owner) 2 Mr. Walterdsßrandy Wine, 12st (Ur. Port) 3 The following also ran:—The Ship, The Tar, Quick silver, and Up Stairs. Batting—Even on Come Again and 5 to 1. agst Daring Dick. The favourite made running, attended by Brandy Wine, Up Stairs, The Ship, The Tar, and Daring Dick, and in this order they took the water-jump, where The Tar stumbled and came down an awful "cropper," luckily without injury to Mr. Brockton, who speedily remounted and went in pursuit. Come Again continued to hold the lead round the off side of the course, and through the fields till half way down the hill, about a mile from home, when Daring Dick full of running rushed to the front, and passed the judge the easiest of winners by four lengths, ten lengths separating second and third. The others walked in. The Lichfield Handicap Steeplechase Stakes of 5 sovs each, 2 ft (to the fund), with 50 added ; winners after April 1 (at 9 a.m.) 71b, twice or the winner of 100 sovs 101 b extra. About three miles and a half. Mr. George Stevens's Flea, aged, - 10st (Owner) 1 Mr. George's Sprite, aged, list 61b..... (G. Holman) 2 Mr. D. L. Evaus's Master Oliver (h b), a, lOst 101 b (J. Holman) 3 Twelve ran. The Hoarcross Steeple Chase Stakes of 2 sous each, with 50 added; four year olds, list; five, 12st; six and • aged, 12st 101 b ; thorough-breds, 141 b extra; second to receive 5 soya out of the stakes; about three miles and a half, over the Steeple Chase Course. Mr. T. W. Yates's Bina, 5 yrs 2 Mr. Webb's Carbine, 6 yrs 3 Mr. Flint's Columbus, 6 yrs Royal Preferences. Among its " General Notes" the Day indulges its readers with the following leaf from the Court Circular, picked up on the sly :—" We have recently been reading one- of the most charming little volumes that have come into our hands. It is no less than the royal " Preference Book ;" the pages of which are filled up by their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, and the Princess Mary of Cambridge. This in teresting record, which is an original and authentic composition, is an account of the likings and dis likings of those who, next to our gracious Queen herself, command, beyond all others, the affectionate homage and respect of all loyal Englishmen and Englishwomen. And, as taste is an index to character, a book of this kind gives us a greater insight into the disposition of the writers than as private individuals we could pOssibly Obtain in any other way. Our readers are perhaps aware of the general arrangement of the work. In answer to the first question, " Who is your favourite queen?" the Prince and Princess Mary treat the question his torically, and unite in admiring Mary Queen of Scots. The Princess of Wales, on the other hand, selects a more modern instance, and dutifully gives the preference to her own royal mother. Upon the subject of kings there has been a great differ ence of opinion. The Prince has written, " Leopold, King of the Belgians." The Princess is in favour of the warlike Coeur de Lion ; while the Princess Mary, with womanly pity for the unfortunate, gives the palm to Charles I Nelson, Marlborough, and Wellington are the favourite heroes; Shakspere the favourite poet of the Princess, and Byron that of the Prince and Princess Mary. Raphael, Rubens, and Sir Joshua 'Reynolds are selected from the list of artists. As an author, the Prince prefers Macaulay to all others; the ladies are unanimous in favour of Chas. Dickens. The virtues of honesty and charity receive hearty as might well be supposed; at the han ds o f s y m pathy, hY i those to they have long been familiar. The Prince's favourite colour is the bizarre mixture known as " I Zingari ;" the two Princesses mani fest a national partiality to " True Blue." When we come to the subject of " the inner - man," we find the Prince—with unques tionable taste —recording his admiration of Truffes aux Perigord, an opinion with which we respectfully and most heartily agree. The Princess, however, scorns." foreign kickshaws," and confesses "a weak ness" for Yorkshire .pudding. The Princess Mary is equally in favour of French tart. Among flowers, the Prince and Princess Mary are again of the same mini They select the rose, and the Princess of \Vales gives her vote to the modest little forget-me-not. The Princess Mary prefers her own name to all others ; the Princess of Wales her husband's second name, Edward; the Prince him self selects Louise. His Royal Highness has an swered the next question, " What is your favourite occupation ?" in a most moral and praiseworthy spirit, " Improving my mind." The ladies are not so severe in their taste. " Playing on the piano" is the answer of the Princess ; and " Read ing aloud" that of the Princess Mary. Hunting, riding, and driving ponies form the chief amuse ments of the royal trio in their " hours of idleness." Then we come to the mottoes. These are very ap propriately and gracefully selected from the armo rial bearings of the selectors : " Ich dies" by the Prince, " llonisoit qui mal y pense," by the Princess, and "Dien et mon Droit" by the Princess Mary. The Prince hates " cowardice and avarice," the Princess " slander," and the Princess Mary —bless her kind heart —has no particular dislikes. We hope and trust the Prince will not go yet awhile to his " favourite locality" -• the Sandwich Isles !" And long may the Princess remain in the land of her choice---" Great Britain." And nowhere, we think, is the Princess Mary more admited and beloved than "at home." Ambition has its charms, but the moderate ambition of the Prince and Princess can lead them to no harm : "To attain fame with out seeking it ;" " Non-interference in other people's business." The Princess Mary sensibly adds, " .Not for being fast ;" and so, with the signatures of the Royal writers, these interesting memoranda are brought to a close. LETTERS FOR CHINA AND JAPAN.--The rod master-General has just issuad the following notice:— " Letters addressed to any part of China or Japan, upon which the postage has not been fully prepaid, or which have been posted wholly unpaid, will, in future, instead of being stopped and returned to the wriiters, the be treated in all respects as letters for H on g , e., y will be sent Kong forward charged with the deficiency and ono rate of postage in addition AO a AIM SPORTING INTEL LIGENCE—This Day NEWMARKET RACES--Trus DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. MATCHES. Lend Tax—off. Wings of a Dove beat Novice. 150 PLATE. A Plate of 50 soya, for two-year olds; colts Bst IMb, fillie s Bst 71h; winners of a plate or sweepstakes value 50 :i o y s including the winners own stake 51h, of two such ra ces or one of 200 sovs value 71b extra. ; the first salt o f Ab.M. Leouie . Vex.... . ......... 1 2 w v o ran. LATEST BETTING. NINTH BIENNIAL. 7 to 4 agst D'Estouruel (taken) 2 to 1 agst Vauban (taken) sto 1 agst Wroughton (taken) NOTICE.—CHANGE OF ADDRESS. -4011 S STIRN, late Of Beaufort Buildings, Strand, returns his best thanks for UK:, patronage he has received during the past year, and begs to inform his friends that he has removed to 25, Wel lington-street, Strand, Loudon, where commissions will be executed to any amount. Price Lists as usual. T. and G. LEE, of the Wheatsheaf, Worship-street, Shorcditch ; at Three King-court, Lombard-street; and at One S wan-yard, Bishopsgate-street. W. HOPKINS and JOHN AMBROSE (member of Tattersall's, Victoria, and other Clubs) Execute Commissions on all races throughout the year. Address-33, .OXINDEN.. STREET, HAYMARKET. Commissions. JOHN PERgIVAL, Oxford Cigar Stores, 3, rauton-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 lifeux'a Brewery. THE HAVELOCK Turf Agency's Representative can bo seen daily in Talbot-court, Gracechurch-street, from, Eleven till Three. N.B.—lf you want a good foreifgn cigar call at the Havelock Cigar Stores, 10, Walworth road, three doors from the Elephant and Castle. RES FOR 1867. Newmarket lst Spring 22 Durham .. 22 Catterick Chester SO A.Y. Harpenden Epsom Croydon Newton 29 Beverley Stockbridge l9 Chelmsford Summer Newcastle .. 25 Ipswich 27 Worcester Summer 27 Down Royal Cozporatn l7 Stamford Radcliffe Huntingdon 23 Winchester Southampton Gaodwood RACING FIXTI AP. Lichfield Spring 8 Newmarket Craven 8 Abergavenny Thirsk M. Ascot Spring York Spring 7 Doncaster Spring Salisbury 9 Bath Ascot Summer 4 Windsor Summer Manchester Summer Hampton l3 Odiham l7 Bibury Club lB JU Carlisle 2 Newmarket July ...... Pontefract Reading ••••• 9 Liverpool July Meeting 10 Hungerford Nottingham l6 _____ - - - - AUGUST. Ri pon Brighton Brighton Chu) 8 Plymouth . 22 Lewes Egham Wolverhampton l3 Lichfield - Stockton Oxford ..15 1 Weymouth Hastings York August SEPTEMBER. Margate I Warwick Spring 3 Hendon ,9 Abingdon 5 Monmouth Leicester Doncaster Brecon OCT BER. Northampton Autumn. 1 I Newmarket 2d October. 7 Edinburgh Bedford 3 I Newmarket Houghton . 21 NOVEMBER. . _ Liverpool Autumn V 5 I Leamington Hunt Shrewsbury Autumn... 11 AQUATICS. OXFORD AND CAMBREDGE BOAT RACE. PUTNEY, Tuesday, One o'clock. At a quarter to eleven the Cantabs went out and paddled to Mortlake, occupying 35 minutes. They rested nearly half an hour, and then paddled up to Barker's rails and down to the ship, whence they started with a good tide and wind for Putney, doing 38 strokes per minute. They finished at 39 and 40, distressed, having accomplished the distance in 21 min. 23 sec. The Oxonians are expected every minute from Mortlake. Mr. Gladstone on American Finance. -~-- Mr. GLADSTONE, when speaking on the Budget last Thursday, paid a high and well-merited com pliment to the American people. We have ex tracted this portion of his speech, which, we must do Mr. GLADSTONE the justice to say, is in accord with all his previous teachings, and a system he has never ceased to urge on the British nation. Mr. GLADSTONE holds that the true policy of a I country is to strengthen its resources in time of peace, by economising its expenditure, so that the finan cier in time of war may have his donkey unloaded, fresh and ready for any burdens—not an over weighted and worn-out ass. As regards the wisdom of the course there can be little question with respect to the United States, but there is much doubt of its feasibility when applied to Europe. So long as one nation is ready, on the opportunity offering, to attack and swallow up another, that other must hold itself in vigilant preparation to prove a tough morsel. The policy of such States as Prussia and Austria, the known gormandising powers of Russia, have bad a pernicious influence, more . especially the late policy of Prussia, iu keeping up Europe as an armed camp. The miseries that a nation inflicts upon its neighbour by forcing on it the intolerable burdens of an armed preparation ramify from one to another till spread over all adjacent countries, from Behring's Straits to Cape Finisterre. From this curse America is exempt. She is free to carry out the policy dictated by com mon sense, and she is not likely to adopt any other. It is not the American system which deserves praise, for to nature and good fortune the fact that it can be adopted is due, but the extraordinary manner in which it has been carried out. The most experienced financier in the world may well pause in the midst of his speech in the greatest of debating societies to express his astonishment and admira tion. " Not," he exclaimed, " that we can expect a continuance of the same extraordinary and un heard-of measures, by which so much has been already done, for human nature can hardly stand such a strain." This is the language which will give the spur tothe American people who delight to amaze, to overwhelm, to toss up the burden as a plaything, beneath the weight of which great empires have tottered and sank, while the world stands by hardly believing that the weight is genuine, that it is not some juggler's trick they see. To do what is no other people could o r would attempt to do the strongest incentive ; and these citizens possess a s y m pathetic cord which t hrills at once through the would never dream of trying. E act a s enableson e m u a i e n , na whose t io i honour m o or s pride makingis touched, and by a combined effort to uro d p o ea what others politicians constantly fall into the m istake, through ignorance of this fact that American statesmen are discuss ing snre°3vitst chimeras, wuile, in truth, they are p osing obsei believe noe mr. more u L t A h D a n s T t o h N e E y , af s t p e ete r eh % e v ae h a p r Ap d wr et s l ael p ini aet havetri ec f d o : r f m. bo yar rts sidet to f b t g Ah o mo o s d eer b e e e ff a snetcs ablet l t ot the judge, ra o a t e h ef f, e o r and have no fancy for hiding their light under abustiel."--kiglo-Ameri can Times. SHIPPING IN rELLIGENCE. (By Telegraph.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning. No arrivals. Sailed.—Triton, steamer, for Boulogne. DEAL, Tuesday Morning. Passed—City of Adelaide, from Adelaide, for London. Anchored—Passing Cloud, from China ; Lincolnshire, from Melbourne—both for London. 190 100 100 1. 0 100 100 961 I P5l 87i 7