The Sun. — London, England, 1867-01-15 00:00:00

31ONEilARKET AND . COMMERCILLL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. In discpunt circles the supplies of bills on offer are very moderate, and money is superabundant. The rates consequently remain in a very easy posi tion. A withdrawal of £14,000 in gold took place at the Bank of England yesterday for transmission to 1- 4 YPt• In the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets, durin g the last few days, there has been a moderate amount of animation. Sugars have been in good demand at full values. Superior qualities of coffee have also been in request, while moderate trans actions have been reported in rice at about previous rates. Tallow has been in rather less demand, but quotations for both present and forward delivery are well maintained. There has been a meeting to-day of the English and Swedish Bank, at which the directors reported that they had received in reply to the circular issued by them on the Ist November answers from the holders of 15,391 shares in the bank. Taking all matters into consideration, the directors do not feel that they would be justified in recom mending a liquidation of the bank in opposition to the wishes of solarge a proportion of the shareholders. The meeting was held to enable the Board to Inform the proprietary of the particulars of the result of the negotiations which have taken place between them and the Scandinavian Credit Share Company. More than half the shareholders ex pressed their opinion that the company should be dissolved, but no resolution on the subject was passed. At the meeting of the City Bank, held this day, the report, which was agreed to, recommended a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. per a nnum, and a bonus of 4s. per share, together equal to 10 per cent. per annum. The losses from the crisis have proved larger than was anti cipated, and in order to extinguish them entirely the sum of £61,644 is to be written off the reserve fund, which will thus be reduced to £78,356. The amount of liabilities on deposit accounts, accept ances, &c., is £3,926,622. The report of the directors of the Alliance Bank (limited), to be presented at the general meeting on the 17th inst., states that the net profiti of the bank for the last half-year, after making all the necessary deductions for interest, current expenses, bad debts, and rebate on bills not yet due, amount to £23,698, which, with £1,012 from the previous account, gives a total of £24,711 to be disposed of. The directors therefore recommend a dividend of 10s. per share, or 4 per cent. per annum, for the last six months be declared, that £660 be written off preliminary ex penses, and £15,000 from building and furniture account, carrying forward a balance of £2,756. A meeting has also been held to-day of the Im perial Bank. The directors gave a account of their proceedings for the past half-year. After paying the current expenses, making provision for bad and d ou b tful debts, and allowing rebate of interest on bills discounted not yet due, there re mained a disposable balance of £26,223. Of this sum the directors proposed to pay £lB,OOO, for a dividend for the half-year at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum f ree of income-tax ; to transfer £4,000 to the reserve fund, which will then stand a t £64,000 ; and carry forward £4,223 to the credit of profit and loss new account. The report was a greed to. Two o'CLocs. According to Reuter's telegram this day the F'Cnch Rentes w ere 69c. 57f. H eav y. T here i s an improvement in Consols amounting 91 t Per ce nt., the prices being 91 -, 1 3 - for money, and w for the account. Business continues very quiet. -11 the Foreign Market there have been very few deal ings. Tu r ki s h 5 per C ents. h ave a d vance d t o ; 29 87 ex di v . ; G ree k , It o 14 ; Italian, ato " I. The Russian Loan Scrip remains steady at 4 18 prem. Considerable activity has prevailed in the Rail way Share Market, and prices generally show in ereasQd firmness. Great Eastern have advanced ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 8 ; North Eastern (Ber an ; North Weste rn , an d L on d on, Ch at h am, ,d Dove r , each ; and Great Northern a n d Mid 'and) each ; while Great Western have im proved The Foreign and Colonial lines show little varia tion, Bahia and San Francisco are marked 13a ; 21 Great Luxembourg, 13 ; Grand Trunk of Canada, ; Great Western of Canada, 141 ; and East In dian have improved to 108. American Securities are a shade flatter. United States 5-20 Bonds have declined a to 72i j ; and Erie Shares, 1 to 441 451. Bank shares are in moderate favour and generally support previous quotations. Consolidated are dealt in at 44 5, London Joint Stock at 43i 44 ; London and Westminster at 98, and British North American at 46. In the Miscellaneous Market there has been little variation. Anglo-American Telegraph are firm at 161 ; Hudson's Bay Company have improved to 16 ; National Mail Steam Di to 107. scount Comp any to 14i, and Royal MINING MARKET. TUESDAY, Two o'Clock. Business in the Mining Exchange has continued active. The shares chiefly in demand are Princ e of Wales and Great Retallack, at enhanced rates. Providence, Tincroft, West Chiverton, North C r oftY, and Cooks' Kitchen are also in demand. A nnexed are the latest quotations : earn Camborne -- I SI m 7, ; Ca Brea, —; Central Chii;lera, , —; Cooks' Kit c h en, 11 12 ; E ast Cam Brea, q ; Drakewells, 15 s Od 20 s Od ; Great Lasey, ; 4vertou Moor, 51 6 ; Ch on:a l es Gold, 21 1 ; Clifford G 'al g a mate, 8/ 9 ; E as t B asset, 22 23 ; East Caradon, 1 , 6 t , East Lovell, 10 11; East Wheal Grenville, 21 1 ; Gre at Retallack, 36s 38s; Great Wheal Vor, 17 18 ; 2 1 3. arke Vall ey, 4/ 1; North Crofty, 41 I; North Treskerby, ; 1 3 . ; Prin ce o f Wales, 32s Od 33s Od; Prosper United, 711, Providence Mines, 30 32; South Condurrow, 156 8 G d ; South Grenville, Os Od Os Od; Tincroft, 14 141; West Caraclon 1 9 1 13 1 . West Chiverton, 56 58 ; West Prances 0 0 Wheal 0' ; West Seto 2 n ' , —— ; Wheal Buller, 221 25; hiverton 81 91 • Wheal Cr3bor, —a —s ; Wheal Grenville,, 268 OA 28s t ; ' Wheal Rose, —; Wheal Seton, 1 0 3 _`! 140 ; Wheal Trelawney, 11 12 iWheal Uny, 2 21; Great South Tolgus, 18s Od 20s Od; South Frances, p 11 1—; St. I ves Consols, 8 9; South Caradon, ——; Stra „, k , -s - 8 ; N orth Roskear y —; North D uo uth Da rren , owns, 0 0; , 0 0 ; Wheal Basset, 0 0. FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Do. Account Fob: 7 • 91 3 per Cent. Reduce d 9 Ol i .. 4 ,ew 3 per Cent 9°l 1 i ziew 2 4 per Ce n t. J an. 1894 724 Do. por Cent. Jan. 1873 — A.nnuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yr, expire sth April, 1885 — E Doe Do (Red S ea T e l egraph), Aug., 1908 — Do quer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per C ent l2 9pm .................. £5OO ---, DO ............ £lOO A 71 £2OO „ Pin Bank of E ng l and Stock, 64 per Cent ... 248 94 INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 104 per Cent., April 1874... Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 ............... 107 6f Do. 4 per Cent., O c t. 1888 ............... ._.. Do. Certificates Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 51 per Cent., May 1879 Do. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. 80w15,4 por Cent., £l,OOO — Pin Do. under £1,000 BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Argentine liopublic, 6 per Cont — Artitrian Bonds, 5 p er C ent, 1 859 azilia n 5 per Cent _ per Cent., 1852-5 8-60 Do. A - cc .„, Do. 18 63 I ' o . 5 per Cont., 1865 !ie Account 724 4 Do. £lOO Bonds i t Do. Ac count 72 l ' ,o B Ayres 6 per Cent — Do 4:100 Bonds , 0 .) 2 per Cont. (Deferred 3 pox. Cont.) ~, •Itian 6 per Cent — Do. 3 per Cent. 1)0. 6 per Cent A — . C i i , . ~ B ' ° Molar' ‘; per Cent. listniB4 3 per Cent., . D 4 7 5. — 4)0 . 5 per Cant 1864 ...... .1 Danubian Principalities Do. Account Equa,dor New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Do., Provisional Land Warrant — Do Deferred Egyptian 7 per Cent — Do. Account Do., Second Issue — Do £lOO Bonds Do. Account .. — Do. 1864 B2} Do. Account Do Lieu Bonds — Do. Account — Do. Government ltailway Debentures — Do. Account Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons .),,. Coupons Do. Account Ga-ttewala 5 per Cent. It , :ian 5 per Cent 1865 Po. Account 1)o. Marenuuttna Railway — Do. .A ccount vlexical: 3 per Cent Ditto for Account 10. 1864 124 Do. Account Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — ‘loiltovalean 6 per Cent. . — )loorish Imperial 5 per Cent \Taw Granada -. — Do 3 per Oen — Do. Deferrad Do Laud ,✓arrants (Hectares) Piruvian 5 per Cent., i 865 Do Account — Do 41 per Cent., 1865 Do Account Do 41 per Cent. (Uribarren) Portaguese 3 per Cent., 1853 .. — D) Account Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, Do. Account aussian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St B7l Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 pee Cent. 1859 Do 5 per Cent. 1862 Do 5 per Cent. 1864 — Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1866, all paid Do. do. £lO paid li 1 I Pin Sardinian 5 per Cent Do. Account - Spanish 3 per Cent Do Accc,unt Do Now Deferred . Do. Account ...... - Do Passive Do Acc.nnt - ' ..„ Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded — .r • Do Account Swedish 4 per Ceut. - Do. 41 per Cent. 1864 Do. Scrip, £6O paid Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Do. Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 - Do. Account Do £lOO Bonds Do. Account .. - Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account — Do £lOO Bonds Do Account — Do 6 per Cent., 1863 — Do 5 per Cent., 1865 Do. Account Do. 6 per Cent., 1865 — Do. 5 per Cent. Account — Do. 4 per Cent. Guaranteed — Venezuela 3 per Cont. — Do Account — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Do. 6 per Cent, 1864 3ll .4. Do. Account .. — Ditto 11 per Cent. Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins Belei ,, - - t., E. 25f. Jelgian, 44 per r cent., tx. Dutch 2i per Cont. Ex. 12 Guil Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... French Routes, 3 Der Cent., Ex. 25f. ItAiiro. 3 per Cont . '. 1831, Ex. 2M. -... Do. Account TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 9l Do. Account The Loss of Mr. Cameron's Blood Stock. (From Wilkes's Spiri: of the Times.) The loss of so many of the valuable thorough-bred horses purchased by Mr. Cameron at a great expense in England, and shipped for this country by the Helvetia, is very mu c h to be deploied. The brood mates were calculated to add immensely to the productive capacities of our breeding studs, end there were several horses in traiairg of good reputation, with young ones of high breeding, good looks, and great promise. There were 39 shipped in good order and health at Liverpool. The five following—Bitague, bay gelding, by Nowniinster out of The Jewess, 4 yrs ; a bay or brown colt foal by Oulston out of Volucris ; a brown filly foal by Old Calabar out of Juniper; a bay filly foal by Macaroni out of Elfrida; a bay filly foal by Old Cala bar out of Veronica—are the only survivors. Mr. James Weatherby went down from London to see them all right on board, so as to give certificates under the warrant of the England " Stud Book." The horses were placed in the between-deck, and every possible precaution was taken for their safety. It was found, however, that some of the rails to which the slinging apparatus was attached worked out of the mortices'in the posts. The baLtensnailed to the deck to give them foothold_ when the vessel rolled also became loose. These battens were long strips t unning fo: e and aft, and it is believed that short battens for each ho se would have been better. But the cause of the deaths o the horses was the terrible rolling of the ship for ton consecutive days, which wore them completely out, so that they died of exhaustion. It was Mr. Cameron's intention to have had them shipped much earlier in the season. In June he sent over William Hays, a very capable and painstaking man, to come out with them as superintendent. Last year Hays brought out for Mr. Caine-on Warminster, four brood mares, Hampton Court, Maid of Honour, aad a riding-horse. They all landed here well, after a voyage of nearly two months; but it was much earlier in the year, and in a sail ing vessel. The screw steamers roll and wallop about so much in a sea-way that the horses are soon en- ti-ely upset, and, if bad weather should continue, their distress increases hourly, and their danger becomes great. The p:incipal reason why the shipping of the stock was so long deferred was the difficulty of obtaining suitable ac commodation. When the cholera was prev: fling, more or less, no room could be had. In regard to the brood mares, the delanwas parlicu - arly unfortunate,for they were getting far gone with foal, and 23 of them slipped foals before they died. The loss of some of these mares is peculiarly unfor tunate. They were a fine-looking lot, selected with great care and good judgment. We have had an interview with Win. Hays, and hoard wi,h sorrowful interest his account of the unfortunate voyage. They sailed on Thursday from Liverpool, and had pleasant weather that day and night. Having been pro vided with every thing that experience suggested and money could purchase f or th e com f or t o f t h e horses, their hope of a prosperous voyage ran high. They naturally expected some loss and damage, but not much. On the second day when they were below Holyhead, it came on to blow, and the sea began to run high as it rolled on up the Channel. We have had some experience of the cross-seas about Tuskar Li g h t, and know what they are. The ship rolled ter. ibly, and the horses were much distressed. They would not eat, and from that time took no nourishment but a little gruel fed With a spoon, and such like. The weather got worse as they breasted the big seas, rolling into the chops of the Channel from the westward, and on Sunday White Rose of York slipped her foal and died of exhaestion, bathed in sweat as though a bucket of water had been poured over her. They were all suffering much that night, and at 1 en the morning of Monday Antipodes, the colt by Young Melbourne, died. P eeress had been very bad ;.om the firs:. She was a great favourite withal], and the lads knew that she was highly pr:zed by Mr. Cameron, who had been offered 2,000 guineas for her and refused it A lad was at her head al the time, and Hays exerted all his efforts to relieve her. But it was in vain,' and at 4 o'clock on Monday afternoon she died., Then the deaths followed in quick succession. It blew a gale. The ship laboured azia rolled and shippad sttch seas that tons of watercame down iutothe between eecks where the horses wars. The mares all died before the land was made. The yearling colt by Marionette out of Bapta out lasted all the brood mares, but he died before the storm was spent. He was a very fine yearling, Hays says, and for a long time they had hopes that they should save him. The last that died was the flowerof the flock—the yearling colt by St. Albans out of Jerusalem. He stood it so long that their hopes were e - nouraged about him, and, though he plainly got weaker, they believed ashe neared the land that he would pull through. His pluck was uncommon, and be fought with such savage determination against the slings that they couldnot keep him in them. His endurance was also immense, but the trial was too much. He would not be slung, but stood up till the last, and when the ship arrived off Sandy H oo k, an d the haven was al Host reached he broke out into the fatal sweat, and dropping, died as he fell. Poor fellow! He had all the points as well as the breeding of a first-class racehorse, and his death, right under the land, was the greatest blow of all to Hays and the lads under him. The captain and crew of the Helvelia did all in their power to render assistance to Hays and the lads, brit it was all of no avail. This great misfortune and sore loss must bo a warn i ng to futuie shippers, to put th e i r stockinto a go o d, s t out sailing vessel, which, ' being deep in the hull an d carving no top-hampe r but her spars, will not roll so excessively. Moreover, the shipment should be so timed that the vessel may be looked for here between July 1 and September 10. We esteemed it a great misfor tune when Cockahoop was lost in coming to this country, but that was a mere nothi ng t o w h at we have now to de plore. The loss of Juniper, a Bay Middleton mare out of The Fawn, inbred to Waxy, Walton. and Williamson's Ditto, can hardly be replaced; that of Peeress, who was the last of the Mainbrace family, is also very grave ; and in that of the yearling colts, whose pluck and endurance was manifest to their last gasp, we have messed the exhi bition of much racing quality. ACCIDENT AT THE EXHIBITION BUILDING, PARIS. —During the gale which prevailed in Paris on Saturday a a pavilion, four storeys high, in course of erection in the Champ -de-Mars, intended for the exhibition of the pro ducts of Holland, was blown down. None of the work men wore hurt. ?REFERENCE SHARES Midland, Leicester and Ilitchin 4 per cent.. 86 North Eastern, G.N.E.. 4 per cent. pret., Stockton and Darlington B, 6:per cent., 311 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Saida and San Francisco, pm. 7 per cent., ni .;rest Luxembourg, 13 Sambre and Meuse; 71 BANKS. Alliance, lim.. 18 • Anglo Egyptian, firn., 121 British North American. 46 `) Cnartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 18 • i n • City, 14 Hat 4 dated Bank, ,41 5 • , lonian, 22 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 221 London Joint Stock, 431 London and 11 estminster. 98 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, lim., 12 MISCELLANEOUB. Anglo-American Telegraph, 10 1 Atlantic Telegraph, Ditto, 8 per cent., 72j 5 Australian Agricultural. 161 Credit Fonder of England, lira., 3 Crystal Palace, -- Ditto, 6 per cent, perpetl. deb., IG2 East India Irrigation and Canal, 101 Egyptian Corn. and Trading, lira., 5 t Gen. Credit and Discount, Jim.. 51 Hudson's Bay, 161 International Financial Society, lint., AI +drag Irrigation and Canal (guaranteed 5 per cent. by In dian Government), Ditto (ail), I Pi Nr.tional Discount Company, 141 North British A ustr lasian, 44 6 Ocean Marine Insuranct), 214 Peninsula andiOrenial steam, 70 691 Royal Mail Steam, 107 Thames and Mersey Marine, Insurance, lira., 51 At the masked ball at the Salle Valentino, on Saturday, A. student, in an advanced state of intoxication, mounted the top of the balustrade, which runs round the room, and gesticulated as if he was making a speech. Suddenly he fell to the floor, fracturing his skull in such a manner as to leave no hopes of his recovery. Three disasters at sea have occurred off Cher bourg. The schooner Louise Victorine, of Croisic, has gone ashore at Carteret, and will become a total wreck. A three -masted ship, name and country unknown, has been seen floating keel upwards in the Deroute ; a boat containing nine men, supposed to be smugglers, has been lost with all hands under the Dielette rocks. DESTRUCTION OF POULTRY BY FOXES IN SURREY. —During the last two years there has been an extended preservttion of foxes in this country, and many covens and brakes are overstocked. But since the fall of snow the rabbits, which form an essential meal to foxes, have gone to ground, and Roynard has been driven by hunger to the farm-yards in search of food, and around Crawley, Grinstead, and llorley foxes have made great havoc aulevg the sweet and ducks. THE .SUN, LONLON, TUESuAY EVENING, JANUARY 15, 1867 SHARE MARKETS.—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Railways. I Paid.' Closing 1 Business prim. done. Bristol anu Exeter •• Caledonian Cambrian. Cork and Bandon.. Cornwall Dublin & Belfast June ' Dun„Perth,& Ab. June 1 L. London, bcrip Certi Do. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. s tk. Do. E. Angl. et. No. 2 Great North °I Scotian rent Northern D. A stock Do. B stock Do. New, Is. at 25 pin Gt S, and W. of Irelan , lit. Western Do. d. Val. Rail gun. Do. South Wales Do. W. Alid.—Oxtont Do. Newport Do. Hereford Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwal Lon., Brigh., & S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Do. 3letrop. Ex. A Lon. & North Western Lon. Ac South Western Man., She., & Lincoln Iletropolitan. Do. New Do. Extension Metropolitan District Do. do. do. 8? 49 122 121 40 46 4 8 65 63 70 72 1 6 :18 32 31 4 6 119 121 130, 131 90 02 561 t 7 34 37 32 3, ISO 132 DJ A 2 17 18 10 /0 12/ 124 85 117 55 67 23 1281 2} 1( 11 00. and St. John's W'd I.lid!and Do. £9 Share 135 /25i 11 111 94 96 , Do, Birrnin.. ttz Derby aid Kent .. . North British Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun. N th. Eastern— Berwick Do. U.N•E purchase. Do. Leeds ..... Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... Do. Stock. & Darling. Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1864 5 . Do. do. 1866 . North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stock i)0..5c0t,, , Mid. stock• Shropshire. Union „ South Devon :south Eastern Staines, Wok., & Wok raft' Vale .. . . Do. C V ale of Neath 38 40 4 18 108 110 67 68 103 105 35 •36 10 11 p 119 121 1 2p 1 2p 73 75 114 118 148. 132 i.-~ . 1 0 it 70, 72 9 10 150. 153 3 4; Waterlord & Klikenn Waterloo & White West Cornwall , SSE 100 100 100 all 100 100 190 100 100 1( 0 100 100 'l,l MI . ISIONS. 66 68 100 101 id ip 4 4i 7i 8; 50 55 10l 103 101 IG3 106 107 21 22 85 88 57 59 53 54 52 54 37 tO 23 25 105 Ito 1 ! , 1 7 7i 8 9 405 410 1 1 22 24 6 7 2 3 2 3 i 9 10 2i 21 5 6 17 18 2.1.0 .294 2.14.0 31 2.14.0 8.3.0 3.14.0 10.8.. 15 16 11 14 30 32 2k 2 4 3/ 21 11,1 35 45 2 4 21 31 24 26 300 fit* 18 z 2 1 2 iu I la 12 14 54 56 115 125 65 75 18 20 10 12 :35 145 7 9 584 5 t 7.0 33f f 5 if 22 1 136 54i 16 132 1 00 1 19 1 i i 19 i i 1241 5 41 Si 1311 I 2 197 64 40i 40 741 4 f 31 9} 101 i 1 1 5i 6 14 i toi} 1 LAW INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. COURT OF -e (Before the Lord Justices.) MAXWELL V. HOGG-HOGG V. MAXWELL-THE RIVAL " BELGRAVIAS." Mr. Dickinson having concluded his argument in favour of the plaintiff Maxwell, asking for a stoppage of the "Belgravia" published by the defendant, Mr.Swanston followed ou the same side, and contended that the expense incurred by the plaintiff, and the notice to publish, which must have coma to his knowledge, constituted a right on the part of Mr. Maxwell, to the in junction asked for. Lord-Justice Turner, without calling upon Mr. Green to open the arguments for Mr. Hogg, said the court was quite prepared to give its decision on the matter before it. The bill before them, filed by the plaintiff state I ho extensively advertised a work in July 186 G, up to Oct. in the same year and that he had expende I a large sum of money in secur ing authors and artists to contribute to a certain work, but that in Septober another person published under the title of "Belgravia," which he had selected as the title for his book or magazine. The plaintiff asked the Court to grant an injunction against the defendant to restrain the second publisher from selling, issuing, or offering for sale a magazine under the title of "Belgravia." The case was altogether new, and therefore the Court thought the plain tiff must show some property or right in the subject of his claim,w hether the 'advertisements or expenditure had created such a light as to entitle the plaintiff to maintain his right in that court to the extent of calling upon it to restrain a person from publishing a work of the nature in question. On the ground of expenditure the Court did not think that because a person expended a large amount of money on a publicalion which had never been given to the world, that therefore he had a right to come forward and ask the Court to restrain a person from doing that which the person seeking the aid of the court had not done himself. If the circumstances of expenditure would not do, the court would next pro ceed to consider whether the publication of the advertise ments announcing the 'appearance of the magazine had constituted thought.. The advertisements he (Lord Justice Turner) thought were upthing more than a publication of the intention of the plaintiff to publish a work of a cer-, tain name, and nothing more. He did not think that circumstances could be'constilered as constituting any title to the name under which* work was to be published. , If so the,consequences would become very serious, he might come to that eourt and say he (plaintiff) had adver tised a work ; and he,, therefore, called upon the Court to prevent every other person from doing the same thing until he had an opportunity of giving his book to the world. The , publication of advertisements gave no obligations to complete . the work, and the Court would, therefore, not feel disposed to give the plaintiff the power of preventing others fromdoing that which he was under au obligation to do himself. The present case was not one where advertisements were fol lowed by publication, but of advertisements alone. Enter taining the bill of the plaintiff the Court thought would be fraught with the most serious consequences. By such a bill anybody might appropriate a name of the most valu able description for the title of some intended publication, or it might sanction the taking of the name of an eminent firm, which might be of the greatest value, and then the person doing so might come into that court and ask it to issue an injunction to restrain other persons from doing the same. Looking at the extreme injustice that might arise from entertaining such a proposition, ho was of opi nion that there was no principle or authority upon Ni hich the bill could be maintained. It must, therefore, in his opinion, be dismissed. Lord Justice Cairns said they had not heard any part of Hogg's case. That which had been before the Court con sisted solely of that of Maxwell, and therefore he should only speak of that. He stated that he had secured the services of a lady of great celebrity as an authoress to edite a new magazine Lobe called "Belgravia," that he had incurred great expense in collecting materials for the pub lication, but all this was done before the publication of the magazine. Before that was done, another person an ticipated Maxwell, and put into the market a shil ling magazine of the same name as that of the plaintiff, and he then came to this court to ask for an injunction. The question for the Court was, not the loss that would be sustained if such a book was allowed to remainin circulation, but 'whether the plaintiff had shown his right in the property to be so protected. Could a property be acquired in a name before the veritable article had been put upon the market for sale. Lord Westbury had decided a case that bore upon the matter under the consideration of the Court; he had stated that there could bo no property in a certain word or name, but immediately that name was stamped on a stick of liquorice it became the property or trade mark of the person using it. But here the matter was could a right be acquired before the veritable article had been put on the market. Tho plain tiff contended that he had established his right by the publication of advertisements - and the outlay of a large sum of money. The advertisements only went the length of saying that a certain thing was intended to be done, but they implied no 'obligation, and with respect to expedition he thought that equally fallacious. The mere intention to use a certain name does not allow a person to acquire a right, and tiorefere ho _thought tike bill must _be dismissed. Mr. Green then opened the case of Hogg v. Maxwell. Ile said that so long ago as Oct. 12, 1866, that Hogg in tended to publish a certain magazine, and registered the title of it as Belgravia, when the defendant some time after appropriated it. Lord Justice Cairns remarked that the matter just settled by the court gave the plaintiff in the present case the right to use it. Mr. Green contended that his client had a right and title by copyright previous to that of the defendant, but if he had not, he thought the court would hold that the actual publication of the magazine entitled Belgravia by Mr. Hogg on Sept. 24 gave him a right to the title as a trade mark. He had also acted in conformity with all the acts of Parliament, and on that ground, if not on the other, he maintained he had the sole right and title to publish the work. COURT Op EXCHEQUER. (Sittings:in Banco, before the Lord Chief Baron and Barons Martin, Channel', and Pigott.) GIBSON V. VESEY. Mr. Powell, Q. 0., on behalf of the plaintiff in this case moved for a rule to sot aside a nonsuit, which had been entered at a trial boforethe Lord Chief Baron at Guildhall, at the sittings after last term, and for a now trial. The plaintiff was a farmer. Ha had land in the neighbourhood of Huntingdon, where the defendants, Messrs. Posey, were bankers. Towards the close of last year the plain tiff became embarrassed, and sold his property by auction, out of the proceeds of which he paid his landlord, and placed the remainder in the hands of his solicitor for the benefit of his creditors. On the affidavit of two per sons named Richardson and Waino, the latter of whom swore that the plaintiff ..told him that he intended to go to Jersey for the purpose of avoiding his creditors and that he would take his money with him, a capias was issued for his arrest at the suit of one of his creditors. However, the plaintiff paid the debt into court, and the capias was discharged. A few days afterwards an attorney named Reynolds, in Lincoln's-inn-fields, received a tele gram, fcllowed by a letter from the country soli citors of the defendants, instructing him to issue another capias against the plaintiff, which was accordingly done. The only ground on which this latter capias was obtained was an affidavit of Mr. Reynolds, stating his belief that the plaintiff was about to leave the country, which was founded on the affidavit of Messrs. Richardson and Waine. The learned counsel said that this was a malicious prOceeding within the meaning of the law, as Mr. Reynolds ihould have informed himself of the fact to which he deposbd instead of depending entirely on the first affidavits. .. ,_ The Lord Chief Baton said that he directed a nonsuit, because he thought tlier# was no case to go to a jury. If it had been ,show,a . at I the trial that Mr. ,Reynolds hail made an affidavit,. knoWing that what he averred was false, the case wouldjkaviß.been different, and then a claim of action would lie p!,ga i lust the defendants for the act .of their agent, but there was no reason to suspect that he did not fully belieVe4hat ho swore to. The other learned Judges concurred with his lordship, and the rule was accordingly refused. banner gave great dissatisfaction, and the mottoes were in bad French, and equally bad Latin. His Honour ruled that the plaintiff could not recover, because he had held the cheque for two days before pre senting it for payment. Defendants asked for costs, which were allowed. Verdict for the defendants. It was stated that the defendants still had the banner. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. DISPOSING OF WORKHOUSE CLOTRINO.—AN INCORRI GIBLE WOMAN.—EIIen Coleman, who has several times been convicted of disposing of workhouse clothing, ale property of the Guardians of St. James's parish, was again brought before Mr. Tyrwhitt, charged with a similar offence. • The prisoner has several times been charged in this court, and convicted, for disposing of herclothing; it being her practice every time she is allowed to go out of tho workhouse to return without some of her articles of clothing, she Laving disposed of them, and to such an extent has she done so that the authorities of the work house have been compelled to brand all her clothing with the words "St. James's Workhouse (stop it)," with the object of preventing her doing it. Mr. Trywhitt committed her for 14 days with hard labour. Ann Connell, another inmate of St. James's work house, was also charged with disposing of her clothing, and she was also committed for 14 days with hard labour. A. B. (City) has sent 2s. in postage stamps for the poor man Long, whose boys were charged with begging before Mr. Knox, on Saturday last, when ho explained that the poor man had been ill for a long time, and ho had only just left his bed, and that his wife was in a dying state. BRITISH I', Atlantic St. Lawrence Rom., Baroda. Ccn.ln. • Vol s F p . e fia ce rel Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Butt,Brant,&Goderichl 6 p.c. 1872-3- Calcutta & S. K, lien.. ', si e Town & Dock, gu.' Oetnerara, 7 p.c. per. p., Nast. Bengal, gu., 5 do: East ludiau, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extcnsion irandTrunkot Canada ) Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do deferred ... De. 2d Pref. Bonds Do. do. deterred Do. 3d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pret. stock Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c l'o. Gua. 5 per cent., Do. New gua. 5 p. o t. South of India gua. 5 per cent Do. 4t per neut , Do .. - 1 4 rest W( s. of Canada.. D.). New .. .. Do. 6p. o Bt.s. pay. 1873 Do. 51 dv. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 42 do Do. 43 do Do. Fifth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. t Hudson's Bay.. N. ItlArda,6pcletpf.ba, Scinde • A . 1 Do. Delhi Do. do . Do. Puniaub.... Do.lndus St.Flot COLONIAL GO VER: Britibh Columbia, 6 per cent., De 0.31, 1572.- 1 Cau.Gov.6p.c.Ja. , tJul , - - 1877-84 - Do. 6 p. 0. Feb. & Aug D. 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p. c. Inscribed sk Cape G. Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 DthApl.dtOCt 1890-1900 Do. do 1880-9 u Do. Jau.&July, 181104 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and ►5 Oct., MO.._ Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p., Do. 1878, do Mauritius, 6 p. 0, 1873, Jan. and July too. 1 78 . 1882 1 ,3,1a . ;15 - , Nov. Do. 1895, Feb. & Auz,. Natal qov. 6 per cent.. N.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&July N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c., 1866 Do. 5 p.c. 1871 to 1876 Do. 5 P.c. 1888 to 1893 'New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. a sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,a 1868-9 Do. 1878 dt ujp wards Vio,Gov. 6 p.c. 7a .t July Do. do, A pril 4 Oct BRITIS Cam. Consol. Gold, lim Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. (Tavlst Drakewalls East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon East Carn BrPa East Grenville East Gunnislake .. East Loved E. Wil Russell (Tavisik tiain.& StAubyn(Ci weu. Great LAxey, Great South Tolgus Great Wheal livay G. Wheal Vor U rcnville Herod's Foot .... Ringston Downs Margaret (Uny Lelan Marko Valley Ilwyndy Iron Ore, N ew Se ton North Roskear . N.Wh'l Bassett(lllogan North Wheal Crotty Prosper United Pr,:videnee Uny Lelant S. Caradon (St: Cleer) South Condurrow S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park YPin Crott..... ..... Vigra and Clagan, llm West Bassett (Illogan W. Caradon (L tskeard West Chirerton West 5et0n...... . Wheal Bassett ',Mogan Wheal Buller (Redruth Wheal nary Ann (Men Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis 100 102 91 93 12i 131' 1: 120 R 8 82- 81 84 lt 100 102, 02 t 4 85 90 82 85 97 9J 97 98 1 97 98 'MENT SECURITIES. 96 98 97 99 97 ,29 79 81 78 80 101 103 104 106 103 105 101 103 88 N ILO 102 lu4 lt6 102 114 IC3 - 105 102 105 105 ►O7 96 100 94 96 90 1)2 84 h 5 88 100 SI 86 94 98 92 P 3 103 105 106 107 BLADE V. BLADE. This important case, which promises to occupy the court several days, and in which the right of the present holder of the Slade baronetcy is disputed, was set down for hearing on the 26th April, on the application of the Solicitor-General, Sir J. Karslake, and with the consent of both sides. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner Kerr.) A 11/31 , 011.1‘ BANNSII AND ITS HISTORY—THICKBROOM V. Tnorr, SCIVIRZ, AND THOMAS. This was an action to recover .£lO upon a cheque which had been given by defendants, members of the London Working Men's Association, to a person named Staples, in part payment of a certain banner to have been used in the Reform Demonstration. Mc, Buchanan appeared for the plaintiff, and said that his client was the innocent holder of a cheque which had been stopped by the defendants, and it appeared that one of the branches of the Working Men's Reform Associa tion required a banner for the groat Reform Demon stration. Tho committee consulted a person named Staples, who said ho could get a very good ono made for £25. Ho was employed, and went to Mr. Edginton, who agreed to make the banner, it being alleged that he represented himself to Edginton as a member of the association. He received £5 on account, and paid £3 to Edginton. When the banner was finished it was taken to the office of the association, and the bearer had to wait a very long time, but Staples said he would got the bill paid. He received £lO in a cheque from the association, and handed the cheque to plaintiff who cashed it, but held it for a longer time than was reasonable. Meanwhile, the committee of the association heard something that induced them to go to the bankers and stop the payment of the cheque. The three defendants attended to-day, and said that the MARYLEBONE. THE POOR AT THE WEST- END.— This morning thero were about 100 able-bodied labourers waiting outside the police-court, at the magistrate's entrance. On the arrival of Mr. D'Eyncourt, the spokesman of the party said ho had boen to the Marylebone Workhouse for relief, and was re fused. In reply_to his worship, and to Mr. Tubbs, assistant over seer, the applicant said he did not apply hitnself —it was another man.' He could only earn 7d. -a day at-stane-break ing, and that would not keep - his family. Mr: `'Tubbs said if they were willing to work they could all be supplied with stone-tickets, by which they could earn is. 3d. a day. _ Applicant said they were not allowed to earn even so much as that. Even if they could that would not support a family. Mr. Tubbs—They are allowed to earn the ls. 3d. In deed experienced hands can earn as muck as .£3 'per week. Mr. D'Eyncourt said no doubt if they were willing to work for relief they would get it, but it appeared they wanted relief without giving any labour in return. It was a hardship upon the ratepayers. Mr. Tubbs said they would all be supplied with work if they. only applied. Mr. D'Eyncourt—lt had come to his knowledge that when the snow was on the ground about 800 able-bodied labourers applied at this workhouse for relief, and they were offered half-a-crown a-day to sweep away the snow. Out of that largo number only 83 accepted the offer, and were supplied with tickets; and oven of this latter number all did not go. He then advised all to go to the workhouse, as he could not assist them. WESTMINSTER. DETERMINED ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.—Jano Simmonds, a very respectable-looking woman, who is exceedingly well connected, was charged with attempting to drown herself at Battersea-bridge. James Dewar, 136 F, said that, at half-past 10 last night, ho was on duty at Battersea-bridge, when a gentleman called his attention to the defendant, and told him some thing which induced him to watch her. Directly after this witness saw her in the act of getting over the rails of the bridge to throw herself into the Thames. lie rushed forward, and seizing her when she was half over, dragged her back on to the bridge. By a quick movement she suddenly extricated herself from his grasp, and running to the other sido of the bridge got partly over the rails and was again prevented doing any mischief. Witness then walked across the bridge with her, and considering from what she said that she would surely destroy herself unless restrained he took her to the sta tion and locked her up. Mr. Arnold asked if any of her friends wore present? Tho police replied in the negative. The poor woman on being asked whether she wished to say anything burst into tmrs. Mr. Arnold, consulting her safety, ordered her to be remanded for a week. MARKE TS. —This d ty. HAY. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 12 Os to £4 15s; clover, 14 10s to 15 15s Od ; and straw, 11 18s to £2 68 per load. Trade quiet, but firm. CUMBERLAxD.—Ms.Iadow hay, £2 5s to 14 15s ; clover, 10a`•to .£6 15s ; and straw, £1 18a to £2 ss_ per load. P►ires firm. WIIITECHAPEL.-Moadow hay, £2 5s to £4 15s ; clover, £4 lOs to .£5 15s Od ; and straw, £1 18s to £2 5s per load. Trade quiet. COLONIAL. TEL—The market has remained quint, only a small quantity is announced for public sale to day, and prices are not expectsd to vary to any considerable extent. S UGAR. —A good business has been done in West India, and prices are well maintained. The fog yesterday, how ever, in some measure interrupted business operations, the stock on hand, compared with that of the corresponding period Of last year, exhibits an increase of 2,282 tons. COFFEE.—The demand for colouring descripti ons of plantation Ceylon continues good, and prices generally aro firmly maintained. RICE. —There continues to bo a fair inquiry for cleaned descriptions, which fully support former quotations. SALTPETRE.—No sales have been reported in Bengal but a small parcel of common Bombay has been sold at 13s. 6d. per cwt. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. (This Day.) Market opens quiet. Sales, probably, 5,000 bales. REAL ENJOYMENT.—As the rocks grew higher and nearer, and the sun more hot, so the breeze vlso in craased, until we scudded away at a famous pace, while I stretched at full length, with my head leaning back on the adjustable back-board (the comfort of one's life in a canoe), and my feet spread out on deck, and bright clear waves lapping my hands now and then, or dai:ngly kissing my cheek. The luxuly of this rest in motion, after the hard tugs against the east wind last week, will always be re membered by the passengers of the canoe. To vary the amusement, I bant my course here and there, into this bay on the r:ght, and round that cape on the left, now chasing a duck that kept diving and diving before me, and again running close to some little v:llage, where all the folks came out, but I managed to pass through them vi:thout even once allowing my face to be seen. Their account of the phantom craft that pass( 1 them I should veij much like to hear. The work of a long summer's Say, even with its rests and detours and many stoppages, had brought me thirty miles on my routo, and as the sun droopd, so died away the wind; but the water clos'ng now to the breadth of a i:ver, with a steady cu - - rent, sti'l caLied us on through the Bjorno Sje, tho Lake of the Bears. Over the wavi - ig weeds, fast by the dipping bushes, great rocks above us, and health and peace within, it was all in a mellow light of gloaming, such as that picture shows us, " With the Stream." I fished the -whte —as comfortable in niy boat as you are on your sofa— use makes it so. At last I was lazy, and so were the fish, for'theylumped only half way to the fly, and seemed to lollop about for play, and did not " mean business." We wore all so pleasant and comfortable—the canoe, the fisher man, and the fish—that by consent it was agreed to "make believe," on all sides, until, I do believe, our coxswain nodded in the sultry air, and then ho fell fast asleep. At this time the Rob Roy was born on the smooth current, stern-foremost, side-foremost, any way ; all discipline was unloosed, and no one was on the watch, as we di ifted in among the long stakes, which were leaning down as they bent to the stream, and murmuring at the pressure with an audible thrill. Suddenly I was aroused bps tremendous tug at my fishing-line. In an instant it WAS "all hands on deck," and a rattling of paddles and spars and a clattering of shoes. What a huge salmon it must be we are catching. It has pulled the whole boat round! Haul away cheelily. Ah ! my hook had caught a tree ! —The Rob Roy on the Ba'tic. By T. Macgregor, ALA. PUBLIC COMPANIES IN CIIANCERY.—There was another long list of public companies under the Winding-up e Acts before tho Cb'ef Clerks yesterd a y in Chanceiy. The ca:o of Barncd's Bank again figu-ed in the paper, and the a ppli ca tion was by another sharehol der to varytehfie filed. The matter stood over until after the accounts wer E XAMINAT ION OF PRIVATE BILLS. on Friday . next, the 18th inst., the examination of the petitions on private bills by the officers of the House ofi Cana) wo mmons will lith tho be commenced, and continued, as to comp are this year standing orders, un til completed. As there on ly 317 bills, the examination will probably be concluded shortly after the commencement of the session on the sth proximo. REFORM SOIREE AT HANLEY.—We learn, by tele graph, that the local members of theßllelfoorfm the Mechanics' League held a soirée last night in the Lectures - h I n stitution, Hanley. R molution in favour of the pro gramme of the Refor m League—registered residential manhood suffrage and vote by ballot—were carried with acc l ama tion, and an address was de:ivered. At the same time a soiree was hold at the Town-hall at Stoke, under the auspices of the Nat i o nal Reform Union. The the Theresolu tions passed at this meeting weroi vn win o Man chester programme. Share! Royal Geographical Society. Three papers were discussed yesterday, at the evening meeting of this society, at Burlington House —Sir R. I. Murchison, president, in the chair. The first was an account of a journey, performed in 1862, to Kano from the Niger Bay, by the late W. B. Baikie. The account was derived from various extracts from the doctor's journal, in the possession of the Foreign Office. In Dec., 1861, Dr. Baikie left the settlement he had formed at the confluence of the Niger and Binuwe and went to liida, the capital of Nupe, a town of great size, to the north of the Kwora, from which it is distant about 16 mi'es. It was not before the month of April that a. rangements for the journey were completed, pack oxen bought, and the jealousy of the native traders overcome. On the 12t1i April, 1862, Dr. Baikie set out in company with Ibrahim, a native of Zo. iya, then returning with presents from King Massaba to his chief. The first was a short march of nine miles to Kpakpag6 over level wooded country. Next day many towns of considerable size were passed, and the boundary of the kingdom of Nupe crossed. The party slept at Lernu, inhabited by Gbari, a heathen race, who, on the arrival of the travellers, were cele brating a Pagan festival. On the 14th they came to Teije, which overlooks the valley of the river Kaduna, the country passed consisting of low undu lating plains with sandstone ranges, covered with grays, bush, and forest. The meadow in front was clothed with grass and a few large trees scattered here and there, in which the people had placed bee hives made of basket-work. On the 16th they crossed the alluvial valley and reached Gbogi, and spent the night at a town of the Bassa people, from which an extensive view was obtained over a flat mono tenous landscape. These Bassa are part of a wild, turbulent race, living in isolated communities. At the foot of a sandstone ridge on which the town was built lay a pool of water full of crocodiles, fed and worshipped by the Pagan inhabitants of the place. After crossing seeerid sandstone ridges clothed with bush and trees, among which were the fleshy en phorbia, 'they made a steady ascent to GarouGobez. On one of the ridges before coming to Gumna there are several prominent peaks of semi-vitrified rock. Gumna is built between iwo rocky hills which rise from a well-cultivated plain. It is the chief town of this portion of Bassa, and contained 3,000 mixed population. Leaviag Gamna they crossed a low ridge of granite, and entered a rocky defile with perpen dicular faces 200 fee high, on which were native villages, whose inhabitants are an industrious race, cultivating the rich lands below. Tegyina, which they came to next, contains as many inhabitants as Gumna, chiefly Kamuko. Although inferior in rank to that place, it is a town of greater importance. In the market milk and butter were cheap and plenti ful, as also were vegetables—but gu'nea worm is very prevalent among the people. On the 21st April they came to a detached rock named Ungwoi Ka rami, which rises 500 feet out of the plain. Here is a barrier of thorns, at which toll is demanded of a'l. caravans at the rate of five cowries each man. Being the King's guest this toll was not demanded, but a present given instead. After passing the second of these barriers' the rocks retire t) the west, leaving an open valley and a huge rock standing in front at a small village. While huts were being prepared, the party sat down under a baobab tree. Behind was a perr enclicular face of rock, and near it some women were rubbing down grain into meal under the shade of euphorbia which grew from one of the crevices. The green valley in front, dotted with trees, pools of water, and herds of cattle, seemed l'ke an English park. The chief's daughter, a lady of mature age, brought water to drink ; she was dressed with only a few leaves hung in front from a cord round the waist ; the men had a leather apron behind. Yet this independent, Jude people ere -kind a-id intell'gent. From Unuwoi they pro ceeded successively to Kamuko and Wassaba ; the last a wa'led town, bui't at the foot of a corical hill of granite, from halfway up which a general view of the country was obtained, but Dr.Baikie was prevented ascending, its summit being held sacred by the natives. Inside the town walls were borassus, hyphaene, and date palms ; by the river sides in the surrounding districts the raphea and wild date-palms are abundant. Their path was next through dense jungle, with open glades in which herds of cattle were grazing. 'The rhea-butter tree attains an unusual size, and ripens its fruit in June. The people were busy collecting fruit of the locust tree. On passing Gideon Magaja they left Kamuko and entered again among the Gbari, sleeping in the town of Karsi, beautifully situated in a valley. Many smelting furnaces were seen, and iron-ore is abundant. At Ruku the papan tree was seen in cultivation, and on the 28th April they entered the country of the Zariya, and crossed a dense forest fo'l of wild animals on the banks of the Karsi. The deleb palm forms a marked feature in the landscape with its tall swollen stems. On the 30th they were before Zariya, one of the centres Qf commerce in Haussa, and frequented by merchants from Bornu, Adamawa, and Nupe. The silk cotton trees which surround the town distinguish it in the plain; of these there are upwards of 1,000, varying from 50 to 70 feet high. When close to the city a small stream is crossed, and the ground rises to the walls, which are ten miles in circumference, and from 16 to 18 feet high, pierced by eight gates, the ninth having been closed after the entrance of Mallam Musa. At a former time the space in cluded by .he wall was much greater, and included the Kufena Hills to the north-west, 700 feat high, and from which the only general view of the city is to be had. The general height of the plain of Zariya is about 200 ft above the sea. The King was absent, engaged in war, but messengers went to inform him of Dr. Baikie's arrival. The slave market here has diminished of late years, not more than 300 daily being usually found, whilst three years previously as many as 4,000 might have been seen. The mosque is a large bulldinz„ 120 feet long, with two domes and a square tower. Dr. Baikie joined the King, and numerous incidents were detailed. On July 25 he reached Kano ; returning from thence he got back to Gumna Sept. 25, and finally reached his own station on the confluence of the Kwora and Niger in December. The second paper, " On the North-east Province of Madagascar," was by the .Wshop of Mauritius; and a third, "A Diary of a Hill Trip in Burmah," was by Lieut. Lewin. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and New Zealand, viti Southamihon Yan. 19. Ditto, via Marseilles Feb. 13. Brazil and Cape Verds. by British packet.. .... Feb. 4. Ditto, by French packet Jan. 22 Cape of Good Hope, ABCletlflioll, and St. ficlena Deci. 28. China. Penang, and Singapore. via Southampton Tan 19. Ditto, via Marseilles ........... •• ... ...... Jan. 27 Falkland Islands .................... . J an: 19 Gibraltar, via Southampton .............. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Jan 19. Ditto, via 31arseilles .................. . .... Jan. 22 India (Bombay), via Sout hampton. l9 Ditto, via M a rseilles .................. . .. ... Jan. Jan. 22 Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Jan. 19. Ditto, via Mar seilles...... Jan. 22. Mauritius, via South am p ton ............ Jan. 19. Ditto, via M a nsell .e 3 Jan. 19 N ew foundland P or tugal , ..... . ......... Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon United states and British North America, by Bri tish packet .. ... J tn. 21 Ditto. by United States packet, via Southamp ton Ditto, vis Curk Ditto, oy Canadian packet, via Londonderry ~Jan. -- West Coatit of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe ....Feb. 3. West Indies and Pacido (except Bahamas and liondurat) Jan. 11 BLuttIVI.J. N.a New York. Jan 1 1 . Cuba and hiexieo ... Jan. 28 Bermuda, via Halifax Feb. 13. We read in the Diritto of the 12th :—" Yraer clay tho Duke of Argyli, Mr. Gladstone, and other English statesmen were present at the sitting of the Chamber of Deputies, and occupied places in the tribuLe of the diplo matic body." . A CLERGYMAN WASHED OVERBOARD.--An un fortunate catastrophe occurred on board the Peter Denny on the 11th ult., wh"o on her passage from London to Shanghai. It appears that tho Rev. David Mason, wh'le on the forecastle of the ship, with some other passengers, in the heavy weather which she experienced during the later part of her passage, was washed overboard. A high sea i unning at the time, and there being no signs of the unfortunate gentleman after ho was seen to s'ok, the I;fc , boat was Rot lowered. TATTERSALLS'—LastE;ening: TWO THOUSAND. 4to 1 agst Plaudit (offered) 5 to 1 agst Hermit (taken) 100 to 7 agst Grand Cross (taken and offered) DERBY. 7to 1 agst The Rake (taken) 10 to 1 agst D'Estournel (taken and offered) 11 to 1 agst Plaudit (taken) 15 to 1 agst Ifortrit (taken) 25 to 1 agst Grand Cross (taken) 33 to 1 agst Je'ius (taken and offered) 40 to 1 agst Vauban (taken) 60 to 1 agst Priest (taken) 66 to 1 agst Avro❑ (taken and offered) 1000 to 10 agst Gipsy hang (taken) RACING FIXTURES FOR 1867. FEBRUARY. Lincoln Spring Marro w Nottiugliwn 26 Derby Liverpool Spring Chelmsford Spring l2 West Drayton l9 Bromloy lipsotn Spring ?,6 I,Jwos Spring Ofoitou Park 2B • '2ll AP: Northampton Windsor Spring 4 Edinburgh Sp. Meeting 6 Newmarket Craven 8 Curragh afE Chester (continued) York Spring 7 Salisbury Doncaster Spring Bath 'IIIL. Thirsk ] Durham .. 2 44 Newmarket Ist Spring ' 4 2 Catterick Chester 3O AY. II Harpenden Epsom Summer INewton Croydon .. ..... 2g NE. Stockbridge l9 Chelmsford Newcastle .. 25 Curraglt Worcester Summer 27 Ipswich 2Z" LY. Down Royal Corporatn l7 Stamford Huntingdon 23 Winchester Southampton Goodwood AUGUST. Ascot Summer -4 Windsor Summar Mmchestar Summar Hampton l3 Odiltam l7 13ibury Club lB Carlisle 2 Newmarket July 2 Pontefract Reading Liverpool July Meeting 10_ Hungerford Nottingham July . 16 Goodwood (continued). -- 1 Ripon Brighton . , 6 Brighton Ohio 8 Lo byes Egham ••• . l3 Wolverhampton l3 Stockton Oxford . • ••• 15 Hastings York August Dover . 22 West Drayton .. 22 l!lymouth..... .... 23 Canterbury Lichfield Derby Summer Weymouth Tunbridge SEPT] Warwick Margate Curragh Leicester Abingdon Doncaster OCT( Northampton Autumn. 1 Edinburgh Autumn 2 Newmarket 2d October 7 Cheltenham l5 NOV] Liverpool Autumn 5 Shrewsbury ll 1113Eft.' Richmond l7 Hendon l9 Monmouth ............... 19 Manchester Autumn.... 20 Newmarket Ist October 24 Walsall 25 IBER. Ourragh Newmarket Houghton 2l Worcester Autumn AMER. I Leamington Hunt STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES FOR 1867. FEBRUARY. Carmarthen 5 Harrow Spring Birmingham l2 Derby Windsor MARCH. Liverp00l Spring Grand Military Chertsey Halton COURSING. COURSING MEETINGS TO COME. JANUARY, 1867. Judge. Days of Bunning Name. Third S. Lancashire, (South port (Open) Mr. Westropp 9, 10, 11 Spelthorno Club Mr. Warwick O, 10, 11 Border Union (Longtown) Cumborland Mr. Warwick Barton-on-Humber, Lincoln. Mr. Spafford Altcar Club, Lancashire - Wigtonsb. Club (Straura,er) Mr. Boulton Little Crosby Mr. Welding County Louth Club, Ireland Mr. Sp•tfford Ridgway Club, Lytham - 3O, Ste. FEBRUARY. Rufford, Lancashire Cardiff Club Mr. Warwick Waterloo, Lancashire Tamworth, Staffordshire ... Mr. Warwick MARCH. Irish Grand Na io ial (Open), county Louta Ardrossau, Sharphill South Lancashire (South port) Champion Mr. Westropp l4, 15, .See Leiuster (Open) Courtown— Mr. U. Springall l9, 2U Scottish Open, Lanarkshire 26, &C. 6, 7 7, tc. APRIL. York so venoaks SEPTEMBER. Brampton, Cumberland Mr. Warwick OCTOBER. Ancastor and Willoughby, IVLincolutibiro Mr. Spafford Agricultural Prospects. Last week opened with a complete thaw ; heavy rain from 11 a.m. until the afternoon ; thick and foggy at times ; wind S.E. Monday morning was wet, and all the snow had nearly disappeared by mid-day, the atmosphere being very mild, w tion ith s4 s s u a n occa-ionaPy seen during the afternoon. thermometer in the morning 48 deg., up noon ; barometer down to 29.20 inches. In this humid state of the atmosphere thrashing of wheat was out of the question, and farmers cannot bring out supplies until piercing winds have blown through the stacks ; but this may not be yet awhile, and the deliveries of English will consequently be limited and much under the amount required for the present wants of the millers. Tuesday morning was wet and mild, after a violent and disrstrous gale throughout the past night ; but the day held up, and it was sunny at times. Wind, S.S.W. ; thermometer, 50 deg. ; barometer, 28.85 inches. Our advices from the East Riding of Yorkshire stated :—" Weather in the early part , of the week was winterly, with severe frost and snow ; but a has now entirely changed, and the temperature is much warmer with rain." From Northumberland it was remarked, "The wea ther continued fine up to Satirchy afternoon, with hard frost, when thew Ind changed from N. W. to S.E., and a thaw set in, which still continues, and the snow is fast disappepring. Wind to-dap S.W." Wednesday ramping open' I fine with a reddish sun. At 11 a.m. rain bet in, and it proved a showery day, with much rain at night. Wind S.S.W. ; thermometer 48 degrees at noon ; barometer 28.95 inches, but rising. Our advices from the west coast of Scotland ran thus Up to the beginning of this week we have had sharp frost ; since then thaw has set in." From Great Yarmouth, of same day, " The wintry weather has all disappeared, and we have a mild temperature again." The sudden disappear ancep ar ts o o f f Th the e s e n o o u w n has tr y c a ad great and e the eahreiw lfi?irenoads fl tt hp o t a ds in ma ny parts n stnnooi tnwbsf uea eellnh. i ng c m l; a s t t r 3 i r c i t a s n l y n a a y ff b e c e t einjured.doubtful too b t,fu l suddenly and whether tbe slugs l o u osoon p g s bad übeonn destroyed, it ; and ii t as the heavy covering of snow would protect both them and the wheat plant. Thursday morning was un certain in appearance ; but the day proved fair, be coming colder at night, which was cloudy and threatening ; wini round to the N.N.W., thermo meter 41 degrees, barometer 29.80 and then 30 inches. On Friday morning a slight white frost was registered, with a fine day; thermometer 33 degrees, the highest point reached that day, barometer slightly falling and the night clear, with a bright moonlight, with indications of a return to hard weather. On Saturday morning 11 degrees of frost were registered ; wind S.W. in the morning, and at 11 a.m. snow commenced slightly to fall, while before night there was a complete covering. In this instance the frost coming so suddenly on the moist land will probably do some mischief to the plant, but it would at the same time destroy a por tion of the slugs, and in this respect effect much good. These sudden vicissitudes in the weather w:11 probably have some effect on the markets ; at any rate supplies of home grown wheat must be trifling, and this will throw a large consumption on to the small stocks of foreign, as ultimately t) clear the course for a run on English supplies after the March winds have been experienced. On the whole agri cultural prospects are not bad as regards the present prices of either wheat or barloy.--Mark-lune Ex press of yesterday. ~, 20 st st 100 t to ,o 4