The Sun. — London, England, 1867-02-08 00:00:00

MONEY XARKET AND COMMERCit►L INTELLIGENOIt, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The alteration in the rate of discount has not stimulated business in the general discount market and affairs are in the same relative position a before, the rates being 2/ 2; per cent. Gold to the amount of £50,000 was withdrawn from the Bank of England yesterday fur Buenos Ayres. The Bank of France return for the week shows an increase of £848,000 in the cash balance and £1,060,000 in the private accounts; there is a de crease of £3,040,000 in the bills discounted; £ 2 ,580,000 in the notes and £112,000 in the Trea sury balances. At a meeting held to-day of the Mediterranean Extension Telegraph Company (Limited), the Di rectors recommended a dividend of 8 and 3 per cent. r espectively on the Preference and Original Shares, and that the balance, viz., £4Bl 6s. Bd., be carried to the reserve fund. An ordinary general meeting of Rcuter's Tele gram Company will be held on the 27th inst., to receive the report of the directors. The return from the; Bank of England for the 'week ending Feb. 6, shows some favourable changes. In the bullion there is au increase of £133,771, While the other securities have been diminished by 47 3,965. In the reserve of notes there is a small failing off, but only to the extent of £39,065. Sub- Joined are the particulars : Publi c Deposits £5 997 437 Dcrease £164,105 O ther Deposit s ." 1_8'267'595 Decrease... 375,834 Rest 8 , 519 , 041 Increase 28,659 On the other side of the account : Government Securities £l3 111 068 No alteration. Other Securities.. . 18'716'418 Decrease £473.965 Notes unemployed 10;070,770 Decrease ... 39,065 The amount of notes in circulation is £23,024,170, being an increase of £216,885 ; and the stock of bullion in both departments is £19,024,193, showing au increase of £133,771 when compared with the former return. In the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets d uring the last few days there has not been much animation, and the reduction in the Bank rate of di scount has not perceptibly influenced the trans actions entered into. Sugar has maintained former rates, while superior descriptions of coffee sold at steady prices. Rice has been in moderate request, but tallow has been neglected, and prices have given Way. Two o'CLocK. According to Reuter's telegram from Paris to day, the French Rentes were 69.52. Heavy. The English Funds have shown rather more firmness. Consols for money have improved e, to ' 0 .91 ; and, for the account they have advanced to 90 15-16 91 1-16. The Now 3 per Cents. are quoted 891 901; and the Reduced Annuities, 90 ; the Bank Stock is marked 250 ; India Stock, 211 ; the 5 per cent. Indian Loan, 1071 ; and the Bonds, 30 prem. Foreign Stocks have in most instances shown a slight advance. Mexican have improved j, to 171 18 ; Greek Bonds, 1, to 14 141 ; Spanish Certifi cates, 1, to 15 15i ; and Turkish 5 per Cents. 1, . 31- 1 ; while the Italian Loan of 1861 has de ,to 54a a'; and the Chilian Loan Scrip is 411 11 at 1, toll prom. American Securities show little variation of im portance. United States 5-20 Bonds have improved to 72i ; and the Erie Shares to 401 1 ; W hile Illinois Shares have declined 1, to 8011. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Deben ;area are steady, at 38 40, and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds at 31 311. Reaviness has prevailed in the Railway Share , l l arket, and p r i ces ge nerally show considerable de pression. Great Western, Midland, London, C hatham, and Dover, and South-Eastern have - "en declined 1 ; Great Eastern, 1 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, / ; and North-Western, 1. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain very Inactive, at about previous values. B ank Shares are dull, and barely support former 9 11 ces• London and Westminster are marked 94/ London and County, 671 1 ; Union of Australia, 47/ ; and Union of Loudon, 451. Miscellaneous and Finance Shares remain with out material alteration, Hudson's Bay Company bei ng dealt in at 15/ j. ; Credit Foncier of Eng land, at 31 4 • and Peninsular and Oriental Steam, at 66 67. ' MINING MARKET. FRIDAY, Two o'Cloek. Business in the Mining Market has been rather quiet ; the shares chiefly dealt in have been Great Retallack, Prince of Wales, Buller, Bassett, Seton, 444 East Gunnis Lake. Annexed are the current quotations : b 13 rYh Gvriog, ; Cern Brea, —— ; Cern Cant ,..°lllo, 22s Od 24s Od; Central Minera, —; Chivertou cO O 7 r, 6 6i ; Chontal os G o ld , 21 ; Clifford Amalgamate, Condnerow, —; Cooks' Kitchen, 10 11 ; Drake .Wl, Qs, 213 Od 23 3; E ast Basset, 20 21 ; East Caradon, ".„I 6 ; East Carn B rea, 3 1 I ; East Lovell, 91 101; East Russell, 3} 3 1 ; East Wh eal Grenville, 2 2; ; Great Laxey, 16} 17 ; Groat North Downs, 31 4 ; Great i letallack, 46s 6d 48s Gd; South Ilerodsfoot, 5 6 ; Gr et a South Tolgus, 17s Od 198 Od; Great Wheal Ver, 1.7 18 ; Marko Valley, 4} -I; North Crofty, 51 sf; North Roskear, 10 12; North Treskerby, 2} 21; Prince Wales, 31e 33s Od; Prosper United, 3 31; Providence 27E 30; Redmoor, —s Od —s; South Caradon, —; uth Condurrow, —s Od —a 0,1 ; South Darren, ruth Prances, ; South Grenville, 9 s Od 118 ; St. Consols, lPOs • Stray Park, -a ; Tincroft, —; West p Caradon, 10 12 ; West Chivorton , 61 65 ; West 2 rauceis —; West Seton, 127 i 1321; Wheal Buller, 26 8 ; Wheal Chi ver t on, 8 ; Wheal CrAor, --s —s ; 1„. Zheal Grenville, 21s 23s Od ; Wheal Seton, 107 112/ ; :heal Basset, 65 67j; East Gunnis Lake and South Bed ford) 428 Gcl 455. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 001 TERNIttENT FUNDs. 3 Der Cent. Consols 90i 1 a Do. Account, march 7 90 1 ,Per Cent. Reduced 90 89i 90 i 90 i me w s - New 2 per cent -11 ew 21 per Cent. Jan. 1891 — A 1:1 °• 6 Per Cont. J an . 1873 — -.73nuities, 30 yre, expire sth Jan., 1880 --__ __ 3 _ . for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 lle (Led Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — _ Dilequer Bill s, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent ll pm 0., ................ ...............£5OO ,, Pm 1)o .. ........ .£lOO Sz £2OO I Bank , of England Stock, 61 per Cent ... 250 1 AnDLiN ChrvEßmusNT SECURITIES. 'n,taltStock, 101 per Cent., Apri11874... 214 „.,.'-'O. Account DO' 5 per Cent. July, 1370 - 71 7 1 `„°- 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 L',o. Certificates — D °• B4* 4). Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent 102 1 5 per Cent. , Jan. 1872 -°' 5 -1 Per Ce nt., May 1879 lO6l 1021 i i E°. Deb, 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Pm D O ' B onds, 5 per Cent., £l,OOO 80 pin 0. under .£l,OOO A rOR RIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. _rg ebv •fle Republic, 6 per Cent _ u trian Bonds, o per Cent, 1859 ..jrazili au 5 Cen t Do per _ • Per Cent., 1852-58-60 , o. 1863 no .uo, 5 per Cent., 1865 — 1 Acootutt 73; I uo• 4100 Bonds 74 31 ttea o A ...._ . -D 8 Trots 6 per C en t 0 21 , ? 2 per Cent (Deferred 3 per Cont ) D 0 , '44 per Cent — jj -s Per Cent — D. 6 Li Per Cent A u . 43 u o 6l onibi an, '6'• per Cent. b a, 6 per Cent. 4-.l,lish 3 per Cent., 1825 _ b.Tuo. 5 per Cent., 1864 ... knubian Princ' 1' t' 67 1 , D D. Ao ‘ ,,nn tint IPa I les t 'tador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — „o Deforted 0., Prov i sional Land W a r ran t :J . 4 .,Yptia n 7 per Cen po. Second Issue t . 841 'Jo. 4100 Bonds Do, no 4100 Bonis lB6l 841 51 Do. Government Railway Debentures. 811 1 Gir t ) , 0. Aunt r; k Per Cents 1821-5, ex Coupons ..,o. Accoun t '' t-,4-I°. UOUpong ". It ti si aten4 5 Per Cent. „ s lab, 5 per Cent 1865 Do, Account 1,1)9• Marommana Rail wa y — oatz 3 Per Cent Ditto e for Account D 1864 .. Doh per C ent. Anglo-French 21 ...eiontevidean 6 per Cent. . — 41 1 , 1 °°118. 4 I mPerial 5 per Cent — New Granada ...... - -- Do 3 __ _ .. ! ......................... ..... M Vent, Portuguese 3 per Ct., 1853 '6,'7,'9,'60,'2, '3, 421 1 1 Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Do 4 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent. 1859 — Do 5 per Cent. 1862 Do 5 per Cent. 1864 B9l + Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1866, all paid B7+ 8 Do. do. £25 paid 2 + I 1 pm Do. Account Do. 6 per Cent., 1865 49 Do. 4 per Cent. Guaranteed — V.21;ez:1,-1;t 3 per Cent. — Do 4100 Bonds — Do. 6 per Cent, 1BC4 Ditto U per Cent. — Dividends on the above payable in Loudon. Itgliah 3 per Cent. JBll, Ex. 251. Do. Account 541 THREE O'CLOCK. Console, Money Do. Account THE JAMAICA INSUBREC rION. BOW-STREET-THIS DAY. EXAMINATION OF LIEUTENANT BRAND, U.N. This afternoon Lieutenant Herbert Charles Alexander Brand, U.N., was placed before Sir Thomas Henry, charged with the wilful murder of George William Gordon on the 23d of Oct., 1865. The warrant for the defendant's apprehension was placed in the hands of Constable Taylor, who, on proceed ing to Lane's Hotel, found that the lieutenant had removed from there last evening to lodgings in a private house a short distance therefrom. Accordingly the warrant officer was in waiting for the lieutenant, and this day, about one o'clock, he succeeded in taking him into cus tody, and at once conveyed him to Bow-street Police station, and from thence to the magistrate's court. Lieutenant Brand on entering the court, and having taking his place at the bar, Mr. Burnaby, the chief clerk, said—ls your name Herbert Charles Alexander Brand? Defendant—lt is. Sir T. Henry—Lieutenant Brand, I wish to explain the exact nature of tho charge against you devoid of all technicalities of language. Tho charge against you is, that you, as president of a court-martial at Morant Bay, signed a sentence of death against George 'William Gordon without lawful authority, and that therefore his execution, the prosecutor alleges, was unjustifiable. That is the charge against you. Your are not called upon to say anything on the present occasion ; but you will have to meet the charge made against you. Mr. Skean, for the prosecution, said he did not propose on that occasion to do more than road the depositions of Dr. Fiddos and one other witness, given on the occasion of the granting of the warrants, and upon that being clone ho should ask for the remand of the defendant until au oarly day next week. The depositions having been read, Sir T. Henry, addressing the defendant—Have you no professional adviser present? _ _ _ Defendant— I don't know. Sir T. Henry—lt will be advisable for you to havo ono . Have you any friends ? Defendant—Certainly not. I have no friends; I'm a lieutenant in the navy. Sir T. Henry—lt becomes my duty to remand you until Tuesday next, when I am informed other persons will attend at this Court to answer for the condact they pur sued on the occasion. I suppose, Mr. Shean, as lam about to admit the defendant to bail, his own recognisanees to appear hero again on Tuesday next will be sufficient ? Mr. Shean—Well, no, Sir Thomas; I don't think that I should feel inclined to assent to such an arrangement as that. I think that as there was some little difficulty in ap prehending the defendant some substantial guarantee for his appearance ought to be taken. Sir Thomas Henry—Then it becomes my duty to call upon you, Lieutenant Brand ; to find two sureties in the sum of £2OO each, and also to enter into your own recog nisances in the sum of £5OO for your appearance at this Court on Tuesday next. The defendant was without a single friend in court, consequently, the required sureties were not in attend ance, so he was removed in custody. General Nelson intimated that he will attend at the pro per time and surrender to the warrant of the Chief Magis rate. POLICE INTELLIGEffCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGII-STREET. SRAM GOLD DINGS.—CAUTION TO JEWELLERS AND OTMERS.—Mr. Maurice Moses, goldsmith and jeweller, of No. 189, Oxford-street, waited upon Mr. Knox this morn ing, and asked permission to be allowed to make a state ment, with the view by its gaining publicity of preventing jewellers and others being defrauded. Mr. Moses said that a man was going about offering rings for sale, purporting to he 18 carat gold, being stamped with the figures 18, and bearing the Birmingham llall mark (an anchor) and a lion reversed, or more properly speaking, upside down. The man, who spoke in a Yorkshire dialect, gave his address at Scarborough, and stated that he bought the rings in the park. Mr. Knox said he had no doubt the press would assist Mr. Moses in is object. THAMES. EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE AGAINST A LICENSED VIC TUALLER.-Arthur Cooper, aged 34, the landlord of the Barley Mow public-house, Cannon-street-road, Hateliff highway, in the parish of St. George-in-the-East, was brought up on a warrant by Merritt, 296 K, an officer of the court., charged with stealing a promissory note for the payment of £25. Tho prosecutor in this case is Mr. John Wilson, a gen tleman residing at No. 8, Laugham-street, Portland-place, West. Mr. I'. Wilson, as the agent of a Miss Powell, hold a promissory note for £25 drawn by the prisoner in favour of the lady, and she deputed Mr. 'Wilson to wait upon the prisoner and request payment. Mr. Wilson went to the prisoner's house with tho promissory note, and also with a letter from Miss Powell authorising the prisoner to pay the money, and Mr. Wilson to receive it. The prosecutor civilly and quietly stated his errand to tho prisoner, who asked him to let him see the promissory note and letter. Mr. Wilson unsuspectingly handed both documents to the prisoner, who immediately walked into his parlour and put both papers in the fire, pressed them down with a poker, and destroyed them. Mr. - Wilson asked for an ex planation, and the prisoner would give none, but he had since written a letter to Miss Powell avowing what ho had done, and tendering an apology. _ _ _ The prisoner was asked if he had any dofenco to make or explanation to make of his extraordinary conduct which amounted to a stealing of the promissory note. lie treated the matter with sullen indifference, and said ho had nothing to say. lie was remanded fur a week, and it was intimated that bail would be taken, the prisoner's own personal recognisances in £2OO, and two sureties of £lOO each. MARKE TS.—This day. MARK-LANE. A small :supply of English wheat was on sale hero in prime condition. Tho trade for all qualities was very inactive. Good and fine dry samples were held at full prices; but damp produce was very dull andnext to nomi nal in value. The market was moderately supplied with foreign wheat. The amount of business transacted was small. Tho quo tations were without variation from Monday. Floating cargoes of grain were in but moderate request at late cureencies. The supply of barley on sale was moderate. Good and fine malting qualities sold slowly at Monday's decline. Inferior barley was very inactive at barely late rates. Malt was in slow request at about late rates. The market was fairly supplied with oats. The trade for all qualities ruled quiet, but without leading to any quotable change in prices from Monday. Beans were in dull inquiry at the late decline in their value. Peas met a slow sale, but wore tolerably firm in price. The flour trade ruled quiot on former terms. SHIP ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English and Scotch 1,210 1,890 2,680 900 970 Irish Foreign 1,410 940 880 950 sacks 4,500 Wis. NEWGATE AND LEADENIIALL. Moderate supplies of moat are on sale at those markots on the whole, the trade is steady at our quotations. Per filb by the taros°. s d 8 d sdad Inferior beef 3 2 3 4 Inferior mutton.... 3 4 310 Middling do. 3 6 4 0 Middling mutton.. 4 0 4 6 Prime large do 4 2 4 4 Prime do 4 8 4 10 Prime email d0....4 6 4 8 Large pork 3 0 3 10 Veal 4 u 6 4 6mall pork. 4 0 4 4 Lamb. Os Od to Os Od BOROUGH HOP. There is not much business doing, still the value of all descriptions has been firmly maintained. The demand for old hops has improved. Mid and East Konts Farnham and country Weald of Kent Sussex Yearlings lo3s to 150 s 21 Olds s6s to 95s COLONIAL. TEA.—Thero is very little business going forward, but prices generally are well maintained. SUGAR.—In the private market a fair demand, however, for West India and superior descriptions brought full values. Refined goods were in better request, common lumps and testers being quoted 435. 435. 6d. per cwt. COFFEE.—OnIy a limited amount of business has been reported, but quotations generally aro well maintained for both plantation and native. RICE.—Tho inquiry has been more active, but the deal ings have only been to a moderate extent. TALLOW.-.- Business has remained very dull, and quota tions aro a shade flatter. P.Y.C., on the spot, is marked 435. 3d. Us., and last 3 months', Cos. per cwt. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, SHARE MARKET6,--This day. -O. Share' Railways. !Bristol anu Caledonian , JAmbrlan aud Bandon —... 20 et et 'Co Corn vvAll 1 Lublin & Belfast .Juno ; Dun„l'erth, 4: A b.June Pl.l.ondon, scrip Corti Glaa;.;ow & S. Wcstern Great Eastern, Urd. s(k. Do. E. Angi. st. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern 1),, A stock Do. B stocl- Do. ,New, le. at 25 G t S, and W. of Ireland ';t. 11'e tern Do. 6. Val. Itail gua., Do. South Wales Do. W. aid.—Oxfortd ORDINARY SHARE'S AND STOCKS. I_ :118 Do. Newport. - - ideleford. Lancmthire&Yorkshiro 'Landon and filackwal: Lou., lirihh.,li S Coasi Lon., Chat., and Duvcs, Du. Netrop. Ex. A , Lou. ;North `.Vesteri , Lou. do South IVesten ,Man., Shel., LinoolDl Itetropuli tan Do. Ncw Do. Extension... Jletropotitan D►strict Do. do. :to. Do. and tit. John's W . ', tlid~and • Do. £9 Share Do, Biriniu.. do DJrb ;lid Kent . . North British ...... Do. NU., Pth., & Dun. Nth. Eastern— Berwies Do. 0.N•111 puroittee; Do. Leed s Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... Do. Stock.& Darling. Do. do. IS6O-61 North I, , ndon Do. do. 15154 5 . . Do. do. 18C,6 North Staffordshire WV. Junction C: Scut. ti . E ,Aber. stock Do. Scot, Mid. eit Jck. Shropshire Union south Devon 'South Eastern hitaines, IVok., & Wok !rail' Vale Do. C Vale of Neatli Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & IV liitelia ,fctit Cornwall Business done. WI I 31 21 7 1204 20 128, 53 1 2) I 2 ) PO fi 9} Fa 1.1 1 :91 ISI 1221 1/ 21 2 51 5 IZ6 7 1231 ii i 3 1U 1. ig Cli 100& 991 The First Night of the Session. O The first night of the Session—in the House of Commons--is thus described by a writer in the Illustrated Weekly News :—The House of Commons seems like an embodiment in stone of our Consti tution, the growth from Gothic ages down to the latest improvements in gaslight and ventilation.. It is rainy, and there arc not many people about ; there is, however, a bustle in the octagon--there is even confusion in the Commons' lobby, and the policemen have something to do. That grand per sonage going in, wigged and robed, is Mr. Speaker. Half-a-hundred nicinbers arc pre3ent to receive him. They are in time for prayers, and so can secure their seats for the entire evening, by sticking their cards into little brass catches at the backs of the comfortable green benches. Then entering we face the power which rules two hundred millions, at least, of human beings. The Conservative party being in office, sit to the right of the Speaker's chair, and the Liberals, being in dudgeon, to the left. A stray Radical forgets this arrangement., and wends his way, amid a tempest of cheers and laughter, which he cannot comprehend, to his accustomed place, and is only brought to reason by the countenance of a gigantic Dorsetshire baronet.. But all goes well ; the house is crowded ; the editors, leading-article writers, and reporters, perched above the Speaker's head, present as fine a show of intellectual faces [ahem i] as the Treasury Bench or the front rank of the Opposition itself ; faint but sweet odours from the ladies' gallery behind them sustain vitality, while the decorous dullne, , s of mover and seconder of the Address are tolerated, and then opens the drama of the session. Previously, of course, the first fruits of the Parliamentary year are gathered in the shape of petitions. They arc mentioned, hurried up to the table, seized by the clerk, crammed into a bag, and in ninety-nine in stances out of a thousand never heard of more. And new members are sworn in. But business is going to begin. The nobodies have given notice of motions for future days. The address to the Crown has been moved by a nervous gentleman in a scarlet coat, with gold epaulettes, and a crimson sash. It has been seconded by another " gorgeous insect," also in a crimson sash, gold epaulettes, and scarlet coat. And now the leader of the Opposition rises. Mr. Gladstone is a favourite of the house, and cheered from all sides. He looks solemn, and even melancholy ; he poises himself, as if for an effort ; he points his finger ; he alternately bends and raises his head ; he explains what he is going to say, before he has said it, with such a copiousness of words, that you are almost ashamed not understand it by instinct without inflicting so much trouble on so gentlemanly and considerate a person. But there is a point in whatever he utters, and it is felt as a sting, too, usually. The Secretary of the Treasury, always an untired and pleasant but restless indivi dual, whispered to the Chancellor of the Exchequer while Mr. Gladstone finished. Mr. Disraeli only nodded ; he felt quite prepared, and he was so. A few sentences delivered in his rich, sonorous, flexible, and emphatic voice, and he laid aside, so to speak, the doubts suggested by the Opposition leader ; he did not dispose of them, he merely docketted them for further consideration. So adroitly was this done that not a member of the house had another word to say. There was not even the semblance of a debate to draggle on with until the ringing of the dinner bell. The Opening of the Amazon. Under the above heading we have a clever little pamphlet commenting upon the Imperial Brazilian Decree of December 7, 1866, opening the river Amazon; its tributaries, and some other streams to the flags of all nations. The writer is evidently impressed with no favourable views regarding the benefits derivable from the action of the Brazilian Government, and ho writes with such an air of authority and tons * fides on his subject, which, combined with our own special knowledge, induces us to agree with him. There are few people in England, except those who are directly connected with or interested in the trado with South America, who know anything about the geography or ejudition of the Great Southern American Continent. To the many ignorant of the Brazilian decree, it may appear to be a large and generous measure of Reform. To the few who know better, the con cession is absolutely worth nothing. The relative capabilities of the Brazilian rivers for trade, as com pared with the Rio de la Plata and its vast tribu taries, are well known to every one who has ever studied the question. But the Rio de la Plata is now blockaded by the Brazilian fleets, and its trade.is at a stand s till , an d t hi s m i g ht justly be made a cause of complaint at the present hour by the commercial nations of the world, more espe cially those who have treaties and commerce with Paraguay; as England, France, Italy,and the United States. The war with Paraguay was undertaken solely with a view of getting command of the river highways to the more Southern Brazilian provinces. At the same time Brazil obstinately kept the Amazoa and her ether rivers closed. But after her defeat at Curufaity, fearing some intervention on the part of the European nations or of the ' United States, she magnanimously having de stroyed the River Plato trade, opened the Ama zon to all friendly nations, after having for years obstinately refused the supposed favour 'to all friendly representations on the point. Let us examine wherein lies the great benefit of the Imperial decree. In doing so, we will only quote the answer of the Brazilian Minister of Foreign Affairs on a former occasion. He said, in effect, that the trade was no use to foreigners, even if the rivers were opened ; as the population of the interior was sparse, hardly 30,000 inhabitants, and mostly composed of Indians, who did not care for foreign products. The Amazon is opened to the Peruvian boundary, but, according to the foreign Minister's showing, w h ere i s t h e henefikto be derived in trading in such an u n h ea lthy valley as that of the Amazon. Its main confluent, the Madeira, leading in to the heart of Bolivia, is opened to the townof Borba, a few miles from its junction with the Amazon, so that all trade with Bolivia is practically interdicted. The Rio Negro, another confluent flowing from the Republics of Now Grenada and Venezuela is only opened to Maims, which a reference to a map will show, is but a very short distance from the main artery of the Amazon. The Tapajos is opened to Santarem, which Is much in the same the river leads to position the as most va l lt i ut a b il l a e ° d s :am t o h n o t t l ig r h egion of Brazil. The Iscauliu is opened to Camela, which is but a short distance from its mouth at the Atlantic. This river also leads to the diamond mines. The San Fran cisco is free to the town o f Pe uedo, which, as the writer of the pam phlet observes, is lik e open i ng a house to the lodge of the concierge. To an y one interested in this question we must say, a perusal of the pamphlet and a stu d y of the map will am p ly repay the time expended. The Government of Hesse has just accorded an indemnity of seven florins per day to the deputies who shall represent in the German Parliament that part of Grand-Ducal Hesse which is incorporated in the northern union. CRYSTAL PALACE.--ONE SHILLING DAY, THURS DAY.—Admission on payment, 1,399 ; ditto by season tickets, 1,379. Total visitors, 2,778. Of the 458 candidates for matriculation in the Bombay University only 92 have passed, and great is the lamentation of young Bombay. Of 59 who went up for the " little-go," 21 passed ;of eight candidates, three ob tained B.A. ; and of three candidate; two passed the first examination in civil engineering. The only two candi dates for the LL.B. degree passed:. - GREAT DESTRUCTION OF LACE BY FIRE.—On Wednesday night, a little before twelve o'clock, a very destructive fire broke out at the lace warehouse of Mr. T. Riste, Halifax-place, Nottingham. Smoke was issuing from a fanlight of the top story of the warehouse, and an alarm was at once raised. The smoke became so dense that it was found necessary to bend a man equipped in a smoke jacket, and by this means reach the seat of the fire. The flames wore subdued in about an hour, but not before a very large quantity of lace goods had been destroyed, and the damage is estimated at £lO,OOO. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills a. 60 days' sight is about 109 per cent. At this rate there is no profit on the importation of gold from the United States I Closing raid. i price. As $7 JIG 118 4U 46 4 6 65 63 70 72 1"6 18 321 6 8 111 121 1.8 09 91 93' 511 6 3Z 35 33 30 128 ,3O 82 El 18 zV 1u 122 ;23 8, 167 LO bl 27 3 .1;; lut 11 1%3 121 11 I).z u 4 38 3s) 4 18 104 1u 6 tit G 5 99 101 35 30 10 11 p, 120 U 2 1 2p 1 2p ;2 74 115 120 148 152 4 4 ;0 71 9 10 n 5 ;69 3 4 ; BRITISH rOSSESSIONS. Atlantic - lz St. La ‘,.B : ienec Rom., Baroda, Oen. In. gu. 5 per cent... Do. F shares Buffalo Lake Huron Do. Preference Ilutr.,Brant, & Godericli. 6 p.c. 1872-3-1 Calcutta Sz S. E., lim .;a , „e Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pi Xast. Bengal, gu., 5 do 'East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension G rand Trunk of Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bond. 1 charge 6 p.o Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do deferred De. 2d Prof. Bonne Du. do. deterred Do. 3d Pref. stock— Do. do. deferred Do. 4th I'ref. stock Do. do. deterred t. India Pen. gua. sp.e I'o. Gun. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. 0 ,G t. South of India gua. 5 per cent Do. 41 per cent Do , 3reat Wes. of Canada D. ...... .. : Do. 6 p. c Bus. pay. 1873 Do. 5i do. pay. 1677-S Indian Branch, linaited Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 41 do Do. 4i do Do. Filth Extension Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. 51e1. AL Hudson's Bay N. ID. C' da, 6pc Ist pi. bs Scinde . . Do. Delhi Do. do . Ici Do. Pun jaub.... Do.indus St.Flot " 100 100 100 ail 100 100 60 68 100 101 id ip 4 44 71 ei 60 65 101. 103 101 IG3 106 107 Et 22 85 58 for 511 53 54 52 51 37 40 23 25 106 106 e 1 r, i 1 d 100 102 91 93 12& 13& it 114 1 , 8 t 2 81 64 - It WI 100 102 112 94 85 90 82 $5 97 91 97 98 1 97 a 8 1 9-16 1001 991 W7l COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. British Columbia, 6 per cent., Deo. 31, 1572 100 Can.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&July 1877-84 Do. 6 P.C. Feb. 10 Aug l. 0 99 101 Do. sp. e. Mar. & Sept 100 99 101 00. sp. c. Jan. Ss July 100 83 85 811 Do. sp. e. lnscribcd sk 100 03 85 Cape G.Dope, 6 p.c.1873 100 102 114 Do. Apl.B2Oct, 1800-190 0 100 104 106 Do. do Is3o-9L, 100 1(3 105 Do. Jan.&July, 1870-9t' 100 101 103 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and t 5 Oct., 1000 lOO DO ;2 Coy len, Nov. 1805, 6 p., 100 101 It 3 i Vo. 1878, do lOO 11:6 1 8 —Lllaurltlus, 6 p. 1, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1.78 Do. 188?, Mayls, Nov. th 100 Ic3 106 Do. 1805, Feb. 42s Aug lOO 105 107 Natal Gov. 6 per cent lOO 99 lel N.11.G0v.6p.c.Ja.1 , .1 uly 100 95 5,7 00 N. S.W. Gov. 5 1866 100 10 93 Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 1870- 100 - - Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1803 100 85 06 804 New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 98 101 Do. 5 per cent.... Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. a sterling, 1875 l9O 96 98 queensliind Gov. 6p. c lOO Di 93 021 8. Aue.Grov. 6 p.c 1868-9 100 Do. 1878 & upwards ll.O 104 106 Vlo,Gov. p.e. Ja & J uly 100 Do. do, A pril ft Oct lOO 107 108 1071 8 • BRITISII A11N165. Gam. Consol. Gold, Eta. 1 Chiverton - 8 9 Clifford Amalgamated. 30 7 8 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist. 1 410 420 Drake walls 2.1.0 11 ii East Bassett (Illogan) 294 22 21 East Caradon 2.14.0 6 7 East Carn Brea 3l 3 31 East Grenville East Gunnislake 8.3.0 4 4 East Loved 3.9.0 9 10 E. W'l Russell (Tavistk 24 21 i;am.St StAubyn(G Well. 06 5 6 1 Great Laxey, limited all 17 13 Great South Tolg,us 0.14.6 - - Great Wheal Busy 14.9.0 .0. Wheal Vor (Hest'', 40 15 16 llcrod's Foot , 8.10.1 , 3U 32 llingston Downs ...... 5.10.6 24 54 Margaret (Uny Lelan . 13.17.6 2 4 Clarke Valley 1.10.6 3) 44 4 tilwyndy Iron Ore, lieu 34 24 14,1 New Seton North Roskear Bassettallogan 1.4.0 'North Wheal Crotty Prosper United 7.1.6 Ir'r:oridenee Uny Latent , 10.6.: 24 26 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) ll 300 320 ISouth Condurrow 3.2.0 414 S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 18 22 it - ray Park Croft 9 1 2 'Vigra and Clogan, lieu all 9 10 %Vest Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Ltskeard 1.2 12 14 West Chiverton ll 54 56 West Seton Wheal Bassett 'Mogan 51 65 75 Wheal Buller (ftedruth 16 18 20 Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 10 12 Wheal Setou Wheal Trelawney (Lis 5.17.0 7 9 t'IC,EFEItENCE3 Great N'orthern, 5 per cent., 112 Great Western, Birmingham gua. AIUGS. ock, C 5 AND STOCKS. int EFERPINCE aA. RES North London, 4} per cent., 93 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Buenos Ayres, G t. Southern, gua. 7 per cen., lim., treat Luxembourg, 111 Smith Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 16i Turin Nnd sa , rtna, 3i Ei ;REIGN SEINEH. Anglo •Brazilian Gold, limited, # pm Cliontalea Gold and Silver alining, %i Pestarenna Gold, Scottish Australian, St.. John del itey, inn., Unitcd Mexican, lira., 24 BANS& Australasia. 674 61 British North American. 49 Chartered:Bank of India, Australia. and China;.l9 City, 14 Colonial, NI English. Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 16J Imperial Ottoman, lira., 8 Lana Mortgage Bank of India, lint., 3 1 London and County, 67 London Joint Stook, 43 21 London and 11 estminster. 94f:5 42 Metropolitan Bank, lira , 8 National Provincial of Engiand, Ditto, :d and 3d issue, 39i Union of Australia, 472 Union ci London, 451_42 biIbIiELLAIIMOU/5. Anglo-American Telegraph, 151 I Athtntic Telegraph,— Dit o, 8 per cant., GO City of Moscow Gas, lira , 171 4 City Offices, lira., st Commercial Union, Insurance, 41 Credit Foncier ot En„ Lana, 11w . . 2i 4 Credit Foncier of Mauritius, lira.. Egyptian Com. and Trading, inn., 3 1-16 Electric Telegraph, 136 English and Foreign Credit, 4 Fore-strcet Warehouse, inn., 124 4 Gen. Credit and Discount, 11m.. bi Iludson's Bay, 751 Imperial Land Company ot Marseilles, lira., i I international Financial :society, lira. , 3 International Land Credit, lira., 34 Loudon Financial Association, lira ., 8 7# Nr.tional Discount Company, Ditto, new, issued at 5 preen., of which 2t is to pay, New Consolidated Discount. lun , II Ocean marine Insurance), al Panama. New Zealand, and Ays. It. Mail, 7 I Peninsula and Oriental steam, 07 6 Ditto, new, 65i Rio de Janeiro City Improvements, 191 201 Royal Mail Steam, 107 0 Submarine Telegraph, CO Telegraph Constructivn and Maintenance, Urn., Lido (£l5), 121 Thames and Kersey Marine, Insuratioe, 11m., 3 Union Marine, Liverpool, lim., Universal Marine. lueurance. ilul., 2 41 Viocray of Igypt, Mortgage, Loan, 71 The quotation of gold at Pans is about at par, and the short exchange on London is 25.1121 per £1 sterling. On (oniparing these rates with the English Mint price of 104 d. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is nearly 2.loths per cent. dearer in Parla than in Lyndon. 70111114 1051 of 1 4/ 51 EBRUARY 8, 1867. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CARMARTHENSHIRE HUNT STEEPLECHASES. TIIUR6DAY. The Ladies' Plate (Handicap) of 5 sovs each, with 50 added. About three miles. Duke of Hamilton's Sinite (pod. unknown) aged, lOst 101 b (J. Page) 1 Mr. H. Ellison's St. Maximum, lOst 121 b (Owner) 2 Mr. C. Noble's Zephyr, 5 yrs, lOst (Richards) 3 Mr. W. H. R. Powoll's Fixfisher, aged, 12st I.olb (J. Popo) 0 Ir. Thompson's Sly Fox, aged, 12st ...(Mr. Crawshaw) 0 Capt. Morgan's Bishoptou, 5 yrs, list (Owner) 0 Mr. Edwardes's Hazard, aged, lOst M'Donald) 0 Betting—Even on Sinite, 4 to 1 agst Bishopton, 5 to 1 agst St. Maximum, and Gto 1 r gst Flylisher. Won easily by six lengths, a bad third ; Fly fisher was fourth. Bishop ton and Hazard fell. The Borough Members' Pl-do of 3 sovs each, with 25 added; for hunters. About three miles. Mr. Merton's Jack o' Newbury, by Wild Dayrell—Rosina, aged, list 41b (Owner) 1 Mr. W. IL IL Powell's The Fawn, 5 yrs, lOst 71b (J. Pope) 2 Mr. Barker's Saucebox, aced, list 41b (11. Ellison) 0 Capt. Morgan's Bishoplon, 5 yrs, list 41b (Owner) 0 Mr. It. Bradley's Pensioner, aged, lOst 71b (Mr. Thomas) 0 Mr. Waters's The Captain, aged, lOst (M'Donald) 0 Betting-5 to 2 agst Bishoptou, 3to 1 agst Jack o' New bury, and 7to 2 agst Saucebox. Won in a canter by 30 lengths ; the others fell. The County Members' Plate of 10 sous each, sft, with 100 added ; winners extra. Four miles. 31 subs. Mr. P. Rowland's Garus, by Defiance—The Weasel, aged, list llb (W. Reeves) 1 Mr. Po well's Daisy, aged, 13st (in. 101 b ex ) ...(J. Pope) 2 Duke of Hamilton's Meerschaum, aged list 71b (J. Page) 0 Mr. J. Rees's Trapeze, 5 yrs, list 21b (T. Davies) 0 Mr. Martin nd Mulberry, aged, lOst lllb...(Mr.Thomas) 0 Mr. Ducrow's Ballet Girl, 6 yrs, lOst 91b (Mr. Millward) 0 Betting-2 to 1 agst Daisy, 3to 1 agst Mulberry, sto 1' each agst Meerschaum and Ballet Girl, 7 to 1 agst Garus, and 10 to 1 agst Trapeze. Won by a length and a half ; Ballet Girl and Mulberry fell. Meerschaum and Trapeze pulled up. The objection against Tho Nun, winner of the Hunters' Stakes on Tuesday, has been overruled. BIRMINGHAM STEEI TUESDAY I LECHABE MEETINGt. , Feb. 12. ;ham Grand Annual Steeple th 100 added. About three Acceptances for the Birmint chase of 15 sous each, w] miles and a half. Age st lb Daisy (in. 141 b ox.) a 12 11 Alcibiade ... a 12 7 Banker ... a 11 13 Light Heart a 11 11 Ibex ... a 11 10 Plover ... a 11 10 Arlescott(inl4lbex) a 11 10 Little Frank a 11 8 Meanwood ... a 11 8 Marble Hill ... a 11 7 Merrimac ... a 11 6 Age st lb Little Peter ... a 10 9 Fisherman ... a 10 9 Bedalo a 10 8 Crusade ... a 10 8 Greenland .. 6 10 8 Grace Darling ... 510 8 Stunt)) , 5 10 7 Rossington ... a 10 7 Sinking Fund (late Harry) a 10 6 Miltown ... 610 6 Sea King ... a 10 6 Sylph ... ... 510 5 Carnbroe ... 5 10 5 Jack's Alive ... a 10 5 Dick Turpia ... alO 3 King Arthur ... alO 3 Havelock (late Claxton)... 6 10 3 Snarleyow alO 3 Despatch (h b) ... alO 3 Tiger ... a 11 3 Comberton a 11 2 Sprite ... ... a 10 13 Agnes ... a 10 12 Game a 10 12 Dermot Asthore ... 0 10 12 King of Iloarts ... alO 12 Wheldrako 6 10 11 Sir William ... a 10 10 Glasgow ... 6 10 10 The Rogue a 10 101 The highebt weight accepting being 12st 41b, it has been raised to 12st 71b, and the others in proportion. Weights for the Erdington Plate (handicap) of 100 sous ; winners extra ; about Three miles. Age st lb Flyfisher a 12 7 Sir Bobby ... ... 6 12 4 Globule ... a 12 2 Hornet ... al2 2 Ibex ... a lt 13 Meanwood a 11 12 Marble Hill ... a 11 9 Harold ... ... 5 11 8 Shakspere ... 6 11 8 Comberton ... a 11 7 Cabin Boy ... ... a 11 7 Accident ... a 11 7 Agnes ... ... all 3 Sprite ... all 3 Garus a 11 3 King of Hearts ... a 11 2 Glasgow 6 11 2 Dermot Asthore all 2 Sir William ... a 11 2 Knave of Trumps.. a n 0 Brahma 511 0 Cutler ... a 11 0 Goldylocks ... 6 11 0 Ace of Trumps a 11 0 Manchester a 11 0 Grace Darling ... 511 0 Cure All ... 6 11 0 Phantom ... a 10 13 Weights for the Licensed Victuallers' Plate, at 5 sovs each, with 30 added ; winners 71b extra. About two miles and a half. Age st lb Crusade ... a 10 13 Greenland... 6 10 13 Jacob ... a 10 12 Sea King ... a 10 12 Young Aladdin ... a 10 11 King Arthur ... 510 11 Gaylad ... alO 11 Charlemagne a 10 10 Sinking Fund ... alO 10 Dick Turpin ... a 10 10 Vindicator... ... 5 10 10 Brandy Apple ... alO 9 The Rogue a 10 9 Stiff 6 10 8 Ballet Girl ... 6 10 8 Helice ... 5 10 8 Albrighton ... 5 10 7 Genievre ... alO 7 Ravenswood ... a 10 7 Snarleyow... ... a 10 7 Reinfrid ... 5 10 7 Nabocklish ... 6 10 7 Bird of Passage ... 6 10 6 Omen a 10 6 Carnbroe ... 5 10 6 Miss Dodson 6 10 4 Rosebud... 6lo 4 Marble llill Shakspero ... Age st lb ... a 12 6 ... 6 12 6 Age st lb Mary Ann... ... a 11. 2 Mustang (h b) a 11 1 Vindicator... ..: a 11 1 Risk ... 5 11 0 Arrist 6 11 0 ... 511 0 Charlemagne ... a 11 0 Stiff ... 6 10 13 Pelios ... 6 10 13 Albrighton ... 5 10 13 Jassy- ... 5 10 12 Flea a 10 6 Miss Dodson 6 10 6 Stella, by Bucolic a 10 6 Rosebud 610 6 Sprite a 12 0 Sir William ... a 11 12 Pearl Diver a 11 12 Brahma ... ... 511 10 Dermot Asthore ... a 11 10 Jacob ... 11 10 Dick Turpin 6 11 9 Knave of Trumps a 11 9 Ace of Trumps ... a 11 8 Port Royal ••• a 11 6 . _ _ Milford - ... Ballet Girl... ... 6 11 6 ... 6 11 2 Arcus a 11 2 Sinking Fund a 11 2 Weights published February 6, at nine a.m. WINDSOR STEEPLECHASE MEETING, FEB. 15. Weights for the Borough A :embers' Plate. About two Sir Bobby ... Flyfisher ... Lincoln ... Serious Case Comberton Age at lb ... a 12 9 ... a 12 7 ... a 11 13 ... a 11 8 ... a 11 7 Age st lb Red Rose (late Doe ford) .. 510 11 Young Aladdin a 10 9 Cutler a 10 9 Orontes ... 510 6 Watford ... a 10 6 Jassy ... 510 4 Miss Dodson 6 10 3 Hecate 5 10 2 Vindicator ... a 10 2 Lady Sarah ... 10 2 ApproN er 5 10 0 Owlet ... 410 0 late. About three miles. Sinite Maurepas ... a 11 7 ... a 11 2 Oscar a 11 2 Waterperry (h b)... 6 11 0 Stiff ... 6 10 13 Shuttlecock a 10 13 Brandy Apple (late Brandy Wine) ... a 10 12 Weights for the Castle P Age st lb Flyfisher ... a 12 7 Sir Bobby ... a 12 6 Hornet ... a 12 2 Accident ... ... a 11 7 Serious Case ... a 11 7 Sportsman a 11 7 Comberton ... a 11 6 SiMte a 11 3 Fairy King a 11 2 Gamecock ... a 11 2 Maurepas... ... a 11 1 Stiff ... a 10 13 Shuttlecock a 10 12 Waterperry (h-b) a 10 12 Weights for the Windsor C mil Age st lb Daisy a 12 7 Banker ... a 11 12 Hornet ... a 11 11 Ibex a 11 9 Merrimac ... a 11 5 Slyfox ... a 11 5 Harold 511 3 Spatchcock a 11 2 Meerschaum a 11 1 Sportsman ... ... a 11 1 Weights published Age st lb Early Bird (late Bob) - 10 12 Young Aladdin ... a 10 12 Cutler a 10 8 Watford ... a 10 6 Jassy ... 510 4 The Flea - 10 3+ Mrs. Naggleton (lato Morley) a 10 3 Vindicator a 10 2 Lady Sarah - 10 2 Miss Dodson ... 610 2 Owlet ... 4 10 0 )pen Handicap. About four les. Age st lb Serious Case a 11 0 Sprite a 10 13 Cockfighter ... 6 10 13 Sinito a 10 10 Gurus a 10 10 Due an Dhurras ... 5 10 10 Sea King ... a 10 5 Cutler ... a 10 3 Jack's Alive ... a 10 3 Owlet ......410 0 Feb. 6, at ten a.m. RACING FIXTI "RES FOR 1867. TARY. West Drayton 26 Derby FEBR Lincoln Spring IlArrow Spring Nottingham 26 MA Liverpool Spring Chelmsford Spring l2 Margate... Warwick Spring l9 Cardiff Northampton Windsor Spring 4 Edinburgh Sp. Meeting 6 Newmarket (raven 8 Abergavenny Ascot Spring York Spring 7 Doncaster Spring Salisbury 9 'lath JU Ascot Summer 4 Windsor Summer Manchester Summer 12 Hampton l3 Odi ham l7 Bibury Club lB JU 'Carlisle 2 Newmarket July 2 Pontefract Reading Liverpool July Meeting 10 Hungerford ' 11 Nottingham l6 AUG Ripon Brighton .. •• 6 Brighton MU 8 Lewes Egham ... Wolverhampton l3 Stockton Oxford ..... 15 Hastings York August SEPT: Margate Warwick Spring 3 Abingdon 5 Leicester Doncaster Brecon OIL Bromley Epsom Spring 26 Lewes Spring 2B Croxton Park 29 AIL. T husk ll Newmarket Ist Spring 22 Durham .. 22 Catterick Chester 3O Harpenden Epsom Croydon Newton 29 - Beverley Stockbridge l9 Chelmsford Summer Newcastle .. 25 Ipswica 27 Worcester Summer 27 rLY. Down Royal Corporate l7 Stamford Huntingdon Winchester S ou thampton ..•••••.•"' 25 Goodwood UST. Dover West Drayton 22 Plymouth. ... 23 Oanterbury Derby ... 2B Lichfield Weymouth Tunbridge Baden Baden lAIBER. Richmond l7 Hendon l9 Monmouth Manchester Autumn 2O Newmarket Ist Qctober 24 THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocic SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. VICTORIA CLUB—Mrs DAY. Though an average muster assembled to-day, the business dono was unimportant. For the Lincoln Han dicap Christmas Carol remained firmly at the head of the quotation, and though several others were inquired after, it was difficult to ascertain what was second favourite— indeed, " The Carol" would seem to have paralysed specu lation on the first spring event. The Special was inquired after, and w•lul.! have been stirpo:.ted at and thing over 2h) to 1, but no business in that quarter was done. The Chester Cup was only mentioned by an offer to back Now land, but layers were shy. The Rake was nominally first favourite for the Derby, the hostile feeling amongst the pencillers having entirely cooled down. Taraban was supported for a "century," and Julius again found a cus tomer for both the Two Thousand and Derby. LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP. sto 1 agst Christmas Carol (offered) 100 to 7 agst Mount Palatine (off., take 100 to 6) 100 to 7 agst Saccharometer (offered) 100 to 7 agst Problem (offered) 100 to 6 agst Copenhagen (taken) 20 to 1 agst Bismark(taken) 20 to 1 agst Special (offered, tako 25 to 1) LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 100 to 7 agst Surney (offot ed) 30 to 1 agst Doctor (taken) 30 to 1 agst Alcibiade (offered) 1000 to 23 agst Sensation (taken) T THOUSAND. 4to 1 on the field (offered) 100 to 8 agst Julius (taken) DERBY. Bto 1 agst The Rake (offered) 9to 1 agst D'Estcuruel (offered) 20 to 1 agst Dragon (taken) 40 to 1 agst 'Farallon (taken to £100) 1000 to 20 agst Julius (taken) HORSES STRUCK OUT OF ENGAGEMENTS. Jan. 29, at 9 a.m., Fire-eater, out of Chester engts., Feb. 4, after 6 p.m., Patience, out of Lincoln Annual Steeplechase. Feb. 5, at 9 a.m., Roadster, out of all engte. Feb. 5, at 9 a.m., Whitehall, out of the Open and County Members Steeplechases at Carmarthen. Feb. 5, at 10.35 a.m., Flower Girl, out of all ongts. Feb. 8, at 9 a.m., King of Trumps, out of Birmingham engagements. Feb. 8, at 10 a.m., Slyfox and Meerschaum, out of all engagements. NOMENCLATURE. The following names have been given : :Mr. H. Dobson's Br. yearling o. by Kettle drum, out of Forest Queen Kettlewell. Mr. T. Stevens's 2-yr-old. B. c. by Prime Minister, ott of Amorous Girl ... Precocious. Br. f. by Touchwood, out of the Mersey The Irwoll. B. f. by . Touchwood, out of Tamarisk ... . . Mr. H. Wright's. Ch. c. by Drogheda, out of Queen of Egypt, 2 yrs ... Deny. B. f. Drogheda, out of Miss Teddington, 2 yrs ... Judy McCre a B. f. by Gibraltar, out of Raffle, 2 yrs ... Sea Gull Ch. f. by Thormanby, out of Mcsstissima, 3 yrs ... Metallic Mr. Jackson's Yearling f. by Blair Athol, out of Tun- Ftall Maid ... Duchess of Athol. F. foal by Blair Athol, out of Tunstal Maid ... Maid of Athol. THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) FALMOUTH, Feb. 8. The Diamond Company's steamer Kaffraria, from the Cape of Good Hope on Jan. 3, arrived here at noon to-day with a general cargo, eight bags of mails, and 32 passengers. After landing the mails and 20 passengers she proceeded for London. ITALY. FLORENCE, Feb. 8. Austria has informed the Italian Government that the officer who ordered the frigate Formidabile to be fired upon in the waters of Gravosa has been punished. I IYIPE RIAL PARL lAMEN 1 HOUSE OF LORDS-THIS EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack at 5 o'clock. RAILWAY PROCEEDINGS. ____ . _ Lord REDESDALE made some explanations personal to himself, in reply to a pamphlet published by Mr. France, in reference to railway proceedings before select commit tees of Parliament, and declared there was not a single word of truth in the pamphlet. HER MAJESTY'S REPLY TO THE ADDRESS. The Duke of MARLBOROUGH_ intimated that he had presented the Address of the House of Lords to her Ma jesty, and he begged to read her Majesty's gracious reply thereto, and to move that it be entered on the records of the houue. The resolution was agreed to. THE NAVY. The Duke of SOMERSET moved for a return of the number of ships added to the Royal Navy (stating the tonnage of such vessel) from 1860 to 18G5 inclusive. He referred to the impressions conveyed by published state ments that the navy was left by the late Government in a very inefficient state, and said ho believed the returns would show thkt during the last six years they had as many ships constructed as was usual and consistent with circumstances. There were during the last six years 140 vessels constructed. He explained that the advances in science, and the change in the mode of constructing ships, had perhaps induced tho late Board of Admiralty not to build more ships than was absolutely necessary. When he came into office there was not a single ironclad. It was quite clear, then, they were getting to larger guns, and as vessels had to be built, in oonsidei ation of what guns I they could carry. [LEFT SPEAKING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS—Tms EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. NEW On the motion of Colonel TAYLOR a new writ was ordered to issue for Colchester in the room of Mr. Taverner. ____ . ____ THE ADDRESS. The Comptroller of her Majesty's Household brought up her Majesty's answer to the address of the house on the opening of Parliament. Her Majesty thanked the house for their address, and said that the house might rely upon her co-operation in all matters to strengthen the free in stitutions and to promote tho welfare and prosperity of her subjects. THE FAMINE IN INDIA. _ Mr. KINNAIRD asked the Secretary of State for India if ho had any objection to lay upon the table of the house a copy of the minutes of the Chief Commissioner of Oudh and of the Governor-General on the report of Davies, the financial commissioner, on the rights of the ryots, and of any orders passed by the Home Government of India on Sir John Lawrence's decision ; and also, whether the Home Government, as stated in the Indian journals, had called for a report on the late famine in Bengal ; and whether attention had been directed to the followieg points :-Ist. The extent of country affected, and the mortality caused; 2d. The causes of the famine, and how far avoidable in future by works of irrigation ; 3d. The amount of warning of its approach, and how far the existing machinery of revenue administration was adapted to give the needed warning; 4th. The measures of precaution adopted by the local Government of Bengal on receipt of such warning? Viscount CRANBORNE said no orders had been passed on the decision of Sir J. Lawrence. A despatch would be written, a copy of which would be laid on the table of the house. With respect to the second question the Home Government had ordered a commission to be issued to in quire into the causes of the famine and the mortality oc casioned thereby. The report might be looked for very speedily. The instructions gives by the commission were very large, and embraced nearly all the points men tioned by the hon. gentleman. Mr. BRIGHT asked whether the commission was com posed of members of the Indian Government, or of inde pendent members. Viscount CRANBORNE said the commission would be composed of persons possessing the confidence of the Indian community.. The president was Judge Campbell, in whom the most CimA Tplic TLE it reliance was reposed. . _ _ Mr. DENT asked the Vice-President of the Committee of C o uncil if ho could give the house any information as to thecauso and extent of the recent outbreak of cattle plague in the metropolis. Mr. CORRY said a most searching inquiry had been made into the matter. The number of animals slaugh tered had been 46, and since then no fresh case had been reported. INDIAN PRIZE MONEY. Mr. 11. LEWIS asked the Secretary of State for India when the distribution of the Central; India prize money (Lord Strathnairn's captures) would take place, and what was the reason of the delay in distributing the same ? Viscount CRANBOURN said the delay had arisen in consequence of the litigation that had taken place on the subject, but after this was conduled the sign manual was issued and sent to India, with the direction that the dis tribution of the money should take place as speedily as possible. UNIVERSITY OF DUBLIN. Mr. VANCE asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if the vacancy in the professorship of the University of Dublin had been filled up. Mr. WALPOLE said the vacancy still remained open. No person had been yet appointed. TH.E LATE PANIC. Mr. WATKIN asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer when—referring to the pledge of the President of the Board of Trade last session that the Government would in the recess look into the causes of the commercial panic and into the operation of our monetary laws, " with the earnest de sire, if possible, to legislate on the subject, or to invite the attention of the house to the subject," at the earliest period —he proposed to put the house in possession of any evi dence taken, and of the vi ews an d i ntent i ons of the Government. Mr. DISRAELI said it was not intended to place any evidence before the house or to legislate cn the monetary panic. When the hon. gentleman rose to move for the committee he proposed ho should, thinking that was the most convenient moment, state the views of tho Govern ment on:the matter. GORTSCHASOFF'S DESPATCH. Mr. NEWDEGATE asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he would lay upon the table of the House the circular despatch of Prince Gortschakoff to the Russian representatives abroad relative to the break - - ing off of the relations between the Holy See and taro Imperial Government, and to the abrygation of the Con cordat of 1817, together with the documents annexed, extracts from which hal appoared iu the newspaper s of this country. Lord STANLEY said the papers had been published br the Russian Government, and had been printed in maiAr of the newspapers, both English and foreign ; and as CO a despatch relative to matters with which the British Go vernment had nothing whatever to do, he thought it would be a waste of money to reproduce them, uul-ess it was for the convenience of the house that the paper was required. For private purposes there would be every fa cility given to members wishing to look over the papers. OATHS AND DECLARATIONS. Mr. HADFIELD asked the Secretary of State for the Homo Department when the report of the lloyal Commis sioners on oaths and declarations on taking offieJ would he laid before the house. Mr. WALPOLE could not say when it was likely the report would be presented, but he would inquire and com municate with the /ion. gentleman. REFORM—THE GOVERNMENT STATEMENT. Mr. GLADSTONE asked the right hon. gentleman the course he intended to take with respect to the public busi ness on Monday next. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said on the reading of the first order of th e d ay, an d the paragraph in her Majesty's Speech relating to the representation of the people, he should then enter fully and freely into the in tentions of the Government on the subject. LAW OF FORFEITURE. On the:motion that the house, at its rising, do adjourn until Mouday,_ _ Mr. FOS i'ER asked tho Secretary of Stato for the Home Department, whether it was his intention to intro-. duco a measure for the abolition of the Law of Forfeiture on convictions of felony, founded on tho provisions of the bill which obtained the assent of this house in the last session ? Mr. WALPOLE could give no positive promise in the matter, but it was possible a bill might be submitted to the house. METROPOLITAN POOR. Mr. HARDY then rose to move for leave to bring in a bill for the establishment in the metropolis of asylums for the sick, insane, and other classes of the poor, and of dis peumries; and for the distribution over the metropolis of portions of the charge for poor relief ; and fur other purposes relating to poor relief in the metropolis. The right hon. gentleman went at great length into the present system in practice in the different workhouses in ther metropolis. He said it was highly desirous that legislation should take place on the subject, and with that v vie ho proposed submitting for the approval of Parliament a bill which he thought would in a great m easure meet t h e evils complained of. In this bill he proposed that imbeciles should be kept in separate establishments, and not as now kept in the same establishment as the sane. The bill also provided for children going to separate schools, but its main object was to classify the inmates generally found in workhouses. Buildings were also to be erected solely ror the reception of lunatics and embecile poor, because under the present state of things, lunatics were just kept long enough in workhouses to prevent their recovery from the fearful malady under which they laboured. Fever and small-pox patients would also come under the provisions of the bill, and they would have to be removed to other and more convenient places than the workhouse infirmaries. Sick inspectors would also have to be appointed, and a system would be esta blished which would result in a very short time in establishing a greal number of trained nurses whose services would be productive of the greatest com fort to those placed under their care. He thought that pauperism began with sickness— (hear, hear)—and hav ing, from inquiries which he had caused to be made, be come satisffed with th 3 medical system in Ireland, the bill proposed that dispensaries should be established in diffe rent parts of the metropolis, and that the medical men ap pointed to them should give a prescription to ovary person who became an attendant at either one of them. (LEFT SPEAKING.) LONDON GAZETTE—This Evening. IV AR-OFFICE, FRB. 8. The Queen has been graciotuily pleased to direct that the decoration of the O ictoria Cross may be conferred on Major Charles Heaphy, Auckland Militia, for his gallant conduct at the skirmish on the banks of the Mangapiko River, in New Zealand. OSBORNE, FEB. 2. The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon Richard Mains, Esq., a Vice-Chan cellor. INDIA OFFICE, FEn. 8. The Queen has been graciously pleased to nominate and appoint Colonel Henry M. Durand, C. 8., Royal (late Ben gal) Engineers, Fifth Ordinary Member of the Council of the Viceroy and Governor-General of India, and William Muir, Esq., Bengal Civil Service, Secretary to the Govern ment of India in the Foreign Department, to be Knights Commanders of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of WHITEHALL, FEB. 7. The Right Hon. Spencer Horatio Walpole, one of her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, has appointed Francis Trevelyan Buckland, Esq., M.A., to be an Inspec tor of Fisheries, under an Act intituled "Au Act to amend the Laws relating to Piehoriog of Salmon in Ensi.nd" (and continued by subsequent Acts) until the Ist day of October, 1867, and end of tie then next session, in the room of Frederick Eden, Esq., resigned. WAR OFFICE, PALL _MALL, Fxn. 8. CHAPLAIN'S DEPARTMENT.—The Reverend Charles Moore, Chaplain of the Third Class, has been permitted to resign his Commission. Dated 19th December, 1866. COURSE OF EXCITANGE,This Evening. Amsterdam Short. 11 15f 11 17 Ditto 3 Months. 11 18* 11 19{ Rotterdam Antwerp — 25 35 25 40' Brussels — 25 35 25 40 Hamburg — 13 8/ 13 9 Paris Short 25 12* 25 22k Ditto 8 Mouths. 25 32* 25 40 Marseilles Fro.nkfort on the Maine ' 119 f 120/ Vienna — 13 lu 13 lo Trieste — 13 10 13 15 Petersburgn - 30i 311 Berlin - 6 26 Madrid 47} 48/ Cadiz Leghorn Milan Genoa Naples —2 G 26 90 Palermo Messina Lisbon . — 51} b 2 1 Oporto — 511 52 ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. COLCHESTER. The retiring address of Mr. Miller and that of Mr. E. K. Karslake, Q.C., the Conservative can dicate, for the vacant seat, have been issued simul taneously. Mr. Miller, who writes from St. Leo nard's, says, in consequence of failing health he feels his duty to resign into the hands of the electors the important trust which for nearly 10 years has been reposed in him. He expresses grateful thanks for the support he has received during that period ; and expresses his earnest hope that the entire Conser vative body will accord to Mr Karslake that generous confidence which he considers him to fully merit. Mr. Karslake, after referring to the opportuni ties he has already had of making known his political sentiments, adds the assurance :—" In returning me to Parliament you will return one prepared to give a cordial, but an independent, support to Lord Derby's Ministry, and, above all, one determined to maintain the Established Church. Upon the important question of Reform I can only say that I am in favour of such an extension of the franchise as will secure an adequate representation of the several classes of mi countrymen. lam desirous of seeing a fair representation, not only of property, but of education, and such other qualifications as raise the soc ia l Majesty'sscal Glohvaevrneinneloidtoubt that a the will manin o policy be found to be in accorda nce with these views. I trust that, if lam returned as your member, I may be able to make myself useful in furthering some of those numerous important measures which must conic before Parliament in the ensuing Session. I may observe, in particular, that everything relating to education will receive my especial attention." NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE. There is now no doubt, we believe, that Mr. Sackville Stopford, the Conservative candidate for North Northamptonshire, will be returned without opposition. 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