The Sun. — London, England, 1867-12-20 00:00:00

-ximma ............... sfa Dec. 19. Dn, acc olil , ,sty walke d t iS morn- e also Went WALES. Dec. 19. Yaks, with of Sal e " ire been nut aide of the IVales, at: ye out this p meet here t the us ual Sandring- of Ireland, and Lora. the Viceregal L's Court, for a id ughani -- iandos 1100 Bath bar ut to receive ilesbury left rian Alford , from Bolt° expected to 3 Park, to vis it drising, 14°r" I to Catalas eft Curzon' :Shire. Dec. 19 ' ak of Fr 4ll— the CO' uut:-- Dee. V. fr. 182,500,000 7,044,776 02 22,105,750 14 4,000,000 127,252,325 38,662, 867 68 4 6°90,408, 24 ao 84 878,316, 2 '", 39,14 4 , 93 ' 75 664,236 8,102,862 61 1,09 3 , 809 50 ` - 0 192 9 : 3 ,903,269,989 i Dee. 6 ' e fr. A 59 ,000,914,Gv 24 2 , 2" 1 71 251,40 8 , - „,,6 253,90Vu 55,105,19 5 12,094,0 1 .00 12,73 4,- 7,803,00 37,20 0,6 9n ° " I°' 27,6111 -.700 920;A' 6 0,000,000 ' 1 4 12,980,,73"7- a 91 35,988,1 10o,00 0 , 0°0" 8 ,280,2 0 . g Cl 2,4474'6 id 22 , 2 6,,, 1,903, 269,989 ; Bank of rr°- RotrLitll°. SOF With the plied whils t t ige, C Fo r e ° ddling• f or , ih state, ll 0 , 11 0 cheat, i n 0 0 former 0 Lauded in ow inqul r f , place. ori/l a• 11 priceg• p not cheap t o day's (iota cc° good pound Li value. floo r ' Oats. OZO 60 00 i' t io 55,21 0 22, 260 B3ALL• moo, for cos:- - 4 e 0 3 0 4 ittorl•••• 6 ; tuttort. . 3 3 4 . 0 ....... . ; 0 : ....... . 3 6 , ....... its Ma rke °Pl l e lO t 0 h tv ' t t tb ° )wers, er SAG :10 100 P 7 79 0 615 s 0 10 05 0 7 00 „ 4 155 0 6 155 fe 4 ut the, is aiei, 13 clit ow to l asterie l aeo in f air fia Pe De r 12e - ,the t uirYl°'ocap yl' o ave bee_,ol,ote4 thou t Wray° v o wover , 34000 „a f 0 9 0 / lie sp ot l oiTe d darcll 0 1' ----- o fa 0 00 ° pat li f )otai ne i s, ten 111- o , e 8-ef s l3e` 4. a ring the e pt ,o eac h eo f the Y ° :,, l) cor a o ., , es r ; 2 ed r o - 4 14 0 00 0 1 k ted t 0 5d, 3 than P o yo llr f an d th tbev, a ges, 1621 0 t1i • ni nt t° co Pl u kro and MONEY MARKET AND aOII,MERCIAL fNTELL3c4BNOR, TWELVE O'CLOCK. There is a very quiet business in the General Discount Market, and the rates continue firm. It is generally expected that higher quotations will ere long prevail. The Delta from Alexandria has brought specie amounting to £57,119. _ One of Mr. Ileinke's divers has returned from St. Thomas, and it appears that the Columbian lies in 38 feet of water. She has a very large bole in her side, and lays right across the entrance to the dock, which is sunk, as already known . Her cargo is being saved, but from al appearances it will require two or three months to clear away the wreck. The British Em Aire (also a very large ship), which was ready fo sea at this time, lies close to her, with 700 tons" of ballast on board. The cotton and print goods al ready saved from the Columbian were much injured by water, from the fact that the cases had been crushed by the collisions, but they were likely to fetch fair prices, considering their condition Five divers were at work using Ileinke's apparatus and the West India and Pacific Steam Company have sent a vessel fully equipped to assist. Delay have occurred on account of the earthquake shocks which have passed over the island, and the divers were much impeded, and ran great risks from th e absence of co-operation of the black labourers, who Were too frightened to work. The New Honduras Loan has improved to 14 2 prem. Atlantic and Great 'Western Railway Debentures have advanced 1, to 22 23, and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds remain at 18f 19k. The shares of the Anglo-Argentine Company were to-day quoted at to prem. The eleventh ordinary general meeting of the Alliance Bank (Limited) will be held at the City Terminus Hotel, Cannon-street, on Thursday, the 16th of January. The return from the Bank of England for the week ending the 18th of December gives the fol lowing results when compared with the previous week : rest ... .. ''' Publics deposits ... Other deposits ... .13,039,288 ... Decrease £2,807 7,146,320 ... Increase 1,362,532 19,000,485 ... increase 330,962 On the other lido of the account : OoTernmont securities £13,019,203 ... Increase £700,000 Other securities ... 17,218,735 ... Increase 192,433 Notes unemployed 12,898,375 ... Increase 733,780 . . The amount of notes in circulation is £22,888,620, being a decrease of £512,365 ; and the stock of bullion in both departments is £21,940,709, show• ing an increase of £277,152 when compared with the preceding return. _ _ Subjoined is a comparison of the present position of the Bank of England and the price of Consols With the corresponding week of last year : Same Week At Present. last Year. Bullion 521,940,709 £18,815,714 teserve 14,032,089 ... 11,713,229 Notes in circulation 22,888,620 ... 21,933,365 Rate of discount ... 2 per cent. 3} per cent. Brice of Consols ... 1. 92 3 894 The return of the Bank of France for the week ending yesterday shows the following changes as compared with the previous accounts :—There is a further increase of £480,000, in the stock of bullion, thus raising the total to £40,378,000. At the same time commercial operations continue to diminish, a reduction of £72,000 having taken place in the amount of bills under discount. In the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets, during the last few days, there has been very little animation. A moderate bupiness has been' reported in sugar, at steady prices, while superior qualities of coffee have brought rather higher rates. Rice, fruit, and spices bave remained inactive, at almost former values While in tallow the dealings have been more nu merous, although chiefly of a speculative character, and quotations generally tend upwards. The mar kets will close to-day for the Christmas holidays, and re-open on Thursday, 2d January, 1868. The directors of the Brighton Railway have 'sailed a circular to the shareholders stating their reasons for depositing a bill, asking for power to increase the share capital of the company by £1,000,000. They have also forwarded the fol lowing _ _ _ London-bridge Terminus, Dec. 18, 1867. "Memorandum signed by Chairmen of South- Eastern, Brighton, and Chatham Companies, Nov. 22, 1867. " We agree to recommend our respective boards to apply to Parliament for powers to unite the iya tiagernent (as one system) and to fuse the receipts of the London, Chatham, and Dover Company with those of the United London and Brighton and South Eastern Companies, the proportions to be taken by the London, Chatham, and Dover Company being d ecided by a general arbitration taking into account all the circumstances of the case, and not necessarily between by the principle of the existing agreement oetwee n the South-Eastern and London, Brighton, and South Coast Companies. One arbitrator to be , a PPOillted on behalf of the South-Eastern and Lon ",on, Brighton, and South Coast Companies toge ,,ner, and one arbitrator on behalf of the London, uhatham, and Dover Company, the umpire being the Right Hon. Sir William Erle, the Right Hon. yillia m Ewart Gladstone, or the Right lion. Sir George Grey. This agreement is without preju dice if not assented to by the boards of any of the c onapanies, and in such case is not to be used in evidence before any Parliamentary committees. " The undertakings to be managed by a joint c equinittee, consisting of three nominees on behalf of the London, Brighton, and South Coast Com pany, two from the London, Chatham, and Dover Awiapany, and three from the South-Eastern Com- Pany. (Signed) " E. W. WATKIN. " S. LAING. " GROSVENOR HODGKINSON." Two O'CLOCK. Rather more firmness has been apparent in the English Stock Market. Consols have improved 1, to 92} it for money, and 921 4 for the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 92 1 ; Exchequer Bills, 255. to 28s. prem. ; India `.) per Cents., 111 k 1121 ; ditto 4 per Cents., 110 k i; Enfaced 5f per Cents., 108}; ditto 5 per Cent. kbentures, 1051 5 ; and ditto Bonds, 575. prem. Business in the Foreign Stock Market has beon kore active. Italian have advanced I to 451 ; Greek, Ito 12} 13 ; and Turkish 5 per Cents., * to but Spanish Passive have declined I to 25/ 26 ; kezican are unchanged, at 151 1; and the 3 per C ent. Spanish at 351 36. Miscellaneous and Finance Shares in one or two in stances are a shade flatter. A ng l o -A mer i can 'telegraph have receded to 19, Atlantic T e l egra ph t) id Stock to 43f 44k, National Discount Co m p an y 10 11- *, and Royal Mail Steam remain steady at 62. In the Railway Share Market there has been a Partial recovery after the late severe depression. Caledonian and South-Eastern have each risen f , Gre at Eastern f, North-Western , Midland li, Lancashire and Yorkshire If, and Metropolitan " Per cent. Great Western, London, Chatham, and Dove r , N or th-E astern (B erw i c k) , an d one or Wo others remain without change of importance. at lhe Foreign and Colonial lines remain inactive, 17 about previous values. San Paulo are marked Great Western of C a nada 16k, East Indian l A i 2, and Great Indi an P en i nsu l a 1101 /. ` lr eerican S ecur iti es con ti nue fi rm . Illi no i s h ave advance 4,, I 4, to 89 90 ; while Erie shares are firm at ; and United States 5-20 Bonds at 71g. 72f. C o 44 k shares are very quiet. London and t a / atY are marked 54} ; London Joint-Stock, 35 ; 3 6 3 11k 4f Egypt, 561 374 ; a n d U n i on o f Lond on , orlhe directors of th e St. J o h n d'El R ey Mi n i ng re:QPanY (Limited) have r ece i ve d th e f o ll ow i n g I, l. " ° rt) dated Morro Velho, Nov. 16, 1867: totonsfor O c t o b er, 4 5,519 o i tavas ; from 5,676 be are yield 7,575 o i tavas per ton. Cost for Oc -11 9,36 7 ; profit for do., £8,187. Produce, p a 4 7 8 of Nov., 13955 oitavas •; , 7141 oita -3 , Per tort. MINING 11ARIiET. FRIDAY, Two M P.. tu,sinesa in the market to-day has remained very quiet. Seton, Chiverton Moor, Bassett, East Bassett, and North Crofty are a shade flatter Annexed are the latest quotations : East Cara Brea, ——; Chiverton Moor, 51 51 ; Chontales Gold, 3! 3/ ; Clifford Amalgamated, 51 6 ; .East Basset, 10 12 ; East Caradon, 41 51; East Lovell, -- ; East Russell, 25s 275; Frontino and Bolivia Gold, 17s Od 19s; Great Laxey, 171 181; Great Retallick, ; Great WhA.l Vor, 16 17 ; Marks Valley, 61 . 61 ; North Crofty, 21 ; North Treskerby, 30a 32s 0 , 1; Prince of Wales, 48s 50s ; 'West Basset, ; South Caradon —; South Frances, 25s 27s ; Tincroft, —; West Caradon, 10 11; West Chiver ton, 65, 671 ; West Seton, ; Whea: Basset, 75 .‘.;6 ; Wheal Grenville, 26s 28s; Wheal Mary Ann, 19 21 ; Wheal Soton, 75 80 ; Great South Tulgus, 19s 21s Od ; East Gunnis Lake and South Bedford, --s 0d —s Od ; Erist Wheal Grenville, 26s 28s; Wheal Basset, 75 86; West Frances, 9 11; Wheal Buller, 16 18. BRrris FUNDS —TWO O'CLOOK. fIGVERNMENT .FUNDS. 3 per Uout. Consols Do. Account, . _ ti2 ; l i i per Cent. Reduced iew 3 per Vent New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1891 Do. 5 per Cont.., an. 1873 annuities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 188 c — Do. for 30 yra, expire sth April 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aii,., 1908_ E :chequer Bills, £1,006, 2 3121 per Ct.._ 25 28 pm Do £5OO 23 28 pin Do. £lOO & £2OO 25 28 pin Bank of England Stock, 41 per Cent — Do. Account INDIAN UrOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Mock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 — Do. Account • Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates Do. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 51 per Cent., May 1879 lOBl Do. 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb., 187' , Do. do. 1877 — Do. do. - 1882 — Do Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds, 5 per Cent,„1:1,000 Do. under £l,000 FOREIGN FUNDSTIVO O'CLOCK. Argentine BepubliC, 6 per Cent Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent Do. 41 por Cent., 1852-58-60 . Do. 1803 - Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account 76: } Do. £lOO Bonds — Bueaos Ayres 6 per Cent — Do 2 per Cent. (Daferrtd 3 per Cent ) C qba, 6 per Cent. C,:ilian 6 per Ceut — Do. 4} per Cent — 00. 6 per Cent, B • Do., 1BG7 Do., 7 per Cent., 1866 — Do., Scrip' .£32 paid C)l mbian, 6 psr Cent. Danisn 3 p n- Cent., 1825 , D orthian Principalities, 7 peraCeut — Do 8 per Cent., 1867 Eleador New Consolidated, 1 per Con; — 11glyptiar, 7 per Cent — ~. 1)(:). Sod issue D £5lO Bonds Do. .£IOG Bonds BB3 1661 00. £sio Bonds Do. £lOO Bonds B6l 7 Govt , roulelt Itail w:ty tiebentures 93-1. 3 Greek, 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ox Coups Du. ajeonut Do. Coupons Do. Account ... Gaateniala 5 per Cent .. — It 'Jan f) p , ,q - rcrt., 186.5 — Do, Account • ..,;,.. Maremmana llailway — M..xicail 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Do. 1864 — Do i per Cent. Anglo-French — iontevi&au i', per Cent. .. — 400rish imperial 5 per Ceut New Granada — Do 3 per Con — Do. Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Perarian 5 per Cent, 1865 Do Account 73 2} Do 43 per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 41 per Cent.. 1862 Do A - cCcult Porc,iguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,': , 391 I Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Do 4,1, per Cent. 1850 Do 4i tier Cent., 1800 Do i per Cont., 1839 Do 5 por Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 18'.;1, .£l.ot) Bonds... Do. do. £Bl 15s. d 0.... Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds._ 1)o. do. .£6.1 156. do B3 if Sa:iinittn, 5 po,r Cent .__. Spanish 3 per Con Do Acc/Junt .. Do New D:forrJu ... Do Account Do Passive — Do , \ cc. ant 'Do '7 , (m. Cert. o! Con . in,t, funded Do Account 6-I,or Cent., 1651 Do Account Do 6 14,r Cent. 185 s Do Account Do -VW° Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Do .£IOC Bonds t 6ll 2 Do. - 1863 Do 5 per gent., 1865 Di Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 5ll 13.) -1 per Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cent. Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Dividenus on the above payable iu London. A.ustrisn o pr Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 4i t per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch Zfi r°' CAut. Ex. 12 Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates • French lientes, 3 ner Cent., Ex. 251. _ Italitut 5 per Cent. 1831, Ex. 251. Do. Account 45 TWO 'O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 92 Do. Account [The following appeared in our Latest Edition of yester day evening.] CITY, HALF-FAST FOUR O'CLOCK. Consols have closed at 92i for money, and at 92} for the account. _ _ _ There were again no operations in gold at the Bank of England. Foreign Stocks show little variation. The following are the principal alterations ex hibited in the Bank of England return published this afternoon :—An increase in the bullion of £277,152 ; in the return of notes, of £735,780 ; in the public deposits, of £320,962; and a decrease in the circulation, of £512,365. The return issued from the Bankers' Clearing House by George Derbyshire, chief inspector of the Paid clearing, for the week ending the 11th Dec., is as follows : Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Total £70,411,000 SPORTING IN i:EL LlGENok.l—This Day. KINGSBURY STEEPLECHASES. METROPOLITAN HANDICAP.—T Ito stewards have over ruled the objection against Northern Light, on the ground that he carried the proper weight, in accordance with the original conditions published in the Racing Calendar. WILLIAM TOPIIAM, Clerk of the Course. LAW INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Before the Lord Chief Justice and a Special Jury.) EXTRAORDINARY ACTION AGAINST THE " TIMES." THE LAW IN REPORTING.-WASON V. WALTER. This case came on again to-day, and was not concluded when we went to press. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT NEWCASTLE. (By Telegraph from Northern Daily Express.) NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE (12 Noon), Dtc. 20. A large fire is raging on the splendid block of buildings on the Quay-side. It commenced on the premises of Messrs. Bell and Dunn, ship chandlers. Their property and stock is completely destroyed ; and the fire is now rapidly spreading without any adequate supply of water to check it. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. A (By Telegraph.) GRATESEND, Friday Morning. Arrived, Dec. 19— Maria, from Now York. Arrived, Dec. 20—Miranda (steamer), from Patras ; Avon, from Palermo; Leo (steamer), from Rotterdam ; Belgium (steamer), from Ostend ; Metropolitan (steamer), from Hamburg ; Fulton (steamer), from Dunkirk. Sailed—Blanche (steamer), for Dunkirk. DEAL, Friday Morning. Passed —Ficlo, bark, frcm London, for Cardiff ; Unison, from Algoa Bay, for London ; Lienan, from London, for Bahia ; Pictor, from Sundswall, for Cardiff ; Ilubens, from Drammer, for Bordeaux. THE SUN, LONDON, FRID.IY EVENING, DECEIVIBER 20, 1867. SHARE LlST.—This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share, Railwa. I Paid • I Closing I Dusincs ys • *; Prior. done. tot ana Exerei Valedon i an .• Qanibrian fora and .8ant0n...... Corn Dublin & Beilaet June. Dun„Perth, b.•l unc. E.l.ondon, 6crip Do. 81 IPlae:zow .t S. Western st (Jreat. Eaeteru, Ord. stk. et Dc.. E. An.,41. et, N 0.2 et pneat North of st• itireat N.:rtneru. ~ it st Do. 11 et oot St Do. New, is. at i•tn st W. at trei,nl•: et. 1i t.. Wtote.o st Du. a. Vit. Kaii gua. t Do. Soiktu Waiee et Do. \V. 11!d.--0.N.t , .. , ro et Do. N..,wpott, st i/o. st Lanc.oltire.t lortielnrio at L.rnclun and Blackwaii at k S Coats' at Von., Chat., and Doves • Do. 2detrop. ra. A Lou.t i 6GlVebteri ' at !Lon. Soutn. Weeten, St st at Do. New st Do. Exten.lioit st lietropolitan Distrier 2C t Do. do. .to. 10 i)o. and st. John's W'; st Mid Mud Do. £0 Share at Do, Birmin.. Darb:,' aid Kent .. st North British at Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun at ti th. Eitatern—Berwicb 25 DO, ti - .N•K purchsa. at Do. Loads ..... at Do. York at Da. Carlisle .... at Do. Stock. & Larling. t 5 Do. do. ISSO-01 at North London .. Do. do. 186* 5 . 10 Do. do. 1860 . at Nortli Staffordshire at & S. W. Junction !ficottish Central 560ut, N. 141 , Aber. stock ha. Scot, Mid. et:icit st Shropshire Union at 'Mouth Devon at Mouth Eastern 20 , Staines, Wok., .k Wok at raw Vale 10 Do. C .• V ale 0t Meath Waterford .4r Kilkenny 10 Waterloo & Whitelia West Cornwall 81 W 3 71 71 2J 30 20 st st 100 2 4 7f 76 70 72 :16 :iaf 31 7 8 1:i 104 Oi :CS 1u1: 4:4 i 45 iOu tou iGi 1.)0 thi US 43 14 lii- leU tut; 100 lUt; :::") 49 3 tlB, 11$1 1051 7 1 9i lC 191 51 •c 2 1 18 , 9¢i lei 112 ..2, 12& ;34 ::1 t i 2 ;4 75 !if 151 CU tlu ItO 102 111 10111112 1011 3 991 491 'lOl 100 i 1 65 72 33 35 98; M s'.i 61 9( 93 ViO 132 92 } 8R1T1151.1 .;am. Consul. Gold, lira. 1 - Chiverton %ford Amalgamated 3O 54 6} evon G. Cons. (Tavlst 1 41U 130 walls 2.1.0 East Bassett (Illogan) 294 10 12 ..11ast Caradon 2.14.1 r) , 6 East Corn Brea 3l 2 21 East Grenville East Gunnislake .. e East Lovell 3.9.0 8 9 W'l Russell (Tavistk 11.7.6 14 2 43-arn.Sr StAubyn(G wen. i;6 4 5 4 Great Laxey, limited., all 17 18 Great South Tolgus 0.14. • Great Wheal 14.9.0 - G. Wheal Vor (lielst..o 40 17 19 .lerod's Foot 8.10.0 35 37 llingston Downs 5.10.. 21 21 liargaret (Coy Lelant 13.17.0 6 s llarke Valley 4.10.e 4j 51 4 41wyndy Iron Ore, lim SI 2i 11 - New S ton 501 60 70 North Zosltear . . 5 34 5 7 V. Wit Bassett(l,llogan 4.1.0 - N orth ,Vheal Crotty - I:•rust)cr 8.11.0 2 24 Lelant 10.6.; 29 Si 5. Caracion (tit. Cleer) i 3bo 400 Condurrow .).2.0 Wheal Fran. (lllogan 18.1:4.9 374 42 ) itray„Fark . 15 111.6 1 6 l'in Croft.— Vigra and Clugan, 11:n all West I , assett (Mogan , l 14 1) W. Caradun (Liskeard 12 1) it Nez3t Chi verton ll 71 73 West Beton 174 110 1,0 iTheal Bassett illlogan 51 674 724 • Wheal Buller (Itedruth 16 16 1 Wheal slary Ann Olen. 8 18 21 heal Betoti IVhea, Tjiawney (Lis 5.17.01 6 8 YOSSIsZSBIONS. Atlantic& St. Lawrence I‘ll 63 65 Born., Barocia, Cen.ln. lOU It 1(5 gu. 5 per cent... Do. F shares lO p fp ,04 fiuffalo z.t Lake liuroo all 31 4 10 Do. Vrclerence ; Bull., Brant, et Gederich i" 6 p.c. leo 68 71 st Calcutta &S. E., Urn too et )a, e "rown k Dock, ge 100 18 r 2 47 OS) Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p all 99 l' 2 it ,:aet. IteagAi, go., sdo 100 t 3 East ladtao, gu. 5 p.e.l 100 110 106 1:14 14 40 Do. ,1 it:xtcnaion et orand Canad,, 100 :7 18 Lou Do. h:quip. Mort, /loud: 1 charge tc p.c all r 3 65 too Do. tat Peet. Bonds all 50 52 100 Do. do deferred ... all Do. 40 fret. Ouilub • all ;0 i 5 33 Lu (Jo. do. detz.rred (00 Do. Jd ?ref: Mock all 32 04 lOU Do. do. detex red Do. 4tit Pro. stock all OA 20, 100 Do. do. deterred all st 141. ludia fell. gua. sp.e. tut) 107 108 111 ?) 0. G Eta. 5 per cent lB 2 20 Do. New crua. sp. c 6 2 z st t. South o f India gua. 5 per cent st D.. 41 per cent loo 02 91 at Do 104 :reat Wt.& 01 Canada.. all 11l 154 .104 Do. New - in Do. 6p. u B&s. pay. 1873 all 95 P 7 100 Do. 64 do. pay. 1677-8 all 85 e 7 10 Indian Branch, limiteti 3 g 4,1 st Hadras, gua. 5 p.O 100 100 102 105 at Do. 4g do (00 93 95 at Do. 14 do lOO 69 91 2') Do. Filth Extension 5 at Alelb. Cor. 6p. O. Ilnds. 100 SO Mel. .t Jiobson's bay all s 1 N.ltl.C'da, Op° lstpf.ba 1 00 63 65 at ~c inde . et i)o. Delhi 20 Do. do ,t 4 a;, 15 1 P at Do. Punjaub a 100 09 100 102 k lit Dl.lndus St. Flo; 100 85 87 _:U141."/NIA.L (jOVEILNAI.LNT SECURPI/h. British Columbia, 6 pert Cent., De 0.31,1572.... 1100 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 Do. 6p. o. Feb. & Aug 1 0 101 113 —1) sp. c. Mar. ez Sept 100 101 103 Do. Sp. c. Jan. .t Jul) 100 v 0 92 Do. sp. c. inscribed as' 100 89 91 Cape 0.1-lope, 6 p.c. 11,7: 4 1 104 102 IC4 o o.Apl.&Oet, 1890-1900' 100 106 108 I'7 Do. do 1880-9, 100 104 r 6 Do. Jan.&July, 1890-91 100 107 It 9 Do. 5 pee cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900.... 100 05 i 7 Ceylon, Nov. 1866, 6 p., 100 Do. 1878, do lOO 11) 1104 Mauritius, 6p. 0, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 ... 90.1882, Mayls, Nov. ,6 105 107 Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug lOO 107 101 Natal Gov. 6 per cent lOO 1(4 106 N.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja..kJuly 100 103 105 N. S.W. Gov.s p•c.,186 , ., 100 Do. 5 p.c. 18:1 to 1876 100 48 99 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1895, 100 974 984 f 8 New Zealand, 6p. cent ' 100 Do. 5 per cent.... Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. C sterling, 1875 l9O 103 105 Queensland Gov. 6p. C lOO 103 104 104 3i S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,0.1868-9 100 _ Do. 1678 & upwards 1(11 110 1 Vlo,Gov. 6 p.c.,la &July 100 _ Do. do. April & Got lOO 110 112 1104 .1)10:IGN San Paulo, litn., gua. 6 per cent., 17 rOakaGN 1 Chontales Gold and Silver Mining, :11m., 3 Don Pedro, Nur h oel Hey, 24 pm l"rontlno and Bolivia Rom Urande, Australasia, 61a Bank 01 Egypt, 36,E London aral County, 51i London-Joint stock. 35 Union of London, 36 BA:N h b. :MSC IfiLLANZ `Uti. Anglo American Telegraph, 19 Atlantic Telegraph, i 4 3) 4i Ditio, 8 p,r aent., 90 11 Ceylon Company, 7i E4yptlau 9 per Cent, Viceroy Loan, gua by Egypt. Gc,v., 91 Nt.tional Discount k ompany, 1.). ) North Britisn Australasian, 37 oriental Gas, him.. 64 Royal Mail Steam, 64 THE FENIAN OUTRAGE. BOW-STREET. FOUR MORE PRISONERS. Mr. Poland prosecuted on the part of the Crown. The examination of four more prisoners was going on when we went to press, which we will give in our late edition. LIVERPOOL COTTON ..I.IARKE2 —This Day. ~---- Market quiet and unchanged. Sales probably 8,000 bales. SALMON IN THE SEVERN.--A very interesting spectacle was witnessed last Sunday by hundredi of per sons taking their walk down the right bank of the Severn, as far as Diglis-weir. At that barrier across the river, numbers of salmon of all sizes, from the smallest grilse to the monarch of the river, weighing between 301 b. and 401 b., were leaping and working up the weir, trying all sorts of manoeuvres in their frantic but vain efforts to surmount it. It was evident to all who witnessed the movements of the fish that it was impossible in the then low state of the water for them to get over the weir or through either of the passes. Fortunately a fresh came down the river on Sunday night, and the next day the water rose sufficiently to enable the salmon to get over ; and.we hope by this time they have arrived at their spawn ing beds at the head of the river, where only the spawn can be safely deposited. We hear that some vagabonds have made several attempts during the night-time to take the fish while lying at the foot of the weir, but their at tempts have been frustrated by the police and officers of the Fit.hery Beard, who have kept a close watch on their movomentra..- Worcestershire Chronicle. METROPOLITAN GOSSTA, [PROM A CORRESPONDENT.] The, mismanagement of the Royal Patriotic rand likely to become a prominent subject of public discussion before long. Since the Prince Consort's death, things have been going from bad to worse. Money is being spent in bricks and-mortar and endowments, while the primary claimants to the Fund are relieved either in the most niggardly manner or not at all. Grievous is the outcry among the widows and the orphans of our Crimean heroes et the harsh treatment which they receive. So harsh, indeed, is it that oue of the most influential officials, finding his efforts vain to bring about a better regime, has resigned . a lucrative post rather than be held responsible for conditet of which he most strongly disap proves. The whole question is likely to be brought before Parliament when it reassembles. I hear it is not impro bable that the Hon. Captain Vivian, M.P. for Truro, who has already made a mark in the House of Commons, will undertake this task. There is another subject which it is to be hoped will be ventilated on tbe recommencement of the session— the Duchy of Cornwall. Some years ago die conduct of the Duchy officials to landowners and other persons in the Western Counties was so intolerably oveibearing that it assumed the form of a very serious grievance. There was not a single landowner who did not fear that some morning he might find himself called• upon to prove his right to estates held by hts family for centuries, since no lapse of time bars against the Crown or the Duchy. The most preposterous claims were put forth in order to extort con cessions from men who feared to encounter with a limited purse the boundless resources of the Duchy. Mainly through the strong representations of the Western Morning News, whichwere conveyed to high quarters, the official most ob ncodous to the landowners of the West was removed, being, in fact, pensioned off, or "kicked up stairs." Subsequently there was peace for a time. But recently the aggression has begun again, and though, thanks to the exertions of the present Justice Montague Smith, a measure was passed to a certain'extent protecting the landowners, they are now again exposed to 'annoyance. Especially is this the case with men who hold land bordering on the sea. 'The late House of Commons used to name Mr. Augustus. Smith, the late member for Truro, "Foreshore Smith," and I fear he never got the attention which his subject deserved. In reality it is a very important one, for the Duchy is now claiming a large portion of the foreshores of Devonshire and certain import and export dues which have never been demanded before. The matter is one which primarily affects, of course, the inhabitants of the West of England, but in principle it affects the whole community. How far it is wise oa the part of the Prince's advisers to stir up enmity against him in the loyal West is a very doubtful question. In these days it is prudent to offend no one unnecessarily, and if the Duchy agents were less ambitious it would be better for their master. The land owners are nowbanding themselves to resist these encroach ments, and it is to be hopedthat some independent member will call attention to them in Parliament. It is, I suppose, hardly to be expected that Mr. Augustus Smith's successor in the representation of Truro (Captain Vivian) will undertake this duty, for be has lately been a visitor at the same house as that at which the Prince of Wales was a guest. But there arc other M.P.'s who have no such intimate relations with the Duke of Cornwall, and who would be well qualified for the task of exposing the harsh deeds done in his name. Lord John Manners is hastening very slowly as far as egards the improvements in Hyde Park. The new rail ings are being put up at about the rate of half a dozen a day. The lamps cast a good light, are handsome to look at, and quite fulfil their object. The Gothic fountain erected by the Drinking Fountain Association is completed, and is rather a feeble piece of work. Still less remarkable, archi tecturally, is the new summer house which is being erected, in red bricks, close to the northern entrance to Kensing ton Gardens ; while, worst of all, a new barrack has been built, which is a miracle of ugliness. Mr. Gilbert Scott's magnificent memorial to the Prince Consort has made considerable progress of late, but I am told that it will even nolv take two years to finish, so elaborate are all the sculptures and decorations which will adorn it. I fearit will be some time before we see the vacant space recently cleared between Temple Bar and St. Clement's Church covered with the long-talked-of Palace of Justice. There is a difference between the commis sioners, appointed by Parliament and the committee appointed to consider the plans. While the latter are prepared to recommend that two of the eleven competing architects should be selected as joint architects, the former do not approve of any of the plans yet produced. The payment of £BOO to each competitor relieves the commis sioners from the necessity of choosir g some one of the designs. At present it seems likely that a new competi tion will be demanded, which mist be the Wolk-of a year or two. In the meanwhile lawyers and . staors are alike railing at the extre?le inconvenience caused by the diaper. Lion of the law courts over London and Westminster. Few persons, I suspect, are award of the large dimen sions to which the Civil Service has attained. The list of certificated candidates in the last report of her Majesty's Civil Service Commissioners contains little short of 9,000 names. The Civ:l servants are 'now, indeed, quite au army ; whether they are exactly an " army of industry " may perhaps be doubted .by those persons who are acquainted with some of those capital companions, but bad Queen's bargains, the clerks of the War Office. Is there any hope of galvanising into active life any or those weekly publications which are by courtesy known as " comic? " I believe that a spirited competitor who could present the British public with the topics of the day as they arose would beat the whole of the existing comic papers out of the field. What do they give us this week— a week which has witnessed one of the vilest outrages re corded in the annals of civilisation. That outrage took place on the afternoon of the 13th, and our satirical periodicals, which should be public instructors, bear date the 21st— eight days after the occurrence. It has been the talk of every household in the kingdom, yet in neither Punch, Judy, not Fun is there the slightest reference to it, either in sketch or letterpress. Punch's cartoon concerns France and Italy —not a new subject, certainly; Fun devotes its chief page to a representation of Lord Russell as the Minister of Public Instruction, founded on a speech aged nearly three weeks ; while the cartoon in Judy is positively without any meaning whatever. Why, asks the uninitiated, should this be ? Well, I can only assume the truth of -a statement to which I could never give cre dence until now. That is to the effect that our comic papers are printed at least a week before the day on which they are dated, so that the matter and the subjects of the sketches must be frequently a fortnight old or more. In these go-ahead days, when such successful efforts are made to supply the public with ea: lf intelligence, surely the comic weeklies might make some exertions in a like direc tion. A joke reads stale when the subject is forgotten. There is a general feeling in literary circles that Christ mas literature has been overdone this year. In mak ing many Christmas books there seems to be no end. Seeing that in form at least there is nothing less novel than novels so called, it might be worth the while of publishers to consider whether some of the capital and energy expended on the fugitive works.spe cially designed for Christmas might notbe employed on some thing of amore permanent kind. Authors and publishers, like ordinary mortals, seem to run very much in grooves. Otherwise the standard generally has been maintained. BLASTING POWDER FOUND IN NEWCASTLE.—III- Epector Amos and Sub-Inspector Wallace having, from , nformatien received, been led to suppose that there was a quantity of blasting powder stored in the premises of Mr. Sutton, auctioneer, visited that gentleman and clues tioned him relative to the matter. The police officers, with the consent of Mr. Sutton, proceeded to the ware house, and found a quantity of what seemed to be blast ing powder, with fuses attaohed, which, together with the cases, weighed about 4 cwt. The Town Clerk was consulted, and the question arose how it was to be dis posed of, but no decision has been come to.—Northern Daily Erprem. PURIFICATION OF THE THAMES.---The Conserva tors of the Thames are able to report that they have given the requisite thirteen months' notice for the removal of all sewers above Staines which empty themselves into the river, or into any tributary stream within three miles of the river, and at a later period in the current year they gave like notices with regard to drains below that t!vn. They have also served notices upon the proprietors of paper mills .quiring the discontinuance of the flow of sewage or other offensive matter from their mills. With a view of further preserving f rom i m purity th e wa t ers o f the Thames above the point of the water supply, the Conservators employ a steam-tug to pass up and down the river, with a view to the removal of all dead animals and other polluting sub stances, and all the lockkeepers have instructions to remove all such nuisances. TEE RECENT CASE OF CHILD ADOPTION.—The inquest on the body of a child that had been adopted by a Mr. and Mrs. Cooper, at Bethnal Green, under circum stances that gave rise to a suspicion that they made a trade of such transactions, was resumed on Thursday. Medical evidence shewed that the cause of death was suffocation arising from inflammation of the lungs, but there were signs of neglect. The jury returned the fol lowing verdict :—" That the deceased child (unknown) was found dead from suffocation from inflammation of the lungs from natural causes ; and the jury desire to say that they consider that the attention of the Legislature should be drawn to the system of adoption of children for money, with a view to the devising of means for the better pro tection of the interests and lives of children so disposed of, either by registration or otherwise, as may be deemed fit." THE FENIAN OUTRAGE. ADJOURNED CORONER'S INQUEST—(THIS DAY.) The . Coroner's inquest into the circumstances that led- to the deaths of the three persons who lost their lives by the explosion at the House of Detention, on the 13th inst., was resumed this morn ing, at St. Bartholomew's Hospital. Prior to the opening •of the proceedings the Coroner informed the jury that since their last meeting another death had occurred, viz., :Martha Evans, and he thought •the best course 10 pursue would be for the jury to view the body, ar..d include it in the present inquiry, which would ovoid the necessity of holding a separate inquest on it. The jury having been re-sworn, proceeded to view the body, and on their return the :following evidence was taken : Sergeant Abel Whiting, No. 8 G, said—On Fri day last about four o'clock, just after the explosion, I saw Martha Evans struggling among the ruins of the falling house, No. 3A, Corporation-lane. With . the assistance of others I got her out, and she was sent to St. Bartholomew's Hospital. She seemed very much hurt about the head, was very black, and bleeding copiously. She was unable to speak. Coroner—That is all you know of that part of the matter ? Witness—Yes. I may state, however, that I helped to rescue her daughter. John Wells, gunner in the Royal Artillery, said —I was standing at the corner of Meridith-street, when I heard the explosion. I saw a large quantity of smoke, and went to the spot, when I saw a woman's arm amidst the ruins. I borrowed a saw and cut a beam in two, when a man came up and said " For God's sake safe my wife." I got her out and she was taken to the hospital. William Evans—l resido at 6, Warner's-place, Clerkenwell. The deceased person, Martha Evans, was my mother ; she was 67 years of age. Her health had been bad some time. I saw her in the morning previous to the explosion, at her house in Coporation-lane. Mrs. Crawley—l reside hi Clerkenwell-close. 1 was passing along Corporation-lane near the House of Detention at a quarter past four on Friday last. I was near Roseman-street. I was walking ou the prison side of the way. I noticed a large package, but I did not see it was a barrel until I got close up to it. It was covered over, and the end of it was quite close to the prison wall. I did not see the truck. I saw two men standing at the corner of a court (St. James's-place) opposite the barrel. I saw one of the men in front of the barrel: Afterwards one of the men at the corner of the court stepped forward and threw something to the men standing near the barrel, near which at this time two little boys were standing. Just before I reached the barrel I saw one of the little boys stoop down and pick something up, and the other then said, " That belongs to the man." One of the boys afterwards said to the man near the barrel, "That will do master ; it will go," meaning that it was alight. As I passed I saw the squib burning. The man was then standing close to it. I then ran along and crossed over to the other side of the way and went towards Woodbridge -street. I there met a policeman, and called his attention to it, and he crossed over towards the barrel, and just as he reached it, I saw the man dart off in the direction of Rosoman-street. - • Coroner—The man then had been near the barrel ? Witness—Yes. I saw the policeman turn round, then I heard the explosion, and was thrown down. When I got up I seemed to be all in the dark. Coroner—Should you know either of the men again ? Witness—Yes. I saw one yesterday at the pri son, and I am almost positive he was one of the men in the prison I had seen throw something to the man ne tr the barrel. I speak more from his dress than from his features, 1:s I was not near enough to them, but I beiteve him to be one of the men of whDin I speak. Coroner—Cau you tell how long it was between your seeing the light and the explo,,ion taking place? Witness—About a minute; the squib when I saw it burning was iu a blue case. It stuck out of the barrel about the length of my finger. Coroner—You pointed out theperson tothe officer at the prison. Witness—Yes ; Sergeant Whiting was also pre sent. A Juror—Did the policeman you speak of sce the vlan at the barrel. Witness—Yes ; I should. think he must. The man I identified is the one I saw throw something from the corner of the court to the man at the barrel. A Juror—Did you see the man at the front of the barrel pick up what was thrown to him. Witness—i•To : one of the little boys picked it up. A Juror—Can you identify the man who fired the barrel? Witness—No ; I don't think I can, but I might do so by his size. Sergeant Whiting recalled—The person pointed out by the - last witness is the prisoner Allen, Coroner to Mrs. Crawley—How were the men shown to you at the prison? Witness—Separately ; the one I pointed out was the second one I looked at. Chief Warder Moore, of the House Of Detention, said—At the time of the explosion I was in the centre of the prison. I had noticed before a man loitering about for three-quarters of an hour before the explosion. This was the prisoner Allen. I had seen him come from Struttou's-yard and join the prisoners Desmond and Justice at the front of the prison. They all conversed together and pointed to the narrow passage opposite. I had previously been informed that the prisoner Allen had been seen upon the top of one of the houses in Woodbridge-street. I afterwards saw a woman looking out of one of the windows of the second last house in Corporation-row. I could see there five or six men also in the room. Five minutes after this I was conversing with the governor, when the explosion took place. Coroner—You had previously had information about something likely to occur on Thursday ? Witness—Yes. The warders were armed. Coroner—What was done to protect the outside ? Witness—Nothing. That was left to Sir Richd. Mayne. Coroner—Did you expect the attack would be by explosicn ? Witness—No ; we had no intimation that a breach in the wall would be attempted, and the prisoners were at once remoaed to the inner yard. The pri soners would have been out exercising 10 minutes before the explosion had they not been removed. Coroner—Would that include Burke and Casey ? Witness—Burke would have been in the yard, the wall of which was blown down, but Casey would have been in the inner yard. Coroner—The information was sent to the police, was it ? Witness—Yes ; it was sent to Sir R. Mayne. Coroner—The Justices were not called together ? Witness—No. Coroner--llid it appear to you that it was suffi cient that the prison authorities were to confine their attention to the inside of the prison and not do anything to guard the outside? Witness--That will be for the police to answer. The governor nor none of the persons in the prison knew what was done outside. _ _ A Juror—lt is most important we should know from the Commissioner of Police what was done for the protection of the outside; at present there S.:ems to be a great want of precaution. Coroner—l think so. Is Inspector Thompson here ? Inspector Potter—No, but I can tell you what was done to protect the outer walls previous to the explosion. We had had frequent anonymous com munications. On the morning of the explosion three or four plain clothes constables were placed at different points of the prison to watch suspected persons, and two officers were appointed to patrol round the prison. I had never heard before that a communication of the nature spoken of had been sent to the Commis sioner of Police. We had been inforn4e4 of some attemp ttt ) rescue the prisoners, but nothing about an explosion. A Juiror--Thon there were about four officers to watch t he prisoners in all? With( sss—There were three plain elothesmen and two offie , trs in uniform. The latter would go round the walls of the prison in about a minute and a half. The Ce roner here directed that Inspector Thomp son show. d be scut for. John Abbott—l am 13 years of age. Igo to school ot: an evening. I cut read the Bible, and I know it is right -to tell the truth, and wrong to tell lies. If I take God's book into my hand, I know I must tell the whole truth, and nothing else. lam now a patient in St. Bartholomew's Hospital. Be fore the explosion I lived at No. 5, . Corpora tion-lane. On Friday last I was at home in the afternoon, and at a quarter , before four the explosion took place. I was then standing at the door. I first saw something on the other side of the road on the footpath. It was covered over with a white cloth. It looked like a large basket, and was quite close to the wall. About a minute after I saw a man come across the road from St. James's-buildings and go over to the barrel. lie lifted the cloth a little off it. Ile had two squibs -in his hand. He put one on the pavement. There were some little boys then play ing with the lighted paper. They picked up one ' of the squibs, and the man put the other into the front of the barrel. The two boys offered the man a piece of paper alight, and then the man lit a luci fer. I did not see where he took the match from. I then saw him light the squib in the barrel with it, it began to fiz.. The meta stood for about a minute. Ile had one foot on the kerb and the other in the gutter. When he saw the squib began to flare he moved away. When the squib had burned about _half way ,he ran away. When the people . saw the man run away they also ran away. The man went towards Rosman street. Mr. Bird told a policeman, and as he walked towards the barrel it went off. I first saw hat the thing under the cloth was a barrel when the man lifted the cloth off. Coroner—What did the policeman do? Witness—Before he got to the barrel it went off. Coroner—Would you know the man who put the light to the barrel ? Witness—Yes. Coroner —Have you been to the prison to see some men there? Witness—Yes. Coroner—Did ypu see there the man who put the squib to the barrel? Witness—No, sir. Coroner—He is not one of those whom you saw ? Witness—No, no. Coroner—You would be sure to know him again ? Wi t n ess— 0 h,•yes, sir. Coroner—How long did you see the barrel before it went off ? Witness—About four minutes. Coroner—Did you see a policeman go by during that time? Witness—No. Coroner—Do you know the other boys that were playing ? Witness—Yes ; I was on the doorstep when I first saw the barrel. I was hurt by the bricks. A Juror—Did you sec any person throw a box of matches across the road ? Witness—No. A Juror—Does the police know the interior of the house hi Corporation-lane in which the men ere seen at the window ? Inspector Putter—No ; but the presence of the men is satisfactorily accounted for, as they were at work at the time. Inspector Thompson having entered the room at this point, he was at once - c.dled before the coroner, ho, having read over his former evileuce, then proceeded to put further questions to him. lie said —There had been before the explosion a communi cation from the pulice to the governor of the prison. It was to the effect that an attempt would be made to rescue the prisoners Burke and Casey. The governor said that if I - had any -communications to make relative to the safety of the prisoners to put them on paper, and they would be considered. The report given to the Governor was that the wall of the prismu would be mined, and that he was to take precautions to guard the inte rior. The police, it was stated, would take the necessary measures for the protection of the out side. As I left the prison on that occasion I had no suspicion that anything would take place at the moment, and I went round the prison to see that the police wereproperly placed. The Coroner said a great deal of what had been stated was not evidence, but as there had been a meeting of the Middlesex magistrates, and as they had complimented the authorities, which were their own officers, he thought it right the police should give their explanation. A Juror—lf it is not an unfair question, what should you have considered a sufficient force to protect the outside of the prison ? Witness—lf the information had been reliable, I should have thought a great many constables ought to have been placed outside, but the information being of the nature it was I think constables to patrol round the prison were sufficient. Inspector Potter—l never heard a single word about the prison being about to be blown up. A Juror—Then you ought to have done so. Inspector _Thompson—The Governor thought the information very vague and unsatisfactory, and that if he lived until the prison was blown up he should attain a good old age. Thomas Knowles, 200 G —Superintendent Gur non told me the prison was to be blown up, when I, Ranger, and Sutton were appointed to watch the prison. I did not believe that any explosion would be attempted. At 12 o'clock I went up Rosoman street, up Corporation-lane, and at that time, being in front of the prison, I saw Allen. I was in Cor poration-lane about four times up to the time of leaving about half-past two. Ranger left me to follow Justice. Sutton was left. _ _ Coroner—Then there was nobody else left to patrol round the prison? Witness—No, at least' don't know anything about the matter after I left to watch one of the suspicious people hanging about the prison. The case was proceeding when wo went to press Bank of England turns.—Last Evening. An Account, pursuant to I cap. 32, for the week ending the Act 7th and Bth Victoria Wednesday, Dec. 18, 1867. PARTIeIEST. ISSUE DE Notes issued —.X35,786,995 Governmt. Debt.1:11,015,100 Other Securities.. 3,981,900 Gold Coin and Bullion Silver Bullion .£35,786,995 i BANKING DJ £35,786,995 Proprietors'Capi tal 1 '14,553,000 Best 3,039,288 Public Deposits (including Ex chequer, Say- • ings' Banks, Commissioners of National Debt, and Div. Accounts 7,146,320 Other Deposits 18,000,485 Seven Days and other Bills 550,954 :PAJITMENT. Governmt. Seen rities(including Dead Weight Annuity) .... £13,019.203 Other Securities 17,218,735 Notes 12,893,375 Ciold and Silver Coin .i 41,290,017 Zit, 290,04 NAVAL APPOINTDIENTS. The following appointments were made at the Admiralty yesterday afternoon :-- Sub-Lieutenant—Willoughby E. Still, to the Pylades. Surgeon—John Fisher, to the Pylades. Assistant-Surgeons David William Telford, to the Cambridge; William M. Power, to the Buzzard. Acting Assistant-Surgeon—Richard S. P. Griffiths, to the Impregnable. WAGES IN THE IRON TRADE. —There is reason of bolieTe that at the preliminary meeting of the iron masters of South Staffordshire and East Worcestershire, to be held in Birmingham on Thursday next, it will be proposed to reduce millmen's wages 10 per cont., puddlers' wages ls. a ton, and the price of finigted iron 10s. a ton. 112 114 1 lip 5) 61 110 112 55 66 42 (4 66 C6j tit 91 145 i5O _~ SPORTING. INTELLICIENCE, ST. ALBANS STEEPLECH ISES —THURSDAY. The revival of the SL Albans -steeple Chases, after a . lapse of about 35 years, took place to-day under favourable auspice; Mr. T. Marshall being clerk of the course and Mr. G. French taking active management. Although the frost had necessitated three postponements of the meeting the spectators had little cause for regret, as the weather was most delightful, and the sport of a good order. Tao course is a short distance from the ancient town, and it. cvital "run" for testing I lie merits of hunters. A col Jr ably lon:; tiain of inefrop,litans were conveyed l' the Great Northern Company, so as to witness the lint race, which was set demi for one o'clock. There n,ece ther live evelit., sot down fur decision, but tile lass ono produced nu net., there hint.; only a couple of hors,!soa the ground, and as the forfeits went to the fund there was no stake t compote for. Th<, Illipenden Plate, expected to produce a gout" field out oi: the 36 on the card, was competed for by only five of the lot. The Ilobbe; however, was only weighed for and the numb displa' ad, and, in the face of his tripe victory at NVestbur:•, was backal for a lot of money, slight odds being laid nn Mr. Ellison, however, Lattrl that the son of Ta had injured himself, awl with Crew him, relying up.in hid second roposentative, The Guide, who immediately sup planted his stable compaitioa in the quotations. Belie , left off an equal favourite, however, but, as will be seen, she pcirforruel indifferently, and The Guide wen cleverly by a neck from the unbacked Kronberg. Selling Steeplechase was prolific of mishaps, one of which t, s r m i_ fluted in the death of Amicia, who full at the jumt. preced ing the stand when going remarkably well, and broke her back. • She was destroyed on the course. Mr. Muinford, the rider, escaped unhurt. The winner ; Sir Stephen, came in a mile and a half iu advance of the (Aker two that passed the post. Patience was made a warm favourite for the Hunt Steeplechase, for which, after falling, she was only beaten a length by The Cripple. The hitter was objected to for not being rightly nominated, but the stewards pre sent postponed the hearing of the case till next day.. Th e Aristocratic Handicap was won by Krouberg, who r a n close race with The Guide in the opening event. Arlescott was favourite, but the 4- to 1 chance won rather easily at the finiih. Details of the. day's sport are subj o i ne d : The Harpenden Plate (Handicap) of 40 sous; winners of _ . • any steeplechase after Nov. 29 (at 11 a.M.) 71b extra; about two miles. Mr. Ellison's The Guide, by Knight of Avenel—Allo,v f M.o's dam, 5 yrs, lOst 101 b (iticknzy) 1 Mr. E. Richard's Kronberg, 5 yrs, 10st 71b ( 01, ilier) 2 Mr. Liudsnoy's ilelice, 5 yrs , lOst illb ..(J. IN)tter) 0 Mr. Gouge's Caustic, 4 yrs, l ' Ost 41b .A.blett) 0 Mr. C. Fox's Wedding Peal, 5 yrs, lOst .4Coslett) 0 The Robber (aged, lOst 101 b, inc. 71b extra;) was weighed for his owner and the /limber hoisted, but the horse having hurt himself did not start. • Betting-2 to 1 each agstHelice and The Guide, and sto 1 bar two. Wedding Peal, rearing up and persistently re fusing to start when the flag dropped, was left at the post ; and the field was further reduced at the first obstacle by the falling of Caustic, who was not further persevered with. Kronberg showed the way, having a long lead of Helice, The Guide following at an interval of half a dozen lengths. These positions were maintained for about a mile, when The Guide took second place,and, consequent on Kronberg's running out at the ploughed land, he was left in front, and although closely pressed by Kronberg, who rapidly made up the lost ground, he won by a neck. Helice was eased when pursuit was found hopeless three quarters of a mile from home. The Selling Steeplechase Stakes of 3 sous each, 1 ft, with 20 added; three year olds lOst 71b, four list 71b, live, six and aged list 12Ib ; the winner to be sold for 30 sous (if 30 soya allowed 71b); about two miles Mr Gilke's Sir Stephen (pedigree unknown), aged, list 51b (£36) (T. Ablett) 1 Mr Jarvis's: Oldminster, aged, list 12Ib (£3O) (Owner) 2 Mr Gregory's Rapture, aged, list 51b (£3o`...(Gregory) 3 Mr Lindsney's Carnbroe, 5 yrs, list 51b (i3o)...(Grant) 0 Mr Brown's Amicia, 4 yrs, list (£3O) ...(Mr. Mumford) 0 Mr. Pilgrim's Alice Mary, 3 yrs, lOst (£3O) (Mr. Reynolds) 0 Betting-5 to 4 agst Rapture, 7to 2 agst Carnbroe, 4to 1 agst Sir Stephen, and 10 to 1 agst Oldminster. Casual.. ties soon began in the chase, for at the start Alice Mary overpowered her jockey and bolted ;`,,then at the first fence Carnbrce refused, and Grant walked him back to the enclosure. Sir Stephen cut out the work, leading past the stand 20 lengths in advance of Amicia, Oldminster and Rapture following at intervals of 10 lengths, they having been thus thrown into the rear by refusals at the fence preceding the stand. At the leap past the stand loading into the turnip field Oldminster and Rapture ro fused, and it Was not until Sir Stephen and Amicia had gone nearly a mile further on the journey that they were got over, which they both did simultaneously. The dis tance which intervened botween Sir Stephen and Amicia at the stand the Litter gradually decreased, so that when they wore abort lia'f a mile from home not more than half a dozen lengths divided the pair. Amicia, when going remarkably well at the last fence but one front twine came down a " cropp Jr," breaking her back, and render ing her destruction necessary. Mr. Mumford fiatunttely escaped material injury. Sir Stephen, by this accident, was i ' dft, to canter Loma alone, and as he passed the pos t Oldiniust and Rapture were fully a mile and a half in the rear racing home for second plac., which Oldminster obtained somewhat slovenly by a neck. None of the others passed the post. The winner was sold to Mr. Shepherd for 45 guineas. The Hunt Steeplechase Plate of 40 soya, for hunters; list 71b each ; thorough breds 71b extra ; to be ridden by gentlemen, farmers, or their sons. About three miles. Mr. Hill's Thi Cripple, by Mvidricardo C illodion, 6 yr 3, 12st (Mr. Wodahouse) 1 Mx. P. G. Hobson's Patisuei (h 1)), aged, list 71b (0 truer) 2 Mr. Barker's Wrangler, aged, 12st (Capt. Smith) 3 Mr. Menas Moonbeam (h b), aged, list 71b (Mr. Yates) 0 Mr. C. 0. Wodehouse's Panther, aged, list 71b (Mr. Genks) 0 Betting -2 to 1 on Patience, and 6 to 1" bar one." The favourite made the running, followed by Wrangler and Moonbeam, the Cripple and Panther following at close in tervals. On reaching the ploughed land The Cripple was indulged with the lead, Wrangler and Moonbeam, side by side, being half a, dozen lengths in his roar; Panther still acting as whippor-in. No change in those positions oc curred until the fence preceding the stand, where Patience cam) down, but Mr. Hobson speedily ramounted and went on in the chase. The Cripple led past the stand, Wrangler holdinz the second position, Patience being slightly in the roar of Moon`varn, Panther toiling ou last. In the ploughed land on the second time round Patience ran into third place, and Panther was pulled up. About three-quarters of a mile from home the favourite headed Wrangler and went on in pursuit of The Cripple, whom she overhauled three fences from the chair, and cleared the last obstacle about a length in advance, but, being beaten within the distanci, The Cripple won easily by a length. Wrangler in the straight run for home made an effort to reach Patience and was only beaten a neck for second place. Moonbeam was beaten nearly a quarter of a mile. Oa returniug - to scale, Mr. llobsoa, the owner of Patience, lodged au objection against the winner on the ground of an error in nomination, the age of The Cripple not having been specified. The Aristocratic Steeplechase (Handicap) of 10 sovs each, 3 ft, with 50 added; winners after Nov. 29, at 11 a.m., 71b extra; gentlemen riders. About three miles. 22 subs. Mr. E. Richards's Kronborg, by Hungerford —Araby's Daughter, lOst 810 (ion Sib ex.) (Mr. Thorn is) 1 Mr. Ellison's Arleseott, aged, llbt (Mr. Yates) 2 Mr. J. H. Moore's Tum Thumb, 5 yrs, lU.,t 4ih (Owner) 3 11. Withers's Bmluaiuton, 5 yrs, lOst Illb (Capt. Smith) 0 Betting-6 to 4 aril Arlescott, sto 2 agat Tom Thumb, and 4 to 1 each agst Kronberg and Badminton. Toni Thumb led to the first obstacle, irhen the running was taken up by Kronberg, the favourite following, attended by Toni Thumb, B idminton being iu Clio roar. In the ploughed land Arlesoott pulled over Kronberg, and led to the jump out of the laud, when the latter again as sumed the lead, but the pair alternately led till throe quarters of a mile from home, when Kronberg took up the running finally, and won easily by a length. Toni Thumb was a bad third. Badminton toiled on hopelessly in the rear for half the journey, when he was pulled up. The Steeplechase Free liettdicap of 10 sovs each, 3 ft. ; wiuuers after Nov. 22 (at 9 a.m.) 71b extra. About two miles. 10 subs. No race. RACING FIXT RES FOR 18G8. Liverpool Spring U 3 Chelmsford Spring M 10 West Drayton l2 ,CII. Darbarn lieudon 3 Newmarket Gravon 13 Epsom Spring Meeting 21 Northampton. Choster 5 Wiachoster York Spring Salisbury l4 ►IL. \Vest Drayton 1 Croydon 24 Summar Ascot Summor 9 Windsor Sunitner Lewes Spring Nownitirset Ist Spring 27 Worcester Summer 2 Newmarket July 7 &lading Liverpool l6 AUG Bath Croydon Ibt S ammer Harpenden Epsom Summer NE. I Bibury Club 23 Scockbeidgo Otielitisford Suuniter I Alexaudra Park 3O LY. Huntingdon 2l Nottiogliam July Goodwood UST. 1 York Oxford Canterbury i Derby Summer I Weymouth I Li c hfield Tunbridge Brighton Brighton Club Lewes Summer Wolverhampton ll Stockton Windsor Egharn lB Hastings SEPTEBIBER. Kelso Hendon Monmouth ~ Newmarket Ist October 22 West Drayton „„, 111) Warwick I Abingdon 3 Leicester 8 3 Doncaster Richmond REV I 1