The Sun. — London, England, 1867-02-13 00:00:00

CONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAI INTELLIGINOM, TWELVE O'CLOCK. In the general Money Market there continues to be a very limited inquiry for accommodation, and the rates demanded for the best description of short dated commercial paper remain at 2i 2; prem. The City of Boston has arrived from New York with specie to the amount of £8,600. The sum of £9,000 in sovereigns was received at the Bank of England yesterday from Lisbon. The tenders for £300,000 of the New Zealand Canterbury Government Six per Cent. Loan were Opened at the bank of New Zealand yesterday. The Illiairnum was fixed at £92. The total amount applied for was £47,900, and of this sum £3,900 was at or above the minimum. It was announced that applications for the balance at £92 would be received until the 15th inst. Te-day a call of £2 became due on the shares of the Bombay, Baroda, and Central India Railway C ompany, the aggregate amount being £75,000. It is stated that the Great Indian Peninsula Rail lvay Company have now issued the whole of their debenture capital, the list being closeiyesterday, the alnount required being readily subscribed. Advises from Sydney report the failure of Messrs G . R. Lloyd and Co. and Messrs. Williamson Brothers and Co., with liabilities to the amount of £370,000 ; Messrs. Youngheedland and Co., of Adelaide, had also stopped payment, with liabili ties over £65,000. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures are 30 32, and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds 2Gi 27i. Two O'CLOCK. The English Funds exhibit indications of in creased heaviness, a further decline of per cent. h aving taken place, Consols being 901 for money, a nd 90/ 90k for the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 89k 904 ; ditto 34 per Cents. 72 4 ; ditto Annuities, 1855, 124 ; Exchequer Bills, 148. prem. ; Bank Stock, 252 253 ; India 5 per Conts., 107 / ; ditto Enfaced 5 per Cents., 1024 ; ditto 54 per Cent., 107/ ; ditto Debentures, 1021 ; and ditto Bonds, 275. to 325. prem. Foreign Stocks in some instances have shown a slight improvement. Italian 5 per Cents., 1861, have advanced 4, to 541 ; Greek Bonds 1, to 141 14/ ; Turkish 5 per cents. /, to 314 314 ; the Russian Loan Scrip 4, to 21 4 prem. ; and the Chilian Loan Scrip 4, to 4 4 prem. American Securities have ruled a shade firmer. United States 5-20 Bonds have advanced 4, to 73 73 4 ; and Erie shares 4, to 39 40 ; Illinois shares remain steady at 81 82. Bank Shares are very quiet, and without ma terial alteration in values. Chartered of India, Australia, and China have receded to 18 ; London and Wesminster have improved to 941 4 ; Metro politan to 81 ; land London and County remain steady at G 7/. s. In the Mi sce ll aneous Market there has been very little animation. Ebbe Vale, however, have im proved to 101. 4 ; Credit Foncier of England are steady at 34 3/; General Credit at 54 54; and viceroy of Egypt's Mortgage Loan at 724. - 111 the R a il way Share Market a firmer tone has prevailed, but the dealings have only been to a limited extent. L on d on, Chatham, and Dover, North Western, Midland, and South Eastern have each E 5 proved 4 , and Metropolitan 4, while Great t ern, and Ma nc h es t er , Sheffield, and Lincoln ave each declined 4. The Foreign and Colonial lines have remained very inactive a t a b out [prev i ous ra t e s. South i: tr ian and L om b ar d o -V ene tian are marked '!; Grand Trunk of Canada, 211 ; East Indian, 1(4111106 4 ; and Great Indian Peninsula, 105 1054. MINING MARKET. WEDNESDAY, Two o'Clock. Bus iness has be en very i nac tive in the Mining ti‘▪ rarket to-d l y . Th e shares c hi e fl y i n reques t have l een Gre at R etallick, Prince of Wales, Seton, South "l'euville, and Buller. Annexed are the current quotations : , a , (l e arn Caraborne, 21s 23s ; Chiverton Moor, 6 61 ; Chou s Gold, 2i ; Cliff o rd A ma l gama t e, 61 ; Cooks 3 t h en; 11 12 ; D ra k ewe ll s, 1 11; 13rtat Dasgat, 18 20 ; tat Caradon, 51 f; East Lovell, 9i 10f ; E as t R usse ll, ai ; East Wheal Grenville, 1-1 2 ; Great Retallack, 46s 6 d 48s n 1,- ; Great South Tolgus, 5s 10 s Od ; G rea t Wh ea l .: r i 17 17} ; M arko Valley, 41 1; North Crofty, 51 orth Treskorby, 2k 2i; Prince of Wales, 34s 355; r▪ rosper Unit e d , -- ; Redmoor, lOs 12s 6d ; South Gren ville, 8s lOs ; South Herodsfoot, —; West Chiverton, 60 62 4 ; Wheal Basset, 64 66 ; Wheal Buller, 26 28 ; Whea- Chiverton, 8} ; West Seton, 105 110 ; North Roskear 10i BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. Der Cent. Consols Do. A ccount, March 7 9 3 Per Cent. R e d uced 9O 1 ` 891 '2l„oeolVNv 21 3 per Cent 9O i 89 1 90 D. 5 per Cent. J an . 1894 721 per Cent. Jan. 1873 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan. 1880 Do. fo r 30 yrs, expire sth April,'lBBs l2l Do (Red S ea Telegraph), Aug.,1908 — M. Do Bills, £l,OO O, 4 per " ent Do .................. £5OO ......... pin Do £lOO & £2OO „ 12 pi n 14 Bank of England St oc k , 61 per, Cent ... 252 3 INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Liman Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874... Do. Account Do. 5 p e r C e nt. July, _l_B_B_o 1888 Do. 4 p er C en t., Oct. Do. C er tifi ca t es — Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent Do. 5 p er C ent., J an . 1872 Do. 51 per Cent., May 18 79 lO7l. Do. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,000 Do. und e r £I , OOO FOREICitN Fl 7 DS—ONE O'CLOCK.A r g e ntine Republic, 6 per Cent Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 _ Brazilian 5 per Cent D 1 Do. 4 per Cent., 1852-58-60 , o. 1863 10 . 5 per Cent., 1865 1-)0 Account Do. £0 nds — Duenos AlO yres Bob per Cent — DJ 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) C , lllan G per Cent — De.:3 per Cent. De Do. 6 per Cent A B lOl Col lf ". _ Colo ian, 11. per Cent. e D u bl, 6 per Cent. -a ', lliB / 1 3 per Cent., 1825 _ ' O . 5 per Da aubian Principalities „ -Do. Account 4 q ua dor Ne w C onso lid ated, 1 per Cent — I)°, „ P r 3 visional Land Warrant — .c, Do D efe rred - 4Ptiart 7 per Cent 0-Seco Issue 1) 0 .£lOO Bonds — !Jo. Do. 1864 B4l 31 Do. £ lOO Bonds B3/ 4 130 GoverritUent Railway Debentures Bli 1 1 Do. Account Grew. 5 ........................... ' per Cents 1824-5, ex Coupons Do. Coupons " Do. Account guatentala 5 per Cent. — It t, lial l 6 Do. Ac coun tant Do. • ' It ,_ . arernmana Railway 4 car 3 per Cent Ditto for Account , A , D. u o G • 1864 — m per Cent. Anglo-French .. m 0 II tO . 5Y.z1.1.1 . per Cent. • _ 7„ ° °rl ti I mperial 5 per Cent ••, iw Gra nad a _ Do 3 per Con D)o. lief.2rr3d ____ I 0 1 A., 7 , 0 ' -,,. .1, art•ants (llectareB) _ 0. Account rer • 65 tur lau per Cent., 1865 t o ° A cc ount .' _ Do A I Per Cent., 1865 Do ' Per Cent. (Uribarren) h 6 Per Ce nt., 1862 _ ...r() . . .1 p r HIVELORIA 4"°l lS t si a g i e s l 3 or Per C1.,1853'6 '7,'9,'60,'2, '3, DoCent., 1822, '.£ St — j A t Per Cent. 1850 .r . ! , ° Pet Cent. 1859 - 1 .;! 6 Per Cent 1862 BB 71 81 71 ,0 per Cent 1864 B9l De. A.n g l o - Dutch, 1866, a ll p a id BBf 4,, Bara• : D au s°. do. £25 paid 2 i Pm - 13 D o. Accountper Cent Patish 3 -u0 Acct.: um per Cent 1 20 N nt P rsm aas A.ive D o te* , s , . ( -.int Pbmo '.l8A11" 22/ .. Cort. of Cou not funded co p unt 141 Sw edish 4 per Coot. — D o i • 1, per Cent. 1861 D o F.: . • 1 , • .-'cr l P, £6O paid urkish 6 per Cent. 1851 7Bl DO. AcCQUIIt. -... le ............................. Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do. Account Do £lOO Bonds — Do. Account . — Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account — Do £lOO Bonds — Do 6 per Cent., 1863 Do 5 per Cent., 1865 Venezuela 3 per Cent. — Do £lOO Bonds — Do. 6 per Cent, 1864 3lk Ditto 11 per Cent. — Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrisu, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins Belgian. 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. -- Dutch 'iii- per CAnt. Ex. 12 Guil,- 561 1 6 Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates . . French Itentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. — Itilian 3 per Cent. 1851, Ex. 25f. Do. Account 541 TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money Du. Account The Fourfold Fatal Fire at Tooting. INQUEST THIS DAY. This morning, at ten o'clock, W. Carter, Esq., the coroner for the eastern division of the county of Surrey, opened au inquest at the Mitre Inn, Lower Tooting, on the bodies of the four unfortu nate persons who perished in the fire that occurred in the Rising Sun Tavern, in the same district, on Monday morning last. Some particulars of the melancholy occurrence appeared in this journal of Tuesday. It is probably a long time since that an inquiry has excited a more painful amount of interest than the present one, the opinion in the neighbourhood being that there must have been some neglect on the part of the authorities in not sending sooner than they did to town for the aid of the engines of the metropolitan fire-brigade. As it was it is stated they were not called until the city policemen saw the flames in the distance from the metropolitan bridges, and by the time London firemen arrived the place was levelled with the ground, and the unfortunate persons, the subjects of the present in quiry, were burnt to death. Mr. Douchester, the head engineer of Messrs. llevelt's brewery fire-brigade, attended, ac well as Mr. White, the assessor of losses to the County and other fire offices; Mr. Swanton, the chief of the London Salvage Corps ; Mr. Inspector Fraser, of the Metropolitan Police ; and various other officials, were present to watch the proceedings on behalf of the parties interested. The learned Coroner, before swearing the jury, stated that he was very sorry to say that the gen tlemen had a very painful duty to perform, inas much that they would have to inquire, in the first place, how the four persons in question lost their lives. On that point he conceived there would be little difficulty in concluding that they lost their lives in the fire that occurred in the public house. They would, however, have to inquire and, if possible, decide by the evidence that would be laid before them how and by what means the fire took place. He (the learned coroner) thought they had better proceed with him and view the bodies of the unfortunate deceased persons, as it was a por tion of their duty, painful as it might be to their feelings, but it was a duty imperative upon every gentleman to perform. The Coroner and jury then proceeded to view the bodies of the victims, which presented a shock ing spectacle. As the jury were returning they had some difficulty in getting to their seats owing to the crowded state of the court. The preliminary evidence of two witnesses merely proved that they saw the fire in Mr. Weaver's pre mises, one said about twelve or a quarter-past on Monday morning, and the other about one o'clock. The bodies having been identified, The inquest was adjourned. MARIO T S.—This day. Fresh up to our market to-day very little home grown wheat was received. For both red and white parcels there was a fair average demand, and the advance obtained on Monday was established. The quality of the supply was but middling. We were fairly supplied with foreign wheat. Choice Russian qualities moved off freely, at full prices. Inferior sorts were dull, but not cheaper. Agricultural seeds were in improved requegt. Linseed, rapeseed, and cakes were dull. SHIP ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English and Scotch 220 110 1,240 180 350 Trull Foreign 4OO 290 1480 800 sticks brls. COMPARATIVE QUANTITIES AND TRICES OF GRAIN. For the week ending Feb. For the corresponding week 9, 1867. last year. Q rs. Aver. Qrs. Aver. Wheat 47,824-61 s 4d j Wheat 67,466-45s 5d Barley 52,379-45 s 3d Barley ..... ....65,734-33s Gd Oats: 7,558-24s 9d I Oats 11,35 2 7-23s Gd BOROUGH HOP. There is very little business doing in any description of hops. Prices are unaltered. WHITECHAPEL. Fair supplies of meat aro on sale, for: which a fair demand is experienced at our quotations . Per 81b. by the carcase. Beef 3s Od to 4s 8d f Veal Mutton 3s 2d to 4s 10d j Pork ls Od to 45 4d LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. (This Day.) The market opens quiet but steady. Sales pro bably 7,000 or 8,000 bales. NEW NATIONAL GALLERY.—Wo are requested to state that the public will be admitted to view the designs for the New National Gallery on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, from ton to four o'clock, until 16th March. ASYLUM FOR FATHERLESS CHILDREN.—The an niversary dinner of this institution, which is situated at Iteodham, near Croydon, is announced to take place at the London Tavern, on Wednesday, Fob. 27, when Mr. Han bury, M.P., will take the chair. THE CATTLE PLAGUE.—A local journal states that the cattle plague has reappeared in the neighbourhood of Halifax, upon the farm of Mr. Sutcliffe, of Warley, who was a severe sufferer by the disease last year. DISPENSARY FOR SKIN DISEASES, 56, GREAT MARLBOROUGH-STREET, REGENT-STREET, W.— Two hundred and seven patients were relieved at this dis pensary during the week ending February 9. A meeting of the Schools Inquiry Commission was held at 2, Victoria-street, S.W., on Tuesday, the 12th inst. Present—Lord Taunton, the chairman ; Lord Lyttel ton, the Dean of Chichester, R p ev. M . Forst er , M.P., Mr. Dr. T emp l e, M r. Ack - M worth, .P., Mr. Baines, M ll . P., Erie, Q.C., and Dr. Storrar. Two BIOGR APIIIES OF THE LATE MR. TIIACKE RAY are in hand—one by his eldest daughter, Miss Eliza beth Thackeray, author of " The Story of Elizabeth ;" and the other by Mr. James Hannay, author of a couple of novels, . a volume of articles contributed to the Quarterly Review, and a pleasant book on " Satire and Satirists." THE FATAL ACCIDENT IN VICTORIA PARK. — An inquest was held yesterday on view of the bodies of the two men who were killed by the falling in of a shaft in Park-road, Victoria Park, on Friday last. The following verdict was returned— " That the deceased men were found suffocated beneath a quantity of earth and gravel, which fell upon them through the insufficient shor ing up of a shaft in which they worked." EXTRAORDINARY CUSTOM AT BECKENHAM.— January 28 was the anniversary of the opening the vault of Mary Wragg, who left a legacy to the poor of this parish in money, coals, and bread, with the request that the vault be opened yearly (on the 28th of January) and no coffin (which is of mahogany) to be well polished. This has been regularly performed for 67 years. In case of neglect the charity is to be transferred to Brotnloy.—Mui,lstone and licntish Journal. Orders have been received at Rochefort from Paris for the construction of a new vessel of a formidable description, to be called the Tigre, on the model of the Taurean, lately launched at Toulon. It is to be iron -cased, provided with two formidable spurs, one at the stern the other at the stern, and to be propelled with double screws, and engines of 530-horse power. Three other sister ships are also to be built at Brest, Lorient, and Cherbourg, and will receive the appropriate names of Le Helier, Le Boule-Dogue (sic), and Le Cerbere. They are intended for coast defence. With reference to M. Rouher, it is said that, in addition to a Public Works Loan, he means to im port into France the system of Post-office Savings Banks. THE TOMBS OF BRITISII SOLDIERS AT TOULOUSE. --The Prefect of the Ilaute-Garonne, in conse quence of the Emperor's letter, has ordered an exa mination into the state of the tombs of the English officers who fell at the battle of Toulouse on the 10th April, 1814. THE SUN, LONLON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 13, 1867. SHARE MARKETS—This day. Share: Railways. Bristol and Exakr ..."! I :Caledonian ..... ........ ainbrian Cork and Bandon...—. Ic Cornwall 1 Dublin & Belfast June k Dun„ Perth, & A b.J um: E.Lontiou, Scrip Certi Do. Glasgow & S. Western. Great Eastern, Ord. stk.! Do. K Augl. at. No. 2j !Great N orth 01 Scotland Great N orthern Do. A stock „I Do. B stock Do. Now, is. at 25 pin (HS, and W. 01 Ireland; Gt. Western -Original! Ito. S. Val. Rail gun.' Do. South Wales ..., Do. W. Mid.—Oxford Do. Newport Do. Hereford Lancashire& Yorkshir Landon and Blackwallll Lon., Brigh.,& S Coass .Lon., Chat., and Dover) Do. Metrop. Ex. A Lon. & .North Western Lon. & South Western Man., 8110., & Lincoln Metropolitan.... . Do. New Do. Extension... Metropolitan District. Do. do. do. Do. and St. John's W"'d Midland Do. £9 Share Do, Ilirrain.. & Derby Hid Bent ... North British Do. Ed. Pth., & Dun Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do. G.N•S purchase Do. Leed A Do. York Do. Carlisle 1 1 0. Stock. & Darling Do. Jo. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1864 5 . Do. do. 1866 . .North Stallordshire tN. & S. W. Junction .Scottish Central 'Scot. N. E , Aber. stock Do. Scot, Mid. stock Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern . Staines, Wok., & Wok Pall Vale Do. C Vale of Neatli Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha , West Cornwall raid. 85 S 7 115 117 4U 16 20 at St 100 4 6 65 63 70 72 114 116 3t 32 6 8 120 122 Iz7 129 91 It 4) 61 32 35 33 3t 128 130 82 81 18 20 13 16 124 )23 8 e 6 49 51 426 128 zi 3 1p 10.1 11 112 124 10 n 92 t 4 37 39 4 IS 104 103 SSF, ORDINARY 811ARE8 AND STOCKS. Closing I Business Price. i done. 8E.L121611 r Atlantic & St. Lawrence liom., Baratta, Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent Do. F shares Isultald`& Lake Huron Do. Preference Butl.,Brant,& Cloderich 6 p.c. 1871-3-s Calcutta & S. E., lim , ;a1 e Town do Dock, gu 1 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pi East. 13en4a1, gu., 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 Do. J Extension irandTrunkot Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bolide! 1 eliarge 61).0 Do. let rref. Bonds Do. do deferred ... De. 2d Pref. lioncin. Du. do. deterred Do. 3d Pref. stook. Do. do. deferred Do. 4th I'rel. stook Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gas. sp.e 'o. U ea. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. a lit. South of India gut. 5 per cent D... 41 per cent Do Great Wt.s. of Canada.. Da. New Do. 6 p. e Bt,s. pay. 1873 00. 54 d.). pay. 1877-8.. 1 Indian Branch, limited, Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 41 do Do. 4i do Do. Fifth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. "Inds. Mel. & Hudson's Bay N.lll.C'da, 6pc Ist pf. be' Scinde A Do. Delhi Do. do . s c r i Do. Puniaub.... Do.lndus St.Flot COLONIAL GOVERNMENT siccuitrriEs. British Columbia, 6 per cent., De 0.31, 1872. 100 - 'Can.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&July 1877-84 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 1,0 99 101 Do. sp. c. Mar. & Sept 10u 99 101 Do. sp. c. Jan. & July 100 83 8i Do. sp. c. Inscribed s 100 83 85 Cape G.flope, 61).0.1873 100 10: IC4 0o.Ap1.&Ocl. 1890-1900 100 104 106 Do. do 1/430-90 100 103 105 Do. Jau.&July, 1890-91 100 101 103 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO so n Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.c lOO lul 103 Do. 1878, do lOO IL6 1,8 1 51auritius, 6 p. a, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 ..... .. 100 IG3 105 Do. 168'2, slay i 5, Nov../, Lou it 3 too Do. 1805, Feb. & Aug lOO 105 107 Natal Gov. 6 per cent lOO 99 lot iN.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&J uly 100 95 1,7 94 N. S.W. Gov. 5 wc.,1860 100 90 vs 924 Do. 5 p.c. 1871 to 1871 100 Do. 5 P.C. 1888 to 189 100 85 / 6 86 5& New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 9J lot Do. 5 per cent.... Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. a. sterling", 1875 l9O 96 98 • Queensland Gov. 6p. C. 100 91 93 S. Aus.Gov. 6 p.c. 1868-v 100 Do. 1878 & upwards 1(0 104 106 Vio,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja &July 100 - - Do. do, April & Oct lOO , 107 108 1071 I n BRITISII MINES. Cam. Consol. Gold, Linz. 1 Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated. 30 7 8 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist. 1 400 410 Drakewalls 2.1.0 14 East Bassett (Illogan) 204 22 24 East Caradon 2.14.0 5 6 64 East Carn Brea 3l 3 34 3 Nast Grenville 2.14.0 2 3 East Gunnislake 8.3.0 1 6 East Loved 3.v.0 y 10 E. W'l Russell (Tavlstk 10.8. , 24 21 Gazu.& StAtibyn(G wen. 66 5 6 4 great I,ixey, limited.. all 17 18 Great South Tolgus.... 0.14.. Great Wheal 8u5y..... 14.9.6 G. Wheal Vor (lielst.“. 40 15 16 Ureuvilie 8.18.0 14 14 llerod's Foot .. 8.10.0 3' 31 llingston Downs 5.10.6 24 31 Margaret (Uny Lelant 18.17.6 7 9 AI arke Valley t.lu.l; 31 44 4 11wyndy Iron Ore, Lila 34 24 11t1 New Sewn • 134 35 45 - North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett(lllogan 1.4.0 North Wheal Crotty 2.13.1 41 51 4i Prosper 7.1.6 %A- 34 Pr .vidence Uny Lelant 'AS 28 1 8. Caradon (St. Cleer) l4 300 320 South Condurrow 3.2.0 4 14 S.Wheal Fran. klllogan 18.18.9 18 22 Stray Park . 3i 15.0 —•- - Tin Croft. Vigra and Clogan, Lim all 9 lu West Itassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Ltskeard 1 12 .4 West Chiverton ll 54 56 West Seton Wheal Bassett 'Mogan 51 65 75 Wheal Buller (Redruth 16 18 20 Wheal Mary Ann (Alen. 8 13 12 Wheal Scion -- Wheat Trelawney (Lis. 5.17.0 7 9 ritliaelsatENOV, Great Western, Orig. 4 3 / 4 per cent., 79 Mid Consolidated, ii pcc cent. stocK, Ditto, Bristol and Birm., 0 per cent., 13 ) Mitt:l(lN RAILIV A In. Bahia and San Francisco, li.n., utut. 7 per neat., 121 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 101 1 0 0114.11G1i MIMEO. United Mexican, lim., 21 DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 0;i 8A1N11.13. Alliance, lim.. 17} Anglo Austrian, (if Australasia, 66, 7 imperial Ottoman, Um., 9 London and County, 67$ Metropolitan Bank. lim , Union of Loudon, 41/ ItIISCELLANICOUB. Anglo-American Telegraph, lsi Berlin Water NVorks, Aim., Ditto, new, 5} City of Moscow Gas, lim., 17 Credit Foncler of England. Jim,. 31 Gen. Credit and Discount, Dm. 5} Willwall Freehold Land and Dock, S Viceroy of Egypt, Mortgage, Loan, 7ti LEAMINGTON, HARTINGTON, AND WARMINSTER. —These well-known stallions are now located at Clifton Stud Farm, Staten Island, New York, under the care of J. Perrin, who was stud groom for many years at the Radcliffe Paddocks. A terrible loss of life occurred on the Ifooghley on New Year's Day, by which two steamers have been sunk, and twenty-six lives have been sacrificed. The East India Railway steamer was returning from a fancy fair at the Botanical Gardens with more than 600 passengers, when she struck a wreck sunk by the cyclone. The other steamer of the company went to her aqsistauce, ran against the same wreck, and sank beside her. The scene is described as shocking, and more than realised the horrors of the late accident in Regent's Park. The Irish emigration from Queenstown has com menced at an earlier date this year than usual. Last week three steamers sailing from thence for America carried away 350 persons. From Berlin we hear that on Saturday last the Chamber of Deputies approved unanimously, and without debate, the treaty for the cession of the Texas postal administration to Prussia. MERCHANT SEAMEN'S ORPHAN ASYLUM. -- On Monday the tenth lecture of the gratuitous winter series was delivered to the inmates of the Merchant Seamen's Orphan Asylum by Mr. H. Hughes, who exhibited as dis solving views a fine series of photographs from Italy, and accompanied them with a vic•a voce description. 63 C 5 9j 101 35 36 10 11 p 120 122 1 2p 1 2p 68 "2 116 120 141 152 43 4S 70 7t Q 10 155 ;6U 3 4, iSIU:IS. btS 6;6 100 101 id 1p 41 Fe ti 6 50 55 10i 103 101 IC3 106 107 21 22 85 88 57 MI 53 54 52 51 37 10 23 25 106 l' 6 4 1 100 102 91 93 121 131 1: 12* t.B 102 81 64 11 311 100 102 02 94 65 90 82 115 97 9J 97 98 1 97 98 93 71 IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT lIOUSE OF COMMONS—THIS DAY. The SPBAKER took the chair at twelve o'clock. FINSI3URY ESTATE BILL. Mr. AYRTON said that he introduced this bill in last session of Parliament, and on the suggestion of the Go vernment he postponed proceeding with it until the pre sent period. He had hoped that he should have been allowed to proceed with the bill with the sanction of the Government, but he now found that the bill was opposed, not, it was true, by the Government, but by the Ecclesi astical Commissioners. The hon. gentleman then pro ceeded to detail the acts of spoliation committed in former times of property belonging to the Church, which, ho said, if directed into the proper channel, would have been suffi cient to provide for the spiritual consolation and education of all its members. Instead of that being done, the pro perty had boon given to Court favourites, and had become the foundation of large fortunes. The Barford estate, the Southampton estate, and others that he could mention, had originally belonged to the Church, and at the end of the present year another large estate, for merly called the Manor of Finsbury, which had been sold to tho Church by a very fortunate circumstance, would pass into the hands of the Ecclesiastical .Commissioners. The corporation of the city of London at the present time were in the receipt of the revenue accruing from this estate under a lease which expired this year, when the property would fall into the possession of the body he had men tioned. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners, he contended, had failed to carry out the object for which they were ap pointed, and had beeii condemned by both Houses of Par liament, and instead of attending to the spiritual wants of the poor they gave all their attention and increased emolu ments to the rich. For this reason he introduced the present measure, which asked for that a certain fund bo set aside to meet the necessitous cases of spiritual destitut i o n out of the funds arising from th e 'Finsbury Prebendary. The Ecclesiastical Commission had expended in certain aug mentations and other matters a sum of £209,000, but the expenses in doing so amounted to no less than £71,000. The object of his bill was to set aside about a third of the suns thus squandered away in expenses for the benefit of those who stood in need of spiritual help in the metropolis Mr. 110 WE S opposed the 'second.reading of the bill, on the ground that the common fund of the Ecclesiastical Commission will b. deprived "of a large sum of money, amounting to £30,000 a year "at the instance of a private member of Parliament. He denied that the Ecclesiastical Commission had disregarded . the spiritual wants of the metropolis, and if it was as a body so inadequate to perform its functions, as the hon. member stated, he thought that Parliament would at once interfere. He looked upon the present proceedings as a scramble to see who could get the largest share of the common fund of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. The metropolis had its fair share of bene fit of the common fund, which was created for augmenting small livings and increasing spiritual help over the desti tute portion of the entire country. Ile moved that the bill be read a second time that day six months. Mr. LEEMAN supported the amendment. Ho thought the Ecclesiastical Commissioners had well distributed the revenues of their common fund. He objected that ono particularfportion of the metropolis should receive a large grant from a particular property because it happened to be situated within the city of London. Durham had contri buted largely to the augmentation of the common fund, and yet they asked for no special favour. Mr. B. HOPE thought it but fair that half the revenue arising from the Finsbury Prebendary should bo devoted to London, which, as it had extended in size, had increased in its wants of spiritual assistance. Mr. POWELL opposed tha bill, as he thought the Ecclesiastical Commissioners well administered the largo accumulated sum of money called the common fund. Ho wished hon. members to recollect that crime, ignorance, and poverty were not confined to the metropolis alone, but existed in all the large towns in the country. [ LEFT SITTING. Railway Traffic Returns for the Week, Mlles Opened. Receipts. Railways. ~,..-__......_ 1867. 1866. 1867 1866 £ L Belfast and N. Counties ..... 995 991 1,899 1.825 Belfast and County Down 49 49 607 653 Blyth and Tyne ............. 36 26 2,027 1,957 64 1, t 65 4111 Cambrianßreconßristol Caledonian. anda nd Exeterer Scottish thY r Central... " — . 5 1 121! 5 1 1 6:1 0 1 3 5 0 , .., 4: 9 6 °. 5 9 2 6 :. 6 0 . 8 2 6 6 3 7 8 Cockermouth K & reiarlth .. 3 1 4 315 299 332 20 20 - 398 306 Cork and Bandon Cork, Blackrock, &Passage 65 64 121 152 Cork and Limerick !Arca ..• f , =s 25 193 227 Cornwall • 65 4 655 1,490 1.396 Deeside l7 17 145 260 Do Extension Dublin & Belfast J unction.... 63 63 1,471 1.353 Dublir and Drogheda 75 75 1.736 1.5 , 1 Dublin and Meath Dub. & Wicklow and Wexld l O6 1 06 2,965 2,659 Forth and ClydesJimction Furness, &c B5 85 4,719 4.39 G (l ei t r i a . e E s a g t a o tit w er nck Northern, So ut h-We s ternNr fk . , l. Un ol Great North of Scotland 2 74 2 40 2 94 i f . 42 0 97 1 i 3 3 18 ; ', 99 5 33 1 5 9 4 3 3 i: 5 :, 9 0 4 3 8 5 4 35 242 211 1,5 4 7.1 , 91. (it. Northn. & Westn. (I rel.) Bll 811 820 795 '34.Soutlin. & IVestu.(lrlud.) 4 .111 4;9 t 87e3 8.4 t 3 Great Western .l3lls 12805 (6 . 411 t 1,3 )5 Highland Hoylok • Irish North-Wester n " 145 . 145 1,9 5 1.647 Isle of Wight ....... ....... 12 8 174 100 Lancashire & Yorkshire 463 403 43,090 40,383 Limerick and Ennis.— Limerick and Foynes 265 265 101 167 Llanelly 465 461 583 497 Llynvi Valley L L o o u nd d o . n ßr & ig N h o to r n th , 4 -W s e . s e te o rn as . t 131 930 12 3 9 0 45 110.255 109,989 London dti & tbreocur S prr o i uth-Western 8 4 11 , 6 1 4 7 8 1 315 2931 18,511 17,913. London, Chatham, & Dover; i 1355 131 1 8,563 7.963 li , st & tall So E u x th te e n n s d io . n . 1 4 1 2 3 5 4 and Coleraine 364 34614224 ) 32'3;7:238112 12:L84 DLL i a a nn.l n l.dii .l l S relln li eni eflield,&Li n co ln s h . . 2247 6 2 2 1 7 :4 38,2u7137 1 9 1; 4 638 1 6 Manch. S.Jun.& Altrincham 95 Maryport and Carlisle .. ... 28 28 1,3 11 1,531 Metropolitan Midland (incl. N.-Western) 697 6175 50,5 i 19,2V9 Midland Gt. Westn. of hind 2605 2601 4 0 ,9 , 6 A 1 ,, , 5 t 2 85 Monmoutlish. Rail. & Canal 44 44 *""" -,- North British, Edin., Penn and Dundee . 7321 7175 12,756 22,4 8 7 _ ._ - _ • • • N-Eastern and Stock. & Darl 1220} 1207 - 6f. 62 d " .3" North London ll it 4,6 hi 4,350 North Staffordshire 258 267 8, 95 V•vg 4 Pembroke and Tenby 27i 11. 09 0 95 ithyinney 224 222 1,175 1, 101 Scottish North-Eastern 143 148 0 2 1,134 Somerset and Dorse t 66 65 1, South Devon ........... ....„ llOll 98 3,401 3,468 South-Eastern Tat! Vale Ulster ... 1051 1051 2,66 , 5 2. 699 . •" liilkCn - n; .......... .. -31. Limerick ..... 77 10 10 - 117 109 381 375 31 77 1,20 1 1,251 m‘ V vvvr a cua l . stt e e: o rrcif t booL:likwazi and id .. .............• 1 71 _ 14 250 234 In rexliam ]fold, J.:c ...... .. 11 IV liarcu,CleatorA Eg mut.. 10 to 11z 589 FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. 828 40.109 32.684 Austrian B2S . _ _ Bahia and San Franci;eo . ' :::: 761 762 861 1,023 Belgian Eastern ..1 unction.... 264 301 F,151 10.817 264 281 362 Bombay, Itaroda,& Cell. India 306 Detroit and Milwaukic ....... 189 180 4,665 4,407 Dutch Rhenish .. 1081 Eastern of Prance ..... . _ ,.... 16. 5 5 166 69, 8 8 1 ( 9 . 975 Eastern Bengal ... ..... 110 110 2,1.1 2, 2 East Indian ........... . 11291 11:.9 43,36 '.7,766 ... . . ... Grand Trunk of Can a da.,,,,; ... Great Centrai of Belgi um.... 285 . . 1371 1 - 77 Great Indian Penin su l a .... ,, 823 6 2 4 k 2' ,347 35.21.0 21 Great Luxembourg .......... 172 142 4,452 5,16, 26 t, 75 6 3 0 261 ,J ,2 ( 9 7 255 Great Southeen of India . . 79 79 1, , 85 5 u Great Western of Canada.„ . .. 345 3 . 5 12,929 1 ' ,A97 Madras ....... 645 8 : 1 6,810 7,9 de Madrid, Saragossadatlicant... 888 778 14,242 15.857 Northern of Canada ..,•,.,, 94 91 1,339 1,276 Northern of France ......... .. 783 26/ 60,_41 59,30 Norwegian Trunk .......... 4 4 4* 57 449 ottoman •.. ............. •.. . B ,t 48} 911 N(.) Paris, Lyons. & Afediterauean 217 u 2 , ' 6 64,478 137,0 5 Paris and Orlear 8. ........ ... 18st ,B_S 6 ,369 72,171 Recife and San Fracisco.dic... 771 ; 7 1 1,861 1,8:2 Sc.nde i,,,, 105 2,393 2,0,9 Southern of France ....... . Victoria Welland West & N-Wn. of France .. 1356 1151 40, 43 46,117 SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BIRMINGHAM STEEPLECHASES.—TUESDAY. I With an alacrity which might only have been expected to have been attendant on an important Midsummer event did the racing men turn out to-day, to honour the re union at the "handsome village" and seat of industry —Birmingham. Being one of the earliest of the spring cross-country fixtures this meeting is fast laying claim to be looked upon as one of the most important, and to-day Mr. Sheldon, whose exertions for the success of the gathering have been indefatigable, saw his efforts re warded with a bumper assemblage. The recent heavy rains laid vast tracts of land throughout the country under water, but owing to the peculiar conformation of the course, and the sandy nature of the subsoil, the rain rapidly drained off, and going was good -certainly much better than was anticipated. The course is situated at Sutton Goldfield, Boma seven miles from Birmingham, and a more picturesque spat could scarcely have been selected in the vicinity of Birmingham. To show the:ir apprecia tion of the sport the "Biums" mustered in large numbers, and both road and rail were extensively patronised for conveyance to the course. The weather was particularly fine, and thoroughly enjoyable. A largo and convenient stand and enclosure were erected,commanding a large share of visitors during the day. From the appended returns it w;!1 be seen that the sport was of an excellent character: — The Hunt . Cup of GO sovs, entrance 3 sovs (to go to the fund), to be paid at the time of naming ; four year olds, 10st ; five, llst ; six, llst 81b ; aged, list 121 b ; winners of 50 sovs, 71b extra ; about three miles. Mr. E. Crawshaw's Hightlyer, by Orpheus —dam by Barnacles, aged, list 41b (Mr. T. Spence) 1 Mr. Henry's Jassy, 5 yrs, list (Mr. Gerard) 2 Mr. C. Hetton's Albrighton, 5 yrs, list (W. White) 3 Mr. St.udd's Georgians, azed, list 121 b (Mr. Thomas) 4 Lord Poulett's Wneldrake, 6 yrs, list 81b(Mr. Edwards) 5 Mr. G. Stevens's Miss Dodson, 6 yrs, list 81b...(O wne r) 6 Major Martin ' s Anus, aged, 12at 51b (inc. 71b ex .) (Mr. Parker) 0 Mr. T. Gough's Mustang (h b), aged, list 121b(J. Page) 0 Col. Knox's Comber:on, aged, 12st 51b (including 71b • extra) (Owner) 0 Lord Poulett's Charlemagne, aged, list 21b ...(G. Searle) 0 Mr. W. Wallace's Thane, aged, 12st 51b 71b extra (J. Knott) 0 Betting - 3 to 1 agst Comberton, 5 to 1 agst 6 to 1 each agst Mustang and Georgiana, 100 to 15 agst Highfiyer, 7 to 1 agst Albrighton, and 8 to 1 agst Miss Dodson: At the 'first attempt the lot wore despatched, Highflyerimmedistely showing in front, followed by Com berton, Mitts Dodson, and Mustang. They ran in a. coni pact body, Until about half a mile from home, when Arcus stumbled and fell, Highflyer at the same time took up the running, attended by Jassy, Georgians going on third. Within the straight Jassy made an effort to reach High flyer, but failing, the former won by a couple of lengths. Albrighton passing Georgians near home was a bad th'7d, Wheldrake fifth, and Miss Dodson.-sixth. Nothing else passed the post; Mustang having cannoned against T bane, both R ere early out of the race. The Sutton Plate of 40 sovs (Handicap); winners of any steeplechase after Pub. 6 (at nine a.m.) 71b extra; the winner to be sold for 50 sous; about two miles. . Mr. Blacliee's Risk, by Lambton—Desire, 5 yrs, lOst 81b (J. Knott) 1 Mr. J. Mal tin's Artist, 6 yrs, lOst 81b (D. Moley) 2 Mr. E. Green's Osterley, 6 yrs, lOst 71b (C. Boyce) 3 Mr. C. Green's Savannah, 6 yrs, lOst 21b (A. Sadler) 4 Mr. J. Page's Pelios, 6 y:s, 10st 61b (J. Page) 0 Betting-5 to 2 agst Risk, and 7to 2 agst . Pelios. Savannah made play, followed by Artist, Osterley, Pelios, and Risk in the order named, on passing the stand. Soon after, however, the leader refused, an example which was followed by Pelios, who was pulled up after refusing at the next fence. Risk was consequently lea with the lead, but was quickly joined by Savannah, who gave way to Artist in the park, and the pair came into the straight together, clearing the fence almost abreast, but the favou rite drew away and won easily by half a dozen lengths; a similar distance dividing Osterley from Savannah, who was eased from the distance, pursuit being hopeless. The winner was not sold. The Maiden Hunt Plate of 40 soy; for horses that have never won a steepl chase value 20 soya ; 12st each half-breds allowed 71b ; the winner to be sold for 100 soya; if entered for 50 soya allowed 71b; 30, 141 b; about throe miles. Horses running for this race are not liable for the racehorse duty. To close and name on Monday, Feb. 11, at eight p.m. Mr. Hem,/ Violet, list (X5O) (Mr. Grimshaw) 1 Mr. A. Dabbs's Lady Melbourne, 6 yrs, list 71b (Z3O) (Mr. Dabbs) 2 Mr. W. Plimmer's Reveller, aged, list 71b (cm (Mr. J. S. 'Telford) 3 Mr. Beaufoy's Lawyer, 6 yrs, . list (Mr. J. Jones) 4 Mr. W. IL Phillips's Colleen Bawd, aged, list 81b (X3O) (Mr. Millward) 5 Mr. Bunting's Utcheter, aged, lOst 71b (£3O) (Mr. W. Bond) 6 Mr. Webb ns Carbine, aged, £lOO, list 81b (car. list 131 b) (Mr. Bond) 0 Mr. Gerard's Basquine, list (ao) (Owner) 0 Mr. C. Baltord's Juliet, lOst 71b (ao) (Owner) 0 Betting-3 to 1 agst Violet, sto 1 each agst Lady Mel bourne and Colleen Bawn, and 7 to 1 agst Lawyer. Violet jumped away in front, followed by Reveller, Utcheter, and Juliet, Colleen Bawn bringing up the rear to the first fence, where Violet was headed by Reveller, Utcheter, and Juliet, but the trio, who ran in close company, only main tained their advantage into the park, fo r Vi o l e t aga i n assumed the lead and passed the stand slightly in advance of Reveller, Colleen Bawn, Basquine, Lady Melbourne, and Carbine ; Utcheter lying last; This order was main tained with but slight variation - into the ploughed land for the second -time, when the lot became somewhat widely scattered. Coming into sight from the park, Violet was still in front, and Reveller had given place to Lady Mel bourne, who was close up to the leader. After clearing the last fence a good race home ensued between the pair, ending in favour of Violet, who was resolutely ridden, by two lengths; three lengths divided Reveller from Lawyer; Colleen Bawn was fifth ; Utcheter sixth, and nothing else passed the post. The winner was bought in for 65 guineas. The Erdington Plate (handicap) of 100 sovs ; winners after Feb. 6 (at nine a.m.), 71b ; twice, or of 100* soy; 101 b extra; about tbreo miles. Mr. T. Iran's Sir William, by St. Martin, aged, list 21b • (W. White) 1 Mr. T. Colby's Ace of Trumps, aged, list (Wheeler) 2 Mr. E. Brayley's Ibex, list 131 b Lord Uxbridgo's Marble Hill, aged, list 91b (J. Knott) 4 Mr. T. Jelly's Brandy Apple, aged, lOst 91b (J. Forster) 5 Colcnel Knox's Stiff, 6 yrs, lOst 81b (W. Reeves) 6 Mr. M. Clark's Cure All, 6 yrs, list ...(Mr G. Walker) 7 Captain Key's Omen, aged, lOst 61b (Captain Inge) 8 Mr. Carew's Jacob, aged, lOst 121 b (A.. Sadler) 9 Lord Poulett's Genievre, aged, lOst 71b...(Mr. Edwards) 0 Captain Tempest's Bird of Passage, 6 yrs, Est 101 b '(II. States) 0 Capt. Brabazon's Agnes, aged, list 31b (Capt. Hatiord) 0 Betting-5 to 1 each agst Ibex and Marble Hill, 6to 1 Agst Cure All and Jacob, 7 to 1 agst Ace of Trumps, 100 to 12 agst Stiff, and Bto 1 agst Sir William. Marble Hill assumed a clear lead immediately after the fall of the flag, and cut out the work at a rattling pace, followed by Curo All, Ace of. Trumps, and Jacob, Sir William heading the tack, which was whipped in by Bird of Passage and Ge nievre. But slight variation occurred in the respective po sitions of the competitors as they traversed the ploughed land, but when they got fairly into the park Cure All went to the front and took up the running, have in close attend ance Marble Hill, Ace of Trumps, and Jacob, Sir William lying well up iu the field, which was straggled and whipped in by Geneivre, Agnes, and Bird of Passage, who gave up after going about half the distance, at ,which point they wore hopelessly beaten. Proceeding along the back stretch the four leaders took close order, Sir William being about four lengths in the rear of Lord Usblidge's horse. After about two miles and a quarter of the journey had been traversed, Sir William ran through his horses and took up the running, clearing the last fence in advance of AC3 of Trumps, and from that point a flue race took place, ending in favour of Sir .William by two lengths. Ibex was beaten four lengths for second place ; while Marble Hill, who was eased at the distance, was a couple of lengths behind him ; . Brandy Apple was fifth, a dozen lengths behind Marble Hill; Stiff sixth, Cure All seventh, Ornen next, and Jacob was the only one of the,others that passed the post. The Hunters' Plato of 40 sous, and 10 sovs for the second ; four year okis, lOst 71b; five, list 71b ; six, 12st llb aged, 12st 51b; to be , ridden by gentlemen, farmers, or tradesmen, who have never ridden for hire ; those who have ridden the winner of any handicap steeplechase, 61b extra : about throe miles. Mr. Btudd's Sylph, 5 yrs, list 131 b (Inc 71b ex) (Mr. Thomas) 1 Mr. Wilson's Makeshift, aged, 12st 51b ........ (Owner) 2 Mr. Brook's Round Text., 6 yrs, 12at llb ... (Mr. Parker) 3 Mr. T. Gough's Mustang, aged, 12st slb ... (Mr. Dabbs) 0 Mr. Hoathcote's Woodpecker, aged, 12st 51b .... . . (Owner) 0 Sir 0. Rushout's Oakball, aged, 12st llb (Mc Gib ex) (Mr. Cove)try) 0 Mr. Cooper's Wetherby, aged, 12st 51b ....... Bond) 0 Mr. Audiawood's Milford, aged, 12st 51b...... (Owner) 0 Mr. Rupert's Newcastle, aged, 12st 51b (Mr. Crawshaw) 0 Mr. Willshire's Swindler, aged, 12st 51b ......... (Owner) 0 Mr. J. Do If. Chadwick's Ethel, 5 yrs, llst 13113 (Inc 61b extra) ......................... ............. (Mr. Edwards) 0 . Mr. Wyman's Toni Thumb, 5 yrs, list 71b (Mr. Goodwin, jun.) 0 Mr. Le Blonde's Jamaica, 12st 51b (Capt. Holyoake) 0 Mr. J. Swan's Chance, 6 yrs, 12st 111 b ...... (Mr. ()alley) 0 Mr. R. Adams' Bereave, 4 yrs, 10st 71b (car llst 41b) (Mr. leer) 0 Betting-5 to 1 each agst Sylph and Newcastle, 11 to 2 agst Makeshift, 100 to 15 each ag,slr, Oakball and Swindler, and 10 to 1 each agst Mustang and Chance. Round Text and Makeshift wore in front for the first two miles, when Makeshift drew away, but was joined at the last fence but one from home by Sylph, Round Text, Tom Thumb, and Wilford. Close order was maintained until the last field, when Sylph and Makeshift singled themselves out, and the former woe cleverly by a neck; two lengths separated second and third; Tom Thumb was fourth, - Wilford fifth, and Wetherby sixth. LIVERPOOL SPRING MEETING. THURSDAY, March 7. • Acceptances for the Liverpool Spring Cup of 200 soya in SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE, i b i i tt o rt n l , 0 t e t t: 0 : (BY TELEGRAPH. ) GRAVESEND, Wednesday Mor n i ng . Arrived, Feb. 12 . — W alhall a , from Almeria. Arrived, Feb. 13.—Holland, st eamer, f rom O stend ; tlind o o r r - e r f Tridont, steamer, from Antwerp. Sailed, t rsl-3.—allBifrorß°DbuerntkZ;4A.' A Ostend ; Rhine, steamer, for Boulo gue. DEAL, W e d nesday Morning. in ad ie , s e i :l e m b e . Prssed--Oeean's Bride's, brig, from the West, for the North. the want of congressional SANS-CULOTTES AS Ro end table, after deploring the present tone of members on s g t ora tory,of Congress, and sagacity, asks what will be the still further decline when accelerated by the extension of the ballot to ignorance still denser than that which now crowds the New York polls. " Our democracy has brought us even r a ess tes , :a n n d ship , in a State whose character for popular intelligence stands as high as any out of New England, to a point where education, culture, and social position are not merely considered superfluities in our law makers and representative men, but are actually re garded as disqualifications for office—even for such office as is removed from the direct gift of the people. Exactly what will be the standnrd when the suf frage is still further extended, it is difficult to fore cast. If grammatical speech and the manners of a gentleman are now offensive m New Jersey, there seems no reason why the ability to read and write should not, in time, be held by those destitute of the accomplishments, to afford evidence of pre sumptuous arrogance unbefitting in their represen tatives. Indeed, with the examples of the Hon. John Morrissey and the President of the United States before us, it seems not improbable that the time may be near at hand when nominating con ventions and constituencies educated by inter course' shall find in the qualities that insure supremacy in village groggerics the best claims to office." 101 f 1051 61 1001 specie, added to a handicap 10 ft, and 3 only if declare( 12th inst., to Messrs. Weal handicap after Feb. 6, at mile and a half. b 2 subs., '[The highest weight accept raised to Bst 121 b, and t Age st lb Caithness ... ... 4 8 12 Harcourt ... 6 8 10 Honesty ... ... 4 8 10 Buckfoot 6 8 6 Slermish I! 8 5 Musketeer... ... 5 8 1 The Russian Bee... 4 8 0 Tacitus ... 4 8 0 Wandefing3linstrel 6 8 0 Fortunat us ... 4 7 8 Miss Williams ... 4 7 8 Prosorpine ... 4 7 8 Dulcimer ... 5 7 7 Lady C*lthorpo ... 4 7 5 Edgbaston... ... 4 7 5 RACING FIXT FEBR Lincoln Spring Tow Spring Nottingham 26 MA Liverpool Spring Chelmsford Spring l2 Margate... Warwick Spring l9 Cardiff Northampton Windsor Spring 4 Edinburgh Sp. Meeting 6 New►narket Craven 8 Abergavenny Ascot Spring York Spring 7 Doncaster Spring 9 Salisbury 9 Bath JU Ascot Summer 4 Windsor Summer Manchester Summer Hampton l3 Odiham - l7 Bibury Club lB 'Carlisle 2 Newmarket July 2 Pontefract Reading Liverpool July Meeting 10 Hungerford Nottingham l6 AUG Ripon Brighton .. 6 Brighton Cluu 8 Lewes Egham ... . l3 Wolverhampton l3 Stockton Oxford ..... 15 Hastings York August SEPT] Margate Warwick Spring 3 Abingdon 5 Leicester Doncaster Brecon 00T 1 Northampton Autumn 1 Edinburgh Newmarket 2d October 7 NOVI Liverpool Autumn 5 Shrewsbury Autumn ll STEEPLECHASE FI. FEBRI Birmingham l2 Windsor Liverpool Spring Grand Military Chartsey Malton York l7 Sev)noaks ) sweepstakes of 15 sovs each, d by noon on Tuesday, the therby only ; winners of any eleven a.m., 101 b extra. One 21 paid. [ng being Bst „Mb, it has been ao others in proportion. 1 ^_ Age st lb Duchess of Wel lingtou ... 4 7 2 Mrs. Allen_ ... 4 7 0 Ronestish ~. 3 6 12 The Colonel ... 4 6 12 Sergeant Pacquot... 4 6 10 Wellesley ... 4 6 10 Rejoinder ... 3 6 10 King of the Fairies 3 6 8 Clarice 3 6 8 Foresight 3 S Leap Year... 3 6 5 F. by Young Mel bourne—Doraliee 3, 6 3 King Charles ... 3 6 3 JRES FOR 1867. VARY. Wed Drayton 26 Derby :CIL Bromley Epsom Spring 26 Lewes Spring 2B Croxton Park 29 tIL. Thirsk • ll Newmarket let Spring. 22 Durham .. 22 Catterick Chester 3O Harpenden Epsom Croydon Newton ' 29 Beverley Stockbridge ...... 19 Chelmsford Summer Newcastle • 'lpswich 27 Worcester Summer 27 Down Royal Om poratn l7 Stamford Huntingdon 23 Winchester . 23 Southampton Goodwood UST. Dover West Drayton 22 Plymouth Canterbury Derby Lichfield Weymouth Tunbridge Baden Baden :MBER. Richmond l7 Hendon l9 Monmouth • l9 Manchester Autumn 2O Newmarket Ist October 24 /BER. Bedford — Cheltenham l5 Newmarket Houghton liißE R. I Leamington Hunt :XTURES FOR 1867. UARY. Harrow Spring Derby RCM Croydon Spring Cheltenham Grand An 2l Bromley IL. Sildaro Hunt SBPTESIBER. Brampton, Otraberland- Mr. Wrinriek OCTOBER.. Aneaster and Willoughby, Linoolndhire Mr. Spofford COURSING. • - COURSING MEETINGS TO COME. FEBRUARY. Namo. Judga. Days of Running Cardiff Club Mr. Warwick l4, 15 Waterloo, Lancashire — 2 O, 2O, 21, ilz Tamworth, Staffordshiro ... Mr. Warwick 26, &a DIABOII. Irish Grand National (Open), county Lout a Ardrossan, Sharphill South Lancashire (South port) Champion Mr. Westropp l4, 15, &e Leinster (Open) Courtown... Mr. H. Spriugall l9, '2O Scottish Open, Lanarkshire - 26, &o. 8, 7 7, &c. - -P01.1(121 INTELLIGEAVE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. • A CAB-DRIVER CHARGED WITH STEALING A GENTLE MAN'S LUGGAGE.—CharIes Boyd, a cab-driver, badgo 15,249, was charged, before Mr. Tyrwhitt, with stealing a portmanteau, containing articles of wearing apparel of the value of £2O, the property of a gentleman named Phipps, residing in Albemarle-street. The Prosecutor said—On Monday evening, at a quarter to six, I engaged the prisoner on the rank at Hyde-park corner, and stopped and took up a portmanteau and some parcels at different places. The prisoner then drove me to Piccadilly, where I got out and went into a shop to settle an account ; and on my leaving the shop, not being there more than five minutes, I found the prisoner had driven away with the portmanteau and parcels. The portmanteau and parcels contained wearing apparel of the value of £2O. I afterwards gave information to the police. . _ Henry Putnam, cab-driver, said—On Monday evening I was on the stand opposite Baron Rothschild's house in Piccadilly, and saw the prosecutor get into the prisoner's cab. Yesterday the prisoner came and asked mo if I knew the man who took him up the previous day. I said I did, and that ha worked for Mr. Morson, of Smith-square. Henry Dawson, 301 A, said -I wont to Smith-square yesterday, and found that tho prisoner had not been to work. I afterwards saw the prisoner in Victoria-street, and asked him what he had done with - the portmanteau and other articles belonging to the gentleman he had taken up near Hyde-park yesterday, when ho denied all know ledge of the transaction. I asked him if he was driving on Monday; and he said he was. I then took the pri soner to the last witness, and he identified him as hav ing taken up the prosecutor, but said that he was differently dressed. I then went to where the prisoner lived, but could find no trace of the portmanteau or the things. I found in their place a 'Air of leggings and a coat, which the prosecutor identified as being those worn by the prisoner at the time he engaged him. Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoner. UNPROVOKED AND RUFFIANLY ASSAULT.-11cIlry Wheat croft and Charles Bland, the former a groom, and the latter a coaohman, and who were said to have come from New castle, were charged with assaulting Joseph Crooks, a potato salesman, of No.. 4, Exchange-c.Jurt, Strand. The complainant was going through Berkeley-square with a truck load of potatoes, when one of the prisoners came up to him, and struck him in the face, and on his asking him why he had done ro, both prisoners struck him some severe blows, ho not having given them the least provocation. The defendants said they had been drinking ? Mr. Tyrwhitt said it was the duty of magistrates to mark these unprovoked assaults very severely. Such as saults might be very amusing to the persons who com mitted them, but they were not so to Otl;rs. The pri soneis would have to pay 40s. each or be committed for 14 days. THAMES. A MARINE BURGLARY.— DARING ROBBERY IN TILE LON DON Docx.—Charles Wilson, a lad about 17 years of age, the catins and storerooms . of two ships in the London was brought before Mr. Paget charged . with break i ng into the.tlEo, Eastern d London u D f o u e a k u , adnadst Cologne, ealin and four other prop p 3 ru il p b a s r . toyf therefrom. co, w o bottles Dock, and asked him his business there. The prisoner llaLmaislttonn,igfhotnnadt t B ho o'c p l r o i c s k o ne a r i c n °ll "(ado no answer, and the constable secured him and searched him. There woro four coats on him, and in the pockets two bottles of eau (le COlogne, and 31lbs. of tob(tcco. The constable asked him where . ho ob tained the property, to which. he replied . on board ship. At the same time he pointed to the ship Ocean Gondy in the basin. The constable wont on board and discovered that the cabin docr and the store robin door had been forced open. The cabin room had been ransacked and plundered. The tape and Customs seal on the out side of the store room was removed, and the tape and seal were found on the floor. Threo coats, which Captain Taylor, the master of the OceanG - uz-,,, valued at £l6, were identified by him. lie also stated that there were 10Ib. of tobacco and many bottles of eau de Cologne iu store under the Customs' . seal, and ho had no doubt the tobacco and the one de Cologne found on the prisoner had been stolen from the store room. Hamilton said tho fourth coat and a cap taken from the prisoner belonged to the malt() of the ship Night Watch, which was broken into and robbed on Sunday last. The Night Watch was to sail on a foreigu-going voyage this afternoon. Mr. Paget—What is tho prisonor ? llt►'nilton—l bellow) he is a sailor boy. He broke open the ship's cabins with a bayonet, found on board the Ocean on(ly. Mr. Paget said it would be as well to make some inquiry relting to the prisoner before the ease went before a jury. He committed the prisoner for trial. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE —This Day BIRMINGHAM RACES.—(Tats DAY.) VICTUALLER'S PLATE, The Licensed Victuallers' Plate of 30 sovs, added to a handicap of 5 sovs each, 2 ft (to the fund); winners after Feb. 6 (at nine a.m.), 71b extra; about two miles and a half. Charlemagne Ace of Trumps 2 Sir William VICTORIA CLUB—Tnis DAY. The Birmingham Chases this day were the leading themo for conversation at the Club, and though a fair muster were present, the appended quotations were the only transactions which book place ou future events. Th e same backer who, through "evil report" has persistently supported The Rake, would again . have invested had 8 to I been obtainable. Plaudit, alone, was backed for any amount, as will be perceived below. LINCOLNSHIHE HANDICAP. 8 to 1 agst Bismark (taken and offered) 11 to 1 agst Saccharometer (offered) 100 to 7 agst Copenhagen (taken au t o 20 to 1 agst Mount Pal a ti ne (offere" CHESTER CUP. 400 to 10 agst Dalby (taken) TWO THOUSAND. 100 to 30 agst Plaudit (taken) DERBY. to 1 agst The Rake (offered) 13 to 1 agst Plaudit (taken) 35 to 1 agst Julius (offered) LONDON GAZETTE—Last Evening. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, ST. TA3IES'S PALACE, FEB. 4. Notice is hereby given, that the Queo will hold Courts at Buckingham Palace on the following days :—Thursday, March 7; Thursday, March. 14; Saturday, March 23; Tuesday, April 2 ; and on one day dut:ng tha month of Juno to be hereafter specified. • FEB: 8. Notice is hereby given, that his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales will, by command of the Queen, hold Levees at St. James's Palace, on behalf of her Majesty, on Monday, the 4th of March, and on Wednesday the 20th of March nest, at two o'clock. It is the C:tueen's pleasure that presentations to his Royal Highuess at these levees shall bo considered as equivalent to presentations to her Majesty. DUCHY OF LANCASTER, FED. 8. The Queen has been this day pleased to appoint Thomas Dicconson, Esq., of Wrightington Hall, to be Sheriff of the County Palaline of Lancaster for the yea• ensuing. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, FEB. 7. The Queen has been pleased to appoint William Carter Hoffmeister, E 21., M.D., and William Hoffmeister, Esq., M.D., jointly, to be Apothecaries to her Majesty's House-- hold at Osborne. FOREIGN OFFICE, FEB. 9. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Frederic Hamilton, Esq., now Secretary to her Majesty's Legation at Stockholm, to be her Majesty's Charge d'Af faires and Consul-General to the Republic of the Equator. FEB. 11. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Don Tomas o:tun° as Consul at Hong Kong for her Majesty tho Queen of Spain. Tho Queen has also been pleased to approve of Mr. George T. Holland as Consul at Victoria, Hong Kong, for his Majesty the King of Sweden and Norway. CROWN OFFICE, FEB. 12. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PARLIAMENT. Borough of AndoTer.—Sir John Burgess Kerslake, Knt., her Majesty's Solie - tor-General, in the room of Wil liam Henry llumphery, Esq., who has accepted the office of Steward of her Majesty's Chiltern Hundreds. WAR OFFICE, PALL-MALL, FEB. 12. 17th Regiment of Lancers—Major-General Charles W. M. Balders, C. 8., to be Colonel, vice General Sir James M. Wallace, deceased. 32d Regiment of Foot—Major-General George Bell, C.B. from the 104th Ragiment, to be Colonel, vice Major- William G. Gold, transferred to the 53d Regiment. 53d Regiment of Foot—Major-General William George Gold, from the 32d Regiment, to bo Colonel, Tice Major- General Charles William Ridley, C. 8., deceased. 104th Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant-General George Dixon to be Colonel, vice Major-General George Bell s C. 8.. transferred to the 32d Regiment. 19th hussars—Gentleman Cadet James Livingston Mae key, from the Royal Military College, to be Cornet, vice Joseph SchuylerlAlbert Bruff4who resigns. 7th Foot —Ensign Henry Hugh Atherton France, from the loth Foot, to bo Ensign, vice Josiah Philip Crampton. Neville, transferred to the 37th Foot. Bth Foot:-Lieutenant William Albert Bridge to be Ca tain, by purchase, vice John Vera Wiliam Henry Webb, promoted ; Ensign Manley Chas. M. Dixon to be Lieu tenant, by purchase. vice Charles Jaines Holman Playter, who retires; Ensign Willi-on Louis to b 3 Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Bridge; Gentleman Cadet Rowland Oakeley, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Dixon ; Gentleman Cadet Ponsonby 11‘31ahon Shaw, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Louis. 9th Foot—Lieut. Nathaniel Forte to be Captain, by pur chase, vice Brevet-Major Bowen Van Straubenzoo, pro moted, by purchase, in the 100th Foot ; Ensign Augus tus HenryLongfield to be Lieutenant, by purchase, like Forte; Wm. Frederic Fairlie, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Longfield. 15th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Cecil Lugard Smyth Bran son, from the Military College, to be Ensign, without purChace, vice Henry Hugh Atheiton Franoe,trinsferred to the 7th Foot. - 24th Foot—Major-Richard Thomas Glyn to be Lieu tenant-Colonel by, parchaso, vice Brevet-Colonel Edmund Wodehouse, who retireg upon half-pay; Captain W'lliam Plumer Gaskell to be Major, by pur chase, vice Glyn; Lieut. William Maxwell Brander to be Captain, by purchase, :Co Gaskell; Ensign Fre det:ck Carrington to be Lieu:anent, by purchase, vic3 Brander ; Gentleman Cadet Thomas George Hes keth, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Reginald Younghusband, promoted by purehase ; Gentleman Cadet Alex. Wright, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Thomas G. liesketh, transfer.vd to the Rifle Bri gade ; Gentleman Cadet James F. Jameson, from the Royal Military Collego, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Cari ing ton. _ • 27th Foot—Captain Francis Eastwood Murphy to be Major, by purchase, vice James Homy Creagh, who reti-es ; Lieutenant Lawrence William Desborough to be Captain, by purchase, vice Murphy ; Ensign Robeit William Brownrigg to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Des borough ; Gentleman Cadet Edward Barton, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Brownr: _ - - 37th Foot :lieutenant Freder:ck F:owers to be Captain, by Farchase, v:ce Alfred Rober;. Ord, who retires; En sign John Alderson Eastham to be L:entenant, by pur chase, v:ce Flowers; Ensign Josiah Philip Crainpton Nevine, from the ith Foot, to b.) Ensign, v:ce Eastiam. bath Foot -Ensign Ernest Theodore Evans, from the Ceylon Rifle Ryglinent, to b,3 Ensign, v:ce Gilb3rz, Wil- Varn Emmy Maxwell Waugh, tralsferred to the 78th Foot. 74th Foot—Ensign William FrederllFai:lie, from the 9th Foot, to be Ensign, vioe.GJorge F. Gayou, traaLferzed to th . o 11th Foot: . 78th Foot —Ens 7 ga Gllber';, Winiam R3nny Maxwell Waugh, from the 3Gth Foot, to be Ensign, vice Edward Rich;-(1 Mrssie, who retires. 98th Foot—Ensir '' m George Franklin to be Lieuten ant, b y purchase, v:caßobet:: Thorp, who ret'res ; Gentleman Cadet Ambro..o S..aptleton, from the Royal Military College, to be Eu , !go, by purchase, vies Fraulein: 100th Foot—Brevet-3fajor Bowen Van Straubenzee ' from the 9th Foot, to be Major , by p urchase, v:co James Clery, dismissed the Service by seoteuce of a General Court Martial, but allowed to retire by the sale of his Commission. 103 d Foot—The second Christian name of Eusigi Riddell is Carre, and not Car:, as gnzetted on the 11th January. 108th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Thomas Geoenaway, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, vice Alber;; Menro, promoted. Rifle B :gadc —Ensign Thomas George Hesketh, from the 24th Foot, to be amigo, vic3 Wa'tor F. Cavendish, deceased. .ADMIRALTY, FEB. 8. Mr. Uenry William Robinson Polow has this day been promoted to tho rank of First-clrss Assistrut Enginoer, w:th son:cm:ay of 2d Febi ur - y, 1867. FEBRUARY 11. The Rev. Alfred Earle has this day boon appointed a Chap!ain in her Majesty's Fleet. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—Last Evening. Amsterdam Short. 11 16 11 17 Ditto 3 Months. 11 181 11 19i Rotterdam '• 11 181 11 191 Antwerp — 25 35 25 40 Brussels — 25 35 25 40 Ilambarg — 13 81 13 9} Paris .. Short 25 121 25 20 Ditto 3 Months. 25 30 25 371 Marseilles Frankfort on the Maine 120 120 Vienna. — 13 0 13 if Trieste — 13 0 13 10 Petereburgh Berlin Madrid — 471 48 Cadiz Leghorn Milan Genoa Nla plov — 26 81 26 95 Palermo Messina Lisbon: • . —.511 b 2 • Oporto 511 521 From a recent trial we learn that Madame Sarah Felix, sister of the illustrious tragic actress Rachel, has carried on for many years with success a large oyster fishery; but she 1113 a 1.33 employed part of her capital in miking hair-dye. This hair-dye, oosting half a franc the bottle, is sold at ten francs the bottle. Madame Felix charged her partner in he business, Hedot, with having hidden from her the true secret of manufacture, and he was con demned to a year's imprisonment and a fine of fifty francs. The dye has for its base a sulphate of lead, and is therefore, like nearly all other dyes and cos metics of the kind, injurious to health. The concession for the new RusAan railway from Kursk to Kieu has been granted to Messrs. Merck I)olgorueki. The length of the new line is to be 438 versts. The capital for the formation of the company is fixed at 4i million roubles, and the shares will be issued in pouuis sterling, francs, mg, dialers, anal Dutch florins. 100 It 40 404 lU 100 100 too 100 alt 100 100 r..t.~~ !*fir;