The Sun. — London, England, 1867-05-23 00:00:00

BION - EY X ARKET AND COMMERCIAL (N TELLIG - IN Ct.; TWELVE O'CLOCK. The minimum of the Bank of England continues at 3 per cent., the directors, as anticipated, finding it unnecessary to make any alteration. About £32,000 in gold was taken to the Bank of England yesterday. The Alexandrina has arrived from New Zealand, with geld amounting to £14,590; the Kent, from Alelbourne, has brought about £158,000 ; and the Soper, also from Melbourne, £160,000. Atlantic and Great IVestern Railway Debenturei re main ate kly at 28 30 ex-Coupon, and the Con solidated Mortgage Bonds have advanced to 21i 22 . The 28th annual meeting of the General Assu rance Company was held yesterday. The business of the office still continues• steadily to increase. Seven hundred and eighty-eight new life policiei were issued in the year, assuring £228,080, and P ro ducing in premiums £6,932 15s. 21. The in come of the year was £109,647 ; the assets on the 31st December rest , £314,591 ; an d th e average inte realised, £4l3s. Bd. per cent. The dividend is s con tinued at 6 per cent., the rate at which it bas been without alteration for many past years. The Present year i s t h e last of the quinquenial period, b ed Pro posals received p r i or t o t h e 31 st o f Decem er next will participate in the forthcoming bonus. It is stated that the liabilities of Messrs. Fraser, wlrenholm, and Co., of Liverpool, whose suspension b aB alinouneed yesterday, are thought to amount to 4 ,. °11 t a million sterling, and that the assets will 11 ,."° Iv a deficit of £ 1 60,000. The difficulty has arisen Item losses in cotton, and also from a lock• up of ° N ) ital in steamships, which are a subject of litiga tion_ With th e United States Government. to T he l ast week's railway receipts, ascertained up 1418 day, are in round figures as under : kGreat Wester n 1867. 1866. o u r t t h h 67 81.275 Western :1 7 20 7 : 6 111 126,005 131.; estera I lightor i 21 656 32,063 ••• ... .., .., 25,918 37,184 Mi dland ''' ••• ••• ••• "' 51'534 52,743 s outh Easte” ••• ••• ••• 24 , 381 25,151 144reat Northern *** ••• *.• ::: 39,329 41,061 ilr.lacahire and Yor:ishire.... istl and Exeter •• *** ~ 7,812 1,6i0 North E ast ••• • ... 46,440 4_7,9 . 18_ 75 483 74,201 4 1:1 , 4 _ ern inerteuester, Shefaeld and Lincoln ... 21,023 21,5 , 27 Eastern ' .., 34,138 38 , 318 I°ll4on, Chatha 4, zetrop o l itan. 121 , • all °Ter ... ... ... d D .— ••• 11,275 11,193 ,6 Garth British ••• ••• ..•::: 4,398 4,2 i 27,315 27,102 Iptt Southern and7iVeste; of Ireland ... 9,835 8,6 2 5 . G i l , ul ' nd and Great Western of Ireland ... 5,611 4,9i1 ' ll gnyr and Tile s So uth - Western ... ... 11,220 10,96 cnorresponding returns, when compared with those of the period of last year, show in most i .. etances some rather unsatisfactory results. On the Great Western there is a decrease of £6,608 ; ~..1 1 the North Western, of £5,894 ; on the South Western, of £11,266 ; on the Brighton, of £12,407; °II the Midland, of £1,209 ; on the South ' xi ali 7 te Zi of £770; on the Great Northern, of £ l 7,' ; on the Lancashire and Yorkshire, of i'c 1 " 18 on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin ..l-'l, of £504 ; and on the Great Eastern, of t ,', : 180 ; while the Bristol and Exeter Shares show ti 4ll , er ease of £137 ; the North Eastern, of £1,282 ; ke London, Chatham, and Dover, of £B2 ; the etropolitan, of £122 ; the North British, of £213 ; 412(1 the Glasgow and South Western, of £258. Two O'CLOCK. dap s Accordi nas to Reuter 's telegram from Paris to y,the French Rentes were 68f. 80c. Heavy. an W hen the mar k ets closed last even i ng t h ere was established advance of per cent. in Consols, to daY there is a further rise of 4, and the present clootations are therefore 934 1 for transfer, and i (less th e di v i dend) for the account. All the re peated. for thi s progress i ve improvement can only be They comprise buying in realisation of Profits at hand, buying in expectation of still higher :slues, confidence in politics, commerce, and "'lance. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 41 i ; Excheque r Bill s , 265. prem. ; Bank o f Eng !,tocl Stock, 2524 ; I n di a 5 per Cents., 112 ; and 'to Enfaced 5 per Cents., 1034. V ery little business has been tracsacted in the q' „, ot eigo Stock M ar k e t , an d prices are scarcely Tturkish ered• Italian have. declined 4, to 514 52 ; but 5 per Cents. have advanced k, to 32 I ; 5 re ek Bo n d s a l l5 4, to 141 15 ; D anu bi an Scrip 4, to Mexican are unc h anged, at 17i ; Spanish p ~ ri si B Ye, at at 224 ; Certificates, 14 ; R uss i an prom. : and Chilian Loan, at 2 14 dis. actA moderate amount of business has been tran st d la the R a i lway Share Market, and, in a few a re a !: l ees, prices have shown a slight advance. Western an d North Western have each im au rroyea ; Great Northern A Stock, k ; Midland, ; Metropolitan N ed , ; while Brighton have re porhe Foreign and Colonial lines generally sup- Previous rates, Great Luxemburg being marked 154. ; ES'llth Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian, hul a 4t Indian, 109 ; and dreat Indian Penin -4:4 109 4 110. have declined Securities show depression. Erie Shares 4 4ci ~"olined 1, to 40 41 ; Illinois 4, to 754 764 ; t-111.uitecl States 5-20 Bands 4, to 711 72. ever, Batik Shares are dull but steady. Alliance, h0w (.1044t live improved to 154 164 ; London and l 'oed Y n ' t° 57 ; Chartered Mercantile of India, Chart °- a rid China are dealt in at 31 324 ; London 1-400en,e4t 4 O.r 1. Australia, at 23; ; and Union of u 4 ell -44 44 , 44 eolis and Finance Shares are in some fond ha ' - ' 4 a shad e f i rmer. Credit Foncier of Eug to 12 1 , ve juiproved to 3-1- ; Fore-street Warehouse Pew: udson's B ay Company to 164 ; hi ] e .4481 1 1,.. 4t a Rnd Oriental Steam have receded to 564. MINING MARKET. THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 11:11 e: market to-day is very active for °f \Vales Great Retallick, Marke 411„-vert°11 Uoor, East Caradon, and Great 1 , or. til."e'ecl are the latest prices:— e h lvert°4 Moor • err ea Gold ''' 3i 1 , 1 Ord A ...... 2i -4ttat "4/lalgarnate 44i lioobanBB,et C 0....... . 16 18 tkktet Consol., kat jvaet ......... 5} 6 eat Ituesell .......... _W't"healQ ..... ... 2 * rest Lttxty reolnllBl737lBi at ......... $ telt ...... 4 4eal 'tor... 17i 18 Marke Valley North Crofty North Retalliek Prince. of Wales 54s Od 56s Od Providence Mines South Caradon 340 350 Tincroft l4 15 West Caradon West Seton West Chiverton Wheal Basset 65 70 Wheal Setou l2O 125 ... tao,rtliTzeit rinfpg—TWO O'CLOCK. ItENT ININDS. Per ()is D_., o - 3, ....... 'AL C onsol e 9 9 1 31 i i 91} i 1 per &,,.ta„,": ' 1 New 3 Per Oei l t ' 9lf Nev., 3i per 0eriC1ZZ..18.9.4 ......... -- Do. e per Cent. Jan. 1873 An_nuities, 30 yrs expi re sth Jan, 1880 —1.)o for 30 yrg, 1) 0 (rtea sot, ,reilapire sth April 1 9 8 0 8 8 5 _.— m tXellequer But e etiraP4 Au'''' per Ct P b e 8, .£l,OOO, o and 4 .. ___ pm -N. £5OO •................... 26 8a De, 01 tuglaud£Lot° c at' £2O 25- 9i. k, 51 per Cent • t 14140 GOVEIII4ENT SECURITIES. B(liau iitock, 10i per Cent,, April 1874 131% Account HI p' 5 Per Cent July, 1880 po:°' 4 Per Omit., Oct. 1888 -1,-;Cortiflcates -. 0. Enlaced Pape .. 4 per Cent 103 i 1? )0 0 - 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 1 . ),' s „i . Per Cent., May 1879 — ''''b ' t Aug.B73 ~ per l,en ~ u . _. pm ,o.3ouds, 5 por Cent., £l,OOO ___ pill I'o. unaer .Cl,OOO ......... - O'CLOCK' 4r, IrolOrroi PIJADS—T WO _ Aelitine ltepublio, 6 per Cent iit:,,t,.%8, touds 5 P er Cent, 1859 ..1 .- 6 0 414 1 5 Por bent ......................... _ • 4 4 per Cent., 1852-58-60 0. 1)0 5 1863 ............... 141 ' Per Cent., 1865 74 i t, A,.. 1111,1)0 4-onnt .......... .., .. t) 4' 100 Bonds os Ayre s 6 per Cent ............ . ... i 0“. , Per Cont. (Deferred 3 per Cell ~) 15„.44„6 pt.r Cen t -_-_- u n 1 1 Per Cent 1211;,:'. 6 Per Cent A ........................ • 0. ,) 13 ................ r , 1) 0 ~ 18P" ‘.;51,.. ' - .867 .... o 1 ' li 1 die 0 4 bia ll '' Scrip, X4O paid N1:71,43464)er, " co Pe nt r . C . ..... ..... b) . , Per cent • ........::: b • 0 pe r ft 1 '11540 - 41. 11 ) : ,OUL, 1864 ..... .. ..... ,• - 130,.44 Prirtoipaliti 3S, 7 ..... ........ • Do. Do. 8 „ 1867 -- 1)0, Scrip, 435 paid diS partdor New Consolidated, 1 per Cont egyptian 7 per Cent . Do. Second Issue Do. £lOO Bonds tio. Do. 1864 Do. £lOO Bonds B4l 3} Do Government Railway Debentures B3f, Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Couponm Do. Account Du. Coupons Do. Acc-ouu t Gilatemala 5 per Cent Jo:ian 5 per Cent 1865 Do. Account Do. Mitrommann Hallway s3f m.,if,ar. 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Do. 1864 Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-Fro»ch ,lontevirlean C por Cent. qoorislt Imperial 5 per Cent \'o .v G rana Do 3 to r C , '7l Do. Deforr.,l Do 1.6,»1 ./ . 1 rrants ( fleet, re.) Do -aria» 5 per Cent 1805 Do Account — Do 44 per Cent., 181;5 Do 44 per Cent. (ljribnrren) Do 41 per Cent., 1862 Do Account P 'll:agues. 3 per Ct., 1.85:,'6, '7, '9,'60,'2,': 424 dussian 5 per Cent.., 1822, £ St B7 Do 4i per Cont. 1850 D 3 44 por Cent., 1860 110 3 »2,1 Cent., 1859 — Do 5 per Cent., 1862 864 6 Do. 5 per Cont., 1861 BB 4 D,. Anglo-Dutch, 1866 B6l 6 4 Do. do. £6O paid — .iardinian 5 per Cent Spanish 3 per Cent Do Acc/Junt . Do New Detetted — Do. Account Do Passive — Do Acc.unt 224 4 Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded — Do Account S wedish 4 per Cent. — 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 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account 56 1 51 Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1863 — Do 5 per Cent., 1865 Do. Account 1)o. 6 per Cent., 1865 — Do. 4 por Cent. Guaranteed — Venezuela, 3 per Cent. — Do. 6 per Cent, 1862 — Do. 1864 194 Ditto 14 per Cent. — Diviclenas on the above payable in Loudok. Austrian, o per Cent. Ex, 10 Florins Belgian. 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. ... — Dutch 2i- per Cent. Ex. 12 Gail — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... French Nantes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. italiau 3 per Cent - . 1851, Ea. 251. - Do. Account 524 14 TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 931 I Do. Account LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET—This Day, Market quiet, at yesterday's rates. Sales pro bably 10,000 bales. " The Alfred Mellon Memorial Fund." At a meeting held in the Hanover-square Rooms —Edward James, Esq., Q.C., M.P., in the chair-- it was proposed by Jules Benedict, Esq., seconded by E. J. Fraser, Esq., and carried unanimously, " That in consideration of the eminent talent dis played by the late Mr. Alfred Mellon, as one of the best and most popular of English orchestral con ductors, this meeting is of opinion that a fitting memorial should be erected to his memory, and hereby pl e d ges it se lf to use its utmost endeavours to carry out this object." The following resolution was also carried-- " That the meeting resolve itself into a committee for the purpose of collecting subscriptions to be devoted to the erection of a memorial to the memory of the late Mr. Alfred Mellon ; that Jules Benedict, Esq., be requested to become treasurer, and E. W. Rouse, Esq., sub-treasurer ; that C. G. Verrinder, Esq., be requested to undertake the duty of honorary secretary, and that an account be opened at ' The Union Bank,' 4, Argyle-place, Regent-street, W., in aid of the Alfred Mellon Memorial Fund," to which subscriptions may be immediately paid in. IVI- ECKS ON THE NORFOLK COAST. CAISTER (near Gt. Yarmouth), Wednesday. While the wind was blowing very hard from the N.E. yestesday, a vessel was seen by thf% heftrilmpn on West Scroby Sands. The weather was so thick and rainy that she could only just be discerned as she stopped in her course, but by the flapping of her sails &c., there was no doubt as to her perilous position. The Birmingham, No. 2 Lifeboat of the National Lifeboat Institution, was thereupon promptly launched, but when she reached the sand the hull was found to be under water, and the vessel a complete wreck. After cruising about a short time a small boat was seen at the stern of a schooner lying at anchor in the Roads, and this happily proved to be the boat of the wrecked ves sel in which the crew of three men bad managed to escape to the schooner. At their request they were taken on board the lifeboat and landed at Lowestoft. Their vessel was the New Whim, of Portsmouth, bound from Hartlepool to Ryde with coals. While the lifeboat was on the way back to her station the crew saw a brig with a signal of distress flying, and they assisted her into harbour ; and while returning to Caister the brig Rover, of Whitby, was seen with a signal displayed. On arriving alongside the master informed the crew of the boat that he had on board the crew of seven men of the brig Union, of Cowes, which foundered through stress of weather. The lifeboat, at his desire, took off these men, and afterwards landed them at Caister. SCARBORO', May 21. Early this morning, during a strong N.E. wind (reports William Fowler, Esq.), signals of distress were heard from the fishing smack Choice, of Hull, which had driven from her anchorage at the entrance of the harbour, and had gone ou the beach. The lifeboat of .the National Lifeboat Institution was thereupon immediately launched and put off through a very heavy sea and a great deal of broken water, and rescued three of the crew of the smack. The other two men on board would not leave their ves sel, but were afterwards saved by means of the rocket apparatus. THE IRISH REFORM BILL.—We have reason to believe that the main features of the Irish Reform Bill are a £4 franchise in boroughs and £8 in counties, with voting papers. It is not intended to make any addition to the number of representatives, nor is it supposed that any borough should be disfranchised on account of the small numher of electors, but the system of grouping will be re sorted to in order to redress inequalities. It will also be proposed to give one member to the Queen's University.— The Owl. MISSING SHIPS.--The Strongbow from Calcutta for London, spoken with on the Ist of November in lat. 2 S, long. 91 E ; the Yoe, which sailed from Kurrachee on Oct. 19 for Marseilles ; the Ramonja, which sailed from Havannah on Dec. 22 for Falmouth ; the Protector, of and for Liverpool, from . Jamaica, which sailed from llavannah on Dec. 8 ; the Sir Robert Calder, from Casablanca, with maize, which sailed from Queenstown on March 11 for Londonderry; and the Antenore, from Odessa for the United Kingdom, with wheat, which sailed from Constan tinople on Nov. 12, have not since been heard of. TILE WEATIIER.--At Manchester the weather has been dry during the last few days, but there has been a cold east wind. Yesterday the mind was more northerly, with a considerable fall in temperature, and though there was sunshine during a great part of the day the atmo sphere was bitterly cold, and there were, as in London and its vicinity, short but rather fast snowfalls. Tho snow, however, melted as it fell on the earth. At Liverpool and in Leeds similar weather prevailed. A RURAL " GANG."—liere is one now trudging its early way to the farm. It consists of from five-and twenty to thirty persons of both sexes, from six years of age up to sixty, but by far the larger portion are what may by way of eripliemy be styled lads and lasses. Their conver sation is course, and to polite ears would be offensive and polluting; they romp and dance along the road, and seem to be in a sense merry as larks. It is the province of youth to be insouciant, otherwise these toilers have plenty of care to damp their spirits, did they pause to reflect. They are, however, for the most part, uneducated, and, with stolid indifference to the future, ignore all thought, uncon sciously feeling that "where ignorance is bliss 'tie folly to be wise."—Once a Week. ATTENDANCE AT THE JUDGES CHAMBERS. —Mr. Justice Lush and Mr. Baron Pigott attended at chambers on Saturday, at 11 o'clock, and in future, until next term, the learned judges will hear applications at chambers in the morning, instead cf the afternoon. The new line of railway from Delhi te Mereut was opened 6011 the -1.5 t h. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 23, 1867. POLICE INTELLIGETCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGII-STREET. THE DERBY. —A FEMALE SERIOUSLY INJURED.—Deme trius Pankhurst, a cab proprietor, was charged before Mr. Mansfield with being drunk and incapable, and also with seriously injuring Mrs. Agnes Golding, wife of Mr. Gold ing, 38, Russell-street, Covent-garden. Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, ap peared for the defence. It appears that the prisoner had been employed by Lord Arthur Clinton, staying at the Cavendish Hotel, Jermyn street, to take his servants and some wine down to the Derby. He returned at night with the servants to the hotel, and having Ht them, and no doubt havirg, been well treated by them, was proceeding towards Bedford-row, when he knocked down Mrs. Golding, who with her hus band was crossing Cranbourn- treet, the result being that she was so much hurt that she was obliged to be taken to the Charing-cross Hospital, and the prisoner who was drunk was taken to the Vine-street station. Mr. Golding deposed to his wife beiJg knocked down by the prisoner, who was driving with great rapidity. Arthur Herring, 60 0, handed to the magistrate a cer tificate signed by the house suigeo❑ of the Charing-cross Hospital, to the effect that Mrs. Gol ling was so much In jured about the head and legs that the was unable to attend the court. Mr. Mansfield remanded the prisoner, and on the appli cation of Mr. Lewis, consented to take bail for the pri soner in the sum of £lOO. Bail was tendered and accepted. THE TAILORS' STRIKE.— A journeyman tailor came into the court this morning in a hurried manner, and asked for the magistrate's protection. He stated that ho had brought some work from Mr. Poole, in Saville-row, and had been followed by some men to the door of the court, and he therefore asked for protection. Mr. Mansfield asked the applicant whether the persons had laid hands on him, or had done anything to him. The applicant said they had not. Mr. Mansfield said that if the men did or said anything to him he could interfere, but otherwise not. The applicant then retired. The British Corn Trade• (From Bell's IVeekly Messenger.) There was a short supply of wheat from Essex and Kent at Mark-lane on Monday, which - met a slow sale at the prices of the previous week for all fine fresh-thrashed qualities, but secondary sorts were dull, although these were not offered on lower terms, and some portion was left over unsold for future markets. The demand for foreign was of a retail character, country buyers wanting to get into stock on lower terms, which no factors appeared to accept, anticipating a renewed demand in a very short time. At Mark-lane on Wednesday there were scanty fresh arrivals of English, but good im ports of foreign. English samples realised Monday's prices, with a f.tir steady sale. Foreign qualities were held with firmness on former terms. At Mark lane on Friday the fresh arrivals of english were very limite I, but there was a liberal iinport of foreign. Home-grown samples in good condition sold steadily at Monday's prices for fresh-thrashed samples; foreign qualities were in fair retail de maud, at the quotations of Monday generally. The arrivals of English barley coastwise and by the railways were only 336 qrs., with imports of foreign amounting to 5,220 qrs. Good heavy qua lities were in fair request for feeding purposes at very full prices, and there was no quotable change in the value of other descriptions, and very little of choice malting quality now comes forward, English being well nigh exhausted ; and very short deliveries are made in all the agricultural districts, not sufficient to satisfy the wants for grinding purposes. This de ficiency throws the demand on to foreign sorts wherever they can be obtained. On Friday the arrivals coastwise were 150 qrs. and the imports of foreign 130 qrs. The demand continued to be ex clusively on grinding qualities, and these supported former prices steadily. There is a fair quantity on passage from the United States, but from other countries not much more can be expected this season except from the South of Europe later on in the season. The weekly average for oats was 255. 101 on 3,607 qrs. against 255. 3d. on 3,899 qrs. the pre vious week ; the corresponding one of the past year was 245. 10d. on 1,987 qrs. There was a short supply of wheat from Essex and Kent this (Monday) morning ; that of barley, beans, and peas was limited, with scanty arrivals of English oats by the railways, and none from Scot. land or Ireland. The imports of foreign wheat and oats have been large, with a moderate quantity of other articles of the trade. English wheat met a dull sale, at a decline of fully ls. per qr. on the best qualities, and rather more on secondary sorts. The demand for foreign wheat was limited, and prices were Is. per qr. lower on the few sales effected. Town flour was unaltered. Country marks were dull, and rather lower. Foreign qualities were held ' on former terms. Barley was in fair request, at last week's rates for sweet grinding qualities. There was a moderate extent of business transactedin oats, at slightly under the quotations of this day se'nnight. REFORM RACES. (From the Owl.) In all probability the present year will bo the last occa sion on which any of this generation can hopo to witness what has for the last fifteen years been an.annual struggle. It is true the interest attaching to the race has varied con siderably. For some years since its first establishment it has created the smallest excitement, and resulted in a mere canter for stale second-rate horses. But last year and this the race has possessed an unusual interest. This has aris©n partly from the unusual number of good horses engaged, and partly from the activity during the recess of many well-known sportsmen, who; by continuous agitation and an unflagging attendance at country meetings, have worked upon and prepared the public mind to witness a struggle which will eclipse all fOrmer effort , . Thera has also been shown a sincere desire on the part of the new Stewards to cater more effectually and liberally than their predecessors for the amusement cf the public, and thus secure a larger share of patronage than they have hitherto possessed. We hope they will not take it amiss if we venture, while admitting the improvement which has been made lately in the Ladies' Stand, to suggest the employment of a few more police to prevent honourable sportsmen's feelings being shocked by the coarse language which has been lately indulged in by some members of the Ring who ought to know better. The following are among the probable starters : _ . " Bob."—This horse was made a great favourite last year, and he well deserved it. He is a clever horse, with a short, quick action, but has never shown himself able to stay, though often getting a chance. He ran a very good horse on Monday, but as he ran the course the wrong way, he has . no chance of success. " Carnarvon"—a most promising colt, but now unfortu- - nately quite out of the running. The turn at the upper end 'of the course were too many and too sharp for au animal whose cnly fault is that he is a little too upright, and wants elasticity in his pastern joints. His brilliant trial in the Colonial Stakes showed what might be ex pected of him if ever he is found in better company. " General reel" and " Cranborne" are both scratched. The course did not quite suit either of these horses. The ,former is, perhaps, a little slow, and the latter occasionally shows temper, and it is better for his stable companions that he should bo out of the way when they go round the sharp turn known as Hodgkinson's. "The Compound Householder," after going through an almost • incredible amount of work, suddenly, to the astonishment of all the touts, trainers, and other pro fessionahi, burst a blood-vessel on Friday, when taking one of his three-day-a-week gallops. The horse was consider ably relieved, and we believe the public will share in this feeling. The result may be that he will bleed freely before any great race, but he will probably stand prepara tion for an ordinary contest with as much equanimity as formerly. His party, meantime, are said to have lost by not hedging their money before his accident was made known. " The Lodger," whose breeding appears to be doubtful, is well in. "Duality," by "Faint Hopes," out of " Ignorance," and a two-year-old colt by " Checketring," out of "Resi dence," never had any chance, and are now scratched. "South Lancashire," as our readers know, is a magnifi cent horse, with the finest action of any in training. But we do not think he will win this race, as his shoulders, though strong, are not sloped enough for such an uneven course, and the extra weight which he carries is apt to be displaced when going up hill. He was slightly galled by cannoning against a horse called "Defiance" in the race before Easter, which was won by "Seceder," out of " Tea Room," half brother to " Adullamite ;" but we are glad to hear he has since quite recovered. " Walpole" we never thought much of since he was re ported to have shown signs of cataract in his near eye after his accident against the Hyde-park railings at the July meeting. " The Erle King" was backed some time ago for a place, but we do not advise our readers to put any faith in him SHARE MARKETS.--This day. Share Railways. Paid. at ilsraatof anti kxeter at ;Caledonian it Rork and Bandon 20 rornwall 1 at , Dublin & Belfast Junc ! at Dun„Perth, & A h.J nue) 100 al London, scrip Certi.' at , Ilas;zow &8. Western tit Great Eastern, tint. a tk. at Do. E. Attgl. at. No. 2, t Urent. North of Scotland! at tth real Northern at 1/.. A stock it DO. F.. ,tuck Do. New, Is. at 25 pll , rt tS, awl W. of relaudl at lit. wet:tern -tfrn4anat at if,. s. Va.. !fait gua.l at Do. South ',Yates at Du. W. Mid.—Ustiort:', at Do. Newport at ereford at Law...shire Vorkslnre at ,1-,initan and lflackwititl at f 1.011., ltr4;:t.,& S Coltsi at Lou., ghat., and Dover! at Do. Metrup. 14:x. A tlt Lon. AL Aorth VV . calm) at I Lou. a South]. Weesi,H at 'Man., 6110., & Lincoln! at Metropolitan Do. ,New - at Do. Extension.— ico Metropolitan District. Do. do. do. to !Jo. and St. John's Wu at Alidiand 9 Do. Z 9 Share at Do, tiirrniu.. & Dar by 25 did Kent at North British at Do. Ed., Ptli., & Dun at Vth. Eastern—Berwick 25 Do. Li.N•E purel.unse at Do. Leeds at Do. York at DG. Carlisle ..... . 25 Do. Stock. & 10 Do. do. 1860-61 at North Loudon .. at Do. do. 1801 5 . . st Do. ,to. 1866 . at North Staffordshire at. N. &S. W. Junction 25 Scottish Central at Scot. N. E , Aber. stock le Do. Scot, Mid. ataCk st Shtopshirc Colon at South Devon at -iouth Eastern 20 Staines, Wok., & Wok at Tall' Vale 10 Do. C at Vale of Neaih st Waterford & Kilkenny 10 Waterloo & Whitcha at West Cornwall 76 DO 101 10 40 1.5 4 6 t 5 63 70 72 103 OS 31 3!i 6 111 13 li3 111 ht, 91 .131 432 24 27 .7 30 12C 127 S 7 '0 17 18 tf 2 113 f lit 77 li 4,, 4S 20 12. - - i) 103 108 IL9 110 79 81 34) 35i 14 lts 102 1L,3 60 41 92 93 :13 4 7 i B iP 112 ils ley GS Yu 112 11J 55 57 46 18 66 67 ea 1;0 154 26 36 BRITISH I'OSSE It'antic &St. Lawrence flom.,Baroda, gu. 6 per cent... Do. F shares Buffalo :fc Lake Huron Do. Preference Bud., Brant, & G oderich 6 p.c. :872-3- I ......• • Calcutta At B. E., Jim ..ape Town & Dock, Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p East. Bengal, gu., 5 doi East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do; J EXtension rand Trunk of Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do deferred De. 2d Prct. Honda. Du. do. deterred ... Do. :id Pref. stook. Do. do. deferred . Dv. 4th Prat. stook . Do. do. deterred .... Gt. ludia Pen. gua. sp.e. o. Gun.. 5 per cent Do. New gun. 5 p.c «t. South ot India gue. 5 per cent D 41 per cent Do . reat W B. Of CALIVIA.. D.,. New I_ , O. 43 p. c Biel. pay 187:1 ;o. 5, no. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, liluited Aladrita, gua. 5 p.c Do. 41 do Do. 43 do Ith Extetthn. Alelb. Cor. 6 p. c. 31e1. udsou's hay.. 6cinde Do. Delhi Do. do Do. Puniaub Do.lndus St.Flot `'" ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 31111 91 43i 1 bli B ill 4 13! 75 17) _. ... 108 80 791 1(•2 i Closing Business Price. done. 113 4 14 13 1211 1211 21 /I ,10i 10} 9110 WESTMINSTER. ,SIONS. 57 50 100 102 id ip 4 4 74 ei 50 55 101 103 101 IG3 108 104 20 22 85 88 57 59 53 54 52 51 37 tO 23 25 103 109 4 6 1 JO 102 91 93 12k i3l 12 12 81 lid, 100 it/2' 02 4 b 5 90 82 85 y 7 99 97 98 1 97 98 67 61 1 1091 10 151 .A)Lt,NIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. British Columbia, 6 per) cent., Leo. 31, 1872. 100 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-14 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug 1 0 14 97 96 sp. c. Mar. & Sept , 100 95 v 8 Cape y K Di u l ) ; 00 u oo .1 55 p G a pp u l :. .. l & e : l o o jo ipj c u u ca ; ye6llrBPi9&;B6: p.c. dj 0( 1 1: 6 - 9 , 5 9 0 7 ‘ 1 : 1 1 e 1 111 00 0 000 u0 0 000 1 1 1 1 : 8 0 0 1 2 4 4 5 45 1 1 1 1 0 1: 0 0 ' 66 6 7 1 7 8 : a Do. 5 per cent. 13 April and 15 Out., 1000 lOO 91 ?3 Ceylon, Nov. 1806, 6 p IOU 101 103 Do. 1878, do lOO 105 1,7 Mauritius, op. C, 1813, Jan. and July Do. 1 , 78 . /0. 1852, May:s, Nov. 10.1 103 106 IDo. 16.35, Fen. & Aug IOU 105 107 ,ov. 6 per cent lou 08 100 - • - , N.13.G0v.6p.c.Ja.0..1u1% 100 4)6 V 8 N. S. W. Gov. 5 p•c., 1861, 100 VI PS Do. 5 p.c. 1811 to ;Sit, 100 - - Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1893 100 17 68 88 New Zealand, 6p, cent 100 101 102 Do. 5 per cent. 2.. Nova So.,tia Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 lOO 91 98 Queensland Gov. ti p. c lOO 91 03 94 a. Aus.Uov. 6 p,o 1813 - 100 Do. 1878 & upwards 1) 0 104 106 V1o,(lov. 6 p.c. Ja &July 100 - - Do. do. a pril & Oct lOO 105 1066 108 k BRITISH MINES. • Cain. Consul. Gold, lire. 1 Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated SO 4 6 Devon G. Cone. (Tavlat 1 370 390 Drakewalla 2.1.0 1 15 East Bassett (Illogan) 24/4 18 20 East Caradon 2.14.8 5 6 Bast earn Brea 35 3 34 East Grenville East Gunnisialte 8.3.0 East Loved 3.9.0 9 10 E. WI Russell (Tavislk 11.2.6 Si 34 ti am. & StA üby n(G wen. 116 4 5 4 Great L txey, limited.. all la 17 Great South Tolgus.... 0.11. e Great Wheal nutty-- 14.9.8 G. Wheal Vor • lie tat 10 17 181 renvilie...., 11 erod's Foot .... 8.10.0 31 tlingston Downs 5.10.6 21 3} ,1 Margaret lUny Lelant IS 17.0 7 take Valley 1 .10.6 31 15 4 wyndy Iron Ore, lint Si :el 13 Scion ...... 134 35 15 6 s t v '- • ,i rr.: Neu li C ° l 7 r.l l Blt a r litc Pri r li e d ,r e a . : 1 0 elr‘ v d t :1: 17° : es enesk r. t ' it . et t Ut S et . l ( et : ure i d . t .. i Y t r( taeYl.:ral: ([Mogan 13 271 8 i 1 3 2 411 : 1, 8 11 1 ,. . (: 8 3;1 0 : 9 :t . 1• 9 1 3 1: 12: 1 :3 : 2 1 0! : 7_ 2 3 ' 45 ,1 1 1 044 38 0 4 1_ 'South Condurrow t stray Park 4 4 Vigra and CL;gan, lim all Wheal— t ‘WW V ' V t ee. Bs e ttt a Ca l rie h t la i l a d u °7 s te i n' a l ra e . e t r . ti ( a ; : t i e 1 1 1 - o r 4 u . 4: . 1 1 1 5 6 7 . 6 1 1 2 6 3 3 ; I .4 4 7 . 5 0 : Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 11 13 —. Wheal Seton Ttelawney (Lis 5.t7.0 10 12 ,„„ jur,ton,3) t , 12. tit/ London and Chatham, 41 per Cent., 5t 4 London and C;reenwieh,— Ditto. Pref., 10 Nottingnam and Grantham It. and C, 91 14.1/iLMUN ttAILWAYEk. Antwerp and ttotterdam, :ulna and 3au e'raueisoo, gua. 7 per cent., 131 (treat Luxembourg, 11. intoman (Smyrna to Aidin), Recite and San Francisco, lim., lola. 7 per cent., 11 I South Austrian and _Lombardo Venetian, Ibe F 4 }ll lON MIDI Icts. Don Pedro, Nor h Del Rcy, 21 2 pm Port Philip, Yudan auutana of South Australia, BAN Jib. Alliance, 16} Austraiaaia, 631 Bank ut .New Zealand, 19 Chartered Hank of India, Australia. and Chink, 171 , :hartered ger. of India, London, and China, 31 Consolidat.d, Jim., 4 • Luperial ottoman, lim., 9 I Loudon and tiouuty, 57 Ditto, new, 23 Union of London, 41 MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-American Telegraph, 171 Aglo-Mexican Mint, 15 Creitt roncier of Crystal Palace, 2i,, Ebbw Vale, 12 6 Hudson's Bay, 16i London tleneralOmnibus Company, lim, 3 Lon o.t and I'rovincial Marine, I/ National oiscount i.ompany. 126 arine Insurance;, .9 Peninsula and .Orienta.l Steam, 561 Ditto, new, 56. Rio de Janeiro City Improvements, 201 DEATH OF ABE, THE AMERICAN NEGRO JOCKEY. —The famous negro jockey Abe is dead, and we regret to have to make that announcement. He had a splendid seat, fine judgment of pace, immense resolution, and patience, and wonderful vigour in his finish. He would bring them in the last few strides with a split of the whip that could be heard all over the course, when they required it. He was raised on the estate of Duncan F. Kenner, on the banks of the lowef Mississippi, and rode a long time for him. One of his most brilliant things was on Panic, by Glencoe, when he beat Lightning, three-mile heats. Abe made his first aepearance in the neighbour hood of New York in the first Jersey Derby, when he rode Tipperary, and was second to Norfolk, and since then owners have been eager to secure his services whenever they could do so. Mr. M'Grath looked out for Abe's pecu niary interests, the latter being but little more than a child in relation to anything but horses. He was a lad, or rather a man, of few words, and had an impediment in his speech. Once, when the judges decided a dead heat, when to every one else it seemed that Abe's horse, Loadstone, won by a neck, he exclaimed, " Y-y-you must wi-wi-wi-win by two lengths here, or else they c-c-ca-can't tee it!"—W'ilkees THIEVES AT RAILWAYS—AN OLD PRACTITIONER. Mary Jones, a fashionably-dressed woman, about 35 years of age, was charged with having, in company with another woman, who had escaped, - been at Victoria-station with intent to commit felony. Mrs. M'Gregor, the wife of a railway contractor, said that at five o'clock last evening she was on the platform of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway, Victoria station, going to Clapham. She had £2 10s. in a purse in her dress pocket, where she found the prisoner's hand. Prosecutrix had by accident got into the wrong train. She was in a first-class carriage, and, although prisoner had only a third-class ticket, she came into the same carrriage, and kept getting nearer and nearer to her ; and when she was changing for the right train, the prisoner threw her self in front of her, and she felt her hand in her pocket, and saw her take it out. She stumbled and tread upon her dress at the moment, which induced her, as prosecutrix supposed, from fear of detection suddenly to withdraw her hand, leaving to the purse. Prisoner—Positively this lady is mistaken. I came up and might have pressed ed y m ou y dt st n a o k t e' say my hand was in when the train was in motion, and in my haste got into a first-class carriage instead of a third. I was getting out a w g h a e in n st l th d i i s sc la o d v y er . your pocket when you first spoke about this last night. Did you, missis (addressing prosecutrix)? Prosecutrix—l did. 1 saw your hand in my pocket, and so did the guard. The guard in question said he weal to the 5.5 train, which goes into the City, to examine the tickets, and asked prisoner to produce hers. She had not got it, but a friend who was with her produced two third-class tickets for Moorgate-street. Witness asked her if she did not know the difference between a first and third class carriage, when prisoner, who was next to prosecutrix, said that another friend intonded to pay the difference of faro at the end of the journey. He told them they must leave the carriage at once ; and at the same time the prosecutrix did, she having by mistake got into the London and Dover train instead of the Loudon and Brighton to go to Clapham. Both prosecutrix and prisoner left the carriage at the same instant, and ha saw the prisoner with her left hand in prosecutrix's pocket. Mr. Sella —Had you seen the prisoner before ? . . Witness—She and her friend had before this been in a first-class carriage where there was a single lady. Then they got in where prosecutrix was. Mr. Sella —What became of the other? Witness—She escaped. Prisoner—This is quite a mistake. Mr. Selfe—Where is your friend ? Prisoner—She was no friend of mine. Mr. Selfe—Sho had your ticket. It was stated that there had been several convictions against the prisoner. 10t31 I She was remanded. THAMES. ROBBERY ON BOARD Slur. - John Skinner, the ship keeper of a vessel called the City of Adelaide, lying in the London-dock, was brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with stealing six ounces of tea, a quantity of metal, two boxers of entrclineo, and other property. Yesterday evening the prisoner vas stopped as ho was leaving the dock by a constable, who found in his pockets six ounces of tea and same brass tubing, which he said he had picked up. He was detained, and he then said that the steward of the ship City of Adelaide gave him the tea and the metal. The constable discovered that the brass tubing had been torn from the walls of the cabin. On searching the prisoner's berth in the forecastle two boxes of sardines and several tins of preserved food were dis covered, which lad been taken from the ship's store-room. Charles Young, ceok and acting steward of the City of Adelaide, said the tea produced bad never been in the ship, and he never gave anything to the prisoner. Mr. Partridge fined the prisoner 40s. for the unlawful possession of the tea and metal found upon him. MARKETS.--This day. AIETROPOLIAN CATTLE. --- Our market to-day was but moderately supplied with stock. On the whole, the advance for beasts ruled steady, and Monday's prices were Ivell supported. The best Scots and isrosses sold at fully ss. per 81bs. There was a fair sale for most breeds of sheep, at full quotations. The best Downs and half-breeds realised quite ss. per Blbs. Lambs were in Moderate supply, and sluggish request, at from 7s. to Bs. per Sibs. The sale for calves was inactive, on former terms. Pigs were very dull in the market, but not cheaper. Per 81bs. to sink the offal. s ds d s dsd Crse & inf. beasts... 3 4 3 6 Pme ers-wool sheep 4 6 4 8 Second quality do ..3 8 4 0 Prime ,'thdow❑ no.s 10 5 0 Prime large oxen ..4 2 4 8 La-ge coarse calvcs.4 4 5 4 Prime Scots, 10 5 0 Prime small d0......5 6 5 10 Crse. and int. sheep. 3 63 10 Large hogs ....3 0 3 Second quality do ..4 0 4 4 :,mal! porkers 3 8 4 0 Lamb....7s Od to 8 . Suckling calves, 21s to 23s ; and quarter-old store pigs, 23 8 to 25s each. Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. Beasts ............. . 115 .. 710 I Beasts .. Cows. .. Cows Sheep and 1amb5...... 8.4!0 Sheep sad 1 tabs Calve s 2 2 C a y es l-12 20 Cigd U.) Pigs MEAT. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.—T he supplies of meat are only moderate, and the trade is steady, as follows: — Beef, 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; mutton, 3s 6d to 4e 10d ; lamb, 65 4d to 7s 2d; veal, 4s Od to 5S 4d; pork, 3s Od to 18 4d per Bibs by the carcase. • HAY. S MITHFIELD —Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 ss; clover, £4 Os to .£5 lOs Od ; and straw, £2 to £2 Gs per load. A fair demand. CUMBERLAND—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 7s 6cl; clover, £4 Os to £5 lOs Od ; and straw, £2 4, £2 6s per loal Supply moderate. WHITECHAPEL— . MeNtdOW hay, £3 to £4 5s Od ; clover, £4 Os to £5 lOs Od ; and straw, £2 to £2 68 per load. Trade inactive. THE GREAT EASTERN.--MEETING OF THE CREDITORS.--A private meeting of the creditors of the Great Eastern Steamship Col:ninny on account of the French charterers, was held on Monday, in the Law Association Rooms, Liverpool. The position of affairs would appear to bo even worse than heirs hitherto been represented. It was stated that the French company had disbursed £93,000, that their liabilities were £153,000, and that there assets might be taken at £33,000. It should be understood, however, that Messrs. Forrester's claim was £51,000 ; that they have a lieu on a portion of the fittings on board valued at £22,000. The meeting considered— first, whether or not the charter to the French company was a regular one ; and secondly, whether or not the Great Eastern Steamship Company Lad a right to invest in Messrs. Forrester any preferential claim. The credi , tors will most probably get 6s. Bd. in the pound only, and that after considerable delay. An agent of the French company, who was to have met the creditors last week, has, it was stated, not come forward with an explanation, or, in . act, had an interview with the creditors at all. LORD GLASGOW'S AUTOGRAPH.- —We take the following anecdote from the turf items furnished to the American Turf, Field, and Fares by its London correspon dent :—" The mention of Lord Glasgow's name reminds me of an amusing anecdote of his lordship, which he him self tells with great gusto. Some short time ago he had occasion to travel from London to Glasgow, and on taking his ticket at the booking-office of the railway station ten dered a £lO note in payment. Befor3 giving change the cle)k, in accordance with the usual custom, requested him to endorse the note with his name, and on his lordship's complying with the mandate, and returning the note to the official, the latter, after a contemptuous glance at the sig nature, ' Glasgow,' tossed it back to the owner, exclaiming indignantly, with the air of a man whose time was too precious to be trifled with, Put your own name to it, and not the name of the place you want to go to, you old fool !' The denouement, as the penny novels have it, is e better inaaghaed thau described. THE QUEEN OF 7HE BEES. In every hive there are a queen, male bees or drones, and workers, which are of no gender, or rather are undeveloped females. The queen is considerably larger than the drone, and the drone is about as much larger than the working bee. There is never more than one queen in a hive, and if a stranger queen should happen by accident, or in the indul gence of their curiosity, to enter a hive in which her au thority is not recognised, the bees who acts as guards at the entrance instantly seize her, and though their respect for royalty is too great to allow of their ill-treating her, they crowd upon her so closely that she cannot escape, and they do not release her until their own queen arrives to do battle in defence of her lawful rights. The conduct of the commonalty under such circum stances is exceedingly remarkable ; they could put the intruder to death if they chose, without suffering their own queen to run the risk of being killed, but they do not do so ; they act strictly on the principle of fair-play ; at the same time they will not allow the combatants to separate until the victory is achieved by one o them. The instant their queen makes her appearance attended by a number of her subjects, those who hold the stranger in custody draw back, and leave a clear space for the encounter. If, as rarely happens, the two sovereigns have no desire to fight, or if they try to run away, the, workers seize them, and will on no account allow thorn to indulge their cowardice ; they are never allowed to quit the arena, nor to cease fighting until one is killed. Huber relates several experiments made by him 'with the view of ascertaining if this conduct of the tees were inva riable, and he found that it was ; whether the comb.ttants were two queens, both engaged to laying eggs, or a fertile queen and a virgin queen, or two virgin queens. A very singular circumstance in connexion with these encounters is, that both manifest the greatest horror of using their stings whenever in the course of the fight they find themselves in a position to kill each other. In such cases they separate, an d show now desire to renew the fight ; but the spectators lay hold of them, and draw them backinto the cleared space, and compel them to face each other again. It is not often, how ever, that the queen of the hive requires any compulsion to fight. Her jealousy of a rival is of the most intense character; and if two emerge from their cells at the same moment, their first act is to rush at each other and settle by a single combat which is to rule ; they will no more consent to a divided jurisdiction than the workers themselves would permit it. In this respect the example of the competi tors for the throne might be imitated with advantage to humanity by human competitors ; they do not suffer or invite their future subjects to engage in a civil war in support of their respective claims, but decide the ques tion by the simple process of fighting it out in their own persons. There are occasions, however, when the jealousy of the queen has to be restrained in the interest of the commu nity ; this is especially the case when a portion of the hive is about to quit it for a separate habitation in consequence of the increase of their numbers. The emigrants on thee occasions are led by the old queen, and a new queen is libe rated to take her place in the hive as soon as she departs. But if at the moment the colony is about to emerge the weather becomes overcast, and rain either falls or threatens to fall, the emigration will be delayed, and the constant watchfulness of the guard appointed to protect the young queen is necessary to prevent her mother from putting her to death, and from tearing open the cells containing the royal brood, and killing the occupants. The guards do not treat her with disrespect or unkindness, but they are firm. It is said that she sometimes paralyses their movements by emitting a low humming sound, precisely as if she were addressing them, and then tries to take advantage of the effect she produces to renew her attempt ; but the instant she becomes silent they awake to the sense cf their duty, if indeed they have ever forgotten it in listen ing to her.—Once a Week. FOREIGNERS' ADMIRATION FOR CLEANLINESS.— "I shall never forget a story told me once of an English t o urist pedestrianising in Sardinia, who, h a lti ng one sun down at a very primitive village inn, though ho might make himself somewhat tidier and more comfortable by a good wash. So, procuring a tub and some hot water, he proceeded as a preliminary measure to wash his feet. It is presumable that the people of the inn had never before seen an Englishman, if, indeed, anybody, taking a foot-bath ; at all events, heads were popped in at the door; curious eyes peeped through the windows; shrill exclamations, seem ingly feminine, of 'Santa Maria purissinta ." were heard. The thing got noised abroad. It was spoken of at the fountain. The brigadier of gendarmerie twirled his Labll stachios, and determined to ask the Forestiero for his pass port so soon as his feet were dry. But the population were pleased. Merry groups saluted the Englishman as, washed and combed, he came from his toilette. A song in honour of him was improvised. It was a most glorious sunset. Suddenly there was a cry of ' Unafesta! una testa Never was a festival sooner gotten up. 'rabies and benches were heaped in a corner, and the population began to dance. I believe they kissed the Englishman, and that he stood' penn'orths of wine all round. They brought out the oldest man in the village, set him in an arm-chair, and crowned him with flowers. The cure came out of his' house and blessed them. Somebody bought a squib and let it off. It was fairy land. It was patriarchal. The golden age had come again."—Sakes Last Book. THE FORTHCOMING HORSE SHOW.— Yesterday the arrangements for the forthcoming horse show at the Agricultural Hall, Islington, were finally completed fur the reception of the animals to compete for prizes, and who will all have to be in their places to-morrow. The judging will take place on 'Saturday, on which day the show opens. The show is divided into 17 classes, and will contain some of the finest thoroughbred hunters which the kingdom can produce. The entries for the leaping prizes, which are to be competed for on the York shire principle, as well as for the trotting prizes, are ex ceedingly numerous. The extra prize—the Agricultural Hall gold medal, presented by Mr. Henry Dodd, one of the directors, for the best cob not exceeding seven years old, and up to 16 stone—has produced a host of competi tors. A DREADFUL BORE.—A modern Magliabechi has turned up in St. George's Blind School, Southwark. A young man there repeats from memory the whole of " Paradise Lost," with the marginal notes and biographical preface, the 150 Psalms, and Gold smith's "Deserted -Village," to say nothing of such trifles as three or four hymnals, and a considerable amount- of modern poetry.---)South LQiedai Fres& _ --- • • "The Old Tory" will be steered by BEN CHANCELLOR, and if he fails in landing the prize it will not be from want of jockeyship. The horse was originally not one of the best bred, but perhaps the soundest on the English Turf. He is now rather a sad spectacle. His forelegs—that splendid • inheritance of his dam " Honesty"—are grown crooked, and the back sinews weakened from running him on ground to which he was not accustomed; while it is evident that his constitution has become permanently in jured. The secret is this: BEN CHANCELLOR has during his public career determined to win this great race. He trained the good horse " Old Tory" with this view—not oaring what became of him afterwards. It will doubtless be his last appearance ; but, unless the horse's hind quar ters become paralysed before the day of the race, we can have no doubt that a combination of the highest talent in his preparation, with the unequalled jockeyship of his rider, will result in landing TILE OLD Tony" the winner of the Great Reform Race of 1867. THE POISONING CASES IN DERIITSUIRE.—Yes terday the inquiry into the death of the second child, Martha Tomlinson, aged two-and-a-half year; the daughter of Joseph Tomlinson, a respectable farmer at Shit-Iliad, was resumed at the George Inn, Alfreton, before th 6 Coroner. It was proved that the girl Wheeldon fetched deceased downstairs early on the morning before her death, which she had not done before. Shortly after wards deceased wont upstairs to her mother, and com- menced vomiting, and she continued to do so until her death. It will be remembered that the jury have already found a verdict of "Wilful murder" against Elizabeth Wheeldon, in the case of the infant, Joseph Wheeldon. Professor Taylor proved finding large quantities of arsenic in each stomach. After a brief interval the jury returned a verdict of "Wilful murder" against Elizabeth Wheeldon in this case also. The prisoner will be brought before the Alfreton magistrates as soon as arrangements can be made for the attendance of Professor Taylor. THE NORTH-EASTERN ENGINE-DRIVERS.—The six drivers belonging to the Leeds section of the North-Eastern system who some time ago were convicted of leaving work without due notice, yesterday appeared before the magistrates in that town to receive judgment. Mr. Ferns, solicitor, on behalf of the prosecutors, said the defendants had expressed to the directors the utmost regret at what they had done, and they only pleaded that they had been unwittingly led into it. Already they had been seriously punished in their domestic circumstances, and the directors did toot wish the rigour of the law to be applied to them. The majority of those who had been on strike, Mr. Fearns said, had been in the employ of the company nearly 20 years, during which period they had been promoted from the lowest to the highest positions in their departments. The places they had occupied had necessarily been filled up, and it was doubtful if ever they could be reinstated in their former positions. Mr. Ferns added that of the whole number of men (1,500 and up wards) who struck, only 25 had again been taken into the company's service. Mr. Lupton (presiding magistrate) said the defendants had been victimised and led astray by wicked and designing men; therefore a merciful view would be taken of their case, and, instead of sending them to prison, they ordered them to be discharged on forfeiting certain wages. MACKEREL—The catches of mackerel on the Cornish coast in the week ended on Tuesday were even larger than during the previous week. The fleet of boats, both on the north and south coasts of Cornwall, has been considerably increased by arrivals of east country boats ; still, the fish has been so plentiful that nearly all the crows have been most handsomely remunerated for their labour. The catcLes of the St. Ives boats averaged from 3,000 to 7,000 fish per boat nearly every morning during the week, while the catches of the Mount's Bay fleet, which ran out as far as Scilly, were, if anything, moreabundant. Prices varied considerably—from Ba. to 365. 6d. pei six score, ac cording to size and quality. At these prices upwards of 450 tons were despatched by rail to London and other large consuming markets. Locally, good fish were retailed at 12 and 16 for a shilling. TEMPORARY COMMISSIONS.—The BUM required to defray the salaries and incidentakexpenses of temporary commissions amounts to £31,000, and is included in Class 7 of the Civil Service Estimates. This sum is thias distri buted: —For the West India Incumbered Estates, £1,675; for schools inquiry, £2,000 ; for rivers, £7,765 ; for courts of justice, £1,200 ; for marriage laws £9OO ; for railway in quiry, £375 ; for oaths inquiry, £500; and for coalinquiry, £lO,OOO. There are also sums of £3,000 for Scotch educa tion ; £l,OOO for water supply; and £5OO each for law digest, neutrality laws, and trades' unions ; as well as £1,085 for prospective commissions. The total estimate is less by £16,500, than that of the previous year. THE FORTHCOMING TRINITY TERM.—Yesterday the lists of arrears in the common law courts for the ensuing term, commencing on Monday, were published, and from the numbers some idea may be formed whether additional judges are required or not. In the Queen's Bench the number of new trials standing for argu ment is 69, and in the special paper there are two rules for judgment and 83 for argument; and of en larged rules, for the first day the number is four. In the Common Pleas there are 33 rules for new trials, 16 en larged rules, eight matters for judgment, two postponed motions, and 53 cases in the special paper. In the Ex chequer there are six rules in the peremptory paper, and in the special paper two for judgment and 23 for argument. In the new trial list one rule stands for judgment and 32 for argument. In the three common law courts the ar rears number 334, in the Queen's Bench 158, Common Pleas 112, and Exchequer 64. A meeting of peers and members of the House of Commons was held on Tuesday in the " Tea-room," to con sider the report of the Royal Commissioners on Railways, which has been recently presented to Parliament, and to determine what course should be adopted as regards the Irish railways. The following resolution was unanimously adopted :—" That this meeting is of opinion that an ap plication be made to the Government by the Irish peers and *embers of Parliament in favour of the purchase of the Mali railways by the State." It was arranged. that the views of the meeting-should be placed before Lord Dorby by moans of a deputation. - - now. SPORTING INTELLIGUNCE—This Day. EPSOM RACES—THIS DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) TAD WORTH STAKES. The Tadworth Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 100 added ; two year olds 7st,, three 9st; fillies and geldings allowed 31b; the winner to be sold, with engagements, for 20() sovs. Half a mile. Dick T urpin Bouquetiere Ad j utaut 3 Eleven ran. NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE MEETING. TUESDAY, June 25. Weights for the Northumberland Plate. Two miles, Age st lb. Age st lb Strathconan ... 4 8 121 Challenge ... ... 3 6 0 Windham 6 8 111 Master Willie ... 3 6 0 Dalby 6 8 101 Mandrake ... 3 6 0 Rama ... 4 8 b 1 Taraban ... 3 5 13 Brown Bread ... 5 8 41 Violet ... 3 512 Harry Brailsford ... 8 01 Manuella ... 3 5 12. Moldavia ... 5 7 13 1 Clarico 3 5 1 2 Rococo 4 7 10 Gilead . 3 5 42 Retrousse ... 4 7 10 King of the Fairies 3 5 12 We,twick ...,4 7 9 Sped ;.. 3 tb 12 Miner 6 7 7 Fervacques ... 3 6 12 Duckfoot 6 7 6 Fairwiud ....3 12 War ... 4 7 6 Chiswick ... 3 5 11 Treasure Trove ... 4 7 6 Harrogate... ... 3 511 Podargus ... 4 7 5 The Rock ... 3 5 11 Lady Vane 4 7 5 Pakrita 5 5 11 Archimedes ... 5 7 2 Trombone ... 3 5 11 Fitzroy ... ... 4' 7 0 Blanche of Middle- Terror... 4 612 bie filly ... ... 3 5 9 Hawkswell ... 4 610 Admiral ... 8 4 8 Mirella ... 4 6 10 Miss Ann ... 3 5 7 Scarborough 5 6 8 Viven c. ... 3 5 7 Braken 3 6 8 Rabbit Trap ... 3 5 7 Honestish ... 3 6 6 Deceit ... 3 5 7 Newland 3 6 4 Mendicant ... 3 5 7 Lord of the Dales... 3 6 4 Policy ... 3 5 7 firate Chief 3 6 3 Miss Boswell f ... 3 5 7 Beanstalk ... 3 6 3 Little Treasure ... 3 5 7 Weights published May 22, at 11.30 a.m. Forfeits to be declared on Tuesday, May 28, at noon. NOTICE.—CHANGE OF ADDRESS. —.TORN STIRK, late Of Beaufort Buildings, Strand, returns his best thanks for 'oho patronage he has received during the past year, and begs to inform his friends that he has removed to 25, Wel lington-street, Strand, Loudon, where commissions will be executed to any amount. Price Lists as usual. T. and G. LEE, of the Wheatsheaf, Worship-street Shoreditch; at Three King-court, Lombard-street; A nd at One S wan-yard, Bishopsgate-street. Mr. GEORGE WEBB has lists posted on all forthcoming events daily from ten till two at the City Arches ; also in George-yard, and through his agent, Mr. Frank Butler, near Meux's Brewery. TRE HATELOCK. Turf Agency's Representative can be seen daily in Talbot-court, liracechurch-street, fr om , Eleven till Three. N.B.—lf you want a good foreign cigar call at the Havelock Cigar Stores, 10, Walworth road, three doors from the Elephant and Castle. JOE NAM; No. 1, King Edward-street, Westminster road, London, has his List at the Post in George-yard Snow-hill, and at the Back of the Arches, Farringdon street. J. N. will attend all the Principal Meetings, and has no representative out of London. All letters to be addressed as above. RACING FIXT I M. Epsom Croydon ZS FOR 1867. Newton 29 Ascot Summer 4 Windsor Summer Manchester Summer Hampton l3 17 Bi d b i u h r a y m Club lB I Beverley Stockbridge l9 1 Chelmsford Summer 1 Newcastle .. 25 Ipswica 27 Worcester summer 27 LY JU Carlisle 2 Newmarket July 2 Pontefract Reading Liverpool July Meeting 10 Hungerford ll Nottingham l6 AUG' Down Royal Col poratn. 17 Stamford Radcliffe Huntingdon 23 Winchester Southampton I Goodwood ;UST. Ripon Brighton • • 6 West Drayton 22 Brighton Glut) 8 Plymouth__ 22 Lowes Egham .. Wolverhampton .13 Lichfield Stockton Oxford ..... 15 Weymouth Hastings York August SEPTEMBER. Margate Warwick Spring 3 1 Hendon l9 Abingdon 5 I Monmouth 5 1 Manchester Autumn.., 20 Leicester Doncaster Brecon OCTOBER. Northampton Autumn. 1 Newmarket 2d October. 7 Edinburgh Bedford 3 Newmarket Houghton . 21 • NOVEIII3Et. Liverpool Autumn 5 Leamington Hunt Shrewsbury Autumn... 11 COURSING. COURSING MEETINGS TO COIIE, SEPTEMBER. Name. Judge. Days of Running Brampton, Cumberland Mr, Warwick OCTOBER. Ancaster and Willoughby, 1 2 Lincolnshire Mr. Spafford SHIPPING INfELLIGENCE. LONDON, May 23. —Wind this day at noon—North. , Easterly ; moderate breeze, and rather cloudy weather, and cold. PORTSMOUTH, May 21. Wind N.E.—Arrived—John Bateman, from Quebec. May 22—Arrived— Marietta, from Catania for Antwerp. LIVERPOOL, May 21.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—America, for New York; Proteus, for Melbourne ; Whittington, for Calcutta; Zuuave, for Philadelphia; Hada, steamer, for New York. May 22—Sailed—Helvetia, screw steamer, for New York. CLYDE, May 21.—Wind N.W—Arrived—Margarst, from Havannah ; Charles Watt, from Huelva. Sailed-- Hibernia, screw steamer, for New York; Caban, for Havanua,h. May 22—Sailed—Fleetwood, for Mauritius ; Margaret Smith, for Havannah. SHIELDS, May 21.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Lady Grey, from Aquillas. SWANSEA, May 21.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Columba, for Guayaquil. May 22—Sailed—Koningen, for Monto Video. FALMOUTH, May 20.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Mydia, from Java for Amsterdam; Nicholas Albert, from Rio Grande; Apollo, from Rio Janeiro. Sailed—Emma, for Odessa. May 22—Arrived—Fulton, steamer, from New York. NEWPORT, May 20.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Royal Charlie, for Leghorn. QUEENSTOWN, May 20.—Arrived—Mary Bentley, from Philadelphia. (By Electric Telegraph.) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived, May 21—Titania, from Gothenburg; Astrea, from Fredorickstadt ; Christine, from Droback ; Mermaid, from Guernsey. Arrived, May 22—Palmyra, steamer, from Gothenburg; Florence, steamer, from Antwerp; Waterloo, steamer, and Batavier, steamer, from Rotterdam; Albina, from Guernsey ; Orissa, from Falkland Isles ; Darra, from Port Phillip. Arrived, May 23—Sattara, from Sydney; Greatham Hall, steamer, from Lisbon ; Baron Osy, steamer, from Antwerp. Sailed, May 21—Astrea, for Galatz ; Neva, steamer, for Dunkirk; Seine, steamer, for Boulogne; Belgium, steamer, for Ostend ; Concordia, steamer, for Boulogne ; Lopez de Vega, steamer, for Barcelona; Seine and Tamise, steamer, for Paris. Sailed, May 22—Osprey, for Hongkong ; Barlow, for Philadelphia. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Passed—Joliba, from London, for Cardiff ; 11. P. D. S., Commercial Cede, and Amble, of Shields, from the north, for the west; Pirate, barque, from Shields, for Constan tinople. Auchored—Worsley, of Sunderland, from the west, for the north. Passed, May 22—William, from London for Honolulu ; Stamboul, from Shields for Genoa; Teaser, of Jersey, from the west for the north. h h i tabtn Shoalfr S o n u n d the e r 1 a `2oth t h for i n s L t o ; n crew Anchored, May 22— C it y of Nanki n , from Calcutta for London. trlu'chke Newton,theS hoefrriV y, o ng took to their boat, and landed here. weather hleVrehdonr ee,admaOY;. i e es p ec ially when contrasted with the heat of a f ortnight ago. e E m .— ar A k l a A bl L e T w O N —We are experi e ncing Early this morning the ground was white with snow, and SNOWSTORM,nYciOnllgKvSelrlytirt sIIONV has fallen in frequent showers u p t o 3 .30, and is still fulling. The wolds were covered with snow during the morning, and the moors are yet as white as in mid winter. There is a very keen and boisterous north-east wind. As may be supposed, the foliage of early potatoes and other crops is all killed. Beiag the Derby day, the town is full of sporting people waiting for the news, and the wish " a merry Christmas" seems to be a standing joke. SIIIELDS, Wednesday, Noon.—The weather still continues bleak and cold iu the north. To-day the wind is well from the north and east, and there is a strong sea on the bar of the Tyne. Showers of hail have been fall ing all the forenoon. g large toot of herring boats is Wiled 464Qux... - \ll'