The Sun. — London, England, 1867-04-22 00:00:00

110.14t'Y I/lARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELTAGENCX, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Stock Exchange being closed, there has been a very limited attendance in commercial circles in the Ci ty. In the Discount Market scarcely any business has been negotiated, and quotations remain unaltered. the repo r t o f t h e directors of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company has been issued, in antici- Pation of the meeting to be held on the 24th inst. £hey recommend that a distribution be made of £ 3 10s. per share out of the balance of profi and loss account, and of £1 10s. per share as a bonus from the insurance account, both free of income -laY, payable by warrants to be issued on the even ing of the 27th inst. In the Corn Market to-day the attendance was of quite a holiday character, and prices of home grown and foreign wheat remained unaltered. From the various manufacturing districts the accounts for the past week represent that business in most departments has been exceedingly quiet at !‘lanchester ; the approach of the Easter holidays had caused a very limited attendance, and spinners and,.i man ufacturers evinced no dispositi on to extend their operations. In the woollen districts of Leeds, ra dford, and H a lif ax t h ere has been little change, an d but few dealings have been effected in light g°° c lB . The hosiery and lace trades of Leicester an d Nottingh am, however, have shown more am ation nwhile in th e h ar d ware di str i cts o f Birming o, Sheffield, and Wolverhampton no material _ altera tion can be reporte d i n most of the pr i nc i pa l branches of trade carried on. BItI TIER FUNDS —CLOSING PRICES. SATURDAY. 8 ...,. _llll"ErtsarExT FUNDS. r 90 0 ~ Consols "" A ccount, Ray 9 r C 9Of ent. R e d uced i t Per Cent e r ,v 89 88i 21 per Cent. J an. 1894 — per Cent. Jan. 3 1873 — D o. for Annuities, yrs, ex 30 ire sth Jan., 1880 0 Sears, expire sth April 1885 — Do (Red Teleh,p), Au,., 1908 7 r kAchequer Bills, .£l,OOO, o and 4 —... pin Do .4500 per Ct. 22 J .. Pin DO. £l.OO & .£2OO Ba ck Of England Stock. 61 per Cent ItintAß GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. linhau Stook, 10i- per Cent.,AprillB74 — D o _ to. A-ocount 110 i 9 1 . u • 5 per Cent. July, 1880 _ ° 4 Per Cont., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent De, 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do.°. 5 / per Cont., May 1879 — . T ) eb., 5 per Cent , Aug. 1873 Do.— pin Bonds, 5 per Cent., .£l,OOO under .£IOOO FOREIGN FUNDS —CLOSING PRICES. Argolti _ ne SATURDAY. Republic, 6 per ent ustriAn llonds, 5 _ ti t 4 per C, Cent 1859 erazilian 5 p ar Cent _ 11 per Cent., 1852-58-60 _ a. 1863 _ po. 5 per Cent., 1.865 ))0 Account ********** 7—l. te..£loo l3onds ~enes Ayres 6 per Cent , DJ 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Dok',ein 6 per Cent -- 41 per Cent Do. 6 Do DO per Cent A — 7/ 13 L o n 1867 *** alts— 71 Scrip, .£ : 2O paid 1 41 5} dis 03,?, 6 , 6 per Cent. per Cent. D a ,n' B ll 3 per Cent., 1825 -, ,i t , 3 . 5 per Cent., 1861 Ai Do annubi Pr incipalities, 7 per Cent o. 8 17 1867 611 Do. iii., i Do. Scrip, .£2O paid d ill as..(tor New Cg7 ptian. 7 p er Cent Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Do. Second Issue .................. 1) 0. DO Do. .£lOO Bonds b°• X lO 1861 79- 9 . 0 Bonds Blf 80i Do (-1 or Do Go Rail way D e b entures 791 80 Do_ -e ' e A 5 per Cent s., 1824-5, ex Coupons _ i)) per —O. Coupons 5i ?Do. Account 'Lietternala 5 per Cent .... 6 - 8 an 5 per Cent 1865 ..--,0, Account • lip?. Mareomnana Railway -.... `llear. per Cent 15i i Ditto for Account _ 1861 _ Do P o. m , - Per Cent. A.nglo-Frouch _ konievidean per Cent. 11.°rish Imperial 5 per Cent ew Granada Do 3 er Cen Do. Depferred z i te Land .ri a.rrants (Hectares) ° „'n'rian 5 por Cent 1865 67f -uo Account -1) ,,o 4 / per Cent., 1865 •ue li. per Cent (Uribarren) 113 4 / per tent., 1862 -- _ 110 Accoun r ortsguose 3pr Ct 1853, '6, '7, '9;60;2, Russian 5 per Cent . :, 1822, £St '3 4_o_l 40 871 7 I) ,° 4 -1 per Cent. 1850 ""° 4 / Per Cent., 1860 Do 3 pm Cont., 1859 871 t .,,° 5 per Cent., 1862 861 4 -Do. 5 per Cent., 1864 84j- 4 DO. A nglo-Dutch, 1866 11 2 dis r , Do. do. £6O paid 72f zardinian 5 • C t pit en _ P pAnish 3 per Cent ... De A.ccount Aft.... Do Now D etected Do. A ccount D o Passiv e — ~ Do Accbunt 2 o} 1 'Panish Cert. of Coup not funded Do Account S wedish 4 per Cent. l3l Do. 41 p er C en t. 1864 D. Scrip, £6O paid Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Do. Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do. Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 pe r Ce n t. 1862 Do A ccoun t 5ll Do £lOO Bonds _ Do 6 por Cent., 1863 _ Do 5 per Cent., 1865 Do. Ac coun t D 0.6 per Cent., 1865 — 1)0 . 4 pe r C en t . G uaran t ee d lOOl Iretiezuela, 3 per Cent. Do. 6 per Cent, 1862 l9} Do. 1864 Ditto Do. per Cent. Dividends on the above payable i . n_London. ...A.nstrian, C per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins ~,n'lgian. per cent., Ex. 25f. •utttcb '4 l . per (lent. Ex. 12 Guil Do 4 Per Cent. Certificates , French Routes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 2af. —B i7l Itllian 3 per C ent. 1851, Ex. 251. 1)0 . Ac count Consols, MoneY THRE 9 EOiCLOCS. 00. Account 90 0} 9-16 11-16 TA- to. -IL- LASHING.—Every now and then the young _ of certain daily papers may be seen performing an t ° , l : ler , lt tiola which is exceedingly interesting and instructive like the Xobinoor diamond, or Queen Elizabeth's martin tine' °r at k Elgin marble, or an Egyptian brick, or a Byzan- Writeu:". What thehas got to do is, not to young lion st and archoaological treatise on it, but simply to : over it for a column or two in a spirit of piety Z ait nvir tue, and t o l as h hi s t a il . If i t i s t h e K o hi noor . 1 7. 11(1 , he b eg i ns b y recap i tua li ng, i n a tone of racy fl a di lar itY with Greek and Latin authors, all the g re a t °Lds that have ever existed mince the world fr▪ -6411; intermingli ng hi s narr ative with quot a ti ons Virgil Ho mer, Hesiod, JEchylus, Sophocles, Euripides, s i i , °, Pl autus, Terenc e , an d dashing off a few airy a,llu thsitlanB to Plato's ca vo , th e s il ver m i n es of Laurium, lietr a 3 , Cleopatra's pearls, the Arabian nights, and 6 An toinette's necklace. When ho has finished lash o 3 graelais tail over th e ca t a l ogue, all that he has to do i is to back t o the Kohinoor. There it is—the Kh O I,o t the nugget which has b een ex t rac t e d by pal r. e an slaves to the sound of a Greek overseer's whip, I'o4l t he dark abysses of Laurium. It is not the pearl Whim, the Roman gourmand melted in his snow-cooled honey-s weetenedhi win e . It is not one of the famous gems Li s e Horace tells us that he could not afford to keep in quiet Sabine farm. It is solely and simply the Koln- Al-fet n a nd this i s no t t h e fi rst b u t th e n i ne t e enth century. Le r f achi eving such a f e at of tail-lashing, the young lion s quietl y home, to his companions, till he is wanted • ' l4 on a shnilar oecas:on of importanca.—Saturday Review. Tup BURNING OF THE LARGEST HOTEL IN AME or IC A , the St. Lo u i s R e p u blican gives a full account t he total destruction by fire of the Linuell Hotel in that t e , IL Y• Th e fi re broke out in one of t h e servan t s ' room s on 1 4° "enth (the hi g h es t) s t ore y, and rapidly spread down 41as until th e whole building was a h ea p of ruins. Tho of " g l ues were p ower l ess to stay it s progress, the great height - -e buildin g ren d er i ng it a lmost impossible to throw Wa the fairly on the roof, and when this was accomplished It wa s of no avail, as the fire was spreading under the roof nere it could not be reached. The Republican says . : — The whole structure from basement to attic, inclusive, eabracin P room's, lounging rooms, stores, wine-col offices, &c., had the enormous number of 530 rooms, "so of a public character were numerous and capa . cfou t s 1,6,Y0nd those of any other hotel edifice on _the Continent actual cost of the building was 59')°'°°°' whit' th the ground (valued at $326,400), makes the whole ,P 4O $ 1 ,276,400, not to s eak of furniture, $500,000 worth I,' which was imported and p put in. So that, when the „"so was fully completed and furnished, the whole Imo '"ertY cost a million and three-quarters of dollars :" SHARE MARKETS. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Railways. anu Exeter .... Caledonian jC.iinbrian !Cork and 8and0n...... 'Cornwall Dublin & Belfast June Dun„Perth, & Ab.J unc E.London, Scrip Certi -llasgow .t S. Western Great Etotc-,'n, stk. Do. E. AnO. st. No. 2 lircat.Nortliol ,S , :otlaud Great Northern DJ. A stook Do. 11 stook Do. New, Is. at 25 pro. Gt 8, and W. of Ireland,' 'Gt. Western --Originaf Do. S. Val. Bail gua. l Do. South Wales Do. W. Mid.—Oxtordi Do. Newport Do. Hereford ' Lancashire & Yorkahir London and Blaekwal Lon., Brigh., St S Coas Won., Chat., and Dove Do. Metrop. Ex. A. Lon. North Westeri Lou. & South Wester Mau., Shot., Lincol Metropolitan—. Do. New Do. Extension.... Aletroporitan District. Do. do. Jo. D. and St. John's W'd Michaud Do. £9 Share Do, Birmin.. tC Derby acid Kent . . . North British Do. Ed., Pth. ' St Du N th. Eastern--Berwie Do. G.N•K purelhoc Do. Leads .......... Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... Do. Stook. & Darling. D. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1851 5 Do. do. 1866 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stoci l , 00. Scot, Mid. st.,ck.. Shropshire Union .... South Devon South Ristern Staines, Wok., & Wok rail Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha Wet Cornwall P a id Closing Business Paid. Price. done. 17 80 103 110 40 45 4 6 G 5 64 70 72 105 iO7 27 29 5 7 112 114 117 119 89 11 40 42 50 55 24 27 25 3u 12: 124 SJ 6i 17 18 8 12 115 117 76 73 47 99 117 120 105 107 lit 113 80 82 3S 35 4 18 100 I'2 69 61 91 93 33 35 9 10 p 112 115 1 21) 70 72 113 115 148 152 44 46 66 83 8 10 153 ;58 3 4i. 6(1 60 93 B ItITIS II rOSSESSLOINS. tut) 9t Atlantic tt St.Lawrenee Itom.,Baroda, Cen.lu. gu. 5 per cent Do. P 'shares hullalo ,t Lake Huron Do. Preference B Mt, Bran t, & Goderich 6 p.c. i 872-3-1.....••• Calcutta & 8. E., lira e Town Etc Duck, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p East. Beno.l, gu., 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension i;iand Trunkof Canada Do. Equip. Mort,l3ondri 57 60 too 1 1 Large 1 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do deferred : 100 tOO 100 all 100 100 De. 2d Prd. Bonds Du. do. deferred Do. 3d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred D. 4th Fret. stook Do. do. deterred l'en. gust. sp.e 0. Gus.. 5 per cent Do. New gua. S p. C t. South orludis gut. 5 per (tent D 41 per cent 100 102 id ip 4 44 7i Si 50 55 101 103 101 11.3 106 107 20 22 Do reat Wes. of Canada.. DJ. New .. i)o. o p. c Bas. pay. 1873 ,Jo. 54 do. pay. 1877-8 Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 41 do lio. 4; do . Do. Fifth Exteu:iou Mclb. Cor. 6 p. c. !Inds. liel. & Hudson's thy.. IN. 111.C'da,6polstpt.bs :Sclnde ..... \, I Do. Delhi Do. do /oi 4 1 Do. Puniaub.... o . Do.lndus St.no t 64 100 {lOO 10 100 100 85 S 8 57 59 53 54 52 54 37 10 23 23 COLONIAL GOVERNME 106 106 r 10 1' SJ CUR 1011 92 1 .ITIF . - , British Columbia, 6 per' - Ca ° n e . n G t . o , y 1ice. .6.0. 31 J ' a 1 . 8 & 72 .7111 . ; 1000 9 - 9 1 - 01 1877-84 _-- Do. 6 55 p pp ...c co ...l 4 l3 ' n e l b ase . rr. & :b, fi z i eds ug esp 1 1 00 0 18 9 040 8 1 910 0 0 0 2 84 - Do. SP. c. Jan. & Jul y 1 1 0 0 0 0 87 89 - C S a u p .A e p G i ..1.1 & 0 0 p e e t ,.6 18 p 9 . 0 c. - 1 1 8 90 7 0 31 1 1 0 0 0 0 100 - Do. do 1880-91 ) 104 1 1 10 0 0 4 67 - Do. Jan.&J u ly, 1890-9 11 100 102 104 - Do. 5 per Cent. 15 Aprils ana 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 01 23 - Ceylon, Nov. - Mauritius, 6p, o, 6 1 d 8 0p 7 : 3, Jan. and July 100 103 105 Do. 1878 --- . \ ) ' l Jo. a o t a i1 1 81 4 2 o : v 3ilFeb..' a O Y i 6ej4r' cNov.ent Aug. . l 5 . 10 °0 0 I 1 9 °0 8 35 1 1 10 ( 0 ' 6 0 7 - N. s N.B.Gwo.vG.6ops. 5 . p 3 0Ja . t 85 l i u1y 6 1 1 0 0 0 9 0 96 1 08 ___ 7 - Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 1876 871 100 - - - Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1893 100 85 87 - New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 101 102 - Do. 5 per cent.... ... 100 84 86 --Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. o. sterling, 1 875 ....... 190 96 98 05 - Queensl an d Gov. 6p.. C. 100 91 93 - S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,o. 1868-u 100 - - Do. 1878 & upwards.. 1(0 106 108 - Vio,Uov. 6 p.o. Ja &July 100 - - Do. - do, April & m Oct 100 107 109 105 _ BRITISH MINES. • Cam. Consol. Gold, lira.. 1 _ -' - Chiverton - Clifford Amalgamated.. 30 7 0 - Devon G. Cons. (Taoist. 1 370 390 - Drake walls ............ 2.1.0 1 11 - East Bassett (Illogan).. 294 22 24 - East Caradon .......... 2.14. 6 5 6 East Cam BrPtt ........ 31 3 31 - East Grenville ...... 2.14.0 2 3 - East Gunnislake ....... 8.3.6 1 4 - East Loved ......... .. 3.9.0 9 10 - E, Ny'l Russell (Tayist 11.2.6 31 31 Gam.& StAubyn(G w en. 66 4 5 4 Great Laxey, limited., 14 all la 17 17; - Great South Tolgus.... 0.,0 --Great Wheal 8u5y..... 1 4.9.11 - G. Wheal Vor (lielst.m 40 2C 22 - Grenvi11e........, 8.18.0 1} 4 - Eierod's Foot ..... • ..• . 8.10.0 3d 34 - llingston Downs .. . . 5.10. 24 Si - Margaret (Uny Lelant 13.17., 7 9 - Marke Valley ....... ... 1.10.6 31 1 4 nwyndy Iron Ore, Una 31 21 lid - New Se ton ........ .... 131 35 5 - North Roskear . . .... 381 11 13 s.Wh'l BasBett(lllogan 4.4.0 - North Wheal Crotty .. 2.13.0 51 6 - Prosper United.... •.. 7.1.6 21 21 - Providence AlnyLelant 10.6.7 28 28 - •... Caradon (St. Cleer).. 11 310 330 - 'outh Condurrow ...... 3.2.0 I 11 - S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 1 8.18.9 - . - - tray Park ............ 3 5.15.6 34 44 - rin Croft..... ..... . ... 9 12 14 - Vigra and Clogan, lim.. all - ..... W - Vest ha ft i a rr s r s e e i t a til e l o gy :is. 5.17,0 - y. Caradon (Liskeard 12 9 11 _ West Chiverton - West 5et0n....... ..... 174 130 140 Wheal Bassett (Mogan 51 65 70 - Wheal Buller (Redruth 16 23 25 - Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 11 13 Wheal Seton .......... 581 105 115 10 6 1 21 ritEVEßliasait Great Eastern, E. Counties Ex., no. 1, 77 FORE/G3 RAILAVAX6. Antwerp and Rotterdam, si Banta And San ish Francisco, ihn,, gu t' . 7 per cent. 13 Dutch Rhen, 18 Ditto, Great Luxembourg, 8; South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, HI Turin and SaTcna, 4f FOREIGN MlNicti, Don Pedro, Norih Del Rey, 9-16 1 a p m Port Philip, 11-16 BAN/15. Alliance, lim., 14 Australasia, Agra, lira., A, -- Rank of Egypt, 331 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 1131 onsolidated Bank, lim., 41 English and Rio de Janeiro, lira., 81 Imperial Ottoman, lim. 7i- Land Mortgage Bank o f India, lim., London and River Plate, 43 1 21 Ditto, issued at 11 pm., 104 Ditto, ditto, 101 London Chartered Bans of Australia, 22 London and County, 574 Ditto, new, 24 London Joint Stook, 411 21 London and Westminster, 931 4 Midland Bank, lim., South Australia, 26 • Union of Australia, 474 Union of London, 425 1 MISCELLANEOUS: Anglo-American Telegraph, 18 1 Atlantio Telegraph, 51 50 Ditto, 8 per cent., 90 881 B. and I. Magnetic Telegraph, lim., 91 Credit Fonder of lim . 21 Credit Fonder of Mauritius, Rm., Crystal Palace, 25 Fore-street Warehouse, lim., 121 Gen. Credit and Discount, lim.. 11 Hudson's Bay, 16 5 Imperial Laud Company of Marseilles, lim., I International Financial ,ociety, Jim.. 2 7-16 4 London Financial Association, lim., 1 1 04 11 London GeneralOmnt bus Company, lim, 3 Lon o a arid Provincial Marine, 'drag Irrigation and Canal (guaranteed 5 per cent. by In. dian Government). 101 Nr.tional Discount ,ompany, 1 4 Ditto, new, 121 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 5/ Ditto, new, 174 Royal Mail Steam, 1( 0 Telegraph Cousiruc. and 3lainten., Bra., Ditto, 125 Viceroy of Egy liortg•ao, Loan. 682 70 CHAPEL ROYAL, SAVOY.—Yesterday morning this chapel was re-opened upon the completion of the decora tions which the Earl of Devon has advised her Majesty to command. The walls have been decorated throughout, the chancel being coloured with special richness and elabora tion. Many of the old monuments aro restored, others are in progress. The alter window has been inserted by the Queen in memory of the late Prince Consort. A font has been erected to replace the old monument raised to the memory of Hilton and Do Vint, the water-colour painters The chapel is now complete in all respects, and the da mage done by the recent fire more than repaired. The work of restoration has been intrusted to Messrs. Clayton and Bell, under the superintendence of Mr. Sydney Smirke. 271 / 116 151 LI 1221 11 581 i 8 9 81 114 1 1 1 1 i 772 1151 1041 75 ; 7 1 1106 11 101 1 100 102 91 93 12i 13} 12 124 t-8 92 81 84 11 11,1 100 102 02 94' 85 90 82 85 97 99 97 98 1 YI 98 THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 22, 1867. MARKETS.--This day. MARK-LANE. There was a fair amount of business doing in wheat in the country markets held on Saturday, and prices had an upward tendency. The sales for all kinds of spring corn ruled steady, at full quotations. On the continent wheat has further advanced in price, although the demand has been far from active. Barley and other produce has changed hands freely. Very high prices continue to rule in the American markets. The imports of foreigh and colonial produce into Lon don last week, were 30,513 quarters of wheat ; 14,286, barley ; 69,2;6, oats; 13,335, beaus ; 1,330, pees ; 4,131. tares ; 4,464, linseed; 12,956, rapeseed ; 5,230, maize ; 15, sundries ; 1,202 &qtek6 and 12 barrels of flour. The supply of English wheat fresh up to our market to-day, coastwise and by land-carriage, was limited, and in but middling condition. The attendance of millers was suaall, and - the demand for both red and white qualities was inactive, at prices about equal to Monday last. We were well supplied with English wheat, in which very little business was transacted, at last week's quota tions. Floating cargoes of grain were very firm in price. The supply of English barley was vary limited—of foreign, moderately extensive. All kinds moved off slowly; nevertheless previous rates were well supported. Malt, the show of which was seasonably extensive, was a slow inquiry, at last week's quotations. We were exclusively supplied with oats, in which about an average business was doing, at late rates. The few beans on offer were taken off slowly, on former terms. Peas were quite as dear as last week, but the demand for them was fax from active. The flour trade was steady at full quotations. Linseed moved off steadily, at very full prices. In other seeds only a limited business was passing. Cakes wore a dull inquiry. CURRENCY PER IMP. MEASURE Wheat— Essex and Kent, red, new, per qr. 55. to 65s Do., old 625 693 Do., white, old 625 72s Do., new Norfolk and Lincoln, red, 535 64s Do., nev Talavera Rye— Barley—Grinding Malting 385 51s Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk Brown Kingstown and Ware Chevalier 73s 745 Oats—Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding 235 30$ Potato Youghal and Cork, black 2os 255 Cork, white 2oa 303 Scotch, Feeding 225 29. s Beaus—Tick Pigeons Peas—Grey, Map - le White Boilers Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b Suffolk 44s 46s Stockton and Norfolk American, per barrel French, per sack 44s 52s METROPOLITAN CATTLE. There was about an average supply of beasts and sheep here to-day. Sales progressed heavily, at depressed cur rencies. The number of calves was very limited. From our own grazing districts the arrivals of beasts froth up this morning was very moderate as to number, but in fair average condition. The supply from Scotland was rather limited, whilst no fresh arrivals were reported from Ireland. The attendance of butchers being far from numerous the demand for all kinds of beasts was heavy, at a decline in the quotations compared with Monday last of 2d per 81bs. The best Scots and crosses sold at 4s 10d to 5s per Fibs. The supply from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridge shire comprised about 1,200 crosses, and shorthorns; from other parts of England, 400 various breeds, and from Scot land 183 Scots and crossos. Notwithstanding that the supply of sheep was only moderate, all breeds met a heavy sale, at 2d per 81b less money when compared with this day sen'night. The best Downs and half breds in the wool changed hands at 5s 8d to 5s 10d; out of the wool, 4s 8d to 4s 10d per Blbs. Primo Down lambs were in moderate request at 83 per 81bs, but inferior breeds gave way 2d to 4d per 81bs. The supply from the Isle of Wight - was confined to 50 head. The few calves in the market sold at high quotations-- viz., from 4s 6d to 65 per Blbs. The show- of pigs was tolerably good. The demand was heavy, at barely last week's prices. Per 81b to sink the offal. sded s did Crse & inf. beasts... 3 4 3 6 Pme crs-wool sheep 5 2 5 6 Second quality do ..3 I Prime 6'tliclOwn d 0.5 85 10 Prime large oxen ..4 4 4 8 Lae coarse calves. 4 6 5 4 Prime Scuts, &c.... 4 10 5 ti Prime small d0......5 6 6 0 Crse. and inf. stieep.3 63 1 Large hugs .3 2 3 6 Second quality do ..4 0 4 10 Smal! porkers 3 8 4 2 Lamb.... 78 Od to 8. Od. Suckling calyee, 21s to 235 ; and quarter-old store pigs, 225 to 265 each. Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. Beasts 1 l5O Cows. Sheep and limbs 6 360 Caves 79 Beasts 2,2,0 Cows. Sheep and lambs 19,790 Calves B6 Pigs Pigs... Per 81bs. to sink the offal. A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Groat Metropolitan Cattle Market on Monday, April 23, 1866, and this day, Monday, April 22, 1867. April 23, 186 G. April 22, 1867. s d s d a dsd Coarse and inferior beasts 310 to 4 2 3 4to 3 6 Second quality do. Prime large oxen 4 6 4 8 4 4 4 8 Prime Scots, &c. Coarse and inferior sheep ... 4 2 4 8 3 6 310 Second quality do. Prime coarse-woolled do. Prime Southdown do 6 8 7 0 5 8 510 Lambs Large coarse calves 5 4 510 4 6 5 4 Prime small do. Largo hogs Neat small porkers 4 4 410 3 8 4 2 Beasts 4,280 3,200 Sheep Calves Pigs SUPPLIES ON SALE, April 24, 1865.—Beasts, 4,290—, sheep, 14 , 0 50--calves, 65—pigs, 330. April 25, 1864 —Beasts, 4,36 o—sheep, 22,140—calves ' 147—pigs, 470. The total imports of foreign stook into London last week amounted to 8,412 head. In the corresponding week in, 1866, we received 16,614 ; in 1865, 6,141 ; in 1864, 4,443 ; in 1863, 2,572 ; in 1862, 2,641; and in 18617 2,491. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LIST WEEK. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs Antwerp ... 733 ... ~. 167 ... B o ulogne 26 •.• --- Bremen 65 Cadiz ... - 4 ... .'• 2109104 •,• ..... ::: 4 ..... Caen Calais 3 2 3 .... Copenhagen7_ 135 ... _ ...._ _. ... ...... Geistemunde -31 Amsterdam ••• ••• 314 ... 3094 ••• G ll o a t m te b n ur bu g rg - 7.: ..= ••• ::: _— ••• _- - Harlingen••• ••• 12 ••• 78 72 ... . 20 ... Dieppe ••• ... Lionueur... - ••• ••• ••• Ustend ••• ... 204 • 103 Rotterdam 97 The yearly comparison of vroekly imports is as follows Boasts. Sheep. Lams. Calves. Pigs 2682 ...11,558 946 172 _1256 1866 1316 3 , 56 8 ... 1 176 _lOBO 1865 1199 2,426 4 ... 221 593 1861 h s ol f e m t p h o e rt t s rad o e f a n us e L d . a t s o t 164 packages from NE/rGA.T.II AND LNIDENZIALL. These markets are tolerably well but not to say heavily supplied with each kind of meat. On th w e ee : the carcase. im i s i e tt ia m uta b ci u nt r it g vo : andLa London B od 9 : nr f p r : o ( 1 :: " B :r l ß t b e s s e t b t ei y : d o e nn r sfi d . Inferior beef 3 2 8 e Middling do. 3 5 4 0 Prime large do 4 2 4 4 Prime small d 0..-4 4 4 6 Veal 4 6 5 $ Lamb. OS 0, cI s d Inferior mutton.... 3 4 1 2 Middling nautton..4 4 4 6 Prime do .......... 1 6 4 8 Large pork ....... 3 0 3 6 small pork. ........ 3 4 2 Id to Os Od BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. These markets are fairly supplied with potatoes, Whi c h move off freely at very full prices. The imports last week were about 220 tons from Dunkirk, 50 boxes fro m Alexandria, 80 bags from Christiania, and 1 bag from Rotterdam. Regents l2os to 1505 per ton. Flukes . .130s to 1705 „ Scotch Regents llos to 1605 „ BOROUGH HOP. The sale for all kinds of hops is heavy, and the quota tions are almost nominal. Last week's imports wore 44 bales from Ostend and 12 ditto from Antwerp. Mid and East Kents Farnham and country 71 Weald of Kent 77 Sussex 77 Yearlings loos to 145 s 17 Olds 503 to 903 I, Kent Ileecos ...., 1 5 1 6 south Down ewes and wethers 1 b 1 61, Leicester do Sorts—Clothing Combing SPORTING NOTES. A general meeting of the members belonging to the Victoria Club was held on Thur s d a y last, in connection with the Soiled Dove case, at which it was almost unani mously decided by those present to decline a settlement of the bets, as recently arranged, by a legal number of the committee at Tattersall's, and to appeal to the Jockey Club.. That they will, for the sake of a number of interested 'parties, who only object because they are pecuniarily affected, be likely to entertain such a pro position, diametrically opposed to one of their fundamental rules—" The Jockey Club and the stewards thereof take no cognizance of any dispute or claims with respect to bets "—is simply preposterous, and Mr. Frederick Fisher is worthy of all praise for his manly courage in opposing such selfish conduct. There is no doubt the public will insist upon this just, right, and proper decision being enforced. I write advisedly in asserting that sundry mem bers present, although they did not object to the memorial carried at the Victoria Club on Thursday, think the decision is the fairest for all parties concerned, and do not wish, nor do they think it likely, to be disturbed. _ . The great difficulty of analysing the list of races which are embraced in the above meeting is caused by the un certainty of owners starting the different animals engaged therein, for which, in many cases, there is reasonable excuse ; but, on the other hand, and with many unplea sant exceptions, the scratching of " favourite" animals at the last moment, or not running them, naturally creates a great deal of disgust amongst the backers of horses. For instance, why, if, as is patent to every one con versant with training, he ought to have been, was not The Hermit struck out of the Two Thousand Guineas Stakes weeks ago ? Why did the Duke of Hamilton keep Wild Agnes in the betting, although she fluctuated like a weathercock in the City and Suburban until the day before the race, and eventually bring out a brute like Clarice, not good enough to win a Railway Plate, who was clearly palmed upon him, as though privately tried to beat the winner of the St. Liz Handi cap ; according to public running he could not have been within a distance of the winner. Tuesday, "big with the fate of thousands," will set at rest the differences of opinion, which are wide as the poles asunder, respecting the merits of the favourites for the Two Thousand Guineas, with the exception of The Hermit, about whoni, however, I gave your readers a pretty straight tip on the 25th of March, when I wrote as follows :—" Hermit pulled up very lame two or three days ago, after taking a gentle canter, and has about as much chance of winning the Two Thousand Guineas or Derby as the writer of this article ;" and I can only repeat that if the result in his case for " Tho Blue Riband " is not equally disastrous for his unfortunate backers, I am not competent to judge of equine infirmities. Underneath is a list of the probable starters and jockeys, at any rate of those,which are, in my estimation, at all likely to interfere with the result : HORSE. SIRE. DAM. JOCKEY. Plaudit Thormanby Plausible J. Snowden Julius Vauban Muscovite Marksthan ... Dundee Trocadero ... Monarque Feiragus Van Amburgh Van Galen Dwain Glent Young Mel- t Tasmania's jJ. Boaterdwyr ) bourne 1 dam Colt by Toxophilite Miss Sarah... Aldcroft • sFlash of Wells. Jasper 1 Lightning $ Knight of the} Prime Minister Rosa Bonheur C us t ance Garter !Knight of St. 1 Star of India' , Ava 1 Patrick ) Mandrake ... Weatherbit Of Major Elwon's horse I made the following remarks in an analysis of this race last winter, and then selected him as the absoluto winner. " Plaudit landed the only .two stakes for which lie put in an appearance, but his merit must be judged of princi pally from his last performance in the Olearwell Stakes, and although many of the talent think The Rake's form in the Middle Park Plate—in both cases the line is through Achievement—decidedly best, I beg to differ with them, feeling fully convinced Lord Lyon's sister was not only amiss when she ran Major Elwon's horse to a head, but decidedly more so the next day in her encounter with The Rake, in which case surely it is not unfair to set altogether on one side this wonderful filly's performances, and test their qualifications by the next best horses in these races. Pericles obtained third place to Plaudit, re ceiving 31b from the latter, who beat him, and Knight of the Garter, who ran third at even weights, was beaten no farther distance from The Rake in the Middle Park Plate. On the Friday of the same week in the Prender gast Stakes, Pericles, in the receipt of 31b from Knight of the Garter, beat him cleverly by a length, thus making the pretensions of the two favourites for the great prize at Epsom, which I shall take another opportunity of dis cussing, very much alike. Meanwhile his gallant owner having expressed an intention of starting him for this event, has exercised a wise discretion, many of the Two Thousand Guineas winners having given convincing proof of their inability to get successfully over the Derby course, which I doubt this son of Thormanby, out of Plaudit, being able to do." Julius has been backed for immense sums of money by his owner, the Duke of Newcastle, and the principal sup porters of Mat Dawson's stable. It is a well-known fact that many promising and public-performed two year olds never run up to their form in after years, whilst others make as great an improvement on their previous merits; and, placing this son of Julio in the last category, I am in clined to give him the preference over all the other favou rites. His trainer, one of the finest judges in the world, i; I believe, sanguine to a degree, otherwise his grace would not offer to take 3 to 1 to £l,OOO, which he did at Tattersall's on Saturday, and would very likely have taken over and over again. Vauban is a good, game horse, but will prefer the course for the Epsom event ; whether or not, shall ignore his chance this journey. Marksman is uow backed in earnest for this Rowley Mile spin, but he possesses an infirmity of temper which prevents me from recommending your subscribers to make any investments on him, although I am not disposed to deny the probability of his proving himself a racy horse when in the humour to try. Trocadero is one of the most improved horses in training at Newmarket, and, having been satisfactorily tried by Jennings, is sure to be very near the winner. The Maid of Masham and the colt by Toxophilite, ont of Miss Sarah, will represent Lord Glasgow's interest and, with Tom Aldcroft, one of the finest horsemen in the world, on his best, I shall not be at all surprised, but especially delighted, to see Lord Glasgow's triumph with General Peel in 1861 repeated on the present anniver sary. The other competitors whom 1 have selected as starters — . Van Amburgh, Owain Glendwyr, Ferragus, Jasper, Knight of the Garter, Star of India, and Mandrake—have no attraction for me ; indeed I believe the judge will have to decide between Plaudit, Julius, Trocadero, and Master Butterfly. It will, lam satisfied, bo a close race between one or two of the last mentioned ; however, 1 shall expect the judge to place PLAUDIT JULIUS .. 1 2 LORD GLASGOW'S BEST 3 On the same day, the Coffee Room Stakes should go to PRIPONNIER. Tho Sweepstakes of 200 sous each to GRIMSTON ; and the Sweepstakes of 300 sous each seems likely to be a walk over for WEsTwicK.. On Wednesday the Two-Year-Old Plato has no less than 89 subscribers, but I question though the majority are "dark" youngsters, if any one will be lucky enough to produce the superior of LADY ELIZABETH and SUFFOLK, in one of whose success I have the greatest faith. At the same time, believing the Marquis of Hastings possesses ono of the best two-year-olds we have seen this season, or are likely to do this year, she must represent my interest. The only other events worth alluding to are the Prince of Wales Stakes over the Cesarewitch Course, which from his recent form is bound to win. A Sweepstakes of 100 Sovs. each which OSTREGER'S owner should secure ; and a Sweepstakes of 50 Soya each, in which PERICLES will take a deal of beating from all corners. Mr. Ten Broeck ought to win his match, CHANTILLY V. Demonstra tion. The groat feature of Thursday will be the Ono Thou sand Guineas Stakes, but if, as I am lad to believe that wonderful filly WOOL. There is scarcely any demand for wool. Pricel are, consequently, almost nominal. Abut 120,000 bales of colonial wool aro now at hand for the next public sales. Last week's imports wore 4,214 bales from Algoa Bay, 80 from Auckland, 2,068 from Adelaide, 1,661 from Hobart Town, 653 from Port Alfred, 5,505 from Melbourne, 36 rom Calcutta, 609 from Bombay, 311 from Kurrachee, and 6 from Alexandria. Curront prices of English wool por lb. s d s d. Fleeces—South Down hogots 1 5 1 6i Half-bred do 1 ci 1 61- TALLOW. 1864. 1865. 1866. 1867. Stock—(this day) '.0,382 35,656 30,590 23,208 Prices of Y.O l4os 3d to 41s 3tl 4rs Od 44s 3d I—s oil —s Od 47s 3d —sod Delivery last week 1,211 1,349 978 1,316 Do. from June 1 . 69,581 87,497 97,157 88,055 Arrival last week Do. from Juno 1 83,116 73,132 95,261 82,938 Price of Town 428 31 42s 3d 47s 3d 46s Gd POLICE INTELLIGENCE.--This Da.y MARLBORO UGH-STREET. PLAYING AT "ROUNDERS" IN HYDE-PARK.—Two lads named Charles Smith and Henry Hulme were charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with playing at a game called "rounders," in Hyde-park, to the danger of the passengers. Police -constable Strutt, 337 A, said that on Saturday afternoon he saw the defendants playing at " rounders" on the broad path in Hyde -park. Ho drove them away, and shortly after they began playing again. Ho sent them away a second time ; but shortly after seeing them playing again ho took them into custody. The defendants were sometimes knocking stones about, the passers-by running great risk of having their heads cut open, and sometimes a hard ball. The defendants said they did not know they were doing any harm ; they had done the same thing before. Mr. Tyrwhitt said that if the defendants thought they were going to have it all their own way they were mis taken. They would have to pay 55., or seven days; and if they were brought before him again the fine would be 40s. THAMES. ATROCIOUS ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO ROB.—Edward Downey, a dissipated, rough-looking fellow, and described as a labourer of No. IG, York-place, Limehouse, was brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with violently assaulting Mr. James Potts, of 8, Union-place. The complainant, a respectable engineer, was on his way home yesterday morning between one and two o'clock, and was suddenly accosted by the prisoneriu White Horse street, Stepney, yiho asked him for a piece of tobacco. Mr. Potts replied, " I have no tobacco." The prisoner said, You lie - you," and mado use of the most infamous epithets and language. Mr. Potts called for the police, and the prisoner immediately struck him a violent blow on the back of the head, and kicked him while he was on the ground. Mr. Potts continued to call out " Police ! murder !" and the prisoner fell upon him, and used atrocious threats, at the same time seizing him by the neck. The opportune arrival of three friends, who had been in Mr. Potts' company, and who were following him some distance off when the prisoner first accosted him, pre vented th 3 prisoner carrying out his diabolical intentions. The fellow was at once seized and secured. Henry Lewis, No. 403 K, said the prisoner was a noto rious ruffian, and had been in custody before for assaults on the police and others, and punished for those assaults Before the prisoner attacked Mr. Potts ho went into a coffee-shop and demanded bread and butter. On the re fusal of his demand, he used bad language and threats. Mr. Partridge asked Mr. Potts if he had lost anything out of his pockets, to which he replied in the negative. The prisoner, in defence, said he only asked Mr. Potts for a pipe of tobacco. Mr. Partridge—A most impudent proceeding on your part. The prosecutor is a total stranger to you, and you stop him and demand tobacco of him between the hours of one and two o'clock in the morning, and when your demand is not complied with you attack him in this savage manner. It is not quite certain that you intended to rob him, but it is quite certain that you have committed a savage and unprovoked assault on the prosecutor. I sentence you to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour in the House of Correction for two calendar months. If it was plain you intended to rob the prosecutor, I should have, committed you for trial. WESTMINSTER. A VERY HARD CASE.—DEFECTIVE STATE OF ME LAW —A very respectable-looking woman, about 30 years of age, applied to Mr. Selfe for redress under th• following circumstances : Applicant—l have been living last in the Brompton road, and I have to complain very much of the treatment. receiTed. there. They have been opening my letters and keeping them from me. They then ordered me out on Saturday without my wages, and turned Ana out into the street with nothing but what I stand upright in. Mr. Solfe—What mado them open your letters ? Applicant—l can't say, hut they have opened and kept other servants' letters as well. Mr. Selfe—flow do you know they opened your letters? Applicant—l found the letter two days after it had been received under an ornament on my mistress's mantelpiece ; it was then open. Mr. Selfe —They have no right to do that; but I am not aware that I have any power to help you. Applicant—lt is very hard if you have not. I went to the postman who delivered the letter last woek and to the postmaster, and both of them directed me to commence a prosecution. Mr. Selfe—lt was an offence for a letter-carrier to open a letter, but not an offence for anybody else to do it. There is no power to prosecute persons criminally out of the post-office. Applicant—There were two stamps in the letter. Mr. Selfo —lf you can prove they took the stamps it may alter the circumstances. How do you know the stamps wore sent. Applicant—l have seen the person who sent the letter since, and I found one of the stamps upon the hearth-rug at the time. I discovered the letters on the mantel-piece. Mr. Selfe— They might have dropped out of the letter unobserved. Applicant—Can't you order them to pay me my wages ? Mr. Selfe—l have no power to do se. Your remedy for your wages must be in tho County Court. Applicant —I think I have been very badly treated. Mr. Selfe—lt is ce r t a i n l y a most i mproper thi n g, but it is not a subject for summons here. I will, however, send one of the officers with you to see whether I can obtain you any redress. Applicant—l am much obliged to your worship, for I don't know what to do. Strike of Operative Tailors. On Saturday evening a general meeting of the committee and delegates of the London Tailors' Association, together with the delegates from the Amalgamated Society, took place at the Green Dra gon, King-street, Regent-street, for the purpose of receiving the replies from the master tailors to the circular addressed to them on the 16th inst., in re ference to their final acceptance or rejection of the amalgamated time-log, as agreed upon by the men. From a statement circulated in the room it appeared that the present dispute was not one of wages, but simply an adjustment of the time allowed for making the various descriptions of garments, which, if adopted, would enable the men to realise what they were supposed to have obtained after the struggle of last year-7d. per hour. Mr. Lawrence, the secre tary, read the letters which had been received. from the masters in reply to the circular—about 20 in number ; but none of them were of a definite cha racter, some requiring further time for considera tion, and others declaring the writers did not belong to the Masters' Association, and therefore consi dered they should not be interfered with. The let ters and the present position of the trade were fully discussed, and the resolution ultimately adopted was that the policy hitherto pursued should be perse vered in, and the amalgamated time-log enforced, consequent upon the refusal of the masters to con tinue the uniform time-log negotiations with the united committees. Resolutions were then adopted to be submitted to the aggregate meeting of the trade, to be held this day in the Alhambra, at which it is expected fully 8,000 men will be pre sent. If these resolutions are agreed to at the meet ing, about which there appears to be no doubt, the committee will be empowered to draw out the men from all the shops and firms, where they may think it expedient to do so. A list of these has been pre pared, in none of which will the men go back to work after the meeting, until the amalgamated time log is accepted as the log of the trade. About 2,000 is the number of men expected to be drawn out in the first instance, mainly from the West-end firms, and it is believed this number will be sufficient to fight the question upon. The committee received a k s were i close 1 o complete at tv it large sum from the 2s. levy per man, whi c h h a d b een N un elr y e laid on l as t w eek, in anticipation of th e struggle likely to take place, and a considerable sum was still unpaid when boo the o'clock. The finance committee sit this morn i ng to receive the levy payments. There in the present proceedings between the indoor and outdoor workmen, and the men say they have no fear of any competition from foreign workmen. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. This Day. Market very irregular in tone and prices. Sales probably 7,000 bales. ACIIIEVEIIENT is in hor best form, there is nothing else in the race ; still, should LADY HESTER come to the post, she is worth back ing for a "situation." The Free Handicap acceptances are not to be signified until 6 p.m. this evening, conse quently I should be writing in the dark. Should, however, WAR and MARMITE be amongst the "contents," I should fancy their chancee. Tho Newmarket Stakes, which is the only complete engagement for Friday, rests between Vauban, Owain Glendwyr, and Marksman, whose running for the Two Thousand Guineas will enable your readers to judge for themselves. A FRESH MAN. NEWSPAPER SELECTIONS FOR THE TWO THOU SAND AND ONE THOUSAND GUINEAS. The Two Thousand Guineas (1 mild 17 yds).—Bell's Life: Plaudit 1, Marksman 2. Sunday Times : Plaudit 1, Marksman 2, Trocadero 3. Era: Julius to win, Knight of the Garter for a place. Field: Plaudit to win, Master Butterfly the bast outsider. Sporting Life: Plaudit to win, Vauban and Trocadero for places. Sporting Gazette: Julius 1, Vauban 2. 'Sportsman : Julius to win, Vauban, Trocadero, and Miss Sarah colt next. One Thousand Guineas (7 fur. 210 yds).—Bell's Life: Achievement 1, John Day's best 1. Sunday Times: Achievement 1, Seville 2, Sunflower filly 3. E►a: Achievement. Field: Achievement 1, Hawthorn Bloom and Seville next. Sporting Life: Achievement 1, Seville 2, and Sunflower filly 3. Sporting Gazette: Achievement. NATIONAL DEBT.—On Tuesday a return was issued, showing the amount of the National Debt in each year since 1834, the increase, diminution, &e. From 1855 to 1857 the debt increased from £801,978,763 to £831,722,963, and then went on diminishing to £802,842,949 last year. EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. E WMARKET RACES—THIS DAY. SWEEPSTAKES OF 100 SOVS. A Sweepstakes of 100 soya each, h ft; last half mile of 8.C.; 3 subs, Archeress filly Dalium. • £lOO PLATE. A Plato of 100 sovs ; three year olds 7st 51b, four Bst 121 b, five, six, and aged gat 21b; mares and geldings allowed 81b; the winner of the Darby or St. Leger 141 b, of the Oaks, Two thousand Guineas, or a Sweepstakes value 1,000 sovs 51b extra; maiden three year olds allowed bib, four aud upwards 121 b; Friponnier D'Estournel HHippie 3 Eight ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 25 SOlrg. A Sweepstakes of 25 sovs each, h ft ; three year olds 7st 121 b, four 9st 51b, five and upwards 9st 101 b; mares and gelding allowed 31b, and maidens at starting 71b; the winner to be sold for 500 sovs ; if entered for 200 toys allowed 71b. R.M. 4 subs Topsail colt Lady Bugle Eye. PRINCE OF WALES STAKES. The Prince of Wales Stakes (a free handicap) of 25 sovs each, 10 ft, with 300 added, for three year olds and up wards; winners after April 13, at 10 a.m., 31b, of a han dicap 71b extra. R.M. Marmite 1 Ostreger 2 Goojerat .• 3 Seventeen ran. MATCH. Match, 100, 11 ft; T.Y.C.—Marquis of Hastings's Panta loon, 5 yrs, Bst 101 b, agst Duko of Newcastle's Pericles, 3 yrs, 7st 101 b. Pericles Pantaloon ,• 2 SPRING STAKES. The Spring Stakes of 25 sovs each, 15 ft; two year olds 6st 10113, three Bst 121 b; fillies allowed 31b; a winner of 200 sous 71b, of 500 121 b extra; maiden three year olds at the time of naming which have run in public al lowed 71b; T.Y.C. ; 9 subs. Bismarck Chignon £5O PLATE. A Plate of 50 sovs ; three year olds 7st 71b, four Bst 121 b, five and upwards 9st 31b; mares and geldings allowed 31b ; the winner to be sold for 200 sovs if demanded, &c. ; if entered for 150 sovs allowed 71b, 100 121 b; Gannymode • 1 Lytham Magpie Dead heat for second place. SWEEPSTAKES OF 20 SOVS. A Sweepstakes of 20 sovs each, for two years ; colts Bst 71b, fillies and geldings Bst 41b; winners 51b extra. First half of Ab: M. 9 subs. lleiphegor Pyrenees 2 Eau de Vie Siz ran. MAIDEN PLATE. A Maiden Plate of 50 sovs, for two year olds; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 71b; the last half of R.M. Athena ~ Pole Axe 1 SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOVS. A Sweepstakes of 500 sovs each, h ft, for two year olds; colts Bst 91b, fillies Bst 61b ; last half mile of B.C. ; 4 subs. Athena 1 Griniston 2 T wenty-oue ran. PRINCESS OF WALES'S STAKES. The Princess of Wales's Stakes of 100 sovs each, h ft, for four year old fillies, 3st 101 b each; winners of a 1,000 soVS sweepstakes 71b extra; maidens allowed 71b; the second to save her stake ; A.E.C.; 9 subs. Fleurette 1 Actea Ischia . 3 .. Four ran. SCRATOHINGS. Two THOUSAND GUINEAS.—Hermit, April 20, at 10.51 flan.; The General, Milan, and Cannon Ball. All Sir Joseph Hawley's out of First Spring engage ments. DURHAM RACES—Tuts DAY. TRIAL STAKES. Paxton.. 1 Honesty Paleface Six ran. ELMORE STAKES. Stella. Brothor to Bivouac Narrow Escape 3 Six ran. DURHAM HANDICAP. Fair Wind 1 Belmont 2 Doralico filly 3 sine ran. VICTORIA CLUB BE rflNG.—Trus DAT. The business transacted to-day was not of an extensive nature, as the majority of members were absent at Newmarket. Plaudit and Julius may be said to have run a dead heat for favouritism, though the former at one time threatened again to beat a retreat. The advance of Vauban was the main feature, and besides these Marksman was alone in request for the Newmarket event, which engrossed most attention. The other quotations are appended below : TWO THOUSAND. Bto 1 agst Plaudit (taken and wanted) 3 to 1 agst Julius (offered—taken) sto 1 agst Vauban (taken) 6i to 1 agst Marksman (taken and offered) 100 to 8 agst Trocadero (offered) 40 to 1 agst 0 wain Glyndwyr (taken) 66 to 1 agst Maid of Masham colt (taken) 100 to 1 agst Huntsman (offered) 100 to 1 agst Stockrnar (offered) 1000 to 1 agst Beanstalk (taken) DERBY. 110 to 20 agst The Rake (taken) 9to 1 agst Dragon (offered—take 10 to 1) 13 to 1 agst Vauban (taken) 25 to 1 agst D'Estournel (taken) CHESTER CUP. 100 to 8 agst Lecturer (offered) 1000 to 60 agst Lucifer (taken) 25 to I agst Gomora (taken) 25 to 1 agst Dalby (taken) 40 to 1 agst Holstein (offered) 40 to 1 agst Leases (taken) NOTICE.—CHANGE OF ADDRESS.—JOHN STIRK, late Of Boaufort Buildings, Strand, returns his best thanks for the patronage he has received during tho 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 the Wheatsheaf, Worship-street, Shoreditch ; at Three King-court, Lombard-street; and at Ono S wan-yard, Bishopsgate-street. W. HOPKINS and Joux AMBROSE (member of Tattersall's, Victoria, and other Clubs) Execute Commissions on all races throughout the year. Address-33, OXENDEN STREET, HAYMARKET. Commissions. JOHN PERCIVAL, Oxford Cigar Stores, 8, Panton-street, Haymarket. Mr. GEORGE WEBB has lists posted on all forthcoming events daily from ten till two at the City Arches ; also in George-yard, and through his agent, Mr. Frank Butler, near Maui's Brewery. THE HAVELOCK Turf Agency's Representative can bo seen daily in Talbot-court, Gracechurch-street, from Eleven till Three. N.13.—1f you want a good foreign cigar call at the Havelock Cigar Stores, 10, Walworth road, throe doors from the Elephant and Castle. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE LONDox, April 22.—Wind this day a t noon—West; moderato breeze and fine weather. QUEENSTOWN, April 20.—Wind N.W—Arrived—Von Bohr, from Now York. PLYMOUTH, 21.—Wild W.—A.rriired—General Farinas, from Trinidad de Cuba. Sailed —Edith Hampton, for Mogadore. DARTMOUTH, April 21.—Wind N'.W.—Arrived — Cy °lops, steamer, frc Amsterdam for the Mediterranean with coals shifted. LivEnpooL, April 21.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Onam good, from Bombay. COWES, April 2Q'. —Wind N.W.—Arrived-..Victoria, from London for Kuri •Aelkee. NOTES FROM TRAINING QUARTERS. (THIS DAY.) NEWMARKET, The weather has been of a ;Wry fickle character for the past two or three days, but the heath is in and an im mense num b er o f excellent going order, horses are quartered here. A very su , cessful First Spring Meeting, therefore, may be safely augured. Despite the fact that The Hermit., D t r h a e go l nw m i e t r h , Master Butterfly, Cannon Ball, Tb e G enera l , Mil an, and others being struck out, and The The Rake, not being entered, the Two Thousand this year will be a most sensational one ; for few believe that Plaudit is sufficiently ripe, others declare that Julius and Marksman have each a white feather, and another section that Vauban is not fast enough. Hence, the generality cling to the hope that either Trocadero or Star of India may land, and an inevitable change in the Derby quotations be the result. How far one or the other of these sceptics may be correct time alone will show ; neither shall we venture to offer an opinion as to their respective judgments, our pro vince here being simply to narrate what is actually doing on the exercise grounds at headquarters Plaudit on Sunday merely cantered about with Strathconan and Rose, but this morning the three went a rattling good gallop of something like a mile and three quarters, which is not un likely to be the last long or fast gallop the Rich mond crack will have prior to his being stripped for his Rowley mile encounter. That he might be made more fit we are quite aware, but he looks quite as well as he did when he vanquished Achievement, and, as Watson remarked to us in private, " quite ripe enough to beat the lot he has to meet on Tuesday.' Rose is somewhat more forward in con dition than Plaudit, but has no chance in the One Thousand. Marksman and the Sunflower filly cantered twice, and then galloped a mile and a half first class. The former is said to have given half a stone easily to Wroughton ; and his owner stands to win nearly £40,000 by the Two Thousand issue. Unquestionably Marksman is in splendid condition, and if he does not turn roguish will be bound to run into a place. The Sunflower filly, too, looks and goes beautifully. John Davis, Vauban, and Uncas did a mile and half gallop pretty fast ; and Lord Ronald took Ischia and Seville about as far. Pantaloon led the two-year-old Athena over a mile, steadily. Vauban goes uncommonly strong, and John Day is very pleased with him. Julius followed the Beadle a mile and a quarter, at good speed, and evinced no sign of shiftiness. Star of India went all a mile and a half ; as did Van Amburgh and the Miss Sarah colt. The latter was beaten in a trial last Saturday. The Hermit, too, succumbed to Knight of the Garter and Indigestion in a spin at the close of the past week, and has gone into physic. It is reported, too, that the Palmer and Cannon Ball were tried on Friday and " found wanting." Trocadero, after cantering twice, gal loped quite a mile and a half, doing his work most creditably. He will be run out to-mor row to get a line for Dragon. Ferragus we have not seen yet. Pericles and Jasper went . a mile and a quarter, separately, of course, at real good speed. Sceur de Cliarite and Sunny locks were working freely, and La Marechale as well ; the three looking pretty fit. Midwife did nearly a mile and a half, besides a lot of walking . and trotting exercise. Westwick galloped two miles, and Knight of the Crescent • took Wild Wind about a mile and a half. Ostreger pioneered Act:ea for nearly a mile and three-quarters, the pair going steadily ; they could not possibly be better. -Bra damante was showing the way for Dragoon and the Msyonaise filly (4 yrs old). Miss Harriette, Bismarck, False Alarm, Grimstone Chapel Royal, and others from Joseph Dawson's, w ere gently exercising ; and Delium was taki n g P y renees along. Bounceaway and Tormentor did long, steady work. Archimedes and Sir Oliver were walking about. The Rake galloped a mile and a half ; and so did Knight of the Garter, who last week failed to do with Lord Lyon what he was asked. Dragon and Enchanteur, followed by Cerf Volant, and the three led by Plutus, had two nice canters, and then a mile and a half gallop. The above were the principal movements of the morning; but of course a great quantity of other animals also worked. The Engine-Drivers' Strike. A notice has been issued bearing the signature of 13 firms among the largest shipowners of Hull an nouncing that the goods train between that port and all parts of the kingdom are in full operation, and that their steamers are running regularly, as before, to all continental ports. Some slight damage continues to be done to the rolling stock of the North-Eastern Company through the unhandiness of some of the men who are em ployed as drivers of goods trains. But the passenger trains are admirably managed. The men on strike in the northern section of the line seem very anxious for a settlement, and are willing for all the points in dispute to go to arbitration. But the company have as yet made no signs of a willin gness to agree t 9 terms of that kind. T he g oods trade is getting better, but the trading public are still a good deal incommoded through a difficulty in getting their goods away. The Easter holidays arrangements will be pretty much the same as ordinary years, and the trains on the main line are keeping excellent time. On the Malton division of the railway the strikes may be fairly said to have died out. With the ex ception of two trains, comparatively useless at this season, the whole of the service on the five lines centering at Malton is now in full working for pas sengers, and the trains run very punctually, not a single accident of any kind having occurred. The goods and mineral traffic has been worked up, All " arrears" having been cleared off by special trains on Good Friday, when the ordinary passenger ' trains did not run. A large number of goods and mineral drivers from other railways and from col lieries are offering their services. In this state of matters but little heed is given to the threat of the central committee to order a general strike. Its effect on the North-Eastern is overcome beforehand, and as many of the old hands have deserted the union, and are now seeking re-employment on the North-Eastern at greatly reduced wages and jia in ferior positions, there is no doubt their example would have a salutary effect on the men of other lines. Driveers earning Bs. to Os. per day are now seeking re-engagement at ss. The adjourned hearing of the charges against the drivers and firemen in the Gateshead division of the North-Eastern Railway, for leaving their work with out notice, came before the borough bench of that town on Saturday. The names of the men are Henry Yates, John Hutchinson, Robert Bone, Thos. Waters, Wm. Appleby, Geo. Brewis, Thos. Davi son, Thos. Goss, Thos. Routledge, Alex. Gray, and Jonathan Clark. Mr. Blackwall, barrister, prose cuted ; and Mr. J. P. Roberts, of M a nchester, de fended the men. The case of Davison was taken d first. It was proved that Daviso n, who was an old river, had a copy of the ru les, and that he left work on the 11th of April without notice. After an address from Mr. Roberts, the Bench consulted they found that Davison had been gui , lty of having rth-Eastern Coln broken his agreement with the No for half-au-hour, when the mayor announced that pany without lawful excusej but they agreed to r. Roberts a case for the Court of postpone judgment until the 28th of May, to allow amicably,hevLhEosettled the if defendants possible. w ' he Sunday Evening. • orth-Ea Queen's Courtti e matterses refused tob c e h ere ern bound over to appear. ne - a d engine-drivers meeting t h e N this a fte s r t hoon and stated their grievances more ?till Rail wayrr he attended engi especially as to "shed days." A Great Northern , driver proposed, as a measure tending to reconciliation, from each of the four great that a man having lines in Yorkshire railway companies North-Eastern directors should wait upon the upon which they themselves el and show them the terms yes are working, and ask the North-Eastern Board Al t d o treat their servants as other companies do. _erman Carter seconded the motion. It was CA • rrie . d by acclamation. It was also resolved that influential persons at Leeds be re quested to accompany the drivers for that purpose, and alter the interview to call a public meeting, and lay a statement bef ore it of the result. Share 20 et et 100 _ st 1)0 1 40j / 81 SO 33 1 33 65 1