The Sun. — London, England, 1867-03-26 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCI, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The condition of the Money Market remains un altered. Supplies are not quite so abundant, and the demand has rather increased. A continuance of this state of affairs is expected until after the payment of the dividends, when there will no doubt be larger accounts at command, and by some it is thought that a farther reduction of the Bank rate will then probably take place. At the Bank of England yesterday there was an influx of £4,000 from Paris. The Giant's Causeway has arrived from Mel bourne with gold to the amount of £53,500. A circular has been issued by the committee of investigation of the Atlantic and Great Western Railway stating that, since their appointment on the sth March, they have devoted their earnest attention to the financial position of the company, but they find it will be impossible to present any report until they have made fuller investigation. They make an appeal to the holders of Divisional Bonds to retain for the present their coupons maturing on the Ist proximo, and their drawn Bonds, payable at the same date ; active legal proceedings have been instituted in America with a view to the protection of the property. With reference to the coupons on the Consolidated Bonds the committee will make further communi cation when they have completed the necessary arrangements, and in the meantime request the bondholders to return their coupons. The great failure of Overend, Gurney, and Co. (Limited) still exercises much and injurious influence upon the investing public. It is likely that the liquidators will be able to bring the winding up to a more satisfactory conclusion than was at one time expected. This, and indeed every other fact, in con nection with the history and condition of the com pany is lucidly set forth in a pamphlet by Mr. W. H. Wreford, of Old Broad-street, City. Moving in the inner circle as it were of monetary affairs, and among men of financial operations, Mr. Wreford had occa sion to watch the course of this company in its forty weeks' career, and to make himself acquainted with the various questions which have arisen before the Courts of Law, and between the shareholders and creditors, or at least that section of the shareholders called the Defence Association. A complete view of the whole case may be taken upon the pages of Mr. Wreford's pamphlet,who has done good service to the commercial and investing public by its publication. It contains a report of the great meeting of credi tors, the most full and particular that has yet ap peared, which will be useful to the shareholders, as well as the creditors, for future reference. During the last few days there has been very little animation in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets. Sugar has remained at about previous rates, while in tea scarcely any business has been transacted. Rice, however, has been in better de mand, and owing to the short supplies in the hands of importers prices have tended upwards. In tallow the operations have only been to a moderate extent, without, however, any material alteration in values. Two o'CLecK. According to Reuter's Telegram from Paris to day, the French Rentes were 69f. 12c. The market for the English Funds exhibits little variation, Consols for money being dealt in at 91 91k, and for the account they are 914 I. The .New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 894 4 ; India 5 per Cents., 1094 1101 ; do. 4 per Cents., 93f ; and do. Enfaced 5 per Cents., 103 k. The 5 per Cent. Bonds have been dealt in at 435. to 455. prem. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Deben tures remain firm at 32f 33f, and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds have advanced 4, to 24 244. In the Foreign Market there has been little change. Italian 5 per Cents., however, have im proved 4, to 531 -I-, and Greek Bonds 4, to 15f 4 ; while Spanish Passive has declined f, to 214 22. Increased depression has prevailed in the Railway Share Market, particularly as regards Brighton, which has receded about £4. Midland has declined 10s. ; Great Eastern, 15s. ; Great Western, North Western, and Metropolitan, each f ; and South-Eastern, 4. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain with out any change of importance. American Securities remain firm. United States 5-20 Bonds are at 74f ; Erie Shares, 381 391 ; and Illinois, 781 1. Bank Shares are very dull. London Joint Stock have declined to 411 42 ; Uuion of Australia to 46 47 ; and London and County are firm at 57. Miscellaneous and Finance Shares exhibit little change of importance, Crystal Palace Stock being dealt in at 25/ 261 ; Atlantic Telegraph 8 per Cents., at 66+ 68; ; Royal Mail Steam, 101; and Viceroy of Egypt Mortgage Loan, at 73. MINING MARKET. TUESDAY, Two o'Clock. In the Mining Market to-day there has been a good demand for East Grenville, Prince of Wales, Great Laxey, North Crofty, West Chiverton, Pro vidence, and Cooks' Kitchen. Annexed are the latest quotations : Bryn Gwiog, —; Chiverton Moor, 7 71; Chon tales Gold, ——; Clifford Amalgamate, 61 7 ; Cooks' Kit chen, 12 13; Drakowells, 12s 6d 153; East Basset, 20 21; East Caradon, —; East Carn Brea, —; East Lovell, 10 11; East Russell, 3131 ; East Wheal Grenville, 2f 3; Groat Laxey, 17 18 ; Great North Laxey : —s —s ; Great Retallack, ——; Groat South Tolgus, —s —d —s ; Groat Wheal Vor, 21 22 ; Marks Valley, 41 41 ; North Crofty, hi 6; Nortk Roskear, ——; North Treskerby,, 2i Prince of Wales, 57s Od 5950 d; Prosper United, —; Providence Mines, 32 33; Rosewall Hill and Ransoms United, 87s 6d 42s 6d; South Condurrovr,— —; South Grenville, s —d ; South Herodsfoot, ——; Tincroft, 15 16 ; West Caradon, ; West Chiverton, 60 621 ; West Seton, —; West Prince of Wales, 105 12 s 6d ; Wheal Basset, —; Wheal Buller, ; Wheal IChiverton, 7 7f ; Wheal Grenville, 20s Od 25s Od ; Wheal ,Seton, 105 110. BRITISH FITNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNDLENT FUND& 3 per Cent. Consols Do. Account, April 10 9ll 8 per Cent. Reduced B 9l f New 3 per Cent B9l I New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 — Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth AprillBBs — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — 3il Ct., March. 4' Ct., June , Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per Ct. —pm Do £5OO ,, pm Do £lOO & £2OO „ 18 pm Bank of England Stock, 61 per Cent ... Shut INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. ludtan Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874... Do. Account t• Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 54 per Cent., May 1879 — Do. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,000 Do. under £1,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent — Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 — Brazilian 5 por Cent — Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do Account 73 4 Do. £lOO Bonds Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent DJ 2 per Cont. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) C..dlian 6 per Cent Do. 41 per Cent — 00. 6 per Cent A Do. „ B Do. „ 1867 Do. ' , Scrip, £2O paid l4 2 die Colombian, 6 per Cent. Cuba, 6 per Cent. anish 3 per Cent., 1825 — Dp. 5 per Cent., 1864 m. anubian Principalities, 7 per Cent quador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Do., Provisional Land Warrant — Do Deferred — rgyptian 7 per Cent Do. Second Issue Do. £lOO Bonds iio. Do. 1864 Bl4 Do. £lOO Bonds B4l i 4 Do Government Railway Debentures Bl4 'Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Do. Account Do. Coupons Do. Account Guatemala 5 per Cent .. — Ilian 5 per Cent 1865 Do, Account . Do. Maremmana Railway 541 11.4xicar. 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account Do. 1864 — 4m l per Cent. Anglo-French ... lontevideau 6 per Cent. .. — \loorish Imperial 5 per Cent Nev Granada l3l Do 3 per Con — Do. Defemd — Do Laud flarrants (Hectares) Pe -tprian 5 per Cont., 1865 Do Account 6si _ __ Do 41 per Cent., 1865 Do 41 per Cont. (Uribarron) Do 41 per Cent., 1862 Do Account P irtngttoso 3 per Ct., 180, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,'3 411 2 iiussian 5 per Cont., 1822, £ St — Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 pm Cont., 1859 — Do 5 or Cont., 1862 BB/ Po. 5 per Cent., 1864 9Ol D .. Anglo-Dutch, 1866, all paid B Bl 1 } Do. do. £25 paid ,21 1 pin 4 ardinian 5 per Cent Sp finish 3 per Cent Do Account Do New Deforred — Do. Account Passive Do — Do Account 2lf Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded — Do Account Swedish 4 per Cent. — Do. 41 per Cont. 1864 Do. Scrip, .£6O paid Curkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Do. Account Do 6 per Cont. 1858 Do. Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account — Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1863 s6' Do 5 per Cent., 1865 Do. Account Do. 6 per Cent., 1865 Do. 4 per Cent. Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cent. .)0. 6 per Cent, 1864 3l 301 Ditto 1/ per Cent. Divilends on the above payable in London. Austnsu, o per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins B•Ogian. 4/ per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 2/ per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil, Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ... French Relates, 3 per Cent., Ex. 251 — Italiah 3 per Cent. 1831, Ex. 251. Do. Account s3a THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 9l Do. Account 9ll LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.) IX RE MALGAUX. This bankrupt, a lunatic prisoner, and prisoner for debt in Whitecross p r i son , was described as of Crosby House, Bishopsgate -street, merchant, and promoter of public com panies, and to-day an application was made on hie behalf by Mr. Aldridge that ho might be removed from Whitecross street to a lunatic asylum. The proceedings were taken under the 106th section of 24 and 25 Vic., cap. 134, relat ing to lunatic prisoners for debt. The detaining creditor, Mr. Sydney Smith, who arrested the bankrupt in Oct., 1866, for £lO3, did not oppose, and the application was granted. The order for the bankrupt's removal to a lunatic asylum was then made ont. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. — This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREE C. BEGGING CHILDREN.—P. Delany, 9, J. Piper, 8, R. Yates, 10, and J. Wallace, 12, all decent looking boys, were charged before Mr. 'l'yrwhitt with bogging in Oxford-street. C. Barnes, 83 C, proved seeing tho boys, accompanied by two others a little older, going in turn to different public houses and coffee-shops in Oxford-street, for the purpose of solicithig alms, and ho afterwards saw them stop per sons in the street and beg, and he then took them into custody. In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, the constable stated that the boys said they were led away by tho boys who escaped. Three of the boys had been bailed out, and were now better dressed than last night. In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, the boys said they were not sent out to beg by anybody, but the two boys took them. The boys' parents, all respectable looking people, stood forward. The mother of Piper said her boy had no occasion to go out to bog, his father being a sober and industrious man, and there being a good home. Her boy was at school till five o'clock. Delany's father said his boy attended school, and had no necessity to beg. Wallace's father said he had a good home, but unfortu nately his wife having absconded his boy was left with oat any one to look after him while ho was out. Mr. Tyrwhitt said he did not know what had led the boys•to act as they had done. He would let them go home this time, and he hoped their parents would correct them fcr doing what they had done, but if they were brought before him again he would send them to prison—a place which ho did not suppose they would much like. The boys then left the court with their parents. THAMES. SMUGGLING EXTRAORDINARY. Catherine Redder, a Dutch woman, was charged with smuggling foreign manu factured cigars. The prisoner was a passenger on board the Waterloo from Rotterdam, and upon her arrival here on Saturday night Mr. Thomas Smith, an examining officer of Customs, received from another and subordinate officer a quantity of cigars which he said he found in the sleeping berth of a lady. Smith searched the berth, and discovered 14 large belts between the bed and the mattress. They con tained cigars of foreign manufacture. A lady's dress on the top of the berth was "overhauled and rummaged," in Customs phrase, and the breast part of the dress was filled with cigars, which Mr. Smith said would give the wearer of the dress the appearance of a full-breasted woman. The female searcher described the prisoner as having very little bosom. A rush basket was also found in the berth It contained cigars. The prisoner came on board yesterday to remove her things, and sho admitted that the dress with the " false breasts" in the front of it, the bolts, and the cigars, were her property. Mr. Smith valued the cigars at 365. The evidence, having been interpreted to the prisoner by Mr. George Wintjen, interpreter to the court, she said it was the first time she had ever done anything in the smug gling way, and that an Englishman put her up to The prisoner was fined 725., the double value of the cigars, and, in default of payment, was committed to pri son for a month. A SWEDISH SMUGGLER.—Agusto Andersen, a Swedish sailor, was charged with smuggliug 81b. of manufactured tobacco. The prisoner was leaving hie ship off Limehouse-holo at 6 o'clock yesterday evoning, and a Custom-house officer named Chason searched him, and found in his poeekts 81b. of tobacco. The prisoner said ho had been to Gottenberg, and that ho bought the tobacco there. The value and duty of 81b. of tobacco amounted to 40s. The prisoner was stated to be the carpenter of the English ship Mary, trading between London and Gotten berg. The prisoner was fined the single value and duty, 405., and in default committed to prison for 14 days. WES TMINS TER. THE ORGAN-GRINDING NUISANCE.—Ricardo Eugennie, an organ-grinder, was charged with being drunk, and as saulting a gentleman who had requested a companion of his to move away from the neighbourhood of his house. Mr. Thomas C. Scome, residing at 14, Stanley Villas, Brompton, said that Mrs. Scome had been for some time in a very delicate state of health, and felt much annoyance from organ-grinders. Yesterday evening one of these men came to the corner of the street, opposite a house where they wore in the habit of receiving encouragement, and commenced playing. Complainant went out and told him to desist, and would have given him a penny had ho done so at once, but he continued playing. Complainant was standing perfectly quiet a little way off, when the defen dant, who had an organ at his back, came up and said somethirig in reference to the other man who was playing, and because ho had not given him a penny knocked him down in the dirt by a violent push. Complainant's clothing was produced, covered with mud. Au interpreter having communicated to defendant what the gentleman had said, Defendant replied, through the same means, that he was drunk, and did not remember what had occurred. Mr. Arnold—Although a foreigner, he must be fully aware that such outrageous conduct as this was would not be permitted anywhere. He is committed for a month. LAMBETH. A DESTITUTE BOY.—Henry Clifford, aged 10 years, was charged before Mr. Elliott with begging. He had been seen on Saturday night last begging and receiving halfpence from persons in Dulwich. When questioned he denied having any father or mother, but afterwards said it was a falsehood. The police constable who took him into cus tody said ho he was not only begging for halfpence, but crying out he was starving. Mr. Elliott remanded him for further inquiries to be made. HUNTINGDON, Monday.—The re-election of Lord Robert Montagu, whose seat was vacated by his accept ance of the office of Vice-President of the Committee of Council on Education, took place this day without opposi tion, the usual formalities having been gone through. APPRENTICES IN THE MERCIIANT NAVY.—In the nine years 1858-66 the number of apprentices bound and registered in British ships ranged from 5,451 in 1866 to 5,880 in 1862. The apprenticeship is most commonly for four years, but a considerable number wore bound for three or five years, some for six or seven years, and a few for still longer terms. _ _ The gold and silver product of the Pacific States and Territorite,s for the year 1.865 is estielate,d at 5106,000,000. THE SUN, LON DON, TUES IJA V EV ENING, MARCH 26 1867. 6(31 I 101 i I mine. 1071 i 81 THE JAMAICA PROSECUTION. PROCEEDINGS AGAINST EX-GOVERNOR EYRE MARKET DRAYTON, Monday. The proceedings against ex-Governor Eyre were commenced this morning before a special bench— Sir Baldwin Leighton, M.P., Colonel G. T. Hill, Egerton Harping, Esq., Major Broughton, Henry Reginald Corbet, Esq., and John Tayleur, Esq. Mr. Fitzjames Stephen and Mr. T. Horne Payne instructed by Mr. Shaen (Shaen and Roscoe, solici tors to the Jamaica Committee), appeared on the part of the prosecution ; and Mr. John Anderson Rose, solicitor, attended on behalf of Mr. Eyre. The court was much crowded. At the sitting of the Court Mr. Twemlow, the senior magistrate, said that having subscribed to the Eyre Defence Fund he did not think it right to act as a magistrate. The ordinary bench had requested Sir Baldwin Leighton to attend, and he would pre side. Mr. Fitzjames Stephen said he had to apply for a warrant, on the part of Mr. John Stuart Mill, the member for .Westminster, against Mr. Edward John . Eyre, the late Governor . of Jamaica, for the murder of George William Gordon, at Morant Bay, Jamaica, on the 23d of October, 1865. The learned counsel was proceeding to go over the same line of argu ment as he adopted at Bow-street police-court re Nelson and Brand, when the Chairman stopped him, as the bench thought that the. whole of the matter would more properly be before them if the warrant was granted. Mr. Stephen had better, therefore, call evidence as to the facts. Mr. Fitzjames Stephen then called the following evidence Dr. Alexander Fiddes (examined by Mr. Stephen) said—l am a member of the Royal College of Sur geons at Edinburgh. I knew the late George Wm. Gordon. I believe him to have been condemned to death on no proper evidence to warrant such an act. I believe it to have been" illegal, and to have been . murder in - the contemplation of law, and those who were connected with it. I believe Mr. Edward John Eyre was a party to it. Mr. Edward John Eyre was the late Governor of Jamaica. Gordon was a civilian. By the Chairman—Kingston was the residence of Gordon. By Mr. Corbet—Gordon's chief residence was at Cherry Garden, in the parish of St. Andrew, about six miles from Kingston. Gordon was a patient of Augustus Walter Lake, who was a reporter in Jamaica, said he knew the late George William Gordon, who was hung at Morant Bay on the 23d of October, 1865. He (witness) saw him hang till he died. He was tried by court-martial, the court consisting of Lieut. Brand, Lieut. Errington, and Ensign Kelly. Col. Nelson was the military com manding officer at Kingston. Dr. Alexander Fiddes, re-called, said Gordon was arrested by Governor Eyre at Headquarters House. The Governor said it was necessary to have him apprehended. Gordon told Mr. Eyre he had come to meet any charge there might be against him. Mr. Eyre said it was necessary to arrest him, and he must not leave unless accompanied by an escort. Dr. Bowerbank, the chief magistrate at Kingston, took charge of Gordon. By Colonel Hill—That was on the 17th of October. Gordon went away in Dr. Bowerbank's carriage, and witness never again saw him alive. By the Chairman-1 think Mr. Eyre was guilty of murder as an accessory before the fact, as he per sonally apprehended him and took him to Morant Bay, where he was executed. The Chairman said the Bench thought it was necessary to have the prosecutor before them. Mr. Stephen said that as Mr. John Stuart Mill was not at Market Drayton, he would call Mr. Shaen, who would take upon himself the responsi bility of prosecuting. The learned counsel then called Mr. W. Shaen, who said—l am a solicitor, at 8, Bedford-row. I have good reasons for believing that Edward John Eyre was an accessory before the fact to the murder of George 'William Gordon, at Moraut Bay, on Monday, the 23d of October, 1865. I apply for a warrant to arrest Edward John Eyre on that charge. Caleb King, police-constable, proved that Mr. Eyre resided at Adderley Hall, and was at Market Drayton on Saturday last. After some consultation as to. the mode of proceed ing, the Bench decided to grant a warrant, which it was arranged the chief ;onstablc should serve so as to inconvenience Mr. .Eyre as little as possible. The Court then adjourned till 10 15 a.m. on Wednesday. Strike of Engine-Drivers on the Brighton • Railway. We are requested to state that in consequence of the strike of a large number of the engine-drivers and firemen on the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway, the time tables must be considered as in abeyance. The utmost possible endeavours will be made to carry passengers to their respective destinations, but a larg e num b er o f the trains must be taken off, and the speed of those run materially diminished. The following notice has been issued by the company : The directors were not without hope that the reply which they had given to the memorial presented by the enginemen and firemen would have solved the pending difficulty ; but they must now inform the public that the majority of the enginemen and fire men constituting the staff of this railway have noti fied their intention of retiring from the service, un less their demands are satisfied. At a further interview to-day satisfactory explanations took place, and an agreement was come to as regards shed days, Sunday work, the number of miles to be run as constituting a day's work, amounting in the aggregate to not more than 750 miles per week—all beyond that number to be counted, and paid for as extra. The board also, though deeming the demand unreasonable, and not for the permanent interest of the men, conceded that each day should be counted as ten hours, instead of as a tenth of 60 hours ; although, in practice, the day's work on this line is limited very frequently to less than five hours. The rate of wages paid by this company is so liberal that no permanent loss will result in conceding the scale asked. The directors were therefore willing that the minimum pay of drivers should be 65., progressing up wards to 7s. 6d. per day, and the minimum pay of firemen 3s. 6d., advancing to 4s. 61 per day. But the demand that all engine -drivers and firemen shall be advanced to the maximum scale of wages, after a few months' service, without reference to their e oonsrd c ability,consent t is t o so in principle that the boa rd cannot recon ll cl o le ng it with their sense of duty to such a demand. Should the engine drivers and firemen act on their notices and retire, the directors will at once reduce the number of trains and the present speed, so as not to exceed in any case a maximum of 20 miles per hour, and they will make available all the resources and means at their disposal for safely working as man y t ra ins as March 25. ALLEN SARLE, A c ti ng S ecre t ar y. e London-bridge Terminus, p exertionerperiod.—By B t to o r r e d p e lace r p th r e ac s t t i a c ir ab a l t e, t a h n e d e a r w l i i e l l s t s p p a o r s e s i bnl What took place yesterday on the subject may be briefly stated. The drivers and firemen waited the London-bridge g at having been come to t u e p r o m n i n t u h s e , B an rig u h n to d n ers b t o a a n r d d i , n on Friday week last the notices to leave the service of the company on the following Tuesday should not be acted upon, and that the men would con tinue to work their trains until yesterday, in order to give the board time for considering the whole question of the dispute. It appears that the scale of wages which the directors proposed to pay to the drivers was an increasing one of 6d. per day every 12 months until it reached a maximum of 7s. 6d. per day ; and that the pay was to commence at 6s. per day. The proposition of the men was that the increase of 6d. per day should take place every si months, they stating that they would be satisfied to receive 7s 6d per day after two years instead of 18 months' service. A very strong objection was made by the men that the proposed increase of wages would take place at the option of the loco motive superintendent, and that objection was sup ported by statements made by them that such a SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 71 Si 103 110 40 16 4 6 C 6 63 70 72 104 06 27 :8 5 7 115 117 1:t 122 811 11 4) 4 60 55 20 25 22 26 124 136 70 72 16 18 13 16 116 117 76 74 47 49 .20 122 , - - DI 101 106 112 St 83 32 34 14 Is 101 103 27/ i 1 1 51 121 2 22 3 1.3, 5 41 71 21 74 161 116 i 1 11 79 16i 71 (I izul I 1101 i 15 4 10 j 1001 Paid Closing Business l'rioo. done. 40 31)1 4 1 113 2 12 j I dl 02 93 95 33 35 9 10 I, 112 /13 1 2p 70 72 11.1 115 148 152 43 45 6J 68 8 10 153 58 3 1 system would encourage favouritism, of which they had complained for a long time past. With the exception of tbese two points the require ments of the men were acceded to. The depu tation, which waited upon the board of directors yesterday, refused to some to any compromise, and left the board-room stating that none of the men would run a single train this morn ing. At eleven o'clock last night the men bad left their place of meeting in Tooley-street, and un less a special agent should gas sent down the line with an intimation that the men's terms were acceded to, the probability is that this morning traffic will be in a great measure, if not wholly, suspended. On Saturday 968 engine-drivers and firemen of the Newcastle, Leeds, York, and Mahon sections of the North Eastern lt.filway—but not including the Stockton and Darlington section—sent in their notices to cease work on the 20th April next, unless in the meantime the demands of the men were con ceded by the board. The men have taken this step in consequence of the non-acceptance by the board of the "scale" system of wages proposed by.the men, although they yielded 6d. per day in their de mands, and were satisfied with the directors' con cessions as to the number of hours' labour being reduced from 12 to 10. The Stockton and Darling ton men are expected to support their comrades of the other sections, inasmuch as they supported the Darlington men during their grievances some time ago. LATEST PARTICULARS THIS DAY. The unfortunate disagreement was brought to a crisis this morning. The directors remained firm to the terms of the above circular, and the conse quense was that the firemen and drivers refused to resume work this morning. Such a circum stance, of course, caused the greatest ,inCOl3; venieuce ; but the directors called all the available' resources of the locomotive superintendents de-• partmentinto requisition, and they were thus en abled to prevent the entire suspension of traffic on the line.' The great object with the directors was to keep the main lino open, and in this they succeeded, but the trains were, of course, all delayed, and the mail bags from the different stations were not all delivered at the Post-office at 12 o'clock. The suburban traffic suffered the greatest amount of inconvenience ; and the immense number of gentlemen, holders of annual tickets, were unable, in many cases, to reach their offices until 12 o'clock at noon. The Crystal Palace traffic was damaged materially, as with the limited means at the command of the company they were compelled to make the despatch of trains in that direction according to circumstances. The com mencement of the races to-day at Epsom brought an immense number of persons to the statio], but they were compelled to avail themselves of the facilities presented by the South-Western Railway, and thus a great strain was put on the arrangements of that company. The arrival and departure platform at London bridge presented a very unusual appearance in con sequence of the unusual number of engine-drivers and firemen, many of whom formed themselves into little groups, and discussed the matters in dispute. At about one o'clock to-day the attendance became so large that orders were given to clear the plat forms of all persons not holding tickets, and thus the questions under discussion by the various groups were at once put an end to. Whether matters will be arranged during the day is more than doubtful, as the directors seem determined to adhere to their proposal, and the men themselves say they will•not return to work until their demands are conceded. THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocx. SPORTING INTEL LIGENCE. —This Day. EPSOM RACES—Tins DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. TRIAL STAKES. The Trial Plate of 100 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs eachOliree'year olds 7st 11b, four Bst 71b, five Bst 131 b, six and aged ust ; mares and geldings allowed 31h ; the winner to ba sold for 500 soya ; if entered for 200 soya allowed 51b; if entered not to be sold 91b extra; one mile. Moulsoy Wild Agnes Exceller Eight ran. Won by fifteen lengths. STAMFORD PLATE. The Stamford Plate of 100 soya (Handicap); winners o any race after March 15 (at ten a.m.) 51b extra; half a t mile. Tumbler 1 Ammunition Nike Eighteen ran. TWO-YEAR-OLD STAKES. The Two Year Old Stakes of 10 soya each, with 100 added; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 71b; the second to re ceive 25 soya out of the stakes; half a mile ; GO subs Grimston Forest King Hatchment . • 3 Thirteen ran. CITY AND SUBURBAN. The City and Suburban Handicap of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, and only 5 if declared, with 200 added; winners of any handicap with public money added after Jan. 23 (at six p.m.) 51b, of any two handicaps 101 b extra ; the second to receive 50 sovs out of the stakes ; the last mile and a quarter; 113 subs, 48 of whom pay 5 sovs each. Abergoldie Fitz Ivan 2 Violent .. 3 Twenty-two ran. RAILWAY STAKES. The United Railway Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 100 added two year olds 6st 51b, three Bst 51b, four Oat 61b, five, six and aged 9st 81b; mares and geldings allowed 31b ; the winner to be sold for 80 sovs; if entered for 50 soya allowed 41b, 40 71b ; half a mile. Paris Alarmist Sunnypede 3 _ BEAUFORT STAKES. The Beaufort Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 50 added, for two year olds ; colts Bst 101 b, and fillies Bst 71b ; the winner, with engagements, to be sold for 100 sovs ; half a mile. Spitfire 1 Purveyor 2 llue-and-Cry 3 Ten ran. HEATIICOTE PLATE. The Heatlicoto Plato of 100 sovs (Handicap); winners of any race (matches excepted) after March 15 (at 10' a.m.) 51b extra ; New T.Y.C. (three-quarters of a mile). ' Jeanie Deans .l Skipper Tumbler 3 Eighteen ran: NOTICE.—CHANGE OF ADDRESS.—JOHN STIRIC, late of Beaufort Buildingi, Strand, returns his best thanks for the patronage ho has received during the past year, and begs to inform his friends that he has removed to 25, Wel lington-street, Strand, London, where commissions will be executed to any amount. Price Lists as usual. T. and G. LEE, of theWheatsheaf, Worship-street, Shoreditch; at Three King-court, Lombard-street; and at Ono Swan-yard, Bishopsgate-streot. W. lloPxiis and Jour AMBROSE (mbruber of Tattersall's, Victoria, and other Clubs) Execute Commissions on all. races throughout the year. . Address-33, OXBNDEN STREET, HAYMARKET. Commissions. JOHN PERCIVAL, Oxford Cigar Stores, 3, rttnton-street, Haymarket. Mr. GEORGE WEBB has lists posted on all forthcoming events daily from ton till two at the City Arches ; also in George-yard, and through his agent, Mr. Frank Butler, near Meux's Brewery. Evenings, after 7, at Mr. C. Dur ham's, Freemasons' Arms, Long-acre. TICKETS NOW READY for HARRY WILSON'S CITY AND SUBURBAN HANDICAP SWEEP. Drawn MONDAY, March 25, 1867. 10,000 members, at ls. each ; and 3,000 members, at 2s. 6d. each. Address, with two stamped directed enve lope; to Harry Wilson, Tull Herald Office, Hull. Com missions executed from ss. on all races. Price Lists daily. A subterraneous fire has broken out near the sources of the Ain Baida, Algeria. A hot smoke issues from an aperture about three feet in diameter, and rises to a height of about 15 to 20 yards. A stick plunged into the opening is carbonised in a few minutes. • Railways. istoi and Exeter ....; Caledonian Jainbrian Jork and 8and0n...... Cornwall Dublin & Belfast June Dun„l'ertli,& A b.J .London, bail) Certi. Do. Glasgow . S. Western, Great Eastern, Ord. st Do. E. Augi. st. No. 2, Great North of Scotland rent Northern A stock 00. B stock Do. New, is. at 25 po.l t 6, and W. of lrelandl Western Du. D. Rail. gua.l Do. South ►Pales Do. W. Mid.—Oxtor Do. isicivport Do. ileraord , Lancashire& Yorknhirv, 'London and Illitekwalb ,Lon., Itrigh.,a 6 CUA3 ,Lon., Chat., and Lover, Do. Metrop. r.:x. A , Lun. a North %Venter! Lou. a South %Venter!, Man., Stmt., a Lincoln. ttetropolitau.... Do. New Do. Extension..... Nletropoittan District Do. do. do. Jo. and St. John's W Widiand Do. E 9 Share Do, Birmin.. ds Dell)} slid Bent . North British Do. sd., Pth., & Dom N th. Eastern— Berwiejh Do. G.N•11: puroh.s , ' Do. Leeds Do. York DG. Carlisle ..... Do. Stock. & Darling. Do. do. 1860-61 North Londou Do. do. 1804 5 ... Do. do. 186 G . North Staffordshire . N. Jr S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. L , Abcr. stocl Do. Scot, Mid. Sit.)ok. Shropshire Union South Devon iouth }Later') itaines, Wok., lc Wok Calf Vale Do. C Vale of Neat Waterford & Kilkenny ►Vaterloo & Neat Cornwall BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Atlantic & St. Lawrence Born., Baroda, aCcn.ln. gu. 5 per cent... Do. F shares Buffalo k Lake Huron' Do. Preference Butt,Brant, &Goderich, 6 p.c. 1872-3- Calcutta & S. E., lim of c Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pi Nast. Bengal, gu., 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.o. Do. .1 Extension Grand Tr unk of Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. let Pref. Bonds Do. do deferred De. 2d rrtf. Bonds Do. do. deterred Do. 3d Pref. stook Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stook Do. do. deterred (.; t. India Pen. gua. sp.c •o. Gila.. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. o tit. South of India gua. 5 per cent 41 per cent Do Ircat Wes. of Canada.. Do. New Do. 6 p. o IR.s. pay. 1873 Do. 54 do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 42 do Do. 4i do Do. Fifth Extension Meth. Cor. 6 p. c. Ends. & Hudson's Bay.. N. ltl.C'da, 6pc Ist pf. be. Scinde Do. Delhi Do. do ..>!n. Do. Puniaub••:-1 ti Do.lndus St.Flot 100 100 100 all 100 100 67 40 100 102 Id } p 4 44 71 b 4 50 65 101 103 101 IG3 106 107 20 22 85 88 57 59 53 51 52 54 37 (0 23 25 10d 106 4 1 (i 4 1 p 100 102 91 93 12k (31 It 126 1 4 8 1.2 81 84 If lifl 100 10: 92 94 65 90 100 oo io too 82 85 97 94 97 98 1 t 97 98 98 se COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIE3. British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec.3l, 1872.., 100 - Can.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&July 1877-84 D D D 0 0 0 . .. 6 55 P pp . .. 6 6. 01 } jr M ' eaban.r.l.(it&A July 100 1 1 1 0 '1 0 0 0 ° 1 58 6 00 7 8 8 1026910 3 6 Do. sp. c. Inscribed sk 100 Cape (*.Hope, 6 p.c.1673 100 10 t 104 - Do.Ap1.&001. 1890-1900 100 105 107 Do. u t, 2 4 1 1 0 06 — 1 DDoo Ceylon, Nov. 08 P and 15 1 11 7 ' 4c O dcjeo e ' t °l . ti ,[ 8 1 1 9 311 0 , 86 0 A98 6 001;r91i . 11°0°0°00° 101 01 103 23 6. Do. 1878, d 0.6 100 1011 1.8 - Alauritium, 6p. 0, 1873, Jan. and July Do. l' 78 i3O. 1882, 31ay15, Nov. .( 100 103 106 Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug lOO 105 107 iiov. 6 per cent lOO 98 110 . N.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&July 100 96 08 N. S. W. Gov.s p•c.,1860 100 91 93 Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 1870 100 - - Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1893 100 85 F. 7 864 I New. Zealand, 6p. cent 100 101 102 Do. 5 per cent.... Nova Sc.,tia Gov. 6p. 0 sterling, 1875 l9O 96 98 Queensland Gov. 6p. c lOO 91 03 904 90 S. Aus.Gov. 6 p.c. 1868-0 100 - Do. 1878 & upwards ll.O 106 108 Vlc,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja &July 100 - - Do. do, A p ril & Oct lOO 107 100 10E 1 1 BRITISH MINES. Cam. ConsoL Gold, Um 1 Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated 3O 7 9 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist 1 400 410 Urakewalls 2.1.0 1 14 East Bassett (Illogan) 2414 22 29 East Caradon 2.11.1. 5 6 East Care Brea 34 3 34 East Grenville East Gunnislake .. 8.3.0 f 6 East Loved 3.u,u 9 10 E. WI Russell (Tavistk 11.2.6 3 1 3 1 Garn.& StAuhyn(G wen. 66 4 5 4 Great L ocey, limited., all 13 17 Great South Tolgus 0.14.tt Great Wheal tsusy 11.9.0— G. Wheal Vor (heist 't 4O 20 22 ;renville 8.18.0 14 14 erod's Foot llingston Downs ...... 5.10.6 21 a Rargaret (Uny Lelani 13.17.6 7 9 Alarke Valley t.10.6 34 14 4 nwyudy Iron Ore, lit, 34 24 141 New Sewn North Itoskear N.Wh'l Ihiosettallog.au 1.4.0 North Wile,' Crotty Prosper United 7.1.0 24 24 Pr ,vldenCe UnyLtlaut 10.6.7 26 28 ,S. Caradon (St. Cleer) l4 310 330 !South Condurrow - S.Wheal Fran. (Ellogan 18.18.9 Stray Park rin Croit..... ..... . Vigra and Clagan, lim all - - West Itassett(lllogan W. Caradon (Liskeard 11 9 41 West Chi verton ll 61 63 474 135 141 :W‘wlVvlS h eal ehthh, eal 5 eal : I B ri lt e a ra u ° te s r u o l s iy l tn e e A r t t ( t n i el (Bien di u a t n h 1 3 8 6 1 2 6 1 3 3 1 2 2 1 5 3 3 —32 vvnev (Lim 5 . 3 1 3 7 6.0 .05 10 111 Vitt,arEitElNClG 011AK1c, North Eastern, York, H. and Selby purchase, 10 1 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Chatham, 6 per cent. 2d pt., 30 a Loudon and N.-West(ern 5 per cent , 1061 FURIOUS KAILWA YLt Bahia and San Francisco, ILn., pm. 7 per pent„ 13} Arent Luxembourg, 10 Sambre and Meuse, 5i per cent. pf., 9 6°ol Auatriau add Lombardo Venetian, 161.3 1 0 011EIGLI /AMU. General, 191 BAN SS: Albion, 6/ Anglo u.trian, f Anglo Fgyptian, lim., 13} Australasia. 64f 4 Chartered •%ler. of India, London, and China 30 Colonial 35} Consolidated Bank, lim., Ditto, new, 31 English. Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 101 imperial Ottoman, lim., 61 t London ChartereCtank of Australia, 22k London and Count y, 571 61 London Joint Stock, 41i 2 If London and South African, .2 Loudon and 11 estminster, 93 Merchant Bank, Dm., 161 Midland Bank, Lim.. 1 8 1 Oriental Bank Corporation, 41 Provincial Banking Corporation, lim., 31 Union of Australia, 401 7 Union of London, 431 DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 591 hiISOELLANSOUN Anglo-American Telegraph, 15E Atlantic Telegraph, Dit o, 8 per cent., 661 81 Bo ..bay Gas, lim., 4 City of London Real Property, 1im., 4 1 City Mikes, lim., 7 Commercial Union, Insurance, 41 4 C 'edit Eoncier of Englanu. lim . Credit Fonder of Mauritius, 11m., 64 Crystal Palace, 25 6} East India Irrigation and Canal, l2f Ebbw Vale, 9} Fairb dm Engineering, 41 Gen. Credit and Discount, Lim.. 44 Hudson's Bay, 164 International Financial Society, Urn., 21 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. In7o. issued 90, 50 2 London Financial Association, Aim_ 7 London General Omnibus Company, Ilm. 3 Madras Irrigation and Canal (guaranteed 5 per cent. byln. dian Government), 19f National Discount tomoany, 14 New Zealand Trust and Loan, lim., 54: Royal Mail Steam, ioi 24 Tele raph Construe. and Mainten., lim., Ditto, ditto, 12} .2 Viceroy of Egypt, Mortgage, Loan, 7t 21 LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. (This Day.) Market opens quiet. Sales probably 8,000 bales. NOTES FROM TRAINING QUARTERS. (TIIIS DAT.) EPSOM. The rain of yesterday has not rendered the course so heavy as was expected, for the wind was high during the night : and this•morning the going was pretty satisfactory, which probably would not have been the case but for the chalky and absorbing na ture of the Downs. William Day was out early with Armourer, who followed Historian in a nice steady mile and a half gallop. Joseph Dawson sent Little Rover a mile and a quat ter fast, and Qui Five went uncommonly well. Goodwin did plenty work with natty, Prima Donna, and Panacea ; and William King with the Skipper and British Tar. Bates sent Deceiver nearly two miles, quietly though. Amongst William Goater's team were Longdown, Foresight, Timolaus, Ulphus, and Miller's Maid, all of whom galloped a mile and three-quarters freely, Longdown going as strong as a lion. The home lot did more or less work, ac cording to their requirements. John Dawson gave Mount Palatine and Rus in Urbe one mile fast, and the two-year-old (noire de Dijon cantered only. Henry Goater galloped Abergeldie and Defiance all a mile and a half, and both went beautifully. Mat Dawson merely trotted Wild Agnes about, but Novice led Ninny and Osprey a mile pretty speedily. Sam Rogers as paying great attention to Sydtnonton and also gave Red Cornyn a mile gallop. - Jennings took Plutus a mile and three quarters gently. Dover gave the pretty and fast Hatchment three quarters of a mile spin. Bloss rattled Broomielaw along, and the horse moved beautifully. His temper has evidently improved. Shepherd's Treasure Trove attracted attention by the freedom with which he moved'; and so did .liayhoe's Jasper, who followed Tourmalin and, 'Camilla a mile and three-quarters, the lot look- , ing • very fit, as did Suffolk. The Amanda colt cantered freely, -as did. the • Irish horse Fitz-Ivan. Overture led the Mayonaise filly a mile and a half, and the latter moved superbly. Neither Clarice or Spes" toolr"ovith the "watchers." Moulsey and Jezabel did - a mile and a quarter at three parts speed ;- but we did not see Conundrum. In fact, the above were all that we noted that were active. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS—Tars EVENING. Tho LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on tho woolsack at five o'clock. PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented against the sale of spirituous liquors on the Sunday. THE COLONIAL CHURCH. The Archbishop of CANTERBURY stated that, in answer to a question from the noble earl opposite in reference to the ecclesiastical jurisdiction over the Colonial Church that he (the Archbishop) had said that there was a bill proposed by the bench of bishops, but he had, however, now the opportunity of informing their lordships that they had abandoned the intention of bringing in a bill. (Hear, hear.) THE TORNADO. . Earl DERBY said that with reference to the question of the papers relating to the Tornado being laid upon the table, on which subject the noble marquis (Clanricarde) had put a notice upon the paper praying that they might be laid upon the table, that as there were some obstacles in the shape of obtaining them, in consequence of circumstances that had interfered with Lord Stanley's arrangements, and as he (the noble earl) had no doubt that they would be forthcoming in a day or two, he hoped that the noble marquis would post - pone the notice. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE agreed to this. It was subsequently understood that the question should stand over till Monday next. The house then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—THIS EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time and passed : Barnley Gas, Crystal Palace and East London High Level Junction Railway, East Gloucestershire Railway, Garstang and Knot End Railway, London and North Western and Midland Railway Companies (Huddersfield and Halifax Railway), and Stratford-upon-Avon Gas. THE REFORM BILL. Mr. COLVILLE gave notice that:in committee on the Representation of the People Bill he should move the in sertion of a clause, the effect of which would be to reduce the copyhold qualification for the county franchise from £lO to £5. Mr. DILL'\VYN sail, in committee on this bill, he should introduce a clause to tho effect that in the event of a porson possessing a vote for both the county and the borough, he should only give one vote for one member. THE CATTLE PLAGUE. Sir J. C. JEUVOISE asked whether attention had been directed to an action, tried at the Oxford Assizes in March, 186 G, in which £lll was awarded as compensation to the plaintiff, in consequence of his being obliged to dispose of twenty-two cows at considerable loss, the rinderpest having been communicated to them by a cow sold to him by the defendant ; and, whether the case of " Mullet v. Mason" would constitute aprecedentin compensative claims for loss sustained through infection ? Mr. WALPOLE said tho attention of the Government had been called to the subject. The defendant falsely so presented the cow was not diseased when he knew it was. Without similar cases arose it could not be drawn into a precedent. ROYAL COURTS OF JERSEY. In reply to Mr. Locxx, Mr. WALPOLE said there was no intention on the part of the Government to bring in any bill to reform the constitution of the Royal Courts of Jersey. TIIE NANTLLE RAILWAY COMPANY. In reply to Mr. SAMUELSON, Mr. CAVE said the attention of the Board of Trade had been called to the opening of a portion of this railway before it had been inspected. He had sent for information on tho subject, which, if not satisfactory, an inspector would be sent down to make a report. CASE OF MR. CLARE. Mr. BAZLEY asked the First Lord of the Admiralty if ho would place upon the table of the house the document handed to his predecessor in November last, seeking a settlement of the claims of Mr. John Clare for the use of his patents in shipbuilding. Mr. CORKY said he did not think the country ought to be put to the expense of printing returns of no public ser vice. Mr. Clare had been decided to have no claim upon the Admiralty, and therefore he hoped the hon. member would not press for the production of the document in question, which was one of a very voluminous description. METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENTS BILL. Mr. Alderman LAWRENCI:asked if it was intended to proceed, on Thursday next, with the Metropolitan Im provements Bill, which had been brought in by the hon. member for the Tower Hamlets and the hon. member for Bath. Lord JOAN MANNERS said it would not be possible to proceed with the bill on the day named. He thought the bill would not, in the present state of public business, be taken till after Easter. PORTUGUESE WINES. Mr. ARROYO asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he bad received any communication from the Portuguese Government favourable to the negotiation of a treaty of commerce upon the same terms as the French treaty, provided that Portuguese wines, although of a higher degree of proof than French wiues, be admitted at the, same rate of duty ; and whether he would lay the correspondence upon the table. Lord STANLEY said negotiations on the subject had taken place, but had not succeeded througlr the Portuguese Government demanding what, in fact, amounted to an abolition of the alcoholic test. The Government were willing to mako a moderate amount of concession, but it was hot sufficient for the Portuguese Government, and therefore the matter had fallen through. lie had no objec tion to produce the correspondence. • WAGER TnE MURDERER. • Captain ARCH DALL asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he would state the reasons which induced him to advise her Majesty to exercise the royal prerogative of mercy in favour of the murderer Edward Wager. Mr. WALPOLE said the murder was indeed ono of the greatest barbarity. The case came before him, and he felt it his•duty to apply the recommendations of the Royal Commission for the Abolition of Capital Punish ment, which was to the effect that where a murder was committed without premeditation or malice aforethought, under certain circumstances the punishment of death should not follow. When he first read the circumstances of the case he felt it was one of unusual barbarity and brutality ; but ho had also to pay attention and take into his consideration the recom mendation of the jury. He applied to the learned judge who tried the case, without ex p ressin g his opinion ono way or the other, and ho received a com munication in return, in which it was stated that the crime did not appear to have been a premeditated one, and although there had been an unusual . amount of violence, it was thought that there was no premeditation, and, therefore, not an unfit one for the exercise of the royal prerogative, lie did not think ho could have taken auy other course than that he had adopted, which bad resulted in the respite of the prisoner and a commutation of the sentence of death to penal servitude for. life. SALE OF LAND BY AUCTION BILL. This bill was road a second Limo. THE REFORM BILL—ADJOURNED DEBATE. On the motion for the second reading of this bill. Mr. B. JOHNSON resumed the adiOurned debate. Ho thought the Government had mistaken their duty in framing the bill, as they had introduced into it an egre gious and stupendous blunder of the dual vote. There were some portions of the bill, he thought, called for the deepest consideration ; but if, after that, it was not possible to produce a peiject measure he thought it would be the best course to pause before they gave their sanction to, any measure, more especially an important one. It had been said that great disturbance 'would result on the rejection of the bill, but he for one preferred revolution to national disgrace. Sir R. PALMER rose, and was (LEFT SPEAKING.) [At Wexford, on Saturday, Patrick W. Keough, a farmer of Taghmon, having been remanded for the third time as a suspected Fenian, was discharged, there being no Bufficieut evidence against him, LONDON GAZETTE.—This Evening. WAR OFFICE, MARCH 23. The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders for the appointment of Captain Cowper Phipps Coles, of the Royal Navy, employed by the Board of Admiralty in superintending the construction of turret ships of war, and James William Murray Ashby, Esq., Paymaster in the Royal Navy, to be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the Third Class, or Companions of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath. FOREIGN OFFICE, MARCH 25. The Qucon has been pleased to approve of Senior Edwin Francis Hickman as Consul-General in tho United King dom of Great Britain and Ireland, to resido in London, for the Republic of Costa Rica. The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Signor Vincenzo Corsi as Consul-li , moral at Gibraltar for the Roman States. CROWN-OFFICE, MARott 25. Th e Right. HOD. Robert Montagu (commonly called Lord Robert 'Montagu), Vice-FresAei,t of the Committee of Privy Council on Education, has been returned to sorvo iu the present Parliament for the county of Huntingdon. ADMIRALTY, MARCH 22. Royal .Marine Light Infantry—Second Lieutenant Henry Armstrong Peake to be First Lieutenant, vice Halo, promoted. MARCH 23. Lieutenant Jocelyne J. Whyte J,,rvis has been this day promoted to be a Retired Commander, under her Majesty's Orders in Council of let August, 1860, 9th July, 1864, and 21th March, 1866. The undermentioned officers have this day been pro moted to the rank of Master in her Majesty's Fleet, viz. —Henry Smith, Esq., Henry Dicken Shortt, Esq., Archi bald, Thomas Miller, Esq., Benjamin Percy Dickinson, Esq., Edward Scobell Clapp, EN., William Thomas Tregidgo, Esq., and John William Morris, Esq. Mr. George Thomas Ludlow to bo Engineer in her Ma jesty's Fleet, Mr. James Butchart to be Acting Engineer in her Majesty's Fleet, Mr. Francis Thomas Russell to be Acting Engineer in her Majesty's Fleet, Mr. James Bell to be Engineer in her Majesty's Fleet, Mr. Super Thomas Sugden to be Engineer in her Majesty's Fleet, Mr. Thomas Minikon Thompson to be Engineer in her Majesty's Fleet, Mr. John, Adams to be Acting Engineer i❑ her Majesty's Fleet, Mr. Lewis Philipps Lewis to be Engineer iu her Majesty's Fleet, Mr. Robert itighet to be Engineer in her Majesty's - 31ARcH 25. Sub-Lieutenant Albert Mainwaring Ducat to be Lieu tenant in her Majesty's Fleet, with seniority from the ith instant. SAILING OF THE GREAT EASTERN. LIVERPOOL, March 26. The steamship Great Eastern left this pOrt for New York to-day. An accident occurred at the capstan, during the heaving of the anchor, by which one man was killed and several others injured. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—This Evening, Amsterdam Short. 11 17 11 18 Ditto 3 Months. 11 19} 12 o Rotterdam Antwerp — 25 40 25 471 Brussels Hamburg — 13 9 13 9* Paris Short 25 15 25 25 Ditto 3 Months. 25 35 25 42} Marseilles Frankfort on the Maine 120 1201 Vienna — 13 17} 13 221 Trieste — 13 171 13 22* Petersburg Berlin t Madrid Cadiz 48 481 4_ Leghorn Milan Genoa Naples Palermo Messina Lisbon • • Oporto 26 ijs 260 26 95 26 0 26 95 26 0 26 95 26 0 26 95 26 0 26 95 26 0 52 b2f 52 52f. MARKETS.--.This day. HAY. SMITHFIELD.-11.1ettdow hay, £2 Iss to £4 15s ; clover, £4 Os to £5 108 ; and straw, £2 Os to £2 Gs per load. A moderate demand. CUMBERLAND.—MiIadOW hay, £3 Os to £4 15s ; clover, £4 Os to £5 lOs Od ; and straw, £2 Os to X 2 6s per load. Trade inactive. WILITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £2 15s to £4 12s ; clover, .£4 Os to £5 12s Od ; and straw, £2 Os to £2 6s per load. Supply tolerably good. COLONIAL. TEA.—Business has been very dull, and there has been no material change to report in prices. SUCIAII.—The demand for West India descriptions has been very moderate, and but few sales have been effected at barely previous rates. In the refined market there has been a moderate inquiry, but without any material altera tion in value. COFFEE.—There has been a moderate enquiry for colonial descriptions, and as the stocks on hand aro stil below those of the corresponding period of last year prices generally are well sustained. RICE. —The demand has been to a fair extent for cleaned descriptions, and prices generally aro well supported. TALLOW.—There has been but little business doing in the tallow market during the week, and prices were a trifle more in favour of the buyers. The demand from the home trade has fallen off very considerably. There have, how ever, been a few trifling orders for export, but at low figures. Tho market is quiet at St. Petersburg at • 41} silver roubles, the exchange 32 31 - 15. Tho recent advance hero had induced a few purchases but the market was again quiet. To-day the market is steady at 43s Gd. Buyers for that month and April to June, 43s 9d ; and 44s to 44. s 3d October to December On the spot 43s '3d is paid for new Y.C., and 43s 3d old. IRELAND. DUBLIN, March 25. I telegraphed last night the following legal ap pointments consequent upon the resignation of Mr. Blackburne :—Lord Chancellor, Right Hon. A. Brewster; Lord Justice of Appeal, Hon. Justice Christian ; Justice of the Common Pleas, Right lion. Michael Morris ; Attorney-General, Hedges Eyre Chatterton ; Solicitor-General, Robt. Richard arren The new Solicitor-General has been distinguished as an advocate of the Church Education Society, and consequently as an opponent of the system of edu cation founded by the present Prime Minister, against which Mr. Warren has delivered many au able and elaborate speech. Mr. Chatterton, who succeeds to the Attorney-Generalship, will be re turned again by the Dublin University. The Solici tor-General will probably have to do without a seat in Parliament for some time, unless Galway, which has been so useful to the present Government, should return him in the room of their distinguished townsman, whose elevation to the bench the electors have done so much to facilitate. The Galway Ex prest has heard the names of several local gentle men mentioned, and intimates that one related to the senior member will offer himself. The magistrates, at their first petty sessions held in Kilinallock sincethe late Fenian outbreak, passed resolutions expressing their warm approval of the conduct of the local constabulary, and of Sub-In spector Milling and the ten men of the Kilfinano police force, who proceeded to the assistance of the KlimaHock police. They have also initiated a sub scription, to which they invite the residents of the locality to contribute, in order to raise a fund for the reward of the constables whose courage they so strongly appreciate. On Saturday morning the Tipperary flying column (48th, 4th Royal Irish, and • 6th Carabineers), all under the command of Colonel M'Niel, of the 48th, accompanied by some members of the local consta bulary as guides, arrived in Kilfeacle, just as the small hours of the morning were breaking. De tachmentscarabineeroa f w t e h r e e l p th os o yoanl ItrhisehdDiffroargeonotnrsoanadsd be 6th tween Golden, Kilfeacle, and Ballyhurst. All having fa b ot e rt e e n m a p r t r ang parties at rescue, Eidg against t a preventw general the o m informations was of escape or institutedhad been lodged, it is said, by an approver. The result of the search oga rt y vas (brother the c apttouo,Nei reoff l ou F r o m g e a n rt n y 7 T ed ho C m or as ne a li o u d s F John Carroll (brothers), and David Farrell. Later in the day the whole police force was engaged in escorting them to Cashel, where they were examined before the lion. M. J. Ffrench, R.M., and remanded to Cashel Gaol on a charge of high treason. Great credit is due to the authorities for the capture of those men. At the Nenagh Petty Sessions, on Saturday, Timothy Gleeson, an elder brother of " General" Gleeson, was brought up and ordered to be detained under a warrant from the Lord Lieutenant. Michael Gleeson, the father of the general, who had been arrested for boasting that he was the father of seven rebels, was defence discharged , the prisoner having urged in his as drunk at the time, and did thathe m , not know what be said. lie was cautioned by the chairman, and was ordered to find bail, himself in £5O, and two sureties in £25 each, to keep the peace for two years, but on his intimating to the court that he could not find persons in Nenagh to go bail for him he was let out on his own recognisanco is the sum of £5O, _ - - •,•• _ . - •-_ - - - • 1 Share 20 et et 100 :ioi 10 100 I I, i ti